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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-04-08

education. As he puts the matter, I'VE
ought to get over this narrow, wretched,
bigOted prejudice that Proscribes It. -
Certainly to get nd of any prejudice
so bad as the one portrayed would be
uplifting
Quoting the authority again: eff we
reach a golden age, I think that dane
ing will be a more universal language
than language itself He describes it
as expressive beyond music or speech.
To him it appeals as a tonic, curing the
bodily ills and building up a gray mat
ter of the race.
To defend dancing against the charge
of being in itself harmful is not uncom-
mon, but its exaltation into the sphere
of the virtues is rare. DR.. Hall elevates
dancing TO a duty While the senti-
ment viii be widely approved to ascribe
part Of his avertments to an exuberant
enthusiasm viii be natural. To hold
that the talented toe lightly spurning a
waxed floor can convey more to the
senses than may be conveyed by spoken
word or unsPOken melody is almost too
severe. Dancing is to some as impossi-
bic as song to others. The hall view
would place upon those who do not
dance an unfair handicap. Life would
be dark indeed for the person with a
timber leg.
Perhaps It would be proper to won
der ra-DaCffr,11,- = ~~-,-. -r-=11 4
persistence in dancing won Dr.. Hall
the headship of a university.
$500 for Letters About the Southwest.
The Rock Island System offers twenty
prizes, of the aggregate value of $500,
for letters relative to the territory along
| its lines in Arkansas, Kansas, Indian
Territory, Oklahoma, Texas and New
Mexico. Letters should deal with the
writer's experience since he settled in
the southwest They should tell how
much money he had when he arrived,
what he did when he first came, what
/ measure Of success has since rewarded
his efforts and what he thinks of thai
! portion Of the country in which he is 10
Gated Letters should not be less thar
800 nor more than 500 words in length
and will be used for the purpose Of
advertising the southwest.
Letters are desired not only from
farmers and farmers wives but also
from merchants, school teachers, cler
gymen; from everyone, in brief, who
has a story to tell and who knows how
to tell II.
For circular giving details, writ,
JOHN SEBASTIAN, Passenger TrafiC
Manager, Rock Island System, Chicago
| III.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-04-08
Peoples Party Congressional Convention
Mt Colby. May 25, 1904.

There will be a delegate convention OF the
peoples party Of the sixth congressional dis
trict of Kansas. at Colby, Kansas, May ., 1904,
a 10 a m. for the nomination Of a candidate
for congress and such other business as may
properly come before the convention
All who are opposed to congressman hood
ling IN postal matters and all other gratis,
trusts and com iues to fleece the taxpayer and
producer. are invited to participate IN the phi
Iuaries which should be held not earlier than
May l. OF later than May Is.
Basis of representation. One for each cOuD-
Is and one for each 20 votes cast for governor
two years ago. which gives the p counties
rar.ra=au tat fru a. follows.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-04-08

A. F.& A NJ, GOodland Lodge No. 321
Meets first and third Wednesdays each
month in Masonic hall. Visiting breth-
ern cordially invited. il. KNIGHT, Sec.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-04-08

From the New York Evening World.
Dr.. G. Stanley Hall, president of
Clarke university, says dancing should
have place in the general scheme of
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-04-08

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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-04-08
Ri . P. TIHE OARO

wanted-Catde and horses TO pasture.
Mrs n n Bryan.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-04-08
A WORD TO KANSAS DEMOCRAT

RED J. CLOSE. Chairman, Peoples Party
Committee. Sixth District.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-04-08
For Sale At Best OHer Can Get within
Thfrfr DnrE

The northwest quarter Of 22-S-39 and
the northeast quarter of $40, Sher-
man. county Kansas l. ROBBrSs,
5o9-51I CIaPp Block,
Des Moines, Ia.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-04-08
Report Of the condition OF
No Cog
Cbe first Rational Bank,
or GOODLaND, KANSAS.
At the close Of business Mar. as. Ioo1

RESOURCES.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-01
KAW RIVER APPROPRIATION
Interesting Question Has Arisen in
Connection With Appropriation.
is Unnnvigable the United States
Has No JurisdictiOn.

