The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-30
THE AWARD OF THE STAR.
How the Promotion OF Col. Otis Recalls Las
Years Famous Deal

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o,J. T,',,t,t I.,n. VI w, r'"eil o'epnen
GonoroI 70 an co. %a.,,., " 70 nr'kHuier~
mn 60 -, .o',n. ~. az. .ti 'aoancy'
"dooI" ~ nhtoh 90 .". ~ voinp,e'os tne
400 vbor cav n 9 s,s sn was neSia "nlle
rotirod ilst ,or o,o Ia, 49, az" ~ upon 'ne
oond,datoa a.. "a. . ~ .,Ieo n"'.i
- CIT CoI t, "',o wi Z. h'
kins. CoI T. c o,is r.aei..S =, ee, ni-
nortod nv o,'s.cro,arr p,oo,a- ~ ~, 'u 10
porteu w eN-oecre.aIy frootor ana Col w.
schofold's candidate. Ther. wers Other eli.
known nsIironte bnt :, NAV h. In, 49,,
huo"h a9Iiiuu's' pu' IL may pe imagined tnat
against these three who yars ali s,caiaUs
But it may have been hard for Mr.. Harrison
~. 10 uoc,ue pe."een MS eHrsecte'ery OF WsE
ms existing secretary OF war and the Major
restsd .yon ,h.t th.s. ,,iaht "'s SUE
lock, broken by giving the nlso, 70 an o ort-
slider. But this result, ssems TO Inv. s ou,,
ayoided bv mar IN whIoh 70, C"n
was TO hnva tho ar.t oha avn t Coi S Car
when Col. Carr had bean BrJead,sr'c.nnroi
q nt'le wnie ne was TO voluntarily apply for
retirement. whereupon Col carlin would be
aDpo. Gnu III nis turn 20 through the
same performance IN favor OIL Col. Otis Tho
oUIoo, IN uoinE 'nis Was apparentiy' 10 orinR
NJ U, "i.'i'n '"e huninis'ratioh
OF MIR. Harrison. lest the succeeding one
Dut Con, Corr soon iur,,,rod tnn
trou,Jo It,. oc,,,ni 80. ''e .ene a'
Harrison put II. on receiving notice OF his
promotion with orders 20 renort r. aan
schoheld. he visited the latter officer and
" he then told me that he had promised you
.hq should promoted retire from active
casoned bv such retiTement 'Ge sao ss,yn of-
ed a. the statement and told G Es s sSbeH
have accenfeS sba o SSn prUse "ouid not
Nfter whitipe sne InSsanahfa Time for o
plan bofnre tbe snd 81 lPr s eadLryinE out the
t W G %1nd sf fh9I 6rSught Gen Carr up
without his consent As i was then S' aireads
mended that Col carlin sbnuiS ~ a asU IN
promoted to the vacancy and at once potire e
as BGigadi Her General; and, thirdly that .
but the protest Of "0I Car ron nn % sppoaniea;
paying some attention to 4 40 desved nesa Q.
tesolysS 70 try 10 sEtn Ok Ces seem TO nave
to the third step o. the nrnpram ana pTOce ,e
dent Harrison IN After p Jisnosipal eTenIs presi
retrins him Nominated Soi tts d dira.,H oS
ondf 9bpe 1 ht G mere was change for
S"ctrse tba o CoI tac.ics: mhether IL was
Unwoiian an ~ p w, ~ rue oehhte WIN
oftha sasspnH 90 S uh, Win tme eInsIng nuues
Sariin male An astmte m,va IN nnaSo on ioa.
with tbnse Of Col Carr fnr pienonhoiinS ,H
nt ths ssssIon csU wit5 ~ az ,f M the Gnu
Rnt tbe non,inntfon ~ ~ Htj NIL 49, on ~, .h
F,iiab - 10 a .1a1 49, y, Us nahiuE thus
wns ~ nayar ,n hCIn' 'aI y, en'iieiy' ana
sprand that hp DE- tam, nHHinors a. once
than co,na into ,nmo 10, eiahi' WY nsd
nisp nv ao,nintIr,p Nv 'orW'siau spoli .he
hWmerou ssYYoiIahia a. ndidotas III aIom tne
latinns b1wayar wara sa, ~. in es sneSu-
'isyrinniis ssInc;tinn q, To- Gil; w Ut.
nil The second stem in tbs origin..I S nre
Eramme was thus carried 10 tTiuInnbaDt
10 say that no was well wortbx ~ the S nrna