Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-06-30

Announcements issued there. The bar
racks are yet in charge Of Lieut.. Tupei
and a squad OF regular army soldiers.
II is stated on very good authorit,
that Adjutant General W. II. whitemaT
is the inside man for the position o.
major Of the New Mexico battalion. ant
DR.. Smith, OF the Las Vegas railway
hospital, is slated for the position OF
assistant surgeon. Both are good men.
and again there will also be an effort
made to have a New Mexico man ap.
pointed as colonel Of the regiment.
Major Eugene Van Patten, Of Las Cruces
who was called TO Santa Fe by the gov.
ernor yesterday, returned Il his home last
evening, bearing the commission Of cap
tain OF the new company OF recruits %
be organized at Las Cruces to all out the
New Mexico battalion.
DR.. Cruikshank, of San Marcial, came
down from Santa Re last evening, where
he underwent examination for the assist.
ant ~surgeonship OF the New Mexico bat
TALON.
THE GALLANT TROUGH RIDERS"
One OF the best non-commissioned Of
hcers Of the squadron at Tampa is Ser
geant John V. Morrison. OF troop l, son Of
Judge A. l.. Morrison, Of Santa Ne.
Harper's Weekly Of June 18th SAYS:
what the Rough Riders will do with
nothing to rough ride is hard to predict,
but we shall want TO know and will be
diligent 10 trying 10 find out" II has not
taken long.
General Shafter has complimented the
Trough Riders o n their spendid conduct
Fridays engagement. The vet
Grams, who have been calling Rooseyelt's
men the "Horseshow Guards" are now
their staunchest ~upholders.
Letters from Tampa, PIa where four
Of the First United States volun-
teer cavalry are still In camp, state that
the health OF the command Ia very good.
but that the men are anxious TO join tie
Of the regiment in Cuba.
The ''ROugh Riders" will yet make the
Spaniards pay dearly for the lives of
those brave boys who were shot from the
II the westerners ever do get the
Spaniards out In the open there will be
= bloody reckoning for that ambush at
La Quasina.
Gov. 0tero has received word that
twenty-five more New Mexico men are
by Col. Wood. OF the "Rough
Riders" These brave New Mexico vol
can take all Of Spain's posses
II not checked In their defense for
freedom and right.
The volunteers for the Rough Riders"
who arrived in Santa Fe Monday night,
attempt the medical examination
we're: John Lannon, Chas. Green,
Harry Kendall, H~illsboro; Louis Gutter
'ez, socorro; Frank Alexander, Worden
iamlin, Alvin Cretes, Il. c. Rayburn.
I. J. Wells, John Miller, Las Vegas;
v. p. Hogie, Frank Love, Taos.
The San Francisco Post says: "The
Rough Riders have gone through a
Of fire and blood and have sus-
themselves nobly. Old soldiers
ny that an ambush ia the most serious
rial OF the discipline OF troops, but the
nen under Wood and Roosevelt u
aimed themselves with a courage and
consistency equal TO that Of the most
easoned regulars" :
The squadron OF Rough Riders" left
{ Tampa is being drilled regularly. ,
lajor Dunn having charge OF the drill /
lg. The four troops find IL hard work ,
keep the LOO horses in their charge
trim besides drilling. guard duty,
leaning camp and picket lines and other I
mites incidental to camp life. The men 4
re CHARTERED in shelter tents and these i
not much protection against rain. =
The Rough Riders" volunteers sworn .
l Monday afternoon by Captain Cooper. /
Iustering officer, were: George II. '
uigg, John Rledy, James A. Butler, a
arl stilson, John G. de Bohm, Albert !
ogers. Thomas l.. Freeman, John D.
arding. John NJ. Neal John NJ. Leach,
'entwOrth 3. Conduit. This makes a [
'tal OF sixty-ive men examined and [
worn in up to 4 o'clock Monday after L
Don, :
The Los Angeles Express says: sal 0
lquerque is entitled to the honor of hay. a
lg furnished the largest relative num-
" OF Rough Riders" who suffered in 0
10 battle near Santiago. One killed and \
ven wounded out OF Albuquerque's com. b
Is the record 30 far as ascertained. G.
fate OF these comrades will be re- ii
embered with a vengeance when the
gimeot gets another chance at the
enemy"
The Silver City Independent saws:
lere seems TO DO no doubt that COM ,
ny ii, Of the First United States vol 6
lteer cavalry, the company In which /
Q Grant county boys are enlisted, will
on leave Tampa for Porto Rico az a /
rtlOn OF the Sixth division. Red
rsey WAS promoted to the charge OF !
pid firing gun, and went with the =
her companies to Cuba. Capt. Curry a.,
d Lieut.. Ballard are reported to have \
slightly wounded while engaged in I
ppressing a riot soon after their ar q
al in Tampa, but neither seriously. n
Hrs. Ada irwin, a resident OF Phoenix q
8 the leading spirit in the woman's q,
lief corps that adopted and presented
dag TO the Arizona Rough Riders" b
0 planted 1t on Cuban soil at Baiquir b
emily. 1--WE feel that the next best "
ng to lighting and dying for Our coun- p
)" she said, "is to have made the Gag L
{ led on to victory" The flag was p
N tha sGRouuh DIda.,B " VI