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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-03-31
A Musical Jubilee.

Ansell's Concert band is consider
ing the question of holding a grand
musical jubilee in this city on May l.
If the band can get assurance of the
cooperation of the business men and
others, the proposition will be carried
out. With the right kind of manage
meDt it will be a grand success and a
memorable day in the history of We'll
lington.
The idea is to make the day hOli-
day so far as Wellington is concerned,
Street parades will be had in the
morning and some sort of open air
amuSements in the afternoon. At
night grand concert and musical
jubilee will be held in the opera house.
The band proposes to advertise the
celebration and bear the other neces-
sary expenses. The merchants will
be asked to prepare floats for the
morning parade, advertising their re-
spective lines of business, and to dec
crate their stores In honor of the out
of-tOwn visitors. Excursion rates can
be arranged on all the railroads.
With the proper amount of ju1iciOus
advertising crowd numbering high
into the thousands can be brought to
Wellington on that day. The mer-
chants can take advantage Of the
occasion by holding exhibits of their
stocks in places specially arranged for
that purpose, The day can be made
profitable one to every merchant in
the city, to say nothing of the benefit
it will be to the. city in a general way.
1t is impossible to give here a Ce-
tailed report of the program that will
be prepared for the celebration. 1t
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-03-31

Lieutenant Commander, U.s.N., Judge Advo'
cate.
United States flagship New York,
March %, 1898, of Key West, Fla.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-03-31
TERM S CASH.

will be enough to say that there will
be no end of music and amusements
for the crowd. At night grand cho-
rus of so or 100 voices will assist the
band with the entertainment at the
opera house. An admission fee will
be charged for the entertainment in
order to enable the band to defray the
expenses Of the celebration. There
can be no doubt of its success if car
ried out.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-03-31

Maine was destroyed, the ship was
quiet and, therefore, least liable to
accident caused by movements from
those on board.
3. The destruction OF the Maine
occurred dt $40 y. m. OF the 18th day
OF February, 1898, 10 the harbor OF
Havana, Cuba, being at the time
; mOOred D the same buoy to which she
had been taken upon her arrival.
There were two explosions OF dis.
tinctly different character, with a
Very short but distinct interval be.
tween them, and the forward part
OF the ship was lifted to q marked
degree at the time OF the first eYplo.
sion.
The First Explosion Light.
The first explosion was more 10 the
nature OF report, like that OF a gun,
while the second explosion was more
open. prolonged and Of greater volume.
This second explosion, in the opinion
OF the Court, was caused by the partial
explosions Of two or more Of the for
ward magazines Of the Maine.
Condition Of the wreck:
4. The evidence bearing on this,
being principally obtained from divers,
did not enable the court to form
definite Conclusion as to the condition
OF the wreck, although it was estab-
lished that the after part of the ship
was practically intact and sank 10
that condition a very few minutes
after the destruction Of the forward
part.
The following facts 10 regard to the
forward part OF the ship are, however,
established by the testimony:
What the Magazine Explosion Did.
That portion Of the port side Of the
protective deck which extends from
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-03-31
A New Venture,

Many of our merchants have queS-
toned the adviSability of having a
house to house canvass made of the
city for the purpose of getting people
TO center their trading in one store.
Some of the merchants have tried il
in small way or have given tickets
for picture or some cheap silver
ware, but none have ventured so faI
as did the Curtis Mercantile Company
when they received the exclusive
right of the Hazard Trading Tablet
system, for Wellington, and as neal
as can be learned the plan is a fair
and square proposition. They send
their representative to your residence
to give you trading tablets, which
when traded upon, will entitle you to
one of the handsome presents of gold
watches, rings, opera glasses, silver
ware, etc. All of which are of a neat
and attractive design.
lfyou should be missed in any way
ask for trading tablets iu thessStore.
The presents will be exhibited in
the store on Mondays and Saturday:
only. Call and see them.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-03-31
As to the Coal Bunkers.

