Salt Lake Herald | 1900-05-03 | Page 9 | Gen. Merritt to Retire

GEN MERRITT TO General Genera Brooke to Command the De Dc Department of the East Chicago May 2 A special sp cial dispatch to the Record from Washington Wahington saYs saY General Wesley WEsley Merritt Merrt who is soon to togo togo togo go upon the retired list has ha asked for relief from duty as a commanding general geral of the te military department of the east eat The war wa department today granted the request selecting General John R Brooke rooke as a Merritts successor General Genera Merritt will wi go to Europe with wih Mrs Mr Merritt Merrt after May ay 10 the date named as that upon which the te transfer of duty will wi occur General Geera Otis OUs will wi not na return to the in the autumn as has been reported He will wi probably be assigned alge to the de department department department of California 0