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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19
The Faturs OF the American Army.

Washington, Aug. 16.-President Nc
KinIey is canvassing public eminent
Us TO the needs Of military Organiza-
ton in the time Of peace and has con
suited q number Of visitors as to how
much OF an army they think should De
kept MP after the treaty Of peace IS
executed No conclusion has been
reached as yet on this point, but It is
receiving considerable attention That
the United States is to have a more eff
fectiFe military establishment is a
forecone conclusion.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19

Hiawatha, Kan. Aug. 1S--Nems.ha
delegates to the recent Twenty-secOnd
judicial convention viii ask the cen
trail committeeman to reassemble 60
consider the regularity of the nOmiBa-
ton of W. I Stuart Ten Eemaha
delegates and - Brown county dele
gates have signed the request
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19
s.-,oB. sltuotIon at sIoPberson.

Mcpherson. Kan, Aug. 12-Lesrn-
ing that there is no provision for city
water or anything to extinguish fires,
insurance companies have served no
tice on our business men that If the
same conditions continue to exist they
will either cancel their risks or raise
their rate of insurance The city
council still refused to pay the claims
made by the water-wOrl1s, which as
stubbornlv refuse to furnish water IN
til its claims are paid
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19

the Philippines, will leave Manila for
Spain by the first mail steamer, giving
his command to the second in rank.
The Cuban autOnOmist government has
resigned It is believed that the
Spanish government viii decline to
accept the designations Of Cows. BIanco
and Augustin-
Havana kilograms represent the
Spanish element in the colony as favor
ing American annexation as the best
means to insure prosperity and avert
anarchy
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19
POPULATION OF KANSAS.
AEseGlors' Returns from Every County
Snow Total Of I,sss, III, an Inereass
81 $3.50 over Last Year.

Topeka, Kan. Aug. 1a-The populs-
ton Of Kansas. as returned by town
ship assessors through their county
clerks, is ], 1889, III, or net increase OF
p, 9SS, Fifty-fOur counties have gained
80, So; the smallest gain is 10, in Ham
iltOn, and the largest SOS, in Wyan-
dotte- Fifty-one counties lost II, So,
the smallest loss being :, IN Trego,
snd the greatest 1,694. in Cherokee
The following table shows the pOpuIa-
ton, and also the increase or decrease
IN each county:
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19

It's conceded by the managers Of the
woOppOsing political forces in Kansas
that It will be very hard to arouse the
enthusiasm Of voters this year. The
oldest inhabjtant never saw such lack
ofinterest in state politics The fact OF
the matter is, the people Of Kansas are
surfeited with politics, and the proba-
bility IS that there will be lots of
empty seats at public meetings and
rallies during the campaign
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19
Rough Riders Reach New YORK.

New York, Aug. I8.-The Rough
Riders are hOms. With Col. Theodore
Roosevelt and Gen. Wheeler they have
reached MOntauk point They came
on the Miami which, with the Gates
City, the s. Louis, the Vigilance and
the Matteawan, lies at anchor OF
shore now, plainly visible from the
camp. To a reporter Col Roosevelt
said he never felt better, physically.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler is also In good
health
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19
We WIN Hold Manila, Perhaps More

Washington, Aug 1.-THE presi-
dent has decided that the United
States shall hold permanently the
bay, port and city Of Manila He is
prepared TO instruct the American
members Of the peace commission TO
this effect Further consideration
will develop whether the United States
shall take more. But it is decided
that so much as the bay, port and city
shall be retained This decision was
only made known yesterday by the
president to those near him
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19
Dl.ease Among kansas TroopH

Chiclamauga, Ga, Aug. 13-Harvey
R Diegel, company B, from Neal,
Greenwood county. Kan, died Of ~
phoid fever at the division hospital
Yesterday. This is the fourth death
in company B and the ninth in the
Tvyenty-frst Kansas regiment Eighty
five men are on the sick list Of the
Twenty-frst Kansas Most Of the
cases are Of typhoid or malarial fever.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19
rbev Ars Glad Of Peace-

