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The Advocate and news., 1898-04-13

We notice few of our contemporaries
are disposed to criticize Webb McNall for
his inquiry as to the salaries Of insurance
company officials.
1t is the proper thing to jump onto Webb
when he needs jumping onto, as he fire.
quently does, but this is q case where we
are disposed to stand by him.
1t appears to us that the running eX-
penses Of an insurance company is a proper
subject Of inquiry.
Every individual who pays his good
money to an insurance company Is entitled
to know whether the officers Of the COM
pany are wasting 1t In riotOus living, blow
ing 1t In on fool speculation, or depositing
the bulk Of II In their jeans. In short, ne
is entitled to know just what they are do
ing with 1t, because the insurance COM
pany is supposed to be acting as q sort of
trustee for the policy holder for the benefit
of his heirs and assigns, on the theory that
the company can invest the money to bet
ter advantage than he can himself. Now
II 1t transpires that the officers are appro-
priating eXorbitant salaries to themselves
In order that they may dine sumptuously
wear rich raiment every day and own pri-
Vate yachts and country seats on the Hud-
son, the policy holder is the individual who
Is footing the bills, and his premiums are
increased in proportion as the management
Of the company is extravagant. Now, no.
body can make us believe that any mans
services are so valuable to an insurance
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-13

Chief Clerk Orear. Of Missouri, and At
torney General Mylrea, OF Wisconsin,
are now making this examination. The
first piece OF property inspected was the
Union Pacific hotel at Abilene. Under
the Kansas law this property could be
accepted by McNall In determining
whether the company was solvent, at
but One-half the value Of the ground,
irrespective of the improvements. It is
listed at $4,000, but 10 located on the
Union Pacific rlght-of-way, and cannot
therefore be given any valuation. Much
more OF Its Kansas property is worth
much less than 1t Is valued at and It's
assets here will doubtless be scaled down
considerably II the examination be fairly
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-13
Kentucky POpullSts Elect National
Delegates.

The Kentucky Populist convention
met at Louisville, March 16. It was con-
IrolGed by the middle-of-the-roaders A
resolution specifically withholds from the
State committee power to arrange any
fusion deal. Delegates were elected to
the national convention. These dele
gates are to serve If the convention 10
held before the next State convention.
10 A. Parker, the anti-fusiOn leader, re-
Celved every vote for delegate-at-large.
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-13

The bad breath is a danger signal.
Look out for It! II you have 1t, or any
other symptom Of indigestion, take bot
tie or two Of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. 1t will straighten out the
trouble, make your blood pure and
healthy and full Of nutrlment for the
tissues. It is strong statement but a
true one that the Golden Medical Dis
covery" will cure 98 per cent. of all cases
Of consumption II 1t is taken in the early
stages. 1t will relieve even the most
obstinate cases OF long standing.
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-13

and above any mere temporary party
triumph. Our people should remember
the parable Of the good Samaritan. The
neighbor-although of a different party
name-whO gives aid in the hour Of dan
ger and distress is the real friend and
more to be considered than the enemy
who makes the attack or the pretended
friends who refuse assistance. / find
our platform growing stronger all the
time and have no doubt OF silver's tri-
umph in 1900 IL our forces will stand to-
gether.
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-13
CONsUMPTION CURED.

An old physician, retired from practice, hev.
ing had placed In his hands by On East Indls
missionary the formula OF simple vegetable
remedy for the speedy aud permanent cure 0G
Consumption, Bronchitis, CatarRh, Asthma,
and al Throat and Lung Affections, also
positive and radical cure for Nervous Debility
and OIL Nervous Complaints, after having
tested it's wonderful curative powers In Gh0us
sands OF cases, has felt 10 his duty 10 make 70
known 70 his suffering fellows. Actuatsd BY
thig motive and desire 20 relieve human SuS-
feRlng, will send free OF charge, 70 all who
d0sire it, this recipe, in German, French or
English, with full directions for preparing
and using. Sent by mail by addressing with
stamp, naming this paper. w. A. MOVES, SEQ
PODerS Block. Rochester, ". Y
Please mention the Advocate and News
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-13

made. The result will show that McNall
did right in questioning the correctness
Of the company's report.
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-13

