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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-12-04
LEES SUMMIT
N u RISE RI ES.

BLAIR BROS. Proprs. Lees Summit, No.
To our patrons. orchardists, and planters:
We respectfully call attention TO our heavy
supplies and excellent quality OF nursery pro-
ducts consisting of apple. peach. pear. cherry.
plum, etc, berries and grape vines Of the yari-
GUS sorts, shrubs. hedge plants, forest trees
seedlings and eyergreens from inches to
feet; prices low. Special attention Is called to
the fact that our agents are furnished with
by u.s. We insist ON patrons requiring agents
to show our certificates so as to avoid mistakes
or decegtions. Orders sent by mail promptly
6s Lees Summit. No.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-12-04

1st. To Scour in any Soil.
End. The best Wearing Plow in the
market.
Srd. Equal TO any other for Work.
9TH. Warranted Equal to any Plow
qualities. Az. ALLEN. 10
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-12-04
DOCTOR MEINcKE,
MULES FOR SALE.

Sherlock & Mills have 80 head of two
and three-year old mules for sale at
their stock-yard on Second avenue, east
of Walnut street; all bred from good
Missouri mares. Mules are now on sale
aud can be seen. %
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-12-04

WHILE the Gear Is compelled to have .
mastif to euard him, some of our Ameri-
can ladies feel secure with pug.--Afldatd
Constitution,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-12-04
CHURCHES

OtHRISTIAN.- Preaching every Sunday at
Ol1 O'Clock A. VI. sunday schoOl NJ ~ o'clock
n. I'M. every sunday. a. II. MULKEY. Pastor
CATHOLIC CHURCH - Services ON third
Sunday OF every month NJ SherlOcks hall, at
10:;U a. m. SUNDAY school immediately after
wari. JOHN u. MCkUNE, Pastor.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-04-24
ASPlNWALL RNE
1ne united STATES Government Preparing
TO Protect American Interests on tho
Isthmus of Panama ~

The United States Government I,renor,,.
TO Protect American Interests on the
1sthmus of Panama ~
WASHINGTON, April 2.-Secretarv Whit.
ney has received the following disoat,.h
from Commander Kane: "Aspinwall is in
ashes, burned by insurgents to escape can't
ure by Government troops. The Pacific
Mail dock and railroad property on the
north end of the island and the canal nror.
erty at Crispol are the only buildings saved
Inc shipping is safe. have all NV force
on shore protecting property. My ships are
crowded with refugees. Thousands are
destitute and without sllelter.o
e YORK, April "A dispatch ,h,a
Deen received at the office of the Pa,,am'.
hallroad Company i'll this city which p;vaa
tie Ioilowiilg account of the destruction of
the city OF Colon, Or Aspinwall:
Inc fevolutionists have DESTROYED ro,,.
uy nle; SGop all frelghts. Charter n ston,nna
ta ~ Supply 1t with ample provisions =" "n ~
wiha .1e gangs while at work REBUILDING 1tHhs tbs
ocen entirely cut off, "iania mas
MAsHlNGros, April AT a confcrcnco
neld last evening in Washington between
.h secretaries OF State and the Navv a"d
me Attoraey-GeIIeral, it was deciJei t a'at
tne United States has by treaty puafan s.as
uninterrupted transit across the Isthnn"s ~
rahama. The available marines at ~ VI
BROOKLYN Navy Yard and some Ga1l;, w viz
WI probably be shipped soon bv - Ia syes
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-04-24
X

