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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-11-11
Letter from the TWenty-third.

Santiago de Cuba, Oct. ~, '9S.
EDITOR MISUNDERSTANDING.
l take pleasure i'll writing to you,
thinking that you might be in
terested i'll hearing from Cuba.
This is v:1y unhealthy
country. Tee boys are dying
very rapidly over here, We have
very poor treatment as far as
medical treatment is concerned.
The hospitals arc crowded to
their utmost canacity with fever
cases. l just returned from the
hospital few days ago. | lay
there for three DAYS without any
medical attendance. This is an
everyday occurrence III our
quarters. They don't care any
more for us poor soldiers than
they do for dogs, | am a man
who is willing to serve my coun-
try, but can't get used to such
treatment. The companies are
circulating petitions to get out
of this unhealthy climate. Dur
ing my illness, | lost thirty
pounds. | am now nothing but
a skeleton That fever makes
one as weak as cat. Our COM
pany only has about twenty men
that are able to drill at present.
| highly appreciate those pa
pers you sent me, but your
paper didn't say anything about
the Twenty-Third Kansas.
We all want to 60 back to the
United States, but the chances
look very dark in that direction.
This is a beautiful. looking
country, but very unhealthy.
Please inform me how the
campaign is going, l would
like to be at home with the boys
once more, but can't tell
whether | will get back or not.
Please write to me, and if you
see any Of my people, tell them
to write to me, for l haven't
heard from them since | came
here.
Is the rumor true that the
United States and Germany are
about to get into it? That is all
the talk over here.
This is about all at present.
l have to go OIL dress parade i'll a
few minutes. Youls truly
THos. TYLER.
Co. A, 23d Kansas.
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Hon. j. ID. BoTKIN,

Hon, j. ID. BOTkIN,
Ccngressman-at-Laresf from Kansas.
Ps-ru-na and Man-a-lin. l have been
afflicted, more or less for n quarter of
a century with catarrh OF tn. stomach
and constipation; residence in Wash
inSton has increased these troubles.
A few bottles of your medicines have
given me almost complete relief, and I
am sure that continuation OF their
use will effect permanent cure.
.Pe-ru-na is surely wonderful rem
edy for catarrhal affections.
]. ID. BOTkIN.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-11-11
Theaters In Spain.

Theaters in Spain have no pro-
grammes A bill in the lobby sometimes
gives the cast, but most OF the actors
remain unknown by name. The curtain
is devoted to advertisements, and in
Madrid theaters advertising cards are
affixed with the numbers on the back Of
each seat.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-11-11
The Kansas CITY
TIMES.
W ESTERN IN LOCATION AND
xENTlMENT.
A Daily Paper Devoted Entirely
to Western Interests.
Read This offer TO Readers.

Uncle Sans new colonies will prove a
source of great interest to the American
people generally and particularly with
the chosen field of the Kansas City
Times. The war has impressed on near
~ every reader the necessity OF having
live metropolitan daily newspaper
The second invasion of the Philippines,
Porto Rico and Cuba by the commercial
forces of the United States will be attend
cd by many interesting events. Yankee
enterprise with its complement of i'm
proved machinery and wide-awakc bust
ness methods, will effect as startling
revolution as achieved by Yankee sailors
and soldiers in the recent campaigns.
The progress of this peaceful army of
business men will be chronicled in the
columns of The Kansas City Times. In
addition, there will be congressional
clectious in all the states in the union
this fall.
As an indication of the prevailing sent
imcnt of this country, this contest will
be fraught with an unusual interest; and
in order to keep up with the moves of
the political chess board, western read
crs should keep in touch with events
daily transpirinq. BY means Of fast
mail trains, The Times is distributed
over the greater portion of Missouri,
Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arkansas
and Indian Territory.
If you want live up. to-date paper,
printing all the news and uncompronis-
ingly Democratic in the broad western
sense OF the word, you shonld send your
order without delay for The Kansas City
Times.
Caily and Sunday wear .............S4.0O
Daily, only, ! Northumberland. 800
Daily and Sunday 6 months........... 200
Daily and Sunday 3 months.......... 100
Twice Week Times 1 year............ 100
Address
KANSAS CITY TIMES,
Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-11-11

Some Chinese and Japanese can still
draw pictures with their finger nails,
an art once held in high repute. The
nails are allowed to grow to a length o
IS inches and dipped in vermilion Oh
sky blue ink.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-11-11

If you have never read The New Time,
come in and gel sample copy We
know you'll want il a year. We will
send it year in connection with the
AGITAT0R for 81 60.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-11-11

Bring us in {. few ears OF corn. We are
going to have mighty fine display OF
corn in short time.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-11-11

First Proud PARENT am a daddy,
and it is a peach.
Second Proud Parent ain daddy,
too, but it is q pair!-New York Trib-
une
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-11-11
SCHOOL SHOES REPAsREp!

