The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 12, 1898, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SiINDAY, JUNE 12, 1898. THE THIRE FLEET OF #000000000000000000000000006006000860056 ORDERS FOR THE SECOND COLUMN TO EMBARK > 0000000008008 98000000069000000000000000000 - L 4 - @ ® L d SHIPS IS CH 0000000000000@00@@@9@0@@0@0@0000000.009 ¢ REGULARS ARE FEASTED, b4 ? g SALUTED AND CHEERED } 0000000000000 00000000660 OO0 OO00000 00 RTERED AJOR-GENERAL MERRITT is pressing the work of prepara- tion for the sailing of the next expedition for Manila. There were not many idle men yester- @ay around the headquarters of the De- partment of the Pacific. A prominent staff officer, who is in close touch with the commanding general, remarked last night: *The work is crowding us now, as General Merritt seems deter- mined that the fleet shall sall next ‘Wednesday, and seeing what has been eccomplished during the past twenty- four hours I belleve that we shall be about ready to leave at the appointed time.” Major-General Otls expresses the opinion that the soldiers would go sboard the ships next Wednesday and that the sailing of the fleet would not be delayed. Brigadier-General Harrison G. Otls, United States volunteers, resplendent in a pnew uniform of his grade, appeared before United States District Judge de Haven yesterday and took oath of of- fice. His witnesses were Attorney- General Fitzgerald and Major Hooper. Later in the ‘day the qualified officer wired acceptance of his commission to the Adjutant-General of the United States army, Washington, D. C. To- day Brigadier-General Otis will visit the colonels of the regiments compris- ing his brigade and look around for a suitable place to establish headquarters in the field. Major-General Merritt, accompanied by some of his staff and several well- known men of the city, left yesterday | afternoon in a special car for Monterey to spend Sunday. Major J. F. Bell, engineer officer on General Merritt’s staff, will sail for Manila next Wednesday, accompanied by quite a force of draughtsmen, copy- ists, photographers and assistants, all of whom will be employed at once in | preparing a topographical map of the *hilippine Islands, surveying the forti- me and gathering all possible In- | ation for ( Merritt, who will two weeks 2 General Merriam recelved | Charles J. Martin, Mayor | f San J 1 which the Mayor ten- dered t Agricultural Park of that city as a camping ground for the | ldie An ample supply of water | a letter LA R R R R R R R ORDERS T0 60 ABOARD % Major General Merritt Gives Verbal In- structions for Embarkation. Major General Merritt has not yet issued regular orders directing the embarkation of troops for Manlla, but yesterday afternoon he sent verbal instructions, through Major General Otls, to colonels command- ing regiments and battalions desig- nated to sail to have finished by Tuesday afternoon the placing aboard ship of all camp equipage and to be ready to embark their troops by noon on Wednesday. These orders, though not from the offictal typewriter nor graced by the officlal caption, are bona-fide commands and were actually issued by General Merritt yesterday As a result, in the camp the regiments that are to packing has begun of every camp equipage that can pressure be dispensed with. * & of all ail the bit of under * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ¥ * * * * * * * * AR E 2 2 R R R R TR TR fleet will be composed of eight steam- ships. It may be further increased by the addition of the Centennial. This steamer was rejected, but at the re- quest of Senators Carter and Mantell of Montana it will be re-examined by a new board, consisting of Admiral Kirk- land and a representative of the own- ers and a third man yet to be selected. The third fleet will transport nearly 7000 men, or about twice the number carried by the first. WASHINGTON, June 11.—The War | Department finaily closed the charters | to-day for the steamships Victoria, Olympia and Arizona, which are to be | used in the transportation of troops to “ | Manila. The chartering of these ships | has been delayed for some time. * * * * KoKk Rk E R R . RECRUITS ARRIVE. The Eighteenth and Twenty- Third Infantry Now Filled to the Maximum. The Eighteenth and Twenty-third Regl- ments of Infantry, U. S. A., are now ap- proximately to their full strength. Eight hundred and forty-eight recruits from Fort McPherson, Georgia, arrived at Oak- land mole during Friday night and came * * * ® | will be the first to be put on board ship were to sail on her. will now have to wait for the third | expedition. The four other steamers of the sec- | ond fleet will all finish taking on coal | this morning, and then the work of | loading the equipments the soldiers | and all necessary supplies will at once be begun under the direction of Major | Long, the depot quartermaster, who, | notwithstanding the shortness of the | time allowed him and several serious | obstacles, is confident that he can'ac- complish the task by next Wednesday morning. One serious hindrance to the rapid loading