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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-18

service has been chiefly that OF q stan
officer. He went to the Philippines in
june, 1895.
Forty-third infantry. Fort Ethan AL
len, Vt.-Colonel Arthur Murray, Lieu
tenant Colonel John II. Beacon.
Colonel Murray is an artillery officer,
and was promoted from the rank of
captain OF First artillery. His service
since his graduation has been wholly
with the artillery arm and headquarters
stair duty. Lieutenant Colonel Beacon
was appointed to the military academy
from Ohio and graduated in 1882. He
mas seen service in the west and on
headquarters stan duty. At the time of
his promotion he was captain in the
Sixth infantry.
Forty-fourth infantry, Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan.-Colonel Edward ]. Nc
Clernand.
Colonel McCiernand was appointed to
the military academy from Illinois
Since his graduation he has served with
his regiment on the plains, and was fire.
quently mentioned for gailantry and
conspicuous service by General Miles
He won a brevet and a medal of honor
in campaign against the Indians. In
1898 he served as ad1utant general for
the Fifth army corps in Cuba.
Forty-fifth infantry. Jefferson bar
racks. N. Y.-Colonei Joseph II. Dorst,
Lieutenant Colonel Wilbur L. Wilder.
Colonel Dorst's rank in the regular
army at the time OF his promotion was
captain OF the Fourth cavalry. He,
however, held the rank of lieutenant
colonel OF volunteers in Cuba, where he
served as adjutant general of wheeler's
division. During the attack on San
Juan hill he was conspicuous on the
firing line. Lieutenant Colonel Wilder
graduated at West Point in 1877 He
was appointed from Michigan. At the
time of his promotion Wilder was cap
tain in the Fourth cavalry. but had
served in 1898 as colonel of the Four
teenth New York volunteers.
Forty-sixth infantry. South Framing
ham, Mass.--Colonel Walter S. Schuy-
Ter, Lieutenant Colonel james Parker.
Colonel Schuyler halls from New
York. He has seen long service in the
west against the Indians, and was twice
brevetted for gallantry in action. At
the time of his promotion he held the
rank OF captain In the Fifth cavalry.
lieutenant Colonel Parker was promot-
ed from captain in the Fourth cavalry.
He served as field officer in the
Twelfth New York volunteers in 1898.
Forty-seventh infantry Camp Meade,
Pa.-Co.ona Waltz Howe. promoted
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APPARATUS FOR HOME ATHLETICS.

= In all well appointed gymnasiums for
both men and women, both heavy and
light apparatus are to be had for those
desiring either sort. But the apparatus
most used in all gymnasiums is of very
moderate weight. The clubs and dumb
bells are of one or one and a half
pounds each and not exceeding two
pounds. These are preferred in devel-
opment work by both men and women.
These are the best sizes If properly
used, and no club or dumbbell exercise
is worth anything unless it is correctly
done, so that each movement tells" on
the proper muscle. A mere swinging
around of clubs will accomplish MOTH
ing.
1t is said that the most powerful ath-
ictes have trained their bodies and de-
veloped their powers with apparatus no
heavier than this. 1t is considered that
heavy apparatus is apt to overstrain
the muscles instead of hardening or
strengthening them, and the best au-
thorities say 1t should not be used
The correct movements with clubs or
dumbbells are easily learned, and much
benefit can be got at home by the prop
er use of them. They can be bought
very cheaply at any large athletic outs
filters.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-18

