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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-02
WHY THEY ARE MUSTERED OUT.

The Twenty-second Kansas is to be mustered
out. The New York Sun publishes an incident
that proves why they are mustered out. n
sergeant-major of the Twenty-second called on
President Mckinley and asked that the boys be
mustered out. He gave an account OF his III
teryiew with the President as follows:
"I told the President that every enlisted man
in the regiment was Republican, and every
officer appointed by Governor Leedy, Pop
uls. They wanted to do us, politi-
cally, by keeping us out of the state until after
election is over. Well, got in my work, and
the President says the regiment shall be mus
tered out.''
No doubt the fellow got in his work, but he
lied in doing so. In the first place, all the en-
listed men are not Republicans, nor are all OF
the men appointed by Governor Leedy Popu-
lists. Moreover, the fellow knew that the SOL
diers outside the state will have the same
chance to vote that they would have at home.
The promise of President Mckinley, to muster
out the Twenty second, because "the enlisted
men are Republicans, is the promise of man
with very small calibre.
And while we are speaking OF these matters,
we will call attention to the sending OF the col
o,ed troops to Santiago, Governor Lecdy's ac-
tion toward the colored people made him many
friends among the colored citizens, and the
Republicans were frightened. Something
must be done to counteract the Governors ac-
ton. The colored boys wanted to 60 to Cuba,
but there seemed to be no chance for them to
go. Congressman Curtis and other Republi-
can leaders saw, OF thought they saw, an op-
portunity to regain the colored vote by sending
the boys to Cuba, SO Curtis was deputzed to
Law the matter before Mckinley. The result is
that they were sent to Santiago, notwithstand-
ing the fact that other soldiers had just been
sent home from Santiago
We opine, however, that the plan did not
work. There are plenty of intelligent colored
men in Kansas who see through the scheme.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-02
The Good Work Goes On.

Rev. R. P. Banks pastor of the First Bap-
tist church of Paola, heretofore worker in the
Republican party, and, by the way, one of the
bright, intelligent colored men of which Kansas
has many, has renounced his allegiance to the
old party any will hereafter be found fighting
with the party of progress and reform. Rev.
Banks has given the subject much careful
thought before he determined on the course he
has taken and it was only after struggle that
he came to the conclusion that he could no
longer follow the leaders of his party in their
apparent determination to placethe government
IN the hands of an aristocratic monied snoboc-
racy.
Rev. Banks has made an estimate of what
the recognition the present State administration
has given the coiored people is worth to them
and declares that it will amount in round num-
bers to $4,000 per year to his people. "Nev-(
er since the emancipation" said he, "has any
tate given my people such fair recognition as
has the present administration Of the great
state of Kansas, and | could not do less than
give my support to the party which not only
saws it believes in equal rights to ALL but
shows its faith by its works, and l shall vote
and work for the election of that man who has
shown that he recognizes the coored man as
human being and who respects a colored man
at other time than just before election-John
w. Leedy, and the entire State ticket with him.
and shall advise my people to do likewise and
stand by those who stand by u.s. "
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-02

THE mpertinence of AttorneyGeneral Boyle
and the Populist newspapers in taking party
credit for the scrip and screen laws is something
refreshing. Both laws were passed by a Re
publican house in 1893, and they were sus-'
tanned by the decision of Walter L. Smors, a
Republican judge.-Kansas City Journal
This reminds us of the homestead law which
was passed by the Republicans, which was al
most imperative because the same power that
passed the law also gave all the best lands TO
the railroad companies. Granted that the scrip
and screen laws were passed by Republicans,
we have the spectacle of law on the statute
books, and nobody to enforce to enforce the law
at least noby tried to enforce it. Attorney
General Boyle is the only attorney general who
ever tried to enforce these laws, and he de-
serves great credit for so doing. We fail to see
why the Republicans should receive and credit
for passing law knowing that their officials
would not try to enforce it. 'ghen, if these
laws are Republican laws, why are the Repub-
lican papers fighting it so bitterly? "Come off
the duup!'
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-02
GARNEIvr, KANSAS, SEPTEMBER 2, 1898.
NOT A FLOPPER.

