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OMAHA, SUNDAY MOIINING, MAKC1I 15, 1003.
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The Omaha Sunday Bee.
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MA IN THE REGULAR ARM!
Ioord of Earejw Too krt ctfrritif, Their
Country at Eosc and Abroai
WADt THE MiTS OF .R THEIR FRitM"
CsMmmalmtstwa Twer HI4 the n
lav F.staVtWhatemt. Ui !
Itn - aae rrm.
rtaaia Weav.
WASHINGTON. Msrch R S pectal lew
fiat lwy held a prominent plre iB all
national affair It mttrr M whether It
v. -n,ii hittlneM or military
life lowa a anna bave alway be-a at tbe j
front.
DuTiBf ibr riril war it supplied it full !
quo: a IB tbe spantn-mfnca r ir.
ara'.B rame forward iib ita allotment
M-firrT,ttT. So It 1 in the rrrular am.T
Tbere are to be found mn bo hare made ! war. became a firt lteutrnant In ibe rrpu
ttllitar matter a tudy. Tbrre are nif n 1 lar army and ma retired .tune t. 3?TR.
wbo bavt made tbe art of war tbeir pride Captain ABdrrw Ged3e wa a private 1b
and with profit io tbe country. Away from .
,.tt.. tnni of the time, ibe man abo fle- ;
wote bl life to obtaintnr nS dereloptna a
r.m.r .flumiinn i em it led t o tbe t batik !
of hi fellow riMzena. j
Jn tbe brieff! apace consistent with fair
d"alin we present berwiib a bort sketch I
of ibe sons f Iowa mho are and have re- ,
oeBtly been serrint tbe I nited ?:atea in j
t
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tbe rrrular army.
Tbe list open with Colonel Henry C
rmnwoody of tbe airnal corpa. He entered M&or Frank Taylor of the Fifteenth
Vest Folnt aa a cadet, ff-pumber 1. lfcCi. ; Infantry.
Received hla trst commission a aecond Captain ITiniam Blark of th TwcBty
lieutenant 1b tbe Fourh artillery. June 1R. . Tourth infantry. Company K.
Wf. He wa promoted to the rank of first j The following two officer were eomtni
lleoienacL. February R. ifcCT. and to that of i nioned officer tn Tolumeer during the ciril
captain. Jua 1". 1KS. He was made major j war and were apjointed to and retired
in tbe atpnaJ corps. DecemN r 1R. IRSfi. from office In tbe wgular army before tbe
Fromoled ta be a lieutenant colonel j
March If.. 1RH7.
When tbe Rpaniab-American war broke
out he entered the Toluateer aerrice. and
waa comm iasioned a colonel and chief sig
nal officer therein. May 2ft. 1R!R He wa
then promoted to be colonel In tbe reg-nlar
army. July R. 1!S. and be at ill hold that
poaition 1b tbe signal corps,
A Clvtl War Vr.
Ctlonel ravid J. Cragle of lb EleTenth
Infantry entered the aerrice during the
civil war." He wai first lieutenant In tbe
Elrhth Iowa tnTantry from September II.
ltf.1. to July 12. lie wa promoted to
tbe rank of captain and made aa assisiaxt
adjutant rrneral, serring at such until Sep
tember ia.
He waa appainted aecond lieutenant In
the rofrulara May 11. 1W. and assigned to
tbe Twelfth Infantry. Wa promoted to be
first lieutenant Ortober IT. lfcST. and to the
rank of captain December 16, 1R80. H be
came major la the Twenty-fifih Infantry
April 2fi. 1R!S. Hit aerrice euting tha late
war was confined te hit rernlar position.
After the war he waa again promoted ta
the rank of liratemant colonel and assigned
ta the Eighth Infantry. April H. 1W2. h
waa made colonel of tbe EleTenth infantry
and com man d that regiment atllL
Colon ol Charles E. Com r ton. retired,
lata of the Fourth cavalry, entered the
errtra Curing the civil war. aa first ser-n-nant
of Company A, and sergeant major
of the First Iowa Infantry. October IS.
1RC1. ha was commissioned captain In the
Eleventh Iowa Infantry. May B. 16S, he
wa commissioned major In the Forty -aT'nth
United Statot Colored infantry.
IWemher . lRf4. be waa the lieutenant
onlonfl of the Firty-third Vnlted Stat
colored tronpa. Infantry. He waa mustered
out of the service March S. 1R66.
He waa made a major in the regular es
tablishment July IK. 1RC6, and assigned ta
the Fortieth infantry. He wa assigned to
tbe Filth cavalry. April 5S. 1F7S. be be
came lleuttuant colonel of tbe Fifth cav
alry, and then colonel of tbe Fourth cav
alry, October IS. 18RT. After aerrlng
through ube Spanish-American war. and
fearing attained the ripe age of 2. he was,
on the Vtb of June, IRKS, placed on the
retired list by order of tbe president.
Lieutenant Colonel William L. Alexander
of the Suhsdstenoa department entered the
army aa first lieutenant ia the Thirtieth
Jowa infantry September 23. 1MZ. He waa
promoted ta be ita captain October 1, IN62.
and served until July 77. IRC
Ha waa oonamiaaionod aa captain la the
eommiaaary of subsistence Arpartmeat Oc
toter . 1RRS." He became major ia that
awirvlce Juaa in, IRK. When tha country
seeded roluatoora for the Spanish-American
war be entered that aerrice. and wat
commissioned lieutenant colonel and
colonel, reaportjvely, in ls!R.
Arter that war be wat promoted ia the
regular aerrice ta the rank be new holds.
iKwrcber 1J. 1W.
Ljeuwnant Colonel Fhilip F. Harrey w a
comm iasioned aa first lieuienant and aa
lstant aurgeon, from riill November
16. 1WR. Promoted to aita!n in tbe modi
cal bvaath November 16. 1ST1. and to be a
urgeon. with tbe rank of major, Ftbru
xy . IRWi.
