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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-11-18

Washington, Nov I5.-Adjt Gen
Corbin has received word that the
Eighth cavalry sailed yesterday mOrD-
ing from Savannah for Puerto Principe,
CubA The regiment viii be the
American garrison at Puerto Principe
and NueVitas
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The returns show that only Is mem
bers Of the house Of 1897 have been
chosen to participate in the session Of
1899 They are:
John Seaton, rep, Atchison; A Henley, rep,
Douglas; John GOodno, fus-, BOurboni L
LOOMS fUs. Crawford; a l. Brooke, rep,
Shawnee: E D. BIckeever, rep. Shawnee;
George T. Poison. rep. Riley; Sd Jaquins-
fus-. COwleys F. p Gillespie, fus, Butler f
B. BurkhOider, rep. Marion: = s LOngley,
rep. Washington; Lot Ravenscraft, fus, Clark;
81. ~ EeissIer- rar-- I.nran
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-11-18

Washington, nov. 15--The report Of
Charles p EagaB, e0mmissaTy Of sub
sists1ce OF the army, has been submit
ted 20 the sserbbsFF cf WaE. It shows
On eEpa1 aisHBs g GoaTfa Witb
eslaEes 6 ls ts EsAIi q
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80 - - -.

Barker Huhsley, who is wanted at
Larned for statutory rape. has been
arrested near Seattle, Wash The
charges were preferred BY his step
daughters, girls "A and 10 years Of age,
and when the crime was first made
public q mob assembled to lynch
HunsIey, but he was warned OF their
Intentions and fad
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-11-18
ne Nert I.srl.lsturs,

Incomplete returns show thai the
republicans elected about g members
Of the legislature and the fusionists 81.
OF ioiat ballot repahlicsna wiz haYs
tf FptsF anf lEE.faIFis ea
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-11-18

It is probable that no attempt will
be made at the coming session Of the
legislature to reappOrtiOn the state
for congressional, senatorial or legis-
lative purposes Repu 5licans say they
are satisfied, and viii devote their at
tentiOn to other legislation A fusion
senate would probably block any re-
appOrtiOnment, anyhow.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-11-18
SOME KANSAS HAPPENINGS.
was DeIIberateIy Poisoned.

The cOrOners jury that has been in
Vestigating the death Of Birdie Com.
ingOre, step-daughter Of J. J. Kunkel,
at Lawrence, found that Birdie had
been systematically, maliciOusly and
premeditatedly poisoned by some party
or parties to the jury unknown The
failure to connect anyone with
the death of this young girl has
aroused much indignation there, as
the friends Of the dead girl are
demanding that the author Of her
death be brought to justice In addi-
ton to the matted milk offered at the
preliminary hearing Of J. J. Kunkel,
who is charged with poisoning BRIDES
mother, the chemists analysis showed
that the bones Of the body were satur.
ated with arsenic, the brain was thor
Oughly soaked, thus showing that the
work Of killing her had been system
atically and deliberately done.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-11-18
- In - -.

Pawnee and other western counties
were visited recently by the heaviest
snow Of the season The ground was
covered to depth of three TO four
inches here, aud 1t is reported the
snow was much heavier IN the counties
10th 4 r--.=e
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-11-18

SANKEY'S plurality, l5.e 3
Leedy's plurality in 1895, 7,5lL
FTie in 1891
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-11-18

Topeka voted to purchase the water
works plant now owned BY the Ma
tiOnal WaterwOrl1s company. The
proposition was to Issue $40 600 in
bonds Of not less than SO nor more
than $500, to be sold here If possible.
They run for 20 years at i've per cent
interest This money is to be used to
purchase the works if the company
will sell
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-11-18

At BsltimoTs the extensive factory
tbs CsFrrLoWFY Glass Works eour
ss eogplefeiy desigoye5 b Gre
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The result Of the election in six
representative districts in the state de-
ponds on the soldier vote. In one Of
the Douglas county districts there is a
difference Of only nine votes between
the republican and fusion candidates,
with about 80 soldier votes to hear
from. +. B. Dawes, of Leavenworth,
has one majority up to date, but 81
soldiers are to hear from in his dis
tricE The vote between Scott, rep,
and Marks, fusiOnist in Jefferson
county, is a tie, with IL soldiers to
hear from Watkins, rep, of Reno,
has nine votes to spare now, with 20
votes at Manila to come, Walters, the
republican nominee in Stafford county,
has q majority of II against him, but
II the soldiers from that county vote
his way he can pull out. In Labette
county, there is a difference Of 40, and
80 soldiers votes to count
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-11-18
One OF the Mysteries OF the Election