History of the First Troubles In Connec-
tfon with This Section of the Country
Description and Extent of tho Disputed
Territory.
The "Oklahoma boomer has come to be
a familiar name of late. at present there
are one Thousand or more Oklahoma
Loomers. They are encampcd Oh Cheeota
Creek, six miles from Arkansas City, on
the southern border of Kansas. 10 the
south of them lies the Indian Territory.
Nearly in the center of that Territory
stretches the Oklahoma country, an exceed
ingly fertile and attractive area. The
boomers wish to march upon it, to settle in
it. and to possess it. The United States
Government says that they must not do
this; that the land is pledged to the Indians.
The l3omcrs declare that they will do it.
unitei States troops are posted opposite
the camp OF the boomers, on the opposite
side Of Chceota Greek. They have orders
not to pcrmiy the boomers to set foot In the
Indian Territory. Other United States
troops he posted in the Territory-in the
Oklahoma country--to guard it against the
boomers. ~
In November last died Captain David T..
Payncl known better as Oklahoma Payne.
He was the originator and first leaderof the
Oklahoma boomers. He was a man Of OBJ
stinate convictions. He commended that the
Oklahoma lands were public property, upon
which he and his followers had the right to
settle. These lands, as has been said, are
errtile and desirable. They lie a little to
the east of the center of the Indian Terri
tory. They cover about eighteen hundred
square miles. From north to south at their
longest part they measure sixty miles, and
they stretch forty miles at the point of their
greatest breadth. They are bounded on the
north by the Cherokee strip of land lying
west of the Arkansas River; OH the east by
the reservations of the Pawnee, Iowa,
Kickapoo and P%ottawattomie tribes of In
diatS; on the south by the Canadian River;
and on the west by the reservation Of the
Cheyenne and Arrapahoe Indians. In these
limits are included 1887, 800 acres, half q
million acres more than are comprised In
the State of Delaware. Colonel B0udinOt,
a Cherokee, gave the name of Oklahoma to
the country. 1t is q word of the Cherokee
language, and signifies ''the home of the
red man." The shortest way into the Ok
lahoma country from Kansas is from Cald-
well, on the Kansas border, along q stage
road and cattle trail that IN to Fort Reno,
on the western border of Oklahoma.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-04-24

the encampment Of boomers on Cheeota
Creek. II is said that many of the boomers
ore did soldiers. and that most of them are
frontiarsmen accustomed to arbitration by
bullet.
from Caldwell, Kan, to the Secretary OF
War that there were then no ~trespassers
upon the Indian Territory, though the
boomers ON Cheeota Creek were threatening
to 20 over the nlA.. Troops, he said, were
stationed in the Territory, and would drive
out any invaders.
On the same day President Cleveland
issued a proclamation warning the boomers
that they would be met by troops If they
attempted another raid upon the Oklahoma
country.
The boomers again protested when they
heard of this proclamation. They passed
resolutions declaring that "a large number
of cattle men and cattle syndicates' were
occupying the oklahoma country with per-
manent improvements for farming and
grazing purposes. The resolutions were
te%legraphcd 70 the President On the same
day Captain Couch announced that he
would break camp OH Monday, March Ii,
and move South into the. Indian Territory.
He called upon those who would follow him
to be prepared with agricultural implements
and sixty days %ratiolls, as he was going to
stay. On the same day General Hatch an-
nounced that the boomers could not &c.
through his line. He had Six companies Of
the Ninth Cavalry (colorcd) directly OPP
posed to the boomers, and plenty. Of other
troops near by. He said they could sue
cessfully contend with three thousand or
four thousand men.
The Government at Washington says that
the whole of the Indian Territory is guar
antced by the United States to the use of
friendly Indian tribes forever. Squatters
may not light upon it. If there are cattle
men there, they are not permanent. and
may be driven'of at any moment-Hur-
pe1's Weekly.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-04-24
'EPlTOME OF THE WEEK.
Interesting News Compilation,
CONGRESSIONAL
Extra Session of Senate.

TUESDAY, March 31.-The Senate agreed
to Mr.. Allison's resolution providing
for the appointment of a committee
of seven to take measures looking to a re-
duction of the Senate's contingent ex-
penses. The following Presidential nom
inations were received: William r. Rob-
ierts, of New York, United States Minister
to Chill; Charles w. B. Buck, of Ken
lucky, Minister to Peru; Charles 7. Rus
sell, of Connecticut, United States Consul
at Liverpool; Norman j. Coleman, of Mis-
souri,, United States Commissioner of
Agriculture; Richard B. Hubbard, of Tex
as, Minister to japan, and William NJ.
Lang, of Texas. Consul at Hamburg, Ger.
many. Henry G. Pearson was r%eappoint-
ed postmaster of New York.
WEDNESDAY, April LIN the Senate
a committee was appointed to sit during
the recess and TAX into consideration the
contingent expenses of the Senate. The
nomination by the President of A. Leo
Knott, of Maryland, to be Second As
sistant Postmaster General, was received.
THURSDAY, April 2.-The Senate adj
journed sine die. Nearly all the Presi-
dents recent nominations were confirmed,
including Pearson for postmaster at New
York.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-04-24
LATER NEWS.

