The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-12

hind this organized and drilled force are
| $50, 600 knights. who according 10 the state
ments of the leading men in the order,
would respond 10 call 10 put on uniforms
and bear arms in defense of the govern
ment. 1t is announced at the headquar-
tiers OF the uniform rank here that every
company enrolled in the organization will
be placed at the disposal Of the president
II there should be q call for soldiers other
that the men who make up the national
guard Of the several states. James X. Car
nahan Of this city is the major general in
command Of the $1,000 uniformed knights.
Our organization is made up Of young
able bodied men" said he today. and
in this crisis they should be taken into
consideration. If it should become neces-
sary. every company in the uniform rank
will be sent 10 the front. We could pre-
sent formidable army on short notice.
Our men are as well drilled as the national
guard of the several states. The regular
army tactics are followed. The only diff
ference IS we use the saber drill instead Of
the gun drill; but it would not take the
knights long to pick up the gun drill"
Following is the roster of offic IS in the
uniform rank, many of whom are veter-
ans of the civil war: Philip T. Colgrove.
Hastings, Mich, commander-in-chief;
James r. Carnahan indianapolis. major
general; William J. Mckee, indianapolis.
adjutant general Brigadier generals of
the order in their several states are:
Charles F McGlasham. Truckee. Cal:
William A Craft. Denver, Col; Roman
f. Harmon. Savannah. Ga; James II.
Barley. Springfield, H.; James R. Ross.
Indianapolis. Ind: John c. Lopez, Des
Moines, Iowa; Joseph II. Lyon, Leaven-
worth, Kan; George E. Curtis, Dayton.
Ky: Wesley G.. Smith, Portland, Me;
Paul NJ. Foss, South Boston. Mass; Will
lam G. Gage. East Saginaw. Mich; Rus
sell o. Phippot- Owatcnna, MINI; Samuel
3. Provost, Kansas City, Mo; Francis
II. de Castro Kimball, Neb.; Chauncy 3.
Hoyt, Portsmouth, n. H; J. Mitchell
Reese. Phinipsburg. n. j.; Charles c. Lut-
ton Amsterdam. N Y: James c. Howe,
Kerfton. Ohio Walter H Starbird. Pitts
burg. Pa: Alexander Allison. Knoxville,
Tenn; Daniel J. Turner. Norfolk. Va;
Samuel B. Hopkins. Dallas. Tex: Harry
A Bigelow Seattle. Wash; Christopher
C Rand. Che-lestown. w. Va, and Frank
Barry. Milwaukee. WIS.
These twenty-six states have brigades
under uniform. In Indiana are nine regi-
ments with a total of 1000 men in ranks.
The headquarters of the 1st Indiana regi-
ment are in this city. John A COnlen
is the colonel commanding. The headquar-
tiers Of the other regiments are as fol-
lows: I'd regiment Goshen, Col. Elbridge
G. Herr; Sd regiment, New Castle. Col
Albert d. Odborn; 4th regiment. Madison,
Col. Argus D. Vanosdol; 9Th regiment
Michigan City. Col William II. Davis. 9Th
regiment. Washington. Col. Henry II. Hy-
att; 7th regiment, Terre Haute. Col
Thomas ]. Griffith: Sth regiment. Craw-
louisville, Col. Samuel Ensminger: 9th
regiment Fort Wayne. Col. Charles Z.
Graves. Seventy-seven companies make
up the batta3ons that compose the nine
Indiana regiments.
The prospect Of war IS having a lepres-
sing effect on the arrangements for the
biennial encampment of the Uniform rank
which is TO be held in August. Il had
been estimated that not fewer than 100 900
men would 60 into camp here for ten days
Twenty thousand Of these. u was esti-
mated, would be members Of the uniform
rank; the others members OF the Knights
OF PytF1tas which win hold It's IA eonal
meeting here at the same time as does
the uniform rank. General Carnahan and
his associates are inclined to think now
that If there should be war. and T. should
be prolonged. it would be necessary 20
postpone the outing. as many OF the
knights Will be anxious to serve their
country.
Governor Mounts attention has been
called to the availability q the men who
make up the uniform rank. Knights Of
Pythias. and he has promised 70 commit
nica,e rhe facts laid before him % the
president in case men are needed.