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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-01-30
RouoH on RAnoR cATrLE.

From every section Of the country
come reports Of extremely severe wealth
ey. especially during the past weeS,
while for over a month past the wealth
er has been had for unsheltered stock,
60 say the least. "A telegram to the Aus
Tin convention held on the 18th. states
that 10000 cattle have drifted against
the fences south of Sweetwater, Tex. ~
aud from Othgr sections We hear OF cat
tie piling up ON the creeks In their en-
deavor 10 obtain water or TO get away
from the ierce north winds. A telegram
from Harper. KS. dated 18th says n very
severe storm had ''bccn raging there for
SO hours. II raincd and sleetcd the preyi-
Gus day and nj dark grew intensely cold
and about four inches Of snow fell. but
Is badly drifted, the ground being COW
cred with Ice Associated Press and
private dispatches from Texas continue
TO report great lsos OF cattle aud sheep
by the late cold weather on many ranges
In tie northern aud western part OF the
State. Great numbers of cattle which
had drifted southwark till stopped by
wire fencing. are nog said 10 bee dying
by tho hundreds aud even thousands
from hunger, thirst and cold. The loss
will be chiefly on ranges which had suf-
fered from drouth, both grass and wa
ter being scarce and the cattle IN poor
condition, but even In the more favored
parts Of the state a great amount Of
stock has already been Loot by the unus-
ual severity OF the weather.
Some Of our exchanges that had pub
lished the facts IN regard TO the wealth
er,have evidently been "interviewed' by
some ranchman who doesn't believe in
spreading the .neYs. as these papers
now say that the storm "will have little
OF no effect on the-range cattle" We
don't bslieve any such stuff. and there
- not a sane man In the west who does
not know that such wcatllcr a. We have
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-01-30

republicans. Believing that his ISt.
Jo.-n's) vote would be increased in No
vember- IL he did SO. i do not know.
but l had reason to believe they had
been. remained in Philadelphia a
day.'when / was telegraphed to go to
New York. New York will fix it.r
1 left for New York, continued Legate,
met Mr.. Elkins, asked if he was ac-
quainted with his, Legate's, mission.
Elkins replied "Y es, but could do moth
ing until the arrival of the Ohio men.
Legate went back to his friends and
told them that he believed the republi-
cans only wanted to keep st. John out
of Ohio.
His friend left for Kansas in great
disgust, agreeing, however, if the mat
ter was fixed up to join with his friends
in dispatch TO st. John to come to
Kansas.
Later Legate met st. John in the Office
of the New York Witness. and told him
that the possibilities of canvass in
Kansas were ended; that their friend
had become offended and gone home.
st. John replied: "Well, l am really
glad of it. for though would have gone
home with you and made the canvass,
Ibelieve the welfare of prohibition lies
more in the future than in the present. -
Continuing, st. John said he believed if
Blaine were elected the whisky interests
would be nurtured. If Cleveland was
elected he would follow the expressed
will Of the people. IF the republican
party was defeated it would disintee-
rate, and the temperance element form
a party that would soon become pow
er. He said further that he would carry
out the appointments that had been
made for him.
Legate returned home and met quite
a number of men who were parties to
the original arrangement, and they re-
preached him for failing to carry the
plan through, and compelling them to
spend money in the state canvass.
THE GARRISON LETTER.
Then he wrote Garrison a letter
marked confidential. He did not expect
Clarkson to send the money, but make
some reply to satisfy these men that he
Legate) had not been playing a game
with them. Clarkson violated conf.
dence expressed in Cincinnati by pub
liShing the letter, and wilfully misrep
resented, for he knew that the "him' in
the letter did not refer to ST. John, but
the gentleman from Kansas who accom-
panied Legate on portion of his tour
referred to as his friend, and with whom
all arrangements were to be made.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-01-30
OKLAHOMA RugTRD

