The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-20


The Omnibus statehood billH still /
4 blocks legislation in the senate and 10 4
the contest continues an extra session ]
Of congress viii be necessary.
Mount PeIee is reported sgain in |
aotiVe state Of eruption and streams OF |
lava flowing down its sides into the /
sea causing q tremendous roar OF the
elements.
The state Of Vermont tried the pro- /
hibitory Law for so years but at the
! last election voted for q high license
and local option law. Maine, North
Dakota and Kansas still retain the law
on their statute books.
The recently severely cold weather
| has been general all over the country,
and much suffering and loss OF stock
\ has been reported. The trains on
many railroads have been delayed on
account Of deep SHOWS
/ Ex-Governor Stanley reconsidsred
his decliuation Of an appointment on
the Dawes commission and the presi-
dent has sent in his name for confirm
alton by the senate. The place pays
fully as much as that Of senator
James R. Garfield, member Of the
civil service commission and son OF
the late President Garfield, Is slated
/ for a position as head of the commits
i sion Of Operations under the new de-
partment Of commerce and labor.
The Pennsylvania coal strike com
mission has closed up its work in the
coal regions and adjourned TO meet IN
the city Of Washington It is expect
ed that the result Of their srbitratiODs
will be given out about March 10
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., instructed
his Bible class in New York last Sun
day on the topic, "Perseeuted For
Righteousness Sake" His remarks
seemed TO favor the idea that he and
his pa we're prosecuted for righteous
ness sake.
The Kansas woman suffrage bill was
defeated IN the lower bonse last week
BY vote Of 81 70 81. The partial suf-
frsge measure was not popular even
among the women suhragists as
= whole. They prefer equal suffrage
with men.
= Earl Neil and II. ". Peterson, at
. PENDANTS at the Topeka insane asylum,
are in the county Jail charged with the
murder of Amos D. Maxwell, q patient
: in the institution, by kicking him to
/ death. The two accused men are held
- for murder in the first degree.
D. u
! ographer for President Cleveland aud
private secretary to Presidents Nc
Kinley and Roosevelt, has been named
as the head Of the new bureau OF com
e merce and labor recently created. He
2 is highly qualified for the position.
T Delaware has q senatorial deadlock
}. Of long standing. Two years ago the
+. | legislature adjourned without electing
a senator and the governor declined
I to appoint man. Two senators are
e to be elected but thus far the dead
q lock has prevented any election.
D Governor Bailey has declared him
r self against the bill establishing cap
ital punishment in Kansas and saws he
will veto the measure if presented for
= his signature. He is for some form Of
e new tax bill and favors taxing notes
g and mortgages on an equitable basis.
: Gen. Nelson A. Miles returned Mon
n day from trip around the world. He
has been absent about five months
and besides visiting and inspecting the
military posts of our insulsr posses
siOns he visited the cspitOls OF many
Asiatic and most European countries
e The fifth annual memorial Of the
sinking of the Maine was held in the
S harbor Of Havana, Cuba, Sunday. The
Maine was blown up February -, 1898,
q and 25S men and two officers went TO
their death. The investigations held
t did not fix den6itely the responsible
ty-
e A protocol, or treaty, referring the
Venezuelan claims to the Hague tri-
f bunal, was signed Saturday by the rep
resentatives Of the allied powers, Eng
. land, Germany, Italy and Minister
= Bowen representative of Venezuela,
The blockade was declared Of Monday
aud all Venezuela is rejoicing.
Y Miss Blanche Boise, disciple of Car
: RE Nation, went on asmsshinR crusade
last Saturday in Topeka. She beat
. Carrie at the business and demolished
O about $1,000 worth Of plate glass in
L the fronts Of drug stores and joints.
She is originally from HoltOn, Kan
, but now langUishes in the Topeka bas-
L tile.
: Snow fell a foot deep Monday at
Dallas Tex, and deep SHOWS and ex-
IRENE cold are reported 10 southern
K Kansas and Oklahoma. Death by
, freezing is reported In many sections
9 Of the country and heavy losses of
: stock. The eastern and middle states
= are also reported as in the grasp Of the
y storm.
The mayor and city council Of Wich-
its, Kan have brought action before
: the interstate commerce commission,
- at Washington, ID. C., against the SAINTS
F'e, Missouri Pacific aud Rock Island
railroads for violation Of the long and
short haul clauses Of the law. The
.e hearing viii be held March 4, on the
IT charge Of discrimination
T Monday the Philippine currency bill
: passed the senate. The amendment
offered By Senator Patterson, Of Clio
RADIO, providing for a commission TO az
the rate Of exchange between gold and
= silver using countries was agreed "a
= without division. The bill is in agree
(, ment with the recommendations Of
y Secretary Root and Governor Taft.