Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-30

waite secretary 10 Senator ourtou'
and being In public life wac of
course In good shape to tell the
people something, which he did In
the excellent discourse he made.
In the afternoon Phil P. Camp.
bell, candidate for congress from
this district, was the principal spea-
ker. Campbell is young man, but
an eloquent and forceful speaker,
and what he said was well received
by his hearers, and they numbered
legion.
One of the most interesting talks
ever heard at Camp Logan, and
with all due respects to the others
who have delivered excellent
speeches this week, we feel com.
PEELED to say that the one delivered
by Comrade w. H. Hooper of Che.
topa Thursday night was pre-.
emiuently the best. Comrade
Hooper's talk was in reality word
picture. And he presented 1t 80
wildly that those who heard him
could almost see what he was
talking abont.
Mr.. Hooper spent sixteen years
aboard a man.of.war in Uncle Sans
navy, and probably touched every
port in the world during that time.
During the civil war he cruised
most of the time In the Eastern
Hemisphere. He graphically de-
scribed his cruise through the Red
Sea and his trip into the Holy Land
and told where he thinks Moses
crossed the Red Sea. He says he
crossed the Red Sea where Moses
did. Mr.. Hooper says there is
at times a bar of sand thrown up
clear across the Red Sea, the sand
being thrown by the action of the
waves, and when that bar 10 thrown
up anyone can cross. When he
was In a Chinese port during the
civil war his vessel carried 400 sea.
man, only 30 of them being on the
Union side, the balance being
Southern sympathzers, the vessel
having shipped from New Orleans
before war broke out. There was
a spirit of treason on the vessel and
things were looking exceedingly
dark for the Union fellows; when
one morning a commodore from
Uncle Sans navy steamed along
side and took complete charge OF
the vessel and crew.
Mr.. Hooper said there was a great
feeling of relief swept into the
hearts of the thirty Unionites, and
a feeling of depression into the
hearts of the sympathizers on the
other side. After that everything
was lovely.
We never knew before that Mr..
Hooper was such an interesting
talker; but we will say right here
that his was the peer of any speech
delivered on the grounds; simply
because 1t was not 'set speech"
Phil P. Campbell, Republican
nominee for congress from the
Third District of Kansas, came
down from Pittsburg Wednesday
evening to reune.
Comrade L. Mulliken, son and
wife of Columbus are in camp and
with them are r. H. Reed and
daughter of Bancroft, Nemaha
county. Mr.. Reed says this is the
graudest reunion in the country
and the grounds the best. He says
he likes 1t 80 well that he will try
and be here next year, even if Ban
croft 10 a long way from Baxter
Springs.
All incoming trains were heavily
loaded, and for every one who left
at least three came, and by noon
Camp Logan was one jam of seeth.
ing humanity. And the crowd was
good natured, too. In fact. all PEG.
pie who came to the big reunion
are good natured, and they come to
have q good time. Early in the
morning the registration head
quarters were badly crowded with
old comrades who wished to once
more record the fact that they.
fought for their country and are
glad of It.
One very pleasing features of the
reunion this year 10 the total alb
aence of duat The aaaociation ad.