Colonel Bell won three brevets in the
civil war as cavalry officer. He serv-
ed in Cuba as major of the First caval-
ry, and took part in the fighting at Las
Guasimas and San Juan Hill. Major
Byram was a lieutenant in the First
cavalry and was severely wounded
before Santiago.
Twenty-eighth infantry. Camp Meade,
Pa.-Colonel William L. Birkhimer,
Lieutenant Colonel Robert w. Leonard,
Major George H. Morgan, Major Ell
more F. Taggart and Major John B.
Porter.
Colonel William e. Birkhimer was
promoted from the Third artillery to
lead the Twenty-eighth volunteers. A
native of Ohio, he served in the Fourth
Iowa cavalry during the civil war.
After the war he entered West Point
and was assigned to the Third artillery
This command went to the Philippines
in June, 1898, and Captain Birkhimer
owes his promotion to the rank of colo
mel of volunteers to his gallant service
with the batteries at the front fighting
the Spaniards and Filipinos
Twenty-ninth infantry, Fort McPher-
son, Ga.-Colonel Edward f. Hardin,
Lieutenant Colonel Herbert H. Sargent,
hdJOl Ivan M. JOnuSOn, Jf., Major
Harry L. Hawthorne and Major David
b. Case.
Colonel Edward E. Hardin is a Ken
tuckian, and, as his name indicates, be-
longs to one of the we'll known families
of that state. He is a graduate of
West Point and thoroughly educated
professional soldier. He has had ex-
perience IN commanding a regiment. for
he organized and led in the war against
Spain the Second New York volunteers
Thirtieth infantry, Fort Sheridan, Ills.
Colonel Cornelius Gardener, Lieuten-
ant Colonel James r. Campbell, Major
Leonard A. Lowering, Major Matthew
f. Steele and Major Thomas L. Harti-
gan.
Colonel Gardener Is West Point SOL
der, and won his spurs in battles with
the Indians. He graduated from West
Point in 1873 and went to the south
west, where the Cheyennes. Arapahoes,
Utes and Navajoes We're constantly on
the warpath
When the Spanish war broke out,
Captain Gardener was in Michigan. and,
being a favorite with the national
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-18

T~WENTY-F -FOUR infantry regi-
ments and one cavalry regiment
of United States volunteers are
beng organized for the war in the
Philippines. OF these rs regiments, %
have been or win be organized in the
States. Two OF the infantry regiments
and the cavalry regiment have been
organized in the Philippines, chiefly
from volunteers from the state regi-
ments who have re-enlisted.
With these new volunteer regiments
filled to the maximum, the strength of
the army will be about $1,000 men, of
which 30. 200 will be volunteers. The
authorized volunteer establishment is
$4,000 and it is quite probable that two
more regiments will be organized.
Nearly $4,000 troops have already been
sent to the Philippines in the numerous
expeditions. and when all of the volun-
teers havs reached their destination
the total force called into the field to
cope with Aguinaldo's insurgents will
have reached the figure of $4,000 men
In this $4,000 are. of course, included
the state volunteer regiments which
have returned or are about to return.
Next to the personnel of the soldiers,
the important thing is the leaders of
the regiments. Recruiting officers say
that the men offering themselves for
service in the Philippines are of the
very best-that is to say, the rush to
enlist is so great that it is possible to
select first class material. Many veter-
ans of the volunteer regiments are en-
listing, and knowledge of the hardships
to be endured is now SO widespread
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/ Indians. He went to the Philippines
in 1898 and has commanded a battalion
in the Twenty eighth regiment in the
campaigns there.
Thirty-ninth infantry, Fort Crook.
Neb.-Colonel Robert L. Bullard, Lieu
tenant Colonel Charles ]. Crane.
Colonel Billiard is an Alabamian,
and since his graduation from West
Point has served chiefly in the staff de-
partments. Lieutenant Colonel Crane
is also southeraer, having come from
Mississippi. and was appointed to West
Point from Texas. He commanded the
Ninth United States volunteer infantry
in the Spanish war.
Fortieth infantry, Fort Riley, Kan.-
Colonel Edward A. Goodwin, Lieutenant
Colonel Bernard A. Byrne.
Colonel Goodwin was promoted from
the rank of captain in the Eighth cav
airy. He was appointed to the Military
academy from West Virginia and has
served constantly in the southwest
since 1870. Lieutenant Colonel Byrne
is Kentuckian, and has won his spurs
as fighter in the Sixth regular in
fantry. He was with his regiment in
the battle of San Juan Hill, and was
one of the heroes of that fight. A
short time ago he won distinction by att
lacking and capturing a force of FL
lipinos many times larger than his own
command.
Forty-first infantry. Camp Meade. Pa.
Colonel Ephraim T. G. Richmond,
Lieutenant Colonel John S. Mallory
Colonel Richmond's regular rank is
that OF captain in the Second artillery.
He was born in Maryland, and has
served with the artillery in various
posts since 1868. Lieutenant Colonel
Mallory graduated from West Point in
1879. He served on the western frontier,
chiefly as staff officer. At the time
of his appointment he was serving on
the staff of General Otis at Manila.
Forty-second infantry, Fort Niagara,
N. Y.-Colonel ]. Milton Thompson,
Lieutenant Colonel Enoch II. Crowder.
Colonel Thompson began his military
career as a volunteer soldier from New
Hampshire in 1861. He rose to rank
and was appointed to the regular army
at the close of the war. At the time of
his appointment to the colonelcy he was
a major in the Twenty-fourth infantry
(colored). Lieutenant Colonel Crowder
was appointed from Missouri and grad
uated from West Point in 1881. His
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-18

