Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-17
ARMY AND NAVY PROMOTIONS
A Large Number of Nominations Sent to
the Senate.
Several Important Maryland Selec-
TONS Many POstmasters Also
Included in the List.

shal for the district of Maryland.
Henry r. Torbert. to be appraiser mer-
chandise, district of Baltimore, Nd; John
Il. Hanna. to be surveyor customs, Balti-
more. Nd; Meyer Hahn, to be collector
customs district of Pamlco. N. c.; Geo. P.
Waldorf, to be collector internal revenue,
tenth district of Ohio.
Risdon NJ Moore of Texas, to be collector
of customs for the district of Saluria, Tex
Navy.
Capt. Silas Casey, U. S. N, to be a COM
modore; Commander Benz F. Lamberton,
to be captain; Lieut. Gunior Grade Harry
George, to be a lieutenant; Lieut.. Com
mander Harrison G. o. Colby, to be COM
mander; Lieut.. John H. Moore, to be a
lieutenant commander; Lieut.. Commander
LeaVitt c. Logan, to be a commander; En-
sign Ralph E. Wager, to be a second lieu
tenant in the marine corps; Second Lieut..
Anon Bronson, jr., u. S. NJ. c., to be- an en-
sign in the navy; John Benjamin Dennis
of Maryland and William Sturgis Thomas
OF New York, to be assistant surgeons in
the navy.
cies-George Palmer Dyer of New York,
Robert Hunter Orr of Delaware, Frank w.
Hart of District of Columbia, Webb Van
Horn Rose of New York, chas. Williams
Penrose of New York Abel Brown Pierce
of Texas. Robert Harris Woois of District
of Columbia, William Alfred Merritt of
Maryland, Harrison Lamar Robins of Mis-
sissippi, William Henry Doherty of Aassa-
chuSetts, Charles Morris, jr., of New York.
Homer Reed Stanford OF Tennessee, 10 he
a civil engineer in the navy. Medical IT.
spector Hosea J. Babin, to be medical di-
rector in the navy.
Surgeon CnaS. A. Seisfried, TO be a ma0i-
cal inspector in the navy.
War.
To be assistant adjutant general with
Df iIr- e nf
Jersey.
Withdrawn-Captain Henry c. Ward. 10th
Infantry, for inspector general with rank
of major; J. NJ Simoral of Nebraska, for
commissary of subsistence with rank of
captain; Richard II. Davis of Massachu-
sets. for assistant adjutant general with
rank of captain.
To be engineer officers with rank of ma
jor-F'irst Lieutenant James Franklin Bell,
9TH L. s. Cavalry: Hugh II. Gordon of
Georgia, William Dunbar Jenkins of Mis-
sissippi; First Lieutenant w. H. Strother,
LIST L. S. Infantry: Robert 3. c. Bement of
Minnesota; Edward De V. Morren of Penn
sylVania; First Lieutenant Clement A. F.
Flagier, Corps of Engineers L. S. A.
To be assistant adjutant general with
rank of captain-F'irst Lieutenant William
NJ Wright, I'd L. S. Infantry; Sheriff. Bah
cock of New. York, William Joyce Sewell of
New Jersey.
To be assistant quartermasters with rank
j.
18th Artillery; John c. Breckenridge of New
York, Frederick W. Cole of Florida VIM
L. English of Indiana.
To be commssaries of subsistence with
rank of aptain-Stewart NJ. Brice of New
York, Edward r. Hutchins of Iowa, Orson
Pettijohn of Illinois, Peter C. Deming of
New York, Norton ]. Henry of Pennsyl-
yania, John Carmichael of Virginia. Moses
X. Doyon of Wisconsin, Seth NJ. Milliken
of Maine Oliver Perry Smith of Pennsyl-
Nania. Salmon F. Dutton of Vermont, John
Landstreet, jr, of Tennessee, Edward
Glines of massachusetts, Philip NJ. Lydig
OF New York, Miller r. Downing of New
Hampshire, Wilson L. Davenny of Illinois
To be additional paymasters-Frank NJ
Hammond of Massachusetts, Winfield Nj.
