The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-01
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, April 30.-Serators
i.oched 10 the war department TO-DAY
ana made many recommended ions for
positions In the volunteer army iron,
major generals down to the smaller
Positlons IN the quartermaster's de-
partment.
Senator Money MISSY pressed two
Mississippi candidates for brigadier
generals IN the volunteer army. Jacob
"A; sharp and j. Argyle Smith. both of
Whom saw military service in the late
war. 'S
senator Cullom was at the DEPART
ment comforting with Secretary Alger.
The senator says Illinois has a candi.
date for inspector general of yoIunteers
VINO Will have the relative rank of
| colonel. His name is Capt John
| Balance AA
Senator Elkins, Of West Virginia.
VINO was also caller, says his state is
anxious to send a brigade to the front
instead or one regiment apportioned to
Massachusetts has presented her can
dictate for brigadier generalship to the
authorities, and the congressional rep
resentatiyes feel there Is no doubt
ne Will be given the appointment. He
Is w. A. Bancroft, of Cambridge.
! Other congressional visitors and their
- iSiieo Niio idu BUSINESS with SeCrG-
| tary Alger and his assistants TODAY
included Senator Spooner (Wis), who
says his candidate for brigadier gen
eral of volunteers is Capt Charles
King, a West Point graduate. and
who was wounded several times in the
late war; Senator Quay, of Pennsylvd-
! MIA, who came to present the name
| OF friend for a position on the staff
of the volunteers; Senator Carter
CMont), who asked that his state be
given permission to send it's battalion
of cavalry and its light artillery to the
front, thus increasing the apportion-
ment of Montana to that extent.
| Officers Assigned.
| The war department has assigned
the officers who are to perform the
duties Of quartermaster and commits
sary for the volunteer troops at the
various state rendezvous prior to their
mobilization at the central points. In
number Of the states the officers are
the same as those detailed for mus
! tering duty. In the following states
| Independent officers are appointed:
Alabama-First Lieut. Samuel Jones Jr.,
| Fourth cavalry.
| ArkanSaS-FirSt Lieut.. Joseph Frazier,
| Ninth infantry.
Arizona-second Lieut.. Herschel Tupes.
Fifteenth infantry.
l.
Georgla-First Lieut.. Jerolad, Third cav
| airy. Capt. Fred A Smith, Twelfth in
fantry, has been appointed mastering Of
fcer for Georgia, vice Capt DISCARD j.
Brown, relieved
Iilinois-First Lieut.. Chauncey D. Baker.
Seventh infantry, as guartermaster, and
! fantry, commissary
Indiana-First Lieut.. Matt r. Patterson,
| Sixth infantry.
Iowa-First Lieut. John c. Waterman.
Kansas-First Lieut.. Harry A. Smith,
! Fifth infantry relieved as mastering Of
! fieer and appointed quartermaster and conn
mssary. First Lieut.. w. S. Clark appoint
ed mastering of1lcer:
Kentucky-First Lieut.. Solomon P. Ves-
tall, Seventh cavalry.
| Louisana-Second Lieut.. Jacques de l..
LATTE First infantry, relieved as muster
| ing officer and appointed quartermaster and
| commissary Capt. Frank H. Edmunds,
, First infantry, appointed mastering officer.
| Mchigan-Second Lieut.. F. B. Winans
Jr Fifth cavalry, relieved mastering
! officer and appointed ouartermsster and
commissary Capt. Robert ]. Irvine,
Eleventh infantry, appointed mastering Of
/ f1cer.
Mnnesota-First Lieut. Harry A. Leon.
beuser, Twenty-fifth infantry; Capt. Samuel
NJ Swieert, First cavalry, appointed mus
tering officer. vice First Lieut. Frank d.
! Mccoy Third infantry, relieved.
! Missouri-First Lieut.. George d. Mckee,
Twenty-third infantry.
Nebraska-First Lieut.. George Mckay,
| Eighth cavalry.
South Dakota-Second Lieut.. John NJ. Nor.
gan, Eighth cavalry, quartermaster and
Wisconsin-First Lieut.. Frank NJ. Card
we'll Seventh cavalry. relieved as mastering
| officer and appointed quartermaster and
! commissary Capt. VIM. l.. Buck, Thir-
teenth infantry, appointed mastering OH
| Ger.