Iuring the late war he ranked a 1m-u-tenant
colonel and chief surgeon In the
volunteer aerrice In lR!k After that he
wat made lieutenant colonel and deputy
aui-geon general ia tht regular establish
ment rebruery 2. 1W1.
Ueutmact Culontl John A. Baidaia was
appointed te the rank of aecond lieutenant
from rtrll life. July ?7. lRTi. and wat at
aigned to tbe Ninth infantry. Was pro
moted to be first lieutenant May IS. 1RE1.
and raptain November 4, lftkO. la June,
IRS. be wat transferred and made major
if the Twenty-aeoood infantry, and agaia
transferred oa Jute S. 1W2. and mmmis
aioned lieutenant coloaH of the Fiiteenth
Infantry.
Lieutenant Colonel William B. Wheeler
was a cadet from lows in IsCT. Ha first
commission mat that of acond lieutenant
In the Eighteenth infantry June. 12. 1FT1.
Waa promoted to be first lieutenant Fib
ruary t. IKsI. oactala February 28. larl.
to he major September I. 1KDS. and te it-
rank of beutenant colonel of his origtaai
Eighteenth regtakeat February 4. 11
ls (rsi lke tssis
Major Wllilasa C Blrkblmer waa a pri
vate ta Coiiipary M la the Fourth Iowa
cavalry la tbe civil mar. enlisting March
21. 1RM. He served anUl August a. IKti.
He tbea entered West Point aa a cadet
from lew a, September 1, 1R6C. He re
ceived hla first -mmlatoa la the regular
m Ice June 11. l7t. aa aecond lieutenant
in the Third artillery. Waa promoted to
firat lieutenant April la. n?v. and ta tbe
rank at captaia Ftbruary IV. les,
During the late mar, having had rtperl
aoa ia the civU mar. he maa otlerted is
be the colonel of the Tmrcty-cgbia Inited
"tales volunteers. July I. IsVt. and aerved
aa tach until May 1. U('L August 1. Ivul.
he maa promoted la the recuiar amy ts
fcia preaeat poaiiioa of major la the artil
lery corpa.
Major Kk hard L. Hone maa hugler. jrl.
vats and corporal la the F campaay of
the First laws cavalry during the civil wtr,
aieriag the same Juae 31. IStl. aud re
aaaialag ant'l June 1SU
July 1, 1M4, aa aathi app?:ataei aa
cadet from lev to Weet Point and w
lr -rr,y .rune IS. t.A. Hfl he m
rosfle so.-ria lieutenant In the Engineer
corps Fwvrr t-l lieutenant September
7". 7V capaie. Jure IS, lsi, and major.
March n. l!..v
The fellewinc mere soldiers IB lows regl-
mrr,: eurir.t the ne,i wsr. wr appointed
rftV-ers ia the regular army after and wer
sevrail'' retired before tbe late war:
Ctr'at. Their, G Trr.xcl wa T-rivate
I BTtd frt sergear.1 l the Tw cntT-fi. ri a lewa
j lr.'ar.try ata was uhequcntly captain In
the Srvcstrerih infantry, after hi regu'.ar
I prntnoiiori from lb foot of the lader IB
the rrrular wttii. He wa retired June
ii. i. for disability.
I Captain George K. fpenrvr was a private
la Company P. Second low infantry
la
He auherqurnuy Brat lieuienact
In tbe Th;rty-f.f.h Iowa in same war. He (
tba bf-ratne raptain la tbe repulara and i
wa rnlrrd Ffbruarr St. WL
for d;a-
-
nrn tJeutenant Bcnlatnin P. Boaweii
e a aoiairr iB tbe rnlunterra iB tbe ri-ril
Corfipany K. Tirn loa Infantry
eiril war. enlistina Mar 14. lfSl.
IB tbe
He in
raptain and lieutrnant colonel In tbe Kisbtb
low a infantry in ISfif.. After b! muster-
out be wa appointed in tbe popular army
and wa promoted to tbe rank of captain
and retired January T. 1PP1. after about
forty year' arrrire
Tbe to follow Its were aoldier In tbe
repular anr dnrin? the ciril war and were i
aubeequen'ly of6-er: i
sunsequen
j,,,.
Major Frank Pridgeroan of tbe pay
mart er'a Ac pertinent, retired.
Chaplain Brant C. Hammond, late of the
Fifth infantry, retired.
Captain Jonathan N. Fatten wat aa of
ficer IB the volunteers in tbe civil war.
subsequently served in tbe quartermaster'
department in the Spanish -American war
and became captain in the regular army
and in retired February 15, 1S01. after
nearly forty-one year of service.
Captain William R. Graham of the pay
master's department wa a enldier In the
civil war, in the volunteer aerrice, wi
battalion and regimental sergeant major in
tbe same. He then entered the aerrice in
tbe lite war and was appointed captain in
the regular army. February R. 1SC1.
miett Polmier.
Tbe following officers were West Point
cadeta. They received tbeir commissions
in the regular army before the late war.
but. bring desirous for a record, entered
tbe volunteer service during that period
at ranks above thoae held by them in tbe
regular establishment, as follows:
Major Alfred C Sharpe of the adjutant
general ! office, while a captaia In the
Twenty-aeoond Infantry, aerved aa major
and assistant adjutant general and Inspec
tor general la IRfS-S,
Captala Clarence P. Townsley of tbe quar
termaster's department, mhlle first lieu
tenant In tbe Fourth artillery, aerred as
major and chief ordnance officer la 1R9R-S.
Captain Hugh J. Gallagher of the sub
sist ence department, while firat lieutenant
In the Sixth cavalry, aerved as major and
lieutenant colonel In tbe subsistence de
partment Ib 188R.