of the vessels is the lack of trucks. So far it has not been pos- sible to secure more than thirty-five trucks, whereas 150 could be used for the next few days. It requires thirty trucks alone to move the equipment of one regiment. Each truck can carry a load of 7000 pounds. The heavy goods These volunteers | this morning. The quartermaster department has an | | immense amount of work, and it is be- | ing done by the same number of men employed in time of peace. If the force were six times as large every man | over to this side at 6:; o'clock yesterday | morning. The soldlers traveled across the conti- nent in three sections, the first being In command of Major J. W. Bubb, who also had command of the entire detachment, and Lieutenant G. H. Steel, Nineteenth Infantry, who was detailed as commis- sary. Captain W. L Sanborn, Twenty- fifth Infantry, was in charge of the sec- ond section, assisted by Lieutenant W. D. Conrad, Twenty-third Infantry, while the third section was in charge of Cap- tain William P. Rogers, Seventeenth In- fantry, and Lieutenant L. F. Kilbourns, First Infantry. Notwithstanding the early hour of ar- rival, the ladies of the Red Cross had breakfast ready for the hungry men, which they were not slow in disposing of. Then they were loaded down with flow- ers, officers and men alike, after which J. B. Stetson addressed them briefly, calling upon them to defend the stars and stripes with their last breath. Major Bubb next took Nis turn at speech-mak- ald that ever since the detach- egan its long journey it had re- -eived the most hospitable attention all along the route, which grew in cordiality when California was reached. But it re- mained for the ladies of San Francisco to eclipse all other demonstrations in honor of his command. He closed by calling on his men for three cheers for the Red AT THE TENT OE (LE THE DAY ~PTER e PAYMASTER. Uncle Sam’s Money for the Nebraska Volunteers. without cost to the Government is of- fered. —_———— THE THIRD FLEET. Will Consist of at Least Eight Steamships, With a Capacity for Nearly 7000 Men. A careful inspection of the Morgan City has revealed the fact that her boilers are in need of some repairs pine transport fleet on Wednesday. This reduces the number of transports of the second Manila expedition to four— ator. to sall with the third fleet, the date of whose departure has not yet been de- finitely fixed. The delay of this steamer | Lombard street wharf, and was which cannot be made In time for her | spected during the afternoon by the to sail with the balance of the Philip- ‘ Examining Board. | Indiana, is expected to reach here from | the China, Colon, Zealandia and Sen- | toria, chartered from the North Pa- The Morgan City, however, will | cific Steamship Company, salled on be put in good condition in time enough | Thursday from Tacoma, and was due | company, will arrive here from has caused great disappointment to the | north some time this week. two battalions of Idaho volunteers who | be seen that in all probability the third | would be employed steady at work, but | the force cannot be increased on short notice, as the knowledge of details re- | quired to transact the business cannot be acquired in a week or a month. Preparations for the third fleet are in progress. The City of Para has been inspected and chartered. The Ohio, formerly an Atlantic liner of the Inter- national Navigation Company, arrived from Seattle yesterday, and docked at in- Her sister ship, the Puget Sound at any hour. The Pu- ebla has also been chartered. The Vic- here last night. The Olympia and the Arizona, also chartered from the same the So it will FIGHTING A THREATENED EPIDENIC OF MEASLES. Measles threatens to become epidemic among the soldlers at Camp Mer- ritt, and Surgeons Owen, Morris and Page, in charge of the field hospital, are bending all their energies to preventing the further spread of the malady. Fifty cases are now under thelr care, and during the past two or three days six to elght new patients a day have been turned over to them. Fortu- nately the disease is in a mild form and all the patients are doing nicely. Beveral of the Eastern regiments had from one to half a dozen of their men down with measies when they arrived here, and although every pre- caution has been taken to guard against contagion since then, the sufferers being isolated, most of the troops were unconsciously exposed, and it seems as though most of those who are susceptible to the disease will have to take thefr turn in the hospital. tafled to care for them. the United States army, Major Owen expedition. ' £:9.9.09.2.9 9. $390009900990099000%000000 2000000 The wards, though under canvas, are supplied with every convenience for the Invalids, and a large corps of hospital stewards and assistants is de- All three of the surgeons in charge belong to the medical department of attends to the non-infectious cases, leaving Captain Page to devote his en- tire attention to the measles patients. If the threatened epidemic is checked in time, the field hospital and staff will be moved