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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-08-18
Only woman Omeer.

Assistant Surgeon Anita n. McGee,
q. s. A., Is said to be the only woman
who holds a commission in the army
of the United States. Mrs. McGee is
30 years old. She was born in Wash.
ington and completed her education
ct the University Of Cambridge In
England and Geneva university, Swift
erland. One of the latest army orders
is one which instructs DIR. McGce to
report for duty ut Fortress Monroe,
Va. She was given her commission
soon after the outbreak Of the war
with snain.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-08-18
To Operate Municipal Telephonss.

Glasgow, Scotland, IL about to add
to its experiments in municipal con-
troll Of public utilities by operating
a municipal telephone exchange for
5000 subscribers. The plant Is to be
one Of the most modern kind. II Is
expected to pay for itself and its run
ming expenses at IN annual charge to
each subscriber Of about S27.25. The
charge by the private corporation
now doing the business Is $50.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-08-18
Ia.n,ls.l Arnur Pi.,. nla..

Washington, Aug. 11.-At the open
ing of bids at the navy department
for armor plate, the Bethlehem and
Carnegie companies submitted iden-
teal bids, each for about 1890 tons
of the $4,000 tons advertised for ut
$40 for the thick armor and eli1.2o
for the thin. The only other bid was
from the Midyale Steel company,
which proposed to furnish the whole
amount Of armor, without charging
nny royalties. On 4 sliding scale from
oi1, ~. This conrsnV u unwilling
3. .sa..1-- ~ -. -..z1 1--.- ~
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-08-18

South Park, Col, Aug. ia big
forest fire Is raging six miles west Of
here and millions of feet Of the finest
timber in the state Is burning. The
fire was started three weeks ago by
campers. Much damage is being done
to property and the fire win affect
the watershed considerably.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-08-18
Education tho Only En,cisnt Mesn'.

In his opening address as presiding
officer of the Montgomery conference
on the negro problem, Hilary A. Her
bert took the broad and generous
ground that education is the only
efficient means Of solving that prob
lem. He said: ITO bring about bet
ter relations between the races we
need more education, both of the
whites and the blacks. Men must be
educated to broader views Of the rela-
lions they bear to each other"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-08-18
To Am.nd ooeb-i Law.

Frankfort, Ky, Aug. l6.-Gov. Beck
ham Wednesday afternoon issued n
proclamation converting the general
assembly in an extra session on Tues
day, August 2s, 1900. The only sub
ject to be considered is the modifi'
cation of amendment Of the Goebel
election law.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-08-18
Unu.uni 1;ensrosity.

Kuhn, Loeb & Co., Of Wall street,
New York, have given to the widow
of a recently deceased employe a PEN
sion Of $1,000 year, which is the full
amount of the salary he was paid
when alive.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-08-18
I.psr. Do %. PhIllpplns..

Washington, Aug. 15.-Surgesn
General Sternberg has received n re-
port from Maj. Guy L. Edie, president
Of the board of health in Manila, In
which the statement Is made that
there are $4,000 lepers in the Philip
nine islands.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-08-18
slck and woundsd from Chipa.

Washington, Aug. 15.-The Solace,
bringing home the sick and wounded
from China, has sailed from Yokohn-
mn for Guam. which will be her first
stopping place on her homeward trip.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-08-18
E.r,haunL. n Washlnrtar.

silverton. WASH, Aug. 16.-A hard
shock of earthquake was felt here
Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock,
shaking window panes and crockery
to pieces In many instances. The
shock lasted three minutes.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-08-18
Iavalid.d Canad an. En- Rou.. Home.

London, Aug. 15.-One hundred Cam
adams, who were ihvalided from
South Africa and had been recuper-
ating at Shorncliffe, arrived In Lon
don Monday morning and took train
from Liverpool, whence they win sail
for home. They were greeted all
along the route with ovations.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-08-18
Corn D..srov..I ~ wIad and HaII

Yankton, S. D., Aug. 15.-Heavy hail
and wind storms Tuesday destroyed
much of the corn left unchanged by
the July storm. At Utica, Vermil-
lion and Meckling much damage was
done 70 small buildings and stock
suffered heavily.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-08-18
TOPICS OF THE DAY.


