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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-01-31
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

Chairman Harrlty Issues an OfieiaI sam
mons to Delegates to Meet at Chicago
July T.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 26.-National
Chairman Harrity yesterday afternoon
issued the official call for the democratic
national convention. It reads as fol-
lows:
Philadelphia, Jan. 24-The democratic na-
tioHal committee having met in the city Of
Washington, January 10. 1896, has appointed
Tuesday, July 7, 1898, at y o'clock noon, and
chosen the city of Chicago as the place for
holding the democratic national convention
Each state is entitled TO representation there
in equal to double the number Of its senators
aud representatives in the congress of the
United States, and each territory and the Dis
trict of Columbia shall have two delegates
All democratic conservative citizens OF the
United States, irrespective Of past political
associations and differences, who can unite
with US for pure, economical and constitutional
government, are cordially invited to join US in
sending delegates to the convention.
w, r. HARRITY, Chairman.
6 p SHTFRTN SncFetarv
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-01-31

The Maryland legislature on the 22d
ratified the action of the republican
caucus of the previous night and elect
ed Congressman George L. Wellington
to succeed Charles h. Gibson as United
States senator.
n. J. Paradise, superintendent of
motive power for the Burlington rail
way lines in Missouri and an employe
of that road for 40 years, died sudden
iy at Hannibal, Mo-, from a second
stroke of paralysis,
The National Editorial association,
in session at St Augustine, Fla, elect
ed R. Il, Thomas, of Mechanicsburg,
Pa, president, and J. n. Page Of Illi-
nois, and a. e Pierce, of Colorado,
secretaries. The next meeting will be
held at Galveston, Tex
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-01-31
LunInERmEN u TO-.

The Meeting az Kansas City Attended By
Hundreds Send Greeting.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 20-It was
nearly noon when the eighth annual
convention Of the Missouri and Kansas
Association of Lumber Dealers vas
called to order in the Hoo Hoo club
rooms in the Keith & Perry building.
The order Of business was begun with
the annual address of President E. AI
Adams. Following this came the re-
ports Of the secretary and treasurer.
Various committees made reports
and a resolution from the whole.
salers' association, which Endorsed
the retail association. There was a
very full attendance of lumbermen
from all over Kansas and Missouri: and
nearly every one Of the large mills had
representatives Tonight there was
a grand coordination of the Hoo Hoo
club, and nine initiates were taken
into the order The proposed tour Of
the large southern mills. which was 70
nave been the closing feature Of the
convention, has been abandoned
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SILVER CONVENTION.
Strong Resolutions d0ptsd by Friends Of
the White Metal.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 24-The silver
conference yesterday resulted in the
adoption Of the strongest kind of q
declaration for the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver at the ratio of le to 1.
and the call for delegate national
convention to be held at St Louis.
July p. 1896 the date of the popuIist
national convention.
The committee on resolutions, of
which Senator Jones, OF Nevada. is
chairman, submitted its report. The
resolutions declare for distinctively
American financial system and opposi-
ton to the gold standard and demand
return to gold and silver and the un.
restricted coinage of both metais,at the
ratio Of IS to 1; the issue of govern.
ment bonds is denounced and the pay.
ment of all obligations in gold and
silver at the option of the government
and not at the option of the creditor,
is demanded.
The report of the committee on or
ganization reported as follows:
That a convention of the qualified
voters of the United States, who be-
Heve in this principles this day enun-
ciated by the conference, and who are
willing to subordinate party allegiance
and fealty to those principles, and to
support the nominees of the national
convention provided for by this confer.
ence. shall be held at the city OF st.
Louis on the 99d day of July, 1896, at
the hour of 70 o'clock noon.
Prefaced by long preamble the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted
Resolved, That, over and above all other
questions OF policy, we are in favor OF restoring
TO the people Of the United States the time
honOTed money Of the constitution, gold and
silver, not one but both 1.-The money OF Wash
ingtOn and Hamilton and Jefferson and Monroe
and Jackson and Lineoln-tO the end that the
American people may receive honest pay for
an honest product the American debtor pay
his just obligations in an honest standard and
not in a standard that is appreciated 100 per
cent above all the great staples OF our cOun-
Try; and to the end further that silver standard
countries may be deprived OF the unnatural
advantage they now enjoy in the difference in
exchange between gold and sIiver-sn adj
vantage which tariff legislation alone cannot
overcome.
We therefore confidently appeal to the peo-
pie Of the United States that, leaving in abey-
ance for the moment all other questions, how
ever important even mOmeut0Us, they may
appear, aud sundering if need be all former
party ties aud Affiliations, that they unite IN
one supreme effort to free themselves and their
children from the domination Of the money
power-a power more destructive than any
which has ever been fastened upon the civil
lied men Of any race OF IN any age. And upon
the coHsummation Of their desires and Efforts
We invoke the gracious favor Of Divine PF0vi-
dencs.
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MILES ON COAST DsFENsEs.
he Urges a Mode for she Proper Fortifios.
ton Of Our Great Cities.

