Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-19
CIVILIAN CANDIDATES
Notified tn Appear for Examination for Lieu
tenancies in the Regular Army.

Notified tn appear Tor Examination Tor Lieu
tenancies in the Regular Army.
The War Department sent out notifications
late yesterday afternoon to nineteen Of the
civilian candidates selected for examination
for appointment to second heutenancies in the
army. There are about twenty vacancies to be
filed and it was supposed that about forty can
didates would be nominated. 1t had been gen.
orally understood that preference would be
given to members Of the National Guard, grad
yates Of colleges at Which army officers are
stationed rs instructors and the sons Of army
officers The President took the whole matter
into his own hands, and, with one exception,
the candidates selected came from those three
classes. The exception was Vim. Wallace Of
Indiana. The examination OF the candidates
Will De held at the War Department, COM
mencing July 49, The mental examination will
include English, mathematics. geography les
pecia!ly of North America), history Of the
United States and general military aptitude
and proficiency.
THE CANDIDATES.
The District of Columbia gets two of the APP
pointment-, one going to Frank A. Barton, a
graduate of Cornell University, and one to
Arthur Yates. a son of Col. Theodore Yates
retired. The other men selected are L. E.
Baker. Alabama. graduate of the Alabama
W.T. DrOOkt, IeunsNi-
vania, son OF Brig. Gen. John X. Brooke. and
first lieutenant third infantry, National
Guard of Pennsylvania; Joseph G. Cashier
OF New Jersey. graduate of Rutgers Col
lege; W. Nj. Crofton, son of Col H. s. A. Croft
ton. fifteenth infantry: +. W. Fuger, son
OF Capt. Frederick Fuger. fourth artillery;
Victor Macpherson, Kentucky. graduate of
the Naval Academy; j. i. Manner Mississippi.
graduate of the Agricultural College OF Mis-
slsslppi; II. l.. McCorkle, graduate of the
University of Tennessee; T. l.. Phillips, New
York, graduate OF Cornell University; s. ID.
RockenDach, Missouri, captain of cadets, Ma
tlonal Guard of Missouri; III. l.. Rogers, grad
nate of Michigan Military Academy and A.
A. ID. C. brigade staff Michigan National
Guard; Edward Sigerfoos, Ohio, graduate of
graduate of Michigan Military Academy and
member of the first artillery. Ohio National
Guard; Frank Thompkins, New York, son of
Col Z: ii. Thompkins, acting quartermaster
general and member of the twelfth in
fantry, National Guard, state of New York;
r. III. Van Deman, Ohio, signal corps, four
teenth infantry, Ohio National Guard, and
Robert C. Williams of Illinois. of Col.
Robert Williams, acting adjutant general.
CHANCE FOR NoN-CoMMIssIoNED OFFICERS.
Before the appointments are made from
among the successful civilians the following
non-commissioned officers, who have passed
their preliminary examinations, will be finally
examined at Fortress Monroe and given COM
missions: VIM. NJ. Morrow, sergeant, company
+, seventeenth infantry; Philip Hawley, cor
Pcral. company Ii, sixteenth infantry; BENZ
+. Hardaway, sergeant, company &, seven
teenth infantry; Vim. H. Morford corporal,
company c, twenty-irst infantry; Chas. Z.
Hays, corporal, company F, eighteenth in
fantry; Jasper Z. Brady, jr., corporal, COM
pany ID, eighteenth infantry; Chas. r. Kraut-
hof, first sergeant, company F, second artil-
lery; Robt. L. Garner, corporal, company G, fifth
cavalry; Wilbur E. Dove, corporal, company
Z, twelfth infantry; John OShea. corporal,
company /. first artillery; James q. Hartford,
quartermaster sergeant, fourth infantry; Ham,
iiton +. MARYLAND, corporal, company Z, fourth
infantry; Matthew A. Batson, corporal, COM
pany q, second cavalry; William Norton Wood,
sergeant major, third infantry; Albert c. Dali
ton, sergeant, company A, twenty-second in
fantry; Thomas +. Schley, frst-class sergeant.
signal corps: Peter E. Marquart, corporal,
company q, third infantry.
Sergeant Schley is a son of Capt.W s. Schley
of the navy