Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-05-05

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odore Schwan, Brig.-Gen. II. V. Boyn.
ton and Lieut.-Col. w. Carter, which
was convened to make awards for dis
tinguished services in the campaigns
in Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philip
pines, has recommended that certin.
Gates of merit be awarded to 1888 en-.
listed men of the regular and voluu-
teer armies. These are all for services
performed in Cuba and the Philip
pines. No awards were made for ser
vices performed in Porto Rico. All
the enlisted men recommended for
awards by the board will receive 81
extra pay for each month from the
end of the action in which the distin-
guished service was rendered. The
volunteers In the list will receive 50
for each month from the date OF the
service rendered to the end Of muster
out. The regulars named who remain
10 the service will continue to receive
the extra pay. President Mckinley
will sign a handsome certificate Of
merit" bearing the name of each
man recommended by the board and
setting forth the service for which he
he is rewarded. Heretofore the Sec
rotary of Wal has signed such certid-
Gates, but the President desired to
show, by attaching his signature TO
each certificate, a special mark of his
appreciation of the bravery and devo-
ton to duty of the soldier concerned"
The following are the lint of the
Rough Riders who received the award
for distinguished action: &c. Rollen
F~ortesque. Corporal; John D. Rhoades,
Corporal; Charles e. Mckinley, pri-
vate; Edward J Alberson, private;
John G. Winter, private; Herbert p.
McGregOr, private; Ray V. Clark,
private; Fred W. Bughee, private;
Charles B. Jackson, private; John II
Waller, wagner; Frank j. Mcdonald,
trumpeter: David l.. Hughes, Ser
geant; Louis Ceyes. private; George
Roland, private; Wlnslow Clarke, pri-
vate; Sherman NJ. Pell, private;
Thomas j. Isbell, private"
IL will be noticed that two out Of
the one hundred and lightweight
men are from Grant county, Fred
Bugbee and George Roland. Over
two per cent Of Tie enlisted men who
received the award for distinguished
services we're from CHS county, and
Grant county can well be proud of the
services It's sons made during the war,
especially when it is remembered that
so many of the boys from this county
did not get to Cuba. Only three
Grant county men, Bugbee, Roland,
and Dorsey got to Cuba, and two
out of the three, s~ixty.six and two
thirds per cent, are on the list Of
honor. If all the Grant county boys
who enlisted had got to Cuba there is
no telling how long the list would
have been.
Among the Cochise county officers
who were over here after the Halder-
men brothers wa3 a lawer by the name
Of Allen r, English, who has been
described as a "lne drinking gentle
man" When be got back to the ro-
mantle city OF. Tombstone he was inter
viewed by a reporter from the Epitaph
and graycly told him the Haldermans
were captured by Sheriff Whites
posse, aud that a New Mexico deputy
who was along with the posse prevent
ed the return of the prisoners to Ari.
IONA because be was not paid his
share of the reward. We have heard
a good many things laid to the effects
Of Lordsburg whiskcy, but do not re-
member of its having a more serious
effect on a man than it appeared TO
have on this Tombstone lawyer.
The Haldermans were not captured
by Sheriff Whites posse. His posse
was many miles from the place where
the men were captured. The New
Mexico deputy did not stop the re-
turn of the fugltives because he had
not received the reward. The men
refused to go, and there was but one
legal way OF forcing them to go To
Arizona, and that course was taken.
The New Mexico deputy expected to
be himfammed out of the reward, and
he probably will be. The Tombstone
officers seem to he as tough a propo'
sition as the town was some years ago.
Monday there was a nice little blaze
in the Arizona & New Mexico yards.
There was a car loaded with nitre dis
b covered TO be on IRE. 1t is supposed
it caught fire from a spark from one o.
the three engines in the yard. Or
the track alongside the burning cal
was a string Of standard gauge carr
loaded with lumber. AS soon as The
alarm was given the Southern Pacific
yard engine vas rushed up there ant
arrived in time to pull out the lumbe
cars before they caught ahre, although
some Of the lumber was badl.
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