New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-21
4PPRO4CHISG ARMY 1PPOINTNENIN
GOVERNOR or THE SOLDIERS HONE 'ND AD
JTANTGENEENI~


v,,binrtou March 60 l~pD,iah.- General o. j.. WI
coV b. to retire a. Governor OF thc solder Home IL
tl city and a desirable place viii therefore b" aVMl
able after April !. Tho place !, one " IN" best ue
ial, FOR which Army offci ra- be- '"le 't"i' lI'
President may appoint any on" b" ci"'0r "i'holSh We
detail has Away gone 10 -onc deserving "H''r ="
high rank on the retired n,t The retired officer "o
is tfns detailed receives the pay Of an active ofr"r of
.ne grade ~ which he belonged at the time Of hie re
t,r.ment In addition 10 which hc has hou'" and fuel
ard light and other incldcntas. Among those WI"
will nv tt te place Is Adjuiani General k"tph' WHO
f. cx oncIo a member Of ID" board Of commissioners
- the home Nearly every officer the retired ~t
above the rank OF major l. anxious for the place b"t
General Kclton probably has the best chance ilc
does not necessarily have Ia retire IN order 70 b. dc
tailed for HE place hut a. lr may avail himself oi
the privilege OF retirement III account OF io'y years
service and As he rctrcs for age June 1t Is proba
bile that he will ask t. be transferred to the retired list
and detailed Il the governor OF the home
The possibility Of the appointment ~ General kehon
TO this place ha,cns conjecture regarding Ifs sue
&c, ,or a, Adutant General Of TIE Army. vacancy
Ip this place Interests Indirectly nearly every officer
In the Army il will make available place ~ ths
department at the foot Of the l-ts of assistant ad
infant generals The President Is not limited in h-
selection Of an I'D utaut general 10 the senior occr-
Of the Department. and there be good reasons for
his passing ~ the officers Who have been
Iougc.t i'm tlo service. General Robert Williams T.
I
the senior officer and following the usual custom he i
| General KcltOns assistant at the War Department.
lie is a graduate of the Military hcad"my and had a
short volunteer service In 1-Gl, when he was colonel
Of tho 1t Ma-,acnsctt. cavalry lie has been In the
AdJutant Generals Department since 1861. being ap-
pointed the .ame day is General Kclt0n. Immediately
Junior 10 General Williams i, General Mckeevcr who
Is at resent Oh duty Chicago with General Miles
General g.. u. Rugsc, who f. on duty At Governors
Island comes next, and General Vincent, Who /, an
aid TO General Shocd. completes the list of colonel,
of the Department. Junior 10 these officers are Hcn
cr:, Greene and Erccl Colpncs wood Martin. COrbin
Barber sheridan the brother u General Ph'lhp Shcr
dan and Major. Ward Nolhmar, schwan. Macarthur
and Gilmore. or all these officers, Wood, corbAl,
Barber sheridan schwan Mae Arthur and Gilmore, are
| not graduate, OF the Military Academy. Corbin.
Barber sheridan, Macarthur and Gilmore have war
records volunteers extending over period Of foar
years. one 0f thcm Major schwan came hom the
rank. tie Is native OF Germany and entered the
10Th Infantry In l-57 ~ n private. lie rose steadily
until he attained the grade of captain IL 7Gb. and
twenty years later mad" IN assistant hdJutut
general. lie j. II the most capable officers IN the
ARMY and some day I'm the future when the appoint
ing power will not have 10 Jump many names 10
reach them the aduant generalcy VIII rest between
Colonel Martin. Major Schwan and Major Macarthur.