The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-03

of the news companies NJ and K took
the young man on their shoulders and
carried him UP and down the streets
He gave up a good position as station
agent at Gypsum City to enlist.
The unpleasantness between Colonel
Funston and Lieutenant Colonel Little
has apparently quoted down. 1t is Salu
that General Miller stated that any OIL
Ger in volunteer service could recon-
mend officers for promotion as did Lit
tie without being liable for court mar
tial. Col Funston still holds that Lieut..
Col. Little was wrong and the latter IS
quite as sure he was right and there
the matter rests at the present Mu-
tual friends are trying to smooth the
matter over.
The sick list is no longer a fornida-
BILE affair. Major Surgeon Rafter ably
seconded by Captains Huffman and
Smith have reduced it to minimum
There are not over 20 from the Kansas
regiment in the hospital.
Nearly every company has built an oven
coy little cook shack where rations
are prepared in a neater manner and much
pot and crane system.
One of the special features of camp life
now is an effort towards cleanliness be-
ing made by both officers and priVates:
The street force in canvas SUITS IS our
right after breakfast and when their Ia
bors cease at noon everything IS as br1ght
ana pleasing as Kan Li avenue art ed7i q
hers of one tent in each battalion having
the neatest appearance at inspection Sat
urday night was given a "A hours pass
taIions and about 16 men to a tent this
would mean a short vacation for % OF
Company A gave an entertainment the
other evening in Franklin hall, the pro
struments for a company string band
Several dollars were taken in above ex-
One of the nightly features of the regi-
mem, and one that seems to give comfort
company A Shortly after dark privates
from other companies drop in, the room IS
with tallow candles, the floor polished
with drippings from the same and with
and a banjo twanging away the dance is
on. Often the musicians are seated on
pile OF sacked potatoes Whlcn some en-
thusiastic dancer knocks out from under
doing a wild all balance" and ID down down
on and the government shoes continue to
pound the floor regardless of the Interrupt
ton. To appreciate TINS scene II must pc
remembered that it is always stag
dance and the Arkansas Traveller" IA
VOrite tune.
Captain Towers has made the following
new appointments in his company: Butler
]. Haskins to sergeantship and PriXates
Charles B. Ramsey. s. J. White, Chase
Cole. Fred Ricob, Clarence Sheron and I.
K. Wisner to be corpOrals
The Topeka company also paid a social
visit to the Tennesseeans on Sunday after
The muster roll is being made t9,r up and nd
Monday. 1t will be welcomed.
Al Indications now point to to several
weeks OF g4rrl f2or me o Ior IN e
where the Tennessee boys are camped,
have come drifting down the wind sounds
of jubila ton. At first, in the early even
ing it was in the nature of cheers; later
on it became more and more like as if
Comanche war dance was on, and as l sit
writing at 10 O. clock in the tent the wild
mountaineers are beating the tom-toms
and parading. Family down the line
the coarse below of the fog-hoTn. And
as the sound comes up the line, nearer,
clearer, the check roll officer passes stop
ping long enough to call lights out"
nessee boys got a barrel of 'moonshine'
from home tonight. Don't you hear emp
With a sigh the paper and pencil is laid
aside, the sputtering candle blown out and
silence falls on the sleeping camp save the
lonely sentiners vigil.