The times., 1899-12-27
OUT OF ACTIVE SERVICE
BFigadier General Carpenter Pro
mOted and Retired.
Raised From n Colonel in the ReGu-
lars to the Rank He Held in the
NoIunteers-ChnnEes in the Line
Many Candidates for the Single
Star - Doubt as to His Successor.

Brig. Gen. Gilbert S. Carpenter oa5,eI
the War Department from Manila yesteI-
Gay accepting his appointment as a brig
adler general in the Regular Army. His
retirement from active service-took place
at once
General Carpenter was a co'onel of TIE
Seventh Infantry it, the Regular Army and
a brigadier general in the volunteer army.
He has been in the Philippines since last
July. and has been highly commended for
his work against the insurgents. lie was
made a brigadier general in tire Regular
Army about two weeks aga. Al tue sane
time Col E. X. Kellogg, a'so b-igadie'
general OF volunteers, became bEigad.er
general OF the Regular Army. General
Kellogg was retired few days ago.
Lieut. Col. J. ri. j. Sanno, of the Fourth
Infantry, is the ranking lieutenant colonel
in the Regular Army, and viii succeed to
the colonelcy of the Seventh Infantry,
made vacant by the promotion and retire
ment Of General Carpenter.
General Carpenters retirement brings to
the front a number Of applicants for the
coveted commissions Of brigader general
two vacancies in that rank. 1t is the an
uounccd intention CI the President to nom
mate q number Of the eldest cOlonels or
these who have been in the service long
est. as brigadieT generals, anS upon the
confirmation by the Senate they will be re-
tired II is expected that two of these
COlCnels viii be nominated soon after the
Senate reconyenes. and as soon as the
nominations are confirmed they viii be
retired This method OF disposing of the
older colcnels viii be kept up until prob
ably dozen have been retired. This will
take several weeks and a third vacancy
will occur January q, when Brig.
Gen. Thomas NJ. Anderson, now in com
mand of the Department of the Lakes,
with headquarters at Chicago. viii retire.
The arrival in Washington of Mai. Gen
John r. Brooke. late Governor General Of
Cuba, is awaited with a good deal of in
teTCSt in Army circles. II has been re-
ported that General Brooke might asked to
be retired on account of his having been
superseded by Gen. Leonard Wood at Ha-
yana and what he will do is causing much
speculation among Army officers. He sailed
from Havana for Tampa several days ago,
and, il he continues on his journey without
stopping. should reach Washington today.
/ The severe weather prevailing here may
influence him to remain in Tampa for sew
eral days as he has stated that be is afraid
of the sudden change from the mild climate
Of Cuba to the freezing temperature Of
/ Washington.
Should General Brooke decide not to re-
/ tire he will probably remain in Washington
until General Anderson retires next month
/ and then he will assume command OF the
/ Department of the Lakes, and when Gen
I eral Merritt retires in June he will be made
commander Of the Department Of the East,
/ the most desirable post in the Army.
To succeed General Carpenter as brig
/ adler general Col. Andrew s. Burt of the
/ Twentyffth Infantry, il is said. viii be
promoted and retired The following brig
adler generals Of volunteers are also appli-
cants for the positions OF brigadier generals
in the Regular Army; r. H. Hall George
w. Davis, Lloyd Wheaton, a. r. Chaffee
! Theodore Schwan; also Coils. ". II. Bisbee
A. K Arnold, and Samuel s. Sumner