Madrid, Aug. I6.-Duke AlmOdOvar
de Rio has received an intimation that
the Cuban blockade has been raised
and cable communication restored
Numerous vessels are being prepared
in Spanish ports to take provisions to
Cuba The news Of peace was hearth
y welcomed in the Spanish coast
towns, and the families who fed, fear
ing an attack by Commodore Watson,
are now returning.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19
BLANcO WANTS TO QUIT.
Governor General OF Cuba Tenders HIS Res,
ignatIOn, Not Wishing 20 Preside az
Evacuation CT Cuba

Madrid, Aug. 16-The government
has received from Capt Gen Blanco q
dispatch rendering his resignation,
The reason given by Gen BlaueO fol
resigning is that he does not wish e
superintend the evacuation Of Cuba
The government is also informed thal
Gen Augustin, governor general o.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19

Washington, Aug -16.-Geu- Fitz-
hugh Lee viii enter the senatorial race
in Virginia This announcement can
be made without any qualification. It
is authorized BY Gen. Lee himself, VINO
last night stated 70 a press represents
tive that be would enter the race.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19

New York, Aug. 16--Freshly painted
and looking as trim aud neat as IL she
had only gone into commission, the
United States battleship Texas awaits
a favorable tide to be hOated out Of
dry dock at the Brooklyn navy yard
The needed repairs to her hull, upper
sides, superstructure and machinery
have been completed and, If anything,
the war vessel is stauncher and more
formidable than ever.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19
Made a Famur ARalr.

In a school district in Ford county a
remarkable condition exists There
are four voters in the district, q farm
er, his wife, son and daughter The
school board consists Of the daughter,
son and father, and they employ the
mother TO teach nine-months' school
at SO per month. As the schOOlhOuse
is in poor condition the school board
rents a room in their own house for a
school room A railroad runs through
the district and pays all the taxes,
and as there are no other residents no
one makes complaint
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19

eording 10 a dispatch from Hong Kong.
was dismissed from his post as captsia
general Of the Philippines on August
s At the same time Gen Ja1dsmea
vas ordered 70 take the command
over Manila.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19

State Grain Inspector Culver has
fled his report for July with the state
auditor. 1t shows that the depart
ment earned 3, 35AT3. while the ex-
penses reached 50. 305.O5- Warrants
were drawn on the reserve fund IN the
state treasury for E951- g to cover de-
Fc7enew
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19

HearIy aTeTage----.-- y. ~. 8l3 I3l-l5l,I5l
The best rye year was in 1882, when
the yield was 4.456, 400 bushels, and
the best oats year was IN 1855, when
the yield was 81, 665, O55 bushels The
dairy products have averaged s. ia, 30
for ten years, the best year being 1897,
with a value Of S., 258, T52
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19
WORK o. FortIryInF ContInuez.

Washington Aug 16.-The cessation
Of hostilities viii not make any differ
ence with the engineer and ordnance
bureaus OF the war department IN the
matter OF pushing work on fOrtifca-
tons The engineers wiz be as active
as ever, and the ordnance Office viii
con time its work IN manufacturing
and mounting the big guns on the
Notifications,
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19

Madrid, Aug. IS.-The governor gem
erals Of Cuba and Porto Rioo have a.
kno#ledEsd the receipt Of the neFa Of
the suspension q hostilitiss between
the URitea states and Spain and lu.
nouugsa Is carrying cat q tie e.
deEa
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19

Representative John GOOdno, Of the
Twenty-seeond Kansas district. viii
be opposed for reelection BY his broth
er, B F. Goodno. Of Bronson, whom
the republicans nominated on the 18th.
The warmest personal feeling exists
between the brothers. Both have
served IN the legislature
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19

KanLas City, No, Aug. 1a-oH the
recommendation Of Post Office In
EPector Williams, Postmaster Scott
suspended Wright Pickett. 3 clerk in
the Union depot registry department.
A registered package valued at s.. 600
Is missing, which Is the cause Of Prick
cts suspansion-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19
~ JOIN HoT aooe1t-.

