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SPICY ADDRESS BY MAYOR DAVIS
Di:oitsii.s iviitititji kksi.um: iiui
I. km 01 itci; si;i:ki:iih.
Thousands nf People V Mt VVuslititctuu,
Irnnl mul t'lilrtnniint I'nrks A
Sudden Miouir llrinrln the
t'mwds I hn Allr it lions.
Merrlnm imrk, Hint dellKlitftil plcnstire
rrort out on the Memphis toatl, ivim the
Jtcocii )ciiterdny toimrilr) which thousands
of people frntii Knnn Clt) and JiiekPim
count), nml from many plnocn in tho east,
cm part of Knnn. ttirncel It mis esti
miiltrl that from i,wi to 10 OX) people Here
lit tho park during the tlay lo Inko part In
the pleasures that worn so lulshly nr
riinqod by tho nuinnReiiicnl The celcluii
Hon a under the uusplees of the dliTcr
itit councils of tho American Protective
Association IttNind near the city, tuitithar
with the members of tho Junior Order of
Fulled American Mechanics. The larso
membership of the order vvnn represented
cMerda),iilid cvertlilliK on the proitriimmo
had icfeietice to tint orKnnlratloti, coupled
with t lie patriotic lessons of the day mid
the event It commemorate. There wero
ble Hans, little Hags, biintlni; and banners
Kalorc. Tho men wore the small Hags on
their lapels, and many of the ladles wore
Hashes and limiting on their dreses, shovv
lne their connection with the order.
It was well the committee choso a park
for the gathering where thoro was plenty
of room Tho people came estcnlij until
the ample Inclosure of eighty ncres was
well filled, and thousand who Intended to
ko wero compelled to change their plans
titter tho weather clerk had the poor taste
to send such a drenching shower upon tho
people gathered there.
It was as oideily a crowd ns ever gath
cied In a pirk foi an observance of tho
d ly. vVlth all tho crowd there was present
thero was no seilous nccldctit and no cas
ualty iluilng tho die). Thero was not a
man on the ground who was dititik or
noisy not u thing took place th.it was
calculated to dlstuiu the serenity of mind
or composuie that even tho most scd.ito
might enjoy
Three bands furnished plenty of music,
nnd the drum coips of tho Feiicllilcs fur
nished m.tlllul music that quickened the
pulso and brightened tliu ive of
every old soldier In the gathering.
Thcie was enough of variety to entertain
nil, and until the piogiammo was ltulel)
cut short by tho ralu storm thero was
nothing to bo desln d that the occasion
might bo more complete or enjojahle.
'Iho crowd gatheied In the park at an
arlv hour and the programmo began
Iuomptly at 10 o'clock, when Hev. J A.
)oiirlioin. state president of tho A V A.,
called tho assembly to ordei and made the
address of welcome. It was iiulte lengthy,
rnd was devoted to a lulcf history of tho
American Protective Association, tho ex
isting older of things that called It Into
life and g.ivo It the Impetus it has. enjojed
mul the lessons It teaches He was de
lighted at the growth and popularity It
had onjojed here nnd In other pi ices, nnd
prophesied grtater things Mill for It in the
future. Ills speech was applauded at nu
merous points, and he closul with an earn
est exhoitntioii foi those pi event to listen
nnd be admonished by the addresses of tho
r- C clay, unci act as iiccame earnest ami p i-
trlolio Americans Then he Introduced
roloncl John l) Stone, chairman of the
i Following him. Hon, D. H Stoncr, speak-
Ist er or tho lower house of tho city council,
of 1 ' read the Declaration of ludepeiute nee, alter
lali lii which Mavoi Webster Davis di llvered the
of 1 Ij nddie-s of the morning The address b
ths . , Mayor Davis was as follows.
1,'P."!-? A,l,lrnuswl lit llnxnr llm 1C.
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fiolnl i Mr Chairman, Indies and Gentlemen: I
ng to . declined eighty-three Invitations with the
im ' offer of handsome fees from tivo different
naiy enfltates in ruder to be able to meet the
I'lie I ii neonle at Washlnclon and Merrlani paiks
the -lUii. My reason for so doing Is to
to s. my appreciation of the honor con
petitiC11 upon mo bj my mlghhois and
selor, ,'ol While absent from tho city In
'tiiv u4e "a Interests, an Invitation was re
Jel ir- i.i-t my olllce from the president of
, .' '. T. As-oclatlon to deliver an
i. ' ' "'ris on this occasion. My secretarj,
.' -tiadtvlng that 1 had accepted a previous
. isi '.iv Itatlon to deliver nn nddress at Wash
ington pnrk toilaj, nnd nqt knowing that
1 could meet both engagements on tho
same day, and believing that a prompt le
, plj was proper, hastily notllled the distill
i pulshed gentleman of my previous cn
I gagement. This was right and proper,
but when I leirned th it I could mike both
engagement-, I so notllled the state j.cm -retary
of jour association to notify tho
president thereof that 1 would accept his
invitation, providing I was placed on the
moinlng programme, I supposed this was
entirely itlsfactoiv. but later I learned
that certain memhi rn of jour order have
undertaken to abuse mo severelv for ac
cepting this kind Invitation From reli
able souices I learn that this abuse comes
from certain men who have been standing
npplleants for olllce from time immemorlil
but who failed to get one. Dining the
hard time- of the last fifteen month , there
have been many worthy, deserving men
out of employment, nnd for the sake of
their suffering children have been com
pelled to ask for office under ms admin
istration, and It has made my heart ache
liecnuse t could not help them all. Hut I
have done the best I could and a man can
do no more.
After m election I found that there
were less thnn tlfty ofllo s to bo tilled by
me, nnd jet I had our a thousand appli
cants. It wns Impossible to plnco so maul"
men In so sin ill n niiinbi r of pi ice. Home
miibt. of course, be disappointed. It can't
be otherwise.
In every community, however, there nre
men who Imagine that tho fate of tho
city nnd the salvation of the republic con
tlnuallj' rests on them, on their shouldeis
seems to rest the splendid structure of
our clvlll7itlon Whenevei new officials
me Installed ill olllm, they Immediately
Tnovo on them, nnd after announcing thit
tliey nlono aro responsible for the election
of the new officials, they proceed to de
mand nn appointment at his hands The
besiege him on the streets, In his office and
at his home. The camp on his front
porch nt night In order to hold tlulr pi ice
in lino In tho morning to demand ollbe
They nio found standing around eicrj
where, llko poor Wllklns Macauher, wait
ing for something to tutu up These men,
most of them, are uuworthj and iindeueiv
ing, and the would be a dlsgi ace to the
administration and to the elt, should they
succeed In being appointed And jet be
cause thej" fall to get pi ices theao are the
men who do nil the kicking They go
nround nhindng ever body connected with
an administration, simply because they
themselves fulled to get connected with It
They rail and tcoif, villfs and abuse. He
nnd mlxrepicscnt the officer who failed to
recognUe them They become scandal
mongers, lose nil their patriotism, their
love of party Their ardor nnd euthus
iusm cools off completely and they no
longer think thir cltv or their country
worth saving, blmply because thej failed
to get n Hltle appointive office They join
paitles and soeli ties with (ho hope that
the) ma get office The) nre patriots for
revenue onl) Their conduct serves, to
eoiiliim the wisdom of th official In re-fut-lng
to disgrace his administration with
Sinn foMIizid. degenerate unman!, uu
worthj. undiservlng. Incompetent. loath
some barnacles. Illess their poor little
souls, tho world "was" before liny came
Into it, and the world "will hi" after they
have passed out of It. In their oes all
men are selllsh, corrupt and In the wrong;
none nre pure nnd holy but themselves.
