The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-29

| lished an old war poem by "Floridian,"
| in 1867, entitled Stewards Last
| Charge" AS the author refers to "the
plume of Stewart cleaning in the
| charge that was his last" l presume
the poem was intended for Gen. ]. e.
| B. Stuart, and not Gen. A. P. Stewart.
1t seems hard to get names right even
| in so-called histories. In Prof. ]. I.
Derry's History of the United States"
| Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston is per-
sistently called Sydney. He also des-
ignates Gen. Winfield Scott, U. S. A,
| as communicative chief" which he
never was, his proper title being gen
eral-in-c chief" No history should refer
simply to Stonewall Jackson, as there
was no such general. Thomas ]. jack
his proper name. This rule also applies
| to Barney" Finegan, to "Lige" An
derson, to "Jeb' Stuart, to Rooney"
Lee. to pete" Longstreet. We should
| hardly say Old Rock Benning, because
Gen. Henry L. Benning was called "Old
Rock by his soldiers.
Our national encampment at Cleve-
land was saddened at it's close by the
sudden death of Gen. E. H. Hobson, OF
| Greensburg, KY, the honored president
| of the National Association, of Mexican
| War Veterans Only a few hours be-
fore he was stricken with an attack
of heart failure, my wife and L en-
joyed a very pleasant visit to the gen
eral, and in parting he gave US pic
ture of himself as he looked as
brigadier general in the Union army
during the Civil War. We shall now
prize this picture very highly. Gen.
Hobson was one of Kentucky'S most
gallant sons in the Mexican war, ana
he it was who at Buena Vista carried
the dead body of Lieut.. Col. Henry
Clay, Jr., from the field, as well as the
body of Col. Mckee. His father, Capt
William Hobson, was veteran OF the
war of 1872 For many years Gen.
Hobson had been president of the Ma
| tional Association of Mexican War Vet
Grams, by whom he was greatly be-
loved. He also stood high in Grand
| Army circles, and although a Repubn-
can in politics he was universally hon
ored and respected in Greensburg ana
| throughout the states. The Mexican
war veterans are fast passing away,
and l was surprised to learn from his
communication in the Morning News
| of the 18th that Veteran Francis
A, Wolff of Barlow, Fla, was in the
| famous battle of Monterey and that his
comrade Lem Murphrie, may, perhaps,
also be alive. 1 am sorry to see our
rich government give such needy and
worthy veterans only $l2 month,
while rich veterans like Dan .Sickles
can draw a hundred dollars month.
| 1t is all wrong.
| Warden S. A. Hawk, who is to have
| charge of the federal prison near At
| lanta, in a recent interview on the
| treatment of prisoners, said: I'VE can
| also conduct a good school without
| having to employ a single teacher. l
| have seen the most highly educated
college men in a government prison and
they will be given charge of the edu-
cation of the men," Warden Hawk is
quite correct as to highly educated pris-
oners. He might have cited the cases
of Mai WATSON and Capt. Carter, U.
S. A., both of whom graduated at the
head of their classes at West Point
Military Academy, and yet both be-
came prisoners for embezzlement and
fraud. Another remarkable case was
that of Rev. Frederick Howard, d. D.,
who escaped from the Columbus, ",
federal prison. He was the grandest
fraud and slickest swindler ever known
in South Carolina, Georgia and Ten
nessee, where he flourished as prom
inent Baptist divine, educator and edl-
tor. while at the same time he was in
fact a notorious fraud and confidence
man."
The American Boy. monthly. Of De-
troit Mich, for September contains a
valuable two-page article on Notable
Naval Cadets" by Elihu S. Riley
with fine photo engravings of six ca
dets-King, Fogarty, Williams, Henry,
Fowler F'urer--Who are notable Tor
their proficiency and good conduct. The
article is very interesting and instruc-
tive TO BOYS who aspire to cadetsnlp
I'm fine United States Naval Academy
AZ Annapolis, Nd. There is one signit-
cant sentence in the sketch of Cadet
Foearty, from Ohio: "He owes his APP
pointment to the fact that Candidate
Rundy, the colored appointee from Ca
det Fogartys district, failed 10 pass
his entrance examinations. THIS incl
dent. which has happened to some otn..
ers beside Bunday, opened the door OF
the navy TO Cadet Fogarty." 1t Is a re-
markable fact that while several col
orod appointees have succeeded In get
ting into West Point Military Acad-
env. not one has ever passed into the
Naval Academy, the prejudice against
colored appointees being the cause
cadet Fiipper of Thomasville' ga.
Originality, made the best record az
west Point OF any colored cadet ana
graduated into the army, where ne also
,'nfore no used money he could not re-
T,nd and was therefore dismissed IN
disgrace.
Secretary A. L. Hull Of the univers-
NV of Georgia has kindly sent me