THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, MARCH 19, 1905.
THREE BIB MEN
Root, Taft or Knox for
President
WILL BE HEARD FROM
No One of Them Would Be a
Politician's Tool.
ALL RESEMBLE ROOSEVELT
Fairbanks and Foraker Are Small
Men by Comparison Taft Would
Prefer the Position of
Chief Justice.
OREGONIAN NXTW3 BUREAU. Wash
ington, March 18. While the friends of
Vice-President Fairbanks and Senator
Foraker are launching: the Presidential
boomlets of the men from. Indiana and
Ohio, sober-minded politicians are not los
ing: sight of the fact that there are three
other Republicans who must be reckoned
with when the next convention assembles
In 1908. These men are Elihu Root, of New
York, ex-Secretary of War; William H.
Taft. of Ohio, the present Secretary of
War, and Philander C. Knox. Senator
from Pennsylvania and ex-Attorney-General.
This trio Is acknowledged to com
prise three of the biggest men In the Re
publican party today. They are all men
of Presidential size; they are properly
classified as Presidential timber; they are
all men who. If elected, would give a good
account of themselves In the White House.
Root a Great Administrator.
EUhu Root during his long and success
ful career as Secretary of War displayed
his ability as an administrative officer. Ho
showed himself to be a man of great
originality, a man of practical Ideas, a
deep student, a lawyer at the top of his
profession; In fact, a big, broad-gauged
man in a big office; the right man in the
right place. And It must be said that any
man who could successfully fill the office
of Secretary of War at the time and un
der the circumstances that Secretary Root
occupied the place Is fully competent to
move into the White House and run the
affairs of tire whole United States. Never
in the history of the country has so much
Importance attached to the War Office as
during the days when a government was
being established in the Philippine Islands
and the United States was framing an In
sular policy, the first In its history, but
one that compares favorably with the
long-standing colonial policies of the older
nations.
Taft Has Other Ambitions.
Before the next convention assembles,
Mr. Taft may be removed from the list
of Presidential ellglbles. His ambition Is
to become Chief Justice of the Supremo
Court, and. if the present Chief Justice,
who 1e well past the retiring age, should
relinquish his office while Roosevelt is
President, Mr. Taft will be elevated to the
Supreme Bench. But there Is a great deal
of uncertainty as to the intentions of
Chief Justice Fuller. It was rumored last
Summer that he would retire this Spring,
but there have been no signs of such in
tention. Fuller is a Democrat and nat
urally would prefer to hold onto his office
until a Democratic President is elected, so
that a Democrat may succeed him as Chief
Justice. But if he becomes convinced that
the Democratic chances grow no brighter
as years roll by, he may decide to step
aside and allow President Roosevelt to
appoint his successor. If he does, Mr.
Taft will be the man.
Philander C. Knox, one of the foremost
lawyers In the country and a man of quite
as much ability as Root and Taft. is not
as likely to be nominated by a Republi
can National convention as either of the
other two. He has not the wide acquain
tance among politicians that they have;
he has not been actively identified with
National politics as much as they, and
these facts may operate against him. But
if he should be chosen he would make
such a President as the .country has seen
few times before.
No Strings on Any of Them.
There is this to be said about Root, Taft
and Knox. Any one of them, if nominated
and elected, would be President in his
own way. Not one of them would be a
tool in the hands of designing politicians;
' node would accept the nomination with a
string attached. They would Insist upon
golqg into office untrammeled and un
hampered, without pledges and without a
string of debts to pay off. They are too
big to play peanut politics; they would
not allow themselves to be played with by
smaller politicians. In this respect they
resemble President Roosevelt. Like him.
they are all men of strong individuality;
they think for themselves. "While they
are politicians, they believe in honest pol
itics. They are not politicians of the
McKlnley type.
Root. Taft and Knox are bigger men
than Fairbanks or Foraker. This is not
questioned. They arc stronger: they are
abler. But the country or the party does
not always nominate its strongest men
for President. Otentlmes weaklings have
beta nominated and elected because they
would do the bidding of the politicians in
control of the party. Porhaps this spirit
may pervade the next convention. If it
does, neither Root. Taft nor Knox will be
nominated. But in Theodore Roosevelt
the country has had an example of what
can be done by an honest, fearless man
and the country seems well pleased with
the experiment. Perhaps when it becomes
necessary to choose a successor to Mr.
