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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-16
He FAvORS EXPANSION
Goodnow Says We Should Hold
the Philippines.
ARE FIGHTING FOR TRADE
Other Nations Are Intensely Jealous
of the United States-ws Must
Have a Strong Navy and Many
Coaling Stations.

Minneapolis, Aug. 15.-John Goodnow,
consul general at Shanghai. China. in a
private letter discusses the expansion
policy as follows: We should hold the
Philippine islands. the Caroline stands
and the Ladrone islands, also Cuba and
Porto Rico. 1t does not matter wheth-
er we call them wal indemnity or what.
We need them in our business. You
have no idea. and cannot have until you
get out here where all nations are fight
ing for trade, what an intense jealousy
there is of the United States. Just now
the continental powers are more jeal-
Gus of us than England. If we have
anything to say we must have a navy,
to have a navy we must have coaling
stations. That means the Sandwich
islands and the Philippines. To handle
our navy economically and effectively
we must build the Nicarauga canal,
and i'm my opinion we should buy a
strip of land across N1carauga to build
our canal in our own territory. Look
on the map showing the routes of full
power vessels and you will see that
every trade route to the isthmus passes
Cuba and Porto Rico, and q strong
country controlling those two makes the
canal at the isthmus a private water
way whenever 1t wants to.
Also Cuba controls the gulf of Mex
leo and the water routes to the mouth
Of the Mississippi. 1t is a big pro-
gramme, but ! think we have got to do
il. England controls absolutely one
route to the east by the Mediterranean
and Suez canal. Let us control the
other route. by the Nicarauga, and the
Anglo-American alliance rules the
world. Not a continental nation would
dare oppose us. for we could starve
them out. We are the people II we take
our opportunities as they come along
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-16
TO OlSBANO THE CUBANS
They viii Re Paid on by the United
states-u win Cost s1b 100000.
Garcia Present AT the Meeting.

Copyright 1898 by Associated Press.
Santiago de Cuba. Aug. Is. IL p. M
A secret meeting was held tonight at
the palace between the commanding Of
fcers Of the American army and the
Cuban leaders The strictest secrecy
was maintained, but IT can be said with
good authority that General Garcia
was present. The meeting lasted an
hour and a half.
The information obtained is to the
effect that the Cuban situation was
thoroughly reviewed and IL was moved
to disband the Cuban army and the
United States should pay the men OFF.
This involves the expenditure OF SIS
600. 600. but il is most important To the
prosperity Of the island. where the
wealth is almost entirely agricultural,
nobody daring to cultivate his lands
while the insurgent bands are in the
field, raiding and burning.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-16
THEY ARE DYING LIKE DOGS
HORRIBLE CONDITION OF AFFAIRS
IN THE SPANISH Nj
Disease So Rampant That the Dead
Are No Longer Buried Piled
Together and Burned.

Santiago de Cuba. Aug. Is. II 80 a. m.
The Spanish steamer Isla de Luzon
sailed this morning for Spain having
on board 2.136 Spanish soldiers. The
steamer Isla de Panay will probably
sail tomorrow and she viii be followed
by the De Satrustegui. The Monte
video arrived this morning and will be-
gin loading at once. The embarkation
OF the prisoners is being pushed with
great activity. This IS rendered i'm
perative by their horrible condition.
The mortality is so great In the Spanish
camp, where disease Ia rampant, that
no longer are the dead buried. A fu-
neral pile OF 10 or 12 bodies is made.
saturated with kerosene n set fire to.
cremating the bodies In the open air.
The transport Breakwater sailed this
morning with the 18th infantry. The
city of Macon viii sail this afternoon
with the 18th regiment and the Leona
leaves with Battery c OF the
4th artillery. the remnants OF the 9Th
and 10th cavalry, the Calling gun de-
tachments and Colonel Parker's two
companies Of the saith Michigan.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-16
TO FURTHER COMMERCE
Illinois Business Men Getting Ex-
pressions of Opinion.
CONVENTION TO BE HELD
Under the Auspices OF the Illinois Man
u~facturers' Association at Chicago.
Spanish Ports in the
Pacific.