Captain Harry E. Wilktna of the subsist -en
re department, while first lieutrnant In
the Second infantry, aerred as major and
chief of commissary in 1R9S.
Captain Clement A. F. Flagler of tbe
Engineer corps, while first lieutenant in
that corps, aerved as major of aame In 1R9R,
j Captain Jamea K. Thompson of Company
L. Fifteenth infantry, while first lieuten
ant la the Twenty-third infantry, aerved aa
captain and assistant adjutant general In
IBM.
Captaia Charlea T. Boyd of the Fourth
cavalry, while aecond lieutenant in tbe
Fourth car airy aerred aa major tn the
Thirty-seventh Cnited States volunteers In
ISPS.
The following were soldiera In the regu
lar army before the Spanlsh-Amerioan war.
They received their commissions in the
army, and mhra the late war broke out
entered the volunteer aervica at ranks
above their regular?
Captain Frank H. Lam-ton of tha sub
sistence department, mho while firat lien
tenant in the Twenty-ninth infantry aerved
aa captain and assistant la the eommia
aary department in 1PO0.
Captain Jamea M. Arras mi th of Company
E. Eighteenth infantry, mhs mhlle captaia
in the Thirteenth tnfuttry aerved at major
and chief commissary of subsistence in
lKMt.
Captaia and Aasistant Surgeon Paul F
Straub mas appointed from civil life as as
sistant surgeon and mhile ranking aa cap-
tain served as major and aurgeon in the j
Thirty-siith Cnited State volunteers in
18M.
Tbe following class were cadets before
the 1st mar. Received their commissions
before and whatever of service they liad
tn that war wat mith their regular com
mas dt:
Major Walter L. Flak of tha Engineer
corpa.
Major Charles M. O'Connor of the Four
teenth csvalry.
Major Edgar W. Home of the Twenty
aecoiid infantry.
Captain George P. While ef the quarter
masters department.
Ckptaia Lancing H. Beach cf the Englueer
corpa-
Captain Traiey C. Dickson of the ord
nance department.
Captain Charles MrK. Saltzmaa cf the
F-gnl corps.
Captain Daniel H. Broughton of Troop
B. Third cavalry.
Captaia Lewis M. Kwhler cf Troop G.
Fourth cavaJry.
Captain George W. Bead f Troop B.
Ninth cavalry.
Captaia Henry B Dixon of Troop L. Ninth
cavalry.
Captain Edmia M. Suplee of Troop I.
Fourteenth cavalry.
Captain Herbert A. White of Troop E.
Eleventh cavalry.
Captaia Alonae Gray of Troop D. Thir
teenth cavalry.
Captaia George F. Barney of the Artillery
cor: i.
Captaia John D. Barretts of tbe Artillery
corps.
Captain Frank E. Harris of the Artillery
corpa. .
Captaia Arthur W. Chase of the Artillery
corps
Captain Louis R Burgess of the Artillery
corps
Captaia George H. MrMasus of tbe Ar
tillery corps.
Capuia Frederick E Juansoa of the Ar
tillery corps.
Captaia Abraham F. BsSng oa of the
First itifaetry. .
Captaia W tlitsut hL Jaos of Cemipasy L.
fjixiA U'amry.
Woes of Exchange Editor
Tbe exchange editor i a little bald
headed man, mbo i armed mith a pair of
scissor, a pot of psste and aa arreltr dis
position, relates the Chicago Tribune. H
sit on a revolt ir.it chair la a little room,
entirely auirotBaed ty taMoa o birb
rery 4ay are heaped op between 3"0 and
"0 dally Be-parera. -ehly Joumala and
moatbly KKrazirea Trrtn all r-arta of tbe
f.milted anl if one may Jo?.-e from tbeir
contenta tbe rmi-ciltrea orld.
"ben tie richaxpe editor ret doB at
o"rlork 1b tbe morntr.a and croa fci way
irto bi rba.r be 1 abut in lncide a aerried
raTtpart ct rrinted abrei bicb be k in
duty bound to entirely demoluh within tbe
ceil eifht boura. If S?n aepantte paper
come 1n birb 1 inside the arrrape be it
obliced to ditpose of an areraae of one in
a minute and a half duricc hi actkint
To difpoee of a paper, under tbe rule of
tbe exchar:ire editor' union. It 1 not
enouph to planre at the Crt pape and to
It carelessly cf Into the waate paper
basket. He ia oblieed to run his ere do n
earb column of earb paae and to catfh at
a glance everything which Is or may be of
intercM to hi own individual paper. If a
picture i printed of tbe Hon. Jabet Jonea,
tbe prohibition candidate for county trea
urer of Dulap county. South Dakota, be
mill do well to cut it out. for who knows
but the Hon. Jaoe may at tome futura
fl: "r-Nrila tbe county fund or b
elected governor. Or if seme obscure jour
nal print a bit of uselcs information to
the effect that the total number cf dog
license Issued in Cchoe. N. T.. If laid
end to end. would reach from San F.wn
ico to Dodre City, Kan., It is necessary
to cut that out to give a possible sugges
tion to the Sunday editor cf hit own theet.
On Monday morning, when most of tbe
J Sunday papen get in. the hollow square
(ui vi wdics me exchange eaixor must
fight hit may is multiplied by 100. In
s;ead of twelve, or at most sixteen pares.
his "exchanges" count up from thirty-two
to sixty pages each and hit labors are
multiplied accordingly.
But all tbit representt the least cf hia
woes. Regulator at :1S, Just as he hat got
te work, a tall man, with a full beard and
a long overcoat, pushea hia way Into tba
room.
Ia thla the exchange editor ask tha
at ranger.
"Tee. air," cart tbe bald-headed little
man. putting aside his shear and assum
ing his angelic disposition, "what caa I
do for you?"
"Give me tbe Stillwater Herald of three
weeks ago last Thursday, ays the caller.
