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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-10-20

WuaG dn dumloSlUu jUr u ndu " no
mas Deen prominently DelUre The
public lor Lhe lastslX years aS a candi.
udJe for Lhe UuILeu oUaJes senaJe.
"naL dn auInlsslUn for d gifted anu
leading p0lLiclan " MAKE. AUD yet
ILLS gentleman presumes w Instruct
Jne peUp,e Vi Kansas now 10 vote.
Ihe SpedAer further stated that
Gue POpullsLs had redeemed Out Que
pleuge GnaL Lney had made and that
was w Pass law taxing judgments.
IU SNOW how uLJerly false this
otdIemenL Is, IL is only necessary 10
ieIer " Lhe school text book law, d
banking law, an act providing for trial
W Jury Id Cases Of contempt of court,
dn acG " prevent the use Of tue Pink
elton detectives as a police force in
Unis state, an act reducing the fees
aud SALARIES of county Otficials, an act
liking the Liabilities Of insurance COM
pdnles, law prohibiting trusts and
many other beneficial measures that
were passed by the last Popullst legis.
ldIure ln sLrlcL accordance with their
promises which unlike the Republi-
cans they have kept.
MI. Burton nexI made the astound.
Ing statement-made IL cody, calmly
and deliberately without 50 much as
"lnKlng an eye, that the Republicans
always kept their pledges.
Let US consider only few of many
stubborn facLs that rise up in oppU-
sltlon TO that statement and like
BanQuO'S ghost will not down.
In 1892 the Republican platform
promised railroad legislation in the
interest OF the people, but the Re.
publican members Of The legislature
always voted against such measures.
ln 1890 they promised a school text
book law Tut their members voted |
and worked against it. Their con-
greSSlonal platform Of 1890 declared |
for Tue issue of full legal tender
treasury notes instead OF national
bank notes. Yet exactly the reverse
course has been pursued by the Re.
publican party.
They declared for a reduction OF
tariff duties in the interest of agricul. |
lure, our greatest Industry, but far
from fulfilling their promise, they |
have even increased the duties,
The state platform of 1898 makes no |
pledges and promises the people no
relief from corporate rule and Cypress
ion and in case Of their success they |
will have no pledge to violate.
The Republican national platform
OF 1896, promised free homes to the |
people of Oklahoma, and it was the
Republicans in congress, who defeated |
the free home bill.
The platform pledges the party to |
international bimetallism, but the
attitude of the administration |
gave foreign nations to un-
derstand that 1t did not want inter
national bimetallism.
The platform denounced the in
Justice OF the Cleveland administra-
tion in relation to pensions, yet the
present administration has been
more recklessly unjust In that re-
Spect.
The platform further declared for
the independence of Cuba but the
administration opposed Cuban IN
dependence.
Again they declared for an no nest
enforcement and extension of the
Civil Service law.
Yet IT. has been abridged and in
many cases totally disregarded.
In fact the Republican party has
bnt one pledge contained
In their platform of 1895. and that is
The passage Of tariff bill.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-10-20
PRAIRIE CENTER.
We had a little rain SUNDAY.

w Hdu IIUUIc TdIU bUHUdy,
Joe Souzek is going to Illinois on a
visit 10 the near future.
Mrs. Hull and her daughter Blanch
visited at Mrs. J. Snyders enc day
last week.
There were several Of the young
folks Of this vicinity went to Omaha
to attend the exposition.
The Perth Cornet band arrived
home from Wichita Friday night.
They were there furnishing music for
the 6. A. R. reunion, and also for the
Fraternal Aid picnic.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-10-20
District Federation Meeting.

The second annual meeting OF the
Kansas Seventh District Federation
OF Clubs will be held at Klngman on
November ! and 2 Opening session
Tuesday, Nov. l., at pm.
A fare OF one and one-third, on the
certificate plan, has been secured,
provided 100 tickets are presented to
Mrs. Lydia R. Billings, secretary of
the Federation. All delegates and
visitors to the convention will be en-
tertained by the Kingman clubs. An
excellent program is promised. By
order Of the board of directors.
Belle W. BURKETT, Pres.
LYDIA R. BILLINGS, Sec.
Dan'l Mater Of Caldwell, was in the
~ A.In
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-10-20
wellington Markets.