ton OF Our Great Cities.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 90. Mai Gen.
Nelson A. Miles, commanding the
army, before the committee on coast
defenses yesterday made a statement
of the condition of the coast defenses
on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
and gulf of Mexico. He stated that
the guns now mounted at Savannah,
Ga, Charleston, S. c., and other ports
are smooth bores Of obsolete patterns
and useless and are mounted on rotten
carriages. The only places where pro-
vision has been made for any censid-
cradle defense are New York, San
Francisco and Boston. and defenses at
these places are entirely inadequate
and insufficient He said that
our cities are open to attack by any
country having large navy and that
1t would take years to create the neces-
sary arrangement He estimated that
the entire cost of coast defenses for
adequate protection of the country at
about $50, 600, 900 for Notifications and
guns. This would not include the cost
Of ammunition and prOjectiies.
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TO PARTITION TURKEY.


A Report That Russia Is Preparing to
Garry Out Peter the Greats Plan.
LONDON, Jan. 29.-The Daily News
prints a dispatch from Vienna which
asserts news has been received there
from Constantinople and Sebastopol
which agrees that Russia has feet
lying at Sebastopol and Odessa, and
that the Circassian armies of Russia are
being concentrated upon the Armenian
frontier In readiness to move next
spring to realize the plans of Peter the
Great for the partition of Turkey be-
tween the powers, Russia taking Ar
menia and Constantinople, France TAX
ing Syria and Palestine and England
taking Egypt and the eastern shores Of
the Persian gulf, the remainder of the
Turkish empire to be divided among
the other nations. The Daily News
also has a dispatch from Sebastopol
which records that secret preparations
are going forward there Of shipping
and of ornaments for volunteer feet.
1t is the general belief, this dispatch
afirms, that these preparations fore
shadow some action in the spring.
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EIAx BUY THE 4ImEs.
Eumor That Editor Jones, Of st. Louis, WI
BID Tor the Kansas City Newspaper.

Rumor That Editor Jones, Of st. Louis, VIII
BID Yor the Kansas City Newspaper.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 99.-It is
again rumored that c. H. Jones, of the
St Louis Post-Dispatch, has his eyes
on the Kansas City Times and will be
bidder at the coming auction sale of
that newspaper. 1t was reported
about thFes months ago that Mr..
Jones would buy the property, and
the publication of the rumor brought
from him a statement that ne had at
no time entertained an idea of pur.
chasing the paper Since then, how
ever, differences have arisen between
the ST Louis editor and Joseph Pu-
liter which are likely to lead to the
formers withdrawal from the Post
Dispatch, and this fact has given to
the renewed rumor a stronger color of
truth.
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CAMPAIeN IN MEXiCo.

Gen. EsoanabadO Nominated for the Presl-
denoy-PresIdent Dias VIII Be RenOmi-
mated.
MEXICO CITY, Mex. Jan. 29.-The
presidential campaign Is beginning.
Gen. Mariana Escanabado, who be-
seiged and captured Macmillan at
Queretaro, has been nominated for the
presidency by a political club COM
posed Of members of the liberal party.
Many clubs have nominated Gen. Diaz,
and it is probable this spring before
June elections a conference of the
national liberal party will be convened
and will nominate Diaz for his fifth
term, he having become president in
1875 and served ever since, except from
1880 to 1854
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nrtant i,eeisIon.

