Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-01-30

| sIllOu VI DULUTH IQ6I1s WuOt kAOAA eakSA
appearance, equipments, acts and converse
tlon, have evidently como not as emigranta
but only to fight. About half of them wen
on to Leavenworth, and the residue landet
: here and went into the territory, leaving
their trunks here with Mr.. Taylor, and say
, ing that they did not want them along, a
the fight would probably be over in a fey
weeks and then they would 60 back.
This looks as though the crisis was to com
, sooner than we expected. God grant it ma,
not be until we can get more men, more arm
and more powder. Evening-Mr. Coate
came to my room and told me startling news
He says that he learned from s., a mem
) Der of the Blue lodge, that it has been TO
some time determis ed to assemble all th'
force they can in the territory and from
Missouri, until they raise 2, 900 men and thor
attack and destroy Lawrence; that s. say
he received q summons commanding him t.
be there; that the plan is for parties to 60 II
by byways and in small parties, SO as tt
avoid detection, and when all is ready, t.
have pretexts furnished by the finding of in
dictments and issuing of writs, and taking
the whole as the ma-shal's posse, tomarcl
into Lawrence by night and destroy the
place and people. He states also that he In
formed Robinson of this last Friday even
| ing, and at Robinson's instance went up OF
Saturday, arrived there Saturday night, anG
made it known to our people. This accounts
for my not having heard it, as was not in
Lawrence after Friday night He says also
that Donaldson, the marshal, has issued g
proclamation calling for force, and recitinq
generally that he has writs against sundry
citizens Of Lawrence. He says also. on the
authority of Col. Sumner, that Shannon had
become alarmed, but was powerless, and nc
better than a prisoner in the hands of those
around him: that he had essayed to take into
his own hands the collection of a posse, but
the marshal would not allow it; that he had
| then insisted that Donaldson should not
accept the services of any Missourrans, to
which reluctant assent was given, but that
this was mere evasion, and that there were
camps of Missourians now in the territory,
who call themselves Georgians, as was
learned from a man by the name of Wise,
who was in the camp. There have come to
the territory this spring some 300 or 40C
young men, including Buford's party, who
evidently came here to fight, and whose
| leaders probably understood the whole pro-
| gramme before they left home.
! Under cover of these men, and assuming
their name and character, tie citizens OF
Missouri will doutly come over. Mr.. Coates
also says, on authority of Colonel Sumner,
that Shannon had actully fed the country,
under pretense of business, to avoid the
storm which he can not control and dare not
face: also that our friends at Lawrence sent
I w IL
with letter requesting him to order out the
toops for the defense of the town, and that
Walker had difficulty to get into town, and was
compelled to conceal himself, and send in
another person-that he was recognized and
| fired at, but not hit. Shannon's reply was
written while surrounded by the ultra men
about him, and was evasive and unsatisfac-
! tory; also that the attack was fixed for to-
morrow evening. This is most alarm
ing news. and / trenble for our people.
| How unfortunate that we can not
all lie there. Ny first thought was
to return, but on telling Mr.. Coates SO, he
declared it impossible and have no doubt
| he is right. The road is well watched and l
should be stopped and captured. Il is NOR
tifying to think that the great decisive battle
of the cause is to be fought SO near me and
to have no share in it-at least no share in
the glory, although probably. as the fight
most roll here. l shall share the danger.
! Friday, May l6-Still shut up in my room,
the monotony relieved only by an occasional
visit from some of the ladies. Colonel Ed
ridge, who went to Lawrence two or three
days ago, is expected back to might.
Monroe Eldridge called in, moment, to
bring me some cigars, land says that the rifles,
which Jenkins sent up on Monday or Tues
day last, got safe, concealed in the warnr,
as far as Franklin, and were there taken by
the party stationed there. This is to be re-
GREETED, as our friends need them. He says
also that all persons suspected of going to
the help of Lawrence are stopped, and that
baggage is searched on the road. Mr.. Coates
says that s. thinks the attack will not be
made tonight. Jenkins, he says, was re-
leased at Westport only on the condition that
he should not go to Lawrence; and as he was
on his way to this place he was arrested again
by MCGEE, without process, of course. No
arrangement yet made about boat to go
down on. begin to feel uneasy, and urged
Mr.. Coates to fix upon one and make the bar
gain.
Saturday, May 17.-Colonel Eldridge did
not return, as expected last night, and no
intelligence from him. Cannons, it is said,
have gone up to Lecompton, and load of
cannon balls from Lexington. One piece
Of cannon is at Westport, waiting for the
party that is to take it up. This morning the
ladies had great difficulty in waiting on me,
Mrs. E and Mrs. W and newcomer
all seemed as though their suspicious were
excited, and they on the watch. Mrs. Coates
and Mrs. Monroe Eldridge were in my room,
and it was long time before they could
leave it. Mrs. Eldridge was probably seen
to come out. Afterwards when l was taken
to No. 81, until my room could be Or
dered up and left to stand open
was certainly seen by Mrs. s. or the new
conner. This afternoon report reaches here
that was captured at Leavenworth. Boat
after boat passes down before my window
and my confinement begins to he more and
more CALLING and chatting. Unjust leave here
soon at all risks. My wife, to whom l dare
not write, and could give no consolation if I
did, must be alarmed at the newspaper ac-
counts and Lowrey's report, and must get
away from here. The North must be raised
to the help of our people. This morning
urged Mrs. Coates to have her husband get
me off as quick as possible. This evening
have a note from him in which he says that
the Amazon will be here tomorrow night,
and he will try and get me on board. God
grant he may. The nights have been very
unfavorable and are so still. It has bee>
bright moonlight for week past. News To-
night from Lawrence by Colonel Eldridge's
hack driver. The colonel staid there on ac-
count of sick child whom he cannot re-
move. Things still in stdtu quo, the people
full of apprehension, and the enemy en-
camped around them.
Sunday, May Ism. P. Conway and P. c.
SCHUYLER, who landed here two or three days
ago on their way to the Territory. are still
here, although they contemplate going up
to Lawrence every day if they can. They
are now in 26 oppc,'te my room and l hear
them discuss the matter. They are not
aware of my being here. They leave by the
boat W. Campbell, to go up the Missouri
river, no doubt finding it impossible to get
to Lawrence I learn that last
night the ferry boat, Lizzie came
down from Lawrence, having made trip
there, and brings discouraging news to the
effect that our friends there are dispirited
and weak, and must be defeated, which is
only another name for the destruction of the
town and slaughter of the people. This
afternoon a body of some twenty horsemen
crossed the ferry from Clay county, and
took the road to the Territory. Immediate