- epairing school shoes is my spec
TAialtv. | have had years OF expert
ence in this line, and am prepared to
turn our high-grade work. Let me re
pair your old rubber boots, and make
them as good as new Give NE trial.
Ashwood's old stand
Jesse CARRIER.
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TO Cure "A Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund money if it fails to
cure. 25c. The genuine has l.. e. O. on
each tablet
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Headache Quickly Cared
De. Davis Anti-headachen never fails, 25c
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Deadly Cancer
Cured at Last!

were unable to do her any good, and
finally pronounced it Cancer OF most
malignant type. We were greatly
alarmed aud gave her every remedy
recommended, but they did not seem
to reach The disease, and it continued
to spread and grow. Upon the advice
Of = friend she began to take s. s. g.,
and after few bottles had been used
= decided improvement was noticed,
and continuing the remedy she was
cured completely aud the permanencc
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-11-11

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shop in the basement under the Bank q
Commerce Fine porcelain bath tub III
connection. Hot and cold baths.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-11-11

OF the disease has
returned, though ton
years have elapsed,
ii. l.. MIpDLEBRooKs.
Sparta, Ga"
The cures made by
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rcnt. 10 is the only
blood remedy which
can cure obstinate
deep-seated blood
diseases, because it
is the only one
which acts on the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-11-11

forcing out the poison and Kidding the
system ~ il forever
s. S. s. never fails to cure the worst
cnses Of Cancer, Scrofula, Catarrh,
Eczema Contagious Blood Poison, Rheu-
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ters not what other remedies have been
used in vain. Ii is the only blood
remedy guaranteed
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Congressman
BOtkin'S
Statement

WARRINGTON, DC, April /, 1898.
DR.. S. b. Hartman, Columbus, o.
Nj DEAR DOCTOR 1t gives me
pleasure to certify to the excellent
curative qualities of your medicines:
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Purely Vegetable

and contains not a particle OF potash
mercury, arsenic or other minerals
Valuable books on Cancer and Blood
Diseases will be mailed free to any ad-
dress by Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-15
AS AN UNDERGRADUATE.
Tongue In His Early
Days.

Tennyson, while an undergraduate at
Cambridge. was noted for his insight into
character. and his subtle. terse criticism,
says the Youths Companion.
He once quoted Hallam, the historian.
as pronouncing Shakespeare ''the greatest
man." Fitzgerald, subsequently, the trans
lator of the '.Rubaiyat." of Omar Khay-
yam, objected that so sweeping an asser-
tion was rather peremptory for a philoso-
pher.
"Well' said Tennyson. "the man one
of mankind to those in another planet"
One day several students were looking
at the portrait of an elderly politician in
his bland, family aspect.
1T looks rather like q retired panther"
said Tennyson.
On some one among the friends making
a dogmatic assertion. Tennyson remarked,
That's the swift decision of one who
secs only half the truth
Some one asked the young poet what poll
itics he held, and he replied. II am OF
the same politics as Shakespeare. Bacon
and every sane man." He hated the mar
row, ignorant Toryism of that day. rever-
enced the great traditions and the great
men of past ages, and eagerly sympathized
with the disabilities Of his fellow men.
England was then. 1S30. in a state of fer
dreading. the reform bill. Farms were
fired and ricks burned. At one of these
fires Tennyson heard farm laborer say.
Now We shall get our taters cheaper"
You FOOLS" retorted Tennyson. though
he sympathized with the laborers' de-
mands, you are all going the way to make
taters dearer."
The young poet was an athle,e-six feet
high, broad-chested. strong limbed. with
hand as soft as a childs. but of great
strength and size. He was fond of putting
the stone" and could hurl the crowbar
further than any of the neighboring farm
laborers Once when showing a pet pony
he took it up and carried it. whereupon u
friend remarked. 1T is not fair. Alfred
that you should be Hercules as well as
ApOllO"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-15
RIVAL FRENCH CELEBRATIONS.
Anniversary of the Fall of the Bas-
tile the Occasion of Festivities
Mt st. LOufS.

