The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-26

than at a day or two at the utmost
The family has been summoned to the
bedside.
Eighty years ago on August %,
1924, in the historic Massachusetts
town of South Adams. Daniel R. An
thony was born. His people were
merchants. and after the faithful edu-
cation in the common schools of New
England, he too, like his ancestors
took UP the measuring stick behind
the counter. Until his thirtieth year
he followed this pursuit.
Then came the days when Kansas
attracted the eyes of the country. New
England sent its blood to maintain a
principle and Anthony was one of its
representatives. He came under the
leadership of Eli Thayer, who found
ed the city of Lawrence. Anthony sur
veyed the situation. The conflict be-
tween slave territory and free soil
was then impending in this territory.
He went back to the east and at the
Kansas convention at Saratoga he
told the story of the state to which
he later went, and of the history of
For three years he busted himself
again in mercantile pursuits But
the spirit of battle was strong in the
young man and in 1857 he again set
himself said, ''to help to redeem the
state and save it for freedom"
At the breaking out of the great re-
bellion over the country. Anthony was
made lieutenant colonel of the First
Kansas cavalry, afterwards known as
the Seventh Kansas volunteers. In
November, 1861, at the battle of the
Little Blue, he won decisive victory
over a force of guerillaS four times
as strong as his numbers. But it was
while in command of General Mitch
ellis brigade in Tennessee that he
made his reputation as a faithful
union officer. He issued an order Tor
bidding any soldier or officer to re-
turn a fugitive slave to his master. His
action created no small feeling and
commotion in the army and through
out the country, and by his refusal
to countermand the order he incurred
the displeasure of his superior officer
and was arrested by General Mitchell.
Within sixty days from the time of
restored him to active service, being
satisfied that public sentiment sus
tanned Colonel AnthonY's course.
With the close of the great conflict
Colonel Anthony came to LeavenwOrth.
After holding the position of postmass-
ter he was made mayor. The same un-
compromising union spirit he carried
with him into the civic affairs of his
administrator Almost at the outset
he clashed with the authorities of Mis-
souri,. General Ewing, in charge of the
border headquarters at Lawrence de-
clared martial law. His detectives seiz-
ing that they had been stolen from u
man in Missouri. Mayor Anthony re-
sented this and ordered his city officers
to recover the animals, which they did.
General Ewing at once had him arrest
ed and taken to Kansas City. The citi-
zens of Leavenworth were intensely in
censed and at once asked the presi-
dent to release Anthony and return him
to his home. Within "a hours Anthony
was home and brought with him a lift
ing of the martial law.
That was the first incident in his
career which later fastened up
on him the name of Fighting Dan An
thony."
In 1866 Colonel Anthony was made
president of the Republican state con-
vention, and then was chosen a presi-
Dental elector, casting one of three
votes which the state gave to
Grant. After serving as councilman he
was made mayor the second time, serv-
ing from 1872 to 1874.
Then he devoted his energies to his
the Leavenworth Times,
and with his growing son, D. R. An
thony, Jr, he entered into the list of
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