Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

Colonel Charles +. Humphrey will be APP
pointed quartermaster general Of the army,
with the rank OF briEadier general. In the
meantime Colonel william 8. Patten Will
act as ouartermastsr general.
The promotion o. General Wade TO the
rank OF major general will result in the
successive promotion to the rank Of brig
adler general Of the following named on
GERS. Colonel W. 8. Groesbeck. Judge ad-
vocste; Colonel Jared A. Smith, corps OF
engineers; Colonel Albert F. Woodson,
Third cavalry; Colonel L. II. Rucker,
Eighth cavalry: Colonel Theodore A. Bald
win, Seventh cavalry; Colonel J. b.. Rawles,
artillery corps; Colonel John r. Myrick,
artillery corps; Colonel w. P. Rogers,
Thlrtieth infantry. All OF the shove named
will be successfully retired, and the perm
anent appointment Of ~brigadier general
given to General Peter c. Haines, corps Of
engineers, who has gone to Panama with
other members OF the Isthmlan Canal COM
mission to arrange for the transfer Of the
canal property to the United States.
The changes already indicated viii be
followed by a large number of promotions
to the rank OF colonel and In all the subor-
dinate grades Of the army.
C~OIumbus' Relics Are Exposed.
In the forthcoming volume Of foreign re-
lations Of the United States is a note ad-
dressed 10 the state department by Mr..
Powell, United states minister to San Do
mingo, telling Of the cour;esies extended to
General Maxine Gomez on the occasion Of
his visit TO San Domingo. AS a testimonial
Of their regard for the general the minister
said they allowed him to view zone CT their
sacred treasures by exposing to him the
casket containing the bones Of Christopher
Columbus and permitting him to handle the
same"
The relics are contained in a casket eigh-
teen by ten inches and twelve inches deep
and this was the fifth time they had been
exposed to public view. In the box is a
bullet said to have been imbedded in the
leg of the discoverer and which was never
extracted.
Iowa Repairs VIII Cost Much.
The cost OF repairing and o~verhaullng
Iowa, including the damage caused by the
recent explosion, is estimated by the Navy
department at $500, 600. These repairs can
not be completed under six months. Iowa
has been in commission for about Ave years
and prior to the accident recommendations
had already been made for an extensive
overhauling. =
Arrange for Examining Middies.
Examinations Of candidates for appoint
ment as midshipmen to the academy at
Annapolis will be held, beginning April 81,
under the direction of the Civil Service
commission. A second examination will be
conducted in Washington on May IL and a
fnal examination at the academy on
June 16.
Missouri Man Made Consul.
The State department today announced
the appointment of Herman r. DIETRICH OF
Utica, Mo-, as consul general at Guayaquil,
Ecuador, to succeed Thomas H. Mast, the
cartoonist, who died of yellow fever while
serving at the post. Mr.. DIETRICH is the
editor Of the Herald, a newspaper published
at Utica.
Coronation Celebration Postponed.
Word has com by cable to the State de-
partment from Minister Allen at Seoul,
Korea, that the coronation celebration has
been postponed until autumn.
National Banks to Report.
The comptroller of the currency Of the
Treasury department has issued a call for
the condition of the national banks at the
close Of business on Thursday, April 8.
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