Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-09-24
SLATE AFFAIRS
And Capital City News of State
Interest


Interest
Railroad Cases.
Three complaints before the board Of
railroad commissioners were filed yes
terday, coming from the Wichita Union
Stock Yards company, severally holding
that rates charged on live stock to the
Wichita Union stock yards market,
from points in Kansas. since August LIST,
are unjust, unreasonable and excessive;
secondly, asking that the Santa Fe and
the st. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
companies shall be compelled to make
joint rates from all points tributary to
the market at Wichita; and thirdly,
complaining that the rates charged
from the Wichita Union stock yards
market to Kansas City on dOubledeck
cars Of hogs, are unjust and unreasonable
and the charge made for services per-
formed is excessive on such shipment.
A petition from Latimer, Morris
county. praYs that Rock Island agency
be established at that point.
A petition has also been received
from citizens of Tevis on the Missouri
Pacific railroad asking that stock yards
be erected there.
Adiutant General Roberts says, il
reference to the matter, that he had been
corresponding with Mock in reference
to the flag. He positively refuses to
sell the flag as he has it in trust and be-
ing a collector of relics would not part
with it IN any case. General Roberts
has in his possession a battle flag car
ried by the Second Kansas infantry regi-
ment and it is torn with bullets and soiled
with the blood of those who carried it
on many bloody battlefield. General
Roberts does not know of any other
flag, but says it is possible another may
be extant.
b. s. McFadden was a member OF
the Second Kansas and says he knows
of no other regimental flag except that
now in the possession of the military
department of the state. That he knows
to be the flag used by the regiment at
the battle of Wilson creek, and he also
said General Lyons body was never
wrapped in any flag. The flag in the
possession of the state belonged to
company II, but he thinks 1t was used
as the regimental flag through the cam
paign. He is inclined to think MIR.
Mock's flag is myth.
Webb Defends.
Leland ]. Webb, past commander-in.
chief of the Sons of Veterans, has re-
turned from Minneapolis where he at
tended the national encampment of that
order.
On his return home Mr.. Webb found
in his mail clipping from the Louis
vile Times of August 9th, which says:
''The g. o. p. has a goodly number OF
strings to its bow. 1t has such auxil-
iaries as the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, Sons of Veterans, the Ladies' Aid
society, the Republican league and re-
publican clubs" Mr.. Webb says this
is false as far as the Sons of Veterans is
concerned, and he has written letter
to the Times to that effect, and inform
ing them that while he is a republican,
his successor as commander chief,
Barton S. Weeks, is a democrat. He
is first assistant district attorney of the
city of New York, appointed under DEM
ocratic administration. He is pres
jdent of the Tammany Hall club OF
his district and is president of the
new New York democratic club.
In retiring from the highest position
in The order Mr.. Webb was presented
with beautiful gold star set with six dia-
monds and beautifully engraved.
Mr.. Webb will finish his duties by
seeing the publishing of the proceed
ings Of the national encampment, which
he will have published in Topeka.
The Second Kansas.
The following dispatch has been pub
lished:
"Muncle, Ind, September 2.-There
q a n hfufnrfO 40 in h1v,1 ct
in this city. It is the flag of the Second
Kansas infantry that was carried
through the rebellion, and is now in
the store of Martin G. Mock. 1t is the
identical dag in which the body of Cen
eral Lyon was wrapped after his death
at the battle of Wilson's creek. The
flag is well preserved, and is in honora-
BILE association with many interesting
relics in the store. The flag can proba-
bly, be secured by the officers of the
regiment or authorities of the state who
desire to recover it. 1t is a valuable
historic article, and is worthy q position
in a more public place than second
hand store. Mr.. Mock came into pos
session of the flag through Mr.. P. A.
Kennedy. 1t was the property of Mr..
Evender Kennedy, who was at one time
engrossing clerk in the Kansas legisla-
ture, and got the historic article through
one of the state officers. Later Mr..
Kennedy came to Muncie, and owing to
an unfortunate affection his property
was administered upon by his brother,
and in removing the flag was given to
Mr.. Mock, on condition that he would
be its custodian"
The national headquarters of the
Sons of Veterans, which have been 10.
Gated in this city for the past year will
be removed this week to New York City,
where the new communicating chief,
Barlow S. Weeks, and Adjutant General
R. Tobias and Quartermaster General
]. V. B. Clarkson will take charge. The
supplies include about 10000 pounds
of freight, including all the supplies OF
the order and Office furniture.
Judge Q. G. Foster, George R. Peck
and W. H. RossingtOn, three of Topeka's
most prominent citizens, who have been
in Europe for some time, will sail for
home on the 18th inst.
Bethany College.
The fall term of Bethany college has
commenced.
The opening exercises were conduct
ed by Bishop Thomas, assisted by Rev.
M Lincoln the nav ohanlaiu