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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-10-27

When Lewelling was elected the
bank deposits OF the state amounted
to $50. 143, 900 and increased in two
years to S21,977,000. Morrill, then
redeemed" the state and deposits
went down in two years to
Sl3,533,000. Then Leedy came in and
deposits today amount to $25, l5O, 900,
the highest point ever reached.
These are the figures given by State
Bank Examiner John w. Breiden-
thai. In the campaign OF '96 every
Republican speaker in Kansas was
very emphatic in the declaration,
though Mckinley should be elected
but Populists win in Kansas, no
relief would come to this state, as
capital would never come while Pop
ulism was in the ascendency." Now
we can realize what a base lie it was?
-Emporia Times.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-10-27

Of one sand-bagger in the name OF
William LoOhren, and we are bitterly
opposed to having his place supplied
by another one.
Resolved, That these resolutions, ex-
pressiye Of our contempt for the pres
ent commissioners Of pensions, be
spread on record, and that the ad-
jutant of the post is hereby instructed
to forward a copy to President Nc
Kinley.
All know that Mr.. Mckinley ap-
pointed this man Evans and could re-
move him any hour. The fact that he
does not remove him at the request of
the Grand Army Of the Republic is
proof that the policy of the pension
bureau is satisfactory to the president.
LEGISLATION IN CONGRESS.
The Republicans have a clear ma
jority of more than so in the house.
The minority made repeated efforts to
induce Speaker Reed to appoint the
committees, especially the invalid pen
sion committee, during the extra ses-
sion year ago. This he refused to do
until the last hour, and was sustained
by all Republican members. Four and
a half months were spent chiefly in
idleness, while 1000 or 5000 private
pension bills accumulated. Congress
met on the first Monday in December.
The chairman of the invalid pensions
committee did not call that committee
together until the latter part of jan
uary. The committee is composed Of
10 Republicans, 8 Democrats and 2
Populists. The chairman holds all
pension bills under lock and key and
presents to the committee only those
he wishes considered. He carries out
Mr. Reeds well known policy of OPP
position to pensions. Only about
800 private pension bills out Of about
5000 have been considered by this
committee and placed on the house
calendar, and most of these were
senate bills.
These 500 proved as many as the
House could find time to consider, al
though it has during this term been in
session forty-three weeks. House rule
26 requires pension session every Fri
day night Forty-three Friday nights
have occurred. but only fifteen pen
sion sessions have been held.
Do you ask Why so many Friday
nights were skipped? 1t is a matter Of
record that Messrs. Dingley, Payne
Dalzelle or some other Republican
leader, was accustomed to arise in
his place on Thursday afternoon and
moving that when the House adjourn
! it adjourn to Monday. It is matter Of
record that the minority members al
ways voted against this resolution
while all the Republican members al
ways voted for 1t, and, being in the
majority, carried it, thus knocking Out
the Friday night pension session. II
will thus be seen that the dastardly
pension policy Of the President and his
Commissioner pervades Congress itself
Commissioner Evans in a magazine
article for August predicts that "fu.
ture legislation by Congress will re.
strict rather than facilitate the grant.
ing Of pensions" AS he speaks for the
Republican party the old soldiers may
know what to expect in future from
that party
In contrast to this policy we poinr
with pride to the splendid pension rec
ords made by our Kansas Populists II
Congress, and invite a thorough in
vestigation Of the same. 1t viii
abundantly demonstrate who are thu
real friends of the old soldier.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-10-27
POPULIsT MANAGEMENT.
The AtchisOn Globe Tells What 1t Has
Done for the Soldiers Orphans Home.

