The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-09
VINO sHAL. nAvs TINE srAns,
An Adjutant-Generai and n Brirr aier-fsen-
erai Soon to BE Appointed.

| WASHINGTON. Oct. S-Within a few weeks
| Adit Gen. Robert Williams will be retired for
aRe. and twenty days later the same cause will
| remove Brighton. W. I. Carin from the active
list Naturally the struggle for the two vacan-
clos is already hot. and while some OF the
asprants are looking after their interests on
| the spot, others have friends at work for them.
For the place OF Gen. Williams there are but
two candidates much spoken OF. Col. George
ID. Ruggles and Col Thomas VI. Vincent. both
In the grade OF Assistant Adjutant- General
the former first and the latter second In the
line OF promotion Col Ruggles entered the
Military Academy from his native State ofNew
York in 1851, and was appointed to tho infan-
try on graduation four years later When the
civil war broke out it brought him promo ton
to First Lieutenancy. which was followed in
the summer OF 1851 by n Captaincy In the Ad-
jutant-Gencraps Department where he has
since remained. reaching his present grade
June 2. 1889. Col, Vincent, a native OF Ohio.
graduated from West Point two years earlier.
in 1853, and entered tho artillery. becoming q
Second Lieutenant that year, First Lieuten-
ant in 1855. u Captain In tho Adjutant- Gener-
ais Department Aug s. 1861. a Captain In the
Second Artillery from July %. 1853, to June
IL. 1864. and reaching his present grade
Aug. .. 1890
Each officer was brevetted Colonel. Lieuten-
ant-Colonel. and Brigadier- General In the reg
ular army Col Ruggles for gallant and mer-
itorlous services during the civil war and in
the campaign which ended with Lees sur
render. and Col. Vincent for faithful and NOR
itorious services during the war; and Col.
Ruggles in addition. was brevetted Brigadier-
General OF volunteers 1t is worthy OF note
that. while Col Vincent ranked Col RuEgles
III the line. their commissions both as Captain
and as Major in the Adjutant-General's De-
partment were dated on the same day. but
Col. Ruggles. as senior. became Lieutenant
Colonel about a year earlier; Col Kaecles has
the advantage In rank. and Col. Vincent has
beon two years the longer in service; The
M..ei' .neleiore, Us WY. DO suInls M, 10 tne
oiuer' retirihe NOV. 10. leoo; oue ooL hueR'es
Turning to the other star. wa find mo re- cam
~ 'n Th Unu an SH We nu ~
uluates LOT IL. Inc ranking omcer ID Col W.
Il. shaiter. First Infantry. who. in addition to
his seniority claim. is suid to have had the
support Of Mr.. Croker. I As an Offset he did
tho civil war, whereas some Of his competitors
have belonged to it more than forty years.
Again. Col. Skater does not retire until late in
1899 SO that other faithful and DISTINGUISHED
ohcers VINO retire earlier might meanwhile
DO rewarded with the star without affecting
MS ui.lha.e ehahces .ot IL he nas. AZ i Ho,
already been several times passed over Col.
tannnt ~, ,ha Seventh Miohia.n Int.rtrx n
tenant Oh the seventh Miehigan infantry. IN
Michigan in 1852. Colonel Of the Seventeenth
United states C9lored tniantry 10 1874
nry IN 1879 and has he'd hs pres
ent grade ,r and assignment ein, as Colonel
1879. He was brevetted Colonel In the regular
Volunteers Tor sallans and meritoFioas SER
Next in seniority. and noteworthy aspirant
Is Col. Z. s Otls. twentieth Infantry. He
was the eandidate 81 exiSeere eta Proctor In
tary Elkins's candidate. was promoted: on the
alleged understanding that after q time he
Gen. Schofelds candidate. who. on his own
shortly &c fo 10y 61; retirement would be sue
when Cen Carr Indignantly repudated this
alleged tripartite agreement. he was sum
dsn lz s s'yG
hfR int COY oa
Gen. Carlin's successor. thus completing the
original project. Col. Otis. native Of Mary;
as a Captain in the 14Oth New York In
fantry has Inc war war; record, with 6revets
for a and q "H a u
volunteers for the battle OF Chapel House in
Virginia. After the war he became Lieuten-
ant Colonel OF the twenty second Infantry.
OF his present regiment, he commanded the
infantry and cavalry school, Even when Col.
was a prominent candidate. But his retire.
ment does not occur until the year 1902. so
are also distinguished, argue that ono OF
them might receive the star al, the present
a while. especially as thero will DO two other
vacancies on the. retirement Of Gen. Howard
and Gen: schofleld within two years.
come in order Col NJ. N. Blunt, Sixteenth In
fantry: Col. P. I. Swaine. Iwenty- second: Col.
Twenty fourth. 1t seems safe to assume that
If an infantry Colonel is chosen. it Will be one