The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-04
SENT PAJAMAS.
Twentieth Kansas Regiment
Receives a Present,
Which the Officers Could Not
Identify.
SICKNESS DECREASES.
Kansans Are Given the Place Of
Honor
In San Francisco Mammoth Pa
rade Today.
CFrom the State Journals Special Cor
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San Francisco. June %.
AS a sort of a balm in Gilead thrown
to the Kansas regiment to console them
for being left behind on the third Phil
ippine expedition, San Francisco citi-
zens have offered them the place of
honor in the Fourth of July parade.
Just think of it. To march to the
rythm of popping frecrackers along the
streets of Frisco on July 4th, when
every man who enlisted May 1st in
Kansas expected 10 celebrate the day
with Dewey Two months enlisted, the
first regiment in the field and here we
are settled down in Frisco marching in
Fourth of July parades. It's the last
straw. The men mourn and refuse to
be comforted.
Lieut.. Hall has been appointed act
ing quartermaster, vice Quartermaster
Smith resigned. Lieut.. Smith has been
in poor health since his arrival in San
Francisco and under the urgent advice
of the major surgeon decided not to
undertake the trip. Smith is proprietor
of the WacOnda springs near BelOit.
The position pays $3.50 per month which
he gives up
Private Terry of Abilene met with
serious accident this week. He was one
of a detail to unload some wood and
stepped across the street for a moment
after a sandwich or a glass of beer.
He delayed returning until the other
boys were in and then jumped the
guard line force. The guard cried for
him to halt and chased the erring youth
to a tent with bayOhet at charge. At
the door of the tent the guard stumbled
and the bayonet pierced young Gerry S
abdomen, causing a serious wound. He
will recover, though very sick for a
time.
Young Joe Spendlove, of Topeka, who
was recently reduced from a corporal
charge
in" S27 of Private Stewards money
which Stewart entrusted to him, is in
trouble again. Today he shot himself
through the hand while playing in the
tent with a revolver.
The funeral of Harry Pepper was
held with military honOrs Monday. Pep
per leaves widowed mother at Silver
Lake
Johnnie Buchanan. formerly of Cros-
by'S store, who came in with the last
recruits, is comfortably located as as
sistant postmaster under Chaplain
Schleiman.
Major Surgeon Rafter tells an anus
ing incident in which Col. Funston in
cfdentally figured. A lady friend sent
large bundle Of mysterious garments.
They were a combination of waist
and trousers. The major look
ed over them: Up and down
he turned them but no idea of their
purpose could be gained. In his per-
pleXity he resolved to go to the colonel,
! headquarters Colonel Funston was
! equally as badly puzzled until a third
! party, a lady friend, suggested that
/ they might be ''pajamas." It was with
/ feeling of relief that the discovery
( was made. Each of the gentlemen now
I use one for sleeping purposes and enjoy
/ them. But they are really rOOmy enough
/ for an elephant and would fit the one
as well as the other.
DR.. Huffman today received a de-
I cided compliment. He was chosen by
! the department to preside over the
! new Minnesota, Colorado and Nebraska
! troops. The regular surgeons of these
! states have gone on to Manila and DIR.
I Huffman Will organize an immediate
/ hospital corps and assume charge. He
will have some 1900 men under his
/ charge.
! Charles C. Morton of Company z,
! Burlington, has been suffering so much
with heart trouble lately that he has
/ been compelled to go to private hos
/ pital outside of the grounds.
/ Uniforms are being issued to the
/ new recruits today and they are really
! OF better material than the first men
/ drew. The older men are doing much
/ grUmbling about the quality of the ma
/ teriaI in their suits.
The new recruits or rockies" as they
( are loosely termed, are being given
/ hard and constant drill. Corporal Frank
/ Aswald of Company and formerly
/ of the Austrian service is putting
/ squads of them through the various
{ maneuvers in the best of shape.
And, by the way, the boys in Com
/ pany 3, Captain Buchan's company are
; all "swelled up" over a compliment
paid them by Brigadier General King.
+ He was passing up and down the COM
} pany's rows on an inspection tour.
/ CHANGING in. the first Sibley next to the
! officers row he was struck with its
! neatness and exclaimed with pleasure
/ to Colonel Funston: THE appearance
4 of this tent passes the whole row"
A change has been made in the ad-
jutant's Office at the personal request
of Lieutenant w A DeFord who
/ lOnged to get back to active service
J and drill work for which he is 50 pecul-
] iarly we'll fitted. Not a breath of a
( complaint has been heard against Ad-
/ jutant DeFOrd's work and no change
would have been thought of save at his
own personal request. Captain Fred
J Buchan viii keep the Office up to its
/ present high standard. --
Major Surgeon Rafter says he has
| about eight men on his list that he
| will recommend be sent back to kan
! sas. Their physical condition will not
! permit of them being taken to the Phil
/ ippines.
o. S. Taylor now leads the band as
drum major and band sergeant il
] splendid style. Michael Bundy has beer
Company A, which gives him the
/ stripes.
Sickness in the camp is on the wane
| The virus in the boys arms from the
! vaccination has ceased to trouble then
/ longer.
Burton Mitchell one of the new re-
! cruits and a cousin OF Colonel Funston
today received word from lola that ar
immense flow of gas has been struck
in well in which he owned a half in
terest. He feels that he enlisted toe
soon. E. w. ELLIS.