The coal buukers were inspected.
Or those buDkers adjoining the for.
ward magazines and shell rooms four
were empty, namely: B3, B4, B5, B6.
Al5 had been in use that day and Al6
was full Of New River coal. This coal
had been carefully inspected before
receiving it on board. The bunker 10
which it was slowed was accessible on
three sides at all times, and the
fourth side at this time, on account of
Bunkers B4 and BIG being empty.
This bunker,*Al6, had been inspected
that day by the engineer officer on
duty.
The fire alarms in the bunkers were
in working order and there had never
been caseof spontaneous combustion
Of coal on board the Maine.
After Boilers With Low Pressure.
The two after-bOilerS of the ship
were in use at the time Of the disaster,
but for auxiliary purposes only, with
a comparatively low pressure OF steam
and being tended by a reliable watch.
These boilers could not have caused
the explosion of the ship. The four
forward boilers have sluce been found
by the divers, aud are in d fair condi.
ton,
On the night Of the destruction of
the Maine everything had been re-
ported secure for the night, at
o'clock, by reliable persons, through
the proper authorities, to the COM
manding officer. At the time the
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-03-31

All ammunition was slowed away
in accordance with instructions, and
proper care was taken whenever am
munitiOn was handled.
Nothing was slowed 10 any one of
the magazine or shell rooms which
was not permitted to be slowed there.
The magazines and shell rooms were
always locked after having been
opened; and after the destruction of
the Maine the keys were found in their
proper place in the captains cabin,
everything having been reported
secure that evening at s o'clock.
The temperatures or the magazines
and shell rooms were taken daily and
reported. The only magazine which
had an undue amount Of heat was the
after ten.inch magazine and that did
not explode At the time the Maine
was destroyed.
The torpedo war-heads were all
slowed in the after part Of the ship,
under the ward roum and neither
caused nor participated in the des-
tructiOn Of the Maine.
The dry gun cotton primers and
det0natOrs were slowed in the cabin
aft and remote from the scene Of the
explosion.
Special Care Was Taken.
The waste was carefully looked after
on board the Maine to obviate danger.
Special orders in regard to this had
been given by the commanding officer.
Varnishes, dryers, alcohol and other
combustibes of this nature were
slowed on board the main deck and
could not have had anything to do
with the destruction Of the Maine.
The medical stores were slowed aft,
under the ward room and remote from
the scene Of the explosion.
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Geo. G. StaytOn.
about frame 80 10 about frame IL was
blown up aft aud over to port. The
main deck from about frame 80 to
about frame Al was blown up aft and
slightly over tO starbOard, folding the
forward part Of the middle super.
structure over and on top Of the after
part. This Was, in the opinion of the
court, caused by the partial explosion
Of two or more Of the forward maya
zines Of the Maine.
.. At frame II, the outer shell Of
the ship, from u point eleven aud one.
half feet from the middle line OF the
ship and six feet above the keel
when in its normal position. has been
forced Up so as to be now about four
feet above the surface Of the water
therefore about thirty.four feet above
where it would be had the ship sunk
uninjured. The outside bottom plat
ing is bent into reversed Y shape,
the after wing Of which, about fifteen
feet broad and thirty-two feet In
length from frame II to frame 25), is
doubled back upon itself against the
continuation of the same plating ex.
tending forward.
At frame eighteen the vertical keel
is broken in two, and the fat keel
bent into an angle similar to the angle
formed by the outside bottom plating.
This break is now about six feet be-
low the surface Of the water, and
about thirty feet above its normal
position.
Clearly the Work Of Mine.
In the opinion of the court this
effect could have been produced only
by the explosion cf a mine situated
under the bottom Of the ship at about
frame eighteen, and somewhat on the
port side of the ship.
6. The court finds that the loss Of
the Maine, on the occasion named,
was not in any respect due to fault OF
negligence on the part of any of the
officers or members of the crew of said
vessel.
7. In the opinion of the court, the
Maine was destroyed by The explosion
OF a submarine mine, which caused
the partial explosion of two or more
of her forward magazines.
s. The court has been unable to OBJ
tain evidence fixing the responsibility
for the destruction Of the Maine upoI
any person or persons. Signed.
W. T. SAMPSON,
Captain, U.S.N., President.
A, MARK,
Lieutenant Commander, U.s.N., Judge Advo
cate.
The court having finished the in
quiry it was ordered to make, adjourn
ed at II a. N. 10 await the action o.
the convening authority.
(Signed.)
W. L. SAMPSON,
Captain. U.s.N., President.
A. MARK,
Lieutenant Commander, U.s.N., Judge Advo
| cate.
United States flagship New York
March %, 1898, of Key West, Fla.
The proceedings and findings Of th'
court Of inquiry 10 the above case ar
approved.
M. SICARD,
Rear Admiral. Commander-in-Chief OF th
United States naval force on the Mort
Atlantic station.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-03-31

