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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-03-09
Missouri D-moorarrc Conventions.

Kansas City, No, March THE
democratic state central committee
in session at the Baltimore hotel yes
terday fixed on June > as the date for
the convention to nominate state Of
6cers and on Kansas City as the place.
The convention viii be composed Of
about 1,2OO delegates. The commit
tee decided that the state convention
to name delegates 70 the national
convention should be held June Il at
Jefferson City and the state judiciary
convention July II at Sedalia.
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Washington, March 7.-Acting Sec
rotary MeiklejOhn sent to the house
Of representatives yesterday a state
ment Of the expenditures by the war
department covering the military
operation in the Philippines including
outstanding liabilities from AIay1, 1s9S,
to November 1, 1899. The total is
given at SIS, OPS, O6O, the principal
items being: Quartermaster's de
partment, SIS, us. 9O1, of which ST.
136, S64 Is for army transportation;
subsistence department, $3.50, GOO;
medical department, S1,2O6,137; pay
department, SfO,S33,1 34; ordnance de-
partment. 81, sec, 239.
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Cubnn WnrIrromen.

GentIewomen in Cuba are putting
forth heroic efforts to support them
selves by making for the soldiers duck
trousers at seven cents a pair. and
underclothing at 40 cents dozen { n
der the direction Of some American
women a society has been fOznfrd
among the Cubans for the relief ~
these women As the result Of rec Ht
canvass the names of 1000 were -
tanned al Of whom are in need OF -
Others besides these quite as nee
would not admit their poverty.
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House Bill Different
WOULD HAVE TRADE FREE.
Senator Davis Introduces an Important
Amendment TO the Pending Porto
Rico TsFin BIZ

Washington, March g. Senator
Davis, Of Minnesota, offered an amend
ment to the Porto Rican bill in the
senate. Its effect is to have the tariff
laws Of the United States applied to
Porto Rico upon foreign imports, but
allows absolute free trade between
the United States and Porto Rico.
Senator Davis says his amendment
speaks for itself. 1t extends the con-
stitUtiOn over Porto Rico and, by so
doing, implies that 1t can not be eN-
tended to the Philippines or other ter
ritOries except by Legislative action
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METHODIST ROUND ROBIN.
lLIniHtsrs OF Milwaukee Attack President
Mckinley for Drinking Wine at
Banquet IN That CITY.

Milwaukee, March 5.-The Milwau-
kee Methodist Ministers association
has just learned that President Nc
knley drank wine at a banquet ten
dered him here October Is, and TIE
ministers individually have sent him
rebuke in round robin form. They
refuse to make any of it public ex-
cept this sentence: I've have a hard
enough fight against the liquor traffic
all the time without having TO face
the additional influence Of a MethO-
dist president who comes to our city
and at a public banquet drinks every
kind Of wine on the menu"
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M. Ron.ereIt 20 vic Cnb..

New York, March 3.-8Irs. Theodore
Roosevelt started Wednesday for a
trip to Cuba. Mrs Roosevelt intends
to make a personal inspection Of the
homes, the home life, the OPpOrtuni-
ties and conditions Of the people and
to spend a month IN the prosecution
Of her studies 1t IS not improbable
that the results Of her observations
viii eventually be communicated to
the federal government.
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We're the Omcers Drunk

Washington, March Sensational
charges are contained in an anOny-
nous letter which has been received
at the navy department from Manila
The communication relates to the
yrrecking of the Charleston and makes
the serious statement that a number
Of officers Of the vessel at the time OF
the disaster were under the influence
Of LIQUOR
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To Prevent Another Disaster.

