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The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-31
Invention and the Press.

The growth of the printing busi-
 ness is one of the most wonderful 1 phenomena of the century. The
 increase in the number, size, and
 circulation of daily and weekly journals, magazines and other pe- riodical publications is startling even to those who have watched it's course for fifty years. The con- sumption of printing paper in the
 United States amounts to about as many tons in 1890 as it did pounds in 1790. The regular Sunday issue of a leading metropolitan daily re- quires from sixty to eighty tons of white paper. Many trains of freight cars would be required to transport the weekly output of one of the many great publishing houses. Science and invention have been taxed to supply material for paper, and the printing industry, as it now exists, exhibits some of the greatest triumphs of inventive genius. The newspaper had a slow growth until the steamship and the telegraph an- initiated distance and made all the civilized world one common neigh borhood then, as if the conditions for which 1t had waited were come, it entered on a career of develop ment such as the widest enthusiast could not have foreseen in his most fantastic dreams, It is to-day the most potential of all influences in mOlding public opinion and direct ing the course of events. Doubt less the newspaper has it's faults, for 1t is made to suit the demands of the reading public and, therefore, caters to various tastes. It IS too often an intermeddler in private af- fairs, too often intensely partisan in politics, intemperately sectional in religion or unwholesomely bigoted in sociology. But, with all it's de- fects, the newspaper is, next to the school, the great educator of our time, and the amount of good that 1t accomplishes should make us tol- erant of the evil that is justly charged to it's account. The daily papers gather from the pulpit, from halls, from secular and religious conventions, from scienti- fic and sociological bodies, from books, interviews and all other sources of information the freshest thought, the latest views on all sides of every question that at- tracts public attention. The cream of current thought is found in the editorials, interviews, correspond ence, and extracts printed in the leading daily papers. The results of the learning of all the ages are condensed in these utterances. When they are classified and col lated so as to give just and ade- quate view of present opinion on a live issue, who can conceive of more powerful and useful educa- tional influence than such a collec- tiOn?-The Inventive Age.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-31

Slow as the west has been i'll walk ing up to it's own interest in this matter, the blindest protectionist can hardly hope that the agricul- tural States can be kept indefinite lv in the fold of the faithful, or that the confidence game which has been worked upon the simple-mind- ed farmer for twenty-five years can escape detection now after a fair opportunity for it's examination has been enjoyed. Rumbling protests from western newspapers and even from western politicians already disturb the harmony of the McKin- ley programme, and the smoldering revolt may be expected to burst into flame all over the west perhaps as early as Noyember.-Buffalo Cou- rier.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-31
Then and Now.

It would be interesting to com pare our present census statistics with those of a century ago. Then we had about 3,0O0,OOO people against 64, 100000 now. Then our wealth was about $400,O00,000, against $70,0O0,000,0OO now. Then we had about SOO,OOO square miles of territory, of which only about 100000 could be regarded as settled against 3,600,OO0 now. Then we had only wagon roads and post ri- ders to do the work of the railways and telegraph lines of to-day. Then we had general poverty and igno- rance, while to-day the Republic staggers under it's wealth, and school-house crowns every hilltop. Then labor was Wretched, never dreaming that in this age it would dictate laws, fix it's own wages, and hold the post of honor. Then peo- pie had to get along with tallow dips, tinder-boxes, and everything else that was inconvenient and un- comfortable, but even the poorest now have matches, gas, electric lights, and a thousand appliances designed to tighten the burden of labor. This is marvellous progress for q single century, but one hun dred years hence the exhibit may be still more startling. And yet no man can tell. After us may come the deluge.-Atlanta Constitution,
The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-31

A train load of extra fine cattle came in last night from Arizona and were unloaded at the stock pens here to be fed. They were re- loaded on the cars and sent to Kan sas. The cattle belonged to Clark, a Kansas buyer-Alb. Citizen.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-31
i Reign of Assassination.

