The Advocate and news., 1898-05-04
RECRUITING BEGINS.
Governor Leedy Starts the Work and
II IS Being Pushed Rapidly.

Issued Dy the NOVeruNs
To the People Of KANSAS:
The President Of the United States has
called on the State OF Kansas for three
regiments OF infantry to serve in the wal
against Spain. Unless subsequent ad-
Vices from the national government shall
suggest changes In the method OF pro-
Cedure, the following plan will be pur-
sued:
The following cities Will be designated
as recruiting points: Kansas City, Kas.
Lawrence, Osawatomie, Fort Scott, Pitts
burg, Columbus, Independence, Winfield
Parsons, LeaVenwOrth, Topeka, Atch-
isOn, Seneca, Holton, Sahna, Abilene,
COncOrdia, Clay Center, Blue Rapids
BelOlt, Smith Center, Norton, Hays City
Usage City, Emporia, El Dorado, Leroy
Marion, Wichita, Wellington, Hutchln-
son, Kingman, Great Bend. Dodge City
It Is the anticipation that one company
will be recruited at each city, except that
one and One-half companies Will be
raised at 0sawatOmie and one and one
half companies ait HoltOn. However,
something will depend upon the number
OF men offered at each place, and II there
should be q limited supply at any point
some additional troops will be raised at
some of the stations surrounded by the
largest population. Recruiting officers
will have final instructions az to the
number OF men to be raised at each
point, though 1t ds anticipated that one
company will be raised at each, except
at HOltOn and OsaWatOmie. | have made
every effort TO distribute these stations
according to population. While 1t is not
my intention to make 1t impossible for
citizens from other territory than shall
now name to volunteer oft other points
than those designated for their territory,
those desiring to enlist are advised and
urged to go to the points | shall now
name from the territory listed:
Wyandotte county volunteers to Kan
sas City, Douglas and the northern half
Of Johnson to Lawrence; Franklin, MI
ami and Linn to OsawatOmie; Bourbon
and Allen to Fort Scott; Crawford to
Pbtsburg; Cherokee to Columbus; La
bette and NeoshO to Parsons; MOntgOm-
cry and Wilson to Independence; COwley
and Chautauqua to Winfield; citizens OF
Elk going to either Winfield or Indepen-
denCe, as preferred Butler and Green
wood ito III Dorado; WOOdson, Coffey
and Anderson to Leroy; Lyon, Chase
and Morris to EmpOria; Usage and Wa
haunsee to Usage City; Shawnee to To-
peka; LeavenwOrth to LeavenwOrth; ;
Jackson, Jefferson and PottHwatomie to
HOlton; AtchisOn and Doniphan to Atch-
ison; Brown and Nemaha to Seneca;
Marshall and Riley to Blue Rapids;
Washington and Clay to Clay Center;
Republic and Cloud to Concordha; Geary
and Dickinson, to Abilene; Ottawa and
Saline to Salina; Jewell, Smith and Phil
lips to Smith Center; Norton, Decatur,
Rawhns, Cheyenne, Sherman, Thomas,
Sheridan and Graham to Norton; Lin
coin, Mitchell, Osborne and Rocks TO
BelOlt; Ellsworth, Russell, Ellis, Trego,
Cove, Logan and Wallace, to Hays City;
SedgwlCk to Wichita; Sumner, Harper
and Barber to Wellington; Harvey and
Reno to Hutchinson; Kingman, Pratt,
Stafford, KiOwa, Comanche, Clark,
Meade, Seward, Stevens and Morton to
Kingman; Rice, Barton, Rush, Ness,
Lane, Scott, Wichita, Greeley to Great
Bend; Pawnee, Hodgeman, Edwards,
Ford, Gray, Finney, Kearney, Hamilton,
Stanton, Grant and Haskell to Dodge
City.
On Friday, April 29th, recruiting off,
GERS will be at the following cities, and
those desiring to enlist from these ter
rltOr1es will be expected to be present
ready for examination and prepared to
leave at once for camp:
Topeka, Kansas City, Leavenworth
Wichita, Pittsburg, Lawrence.
On Saturday, April 3Oth, the same re-
crulting officers will be at the following
towns, and recruits will he expected to
be ready:
ALchison, Hutchinson, Fort Scott, Par
sons, CORcordla, Abilene.
shall issue tomorrow, the lists HoI
the week following.
II is expected that work will begin at s