Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-08-12
PROMOTIONS IN NAVY.
Many Onicers are Put Forward. and Some
WIN bs Debated by the Public.

WASHINGTON, Aug. i2.-Today the
Navy Department made public the fol-
lowing promotions in the North At
lantic feet. These are ad Intern COM
missions. and hold until the Senate
confirms or rejects. They take date
August 10, and in each case are for
eminent and conspicuous conduct in
battle.
Commodore Sampson, advanced eight
Numbers and appointed Rear Admiral,
next after Rear Admiral Howell; Com
modore Schley, six numbers aud ap-
pointed Rear Admiral, rank next after
Sampson; Captain Francis j. Higgin-
son, three numbers. rank next after
Captain Cromwell; Captain Robley ID.
Evans, five numbers, rank next after
Captain Cotton; Captain Henry Taylor,
five numbers. rank next after Captain
Read; Captain Francis A. Cool, FIVE
numbers. rank next after Captain Ster-
ling; Capt. Chas. E. Clark, six num-
bers, rank next after Captain Wise;
Capt. French L. Chadwick, five num-
bers, rank next after Captain Sigsbee;
Lieutenant Commander Raymond T..
Rodgers, five numbers, rank next after
Lieutenant Commander Fornwell;
Lieutenant Commander Seaton Schroe-
der, three numbers, rank next after
Lieutenant Commander Kennedy;
Lieutenant Commander Richard Vain
Lieutenant Commander Kelley; Lieu
tenant Commander John A. Rogers,
five numbers, rank next after Lieuten-
ant Commander Moore; Lieutenant
Commander James X. Cogswell, five
numbers, rank next after Lieutenant
Commander Selfridge; Lieutenant
Commander VIM. p. Potter, five nun.
bers, rank next after Lieutenant Com
mander Prim; Lieutenant Commander
G. b. Harber. five number, rank next
after Lieutenant Commander Niles
Lieutenant Commander Newton Z
Mason, five numbers, rank next
after Lieutenant Commander Buck
ihgham; Lieutenant Alexan der
Sharp, jr., five numbers, rank next after
Lieutenant Cutler; Lieutenant Harry
Huse, five numbers, rank next after
Lieutenant Bush; Lieutenant Charles
MacConnell. two numbers, rank next
after Chief Engineer John Lowe; Chief
Engineer John l.. Hannum, two num-
bers, rank next after Chief Engineer
Ross; Chief Engineer Alexander b.
Bates, three numbers, rank next after
Chief Engineer John ID. Ford; Chief
Robert w. Milligan, three
numbers, rank next after Chief Engi-
neer Bates; Chief Engineer Charles
Rae, three numbers, rank next after
Chief Engineer Cowle; Past Assistant
Engineer George W, McElroy, three
appointed Chief Engineer,
rank next after Chief Engineer Reed;
Commander Bowman III McCalla, six
numbers, and appointed captain to
restore him to his original place on the
navy list. rank next after Captain
Goodrich,
Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Victor
Blue, advanced five numbers for ex-
traordinary heroism; Lieutenant Col
onel Robert w. Huntington, advanced
one number and appointed Colonel in
Marine Corps, for eminent and conspi-
cuous con Iuct in battle; Captain Geo.
F. Elliott, three numbers, same reason;
First Lieutenant Louis 2. Lucas given
duh VI Ouptdin uy OtCNOt III bldtluC
Corps, for conspicuous canduct in battle
of Guantanamo Cuba; First Lieutenant
Wendell c. Neville, given rank of Cap.
tain by brevet, same reason; Second
Lieutenant j. S. Nagill, given rank of
First Lieutenant and Captain bv brevet
in Marine Corps, for good judgment
and gallantry in battle of Guantanamo;
Second Lieutenant Phillip Bennon,
given rank of First Lieutenant by
brevet in Marine Corps, for conspicuous
service in battle of Guantanamo; Cap
tain Paul st. G. Murphy, given rank of
Major by brevet in Marine Corps, for
gallant service in the naval battle Of
Santiago: Second Lieutenant Thomas
S, Burden, given rank of First lieut.
enant by brevet in Marine Corps, for
distinguished service in the naval battle
of Santiago.