The) are eranko and fanatics, a "moro
hoi) than thou art" fanatic like the I'har
nsee thov see no good In unj one but them
selves. Their benlson would wither u prai
rie cactus, and their benediction would
shrivel a Canadian thistle; like the geese
of Home, their ominous cackle forbodes
ruin They consider themselves the heaven
elected critics of all around them
Itut life Is entirely too short to stop to
kick every cur that snaps at jour hecu.
Iln Outline 111 I uture.
In tho future, as In the past, I shall
continue to do the best I can foi the wel
fare of Kansas fit) and the greatest
number of her people Hilicvlng that
equal and exact Justl should preval
among all classes of our people. It would
he wiong to do a dishonorable trbk lo
.A.nrn mil .iiitnirr, fur un one of thcill
Ihercfoie It would be wiong to lake ad
vuntuRO of the people It would be wrong
to take advantage of the common council
and usurp their prerogatives. It would
ul) be wrong to attempt to defeat an)
-i..tila inriinr.itlnnu ma have under the
iw fclnipb because th y arc loiporatlous
it oriorailon snoui i uav in muir nh'in
-and no greater pi Iv lieges than th" hum
llest individual. Hut tho Uvv must be
upheld II Is th nw-nrn duly of every
public official to uphold th law, nn.l it in
his ilut to 1 fnlr, Itnhamhle mid uptlnht
In his treatment of nil
This is n freemmr Intnl. nnd A public
mill nil. after hin election, doen not reuse
to b' n fristnnn. If he do cense to be
in h he 1 nnoMhy of the trimt Imposed
In him t sny miw for nil tfme, tnnt 1
shall not be owned or conlrollr,! by nny
miiu or set of men, nnd no prtv of or
gmlfciitton whatsoever shall Induce lne to
do n ntnnsfiil or unJuM not it I knott It
Hating sneaks and towards, blflthef
skltcs hi poerlten nnd selfish fcnnves, de
plslni? rings, i llipies nnd combine, but
loving Hunt. Justice nnd Tnlr piny. I nm
proud lo-dny that, with a. clenn nertrl. I
enn snv "I nm no mnti' tnnn, but truth
nnd inj country's.'
l.lfe Is roll of disappointment nnd de
fents; full of orphans' l;hs, w blown
prnvers, ninth! (rnrn 11 It ntso be
full of noble deeds, full of smiles, full or
Joy nnd full of heart throbs for the rlrht
Of course we renllxe that with word
men tnnhe promises, plight faith nnd
firnlse virtue tint promises tttnv not he
kept, plighted fnlth mitv be broken, nnd
Vaunled virtue nmy be onlv the tunning
mnk of vice Tor the holilel mnn Ihnt
lives life is full of conllb t. Me must
withstand the nsmults of time nnd for
tune, he must be assailed with tempta
tion before which lofty natures have
fallen, he must btnve his miinh brenel to
the slorlns of party hate nnd mnmi, and
must laugh nt pulxmed shaft of envy and
malice that may be hurled at him bv se
llsh, wolfish, hillish men. Truly he will
be made to realize thnt lo him
"The path of life winds down throiiKh
tunny n vale
And on the brink of manv a dread nb.
J "nun out whose darkness comes no rny
or light
Kmn that a phnmtom dance o'er the gulf
And beckons toward tho verge. Again the
path
Loads o'er a summit where the sunbeum
fall;
And thus In light ntid shade, sunshine and
gloom.
Sorrow and Joj, this path lends along."
Hut the brave hearted mnn heed not,
but, striving to do the right, he ptisln s
on ns the pilgrim over the crags and the
bouldeis, and the j awning chasms to the
mountain summit, nnd In the radiant
light of suceiss he thank hi t!od
for strength, for courage and for hope
l.lfe Is Indeed short, ratne Is but n wlll-o-the-wlsp
of n heated Imagination. Hut
bravel), honest j, puillv. love, friend
ship and nobility of cbarnctci aro eternal
nnd live with the stats
Though not a member of jour associa
tion, jet I know thnt 1 have in my friend
who are memners or it, .ana i vniue ana
appreciate their friendship. And I can
truthful) fi.ij that 1 have nlwnjs loved
my country, its llag and It fnc Institu
tions. I love It ns tho land wherein God
has planted the altars of liberty and equ il
Ity of lights, and has Invited tho geniuses
of tho earth to wot ship at their shrines.
A land where ivety deserving, worthy
pilgrim from eviry land and evcrj clime
ma) llnd a home. 1 do not object to
woithv foreigners, not bj onv menus.
Among the Itevulutlonar) fathom were
men whoo ancestors had btood amid the
nirnj of p urlots who eMorted .Magna
Chart i from King John on the hlstoilc
Hold of Itunnjmede. Among them were
men whose fathers fought with Cromwell
at Mnrston Moor and Naseby; among them
were men whose ancestors in the long ago
march! d with William of Orange, and who
followed the white plunu of llenij of
Nnvarrre along war's eiiinson hlghwavs
These all mingled their blood In the de
fense of llbei tv and cqunlltv of rights on
the b.ittlelli Ids of the lumiblic fioni l.e
ington to Yorktown No, no, we do not
object to deserving foreigners who will
come to oiu countrj- and stand bv It and
Its free Institutions, and who will give
their lives if need be In Its defense and
In the defense of Its sacred tlig lint what
I do sa) Is this That as in American,
I do not believe that this count!) should
become the dumping plnce for all the nn
archlsts, paupers nnd cilmlnals of Europe.
It Is not right that we should submit to
the Imposition heaped upon us b) intalii
foreign lands who ari icciistomed to send
ing tho scum of llurnpe heie bv ship
lo ids and dumping them upon i fiee and
generous people. Against abuses llko
these we protest, and we believe, too.
that It should be generally understood
that we have no loom In this coimtt) loi
an) foielgner or class of foreigners who
nie enemks of our countrv and of Its free
institutions As in the olden times, nil
roads levtd to Home, so now ill the pissing
centuries in this new world of wondrous
possibilities, all loads had to this repub
lic. Wh.ltj er there is elsewhele nf thrift
of energy and of prospultv, this republic
gathers tribute of tin- hnvest. Hole is
the reservoir of the woild's wealth and
of the world's energies, here nie collected
the might forces ot the nations. Then let
us guard it well Let us he eccedlngl)
unxious about its welfnre and about Its
future Let us see to It that all of our
institutions are piotccted and preserved
for postcritj in the centuries jet to be.
lor, notwithstanding the evil prophecies
made b) foreigners of tho iln il de
bt! action of this republic, jet It will live
and must live to gladden the heai ts of
generations that shall come after us.
fill. Ill' -cliniil.
I believe, too. In standing by our public
schools in this countij. for th" public
Fehool is n priceless hoon to ever) poor
man. It is the ink nf his safelj , the biidge
acioss which his little ones may stiide to
success in life r.iiKimoiiN to the public
schools means death to till the gland hopes
ot fieo laboi , death to all the wondeitiil
possibilities In store leu the edilldien of
those- who toil It In upon the education
of the people in the public schools that this
I cpublic must depend tor its still greater
prngi i ss In the fntuie
Whv is it that T)io and Thebes and
Bab) Ion, once tin in.uvcls of theii time,
aie now but a legend' Whv is It tliat
Lgjpt, with her pjiamlds and her temples
tepiescnt now the ston iecoids nf the
twilight of hlstor) V Iiy Is it that Orecce.
with her m.ii velous works of nil, gathered
iieuii cue siucues en aiiiicpui) , lives now
only In hlstor) " Wlii is it that Home,
pi oudest cpieeu of be r tlim , at w luo slirlno
line great of the eaith came to woishlp.
lives niivv onlj In stenv and song" Anil
whv Is it that all these when compared
with the splendoi and greatness ot this,
our Idi al ii public, dwindle awaj- to meie
fiagmenls ol hlsioiv ' 'Iho aliswei Is !o
be- iniind In the Intelligence of the masses
of tho ftee people ol a fieo laud, behind
which stand ciui nation's public si hools,
as on the hilltops, In its crowded cities, in
Its peaceful liaiulcts, on its spreading ui.il
rbs, In its veidant vallejs ami amid God's
womlious temples In its nlcliircniue wood
lands, they ilouilsli mid bless in iiiklnd
Let us stand feu America us against tho
wot M, and under iho mnglc liannei, em
blnniiecl with the splendid motto "One
countij one llag, ami one destlu)," let us
press on! press on' press on!
