Evening star., 1899-03-14
OFFICERS MUSTERED OUT
Honorable Discharges BY Direction of the
President.
Large Number to Leave the Military
late Changes in Generals.

By direction Of the President the follow
fng named general officers are honorably
discharged from the volunteer army of the
United States. to take effect this year on
the dates specified. their services being no
longer required:
Major General Joseph W. Keifer. Mag T.:
Trigadier Generals Abraham X. Arnold.
May II: Alexander c. NJ. Pennington, April
l.. Simon Snyder May II; George NJ. Ran
dali. April IL Michael V. Sheridan, May
l.; Henry r. Douglas, May II: Henry Y.
Boynton. April II: Chambers McKibbin,
May II: CfiTber; S Carpenter. May Il; Chas.
+. Humphrey, May Il.
The officers named will relieve their 9ids
and order them to join their regiments
Brigadier General McKibbin Will proceed
80 Columbus barracks. Ohio. and assume
&C mmand Cf that post The other ofncefS
exclusively Of the volunteer army will pro-
eeed To their homes. while those of the
permanent establishment will join their
regiments
1t should be explained that the reduction
in the list OF general officers made by the
order is not sufficient in itself 10 meet the
demands of existing law. There must be Il
further cut: in fact. the list of major gener-
ais and brigadier generals remaining must
be reduced by ten altogether, in order 10
bring the list down to the nineteen permit
ted by the strength of the regular army. In
effecting this reduction it is the intention
to reduce some of the major generals to
the rank of briga6iier generals instead of
mastering them out of the service. Also.
in the case of some of the brigadier gem
erals yet to- be dropped it viii doubtless he
found that instead of being mustered out
of the United States service entirely some
of the officers who hold lower positions In
the regular army will return to their for
mer resimental and staff places.
The ma jOr generals who retain their vol
0nteer commissions at present are Wade.
Shafter. Otis. Wilson, FitZhugh Lee, Wheel
err Bates. Young. Lawton. Chaffee, Ander
son. Macarthur and Ludlow.
The brigadier generals remaining are
Frank. Williston. Carpenter IL. H. Davis.
Sch~an. Hall. HasbrOuck. Sanger. Kline.
Gilmore. Wheaton. Ernst. King. Grant. Ii.
g. Otis. Andrews. Hughes Colby. Wood.
Ewers. Ovenshine. Reeve and Comba-
1t is not contemplated to make any more
changes in the volunteer general staff Off
GERS a present Under the law the officers
now mustered out could be retained until
the proclamation of peace was issued, but
the President determined TO muster out all
that could be spared. 1t was found impos-
sible Ia reduce the force in the pay depart
ment. as the officers are now all employed
in the payment of troops in different sta
tiOnS and in settling accounts with volunteer
troops being mustered out.
List of other Officers DISCHARGED
The following list of officers also are
mustered out on the 18th of May. except
where another date is given. and in such
cases the discharge occurs on the date
given:
Assistant adjutant generals Lieut.. Col. Francis
Michler. Lieut.. Col. Joseph H. Dorst Maj Louis V.
E"ziarr- MAJ. Hunter liggctt. April IL; Maj. vii,
liam ) scott. Mai Charles 9. Treat. Capt Viii,
Nm I'm Il, Alli~3n, jr. CaIs AwiB st. J. GrehlS
tapI, ,srotr Iutches"n Capt. Lucien G. Berry,
April i: capt Robert G. Paxton. Capt. Charles
Il Cassatt. capt. Iacob f. Bloom capt james A.
t"lvin. April IL Capt. Joseph y. Morton April l.;
Read Capt. William NJ Wright capt Frederick
y Iiase. Capt. Samuel :. Saxton. Capt. Frank H.
:, o. KEnh' 2Si Capt Ramon 6 Mendoza. Capt. Hugh
ID Wise: capt Edward G. Brooks.
inspectors general Lieut.. Col. Frank u. Bald
Nal Herbert J. Slocum. Mai Harry c. Benson,
Mai Robert \. Brown
fudge advCcates-Lieut. Col Frederick A HILL
Ideur- toa. Charles II. Ribbel.
tnief qgartermasrers-I.l Col. George E Pond.
Lieut.; Col. Joshua W. Jacobs
Alexander Capt, Hiram f Mitchell. Capt. Renis-
THOMPSON, Capt. Edwin F. Barrett. April II: japt.
Amhr'se T. Gonzales. Capt. Frederick W cole.
Allen. Capt. Charles NJ. Forrest. April i2: Capt.
