Arizona republican., 1901-11-04
MATTERS MILITARY
The N. G. A. and News of Phoenix
 Men in the Regular Service.

The resignation of Capt. J. l.. B. Aiexande-. commanding E company of the First infantry regiment. N. G. A.. has been received and accepted and an election has been ordered to fill the vacancy. The election will be held Thursday. November {. It is under stood that F.. NJ Lamson has been asked to allow his name 10 be presented as candidate and that he has con sented to do so. There is little question about the result, MT. Lamson .s popular with the military boys. He was captain Of E company when the span ish-American war broke out and re- signed his commission to accept a lieu tenancy in the First territorial volun- teer regiment. serving with honors-
 Theodore Dickinson. who has served in Company C since October 1O 1893. has been placed on the retired list at his own request with the rank of sergeant.
 The date for election of lieutenant colonel. First infantry. having been i':- adyertently set for date too early for returns to be made. ana the officers of several companies of the regiment be- ing unable to get their votes to head quarters by the time specified, and but three ballots having been received by the time specified. a new election has been ordered.
 Tn election held by Company l. Fir.s. infantry. pursuant to general orders No. 10 resulted in the election of George T. Harrington for captain. Albert $. Al word. first lieutenant. and O H'- Orthel, second lieutenant.
 s' The election held by Company C. First infantry. pursuant to general IT. ders No. 10. resulted in the election of II. \. Chase for first lieutenant
 Capt. Curt w. Miller having request ed that ne be transferred to the retired list. he is retired with the rank of cap tai..
 Commissions have been issued to the following cadet officers of the Univer- sity of Arizona: Philip Reilly, 2. cadet captain and adjutant; Norman J. Rob erts. cadet captain; Roy G Mead. cadet captain. Edward $. Stafford. cadet first lieutenant: Ebert P. Drumiler, cadet nrst lieutenant. Courtland r. Day, cadet second leutenant: Walter F.. Hadsell. cadet second lieutenant. All with rank from September 2I. 1901.
 Adiutant General Robinson has re ceived information from the war de- pertinent that Capt. Frank B. Russell of the Thirty fourth L.. s. V. infantry will be given an examination in Manila at an early day for commission as lieutenant in the regular service. There is little question of his passing. fer Captain Russell has seen lots of service and is capable military man. He served as ma jor in the First territorial regiment. having previously been d jor of the N C. A. and after tn: First territorial was mustered out he was commissioned d captain in the Thirty-fourth volunteers. He served with honor during the term of that regiment existence and when it was ordered home he remained in Manila It was Captain Russell and detacil- ment of men under him that relieved Lieutenant Gilmore of the navy after his capture and Imprisonment by the F'ilipinos.
 General Robinson has also received a letter from Major John A Baldwin Of the Twenty-second regular infantry. Major Baldwin is now in charge of q recruiting station at Little Rock, Ark, having been sent home from the Philip- pines on account of ill-health. He hopes to regain his health, which was