The Advocate and news., 1898-05-18

found by the police at Topeka he had
an American flag, a Cuban flag and a
revolver in his pocket.
Captain CharleswOrth, of the BeOit
company, was in the Civil war and after
ward served in the British army. He Is
| a soldier
Senator Sewell declines to become a
major general because he would have to
resign his seat in the United States SEN
ate to accept.
Marion Watson, who made a very sat
isfactory secretary of the Senate, has
been appointed chief musician Of the
Twentieth regiment
The reason why the newspapers could
not find Colonel Funston at Washington
was that he registered under an assumed
name to escape them.
The Spanish ministry has demanded
war fund of 2O,0OO,OOO pounds from the
COrtes. 1t will carry with it an addi-
tiOnal tax on lands and government Sc
curities.
Robert Robyn, of Plttsburg, is probably
the only Kansas banker who tried to
enlist as a private. The mastering Off
GERS objected to his eyesight and he is
unable to go.
All of the boys at Camp Leedy who
write to their home papers commend
Governor Leedy's conduct toward them
since they have been in camp. They say
that he has done his part well.
]. s. Halliday Of Pittsburg, was at
Camp Leedy last week. with a lot of new
recruits which he had brought up to fill
out companies which were short. He
had no trouble in finding the men and he
brought good ones
-Four AltamOnt boys, who were all sill
yer men, by the way, wanted to enlist.
Only one could get in at Parsons An
other got in as a part of NeOshO's quota
and the other two presented themselves
ait independence and were accepted. Who
says silver men are not patriotic?
The Catholic authorities have issued a
letter to each priest and congregation in
this country in which it is stated that
reXt to their duty to God it Is the duty
of every American Catholic to support
and uphold his country in the present
war The letter is issued to counteract
the charge that the sympathies of the
church were with Spain.
The three Kansas regiments will be
known as the Twentieth, Twenty-tirst
and Twenty-secOnd Kansas infantry.
During the Civil war eighteen Kansas
regiments were raised, and in 1868 the
Nineteenth was organized for Indian
service. The continuation of the old Sc
ries of numbers will Obviate danger of
confusion in the records.
1t is all right to talk about the sad
hearts of those at home who have given
up sons and brothers ito go to the 'front.'
but for the genuine article find the boy
who passed the examination at home and
was then rejected by the government
doctors at Topeka. Many of these boys
broke down and wept like children. 1t
was a very bitter dose. The only satis
faction to be derived from it is that they
have shown their disposition to serve
their country and that through no fault
Of theirs they cannot go.
Lieutenant Ellis, of the Kingman com
pany, uses the following in his farewell
to the readers of the Kingman Journal,
Of which he has lately been editor: I'VE
have joined the volunteers and go where
duty calls us. Not that duty which says
there are plenty Of others to go, I'll wait,
but with Ahe spirit of patriotism handed
down to us by our ancestors who were
first in the fray at Valley Forge. From
the first news of the blowing up Of the
Maine we have not been right-there has
been a cog out Of place and our naturally
peaceably inclined disposition has been
all awry and now we go forth to do or
die. Home and those we love are left
behind and intrusted to the keeping Of
the immortal spirit who dOeth all things
well, while we go forth to defend our
country and help to bring to the bar Of
justice nation that has wantonly raw
ished helpless women, starved and tor
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