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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19
CURRENT NEWS NOTES.

Natural gas was struck near Harris
burg, ILL.,, Friday.
William j. Bryan spoke at Peters
burg. ILL.,, Friday, OF PENDING Prob
lens"
Kansas City brokers have expressed
a desire to subscribe to the st. Louis
Worlds Fair fund.
North Texas cotton growers have in
augurated Il movement to establish a
market at TeXarkana. Tex.
Elijah Self. a farmer, living near
Perry. Mo-. shot and fatally wounded
Albert Kimball, his ~son-in-law.
During the last fiscal year exports OF
manufactures from the United States
exceeded imports by 80 per cent.
d. There will he no reorganization Of
the Missouri national guard until Gen.
Clark's inspection is finished.
During a violent windstorm. Friday
night. the new barn of Christ kruse, at
Elgin. ILL.,. was blown down, fatally
injuring Kruse and badly hurting
three others.
Five assaults on Georgia women. one
negro lynched and another l~ynchirS
expected before dawn. was the crim-
iGal record of Georgia Friday.
Friday was Il record breaker in re-
cruiting for the Thirty-third infantry,
at San Antonio, Tex. Ninety-eight re-
cruits were received. making Il total OF
80 men enlisted to date.
Leo Adamson, nine years old, of Chi
cage. confessed to stealing the purse
of Salome Oleudorf. of St. Louis, who
is visiting in Chicago.
William Wells. who was struck on
the head with an az by his son Willis,
a few days ago. died of lockjaw. Fri.
day night. at his home near Godfrey,
Ill.
The Saline County CIll.) Register,
the only democratic paper in the coun.
ty, after s~uspending three times in
the past year, has resumed publica-
ton.
The death roll of the West Indies
hurricane reaches into the thousands
Porto Rico sustained the most damage,
nearly the entire island being laid
waste.
The secret dossier in the Dreyfus
case. it is now said. contains news of
many scandals. one of which affects
Hohenlohe, the German chancellor.
j. i. Buxton, a lawyer. 40 years old
committed suicide at his hotelin Waco,
Tex, by cutting his throat. He had
been suffering from kidney troubles
recently.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19
follows:
Struck Against the Pit Boas.

Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. 16.-The mi-
Iers employed by the Csntrell Coal Co.
at Cantrell, ILL.,, have struck because
the pit boss, Peter Bechen, is objec-
tionable to them. Two weeks ago they
served notice on the operators that un-
less the pit boss was removed within
two weeks they would strike. The
operators did not remove the pit boss
and at the expiration of the time
named in their ultimatum. the miners
went out. A meeting between the mi.
ners and operators has been held, but
without result.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19
FROM THE EDMONTON TRAIL.
Eighteen Survivors Return to I'd.
montOn-A Long List of Those
Who Will Come NO More.

Seattle, Wash, Aug. 16.-Advices
from Edmonton, Northwest territory,
state that Is survivors on the Edmon-
ton trail had reached there from he
interior. They are: VIM. q. Smith,
Selkirk, Man.; John Grant, Tororto;
Frank Bastian. st. Alberts; Carmichael,
Sudbury Ont; Geddes,O Ontario; Rlscile
and on. Poplar Point, Man; j. Ross,
Rapid City, Man; Il. Hunter, Hamii-
ton; Joseph and Gus Schiller. Chicago;
W. Schmidt, New York; McCientic,
Winchester, n. H.; Smith and Hed!ey,
Manitoba; John S~tetson, Princeton,
ILL.,, and Wood, Delaware.
weathered the Winter.
VIM. G. Smith, Grant and Bastian
came from Black Mud river, on the
upper Laird, ITO miles from the Dease.
where they had wintered. About 1l0
men wintered above them on the Brulc
portage. continuing on through the
spring. About ten died on the Laird,
through scurvy and accident.
Long List of Fatalities.
Az old man named Grieves died from
scurvy. An unknown man drowned in
iced river. Another, a young man,,
llSG unknown, died of Scurvy. y body
came down the Laird river this spring,
frozen TO an ice foe, and though Il
number of men tried to get it they
NTDGIn nor
WIS drowned at Cranberry rapids. \
mar named Turney died of scurvy.
An old man died near Fort Halket. He
had both feet frozen. neceSSitatirg am
putation, and did not survive h oper-
alton. odd Pete" Il Swede. was acct
dentally shot dead by L'Chappelle, Of
Albert.
Wintered On the Upper Laird.
Among the parties wintering Oh the
upper Laird were.
y. ID. Osborn. John Russell and j.
Kennedy, EdmOnton; Ross and Rose
well, Sudbury. Ont; W. Drain, Prince
Albert, and F~alkenberg, who spent the
winter before last along Grand Rapids
Near the mouth of the Nelson. Il man
named Clatworthy and two compan-
ions wintercd. He was e~ndeavoring
to push on up the Laird. Maloney. his
former partner, had frozen his feet
and is at Great Slave lake on his way
back.
Grant, Bastian and Smith left their
first camp in January on their way
back to Edmonton. pulling their outfit
Oh toboggans to Snye Town, below
Devils Portage.
Returned on the Steamer WrigIcy.
The river steamer Wrigley left Simp-
son on June 20 for Great Slave lake
with abou 60 Klondikers on board.
The ma iority We're from Simpson and
Norman, and the remainder from the
Laird and Gravel rivers. where they
had been wintering. On arriving AZ
Great Slave lake. the passengers dis
embarked and the Wrigley returned
IOWA the Mackenzie to Peel river to
bring up all those who wintered in
that vicinity and who desired to re-
turn. The Wrigley will return to Res
o,ution about August 20.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19
An Unjust Strike,