Despite the fact that Prof. David
Starr Jordan says that college-bred
women make the best wives q good
many men will continue to marry and
love through life the home-made-brcad
wife.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-08-18

xenia, o.. Aug. ia. @. Binga-
mon killed his wife and his son-ip-
law. James Bradley, end then com
mltted suicide a jamestown early
Tuesday. Tia tragedy unr ne result
q ..~||r Ir116'..
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-08-18
FI,rammoas and sharksy % TIght.

New York. Aug. Is.-Bob Fitzsim-
mons and Tom Shaflsey met yester-
day afternoon and agreed TO fight On
August IS before the coney Island
eroI''nr 1'rh for r1r1, a. 81, |clo
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-08-18
nohh.a a. uer plam. ,a..

Paris, Tex, Aug. 1s.-Miss Bene-
ilette Brady. of st. Louis, was robbed
Of 5000 worth Of diamonds on q
train en- route TO San Antonio, Tex,
before reaching Paris.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-08-18

Italian Dsssetlvss 10 shadow Anarehists.
London, Ang. ie.-To-day IS Italian
detectives. according to the Rome
correspondent Of the Daily Mail, win
nall for New York to shadow the
movements e tr,r,1|sis IL no
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-08-18

Yokohama, Aug. 16.--Severe floods
have occurred and It is reported that
zoo persons have been drowned. Rail-
way trafiic is interrupted.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-27

sion OF this very Subject. Tirescme.
stale and Improbable Are somc OF the
speeches in the senate; able. lucid and
informing are some others. And be-
tween them the people are educated and
instructed as they would not be in any
other way. The bill win be brought to
a vote In the upper house and passed.
But the country would be loser, not
A-inor. II this could be done by NOV
ing the previous question and putting
. sudden stop to all debate.
Legislation should not lack either de-
liberation or dispatch. In the senate
rules the former finds its refuge. 1t
win be a grave matter. the final YIELD
ins Of dignity. mutual courtesy ana
the free interchange Of ideas to the
haste Of modern life ana the stress OF
numbers when freedom OF debate in the
senate shall be abridged.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-27
Reaching for Oriental Trade.

The proposition now in hand to estab-
lish American commission houses in the
commercial centers of Eastern Asia is
a good one and offers the only sure
method by which existing trade can be
retained and further inroads made on
the trade now handled by the CONNER
cial rivals Of this country Want Of
Familiarity with the commercial require
ments Of the Orient, their credit sys-
TENS. manner of packing goods for use
in that country, and the necessity OF
chops" or trade marks, all have had
an influence in preventing the market
ing of American goods there, although
in many respects great advantages lay
with the manufacturers Of this country
over those Of their European compete
tors.
Consular reports have pointed out
from time to time the impossibility Of
placing orders by samples and the utter
uselessness OF sending commercial trav-
elers to Oriental countries. They have
also shown that to do business success
fully with even the European merchants
of those cities 1t is necessary to estab-
fish branch houses. managed by men
of charactefN and position, who can sue
cessfully cultivate social relations with
these merchants.
The gentlemen now in Seattle on their
way to establish commission houses at
Yokohama, Shanghai, Hongkong and
Manila seem to have a thorough under
standing Of these requirements. That
Seattle has been selected as the dis
tributing point for this business is nat
ural, practically inevitable. No other
Pacific coast city is equally equipped
for handling it, because none has such
close railroad connection with all points
of the United States through so many
different lines Of railroad, and none is so
near the Asiatic ports at which the COM
mission houses are to be established.
This is but one of the many sure signs
of the commanding future that awaits
this city. We are coming into our own.
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The House INDICATED.

