The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-09
PRESIDENTS No,uNArioxs.
Promotions of Officers To Higher Po-
sitions in the Army.

stions in the Army.
Washington. February S.1ha president
today sent the following nominations to
the senate:
Army OF the United States
Ordnance departmentTo be lieutenan
colonel. Major John G. Butler
Infantry.
Captains to he majors William Pauld-
Ing. Tenth; Lorenzo W. Cooke, Third;
Francis e. Eltonhead Twenty-hrst.
Cavalry
Frst lieutcnan' to bo captaas-s Ian
II. Rompkins. Seventh; Sedgwick Rice,
seventh; Arthur Thayer, Thlrt; John r.
Haynes. Fifth; Cecil stewart. Fourth:
Floyd NJ Harris, Fourth John T. Nance.
Sixth; Charles c. Waleott J.n Eighth:
John j. Parshug, Tenth; Peter f. TtCub.
First
Medical Department.
Captains ana aaslstan. 4u.gelns. 70 ps
sursc7ns, with rank OF maiui Miriam s.
Folbcmus. assistant gurs son, William G.
Borden, Edgar Kirans Guy l., Eide. VIII
liam r Crosby william l., ,Negdler
To be a5sistln, surgeons. VITA rank OF
first lieutenant Arthur w Morse If lili-
nols. Frank c, Baker, pls,rct Of Colun,-
bla; Henry 5 Kicrsted pennsYlYaniA
Allie W. Williams. Georsla; JoAn ] S
Reilly New YORK, Jerome Stewart. Chat
foe. New York
Volunteers,
First Lieutenan, O. Fuqua. Fourth in
fantry TO be captain; Second Lieutenant
George NJ, Eolley. Twru;y-nlnth Infantry
70 be first lieutenant; First Screr1n Ben
Iamln NJ Van Wart, Forty-slXth intsntry
to be second lieutenant; Sergeant Major
George p. Kelly, Forty-ninth Infantry. to
be second lieutenant.
Acting assistant surgeon, United States
army, TO be surgeons, With the rank Of
major-Ioseph NJ. Heller, Dlstrict OF CO
lumbia; Arlington Pond, Vermont; Robert
II zauner Pennsylvania: Waiter w
Hickey, Illinois.
Also. Henry d. Thompson, Michigan.
late major ana surgeon. United safes
volunteers; S, O. L. Potter, Cali(arnn,
late major and surgeon. Unitei States
volunteers; William Bowen. Tennessee.
captain and assistant surgeon Twenty
seventh Infantry United States vnluu-
teers; Joseph Henry, Pennsylvania. major
and surgeon Thrty-first Infantry. United
States volunteers.
Actins assistant gurgean. United states
army, 20 - assistant surseons. vita .he
rank Of clp;ams-Clerk l. Wertenhaker.
NAio; Franh a. E, Disney, New York;
Roheyt Endcrs Sr, Arkansas; Mathew
l.efpers, Missouri; Charles Anlers on, cal
itnlnla; Jamc5 S Kennedy Pennsylvania;
Guy E, Bailey Michigan; George A Ne
Henry, Mlsassppl Edward r. Herr. New
York; Shannon Richmond. Missouri I'll
mer s Tonrny Now York james F. Pres-
nell, Iowa; Frederick Il. Splrsen6nrg.
New Jersey; Irwin L, naolt. Paansyi.
yanla; W. H MCCALL, Tennessee. Harold
w, Wirper, New York. D. y Taylor. OHIO
Also Frank =. Kenyon Ke..n Nv. Ia-o
major and surgeon Fourth Kentucky vol
unteers: James j. Erwin. Ohio. cipta!n
and assistant surgeon Thirteenth Infantry,
United States volunteers; Thomas C.
stunkard, Indiana. late major and sar-
geon One Hundred and Flfty-nintA Ind
ana volunteers AMI acting asslstln; sur
geon United s,a'es army.
Revenue Cutter Service.
First lieutea1nts to be captalns-Alher,
fleAner SaQth Carolina, walstcn A..
Falling, New York
Second lleutenan's to be lleutenants-
Ellsworth p. Dertholf, New Jersey; S,aley
NJ Landry, Maryland,
Third lieutenants 10 be secand licu:en-
anita ben Baker. Massachusetts,: Oscar
-. Hahnes, New Jersey.
Also. John Baedeoker OF Massachusetts.
to be third lieutenant.