CLEVELAND, o, Jan. e0-Judge Kicks,
of the United States district court, has
rendered a decision which Is Of inter-
est to every railroad man, Harry O
Shaver sued the Pennsylvania com
pany for S95.OOo for personal injuries
received asa brakeman. He was a mem
Der Of the Voluntary Relief association
of the Pennsylvania company and re-
eeived benefits from It. Membership in-
wolves the waving OF the right to hold
the roaiiFoad company liable for sny
injury Tor which benefit il received.
shayeu's attorneys tried TO saoH that
this IS Illegal Sedge Kicks eysEraied
o notion which had that proposition
Hs is basis
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-01-31

Over Twenty-thrss Thousand Worlds FaIr
Medals Delivered to Uncle Sam for Dis
tributiOn,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S-The treasury
department has received from the man
ufaeturers 11s cases, containing %, $50
Columbian worlds exposition bronze
medals, which were awarded to ex-
hibitors So far as the department is
concerned the medals are ready for de-
livery. The time of delivery now
rests entirely with the worlds fair
commission. It is expected that the
diplomas will be completed some time
next month, when the commission will
be called together and arrangements
made for their delivery to the exhibit
ors entitled to them.
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G. a. R. RATES.
The Western Passenger Association Re-
fnsea an EEaansIan.

The Western Passenger Association Re-
fuses ga Extension.
CHICAGO, Jan. PA meeting Of the
Western Passenger association was
held yesterday for the purpose Of con.
sidering the requests for an extension
Of time on the tickets ior the G. a. R
encampment st st. Paul and rates be-
low those already granted for the
meeting Of the knights Of Pythias at
Minneapolis Both requests were de-
MED. Some of the roads were willing to
make the extension on Grand Army
tickets, but the general feeling was
against it. and the matter was decided
in the negative. The Great Western
road, which was the first to guarantee
a rate for the Grand Army OF one cent
per mile, was strOnglyin favor Of MAX
ing the tickets with a 20 day limit In
stead of 80 days, as asked by the Grand
Army
Commander in Chief Walker said
after he had been informed that the
Western Passenger association would
not grant the desired extension on the
tickets: well, that simply lets St.
Paul out of it. That is all there is to
that. The entire matter viii now be
reopened and another city selected for
the encampment" When informed
that the other roads of the joint
traffic association had declared that
they would not grant terms more IA
vOrable than those already made by
the western lines, Commander Walker
replied; "Then there viii be no G. A.
Z. encampment this year. We must
have S0-day tickets or we Will not have
anv- encampment"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-01-31
lLLHAB IALHS0H FINANCE.
The Senator AFrsigns the Administration and
Two Old Parties.
MONEY QUESTION REVIEWED
The Purchasing Clause Of the Sherman Law
The PopuiIst Senator Says We Are
Fast Drifting into Govern
msnt by MoRcp oIies,

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Ben
Tillman, Of South Carolina, spoke upon
the silver substitute for the bond bill
IN the senate to-day and made the oc-
casion the opportunity for an extreme
arFaignment of the administration and
Of those republicans and democrats
who have in the past thrown their in.
fuence toward the upholding of the
gold reserve. He said in part as fol-
lows:
It IS not saying too much, and 1 feel war
"a ated in charging, that the arrangement in
our finances and all this cry about sound
money and maintaining the honor and credit
Of the United States are all part and parcel OF
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-01-31
Still PARTED on FINANCE.
HOhnobbiag in the ssnats to Eject q Com
promise on the Question.
SENATOR GoRMAN's IDEA.
The Proportion Not Thought Likely to
sueeeed-The senate silver Biu msy
Retard the Sale Of the New
bonds

