Show I CAPT MURPHY KILLED Former Lieutenant in Twentyfourth Infantry Slain by Filipinos Washington Aug 16A cablegram I was received at the War department today saying that Capt William T Murphy Thirtyninth volunteer infantry 1 Infan-try CFJ Lieutenant Twentyfourth United tates Infantry was killed near Tanaauan yegterday Pap Murphy Mur-phy was born in Iowa and was appointed 1 ap-pointed from that State to the military academy I He was made a Second Lieutenant of the Twentyfourth Infantry April 26 1S9S and a First Lieutenant In the same regiment March 2 1S99 Was appointed ap-pointed Captain Thirtyninth United States volunteer infantry August 17 1899 and was with his regiment In the Philippines During the SpanishAmerican war Capt Murphy served with his regiment In the Santiago campaign and was recommended for bravery at the battle bat-tle of San Juan Capt Murphy was not very well known here as he was at Fort Douglas with his regiment but a short time before be-fore the Cuban campaign and after his return he was stationed at Fort D A Russell Wyo i |