'I be licit I mi ii I o mi Inrtli,
This Is tho best country for a poor man
to live In, for hero his voutli may be
ciowued Willi happiness, and tho sun nf
his llte's mining in.ij' go down with the
uniniili steel hope of a gloilous linmoilalit).
He in ills 1 ibor Is honorable, and meets
with n. Just nwaid, hue human Justice le
llccts divine Justice us the) cpiie t lake the
star, hete society is so permeate c with the
l.uli.int light of fiicdom Unit Ids little boy
ma) go lo the; public si hool which Is the
poor man's Aladdin's cave, and tin icln llnd
the blight Jewels of e diicaliiui that shall
lit him to In e nine a I uler mid a sovereign
lu the grandest of icpiibllis, and wlleit ho
m i) heroine lh Clown, Ihe glor), tho pillar
of tho slate
lu oilier lands sncloty Is divided into
classes As c la) nnd coal and lion nnd
mliieial and ginnlic, hi)ei upon lii)ci, com
pose the e'.ii Ill's 1 1 list, so does cnsle upon
caste form society while down at the bot
tom of all .mi to be found the lugii part
of tho people known ns tho pool classes
Hut In this republic I he re must bit no
classes llxcd and Impassable Sa Kocieij
shall not be lived in horizontal a)ers like
the ei list nf the earth, but It must us some
one has said, "lie liithei like the niUlity
ocean, broad and deep aiulgiand and open,
anil so free in all Its pulls that every di op
that mingles with the jcllovv satvl at the
bottom mil ilse thiiiuj,h all tho wateis
till It gleams in the sunshine on the e lest
of the highest waves" line little bo)s
ben n ill log cabins In poverty and In oh
seuilty. may Use through nil tho grude's ()f
soelet) ma) wind tlicil bmelj vvn fiolu
tho tude homes of the canal lioy the wood
hauler, the tailor and the lull splitter ovei
toituous piths to llnd gieatness becoming
the chief illUeiiu of a tuition and the uileis
of a republic, and ci)lng at last, haying
their names on tho seioll of fame so blight
and radiant that llmo shall never dim
thill splendid luster Tluil, Hill), wo ought
to bo proud of our country and can nil of
Its piospeilty We ought to lie mindful of
its welfare and watehlul of lis ftiUiie We
ought to feel that it is our louiui), that
wo have a pel sou il luoprietoishlii In tho
glowing luster of Its liisiorj. In the honor
of its name, and In Its dignity nnd stand
ing among tho other nations and couutiies
of the earth
We should alvvavs stand, up for our coun
tr) as agilnst the world, and should lit
It be known lu no iiiUtuken Urms that
there is no loom in this country for but
one llag. ami that llag the bonnie b inner
of the stars and stripes Theie is no room
In this counlr) for Ihe blooel red II ig of
anuidiy; for anurh) would put a, dagger
thioiigh jour lnart or a torch to, jour
dwelling and woult leave the world In
possession of theft nnd lust nnd rapine
and inurdei. It Is the worst foe In tho
woi Id of e aor laboring mm. It drowns
out bis hone... cry for reform with vocif
eration for anger and blood. It ( eds uivoii
vice, crime and slothf illness It poisons
mun'a Intellect and hardens his heait. It
laushs at patiiotism and lojulty to the
I) ii. and Is the worst cneiii) of llbeity
and peace And )ct. these are the swe;et-
pu, twi, lu lmntwi t.l mill. lliailiL. VVOTI1
liberty uud peacp, Ob, let them glow iuj
letter of llnhf upon the banner of the
republic, no that the petmle of the earth
tfmr tend The love of th I iv panslon
thnt wns wont In ptlii In Ihe henrl of
men since time brum. 9i oon a their
mind boRnn m etpnnd under education,
however crude, m their brensls the Iln
of liberty nnd peace liegan to burn And
in nil inn Is m nil ages, nnd in nil clime
that Pnstiiii has llNc-d and defied toiks
nnd ennui mil dungeon tn e rush it It
has ntrewn thi earth with it monument
and shot mulclng luster on n thousand
tlelds whereon II hn battled thrntifth the
Bloomy night of nse Llbeitv nnd peace -lUTcctsrt
words thnt ever fell upon Ihe
enr of heart broken eslle In foreign lnhds
or behind prison wall Liberty nnd pea e
to-dny t wafted on the wind of commerce,
tremble along a million wire and wh1
tier In ever) breese that klsse our llag
How happy thin we should be on thl our
TKHIon' natal dnj, when, upon everv hand
enn be seen the glory and the power of
thl wondrous reign of llhertv and peae.
The murmur of the loom and the shut
tle, the roar of the fnrnnce. the whir of
the wheels ami smndle of mill and fac
tories the mu-1 nf ringing anvil of Ihe
nniltmen nt the fume, the melrtdv of the
rmper nnd Ihe mowers, nnd the jovoit
song Of lne hnnlt nns nf toll ns thev
gnrnet In the- henv mini the harvest
field, alng the glorious sons of free ln
diistrv, while nbntv lts enthroned and
erottned ami svviv her lovous seente-r
over happv homes, where million ilwell
In sweet content '1 hi se nre the living
monument to Ihe putter of liberty nnd
peai r and over "fl.'Htfl.injo "T people are their
devotee, nnd on Ihl ebi) thev should, III
lov and gladness, unlle In n might) refrain
that shall till the huil with melody until
the fnn at nlU will ei'lio the tialn.
mountain and vnllej will reverberile the
glorious song, until from the ciowibd
cities of the l,nt nnd the plain of the
greiil West, from the ruggrsl woodlnmlsof
Hie Nonh nnd from the shady giovcn of
the southland will ile the wondrous cho
ru ns the people sing:
On. spirit of liberty nnd pence, mis
, oh. pause not In thv tlifthl,
I ntil every land Is won
To worship In thy light.
Still onwnrd be thv way.
And wake the leeping lands,
Million nie watting for thv in).
And life to thee their hand.
Still onward be thv- cri ,
Th) banner on Ihe blast,
And ns thou rustiest by
Depnt shall shrink nuhitst.
On, till thy name Is known
Throughout the peopled earth;
On, till thou 'reignrst alone,
-Man's heritage by birth,
On. till from everv vale and
vVheio the mountains rise,
The beacon lights of liberty and peace
Shall kindle to the skies.
Long live Libert) I
Long live p, ace I
Long live the n pubtlcl
llllllli-r Is lolloueil lie Other i:vrrlsps.
During the noon hour there was a real
picnic dinner served lu the park. Most ot
the people who went there wero well pre
p ired lor dinner Hlg basket and little
baskets (though there were few of the lat
ter tin re I. Wire hi might forth from their
resting places and feasts spread lu scores
of pla, rs nil over the pirk, and for an
hour there was il cessation of nil ellscilslon
save thit confined to the great Varlet) and
splendid nssotlmitit of viands spread out
for the- comfort of the picnickers.
I'ollowlng that there was an exhibition
drill h) Cnnipinv II, of this city, known as
the I'cnelblejc, tttnler the iliri-ctlnn of Cap
tain Collins. There was a prUe of $1 of
fered for the best drilled soldier In the com
p.ui), and after the drill was over the
prlrr wis aw 1 rded to Corpnril Ilowird.
