Evening star., 1898-12-07
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS
Generals Henry and Wood Made Major
Generals.
Naval Promotions Made During the
Recess of Congress Sent to
the Senate.

The President sent to the Senate today
| the nominations of officers Of the navy ad-
vanced during the rec ess for eminent and
conspicuous conduct in battle, among them
| being Rear Admrals Sampson and Schley,
| and officers who fought in the Spanish war
The officers of the Marine Corps who were
| hrevetted and advanced, as well as regular
promotions in the navy, which We're made
during the recess, were included. The list
| follows:
The following d officers of the navy
| to be advanced for eminent and conspicu-
Gus conduct in battle. namely:
Commodore William T. Sampson, num-
bers and to he a rear admiral Commodore
Winfield Scott Sehley, 6 numbers and to be
rear admiral; Capt John w. Philip, .
| numbers and to be a commodore; Capt.
Francis j. Hgginson. 3 numbers; Capt.
Robley y. Evans, numbers; Capt Henry
t. Taylor, > numbers; Capt. Francis a.
Cook, > numbers; Capt. Charles f. Clark,
g numbers; Capt. French e. Chadwick, )
numbers; Lieutenant Commander Raymond
Z. Rodgers, ) numbers; Lieutenant Com
mander Seaton Schroeder, > numb ers; Lieu
| tenant Commander Richard Wainwright 10
numbers; Lieutenant Commander John A.
Rodgers, = numbers; Lieutenant Command
| er James K. Cogswell numbers; Lieuten-
! ant Commander William p. Potter num-
! bers; Lieutenant Commander Giles Il. Har-
| ber, , numbers; Lieutenant Commander
Newton f. Mason, > numbers; Lieut. Alex
ander Sharp, jr., > numbers; Lieut.. Harry
+. Huse, numbers; Chief Engineer Charles
| J. MacCOnnell, > numbers; Chief Engineer
| Alexander b Bates, 3 numbers; Chief Eli
| gneer Robert w. Mlligan, 3 numbers:
| Chief Engineer Charles W. Rae, numbers;
| Chief Engineer Warner B. Bayley, num-
| bsrs; Passed Assistant Engineer George w.
| NcElroy, 8 numbers; Chief Engineer
| George Cowie numbers; Commander Bow
| man II. McCala, to be restored to his origi-
| nal position on navy list. and to be cap
| tain; Lieut.. Benjamin Tappan, D numbers;
| Lieut.. Thomas NJ Brumby, numbers En-
| sign Harry II. Caldwell, > rumbers; Ensign
| William p Scott, numbers; Naval Cadet
William r. Whit, ) numbers.
The following named officers to be ad-
| vanced for extraordinary heroism. namely:
| Captain Charles ID. Sigsbee three numbers;
Lieutenant Cameron MGR. Winslow, five
numbers; Lieutenant Edwin A. Anderson,
| five numbers: Lieutenant Uunior Grade
| Victor Blue five numbers.
The following named officers of the ma
| rine corps to be breVetted and advanced,
| namely: Lieutenant Colonel Robert w.
Huntington, one number, and to be a colo
| mel for eminent and conspicuous conduct
| IN battle, Captain George F. Elliott, three
| numbers, for eminent and conspicuous con-
duct in battle; Captain Paul ST. G. Murphy,
| to be brevetted major for gallant service in
| battle of Santiago, Cuba: First Lieutenant
Lewis q. Lucas, brevetted captain for con-
| spicuous conduct in battle at Guantanamo,
| Cuba; First Lieutenant Wendell &. Neville,
brevetted captain, for conspicuous conduct
| in battle Of Guantanamo, Cuba; Second
Lieutenant Thomas $. Borden. brevetted
| first lieutenant for distinguished service in
| battle of Santiago: Second Lieutenant Louis
J. Magill, brevetted first lieutenant and cap
| tain, for good judgment and gallantry in
| battle at Guantanamo, Cuba; Second Lieu
| tenant Philip NJ. BannoD. oreVetted first
| lieutenant. for conspicuous service in battle
| a. Guantanamo. Cuba.
| Promotions in the navy-Lieut. Dennis II.
l ,Iar
Lieut. Junior Grade Chester NJ. knepper.
| to be lieutenant; Ensign James H. Reid,
| to be a lieutenant, junior grade: Lieut..
| Junior Gradel Clarence S Williams, to be
| lieutenant: Ensign Henry A. Wiley, to be
| Il lieutenant, junior grade: Lieut.. William
| F. Low, to be a lieutenant commander;
Lieut.. (JuniOr Grade) bert NJ. Beecher, to
be lieutenant; Ensign Frederic u. Bassett.
| TO be Il lieuten mt, junior grade: Lieut. Mel
| son 7. Houston. to be a lieutenant COM
! ma nder; Lieut.. Junior Grade) Frank X.
Hin, to be a lieutenant; Ensign Herbert c.
| Gates, to be lieutenant, junior grade:
Lieut.. Commander Charles Q. Allibone, to
| be a commander; Lieut.. Clayton S. Rich
| man. to be a lieutenant commander; Lieut..
| Dunior Grade) Roger Welles, jr., to be a
lieutenant: Ensign Richard II. Jackson, to
| be a lieutenant, junior grade: Lieut. tJunior
| Grade) John D. Mcdonald, to be lieuten-
ant; Ensign Arthur Bainbridge Hoff, to be
| a lieutenant junior grade: Ensign Nathan
c. Twinng, to be lieutenant, Junior grade:
| Commodore John A. Howell. to be a rear
| au1nlrui. capt. Bartlett j. CrOmWeil, 10 De
a commodore; Commander George F. F.
| Wilde to be a captain; Lieut.. Commander
| Edward d. Taussig, to be a commander;
| Lieut. Samuel p. Comfy, TO be a lieutenant
! commander; Lieut.. Gunior Grade} Walk
| er .. Hume, to be lieutenant:
Ensign Benjamin F. Hutchison. to be lieu
| tenant junior grade: Lieut.. Commander
John f. Pillsbury TO be commander;
! Lieut.. Hawley o. Rittenhouse. to be a lieu
| tenant commander; Lieut.. 0unior grade)
Henry 4. PaImenter, to be a lieutenant;
| Ensign Sumner E. w. Kittelle, to be "a
| lieutenant, junior grade; Capt. Francis J.
| Higginson, 10 be commodore; Commander
Charles H. Davis, to be a captain; lieut..
| Command William H. Roeder. to be
commander; Lieut.. Robert G. Peck, to be
| lieutenant commander; Lieut.. Ounior grade)
| Hilary p. Jones, to be a lieutenant; Ensign
William V. Pratt, to be a lieutenant junior
grade: Lieut. John Hubbard, to be a lieu
| tenant commander; Lieut.. 0unior grade)
William X. Shoemaker, to be a lieutenant:
| Ensign George r. Marvel, to be a Heuten-
| ant, Junior grade; Lieut.. Ounior grade)
Isaac K. Seymour, to be a lieutenant Eu-
| sign Thomas p. Magruder, TO be a lieuten-
| ant, junior grade; Lieut.. tjunior grade)
! Charles NJ. Fahs, to be a lieutenant; Ensign
William ID. McDougall, to be lieutenant
| junior grade; Lieut.. Alexander MeCrackin,
| to be a lieutenant commander; Lieut..
| tjunior grade} Charles p. PIunkett, to be a
| lieutenant; Ensign George b. Bradshaw, to
be lieutenesit, Junior grade; Commodore