Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-17
THE GOVERNOR ARRIVES.
A Military Salute Fired in
HIS Honor.
THE CHIEF COMMANDER ESCORTED
Z THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL STREETS
BY THE NATIONAL GUARD OF
+ MISSOURI.
The Troops to be on Dress Parade This
/ Evening by the Governor
j Sham Battle at 4:3O O'clock To-
morrow Afternoon.


Inc stCouu udy OI the great
Military Encampment was ushered
in with clear sky-not cloud to
be seen anywhere. The day has
been hot one. Old Sol did not
seem to relent even though "our
brave boys" were marching
through the dust to almost suffoca-
ton. More troops arrived last
night which swelled the list to
more than three hundred and still
there are more coming to take part
in the great Sham Battle to take
place tomorrow afternoon at the
Fair Grounds at 4:30 O'Clock. At
11:25 to-day Gov. David R. Francis
and staff arrived from Jefferson
City and were met at the Union
Depot by Adjutant General J. A.
Wickham and Col. VIM. Bull. All
the troops were stationed in line
and as the Governor and staff step
ped from the cars a grand salute Of
seven guns was fired in honor of
Missouri and her young and popu-
lar Governor and commander of
I the troops. Many and lusty yells
went up from the immense crowd
that had gath cred at the Union
Depot when the chief executive,
who is honored from Maine to
California and who has stimulated
| Missouri with new life and vigor
and made her a brilliant star in the
constellation OF these grand United
States, made his appearance.
Just south of the Union Depot was
stationed the artillery which every
now and then belched forth its
deafenlng noise that added en-.
thusiasm to the occasion and swell.
ed every breast to over1owing with
genuine old Missouri patriotism.
| The line of march was formed at
the Union Depot with Adjutant.
General Wickham and Mayor G.
l.. Ferris at the head of the col
umn, Immediately followed by
Maj. H. A. Ricketts,, Col. Jno. T,
Mabry, Sheriff Geo. w. Adams and
Chiet.of-Police, Jno. H. Lane, al
on prancing steeds and riding in
true military style. Next in line
was the carriage containing Gov
Francis, Col. Bull, Gen Wickhan
and Col. Clay, Messrs. J. w
lZeverly, Hon. c. F. Clark ant
Gel. E. D. Graham occupied the
second carriage. Just in advance
of the troops the N. G. NJ. Military
Band held a place and played
popular military airs along th'
line of march. Companies A, B
C, E, F and G from st. Loui
composed the different companie
in the parade. They marched
from the Public Square, goin
around the Square, thence to Jei
: fersoa street and to Hardin Col
lege, thence west to the Nationa
2 Boulevard, where the line of marc1
, was disbanded, the troops proceed
t ing to camp in the Fair Ground
g and the Governor and his stat
: going to the Windsor Hotel, wher
they were banqueted, the fines
8 collation. being served to the TO
h lowing gentlemen: Gov. D. |
e Francis, Maj. J. w. Zeverly
e Mayor G. L. Ferris, Adjutant- Ger
n eral J. A. WIokham, Col. Wn
d Bull, Col. c. d. Comfort, Cap
IS Batdorf, Col. Clay and Major Z
y A. Ricketts,.
q The exercises did not comment
d until 5 O'Clock this afternoon an
will be continued until Z o'clot
and probably later. The pr
gramme is as follows:
C. At o'clock, Guards Mount.
lr At $50, dress parade.
s: At $50, the Governors revie
s, of the troops.
4" The Sham Battle tomorrow wi
j" be a representation of an engag
ment between Mexlcans and Amer
ie cans during the war of 1S4S,
to complete plan of which has n
g. been made out yet. A speci
l., delivery will be made in the Graz
le Stand and Col. Comfort says tn
is every one should be present with
copy of the plan IN order to unds
stand the fight as it progresses.
an LOOKED LIkE OLD TIMEs.
he The unusual spectacle of I'll
re formed troops marching throu
ng the streets of Mexico this mornir
,8, recalled to the mind of many ole
ce citizens the trying times Of me
III than a quarter Of a century az
when grim war was upon
Nation and soldiers were armed a
equipped for business. Tod
he when the commanding officers WI
It's riding through the streets abre
we on their cavalry horses an old ei
II. zen remarked that many were
II, times he had seen the great "
it rior and afterwards chief executl
for of the Nation, Gen. U. s. Ora
80. on his gaily caparisoned steed a
ny accompanied BY his chief office
ride through the same streets