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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-09
Postal Telegraph.

WASHINGTON. MAY 1.-The House Com.
mittee on POstoffices and Post-roads unani-
mously agreed upon a bill ITO secure
cheaper Geographic correspondence" and
directing Representative Rogers to report il
at the first opportunity. The bill is based
on the Senate bill and consists of a number
of provisions of that measure, with amend
ments to others. The provision creating
the Office of fourth assistant postmaster
general is eliminated as are all sections of
the Senate bill providing for the construc-
ton of Government postal telegraph sys-
TEN in case 10 contract is made with COM
pany. The section of the Senate bill rela-
tive TO rates is considerably amended. II
provides: That charges for the transmits
sion OF kilograms, excepting service and
Government kilograms, shall be prepaid by
telegram stamps or stamped paper and the
maximum rates for kilograms of twenty
words or less, exclusive of date, address and
signature, when the distance is 1,5OO or TN
der, shall be twenty-five cents; for every CSC
miles or fraction thereof i'm excess of 1,5OC
miles, an additional rate of five cents may be
charged, and between the cities of New
York, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore and
Washington, and such other points separated
by short distances as may be from time
rate shall not be more than fifteen cents day
or night. Provided that no rate shall ex-
coed fifty cents for kilograms to be trans
United by night, except as above stated.
The charges for night service shall be one
half the day rates. All words shall be
counted except the date, address and sigma
ture, and for every five additional words or
less, One-fifth of the additional rate may be
charged" The provision relative to penal
ties is amended to read: For failure or
neglect to promptly and carefully transmit
any message, the contracting company OF
companies shall be liable to the parties in
jured thereby in the penal sum of 500, to-
gether with the actual damages sustained by
reason thereof, to be recovered by the party
injured in civil action before any court of
competent Jurisdiction" A provision is
inserted that no contract shall be made with
any company which has not one thousand
miles of telegraph line i'm actual operation.
The Postmaster General is directed to make
all necessary rules and regulations for car
rying out the provisions of the proposed act
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-09
MISCELLANFOUS.

THE steamer Peruvian, from Liverpool
for Quebec, was forced to go to Halifax to
discharge mails and passengers. She
could not make Quebec owing to the ice.
A TERRIBLE cyclone devastated Mont
gomery and Greene Counties, o., OH the
afternoon of the 9th. Jamestown, a city
Of seven hundred inhabitants, was almost
swept out of existence, and six parsons
were killed. There was loss OF life at other
points devastated by the storm, and the
destruction of property was immense.
A BAND Of fifty-three Haytian Creoles
landed in Cuba to reinforce Aguero's band.
FOREST fires in Michigan and Pennsyl-
vania, recently, destroyed immense
amounts of property.
CHARLEs HASTINGS, William Cam and
Frank Pease were drowned the other after.
noon at Midland, Ont, by the upsetting of
a yacht.
AN old man named Jellenson was
dragged out of bed at Audubon, Iowa, by
four mon aud hanged naked to a tree. He
was an inoffensivo farmer and the crime
was supposed to have been committed by
relatives, ono OF whom was a desperate.
The arbitration committees of the Carpet
MaDufacturers' Association and the Carpet
Viewers Protective Union of Philadel-
phia agreed not 10 change the present
scale OF wages. During the past FIVE years
the manufacturers and employees have met
together every six months and arranged a
schedule Of prices. Trade was reported
good.
TUE grain elevators OF Smith, HIppen &
Go. and Hudnut & Co., at Pekin, Ill, were
destroyed by fire the other night. The
grain was partially insured. The total loss
was estimated at $4,000.
Two thousand miners who were RECENTLY
ON strike at Twins Station, Pa, resumed
work, the Westmoreland Company vield-
ing TO the demand to remove one inch OF
the screen.
The Polar conference at Vienna has ter.
minated its labors. Lieutenant Ray of the
United States and other delegates were
presented to the Emperor.
The International Exposition at Turin.
Italy, was opened 70 the public RECENTLY bv
King Humbert and Queen Margaret. MANY
Foreigners were present.
UNUSUAL activity has been DISPLAYED INV
the police OF Dublin OF late. It Is believed
the Government has received Information
which renders IL expedicnt to be keenlv
alert.
FAELEY's stavs factory at Paducah, KY,
burned recently.
PULLMAN, ToMPKISs & Co., of New
York, have made an assignment.
A TERRmLE fire ragged at Panama on the
9th and 2Sth- Disorders prevailed and
several plunderers were shot by citissns in
protecting their property.
A COUPLE Of prominent colored politi-
clans, Isaac Leggin and James Parker
Spoers, were arrested recently 1t Grays-
burg. N. c., when about to engage In a
duel. Lcggin had on two overcoats and q
sheet-iron plate fifteen inches square a. q
chest protector ''to keep out the cold,D be
explained. Bad blood grew out OF differ.
onces as to Presidential candidates
ARBUcKLE's coffee mills, Brooklyn, we're
destroyed by fire on the 18Th Loss esti-
mated between 500. 900 and $4,000.
The negro Rugg, convicted Of the muir
der Of Annie Maybee, at Hunters Point,
EPs sentenced 90 be hanged June 9th.
" = recently published in New
- 1htlons were perding b.
-. 9nafn ond
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James X. Keene Fails.

