The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-02
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
ARMY OFFICERS TO RETIRE DURING
CLETELAND's TERM.

CLEFELdNDS 1GhM.
ne VIII Have the Appointnent OF Three
AIsior-Geuernis, One Brigadier OF the
I.iae and Seven or the StsF-A Daughter
OF Cen Kirby Smith Appointed Postnnis-
tress In Tcnn.ssee-RaiIrosd Men 20 In
vestigste the Executive Departments.
WASHINGTON. Juno 1.-President Cleveland
will have moro appointm snts OF Major-Gen.
erals and Brigadier- Generals during his Ad-
ministration than have fallen to any Presi-
dent since the war In the first three months
OF his Administration he has advanced two
officers. Col. Carlin and Col. Sternberg. to the
grade OF Brlgadier. and In November next no
will have q new Adjutant-G General to appoint
upon the retirement Of Gen. Williama. 1.-THE
thrce Major Generals, Gems. Schoheld and
Howard retire. leaving Gen. Nelson A.
Miles as the senior Mnjor-General OF the
army. where he will remain until 1903.
when no goes out on account OF age. All the
heads OF the staff corps retire in the next four
years except Gen. sternberR. who has Just
been placed at the head OF the medical CORPS
and Gen. Flagler. Chief OF Ordnance giving
him the appointments Of seven Colonels to be
Brigadier- Generals.
The only Brigadler OF tho line to retire be-
fore tho next Administration will be Gen.
Alexander McCook. who will be placed
on tho shelf next April Gen. Howard.
at Governors Island. retires Nov. =. 1894.
and Gen. schofleld on Sept. 20. 1895
Bs,eadlcr in orasr Of seniorty. he viii probs.
bly, be advanced to a Major General upon Gen;
Aownrds retireme nt; and Gen: Wesley Mrl the
Inspector Generals department Gen. Joseph
e. Breckenridge retres Jan. T.. l2Oa and In
Gen. swain. who had been under susGension
for a number OF years. and who will retire
ss1s s s Bec q III sS sS
ssS h, 5n SIs ssPs 81 F
gi6sr cffssr q NJ eprps; e. Cen. y, Th s1nss
corps OF the service. will be Displaced May ~.
1895 Cen fagler chief 1f , 25dnA3 TS: re.
Tns 0p the o ae a thsse oces will Create
vacancies In the lowest grades which the
President will have to confer upon some Gn OF the
McKeever or the Adiutant Geherals Depart.
inent retlres In August when the President
line to the corps.
The Joint Commission authorized by the
Fifty-second Congress to investigate the
methods OF business In the executive depart
ments held q meeting to-day and selected the
experts who will 20 over the books Previous
to entering upon this work the Commission.
consisting Of three Represent atives and three
Senators, conferred with the President and
members of the Cabinet. and received assur-
ances OF the hearty cooperation o. ths e1ecu-
carefully looking over the field. came to the
conclusion that railroad men would be best
able to do the work. and selected as their ex-
perts m en- skilled in railroad accountings.
The chief expert in charge is Mr.. Joseph '.
Reinhart President of the Atchison. Topeka
and Santa Fe Railroad who has q wide repu.
tation for abilities ,which, particularly adaItt
him for this work. He will net engage In it
actively. but will control and direct 1t. making
periodical visits to Washington. The two men
who will do the active work nre Charles W:
Haskins OF New York city and L. ". Sells OF
Chicago. The former was connected with the
accounting division OF the New York. West
Shore and Buffalo Railroadi ana was audi Hf,
Sells has been in the accounting division Of
the Kansas City. Fort Scott and Memphis
Rairoad and the Colorado Midland Railroad
COMPANY but is now chief accountant ut Chi
cago Of the Atchtson. Topeka and santa re
road. After going through tho Treasury De-
partment. the other executive departments
will be taken up.
Postmaster General Bissell to-day appoint
cd Miss Carrie Kirby Smith to be Postmistress
at Bewanee. Tenn. She is the daughter OF
Gen. Kirby Smith Of Confederate fame. and
Confederatee. as we'll as Unionists This re-
mfnder OF old war days Is intensified by the
IN ct that Miss Smiths Assistant Postmaster
will be Preston Brooks. son OF the famous
Carolinian who made the historic attack upon
Charles sumner in the senate during the days
OF the slavery debates. Mr.. Brooks. Jr. 10
merchant at Sewanee.