The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-07-15
ARMY APPOINTMENTS.
President Selects Subordinate Off,
GERS for Service In Phil
ippine Islands.

Washington, d. c., July 10.-The Pres
ident has appointed the following lieuten-
| ant-colonels of volunteers:
Maj. J. f. Bell, assistant adjutant-
general of volunteers, now serving in the
Philippines. He was appointed from
Kentucky to West Point in 1874 He
went to Manila with Gen Merritt and
has had charge of the bureau of mill
tary information.
Capt. Herbert H. Sargent who was
! colonel of the Fifth immune regiment
| during the war with Spain. He was ap-
pointed to West Point from Illinois
Capt. John Brerton of the Twenty
fourth infantry. He was appointed from
New Jersey to West Point and gradual
ed in 1877, since which time he has
been with the Twcnty-fourth infantry
He was in the battle at San Juan hill
and was highly commended for his cool
ness and bravery.
Capt. f. II. Plummer. Tenth infan-
try, He was appointed to West Point
from Maryland in 1878. During the
Spanish war he was on duty in Cuba as
tiers of the Fifth corps. Capt. Plummcr
was recommended for hrevct for gal
lantry in action at Santiago.
Gen. OTIS cables the following:
Two veteran regiments assured VIII en-
list about 1000 You can appoint eleven
second Heutenants for F1rst and nine for
Second regiment TO recruit in The UnitC1i
states, all other offices filled. Regiments
styled First aud Second Philippine United
States Veteran Volunteer infantry.
Adjt. Gen. Corhin cabled Gen. Otis
that these designations could not be al
lowed for the Philippine regiments aud
IN order To save confusion, they would he
called the Thirty-siXth and Thirty-Scv-
enth volunteer infantry.
The President has made the following
appointments i'll the volunteer service.
the former service of each officer follow
ing the name:
To be major-Frank A. Cook. formerly
! tecrS.
:, TO be captaIns-James b. Adams first
lieutenant Fourteenth L. 5. Volunteer in
fantry; Alvin A Barker. major Of the First
Rhode Island volunteers: John Boardmnu.
| Jr., captain Of the First Massa Chusetts
Heavy artillery: Frank c. Frcnshaw, first
Eastman curry. sergeant major Twenty
second infantry; Jacob II. Culver. captain
Second |. 5. Volunteer cavalry LanIcr
! Crayens. first lieutenant Third Missouri
| volunteers; Claude :. Fries captain Fourth
New Jersey volunteers; Paul &. GaIlehcr
| captain First Kentucky; John II. Goldman,
captain Ninth [. :. Volunteer infantry;
Samuel X. LanGworthy, captain Seventh
| California Volunteers: John Van Ness
| Phillip. first lieutenant Fourth l. : vol
untecr infantry: Charles +. Reese. captain
One Hundred and Fifty seventh Indiana
yp%ignt%'rs F,ank 9ol NJ Rgmb@Id c2PPiain
Tutherly, major First New Hampshire vol
untccrS; Henry r. Thompson. lieutenant
| colonel Second south Carolina volunteers.
ltcqhen A. Whipple,. major Second Mas
| sachusctts Volunteer infantry.
To he first icUtenants Robert J. Arnold.
captain Third Tennessee: Harry u. Rlastan.
captain seventh ohio Infantry; Kent
Browning, Eourth L. s Volunteer infantry:
| Thomas G.. Bradley of First L. =. Volunteer
cavalry; Walter +. Corhett. first lieutenant
| First Georgia volunteers: Robert T. Craw-
| ford, sergeant Go. T., Forty ninth Iowa vol
| unteers. William Murray Couucll, first lieu
tenant Twelfth New York volunteers; stew
art NJ. Decker captain F"urteeth Minnesota
volunteers; Frank +. Edwards second lieu
tenant Sixth Massachusetts. James D.
Fauntleroy, captain Third L. $ Volun-
teer engineers: Edwin s Hartshorn, New
York volunteers: James c. HiXson, captain
Fifth L. :. Volunteer Infantry; Henry NJ
Morrow. lieutenant Third Nebraska; VIII
liam NJ. Meek first lieutenant Third Ten
ncssee: William s. Mapes. major Second
Nebraska Volunteer infantry; Edward
O'Flahcrty. sergeant company u. Sixteenth
Infantry: George Il. Rodney. second lieu
William L. Screws, second lieutenant Third
| Albania volunteers; Thomas IL. Under
wood. captain Fiftieth nitcd States voiun-
tecr infantry; Leonard T. WaIdron. cap
tain TWO Hundred and Second New York
volunteers.
no hc Second IioUtcnants- William X.
ARMSTRONG second lieutenant Second Ala
haua volunteers: Walter .. R"wman. pri-
VI: one Hundred and Sixtieth Indiana
VOl 6teCrS: Arthur g. Duncan. private
Third United States Volunteer infantry:
George VI. Holcy second lieutenant Third
United States Volunteer engineers; Henry
* Love- corporal First United States Vol
umtecr cavalry; Marion l.. MatsOn, first
lieutenant volunteers, Philip Nowry.
crnnt Go. +. Sixth cavalry: John oliver.
first eergeaHt Troop +, Sixth cavalry. Rob
crt Dewey Russell. second lieutenant
Twelfth New York volunteers. WifOrd +.
Wyman second lieutenant First Kentucky
volunteers; George 4. Vernon. private GO.
{. Third Nebraska volunteers; Charles II.
Wilson. captain Second Nebraska infantry.
H. Carl Young. Tenth Pennsylvania