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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-18

Governor Smith Of Montana feels bad bad over
the lieutenant governor's appolntrnent Of Clark.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-18

Messrs Fischer. Vessel wodroaas dry powder.
And there are Ioss q sparks IN the country.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-18

Right the people IN Mafekng must Be Of the opi
ION that nothing succeeds ike succor
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-18

Those Beer commissioners viii End United States
the greatest place earth make MEDICINE.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-18

The United States actually sending coal to New
castle the present
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-18

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Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-09-01
Dollars! Simply Dollars.

National Chairman Hanna this month
visited Philadelphia and gave it out
cold that he was there to secure half
million dollars from the protected in
terests. His lieutenant, Gibbs, who is
the Pennsylvania treasurer for the Re-
publican national committee, openly de-
clared that payment should be made in
accordance with the degree of protec-
ton expected.
One significant feature of this cold
blooded hold up is the fact that in Re-
publican papers the name of a big dis
tiller appears first among those who
attended Financier Hanna's confer
ence" Philadelphia is the headquar-
tiers of extensive distilling interests in
West Virginia and other adjacent
states. They will put up their money
paid for.
Promoter Gibbs said:
Each one whom we shall ask will
have an opportunity to calmly consider
the amount of his interests and just
what their protection is worth to him. -
We commend these words to the
consideration of parents, patriots and
Christian men everywhere. Let each Of
these calmly consider the amount of
his interests and just what their pro-
ton is worth to him. Are their bust
ness and their wealth their dearest Sin
terests?" Do they care nothing
for their children and their neigh
bors' children, for their homes and
their neighbors' homes, for the
moral welfare of the whole nation?
What is the protection of these inter-
ests worth to such an one? Is it worth
ballot?
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-09-01
LET US ATTEND TO OUR KNITTING

-Four years ago about 10000 Prohi-
bitionists got excited on the financial
question and voted for Mckinley or
Bryan. They did not lose their inter-
est in the liquor issue nor their desire
to see the Prohibition party triumph,
but they allowed the politicians to con-
vince them that the country was gone
to the bow-wows unless this or that
monetary theory prevailed, fear that
very few of them now believe was we'll
grounded. They determined to assist
in the settlement of the burning" Cd
money question, and then-then-they
would push the prohibition issue to
success. They settled Cd the financial
issue by voting, one half of them for
Mckinley and the other half for Bry-
an. In the west the majority of Pro-
hibitionists who went into the settling
business voted for Bryan. In the east
as large proportion of them gave their
support to Mckinley. No mortal man
can tell to this day whether either Nc
Kinley or Bryan received one more
such vote than did the other.
The folly Of such settlement must
now be apparent. 1t is to be hoped
that not only members of the Prohibi-
ton party, but also hundreds OF thou
sands of the foes of the saloon who
have never as yet identified themselves
with it, now see that the thing for us
to do is to stick to our job. If we
attempt to settle any question upon
which the other parties are likely to
divide, we will be divided among our
selves and simply offset each others
votes ard so throw Our votes away on
that question as we'll as fail to register
our desires upon the liquor issue.
Some profitable thinking has been
going on in the last quadrennium, and
as one result of it we believe that the
wanderers of 90 have returned or that
their substitutes have already come to
us from the opposition. While some
may be led away this year by the Ii
cense party brass bands and by the
constant reiteration of unfounded asser-
tons and illogical arguments, new men
are joining our ranks in encouraging
numbers and the Prohibition party will
in all probability this year reach the
highest point in its splendid career.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-09-01
BRIEF AND BRAINY

