The Washington herald., 1908-06-07

ed TO recruit while waiting for his first
wound to heal Sheridan, when ordered
by Grant TO send his best infantry regi-
ment to Fort Delaware 70 guard the Con-
federate prisoners held there, sent Agnus'
Zouaves. Thus when Agnus was brevet-
ted brigadier general OF volunteers, few
weeks before the wars close. he had
clearly won the honor both in the South
west and In the Virglnias.
Enters Business office of Paper.
Late IN 1864 Col Agnus married the
daughter Of the then senior proprietor OF
the Baltimore American. Shortly after
the close OF hostilities he resigned his
commission and entered the business
Office Of the paper. From that day 10
this he has been not only one of the lead
ing newspaper men south OF Mason and
Dixon's line. but one of Maryland's most
famous residents. AS the head Of Re-
publican paper in a State that has gen.
orally been strongly Democratic, he has
been compelled to take part in many hard
battles; and his opponents admit that
Gen. Agnus has always been able 10 give
as good as he received.
To-day he is in his sixty-ninth year.
which milestone he will reach on the
birth date OF his adopted country. He
came here from France. his native land,
the year before the civil war broke out,
TO take a position in New York. When
Lincoln called for volunteers, Agnus had
not yet got good hold on the English
tongue. but before he had been a 'Yank"
many months he was giving commands
In a voice that had no trace Of accent or
doubt in IL.
Otis n COmrade of Mckinley.
Gen. II. G. Otis, now in his seventy
second year, and for the past quarter Of
a century in California journalism, began
his gallant soldiers career as private
in volunteer Ohio regiment In June OF
81. Mustered out over four years later
in the meantime he had been wounded
twice, won captaincy, and been brevet-
ted major and then lieutenant Colonel
for gallant and meritorious conduct" on
the field Of battle. one OF Col. OTIS fell
low-fighters In the Twenty-third Ohio was
Maj Mckinley At that time the two
struck up a friendship that lasted until
the latters assassination.
1t was this friendship for President Nc
Kinley, as well as a desire 90 respond 20
his country's martial call once more, that
led Otis 20 get into the scrimmage that
! began in lS9S and made us a colonial
power. Appointed brigadier general Of
volunteers in May OF that year. by his
bravery at Caloocan, in the Philippines
where he led his brigade TO the capture Of
/ tina: town. he was brevetted major gem
eral less than a year later. He was then
sixty-two. A few months later he re-
turned TO his editorial desk 10 resume
| his warfare with his pen.
The generals pen. by the way. has been
about as productive Of dramatic incidents
in the life Of its owner as were the two
swords he unsheathed IN his country's
cause. A man who has never been afraid
TO say what he thinks, he was once
forced 20 resign as editor OF his paper
/ because he had said some pretty hard
! things OF a leading citizen Of Los Angeles.
At the time he said what he did. very
! few persons believed the generals ac-
cusations; later on, however. they were
I proven true. At another time a rival
editor sought out the general in a theater
box, and when he would not apologize
for making certain derogatory remarks
OF his visitor. there was trouble straight
way. One OF the generals recent fights
| was with the labor unions: and so de-
| terminedly was it waged by both sides