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Show COL. JACOB AUGUR STRICKEN SUDDENLY Manila, April 18. Colonel Jacob Augur, Au-gur, of the Tenth cavalry, died very suddenly of apoplexy at Fort McKin-ley McKin-ley yesterday. He had called a meeting meet-ing of the oClcers of the regiment at 10 o'clock, and soon after they bpgmi to gather, he was stricken and dk-d at 7 o'clock in the evening. According to prlva'p cablegrams received in Manila jester lay. It was the Intention of President Taft to appoint ap-point Colonel Augur a brigadier general gen-eral Jn the near future. Colonel Augur's holy will be taken to the United States for burial. Colonel Anpur was a native of N'vv York and was appointed to the mill- ' taiy academy at West Point in 1SG.". |