The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-06-10
From San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO,

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2S.
AS finished my letter last night
the absorbing topic was the rumor
that three of our Minnesota boys had
been poisoned by Spanish sympa-
thiZers. Orders were issued to allow
no soldier to take any food from any
source except the commissary de-
partment.
1t is now bought by many of the
boys that this order was especially
made for the benefit of reglmental
officials, and the company commits
sionary. yesterday the company
commissionary was very sick from
gorging himself with sweet meats).
1t is learned from reliable sources
that the deaths in the Minnesota
regiments were caused, one by meas
les, one with typhoid fever and one
was poisoned by eating canned meat.
Two Kansas men are said to besuf-
fering with neuralgia of the heart
and will probably be discharged and
sent home, but | have not learned
who they are.
Regarding our pay the follwing
rumor Is atloat:
One of the most interesting prep
arations of the Quitting of the Ma
Mia expedition has just been an
nounced. The Government has pur-
chased $50, 900 Mexican silver dollars
which General Merritt will take
along to defray the expenses of the
expedition. This amount is not ex-
pected to be enough, but more will
be sent from time to time.
Regarding the aid given the Twen-
tieth Kansas the Can prints the
following:
OAKLAND, May 26.-Quite an ami
mated discussion arose at Red Cross
headquarters this morning on the
question whether the Kansas volun-
teers at the Bay District camp were
really in need of the clothing which
was being sent from Oakland. In
order to settle the question, number
of the ladies took bundles of shoes
and underclothes and visited the
camp. One party, consisting of Miss
Florinne Brown, Mrs. Chas. Evarts
and Mrs. Brown, took along sample
lot of twenty denim pillow slips
which the Kansas boys eagerly ac-
cepted. More of them will Se made
and sent over tomorrow. The ladies
on their return all agreed that more
donations should be sent to furnish
the men with proper protection in
the way of shoes, stockings and mn
derclothing. An appropriation of
$1,000 was made and placed in the
hands of committee composed of
Mrs. Kirby, Mrs. Garthorne and Mrs.
Nus banner, with instructions to sup
ply the boys with whatever is neces-
sary to better their condition. The
ladies in the First Presbyterian
church are still hard at work making
bandages. Work will begin again
on comfort bags and pillows as soon
as the 5000 bandages are finished.
The church will be closed tomorrow
afternoon to allow the ladies time TO
visit the camps in San Francisco,
The ladies of the Unitarian church
| have volunteered to make 500 ban
dages for the Oakland branch, and
the ladies of San Leandro have made
quantity of comfort bags and are
still hard at work. The children OF
the seventh grade Lincoln school to-
day formed a Juvenile league and
prepared a shipment of towels, soap
and provisions, which will be sent to
the camp tomorrow.
General Merritt arrived yester-
day and will open headquarters at
camp in short time. He will be
Governor General Of the Philippines
Hon. II. G. Otis, of Los Angeles, was
appointed Brigadier General under
General Merritt
Tomorrow the soldiers will have
the privilege of going up town to at
tend church. Donations of stamps
pencils, pens, paper ETC.. were thank
fully received in camp yesterday
The officers are pushing their claims
for uniforms as hard as they can, but
it seems that no definite information
can be obtained. So far the China
men have contributed So to the
soldiers. JORDAN.