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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-05-19
Yote of Last Year Reversed.

CHICAGO, May 1s.-Tbe spring con-
ferences of the Methodist Episcopal
church have all been held and the vote
on the proposition for equal lay repre-
sentation is: For, S,27S; against, 937.
The vote last year was: For, 1,459,
against, 1905.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-05-19

CHICAGO, May 12.-An open rate of
10 cents per 100 pounds on live stock
from Missouri river to Chicago will be
in effect in a few days. This will be
the lowest open rate ever made be-
tween these points. 1t will apply on
cattle, hogs and sheep in car load lots.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-05-19

rank as brigadier general and will
lead the invasion of the infantry upon
the Philippines. He has been pro-
claimed governor general of the Philip
pines, and as soon as possible will
establish his position as such at the
capitol of Manila.
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ars' with his watch. After they reach
ed Washington these officers sent Long
a splendid chronometer watch that is
most likely still in the family here. l
heard lately that John F. Colburn, OF
this city had become the custodian Of
the present. The Long family lived on
Maui. The captain has been dead a
number of years. He was a very inter
esting man and a man of fine ability.
He had been educated and trained as
a surveyor and civil engineer. but for
some reason, probably for the pure
love Of adventure, shipped before the
mast on a whaling cruise. His bark
was laid up for several months some
where in the South. When it was time
to weigh anchor again the captain and
mate discovered that they had forgot
ten how to Take the sun They
had also left their 'Bowditch' and
other navigating literature at home.
Young Long noticed the two officers
figuring by the hour and at times
would lounge around TO where they
were hopelessly working. The captain
on one occasion glared at the sailor and
inquired if ne knew anything about
making a reckoning. Long replied that
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try for the trifing cost of a total So
200 in two years. The change would
not in any manner touch annexation
prospects. Ii he thought it would harm
the pending treaty's future in any way
he would cease TO advocate the change.
Mr.. MeCandless said ne was fixed in
his determination 10 oppose the
amendment He did not believe IN
tinkering with the Constitution while
annexation was still in sight He
could not learn that there was an ava
lanche of sentiment forcing the legis-
lators 10 work for amendments OF any
sort 10 the Constitution.
Quite an extended and very good
address was made by Mr.. Gear. He
thought the time for setting into mo-
ton the machinery for change was
opportune. He had carefully consider
ed the question in all its phases and
strictly on its merits. He was an an
nexationist and had an abiding faith
that union with the United States was
10 be brought about. He could not
see how such a change 10 the Consu-
tuition as was proposed could have any
effect on the treaty. He thought the
movement progressive one.
Mr.. Logan was in favor OF the
amendment He said that some people
would be satisfied TO have about four
Representatives and one Senator and
to have all public discussions conduct
ed by the Chamber Of Commerce and
the Planters Association.
Mr.. Poepoe went into an analysis OF
the question. Was there apparent any
necessity for such an amendment at
this or any other time. Had there been
a long agitation for il. Among those
who were sending up the cry of de-
sire for more representative Govern
ment were men who declined to be
represented under present conditions.
Were they sincere in advocating this
measure. Why do they not come into
the fold now, or do they want TO wait
till the House is made stronger so they
can have eight more Royalists in the
Legislature (Ir. TesJa-Of course;
you'll get them bye and bye) The
speaker was also against the first pro-
posed amendment 10 the Constitution,
the one to have the oath changed.
Monarchy is gone. 1t is dead and must
be kept dead. There are people who
will realize this after time and if we
do not get annexation, they will take
the oath and vote and with this amend
ment to increase the House member
ship would swamp the Legislature
with Royalists. CMr. Testa-That's so,
too)
Several of the gentlemen who had
been engaged to speak failed to appear.
Pesident Murray, of the League, closed
the meeting with few remarks. He
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-25

