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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07
LARGE NUMBER SICK.
Fully q Per Cent of Our Soldiers In Porto
Rico IncaPacitated and Must BE
Brought North.

Ponce, Porto Rico, Oct 1T is the
well-grOunded and almost unanimous
opinion Of the medical staff Of the
American army in Porto Rico that the
condition Of the volunteer forces here
necessit tate their removal north. Sick
ness is increasing and has been in
creasing during the past three weeks at
an alarming rate. Yesterday the sick
report showed over 2, 700 in hospitals, or
in quarters, out Of a total command Of
10, 900 men; that is, over p per cent
Of the troops are on the sick list
This, however, does not mean that
there Is an effective strength Of
Z, 800 men The soldiers discharged
from the hospitals as fit for duty are
in nine cases ont Of ten incapable Of
service and If ordered on duty are al-
most invariably back ia the hospitals
within a few days The medical OIL
GERS have found that the eOnvaiescents
do not, and seemingly cannot, recover
their strength in this climate, and for
this reason they are being sent mort b
IS rapidly as possible, several hundred
leaving every week
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07
ELECTRIC LIGHT SYSTEM.
The Santa Re to Use the Electricity Evolved
from the Friction or the Car
HETeE.

Chicago, Oct 3-The Santa Fe road
has made arrangements to light all
the cars Of its limited train running
between Chicago and Los angeles,
Cal, a distance Of 2,245 miles, with
electricity evolved from the friction
of the car axles- The electric equip
ment Of each train viii aggregate /, 92s
candle power. All berths Will be pro-
vided with berth lights, and this Will
be the first train in the world carry
ing such large supply Of light service
exclusively from the car axles- The
introduction Of this system on the linn
tied trains viii mark quite a departure
from previous practice, which necessi-
tated large light plant in the bag
gage car. The objection to this plan
is that if the baggage car meets with
an accident, or the plant is out of or
der, the entire light output Of the
train is deranged. In the axle light
system such a thing cannot happen.
Each car has its own plant, which is
small, but compact and complete, con-
sisting of dynamo and storage bat
teries-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07
NAY END POPULAR LOANS.
Ba1kerE Employed Agents to Make 'sStrau
Bids" 20 Obtain Large Blocks
OF Bondz.

Washington, Oct An official Of
the treasury department said yester-
day:
II the BANKERS who have sued the secretary
Of The treasury 70 compel him 20 award them
bonds are successful in the courts IL VIII be the
death blow 70 popular leans The legal pro
ceedings are the direct outcome OF the efforts
Of the department. to comply with the letter OF
the law Congress- provided that the bonds
should be held By popular subscription and 20
secure the widespread distribution y the SCI
Curities certain regulations were made and
published Bankers desiring 20 obtain large
blocks o. bonds emplOved agents 20 make
straw bids" Thousands OF dollars worth OF
bonds were subscribed for BY men who had not
the price OF the first Installment The neces-
sary funds were furnished by the banks and
the subscribers assigned their purchases 70
the banks as security They we're 70 receive
commissions ranging from one 70 25z per cent
II the bonds were awarded The department.
discovered the scheme and al such subscribers
we're thrown out as fast as they were discOV-
cred Now the principals in the Transactions
are trying BY means Of legal proceedings 70
force the secretary 70 give them the bonds As
they are st a premium OF about i've per cent,
success viii be very profitable. but il viii in
eFitably result in preventing the department
from ever placing another loan On the popular
plan
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07
INUNDATED By TIDAL WAVE.
Has Five Feet OF Water ArOuRd It
Great Damage Elsewhere.