The AtchisOn Globe Tells What 1t Has
Done for the Soldiers Orphans Home.
The Republicans have been contin-
ually telling the people OF Kansas
that the Peoples party officials were
ignorant and incompetent set who
could not manage the affairs OF the
state. Here is a sample of the way
all the state Institutions are run by
the Peoplesparty officials. Theform-
er Republican Superintendent want
ed the Legislature to appropriate
500 to clear the wood lot referred to.
The following was taken from a Re-
publican paper the Atchison Daily
Globe.
"There is a good deal in having a
practical sort OF a man in a state in
stitutiOn. For some time the state
board OF charities has been looking
at the timber land east OF the Sold
iers' Orphans home, calculating how
much it would cost to haveit cleared.
A few months ago, Major Wood
worth, superintendent Of the home,
quietly went to work, and got a
man to clear it on the shares, and
now has 400 cords of wood piled up
for winter. In addition to the work
costing the state nothing, the home
is supplied with enough fuel to last
all winter. In the year ending in
June, the expense of running the
home was reduced $25 per capita,
and this sum will be steadily de-
creased in future years.
The decrease in expenses was made
at the time the home put in its own
waterworks, and made other costly
improvements. There are now 2ll
children at the home, and more ar
irving every day. Two came from
Kansas City Saturday, and three
from Winfield and two more are ex-
pected from Cloud county to-mor-
row. The home now ranks as the
best and most economically con-
Quoted of all the state institutions,
and is becoming one of the most i'm
portant. Did you know, for instance,
that the employees pay roll at the
home averages $1,000 a month?
The health at the home is one of the
most remarkable things in cOnnec-
ton with that institution. Though
it has been in operation for years,
there has been only one death in
that length of time, and the child
was fatally i'll when admitted. There
are now several cases of chicken pox
there, but the disease is not spread
ing. Doctors would have to find
some other means OF earning a liv.
ing ii children in private homes were
managed with the good common
sense displayed in caring for the
children by the state"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-10-27
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
Read 1t Carefully and Decide According
to Facts In the Case.


The Populist party does not -four
ish anywhere but in Kansas, and the
reason is that the Republican party
in other states recognized the cOndi-
tons favorable to the growth of
POpulism. and at once adopted the
plan OF removing the conditions by
prompt legislation, but the Republic
can party in Kansas was in the
clutches OF an element that lived by
reasons OF the existing wrongs and
hence no effort was made to remove
the reasons for the Populist parties
existence, and the natural result was
that it fiourished and became a DOM
mant party in the state.
Had the Republican party in 1894
when it elected the Governor and a
majority of the lower House, pro-
posed legislation having In good
faith the control OF Insurance Com
panies, a grain inspection law, and
to have made some move to relieve
the farmers from the extOrtiOn OF the
Kansas City Stock Yards Company
or a measure to control freight rates
and to give some relief to the poor
miners that would protect them from
the coal barons. Had the party done
this. it would have compelled the
Populist senate TO approve those
measures as coming from the Repub-
lican party or put the Populist SEN
ate in the position OF defeating prop
er legislation for relief OF the people.
But no, the Republican party was in
in the lands 81 the same old, gang
that has lived and tattened around
the state house for twenty years
that lobby whose pockets were al
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-10-27

Another instance OF Cy Leland's
methods OF doing .uslness came to
light in Doniphan county last week.
The retiring treasurer was found to
be S., S0O.00 short in his accounts and
mortgaged his farms to secure the
necessary amount. His friends say
his downfall was due TO thefact that
he had been carrying Cy's taxes.
When they would comedue he would
mark them paid on the books and
hold the receipts. Cy promised to
take them up but never did so. Set
Element day came and Cy left the
poor devil in the lurch. This is the
man the people of the 22nd Judicial
District are called upon to give con-
troll OF the bench by electing his man
Stuart Judge. The tolls are tighten
ing around Leland and it Is not to
be wondered at that he wantsa man
on the bench who will shield him
from the penitentiary when the crash
comes.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-10-27
THE STOCK YARDS CO.
Sol Miller Gives sample Of How Il Pre-
vented Legislation When Repub-
licans We're In Control.

The following from the pen OF Sol
Miller, whose republicanism was
never questioned, appeared in the is-
sue of the Troy Chief OF Thursday,
March IA. 1895, and has reference to
the action Uf the last Republican leg
stature, that OF 1895, upon the sub
ect of stock yards legislation:
Complaints had been made
concerning the stock yards at
Kansas City. 1t is said that the
shippers of Kansas had suffered
wrongs or extortions. Whether
the charges were well founded or
not we are unable to say. The
legislature appointed a commit
tee to investigate and it was
their duty to do so. People who
are guilty OF no crookedness
should not shrink from investiga-
ton When the committee went
down to investigate, the stock
yards company set them up to a
grand banquet OF food and wine
and it is said that they all got as
drunk as billed owls They
came and reported that they had
not time to investigate, or some
other report that was so thin
that even the legislature was
ashamed OF it, and eithercensured
the committee or CLOSED over
the report"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-10-27
WENT FISHING DECORATION DAY.
Candidate Stanley Followed Cleveland's
Tactics In Breaking Up a Meeting.