Don't throw away your vote" is the
cry of a party which has no moral con-
siderations by which to hold the voter
G. A. Crane, D. D.
Logically every Christian voter belongs
to the Prohibition party, for no other
party stands for what he claims to repre-
sent.-S. S. Hardin, in State Leader (Mo.)
''In all thy ways acknowledge Him and
He shall direct thy paths Acknowledge
Hin politically and He will not direct
your path into any party that consents
to the saloon.-C. N. Howard.
The great issue of Prohibition of the
traffic in Intoxicating beverages out
weighs any other issue, and indeed all
other issues that are now being presented
to the voters of our country.-Bishop J.
N. FITZGERALD to w. II. Wardwell, Pro-
hibition candidate for governor Of New
York.
"a strenuous and militant political
righteousness, inspired and directed by
Christian ideas, Is the only remedy for
such evils. To this conflict the church
must sound the call. And it must insist
that wise, persistent and heroic earthly
citizenship has now become a supreme
test of noble character. M. E. Bishops,
1900.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-09-01

A leading minister of the M. E..
Church, who holds official position
therein, told an editor of the New Voice
that Methodist bishop had given him
his view on the political situation as
follows:
Material prosperity is the basis of
everything. Without material prosper
ity we could not carry on Our mission
airy enterprises, we could not build
our churches, we could not support our
preachers, we could not run our
schools. The Republican party is the
only political party that will give ma
terial prosperity to this country There
fore, even though it does not do right
upon moral questions, we must support
it for prosperity's sake"
If the church has any worse foes than
some of her bishops, preachers, editors
and members hers is sorry lot.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-09-01
Prohibition Arithmetic.

If each one who: realizes the EVIL: 81
fuence of the saloon; viii cast: one Bal
lot for the Prohibition party. the battle
will have bssn. Won: -: -. -
Then. too; if .sasb: such. an: ohe will
win one other, that will be two. Is
not this true, too? A vote winner is
not too too, but just too enough. He
is earnest, persistent and withal re-
spectful
Four earnest Prohibitionists can
awaken community almost before the
enemy knows what's up. If they are
never behind, but always before, they
are likely soon to be the four hundred.
1t has been long time since many
family ate square meal. This is be-
cause so many groups of eight men
thought they must wait until they num-
bered ten before acting. This course
of conduct will decimate, disintegrate
and annihilate any army.
Often Of ten good men two or three
discouraged ones are allowed to keep
the others from doing anything. The
ten stroke is in each man making up
his mind what ought to be done and
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-09-01
PITH OF THE PRESS

Free Baptist: To size up two evils
and try to choose the less is to be
guilty of third.
Prohibition party will this year I'M
doubtedly secure enough votes to 'elect
the ISSUE" if not the candidates.
Epworth Herald: Sound money and
free silver and imperialism and the
trusts and prosperity are issues in this
campaign. SO IS THE CANTEEN!
Defender: The very best way to pray
for the defeat of canteenisni and its
candidate is to vote for Woolley and
Metcalf.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-09-01
TIT FOR TAT

Give us just law and it will be
obeyed. - Royal Arch News (iquor
paper.
Isn't this nice talk from our pet in
dustry, which neither great (?) party,
nor even any leader in one of those
parties: dare assail?
=:
II you are sending me Backbone be-
cause. some :ore has informed you that
I. am: a. bad :n:an, the charge is false
"A ; Correspondent.
You are probably receiving Back
bone because some friend of yours
knows you are good man and mean
to do what is right" but do not yet
realize the folly of sowing a license
party ballot and expecting to reap a
Prohibition crop.
The deadly peril of the bullet, the
tropical climate, the lurking disease,
was inevitable, but why, oh, why. was
added to it that deadliest peril of all,
the serpent that turks in the intoxicat-
ing cup?-A South Dakota correspond
ent in an exchange
In order that we may enjoy the in
estimab1e privilege of living under the
reign of Methodist CD president and
of ''the only party which ever did any
thing for temperance"
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-09-01

going to work at it. There are always
some who will never lead, but who will
fall in if others will lead on
Eleven stirring men can leaven an en-
tire county with Prohibition doctrine.
Eight cen can do world of good,
but eighteen can do more. When a
boy or girl has reached the age of
eight cen, he or she has usually done
some thinking on the liquor question,
but when the age of eighteen has been
reached, they should have decided
views as to how to get rid of the sa-
loon and should have found out some
ways of helping the good cause along.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-09-01