Twenty pages every Wednesday--all the
news Of Kansas and the outside world-one
dollar a year-the Advocate and News.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-12-31
A BLOW AT WOMEN.
Female Employees of ths Unioa Pacific Ms
f.oAe Their Jobs,

Female Empinyes of ths Unioa Paeinc May
Loas Their jobs.
Omaha. Neb.. Dec. 27.-The announce
nent that the directory OF all the In
terests OF the Chicago 4 Northwestern
Railroad Company has decided to
cease employing women and to dis
pense with the services Of those nt
present on their pay rolls has created
CONSERVATION in this part OF thu
country. While there are mt least five
times MS many men In the service OF
the Northwestern lines In this section
as women, the discharge OF 80 many
women accustomed to earn their own
living and having no one to rely upon
for their support Is regarded as a seri-
Gus problem.
This rule will affect the women EN-.
ployed on the Chicago Il Northwestern.
Chicago, st. Paul. Minneapolis Il Oma-
ha, Fremont. Elkhorn n Missouri Val.
ley, the Union Pacific. the Union Pa
citic, Denver 4 Gulf, the Oregon Short
Line 4 Utah Northern and the Oregon
Railway and Navigation Company.
The number of women employed on
these various lines west OF the Mis-
souri, river Will run into the thousands.
When Horace q. Burt became presi.
dent Of the Union Pacific 1t was an
nOunced that no more women would
be employed by that company, and
while no women could he discharged
TO make places for men. when any OF
them quit. their places would be filed
by men. This provoked some uneasl-
ness among the women connected with
the Union Pacific Mt headquarters ana
along the line. but II did not cause that
degree Of alarm that now pervades the
ranks OF the female employees Of the
Northwestern lines.
The order at first was that no woman
would be discharged who had been in
the employ of the companies more than
two years. blr later the order appears
80 have been made more sweeping. On
the lines of these companies west OF
the river female clerks perform very
largely the inferior services that are
commonly assigned TO the sterner sex.
Especially is this true OF stenograph-
ers, station agents. ticket sellers. and
headquarters clerks. Their salaries
though not averaging as high as the
men employed In the same line OF
work. have been very well kept up
and many girls to-day are drawing S1l
and $50 per month from these compan.
les
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-12-31
DEMOCRATIC PLANS.
WOULD FREE ALL COLONIES.
After the Treaty 10 Ratified . campais.
Will lie WsEed In Conxfess to EstAb-
lish Republics In CabA. Porto nleo a.d
the Philippines.

Chicago, Dec. PA dispatch from
Washington to the Record says:
Having failed to command sufficient
votes to prevent the ratification Of the
treaty Of peace. the Democratic leaders
now propose to organize for permanent
opposition to a colonial policy and to
secure the establishment OF independ.
ent governments In Cuba. Porto Ric1
and the Philippine Islands. They de-
sire that the issue for the next cam.
paign shall he: Shall the United
States have colonies. or shall we cut
loose from the Philippines md the
West Indies as soon az we have organ.
lied governments for them?"
This is Mr.. Bryans plan. and he ad.
vOcnted II with great earnestness
among the Democratic leaders during
the two or three days he spent in
Washington. He abandoned the figh,
against the treaty with great reluct.
ance. II took n long time to convince
him there WIS no use In adopting An
issue that could not win. and that to
be defeated on such nm important mat.
ter would damage him for the next
campaign, II 1t did not deprive him OF
leadership.
Among the Democrats and Populists
who are going to vote for the treaty are
Bryan's best friends. including Allen
OF Nebraska. Butler. Cannon. Gray,
Jones Of Nevada, Kyle. Lindsey. Ba.
con. Clay. McEncry. McLaurin. Nor.
gan. Murphy, Pettis. Teller. Turner
Turney, and several others who have
not yet announced their Intentions.
This new issue will neccssitate n new
alignment of parties. for many ardent
advocates Of expansion are Democrats.
The people here are very few who be-
licvc that there will he any other issue
before the people nt the next cam
paien. The new alignment OF the peo-
pie of tie United States on this issue
Will bring together some combinations
that Will be quite as novel as Mr..
Bryan and Mr.. Carnegie. such as Mr..
Hoar and Senator Tillman. ex-senator
Sherman and Mr. Bailey. 1t will look
very queer To see them walking arm
In arm under the same banner and
stepping TO the same music.
One feature of the new Democratic
policy will be opposition to the Increase
Of the army, which. 1t is believed. will
be popular among the workingmen.
When Mr.. Bryan was here the other
day he laid great stress on this point
and also upon the competition OF Ma.
lay labor In the Philippines with Amer
lean wogkingmen. and the destruction
of the bee,-root and cane sugar inter
csts.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-12-31
CHRISTMAS IN WASHINGTON,
Many rss>~a,. k---,s-d by the Pr,s,
don't. ,

