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AJ. GEN. LEONARD WOOD
in his forty-ninth year , ono ot
the most picturesque figures
in the whole United States
army , this month assumes
the duties of chief of staff of
the army.
When Leonard Wood
censed to be a doctor In order
to bo a soldier he may not
have considered the profound
difference in philosophic
viewpoint of a profession
trained to keep men alive and a profession trained
to kill them.
The born adventurer seldom analyses himself ,
but seeks glory where the world gives It ; and If
he should "choose bravo death In a red coat before -
fore bravo life In a black ono. " the responsibility
must rest upon society , which gives such unequal
honors to those who heal and those who slay.
Twelve years ago Leonard Wood was an assist
ant army surgeon. To-day ho is the senior gen
eral of the United States army , and chief of staff.
"Gen. Wood Is easily the ablest soldier the na
tion has produced since the civil war , " said for
mer President Roosevelt. "If wo should become
involved In war to-morrow I don't know where I
should look for a man to take his place. He would
bo the one man to take command. "
It is said that even Lord Cromor , the great
British regenerator of Egypt , was so Impressed by
Gen. Wood's work In Cuba that ho expressed regret -
gret that ho could not have such an administrator
and organizer to succeed him in office.
Leonard Wood Is an adventurer of
tne true KiiEaootuan typo , wueinor
chasing murderous Apaches through
the mountains , creating a govern
ment in Cuba , or forcing order and
civilization upon the Mohammedan
savages of Mindanao and Sulu by
armed force , ho has always been a
master.
Dr. Wood might have proved a
failure. Gen. Wood has been a suc
cess.
cess.Ho
Ho Is tall , straight nnd broad-
shouldered. He has a small waist ,
the bulging , muscle-padded chest of
a gorilla , arras like a blacksmith ,
and thick , powerful hands. He can
walk like a bull moose ; jump with
the quickness of a cat ; box , wrestle
and fence like a professional. Al
though he is 49 years old , it is doubt
ful if there Is a man In the whole
nrmy to-day possessed of more
strength , energy , skill and endur
ance.
Scotch , Irish and English blood
mingles In Leonard Wood. Ills fa
ther descended from William White ,
who died on the Mayflower , through
Peregrlno White , the first-born of
Plymouth colony , and from William
Wood , who was a Plymouth free-
T holder in 1C29. Ilia mother's strain
goes back to the Hagar family , who
came from Ireland in 1G24 and set
tled at Watertown , Mass. , and to that
patriot greatgrandfather , John Nix
on , who commanded a company at
Lexington , a regiment at Bunker
Hill , nnd a brigade nt Saratoga.
His father and uncle were country
doctors , the sons of a stout New
England farmer who kept a tavern
and owned much wooded land. His
father served as a private soldier In
the civil war and was sent homo
from the field permanently Invalided.
To get rid of malaria the doctor-sol-
dler movud his famllv fn fl
' * Boll of Capo Cod.
In 1SSO , when Leonard wns a stalwart , quick
witted youth of 20 years , the Wood family debated -
bated whether he should enter Harvard univer
sity. That was the very time when Theodore
Roosevelt was graduated from Harvard. The Iron-
muscled young Yankee , who was already a
notable cross-country runner , wanted to enter the
nrmy or navy. The spirit of adventure was strong
In him. But the wishes
of his sober old father pre
vailed , nnd , having obtained a scholarship , ho
entered the Harvard Medical school.
In the third year after ho entered the study of
- medicine he won in a competitive examination
for torvico in the city hospital of Boston. After
15 months in this position he had a row with the
hospital superintendent and > roslgned. Then he
served In the North End dispensary of Boston.
In following the story of this singular man It
is interesting to know that , although ho followed
his father's wishes by entering a medical school ,
he there became the chum of a son of an army
captain , and , while studying medicine , he actually
began to prepare himself for a military career by
readmg military science , and In every way pos-
Bible sought to Dt himself for the army entrance
examinations.
After leaving the Boston dispensary , the young
doctor went Into general practice in that city.
, In 1885 the young Boston doctor who was des
tined to become the senior general of the United
States army wont to Now York and passed the
army examinations for military surgeons , stand-
ins second among the competitors.
There was no vacancy for him , but presently
he got a letter from the surgeon general at Wash
ington , offering him a contract ns a civilian sur
geon with the army , at a hundred dollars a month ,
with free quarters and rations , and forage for his
borsc.
