, 1888-11-22
THE BOYS IN BLUE.
The MajOr-General Presents His
Annual Report.
SERVICE ON THE FRONTIER.
~. Adyices Better Coz ast How
the Surplus is Ccirculated---Lord
sackviile's Auction.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.--Major General
Schofield, commanding the army, in his
annual report, says 'The past year has
been one of peace among the Indians for
merly so troublesome in the division OF the
Pacific. The troops have been fully occu-
pied in rifle practice and other duties en-
ulating those of actual war. In the di.
vision of Missouri, with a single excep-
tion, consisting of the suppression OF the
disorder among the Crow Indians, the use
of troops has been limited to the preven-
ton of possible trouble with the Indian
tribes. The troops of the division of the
Atlantic have been fully and constantly
employed. The system of practice of ar
tillery, with heavy sea coast guns, has
been steadily developed and is now adopt
ed for the entire sea coast OF the country.
The efficiency displayed by the officers and
men and the progress already made, give
grounds for the confidence that
the troops will be fully pre-
pared to handle the weapons of
modern construction and of large caibre
as soon as such weapons can be made ready
to be placed in their hands" General
Schofeld recommends that two regiments
be added to the artillery without any ma
terial change in the number OF officers, ne
cessitatinR an addition OF about 1000 to
the number of enlisted men now allowed
by law. Referring to the Notifications
General Schoiield says: During the past
twenty years the necessities of service in
the Indian country have caused the posts
along the sea board and northern lakes to
be correspondingly neglected. Time and
circumstances now seem peculiarly ia
vorable to placing the sea coast and from.
tier of the country in state OF security.
Reference is made to the Impairment OF the
efficiency of the army through the absence
of officers from their regiments or corps.
He says the service would be greatly bene-
fitted if such officers as are disabled could
be retired and their places filled with
young and active men. There were 2436
desertions from the army IN the last year,
and the average of desertions for the past
five years was 1913 per cent. General
Scho6eld recommends that all rewards for
the arrest of deserters be increased to SlO0,
to be taken out of his retained pay, and
that the United States marshals, sheritfs,
police officers. etc. be authorized to arrest
and deliver deserters; that at least half
pay of the soldiers hereafter enlisted be
retained until they have fulfilled
their contract of service, making
exceptions in cases where mer are known
to devote their pay to the support or rela-
.tives, and to make practicable in the time
his contract of enlistment in a manner
honorable to himself and just to the gov
ernment by obtaining a discharge. with
the forfeiture of 80 much CT his retained
pay az may be necessary to reimburse the
United States for expenses. In the report
of the ajor.eeneral. Adjutant- General
Drum also calls attention to the evil of de-
sertion, which may be lessened by the
adoption of remedial measures, such as
tha raI nntinp Of tho term nj from
five to three years, and the right to pur-
chase a discharge. Notwithstanding
every effort has been made, so far as re-
ceivinu the appropriation would warrant
to secure the necessary recruits to It'll the
army, it is still more than 1900 below the
authorized strength of "a, 900 enlisted men, 4,
and many regiments are greatly reduced.
WAsHINGToN. Nov. l9.-Ihe secretary
of the treasury issued the following circu-
lar this afternoon in regard to the depoS-
its of lawful money to retire circulation
In order that the national banks desir-
ing to Withdraw bonds on deposit with the
treasurer to secure circulation may be fully
informed of the course to be pursued, no.
tice is hereby given;
That section 9 of the act of July IL, 1882,
!, limits to 81, 900 900 the amount of money
to be received by the treasurer for that
purpose in any one calendar month.
Second, That the limit for the months OF
October and November having been
reached and it being probable that the
movement may continue, it is hereby or
dered, that until further notice, deposits
of lawful money for withdrawal bonds be
received at the office of the treasurer of the
United States at Washington and nowhere
else.
Third--Tenders of deposits of lawful
money may be made to the treasurer of the
La naoafnhar | 1SS2 and
at l2 o'clock noon all tenders received ur
to that hour will be considered by the
treasurer. IL the amounts 30 rendered shall
in the aggregate, exceed the limit for g
month, deposits to be accepted shall be
determined by and under the super.
vision of committee which will be ap
appointed for that purpose, and the re-
remainder will be entitled to priority after
January !, 1885, in the order assigned tC
rendered should not exceed the limit al
will be accepted, and tenders subsequently
made will be accepted in the order of theil
receipt by the treasurer.
Fourth--Deposlts rendered in excess o
the limit will be returned to the banks by
whom they were rendered, but a recort
will be kept of the order in which the ten
ders were made, and the banks making
the same will be entitled to priority afte
January l. 1908, IN tne same oruer' Ah
banks giving notice after December 0
their desire to deposit lawful money will
become thereby entitled to priority in tn
order of receipt by the treasurer Of tn
United States of such notice.
(Signed G. s. FAIRcHILD. Sec.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-At his grand
est reception the British minister neve
had larger crowd in his house than assem-
bled there this morning. Neither Lor
Sackville nor any member of his famil
was present to receive callers, and the