Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-09
NEW ROUGH RIDERS.
our CAVALRY THAT HAS BEEN
Organized IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
The COMMANDER A WAR VETERAN
THE Regiment Has Been rendered
90 President Mckinley for Any
service in the Orient Save 6"rri-
son Duty.

son Duty.

correspondence Of tho Dispatch)
YANKToN. s. j.. April 2-This town
IS the hoadqusrters Of regiment which,
n the intention OF IT'S organizers Is car
rcd out. viii become famous under the
,,,,o Of .erho Rough Riders OF the Phil
,opincs." The regiment has been recruit
q especially for service in the far East.
,r1 IS composed OF men who can ride the
! ,sfing broncho TO stand-stil. and hit
filipino az the distance Winchester
,rts No others were wanted.
rle organizers OF the regiment Of Phil
,oor Rough Riders is Colonel L. f. Eng
fish 90 this city, "a veteran who served
With anction In the civil war. AS he
s. ,ae most interesting parsonage in the
foem.nt l Will describe him arst.
colonel English was born in New
lata Conn. in 1914. and. when II years
CO 4sc. enlisted as private in the First
Connecticut Cavalry Volunteers. He
served three years in this regiment. was
made prisoner. and was afterwards pro-
Noted to captain, but. on account Of
wounds. was not again mustered in. lie
saN't NuAN iS fAtANAth Altt ANdllVhal NudiA
e.th the rank Of major, was promoted 10
leuienant-colonel. and then 10 colonel
No has travelled extensively, and speaks
spanish fiuenty.
The regiment Of light cavalry that Col
onel English has raised and rendered 10
the President for service I'm the Philip
pines is composed Of two troops each
from the States Of Illinois. Nebraska
and South Dakota. and one troop cacA
from Missouri Minnesota, WyoHlns'
Iowa North Dakota. and Montana lnS
men have been carefully selecteu' W..
view 90 service In The FhiilppiincS' an an.
are as Intelligent. agile ana III 80
Of cavalrvmcn as could be iouhu III any
arr,v I'm inc world For the Work Tor
which th.v have been recruited they
,co1,la mad be- equalcd as the
ril,plnos viii find out, II they continue 10
cut Gamers long enough 10 give the new
roriUent Of Rough Riders q chance 10
come 90 close quarters with them
The men are 10 be mounted on ponies
chat are found IN the Philippines. and
which are especially adapted for use in
. climate Of the island, where the
r.rch Riders are organized 10 fight The
cement will carry no sabres. that being
| .o4pon with which the men are not
.-iliar. and one that would be Of litile
Is. 10 them IN the style Of fighting to
,l they are accustomed. Instead.
. will be armed with repeating rifles
ri revolvers. and. being crack shots to
man. they will be experts at bush fight
-- or any other style Of scrlmmage
~ts-. accurate shooting Is required, and
,l. nature Of the ground necessitates a
Quick adaptation to the enemy's guerilla
4 trtr- For routing out willy foe VINO
4 Dido. .n mountain Businesses and turks
4 tls rocesses of the forest, the Philip
r.-s Rough Riders will be an unequalled
d -..rfcauon Of brave and hardy fighters.
Il o.. q body Of soldiers who, for the most
--- have been accustomed from boyhood
\ Z. sleeping in the open, stalking game on
Il O.. mouuraiuside, and occasionally hunt
,-, mon tv way of diversion from the
snort ~ hunting bears and Wildcats, the
\ rr.riros will be a problem easy OF solu-
zion.
p, addition to the small arms. the Rough
4 ptaers will carry with them Zalinsh
mortar. gun which weighs about forty
mounds. carries l-pound shell a distance
~ .ol. miles, and can be transported
4 a,.v pu. together quickly, and elevated
j .- depressed TO the maximum extent OF
s-,.r..I.ry weapon. Armed in this way
81 r. Philippine Rough Riders VIII be ready
4 Deserve as infantry. cavalry, or artillery
Il ~..- ar- ready 10 fight In any way that
n. President directs. stipulating only That
r.r arc not 20 be called upon TO do gar
4 rsn duty: they will be in the forefront
5.tIa battle or they will stay at home.
N.t man in the regiment knows what
fsr means. They have faced death too
c-.r for that America will have cause
q admire Colonel English's regiment as
| rh as it did that raised by Colonel
/ j. relt. If the Rough Riders ever get
! within gunshot distance Of the insurgents.
Az. when white-winged peace has settled
over the islands. / predict that those or
rs rseiment who survive will be a strong
ACTOR i'm shaping the reconstruction OF the
commerce and politics OF the Phinppihes'
II. Il. WYNN,
Cashier American state Bank,
Yankton, 5. d.