1901.

January 1.-Transport Hancock sailed from San Francisco with Gen. G. W. Davis and aid de camp, 2 Signal Corps men, 14 casuals, and 70 recruits; also 3 officers and 57 men of the Marine Corps.

January 1.-Transport Thyra sailed from Portland, Oreg., for Manila with 1 officer, 1 enlisted man, 57 civilian employees, and quartermaster stores; Capt. W. H. Gordon, Eighteenth Infantry, commanding.

January 4.-Transport Kilpatrick arrived at Manila from New York with 22 officers and 930 recruits, Col. Tully McCrea, Sixth Artillery, commanding.

January 10.-Transport Sheridan sailed from Manila for San Francisco with 27 officers and 654 men, Thirty-seventh U. S. Volunteer Infantry.

January 10.-Transport Logan arrived at Manila from San Francisco with 3 officers and 126 enlisted men.

January 16.-Transport Grant sailed from San Francisco for Manila with 15 acting assistant surgeons and 106 enlisted men of the Hospital Corps, Signal Corps, casuals, etc., Capt. J. M. Baker, assistant quartermaster, commanding.

January 27.-Transport Hancock arrived at Manila with 3 officers and 86 enlisted men; also 3 officers and 57 men of the Marine Corps; Gen. G. W. Davis on board. January 28.-Transport Pennsylvania sailed from Manila for San Francisco with Thirty-sixth Infantry, U. S. Volunteers, 15 officers and 487 enlisted men.

February 1.-Transport Lawton sailed from San Francisco for Manila with 2 officers, 14 acting assistant surgeons, and 41 enlisted men.

February 2.-Transport Meade sailed from Manila for San Francisco with Eleventh Cavalry, U. S. Volunteers, 24 officers and 562 enlisted men.

February 2.-Transport Warren arrived at San Francisco from Manila with 6 officers, number of sick discharged soldiers, etc.

February 6.-Transport Sheridan arrived at San Francisco from Manila with Twentyseventh Infantry, U. S. Volunteers, 27 officers and 641 enlisted men; also other officers, sick and discharged men.

February 10.-Transport Buford sailed from Manila for San Francisco with Twentyseventh Infantry, U. S. Volunteers, 28 officers and 853 men.

February 12.-Transport Grant arrived at Manila from San Francisco with 15 acting assistant surgeons, 106 Hospital and Signal corps men and recruits.

February 16.-Transport Sheridan sailed from San Francisco for Manila with First battalions Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh U. S. Infantry, and detachment of recruits; total, 9 officers and 1,358 men, Capt. J. H. H. Peshine, Thirteenth Infantry, commanding.

February 17.-Transport Hancock sailed from Manila for San Francisco with Thirtieth Infantry, U. S. Volunteers, 26 officers and 751 enlisted men.

February 17.-Transport Kilpatrick sailed from Manila for San Francisco with 400 sick.

February 27.-Transport Indiana arrived at San Francisco from Manila with sick and discharged men.

March 1.-Transport Meade arrived at San Francisco from Manila with Eleventh Cavalry, U. S. Volunteers, detachments, sick, etc.; total, 32 officers and 747 men. March 1.-Transport Logan sailed from Manila with Generals Young and Hare, and Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth Infantry, U. S. Volunteers; total, 48 officers and 1,554 men.

March 2.-Transport Pennsylvania arrived at San Francisco from Manila with Thirty-sixth Infantry, U. S. Volunteers; 15 officers and 500 men.

March 9.-Transport Garrone, with 49 officers and 849 men, Twenty-sixth Infantry, U. S. Volunteers, sailed from Manila for San Francisco, Cal.

March 12.-Transport Hancock arrived at San Francisco, Cal., from Manila with Thirtieth Infantry, U. S. Volunteers, and small detachment; total, 30 officers and 826 men.

March 13.—Transport Buford arrived at San Francisco from Manila with Twentyseventh Infantry, U. S. Volunteers, and detachments; total, 28 officers and 861 men. March 15.-Company D, Tenth Infantry, and Companies A, B, C, and D, Twentyeighth Infantry, U. S. Volunteers, and detachment of Hospital and Signal Corps men sailed on transport Indiana from San Francisco, Cal., for Manila; total, 6 officers and 740 men, Maj. R. T. Yeatman, Twenty-second Infantry, commanding.

