UNITED STATES, IN ORDER OF LINEAL RANK. GENERAL OFFICERS. MAJOR-GENERALS-John M. Schofield, Illinois, commanding the Army; Nelson A. Miles, Massachusetts; Alex. D. McCook, Ohio. G. BRIGADIER-GENERALS - David Swaim, Ohio; Thomas H. Ruger, Wis.; Wesley Merritt, Ill.; John R. Brooke, Penn.; Frank Wheaton, R. I.; E. S. Otis, Maryland; James W. Forsyth, Ohio. BRIGADIER-GENERALS OF THE STAFF-George D. Ruggles, AdjutantGeneral; J. C. Breckinridge, InspectorGeneral; R. N. Batchelder, Quartermaster-General; M. R. Morgan, CommissaryGeneral of Subsistence; George M. Sternberg, Surgeon-General; William Smith, Paymaster-General; T. L. Casey, Chief of Engineers; D. W. Flagler, Chief of Ordnance; A. W. Greely, Chief Signal Officer; D. S. Stanley, Governor of Soldiers' Home, Washington. ASSISTANT ADJUTANTS-GENERALCol. Thomas M. Vincent, Ohio; Col. Oliver D. Green, N. Y.; Col. Samuel Breck, Mass.; Col. Henry C. Wood, Me.; Lt.Cols. James P. Martin, Ky.; Henry C. Corbin, Ohio; Merritt Barber, Vt.; M. V. Sheridan, Ohio; Thomas Ward, N. Y.; W. J. Volkmar, Penn. INSPECTORS-GENERAL-Col. Robert P. Hughes, Penn.; Col. Edward M. Heyl, Penn.; Lt.-Col. George H. Burton, Del.; Lt. Col. Henry W. Lawton, Ind. ASSISTANT JUDGE ADVOCATEGENERAL (ACTING JUDGE ADVOCATE-GENERAL)-Col. Guido N. Lieber, N. Y. DEPUTY JUDGE ADVOCATES-GENERAL-Lt.-Cols. William Winthrop, N. Y.; Thomas F. Barr, Mass.; John W. Clous, Army. ASSIST'NT QUARTERMASTERS-GENERAL-Cols, Judson D. Bingham, Ind.; Henry C. Hodges, Vt.; John G. Chandler, Mass.; Charles G. Sawtelle, Me. DEPUTY QUARTERMASTERS-GENERAL.-Lt.-Cols, Marshall I. Ludington, Penn.; James M. Moore, Penn.; George H. Weeks, Me.; William B. Hughes, Tenn.; Augustus G. Robinson, Me.; James W. Scully, Tenn.; James G. C. Lee, Ohio; James Gilliss, D. C. ASSISTANT COMMISSARIES - GENERAL OF SUBSISTENCE-Col. Thomas C. Sullivan, Ohio; Lt. Cols. Thomas Wilson, D. C..; William H. Bell, Penn.; Jeremiah H. Gilman, Me. ASSISTANT SURGEON - GENERALS, WITH RANK OF COLONEL Joseph R. Smith, N. Y.; Charles T. Alexander, Ark.; Charles H. Alden, Penn.; Charles C. Byrne, Md.; Joseph P. Wright, Penn.; Francis L. Town, Penn. DEPUTY SURGEON-GENERALS, WITH RANK OF LIEUTENANT-COLONEL-Dallas Bache, Penn.; Charles R. Greenleaf, Ohio; William H. Forwood, Penn.; William D. Wolverton, N. J.; Albert Hartsuff, Mich.; J. Van D. Middleton, D. C.; Henry R. Tilton, N. J.; Alfred A. Woodhull, Kan.; John S. Billings, Ohio; Joseph R. Gibson, Penn. ASSISTANT PAYMASTERS-GENERAL -Cols. Charles M. Terrell, Ky.; Thaddeus H. Stanton, Iowa. DEPUTY PAYMASTERS-GENERALLt.-Col. George E. Glenn, Ohio; James P. Canby, Del.; George W. Candee, Ill. COLONELS OF ENGINEERS-George H. Mendell, Penn.; Abbot, Henry L. Mass.; William P. Craighill, Va.; Cyrus B. Comstock, Mass.; Orlando M. Poe, Ohio; George H. Elliott, Mass. LIEUT.-COLONELS OF ENGINEERSHenry M. Robert, Ohio; John M. Wilson, Wash.; John W. Barlow, Wis.; Peter C. Hains, N. J.; George L. Gillespie, Tenn.; Charles R. Suter, N. Y.; Jared A. Smith, Me.; Samuel M. Mansfield, Conn.; William R. King, N. Y.; William H. H. Benyaurd, Penn.; Garrett J. Lydecker, N. Y.; Amos Stickney, Ohio. COLONELS OF ORDNANCE-James M. Whittemore, Mass.; Adelbert R. Buffinton, Va.; Alfred Mordecai, Penn. LIEUT.-COLONELS OF ORDNANCEFrancis H. Parker, N. Y.; Joseph P. Farley, D. C.; Lawrence S. Babbitt, Md.; William A. Marye, Cal. SUP'T MILITARY Oswald H. Ernst. ACADEMY-Col. Col. F. C. Ainsworth, Record and Pension Office: Col. John M. Wilson, in charge of Public Buildings. OFFICERS OF CAVALRY. COLONELS Jas. F. Wade, 5; Charles E. Compton, 4; John K. Mizner, 10; Abraham K. Arnold, 1; George G. Huntt, 2; Jas. Biddle, 9; Caleb H. Carlton, 8; David S. Gordon, 6; Anson Mills, 3; Edwin V. Sumner, 7. LIEUT.