don't. :.
Washington. Dec. ?I.-Ali the cxccu.
tive departments were closed here yea.
irr,iay and most OF the private business
houses also. At the White House IN.
day. was u quiet one. although during
the morn.n. the President was IN his OF
fee md saw several prominent callers,
Among these. were Senators Davis and
Frye. each Of whom had a talk with
the President.
When the peace commissioners prc.
sentcd the treaty TO the President on
Saturday there was no opportunity for
conference. Senator Frye went Ia
the State pcpnrtncn, from the White
House. During the afternoon the
President and Mrs. Mckinley enjoyed
n long ride. and In the evening sat
down 10 dinner with their thr,.,
nephcws. who nrc g,cs.s nj the Whit.,
Ilousc. Attorney General and Mrs.
Grigrs and Assistant Secretary Of tho
Navy nml Mrs, Allen were visitors A,
III" executive mansion FOR a time IN
til. evening.
Christmas presents have been re-.
cciy.'l nj III. white House from many
parts ~ the country. one of the last
10 arrive I. n beautiful mocking bird
from southern ndnIrrr OF the Prcsi.
dent.
The bird was In n pretty cage decor.
ni"i with Ribbons and iegnn TO sing
Immediately upon b@lns taken Into the
house. lie was pronounced q perfect
specimen II his species.
Although business wns ycucrailv
suspended IN their Offices Secretary Al.
ger aud Adjuinni General Corb,n. ssc.
rotary Hay nnd officials III tho NavIsn.
i'on Bnrcau of the Navy Department
wcr" IN hnnd for n time.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-12-31
sAoAsrA ON SPANISH REFORMS
W"s'd N~"vgsnis- several n~pari mea's-
Republican. sud to Favor tksa Cavios

London. Dec. .S.-rlc Madrid CORE
sponicn, of the Daily Mail ssiys:
The dangerous symptoms of Scnni
Saeasia'> Illness ar" passing away. In
the course Of Il conversation with hi
intimate fri"ud before the malahy he.
cam, serious. lie spoke bitterly ~ tn,
anxiety which the peace negotiation.
aud III" lack of generosity on III. part
~ .Nm.rlra had caused.
licraidlng the future. lie said II.
thought that In iivr years he could II.
feet radical reforms In all branchr. a,
the administration. His plan would he
tn divide ia" ministry of public works,
agriculture aud education Into two.
and perhaps into three different minis.
tries. bccats. the work Of rcoryaniz,
Ing The country would fall largely up.
on these departments.
The Morning Post publishes today u
communication from u correspondent
now travelling In Slain. who says:
III" recent arrest at l..on of Senoi
.rgnla, editor OF III. Cnrli.i nrws,,n.
ls'r. ~ torrro Espanol. Is proof ~ The
paul" which has seized the authorities.
The results of my Inquiries tend 10
show thai III" spanish kcpublican-
ln'" som" sympathy with Don Carlos.
They would No, light ror him, In, they
certainly would mot upIsosc him
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-12-31
SENT TO lLOILO.
war~hip snd Two Regiments Leav.
Manila