Washington, Aug. 15.-The xec
tive council of the American Fedora
ton of Labor has declared that the
strike of the union coopers in Pabst's
brewery, Milwaukee, is unfair and I'M
just. The coopers struck because the
management was preparing to install
machines.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19

Japan's importations have grown in
the past five years from SS.257,172 yeu
to 1902, 166 yen. Meantime her eN-
ports have grown from So, 112,S 64 yen
in 1898 10 165,753,572 yen in 1898. The
import from the United States have
increased from 6,O9O,4O yen to 4O,OOl,.
Og1 ven.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19

Aug. Hosetig, an Austrian govern
ment railroad official, was arrested, on
the 18th, for stealing the emergency
mobilization plans, which he delivered
to Il mar named p. Ziboworski, who is
said to have communicated them to
agents of France and Russia.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19

On the 18th Secretary Gage sent to
Lieut.. Cushing, in command of the
revenue cutter Rush, Il letter of con-
CALCULATIONS on his success in towing
the cutter Nunivak from San Francisco
to the mouth of the Yukon river, a dis
tance of about 1920 miles.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19

Two hundred and fifty Chinese men
and women intended for the Chinese
village feature of the Philadelphia M
tioLal export exposition, have sailed
from Hong Kong on m of the steam
ers of the Nippon Maru line for San
Francisco, where it is expected they
will arrive September 1.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19

Gov. Bradley of Kentucky, discuss.
ing the interview with Congressman
A S. Berry, of Newport. in which the
latter declared Bryan might be shot if
h. persisted in going to the state in
the interest of Goebel, said: Il a
not think Mr.. Berry made the state
ment attributed to him. In any event,
such 4 statement is an insult Ken
lucky and wholly without foundation
Or excuse.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19

1t is reliably reported that Gen.
Juan Isidro Jiminez, the aspirant to
the presidency of the republic of San
to Domingo, has sent Il confidential
agent to New York to carry out GER
lain plans. The agent is fully empow.
cred to present the views of Gen. Jim.
ineZ.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19
Left Thousands for Charities.

Joseph I%;enoist, Il Professionalism,
who had lived in Kansas City for 20
years. died recently. leaving nearly
5000, 600 to local charities.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19

Reports of the Great Northern rail
way officials place the destruction OF
wheat by the recent hail storm in
North Dakota and Minnesota at 100000
acres or nearly 5000. 900 bushels. At
20 cents per bushel this means a loss
of over s., 800, 900.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19

In view of the growing Importance
o. the fruit industry of this country,
an especial effort will be made to make
an attractive showing of fruits at the
Paris exposition, next year, and Direc-
tor Dodge, of the agricultural depart
ment, has prepared a circular which
will be sent broadcast over the u
try. asking for contributions to the
proposed exhibit.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19

Col. Chas. Page Bryan, United States
minister to Brazil, in an important
communication to the Argentine and
Brazilian press, asserts that the Unit
ed States wants nothing of South
America but trade and harmony.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19

