Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-05
BoURKE AND LANGHoRNE.
Two Washington Men Who Have Gaine
Distinction on the Border.

Two Washington Men Who Have Gained
Distinction on the Border.
Up to the present time but three United
states army officers have attained marked dis
JUNCTION IN connection with the endeayor to
suedue Mr. Cara. These are Capts John q.
Bourke and Francis @. Hardie and Second
Lieut. George /. Langhorne, all OF the third
cavalry. Two of these are practically Wash
ingtonians. Capt John c.. Bourke is espe-
cially well known here. He first came 70 the
national capital as private in the fifteenth
Pennsylvania cavalry. lie was q bow then.
but his fighting nature had made HIM enlist
in the Union army. For three years-until
July, lSG5-he did his best to upset the re-
bellion. Then he went TO the Military
Academy upon an appointment originally
promised him by President Lincoln. Four
years of peaceful study followed, but after
graduation there came years Of activity.
Wherever there was trouble among Indians
there could Bourke be found. He was Cen
Crooks right hand for a long tine, rendering
loyal and efficient service TO his commander
and the country. While campaigning he gath
cred All enormous quantity of historical, topo-
graphical and generally interesting informa-
non and some of this he has put in book form.
1.-The Snake Dance of the Moquis," ION the
Border with Crook and several scientific
treatses of an chronological nature have made
for the captain literary reputation o. the
highest order. Gen. Sheridan appreciate
Capt. Bourke's ability an author and ii was I'M
der Sheridaa's instructions that he was detailed
to duty in this city. While here ho was sergeant
alarms of the famous Pan-American confer
ence, accompanying il its historical tour
through the country. Last April Capt. Bourke
rejoined his regiment and was 1T once sent TO
Fort Ringgold, where he has since been sta
toned, Capt Bourke Is iIarried-lis estima-
BILE vito was Miss Horbach Of Omaha-and re-
ioices in the fact that he is father of three of
the prettiest little girls in the western hemis-
phere.
The other officer in whom Washington is now
considerably and personally interested is Lieut..
George Teyloe Langhorne. His parents reside
here now and have a great many friends in the
best social circles. Lieut.. Langhorne, who is a
nephew of tine late Ogle Tayloe, is a Nirginian.
He was born in Kentucky. but that was an in
cidental something. Lynchburg was his home
until he went TO the Virginia Military Institute.
Senator Daniel Chen q member of the House
of Representatives. nominated him for West
Point in 1885. He received rapid promotion In
the cadet battalion, becoming first captain of
that model organization. While he was such
he had a listic encounter with cadet from
Baltimore which is historic in West Poin.
annals, the struggle lasting more than two
hours. The difficulty arose over the assign
ment by Langhorne Of a colored cadet TO
the mess table for which the Palti-
MORGAN responsible Langborne was
the victor, and singularly enough, neither he
nor his opponent received that disagreeable
attention from the authorities which every
cadet expected they would have. Lieut.. Lang
| horne is another example of the soldier who is a
success a soldier in spite Of the fact that his
name was by no means at the head of the grad
MATING roll