Tactics In breaking up Meeting.
Wichita. Kan. Oct.S.-In 1891
James r. Hallowell and W. Eugene
Stanley were both living in Wichi-
ia. Stanley had a scheme to have
the speakers committee OF the G. A.
r. select him to deliver the Decora-
ton day speech that year. But the
veterans thought otherwise and Sc
lected Colonel HallOwell to be their
speaker. This made Stanley indig-
nant, so in order to get even with
the old soldiers and the committee
he got up a little meeting of his own,
at which he could bechairman, secre-
tary and principal speaker all by
himself. He called his meeting on
Decoration day at Riverside park
and invited his Sunday school class
as an attraction. He had notices in
serted in the Wichita Eagle and Bea-
con as follows:
Wichita Eagle, May 90, 1891:
The young men of the class No
Is OF the Methodist Sunday
school will picnic tomorrow at
Riverside park and a grand time
is expected by them. The cars
containing the class will leave
the corner of Main and Douglas
at 10 O'Clock and run from
that houron; during the balance
OF the day cars will run every
twenty minutes. Arrangements
have been made to have the
bowling alley at the park, also
lawn tennis, quoits. croquet.
foot ball, town ball, targatguns
and other good outdoor games.
All the young men in the city
that desire to have a good en-
ioyable day away from business
are invited to join Us. We would
request, however, that those
coming will bring little lunch,
as the class lunch may run a
little short if we have many
callers. This invitation to the
young men OF the city IL cor
dial. W. +. STANLEY.
Wichita Beacon. May 20, 1891;
The youngmen OF class No. 10 of
the Methodist Sunday school will
picnic tomorrow at Riverside
park, and agrand timeisexpected
! by them. Thecarscontaining the
class will leave the corner of Main
and Douglas at 10 O'Clock, and
from that time on during the bal
ance OF the day ears will run every
twenty-five minutes.
sTANLEY's PICNIC GOT THE CROWD.
| BY vigorous skirmishing aroun,
Mr.. Stanley succeeded in drawing
quite a crowd away from the deco
ration services. The day was spen
in fishing and in drinking red lemon
ade on the shady banks of the rae
ing little Arkansas. OF course thi
meeting was gotten up through til
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-10-27

THE Republican press has been too
busy hunting for Populist deserters
to note the fact that the old reliable
Post Register OF Washington county
has taken down the Stanley ticker
and put up the Fusion ticket in its
stead.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-10-27
Love for the Old Soldier
Exists Only in Republican Platforms
and on the Stump.

Scomrads Mckinley Retains Clay Evans
in spite of G. A. Il. Protests and Re-
publican Congress Prevents the Efforts
80 Clear Up the Calendar of Pension
Bills.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-10-27

His Annual Report is a Complete De-
Tense to All the Charge He Now Makes
Against the Administration and Makes
His Alleged Expose Fizzle.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-08-04
"Major- General Commanding"
DESERVING TO AMERICAN CAMP
Spanish Volunteers Glad for the Chance
to Lay Down Their Arms.

Spanish Volunteers Glad for the Chance
to Lay Down Their Arms.
Ponce, Porto Rico, via S.. Thomas,
d. W. l.. August 2.-No forward
movement of the army is expected for
several days. The transports with
General Brooke's army corps and the
remainder of the First corps are arriv-
ing slowly. Our troops will probably
remain quiet until the bulk of the
army has disembarked. Only three
transports have arrived since yesterday.
They have just appeared in the ofiing,
and only one has been made out. 1t
has on board the Fifth Ohio cavalry.
General Miles will retain his head
quarters at the custom-house at the
port of Ponce, while General Wilson
will be in immediate command of the
troops in the city.
General Wilson posted General
Ernst's brigade, consisting of the Sec
ond and Third Wisconsin and the Six.
teenth Pennsylvania regiments out a
mile and half on the military road,
after dusk last night, retaining two
companies of the Sixteenth to act as
provost guard in the city.
Captain Allison has been appointed
provost marshal, and, with the aid of
the local constabulary, has preserved
excellent order. although most all the
entire population of the city remained
in the streets celebrating the arrival OF
their American liberators until long
after midnight.
Many of them had been forced into
the service of Spain to escape perse'
cution.
Business in the city has enjoyed a
great boom since the arrival OF the
Americans.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-08-04
Bound for Manila.

