The age-herald., 1899-07-30

congress awarded him a medal, kept on chasing the Indians and finally he was rewarded by their disappearance They scattered in all directions at the border of Old Mexico, and to this day they have not regained strength. The name of Apache Is now terrible memory only. A year ago there was a little, only the slaughter of a few government agents and regulars, but nothing to the carnage of the days before Wood sallied forth with his civilized cry and tomahawk after them.
 From Arizona he went to California and to Georgia, being sent now one place, and now another, but always distinguishing himself in bravery He was fighting man yet a singularly good doctor; and, after his Indian skirmishes he was able to at tend to the wounded His ability in this direction made him at one time the most talked about man in the service.
 After Dr. Wood was called to attend Mrs. Mckinley his fame grew still greater for the presidents wife became stronger, and it was discovered that she was leaving her chair and taking less medicine. The presi- dent was wild with joy over his wifes in1- provement, and it is said his naturally strong constitution was able to endure more and his capacity for work was doubled.
 When the Spanish war broke out Assist ant Secretary of War Roosevelt resigned in order to volunteer He collected the Rough Riders and was offered a coloneley of the same. But this he declined, givin, as an excuse that he had not had sufficient eX- perence in active warfare. But" said he. If Mir. Wood is made colonel I will will lingy take the place of lieutenant colonel And SO it was arranged.
 The career of the two men in the war is well known. Both faced the cannon and walked in the bullet hail. That either es- caped alive was a marvel Both went to war leaving small children at home; Roose- s1f Iaft hot i'm. Wood left two: but that made no differ ence to either one.
 At the close of the war Colonel Wood was appointed to the post of director of Santiago, then he became the temporary ruler of the city: and finally he was ap pointed military governor of the city and was put in absolute control. So popular had he made himself that when his promotion was announced the people of Santiago asked that they have a holiday in order to give them a chance to properly rejoice.
 Governor Wood for this is one of his ti tles has fought for Santiago in peace as we'll as against fl in war. He has from the first insisted upon absolute justice to the natives and has secured 1t. No foreign capitalist has been able to settle down In Santiago and exact hard work from poor people without paying well for it. No gree dy planter from the United States has been allowed to take advantage of the poverty of the working people. General Wood es- tablished a sort of trada union of his own and the working people got what they were worth. He paid off the soldiers promptly and secured work for those who wanted food and did not want to beg.
 But his most important work was done in the city and upon the city. Unaccus- toned to habits of cleanliness. ignorant Of the fundamental rules of household sanita- ton and never having even heard of street sweeping he instructed them in all and vigorously exacted the carrying out of his laws Streets that had not been cleaned since the days of Columbus and his follow CTS. when white men brought the accom- paniments of civilization to Cuba. were scraped and the debris was carried away. Ths man who threw a dead animal in the street was fined and the servant who dumped her garbage on the curb was arr rested It was a wonderful innovation, but the ladies liked it.
 Nor was Mrs Wood idle. She formed a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals and she secured the appointment of agents to see that the smaller domestic animals were either well or were put out of the world humanely- Children were taught that it was cowardly to torture dog.
 Even the dead received attention. for the new general ordered that earth be thrown over the bone pits in which lay heaped many feet high the bones of those who had died. The larger bone pits were burned out and the pretty green grass was encouraged to grow over the spot where once the bones lay white and bare or black and aw- ful.
 The man who could conceive all this and carry it out is the one the president asks to come north and help him in domestic matter Rumor hays that he has persuaded General Wood to take cottage near Rich mond and with his wife and family, re- i,, l,o at fOr Q