ST LOUIS. July lion account of some
dissatisfaction arising over the selection of
a park for holding the nineteenth annual
French celebration of the fall of the Bas-
tile. two demonstrations were held in this
city tonight. One was at Concordia park
and was designated as the National French
fete. The other was held at the suburban
garden as the Franco-American fete. The
former was opened with salvo of twenty
one bombs, followed by Sousa's march,
The Stars and Stripes Forever by the
orchestra.
DR.. a. DeRivaux, president of the eN-
ecutive committee of the fete, delivered his
annual address, followed by address
from Monsieur Louis Segunot. consular
agent OF France, Mayor Zeigenhein and ex-
Governor William ]. Stone also made
speeches.
Then followed a concert. fireworks and at
midnight a ball.
The Franco-American celebration opened
with. bomb salute. The speakers of the
evening We're President Emile Karst ard
Judge Chester H. Krum. After a short
concert, Shakespeare's comedy, Merry
Wives of Windsor was given. the fete
ending at midnight with a pyrotechnical
display.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-15
FRENCH GUNBoAT HELD UP.
1t Attempted to Run Into the HarbOr
of Guantanamo Without
PermtssiOn.

copyright 1898. by the Associated fresS-D
PLAYA DEL ESTE. GUANTANAMO
BAY, July IA French Sunboat of about
1000 tons displacement attempted to come
into the harbor about dusk tonight with
out permission, and met with a surprise
party. The cruiser Marblehead fired a
blank shot as the gunboat came into the
entrance to the harbor, but no attention
was paid to this, and Il shot from a six
FOUNDER was sent across her bow. This,
too was disregarded, the gunboat coming
along under full steam.
For a few minutes it looked as if 4 row
were possible. The trumpets on the Marble
head rang out a call to quarters and an
ether shot was sent, across the French
boats bow, this time in uncomfortable
proximity.
That warning was sufficient however,
and the Frenchman stopped with extreme
suddenness.
1t is against naval custom for a war
vessel of one nation to enter port which
vessels of another nation are blockading
unless permission is granted. The captain
OF the French Sunboat was either in igno-
rance of the American occupation or chose
10 disregard it until forcibly reminded of the
fact by Commodore McCalla.
The gunboat was allowed to anchor in the
lower harbor for the night.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-15
MORE WOUNDED ARRIVE.
Transport Brenkwater Reached New.
port News Yesterday With 40
Soldiers ON Hoard.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. July 1.-THE
transport Breakwater arrived at Fort Mon
roe this afternoon from Santiago de Cuba
bringing l4o wounded and sick soldiers. Hum
ureds of people stood on the pier and
watched the vessel steam slowly up to the
dock and a few minutes after the Break
water was mcored the work of transferring
the soldiers to the wharf was commenced
The scenes witnessed yesterday. when the
City of Washington arrived. were re-en-
acted. 1t was reproduction of the same
drama of pathos and enthusiasm in which
sobs and cheers Were mingled. The men
were carried from the vessels on stret 5hers.
some groaning onsaccount of eXcruciatng
pain, while others were singing the Star
Spangled Banner The soldiers were
placed in the hospital tents. where their
wounds were re-dressed and 4 change Of
clothing placed on them. Some of the
men are seriously wounded. but the sur
geons believe that, with few exceptions,
all of them will recover. 1t was impossible
10 get a list of the wounded and sick. as the
surgeon in charge has not completed il.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-15
TO BE MILITARY GOVERNOR.
Colonel Barber, of the Seventy-first
New York, May Be Assigned to
That Duty In HaYaii

