Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-26
10 RETURN NE AAG|
Rebel Flag Captured From South
Carolina to Be Returned BY
Croker Brigade.
A Daring sortie Made by Mer s
the Thirteenth Iowa Vet s s,
eran Volunteers.
Auditor Merriam Says the Country
Demanded ROOSEVELT Hunt.
ing Dog Contest

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Demanded Roosevelt-A Hunt.
ing Dog Contest.
Special to oTimea-Republican.
Des Moines, June 26.-The State His
torical Society at Iowa City has posses
sion of historic rebel flag which may
be returned to the state from which it
was taken. The flag is forty feet long
and it floated from the old state house
in Columbia, S. c., UP to the morning of
Friday, Feb. IL. 1866, when it was pulled
down by a small detachment Of mem-
| bers OF the Thirteenth Iowa Veteran
Volunteers While Shermans army wac
laying pontoon bridges across the Salu-
da and Broad rivers three miles above
1.-THE city, Lieut.. Col. j. G.. Kennedy, ac-
companied by Lieuts. H. G. Macarthur
and William II. Goodrell, of Gen. Belk-
Inapt's staff, with about twenty men
from the Thirteenth Iowa crossed the
i Congaree river in front of the city in an
old tiat-boat. They sent the boat back.
crossing the swift and rocky channel
several times in the face of the enemy,
4 until they had about seventy-fiye men.
They then marched boldly thru the
/ streets drove a portion Of Wheeler's
! Icavalry from the town and, at 11:3O a.
m hauled down the rebel colors and
A raised the stars and stripes over the
4 capital of the rebel state. For this
brave and hazardous undertaking this
little body of men was publicly con-
4 graduated by Mai. Gen. Charles A.
Smith, commanding the Fourth diyis-
4 ion of the Seventeenth army corps.
4 Lieut.. Goodrell secured the rebel flag.
and brought 1t home with him. Being a
q resident of Iowa City. he deposited it
with the State Historical Society in that
place. There the flag has lain unnoticed
all these thirty-tive years. Lieut.. Good
!. lrell died several years ago. At the last
n meeting Of the curators OF the State
!, Historical Society it was proposed that
this captured flag should be returned to
the people from whom it was taken. The
lmatter was finally left to be arranged
by Col. H. H. Rood, of Mont Vernon,
!. who is member of the State Historical
|board and is president of the Crocker's s
Il Iowa Brigade Association. The Thir-
L lteenth Iowa was a member of Crocker's S
/ brigade. Some years ago at one of the
I reunions of the brigade a rebel general
!, Icame up from the south and officially
\ returned to the Sixteenth Iowa, which
-9was also member Of this brigade, the
!, flag which it had lost in the great bat
; tie Of Atlanta, July %, 1864. Col. Rood
y thinks it would be a graceful thing to
q return the compliment by restoring a
rebel flag in the name OF Crockers
4 brigade, which captured it. The brig
3 ade has its Biennial reunion in Keokuk
{ in September and the manner of re-
e turning the flag will be determined
n then.
State Auditor Merriam returned Mon.
!. day from the Philadelphia convention
S and declared that Iowa made very
), brilliant showing there, because of the
e strength of the delegation sent from thi:
state, which was ably seconded by thu
e Iowa members of congress and the res
- ot The Washington contingent. TIL,
10 country demanded Roosevelt, said Mr.
J. Merriam. Il think he is the stronges
= man who could have been nominated 70
e vice president. No, Platt and Qua!
). didn't do it, neither did Hanna. Th
,e people did 1t. They insisted upon haN
"a ing Roosevelt, and now they have go
alllIl luGy Will etGCS lllIIi. llSlS Nds
resisting the force Of the demands tina
m came from every part of the country. ]
~ good many of the politicians did no
want Roosevelt, either as vice presiden
" or as governor Of New York, becaus
81 1they can not control him. He is an in
IN dependent man and II man of ideas VIII
It. can not be bent this way or that b
MS scheming politicians. He will make
OF tour OF this country that will get tn
of people wild. And as for New FORK, VIII
ne Platt and his friends have simply got t
in lcarry it. and they think they can do !
IL and they will do it. Their life depend
all upon it. think Roosevelt. from wha
H. can learn from inside sources. will b
~ stronger in New York as, candidal
IL for vice president than he would hay
been as candidate for governor. Thel
he are certainly powerful lsinfueacesir Ne
r. York that will support Roosevelt fl
MT vice president who would have give
he him a lame support for governor.
e. There was no Iowa state politics
nd Philadelphia that could gee. Ever!
thing was adjusted harmoniously ar
as unanimously in the Iowa delegatio
The boys all pulled together and
there was any scheming to affect sta
politics it did not manifest ITSELF
la
Ter The third annual trials of the low
ID, Field Trials Association will be held
to EmmetsburG, Iowa, Aug. 81. There a
as two classes, derby for pointers al
oy settlers whelpsd on or after jan. /, is!
g- and an all-age class for pointers al
ng settlers that have never won first pri
in open or all-age stake. The entri
close July 81 1900. Purses Will consi
OF the money derived from the annu
mt dues, membership fees. entry and star
nd ing fees, less the expenses of the ass
la. citation and of conducting the trials. II
in money will be divided 60 per cent to t
he all-age and 10 per cent to the dert
iii The money in each stake will be divid
Dr. 40. 80, 20 and 10. The trials will be n
Dr. on prairie chickens and under the rul
ZEN of the Iowa Field Trials Associate
The judges will be Prof E. H. Ostha,
of Toledo, o.; Dr. Z. r. Hickerson.
Moberly, Mo-, and John L. Barker,
ck Racine, Wis. AZ. Bruce. of Des Moin
ed is secretary and treasurer Of the ass
m cation. Last year the purses amount
es. to 1904 and the interest in field spol
ere this year promies to make the amou
he much larger. The reports from northe
M Iowa are that the prairie chicken CT