The evening times., 1895-10-18
ARMY'S STANDARD is HIGH
Report Of the Adjutant General
Makes a Splendid Showing.
Recruits Are of a Better Class and
the Personnel All That Is to
he Desired

The Adjutant General has submitted
to the Secretary OF War his annual report
for the year ending September 80, 1895.
The report shows that the recent ange
in methods OF conducting the recruiting
service, whereby general service recruits
are no longer held three months for 1nstruc-
tion, but are promptly forwarded to regi-
ments Nom recruiting stations and rem
dezvous, has been productive OF good re-
suits.
During the ten months ended July 1,
1895, $3.50 general service recruits We're
forwarded to regiments, L226 directly
from recruiting stations and 2, 1873 from
rendezvous, with the exception OF few
large detachments which were forwarded
under command of commissioned off
GERS on discontinuan or deppts.
In October, 1894, there were in opera
ton 30 general recruiting stations. Since
then ! station In New York city has been
closed and l opened in Brooklyn, n. Y.
Four statioDs-W ashington, d. c.; Spring
field. Mass; Newark, N. j., and l OF the
3 stations at Cbicago-were closed Sep
tember so, 1895, and / new station is
to be opened at Richmond, Va.
There Will thus be reduction of 3
in the number OF stations occupied last
year. and. as 6 stations were closed dur
ing the year 1894, there will be a total
reduction OF 8 stations in the last two
years.
The total number OF Indian soldiers en-
listed up TO June 80, 1855, was ,O33. OF
which number "a were enlisted during
the fiscal year ending on that date. There
were alsn enlisted 80 Indian scouts dur
ing the past fiscal year. There is now
but one Indian company In service-Troop
l., Seventh Cayalry-and enlistment of
Indian soldiers has been discontinued
The total number of cnlistments
INF d.,ri si..
June 80, 1895, for the regular limit of
$4,000 men was 200, OF which number
5,51s were native born and 2,262 of for
eign birth; 1,174 were white, 543 colored
and 63 Indian. Excluding re-enlistments
the percentage of native born among the
accepted applications Tor re-eniistmcnt was
1896.
$3.50 per cent OF the whole number seek
ing enlistment; were rejected as lacking
some of the requisite qualif'cations-Fhysi-
cal, mental or moral. The number rejected
as aliens was 2.545.
The reports from officers on duty and
professors of military science and tactics
at military colleges gives evidence OF the
increasing favor, In which the people hold
instruction, blending physical training with
scholastic studies. The average total num-
Der of students during the past year at these
Institutions were 1898. of these 23, T23
were capable of military duty; 12,6S1
were rejected under college rule 10 be en-
rolled as military students, and the whole
number that received military instruction
during the last quarter of the scholastic
year was Ii,
The act OF June 1s. 1878. provided for
the promotion to the grade of Commissioned
officer of meritorious non-commissioHed
officers found morally. intellectually and
physically qualified for prom"tion.
Under the act of July 80, 1892. un-
married soldiers under 80 years of age. nf
sound physique, who being citizens of the
United States, shall have served hoBorahly
in the ranks not less than two years, have
borne goud character, both before and
since enlistment, are permitted to compete
at prescribed examinations for commissions
in the Army. There are now in the Army
109 officers of the line wbo were promoted
from the passage of the act Of June 1S,
1873.
The number of Army officers regularly
employed at the State headquarters this
year Is 33. an increase of over the details
of last year,