a telegram arrived at Caldwell Wed
nesday from General Hatch stating
that COUGHS colony had surrendered
and imL lat, ~ vaca' d st 4 water and
Oklahoma. From other sources it is re-
ported that the colony is now enroute
10 Arkansas City under escort by Cap
tain Moore with a detachment of
troops. Seven hundred and fifty sol
diers will arrive tomorrow and Thurs
day. but will probably not enter the
field " the colony come out now. About
fifty teams have loaded with stores for
Saltwater and Camp Russell in the past
twenty-four hours, and another train
will load tomorrow. Major ellis,
quar;egmaster OF the department of the
Missouri arrived to-day and is forward
ing stores rapidly. Gen. Augur will ar
rive Thursday to look the situation
over. A three-inch field piece with
shells will arrive tomorrow from Fort
Leavenvorth, with four troups from
that point. Until the past two days 1t
was almost impossible to secure teams
to transport stores to Camp Russell and
saltwater on account of the stormy
weather. Two days of sunshine and
good price per day has placed all the
transportation necessary at the dispO-
sal Of the commissary Of the depart
ment. Special correspondents of three
daily papers left here to-day for Still
water. but their mission will be fruit
less one in view of the reports in the
associated press agents hands from
that country. All the streams below
here in the Indian Territory are frozen
solid and heavy freight teams are cross
ing them daily. A general thaw would
cut oft all supplies and communication
with Hatch and the boomers. There
has not been a single boomer left here
for Couch's camp in ten days. All the
reports To- the contrary are FALSE. They
decided some days ago that Hatch
would remove this colony and they re-
fused 10 join him OF send relief or aid.
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Junction city Union: Three bills
have been introduced In the legislature
70 change the name of IT. John county.
II Is only year ago that 81 John was
little god with everybody but us. and
he Is with great many yet, and so far
we fail 10 see that he has done anything
20 merit this contempt. To be consist
eut with our view Of his policy we must
concede that he has fearlessly and with
ont swerying followed that policy TO its
legitimate Conclusion-the defeat of the
republican party; while other adherents
abandoned ~. John for plumber. We
wonder now II this isn't about the size
Of IL. Having been in the "l-told-you-
So business for three years il would be
unjust for MS 10 join in this warfare ON
the only consistent one Of the outfit.
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Rev. \. Il. Campbell was last week
confirmed as acknowledgement Of the
state militia. by the senate In executive
session. only six votes being east against
him. Campbell is the well known pro-
hibitionist who deserted the st. John
cause last fall, after having been one Of
the saints followers. and chaplain Of
the Kansas penitcntiary during st.
Johns FIRST term as governor. IL was
known that Governor Martin would
tender the appointment to Mr.. Camp
bell, but by many h was claimed that
the senate would not confirm him.
They, however, reckoncd without know
ing the temper Of the senators, and
from this time forward there will be no
doubt as to what the senate will do with
all names sent in by Governor Martin.
Campbell succeeds Tom Moonlight who
was appointed by Governor Click.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-01-30

Alfred Sheldon. the man connected
with the Blue Springs Milling Co., in
Jackson county. No, who was Kid
mapped last May. has appeared in Eng
land, alive aud well. lie had enbczzled
$4,000 OF the company's money and his
kidnapping was supposed at the time
Co be for the purpose of inducing his
friends 20 make good his defalcation.
For months hc had not been heard OF.
and IL was believed he was killed by his
kidnappers.
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A local sheep man sent few car
loads TO market from here lately and
received the returns for them at the
rate Of eighteen cents per head They
had eaten up all the corn the party had
raised the past season and all he could
buy from his neighbors by giving mort
cages on his cows. horses and farm
machinery. lie had already gone in
debt for part payment OF the sheep.
lie does not want to feed any more
sheep this season. ('aldwell Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-01-30

A Mormon editor. in a recent issue Of
his paper. says: The unknown woman
who.was killed at this place about three
months ago by the ears. proves to be
one Of the wives of the editor" \ new
count appears to have revealed the
fact TX,
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LEGATE EXPLAINS.

