The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

The feature or the DOCK WOTlu lHlo
year, so far as Kansas. Missouri and
the west is concerned, will be book
by William E. Connelley of Topeka,
entitled "Doniphan's Expedition ana
fornia" 1t is made to sell for $25O
and is now in press. 1t will be ready
for delivery June l and is published by
Mr. Connelley himself.
A glimpse of the contents may be
secured from a prospectus just issued
which includes the following state
HDoniphan's expedition stands alone
in American history. And 1t was one
of the most remarkable military expe-
ditions in the history of the world:
The battle of Sacramento was the most
wonderful ever fought by american
arms. The only battle at all approach
ing il was that of New Orleans; Dut
in that battle the Americans fought at
home, behind Notifications, on their
own soil. The battle ofaSacramento9 tar
outranks it. onelD'Doniphan men
attacked a fortified position neld by
trained troops outnumbering them five
to one. They weresfR a strange land
thousands of miles from home. Ihey
were In rags, and suffering from Star-
walton. They were. seemingly aban-
doned bv their government and left
to their fate. In case of defeat there
was no hope of succor, no help,-notn-
ing but inevitable destruction. But all
these disbursements did not daunl
the Missourians They made their ar
rangements for battle as coolly as tney
would have planned the reap1ng OF
field at home. They would not be nur-
ried by the tactics of the enemy, but
stood under fire q long time, carrying
out their preliminary movements 10
the minutest details. They even hao
their Jokes A shot from the enemy's
cannon carried away part or the cap
of a Missourian. and he remarked
with apparent unconcern: Il want TO
tell YOU they shoot mighty ID close
in this country" and went on VIII
the preparations for battle. And Wnen
the Americans were finally ready TO
begin to fight they charged with the
force of the thunderbolt. They were
Irresistible. They never matted. Iney
poured over the fortif1catlohS OF tne
enemy and routed his forces from the
trenches. They overwhelmed the
Mexicans by their audacity and furious
courage. The charge did not make
even a temporary halt at the redoubts
of the Mexicans. 1t continued on ana
on until night stopped the relentless
pursuit of the enemy.
"That charge was as gallant and he
roic as any ever made in the world. 1t
as death, memorable as fate 1t has
never been equalel in all the annals
of the worlds warfare.
ITO those heroic Americans, Mis-
sourians we accord honor and fame
and glory They stand the peers of any
soldiers that ever shouldered arms
Their achievement is worth more than
q thousand battleships and ten thou
sand armies with banners. Their trl-
umph declares that the American arms
in a righteous cause can never be sue
cessfully resisted.
'It is strange that so little is known
of this great victory. Even missouri
it. know little about it. They seem to
have no proper conception of the fame
won for them by their fathers. The
victory of Sacramento--the success or
Doniphan's Expeditions heritage
more valuable than Kingdoms and
powers and principalities. 1t ought to
| be the theme of the poets, the song
of the daughters. the boast OF the sons
Of Old Missouri 1t should become the
bride and Inspiration of the people of
| Missouri.
And some day it WILL
| The atrocities Of Leopold's rule in
the Congo are used for the first time
in fiction by Mr.. Herbert Strang in his
! new boys story Fighting on the
Congo Upon Mr.. Strang seems to
have fallen the mantle of the beloved
G, A. Henty. Mr.. Strang's productive
| ity is equal to that of his predecessor;
| ne turns out regularly three books
year.
Mr. Meredith Nicholson's story,
1.-THE House of a Thousand Candles"
which lighted and delighted the world
| of fiction in this country. seems to have
repeated it's success in the other quar-
ters of the globe. Messrs. Cav and
| Bird those cheerful English publish
i IRIS. have brought out several editions
| for Great Britain and the colonies. A
| Swedish edition has been arranged for
and a French translation is contem-
plated
Paul Elder and company announce
for spring publication THE Ministry
of Beauty" by Stanton Davis Kirkham.
author of where Dwells the Soul
Serene and as a companion book,
the third edition of the latter volume
| of phiIosophic essays Mr.. Kirkham