The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-10
UNCLE SAM'S ARMY.
Its Enlisted Force Is Below the Author
lied Number.

lied Number.
The enlisted force of the army is greatly
below the authorized number, being, accord
ing TO latest reports, less than $4,000. 1t is
expected, hewever, that the required
strength of $4,000 will be attained without
difficulty in view of the increased appropria-
tions al the disposal of the Department.
The regimental recruiting scheme is found
to work well, says the Army and Navy
Register, and now that it is coming into
general adoption the results will be more
perceptible All the artillery regiments
have adopted this plan and the Second,
Third, Eleventh, Fourteenth and Nineteenth
regiments Of infantry are being recruited
from this source, while the Sixth, at Fort
Thomas, will soon be added to the list. The
recruiting depots in cities have been in
creased TO forty-three in number, and ar
rangementS made for establishing temporary
depots in adjoining towns. Tie cavalry
regiments. owing to the recent transfer Of
troons, have a force above the authorized
strength, and while several regiments have
adopted the regmental recruiting system,
there is no occasion for its use.
The general order publishing the rules for
the examination of officers entitled to pro-
motion has been made public. II has been
decided to order Sucn number of officers to
tion within year. About ninety officers of
different grades will soon receive orders TO
appear for examination. OF the sixty dis
abed officers now On the awaiting" retire
ment list eleven would be Included within
the ninety mentioned, if their unfiiness for
promotion was not established by the new
regulations. As it is they will be retired
with the rank Of the next highest grade, one
by one, as vacancies occur above them.
This wedding out of the active list will thus
ha hut NJ the tiO1n il will bQ q
gain over the old methods, for all retirementS
of this kind will he in addition TO those that
are made as vacancies occur on the limited
list.
Congress will likely have reconvened be-
fore the announcement is made of officers
upon whom Indian brevets" will be con-
fe1red. The department is presented with
the problem Of accurate distribution of the
breVetS in the absence OF complete records,
and again there remains unsettled the ques-
ton OF whether the bIcvets should operate
from the present rank of officers or from the
rank held at the date of meritorous service.
Opinion at the department is divided, and it
is held that the comforting OF the breyet
rank Of Captain on a Lieutenant Colonel
would be little more than honorable men
ton, while manifest injustice appears in the
bestowing of breyets of Lieutenant Colonel
and Major, respectively, upon the Major
and Captain OF to-day.
First Lieutenant Charles Woodruff, A. S.,
has been relieved from duty at Fort CASTOR,
Cal, and ordered to report at Fort Missoula,
Mont. Assistant Surgeon p. G. Wales has
been relieved from temporary duty at Fort
Mcdowell, Ariz., and reported at San Carlos
for temporary duty also.
A company Of infantry from Angel Island
has gone in full uniform by rail to Tulare
to act as escort at the funeral of the late
Lieutenant Colonel o. ii. Moore, U. S. 4.
tretired), which took place yesterday fore
noon.
rar.oi, .Iopoae -, tlo ehorldar 1-,,ofc ~
officers of the staff and line are announced
n general orders