II there were need Of any vindication
OF the action OF the house Of represent
tatives In excluding Mr.. Roberts, 1t
would be found in the statement that
he gave out to the press after the Vote
was taken. In his previous arguments
he has been somewhat guarded. In this
he maintains few reserves, and exhibits
condition Of both mind and conscience
that shows the people how unerring was
the sentiment that closed the door in
his face
He declares plainly that he holds OBJ
legations imposed by his creed as a Nor
mon to be superior to those of the citi-
zen. II the command Of the church Ii
in CONFLICT with the command OF the
law. It IL the latter that must yield.
They ithe Mormons) finding them
selves in the position where the law
commands them to do one thing and
moral obligations sacredly entered into
under the sanction Of the Mormon
church, command them to do another,
are placed In very trying situation;
and some few Of Them including the
member from Utah, may have found It
necessary to regard their moral obliga-
lions as more binding upon their con-
sciences than their technical obedience
to statutory law"
The moral obligation" be 1t remem-
bered. IL to take more than one wife
after that practice had been specifically
forbidden by statute. It is also to con-
tinue to take more wives and to live
with them in polygamous relations. The
avowal Is confession Of the theocratic
doctrine Of Mormondom that the church
is superior to the state; and in any con-
fiict between them the former is to be
obeyed.
This Is a more serious matter than
even polygamy; for the limits of the
doctrine are of unknown extent. Not
only with reference to plural marriage.
but In any other belief affecting con-
duct, IL Mr.. Roberts is credited, the
law of the land Is to be set aside and
ignored whenever q decree Of the church
may require It, 1t is quite appropriate
that this avowal should be linked with
an arraignment Of his accusers and Of
public opinion in this country that forti-
fies itself behind that lowest and most
contemplate OF all written things, an
anonymous letter. The house and the
country were able to congratulate them
selves anew yesterday upon having act
ed not only righteously but more WISE
ly than they knew.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-27

would Tar rather have had the otner
eide of the argument. II. in dealing
with the Philippine question. the adj
ministration had assumed the supine
and inexcusable attitude which the
Democrats now insist II ought to have
taken; had Dewey been instructed to
sail away from Manila after destroying
the defenses of the city, and to leave It
to be sacked and looted by the Filipino
horde. not only would the country have
had to endure the excavations Of the
whole civilized world, but every Demo-
cratic orator would have denounced the
administration in the bitterest terms for
Its unpatriotic and cowardly betrayal
OF American interests--and his party
would have gone into power on that is
sue.
The present attitude IL typical. A Pc
rusal Of the Democratic papers pub
lished during the war and Immediately
after would lead to the conclusion that
in the contest which gave the United
States a position. for the first time. az
a great power Of the world. the most
momentous features were the spelling
Of a cargo Of beef on shipboard. through
failure Of the refrigerating apparatus.
the discovery that canned beef II not
a suitable food in the tropics, and the
sickness which followed the encalmp-
ment OF armies Of raw troops. led by
equally raw officers. few of whom knew
how to take the necessary sanitary pre-
cautions to preserve the health OF their
men.
Throughout the inception and con-
duct Of the war. and now. In dealing
with Its results, with few isolated and
splendidly patriotic exceptions. the
Democratic party leaders have never
risen above the level Of the lowest par
tisanship. From start to finish their
sole end and aim has been to endeavor
to collate some material Of which par
tisan use could be made In the next
national campaign. In pursuit of this
low and despicable end they have gone
to the extent OF lending what has
amounted to active aid to the enemies
Of the country in arms against it's au-
thority: encouraged their rebellion, and
kept 1t alive by the promise, constantly
presented to the Filipino leaders, in
every Democratic speech upon the SUBJ
ject. that If they should be intrusted
with power in this country they would
promptly turn the Philippine islands
over to Aguinaldo and his followers.
and withdraw American troops there
from.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-27

incentive save the calls Of duty and the
demands OF professional pride. Neither
promotion. rank nor public and ofiicial
recognition was expected or obtained.
So much the more reason why the rev.
enue cutter service has right to feel
proud OF the record which It has made
and why there should be no opposition
to the bill. which simply gives the status
Of military officers with corresponding
rank. pay and privileges.
The duties OF officers of the revenue
cutter service are 80 nearly identical
with those performed by the. regular
navy that there seems no adequate rea-
son why the services should not be con-
solidated in the near future. and the
giving Of the revenue officer rank il q
step In that direction. Had there been
a naval department in existence when
the service was first organized in 1890,
undoubtedly It would have been made
a portion OF the naval force. Having
been established under the jurisdiction
of the treasury department. there It
has remained to this date. with officers
who perform many OF the duties Of
those Of the regular navy. ranking sim
ply as civilian employees. and with the
enlisted force not subject to military
law or military discipline.
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They Arc Insincere.

