The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-25

as organized.
There is not man." said ne, who
viii consent to enlist II new officers are 70
be named Newton has double reason 70
| be vexed because Colonel P. n. Hoisiug-
/ ton, an energetic and most efficient off,
Ger is to be turned down. There is con-
siderable surprise that Governor Leedy
| should have decided 70 reorganize the
militia. and We have hopes that It is not
| true"
Kansas has two regiments Of militia
The First regiment IS composed Of nine
companies. as follows:
Company B. Kansas City. Kan; c. B.
Walker, captain.
Company D, lola; L. P. Slower. captain.
Company F. Fort Scott; Peyer Charles
Martin, captain.
Company C, Garrett; Peter D. Brandt;
captain.
Company H. Lawrence; a C. Clark.
captain.
Company 7. Manhattan; W. B. Lester.
captain.
Company K. Emporia; vacancy as cap
tain.
Company L. Ttchison; E. P. Green,
captain.
Company NJ. Topeka; J. E. Towers, cap
tain.
The Second regiment is composed of
eleven companies, as follows:
Company a, Wichita; H. w. Koeneche,
captain.
Company B. wellington; ]. S. Dey. cap
tain.
Company c, Winfield; Charles Van Way,
captain.
Company D. Newton; J. ]. Norton. cap
tain.
Company E, Hutchinson; T. R. Campbell
captain.
Company F. Larned; ]. E. Houston, cap
tain.
Company C. Marion; H. E Hanniford.
captain.
Company H. Eldorado; H. W. Douglass.
captain.
Company I Cottonwood Falls; Ben
Spence, captain.
Company X, Garden City; W. Med.
Rowan, captain.
Company L, Osborne; V. E. Cunning
ham, captain.
There are two batteries Of artilleryi
Battery a, Wichita; George A. Downing,
captain.
Battery B, Topeka; W. a. Patterson,
captain.
The appointment for volunteers will be
accorded to congressional districts. The
call for 125. 900 men gives Kansas three reg
iments, and each congressional district
will have 10 contribute four companies
Of 100 men each.
The number Of recruiting stations in
each district viii equal the number Of
companies TO be raised, and Will represent
the most convenient points within the
prescribed territory Recruiting officers
and surgeons Will be at once appointed
and sent to the respective towns. Only
able bodied men between the ages Of q
and A who are physically sound will be
received as volunteers under the fnstruc-
tons of the governor.
The men Of the respective companies
will be given the privilege of eleotng their
officers from sixth corporal TO captain
Every battalion of three companies viii
be in command Of q major, and these
Appointments will be made by Governor
Leedy.
Governor Leedy says that he will not
permit anyone who may choose to recruit
a company. He has instructed Colonel
Funston and Adjutant General Allen 20
select all Of the recruiting officers. After
each company is filled. then the governor
proposes TO let the men select their own
officers from captain down TO corporal.
This is in accordance with the sugges-
ton of Assistant Adjutant General Boyd.
Recruiting stations will be established
within twenty-four hours after the gov
ernor receives the presidents call. From
a semi-oficlal source It is learned that re-
crtHting stations vii Ice located in the
various congressional districts as follows;
First-Topeka, Leavenworth, Atchison
and Seneca
second-Kansas city. Lawrence, Fort
Scott and Ottawa
ThIrd-Pittsburg. Parsons, Arkansas
City and Fredonia-
Fourth-Emporia, Eureka, Marion and
Council Grove
Fifrh-Manhattan Abilene, salina and
Washington
sixth-L.ncoln, Smith Center, Hays City
and Colby.
Seveuth-wichits. Hutchinson, Dodge
City and Garden City.