March 16.-Transports Thomas and Rosecrans, with Twenty-eighth and Thirty-fifth Infantry, U. S. Volunteers, 66 officers and 1,846 men, and the transport Lawton, with the Twenty-ninth Infantry, U. S. Volunteers, 27 officers and 668 men, sailed from Manila for San Francisco, Cal.

March 17.-Transport Kilpatrick arrived at San Francisco, Cal., with sick officers and men and discharged soldiers.

March 18.-Transport Meade sailed from San Francisco for Manila with Generals Wade and Young, headquarters A, B, C, D, I, K, L, and M, Fifth, and A and B, Fifteenth Cavalry; total, 26 officers and 840 men.

March 18.-Transport Pennsylvania sailed from San Francisco for Manila with Companies B, C, I, K, L, and M, Tenth Infantry; total, 17 officers and 885 men.

March 20.-Transport Pakling sailed from San Francisco for Manila with animals, etc., 2 officers and 107 enlisted men.

March 23.-Transport Grant sailed from Manila for San Francisco with Twentyninth and Thirty-third Infantry, U. S. Volunteers, and one company Twenty-sixth Infantry.

March 25.-Transport Hancock sailed from San Francisco for Manila with E, F, G, and H, Sixth Cavalry, and C, D, H, and M, Seventh Infantry; total, 22 officers and 889 enlisted men; Lieut. Col. L. H. Rucker, Sixth Cavalry, commanding.

March 28.-Transport Wyefield arrived at Manila with quartermaster stores. March 29.-Transport Logan arrived at San Francisco from Manila with Thirtythird and Thirty-fourth Infantry, U. S. Volunteers; 58 officers and 1,566 enlisted men. March 31.-Transport Arab sailed from San Francisco for Manila with animals and 2 officers and 78 men; First Lieut. J. C. Raymond, Sixth Cavalry, commanding.

April 1.-Transport Buford sailed from San Francisco for Manila with C and D, Fifteenth Cavalry, and E, F, G, and H, Fifth Infantry; 12 officers and 898 enlisted men; Lieut. Col. A. H. Bowman, Fifth Infantry, commanding.

April 5.-Transport Kilpatrick sailed from San Francisco for Manila with headquarters, and I and M, Eleventh Infantry, K and L, First Infantry, G, Fifteenth Cavalry, and A, Tenth Infantry; total, 18 officers and 844 enlisted men; Col. I. D. De Russy, Eleventh Infantry, commanding.

April 6.-Transport Aztec sailed from San Francisco for Manila with 2 officers, 1 enlisted man, and horses and mules.

April 14.-Transport Thomas arrived at San Francisco from Manila with Twentyeighth Infantry, U. S. Volunteers, and First and Third Battalions, Thirty-fifth Infantry, U. S. Volunteers.

April 15.-Transport Indiana arrived at Manila, P. I., from San Francisco, with D, Tenth Infantry, and A, B, C, and D, Twenty-eighth Infantry.

April 15.-Transport Logan left San Francisco for Manila with I, K, L, and M, Ninth Cavalry, E, F, G, and H, Tenth Cavalry, and A, B, C, and D, Eleventh Infantry; total, 28 officers and 1,486 enlisted men.

April 16.-Transport Ohio sailed for Manila with Companies A, B, C, and D, Thirtieth Infantry; total, 9 officers and 703 men; Lieut. Col. L. A. Matile, Fifteenth Infantry, commanding.

April 16.-Transport Thyra sailed for Manila with 2 officers, 53 men, and 545 horses. April 17.-Transport Lawton arrived at San Francisco, Cal., from Manila, with Thirty-ninth U. S. Volunteer Infantry.

April 18.-Transport Rosecrans arrived at San Francisco from Manila with Second Battalion, Thirty-fifth U. S. Volunteer Infantry.

April 19.-Transport Grant arrived at San Francisco from Manila with Company F, Twenty-sixth Infantry, and entire Thirty-second U. S. Volunteer Infantry.