A correspondent of the Kansas City Journal
has brought ups very grave charge against
Governor Leady. The Governor is accused OF
''Aopping" on the war question. To Repub-
lcan, Topping ought to be rankedNas one OF the
virtues, and if it can be proven Nhat Leedy
Topped, it ought;to give him large number OF
Republican votes. There is not a Republican
of any prominence alive to-day who has not
topped on the money question, and Topped or
the monopoly question.
But, at the risk of deterring Republicans
from voting for L.eedy, we shall claim that the
Governor has not Topped on any question.
The Governors actions speak, and there is no
flop in his actions. When the President want
ed white soldiers, the Governor rtstled white
soldiers till the President cried "enough.'
When the President wanted colored soldiers,
the Governor rustled colored soldiers. What
more could the Governor do?
In his attitne toward corporations, the Gov.
ernor's most bitter enemy, is silent
Therefore, we conclude that the Governor is
not even open to suspicion of intending to flop
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-02
PROSPEROUS FARMERS.

Are the farmer prosperous this year? Yon
bet! The Kansas City Star says so. The
Journal Topeka Capital and all the other train
ed hunters are hot on the trail. An occasional
"yep, yep!" can be heard from the papers as
far east as Ohio. Crops immense! Farmers
are fairly gloating over their boards! Kansas
farmers wanted all the government bonds!
Whoopee! Whoopee! How we wish we were
a farmer! We would rather be farmer than a.
corporation attorney or the editor of paper
owned by the Rockefellers. No work and inl-
mense profts But, what in the name of hor Sc
sense do Kansas farmers want with government
bonds if there is mint of money in farming?
Why not buy more land, and raise more Ascent
wheat, or 6o-cent fax? Why not raise 3-ce11t
hogs or $50 horses? If farmers get rich rails
ing things below cost, why not keep on in the
same line, instead of switching off onto gov
ernment bonds?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-02
STATE OF OHIO, CRY OF TOLEDO,
T,-r.o COIr>rtrv

Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of F. ]. Cheney &
Co., doing business in the city of Toledo,
county and state aforesaid, and that said firm
will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case OF catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls Catarrh
Cure. FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, AID. 1886.
TsEAL1 A. w. GLEASON, Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system Send for testimonials, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c. Halls Family Pills
are the best.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-02

THE gold reserve in the United States treas
urv has risen to $2I2,295,375 while the avail
able cash balance is nearing the three -hundred-
million mark Topeka State Journal,
Then why. in the name OF common sense,
was It necessary to issue bonds to cary on The
war? 1t was not necessary, and the publica-
,;on of such items as the above will prove 70
the neonle that this Republican administration
has saddled upon them an unnecessary debt.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-02

a FEW Republican yels that have been
called in and put to bed under heavy covering
becaus they were frost nipped: "That the
pons would ruin the credit Of the state and
drive loney to the bowwows; that the Kan
sas sold iers were no good because they were
poorly fhcered; that the FoPs couioii NeeP 'iie
state fro IN the humility of having her scrip
hawked about because OF lack ol lulus' th"l
the Kans as supreme court "ouio oe Pie'iueu
over by anarch1st ana soclallstlc he"h, WIN
would trr over the tables of the law, and heap
damration ota all those who believed the right
of the user lis paramount to the right of the
owner y hutchlnson 1azetle.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-02
BILL PERRY IS MAD.

William c. Perry, of Fort Scott, is out in an
interview with Fort Scott Monitor reporter,
severely critcising the appellate court for its de
cision in the scrip case. Mr.. Perry was one OF
the lawyers who fought The law for the coal
barons. There isn't an impartial man in the
state who isn't willing to say that justice
couldn't dictate any other decision.-Kansas
(,ity Times.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-02

Wichita is tired Of prvate-owned street rail-
ways, and wants these roads declared nuis-
ance, so the city can buy them in or build its
own lines. We hope the city will win. 1t will
be another step along the line of Socialism
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-02

A LEADING Republican of Fort Scott told the
writer, one day last week, that he has made up
his mind that Governor Leedy will be re-elect-
ed. He said he thought Stanley's chances
were good until few days ago, but every
thing is going Leedy's way.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-02

