The Portland daily press., 1899-09-01
Maine May Secure Some Additional
appointments.
Assignment of Captain
Baker to Duty.
Resignation of Lieutenant Foley
of L Company.

Lieut. Frank b. W. Welch, who was
recently selected as one Of the officers for
the provisional army In the Philippines,
has declined the appointment. Lieut..
Weloh has been employed at Loring,
Short & Harmon's for about Is years,
and has been valuable man In their
business. When the war broke out last
year, and there was call for volunteers,
the firm gave him protracted leave of
absence. and he went with the First regi-
ment, making a most enviable record for
himself as an efficient and capable officer.
They are not SO willing that he should
enter the army for an indefinite period
of time, and have shown their appreoi-
alton of his services by substantial means
which secure his remaining in civil
life for some time to come.
Lieut.. Welch's many friends In and
about Portland will be glad that his
| prospects are so bright and that he is to
remain here, instead of taking upon
himself the dangers of army life in the
Philippines, and Loring, Short s. Har-
mon are to be congratulated upon retain
ing the services of SO capable and efficient
a man.
1t is understood that Adjutant General
Richards has objected to the war depart
ment crediting the appointments of Capt.
Glidden and Lieut.. Degin to Names
quota of officers in the volunteer regi-
ments. Capt. Glidden was regular
army officer, a second lieutenant in one
| of the regular regiments and made cap
tain of one of the volunteer regiments.
Lieut.. Degin of Augusta was a ser
geant IN + Co., First Maine, ana went
| south with them. Upon his return he
was discharged, but Immediately enlist
ed in the It'll U. s. infantry. He was APP
pointed first lieutenant from the regular
army.
The objection is on this ground, that
they are both regular army officers, and
on this account should not be credited to
the number of volunteer officers to be ap-
pointed from Names quota.
| If the war department looks at the mat
ter in the same light that it is under
stood Adjutant General Richards and
Gov. Powers do. there Will probably be
two. more appointments made from Maine
officers. 1t is believed these two would
come from the three that were previous
ly recon mended on the last call and not
appointed: Lieut.. Blaokinton, Il Co.,
Augusta; Capt. Butler, Signal Corps,
and Lieut.. Philbrook, l. Co.
APPOINTMENTS ASSIGNED.
Lieut.. ]. W. Dutton of the 10th volun-
to ,r infantry. arrived in Portland yester-
day morning and reported to Capt. Rog
ers He was assigned to recruiting duty
at Waterville.
Capt. l. Ii. Baker Of this city, also Of
the 10th, has been assigned to recruiting
duty at Biddeford.
LIEUT.. FOLEY RESIGNS.
| It will be remembered that Lieut..
Stephen l.. Foley, who failed to pass the
physical examination when his regiment
went south, was ordered to appear before
a board of inquiry which was recently
held in Portland. 1t was reoommen ded
by majority of the board that Lieut..
Foley be retained. but the adjutant gen
eral objected to the finding and ordered
a new board TO convene. The matter
was settled, however. by Lieut.. Foley
handing in his resignation which has
been accepted.