The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-24
THREE 70 GET Stars
ROBERT, BARR AND CI4oGS TO BE
MADE BRIGADIERs BEFORE
RETIREMENT
OTHERS ARE TO BE MOVED UP
PROMOTIONS ARE IN THE EN-
GINEER CORPS AND ARMY
LAW DEPARTMENT
SIZE OF THE REGULAR ARMY
Unless Conditions In the Philippines
Change for the Worse, 1t Will
Not BE Increased ReyOnd
10000 Mark.

WASHINGTON, April 23.-It was Of
hclalIy announced today that Col Henry
M. Robert, engineer corps; Col. Thomas
f. Earr, and Lieut.. Col. John w. Clous,
judge advocate generals department.
would be made brigadier generals before
retiring. Col. Robert reaches the reti"-
ing age on May 2, but Gen. John NJ. Will
son, present chief of engineers, who does
not retire until next October, generously
offered to retire before that date in order
that Col. Robert might be promoted to
br1gadier general before he retired This
offer has been accepted by the president
Col. Robert has been longer in the ser
vice than any other active officer Of the
army lie was cadet in 1S53 and enter
ed the engineer corps in 1857, where he
has served continuously. After his re-
tirement, Col. George L. Gillespie will
be promoted to chief OF engineers. Col
Gillespie is junior to Coils. Barlow and
Haines, but he will have four years TO
serve as chief of engineers
Gen. Lieher will retire May 21 next, as
Judge advocate general Col Barr
would retire next November, and Col.
Clous June 9. After deliberation it was
decided to appoint Col. Barr, who will
retire Immediately, and Col Clous will
be appointed and then retired. This will
bring Lieut.. Col. Edward Hunter to the
top of the corps as colonel, but Lieut..
Col. George B. Davis will be detailed as
judge advocate general, with the rank
Of brigadier general. Col Davis served
in the Civil war, enlisting as a sergeant
in the First Massachusetts cavalry in
1863, becoming second lieutenant in 1866.
He entered the military academy in 1867
and in 1871 was assigned to the Fifth
cavalry service, serving in that regiment
until 1888, when he reached the grade
of captain, and was appointed to the
1T.1 fl'c ~ h flln
rank OF major He was professor OF law
at the military academy in 1895. Col.
Davis wrote a book on military law which
is understood to be standard on mill
tary- work.
FORCE OF 10000 MEN.
It has been determined to increase the
regular army to approximately $4,000 men
and to leave it at that number, unless
conditions in the Philippines should make
more troops necessary. The president
and Secretary Root reached this con-
clusion today, and the details will be
worked out by the secretary and Gen
Miles. The number of officers appointed
will be as originally contemplated. The
artillery corps will be increased to it's
full strength of $1,000 men. Some time
ago it was announced that the companies
of cavalry would contain Sixty-f1Ve In
stead Of eighty enlisted men, and it is
expected the infantry companies also
will be reduced to bring the total to
the figure agreed upon. It has not yet
been determined what proportion of the
troops shall be stationed in the Philip
pines, although it is known that large
force will be needed there for some time.
COMMODORE PERRY MONUMENT.
The navy department has received a
letter from Admiral Renley, in command
of the Asiatic station, making known
his purpose to be present at the cere-
mony attending the erection of monu-
ment to Commodore Perry, at Kurihama,
Japan, on July IA. The ceremony has
something Of an international aspect, and
is indicative of the kindly sentiments
existing between Japan and the United
States. AS to his plan for the trip, Adj
miral Remey says:
"Believing it to be for the best in
terests of the United states ito be we'll
represented on that occasion, 1T is my
intention to attend the ceremony with
the Brooklyn and such other vessels as
conditions at that time may enable me
to take in company, starting from Che
Foo and making this fit in as part or
the squadron drill and cruising, Whlch L
have planned for this summer"