Then the compinj was divided and a sham
battle given tint furnished no small
amount of fun for those who witnessed It
Mr W. 13. Lithcv, assistant prosecuting
attorne), w-is the tlrst spe iker during the
afternoon He di live red a length) addres,
elevotesl to the n isons why the American
Protective .Wool itioli was In elatence and
the mission it h ul to fulfill Incidentally,
lie discussed special fe Uures In tile hlstoiy
of the countrv that lie felt were of far
greater significance than was ordlmrlly at
tached to the in, The -address was cut short
owing to the threatening state of ihe
weather,
lie was fnllo'ved by Hon. Itlchard W
Itlile, of rleasanton, Kns., congrcssin in
olect from the state of Kims is nnd one eif
the most popular public speakers In the
stito. The rain cloud was gatheiing rap
Idl) and It was impossible for him to de
liver the uddtess he had prepiri-d for the
occasion, but hi' in vcr lacks for good wcuds
and thoughts ami for half an hum he
in Id the audleme even in the shower,
while he talked of ihe splendl 1 work of the
noble men who laid the found itlons of the
government, and trued out In the hlstor)
of the Ian 1 how In i thousand wus tln'i
had build ed fur belter than the) had ever
dreamed of. He closed with i splendid
plea tor pitrlotlsni, one that was broad .and
elevating, above personal or selllsh grounds,
c ilculated tor the good of the hind and
the elevation of mankind
The luavy fall of rain that followed his
addiess drenched veij' thoroughly many of
those lu the pirk. It came up t-o suddenly
that there wns no ueh thing as all get
ting to shelter, an 1 with onl) the spreading
blanches of the tre-cs to protect tliein, the
pic knickers were compelled to sit beneath
the trees and soak until the shower ceased.
Then the crowd came ludt to the city or
drove to homes scattered over n wide area
of country.
The -Memphis road ran special passenger
trains from the I'nlon depot every lutein
minutes dining the elav and handled the
largo crowds with perfect sitlsfaotlon.
AT WASHINGTON PARK.
'1 lions cuds of I'e eiple View Hie Vlaulfolil
Attr cctlous in spite of a Drenching
show cr.
Stormy weather does not affect Kansas
City puriotism to ail) apprcel iblo extent.
Haiti bus little otfect in subduing the people
who mike the CoutUi of Jul) a liolld i) In
fuel as well as law. Washington pirk was
well tilled with people earl) In the da),
most of whom remained until the last num
ber on the programme had been given, .and
then they willed for the last train before
calling It a day There were blink cart
ridges enough exploded at the park; yester
day nnd last night to furnish m aerials for
a sham battle conducted by opposing forces
of 10,000 oaeh It was too wet much of tho
time to walk about, to ihe oivneis of pistols
cheerfully fired aw a) in the shelter houses,
rc-aidliss of the shrinking of timid people'.
Discharges of the weapons wele supple
mented bv ells of cjeubeinnt lojalty to the
d i) and the llag
Tie crowd at Washington park wns sur
prisingly luge- when one considers the
storm, which began io mutter and threaten
as early Us u ion The people took their
ehinres and rellid on the prophecy of the
weather nun. The i.iid It would pot rain
and If It did it Would not h irm an) bod),
and crowded the outgoing cars until Just
before) the- Hist rain Thin, when the
clouds looked niigrli si and the lightning as
sumed u vividness lemarkablu In this le
gion, the more timid left for inline. The
othe is, who constituted by far the I irger
iiiiinbn, either took ndvantugo of the shel
ter sheds, or, slowing their garments In
the bath house, look to tho lake and let
It i. iln.
Those who limed the stoim were gl id of
it befoic the) Iln ill) le-it for home They
enjojed a musical and athletic pioginiiune
which Is seldom piovnled The) had Hie
ailvautago over the deserters, tor the first
rain drops were followed b a delightfully
cool bieee, which tclUved the people,
after il few hours of sweltering heat. 'Ihe
d ly, so lap as the atuiorpherlcal
conditions, were concerned, biriing a
Utile too much moisiuro fur tliu
gciietal eomfoit. being sulunwhai tloil
blosome fot white dresses and lloncis
in bonnets, became: all Hi it could be cle
slied It was cool and pleasant most of
tha time, the shoiurs ncvei ai my tlma
rising to the dignlt) of a l-ood ralu.
Aside fiom Ihe noise made b) ihe- persons
with pistol", tbete was but little to milk
)isterd.i) .is an uiiiisiial occasion. The
noise makers, lor the must pari, depended
on bulldogs and shoit patterns of cheap
pistols Tin) were iwelleiil lor the pui
puse used, us the) made much nuU which
was well sustained all alalia the line
Thoto were several hundreds of llicso
weapons In the park, nnd cvi ry skillful ,u t
of tho acrobits, eveiy patiluti ilr plujed
bj iho band, In fact cvei) thing which
caught the general lane), w is saluted by
a volley Iloatlng puiites uddeel to the
tlamur, the jouug man liboring at the
ojij, while his bcstKlrl piimpeii the mlula
tuie cannon
There vvas not as much boating as usual.
In the Hi st place, It was too hot, and utter
the rain commenced It was loo wet for the
costumes of th ladles Later in the etay
and alter biippei, taken on iho grounds,
there vvas a des Ideel Increase lu ihls sport,
the )ouug people enjo) lug the pie uures of
lowing mul artillery prucilee on Hie water.
Hut over at the bathing house it was dlf
feiciit 13ver)body who went out, feeling
hot and dust) took a plunge Into the lake,
and was greitl) refre'shed thereb) There
was a luge number of 1 idles In the lake.
Hrobibly a thousand rounds of cartridges
vveie Hud oft near the bind stand as evi
dences of popular approval of Ihe pertorm
auees of the- Joidau family, These) aitists
appeared twice ill the afternoon and once
at night In their brilliant II) lug trapeze act.
The tiny little girl, of not over d )ears,
who swung about In a trapeze thirt) feet
in the ulr, was applauded to the evho Her
sister, in the next one, received almost ua
gicat an ovation because of her wonderful
ly clever work The jurt performed by tho
parents was equally striking and daring
and was liberally applauded. The act cm-
binres some of the tnosl flllllciilt nm! daring
swing ever dloplajnl In publh The con
clusion, when the elder girl Is pinned from
fnther to mother, turnlnit eotneminlts in
midair while panning. I the ironiest per
fornnitiee of the kind ever given In thl vl
vlnli)
Just el tier Ihrlr flrt nppearnhee I'rofi ir
ZlmmemrhlPil waved hts baton and the
band opened n medley nf patriotic nus
with ' Columbia." Instnntlv every f, ll w
with a gun uiillmbered nn 1 went Into ni m
with o tnui h vigor thai the huili wis
not "In It' to tin) etteut Thl was i
peateel when the ntrntnn of ' HlXle ' f 1
lowed, nnd the whole assemblage went w I l
over 'The Star Spangled Manner ' 1 h
llag received nil the- concentrate d enthu-i
asm In the ground, nnd nolhlng hut th
harp lurking of the pistol nnd Ihe jills
of the people could be heard for heart) i- n
minute.
Then the tiomtliir Nelson sisters nnnenred
atiel vmn new lnuiels by their gracful
tumbling nnd ladder work Thev wn
greetesl by the inual Voile) on their llr-t
appearance Thin via repenteel a often as
a irooel turn wa made. The crowd stool
nlmnt in the rain there wn n ellght fall
during the act and pnld no attention to tin
ilrlr.xle. The graceful girls received their
full htre of npplause of the nolsv onpi,
an I seeme'd much pleased with tnelr re-ci-ptlon.
