NATIONAL HOME FOR DISABLED VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS (Cortinued). Soldiers Home, Chelsea; Michigan State Soldiers' Home, Grand Rapids; Minnesota Stat Soldiers Home, Minnehaha; Missouri State Federal Soldiers' Home, St. James; Mun tana State Soldiers' Home, Columbia Falls, Nebraska State Soldiers and Sailors' Home Grand Island; Nebraska State Soldiers and Sailors' Home, Milford; New-Hampshir State Soldiers' Home, Tilton; New-Jersey State Seldiers Home, Kearny; New-Jersey State Home for Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Their Wives, Vineland; New-York Stat Soldiers and Sailors' Home, Bath; New-York State Woman's Relief Corps Home, Oxford: North Dakota State Soldiers' Home, Lisbon; Ohio State Soldiers' Home, Sandusky, Oregon State Soldiers' Home, Roseburg: Pennsylvania State Soldiers and Sailors Home, Erie; Rhode Island State Soldiers' Home, Bristol; South Dakota State Soldiers Home, Hot Springs; Vermont State Soldiers' Home, Bennington; Washington State Soldiers Home, Orting; Wisconsin Veterans' Home, Waupaca; Wyoming State Soldiers Home, Cheyenne.
THE NATIONALIZED MILITIA.
An act of Congress, approved Jan. 21, 1903, defined as the organized militia of the United States the regularly enlisted, organized and uniformed militia of the various States and Territories, and provided that the organization, armament and discipline of this militia should be within five years from the date of the approval of the Act the same as those prescribed for the regular and volunteer forces of the United States The Federal Government now issues stores and rupplies to the militia and conducts joint manoeuvres of regular and militia forces. The following table gives the militia Etrength in each State and Territory, the State headquarters and names of State Adjutants General:
Des Moines..
Topeka...
Frankfort.
Baton Rouge.
Augusta.
Annapolis.
Boston.
Brig. Gen. S.. W. Harris,
Brig. Gen. John H. Soper,
Col. David Vickers.
Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Seott.
Brig. Gen. Wiliam H. Thrift.
g. Gen. S H. Kelsey.
ig. Gen. Percy Haly.
Maj. Gen. D. T. Stafford.
Vaj. Gen. A. B. Farnham,
Maj. Gen. CHnton L. Riggs.
Brig. Gen. James A. Frye.
Brig. Gen. Wm, T. McGurrin.
Brig. Gen. Fred B. Wood.
Brig. Gen. Arthur Fridge,
Jefferson City.Brig. Gen. James A. DeArmond.
Carson City..
Concord.
Trenton.
Santa Fe..
Alhany.
Paleigh.
Pismarck.
Columbus..
[Guthrie.
Portland.
Harrisburs
Providence
Columbia.
Pierre.
Austin...
Salt Lake City
Montpelier..
nichmond.
Olumnia.
Col A. M. Alderson.
Brig. Gen. J. H. Culver,
Brig. Gen, Lemuel Allen.
Maj. Gen. Augustus D. Ayling
Brig. Gen. R. Heber Breintnall
Prig. Cen. A. P. Tarkington.
Brig. Gen. Nelson H. Henry.
Brig. Gen. Thos. R. Robertson.
Brig. Gen. H. M. Creel.
Brig. Gen. A. B. Critchfield.
Brig. Gen. E. P. Burlingame.
Brig. Gen. Wm. E. Finzer.
Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Stewart
Brig. Gen. Fred'k M. Sackett.
Prig. Gen. John D. Frost.
Brig. Gen. C. H. Engelsby..
Brig. Gen. Harvey H. Hannah.
Brig. Gen. John A. Hulen.
Brig. Gen. Wm. H. Gillmore.
Brig. Gen. W. Nalle,
Brig. Gen. J. A. Drain.
Charleston... Brig. Gen. S. B. Baker.
Brig. Gen. C. R. Boardman. Cheyenne.... Brig. Gen. P. A. Gatchell.
