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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15
By water 20 the seaboard.

Chicago, Dec. 12--The Tribune says:
William j. COnners, Of Buffalo. has
been in consultation here with some Of
the largest grain shippers Of Chicago
regarding an all-water route for grain
to the seaboard. Montreal is to be the
seabOard terminal Of the route and 3
Chicago architect is now working on
plans for the erection at Montreal OF
three elevators with an aggregate cspa-
city Of 100000 bushels With these
elevators there is to be a fleet Of new
steamers, each go feet IN length, 4S
feet beam and drawing 14feet Of water
through the canals Through the
open water months they viii be en-
gagged for the greater part in carrying
grain to Liverpool
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15
TIE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
Leader says That ElIhu Root VIII Re
Nominated as Vice President.

Cleveland, o., Dec. ia Washing
ton dispatch to the Leader says: In the
light Of information that has been
gathered within the last three days
from contact with leaders In politics il
NAV be stated almost without oualifi-
cation that the republican national
ticket next year viii be Mckinley and
Root That the president will be re-
nominated there has been no doubt for
q long time As to the nominee for
vice president the sentiment in favor
of EIihu Root, the secretary Of war,
which became apparent several months
ago, has assumed proportions which,
IN the opinion OF men who are masters
in the art Of politics, practically in
sures his being given second place on
the ticket.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15
AS OTIS SEES IT.
American Commander, in His Latest Re
port OF Philippine Campaign, says
the Rebellion Is Crushed.
More News from Otis

Washington, Dec 13--The war de-
partment has received the following
cablegram from Gen Otis, descriptive
Of the military situation in LuzOn:
Manila, Dec I'm Bulucan province the in
surFsats have been scattered and driven east to
the mountains Our casualties in that section
IN the last few days were ten The insurgent
casualties in killed. wounded and prisoners ag-
gregate 1OJ. Considerable insurgent property,
with records. arms and ann uuitiOn, have been
captured Our troops are now in the mountains
IN pursuit Our column moving west from Tar
lac IS now on the west coast Of LuZOn, where It
has been supplied It encountered little resist
ance. A column is now moving west and south
from Dagupan along the coast There is no
concentrated insurgent force Of Importance in
Luzon north Of Manila Southern LuZOn viii
not Ofer any serious resistance Troops are
cooperating in that section Organized rebel
lion no longer exists and our troops are actively
pursuing rObber bands All important and
threatened centers Of population in the north
have been occupied.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.



Kansas CITY, Dec 12-Cattle-Receiptst to-day,
II 476: calves 7S5 market for choice steady half
fat grades weak 70 10c lower; shipping and
dressed beef steers, S4z5 $50: western steers
SSO0d5 Is; native cows $3.50 600; native hsIf-
ers. S5.40G460; native stOckers. f4-0OD4 50
HOgs-Receipts to-day, lO.7J5: market steady AZ
S3OJGAO5. Shesp-Receipts to-day, 2S57; mar
lzet strong to 1Oc higher; sheep. f29S3425;
lambs. $40
St. Louis, Dec. 12-Csttle-Recsfpts 400;
market steady 70 slow; beef steer, sL7OG6 SD;
stOckers and feeders. as G4.s5- COWS and heif-
ers. s. O0aA75s Texas and Indian steers. g. "a
$50. the top Tor fed cattle HOEs-Receipts,
II SO: market strong; pigs and lights. $3.50
40, packers, $50 AS; butchers. ss-e594I25z.
Sheep-Receipss, 10; market strong; native
muttons, s. 5564O0; lambs. S49J8140
Chicago. Dec 12-Cattls-Rscsipts. $500 mar
ket generally steady; Gamers strong; eoW8
strong, stockers and feeders steady; beeves,
sA5JG7-5O. COWS 82U0d AL heifers, S3S565.z5;
Gamers, El-5JG200- st0ckers and feeders s2OO0
A6J: Texas grass steers, GIz564-21; Texas fed
besTes. $685. HoEs-Receipts a. 90. mar
ket steady 70 q shade lower mixed and butch
ers $3.50 341O; good 70 choice Resvy, f5-s5 34.f0;
rough heavy, 81 8S575S; light g. IS 34-05; bulk
Of sales, s3s5GAO5 Sheep-Rseeipts. 10.U0os
market strong and active native Wsthers, 5000
AS; western, si-U064-50; lambs natives. 500
$50. western s. I565-5l
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15
RAFTER's PAY HELD UP.
Surgeon OF the Twentieth Kansas Must
Explain Why Provision Accounts on
the Tartar Were Not Settled