Washington, March 26.-An interest
ing question has arisen in connection
with a bill introduced by Senator Long,
Of Kansas, appropriating $1,000, 900 for
Strengthening the Kaw river, with a
view to averting the usual spring floods
which have been so disastrous to the
people and property Of that state. The
bill was referred to the war depart
ment for report, and it has been re-
turned with a report made by Gen.
Mackenzie, chief of engineers, to the
effect that several years ago the legis-
lature of the state declared the Kaw
river u~nnavigable and authorized the
construction of bridges across it at
various points, effectually closing it
to navigation.
The point is made that if the stream
is unnavigable it is not under the
jurisdiction of the United States, and
consequently any appropriation made
for its improvement would be simply
for the benefit of the state and its
citizens, and not for the benefit of the
general government or the people at
large. 1t is stated that proposed leg
islation will be opposed OF that
ground. \
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-01
TO PROTECT GIRLS AT FAIR.
WOman's Christian Association
Committee to Raise Fund to
Prosecute EVIL Doors.

New York, March 26.-Mrs. Warren
S.. Buxton, of Springfield, Mass, pres
ident of the international board OF
Christian association of older and
younger women; Mrs. William S. Stew
art, of Philadelphia, first vice-president
of the board; DR.. Anna l.. Brown, of
Boston, the assistant secretary; Mrs.
Charles N. Judson, of Brooklyn, one Of
the trustees; Mrs. R. A. Dorman, OF
Manhattan, the vice-president of the
board of trustees, and several other
members of the international board of
the Y. w. c. A, held a meeting Fri
day, at which Mrs. Buxton, Mrs. Stew
art and others made addresses, in
which the terrible danger to young
girls who may go to the Worlds fair
unattended was dilated on.
1t was decided to make a general ap-
peal for funds to supply the money to
employ agents to watch all incoming
trains to st. Louis to look after girls
who seemed to need care and to employ
lawyers to prosecute all persons who
induced young women to go to st.
Louis on false representations.
The meeting was held behind closed
doors.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-01
THE CHICAGO STORM.
Dauphin Park, Washington Heights
East End and South Side All
Suffer Greatly.

Chicago, March 26.-Reports Friday
from the storm-swept area in and
about Chicago indicate that the havoc
wrought is even greater than at first
believed.
The property loss from the wind,
which was of a tornado character in
several districts, was augmented later
by heightened floods, which had but
partially receded from previous heavy
r%ainfalls.
In Dauphin Park and vicinity the
water had risen until the first floors
of many homes are submerged, and
families are fleeing in panic by boats.
Business in the town is suspended
and schools are closed, the saving OF
life and relief of suffering being OF
chief concern.
In Evanston the wind blew down a
number of trees and trolley poles, and
all traffic was suspended until the
wrecking cars could string temporary
wires.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-01
MOST SERIOUS IN CITY's HISTORY.
Battle Creek Suffering From IN I'm
precedented Rise.

Battle Creek Suffering From IN I'm
precedented Rise.
Battle Creek, Mich, March 26.-F1ood
conditions here, as a result of the un-
precedented rise of the Kalamazoo
river and Battle creek, are the most
serious in the history of the city. All
street cars are stopped by the high
water, the barns being flooded; the
three depots, the Grand Trunk, Mich
igan Central and Detroit, Toledo &
Muskegon, are surrounded several
inches deep with water, and n of
the three bridges connecting the bus
mess and residence sections of the city
has gone out.
Owners of uptown stores are moving
their stocks out of Easements and low
er floors, while many of the down
town stores are already flooded, and
their owners are getting about in the
district with boats. 1t is feared that
the Kalamazoo river and Battle creek
will continue overlooking their banks
until the two streams meet.
Several bridges over the creek went
out during the night.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-01
MICHIGAN RIVERS
ARE ON BIG HIGH
Flood Situation In the Peninsula
State Very Serious.
RIVER TOWNS ARE SUFFERING
At Some Points the Conditions Are
the Most Serious Encountered
by Flood in Many

Grand Rapids, Mich, March 26.-The
flood situation is very serious here.
Owing to the rapid rise of Grand river,
which is nov three inches above the
high water mark of three years ago.
at least forty of the largest factories
in the city have been obliged to close
and thousands of men are out of work.
Easements of all the large buildings in
the wholesale district are flooded, and
the damage is already very heavy. The
entire southwest section of the resi-
dence district is under water, and peo-
pie are using RATS to go about-Three
lives have been saved at Wealthy ave-
nue.. A man who came floating down
the river on a timber was hauled
ashore, and two boys were taken from
a drifting cake of ice.
Other Towns Suffering.
Towns further up Grand river re-
port unprecedented floods.
At Lowell, one-third of the town is
under water. The Grand and Flat riv-
ers, which join there. are so swollen
that they meet in Main street, one mile
from their regular confluence.
Portland reports the west side of
the town is under water, and many
people have been rescued by boats.
At Lyons the water is three feet
deep in the village streets.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-01
IS DISBANOING HER ARMY.
The Republic of Panama Reducing
Her Military Force.
Second battalion of
Troops ~Dfsbanded, Leaving Only
One Battalion In Service.

