| Show IS PROMOTED it now trans transports that the off efforts orts of the utah and other friends of Bri brigadier galier general alexander mcdowell mccook to have him appointed major general of the united states army vice general howard retired have been re warded with success As a result the be gener generals alPs here are highly pleased when they received the bews last night that president cleveland bad promoted him they were very profuse in their congratulations of bac each b other A good food many years have passed since general mccook was in charge of the united states forces at port fort douglas but he is still hold held in kind remembrance mem brance anoe by scores ot of salt labere james W forsyth has been appointed to nil fill the vacancy maue by the promotion of f general mccook the latter to Is at present comman commanding dirig the department of colorado he has boo been lorty forty seven years in the military service and to is one of that famous family ot war warriors rs the fighting mccooks he is a graduate of west point military sory which he entered as a in IM he was waa a cap tain in the regular army at the outbreak orthe war from which he emerged with the rank of lieutenant colonel but in addition to this thia he bad at the beginning a volunteer corn com mission as aa colonel of the pint first ohio infantry and one year later received his bis volunteer commission as aa a major general for gallant service during the war he was waa breveted a major general in the army in 1865 shuts anticipating by twenty nine years the good fortune which has haa befallen talen be him by the appointment of today the race tor for the place vacated by major general howarth How aruo ld retirement way was between general mccook and general roger ane latter commanding the department of california and the be former was waa peculiarly fortunate in receiving th the e appointment over general ruger buger who stands at the head bead of toe the list of brigadier generals be cause he would otherwise retire in a lew few months with me rank of brigadier general genera As it is ie general ruger rulers s pro motion will probably only be delayed a short abort time colonel james forsyth foray th who will become a brigadier general to Is one of atio most distinguished distinguish td cavalry officers in the be army and has behind him a notable record of service in the indian campaigns at prevent predent he la Is colonel of the seventh cavalry and in command of the artillery school at as port fort riley kiley he also is a graduate of west point from which he graduated in 1851 and is a veteran of the late jato war he entered as an a first lieutenant tenant and emerged a major in the regular army bu but I 1 in the volunteer service he received his commission as a brigadier general he also was brevet ted a brigadier gen oral edalin in 1865 major general milos miles will transfer his bli 1 command to NOW new york succeeding major general howard as commander of the department of the east in the be natural order general forsyth would take his place as an commander of the of missouri but as the fenior brigadier general he be way may yield this command to general Buger Ruger should the latter jatter as is expected prefer to change from the department of california |