JohnstOwn, Pa, March 3.-An at
tempt viii soon be made to refOrest
a large portion OF the Conemaugh
watershed to prevent damage from
freshets or a possible repetition Of
the JOhnstOwn food of 1859, when
100000 in property was carried
away and nearly 5000 lives were lost
The region is peculiarly liable to
freshets, owing 10 its geological char
acter and the removal Of its timber
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Kansas City, No, March 3.-The sill
yer jubilee meeting of the Foreign
Missionary society Of the Christian
church denomination Is being held
here. This society embraces all
churches Of this denomination in the
central states The society viii en-
large its scope of operations and viii
send missionaries to Havana, Manila
and Honolulu In all $50 men and
women viii be sent to foreign fields.
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Cuban Real Estate

Havana, March Cen. Ruis Rivera,
secretary of agriculture, announces
that the total membranes on Cuban
real estate amount to s24s. 100000. He
thinks this is a comparatively small
amount and is agreeably surprised at
the figures He is also astOnished to
find that the greater part of the land
in Cuba is owned by Cubans and not
by foreigners and syndicates, as for
merly was the case.
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Philippine Commission Complete.

Washington. March PROF Ber-
nard Moses. of the University Of Cali
fornia. had a conference with the pres
ident Tueday. Mr.. Mckinley rendered
him the vacant place on the new Phil
ippine commission and Mr. Moses &C
cepted II. This completes the COM
mission. whose personnel Is as fol-
lows; Judge Taft, Ohio. president;
Dean C. Worcester. Michigan: Luke
Wright. Tennessee; Henry c. Ide,
Vermont; Bernard Moses, California.
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wants Cuba 10 Par II

Washington. March 7.-Representa-
tive Levy, Of New York, introduced a
resolution In the house directing that
the collector OF customs for the island
of Cuba be instructed to deduct from
the monthly receipts of the island .
per cent Of the total amount col
Iected, until the total sum expended
by the United States on behalf OF
Cuba during the war with Spain and
since shall have been paid
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IntsrsEtfng Insurance Decision.

Kansas City, Mo-. March 6.-The
Kansas City court of appeals yesterday
decided that the heirs Of an injured
person who took accidentally an over
dose Of an OPiate and died from it
had a legal right to collect the insur-
ance even though the policy express
" stated that It would be void If the
insured died from he use Of narcotics
or oDiates.
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% = u Innat.

By a strange coincidence this is
mouse or rat year. according 20
the oriental zodiac. and rats. as a slse
Of the spread Of the bubonic plague 81
japan. are at the same time beng
killed by the hundreds A good prn.e
has been set on their heads 5e
plague Is raging chiefly IN Osaka. where
Il got \ good start IN the factories. but
Toxic. Yokohama and other places are
adopting strist precautionary meas
ureg
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For a Great ChanneL

Washington, March THE project
Of opening a safe. wide and deep
channel through the southwest pass
Of the Mississippi river by an eNPend-
iture Of about SS,OOO,OOO was taken up
by the river and harbOr committee
Tuesday. y large delegation was
present, representing not only the
commercial and navigation interests
of New Orleans. but the states along
the river and the northwest in gen
eral.
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- II smaII lLatlanE

Amsterdam, March 6.-The first
fruits Of the British triumph In South
africa are seen In the sudden appear
ance in a part Of the press Of Holland
Of a serious agitation for annexation
to Germany. 1t is pointed out by
these newspapers that the true sig
nifcance Of events IN South Africa is
a huge menace to all small nations.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-03-09
VIII Create Storm

New York, March 4.-ComptroIler
Coler Saturday attacked the office Of
the corporation counsel In a way that
is likely to create a storm He charged
wholesale robbery and did not hest
tate to say that bribery Is rampant
among the city offcehOIders who. ne
AYERS. seem to have made the trade
Of theft respectable and thereby avoid
the fate Of the late William N. Tweed.
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Admiral watson Coming Home.

Washington, March T.-On account
Of the delicate condition of Admiral
WatsOn's health, he has been author
lied TO transfer his flag to the Balti-
more, which vessel is to be detached
from the Asiatic squadron, and to
proceed home by way of the Suez
canal and Mediterranean sea, stop
ping at such European ports as he
deems proper, as was done IN the case
Of Admiral Dewey.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-03-09

Chicago, March 5.-President David
S. Jordan, Of Leland Stanford univer-
sity, of California, lectured at All
Souls church here yesterday. speak
ing to a large audience on The Blood
of q Nation" He said that the pres
ent century would witness the down
fall of Great Britain. He declared
that ultimately the people of South
Africa would have their freedom
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FaInnr on DO aTsthodI.ts.

