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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-23
MANY ARE DROWNED
Steamer Islander Wrecked After
Striking Iceberg Of Alaska.
LifebOats Landed Nearly All the Pas
sengers, But on shore the wealth
eF Was So Cold That Deaths
from Exposure Resulted.

Victoria, 3. C., Aug. 2O.-The
steamer Islander, the crack passenger
steamer of the Alaskan route, struck
an iceberg OF Douglas island on the
morning of Thursday last and went to
the bottom, carrying down from 65
to so souls, including passengers and
members Of the crew United States
Consul Smith, of Victoria, who was
a passenger on the Queen from Ju-
neaU TO Victoria, gives the following
story OF the wreck Of the steamer:
The Islander left Skagway for Victoria
on Wednesday evening, the 14th, at six
p m, with rs passengers and a crew Of
81 men on board and 10 or y stowaways-
All went well the steamer making her
usual record OF Is knots an hour until
at three p m, on Thursday morning
when Juneau was passed and the south
end Of Douglas island was reached Then
suddenly the steamer encountered an OBJ
structiOn said TO have been an iceberg
and stopped with jerk which aroused
many Of the sleeping passengers.
The captain assured several passengers
there was no immediate danger and that
they could go back 20 bed and sent the
first officer down to examine That officer
reported there was great danger and
urged that the vessel be beached at once.
The first officer ordered the boats let
ADhf VIII DA- TINS DLAEE EOQnLeEEnanoeu
by the captain, who. however. finally
realized the seriousness OF the situation
and allowed the first officer TO get down
the boats Meanwhile the passengers
aroused to their peril. appeared on deck
and rush was made to the purser by
those who had given him treasure for
safe keeping Purser Bishop handed all
out except two bags OF $1,000 each. which
were not claimed and went down with the
vessel The captain remained on the
bridge to the last and finally jumped on
life raft, where he stayed a few min
utes, when the steamer dove forward
entirely out Of sight. As il did so an ex-
plosiOn occurred and the captain lost his
hold on the life raft and sank.
Considerable difficulty was experienced
In ascertaining the location Of the shore
though it was only a short distance away,
owing to the dense fog prevailing
Finally, Preston, Of Seattle and Dawson.
who, with his bride, was on his wedding
trip, both Of whom were saved in the
last boat which left the wreck. heard
water trucking down the rocks and all
the boats reached shore A number
jumped or the steamer into the water
and were rescued therefrOm only to die
OF exhaustion from the intense cold.
Several were recovered only after four or
five hours Of continuous hard work by
their comrades
Pilot La Blonde, who had charge of
the steamer at the time she struck.
says: ''The night was fine and as we
always expect to meet ice. a sharp
lookout was kept. About PAS a. m,
the crash came The boat was under
full speed and no ice was in sight and
there was no fog. The fatal berg was
no doubt even with the water"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-23
Castro would seize the Isthmus.
LAID WASTE BY WAR.
Gen. Macarthur, Just Back from the Phil
ippInes, Says Many Districts Have
Relapsed into Barbarfsm.

San Francisco, Aug. 2O.-In an inter
view here Gen. Macarthur, who re
turned Sunday from the Philippines,
said: "War has wrecked the Philip
pines and laid waste whole districts
The people in many districts have re
lapsed into barbarism. The best con-
ditiOns prevail In northern LuzOn.
You may say that the whole territory
is Pacifed, but not tranquilizeds but
it viii not be many months before
law and order are observed every
where. While the conditions are not
perfect, they are gratifying. A few
groups Of armed insurgents are still
at large, but they viii soon surrender,
as their power IS broken and they
are not being aided by the natives
These natives have come to see that
surrender does not mean death, and
they are coming every week with
their rifles"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-23
ITS GROWTH PHENOMENAL.
Pensions Have Increased from SII6,I36,-
255a Year Under Grants Administration
to S5GO.OOO,54T Under Mckinley.

