The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-29
In the Hospital of the TWEEN
tieth Kansas.
More Than at Amy Previous
Time Since Arrival
AT CAMP RICHMOND.
CALIFORNIA; Terrible Climate
Gets i'm Its Work.
Epidemic of Diphtheria is Now
Seriously Feared.

[F'rom the State Journals Special Cor
respondent
San Francisco, June 23.-Today the
sick list in the Twentieth Kansas made
bound upward like a rocket. The
hospital books show $50 patients-the
largest number of cases in the camp
since it's formation, by a quarter of a
hundred. This is due largely to the
recent vaccination. The virus is evil
IDENTIFY getting in it's work. 1t is pain
full but not dangerous. There are sew
eral cases of measles mixed up with
this and two serious cases of pneumo-
MIA
Harry Pepper caught severe cold at
Camp Leedy and shortly after his arri-
val here was taken down with measles
and never recovered.
But what worries the doctors most
now is the fear that diphtheria will in
wade the camp. There are four cases
in the Minnesota regiment and there is
no telling when it will leap the Kansas
guard line. Every precaution is being
taken to avoid the plague.
Captain Clark returned from his foray
in Kansas with a fine body of troops.
But that was not all. He declared that
he had grown sick of bachelor army
life and brought his wife out to the
coast with him.
Col. Funston today received from a
number of his admiring friends in lola
d AAciIAOSO1IG SWOIu NE is IluCn pl0dS0Q
with it and hopes to initiate it on some
naughty Spanish Don shortly after
reaching the Philippines.
Captain Elliott brought his young son
with him on his return from Coffeyville.
/ The captain was highly compIimented
in an issue of the Examiner this week.
His picture was given alongside of a
Johnny Reb'" who commanded a Ten
nessee company and fought under the
stars and bars. The two captains it
seems, took dinner together and talked
over old times in the stirring days of
81 and "a, and their views and pictures
appeared together in the great San
Francisco journal. They both wear the
blue now.
guard line last night which the officer
of the guard relates with a relish. With
Company A is a jolly big Dutchman
! who talks very broken He was put
on guard line the other night for the
| first time As the officer was maxim 8
| his round a sentinel far over on the
west line of the camp shouted out 50
| o'clock and all is WE'LL The next SEN
tinel took up the cry, SO o'clock and all
| is welI' and so it came on along the
| line. Out of the fog and mist right in
the Teutonfc guard the cry, SO o'clock.
und all is pritty goot.' The officer was
simply paralyzed while the guard
passed by with a pleased air of hav-
| ing made a hit with his superior
Lieut.. Col. Little is out at battalion
| drill every day now pushing his men
| through the PAGES. He declares he
| likes it immensely and it agreed with
| him for time, but last night he was
| taken suddenly i'll and today has been
under the doctors charge.
The new recruits are rapidly falling
in with camp life. Yesterday and the
| day previous the boys were taken out
| to Cliff house and Sutro baths and Civ
| en- plunge in the briny to eradicate
| the effects of their trip through
the Arizona aIkali country Captain
| Towers was in charge of the boys and
| said he never saw a crowd enjoy them
| selves as much as the boys from KAN
sas did on this occasion.
Quartermaster Smith took prompt ac-
| ton yesterday to prevent the new men
| from being buncoed on any more green
suits" made by Chinese contract labor
The last lot furnished the Kansans
were absolutely worthless and Quarter
master Smith saw to it that the boys
were not compelled to wear any more
| of them but signed up for something
| substantial.
The new suits for Manila which are
being made now are white duck -
much the same as the swell young men
| of Topeka wear every summer, and
they are long enough to roll up, too
Those worn by the troops, however
will not receive as many launderings
perhaps as those out on Topeka ave-
nue..
Many Of the officers are ordering
especial suits of a creamy crash which
are very serviceable and very cool.
One of the greatest benefits at the
camp is the Catholic tent. 1t is as large
as the one Sells Bros. carry and is
well seated with tables for writing. Any
of the troops who have not the price of
a stamp can write their letters there
and the ladies, who have the quarters
in charge, will furnish the stamps for
mailing them free. They also have
eatables and unfortunate soldiers who
are out beyond their pass" time and
desire to wait It'll dark to run the
guards can drop around for supper and
be sure of a hot meal. The work of the
Catholic societies, Christian Endeavor
and Red Cross will ever be held in
reverence by the troops.
Two of the boys died today Gas men
toned in teIegram). They We're both
sick at the brigade hospital and were
not under the charge of the local sur
geons of the Twentieth. Company B
boys took up a collection today to see