"I'm afraid I can't, aaya the exchange
editor, suppressing a desire to have a fit.
We don't"
"Don't yon get It?" interrupted tha
stranger.
Captain Daniel L. Howell of Company TC
Seventh Infantry.
Captaia Charlea H. Barth of the Twelfth
Infantry.
Captaia Palmer E. Pierce of Company H,
Thirteenth Infantry. -
Captain Elmer W. Clark of Company A,
Eighteenth Infantry. .
Captain Charlea S. Lincoln of the Sec
ond infantry.
Captain Louis B. Law-ion of Company L
Twenty-sixth Infantry.
First Lieutenant Frederick T. Arnold of
the Fourth cavalry.
Captain and Assistant Surgeon George A.
Skinner wat commissioned from civil life
October 2, 18S6.
Ketlrea Caaeta.
First Lieutenant James E. M uncle was a
cadet before the late war; had been com
missioned and retired before that period,
but, not content to remain in retirement,
he aerved at major of volunteers in 16S&.
Major Washington Matthews was an Iowa
cadet ia 1R6S. He had been commissioned
and retired before the late war.
First Lieutenant Edgar H. Tula wat
corporal In Company F. Forty-ninth infan
try in lRsi. and maa thereafter appointed in
tbe regular army daring tbe Spaniah-Amer-Ican
mar. He la now in the Artillery corps.
Captain Edward Kimmel wat a aoldier in
the late war and waa commissioned during
that period in the regular army. He ia
now in command of Company SS, of the
Coast artillery-
Firat Lieutenant Arthur W. Brown waa a
prlate aoldier and waa made aecond lieu
tenant during the late war. He is now In
Company F, Twenty-seventh infantry.
First Lieutenant Charlea W. Wiekee waa
alas a private aoldier in the Spanish-American
war and was during thst period made
a aecond lieutenant. He is now with the
Thirtieth infantry. !
ag t I
First Lieutenant Albert A. King
aoldier tn the regular army during the late
war and was commissioned during that
period. He Is now mith Troop F. Eighth
cavalry.
The following were cadets before the late
war and mere commissioned during that
period :
First Lieutenant William D. Connor of
the Engineer corpa.
First Lieutensnt Herton W. Stickle of the
Engineer corpa.
First Lieutenant Albert
B. Waldros of 1
the Engineer con.
First Lieutentnt Jsmes C. Rbea of the
Seventh cavalry. i
First LUutentnt Fred H. Gallup of tbe 1
Artillery corpa.
First Lieutenant George W. Stewart of
Company K. Seventh infantry.
First Lieutenant George S. Simond of
tbe Twenty-second lntaatry.
The folkming were appointed from civil
life durirg tbe Spanish-American mar:
First Lieutenant and Assistsnt Surgeon
Edwin P. Wolfe.
First Ueutenant Leslie A. I. Chspmaa of .
Tenon H. First eavalrv.
First Lieutenant George Williams of
Troop L. E.ghth cavalry.
First Lieutensnt James F. Howell of the
Artillery corpa.
First Lieutenant Archie J. Harris of
Cominy I. Second infantry.
First Lieutenant Pesrl M. Shaffer of
Company E; Thirteenth infantry.
These mere carets before the late mar.
aerved as officers in Iowa regiments during
that war and have been appointed ia the
regular army since:
Firat Lieuienant Frank E. Long mas rsp
taia ia the Sixth lorn a battery ta 1". also
captain ia the Thirty-ninth Cnited States
volunteers. He is now la the Artillery
cor;
Jtrrt IJeuler.unt U ilium St r.ibuiw u
captain la the Fifty-first toma iafantry U
I mv H, j, ow mVk company K, Third
infantry.
t'rsa toltalirr.
eamlarm.
The following mere officers ta lews regi-
ewcts in tbe Span isb-American mar and
Lave bees appointed ia the regulars since:
Captaia Juaeph T. Iwvidaoa maa first lieu-
tenant, adjutant aad captain ia the Fifty -
ttl laaa lafsLiry and ratan la las
"Tr " uri tbe etrr.nf man. "but we
don't korp tbfm hrt erk. If e did thin
aereBteen-tory bui'dirit oia bare Both
ir.p but Ptir.watrr Heraldt in It"
"1 nrrrr tboiibt rf that." aaya tbe Tie
itor. "I wih you'd keep tbe copy of
Varrb IS for tne. pirate."
"I II try t remeniber H." aar tbe little
Iran a be rut a rb la a bundle of wl
dom from Mar'and.
When the maa with the full bcsrl back
gracefully out cf the room be usually
bumps into a woman In blark who ia ac
companied by three stnall cbilflren.
' How do you do. madam," ay the ex
ehar.re editor, a he lay down hi corncob
pipe, puis cn his coat and offers her an,l
the children all tbe rhair be ran get hold
of. She lt down. "1 there anything I
can do for you?"
"Why. you know I've taken your paper
for tbe last eight months."
"Yes." he say, with polite surprise.
"You know, before I ma married I lived
at Skanesteles. Well, father was a sub
scriber to the Troy Times for twenty rears.
Almost tbe first thing 1 can remember I
our pantry shelves covered with it. I've
never found any paper out west half so
good for covering pantry shelves."
"Would you like to look st tbe Trey
Time, madam f" sayt the exchange editor,
sharpening his shears on bit shoe and tak
ing a ca usual glance at the statute cn tbe
subject of manslaughter.
"I'd like to get all the Troy, Rochester
and Auburn papers," aays the caller.
"Clara, let the man's paper alone."
Clara has, by this time, tipped about
eighty-six valued contemporaries off on the
floor.
The exchange editor dives Into the wtste
psper basket and comes up covered mith
ink and scraps.
"Here is last Satnrday'a Troy Times." he
aaya "The other papers you wanted have
already gone downstairs.
