BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-08-17
cd. John Glen.
Tie Drummer Boy Of Chickamauga,
Returns From Porto Rico a. d
Visf-s Friends Hear 4 u. 5.
Marshal Wilson Talk Of
Porto Rican Affairs.

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Lieutenant Colonel John l.. Glen, Of
the quarteImaster's department OF the United
States army, surprised his many Columbus
friends by dropping into the city Thursday,
says the Columbus Dispatch. Colonel Glenn
was born and raised at Newark and for
some years vas stationed here, leaving the
post ten ears ago.
Colonel Glenn has jrst returned from
Porto Rico, where he has been kept busy
n the quartermaster's department. He has
oeen transferred TO San Antonio, taking a
,oloneps detail. He went to Newark
Thursday afternoon TO visit his sister, and
will return Friday to start for his new post.
Colonel C,em is enthusiastic over the tu-
ture of Uncle Sans possession in the An
titles.
Porto Rico," be said, "will be a most
valuable addition to the possessions OF the
United States. 1t is garden spot and,
under the influence Of Yankee push and
prcgressiveness, is bound to have great
future. The people are fast learning our
ways and are now in far better condition
than they ever were before. And the beau
ry of the situation is that they realize this
fact. They are we'll satisfied as rule with
American sovereignty, for they are begn
| ing TO feel the material benefits OF being
allied with Uncle Sam. Their school sysi
tenn is bmilding up, their public departments
are being organized and they are in a Ger
tain way to be prosperous and happy. The
present generation will not reap the full
benefit of these changed conditions, for they
have become fixed in ways that they learned
under Spanish rule, but the generation that
IS now growing up and that ~ still In
condition to accept new ideas and new
methods will make Porto Rico wonderful
place."
Oa account of his knowledge Of the island
and The islanders, acquired through'the intl'
mate relations OF the quartz rnase ei's dep"rt'
nent, Colonel Glenn, when in Washington,
was invited to an interview with President
Mckinley, who Questioned him for and our
about The people aud island OF Porto RICO.
Uol, mel Ulem has famous war record.
He was the original "Drunmer Boy OF
Shilohn and Chlckamauga. when little
more than an Infaut H. escaped from home
TO the union arm, and su ;ceedei after many
sllfficuIt;es IL getting himself upon the rolls
AZ a drummer Doy. At Chlckamauga, bis
drum thrown aside, he had taken a musket
and cartridge box from a dead soldier and
was proudly marching across The field in the
VIC nifty of Suodg grass hull when mounted
confederate colonel spurred up to him. and
shouted:
"Surrender, you id little Yankee"
| The little Yank shot the confederate col
onel dead. For this be was made lance
sergeant and was assigned to duty at Gen
eral Thomas headquarters. After The Wal
he tried TO get INTO West Point, but was
declared to be under size. General Grant
was informed of this. He knew the httle
fellow well, and remarked:
He was big enough to carry gun and
fight and l guess he'ssbig enough to carry
q commission"
So lie general got him a commission and
had him assigned to the school of military
instruction at Fortress Monroe. LOSING
the historian, says OF ColoLel Cem that he
was undoubtedly the youngest soldier who
Fever bore arms IN battle.
MIR. Il S Wilson, former owner and
editor of the Ironton Republican, now
marshal of Porto Rico, accomp med Col
onel Glen TO the governors office TO pay
their, respects to Governor Nash. Mr.. vii.
son says Porto II cn has an almost ldeai
climate. He had suffered more with the
intense heat siD ce he had been In Ohio than
he did in Porto Rico, and he did not leave
the island uatil july. There is a continual
ocean breeze that tempers the beat of the
sun
| "The hope of the island is in the children
said Mr.. Wilson A.E Wilson intimated
that D.. Blumbaugh of Pennsy ylvanis, who
was appointed commissioner of education
for tue island, is dissatisfied with his work
and will undoubtedly resign at the cad OF
The year.