Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-03
ENLISTED MEN RAISED
FORTY-EIGHT PROMOTED TO BE
SECOND LIEUTENANTs.
Only Eleven Vacancies Left, which
Will BE Filled by Appoint
ment of Civilians.

The President today appointed forty-eight
enlisted men second lieutenants In the
regular army. and assigned them to var
| ioLs arms Of the service. All the men have
excellent service records, and were pro-
| NOTED strictly on their merits. They all
made high averages In their examinations.
tnder the law these appointments Will fol-
low those of this years graduates of the
Military Academy. and will leave but eleven
vacancies in the army to be filled by ap-
ocintment from civil life. All these civilian
appointment have been determined upon
| and will be announced in a few days 1t
therefore appears that in the absence of
new legislation all vacancies of second leu
tenants in the army now provided for
until the graduation of the next class at
West Point in June. 1901.
The following is list of the second lieu
tenants promoted from the ranks together
with their state and service assignment:
James Z. Fechet. sergeant. Troop ID. 9Th
Cavalry, born in Texas, assigned to 9TH
Cavalry.
Philip W. Corbusier. first sergeant Troop
{. 4th Cavalry. born in California, assign
ed to 9th Cavalry.
Edward Calvert. first sergeant, troop NJ
LIST Cavalry. born in Kentucky. assigned to
9th Cavalry.
Bruce Palmer. sergeant. Troop H, 9Th
Cavalry. born in Kansas. assigned to 10th
Cavalry.
James Huston. corporal. Troop F. 9Th Cav
airy, born in Texas, assigned to 10th Cav
airy.
John B. Murphy. quartermaster sergeant.
Battery B. 4th Artillery. born in Nebraska
assigned to LIST Infantry.
Ward Dabney. corporal. Company II. 10th
Infantry. born in Texas. assigned To LIST
Infantry.
David A Lindsay. sergeant, Battery l..
I'd Artillery. born in Pennsylvania, resident
of Pennsylvania, assigned to LIST Infantry
Frank B. Edwards, sergeant. Battery Ii.
4th Artillery, born in Iowa, assigned to I'd
Robert NJ Ellicott. electrician sergeant,
| born In Illinois. assigned to I'd Infantry.
George C. Lewis. sergeant. Troop NJ. Sd
Cavalry, born In Missouri, assigned to Sd
Infantry.
Bruno T. Scher. corporal Company NJ.
Sth Infantry. born in Sweden, assigned to
Elliott NJ Norton. corporal Company l..
18th Infantry. born in Michigan, assigned to
9Th Infantry.
William Horst. electrician sergeant born
in Ohio, assigned to 9TH Infantry.
Neis Anderson, sergeant, Troop c. LIST
Cavalry born in Denmark. resident OF
Iowa. assigned to It'll Infantry
John T. Berry. corporal, Battery A. Sd
Artillery, born in Illinois. assigned TO 9TH
Infantry.
Elliot Caziarc. private. Company II. 18th
Infantry, born in Maine; assigned to sth
Frank H. Kalde, sergeant, Company NJ.
I'd Infantry, born in Minnesota: assigned to
Sth Infantry.
Paul M. Goodrich. first sergeant Com
pany NJ, l4th Infantry. born i'm Massachu-
sets; assigned to 9th Infantry.
Thomas NJ. Bains quartermaster ser
geant, Battery r, 9th Artillery. born in
Pennsylvania: assigned to 9th Infantry
VIM. II. Patterson, private, Troop b. I'd
Cavalry, born in New York; assigned to
10th Infantry.
Thomas NJ Hunter. corporal. Battery o,
ID Artillery, born in Maryland; assigned to
10th Infantry.
Walter l.. Reed, first sergeant, Battery
n. ID Artillery. born in Arizona; assigned
to 10th Infantry.
Russell C. Hand. corporal. Troop G.. ri
Cavalry. born in Dakota; assigned to 10Th
Infantry.
Joseph c. Kay. corporal, Company ID.
Battalion Engineers born In New York; as
signed to 18th Infantry.
William NJ. Kistler. sergeant. Battery ID,
9TH Artillery. born in Pennsylvania; as
signed to 18th Infantry.
Arthur II. Freshwater corporal, Troop X,
9th Cavalry. born in Pennsylvania: assigned
to 18th Infantry.
Elverton E. Fuller. corporal. Company f,
Sd Infantry. born in Wisconsin: assigned to
18th Infantry.
La vergne L. Gregg, first sergeant. Com
pany M. 22d Infantry. born in Illinois;
signed to 18th Infantry.
William w. Taylor, jr-. battalion sergeant
major. 4th Infantry born In Michigan; as
Cad Morgan. private. Company X. 15th
Infantry born in New York, resident Of
New York; assigned to 18th Infantry.
Gustave A. Wieser, sergeant. Battery G.
4th Artillery. born in Germany; assigned TO
18th Infantry.
Frank H. Adams, first sergeant. Company
I, 18th Infantry. born in Indiana; assigned
to 10th Infantry.
Leonard J. Mygatt, corporal, Company II.
2sd Infantry. born in New York: assigned
18th Infantry.
ard. born in New York; assigned TO 18th
Infantry.
James V Guthrie. commissary sergeant.
18th Infantry. born in Pennsylvania; as
signed to Goth Infantry.
Henry A. Bell. first sergeant. Company
NJ 10th Infantry. born in Kansas: assigned
William s. Nicely sergeant. Battery A.
9th Artillery. born in Tennessee; assigned
to 22d Infantry.
Ernest C. Smith. first sergeant. Company
L. 18th Infantry. born in Ohio: assigned to
George r. Greene. commissary sergeant.
9th Infantry, born in New York; assigned
Charles l.. woodhouse. electrician SER
geant. born in Nebraska: assigned to I'D
George A Herbst private. Battery X. 9th
Artillery. born in Minnesota; assigned to
Ira F. Fravel, sergeant Company L. 9Th
Infantry. born in Pennsylvania; assigned
to Path Infantry.
Bertram P. johnson. private. Company II,
eth Infantry. born in Georgia, resident OF
Tennessee: assigned to oath Infantry
Edward Lee Rains. acting hospital stew
srd. born in Tennessee; assigned to cath In
fantry.
Philip J. LAUDER. corporal. Battery B, 9th
ARTILLERY born In Pennsylvania; assigned
to 25th Infantry.
John jackson. hospital steward, born In
Ireland: assigned to 18th Infantry
Ned M. Green. corporal. Company ID, TN
Infantry. born In Kansas; assigned to 18th
Infantry.