The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-24
Lieut.. Col. Huidekoper, Chief Surgeon
at Camp Thomas, Granted an
Honorable Discharge.
BRYAN STILL AT WASHINGTON
HE MAKES ANOTHER APPEAL IN
BEHALF OF NEBRASkANS.
Wants About 700 Men Mustered Out
viewed by Secretary AIger.

WASHINGTON. Sept 2s.-Nothing def
mite has been determined regarding the
muster out of various general staff officers,
although the list is being prepared. Cen
eral Wheeler will be in command of the
cavalry division when he reaches Hunts
vile, Ala. The impression SENS to be that
General Wheeler will shortly resign his
commission in order to enter Congress.
General Greene, who arrived at San Fran
cisco yesterday, it is supposed will tender
his resignation after report has been
made. Two major generals in the volunteer
service-General Graham and General Cop
pinger-will shortly retire under the army
regulations. General Graham is now in COM
mand at Camp Meade The suggestion has
been made that even after he retires as
regular army officer he could be retained
in the service under his volunteer commits
sion and still remain in command of Camp
Meade The law in the case is being looked
into at the department to see just what
will be the effect on officers holding volun-
teer commissions whose retirements by the
age limit according to the law of the regu-
lar army has been reached
The President told his visitors to-day that
the commission to investigate the conduct
and would consist of nine members, as first
announced. AS yet he has not announced
the full membership Several of the men,
hers of the commission. including General
Granville M. Dodge, who will probably be
chairman of it, arrived in the city to-day
preparatory to attending the preliminary
meeting to be held at the White House to-
morrow. General Dodge was closeted with
the President for half an hour in the after
noon, discussing the details of the work to
be undertaken.
Orders were issued at the War Depart
ment to-day for the Twenty-fifth Regiment
of regular infantry, which rendered such
gallant service in Cuba with the Fifth
Army Corps, to take station in the Depart
ment of the Colorado. They will relieve
the Fifteenth Regiment of regular infantry,
row distributed in Arizona, Missouri, New
Mexico and Colorado, which regiment has
been ordered to proceed to Huntsville, Ala,
with a view to its transfer to Cuba for gar
rison duty.
About five hundred applications for PEN
sons arising out of the war with Spain
have been filed at the Pension Office. They
embrace all classes, including widows,
claims for injuries, etc. 1t is the purpose
of Commissioner Evans to create new di-
vision for the adjudication of these cases
when they will be taken up and disposed of
as rapidly as possible.
1t is expected that the United States
forces, after the volunteers designated for
the purpose are mustered out, will consist
of about 100000 volunteers and 81 1000 regu-
lars.
The President has promoted Corporal
John Ashton Boyle, of the Twenty-second
Infantry, to the position of second lieuten-
ant in the regular army. Mr.. Boyle is
Nebraskan He is a grandson of Commo-
dore Boyle, and is credited with capturing
the first Spanish flag taken in the late cam
paign in Cuba.
1t is stated at the War Department that
Lieut.. Col. Rush S. Huidelxoper, who was
chief surgeon at Camp Thomas, has for
warded his resignation and been granted
an honorable discharge. He was appointed
from Pennsylvania.
An order has been issued by the War De-
partment to different commanding generals
stating that furloughed men are not en-
titled to transportation to their homes at
government expense.