S. war steamer Wyoming was dis
patched from Panama by the U. S.
Government, in search of her, and call
ed at Honolulu She returned 10 Pa
mama without learning anything re-
garding the missing vessel.
1t was in the summer of 1861, that
the writer, then making one Of his
periodical trips around Hawaii, arrived
at Waiohinu, in Kau. While there, a
native fisherman reported that large
ships spar had floated on shore, and
lay on the rocks near Kaalualu, which
is the most southern point OF Hawaii
Subsequently, it was learned that this
same spar, or one similar TO it, had
been seen in the water of shore, by
fishermen, some two months previous
June, 1861, but it had disappeared.
Being at that time, editor and pub
Usher of the Pacific Commercial Adj
yertiser, the mans story furnished suf-
ficient inducement TO the writer to visit
the spot and examine the spar. In
company with the late Charles n.
Spencer, who was then living at Wal
ohinu, we visited Kaalualu village, the
native fisherman having been secured
as guide. A ride of two hours, and a
walk Of half a mile over rough lava
rocks brought US 10 the place where
the spar lay perched five or six feet
above low water mark. Mr.. S. being
an old sailor recognized it at once at
the mast of a large ship, it having
measured over 20 feet in length. Fur
Their examination showed that it must
have belonged TO war vessel, as it
bore marks of having had several
strong iron bands and the remains Of
a gun-rack, which could only have
belonged to warship. A sketch of it
was then made by the writer, with
measurements of its length, girth, and
the rust marks of the iron bands. A
chip was cut from it TO show the wood
it was made of.
Both Mr.. Spencer and the writer be-
came convinced that this was one
Of the masts of the missing Levant.
On arrival at Honolulu, the story was
told but the chip taken from the mast
was claimed by the ship carpenters TO
be New Zealand Kauri gum pine, and
not an American pine This for a time
cast a doubt as TO its being the Lee
wants mast, some thinking it more
likely belonged to British ship, the
loss of which had not been reported.
However, the account of the finding
of the spar, with its measurements
and description and the chip referred
to, were sent to the Navy Department
at Washington. An examination into
the history of the Levant was ordered
and made, and it was found that she
had once put into Auckland, New Zea-
land, disabled, and while there was
fitted with a new mast, made of the
Kauri gum pine. This investigation
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-25
IN OPEN MEETING.
Addresses on the Constitutional
Amendment.

Messrs. Achi, Gear, Logan, L. L. Nc
Candless, Poepoe and Murray, were the
principal speakers at the Tuesday
open meeting of the American League.
The topic discussed was the reappor-
tionment amendment to the Constitu-
ton as presented in the House by Mr..
Achi and amended by Mr.. Gear. 1t is
proposed to have % instead of fifteen
members in the lower branch. The bill
has had its first reading and was kept
alive by the close vote of eight to
seven.
Mr. Achi said that if the opponents
of his measure held to their present
arguments they might as well contend
that four men were enough to legis-
late for the people and then enforce
the laws He insisted that the time
had come 10 branch out in the direction
of more representative Government.
like the United States. AS TO expense.
he said that the amendment gave eight
more brains for the service of the coun-
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-25
Clothing, Underwear, ShaEIs,

Blankets, Quilts, Towels. Table Covers
Napkins. HsndsercEiefs. Gloves. Hos
iery, Hats, Umbrellas. Rugs and
Carpets, Ribbons. Laces aud
Er:broide-ies, Cutlery. PEP
fumerv, Soaps. Etc.
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he thought he knew all about it and
at once proved his claim to knowl-
edge He was invited to bring his
chest aft and upon arrival in San
Francisco left the whaler and became
commander of a big trading schooner
In time he settled in the Islands and
was always prominent and we'll liked
man here"
Honolulu has one other mention in
the list of appalling U. S. Navy disas-
tiers. These are the few lines in which
the loss of the Levant, corvette, is
told:
Few disasters at sea are. so impress
sively tragic as the disappearance of
a great vessel of war that sails out
of port with a numerous ships COM
pany, floating and garrisoned fort
ress, and is never heard from again.
Many craft OF Uncle Sans navy has
met that fate. In 1860 the corvette
Leyant left Honolulu for Panama. She
went down somewhere in the Pacific
with 212 souls on board.
As the Levant was in port quite a
time, her officers and men had many
friends ashore and for their mysteri-
GUS fate there was sympthy in Homo
lulu. A few days after the corvette
left port a terrific northeast blow came
on. In that storm the vessel was
broken and foundered. H. NJ. Whitney
has in his possession a piece of mast
believed to have been a part of the
works of the Levant. The corvette
took from Honolulu the records of the
American hospital here. These were
valuable papers.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-25