Washington, Dec. lone Of the re-
suits Of the Investigations made IN the
case Of the troop ship Tartar is the
stOPpage Of the pay Of Maj. John A
Rafter, surgeon Twentieth Kansas vol
unteers- This action was taken at the
request Of Gen Shafter and was sec
Onded by Secretary Root Gen. Shafter,
who has direction Of the inquiry, sug-
gested that pay in Surgeon Rafter's
case be suspended until certain ac-
counts for the provisioning of sick sol
diers on board the transport are set
tied In a protest which Maj. RafteT
has fled with the war department he
represents that he is not response bic
for the conditions which prevailed on
the Tartar.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15
HAD HIDDEN A FoRTUNB.
over $1,000 Found On ne Premises Of .
Widow who Died On an OKLA
homa Claim

Wichita, Kan, Dec 1L-Mrs. Lucy
Hunnicutt died on her claim IN the
Cherokee strip three miles south Of
HunnewelL Kan, IN September, and
Attorney John Davis. Of Wichita, who
has had chargeOf the matter Of settling
the affairs, has received word that
nearly S11, 900 IN bills has been found
hidden under the carpet Of Mrs Hun
nicutt's house, sewed into the lining
Of her dresses and conCealed in other
ways IN different places about the
house Until the discovery Of this
money it was supposed that Mrs. Hun
nicutt died In need, the result Of her
effort to make her way alone and prove
up on her claim without getting into
debit
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15
NOW A DICTATORSHIP.
Filipino Junta At Hong Kong Sends Out q
Sensational Dispatch-IntImates That
Gen. LawtOn Has Been Killed.

London, Dec. 1S.-Reuter's Telegram
company has received the following
dispatch from Hong Kong: The insur-
gent government Of the Philippines
viii be changed to a dictatorship, to
continue hOstilities against the Ameri-
cans exclusively by the methods Of
guerrilla warfare. The Filipino army
Is being split up into small bands, the
troops taking an oath before separa-
ton that they will fight until their
country's rights are recognized. A
force OF United States marines, who
landed at Vigan, South uOcOs prov
ince, from the battleship Oregon, were
defeated BY the FilipinOs under Gen.
Tho on December 4 The Manila
newspapers, despite the censorship,
admit that Gen LawtOn is missing.
The foregoing dispatch was evidently
sent By the Filipino junta at Hong
Kong
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15
TIE SCRIP LAW VOID.
KanEas Supreme Court, b 3 Majority vots.
Decides an ImPortant Case In Favor
OF Nine OPerasors-

Topeka, Kan, Dec lin the list OF
opinions rendered By the supreme court
is a decision holding the scrip law,
regulating the payment of coal miners,
to be unconstitutional and void This
case also comes from the court Of ap-
peals which sustained the law. The
court holds that the act is unconstitu-
tiOnal and void, in that it violates the
fourteenth amendment to the cOnstilu-
ton Of the United States which pro
vides, Nor shall any state deprive any
person Of life, liberty and property
without due process Of law, nor deny
to any person within its jurisdiction
the equal protection Of the law"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15
KILLED HIS CHILD.
J. E VogIe, Of St Clair County, No, AoCI-
dentaIly Thrust His PitchFOrk int
the Little Ones Brain.

OsceOla, No, Dec 1S.-J. z. VOgIe,
Of Pope, this county, accidentally
killed his only child, a nine-year-Old
girl, with a pitchfOrk. The little one
had playfuily hidden herself in a stack
Of hay which her father was loading
on a wagon VOgle, unconscious that
the child was in the stack, thrust the
fork into the hay and one Of the prongs
entered the girls eye, penetrating the
brain. The girl died shortly after
ward The distressfuI accident has
Frustrated the bereaved parents.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15
Money In Circulation.