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29,-There is still
3 good deal Of hobnObbing going on in
the senate in the effort to reach COM
promise on the financial question. Mr..
German is still industriously at work,
but so far no progress can be reported.
The proposition of Senator German is
not approved either by the sound
money! or the free coinage advocates,
and, from present indications, viii fall
fat The German idea contemplates
an issue of $500, 600, OO0 of 3 per cent
bonds to be used in retiring green.
backs and opening the minis to the
free coinage of silver until the amount
thus coined aggregates the amount Of
the green backs retired. There is an
evident desire among the senators
on both sides Of the chamber TO formu-
late a measure upon which the major
ity of the senate, including both sound
money" and free coinage men, may
agree, but it is reasonably certain that
no such proposition will succeed as
that of Senator German, which grants
free coinage in exchange for retire.
ment of greenbacks through the me-
dunn of Understanding bonds. On
the one hand the silver men having an
admitted majority in the senate will
not accept free coinage with a limita-
ton, nor will several senators who are
not in favor of unlimited coinage of
silver consent to the creation of an in
terest-bearing loan that bears no inter-
est
Another suggestion to which the
name of no senator is yet definitely at
tached is that the senate add to the
house bond bill an amendment direct
ing that when green backs and treas
ury notes are received at the treasury
in exchange for gold or N payment of
customs dues, they shall be destroyed.
With the provision of the house bill
authorizing the issue Of certificates to
meet deficiencies IN revenues, the can
collation. of gold demand notes would
protect the treasury against loss of
gold in proportion as the means Of de-
pletion should be reduced.
At this time, however, it looks very
much as if no compromise measure
would be agreed upon. The free coin.
age majority in the senate may pass
their bill, the house, of course, will re-
fuse to agree, and the conference COM
mittee in all probability will jaw away
for month or six weeks without eff
fecting any useful purpose,
The senate silver Bill.
NEW YORK Jan. 2a.-Fears were ex-
pressed in the banking community
yesterday that the silver amendment
to the bond bill, now pending in the
senate, would retard the sale of the
new bonds. Local fnanciers predict
that if the amendment is passed the
foreign interests represented by J. P,
Morgan & Co. will withdraw their bids
and that American securities will be
returned to this country in large
quantities. The passage of the silver
amendment by the senate, Mr.. Nor
gan said yesterday, would mean q loss
of confidence in American securities,
andnot only an absence ofany subserip-
tons for bonds, but would practically
make impossible the later selling OF
the bonds abroad.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, The politici-
ans here are very much interested re-
garding Speaker Reeds attitude on
the question of woman suffrage. Sew
eraI of Reeds friends held conferences
yesterday and discussed with each
other what influence Reeds adherence
to woman suffrage would have in the
coming canvass Some thought it
would strengthen the speaker, while
others thought it would prove an i'm
pregnable barrier TO his success in
capturing the presidency.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-01-31
A DRUNKEN NEGRO.
His Desperate Deed on virginia Passen-
ger Train.

His Desperate Deed on a Virginia Passen-
ger Train.
BLUEFIELD, Va, Jan. 99.-Alexander
Jones, negro, boarded a passenger
train at Keystone last night. He was
under the influence of whisky and was
quarrelsome Conductor Mccullough,
after demanding fare from Jones, ad-
vised him to be quiet. The negro was
much incensed and when an attempt
was made to eject him he pulled two
revolvers and began firing promiscu,
ously through the train, which was
crowded with passengers. He emptied
both revolvers and attempted to re-
load, but was overpowered by the
train men.
When the smoke had cleared away it
was found that W. H. Strother, post
master at Elkhorn, had been shot
through the abdomen Strother died
almost instantly. Conductor McCul-
Tough was shot in the side but not
seriously injured, and Peter Rice, col
lored, was shot through the right
breast and may die.
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WIu supDort non. bit sIlverites.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Jan 29.-The
Little Rock Democratic Bimetallic
league adopted a resolution last night
to oppose ali candidates for nomins-
ton who are not in favor OF the free
and independent coinage Of silver at
ratio Of 10 to L a committee was ap-
pointed TO investigate che financial
views Of all candidates for state, ju-
dicial, county and township Offices.
The best and most lucrative Offices Of
this county are at present held by pro-
nounced gold bugs. The silver men
are largely in the majority.
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scoUReED nY vELIoW 10

San Sebastian, VeEezuels, Alraost uepopa-
lstBi By the Disease.
NEW YOgK, Jan. GA letter 20 She
Mail and Express from Caracas, Vene-
zueia. says: From San Sebastian, il
the state OF Miranda. about so miles
southwest Of this city, comes q cry Of
desolation. The town has bees
seourged with pestilence and a fourth
of the population is dead. In less
than three months there have been
nearly 1000 deaths from yellow fever.
The one cemetery is filed 70 overflow
ing. Business is almost entirely sus-
pended. and the majority Of those who
escaped the plague have escaped from
their bones Young people baEe been
the principal victims. The majority
of the aged and decFepit have sur
ViFed to mourn the loss Of children
and grandchildren.
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CREEK PASTURES
The Chief Declares Them Illegal and
Orders the Wires TO Be Cut