In honor of the dn, the) np
pKHred In white light, with waists and
trunks of the national eolor
There vvnre hiinelred of people on the
ground who were there to see the display
of firework nchediibd for ihe evening
All effort to gel hem to go home, m ide bv
nnxlons friend, weie futile. They went to
(he i nfn and took supper and then saun
tered nliout the ground until the time ar
rived fur Hie p) rotec hnlc. The ellspliiy
win punctuated with much bring of pis
tol, siillle lent ammunition havlnir bun i-e.
serveil to do ampin Justice to ever) pie, e
ellsplavel The el iv endid without unpleas
ant incident or any kind, nnd to the entire
satisfaction ot all tho visitors at Washing
ton. AT FAIRMOUNT PARK,
Abiitiiliut Attr ii lions for the (lie at Crowds
I but V Illicit 'Hits I moon lie sort
I) im ii '-pulled bv ltuln.
Deidte the sweltering wenther, despite
the lowering nnd threatening clouds, and
despite the rain that ilnnllv did ilescend.
some' 12,(ji) people Jouinejed to rnlrmount
lurk jestenlay to eetcbrate the day we
nil glorify and accept of the facilities af
forded by the management for their
nmilsement. Whllo drocs, and duck
trousers were in profusion everywhere,
ns wns tho small boy with the deadly mid
deafening blink curlrldgc pistol, to fright
en women and children and cause long
smiles to wreathe the eounteii tnces ot the
steamer sex. Ihe people wnndeied aim
less) about, enjojlng tho eool breezes
from oft the lnke. ot languldiv watching
the mail) batheis
man) natiieis and boating panic
While theie Were a s cue of phu cs of
amusement furnished frei bv the liiiiiiage
niint or open to ii small admission fie
bv Fome shrewd "gr.afti r" who cihd out
aloud the woiidciful viituis of his espei l.il
nttrie'tlun. Hie absence of n great cen
tralizing lutlilencc was felt Most of the'
people hud, In former celebrations, been
accustomed to swelter ttiiougli the Decla
ration of lndtpendeui , or listened at
tentively for two hours while some local
euator twined the tall of the Hrltlsh lion
until he howled for piln. and praised the
lecord ot great giandf ithers as tlu)
in irelied to the beat of the muffled
chums at Hranilywlne. oi left their blood
stains In the cold snow about the bivouacs
of ille) Corgi'
When the st tains ot music wero heanl
emulating from the auditorium, m my
flocked there te enjoj- Ihe deasant situ
ations In the charming oiein of "r.iinlnle."
Then the Thlid Hcgim, nl baud appear-d
and vvas followed about the grounds bv
hordes ot people who have n filling for
band iiuifIc. The) plnvni prett) waltsre s
while I'rofciMir Call Ch.ules, the woild
lenovvned ecpiillliiist, pn formed iricks
upon his hnuils tint mill) people tlnel clif
lli ult to perform on tlulr feet. Tin n. be
tween two tall trees, on a small tope
stietehed folly f e , t aliov- the Iie.nl of
bis astonished audience, Joseph Dare bal
anced and walked with onl) a tn milling
bilaneo pole to Insure him rrom a fall to
tile earth He- was loundly applauded at
different times Acioss the lake two
teams plaj.d the gleatest or all Canadlin
('limes laiiosse, when small horses and
long handled bits were Veiy much In evi
dence The merrv -go-around, with its
vvleid rendition of the ' Washington Host"
march, and Its swaying hobby hotses
with lnlniatuie saddles, came In fur Its
shine of pitronnge, while the sxn.rk'ing
sptnisr at tile mntitii ot Hie "ri n and Hie
"glen" itself where a dore n tlnv bridge's
span a small nnd sinuous ravine, wiie not
wholly desertel at all) period of the af
ternoon. Shoitl) Indole- the i iln began,
the announcement was made that ft dam e
would be given at the pavilion, and theie
a laige number Hocked. The absence ot
suitable stands for their music and the
drenching rain, which drove the pioni. -,
ulers Into the band stand, mule miis'c
out of tho question, and ever) body tiled
to keep drv, A body of deaf an I dumb
lie opie, engeily c onve rslng with eae 11 other,
furnished oieupilion to a number tit one
end of the pavilion. While a gang ol bojs
with revolvers made the echos ring In all
ot her locution
Tlie lulu w is soon over and with a rush,
the rustle seats and pleasant walks We it
again sought In Hie evening small paiths
with Well filled lunch b.uskets allghti'd
fiom the Incoming trains and pre pared
for a happv lime while thev wati lied the
gloilous lliewoiks Tho dlspliv bi nun nt
s 10 o c lock, and was a beautiful sight to
be hold
The tialtis were run at reguilr Intervals
of liftee n minutes each wuj, nnd fully met
the exigent ins of transportation for the
hlg crowd which was at no time nt a loss
for uce-oiumodalions, whether waiting for
a tiain ni endeavoring to llnd a com
fortable seat when Hie tialn would start.
Ill tile iiitangeiiii nts for entertaining the
laige erowd theie were no hib hes, and
beautiful r.aiiinounl nark gained ver so
many friends jesiorelay Lou I) verdure
was upon I'verj hiiud and the wide while
walks were ample for the e rowels Hint
continu illy lined them
At '1 relets! Pari.
It has long been demonstrated that the
e-llv people go oiu of town to celt brut a
holiday ami Hi it the countrv rcsldints
tloek to tin ilt) for the same puiHi-c
It vvas so jesiiidii, and eonseiiuentli the
paiks were visited bv many iteiii-imlijeiiU.
T'ronst park was a favorllo with the vis
Itois, and that puptilat n-soit was filled
Willi faces unfamiliar to the- regular hab
itues of Hie- pnk They vvandeiecl about
siiidylng the varied nttrae'tlons of the
plnco until elrlviii to seek shelter by the
tain Hint In the afternoon piovuiite-d
tin titer sightseeing.
SHXtlll MI3XTIO.X,
Wells-l'.argo i:press Company will
move Iniu lis new ipi.irtcni, 310 Main
street, b July li
The Diiighteis of the American Itovolu
tlon will c-cUbrute tin I'ourih by a morn
lug le-ceptlcm on the 'ah at the residemo
of Hie 1 1 tent. It will be ,iu intcresilng
meeting
Housebreakers entered tho home of A.
Silnffjn, of Ui-i Holmes stieet, sumo Lino
Wcelnesda) night and stole a quantity of
iloihlug, n gold watch mid chain and jmrso
contaiiiiiig 7i cents.
Miss Aela Lewis, who was arrested
Wednesdi) nn a charge ot having stolen
u pitr of silk stockings fiiuii lb niheliiier
.v. Hi o ' dty goods stoic, will have a hear
ing to-day ill Justice Case's conn.
The bo ird of health met in regular ses
sion Wnlnesel ly morning, All the iiiiui
bei wero presen! Tho bo ird di cble 1
uiion tho .ipiwlmment of .Mr W. J.
I'hllllps to the new office of milk in
spec toi
The nice horse Itluc-stane, formerly
on in1 1 b) J, M Itlchatdsciu, and run by
VI ut Weiir, wis t u i lit -I ovei to Mr Wear
Wceliii's la). The ease wus heard b) Jiis
ilee I3beit 'Hie iildfaliltiu vvai given for
th, tiorse and JJue
Dim Ilrandi and John Jtoy will be or.
raigiied lo-d i) in Justice Jojui'a court
io answer to a i hinge set up against itiem
of robbing two clti.ens on Hell sircet Tues
day night. The) aio at piesent tn Jail in
default of Sl,ev ball each,
The following Is the npoit of l'olleo
Cleik Williams for June: Total number of
casus trie el ill pullco rouit, lull, e'liuviciloiis
Jll; dUchargt'i, 81. dismiss, d, !.', ta)s of
execution, till), amount of appeals, Uw;
lines asMsst-d J(,u.l7.50; cash, J'JIJ 'il
I'pou the mild iv It of Const ible 11 A.
