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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-13
Interesting Facts and Figures.

Register CT Deeds W. NJ. Jackson
has just completed a compilation of
the number and kinds Of instru-
ments filed in his Office for the past
two years. The records show aD en-.
cOuraging decrease in the number Of
chattel mortgages filed last year.
There were ], ,2j3 real estate transfers
filed in 1897, as against S9l in 1896,
showing an increase last year over the
year previous of 1862. The decrease in
the amount Of real estate mortgages
filed in 1896 was $3.50, $40; the decrease
in 1897 was 1881, ,l46. This will give an
idea Of the decrease 10 the mortgage
Indebtedness OF the county for the
past two years. 1t should be remem.
bered that releases of mortgage by
foreclosure are rarely filed, so that
the decrease in the amount OF mort
gage Indebtedness from this source is
not included ia the report
The grend total amount of real es-
tate mortgages released in the two
years past is 81 ,O2l, ,Sll; the amount Of
real estate mortgages filed during
that time was A79,S53, showing a de.
crease Of s54l, 1858.
The table compiled by Mr.. Jackson
affords much interesting study and
shows the wonderful strides with
which the farmers Of Sumner county
are rapidly wiping out their indebt.
edness. 1t is given herewith:
Total No. instruments fled in 1896. .37is
TOTAL No. instruments filed In 1697... ....5325
increase. .......................15 5II
Total No. chattle mortg's filed In 1885,. @ %,
Total No. chattle mortg's fled In 1897. ,0O5
decrease. ............"".,... ~
Total No. real estate tranfers fled 1885,. S9l
Total No. real estate transfers fled 1897 :, ,2251
increase ......................... 90
Total No. Sheriffs deeds fled In 1885,. go. 4s
Total No sherihs' deeds filed in lsH....... ISL
increase. e...-..................... lU-
Total No. tax deeds fled In 1Se6..... :. 50
Total No. tax deeds filed In 1897. g
increase. e......................... "a
Total No. real estate mortg's fled in 1896. 3js
Total No. real estate m0rtg's 5 filed In 1897. 36l
Total amt real est. mortgs filed 1896. .$232 9j2
Total amt real est. mort released 1896. 393, 769
Decrease, Se,..................... l60,6lO
Total amt real est. mortg's fled 1s9T.. 1896
Total amt real est mort released 1884,. 62s,0i9
Decrease ............. ... 3sl,li6
Grand total amount real estate mort
cages fled In 1876 ana lsT... 1883
Grand total amount real estate mort
cages released in 1895 and 1897. l,sl1
Decrease in 1896 and lsg7..... 81, ,95s
No. real estate mortg's released lS07... s67
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-21

With Santiago we get the province,
that is the eastern end Of Cuba, making
some 5000 square miles, about one.
eighth the area of Ohio.
Santiago was the former capital of
Cuba Velasquez discovered the bay
and founded the town in 1914, only
eight years after the death of Columbus.
The city was captured by the French in
1888, and held until ransomed. More
than 3C0 years later 1t was the scene oi
the execution Of the officers and crew OF
the Virginius, q ship sailing under
United States colors, but which was cap
tured by the Spanish gunboat Tornado
as a hlibuster. Fifty-three men were
executed. for whose death Spain was
forced to make reparation.
In losing Santiago Spain lost the
greatest stronghold of eastern Cuba.
1t was strongly fortified. Under Ameri.
can sway the city may develop into a
place of prosperity and Importance.
The cliffs and hills are rich in copper
and other ores; and its grand harbor
affords safe quarters for large vessels.
Santiago may see better times.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-21
AS TO HOME EDUCATION.

Mr.. McIvor, of North Carolina, pre-
sided at the late meeting of the National
Educational Association at Washington
City and in his closing remarks made a
good point by saying that "when a
woman was educated what she learned
was passed on the next generation,
while what man learned was made
use Of by himself but rarely impaired to
his children"
Naturally the women present respond
ed with applause, and properly go, for
there is much in the remark that is true,
and much more that might and ought
to be. "Lessons learned at the mothers
knee" have been too often referred to,
while the father too often is not given
credit. Again, the male parent is, in
many cases, too busy looking after the
necessary means to make them com
fortable-as Burns says, "Richt and
ticht in thack and rape" and cannot
give that attention he would like to.
But there are those who think the
"new woman" is apt to continue to &c
it alone, and not have the opportunity
to attend to the child at the knee. II
does not appear that Mr.. McIvor took
up this phase Of the question. Next
time, it is to be hoped he will give il
consideration.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-21
TRUTHFUL AND COMPLIMENTARY.

