The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-02-08
FUNSTON'S
FUTURE
1t Seems Impossible for some
Reason
To Give the Gallant Fighter
Such a Commission as he
Merits and he will
PROBABLY LEAVE THE ARMY
As Soon as his Present Com
nilsson Expires
A Long list Of Appointments
Sent to the Senate Yes
terday by President
PROBABLY LEAVE THE ARMY
AS Soon as his Present Com
nilsson Expires

Washington, Feb. En- addition
to those reported yesterday in these
dispatches the President has sent in
the following army appointments:
Colonies to be brigadier generals.
John c. Bates, Second infantry, U. S.
a. (major general U. $. W.: Colonel
Lloyd Wheaton, Seventh infantry. U.
5. a. major general L. 5. w.: Geo.
w. Davis, Twenty-third infantry
lbrigadier general, h.. .. VI; Theu-
dore Schwan. assistant adiutant gen
eral, L, 5. a. lbrigadier general, U.
5. We Samuel 5. Sumner. Sixth
cavalry, U. 5. A.: Leonard Wood,
assistant surgeon, e. ). A. Cmaior
general, T.. 5. w.: Robert H. Hall,
Fourth infantry, o. ). a. lbrigadier
general, U. :. N.ERobert H. Hughes.
inspector general, l.. ). A. lbrigadier
general, L. ). w.: George NJ. Ran
dali, Eighth infantry, T.. S. A. brig
adler general, u. $. w.: Major Will
liam a. Kobbc. Third artillery. L. :.
y. lbrigadier general. T.. 5. W.:
Brigadier General FrederickD. Grant
L. ). "; Captain j. Franklin Bell,
Seventh cavalry, L.. 5. A. Cbrigadier
general, u. ;. w..
During the session of the cabinet
the nomination of general officers Of
the army sent to the Senate today were
discussed at length. Some rearrange-
ment of the list, as prepared for sub
mission to the Senate, was made
An unusual and notable course was
pursued by the President with respect
to the nomination of Major General
Nelson a. Miles to he lieutenant gem
eral. The question of making the
nomination was submitted to the cabi-
net and ballot was takeo upon it.
1t resulted in favor of the nomination
and it therefore was sent to the Senate.
No detailed statement of the result of
the vote is obtainable
General Funston in all probability
will not be in the army after his com
mission is brigadier general of vol
unteers expires. The difficulty seems
to be that the President and the War
department, while willing to give him
Il commission. cannot find place he
would accept. To-day President Nc
kinley's attention was called 10 Kan
sass ease Icy Representative Curtis
and Representative Long. who went
to the White house and discussed with
Mr.. Mckinley the appointments which
will 60 to Kansas under the army re-
organization bin with special refer
ence to General Funston. The two
congressman dwelt upon General Funs-
toms conspicuous gallanuy in the
Philippines and concluded by urgin 9
the President to give him a good place
in the regular army. Mr.. Mckinley
said he would take the matter up with
the Secretary of War.
War department officials, when ask
ed about Funston's future in the mill
tary service, called attention to the
fact that under the provisions of the
army bill the highest commission a
volunteer officer can obtain is first
lieutenant, unless the President should
see fit to nominate him for one of the
brigadier generals commissions.
Army officers said there was not the
slightest likelihood that the Kansan
would be made brigadier general,
and as he will hardly accept lieuten-
ants commission, the chances are that
he will leave the military service. One
of the Kansas appointments decided
upon is that of G.. A. Ball, as first
lieutenant. The others will be agreed
on later.
1T MEANS MUCH FOR WOOD.
BY scripps-McRae Press Association
Washington, Feb. 6-Under the
Presidential appointments for Briga-
dier General Leonard Wood, of Texas,
will be eligible to tie supreme COM
mand of the army in seven years upon
General MacArthur's retirement AS
General Wood is but forty now, this
means that he will be Lieutenant Cen
eral for sixteen years or until his re-
tirement in 1924. This is staegerer
for the army officers,
We want Won to use Putnam Fade