Ii the foreigner pays the tariff tax, why
should the government allow munitions of war
brought ever from Europe free of duty? We
don't see wherein are under and obligations
il 10 ,eml
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-02

REPUBLICAN papers have been saying that
Senator Geo. ". Hanna, of Clay Center, is op-
posed to Ieedy. Senator Hanna vehemently
denies the s'Ery.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-02

E,Nr co]oree man of Fort Scott told
.,day, that Governor Leedy Will get
v ccolored votes this year-inany
Ulyears ago.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-02

A PRoMIN
US, the Other
a great man
more than Nv
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-10-21
WILL PROTECT WITNESSES.
Secretary Alger Saws No Man shall lie the
Sufferer for Expressing His Views
Regarding the War.

Washington, Oct. II, Secretary AL
ger was asked if it was the purpose Of
the war department TO take any Off
cial action concerning the statements
made by Maj Seaman, surgeon of the
first volunteer engineers lie said:
Not at all, want It TO be understood dis
tincty that any officer or man In the army may
speak freely ana unreservedv concerning his
observations Of the war without the slightest
fear Of possible consequences While l am
secretary Of war no man shall be the sufferer
for speaking what he believes TO be the truth
Above all, the witnesses who appear before
the war investigation commission shall be pro-
tocted TO the fullest eNtent The commission
and the country want the facts ana no OBJ
stacle shall be placed in the way OF getting
them.
We are all Interested In having the ccarest
light thrown upon the conduct OF the war, and
the standing or promotion of no enlisted man
or commissioned officer shall be affected In the
slightest way by any testimony or other assist
ance he may give the commission. We mean
TO keep absolute faith with the commission
and with the witnesses l cannot be more eX-
plicit than that
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-10-21
THE DEFENsES OF HAVANA.
and Masked Batteries Were Ingenious
ly Constructed-Masses of Rifles.

Washington, Oct. ls,-The war de-
partment has received detailed de-
scription Of the Notifications of Ha-
vana. Beside old guns, there are As
new guns The strength of the Span
ish garrison in Havana is estimated at
100, 900, about evenly divided between
volunteers and regulars. The exact
number of arms in Havana is not
known, but the armament on hand
in depots, artillery parks and
stores of all divisions of the
army of the island of Cuba is: Maaser
rifles and carbines, l3l,015; Rem
ington rifles, 1877. 974; arms of private
guerrillas, $4,000; total, 2s2, $50 Out
of this number, only 30, 900 are be-
lieved TO be new. OF cartridges there
are .. 200, 600 Great ingenuity was dis
played in the construction of sun'Ien
masked batteries. Closely underlying
much of the soil in the vicinity of la
vana is coral rock, easily eXcavated.
Trenches are cut into it, and from
short distances nothing is seen to in
dictate the existence or extent of de-
fensive works.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-10-21
DISAGREEMENT IN CUBA.
President Mao Advises Americans Not to
DO Anything to RecoR Dizs Cuban
Goverument


New York, Oct. 1e--A dispatch to
the World from Havana says: 1t is
generally believed that n serious
breach has taken place between the
executive department of the Cuban re-
public and leaders of the military
forces. Word has been received hero
that Gen. Wood at Santiago had re-
ceived through Col Ray, a communi-
cation from President Maso advising
that nothing be done by Americans
that can in any way be construed as
recognizing the Cuban government
Maso has been Joined by his colleagues
in declaring that the time has ar
rived for disbnnding the Cuban forces.
He advises all soldiers to return to
their homes, there to resume labor as
before the instruction. He gives the
assurance that in so doing they will
serve their own best int erests and will
be safe in the hands of the Americans.
This course will be vigorously COM
bated by Gen. Gomez. Gen. Juan
Ducasse, one of the closest advisors of
Gen. Gomez, arrived in Havana to con-
suit with opponents of President Maso
and all those who favor "a Cuban re-
public and oppose further American
Intervention. Gen. Ducasse declares
that Gomez will lead the insurgents
back into the field before he will sub
NIT to disarming them while American
and Spanish soldiers remain in Cuba.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-10-21
GEN. HALE'S VIEWS
Writing from Manila. He Says the United
States Ought to Hold ON to the
Pn!lIuDiaes,