Washington, Aug. O.-COmmission-
er Evans has prepared a statement
showing the operations in principal
features of the pension bureau dur
ing the last fiscal year as compared
with former years The statement
gives the following amounts Of money
paid pensioners under different adj
ministratiOns: President Grants first
term, SIG, 1925; average per year,
S29,O34,O69. President Grants second
term, STA, 1896, 35T: average per year,
SOS, SOS, 500. President Hayes admin
istratiOn, S145, ,4S9; average per
year, SIS, 800, 622; President Garfeld's
administration, S237, S25, O7O: average
per year, S59,456, 26S. President CIeve-
lands first term, S3O5, $50, SOP; average
per year, 6,4O9. 165. President Harri-
sons administration, S519, TO7, 726;
average per year, S129, 926,931. Pres
ident CIeveland's second term, $751;
95O,4O7; average per year, S139, 4s7,6O2.
President McKinley's first admins
tration, s56O,OOO,547; average per year,
S14O.OOO,137.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-23
TO TAP THE sIERRAs.
Tunnel $1,000 Feet Long to
Cost S5,OOO,OOO.

San Francisco, Aug. 21.-The longest
railroad tunnel in the United States
viii be built through the Sierra Ne
vada mountains of California, If the
present plans of E. II. Hartman are
carried out. The tunnel project,
which viii involve an outlay of from
So, 0OO, 900 to $4,000, 900, cOntemplates
the boring of a hole $1,000 feet in
length through the heart of the ST.
erras. Besides saving a climb of 1900
feet, the tunnel viii shorten the road
about seven miles and is expected to
effect a great saving in operating ex-
penses. It is stated that with the
Sierra tunnel built and the other plan
Of the company for the Strengthening
of the curves and reducing of grades
in Nevada and Utah completed, pas
senger trains could be run between
San Francisco and Chicago in 21k days,
an average speed for the whole dis
lance of more than 40 miles an hour.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-23
AWFUL CATASTROPHE.
Drowning Of over 20 People Near
Padueah, KY, Is Charged to Care
Iessness Of Steamers Omeers.

Paducah, KY, Aug. 21.-The horror
Of the City Of GoleOnda disaster at
Cottonwood bar, four miles above Pa
ducah, Monday night, is Just begin
ming to be fully cOmprehended by the
people Of Paducah as body after body
is brought into the city and taken
to the undertal1ers. The boats reg
lister has not yet been recovered, but
it is certain the death list VIII num-
Der Il and perhaps p. An official in
vestigatiOn viii be made, as it seems
that the most culpable carelessness
caused the catastrophe
\. A Peck, the pilot, claims the en-
gineer deserted his post and that he
could not manage the boat with the
engines helpless. The engineer denies
this and claims that he remained at
the throttle until the water was
waist deep.
Frank Enders, one Of the passen-
gers, cOrrObOrated by several others.
declares that the effort to land
brought the side of the boat around
so that the wind struck it with full
force. There had been almost a gale
blowing for ten minutes and one man
who could not swim went to the pilot
house and begged the pilot to land.
When he did finally consent to land
the hurricane, visible as a huge
black streak, sweeping across the
river, struck the boat as IL swung
around in a position least able to re-
sist It.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-23
NEW NAME ADOPTED.
phfs Railways VIII BE Known
As the - Frisco System"

Kansas City, No, Aug. 21.-Hereaft-
pr all railroads owned or controlled
" the Frisco railroad VIII be known
as the Frisco system This includes
the Memphis route At \ meeting Of
the executive board OF the Frisco
line held in st. Louis recently il was
decided that the names Memphis
route" and 50 Frisco line which have
been applied to the separate railroads
viii be abandoned and for the com
bined roads the name Frisco sys-
TEN" substituted. With the acquisi-
ton Of the Memphis, the Frisco sys-
tenn now includes $500 miles Of rail-
road On the advertising matter, al
time cards and on everything issuing
from the Offices Of the company the
words - Frisco system VIII be en-
pIoyed where heretofore Frisco
line or Memphis route has been
used
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-23
WILL GIVE A BONUS.
Kansas City, Kan, Business Men
working for Location There OF n
Baptist Theological Seminary

Kansas City, Kan, Aug. 2O.-An OP-
ton has been secured on the Fowler
residence and the beautiful grounds
which occupy one entire block be
tween TrOup and Parallel avenues and
Walnut and Fourth streets for the pro-
posed Baptist theological seminary.
The committee OF Baptist ministers
and the Mercantile clubs committee
are working together to raise fund
of $1,000 as a bonus. The Baptist
seminary IS for the Missouri Valley,
including eight or ten states
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-23
MIGHTY SLIM PICKING.
There Are Only II Small Farms in
Alaska, with a Total of 150
Acres.