I'oppcrt, of Justice Case's conn, William
lllaeksiiiltli vvas arresled Weduesda) on
a stuto warrant for resisting an iilleor
and otherwise mlsearr) ing himself. Ilo
will have a healing befoie Justice Cso
to da).
The vVoman's lliimini' Soelet) has two
bright sills for whom the) would like to
llnd banns The children are veij atti.ut
ive and their parents will relinquish Hum
for adoption b) n sponsible people fur
ther Inform Uton ma) be obtained b) ad
iltessliig Uoiuan'a Humane hociet), li!l
Chen j stieet
I'crey Nolan, a 11-year-old boj-, wus ar
resled jestuidav b) Officer Nichols on the
chaigo of stealfug a gold wateh and chain
aud tl.Ti in silver from the home of C.
Colaugclo. who runs a, fruit Maud at No.
4ueJ I'ist Slkth sircet. When ainslod ly
the olllcei the bo) was busily engaged In
Hi lug off a revolver which he had pur
chased with tho stolen mono v. The watch
uud chain were recovered
Feed the Nerves
Ux"m puic, tiotirish'tig MdoiI and vmi
Will tint In II' rv
Hlvr to 111" blond
iti I support th'
ill lb- biulilv org-
, 1 cm Piling tin'
tilt' I"Wi 1 l-l !! II I II
nerv'iils sv sle m hi
an, bv l urif) ihg
blood with
Hood's
iSju'Sc'ipiU'illii,
The oi. Trll 11
1 I'ttilfl r
Hood's Pills ":r
easl i 't iks
CORNERSTONE OF A CHAPEL,
IVII'ltl SH M lt II I s HI n
elOSI I'll'S lltil'll VXs IIIIMI .
All Addition Made t'ossllile lit the lien-
runs (lift eif the Lite Illinois
t ntrlgiiii- I he A merit in I lug
Itulsi d Amid t hi ets,
The exercise Incident to the laving ot the
cornerstone ot Hie new chapel for the SI.
Joseph nrphannRe wit attended b) G,eJ
people Jcsterda). The dedication addfesn
wn m nie by Hev. J, J Jletiiion, vicar gen
eral of the Kansas City diocese, assisted
bv mntiy prlets of the city and from
abroad
Tho CMm'tsp began with n parade ot
varlou ocletlf ntmlllnry to Ihe Catholic
church. Thl feature wn under the direc
tion of (Iraud Mnishal IMinond Ljiich,
with William A Kelt, It. J. Ilruntier,
Jrre Donnell), M. A Ljnch. John Manning;
ind D llenrdon acting a aid". The iiarade
farmed at llleveiith and Hrnnd nvcmie. ami
Included among other orders live platoons
ot too member each of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians, Knights of father Mathew,
St. Joseph'! .Society, l'atlier Mithew's
cadets -nn! cliurih sodalities, with iltlzcn
In carriages iiiul on foot The line of march
was south on (irind avenue from Lleventh
to 1 otirteettth. west to Main, tioith to Hlev
mtli, easl to Walnut, noitli to I'ourth,
south to Tenth and west to Washington
strut, where all took the .Summit street
ears ror the orphanage at Thltt)-tlrst and
JitTcrson streets
It was not until noon that ihe exercises
began and the cornerstone of the new eeli
llce, to be erected I irgelv through the gi n
eroslt) of the late Thomas Corrlgan, who
gave ihe home MOM for that purpose, was
laid. A profession or roity-sl little girls,
dri'sseel In white, escorted Tather Cilennon
and his assistants from Hie iiuln building
to the place where the overelies were lie Id.
The biauliful polished in irble stone bear
ing upon Its face the Inscription: "To the
honor of St Joseph and the inemoiv of
Phoiuus Corrlgan,'1 was lifted to its place
amid the Impte-sive service of pra) er and
song prescribed b) the Catholic chimb
for such ceremonies. The pr.i)ers were
sai 1 In Latin
rather C.lennon spoke eloquently, nmpll
f.vlng on the fic-I that the deed being p r
f armed wns not alone a deed of religion and
charity, but also an act of patriotism
there is nothing unreason ible lu the com
bination, for the reason that the inspira
tion of llbcrtv is to be found In thi tiuspel
of Christ Tiue llbertj, both In civil and
rellgieuis llf,-, Is dear to the Catholic church
and It Is the dutj of everv Cathoi'e to de
fend both civil nnd religious liberty The
past hlstorv of the Cithollc church, ns
shown bv Catholic Mar) land, even before
the proclamation of the Declaration of In
dependent e bv the Cnlted States, illus
tratcs the Catholics' icgard fur religious
liberty.
At the conclusion of the address b)
Pather illeiinon. twellt) students from the
Heel, mptorist College, led bv l'atlier Hill,
cliantid the lltnnj aftei which the Dee
laiatlon of Imlepi nde n, e was read by Will
iam Moore, followed b the raising of a
large Ameiiean flag over the main build
ing b) the cadets of rather Maine w Ihe
entire audience muinwhlle singing "The
Slur Spnngh d liannei " The exc re ise s
firoper concluded with the singing of the
national hjmn, "America," aftei which tin
extensive programme of amusements was
taken up.
Tin fifteen acres of cimmis nlmnt the.
Insiitution was liberally sptlukled with re
fieshment booths of vnilous kinds, which
were liberal!) patieinUnl, leall.ing in the
neighborhood of iH0 for the sole benefit
nnd use of the orphnnage Thi-se booths
wen- conducted bv ihe Daughters of Urin
anil the I idles' auxllliirj to tho Knights
or Cither Mathe w.
The eightv oiphans having homes In the
Institution mho mi Interesting and beauti
ful hoop drill that vvas much nppieeinied,
followed b) n lluwi-r song bj some- of their
number.
The ethletlc sports, of which there was
a well uriungei programme of i vents,
weir Inteirtipted b) the rain that fell in
the afternoon, but were resumed nfter the
shower. The root race for bojs liulcr 13
juts of age w cs vvon bv J Holey, who
seemed as a pi Ue a pair of slue s donate ii
b) T H Cniiniiighiin, W Cuthbert se
cii, I a box of e lhars, subs, ribed bv 13 J.
Iteaidon V llio, for his reward in win
ning Ihe fat man's rnie; Trunk Dowd
won the sack race over four compeiltors
mid i e cell ed a pocketknlfe, donated bv
II J Ilruilner. A second shower pre
vented the completion of the programme
and drove the pie nickers to their homes
The oiphans' home is an insiitution, as
told lu the woman's edition of the Jour
nal, which knows no see tin Ian creed, and
has mine Protestant Inmates than Catho
lics The new chapel Is to be of pressed
brii k and will bi completed inxt fall
The various booths sue managed b)
the following ladles of tin Daughteis of
I3rln Refreshment booth, -Mis M J.
Moiiiseiii, .Mis. II. I Ciillom and Mrs
Dc-piu.i Boyle; lee cream. Mis. Dan Me .
Cm ii, Mis II Wolford and Miss Marga
ret Lane, flievvorks booth. Misses Anna
Mansllelil. 1311c n It. kan and Llllle M
Doil.ll.l e In 11 booth, MNscs i:iU.ili. Ill
Lane, Minnie- Moulson and Jessie Me
Nill).
The following booths were In charge of
Ihe ladles' auxlllurv to the Knights of
Father Mnthevv. b monmlr booth. Jllsses
Anna Oisev, Ma) o'lluie and Agues
V uil,hii .nil Mrs. D Reiirdun, ho cieam
and re fieslunents, .Mrs (I A Coo, Jllsses
Minnie 1 Inn Ic in. Diiirai Jarvls, Mattie
Million and -Mrs M Si minion
A corps of ai live lady eaiivassPr found
a read) sale loi tin woman's edition of
tho Journal The In lies lu charge were
Mrs. S A, l.egg and Miss I3ss Dlxnn.