Denver, Col, Oct. 19.--.Gov. Adams
has received letter from Brig. Gen.
Hale, now at Manila, in which he ex-
lcesses the following opinion COL.
corning the Philippines:
As to keeping the Philippines It is my opin-
ion that Uncle Sam has acquired something Of
white elephant, but hoying corralled the ami
NAL he is in duty bound to keep him. Guard
ing the islands against meddling European
nations, TO whom they would be more
valuable than to us and governing the
people will be more trouble than the
country Is worth but IL would be barbarous
and breach OF faith with the insurgents
nuisances, though they are) to give It back to
Spain. 1t is impracticable to give the natives
free rein to government OF their own. and
absurd to divide the islands between European
nations which have no claim to them what
ever The only other course il TO keep
them, at least, until order Is fully estab-
lished, laws reformed and the natives,
many OF whom are highly intelli-
gent are sunicently educated in this
ways OF civilization to exercise at least a semi
sef-Rovernment under the protection OF the
United States, paying us q SUFFICIENT revenue "
compensate us for our trouble in acquiring,
fumigating civilizing and governing the coun,
try up TO that time and experimenting the job
thereafter.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-10-21
A NEW GRAND ARMY.
Society OF the Army of Cuba in Process of
FOrmation-Gen. shafter Chosen
PresIdent.

New York, Oct. IA society to be
known as the Society of the Army of
Santiago de Cuba is now in process of
formation. 1t will, in sense, re-
semble the G. A. r.. and will number
$4,000 members. The membership of
the society will consist of all officers
and soldiers of the United States army
who constituted the expeditionary
force to Santiago, and who participated
In the campaign between the dates of
June "a and July II. The purpose
of the society is to record the history
and conserve the memory of the events
of the campaign. The principal officers
of the society are as follows: Presi-
dent, Maj. Gen. w. r. Shafter; first
vice president, Maj. Gen. Joseph
Wheeler; secretary and treasurer, Maj.
Alfred c. Sharpe; register general,
Maj. Philip Reade; historian, Maj. G..
Creighton Webb.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-10-21
A CUBAN'S VIEWS.
Gen. Manic Gomez states He Has Conf
dence In America and No Doubt of
Cuba's Final Independence.

New York, Oct. ia dispatch to
the World from Paris says: The fol-
lowing statement from Gen. Manic
Gomez, apparently published in Paris
because the peace commission is in
session here, appears in the Matin:
have the most complete confidence in the
solemn engagements made by the congress ut
Washington l have no doubt OF the estab-
lishment OF Cuban independence. or course
long days must pass before our dream Is real
lied but we must he patient until the military
occupation by America which is necessary for
preparing and fastening evacuation, is accom-
plished During that occupation an independ-
emit government will organize Itself We are
not responsible for the loss OF life among the
women and children OF the reconcentradoes
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-10-21
FOR FOREIGN INTERVENTION.
Belief In Washington That Spanish Peace
Commission Is Working for
European sympathy.

Washington, Oct, l9.-It is honed,
though hardly expected, by officials
here that yesterdays proceedings be-
fore the peace commission at Paris
marked the high tide of Spanish oppo
sition and that from now on the Span
ish commissioners will retire gradually
from their extreme position. 1t is
recognized that theic attack upon the
American position vas marked by the
greatest cleverness and adroitness.
The opinion prevails that the animat-
ing purpose of the Spaniards is to
work upon the sympathies of other
European nations, while appealing to
the interests not only of the stock
holders of Cuban bonds, but also to
the holders of purely Spanish securi-
ties, which would be affected by sym
patty, The Spanish argument, di-
rected to showing that the United
States must assume sovereignty, else
the island will be left without legal
status, is interpreted as being dis
tinct bid for the intervention of foreign
bondhOlderS
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-10-21
MAY ENLIST SPANIARDS.
American Ohcers Have Plan to Enlist in
the American Army About 100000
of Our Enemy's Men.

