The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-13
GOVERNOR SMITHS APPOINTMENTS.
Byron H. Cook to he Lieutenant Colonel,
Vice Wallace, Promoted.

Vice Wallace, Promoted.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena July 12.-The announcement that
President Mckinley had approved and
confirmed the appointments of Major-Gen-
eral Otis of some members of 4he First
Montana regiment to positions in the new
regiments being organized in the Philip
pines afforded Governor Smith an oppor-
tunity to-day to make some promotions to
fill the vacancies caused by the chief ex-
ecutive's action of yesterday. Major
Cook was promoted to the position of lieu
tenant colonel, and will, in turn, be sue
ceeded by Captain Keown of c Company
Lieutenant Bradshaw succeeds Captain
keown, to be, in turn, succeeded as first
lieutenant by Lieutenant Yaeger. while
Arthur Church takes Yaeger's place as
second lieutenant. Sergeant Cheadle of /
Company takes the place of Lieutenant
Croft promoted by the president Sec
ond Lieutenant Gainan of d Company be-
comes first lieutenant, succeeding Lieu
tenant Meade, appointed captain. while
Sergeant Wessitch of c Company succeeds
Gainan. Second Lieutenant Laubenheim-
ef of A Company takes the iieutenancy
made vacant by the promotion of Lieu
tenant French of that company to cap
taincy. while Sergeant Erickson of G
company succeeds Laubenheimer. Alex
ander Last of G Company becomes sec
ond lieutenant, succeeding Lieutenant
Murphy.
Some of those appointments announced
to-day were recently made by the gov
ernor to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Major brennan, and the adj
vancement of Captain Keown, and Lieu
tenants Bradshaw and Yaeger, but as
stated in the Standard at the time there
was some doubt among the officials of the
war department of their ability to fill
the position OF third major of volunteers
in case of death. The governor never
heard from the department as to what it
decided so in order that no time might be
lost and the boys would receive the bene-
fits, of the appointments at once before
starting for home, he again appointed
them to-day, announcing his action in the
following message to AdJdtant General
Corbln:
ITO fill vacancies, have this day APP
pointed for the LIST Montana Major Byron
II. Cook to be lieutenant colonel. vice
Wallace promoted: Captain James F.
keown to be major, vice Cook promoted;
Lieutenant w. j. Bradshaw to be captain.
vice Keown promoted; Lieutenant Fred s.
Jaeger to be first lieutenant, vice Brad
shaw promoted; Arthur w. Church to be
second lieutenant. vice Yaeger promoted;
Sergeant E. X. Cheadle of I Company. to
BE- second lieutenant. vice James s. Croft
appointed captain by General Otis; Lieu
tenant E. J. Gainan of d. Company to be
first lieutenant, vice Charles w. Meade
appointed captain Sergeant Alexander
Wessitch of Company to be second lieu
tenant. vice Gainan promoted Lieutenant
Valentine Laubenheimer to be first lieu
tenant. vice Lieutenant French promoted
to be captain: Sergeant Albert ]. Erickson
of G Company to be second lieutenant,
vice E. V. D. Murphy appointed lieutenant
by General Otis. Above appointments
made to fill vacancies occasioned by ap-
pointments of General Otis. Please cable
appointments and let me know II any ap-
pointment can be made in place of Major
brennan, who died"