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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22
POINTS FROM THE PRESS.

The railroads in Michigan have
placed boycott on all papers that
print anything favorable to Pingree.
No passes, no usual favors for the
papers that print anything he says.
The railroads want a free press, you
know. They believe in free speech!
They do not want to control what the
people read, of course not!-Appeal to
Reason.
People of all classes and parties have
come to think that laws are constitu-
tional or unconstitutional according ID
their political significance and the po-
litical complexion of the courts.-South
Bend (Wash.) Pilot.
The Call sis not clear why the re-
suit was different this year" with the
Loud bill, defeated by 1872 to 119, from
its passage by the house last year by
144 to 104. We are Clear it was be-
cause they "heard something drop
Star.
have been cruelty murdered, and
Americans have been tortured and
butchered, or massacred in the Maine,
in order that trust profits should not
be disturbed. Mr.. Rockefeller and Mr..
Mckinley are both godly men!-Wash-
ington Times.
Municipal ownership Of public utili-
ties, such as gas, water, electric light
ing, street railways, etc., is having an
excellent ventilation in the press and
periodical literature, as well as in pub
lie discussions. In few years we will
wonder how we managed to worry
along without it.-Danbury Comm
American Freeman.
If this country had given due notice
to Spain that the strife in Cuba must
stop, it would have been stopped. The
wabbling and cowardly course of this
country has been interpreted by Spain
to mean that this country does not dare
fight.-Cleveland Recorder.
II war should be declared against
Spain just watch and see the number
of darn fools there are who did not
have courage enough to vote for their
liberty, but will go anywhere to kill
some other workingman because he is
as unfortunate and as big fool.
While both will pay taxes for the priv
ilege of doing so.-Spokane Freeman's
Journal.
That the bankruptcy bill was framed
to benefit creditors, and not to relieve
debtors, was proved by Senator Butler
in the senate last week, when he had
read letters and petitions, cooked up by
New England business houses and cir
culated in the west and south by their
travelling men, asking for the passage
of the bill.-Silver Knight Waterman.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22
FROM OUR FIELD MARSHAL.

A juntn of Mark Hannas self-styied
Populist reconcentradoes are keeping
themselves busy trying to break DIP the
triple alliance Thsy are Just now in
dustriously circulating stories to tn
effect that Chairman Jones once intro
duced bill with the purpose of retir-
Ing the greentacks. At the same time
they neglect to site that Mr.. Jones
bill, as written by himself, replaced
the greenbacks with form Of paper
clause that has Of late years made
greenbacks a bankers money instead
OF peoples money. Summed up, Sena-
tor Jones bill. had it been passed.
would have given us free silver coin
age, free gold coinage and paper
money that would exchange for either
at the option Of the government,
clearly paper money that would cir
culate for eternity without redemption
and at the same time would put an
end to bond issues of any kind. No
measure ever met with such solid OPP
position from Wall street. Stimuli
taneously it has been endorsed alike by
Populists and by Democrats and by Sill
yer Republicans. If there is anything
needed to cement the triple alliance we
know of nothing that will do the work
to better advantage than agitation over
this same bill
Populists, Democrats and Silver Re-
publicans, through the good Offices OF
the chairmen of the respective national
committees, have agreed on fusion in
Oregon. Populist party name goes on
the official ballot. Democrats and Sill
yer Republicans will vote the ticket
straight. Ample representation is
given men of all parties as to places TO
be contested for. Chairman Jones
the Democratic national committee, hs
issued special address, clearly show
ing why such fusion is necessary. Ths
more we read this address the more we
are convinced that square deal' Is
going to be the order all along the line
from now on till 1900 The people OF
the United States will hear the first
gun fired by the triple alliance in Ore
gon in June next.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22
RED HOT EDITORIALS.
THE NEW YORK JOURNAL
SPEAKS RIGHT OUT.