Manila.
Washington. ID. c.. Dec. o7.-The nd.
Dlnistratnon has taken steps to safe.
guard American interests In the city
OF llollo. on tbe island of Panay. one
of the Philippine archipelago. and a
military and naval expedition Is now
on Its way there from Manila.
Cable adviccs We're received here to.
day from General Otis. commandin.
the military forces In the Philippines.
and Admiral Dewey. commanding the
naval forces there. showing that they
are acting In concert In the matter.
General Otis reported that he had
dispatched two regiments and q bat
terry Of artillery 10 Iioilo on army trans.
ports, and Admiral Dewey notified the
Navy department that the cruiser Bal.
timOre had sailed from Manila for the
same place.
II Is explained that these officers are
acting upon their own discretion In the
matter. and that no official advIces
have been received here TO Indicate
that there Is any unusual Ia lawlessness
In lloilo.
Several days ago II was reported by
way Of Madrid that the Spanish forces
In lloilo had been attacked by the In.
surgcnts and Ind driven them back
with heavy losses. but this report lacks
official confirmation. The United States
expedition Is more In the nature OF n
precnution. but Will take active meas.
nres for the suppression Of lawlcssnexs
IL case the condition OF Affairs require
IL
Admiral Dewey is anxious for she ar.
rivnl OF the Buffalo. which IL now near
Malta. cn route 10 Manila. In order that
he may send home n number of men
whose terms Of enlistmcnts huve ex.
plrcd.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-12-31
SHOOTING IN HAVANA.
American Soldiers Fired Upon Rstaliats
With Deadly Effect

Chicago. Dec. 2S.-A special to thu
Tribune from Havana, says:
The American troops Were fired OI
in Havann tonight.
The whole city is In an uprOar, and
serious riOting Is threatened.
\ detail Of Company NJ. Tenth regu.
lar United States infantry. while
quelling riot which broke OUT on
Bombay street nt q o'clock this even.
ing, were fired OH.
The regulars returned the fire. and
sent volley after volley into the crowd
OF rioters as they fed out OF the street
Two Spanish sailors We're wounded
and Spanish marine was killed by
the Americans. A number OF other
persons whose names could not be se-
cured We're also wounded In the me-
lee which caused the interference Of
the American troops. Three Cubans
We're fatally injured. Several Span
inrls who were carried away by their
friends We're wounded. but II IL not
known how seriously.
None Of the American soldiers We're
wounded.
In the small riots that occurred In
various parts Of the city to-day twelve
persons were wounded. several fatally.
A Spanish soldier marching with his
company to the wharf. attempted to
pull down II Cuban flag and an .Amcri.
can flag over the door NJ 10S San La.
zaro street This started the fight.
The Spaniards Were fired ON from the
house tops and windows. They re-
turned the fire. riddllng the
front OF the building with bullets.
The soldier who attempted to take
down the flags. fell ON the steps of n
house. bleeding from wounds in the
head and shoulder The Spanish sol.
diers withdrew. carrying their injured
comrades.
Residents of San I.azaro say the
withdrawal of the Spaniartls was due
Ia the appearance of an American otii.
Ger. who persuaded the Spaniards 10
retire. The town tonight is practical.
ly In the hands Of the Americans. The
Spnninrds tonight are supposed 10 still
hold possession OF the strip of ground
between the Prado and the port. bu,
their soldiers have been withdrawn to
within few blocks OF the port.
Three companies Of the Tenth rcgu-
lar infantry. who Were hurried into
town this afternoon. are on guard In
the streets tonight. II is expected
that the entire Tenth regiment will
have TO be brought In. together with
the Eighth United States. which has
been cncampcd at the trocha. only two
miles away, in anticipation of such an
emergency rs exists.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-12-31
POLICY TOWARDS PHILIPPINES.
The Government VIII Undertake to Teach
the Natives How to Govern Th-msrIsea.