Washington, Aug. 1S-The census
bureau has issued a report on the
agricultural statistics FOR Alaska. 1t
shows that Alaska's total farm wealth
is S15,6s6, of which >, JOG is invested in
live stock $500 in implements and ma
ehineTy and S12,sOO represents the
value of buildings and other improve
ments. Buildings have been erected
on Of the u farms In the territory.
Preparing the soil <Or cultivation has
been the chief item Of expense in
opening farms, being II some in
stances S12O per acre. The 70 farms
have a total acreage Of 159 acres.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-23
THREE ARE DEAD.
Explosion OF the Gun Cartridge at Fort
Riley More Disastrous Than First
Reports Indicated.

Fort Riley, Kan. Aug. 21.-Private
Mackey Sykes, one of the victims Of
Mondays explosion Of a gun car
fridge, died of his injuries Tuesday,
making three dead in all. Recruit
LIOyd's recovery Is doubtful. His arm
has been amputated and he is suffer
ing from conclusion Of the brain.
The fort surgeon removed one Of Ser
geant Dennis AIahoney's eyes. He viii
recover. The other injured are in
good condition. The bodies Of Wat
son, Sykes and King are held pending
word from relatives.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-23
POPULATION OF KANSAS.
Assessor Returns to the state Board OF
Agriculture Show an Increase OF
$4,000 the Past Year.

Topeka. Kan, Aug. 16.-The total
population Of Kansas, as returned by
township assessors, for March I,
through their county clerks, and tab
ulated by the state board Of agricul-
ture, is 1,467, sos, or a net increase
within the year Of 23,1Oo, OF 1-5 per
cent, making the number Of inhabi-
tants in 1901 large than at any pre-
vious time in the last Is years. Dur
ing the past six years there has been
an increase Of over $4,000 In the pop
ulatiOn Of the state The following
table shows the 1901 population by
counties, with the gain or loss in each:
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-23
AMERICA Has PLENTY.
EurOpe's Shortage in the supply of
wheat COmpeIs Her to Look
to This Country.

London, Aug. 2O.-The best authOri-
ties estimate the wheat crop of the
United Kingdom at 56,OOO,OO bushels;
that Of France at 3OO,OOO,OOO bushels,
and the crops of Belgium and Holland
at 100000 bushels, total Of 396, OOO,-
600 bushels for the great wheat-im-
porting area Of northwestern Europe
which needs 664, OOO, 900 bushels Amer
lea, with home wants not exceeding
100000, 900 bushels, has $4,000, 900
bushels, and is therefore able to deal
with the deficit single-handed.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-23
PLEDGE FROM COLOMBIA.
That the Isthmus VIII Be Kept
Open for Tramc.

Washington, Aug. 2O.-The Colon
bian minister, DR.. Silva, had a confer
ence Monday with Secretary Hay. DR..
Silva said that traffic on the isthmus
was entirely unObstructed and also
assured him of the ability Of Colombia
to keep the traffic open So far as the
United States government Is concerned
there never has been any purpose TO
exert any military force in keeping
open isthmian traffic, unless It became
perfectly plain that Colombia was un-
able to do so. This view was doubt
less made known to DR.. Silva
The movement Of our warships
southwark has been merely a precau-
tionary measure to look after Ameri-
can interests in case Of an actual OBJ
structiOn of traffic, and the situation
as it exists does not call for an eN-
ercise of any American authority on
the isthmus-
Castro Would Seize the Isthmus-
Washington, Aug. 19.-Castro, the
dictator president Of Venezuela, is
now credited with the design Of seiz-
ing the isthmus Of Panama. With the
isthmus in his power he hopes to be
able to compel the United States 70
pay him several million dollars for
the canal concession.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-23
only Young Girls Spared.

London, Aug. ia dispatch from
ConstantinOple says n body of 400
Kurds has been raiding the Damizra
district OF Armenia and has destroyed
u villages, leaving nothing but smok-
ing ruins. Only the young girls were
spared They were carried OF to the
harems. All the males were ruthless
Nv butchered.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-23
- 500 CarrIe NatIon.