An Editorial PaSs That Is Unique
Among the Great Daily Papers OF
That Tell.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22


cent issues of the New York Daily
Journal, with an alleged circulation Of
half million. They would be quite
appropriate in the editorial page Of
any country Populist paper, but there
is no other metropolitan daily in which
they could ever by any possibility be
found. Read the following:
The men of Pennsylvania who shot
lot of workingmen in the back have
been declared innocent of any wrong
doing. The cowardly hired newspapers
that have not dared all through the
trial to speak in defence Of the killers
now come out bravely and cheer the
verdict. These newspar ers are well
paid, but they do their employers a
sorry service.
The Lattimer free killing bee must
be paid for in this country. 1t will
be paid for by men such as those who
hire the venal newspapers of New YORK.
The man who knows that he can be
safely murdered is not pleasant man
to deal with when trouble comes.
The gentlemen in Fifth avenue who
have built high steel ratings around
their houses know how foolish 1t 10 to
make workmen feel the hoplessness OF
an appeal to law against money.
But these men with the steel ratings
misunderstood the American working
mans idea. No ratings are needed,
unless they can pc put around the bal
lot box. That particular institution
will avenge the Lattimer murders.
The judge who set free without bail
q body of men indicted for murder will
learn. before he goes under ground to
sicken all decent worms, that he has
hurt the pocket-books that he tried to
serve.-New York Journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

People of all classes and parties have
come to think that laws are constitu-
tional or unconstitutional according to
their political significance and the po-
litical complexion of the courts.-South
Bend (Wash.) Pilot.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-04-22

The Call sis not clear why the re-
suit was different this year" with the
Loud bill, defeated by 1872 to 119, from
its passage by the house last year by
144 to 104. We are Clear it was be-
cause they heard something drop
Star.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-05-04
The War and the Fever.

1t will be especially gratifying to
the people of the Gulf States to
know that the utmost precautions
are to be observed all along the
coast TO prevent the importation of
yellow fever as result of the
operations against Cuba.
1t is only natural that there
should have been good deal of
apprehension on this score, but it
is not difficult to understand that
quarantine restrictions can be as
effectively maintained under pres
ent conditions as during times Of
peace. In fact military discipline
and the uninterrupted patrol of
every port and quarter should
prove more than usual safeguards,
The United States troops are not
going into Cuba unprepared against
one foe more than another. Sick
ness and dieea have proven far
more fatal to the Spanish army on
the island than all the forces of the
insurgents. 1t must be rememb er-
ed though that the Spanish troops
we're poorly equipped, poorly quar-
terd and poorly fed, while sanitary
measures and regulations were
almost wholly neglected. The
United States will not treat its
soldiers so. Gen. Lee, who lat
spent enough time in Havana tC
know something of the climatic
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-05-04

Judgments we're rendered for the
taxes due the state and county on
lots and blocks situated in Sinner
at the term Of the district court Of
Lavaca county just closed. The
judgment is to foreclose the lien on
the land, an order of sale, and
writ Of possession to The purchaser.
The sale will most likely take
place on the first Tuesday in June.
The property involved is as fol-
lows. Lot IA, block 7; lots 1, B.,
5, 7, 8 and II, block 10; lots 4 and
6, block 50; lot 6, block AZ.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-05-04
The War Situation.

While there is momentary ex-
pectation of II naval battle which
shall have an important bearing on
the present struggle there is doubt
and uncertainty MS to when and
where the first blow will be struck.
There has been a misimpression
quite general that the purpose of
Admiral SIMPSONS fleet in Cuban
waters WINS to lombard Havana
and other ports and carry them by
storm. Some persons have even
supposed that this would be done
before the landing of n sufficient
number of troops on the island to
make such an assault from the
navy effective or advantageous.
That such a proposition is wholly
illogical must be apl aren't upon
due reflection.
Thu purpose Of this government
is to drive the Spaniards out of the
island and turn over the country
to the inhabitants to be governed
by themselves. Three years Of
most inhuman warfare have de-
Vastated the country and made
paupers of thousands of at leasr
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-05-04
Alarmed by an Exequatur.