-COLONELS Samuel S. Sumner, 6; David Perry, 10; Henry E. Noyes, 2; Guy V. Henry, 5; Reuben F. Bernard, 9: Louis H. Carpenter, 7; S. B. M. Young, 4; George A. Purington, 3; John M. Bacon, 1; Thomas McGregor, 8. MAJORS-Samuel M. Whitside, 7; Henry Carroll, 1; James F. Randlett, 9; John M. Hamilton, 1; Theodore A. Baldwin, 7; Adna R. Chaffee, 9; Michael Cooney, 4; James Jackson, 2; Louis T. Morris, 3; Charles D. Viele, 1; William A. Rafferty, 2; Stevens T. Norvell, 10; Wirt Davis, 5; Henry Wagner, 5; Camillo C. C. Carr, 8; Edmond G. Fechet, 6; Almond B. Wells, 8: William B. Kennedy, 4; Sanford C. Kellogg, 4; Charles S. Ilsley, 9; Theodore J. Wint, 10; Francis Moore, 5; Henry W. Wessells, 3; A. S. B. Keyes, 3; James N. Wheelan, 8; Adam Kramer, 6; Edward M. Hayes, 7; Joseph M. Kelley, 10; Thomas C. Lebo, 6; Wm. M. Wallace, 20. OFFICERS OF ARTILLERY. MAJORS-Edward B. Williston, 3; William Sinclair, 2; Henry C. Hasbrouck, 4; Jacob B. Rawles, 4; William L. Haskin, 1; Wallace F. Randolph, 3; Tully McCrea, 5; John Egan, 1; Frank G. Smith, 2; Joseph G. Ramsey, 3; John A. Darling, 5; George B. Rodney, 4; Carle A. Woodruff, 2; John G. Turnbull, 5; David H. Kinzie, 1. OFFICERS OF INFANTRY. COLONELS - William R. Shafter, 1; Peter T. Swaine, 22; Henry C. Merriam, 7; Zenas R. Bliss, 24; Thomas M. Anderson, 14; Edwin F. Townsend, 12; Robert E. A. Crofton, 15; Edwin C. Mason, 3; Nathan W. Osborne, 5; Henry M. Lazelle, 18; Chas. G. Bartlett, 9; Melville A. Cochran, 6; John J. Coppinger, 23; James J. Van Horn, 8; Isaac D. De Russy, 11; John S. Poland, 17; Edward P. Pearson, 10; Horace Jewitt, 21; John C. Bates, 2; Andrew S. Burt, 25; Simon Snyder, 19; Par ker, 13; James S. Casey, 1; William L. MAJORS-Wm. S. Worth, 2; Wm. M. MILITARY COMMANDS AND POSTS. ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES.— Headquarters, Washington, D. C. MajorGeneral John M. Schofield, commanding. DEPARTMENT OF THE EAST.-Major-General Nelson A. Miles, commanding. Headquarters, Governor's Island, New-York Harbor. Geographical limits: The New-England States, States of NewYork, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio and the District of Columbia. DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI.Brigadier-General Thomas H. Ruger, commanding. Headquarters, Chicago, Ill. Geographical limits: States of Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas, Indian and Oklahoma Territories. DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS.-Brigadier-General Frank Wheaton, commanding. Headquarters, San Antonio, Texas. Geographical limits: State of Texas. DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA.Brigadier-General James W. Forsyth, commanding. Headquarters, San Francisco, Cal. Geographical limits: States of California and Nevada. DEPARTMENT OF DAKOTA.-Brigadier-General Wesley Merritt, commanding. Headquarters, St. Paul, Minn. Geographical limits: States of Minnesota, South Dakota (excepting south of 44th parallel), North Dakota and Montana and post of Fort Yellowstone, Wyo. DEPARTMENT OF THE PLATTE.— Brigadier-General John R. Brooke, commanding. Headquarters, Omaha, Neb. Geographical limits: States of Iowa, Nebraska and Wyoming (excepting post of Fort Yellowstone, Wyo.); Idaho, east of a line formed by extension of western boundary of Utah to northeastern boundary of Idaho, and South Dakota south of 44th parallel. DEPARTMENT OF THE COLORADO. -Major-General Alexander McD. McCook, commanding. Headquarters, Denver, Col. Geographical limits: State of Colorado and Territories of Arizona and New-Mexico and Utah. DEPARTMENT OF THE COLUMBIA. -Brigadier-General E. S. Otis, commanding. Headquarters, Vancouver Barracks, Wash. Geographical limits: States of Oregon, Washington, Iowa, and Alaska Territory, excepting part of Idaho embraced in Department of the Platte. MILITARY SERVICE INSTITUTION OF THE U. S. Vancouver Barracks, Washington, and The object of the society is the promotion the military interests of the United States; the total active membership being 1,439, exclusive of subscribers, the associate members being among the militia of the several States. The meetings are held on the second Fridays in January, March, May, July, September and November. UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY. METHOD OF APPOINTMENT. Each | Congressional District and Territory and the District of Columbia is entitled to have one cadet at the academy. Ten are also appointed at large. The appointments (except those at large) are made by the Secretary of War at the request of the Representative or Delegate in Congress from the district or territory of which the appointee must be an actual resident. The appointments at large are specially conferred by the President of the United States. MANNER OF APPLICATION.