The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-04-18
THELORD'SLAY-0uT
The Return Home of the Veteran
Rifles, After Long and Ex-
haustiye Campaign.
Leaving Thirteen of Their Number
in the Hands of the Sheriff Of
Lyon County.
A Thrilling Description of the Siege
and Defense Of the State
Capitol Building.
Brave Conduct of the Governor and
IS Devoted Followers.
t.: E.ttle at Emporia-The Riot
Que!led and the Instruction
Crushed.

naomi. Whom last saturday evening the
-, -. ,,s,,,,o, o,..r ,l, ,yires from the
""iu ohiiie i's '''' '
State Capital, that
ISsURRECrIoS AIRY CONSPIRACY
- .,,.., :. ,r a., bid.ous detormities
was n'aih!ns III III. '"' r., -,
along the AtchlSon, iopeAa u santa i''
defying the majesty of the law ana prevent
ing the passage of freight trains, the hearts Oh
,h.. y.,eran Rifles leaned within them, and
-, -, = - ,b,r,,f ,,ut his hand
each anu every heiD'i ~ -
instinctiyely upon his hip-pocket 10 draw MS
xv.spon our iron Governor, filled 10 Teple-
-, ,,',,,, :, ..,sa,,
ZION VIII sehSe"'
THE MAGNITUDE OF TILE DANGER,
.,, r..o,n,zt,y the necessity OF immediate
-, -, ,.,..,,,hed IN General
a - ,t, h', N-..,.-,,, f,ia,s
"as -. i,,t,,,,,.d a. 10 now
asking 10 DC at ""0e in'o'
many men could be mustered ior the eiher
nancy Tn. r.piy vas almost simultaneous
.-,-.,,ory E,,srv ma, I'm I'M.
Win the inteiioS"'S.
company would go, with the exception of
n, 49,. Nc ho could hir, sub ,titutes.l The Gov
MISC "no 49,, ~, pia.s n,
efnor accoruihsiy oi"eie" 'i'' VIZ ~ "
ready for orders the next Sunday morning.
II, AIMS,
TIA. cry, Was electric. ike "A ralysni lie battery
on a bi. drunk, tearing through the VEINS Of
each ami every member OF tn: veteran CORPS.
All tuen and there WAS hurryinS To aui Iro,
ana deep-drawn signs OF unquencnaDl- desire
10 meet the enemy. Tne sweet sti Ines oil the
sabbath morn wHs broken by the harsh
clang OF preparation b. the soldiery. Lieut..
Coney (this WAS on saturday night borrowed
"A charger from Golfers livery stable ana
went out among tiie ales anu .! WA! S'iei.et
M, ,,is U t,',n 'n ,ps,n
ING INV 'H
HIS o"S MAhiial Siihii'
land ardent spirits also) the cons quence or
which was that the gallant Lieuten.Int was 80
far gone by one o'clock In the morning that
flaas
soldIerIy aud gallant form upon tie e. rth, the
warriors bed, LOOK "A slIooze. In the morning,
Sunday at the appointed hour, tue members
of the. Veteran Rifles gathered al The ilrinury
To talk the thing over and decide Ia
whether il was al yisabIc 10 obey tIGe Cover
nors orders and go To Topeka
To BIZ PROBABLY BUNGEp Up
by some rascaliy striker, with more zeal and
muscle than discretion and respect Tor the
State militia. The arms We're gwen Out aud
cartridge boxes also. Que OF the members
oprned ais box, and counting his Cartridges
said:
as this all the cIrlriI ,es you're goin' to gil
me.'
The commander told him il was.
twenty men when I'm gone, won't co."
He stayed al home and sent d substitute.
ALL DAY LONG
the Rifles waited under arms, eagerly listening
for the Governors oIdef 10 advance. bat the
Greafy hours drass-d theiF wear! irusthS
1,i,;
49,. . 'T,,S ..a,,i,y in.,IneS.s NaS IN.
,,,,',,,o- a., hra.,.. nis niIgbt,-I t,i,n Io H.