'Roosevelt, tho Republican party .may deem
it wise to select another big, strong,
dsuntless man. .
GARFIELD HAS AMBITIONS.
Would Like to Be President, but
Must Improve Record.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. March IS. James R. Garfield.
Commissioner of Corporations, is said to
entertain Presidential aspirations. Being
the son of a former President, it Is per
haps natural that he should. But Garfield
Is a young man, a comparatively un
known man, and Is not yet reckoned in
the class of Presidential possibilities,
though It is understood President Roose
velt looks upon him as a coming man,
of whom more will be heard.
Before Mr. Garfield can hope to have
Presidential honors thrust upon him ho
will have to make a better record than
he has done fo far In the public service.
As hrad of the Bureau of Corporations
h is in a position to attain .-a .jreat deal
of notoriety and to render the country
a great service. When he started to
gather Information about the beef trust,
the way was opened whereby he might
make a, name for himself. But in that
quest he failed. It takes more than a 2
per cent beef trust report to win a
Presidential nomination, a fact that Mr.
Garfield must appreciate since he has
seen how his report has been received.
But now Mr. Garfield has been given
another opportunity to make a reputa
tion. He has been charged to get at the
facts about the oil trust. The President
was urged to permit some other man to
carry on this work; he was told that a
man who could not get at the bottom
facts about tho beef trust certainly could
not pry loose the damaging evidence
needed to prosecute the great oil trust.
But the President waived all objec
tions; ho expressed satisfaction with w hat
Mr. Garfield bad done, and determined to
allow him to look Into the operations of
the oil trust, wherever they reached in
this country.
It was suggested to, the President that
J. L. Bristow. the man who worked up
the evidence in the postal fraud cases,
being a Kansas man. was better equipped
than Mr. Garfield to go after the oil trust.
But the President thought differently. He
appreciates what Bristow has done, yet
he thinks Bristow is over-susplclous and
Is inclined to go too far. While Bristow
brought to light evidence against many
postal thieves, lie also laid bare a lot of
Information that greatly embarrassed the
Administration and served no good pur
pose, particularly his reports against
Senators and Representatives.
The President does not want a repeti
tion of that blunder.
So the oil trust has been placed in Mr.
Garfield's hands. If he gets at facts
which will Justify the Government In
prosecuting this trust In the courts, he
will place a feather in his cap. If he
falls, he will not advance his chances of
becoming President. Whatever- the re
sult, Garfield cannot complain that he has
not been given opportunity. He has had
it In abundance.
KT7REL HEALaTJAETERS RAIDED
Police Capture Infernal Machines and
Many Revolutionists.
ST. PETERSBURG. March IS. The
secret police of Moscow have dlscov
ered an organization acting" in oon-
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Junction with tho revolutionary party
in London, and 200 persons already
have been arrested.
The police found in a store infernal
machines, explosives and weapons, to
gether with printing presses and doc
uments, included among the latter be
ing' letters to tho central committee
and correspondence relating to the as
sassination of Grand Duke Sergius.
COUNTRY IS SETTLING DOWN
Strikes Have Ceased, but Terrorists
Are Plotting at Moscow.
ST. PETERSBURG. March 19. (1 A.
M.) Though the mobilization orders
may bring on disturbances and even up
risings, for the moment tho internal
condition is somewhat Quieter. Though
sporadic disorders stillexist, there has
been no general spread, as was dread
ed, but authorities have manifested
their ability to cope with the situation.
The strikes have also largely ceased
and the Industrial activity has been re
sumed until May 1 at least, when the
Social Democrats profess an Intention
to renew tho agitation. The renewal of
the vice-royalty and the appointment
of a Senatorial commission give hope
for better things in the Caucasus.
The chief storm center seems to be
Moscow, where the police are discov
ering evidences of a widespread ter
rorist plot. The explosion of "a bomb
in Theater Square last Monday, night
is not yet explained, but there have
been numerous arrests in connection
with the discovery of a depot in a sub
urb of Moscow in which were bombs
and explosives.