We have mentioned the Legate-St.
John controversy in these columns, and
perhaps as the finale of the affair. we
publish below synopsis of Legate's
explanation, in which the writer says he
feels bound to make full statement of
bis connection with the st. John-C Clark
son controversy in order to show wheth-
er or not he was 'huckster" of st.
John IN the recent political campaign.
The letter reviews the matter at great
length and is to the following effect:
The writer opposed st. John on the ma
tiOnal ticket. and endeavored, unsuc-
cessfully, to persuade him not to accept
the nomination. He then had confer
ence with a number of st. Johns
friends in Kansas. and endeavored to
get St. John TO return TO Kansas and
work in the state, urging that prohibi-
ton was on trial here, that its interests
were allied with the republican interest
and that they should work for Joint
success in the state. The question of
funds for the campaign was raised,
whereupon the writer suggested that
the republican national committee
would furnish a reasonable sum. Leg
ate wrote friend in Ohio, making
Overtures of $4,000. Meanwhile Leg
ate and two others called on st. John.
st. John said il Col. Martin, the repub-
lican candidate for governor, would
commit himself to prohibition, and he
tSt. john agreed to see that no nomi-
nation was made by the prohibitionists;
but he tSt. john must keep faith with
the national prohibition party by filling
his engagements. 1t was agreed that
the $4,000. if paid in the state by the
republican committee, should be placed
in the hands of a committee. Legate
received a reply from his friend that
nothing could be done with the republic
can committee. Afterwards, at the
request of the chairman Of the republi-
can state committee in Ohio, Legate
went to work in the state. There he
met his friend, and by his advice called
on Mr.. Clarkson, at Cincinnati, who had
already been approached by Legate's
friend.
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CLARKsoN SEEN.


GARRISON communicated with the
committee at New York and made ar
engagements to supply the So, 900. Leg
ate then saw st. John at Oberlin and
urged his return to Kansas. giving his
reasons that prohibition needed him
there, and by Withdrawing from Ohio
he could hold Secretary Robinson, who
was real temperance man. st. John
said he could not leave his eastern Geld
until Martin signed letter committing
himself to prohibition in Kansas. He
would go to Michigan and make few
speeches, and wanted to know for a
certainty before he left Michigan about
the programme for Kansas, and asked
Legate to telegraph to him in Mich
igan.
The letter here says: After he reached
Detroit a change in his programme for
speaking at those three places was made
and before l left Oberlin lac telegraphed
me that change, so that should know
where he was. That was the only dis
patch l had from him, and had no letter
from him during the campaign, other
than those / have alluded to. lie left
and Iremained and spoke at Oberlin the
following evening.
Before leaving Oberlin, I telegraphed
Mr.. ClarksOn at Cincinnati that the
whole matter must be fixed within the
next three days.
ST. JOHNS SORE THROAT.
1 returned to Columbus, and the
morning dispatches said ST. John APP
peared at a meeting in Detroit the day
before, but was unable to speak but
few moments on account of his throat
being sore, resulting from too much
outdoor speaking, and said to friends
there, jocularly, that it doubtless was
my talk to him that gave him the sore
throat. Afterwards i'm writing to Mr..
ClarksOn, presume / alluded TO the
sore throat, but If it was not, il should
have been i'm quotation marks. AT any
rate Mr.. Clarkson could not have failed
to understand it.
went by request TO Cincinnati and
met Mr.. GARRISON, and he introduced
me to Mr.. Kerens, as the man who had
been sent by the national committee TO
Fix things" Afterwards at Columbus
Kerens and some others had confer
ence. after which Kerens told me it was
decided that he should return to Cincin-
natl, and that should go to Cleveland
and see my friends, and told them that
Kerens would give them 5000 OF So 900
and the rest in eight or ten days, and he
wanted me to follow st. John, and keep
close to him, and see that he returned to
Kansas, as agreed Upon. told him /
had not money enough to do that, and
he gave me 500 for expenses. Preached
Cleveland the next morning and found
that my friend had left to see st. John
at Detroit. reached him by telegraph
and said to him: Things sure; two
Tifths down; balance before the 10Th.
Meet me at Cincinnati tonight"
He replied: IAN right; viii not 60 to
Cincirnati; win meet you at Pittsburg.r
i informed Kerens or Clarkson Of these
facts by wire and asked them to give
me word at Pittsburg.
IN THE EAST.
Invent my way; metmy friend at Pitts
burg, but found no word there, as they
had agreed, and went with my friend to
Philadelphia St. John was in the city
and 1 imposed upon my friend the task
of getting st. John TO write letter back
to-his Ohio friends to quietly aid the
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RRnney l. COffman, Of Anthony, RS,
have sold to J. A. Mckenzie. Of Hazel
ton, their Hereford hull. Camperdown.
for Si.OO0, aud ten grade Hereford bulls
ut 500 each.
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The following dispatch, announcing
the failure Of the Oklahoma boomers
was sent to Washington:
Fort LEAvENwoRTu, Jan. q.
To Adjutant General, Washington:
The following has just been received
from Gen. Hatch at Saltwater, and
have stopped the troops enruute to
Caldwell until receive further orders.
SALTWATER CREEK, INDIAN TER
RITORY.
To the Adjutant General, Department
Of the Missouri:
The boomer colony has come to
terms. They will leave the country for
the nearest point on the Kansas line.
Troops will be sent with them. Rein
forcements from COffeyville turned
back when in sight of this place on the
approach Of the troops, and are hurry
out OF the country. Will send troops to
look for men coming from Wichita by
way of Hunnewell. We have troops
sufficient.
lSigned.l HATCH, Colonel.
AUGUR, Brigadier General Command
ing.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-25
FRENCH REVOLUTION.
PlOn Plon Again Comes to the From
with a Sensational ManifeatO.