-Applications can be made at any ume, by letter, to the Secretary of War, to have the applicant's name registered for submission to the proper representative when a vacancy occurs. The application must exhibit the full name, date of birth and permanent abode of applicant, with the number of the Congressional district in which his residence is situated. DATE OF APPOINTMENT.-Appointments must be made one year in advance of date of admission, except in cases where, by death or otherwise, a vacancy occurs which cannot be provided for by such appointment in advance. These va cancies are filled in time for the next annual examination. ALTERNATES.-The Representative or Delegate in Congress may nominate a legally qualified second candidate, to be designated the alternate. The alternate will receive from the War Department a letter of appointment, and will be examined with the regular appointee, and if duly qualified will be admitted to the academy if the principal fails to pass the prescribed preliminary examinations. The alternate will not be allowed to defer reporting for examination until the result of the examination of the regular appointee is known, but must report at the time designated in his letter of appointment. The alternate, like the nominee, should be designated as nearly one year in advance of the date of admission as possible. ADMISSION OF CADETS.-The candidate, upon receiving his conditional appointment, will be instructed to appear for mental and physical examination before a board of Army officers, to be convened at the military post nearest his place of residence on March 1, annually PATENT OFFICE (except when that day comes on Sunday, in which case the examinations will commence on the following Tuesday). The candidate who passes successfully will be admitted to the Academy without further examination, upon reporting in person to the Superintendent at West Point before noon on June 15. Immediately after his admission, and before receiving his warrant of appointment, he must sign the following engagement for service, in the presence of the Superintendent, or some officer deputed by him: I, ——, of the State (or Territory) of -, aged years months, do hereby engage (with the consent of my parent or guardian) that, from the date of my admission as a Cadet of the U. S. Military Academy, I will serve in the Army of the U. S. for eight years, unless sooner discharged by competent authority. In the presence The candidate must then take the following oath or offirmation: I, do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the U. S., and bear true allegiance to the National Government; that I will maintain and defend the sovereignty of the U. S. paramount to any and all allegiance, sov、 ereignty or fealty I may owe to any State or country whatsoever; and that I will at all times obey the legal orders of my superior officers, and the rules and_articles governing the armies of the U. S. QUALIFICATIONS.-The age for the admission of cadets to the Academy is between 17 and 22 years. Candidates must be unmarried, at least 5 feet in height, free from any infectious or immoral disorder, and generally, from any deformity, Cisease, or infirmity which may render them unfit for military service. They must be well versed in reading. in writing, including orthography, arithmetic, and have a knowledge of the elements of English grammar, of descrip、 tive geography (particularly of our own country), and of the history of the U. S. in The Military Academy was established on March 16, 1802; its present superintendent is Colonel O. H. Ernst, and the number of instructors (officers of the Army) is 64. The number of cadet students is now 317, and 3,616 have been graduated since the organization. PROCEDURE AND STATISTICS. Applications for United States patents must be addressed to the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C., and signed and sworn to by the inventor. The invention must not have been in public use or on sale for more than two years prior to the application. The applicant must fully describe his invention and distinctly claim those parts