San Francisco. Aug. 1.-The tnlf'
battalion. First South Dakota volun
teers, and the Minnesota and Coloraa
recruits sailed today TO join their com
lades in the Philippines. The u
Paul will carry the troops to their de'
tination. A fleet of tugs, steamers an
launches gathered about the ST. fau
and acted as an escort and on sho,
the wharves were lined with peopl
who waved farewell to the departln
troops. The rigging OF the transpol
was filled with the soldiers. and w
men, anxious to secure lofty peru
elm bed up to the mastheads, lIu'
which points they waved flags. IN
soldiers We're saluted by steam whist"
and bells and the cheers of the soldisl
filled the air as they passed down u
bay.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-08-04
AFFAIRS AT UNAlASkA.
Rich sulphur Mine Said to Have Been
Discovered.

Discovered.
Seattle, Aug. l.-Elmer Miller, who
wintered at Unalaska, says that since
the Russians fist settled Alaska there
were never so many white people on
the Aleutan islands as there were last
year, and eight different companies
were at work building "a Yukon river
boats, and from about score of white
Unalaska increased its population to
nearly 700. OF the "a boats built,
many met with disaster when they
were towed into Behring sea. the shores
of which are strewn with wreckage Of
all kinds of liver craft.
Judges Bruket and Reed. of Mime
apolis, have been on the island all VIM
ter examining sulphur mine adjoin-
ing the volcano OF Makushin, about 90
miles west of Unalaska. 1t is said that
this mine will prove more valuable
than any gold mine in the Klondike.
as sulphur is at present greatly in de.
mand. Rumor has it that the mine
will prove to be the richest in the
world
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-08-04
Paw Train Wrecked,

Los Angeles, CAL, Aug. 2.-From
officials of the Southern Pacific railroad
in this city details of the wreck of pay
train of that railroad three miles west
of Benson, Ariz., were obtained ton ght.
The accident occurred at $50 this
morning. The engine jumped the
track on curve. Fireman A. j. Tay-
lor was killed, Engineer Walker was
bailey scalded and Conductor Crowder
was injured internally and will proba-
bly, die. The other trainmen and Off
GERS OF the road on the car were shaken
mp, but were not seriously hurt. The
engin was complete wreck and the
pay car was consumed by fire, but the
records and money were saved.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-08-04
FLEE. At WORK.
Neuyitas BOnbard"d by the American
Wnrshipr.

Neuvitas BOmbard"d by the american
Wmrship-.
Key West, Aug. 2.-Reports have
reached here that Neuvitas, on the
northern coast of the province of Puer-
to Principe, Cuba, has been bombarded
by the ships Of the blockading squad
ron, evacuated by the Spanish and sub
sequently burned. No details are
known, and the only information OF
the affair was that given to Captain
Maynard, of the gunboat Nashville, by
Lieutenant-C Colonel Rojas, of the insur-
gent focres at Gibara, last Tuesday.
Colonel Rojas himself has the news at
second hand.
The only American ships known to
have been in the vicinity of Neuvitas
lately are the Prairie and Badger. The
latter captured three Spanish ships
coming out of the Neuvitas har Dor, and
took them to Dry Tortugas. All were
flying Red Cross flags, but when board
ed were found to contain number OF
Spanish soldiers, only three of whom
were sick. The Badger is expected
here shortly.
The Nashville reported at Gibara on
Tuesday, when she captured the schoon-
ers Gibara and Espresso. On entering
the harbor, she was met by the ex-
United States consular agent and pres
ident of the railroad line to Holguin.
He told the Americans of the evacua-
ton of Gibara two days before by Gen
eral Leque and his 800 Spanish troops,
who feared a concerted attack by Amer
leans and Cubans. They fed to Hol.
guin by rail, and afterwald store up the
tracks General Lequez left in the
Gibara hospital 535 sick and wounded
Spanish soldiers with a request to adj
miral Sampson to gee that they were
properly cared for.
The next day the Cuban forces, con.
sisting of 500 cavalry. under Lieuten.
ant-Colonel Rojas, and 200 infantry,
made triumphant entry into the town.
They were received with acclamatiOns
by the Cubans, and the town held fes-
tival that day and night. The insurg-
ents took formal possession, establish.
ing police system and sent ont scouting
parties, and when the Nashville ar
rived, the best of order was being main
tanned. The invaders had, however,
neglected the schooners in the harbOr,
and the American ships took possession
of them.
When Ensign Snow left with
prize crew to bring the Gibara here, it
had been determined to raise the Amer.
lean flag over the town.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-08-04