One OF the mysteries of the recent
election is found in Bourbon county,
where the vote on governor and
attorney general stood as follows:
Stanley, ASST; Lsedy, ?, 135; Stanley's
majority, 2O2, GODDARD, I, gO1i Boyle, q
1S5; BOyle's majority, 232- 1t viii be OBJ
served that Leedy got two votes more
than Boyle, and yet Stanley leads
GODDARD by 434 votes The total vote
cast for governor was T. 472, and for
attorney general, 4,O33, showing that
ass Bourbon county men declined to
vote on attorney general
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-11-18
Mr.. Stanley Is PozItive.

In an interview after the election
GOv.-eleCt Stanley said;
7 intend 60 give this state clean. business
administration I win not appoint any man 70
rule over the charitable Institutions who is not
moral man, nor one who does not eschew in
tOXIcants A vulgar, obscene man cannot re-
Ceive an appointment from my hands, what
ever be his Endorsements He must be
humane; that IS very essential The men
who VIII be at the head OF the iRsti-
tutiOns, as all subOrdinates, must have
clean records IA their own communities I
have not promised anyone anything. There
are absolutely no strings to me / have not
thought or anyone for any position as yet. and
no appointments viii be made for some time.
Our state plsrform declares in favor Of giving
the preference to Old soldiers and shall do 50.
A. 60 the metropolitan police, have already
gone on record I shall not re-estsblish any
metropolitan police boards
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San ErancIsco- NOF- L1--lLaI- Uen,
Merriam is quoted as saying:
Il would not surprise me 70 see that the ne
FotiatIons between the United States and Spain
haFs been broken OF. II the work Of the CON-
Mission proves fruitlsss f. means renewal OF
t1s var II Spain refuses 60 acceds GO our de-
l1a1ds ft win show that she has secured sub
stantisI hope CT assistance OF European inter-
EsntIon Should Germany take hand in this
r.atteF England VIII follow suit and then
icok Tor France to put hsr fingers in ths pie
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RENEWAL OF wAE TALK.

London, Nov. I6--The rumors circu-
lated here yesterday that the Amer
lean feet was on the point Of starting
for Europe caused great excitement in
commercial circles The Daily Graphic
says this morning: The Spanish
Transatlantic feet has been ordered
to be prepared for a renewal Of hOstil-
tiles and the forts in the Canary IS
lands are being rapidIv manned.s
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-05-07
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS.

War Department .NGtines tile Cow
|" ernors of the Different States.
Washington, April 27.-The war. de-
partment has issued a call on the states
for their quotas of troops under. the
!: call for 125,0OO men. The following
are the quotas of, the Northwestern
Minnesota; three regiments. Of in
fantry."
Montana, one regiment of infantry. .
J.. Wisconsin, three regiments of in
ft Oregon, one regiment Of infantry.
Iowa, three regiments of infantryyand
twos:light batteries, ":i@~ T.
/: North Dakota, five troops of cavalry.
South. Dakota. seven troops OF: cav
dispatches received Indicate that. the
governors of the different states have
lost no time in issuing calls for troops.
Orders have also been issued for the
immediate mobilization Of the troops
at convenient centers in each of the
SCdteS.. 80 " ' - Z
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port in the Philippines and fortify it
as a base of supplies.
The department has purchased two
more tugs, the Hortense of New Or
leans and Mary Willick Of Galveston.
The features Of interest at the war de-
partment was the dispatch to the gov
ernors of the states and. territories of
circulars notifying them how many
men they would be expected to fur
nish rs volunteers, how they should be
apportioned among the three arms of
the service and where they should
rendezvous in the United States army.
A good many details remain to be ar
ranged in order to carry out the de-
partlnent's projects Of the mobilization
Of the volunteers, but these are rap.
idly. being disposed Of
The action of the president recon-
mending a formal declaration of war
was welcomed by officials in every di-
rection as putting the present struggle
or a more dignified basis and tending
to the avoidance Of international COM
plications.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-05-07
MINES. At yMATANzAs.