If Ion I'eel "All I'lijcil Out"
lake llcir-efeircrie cbl l'lioph.ite.
It repairs broken tieivo foice, dears tho
lnain and stieugtheus tliu stoiuich.
'I bee lite lie I ,1 icl.selil ( eillllt),
Tho county cntut Instructed, the county
cleik Weclnetday to iinilfy tho imd
oveiseets, nf which time aio nbuiit
fort) -six In Jackson coiint), tn tlim the
hedges along the hlglivvajs to seetitc
Kic'itei' lie-nut) uud symmetry nf 1 iiul
M,ape. Tine pcilii) of this cntift is to
liiilld live Kieat in nudum higliwnjs- to
lu Ing tho iielglilioiing tm im is tutu Kail
siio Cltj- In vie-w eif these and other
cnntc'iuiiliiti'd lunvlslims, it is, not 1111
hafo tn pieillet that Jackson vvill seiuii
bo thu baiine i ciitiut) fur tho in iginflc cut
imrks and pikes, whose Wniihy focus
will bo tliu gieiiici' Kansas Cltj.
W lieu vim siilTe r from sick lie id iclie, di
alne.s coustlnitlon etc, iiuiu,ntr Carters
l.ltilej I.ivei fills will relieve yoa One pill it a
etote.
I'arnbute' leap recelpom-cl.
Owing in till' damiuie'ss, nf the' ntinos
lihete' and the hi'.ivy mln, I'l-nLssnr
Hqiilns and .Mile Corintie, tho inrn
naiits. vveie unable In make their balloon
dsceiisliii! und piiachulo leaps at Fair
mount patk ) tslc'iday, but vvill piobubly
nuke the use cut the coming Suinla),
If tho dii) be ideasant. The billouti
was lull. He 1 jcMt'iila) but could not bo
in.iile tn i Ise Sunday the two dogs,
"Tootfcle." and "Flnssle," vvill luciitn
Iiany tho ,niiinauu and mako soiiarato
paiachuti- Uajis.
Notes of Ihe . W . V, A,
Miss ll I'll I'. Ilirnes-. state secrelniy
of the Y W C A., lott Meinila) fur Lake
Ciefieva. Wis, to utttiiel tlie summer
se'lioul in session theie' -Miss Jlafth.i 13.
hiiaiks leaves to-night tor tho same
place
Miss M le L. McLeod. lilljslc.il eliii'ctoi-,
left Monday morning to spcnel her vaca
tion in Iowa
The V W C. A. Tennis Club met
Tuesday night at bixtcenth and Hro.ul
vvay The howling and boiling clubs
up 1 1 Saturday at r.iiimnunt p.uk.
SCO-St. Louis and return JS t,0.
fl w- S , Louis one vva) $100.
id Chicago Alton it. It
NEEDS NO VINDICATION,
niiuiii'sriui do mih it svor
tOIOM I, slllM I ( KM IX.
Ills
Ilr ev e Heeds III Hie light
ill llrili
"PT
port uud em ttrnsh ( rre I.
of tie in ml stl hl s Ut
ile III He purl.
A reporter for the Journal res nil) drew
riohotYil Jo Shelby into a talk em Ihe light
nt Weatport hd Ilrush creek I'mm this
the talk branched ! Iho eonlnmis) ri i
ii t iv c- to the t'harae ter of t ulnm I Wlinv
.liiekmittl, and referi'tice wns male to th '
demand upon fle-ncral Shelby to d fe n I
Jai tctnitn. At thl point tlenernl 3hrl
said.
"I nnt aware of Hint, a well ns the
bowlings of Colonel John Stnllcr. who w i
in the Irslernl army I understand In is
Joining In giving inn n round of nbuo
because I do hot rush Inlo print lo ele -fend
every oilleer that wn In mv iniii
mnnd At any rate, thl show a gon 1
spirit on the pnrt of Colonel Htolbt. ns
be fought the people he I e-nger In v In
die ate for four lone years A for Colonel
Sidney Jarkman, he needs no vltid'i utloii
at ni) hinds, or at the hands of an) oilur
man. He wn the peer of nnv e ivnlrv
aoldler Hint served In the tratis-Mlsspp
depiilliiieiil, nnd no man was ele I'liusl
more by the Confeslerate eleinent of this
ilepnt tmetit than Sldtie) J.n km.in I only
regret that we had not bail the serviies
of N' T. .Icickman. Tor thlrtv )e irs I
have been trying to defend tnvself agilnst
charge Hint have been preferred for in 1 1
during the war. I legret e'cceedlngl) Hint
amongst all mv coiiipiinlnii mid friends
through the South I isnilel not hive
Imd one so giMloll in my behalf as Colonel
Slnller Is In behalf of the ti Lets lo-lav "
"Have )oi th. card that appears In the
World on the subject."'
"es, Colonel John H. Stotlrr was kin 1
enough to send nie one. 1 believe I have
It here In ni) driW'r 'Vis heie it Is,
look at It "Vol! will observe In the Worl i
and In N J Jnckman's card thev sav
'Cotljeeluios aie fierlv liiade bv i rsons
conversant with the affair, which are not
cri'lltnble to lien I il She Ibv ' "
."What replv would von like to make lo
thnt assertion, geneial?"
'If the conjen'tuier Intends to leal h's
reieler to believe that I hid any selllsh
motive in not hastening to replv to Mr
Jin kinan'H card, or nil) eleslrc to court
favor with pirtv or pel sons, the con
jee Hirer Is simply a liar, with malicious
Intuit "
"As you stated, the officers had made re
Iwits of these lights Can you furnish me
with a e opy of vours?"
'Ccitilnlv, with phnsuie and this report
will short inj estimation of Colonel hldney
Jin kman "
lletc tho general handed over his le
port iiivou.aclng at Independi nee to rest mv
tired division, for thev hi follow id Ihe
chase ill el ly long, on foot, I ordrn d
Colonel J ii kman, on the morning of tin
"-I. to move out on the K.ins is elt) to id
and engage the enemy skirmishing with
111) pickets; then crossing Ihe Hlg nine
and facing the enemy on the right, en
gaged the ni to cover Hie (tossing and
Pissing of the' triln Sending lb ner it
Thompson, with his entire brigade ev e pt
lioielon s leglnient, to force the Federals
luck to Westpurt. 1 held Cordon to watih
the left, now being dcmonstiated upon,
until Jae km in came up Thompson drove
everv thing before him on the right within
sight or the domes anil spires of West
port, and then the Felerils got stubborn
and nliifoieeii on him, holding u heavy
skit t of timber Hint fringed the lowir
edge of a luge tie Id Cordon also soon
became engage d with fom s outnumbering
hlni three to one. but fought tin in iniii
nill) until Jai kman came up, when the
1 edf r.ils linllmbeied u batterv at close
lange and pound In i menlless dm I
determined to charge it and t ike It If pos
sible tioidon and Jni km in dashed nw.iv
at the wend rode clown the cnnnoiic rs.
broke the Inr.intiv supports and cultured
and he Id one beautiful twe ntv-foui poun 1- r
howitzer (bius,s with caisson and mum i-
nillon and hi ver.il wagons and te-ains .In. k
m.ili foi low ed Ihe dcmonilie.l to i,,r
seveiai miles Inlll. ling se've re iiiliu v up m
them, and returned in time ti meet u
large force coming from the (Unction ul
ucstpoit Now commenced a eun and
h-nvv fight. Tin. tialn had all saidv
passed anil I sent ordeia to Thompson to
liuriy to ni) assistance The eneinv. fur
ious at the loss ,,t their gun tried h u I
to take it bin k. but the ground was h -I I
against the-m an I darkness an I tin ,iui
val of Gene in) Thompson put an end to a
verv inn. I dav's lighting.