HosTILlTIEs between Guatemala and the
alleged Republics, San Salvador, Costa
R1ca and Nicaragua, were suspended on
the 4th, Fan armistice of one months dura-
ton having been declared. 1t was reported
that President Barrios was killed in the
recent battle at Chalchupa.
NON q farm near North Platte. Neb.. a few
days ago Richard Bascombe and wife were
murdered and their house was burned to
the ground.
Ex-SEcRETARY FREL1NGHuYsEN was
dangerously ill at his home in Newark,
N. j., on the 5th.
GENERAL GRANTS condition manifested
some Improvement on the 9TH. His ply
sicians said that he was better than he had
been for a week. Senator Chaffee stated
that the cancer in the Generals throat was
constantly developing, and that no hope
for permanent improvement could be enter
tanned.
AT a farmhouse neal Monmouth, ILL.,, a
man named Edward F. Nash, who had
spent a year in the insane asylum, killed
his mother n sister on the 4th, and laid
their bodies side by side on the porch.
COMMANDER KANE telegraphed on tho
~ ~ w oCSLCuoIy w U1U4cy
that everything was quiet there.
FREsHETs in the Delaware River near
Trenton, N. j., were doing great damage
to property or the 9TH.
AT Pittsburgh, Fa., during the prevalence
of a wind-storm On the 9th a large sign
fell from it's fastenings to the pavement,
striking in its fall two young ladies who
were passing named Bella Cousley and
Agnes johnson. Miss Cousley was nstant-
ly killed and Miss johnson seriously in.
jured.
PROPERTY to the value of $780, 900 was
destroyed by fire at Nashville, Tenn, ON
the 4th.
AT the joint session of the Illinois Legis.
'lature on the 4th only seventeen votes were
cast for United States Senator.
A coLoRED family of eleven, by the na1no
OF Fonson, living two miles from Law.
renee, Kan, were recently found to be
starving, and three had died and another
was not expected to live.
COLONEL IRVINE on the 9Th asked the
Canadian Government for reinforcements
of fifteen hundred men at Prince Albert
Immediately. The rebels had organized a
Provisional Government. Troops were
moving forward from Winnipeg.
FARMERS in the vicinity of Forney, Pa.
were suffering greatly on the 9Th by tho
overflow of the Susquehanna River.
AT twenty six leading clearing houses
in the United States the exchanges during
the week ended on the 4th aggregated
$$G42, 100, 759, against $G4G, 7721 ,4sO the previ-
GUS week. As compared with the corre-
spending period Of 1881, the falling of
amounts 70 SAG per cent. ..I5..
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-04-24

LIGHTNING on the ID exploded the Haz-
ard Company's magazine, containing eight
and a-half tons Of powder, at st. Joseph,
Mo. The defamation partially wrecked all
the houses in the vicinity.
THREE banks at Norfolk, Va, closed their
doors on the 2d-the Exchange National
Bank, thei Franklin Savings Bank and the
banking and broking firm of Balm Brothers.
one another.
The Macon County wv. va.) Gazette
stated on the Sd that hundreds of people in
that county were in a destitute condition
and suffering for food. W
l.. The lowlands on the west side from
Wilkesbarre, Pa, to Kingston were SUBJ
merged on the Sd, the overflow being near
ly a mile wide.
JOHNSON PYLE, q farmer, his son, aged
ten years, and two farm-hands were
drowned in the Wabash River near Merom,
Ind. OF the Sd by the upsetting of their
boat. The three men were intoxicated,
and left the management of the boat to the
boy.
WHEAT fields in Virginia that were
about to be plowed up have sprouted in
such fine condition since the advent of
warm weather that crop prospects are ma
terially changed.
ATvarious cities in the United States, as
reported to Bradstreet's, there was a gen-
eral improvement in trade during the sew
en- days ended OF the Sd.
FELIX CONSTANT and q man named Nc.
Donald, notorious horse-thieves, were
hanged on the Sd near Benton, NJ. T.
THREE man enter ed tho honae of .Tacoh
Miller, near Lancaster, o., the other night
and demanded money. He felled n rob-
Der with a chair, when another of the
thieves killed him with a navy revolver.
The family were threatened with death
while the house was being robbed of 5000.
INTERNAL revenue collections to the
amount Of over 100000 were on deposit in
the Exchange National Bank of Norfolk,
Va, which suspended q few days ago.
A STATEMENT was issued on the Sd by
the United States Treasury at Washington
showing an excess of available assets over
demand liabilities of $16,41s,092.
In the United States and Canada there
were 249 business failures during the
seven days ended on the Sd, against 242
the previous seven days. The distribution
was as follows: Middle States. A; New
England States, 81; Western, g.; Southern,
55; Pacific States and Territories, 81; Can
ada, "a.
ALL news from the seat of war in the
Northwest Territory was cut off on the Sd
by the interruption Of te~legraphic commu-
nicatSon. United States troops were being
concentrated at Fort Assinaboine to enforce
neutrality and to restrain the Fenians.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-04-24