Besides hundreds of people ashore the
officers and men of the flagship Balti-
more and the gunboat Bennington,
here from the United States, have evil
denced much interest in the account
given in this paper last week of the
wreck of the Saginaw in 1870, on Ocean
Island, and of the disastrous trip to
Kauai of Lieutenant Talbot and vol
unteer crew sent to ask for rescue. On
Friday last, an Advertiser reporter was
told by a citizen who for years has
been familiar with naval matters, that
Halford, after all his hairbreadth es-
capes at sea, had finally been drowned
in the creek between Mare Island and
Vallejo. This is a mistake The au-
thority is Captain Nichols, of the gun
boat Bennington, and of course he
knows. Captain Nichols sends the Ad-
vertiser a note to the effect that ''Wm
Halford, gunner, who was with Lieu
tenant Talbot in the Saginaw gig" is
still alive and is on duty at the Mare
Island Navy Yard.
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natives in large numbers would in time
register and vote and that then eonsti-
tutional amendments would be in order
even if at this time they were tabu.
There had been a request for a vote
of the sense of the meeting on the
Achi amendment as amended by Mr..
Gear. The vote was taken and was
largely in favor Of the change.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-25

dispelled all doubts, and the navy de-
partment became satisfied that it be-
longed to the missing ship, and clearly
proved her fate. Nothing farther has
ever been learned regarding her, or her
officers and crew.
H. NJ. WHITNEY.
Honolulu, March 81, 1898.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-25

Within recent years a number of fe-
male bull fighters have made their ap-
pearance in Spanish cities. In BARGE
Iona much applause has been won late
ly by two German women, Lola and
Angelina Patel, who, after several
years training in circus, entered the
bull ring.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-25
Spar That Was F0lld on the
Island Of Hawaii.
mr.. H. M. WHITNEY'S NARRATIVE
Had Communication With the Unit
ed States Government-Wo
of Native Fishermen.

The recent loss of a large Atlantic
steamship, by collision with wreck in
and also the late report
of a ships hull, bottom-up having
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-25
Sketched by H. M. Whitney, August 3. 1861.

been seen off Hawaii by one of the
packets plying between San Francisco
and Honolulu-have directed attention
to the occasional disappearance of
ships at sea, of which no definite re-
ports have ever been obtained. AS the
loss of the Atlantic steamship referred
to may interest the reader, the ac-
count is inserted here:
NEW YORK, February 12.-The Am
erican line steamer st. Louis, Captain
Randle, which arrived today from
Southampton, reports the loss at sea
of the Holland-American line steamer
Veendam, from Rotterdam for New
York. The passengers and crew of the
Veendam were saved by the st. Louis.
At quarantine, Captain Stenger of
| the Veendam reported as follows: 1.-The
Veendam left Rotterdam, February 8,
with a general cargo, nine cabin, 11S
Storage passengers and So crew, bound
for New York. February at about
CIT p. M, the steamer struck a sub
merged wreck or wreckage, which
probably tore a hole in the ships bot
tom and broke her propeller shaft. We
Immediately set all pumps to work, but
notwithstanding this, the water gain
ed on US.
cat 100 a. M, We observed the mast
head lights of a large steamer which
proved to be the ST. Louis of the AM
erican line, bound from Southampton
for New York. We hailed her, and
reported that our ship was sinking, and
y no izba 70 oh afT
lao a. M, we commenced to transfer
our passengers and crew, using three
boats of the st. Louis and one of our
ships. Our men were kept at the
pumps.
AT 4:53 o'clock Monday morning,
everybody had been transferred to the
] st. Louis. When the last boat left, the
/ Veendam was laboring very heavily
and sinking rapidly by the stern. The
transfer of the passengers and crew
took, notwithstanding the great diff
culties and high sea running, three
hours and ten minutes, and was ac-
complished without the slightest acct
dent. As the wreck was dangerous OBJ
struction to navigation, we decided to
set her on fire, which was done"
Among the marine disasters, in the
Pacific, of which no record has ever
been received, is that of the U. S. Ship
Levant, under command of Captain
Hunt, which occurred about 3S years
ago. She was vessel of perhaps 1900
tons burthen, with about $50 men
more or less, and arrived at Honolulu
on her last trip, June II, 1860. After
a stay of two months in port, she sail
ed in August for the Coast, via La
haina and Hilo, leaving the latter port
in October of the same year. After
that, she was never seen or heard
from, the general and probably correct
supposition having been that she foun-
dered in a very heavy storm which
swept across the Pacific in the autumn
of that year. The disaster must have
been SO sudden, that no time was given
TO save the lives of those on board BY
taking to the boats or building raft
Whatever may have been the cause OF
her disappearance, it is quite certain
that no one on her survived. In the
spring of the following year, the u
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-25
A Large Variety of Saddles,