Brunswick, Ga, Oc-. A-During the
tropical hurricane Of Sunday, q tidal
wave was driven in from the sea and
inundated, for an average depth OF i've
feet practically every business house
and warehouse in the city Conserve
tive estimates place the property loss
at $500, OOO, though when the details
are all in the figures may be consider
ably shaded either way. The Mallory
steamship and South railroad docks
were under water four feet In the
residence section Of the city, the water
was from two to eightfeet deep. There
was a full sweep Of wind and water
from the ocean into and across the
city. Two fatalities in Brunswick and
one a few miles out Of the city have
been. reported. Those in the city
were negro children. Their parents
are missing and may have been
drowned. a few miles out Of town,
Steritt Aiken, cOlOred, was killed by
falling bricks blown from chimney.
Meager reports from the Sea islands,
on the coast, are far from reassuring.
At Jekyl island, where the club houses
Of New York millionaires &c situated,
much damage has been done. Dix
q
by negroes, was inundated and the de-
struction is almost complete. Wolves
were lost there Five vessels are
ashore in Brunswick harbOr, two be-
ing the Norwegian barks Record and
Louise, one an American schooner and
two valuable pilot boats On the
docks are hundreds Of thousands Of
feet Of lumber and cross ties and
naval stores which will be washed
away. Nearly all the docks suffered
from lifting. While the water was do
ing its damage underneath the wind
was playing havoc overhead
Several fronts Of brick buildings
were blown partly out and the rain
poured through in torrents Every
church in the city was damaged either
by water or wind. All electric wires
were Frustrated. Fires in locomotives
in and near the city were put out by
the driving sheets Of water. The loss
to railroads has been considerable
from washing Of tracks and injury to
terminal property. Communication
cannot be fully restored for a day or
frryo
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07
LONDON's STRANGE ADVICEs.
Strong Probability That the Peace Con-
ference VIII Prove Failure.

London, Oct "A dispatch from
Paris says that the peace commission
may break up without arriving at
decision. Prime Minister Sagasta, it
is stated, has ordered the Spanish
commissioners not to yield on the
question Of the Philippines 1t IS
likely that this will have the effect
first Of an adjournment for a few
weeks, then another meeting or two
at which the Spaniards will continue
to hold out for the retention of Spain's
sovereignty in the islands, which will
be followed by the recall of the Amer
lean commissioners.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07
4 NEW BATTLESHIP.
The Launching Of the Illinois Sue
cessfully AccompI ished.
MAMIE LETTER CHRISTEKS TIE SHIP
The Fair Sponsor Breaks Bottle OF Cham
payne Over the Vessel and 10000
PeopIs send Up 8 Chser-De-
scrIption OF the Warship.

Newport News, Va, Oct. 5-Just be
fore the tide from old ocean reached
its crest at 1885 yesterday, the Il
GnOis. the mightiest new ship Of Uncle
Sans fighting navy, plunged into the
historic James AS the steel monster
trembled In her fight from earth to
sea, Miss Mamie Letter broke a bottle
Of sparkling champagne upon the YES
sePs PROV and pronounced the words
that made 1t the gOdchild Of the great
western commonwealth and caused
the 40, 900 people assembled to send mp
a cheer that could be heard for miles.
The governor Of Illinois shook hands
with the governor Of Virginia, the
newly hOated ship rose proudly from
her initial dip and the launching was
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07
SENATOR QUAY ARRESTED.
He and other Prominent PennsyIvanIans
Chtrged with Misuse OF state Funds
in stock Speculation.

Philadelphia, Oct district AttOr-
ney Graham this afternoon stated that
warrants had been issued charging
United States Senator Quay, his son,
Richard R Quay, ex-State Treasurer
Benjamin Haywood and Charles B
Mckee with conspiracy with the late
John S Hopkins, formerly cashier Of
the Peoples bank, to make use Of the
states funds in stock speculation The
affidavit upon which the warrants
were sworn out was made by Detective
Meyers, who is an attaehe Of the dis
trict attorneys Office
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07
A CIrou. Man Attacked By a Lion.

Butte, Mont, Oct 4-Walter BIanch-
ard, better known as Zeke Walters,
the animal man, with Lemen Bros
circus, was attacked in the lion cage
by one of the lions, which felled him
with a blow on the head with its paw
and continued the attack as be lay
PROSTATE Almost blinded by blood
from the wounds on his head, Walters
dragged himself to the door at the
rear Of the cage and leaped to the
street His back IS terriblv lacerated.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07

Fort Worth, Tex, Get A-Tbe farm
ers' national congress win meet here
December to "A The indications
are that fully Il, 600 delegates viii be
present The governors OF OkishOma
and Arizona have notified Secretary
Dan O Lively that they wiz increase
their delegations to 80 each The
same rspoFts come from Nebraska
IoWa, Illinois Missouri. Einaesota.
HiEslszippi, bouiaiana Hnd several
other atatsa The dsEEPtment &C
Washington requested fhB EeziC1a
RUFsFn meat % have creatf1bls rapras
Esntasiol and it s. unteF1tcod Press
ters Diez Hill cosby.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07

