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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-05-17
THE THIRD CONCERT.
The Third Entertainment to BE Given
May 2s-The Programme.

Inc Third Entertainment to BE Given
May 2i-The Programme.
The third monthly concert Of the
Goodland Military band will be given
at the Opra house, Friday evening, May
q. In response to numerous requests
the committee has selected some hu.
morous productions to crafty those
whose tastes run TO comedy rather than
melodrama. The Humorous Chinese
War March" describes with remarkable
fidelity the difficulties under which our
celestial friends have labored in their
conflict with the dimunitive, but willy
Japs. The laundFyman's race goes to
war with all the pOmp and pan0ply of
tom-toms and stink pots of his anCes-
tors who built the great wall His con-
t1dence gives way successfully TO as
constituent, doubt defeat and despair,
and over his martial spirit spreads a
longing TO return 60 the rats, rice,
opium pipes and wash tubs of peace.
The weird and peculiar style of Chinese
music is faithfully followed throughout
the piece.
The Musicians Circus illustrates
/ the difficulties of rehearsal where the
conductor is too familiar with Pabst's
| product, the members straggle in and
out and each member laughs and
makes merry at the mistakes of his
fellows. "The Silver Bell" is a classical
composition of great merit and we'll
suited to the bands Instrumentation
VISIONS Of a Beautiful Woman"
Waltzes, and 20, Fair Dove, o, Fond
! Dove, potpourTi, are numbers which
will be appreciated by all.
1t is TO be hoped that the generous
patronage the public has bestowed
upon the bands other efforts will not
be lacking at this concert, Following
/ Is the programme:
T. Cverture-"The Silver Bell". r. Schlepegrell
| p Humorous Chinese March" .......O. Langey
g. visions of Beautiful Woman" .wsltzl.......
A. Vocal quartette-" Soldiers FAREWELL Kiakle
s. "Bl-Centennial, imaTt h ..,......D. w. Reeves
PART II.
/ O. The Musicians Circus" Comic . FerTazzi
e. Selection-by Mandolin club
g. "A Night Ot" descriptive, new ........ FaTTer
O. 20, Fair Dove o, Fair Dove grand potpourfi)
.....-,..,..... Schepegrell
10. Occidental March" ....................S ousa
Miss Lorene Celebrates Her Birthday.
Miss Lorene Walker celebrated her
sixth birthday last Wednesday by in
Iviting 300 heryouthful playmates and
companions TO a feast in honor of
/ the event. The little guests revealed
in the good things partial to the iuve-
nile palate, and afteTWard played such
games as fancy dictated, interpreted
| with instrumental and vocal music.
/ Miss Lorene is known to everyone
/ that ever spent a weeks time in the
city since she acquired the accomplish
ment of pedestrianism. and who Join
with THE REPUBLIC in wishing the
handsome little maiden many happy
returns Of the day.
Many beautiful and useful presents
we're received from herrelatives, friends
and admirers.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-05-17

Batteries. Lees -Lse and BrinkeF;
TeagardeRs and Dickey. JIM
pires- Justice, Maxwell and Usher.
Time of game 6 hours. SO minutes.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-05-17
COMMANDMENTS PROGRAMME.
The Exercises to Be Given at the Opera
House Tonight.

The Exercises to Be Given at the Opera
House Tonight.
The graduating class Of '94 will give
their faveweu addresses at the opera
house tonight. There will also be
vocal and instrumental music inter
sperced among the addresses. An ad-
mittance Of Is cents will be charged.
The following is the programme to be
rendered;
1. Instrumental solo-"Deux Caprices de Con-
cert ..-..--...-- JOnn n. boone
Miss Stella Swarts.
2 PRAYER. Rev. J. NJ. Willis
g. Vocal solo-"The FaiTest Angel" .. Schuman
Mr.. J. c. Wright
t. SalutatOTy-" Politicians AND Politicians
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. reu BARNETT
s. Instrumental DUet-'FanfaTe des Dragons
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. BOscOirtz
Miss FlOza ListOn and Miss Stella Swarts.
6. March Of Ideas .,......- Miss Nettle Patton
Z. Push .....,........,..,-.MIs Miss Jessie UIckey
| g. Vocal Duet" Madeline" .......-.-......M White
Mrs. Walker and Mrs. PeTciYal.
Is. Yaledictory-"Value of Sterling Character
| Behind Talent zee. .....-- Miss Bessie Murphy
/ 10. instrumental Solo" JeuHesse DOree Galop'
...................... ............ Sidney Smith
Miss Stella Filler.
Ii. Address to Class............ Rev. d. ii. Plat
/ p Presentation of Diplomas.
b. Benediction ......-..........R Rev. j. NJ, Willis
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-05-17