Major GraDdprey attache Of the
French embassy at Washington has just
returned frcm Santiago, and highly
compliments the American army. We
give the following extract:
The American army is superb body,
individually and as an army, and sup
pose not throughout the world is there
such splendid lot of fighting men.
They are aggressive, eager for action,
never needing the voice of an officer to
push them forward. Another marked
characteristic is the self-reliance of each
man; what we call the character of the
initiative" 1t is almost unknown in
European armies, where every move
ment and the move to meet each action
of the enemy await the initiative of an
officer. But with your men they fight
to the front, meeting each emergency as
1t arises, overcoming obstacles by their
own initiative. Such self-reliant fight
ing men make an exceptionally impetu-
Gus army, for every unit contributes to
the irresistible onward movement.
Self reliance is distinguishing trait
in our national character. Hence the
self governing faculty. Besides, the
American is not brought up to think
that birth or fortune makes one man
better than another. All are created
equal.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-21
GREAT GRUMBLING.
Grumbling Will Cease If Canton
Citizens Will Follow This
Citizens Advice,

When the kidneys are sick they grum-
BILE.
You hear them clear through the back.
You feel them clear through the body.
They grumble when overtaEed.
Know how kidneys grumble?
It's simple thing, your back will tell
| you.
Backache is the first grumbling warn
ing.
The kidneys give it and if you heed it
not,
Lookout for trouble, it will surely
come.
Urinary trouble, kidney trouble and
many miseries.
Doan's Kidney Pills are made for kid
neys only.
They cure every form of kidney i'll.
The experience of Canton people
proves this.
Here is a case in point:
Mr., G. S. Blyth, of No, As Brown Ave. +,
watchmau at the crossing at w. Tusca-
rawas St., says: "During three or four
years l had kidney and urinary disorder
that was very distressing. My back
grew lame and good part Of the time
ached dull but steadily across the loins.
So lame was often in the mornings that
I could hardly get out of bed. When
STOPPING or rising from chair had
catches in my kidneys that were very
painful and along with 1t urinary weak
mess kept me in misery. When took
cold these symptoms we're much worse.
am more than pleased that I gave
Doan's Kidney Pills trial. got them
at Durbin, Wright Co.'s drug store and
1 did not feel any of the old complaint
after taking them. I recommend this
remedy TO many friends whom knew
were suffering with about the same
symptoms as l had. If they did not try
them and get relief, it's no fault OF
mine"
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers, price so cents. Mailed by Eos.
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name DoAN,s and take
no substitute.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-21

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July 1S.-Since
4 o'clock yesterday morning q stream of
refugees has been pouring into y city.
some naked and all hungry, Seletons
and footsore, Many had fallen by the
wayside.
The town Of Santiago presents dis
NAL appearance. Most of the houses
have been sacked and the stores have
all been looted and nothing TO eat can
be had for love or money. In the streets
of the city yesterday morning at the en-
trenChments, at the breastworks and at
every 100 feet or so of the barbed wire
fences were the living skeletons of
Spanish soldiers.
Among the arrivals yesterday were
the German, japanese and Portuguese
consuls and Their families, the British
and French consuls having arrived Sat
urday.
Admiral Sampson gave the Red Cross
society permission to send in the first
steamer.
General Pando was never here, but
$500 men from Manzanillo arrived on
July 3, making the total garrison here
1000.
The contact mines in the harbor were
ANLIAON ONA VIC Asll <ANALlAll ll Stl ' cru ltAly
but two chains of electric mines, one
from Estrella Point and the other from
Socapa, are still down.
The armament of the shore batteries
of Santiago consists Of five G-inch muz-
zle leaders in the MORO fortihcatiOns,
two 6-inch Hontorias from the cruiser
Reina Mercedes and three 2l.centi.
meter mortars-never used--two use
less 2l-centimeter moTtars, two S-centi-
meter muzzle leaders and four S-Centi-
meter field pieces in the Estrella bat
terry, one 5i-millimeter and one %
millimeter Nordepfeldt and one 81
millimeter Hotchkiss In the Serapa
lower battery and two 6-inch Hontorias,
two 9-centimeter krupps and two To-
centimeter nIortars at Punta Gorde.
Four Spanish merchant steamers
the Mortera, the Reina de Los Angeles,
the Topaa Brooks and the MexicQ-apd
the guNboat Alvarado are now in the
harbor.
The market place has been sacked by
the troops Twenty two thousand refu-
gees are quartered at FL Caney, 5000
at Cuabitas 81 EQnita and San Yipeento,
where they have been living fof FORT,
night. In one case 500 were crowded
into one building which was a horrible
pig sty, with horrible stencil. They
used the water from the river where
soiled clothing was washed and all man
ner of filth is floating.
The Spanish troops laid down their
arms at 9 O'Clock yesterday morning.
They will De camped two miles outside
OF the city limits under guard until
their embarkation takes place.
The docks were crowded bv incoming
refugees in a starving condition await
ing the arrival in the harbor of the Red
Cross society's steamer State of Texas,
as there were no eatables to be bought
in the city.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-21
SKATERS DISPATCH.
The Way He Announced to the Govern
ment the Raising of the
American Flag

