Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-06-20

political speech. II was suspected
that he was endeavoring to obtain
votes OF sympathizers with secession.
The English iron steamer Cspbria
arrived at Philadelphia, having been
captured by the u. s. s. s. Huron
after q chase OF Ave hours on Charles
town, 8. c. She was from Liverpool
for Charlestown. via Nassau. with
rifles. liquor and saltpeter.
General Stonewall Jackson. contin-
ulng his demonstrations in the Shen-
andoah. advanced as far north as Har-
per's Ferry. which place he threat
ened for several hours during the day.
The Confederates were driven out
of Front Royal, Va, by Union bri.
gade, which made q surprise attack
early in the morning. The Confed.
crates retreated without quantities OF
stores and transportation they were
guarding in the town.
Thirteen members OF the Eleventh
Pennsylvania volunteer cavalry were
captured near Zuni. Va.
May 81, 1852.
A body OF Illinois militia was at
tackled and stampeded by force OF
Indians and Confederates near Neosho.
Mo. They reached Mount Vernon with
a loss OF only two killed and three
wounded, where they found a portion
OF the Tenth Illinois cavalry. The en-
envy, commanded by Colonel Coffee
and Major Thomas Wright, took
number OF guns. overcoats, ammuni'
ton, camp equipage. and fifty horses
that fell behind.
The schooner Cora was captured on
the Charlestown bar by the U. s. S. s.
keystone State. The gunboat Kenne-
bee arrived at Baton Rouge. La, with
q force OF Federal troops.
General Butler, commanding the de-
partment Of the Gulf, issued an order
for the hanging OF six Confederate
soldiers charged with having violated
their paroles.
Part OF General Banks command
advanced beyond Martinsburgh, Va. A
reconnaissance in force was made at
Winton, N. c., by General Viele OF the
National army.
There was a sharp skirmish on the
Greenville road. eight miles above
Washington, N. c., in which the Fed
eral force was left with the advan-
tage.
At noon the main body OF the Con-
federate army defending Richmond,
under General Joseph Johnston, at
tackled the left wing OF the Federal
army at the Seven Pines and Fair
Oaks, and a desperate battle ensued.
In which the National forces were
steadily pressed back. At night the
Confederates occupied the tents OF
the Fourth corps. The situation was
regarded as critical for the Army OF
the Potomac, on its way to capture
Richmond.
June I, 1862.
The struggle between McClellan's
Union army, campaigning against Rich
mond, and the Confederates, was re-
sumed in the morning at Fair Oaks,
Va. The Confederates were finally
defeated and compelled to withdraw
toward Richmond.
General Fremont's advance brigade.
looking for the Confederate general,
Stonewall jackson. whose forces had
been operating In the Shenandoah, &C.
cupied Strasburg without meeting re-
sistance. A midnight reconnaissance
developed the enemy's rear guard, and
retired with small loss.
The Union expedition sent out from
CoIinth by General Pope on the 2Sth
of May returned to that place after
destroying stretches of the Mobile and
Ohio railroad, burning railroad train
loaded with Confederate supplies, de-
Stroying ten thousand stands OF small
arms and three pieces Of artillery, and
capturing two thousand prisoners, who
were released on parole.
The Confederate Notifications at
Pig Point, Va, and the barracks in
the vicinity were destroyed.
The Union forces under command
of Brigadier General Wright, which
succeeded in penetrating from Edisto
Inlet to Seabrook's point, s. c., on
the 31st, had a series Of skirmishes
with the Confederate pickets in the
vicinity and compelled them to retreat
June 2, 1862.
Jacksonport, Ark, was visited by a
Confederate gunboat which destroyed
the wharf-boat and all the cotton and
molasses to be found, after Smelling
tho camp-ground recently deserted by
the Ninth Illinois cavalry.
Mass meetings were held at Mem.
phis, Tenn, at which resolutions were
adopted against surrendering the city
to the Federal forces: Although the
city had already sent seventy-two com.
panies into the field, every man capa-
BILE Of bearing arms was called upon
to repair to the defense OF Fort VIII
low. A committee was appointed to
collect men, money and arms.
Two boats belonging to the United
States bark Kinghsher were captured
by q body OF Confederates as they