Show MILITARY MATTERS A Change Is Looked for in the Department De-partment of California San Francisco May lAt army headquarters in this city a change is i expected in the command of the department de-partment of California on November 8 when MajorGeneral Howard commanding com-manding the department of the Allan tic wil l be retired MajorGeneral Nelson son A Miles now at Chicago is expected ex-pected to succeed General Howard and BrigadierGeneral Thomas H Ruger who will then be in line for promotion promo-tion as he is the ranking brigadier general of the army may be made a majorgeneral and given the command vacated by General Miles BrigadierGeneral Wesley Merritt is also spoken of as the possible major general His brevet rank is higher than that of General Ruger In case he should receive the appointment i is not probable that any changes ifornia would occur in the department of Cal |