Minneapolis, MINI, March 5.-The
Methodist church has fewer members
to-day than two years ago, and a com
mittee of bishops has set aside the
week beginning March p as a week of
prayer for the church. Daily services
viii be held that week in all Meth
odist churches
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Have the same Meaning.

Kansas City, No, March 6--The
words wages and salary have the
same meaning IN the eyes Of the law
This decision, made by the Kansas
City court OF appeals, settles ques-
fion that has been much disputed
over by lawyers The court holds that
a persons salary IS as exempt from
parnishment as ..HEages-'
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Franoe leaning England cold.

Paris, March 6.-The big upward
lump In the stock Of the Bank of
France Of % francs per share let the
cat out of the bag and betrayed the
government. which, despite its pre-
vious denials and equivOcatiOns, has
permitted the national bank to supply
England with some of the necessary
gold for the Transyaal war.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-03-09

san Francisco, March 6.-The
United States transport Grant arrived
Monday. q days from Manila The
Grant brought POI sick soldiers, O.
discharged men and p cabin passen-
gers Six deaths occurred during the
voyage
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TavIor IL without Funds

Hopkinsyille, Ky, March Gin a
letter received here accepting SOD
sent him by the local republicans to
defray his expenses, Gov. W. S. Tay-
Tor states that the report that he is
without funds is true. His friends
say he was worth at least $3.50 less
than a year ago.
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me PresIdent TaIks About Puerto Rico.

Washington, March THE Post to
day SAYS. President Mckinley, IN
conversation with callers at the white
house yesterday, reiterated his belief
that the people Of Puerto Rico were
entitled TO free trade with the United
States. At the same time he said he
was unable to subscribe 10 the theory
fac
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-03-09
- Omaha - ElectIon.

Omaha, Neb-, March with but
one precinct to hear from Frank E.
MOOres (rep-) IS reelected mayor of
Omaha by a majority Of nearly 1000
over W 3 POppletOn (fusiOn)- The
rest of the city ticket goes through
with 8IOores with the possible exceP-
ton of tax commissioner
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-03-09

san Francisco, March 6.-CharIes D.
lane, the wealthy mine, operator has
Just received word from Alaska that
rich gold discoveries have been made
on Jack Wade creek, near Eagle City
IN American territory The dirt from
the dump averages SO to the pan
Old miners who have seen the Dig
gings declare they are richer- than
the E1ondire OF Cape Eoms regions
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Kansas City, No., March The
jury in the eoroner's inquest over the
death of the SchmidlaPp family in the
Missouri Pacific wreck near Independ-
ence returned a verdict censuring the
railway company The jury said the
accident was due to negligence and
could have been averted by the exer-
cise Of due diIirence.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-03-09

san Juan de Puerto Rico, March g.
Puerto 1icans are jubilant over the
news OF the passage OF the bill re-
turning the Puerto RicaR duties The
PEOPLE generally are satisfied and ap-
prove the - per cent measure They
are feverishly aVraitinE the action Of
the senate.
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sharlIey and FItzsimmona sIen ArtieIes-

New York. March 6.-Tom Sharkey
and Bob Fitzsimmons signed articles
Of agreement yesterday for 25-round
bout before the club giving the lsrg-
est purse during first week Of August,
winner to take all the purse Marquis
Of Queensberry rules VIII govern The
men and the club ara each to put up a
for-fefa of s 600
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San Francisco, March Chief Of
fcer COOskey, Of the transport Grant,
said that on February the ship
sailed over the spot where MOrreu is
land was generally supposed to be 10
Gated. 1t Is on all sailing charts. but
at 1850 a m, on the date mentioned
the Grant sailed over the position and
not a trace Of the island could be
found.
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suEar 20 Be Lover.