WASHINGTON, July 1S.--The war de-
partment posted the following bulletin
yesterday afternoon:
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July II.
Ad!utant General United States Army, Wash
ington:
II have the honor to announce that
the American flag has been this instant,
l2 o'clock noon, hoisted over the house
of the civil government in the city of
Santiago. An immense ooncourse of
people present. A squadron of cavalry
and regiment of infantry presenting
arms and band playing national air.
Light battery fired salute 2I guns.
Perfect order is being maintained by
municipal government. Distress is
very great, but little sickness in town.
Scarcely any yellow fever. A small
gunboat and about 200 seamen left by
Cervera have surrendered 20 me. OBJ
structions are being removed from
mouth Of harbor. Upon coming into
the city ! discovered perfect entangle-
ment of defenses, Fighting as the
Spaniards did the first day it would
have cost 5000 lives 20 have taken il,
BattaliOns of Spanish troops have been
depositing arms since daylight in
armory, over which l have guard.
General Toral formally surrendered the
Plaza and all stores at 8 a. m.
(Sigued) wv. X. SHAFTER,
Major General"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-21

That "boy orator of the Platte"
Bryan by name, who bothers uneasy
Republican politicians SO much, tele-
graphed the adjutant general Of the
United States army from Nebraska:
81 have the honor to report that
was mustered into the service today.
and await orders. The command will
be uniformed, equipped and ready to
move within few days"
And the Washington comment is that
Colonel Bryan's regiment will be ordered
to join Fitzhugh Lees Seventh corps on
the east coast of Florida. 1t will be
noted that Col. Bryan wants this war
successfully concluded. Let Republican
sheets take due notice, and remember.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-21
SURRENDER OF SANTIAGO.

The good news came yesterday,
Thursday, afternoon, that General Toral
had capitulated, on condition that his
army be taken to Spain.
This piece Of glorious news is another
victory that should bring peace. Spain
is by no means in shape to continue the
war. Indeed she ought to have known
better than to engage in war with the
United States in the first place. She
will know better next time without q
doubt.
The IDEA of General Toral and hia
army going back to Spain is good. They
can tell tale which may enlighten theil
benighted friends at home. The Spanish
know more than they did about u:
Americans-or ought to. At all events
Toral and his soldiers can help to en-.
tighten their friends.
The surrender of Santiago should lead
to peace at once. If the Spanish ruler;
and the Spanish people generally car
feel that their honor is satisfied, they
will no doubt propose a suspension Of
hostilities with a view to terms. We
will see,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-21
GEN, CHAMBERS M'KIBBEN.
The New Temporary Military Governor
OF santiago Born In Cham
bursburg, Pa.

