Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-19
CORTELYOU Is SWORN IN
New Cabinet Officer and Successor to Els
Old Posi- Take Outhk
Army NOMINATIONS AsToNsB OFFICERS
Generals BreckinrfdEe ard LudinE-
ton are Boih - become Mssor
Generals and Rerired Prem
Active Muitarv.

WASHINGTON, Feh. 1B.-Ge0rEs 3. Cor
telyou took the oath Of once as secre-
tary Of the Department Of Commerce and
Labor shortly after II O'Clock this fore
noon
At the same time william Loeb. jr.. was
sworn In as secretary 10 the president
The 0sths were administered BY dhief Jus
ucu Fuller OF the United States supreme
court
Army Nomination. Astonish-
The following DuminHtions were sent "a
ths senate to-day BrigRdier General J. c.
Breckenridge, inspector general. TO be ma
Dor general April H. vice MAJOR General r
p HDEhss. BrigRdier General N T. Lud-
fnrton. quurtermRBter general, TO be ma
3nr general. vice BrecksnridEs. 10 be re-
tired B-iERaier General James y Wade
10 be major general. vice General Juding-
ton. 70 be retired.
CavHlry-To be colonies Lieutenant
oul0Dsl winfield 8 BdEsley. Seventh CIV
airy: Lieutenant Colonel Major Walters
Schuyler. Second cavalry. Ms3or-CaptRi1
Augustus ?. Blocks. Seventh cavalry. Cap
tRfn-FfrEt Lieutenant A Z. Remington
Tenth cavalry.
InfEntry-second LeutenHDts: Julius 5
Turrin, Vermont: Walter W. Merrill, Ohio
Reginald n Kelly. California; Edward H
PeHrsce, California; Claude ". FeHmstsr
Texas. Cyrus r. Street, California; Clar
snce A. E~usrHphleve, New York; Joseph A
MHuborEns, New York: Joseph NJ Cum
minis. Missouri Thomas {. Musgrave
Texas: Converse 2. Lewis. LouisiRna-
NEvy-AsEistsnt pSymssters: Howard .
Lamar. indiana; Frederick H Jemly, N0rti
Carolina
~ aE,-b.v
Kyle, Nevada
These nominations came as q EenutD'
surprise TO army officers. except thos
directly concerned. The original pro
ErHmme OF the department announced sew
sral weeks ago, contemplated the Bingl
promotion OF General Wade on the stat
utory retirement Of Major General Rober
?. Hughes. The promotion OF Inspecto
General Breckenridge and Ludington o
the retirement OF Genera Hughes an
their retirement on the same dsts. +
order to make way for General WADE, wa
an E~ftsrfbought.
There Is al impression IN well in
formed military circles that the enartmsn
Of the general stat Law ana General Breck
turiaee's connection with that Legislation
were potent factors in bringing about II
change Of plan. General Brecktnridg
would not have retired under ordinHr
conditions until January. 1900. GenerE
LudinEton, however. Is three years olos
than the senior general and would hHv
retired for age in July. II Was general
supposed both these stat officers woul
retire in their present grade Of brigBdit
general. In recognition Of their long SCI
vice the secretary OF war with the az
prUval OF the president concluded to ID
vance them both 10 the grace Of mR3t
general on the condition that they retire 4
once. This was acceptable 10 both
oths important army changes in II
near future viii be the promotion
Major General s. B. n Young as heI
tenant general, on the retirement Of Gel
eral Miles, in August. and the PROMOTE
OF BriEadier GensrEl s 5. Sumner 20 J
major general on the retirement Of Maj
! General George W. Davis. IN July, and
General Wood 10 he a major general
! IN the vacancy caused by the promotiI
, Of General Young In August