Panama. March 26.-By recent de-
crees the second battalion OF Pana-
man troops on the isthmus is disband-
ed, leaving only one battalion under
the colors, and the vessels forming the
Panaman navy are offered for sale.
Owing to the recent fire at Bocas del
Toro, the four government secretaries
have been sent there by President Am
ador to study tn means to be taken to
repair the damages sustained by the
town. They sailed from Colon, Thurs
day night, on the United Fruit Co.'S
steamer Preston, taking with them
some relief supplies for the inhabi-
tants who suffered from the confla-
grafton.
President Amador. Thursday, gave a
banquet to Second Vice-President and
Former Gov. Obaldia. William w. Rus
sell, the retiring secretary of the
United States legation. and recently
appointed minister to Colombia; Col.
J. r. Shaler, the superintendent OF the
Panama Railroad Co.; Senator Guaran-
do and other prominent persons were
present.
The legislative assembly adjourned
yesterday afternoon.
AS announced from Colon, March T.,
almost the entire commercial part OF
Bocas del Toro was destroyed by fire.
March 6, involving a loss OF about
$500 600.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-01
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Fire destroyed the International
Harvester Cos. warehouse at East
st. Louis, ILL.,, ON the 21st, entailing a
loss of s250.000.
Gov. Cummins of Iowa was reported,
on the 23d, as seriously i'll with the
grip. He was threatened with pneu-
monia. having neglected the ailment
too long.
A. J. Colborn, Jr., former state and
national president OF the Patriotic Or
der Sons of America, died, on the 23d,
ut his home at Scranton. Pa.
The Japanese are said to have massed
a great army at the mouth of the Tu-
men river, below Possiet bay, ready
for an advance upon Hardin, the Rus
sian base in Manchuria.
Sir Edwin Arnold, the famous En-
glish poet, author of "The Light of
Asa" and B~elshazzar's Feast" friend of
Japan and noted editor, died, in Lon
don, on the Oath. He was born June
10, 1892.
Under cover of a heavy lombard
ment, by 16 warships, the japanese, on
IuG ulSuI VI tAO ASO, ian Ill ~ oohh
seven of the merchant steamers in the
mouth of the harbor of Port Arthur.
Details of the affair are not yet at
hand.
Christian Kirschofler, a boarding
house keeper in Brooklyn, on the 22d
shot and killed his four-year-old son,
dangerously wounded his wife, and then
committed spicide by shooting. Jeal-
ousy is the supposed of the
crime. i
Queen Alexandra and a number of
members of the royal household, pilot
ed by Sir Thomas Upton, paid an in
formal visit to the Alexandra Trust,
in the east end of London, on the Gath,
and partook of a four-penny ha'-penny
dinner with thousands of factory work.
ers assembled, who gave the royal
party a hearty greeting.
From all over the lower peninsula
Of Michigan, on the 25th, came RS
ports Of overlooking rivers. The
Grand, st. Joseph. Flint and Saginaw
rivers were all out Of their banks.
Many factories wers closed, traffic was
impeded, and 1t was feared that many
lives would be lost
Three police sergeants and IL patrol
men were indicted by the st. Louis
grand jury, on the 25th, for neglect Of
duty at the recent democratic primary
election. John J.. LAWN, democratic
city committeeman for the Twenty
eighth ward was reindicted, and with
him his brother, Timothy LAWN. and
James Holmes, for intimidation Of vot-
ers.
Water broke into the mine Of the
Excelsior clay works at Brazil, Ind,
on the 25th, and imprisoned Is men.
The fire department took all the men
out uninjurcd.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-01
THE WAYS OF THE SHYL0CK.
A ST. Louis Couple borrowed 500;
Have Paid $50, and Still Owe
the Shylock 1897.

st. Louis, March 26.-Justice Louis
Spies has under advisement the case of
W. S. Price, a money lender, against
Mr.. and Mrs. John Beecher. The
couple, in 1899, borrowed $50, since
when they have paid $S2, and are now
sued for 1887. The debt for the time
mentioned, at the legal rate of interest,
eight per cent, would be $126.
Justice Spies rendered his decision
Friday afternoon releasing the Beech
ers from payment of the alleged debt
Price will take an appeal.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-01
Resignation Received.