This market report is corrected regularly
every Thursday morning and may be relied
upon as being accurate
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-10-20

Dan'l Mater Of Caldwell, was in the
city yesterday merning.
The times., 1898-12-20
Premature Talk of a Russian Loan.

New York. Dec. 19.-It does not appear
likely that Russia will try to float loan
in this country. Isaac n. Seligman, of
]. II. W. Seligman & Co., said today:
quite number of local bankers have
been communicated with relative TO pIac-
ing Russian loan. our house among 9TH
ers. My opinion is that at present it Is
premature. although, perhaps. in time a
Russian loan might be fioated here. Out
side of the securities held by three or four
of the largest life insurance companies.
amounting to between S.0oO0oO and SS.0oO.-
OOc / do not believe any Russian bonds
are held here. The Russian 4 per cent
bonds are selling at about par, and IN
vestors on this side prefer to buy prime
per cent American railroad bonds. The
inquiry addressed to us concerned a Rus
sian per cent railroad loan, guaranteed
by the Russian government. amounting To
SIC, 600, ,Oc0 with the possibility of other sim
liar loans being offered later
None of the local foreign banking houses
appeared to have knowledge today regard
ing a report that the Japanese govern
ment had also been inquiring here re-
garding a possible loan. At the local
agency of the Yokohama Special Bank,
limited, 65 Wall Street. it was said that
nothing was known about it.
The times., 1898-12-20
Ipnhlished LIZ Ren,est


William Woodward son and daughter
Is all that is left of terrible slaughter,
While wife and children, nine in all,
Have answered to the solemn call.
While driving along the Harrison Pike,
Between midday and shades OF night
We're suddenly struck by a west-bound trail
And life and body severed in twain.
One little infant in mothers arms
Snugly shielded from apparent HARM
Yet, its life was taken and its mothers too,
In spite OF all that the engineer could do.
While Woodward and son were waiting still.
At the court house on top of the hill,
The news struck the ear of the son like bee,
When the son says, father let's go and see.
And away started father and son to the scene,
Where death was committed by a railroad train
Taking the lives OF their loved ones
And leaving the father, daughter and son.
T. H. Montgomery, from Alabama, came
To meet his dear wife on the incoming train,
And yet, when he found her she was cold il
death.
Lying scattered all along with the rest.
Mother and baby lie sleeping in death.
Cold and pale with all Of the rest
While father looked on with weeping eyes,
And the lone little daughter for mother cries
Ger all the people OF that great town,
While words of comfort can only come
From God who takes care OF those loved ones
Father and son, you weep in vain,
For they have gene with God TO reign;
Then cease to weep and pass away
To that bright home of eternal day.
Mother and children have gone above
To that bright plain Of perfect love,
Where there's no sorrow, death nor pain
Created by railroad train.
1t is but message he has sent
To call his loved ones to himself,
To that blessed home in peace above,
Where all is JOY and perfect love.
But. alas, how much worse it might have
beenl
The bodies were found and laid away,
To await the summons OF that great day.
Father is left alone to weep,
With one dear and daughter sweet
While home is desolate and incomplete,
When loving ones they cannot meet.
The Others walk the golden street
With sound and quite unmanged feet
We weep. but do noe weep in vain;
They're safe from the awful railroad train
Brother Woodward's family are gone above,
To dwell in peace and perfect love
Press on Brother Woodward, daughter and son
TIL that bright plain ycu each have won.
Plow in the field, now ready for work,
For turning the sod aud stirring the dirt;
The household work may be incomplete,
But all the loved family are lying asleep.
No time on earth TO waste away,
Be sure to get ready for that awful day.
For life Is uncertain and death is pain
Whether dying with disease or a railroad train.
While the sun was sinking low in the West,
The nine dear ones laid to rest;
Little Roy, by his mothers breast
Was very much sweeter than the rest
Yes, father, mother. daughter and son,
Their toll on earth is now all done;
Do not try 10 call them back
To the dangers OF iife's railroad track
Lies duty done and sinks the clay,
Light from its load the spirit fy,
While heaven and earth combined to saw,
How blessed the righteous. when they die
c. II. MONTGOMERY.
The times., 1898-12-20
THE MAINE TO BE RAISED.
Decision by the Naval Board of Con.
structiOn.