New YORK, May 1.-The announcement
OF the failure of James X. Keene the well
known Wall street operator, was received by
many with incredulity 1t created at first q
tremendous excitement among the smaller
dealers and operators who had apparently
10 anticipation of such result. The effect
on the market was not appreciable yester-
day afternoon, as the announcement came
so late. Very little accurate inforna-
ton could be gained in regard to the
failure, although rumors of a most
contradictory nature were circulated in
great numbers. 1t was learned, however
that keene has, for some time past, confined
his stock operations To transactions in priv
ieges and selling puts and calls. A larg,
number of these contracts fell due yester
day and IL was said Keene began paving
them of. and after spending S150,OOO in
cashing the differences resulting from the
falling market he found himself running
short, and having no more money at his
command, lie was forced to refuse the stock
rendered him. The news spread, and scon
his Office was besieged with customers and
creditors, who fought with each other to gain
entrance. His secretary, Mr.. Wells, confirmed
the reports OF his failure to meet his engage
ments, and said it was owing to unfavorable
speculation. lie said Mr.. Keene would make
no statement to the public at present but
would furnish statement at an early day
to those who are Interested in his affairs.
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English View Of American Fo1-Huntins.

Fox-hunting, cruel as it is even under
tho most favorable circumstances, may
become q positive crime If pursued in
the fashion recently adopted by num-
Der of brutal sportsmen in New Jer-
sey village. At Williamstown, it seems,
a foN-hunt was announced, and 4 fox
was duly caught in readiness for the
sport. Unfortunately its leg was broken
in the trap, and as the poor animal was
unable to walk it was confined for .
fortnight. at the end of which time it
could stand on its feet. but the leg was
not healed. On the day fixed for the
great hunt crowd of spectators as
sembled to see the fox unbagged. The
fox. however, looked bewilderNyly
from side to side, dazed and helpless.
His brush was shaven to stump, to
facilitate his movements, it was said.
In order to compel the fox to show
sport one Of the ''sportsmen" poured a
flask of turpentine over the miserable
animal, causing it to make feeble eff
fort to escape. 1t ran little way with
q curious sidelong lope, dragging its
broken leg ia sheer helplessness. But
it now stopped again and rolled itself
in agony on the sere winter grass.
Again the turpentine was applied, and
smarting under the biting pain he tried
to gain q thicket- The hounds were
let loose, the horsemen followed, and in
q moment the struggle was over. The
wounded fox shivered with fright A
short. sharp struggle. sound Of tear
ing flesh and crunching bones, aud the
intrepid little chase lay dead and man.
gied beneath the eyes of the gallant
sportsmen- And this happened at WILL
Jamestown. County Gloucester, U. S. A,
IN the year 1884, the partakers being
the heads of the village community and
the surrounding country--nominally
Christians and certainly men.-Pau
Nall Gazette.
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Whisky EXPORT.

