The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-05
n, THE FEARLESS
.,o,s Tribute to New MexI-
co.'s Governor.
EpLOI1S IN PHILIPPINES.

,,.,osr In Which He Got
rain Through While Hiking In
.iliUpinss-How He Did Some
altering For Himself.
characteristic Roosevelt
omorked a veteran Of the Phil
osurrection when he heard Of
o,ntment Of Captain George
.overnor Of Samar province. to
NOR of the territory Of New
writes a Washington CORE
Of the New York Post. The
.sment Of Curry's elevation to
srporship Of a territory came
snv warning, and it was said
white House that probably no
N be more surprised than Gap
~ to whom news of his ap-
ri was cabled recently.
new governor of Mexico does
~ the meaning Of the word
ontinued the veteran. Things
MD frighten even a brave man
make Curry's little blue eyes
The faster. Some people wear
ears well; some badly. Curry
wear his at all. You never
Ow old he Is. You often wonder
mig he may be. / have known
opg time, but 1 never thought
ace until you asked. he has
obably forty-five years.
was at one time sheriff Of a
in Arizona. He is western
ID brought up, and there is no
ype of that section of country.
a captain in the rough riders.
had the hard luck to belong to
ttalion which was left behind
not get to the front. He did
to Cuba, and it was about the
lick Curry ever had. When
ough riders he had the promise
colonel's assistance and was
enabled to get a second lieu
in the Eleventh cavalry. He
captaincy, but that was not to
SO Curry he took the Job at
He went to the Philippines
bat regiment, expecting to see
un He received another dis
msnt when he was placed in
Of the regimental pack train,
was always CurTy's way to do
g work, whether the work was
king or not,
Eleventh cavalry was attached
eral Bates division, which was
time engaged In the occupation
Ute and Batangas provinces.
HAYES was lieutenant colonel
Fourth cavalry. The volunteers
e regulars set out from two
about FIVE miles apart to hike II
the island and stretch a line into
General Wheaton was to drive
envy. Curry was in charge OF
lex train, and the other was
up of regulars. The line OF
taken by the volunteers was as
a bit Of hiking as ever fell to o
s lot in the islands. 1t tool
over six streams and through
gOrges from 800 to 500 feet high
lunteers got ahead. Every even
head of the column halted, fol
little brush with the FilipinO'
efore the march was taken VI
the tinkle of the bell mare Of
pack train was heard In thu
X, and he was right with III
br the start the next day.
race was kept up with the vol
3 In the lead until in crossing tn
Orge one Of the mules Of Curry
train slipped and broke it's neck
d Of abandoning that pack Cap
Jury unpacked the mule and NAL
I'd the pack out to the top of tn
but he could not overtake tn
ent for night had come. He OF
bis mules unpacked and made
works of the packs outside tn
and Curry and his men, arme
With six shooters-there was not
BE In the bunch-sat there tn
through before a big blazin
lhoutng and yelling themselve
hourly expecting to be rushe
Ae natives any moment, but eI
'ting to brighten them away b
Ag enough noise for a regimen
pack train overlook the regimen
town the next day. Hayes 81
u his men about 8 o'clock, bJ
sek train in charge OF the req
d not arrive for two days.
Aaeteristic Of the man was b
ent to his commanding odaes
he arrived: Z would be oblige'
you would issue some carbint
and my men the next time "
90 hike. We might have a II
ouble in handling the situation
ere attacked and had only q
essn
= then Curry has been In Il
d many a fight, and when pea
ne was in the customs service
for a time and later was a
"a governor of Samar. He VI
u awhile last year when he we
sih some sehoolteachers to CO
aegodations with the natives, al
ny was attacked by insurrectol
NE party returned Govern
was missing. He turned
QIne later UhnvR tho alta