Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1899 — COLONEL J. F. BELL. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

COLONEL J. F. BELL.

American Commander Who Has Won Honors in the Philippines. Col. James Franklin Bell, who added new honors to his career by defeating and putting to flight the Filipino brigades under Gens. San Miguel and Alejandrins in the mountains near Mangatarem, ii an officer of the regular army, in which he holds the rank of lieutenant. Before going to the Philippines he was attached to the Seventh cavalry, and was stationed at Fort Riley, in Kansas. As colonel

of the Thirty-sixth United States'volunteers Bell distinguished himself two months ago in the action near Porac, when he rode in advance of his troops and single-handed charged seven of the enemy. He captured a captain and two privates, and the remaining four Eilipinos fled before the shots from his pistol. For this gallant conduct the President directed that a congressional medal be presented to him. Col. Bell is a native of Kentucky. He was appointed to the military academy in 1874, and was graduated in 1878.

COLONEL BELL.