Spanish Omcers Putting Harbor
>. in" a Deft nsivc Condition" !
f; New. York, April 27.-The Ward line
Matanzas, Cuba, arrived at quarantine:
The Vigilance sailed from Tampico
April II. Matanzas was reached on
the :piorning.of #, the 21st:: The greatest
excitement. prevailed on shore and
troops and artillerymen were drilling.
The steamer meanwhile took on board
a2,etala bags. Of sugar and other cargo.
Capt. 'McI4tosh went on shore to- at:
tend to the entrance and clearance Of.
the steamer. He found ,::the.. people
great1t excited. The Spanish officers
were. planting mines in the harbor. The
regular buoys were, being removed and
every preparation was beingssMade to
put the harbor in d defensive: acondi,
fion. There was n gnflboat in the
;harbor, busily engaged:::ir overseeing
the,laying of mines and t6lpedoes. ~.
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TO 7 THE R
Columbia and Minneapolis. Detaile

Columbia and Minneapolis
- for That Purpose.
Boston, April 27-The cruiser Mime
apolis arrived off Cape Cod at dusk.
The cruiser Columbia is at. Newport.
1t is thought the United States gov
eminent has stationed. the two cruisers
ut a convenient point to protect the
Paris on her way from Grand Banks
to New York. The Paris will pass
within a fem hundred miles of High
land light, probably on Friday, on her
way to the Nantucket shoal lightship,
which she turns to make her final run
Of 300 miles to New York. 1t would
be q matter of a few hours at most
for the Columbia and Minneapolis to
dash out from Massachusetts bay, pick
up the unprotected liner and keen off
any Spanish cruiser that might be
lying in wait for her off Nantucket
shoals. The new cruiser Topeka, a
slower boat, is expected off the shoals
at about Friday or Saturday, but
should. be able to take care of herself
without assistance.
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st. Paul, April 27.-The New: York,
Herald's special service to the Pioneer
Press from Key West says :,
The family of Vice CONSUL sArthur6
I Arestegui, f=the British consulate at
Havana, arrived here on the British
steamship M%yrtledena, Capt. Milburn.
They are refugees from the blockaded
city, having left. Havana last Friday
shortly after the news was received
Of the sailing Of Admiral SIMPSONS
| squadron from Key. West. They re
port great excitement in Havana and,
the beginning of a lively exodus to-
ward the interior. Every outgoing,
train is mobbed by would-be passen-
gers clamorfng for an, opportunity to
escape the dangers Of siege or the
wrath of SIMPSONS guns. Trains for
| Mariana, a suburb of Havana, on Fri
day We're violently raideds by bowling
mobs of refugees, who fought with
one another for places in cars already
packed to %suffocation. Police and mil
itary had to be called upon to restore
order in the railroad depot. The price
of meat in Havana has already gone.
up from "a to so cents per pound. The
inhabitants are reported to be under
such severe nervous tension that he
sound Of occasional artillery practice
from Santa Clara and other neighbor-
ing shore batteries instantly produces
A Panic in ,hea Streets.
The city is now full Of 'tfot'ops, regular
and volunteers, all of whom are' drill
ing diligently. Many. battalionsS have
been brought to Havana from the in
terror, hut the continued activity of
the insurgents in Havana and Matan-
zas provinces t.has made it impossible
to draw too heavily on the country
districts for. reinforcements for the
city's defense. Hundreds Of refugees,
unable to leave by train; are plodding
toward the interior afoot: or on horse
back and mules. Capt. Milburn says
the movement of SIMPSONS feet on
Friday was known in Havana very
soon after it began.
; "Havana will give you all the. fight
ing you wa%-T he saidto m e. "The
city is nov af$aid that your ships will
lombard IT. because, the spaniards
say, you began the war in the inter-
ests Of humanity, and. ~bombardment
would not be in accordance with such
a purpose. Troops are everywhere in
the city, and the Spanish officers are
pressing into service every able-bodied
man they can find" III.
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'.7Asf0R rs PATRIOTIC:
.Oners tosRaise. and EquiHaiBattery
of ARTILLERY Mt His Own Expeiise..

