The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-05
PRISON FOR CAPTURED D0NS
SPANISH SOLDIERS TO BE CONFINEE'
AT FORT M'PHERsONs -
Others to BE Detained at Key Wese
Cuban Insurgents Not So Many nn
RepOrted-MOre Invaders Needed.

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WASHINGTON, May 4.-The nomination.
to-day of number Of major generals and
brigadier generals is an indication OF tha
purpose of the President to avail himself of
the full number of troops called for by his
proclamation, and even to follow the cali
by another very soon, for 1t is evident that
there are not enough commands to so
around properly among the officers already
nominated. Following are the nominations
made by the President to-day:
TO be Major Generals
Brigadier General Joseph G. Breckinridges
inspector general u. S. A.
Brigadier General Elwell s. Otis, u. s. A.
Brigadier General John J. Coppinger.
Brigadier General William r. Shafter.
Brigadier General William M. Graham.
Brigadier General James r. Wade.
Brigadier General Henry c. Merriam.
James HI. Wilson. of Delaware.
Fitzhugh Lee, of Virginia
William J. Sewell, of New Jersey.
Joseph Wheeler, of Alabama.
-Colonels to be Brigadier Generals
Thomas M. Anderson, Fourteenth Infan~
try.
Charles E. Compton, Fourth Cavalry.
Abraham K. Arnold First Cavalry.
John S. Poland. Seventeenth Infantry.
John C. Bates Second Infantry.
Andrew S. Burt, Twenty-ffth Infantry.
Simon Snyder Nineteenth Infantry.
Hamilton S. Hawkins Twentieth Infan-
try.
Royal I. Frank, First Artillery. -
Jacob F. Kent, Twenty-fourth Infantry.
Samuel s. Summer, Sixth Cavalry.
Francis L. Guenther, Fourth Artillery.
Guy v. Henry, Tenth Cavalry.
John 1. Rodgers, Fifth Artillery.
Louis H. Carpenter Fifth Cavalry.
Samuel B. McYoung, Third Cavalry.
John NJ Bacon, Eighth Cavalry.
Edward b. Wiliston, Sixth Artillery.
Lieut.. Colonels to be Brigadier Generals
Henry w. Lawton, inspector general
George NJ. Randall, Eighth Infantry.
Theodore Schwan, assistant adjutant
William Ludlow, corps of engineers
Adna r. Chaffee Third Cavalry.
George w. Davis. Fourteenth Infantry.
Alfred z. Bates. deputy paymaster gene
eral.
Subsistence Department
Col. Charles Patrick Egan, to be commits
sary general Of subsistence with rank oG
brigadie- general
Lieut.. Colonel John Francis, to b assist
ant coTnmissary general of subsistence, with
rank of colonel
Major Wells Willard, commissary Of subs
sistence, to be commissary Of subsistence.
with rank CT colonel.
First Lieutenant John Little, Fourteenth
Infantry. to be commissary of subsistence
with rank Of captain.
Pay Department-Harry L. Rogers, to be
paymaster with the rank of major.
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Andrew G.. Kalbach, OF Pennsylvania
Ralph e. Walker. Indiana; Daniel w.
Wurtsbaugh. Texas; Ivan C. Wettingels
Colorado; Watt T. Cluverious jr., Louis
lana; Duncan NJ. Wood, Alabama: Leigh
c. Palmer, Missouri; Thomas A. Kearney.
Missouri; Arthur Macarthur, jr., wisconsin,
Frank e. Ridgely. at large; Dudley w.
Knox, Tennessee; Charles e. Gilpin, Nuchi~
gan; Mark 8. Ellis, Arkansas; Earl Ps
Jespp, West Virginia; Henry w. Mustins
Tennessee; Rolin l. Curtin, Pennsylvania
all to be ensigns in the navy to I'LL vacan-
cies. Charles L. Leiper, of Pennsylvania
Gatewood L. Lincoln, Missouri; Edward T.
Fitzgerald Texas; Albert w. Marshall.
Texas; ChScles p. Burt. Georgia.; Keneth
G. Castleman, Kentucky; George d. Rice.
Kentucky; Arthur Crenshaw, Alabama, ali
to be assistant engineers in the navy to filI
JEs,
to be a second lieutenant in the marine
corps.
The Senate, in executive session, cou-
hrmed all the nominations of major geu-
erals, and also the majors nominated ON
Monday and some promotions In the army.
In the case of Senator Sewall the confirma-
ton was immediate, the Senate following
its usual custom Of acting upon the nomina-
tion of a fellow member without any refer-
ence to committee. The other names wera
referred to the committee on military af-
fairs and were almost Immediately after
wards favorably reported, the committees
vote being taken in the Senate chamber.
Confirmation followed in all cases eSshout
comment, except in that of General Wilson,
Senators Bacon and Lindsay took occasion
to speak of him in complimentary terms.
Senator Bacon relating that during the
war of the rebellion he had been captured
by General Wilson, who was at that time
an officer in the federal army. while Mr..
Bacon was Confederate. He said he was.
therefore. able to speak from experiences
when he testified to General Wilson's ca
pacity as a soldier and his character as
man.
Now that the formation of the volunteer
army and the recruiting of the regular army
to It's full war strength Is fairly under way.
the President and Secretary Alger are gtv-
ing some attention to the question Of their
subdivision into corps, divisions, brigades.
etc. Several tentative plans already have
been mapped out but SO far it Is said none
have been finally determined upon. This
nomination OF a number OF major and brig
adler generals to-day, however. will hasten
the completion of this work. and definite