Washington, Dec L-One more
financial month like November viii
bring the total Of money in circulation
in the United States past the s., COO, .
O0O, 600 line On November the total
money IN circulation was 81, 96S, TIC, AS,
and on December 1 81, 9S5, $50, 964, an in
crease Of So, 214. $40 IN the month A
gain Of even tyvo-thirds this amount IN
the present month would bring the
total money in circulation IN the
United States past the s., 600. 600, 600 line
Tor the first time IN our history.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15
WIDOW OF TWO PROPHETS.
Mrs. Young, Who Has Just Died at salt
Lake City, Married JoaePh Smith
and Brigham Young.

Salt Lake City, Dec 12.-The first
Mormon woman to enter pOlygamy died
here yesterday Her name was Mrs.
E. D. p. Young, and she was the widow
Of two prophets She married Joseph
Smith, the first Mormon prophet, at
NauvOO, Ill, with the consent Of
Smiths first wife. This was shortly
after the revelation commanding po-
lygamy was handed down. After the
death Of Joseph Smith she married
Brigham Young. She was one Of
George @ CannOn's several mothers
in-law, and died firm believer IN the
divine origin Of Iatter-day pOlygamy.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15
FUNSTON TALKS.
Proceedings About saIicioas State
ments COncsrninE His Soldiers.

Chicago, Dec. IA special dispatch
from Honolulu, December 5, via San
Francisco, December y, says: Brig.
Gen Funston, accompanied by his
aide, Burton J. Mitchell, arrived here
Sunday on the transport Indiana It
was q coincidence that on the Indiana
Gen. Funston, then colonel Of the
Twentieth Kansas. went to Manila
little more than a year ago. While
here the Kansas troops held the first
American election ever held in Hawaii.
81 regret now" said Gen. Funston,
speaking Of his dispute in America,
''that I allowed myself to get into this
controversy. But my fighting blood
was up at the malicious statements
made rejecting on the Kansas troops
and the American soldiers generally as
well as upon myself But now that I
am in 1t, I shall not back out. And
soon as I get back from Manila I shall
take the matter into the cOurts.''
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15
TO RETIRE ON PENSIONS.
The Pennsylvania Railroad IBaugurates g
Feature Which VIII Immediately At
feet Thousand Employees.

Philadelphia. Dec 13.-The officers
of the proposed pension fund to be in
augurated by the Pennsylvania rail-
road on its entire system east Of Pitts
burgh and Erie have nearly completed
their work. About 1000 employees, il
is said, viii be retired under the provi-
sion Of the pension fund on January L
These viii create a number Of Facan-
cies, and asa some Of the positions TO
be vacated are important. there is a
natural expectancy among those who
remain as to who viii succeed to these
positions
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15
80 TIome orercro-ded.

Leavenworth, Kan, Dec 13.-The
national soldiers home at this place is
Overcro7ded and no more veterans can
be furnished accommodations, but they
are still coming from Missouri, Kansas
and Nebraska. Many Of them arrive
without money, and when they cannot
gain admission to the home fall back
on Leayen worth county for support.
The officials Of the soldiers home de-
sire It stated that no more veterans can
be received until next summer, when
new barracks are put up.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15

Columbus, O., Dec. 1.-The union
reform party viii nominate by direct
vote a presidential ticket IN 1900 on the
established platform Of the party,
which consists Of a single plank, advo-
eating the initiative and referendum
method for all legislation, both state
and national This decision was
reached by the national executive com
mittee Of the party at a conference in
this city. A proposition to consider
the advisability of fusion with the
democratic party on presidential candi-
dates was promptly defeated, as was
also a suggestion to enlarge the plat
form Of the party.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15
e - Prorf1ions.