Chicago, Aug. Heterogeneous are
being made for a conference of the lead
ing manufacturers and business men
of this state for the purpose Of securing
an expression of representative opinion
on the question as 10 what position
this government ought to take for the
furtherance and development Of its
trade and commerce in the formation Of
a treaty OF peace with Spain. The con-
vention will be held under the auspices
OF the Illinois Manufacturers associa-
ton at the Union League club In his
city Aug. 25. at an informal dinner.
This action was decided upon at a meet
ing OF the board of directors of the as
ISOLATION to-day at the Grand Pacific
hotel.
Mayor Carter H.. Harrison. Hon.
George r.. Peck. Cyrus II. Mccormick.
John @. Glessner, A. q. Bartlett and D..
w. Gates. Hon. John Wanamakef OF
Philadelphia. Senator Davis of Mime
sofa and Senate Fairbanks of indian
have been invited to be present and ex-
press their views. a couple OF weeks
ago the directors Ct the association pass
ed a resolution that II was the sense OF
the association that the president OF the
United States instruct those having In
charge for this country the conclusion OF
the peace treaty TO exact that the ports
of all Spanish territory in the Pacific
he opened up on the most liberal terms
to products OF American industry.
1t developed after the protocol was
signed that the president was can
wasting public sentiment to ascertain
the desires of the manufacturers and
business interests of the country as to
how the treaty of peace should be con-
Guided. and IL is with that end in view
hat the president may know the feel
ing i'm this section that such leading
manufacturers as w. Il. Conkey & Co,
a. II. Ravelle & Co, j.. +. Tilt & Co.,
II. w. BlatChford * Co. Graeme Stew
art, =. II. Palmer. W. j. Bryne of Ar
mour & Co, c. II. Matthiesen Of the
Glucose Sugar Refining company, r..
Ortman of the Griffin Wheel company,
J. w. Bates and w. +. Palmer of the
Illinois Steel company, w, l.. Noyes of
the Aermotor company, w. b. Main of
Charles =. Kellogg d Co, w. f.. Ritch-
lie Of w. f. Ritchie e. Co. and John
Lambert of the American Steel and
Wire company took hold of the mat
ter.
The secretary of the Illinois Manu-
facturers' association has been directed
TO write to the governor of each state
in the union and obtain from him a
statement as TO the opinion in his state
as to what the government should do
in this matter. and also to ask each
governor II his sentiment Is for or
against the retention Of the territory
that has fallen into our hands through
the fortunes of war. These letters will
be read at the conference.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-16
Standing Of the Clubs.
h Closed Doors.

Philadelphia Aug. 1s.-The board OF d.
rectors of the National League and
American Association of Baseball Clubs
held a meeting at the Hotel welton here
to-day to take action upon the appeal
OF the New York club for the remission
or modification of a fine imposed for the
withdrawal of the New York team from
the field I'm the game with Baltimore on
July q. Another matter that came be-
fore the board was the controversy be-
tween the Philadelphia and New York
clubs over the alleged purchase by the
New York club of Catcher Boyle from
the Philadelphia club. The meetlng,
which was held behind closed doors, did
nothing.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-16
NEW GRAIN TARIFF.
II viii he Put Into Eject by the southern
Pacific September 1.