The Stricken river steamer Strath-
coma arrived at Wrangle, Alaska, on
the 9th, with 80 survivors of the Ed
monton's trail. All these men came in
with the pack train sen out from
Telegraph Creek and Laketon by the
various trading companies last spring.
They tell h~eartrending stories of suf-
fering, starvation and other calamities
endured.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19

The French government is about tt
expend several millions of francs on
the coast defenseS of New Caledonia.
According to a report to the state de-
partment from our commercial agent
there, Mr.. Wolff, the work has already
commenced.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19

The American line steamer Paris. re-
Gently pulled off the rocks near
C~overack, left Falmouth, England, on
the 14th, under her WI steam. aided
by several tugs, bound for Milford
Haven, where she will be locked for
repairS,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19

The T~hirty-first regiment United
States volunteers is now practically
full. One company is made up of fight
ing fuedists from Clay county. Ky,
who are not only hardy, but fine
marksmen and soon become we'll
drilled.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19
EXCHANGED FOR GOLD COIN.
Amount of Gold Certificates Paid Out
Mt the Several Sub-Treas-
uries.

Washington, Aug. 16.-The amount
of gold certificates paid out at the sew
erai sub-treasuries up to the close of
business Monday in exchange for gold
coin was $14,i1S.S1O with San Francis
co and New Orleans yet to be heard
from. The amounts taken ut the sew
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19

Premier Silvela announced. on the
14th. that measures for the liberation
of the Spanish prisoners in the Phil
ippines were proceeding, though no re-
suit had been obtained.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19

Gen. Weyler denies the report that
he is a republican, but thinks federal
ism is theoretically acceptable. lie
also says he would be an absolutist If
a king worthy of the name existed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19

Government estimates point to a
yield of corn of probably 2.2o0,OOO,oO)
bushels-a heavy increase over last
year and almost within touch of the
notwithstanding crop of 1896.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19
Caught In an Elevator.

st. Louis, Aug. 15.-Edwin Il. Smith,
q septuganarian, was caught by an
elevator in the Chemical building.
Eighth and Olive streets. dropped
down the shat: and MORALLY injured.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19

According to Bradstreet's the bust.
ness failures in the United States for
the week ended on the 18th numbered
156, as compared with 156 the proceed.
ing week, 157 a year ago and PA in
1897. In Canada the failures for the
week number p, against &c the week
previous, 80 a year ago and 81 in 1897.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19

The common council of Detroit.
Mich, on the 18th, by a vote of "a tc
10, reduced the price of street car
fares on the Citizens and Fort Wayne
lines to eight rides for p cents. The
company will make a stout legal re-
S%iStance.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19
MIssouri's Oldest Man.

"Uncle" Paul Brown. of Lindsay.
town, Pcttis county, the oldest mar in
the state. died recently. He was los
years old. so the neighbors say.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19

Estimates place the total wheat crop
of the United States this year at 3d.
OCG, 600 bushels. with the exception of
1891 and 1895 the largest on record.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19

Cotton is generally doing well, being
heavy of fruit and squares, though it
is rank in some localities, owing to
heavy rains in July.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19
Took His Own Life.

L. II. c. LaxtOn committed suicide
near HartviIle. Wright county. He
drank morphine and whisky. He was
highly respected.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19
ROy KILLS His Sister,

Charles Thomas, aged eight, Of
Springfield. while playing with his ia.
Tiers safety" revolver. accidentally
killed his sister, aged five.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19
Mrs. FIourI's Mistake.

Mrs. Gustave FLOUR mistook a dead
body at the st. Louis morgue for her
husband. He surprised her by walk
ing in and-received her blessing.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19

An enormous wheat crop will prob
ably be sown in Missouri this fall be-
cause of the unusually favorable con
ditions brought about by the rains.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19
A G.. 4. II. 3enniOn.

D. C. Padgett, a prominent farmer
in the north part of Shelby county,
dropped dead in his barn of heart dis
ease. He was 20 years old.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19

The post office at Arcadia was brok.
en- open and robbed of about So worth
of stamps. The thieves overlooked
$3.50 worth of stamps.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19

Jasper Strachan. a ca~ndy-maker. at
Kansas City. will go to Ireland to take
possession of Il fortune of Sl25,000 to
which he has recently fallen heir.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19

George y. Gauger. a farmer and
stockman near Barnard, Nodaway
county, committed suicide by hanging
in his barn
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19
slept Too Near the Track.

