The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-10-28
TO PROMOTE BATES AND LAWToN
Latter to Get a Brigadtcrship BE.
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Latter to Get a Brigadtcrship BE.
fore Macarthur.
Washington, Oct. 25.-These impor,
tant military appointments are saic
to have been decided upon:
Brigadier General John G. Bates,
United States volunteers, colonel of
the Second infantry. regular army, to
be major general Of volunteers to fill
the original vacancy caused by the in
crease in the enlisted force.
Major General II. w. Lawton, United
States volunteers, colonel in the in
spector generals department, regular
army, to be b%rigadicr general Of the
regular army in place of Burke, re-
tired.
Brigadier General Frederick Fun
ston, United States volunteers, to be
retained MS brigadier general of vol
unteers, to fill the original vacancy
caused by the increase in the enlisted
force.
There has been speculation whether
Lawton or Macarthur would get the
brigadier generalship. The promotion
of Lawton is to be given as reward
for his gallant service in the Santiago
campaign, as well as his splendid
work in the Philippines. Ills appoint
ment at the present time, however,
will probably not make him command
ing general of the army. lie will be
retired in March, 1907, while Wade,
who will be commanding general, will
not retire until a month later. Gen
eral Macarthur is booked for the brig
adler gencralship to become vacant by
the retirement of General Anderson in
January. He will probably succeed
Wade and be in command two years.
Macarthur is a colonel in the adju-
tant generals department
General Lawton and General Bates
will receive notice of their promotion
within n few days. The appointment
OF Brigadier General Bates to be major
general, like hat of Funston, is made
possible by the increase in the enlist
ed force. One major general is al
lowed to 10000 men. There are now
only seven major generals to 96, 900
men, thus leaving n vacancy.
General Bates is a M~issourian, and
was born in ST. Charles county fifty
seven years ago. His father, Edward
Bates, was a well known politician.
He declined the war portfolio under
President Fillmore, and was Lincoln'a
attorney general. In that cabinet he
was said to have played "a dignified,
safe and faithful part" The family
came from Virginia. At the beginning
of the war President Lincoln appoint-
ed the attorney generals son to n po-
sition in the army, Just as President
Mckinley appointed a number of
young man as second l~ieutenants. He
was made a first lieutenant and be-
came n captain of the Eleventh infan-
try in May, 1868. He was made a ma
ior in 1882 and a lieutenant colonel in
1856. He served during his military chs
reer in both the Thirteenth infantry
and the Twentieth infantry. He was
made a colonel of infantry in April
1892.
General Bates was stationed for thir.
ty years west of the Mississippi river.
He served on the board that adopted
the Krag-Jorgenson rifle.
At Santiago he commanded an indie.
pendent brigade in support of Lawton'
and was made major general of volun.
teers during the campaign. He was
mustered out as major general later
After the war he was in command Of
the department of Cienfuegos until he
was sent to the Philippines. Otis sent
Bates to conduct the negotiations with
the sultan of the Sulu islands, and tho
Missourian persuaded him to accept
United States supremacy.