No dangerous stores of any kind
were stored below 10 any Of the Othel
sturerOOms.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-03-31

SEED COKN GROWN BY A. A. SEED
The Illustration abNe represents sample Of the product OF
Berry Seed Co. seed farm ni Carnd Iowa They
sell This is the variety introduced aud sold very largely
for he last 1t is called Gien Cap It's almost
phenomenal they have thousands
and they hundreds of letters testimony prasng great
worth grows large gives heavy YIELD stands out
will mature in ninety days 10 fact they clam is the
that the farmers who feed their We
readers who have already this send for their
catalogue and price list which tells all good things
is free for the asking by mentioning the VOICE. Address Berry
Seed Co., Clarinda Iowa
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-03-31
Tremendous Price Triunphs
Intensely Interesting Specials
Trustworthy Bargains
Silks, Silks
NUMBER II.

Our Seven-day Silk Sale
will eclipse all Silk-selling
records. The greatest Of
all Silk Sales ever at
tempted in Wellington.
Silks for Dresses, Waists
and Trimmings. Prices
will work wonders in our
Silk Department.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-03-31
Ribbons

Ribbons for Trimmings
and Sashes. The greatest
Ribbon stock in Yelling
ton.
Seven Days of Won
derful Ribbon Selling at
prices that are absolutely
without a precedent.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-03-31

NJ. f. Yates was in the city from
Milan Tuesday.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-20
THE INCOME TAX.

The Young men of the Research
Club. who are getting an education in
practical politics in these parts, should
carefully follow up the discussion OF
the bin for an Income tax. 1t illus
trates the habit and practice OF COM
munities to work out their own saliva
tion. with contempt for the experience
of other communities.
It is admitted on all sides that an
Income tax is theoretically just ana
fair. But the writer's on the suoJect
entirely disagree as to whether or not
il can be made practically fair and
lust. We quoted the other day the
opinions OF Gladstone, DisraeH, Prof.
Rogers and the Supreme Court of the
United States against it. Mr., Glad
stone was recently called zone OF the
greatest finance ministers that ever
lived" John Stuart Mill, whose works
are standard in all universities said:
esthe fairness which belongs to the
principle of an Income tax cannot be
made to attach to it in practice" and
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-20
A Removal Sale.

On Wednesday, June % ]. T. Water
house will close their dry goods de-
partment in order to assert the stock
before the great sale previous to re-
moval to the WaverleY block. AS
soon as possible the doors of this de-
partment will be thrown open to the
public and great surprises may be ex-
pected The policy of this house ever
since the advent of it's opening II
the fiftys has been honest goods a
honest prices, and the fact that the!
propose to close out the dry goods
department is in itself guarantee
that bargains innumerable will b.
| offered
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-20


