The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-05-30
NEVER SICK A DAY.
Remarkable Record of General
Duncan, lust Dead.
IN ARMY ALL ADULT LIFE
Fought In All Climates But Was IN
touched by Unrestricted States
Consents to Guard Polling
Places In Panama.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.


Texas, United States army, who died
at Fort Sam Houston a few days ago,
was born in the state In which he
died. The death Of General Duncan
leaves three vacant brigadier general
ships In the United States army, and
there are as many applicants for the
places as there are colonies. in the
army 1t is supposed that President
Taft will appoint colonies to the va
cancies, for there does not seem to be
a disposition today, as there was some
time ago, to promote junior officers
over the heads of their seniors to
make brigadiers Of them.
General Duncan was fifty-eight years
Of age and he had been in the army
grandfather were army officers. From
the time that he entered the service
when he was twenty years OF age
General Duncan never was on the sick
report for one hour. Personally he
had no need for the services of sur
geon, I'D this Is considered one of
the most remarkable records known
to army annals.
General Rucker, who died two or
three years ago at the age of ninety
four, entered the army in 1887 and
left the active list about 40 years
thereafter. General Rucker was never
on sick report, and his case and Gen
eral Duncan's are record breakers.
Withstood All Kinds Of Climate.
1t is the more remarkable that Dun
can never was i'll for day when con-
sideration is given to the nature Of
his service. He fought Indians in the
southwest, the middle west and the
northwest in all kinds of climates and
in all kinds of weather conditions. He
was In Cuba for months when the men
were falling from illness on his right
hand and on his left, and yet he stood
untouched. He fought in the Philip
pine jungles and came through as
healthy as the day he landed in the
islands. His death came suddenly
without any warning. An hour before
he died he did not know that he was
ILL.,
General Duncan was born in an
army tent on the plains of Texas in
1853. He lived the army life as a boy
and as man. He has son in the
service, thus making a series of four
generations of army officers in the
Duncan family. General Duncan led
the assault upon a supposedly impreg-
nable stronghold of the Moros on the
Island of Jolo. This was one of the
most decisive battles in the islands
and the loss Of the troops was heavy,
but in the midst of the fight General
Duncan, who then was Q colonel,
moved unscratched.
Panama Fears Election Riots.
They are soon to hold an election
for president and vice president of the
republic Of Panama, the Central Amer
lean state from which the United
States secured the territory known as
the Panama Canal Zone. 1t is said
that the Panama people want to have
their republic continue under peaceful
conditions, and that they are afraid
there will be such trouble at the pres
idential election as to jeopardize the
y,
have asked the authorities at Wash
ington to delegate United States Of
ficials to supervise the election and
to see that it passes off peacefully.
The United States has consented.
il Is long while since there were
troops at the polls in the United
States. 1t is possible, of course, the
trn art h.. Al
places in Panama, but that civilian of
ficials may be asked to perform the
duty, this government taking it for
granted that their presence will have
the necessary moral effect. The
chances are, however, that the Tenth
Infantry. which is now stationed on
the isthmus, will be sent into Pana-
ma on registration day and again on
election day to keep the rival fac
tions In order and to see that there
is fair play all around
Cuba at last has 81 navy and the
United States, which stands in the
position of a sort of father to the
Cuban republic, has seen two ships
sail away from a home port to take
orders under the president Of the ISL
aid republic. Cuba now has a cruiser
which happily enough has been named
the Cuba. 1t also has training ship
for seamen, called the Patria. The
Cuba and the Patria were built on the
Delaware river, and when they were
completed and set sail they both fired
volleys in honor of their own flag and
then in honor of that of the United
States
People Flock to Mount Vernon.
The women regents of Mount
Vernon have just held their an
nual session at the ancient mansion
Of the Washington family. The build
ings on the Washington estate, except
the main structure, have run down
and extensive repairs will be neces-
sary. From the first Of April until
the present writing the number Of
pilgrims to Mount Vernon has broken
the records of the years for the same
length of time.
Tho board Of women which has
charge o. Mount Vernon on behalf Of
the association, which years ago took
over the care OF the estate, 10 CON-