to Manila with the third being in charge, while Major Morris 196600000000000000060000 R d ® 1% ! } Cross ladies, which were given with such a vim that 'the ferry building fairly sh{_)ok. he enlisted men were gathered fr all parts of the East, from Illinos to Massachusetts, and sent to Fort McPher- son, where they were equipped in every detafl. None of them have been In the service, consequently they have recelved little instruction, but they are a super- for class, and it will only be & short time before -they are as proficient in drill as the veferans. Thelr rifies and accoutres ments were i;gipped !; cases and were not n e men "‘\‘{" companies. e sl Vith a parting salute to ‘th the recruits marched out of :fi‘.;'a'é%%':"f.fl Quiio Camp Merritt, being saluted by The Call's artillery and cheered along the route by the clitizens. Major Bubbreported at once to Major General Otls upon reach- ing camp, and was directed to confer with the commanders of the two rey ments to which the men were assigned. b com- mands have recruited extensively since arriving here, and an examination of the muster rolls showed that by assigning 422 men to the Wighteenth and 426 to ~ the Twenty-third each regiment would be brought to within_ thirty-six men of fts maximum strength. This division was accordingly made, and each detachment was quickly divided up among the com- panies. As the orders assigning one bat. tallon from each regiment to the next ex- pedition called for seventy-five men to each company, the recrults for those com- panies were ldmu—mm]ed among the re- maining eight companies of urln.il alrr‘ench Maj"nll. 20 Jekiment Everything was done so rapidl: - tematically that by supper tvimeytmdn?v:. comers were comfortably located, the transfer of arms and equipments made to the regimental adjutants. Major Bubb and his assistants taking receipts for the same, and the two commands found them- selves stronger numerically than they were before the battalion destined to sall next week had_been removed to other quarters. On Monday the recruits will begin their hard work. The recruiting offices will be kept open a few days longer until the full strength is reached. Major Bubb, who brought the detach- ment across the continent, was, until a few days ago, captain in the Fourth In- fantry. From the ranks of the army of the Potomac, in which he enlisted in 1861, to his present position, he has fought his way through every grade. Soon after the close of the Civil War Major Bubb re- ceived his commission as first lieutenant and was dispached forthwith to. the frontier, where, until after the battles of '76, he served with conspicuous gal- lantry, and not unscathed, through the flergg pad dngegsant, | 0000000000000 0O000000000000000000 MERRITT’S LATEST PLAN. General Merritt's latest plan is to hold all the troops destined for the Philippines remaining here after the second expedition sails, until sufficlent ships are procured to convey the entire command and send them all out together. This plan was reveuled at headquarters late yesterday afternoon, and unless the War Department orders the troops sent out as fast as transports can be fitted up, it will be carried out. The first and second expeditions will give Admiral Dewey a land force of 7000 men, which General Merritt belleves is sufficient to hold Manila until he gets there with the others. If his present arrangement {s carried out the last of the troops are not likely to get away from here much before the middle of July, for several vessels the Government expects to secure as transports are now on the other side of the ocean and In Australia, so it will require considerable time for them to come here and fit out for the work. 0000000000000000000000000000000000 evangellstic work in the army, and when this commission is complete all arrange- ments will have to go through this de- partment, as already the army depart- ment is besieged by persons desiring th 80 to the front as; Christlan workers among the enlisted men. ‘When the first volunteers were called for the International Committee of the Young Men's Christian_ Association, at the suggestion of D. L. M Odfi deputized one of its secretaries, W. B. Millar, who went immediately to’ Washington, D. C., to take up the work with President Mec- Kinley and the War Department. He got 000000000000000 0O OO0 0000000000000000000 dian campaigns. It was in the famous “Starvation March” and battle of the “Rosebud” of General Crooks, ten days prior to the massacre of Custer and his heroic command, that Major Bubb won hl‘.:t c:tmaihlmy.d 2 From_that date u Fort Sheridan, elghteen monthe ago, Major Bubb has played & prominent part in every important Indlan uprising of the great Northwest. 