1t will he Put Into Effect by the southern
Pacific September 1.
Portland. Ore, Aug. 15.--Sept. 1 the
Southern Pacific railroad will put into
effect a new tariff that is designed to
make a radical change in the movement
of grain from the Willamette valley.
Heretofore Willamette valley grain has
come to Portland for export. The I'M
usual conditions in California this year
make il possible to move Oregon grain
southwark by rail and the Southern
Pacific is placing itself in position to
take advantage OF the opportunity to
operate a longer "a
The new tariff will be based on the
sums of the lowest scale. That is. the
local rate from the valley shipping
point to Portland will be added to the
water rate from Portland to San Fran
cisco. At present the rate from Port
land to a Francisco is 1850 per ton,
from Woodbury. to Portland the rate
is $3.50 per ton. The Southern Pacific
adds these two rates together, making
a rate of 81 per ton from Woodbury. to
San Francisco. From all points on the
Willamette river where rates are arbi-
trarily fixed. the rates by direct rail
route to San Francisco will be the same
as via Portland. Stockton, Sacramento.
Marysville, Ia Jose. Vallejo and
Benecia are made common points with
San Francisco.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-16
SPANlAROS REPUlSEO.
General >chwan's Column Attacked In the
Valley of the Rio Grsnde.

Ponce. Porto Rico. Aug. l5.-Morning
-Generai SChwan's column was at
tackled before NayagueZ and Lares. As
the 18th infantry. under Colonel Burke.
was descending the valley OF the Rio
Grandc. they were nred upon from a
hillside by a force Of 1880 ~Spsniards,
who were retreating toward the north.
The ere was returned and the span
iards were repulsed with, IL Is said, con
siderable loss.
Colonel Soto. the commander of the
MayaEuez district was wounded and
mas afterwards oyeTtaken I'm a Nayside
cottage. He was attended by two SER
geants. who surrendered, The Ameri-
cans suffered no loss. The artillery
and cavalry were not engaged.
General SChWan had not received
news OF the signing OF the protocol
when the action occurred. but obtained
IL yesterday afternoon. The reports
from General Miles are meagre.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-16
Preparing for = Cruise.

Port Townsend. Wash, Aug. l5.-The
tug Holyoke. nine days from Dutch
HarboT, arrived tonight. She reports
The United states gunboat Wheeling
there. coaling preparatory for "A cruise
In Boring sea two British war vessels
and three sailing vessels, one Of them
being direct from New South Wales
with a cargo OF Coal. having made the
run in 30 days. The Holyoke sustained
no serious injury by striking a reef
when leaving st. Michaels. The Reso-
lutte was to leave Dutch Harbor the
next day after the sailing Of the Holy
oke and she should arrive tomorrow.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-16
EifIh Animal REGATTA.

Astoria. Ore, Aug. 15.-Ten OF the 10
San Francisco oarsmen who are entered
in the NTH annual regatta which will oc-
cur here this week. arrived here to-day.
They will take part In the single and dou-
bic souls and barge races. The other CAL
ifornia oarsmen and British Columbia
men will arrive Wednesday. Extensive
preparations have been made for the car
nlval, and entries for all the races arc
coming in rapidly, many of the yachts al
ready being here. Prizes and medals
a~ggregating 81 900 will be offered.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-16
CANDY WAS POISONED.
Coroner Investigates the Death of Mrs.
Deane and Mrs. Dunnins.

Dover. Del. Aug. 15.-Coroner Wills to-
day held an inquest over the bodies OF
Mrs. ]. ID. Deane and Mrs. J. T. Dunning.
who died after eating candy from a box
tina, had been sent to Mrs. Cunning by
mail from San Francisco. Dr, Bishop'
the attending physician. made a state
ment as to his opinion of the deaths. He
said the candy eaten by the women was
poisoned. No post mortem was held, the
physician saying that on account OF the
frequent vomiting there was nothing IN
the stomachs to analyEe. After viewing
the bodies the jury adjourned. to meet
subject 10 the call of the coroner A YER
d,ct Will not be rendered until after the
candy has been analysed.
The funeral OF the two victims or the
poisioning took place this afternoon and
was largely attended.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-16

Guyana. Porto Rico. Aug. 15.-Gcn-
eral Brooke sent Colonel Richard t. the
Spanish lines yesterday under d Has of
truce with a notification Of he signing
of the peace protocol. He VAS met by
Commandsnt CeTNera in person. After
the communication had been read. fe-
licitations and cigars were exchanged.
Flags OF truce are flying over our out
posts. ~ was suggested that they be
also planted over the Spanish lines and
the suggestion was accepted.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-16
Bancroft Has Resigned.