The police aro making practically no
progress in unraveling the plot wnlch
resulted Jn the death of Grand Duke
Serjrlus. The assassin Is to the author
ities a second "man with the iron
mask."
SENTENCE ON GUILTY OFFICERS
Court-Martial Finds Firing on Crar
Not: Due to Conspiracy.
ST. PETERSBURG. March IE. The ver
dict of the court-martial which tried the
officers and men of several batteries of
artillery, from one of which a shell was
fired during the blessing of the waters ot
the Neva on January 13, scattering mis
sies in the vicinity of the imperial pa
vilion, was announced today.
Captain Davldotf and Sublieutenant
Kurzoff, of tho Seventeenth Battery,
were found guilty of neglect of duty and
sentenced to bo dismissed from the armj
and to Imprisonment in a fortress, Davld
off to a year and a half and Kurzoff to
a year and five months. Sublieutenant
Roth, Jr. was sentenced to imprisonment
for a year and four months. Lieutenant
Roth, Sr.. to retention in quarters for
three months, and two gunners to reten
tion with disciplinary battalions for two
years. lieutenant-Colonel Pollvsetf snd
Gunner PatrikleTf were acquitted.
The court found there was no connec
tion on the part of any one in the trial
with a plot to assassinate- the Emperpr.
GUARD FOR RAILROAD BRIDGES
Threatening Letters Cause 8care
Strike Renewed at Lodz.
WARSAW. March IS. The directors
of the Vistula railroad have asked for
troops to guard the bridges between
Siedlcn and Malkln. because of the re
ceipt of letters threatening: their de
struction. There has been a revival of. strike
agitation In the Lodz district. A party
of strike-leaders tried to force work
men at the mills at Pabianice to leave
their work, but the men refused. A
fight followed, an (agitator was killed
and others were wounded.
Demonstration With Red" Flags.
LIBAU. March IS. A crowd of 400 per
sons carrying red flags today made a
demonstration at Dourbea and endeavored
to force agriculturists to quit work. The
demonstrators were finally dispersed by
two companies of infantry. Many persons,
were arrested.
Police Convention In Washington.
PrTTSBt'RG. March IS. The board of
directors of the International Police As
sociation today decided toehold the next
annual convention in Washington on a
date to be fixed later by the officers. San
Francisco had been previously selected,
but owing to the recent resignation of
Colonel George WlUiams as superin
tendent of the Police Bufiau of that cltr,
it was deemed adlvsable to make the
change.
Slam Now Needs Money.
BANGKOK. Siam. March IS. The Kim
has Issued a .-decree authorizing a for
eizn loan of .000.000.
ITS SESSION ENDED
Senate Adjourns Without Act
ing on Treaty.
GOES OVER TO NEXTSESSION
Teller's Request for Correspondence
Sent to Committee Despite His
Protests Illinois Judgeship
Prolonged 'Session.
"WASHINGTON. March IS. The special
session of the Senate was at 3:39 today ad
journed without day. All of the nomina
tions sent in were confirmed with the
exception of five, the most important of
which was that of Judge James Wicker
sham to succeed himself as Judge of the
District Court in Alaska. Several unim
portant treaties were ratified, but beyond
these matters no legislative business was
transacted. Most of the session was de
voted to the Santo Domingo question and
the consideration of a treaty under which
it was proposed that the United States
should take over the control of the finan
cial affairs of the Dominican -government
in order to pay its- debts. Democratic op
position prevented the ratification of the
treaty.
There was practically no discussion of
the Dominican question in executive ses
sion today. Before tho doors were closed
an effort wis made to secure the adoption
of a resolution offered by Teller reouest-
ing the President to send to the Senate
correspondence leading up to the negotia
tion of the Dominican treaty.
Consideration of the resolution was in
terrupted by a motion made by Senator
Cullom that the Senate go into executive
session. The doors were closed at 1:09
P. M. and the Senate at once took up
certain nominations and proceeded to con
firm them. Practically all business of
this character was concluded before 2
P. M.. and a committee consisting of
Cullom and McCreary was appointed to
wait on the President and Inform him
that the Senate was ready to adjourn.