Wsshiagton. Aug. I7.-CoL John
hay, Uuited States ambasssdor 70 the
court of St James, has accepted the
appoiatnenf OF secretary o. ststs. %
sasoosd Judge Day who L % e eaztFs
usz g sbs AEsFjesE PFRes eeu1izs
-lnn
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19

John = Orr, who was murdered BY
ueRrosE IN Clarendon, ark, lived il
EnpaFia n his boFh hood and was best
known ss a. stblels- QEf'a wife. Wha
fnsuzafld the maFaeri Ggs4 20 VIE
zaaaiE.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19

Washington. Aug. I7.-seeretary AL
ger may be one Of the peace commits
sionera This report was IN circula-
ton here last night Secretary Algsr
was seen and asked whether there was
any foundation for il. He refused &c
affirm or deny. but said: ''Of course
if the president wants me 70 60 on the
peace commission, I viii go.Y
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19
BAD Story On the KanEas BOyL

A recent press dispatch said that
while the Twenty-secOnd Kansas regi-
ment was marching from Camp Alger
to Manassas, Va, some of the boys
came upon the marked grave of Maj
Duke, C. S. a, on the sight OF Bull
Run battlefield They opened the
grave, dug up the body, cut OF the
shoulder straps. pulled out the gold
filed teeth and broke the skull to
pieces, passing the bits around for
mementOes Surgeon Duncan, the
ranking captain Of the regiment, was
arrested for having permitted the desc
Grafton Duncau's home is at Meriden-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19

Focrtf1TT Lay slafed Tor . J1dEoahil.
Chattanooga. Tenn-s Aug. l2-JudFs
~. r. Day viii disappointed e. Uuited
States judge Tor tRs Sixth aiFoult 60
soon Us be rstlFss from the Szbiagh
ghie uss lssTasd fraz Ehs Eost Fliles
BE suihor.ty hers ysssssdas.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19
scheme 70 Parole PrIsonsrs-

Il. S Lands, warden Of the Kansas
penitentiary, wiz recommend the pas
sage Of a parole law for prisoners by the
next legislature. His idea Of such q law
is entirely different from those in force
in other states In speaking Of the
subject he said: II shall recommend
that district judges On sentencing
prisoners be given the power 70 sus-
pend sentence in cases where they
think the circumstances warrant and
the neigh bors Of the prisoner vO1ch
for his future good behavior"
Pardon for the oldest Kansas Convict,
A pardon has been recommended for
the Oldest convict, in point Of imprison-
ment, in the Kansas penitentiary- He
is Louis Ford, and he has been q convict
more than % years, or nearly eight
years longer than any other prisoner.
His crime was murder in the first de-
gree. 1t was committed in Topeka in
November, 1870, aud Ford has been a
convict 50 long that the older citizens
had forgotten that such a person ever
lived
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19
a RemarkabIe Charaeter.

Mrs Caroline Clark, known as the
mother Of the Sixth Kansas cavalry,
to which position she was elected at
PleasantOn many years ago. was in
Fort Scott recently to sit fora picture,
which viii have q place in the histOri-
cal archives Of the state. She went to
Fort Scott with Capt BOone's company
in 1913, and has since lived near Ham
mond- Her first husband, Richard
Beth, was a veteran OF the Black
hawk, Florida, Mexican and civil wars.
Mrs Clark is now 20, and has 10 liv-
ing grand and great-grandchildre
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19

The most violent electrical storm
evsr witnessed as HeilsEille. Wis, oc-
cnrFed AondsF night At one tine
torr O. iFa fEeE RsFe Sc progress and
see Catholic parsonage buildings Bssa
4eletaiy destroyed, JemEs Owen
esd ipar curfier Hsrs killed
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19
DEwEY AFTER MORE GAME.
Cervera Goes Rack 80 Prison.

Portsmouth, n H, Aug 17.-After
. soiourn of three days IN the city,
during which time he was almost con
stantly employed IN looking after the
interests Of his sailor prisoners, Ad-
miral CerVera, with his son. left for
Annapolis
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19

DsEfha IN q lIianszota ToEuada-
Mlnaeapolia. MINI. Aus. IA sps-
eisl frem Canby, HinB., reports tor
aado IS miles Wegt SaVsa ki3led
EsEsn nl-lIna.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19

Washington, Aug. lT.-Secretary
Alge- denies the truth Of the reports
current ia Cuba, Of an agreement to
disband the Cuban insurgent Is and Tor
the United States TO pay them OF in
the interest of promoting peaceful
conditions on the island The prOpO-
sition. Il is stated, would not be enter
tanned by this government
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-10
Personal Paragraphs.

