The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-29
At EIGHT O'CLOCK
Recruiting Begins in the City
Building,
NEXT TUESDAY MORNING
Volunteers Must Leave by
Companies for Topeka.

Adjutant W. L. Brown arrived in the
new volunteers at the city building this
morning promptly at o'clock. He will
be assisted by Captain Z. c. Hunter of
kingman. The examining physicians VIII
be DR.. T. c. Biddle Of Emporia, assisted
by either DR.. ]. W. Shutz or DR.. J. Z.
Hoffman of this city. All Of the work
will have to be finished today as Adjutant
Brown goes to Hutchinson this evening
for similar purpose. The Kansas Ma
tional Guards will be given the prefer
ence. After the enlistment is finished the
officers Of the company. a captain and
first lieutenant Will be elected by the
men. They will have the privilege CT
electing either one of the number or some
one not already enlisted. The new com
pany with their officers will leave Tuesday
over the Rock Island for Topeka, where
the point of mobilization is fixed.
The boys Of the National Guard got the
company property together yesterday and
most Of it is on the way to Topeka. Cap
tain Downing of the battery received a
telegram from the assistant adjutant
general that the uniforms might be kept
here. which order is a partial resembling
of the previous one TO send in all stun
Immediately.
Everything is being done that is possible
to get the infantry and battery companies
taken into the service with the field Off
GERS just as drilled and organized. Let
ters have been written and kilograms
sent conveying the details of the situation
10 the war department. The answers are
encouraging to the boys and frequently
yesterday as these were read, cheer after
cheer went up in the armory.
Following a letter jointly signed by Cy
Leland and Colonel Murdoch to the pres
ident last week. Colonel Murdoch sent the
following telegram Wednesday evening,
to which reply was received yesterday
morning:
Hon. Lucien Baker, Washington. D. C.:
1.-THE members of the Second regiment
of the National Guards wish me. IN their
name, to protest to the war department
against Governor Leedy's order calling
for their equipments, and his evident in
tention to ignore their regular organiza-
ton in raising Kansas quota Of troops.
an. NJ. MURDOCH"
The answer read:
Washington, D. c., April %.
an. NJ. Murdoch. Wichita, Kansas.
The secretary Of war has notified the
governor that he desires the National
Guard to be mustered first.
"LUCIEN BAKER"
The following letter was also received
by Lieutenant Mundevello of the battery,
and read in open meeting in the armory:
''R. II. Mundevello, Wichita, Kan.
My Dear Sir:-I have yours Of the 22nd
inst. and also letter addressed to the
president requesting that Wichita bat
terry be mustered into service in case it
is necessary to secure additional troops.
I have this day signed the request and
submitted same to the secretary of war
for his consideration and action. Yours
ever truly. LUCIEN BAKER"
The boys are anxious to be treated right
and the citizens are equally as anxious.
There is much indignation expressed at
Governor Leedy's course.
RAILWAY MEN CAN GO.
superintendent Webb of the Missouri Pa
clfc yesterday issued the following circu-
lar letter to local employees:
office of Superintendent, Wichita, Kan
sas, April 18th. 1898:
Circular No. 1S9S-6.-If any employe
In this department desires to enlist in the
service Of the United States government
volunteer army, under the presidents call
for volunteers, in the present war with
Spain, he will be furnished with leave of
absence during the term of said enlist
ment, with an understanding that his po-
sition Will be temporarily filled and held
open during the term Of such enlistment,
and until thirty days after his discharge
from the United States service. providing,
that he shall have been honoraby dis
charged from the service of the United
States. and that his physical condition
shall be such as TO justify his reinstate-
ment.
ANY employee who desires 10 take ad-
vantage of the above, should make appl-
cation to his division superintendent or
division road master, for leave of absence.
"A. II. WEBB, Superintendent"
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