The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-28
HE WILL Be VEL
CCME IN ASTORIA
]. H. EARLE, BROTHER
OF DIR, BAYLIS H. EARLE,
ORDERED TO VANCOUVER
AND THIS DISTRICT.

The following dispatch taken iron
the Charleston News and Courier, o
the 18th instant, will be OF decide,
interest 10 Astorians, who may 500,
have the pleasure OF meeting tn
young officer named, in 4 social an,
official way, and as the brother o
| DIR. Baylis II. Earle, who will be hap
PLY remembered here as the prede
cessor of DR.. ]. NJ. Holt. in the fed
eral quarantine service for this dis
trict:
The friends OF Lieut.. Joseph H
Earle, United States army, OF Green
vile, will be interested to know that
he has just received orders that viii
send him TO the far West. These or.
ders were issued today and are a.
follows: First Lieut.. Joseph II
Earle is relieved from duty with the
third battalion OF engineers, and
will proceed without delay to Van,
couver barracks. Washington, and
report in person to the commanding
Office OF that post for duty with
Company B, first battalion of engi-
neers, and to the commanding gen.
eral, department OF the Columbia, for
duty as chief engineer officer OF that
department during the illness OF
First Lieut.. Chas. r Pettis."
The lieutenant is the youngest son
Of the late u S, Senator Joseph II.
Earle, Of this State, who was prob
ably the only man in the country who
ever declined the Governorship OF a
great State (South Carolina) when il
was offered to him-and that at the
early age OF 80 years, and who died
within few months after taking his
seat in the United States Senate, at
the age OF 4o years, after being over
whelmingly elected over Governor
John Gary Evans, Tillman's candi-
date. Judge Earle was the first United
States Senator to be selected by a
direct vote Of the people, the Till
mantle Legislature afterwards living
up to their prediction pledges and
electing him unanimously, although
he was opposed to them in politics.
He had served four years in the Con-
iederate Army, although a mere boy,
coming out OF the conflict in 1865 as
first sergeant OF artillery at the age
OF II years He had held many Offices
of distinction, among them State
senator, encouragement, and circuit
Judge; had been delegate to three
national conventions, being on the
committee to notify President Clevc-
land Of his first nomination; and had
been very favorably considered as a
for the Vice Presidency and
for Associate Justice Of the United
States Supreme Court. He was ia.
miliarly known in this section as
"1'he Bald Eagle" "The Palmetto
Fire eater" "The Human Damascus
Blade" and "The Fighting Attorney
General" on account of the number
and successes Of his personal en-
counters; and he was principal in
the last attempted duello in this
State before the anti-duclling law
was passed. He was nephew Of the
great Southern orator, William
Lowndes Yancey; was owner Of the
large cotton plantation "Englesidc,"
Of number Of pretty city residences,
that at Sumter which for
merly belonged to the notorious radi-
cal governor, Franklin J. Moses
the finest in the State, OF
fine horses, amoug them
'Oriole," and at one time of the Bel
Iemonte Cotton Mills. The only time.
he was ever defeated for office was
when he ran against Capt. Ben. r.
Tillman for the goyernorship, after
having declined it two years before
4 fact that was used against him with |
the farmers by Ben. He died sud-
lenly Of heart disease, having led a
very active and excitable life.
The lieutenant was graduated from
West Point in June, 1904, with honor,
It the age Of ~ years; and has since
served one year in the Philippines;
one year at Washington, D. c.; and
wo years at Fort Leayenworth, Kan
las. While stationed in Washington,
,. c.; and two years at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kansas. While stationed in
District Of Columbia, he was the sub
ect Of some notoriety through be-
ng written up in one Of the Wash
ngton dailies as one Of the pets Of
he President, along with Lieuten-
nts Grant, Lee, Macarthur, and
,thers. and Of consequently being