Arizona republican., 1901-05-17

quartered in the capitol building, the court house and on the fair grounds. the largest number occupying the fair grounds.
 At the proper time. and all things being in readiness for the coup de etat. the Jefferson City force being within striking distance of St. Louis, the governor naturally supposed that Nat Lyons. the captain of the United States regular troops. would employ his small force in watching the sus- picious movements of the armed state troops. thus leaving the United States arsenal wholly unprotected. At this juncture of affairs so cleverly prepared by Governor Jackson. the "unarmed" force at Camp Jackson were to quietly take possession of the United States arsenal with all it's arms, cannon, mu- nltions of war and other military sup plies This done, the city of St. Louis captured, the gauntlet thrown down by the capture of the arsenal, the state would become outlawed and must go over to the confederate side and thus was the great surprise" to be wit messed by the southern leaders. But as Burns has aptly said: "The best | laid schemes of nice and men gang aft aglee." Captain Lyons got onto the scheme and in conjunction with Frank r. Blair and a German named Bar enstein. he hastily got together vol untesr force. and with this force under Blair and Barenstein. himself con- manding the small force of regular f troops be attacked. or rather sur rounded Camp Jackson, compelling its unconditional surrender and the gov ernor's great curprise' went g.im- mering.
 | To cap the climax. Captain Lyons sent a request to Governor Jackson at Jefferson City to disband al! the state troops then rendeZvoused at that place: otherwise. they would De | treated as in armed resistance to the authority of the United States govern ment" In the event of 'noncompli- ance with this request" Lyons would proceed at once to Jefferson City at ''the head of 4.O00 troops and compel obedience to my request"
 On receipt of the request Cover nor Jackson and his advisors, one Of
 whom was General Price, held coun- | ell of war. and whiie many of them | advised armed rtsistance to the ursurper," General Price favored com
 pliance with the request" and an im- mediate disbandment of the troops. Others were for resistance, knowing that a clash of arms would then and there cut the Gordon knot and the state of Missouri be forced into the coming great conflict on the side of the 1 I.. e. n ha Cttnr ln- ment. however, Governor Jackson weakened; Price had his way; the | troops were ordered home. but ito hold themselves in readiness for fur ther orders" and the state of Missouri did not secede.
 stump" Price. son of General Price, took his company back to Brunswick by steamer. where the men were told to "go home till you are wanted v
 Stump" was a nickname; his name being Edward. Young Price afterwards joincd the confederate service in which
 he was made brigaGier general.
 During the progress of the war Ma
 jor General Sterling Price and his Missouri troops were ordered south and took part in the Kentucky and ! Tenne essee campaigns About this time
 Stump" Price became incensed at the
 Richmond authorities over alleged
 mistreatment of his father, Major General Price. and resignsd his com mission in disgust
 Today, May 4th, forty years ago,
 Camp Jackson surrendered to Captain
 Nathaniel Lyons and those acting un-
 der him. At the battle of Wilson I Creek the brave Lyons fell while lead ing a desperate charge against a
 superior force of the enemy. he then
 being a brigadier general in the U. s. army. Physically Lyons was small of
 stature. complexion light with sandy