Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-10
ARMY PROMOTIONS.
NOmi IA tiOns Made From the Arm
and Ciyflians

ana S1S1lfanS.
The President sent to the Senate yester-
day afternoon number of staff appoint
ments for the army. The salaries for these
places range from 5000 to $1,000. Quite a
number of civilians received appointments,
they being largely sons of prominent men.
The places are considered especially desir-
able because of the character of duties to
be performed and the salaries, which are
regarded large from a military stand
point. These nominations follow:
From the Army.
To be assistant adjutant generals. with
the rank of lieutenant colonel-John A.
Johnson. Sth Cavalry; Francis Michler, 9Th
Cavalry; Joseph II. Dorst. 4th Cavalry
Cyrus S. Roberts. 18th Infantry; George R.
Cecil, 18th Infantry; Edward j. McCler-
nand, I'd Cavalry.
Major to be inspector general, with rank
of lieutenant colonel-Joseph P Sanger in
spector general, L. S. A.
Captains to be inspector generals, with
rank of lieutenant colonel-Frank d. Bald
win. 9TH United States Infantry; Edmund
Rice, 9TH Infantry; Capt Marion p Maus,
list Infantry.
Majors to be chief quartermasters, with
rank of lieutenant colonel-Daniel D.
Wheeler, quartermaster; Charles Bird.
quartermaster; George +. Pond, quarter
master; James w. Pope, quartermaster;
Francis b. Jones, quartermaster; Crosby
p. Miller, quartermaster
Captains, engineer corps to be chief en-
gineers, with rank of lieutenant colonel
William Nj. Black, George McDerby, James
L. Lusk. George w. Cocktails John Biddle
Hiram NJ. Chittenden.
Major engineer corps, to be chief engi-
neer. with rank of lieutenant colonel-Wil-
liam r. Livermore
To he chief surgeons. with rank of lieu
tenant colonel-Majors Benjamin F. 1 ope.
surgeon. U. s. A; Robert NJ. OReilly, sur
geon, U. S. A; Alfred C. Girard, surgeon,
L. s. A: John Van r. Hoff, surgeon, U. S.
A; Louis NJ. Maus, surgeon. L. s. A.
To be chief commissary Of subsistence,
with rank of lieutenant colonel-Major Ed
ward L. bravo. commissary of subsistence
L. s. A; Major Tasker II. Bliss. commits
sary of subsistence. L. S. A.: Captain
James n. Allison. cCrnmissary of subsist-
ence. L. S. A; Captain William II. Bald
Captain David L. Brainard commissary of
subsistence L. S. A; Captain Oliver f.
Wood, 9Th Artillery: Captain Charles II.
Grierson, 10th Cavalry.
To be judge advocates. with rank of lieu
tenant colonel-Captain Fayette S. W. Roe,
Sd United States Infantry: Captain Edgar
s. Dudley, assistant quartermaster.
Civilian Appointments.
To be inspectors general, with rank OF
lieutenant cclonel-John Jacob Astor Of
New York: CT aries A. Whittier of New
York; Curtis Guild, j., of Massachusetts,
To be chief qulrtermaster, with rank of
lieutenant colOnel-Avery D. Andrews of
New York.
To be judge advocates. with rank of lieu
tenant colcEel-Andrew c. Gray of Della
ware. John A. Hull of Iowa, E. j. Hill Of
Connecticut Charles l.. Jewett of Indiana,
Charles ii. Ribbe of New York.
To be chief surgeons, with rank of lieu
tenant colonel-Nicholas Sem of Illinois;
Push Huidekoper of Pennsylvania
To be assistant adjutant general with
rank of captain-Charles r. Miller Of Ohio;
William Aston Chanler of New York Irskfn
Hewitt of New York. Walter L. Bouve of
Massachusetts, Fred. NJ. Alger of Michi-
gan, james G. Blaine, jr., of Maine w. b
Allison of Iowa
John Jacob Ast1r is one of the wealthiest
men in the United States. Curtis Guild is
editor of the Boston Commercial Walter
L. Bouve is captain of the LIST Corps of CT
diets at Boston. Charles y. Miller is a son
OF the Presidents old-tirne friend, in Can
ton. Fred. NJ. Alger is a son of the Secre-
tary of War. James g. Blaine is the only
surviving son of the famous statesman
W. b. Allison is nephew of the senator
A. c. Gray is the son of Senator Gray
practices law in Wilmington, Del. and is
graduate of Princeton College c. II
Ribble is a West Point graduate, served In
the army for eight years and has practiced
law for the past twelve years Charles l..
j. welt Is a lawyer living at New Albany
Ind.