No motion had been made to recommit
the treaty, and it was allowed to remain
on the calendar. It will be the pending
business in executive session when the
Senate next meets, whether It be in spe
cial or regular session.
The Senate was continued In special
session three days because of an inves
tigation made by order of the President
in relation to certain Judgeships in Illi
nois and a controversy over the nomina
tion for Internal Revenue Collector In
West Virginia. The matters wero disposed
of soon after the doors wero closed. While
the committee to wait on the President
was performing Its duties, Spooner called
at the White House and took up with
the President the appointment of a Dis
trict Attorney in Wisconsin. The Presi
dent agreed to make the appointment, and
there was another delay of nearly an
hour while the commission was being
filled out and being hurried to the Sen
ate. This matter disposed of, the Senate
adjourned sine die and the Senators
-passed a pleasant half-hour or more In
saying their farewells.
Teller Calls for Information.
The resolution by Teller requesting: the
President to send to the Senate certain
information relating to Santo Domingo
affairs was laid before the Senato when
it convened. Teller said the resolution
as amended should be satisfactory to
every one. and at the next session tho
Senate would have all the data required
to consider the Dominican treaty.
"It is an absurdity to say that tho
President may have In his possession,"
said Teller, "information necessary to
enable him to negotiates treaty, and
we are to be deprived of such informa
tion when we come to consider the
treaty. I have heard on the street one
reason advanced why we should imme
diately ratify this treaty. That Is that
a foreign Governments Germany Is
likely to invade Santo Domingo.
"I believe, such danger is a myth,
and that Germany "is satisflod with
the course wo have pur-used In re
gard to Santo Domingo." Teller con
cluded with a statement that he knew
the resolution would go to the Senate
committee on foreign relations and be
buiicdt He declared, however, that. If
this was done, he would put the dom
inant party on record next session as
suppressing information that the Sen
ate was entitled to receive.
Cullom replied that the committee on
foreign relations waauot In the habit
of burying things that ought not to be
burled, and promised that, if ratified,
the resolution would be considered "at
the proper "time."
Daniel argued that if the resolution
was referred to the committee, no re
ply could bo had at tho present ses
sion, and that so simple and courteous
a request sKould be adopted. Continuing-,
he said.
"I believe tlie President Is a manly
i man, a bold man. a man who does not
! fear to do anything1 he feels that It Is
right to do. The adoption of so re
I spectful a request would not put the
' President in the false position some
Senators appear to fear." ,
Daniel insisted the information asked
, for was needed.
Lodge Opposes Inquiry.
Replying-, Lodge said lie had only
known of one case where tho corre
spondence in relation to a treaty bad
; been required of the President, and in
that case the Information was sent af
f ter the ratification of the treaty,
i "If the resolution was adopted," said
! Lodge, "and the President should refuse,
1 as I believe he would be compelled to do.
J In the proper observance of comity exist-
j lng between nations, some hostile persons
' would not be slow to chargo that ho was
withholding Information."
Teller said that President Washington,
without aqy precedent before him, had
been brave enough to refuse information
asked for by tho House.
"I think we have never had a President
who was not courageous enough to refuse
Improper Information, nor a Senate mean
enough to criticize the President It he
should take such a course."
It was argued by Cullom that the Infor
mation would not be available at thin ses
sion, unless the mmJaji -scaa cnntlaued
a week or two. Morgan spoke in favor
of the adoption of the resolution.
German Extorts an Admission.
It was contended by -Morgan that in not
adopting the resolution, the Senate was
humiliating itself. By a question Gorman
brought out the fact that resolutions,
couched In such respectful terms had
never been rejected when the correspon
dence asked, for related to treaties.
At the conclusion of the discussion, the
resolution was referred to the commit
tee on foreign relations.
Cullom then moved that the Senate go
Into executive session. Morgan endeav
ored to call yup his resolution asking for
an investigation of the Santo Domingo
affair by the committee on foreign rela
tions. Cullom. however, insisted upon his
motion, and the doors were dosed.
At 3 P. M. the Senate formally reached
the decision that the Santo Domingo
treaty could not be ratified. , Pending
nominations were disposed of. and
McCuilom and McCreary were named
as a committee to notify the President
that the Senate was ready to adjourn sine
die.