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ENDENT, BRIGADIER GENERAL A. L. MILLS, U. S. A.
cates Military Academy at West Point was founded in 1802. Each
nd Territory, the District of Columbia and Porto Kico is entitled to
the academy. Each State is also entitled to have two cadets at the
State at large. Forty are also appointed from the United States
pointments (except those from the United States at large and from
lumbia) are made by the Secretary of War at the request of the
cative or Delegate in Congress: and the person appointed must be an
the State, District or Territory from which the appointment is made.
from the United States at large and from the District of Columbia
erred by the President. The appointment of the cadet from Porto
the President on the recommendation of the Resident Commissioner
The nun.ber of students is thus limited to 522.
are required by law to be made one year in advance of date of admis
made either after competitive examination or given direct, at the
resentative. For each candidate appointed there may be nominated
o will be examined with the regular nominee, and one of whom may
he event of the latter's failure to pass the prescribed preliminary
pointees to the Military Academy must be between seventeen and
of age at date of admission, at least five feet three inches in height,
3. be unmarried, free from any infectious or moral disorder, and.
ny deformity, disease or infirmity; must be well versed in reading,
ing orthography, in arithmetic, and have a knowledge of the ele-
grammar, of descriptive geography (particularly of the United
e history of the United States. The course of instruction requires
largely mathematical and professional,
subjects taught are mathematics, French, drawing, tactics of all arms
atural and experimental philosophy, chemistry, mineralogy, geology
istory, international, constitutional and military law, Spanish, and
engineering and science of war. Academic duties commence Sep--
tinue until June 1. Examinations are held in each December and
deficient in either conduct or studies are discharged. From about the
o the end of August cadets live in camp, engaged only in military
ng practical military instruction. Cadets are allowed but one leave
the four years' course and, as a rule, it is granted at the expiration
ears. The pay of a cadet, with commutation for ration, is $609.50 a
roper economy is sufficient for his support. Upon graduating cadets
as second lieutenants in the United States Army.
APPLICATION.-Applications may be made at any time, by letter, of War, to have the applicant's name registered for submission ta sentative when a vacancy occurs, The application must exhibit the of birth and permanent abode of applicant, with the number of the in which his residence is situated. Immediately after his admission, ving his warrant of appointment, the cadet must sign the following service, in the presence of the Superintendent or some officer deputed of the State (or Territory) of --, aged
y engage (with the consent of my parent or "uardian) that, from the
ssion as a cadet of the United States Military Academy, I will serve
the United States for eight years, unless sooner discharged by compe-
In the presence -
The candidate must then take
hor affirmation: "I,
do solemnly swear that I will sup-
tion of the United States, and bear true allegiance to the National
t I will maintain and defend the sovereignty of the United States
y and all allegiance, sovereignty or fealty I may cwe to any State or
ver, and that I will at all times obey the legal orders of my superior
rules and articies governing the armies of the United States."
ED STATES SOLDIERS' HOME COMMISSION.
s-Major General Henry C. Corbin, Adjutant General; Major General
the Military Secretary: Quartermaster General Charles F. Humphrey,
eral Alfred C. Sharpe, Surgeon General Robert M. O'Reilly, Judge
al G. B. Davis. Brigadier General Alexander Mackenzie, Chief of
Brigadier General Hamilton S. Hawkins (retired); secretary of the
he United States Soldiers' Home, Washington-Brigadier General Ham-
s (retired), governor; Brigadier General Edw. B. Williston (retired),
: Major Henry M. Kendall (retired), secretary and treasurer: Major
attending surgeon.
The maximum pay of a colonel is, by law, $4,500 per annum.
The maximum pay of a lieutenant-colonel is, by law, $4,000 per annum.
*Regimental adjutants and regimental quartermasters are never retired as such.
NOTES.-Under Sec. 1,261, Revised Statutes, an aide-de-camp to a major-general is allowed $200 a year in addition to the pay
of his rank, not to be included in computing the service increase; an aide-de-camr to a brigadier-general, $150 a year, and am
acting commissary of subsistence $100 a year. Assistant surgeons are entitled to pay of captain after five years' service, service
to be reckoned from date of acceptance of appointment or commission.
Retired officers receive 75 per cent of pay (salary and increase) of their rank. Retired officers detailed for duty at colleges
under the act of November 8, 1893, are entitled to the full pay of officers of corresponding rank. Those detailed under other laws
are not entitled to anything beyond their retired pay.
Mileage, from and after July 1, 1898, is allowed to officers travelling on duty under orders at the rate of seven cents per mile
by the shortest usually travelled routes. Commutation of quarters is paid at the rate of $12 per month per room.