Clerk of the Circuit Court Of the FRS
Circuit.
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that, while apparently the most Just
of all modes of taxation, is in effect
more unjust than many others that
are prima facie more Objectionable
His reasoning was sustained by the
actual experience of the United States,
under the Income tax law of 1869.
To collect this tax it is required that
every individual should exhibit his
books and papers TO an inspector.
We have here 10000 Chinese, many
of whom should pay this tax, if requir-
ed by law. Does any one suppose that
an inspector will be able to make
head or tail" out Of a set of books
kent in the Chinese language? The
trained officials of the United States
could only find, in 1872, 72,949 persons
in a population of 39,OOOO 900 who would
nav any Income tax. Their books were
even kept in the English language.
The Chinese book-keepers would defy
any accurate examinations of their ac-
counts.
The advocates of this tax may reply:
Let the CnlneSe go. DUN tic "HI'O
merchants and planters. This might
be done. 1t is right here that the
Injustice of the tax is apparent.
Our point at present is to ask the
young men of the Research Club to
watch the history of this Income tax,
if it's collection is provided for by
law. Having before them the opinions
of students and statesmen, let them
see how the experimentalists of this
Republic come out.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-20

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF The
First Circuit, Hawaiian Islands.
In the matter of the British Schooner
Labrador"-In Admiralty.
ORDER TO THE MARSHAL.
Republic of Hawaii to Arthur M.
Brown. Marshal of the Republic
of Hawaii greeting:
Whereas a libel has this day been
filed in the Circuit Court of the First
Judicial Circuit, in Admiralty, by the
| Government of the Republic of Ha-
wall, acting by and through the AT
| torney-General of the Republic OF
Hawaii against the British Schooner
| ST ,albradOr'' together with her boats,
| tackle, apparel and furniture, and ten
packages of opium or preparations OF
! Opium. containing five hundred TINS
| of opium or preparations OF opium,
| for reasons and causes In SAID HDeI
| mentioned, praying that the uSudl
| process of the said Court in that pc
! half be made and issued, and that all
| persons interested in the said Scnoon-
| or Labrador together with her
boats tackle, apparel and furniture,
and the said packages of opium or
preparations of opium, may be cited to
answer the premises, and, all due pro
ceedfngs being had, that the SAID
lgSchooner Labrador" together with
| her boats, tackle, apparel and turnl-
ture and the said opium or prepara-
tons OF opium, may, for the cause
mentioned in said libel, he condemned
to be forfeited to the use OF the GOV
eminent of the Republic of Hawai-
and that such other and further de-
cree may be had in the premises as
the law and the circumstances OF the
case may require.
Now Therefore, You are hereby com
manded to attach the said schooner
II Labrador" together with her boats
tackle. apparel and furniture, and the
said packages of opium or prepare
+ions thereof, and to detain the same
in vOur custody until the further or
der of this Court respecting the same
and TO give due notice to all persons
c1aimine the same, or having any IN
terest therein. or knowing or having
ANYTHING to say why>the same shoulC
not be condemned as forfeited accord
ing to the prayer of said libel and the
statute in such case made and provld
ed: that they be and appear before th'
said Court on the 9th day Of June
"A D. 1898, at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon of said day, then and there
to show cause, if any they have, why
the prayer of said libel should not bt
granted.
And you are further directed to
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-20
NOTICE.

In pursuance of the above Order, /
have attached the Schooner 'Labra-
DOR" together with her boats, tackle,
apparel and furniture, and all parties
interested in the above proceedings
are notified to be present at the time
and place above stated to show cause
why the prayer of the above stated
libel should not be granted and why
the said Schooner Labrador" should
not be condemned and forfeited ac-
cording to the statute in such case
made and provided.
CHARLES F. CHILLINGWORTH
Deputy Marshal of the Republic OF
Hawaii
Honolulu, Oahu, June Is, A. D
1898
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-20
NOVELTIES AND MILLINERY.

