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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-05
NO ENEMY IN SIGHT.
Gen. Miles army Has as Yet Encountered
No Re-Istance-stUrIes OF Spanish
Darbarisy Exaggerated.

Ponce, Aug. An outpost Of the
American army has now halted at
Coamo. about tygO-thirds Of the way
to AibOuito, on the road to San Juan.
Col Hulings, advancing this morning,
met a detail sent cut to recOnnoiter,
which reported that there was no sign
of the enemy The latter, it was said,
had retreated to AibOnitO, where they
would make a stand A delegation Of
the citizens Of COamO came out and
Col. Hulings was rendered the freedom
of the city as an American soldier.
The citizens reported that the Spanish
had carried away all the money that
was not secreted. The stories Of Span
ish barbarity have been greatly ex-
aggeraLed. There is no authentic
case of destruction Of private property
or outrage upon women Gen. OteRa
is still at Aibonito, with probably
l, 600 Spanish soldiers. Gen Stone,
with a small force, went to Adjuntas,
where Spanish outrages we're reported.
He viii occupy the town, proclaim
American rule, establish cOmmuniea-
ton with the surrounding country and
push on TO Aciebo, on the north coast.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-05
EXTRA SESSION RUMoR.
Warrington Paper Says Congress WIN BE
Convened - Soon as Peace Terms
Are Aceepted.
Washington, Aug. 2-The Post to-


day says:
President Mckinley VIII CAL an extra sss-
sion Of both houses Of congress as soon as
Spain accepts the terms Of peace offered BY the
United States II has always been understood
that the senate would be convened as soon as
the treaty Of peace was ready 70 be acted upon
By that body. The attention Of the president
has been called. however. TO a situation which
makes the assembling Of the entire congress
necessary. This situation can be explained in q
few words Under the law which provides for
the raising OF the volunteer army, that army
goes out Of existence as soon as the war ceases
When this law was framed, Il was not for q
moment supposed that. after the war had
ended, there would be any necessity Of keeping
the army intact The Developments Of the, war
make il very evident that, instead OF sending
the army back TO civil life fully 100 coo men viii
continue to be needed II is the present fnten-
ton 70 distribute no less than 5000 soldiers
throughout Cuba, with 81, 90 in the Philippines
and probably 1000 In Porto Rico
Under the law, as soon as hOstilities cease,
the volunteer army is disbanded- and the regu-
lar army goes back 20 its peace footing. thus
leaving only p, 900 men in the service. This IS
q total FAR too small for the work that viii be
required Consequently, the aid Of congress
VIII be needed to frame new laws which viii
keep an adequate army Tor garrison purposes
In addition TO this, laws must be passed 20
meet the new requirements Of governing the
Philippines and probably %. 600 in Porto Rico.
The president is naturally aTerse TO calling
congress together during the hot weather, and
it may be decided that the war Is not ended IN
til the senate has ratified the treaty Of peace
In this case congress viii not meet until the
middle Of September. as it viii take at least q
month OF six weeks for the full details OF the
treaty to be discussed and framed The pres
eut outlook IS however, for an extra session
at much earlier period, in the hope that its
work can be concluded before the fan campaign
has reached its height
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-05
MORE WILL LEAVE.
Several Transports with Troops for Merritt
VIII sail from san Francisco the
Next Few DaTz.

San Francisco, Aug. at is officially
given out at army headquarters that
another feet Of transports would sail
next Thursday. The steamers Lakme
and Charles Nelson viii carry the
troops for Honolulu and the Tacoma,
towed by the tug IrOquOis, will sail
for Manila with horses and mules
The transport Arizona Will sail next
Monday or Tuesday at the latest,
carrying the Seventh California
regiment The Scandal viii sail a
week from next Thursday and
viii carry the recruits for the various
regiments 1t is now definitely set
tied that Brig. Gen. King will com
mand the next expedition. He will
probably go on the Scandal and act as
head of that ship, as well as command
ing the expedition All of the troops
here and in the vicinity viii be sent to
the Philippines as rapidly as trans
ports can be secured and made ready.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-05
WHAT THE WAR COSTS.
Expenses During July Were S3O,OOO,OOO
and s9O,OOO,OOO Since HOstiutIes Be
ean-Treasury Statement