Decision by the Naval Board of Com
struction.
At meeting of the board of construc-
tion held at the Navy Department yes-
terday, it was decided to recommend TO
the Secretary of the Navy that public
bids be invited for raising the battlesf,tp
Maine. in Havana harbor: the Spanish
armored cruiser Cristobal Colon. lying
sixty miles to the west of Santiago, and
to recover or remove other property on
the Cuban coast, including several Span
ish gunboats and auxiliary cruisers sunk
by Americans or by the Spaniards to pre-
vent them from falling into the hands OF
the Americans.
When the subject of raising the sunken
parts of the Maine was brought before the
board lively discussion occurred. 1t
was contended, in opposition to asking
private firms to furnish proposals for
raising the sunken hulk that public
secrets might be revealed if the vessel
were brought to the surface instead of
being destroyed.
A majority of the board. however. was
of the opinion that the Government
should throw open the work to private
recommendation will be presented to Sec
retary Long. One firm has already made
proposal to the department to raise the
Maine, and the board supposes that other
concerns might desire to do likewise
There was an apparent unanimity of
opinion in the board that the recovered
portions of the battleship would be of
no value to the Government and that
the only purpose served in raising them
would be the removal of a dangerous OBJ
struction from Havana harbor
In the discussion a suggestion was made
that the methods employed by private
firm to dispose of the wreck would prob
ably be to tow 1t out to sea and sink it
there, but the great demand for relics of
the vessel will, it is believed cause the
successful wreckers to place much of the
recovered ships structure on sale.
A Swedish company has sent agents to
Santiago to examine the Colon. and it is
believed that the firm will submit a bid
to raise or remove the vessel in response
to an invitation from the department.
The times., 1898-12-20
FOR AN INVENTORS BANK.
Austria Grants a Concession for an Odd
Enterprise.

The State Department yesterday re-
ceived an interesting letter from Consul
General Hurst, at Vienna, in reference
the new patent laws there.
He said: THE Austrian government has
granted, Professionally, concession for an
Austrian inventors bank. In accordance
with the statutes. the company's capital
is to consist of 10000 paid down in
shares of $50 each. BY a resolution of the
board Of directors. this amount can be
raised eventually to 500 900 and to $i0c 900
on ratification by the government and
stockholders. The statutes designate the
aim of the company TO be the utilization
of inventions and patents for the mutual
benefit of the inventor and the bank.
which may involve the erection of facto-
ries for the production of such patented
articles, the founding and management
of trade enterprises for the sale
OF these articles and the right of the
bank to carry on all other legally licensed
businesses which are adapted TO encour-
age the activity of inventors in Austria.
The capital for this new enterprise has
not yet been procured. The privilege has
been granted for six months. BY the end
of this period. the company must be con-
stituted and must have shown the SUBJ
scription for the capital stock. If this
elapses and the company has not been
formed according TO statute, the conces-
sion is withdrawn
IN his annual report the consul general
notes that new patent laws have been in
augurated in Austria, providing for ex-
animation as to originality of the inven-
tion. The old law required the fulfill
ment of only a few formalities. Under
the new law, three years are granted in
which the patent may be worked unless
the interest of the State demands its
working before the expiration of this
period
The times., 1898-12-20

General de Freycinet, as our dispatches
this morning inform us. has acknowledge
I'd to the French Parliament that the
secret dossier in the Dreyrus case has not
been confided to the Court of Cessation.
the military authorities being fearful that
its contents might become public. There
is true French comedy in this position of
the military leaders. They know well
enough that the principal evidence upon
which they sent a patriotic officer to a
doom worse than death was nothing more
than forged letter purporting to have
been written by the German Emperor to
his military attache in Paris. 1t Is
well understood to be a silly and clumsy
forgery that should not have taken in
school boys. But having accepted and
acted upon 1t as genuine. de Freycinet,
Zurlinden and their fellows are deter
mined that it shall never see the light of
day. If it should the consequent ridicule
TO which they would be subjected might
drive some of them to suicide.
The times., 1898-12-20