In all of the speeches which have
been made by the Democratic opponents
of the retention of the Philippine ISL
ands, noticeable feature is the mani
fest lack of sincerity, the false note
which rings throughout. The Demo-
cratic party owes it's voting strength in
congress, and has for its main reliance
in every national election the suppress
sion Of the negro vote in the South.
An apologist for this practice can hard
ly impress one with sincerity when he
and the wrongs of the Filipinos in being
threatened with a decent, orderly gov
eminent in which they shall have share
as they prove their fitness and ca
pacity.
The truth is that the attitude Of the
Democratic party does not represent
the deliberate convictions Of the lead
ers or Of any great share of the mass
of the voters. 1t is assumed for purely
partisan reasons. 1t is necessary to
find new issue. Free silver Is dead
and damned; nothing else seems avail
able; a small but, noisy element in the
Republican party in the extreme East
is opposed to expansion. Ergo, let the
Democratic party adopt the argument
Of these New England aunties: 1t is
likely to get some small voting strength
from among them. and as for the
masses of the Democratic party they
can be relied on to vote the ticket, re-
CARELESS Of platforms, policies, viola
lions of the traditions of the past, trea-
son or anything else 1t has been their
lifelong habit. Again, a portion of the
Democratic sound money element, with
Kew England traditions and ultra con-
servarive instincts. is also opposed to
expansion, and IL free silver Is kept in
the background, may be induced to
align themselves again with the party
from which they broke away In 1896
These motives for the attitude of the
present Democratic leaders are palpa-
BILE, Here and there strong, positive
and patriotic member of the party re-
volts and repudiates the whole unsav-
DRY and insincere scheme. but the great
majority OF the professional politicians
indorse 1t heartily. 1t Is true they
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-27
THE PASSING OF POPULIsM.
stewart, Butler and PETER Have
FOreseen Doom Of the Party.

STEWART butler ana Fe"er e
Foreseen Doom Of the Party.
Philadelphia Record.
Senator Stewart, OF Nevada, II making
desperate plunges to get out of the de-
tested field Of Popuiism into the fat pas
lures of the Republican party. He wishes
only to reserve the privileges of OCCASION
ally bowling in the senate at the british
gold bugs" and Of paying homage to the
16 to silver idol With this reservation
he Is willing to support the Republicans
on the tariff, expansion and everything
else In return for few favors accorded
to him by the Republicans Of the senate.
Senator Butler. Of North Carolina. chair
man of the Populist national committee,
is ready to make the same terms In view
OF the approaching dissolution OF Populism
in the Old Tar state.
Ex-senator PETER, of Kansas, anticipate
ing these Populist statesmen, has already
carried what remains of his political as
sets into the Republican camp.
Could there be more significant signs
than these that the Populist party IS on
its last legs? The Ocala platform. with
its schemes or unlimited fiat money and
its extravagant dreams OF state socialism.
has already almost disappeared beneath
the political waves, and only small
plank or two occasionally comes to the
surface. BY the time OF the meeting of
the next Democratic national convention
there will hardly be a remnant left of the
party of Populism toutside Of Nebraslxa)
for forming another Popocratic coalition
like the abortive alliance of 1896. The
faction of Republican Silverites which has
its habitat in the Rocky mountain states
is travelling the same road with Populism,
having none to represent its coalition with
the Democrats In the senate Of the United
States save Messrs Teller. of Colorado. ana
Pettigrew, of South Dakota.
This condition OF affairs ought TO afford
sufficient warning Of the futility as well as
danger that would lie in any attempt of
the Democrats to shape their platform and
nominate their candidate for the presi-
denoy this year with the hope Of q fresh
alliance with Populism and Republican Sill
verism. There are no birds in these last
years nests. y. Il
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Democrat can repeat the Indianapolis
platform, every Democrat and Republi-
can can remember the Chicago plat-
form" This is a fair sample Of the
looseness and utter reckIessness Of the
man. 1t would be safe to wager any
amount OF money that there is no man
in tho United States. not even Mr..
Bryan himself. who can repeat" the
Chicago platform. 1t is true that very
few OF them want TO.
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LAND OF MY birth.

