Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1899 — WILL BUY 3,000 HORSES. [ARTICLE]

WILL BUY 3,000 HORSES.

Chicago Officers to Secure Mount* for Philippine Troops. Acting Chief Quartermaster Palmer of Chicago received instructions from the War Department officials at Washington over the long-distance telephone Saturday to buy 3,000 horses at once for the use of the cavalry troops in the Philippines. The animals required must weigh between 900 and 1,000 pounds and be perfectly sound in every respect and under 7 years old. The horses will be specially selected, as none but the best animals are able to withstand service in tropical climates during the rainy season. Maj. J. B. Aleshire, chief quartermaster at Matanzas, Cuba, now in Chicago on leave of absence, was selected to travel through the adjoining States in search of the animals needed. He is one of the best experts on horses in the employment of the Government.