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Roosevelt's Fifth aNenu recruits" as
they were dubbed in San Antonio. So
are Hallett Alsop Borrowe and j. Il.
Taller.
In a Colorado regiment a wealthy
young man has enlisted named Lyulph-
Stanley Ogilvy. He is a brother of the
Earl of Airlie. He OWNS large ranches
near Denver. where he has been en-
gagged in stock raising for Is years.
Larz Anderson. the Cincinnati Million
aire. whose fopdness for animals has
made him a conspicuous figure al the
horse and dog shows. is going in as an
assistant adjutant general. MIR. Ander-
son was married not long s to one
of the wealthiest. as well as most beau
tiful, women in Washington. From New
Jersey. W popular and wealthy young
men. George :. Hobart. nephew Of the
vice president, and William J. Sewall.
son of the senator. have been commits
stoned assistant adjutant generals.
Many of Pennsylvania most distin-
guished citizens. socially m politically.
have offered their services to the fed
eral government. The most c%onspicu-
Gus exemplar of this Is ex-Postmaster
General Wanamaker. Despite his pres
ent large political interests. he is busily
engaged in organizing a regiment. Then
there is his son-in-law. Barclay War
burton. proprietor OF the Evening Tel
egraph. and one Of the best known So
ciety men I'm Philadelphia polo play
er and a crack whip. He is already at
the front. commanding Battery \ at
Newport News. In his battery he has
such men-well known in social and
high commercial circles-as: Charles T.
Creswell, first lieutenant; William
Howard Pancoast, second lieutenant;
privates. William II. Allen, Joseph De
+. Junkin. jr, Joseph A. Logan. jr., II.
Pepper Vaux. John Williams and w.
Henry A. Willing.
Col. w. G. wetmore, a West Point
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SOCIETY LEADERS WHO WILL FI&HT SPNIl

Il should like to be enthusiastic. dear
boy built Is such damnably poor form.
you know Why doesn't somebody
get up a war;"
War was not declared against Spain
as a result OF this remark. but the
young man who made IL has seized the
opportunity to exercise latent emotions.
and he and many like him are now in
soldier clothes
New York has sent enough society
men TO the war to stock a fashionable
summer resort. Scions of leading New
York families have enlisted to such an
extent that the army can at any time
furnish a Patriarchs' bah or a swell
club II the government concludes to
storm Havana's social barriers.
There were those who showed signs
of amusement when IL was
that John Jacob Astor had volunteered.
but now that he holds a commission
of Inspector general. with the rank of
lieutenant colonel. and has taken up
the real duties of a responsible military
position, he IL accepted as an example
of genuine self-sacrifcing patriotism.
No man in any walk of life has made
more strenuous efforts to get into the
war head owe heels than William Astor
Chanler, the millionaire holder of two
famous New York names. When Mr..
Chanier. who is a daring tiger hunter
and extensive African explorer. found
that the government would not accept
the regiment which he raised and pro-
posed to equip. he arranged to make a
little invasion of Cuba on his own ac-
count. But he has accepted a commits
sion as assistant adjutant general, with
rank Of captain. and he will probably
wait now until he can go to Cuba with
General Miles. Col. Avery d. Andrews.
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known in Chicago. and Is Identified
with the country clubs.
f. III. Switzer may be singled ou as
the pride of Chicago's contingent at
Camp Tanner. He leaves the RESPONSE
bilities of a bankers life to take his
company into the field. n his COM
mand is the crack drill organization Of
Illinois. Capt. w. l.. G.. Funkhauser,
of the firm of Montgomery & Funk
hauser. is likewise a prominent Chica-
goa who has deserted business affairs
for the panoply of war.
Virginia has suffered very severely by
the departure for the battlefield of her
bestowed young men.
The pride of Richmond-indeed. of
the state-for years has been the Rich
mond Light Infantry Blues, composed
almost wholly of the "Fou Hundred"
The captains commanding the two
companies will be missed in many a
ball room and banquet hall.
