The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-06-21

leave of absence before he joins his new sta
tion he is not deprived of the travel allow
ances to which he would be entitled had he
not avaied himself of the leave. The leave
of absence merely suspends the execution of
the order for the change of station and at the
expiration of the leave, the officer comes
under the operation of said order, and in obey
ing 1t is entitled to full pay for the time neces-
sary to perform the journey from his old sta
tion to his new one.
Major Charles w. Raymond, corps of
engineers, has been ordered in addition to his
present duties, to report by letter to the Secre-
tary of the Treasury for duty as engineer of
the Fourth Lighthouse District during the
temporary absence of Captain Frederick A.
Mahau, Corps of Engineers, who, on being re-
lieved by Major Raymond, will repair to
Washington, District of Columbia, and report
In person to the Secretary of the Treasury
for duty, temporarily, as engineer secretary of
the Light House Board during the absence on
leave of Major James f. Gregory Corps of
Engineers. Upon the return of Major
Gregory to duty Major Raymands and Captain
Mahan will resume their present duties and
stations.
Secretary Proctor has prepared q statement
showing that the desertions from the United
States Army are less now than at any time
since the war closed. The percentages for the
past three years are: 1889, IL per cent; 1890,
9 4-10 per cent; 1891 6 percent. The average
per cent. of desertions since the war is IA $40.
During the month of May for the past three
years the desertions have been as follows:
1889, $685. $780, 327; 1891, 161. More desertions
occurred in May than in any other month in
the year. The statement further shows that
the ratio of decrease in desertions is con-
stantly increasing, there being fewer deser-
tions in May, 1891, than in April of the same
year, and fewer desertions in April than in
March of the same year.
The following non-commissioned officers,
who have been recommended for promotion,
will be examined at Fort Monroe, beginning
July 6: William Morrow, sergeant, Seven
teenth Infantry: Philip Hawley, corporal,
Fifteenth Infantry; Benjamin F. Hardway,
ford, corporal, Twenty-first Infantry; G. L.
Hays, corporal, Eighteenth Infantry; j. f.
Bardy jr., corporal, Eighteenth Infantry; G.
X. Cranthoff, sergeant. Second Artillery; r.
f. Garner, corporal, Fifth Cavalry. w. E.
Dove, corporal, Thirteenth Infantry, j. O'Shea,
corporal, First Artillery; j. G. Hartoard,
sergeant Fourth Infantry; Hamilton f.
MARYLAND, corporal, Fourth Infantry; Mathew
A. Batson, corporal, Second Cavalry; w. N.
Wood, sergeant major, Third Infantry; A. G.
Dalton, sergeant Twenty Infantry; T.
F. Schley, sergeant, Signal Corps, and p f.
Marquart, corporal, Third Infantry.
Candidates selected from civil life and re-
loi III Iuc aIuly Will
be examined in Washington, beginning July
13. They are as follows, with their States and
the colleges from which they have received
military instructions, if any, from Army Off
GERS: l.. E. Baker, Alabama, Alabama Polytech-
mic Institute; F. A. Barton, District of
Columbia, Cornell University; w. Brooke,
Pennsylvania, First Lieutenant Third Infantry
National Guard of Pennsylvania; J. c. Cast
ner,. New Jersey, Rutgers College; w. NJ.
Grafton, Illinois; F. w. Fuger, Massachusetts;
V. Mcpherson, Kentucky, United States Naval
Academy; j. T. Manler, Mississippi State
Agricultural College; H. l., McCorkle,
Tennessee, State University; f. l.. Phillips,
New York Cornell University; S. d. Rocken-.
back, Missouri, captain of cadets State
Guard; H. l.. Rogers, Michigan, State Military
Academy; w. G. Short, Ohio, Ohio State
University and First Regiment State Artillery;
Edward sigerfoss, Ohio, State University; f..
Tompkins, New York, Twelfth Infantry
National Guard; r. I'll. Van Deman, Ohio,
Fourteenth State Infantry: William Wallace,
Indiana; r. E. Williams, Illinois, and Arthur
Yates, District of Columbia, ARTILLERY of
National Guard,