5 All of the officers who came out with the detachment will return East without delay and join their respective regi- to his transfer to ments. e AN ARMY MYSTERY. Why the Presidio Is Not Used as a Camping Ground. There is something mysterious in the attitude of leading army officers when the question of utilizing the Presidio res- ervation for military purposes is intro- duced. Last Thursday a decislon was reached that the camp at Richmond should be vacated as soon as practicable and that troops to arrive here from the East should be encamped on the reserva- tion. The next day the plans agreed upon were reconsidered and a suggestion was adopted that the camp at Richmond should be gradually dinintegrated. was contended that the dispatch of troops to the Philippines would soon close up the camp in that section. It was said that Camp Merritt was established as an emergency camp and that the purpose which the military authorities had in view was practically fulfilled. Objection seems to be raised now against the encampment of incoming sol- dlers on the Presidlo reservation. It is claimed that no moral advantage would result from the occupancy of the Pre- sido and that the change would not bet- ter the sanitary conditions. Water is the main element in which the Presidlo is sald to be lacking, vet it is a known fact that at least 5000 troops were en- camped on the reservation just before the first Manlla expedition sailed, and Colo- | nel Morris, commanding’ the post, had provided for the accommodation of addi- tional organizations. The water mains of the Spring Valley on Lombard street were intersected to supply the camp with wadter. The condition of affairs at Camp Mer- ritt is probably known to Major General Otis, who commands the camp. It is not his fault that forty-eight saloons, some of them no better than dives, are estab- lished {n the immediate vicinity of his soldiers. Commencing on Point Lobos avenue at Masonic avenue, thence west to Seventh avenue, on that avenue south to Fulton, on Fulton to First avenue and on First avenue facing the camp, there are forty-eight places where liquors are sold. Many of the places have sprung into existence since the camp was established. Everywhere is spread the temptation of the soldier to spend his money. Some of the dens shelter lewd women and low-down men whose busi- ness it is to entice the volunteers to drink and carouse. This is not the fault of Major General Otis. trol over the license regulations of San Francisco and cannot close the public K K KK KN KK R K KKK R KN GOING TO THE FRONT. The Washington Volunteers Have Re- ceived Word That They Are to Be Sent to Manila. The First Washington Volun- teers at Fontana barracks are quite elated over the fact that they are to be sent to the Philippines. Gov- ernor John R. Rogers of Washing- ton has written to his former pri- vate secretary and adjutant gen- eral, First Lieutenant Ballaine of Company L, that he had received a telegram from the War Depart- ment giving assurances that the Washington regiment is to go to * % the front, Lieutenant Colonel Fife is deter- mined to keep his command In marching trim, and to-morrow morning the men will start at 6:45 o'clock on a march to the CIUff House and return. The Washingtonians are now fully equipped. They have issued a standing challenge to any regl- ment to drill with them in a contest at any time. Captain Ellerich of Company G and Captain Adams of Company.D are to be detatled for ten days on recrulting service in Washington. Fokokok ok kK ok ok okok kR R kR kok Rk Rk koRR R KRR % R K K K K X ¥ R a3k ok ok ok ok ok sk ok sk sk sk ook kR R ok ok K OB RORR Rk R R % % ¥ % % % EEEE R EEREEEE R AL A AL streets of the city. So far as The Call can ascertain, Major General Otis did not select the Bay District as a camp site. An army officer said to a Call reporter recently: “You must not quote me as urging objections to the use of the Bay District track as a camping ground for the soldiers. A man advocating the re- moval of the troops to the Presidio might incur the displeasure of agencies that have a powerful influence in Wash- ington.V — CHRISTIAN COMMISSION. Steps to Organize for Work in the United States Army. As has been done in other States of the country, the United States Army Chris- tlan Commission of the Young Men' Christian Association will probably be in- augurated at the Young Men's Christian Association building to-morrow afternoon, at 2 o'clock, when State officers will be elected. There is a national organization of the Christian Commission, with head- quarters with the International Commit- tee of the Young Men's Christian Asso- clation at New York city. Each State has been organized separately to co-operate with the International Committee, but each State works separately so far as raising money and providing men for the fleld is concerned. All money and work- ers supplied for Christian work in the TUnited States army will be provided through_this Christian Commission of the Young Men's Christian Association, and all kindred organizations of the churches will co-operate with this agency. The national officers of the Christian Endeavor movement have officially ad- vised their socleties in the Eastern States to work through this department of the Young Men's Christian Associa- tion so that there may not be any misun- derstanding or conflict of forces. The as- soclation being a definite organization