SAN FRANCISCO. July 1.-THE Call
says that it has been practically decided
to appoint Colonel T H. Barber. of the
First New York regiment, military govern
or of the Hawaii islands. The appoint
ment however, will be only temporary. for
Colonel Barber was to-day assured that the
First will go to the Philippines soon as
it is possible for the war department to
relieve it of garrison duty.
The site assigned the New Workers at
Camp Merritt does not please Colonel Bar
Der. and. having received permission from
Major General Otis. he will tomorrow
move the regiment to the Preside reserva-
ton.
WASHINGTON. July 14.-Army officials
have been advised of the protest made to
General Otis at San Francisco by Colonel
Barber commanding the First New York
volunteer regiment. against the proposed
duty at Honolulu. The colonel, however,
has been informed that the intention of the
president and the secretary of war con-
template the location of his command at
the island only temporarily and for period
approXimating two months. after which 1t
is to be sent to the Philippines.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-15
EXPLOSION WORKS HAVOC.
Six Persons Killed and Twenty-six
Injured by the Bursting of
n Boiler.

BUFFALO, N. Y, July 14.-By the ex-
plosion of a boiler in the Niagara Starch
works to-day. the building was wrecked,
six persons killed and twenty-six injured.
Two others are missing, and are supposed
to have perished. OF the six persons who
were in the building, only two escaped.
Most of the injured We're persons outside
the works. Scarcely house within a
thousand feet of the works escaped being
hit with bricks. twisted iron or heavy tim
bers.
The dead are: William Kelly, engineer;
Henry Schiffernstein, fireman: Casper
Waiter. miller; Charles Entemann. team
ster; Mrs. Joseph w. Hoyt, Baby Hoyt.
Baby Sloss has its skull fractured and
will die.
The others injured are: John Dingfelder,
head cut; Phillip Wesp head cut: Alex
Sloss, shoulder fractured: Mrs. Michael
Meyers, ribs broken; Albert Binkert. ribs
broken; Mrs. Hattie Binkert, hands crush
ed: Mrs. j. Weller. head cut; William
Pfann. severely bruised; Mrs. Anderson.
arm broken; William Schifton. head and
hands cut: Mrs. George Mestber-
ger. injured by shock: George
Smith, head cut: William Bauer,
head gashed: Ida McFarlane. leg crushed;
Mrs. Philip Darion, head and arm crushed
Alex. Fohnor. back injured; John Summers,
back injured; Hattie Thompson. face cut:
Mrs. Penny. hip torn; Maud Penny, arms
crushed: Benjamin Penny. scalded by
steam; George Penny. badly bruised: Baby
foot crushed; Hildred Minger, bruised by
bricks
The causes which led to the explosion
will never be known. the engineer and fire.
men, who were killed. being the only per-
sons who could have possessed any knowl-
edge on the subject.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-15
SENATOR KENNEY's TRIAL.
of His Transactions With
the Senafor

WILMINGTON. DEL. July l.-Senator
Richard R. Kenney. of Delaware, to-day
faced the jury in the fourth day of his
trial for aiding and abetting William n.
Boggs, the defaulting teller of the First
National bank of Dover, in the misappli-
cation Of the funds of that institution.
When Boggs left the stand last evening
Lawyer Bird had begun the cross-examina-
ton. To-day. by agreement of counsel
and permission of Judge Bradford. District
Attorney Vandergrift returned to the di-
rect examination.
Boggs' direct examination being resumed,
he said that when. in 1885, he first told
Senator Kenney he was in default. Mr..
Kenney asked him how he had concealed
it. and said, when the witness expressed
his fear of exposure: You have con-
cealed it before. 1 don't see why you can
not do it again.
Three bonds aggregating s3.700 made out
to Senator kenney were identified as be-
longing to him Boggs). They had been
made out to defendant just before witness
disappeared, and were to support Boggs'
family during his absence. The bonds had
been given to Boggs in exchange for
der cross-eXamination witness said his
downfall was due to faro, poker and stock
gambling.
The commonwealth here rested its case.
Senator Gray then opened for the de-
fense and addressed the jury saying that
the prosecution had failed to make out a
case, but that he would have Senator Ken
ney and other witnesses testify in order to
show conclusively that the defendant is
innocent. Two witnesses for the defense
whose testimony was unimportant were eX-
amined before the court adjourned.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-15
SHE HAD A "G00D THING"
tiers at Fort Scott Tapped the
PrOsnerfty Rarrel.

