Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-05-16
TwENTY.FlRsT KANSAS REGIMENT
RECEIVES ORDERS.
TO LEAVE TUESDAY MORNING.
rwENrY.sEcoND REGIMENT LIKE.
LY TO GO TO WASHINGTON.
Twentieth VIII Leave for San Fran.
cisco To-day-Rains Made the
Condition of Camp Leedy
worse Than Ever-No
Complaints, However.

TOPEKA. KAs.. May l5.-(speclal.) The
Twenty-frst Kansas regiment, Colonel
Thomas G. Fitch commanding, has been
ordered to Chickamauga. The order came
from the war department this afternoon.
1t is practically q duplicate Of the one re-
ceived by Lieutenant Colonel Little. of the
Twentieth. last night, except that Chick
amauga is inserted as the place Of desti-
nation instead Of San Francisco. The
quartermaster and commissary at Omaha
will furnish transportation and supplies.
The regiment will be equipped upon its ar
rival at Chickamauga. The Twentieth reg
iment is fairly well equipped. but the
Twenty-first hasn't anything to speak Of.
Not one-third of the privates have uni
forms and guns are SO scarce that they are
actually a curiosity.
No matter which road the Twenty-frst
takes to Chickamauga 1t will pass through
Kansas City. Colonel Fitch expects to
get away from Topeka Tuesday morning
If possible. He will not have to wait for
provisions to come from Omaha. II the
quartermaster here runs short after fitting
out the Twentieth supply will be taken
on at Kansas City. where Major Smith is
purchasing. Any possible delay will be
occasioned only for the arrival Of trans
portation.
Arrangements. were completed tonight
for the movement of the Twentieth regi-
ment tomorrow just as soon as the equip
ment can be loaded. These troops will go
4 to Ogden over the Union Pacific and from
there to Frisco over the Central Pacific.
Lieutenant Colonel Little received rations
and coffee money this afternoon. The
volunteers will begin loading the traps
early in the morning, and 1t is thought
that they will be away by noon. 1t is
the intention of the Union Pacific to trans
port the regiment in three trains, composed
in all Of three Pullman cars. nineteen COM
mon coaches, ten tourist sleepers and six
baggage and freight cars. The company
win have the cars and engines mobilized
here by sunrise tomorrow. A good por-
ton Of them will come from Kansas City.
Lieutenant Colonel Little feels confident
that Colonel Funston will be relieved by
| General Miles in time for him to accom-
pany his regiment from San Francisco to
the Philippines.
Major Frank whitman has been detailed
as chief commissary Of the train. The ten
days field rations will be shipped in one
vided up into sections and then subdiyided
among the companies. There will be- one
battalion to each train and its supplies
will be carried along with 1t. Unless the
train IL delayed by accident or other cause.
the volunteers will not enjoy meal OF
warm victuaas on tneH enuie H,p 70 'ne
coast. Their rations consist wholly Of
cooked canned stun. They will get hot
conee along the route ana tnaIs ~ tnS nc
hot STUN she5 VIII ees. tne tIst secuo" .,sa VIZ.
b IN charge: e:oi Ma'oE W wn.ms' eus ss. 80
ono, iMa1or meec.1., .ne ."s H. .as sSaaa
Buchan. Eacn sec!,on "n IL SoI I,a.,.eavt .
tourist eleepefS anu O =. ,at .,,s vnI.
Colonel Latue mas V.aneI a. .,aS,,ns W :. .hs..
unteers take '"f" a''1' e'seSs -
cars.
Some Of the onceEs WIN tako tnen aolses
and servants along. otnefs wnl guy no,s..
| at San Francisco ana employ Servants
there also.
Adjutant Deford at nrst intenoeo NOT 70
buy horse until ne got 70 Manlls, Dut
when he learned that there Wefe NO norses
| there, that people there tooe oxen anu
| camels, he concluded TO equip nimse1 nere'
The Twenty-second or last Kansas reei-
| ment to be raised under the nrst eau Oh tne
president will not De mustered IN uhtil
Tuesday. There are three companies YET
to muster In singly, ana some Oh tnem sfe
not quite. full The Norton company was
filed up to-day, with Billy Sapp's recruits
from Galena. The others VIII De nleo To-
morrow, but the regiment cannot be mus
| tered IN a. oooy unui Snase Dosto1 sho
some other officers whom the governor has
given places arrive. Doster will be ma
| jor In that regiment. He II on his way
home from Central America and Is expect
ed here late tomorrow night or cary tues.
| day morning. Doster ts . graduate OF
| West Point. The TWenty-second has no
equipment whatever. 1t expects to stay
here for three or four days YET AZ least
and perhaps week. colonel Ainosay is
| OF the opinion thet MS regiment VIII DC
ordered to washington. Inc assignments
| made by deneral Miles III genera oiuets
| to-day provide Tor TINS, OUT Oh course tney
are subject to cnanse.
Camp Leedy ID IN worse coRdiioh to-oay
than ever before. 1t IL sea OF muo. rms
morning at O'CLOCK the heaviest VI an
| the neavy -doWnpour Q! fs1us leeen.'y ses
in' ana ZOE an ,. nou, ~. M s.o.es - ,.a.
themselves ny .uu1 49,. 49,,
tntouen many IN. y. 'as as,an .s 70 n,.ohsd IN .hs
were ..es@o, m .he r.tsr 10, u,dor
Hae . y. :. M A.,s.m. The ditcbes around
Tue ten.. AH ,ro.e.,,o, vhotever
.ne s een.s ~ ~. .t,,sr 80. thnro,,.h'
| me oeuu,ns M ~nu ",s,a,., a1o.h.. %srs a,s,
.o.H ~ 1 ,ovs dnr,nr the forenoon
"es snW ~, 'o .a,. uo,,avo, they
~ ,,,o.a a datermined look and made no
,n,.. ~
naan,.a ~. condition of the camp there
,ars. nmnher NJ vi,itors there.
NJ ... th.t ono rs~tm.nt would soon
100. To- s.n Francisco brought the rel
stives and friends of many of the soldiers
Il