Evening star., 1904-04-28
V0RABLE ACTION
NOMINATIONS TAKEN UP By THE
SENATE.
Governor Of Porto Rico-Numerous
Promotions in the Army
and Navy.

presidential nominations:
Beekman Winthrop of New. York, govern
or of Porto Rico -
William Miller Collier, New York. solic-
itor of the Department Of Commerce and
Labor. q
Charles H. Brown. United States attorney.
western district of New York.
Isaiah ]. McCottrie to be collector of Gus
toms, Georgetown. s. C. d
Charles A. Judson to be collector Of Gus
toms, Sandusky. Ohio f.
H. Morgan Ruth to be assistant appraiser
of merchandise, Philadelphia
Herm1no Diaz NaZario, Andres Crosas
and Jose c. Barbosa to be members of the
executive council of Porto Rico.
Marshals-Edward s. Wilson of Porto
Rico for Porto Rico
James M. Shoup of Alaska for Alaska.
Promotions in the revenue cutter service
FIRST Assistant Engineer Hermann Kotzsch-
mar, jr., to be chief engineer.
Second Assistant Engineer Michael N
osina 10 be first assistant engineer
Army Promotions.
Artillery Corps-To be captains-First
Lieuts. Elijah B. Martindaie, jr., John w,
kilbreth, jr., and LIE Vert Coleman.
10 be first lieutenants-Second Lieuts.
Laurin L. Lawson and William K. Moore.
Subsistence department-Capt. Alexander
M Davis, to be commissary with the rank
of major
infantry arm-First Lieuts. William n.
JORDAN, jr., and Courtland Nixon ID In
1antry. to be captains.
Lieut.. Col. Henry P. Mccain. to be as
slstant adjutant general with the rank Of
Major John Tweedale, to be assistant ad-
colonel ~ Aou'enanI
Medic, Medical department-Lieut. Col. valery
Havard, to be assistant surgeon general
with the rank of colonel
MAJOR william H. Corbusier, Surgeon. to
ue ueputy surgeon general with the rank of
lieutenant colonel
capt. Charles F. Kieffer assistant sur
geon, to be surgeon with the rank Of ma ior
Corps OF Eng1neerS-To be colonels-I,ie,1t
co.'s. Alexander M Miller Milton b Adams
and William r. Livermore
10 & De lieutenant e.1i colonels-Majors Richard
l.; HoXie, William L. Marshall. Joseph II.
Rossell. "a"
To be majors-Capts. Graham d. Fitch.
and Harry Taylor.
To be captains-First Lieuts Edwin r
stuart and George M. Hoffman
10 be first lieutenants-Second Lieuts.
Arthur Williams and Wildurr Willing
Brig. Gen. Fred c. Ainsworth, to be the
general -''-
Col. William P. Hall, to be assistant adiu-
tant general with the rank of brigadier
general.
Capt Henry A. Barber to be assistant,
chief of the record and pension office with
the rank of major. 5Ygt
To be brigadier general on the retired list
Col. Timothy E. Wilcox. &
Navy Promotions.
promotions in the navy--Lieut. Gunior
grade) Cyrus r. Miller, to be lieutenant;
Lieut.. Harry G. Leopold, to be a lieutenant
commander; Lieut. Gunior grade) Luther
Gunior grade) Hilary Williams to be a
lieutenant; Lieut.. Gunior grade) Robert w.
henderson, to be a lieutenant; Lieut..
Gunior grade) John Halligan, jr., to be a
lieuten2 mt.
The following-named ensiens to be lieu
tenants Gunior grade) John T. Beckner,
Herbert n. Evans, Samuel 1. NJ Major,
Frank o. Branch.
Lieut.. Clarence S. Williams to be lieu
tenant commander; Lieut.. John D. Nc
Donald, to be a lieutenant commander;
Lieut. Gunior grade) Alexander N Mitchell
to be lieutenant; Lieutenant Commander
Fideno 5. Carter, to be commander;
Lieut.. Gunior grade) William P. Cronan, to
be a lieutenant; Lieutenant Commander
Harry H. Hosley, to be a commander;
Lieut. dunior grade) Zeno E. Briggs, to be a
lieutenant; Lieutenant Comm ander Frank
e. Beatty, to be a commander; Lieut..
Gunor grade) William B. Wells, to be a
lieutenant; Lieut.. Gunior grade) Clarence
A. Adele, to be a lieutenant; Surgeon Phil
lips A. Lowering, to be a medical inspector;
Passed Assistant Surgeon Gary D. Lang
horne, to be surgeon; Passed Assistant
Surgeon Joseph c. Thompson, to be a sur
geon; Assistant Surgeon Robert E. Led
better. to be passed assistant surgeon;
Assistant Surgeon Charles st. ]. Butler, to
be a passed assistant surgeon; Assistant
Surgeon John NJ Brister to be a passed as
sistant surgeon; Assistant Surgeon Herbert
o. Shiffert, to be passed assistant sur
geon; Passed Assistant Surgeon Frederick
L. Benton, to be a surgeon; Passed As
sistant Surgeon Joseph A. Guthrie, to be
surgeon; Passed Assistant Surgeon Ralph
T. Orvis to be surgeon; Assistant Pay
master Howard d. Lamar, to be a passed
assistant paymaster; Passed Assistant Pay
master Christian J. Peoples, to be paymas-
ter; Assistant Paymaster Alvin Hovey-
King, to be a passed assistant, paymaster;
Pay Inspector John R. Martin, to be pay
director; Paymaster James s. Phillips, to
be pay inspector; Passed Assistant Pay
master William B. Rogers, to be pay
master; Assistant Paymaster George "A.
Deering, to be a passed assistant paymas-
ter.
To be lieutenant commanders-Alexander
s. Halstead, James E. Palmer and Harry A.
Field.
Commander Frederic Singer, to be cap
tain.
Ensigns to be lieutenants Uunior grade)-
Ralph E. Pope and John e. Lewis.
To be assistant surgeonS-LeWlS n.
Wheeler. John Flint, James L. Bslknap,
Henry A. May.
Lieut.. Henry E. Parmenter to be lieu
tenant commander in the navy.
Lieut.. Isaac X. Seymour to be a fieuten-
ant commander in the navy,
Ensign Henry e. Lackey to be lieuten-
ant Cunior grade) In the navy.
Lieut.. Gunior grade) William T. Tarrant
to be lieutenant in the navy.
Lieut.. (junfor grade) Walter B. Tardy to
be lieutenant in the navy.
Assistant Surgeon Samuel g. Rodman to
be passed assistant surgeon in the navy.
Gunner James Shannon to be a chief
gunner in the navy.
Gunner William @. Moore to be a chief
gunner in the navy.
Capt. Seth NJ Ackley, now on the retired
list, to be a captain on the active list In
the navy.
Marine Corps Promotions.
Second lieutenants to be first lieutenants:
Albert N. Brunzell, Louis G. Miller, Daniel
w. B. Blake, William E. Smith, Raymond
B.. Sullivan, Fred A. Udell. Howard II.
Kipp. Harvey C. Egan, Gerard NJ. Kincade.
Frederick Kensel Hugh McC. Howard,
Elias r. Beadle. Arthur B. Owens, Eugene
p. Fortson and Clarence s. Owen
Major Thomas N. Wood, to be lieuten-
ant in the Marine Corps; Capt. Robert M.
Dutton, to be q major; First Lieut.. John
II. A. Day, to be captain.