The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-10

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which is one Of the most active Confed-
crate organizations in the South. has
Just added a large collection Of very val
liable Jefferson Davis memorials to its
many treasures Of an historical charac-
ter. Mrs. Jefferson Davis, in disposing Of
| the household effects at dear Old Beau
voir, sent this valuable collection to the
| associat ton. and Its jefferson Davis treas
1 ures now number some 5000 articles.
1 Among the recent articles given BY Mrs
Davis are the TWO Roman Catholic soap
ulas and a blessed medal, sent to Presi-
dent Davis by the Sisters Of Mercy OF
| savannah, while an prison at Fortress
Monroe, and worn by him there. Also IA
| large photograph of the Heard House.
at Washington, Ga. where President Da-
Wis held his last cabinet meeting. Two
files of original dispatches from Gems.
johnston and other commanders contain
many important dispatches in regard to
military operations in Georgia.
Capt. d. A. Frederick Of he Seventh
| United states Infantry, is a young Geor-
gia officer whose carer has been an honor
/ TO the state and his assignment to one OF
The Infantry regiments in the provisional
army, as major. is a Wei-earned promo
| ton. He is a son OF the late Maj. J. D.
| Frederick, of MarshallviRe. The assign
! ment of Capt. james LOckett of the
/ Jul III 1AAAEu states cavalry 10 the COM
mand OF the new volunteer regiment of
| cavalry, is also a deserved honor. Capt
! Lockett is a son CT the late Col. Ben G.
Lockett of Albany. and, ike Capt. Fred
erick, graduated well from West Point
Military Academy Another officer in
| whom Georgia is interested not Only Re
cause of his heroic sire. but his own meP-
its, is First Lieutenant Joseph Wheeler,
Jr., who made a fine record at West Point
| and has steadily added to ID in the regular
| army, both .nNhe feld and as an instruc-
| tor a. the military academy. His detach-
ment from his fathers STAFF and assign
! ment as major OF one Of the provisional
| regiments, is gratifying TO his many
| friends.
! The statement that recently only twenty
| eight out of sixty young men who were ap-
! pointed to cadotships at West Point Mil
| itary Academy, succeeded in passing sue,
| cessful examination, is not a matter OF
| surprise to one acquainted with the his
| tory of that institution. i is not only
hard thing to get in, but sometimes hard
| er to stay in, and not unfrequently half
| the members Of class are out" before the
| end OF the four years term. Sometimes
moro than half fail 30 hold on to the end
Take for example the class OF 1855, with
| which 1 am familiar, entered in June and
| September and which finally enrolled one
hundred cadets, only thirty-seven perse-
vered to the fnal examination. Six did not
report, one came too late, two were turned
| back on account of sickness and two re-
| signed voluntarily. Thirty-three were
| found deficient" three resigned for fear
of being ditto, two resigned for cause sew
en- were dismissed or resigned for maxi
mum of dement's, and three were suspend
ed for same cause. However, in later
years some of these cadets won fame on
the battle field like Gen. John NJ. Corse,
L. s. v, and Col. r. H. Brewer, c. s A
the latter killed in battle. The cadet VINO
enters West Point Academy and graduates
even at the foot of his class, must needs
have head on him. and that head is
compelled to have something in it, But
men have failed there who in after years
become noted for learning, pety and hero
ism in war.
1t is painful to notice that some narrow
| Drained editors are sneering at Mai. Gen
Leonard Wood. U. S. V, because he was
simply an assistant surgeon in the regu-
lar army, which he entered in 1885. l need
not refer to his recent military career as
colonel of the Rough Riders and later as
brigadier general of volunteers, nor his
more successful labors as a major general
and governor Of Santiago province. Every
intelligent reader is familiar with his
splendid achievements for which the ma
ton has literally applauded him.
1t Is no crime for ain assistant surgeon,
however humble land l have been an
army surgeon) to become a major general
and hero i'm military movements. In
1861, at Fort Sumter, in Charleston, S. c.,
harbor, Assistant Surgeon Samuel w.
! Crawford, who entered the army in 1851,
displayed such heroism under Maj. Ander-
son that he was made major of the Thir-
leenth United States Infantry, and pass
ing through the other grades later on be-
came a brlgadier general and major gen
eral of volunteers, and a brevet major
general in the regular army, being re-
tired i'm 1879 with the rank Of hFi0anipr
general, on account of heroic service and
| severe wounds in the line of duty.
I might refer to another assistant sur
geon. Lucius O'Brien. whose name has
become indssolubly linked with the ia
nous Benny Havens, Oh" of West Point
Military Academy notoriety. O'Brien en-
tered the army in 1882, but left the medi-
cal department TO become a second lieu
tenant of the Third United States In
fantry in 1897, and of the Eighth Infantry
few months later. being made first lieu
tenant in 1899. While on a visit TO Maj.
Riply at West Point. in 1898, Lieut.. O'Br.en
wrote the first verses of the world famous
song of Benny Havens, Oh" that has
now grown to some fifty or more verses.
One of the latest the present writer con-
tributed in a new song Of four verses:
And now old comrades, with our heads
bowed silently and low,
Let us drink TO brave O'Brien, who an
early death did know;
For twas from off his sprightly pen the
verses first did flow,
That swell in numbers with the years, for
Benny Ravens, Obi
Oh! Benny Havens OH Oh! Benny Ha-
veus, OH
Long shall OBrens name be linked with
Benny Havens, oh!
Lieut.. OBrien was on duty at the then
dreaded Fort Brooke, al Tampa, Fla
where he died in January, 1s4l. universally
mourned by his army comrades in all paris
Of the country. Some kindly pen at once
Addel 10 The ia NOUS gong this comnnenlnrn-