Washington, Oct. A-The following
dispatch has been received at the war
department:
Manila, Oct 2-A5iutant General. Washing
ton: Deaths among troops in Philippines.
July, August and September, four officers, s.
enlisted men August, two Officers. 50 en-
listed men, Of whom one of1cer and Is enlisted
men we're killed In action. seven died Of
wounds Deaths for September, > enlisted
men. Total deaths. Il killed in action, seven
OF wounds, Il OF typhoid fever Cause OF re-
naming deaths. accident aad mfsceIIan eoua
diseases-Otfs
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07

Washington, Oct Admiral Schley's
report announcing that he expected
the last Of the Spaniards 10 leave san
Juan for Spain BY October 5, caused
the war department to order Z, 900 ad-
ditiOnal troops to Porto Rico at once
The Fifth cavalry, at Huntsville, Ala,
and the Sixth United States volunteers,
at Camp Thomas, viii be sent to Porto
Rico from Charleston, s. c., while the
FOrty-seventh New York infantry viii
sail from Rhode Island.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07
A New Position tor ssCoIn" Harvsy.

Chicago, Oct. flames K Jones, Of
Arkansas, chairman of the national
democratic committee, has appointed
ex-GOv. William J. stone, of Missouri;
ez-GOy- John p Altgeld, of Illinois;
Senator William v. Allen, of Nebraska,
and Senator Henry NJ Teller, Of Colo
RADIO, TO act in conjunction with him
self as a committee on ways and means
w. H Coin Harvey will act as man
arer Of this committee.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07

Stevens Point, Wis, Oct 4-JOseph
StOertzback, y years old, has been
robbed of S15,6OO. This amount, con-
sisting Of s., 900 in Stevens Point bonds,
g, 600 in government bonds, s., 600 in
gold and s., 900 in paper money, he has
kept buried in a tin box in his wood
shed During his absence from the
city 1t was exhumed and taken, to-
gether with his list Of the bond num-
Ha--
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07
ALuckr Knnras Girl.

Detectives in Chicago were looking
for Miss Minnie Norton, stenographer,
for whom SIS, coo is waiting in Kansas
In a letter received in Chicago from
Mrs. r :. Trimmer, Of Centralia, Kan,
she asked that a search be made for
Miss Norton who, she says, is heiress
to land worth So, 600 and jewels and
cash to the amount Of s., 600.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07
- AssI.tant secretary ID -.

Washington, Oct A-The president
has appointed Dr. David J. Hill, Of
Rochester, first assistant secretary of
state to succeed John Bassett Moore,
resigned DR.. Hill is president of the
Rochester university, is a scholarly
gentleman and is particularly known
through his knowledge Of interna-
tionsl law.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07
The TransatIantic Line Routes.

Berlin, Oct As a result Of repre-
sensations made by the Hamburg
American steamship line the German
foreign Office intends to invite the gov
ernments Of the maritime nations 70
come to an agreement to legally com
pei steamers to follow the transatlan-
tic line routes in order to avoid coli
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07

Washington, Oct 4-The secretary
Of war has decided TO award the con
tracts for the four new coast defense
monitors in accordance with the low
est bids, namely: One monitor to
Lewis NexOn at SS25, 600, Newport
News at $3.50, 600, Bath iron works
at $500, 900 and Union iron works at
SsT5- 900.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07

FernandinO, Fla, Oct 4.-The United
States transport Roumania has been
ordered here from New York She
VIII arrive today or tomorrow aud
viii take on board the Fourth immune
now IN camp at Jackson
7ilIe, for ManzaniIIo. Cuba
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07
ReIsared Oh FurIouEh.