WASHINGTON, July lS.-GeneralCham-
bers Mcliibben who has been appointed
temporary military governor Of Santi.
ago is a member of an old and well
known Pennsylvania family. He wa
born in Chambersburg, not far from the
Gettysburg battlefield. Early in the
civil war he enlisted as a private in the
regular army, and almost immed q ly
afterwards was appointed q second neu.
tenant in the Fourteenth infantry. His
first promotion was given him on June
10, 1864, when he was made first lieu.
tenant. On Aug Is Of the same year
be was given brevet commission as
captain for gallant services in the battle
of North Anne River, Va, and during
the operations on the Weldon railroad.
At the conclusion Of the war McKib.
ben chose to remain III the army and on
the 9Th of January, 1867, he was pro
NOTED to be a captain in the Thirty.
fifth infantry, and on May /, 1896, a
lieutenant colonel of the Twenty first
infantry. 1t was as lieutenant colonel
of the Twenty-frst infantry that he
went TO Cuba. During the battle of
Santiago his services were Of so distin-
guished a character as to win for him
special mention in General Skaters
official reporCs. He was among the Off
GERS recommended for promotion and
was last week named by the president
as brigadier general of volunteers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-21

1t is claimed that the beet sugar pro.
duction in this country will suffer by
cheap sugar produced in Hawaii. Nc
doubt we can tell better by and bye. In
1876 the islands we're exporting to the
United States less than 20,000,0 ,0OC
pounds. Under remission of duties by
the one.sided reciprocity treaty the inn
ports have risen to as much as SOC, ,000,.
600 pounds year. Senator Pettigrew
Of South Dakota, finds that this just
about equals the consumption of sugar
n all that part Of the United States ly.
ng west of the Mississippi river, includ,
ing Texas. And lie further finds, after q
visit to the islands, that the land there
available for sugar.growing is far from
having been taken up, and that sugar
production is likely to increase from two
to tourtold in the near future.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-21
TO JAMES MONROE.

You were well enough, you know,
James Monroe,
In the long time ago,
James Monroe!
And your doctrine did us good.
And, 1t seems, was understood,
And we preached II as we should
Just as long as we could,
James Monroe.
Half oft today men fnd
James Monroe,
Worthy Of your master.mind,
James Monroe;
But the other half they state
In the ups and downs Of state,
Has impinged upon its fate
Not quite being up to date,
James Monroe!
For you see we have to grow,
James Monroe,
Or TO nothing back we'd go,
James Monroe.
When the gloom of battle lowers,
When we fight with treacherOus powers
In the sunbeams or the showers,
Isn't what we conquer ours,
James Monroe?
And when foreign stars may show,
James Monroe,
That with us they wish to glow,
James Monroe,
We must take each protlered gem
For our freedom-diadem;
How can we ourselves contemn
By repudiating them.
James Monroe.
Things have changed since long ago.
James Monroe;
Changed with fIfend and with foe,
James Monroe!
And if we could write to you
Asking what was best to do,
You would answer, fired anew,
"Cut my doctrine right in two!
James Monroe"
Will Carleton in Every Where for July.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-21

The Democracy OF Illinois in their
convention on the 18th did a glorious
work. They nominated winning ticket
from all accounts; endorsed unanimous
ly William Jennings Bryan as the "na-
tional leader of Democracy" reaffirm-
cd the Chicago platform and commend.
ed the patriotic course OF Democratic
members of Congress toward the war.
Chairman Altgeld declared in a speech
to the convention that the motto of the
Democratic party and OF every true
American should be: "The natural de.
velopment and supremacy of this con.
tinent, hat opposition to spoliation and
conquest" "a mighty Anglo-saxon
Republic. not mongrel conglomera.
tion."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-21
ouestioning Is Not Conversation.

The man who imagines that the art
of conversation consists in asking queS-
tions spoils conversation as much as the
man who never asks any. People of this
description will interrupt a speaker as
frequently as they do in the French
chamber, and run anxiously from sub
ject to subject with their interrogatories,
like cackling hen that is going to lay
an egg. Horace Walpole, when exiled
at Houghton, bemoans the existence Of
such pest in the person of an aunt
Writing to his friend Sir Horace Mann,
he says: II have an aunt here, a family
piece Of goods, an old remnant of in
quisitive hospitality and economy. She
wore me so down by day and night
with interrogations that dreamed all
night she was at my ear with a who's,
why's, when's and what's, till at last
in my very sleep ! cried out, For
heavens sake, madam, ask me no more
questions
DR.. Johnson's dislike of being ques-
toned is well known, and he gives the
classic refutation of the habit in his
own inimitable style; "Sir, questioning
is not the mode of conversation among
gentlemen IL is assuming a superiority,
and it is particularly wrong TO question
a man concerning himself Cham
bers' Journal
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-21
PEACE spECuLATIoNs.

