The morning times., 1897-01-18
CHANGES IN THE ARMY.
Facts Shown by the Official Reg
lister for the Current Year.

Facts Shown by the Official Reg
lister for the Current Year.
The official Register of the Army of the
United States for 1897 is being completed
by the Government P rinter and will be dis
trihuted in few days. 1t will show that
during 1896 there were twelve resigna-
tfons of officers and three commissions
vacated by new appointments, those OF
Brig Gen. Charles g. Sawtelle. Prof. G. j
Ficbeger and Capt. William ii. Baldwin,
commissary of subsistence, who resigned
his commission as first lieutenant Seventh
Cavalry, only December %. 1896. One
appointment was declined, that OF First
Lieut.. Arthur Murray, First Artilley, To
be captain and assistant quarterrnas ter.
There were sixty-three deaths OF these,
there were Brig. Gems. (retired) John Glib
bon and Thomas l. Casey. Col William b
Hughes. assistant quartermaster general,
died at Baltimore September % Two pro-
fessors of the Military Academy died, VIII
liam NJ Postlethwaite and James Mercur
Two officers were wholly retired. Capt
Freeman V Walker, assistant surgeon, and
First Lieut.. Bard p sehenck, Ninth Infan-
try Two were dismissed Capt. Mitchell
+. lamar, Fourteenth Infantry, and First
Lieut. Samuel S. Payne, Fifteenth Infantry.
Since New Years, changes have occurred
as follows: Major George S. Wilson, as
sistant adjutant general, died at vancouver
barracks, Washington, January 2, leaving
a vacancy for President Cleveland to fill
Col James Z. Candy, assistant paymaster
general, was retired by reason OF having
reached the age limit, january, promoting
Lieut. Col. George W Candee to be colonel
and assistant paymaster general; Major
Alfred E. Bates to be lieutenant colonel
and deputy paymaster general. Major
William b. Kennedy, Fourth Cavalry, hav-
ing served more than thirty years, was
retired upon his own request, January 13,
promoting Capt. Louis II. Rucker, Ninth
Cavalry, to be major of the Fourth; First
Lieut.. Montgomery d. Parker, Ninth Cav
airy, to be captain in that regiment, and
Second Lieut.. Milton F. Davis, Fourth, 10
be first lieutenant, Ninth Cavalry Major
Adam Kramer, Sixth Cavalry, was retired
for the same reason, on the same day,
promoting Capt. Eli l.. Huggins TO be major
Of the Sixth; First Lieut.. Lloyd II. Brett,
Second Cavalry, to be captain in that regi-
mcnt, and Second Lieut. James Ryan,
Tenth, To first lieutenant in the Second
Cavalry.
The resignation OF First Lieut.. Charles
G.. Hall, Thirteenth Infantry, has been ac-
cepted 10y the President, 10 take effect
February 10, next, and the resignation of
second Lieut.. Charles E. Hayes, Eighteenth
Infantry, was accepted, to take effect
January 6. 1t is IeT orted in Washington
that he is to Join the Cuban army some
time this month Brigadier len Michael
u
tence. will be placed uron the retired
list by operation OF law on Monday, Jan
uary 6, thus leaving an important vacancy
for the President to fill, 10 which Col
Thomas C. Sullivan, assistant comfnissary
general, viii probably be appointed, being
next in rank. This Will promote Lieut.
Col william II. Bell to the rank of colonel,
Ma. or Charles p. Easan to be lieutenant
oo!oneI, and Capt. Henry b, 0sgood to be
joF and company of subsistence. leav-
ing 6acahcy for the President to I'LL by
the apI ointment of some captain or lieu
tenant of the line. Col. Oliver d. Greene,
OF the adjutant general department, will
be retired by operation of law January 20,
which Will cause promotions down the
line OF the corps, leaving a vacancy in the
rank of major TO be filled by the Presi-
dent, by selection from the line of the
Army. This retirement Will afford Mr.
Cleveland his last opportunity to crafty
friends by the selection of a favored cap
tain or lieutenant to fill the greatly-coyeted
place.
AS Commander Of the Army Mr..
Cleveland has performed his duty as Presi-
dent faithfully and III a satisfactory man
| ner to the Army generally. He has had
an unusual number of appointments at his
disposal, and has made them from the
army instead of disappointing faithful
| officers by selections from civil life.