Ihe Jlrd of Oe lobi r dawned upon us
clear, cold ant full of promise Mv divi
sion move el squarely against th. m, in),
about S o'clock, in the direction of Hisi
poit, and very soon became lien civ en
gage d, as usual.
i ni cm in) mid regained all tin stroui;
floS
1)
slilons taken fiom them the d.iv be foi,
tccturnl Thomreson. nei.f it i,. ,,.
iieiiieivi-iy mic'SMir) to ion e that ilenk
of the enemy back. Inch Ii) In. h .nil
foot by foot the) gave nay Inline mv
steady onset Regiment met regim nt an 1
opposing bitterles draped thi s, , Me m
clouds of dense ami sable sninki Wlnl
the engagement was at Its height i oi
lins buisi one of Ids I'anots. hut !oul,t
on as if nothing had happen, d Amn
were the I'.elerals driven within slhhl of
Mestport. mil here 1 halted to r foi in mv
linoe, natuiallv broki n and irn u! ir by
Ihe rountry piifse el over, Im, i.ding to
miike a elln, t attiie k upon Ihe town About
Uo'iloekl sent Jai kmai.'s bilgide back to
iln rend taken by the tuiln, for it was n-iiorte-el
that Ueneinl Miirmailuke imd fallen
bae k before the e nuny although he ha i
never notllled ine of the fin t.oi Inevernw
his can km, which 1 burned afterwanls
were sent, and thus my whole right flank
and rear vvas exposed Jarkman had
si nice Ij reached the point indlciiird when
In im i an order fiom tie ni ml Pagan to
bust, n his help to a gallop, for the entire
piairle in his front vvas decked with I'e d
(iiils. Jai kman dismounted hi men in the
bioad aid ope ii plant aid frine I ihe in In
one icing, Ihln line heron the hue, wave
that threatened to e ngiilf tlnni Collins,
with his battery, hurried toivvul in m lp
J.n km in and opened furloml) upon Hn
adviiiuiiig enemy. (n ami on Hie ir gn it
line ov n lipping J n ktiuin bv oiu -half th y
eaine to within eighty yards ln-wn vv.it
Hint line of giuy and a si.-.i.k sin im
of bullets struck them fairly In'th tin i ,
until tiny reeled, scatt.red .ml iled. bin
the wing that e Mended lieyon 1 and noun 1
Jaikinun's left rode on to retreive ih. dl--
aster of their comrades, and i am, within
thirty paces at full speed Ahain a nui
eiless lire swept theii Hont. again Collins
poured in double charges of M.ip, an i
caiinlster, and lhy. too, were rmiteil mil
driven buck nlu n tlenernl Fugan in uikc I
Colonel Jai kman on the Held of his fuiv,
fr.sh and goiy Ii was a. high und linol.
action and one whbh shines out in our
dark days of retreat like a 'cloud lj d iy
nnel a. pillar of Iln by night " Tin re on un
open pralile, no help or siiiior nn friendly
reserves to covit and protut a niri.ii,
Jin kman disinounied with ulmusi the inr
lorn di le rinln.ulon of Coin., who bunt
Ills ship, resolved to eulllltler or eiie I'lish
lines ol Federals fore id Jae kman to mount
ills horses and he fell back after the tram,
lighting haul
Now ill) (Iillie rear vvas In the posses-'
slon of the ennui), and the news was
brought when Thompson was fighting for
dear life at Wisinort WUhdiuwing him
as soon as possible , and with much dnti
eiilt). lor hu wus hard pn-ssed, I fe. bad,
as lapldl) ns I could after the retiring
aiiq), thu lone 1 li.ul be, n lighting at
Westiiorl coming up just be him!. When,
reaching the io ul, Hie prairie lu inj rear
wus covered almost bj i long lino of
troops, which at llrst I supposed to bo our
own mc-r This Illusion vvas soon dis
pelled, and the two great waves uniting
e line duwn on otic little hil-.i.!.- an 1
Colonel si i) back's n Mount 1 h pre,,
pect was dink and cUspciatt. 3Se,t a ii,
or bu-ili was to be sun for we irv mi) s
and miles ind no helping aim) c mil I he
see'n .'irivwh, r. I knew the mil) siivaiion
was lo iiulte the nearest line break II it
possible,! lieu retieat lupidl), lighting tho
other 'Ihe' order was given Thompson
and Sla)biek MI upon them with great
fill), innud in melee an I uuclisped from
the deadly embrace weak and staggering
In attempting to lefurm in) lines twhidi,
afte-i bunking through mid through tho
Federals, vveie much scattered) un e n
blading balteiy of six Mills swept the
whole bile, and another in front opened
with lirilll" effect At the same time tl o
column wbli h followed me from West
port came down ut the charge, ami uolh
ing vvas I fi but to run for it whuli was
now lominin ed Tho 1'eUrils see ing the
confusion, piessud on, furiously ylllng,
shouting and shooting, and m) own m. n
fighting every one un his own hook, would
turn and tire and then gallop away ugalii.
Fp from tl.o green sward of th wiving
glass, two miles olf, a siring of
stouo fence grew up mil groin I along
tho plain-1 shelter and protection The
men reach I It, some ,n over others nre
coining up ind May back and (lor ion ami
Illaekwell and Hlllott are tallying the men,
who make n si ind hero and turn like lions
at bay The fences are lines of Hie, and
the bullets sputter and rain thlcki r upon
the charging enemy. The) liult, ft e
about, .nil withdraw out of range. Mv
commiud was saved and we moved off
aftu the arm), traveling all night to over
take it
irflgnc I) JO O. S1I13LHV,
Brigadier General, commanding division.
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jeiiftlsvir rl he.tniumitirptnas Hen thttrengtti
sill VUtor u( r i a wlirtle r ) , i h f I h t,r pocf.
The tirenl lltiilvnn Is tols hftdetil) frnitillie-H
noti Me-ellinl Insillulee. This eeeiili tful c'lv ivity
Was tnnitetiy tlieirss ivllstsof tlicol 1 f imtiiili ,!
nil Mntl ! liistlteitex It Is Ihi'slr mreeilvlid rn !
pewcfltil V ItsllreT mivile. It is e fmecrfu! Hint It
Isnlmply woiiilf-tful Inner lmrni'i eslt Is. 1,11 r e
ret It iron) in hi re but fnsn tlie Hu lon Modi 1
Institute, W'tlmfcirclrriilnrsMi I tentlmuiilAlv
This evtrsurdlniiry Itrjuveitntor Is tlie most
woiiijriful dim-civ cry td tlie n(re. It lifts been rn
clones! b) tliu ieacllinr Jcnllllc men cf l.uicpo an J
Aniprieri.
II I'll YA. x'hrniri-ly vrselnMe.
lll'IIV.VN tii pri-nuitlltrncv of tho ills
clinrgo lu twenty el)x tlim l.tlsT MA.V
lllllltt, riiintlr-itloti,ell21ilies, fielllng rclueitloiu.,
Iirrvetis tnlt, iilngef the ryes nnd other patls.
HttOliBthcns, InvlirofstC'S Slid tones til" cnt'ts
e)spni. It Is as rtii up as nn y other remesly,
1 1 1' II 1.1 puns elpiilllty, titrvonsiiPM, erati
fions, und dove tups mil Tpstofpi wenk nrcfins.
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tree It Is n svmploiu eif i inlnst wpiikn s nn 1
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tliPtiseiif lltiilv in. HuU;nti costs no more than
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NMul fur circulars nnd trsttmnnlnls.
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