WATERFOWL, y. Y, Aug. 17.-BIrs.
Carrie Nation added to her exPe-
riences here when she had her face
slapped by a man who resented her
grabbing for a cigar he was smoking.
The man was Eugene Foley, a com
.mercial traveller. He afterwards apOI-
ogized for striking her.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-23
Fire Destroys Three Acres Of Buildings

Berkeley, Cal, Aug 17.-Fire broke
out in the engine room Of NiehaUs
Bros planning mill at West Berkeley,
destroying three acres of buildings,
lumber piles and finished products Of
the mills Loss, $4,000, OF which
100000 is on the planning mills.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-23
- FIIribIe9

Washington, Aug. 21--Attorneys for
Rear Admiral Schley VIII contest the
fitness OF Admiral HOwison to sit as
a member Of the Schiey court OF in
quiry. It is alleged that IN an inter
view some time ago Howison said the
credit Of the Santiago campaign be
longed to Sampson.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-23
ARGENTINE smelter to Close.

Kansas City, No., Aug 20 short
age which may run from S102. 900 TO
100000 is said to exist in the ore lc-
counts OF the Argentine smelter, the
largest in the world As a result the
big plant viii be closed down and an
effort made to determine the cause Of
the shortage
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-23
winters Pleads GUILTY.

Crockett, Cal, Aug. 1s.-John Win
tiers, charged with having robbed the
vault Of the SeIby company OF bullion
exceeding Ss20, 600 In value, had his
preliminary examination Saturday and
pleaded guilty.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-23

Fort Scott, Kan, Aug. Nv. H.
Frost. former owner OF the gas plant
IN this city, has associated himself
with some wealthy Chicago men, who
propose to connect LawtOn, Hobart,
AnadarkO and other towns In the new
Indian country with telephones and
to erect gas plants there. They are
thinking Of putting in some street
car lines
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-23
Young Woman Killed a s.aIasher.-

Richmond. Va, Aug. 21.-Miss Ola
Nef, 1s-year-Old daughter of the pro
prietOr of the Rural Retreat hotel,
shot J. J. WaXelbaum, a Macon, Ga,
produce buyer, IN the breast with a
rife bail because, as she alleged, he
accOsted her on the street.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-23
TO Tax church Parsonaee-

Chicago, Aug. 1.-The county cOun-
seHor has decided that church parson-
ages, whether given to the minister
as part Of the salary or not, are tax
able, and they viii be added TO the
assessable property Of Cook county.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-23
DlstribntIne - % lLoney ID -.

Topeka, Kan, Aug. 2O.-The state
superintendent of public instruction
is making the semi-annUal distribU-
ton of the interest on the state school
fund. The school population Is $685.
Q16. or an increase of nearly 5000
since the February distribution The
sum to be distributed is sos, $1,000,
and the per capita is 20 cents.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-23

Havana, Aug. 2O.-The second man
who was bitten BY infected mos
quitOes that had been set apart for
the experiments Of DR.. Caldas, the
Brazilian expert, died Of yellow fever
yesterday.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-23
Duke OF YORK Reaches CAPE Town.

Cape Town, Aug 2O-The duke and
duchess Of Cornwall and York arrived
here at noon Monday from Simo1s-
town They received an enthusiastic
welcome. The streets were IavishIy
decorated.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-23
President mckinley a Farmer.

Canton, o., Aug. 19.-President Nc
Kinley spent Saturday at his farm
near Minerva, 19 miles southeast Of
here. Secretary CortelyoH and Col.
1lyron T. Herricz accompanied him.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-23

Get fhs Wfzardzs prices on groceries
drst, aud ron aill get them lass, %
cause you know q good thing
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-23
To Imnrnre Neu Cnuntrr.

Population In 80; no later enumt
ton.
Arizona republican., 1901-09-24
COUNTY IN SHOW BUSINESS
The First Days Experience Rather
 Unsatisfactory.

The show business is not nearly so
 lucl ative as the last legislature imag- ined it would be- Maricopa's share cf the profits resulting yesterday from the copartnership existing for one day be- tween the county and Ringing Bros. was disappointing, inasmuch as 1t amounted to only sSS. That is a little more than the county would have got by the old license system. but the chief advantage gained was an insight into the show business which could have been acquired in no other way. The license used to be $50 straight; that Is. S25 for each performance. Crowds at shows have always been estimated at from 5000 to 10000 It was this rough estimate that deceived the legislature and inspired it with a lofty purpose to tread in the footsteps of Barnum, Fore
Arizona republican., 1901-09-24
INSANE MAN SHOOTS HIMSELF
Farm Hands Hear Shots Near a Stone
 Wall-Dying Man Sings.

