Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-05-14
new MEXICO VOLUNTEERS
Troops Gut Down to So Enlisted Men
ARMED, Equipped and Mount
ed by Next Tuesday.

49, AAS&4
Armed, Equipped and Mount
ed by Next Tuesday.
Lieutenant Wientge Assigned to Troop I
Canvass Uniform for the Boys--Nct a
Man on Sick List.
Special to the New Mexican,
San Antonio, May II, 1s9s.-There
has been a Encouragement of men in the
LIST L. S. volunteer cavalry The COM
panies have been cut down to IS enlist
ed men and the men in the New Mexico
troops had to draw lots for transfers.
There are now over 600 men belonging
to the regiment on the ground and or
ganization is going on slowly. Sergeant
John V. Morrison has been transferred
from troop D to troop l.. Many 9th
er transfers have taken place. There
is no sickness and all is going on well.
1t is doubted if the regiment will move
as early as expected, as the men have
not yet received their mounts.
Special to the New Mexican.
San Antonio, Tex, May IA, 1885,
There are now $50 men in the camp of
the list U. s.. volunteer cavalry, and 200
men from the Indian territory are eX-
pected this evening. Lieutenant Col
onel Roosevelt will also arrive this
evening. The regiment has been divid-
ed into three squadrons, the first COM
handed by Major Brodie, of Arizona;
the second by Major Hersey, of New
Mexico, and the third by Major Dunn,
of W Washington City. The men from
Washington and other eastern points
will be in Major Dunn's squadron.
Special to the New Mexican.
San Antonio, Tex, May IA, 1885,
The New Mexico volunteers form the
I'd squadron of the 1st U. s. volunteer
cavalry. None of the men are on the
sick list, all in good spirits. The camp
is at the fair grounds and thousands of
people visit it daily. Issue of arms,
accoutrements and horses to the men
| will be completed by Monday or Tues
day. The regiment will be here at least
a week longer and probably two weeks
Each troop has been cut down to IS en-.
listed men and the surplus men from
New MeXico's quota have been assigned
to the new troops now being formed,
The New Mexico quota composes more
than one-third of the regiment. The
people of New Mexico have Just cause
to be proud of the New Mexico officer.
| and ~ no +bnv y;,o ,,> WOW, hard
somely with the other troops in camp
here. n X
A Washington dispatch to the Denver
News says: "Thc mountain cavalry
will wear the new regulation brown
pretty as the more familiar blue ones
but they are more comfortable and bet
ter adapted to the work the men ar,
expected to do. There is no doubt tina
these regiments will be employed il
Cuba, while many of the other volun
teers will never get at all near thu
island"
Lieutenant Sherrard Coleman, 1st U
S. volunteer cavalry. was offered a Is
lieutenancy in the regiment in II o
the new troops. Having, however
agreed with Captain Muller and Lieut.
enant Griffin to stay with the troop
raised in this city, as long as possible
he declined with thanks and the officer
of the Santa Fe troop remain unchange'
for the present.
Governor Otero received a telegraph
report this morning announcing tn
arrival of LIST Lieutenant Fred w
Wientge at San Antonio, Tex, that h
had reported for duty to Colonel Leonar,
Wood and been assigned to troop
of the regiment; he reports all well.
One of the hospital stewards of tn
LIST regiment, U. s. volunteer cavalry
appointed by the governor, is Herber
j. Rankin, of Las Vegas. The stewar
is a young man about 26 years of age
who has been in charge of the dispen
sary at the Las Vegas railway hospita
for about four years and is in every wa
competent to perform the duties of tn
position satisfactorily. He is alread
on duty with the regiment at San Ar
tonic.
The Lordsburg Liberal, in comment
ing IN the officers of the four troops Q
volunteers from this territory, says
Most of the officers are we'll know
New MeXicans. There is one note
name in the list, I'd Lieutenant Maxwe.
Keyes, of company b. He is a granG
son of the Maxwell who at one tim
owned the Maxwell land grant, and is
son of A. s. B. Keyos, who u few year
ago was IA captain in the 10th cavalry
and later was appointed a major of tn
3rd, and is now on the retired list
When the war broke out Major Keye
was a boy in New England. He "a
away, Joined the army and fought wit
distinction during the war, when 1
ended he was appointed a I'd lieutenan
in the regular army, and was retired
major. If young Maxwell Reyes is an
thing like his maternal grandfather Q
his father he will be heard from befor
this little scrap is over.
The Springer Stockman has this t
say of End Lieutenant D. J.. Leahy. G
the New Mexico volunteers. sou
county superintendent, d. j. Leahy
of that quality Irish-American timbe
that is true, patriotic American cit
zenship, has volunteered as one of Ne,
Mexico's mounted rifemen, and will g
to the front in defense of his country.
Delicious ice cream soda at Fischer
every day.