The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1891-12-18

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!, statistical association, n Boston. Ma ss.
on October Is. 1891. at the eoneIusion
Of the address he urges the statistical
society to use their influence to induce
congress 20 establish permanent census
bureau. He says in his report to con-
RFesF. he viii present bill for the es-
tsblishmeHt Of such bureau. We thiuk
the idea Is a good one, and hope con-
gress VIII act on the suggestion. The
collection Of statistics could be done an
nuslly through county and state officials,
and 4 small corps of trimmed clerks could,
put the matter in shape for publication.
The present methods are imperfect and
unsatisfactory. II the present arrange
meuts could be brought down to per-
feet system 1t would be of great benefit
to the American people. We presume
some action will be taken on the subject
during the present session Of congress.
RECENT dispatches from South Am
erica Indicate that hOstilitEes may
break out between Chilli and the Argen-
tine Republic. The cause possibly has
reference to long disputed questions of
boundary, and perhaps to some incident
connected with he recent revolution.
Chill appears TO be making enemies on
| all sides by her aggressiveness, injustice
and pride. Her people would do well TO
recall the history of Paraguay. That
now insignificant state was once as AFRO
giant as Chill. The Paraguyans were
drilled into "a compact military machine
by half century Of autOcratic rule, aud
their we'll disciplined army Of 10000 men
was quite as formidable as any force that
Chilli could send into the field today.
The Paraguyans fought stubbornly; but
they had made too many enemies, and
the alliance of Brazil, the Argentine
Confederation and Uruguay succeeding
In ATTACHING Paraguay for a time from
the list of nations. The Gillian Republic
is largely composed of territory coveted
by Argentine or snatched from Peru.
Least of all South American States can
Chill afford TO provoke hostile alliance
on the part of those whom she has plum
dered or insulted.
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THK New York Press has polled con-
gress on the subject Of the free aud I'M
limited coinage of silver, IN other words
of return to the law of 1892, and Ii
finds 1t impossible for congress to pass a
free coinage bill over the presidents veto.
The following Is the summary of the
| senate:
DapnhIToapo TO- yraa
| Democrats for free coinage. IS
Alliance for free coinage. .......... l
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. o.
Votes necessary to pass a bill over eXecu-
tive Veto.-....... --........-........- SO
HOUSE
Rep Dem; Total,
For free coinage. o 1852 III
Against free coinnge...... 90 q l07
Doubtful. ..-...-...-.... 4S %
Majority in house............. ........ 1877
TwO-thirds vote. ............,....... 222
The Press which Is a partisan republi-
can sheet calls the free aud unlimited
coinage Of silver a heresy, and says that
the republican party Is pledged to the
gold standard and the limiting of the
output of silver. we are glad to have
the republicans 60 on record so we will
know where to find them IN 1892. They
will get the verdict Of the people next
fall AM will hear something drop.
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IF there Is anything that will create a
public sentiment against the execution
of the death penalty It is that barbarity
of modern science known as electrocu-
ton. The first man to be executed by
this refinement of torture was Kemmler.
and then Wood, Jurigo, Slocum, Smiler
and Loppy. This last execution occurred
Monday, December Z, at Sing Sing prison,
N. Y. and was attended with all the
horrid details Of former electrOcutions.
The reports of the case say that the
prisoner was tortured, aud that It took
three shocks to kill him. This Is what
the warden says: Il am OF the opinion
that it Is necessary to increase the voltage
to 5000 at least, and for that purpose
additional machinery Is required. The
condition of the body was similar to fol-
mer executions. This one IL not more sue
cessful than those of last July. and the
official report will show that death did
not come quite so quickly. The prisoner
ate nothing after his Sunday dinner,
after which the death warrant was read
to him. That Is all can tell you"
There was the sauc rallying OF nature
aud spasmodic breathing, spasm of the
muscles, the burning flesh aud offensive
odors as 10 the former cases of Kemmler
and others. The horrors of the execution
are increased ten fold over the old
method of hanging. 1t is a little more
swift but not more decent than the
Roman method, crucihxion. How long