Der of gold Democrats and anti-expan-
sion Republicans will vote for Woolley
and Metcalf SO we also believe. But
shall not our splendid leaders also have
the support of large numbers who are
well satisfied with the policies of the
other parties and candidates, except
that they are dumb or worse on the
saloon? Shall the champions of this
sacred cause receive the support of
Christian ballots only when there is
nothing at stake? Shall not men who
highly appreciate their ballots cast them
for principle, because otherwise they are
conscious that otherwise they throw
them away?
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-09-01

If this country will permit rum to
be exported to China, it is all the more
important to support our missionary
societies which are, doing so great
work there.-Midland Christian Advo-
cate.
But who is this country" Is not
the editor of the Midland Christian Adj
vocate and each of his voting readers a
part of this country" Will they this
fall vote their protest as such against
the expectation of rum to China and
to our newly acquired territory? When
an American Christian has done all he
can to stop this internal business, it
is we'll enough for him to contribute
toward the expense of sending mission
aries to Offset the satanic work of "this
country in heather lands.
All votes for candidates who are
merely the candidates of so-called prin-
ciple, and who cannot possibly be
elected, must be subtracted from the
best man in the field, and by being
taken from the good man you might
elect, they contribute towards the cleo
ton of the very candidate you do not
want.-State Issue (South Dakota).
We have heard this kind of thing for
more than twenty years. Yet although
in close touch with Prohibition party
affairs in this state during all that time,
this writer does not remember an in
stance in which a reliable enemy of the
saloon has been defeated by the kind of
subtraction" above alluded to. Some
church members, good men" and
temperance men" have been left at
home, however.
Both of the large political parties in
Ohio have now held their state con-
ventions and not word in either plat
form is said about temperance. Don't
this indicate that the issue is dead
one?-Wine and Spirit News.
Not at all. 1t indicates rather that
both parties realize that it is so live
a question that break on their part
may knock them into smithereens. The
smoking volcano under them may burst
forth at any time-even in the next
thirty days. Won't you help to touch
it off?
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-09-01

Don't allow your party prejudices to
refuse a hearing to the Prohibition
party Until that party or some other
agency has outlawed the saloon, open
your mind to it's claims and give it a
chance to do its best. 1t is fighting
for your home Members of the Pro-
hibition party are reading the press Of
all parties. Members of the other par
ties ought to be no less anxious for the
truth.
The editor of the Review of Reviews
says that in his estimation large num-
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-09-01

The man chiefly responsible for the
damnable canteen cannot be reelected
without the votes of millions of Chris
tan men. Shall he have them? If so,
and if he is elected by their aid, then
whose shall the sin of the canteen be?
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-09-01

Mckinley stands for the canteen, Bry-
an for high license and Woolley for the
burial of the saloon devil with his face
down, so that the harder he scratches
the deeper he will go. Which will you
vote for?
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-09-01

No man can or will doubt the mean
ing OF one vote or million votes for
Woolley and Metcalf. How can any
honest foe of the saloon miss such an
opportunity to loudly and plainly say
what he wants done with the saloon?
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-09-01

The Methodist bishops, or an equal
number of leaders in any denomination,
could in the next 80 days, start an ava
lanche, which, in the next few years,
would sweep the saloon into the sea.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-09-01

In making arrangements for a, Pro-
hibition rally or in determining how
much you will give for the promotion
of the work, remember that Our cause
deserves the best.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-09-01

If the Republican or Democratic par
ty wins, the saloon will go on. A vote
for license party is a vote for the
saloon.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-09-01
PROHIBITION TICKET.