5. The Musicians Circus" Comic Feuazzi
{. Selection-by Mandolin club
8 "A Night OF" descriptive, new'........ FsrTer
}. 20, Fair Dove, o, Fair Dove grand potpourEi)
.-..,.... .....--...,..... Schlepegrell
TO- Occidental March" ...-..-........... SOusa
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-02-08

Would 1t nc De oest for ner 10 irav
her horse and buggy in tho road ant
take to the woodsp No. They woult
mark the point where she had left them
But her pursucr would not know which
side OF the road she had taken, ant
there would be an even chance that h,
would follow on the wrong side. Some
thing must DO done; the race could no
last forever; the man behind seemed e
be gaining, and then tho dread Of com
ing upon o Union camp!
She was about to bring her horse 10
stand and jump from her buggy wher
the clatter behind her-Ratigan had
turned a slight bend in the roads )und.
ed so loud, so near, that instead Of doing
SO she gave him q cut with the whip.
There's no time now, Bobby. We
must put a greater distance between us
and the Yankee. Get up, Bobby! Oh,
60 on! Why haven't you wings?"
Heavens, what is that ahead? Tents,
white and ghostly in the gloom! And
how many of themi The whole field is
covered!
Nearer comes the chatter from behind.
In front is a sleeping regiment, brigade,
perhaps a whole division. 1t was not
there yesterday. 1t must be in transit.
Oh, why should it have halted Just in
time to block the way?
God help me, I must take my
chances and go on"
Sentinels were pacing on their beats
about the camps. In some cases the
beats led along the road, but not across
it. Right through these chains Of senti.
nels, right into the heart Of this Sleep
ing multitude Of armed men, dashed
the woman whose only weapons Of de-
Tense were Bobby Lee and her antiquat.
ed vehicle.
HALT"
go on, Bobr"
A shot, q bullet singing like q tun.
ing fork in ears which already sang
loud enough in themselves with excite.
ment.
Turn out the guard!"
Following Miss Baggs came Corporal
Ratigan, to find the road in front Of
him blocked by half q dozen men with
as many muskets pointed right up in
his face.
He uttered an involuntary "Thank
God!' He must be delayed; the respon.
sibility for the escape Of the fugitive
would be with them. II indeed she were
Miss Baggs, no would regard himself
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-02-08

upon Il, grew into the dim outlines of a
vehicle, but IL was too dark for him to
see IL it contained any one. The corpo-
raj, whose mind had been fixed OH the
special duty Of protecting the line, at
once assumed that some one was trying
to cut the wire. He put spurs to his
horse and called out:
Halt, therei Throw up your hands
and surrender. or I'll shoot"
The only response was O swish from
a whip which came down evidently on
a horses back, and the dark mass be-
fore him vanished around the bend In
the road. The corporal dashed on, but
before no could get around the bend tho
object had turned again. He could hear
the rafting Of wheels and sounds of q
horse's hoofs digging into the road at
a gallop. Whoever was behind that
horse must DO driving ut a frightful
pace, for urging his W beast to his
best he seemed to lose rather than gain
ground. Coming to q straight piece OF
road, he could again see the object be.
fore him, but in tho darkness it was
simply q darker spot than its surround.
ings. Suddenly the ears Of the corporal
caught q sound that filled him with as.
constituent. It was q voice urging for.
ward the horse he was chasing. Rati.
gan had supposed that whoever was try.
Ing to escape was a man, yet this voice
was different from a mans tones. 1t
sounded like that Of child or a oman
Tho corporal was puzzled. Then il sud.
denly occurred to him that perhaps he
was chasing Betsy Baggs.
Now, the corporal was IS conscien.
tious q man as there was in the Army
of the Cumberland and one of the
most gallant, but when the suspicion
fell upon him like o chill that he was
after q woman whose presence, for the
brief period he had been with her. had
thrown q strange spell YER him he
ceased to urge his horse with the same
pressure a I efore. In the midst Of the
chase there had come q contest within
his own breo t between two conflicting
emotions. II Betsy Baggs were in front
Of him, what would DO the result IL he
should catch her? He must turn her
over to the military authorities, and the
chances were she would be executed for
a spy. On the other hand, s~upposing he
permitted her to escape, he would 10
liberating IN enemy far more danger.
Gus 20 the army in which no served
than q dozen batteries. In short, he
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-02-08