Washington Aug. 2--The monthly
comparative statement of the govern
ment receipts and expenditures shows
that during July the receipts amounted
to S43, S47, Jos, a gain. as compared
with July, 1897, Of s., s27, 900. The dis
bursements aggregated So, eos, AS, an
increase Of a little more than S24, l6O, =
900. The receipts during the month
from the several sources Of revenue
are given as follows: Customs, SIS, I69, =
ESQ, loss Of about 81, 900, 900. Inter
nal revenue, $50, 17O, 69T, a gain Of
about SO, 100, 600 Miscellaneous, 81
SOC, $50, about the same as a year ago.
The expenditures during July on &C
count Of the war amounted to about
$50, coo, 900 and to about $50, 900, 900
since the var began.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-05
MAY Add Another to the List.

An informal complaint was made to
State Insurance Superintendent Nc
Nall that the Fidelity and Cas-
ualty company had refused TO settle
claims of railway mail clerks for In
iuries received in the wreck near Lang
last summer. One mail clerk told Nc
Nall that he was unable to work for
IS weeks on account of a broken leg
and internal injuries McNa1 told
him to make his complaint in writing
and prove it Then if the company
did not settle there would be another
added to the list Of the insurance com
panies barred out Of Kansas.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-05
what a CoaIing station Means

St Paul, MINI, July Ex-senator
Davis said concerning the terms Of
peace with Spain, particularly as to
the Philippines; Eve ought t. have q
cOaling station there, and BY a coal
ing station L do not mean a heap Of
coal on q dock. A eOaling station
means an American colony and ship
yards and dry docks, and that means
8 sufficient number Of troops to main
tain our authority there"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-05
Imposing Rs4.sw 1t camp Thomas.

Chiekamauga Park, Ga, Aug. A.
One Of the most imposing drill exer-
cises that has yet taken place st Camp
Thomas occurred yesterday. It was
the sPOrtatiOn drill and review Of
the Third division. First corps Fully
go wagons, besides the smbulsuces Of
the division, took part in the exercises
There were four mules to each wagon,
making a total OF about Loo, while
attached To the ambulances was 3 total
Of a horses
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-05
BISMARCK Is DEAD.
The Exclamation Of the German
Empire Succumbs to Infrmities.
A Short Sketch OF His Caresr-Formed the
North German Confederation-HIs Cam
paign Against the Roman CathO-
lie Church In Germany.

FREDERICKSBURG. Aug. Prince Bis
marek died just before Il o'clock Sat
urday evening. The death Of the ex-
chancellor comes as a surprise to all
Europe. Despite the family's deniaIs,
there was an undercurrent Of appre-
hensiOn when the sinking OF the prince
was first announced, inspired more BY
what the family left unsaid than by
any information given. But when the
daily bulletins chrOnieled improve
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-05

Washington, Aug S.-Gen- Skaters
health report states that he Is now
caring for over 5000 sick people, IN
GLIDING Spanish soldiers, many OF
whom were found 10 be very III The
task is q formidable one, and The Et-
tempt 70 care for All hands probably
explains, In . measure. the lack Of
sdequats preparation q the tEas1spoEts
employed IN bringing home some q
the wounded and sick
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-05
BIg Zinc and Lead output.