For President, JOHN q. WOOLLEY.
Vice Pres, HENRY B. METCALF.
Governor, B. B. HAUGAN.
Lieut.. Governor, G. B. WILKINSON.
Sec. of State, FRANK w. CARLISLE.
Treasurer, G. w. DORSETT.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-09-01

ooh, the Prohibition party is so
small" Yes, it is too small, but your
vote will make it larger
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-09-01
Now, If Ever,
The Christian Man
Should be The
Christian Citizen.
EDITORIAL

Backbone will hereafter go to $4,000
homes!
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-09-01

The address of w. q. calderwood, Secretary
of the State Prohibition Committee Is 3z7 Hem
nepin Ave., Minneapolis. N. w. Telephone Co.,
Tain, 33I7-LI; Hiss. Valley Co., 1914.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-03
OFF FOR NEW YORK.
The Presidential Party Leaves TO At
tend the Ohio Society Banaucf.

The President left for New York yes
terday morning in the special car Oceanic.
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad 10 attend the
banquet to be given this evening at the
Waldori-Astoria by the New York Ohio
Society. He was accompanied by Mrs. Nc
Kinley. Miss Mary Barber General Cor
bin, DR.. RiXey, Executive CLERK B. F.
Barnes and Assistant Secretary Cortelyou
The party will stop al the Hotel Man
haitian, and viii return to this city on
Monday.
Before leaving there was a brief meet
ing of those members of the Cabinet who
were in the city. but no business of i'm
portance was transacted Among the early
callers were Senators Beverage, Foraker.
and Allison, Speaker Henderson. and Rep
reseutauve Cooper. the burden of whose
business was the Porto Rican tariff bill
The President is said to have been assured
that there were enough members of the
Senate favorable to proper revision of the
measure to ensure its permanent passage
in such form as would serve best the in
terests Of the party and the whole people
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-03
COMMENDED BY WATSON.
NounG Naval officer Praised for
Rc-cuinG Prisoner

/ hounE Naval oHieer Praised gos
Rc~cuinG Prisoncrs
/ Some quick and efficient work Of q youns
American naval officer IS highly commend
! ed by Rear Admiral Watson. in a despatch
received al the Navy Department yester-
| day The officer is Lieut.. John H. Gibbons.
whose home is in Grand Rapids. Mich. He
mas been an active service in the West
Indies and the Philippines ever since the
| beginning of the war with Spain having
given up desirable shore duty to secure a
sea assignment. He fred the last shot in
the last naval engagement in Cuba This
was al the battle of Manzanillo. when tbs
! bombardment Of the Spanish forts was in
terrupted by the receipt Of news that the
peace protocol had been signed. Lieutenant
Gibbons latest exploit is thus described by
Admiral Watson
Manila Nareh l. 1900
Secretary Nssy, Washington:
Armed transport Alava received from Military
tgvernCi Sunday. commissioned imrediatelv: Glib
baus in sommgnd with crew and marines from
Brooklyn. Proceeded on ZANE day on information
received to Gulf Rsi5y; returned today with sos
rescned spanish prisoners. American soldiers, >
officers OF hospital ship Relief, ard surrendered
Filipino officers Promptncss and zeal Of Gibbons
and detachment highly commended All well
Boatswain Mate Juraschka surrendered b. insur-
-Ffi7 fthhaiA 10 Al$DN..
The Aisva is an English built vessel
purchased from the Spanish Government
last week by Major General Otis and turned
over to the Navy She was used BIZ the
Spaniards as a transport. but Admiral Wat
son has fitted her as a Gunboat Word
came from Admiral Watson yesterday that
she had been placed in commission on
February % Lieutenant Gibbons is regu-
larry attached 10 the armored cruiser
Brooklyn. Admiral Watson's flagship. in
which ship he made the voyage to the
Philippines.
The two officers Of be hospital ship Re.
lief who were rescued were captured in
Manila Bay soon after the outbreak of hos
tlities with the Filipinos. They were in q
small boat on shore when armed Filipinos
rowed out and made them prisoners
Boatswan's Mate William Juraschka
was attached 10 the gunboat Marrieles
With three other enlisted men Of that YES
sci he was captured on October IS. 1889.
while landing non-combatants All four
were wounded and two died as a result Of
their injuries. Juraschks was born in
Germany and has no relations in this coun
Try
The exploit Of Lieutenant Gibbons is re-
gaTded in military and naval circles IS
very important II is interpreted as show
ing the decentralization prevailing among
the Filipino forces
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-03
FIR. CLEvELAND's ILLNESS.
Sensational HUT UnGouaded Reports
OF His Condition