BY the Barkentine w. II. Dimond,
Miss KiIIean, of Fashions Mirror, re-
ceived a large invoice of all the latest
in sailors and other hats and novel
ties in dress making trimmings. 1t
will pay you to investigate.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-20

after service, give notice by pubIica-
ton at least six times in the Daily
Pacific Commercial Advertiser, a
newspaper published in Honolulu, OF
the action and proceeding and invite
all persons interested to show cause
against it on or before the day assign
ed for hearing.
And of what you shall have done in
the premises do you then and there
make due return together with this
Writ
Witness the Honorable ANTONIO
PERRY, First Judge of the Cir
cult Court of the First Circuit,
at Honolulu, this 18th day OF
June, A d. 1898.
GEORGE LUCAS,
Clerk of the Circuit Court Of the First
Circuit.
l allow this Writ this 18th day OF
June, 4. d. 1898.
A PERRY,
First Judge of the Circuit Court OF
the First Circuit.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-20

AWAY
FREE!
To every purchaser of a 80 cent box,
containing three cakes of EGG WHITE
SOAP, we will give free beautiful
picture worth twice the price of the
soap.
WHITE
Nothing else like it. Makes the skin
white and as smooth as velvet. Equal
to any 25 cent soap on the market.
Single Cake for 10 cents.
OF
Perfumed with delicate odor from
French Flowers. Leaves a sweet re-
fined odor made from the sweetest ma
terials obtainable. The grandest soar
for the toilet and complexion.
EGGS

Those using EGG WHITE SOAP will
not suffer from chapped face or hands.
SAMPLE Cake given free on appli-
cation. Come early as the supply OF
handsome pictures is limited.
WE ARE SOLE AGENTS.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-20

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
First Circuit, Hawaiian Islands
In the matter of the British Schooner
Labrador In Admiralty
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-09-08
CUBAN PLANTERS.
The Situation in Guantanamo
Province.
NEED HORSES AND LABORERs
To Cultivate the Vast Estates Il
t'lesting Letter Fiom th. San
tiaSV Daily Times.

Information comes to us from GUln
t:tnamO that there are many planter.
in that vicinity anxious to begin work
upon their plantations, but they now
find themselves without tools, stock OF
even food. 1t is already late in the
season for them to begin their agri
cultural labors yet if lit were not foI
other difficulties which confront them,
they could begin work at once and
tltus procure means for sustaining
hundreds of people who are in absolute
misery One well-informed Cuban
gentleman informs MS that just before
the war with Spain there were many
paciiicoS or non-combatants living upon
..ie country estates in his vicinity.
These people had taken no active part
in rho insurrection but upon learning
that he United States had sent food
md arms to the insurgents they i'm
mediat tely left their homes and posed
- insurgents. They formed most of
The population that was so conspicuous
at SibOney drawing government ra-
tiOnS and helping the American sold
ierS carry their blankets, shelter tents
and even their uniforms. This class
of Cuban insurgents has been we'll
known factor in the Cuban army since
The insurrectiOn began and as far as
we know General Maxine Gomez is
the only chief who has been able or
willing to handle them. General
Gomez calls them Majases and he has
Il way of decorating certain trees
called Guasimas with their attenuated
bodies whenever the opportunity pre-
sents itself. 1t may be for this reason
that when we last heard from General
MaNimo he was operating with a very
Sm1II force of C,ub1nS
Somewhere in the interior of Cuba
there is a Cuban government although
we have never been able TO discover
the exact territory governed by this
government we are aware that this
has its constitution its
law, DEGREES and such things as go to
make up a well formed government.
Now we are told that among these
laws there is one in particular which ,
confiscates all property, particularly
cattle and horses TO the Cuban repub- |
lie. 1t is TO the execution of this law |
that the planters in the vicinity of
attribute their principal |
grievances When the paciticos or ma |
iaSeS living upon the estates learned |
that they were to be fed on govern |
ment ratiOns, they also learned that |
all the live stock in their vicinity be-
onged to the Cuban government. On |
this principle il was easy for them to
1educe that the stock belonging to tber
,epublic and they also belonging to the
republic, they cwned a proportionate |
share of the stock. Now our Guantan-
lmo planters not only find themselves
confronted with the problem of procur-
ng stock with which to work their
arms but also the labor necessary to
AXE the place of that which Joined
he Cuban army
We were please to learn this morn
ne that General Shafter had promised
very aid and facility to the Guantana-
no planters that they might renew the
cultivation of their plantations as soon
Is possible.