Abilene weekly reflector., 1899-09-21
TILLNAN'S REQUEST.
President Mckinley Allows Him ia
Raise a Company Partly Indians.
SOLDIERS GET MEDALS OF HONOR.
Census OficiaIs Request Creamery Factory
OnicIals to Preserve Their Records
Mckinley Urged TO Mediate
In Dreyfus and TrRnsvaal.

washington, sept. lo'-JdineS H'
Tillman, son of ex-Representative
Tillman, of South Carolina, and who
served as colonel of the First South
Carolina volunteers in the Spanish war,
has been promised by the president a
captaincy in one Of the new volunteer
regiments. Col. Tillman came to
Washington hoping to raise an inde'
pendent company of scouts. The presi-
dent did not approve of forming any
independent commands at this time,
but said there was no objection to en-
listing certain proportion OF Indians
in a company which he authorized
Capt Tillman to organize. A. A. Cir
ard, formerly Of the rough riders, has
been named as first lieutenant Of Capt.
Tillman's company. One platoon OF
the company will be composed of edu-
Gated Indians, leading men OF the Chip
pewa, Nez Perces and other tribes.
Chiefs Joseph and Pug-a-Ma-Gi-Shing,
Of these tribes, are much interested in
the work and have been in Wasning-
ton with Capt. Tillman. The two re-
naming platoons will be opened in
South Carolina and st. Paul, MINI.
Already enough men to fill regiment
have applied, so the question Of person
mel is only one Of selection. Capt.
Tillman was the youngest colonel
in the Spanish war and is vice COM
mander of the Spanish War Veterans
association. Lieut.. Girard is chief of
ordnance and member of the council
Of administration of the same organiza-
ton.
SOLDIERS AWARDED MEDALS OF HONOR.
Washington, Sept. l5.-Information
has been received at the war depart
ment that four soldiers of the Seven
teenth infantry were given testimo-
NAL of the esteem in which their coun-
try holds its heroes at San Fernando,
L.uzon, August L. The occasion, the
presentation to Sergt. Bruno Wende,
Sergt. U. G. Buzzard, Private G. c.
Burd and Artitlcer Thomas j. Graham,
all of company G, Of that regiment, of
medals of honor awarded them by
President Mckinley for distinguished
bravery in battle at FL Caney, Santa
60, July l. 1898, in assisting in the res
cue of wounded men in front Of the
line under heavy fire from the. enemy.
Maj. Gen. Macarthur and Brig. Gen.
Wheaton were present. Col. j. W.
Powell, of the Seventeenth infantry,
pinned the bronze stars on the coats Of
the four soldiers and congratulated
each of them. During the exercises
the band played the "Star Spangled
Banner" and the regiment passed in
review before Gen. Macarthur.
STATISTICS OF BUTTER AND CHEESE.
Washington, Sept 15.-The census Of
fcials have sent out request to
creamery and cheese factory managers
anu asso,'a'ionS asN'ns 'neln NOV W
custom with many Of them after their
ahhual mee.inss' ihis ues,ruc.ion,
says o'a.is'lc,ah rover VIII seriously
impair ''ie value Vi ou, STATISTICS he
FARMERS who SCH vi 'aAe ,heir MIX W
'''e i"ctories may Nno" ~ gcncr"'
way aoou' now lnucil .ney nave 80
'ahcn' ou' 'na' WIN NV give W 'iie
ehumera'or 'iie quan'i'y or value oi
.he ou..er Ut c"eese proouceu ''ere'
iroh' ne hus' oo'a'n 'iiis from .ne
factory olicer' or manager ror 'ia'
reason l. nope 'na' III any locality