The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-13
EXAMINING BOARDS NAMED.
ONE For FIELD AND SIX FOR THE
LINE OFFICERS.


Col. n. L. Thomson Is President Of
the Field Officers Bonrd-Col. Law
ton Is Also a NSember--One of the
Line Officers Boards Located in Sa-
Vnnnah - Recent Military Orders.
Col. c. NJ. wiley Placed on the Re-
tired List.
Atlanta. Feb. 12.-Gov. Gambler this
afternoon appointed the field and commits
stoned officers examining boards. Only
one board for the state is named to ex-
anime the field officers, but for the COM
missioned officers including company Off
GERS and battalion and staff regimental
officers, a board has been provided at each
of the cities of Savannah, Albany, Macon,
Augusta. Atlanta and Rome.
The field officers board consists Of
three colonies and a staff officer as re-
corded, as follows: Col R. Usher Thoma-
son, Third Regiment. Madison, president;
Col. A. r. I.awton, First Regiment, Saw
annah. Col william f. Wooten, Fourth
Regiment, Albany, and Lieut.. Col. w. 7.
Hopkins. assistants inspector general
Savannah recorder.
The commissioned officers board are
as follows:
Savannah: Capt. J. T. West, Company
X. First Infantry; First Lieutenant f. c.
WILSON, Company c, First Infantry; First
Lieutenant c. A. l.. Cunningham. Troop
A, First Cavalry.
Albany: Capt A. j. Scott, Company
G, Fourth Infantry; First Lieutenant c.
a. Davis Company f, Fourth Infantry;
First Lieutenant James B. Many, Com
pany G., Fourth Infantry.
Macon: Lieut. Col. f. D. Huguenin,
Second Infantry; Capt f. r. Jones, Com
pany f, Second Infantry; Capt. r. l..
Swatts, Company G, Second Infantry.
Augusta: Capt. A. ]. Renkl. Company l,
Third Infantry Capt. B. f. Burt Com
pany G, Third Infantry; Second Lieuten-
ant ]. D. Bryson. Company B, Third In
fantry.
Atlanta: Capt. l.. D. Morris, Atlanta
Artillery; Capt. NJ. A. Erskine, Company
c, Fifth Infantry; Capt. " H. Shearer,
Company M, Fifth Infantry.
Rome: Capt. L. F. George, Company I,
Fifth Infantry; First Lieutenant r. L.
Williamson Company 1. Fifth Infantry;
FIRST Lieutenant y. l.. IldI Ndlu, OOlAAIcahJ
H, Fifth Infantry.
Gov. Gambler said that he had made up
the boards with the view that no officer
who had to be examined should be on any
of them, believing that all officers thar
had to be examined should be put upon
the same footing There are only five
field officers that will not have to be ex-
amined, including the three colonies con-
shutting the field officers examining
board.
Acting Adiutant General Byrd has
amended general orders No. 4, by direc-
ton of Gov. Gambler eliminating that
part that contained the provision issued
by the war department of the United
States in 1898 during the Chicago riots
comforting the power upon the military
commander to act irrespective of the civil
authorities and 10 shoot at their discre~
ton whenever they thought 1t was neces-
sary. There was also added to the field
officers board a staff officer, to be the
recorder.
Col c. NJ. WILLY of the Second Regi-
ment was to-day placed upon the retired
list at his own request. Col. Wylly has
been long in the state service, besides
serving through the Civil War, being
colonel of the Forty-fourth Georgia at the
close
Lieut. J. H. Kinzie of the Georgia Naval
Militia, from Savannah, was at the Ad-
1utant Generals office to-day. He spoke
enthusiastically OF the coming visit or
Admiral Dewey to Savannah and said
that the naval militia would give the Ad-
miral a splendid reception, in which this
reserves from Charleston, Brunswick and
Jacksonville will participate.