"Well." says the caller, "the children
and I are In so particular hurry. We ran
wait until you come back from down
stairs," In order to avoid a threatening stroke of
apoplexy tbe exchange editor gets up and
at art to go downstairs on what he it aware
as a perfectly hoplest errand. A man
comet into tha room Just aa he starta to
leave it.
The exchange editor T" queries tha
stranger.
Tha exchange editor confesses kit mis
erable identity.
"I want yetterday's New Tork Pott,"
declares the man.
Just outside the door a boy from the
postoffioe is unloading three mail aacka
full of exchangee.
"Tou'll have to wait," aaya the editor,
"until thia young man geta it open, -
Then be rushes downstairs to avoid
enth Cnited States cavalry volunteers ta
1RSR-S. He la now In the quartermaster's
department.
Firat Lieutenant George S. GIbbs waa
second and first ttevustm-at la the Fifty
first Iowa Infantry In IBSR-k. He la now
with the Signal corpa.
First Lieutenant Wilson O. Heaton waa
captain in the Fiftieth Iowa Infantry In
1SHS. He la now with Troop H, Thirteenth
cavalry.
Firat Lieutenant James O. Roe waa aec-'
ond and first lieutenant In-the Fifty-first
Iowa Infantry in 1898, He ia now with
Troop D, Fifteenth cavalry.
Firat Lieutenant Frederick Goedecke was
captain and adjutant in the Fiftieth Iowa
Infantry In 18S8, captain in the Thirty
fourth Cnited States volunteers in 18!S.
He is now In Company K, Fifteenth Infan
try. Firat Lieutenant Edward A, Kreger waa
captain in tbe Fifty-second Iowa infantry
In ISSiR. .He la now In the Twenty-eighth
Infantry.
Tbe following were soldiers In Iowa regi
ments during the Spanish-American war
and have been appointed officers In the
regular service since that time:
Second Lieutenant Eugene J. Ely of the
Fifteenth cavalry. He waa private and
corporal in Company L. Fifty-second Iowa
Infantry, 18S8.
Second Lieutenant Joseph Mataon of the
Artillery corpa waa sergeant in Company M,
Fiftieth Iowa infantry. In 188. and first
lieutenant in tbe Thirty-fourth Cnited
Elates volunteers la 1B9S.
Second Lieutenant Francis H. Lincoln of
the Artillery corps. He waa aergeant in
Company A, Fifty-first Iowa infantry, in
1RSR, and firat lieutenant in tbe Bleventh
Cnited Stales cavalry volunteers in 1RS!.
Second Lieutenant Carl C Jonea of Com
pany I. Third infantry, waa sergeant in
Company D, Fifty-first Iowa Infantry, in
Second Lieutenant Frank C. Burnett of
Company L. Tenth infantry, mas private in
Company D, Fifty-first Iowa infantry. In
1W8. and aecond lieutenant In the Thirty
ninth Cnited Statea volunteers in 1S?S.
Second Lieutenant Gilbert A. McElroy of
Company F. Thirteenth Infantry, wat a
private tn Company L Fiftieth Iowa In
fantry, la 1S&R.
First Ueutenant Will H. Point mat a
aoldier in tbe regular army before the late
U,K'- ' ln l rn.j-um
Iow Infantry in 188 and first lieuteaant
ln ,be Thirty-sixth Cnited Statea volun-
t ip Company E,
: i weniy-nin-.n intantry.
Reeeal t cmasnlssloas.
Tbe following were cadets during the late
mar and have been commissioned since:
First Lieutenant Frantis A. Pope of the
engineer corpa
First Lieu tenant Frank O. Whillock of
Troop I. Fourteenth cavalry.
Rr-nnA f iitfnMnt U'tlliatn T. r.mlip!. i.l
tb( tutiuT lt)Tpt
Second Lieutenant Emory J. Pike of the
Second cavalry.
Second Lieuienant William F. Morrison
of tbe artillery corps.
Second Lieutenant Neb B. Bebkopf of
tbe artillery corps.
Tie following mere officers in volunteer
regiments during tbe late war and hiTe
been commissioned ia the regular army
since:
Major Jobs A Hull of tbe judge advo
cate'! department.
Captaia William R Grove of tbe sub
sistence department.
Captain Charlea R. Hepburn of tbe signal
corps.
First Lieutenant Frank E. Lyman of the
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-" vwr.
' Fir"t L''it George P. Tuner of the
B"on4 "vslry
First Lieutenant George Steuaenber of
Troop D. Thirteenth raiairy
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I w i wruirLmni ijiic d. ririfr n toe
fcwond cavalry
j Second Ueuteaaat Daniel F. Craig of tbe
1 artillery corps.
j Se-cina Lieuteaaat Fred L. Perry ef tbe
I artillery corpa.
j Ttaaa awe aoiiura U tha - valuaiear
He Has a Few anJ
Tclis About Tbem
anything worse. When he come bark he
meeia the roan mho wanted the Post In tbe
hallmay. The man ha on an overcoat and
hia pocket are bulging with papera.
"Did you find lb Post V asks the ei
rhance editor, mith a homicidal glance at
the bulging pockets.
"Yes." ssys the stranger, "and while I
was at It I thought I'd Just take a copy
cf earb of tbe other New York and Phil
adelphia paper with me."
"O." say tbe exchange editor, falling In
a Mint a the stranger hurried to the ele
vator. P-.il he wt saved at least cne encounter.
The momtB and her children who had been
maflng for ccple of most of tbe rape
printed In tbe state of New York ha1
grown tired of the" delav and hal gn
away in disgust. The exchange editor went
into hi smll room and heaved a sigh
of relief as he saw that they were among
the missing.
But bis respite wss short. A young per
son In a nearseal coat walked In and
blushed a the exchange editor looked up.
"Say." she said, "I want the Peru raper
that had the item In about Mtsa Sharp get
ting married."
