The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-05

the President, hind GeneraI wade
One of Those WHO VIII Have the
Double stars-@AlIo Of the Men
Named CONFIRMED BY the Senate
without Delay. eSf
WASHINGTON, Mayr 4:AThe fact
that the president EXPECTS serious work
and that he intends to actively EMPLOY
all the troops authorized by congress
and perhaps call others was indicated
today when he sent to the senate The
first list of general officers for the vol
unteer army. The list, which includes
more major and brigadier generals than
are actually needed for the forces now
in the field, is as follows:
To be major generals, Brig. Gen. Joseph
C. Breckenridge, inspector general u. s K.
Brig. Gen. Elwell S. Otis, U. s. A.; Brig
Gen. John J. Coppinger, Brig Gen viii
lam r. Shafter, Brig. Gen. William II. Gra-
ham, Brig. Gen. James F. Wade, Brig. Gen.
Henry G. Merriam, James Fl. Wilson of
Delaware; FitZhugh Lee, of Virginia: w. J.
: Sewell, of New Jersey; Joseph Wheeler, of
Alabama.
Colcnels to be brigadiers general: Thomas
NJ Anderson Fourteenth infantry: Charles
e. Compton, Fourth cavalry; Abraham X
Arnold, First cavalry; John S. Poland. Sew
enteenth infantry; John c. Bates. Second in
fantry; Andrew G. B urt Twenty-ffth in
fantry; Simon Snyder, Nineteenth infantry:
Hamilton S. Hawkins, Twentieth infantry:
Royal T. Frank, First artillery; Jacob n
Kent, Twenty-fourth infantry; Samuel S.
Sumner, Sixth cavalry; Francis L. Gusnther
Fourth artillery; Guy v. Henry, Tenth cav,
airy; John l. Rodgers, Fifth artillery; Louis
II. Carpenter, Fifth cavalry; Samuel R. M
Young, Third cavalry; John NJ Bacon.
Eighth cavalry; Edwin B. Williston, Seventh
artillery.
Lieutenant colonels to be brigadiers gen
eral: Henry M. Lawton, inspector general;
John M. Randolph, Eighth infantry; Theo-
dore Schwan, assistant adjutant general:
William Ludlow, corps of engineers; Adna
R. Chaffee Third cavalry; George w. Da-
Wis, Fourteenth infantry; Alfred E. Bates,
deputy paymaster general.
Subsistence Department - Col Charles
. Patrick Egan, to be commissary general of
subsistence, with rank of brgadier gem
eral.
Lieut. Col. John Francis. to be assistant
commissary general of subsistence with
rank of colonel; Maj. Wells Willard. COM
missary Of subsistence to the assistant COM
missary general of subsistence, with rank
Bliss to be commissary of subsistence
with rank Of major; First, Lieut.. John W.
Little, First infantry commissary subsis,
tence, with rank of captain.
Naval cadets in naval and marine CORPS:
Andrew e. Kalbach, of Pennsylvania;
Ralph E. Walker, of ofIlndiana: D: W. Wirth-
orado; Walter cluYering4 .Jr.. Louisiana;
Ivan c.. Wettingle, Colorado; Duncan M.
Wood, Alabama; l.. e: Palmer, Missouri;
Thomas A. Kearney, Missouri; Arthur Nc
at large: Dudley W., Knox, Tennessee;
Charles E. Gilpin, Michigan Mark S. Ell.
lis, Arkansas; Earl p. Jessop, West vir-
ginia; Henry c. Austin, Tennessee; Roland
l. Curtin, Pennsylvania, all, to be enslgns in
the navy to fill vacaTicies.l -
Charles L. Letcher, Of Pennsylvania;
Fitzgerald, Texas; Albert v. Marshall, Tex
as; Charles P. Burke, Georgia; Kenneth c.
Castleman, Kentucky; George B. Rice, Ken
lucky; Arthur Crenshaw, Alabama, all to
be assistant engineers in the navy to fill
vacancies. -
Anon Bronson Jr., Nebraska, to be a
second lieutenant in the marine corps.
Harry NJ Balthis. Colorado, to be assis-
tant paymaster in the navy, to fill vacancy.
All Confirmed.
The senate in executive session con-
firmed all the nominations. In the case
of Senator Sewell the confirmation was
Immediate, the senate following its
usual custom Of acting upon the nom
lnation of fellow member without any
reference to committee.
The other names were referred to the
committee on military affairs and were
almost Immediately afterwards favor
ably reported, the committees vote be-
Ing taken in the senate chamber. 20
Confirmation followed in all cases
without comment, except in that Of
Gen. Wilson. Senators Bacon and Lind
say took occasion to speak Of him in
plimentary terms, Senator Bacon
relating that during the War of the
Rebellion he had been captured by Gen.
Wilson, who was at that time an Of
ficer in the Federal army, while Mr.
Bacon was a Confederate. He said he
was therefore able to speak from ex-
sons capacity as a soldier and his char
acter as a. man.
The senate committee ON military af-
fairs also gave some attention today
to the question of furnishing arms and
other supplies to the Cubans. This is
a matter that involves delicate points
and is giving the committee some con-
Germ, but the probabilities are that ac-
ton will be taken soon, as no distri-
button would be legal unless authoriz-
ed by congress.
The bill before the committee au-
thorizes American officers in command
to make the distribution proposed.
A conference with the house commit
tee has been arranged on the bill pro-
viding for engineers and yellow fever
1mmunes to go to Cuba. The senate
conferees will insist on a consolidation
of all the measures authorizing special
forces, including cowboys, immunes and
engineers, so as to make the total num-
Der 10000, and leave the, distribution Of
them to the president
A subcommittee, consisting of Sen
ators Hawley, Proctor and Cockrell,
was appointed to consider all -ques-
tons pertaining to, the war before the
full committee shall take them up
To Aid Dewey.
Should 1t be decided finally by the
president to send troops to assist Com
modore Dewey to hold Manila, the war
department officials say the small num-
Der of regular soldiers available is
ready to move. 1t is thought, however
that If troops are sent they will be
made up largely from the volunteer
forces that readily could be concen-
trated at San Francisco from various
states west of the Rocky mountains
such regular troops as might be avail
able are several companies of the
Fourteenth infantry, stationed at Van
couver Barracks fhe larger portion Of
th1s regiment being in Alaska), the
Eighth cavalry at Fort Meade, S. D.;
the Fourth cavalry, some of whom are
at vancouver. and others in California
and the Third artillery are also locat-
ed on the coast.
Ii is believed, however, that the Of
ficials would be disinclined to part with
the artillery, as 1t may be needed for
the defense Of the Pacific coast, and
they do not think 1t at all likely cav
airy would be sent, because. Of the
great expense entailed by the shipment
OF the horses and otheodack Of trans
portation facilities.ye II
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