Washington. Aug. 15.-Brigadier General
Bancroft OF the eth army corps at Jack
s~onville has rendered his resignation 70
the adjutant general and requested per-
mission to return to his home In Cam
bridge. Mass. to resume his business oc-
cupation. His resignation has been ac-
cepted. as there is no longer any need OF
his services.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-16

Minneapolis. Aug. IA Bismarck. n,
ID. special SAYS: The estimated loss OF
wheat by hail In North ako this year
is 0.ooo acres, and as much more damaged
- per cent. O%ns-third OF these losses were
In Walsh county.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-16
Drowned while Bathing.

Astoria. Ore. Aug. E.-Miss Percy wing
Of Washington was own at Clatsop
beach to-day. she was bathing with a
large crowd Of people when the waves
carried her out 10 sea. The body was re-
covered.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-16
Mormon Leaders.

San Francisco. Aug. l5.-President Will
ford Woodruff, Bishop "a. y. Ciauson and
Counsellor George q. Cannon. three OF
the leaders Of the Mormon church. are
in this city. the guests OF Collissac Trum-
DO.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-16
Professor Fillmore Dead.

New London Conn. Aug. l6-Professor
dian music. Is dead.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-16
BASEBALL YESTERDAY.

At Philadelphia-St. Louis defeated Phil
adelphia through good stick work. aided
by the poor fielding of the home team. At
tendance ISIS. Score:
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-16
Land Once Regfster.

Washington. Aus. l5-The president has
appointed r. c. Nichols of Alaska regis
ter OF the land ONCE az Nulato. Alaska.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-16

and Sugden Ortiz and
Mcfarland. Umpires Swartwood and
Warner.
At New York-The Brooklyns and Gin
cinnatis brought their series to a close
to-day. the Reds withdrawing the home
team in the easiest fashion. McKenna
was very wild at times. OF the Il games
played Cincinnati won IL. Attendance L.
20 Scnrn.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-16

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Warner, Grit
fifth and Donohue. Umpires-Emslie and
Hunt.
At Boston-The champions took both
games from Cleveland to-day, the first by
three home runs and the second by good
batting and the clean hitting of Willis.
Attendance $500. Score:
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-16

Batteries-Dineen and Mcguire, Altrock
and Kittredge. Umplres-Gaffney and
Brown.
At New York-But for stupid base run
ming by Van Haltren and Grady and a
Sigh error by Seymour the Giants would
nave won the game from the Orphans to-
day. The game was tied in the seventh
and was called in the 10th on account OF
darkness. Attendance 5000. Score:
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-16

Batteries-Maul and Clarke. Hart and
Schriver. Umpires-McDonald and O'Day.
At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. good work
won the game for the Colonies to-day.
The senators played a llstless. sleepy
game. Attendance 500. Score:
r. II. f..
Washington ............ .........1 4
Louisville ........ ...... .....3 0
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-08

About the only thing talked about
now is war. 1t was thought that by
this time something would be known
in the matter, but Spain has weak
ened so much within the last day or
two that Mckinley has put off send
ing his final message to Congress
till Monday. The fellows who
mostly talk are again abusing the
president for the delay, but those
who do things and on whom the brunt
of battle would fall in case of war, are
we'll satifed with his course. If we
can have honorable peace, by all
means let's have it; war should be
encouraged only as last resort, for
it is terrible thing. If the presi-
dent can succeed in securing freedom
for the Cubans without war, the
country will say, Amen.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-08