April 20.-Transport Garrone arrived at San Francisco with eleven companies, Twenty-sixth U. S. Volunteer Infantry.

April 20.-Transport Thomas sailed from San Francisco for Manila with 4 officers and 157 recruits, etc.; also 6 officers and 150 men, Marine Corps.

April 22.-Transport Sheridan sailed from Manila for San Francisco with Generals Bates and Grant and Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth U. S. Volunteer Infantry.

April 26.-Transport Grant sailed from San Francisco for Manila with 9 officers and 24 men.

May 2.-Transport Buford arrived at Manila_from_San_Francisco with Troop D, Fifteenth Cavalry, and Companies E, F, G, and H, Fifth Infantry.

May 10.-Transport Ohio arrived at Manila from San Francisco with Companies A, B, C, and D, Thirtieth Infantry.

May 12.-Transport Kilpatrick arrived at Manila from San Francisco with Troop G, Fifteenth Cavalry, Companies K and L, First Infantry, A, Tenth Infantry, and I and M, Eleventh Infantry.

May 14.-Transport Logan arrived at Manila from San Francisco with Troops I, K, L, and M, Ninth Cavalry, and E, F, G, and H, Tenth Cavalry, and Companies I and M, First Infantry, and Ă, B, C, and D, Eleventh Infantry.

May 17.-Transport Sheridan arrived at San Francisco from Manila with Fortyfifth Infantry, U. S. Volunteers, and Forty-sixth Infantry, U. S. Volunteers; also Generals Bates and Grant.

May 18.-Transports Hancock, Buford, and Aztec sailed from Manila for San Fran

cisco with Thirty-first and Forty-first, and Company H, Forty-second Infantry, U. S. Volunteers.

May 20.-Transport Thomas arrived at Manila from San Francisco with detachment of recruits, etc.

May 22.-Transport Pennsylvania sailed from Manila for San Francisco with Fortieth Infantry, U. S. Volunteers.

May 23.-Transport Grant arrived at Manila from San Francisco with 9 officers and 24 men, Hospital Corps.

May 25.-Transport Lawton sailed from San Francisco for Manila with Companies K and L, Eleventh Infantry, Maj. J. E. Macklin commanding.

May 26.-Transport Kintuck sailed from Manila for Portland, Oreg., with Company B, Forty-second Infantry, U. S. Volunteers.

May 27.-Transport Thomas sailed from Manila for San Francisco with Fortyseventh and Forty-ninth and three companies Thirty-eighth Infantry, U. S. Vol

unteers.

May 29.-Transport Ohio sailed from Manila for San Francisco with ten companies Forty-second Infantry, U. S. Volunteers.

May 31.-Transport Logan sailed from Manila for San Francisco with Second Battalion, Thirty-eighth Infantry and the Forty-fourth Infantry U. S. Volunteers. June 1.-Transport Sheridan sailed from San Francisco for Manila with 17 officers and 249 enlisted men, recruits, etc.

June 1.-Transport Thyra sailed from Manila with Company B, Thirth-eighth Infantry, U. S. Volunteers.

June 2.-Transport Grant sailed from Aparri, P. I., for San Francisco, Cal., with the Forty-eighth and two battalions of the Forty-ninth Infantry, U. S. Volunteers. June 6.-Transport Kilpatrick sailed from Manila for San Francisco, Cal., with Forty-third Infantry, U. S. Volunteers.

June 6.-Transport Pakling sailed from Manila for the United States with Tenth Field Battery, Artillery Corps.

June 9.-Transport Hancock arrived at San Francisco from Manila with Thirty-first Infantry, U. S. Volunteers.

June 19.-Transport Aztec arrived at San Francisco, Cal., with Company H, Fortysecond Infantry, Û. S. Volunteers.

June 20.-Transport Indiana sailed from Manila for San Francisco with the First Field Battery and the Twenty-ninth, Thirtieth, Thirty-second, and Thirty-third companies, Coast Artillery.

June 21.-Transport Ohio arrived at San Francisco from Manila with headquarters and 10 companies Forty-second Infantry, U. S. Volunteers.