Clark of Pennsy lvania, Henry c. Ftzger-
ala of New York, John Demerit of New
Hampshire, Timothy d. keleher of New
York, Daniel W. Arnold of Illinois, George
Vandesrift of Ohio, George c. Stewart of
Georgia. George Thomas Holloway OF New
York. Herbert NJ. Lord of Maine, Samuel
r. Mcmillan of Minnesota, George B. Guild
of Tennessee, James F. Rusting of New
York. stephen Gambrill jr., of Maryland;
George F. DoWney OF Utah. George w.
Fishback of Missouri OBrien Moore Of
Texas, Beecher Bradley Ray of Illinois,
VIM II. Stillweil of Arizona, VIM. 4.
Rochester, jr, of District of Columbia:
Robert S. Smith of New York, Seymour
Howell of Michigan, Clifford S. Walton of
District of Columbia.
To be chief quartermaster with rank OF
niajor-Captain John NJ. Carson, jr., A.
Q. NJ.
To be chief commissaries of subsistence,
with rank of majcr-James Oglethorpe Var
nedoe of Georgia, Samuel W. Hay of Penn
sylvania, James H. Moody of North Caro-
lima.
major-Captain John G. Balance 22d
United States Infantry; Captain William
Crozier, ordnance department, United
States army.
To no oh af
John NJ. G. Woodbury. of New York
Lewis Schooier of Iowa.
Postmasters.
Ohio-Robert NJ. Rownd, Columbus; c. A.
Mckim, Celina; w. S. Fornshell, Camden
W. A. Dckie, Dennston: j. w. Ammer-
man. Eaton; Robert S. Fulton, German
town; S. E. Letter, Degraff: A. l.. Jones,
Greenville; James b. Fisher, Marion; A. ].
Eminger, Miamisburg; Robert F. Dent,
Newcomerstown: Harry E. Taylor, Orr
vile; Charles A. Lehrer, Sandusky Robert
V. Jones, Sidney.
New Hampshire-Geo. H. Hitchcock.
Hanover; George Z. Dustan, Peterborough:
Luther II. Merrill. Titon.
New Jersey-Abram w. Boss, Flemington
New York-Edward Reed, Glens Falls;
Graham II. Wheeler Hamondsport; Milan
J. Brown, Little Valley; John G. Wallen-
meir, Tanawanda; Vernon A. Kent, West
field.
Maine-Edward Brown, Thomaston; Thos
G. Herbert. Richmond; +. b. Purinton,
Fairfield.
Observation-Disclosures A. West, Province
town.
Pennsylvania--Wm. NJ. Allison, Mifin-
town.
Minnesota-Charles c. Salter, jr., West
Duluth.
ADMINISTRATORS Brizzolara, Fort Smith;
l.. Altheimer Pine Bluff.
Florida-H. j. Richie, st. Augustine.
IllInoiS-H e. Darst, Eureka; J. ID. Ro-
bards. Greenfield; John Kline, Henry; L.
j. Appel, Highlands; A. c. Sluss, Tscola.
Iowa-H. Il. King, Maquoketa.
Kansas-E. +. Caldwell, Lawrence.
Louisiana-Carolire G.. Lyman, Franklin.
Michigan-L. e. Becker Fenton; b. f.
Browne. San Beach.
Misslssippi-D. w. Rhine. Lexington; L.
Matthews, WessoD
Missouri-M. l.. Doughty, Pennington.
Nebraska-J. II. Tower, Sutton.
Ohio-Ira Crawford. Dayton.
South Carolina-Frank Nichols, Green
vile.
Tennessee-F. e. Britton, Jonesboro.
Texas. S. Connover, Grecnvile: H. o.
Wilson, Marshall; G. f. Hoke, Taylor; F.
NJ. Barton. Terrell; L. f. Deger, Velasco;
Cora NJ. Balston Vernon; T. w. F'lorer,
WaXahachie.
Virginia-A. l. Hairless, Christiansburg.