"lndlsna?" asked the exchange editor,
mho has a soft heart for a fair lady in
distress.
"Per name Is Louise," ssid the young
woman. "I used to go to school mith
her."
Tern (Ind.) paper csme in this morn
ing," said tbe exchange editor. "It that
the one you m-ant"
"No. Illinoia," aaid the girl. "Ellen
Becker told me she saw it. Ellen Is a
stenographer over in the New York Life
building, you know."
rWhen did It happen?" asked the ex
change editor.
"Some time last week. I suppose." aaid
the girl. "Ellen told me about it day be
fore yesterday."
"We only keep the papers that come In
here long enough to look at them," said
tbe exchange editor.
Then you haven't got laat Tuesday's
and Wednesday's papera?" aaid the lrl.
"I'm afraid not, said the exchange ed
itor. Tm sorry to bother you. said the girl.
"I'm afraid I've made a great nuisance
of myself, I thought this waa the place
where they kept tbem. I hope you'll ex
cuse me for coming up."
Tbe exchange editor gasped for breath
aa ahe went out.
"She apologised for taking up my time."
he aaid. "She actually begged my pardon
for something. She dldnt get angry with
me. It never happened before. I don't
know what to make of It."
And the exchange editor did not get back
to his normal condition until a couple of
days later.
aerrice during tha Spanish -American war
and they bare been commissioned aa offi
cers la the regular army sine that event:
First Lieutenant Kenneth C Masteller of
the Artillery corps.
Second Lieutenant Emory S. West ef the
Sixth cavalry.
Second Lieutenant Orlando G. Palmer ef
Troop B. Seventh cavalry.
Second Lieutenant Lewie S. Ryan ef tbe
Artillery corpa.
Second Lieutenant Arthur L. Fuller cf
the Artillery corpa.
Second Lieutenant Guy B. G. Hanna ef
the Artillery corpa.
Second Lieutenant John M. Craig of Com
pany L Twelfth Infantry.
Second Lieutenant John F. McCarthy of
Company C, Nineteenth Infantry.
Second Lieutenant B. McConnell of Com
pany H. Twenty-fourth Infantry.
Second Lieutenant David A. Henkea of
Company D. Twenty-eighth Infantry.
The following were soldiers In the regu
lar army before tha late war, were officer
In the volunteer aervica tn the war and
have been commissioned ln the regular
army since:
First Lieutenant Charlea 0. Eellera ef
the Artillery corps.
First Lieutenant George A. Densmore of
Company K. Tenth infantry.
Second Lieutenant Charlea 8. Frank ef
Company C, Twenty-Brat Infantry.
Tbe following were soldiers ln tha regu
lar army during the late war and have been
appointed officers therein since:
First Lleatenact Frank B. Edwarda ef tba
Artillery corpa.
Second Lieutenant Joseph A. Marmon of
the Fourth Infantry.
Second Lieutenant John J. Mudgett of
Company E, Fifth Infantry.
Second Lieutenant Jacob Schick of the
Fourteenth infantry.
Tbe following have been appointed from
ciril life since tbe Spanish-American war,
miih no record therein:
First Lieutenant and Assistant Surgeon
Harry L. Gilchrist.
First Lieutenant and Assistant Surgeon
Lloyd Le R Krebs.
J. W. KINSLEY.
QrAJST FEATIRES OF LIFE.
Nature tells of an Indoor snowstorm on
very clear, cold evening at a party given
in Stockholm, Sweden. Many people mere
gathered in a single room, which becamo
so warm aa to be insufferable. Tbe window
saabes mere found frown and a pane of
glass mas smashed out. A cold air current
ruebed in. aiid at the aame instant flakes
of rnow were aoen to fsll to the floor In all
parts of the room. The atmosphere waa so
saturated with moisture that the sudden fall
tn temperature produced a snowfall in
doors, Ia tbe school districts adjacent to Miller,
V., there ia almost a panic because jf the
large number of ecboolma'ams who are get
ting married. The reat influx of new set
tlers recently is responsible for the many
aeddisgs. ln nae district there have been
three teachers ia at many months. Tbe
following card waa seen by a horse buyer
tacked to a achoolbouse door In an isolated
Hy-le county district mbere it had been im
possibit to get a teacher: "Tta'.her wanted
If single, must be old and unattractive,
as two wealthy bachelors threaten ta marry
the next teacher of thla school " To avoid
a clash on account of tbe notice a com
promise was agreed to ao that too very
determined old maids now teach tbe school
meek about.
Tbere Is aa amusing story la tbe Jewish
World of London about tbe Ehadchan. or
Jemikh marriage broker, wbo recently
salted on a young maa to urge the attrac
tions of a certain young soman. Tbe
ahadrbaa mat accompanied by a satellite,
mbose business It mss to re-eebo his eulo
gies. The changes mere rung on her beast T.
family and wealth- "Well, so far you bare
described tbe young woman s good quali
ties." observed the proapectlre bridegroom:
"nov let me hear if she has soy defect."
"Well," aaswerod tbe shadthaa, "candor
lmtia mt ta adult that aha has a hump"
The
Mr Msrs'on. tbe publisher. mh ts a
disciple of Iran Walton, tells this story
Illustrative of the syirps bv misting anion
fishermen: "An sng'er fishlrg In one ot
the stream mis spproa.red hv the keeper,
who remarked. "TMs Is private water, hsre
ros got a permit ' The fi.crrnian replied
In the affirms 1 1 vc. an.! added: 'Co-tie slrns.