As the letter suggested service In the west , the
doctor joyfully accepted the contract nnd , under
orders , went to join Gen. Crook at Fort Huachuca ,
Arizona , abou 20 miles from the Mexican fron
tier.
tier.This
This was a cuango from Boston ! Picked troops
under Miles and Lawton were to pursue Goronl
mo and his fierce Apaches till they wore captined
or destroyed.
It was an extraordinary campaign , full of perils
nnd hardships. The Apaches had robbed and mur
dered the people of Arizona and Sonora , Mexico ,
so long that each little village was surrounded by
walls. Being mountaineers af great muscular
power , the Indians , who could live on cactus and
various roots , were accustomed to make Journeys
on foot through the roughest regions with a speed
that defied pursuit.
Leonard Wood uroved to bo the strongest and
most persistent man in the expedition. It
was found that ho could actually "wnlk
down" an Apache oven in the mountains.
At the end of a desperate chase the of
ficers would ono by ono drop out , utterly
exhausted , and the young Boston doctor
would bo leadlrtg the soldiers and direct
ing thorn.
Finally , at hla own request , the Iron-
muscled young surgeon was put In com
mand of the Infantry , and from that time
on he regularly led soldiers like a line of
ficer ; nor did ho fall to do his full duty as
a medical man.
The hardest part of the trip was when
the expedition crossed the Southern Pa
cific railway nnd moved Into the San Rita
mountains. It occurred to Lawton that
he might cut off Goronlmo's band by stri
king across the Mexican border. To do
this ho required additional orders and ho
was puzzled how to send back a dispatch
asking permission , for the country In his
rear was known to bo full of hostilcs.
In this emergency the doctor offered to
bo Lawton's messenger. Leaving the camp
with a single companion , who dropped out
after 20 miles , ho rode In one night 73
miles and got back with nu answer nt
eight o'clock In the morning , in time to get
breakfast nnd then wnlk 34 miles with the
troops , till a camp was made at nine
o'clock that night. On the day before hl
ride he had traveled 25 miles on foot with
his scout. That made n total of 132 miles
traveled in about 30 hours.
When , at last , Geronlmo and his swarthy cut
throats wcro captured In September , 1SSO , Dr.
Wood , who had now received his commission as
an assistant surgeon , accompanied Lawton with
the prisoners to San Antonio. The Indians had
killed 700 Mexicans and 93 Americans , Including
some soldiers , before they were literally run
down.
In 1S9S , Lawton wrote of the Goionlmo cam
paign and the doctor's part In it to Gov. Wolcott
of Massachusetts :
"When through exposure and fatigue the In
fantry battalion lost its last ofllcer , Capt. Wood
volunteered to command it , In addition to his du
ties as a surgeon. In this duty Cnpt. Wood ( ho
reached the grade of captain afterward while still
a surgeon ) , distinguished himself most. His cour
age , endurance and example made success pos
sible. I served through the War of the Rebellion
and In many battles , but In no Instance do I re
member such devotion to duty , or such nn ex-
a'mplo of courage and perseverance. It was main
ly duo to Capl. Wood's loyalty and resolution that
the expedition was successful. "
Leonard Wood's enemies have charged that ho
reached his distinction in the nrmy largely
through hlo skill its a courtier and the favoritism
of President McKlnley and President Roosevelt ,
but no criticism can wipe out the words of Lawton -
ton , ono of the noblest and slncerest soldiers who
ever carried the sword of the republic.
When Goronlmo and his men were disposed of ,
Wood returned to Arizona and was assigned by
Gen. Miles to command a special expedition to
capture or kill seven escaped Indian prisoners
who had fled to Sonora , Mexico. Ho was In the
field from October , 1SSG , till the following Febru
ary , nnd penetrated Mexico ten days' journey
south of the Yakut rivoo
Then , after a month or two on duty at Los An
geles , he went back to Arizona and again took
the field with the expedition against "Apache Kid"
during 1887 and 1888. Then ho was stationed at
the Presidio , San Fianclsco , where ho spent four
years , Including ono summer camping with troops
In the Yosemlte country.
Soon after President McKlnley was elected , Dr.
Bates , the regular attending surgeon of the Whlto
House , died. The president asked Wood to take
Dr. Bates' place. In that way the Indian trailer ,
who had a high standing as a surgeon , came into
familiar and affectionate relations with Mr. Me-
Klnloy.
When Theodore Roosevelt became assistant sec
retary of the navy , ho and the doctor mot and became -
came fast friends. There was much to attract
these two singular men together. They were devoted -
voted to boslug , fencing , wrestling , riding and
walking. Dr. Wood had struggled
to rise from the pale anxieties of
his profeslon by serving ns n sol
dier ; Mr. Roosevelt had tried to
live down the effete Influences of
a Harvard course , and fashionable
New York social connections , by
becoming a ranchman on the plains
of North Dakota. Each was cagei
for distinction , mad for manly ad >
venture. There was but two years'
difference between their ages.