chased. The force was q division Of in.
fantry, with no cavalry except n mount.
ed escort to the general commanding.
Some Of these were ordered in pursuit.
There was q hurried saddling Of horses,
sprinkled with oaths ut the delays en-
countered, and three cavalrymen mount
ed and dashed after Miss Bags and her
pursuer. But before they started q cou-
pie of miles had been placed between
her and the camps.
The gray of the morning was by this
time beginning to reveal objects with
greater distinctness. Ratigan, coming
to a rise in the ground just beyond the
camps, saw the buggy about two miles
ahead swaying like the dark hull Of q
ship rolling through the pillows of an
ocean For n moment he hesitated be.
tween his duty as q soldier and that
quick, sharp something, be it love, be-
witchment or a natural sympathy Of
man for weaker woman. while beads Of
cold perspiration stood OH his forehead.
1t seemed to him that IL he should do
his duty he would BIZ acting the part Of
an executioner, not only that, but the
executioner Of q woman-a woman
whose image had got into his heart and
his head and never left him q moments
peace since she first threw the spell of
her enhancing personality about him.
It was n hard struggle, and from the
nature of the case could not be q long
one. Duty won. He shouted to his horse,
gave him a dig with both spurs and
dashed forward.
There was q depression in the ground
down which the corporal plunged. Then
the road ran along a level for awhile,
with another slight rise beyond. As he
rode down the declivity the fugitive
was on the crest of the second rise. She
stood up and turned to catch a glance
behind her. She saw q horseman-she
was too far to recognize the corporal
dashing after her. Below her was a
wooded space, and she noticed that
which gave her a glimmer Of hope.
The road forked. Urging her horse on.
ward, she aimed to get on n Of the
two roads beyond the fork while her
pursuer was in the hollow back of her,
trusting that she might escape, as she
had escaped before, by forcing him to
choose between two roads, and trusting
that he might take the wrong one.
Down the declivity her racer plunged
while Ratigan was galloping down the
n behind her. So steep was the road
and SO swift her horses pace that the
danger Of death by mangling seemed
greater than death by hanging. She
reached the bottom, where the road ran
level to the fork and the wood. Hope
urged her. 1t was not 100 yards to the
point she was so anxious to reach.
Passing over a rut at the very fork Of
the road that seemed her only chance
for escape, the old buggy gave q dismal
groan, as much in sympathy with the
mistress it had served so we'll as q death
rattle, and few into q hundred pieces.
(To be continued.)
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-02-08

"s $500
his cause.
Miss Baggs, for IL was she, had pass.
cd many piokets, had experienced many
lucky escapes. She had browbeaten Off.
GERS and had cozened soldiers. She had
gone through q dozen places where a
man would surely have been arrested.
And now. after passing 80 many dan.
gers. on the very eve of success, she sud.
denly found herself In the most critical
OF all the situations she had ver been
placed In.
Meanwhile the long legs of Bobby
Lee were getting yer the ground at
an astonishing pace. II was not the tri-
%angulation OF a former race for sport
with Corporal RatiRan. but the quick,
short Jumps Of . a @ for life. And
Bobby seemed to know the stake. New
or in his former flights had his ears been
turned back 90 eagerly to catch the low
tones Of his mistress. Never had there
been 30 much feeling in that mistress
voice. It was: go on, Bobby Good
old horse. Get upi On, on. oni That's
. dear boy. It's life and death with me
Bobby" . continued stream Of broken
words and sentences, all Of which Bobby
seemed to understand and act upon rs II
he had been q human being.
The fugitive knew that the chase
could not be Q long one. Her crazy Q
hicle was like o rotten hulk in o storm
without sea room. To the north was
the Tennessee river. and no means Of
crossing. Ahead was Chickamauga
creek, but between her and 1t lay the
scattered forces Of the left wing Of the
Union army. She knew the ground
we'll and had N good q knowledge Of
the positions OF the troops a n could
have Of an army constantly changing.
The point from which she had started
was half o mile west of Rossville ON
she Lafayette road. A mile Of chasing
had brought her near o fork. the left
road leading across Chickamauga creek
by Dyer's bridge, the right leading di.
rectly south. She determined to take
the left hand road, intending, il she
should succeed in reaching Dyer's mill,
about a mile from the creek. to strike
q ford some distance below that she re.
membered having once crossed.
These possibilities flashed through
her mind like messages over O telegraph
wire while the thud Of hoofs and the
Gathering Of her %pursuer's swinging sa-
Der were sounding in her ears.
/, son, on, Bobby for heavens s&ke,
60 oul" Y
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-02-08
fortunate at the delay.