PRINCETON. y J. March The re
port circulated this morning that former
President Cleveland is extremely i'll. and
thai he viii moi be able TO deliver his lee
lures before The university his spring. "a
entirely without foundation Mr.. Cleve-
land YVES found this morning al his home
comfortably seated in his library. busiiy
engaged with his work
In reply 20 questions regarding his i'll
ness he said that although he had been
suffering with . severe attack Of rheuma
tism during the winter he was now pra.-
ideally IN perfect health As regards his
lectures before the students he said that
he report that be would not deliver them
was absurd aud that he fully expects 10
give them
DR. James Wikoff his Princeton physi
clan reiterated Mt Cleveland's statement
and said that Mr. Cleveland had no symp-
IONS whatever OF Brights disease or any
other serious complaint
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-03
cAvALRYMEN COMING HOME.
War Department Order Concerning
Troops in Porto Rico.

The War Department has issued orders
for the return Of a battalion Of he Fifth
Regiment of cavalry from Porto Rico The
two battalions Of the Fifth will be re-
turned to this country within a few months
aud stationed al For Riley and Fort Leay-
enworth. and the Sixth Cavalry now sta
toned al posts in Oklahoma Kansas
Idaho. Colorado. Missouri and Washing
ION will be transferred 10 posts along the
Pacific Coast.
The work now being performed by the
Fifth Cavalry viii be taken up by native
troops being raised in Porto Rico.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-03

/ Brig Cen. William Ludlow let Washing
/ ton yesterday for Havana in company with
Secretary Root ami party His trip TO
/ Cuta. it is stated. is for the purpose of
turning over the affairs of his Office as Mil
itary Governor Of Havana 10 Brig Gen.
Filzhugh Lee who it is believed will be
como Military Governor Of Havana city.
Havana province and The province OF Pinar
del Rio.
While &c is ssid that General Ludlow will
! De only temporarily relieved of bis COM
mard in Cuba, it is generally believed that
T he viii not so back TO the island after his
/ return 10 Washington Fer some time it
has been reported in Army circles that Gen
oral Ludlow would be brought back from
/ Cuba. and when Secretary Root issued an
order about two weeks ago assigning Gen
eral Ludlow TO board to prepare plans for
! a war college il was said then that he
would finally be recalled to Washington.
The work on the board will require several
months time. and when that is finished il
/ is believed that General Ludlow vi be
given g command in this country.
General Ludlow's difficulties with the
leaders among he Cubsns are said TO be the
/ real reason for his being elieyed. During
all Of his administra ton in Havana the g
was almost constant friction with some of
the citizens, and the result was that many
protests were filed against him, and the
Administration it is said. was cons lderably
embarrassed by his actions.
The consolidation Of the Departments OF
Havana city. Havana province. and the
province Of PiRar del Rio is the first move
toward reducing the military force in Cuba.
Il is said that after the April elections,
several thousand soldiers viii b. returned
TO this country and their places taken by
native Cuban soldiers. who are now being
enlisted. Almost the entire civil go=ern-
meut viii be turned over to the Cubans.
and only enough soldiers left on the island
10 assis, the natives in pr ssrving peace.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-03
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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-03

han has been selected as commandant OF
cadets at the Naval Academy. to succeed
Commander C. T. Hutchins. the Acting s.,
perintendent whose detachment from the
Academy was made necessary on account
of his seniority to Commander Wainwright
The new Superintendent. who will take
charge at Annapolis on March IS. Lieu
tenant Commander Callahan is now T.
charge Of the recruiting branch OF the Blu
reau OF Navigation. with headquarters AZ
The Navy Department. All the officers now
Ut he Academy who are senior to Com
mander Wainwright will be assigned 10
-intv eisewhere before MARCH Is