Bimard 5 4. Willis April Y; Capt Writ Robinson,
liam p Williams Capt. James A. Campbell Capt
Cha ChaTirs NJ WEisiey m capt Andre W Brewster,
April II; Capt. Walter l.. Phelps
Chief commISsaries Of suhsistence-Lieut Col
nedee. Major James ~ Mnody Major David B.
Wilson Major Hugh J Gallagher. Major Edmund
Major John u. Black. Major Walter K wright
nr agi 1R R1fns MAiGF e rn% IamSs MaikeR April ~
Smith Major solomon F. Thorne April I2; Major
Henry Page. Major Daniel Hogan. Major Eimore
C1mmisearies OF subsistence Capt. Richard W
sba IPr 10 1PT5l csb r. ft Capt Martin haR. NJ Mar Mar
Qrson rettiiohn. April 10 Capt. John Landstreet
po%e apri - enfn Sbn, osenb apTb II G Capt Don
Jr. Aprn 12: Capt. winslow s Mneoln Cant
H1rlbur. Capt. Charles E Golden. Capt James G.
% %Grnnt- ArriI II; Capt Carl h Mower. Capt
L. capt John Il. Clarke Isaa
Disay Cant. James e Baiiridge Capt. william
Ryan. capt. William p Hale April -. Cant
Samuel \. Bridgman. April II: Capt Harlow l.
StTret Capt. William McC- IOTeland. Capt. Pat
chief surgeons, Lieut.. Col Robert NJ o'Reilly,
Lieut. Col. Alfred G. Girard. April II: Lieut. col
Tina'hy + Wilcox. April l.; Lieut.. Col. jefferson
Brigsd" surgeons Major wm. Stephenson Major
Paul 'l"nisnin. Major James u. GIennan Major
Nathan : Jarvis April II: Major Peter D. Mac
Bum. Ma "r Elmer T. Hc. Major Win. s EFvanf
Major Nm r DE- Niedeman. Major Francis q
Ford, Main Elward -. shakespeare April IL:
Major John l. Ma'Inber, Major Robert Burns Ma
j. Henry T. Birmingham. Apr II.
.hief engineers -lIent, Col VIM. r. Liveruore.
Lf"ut Col Geo McC. Derby Lieut.. Col. John Bid
Engineer officers Major Lewis II. Stroller Major
Nm j., Jenkins, April Il; Mainr VIM. D. Beach
Mrt'rath Major Charles ]. Allison, Major Edwin a
chief ordnance @fBeers-I Lieut. Col James Rock
Will. II. I.iemt. Col. John T Thompson Lieut. Col
Wm- T. DuvaH April Il: Lieut.. col. John A.
Frank u. E'imun.s, Major John Mcclellan. Major
Iii D. H"ylr. Major James T. Dean Ma or Matthew
g. Butler. ir.. Major Clarence T. Townsley Maipr
John b RusiufaH Mai OrnuId NJ Iissak Major
Godfrey u Macdonald. NAB John J. Pershinc
United states Volunteer Signal COrps.-C0I. Jas
r Gy.er. Capt Julien p wooteu. CAPT Richard
O Rockard, Capt. Charles II. Martin Can't Alvas
9 Thompson April IL: First Lieut.. Albert g
ThomIlson. jr.. First Lieut. Charles de F Chandler
First Lieut. Charles NJ Dufy. First Lieut. Albert
J. Dillon First Lieut. William f. Davis. First
Lieut.. William W. Colt. First Lieut. Thomas X. J.
Campbell April II: First Lieut.. Joseph ID. Wood
First Lieut.. Frank P Tate. April II; Second Lieut.
Ism-s r. Mclaughlin. Second Lieut.. Gustav
Hr~ch, Second Lieut. Carl Darnall. Second Iitrt
William p Davenport Second Lieut.. Horace G.
IzIfslnS. SS-Cond Lieut.. Charles $ Wallace. Second
Lieut. Edward F. Bavsel April 12: Second Lieut.
Byron h Daggett, Second Lieut.. Harry A Swfzert
sF-ccnd Lieut. James A. Higgins. April IL: Second
Lieut. George y Gibbs April l.; Second Lieut.
Frank W. Dunn. Second Lieut.. Charles C. Show
Second Lieut.. Robert b Montgomery. Second Iirrt
James T. Anderson. April IL; Second Lieut. Ed
ward r Kelly. April L.; Second Lieut. Henry C.
Baldwin.
sPEEDED HIS WHEEL.