The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-07-09
SOON READY FOR WAR
0kIahoma's Battalion is Rap
idly Mastering In.
YOUNG LADIES VOLUNTEER
They Want to Go as Nurses
The Fighting Parson."

Guthrie, o. T., July ESPECIAL MO
! Gregor Douglas OF Oklahoma City has
resigned his commission in the Oklahoma
battalion es second lieutenant and the
governor has rendered the place TO Judge
! A. r. Museller of Perry, who has accept
| ed. Judge Museller is a formerly OF Wich-
ia man, where he was elected proba te
! judge.
/ The governor has received applications
! from two young ladies who want to so
| 10 the front as army nurses-Miss Emma
! c. Smith Of KingfsheH and Miss Leona
! Clark of Lily. Kay county.
The latter writes; Il want to 90 to war
but cannot on account of being a girl,
but l want TO volunteer as a nurse" Miss
Smith says she has nursed cyclone vic
tins and has had considerable experience
IN the line. She has learned that many
| nurses are needed on the field. and volun-
teers her services for the war.
The governor received a telegram from
the war department last night resembling
his authority to recruit the Indian Terri
tory company of volunteers. and the work
will eperformed by the authorities Of
that territory. The change is probably
due to the vigorous protests sent in from
the territory against the extension OF the
authority Of the Oklahoma governor.
Seven prisoners, one Of them woman.
confined in the county jail al Norman.
Cleveland county, want to be set free in
order to enlist.
in 7 ipo 10
county yesterday morning. was accepted
and was enrolled and left for home to
say goodbye to his family and be here
again this morning, riding distance of
seventy miles. He is to be the fighting
parson" of the regiment.
The work Of mastering in the recruits
goes braveiy on under the direction OF
Lieutenant Thompkins. At noon yester-
day seventysix men had been examined
and accepted and the full company of 100
men accredited Il Guthrie vas completed
last night.
The Pawnee contingent, which is part
of the Guthrie company, contains several
full-bloOd Pawnee India rs. who will make
splendid lighting material
Captain Roy Hoffman left tonight for
Shawnee where he will muster in his
company. He has 100 men,, the pick Of
Lincoln and Pottawatomie counties. with
many Of whom he is personally acquaInt-
ed and their high qualities as expert shots
fearless horsemen and rough and ready
campaigners.
From Guthrie Lieutenant Thompkins
will go to Perry, where he will muster in
Captain Bob Lowrys company
FIRST SQUAD OF RECRUITS.
FL Reno, o. T., July s.-(Speciall-Th
first squad of reoruits for the Oklahoma
battalion will arrive ar Fort Reno from
Guthrie and Shawnee Saturday or Sun
day. Lieutenant O'Rourke leaves tomor-
row for Shawnee, where he will be sworn
into the service by Lieutenant Tomp-
kfns, Seventh cavalry, u. S. A. Lieuten-
ant ORourke has received orders from
Major John Stone, commanding the hat
talon, to not enlist any more men unless
they insist on il. nf the thirty-fve men
enlisted by Lieutenant O'RcUrke every
man of them insisted that his name
should be placed on the roll.
Lieutenant Tomokins Will be here Men
day 10 muster in the tnirty-hve men
whose names Lieutenant O'RourkA has
on his roll.