The monthly pay of enlisted men in the Army is as follows: Artillery, Infantry and cavalry-Privates, $13; corporals, $15-
sergeants, $18; first sergeants, $25. Engineers and ordnance-Corporals, $20; sergeants, $84. The pay increases $1 per month each
year during the term of the first five years' enlistment. For the second term of enlistment the pay is $2 per month above that of
the last year of the first enlistment. The pay of others on the first year of enlistment is: Ordnance sergeant. commissary ser
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NAVAL STATIONS AND COMMANDERS.
antic Fleet (Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, commander-in-
uadron-First Division: Maine, Missouri, Kentucky, Kearsarge; Second
Admiral Charles H. Davis, commanding): Alabama, Illinois, Iowa,
Second Squadron (Rear Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee, commanding)—
Brooklyn, Chattanooga, Galveston, Tacoma; Fourth Division (Rear
d H. Brownson, commanding): West Virginia, Colorado, Maryland,
Third Squadron (Rear Admiral Royal B. Bradford, commanding)-Fifth
pia, Cleveland, Denver, Des Moines; Sixth Division: Newport, Nash-
Coast Squadron (Rear Admiral Francis W. Dickins, commanding)–
s, Florida, Nevada.
adron (Rear Admiral Caspar F. Goodrich, commander-in-chief).—
Concord, Marblehead, Princeton.
et (Rear Admiral Charles J. Train, commander-in-chief).-Battleship
Oregon, Wisconsin. Gunboat Division-Callao, Villalobos, Quiros.
n-Baltimore, Cincinnati, Raleigh. Philippine Squadron (Rear Admiral
r. commanding)-Rainbow, Arayat, Elcano, Frolic, Mindoro, Monadnock,
agua.
vice Squadron (Rear Admiral Colby M. Chester, commander-in-chief).
ion, Boston. Rear Admiral Albert S. Snow, commandant.
ion, New-York.-Rear Admiral Joseph B. Coghlan, commandant.
ion, Philadelphia.-Rear Admiral Joseph E. Craig, commandant.
ion, Norfolk.-Rear Admiral Purnell F. Harrington, commandant.
ion, Portsmouth, N. H.-Rear Admiral William M. Mead, commendant.
lon, Washington, D. C.-Rear Admiral Captain Edwin C. Pendleton,
ion, Mare Island, Cal.-Rear Admiral B. H. McCalla, commandant.
d, Puget Sound, Wash.-Rear Admiral Captain William T. Burwell,
me, Philadelphia.-Rear Admiral Nicoll Ludlow (retired), governor.
OFFICERS ABOVE THE GRADE OF LIEUTENANT.
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Date of appointment. Date of retirement. ........Mar. 2, 1899
(Ranking with brigadier general.)
.Dec. 28, 1904
..Jan. 12, 1905
.Feb. 21, 1905
Mar. 31. 1905
.May 6, 1905
..July 1, 1905
..July 8, 1905
Feb. 19, 1996
May 26, 1906
FFICERS IN GRADES OF CAPTAIN, COMMANDER AND
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER.
Name.
ains.
Date app't'd
h colonel.) Berry, Robt. M..Feb. 11, 01 Leutze, E. H. C....Oct. 9, 01
Date app't'd. Very. Samuel W. Feb. 19, 01 Sebree, Uriel.......Oct. 9, 01
s. H.July 8, 991 Manney. Henry N. Mar. 3, 01 Couden, Albert R..Jan. 15, 02
.Sept. 9, 99 Swinburne, W. T. Mar. 3, 01 Pendleton, E. C...Jan. 21, 02
W..Mar. 27. 00 Hemphill, Jos. N. Mar. 3. 01 Swift. William.....Feb. 9, 02
H..Mar. 29, 00 Emory, Wm. H..Apr. 14. 01 Ross, Albert......Apr. 11, 02
.R.S.July 1, 00 Bicknell. Gec. A. May 12, 01 Clover. Rich'dson. Apr. 11, 02
S...July 1, 00 Ackley. Seth M.. Apr. 8, 04 Miller, Jas. M....Apr. 29, 02
J., Dec. 11, 00 Tilley, Benj. F...Sept. 2. 01 Colby. H. G. O...June 18, 02
T. Nov. 29, 00 Merrell, John P.Sept. 26, 011
Lieutenant Commande (Rank with major.