stt down and have a smoke. ' The keeper
sat down beside tbe anslcr. mbo gave hnn
a smoke and a goo.l rull at bis mhlsky
flask. When the time csmo for tbe keeper
to lcve he said: Fj- the may, you have
not shown me your permit." 't"h.' replied
the scelcr. 'you have drunk that!' I am
told that the sequel mas that he went on
fishing all day without further molesta
tion." Some eminent mallflower picturesquely
described the main as "a hu set to
music." The social et of Bellefourrhe,
S. V., affirms the sccuracy of the descrip
tion and bv drcfrte.l to Introduce an in
novation designed to make tbe dance less
mearylng on the limbs mlthout diminishing
Its charm. The innovation I thus de
scribed: "The little informsl dsncing psr
tiet given In the Gaiety from time to time
are becoming Immensely popular. The rea
son, possibly. I the innovations Introduced
by tome cf tbe boy. Dave BroomfloM
ha declared that "sitting out" a walti la
now more fashionable than dancing, tbe
only dtferenee being, you sit Instead ot
dance. The man r.ght arm Is around the
girl'e malt, while bis left bsnd holds her
right. Her left hand is placed upon his
shoulder, mhile ber head ret lovingly on
hi manly 'busium,' and all they have to
d I to sit and listen to tbe music. Now
that Is something like It. We hsve al
ways regarded It a aulssnre to have to
gallop a mile or two in order to get a
good hug. A room full of people, sitting
around on sofas, buggtrg to music, is more
gratifying. This will give the old fieu
matlc brethren another chance to walti.
Most men waltt. not for the dance, but for
the position, and mhlle a man may lose
his appetite for dancing, he has got to get
mighty old before he loses his appetite
for hugging a pretty girl. Beltefourche Is
always up to dste and thla new dance ia
bound to be popular here, for we have not
found a mau who la not willing to blow ln
a dollar on the deal. Yet many people
wonder why we don't waltx."
A BO IT XOTED PEOPLE,
Mayor Des Planches. Italian ambassador
to thla country, waa preparing a response
to a toast, using tbe English language. I
when be stuck fast for lack of a pat
phrase. He consulted nearly everyone In
the legation, but could get no help. Aa a
last resource hia secretary called up the
State department by telephone and got As
sistant Secretary Pierce on tbe wire.
"What hia excellency wishes to say," said
tbe aoft-spoken Italian, "ia en-bodied In
your phrase running to thia effect: 'You
must not look at tbe teeth of the horse
that give.' Will you please help him?"
Mr. Pierce smiled broadly aa he replied:
"What yon mean to nay ia that one ahould
not look a gift horse In tha mouth."
Senator Tillman of South Carolina was
recently plunging along through a driving
ralnatorm without an umbrella or any ether
protection from the wet. When be had al
most reached hla home a negro coachman,
muffled np ln a rubber coat and a rubber
robe, shouted to him - from hla aeat on a
carriage: "Say, boss, will you ring the
bell of that houae. I don't want to get
down because I'll get all wet? With the
water running la a small rivulet off hia hat
Senator Tillman aaid a few things. He did
not ring the bell.
To mark the reatlng place of the late Bret
Harte, ln Frimley churchyard. Surrey, tbere
has Just been erected a maaslve and costly
monument, aaya the London Chronicle. The
author of tbe "Heathen Chinee" and "Luck
of Roaring Camp" bad resided at Frimley
for some time prior to his death, which
took place early ln May of last year. Hia
grave la tn tbe northeastern part of tbe
little churchyard, and tound It hare been
planted a number of young fir trees. The
monument consists of a maaslve slab of
white granite, weighing two and a bait
tons, on which it placed a block of Aber
deen granite, eloping upward Into the form
of a cross. Simplicity Itself It the Inscrip
tion: "Bret Harte, August 25, 1887 May
S. 1502. 'Death shall reap the braver har
vest.' " At the tead of the monument are
tbe words : "In faithful remembrance. M.
B. Van de Veld." Several beautiful wreaths
were placed on the tomb at Christmas., to
gether with a email branch of laurel, to
which waa attached a card bearing the
words: "For the glory born of good net
never diet. Bret Harte."
PRATTLE OP THE YOUGSTEHS.
Sunday school teacher Well, mho mas
sorry at the return of tbe prodigal son?
Little girl The fatted calf.
"What supports the tun ln tbe heaven T"
asked tbe country school teacher.
"Why, Its beams, of course," replied a
precocious youngster.
"Mamma," queried email Edith, who wtt
looking at the picture of an angel, "bow do
the angela get their gowns on over their
winger
Edgar, aged , wss recently sent to school
for the first time, and upon his return home
be asked: "Papa, mho taught Adam the al
phabet T'
Little Fred, after attempting to make a
picture of a horse on hit title, aaid:
"Mamma, does God see everything?"
"Yes. dear," was the reply.
"Well." continued the embryo artist. "I'll
bet he'll lsugh when be sees this horse."
Little Tommy Can I eat another piece of
pie?
Mamma (wltberlngly) I suppose you can.
Tommy Well, may I?
Mamma Ko. dear, you may not.
Tommy Darn grammar, anywty!
After dinner was over little Margie mas
observed mith ber head bowed and ber
bands clasped. "Why. Margie." aaid her
mother, "don't you know dinner It over?"
"Don't Interrupt me, mamma." rejoined
the little mlkt, "I'm prayln for another
dlih of that puddln'."
Needless to say, ber prayer maa an
swered Tbe Sunday achool teacher asked a big
boy: "Bam. mbo made you?"
Sam replied: "I don't know."
Turning to little Jobony. who waa 6 years
old. tbe teacher aaid: "Who made you,
Johnny?"
"Uod made me." be replied.
Tbe teacher then arked Sam why be did
not know that as well as little Johnny.
"Well," replied Sam, "Johnny wasn't
bora tocg enough te target It,"
"And mhst a hump"' sang tbe echo,
engagement did not come off.
