Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-05-06
WILL MUSTER AT TOPEKA.
Kansas MusterinE Omcer Has Reen
Ordered to the Capital From
LeuVenwOrth.

Leavenworth. Kas.. May 5.-(Speciall
Lieutenant Clark of the United States
army, who is the mastering officer for
Kansas went to Topeka tonight. He was
accompanied by Lieutenant Smith. quar-
termaster and their going to Topeka was
in accordance with telegraphic orders from
Washington. This seems to indicate that
the troops are to be mustered III at 10
peka instead of at Fort Learenworth. The
army officers think that the mastering in
will take place Immediately. probably to-
morrow. DR.. Banrster, who Is the regu-
lar army surgeon. also went to Topeka, 10
examine the volunteers.
Recruiting is going on at Fort LeaVen-
worth for the regular army, but more are
rejected than accepted. squad of nine
teen was sent to Mobile. Ala. tonight to
fill up the skeleton companies of some OF
the regiments.
Captain Deford opened the volunteers
recruiting office this morning at sos Dele
ware street. When he arrived he found
large crowd ready to enlist in the coun-
try's service. These were sent in squads
to the council chamber. where they were
examined by Drs. Walter and Everhardy.
Their descriptive lists were filled out by
Judge Frank p. Fitzwilliam. Eighty-four
men were enrolled and in the examination
fourteen failed to come up to the required
standard. and were rejected.
The elective officers of the company are:
w. S. Albright, captain; H. II. Seeker,
first lieutenant. and j. w. Hausermann,
second lieutenant These names will be
sent to Governor Leedy for commissions.
The captain has not yet appointed subor-
dinate officers. The men were kept at the
recruiting Office all day, awaiting orders
from Topeka, which did not arrive. In the
p,,,o fGaty oil tn pn n
homes, but were given orders 20 report at
headquarters at $50 tomorrow morning.
Nearly all the recruits are from the city,
| and the examining surgeon says that they
are as fine lot of men as are to be found.
The names of the volunteers are as fol-
lows:
Frank Barbour. William w. Baker. Will
lam L. Bigford, Walter K. Case, Will
lam Cronatzer. William Dawson. w. A.
Concklin. Eli c. Dresser. Frank B. Ditt-
mann. Richard Flannigan. Perry Goff.
A. Hurd, Ralph H. Leavitt. Robert D.
keifer, Samuel G. Hopkins. Arthur Ginger
G. B. Clark; Owen Merideth. Edward Nc
Harry Jansen, Edward L. Mcclure. John
w. Glasgow, j. E. Burke. James E. Rieley.
William Mcfarland. Arthur Mays. John
kafter. jr. Arthur Wrigey, William ;.
sprague, Madden E. Purvis, Harry H.
Seeker, John G. Waste. w. R. Trevitt.
Joseph F. Besser, Walter NJ. Birdsell. Will
lam S. Clark, Thomas Duffcole, A: S. Ed
wards. Carl H. Delfs. George S. Few,
William c. Clark, James B. Hines, Ado!ph
Hensli, Arthur c. Howe. Abraham Harris.
John johnson. Peter Haas w: P: King,
Charles L. Johnson. William E. Ledger,
Burr Howard Ernest Mordaunt. ]. c.
Murphy. c. F. Meyers. William j. Maloney.
w. Loudenschlager. Henry L, Miller, J.. E.
| Watson. Alvin C. Nelson, Rife H. Smith,
Stephen T. Ryan. ]. T. Quackenbusch.
Lowell Rowe. William Mccormick. Jake
vogler. Taylor Foster. Charles E. Single
| ton. Jordan +. Duncan. w. s.. Albright,
Henry Steffert, H. Suberkrupp. Oliver Till
| quist. Charles Selee. George Scheerer. J.
| Richardson.