Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-11-11

over two miles, was mass OF cheering
humanity. Gen. Funston, with his
wife. rode in the carriage Of honor,
while Col. Metcalf, on Q white charger,
and Lieut.. Col. Little, on n prancing
black, took their appointed stations ut
the head Of the regiment. All received
ovations at every point on the line.
Gen. Funston's carriage was drawn
by four black horses, the leaders being
led by Filipinos In native costume and
the swings were led by Manila negroes.
Mrs Funston attracted fully as much.
II not more, attention ms her husband.
and she was seemingly proud of the
honors paid the little hero. Gen. Fun
ston seemed diffident; probably the re-
suit OF n surfeit Of honors, but. had
courage enough to face the new multi
tudes without finching.
As the regiment marched up Kansas
avenue 1t passed reviewing stand at
almost every corner. The electric
trolley poles in the center Of the street
were entwined with colored bunting
and surmounted with stands Of colors,
and beneath the colors at the top OF
each pole was the name, printed In
large letters on q white shield, Of u
battlefield made famous by this regi-
ment's deeds Of valor. These shields
bore the names of Manila, Caloocan,
Polo. Guiguinto, Morillo, Malolos, Bag
bag and Apolite.
| School Children ginr,
When the regiment reached sSs state
capitol II halted before all the school
children of the city, who, standing on
and around the statehouse steps, burst
out into the song. my Country. IT'S
OF Thee, Sweet Land of Liberty"
Marshall's band accompanied the voices
of the children. Then. Gen. Wilder s.
Metcalf took from the hands Of the
regimental standard. bearer the regi-
mental colors, torn and shredded by
Filipino bullets, and returned the flags
to the state. These flags were paid for
by popular subscription and were given
to the regiment by the women of the
Grand Army of the Republic when 1t
marched away to war. Gov. W. Z.
Stanley received the colors ON behalf
of the state. These colors will be put
in permanent resting place of honor
In the state capitol.
A Sword Presented to Gen. Funston.
After the ceremony of returning the
colors, Gen. j. K. Hudson presented to
Gen. Frederick Funston the sword,
raised through the Topeka Capital by
popular subscription, and Gen. Funston
responded. Then the regiment marched
by companies into the library hall of
the statehouse to n banquet given by
the Grocers' Il Butchers association of
Topeka. Covers were laid for 900 at
this banquet.
The banquet to the Soldiers.
Frank Dos,er, chief justice Of Kan
sas, was master of ceremonies. The
soldiers were waited on by $50 young
women OF Topeka. The little school
girls of Topeka, all in white dresses,
gave each soldier u bouquet as he sat
down to the banquet. The high school
orchestra furnished music. While the
soldiers were eating the bands from
different parts OF the state came to-
gether in the statehouse grounds and
united in one monster band under the
leadership of the band of the Twen-
tieth Kansas regiment aud played "A
Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight"
In this big orchestra were bands from
Wamego, Alta Vista, Eskridge, Girard,
Horton, Reading. Wabaunsee, Abilene,
junction City, Mound City, Marion,
Garnet, Marshall's band OF Topeka,
Dispatch band, Modern Woodmen band,
Pryor's band of st. Joseph, Mo-, and
bands from Kansas City, Mo-, and Kan
sas City, Kun.
The Fireworks Display.
After the banquet there was shot
time" indeed, given by the fambeau
clubs of Topeka. First, the circle of
the grand electric illumination of the
statehousc was turned on. Then there
was salute of IL bombs that shot far
up into the air and exploded with loud
reports in the darkness. Men marched
under and around the circular balcony
near the summit Of the capitol dome
and shot off rockets, Roman candles
and other fireworks continuously. Red
fire burned from each of the windows
OF the dome between the balcony and
the capitol roof, and from the base of
the dome myriads of rockets assembled.
From the capitol square bombs, mines,
rockets and fireworks went up.
Following the fireworks display was
n reception in the statehouse TO the Of
ficers and men of the Twentieth regi-
ment.
The Volunteers Leaving for Their Homes.
All through the night the different
companies of tLe Twentieth regiment
were leaving Topeka on trains for
their homes throughout the state.
1t seemed from the crowds that came
pouring into the four railroad depots
this morning not only that ''all Kansas
honors the Twentieth" but that 1t had
turned out to see the regiment come
home. And each party brought its
band or drum corps to march with 1t
in the parade. The railroads have
handled rs many people into Topeka in
u week on important occasions, but
they never brought SO many here in n
day in the history Of the city.
The only two ex-governors who took
in the ceremonies attending the return
OF the colors and the sword presenta-
ton from the governors department
were Maj L. n. Morrill, and George
W. Click. They stationed themselves
ut the south window in the private
Office Of the governor shortly after
noon and spent three or four hours
talking over the fluctuations of Kan
sas governor.
Reflections Of Bachelor.
When n woman has nothing else TO
wish for she begins TO wish that her
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