Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-02
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The alumni Of the University OF Penn
s@ylyauia has completed arrangements for
the erection of an imposing and magnificent
memorial gateway to the university to com
memorate the services Of university men In
the Spanish-American war. The cornerstone
will be laid in a few weeks with appropriate
ceremonies. The gate will be surmounted
by a tower Of gothic design, i'm keeping with
the dormitory building, 1t will be fifty feet
square and seventy feet high and will con
tain twenty-five sleeping rooms. On the
face of the tower will be this inscription:
ITO commemorate the patriotism Of the sons
Of Pennsylvania" In the center OF the arch,
on each side. will be placed tablets, on which
will be inscribed the company, regiment and
war record of every student or graduate Of
the university who served during the war.
This list OF names will include over 300, the
most prominent of which, so far as military
position Is concerned. being that of Colonel
Henry c. Egbert. He fought at San Juan,
where he was wounded, and later assigned to
Philippine service. but was killed. He was
one Ct the highest ranking officers killed in
the foreign campaign.
Major Putnam Bradley Strong, soa of the
eX-mayor of New York, who served with the
gallant Lawton in Luzon, tells OF one eX-
~ AAN INV nv 6NhNAtA NRA
siderably. On one occasion he was riding
with his l2-year-old SON., Manley, past Paco
cemetery at Manila. 1t seems that a
Montana detail had just buried a comrade
when a California burying detail came up.
Somehow they failed to get cartridges and
asked the Montanas for some. The latter
had nothing but ball cartridges.
"Oh, they'll do" said the California
sergeant.
Ready, fret" came the order a moment
later.
The bullets went whizzing over the grave
and over the stone wall, on the other side Of
which was riding General Lawton, his head
only a few inches below the wall. The bull
let's made a breeze as they went past. THAT
was the only time l can remember being
scared" said the general later, "but my boy
spoke up and said: Papa, is this like be-
ing under real fire? II it is, l like it,"
war with raw recruits in the beginning
Is apt to lead to many amusing experiences"
said the old army officer who saw service in
Cuba to a Detroit Free Press man. Now
you couldn't ask for better soldiers than we
had in Cuba, but a large number of them
were new to the business and had much TO
learn and much to their credit it can be
said that they soon learned it.
II had occasion to leave our lines enc
night soon after We arrived in Cuba ana
upon my return it suddenly struck me that
| had forgotten the countersign. | puzzled
| over it for some time, but for the life of me
l couldn't recall the word that had been
given out. While | was thinking it over l
heard the command:
Halt! Who comes there?
Friend answered, thinking that the
| countersign would come to me in a moment.
Advance, friend, and give the counter
| sign said the sentry.
GAS the countersign had slipped from me
completely l walked up to him and said
sharply:
"rCaIl the corporal CT the guard!
Gosh answered the sentry, l kne" IL
was something like that, but I'm derned IL
hadn't forgotten it! Mosey on!
81 'mosied.' But i took the trouble to
look up the corporal of the guard and nave
him give the sentry further instructions re-
garding the duties Of a sentry
Fish and rice are said to be the national
| Filipino diet. They are easily cooked anu
cooked anywhere-on the street corner, IN
| the courtyard or the corner of a hall, on d
cba rcoal stove or a bundle of sticks. Inc
| Filipinos are not only among the most
skilled fishermen Of the world. but they are
great consumers of their own catch. They
ara narticular. too, as to the condition OF
! tho fsh before they are cooked. The fish
must not be too fresh. That defect is
remedied by a sun bath and it is a common
sight to see a row of small, shiny hsh lald
out on the ground in the sun, where they