red in the Cherokee strip, a few miles south of Cedarvale. Investi gation proves It to be another chap ter of the war which is being waged on the men who bring foreign cattle into the State. When the Krump and Carney herd was driven from Cedarvale to the ranch on the strip several of the Cowboys who were with the herd taunted the people oi Cedarvale with being accomplices to the murder of Gibson and Frazer, and it was with the greatest diff culty that trouble was prevented.
 After the herd had been placed in the pasture two of the boys were missed, and it was supposed that they had taken their money and gone off to some town and indulg- ed in spree.
 Wednesday evening, as three of the men belonging to the camp were going along the road toward Cedarvale, their attention was at tracted by some buzzards which were lowering over spot in the high grass. An investigation was made and the two missing boys were found lying face downward, shot from behind and left to rot in the grass.
 Their pockets had been riaed of all their contents and part of their clothing mad been taken. One of the tive men, Willis Hall, was shot through the side of the head and also through the heart, while the other, James MeanY, was shot di- rectly through the head from be- hind.
 These are trying times on the border. All along the southern line of Kansas there is virtually state of siege, and in connection with this is a reign of assassination. In Chautauqua, Cowley, Summer, Bar Der and Elk counties the blaze of excitement has swept oyer the peo- pie as prairie fires sweep over the sun stricken plains of West.
 As the people of ancient Scot land rose against the feudal barons in the protection of cattle on the border, so now the small herdsmen of Southern Kansas unite to save their few cows from the ravages of the cattle bsrons of the West. There is a difference, however, in that the desolation caused now is from the dread disease known as Texas, or Spanish, fever, a malaria which has defed the best scientists of the world and which is almost certain destruction to the herd which be- comes infected.
 In mute evidence that the people of the border are Tn awful and sol emn earnest in their endeavor to protect themselves from the inva- sion, two little mounds of earth out in the sun-burned plain send ever their silent appeal for revenge for a murder most foul. Here lie the remains of two men-who be- lieved themselves safe in the pro- lection of the law, and who in their consciousness of right brought a large herd of cattle into the coun- ty of Chautauqua after the people had warned them to stay away.
 In February last immense trains bearing 5000 head of Texas and Indian cattle arrived at Spring val ley, on the southern line of Chau tauqua county, and the owners, Jas. $. Gibson and John T. Frazier made preparations to unload the animals. For some time prior to this the people of that county had heard rumors of the proposed in vasion and had banded themselves together for the purpose of keeping out all possibility of infection. 4 delegation of these citizens met the train at the depot and told the
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The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-31

a point few miles south, and there the tired cattle were unloaded and given a chance to feed. They were close herded and at night the camp had the appearance of sleep and the watchers on the line thought their threats had been sufficient to cause the owners of the outlaWed cattle to abandon their intention of crossing into Kansas. Their atten- ton was relaxed, and at last the sentinels went home feeling secure against the invasion, but when morning dawned the pasture west of Spring valley was covered with thousands of head of cattle where on the evening before all was bare.
 The committee of protection was powerless. The herd law of the State protected the cattle that were in the State, and the sanitary law allowed them to come in on that, the last day of February. The law for the protection of the native cat tie from Texas herds make it a misdemeanor, punished with fine and imprisonment, for any one to bring Texas or Indian cattle into the State between the first of March and the first of December.
 When the Gibson and Frazier herd was driven across the line in to Chautauqua county the news spread like wildfre, and soon the whole border was aroused to the danger which menaced their herds. Secret meetings were held and an organization was formed which had for it's object the protection of the citizens of Kansas who owned cat tie. All was done quietly, and the members were bound by oaths to stand by each other to death, if necessary, for the protection of the interests of all. It was plain to the men who formed this organization that the monoDolistic cattle barOns of the south had deliberately driven their cattle into the State on the last day permitted by law for the purpose of defying the men who had only a few head of cows and to show them that they were scorn- ed by the owners of the vast herds in the territory of Texas. Soon the cattle sickened and died
 The fever had come. The fire which had smoldered was famed to flame, and the mutterings of the storm became louder and loud CT as herd after herd of native cat tie were attacked with the dread disease, and then threats began to assume form against the men who had brought the infection into the country. Gibson heard the warning and needed if. He fled with his daughter from the county. But he fled too late. At Moline he stop ped over night at Q small hotel, and retired to bed in full vigor.
 In the morning his dead and dis torted body was found in his bed with every symptom of swift and deadly posion.
 Silently, secretly, but surely, his Nemesis had found him, and he lay victim to the wrath of the men whom he had scorned. How, when and by whom it had beed done there was no means of knowing, and as day after day passes the on- ly mystery grows deeper.
 Frazier was man who had pass ed through danger in may forms, and had shown unfinching courage and fortitude at all times. The fate 1 of his partner and the threats agaist himself only served to make | him determine to protect his rights and to avenge the death of Gibson He scorned to fly when he was no- tifed that he was marked for death On the 27th of June he mounted 1 his horse and started to ride to see
The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-31

