The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-18
STRAWBERRY
MARKS.
All Soldiers of the goth Kansas
Vaccinated
And There Will Be Many Sore
Arms This Week.
A LIEUTENANT HURT
By Falling Heavily While Run
ming at Drill.
Stories of the Camp and Mill
tary Gossip.
P'rom the State Journals Special Cor
respondent)


respOndent-)
San Francisco June 15
Sunday was a busy day in camp with
the volunteers. Promptly at 7:3O COM
pany A was lined up in front of the
hospital tent for vaccination. Each
man was ordered left sleeve up and
in three-quarters of an hour Major
Surgeon Rafter and his assistants, Drs
Hoffman and Smith had the virus ad-
lnlnlstered and were ready for company
b And so it went during the entire
day. Every hour company was dis
posed of and when the sound of the
sunset gun foated over from the Utah
camp the regiment was declared proof
against smallpox. Major Rafter SAYS
there will be several sore arms in the
camp this week
Saturday was a holiday with the men,
NO drill work was performed but the
tents were all cleaned out and thor
oughIy renovated. Clothes were wash
ed IN big watts at the cook tents but
70 Ions Is seWed on and uniforms mended.
IL I2ct 1t was hOuse-cleaning day
The Wave" a weekly publication in
FRISCO VIII devote this weeks number
to the Twentieth Kansas regiment Sew
t Sral pictures OF the officers and men
nave been taken for the occasion and
the issue promises to be of interest to
the troops from the Sunfower state.
john Haisch of the Topeka company
him Of the death of his brother at
Limon, Colorado, while on a Rock Island
handcar. Haisch will not return east,
however, as it would be impossible for
MN to reach Kansas in time for the
funeral.
Lieutenant Frank OF company A was
badly injured Saturday while making a
running drill across a bridge. One of
the private's bootheels caught in the
Iieutenants leggins and threw him
heavily TO the ground 1t was feared
l.
injuries but the fracture of a few bones |
is the extent of the injury.
Howard of company c has been given |
MS discharge and sent home. News |
came of his fathers death and as he |
was the sole support of his widowed |
mother, the matter was arranged.
saturday afternoon a State Journal |
of June arrived at camp announcing |
the fact that Col. Fred Funston was to |
join his regiment at Frisco at once. / |
was in Col. Titles tent at the time |
1t was the sole knowledge he had of the |
matter. Several officers were present |
All expressed surprise but assured Col. |
Little that it was with regret alone they |
would see him retire as acting COM /
Col. Little said:
TT is probably for the best. I like
Funston and was in no slight degree
instrumental in securing his appoint
ment. He will make us a good Off
GER
With the change Col Little will act
as ranking major.
captain Christie tells a good story on |
Lieut.. Craig
A brother to a young Iadv who is an
acquaintance of Craigs. is the propri-
atOr of tobacco store. The Young ladv
conceived the idea of taking out some |
cigars and tobacco to Craig's men. She
had not the slightest idea of the value
OF the goods or that a pound package
OF perique mixture was worth any
thing much. But the irate brother took
4 different view of the matter after sfz-
nS up his stock, and the young Iady's
visits to the camp have been curtailed |
to the sorrow of Craig and his men
A party of officers headed by Colonel
Little saw Chinatown by gaslight Sat
friday night. The chief of police detail |
I'd a trusted member of the force to
guide them and it is understood that !
all the sights of the village were seen !
Brigadier General Charles King who
s now in active command of the sec
md brigade which includes the Twen-
leth Kansas volunteers called today at
the headquarters of Col. Little on a
our of inspection and to acQuaint him
self with his officers
The great warrior and novelist was
n a charming mood and cOnversed at
ength of the situation and related sew
raj anecdotes of his frontier army life. [
he left a faVOrab BILE impression behind
1t Kansas headquarters.
Notwithstanding the drill work of the
men just now is long and fatiguing, they
md time to write home as the sale of
stamps would testify. The young Iadv
Who attends to the sale of stamps in |
he c. E. tent reports sale of nearly
GOO last week and the regular postof-
ice in the camp say they sold over half
Is many also.
Mrs. Capt. Buchan is an expert eye
er and in a neat fitting drab suit pays
requent visits to the camp.
There is no longer any complaint
bout the amount of rations or the
uality furnished. It's a common
hing now for the boys to have porter
ouse steak three or four times a week
nd the hest of broad iS in Il |
Quantities, with beans and potatoes on
he side
The officers Jap cook failed to appear | ,
he next morning after being hired and |
heV now have genuine Malay who is
native of Manila, knows the Philip
ines like a book and is an expert |
ook He says if the troops Will let
ruit and whisky alone over there and ! .
athe frequently they will never get
lex. He is a well posted fellow and
as recommended by Major Bell of the
ocular army. ,
In continuation of the fine sanitary ..
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