The San Francisco call., 1899-06-10
COL, KELLOGG
COMPELLED TO
RETURN HOME
He ReIinQuished Com
mand at Honolulu.

General Shafter returned from Bakers.
field yesterday morning and spent the sav
at department headquarters. One Of ms
callers was Colonel Edgar r. Kellogg 90
the Sixth Infantry who returned from
Honolulu on the Doric. 1t will be remau-
bered that only a short while ago Colonel
Kellogg sailed from here in command aF
the Sixth Infantry. At the time h4 had
( been advised by his physician that u-
would be unable to stand the life I'm the
Philippines, but he was hopeful that the
sea voyage might do him good. After
| leaving San Francisco he was taken .
with malaria and when he reached Horo-
{ lulu he was advised by the surgeons af
I the regiment that ii he continued the trip
he would do so at the risk of his lif-
Colonel Kellogg is only one Of the many
American officers who have had their C0a-
sututions undermined by disease contract
ed IN the CuDan campaign. At that time
he was lieutenant colonel Of the Tfnrh
Infantry and served through the tryiug
times around Santiago with gallautry and
Z distinction. While in Cuba ne contracted
malaria and another dreaded disease.
from which he has never been able 10 rid
/ himself Colonel Kellogg has been advised
that ne Will have to take long rest be-
fore he can ever hope 10 again report
| for duty. He expects to go 10 San Diego,
| where he will be joined by his family
| Colonel Kellogg is greatly disappointed
that he was not able TO go the Philippines
and share the fortunes Of his command
The remains of First Lieutenant Jacob
H. G. Lazelle. Eighteenth Infantry. who
died on one of the transports last year
while en- route to the Philippines, were
inferred in the cemetery at the Preside
yesterday with full military honors. Lieu
tenant LaZelle was the first American Off
Ger to die on a transport. The funeral
took place at l o'clock The band Of the
Twenty-fourth Infantry played the fu-
neral march. A detail from Company G.
Twenty-fourth Infantry, under the com
mand of First Lieutenant II. 3. Nelson,
acted as the escort. All the officers sta
toned at the post, with three companies
from the Twenty-fourth Infantry and
four troops of the Fourth Cavalry, formed
the .cortege. Lieutenant Lazelle was
son of Colonel Lazelle of the army. The
following officers acted as pallbearers:
Captain J. c. Castner, Fourth Infantry;
First Lieutenant H. L. Laubach. Twenty
third Infantry; First Lieutenant +. B.
Winans Fourth Cavalry; First Lieuten-
ant Kirby Walker, Fourth Cavalry; First
Lieutenant E O, Serratt, Sixth Artillery;
First Lieutenant c. H. Miller, Twenty
Captain Robert H Noble, acting in
spector general and aid upon the staff Of
General Shafter, has been detailed to in
tain Bachelor of the twenty fourth IN
fantry against Chaplain Bateman at Fort
Spokane. The captain alleges that the
chaplain tried to usurp authority over his
troops and replied in an insOlent manner
to him. A cOurt-martial may be the result
of the investigation. but it will be very
before a court.
Private Richard c. Hyland, Company I.
First California Regiment. now at the
general hospital at the Preside, has been
ordered discharged from the service by
rea son of services no longer needed.
Private Frederick Kamm of the Hos
pital Corps. now in this city, has been
assigned to and ordered to report to the
general hospital at the Preside.
Sergeant Thomas StapletOn, Company L,
Seventh Infantry, and Private William H.
Zener. Company L of the same regiment,
having reported from jefferson barracks.
Missouri, have been ordered to the Benz
cia barracks for duty.
Privates John A. Sebenius and Philip
Schmitt. Company b Fourteenth In
fantry having been reported by the sur
geon at Angel Island as unfit for duty IN
the Philippines, have been honorably dis
charged from the army by their post com
mander under an order from department
Private Max F. Goldsmith, Hospital
Corps, now on duty at the hospital IN
Honolulu has been ordered discharged
from the army under a special provision
from the War Department.