The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-21

General Corbin Says the Rumor IL All.
surd-One Hundred and Ninety Five
Lfeutenants Appointed.


Washington, June 1s-with reference
TO the reports that he Is to take per-
sonal command OF the American ex-
pedition which Is TO be sent 10 Porto
Rico, General Miles said today that the
matter OF his future movements was.
in this respect, too indefinite TO dis
cuss. II expect to go to both Porto
Rico and Cuba at some time, but i
cannot now say when," he said In con-
clusion.
Adjutant General Corbin character
ICES as absurd the published report
that he would be given an important
command at the front and. in a meas
ure, would succeed General Miles in
the direction Of military affairs. Such
a thing, he said, had never entered his
mind. or, so far as he knew, that of
any one else in authority. He had
never heard ii intimated from any
responsible source that General Miles
might be relieved of some Of his du-
ties and he did not believe that such
a thing was ever considered, and even
were 1t true, il was beyond reason, he
add, that his (Corbn's) position would
be changed in consequence.
NEW LTEUTENANTS
AT late hour tonight Adjutant Gen
eral Corbin made public the names OF
the 195 young men who have been Sc
lected for appointments as second lieu
tenants in the regular army, TO fill va
cancies created by the act OF congress
adopting the three battalion organiZa-
ton for the infantry arm Of the SER
vice and the addition of one second
lieutenant to all batteries when filed
TO war strength. Each of the 195 men
selected will be obliged to undergo an
examination that will be a thorough
test of his mental and physical quail
fications for the army service.
Those who pass the examination will
be nominated by the president TO the
senate. The high standard of the
young men selected may be understood
in view of the fact that out Of 1875 ap-
pointed, SO are known to be college
graduates, 80 of them honor men of
their classes-of colleges having mill
itary instructions; in all representing
81 different institutions. Forty-eight
are now in the volunteer or militia ser
vice; and Is are enlisted men in the
regular arfhy.
Never before has there been such vi
tality and new blood injected into the
military service. Army officers view
with satisfaction and West Point men
more than all others, that sixty seven
different college notions and methods
are to be put on trial along side of
West Point and army methods.
The immense amount Of work in Sc
lecting the 1875 young men necessary to
fill the vacancies may be realized when
it is known that more than 1000 ap-
plications for the appointments were
filed at the war department.
Among those selected are the fol-
lowing:
Florida-James B. Taylor, Jr., adju-
tant of the cadet corps of Virginia
military institute; w. NJ. Ives, Jr.,
honor graduate of Florida Agricultural
college.
Georga-Ezikel James Williams,
cadet graduate of Gordons institute;
Frederick S. L. Price, honor graduate.
North Georgia Agricultural college.
North Carolina-Charels L. Latham
graduate of Bingham school, North
Carolina; Moor n. Falls, graduate
state university of North Carolina; !;
William H. Williams, graduate Of Vir-
ginia military institute; James Nc
Donald Connor, honor graduate Of
Bingham school, North Carolina.
South Caroiina-James B. Allison, Jr..
graduate Of South Carolina military
academy; Edward Croft, graduate of
South Carolina military academy;
Benjamin j. T'illman, honor graduate
of South Carolina military academy.
Virginia-James Perrne Barney,
private national guard of Virginia;
William Fayssaux Stewart, Jr, grad
uate of university of Virginia; Philip
Meade Walker NJ. NJ. Mills, honor
graduates Virginia military institute.