| tions, he becomes great in literature, orig
inal in painting or conspicuous in music.
How many mute inglorious Gogols, YER
ischagins. and others there are in the
Russian villages no man can guess. To
bring opportunity to these and human
| life to the masses is the best and largest
enterprise that could engage the influence,
| talents and time of Gar.
His attack on the policy of imperialism,
as echoed by the ghost-seeing Editor
Stead, is absurd If 1t is sincere and i'm
pudent in any case. 1t is Great Britain
that he has in view. Russia hates En-
gland simply because that nation has so
often attempted to block the imperial ad-
vance of Russia That the English have
carried some of their vices to the races
over which they have assumed authority
is undeniable; but that these are more
than counterbalanced by the benefcence
of English rule no impartial observer can
doubt. What India would have been at
this time if no Western power had as
sumed its control we can hardly fancy:
but If the millions had survived the fam
ines, the worst evils of caste and of bar
barrie customs would have extended until
civilization would have revolted. Instead
Of helping to feed Europe in favorable
years, India would have remained unable
to support the lives of her own people in
any year. Instead of famines now and
then, growing fewer and fewer they
would have been continuous. What Eng
land has done for Egypt the world knows
In part, and not even the Car dare say
that the benefits of her rule have not out
weighed all the evils. BY the policy of
empire which the greedy Russian, fresh
from new achievements in Asia, now con-
demns, the wild regions of Africa have
become productive and provide a refuge
for peoples crowded out of European CEN
ters. If the Car is accurately reported
he is strangely ignorant of the humans
tartan influences of modern Imperialism.
No doubt his shrewd or foolish affirma-
lions Will be welcomed by the anti-expan-
siohists In this country, although the i'm
per1ahsm of which he speaks so unwisely
Is not the expansion with which we are
now concerned. The un-American few
VIII grasp at anything that can be twisted
into support of their narrow provincial
ISM But the conscience of mankind is not
to be silenced by any considerations OF al
legged but fraudulent self-interest. If it
were true that to do our duty to the Fill
pinos we should incur some risk of loss
we should still go on. 1t happens how
ever. that here as in many other in
stances. conscience points out the very
road that leads to profit. This is so evil
dent that some show of reason is given to
the charge that We are, after all, self
Seeking.
The times., 1898-12-20
True Americans All.
(From the Brooklyn Eagle. J

(FIom the BrookIyh EagIe.J
We suppose that there are still 4 few unrecon-
structed Southerners,. just as there are few
Northerners who are unwilling to forget, even
il they do pretend to forgive. But in another
generation everyone will be admitting that
Robert E. Lee and Stonewsll Jackson and Joseph
Wheeler and Fitzhugh Lee were fighting for
what they believed to be American principles,
namely, the right of the people to have that
sort OF government which they desired. That,
in their opinion and in the opinion OF every
American today, is a sacred right. Yet Amer
leans in the North believed that the majority
should rule, and that. as the majority believed
the Union was indssoluble, it should not be dis
solved. They used force 10 protect the Union
when it was threatened. South as well as North
believes that the decision reached for the
best
The times., 1898-12-20

The particular Spanish soldiers who are
now terrorizing Havana have had oppor-
tunities and We're urged to return to
Spain. They refused for the exact purpose
of looting the place and taking vengeance
on the people before the Americans should
land there in force. We are much to blame
for neglecting the interests of Havana so
long. 1t is still possible to repress the
riots which these matchless scoundrels
our forces at Santiago. We have enough
men, with artillery, to destroy the COM
paratively few Spanish soldiers who are
the cause of the trouble They should be
shot down like dogs.
The times., 1898-12-20
GEN. MERR1rr,s MISSION.
To Confer With the President Concerning
the Philippines.