ed from West Point In 1881. and he I'M
mediately went west and served on the
stan CT General Crook in his campaign
against the Indians. In Cuba, at the
Time OF the very first attack on San
Juan Hill, Captain kennon had a
chance to show his fighting qualities.
The Sixth regiment was the first TO go
Forward 10 open fire upon the block
house, and when they came to the
swift running and deep San Juan river
II was great surprise to the troops to
find that barrier across the line of
march. The gallant Colonel Egbert
and Captain Kennon went forward
alone to reconnoiter beyond the river,
and, having satisfied themselves that
the regiment could pass. they went
back and ordered 1t forward. Captain
kennon's company led of and dashed
into the stream, lining UP along the
other side, and, with Colonel Egbert.
advancing through the brush as skir-
mishers to protect the crossing OF the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-18
SHOCKED THE PARsoN.

A story is told of one of the new
school of Scotch parsons who was re-
Gently preaching in a strange church in
village Fearing his hair was not
properly parted in the middle or that
he had smudge on his nose, he quietly
and significantly said to the beadle,
there being no mirror in the vestry:
John, could you get me a glass ?"
John disappeared and after few min
utes returned with parcel underneath
his coat, which, TO the establishment Of
the parson. he produced in the form of
a lemonade bottle with gill of whisky,
saying:
Eye mauna lat on ABBOTT II, minister.
for 1 got 1t as great favor, and T
wadna hae got it ava if I hadna said It
was for you'll" Tableau.
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throughout the country that only men
of hardihood and character come for
ward, as rule, to take up the burden
of a campaign in the tropics.
While the officers of the regular army
have cause to complain of the method
of choosing the leaders for these new
regiments, it is evident that the best
interests of the regiments themselves
have been looked after in the selections
which have been made. Looking be-
yond the regiments. there is strong
probability of friction in the way of
army discipline If the troops are really
called upon to wage active warfare in
the field
In choosing the colonies for the new
regiments the war department has act
ed upon the principle that the colonel
makes the regiment, and not the regi-
ment the colonel Army men know
that it is impossible to have good reg
iment-that is to say, good fighting
and service regiment-for any length of
time without a good colonel. A regi-
ment that is composed of good men and
good line officers may worry along for
a time and keep its record bright, but
in the end 1t is sure to go backward I'M
less its leader is of the right type. The
colonel of a regiment is in a sense a
patriarch, the father of his men. Be-
tween the colonel and the enlisted men
the relationship should be that of father
and sons. The captains look after the
immediate discipline of the companies;
their position is that of head men of
companies. In point of fact they are
the bosses or drivers who hold the in
dividuals of their commands well in
hand, whereas the colonel is the-boss
or driver of the company commanders,
and 1t does not undermine discipline If
he maintains a friendly and even fa-
therly interest in the individual SOL
diers of the regiment. The colonel is
the last arbiter in any disputes among
the officers of the regiment and in any
matters coming up between the soldiers
and their company officers. All this is
very important, and during the stage of
organizing regiments from raw ma
terial, the character which the regiment
Will have is generally formed at the
very outset, or at least, 1t should be;
and if the field officers are of the right
type, the new regiment will at once take
Its position in the fighting line as a unit
of the army.
In the kind of warfare which has OBJ
tained in the Philippines so far the
regiment stands out as a unit There
nave been no real charges of whole
brigades, and doubtless there will be
none. Brigades of three or four regi-
ments have Joined in a spirited advance.
but, as a rule, wherever there has been
dash the charging line was composed
of battalion or two. or at the most a
: regiment.
The ten regiments authorized in June
have been filed. The following is a list
Of their field officers:
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from captain Fourth artillery; Lieuten-
ant Colonel William s. Scott, promoted
from captain of the First cavalry.
Colonel Howe Is a native of Indiana.
He has served continuously with his
regiments in various posts in the west.
Lieutenant Colonel Scott is a Texan.
In 1898 he served in the field in the
adjutant generals department.
Forty-eighth infantry (colored), Fort
Thomas, Ky.-Colonel William p. Du-
