Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-10-15
REPUBLICANS OBJECT TO TwENTI-
ETH'SMUsTER OFT DATE.
WANT 1T EARLIER OR LATER
ELECTION DAY A BAD TINE FOR A
STATE RECEPTION.
Splendid Reception Given by Oakland
to Kansas and Montana Troops
Observation-Disclosures and Funs-
ton Were the PrInci-
pal Orators.

TOPEKA, Oct. H.-(special) The Re-
publican leaders are diligently at work
to-day 10 get the war department to change
the date of the muster ont of the Twentieth
Kansas General shafter yesterday fixed
November as the date for the muster out.
This will throw the regiment in Topeka
Nofember 7-electiOn day.
reception in Topeka on election day
will not only be unsatisfactory to Topeka,
but also TO people of the state. Thousands
Of people who want TO attend it VIII be
kept away on account Of the election, and
thousands more will come here and lose
their votes. In order 10 accommodate all,
the Republicans viii ask that the regiment
be sent home few days before election
or a few days after. They would prefer
that they be sent home before. for the
majority of the soldiers are Republicans,
and those living In the country districts
Will be able to vote II they reach home
in time. Besides this the soldiers are
with the Republicans on ali the war issues,
and they Will enthuse lot of people who
are on the fence politically just now Ii
# is impossible to muster out the regiment
in time TO get It here by the Friday before
election, then the Republican leaders will
ask that it be started from Frisco SO as
TO get here the Tuesday following.
Considerable surprise is expressed around
Copeland county that Governor Stanley
and Treasurer Grimes and other members
of the party now in Frisco did not think
Of the election day matter before the date
was set and explain the situation 10 Gen.
eral shafter. It is the general opinion that
the general would have fixed another date
if the matter had been explained to him
No information has been received from the
war department yet in response TO the tele-
gram sent to-day, but IT is believed tha'
General Shafter will be instructed &c
change the date.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. H.-(Special) A
magnificent reception was given by Oak
land 20 the Kansas and Montana regi-
ments to-day. Bands and flowers and
school children and pandemonium oi
noises were the features. At the banquet
General Shafter and General Funston were
the principal orators and both were cheered
TO the echo.
"A year from now," said General Funs,
ton. those of you who are half-hearted
Will wonder how you ever doubted the wis
dom of expansion. By March or April the
iEsurrection will be put down and peace
will reign throughout our islands and pos
r. yr 7
best army. man for man, ever assembled
on earth, and 1t is the best cared for army
thar ever took the field. Don't believe the
lies OF the copperheads and the yellow
journals The Philippine situation is al
right, and every day is making it better"
Funston was given a splendid reception
Fer four miles people lined the streets anc
cheered as long as he was IN sight.
There was some disappointment thai
more OF the Kansas troops did not attend
the celebration. only few of the men ans
practically none OF the officers being pres
ent This was due to delays In the making
out of papers preliminary TO muster out
the boys prefsrring TO stay in camp TO
the physical examination which was il
progress. An elaborate lunch, with society
women as walters. was served in the Tab
ernacIe 20 all who went to Oakland.
Three sets of clerks in each company are
at work on the reports and records, which
must be completed before the regiment car
be mustered out. The muster out roll wa
prepared on shipboard. but the work wa.
not properly done, and a new rol! must b.
made.
The men are complaining a good deal o
the cold weather. and 1t is not probable
that many cases Of sickness will result
The tents Of the Kansans are foored. anC
are provided with stoves. so that the mel
do not actually suffer, but the change fror!
the tropical heat Of the Philippines IS no
designed 10 promote health. and an out
break of pneumonia would cause little sur
prise.
An order has gone forth that all th,
Kansas troops must be revaccinatcd. 81
that goodly number OF them are likeI.
20 return home with sore arms.
The body Of VIII Snow. who was browne,
while greeting the Tartar. has not We
been found. Chancellor Snow. his father
IS expected here tomorrow to continue
the search. which has been kept up un
ceasIngly. The faculty Of Stanford mi
versity. where Snow taught Tor a year
has adopted the following:
The dozfA q william Ap5eiHa Snow. reporter 10
a." san Fr5Hci=co Chronicle. aai lately assistant q
sutDmrnEy IN the Leland staa:ard. Jr.. university
Who ULs drowned the night Of October 10 Ia Sal
Iran'te'1 bay, ar0uses peculiar Taken away
o" ws 10 tie faithful pursuit Cf tha of NJ
'lJ-'a Trsfra. h!g youth he zeal. his success au
Tie IrCmlse aauudantly given " larger success Il
the iutHr. al make the fatal accident the occasion
fYT profound T-r=-t.
wL|r.fa7r IL rycognition of his scholarly a5'I.tis
nnH ait4iHi4siils sli u lis many manly aEt soci-
Tn:s': ny dzIre Co. make this record Of their sens
nf .0-" and q q ..r lymTa--y TitA his family an
friends
Colonel Hughes To he Grand Marshal
TOPEKA, oct. H-tSpecial) Brigade
General ] W. +. Hughes. Of the Kansa