El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-02

Ire6n air ana wnOle6Omen0s6 Oh tno
plains to his political work and ideas.
His latest adventure is that he has re-
signed his office as Assistant Secretary
of the Navy, to take the commission Of
lieutenant-colonel in . regiment OF
cowboys. His resignation will not take
effect until the last moment before the
regiment leaves for Cuba, as the presi-
dent needs him here, but his commits
sion is promised him and probably the
next thing we hear of him he will be
doing brave deeds against the Span
iards.
''The Cowboy regiment" will be
commanded by Captain Leonard Wood
q surgeon in the United States army,
the white house physician, q great
friend of the president, and an officer
who has distinguished himsels for
hard service in the Indian campaigns.
He says, 'Toersximent will be COM
posed of 1000 of the healthiest, gam
est, and hardi at cowboys of the west.
We will also pick men who are dead
Shots" He hopes to have his regiment
mustered and ready for service in ten
days. They probably will go into camp
at San Antonio, Texas. This is
the first regiment at large Of volun-
teers authorized by the administration
and promises to be one Of tho most
unique and picturesque elements Of the
war. There is unanimous belief in its
ability to achieve glorious victory.
Captain Sigsbee has left Washington
to take command of the St. Paul,
which has been undergoing changes
and repairs. This vessel is one of the
ocean steamers built for passenger
service and famous for her speed. She
will be protected over her engines and
other vital parts with q thin armor and
will be mounted with Q few guns and
given wandering commission.
She cannot, of course, engage battle
ships, but her particular game will be
to hit and run and it is expected she
will worry the Spanish considerably
by darling at unprotected hsrbors
and merchant vessels and by engaging
the smaller war vessels.
| In the midst of the prolonged and
necessary quibblings over the right OF
the president to send the militia out of
the country and Of the governors
to order it out of the states, tho
Virginia boys have settled the matter
so far as they are concerned, by saying
gallantly, 1--WE will follow the flag
wherever it goes"
John Jacob Aston is In town Offering
the government q battery of artillery,
proposing to raise, equip, and transport
it at his own expense. he himself to
lead it. Having already givea his
yacht to the United States, Mr.. Astor
is regarded by the public as the right
sort of patriot and fine specimen Of
the rich man.
We are expecting the 125, 900 militia
men-or at least q goodly part of them
to come to Washington, and 1t is ru-
mored that the Pennsylvanians are
coming very soon. The Pennsylva-
mans being host of young men en-.
dowed with overlooking physical ener-
gy, they make things lively wherever
they are, and II they bring about as
much havoc in the enemy's ranks a.
they do in Washington's supply Of
pies,- the war will be over twenty-four
hours after their arrival upon the
scene.
Lieutenant Ramon de Carranza of
the Spanish royal navy, formerly an at
tache of the Spanish legation here,
having issued q challenge to mortal
combat to General Lee and also one to
Captain Sigsbee, is Tuning through
the eight days wait required by tho
duellinR code. In the meantime,
Captain Sigsbee, having been asked
about the affair, replied that he had
received no challenge from the Span
lard, but it seems that it was sent to
and that his wife aud daughter open
ing the mail, regarded the challenge
as q huge joke and straiRhtway pasted
1t into big scrapbook that they have
been keeping ever since the Captain
has been having his name in the
papers so much.
Senior Polo y Bernabe 10 making
himself 80 very much at home in Can
ada that a member of the English
parliament has inquired whether he
considers himself accredited to all of
America north Of the equator.
E. P. MCELROY.