Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-23
AeMv GOSSIP IN WASHINGTON.
Matters of Interest Cleaned from the
Army and Navy Register.

Tho new army uniform regulations will
Drob;.bly provide the picturesque arg vi
| iotte as a part of tine apparel Oh me mem
| hers of the general stan oil the army:
| That article is now worn by the auJu'tle
general the military secretary, the m
enector general and the olhceiS OF ms
.nrns and the assistants adJutants Senef-
| al There was some talk OF us aDahdoH-
! ment but it serves a uselul puiIosc III
| the way of designation OF certain oillceio
| ON encci;I duty and ii is not IIkeIy 90 De
omitted from uniform regulations. 90 iar
! from such being the case, at present. tHe
| officers engaged in revising the Uniform
| order have extended that device 70 me
: uniform OF officers OF all branches Oh inc
service who have been detailed Tor duty
with the general stan.
| There is some question whether General
Frederick Funston VIII 60 TO chicago ~
| take command OF the Department OF me
Lakes. He may prefer to remain AT van
couyer barracks. lie is now on duty III
Alaska and on his return he is expected
/ to express his prefer ence for station. Inc
change. in the order which takes GeneIdl
/ Grant instead of General Funston 10 New
York also contemplated sending General
Funston to Chicago as the successor OF
General Grant. The military authorities
will permit General Funston to express
his preference for station. ana he has been
advised to that effect. lie may elect 10
remain on the Pacific coast.
Considerable difficulty has been encoun-
tered in filling the position of master eiec-
trician of the artillery corps, and at the
present time something like fourteen va
cancies exist Only two clVlllans nave
been appointed to that position and one OF
these is already a candidate 1or com
mission in the artillery corps. The in
ducemcnts in the form of salary and al
lowance We're considered ample, but on
setting the alluring condition IS very Sc
we're examination. 1t is probable that
only graduate of technical school
would be able to pass the examination
with flying co!Ors. and people In civil lie
who are able to meet such requil cments
are very apt to find as well compensated
employment elsewhere.
While the records of the paymaster gen
eral of the army are not quite complete as
to the number and amount of the deposits
received from soldiers during the last
fiscal ycar-there being two IaymaStvrs
OF distant station Yet to be heard from
it is quite evident that the sum will he
less than 1T was last year. This means
that beginning with 1902 there has been
annually Il decrease in the number of
depositors among enlisted men of the
army and in the amount deposited with
army paymastcrS from such sources.
In 1901 the amount of money placed in
the interest bearing custody of the gov
eminent was 3d. so. The following
there was a further reduction to sl.SSS.ol4
The reports 50 far received by the pay
master general for the year 1901 show a
proportionate decrease. It is something
the law which abolished the canteen was
enacted in February, 1901. and at once
the soldiers who found themselves able to
save something for deposit with the /,
paymasters were in the position of being |
able 10 squander their wages.
The new army regulations contain a |
provision which will be approved by all !
lovers of the horse. 1t is a prohibition of |
the foolish and cruel custom. which
senselessly parades as form OF style"
nf 6nrkinU hanging Ginning
names and forelockS of horses. The pub
lie animals are not to be 50 mutila ed and
only such reasonable trimming and pluck
ing as may be necessary to prevent
ShaSgnesS of appearance is permitted.
The author of that paragraph has rem
dered a real service to the horse. to say
nothing of his contribution to enforced
preservation of the noble appearance of
the animal. There is no more reason or
than there is to cover his body with green
paint. The compulsory preServa lion of
the animal sets a good example to those
Individuals who destroy the natural
marks of beauty in order to give sup
posedly smart effect to team
The army quartermasters have made
contracts for the forage necessary during
the maneuvers in Virginia. ,rhA cost of
the material will be about $500 The
supply includes 10000 pounds Of NAV for
Manassas, 800. 600 pounds for Thorough
fare and 100000 pounds at Gainesville and
200. 900 pounds of straw. The hay to- be de-
iNered at manassas mas Deen purchased
of farmers in the neighborhood. y
The neighborhoOd of the maneuvers is
decidedly benefited by the occupation of
the country by the troops. Among Ithe
advantages gained will be the acquisition
of some thirteen wells. driven by the gov
eminent on, private property the value
of. which mlist be enhanced accordingly
inasmuch. as one officer rema rked 10 one
has yet found a way to dig up well and
carry it away after the army had used It'll
One of the VI ellis produces no less than
seventy-fve gallons of good water par
minute and if this source of supply could
have been known a little sooner it would
not have been necessary to lay special
pipes from spring in the neighborhood |
4 new apiary product comes to light lby