Vienna and Iron Garden Fu-uirsr-s
Rechstein & Seller Pianos. Iron
Bedsteads. Etc. Etc.
American and European GrOceries Lin
uOrs, Beers and Mineral Waters
Oils and Pants. Causric
Soda, Sugar. Rice and
Cabbages.
Sail Irvine and Wrapping Irvine Wrap
ping Paper, Burlaps. Filter-prr~s
Cloth, Roofing states square
and Arch Firehricks
Lubricating Grease.
Sheet Zinc, Sheet Lead Plain Galvau7s-4
Iron (best and 81 bestI GaIvanir-,f
Corrugated Iron. Steel Rai.s
Us and 20), Railroad
Bolts, Spikes and
Fishplates
Railroad Steel Siecrers-
Market Baskets, Demiiohns and Cots.
Also, hawaiian Sugar and Rice GulH4.
Gate. Diamond. Sperry's. Merrha-.'s
and II Dorado Flour- salmon.
Corned Beef. Etc
For Sale on The HOst Liberal Terms En5E
the LOEesi Prices By
H. HACkFELD g. CO.
tLIMITED.I
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1898-09-22
The Hog Question Discussed.

Mr.. EditOr:-As the fall election is
drawing near and l understand a
proposition will be submitted for
the voters consideration to restrain
hogs, sheep and goats from running
at large; Think it would be well
for all voters, who wish, to express
their choice through the county
papers, and produce argument for
and against the proposition. 1 will
now say that l am in favor of re-
straint, and be ieve it will be q step
in the right direction, as each far
mer would only have to fence 20, 40
or more acres, according to number
of hogs he wishes to keep, set the
same in clover, and keep nothing but
thoroughbreds in his herd. This
will increase the quality, and
decrease the quantity, which will be
beneficial aud give much better re-
suits than our present system of rum
ming at large, aud the stock as above
stated kept up the remainder of all
landa can be fenced against horses
aud cattle with 8 wires, and post not
CLOSER than Is feet. A farmer can
fence 40 acres for hogs with fence
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1898-09-22
Trustees Sale.

Default having been made in the
payment of the principal and Interest
of certain note secured by deed
OF trust given by Jerry N. Young.
blood and Reneca Nj. Youngblood
his wife, dated March Slst, 1897, and
recorded in Deed of Trust Record
Book No. 2, at page S07, in the Re.
cordcr's Office of fancy county, Mis-
souri,, conveyed to w. NJ. Wade, trus-
tee, the following described real estate
situated in TaneY county, Missouri,
to-wit: North east quarter Of the
south west quarter of section six (6),
township twenty one (2D, range
twenty one CID, iii fancy county Mis-
souri,, 10 secure the paymcn: of the
above note, will therefore as trus-
tee III said deed Of trust, for cash in
hand, proceed to sell the above de-
scribed real estate, at the court house
door, i'll the town Sf Forsyth, on Sat-
urday, September 24th, 1898, between
the hours OF 9 O'Clock q. m. and 8
O'Clock p m. of that day, to satisfy
said debt, interest and cost according
to :he siipulations of said deed of
trust.
w. NJ Wade, Trustee.
First Insertion Sept. LIST. 1895.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1898-09-22
Notice TOR Publication.

Notice ter Publication.
Land Offic: at Springfield, Missouri
August 25,h. 1893
Notice is hereby given that the
foilowing-named settler has filed no.
tice of his intcGtiom TO make final
proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will he made before
j. &. johnson. Circuit Clerk, at For
syth, Missouri, Oh Saturday, Oct. 9Th.
1898, viz: James w. Wilson home
stead application No. 2O57O for the
sw Or sec twp Z4n, range 21w.
lie names the following witnesses
TO prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation of said land, viz:
Joshua Allen. of Day, Missouri.
Abraham Sportsman, Of Walnut
Shade, Missouri, Isacc Cnpp. of Bluff,
Missouri. William Cupp, of Walnut
Shade, Missouri.
NJ. V. Gideon. Register.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1898-09-22
Trustees Sale.
NJ. v. Gideon,
Register.


