Show MILITARY MiTTERS Doe Makes n Strong Denial Colonel Liebers Report Washington Nov Assistant Secretary Secre-tary Doe of the war department when shown the public statement that he was to be appointed judgeadvocategeneral of the army said it was without any foundation so far as he knew and certainly cer-tainly he would be likely to know This particular office was held by General Swayne but he was suspended on half pay in 1885 for a period of 12 years by sentence of court martial While this operates it cannot be filled but the duties du-ties of the place since that date have been trusted to the capable hands of Colonel Col-onel Lelber acting judgeadvocategen oral On Dec 22 next however General Swayne will be in his office again and it will be possible for the president to retire re-tire him under the compulsory clause 4f he should first remit the ynexpired portion por-tion of the officers sentence Unless the president should follow thi5 course there will bf no vacancy in the ofllce to fill until Jan 4 1808 when General Swayne must retire in pursuance of law at the age of Gj |