Eight hundred soldiers Of the Twen-
ty-first Kansas left LeavenwOrth for
their homes on a furlOugh to report
there Octo5er2s They viii not be paid
until theiy return, when they will re-
ceive two months pay. A very large
number had no money and transpOr-
tatiOn was furnished by company com
maudRrs
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07

Denver, Col, Oct z-The middle-of-
the-rOad populist state convention here
nominated q state ticket Simon Gug-
genheim, candidate Of the anti-Teller
was Endorsed for governor.
Rev MYrOn " Reed, was nominated
for congress in the First district
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07

CIarindas Ia, Oct A-Yalter J. Yates
shot his wife and Mrs. Z J. North
At Essex, near hers. and then shot
himself Re died instantly. His wife
wiz die Mrs North Is only slightly
wounded. He vas drinking nan and
hi7 wife bad lsft hin pn that ace0uut
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07

St Louis, Oct Sin a blaze Of splen-
dor not equaled since the inaugura-
ton Of a local annual social eelebra-
ton, the annual pageant and ball Of
the Yelled Prophets was celebrated
last night. The parade consisted Of -
H--F
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07
one Hnndrsd prernsd.

London Oct IA special from Bonn
bay says that ferry bost was eaPsized
while crossing the Indus az Mnttun
Eois. 8 town Of the Pun5aub, on the
seest bank % the river. and 100 @ the
pazzenEsrs Ters drowned
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07
Mixed Jury Fails to Agree.

The innovation of calling six negroes
to sit with six white men on iuries
trying cases in which negroes are in
terested was recently introduced at
Fort Scott, but proved a failure, when
six negroes hung a jury by insisting
upon the acquittaI Of Ell Henderson, a
prominent negro citizen, charged with
wronging a 13-year-Old white girl.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07

Kansas City, No, Oct IA telegram
was received last night from the pres.
idsnt's private secretary that Mr.. Ne
Eiulsy regretted that he could not
include kansas City "a the itinerary
81 his western Tip It vas sent 70
Webster Davia
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07
Portrait OF Col W. F. CiouI.

A portrait Of Col w. F. Cloud, of
Kansas City, No, was presented to the
state historical society by the Second
Kansas Regimental association By
reason Of the shifting fortunes of war
Col Cloud commanded three different
regiments-the Second Kansas cavalry
and Tenth and Fifteenth Kansas in
fantrv.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07
Divorced from EvangeHst Lane.

In New YORK city an absolute de
voree was granted Mrs Ada. Lane from
Rev John Lane, pastor Of the Baptist
church at Larned, Kan, and an evan
gelist Of some note. The plaintiff
charged him with intimacy with his
present wife, Kate E Brown, Kansas
girl
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07

Lou Stewart, a notorious character
at Ottawa, ended her life Of crime By
Jumping into the Marais des Cygnes
river from the Locust street bridge,
$50 feet high She fen into only two
feet Of water and she sank into the
mud
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07
Another big CONSERVATION PromIssd.

Cleveland, O., Oct A-One Of the
most Kigau tie projects for the eombina-
ton Of capital in the history of the
country is being engineered In this
city. II is nothing less than an at
tempt to unite the warship building
inter ests and the amor plate and the
gun-making interests Of the world into
one great syndicate, whose factories
shall be located near Cleveland
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07
Isoard ot CharItIes Waat 70 u.

Board OF CHARITIES want More Land.
Farming is the prescription of the
state board of charities this year.
More land and more tools for tilling
Will be its appeal to the legislature for
most of the eight institutions under
its control In out-of-dOOr work it
sees a healthful occupation for many
of the unfortunate people under state
charge. The board agrees that farm
ing is a good way to keep boys in the
reform school and others out Of mis-
chief
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07
Tbev vTapt col Roo.sveIt-

The state 9. A R. reunion meets at
Wichita next month and the executive
committee has invited Col Theodore
Roosevelt, Of New York, to deliver the
opening address.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07
she Has Hoped \ hIrteen TImea.

GARFIELD EOrneE and Bessie DaIIeT,
youthful lovers, were landed in jail at
Wellington upon complaint OF the
girls mother, who says that the girl
IS fncorrigible and elOPed Is different
times with FOrDey, but was always
caught The mother asks the officers
10 send her girl to the reform school
Thinks u Woald IHeFeaEs Oar FopuIatlou,
state senEtor Bentley. Of Wichits,
VIII introduce q bill ia the next lsEis.
lstHra 20 relax Kansas divorces laws.
He thinEs the state woald greatly in.
crease 10 population II it had rarid
ucfho5a 81 getting diEoTcea
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07
IN uEeus
Contingent Fund Was Used

