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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-05

The Wichita Eagle is in great de-
mand while the war is on. 1t gets
the news four or five hours later than
Kansas City papers and reaches
Wellington four hours ahead of
them. The Eagle is always brim
full of the very latest news and a
business mans breakfast will not
settle well without perusal of its
columns. 1t is the popular daily for
Wellington people.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-05
Council Meeting.

The new council met Monday night,
with Mayor Brown and the following
councllmen present: Lichtenberger,
Smith, DeYoe, Crane, Pitts, Luening,
Pember, French and Dean.
The mayor announced the following
appointment of committees:
Law and Ordinance-Ready, Lich-
tenberger and Luening.
Finance-Pitts, Dean and Pember.
Street and Observation-Disclosures,
French and Crane.
Health-Smith, Ready and Luen-
ing.
Fire-DeYoe, Pitts and Dean.
Water-Pember, Pitts and DeYoe.
Gas-Luening, French and Ready.
Police and Public Buildings-Dean,
Smith and Crane.
PurchaSing-French, Lichtenberger
and Pember,
Cemetery-Crane, Smith and De-
YOe.
Councilman DeYOe reported that no
satisfactory reply had been made to
his inquiries of the bell manufactur.
ers in regard to the cracked fire bell.
The committee appointed to confer
with the county commissioners in re-
gard to the tax on the water plant
reported having met with poor sue
cess. The committee was continued.
The mayor announced his reappoint-
ment of Fl. L. Woods as city attorney
and Theodore COrwin as sexton. The
appointments were confirmed by the
council.
A petition for a crossing on West
Seventh street was referred to the
street and alley committee.
]. A. Wampler was elected to the
fire department to succeed Chas. Gar
land, resigned.
E. e. Pember was elected president
Of the council.
The police judges report was refer.
red to the finance committee. The
street commissioners report was re-
ferred TO the street and ally commit
tee.
The finance committee was in
structed to pay off one of the railroad
BONDS. The committee will use their
own discretion in choosing which
bond to pay. , -.
The council voted to purchase two
lanterns for use by the fire depart
ment.
The bonds Of the city clerk, city
marshal and street commissioner were
approved. The clerks bond is for
$1,000 with W. H. Burks, H. A. Loper
and L, j. Garland as sureties. The
marshal's bond is for $500 with W. R.
Savage and Jacob Lynch as sureties
The street commissioners bond is for
$500 with R. ]. Smith, Geo. Pfeifer.
Harve Coverdale, AL Russell and W.
S. Longman as sureties.
The clerk was authorized to secure
bids for lumber, ice and city printing.
The water committee was instruct
ed to confer with Prof. E. Haworth of
Lawrence, in regard to the under.
ground water supply of this locality.
The law and ordinance committee
was instructed, if necessary, to pre-
pare an ordinance with the view OF
compelling repairs to sidewalks.
The bicycle ordinance presented by
Councilman Lichtenberger was passed
The council adjourned.
i
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-05
Spring Is Here.

That handsome new paint wagon of
l.. G. Fishers is making its daily
rounds and is the admiration of all.
1t is an active reminder of the arrival
Of spring. It'is new wagon from
the ground up and is beautifully
with aluminium paint and
black lettering. L.. G. Fisher has
spent many years of his life in
the paint business. The greater part
OF that time has been spent In Wei.
lington. He knows every detail OF
the business. In his early experiences
be has tried inferior oils and leads and
k nows their deficiencies. He long
since learned that it was poor economy
to trifle with such. He now buys his
lead from the factory, after it is
ground but before it is mixed, using
Collier strictly pure lead and pure
linseed oil. The two combined make
the best paint on earth. lie sells
paints, oil and glass in small or large
quantities to whoever wants them at
the very lowest prices. He has a large
country trade and it is growing every
year. He furnishes workmen where
they are wanted and employs none
but the best. Heis scrupulously honest
and trustworthy 10 all his dealings.
Paints, oil and glass are his specialties.
II you need any of these he can save
you money whether You employ him
to do your work or not.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-05

