Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-07
THE NEW APPOINTMENTS.
Joe Wheeler, Jr., Second Lieutenant of
Artillery. Colonels and Majors

Artillery. Colonies and Majors.
WARRINGTON. July G-The follow
ing officers have been appointed by the
| president for the regiments:
Colonels-TwentS-si regiment
Major Edmund Rice, Third Infantry.
1WentE-SeNenth rcSiment-MajO Tor
James N Bell. First Cavalry.
IWenty-elshth ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
James S. Petit. First Infantry. better
known as Colonel Of the Fourth In
munes.
Wwenty-n ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ed
ward e. Hardin. Colonel of the Second
New York Volunteers in the war with
Spain.
Thirtieth reeinent-Capt. Cornelius
Garner. Nineteenth Infantry
Thirty-Second regiment-CaDt. l.. a.
Craig, Sixth Cavalry
Thirty-third ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Lutn-
er x: Hare, Seventh Cavalry.
ThirtN-tfth Observation-Disclosures VIM. 4.
kubbe, Third Artillery.
TWO COLONIES YET.
Ihere are Two co1onclS Yet to be an
pointed who will be assigned to tic
Thirty-ilrst ana Thirty-fourth rcyi-
ments. The man designated for ieut,.n-
amt colonel of the Thirty-tifth regiment
Philippines when Colonel kobbe Will
assume command.
Majnrs-iTirst Lieutenant Harry T..
iawthorne. Sixth Artillery; First Lien
tenant Walter c. Short. Tenth Cavalry:
IN rrst Lieutenant Ed Anderson, Tenth
cavalry: Captain T. NJ. Steele, Eighth
Cavalry: First Lieut.. Albert Laws,
IWenty-fourth Infantry; First Lieut.
George L. Eyram. First Cavalry: See
ond Lieut.. JOSEPH Wheeler. Jr, Fourth
Artillery.
Al Of these officers have been srl.,e.cd
because of their distinguished services.
Iol. H. y. Craig was appointed to the
military academy from Missouri in 1869,
served on the frontier and was instruc-
tor for four years at West Point He
vas appointed major and assistant ad-
lutant general i'm May. 1898. and served
through the campaign in Porto Rico.
Col. Luther i. Hare was appointed
from Texas in 1870 ard served With the
seventh Cavalry on The western frontier.
Tor twenty-five wears. Al the outbreak.
OF the war he was appointed lieutenant
colonel of the First Texas Cavalry ard
subsequently made colonel.
First Lieut.. +. .. Anderson. Tenth
Cavalry, was born in Tennessee and
graduated in the class Of 1891. He serv-
cd with his troop in the Cuban cam
Ia!sn and was breveted for conspIcuou;
Sa!lantry in the battle of Santiago
AN AL-aRAAI!AN.
GEpt. +. NJ. Steele. Eighth Cavalry.
was born in Alabama and graduated IN
the class of SO. He took active part
with his regiment in the Cuban cam
palSll and was breveted for gallantry in
the battle of Santiago ana WAS promot-
ed to captain and ass Gned to the Eighth
Cavalry in 1899
First Lieut.. George l.. Byran, First
Cavalry. appointed from Alabama;
graduated from military academy in
1850. Was severely wounded in Cuba.
June "a, 1898. Is now captain and act
ing judge advocate, department OF COL
orado.
Second Lieut.. Joseph Wheeler, Jr..
| Fourth Artillery. appointed from Ala
mama. Graduated from military aead-
envy in class of 1895. Was a major ard
chief ordinance officer in The war with
Spain. and now on duty at the military
academy.
A delegation Of southerners, including
Representatives Clayton, Banlhaad and
Gllggs to-day saw the President with
reference to the selection Of officers for
the new volunteer regiments AZ a re-
suit 1t Was stated the President prom
lsed the following appointments:
r. e. L. Spence, OF Georgia, to be ma
! jor.
Frank E. crenshaw, Of Georgia, to So
captain
| S. 6. Orr. Of Georgia, to be assistant
quartermaster.
Marion MADISON, of Alabama. to be
| second lieutenant.
! G. NJ. Harries. Of Georgia, to be sec
ond lieutenant