PlOn Plon Again Comes to the Front
with a Sensational MsniFeStO.
LONDON, Oct. 24.-Dispatches from
Paris this evening show that the French
people are being again excited by their
newspapers against the governments dis
asJrous colonial enterprises. The militia
~ organs take particularly gloomy view
or the French situation in both Tonquin
and Madagascar. DA1eRu, referring to
the recent wholesale massacre of Chris
tians in TOnquin, exclaims: "This butch
cry is a disgrace to our protectOrste."
The Pr0greS Mtlttdire states that the
government is sending to Tonquin ten
men per regiment tOreplace those French
soldiers lost in that miserable country by
disease, and declares its opinion that the
end Of the whole French military enter
prise in China will be a disgracefUl re-
treat. 1t is stated semi-ofiiciRily that the
government is so thoroughly disgusted
with the outcome OF NJ. Ferry's military
enterprises that it has determined TO leave
the decision of a continuance or abandon
ment Of the invasion of Madagascar to the
Chamber Of Deputies.
PLoN PLON AGAIN BOBs UP.
Prince Bonaparte (Plon PlOn has issued
another manifesto to his followers. In
this he congratulates them for having
held aio0f from the recent elections. He
says that the present m0narchists are
powerless to either secure the government
of France or to overthrow the republic.
They are determined, however, be says,
to precipitate a state of revolution,
towards which he declares the country is
drifting. "'The Radicals are unable"
continues the manifesto, ''to govern with
out the support of the opportunists, and
the government so managed must end in
dissolution. Only strong, persevering
and united executive can assure the sta
bility of the republic, which must either
reform or perish = For these reasons the
Prince urges all good citizens TO unite in
unfolding the republic.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-25
Dir. HENDRICKS VIEWS.
The Recent Disclosures Not Credited by
the Vice President.

The Recent Disclosures Not Credited by
the Vice President.
IADIANAPOLIs, Oct. 24.-The NelCs this
afternoon contains an interview with
Vice President Hendricks about the story
put IN circulation by Hon. c. NJ. Depew,
% The effect that President Johnson con-
lemDlated the establishment OF a Congress
composed entirely of Southern sympa-
MIXERS. Mr., Hendricks said:
mat story wont do, and public opinion will
10y sustain any such charges made twenty
ogsa's aiter the alleged events happened, and
s..sf all The persons who were directly con-
1ecJed with them are dead.
The SPEAKERS KNOWLEDGE.
,, Ies7onaliy know nothing OF Mr.. Johnson's
Unions or Intentions further than informa-
H. ,- . -at came TO me IN my position. l was in
g - y ultea states senate, aud both spoke and
iose1 against the impeachment OF President
Johnson. While 7 never had any copyerea-
NJ WIN him on the subject referred to by
w. DepeW, am sure that President johnson
-. l' I'd a Intentions. He believed In re
na+' " II ana not recontruCting the States, and
,b 5s. .Le tederal government had no right to
No, -e or aDrogate their constitutions /
Ni' AAhcoln had this view also.
JOHNSON AND STANTON.
SLY naye e., no doubt that President johnson
ns..1l hr- stanton removed. but 10 WAS on
ft.'1dl grounds, for they were not friends
tbeN .n.o,s believe be had any such purpose as
eau IKE, easl,fibuted TO him, and never heard IL
tei.Jt ueiOre the last few days. II is not
re,-3 ,hat such an important political matter
bsr,- nave remained secret for 20 years.
lodu various statemcnts about II in the
fIh nd I am inclined 10 give the
1 ea,gst eredenee TO that Of Judge Cooling,
" 5reenheld, whose recollection about such
,-aslers q always accurate, and who was then
van tg',sii'lon to know what President johnson
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-25
EVOLUTION IN THE PULPIT.
DR.. Woodrow Sustained ia South Caro-.
lima and Rev. Ramsey Disniaaed.