Peeksvill. N. r., Sept 22.--A man shot himself twice in an attempt q, suicide near this village this afternoon and will die He has talked and acted ike lunatic. He has given the phy- sicians a dozen different namss ard addresses but seemed to dwell mostly on Harry Rierboem, Congress street, New Haven This evening Coroner P. H. Mason telegraphed the chief of po- lice of New Havsn for information. The man was well dressed. had blond hair and mustaches, partially bald. weighed ITO pounds. feet 10 inches tall and said he was 32 years old.
 The shooting occurred on the Michael Curtis farm, two mics below Pookskill and the first knowledge of it was when the farm hands heard three pistol shots. Investigation disclosed the stranger on the ground near a stone wall The man was taken unconscious to the Peekskill hospital. Examina- ton showed that one 3S-calibre bullet had entered the top of the skull, frac- tured the skull and lodged in the brain tissue. The other bullet entered the right eye, completely destroyed 1t, and lodged in the brain behind the left eye. the sight of which was also de- stroyed. Nevertheless the man is per fectly conscious tonight. He is talking and singing.
Arizona republican., 1901-09-24

fornance where 1t was desired to cen ter all interest on the particular feat ure. Indeed, during some parts of the performance trapeze and athletic ex- hibitions were going on simultaneously not only in the five centers of activity. but thera were other mid-aid form ances at each end of the tent for the benefit of those who were seated to one side.
 The hand music, the trained horses and elephants. the hippodrome races and bareback riding were all good. and the aerial artists are the best that money can secure. The gymnasts and contortionists. male and female. elic- tied applause. and there wsre many feats that were not only wonderful but hazardous to the lives of even the pro fessional. The opening number repre- sented ths assembling of the military leaders of all nations, followed by the uniting of the blue and the gray in the central arena. and it at once put the large assenblage in good humor, as pat iotism runs high now. owing to re cent events.
 Thers was a big attendance al the afternoon performance and a smaller. yet fair turnout of people in the evening While the circus is bound to carry away a good sum of money. any
 
 the pecp,e will go to all of them. Ther= whs. therefore, an expression of uni versal satisfaction over the conduct of this big show and the fact that it kept .,he promises of it's advertisements. TheI5 was the usual wonder of the populace at the marvel of organization which big circus presents. and 1t is certainly interesting to note how quickly such a vast amount of para phernalia can be put in place and .aken down again and that, too. with i the best of order. It was a noticeable thing. and is the proud boast of Ring ling Brothers. that their men do their work almost silently and good na tu; edly. One who witnessed the un- ! loading of the big trains said that not a profane word was heard and. in fact. I there was but little talk aside from the orders of the bosses. This Is the more | remarkable from the fact that the fol- lowers of circus are generally noI | noted for their religious fervor. But while the big circus took some money away from Phoenix. there were {, necessarily large expenditures for li- | censes. food for the animals. such as J hay. grain, fish. meat etc, and a hun dred things that might be mentioned Among them, not the least. is the laun- dry bill. for there are some hundreds oi psisons in connection with a big cir GUS who have to be well dressed al ! least a portion Of the time. and while ! it may not have occurred to the reader l before, it is a fact, that it costs a cir GUS something to simply change it. l shirt. Ringing Bros. yesterday pai- a $15 bill at the Arizona laun dry simply to be able to make a good appearance in Tucson This is only in illustration of man,
 bills that have to be paid daily ana that the casual observer never think! q bout
Arizona republican., 1901-09-24
HE PLEADED GUILTY
It Was Changed to Not Guilty" at the Direction of the Court-The Jury Quickly Secured-The Tes- timony of the Physicians-It is Probable That No Defense of Any Kind Will be Offered.

Buffalo, Sept 2S.-Leon F. Czoigosz was placed on trial this morning charg- cd with the murder of President Win jam Mckinley He entered a plea ot guilty which was subsequently, changed to not guilty by direction or the court.
 The court convened at ten o'clock, and within two hours eight jurors had been secured. Technicalities were not raised by the examining counsel, but it was significant that every man whJ said he had formed an opinion in the case was excused by the district atto,- ney Those who acknowledged they had formed an opinion or stated that they were prejudiced but admitted that their opinion could be changed by evil dence was accepted by each side.
 Justice Truman c. White, one of the oldest and most experienced of the su- preme court judges, was on the bencn. The testimony of all the physicians who were at the autopsy was thIt death was caused by a gunshot wound in the stomach.
 After the adjournment of court today Judge Titus for the defense said it wsis not probable that any defense would be put in, owing to the character of the, prisoner and his refusal to help his at torneys in any way to secure evidence