The zinc and lead mines Of Kansas
produced in 1897 mineral worth s., OS4. =
9Ss. an increase over the previous year
Of S1s3, 49, q. The zinc output was
ISL, LOG, OOO pounds, an increase of 28.-
641, $50 pounds over 1896, and worth
81, 4i9, 26LGA The lead product Of 1897
was %, 2s6, 40 pounds, or {, 1853, $50
pounds OF increase over the previous
year.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-05

Walter S. Moonlight is a member OF
company c, Twenty-secOnd Kansas
He is a son Of Col Thomas Moonlight,
who is one Of not over eight or ten OF
the more conspicuous officers Of Kan
sas regiments during the rebellion
who are still alive A few others are
Col w. Z. Cloud, Gen Powell Clayton,
Col. S. J. Crawford, Col. c. w. Blair,
probably Gen. A. L. Lee, Col James
NJ. Williams (nOw on the retired list
Of the army, Lieut. Col John ConOver,
Lieut. Col o. F. LeaFnard and Mai
John A. Hslderman.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-05

London, June So.-Maii advices re-
eeived here from Tangier, Morocco,
say that the threats Of the Spanish
residents there caused the house Of T.
c Partridge, the retiring United States
consul, to be guarded before he left,
and, in addition, his successor, Samuel
Gummers, was escorted to the consul
ate, which is still guarded by Moorish
-.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-05
a - - % -.

DR.. r r Hunter, Of Fulton, received
q telegram from Surgeon General
Sternberg. Of Washington, appointing
him to the army surgical corps and
ordering him to leave for Santiago Ok
way Of Tampa on the first train. He
Is a yellow fever immune and speaks
Spanish fuently.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-05

Judge Hazen, in the Shawnee county
district court, issued writ Of man
damus ordering W. Il. Morris, auditor
Of state, to payC. G. Clemens, supreme
court reporter, his full salary for July,
as provided by the salary law. Clemens
IS one Of many who hold positions for
which the salary established by law is
in excess Of the appropriation. His
was a test case and all state employees
will be paid in accordance with the
decision
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-05
speaker Reed Rsnomlnated.

Portland. Ne, Aug. a-The repub-
licaBs Of the First congressional dis
triet held their convention here to-
day. The name OF Thomas B. Reed
was presented to the convention and
he was nominated by exclamation amid
much enthusiasm.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-05
crime Of a KanEaa Soldier.

UuaTteTmasteF Dergeant j. q.
Young, Of the Twentieth Kansas, now
at Camp Merritt, san Francisco, was
arrested at the instance Of Col Funs-
ton on the charge Of embezzling from
the government Young confessed,
but said he was doing only what every
ing all along.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-05
soHE Ass HAPPENNes.
Assessed Valuation By CosntIes.

All the counties Of tie state. with
the exception OF Crawford, Norton and
Scott, have made returns to the state
auditor Of the assessed valuation Of
all forms Of property, which Is as fol-
louve.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-05

The Twentieth Kansas regiment has
sent an appeal to the state for a tent
IN which to hold religious services
They declare that the churches are
too far away from the camp for the
boys &c attend. and that q tent costing
500 would iii the bill
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-05

Maj Gen OTIS and two American
transports arrived at Honolulu July
p Gen Otis was uncertain Of his
stay there He announced that Hawaii
rzculI have no military governor Col
Barber viii temporarily act as post
ecumandeE
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-05
HIebest WAGE at the PaekInE Home.

Highest WaBss lL TIC FiaCAIlB E1uuHes6
Next to railroad employees who re-
ceive from s3OL9O to 81, Os5 a year. the
packing house employees are the best
paid labor in Kansas The labor com
missioners statistics show that they
receive an average Of S519 year.
Skilled labOrers receive an average Of
s.. IS per day and unskilled labOrers an
average Of SLIGO. The cheapest labor
is that employed in bakeries and cigar
factories
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-05

Reports from all sections Of Kansas
indicate that tie wheat yield this year
viii equal if not surpass the crop Of
last year. when q. O0O. 900 bushels were
raised. The quality % much Of the
erop. however. wiz bs less ihan first
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-05
Kan-as and the war Loan.

