The National tribune., 1906-06-28
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make Toxic almost invulnerable to at
tack from the sea. If these fortifica-
tons are all they are represented to be.
it is planned to build fortified artifi-
cial island near the Virginia capes for
the better defense of the entrance to
Chesapeake Bay and the protection of
Washington, Baltimore and other cities
reached by that important body of wa
ter.
Orders have been issued by the War
Department assigning Brighten. John
w. Bubb to the command of the
maneuver camp to be held at Chicka-
manga Park, Ga. vice Gen. w. p. Du-
VAIL relieved: assigning Brighten. Con-
slant Williams to the command of the
camp to be held near Fort d. A. Rus
sell. Wyoming, vice Gen. Bubb, reliev-
ed. and assigning Brighten. Frederick
Funston to command the camp to be
held at American Lake, Washington,
yice Gen. Williams, relieved.
The complete records of rifle, pistol
and carbine firing of the T. 8. Army
FOR 1905. which have just been pub
iished, show Abraham Hill. a Sergeant
in the Gath Inf, stationed in the De-
partment of Dakota, to be the best shot
in the Army. The percentage of pos
sible shots made by him on slow rifle,
lined fire and skirmish fire was $3.50.
The three others next after him on the
list were: Capt. Rufus E. Longan, 18th
Inf. Department of Missouri; Serg't
William A. Cantrell, 5th Inf. 84.67;
Otto s. Hahn, Sergeant in I'd Cav, De-
partment of Luzon, S1.67.
The equestrian statue of Gen. Nc
Clellan is to be erected in the Govern
ment reservation on Columbia road at
of
in front of the Highlands. The Com
mission consists of Secretary Taft, Sem
ator Wetmore and Gen. Horatio c.
King. of New York. 1t has been ar
ranged to have the statue unvailed with
appropriate ceremonies on the 18th of
October next. during the 37th Annual
Reunion OF the Society of the Army of
the Potomac.
The statue is the work of Frederick
MacMOnnies. the American sculptor,
now in Paris. 1t was cast in bronze in
the French Capital short time ago.
and accepted on behalf of the United
States Government by the United States
at Paris, who was au-
thorized to represent the Statue Com
will be shipped to this city in ample
time for erection on the newly-chosen
site on Washington Heights before the
date set for its dedication in October
next.
Dr. w. T. Harris, Commissioner Of
who has served in that ca
pacity for II years. has resigned from
an office which he filled in the most
acceptable manner because of his age.
He is IL years of age. but most active.
that he felt the responsibility Of his
office. and felt that the hard work
should fall on younger shoulders. Just
before retiring DR.. Harris gave out a
little Interview which shows how the
work in whic.i he Is engaged has ad-
vanced since he took 1t up. At that
time the total number OF schools was.
throughout the country about 1000.
There are now about $500 high schools
and DR.. Harris says the colleges and
have increased proportion
ateiy- There are now about $4,000, 900
children in the schools Of the country.
1.-The steps that have been taken in
late years in the direction of higher
education" said DR.. Harris, "show that
the American people are alert to the
great need OF world knowledge. They
are taxing themselves to build high
schools. and are eager that their chill
dren shall have a better general edu-
cation. A high-schOol student can drop
one occupation for another within a
few weeks. and have a nice amount of
skill, while an uneducated man cannot
In years master an occupation where
skill Is required.
1T is shown by the increase in edu-
cational institutions throughout the
South that the Southern people are
coming to realize what was held back
from them on account OF the hardship
Of the civil-war days.
II look back with pride at the prog
ress In public education during my term
In office. Everywhere success Is ac-
credited to education. and without 1t
no man has place in the civilized
world. There Is about 20 per cent OF
Americas population in school. have
grown old in the office, and 1 resigned
because l want to make room for
younger talent l Intended to resign
last Fail, when became septuagena-
rfan. but | let 1t slip"
DIR. Harris entered educational work
at st. Louis, where he was a public
school teacher many years ago. and
later Superintendent OF the Public
Schools. From st. Louis he went to
Massachusetts, and he came here from
Concord. Mass.
Dr. Elmer E. Brown, Of the Uniyer-
10y - SAhAoi hsos Hdo UCCu appointed
to succeed DR.. Harris. DR.. Harris will
engage in educational work in connec-
ton with the National Educational AS
ISOLATION. OF which he Is an officer
SO English. y'know! Our new Army
uniforms will be-that Is, when Mr..
English. Winter tayior-no, Mr.. Win
ter. English tailor. gets whack at
them. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Hum
phrey has negotiated with this swell
English tailor to cut the eight sizes
used In uniforming our Army, as pat
terms for our sloppy" tailors to cut by.
This Mr.. Winter Is the very swaggerest
thing in taiiOrs that England can boast
OF. and our own Army officers declare
that the English uniform fits much bet
ter and keeps in shape much longer
than the American uniform does. al
though we put much the best goods in
our uniforms. 1t is said that the cav
airy uniform is a disgrace to the SER
vice. and that our officers declare thar
clothes made by the Army tailors are
not fit for an officer and q gentleman
to wear. The British uniform Is de-
scribed as "snappy." and that's what
we must have to be up-to-date swagger.
Efforts Of California Coneressmen
and strong delegation OF San Fran
cisco business men to secure the use
of $l2,O00.000 OF Government money
TO help rebuild the city have been suc.
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