The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-23

emergency save labor crisis could be
depended upon to man. The national
guard numbers lie, 796, 60 be exact, or
an available force Of shout 100, 600. In
case OF serious conflict with organized
labor 10 is not likely, In view OF the de-
velopments Of the past few weeks that
fighting orders would be universally
obeyed by the citizen soldiers. Just how
great o detection would ensue I'm such q
case cannot be even estimated, Of course
Major General John M. Sch0aeld,
senior and commanding officer OR the
army, ID stationed at Washington He
is . man OF middle height, inclined ID b
stout and with white hsir which = bes
ginning to be thin ct the top Of his heAd.
His eyes are light blue In color and
deep set He wears side whiskera and
mustache, and his head 10 well formed
and well set ON . pair Of good, sturdy
shoulders.
General Schoheld Ii o native Of Chau-
tauQua county, N. r., and was born I'm
1881. His father was . farmer, and the
family removed from the Empire State
10 Bristol, His, while the future gem
eral was yet little more than babe. Be
fore the Lad had paased hia teens q eec-
ond move was made, this time to Free
port From this town the lad entered
West Point in l848, graduating flve
years later. He was at once assigned 10
Fort Moultrie and little later 10 eerv-
ice In Florida Between 1853 and the
breaking out Of the civil war he was
assigned much of the time to teaching
service In West Point and Waahington
university. St Louis When Sumter
was fired upon In 1861, he was acting
as mastering officer for Missouri, and
he entered the contest a. major Of the
First Missouri volunteers
His lighting qualities were quickly
developed. and by reason of special
bravery he was very shortly made cap-
tain Of the First artillery. BY Nov. 81,
1851, he had risen TO the rank OF briga-
dier general OF volunteers and of the
Missouri militia In November, 1862,
he was appointed major general OF vol
unteers. His rise 10 his present rank
followed by similar stages, and his pro-
motions were won by gallant services in
the Army Of the Cumberland and during
the invasion Of Georgia He took part
In the battles Of Resaca, Dallas, Kene-
saw Mountain and Kulp's Farm. After
the capture OF Atlanta he was placed.
under Thomas. in charge Of the forces
that opposed Hood in his advance TO-
ward Nashville At this time General
Schofeld was directly fighting am old
classmate, for Hood was In the same
West Point class ~ his Federal adver-
sary.
Then schoAeid was made commander
ct the department Of North Carolina,
where he had D hand in the capture of
Fort Anderson and Of Wilmington. He
Joined Sherman at Goldsbor0 ON March
90, 1866, and was In at tho surrender III
Johnston at Durham Station, Aprfi Us.
and executed the military conyentioa of
that capitalization.
When the war was over. he was de-
tailed Tor European service till Ana. III.
1866, and then commanded the depart-
ment OF the Potomac until March, 1857.
During the Hslknap imbroglio, from May
e8, 1858, 10 Mafch iii, 1869, he served
Ii secretary ok Far. He was then made
8 1aajor general % the regular army b.
President Grant. In 1875 he took charge
Of th0 West Point academy; i'm 1881 Be-
W. assiRaed 10 the division of the Ms6-
souri. When Hancock died, ne was
placed In charge IL the division Of che
Atlanti0 The Arst Mrs Echofield died