Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-29
TIMELY TOPICS.
Scrubbed and SciSSOred,

Hundreds of cowboys are clamoiing to enlist
in the cavalry arm of the service.
Members of the Iowa National Guards with
families will be discharged upon request.
There is consid cradle opposition among con-
gressmen to the doubling of tax on beer.
Coffey county will lead out with two troops
of volunteers for the first Kansas cavalry.
Bob Semple refuses to be candidate for
governor He says he want; to 60 to war;
Hundreds of mules are being trained for war
at Jefferson barracks, the army post near St.
Louis
Texas troops don't want to do frontier work,
as ordered, but they want to 60 to the front and
fight the Spaniards.
Several of the Christ hospital nurses, at To-
peka, intend to 60 to Cuba as nurses as soon as
fighting commences.
Edward Bellamy has been taken back to
Chicopee Falls, Mass, by his friends He said
he wanted to die at home.
Commissioner Evans has decided that vet
Grams who enlist in the present war lose the
pensions they are now drawing.
The editor of the Chicago Erie Presse,
German paper, offers $1oo to the Union soldier
who captures the first Spanish flag.
France is hostile toward the United States
and Great Britain and her papers are saying
some very harsh things about both nations.
Governor Atkiusan, of Georgia, has stated
that, in the event of war with Spain, he will
give up his Office and lead the Georgia troops.
Senator Jumper has notified Gov. Leedy that
if his services are needed he will resign his pos
ition on the state board of charities and 20 to
war.
The Twenty fourth infantry (colored), in
command of Colonel Kent, passed through
Kansas City, Saturday, en- route to Chicka-
manga.
Dan Keller Swearingen, the county clerk of
Cofey coonty has enlisted for the war. He
will have to resign his county Office tefore
leaving.
Capt. Joe Waters, of Topeka, has invented
two terrible engines of war, which he says
would revoutionize modern warfare if adopted.
One of them does away with powder.
At Highland, Kas., the young ladies of
Highland University made Cuban flag, which
was run up on the cupola of the university
building, along with the Stars and Stripes.
J. R. Burton has concluded that he'd rather
90 to war than try to get into the United States
senate. If he proves as good fighter in war
as he is in politics, he'll make name for him
self yet.
Mosby, the Confederate guerilla chief, has
offered his services to fight Spain. He has
wired to Gen. Mills for authority to raise bat
talon or regiment of volunteers for special SER
vices in front. Mosby lives in San Francisco.
Governor Budd, of California, says that, in
the event of the entire state forces being called
out by Uncle Sam, he, by virtue of his Office as
COMMUNICATIVE of the National Guard will
take the field in person at the head Of the
troops.
Last Friday, Governor Leedy received a tee-
gram from the stat encampment of the Kansas
Sons of Veterans. in session at Wichita, ten
dering the services of all members of that or
der in the state in case the president calls for
volunteers.
Dave I.eahy says in the Kansas City Times;
"Patriotism" has not yet reached that stage in
Kansas where any of the officials of the Santa
Fe have resigned because the road bears Span
ish name. Neither has any of them suggested
different name.
Postmaster Guthrie, of Topeka, has received
notice from the postal department that, in
the event that any employees of the department
want to enlist in the army, their places will be
held for them twelve months and If they re-