New-York tribune., 1901-02-06
MILES RETAINS COMMAND.
APPOINTED LIEUTENANT-GENERA OF
THE REORGANIZED ARMY.
YOUNG CHAFFEE AND MACARTHUR MADE
MAJOR-GENERALS-TW BRIGA-
DIERS NOMINATED.

DIERs NOMINATED.
Washington. Feb 1.-The President sent the
following Army nominations to the Senate to-
day:
To BE LIEUTENANT-G GENERAL.
Major-Genera NELSON \. MILES.
TO BE MAJOR-GENERALs.
Rrieadier- General SAMUEL. Il. NJ YOUNG. I. s. A.
Colonel Ap>lA Z CIAFFEE. sth Cavalry. T. 5 A.
CNajor-Gene-i. L. 5. W.
Brigadier- General ARTHUR MACARTHUR, L. 5. A
Niljor-General L. s. W.
TO BE BRIGADIER- GENERALS.
Colonel JOHN G BATES. 2i Infantry L. :. A cMajor-
General I. 5. W.
Colonel LLOYD WHEATON. 7th Infantry Z. s A
major General L. 5 W.
Colonel GEORGE W. DAVIS, 23d Infantry (Brigadier-
General L. :. W.
Colonel THEODORE sCHwAN Assistant Adjutant-Gen-
eral l. s A G7rigadier-G General. l. = W
Captain LEONARD WOOD, Assistant Surgeon. l. ; A
Major-General L. 5 W.
Colonel ROBERT II. HALL, 18th Infantry. U. S A.
d3rigader- General. L. s. W.
Colonel ROBERT ,. HUGHES. Inspector General, l. :
\ CBrigadier-General L. :. W.
Colonel GDoRGE A. RANDALL sth Infantry, L. = A
O7rigader-General. L. :. W.
Major WILLIAM y KORBE 80 Artillery, L. s 4.
iBr.gaeeT-General l. : VI
Brieadier-Gene.al FREDERICK D. GRANT. L. :. V.
Captain J. FRANKLIN BELL. 9Th Cavalry. L. 5. \.
tBrigadier-GeneraI, L. : W.
THE ORDER OF SENIORITY.
Attention IS called AT the War Department TO
the fact that the order of seniority Of the gem
eral officers appointed to-day is determined by
the dates in February stated in the nominations.
Thus General Young. being nominated as of
February p Chaffee as Of the 4th and MacAr-
thur as Of the 9TH. viii take precedence in that
order when they meet. General Wood. being
named a briEadier-general Of the 4th,
is ranked by Bates. Wheaton, Davis and
Schwan. and possibly by Sumner. the latter be-
ing nominated of the same date. But it Is
pointed out at the Department that one result
Of General Woods nomination in this order
would be, in the event that he follows the regu-
lar order of promotion hereafter. TO make him
Lieutenant General of the United States Army
for fourteen years General Wood now stands
No so I'm the list of Army captains. Captain
J. Franklin Bell. who is No. SO in the list OF
captains, was nominated 10 be fun Origadier-
general
Generals Young and Macarthur are jumped
over BriEadier-Cienerals Wade and Merriam
and General Chaffee also is advanced over those
two officers as well as over Generals MacAr-
thur and Ludlow. and fifty-three colOnes who
held higher relative rank than he IN the Regu-
lar Army.
CHAFFEE ROSE FROM THE RANKS.
The appointment Of General Chaffee to be ma
jor-g general in the Regular Army is the first
instance Of the kind in the history Of the Army.
He began his career a private in the 9th
Cavalry, and will be the first officer promoted
from the ranks 70 exercise command in the
Regular Army as a general officer. The 9Th
Cavalry. a famous Civil War organization.
claims that II carries on the honors Of the nom
nations to-day
The law provides for SIX mator-generals and
the promotion of General Miles leaves another
vacancy in that grade. which. II IS generally
understood. will be fined by the appointment Of
Brigadier-General J. F. Wade. the senior Off
Ger OF hts grade.
There is stll one vacancy in the list of hriga-
dier-generals. and another viii be made ny the
retirement OF General Schwan. who IS said TO he
in poor health Colonel Daggett Of the 18th
Infantry. who has just returned 10 San Fran
cisco from gallant service IN China. is booked
for appointment hrigadier-g general IL is
expected that he will be Immediately retired.
Secretary Root said this afternoon that the
appointments made to-day did not necessarily
involve any change Of commands in the Phil
ing General Macarthur Of the supreme command
Of that division in the Immediate future Gen
erals Wade and Ludlow, who were recently or
dered 70 the Philippines. win relieve General Ia
Young and Bates. who have served IN the ISL
ands for over two years
Junior officers in the Regular service have feIt
much anxiety over the prospect of being
Jumped" by the food Of newcomers into the
Regular service under the Reorganization act
This announcement from the War Department
VIII be of some comfort 10 these officers Pro-
motions will be made 10 the grade OF frat uau
tenant In the Regular Army OF all second lion
tenants In that Army whose commissions ante
date the war with Spain These promotions will
carry up all officers in the Regulars who have
had longer service than volunteers but will etiU
leaNe Vancancles for volunteer second lieuten-
ants.