the Natives How to Govern Th-ms-Ives-
Washington. Dec. 2s.-The treaty OF
peace with Spain will bc sent to the
senate on January 1. according 10 the
best Information ohIainablc. and the
administration expects that the treaty
will he promptly ratified. 1t IL ex.
pccied that the policy TO be adopted
by the administration toward In.
Philippines. after til. ratification Of
the treaty. viii he:
Firsl-That while products Of Porto
Rico and Hawaii are 10 come In free.
products OF the Philippines must pay
The DIngley turin law. We are io trade
with them on the same basis as The
rest OF the world.
Sccond-An open door policy viii
n1f afrcct customs between the United
States and the Philippines. To make
them disappearing. th. Philippines
tarin schedule will require This coun.
try To pay Its share Of custom duties.
Thlrd-Thc United States Is 10 take
the Filipinos under its care. teacl,
them the principles of republican In.
Of liberty and free institutions.
Fourth-Ilclp them to Acknowledge
government. and while military
rule must bc maintained until other
laws are made. to place the island
government on u sclf-sustnining and
paying basis.
Reyoni this the administration has
thus far not gone. hut II is giving
the question Of expansion much
thoughtful care.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-12-31

In the ease Of young .ohn Henry Cob
lins. charged with the murder OF his
father, James s. Collins, prominent
real estate and insurance agent Of To-
peka, who was shot us he lay asleep In
bed early one morning In May lust.
John Henry Collins, the convicted
man, was n student in the Kansas State
University. and a licensed lay reader Of
the leading Protestant Episcopal
Church OF Topeka. The motive for the
crime was found In the youths greed
for money, which would come. TO him
upon the death Of his father. The elder
Collins carried $4,000 OF life Insurance
and 1t was provided that OF this
amount sG.oOO should go to the son.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-12-31
KILLED AT DALLAS,
serious kace R,"s Results In Three
DEATHS

Deaths
Dallas. Texas. Dec. GA crowd OF
several thousand whites and blacks
gathered by the burning OF n saloon
building became involved In n race rio,
this evening. and when the battle was
ended two persons had been killed. five
We're seriously wounded, and doxau
others slightly injured.
In addition. one man fell dead on the
sidewalk during the fire. and woman
was fatally injured In jumping from
q window OF the burning building.
The dead:
Felix Il. Mallory, fell dead on the
sidewalk.
Oscar White. negro. killed In riot.
Frank Holland. negro. killed In riot
The seriously wounded:
Harry Burton. negress, Jumped from
window.
John Franks.
c. W ludlow.
William Dcbruin. 81
James Dove.
4. c. Carr. negro: injured In riot.
The presence Of large force OF no.
lice prevented n more deadly conflict.
Just how the riot started seems Inn
possible TO determine. II cnme on sud
denly between Franks. ludlow and
pebruin. white men. on one side, and
about n dozen negroes on the other. In
u moment White was dead. his neck
broken and his skull crushed with d
heavy piece OF iron pipe. Holland was
stabbed Ave times and was dead an
hour after the conflict.
Franks. Holland and Dcbruin wcr,
all stabbed and bruised and are In the
hospital department OF the county fall
Carr and Dove ARE seriously stabbed
nnd bruised and are also under arrest
II Ia remarkable that so few death,
and casualties occurred. ns fully SOC
whites and blacks were battling fur
iousiy for fully fifteen minutes, using
knives. pistols, clubs and other wcap
ons.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-12-31
l...r..,.s..l C...s,, .s w.a...

