Evening star., 1898-04-30

band OF them equally as murderous as
Geronimo's, and owning him, too, as chief,
was the prey pursued Wood drove them
far into old Mexico, through country civil
lied feet had never trod before, until they
disappeared in the mysterious mountains
south of the Yaqui river. For years they
never dared TO come back into United
States territory, but the recent killing Of
settlers on the Mexican border is attrib-
uted to them.
Pursuing Apache Kid.
In 1888 Wood was again called on to exer-
else his courage and unyielding determine
tion in relieving the west of another ter
ror. This time the notorious Apache Kid,
worse even than Geronimo. was the object
of pursuit. Wood and his men captured
the Kid and government sentimentality.
which had spared Geronimos worthless
life, again came to the rescue of as infer
nal a scoundrel as ever murdered women
and babies and Apache Kid was sent to a
California island OF course he escaped,
and at intervals since then he has at times
followed his old custom of numbering inno-
cent people wherever he found them. Since
his peerless activity in Indian fighting, for
which. stated, Congress awarded him
a medal of honor ,s Colonel Wood has been
on duty in Calif919ha and afterward in
Georgia. His selection as colonel of the
mounted regiment of rif1emen was made at
the suggestion of Assistant Secretary of the
Navy Theodore Roosevelt, to whom the
command was first rendered by President
Mckinley. Mr.. Roosevelt told the Presi-
dent that he did not have the military ex-
perience requisite to command the regi-
ment, but that he would like nothing
better than to serve as second in COM
mand to Leonard Wood. This arrange
ment accordingly was made Colonel
Wood resides at No 1000 r street, and his
door bell has been humping steadily with
the nervous touches of young men desirous
OF joining the regiment. Very few from
the east, however, will be mustered in and
only those who have records in the saddle
ana with the rifle will be given a chance.
Lieut.. Col. Roosevelt.
Theodore Rooseveit-no one can help call
ing him Teddy-was built in mold i'd denti-
cal with that which shaped Wood. In per-
son and in character there were never men
more similar, and when it is stated that the
ties of devotion which bind them to each
other are as strong as those which held
Damon to Pythias 1t can be realized how
enthusiastic the followers of such leaders
will be and how willingly they will rush to
follow their commands.
Roosevelt and Wood, with tastes in warm
and congenial sympathy, are both athletes
OF remarkable ability, and good story is
told OF the prankS they played on some
foreigners visiting Washington one Ger
man of renOWn and the others EngliShmen.
The German prided himself on his powers
OF pedestrianism, so Roosevelt, Wood and
himself agreed to take a series of thre.
tramps, one to be led by each. The Ger
man was long distance man and took the
lead of the first journey. He carried Wood
and Roosevelt over many dusty mile of
fiat country for thirty-five miles, but both
We're clipper and ready to go through the
Washington Assembly dances when they
got home and had bath. Wood led the
next tramp, and carried the pair across
country in approved hare-and-hounds fash
ion. The foreigner had probably never plod-
ded over such diversity of terra firma be-
fore, and he barely managed to survive.
Roosevelt too. was leg-weary indeed. On
the last journey Wood was compelled to be
absent, SO Roosevelt led the way for the
German. The latter will never forget it.
No sooner had Teddy climbed one hill than
he started up another. About six hours of
this sort of thing were enough for the for
eigner. and he gave up the tramp and hired
a country wagon to bring him home
Roosevelt also took several pedestrian
proud Englishmen on one of his muscle
stretching tramps. and, in the language of
the peds., laid 'em out stiff.''
Has Proved His Courage.
MIR. Roosevelt's record in the west at his
ranch out in Montana has proved his cour-
age and ability to take care of himself in
a most emphatic manner. When he first
his ranch IL was concluded among
the rough element which surrounded him
that tenderfoot had no business in that
section. Roosevelt proved his right to To-
cate by thoroughly thrashing several pow-
erful bullies. despite their regulations as
gun players" and today there is not a
man In the west more universally respect
ed. admired and popular than 'Tenderfoot
Ted, as the Montana ranchers love to call
him.
The regiment these two daring men will
lead Will be a small one, comprising not
more than $50 men, who are being picked
from no less than $500 ready and resolute
volunteers, every one of whom is eager and
anxious TO be included in the muster in.
In the entire $50 there will not be man
who is not capable of riding anything with
Eorsehair and four legs on it, from a cross
country Corinthian hunter to a bucking
broncho. and in addition to this evefv one
VIII be able to plug a tent peg three times
out of five with Colts 40 from the back
OF horse going a a full run. Fight? VIII
they fight? Yes, sooner than eat their ra-
tions, and behind the gallant Wood and
Roosevelt they'll show the truth of this In q
hundred heroic ways. There has been a
tendency shown in the press to refer to
the Mounted Riflemen as the cowboy regi-
ment- Probably every man in it, notwith-
standing his abilities a COW puucner
would be equally at home and at ease in a
ciaw-fammer and an opera hat as he is
with a flannel shirt around him and n SOM
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