Pesce conditions are occupying the
attention Of the people on this side and
the other side of the big pond. When
Spain has statesmen In power who will
dare to grarple with the question terms
will be considered. Two schedules have
been put forth within a day or two, one
from Spain through the British minister
at Madrid, no doubt with view OF
sounding the United States. The other
schedule has been given by the Asso-
ciated Press to the London papers as
what the United States will demand.
The following gives SPANS ideas as re.
ported to have been made by the minis
ter of foreign affairs to Sir Henry Drum
mond Wolf, British minister at Madrid
1, The independence of Cuba to be
recognized upon condition that the
Cubans assume the colonial debt of
$500 ,00O,0 or more, and that the
United States guarantee the prote ction
of the lives and property of Spanish
residents of that island, Spain to retain
possession of Havana or some other
port until the details we're settled, and
the several European powers to have
the right to land troops whenever ne
&C ssary to protect their subjects until
tranquility Is fully restored.
2. That Spain pay the United States
an indemnity in cash to cover the cost
of the war, the amount to be determined
by arbitration. In the meantime the
United States to retain control OF the
Philippine islands and to occupy Porto
Rico until the indemnity lie paid.
8. That the United States may select
harbor in any of the Philippine
Islands, except Luzon, for permanent
naval station.
These may have been sent out gener
ally as feelers merely, for they are i'm
possible of acceptance, especially the
first. The London dispatches gave ou
the following as understood at Madrid
to be the demands OF the American
government:
l. The possession of Cuba and Porte
Rico, with a port in the Canaries.
2. An indemnity of 48, 900, 900 pounds
sterling (about s240, COO, ,000).
8. The retention Of the Philippines a'
guarantee Of the payment OF the in
demnity.
On the part of Spain these terms were
thought impossible, as the Others are OF
our side. The idea of saddling Cubs
with debt of $500, ,OOO,C COO is preposter
Gus. Spain is not conqueror to dictate
terms, and such termsI Our govern
ment will not submit to dictation in thu
settlement-at least not from some
powers we might name. At the same
time Americans can afford to be no
only just but generous and merciful.
The whole matter may be mere specu
lation, on the part Of outsiders; but /
is all right to consider these matters
for they must come up sooner or later
and probably sooner. So mote it be.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-21

In the News-Democra of Saturday
the 10th, was published the main part Of
Ex-Governor Altgeld's great speech al
the Illinois Democratic convention. 1t
will appear in the Stark County Demo.
crat of this week, July %. 1t will do to
preserve IN order to refer to again and
again. Financial and industrial free
DOM" rightly says Governor Altgeld,
with all the social changes which these
conditions must bring" is the aim of
the rejuvenated Democracy; and this is
the paramount issue before the Ameri-
can people now, as it was two years
ago. War may delay, but cannot settle
this issue.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-21

The Hawaiian debt is in the neighbor
hood OF s4,0O0.000. BY the act Of an
nexation the United States assumed
that debt, stipulating it should not be
in excess of 81 200. 900.
Before annexation was practically Ger
tain the Hawaiian bonds were reported
at heavy discount, The passage Of
the annexation resolution brought them
up to par.
This was favorable gale to some per,
sons. Then again the President will
soon be appointing to various positions.
Troops will soon be stationed there and O
war ship or two will also be necessary.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-21

Judge eng, of Cleveland, has the hon.
esty to tell what many more Republi.
cans think but dare not say:
"Grosvenor," said Judge Ong, sis the
recognized mouthpiece Of the Mckinley
administration, and as such it must be
taken for granted thst he would not
give utterance to such malignant abuse
Of Democrats except by authority Of his
boss. Grosvenor falsely asserted that
the Democrats are hampering and
blocking the government in its war with
Spain. Everybody knows that on the
field in Cuba the Democrats are as
numerous as the Republicans. When
Congress appropriated $50,000,OOO for
war expenses there was not dissenting
vote. That does not look as though
the Democrats were opposing the ad.
ministration. The Democrats held up
the 5000, 100000 bond issue until they
forced the Republicans to eliminate the
word gold in the clause providing for
their payment. The American people
will commend them for that. Grosve-
nor's abuse of Democrats at such time
is the height OF folly on the part of the
national administration, and an outrage
on decency."