Capt. Clarence Wyatt, commander of
Company A, and Capt. w. s.. p. Mayo
of Company b are but representatives
of the standing and popularity of their
commands.
The most notable among the depart
ures is that of Fitzhugh Lee. jr., son
of Major General Lee. He has been
appointed lieutenant on his father's
staff.
The very flower of the young man.
front. From Newport News have gone
the Huntington Rifles, named for the
millionaire upbuilder OF the city, Coils
p. Huntington. They are led by Capt.
p. Thornton Marye, one of the most
dashing Virginians. He Is a son Of Col.
Morton Marye. auditor of Virginia. His
handsome face is familiar to habitues
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Tne Poes. from which stock sprang
the author of the Raven" will send
,. johnson Poe, a son of ex-Attorney
Seneral Jonn II. Poe, a leading lawyer
OF Baltimore. Jack Poe is also a
member OF the Baltimore bar and prac-
tices with his father. He is a Prince
ton man, n with his brothers was a
noted football player. He will go as
resimental adjutant to the Fifth Ed
Reverdy johnson, of Maryland; DIR
christopher Johnston. J. Markham
Marshall and Robert f. Lee Marshall.
sons of Col. Charles Marshall. formerly
military SECRETARY to Gen. X. +. Lee.
and young "Alick" Herbert. a son of
h late Gen. James II. Herbert of con-
federate fame. are among the represent
tatives of prominent Baltimore families
who hold commissions as officers. The
roster Of high ~privates. or only one step
higher, non-commissioned officers. in
cludes the Trippes. Boones. Boykins,
Buchanans. Thomases. Bowies, Sling
luffs and dozens of other names identi-
fed with the social life of Maryland.
Gen. III. Kyd Douglas, a Baltimorean
of distinguished family and a veteran
OF the war, has secured the appoint
ment of assistant adjutant general, with
rank of major.
L one respect Camp Tanner, the rem
devious of the volunteers at Spring.
field, who will represent Illinois in Gu
ban morasses, differs from the camps
of other states that pride themselves on
the high standing of their citizen SOL
diery-there ISM a golf stick in the
equipment of the troops, and there are
only about half enough ankets to go
around. But among S,04S volunteers are
many who occupy positions Of promi-
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graduate, n a man OF great wealth,
has raised a swell regiment, which VIII
Include a company 20 be known as The
Hastings Hussars." The captain Is
w. i. Mannix. the Cuban war cores
pendent. In his company are enlisted
such men as George Hartranft, s7n OF
General Hartranft; Harvey Wates. now
OF Harvard university: George Wood
ruff. the football coach. and Charles s.
Gill, the Princeton athlete.
IL Is the pride OF Philadelphia that
the Gray Fencibles'' and the City
Troop are matchless. AS a matter of
fact, the City Troop is an organization
dating so far back as the revolution.
Its muster now reads to Philadelpnians
almost as a list OF members of. or APP
plieants for membership to. the assem-
blies. Here is the list of officers: Cap
tain. John G. Groome: first lieutenant,
Edward Browning: second lieutenant.
j. +. McFadden; first sergeant, T.. J.
w. Martin: sergeants, II. T.. Glenden-
ming. j. Wagner, jr.. +. Thibault, c.. L.
w. II. Hart; quartermas-
ter sergeant. w. c.. Lott: ~corporals, w.
r.. Bates. Charles III. Smith, j. III. Mer-
rill. f. A. Thibault.
Maryland has no Astors, Goulds or
Nanderbilts who have offered either
their services or their fortunes to the
but of the citizens reputed
to be unusually literally supplied with
goods, DIR. Isaac +. Emerson
the Emerson Drug company Is the
one to come forward. He is COM
mander of the Maryland naval reserves.