It IS estima ted that the people Of
Kansas subscribed for at least -, 600,
600 Of the new war bonds, and il they
don't get that amount il will be be
cause some Of them subscribed for
amounts over S, OOG
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-05
mckinley Fav0rs NIoaragua Canal

Washington, Aug. 2-Ex-SenatOr
Warner Miller, president Of the Mica
raguan canal commission, and Senator
Morgan, OF Alabama, the leading ad-
voeate Of that project in congress, had
3 conference on the Nicaraguan canal
question with President Mckinley yes
terdav. The president expressed his
acuuiescence in the belief that the
government possession Of the Mica
ragusR canal is now necessary, and
that the war aud its results make the
canal Indispensable to the United
States
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-05

Omaha, Neb-, July S0--An enormous
corn crop IS saved, after being in i'm
minent danger Of complete destruction
for several days Last night heavy
rains extended over two-thirds of the
state. touching the very counties
which need the moisture most in order
70 save the corn crop
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-05
Two sEuIIoa DolIars' yEorsh OF shells

Two sEuIIOu DoIIars' Worth OF shells
Santiago, Aug. "A party Of naval
officers, anxious to see the effect Of the
four or Eve commandments Of the de-
lenses OF the harbOr by the feet under
Admiral sampson, made 2 two days
tour OF the batteries One OF them
made the following statement to the
Associated press correspondent who
accompanied the Party;
Over . U0l.o0J worth Of ammunition thIoFu
AZ the batteries defending Santiago hzrbor was
absolutely harmless IN its effect, 50 faF aa the
reducing Of The baEreries vas coucsrned and
while it nay have given the Spauierdss ~ 1le-
some respect for rs g simply bors out az
veil knoa-n fact thal & is Eas-s % tiu1c and
nouGy 70 boutard eartnWrrkS
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-05

Place FOR Ez-Pr=sIdsns IEazrison-s Sepheu.
Washington, July SO-Irwin HarFi-
son, of Kansas City, No, has been ap-
pointed a second lieutenant In the
Third Missouri infantry. Re is son
Of J. Scott Harrison and a nephew 6
sx-Presideat Bens1min Harrison.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-05

Robbed OF the Savings OF = Lifeline
Nike Shanahan, an old Irisbman at
Newton, was robbed OF $40, the say
ings Of 3 lifetime. He had the money
hid in an old mattress, from which
place Il was stolen.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-18

within the range of possibilities that
some sympathize ger with the insurgents
committed the crime, thinking it would
be laid to the Spaniards and hence pre-
cipitate a conflict between this country
and Spain, These assumptions are per.
haps within the range of possibilities.
But at the present time there ia not one
.ot or little of anything entitled to the
name OF evidence that tendssto show that
either of them is true. To be sure there
have come from Key West some alleged
conversations with sailors, who say that
they thought the explosion was the work
of the Spaniards, and q story was tele-
graphed from the same point yesterday 20
the effect that divers had found mole
in the ships bottom, which looked as II
it might have been made by torpedo.
The latter story is shown pretty conolu-
sively to have no foundation of fact what
ever, while the talk of the Sailors even
if they made it, amounts to nothing as
evi ence. But it is extremely doubtful
if they made any suoh talk. Key West is
filled with Cuban refugees, who have
maintained sort of misinformation
bureau ever since the war began for the
benefit of the Cuban cause. Any story
that would be likely to prejudic. the
Spaniards with the Americans has been
promptly given out, with little regard to
whether it was true or false, provided it
was plausible. 1t would do this bureau
no injustice to assume that the alleged
statements OF. the American sailors We're
invented by the bureau and put in the
mouths of the sailors. But whether in.
vented by the bureau or not they are en-
titled to no weight as showing that the
explosion was the result ofssdesign on any
body's part In the present state Of the
case the design theory is not entitled to
moments consideration. The probable
tiles are overwhelmingly against it, and
there is absolutely nothing in the shape
of evidence to sustain it. The explosion
undoubtedly took place inside the ship,
and no human agency was concerned in
| 1T. What its precise cause was will very
likely never be certainly known. An In
yestigation probably will not reveal it,
though it may show what it was shat ex-
DlOded
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-18

