Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-10

dered by General MfrH and his staff were
unoccupied, and the large private room
SO long used by the general commanding
the army had somewhat the appearance of
"a banquet hall deserted"
1t is expected that Gen. Carter of the
general staff will occupy Gen Miles office
and that Cen Young will take possession OF
the office adjoining Secretary Roots office
on the south. so long occupied by Adjt.
Gen. Corbin, who will be transferred to a
large room two doors further south. These
changes of quarters will hardly be made,
however before next Monday. The general
staff will retain its present quarters in the
rented building on Jackson place.
Some important records. which have hith-
erto been carried in the archives of the
headquarters of the army. have been trans
ferred to the record and pension division of
the War Department, a recommendation to
this effect made by Lieut.. Gen. Miles hav
In, been approved by the Secretary of War.
These records pertain 10 the headquarters
of the army covering the period of the civil
war, and their transfer to the record and
pension division was in order that the dOcu7
ments might be properly cared for, classi-
fled and catalogued for future reference. A
great many of these records can never be
duplicated ard are invaluable to the gov
ernmcnt. Other records went to the adju-
tant generals office.
The Departments Explanation.
In explanation of the fact that no COM
mendation of General Miles services ap-
.peared in the official order placing him on
the retired list. the adjutant general has
given out for publication a general order
promulgated by former Secretary of War
Daniel s. Lamont in 1876. The statement
of the War Department, which is practical
ly Mr. Lamonts order. follows:
Avn "a
ders eulogizing the conduct of living officers
will not be issued except in case OF gal
lantry in action or performance OF specially
hazardous services.
..rhe Secretary of War decides that un-
der this regulation the practice or an
nouncng the rctiremen: in general ORDERS
of general officers and chiefs OF war De
partnent bureaus be discontinued. ana
that hereafter retirement of such officers
shall be announced in special orders, as
WAS INC ~ ''N''N- LAMONT"
It is pointed out by the friends of Cen
eral Miles however, that this WIS dec1-
sion of former Secretary of War and IS
not necessarily binding on the present ad-
miniStratinn. :,
AZ an indication of that fact they call
attention 10 the general orders of com
menda ton issued by the present ADMINS.
tratton in the cases of the retirement or
Nator Cen Shafter in October. 1899. of
Major Gen Otis in March. 1902, and of
Major Gen Brooke in July. 1907 as Well as
the general orders commencing Gen. WOOD
for his ADMINISTRATION of the military gov
ernment of Cuba
Military Career of Gen. Young.
Lieut. Gen. Young, the present head Of
the army, began his military career III
April 1861. as a private in Company X OF
the 18th Pennsylvania Infantry, but was
soon made captain of the 4th PennsyiVanla
Cavalry and in 1862 was promoted to major
in his regiment In 1864 he was made a Leu
tenant colonel, and a few months atterWafo
was promoted to colonel. In 1865 he was
brevetted brigadier general and The same
year was mustered out of the volunteer
service.
In 1866 he was appointed to the regular
army as second Lieutenant of the 18th IN
fantry. July 2S 1866, he was assigned to
the Sth Cavalry. with the rank of captain.
and continued with this rank until 1883,
when he was promoted to be a major and
%Ss assigned to the Sd Cavalry. In 1892
he was promoted to be lieutenant colonel
of the 4th Cavalry and in 1897 was made
colonel of the Sd Cavalry
He was in command of his regiment when
the with Spain broke 6et but was
selected by President Mckinley to go with
the first expedition to Cuba and the rank
of brigadier general Of volunteers was
given to him: Gen. Young was in COM
ing fight at Las Guasimas in the opening
of the Cuban campaign.
In the Philippines.
Gen. Young soon returned to the United
States. however, and took no other part
In the campaign in Cuba. He was sent to
the Philippines soon after the beginning Of
the insurrection and placed in command
of the cavalry column on the advance into
Northern Luzon
In recognition of his services he was
made brigadier general in the regular
army in 1900 and in 1901. he was promoted
to be a major general. He returned to the
United States and was selected by the
President to be the president of the army