for me:fi nndl ha‘v:ilg tcarfled for&ard télu work exclusiv out the en Civil War, is cyonlldered best fitted {:‘ continue the work. There are many ap- ents plicatior b It| He has no con- | their approval and indorsement, and offi- cial letters were issued authorizing the organization: of the commission. Coples of these letters will be presented to the Committee on Organization to-morrow. An official badge similar to that worn | by the Red Cross will be adopted by the Christian Commission when thoroughly organized. e gu ity WYOMING’S GOVERNOR. A Visit Paid to the Battalion of Troops in the Field. The chief event in camp yesterday among the volunteer troops was the visit of Governor W. A. Richards of Wyoming to the battalion from that State now under the command of Major Foote. The Governor, accompanied by Judge C. N. | Potter, Chief Justice of Wyoming, his wife and daughter, Hon. W. H. Kilpatrick and wife of Newcastle, A. C. Richards of Shasta County, California, George C. Hunt of Oakland, Clarence Wetmore of San Francisco and J. D. Freeborn of Cheyenne, went to Camp Merritt In the morning. They were met by Major Foote and his officers and escorted through the camp. Governor Richards reviewed the Wyom- ing battalion, and made the soldlers a | short address, in which he spoke to them | of thefr duty as soldiers. He told them | that the eyes of their country was upon | them, and that Wyoming expected every | one of her sons to uphold the National flag and to be ever ready to obey the call of duty. In speaking of the troops after the review, Governor Richards paid: T have ui:ound \the battalion In ellent shape, thorou; re_?gy (I,or sorvice it S bed aad e Governor and party wer - cently entertained at dinner in ‘llx;:anwlfl_ oming camp by Major Foote and his offi- cers. In response to the impromtu toasts speeches were made by Governor Rich- ards, Major Foote, Judge Potter, Cap- tains O'Brien and Millar and BSurgeon Morrison. In the afternoon Governor Richards called upon General Otis and paid his respects. The Governor will re- main here for about a week. Tl CAMP MERRITT TROOPS, First Nebraska Regiment to Go Aboard the Steamship Senator. In addition to their share of recruits re- cefved from those that came from At- lanta, the Twenty-third Infantry is ex- | pecting a batch of recruits from Dallas, | Tex. At present this regiment requires about 70 men to complete its rolls, while the Eighteenth needs 60 more recruits. Three companies of the Idaho troops were at target practice yesterday. The battalion was also inspected by General Greene. In the absence of Colonel Jones, who was confined to his quarters yester- day by a severe cold, the command of the battalions was assumed by Major Figgins. It is now positively known that General Otis issued an order yesteruay assigning the First Nebraska Regiment to the Senator and the Idaho battalions and de- g\‘fhment of engineers to the Morgan Lieutenant Colonel J. E. Barrett, Lieu- tenant C. C. Crowde and one private from each of the companies of the Tenth Penn- sylvania Regiment will return to the Keystone State for recruiting purposes. The First Nebraska Regiment was pald yesterday to June 30 inclusive, and the Idaho troops will be paid to-morrow. ‘Wherever the men's pay amounted to odd cents the difference in change was given gy (Ih:. soldiers to the Christian Endeavor oclety. | _In the Utah Light Artillery Lieutenant | R. C. Tl;ylor and Sergeants A. W. Brown | and L. N. Fehr have been detailed to go back to Salt Lake City for the purpose of Tecruiting each battery up from 121 to | 173 men. The guns and harness of the battery will be loaded aboard ship to- day. ‘fhe Fifty-first Jowa Volunteers have es- tablished camp in fine military style. and the regiment is receh'ln\g the admiring at- tention of spectators. Word was received at the Red Cross headquarters yesterday | that the Towa troops had no ‘breakfast and no wood for fire. The commissary department has promised amendment. NEXT WEDNESDAY. No Reasons Why the Trans- ports Should Not Be Ready at That Time. Major General Otls, when seen yester- day by a Call representative and asked if It was officlally ordered that the sec- ond expedition to Manila should safl from this port on Wednesday, replied that pro- vided the transports were ready, and he saw no;hlng to dprevent their being so, ‘Wednesday would be the da; thlgdtmg syléould 'lmcl'h 5 yxupon i gadler General Charles King, and author, reported to Majc?x"Gseflgifl Otis at the division headquarters of Camp Merritt yesterday. General King was warmlr received by General Otis, and the two daun%ulshed soldiers had quite an interview, In which many matters were discussed. General C. King will be as- slgned to the command of a brigade to- ’?