The Philippines Division.-Embracing the Department of Luzon, Department of the Visayas and Department of Mindanao. Headquarters, Manila, P. I. Commander, Major-General William P. Duvall. Department of Luzon.-Embracing all that portion of the Philippine Archipelago lying north of a line passing southeastwardly through the West Pass of Apo, or Mindoro Strait, to the 12th parallel of north latitude, thence east along said parallel to the 125th degree 10 minutes east of Greenwich, but including the entire Island of Masbate; thence north to San Bernardino Strait. Headquarters, Manila, P. I. Commander, Major-General W. H. Carter. Department of the Visayas.-Includes all islands south of the southern line of the Department of Luzon and east of longitude 121 degrees 45 minutes east of Greenwich and north of the 9th parallel of latitude, excepting the islands of Mindanao, Paragua, and all islands east of the Strait of Surigao. Headquarters, Iloilo, P. I. Commander, Brigadier General Daniel H. Brush.

Department of Mindanao.-Includes all the remaining islands of the Philippine Archipelago. Headquarters, Zamboanga P. I. Commander, Brigadier General John J. Pershing.

Department of California.-Embracing the states of California and Nevada and the Territory of Hawaii. Headquarters, San Francisco, Cal. Commander, Major General Thomas H. Barry.

Department of the Colorado.-Embracing the states of Colorado and Utah and the Territories of Arizona and New Mexico. Headquarters, Denver, Col. Commander, Brigadier General Earl D. Thomas.

Department of the Columbia.-Embracing the states of Washington, Oregon and Idaho (except that part included in the Yellowstone National Park) and the Territory of Alaska. Headquarters, Vancouver Barracks, Wash. Commander, Brigadier General Marion P. Maus.

Department of Dakota.-Embracing the states of Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana and so much of Idaho and Wyoming as is included in the Yellowstone National Park. Headquarters, St. Paul, Minn. Commander, Brigadier General C. L. Hodges.

Department of the East.-Embracing the New England States, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, West Virginia, Virginia, Porto Rico and islands and keys adjacent thereto. Headquarters, Governor's Island. N. Y. Commander, Major General Leonard Wood.

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Department of the Gulf.-Embracing the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. ters, Atlanta, Ga. Commander, Brigadier General Albert L. Mills. Department of the Lakes.-Embracing the states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. Headquarters, Chicago, Ill. Commander, Major General Frederick D. Grant.

Department of the Missouri.-Embracing the states of Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming (except the Yellowstone National Park) and Kansas, Headquarters. Omaha, Neb. Commander, Brigadier General Charles Morton.

Department of Texas.-Embracing the states of Texas, Arkansas and OklaHeadquarters, San Antonio, Tex. Commander, Brigadier General A. L. Myer.

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CHIEF OFFICERS OF STAFF CORPS.

Officers marked thus are detailed from the line, under Section 26, act of Feb.
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

FRED C. AINSWORTH, Adjutant General (rank of major gen.)
WILLIAM P. HALL, Adjutant General (rank of brigadier general).

INSPECTOR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT

ERNEST A. GARLINGTON, Inspector General (rank of brigadier general)..Oc

JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

GEORGE B. DAVIS, Judge Advocate General (rank of brigadier general).. May

GEORGE H. TORNEY, Surgeon General

(rank of brigadier general)....Oct.
Majors.
Krauthoff, C. R.
Hart, William H.
Davis, Alex. M.
Gallagher, H. J.

DEPARTMENT.

(rank of brigadier gen.).

CHARLES L. WHIPPLE, Paymaster General (rank of bragadier general)...Jan. 1, '08

VILLIAM L. MARSHALL, Chief of Engineers (rank of brigadier general)..July 2, '08

AMES ALLEN, Chief Signal Officer (rank of brigadier gen.).

Tschappat, W. H.
Rice, J. H.

King, David M.
Ames, T. L.
O'Hern, Edw. P.
Bricker, E. D.
*Phillips, W. A.

Squier, George O.

CHAPLAINS.

Rank of Major. wift, Henry

Bateman, C. C.
Groves, Leslie R.

Gavitt, H. C.
Brown, H. A.

Sutherland, J. H.
Randolph, J. A.

nderson, W.

BUREAU OF INSULAR AFFAIRS LARENCE R. EDWARDS, Chief (rank of brigadier general).. EORGE H. SHELTON, Assistant (rank of major)...

PROFESSORS AT THE MILITARY ACADEMY.

Rank of Colonel. Tillman, S. E. arned, C. W.

..June 30, '06
.July 24, '08

Rank Lieut. Col. Gordon, William B. Echols, C. P.

Fiebeger, G. J.

Wood, Edward E.

