The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-27
ARMY AND NlVI.cHlNGES
Terms Of Two Bureau Chiefs to
Expire Next Year.
ARE MELVILLE AND LEMLY
The Former VIII Probably BE Reap
pOInted-A Number of Important
Retirements for Age to BE Made.
Three Vacancies In the Pay Corps.
Among the Line Officers.

The ternszof two bureau chiefs in the
Navy Departemnt will expire next year
One of these is that Of Commodore George
W. Melville, the engi2eer-in-chier, and
the other is Capt. s.. c. Iemiy, the Judge
advocate general of the navy.
Melville's term expires on January '16.
and there is no doubt thai he will be reap
pointed by Secretary Herbert as chief OF
the Bureau OF Steam Engineering. This
will make Commodore Meiville's third term
as head of the bureau and chief OF his
corps. His eight years record in this
position has been highly creditable one.
In that period he has accomplished all
that has been done i'll the advance in ma
rine engineering On board our ships OF war.
The term OF the Judge advocate general
expires In June next At present there
does not appear to be any applicants for
the place, which Is an important and re-
sponsible one. The rank OF the present in
cumbent is that OF lieutenant, although
by virtue of his office he has the title and
emoluments OF a captain. II the position
remains as at present, that which may be
held by a naval officer OF the line, Capt.
Iemly will probably be his own successor.
He il hard worker, and is not responsible
for the many faults and Inconsistencies
which exist in the judicial system OF the
service.
IMPORTANT RETIREMENTS.
There will be a number OF important re-
tirencnts for age in the army in 1895.
Among these retirements are those of eight
starr OFFICERS OF high rank, which means
there will be that number OF attractive com-
missions awaiting line Officers OF lesser
grades. The most important retirement is
that OF the quarternlaster-general Of the
n. transferred from, the active list ON JuIv
81. There will he a number OF candidates
for his nositiou Among thos. mentioned
are Col. G. G. sawtelIe Col. NJ. /. I.u,iingten.
Col n Mere and Col n n Weets
Tba only other retirement in The auar,er.
n,,s,..r,s don, rtnent next vear will he tba +
or T',ent WiIliam IA Hughes who Is Ia he
transrerrad from, tho sc,iye Iist ON October
IA HUGHES is at nresent ON du,v in N,Iri-
mnre I,o,,, Of thesc ra,iren,en,s viii resrlt
in the nron,orion of ana r,erma s,ars of tnnior
yr,d..s ard tho c-.,fion or ,.o vacan,.ies in
1hor,nr or Contain 10 ,vhicbfirsr Iieu,apants
and o. n,a;ns py re line ,re eJigihIe
IT,, iii h., ,hro, ra,ir.,nan,s in tn. no -
corns thosa or Col r. n Terrell on Feb
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and NJ; 60, T. pnhinsan on .nc,,s,
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cor,s naxt m ,b.. N. v,nas,.r General and
his ra,ira,n.n, Ri, ,,rono,.. ,,-o nYr;c.rs or
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NACANCf IN IhE RAM
There will be one retirement OF an officer
of the adjutant generals department, that
of Col. Thomas n. vincent. on November
TX This will cana, a vaca nov in the rank
of major which Is lil.,v ia b,. filled nv the
anno,,,t,nent Of n cant,tn from The line.
There will he two retiretnents among
suhs,sS.nce orficers those or lent Col
'rbonas wilson ON lime 10 and Col. John
W. Barrirer. on July 9.
Amonp line offic,rs there are six c,,Io-