The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-19
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,,,,e crest Villa, Maitland, Fla, Nov. IS.
Tho death Of Maj. John A. Logan, Jr.,
III calamity leading his battalion in
b,ule near San Jaclnto, in the Philip
lines appears 10 me to have been a we'll
or7erea act of Providence. The son of the
,oost ilustrious soldier from civil life in
The In.on armies during the war of 1875,
bic rrevious careerin life had not been
srccess in any sense. Failing to graduate
at West Point Military Academy, he en-
raqed in several enterprises In the West,
hut never with much distinction. 1t was
onlv when he entered the volunteer service
drripg The Spanish-American war that he
made for himself a reputation worthy OF
his noble parentage. Gen. Logan and his
wife we're to the Union veterans what
Cen. John B. Gordon and his noble wife
are 10 the Confederate veterans, and the
heroic conduct of Maj Logan in leading
his battalion TO his death on the field of
hattie not only reflects honor upon his IL
lstrious fathers name, but confers a rich
legacy of fame on little John A. Logan, the
third. The uoet has declared that
"The fttest place that man can die,
Is where ne dies for man"
The United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy. in recent convention at Richmond,
Va, honored themselves when they unan-
imously chose the estimable and patriotic
wife of Bishop Edwin Gardner Weed of
jacksonville, Fla. as president for the en-
suing year. Both she and her distln-
eulshed husband have been most active
and liberal in the support of every move
ment in behalf of the Lost Cause" and its
dead or living defenders. A lady of the
highest culture and abundant means, she
is fitted to meet all the demands that may
be made upon her from any quarter. And
when ! say any quarter, 1t may surprise
some of the Morning News readers to
know that the Daughters of the Confed-
eracv are spreading their local organi-
cations all over the country, from Maine
to California. In New York, in Chicago
and in other large cities they are in
fourishing condition. Even Germantown,
Pa, has a fine society. The motto of the
Daughters might appropriately be
NO pent up Utica contracts our powers,
The whole boundless universe is ours. ,"
The death of Capt. Magnus o. Hollis of
the Fourth United States Infantry in Ma
Mia removes a promising young Newman
(Ga) officer from the army. one who had
honored his state both at West Point Mil
itary Academy and in the regular service.
II is some consolation, however, to know
that his place will be filed by Robert
Whitfield of Mlledgeville, recently APP
pointed a second lieutenant and assigned
TO the Fourth United States Cavalry, in
the Philippines. This assignment to the
cavalry evidences the high standard of
Lieut. Whitfield as a civilian, in military
proficiency. Georgia has lost by death but
few of her young representatives in the
regular army, and is constantly adding to
the list from West Point the ranks of the
regular army and civil life. All of her
older officers, or nearly all, are dead or on
the retired list, and she now has no one
In active service higher than lieutenant
colonel. Capt. James Lockett of Albany
IS colonel of a volunteer cavalry regiment
In the Philippines.
The announcement from Brig. Gen. JOS
eph Wheeler, L. S. ", that he will be
home from the Philippines in time 10 take
his seat in Congress, is a very significant
one 1t seems 10 indicate that "Old joe
has been bottled up" so to speak, and
viii not be allowed to win his desired lau-
rels on the bloody fields of the Philip
pines 1t seems, also, that Brig. Gen. F!tz-
hugh Lee, U. S. ", has no chance to be-
come Governor of Cuba, as was expected
mere seems 10 be a sort of Sampson
sehley sentiment in the army as well as
tt'''N - EAilN OOutH6in D6IHOcialS are De-
ing kept IN the background In both army
ana navy operations But there is one con-
soauon, the Tennessee Regiment of Vol
uhteeis en- route home from the Philip
pines has made record for good conduct
uiIa-tering fortitude and endurance and
hSrolc deeds on the battle field unsurpass-
"a by mat of any other regiment regular
or volunteers, in the service. Mai B.
RANK Cheatham, Jr., Ia name Industrious
!" Con1edera'e military annals, was Sc
ttecied by Gen. Otis to remain in the Phil
.pplues as major of one of the two regi-
HCnts organized there by him.
o0e OF the best known and most popu-
n, u.ltary men in New York is Gen.
Iio'allo Z. King a prominent lawyer of
Irooklyn, for the past twenty-five years
ne eihcient secretary of the Society of
1le Army of the Potomac" Some two
Sl'Is ago he was Democratic candidate
.or congress, and was stamping his dis
~ ~ with a speaker from Queens county.
nilt5 home,being in Kings county. The
t"alIIndn Of the meeting In his introduce
Ou sald' Il now have pleasure of pre-
GSaenuAg Gen Horatio C.-King of Kings"
VI course the audience had a good laugh,
~" ne General said while l plead gull
- OF being King of Kings / am not
Lor9 OF Lords in any sense of the term. I"
IN ms HELPS for Ambitious Boys" the
%%ut4or, William Drysdae. of the New
ms VINO lldH pub1isHtu SpliiS uOA@
gu excellent books, makes two inexcusable
, I'M, axes He illustrates his chapter on
tne Army Through West Point" with a
NJ NJ page picture of Maj. Gen. Nelson A.
edilos u S. A.. a soldier who was never
IN q cadet, much less a graduate, of
,o5t Foint Military Academy. This GER
oa,us Is bad taste when score of living
s'"oudlea could have furnished a much
or ole appropriate representative. The sec
r pn mistake Is in calling Gen. Miles Com
III-ooloer-n-Chief of the Armies of the
,'-od states" a title that does not belong
0uNoody except the President. Miles is
N.Y. even the "General-in-C Chief" but sim
bg Commanding General" by virtue of
Ir Sealoritt. There is not now any title,
og 'sal enactment, attached to the rank
Olef major general of the army.
tr lug. Illustrated article In Sundays Morn
rs news, on How Tommy Atkins Is
H,al-ed To Be a Strong MAN." or, calls
S{tiNes at the Aldershot Military Training
NJ oo' IN England, calls for a few words
i1 eminent. The Toronto Can, Battal-
Mp school Cadets were present at our
'uohal Military Convention last winter
c,er, e tampa Bay Hotel and gave us fire.