Evening journal., 1903-12-08
NAMES
GEN. WOOD AGAIN
Also Sends to Senate the
Nomination of I67 Other
Army Officers
MORE STARTLING CHARGES MADE

Washington, Dec. 3. President
Roosevelt has sent 70 the senate the
nomination of General Leonard Wood
to be a major general of the army and
the nomination OF 167 other army OH.
GERS whoee promotion is dependent on
that OF General Wood. Accompanying
these nominations were those of about
25 civilian appointees, including that
OF DIR. w. II. Crum TO be collector Of
the port Of Charleston. s. c., and some
others whom the president nominated
In the last congress.
While the nominations are dated TO
take effect from the time tho commits
sions were first issued on the recess
appointments, Il Is the general opin.
ion Of members of the senate that the
nominees will retain their old rank
until the nominations are confirmed,
despite the fact that all of the officers
affected have been serving for nearly
three months under the advanced rank
and pay to which they viii be entitled
when confirmed. On this theory. Gen
eral Wood will cease to serve as major
general and will resume his rank of
brigadier general and hold Il until he
Is confirmed In the higher rank When
he is confirmed however, he will re-
ceive a commission dated August s.
and his advanced pay win take effect
from that time.
The senate committee on military
affairs resumed its hearing in the
General Wood case, with Commander
Lucien Young, OF the navy, on fhe
stand
Commander Young was subpoenaed
by the military Affairs committee at
the request OF Major Estes c. Rath
bone, who had furnished TO the com
mittee list Of questions which he de
sired 70 have addressed to the witness
/ Some OF the questions were ignorel
by the committee. though much test
mony was brought out in relation Z
the charge that General Wood. after al
suming the duhes OF governor scnord
OF Cuba employed detectives not con
nected with the army to shadow Ger
tain army officers for the purpose o
reporting their actions 20 Genera
Wood. Commander Young testified
that he occupied the dual positions o.
captain of the port OF Havana anc
commander OF the naval station at Ia
vana. Under the first position he was
subordinate to General Wood, but un
der the latter was in no way amenablt
20 General Woods orders. The wit
paca cafd ho 1fr,o,.,roa aa4..4s....
shadowing him, and that upon inves
tigation he learned that General
Tasker II. Bliss. General Charles F.
Humphrey and Major K. Ladd were
followed by detectives. He asserted
that he knew the detectives we're in
the pay Of General Wood
In reference TO his recall from the
post at Havana. Commander Younl
said he was assured by General WOOD
that he was very sorry and unable {,
understand the order which lad beei
received from Washington. Command
er Young said when he arrived II
Washington he learned that the recall
had been at the suggestion OF Genera
Wood. and that there is correspond
ence on file at the war department {,
/ prove the assertion.
Notice has been given by the com
mittee to Senators Hanna and Teller
who made the protests against IN,
confirmation of General Wood 10 bC
major general, that they must have all
Of their Witnesses here before Decem
Der 16. when it is expected the inves
tigation will be closed.