The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-09
GIN, YOUNG HEAD OF THE ARMY
.r> MILES GIVES FAREW ELL
RECEPTION no OFFICERS.
Now commander One Of Few General
On,ccrs OF the Army Who Have Risen
From Ranks-He Becomes CHIEF OF
stat Aug. ns--WIHl Retire Next Spring.

Crom Ranks-Hpe Becomes Chlef OF
stall Aux. IS--WlHl Retire Next Spring.
WASHINGTON Aug. s.-Orders were is
sued this morning by Secretary Root an
rouncine the retirement OF Lieut.-G
Nelson A. Miles from the active service OF
tho army Before taking his departure
from fine War Department Gen, Miles re-
ooiyad the officers on duty in Washington
,rd bade them an official farewell.
lonies of the orders retiring Gen. Miles
ord his special order containing his farewell
IN the army were posted on the bulletin
hoard of the War Department to-day. Attic
anne time an order was issued assigning
Con s b. NJ. Young to the command OF tho
army until Aug. is, when the General STAFF
will change the existing military system
IN the army On that date Gen. Young
oil assume the duties of Chief OF STAFF
az reason OF the order issued by Secretary
Root Gen Young will be the last Command
ing {; neral of the Army and also the first
rSios Of STAFF. He will continue as C lief
osS.afr only a short time, however, as he
will retire for age early next spring.
Lien, Gen. Miles farewell reception this
morning nj armyi in the War
Department was attended by all the army
officers on duty in Washington. The re-
cep,on was purely formal and the dress
uniforms worn by the officers gave 1t an
impressive AR.
The officers attending the reception
formed in line in the corridor in order OF
rank With Lieut. Gen S. B. NJ. Young
At the head Major-Gen. Corbn was inn
medately behind Gen. Young and these
two officers were the first to shake hands
with Gen. Miles on the occasion Of his re-
tIrement There was no exchange Of greet
jngs beyond the formal handshaking when
Gen Young and Gen. Corbin entered Gen.
Miles's room. The other officers then
fled past Gen. Miles's desk and through a
door into the corridor.
Gen. Young returned to the Office of the
General Staff, which at this time is outside
Of the War Department, and later signed an
order announcing that by direction of
the President he assumed command Of
the army II is understood that Gen
Young will not formally enter into the
occupancy of the Office just relinquished
bv Gen. Miles, and that the intervening
week before he becomes Chief of Staff will
he largely consumed in Encouragement
Of Offices.
Gen Young s one of the few general Off
GERS Of the army who have risen from the
ranks. Early in the first year of the OWL
war he was private in Company OF the
made Captain of the Fourth Pennsylvania
Cavalry. and in 1852 was promoted to Major
in his regiment. In 1884 he was made n Lieu
tenant-Colonel and few months afterward
WAS promoted to Colonel. In 1865 he was
hrevetted Brigadier General and the same
year was mustered out Of the Volunteer SER
vice. In 1855 he was appointed to the R'pl-
lar army as Second Lieutenant of rhe Twelfth
Infantry On July ~, 1868. he was assigned
to the Eighth Cavalry with the rank of Cap
tain and continued witt this rank until 1883,
when hr was promoted 10 be Major and
was assigned to the Third Cavalry. In 1892
he was promoted to be Lieutenant Colonel
Of the Fourth Cavalry and in 1897 was made
Colone of the Third Cavalry.
He was in command of his regiment
when the war with Spain broke out, 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
mand of the American troops in the en-
sHgemant at Las Guasrnas in the opening
of the Cuban campaign. 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 instruction,
Wand it was largely due to his efforts that
the backbone Of that instruction was
broken. Gen. Young was selected by
Gen. Otis TO command the cavalry adj
vance into northern Luzon and it was this
movement that finally terminated the
Philippine hostilites.
In recognition OF his services he was made
a 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 War College
Board, which has had charge of the organi-
zation of the Army War College and the
mapping out of course Of military instruc-
ton for officers of the army.
Con Young's long and active career,
together with tho feet THAT he showed par
ticular adaptability in connection with the
affairs of the War College, soon attracted
the attention of tho President and Secrc-
tary OF War. and it was determined some
months ago that he should succeed to the
command Of the army and to the rank of
Lieutenant General.
In reply to some criticisms of the War
Department for not issuing a special COM
mandatory order on the occasion of Gen.
Miles's retirement, attention to-day was
called to the existence of a regulation of the
army, prohibiting the PRONUNCIATION OF such
an order.
II is said the question came up during
the administration of President Cleveland,
and after the retirement of Gen. Schofeld,
who was complimented in orders upon his
retirement. In an order issued by Secretary
Lamont July "a, 1895, attention was called
TO the regulations as follows:
Army Regulations III Of 1905 says: =
Orders eulog izing the conduct Of living on
GERS will not be issued except in case of gal
antry in action or performance OF specially
hazardous services.
The Secretary of War decided that under
ms regulation the practice OF announ cling
officers and chiefs Of War Department bureaus
he discontinued, and that hereafter retire
nlent Of such officers shall be announced in
special orders as was the practice prior TO
1882 LAMONT.