The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-13
MANY PROMOTIONS IN ARMY
BERTHS ALSO PROVIDED FOR
CIVILIAN FAVoRITES.
E. II. Parsons of Utah, Russell Har-
rison and John A. Logan Nomi-
mated to High Positions.

Captains Jess NJ. Lee. Ninth United
E States infantry, Henry G. Ward, Six
teenth infantry; George S. Anderson
Sixth cavalry; Carl T. Thomas. Fifth
cavalry; Alexander Rodgers, Fourth
cavalry; John A. Davis, First artillery;
James Parker, Fourth cavalry; Phillip
l Read, Third United States infantry;
; Thomas Woodruff, Fifth infantry
Benjamin H. Cheever, Sixth cavalry;
stephen Y. Seyburn, Tenth infantry
, Stephen CT. Mills, Twelfth infantry
. Herbert j. Slocum, Seventh cavalry:
; Harry G. Benson, Fourth cavalry;
William p. Duvall, First artillery; F.
. Creighton Webb of New York; Russell
B. Harrison of Indiana.
To be assistant adjutant generals.
with rank of major: Captains Walter
s. Schuyler, Fifth cavalry; Louis "
Caseirie, Second artillery; William J.
McCammon, Fourteenth infantry;
James Spettit, First infantry Alfred
c. Sharpe. sTwenty-second infantry;
Hugh L. Scott, Seventh cavalry; Ed
ward Davis, Third artillery First
lieutenants, F. S. Strong. Fourth
artillery; H. H. Seargent, Second
cavalry: c. R. Edwards, Twenty third
infantry; S. d. Sturgis, Fourth artil-
lery; S. r. Eber, signal corps, also
Campbell E. McMichael of Pennsyl-
vania; George H. Hopkins of Michigan;
JOHn "a Logan, IT,, Oh llllIlOlS.
To be quartermaster with rank of
major: Captains Charles Penny,
Sixth infantry; John w. Summerhays,
Samuel r. Jone, Meade c. Martin,
Oscar F. Long, Guy Howard, Frederick
| Won Schrader, j. E. Sawyer, Frederick
| 6. Hodgson, James B. Aesshire,
Thomas Crus, all assistant quarter
masters. First lieutenants, Eugene F.
Ladd, Fifth cavalry and William A.
! WadSWOrfh of New York
To be assistant adjutant generals
with rank of captain: First lieuten-
ants e. NJ. Weaver, jr., Second artil-
lery; F. p. Fremont, Third infantry;
c. M. Truett, Twentyfirst infantry; E.
S. Greble. Second artillery; j. II. Beach,
Third infantry; H. c. Carbaugh, Fifth
artillery; j. B. Mcdonald, Tenth cav
airy; A. L. Mills, First cavalry; c. G.
Treat, Fifth artillery: J. A. Dapray,
Twenty-third infantry; w. F.
Hancock, Sixth artillery; w. H. Smith,
Tenth cavalry; John F. Morrison,
Tenth infantry; B. Alvord, Tenth in
fantry; H. c. Cabell, Fourteenth in
cavalry; w. H. Johnson, Sixteenth in
fantry; w. L. Shon, Twentieth in
fantry; G. H. Hutchinson. Fourteenth
cavalry; j. K. Thompson, Twenty-third |
infantry; @. Reichman, Ninth infantry; |
c. d. Niche, Second cavalry; D. B. |
Devore, Twenty-third infantry; L. G.. |
Berry, Seventh artillery; S. S. Gay, jr.,
Fourteenth infantry: r. G. Paxton, |
Tenth cavalry R. L. Howe, Sixth cav
airy; Joseph Benson Foraker, jr., of |
Ohio, and Bradley Strong OF New York.
To be assistant quartermasters with
rank OF captain: First Lieutenants C.
B. Baker, Seventh infantry; c. c.
Walcutt, jr., Eighth cavalry; ]. A.
Penn, Second infantry; Ulysses G.
