Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-03

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WAaHTSuIuN, July 3.-One of tha
mUsl important army ruuflug boards
ordered iof several years will meet ia
! Chicago IN about two weeks. The
iutY " this b ard Will DO T. examine
officers OF the amy from the rank "
colonel down 10 tue lieutenant.
Twelve OH cvrs viii be ofdcfsd 10 AL
| pear Tor examination
The most Important case 20 come be.
fore the board Will be thst VI Col. X.
l.. Cfuiton OF to Fifteenth Infantry,
tho onicer IA command VI Fort 5heTi.
Ian, Ill Col Gfoit1n has been pro.
uOuucei physically inequalities fot &C.
] tive service ~ Major denny Lippin.
colt tue post surgeon ~ Fora ShefiIan,
auG Captain ChAs. l.. Woodruff, tue
assistant surgeon nt that posi-.
Among thb other officers who will
~ uably DO ordered ~ appear before
tuin losfd are; Lieut.. Col. J.. "A.
branl1fd, Seventeenth iniAntfy, VI
Columbus barrackF, Ohio; Major a. 3.
u. hryes, luif1 cavalry, Of Jefferson
barracks, No, Msj0r J. A. Darling,
FUN Artillery Oi the Pfvsldlo, sAn
FHucisc MAJOR J. Tutubull, Fiftt
artillery % tIu Hamilton, New YOtk,
tlfst LluIt. J. n, OstrT, Fiat artillery
VI Fort HAmiuon.
& ], tfOit0u's CuuU IL interesting on
nccIuut Of the ay1wod intuutl0n " tho
war department % retire him next fall
under thu law gtauling tue President
power % take such action when tucn
ylllcpr hA- reached ihu age VI o., even
u frllfiug board falls ~ rec mm6ni
MIN iut retirement on account OF die.
ability, Col, Cotton 10 preparing =
strong case Ia biz own behalf aud will
probably make long fight He
claims tnAt the disability Tor which no
was reported ny tue surgeons wac tenn.
pUfAty anu that II does not perm.
gnuugiy lvsson hls efficiency as
soldier.
Secretary Lamont has for several
dayH had before bin the report OF the
surgeons on tbs condition Of tho men
60 uu Oxamiuo1 Tor retirement. Inc
board VIII DO ordered u cJuyene Ia
Chicago about the middle VI July. IL
viii DO one Of the most impUttsnt
Ofganlkatiou Of it, kind that mas AS.
sembIri during the present admits
ttatl0u,
Tue detail o. officers TO the board has
not yet been decided upon. lt Is
understood, however, that Major Gen.
sfal Wesley Merritt Of Chicago, CON.
manning tue department VI Missouri,
viii DO tne senior officer anI cnAif.
mgu, lhs general officer detailed ~
member Will be oItlef Brgzdibr
Guuuni BfoOks Oi ~. Paul, @ mmaud.
log tho department OF Dakota, OF
Brgsi'or General H.. IS. Ols, OF Wan
Csuyrr barracks, Wellington, com.
iuau4igg The department ul tue Co
lumuh. The w liabilities are in favor
70 tuu after officers .ss.gnmouL
Au .illour win Tue TauG Of colonel
viii uv Iho thltI line officer on luo
board. Two medical officers VI hlgh
rank VIII also be- detailed, thus c0u.
Ilruus tho membership.
AZ result OF the WuTK OF this h0ATi,
10 DO laG belief Of the secretary Ji war
that cue twelve officers % appear be.
ufg % VIII be TeIusatuI 10 tue retired
lish lLufe are now h'tesn vacancies
on tlu Limited retired list, W that nan
twelve Uilicefs happen - be recon-
men led ny the board Tor retirement
,hg TugumnUuIau1nsc eau ug .lnmuIl-
rtuIy Ul ptud ty llu secretary VI war,
This wlil cause = general promotion OF
llCtf6 along the liug AuI will make
ROOM iu active service Tor sJmu OF tlo
graduates ~ TINS yrBs's class 81 tue
MILITARY academy, lus class CJuals'.
ed OF q Velour maul al4 lney at5 uli
aux us Tor immediate asst gumtnia g.
regiments