The row which has been developed
because Of Governor Leedy's action
In the militia is largely due to the
desire of Republican papers to make
1t uncomfortable for him. These
papers have frowned on evrey crit
cism Of President Mckinley, no mat
ter how temporarily it may have
been made, but they lead in an eff
fort to hinder and retard the work
of enlisting Kansas volunteers. In
the first place, if the militia compan.
les had been brought to Topeka a
considerable number would have
been rejected by the medical exami.
nations and the state would have
been to the expense OF taking them
there, returning them to their home:
and for subsistence while abroad.
The Judge Advocate General of the
War Department holds that COM
panies can't be mustered in as
organizations but must be taken as
individual volunteers. The equip
ment of the organized militia com.
panies does not belong to it.
members or the state but to the
general government. Instruction.
from the War Department con,
templated the use of this equipment
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-05
BuckIen's Arnica Salve.

The best salve In the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum,
fever sores, letter, chapped hands
chilblains. corns, and all skin erup-
tions, and positively cures piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price Is cents per box
For sale BY II. B. Snyder.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-05

Every postmaster in Sumner
county was at the Republican con-
vention last week. 1t was truly a
convention Of, by and for the post.
masters, and the way they run the
artillery wagons over the rank and
file who were unsuccessful in getting
their respective chins over the pie
counter was caution.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-05

The Secretary of War started to
do the very thing in the District Of
Columbia that Republican papers
say Governor Leedy should lave
done in Kansas. After the secretary
had his men together he found that
he was wrong, and Governor Leedy's
plan has been adopted.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-05

Webb McNall scores another
victory. Two insurance companies
which have settled losses at less
than the face value of the policy
have sent him money to pay the in.
sured in full. In none of the cases
had the insured expressed any dis
satisfaction.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-05

The American navy has landed
one blow on the west jaw of the
saucy Spanlard and is getting ready
to administer a slap on the other
side as soon as it is definitely
located.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-05
Blind Boone

The world-renowned Blind Boone
will appear at the auditorium on
Wednesday evening May IL, under
the auspices of the County High
school. Admission will be Is and IS
cents. 1t will be a musical treat.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-05

The Populists of Shawnee county
met last Saturday and went so far as
to instruct their delegates to the
state convention against a renom-
ination of Gov. Leedy. John W.
Briedenthal was placed at the head
Of the delegation.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-05
MELLINGTON TOWNSHIP.

The voters of the Peoples party Of the
above named township will hold a primary
ON the evening OF Tuesday, May 10th, at
O'Clock D IN, to elect delegates to attend the
county convention called for the Saturday
following and 10 elect q member OF the CEN
tral committeeman.
o. De TURK, Committeeman,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-05

Populists should remember the
primaries in each precinct on next
Tuesday. The people should turn
out and send their best men to the
county convention May IA.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-05

New subscribers for the Advocate
and News are coming on quite freely.
Every reader Of the Voice ought to
get it regularly.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-05

The Spaniards are learning Of
America. They will learn more
about US in the next few weeks than
they ever knew.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-05
Dewey's blow almost killed the
Pope.

There are twenty-one old soldiers
employed in the State house. No
previous administration has had so
many.
The herald., 1898-07-16

day. ~ did Gen. Miles. tn regard - the sur
render. Gen. Toral agreed yesterday POSI-
lively to surrender all the forces under his
command in eastern Cuba. upon distinct
understanding that they were to be sent to
Spain by the United States. THIS surren-
DER was authorized by General Blanco, and
Its submission tomorrow was merely for
NAL. The commissioners to arrange de-
tails were Observation-Disclosures, Lawton and
Miley on the part OF the United States.
Points were Immediately raised by Spanish
commissioners. The discussion lasted un-
til 10 o'clock last night My commissioners
think the matter will be settled today, and
met at 1890 this morning. There are about
1000 troops in the city and about as many
more in the surrounding dlstricts-25, 900 in
all will be transported. General Miles was
present and said the surrender was as alb
solute and complete as possible. 1t cannot
be possible that there will Be failure In COM
pleting arrangements. Water famine in
city imminent. Have supply cut; this was
told Lieutenant Miley by English commits
sionsr. VIII wire frequently when condi-
tons are progressing. SKATER,
Major-General Commanding.
The herald., 1898-07-16
THE REPUBLICAN LEAGUE
Colonel Stone Of San Francisco Elected
President

