The times., 1898-06-04
istocrats. mentaliy-scurvied journalists
who regard all the peoples Of the three
Americans as barbarians.
MORE BRIGADIERS.
Another List of Nominations for tho
Volunteer Service.


The President yesterday sent to the Sen
ate another lot Of military nominations to
places in the volunteer army, among them
being six additional brigadier generals.
three of whom are army officers and three
private citizens.
Gen, l. w. Colby, OF Nebraska, is a
graduate of the University of Wisconsin,
in the regular classical course. and in
the engineering department and law
school He is considered one Of the ablest
attorneys in the West. has served two
terms in the Nebraska State senats and
was Assistant Attorney General of the
United States under President Harrison.
Gen. Colby served IN the war OF the
rebellion. had command Of company in
the Indian war of 1853 was captain of a
company at Madison IN 1870, commanded
battalion in the Indian campaign OF 1876
IS. He was colonel in command of the
Nebraska State troops and six companies
OF regulars during tina formidable strike
at Omaha in 1889, when that city was
placed under martial law. and was briga-
der general in command of two infantry
regiments, troop Of cavalry and battery
In the Sioux Indian war in the Winter
of 1ss0-9l. He has served IN nearly every
position from private to brigadier general,
and was awarded a gold medal for gal
LIANT military services rendered the State
OF Nebraska in the last Sioux war.
During the past year Gen Colby has or
ganized the American Volunteer Legion.
in the interest If Cuban liberty, and ten
dered the same-26 900 strong-to Presi-
dent Mckinley for service in the war
with Spain. He has visited Cuba twice
during the past year, and is well posted
in the situation in Havana and the west
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by the entire Nebraska delegation for ap
pointment as brigadier or major general,
and indorsed by Senators Shoup of Idaho.
Warren OF Wyoming, Pettigrew of South
Dakota. Hansbrough OF North Dakota,
and Spooner OF Wisconsin. The appoint
ment of Gen. Colby as brigadier general
OF volunteers win meet with wholesale ap-
proval, and he will doubtless be given
command OF a division of the transmits
sissippi troops.
The full list is as follows:
To be brigadier generals
COL. JOHN n ANDREWS, Twelfth Infantry.
LEONARD W COLBY Of Nebraska.
ROY STONE of New York
COL. ROBERT P. HUGHES. inspector general.
LIEUT.. COL. JOHN b BABooCK. assistan.
adjutant general, U. 6. A.
HENRY T. DOUGLAS. Of Maryland
To be assistant adtutant general. with rank Of
CAPT. WILLIAM V. RICHARDS, Sixteenth In
fantry.
To be assistant ad;atant general. with rank OF
OAPT. HUNTER LlaGETT. Fifth Infantry.
FIRST LIEUT.. HENRY T. ALLEN. Second Cav.
airy.
To be assistant adiutans general, with rank Of
FIRST LIEUT.. CHARLES D. RHODES. Sixth
wiLEIAG GRAVES BATES, OF New York.
FREDERICK N. PAGE, Of Virginia
tenant First West Virginia Volunteer Infantry.
To be inspector general. with rank of major
DAVID vIcKERs, of ,Idaha
To be chief Quartermasters, with rank oi
cAPr. GEORGE RUHLEN. assistant quartermas-
ter. U. S. A.
CAPT, EDGAR B. ROBERTSON. Ninth Infantry,
To be assistant quartermasters, with rank oi
WALTER ALLEN. of Mississippi.
CHARLES NJ. FORREST. Of District of Columbia
SECOND LIEUT.. CHARLES 8. SAWTELLE, jR-.
CLYDE D. Y. Hunt. of Vermont.
FIRST LIEUT.. JOHN A. PERRY, Eighth Infantry.
FIRST LIEUT.. ALEXANDER ". PERRY, Ninth
70 be chief commissariss Of subsistence with
FIRST LiE6T. GEORGE T. BARTLETT. Third Ar
tillery.
JOHN p BLACK, Of North Dakota
ROBERT H. FfTzHUGH, OF Pennsylvania
WILLIAM NJ. GRINNELL OF New York.
To be connissaries of subsistence. with rank oi
captain
JAMES Il. MCMILLAN. Of Michigan.
WILLIAM LARRABEE JR., of lows
JOSEPH B. HANDY, Of Delaware.
WILLIAM @. DANIELS, of Colorado.
WARREN FAIRBANKS of Indiana.
To be additional paymasters-
FRED ". RIX, Of Arkansas.
WILLIAM MONAGHAN, of Ohio.
MANLEY q. CURRY, Of Georgia.
JAMES B. NeKENNA, of Indiana.
JOSEPH STUART WILKINS, of District of Colum-
bia.
MICHAEL F. sHEARY, Of New York.
! SECOND LIEUT.. GEORGE W. MOSES, Third
Cavalry.
| FREDERICK BoSTwICK, of New York.
CHARLES ALBERT sMYLIE, Of New York, IN
| stead of CHARLES ALBERT SMYLIE, OF Viz
| ginia, enormously nominated.
SAMUEL s. HARVEY, OF Florida, instead oi
JAMES S. HARVEY, Of Florida, enormously
nominated
MAI. PERCIyAL c. POPE, U. 8. Marine Corps
TO be a lieutenant colonel.
EUGENE JULIUS GROW, of New Hampshire q
be assistant surgeon in the Navy.