The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-09-03
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also, and have asked TO have the Fftt
included IN the order The Star says
BY quick. concerted action the Fifth.
IS well as the Third regiment, may b
mustered out In Kansas City. The
presence Of both regiments will MAKE
5 big military display, at once a de
light to the soldiers and the people O
Kansas City and vicinity. Evening
dress parades will bring thousands Of
visitors to town. To hold their lasI
review aud lay down their arms IN
Kansas City, with q glorious welcome
home, is the only recompense the boys
will get for their hardships and sacri'
fees. Both regiments have been feel
ing blue and the home coming, in the
brave panoply Of war, will be q happi'
ness among the men with all the efforts
Of the public to welcome them.
Two regiments marching in, with
full war equipment and wagon trains
each regiment has l2s horses and
Enthusiastically an army-will be one
Of the finest public affairs in the his
tory Of the town.
The coming Of the Third is sure,
At s;45 O'Clock this morning the
payers Office received this dispatch
from Fort Crook, Omaha:
The Third Missouri volunteers order
ed to Kansas City for muster out Of
service. Please state arrangements
possible 10 make for good camp
grounds with ample water supply and
usual camp conveniences. - Baxter,
Acting Chief Quartermaster.
Now for the Fifth. Major H. S,
Julian came home today to impress
upon the city the necessity for quick
action. On the way be saw Governor
stephens, who promised to back up q
request from the city. Major Julian,
Chaplain Coleman and Captain Mount.
fort, Of the Fifth, who are In town,
unite in saying that Of most influence
on the war department will be al
Official promise that the government
will not be held up for grounds ant
water and that a suitable place will b.
available for temporarily storing thu
arms and equipments. To this end i
is necessary fer the mayor and com
mon council to act. President Graham
Of the upper house returned today, bul
as Mayor Jones will be back tonight,
he did not call a special council meet
ing. Mayor Jones will undoubtedly
call q council meeting, in conference
with citizens, for tomorrow night,
Meanwhile L. Mont Rely, the mayors
secretary, sent thus telegram:
The Hon. Webster DAVIS, Assistant
Secretary Of the Interior, Washing
ton, ID. c.:
The Fifth Missouri volunteers, nov
at Lexington, KY, under orders TO b,
mustered out, can be mustered out a
Kansas City, together with the ThirC
already so ordered, IL proper inaIenc'
is brought TO bear. The citizens o
Kansas City request your attention Il
this malter.-James NJ. Jones, Mayor
Meanwhile preparations to recelv,
the Third are proceeding regardless o
the Fifth. 1t is probable that the actor
Of the countii will be to make a reques
on the war department and GovernoI
Stephens concerning the Fifth, assur
ing it with reference to grounds, waite
and temporary armcries. Next will b.
q resolution calling on the board o
public works TO order the water de
partment TO furnish water and th,
street department. to grade any needfu
temporary street and provide men an,
teams for preliminary clearing Of tn,
grounds. Next will be the appoint
ment of two committees, one to get th,
Fifth ordered 10 Kansas City ant
another to prepare the welcome home
Representatives Of the various patriot,
and commercial bodies will be invite,
to be present, or Mayor Jones ma,
simply designate a committee o
citizens with full power to act.
AT an informal gathering at th,
Commercial club this morning 1t wa
suggested that Major William Warner
United States attorney; Colonel San
Scott, postmaster; Gardner Lalhrop
W. A. Clarke, P. S. Brown, Jr., pres
ident Of the Missouri republican club
Wallace Love, chairman Of the repub
lican county committee, and other
wire requests that the Fifth be sent /,
Kansas City without waiting for
formal suggestion from a regularly
constituted committee to send tn
messages.
When the boys Of the Third steI
from the train at Kansas City there /
10 be nothing too good for them
There will especially be nothing to,
, good for them at one or more Of th,
/, leading hotels, where q dinner, ant
such a dinner As they have surely no
had ain their midst" since enlistment
will be served them Immediately afteI
their arrival. As q guarantee Of sub
s%tan.iai cheer, substantial citizens hav,
cheerfully agreed 10 foot the bill.
The Commercial club, the Midland
hotel, Emery, Bird, Thayer & Co., tn,
; Metropolitan Street Car company ant
the Kansas City Star will defray th,
} expense.
, 1t is claimed that New York banker
| hired people to apply for government
bonds and the banks put up the money
and kept the bonds. Well, suppos,