The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1894-10-12
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NO one knows how it got here. 1t
is drawn up on Main street at present.
Have failed to communicate with
officers"
After some delay, the governor sent
this word:
'sWill arrive in the morning with
Adit. Gen. Luscomb. Do nothing till
get there"
While this was going on an hour was
lost and it was three o'clock. At half
past three o'clock the regiment was
moved from the bank to the vicinity OF
the company S works. 1t proceeded in
fine open order and was cheered along
the route by the people. A strong
guard was left at the bank and no one
allowed to enter.
On the companys common it was
again drawn up-a strong encirclin2
line of picl1ets thrown out and the fol-
lowing note sent about five o'clock to
the director:
s:Sir:-The first battalion of the
workingmen's advance guard will pro-
tect property until the state takes pos
session. | shall encamp my men on
the outskirts until tomorrow. Let the
citizens retire to their homes till that
time"
After several attempts to see the
colonel. the sheriff sent a communica-
ton to him:
..Sir:-Will Won inform the authori-
ties of this county by what right you
Invade this state. As the legally con-
stituted officer of the county, demand
that you appear before me and explain
your conduct under penalty of arrest"
To this the colonel made no answer.
It was six o'clock in the evening
when the regiment was marched to an
open tract on the southwest terrace
overlooking the town; strong guards
were thrown out in all directions and
apparent preparations made for going
into camp As there was nothing for
the town TO do but wait the arrival Of
the governor in the morning. it slowly
quoted down. The camp fires of the
military burned in long row on the
far terrace. The regular beat of the
drum was heard far into the night,
which was an unusually dark one. and
But as soon as it was light the
streets were thronged. There were
the fires on the terrace smoking as if
with preparations for breakfast and
the white tent of the colonel could be
plainly seen. The early train brought
in a crowd of idle men. but the rail-
road officials denied having seen any
regiment.
As soon as the day was fairly arrived
crowds began to make their way to
the edge of the camp. The guard had
been withdrawn from the bank in the
night and at seven o'clock MatlOck re-
ceived word that the regiment had dis
appeared. He went Immediately to
the bank with the sheriff. At the same
time the news of the disappearance
spread like wildfire. Crowds over-ran
the camping ground, but not sign of
the soldiers could be found except the
smouldering fires, the remaining tent
and the strong smell of the trOdden
grass. with here and there dropped
fragment of clothing-a cartridge or a
piece of food.
Then it was that the director dis
covered that al the specie had been re-
moved from the bank. 4 great crowd
had gathered round the entrance. He
got upon chair and in an excited
manner conveyed the Information. 1t
was received with incredulous jeers,
cries of Served you right. We don't
believe it. You brought the soldiers,
ETC. and the widest excitement
enSued.
The sheriff was paralyzed and lost
his head. He sent kilograms to Louis
vile and Cairo calling on the author
tiles to arrest all soldiers in blue shirts
and duck trousers armed with Spencer
rifles. He arrested the agents at tho
Paducah railroad and held them for
collision. Armed parties were sent
out on the highways and discovered
nothing but struggling men drawn to
the town by the news.
Every other subject was now
swallowed up in the robbery of the
bank, and upon the arrival of the gov
ernor and his adjutant in the after
noon, there ensued q scene of in
credulous Indignation and fussy Of
ficialism. The adjutant. an old-time
veteran with purely Kentucky pref
udices and Kentucky dignity, immedi-
ately framed a theory that there had
been raid from southern Indiana,
and was for calling upon the governor
OF that state to make good the loss and
to return the raiders for punishment.
In Louisville, Cairo and Cincinnati,
the most extraordinary accounts were
published in the papers. One of the
sheets announced in its head lines:
1.-The English syndicate at st. Mary's
makes away with million and half
of money belonging to the working
men"
\ paper in Louisville announced that
Kentucky had been invaded by an army
of Indiana free-booters. and its head
lines were startling. Are we to have
another civil WARP" they asked.
shall an invading army desolate
Kentucky while our apathetic officials
ere dickering with the bloated barons?