June 23.-Transport Lawton arrived at Manila from San Francisco with detachment of Signal Corps and Hospital Corps men.

June 24.-Transport Grant arrived at San Francisco from Manila with Forty-eighth Infantry, U. S. Volunteers, and headquarters and 8 companies Forty-ninth Infantry, U. S. Volunteers.

June 25.-Transport Logan arrived at San Francisco from Manila with Forty-fourth Infantry, U. S. Volunteers, and Second and Third battalions Thirty-eighth Infantry, U. S. Volunteers.

June 25.-Transport Hancock sailed from San Francisco for Manila with Generals Corbin, Weston, and Sternberg, and other officers; also Second Battalion of Engi

neers.

June 26.—Transport Buford arrived at San Francisco from Manila with Forty-first Infantry, U. S. Volunteers.

June 26.-Transport Thomas arrived at San Francisco from Manila with Fortyseventh Infantry, U. S. Volunteers; 3 companies Thirty-eighth Infantry, U. S. Volunteers, and 4 companies Forty-ninth Infantry, U. S. Volunteers.

June 28.-Transport Sheridan arrived at Manila from San Francisco with 17 officers and 249 enlisted men.

June 29.-Transport Pakling arrived at San Francisco from Manila with the Tenth Field Battery.

July 4.-Transport Meade sailed from Manila for San Francisco with the Eighth Field Battery.

July 10.-Transport McClellan sailed from New York for Manila with 6 officers and 94 enlisted men.

July 15.-Transport Sumner sailed from Manila for San Francisco, Cal., with sick. July 16.-Transport Grant sailed from San Francisco for Manila with General Ludington, 26 other officers, and 49 recruits.

July 16.-Transport Indiana arrived at San Francisco from Manila with the Twentyninth, Thirtieth, Thirty-second, and Thirty-third Companies Coast Artillery, and the First Field Battery.

July 20.-Transport Sheridan sailed from Manila for San Francisco with Company A, Engineers, and headquarters and 8 companies Fourteenth Infantry.

July 23.-Transport Thomas sailed from San Francisco for Manila with 1 officer, 4 contract nurses, and 1 hospital corps man.

July 28.-Transport Meade arrived at San Francisco from Manila with Eighth Field Battery, and sick and discharged soldiers.

August 1.-Transport Kilpatrick sailed from San Francisco for Manila with 13 officers and 97 recruits, etc.

August 5.-Transport Hancock, with 11 troops Fourth Cavalry, sailed from Manila for San Francisco.

August 11.-Transport Sumner arrived at San Francisco from Manila with sick discharged soldiers, etc.

August 16.-Transport Meade sailed from San Francisco for Manila with General Breckinridge, 7 other officers, and 102 recruits.

August 18.-Transport Sheridan arrived at San Francisco from Manila Company A, Engineers, headquarters Second and Third Battalions, Fourteenth Infantry. August 21.-Transport Thomas arrived at Manila from San Francisco.

August 22.-Transport Ingalls sailed grom New York for Manila with 4 officers and 26 enlisted men.

August 25.-Transport Grant, with Troop B, Fourth Cavalry, and Twelfth and Thirteenth Field Batteries, sailed from Manila for San Francisco.

August 28.-Transport Hancock arrived at San Francisco from Manila with 11 troops Fourth Cavalry.

August 31.-Transport Sheridan sailed from San Francisco for Manila with General Grant and 13 other officers.

September 5.-Transport Dix arrived at San Francisco, Cal., from Manila with the remains of 300 deceased soldiers.

September 12.-Transport Sumner sailed from San Francisco for Manila with 5 officers and 2 hospital corps men.

September 16.-Transport Warren sailed from San Francisco for Manila with 9 officers.

September 16.-Transport Kilpatrick sailed from Iloilo, P. I., for San Francisco with headquarters and 8 companies Eighteenth Infantry, 27 officers, and 896 enlisted men. September 18.-Transport Grant arrived at San Francisco from Manila with Troop B, Fourth Cavalry, and Twelfth and Thirteenth Batteries, Field Artillery.