Together the man who was to be
president of the United States and
lie who was to bo chief general of
the American army walked and
talked , day after day , punched each
other's bodies , whacked each oth
er's heads with singlesticks ,
wrestled , ran , rode side by side and
lived the strenuous llfo to the ut
most.
The earth danced beneath the
feet of the comrades as they talked
of everything that might open the
path of useful adventure and glory
to their strength and courage.
They looked Into the seeds of time
for signs of dangers to bo desper
ately encountered and honors to bo
won.
won.Then
Then , ns the prospects of a war
with Spain scorned to approach re
ality , the spirits of the two roso.
Day after day and week after week
Leonard Wood and Thcodoro
Roosevelt racked their brains to
KOO how they might get Into the
war both felt sure was coming.
They tried to get Into the Seven
ty-first regiment of Now York as
majors , it was useless , ur. wuuu
attempted to get the governor of Massachusetts to
give him command of a regiment. Ho filed nn ap
plication with the secretary of war for n volunteer
regiment In care of war.
When the war with Spain broke upon the na
tion Secretary Alger sent for Mr. Roosevelt and
offered him the colonelcy of ono of thrco volunteer
regiments to be raised and equipped.
"I don't want to be colonel , " said Mr. Roosevelt.
"That position bhould go to Leonard Wood. I don't
know how to organize or equip a regiment for the
flold Ho does. He knows the practical way to
prepare cavalry for actual war conditions In the
shortest possible time. Let him bo colonel and I
will gladly serve with him as lloutcnaut-colonel
until I am fit to command a regiment. "
So Leonard Wood got his commission ns colonel
of the First United States Volunteer cavalry ,
known as "Roosevelt's Rough Riders. "
Twenty-one days after ho received his colonel's
commission his regiment , gathered Irom four fron
tier countries , was being drilled In San Antonio.
When the Rough Riders were ordered to advance
from the seashore at Slboncy , Cuba , to meet the
enemy at La Guaslnins the first light of Shafter's
army Col. Weed moved out with the head of his
regiment at such a pace that almost half of his
men were left far In the rear.
After the Spaniards surrendered Santiago , Gen
Shafter recommended that the now promoted Gen
Wood bo put In command of the conquered and
panic-stricken city , with Gen. Lawton in command
of the province.
How soon war changes the fortunes of men ! In
December , 1898 , just a year and seven months after
our two adventurers took the Rough Riders to the
Caribbean sea , Leonard Wood , the poor surgeon ,
was a major general of volunteers and appointed
military governor of Cuba ; and Theodore Roosevelt
was the governor-elect ot the great state of Now
York.
It was no light-hearted , adventurous youth who
sailed for the Philippines in March , 1903 , but a
grave , observant man of 43 years. His experience
in Cuba had taught him much , and , above all
things , the extreme importance of careful prepara
tion In dealing with alien races.
Early in 190C Gen. Wood took command of the
entire Philippines division , which includes nearly
18,000 troops. For more than two years ho put his
tremendous energy to the task of emphasizing the
training of soldiers for actual conditions of war ,
treating administrative methods , not as an object ,
but as means At the end of his long and brilliant
service In the Philippines ho returned to the United
States to assume his first military command on
the American continent since the days when , as a
surccon , he Jed troops against the ApMhea.
COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT 13
REACHED WITH CANADA.
PROCLAMATIONS ARE SIGNED
About Ono Hundred and Thirty Na
tlons and Dependencies Included
In the List May Hold a
Conference.
Washington , The proclamations ot
the president , granting Ihe minimum
rate of tariff under Ui < I'ayno-Aldrlch
aet to Canada , Australia ami u num
ber of countries loss Important com
mercially , signed Wednesday , together
with those which will bo signed Thurs
day , complete * } the extension of the
country's minimum rate to the world.
About 130 nations and dependencies
uro Included in the list.
