The San Francisco call., 1899-12-30
To Join His Regiment
at the Front.
WORK At PRESIDE FINISHED
A RECORD THAT MAY WIN HIN
A BRIGADIER'S STAR.
Sixth Cavalry May Become the Gar
rison Regiment-Its Head
quarters Soon TO Leave
Fort Riley.

Now that tho Preside has settled back
into tEe old routine there win be a change
in the headquarters. for Colonel II. Is.
Freeman of the Twenty-fourth Infantry
the present commaneant viii within a
few weeks receive orders 10 join his regf-
ment iu the Philippines. an order ne has
been waiting for ever since his command
left Tor the islands JAS, summer.
just before the Preside was prepared
for the reception ~ The volunteers COM
ing from and 10 go 10 the islands two
hattolions 0f the TWcuty-fOurth and the
headquarters just from cuba. were or
dercd there 20 form the garrison. With
the demand for troops in the islands.
however. 81 was decided 10 send the
Twenty or az least the two bat
tali0ns al the Preside. over there: but
when they left Colonel Freeman was or
lercd 10 remain and take charge Of the
post during the coming and going Of the
volunteer troops. His baggage was on the
transport when the order came and before
removing IL be had an audience with Gen
cral Shafter, lut The order was never re-
vokcd and the regiment sailed away with
out its commander
The wisdom az the choice OF Freeman as
commandant ~ The post IS shown I'm the
difference between the sick list Of this
past year in the volunteer camps and that
were cncamped before going out TO the
islands, also in the little trouble the
troops have given 20 the civil authorities.
although they numbered far up toward
$4,000 and were drawn from every part OF
the country and from an classes Of men.
Freeman was az that time In the line OF
promotion Tor a brlgadier's commission.
for although he Is not senior colonel, he IS
next 10 the oldest of the cOl0nels. and that
has always had much influence on the
promotion The order 10 remain. how
ever, allowed others more fortunate in
their assignment 10 pass him in Presi-
dental favor. for the active service men
are being put forward whenever possible.
IN spite OF this fact. however the colonel
OF the Twenty-fOurth has been kept on
home duty until the hard work has been
done II is finished for a time at least
row and his orders for active duty will
come soon from Washington.
Colonel Freeman rose from the ranks
and has been o. The army since 1855 lie
was a second heutcnant I'm the Civil War
and since then has been ia several of the
Indian wars he was in Santiago inst
after the surrender and he came out here
in The hope Qf ending his career In active
service ln the islands and winning his
star That his experience was needed al
The Preside was his misfortune but now
haf tho department commander is rvillfDr
soon aa Doe can get away. lie has been
mentioned lu dispatches from Washington
as being slated Tor "a promotion
In place OF colonel Freeman there will
probably come the lieutenant colonel or
one 81 The majors Of the Sixth Cavalry
The headquarters and four troops Cf thf
Eighth Cavalry have been ordered from
cuba 20 Fort Riley. kans.. where there
are already the headquarters and one
troop Of the Sixth Cavalry. This can onlK
mean the shifting of the headquarters OF