READER'S STORY OF HIS DEAL
Was Negotiating With Morales When
Minister Dawson "Butted In."
NEW YORK, March 18. A thole B.
Reader and his wife, mentioned by Sen
ator Morgan, of Alabama, In the Santo
Domingo treaty discussion as compos
Ins the Reader syndicate, which has
had in hand a plan for raising the debts
of the Dominican Republic and the sale
of a naval port on the Island to the
American Government, are In this city.
It is staled that Mrs. Reader was for
merly .Miss Ella Rawls, of Alabama, a.
stenographer, who came to New, York"
In 1891 to seek her fortune. In the
course of five years she had become
owner of a large stenographic bureau
in Wall street, and in tho course of her
business did considerable work for the
Venezuelan Boundary Commission.
Later -she went to London, and. repre
senting a prominent English banking
firm, procured from the Sultan of Ja
hore a $5,000,000 railroad contract.
While in London she married Reader, a
native ot New Zealand, who bad trav
eled widely and acted as confidential
secretary to well-known persons. The
couple claim later to have taken
charge of a big Peruvian mining- deal,
and by the diplomatic efforts of Mrs.
Reader trf have averted a revolution in
that country.
In a long statement issued by the
Readers, they set forth their scheme
for relieving the Santo Domingo situ
ation, which fell through when Mr.
Dillingham arrived on the scene. They
claim to havo been engaged in the mat
ter by one Perez, a secret agent hero
of President Morales. Reader asserts
that he consulted a well-known attor
ney here (who yesterday issued a de
nial of all interest in Santo Domingo
affairs), and after outlining his plans
to the lawyer took a steamer for the
island. There he was received by Mo
rales, and dally conferences were held,
during which documents were formu
lated appointing Mrs. Reader fiscal
agent of the republic in the United
States, and giving- her authority to
negotiate treaties for the debt settle
ment at Washington, as well as the en
tire financial rehabilitation of Santo
Domingo. These matters had, the
Readers claim, almost reached a con
clusion, when President Morales an
nounced that he had received word
through Minister Dawson that Com
mander Dillingham was coming-, and
all negotiation with Reader was in
stantly dropped.
Mr. Reader said that on January 9
he called on President Morales, and saw
Mr. Sancher. who said that United
States Minister Dawson had advised
tho Dominican Government not to pro
ceed with Reader, but to negotiate di
rect with Washington.
"I asked him," said Mr. Reader. "If
this was not very sudden and unex
pected, and he seemed confused and
anxious to avoid giving offense. . I
asked him If he was quite sure of Mr.
Dawson's authority, and he said that
the .President had sent a cable from
Washington, and that they were wait
ing to receive another cable from
Washington that day to the effect that
a special commissioner was leaving1
Washington within 24 hours for Santo
Domingo City. I saw President Mo
rales, and asked him why ho bad pro
ceeded so far with me, had accepted
everything and bad gone so far as to
make out the telegram appointing: Mrs.
Reader as his fiscal agent and repre
sentative in Washington, if he had not
intended to complete his arrangements.
"President Morales also seemed con
fused and upset. He said: 'What can
I do? I am frightened of the big- stick
and I dare not, under present circum
stances, offend President Roosevelt.'
"I asked him if Mr. Dawson proposed
to 'make any arrangements lor the can
cellation of the external debt, or to
relieve Santo Domingo from its pres-
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and begged me to return in a month's
time, when he would bo free to take up
the question of the external debt and
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son, aware of his secret negotiations,
had informed the authorities at Wash
ington. In reply to a query as to what he
was going to do abput it, he asked
"What can I do about It?"
CROMWELL DENIES EVERYTHING
Never Had Anything to Do With
Readers or Santo Domingo.
NEW YORK. March 18. W. N.
Cromwell, the attorney, today made
public a statement that he had never
had any employment, understanding or
agreement'wlth Mr. and Mrs. Athole B.
Reader respecting any Santo Domingo
affairs.
In a statement published today, Mrs.
Ella It. Reader had declared that Mr.