CHINA.
1900.

November 1.-Headquarters and eight companies Fourteenth Infantry sailed from China for Manila. Commander not reported.

November 7.-One troop Sixth Cavalry sailed from China for Manila. Commander not reported.

November 8.-Two troops, Sixth Cavalry, and four batteries, Third Artillery, sailed from China for Manila. Commander not reported.

December 2.-Headquarters and First Battalion Fifteenth Infantry sailed from China for Manila. Col. E. Moale commanding.

1901.

April 9.-Transport Egbert sailed from Taku, China, for San Francisco, Cal., with 3 officers, guards, prisoners, discharged soldiers, and remains of deceased officers and soldiers.

May 27.-Transports Sumner and Lennox sailed from Taku for Manila, with Troops I, K, L, and M, Sixth Cavalry, Tenth Field Battery, Artillery Corps, and all of the Ninth Infantry, excepting Company B (150 strong), which was selected as the legation guard.

THE MILITARY ACADEMY.

Special attention is invited to the remarks of Colonel Mills, the superintendent, upon the improved discipline and general excellent condition of the Corps of Cadets. It is safe to predict that hazing, of a brutal or objective nature, is a thing of the past, and that it will not soon again be a subject for consideration by the War Department. All in all, it is believed by those most competent to speak that the

Academy is in a better condition of discipline and in everything that relates to its success to-day than at any time in its history.

Colonel Mills's recommendations that

To make the hospital service perfect, a detached building for the isolation and treatment of cases of infectious diseases is necessary, and should be furnished. Should such diseases break out when cadets are in barracks there exists no sufficient means for properly isolating such cases if in a considerable number.

An electric lighting plant needed; the present gas plant is taxed to its capacity, and when buildings under construction are completed, it is not believed it will be capable of sufficient enlargement to meet the demands that will be made upon it.

To further improve and broaden the education given at the Academy the superintendent renews his recommendations of last year for a small appropriation for the purpose of establishing a course of lectures on timely topics by capable speakers from civil life.

It is imperative that additional barrack-room for cadets be provided, in order to meet the demands of study and give to each the air space health requires. Other buildings, also necessary for their training, must be enlarged. This matter was made the subject of a separate report last year, showing in detail the necessity existing in each case.

The most urgent necessity exists for sufficient appropriation for additional quarters for officers, and for the construction of a carriage road from the south dock to the south end of the reservation.

Attention is called to the West Point Hotel, with the recommendation that Congress be urged to appropriate sufficient funds to renovate it. If Congress is unwilling to do so, it is recommended that the right to renovate and reconstruct the building be given to civilians on terms which will be to the advantage both to the Government and to them. This is one of the most urgent needs of the Academy, are commended to your most favorable action.

The cost of installing a modern seacoast battery being too great to warrant the expenditure at this time, the cadets of each graduating class should be sent to Fort Monroe for practice and instruction in seacoast gunnery, and a thorough post-graduate course therein. This could be done at little expense and with far better results than could be obtained with a single battery, which, as has been stated, can only be erected at great expense, and for this reason is not urgently recommended.

MILITARY INFORMATION DIVISION.

On November 17, 1900, Capt. Eaton A. Edwards, Twenty-fifth Infantry, was detailed for duty in the division.

Capt. Joseph C. Castner, Fourth Infantry, was relieved from duty in the division on March 30, 1901.

Lieut. (now Capt.) Winfield Scott Overton, Artillery Corps, and Lieut. Joseph S. Herron, Eighth Cavalry, have remained on duty in the division during the fiscal year. Captain Overton is now under orders to join his battery.

Lieut. Harley B. Ferguson, Corps of Engineers, was detailed for duty in the division on August 30, 1901.

Capt. Edwin A. Root, Tenth Infantry, was relieved from duty in the division on September 6, 1901.

All the military technical publications, dispatches, reports, etc., received in the division from our military attachés and other sources abroad, have been noted, carded, and properly classified.

Many communications addressed to the War Department or its bureaus and written in foreign languages have been translated in the division.

A considerable amount of data on various military subjects has been furnished from time to time to the different bureaus of the War