REDUCING BABEL TO ORDER
Cotifu'-on of Torpief ctrightenfd Into
Good Anglo-Saxon Speech,
WORK OF COSMOPOLITAN KINDERGARTEN
I'aelMe sckiwl mf Omaha le Dolatt a
1. real feal tm Teaehlmt Yoooaj
I'orelawcrs the Kdaeatlea
f America,
It Is dotit'iful If It even occurs le the
sverspc pers. n to wonder by what method
the hundreds of foreigners mho annually
com to this city to make their home are
bring assimilated mith the life of tba com
munity or by mhst medium these foreign
peklng people attain a working knowledge
cf the English language. A a role one
take It for granted that It It picked up by
association mith other or that the chil
dren pick It up at school. "Pick up" we
aay, little guesting that ao far from this
rarrlest method of acquiring it. hourt and
weekt and montht of patient effort are each
year being expended upon the children cf
foreign parent by the tetrhrrs cf the pub
lic schools, and thst through them the
great majority of the s.lultt become fa
miliar with the langusge.
Nowhere In the city It there a more In
teresting Institution, nor profitable either,
from an economic standpoint, than th
rublie schools in the foreign neighborhood!
where these future American rltlient are
being Americanized: where representative!
of almost every nation are being ssslml
lated to at least a working combination,
and all of this, by the may, but Incidental
to the reel function of the school In which
the majority of tbe class, children who have
already mattered tbe language, must be
kept up to a certain standard and a cer
tain average equal to that of tbe other
schools of the city thst hare tn the main
comparatively well mannered and well
trained children to begin mith.
Where the Forelamers a warms.
The best Illustration of this process of
education is found at Pacific achool, at
Twelfth shd Tsclfic streets, mhere a large
percentage of the puplle are of foreign
birth or of foreign born parent. These
pupils enter the school at all ages and all
grades from all aorta of conditions.
It Is truly a cosmopolitan assembly, for
practically every nation Is or hss been rep
resented there, from the dsrk-eyed Orient
als snd the fair-faced natives ot the north
countries to the central and southern
Europesns, snd even natives from the
Islands of the sea. In picturesque contrast
of appearance, action and characteristic.
In the kindergarten alone are sixteen differ
ent nationalities, mhlle In the third grade,
with an enrollment of forty, tbere are
thirteen. Including natives ot Russia, Ron
mania, Cuba, Australia, Germany, Norway,
Italy, Bohemia, Denmark, Assyria, Eng
land. Sicily, Ireland and Turkey. It not
infrequently occurs that children coming
from different sections of tbe aame country
tpeak languagea entirely different, while
ln other cases It ia Impossible to determine
thetr nationality, except through tome aim
ilarlty of race, language or cuatom, for
where the parent are able to write, even '
In their own language, they are some
times familiar with the name of their na
tive province only, and thla la indicated '
on the Information card. '
A good share ot these children are un
able to apeak or understand English and
are frequently ao timid and ahy that an
Interpreter ia of little use, even If one
can be found wbo speaks their language.
Problems for thai PrlaclpaL
Fortunately for all concerned, the prin
cipal. Miss Margaret McCarthy, speaks sev
eral languages fluently and has acquired
from experience a working knowledge of
several other which greatly facilitate
matters when a new pupil arrives. And the
arrival of some of these children, particu
larly the little ones. It sometimes pathetic
Indeed. One morning last week a little
girl came timidly to the door, following
three little Rcumaniant, themselvea speak
ing little English, but wbo had served to
show her the wsy. The queer little group
mas met by the principal, wbo Inquired
how tbe little stranger had come, and her
companlona, knowing nothing of her, tbe
inquiry mas directed to the child, who In
response tendered a much-soiled little note,
sera v. led by a band evidently unused te
tbe use of tbe pencil. It read: "Mlaa
Principal This little girl wants to start
to school. Please be good to her; aba
can't talk any American." She waa re
ceived and cordially, too, and now has a
placf among the other bright-faced kinder
gartenera. Not lesa lnterctting than the children
themselvet It tbe method by which they
are taught, and as a rule six months after
one cf these pupils enters' tbe school be
has acquired a fair vocabulary and haa read
through the primer, which, by the way. In
cludes words tbal are harder than those
formerly found in the first tenders. He
can not only read these words, but Is
familiar with their meaning as mell. The
first thing is to fsmlliarlze them with the
words and regardless of age or site tbe
primary chart, mith Its short names and
the corresponding object la placed before
tbem. First the moid Is spoken by tha
teacher and then t'ne object Indicated, the
child repeating It after ber. Then syllablea
and monosyllables are taken up and grad
ually he It taught the combination of tbe
various words, finally learning to know
what they mean. Of course this Inability
to real no matter whether the cblld has
ever attended school befcre or not. affecti
almost every study excepting arithmetic,
and tn thia branch be it placed mberever
he can work.
Capacily of tbe Children.
In speaking of the progress of these chil
dren Miss McCarthy said: "I And there Is
a wide divergence of intellect, so far as na
tionality is concern- d The moat stupid and
the very brightest of a rla may be of the
same." Truly remarkable piogress Is made
by tome of tbem. there being a boy In tbe
acbool at present wbo entered live weeks
ago unable to tpeak. read or write a worl
of English. He bas now read through the.
primer and it working In the first reader.
He It 11 years old. Another little Italian
of ( hat read through several readers and
reads mith remarkable accuracy from news
pap re.
Considerable difference it found In the
ability of tbe children to r'tain what they
bare learned, tbe quick, en.otlcnal natures
forgetting as eaiily at tiny grasp, while
the more stolid cnee rarely forget.
Monday Is always the bi.rd day. especially
amotg tbe little ones, lor wbre tbe parent
speak no English, much ' forgotten even
during the two days, until the child be
ectf.em thoroughly familiar with tbu
language. The variety of temperament ia
constantly ln vidn e In tbe school room,
nothing escaping tbe quick ears and dark
eyea of the Orientals snd southern Euro
peans, snd ntiv unusual commotion In tha
street will bring thein t tbeir feet Imme
diately In striking ronirnst to tbe steady
going children of ibe north.