Arnold, C. H....Sept. 17, 02 Young, Lucien.....Mar. 5, 02 Hogg, W. S.......July
Cowles, Wm. S... Nov. 2, 02 Southerland, W. H.H. Mar.5,02 Hall, R. T.........July
Taussig, E. D. Nov. 7, 02 Fox, Chas. E....Mar. 16, 02 Fullam, W. F.....July
Pillsbury, J. E... Nov. 21, 02 Fremont, John C.Apr. 11, 02 Winterhalter, A. G.Jul
Reeder, Wm. H...Dec. 2, 02 Mertz, Albert....Apr. 11, 02 Orchard, J. M.....July
Rae, Chas. W.....Jan. 4, 03 Galt, Rogers H..Apr. 29, 02 Fechteler, A. F....July
Kearny, Geo. H...Mar. 7, 03 Cottman, V. L....June 3, 02 Wright, E. E......July
Marix, Adolph ...Mar. 21, 03 Sawyer, Frank E.June 8, 02 Gleaves, A.... ...July
Rodgers, R. P...Mar. 21, 03 Howard, Thos. B..June 8, 02 Parker, J. P.......July
Moore, Wm. S... Mar. 21, 03 Cowles, W. C....June 14, 02 Hodges, B. W.....July
Ingersoll, R. R...Mar. 21, 03 Knight, A. M....June 16, 02 Dunn, H. O... .July
Schroeder, S. .Aug. 10, 03 Badger, Chas. J..June 18, 02 Dodd, A. W. ..July
Kennedy, D... .Aug. 10, 03 Diehl, S. W. B...July 11, 02 Grant, A. W. .July
Wainwright, R...Aug. 10, 03 Nicholson, R. F..Sept. 17, 02 Harrison, H. W...July
Drake, F. J........ Sept. 11, 03 Underwood, E. B. Sept. 17, 02 Nelson, V. S.......July
McLean, Thos. C.Sept. 23, 03 Halsey, Wm. F... Nov. 2, 02 Benson, W. S......July
Barnette, Wm. J..Oct. 11, 03 Wilner, Frank A.. Nov. 7, 02 Bostwick, F. M...July
Moore, Edwin K..Oct. 11, 03 Morrell, Henry....Nov. 7, 02 Dombaugh, H. M..July
Rodgers, John A. Dec. 27, 03 Winder, Wm... .Nov. 21, 02 Rodgers, T. S.. ..July
Wadhams, A. B..Dec. 27, 03 Moore, C. B. T.. Nov. 21, 02 Schell, F. J.......July
Adams, Jas. D....Dec. 31, 03 Veeder, T. E. D. W..Dec. 2, 02] Quinby, J. G.......July
Singer, Frederic...Feb. 4, 04 Reynolds, Alfred...Dec. 2, 02 Glennon, J. H.....Sept.
Everett, W. H...Feb. 17, 04 Robinson, J. M....Jan. 4, 03 Wehrlich, P. J....Sept.
Hawley, J. M....Mar. 15,04 Barton, John K...Jan. 4, 03 Rush, W. R......Sept.
Blockinger, G.....June 1, 04 Denig, Robt. G... Jan. 10, 03)
Garst, Perry... June 17, 04 Peters, Geo. H... Feb. 10, 03
Potter, Wm. P...Sept. 13, 04 Fiske, Bradley A. Mar. 7, 03
Niles, N. E... .Sept. 13, 04 Parker, John F..Mar. 21, 03
Harper, G. B....Sept. 30, 04 Hutchins, H.....Mar. 21, 03 Knapp, Harry S.. Feb.
Mason, N. E....Sept. 30, 04 Bowyer, John M.Mar. 21, 03 Rodgers, Wm. L. .Feb
Perkins, C. P.....Oct. 3, 04 Colwell, John C..Apr. 28, 03 Smith, Roy C.....Mar.
Bowman, C. G...Nov. 8, 04 Ransom, Geo. B.Aug. 10, 03 McElroy, Geo, W..Mar.
Beehler, W. H..Nov. 22, 04 Eaton, Wm. C... Aug. 10, 03 Griffin, Robt. S....Mar.
Nazro, Arthur P.Dec. 28, 04 Canaga, Alf. B.. Aug. 10, 03] Wood, Albert N...Mar.
Kimball, W. W..Jan. 12, 05 Zane, A. V......Sept. 11, 03 Lloyd, Edward, jr.Mar.
Day, Wm. P., ..Jan. 12, 05 Edwards, J. R..Sept. 23, 03 Hughes, R. M.....Mar.
Wilson, J. C..... Feb. 12, 05 Potts, Stacy......Oct. 11, 03 Holcombe, J. H. L.Apr.
Colvocoresses, G.. Feb. 21, 05 Helm, James H..Oct. 11, 03 Bartlett, F. W....Apr.
Harris, U. R.....Feb. 21, 05 Willits, Albert B.Oct. 11, 03 Bieg, Fred'k C....Apr.
Davenport, R. G. Mar. 21, 05 Winslow, C. McR.Oct. 11, 03 Gow, John L.....June
Norris, J. A.....Mar. 31, 05 Reeves, I. S. K..Dec. 27, 03 Clark, Geo. R......July
Bairy, E. B.....Mar. 31, 05 Noel, York.......Dec. 27, 03 White, Wm. P....July
Winslow, Herb...Apr. 22, 05 Cutler, W. G....Dec. 31, 03 Burd, Geo. E.....July
Turner, W. H....May 6, 05 Sharp, Alex...... Feb. 4, 04 Shipley, John H...July 1
Berry, A. G.....June 16, 05 Usher, N. R. ...Feb. 4, 04 Craven, John E....Aug.
