The San Francisco call., 1898-01-08
He Will Cease to Be As sistant Adjutant Gen.
 eral, N. c. c.
Lieutenant T. M. Cuff, Pay master, Named as His
 Successor.
Henry F. Eneric Will Succeed Cuff as Paynnaster on the Divi-
 sion Staff.

The sensation in National Guard cir cles yesterday was the announcement that Major General James, division commander, had dispensed with the services of Colonel H. P. Bush, the as- sistant adjutant general, and that he had named his successor.
 The change was brought about at my own request" said Colonel Bush last night. T found that my private business would not allow me the time Which must be devoted to the duties of the office of assistant adjutant gener- al, and on Thursday I notified the ma 1Gr general of my desire to be relieved, and in pursuance of that desire I sent hlm letter, of which the following is copy:
 Major-General N. T. James.
 Commanding Division N. G. C..
 San Francisco, Cal. Sir: I respectfully ask to be relieved rom duty as assistant adjutant-general, Division N. G. c.
 have the honor to be
 Your obedient servant,
 H. P. BUSH,
 Colonel and A. A.-General Upon the receipt of my letter." con- tlnued the colonel, the division com mander issued an order as follows:
 January 6, 1898. General orders No. 1-Extract
 l. In accordance with his own request, of this date, Colonel H. P. Bush Gre tired) is hereby relieved from duty as as slstant adjutant general, Division N. C.. C. He will remain on duty at these head quarters until further orders.
 By command of Major-General James,
 l.. $. SCHMIDT,
 Major and A. D. C., A. A. A.-Gen. As soon as this order had been issued Tiputpnant CnIC-nal M CII1ff paymaster on the division staff, was appointed to fill the prospective vacan- cy, and Henry F. Emeric was appoint ed to fill the vacancy caused by the promotion of the paymaster.
 Colonel Bush was on the retired list as colonel of the First Infantry at the time that he was appointed assistant adjutant general, and during the time that he has filled that office he has per formed his official duties in a very sat- 1sfactory manner. When he surrenders his office he will return to the retired list just as he was before he assumed the office he has been filling for some time past. Colonel Bush enlisted in Company H, First Infantry, June g. 1870, was elected first lieutenant on the lst of July following, and was elected captain of the company April 12, 1872 He was reelected six times, and March Il, 1891, was elected lieutenant colonel or the F1rSt Infantry, which position he held until May fl, 1895, when he was elected colonel of the regiment. and on May 1, 1896, he was placed on the retired list on the reorganization of the National Guard. Upon the res ignation of Colonel J. C. Currier as as sistant adjutant general on the division staff, May 31, 1897, he was appointed to fill the vacancy.
 Lieutenant Colonel Thomas M. Cuff. paymaster on the division staff. who has been chosen to succeed Colonel Bush, entered the service June g, 1887. as first lieutenant and ordnance off, cer of the First Infantry, and since then has been commissary of the regi- ment, quartermaster, lieutenant and commissary on the division staff. in spector of rifle practice, and was re- gently promoted paymaster on the divi- sion staff. He has had considera bIe experience in the affairs of the Nation al Guard, and it is the general impress sion that he will make very accept able assistant adjutant general
 Henry F. Emeric, who will succeed Colonel Cuff on the division staff as paymaster, is the well-known fish com missioner