which he believes to be new. The application must be illustrated with drawings when possible. When filed, a first fee of $15 is payable, and a second fee of $20 is exacted, if the application is allowed, before the patent will be issued. The patent runs 17 years from date of issue. Extensions can be obtained only by special act of Congress. A pamphlet of rules and forms is distributed free by the Commissioner of Patents. Suits to enjoin infringement of letters patent are brought by bill in equity in U. S. District or Circuit courts. The profits realized by an infringer can also be recovered. was The total number of United States Patents granted up to June 30, 1894, 522,185. The total number of applications and caveats received for the fiscal year was 41,399, and the number of patents granted was 22,546. The receipts for the year were $1,183.523 18, and the expenditures were $1,053,962 38. The total balance to the credit of the Patent Fund in the United States Treasury on June 30, 1894, was $4,409,366 74. The Patent Office Library contains 65.000 volumes. The model hall has 154,000 models. The office does not require models now, except in special cases. PRINCIPAL OFFICERS OF THE UNITED STATES NÁVY. SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.. Bureau. BUREAU OFFICERS. Name. Term expires. Yar's and Docks. (a) Commodore E. O. Matthews...... March 16, 1898. Equipment (a) Commander F. E. Chadwick... July 1, 1897. Navigation Rear-Admiral F. M. Ramsay......November 1, 1897. Ordnance (a) Captain Wm. T. Sampson..........January 28, 1897. Construction and Repair.. (a) Chief Constructor Philip Hichborn. July 13, 1897. Steam Engineering .... (a) Chief Engineer Geo. W. Melville.. August 9. 1895. Supplies and Accounts.... (a) Paymaster-Gen. Edwin Stewart.... May 16, 1898. Medicine and Surgery...... (a) Surgeon-Gen. J. Rufus Tryon...... May 11, 1897. Judge Advocate-General... (b) Lieutenant Samuel C. Lemly....... June 5, 1896. (a) Relative rank of Commodore while holding said office. (b) Rank of Captain while holding said office. OFFICERS WITH RANK OF REAR- ALENT TO MAJOR-GENERAL, BRIG- REAR-ADMIRALS.-James A. Greer, George Brown, John G. Walker, Francis M. Ramsay, Richard W. Meade, Charles C. Carpenter. COMMODORES.-William A. Kirkland, Edward E. Potter, Lester A. Beardslee, Thomas O. Selfridge, Joseph N. Miller, Montgomery Sicard, Edmund O. thews, Charles S. Norton, Robert L. Phythian, Rush R. Wallace. Mat CAPTAINS AND STAFF OFFICERS OF RELATIVE RANK. lett, Silas W. Terry, Merrill Miller, John J. Read, Mortimer L. Johnson, Edwin M. Shepard, Robley D. Evans, Geo. W. Coffin, Henry Glass, Philip H. Cooper, Henry C. Taylor, George H. Wadleigh, A. D. Crowninshield, Frank Wildes, James H. Sands, Yates Stirling, William C. Wise. MEDICAL DIRECTORS. Albert L. Gihon, Richard C. Dean, Albert C. Gorgas, David Kindleberger, Chris. J. Cleborne, Michael Bradley, Newton L. Bates, Philip S. Wales, Edward S. Bogert, Walter K. Scofield, Grove S. Beardsley, Henry M. Wells, John H. Clark, Adolph A. Hoehling, Benjamin H. Kidder. PAY DIRECTORS.-Jas. Fulton, Caspar Schenck, Charles H. Eldredge, William W. Williams, Edward May, Henry M. Denniston, Richard Washington, Rufus Parks, Frank C. Cosby, Edwin Stewart, George Cochran, Joseph A. Smith, Thos. T. Caswell. CHIEF ENGINEERS.-Thom Williamson, Charles H. Baker, George F. Kutz, William W. Dungan, Jackson McElmell, James W. Thompson, B. B. H. Wharton, Philip Inch, Wm. G. Buehler, S. L. P. Ayres, Elijah Laws. CHAPLAINS.-Donald McLaren, Wesley O. Holway, James J. Kane, John K. Lewis. CAPTAINS.-Francis M. Bunce, Frederick V. McNair, John A. Howell, Allen V. Reed, George Dewey, Henry L. Howison, Albert Kautz, Alfred T. Mahan, George C. Remey, Norman H. Farquhar, Theodore F. Kane, James O'Kane, J. Crittenden Watson, Henry B. Robeson, Winfield S. Schley, Silas Casey, William T. Sampson, Bartlett J. Cromwell, John W. Philip, Henry F. Picking, Frederick Rodgers, Louis Kempff, Francis J. Higginson, George W. Sumner, Benjamin F. Day, Alexander H. McCormick, Albert S. Barker, Charles S. Cotton, John R. BartCOMMANDERS AND STAFF OFFICERS OF CORRESPONDING RANK. Theodore NAVAL CONSTRUCTORS. son. George F. F. Wilde, Charles H. Davis, |