Washington, March 26.-The resig-
nation of G. R. Breckenridge, Of Ar
kansas, from the Dawes commission
has been received, and will probably
be announced in a few days. Informa-
tion has been received at the interior
department to the effect that T. B
Needles, another member Of the com.
mission, has decided to resign, and
that his retirement will take plact
before the end Of March
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-01
COL. MARMADUKE DEAD.
Col. Vincent Marmaduke, the E1des
OF the Famous Confederate
Family, is Dead.

Marshall, Mo-, March Cool. Vim
CEN Marmaduke is dead, after an ill
ness of several weeks. His death oc-
Cured at his home in this county.
Col. Marmaduke was born in this
(Saline) county, in 1880. He was the
eldest of a family of six brothers, one
of whom was the late Gov. John F.
M~armaduke.
He served in the confederate army on
the staff of Gen. Hindman, and later
was sent to Europe on a mission for
the co~nferedate states.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-01
THE COTTON CROP OF 1903
Final Report of the Census bureau
Shows the Cotton Crop of 1903
to He 1O,399,55S Bales.

Washington, March 26-The final
report of the census bureau on cotton
ginning showing the total cotton pro-
DUCT 4 for 1903, gives the following:
Number of commercial bales, includ-
ing linters, 1925, 55S, against 1926
1O5 for 1902.
The following table distributes the
crop, exclusive Of l~inters, in the Unit
ed states: 10, 205, 073 commercial bales,
9,359,472 square bales, 770,20S round
bales, 1898 sea island bales.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-01
STRIKERS ARE ALL ARMED
The Striking Miners at Trinidad,
Col, Have All the Arms
in the City.

Pueblo, Col, March 26.-John Clark,
Jr., son of the sheriff of Las Animas
county, where martial law is in effect,
returned here, Friday, from Trinidad
and said: almost every striker in that
district is armed. They have not only
purchased practically all the revolvers
and ammunition in Trinidad, but they
have been shipping in arms for several
weeks past"
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-01
AGAIN INDICTED
John j. LAWN, democratic City
committeeman, Again Indicted
by ST. Louis Grand Jury.

st. Louis, March 26.-The grand jury,
Friday, reindicted John ]. LAWN, DEM
ocratic city committeeman for the
Twenty-eighth ward, for intimidating
voters at the recent democratic pri-
mary. With him was also indicted
Timothy LAWN, his brother; Jimmy"
Holms, and three police sergeants and
eleven patrolmen. Assistant Circuit
Attorney Hancock says the indict-
ments will stick this time.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-01
sbtpment. to Alaska.

Seattle, Wash, March 26.-Goods
valued at $4,000, 225 were shipped to
Alaska, exclusive of British Yukon
consignments, during the year 1908,
according to the annual report of Capt.
D. G.. Jarvis, collector Of customs for
the district.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-01
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
Grand River Has Reached the High
est Point in LansinE's History.

est POINT IN INnsfnES H1SIOry.
Lansing, Mich, March 26.-The
Grand river has reached the highest
point in it's history here, and the flood
has caused heavy damage. The Lake
feet of rushing water, and all trains
are delayed. The Kalamazoo street
bridge went out during the night. Gas
oline floating down on the flood from
a leaking tank ran into the boiler fires
at the Gates & Edmonds Gas Engine
Co.'S plant, resulting in a fire that
Quilted the plant. The loss is 100000.
Two other fires along the river were
caused by shaking lime. At all three
the firemen fought the flames in water
waist deep.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-01
NOT GUILTY OF CONSPIRACY
Exclusions Inspector w. H. Bal
~Iantyne, Mt Manila, Acquitted
of Conspiracy Charge.

Manila, March 26.-W. H. Ballan-
tyne, e~x-inspector of customs, has just
been acquitted by Judge Amber on a
charge of conspiracy to defraud the
customs by furthering the illegal entry
of non-exempt Chinese. He vas tried
upon a similar, charge in January last
and acquitted.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-01

Los Angeles, Cal, March 26.-Two
cars on the Los Angeles Pacific rail-
way crashed together in a head-on col
lision at the junction Of the Holly
wood and Colegrove lines, and as q
result Mrs. Marie A. Fowler, OF Por-
fage, Wis, was probably fatally in-
1ured and a number Of others hurt.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-01
Drowned in Six inches of Water.

Tuscola, ILL.,, March 26.-Rollie
Schoffstoll, while walking along a
small stream, Thursday, was overcome
in some manner, fell into the water
and was drowned. His body was found.
some hours later, in six inches OF
water, face downward.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-01
Miner Crushed by Cage.