In the event of war, Spain is like
ly to loose the island of Porto Rico
as well as Cuba, for it is not likely
that the United States will permit
Spain to retain single foothold in
the Western hemisphere; after being
compelled to put an end to misrule
i'll Cuba, by force. There will be
no lack of justifcating for driving
Spain out of Porto Rico, as well as
Cuba. Spanish oppression in Cuba
has been a cause of loss and a men
ace to trade in the United States,
and Porto Rico, though few hun
dred miles farther away, is likely, in
some future time, to cause the same
sort of trouble, if Spain is permitted
to retain it. Moreover, war will
invoice large expenditures by the
United States, and in accordance
with recent practices of nations
Spain may properly be called on to
pay an indemnity to the United
States at the end of the conflict.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-08
A number of cross roads

A number of cross roads papers
have lately been criticising Presi-
dent Mckinley on the conservative
course he is pursuing regarding the
Cuban matter. There is no question
but that something should be done
in behalf of the Cubans, as matter
of humanity, but the question of war
is serious one; these fellows who
rant the loudest, usually know the
least about the horrors of war from
a personal standpoint, and will be
the last to enlist if we have war. If
we can have honorable peace, let US
have it, but when it is found that
nothing but war will settle the Span
ish, of course we must go after them.
1t will be noticed that the fellows who
know the horrors of war, who wore
the uniforms during the late unpleas-
antness, no matter on which side. ARE
inclined to talk compromise; they
know what it requires to face mus
kets, to leave wives and families,
homes and fresides. 1t is certainly
to be hoped there will be no war
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-08
Dy ACClamatiOn.

u AS suggested by the TINES,
Hon. S. S. Kirkpatrick was nominal
ted for Congress by the unanimous
vote of the republican convention
which met at independence Wednes-
day. The convention was largely
attended and an enthusiastic one.
Now the thing for the republicans to
do is to pull themselves together
and elect him. This district is at
this time practically without repre-
sentives in the lower house of con-
gress, With s. S. Kirkpatrick as
our representative the people of the
country would know that there was
such thing as third congressional
district in Kansas.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-08

The question as to whom shall be
delegates to the state convention is
being discussed and in fact has been
a matter of discussion for some
time. Long before the convention
to elect such delegates, meets, the
matter will be settled by the hxers
and then the convention will meet
and elect this "vest pocket" crew
and will adjourn and think it has
done something-uniess the peo-
pie conclude to take hand, and in
that Use set of delegates, repre-
senting the sentiment of Neosho
County may be selected.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-08

But it would be practically impos.
sible for her to do that. in the pre-
sent state of her finances, and the
United States would have no alter
natives but to sieze Porto Rico as
compensation for the losses of war.
Such an act would simply be in ac-
cordance with the procedure of
every victorious nation which has
engaged in war, in recent times, and,
besides, it would be justified on the
same grounds as those which are
impelling the United States to in
tervene in the case of Cuba. TX. c.
Star.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-08

The Hotel Houston at Neodesha,
was burned few months ago, and
the insurance companies paid for the
loss, less $500, which they succeeded
in getting the proprietor to throw off
rather than have law suit. Insur-
ance Commissioner Webb McNall,
heard of this and at once made war
on said companies, he says they must
pay in full or do no more insurance
business in Kansas. Correct you are
Mr., McNall, if a company, through
is agents, writes certain amount of
insurance on certain piece of prop
erty, accepting the premium. and
then the loss is total one, the as
sured should be paid in full. Once
in awhile an agent will write too
much insurance on piece of prop
erty, and then if the assured suffers
Gloss" and gets his pay in PULL, it
will probably be gain rather than
loss, but there are no corporations
who do business through agents, but
what get bitten occasionally, and in
fact, an individual does the same
thing. As a matter of fact, insur-
ance companies are not suffering
very badly when they are paying
from IL to IS per cent. dividends to
their stock holders. Let insurance
companies select agents who will
treat them, as we'll as the assured
fairly and all will be well, but when
a man pays premium for $1,000. 90
worth of insurance, he should be
able to recover the full amount if he
has total loss.