Evening star., 1897-03-10
THE ARMY AND NAVY
Unusually Large Number Of Appointments
at President McKinley's Disposal.
Retirements That Will Take Place In
Both Banches of the Service In
the Next Two Years.

army and navy appointments VIII 'e O.
the disposal of President Mckinney w'hlh
the next year or two. This state OF aHairs
will result from retirements from the act
iy. list in both branches of the service on
account of age In army vacancies. espe-
ciallv in the grades of general officers the
President has the right of selection from
the ranks under the law, but in the navy
the rule of advancement is regulated en-
tirely by seniority. An exception to this
rule Is in the matter of naval bureau
chiefs, who are appointed by selection
from the service. Vacancies IN the lowest
grade of the pay department may be flled
by appointments from civil life, and there
are some minor staff places in the army
that may be similarly hlled from lhe ou..
side. Such places as these, however, are
exceedingly few in number and extremely
difficult to obtain.
The following is list of regular retire
ments in the army and navy during the
| first two years of President Mckiniey's
term:
| 1S97-Maj. Gen. Thomas S. Ruger, gen
eral officer April 2; Col. Charles T. Alex
ander. medical department. May 3; Brig.
| Gen. Frank Wheaton. general officer, May
| S; Capt Henry Romeyn. 9th Infantry, June
II; Lieut. Col. Lewis c. Forsyth, quarter
masters department. June IL; Col William
j. Lyster. 9th Infantry, June 21; Maj. Otis
| w Pollock. oath Infantry, August {: Capt.
| Joseph <. Irish. post chaplain, August 4;
| Lieut.. Col Francis E. Lacey. Sd Infantry,
| August s; Brig. Gen George d. Ruggles,
adjutant general. September H. Brig. Gen.
Thomas c. Sullivan, c. G. s., November IA:
| Lieut.. Col William E. Walter, medical de-
| partment. November IL; Maj. James jack
son. I'd Cavalry, November 2l; Mai Clar-
ence E. Bennett, 18th Infantry, Decem-
ber 2.
1S9S-Capt. Alfred Morton. 9th Infantry,
| January 16; Capt. Mason Carter, 5th 1n-s
fantry. January 3d. Col. William H. Bell.
subsistence department, January %; Capt
Sidney E. Clark, I'd Infantry, February L;
Capt Michael ]. Grealish, ordnance store
keeper. February 2; Col. George H. Weeks
quartermaster's department, February B.;
Capt James Chester. Sd Artillery, Feb
ruary 10; Col. Samuel Breck. adjutant gen.
erals department, February %; Col. John
K. Mzner, 10th Cavalry. March 2; Capt.
John S. Bishop, 18th Infantry March %:
81; Lieut.. Col David L. Huntington medi-
cal department, April 10; Capt Lewis
Smith, Sd Artillery, May L. Brig. Gen. Chas.
G. Sawtelle quartermaster general May
10; Maj. William Arthur, pay department,
May %; Lieut.. Col. William H. Nash. sub
sistence department. June p; Brig. Gen.
James w. Forsyth. general officer, August
26; Col Anson Mills. Sd Cavalry, August
! 81; Maj. Wells Willard. subsistence depart
ment, September 8; Col. William NJ. Ora
ham, 5th Artillery, September 2s; Brig.
zen. JOuU y. SOppluSeT, general OHlcer,
October IL; Col. Hamilton S. Hawkins. 10th
Infantry, November 13: Lieut. Col. John
ston V. D. Middleton. medical department
; December Is; Lieut.. Col William D. VOL
1 verton, medical department., December 21
Capt Frederick w. Thibaut, 9th Infantry
December 81.
The following is a list of retirements o.
naval officers:
1S97-Prcf. Simon Newcomb March IL
Lieut.. q. c. Robert Platt, March Il; Chap
lain John K. Lewis, March IS; rear Ad
: miral John G. Walker March 20; Rea
:. e. Admiral Francis NJ. Ramsey, April ); Chic
Engineer Robert Potts, May S; Medical Di
rector Thomas N. Penrose, June 16; Rea
Admiral George Brown, June 10; Commo
dore Robert L. Phythian. July 81: Chief En-
gineer Samuel L. P. Ayres, July -; Com
mander John c. Morong. August %; Pay Di
rector Caspar Schenck. September 26; Com
modore Rush R. Wallace, November 4 Ma
> val Constructor Frank L. Fernald, No
vember IL; Commander Zera L. Tanner
December 5; Chief Engineer William W
DUNCAN, December %.
1S9s-Medical Director Benjamin H Kid
der, January %: Rear Admiral Lester a
Beardslee. February l; Rear Admira
= Thomas o. Selfridge, February 6; Chief En-
gineer Fletcher A. Wilson, February Z; Pa
Chief Engineer Edward Farmer, March !
Carpenter Herbert NJ. Griffiths. March II
Chaplain Frank B. Rose. April 5; Chief En-
gineer George E. Tower, April IL; Com
mander Samuel Belden. April q: Medica
Director Edward s. Bogert, May Z; Chile
Engineer John A. Scott May %; Pay In
spector William w. Woodruff, June Il
, Medical Director Daniel McMurtrie. Jun
1S: Naval Constructor John B. Hoover
E June %: Rear Admiral William A. KIRK
land, July 8; Prof. John r. Eastman, Jul
N 20; Commodore Charles 8. Norton, Angus
10; Chief Engineer Philip Inch, August II
Civil Engineer Anecito G. Menocal. Sci
tember /; Chief Engineer Alfred Adamsol
September 10; Commodore Montgomer
Sicard, September 30: Carpenter, Goul
Northup, October 10; Chief Engineer JAIME
H. Casmar, October IL; Chief Engines
= George W. Stivers October II; Commodol
s Edmund o. Matthews. October "a: Sal
maker Truman B. White, November
Commodore Joseph N. Miller, November 2
Medical Director George II. Cooke, Decen
Der II; Sailmaker George T. Douglass. D.
cember 20; Commodore Francis NJ. Bunc
= December Is.
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