When we consider what modern
blttleship carries on board of her, and
amid what surroundings, it is small
cause for wonderment that disaster like
that which happened to the Maine should
sometimes occur. There are tons of tons
of powder, and many tons of gun cotton,
a substance that under certain conditions
will explode spontaneously. In more or
less close proximity to these explosives
are electric wires carrying high tension
currents, great fires for converting water
into steam with which to move the huge
engines and warm the ship, paint and oil
in large quantities, coal in huge piles,
while hundreds of men, many of
them careless are roaming about the ship
That under such circumstances an acct
dent should sometimes occur cannot be
regarded as very strange. Rather is it
cause for wonder that there are no more
of them. No collection of such dangerous
materials would be allowed to be kept in
a building in any city in the land. On
O fighting ship they must, of course be
kept, but the fact that they are necessary
there relieves them of none of their
dangers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-18
DARWIN AND DECREE.

The Duke of Argyle repeated in his
lecture at Inverary an interview he had
with Darwin, to show that the great
naturalist was not as much opposed to
the theological explanation of creation as
his followers. His attention having been
directed to some specially remarkable
adaptation of organs to function, Darwin
said, looking very grave for a moment:
"Sometirnes the vision of design in
nature comes upon me with overpowering
force, but at other times it seems TO
vanish. +"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-18

Why do not some of our jingoes who
are so anxious for war insist upon pay
ment by the Sultan of the American
claims for the destruction of American
property in Turkey? Minister Angel
has been trying to get the Sultan to con-
slider them, but can get no satisfactory
answer, and is going to resign in dis
gust Apparently our government has
been treated with scant courtesy, and
there is certainly good ground for indig-
nation on our part. The valiant Morgan
or DeArmand ought to introduce reso-
luton for the immediate despatch of a
feet to che Bosphorus with orders to blow
up Constantinople unless the Sultan
comes down Immediately with the cash.
OF course there are some serious obstacles
in the way of such a programme, but the
warriors of Congress have never paid any
attention to obstacles in the past and why
should they now? On humanity grounds
q war with Turkey would be quite as
justiiable as one with Spain. The Turk
has killed tens of thousands of Armeni-
ans, and is still killing them. Why should
e not interfere to stop the massacre?
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-18

Congressman Boutelle gave the New
York Republicans some excellent advice
when he told them to get together and
fight the common enemy. With the pres
emit division in the ranks unhealed the
chances are that New York state will be
delivered into the hands of the Crokerites
In the fall, and with the immense patron
age that will thus be placed at their dis
osal nothing much short of revolu-
ton will be sufficient to wrest power from
their hands 1t would be a terrible
calamity for the Empire State to pass into
the control of Croker and his gang, and
II that result should be brought about by
uuarrels inside the Republican party it
would be to the everlasting disgrace of
that organization. But if the Republic
cans are to get together there must be
some yielding on the part OF each of the
factions. We may be sure that neither
will abjectly surrender to the other.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-18

Capt. Sigsbee's dispatches about the
disaster to the Maine are cited as tend
ing to show that ne entertains suspicion
that the explosion may have bean de-
signed. There is, it is true, good deal
of reserve about them and he does seem
TO be retaining Intentionally from Civ
ing any opinion as to the cause of the
disaster, but reasonable explanation is
the one offered in the dispatches that as
Capt. Sigsbee will be the most important
witness before court of inquiry, he pre-
fers to reserve until that time a full ex-
preston of his opinion, especially as he,
like the others who were on the ship, can
only conjecture as to the cause.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-18
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STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

While on a fishing trip to Moosehead
Lake. J. G. Trip, of Monson, found on
the shore of the lake vein Of purple
slate. some specimens of which he
brought home and has had dressed at the
Monson Slate Co. Is mill. They are said
nv slate cxerts to be of superior quality.
Grranoements are being made to form a
company and develop this vein.