OMAHA, Neb.. July 15.-Col. George
Stone Of San Francisco. the President OF
the California State League, was elected
President Of the National Republican
League at this mornings concluding seq
sion. 1t was a close vote between him and
]. c. Boyd Of Baltimore on the first bal
lot. which stood: Stone 521, Boyd 5sS. Ding
ley Of Michigan 1877, and Sobel Of Pennsyl-
vania 214. An effort by some one in the
convention, either Maryland delegate or
pretending to be one. to cast the fifty votes
of Virginia. State not represented in the
convention at all for Boyd, along with
Stones still hunt work ever since he came,
he being the first candidate on the ground,
and Pennsylvania throwing its $50 votes to
Stone and Illinois its SO GAGE the election to
Stone on the very first ballot. d. H. Stone
of Newport, KY. who had been made the
Secretary to fill out the unexpired term Of
M. ]. Downing Of Rennville, Mimi. was
elected Secretary by reclamation; also NJ.
D. Young Of Pennsylvania. Treasurer. In
vitations from Judge e. P. Scott Of Texas
and Maj. John Espy Of Minnesota for the
next convention Of two years hence, to be
held at Galveston and st. Paul respectively,
were formally offered and referred to the
Executive Committee. AS biennial sessions
have been decided upon the officers will
hold for two years.
The herald., 1898-07-16
INDEX
TO TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

+ Toral asks new terms for the sur
+ render of Santiago; the government
4. has refused to consider them.
+ The queen wants peace: willing to
r cede Cuba to save Porto Rico.
+ The sailors Of the mosquito Meet :
+ bring q squadron of captured ships
+ into Key West.
+ The Seventh regiment greatly dis
+ appointed over their failure to go to
+ Manila; Company q mutinies on ac-
+ count Of the rations.
+ The fourth fleet sailed for Manila
+ yesterday; the fifth expedition will go :
+ next week.
+ The cabinet meets but does not dis
+ cuss peace measures; Skaters course .
+ commended.
+ The national treasurer gives figures .
+ regarding the war loan bonds.
+ Express company combine refuses .
+ to do business with the Denver and .
+ Rio Grande company because 1t pays
+ the stamp tax for its customers.
+ Dewey's report to the government .
+ praises all his men; the Chinese on .
+ board his ships he says should be re- =.
+ warded for their bravery.
+ General Correa, Spanish minister Of .
+ war. suggests impossible terms Of .
+ peace. .
+ Fears of battle on the Spanish |
+ celona take to the woods. .
r Alaskan miners arrive with gold: I
+ Paul Dobson Of this city returns with .
+ . fortune: akaguay under martial Law. I
r. t34+&tt$4$&t$9$t4$s
The herald., 1898-07-16
THE DISAPPOINTED SEVENTH
Our Boys Are Bearing Up Bravely Under Their
Long Wait-To Give an Entertainment

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The herald., 1898-07-16
REFRIGERATION
Question Of Sending Prisoners Back to
Spain Causing Worry

1
WASHINGTON. July 1S.-Colonel Heck
er, who Is IN charge OF transportation SER
vice OF the War Department, 10 busy trying
to arrange Tor the conveyance home OF the
spanish soldiers who surrendered at SAN
tiago. There Is disposition to appeal OIL
rectiy to the great steamship Transports
ton lines to make bids to carry these peo-
pie. Inc adoption OF such course would
relievs the government OF great response
oilty. II would put the Spaniaros unosr
neutral nag, which would insure their re-
ception without o'naculty at nome ana II
wouiu reiievs our government OF the neces-
SHY OK senoing with the prisoners the neaVy
guard that would De required IL they were
conveyed on United states transports Zoo
nomica'ly' IT was thought that the PROPOSE
tioh was SOUND one. Assuming tnat 'he
companies charged the usual passenger
rates LOT SOLDIERS the transfer could De Ell
fecteo at cost not to exceed sSoo.ooo. a sum
winch is propaoiy less than wouio % the
cost OF the service II undertaken directly by
government. But q oisagreeaDie eomphca-
tion mas arisen among the spanish troops
as wen as among our own. ana II Is reared
.nat Il these reports are wen iounded 1t may
The herald., 1898-07-16