Offers: to Raise and Equinta;B4tteEy
iGt Artil,sry g I'M n. o. Own E EEDe,iss;
Astor Of New York, not: cQlta8nt With
sofering ,tbe,governmept {reeA his plefh--
did yacht 4NSQEmahal anflsffrea ,trahspoT::
tatioIl for troops, and supplies; oVas;stthe
railroads In which. be. ;is;:ssintarested,
has c6hhe.: forward with Sndotice;: that, he
-h1xh raisasland ,eqtIppea: 1t hfs.pwn:e 4-
desires Z. easF to tthsy$9Es1a4,ant' ~:
MS sown Mans q seefFtsA in;aCuba:;
This offer probably 4wllFSs:bee: accaptea,
aitiiougthisstth1E dESliafftmentsh6s been del;
.uged with offers to Undergraduates. =;
this way to the aggregateSnumbeI.t of
$4,000 men. As the presidents authof-
ity on the volunteer bill AZ to- only en-
llptsthree regiments outside Of the reg
uilar. quotas 80 be>furnished blythe
state; there. IS not much soppoftgnil}y
TO accept thu, services Of these patriots.
rUsfR.FEI 1srS IS Stig ~ sGSsn &EAEfE I'rJT~Sh ETysffFE
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MASSACRE OF ~SPANIARDs.

Gears Regarding the Actions Of PM
'"' ippine Insurgents.
Hongkong, April 26.-Mail advices
which reached here to-day from Manil-
la, dated Saturday last, say the insur-
gents were then gathering in masses
around Manila. and that a massacre Of
Spaniards in that port was apprehend-
ed. 1t is also announced in the dis
patches that the Spaniards have laid
mines around Manila.
The United States squadron leaves
Mrs bay tomorrow, to watch the Phil
iDpine ports. -
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DENIED At MADRID.

the American Fleet.
London, April 27.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Daily Mail says: ".De;
spite the reports. from America. the
forts at Havana have not opened fire
vet upon the American feet, which has
never yet been within range. u, The
Americans have not cut the cable to
Key West. The government is, receiv-
ing kilograms via Jamaica and. Ber-
muda.'
the n%on-delivery Of the ultimatum
leaves the United States under no
pledge in. respect of the reservations
with regard to Cuba" = :.
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A Wyoming stock raiser, dissatisfied
with his surroundings and in haste to
be rich. recently sold his land and
started for the Klondike. "A few
months later a French mineralogist
discovered near the despised ranch a
mine of cobalt, a rare and valuable
metal. The whole district promises to
become a new center of wealth. It
was upon land sold to enable the for=
mer: owner to start for the gold mines
Of California, that the great oil wells
of Pennsylvania were afterward found;
apd, both these incidents accentuate the
fact that we are continually within
reach. of important discoveries and
great opportunities, missing them by o
hairs breadth Of Impotence, failure
to observe or lack of preparation.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-05-07
slGSBEE CHALLENGED.

Member Of Minister Polo's Suite
" Wants to Fight a Duel. ~.
Toront0,'sOnt:; April 27.-.Lieut. Car
renza, Of the Suite Of Senor Polo y Ber-
nabe, was seen relative to the report
that he had challenged Capt. Sigsbee,
of tile Maine, to fght'a duel The lieu
tenant corroborated the story. He said
he had sent his challenge on the'2Oth,
and If he does not hear. from Cabt.
Sigsbee by the 2Sth he will brand him
as coward. Should.C Capt. Sigsbee re-
fuse. the lieutenant will then challenge
Consul General Lee. -
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4 THOUSAND NEGROES.

