Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-04
Result Of f. the / Retirement Of
Lieut.; Gen. Young.
CHAFFEE'S ELEVATION
HIS PLACEfTo BE TAKEN BY GEN.
laGILLEsPIE.
Several Officers to Be Promoted and
Immediately Retired - Other
Changes Determined On.

Many important changes. some OF them
surprising in character. will be made in the
army as a result of the statutory retire
ment on the 9th instant Of Lieut.. Gen. 3.
B. NJ Young, chief of stan. All the pro-
motions following the creation Of that
vacancy have been agreed upon by the
President and the Secretary of War, and
1t was Intended that they should, go to the
Senate today In the form Of nominations.
Some hitch appears to have occurred In
the program. however. and the nominations
have been withheld for further considera-
ton by Secretary Root ON his return from
New York tomorrow.
Gen. Chaffee to Be Lieut.. General.
Although the matter has been guarded
with the greatest. secrecy at the War De-
partment positive knowledge has transpired
concerning several OF the more important
appointments. For instance. It 10 known
that Major General A. R. Chaffee win DO
nominated az lieutenant general and as
signed to duty as chief of stan.
According to this principal M. Bunau Var
lila inquiries whether the United States gov
eminent would pay interest OF per cent
annually on the $8,000.0O0 which would be
gests the drafting of a special convention
covering this point. If it meets the approval
of the United States government.
Furthermore 1t Is known that the va
cancy thus created in the list OF major
generals will be permanently filled by the
appointment of Brig. Gen. George L. Gill
lespie, chief Of engineers, and that the
latter will be succeeded at the mead OF
the Corps of Engineers by Col Alexander
Mackenzie, the senior colonel Of the gem
eral staff and the fourth ranking officer
in his corps. These appointments VIII take
effect on or shortly after the date of the
retirement of Gen. Young.
Other Promotions.
Prior to the appointment Of Gen. Giles
pie as a major general. at least two. and
possibly three, brigadier generals will be
promoted to that grade and Immediately
retired. Gen. William A. Kobbe. COM
manding the department of Dakota, at st.
Paul, and Brig Gen. ]. P. Sanger, now on
duty in this city, in connection with the
Philippine census. have been selected for
promotion and retirement. Both of these
officers will reach, the regular retiring age
In May next
Several officers of lower grade will be
made brigadier generals and Immediately
retired. Included Id this list are Col. Jacob
Kline of the 21st Infantry. commanding
the post of Fort Smelling, Mimi; Lieut.. Col
Charles J. Allen. Corps of Engineers. and
several other officers of distinguished serv-
ice during the civil war.
Three permanent brigadier generals are
to be appointed and the impression Is
strong that these will be Col. William 8.
McCaskey commanding the Goth Infantry
in the Philippines; Col A. l.. Mills, SUI
perintendent OF the Military Academy
captain 1st Cavalry, and Col. Enoch
Crowder of the Judge advocate general
department and member of the general
staff These officers were selected for pref
erment on account OF specially meritorious
services in the Philippine and Cuba cam
paigns and prior thereto
Other Contemplated Changes.
Other contemplated changes are the pro-
motion OF Brig. Gen. A. e. Bates, pay
master general. and Brig. Gen. Wallace
Randolph. chief Of artillery, to the grade
of major general, and their immediate re-
tirement. Col. Francis s. Dodge of the pay
department at New York will be appointed
paymaster general, with the rank OF briga-
der general, and Col. John p. Story, arttl-
lery corps. commanding the artillery post
at Fort Monroe, will succeed General Ran
dolp, chfaf of arffllary