DR.. Woodrow Sustained ia south Caro-
lima and Rev. Ramsey Dismissed.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Oct. 24-In the
Presbyterian synod, at Chester, yester-
day, letter was submitted from DR..
Woodrow, protesting against his removal
from the Perkins professorship, at the
theological seminary, as unconstitu-
tional. it was referred to the seminary
committee, who late at night submitted
q majority and minority report, the for
mer disappearing Of the action of the
directors in removing DR.. Woodrow. The
debate was finished late last night. The
majority report in favor Of DR.. Woodrow
was adopted.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The debate was closed by the adoption of
the following resolutions:
ResolBed, That the synod disapproves the
action OF the board of directors, requesting
the resignation of Prot James Woodrow, as
not justified by the action of the controlling
sYnods, nor by any statement made by Prof.
woodrow previous TO their action.
This was carried by vote OF 81 to SO.
ReS0loe@, That the synod dlsapproye of the
removal OF DR.. Woodrow from the professor
ship as unconstitutional.
This was carried by vote OF 70 to 90.
REV., RAMSEY DISMISSED.
LYNCHBURG, VA, Oct. 24.-In the
Virginia synod last night, the COM
plant OF Rev. Il. 7. Ramsey against
the Abingdon presbytery was decided.
The first specification was that the pres
bytery had done the complainant 'per-
sOnal wrong" in cOndemning him without
trial, ana on this point the vote stood for
sustaining the complaint 4, and for not
sustaining it 1l6. On the charge that the
action Of the presbytery in condemning
Rev. Ramsey's view that DR.. WoodrOw's
theory of evolution is not contradictory of
the scriptures, was unnecessary and
prejudiciarto the church, three members
voted to sustain it in part, and 1877 not to
sustain it at all. Thus Rev. Ramsey was
defeated on all points.
ALL CHRISTIANS INTERESTED.
Great interest was manifested in the
proceedings Of the synod by all denomina-
lions Of Christians, the doctrine of evolu-
ton never having been accepted or
preached IN this State before. The whole
session has been taken up with this tr ial
Rev. Ramsey, after MS defeat, arose and
in voice trembling with emotion an
nOunced that but two courses Of prooe-
dure seemed open to him: First, to re-
nOunce the jurisdiction of the Southern
Presbyterian church, or, second, to ap-
peal to the General Assembly. The synod
decided on Richmond. Va, as the place to
hold the next annual session.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-25
BIGAMY AND IDENTITY.



LONDON, Oct. 24.--The second trial Of
james Malcolm, a meat salesman, alias
Capt. Mcdonald, for marrying Miss
Emma Dash, at st, James church, Brigh-
ton, on April last, after few days
cOurtship, while his wife, Elizabeth
Malcolm, was alive, resulted to-day in a
verdict of guilty, and the prisoner was
sentenced to seven years penal servitude.
The first trial lasted five days, aud re-
suited in q disagreement OF the Jury.
WHAT MADE TIKI CASE FAMOUS.
The case attracted great deal of at
tent0n owing to the number Of witnesses
equally unimpeacha Die and equally posi-
tive, who ranged themselves on either
side to give evidence as to Malcolm's
identity and for the purpose Of establish
ing an alibi. All the witnesses present
at the marriage, including the clergyman
who performed the ceremony, swore most
unhesitatingly to the identity OF Malcolm
with Capt. Mcdonald, who married Miss
Dash
TIE ACCUsED'S DEFENDERS.
On the other hand long list of wit
nesses was put forward who swore that
the accused was not and could not be
easily mistaken for the lover of Miss
Dash. Malcolm's wife could not, under
the law, be called as q witness, and her
husband was thus debafreG from the ben
eft OF her testimony. The manageress Of
the Clarendon hotel, at Brighton, swOre
that Capt. Mcdonald slept there and had
his wedding breakfast in her house on
Saturday after the wedding.
THE PRISONER NOT THE MAN.
She was equally positive, however, that
the prisoner was not Malcolm. Other
witnesses gave strong testimony tending
20 prove an alibi covering the period of
the courtship, marriage, and brief honey
moon, The facts laid before the jury have
been described as among the most roman
tic ever discussed in a criminal court.