The coming to Washington today OF
Maj. Gen. Merritt may have an important
bearing on the future government of the
Philippines. He has just returned to this
country from Paris and will arrive here
this forenoon to consult with the Presi-
dent and Secretary Alger, 1t is stated, at
the War Department.
Gen. Merritt sailed from Manila for
Paris during the latter part of August,
and has not since returned to those ISL
ands, but he is still technically the mill
tary governor of the Philippines. although
the actual command of the garrison has
devolved upon Gen. Otis
War Department officials do not believe
that Gen. Merritt will be made military
governor of the Philippines. They say
that the President is well pleased with
Gen. otiss conduct of affairs there and
he may be placed in permanent command
of the archipelago. This is given color
by the fact that. within a year. Gen. Mer-
ritt will be placed upon the retired list of
the army. During that period he may be
restored to the command OF the Military
Department of the East, with headquar-
ters at New York.
AT his conference with the President to-
day or tomorrow Gen. Merritt will ad-
vance his views on the Philippines, which
he has expressed freely since his return
from Paris.
He says the Filpinos are not capable
of governing themselves. and while many
of them are intelligent, that to give them
independence would be Ito put the islands
out as prize for Europe TO scramble
for"
Spain can never rule the islands
again." added the general. we must
keep them under our flag and don't think
We will have the slightest difficulty in
governing them"
Gen. Merritt does not believe the Fill
pinos will resist the United States when
possession Is taken of the archipelago, as
the natives respect American authority
and will welcome II If they are convinced
II will be for their benefit. He also gave
1t as his opinion that the annexation of
the Philippines will advance American
trade with China.
The times., 1898-12-20
Christian Scientists.

(From the Richmond Dispatch.)
1t is not our purpose to comment on the
methods of the Christian Scientists, nor can it
be stated that they have in any case proved them
selves deliberate law-breakers but their status
is certainly interesting from legal standpoint
OF course, religious liberty is one of the bless
ings guaranteed by our Constitutions; but this
concession should be taken with the reservation
that ones spiritual opinions and actions must
be subordinate to the criminal laws of the country
and to those legislative provisions which aim to
secure peace, prosperity, and the general moral
welfare Of the land.
The times., 1898-12-20
SHORT OF MONEY.
Bureau of American Republics Unable to
Trint Its Publications.

Bureau of American Republics Unable to
Trint Its Publications.
The Bureau of American Republics is
short of money for its publications and
Frederick Emory, its director. through
Secretary Hay, has requested from Con-
gress authority to apply the quotas con-
tributed by South American countries 20
this purpose.
At present the United States pays the
entire cost of the bureau. and partially
compensates itself by covering into the
Treasury the money contributed by South
and Central America. This always falls
more or less short, the United States thus
paying for more than its proportionate
share of the expense of the bureau.
Mr.. Emory's proposition is that the
United States, instead of placing the
contributions. which last year amounted
to about 1920. to its credit shall turn
them over to him to use for publishing
purposes. Although perhaps not an actual
further appropriation, it amounts to one.
The times., 1898-12-20

The outlook is dark for the reorganized
regular army. 1t is evident that the Mill
tary Committee of the House is favorable
TO the bill of Chairman Hull, and its re-
port will go far to secure its passage. The
Administration probably has influence
enough to carry it through both houses
without the amendment of its most OBJ
jectionable features. We are doomed to
further experience at the hands of the
amateur adjutant general, who becomes
little military god under the pernicious
provisions of this bill.
The times., 1898-12-20
AN OFFICIAL DENIAL.

Admiral Dewey Has Not Compromised
the Administration With Aguinaldo.
The report that Admiral Dewey had
seriously compromised the administration
in its Philippine policy by making prom
ises to Aguinaldo was denied at the Navy
Department yesterday.
In a dispatch to the department the
admiral said:
1.-THE United States has not been bound
in any way to assist the insurgents BY
any act or promises Aguinaldo is not to
my knowledge committed to assist us
The times., 1898-12-20
THE PEACE TREATY COMING.
Not to BE Made Public Until After the
Senate Takes Action.

The treaty Of peace between Spain and
the United States, which is en- route to
Washington by mail. will be delivered at
the State Department on Saturday unless
it meets with some unforeseen nishap in
transit. 1t will therefore te impossible
to transmit the important document TO the
Senate until after the holiday recess.
1t was announced at the State Depart
ment yesterday that the treaty contents
will not be given out for publication un'
til it has been acted upon by the Senate
A denial was made at the State Depart
ment yesterday of the published state.
ment that Judge Day and Whitelaw Reif
were each to receive SlOO.o0O for their serv-
ices as peace commissioners Their COM
pensation will be decided upon by Presi
dent Mckinley.