Lord Bute's mansion near Roth- say cost $9,000,000. It is the cost Hest residence in the world.
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-04-18
Civil.SERviCe O
Report ri = sp~e,S, tonMitte~ NJ lnquil
- 4" tho Operations at the Law.

Report ~ = special Committee NJ Inquiry
- I" the Operations at thr Law,
WAsmINGroN. April ~ - q report
made "a the executive committee 81 the
National Civil-Scrvicc Reform League.
b special committee appointed 70 In.
quirc into the operation ~! tho reform,
law details the investigation made
among members Of Congress Ne TO the
distri button Of patronage and says: ut
IL not m eStravacant estimate "a say
that more than one-third Of the entire
time Of these Congrcssmcn ttimc which
should properly b. devoted to ,heir leg.
islAtive dutics) 10 consumed IN the dis.
tributl0o NJ offcea."
The committee inqaiNsd into the ~.
e n to which mis- r~a'ronag" interscrcd
with the proper performances OF lcgislA-
tive duties. II found that In the last
Congress . little more than 10 Ter cent
Of tho measures introduced pssscd both
houses az the II.0,s measures Intro.
duccd. more than II. 0oo never came out
Of committee and I, S0O Of those reported
never reached consideration.
The neglect Of pubic business herr
shown. the committee thinks. II du" Ia
the spoils system The commi''"" com
Ucnds high y The Lodge bill for the &C.
lection Of fourth class postmssters by
examination
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-04-18
FOUR BOvS KILLED.
shooting Accident ~ vsil,ss Noos -
Wstsls ltSy, Ma.

wEnn CRY. Mo. April 10. -Abou, 3 ~
o'clock y%cst"riay afternoon three hoys
A. - Cannon. the son 81 an old and
respected citizen, III sov.rns and N.
son Of the widow Stone. each about
fourteen years old-wcre digging cad
orr out % the wall Of an old cA,ed In
mine, when an immcns. slab o. rock
Tell. burying them alive snd ~
The same tim" throwing Jor Wright
who was standing m th" rock watch.
Ing III" tpys into tho bottom az tho
pit Wrighi's arm WAS broken In sever
al places and he received such internal
Injuries that he died In two hours A
large nsmter 81 people fok~d "a IN"
ccnc VI the disaster. aud many willing
hands vent IA work Ia rescue the buried
boys After . Nv" hours battle With
the rocks ali three were taken out dead
sovcsns' head was crushed into = shsy~.
less mass and GAmmon and stone met
death by s~uso-a,ion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-04-18
NE EoRooI 10 klOP.
s~rs~tssi~sss vNss Ws~ssNs sssAsss' " 81
ems Nsas ssssNt.