Staunton, ILL.,, March 26.-Herman
Haase, a miner, rs years old, while fas-
tening slides in the main shaft Of No.
IA mine. vas killed by falling off the
cage and being crushed between it
and the shaft
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-01

Joliet, Ill, March ga score Of
houses were unroofed by the storm
Thursday night. Many barns and small
buildings collapsed. Windows, CHM
neys, sidewalks and fences all over the
city suffered.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-01
THE DEPORTED MINERS.
They Will Stay Away From TeIu-
ride For the Present.

Ouray, Col, March 26.-President
Charles Fl. Meyer and Secretary W. D.
Haywood, of the Western Federation
of Miners, after consulting with the
union men deported from Telluride by
a citizens mob and the militia, have
decided that they should make no at
tempt to return to Telluride while
martial law is in force. Preparations
have been made to provide board and
lodging for the exiles here.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-01
Maximilian,s State Coach.

Laredo, Tex. March 26.-The his
toric stage coach used by Macmillan
during his reign as emperor of Mex
leo, passed the custom house at La
redo, Thursday, en- route to st. Louis,
where it will be placed among the
rest of Mexico's exhibits.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-01
onlv saoo.ooe in the Treasury.

The vaults of the State treasury
now contain about $780, 600, and Treas
urer Miller is wondering what they
will contain about the middle of July,
when the weather is hot and tax col
lections are exceedingly dull. The
treasurer will not have any large sums
of money to look after until Gov. Var
daman makes the bond issue OF $780,
600 authorized by the legislature.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-01
prominent Chickasaw Dead.

Ardmore, l. T., March B.-Walter
Howe, a prominent full-blood Chick
asaw Indian, an ex-member of the
legislature, is dead, as a result of an
attack made upon him by Monroe Lit
trell, a non-citizenn
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-01
Resigns to Become Mail Carrier.

Resigns to BecOme Mall Carrier.
Mexico, Mo-, March 26.-The young
mayor of Centralia, 25 miles west of
this city. has resigned his position to
become a mail carrier on a rural route.
His name is I. ]. Hood, and erstwhile
schOol-teacher.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-01

Orders have been issued to open the
United States-Des Moines rapids canal
for navigation on April /. Several
small steamers and the big packets
Quincy and Sydney are being repaint-
ed in the canal, and will start out as
soon as the canal is opened. Steam
BOAT men are anticipating a heavy traf-
fc this year because Of the fair at
st. Louis.
A party of wealthy Japanese have
arrived at Seattle, Wash, to visit the
principal centers of the United States,
inspect rolling mills and factories of
all kinds, looking to the condition Of
the poor, examine the practical work.
ing of the laws, and ascertain, If pos
sible. whether religion enters to any
appreciable extent into the actual daily
life Of the people.
The coroner's jury, which has been
investigating the collapse OF the OAR
lington hotel, in New York, by which
II persons lost their lives, on the 22d
returned a verdict in which Eugene F.
Allison. one of the of the build
ing. and the contracting firm of Pole
q Schwandtner, are held to have been
guilty Of criminal negligence. Warrants
Tor the arrest Of the three men have
been issued.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-01
Bills Overlooked.

The following are the senate bills
overlooked and not presented to the
governor until after adjournment:
An act to provide for the appoint
ment of an assistant to the State Ii.
brarian.
An act to provide for the distribu
ton OF the State common school fund
to the various counties and separate
school districts of the State, and tc
provide for the division of the county
common school fund between the sew.
eral school districts of a county not
included in separate school districts.
An act to declare, make and set
apart the Sd day of June, the birthday
of Jefferson Davis, as a legal holiday
and Confederate Memorial Day in the
State of Mississippi.
An act requiring one representative
in the county of Warren to be elected
outside Of Vicksburg and municipal.
ties adjacent thereto.
An act appropriating the sum of ST.
500 to be used by the governor in his
discretion in paying the expenses OF
an investigation of the various State
institutions, the capitol commission.
the board of control of the State peni-
Tertiary and the levee boards. s
There were only two bills from the
house that were not disposed of by
the governor, and they will lay on
his desk until the next session. They
are:
An act to pay C. l.. Anderson, of At
tala county, for certain services.
The famous bill making valid the
merger of the Mobile & Ohio with the
Southern railway.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-01
RIGHT TO OFFICE.
House Committee Reports FavOring
Impeachment of Florida Judge
For High M~isdemeanOr.

Washington, March 26.-"Resolved,
That Charles Swayne, judge of the
district courut of the United States in
and for the northern district of Flori-
da, be impeached of high m~isdeamean-
or"
This is the recommendation of the
house committee on the judiciary, in
the report of the committee, filed Fri
day by Representative Palmer of Penn
s~ylvania, chairman of the sub-commit-
tee which investigated the case against
Judge Swayne.