The W of Maryland is represented
In the Gallant Fifth Regiment of
Baltimore. 1t was r%ecently mustered
INTO the service of Uncle Sam, and the
regiment left Baltimore on the 10th of
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who is now n chief commissary, Is one
OF the best known New Workers in the
army. He is a West Point graduate. a
son-in-law OF Gen. James NJ Schofeld.
and commanded Squadron a. He was
prominent as a civilian both socially
and as "A lawyer. Col. :. II. Olin is a le-
gal luminary. as well as a conspicuous
figure in New York's swagger set. So
is the handsome Col. +. V. Greene of
the list. Colonel Greene is head of the
Barber Asphalt company. lie belongs
to the "M~illionaires club" and others.
The pames of Hewitt and Brice appear
on the lists Of the presidents new staff
appointments. Erskine Hewitt. assist
n adjutant general. is the son of ex-
Mayor Abram s. Hewitt. and is a de-
scendant of Peter Cooper. Stewart NJ.
Brice. the clever and energetic son of
enato Brice. has abandoned politics
for the time being TO sacrifice himself
for his country in a yet greater degree
by going To Cuba. He is a member of
the New York city council, hut II fight
ing is at hand young Brice intends to
he in IL in spite of Mr.. Croker, who
doesn't want him to give up his seal.
He Will be a commissary of subsistence
with rank OF captain. His brother.
Kirk, has hurried home from
Europe to go TO Manila and be mill
secretary to General Merritt. q.
Creighton Webb. brother OF DIR. Seward
Webb. has been made an inspector
general. Numerous young swells have |
zone out with the New York militia. |
and some of the organizations are
composed of them. Troop A,
crack cavalry squadron. was al !
to send only 81 men out of nearly |
300. The names were drawn from a
hat and the fortunate ones include, be-
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( Colonel Theodore Roosevelt seems to
have become the property Of the whole
country, but he belongs primarily to
New York He is OF the stun OF which
all the men that this article deals with
are made. He is nearly, IL not quite.
a millionaire: his social position is the
best. and he is the pet OF Harvard uni
versity. His regiment of rough riders
contains nearly as many New York So
ciety men as the Kn~ickerbocker club.
Some of the swells who started for
Texas i'm a sleeping car and were or
dered out OF IL by the sergeant are Reg
maid Rollins. an offshoo of the Loril-
lard family; Woodbury. Kane. cousin OF
John Jacob Astor. a noted polo player;
William Tiffany. "A descendant of Com
modore Perry; Craig Wordsworth,
whose engagement to a sister of the
great wheat Spectator. Joseph Letter.
is 'rumored; @. Ronald Fortescue and
Hamilton Fish, jr. These young men
are all rich. their average expenditures
being considerably over $4,000 a year.
Young Hamilton Fish. son of the errat-
ic political geniu that recently pre-
sided over the New York legislature,
has already gained additional notice for
a family that for four generations has
been n of the smart set in New York
j. Lorimer Worden. a Harvard athlete
and a member of the New York stock
exchange. has just Joined 'Teddy's Ter
Another rich New Yorker who is 60
ing to thrash the Spaniards is Rufus
son Of the celebrated wheat
Spectator. He has enlisted with the
Michigan volunteers.
The athlete and clubman. Duncan FL
lott. who married the celebrated New
York belle, Sallie Hargous. is one of
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May for Chickamauga. nearly 1000
strong. The Fifth goes to the front un-
der the leadership of Colonel II. Dorsey
coale, until recently Lieutenant colonel.
Colonel Coale is dean of the University
OF Maryland School of Medicine. besides
which he holds an important office un-
der the state administration. He Is a
member Of the leading clubs and cotil-
Ions. and his wife. formerly Miss Howl
son OF philadelphia, is one of the hand
somest N most attractive young ma
irons in the Monumental City.
