The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-21

Promotions and Refir3tAEntB.
find tfet General Wheaton was MADE major
general on the I'd day Of April, 1897. He was re-
tired NAV s, 1897. That General J. w. Forsyth
was appointed major general on the 18th day OF
Nav, 1897, and he was retired on the 14th day of
May, the same year.
General Zenas r. Bliss was made a major gen.
sra on the 14th of May, 1897 and he, too, was re-
tired ON May %, 1897. General John R. Brooke
is the only major general who was appointed
and his appointment was made on May y, 1S91-
that is now in the service of the government.
There have been appointed ten brigadier generals
of the staff since the coming in of the present ad
ministration. On Sept. IL, 1897, Samuel Brock
promoted to the position Of brigadier general,
and on Feb. %, 1898, he was retired. On the 14th
Of November, 1897, General W. H. Bell was made
. brigadier general of the staff, and on the 2Sth
of January, 1898, he, too, was retired. On the
2sth day of January, 1898, General S. I. Gushing
was made brigadier general, and on the 2lst of
April, 1898, he was retired.
On April 81 1898, General W. H. Nash was
made a brigadier general and on May OF the
same year he, too, was placed upon the retired
list.
On the Sd of May, 1885, General c. P. Eagan
was made brigadier general, and he is now sus-
pended, fact with which every member of this
committee is very familiar, not only of his sus-
pension but of that which occasioned it.
Mr.. Clark of Missouri-And is it not true that
he is getting his full pay during his holiday?
Mr.. Jett--Yes. He is now on pleasure trip in
the Hawaiian Islands, drawing a salary of $500
year.
On the 30th day of January, 1899, General A. B.
Carey was made brigadier general, and on July
II of the same year he, too, was retired.
After More Salary.
prefaced my remarks by saying that was not
criticisng the officers themselves, but for a gem
Grafton almost this country was in profound
peace, and they received the benefits and emolu-
ments of the positions they were then filling. If
they saw fit to cast their lot with the army they
ought to be willing TO take upon themselves the
incidents and burdens of the army without asking
at the hands of congress OF of the people of this
country position on the retired list with high
grade simply and solely for the purpose of en-
abling them to draw 81 500 more salary per year
out of the treasury of the United States.
desire to call the attention of the committee
to the appointment of brigadier generals of the
line. The first name | see is that of General W.
r. Shafter, who was made brigadier general on
May 8, 1897, and will say believe served longer
in the capacity of brigadier before he was retired
than any of these gentlemen who have
been promoted since the present administration
came in. General Shafter was retired Oct. g. 1899.
find that General w. NJ. Graham was made
brigader general of the line May 26, 1897, and he
was retired Sept. rs, 1898.
u
der general May 26, 1897, and he is now in the
service.
General John NJ. Miner was made brgadier
general on May 20, 1897, and retired June z, the
same year.
General Arson Mills was made brigadier gen.
eral June 16, 1897, and he was retired on the 22d
of June, 1897.
1 find that General c. H. Carlton was made
brigadier general of the line June IS, 1897; that
he served his country in the capacity of briga-
der general from June %, 1897, to the 30th of
June of the same year.
General H. S. Hawkins on the 2sth of Septem-
Der, 1898, made a brigadier general and was
retired on the 4th day of October of the year.
General Jacob F. Kent was made a brigadier
general on the same day that General Hawkins
was retired, which was Oct. 4, 1893, and he, too
was retired on the 18th day of October, 1898.
Result of One Vacancy.
want to say this: 1t appears that one vacancy
used in such way that five or six men
ceived promotion by reason of the fact that one
vacancy had alone been created, and when
general was promoted to the high position of brig
adler general he only acted in that capacity for
short time until he stepped down and out and
another appointed to take his place.
General W. S. Worth made brigadier gen.
eral Oct. 49, 1898, and the 9th day of Noyem-
Der OF the same year was retired. General ". Nj.
Wherry was made brigadier general Jan. Z, 1899.
and on Jan. 49, 1899, lie placed upon the
tired list. General j. ii. Patterson was made a
brigadier general the 18th of January, 1899,
and served in that capacity only till the 9th day
of February Of the same year, when he, too, was
placed upon the retired list.
General William Sinclair was made brigadier
genera Feb. 6, 1890, served his country in that
rank for period Of five days, or until Feb. 49,
1859, when he was placed upon the retired list
General n. P. Miller was made brigader general
Mo- nb and np1U t,ptil
March q of the same year, when he placed
the retired list. General z. v. Sumner
made brigadier general of the line March 81
1859, served in that capacity only till March 80
of the same year, when he was placed upon the
retired list. General r. n. Anderson was made a
brigadier general March 81, 1899; was placed
the retired list Jan. 81, 1900
General For One Day.
General a. C. NJ. Pennington was made briga-
der general Oct. 16, 1899, and on the next day,
Oct II, 1892 was placed upon the retired list.
General Royal T. Frank was made brigadier
general Oct. II, 1899, being the same day General
Pennington was retired, and ON the following
day, Oct. 49, 1899, placed upon the retired
list. General l.. II. Carpenter made brga-
der general of the line Oct Is, 1899, being also
the same day General Frank was retired, and was
placed on the retired list Oct 10, 1899. General
s. Ovenshine was made brigadier general Oct.
10, 1899, and retired Oct. 20 of the same year.
He served in the capacity of brgadier general for
a period of day. General D. W. Burke was
made brigadier general Oct. 90, 1899, and placed
upon the retired list Oct. 81 Of the same year.
He. too, served in the capacity of brigadier gen.
eral for period Of one day only.
So might go down through this long list and
mention General +. II. Kellogg and General G. S.
Carpenter, who have been promoted to the rank
of brigadier general and retired after very
brief service in the rank to which they had been
As members have observed, a great many of
these officers have been retired. some on the next
day after their promotion after having served
three, four or five days and after having
served only month. ! call attention to this mat.
ter for the purpose Of showing that while our
friends on the other side procaiming their pa
triotigm they are at the same time getting for
their friends all the high positions in sight.
Comes Out For Bryan.
The power of terse and condensed
statement is one Of the most valuable
possessed by either speaker or writer.
The Philadelphia Times. Colonel Alex
ander NcClure's paper, is one of the
most famous newspapers in the land.
1t claims to be independent in politics.
In 1896 it supported Mckinley with
great enthusiasm and consummate