A group of newspaper men were
talking in the lobby of the Airing
ton, relates the Washington Post,
when story was told which gives
an idea to some extent Of the many
wild rumors that are flying
through the country at this critical
point in the strained relations be,
tween the United States and Spain.
In this case, however the, home
Office of a New York paper repre-
scented in this city came very near
having this country and Nicaragua
on the verge of an immediate con.
fiict. The story is that telegram
like this was received in the COR
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-05-04

STATE SENATOR A. b. KERR has
secured IL contract to furnish the
United States government with
$4,000 worth of rock. Mr.. Kerr
owns the rock mines, with an i'm
mense amount Of excellent rock in
them, at Muldoon; he also has the
necessary implements already in
working order to get the rock out,
and he will do that little job for
Uncle Sam we'll and in short order.
The government could not possibly
have hit upon better contractor.
-Weimar Mercury.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-05-04

respondents Office here from one of
his editors
Consul -, at -, Nicaragua,
reported to have received his exc
quatur. What's in it?"
The correspondent was fearfully
agitated and visions Of consul
being ordered from foreign coun-
try and subsequent war beng de-
clared passed luridly before his
minds eye. Surely the consul
must have been given his pass
ports and ordered home for some
reason, and there were other
visions before him-visions of II
scoop, or of being scooped. He
knew not which. Then this much
ly excited newspaper man began
to think. That word "exequatur"
he had heard before, but where?
1t surely had to do with the diplo-
mat. Then he looked it up in the
dictionary, and was disguised with
his home office, for this was the
definition he read :
"a written official recognition OF
q consul or commercial agent
issued by the government to which
he is accredited and authorizing
him to exercise his powers in the
country"
The messenger call huzzed and
the following special" was rushed
to New York ;
* received his exequatul
andisalrisliv Consuit7WeJsleF'
diciionnry.n
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-05-04

LATE dispatches state that Ma
tanzas, on the north coast of Cuba,
would be bombarded on Wednes-
day, and II landing of American
troops effected to establish a base
of supplies and form junction
with the Cuban insurgents. Food
! - Pl59sres will also be landed to feed
the starving reconcentrados. Cap
tain General Blanco is hurriedly
certifying Matanzas and says he
will fight to finish.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-05-04
WIT AND WIS DOM.

The big head" is II complaint
almost always peculiar to very
small men.
A million dollars goes a long
ways towards making an ordinary
citizen statesman.
The early bird catches the worm,
but the man who stays up al
night sees snakes.
1t doesn't take very long 70
some men to pull the feathers out
of a whisky cocktail.
Talk is cheap. If talk we're
dear we would have less trouble
and more work in congress.
To the young man who has been
too fast there will come time
when he must wait.
A young lady school teacher in
Missouri promised to kiss the first
pupil to reach school in the morn.
ing, and now all of the big boys in
the school are sleeping in the
schoolroom Of nights. So says the
News Snap Shots.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-05-04
For Justice of the Peace.

We are hereby authorized to
announce the name Of J. G.
BLOHM as - candidate for re-elec-
ton to the office of Justice of the
Peace of Precinct No. 3, subject to
the action of the Democratic party.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-05-04

