Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-28

myself. If it could be arranged SO that
President Mckinley would appoint me col
onel, then l might resign as governor.
Adjutant General Boyd this evening wired
these instructions to the various recruiting
officers:
Recruiting officers will telegraph to ad-
jutant generals office at Topeka the name
of the captain selected at each point, and
advise the captain to call on the railroad
agent of the line designated for transporta-
ton for himself and men to Topeka. Civ
ing receipt for the total number OF tickets
delivered. Adjutant general will notify Mr..
Macleod. of the Rock Island. the names OF
the captains at each point on that line,
and will notify Mr.. Black, of the Santa fe,
the names of the captains selected at each
point assigned on the Santa Fe. The Kan
sas City, Fort Scott & Memphis and the
Union Pacific recruiting officers sent 10 Le-
roy and Osawatomie should deliver the cap
tains selected at such points transportation
requests properly signed by the adJutant
general, same to be presented TO the Mis-
souri, Pacific agent in exchange for tickets
to Topeka. Request was to-day sent to Mr..
Townsend, passenger agent OF the missouri
Pacific to instruct his agents at Such
Eoints to honor these requests when pre-
,, sented, receipts being taken by agents Tor
the number of tickets delivered. 1t Will not
be necessary to issue transportation re-
quests on the other lines mentioned, as the
plan outlined, if followed. will make trans
portation requests unnecessary.
The passenger agents of the various Kan
sas railroads reached an agreement TINS
afternoon on the division of passenger trat-
fic in moving the Kansas volunteers from
the various recruiting stations to Topeka,
the place of rendezvous. The agreement
u
The companies will receive cents per mile
per soldier.
In accordance with the agreement the
state war department to-day issued the fol-
lowing order concerning the movement of
troops:
Recruiting officers will advise captains Of
the various companies to apply for trans
portation at recruiting points as outlined
below:
Rock Island-Holton, Clay Center, Smith
Center, Norton, Salina. Wichita, Yelling
ton, Seneca and Marion.
Santa Fe-Osage City, Emporia. Great
Bend, Concordia, Lawrence. Hutchinson,
Kingman, Dodge City, Atchison. Winfield,
| Independence, Leavenworth. Pittsburg
| Eldorado, Larned, Garden City.
Union Pacifc-Blue Rapids. Beloit. Hays
| City, Kansas City, Abilene.
Missouri Pacific-Leroy, Osawatomie.
Memphis-Fort Scott, Columbus, Parsons.
| The following shows the date that re-
| cruiting stations will be open in the various
cities of the state for the enlistment Of
| volunteers:
Thursday, April 2s-Kansas City, kas.
Friday. April 29-Topeka. Wichita, Pitts
| burg, Lawrence and Atchson.
Saturday, April 3O-Atchison. Hutchinson.
| Fort Scott, Parsons Concorda and Abb
| lene.
! Monday, May 2-Kingman, Smith Center.
| Columbus, Leroy, Blue Rapids. Salina.
| Tuesday, May 3-Norton, Independence,
Osawatomie and Emporia.
Wednesday. May 4Emporia, Seneca,
| Winfield, Beloit and Wellington.
Thursday, May 5-Hays City, Eldorado,
Leavenworth and Usage City.
Friday, May 6-Dodge City, Larned and
| Holton.
Saturday, May 7-Garden City, Great
Bend, Clay Center and Marion.
Harry LanGis, warden of the state peni-
| tentiary. says that the war spirit is as
| strong among the convicts in that institu-
| ton as it is among men in the state who
| have all the rights of citizenship. Many of
| the men who were never heard to complain
before. among them Emmett Dalton, the
train robber, are now bemoaning their fate
because they are unable to volunteer their
| services and so to war.
Il could raise battalion of the hard
F., lest men in the state of Kansas out Of
| the convicts at the penitentiary,'' said
Warden Landis, to-day, land I would just
| as soon lead them in a fight as l would
| a battalion of respectable citizens. The ma
| jority of people have a false idea about the
| men in the penitentiary. They are not all
| treacherous and would-be murderers, and
| there are plenty of good manly fellows
| who would make splendid fighters and
would be just as brave and heroic as the
men who never wore stripes in a state in
stitution. The penitentiary is full of men
with fine physiques, and I could form a
battalion of the most soldierly looking SOL
| diers that would leave the state"
| Warden Lands came to Topeka to see
| if there were any good places in the vol
unteer service lying around loose that
might be had for the asking, when the man
| who did the asking was as prominent a
| Populist as he is He admits that he would
like Il commission, but says he will not
press his claim.
Major General McCrum, Of the Kansas
national guard. advises all companies of
the state militia to be at the respective
recruiting stations promptly on the days
designated for receiving recruits. and an
nounces that under the proclamation OF
| Governor Leedy they Will be given the
| preference and accepted as volunteers first
He believes that out of the 1.4OO men,
berS of the national guard in this state
at least 1.Oo0 will prove physically able tc
go as volunteers. He also believes there
need be no anxiety on the part of the
officers, stating that at points where COM
panies enlist the militia officers will un.
doubtedly be elected as officers of the vol,
unteer regiment. He argues that the ma,
jority of the volunteers at such points will
be national guard members and can con.
troll the election of officers, and that the
remaining volunteers will be willing tina,
men with experience lead the company.
Protests are pouring in from every mil
tia company in the state tonight on ac
count of the telegraphc order sent ou
by the governor to-day, to send in al
clothing and equipment. They are making
it so warm for the administration that Ad
jutant General Allen was forced tonight tt
issue an explanation. In it he attemtps t.
hide the fact that the compliance with tn,
order virtually disarms the guards Fl,
claims that, even should the militia be en-
listed as body. this step would be neces
sary.
The governor has decided to organize
one company Of agricultural college ant
state university students. Each schoo
will be given half the membership ant
offices in it. Although there has been a bi.
clamor among the coiored men to enlis
in the war, Governor Leedy proposes t,
shut them out entirely He saws that I