The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-21

capt. w. K. Wright, assistant quar-
termaster, received notice today that
4,500, 900 rations, in addition to the first
order, had been purchased and are now
en- route. Prosper, Lazard & Co. have
begun work on immense bakery in
the park. The firm has a contract to
supply the army with $4,000 1oaves of
bread daily.
The chaplains of the various regi-
ments have started a fight against the
liquor saloons, scattered over the camp.
They have a strong backing, and the
saloons will probably be abolished.
The park army now numbers nearly
So, 900 men, and each day adds at least
a thousand.
The formation of the first army corps
has been completed and today the for
nation of the first division of the third
corps was. begun. Gen. James H. WADE
will command this division.
! During the last few days a number of
serious depredatiOns have been commit
ted by the worst elements of the volun-
teers. The miscreants have been so Sc
verely punished, however, that no fur
| Their trouble is expected.
The Second New York infantry, 1000
men; battery A, First Illinois artillery,
125 men and the First Missouri infan-
| try 1925 men, arrived last night and
| went into camp in the park this morn
| ing.
drawn from Pennsylvania, West Vir-
ginia, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Min
neSOta.
The Third division, Brigadier J. S. c.
Bates, commanding, draws its forces
| from New Hampshire, Massachusetts,
| New York, Pennsylvania. Illinois, Min
nesota, Missouri and Kansas. The
| Fourteenth Minnesota in the Second di-
vision and the Twelfth Minnesota, the
Second Missouri and the Twenty first
Kansas, in the Third division, are the
| only regiments from west of the Mis-
sissippi in the first corps.
Until the complement of brigadiers
has been appointed, each brigade will
| be in command of the senior colonel.
| Major General John R.Brooke, who will
| also be in command of the army of the
Gulf.
The following regiments have arriv-
ed: First New Hampshire infantry, II
| companies, 1909 officers and men, COM
manded by Col. Robert H. Rolen. Sec
ond Missouri infantry, IL companies.
95S officers and men, under command of
! Col. w. K. Cafee. Battery B, Pennsyl-
vania light artillery, 121 officers and
men, fully equipped. commanded by
York infantry, 1000 officers and men,
commanded by Col. E. E. Hardin.
| Battery A, First Illinois artillery, Capt.
Phillip Yeager; in commend, arrived at
! ry arrived at 10 o'clock yesterday. The
regiment is made up of II companies.
| 1925 officers and men in command of
| Col. Edwin Buldorf.
Today Gen. Brooke will begin the
! formation of the Third army corps.
Col Fred D. Grant, it is understood
will be made provisional brigadier of
the First brigade of the First division
of the corps. His regiment will be the
! first assigned to the new corps, which
will be commanded by Gen. James F.
| Wade.
over 10000 letters were delivered to
! the troops today.
The story sent out here to the effect
| that three men had been arrested with
arsenic on their persons, with which it
| was supposed they were to poison wa
ter used by the troops is a fake pure
and simple, and was evolved from the
Imagination of several boys, who are
| indulging in liquor, cigarettes and 9th
er vices and who are here as alleged
| correspondents of certain newspapers
There is not the slightest foundation
for the story, all wells being under con-
slant guard to prevent pollution as vel
| as waste of water
Frank McReady, company D, Twelfth
New York of New York, died today
from heart failure while on the march
from Rossville to the camp grounds in
| the park