Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-07-20
NOW FOR PORTO RICO.
Spain's Remaining Pos
sessions in the West to
be Attacked Unless we
Have Peace Soon.

ry Alger, after receiving the news o.
Santiago's formal surrender. land
then, if need be Havanna.
The Secretary was in excellent
spirits. He has been more anxious
than he dared to show as to the con.
dition of our sick soldiers, and looked
with apprehension upon the possibil.
ity of prolongation of the struggle
in the unhealthy valley of Santiago
The Secretary said that the Porto
Rican expedition would go forw ard
Immediately. 1t will comprise new
men entirely. The warriors in the
trenches before Santiago have distin.
guished themselves, and it is not
deemed prudent to bring them in un.
necessary contact with new troops
in view Of danger OF spreading con-
tagion. The sick soldiers will be
nursed back to health AID brought
to the United States as soon as they
can be safely removed. Immune
regiments will be ordered to Santa
go to Garrison the town, and. as
stated in these dispatches yesterday
two Of these regiments are already
under orders to proceed.
The Porto Rican expedition will be
commanded by General Miles in per
son, though General Brooke. now in
command at Camp Thomas, is ex.
pected to be his main dependence.
The size of the expedition will de-
pend upon General Miles although
it is believed $1,000 men will be
sufficient for the purpose. At San
Juan the navy will be of greater as
sistance than it was at Santiago, on.
ing to the possibility OF approaching
the town more closely, without risk
ing contact with mines.
Oklahoma druggists are talking
of combining and refusing to buy
OF Wholesale drug houses which
raise the price of goods to escape
the war tax.
The Uawaiians will not get 8
chance to voto on anything affect
ing the rest of the United States un
til such time as the islands are ad
mitted as State.
The Delaware Legislature passed
a bill which practically wiped out Tho
Australian election law in tha,
State, but the Governor promptly
vetoed il.
at Omaha a monster Fourth oi
July celebration occurred. With
the addition of Midway denizenl
every important nation of the earth
except Spain was represented.
Wholesale druggists, who do moi
have to pay any war tax except on
goods they manufacture, have raised
the price Of other goods 70 twice
the amount of tax on them.
General attention was given to
the Fourth of July in England.
Celebrations were numerous and
pulpits in various churches were
decorated with American and Brit.
ish flags.
The President has appointed Sen.
ator Cullom of Illinois, Senator
Morgan of Alabama, Representative
Hit of Illinois, Sanford Dole,
president of the Hawiian republic,
and F. w. Frear, of Hawaii, to be
commissioners to draft a form oI
government for Hawaii.
The Commissioners of internal
Revenue hold that it is the duty
of common carriers to affix the reve
nue stamps to bills of lading. This
opinion is not in line with the
rule adopted by express companies.
If it Is sustained the companies will
doubtless raise the rates and avoid
the tax just the same.
Superintendent McNall has shut
out another company. 1t is the
Connecticut Fire, of Hartford. Il
refuses to submit TO or pay for ar
examination. 1t took $40, 900 II
premiums in Kansas last year ant
paid out $lS, 420 in losses. 1t alst
refuses 10 abide by the provision
of the valued policy law.
Secretary Bush, Secretary Co
burn, Assistant Auditor Taylor
Superintendent McNall and severa
others of the State officers refuse 4
pay the revenue tax on expires
shipments and are sending ali o
their stuff by mail. If all bu sines
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