fortunate at the delay.
whats the matter?" asked one Of
the men.
I'm chasing some one in front. !
suspect q telegraph breaker"
"Ah! That's II, Is it? Well, 60 on;
we've stopped the wrong person."
The corporal regretted that the inter-
view had been 10 brief. the interruption
10 short. He had no option but to dash
on. Before tho fugitive there stood a man
in the middle OF the road with q mus.
ket leveled straight at her, or rather at
the coming mass, which he could not
distinguish. Miss Baggs did not see
him till she got within q dozen feet'of
him and heard:
"Halt, or I'll fret
Rising In her seat and concentrating
all her strength in one effort. she brought
her whip down ON the horses back, at
the same time holding him in the cen.
ter Of the road by the reins. The man
wa knocked In u direction, stunned.
aud his musket went flying in the other.
And now each one of the chain of
sentries through which the fair dis.
patch stealer's horse dragged her and
her swaying buggy with q series Of
lunges, hearing shots, the cries Of
guards, the olatter Of horses hoofs, the
rafting Of wheels, and seeing some-
thing coming through the darkness as
Miss Baggs approached, shouted ''Haltv'
Turn out the guardv' "Who comes
there?" and . score Of other similar
cries, to none Of which Miss Baggs paid
any other attention than to fly through
and from them a. from the hand of
death. A score Of shots were fred at
her along half Q mile Of road while she
was running the gauntlet.
And now the last sentry is passed,
and the woman shoots out from between
the rows Of white tents into q free road
ahead. The noises are left behind. But
amid the confusion Of distant sounds Is
u which, coming with a low, oontin-
ned rattle. strikes terror into her heart.
A familiarity with war has Taught her
its calls. She hears the beating Of the
''long roll" The whole camp Is arous
ed. A legion of Yankees may soon be in
pursuit
Corporal Ratigan was stopped by ev-
cry sentinel who had tried to check Miss
Baggs. After IN explanation to each he
was suffered to 60 on. The men who
stopped him transmitted the informa-
tion at once to the guard tent that some
one-doubtless an enemy-was being
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-02-08
lcONTINUHD.l

"This is no less important than the
other" unused Miss Baggs. 1T is clear
from both that Rosecrans has perempto-
ry orders to advance, and Burnside is
ordered TO join him. / must get this
through the lines at once. From here I
must find \ way across the Tennessee, just
above Chattanooga, IL possible, and per.
aaps I may strike their line connecting
with Rosecrans' headquarters at the
front and gather in the latest news. 1t
never rains but 1t pours. and I'll get
In oil ! can get while I'm in luck"
Collecting her papers, che carefully
tied them together and put them in her
pocket. Then, turning down the light,
she unlocked the door and went down
stairs.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-02-08
XI.
A RACE o LIFE.