hood for some time. STILL being under no
care to protect themselves against the foe,
the American troops can be 80 dispersed as
comparison with what they have undergone
and by removing them into the hills just in
the rear Of Santiago 1t is believed that the
danger Of an extension Of the yellow fever
will be reduced so far that 1t will no longer
be cause for grave apprehension. The sur
seons' reports describe the disease as of
mild character and it is said that 1t will
readily yield to change of altitude.
The herald., 1898-07-16
Ohio Island WIzlo .
Welburn's Defalcation

United States District Attorney Bert
Schlesinger filed suit in the circuit court
this afternoon against Oscar M. Welburn
to recover SIS. 1885, said to have been em-
bezzled by him while acting as disbursing
agent in his capacity OF internal revenue
collector. Welburn's bondsmen were sued
for the amount few days ago.
The herald., 1898-07-16
A Chinatown DESTROYED

ST. HELENA, CAL, July 15.-Half Of
the local Chinatown was destroyed by fire
tonight, causing loss of about $4,000. The
fire began in the josshouse from an over
turned candle. The owners of the build
ings destroyed are T. E. Davis j. r. Lo-
gan and Frank Stiaroni
The herald., 1898-07-16

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The herald., 1898-07-16

SEATTLE. July 1.-THE Hbgo News,
published at Kobe, Japan. under date Of
June goth, just received here by the steamer
Yamaguchi Maru, contains the news of the
sinking Of the Chinese torpedo boat Hee
Ching at Port Arthur a few days before the
paper was printed. Tt Is stated that there
were lis men on board. not one of whom
was saved.
The herald., 1898-07-16
A HUMILIATION TO THE DoN'S
sENsITIvENESS
NEGOTIATIONS ARE DIFFICULT
Problem Of Transporting the Spanish
Army Home-Yellow Fever
Still Serious Factor


Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, July 15-Thers was a
long and anxious wait today to hear fur
Their news from the commissioners who had
been charged to make arrangements for
the surrender of the Spanish army at San
tisgo. For eighteen hours no word came
from either Gen. Shafter or Gen. Miles.
although there was the keenest desire on
the part Of the president and the cabinet
officers to learn what was to be done and
whether the actual surrendering Of Santi-
ago and the Spanish troops had been car
ried out. When the cabinet met at II o'clock
there was nothing from the front which
would serve as a guide for the delibera-
lions. It was thought that the cable had
been interrupted. but inquiry of Gen. Gree
ly. chief signal officer. gave assurances
that the cable was intact. Thereupon Sec-
rotary Alger sent a dispatch asking for the
situation up to the latest moment and par
t!cularly inquiring as to how far the sur
render had proceeded. No answer came
while the cabinet was in session. In the
meantime Gen. Greedy had cabled, and he
was the first to hear fro mthe 'front.'
Negotiations Still in Progress
A dispatch from Lieut.. Jones, military
censor at Playa del Este. reported that the
message from the secretary Of war to Gen.
Shafter was only six minutes in passing
from Washington to Playa del Este. The
received by Gen. Greedy came at
2:23 p. M. and indicated that negotiations
were still in progress, but as the dispatch
was submitted to the president no details
~ ere given out. Toward the middle Of the
afternoon dispatches from Gen. Shafter
and Gen. Miles began to arrive In response
to Secretary Alger's dispatch. They were
not given out in full. but such portions as
were made public showed that tho negotia-
lions were still in progress and that the
Spaniards had raised some rather unex-
pected questions.
The herald., 1898-07-16
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The herald., 1898-07-16