Mo lava nd TrhirtaanTh inf rrv-
Also Hiram E. Mitchell of Oregon;
John &. Jeffrey, Illinois; William D.
jenkins, Texas; Benjamin Johnson,
California; James r. Hosmer, New
York; William A. Harper, New York;
G. H. Holden, MinResota; H. w.
Nicholson: District eof Columbia;
Thomas H. Cavanaugh, Michigan;
Elias H. Parsons, Utah; Edward c.
Mcdowell, Tennessee; Francis NJ.
Schroeder, District of Columbia;
Arthur Thompson, New York; Charles
NJ. Anger, Colorado. William K.
Virginia; William G.. Ball,
Ohio; Abraham S. Beckham, Ohio;
Barrett, Minnesota; Briton Davis,
Texas; Harry S. New, Indiana; Fred
erick Buher, District of Columbia;
2. Young, New York; Am
brose E. Gonzales, South Carolina;
Lloyd Carpenter Griscom, Pennsyl-
vania-
To be commissary of subsistence
with rank of captain First Lieuten-
ants Ell d. Hoyle Second artillery;
Parker W West. Third cavalry; Q.
NJ. Bundy, Third United States in
'antry; Elmer +. Taggart, Sixth in
'antry; Alex. r. Piper, Fifteenth in
'antry; Second Lieutenant II. E.
Cloke, Sixth artillery; A. Richard
Thompson, jr., Indiana; Daniel Van
yOorhic Ohio. p EaOtOO Micbioan
Samuel B. Boots. Ohio; John F. Jen-
Tins Wyoming; Lee Linn, Indiana; j.
Y Siemeral, Nebraska; John W.
1ytle, Pennsylvania; William A
Tucker. Tennessee; Theodore 3. Shack
Ter. Yenn; NJ. NJ. Marshall, Iowa; r.
]. Beckham, Texas; Frank K. Lord,
Jew York; John II. Earle, South
carolina; James McCleary, Texas; a
thomas c. Catchings, Mississippi; Jay t,
,ooke Pennsylvania. N
To be assistant adjutant general with 6
ank of captain, Samuel Bedford, Colo a
ado. 81
To be commissary of subsistence with
ank of captain, Joseph a. Cox, Penn :
ylvania.
To be assistant adjutant generals,
18th rank of captains: First Lieuten-
Mt DeRosey C. Cabell. Eighth cavalry;
gorge B. Duncan, Fourth infantry;
'. A. Bethel, Third artillery; Edmund E
i. Butts, Fifth infantry; c. w. Fenton,
fifth cavalry; l.. C. Schercer, Fourth
lvalry; Douglass Settle, Tenth infan-
y; w. G. Short, Sixth cavalry; r.
ewell, Seventh cavalry; Second Lieu
.nants H. H. Whitney, Fourth artil-
~; Edward B. Cassatt, Fourth cav
ry; J. C. Gilmore, jr., Fourth artil- :.
ry; also Jacob &. Bloom of New
ork, ]. II. White of Vhvinia, John c.
vans of South Carolina, Richard H.
avis of Massachusetts, William Nc
ittrich of California, James A Colvin 4
ld Edward Murphy of New York, Jo- V
pm B. Morton of Illinois, Charles H.
cGill of Minnesota, Augustus P. A
ardner of Massachusetts, George R N
oorhees of Kentucky, William E. Hor- V
n and Lars Anderson, District of
)lumbia.
SENATE CONTRIBUTIONS.
The senate in executive session con-
med all the military nominations sent ra
Tuesday, May 10, with the exception WI
Captain Frank D. Baldwin, Fifth br
fantry, TO be inspector general with tv
nix of lieutenant colonel, and Fred NJ
ger of Michigan. to be adjutant gen ,
al, with rank of colonel.
Captain .Alger was not confirmed ow- III
g to mistake in his name, having WI
en- sent in as Fred instead of Fred On
ick
Baldwin was held UP at =
e request of senator, who asked
at his record while acting Indian III
ent should be looked into. II
COURTING DESTRUCTION. =.
dish and Reckless Maneuvers of -,
the R1octadinr Souad,,n -