Major Burke's command was ordered
TO guard tho telegraph line extending
south from Rossville. The regiment
wa strung ont to Q considerable dis.
tanoe. each troop guarding q certain
portion Of the line. Corporal Ratigan
was placed in charge of o section Of
two miles. Putting himself ut the head
Of eight men. he led them to the end Of
his section nearest camp, and dividing
them into two reliefs Of four men each
posted them at intervals Of half q mile
along the line under his care. At sun
set, not being relieved, he prepared to
spend the night in bivouac. Selecting Q
dump Of trees under which to rest and
cutting some boughs for beds-or rather
to keep the men from the damp ground
tho corporal established the relief, OFF
duty, there. The rations were cooked
and eaten. after which the guard was
relieved. The corporal went out always
with the relief, posted his men and
slept between times.
It wa Q O'Clock In the morning when
Ratigan started out to post the last re.
lief for the night. The men followed.
grum and stupid, having just been wax.
ened out Of q sound sleep and not yet
thoroughly aroused. The party rode to
the extreme end Of the section, left o
man and turned back. leaving q mar at
every half mile. Corporal Ratigan had
posted the last man half o milo from the
bivouac and was returning when sud
denly, turning q bend in the road run.
ming through q wood, he deserted q
dark object before him beside the road.
He drew rein and watched and listened.
The dark object, as he fixed his gaze
The Portland daily press., 1895-02-22
Flying Fragments.

Biddeford, February 21.-Biddeiord' s
BUSINESS section was shaken this fore
noon by a boiler explosion that partially
wrecked a building and barely missed
resulting in fatality.
John F. Smiths wood saving estab-
lishment is located in the lower story of
a wooden building facing Stone street,
in the rear of Days restaurant. Mr..
Smith had just connected the engine,
and stepped to the door for a moment
when the explosion occurred. The top
of the boiler went through the flooring
and into the storeroom of f. Cote's furn-
iture store, where its progress was
checked by three tons of baled husks.
Mr.. Cote's loss is about 5000, and the
total loss on the building about $500.
Nobody was injured by the explosion.
The Portland daily press., 1895-02-22
BRIEFLY TOLD.

The Auburn Democrats last night
nominated Tastris Atwood, Esq, for
mayor.
At Rockland, Me-, last night the
Democrats nominated Samuel A. Keyes
for mayor by acclamation.
at Ellsworth, Me-, the citizens eau
Gus yesterday nominated George P. Dut-
ton for mayor.
Mrs. Betsey Tilbon, probably the old
est resident of ADdroscogpin county,
died at Moose Hill, Wednesday evening,
aged SO years.
At Boston, John McManus, for the
murder of his wife, July 26th, was SEN
teuced to the state prison for life yester-
day.
At Marion, Nj, series of three
nioeop shooting matches between j. A.
r RsElliott of Kansas City, Mo-, and E. D.
FnlIord of Utica, n. Y, ended Thurs
day afternoon with third victory TO,
ELI oft.
A despatch from Toxic says Field
Marshal. Oyama reports under date OF
Fehruary 18th that none of the enemy's
troons are visible in the direction OF
Venting. but that many Chinese troops
are in the vicinity of Chez Foo.
William Shakespeare, Of Kalamazoo
Mich. whose pension OF S72 month
was recently reduced by the commission
er of pensions to $50, on the ground tha
the pension was excessive, considering
his disa bilities, has filed an application
for a writ of mandamus against the com
missioner to reverse the order.
The Portland daily press., 1895-02-22
FELL THROUGH THE HATCH.
Fatal Accident to Boss Stevedore Peter
Harkins on Board the Labrador.


Peter Harkins. a "boss" stevedore en-
ployed in loading the Dominion line
steamer Labrador fell through the hatch
way last night and was killed.
Mr.. Harkins was in charge of a gang of
stevedores and shortly after midnight he
walked up the runway of the steamer to
the edge of the hatch to observe the
progress Of the work. He was joined by
man and as they stood there they did not
see bale of cotton that was being dragged
up the run. The hatch man sang out to
look out and shouted to the driver to stop
the hoisting engine, but too late for the
bale swung sideways striking Mr.. Harkins
knocking him into the hold. He fell only
twelve feet. but struck on his head and
died soon after being picked up.
Mr.. Harkins belonged in Montreal, and
boarded at O'Rourke's. SO Fore street. He
leaves family of five daughters and a son,
the latter it is understood Being in Pennsyl-
vania, and the daughters in New York. He
was about sixty years of age.
Coroner Littlefield was summoned. who
viewed the body, and later it was taken in
charge by Undertaken MoDonough.
Coroner Littlefleld dioided that no in
quest was necessary.