Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-12-02
Champion Jearie.' Father Here.
The Buford Arrives at New Yorl
with Men in Irons.

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with Men In Irons.
The transport Buford arrived at New
York yesterday from Manila with eight
companies of the 23d United States Infan-
try, Companies A to Hoo enlisted men.
non-commissioned stan and band-and thir-
ty-seven officers. under command of Col. J..
Milton Thompson. There were also us dis
charged soldiers and government employees
on board. The men are fine, robust lot,
in good spirits and glad to get home.
Among those aboard are Col. ]. Milton
Thompson, Majors James and Hodges, Cap
tains w. A. Nichols. William H. Sage, R.
r. Stevens, r. G. Croxton, Samuel Seay,
IT., J. L. Hines and H. l.. Laubach, Lieuts.
Goodal. A. t. Ovenshine. H. C. Bonnie
castle, 1. A. Saxton, w. 7. Merry, William
A Kent. w. w. McCammon. jr.. Arthur p.
Watts, w. X. Armstrong, John w. Nor
wood, George A. Herbert and ]. A. Moore,
and Chaplain ]. H Sutherland, all of the
I'D United States Infantry; Surgeon Major
FL. s. T. Harris, Captain E. NJ. Suplee, 14th
United States Cavalry; Captain F. G. Strit-
singer, jr., 9th United States Infantry;
Captain 0. H. Graham, pay department;
Lieut.. H B. Ferguson. Engineer Corps; S.
F. Bottoms. Artillery Corps; l.. s. ID. Ruck-
er, jr., 10th Infantry; Harrison Ham, Ar
tillery Corps; Fitzhugh Lee, jr., 18th Cav
airy; Grayson V. Heidi, Sd Cavalry; A s.
Cowan, 14th Infantry, and number of
civilians and wives and families of various
officers.
The men say that as their service consist
ed simply of policing the Sulu archipelago
they had an easy time of it, the natives
being peaceably inclined. Col. Thompson
said the Sultan of Sulu is a jolly man and
they got along well together. Still, while
the natives are quiet the chiefs, the colonel
says, possess autocratic power and their
rule Is rigid in the extreme.
When the Buford touched at Malta, No
vember 6, all the soldiers were allowed
liberty, and there was a grand celebration
ashore, Col Thompson and his officers
were first entertained by Major Gen. D. T.
O'Callaghan, in charge of the Royal Ar
tillery. Next they were Toasted by Sir
Francis G. w. Grenfel. governor Of the
island and the third celebration was given
the visitors by Admiral Sir John Fisher,
K. c. B.. commanding the Mediterranean
squadron. The Malta Union Club also kept
open house for the Americans
One of the members of the 23d Is John P.
Poe, who was half back for the Prince
ton foot ball teams during the season of
1Sa1-1S92 He Joined the regiment over two
years ago.
When the Buford put to sea from Gil
bralter some of the crew were unable i'm
mediately to resume the ordinary routine of
affairs after the big celebration ashore. AS
a result Fourth Engineer Murphy, arming
himself with a big revolver. started out to
kill the chief engineer, in revenge for some
imaginary wrong He made considerable
his desire for repose overcame that for re-
venge. When he went to sleep Captain
Haines of Company F secured his weapon
and helped to lock him up in the brig"
This did not end the trouble, however, as
the ships butcher broke out with a big
carving knife. 1t took a hard struggle to
secure him, but he was finally got into the
brig also. The men were still in irons
when the Buford arrived in port, and will
be handed over to the United States mar
shall tomorrow.