vail.
Colonel Duvall's regular rank was
that of captain in the First artillery,
but he has held the rank of lieutenant
colonel in the new Twenty-sixth in
fantry since it's organization at Platts-
burg. He is a native of Maryland, and
graduated from West Point in 1869.
Forty-ninth infantry (eolored). Jeffer-
son Barracks, Mo.-Colonel William III.
Beck. Colonel Beck is captain in the
Tenth cavalry and fought CALAMITY in
Cuba.
The recruits for the Forty-eighth and
Forty-ninth are to be gathered from
the country at large. All the regi-
mental officers are to be white men,
but the company officers viii be coll
ored men.
the confusion which is likely to arise
in the matter of rank when the volun-
teers and regulars come together on
the battlefield. Several of the new reg
mental commanders are company off,
GERS in the regular army, but as a vol
unteer rank is equal to that of a regu-
lar, 1t win be found that a youthful
captain or lieutenant will in his vol
unteer rank be superior to the gray
haired major or lieutenant colonel of
his own regular regiment. 1t is held
that there was an abundance of majors
and lieutenant colonies with good rec
ords from among whom the colonels
of the new regiments might have been
selected without creating any confusion
or i'll feeling. For another thing, the
majority of the field officers of the new
regiments are taken from cavalry and
artillery. 1t has been given out at
headquarters that it is because the ar
tillery and cavalry are not needed, and
the good of the service will be best
maintained by leaving the infantry off,
GERS where they are, with the regiments.
This is called a very "diaphanous" rea-
son. because the artillery and cavalry
officers could be transferred to the in
fantry arm to fill the places vacated
through the promotion of majors and
lieutenant colonies of infantry to lead
the new regiments.
Attention is called by these critics to
the fact that only two OF the "a colo
nels appointed to infantry regiments
ever served as field officers in infantry.
1t is impossible to arrive at a close
estimate of the cost of raising, equip
ping, maintaining and transporting a
regiment of volunteers for service In
the Philippines. Ofieials in charge Of
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the Second cavalry. He IS among the
youngest CT the coloneIs, having grad
uated from West Point as recently as
1880. lie served with the Second cavaI-
ny In the southwest and took part in
the capture of the notorious Apache
Kid"
When the Spanish war broke out,
Lieutenant Wallace was sent to Mon
tana to muster In the volunteers, and
was appointed lieutenant colonel OF the
First Montana regiment. He served
with 1t in the Philippines up to the time
OF his appointment to take command
OF the Thirty-seventh.
The Eleventh cavalry has been or
ganlzed in the Philippines during the
summer under the lead OF Colonel ].
s. Lockett, who was promoted from
the rank of captain In the Fourth cav
airy. He is a native of Georgia and
graduated at West Point in 1875.
Under the second order for volun-
teers there are being raised ~ regi-
ments, two, the Forty-eighth and For
ty-ninth, to be composed OF colored
men. The regiments will be organized
as follows:
Thlrty-eighth infantry, Fort Smelling,
Ntinh.--1oionei george .. Anderson,
Lieutenant Colonel Edward b.. Pratt.
Colonel Anderson was promoted from
the rank Of major in the Sixth cavalry.
He is native of New Jersey, and after
graduating from West Point served
with his regiment on the plains. Lieu
tenant Colonel Pratt was promoted
from the rank of major in the Twenty
third infantry. He had served with
his regiment on the plains. par
ticularly against the Apache and Sioux
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Twenty-sixth infantry. Plattsburg
barracks, N. Y.-Colonel Edmund Rice.
Colonel Rice won three brevets in
the civil war. one for the defense Of
Cemetery Ridge. at Gettysburg. He
commanded the Nineteenth Massachu-
sets in that battle. and fell fighting
between the lines where he led his men
against Pickett's Virginians.
Twenty-seventh infantry, Camp
Meade, Pa.-Colonel James NJ. Bell,
Lieutenant Colonel Albert S. Cummins,
Major George L. Byram. Major Edward
B. Cassatt and Major Clyde d. V. Hunt.
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Records of the Men Selected to Command the New
Regiments In the Philippines What 1t Costs
to Land Troops Where They Will Be OF
Service Against the FiipinOs.

guard of that state, was appointed colo
mel OF the Thirty-first Michigan volun-
teers.
Thirty-first infantry, Fort Thomas.
Ky.-Colonel James S. Petit. Lieuten-
ant Colonel Webb c. Hayes. Major
Hunter Liggett, Major Lloyd M. Brett
and Major John +. Mcmahon.
Colonel James $. Petit has been pro-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-18