Miss Jennie Griffin, described as one Of
the prettiest girls at Lennox. and accred-
tied with excellent taste, publicly kissed
Chauncey NJ. Depew the other day, when
he had successfully completed mis- duties
as auctioneer at a charity fair.
DIR. James 4. Power. house surgeon OF
st. Johns hospital. in Long Island City,
refused discharge papers to two GONZALES
cent soldiers until they had paid him 81
each for certificates. The doctor says the
fee Is a usual one. but other people con-
nected with the institution say II is not.
80
The Dreyfus story has been put on the
stage in Brussels at the Theater Lyrique.
The sentiment of the large audience was
apparently unanimously in favor of the
accused man. The French ambassador
tried to have the Belgian government for
bid the production OF the play, but was
not successful.
The harmony reception" given to the
candidates on the New York republican
state ticket last Monday was not attended
by Governor Black. who sent a most elab-
crate letter of regret; nor by Senator
Plat. who sent no letter. and could not
he found high or low. Lou Payn. how
ever. was on hand. and sat down at the
same table with Colonel Roosevelt.
Katherine Clemmons. the actress. II
bringing suit for 500. 600 damages against
a New York newspaper for publishing an
article which says she deserted Colonel
William +. Cody. whose ward she was, at
n time when he was in need of her. to
go on a yachting trip with Howard Could.
In an interview she declares she is not
Colonel Cody's ward. and never had any
other relations than those of business with
him. and that these relations were AMIGA
bly, terminated some time since. She says
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of evangeiization. Generally speak
ing. the Protestant churches are COM
ing closer and closer together. and IL is
not improbable that some Of the larger
and more important denominations may
soon unite their forces In the foreign
missionary field. such a course has
been widely recommended by distin-
guished Protestant divines to be pur-
sued in the Philippines. DR.. De Costa
espouses what is known as the Lam
beth plan. which was first advocated
at the Lambeth conference. o six
years ago. and again at the last trien-
MEL convention. which was held in Chi
cage three years ago. This plan was
that all Protestants should unite ION
broad platform. keeping only as our
base four ~points-the apostolic priest
hood the two creeds n the sacra-
ments of baptism n h Lords Sup
per"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-10
Now They're Blaming Sampson.

~ HE story Is in Washington that
the war investigation has devel-
oped a row OF the first magni-
tude between certain army and laval
officers. and that A~djutant General Cor
bin Is openly trying to throw the blame
for the unfortunate features of SHAFT
ter's Santiago campaign onto Admiral
sampson. According to the Washing
ton correspondent of the New York
Herald. the war department officials
are afraid to monkey with General
Miles n longer. 1t was seen that he
had become too strong to be made a
scapegoat. and so Sampson was chosen
for that purpose. il is said that the
answer of Adtutant General Corbin to
the communication addressed to him
by the commission will be about one
thousand pages. or three million words
long. 1t includes the correspondence
sent and received relative to the cam
paigns in Manila. Porto Rico N Cuba
In chronological order. A part of a dis
patch from Admiral Sampson at SAN
tiago. unde date Of June Z. is in these
words: IF ten thousand men were here
the city of Santiago would be ours in
forty-eight hours" This dispatch also
was sent by Admira Sampson on June
Z: "only await arrival of troops to re-
duce Santiago" T%hereupon General
Shafter replied. June s: Il will come
tomorrow morning" Their came the
advices that a 'spook" Spanish fleet
was in sight, and the starting of the
transports was delayed until June II.
These two facts will be relied on by the
war department TO show that Shafter
could not have waited longer than he
did and that the packing together Of
men in transports for five days more.
pending the delay, was no fault of
Shafter's-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-10

~ ONNECTICUT Is not an undesir-
u able state, but In some respects
IL is a century or two behind the
times n with all their w~ooden-nut-
meg sharpness the people of Connecti-
cut seem not to know how to bring
the old state up To date. IL has a
constitution that might have beer con-
sidered perfect in the time of Noah's
ark. II Is said that the smallest Con-
necticut town Is Union, with a popula-
ton of 43i. but IL sends two represen-
tatives to the legislature. Were this
the basis of representation throughout
the state. there would be a membership
OF 3.462 in the lower house. instead Of
252. as at present. This is the reductio
ad absurdum applied to the antique
constitution of the Nutmeg state. But
IL deies al efforts to reform II. To
tinker with hat constitution is consid-
cred little short of treason. Connecti-
cutans come into the world and Con-
n~ecticutans go u of IL but the Con-
necticut constitution bids fair to hang
on forever In all its pristine absurdity.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-10
A Stir I'm Ecclesiastical Circles,

