Evening star., 1898-06-07
CONFIRMED Blythe SENATE
Presidential Nominations for Office in the
Army and Navy.
Promotion of Dcwey's Captains for
GnlIantry at Manila Bay-ActiOn
Taken in Numerous Cases.

The Senate yesterday afternoon confirm
ed these nominations:
To be brigadier generals w.
Colby Of Nebraska, Roy Stone Of New
York, Henry T. Douglas of Maryland, Har-
rison Gray Otis of California, Lieutenant
]. N. Andrews, 18th Infantry; Colonel R..
P. Hughes, inspector general; Lieutenant
Colonel J. B. Babcock, assistant adjutant
general.
First Regiment. Volunteer Engineers: To
be lieutenant colonels-Captain G. w. Goth
ais, Corps of Engineers.
To be majors-First Lieutenant J. S..
Seweii, Corps of Engineers; L. Duncan of
Maryland, J. D. Ferguson of District of
Columbia.
Second Regiment, Volunteer Engineers: To
be colonel-Willard Young of Utah, late
captain. Corps of Engineers. U. S. A.
To be majors-R. c. Savage of New York,
Edward l.. Pinckard of Alabama.
To be division engineers of rank major
Captain ]. e. Kuhn. Corps of Engineers;
First Lieutenant L. w. V. Lucas, Corps of
Engineers.
To be commissaries with rank of major
r. Lee Longstreet of Georgia, E. S. Gar
nett of Arkansas.
Fourth Regiment, Volunteer Infantry: To
Eecticut.
To be surgeon with rank of major-J. M.
Henry of Pennsylvania.
To be first assistant surgeons with rank
of first licutenant-P. ]. McGrath of Dis
trict of Columbia, c. S. Ford of West Vir-
ginia.
To be first lieutenants-J. V. Phillip of
District of Columbia, B. Stark, jr, of Con-
necticut
To be captain-Osan Latrobe of Mary
land.
Fifth Regiment, Volunteer Infantry: To
be surgeon with rank of majors. Win
chester of Mississippi.
10 be first lieutenant-C. BRAND, quar-
termaster sergeant, I'd Cavalry; j. w.
Wright of Tennessee.
Sixth Regiment, Volunteer Infantry
First Lieutenant A S. Rowan, 10Th U. S.
Infantry, to be lieutenant colonel.
TO be first lieutenants-H Vandeventer
OF Tennessee, c. F. Spence of Tennessee
Eighth Regiment, Volunteer Infantry:
10 be surgeon with rank of major-Geo.
T. Vaughan of the marine hospital service.
Ninth Regiment, Volunteer Infantry: To
be colonel-Captain c. ]. Crane, oath In
fantry
rank of captain-D. Elkins of West Vir-
ginia, now first lieutenant 1st West Vir-
ginia Volunteer Infantry.
10 be assistant qlartermaSter, with rank
OF captain: J. II. Mcmillan of Michigan
To be additional paymasters: W. Mona
CHAN of Ohio: NJ. r. Curry of Georgia;
]. Stuart Wilkins of the District of Column
bia; NJ. r Sheary of New York; Second
w II l.
wick of New York; f. NJ. Rix of Arkansas:
c: A. smylie of New York; James Candy
of Colorado
To be chief commissary of subsis-
tence, with rank of ma jor: First Lieut.
G. T. Bartlett, Sd Artillery; j. D. Black
of North Dakota; R. H. Fitzhugh of Penn
sylvana; w. NJ. Grinnell of New York
To be colonel: Capt. j. NJ. Lee, 9th In
fantry.
To be commssaries, with rank of cap
tain: w. Larabee, jr, of Iowa: ]. b.
Handy of Delaware
To be chief quartermaster, with rank
of major: Capt. G. Ruhlen, assistant
quartermaster; Capt. E. B. Robertson 9th
Infantry.
To be assistant quartermaster. with rank
of captain: c. NJ. Forrest of the District
of Columbia, Second Lieut.. c. G. Sawtelle,
jr., I'd Cavalry; c. D. V. Hunt of Vermont.
First Lieut.. j. A. Perry, Sth Infantry; First
Lieut.. A. w. Perry, 9th Cavalry.
To be assistant adjutant general with
rank of Lieutenant colonel: Capt w. v.
Richards, 10Th Infantry.
To. be assistant adjutant general, with
rank of major: Capt. H. Ligget, 5th In
fantry First Lieut.. II. T. Allen, I'd Caval-
ry.
Assistant adjutant general with rank of
captain: First Lieut.. c. D. Rhodes, 9th
Cavalry; w. G. Bates of New York, F. NJ
Page of Virginia.
To be inspector general with rank of ma
jor: D.. Vickers of Idaho
Also the advancement of captains and
comma nders of Admiral Deweys squadron.
II. Terrell to be attorney for the western
district of Texas; D. c. Bailey, marshal
district of Colorado; C. F. Leach, collector
Of customs Cuyahoga district, Ohio; NJ
Hahn collector of customs district of Pam
leo, N. c.
Postmasters: New York;. A. Leggett.
Troy; New Hampshire-Geo. P. Dustan.
Peterborough.