BALTIMORE, MD, April 30.-A morning
paper says whisky for foreign export is
pouring into Baltimore, as the time is ap-
preaching when distillers must either pay
taxes and take it out of bond or send it out
of the country. They are rushing it to the
seaboard, as there is too much whisky in
the country for the demand. Distillers pre-
fer to export it temporarily, and most of il
is going out on the German steamships. and
Will be sent back when the demand inn
proves and when the tax can be paid upon
it Surveyor NALL has made requistion
upon Collector Webster for the appoint
ment of four or five special gaugers to
gauge the whisky and make up the neces-
sary record for its expectation. There were
quite number of applicants for these
special places az the Custom House yester-
day
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-09

The Kansas Board OF Commissioners and
the santa re Railroad Come 60 an On.
derstandins.
ToPEKA, Nay 1.-The prolonged conflict
between the Board Of Railroad Commits
sioners and the Santa Fe Company over
freight rates Is now being terminated in .
settlement Of the differences that appear to
be Of . satisfactory character. The COM
pany has agreed to reduce Its rates on the
distance tariff about thirty per cent, said
reductions being largest on long hauls.
This thrift prescribes rates on freight car
ried between stations within the State,
and to not apply to SHIPMENTS made 70 and
from points upon the Missouri River.
The Commissioners and the company
Great Bend and Newton. The reductions
embrace rates on all classes of merchandise
and the reduced rates will apply on the
Company's lines I'm Kansas, including the
branches. Under the new tariff rules on
grain, -four and live stock, the rates will be
lower than rates on the same articles in
Iowa or Wisconsin. The reductions on coal
and lumber are also quite liberal. The
rates last named are those for shipments to
and from Missouri River points. 1t is also
agreed that the new local tariff win be
cCAlcQ upOil Tic uCW ISIcS al lNSWbOu duO
Great Bend. The reduction will not apply
to rates on the east end of the road. Here
tofore the Commissioners have directed that
those rules were already reasonable. In
fact they are as low as ratesrfor similar
distances on roads in the State
of Illinois. 1t is on the middle
and western parts of the line that
these new reductions will be made. The
Company has iiidlcatesf that it accepts the
Boards Interpretation of the Law ~ regards
the validity of the special rates. The Board
has also on several occasions and uniformly
held that the law was sufficiently flexible
to permit such tariff. The new tariff has
not been fully completed yet, but it is ex-
pected that the revises will go into effect in
few days. A member of the Board said
The Board of Railroad Commissioners
have been holding conference with Mr..
Goddard, of the Santa Fe Railroad, for
the past week and have arrived at a
satisfactory adjustment of the rates
between Missouri River points and New
ton and Great Bend, which are very much
below their present rates when taken rs a
whole, and in some instances are slightly in
advance of the rates heretofore fixed by the
Board. The Company accepts the Com
missioners' Interpretation OF the law in re-
spect to special tariffs, OF rates, to meet
commercial necessities when the business
seems to require them, but it must be UNI
derstoOd that these rates will be special as
to the commodities and not as to individuals
or localities.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-09
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHER

In suppressing the riotous striking la.
borers in the diamond fields of South
Africa, the police killed and wounded
several.
SENATOR WILLIAM p. KELLOGG was &C
Quilted by the jury at Washington of the
charges OF bribery made against him in
connection with the Star Route frauds.
FOUR hundred laborers on the Schuylkill
Valley Railroad struck for higher wages
recently.
CLEM DAVIS, colored man Of Richland
County, :. C., was recently being prepared
for burial, when he raised up, soaring his
friends almost to death. Itwas close call
for Glenn.
The recent cut ordered in the wages of
employees Of the the Union Pacific threat
ened to lead to an extensive strike. There
was considerable dissatisfaction expressed.
The four men who attempted to rob the
Medicine Lodge (Kas.) Bank recently and
shot the President and Cashier, were cap
tured by the citizens the same day and
promptly lynched. Two Of them turned
out to be Henry Brown and Ben. Wheeler,
ex-Marshal and ex-Assistant Marshal of
Caldwell, kas- The other two were John
wesley and Billy Smith, cowboys from
the range.
HoN. JOHN jan KNOX has assumed his
duties as President Of the National Bank
Of the Republic of New York.
The general conference of the Methodists
at Philadelphia was largely attended.
Bishop Simpson. Drs. Vernon, OF Italy,
Taylor, of Lexington, KY, Trumbull, Of
Onio, and Monroe, participated in the
opening exercises. Bishop Bowman was
made Chairman.
GOLD In large quantities has been discov-
cred In the township of Koladar, forty
miles from Kingston, Ont.
FIFTY workmen were buried by a falling
wan at Whiteley's building, London, Eng,
the other day.
GEORGE w. DlABUE. General Superin-
tendent OF the southern division of the
Western Union, died In New York recently.
tWkNTr-FoUR buildings at Presqu'Isle,
Ma, including tie PresQu'IsIe Hotel and
Pos.-omce, burned recently. The contents
on the post-omce were saved. Loss, $I25,-
JOSEPH FARRELL, formerly well known
ana prosperous oyster dealer, jumped from
me bridge at st. Louis the other night. A
letter. found on the bridge contained the
statement that he had bean ruined bv
specializing in bucket shops. and became
weary Of life and utterly discouraged. He
left family Of grown children.
TIE Senate, on the LIST, refused to remove
me pledge OF secrecy from the members Of
the Fitz John Porter court martial. The
shipping bill was discussed until adjourn
ment The House had the Morrison TariR
ell under eoneldera.lou.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-09
Lowered Into n Burnlnp PIT.