Phelps, T. S.....June 26, 05 Fletcher, F. F...Mar. 12, 04 Knapp, John J....Sept.
Rohrer, Karl. June 28, 05 Hosley, H. H. Mar. 15, 04 Hood, John.... .. Sept.
Nickels, J. A.... June 28, 05) Beatty, F. E.. Mar. 18, 04 Hayden, E. E....Sept. 2
Porter, Theodoric. June 30, 05 Wood, M. L......June 1, 04 Bryan, Benj. C...Sept. 2
Stuart, D. D. V...July 1, 05 Doyle, R. M. June 16, 04: Garrett, LeR. M.Sept.
Niles, Kossuth. .July 1, 05 Coffin, F. W......July 1, 04 Marsh, Chas. C..Sept.
Bayley, W. B.....July 1, 35 Parks, W. M.....Aug. 6, 04 Harlow, Chas. H.Sept.
Mahan, D. H.....July 1, 05 Bailey, F. H....Aug. 24, 04 Carr, Clarence A.Sept 2
Dixon, A. F.. ..July 1, 05 Caperton, W. B.Aug. 31, 04 Gill, Wm. A.......Oct.
Comly, S. P. July 1, 05 Smith, J. T......Sept. 13, 04 Norton, Harold P.Oct. 2
Hubbard, John...July 8, 05 Willits, G. S....Sept. 13, 04 Bennett, F. M.... Dec. 2
McCrackin, A....Sept. 8. 05 Worthington, W.F.Sep. 30, 04 Dougherty, J. A..Jan. 2
Dyer, G. L.... .Sept. 30, 05 Little, W. N.. Sept. 30, 04 Bernadou, John B. Feb.
Rees, Corwin P.. Sept. 30, 05 Eldridge, F. H..Sept. 30, 04 Gibbons, John H..Feb.
Gearing, H. C....Oct. 3, 04 Snowden, Thos....Mar.
(Rank with lieut. col.) Potts, T. M..... .Nov. 8, 04 Carter, Thos. F... Mar. 1
Date app't'd. Allen, W. H..... Nov. 22, 04 Bowers, F. C......Apr.
Heilner, L. C....May 12, 01 Walling. Burns T.Dec. 28, 04 Salisbury, Geo. R.Apr. 1
Murdock, Jos. B. June 16, 01 Boush, C. J......Jan. 12, 05 Purcell, John L...Apr. 1
Osterhaus, Hugo...July 2, 01 Sears, J. H......Jan. 12, 05 Lopez, Robert F..Apr. 1
Dillingham, A. C.July 12, 01 Culver, A. E.... Feb. 12, 05 Kellogg, Frk W..Apr. 2
Coltins, John B..July 12, 01 Mayo, H. T...... Feb. 21, 05 Bitler, Reuben O..June
Vreeland, C. E...Aug. 15, 01 Rogers, C. C....Feb. 23, 05 Phelps, Harry.....June
Sargent, Nathan..Sept. 2, 01 Newton, J. T....Mar. 21, 051 Ackerman, A. A..June 1
Bull, Jas. H.....Sept. 22, 01 Tappan, B... .Mar. 31, 05 Miner, Leo D.....June 1
Merriam, G. A..Sept. 22, 01 Pond, C. F.. Mar. 31, 05 Niblack Alb. P...June 1
Milton, John B..Sept. 26, 01 McLean, W.. Mar. 31, 05 Hall, Harry ...Sept. 1
Ward, Aaron ..Sept. 28, 01 Chambers, W. L.Apr. 22, 05 Simpson, Edw....Sept. 1
Mentz, Geo. W..Sept. 28, 01 Gillmore, J. C....Apr. 30, 051 Kinkaid, Thos. W. Nov.
Staunton, S. A....Oct. 9, 01 Gore, C. A........May 6, 05 Sims, Wm. S..... Nov. 2
Bartlett, Chas. W.Oct. 9, 01 Coffman, DeW..June 16, 05 Van Duzer, L. S..Nov. 2
Themas, C..... Oct, 26, 01 Griffin, T. D....June 26, 05 Buchanan, W. W..Dec.
Marshall, W. A..Dec. 27, 01 Mulligan, R. T..June 28, 05 Maxwell, Wm. J...Dec.
McCrea, Henry .Feb. 9, 02] Braunsreuther, W.June 30, 05 Smith, Wm. S.....Jan
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