Cromwell had acted as counsel for her
husband and herself In a venture by
which they had undertaken to secure
financial relief for the republic of Santo
Domingo In return for valuable conces
sions. Mr. Reader declared that the
project was stopped on the eve of con
summation by the disclosure of It to
the authorities at Washington and the
consequent dispatch of an agent of the
United States Government to Santo Do
mingo. Mr. Cromwell said today:
"J. supplement my explicit denial with
the statement that I never hare had.
any employment, understanding or
agreement with Mr. and Mrs. Reader
respecting any Santo Domingo matters
and have no information as to what
was done or not done by them
in ' Santo Domingo; have never
had and do not have any interest or
duty In tho matter ono way or the
other; nor have received or been In
terested in any elalm. Indebtedness or
concession In any wise concerning
Santo Domingo; nor havo I, in the re
motest manner, conferred with any of
ficer of the United States on the sub
ject. It is no't now and has never been
of the least professional or personal
concern to me what was done or not
done In respect to any Santo Domingo
affair."
JUDGE KOHLSAAT CONFIRMED
Illinois Fight Settled, Charges of
Nepotism Being Disproved.
WASHINGTON. March lS-Presidsnt
Roosevelt" had a conference today with
Senators Cullom and Hopkins and Speak
er Cannon, of Illinois, at which It was
determined to appoint C. C Kohlsaat,
now District Judge of the Northern Dis
trict of Illinois, to be Circuit Judge for
the Seventh Circuit. It also was decided
to appoint Solomon H. Bethea. now
United States District Atorney for the
Northern District of Illinois, as United
States Judge for that District, and Kene
saw M. Land's as additional United
States Judge for the same district. This
agreement ends tho spirited contest which
has been' in nrozraca for tw or thraa
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weeks. The nominations will be sent to
the Senate today.
Mr. Landta Is a brother of Congress
man Charles B. and Frederick Landls,
of Indiana.
It 13 probable that the appointment
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were without foundation.
The Illinois judicial appointments were
all confirmed today.
New Place for Dobson of Iowa.
WASHINGTON, March 1?. President
Roosevelt recently eent to the Senate the
nomination of George I. Dobson, of Iowa,
to be Consul of tho United States at Not
tingham, England, vice Frank W. Mahln.
The appointment created a flurry in the
Iowa delegation In Congress. Mr. Mahln
is an Iowa man, his appointment to Not
tingham having been obtained originally
by Senator Allison. Both Senators Alli
son and DolUver objected to his displace
ment even by another Iowa man, and as
a consequence tho Dobson appointment
was held up.
After a consultation between the Presi
dent and the Iowa Senators, it was de
cided to make a change In the nomination
of Mr. Dobson. Today, therefore, the
President eent to the Senate his nomi
nation to be Consul at Hankchow. China,
vice George E. Anderson, who Is promoted
to be Consul at Amoy, China, the nomina
tion of Dobson as Consul at Nottingham
at the same time being withdrawn. This
arrangement leaves Mr. Mahln at the
Nottingham Consulate.
Many Nominations Confirmed.
"WASHINGTON. March 18. The PresU
dent today sent to the Senate the follow
ing nominations:
To be Envoy Extraordinary and Mlnls-
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ter Plenipotentiary Edwin V. Morgan, of
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To be Consul-General of tha United
States Horace I,ee Washington, of the
IMstrict of Columbia, at Cape Town, Cape
Colony.
To be Consuls George I. Dobson, of
Iowa, at Hongchow, China. . y
To be United States Circuit Judge, Sev
enth Judicial Circuit Christian C Kohl
saat, of Illinois.
To be United States District Judges of
tho Northern District of Illinois Solo
mon H. Bethea, of Illinois; Kenesaw il.,
Landls, of Illinois.
Postmasters Oregon. J. C- Hodson, at
Newbers: Frank Lucas, at Monmouth.
Clarence Lu Hobart, Washington, Col
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Alaska. i .
All these nominations were 'confirmed.
The following nominations failed of con
firmation by tho Senate:
James Wickersham, of Alaska. Judge
of the District Court of the District of
Alaska; Second lieutenant James Ll
Craig. Twenty-ninth Infantry, to lie First
Lieutenant; Second Lieutenant "William
C Gardenshlre, Fifteenth Cavalry, to ba
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