John Lind. the Populist governor Of
Minnesota, is Swede by birth. He was
born in that country in 1854, and is the
most conspicuous Swede in Minnesota
politics. as Knute Nelson. the Repub-
lican United States senator, is the most
conspicuous Norwegian in the state.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-25

To authorize county treasurers,
upon an order Of the court of
common pleas, to issue duplicate
or alias tax executions.
70 declare and regulate the
fees of clerks of the court Of com
mon pleas and general sessions
and to provide a salary in lieu and
instead Of costs and fees in crimi-
nal cases.
To amend the act to provide for
the county government of the
various counties of this state.
To forbid the acceptance of ex
ira compensation ia addition to
the compensation provided by law
by any person holding an Office or
position of trust or profit in this
state and making it misdemesnor
to do so.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-25
Death Angel Again.

Again the death angel has
visited ths fever stricken family
of the late Mr.. and Mr. w. r.
Barron. Little Fannie, aged
about 10, died last Sunday morn
ing at about 10 O'Clock.
This makes the fourth death
within four weeks. Mr.. w. T.
Barron died on Saturday, Jan
uary 81; Mrs. Barron the follow
ing Tuesday; Miss Nary, aged
II, came next on the afternoon of
Sunday, the fourth victim, gave
up her bright young life JUS. one
week later. The sad record is
without parallel in the history of
the community, and the deep im~
preston that it has made upon
the town may be imagined better
than described.
The funeral took place on Mon
day morning from the Associate
Reformed church, the services be-
ing conducted by Rev. b. Fl.
Grier, and attended by a great
concourse of people, including
many little children from the
graded school, schoolmates and
playmates of the deceased. -
Yorkville Enquirer.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-25
I\RNCAS BI\k||6 4 NLRClIIDE N,
Cross Eyed Curiosities.

There is little boy in Jasper
who Is SO cross eyed that he can
stand flatfooted and look at the
back Of his head. Jasper Herald
There is one in FIowery Branch
Who is so crosS-cycd that when he
cries the tears drop off behind his
ears. --FIowery Branch journal.
Humph. There is one in Mil
ton county who is so cross eyed
that he has to turn around to see
how to hutton his galluses in front.
- Atlanta Constitution.
Aiken has a cross-eyed man
who while looking up IN the tower
at the pump station can tell how
deep the water is in the artesian
we'll. Aiken Journal and Review.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-25
LEGISLATURE ADJOURNED
AT 8 WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
Bills to Bond Members of the
Board of Control and Cons
stables Killed Other
Important Legisla~
tiOn.
Columbia Record.


The closing hours or the legls-
lature were characterlZed by the
usual scenes. A handful OF mem
hers transacted the business,
though there were more members
present last night than Is usdal "n
such occasions. both houses ao-
Journed at 8 a. m.
There WAS nothing to 90 as
rule except 10 wait ON the engross
INC department ana hear from
conference reports. There were
many Such conferences, especially
ao to the appropriation hlII.
Mr NmNIer resolution % pro-
vide for committee to prepare
amendments to the dI'pensarY law
was NI'Ied.
The house and senate could not
sgvoc on the bill in reference to
bombing members Of the board of
control The senate wanted the
premiums paid out of the diSpen~
sary profits, the argument being
that the salaries OF members Of
the board were too small to re
Quire them to pay the premiums.
The house adopted an amendment
requiring them to pay the pre-
miums out of their own pockets.
The dill was referred to commits
tee OF reference which could not
agree, SO the bill was killed.
A slmular fate beteil Senator
Barnwell $ bill to bond constahles.
IL WAS Only introduced yesterday
and was tackled on bill having
no reference to the constahuiary.
When the amendment came into
the mousse IL was discussed at some
length ana was hnaily rejected by
vote OF So TO -. lhis, then,
leaves abso'ute'y no ne" disPen-
SarV leSl'la'ion Tor thiS session,
except the paimetto tree oott'e
OIL.
III ""tn the senate ana the mouse
'ne customary reSolu'leh OF tnahks
10 tue "lhcerS an" employees ana
reporters were ""oP'ed' speaker
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"''"'o"'9 ""'" 'i'"''e 1ee''"S re-
''i''' '>' III P"''ln@ with members
u"'I' next session " ne the
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