The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-03-02
KANSAS MILITIA.
Gov. Lewelling Intends to Have q
Large Army.
His Force Will Consist Of About 10000
Men, Every One of Whom, He De-
clares, Will Obey the Commands
of the Governor.
A NEW NATIONAL GUARD.

NEW NATIONAL GUARD.
TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. 25.-Gov. Lew
cling has fully decided to reorganize
the militia of Kansas, which numbers
$4,000 men, or thirty companies. Orders
have been issued to remove all disloyal
line and staff officers and replace them
with men who will obey the gov
ernor's orders. The military board is
being reorganized for this special pur-
pose. As there are more than 100
republican officers, Adjt Gen. Artz
thinks it may take a few weeks to re-
place all of them. In addition to the
national guard. the number of which
is fixed by law. Gov. Lewelling is caus-
ing to be organized the industrial
legion, an inner circle of the alliance
having military character.
Adjt Gen. Artz says:
Men are drilling all over Kansas to-day
Not with guns-they haven't got them vet
but they are being drilled in the facings and
marching, and they will be- drilled with the
The law does not prevent the organi-
cation of an unlimited number of
military companies who can arm themselves in
dependent Of the state, and this is being done
to-day. People are in earnest. The entire ma
tional guard of Kansas is to be reorganized
What is the use of having military force if it
is composed of men who won't obey orderss
Ex-Gov. Humphreys talk about our not hav-
ing the power to reorganize the military is all
bOsh The law gives the state military board
the power to do as it pleases with the militia
This military board is appointed by the gov
ernor, and when ex-Gov. Humphrey said Gov.
Lewelling mad no power to remove brigadier
Ii 49,
take the trouble to look up the law ON this sub
ject will see that we have all the power neces-
sary to reorganize the whole state militia.
The legion is the organization pro-
vided for at the last national alliance.
John F. Willis being named as gen.
eral and organizer for Kansas, Mis-
souri, and Nebraska Gov. Lewelling
estimates that these auxiliary COM
panies will contain 10000 men,
all of whom. will obey his or
ders when issued. The surplus of arms
and ammunition supplied by the gener-
al government for the use of state
troops will be used to arm the more
advanced of these companies on the
report made by Gen. Willis, their
commander, who is also a member
of the governors advisory board Of
pardons.
The fact that the militia refused to
obey Gov. dwellings order to drive
from the representative hall the repub-
lican house has angered the executive,
and he declares he will have an army
every man of which will obey the com
mands OF the governor. The mutinous
privates in the guard will be given
their discharges if they do not ask for
them, and populists recommended by
xnown leaders will be enlisted. There
is CONSERVATION among republicans at
this movement 1t indicates a future
plan not yet revealed but which all
tear
THE object in feeding young fowls
well is to increase size as much as pos
slble and with the hens to supply nu-
triment and material for eggs.
In order to get eggs in winter the
food must be such as will make blood
and not too much fat; eggs are the re-
suit of health and activity.
ONE reason why on the farm the
small flock pays the most profit is that
there is certain quantity of food and
labor that costs little or nothing.
FULLY one-half of the failures with
incubators and breeders is caused by
lack of proper attention. Too much
faith should not be placed in their
being Safeguarding.
AFTER the first week it is safe to
feed young poultry every four hours,
giving the first food early in the morn
ing and the last Just before they go to
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