and other conditions, says there
will be little danger from the fevers
of the island so long as the soldiers
sleep under cover and are properly
provided with wholesome food,
medicines, clothing etc. The Uni
ted States is amply able to provide
all these and to use every other
safeguard that the circumstances
and the recon. mendations of the
best medical skill may require. 1t
may therefore be assumed that the
dangers from disease as we'll as
from bullets will be reduced to
minimum.
1t used to be said that the city of
New Orleans was never free from
yellow fever in the summer season
during the ante-bellum days, and
the question as to whether yellow
fever was not indigenous to that
locality was never satisfactorily
settled until after the civil war.
When the Federal army occupied
that city sanitary regulations were
put in effect and no cases of the
dreaded fever appeared in that city
during the occupation, though the
disease reappeared there in more or
less violent form within a year or
so after the raising of the blocade.
Even if the fever had been endemic
the precautions taken by the Fed
eral commanded might possibly
have preventedit development tc
Harry Harry et7,17s7 1.zfrl K ..'entt------
AS to importation of the disea Sc
an authority sdys: Even a ship
with fever-strlcken crew is dan
gerous, not so much because Of the
fever among the crew, but on
account of those lurking causes Of
yellow fever in the ship through
which the crew themselves were
infected. The real risk is in the
foul bilges of wooden ships which
have been lying in one of thu
endemic yellow fever harbors, TIL,
poison being sucked in through
the ships seams. Iron ships
which have little or no bilge water
and all clean ships whatsoever, ar
} practically free from importing al
} epidemic of yellow fever. Uncl
Sam has only iron ships in hi
2 fighting fleet and any capture,
+ wooden prizes would he safely dis
e posed.
The assurance given by Surgeo
e General Wyman of the marin
f hospital service of a nearly perfec
t system of quarantine protectio
t against the introduction of tn
$ fever from West Indian ports ma
= probably be relied upon with cor
VI hdence and all apprehension o
e that score be allayed,-Express.
VI ------
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-05-04

moderately well-to-do people, while
other thousands have died of star.
vation. The torch has been APP
piled with as little mercy rs the
bayonet. 1t is no part of the
design of the American army and
navy to add to the destruction
more than the exigencies may re-
quire. Havana may be taken
without the firing of shot from
the naval fleet, save to silence the
Spanish batteries. And the same
is true of other ports. The bonn
harding that has thus far heen
done has been mere skirmishing.
When it becomes necessary to take
possession of a port to he used as n
base of operations there may be n
sure enough commandment, under
cover of which troops and muni-
tons will ne landed and the
Spanish flag hauled down, but
there will be no wanton destruc-
ton. Enough of that has already
been done by the Spaniards and
the insurgents.
In the East Indian Archipelago
the situation is somewhat similar
to that in the Antilles. There also
b colony is in revolt against the
sovereignty of Spain, but the in
terest of the United States is
Inainly, if not exclusively, in OBJ
kaining coaling station and base
Hf operations. These islands are a
bong ways from our shores and re-
Inducements for our naval fleet in
those waters could not be quickly
assembled as in the case of the
Atlantic squadron. The Spanish
fleet is more nearly equal to Com
|modore Dewey's fleet and more
inclined to give battle in that
quarter. Hence it is that the first
great sen fight is expected to occur
in the neighborhood of the Philli-
pine Islands, And this fight,
when it does take place. is liable to
prove very interesting, for the
appear to have at least
an equal show.
So far as the Antilles are con-
cerned the prospects do not favor n
decisive engagement in that quarter
until tAe Spanish fleet, which has
been ae the GGtsss11e-- Verde islands,
undertakes to raise the blockade,
or to take up position at Porto
Rico, but this may be within few
DAYS if at all. Meanwhile our GOV
eminent is hurrying troops south
ward and it is likely that they will
soon be occupying Cuban soil.
Then if the Spanish fleet means to
do anything it will be time for it tc
show its colors. Otherwise the fall
of Havana and the capture of the
Spanish army in Cuba will be
easy.-EXpress.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-05-04

We are hereby authorized to
announce the name of ED.
MARTIN as candidate for the
office of Constable of Precinct No.
3, subject to the action of the
Democratic party.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-05-04
The War

On Clothing continues and will
asst until my entire line is closed
out. A few more Boys Sailor Suits
at Scots each. G. II. FLATo.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-05-04
TabIer's Buckeye pile Ointment.

Relieves the intense itching. It
sOothes. it heals. it cures chronic
cases when surgeons fail. 1t is
scientific certainty. Its sales in.
crease through its cures, it is no OK.
pertinent. Every bottle guaranteed.
50c Tubes, 75e. For snle by
AUG. GRAVE.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-05-04
For County Judge.