DE FREYCINET visited President Grevy
on the 313t ult. and informed him he was
unable as yet to give a definite reply in
regard to the formation of another French
Cabinet.
ADvIcEs of the LIST announce battle be-
tween the forces of Guatemala and San
Salvador, near Santa Anna, in which the
Guatemalians were completely routed,
leaving about fifteen hundred. of their
number on the field lead or wounded.
DISPATCHES of the 1st from Battleford,
in the Northwest Territory, report that the
Stony Creek Indians had retreated to
Poundmakcr's reserve, about eighteen
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-04-24
One Way of breaking an Ene.remept.

DECATUR, ILL.,, March s1.-While out
walking Sunday night William Amman
and Ef1ie Banter, who We're engaged to be
married, quarrelcd over the fact that Am.
man had tired of his love-, Stepping back
tle yonng woman drew a revolver and fired,
the ball intlicting a scalp wound. Amman
.Ilatched the revolver and shot the girl iu
sne oacE She will nrobahlv die
AT n of the theaters the other
evening, a man, who had q seat between
ms wife and daughter, loft it at the
Glose OF an act for a trip downstairs.
when ne returned he found a vacant
seat two rows back, between two
women and dropped into it with the
emark: LAS l was saying when l
went out, it's none of your pudding
wnat other women wear. Because
some one else makes a fool ofherself by
Wearing cotton stockings in winter, it
aoesnt follow that you must do the
same" ''Sir!" came from both sides
o. MN at once, and the way he vacated
Inat seat made the soles of his boots
Eed-hot.--B46alo Courier.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-25
rhr IIou.. RuIe. Amcnaea.

Last Saturday the House Of Representatives,
by an overwhelming vote-226 to 20 on the
main issus-adopted the Morrison amend
ments to the rules, the fleet of which is TO
distribute portion Of the duties heretofore
devolNing on the appropriations committee,
with Samuel j. Randall at its head. To that
committee is still left the preparation Of six
appropriation bis-namely, the Legislative,
Executive and Judicial, the Sundry Civil, the
Deficiency, the Fortifcatiou, the Pension, and
the District of Columbia bills. Under these
heads were appropriated over STA, 900, 900
of the S2l5, 900, 600 appropriated for the cur
rent year, so that it cannot be said that Mr..
Randall's committee has been stripped and
left nothing to do. The committees that will
now manage their own appropriation bills in
clude the Naval, the Military the Foreign Az
fairs, the Postal, the Agricultural, the Indian,
the River aud Harbor, aud the Public Build
ings committees; but someof these had gain
ed their freedom previously. Honest and
able men on both sides OF the House have
differed widely in their view Of this action,
and when the final test came party lines we're
practically obiterated The statement by Mr..
Morrison that since the 44th Congress it had
become almost a system to submit all the ap-
preparation bills in one week and bring them
to vote in the same week, really cut the
ground from under the Randall policy. The
newly -burdened committees are increased
from IS to 10 in membership, aud upon them
now rests the responsibility of an enlightened,
economical and prudent discharge OF their
duties.
The Boston Journals correspondent says
that the vote indicates two things: First,
that both sides OF the House, Democrats as
well as Republicans, protectionists az well as
free traders, had chAfed under the restriction
upon legislation imposed by the appropria-
tions committee until any measure promising
relief was welcome second, It demonstrates
the latent power welded by the Speaker, and
the potency of the expectation of favors to
come in influencing the course of members
upon any measure in which the Speaker is
supposed to feel a strong personal interest.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-25

