Wichita eagle., 1888-10-23
ITEMS FOR THE ARMY.
AdjutantS General Changes Postponed
Col. Wood Dissatisfied Minor Mention.

| WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-The extensive
changes in the stations of adjutants gen.
eral which were supposed to be in contem-
plation in order TO fill the vacancy caused
by the transfer of Colonel Vincent to army
headquarters and to give Colonel Mike
Sheridan duty at Chicago have been post
poned till next spring, and the only
change to be made at present will be
the transfer of Lieutenant Colonel
Wood from duty in this city to the
vacant station at st. Paul, MINI. The
transfer is not entirely agreeable to Colo
mel Wood and his friends are somewhat
disposed to enter protest, the ground of
complaint being that be has not had more
than half the regular time here, while
there are others who have had much more
than the allotted period The reason as
signed for his premature relief is that the
adjutant general desires to keep faith with
congress, he having secured the passage
of the bill increasing the high ranks
IN the corps on the representa-
ton that colonies were desired for
duty at divisions and lieutenant colonies at
departments, and he being the only officer
of that rank not on duty at department
and there being a station vacant, he was
naturally chosen for the detail. His
friends, however, do not recognize the
force of the argument, especially in view
of the fact that Colonel. Mckeever has just
been taken from a division after only
brief absence and brought back to his old
place here In answer to this charge of in
consistency it may be stated that there is
one more colonel than there are divisions,
and it is the custom to have that extra
colonel here as principal assistant to the
adjutant general In anticipation of
General Drums retirement in May next
III Il IL H. l.zx,a
assistant to General Kelton, who will I'M
doutedly be appointed to succeed General
Drum.
The four staff appointments in the army
not having been made before the adjourn
ment of the senate, the presumption now
is that the president is as undecided in his
selection as he was a week ago, and that
some days will yet eIapse before the an
nouncement of the lucky individuals are
announced. 1t was currently reported at
the war department yesterday that the
president had determined to make one of
the appointments from civil life, and one
Of each from the infantry, artillery and
cavalary arms, but farther than this he
has not made up his mind.
A mitigation of the sentence of dismissal
in the case of Lieutenant Colonel G. 4.
Forsythe, Fourth Cavalry, who was tried
several months ago at Fort Huachuca on
the charge of duplicating pay accounts is
confidently expected by the friends of the
accused, who have lately called upon the
president in his behalf. A reduction from
rank and suspension from duty will prob
ably be the final decision. In any event
he will lo-e his promotion to colonel,
which would be due in few days. when
Colonel Sweetzer, Second cavalry, will be
retired. Lieutenant Colonel Clendenning |
Third cavalry, will be advanced in his stead. |
Among the nominations on the senate |
not acted upon prior to adjourn
ment yesterday are the following army |
promotions: Quartermaster department, |
Colonel H. G. Hodges, deputy |
quartermaster general, with the rank of |
colonel, vice Saxton, retired; Major George |
II. Weeks, to be deputy quartermaster |
general, with the rank Of lieutenant COL
onel. vice Hodges, promoted; Captain
Lewis G. Forsyth, assistant Guartermaster, |
to be quartermaster with the rank of ma
5. McNutt to be first lieutenant, addition
al Second Lieutenant NJ. c. Butler, jr.,
Fourteenth infantry to be second lieuten-
anti Fourth cavalry, Second Lietenant c.
2. Elliott to be first lievtenant, additional
second Lieutenant j. p. Ryan, Third cay
airy, to be second lieutenant, additional
Second Lieutenants Casper D. Vance and
and Walter X. Wright to be second lieu
tenants; Sixteenth infantry, Assistant
Surgeon L. Y, Loring to be surgeon.
The following army officers registered at
the war department yesterday: Captain
Charles Morris, Fifth artillery; First
Lietenant W. c. Butler, Third infantry;
First Lieutenant Hamilton Rowan Sec
1nd artillery. Captain John B. Rodman,
Twentieth infantry. and Captain Richard
Vance, Nineteenth infantry.
Assistant Adjutant General Chauncey
McKeever assumed charge of the appoint
nent and commission board of the adju-
ant generals office yesterday, relieving
Colonel Greene. who is due at Fort Leaven-
worth November l.
Major General Schofield and Lieutenant
Bliss of his staff went to New York yester-
lay afternoon.