D. A. PAULUS.
Subject to the action Of the Dem
ocratic party.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-05-04

Grim visagcd war is now show
ing its wrinkled front.
Eugene Burt, the wife murderer,
is to be hung on May 9th. When
asked if he had anything to say
why the death sentence should not
be passed, he replied, mo, not at
present"
Wound no mans feelings I'M
necessarily. There are thorns
enough in the path of human life.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-05-04

The war is on, and the stars and
stripes are floating in the breeze
from many house-top.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-05-04

Just received at c. Muecke's n
fne line of Ladies' Oxfords,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-05-04
For District Clerk.

For District Clerk.
HUGH LAY.
Subject to the-aetiqlas Of be 9eess-s'
ocratic party.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-09-09
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
SOME GOOD JOKES. ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.
Doolin and the Thunderbolt-How =
Wake" Almost Resulted In = Double
FuneraI-Fiotsam and Jetsam from
tho Comic Papers.
He Came Too Late.

He came too late,-Neglect had tried
Her constancy too long;
Her love had yielded TO her pride,
And the deep sense of wrong.
She scorned the offering of heart
Which fingered on its way,
Till 1t could no delight impart,
Nor spread one cheering ray.
He came too late!-At once he felt
That all his power was DER:
Indifference in her calm smile dwelt-
She thought of him no more.
Anger and grief had passed away.
Her heart and thoughts were free;
She met him, and her words were gay
No spell had Memory.
He came too late,-The subtle chords
or love were all unbound.
Not by offense of spoken words
But by the Sights that wound.
She knew that life held nothing now
That could the past repay,
Yet she disdained his tardy vow,
And coldly turned away.
He came too latei-Her countless dreams
OF hope had long since flown;
No charms dwelt in his chosen themes,
Nor in his whispered tone.
And when, with word and smile, he tried
Affection still to prove,
She nerved her heart with woman's pride,
And spurned his tickle love.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-09-09
nO0nCOICn Mail Orders and Get Prices
U1uUIIliLOr From W. S. HENDERSON,

Wholesale and retail dealer in Imported and
Domestic, Green and Fancy Groceries, Fish and
Poultry. Cigars and Tobacco. 267-269 s. Main
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-09-09
Doolin and tn. Thunderboit.

P. Doolin was track-walker on the
Erie railroad. He attended wake
one day shortly before it was time for
him to go on duty, with the lament
able result that early in the evening he
seemed ambitious to walk on both
sides of the track at once, says Har-
per's Magazine.
The "Thunderbolt'' express was due
to pass the Haskell road at S:45. At
that time Doolin reached the road, but
the train did not appear. She was still
invisible at 8, and Doolin began to
worry about her in maudlin way.
When she was twenty minutes late he
could control his anxiety no longer,
and began walking the track toward
her as fast as he could in his unsteady
condition.
The "Thunderbolt' meantime was
flying along at unusual speed. She
had been delayed by a trifiing wreck,
and the engineer was making up lost
time. Suddenly lantern whirled like
a giant pinwheel In the gloom far
down tie track. The engineers face
whitened; the brakes ground into the
complaining wheels; the engine rocked
and trembled; passengers lurched in
their seats, and with hiss of air and
steam the "Thunderbolt" stopped.
Dropping from his cab the trembling
engineer ran up to where P. Doolin
stood.
'What-what's the matter?" he
gasped.
"Ye're late,' said Doolin. ''Fwhat
kept yez?"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-09-09
Home Wavs.

The Soldiers Mother-'I got let
Ter from George today, and he is grum-
bling about the victuals in the army"
The Soldiers Widow am glad to
hear that he is making himself at
home"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-09-09

A coal mine at Daily, Scotland, which
caught fire fifty years ago, has at last
burned itself out.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-09-09

"Oh, mamma, don't read any more
about cannibals being wicked for
cooking the missionaries. Why, my
own dads as bad as any Of them.
heard him tell you himself that at din
ner last night-he toasted all his
friends. ALLY Sloper.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-09-09

"Ye're late,' said Doolin. "Fwhat
kept yez?"