Up In the country iiv~s an cS~ren,rtc
old fellow lie has lived ~ - a,S,ut
ststy-n,e years ~ age and has RAISED q
family " Qucrai"N. and q~usrrciscnne
childrvn, Who tnAso it. . burden Ia w"
cd man To- AID 10 his Troubles be has
tsU t~ibersomc s~onsln-ia~. ~h0 tried to
maxi. tho path q, iltc ,horny
Tormen;cd day Ani ntshI and ~ q
n.r,ous disposition ,hc old msn oncr ~
twice endeaycrci IA commit suicide hui
his efforts have t1~n th~sft.a ty his
h~A~k-ey.j ~ii-
Finally tho old gentleman t~CAmc
possessed With the idea TIA, he could a,
" he only had . pair at wings lie
prayed %'cr,~ntl, 'or ~. coveted aiui'
bates OF the angels bat ~i,hont avail
After thinking tho matter o,ct, he
concluded that u he would pocurc q
ia r 81 large turkey wings and fast. ~
them 10 his arms b. would h- al tishi
\ bic turkey sobblcr was ALLIED and the
wings secured.
Our hero announced ihAtNhish no0u
IN . CERTAIN day he would 4, o. ~N \
Low structure ~ huildlpg wAs selected
A. a starting ro,nt
When the day came tho old uan
mounted the huiiding and In . short
speech baio farewell 81 hts friends as
he was 9oing "a Nv away lie made os.
tremendous dive into the air and landed
prone on the ground The 'ali ia,ari
Nun
When hc 50, cell his friends Ask,d
him ~hy he failed Ia ~ u forgot {,
Nop" said be, when ! made my leap
GlacIuna,l Times
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-04-18
Ire NEW
weasn =" WsS~ . t"wss,s ws,c~ 1'stses~eA
Amer thst ~ the I aitsd ststea

Eto pr J,>Nino. March lathe rrp
vislSaal Government having iecrcci all
the great popular measures So long de-.
manacd by the people. the necessity FOR
~hich cagScd the revolution " \o,rm.
h"r II, i>sa-such as the abolition .,
slavery forced from the imperial SOW.
crnmcnt In 1888. the separation ot
church from state. liberty Of worship
freedom OF the prrSs scculariEatlon OF
The public cemeteries, naturalization ~
foreigners etc lis now trying To- avoid
the danger and iDc~onvcni.ncc attending
the adoption ~ a constitution In other
words the men now at the head ot AZ.
fairs dcs ~ 10 begin whctr thc | nt,sl
States aalshcd. and 81 take advantage
VI American experience. Tor this r-s.
son they have nominated . nun bcr of
well known specialists 10 frame . con-
stitut,on ~h.ch ~ 10 t~ prcscntcd Ia tho
constituent assembly. The work ~
rcgistcriu. vo,ers-ail men of twenty.
one years ~ agc that know how IA rad
and write is being pushed rapidly The
proposed constitution will ,c given Ia
the press ~ as a. lee amply discussed ~
all by this means the trainers hoIr Ia
present one JUS, as much like the Amer.
lean constitution a. IL consistent With
the character o! the brazilian people.
IL Is proper then 10 submit 1, Tor aaov
ton to q direct vote OF the people II II
10 adopted the new assembly will t~-
come a legislative body. II 1t Is ~.
jcc'cd tho assembly will be- . consIt
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-04-18
TREASURY RAID.
4 Syndicate forwscd Ia Gstrast Nssy
Millions -" account ~ ~ls"Vsss thsrg~s