Havana, Oct. f1-American army
officers here are seriously discussing a
unique proposition which, it is be-
lieved, would afford great relief to
Spain as well as to the United States
1t is to enlist in the American army
under special act of congress, about
10, 900 or 100, 900 Spanish soldiers to
serve in Cuba until stable govern
ment is established and then remain
as citizens or be returned to Spain as
they should choose. The idea is to
form an army of 100000 men re-
cruited from the Spanish and Cuban
forces Differed in the main by Ameri-
cans, the Spanish soldiers to enlist
with the proposition that at the end
of their term of service the United
States would return them to the PEN
insula. 1t is believed majority
would prefer to remain in Cuba. The
country would benefit thereby, as the
soldiers would make the best class of
citizens. With their pay in their
pockets they would be able to start
farming on a small scale or to enter
some other business.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-10-21
THE PEACE COM MISSION.



Paris, Oct 1.-the American peace
commissioners held their usual session
of three hours duration yesterday.
The Teups in the evening said:
We have received from our Madrid corre-
spondent dispatch dated October IL. asserting
that report was circulated in Madrid that
the commissioners were exclusively oocu-
pied with the Cuban question. and
that the commission had agreed, ex-
cept regarding the evacuation by the
Spanish troops, the surrender OF war
material and the question OF the Cuban debt
The respective governments are now examin-
ing these questions Spain IL said to be will
ing to surrender the war material provided the
Americans accord an extension Of time for the
evacuation, and in spite OF the fact that the
date on which the Americans will assume the
administration OF the island is December 1.
An agreement on the debt question Ia moro
difficult, the Americans claiming that the ques-
ton Is irrelevant because the United States Is
not annexing Cuba The Americans further
hold that majority OF the Cuban debt was In
CURED before the civil war Of 1895. and that the
whole debt since contracted has been de-
voted entirely to the prevention OF Cuban
independence, wherefore the ultimate set
Element Of the debt should devolve on the
future Cuban government Thus Spain would
prefer the annexation OF Cuba to the United
States. 1t is further aflrmed that falling in
an agreement between the comm ssions, this
matter will be submitted to arbitration.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-10-21
SKATER AT OMAHA.
The General Makes "a speech on tho Cuban
Campaign-TheV Volunteers as Well
as Regulars ExtoIIed.

Omaha, Neb., Oct. 15.-Maj Gen.
William r. Shafter was accorded a
most generous welcome by Omaha
yesterday. When his train arrived in
the morning, a large number of people
had gathered at the station to greet
the hero OF Santiago. Later, upon the
exposition grounds, the manifesto
tions of love and respect for the gem
eral were everywhere in evidence. His
address was "A plain, matter-of-fact
discussion of the Cuban campaign,
and his simple presentation of the
main events OF the campaign was far
more effective than the most exalted
oratorical effort from one who had not
participated in the struggle. One or
two statements made by the general
are new. lie said, with the fall of Ell
Caney, the campaign was practically
over:
II was simply necessary TO convince the
Spanish commander that his case was hope
less He eventually surrendered, and, with our
small army we had captured 2337G prisoners,
1900 OF whom were beyond our reach Why
the Spaniards surrendered, when they could
have abandoned their position and kept up the
war, do not yet understand but l believe II
was because they had been informed that the
Spanish government had decided to give up the
fight and surrender their soldiers in the east
ern part of the island
The general eXtolled the virtues OF
the volunteer as well as the regular,
asserting that all did their whole duty
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-10-21
M'INTYRE CoURT-MARTIAL.
The Findings and Sentence Made Public by
the Navy Department and Now
Under Review.

Washington, Oct. lathe navy de-
partmeut made public the findings and
sentence of the court in the
case OF Chaplain Mcintyre Yesterday.
The chaplain was cha; Eed first, with
scandalous conduct tending to the de-
struction of good morals, with three
specifications; second, conduct to the
prejudice of good order and discipline,
with four specifications; third, con-
duct unbecoming an officer of the
navy, three specifications. All these
charges were founded upon the chap
lain's criticism of his superior officers
in a lecture delivered in Denver. All
the specifications were proved as al
legged; the accused was declared guilty
under the three charges and he was
sentenced to be dismissed from the
naval service of the United States.
The case is now under review at the
department