Seattle, Aug. l.-Maurice B. Atkin.
son, of New York, who started to the
klondike by way of the Ashcroft trail.
has returned here, with the story that
500 prospectors are stranded at point
about 700 miles from Ashcroft. Be.
yond one or two parties, who took in
large outfits, the men are living on the
most stinted rations. Mr.. Atkinson
says that the attention of the Canadian
government will be called to the desper.
ate situation in which the seekers
are in.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-08-04
SORROW IN GERMANY.
All Interest Centers in the Death of
Prince Bismarck.

All 1nteTcst SeutcTS III tuc Deutu OI
Prince Bismarck.
Berlin, Aug. 2.-The news of Prince
Bismarck's death, which became gen.
orally known only through special edi.
tions of the papers, produced profound
sorrow. as SO sudden realization of the
fears of his demise was not expected.
Several papers this morning published
special articles with mourning borders,
expressing, in feeling terms, the ma.
tional sorrow, and dwelling on the bril-.
liant and immortal services of the
prince to the fatherland, his heroic
greatness and his truly German charac.
ter. Sorrowiul sympathy over Prince
Bismarck's death is manifested in
many ways. The news is constantly
discussed in public places, and feel.
ing of sadness prevails among all classes
of people. Particulars of the last mo.
ments of the prince and other cicrum.
stances attending his death are eagerly
sought. Many private houses show
flags at half mast. Secretary of State
Won Buelow will return from Siemmer
ing, Austria, Immediately. q
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-08-04
TROUBLE WITH GARCIA.


at Santiago.
Washington, Aug 2.-The war de-
partme has received the following:
Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 2.-Secre-
tary of War, Washington: l have the
Sun OF Saturday, July %, in which
comments are made as to my treatment
of General Garcia. desire to say that
General Garcia was invited by me per-
sonally to 60 into the city of Santiago
at the time | entered it, bl.t he declined
on the ground that the Spanish civil
officers were left in power. 1t was
fully explained to him that those ofiic-
ials were continued in power until it
was convenient to change them for 9TH
ers. General Garcia s assistance to me
has been purely voluntary on his part
and he was told at the beginning that l
did not exercise any control over him.
except such as he chose to give. The
trouble with General Garcia was that
he expected to be placed in command
at this place; in other words, that we
would turn the city over to him. ! ex
planned to him fully that we were at
war with Spain, and that the question
of Cuban independence could not be
considered by me. Another grievance
was that, finding several thousand men
entered the city without opposition
from General Garcia, extended my
own lines in front of him, and closed
up that gap, as l saw that had to de-
pend on my own men for the invest
ment of the place, SHAFTER."
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-08-04
FATAL SAN FRANCISCO !
Five Persons Were Killed and
Injured.

Injured.
San Francisco. Aug. IA fire, whlI
broke out shortly alter midnight N
three story frame building at llSO1
gon street. caused the loss OF five IN
and badly burned five persons, one
whom is not expected TO survive y
dead are:
Kate Connolly, William Whit
Frank Kelly, George Hansen, G.
Holmes.
The injured are: Mrs. Manuel Sll'
badly burned and probably fatally
jured internally; John King, burned
side and right arm; Chris Chiistis
sen. burned on arms, face and he'
Pat Donohue, burned on arms, TAI
chest and back; Edward NJ. Kenr
burned on arms, back. neck and thll
The building was a cheap lodgii
house, and most Of the inmates VI
'longshoremen and people who w
along the water front. Being OF wo'
the structure burned like finder, a
the victims were nearly all sutfocalt
The property loss is not over wv