New York, March THE American
Sugar Refining company has reduced
the price OF all its sugars ten cents
per 100 pounds The usual reduction
IS five cents at a time This double
reduction brings the price of standard
GRADUATED down from $50 to $40
cents a pound
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Washington, March AT the cabi-
net meeting Tuesday the recommenda-
ton of the Hawaiian council that
they be authorized TO exPend 10000
in the suppression OF the bubon1c
plague and IN the relief Of distressed
natives, was formally approved
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MANY Insurgents killed.
Gen. Bates Expedition to Southern
LuzOn Had Some Hard Fighting.
At Libmanan, North OF Nueva Caeerea, the
Enemy Wa CoBera ed and sroutly Re
sisted Our Troops IA = Pierce
BaToner Charge

Manila, March 6.-Gen. Bates ex-
petition to southern Luzon, consist
ing of the Fortieth and FOrty-fifth
regiments, a total Of $500 men, has
occupied Nueva Caceres, province Of
South Camarines; Daet, province Of
North Camarines, and the neighbOriRg
smaller towns The enemy resisted
1T one point and two Americans were
killed, including Lieut.. John B. Gal
leher, Of the Fortieth regiment.
On February 20 the expedition ar
rived at San Miguel bay, landed, and
in three columns Immediately pushed
inland, cOnverging upon Nueva Ca
ceres, and attempting to control the
enemy's routes 10 retreat At Lib
manan, north Of Nueya Caceres, the
enemy was concealed in the rice field
and resisted a battalion of the For
tieth regiment, which engaged them
at close quarters with bayOnets-
After 40 minutes fighting the enemy
fed and Lithuanian was occupied.
The Americans buried 81 Of the
enemy, whose total loss in killed and
wounded Il estimated at 40.
Prom Lithuanian the expedition pro
ceeded to NUeva Caceres. the gunbOat
Paragua arriving ten minutes ahead
Of the troops The town was found
practically deserted The Americans,
daily scouting in the vicinity, report
that the enemy have retreated into
the mountains
% The insurgents around Legaspi and
Albay, province Of South Camarines,
are harassing the Americans nightly
Foreigners doing business at LegasPi
are living in ships in the harbor or
in the American barracks.
Led into an Ambush
Manila, March T.-Lieut. Edgar F
KOehIer, OF the Ninth infantry, was
shot IN the abdomen and killed at a
village six miles north of Tarlac,
where he went in search of some hid
den rifles \ Filipino, promising to
produce the rifles, led him into an am
bush away from his command. The
soldiers in revenge burned the village
and killed "A Of the enemy.
The transport Sheridan will sail to-
day with I2O soldiers and cOnvicts and
20 insane soldiers.
Insurgents Plan Guerrilla Warfare
Manila, March 5.-RepOrts reach the
Associated press from various sources,
including army officers and the heads
Of commercial houses with agents
throughout the island, Of continued
activity among the insurgents, who
are endeavoring TO keep alive the
armed opposition to the United
States and are planning TO continue
the insurrectiOn with guerrilla war
fare on large scale when the rainy
season begins
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Gen. HhssIer Back to America

san Francisco, March Gen
Wheeler and his daughter arrived
yesterday from Manila on the trans
port Warren The Warren stopped
ten days at Guam to allow Gen
Wheeler to investigate the govern
ment Of Capt. Leary.
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Paris March 6.-The subscriptions
started bv the Intransigeant for a
s,rord for Cronje now amounts 10
more than $1,000 The list OF names
covers three columns
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Whfttaler. charged with completely
IN the murder % Gov william, =.
GOebeI. was held to che April grand
jury without bail
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Col Anderson, with the Thirty
eighth infantry, employed. the insur-
cents own tactics, ambushed the
enemy near Batangas, LuzOn. killing
- insurgents, sVOunding 80 and cap
turing several some arms and am
rluniffon also were captmed-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-03-09