4 Syndicate fors,~d ga Gstrast Nssy
millions %" As~"aa' ~ ls"vsss thsrg~e
FHit.ApLiruiA, April 10 81 ths
mos, glgy.~c raids ever made ON tho
United States treasury Is tina, which has
been organized by TIA" importers of hat
trimmings. ribbons. laccs. satins. SILKS
and pushes II the syndicate which
has the schom" In charge shall liz sue
cesstui In its efforts. the Goyrrnm.n,
Will pay out Of III" treasury about sia,-
W0. 900 or $50, 900, 900 In refund ~ duties.
The United States supreme Cour, eavc
a decision n short, time z In the "a.
nous Eidclhof case. whore y suit had
been brought Ia secure q refund ~ GUS
~tomsduiics paid a, the rate al 30 percent.
which IL the rate ~ duty On all silks,
whereas they should have been taxed
but 20 per cent Tho supreme Court
Justices decided In favor az EidclhoH at
tho lower rate. aud the Secretary ~ the
Treasury accepted this decision a. APP
plying Ia Other similar cases that III.
department hid contested and lost In
fact II bad been tacitiy understood that
THE was 10 te q test case, lmpor,a,ions
appraised a, abou, ~. coo. 600 were In.
volvcd In this decision. and the sybdi-
cate Is entitled To . refund of 20 per
cent upon the amount ~ duties paid.
which will net ~ over 81. Ooo. oo0.
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-04-18
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ONv afsxxtsts ,sll Ne ,hcs ss~ s<ctns .
g-vS.. &r.i ~ tf ioks seli = AAssss~rta
II he nea l~sa sa,vr,tsd pNh h this
striaty anA 40 tAke ~ hal ~ large 40
rssEd fsf Nts sstri ,utsi es~s~ss ~ Va ~
ussfdtnafy nsetfi ss . h+4~~i yarteef aaS
s'ryngthrntrg sfrrstitN We ksg~ ~
several tns,Ais~s whcsv u hss pui ssk rssa
aad ruascn "a lkstf ty-a arrf rbt strisr,
h-t vshaustsi tsstr skNA u . . sfeatlss
hhs~si s,A~ We spa " tetir,N hes~ 10 "
Cstsrr Md ,lnr usde a. fNl az q h&>~s
isarlnc - this fv.s~0 Al "a 4 90 kss
So " wtsn The Assi 70 gsr ~ q fSfs a
Lstur~ltN svts vvil We ssiv 80 aht ~ gaf
satss Ht~fs b. az Ailirs k'ai ne ss a fr>sv,
Ans rsn~s ~hs,rNss ~ give w HAL . tsf
ssJ,ArUN a. taiuaciiats uts. ~toNtrg,sa
tsIfvssA
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-04-18
SUPREME COURT EVILS.
Cshforuis Gut ~ Osrs legal ISsisys s~'
CoaNtst,ag Uerssioaa.

California Cut ~ Ds~s Legal Ibs,sys ssd
C"oN.ettsG l'~~,sio"s.
SAN FRA>ciscn April H. "A ctrcS!s'
has been issued by the Califoenia STATE
lSar Association. which contains an ad.
drcss by cx -Judse Thomas y stOnev,
president In which - stairs that . we'll
founded dissatisfaction With the condi.
ton OF the law and with the al minIstr,.
ton In this State pervails widely. Hc
says there 10 q deplorahic uncertainty as
N what ,hc Law L.. owing To the want Of
harmony in The opinions Of the justices
com pcsing the supreme Court and. add~i
to this condition OF affairs, there l. an
intolcrablc delay in obtaining justice In
the ordinary courts OF judicial proccdu
lie declares shat q the evils complained
81 are az serious az they are claimed 70
d.. the only adequate r~mely will b" In
. thorough generalization Of the sy,t,m
by an anendneu, ~ the Constitution
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-04-18
CHANCELLOR SNOW
TIE ksnsss Cuis~rsity Ttits the vacant
THAR -Dther Appuig : usSuts.

