Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-07

the boundary between New Mexico
and Arizona, and seven miles from
Fort Craig. The Federal force, which
comprised the garrison Of Fort Craig,
was supported by q battery Of six
guns under Captain McRae. Captain
McRae was killed in charge by the
Confederates and the battery was cap
tured.
Capt. Nathaniel P. Gordon, COM
mander Of the slave ship Erie, was
executed at New York, according to
sentence. He had attempted to COM
NIT suicide at three o'clock in the
morning by taking strychnine, but the
physicians succeeded in prolonging his
life until 1t could be taken by process
Of law.
February 20, 1852.
Jefferson Davis was inaugurated
president of the Confederate States Of
America at Richmond, Va. The cere-
mony was at noon, in front Of the cap
ital. The oath Of office was admins
tered by ]. d. Halyburton, Confeder.
ate Judge.
Western Tennessee was proclaimed
under martial law by General Grant IN
a proclamation issued from Fort DON
elson. Whenever SUFFICIENT num-
Der of citizens return to their allegi-
ance to maintain law and order over
the territory, the military restriction
will be removed" the order concluded.
Henry T. Clark, Confederate govern
or of North Carolina, issued a procla.
nation calling on the people OF the
state to respond to the requisition
made on the state by the Confederate
government for men and money.
Washington's birthday was general.
ly celebrated throughout the nation,
and the army and navy. The sloop-of-
war Adirondack was launched at the
navy yard at Brooklyn.
A breakfast given by Americans in
London in honor of the birthday OF
Washington was made the occasion Of
patriotic speeches and the expression
of friendliness toward Great Britain.
The breakfast was held in Free Ma
sons hall. Two hundred persons at
tended. The bishop Of Ohio presided.
The Hon. c. F. Adams, United States
to Great Britain, responded
to the toast George Washington" The
bishop of Ohia proposed the health OF
Queen Victoria. Mr.. Moss, United
consul at London, proposed "The
Union," and Cyrus w. Field spoke to
England and America"
President Lincoln's order Of January
q for a general advance on February
% was not obeyed.
February 20, 1862.
Fayetteville, Ark, a town on the
White river, $50 miles west Of Little
Rock, was burned and abandoned by
l force of Confederates today, before
he advance of q Federal force under
General Curtis. The Confederates,
who were greatly outnumbered, re-
.reated over the Boston mountains.
General Halleck issued an order to
Ill the troops under his command de-
lining the policy to be pursued by the
orces as they advanced. Private
was ordered to be strictly re-
ipected, and all non-combatants treat
ID at neutrals, unless they were
Known to be giving aid to the Confed-
crates, in which case they were to
,e treated as belligerents. Regarding |
he slavery question as a matter for
he civil authorities, he prohibited the
admission Of fugitive slaves within the
Union lines except by special order or
he generals commanding.
Nashville, Tenn, was evacuated by
he Confederates, having become I'M
enable since the fall Of Forts Henry
md Donelson and the advance Of the
Union army by river.
President Lincoln appointed Andrew
Johnson military governor of Tennes-
zee.
february "a, 1852.
An expedition composed OF four
gunboats and two mortar
Ioats, with the Twenty-seventh ILL
lois and a battalion of the Eighth
Wisconsin made a reconnaissance
rom Cairo to Columbus. The Con-
ederates were found to have seized
III the nat boats and skiffs as far up
he river as they dared to go. A
Of the troops in Columbus
vas also detected.
Lieut.. A. c. Rhind, U. s. N, with
lieut.. Prentiss and three men, dis
covered o Confederate battery in pro-
less Of erection at Bear Blum, opposite
White Point, on the North Edisto
liver, South Carolina. Two pickets
rho were found asleep in the maya
line were seized, but one OF them,
esisting, was accidentally shot By
lieutenant Rhind.
A body Of Texas Rangers con-
.ealed in a house at Mason's Neck,
lear Occoquan, Virginia, fired on q
'ody Of Union soldiers and precipitat,
ID q lively skirmish in which the
Nederals suffered the loss Of two men.
he Rangers were not dislodged from
he house, and their loss was not
ecorded.