Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-31
NEARLY ALL OF TWENTIETH KAN.
SAs OFFICERS PROMOTED.
ELEVEN STAY IN PHILIPPINES
HAVE ACCEPTED COMMISSIONS IN
OTHER REGIMENTS.
Nineteen Prfvates and Non.Commfs.
stoned Men Have Won Shoulder
straps in the Filipino War
Roster of Present ON.
GERS of Regiment.

TOPEKA. Aug. 3o.-(Special) OF the
| forty-one officers commissioned when the
twentieth Kansas regiment was organized,
only nine still hold their old places. Most
| OF these are captains whose promotion was
prevented by lack of vacancies among
the field officers
The officers who still retain the positions
to which they were originally appointed are
Lieutenant Colonel E. c.. Little, Major
| Frank Whitman, Captain Edmund Bolt
| wood. Captain Adna G. Clarke, Captain
George N. Watson, Captain Charles s.
Flanders, Captain William S. Albright,
First Lieutenant John F. Hall and First
Lieutenant Frank J. Frank
There have been only two advancements
| IN the field and staff, creating vacancies
| permitting the promotions of captains One
| was the promotion of Colonel Funston to
brigadier general, and the other was the
| transfer of Major Bishop to the United
| States volunteers.
Captain Fred E. Buchan is the only Off
Ger in the Twentieth who secured a second
| lieutenancy or any other position in the
regular army. large number of Twen-
teth officers, however, have been trans
| ferred to the new United States volunteers
| I
| First Lieutenant Ernest Agnew, Major W.
IL. Bishop. Captain Daniel F. Craig. Second
Lieutenant Fred r. Dodge, Captain Edgar
A. Fry. Captain Edward L. Glasgow, First
| Lieutenant w. A Green, First Lieutenant
j. w. Haussermann, Second Lieutenant
John j. Haisch and Captain Henry Orwig.
| These officers were killed: First Lieuten-
ant Afford c. Alvord. Captain David S.
| Elliott, Second Lieutenant William A. Nc
Taggart.
Those who resigned follow: Captain
Charles NJ. Christy. Second Lieutenant and
Adjutant w. A. DeFord, Second Lieutenant
Arden w. Flanders. Second Lieutenant
Phillip S. Ray, Second Lieutenant Thomas
X. Richey, First Lieutenant and Quarter
master Lafayette c. Smith. First Lieuten-
ant Harry Seeker.
| Captain John E. Towers was discharged,
| Outside OF the transfer of officers to the
new United States volunteers, promotions
have been made in the line officers of the
twentieth Kansas as follows:
| Colonel Funston to brigadier general
| Major Wilder S. Metcalf to colonel
| Captain Charles L. Martin to major
| First Lieutenant Howard A. Scott to
| captain
First Lieutenant William ]. Watson to
| captain
First Lieutenant Harry W. sheideler to
| captain.
| 3.
| captain.
Second Lieutenant Edward J. Hardy to
| captain
Second Lieutenant Albert H. Krause to
| captain
Private Clad Hamilton to captain (four
| promotions).
Second Lieutenant William A. Callahan to
| first lieutenant.
| Second Lieutenant Erwin B. ShowaIter
| to first lieutenant.
Second Lieutenant Robert S. Parker to
| first lieutenant.
Second Lieutenant Everett E. Huddleston
| to first lieutenant.
Quartermaster Burton ]. Mitchell to
| first lieutenant.
First Sergeant Samuel G. Hopkins to
| first lieutenant.
First Sergeant Jacob R. whisner to
| first lieutenant.
| First Sergeant E. Guy Simpson to
| first lieutenant.
First Lieutenant Aaron B. Conley to
First Sergeant Orlando ]. Burton to
| first lieutenant.
Corporal Cassius E. Warner q first
First Sergeant Collin H. Ball to second
| lieutenant.
.Quartermaster Sergeant John C. Muir
ply to second lieutenant.
First Sergeant John j. Deeming to Sec
| ond lieutenant.
First Sergeant Oscar B. woolley to sec
| ond lieutenant.
First Sergeant John Q. Tefrt to second
| lieutenant.
First Sergeant chauncey S. Pratt to sec
| ond lieutenant.
First Sergeant Ben E. Northrup to sec
! ond lieutenant
First Sergeant Charles L. Sampson to
First Sergeant Philip Fox to second lieu
| tenant.
Trumpeter Charles P. Barshfeld to sec
| ond lieutenant.
First Sergeant John G. Waste to second
| lieutenant.
Private Benjamin W. Kerfoot to second
Adjutant General S. NJ. Fox has pre-
| pared list showing the officers of the
Twentieth Kansas at the present time.
Colonel Wilder s. Metcalf. Lawrence
Lieutenant Colonel Edward C. Little,
| Abilene.
Major Frank Whitman, Lyndon
Major Charles |. Martin, Fort Scott
Surgeon, John A. Rafter,, Holton;
and Henry D. Smith, Washington.
Chaplain, John G. Schlieman. Phillips
Adjutant Zone of the first lieutenants: no
notice of assgnmentl.
9uartermaster. Walter P. Hull, Topeka
Gaptains.Edmund HOLLYWOOD, Ottawa;
Watson, Abilene: william S. Albright.
Leavenworth; Charles S. Flanders. Paola;
Howard Howard A. Scott. Eredonia; william J.
Fort Scott: Edward ]. Hardy. salina; Al
bert III. krause' Lawrence; Charles B.
1
First lieutenants-John F. Hall, Pleasan-
| ton; Frank j. Frank, Topeka; William A.
ea Ra9sa @ fy ReSert Fyp s. PaEk. h shqS o
tawa; Everett E. Huddleston, Topeka:
Burton ]. Mitchell. lola: Samuel G. Hop,
| kins, Leavenworth; Jacob r. Whisner.
Kansas City: E. Guy Simpson. Leaven,
worth; Aaron B. Conley, Fort Scott; Or.
| lando J. Burton, Fort Scott; Cassius %.
| Warner. Fort Scott.
Second lieutenants-Collin H. Bail. Otta-
wa: John C. Murphy. Leavenworth: John
| J. Deeming. Topeka; Oscar B. Woolley. Gil
Pratt. Independence: Benjamin E. North
rup. Kansas City: Charles L, Sampson, Sa-
| lima; Philip Fox. Manhattan; Charles P.
Barshfeld. Kansas City: John G. Waste
Leavenworth; Benjamin W. Kerfoot, Kan
sas City.
KANSAS RAILROAD AID BONDS.
State Treasurer Grimes VIII Permit