Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-29
NEW UNIFORMS FOR GUARD
Service Clothing Generally Pleasing TO
Officers and Men.
DECIDEDLY EXPENSIVE FOR THE OFFICERS
land Commissioners FOIImer Prepares
n List of school Lands which
Will BE OHered to h
Public.
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LINCOLN, March 2s.-(speciaI.)-The new
order changing the uniform Of the army lie
now agitating the military department Of
the state as the national guard is expected
to conform to the new regulations. A rep
resentative Of an eastern establishment
was in the city today taking orders In the
ONCE Of Adjutant General Culver. Not
withstanding the general tried to give a
conservative order, he found at the conolu-
sion Of the deal that he had invested $500
with more to follow.
The new service uniform that will be
worn by enlisted men and officers is very
simple and rather pleasing in appearance.
II Is deceptive to the eye when observed
at a little distance. resembling the dead
grass, beins an olive-drab In color. A
bronze button takes the place Of the brass
button and is very much liked by those who
have had an opportunity to see It. Many
changes have been made in the dress and
full dress uniforms. The full dress uniform
Is quite gaudy. being ornamented with gold
lace and oak wreaths Of gold on the cap, as
we'll as the sleeves and collar. The insig-
MIA of rank IS placed on the sleeve. The
dress uniform is but little changed from
what was formerly known as the dress IA
tigue. A sensible change has been made in
- u Wv ahN ebN M
branches OF the service will wear the saber,
which is not as much curved as the saber
formerly worn and is very plain, and no
oflcer will be permitted to wear any other
than the plain saber when on duty. 1t has
a German silver or nickel-plated guard and
scabbard. There Is an indenture on the
grip for each finger. The spurs adopted are
made OF German silver or nickel-plated.
the dress spur being done away with, and
are OF two kinds. The mounted officer is
Obliged to wear the spur of the ordinary
regulation shape when mounted; when dis
mounted on ali ceremonials where full dress
10 worn he is obliged to wear the box spur.
Drab and white gloves are worn as the
occasion requires, and the cravat is added
to the uniform. The officers generally are
not very well pleased with the rev regula-
lions along this line, there being four diff
ferent kinds Of uniforms besides a full
dress suit for evening wear at social gath
erings. The new order of things will be
rather expensive. especially for staff off,
GERS and those Of higher grades. The or
lder from the War department regarding
(change of dress goes into effect on the first
day OF July. when officers are on duty,
whether in the national guard or in ONCE
work or field. will be obliged to wear their
uniforms while in once work from o to
each day.
Club BANQUET.
At the FIRST annual banquet OF the Bar
acca club, given at the First Baptist church
last night. Chancellor Andrews. W. J. Bryan
and DR.. j. w. Conley OF Omaha were the
speakers. The club met in the large audi
torium Of the church. where the women
members had prepared an excellent spread.
Chancellor Andrews spoke on THE Church
and the Outsider" Mr.. Bryan on THE Value
of an IDEAL" and DR.. Conley on Men and
the Church."
school Land Auctions.
Commissioner Follmer has prepared the
list of the land to be auctioned at the fol-
lowing places and dates:
Franklin county, April q, II o'clock a
m, at Bloomington: Sh 36-3-l6
Harlan county. April q, IL o'clock a m;
Lis; swh l6i-iS.
Furnas county, April p, Il o'clock 9. m.
at Beaver city; NNeA 1859 WA SEX WI
Red Willow county, April %. II o'clock a
nj at Msscook; IN and WI sex 1921
m. at TrentOn: Government lot 5 in swk
and aGS-S n,eE nee sez sG ss.+ 81 w W. 1 sei!lss' nS%sfz. H %S
swk 36-1-3, all 1925.
at P ss%Ele% SSSnty All Hs ssts-s E except 2 SrSl2 San p nw n.
all S6-4-Ss, SEX neh ls-1-Ss.
Custer county, April 20, 2 o'clock p. m.
at Broken Bow: Swk ~36-1s-25, neA and
swA and M sex and swh SEX scoops. al
16-16-22.
Thomas county, April "a, 2 o'clock D. M.
at Thedford: Ell 16-22-2S.
Hooker county, April %, 3 O'Clock d. d.
at Mullen: An s6-2S-Ss and nh sen and
4 swL 16-23-A.
Box Butte county, April 81 2 o'clock y
m, at Alliancs; ny le-24-47. M sex anC
tRwk, sell swz, nk sell and swK sell 81
27-47, all 36-2s-+t neH l6-25-4s. nwK 36-S7-49
all 16-25-50, eH 16-26-60.
Scots Blur county. April rs, Q o'clock a
m, at aering; Men and WA nwh s6-22-6a
MI swk and SEA 16-22-54. M ~S6-22-54, mex
neh. swk swA M SEX, SEX sek 36-23-55
sA swh l6-22-5& nh mex, sex mex, ny nwk
sell nwk, neh swA and ma sek 16-22-57
mex neH. lot l in nwk neh. lot 2 In swh
neA, sea nek and sek lS-22-5S.
hank Deposits Increase.
The State Banking Board has received
statements from 400 banks out Of $50 {,
which the call was sent last week. While