Eighty-six soldiers of the Twenty
first Kansas regiment arrived in To
peka from LeavenwOrth. They were
considerably emaciated by typhoid
and malaria They were sent to their
homes in various parts Of the state in
Pullman cars. The war department.
provided transportation for them only
as far as Topeka, and Gov. Leedy used
his contingent fund in buying them
necessities and delieacies and paying
their railroad fare
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07

Laus0n College Buraed 20 the 6reuad-
Lawson, No, Oct. 5.-LaWson cOl-
lsFe vas completely destroyed By ars
yesterday morning. e wac erected
tsTsB years sgo at 8 cost Of sle.ooa -
TIE PresbytsriHn ohurehs Ihe Gre VS.
ef fneendiaFv origin, e there 1ad
besn nc IRE Is the buildiag tor r5Qfs
tsEn = week
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07

Howard AcEin, bachelor abOat -
years old, committed suicide near Edna
BY hanging himself Religious enthu-
siasm is azcribed as the cause
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07
SOME KANSAS HAPPENINGS.
Two Men Made the Nonination.

". E Bush, secretary Of state deeid.
ed that the name Of Judge G. ". No
Kay, Of Anthony, cannot 60 on the Of
fetal ballot in the Twenty-fourth dis
trict as the democratic nOmi nee for
Judge NJ. Bush takes this position
because the democratic central COM
mittee did not comply with the re-
quirements Of the election law in nomi-
mating Judge Mckay The protest
which Mr.. Bush sustained alleges
that two or three democrats got to
gether and agreed that it was too late
to call a democratic convention, and
agreed to put McKsy's name on the
ticket A certificate of nomination
was accordingly fled BY them a few
DAYS AGO.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07
September weather In Kansas-

The weather report of Chancellor
Snow, Of Kansas university, for Sep
TENDER, says the last month has been
unusually warm, clear and calm Only
Eve Septembers in 81 years record
have been warmer, only six have been
clearer and only two have had less
wind The rainfall was considerably
above the September average, bring
ing the total precipitation for the nine
months Of 1898, now completed, above
the yearly average of the past so years
Only three Septembers on record have
had more rain.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-07
May BE a ROmsncer's story.

A Wichita dispatch said Grace
Barnes, aged four years, fell from a
Rock Island train near Pratt while it
was going 80 miles an hour. The child
was sitting by her mother, leaning
out of an open car window. The
mother paid no attention to her and
when the train reached Pratt little
Grace was missing Mrs Barnes told
the conductor, who backed the train
about two miles and found the child
lying in high grass where it had fallen
uninjured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-21
GERCIA'S DEATH.
The Report is Credited by the
Cuban JUnta.

New York, July PA Kingston. ia
maica, special to the Post says: Gu
bans arriving from Siboney bring in re-
ports of the death of Gen. Garcia. They
make a mystery of it, saying that it
should not be known in Cuba yet, or in
the United States for reasons of state
and give no particulars except that he
was shot. Spanish refugees here who
are officially connected with Gen. .Blanco
believe the story.
The last word directly received by
the Cuban junta in this city from Gar
cia was dated before Santiago, July IL.
1t was a cable message and stated
briefly that he was well, and that the
progress of events was satisfactory. At
that time Garcia was to the west of
Santiago guarding the approaches from
expected reinforcements to the city.
Horatio S. Reubens. counsel to the
Junta, when given the information con-
tained in the Posts dispatch said that
the news of Garcia's death had not
been received at the junta, but that at
best communication with the Cuban
forces in the field was irregular
Il am greatly surprised" he said,
"but do not find it hard to credit the
dispatch.
During the assault on Santiago, Gar
cia was in the west with his command,
with the special duty of intercepting
reinforcements and cutting off the re-
treat of the Spanish soldiers.
when the city fell, his duty there
was at an end, but it appears, the at
tack on ManzanillO was then planned.
Manzanillo lies to the west and it is
therefore probable that Shafter detail
ed Garcia's command to cut off rein
forcements there.
"Holguin lies near Manzanillo and
was garrisoned by a considerable force
as the American general must have
known.
1T is not unlikely that Garcia and
his men came into conflict with a body
of Spanish soldiers bound from Holguin
for ManZanillo."
Calixto Garcia was in his sixtieth
year and was regarded by the Cuban
insurgents as one of their most intrepid
soldiers. In the ten years war his skill,
bravery and energy won him continued