Among the prominent people socially
IN baltimore are the Riggses. This
family has contributed several menu
bers to military life. Lawrason Riggs
Is one OF the most representative of the
younger men Of the baltimore of to-
day. He was brigadier general of the
Maryland National Guard. Major clin-
ton l.. RIGGS Is in the Chickamauga
contingent as commander of the senior
battalion OF the Fifth regiment, and
W other brothers. who have been
making a tour of the world. have sailed
Tor nome n will enter the ranks. Ma
Jor Henry NJ. Warield is another prom
inent club and society mar OF Baltimore
who has gone TO the front. He is a son
OF the late Henry NJ. warfeld, and Is a
brother OF ;. Davies Warfeld. postmas-
ter or Baltimore under Cleveland. and
r~eappointed by President Mckinley.
Mr.. Warheld is a governor Of the Bach
elors Cotillon club. the SWEETEST social
organization in the Oriole City. and is a
german leader % note. His wife was
a Maryland Denison.
siaithers are another influential
Aaryiand family that viii be represent
ed IN the war. Captain Charles D..
Gather VIII lead one Of the crack COM
panies OF the Fifth regiment and sew
eral younger brothers will go in various
capacities. Charlie" Gather was at
n time colonel Of the gallant Fifth.
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OF Old Point Comfort. where the greater
part of his time has been spent.
From Petersburg. the Cockade City,
the A. p. Hill Rifles were led by Capt.
NJ. c. Jackson, a society man. His
command is composed only of represen-
tatives of leading families.
Gallant Capt. Z. w. Owens Is at the
head of the Peninsula Guard. from
Portsmouth. He. too. is a representa-
i've Nirginian of the Old school.
or the Ohio cities. Cleveland has sent
out n entire regimens-the Fifth in
fantry-one company of artillery and
three companies of cavalry. The most
famous of these is Company A of the
First Ohio volunteer cavalry. formerly
known as the First Cleveland Troop.
Troop A has had the distinction OF
forming the personal escort Of three
Observation-Disclosures, Hayes and Nc
Kinley-at their in-augurations.
The captain is r. E. Burdick. long
prominent in business n social affairs
of the city. He is president of the Cen
fury club.
Webb c. Hayes. the second son of the
late President Rutherford b. Hayes.
has been appointed senior major OF the
First Ohio cavalry. Major Hayes has
large manufacturing interests in Cleve-
land. He is a bachelor, a member or
all the city clubs.
Cape. Henry Wick Corning of Com
pany b. LIST O. V. c., is one of the best
known of the younger business and So
ciety rpen.
Col george Armstrong Garretson,
who has been appointed b~rigadier gen.
eral by the president. is one of the most
prominent men in Cleveland. He Is a
grandson of Gen. John Armstrong. who
served in the war OF 1872. and a nephew
OF Lieutenant B.. W. Armstrong of the
1st U. s. Dragons. also a West Pointer,
who persisted in the Mexican war.
Col. c. L. KEENAN, of the Fifth tnfan-
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sides the captain. Howard G. Badgley.
a wealthy real estate dealer. Frederick
r. Coudert. ir.. first lieutenant. son and
partner Of the well known lawyer. and
nephew-in-law To Gen. benjamin +.
Tracy; Joseph =. Frelinghuysen. first
lieutenant: \. Rene Moen, first ser
geant. and Robert Emmett. sergeant.
All have their names among society
notes frequently. MIR. Emmet is the
son OF DR.. Thomas Adds Emmett. He
leaves a charming bride of but a few
months. Francis II. Bovine. another
sergeant. is the grandson of Walter
BOVINE. one of the early mayors of New
York. Sergeant A. Ii. McClay. treas
urer of the Knickerbocker Trust COM
pany. Of which his father is president,
is another who left a p~rofusion OF ev-
erything that "A man values. Some-
thing OF this kind might be said Of
nearly every member Of the squadron.
The naval battalions show such men as
Commander William Butler Duncan.
jr.. one OF the most active in New York
and Newport society. who is connected
with h Havemyers by matrimonial
and business ties. ms 5. Dana Greene.
OF the colonial family of thai name.
manager OF the immense interests Of
the Edison General Electric company.
