Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-02
LONG LIST NAMED.
pr.s,den. Mckinley Announce. Numerou.
Appointments.

Pfesldent Mckinley Announces Numerous
Appointments.
Washington, May 1.-The president
Yesterday made the following ap.
pointments:
Consuls-Chas. H. Egbert, Illinois. to
state OF Durango, Mexico; Geo. w.
Colvin. Oregon, to Barranquilla, CO.
lombia.
Chief Engineers. with Rank OF Brig
adler General-John w. Barlow, Geo.
l.. Gillespie. Henry NJ. ROBERT.
Judge Advocate Generals. with Rank
of Brigadier General-Thos. r. Barr.
John w. Clous. Geo. b. Davis.
Judge Advocate. with Rank OF Col
onel-Geo. B. Davis Edward Hunter.
Judge Advocate, with Rank of Lieu
tenant Colonel-Jasper N. Morrison,
Enoch H. Crowder.
Judge Advocate Generals with Rank
of Major-John Biddle Porter, Arthur
Murray.
Captain of Cavalry-Caspcr II. Con-
rad. jr.
Second Lieutenant of Artillery Corps
Robert F. Mcmillan.
Brigadier Generals of Volunteers
Merritt Berber, Tasker H. Bliss, Oscar
F. Long, John b. Balance.
Surgeons of Volunteers. with Rank
of Major-Wm. ID. Bell, Harold L. Cof-
fin, Chas. l.. Furbush, Samuel c.
Dekrafft.
Assistant Surgeons of Volunteers
with Rank of Captain-Richard s.
Griswold. Michael E. Hughes.
First Lieutenant Thirty-ninth Volun-
teer Infantry-Charles 8. Frank.
Second Lieutenants Thirty-ninth Vol-
unteer Infantry-Georgc w. Wilkins.
Second Lieutenant Forty-fourth Vol
unteer Infantry-Warren Windham.
First Lieutenant Twenty-sixth Vol
Mnteer Infantry-Hilden. DIN.
Second Lieutenant Twenty-sixth Vol
unteer Infantry-Jay II. Henning.
Navy:
Passed Assistant Surgeon. with Rank
of Lieutenant, Junior Grade-Ed v.
Armstrong.
observation-disclosures j. o'connen.
Indian Agent, Fort Apache Agency,
Arizona-Cornelius w. Grouse.
Commissions were made out for
James Allen Enoch H. Crowder and
Robert l.. Hughes in case vacancies oc-
cur in the list of volunteer brigadier
generals while the president is away.
In the army appointments announced
yesterday Enoch H. Crowder Is made
q brigadier general of volunteers and
q lieutenant colonel. He secures the
latter promotion by the retirement of
Generals Lieber, Barr and Clous. The
appointment as q brigadier general of
volunteers is compliment given him
for services in the Philippines. This
position he will hold until July 4. Col
onel Crowder has been longer in the
Philippines than any other officer of
prominence. Major Stephen W. Groes-
beck, whose name does not appear In
the list today. will be promoted to lieu
tenant colonel. The question whether
the detail of Colonel Davis to be Judge
advocate general under the reorganiza-
ton law creates vacancy is yet to be
decided.
OF the other brigadier generals OF
volunteers announced today. Gen.
Bliss is of the commissary department
and had been collector at Havana
since it's occupation by the United
corps, and has record for good work
during the Spanish war and since In
the Philippines. Gen. Balance is q
major in the adjutant generals depart
ment at Manila. Gen. Howe Is lieu
tenant colonel of the Thirty fourth
volunteer infantry.
With respect to the office of chief
engineers. the following general plan
of succession will be followed: Gen
j. M. Wilson, the incumbent. will re-
tire on his own application next We'd
nesday. Col. Henry Mr.. Robert and
Col. John Barlow will be made chief OF
engineers successfully, and Immediate
ly retired. These retirements will
make Col. Peter G. Haines. now at
tached to the Isthmian canal commits.
sion. the senior officer in the corps OF
engineers. He will be made briga.
der general in the line in the army
before his statutory retirement in July
1904, but the new chief of engineers
will be Col. Geo. l.. Gillespie. who will
enter upon the duties of that office BY
next Monday at the latest. and retain
1t until retirement in October. 1906