Kansas City, Dec E--Rsssipts OF wheat to-
day, 3 cars sales By car lots No hard g .
csc: No 3 hard Sc E64c. No hard. 81 a58c;
No. soft, g E70s5 No soft. 64G67oi No soft.
sec Receipts Of corn to-day, fs cars; No.
2 mixed 2868Eos No. Q MIXED. sc; No.
4 mixed. Z75fc; No. white, Es5(c. No.
3 white, sc; No white Z75EC- Receipts CT
oats to-day, cars, 10. 2 mixed S3GZ35(c; No.
g mixed. &c No mixed z1hc. No white.
sc No white zsz924c; No white. 20.
Receipts OF hay to-day, a cars; timothy,
choice. E9.OJ02-5O. clover, pure. e. so AIS;
prairie. choice, S7-OoG7-5g; alfalfa. S7.0o&a0l
Eggs. l55kc per doL Poultry, live hens, SC per
IL, large springs. &C. roosters- - ale each
turkeys. 6G7cs ducks Sc geese. Sc pigeons.
&C per doL Butter, extra fancy. Sc dairy,
1sc; store packed, I5c- POsasoes. home grown,
s5EE5c per bu-5 sweet, 60 Csc per bu Cabbage
75c6JSI-O0 per doZ Onions hone grown 554So
per bu- Parsnips s. 551c per bu- Beans. 8l-e58
20 per bu-; navy. sleeper Dc Oyster plant -
1sJc per doL. bunches Pumpkins, = tss0c per
doz- Hubbard squash 2165oc PER doz- Apples.
fair % choice &c tsi-oo per bui cuIls and
windfallS z57Eog usr bu-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15
- UnfriendIT Il ProhibItIon.

Atlanta, Ga, Dee 1O.-By a vote Of %
to IA the Willingham bill, which pro-
vides for the humiliation Of the whisky
traffic in Georgia, was defeated yester-
day afternoon IN the senate The bill
reached the senate last week with a
small majority from the house This
dispOses Of the attempt to secure the
enactment Of a prohibition bill in the
present legislature.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15
Young rooksrener's Fingers Burned.

New York, Dec 12.-Jobn D. Rookie
feller, Jr., is apparently passing
through the same experience which
George Gould and W. Z. Vanderbilt
had before they reached years Of ex-
perience IN the stock market. The big
surplus amount of cash which his
father has always on hand led the
younger Rockefeller to make a splurgs
in leather. It is said he lost SO, 600, 900
before be could let 90.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15
= Educalinr - Younr 80.

Chicago, Dec. 12.-As an offer Of
$3.50, 600 additional donation to the Nc
Cormick theological seminary here has
recently been made by the Mccormick
family, on condition that the Presbvte-
rian church contribute a propOrtiOnate
amount toward the education Of poor
young men for the ministry, several Of
the leading Presbyterian congregations
in the country will be visited by solic-
itOrs from the seminary this winter.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15
DIstrIbutfon Of Garden soedr-

Washington, Dec. 1.-The depart
ment Of agriculture viii begin its dis
tribution Of seeds little earlier this
year than last, shipping them south
the beginning Of January and perhaps
sending a few shortly before the first.
This year the seeds for distribution to
all parts Of the country viii consist Of
Is, 900, 900 packs Of vegetable seeds,
/, 1858, 900 Of flower seeds, besides field
and lawn grass seeds.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15

Washington. Dec 12-Mr. Roberts.
the director OF the mint, in his annual
report says: The coinage Of gold was
the greatest IN our history, amounting
to sos, III, $50, against So. 6S4, s65 IN the
preceding year. The coinage of silver
dollars from bullion purchased under
the act Of July IA, 1890, was SIS, "a, S09s
against $1,000, $50 in the preceding
year. and the coinage Of subsidiary sic
yer s., 466, SIZES against s.. 4s1s s0A :"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15

Augusta, Ca, Dec. IA fire which
had its origin in a dry goods store here
Yesterday burned four hours and laid
waste a solid block in the center Of
the business portion Of the city The
damage VIII approximate Sl,OOO OOV.
The flames were discovered on the SEQ
Ond floor Of the big wholesale and re-
tail dry goods store Of J. B. White
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15

Boston, Dec. fL-New England cot
ton manufacturers are greatly pleased
az the announcement from Augusta,
Ca, that the cotton manufacturers Of
that city are to raise the wages Of their
1900 employees. 1t is estimated that
by January L from 40, 600 to 15Gs 900
cotton mill operatives in the north
Vii be working under an advance Of
zTeges and that the advance from the
south VIII briag the total IN the United
States mp to 100, 600.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15
Came Home Broken in Health.

Washington. Dec 12-COmmander
E P. Wood, United States navy, died
Of typhoid fever at his home here to-
day. He was In command Of the gun
boat Petrol at the battle Of Manila bay.
Since his return from Manila to the
United States his health has been
broken and he lacked the power to
throw OF the fever. Commander Wood
was 81 years IN active naval service Is
years at sea
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15
He CounterfsIted Cigarmakers' Labels.