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The herald., 1898-07-16
Want to Retain Their Arms

their arms when they returned to Spain
There was entire willingness on the part
of General Toral to turn over the arms tc
Gen. Shafter at the time Of the surrender
but with this was the understanding thai
the arms were to be returned to the Span
ish troops when Spanish soil was reached
This was q condition which had not been
anticipated. The authorities here did not
regard 1t as serious, or as likely to over
come iinal settlement. as It was attribut-
ed to the Spanish sensitiveness against the
humiliation involved in the laying down Of
their arms. One Of these dispatches. after
specifying that this difference has arisen,
added that a settlement would be reached
before the day closed. Gen. Shafter
himself summed up the situation by say
Ing:
ut cannot be possible that there will be
failure in completing arrangements"
The Surrender Has Been Ratified
No question whatever has been raised as
to the surrender itself. Not only has Gen.
eral Toral agreed to it. but this agreement
has been ratified by General Blanco at Ha-
vana and by the Spanish government at
Madrid. General Greedy received another
dispatch at p. M. containing the informa-
tion that Colonel Allen had landed the shore
end Of the signal corps cable at Playa Del
Este from the cable steamer. Colonel AL
len was not allowed to land at Playa on &C.
count Of the Adria coming from an infected
district. All were we'll on board. but no one
was allowed ashore.
Colonel Allen returns this evening to
Baiquiri to repair the French cable at that
point and establish regular communication
between Playa and Santiago so that the
army will be In telegraphic communication
with Washington as soon as the city is sur
rendered.
Many Difficulties to Face
Ahe PetP'eAh6 pioDiou NO" " pc sOiVeu
is how to carry out the plans made by Gen.
eral Shafter to remove Spanish soldiers who
surrendered to Spain. 1t would have been
no easy undertaking to remove the 10000
mon across the Atlantic under the best con-
ditions. but the reports that indicated the
existence Of yellow fever among the Span
iards threaten all kinds Of difficulties. Al
ter all. 1t was decided to be only matter Of
money and II the price offered is large
enough. steamship lines can doubtless be |
found to undertake the task. At the best, |
several weeks probably will be required to |
move the spaniards. 30 that 1t will be nee
essary 70 nslntsis : censiderabls propor-
The herald., 1898-07-16

If you want to find woman out call
when she isn't in.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-16
PORTLAND BOY PROMOTED.

The friends of Mr.. Joseph H. Maxfield
of this city will be pleased to learn of the
recent promotion of his son, Lieut.
Joseph E. Maxteld, signal officer, and
acting engineer of the United States army
corps, located at Chicago. That Mr.. Max
field, hasEbeen ordered toGovsrnor's S. Island,
New York harbor, very important post,
in the event of hostilities is regarded by
his former associates as q high compji-
ment. Lieut.. Maxaeld was born in
Salem, Mass, in 1861, ~, was educated in
the common schools and was graduated
from the High school at the age OF six
teen. While a pupil at the Brown school.
he was under the tutorship of Mr.. J. B.
Brackett, who is now located in this city
as general agent of the Washington Life
Insurance company. Lieut.. Maxfield en-
tersd Harvard college and graduated from
that institution in 1881 at the age of
twenty. Some five years after this,
through the influence of DIR. Tuckernan
an intimate friend in Salem he secured
an appointment to the United States sig
nal corps, enlisting as private. He was
first sent to Point Barrows, Alaska,
where he remained some time. From
there he went to Fort Miers, near Wash.
ington, where he acted as tutor in one
of the government schools. His next ser
vice was at San Francisco and from
there he was ordered to Fort Riley, Kan
sas, and the last move was to send him to
Chicago the post which he now leaves
Lieut.. Maxfeld is married and has a wife
and two children. Soon after his enlist.
nent in the U. S. service his father,
Joseph n. moved to this city, and owing
to the remote posts where his son has
been serving, has not seen him for nearly
twelve years.