At the Carlisle plantation near
Chappen hin, Tex King Howard IN a
1T Of Jealous rage, struck his wife
With an iron poker breaking her
neck. TIE nan then shot Lake IaJ-
Tor 70 death and escaped
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indianapolis, Ind, March TN re-
spousc to the question whether be
had, as reported IN conveEsatioH with
friends. expressed opinion adverse to
the Porto Rico BIN. Gen Harrison
said- Yes, i regard the bi1 a.
most serious departure from tie right
principles
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UNCLE SAM TO OWN IT.
Senate COMMITTEES Report FaEorabIya Bu
70 Construct . Governments Cable %
Manila Via HonoIuIu-

Washington, March The senate
committee on naval affairs Tuesday
ordered a favorable report upon the
bill to construct a cable to Manila by
way Of Honolulu, Midway islands and
Guam 1t is to be under the direction
Of the navy department and 70 be a
government cable.
The bill VIII provide for immediate
construction Of the cable only from
San Francisco to Honolulu, but It con
templates the ultimate extension of
the cable to the Philippines and alse
to Hong Kong It is estimated that
the cable to Honolulu viii cost be
tween 100000 and $4,000 600.
Houss BIZ Different
Washington, March THE house
committee on commerce ordered a IA
vOrable report on the bin for a Pa
cific cable connecting this country
with Hawaii, the Philippines and
japan. This bill provides for private
construction Of the line, the govern
ment paying 100000 annually for 20
years for the transmission Of mes
sages.
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washington, March The senate
eEreed to the conference report o.
tie financial bin BY a vote of q % -
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- RrItIsh Ca.uaItIe.

London, March 2.-The total British
casualties to date are 1854, Of which
2,319 were added during the last fort
night
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-25
CORRESPOND In CHINOOK.
r. w. PrOsch Receives Unique 1nvf-
tatiOn to Attend POtiatch In
Port Townsend June q.

Thomas w. Prosch. the well-known
Seattle pioneer, received a letter yester-
day that took his memory back to the
early days on Puget Sound. 1t was an
invitation written in Chinook. from j.
A. Kuhn. of Port Townsend, and re-
quested Mr.. Prosch's presence at pot
latch to be given there June g. The let
ter is follows:
"Naah,
"Konaway Tilicums Nantch:
"Kla-how-ya, Tom.
"Nika tickey wa-wa mika. Nika pee
nka tilcums tiCkey mamook let HAS
potlatch kopa maxi. pee ,konaway nesika
ankutty, copa tenas sun clip lakit sum
day, June 9, 1900, nika tickey potlatch
mesika hyu clans pee hyu hee hee; pee
tin tin: pee tenaS sap-o-lil ictas: hyu
kosh chuck milite yah-wa; klonas, pee
tenas lum.
"Mesika klosh charco. pee. lolo kona-
way tenas man pee tenas klootchmen;
pee let ooskan mucka- muck, o'-na soup
"Kwa-ne-sum,
"MIKA TILICUM"
Instead OF attaching his signature, Mr.
Kuhn pasted his photograph at the bot
tom of the letter. a free translation is
as follows:
How are you. Tom? want to talk
TO you. l will make a big party for you
and our friends. at the old garrison here
June 9. There Will be lots of clans,
fee, little rum and whisky. We want
you to come and bring all your family p"
Mr.. PfOSCn, not 10 De outcome, yeStef-
day penned the following letter, the SPELL
ing in which 1t will be noticed has in
some places a more ancient appearance
than the invitations:
'"rsehalaitch May "a.
"Klosh tilikum:
"Mika paper chaco. okoke sun. Mar
Gle. hyas marcis. Nika hyas tickey
klatawa kopa mika illahee June O. Nika
tumtum hyas klosh kopa mika pee kona-
way Port Townsend tllikum. Locket
tiliikum pee klene snow nika chaco Port
"a . m ifrp
Pettygrove, Hastings. Swan. Jones, pee
konaway ankutty man.
kla how-ya Joe"
This may be translated as follows
Seattle May %
Dear Sir received your letter to-
day. l am much obliged to you, and am
anxious to go on June 9. feel very
kindly toward you and all Port Town
send people. Forty-three years ago
went to Port Townsend. and knew you
and all the old settlers well. I will come
with Fowler. Briggs Pettygrove, Hast
ings, Swan. Jones
How are you. Joe?'