s~e ~sosss s0isersity vute the Vacant
Chsis-Oth~ Appointments.
Lawrence, Kan, April AFTER .
three days session the regents Of the
Kansas state University have settled
h question Of who should lie Chancci.
lof OF the institution by elccting Prof.
+. IL SNOW ~ \ salary ~ ~ ooo per an.
num-sl,o 900 less than they offered Rev
DIR. Thwing, OF Minneapolis MINI The
reason Tor this reduction IL no, known.
The selection Of Prof snow gives
universal satisfaction here. and IN.
doub,edly the same feeling exists
throughout the State. In the present
state OF aNairs IL IL undoubtedly the
very best thing hat can bc lone for H..
university. Prof.. snow will homo, the
institution In the Chanccllor's chair As
he has honorcd the pto.ossorship Of
natural history.
For twcnty.thrcc years Prof. Snow has
occupied the chair OF natural selcuc.
and In this quarter ~ q cen,ury's work
he has shown himself "a hr q thorough,
conscientious and interchangeable worker.
Outside Of his regular duties he ha.
prepared . catalogue ot over DO
sPC'ts VI tu' pants ol Kansas, 4
list Of Kansas birds o. over JOG
species, q list ~ animals OF the State, q
list Of the fishes OF the State aud . lis,
Of the insects 81 Kansas Colorado and
New Mexico, and has collections Of
these In the university museum com.
prislng 200, 600 specimens and over 60.
900 species. There is no other State in
the Union that contains auch a vast ac-
emulation the Work OF one man The
entire museum collection In valued a,
nearly 81 1000. oO0.
The regents after electing Prot. Snow
continued the good work by establish.
Ing y chair Of geology and elcc,iug :.
w. Willcston. OF Yale College, n gradu.
atc Of the Kansas Agricultural College
and formerly "a Kansas man. 10 preside
over /, At a salary Of ST.. 500 a yea.
A chair VI mental and moral science
was also created, bu, no ono has yet
been chosen to al IL
Prot. {. o. Dunlap wAs elected full
professor Of English literature Ter,
trudc Crotty was chosen assistant, pro
lessor in geology a, a salary OF $500 ~,
snnum.
All the optional studies advised Nv
b professors were adopted aud ordered
placed In the curriculum.
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-04-18
..s~ v.. u~sar~~ S..,. ,,,a.

A css~ 10 On r-S>nsi 81 . woman who lived
20 the advanced ssr, bu, u 10 ., af,-ly n~
cssafN Ia state that II was VA the ,l,isu
time Now q asS tnc many wpw-n a. at
live half their allotted var. The mortality
due ~ functional arrangements In ih-
weaker 81 . simply " xh,ful D. "a, meth
ing " tho hd~.'rihablo suffering ~hhh
mak~s life scarr~ly worth IA. living a. ~
many women. Nv, for ttr>r sufera. th.t~
10 u certain rcisrf nr lictc~s iayoft,.
Prescription viii positively cure lruchor
ftra. painful m~nstrusteu, prnlsp.u.. pain
Ia III" uNari".. weak back In shu't al
M".. complaints "a which 49, MANI vum-u
are msrNrs IL IL No oniN op.s, - .isss care.
s~e guarantee on totii. wrapper
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-04-18
THE CHEROKEE syRiP.
ChGss Msyes gs~pse,~s . nssssss As,ssssa
0nlD.

vI~irA. l. T.. April IA p'ominent
Cherokee Indian conncc ted With the
Downing standardization and . ware
personal friend ~ Chief Msycs s,s,es
thai there sill bea very material change
~ ron 40 FAR ~ the Owning adminis.
srstion IL concerned In dealing With tho
Cherokee" Strip question ~ the coming
special session ~ The Cherokee Legi.la.
TURF What Is meant by . chang. ~
front 10 not generally understood.
bus from what 'b" informant
sad lt may h. readily inferred thu,
Chief iiaycs nov fa,ors q AL. - Tbs
strip I, 10 snowp that Chief Nayes
has Gre.ded 10 call an extra session ~
the Council ahoa, May ! and ., 10 slso .
fAr, that he has tb- message nearly
con plr,"d. In which a conditional ssis
4. recommended on the grOuni thai, the
Ch-rok"cs have i~en hara...a ard
driven from door To dcov by tho nitsd
States Government until ,hUlf coniitsoa
10 BORDERING upon poverty
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-04-18

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ltAse1 aa4 their ksxAs v~-- sissisr.
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svtaer,iy ts~n in tse 'cSeslsh~s d
shse tsey vsrs ,s@pi Zoe . !Dsg sms
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