Default having been made in the
payment of the interest Of certain
note secured by deed of trust dat.
ed August 3Oth, 1895, made by Jere-
nah Youugblood and Rebecca Ma
lilda Young blood, his wife. recorded
in Deed of Trust Record No. 2, page
211, of the Recorders Office of Ia
ncy county, Missouri. w. NJ. Wade,
tru.tee, will OH September Gath, 1898
between the hours of 9 a. IN. and
p. III. of that day. proceed TO sell ut
public vendue, at tho court house
door, in the town Of Forsyth, for
cash in hand, to the highest bidder,
the real estate in said deed of trust
described, to-wit: West half of south
east quarter and the south east quar-
ter of the south east quarter, and the
south half of lot No. one O of the
south west quarter of section six (6),
in township twenty one (2l) of range
twenty one (2D. containing 16O acres,
In Taney county, Missouri, to satisfy
said debt, interest and cost according
to the stipnlations of said deed OF
trust.
w. NJ. Wade, Trustee.
First insertion Sept. LIST, 1898.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1898-09-22
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

L8uO Omce at SprluSHelu, missouri,
August 8th. 1898.
Notice is hereby given that the
following-named settler has fled no.
tice of bis intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, aud
that said proof will be made before
j. G. johnson, Circuit Clerk. at For
syth, Missouri. on Saturday, Sept.
Gath. 1895, VIZ. Samuel Ely, home
stead application No. l8287 for the
N ht NV or sec % and W hf sw Or sec
Is twp 22n range 18w.
lie names the following witnesses
10 prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation of said land, viz:
John Patterson, of Cedar Greek,
Missouri. John Trammell. of Protein
Missouri. J. F. Carawell, of Protein,
Missouri. John w. Rhoads, Cedar
Greek, Missouri.
NJ. v. Gideon. Register.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1898-09-22
THE TRIBUNE PRIMER

This is an original mirth provoking
production by Eugene Fleld-written
by him IN his unique style In 1882,
whilc editor of the Denver Tribune.
The publication contains hfty.six
pages. The proceeds OF the sale o&
the book will be devoted to erecting
. monument to the sgentle poet OF
childhood" at Columbia, No. Price,
post paid 26 cents. Addrees-
:. Wcst Goodwin,
HecrstaY aad Trcasse6l, Hsdalia, Me-
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1898-09-22
Notice for Publication.

Notice for Publication.
Land Office ut Springfield, Missouri,
August 18th. 1898.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing-named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof
in support of his claim, and chat said
proof will be made before j. G. john
son, Circuit Clerk at Forsyth, Mis-
souri,, on Saturday Sept. oath. 1898,
viz: Virgil Humphrey, homestead
application No. 1857 for the w hf
lots l and NV Or sec twp 22n range
low.
He names the following witnesses
10 prove his continuous residence
upon aud cultivation Of said land, viz:
ID. Nj. Trammell, j. II. Awberey, Will
liam Meredith and Dan Black well, all
OF Cedar Greek, Missouri.
NJ. v. Gedecn.
Register.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1898-09-22
Notice for Publication.

Land Office at Springfield, Mis-
seusi, August 10th. 1898.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing-named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof
in support of his claim, aud that said
proof will be made before j. w.
Hughes, County clerk at Forsyth,
Missouri. on Saturday Oct. 9Th. 1898,
viz: Daniel Blackwell. homestead ap-
plication No. 2O351 for the hfs 8 W
or section IL township 22n range 19w
lie names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation of said land viz:
Virgil Humphrey. D. NJ. Trammel,
T. Decker and William Mcriedetl,
all of Cedar Greek, Missouri.
Nj. V. Gideon.
Register.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1898-09-22
UOmesteads.
CONTESTS

Parties desiring to make hv.. D.
stead claims, cash entries,
contests or final proofs
will find it TO their intercst to
bring all such business to VIM.
ii. johnson, Office over Janey
County bank, Forsyth, where
they can have the advantage OF
consulting complete and accu-
rate government plats of Taney
county, corrected each week
frra advices directly from the
Il j Office. He will correctly
make out and file applications
and transact all rour business
promptly, will take evidence
Of contests and final proofs at
Office, thereby saving you
an expensive trip to Spring.
field. Will furnish plats of
townships or parts of town.
ships, aud any Information de-
sired relating to vacant lands
upon application.