st. Louis, April q. = Prof. o. NJ.
wood; principal of rouverture Gol-
ored) school. has sent a, communica-
stion ID Gov. Stephens rendering the
s~erviees:Qf himself and 1000 negroes
for the volunteer army. .'Prof. Wood
is a brigadier general of::the colored
knights of Pythias of Missouri and
Kansas and was at one time promi-
nently mentioned for appointment as
United States minister to Hayti.
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ST, aP'aauil, 'X,pril 27.--The New YORK
Herald's special cable to the ion
Press from St: Vincent. Cape VERGE
'IsinHfnids; says: The. Spanish battleship
Pelay * and. two swift CRUISERS, whicn
! ,the1 formidaSiet. iElef How III. this bar-;
Ills f6arfirst.class Cruisers, three tor
Dedo .boats:and three. torpedo boat de-
.stroyers. here have recoaled each morn
i.lgss nd,:kept: fires: banked waiting.fo
the .Pelayo. and the other ships. ,Ihey
were to. ssthatrtt; at, once on their west
waaiFd 1vG;yags..5 s'i!i
'Alr"is cHansed.t this evening. There
lis a. report, which. l was assured py
one in authority is. not without founda-
ton, that the peiay 70: and two crack
cruisers. Of efthe: Spanish navy, accom-
panied .by three torpedo boats n four
torpedo boat d%estroyers, have gone
across the. Atlantic. / a also as
sured BY the same authority that the
oficials2o the Madrld'gDvernment Will
'endeavor .to~make good the statement
attributed to-. them, some time ago,
which was. that Spain, would soon
strike a blow that wI6hlds open Ameri.
cas- eyes to- the :fact&that' she is still.
one of the powers Of: EuropRe and ca
pable of defending. her rights.
1 was also, informed that the squad
ron now in port would sail! tomorrow
morning to join, the PelaXo. and her
fleet. l was, however, unable. to con-
firm this. But from Indications it Is
evident that the feet will not remain
long in the harbor, The -four cruisers
were, today, filled ith:e0al: Not only
We're the 'bunkers i;fffed,;tii but every,
aavaailible place in. the ,khfps,.Was: :uttill-
lied. This is: shown: blythe. fact that
about $1,000 tons we're placed aboard
the. four. cruisers made. every effort
to ascertain 'atthoritatively, .the~naanes:
of thet;vesseB ,witht;the, Pelayo, but
was unable 10 do so in. time to cable
tonight. "
Pelayo sailed from Cadiz on April IL,
and on April 20 she was reinforced
by the .armored cruiser Carlos ~. n.Qn
April %, it was reported that the .lPrin:
cess desAAgstria, Don Juan de AUSTRIA
and Reins Christina were at Cadfzaand
that q torpedo fotilla was in port with
steam up. There. can hardly be any:
doubt that the Carlos v. and Princess
de Austria, together with the fotilla
which was at Cadiz, compose the. feet
Of which the Pelayo is flagship. @
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The Russian government has decided
to adopt the metric system. The Unit
ed States and the British empire will
thus soon be the only important coun-
tries. which have not adopted the deci-
NAL system of weights and measures.
An imperial commission has also been
appointed at st. Pete. sburg to con
slider the best means Of abandoning the
Russian calendar in favor of that which
prevails in other parts of the civilized
world. ~
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WAR NEWS
:. MORE rn1zEs CAPTURED.

s;;nntsh Auxiliary CrHiser ma
e:slsuhd; Two other slsps Taken to Key
- Key west, Fla, April 26.-The light
house tender Mangrove, now armed
with two. has captured
the big Geballos liner Panama, a Span
ish auxiliary .cruizer.
The United States gunboat Newport
has brought in two prizes, a sloop and
New York, April 2e.-it was stated
at the Office of the Spanish Trans-At-
lantic lire. which owns the Panama,
that the vessel was valued at 100000
and her cargo at $4,000.
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1t may be, as the Spaniard, who
wants to fight him says, that Sena-
tor Mason would not resent a slap in
the face, bttt.w w don't believe he would
turn the other cheek. There are de-
grees of courtesy to which a proud
and sensitive nature cannot submit
without a feeling of extreme regret
and humiliation. But there is a way
to find out. Has it occurred to the
Spaniard that he might come north
and make the experiment?
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FOREIGN POWERS NOTIFIED.

Exist.rce, of a state or Wa since
; Washington, April'2e::-The state de-.
partment has sent all foreign nations
notice of congress- declaration of war
existed since April 81. This
was done to secure our rights. =.
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scraping the lining of a chimney to
get gold and silver is a form Of min
ling which the books do not recognize,
but 1t may be profitable under certain
conditions. The CHIMNEY of the assay
Office in Wall street, New York, is
nearly two hundred feet high. A new
lining of fire brick has been put in it.
The old lining, v forty years old,
yielded almost fifteen hundred dollars.
There were .f1fty-two ounces of gold
and, eight hundred and sixty ounces
of silver in the scrapings. Smoke which
has a market value through the de-
posits of precious metal it makes ought
to be treated with great respect.
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L. THE END OF SPAIN.

Italian Premier Predict. ultimate
York; April ,26:vA dispatch!T1to
the; World. from. RomeSsays: "Signor
Crispi, being asked .whaS: would beEtne
result of the. Americansspanish VAR:
answered.. emphatically:s & :
.'it,is the end. of Spain. I regret, ias
do all' attalians.; that our Latin sister
has allowed herself to be drawn into
such, anf imrasse, from which, ! a
assure, you, she cannot. escape without
great Injury" y"
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PA1N's:REGRETs

Sends !: :Ms.! e ,te s r. w sr.... about
Madrid IA Aiiinirh 2SS 81: Spanish gov
eminent KiasE sent d circular to the
powers, ragreifiting' 'the: hard necessity
Of being compelled to use force, in or
der to .repel the seandalous aggress-
ions of the United States"