The arrangements Tor the interna-
tional congress Of women to be held In
London next June are approaching
completion. 1t is hoped that this con-
ference will be most striking success,
and that 1t will DO the cause Of women
throughout the world much good. The
English council IL anxious to give first
place to the foreign delegates, and es-
pecinlly counts upon the American
councils. as the United States admit
tedly leads the world In this direction.
Lady Aberdeen, rs president Of the
council. will undertake arrangements
for a great arbitration meeting. An
other discussion that Is likely to prove
attractive will be upon the drama as a
profession. A good debate from vari-
GUS points OF view IL expected.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-12-31
Assiasl4.'s re~sb,.s

Manila. Dee. :I.-Tbe so.cailcd Con
grc.s II the revolutionary gov.rn,n,n,
of tlse fi1lplnos which has been Ia ses
slon for some time nt MaioIos Inns nm
cspccissity adjourned. owing 10 tho ,Iis
hctil'y Of forming y constitution.
A Cabinet ~ President Avuin.ido
nrloinicti 1t Racoor on JULY iS,h i.s,
aud named In tho Bacoor procis ,nn +, ion
issued TN that date. has resigned.
General Aguinal,io. who has bs.en n,
MaIolos. came down from there 10 4. .n'
u Anaia. a suburb Of Manila. m.
then Visited Palermo. sud now. II n ~
loried. hc has kos~ 10 Cavits Vlejo. TN
old town Of Cavits. '''>
Reliable sdvIcrs say that whii, n.
was at 1Aatrrno he was lns3efs tiss ~
u hls efforts 10 ovrrcutne the noiSsv =
the militant factious. which = Nm
e she Americans. Il h peohabie ~
hs 'Asssess VIII avaii b avsst trecHlS
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-12-31

a, the age OF one hundred and
eleven years the oldest man in VI
emma" Is described rs hale and hearty
and able to enjoy a Joke and other
good things Of life. He was six year.
old when Louis XVI. OF France was be-
headed, eighteen Wh-h Trafalgar waa
fought and iif,y when Queen Victoria
began the longes, reign In British his
tory. And this is his philosophy OF
life: Il never worried and / never
rrievcd. worked untll l was tired
and slept In unbrokcn rest until Il
WAS time to work asatn. II Is those
who ri, broodlng over their missor-
tunes who grow old before their time,
md u Who'll. nights sprrowinx has
never put copper Into any mans
pocket or made a misfortune lighter to
bear" Concerning his personal ha-
bits. he says. II got drunk twice In my
hfc-oncc through my own fsul, and
once through tn. fault of Others: and
] was 80 dreadfuliy ~ a',erward thst
u was not difficul, to, keep sober with
that remembrance on my mind" There
are profound truths In hi, phiiosopbs
wiich. II adopted. woald physically
bench, every human life.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-12-31
ACulNALpo HAS FLED.
4 m,,., 0. r,,,nr :. wv. . oo,.rn....

Wsst e VrStnH to tsNA . tsaserntnsat.
MANILA. Dee. ..>.-Thr formation of a
new Cabinet iniN been entrusted to n
Filipino named Mali. n rampant ir.
rcc"ncilnbl. of unknown nalc,,.,.n,s.
aud n bitter opponent Of Aeuinnilo. ",.
p"clnlly on III. question ~ the Spanish
prisoners. lee
II II reported that AHuinnl'lo refused
I" release the pri.on.r~. although the
tnhinri decided Ia nrcssic to III. rc
quest "f .encrnl Oiis for their release.
II IL rumorssi That Aguinnilo In s,lic,i
Ia nn Inaccessible rrgion back II "a.
wife. with n few followers. fearing a..
.n.-innti"n. TIL. report. however. Ii
drnl'-l. hut his sudden change ~ In sr
II not explained.
An expedition commanded by den.
c'ni Miller hns left her" for iloiio. emp.
itai ~ the island ~ i'wnny. III. trooj,s
consisted ~ the Eixi,trcnth Infantry.
the iown battalion. the sixth artillery
nnd n detachment ~ the signal corps.
The 'r'1ps w"rr .hipissi on iH,ard the
transport. Ari,oun. Newport nnd Penn.
syivnnia. rh" .isninrrp wsfr conveyed
by III. United States cruiser Baltimore
Rnh by the t'niino.