Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-04-04

gunboats, and marched through the
streets with banners and a band, ex-
pecting to arouse Union enthusiasm.
The few people who had remained in
the town were silent spectators OF the
scene.
March %, 1862.
Provisional Governor Johnson ad-
dressed a meeting OF mixed Union
and southern sympathizers at Nash.
vile. He presented the northern view
of the war for the benefit OF his south
ern hearers In such q calm and dis
passionate manner that he made a
considerable impression on secession
lists, who had been with him in poll
tics before the outbreak Of the war.
A day OF long range artillery firing
between Confederate and National
batteries at Cumberland Gap resulted
in no casualties. A national recon.
naissance in force left Camp Cumber-
land Ford the day before, and moved
up to Cumberland Gap in the after
noon, hating when they began to feel
the enemy's pickets. In the morning
the Union soldiers opened the noise
with skirmish line, which called
down the artillery practice OF the Con.
federate batteries. The Union battery
soon replied, and the firing continued
until night, without result, as the bat
teries We're not within range OF each
other.
The Sixth Kansas fell in with
Quantrell near Independence, Mo-,
and forced him to withdraw, after
severe fight, in which the Federals
lost three killed and the Confederates
seven. The Confederates destroyed
the bridge across the Little Blue
river.
A reconnaissance OF the Sixty-iirst
New York, passing down the railroad
from Manassas toward Warrenton,
Va, were fired upon by detachment
OF Stuart's cavalry. The infantry at.
tackled with vigor, and the cavalry
made off. No damage was done on
either side.
March %, 1862.
In an engagement of dimension near
Winchester, the Federal forces under
General Shields, reinforced by Colonel
Donelly with General Williams first |
brigade, defeated force OF five thou
sand infantry and seventeen guns I'm.
der General Jackson. The fight, which !
had been begun on the night before,
with the advantage with the southern
ers, was renewed in the morning, and |
swung back and forth until late in the |
afternoon, when the Federal rein |
forcement determined the issue OF the |
day. General Jackson withdrew with.
out loss of prisoners or discipline.
The loss was heavy on both sides. The
Confederates lost $40 killed, wound.
ed and missing, and the Federals sos.
The prize schooner Cora, laden with
cotton, which escaped from Apalachi-
cola a few days before, was brought to
Key West by crew from the U. s.
gunboat Pinola, Lieutenant Crosby
commanding. The Cora gave the
Pinola an exciting chase for more
than two hours, and did not heave to
until shells began to pop between her
masts. She had on board los bales
OF cotton.
Moorhead City, N. c., was occupied
by a Union force under General Parke
of General Burnside's force. The
town was deserted OF Confederates.
A squad passed over to Fort Macon
with flag OF truce to demand sur
render, but the southerners refusing
to give up, the squad returned, and
General Burnside ordered an invest.
ment Of the place.
A national force raided the Con-
federate pork market at Nicholas
Landing, Tenn, and made on with
/ 500 pounds OF fresh pork and $4,000
pounds OF cured hams and shoulders.
March "a, 1862.
Postmaster General Blair Of the
United States strapped tighter the
muzzle that had recently been put on
The northern newspapers by the TAX
ing over by the war office Of all tele-
graph lines and the censorship of
news dispatches. The following no
ice was issued to postmasters
the Union: THE secre-
AIRY Of war now regulates the trans
mission of information by telegraph,
lffecting the conduct of the war, in
order to prevent the communication
If such information to the rebels. 1t
S also thought necessary by the Sec
'etary to put restrictions on the pub
icatlon Of facts Of this character,
lowsoever derived, and the aid of
his department is requested for this
purpose. You will, therefore, notify
publishers not to publish any fact
which has been excluded from the tele-
Taph, and that a disregard of this
rider will subject the paper to be ex-
luded from the mails"
Wendell Phillips, attempting to ]
peak at Cincinnati, was egged by the Z