Daily Times
Leavenworth, Kansas,
May 2, 1861
A fearful excitement exists in Kansas City—the secessionists sweeping everything before them. The editor of the Free State Republican has been driven out and taken refuge in Wyandotte. He fears his press will be destroyed before he can get it away. Several heavy traders have also been driven out, among them the well known firms of Bruckman & Pulte, Ordway, and others. Threats have been made of an attack upon Wyandotte City.