SCRANTON, PA, April 30.-Friday night
In shaft being sunk by the Amity Coal
Company at Kyterville, the last shot fired
by the workmen uncovered a feeder from
which a large volume of gas began 10 issue
1t was Immediately set on fire, and the
flames assembled one-fourth the distance of
the shaft. William Higgins, cageman, and
his assistants, James Steele, John Riley and
William Jones, who intended to work all
night, were lowered into the pit, and when
they came within fifty feet Of the bottom
were terrified by the discovery that they
had been lowered into veritable pit of fire.
They care an alarm, but more than q min
ute elapsed before the workmen at the bot
tom hoisted the bucket The sinkers were
fearfully burned and it Is probable that they
will din
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-09

A REGION Of ridge lands in Central
Georgia, embracing four hundred square
miles, Is pronounced the finest peach
growing territory in the world. Re
Gently large profits have been made
there. There are eight hundred acres
OF peach trees In the immediate vicinity
OF Griffin. Lands contiguous have fruit
killed by frost two years out Of three.
while the fruit on the ridge escapes.
Not only this, but tho soil makes an
unusually sweet-havored fruit, adorned
with uncommonly vivid coloring. The
Chinese cling peaches raised on this
ridge bring six dollars n bushel in the
Northern market when other peaches
sell for only two dollars bushel.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-09

Our Of an average Of 1923, 472 wheels
on the Pennsylvania Road the number
cracked during the past three years was
Mt the rate Of 2,56s per year (O.55 per
cent?, or (0.655 per cent in all. An
average mileage Of the wheels re-
moved from Pullman passenger cars
was very nearly 10000; under ordinary
passenger cars. $4,000; the largest aver
age mileage under locomotives was 49,
2l2, by thirty-inch wheels under freight
engines; the shortest was 1886 by
twenty-eight-inch wheels under passen-
ger locomotives.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-09

CARLOS AGUERo, the Cuban Revolu-
tionary leader, is n man below the
medium height and weighs only one
hundred and fifteen pounds. lie has
black curling hair and a small mustache
which turns up at the ends. His smiles
are grim, and there is look Of fierce
ness about his face, but ordinarily he is
the most harmless person imaginable in
appearance. Aguero belongs to wealthy
family in Puerto Principe. lie is not
yet thirty and has been in arms against
Spanish authority in Cuba almost con-
tinuously since he was fourteen. No
one who knows him doubts his bravery.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-09

A FRENCIIMAN, Mons. w. dc Fon-
viclle, has offered English railway com
Panies novel suggestion for detecting
the presence Of Internal machines in
baggage. All baggage received should
bo laid nat on wooden tables supported
by iron feet, but not nailed To them.
when the slightest noise made by clock
work on any of the parcels would be-
come audible II microphono were
placed on each table.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-09
Freight min wrecked.

KANSAS City, May IA freight wreck.
attended with considerable damage, oc.
CURED on the Kansas City, St Joseph &
Council Bluffs, at Harlem station, Just across
the river, yesterday afternoon. Freight
train No. II was making run for the
grade just beyond Harlem station, and
bad coupling caused it to break in two, and
before the engineer knew what had hap
pened the two sections came together with
a crash which derailed seven or eight cars
and piled them up in badly wrecked con-
dition at the side of the track. The station
platform was also badly torn up and the
tracks on the Wabash and the Hannibal,
which run parallel and very close together
at this point, were INSTRUCTED by the debris.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-09
FlibusterfnE.