‘;’l"d I;s"v’i‘ll bc: eltt)h‘er.dthe Second or rd, ese two brigades onces s yet unassigned, - ¢ e only PRESIDIO NOTES. The Members of the Sixth Cali- fornia Volunteer Infantry Are Being Vaccinated. Battery K of the Third United States Artillery, under Captain Hobbs, which has been stationed at Alcatraz Island, yesterday morning jolned its regiment at Camp Miller, in the Presidio, | Companies G and C of the Sixth Cali- fornia Volunteer Infantry will probably move to Benicia arsenal fo-morrow. The battalion will be in command of Lieuten- ant Colonel Johnson, who becomes the commander of the post at the arsenal The remaining four companics will go into camp at Fort Point as soon as they receive thelr full supply of clothing, The lr;xfreuion bas gone out that the Sixth California ' Volunteers are dissatisfied with the duty. This is erroneous, for al- though the men would like more active service, they are ready to cheerfully per- tchha- form any duty assigned them. Va tion has begun in this command, Com-, e e e e R pany D belng the first to undergo the operation yesterday afternoon. Erordid GEN. MacARTHUR HERE. material. He will be assigned to a brigade under General Merritt. gt Ty FIRST CALIFORNIA. Last of the Brigadiers Arrives | A Chance for Volunteers ta to Join the Army of the Philippines. Brigadler General MacArthur arrived last evening from Chickamau-~a, where he has been with the army for two weeks. Previous to his assignment to Chicka- mauga General MacArthur was at the assembling post of Tampa. He s the only officer of very high rank who has been with the armies at the three points of mobilization, and has made a com- garanve study of the entire army in the eld to-day. General &acAflhur earned his spurs in the war of the Rebellion, from which he emerged with the rank of colonel. Since his first entrance into military life noth- ing but active duty has held his profes- sional attentions. Before receiving his commission as a brigadier general of vol- unteers MacArthur was a colonel in the adjutant general's department. His martial reputation places him in the foreground of the Philippine fighting Reach Manila in Time for Action. Recruiting is in progress to fill the First California Regiment of United States Volunteer Infantry to the maximum strength. Captain Napthaly, the re- cruiting officer, has already enrolled 205 men, and 155 more are required to com- plete the whole number demanded. The regiment is now on the ocean destined for Manila, and should reach that port within the next ten days. The recruits for the regiment will be sent to the front as soon cured. as transportation can be pro- The recruiting station in the ar- at the corner of Page and Gough presents scenes of activity. It Is believed that all the men needed will be enrolled before the office closes to-mor- row evening. Captain Carrington 18 on hand to muster in all the men that pass the physical examination. The recruiting officer will be ready to enroll applicants at 10 o’clock to-morrow morning. GAVE AN ARM; OF FERS HIS LIFE, CAPTAIN WILLIAM P. ROGERS, Seventeenth United States Infantry. from the throngs on the street. fighting going on. his left coat sleeve. Blackfoot wars, days were over. But the There arrived in San Francisco yesterday, in command of one section of the detachment of recruits from Fort McPherson, Ga., a man who has the distinction of being the only one-armed officer now in the service. Cap- tain Willlam P. Rogers is his name, and as he marched up Market street at the head of his command his empty coat sleeve excited Captaln Rogers has been in the service constantly for thirty-sf years, and in that time has won his way from corparal in the voleatans . present rank in the Seventeenth Infantry. He began his with Company H, Seventh Maryland Infantry, in August, 1862, and was with the Army of the Potomac from that time until the close of the war. troops in all the Northern forces saw harder service than did the Maryland brigade, and romotion came to comparatively but young Rogers had no thought of advancement, or anything else for that matter, but to get into the thickest of the trouble whenever there ‘was any It was at Spottsylvania Courthouse, In 1864, that a rebel bullet emptied The loss of an arm, however, the fi,ght out of the youngster, and instead of accepti mained with his regiment until the close of the war. In recognition of his bravery, he was appointed second leutenant in the Forty-fourth Infantry in 1866, and when the arm he was transferred to the regiment he now belongs to, For twenty-four years the Seventeenth battled with the Indians on the Northwestern frontier, and in every campaign, including the Nez the Sioux uprisings of 1876, when Custer and his little band were wiped out, and the ghost dance of 18%-91, Captain Rogers took a con- spicuous part. He was 'promoted to first lieutenant in 1872, and given his present commission in 1884. Four vears ago his regiment was transferred to Columbus, 0., and Captaln Rogers had made up his mind that his fighting present war wills it otherwise; his regiment is now ‘at Tampa, unless it is on the way to Cuba, return East at once to join his command. LRI R LIRS E R TR R R R RR loud cheers teers to his military career No few of its intrepid members, did not take any of ng a discharge he re- Y was reorganized in 18 Perces and and Captain Rogers will RS R e e R R R R thittatea et >