The Chief Declares Them Illegal and
Orders the Wires TO Be Cut,
EUFAULA, I. T., Jan. eat a meet
ing held at Okmulgee by the district
and supreme judges of the Creek ma
ton, it was unanimously decided that
all Creek pastures. other than those on
the borders and those smaller than one
mile square in the interior, were lille
gal, and the district judges were in
structed by the chief, Isharheeher, to
order the ligh thoTsemen of each dis
trict to cut the wires of all such illegal
pastures and restore all such fenced
lands to the pub lie domain. The ac-
ton invol yes the turning Of hundreds
of thousands OF head Of cattle loose on
the prairie and tn opening of a vast
quantity of country hitherto fenced by
the pasturemen. It brings, if carried
out, ruin to a great number Of cattle
men. The land released will aggre-
gate millions of acres.
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NEWS NOTES.

The Mississippi legislature elected
Congressman Money 10 succeed James
q. George as United States senator
Mariner & Ncrvell, extensive mer-
chants Of Olathe, Kan, have failed.
Liabilities, s35, 600; assets, $4,000 to
$50. OON
a telegram from Window, MIMI.
says that Mrs Mary 3. Lease is very
much better The doctor now says she
is out Of danger aud viii speedily re-
cover
The latest report Of national banks
in Kansas shows total loans and dis
counts Of Sl9, 1861; total resources,
sS9, 4S2, s99. and Individual deposits,
SIC, 152, $50
a telegram from Chicago says: Pot
ter Palmer, the famous hotel man, will
probably be named b. President Cieve-
land as the successor to Theodore Run
yon as ambassador TO Germany.
The republican sugar planters and
pOpulists OF Louisiana have agreed on
q state ticket headed by Capt Pharr, a
planter, for governor It is thought
the regular republicans viii iadorss
the ticket
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uHE IS mENTTONEp.
The Assistant Secretary OF State May Sue
eeed Ambassador RUny0n.


The Assistant Secretary OF State May Sue
eeed Ambassador RUnyOn.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %, Edwin f, Uhl.
the assistant secretary of state, has
been mentioned prominently in the
gossip in regard to the appointment to
the anbsssadorship TO Berlin. His in-
innate knowledge Of all matters under
diplomatic consideration with Ger
maay would make his appointment
enipeBsly desirable. Mr. Uhl was act
ing secretary Of state during Secretary
ereshan's long illness and was present
- sebiast meetings 70 represent the
aisairs Of his department al honor
kazeig, II ever, before, accorded to z
-1ra not 2 member Of the Presidents
5csfI family. as also arani-
aen mentioned IS In. siEesaa.u.s
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To Investigate Oklahoma Irdlsn Agents.

To Investigate Okiabona IGdIsn Agents
WASHINGTON, 5aH. 29-The Fesoiu-
tion of Senator Pettigrew TO have the
senate committee investigate Indian
agents IL Oklahoma, was reported IA
v0sabiy aad is likely 10 pass soon. j.
L Morpheus, of Cleveland, Ok. is here
10 urge on the investigations and VIII
appear before the senate e0mmittee
70 submit evidence DeEring On these
cases. and especially thHt Ql laps
rezmaa. CEtsS eES zoe l1-
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DIED nt Prarer Meeting.

POUGHKEEPsE, n. Y, Jan. 29.-Gen.
Alfred Baker Smith, the we'll known
soldier and lawyer, dropped dead while
leading a prayer meeting last evening.
Heart disease was the cause of death
Gen. Smith was born at Messina, St
Lawrence county, n. Y. President
Johnson offered him the governorship
Of one of the southern states after the
war, which he refused.
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WILL SUPPORT HARRISON.

Indiana Republican Committee Pledges
the Party to His support.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 29.-The re-
publican state central committee has
unanimously adopted the following
resolution, after a full and free indi-
vidual expression upon the subject!
Resolved, That the officers ana members OF
this committee, each for himself, and jointly as
the constituted organization Of the party in
Indiana, hereby express the tFueSt loyalty to
Gen. Harrison and 10 his denomination and re-
election as president Of the United States,
should he become a candidate.
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HAVANA, Jan. 90 -Gomez and Maeeo
are said to be short Of ammunition, as
they cannot receive fresh supplies by
land. They are daily expecting an ex-
petition to land on the coast to bring
them supplies But the coast is being
closely watched by cruisers, which
nave landed detaehments at various
points