Captain Duncan and Lieutenant Greene
are on the Yankee. They are both An
napolis men. Charles Lee Andrews and
Edwin c. Weeks are society men and
members of the New York stock ex-
change. One is washing down decks on
the Yankee. the other is In coast signal
service. Glrard b. Townsend Of Brook
Ign is on the Nahant. and so is James
Arden Hartman. the broker. member
of the Influential Hartman family.
Rowland Pell Haggerty. a fashionable
young Brooklynite. has deserted three
Wallets. who are now seeking positions.
He is one of the Nahant's coal-shovelers
at times.
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From the Philadelphia Ledger.
1t is reported from Washington that the
war department is SO overwhelmed by
applications for appointments in the va
rious arsenals that it has In contempla-
ton a request to the president to place
the arsenals under civil service classiica-
ton. III this be true no greater comrnen-
dalton could be paid to the merit system.
Civil service reform implies that only SO
many persons shall be given employment
as are necessary; that they shall be COM
petetent to perform the duties assigned
them and that they shall faithfully and
truly perform such duties. The spoils sys-
tenn. on the other hand. implies the multi
plication of places to keep pace with the
number of applicants.
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Platform of the Ultra-,Jtnxo.

Really advanced Anglo-Americanism
now contemplates: The of
Hawaii; the construction of the Nicaragua
canal; a navy that shall rival England's:
strategic bases i'm the West Indies: ma
tional universities at West Point and An
napolis; the retention of the Philippines,
of course. and the maintenance of a
standing army Of not less than 100, 900 men.
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PAIN

try, which is stationed at Tampa. Is
n OF the best officers with the Ohio
troops He Is a leading citizen of Nor
walk, Ohio. Colonel KEENAN, proved his
ability as a soldier by the in
which he handled his men in the great
Cleveland strike.
or course it Is possible only to indi-
cate by random instances how gener-
ously the As states have responded to
the presidents call for recruits. Each
n has offered its best.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-05
freight earnings increased 1882 per cent; pa.

freight earnings increased 1882 per cent; pas
senger earnings increased $50 per cent; mail,
EXPRESS. etc. earnings decreased I'D per cent;
operating expenses increased S.23 per cent; bet.
terments increased 1897 per cent; extraordinary
expenses Increased 54.G2 per cent. Total tonnas.
increased 2i9.G24 tons. or 1851 per cent: total
number OF tons carried one mile increased
80 637. 545 tons. or 1903 per cent; average rev.
enue per ton per mile increased, 100000. or 26J
per cent. Total number Of passengers carried
increased q. S94 or $40 per cent; total number
Of passengers carried one mile increased 1893.
1906 or 11.S6 per cent; average revenue per pas.
senger per mile decreased S0.0oO6. or 2A Der
cent: total train mileage increased 14i.015 or
IA per cent The gross earnings for the fiscal
year were the largest in the history Of the road
The percentage Of increases In operating ey.
penses and total train mileage was considerably
less than the percentage Of increases In gross
earnings. total tonnage transported and total
number Of passengers carried.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-05

RAILROAD BONDS. - Market moderately
active and strong on a well-distributed volume
OF business Total sal"s amounted In par value
20 s2542OOO. agains, Sl,961,O0o on MONDAY
The more important dealings were IN the Atch'-
son issues Canada Southern lists ana -os'
Chesapeake and Obj LIST rs, Houston anu
Texas Central As. Illinois Central uouisVihe
division 3Ies) Kansas City. Pittsburg ana uui.
lists Mexican International As Kansas ana
Texas LIST is and IDS. Michigan Central o1ss'
New-York Central Lake Shore 3hs, North
ern Pacific general lien IS and prior AZ. oregon
Railroad and Navigation As, st. Louis and san
Francisco general IS and 6s. San Antonio ana
Arkansas Pass As Texas and Pacific IDS. union
Elevated 1st receipts. Union Pacific As. Union
Pacific Denver and Gulf LIST receipts. Wabash
debenture Bs and Wisconsin Central LIST re-
ceipts
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OREGON SHORT LINE.