The work Involved in determining
\\hethcr or not any of the nations in
cluded In thin long list were discrim
inating in I heir tariff against the prod
ucts of the United Stateo has occu
pied tlio attention of the Itxilff olllo.crs
ol the government almost continu
ously Blnco itho pasfiniro of the tariff
act last August. The tariff schedules
of each 0110 of these nations have been
critically examined by tariff experts ,
and where tloubt hail existed , the ser
vices of the diplomatic and comniliir
olllcers of the United States were
requisitioned. Although no ofllclal
statements worn nvnllablo nt this tlmo
as to the not results of the ncgotla-
tloim with all of the nations of the
world , so far as the rates ou Alnorlcnn
products are concerned , there Is rea
son to believe that the government of
ficials regard them as eminently rat-
Isfticlory. A RouU-oIllclal statement lo
mudu , however , that from this time
forward .from 40 to CO per cent of the
products of the United States will bo
admitted to foreign countries free ol
duty , and that of the American prod
ucts which > ray a duty In foreign conn-
trim , 89 per cent will ho entitled td
the minimum ratou : a largo proportion
of theuo products hitherto have paid
the minimum ratc .
The president Wednesday signed
proclamations granting the minimum
rate to Australia , New Zealand , Brit
ish South Africa , Newfoundland and
Venezuela.
Of these , 1ho moat Important com
mercially Is Australia. The exports of
the United Statcn to that country dur
ing the calendar year 1908 amounted
to more ithan $29,000,000 ; the leading
Items of which were machinery , and
manufactures of metals , $9,431 21G ;
wood and manufactures , $5,179,508 ;
mineral oils , 52.771,279 ; tobacco and
manufactures , $2,713.575. The Imports
from Australia during 190S aggregated
nearly $12,000,000.
Among the more Important articles
are wood unmanufactured , § 4.158,178 ;
copper , manufactured , $3,770,841 ; coal ,
$1,497,017.
New Honlaud imported from the
United Stales during the calendar
year of 1908 products valued nt $
000,000 , and her exports to the United
States products amounting to $1,589 ,
000. During the eaiuo year the United
States exported to British South
Africa products valued , ut $9,775,000 ,
and imported from that country prod
nets valued at $1,014,000.
The total trndo of Newfoundland
with the United Staler. In 1908
amounted to $5,039,295 , of which $3 ,
861,188 were Imported fiom the
United States and $1,178,108 were ex
ported lo the United States.
Follow lug the proclamation of n
complete tariff agreement with Can
ada it was announced that President
Taft hns Invited the dominion govern
incut ofliclals .to a conference , looking
to clotcr trade relations between the
two countrlcH , anil to a general read
justmcnt of duties.
Indictments for Sixteen.
Plttshurg , Pa. Dr. 10. R. Waters ,
former president of select council ,
new director of the public health nnd
charities , was Indicted Wednesday as
the alleged recipient of $10,000 In
br'bo money , and fifteen other former
celcclmcnt wore named In the grand
Jury's reiiort an having received
amounts from $500 to $250. The In
dictments made a total of ninety-one
in two wt-eks. nnd there nro more to
cnmc according to District Attorney
William A. Blakcly.
Shnckleton Is Generous.
New York. A plea for a complete
cessation of fho controversy as to
whether or not Dr. Cook reached the
north polo was made Wednesday night
by Sir Ernect II. Shackleton In hln ad
dress at the dinner of the Now York
Transportation club , given In his
honor at the Hotel Manhattan. Kir
Ernest gave the impression that lie be
llovcd Dr. Cook thould bo clvcn credit
for his work In the north , whether or
not ho reached his goal.
Goes Long Without Food.
Cleveland , O. Norcs Osnlc , twenty
two year ? old , was Arrested Wedncs
day afternoon. She had fasted , her
friends said , forty-five days. The girl
waa token to tlio county jail , where no
persuasion could prevail on her to
eat. She was so weak that she coulc
not eland upright , but Fho Insisted that
she would fulfil an oath ef fasting for
two months , oven If it killed her.
Three Escape from Jail.
Norfolk , Va. Two negro murderers
condemned to death In the electric
chair nnd a white man charged with
highway robbery escaped from the
Norfolk county Jail in Porthmoutl
Wednesday night by cutting their way
through the roof of the prison and
lowering themselves to the ground by
a rope made of torn bed clothing and
pillows tied to a ventilator pipe ex
tending above the slate roof of the
Jail. Ono escaped murderer Is Elijah
Rouse , who killed another negro , am
who wns to have been electrocuted n
Richmond , April 25.
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' Marriage.
A game ot chance 'in ' which the
hancus are about oven. The man
ends nt first , but after leaving the
Itnr ho usually follown hroathloosly
n hln wife's trail. The rules arc very
onfusing. If a masked player holds
ou up eomo night nt the end of n
oug gun , It Is called "robbery" nnd
nlltlcs you to telephone the police ;
iut if your wife holdn you un for n
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ng at the end of n long hug , It la
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ife , wives nro usually allowed more
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