The NEWLY FOUND SoURoE OF THE MIssIs
IPPI is a sparkling little gem of e lake sit
uated above and beyond Lake Itasca. 1t
nestles among the pines Of an unfrequented
and wild region of Minnesota, many miles
from the nearest white settlement and just
on the dividing ridge which forms the great
watershed of North America. Within few
miles of it can be found lakes and streams
whose waters are tributary to the Red river
of the North and the Yellowstone, thus reach
ing the sea thousands OF miles from the mouth
of the mighty Mississippi, which flows in a
trickling brook from Lake Glazisr. This
lake, discovered TO be the true source of the
greatest river of North America by Capt Will
lard Glazier, on the 22d of July, 1881, is
about mile and half in greatest diameter
and would be nearly round in shape but for
single promontory, whose rocky shores
give il in outline the shape of heart. The
waters OF the lake are exceedingly clear and
pure, coming from springs, some being At
the bottom, but the three most prominent
rise few miles back in low, wet land aud
flow into the lake in little rills. On the very
point of the promOntory is spring whose
waters are as cold as ice and at which Capt.
Glazier's weary party slaksd their thirst while
| exploring the shores Of the new lake. Sc
lonely is the region around the lake that for
II days not even a red.skin was seen, and
wearied by the hardships OF this rough coun-
try, yet with feeling Of having added some.
thing to geographical knowledge, Capt. Gla.
zier and his party we're glad to ooms into
contact again with their fellow creatures. -
' Philadelphia Times.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-25
GbeVermont 4Benit.
BRATTLEBORO,
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1885.
BOycOttIng.

The cigar factory of Straiton & Storm, in
New York city, was recently opened, after
lock out Of about month. The factory stop.
ped work because the labor organization to
which the operatives belonged had boycotted
the goods OF the firm in the New England
states and thus seriously interfered with lie
business. Messrs. Straiton h Storm, as a
measure Of self defense, decided TO lock out
their 20OO workmen until the boycott against
the common interests of employers and em-
ployed was removed and at last it is remov-
cd through the exertions Of the locked.out
operatives, who have lost in wages because Of
il about SAC, 900. The managers Of the labor
union find, after investigation, that the boy
colt Of the tobacco manufacturers was all
mistake-that II was put on their goods
without any causs"-and now the mistake is
corrected, after it has caused loss to the
workmen Of $40, 600. This is not the only
example OF system Of compusion which has
made alarming growth OF late. Thus the
Fifth Avenue hotel has been boy cotted, and
letters sent TO its guests asking them 10 with
hold their patronage. The Irish tenants, in
their desperate struggle against landlordism,
discovered the tremendous power which they
possessed il they could only unite and refuse
to have any dealings with their enemies. In
introducing this method Of warfare into this
country the trades union incur heavy weight
of responsibility 1t is essentially war
measure, and destroys all the peaceful and
healthy methods of trade. 1t also places in
the hands Of these organizations a power
which they may use not only to redress real
grievances, but to crafty private prejudices
This is none the less dangerous because the
fundamental idea Of boycotting rests upon a
natural right.
Every man has a right to withhold his pat
ronage from any firm whose methods he dis
likes. Nor can the right Of any number Of
men to do the same be denied. But az the
whole power of boycotting consists in unan-
unity of action, it il hard for it to stop with
voluntary &C Operation, and threats and COM
mands take the place Of requests. When this
stage is reached it is certainly time for the
law to interfere to protect the liberty Of citi-
zens. Little has been gained il, In resisting
the aggression Of capitalists and corporations,
we can fix no limits to the equally despotic
dictatorship Of the labor reformers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-25
VT, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 25, 1885.

224 for Villas and scattering--a total Of
455 votes. The names on the check list
numbered only 400, showing a fraud Of 40
votes As there was no election on this bal
lot q second one was ordered, which resulted
as follows; Hyde, 223 Villas, 26l scatter
ing g. As the total vote was 48G and the
check list contained only 4OG names it was
evident that fraud OF 80 votes existed in
the ballot. l.. b. Villas was declared elected,
however, by the chairman, and notice was
given by the Wings Of their purpose to con-
test the election, The fraud ives very evil
dent when the ballot-box was turned The
Villas votes we're small and neatly written,
and we're either placed in the box before bal
loting commenced or we're folded In longer
ballots and cast without being examined by
the constable. AfiidRvits were Immediately
taken Of all the Wing voters, and Mr.. Hyde
contested the election before the legislature
and obtained bis seat The intention to com
NIT fraud was 30 evident that Mr.. Villas never
put in anappt aranoe at Montpelier to claim his
seat and soon after moved TO Wisconsin. His
son, William F., was about eleven years Of
age at that time.