Bake Dol was killed by Il train one
mile east of Northview, Webster
ty. Dol was accompanied by William
Reynolds, of Springfield, who says
that he and Dol were sleeping by the
side of the rails. He says that Dol was
too close to the track. and that a pas
senger train struck and killed him.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19
MISSOURI A NEWS.
Recent Deaths.

Robert Finn, aged so, a capitalist,
at his residence in Lebanon.
John Il. Lucas, aged so. at his home,
five miles north of Slater. He was
one of the pioneer settlers of Saline
county. where he mad lived IS years.
He was born in Howard county.
Thomas w. Fisher, n noted stock.
man and extensive farmer near Full
ton
John p. Howell, aged So, a pioneer
Of Macon county.
Thomas Hoskins, Il pioneer of Sulli-
van county.
j.. ID. Mc.'eely. wholesale grocer and
railway construction contractor, one
of the wealthiest residents of St. Jo-
seph. in Kansas City. as a result of
sunStroke, received while at Enid,
Okla, on business. He was OH his way
home.
j. W. Cummings. aged So, for years
ar employee of the Wabash railroad, at
his home in Moberly.
Mrs. Addie Clardy, at Guthrie, Gala
way county, of heart trouble. She
was 90.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19

Mrs. Mary EariNson, aged %. died at
ii. home of her father. John Marnell,
in st. Joseph. She was the widow of
William p. EariNson.a young man who
committed suicide May IS by taking
carbolic acid. The young woman never
recovered from the shock of her hus-
bands tragic death.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19
Jefferson City Fall Festivities.

jefferson City is to have Il round OF
fall festivities. \ state horse show
is to be given ut Cottage Place park
on August -. % and ~. While this
is in progress there Will be three big
parades-a jockey parade, a carnival
parade and a flower parade. n street
fair has been arranged to take place
September Il, p. % and 80.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19
Aged Man Killed In a Runaway.

Thomas Westlake. aged S., was 50
badly injured in n runaway at Sedalia
that he died.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19
Missouri Post Office Receipts.

The following table shows the gross
receipts of the 10 principal post Of
fees in Missouri during the fiscal
years 1897. 1898 and 1899:
Carthage, $13.217.75 in 1897: $1z.721.-
&c in 1898. $16.O3O.S1 in 1899. Chilli
Gothic. 1I.1S2.34. $13,lf5.4O, $13.951.
Clinton. $lO.991.15, $12.94s.53, $13.O92.-
Dc. Columbia. $1~4.l63.s2, $~14.56O.63,
$14.506.45. Hannibal, $19,S14.S9, S19,-
sS5.54. $~22.123.O1. Independence. S1O,-
1G1.s5, $9.O71.29. ~S12.sSS.f9. Jefferson
City. $2l.1SO.12. STILLS, $21,460.96.
Kansas City, $513.931.G2, $G~05,9s3.92,
~$63S.221.54. KirkSville, S10.9o0.43.
S13.6O9.3O. $14,S57.60. Louisiana,
S12.S12.SO, ~S15,532.4O. S~l4.2S5.90.
Marshall. S9,637.45, ~$1O.G65.SI, $lO,-
$500. Mexico, S9.9O5.G6. $10,-
1875. ~$12.405.01. Nevada. Sill
02S.92. S13.216.39. S~1S.534.1O. st. Joseph,
$I35.43O.S3. $153.3OS.4O. $15s.571.O9. St.
Louis. $~1.575.722.S4. 81, 696. 6O5.53, ST.
S43.540.5O. Sedalia, $~25.GS5.45, $25,466.-
"a. S~33.3S1.40. Springfield, S~31,l29.2s,
s4~1.143.19, ~$45.O25.S2. Warrensburg,
September -, 2S, 30 and 50.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19

The various q. A. K. posts of the
Ninth congressional district met in a
four days reunion at Wellsville.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19
anG nreu at VI. LdDOrl.
Fell to the Ground.

The wounded MAI fell to the ground
He tried TO rise and put his hand 20
the wound in his back and brought
the hand back covered with blood. IS
he lay there, with his clothes covered
with the dust in which he had fallen,
he said in 4 faint voice:
Il beg you to give me my stick and
my papers. Go and tell them," he add
ed, with a final effort, ito suspend the
DrOceedinrS.-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19
Spectators Gathered.

