Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-08-27

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Supreme Chancellor Shaw responded
In neat address.
Tho Parade.
If the scenes down town were
animated during the carly afternoon,
while preparations were going on for
the great event, those at Camp Shaw
were more so. A casual Spectator
would have supposed that revolution
was in progress, and that the forces OF
the state were being massed to defend
the homes Of the city. Everywhere
was hurry and inextricable confusion.
In the line there were 1000 men from
Indiana, 1900 from Missouri, 1000 from
Kansas, 1900 from Ohio, 800 from Wis.
consin, 600 from Texas, 500 from Ncb-
braska, 500 from Kentucky, 1000 from
Tennessee, 1000 from Iowa, 200 from
Minnesota, $50 from Michigan, 1900
from Illinois, 40 from Massachusetts
and assigned regiments. the remaining
being made up of innumeNble de-
tached regiments and divisions 1t
took the parade something over tive
hours to leave the camp and over an
hour to pass given point
Promptly at o'clock the glittering
cavalcade moved At the head was
Mai Gen. James r Carnahan, mounted
on the famous stallion, Kentucky Bright
Eyes, end he headed staff of sixty-two
brilliantly uniformed men, who made
magnificent appearance Us they dashed
down the column aud took their places
at the head of as brilliant an array OF
plumed knights as ever marched proud
" through the streets Of great
city. In front of the major-general
and staff rode squad Of mounted po-
lice to keep the streets clear for the
parade which was TO follow.
THE KANsAS DIVISION.
Gen. Joseph Lyon had tho good
fortune to command one Of tho largest
brigades of the day, there being four
regiments in line, represented by forty
eight divisions, many cities sending
three and four divisions each. All
along the line of march the command
was received with cheers, and it seemed
as though tho men knew everybody in
town.
This command marched in the follow.
order:
Gen. Joseph Lyons and staff.
Band from Fort Leavenworth, Fourth
regiment, U. S. A.
Kansas Second regiment divisions
from Weir City, Parsons, Girard, Otta-
wa, Paola, Chanute, Pittsburg, Ghetto
pa, Lincoln, Fort Scott, Neodasha and
Erie.
Third regiment, Col Houston COM
handing. Band from Wellington; di.
visions from Wichita, Arkansas City,
Winfield and Albany.
Fourth regiment, Col. w. B. Bennett
commanding. Band; divisions from Sa-
lima, Lnrned, Nickerson. Hudson, Ly-
ons, Mcpherson and Garden City.
First regiment, Col. II. L. Alden COM
handing. Band from Kansas City,
Kan. Divisions from Atchison, En-
poria, Holton, Kansas City, Kan, Leav-
enworth, Purcell. Horton, Topeka.
THE NEBRASKA DIVISION.
The Twelfth division was composed
entirely of Nebraska regiments, with
Gen. II. s. Hotchbiss in command. The
Nebraska men had fine uniforms and
made quite show in the parade.
First regiment-Col NJ Savage.
Second regiment-Col. A L. Lott
Third regimcnt-Col. f. A. Coombs.
Fourth regiment-Lieut.- Col +. s.
ElleelI.
The Sixteenth regiment had with
them the Geneva, Neb., band of twenty.
five instruments.
THE MISSOURI DIVISION.
The Missouri brigade formed the
Thirteenth division and, as usual, pre-
sented magnificent turnout with the
largest division OF any in the line. It
was headed by Con. S. T. Provost and
staff, with the Third Regiment band
and the Carthage Light Guard band,
two of the finest musical organization in
the state of Missouri The First and
Second regiments had twenty divisions
in line; they were led by Col NJ. w.
Anderson and staff and Col G. e.
Moore and staff. The divisions
were: Kansas City, No Q; Kan
sas City. No. 90; North Star, No. 10;
Excelsior Springs, No IS; St
Joseph, No. II; Liberty, No SO; INDIE
pendence, No 10; Provost, No 1; Gate
City, No. 4;Chevalier, No. IA; Red Cross,
No. 4; Star, No. o; DsSoto. No 10; CGur
de Leon, No. 10; Idlewild, No. %; Ma
con. No. 2; Cole, No 81; Imperial, No
IS; Apollo, No. IL.
The Third regiment had ten divisions
in line and was led by Col. c. Il Grey
and staff. The divisions on parade
were: Ascalon No. Is, Thaycr No. 20,
Aurora No. 80, Carthage No "a, CAL
anthe No 81. e R Gray No. IS, Joplin
No. 40, Webb City No. IL, Springfield