Show major general otia otis retires major general E S otis closed his big active career in the army tuesday by reason of his age and will go into re ti rement he ile will wilt be succeeded in command of the department of the lakes at chicago by major general arthur macarthur recently in corn earn mand of the department of the colorado at denver the war department has paid an unusual tribute to general otis V in issuing a general order ng the dist n gu shed services of the officer not only through the civil war but in his management at manila |