The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-29
GENERAL WASHINGTON NEWS.
Orders for n Board to Report on In
suIar F~Ortifcations.

WASHINGTON Sept. 2S.-Orders were is
sued to-day converting boards of army Off
GERS to examine and report upon the forti-
h~cations necessary in the Philippine and
Hawaiian islands. The first order desig-
mates Major Clinton y. Sears, corps of en-
gineers; Capt. Albert Todd, artillery corps;
Capt. Henry Joivey, corps of engineers;
Capt. William S. McNair, artillery corps, a
board to meet at Manila, p. l., at the
earliest date practicable TO consider n re-
port on the subject of defense of important
harbors of the Philippine islands; to make
recommendations as to what harbors
should be fortified; to submit projects for
their defense, with estimates Of cost and to
make recommendations as TO what land
should be acquired or set apart to meet all
the demands Of the defense.
The Hawaiian order d~esignates Lieut.. Col.
William II. Heur, corps Of engineers; Major
William T.. Dirkheimer, artillery corps, and
Capt. Adam Shaker, artillery corps, a board
10 meet at Honolulu, III. T., at the earliest
date practicable, at the call of the president
of the board, to carefully consider and re-
port on the subject of the defense of Pearl
harbor and the harbor OF Honolulu; 10
submit projects for the defense of these
harbOrS, with estimates OF the cost and To
make recommendations as TO what land
should be acquired or set apart to meet all
/ the military demands of the said defense.
Adiutant General COrbin said to-day that
the board OF breVets recently appointed 10
meet at the War Department next Monday
would devote its attention solely 10 the
cases of officers and enlisted men who
especially distinguished themselves in the
campaigns in China in the Philippines.
1t Will have nothing to do with respect to
the cases of officers who rendered special
service i'm the West Indian campaign. The
latter class of cases was disposed of by a
similar board which concluded its sessions
over a year ago.
While the fact that n brevct had beer
recommended To Congress for Colonel
Roosevelt was published at the time the
nominations were sent 10 the Senate, II
appears that the facts that there were
two separate recommendations and the
exact basis for the boards action were not
made public. Therefore the adjutant gen
eral to-day furnished these transcripts
from the proceedings of the board.
Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
First United States Volunteer cavalry; tc
he brevetted colonel United States Nolun-
tcers for gallantry in battle at Las Quasi
mas. Cuba. June Il, 1s9S-
FOR galantry in battle. Santiago, dc
Cuba, July l.. 1S9S. Lieutenant ColoneI
Theodore Roosevelt, TO be brevettec
brigadier general.
Secretary Hitchcock stated to-day that
he had no Information concerning the re-
ported resignation of Governor Dole, OF
Hawaii.
The President has made the following
appointments: State-George y. Dale. OF
Vermont. United States consul at Coati-
cook, Quebec. War-Lucian Scott Breck'
inridge, second lieutenant artillery corps.
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Colonel Charles a. Dempsey, commanding
the Thirtieth Regiment OF Infantry in the
Philippines, was placed on the retired list
of the army to-day after forty years OF
II service He y a native of Virginia. and
was graduated from the West Point Mill
tarv Academy I'm the class of 1855. His res
tirement makes the following promotions.
! Lieutenant Colonel Charles r Paul.