,,.',.i. H.. l,.d ,,vnrn 10 10y. ct,rri,h an,
rnrnf..ct and lei
Rrp PLOT. RApISE, ARSON, MURDER
90, a., ,a,,I ,,..r.r,,rx, loose 4, rid, ram,
pant An! SO wax Is human Iaith: Iht!
litt!e knew IHait man 1I IRON WIN sit an ,,ie
Snbrfna-oflhi emu nc WIS nob asp. IN
wdrd evening, an ih ,uhuaS sun "I> Ntt-
uuS ln golden spie.iuof pe.IIhu fI,ot hhoo,
or theieah9utS; lne M"!.",ne Mon W. &c. /
celN.d ahd AZ . c"sh, r. N. uo,t ii'oi tstnJ a
special Tram s'ealbed Anto our hI"-hlHcSnt
new union depot 10 eonst! tte pta'e nearts
and resolute DETERMINATIONS when iiy con
cealed Denedtu thc coai> ehNelDPihS me
-, i"i i, M va - - ~ "
,,,-,.,-,,,, S,,,,o,,.
80. -,
of the gathering gloom !ii looked IKE ram
streets, rising above The tips oil even the
three-stOgy houses, the wlid ana waT-iike
strains OF martial music reSounded, most We =
come 10 the ears OF the inhabitants OF The me-
tropoiis, who theleby knew that the ct zen
soldiery, tru. 10 the right ana ever ready I"
lay down their lives IN defense OF the state,
OF gore. Pale, with oated breath ANA g'isten-
ing eyes, but with
Carriage CLEANING FROM EVERY Ind.
,,,,->r,x<c
NibuAL Oo' NrENAN'h,
the veterans marched down Delaware street,
each man hnmnihS verse tto MN .'ii'l o'
our haiiohh ~. NM ni'hiS'" "a"'
Forward marci, away,
Eos riphr- to- ont.
E,cb in ,r.nd array
or words 10 thai ehecb-
on BOARD THE CAFES
,.,,, ,,,,,, ,,.,r ,b., rai,s ,o,r,rJ tba
anu ., sM.s S,,p -. ,,,i,a.r, Ia !, - rcie
,apitai, liis 81 49, ,.,,,an
anu an, an an a .i II, n,n9 Cnn.~ s,id he
ami Fhirich H len .>apoieoi ~ - ~, 70
Solulefs! Inc tiiis mas come VIII VII, ,,,n,
up &c.,, ~ s ~ oui @ H'.. Ii'rti.
- - ~, -, 80 6s,,,,i,,.,-s- 10 m h.Iov.d
State This is the period which tries mems
exn.,ct aud "
r,sxor ,,o, rsr,r.,rrv
- y" %
The eyes OF the nation are upon Us. VIII
not say unto you ''go, but come" on VII!
ever find me where the bullets are the thick,
est, and where supreme danger Is there Will
YOU nnd your Leader, Be hfil. Emulate AM
initiate me- tAsid,, toao roce,
To an inebrlated hnilitia-inan VINO
was handling MS gun as II II were AN UNI
OF yours from wabblins that way noutl
shoot me, II You don't look out Ana thci
resuning,l Don't SHOOT unlli you Sc .he
whites oil thelr eyes, ana thsn see th,tt the
honor OF The STATE Is upheid After Lieut..
Coneys patrloiic appeal several diners were
called upon, ou, tney were upo iuii ior ut.fI
r ,,n,..d io =, 81. ih.ir VIII a,r ia. .n,
my
n 4 a.
AZ ~ " M
The expec,a,ion OF soon meeting with tn.
enemy added wings to the speed OF the living
rain which bore the Veteran Rifles, and il
VA, bu, a few hours from the time OF depar-
fure from Ieavenworth until the Capital
was reached, Nothing had occurred upon
the trim which might b. noted As an Incident
Of Interest with one possible exception
When the train was about leaving L.wrenc.
some one on the platform, (perhaps the con.
ductor,) shouted to the engineer 10 Ego
aheaf These words, SlfnDle thty NAV
have been 10 casual Observer, might have
been
rp.rour WITH poRrrSrors MEANING
The drum beat ITO arms :" Muskets were
grabbed ana lne company lastly JUMPED
o sor,,s-t in line readv 10 do or die The as.
tonishad condncfor Incurred of the General
n,mending nth some acerbity and nra.
tam. emnhasis. .what inh-I ali that v AS fnr. "
IAN ~, tna raniy that the comnany
anu nm rdri a.n ahead" +" naan
% $3.50 a., w, .,,acr anS ,sd thopyh, !, h.l,
the s's a III - ~ as,,ars,anrs e. 49,, 49,
~ P%bp mi,ht annrar. The cnndnc,nr
e.s. u.s aSa anSratantfifons or III. Ganerai sna
quS.nss; W. III Ppi.n.I 80 go, .hs.ar s-,'nis
100 n ,h., ~, ,h. IAN ~. r..ear - STR, ns
meant tfiat adiii " ~ EVaus - stHit. Inc