ffOSperlty haffel.
TOPEKA, July 4-(Special) The federal
authorities are now hunting for very
smooth con" woman known by the name
of Celia Keith, who was indicted at the
recent term of the federal court at Fort
Scott for using the mails for fraudulent
purposes. She is a grass widow, but signs
herself Miss Celia Keith" She worked
a graft that was proving regular gold
mine until the authorities got on to her
scheme. She advertised in a matrimonial
paper that she was a 16-year-oid orphan re-
siding with an aunt at Fort Scott, and that
when she became of age she would have
$4,000 in her own right. The last clause OF
the ad brought forth replies by the hum
dreds from Massachusetts, to Idaho. She inn
mediately replied to each one. She grew
confidential and said that her aunt was
very severe on her, and that that was the
reason that she wanted to marry some good
man who would protect her until she be-
came of age; then they could live after that
in ease from the income of her own prop
erty. She soon became engaged to about
half the men who answered her ad. Nearly
all of her fianceS wanted to come and get
her at once, but she told them that it would
be better for her to run away from home
and come to them. In that way she could
better cover up her tracks. But she could
not get any ready money to pay the car
fare. And the suckers sent her money. She
worked the scheme for several weeks and
postal authorities got wind of it. but before
they got hold of her she disappeared and
has since been able to conceal her where-
abouts. After her departure letters con-
tanning money continued to pour in for
her. The postmaster estimated that at
least half bushel of such letters were re-
ceived by him: Some of them had as much
as so fnclosed. They were returned to the
SenderS.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-15
MORE TRANSPORTS TO SAIL.
City of Puebla and Peru Will Get
Away From san Francisco for
Manila To-day.

SAN FRANCISCO. July 1.-THE trans
port steamers City of Puebla and Peru re-
ceived their complement of troops to-day,
and tomorrow. unless contrary orders are
received from Washington, the two steam
ers will sail for Honolulu, and will arrive
there in time to participate in the cere-
mony of annexation.
Major General Otis, commanding the
fourth fleet of transports, will make the
Puebla his flagship. Brigadier General
Harrison G.. Otis will also sail on this
vessel
The officers and troops which will en-
bark on the Puebla are:
Major General Otis and his staff, Briga-
der General H. G. Otis; all the remaining
companies of the Fourteenth United States
infantry; recruits of the First and Second
battalions of the Eighteenth and Twenty
third regiments; enlisted men of the First
North Dakota. First Wyoming and First
Idaho; medical officers and members of
the hospital corps, total Of SiS men.
The troops to go on the Peru consist of a
squadron of the Fourth United States cav
airy. light batteries of the Sixth United
States artillery, detachment of the Third
United States artillery, q detachment of
the signal corps, under Captain Russell. a
uetdShhehl vi NoiuHteerS, Heuicdi OtncerS
and members of the hospital corps. In all,
there will be 1.763 officers and men.
1: is generally understood that the Pueb-
la and Peru will remain at Honolulu after
coaling to await the arrival of the other
vessels of the fourth fleet, the Pennsyl-
vania, Rio de Janeiro and st. Paul, though
from present indications the last three ves-
sells of the fleet cannot get away for at
least week or ten days, in which case the
Pueba and Peru will sail from Honolulu
for Manila. in command of Brigadier Gen.
erai Otis. Major General Otis stopping off
at Honolulu to take command OF the sec
tion section on its arrival there.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-15
Kansas Boys at Frisco.

From the San Francisco Examiner.
New uniforms have been served out to
the Twentieth Kansas.
Fifteen recruits for the signal corps are
daily expected from Kansas. There are
forty-four men of the corps now in camp,
under Captain Russell. A full corps has
forty-five members. All must be telegraph
operators.
Lieutenant Colonel E. c. Little. of the
Twentieth Kansas, has been i'll for about
two weeks. and the probability is that he
will be retired for disability. though this
will be very much against his wishes. He
is prominent lawyer of Abilene, kas, anu
was United States consul general in Egypt
under the administration of President Har-
rison. He is now Populist. At the time
of his appointment to the position of lieu
tenant colonel he was private secretary 10
Governor Leedy-
Several promotions in the Twentieth Kan
sas were announced yesterday. They were
made by Governor Leedy. on the recon-
mendation of Colonel Funston. and were
caused By the resignation of Quartermaster
Smith. through i'll health. First Lieutenant
Walter 2. Hull was made quartermaster,
and First Sergeant Clad Hamilton was
raised to the rank of first lieutenant.