KEY WEST, FLA, April 2s.-The
schooner Winfield, twelve tons, was taken
from her moorings at Key Largo, Thursday
night, between eight and nine o'clock
Largo is about one hundred miles distant
up the reef and about thirty miles
from where the frigate Yantic is
lying. 1t is thought another small
party may have gone across TO Cuba,
although IL is supposed the leader of the
next expedition Is still here. 1t is rumored
that some men are missing. That another
expedition has started or will start is I'M
questioned. 1t Is generally believed that
only funds are wanting and that the present
federal forces would avail nothing IL the
fiIbusters were ready.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-09

THERE will shortly be shipped from
London to New York fifteen pairs of
swans 10 replace the same number that
were poisoned by oil escaping from tho
pipes Of the Standard Oil Company at
RamapO. N. j., during the frcshct last
year Tho company was not liable for
damage undor the circumstances, but
decided TO replace them. They cost
about five hundred dollars.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-09
Hnlncanst NJ unr...

KANSAS CRY, May "A fire broke out
las. night at nine o'clock In the livery barn
at III West Fifth street, formerly run by
Sousley & Newkirk, but since the
Heath of J. A Sousley conducted by
the surviving partner. The entire
fire department responded to the alarm
and found an exceedingly ugly fire with
which TO contend. Upon the arrival of the
IRE department the entire upper portion of
the building was in flames, while dense
volume of smoke issued from the forward
end of the building, making II exceedingly
dangerous for person TO enter After the
fire was subdued. sickening sight was pre-
sented, Ii being found that twenty-six horses
had persisted in their stalls Loss, 81, 900.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-09

KANSAS CITY, April 29.--Yestertiay
Henry Prick and wife, who reside some
distance from the city, left their home to
'iome to the circus. On their way TO the
show they made a stop at drug stors
on the corner OF Sixteenth and Char
lotte streets, and the wife DESCENDING
from the wagon discovered to her horror
that her seven weeks old infant she
held IN her arms had ceased TO breathe. A
physician being hastily summoned pro
nounced the child dead. and after thsr.
ough examination stated that In his opini,u
death was caused by congestion Of the brain.
The poor mother was heartbroken over tis
loss Of her little oneL
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-09
Red Hot Primaries.

LOUISVILLE, April 29.-At the Republi.
can primaries held in the wards of the city
to elect delegates to the State convention,
the feeling is SO bitter between the Arthur
men and the antiArthur men that, with one
exception, the ward elections were very dis.
orderly resulting In she selection of two
sets Of delegates. There were many fights,
and serious cutting and shooting. w. K.
Malone, Chairman of the Ninth Ward
meeting, had his head and face horribly cut
with razor in the hands of Charles john
son, colored. Tie shooting was not seri.
Gus. The proceedings of the primaries
were so dlsorderiy and irregular that the
elections will all be contested
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-09

JOHN PARRorr, the pioneer banker.
OF San Francisco, who died recently. left
curious will. His estate, valued nj
$4,000, 900. was not TO be divided until
the death Of his widow. She will act
astrusteo Of the property devised to her
and her children. Even one son, who
Is Of age, was willed the profits Of a
large ranch ''as long as his mother APP
proves of his conduct" in contrary
event she has power TO divide the in
come among the other Children.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-09

IT appears from n recent statement
made by one Of tho most extensive iron
founders in England, that owing to the
improvements lately made in the manu-
iacture Of coke. the yield Of the latter,
per ton Of coal. has been increased
from about sixty per cent to seventy
hvo and seventy-seven per cent. At
tho same time that the yield of coke has
been thus increased. the by-products
have been utilized 20 the extent Of seven
gallons Of tar and thirty gallons Of am
moniacal liquor per ton of coal This
advance in the utilization Of by-pro-
ducts means, In a word, n reduction in
the cost Of the production Of iron.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-09

I. THE seal which has been seen so
many times in Henderson harbor, N.
T.. has at last succumbed 10 the skill of
the fishermen. When taken to Water
town II was found to weigh over one
hundred pounds, measured four feet,
and was Of gray color. spotted with II
lighter hue. Seals, although a rarity,
are sometimes seen In Lake Ontario.