People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-06-02

hope of mediation. Spain can't see
the writing on the wall, and couldn't
read it if she should.
Gov. Leedy has refused to commits.
sion Jerry Simpson as a colonel, CIV
ing as his reason therefor that Jerry
is needed in congress.
The volunteers asked for under the
presidents second call, will not be
modified by states, but will be sent
to the front as fast as recruited.
The report that the operators In
New FOundland had seen Spanish
Warships, turned up again Monday
with its accustomed cheerfulness.
Gov. Stephens has offered VIM. ].
Bryan the c)lOnelCyof Missouri regi.
ment, but Bryan hopes to be able to
muster regiment. in Nebraska and
has refused the offer.
The war measure, under considera-
tion 10 the Senate, provides for a tax
upon wheat flour adulterated with
clay. Did you ever know before that
Hour was adulterated with clay?
The Spaniards are said to have
poisoned a number of men on the
Boston. Why don't the authorities
make an object lesson of some of the
Spanish spies that have been CAP
tured?
The reported battle off Santiago
Tuesday comes by way of Havana
and it says that the advantages appear
to have been with the Americans.
There is reason to believe that the
American fleet won a great victory,
The Kansas farmer will never give
his consent to the United States dis.
posing Of the Philippines after the
war Is over. The Kansas farmer real
ICES that what this county needs is a
colony like the Philippines for raising
our own binder twine.
The British government has Dur.
chased In the United States, for de.
livery at Kingston, Jamaica, 10000
barrels Of -four for the army and navy
stores. The transaction is significant
as showing British preparation for an
emergency.
Few people have any idea Of the
cost OF the war new, they read every
day. The cablegrams from Hong
Kong cost about 81 a word, to say
nothing OF the expense of special
correspondents In the Orient and the
cost OF getting the news from Manila
to Hong Kong.
Great activity Is In progress at Sab
Francisco, where arrangements are
being made to transport 1900 addl.
tional soldiers 10 Manila. More than
half the ships needed to transport the
fleet have been chartered. The gov
ernment is having some trouble secur.
Ing the remaining number OF ships
necessary, as the British owners of
vessels flying the American flag have
increased the prices to such figures as
20 diSmay the War department, and
the War department is hard body to
dismay. The owners Of American
vessels, who had doubled their prices,
have greatly reduced their figures,
through fear OF losing lucrative con-
tracts, but the prices Of vessels are
yet too high for the War department
to consent TO being held up.
War news condensed: Thirty miu.
utes after the receipt of the Official
news that Cervera was bottled up at
Santiago, orders we're issued for the
Gulf port troops to move on to
Cuba. IA British steamer laden with
coal for Cervera, was caught by Capt.
Sigsoee last week while trying to get
into Santiago de Cuba. . President
Lincoln's rules of war, published in
1863, have been reissued, and will be
used to control soldiers in the pres
ent conflict. IAN American and
British alliance is one OF the proba-
bilities. The two governments are
reported to be considering the plans.
Tne recognition Of the Monroe doc.
trine, the Nicaraguan canal, the seiz.
ure OF all OF Spaln's colonies and a
union In the far east are the feat.
ures. IA great many people have not
learned how Schley satisfied himself
that the Spanish feet wa, In Santiago
haroor. Capt. Sigsbee, formerly Of
the Maine, ran the cruiser st. Paul
within l,5Oo yards Of the neck Of the