The shot had been heard 200 yards
away from the avenue de In Guere,
where a crowd had gathered as usual
witness the arrival Of the principal
personages connected with the court
martial. These spectators a in the
direction of the spot where the shoot
ing had occurred, followed by gen
ln.n.on ~ ln.roInnl-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19
The wounded Mans Condition.

One of the doctors at NJ. Labori's
house said that NJ. Labori was bearing
the agony he was suffering with mar
velous fortitude, and added: HE has
been put to bed and is being watched
by his wife. He has spoken, but not
OF himself; always about the trial. We
have strong hopes that he will pull
through and have sen an optimistio
telegram to his family. 1t will be 43
hours, however, before We can speab
with certainty of his condition"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-10
SIMPSON GETS A CHANG:
Gets Rid of His Anti Expansion Rot
az Medicine Lodge.

Jerry Simpson, speaking 70 the fusion
convention OF Barber county Saturday OF
the question u EXPANSION. and others
growing out q -he war Eirh Spain, which
ne discussed 1or considerable tine. sai8
in part:
You have 10 dogbt noticed 81 fhe daily
newspapers that I have been speaking ny
mind or expression and that wss booted
AT wichita Nov. r there are any here
who desire to 90 8By hooting, let them
60 outside
Il am going % speak about this qucsi.oH
% expansion. so-callsd by our Republican
friends. TAey say n their platform oaere
1lcking up the resolutions e TIE late
Barrier county Repuhlscan cazvsntioay
that As resslt x iae late war with
Spain. every loyal American hsa FeneEe1
pride N his country. Tbs nal.sz has q
higher stan8lag anoas TIRE powers % tie
word. Patriotism ard progress have hsen
me vatchxoFs. ard IRE speedy AID satla-
factory termination g TIE wzg, faTasza
he x-se policy q CIR national z5sn.ssit-
ration, has mace TIE EoFld rssgt-t tAe
name q A1srsca-
-~Taey state ;sat they faver erg.s'azsefa
and a vigorous prosecution g fae present.
warfare IN the PhH.gpsase. Tcss ts ea-e-
fully wor8s5- Thsg sgz'i ssy , Eos1
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-10
VALLEY CENTER REPUBLICANS
Nominate Ticket and Pass ResoIu-
tiOnS.

tkOnS.
The Republicans of Valley Center town
ship held their primary convention last
Saturday afternoon and placed in non1f-
nation the following ticket:
For trustet, G.. H. Gregg; for treasurer,
J. D. Gilchrist; for clerk, Henry Fry;
for justice, W. c. Block; for constab les,
Alb Barnes and Loe Whitmore; for road
overseers, Cad Hayrs, John Comblte, B.
Hennegan and Lewis Morton.
The committee on resolutions handed
in the following which were unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That We point with unmeas-
ured pride to the broad gagged, patriotic
sentiments as expressed in our Sedgwick
county platform.
Resolved, That no greater truism was
ever expressed in so few words or known
more directly to the point than is the
declaration in said platform, pertaining
to the fusion aggregation of this county.
We congratuIat ourselves that our lot
has happily been cast within the pales of
a political party noted from its formation
for its loyalty, patriotism and progressive
principles advocated.
Resolved, That We gratefully recognize
the past jealous, efficient, faithful and
patriotic labors Of our congressional rep
resentative, Hon. Chester I. Long.
Resolved That the Philippine Islands,
by virtue of our late treaty of peace with
Spain, belongs to the government Of the
United States, the same as does the state
of Kansas or any other OF our states or
territories. and none other than traitors
to our flag and country viii in any wise
hinder or oppost our national administra-
ton in its present bonded duty to estao-
lish and maintain the rightful authority
and supremacy of our government in and
for said islands.
Resolved, That the late unprecedented
political outrage perpetrated on the part
Of a majority of our board Of county
commissioners and as against the rights
and liberties Of the voters Of the First
ward of the city of Wichita and for the
/ purpose in part Of assuring the success Of
a certain nominee OF the fusion ticket
gives additional proof that neither honor.
/ Justice nod decency hath an abiding place
within the polluted. sln-blotched carcass
/ of the fusion reform party 81 this county.
DAVID BARNES.
A. f. JOHNSTON.
s. c. ROSENCRANs.
Committee.