mand, to tie the arms of the said Girneno behind him and hold him, the said Girneno, vertically, head downward, and partly immersed in a bucket of water for a period of five or ten seconds, for the purpose of extorting information from him, the said Girneno. This at Jiminez, Island of Mindanao, Philippine Islands, onor about the 1st day of December 1901."

To which charge and specifications the accused, Captain James A. Ryan, 15th U. S. Cavalry, pleaded as follows: To the 1st Specification, "Not guilty."

Of the 1st Specification, "Not guilty."

Of the 2d Specification, "Guilty,' except the word 'unlawfully' attaching no criminality thereto, and of the excepted word, not guilty."

And the court does therefore acquit him, Captain James A. Ryan, 15th U. S. Cavalry.

The record of the proceedings of the general court-martial in the foregoing case of Captain James A. Ryan, 15th U. S. Cavalry, having been submitted to the President, the following are his orders thereon:

WHITE HOUSE, September 4, 1902. The proceedings and findings in the foregoing case of Captain James A. Ryan, 15th Regiment of Cavalry, are disapproved.

THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

BY COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL MILES:

WM. H. CARTER,
Brigadier General, U. S. Army,

Acting Adjutant General.

HARY

GENERAL ORDERS,

No. 101.

HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,

Washington, September 16, 1902.

By direction of the Acting Secretary of War, and until measures are taken by the Ordnance Department with the view of strengthening the racers of the 12-inch mortar carriages or diminishing the strains now brought upon them, no firings will be made with the mortar carriages to attain the twelfth zone, including ranges from 10,900 yards to 12,500 yards, requiring a muzzle velocity of 1,325 f. s. with an 800pound projectile. A muzzle velocity greater than 1,220 f. s., which will be sufficient to attain a maximum range of 11,500 yards, will not be used.

BY COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL MILES:

WM. H. CARTER,

Brigadier General, U. S. Army,

Acting Adjutant General.

GENERAL ORDERS,

No. 102.

HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,

ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE

Washington, September 22, 1902.

To carry out the provisions of General Orders, No. 155, Adjutant General's Office, of November 27, 1901, which relate to officers' schools at posts the following instructions are published for the information and guidance of all concerned:

1. Post commanders, subject to the supervision of department commanders, shall have immediate charge of the instruction and shall cause detailed records to be kept of the operations of the schools in order to facilitate the work of inspection.

2. All field officers and captains of over ten (10) years' service as commissioned officers will be utilized as instructors; but failing a sufficient number of these, post commanders will de tail such other officers as in their judgment possess fitness for such duties. Instructors of the last named class will be excused from recitations during the school term, but at the end thereof will be required to take examinations in all subjects completed during the course, except the ones in which they have acted as instructors, and in lieu thereof a certificate of proficiency from the commanding officer will be given them if the latter is satisfied that it is merited; otherwise they will be examined in these subjects as well.

Whenever in carrying out the provisions of this paragraph it becomes necessary to utilize the services of an instructor junior in rank to the officers under instruction he shall in the execution of his duties be given the respect due his position.

3. The officers from whom systematic recitations are required, and who shall take the complete course, will include captains of the line of less than ten (10) years' service as commissioned officers, and all first and second lieutenants, with the exceptions hereinafter noted.

Exceptions.-Graduates of the United States Military Academy at West Point; the Infantry and Cavalry School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; the Artillery School at Fort Monroe, Virginia, or the Engineer School of Application, now at Washington Barracks, District of Columbia, may be excused from

recitations in military law, international law, and field engineering; but they will be required at the close of the term to qualify in those subjects as well as in those in which they have made systematic recitations.

Notwithstanding the exceptions herein noted, department commanders shall require either systematic recitations or qualification by examinations at the end of the school term of any officer of their commands, regardless of rank, when in their judgment such officer may be in need of instruction in the course herein prescribed.

In the formation of classes for recitations lieutenants will constitute one section and officers of higher grade another.

4. The annual period of theoretical instruction shall aggregate ninety (90) school days between November 1st and the 30th day of the following April. Two hours per diem shall be devoted to recitations, exclusive of the time necessary for proper preparation.

5. COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.

(a) ADMINISTRATION.

Theoretical.-Recitations in the U. S. Army Regulations and in General Orders and Circulars amendatory thereof, including: Military discipline; command; post administration; regiments-organization, instruction, and records; company administration; councils of administration; regimental, bakery, company, and mess funds; post bakeries, libraries, etc.; rosters, detachment, and daily service; honors, courtesies, and ceremonies; purchase of supplies and engagement of services; money accountability and responsibility; accounts current; public property, accountability and responsibility; boards of survey; military correspondence; orders; returns of troops; records; enlistments; Quartermaster's Department-general duties, records, returns, and reports required; Subsistence Department-general duties, ration tables, savings, sales, accounts and returns; Pay Department-reenlistment and continuous-service pay, forfeitures and deductions, and deposits. Particular attention will be given to the information contained in the manuals of the three departments last named; a thorough familiarity therewith will be insisted upon.

Practical.-Assignment to duty in turn as assistants to post staff and recruiting officers and to orderly room work with