Reading, Pa, Dee 1S.-The jury IN
the case Of James z. Norton, a printer,
charged with counterfeiting interna-
tiOnal cigarmakers' labels, returned a
verdict OF guilty to-day and recon-
mended him to the mercy OF the court.
There are four other defendants who
remain to be tried 1t is alleged there
was an extensive conspiracy IN which
cigar manufacturer were interested
over /. 500, 600 labels were seized
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15
- - - - -

Philadelphia. Dee 12-Ira D. Sankey,
the singer and composer Of sacred
songs so long associated with Dwight
L. Moody in evangelical work, says
NJ. Moody wiz never again be able to
undertake religious work from the
pulpit or platform His heart, over
taxed and weakened by years Of in
tense religious work, viii not stand
further strain
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15

Washington, Dee Is--The governor
Of New Mexico, IN his annual report,
estimates the population Of the terri
tory at go, 500, and says this years re-
cord VIII exceed almost all former
years in the revenue derived from pro-
duce, sheep and cattle The report re-
news the plea for statehood
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15

Republicans Successful in Massachusetts.
Boston, Dee. 13.-The republicans
were generally successful in the city
elections yesterday. Only Ia Newbury-
port did the socialists make a strong
showing. In Boston, Lynn and
Woburn, ordinarily strong democratic
strOnghOlds, the republicans scored
signal victories.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15
- 200 20 Be Admitted Fres.

Denver, Col. Dee Is--The National
Jewish home for cOnsumptives, located
n this city. was formally dedicated
yesterday The home was built by a
Jewish order, but is not intended for
the care Of members OF that order or
race alone Anyone suffering from
assumption who is unable TO pay for
s1s4sment and care in any other insti-
tu1ion is admissi Die into this one.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15

Atlanta, Ga, Dee. 1S.-A general or
railway, applicable to the southern
division, that all employees must stop
using cigarettes or resign their posi-
tiOns and that IN future not one VIII be
employed who smokes cigarettes
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15

Chicago. Dee I2--Theat-Cash- VI rsd
6I96ses No 3 red. O. rs55Scs No 2 hard win
spring. 81 G63c= No. northern sTlrinE 53717c.
CoTn-Cash, No = 80 aoosEcs No 4. Eosf6ao5sE
Oats-Cash, No = R25f0EEcs No 8 IKE
s. Louis De- gz-Whsst-Cssa- No. srgd
elevator. &c. tEacE. 7Ic5 No hard e73s
7E5Ee- Com-Cash- No 2 z9Eos EzcE. s35f8
s15Ec- Oats-l5o- c1Ehs 2t1s trzcE. 2f5Ess B1- Z
white, a5sf0EEc
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15
A Drowning Caused His Conversion.

New Albany, Ind, Dec thames
\. Teeple, postmaster Of CharlestOwn,
was baptized in the same spot in the
Ohio river where his wife and child
were accidentally drowned last Au-
gust. Since that time Mr.. Teeple has
been a greatly changed man and sew
eral weeks ago prOfessed religion and
expressed a desire to be immersed at
that place
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15

Irvine, KY, Dec I3.-At a republican
5ollifcstion last night, Edward Parks,
the town marshal was shot and killed
BY Fred Ashcroft, whom he was at
tempting tO arrest Charles Wallace.
colored, was fatally injured during the
shooting.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15
-. - - -.

Washington, Dec g The total esti-
mates this year are STSs, SIS, 2zs, against
S694, OO6. $50 last year. The chief IN
ereases are: Army, S47. 81, 925s fOrtihea-
tons, g, SO. 0s55 navy, SO, 145. 5895 post
Office, s., 14S. 66Is sundry civil, S21, $50,
~
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15

Belden, Neb-, Dec III. y. Blink
iron. wealthy stOeHman, was killed
by 6. F. Harris, q newspaper man
The tragedy resulted from an article
regarding BliukirOn which appeared
70 Harris paper.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-12-15
The Kansas city Times Changes Hands.

Kansas City, No, Dec 1.-The Kan
sas City Times has been transferred
from Wiley o. Cox to a corporation
composed of George L Chrisman, pre-
siding Judge Of the Jackson county
MOL court; John S. Sullivan, a peni-
Tertiary contractor at jefferson City,
and A A Lesueur, Missouri's secre-
tarv Of state Capt. Lesueur wiz have
editorial charge.