New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-17

interest in the military service on account Of tn
doubts raised II President Cleveland's choIs
from among the candidates for the appointment
In the ordinary course Of promotions Brgadler
General Thomas III. Ruger, the senior officer Of
his rank. woulu succeed to the position. and he "a
understood to be making no canvass in his own
behalf trusting TO the civil service tendencies a
the Administration to recognize his claims H
was made colonel in the permanent establishment,
IN 1868, the same day that General MIles
reached that rank, and he became a brgadler.
general in 1886 year earlier than General ives.
lev Merritt, two years earlier than Genela BROOKE
ana four years ahead OF General McCook Cen
eral Merritt reached the colOnelcy in 1876 Gen.
eral Brooke In 1879 and General McC0ok in 1854
So II the ordinary course OF promotion is followed
General Ruger would le certain 10 succeed Gen.
eral Howard. While it Is probable that he will Be
the next ma jor general there Is some uncertainty
due to the provisions OF the law applying 10
grades above the colonelcy and on that account
the other brigadier generals and several c0lonels
as we'll, are even hoping that he may be selected
Including the grade of colonel In the Army all
appointments are the result Of direct promotion,
but beyond that rank the selection Is left 10 the
President. and il IL held that he could IL he
chose TO do 50. appoint even civilian 10 the
vacancy caused by General Towards retirement
Article V of the Army Regulations provides that
appointments TO the grade OF general officer are
made by selection from the Army and that
promotions to the grade Of colonel will be made
according to seniority" The statutes while stp-
ulating advancement by promotion up to the
grade Of colonel, provide only for selection above
that rank President Johnson appointed Lowell
H. Rousseau Of Kentucky. then in Congress Q
brigadier- general Haleck was made MaJorGenr
eral from civil life. and in the familiar case u
Ulysses ). Grant. who resigned from captalncy
in 1854 and was made Major-General in the Army
(regular) from the volunteers in 1865. there ap
pears to be ample precedent FOR President Cleye.
land to overlook General Kruger, II he deems that
he can. by that means. secure more sutaoN
man for the high position.
General HoWaris retirement, General Mid
will be assigned to the command Of the Depart
ment Of the East. and the new Major-Genera
will have his headquarters at Chicago. Genera
Schofield remaining in command OF the enan
army until his retirement on September - ner
year
A cablegram was received at the Navy De
partment to-day announcing the departure OF U:
cruiser Charleston yesterday from Yokohama 10
Nagasaki. The dispatch conveyed no other IL
formation
The Detroit left Hampton Roads to-day M
Newport where she will be equipped with w,
Whitehead and two Howell torpedoes, whia
have recently been tested at the Newport staul
The Detroit will leave American waters on D;
l5OOO-mile voyage to Yokohama. by way 4
CadiZ Naples. SueZ. Alden. Singapore ana Hong
Kong The Machias will leave New-fork IN ths
next ten days and join the Detroit at Suez, atts
which they will continue the voyage in COMPANY
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