The first annual report Of the Oregon Short
Line Railroad Company covers a period OF thir-
teen and half months from March 49, 1897.
to June 80. 1898 The financial operations for
that period are summarized follows: Gross
earnings SSO31. 500: operating expenses and
taxes. SAT-. 1888: net earnings. S3,5f6,66S other
income. S2O1. O5S; total net. S3.16I126; fixed
charges. S2.516,S52; balance. $1,25OS14; inter
est on income bonds. S64G.65O; interest on in
come B bonds. S44j go; surplus, $l5S.994.
For the purpose of comparisons the following
figures for the fiscal years ended June 30 are
compiled:
1895 1897 . Is9o -oe
eros. sarninss.... s63l7.o5s So 2tI sS8S2 a2S
Operating exp taxes etc S.5ss. +tO 3+'95'? olltoo-
No, earnings .......s27 2s sos 50 sss s?Slso8'
The following is a summary of the balance
sheet as OF June 80, 1898
Assets-Cost OF road and equipment S6',ooo-
1885, stocks and bonds owned. Sl3,oo43sl cash
on hand. S2.O75.21S material on hand. $3.50
total assets. SS6,134,255. Lablities-Capitai
stock. S2I. AGO. 100; funded debt. S36oSo cur
rent liabilities S1,s45.52 profit and loss sur
plus. Sl5s995
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WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES

OUTSIDE observation-disclosures dull and ir-
regular Standard OIL closed at 417A q4l7%.
against 414G4l5h on Monday. Last prices Of
other prominent issues were: Brooklyn Elevated.
new stock. 2662S; preferred 55d5S: Brooklyn
CITY Railroad. 215kT216is Standard Gas. COM
mon. 129G13l: preferred. 1iJd1JO; Mutual Gas.
3lOG32O: New-Amsterdam Gas. common. 26hG
IS; preferred. 64ia@65,s; Glucose, common. $50
COL. preferred. 1O7% 6l0Sh
GOLD IMPORTS.-Total imports Of gold from
Europe and gold now on shipboard bound for
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AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London Oct. T. 4 p. m.-American securities
opened better. improved somewhat, then eased
off and closed quiet but steady. Trading was
professional Last prices were: Atchson. H.;
Canadian Pacific. $50; ST. Paul HOY: Illinois
Central, 114H: Louisville and Nashville. o6a. {:
Union Pacific preferred. 679s: New York Cen
trail 1872; Erie IA; Pennsylvania, GO; Reading.
9ls: Erie first preferred, 365s, and Northern Pa
ciic preferred. 1Sh.
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selling 75c per 81 900 premium. chicaeo-1oc

selling. 75c per 81 600 premium. Chicago-loc
discount
BANK CLEARINGS.-NewY ork-Exchanges'
$751;. 665. $50 balances S11.007,032' Chicago
Exchanges S22.OS2. I5l balances. Sl9'"Wo4'
Observation-Disclosures. S24.153.4S2; balances, "
1S5606 elphia-Exchanges, Sli,32oo4o'
balances 50. 157 .93S Baltmore-Exchanges, 10
9G6. $50; balances S662420
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.-Call rate In
London, per cent open market discount rate
2AQ2 SIG per cent for short and 5-l6G2ss per
cent for long bills. Berlin discount rate. 3%
per cent; Taris 17s per cent. Berlin exchange
on London 20 marks AN pfennings Paris ex-
change on London. % francs % centimes
EUROPEAN SECURITIES.-Brlts consols'
l09A for money and HOS for the account
French rentes. 100 francs 30 centimes. Spanish
per cents in London. 421
THE SILVER MARKET-Bar silver. 6ofsc.'
declined &c. Mexican silver dollars. 4o>4c bar
silver in London. 21Ad.. declined o-l6d
GOLD PREMIUM-In Madrid. 5l.2o LISBON
40; Buonos Ayres 150S0: Rome. 1019o.
SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.