The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-05-05
WILL START FOR THE REM
DEVIOUS TODAY.
EQUIP IN SAN ANTONIO
All the ParaphernaIia for Cavalry servic'
WIN Be At That PoInt where the
Real work WIN Begin and the
Troop Drlued FOR Duty-
A Red Hot Time In store
for Them.

cavalry on war lOotlhR' ~ u"y /
light yesterday. despite the heavy |
rain that was falling, eager applicants
thronged the walks in front Of the |
mastering officers building, clamor-
ing for chance to enlist. The only
complaint heard was in regard to the
smallness of the quota for Oklahoma,
all remarking that the territory |
should have been allowed TO raise a
regiment at least.
At the camp the faces Of the men in
dexed their success, or want OF 1t,
with the surgeons. An ever-blooming
smile radiating from the countenance
meant 81 have passed" while an elon-
gated and solemn 'pLiz' spike in an
eloquent way OF The fact that the re
cruit had been weighed in the bal
ance and found wanting. And it
seemed as il the recruiting officer
grew more hard to please as the end
drew near. Forty-eight men were
passed upon by his critical eye before
he finally selected the eighteen aspir
ants that filed the standard ot re-
quirement
When the men selected from the
companies and the volunteer associa
tions had been exhausted, the rest
were made mp from anxious ones who
hae not been listed. The following
were finally selected and the troop
completed:
Paul w. Hunter,
Capt. Robt. Huston,
First Lieut.. McGinnis,
Thomas NJ. Holmes,
Joseph A. Randolph,
John d. Rhoades,
Roy v CashiOn,
Jacob A. Hoefer,
William Bailey,
Perry II. Brandon,
Henry X Love,
fred Smith,
Lorrin ID. Muxlow,
Thomas Moran,
Alexander If. Denham,
Forrest i. Cease,
William II. Mitchell,
Francis Byrne,
~. A Webb,
Charles Hunter.
San Antonio, Tex, where horses and
equipments await them and then the
real work will begin. Lieutenant
Capron had the troop fall in and thor
oughly explained TO the members
what the step they were taking meant.
He warned them that military life
was no child's play and told them that
when they had signed the roll and
been sworn in that they would be in
the service OF the United States gov.
ernment for two years and backing
out was not to be thought Of. Each
volunteer then entered the Office and
affixed his name 20 the roll, not a man
faltering or hesitating, each seeming
TO regard himself as one Of the most
fortunate men on earth.
The following is the complete roster
OF the Oklahoma cavalry:
Captain, Il. Il. Houston; first lieu.
tenant, s. A. McGinnis second lieu
tenant, Jacob Schweizer.
selected Mca.
L. G. Chase, T.. w. Hunter, II. NJ.
Holmes, Francis NJ. Staley, John H.
Page, j. A. Randolph, j. A. 1oefer
w. Bailey, p. n. Brandon, II. X Love
Il. Smith, L. d. MuXlow, II. Moran, A.
III. Dunham, Il. l.. Cease, w. H..
Mitchell G. A. Webb, 4, Il. Byrne,
Charles Hunter.
Company 4.
Walter Joyce, Albert NJ. Thomas,
Henry 5. Crosley, Roscoe p. Miller, v.
Dorsey Miller, George Sands, w. A..
FaullS, Frank Wilson, Matthew Dou-
. thette.
Theodore Folk, David V. Mcclure,
Ed Loughmiller.
Company u.
William Lauer, Elisha Freeman.
Company n.
O. G.. Palmer, VIM. Pollock, Calvin
Hill. A. II. Luther. J. H. Proctor,
Clyde II. Stewart, Clare IL. Stewart,
w. o. Wright.
Company ,.
Il. Il. Emery, Geo. Burgess, E M.
Hnl, Lyman Beard, r. l., MeMillin,
w. +. Palmer, Cliff d. Scott, Jas. v.
Honeycutt.
Company a.
George n. Norris, Warren Norris,
Edward Shepp, Marsellus Newcomb,
Fred Beal, Leslie Chase.
Company H.
j. NJ. Shockey, Dick Shanafelt.
Company L.
Ira A. Hill, Scott Reay, James
Brown Dick Amrine, Star Whetmore,
J. r. Wietzel.
Company n.
w. S. Crawford, 1. j. David, W. M.
Cook, Shelby lshler, Jailes l.. Wander
slice.
rat HestfesseB RiHes.
John ID. Rhoads, Roy " Cashion.
sfili,rofer Toimtecrs.
VIM McGinty.
M Reno PolHnfecrs.
Henry Lusk, WIN. Cross, 4. A.
Hulme' Henry Meagher, Albert Rus
ell. Andrew Jorden, j. A Woodward.
Lieutenant Capron, the mastering
officer. said. THE company will &c
at once 10 San Antonio, Tex, and
there be fitted out and drilled foI
sometime TO make them proficient
Captain Huston aud the other com
pany officers will have work enough
10 satisfy them in the near future and
will want 10 be able 10 60 the front
in the shortest time possible consist
ent with discipline and military train
j ing. The recruits are green but thirty
davs hard work win make vast i'm
nrovement." Today Captain Huston
and his troop win start for the south
and soon will be made a part Of the
n great army that Is now on the border
Awaiting orders 10 wipe the dons on
tbe face Of Cuba. The field officers
are fighters Of wide reputation and