Scotlandl my own, my native land.
Thy broomy hills and silv'ry streams,
They haunt me on this foreign strand
How oft I see them in my dreamsI
l clap my hands in childish glee,
And pl9y again upon thy shore;
But, waking. weepl -no more for me
Those happy. happy, days Of yorel
I've WANDERED from thee, fairest land!
And pine upon another shore
Strange sights and scenes on ev'ry hand
Remind me that I love thee morel
A sprig OF heather from thy hills.
A bonnie flower from yon sweet dell
At sight Of these my fond heart thrills
And throbs beueath their potent SPELL
l hear song-a song Of theel
Sung in the Doric pure and sweet,
OF Scottish love and chivairy,
With pleasure I am like. to greet;
hear voice one like my own.
While passing by some market place
In accent, pathos, twang and tone
And claim my kn-a Scottish faeel
OH dearest land on Gods fair earth,
May be spar'd thy face to see!
Land OF my sires Land Of my BIRTH
None other can be ''hane'' To mel
Wherever my wandering footsteps rove,
Ny heart Is ever true to thee;
And warmest blessings, pray'rs and love.
Are daily waited over the sea
John Imrie. Toronto. Canad,
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Justice to a Gallant Service.

There has been a favorable report TO
efficiency of the revenue cutter service,
which was introduced in the senate by
Frye and in the house by Hepburn.
This bill is intended to do a measure of
justice to the first established maritime
force Of this country. and to the gal
liant officers who have distinguished
themselves on many occasions. At pres
ent the status Of officers in that service
is substantially that of civilian en-
ployes OF the treasury department. The
pending bill gives them rank as other
commissioned officers in the kindred
arms-captains with lieutenant COM
manders in the navy; first lieutenants
with lieutenants; second lieutenants
with lieutenants Junior grade; and third
lieutenants with ensigns. 1t also gives
the same pay and allowances as are
paid the officers of corresponding rank
in the navy, and extends the law as to
retirement to the revenue cutter off,
GERS.
In making this report the senate COM
mittee pays a heartily deserved tribute
to the revenue officers. saying: 'They
have earned by faithful service. devo-
ton to duty and heroic effort in peace
and in war this right, and not to confer
ha NJ OF ivsrfr, atf ton
against valiant and devoted body of
men who bear the commissions of the
president. by and with the consent of
the senate, upon the same terms as do
officers of the kindred services"
With the memory of the deeds Of the
revenue cutter officers in the war with
Spain fresh in mind the time is oppor-
tune for the passage Of this measure.
doing them delayed Justice. The work
Of Capt Hodgson, of the McCuiloch.
was heartily commended In the report
Of Admiral Dewey. The Window. Man
ming and Hudson were engaged in many
battles with shore batteries and gun
DoatS on the CUBAN coast, ana tnelr
commanding officers were commended
for gallantry and efficiency in the off,
cial reports of these engagements.
When the torpedo boat Winslow was
disabled in the battle of Cardenas, it
was the revenue cutter Manning which
went to her assistance, and. under the
hot and we'll directed fire of the shore
batteries, passed her hawser and
lowed her to safety, as gallant a feat
as was performed throughout the whole
war.
In peace their services have been no
less distinguished. Times without num-
Der, in the depths of an Atlantic win
ter, have the revenue cutters been dis
patched in search of missing and dis
abled vessels, and many heroic rescues
are to their credit. Among the most
noteworthy of recent feats was the ex-
petition of the officers of the Bear for
the relief of whalers imprisoned in the
Arctic, heroic work splendidly per-
formed, which can scarcely be duplicat-
ed in the record of any service in the
world.
Yet in the performance Of these ex-
traordinary services there has been no