ARTHUR MURRAY, Chief of Coast Artillery (rank of brigadier gen.)......Oct. 1,

The United States Military Academy at West Point was founded in 1802. Each Congress district and Territory, the District of Columbia and Porto Rico is entitled to have one cadet at the academy. Each state is also entitled to have two cadets at the academy from the state at large. Forty are also appointed from the United States at large. The appointments (except those from the United States at large and from the District of Columbia) are made by the Secretary of War at the request of the Senator, Representative or Delegate in Congress; and the person appointed must be an actual resident of the state, district or territory from which the appointment is made. The appointments from the United States at large and from the District of Columbia are specially conferred by the President. The number of students is 522.

Appointments are required by law to be made one year in advance of the date of admission, and may be made either after competitive examination or given direct, at the option of the Representative. For each candidate appointed there may be nominated two alternates, who will be examined with the regular nominee, and one of whom may be admitted in the event of the latter's failure to pass the prescribed preliminary examinations. Appointees to the Military Academy must be between seventeen and twenty-two years of age at date of admission, at least five feet three inches in height, weigh 100 pounds, be unmarried, free from any infectious or moral disorder, and, generally, from any deformity, disease or infirmity; must be well versed in reading, in writing (including orthography), in arithmetic, and have a knowledge of the elements of English grammar, of descriptive geography (particularly of the United States), and of the history of the United States. The course covers four years.

The principal subjects taught are mathematics, French, drawing, tactics of all arms of the service, natural and experimental philosophy, chemistry, mineralogy, geology and electricity, history, international, constitutional and military law, Spanish, and civil military engineering and science of war. Academic duties commence September 1 and continue until June 1. Examinations are held in each December and June, and cadets deficient in either conduct or studies are discharged. From about the middle of June to the end of August cadets live in camp and receive practical military instruction. The pay of a cadet is $600 a year. Upon graduating cadets are commissioned as second lieutenants.

NATIONAL HOME FOR DISABLED VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS.

Board of Managers-The President of the United States, the Chief Justice and the Secretary of War, ex officiis; Major James W. Wadsworth, New York, president, No. 346 Broadway (New York Life Building), New York (term expires 1910); General Thomas J. Henderson, first vice-president, Princeton, Ill. (term expires 1914); Captain Henry E. Palmer, second vice-president, Omaha, Neb. (term expires 1910); Colonel Walter P. Brownlow, secretary, Jonesboro, Tenn. (term expires 1914); John M. Holley, La Crosse, Wis. (term expires 1910); Major William Warner, Kansas City, Mo. (term expires 1912); Colonel Henry H. Markham, Pasadena, Cal. (term expires 1910); Lieutenant Franklin Murphy, Newark, N. J. (term expires 1912); Colonel Edwin P. Hammond, Lafayette, Ind. (term expires 1914); General Joseph S. Smith, Bangor, Me. (term expires 1914); Major Moses Harris, general treasurer; Colonel W. E. Elwell, inspector general and chief surgeon.

The principal officers of branch homes are: Central, Dayton, Ohio; governor, A. J. Clark; treasurer, W. H. Ortt; surgeon, F. W. Roush. Northwestern, Milwaukee, Wis.; governor, Cornelius Wheeler; treasurer, R. W. Corbett; sugeon, Oscar Chrysler. Eastern, Togus, Me.; governor, John T. Richards; treasurer, A. L. Smith; surgeon, Major B. D. Ridlon. Southern, Hampton, Va.; governor, T. T. Knox; treasurer, J. T. Hume; surgeon, John A. Johnston. Western, Leavenworth, Kan.; governor, Sidney G. Cooke; treasurer, W. W. Martin; surgeon, John L. Fryer. Pacific. Santa Monica, Čal.; governor, T. J. Cochrane; treasurer, E. W. Moore; surgeon, O. C. McNary. Marion, Marion, Ind.; governor, George W. Steele; treasurer, J. W. Sanderson; surgeon, Harry Miller. Danville, Danville, Ill.; governor, M. J. Barger; treasurer, W. L. Kelley; surgeon, D. C. Jones. Mountain, Johnson City, Tenn.; governor, J. P. Smith; treasurer, Oscar L. Hicks; surgeon, J. C. Butler. Battle Mountain Sanitarium, Hot Springs, S. D.; governor and surgeon, James E. Miller; treasurer, William H. Stanley.

The requirements for admission include an honorable discharge from the United States service and disability which prevents the applicant from earning his living by labor. Soldiers or sailors whose pensions exceed $16 a month are not eligible unless the reasons are explained to the manager and are satisfactory to him.

There are also thirty state homes, located as follows: Veterans' Home of California, Yountville; Colorado Soldiers and Sailors' Home, Monte Vista; Fitch's Home for Soldiers, Noroton, Conn.; Idaho State Soldiers' Home, Boisé; Illinois Soldiers and Sailors' Home, Quincy; Indiana State Soldiers' Home, Lafayette; Iowa State Soldiers'