~ HE Rev. DIR. DE Costa. an Epis-
copal clergyman of New York
city. has created a nine doys'
sensation In Eastern religious circles
by asserting that Professionalism is los
ing ground not only in religion and
theology but in morals. THE Protes-
tant church." he says. has not the
machinery for dealing with the vices
Of the world in these times. Not one
preach a sermon on the seventh COM
mandment. The confessional and the
refusal OF the sacrament in the Ro-
man Catholic church are the efficient
means for controlling vice which we
have not. Instead Of putting one shout
der to the wheel and fighting against
h awful spread of social vice and
drunkenness and Sabbath breaking. we
are squabbling among ourselves and
spending our energies on denomination
al differences. There are seventeen
sects Of Methodists and thirteen sects
II Baptists, and almost as many dis
tinct varieties in each other religious
genus. How is any union Of sentiment
Or work to be got out of Thai state
Of affairs? II is shockingly immoral. I
say. TO be squabbling while fifty mill
ion people in this and are not even
nominal Christians"
A number Of prominent ciergymen
have taken DIR. De Costa sharply TO
task for these assertions. ~contending in
the main hat the growth Of the vari-
Gus Protestant churches II SUFFICIENT
answer 10 his argument. At the same
time many Of them admit that the
differences OF opinion between Profess
tsnt sects Is a detriment to h work
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Current Comment.
War Scandal Through English Eyes.

From the London Chronicle.
Secretary Alger was appointed because
he was a millionaire and the boss of his
state. He has remained true to the boss
system. His department Is honeycombed
with favoritism. Incompetent men were
put into office because of politics: con-
tracts were given out to political friends,
ana depend upon II the food and the medi-
cine which the soldiers did not get will
all have to be paid for. The people are
aroused TO the evil of running a man for
politics. The president has stuck TO his
friend Mr.. Alger until he has put a stain
on his own reputation. The democrats,
who gave the war their support i'm con-
gress, are using the scandals as weapons
against the present administration II the
tremendous wave of indignation which
swept over the country is to strike an
other blow at the vicious and corrupt boss
system. America will have reaped a great
er victory from the war than the creation
OF colonial dominions.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-10

the employment Of human hands. The
Detroit tribune a y as the case now
stands every contributor to the produc-
tion o. cotton appears to have reached
the limit. The field hands who cultivate
and harvest the crop. the machine men
who clean the cotton and bale IL for
market. the landowners who have their
money invested in lands that must pay
them a living and taxes. the mill hands
who convert the cotton into clothes,
and other manufactured articles. and
the miilowners are scheming TO avoid
being pushed to the wall in the race of
competition.
The Houston Post. which has been
paying muc attention to the subject.
vigorously combats the theory Of over
production as the cause of cheapness Of
cotton. and proves ~conclusively from
the official statistics that large crops
and low prices do not always travel
together. Prices have not fallen I'm pro-
portion to the size OF the crop. The
causes must De looked for elsewhere.
The Post contends that the thief reason
for the depression has existed and will
exist in h financial system OF the
country-that the appreciation Of the
dollar by reason Of the establishment of
a single standard. has resulted in the
gradual lowering OF the prices Of ag-
ricultural products. I'VE have seem
says the Texas paper. " hat larger pro-
duction is not a safe explanation. but
we also see that the fall has been in
progress upon the whole for twenty
five years-or since the demonstration
Of silver. In 1873 there was a cotton
crop OF l.s33. oO0.O 900 pounds and the price
was 2o.l4 cents per pound. In that
year the characterization of silver &C.
CURED. The first year after that crime
cotton dropped from 20 to 10 cents with
only a slightly larger crop. Two years
after. a smaller crop only brought 1916
cents per pound. Under the former con-
ditions his latter crop ought to have
brought from Fl to 22 cents, according
to the reasoning of those who account
for the price by the size Of the crop"