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Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-08-21

Congressman Hooker left Washing
ton Saturday and will open his canvass
for reelection at Raymond today.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-08-21

0syka. Brookhaven, West Point, Ha-
zlehurst. Shubuta, and few other
Mississippi towns have received the
first bale of new cotton.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-08-21
TIE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,

TIE STATE Of MTSNTSNITFI'
LINCOLN COUNTY,
|. Felix May, Clerk of the Chancery Court in
and for said county, do hereby certify that X.
W. McNar, Tax Collector In and for SAID couil-
w. has made his settlements In full up to date
with | c. Smith, County Treasurer.
Given under my hand seal Of Office
SEAL this 18th day of August; lS9l
- FELlN MAY,
Chancery Clerk.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-08-21

AS Artemus Ward said, some people
had better not know so much than to
know so much that isn't SO.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-08-21

The Baptist church at Clinton has
unanimously called Rev. u T. Leavell,
of Carrollton, to serve them as pastor.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-08-21

To be without friends is to find the
world wilderness.-BacO
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-08-21
Next Session Begins Sept. 10. 1894.

English. classical and business courses
Remarkably hcalthful location in thc ..Lit,
country. Prohibition town. New gymnasium
Accessible on y. & NJ '. X. Il. All trachrrs
live In the Academy. hence home influences and
constant oversight superior instruction anJ
discipline. Owing to endowment, boarding and
tuition for 10 months ONLY Sij5. For cataIo"r"
address SECRETARY OF Oh. ACADFNy7
Port Gibson, Miss
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-08-21

Brookhaven, July "a, 1894.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-13
LAND OFFICE RETRENCHMENT

MI. Dockery's Scheme to Cut on Large
Part of the Force Considered.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1O.-The econom
ic endeavors of the Dockery commission
have heretofore been experienced
in their results chiefly in Washington
Saturday night Mr.. Dockery considered
in company with Secretary Smith. the
details of reorganization of the land
branch of the interior department, the
effects of which will reach throughout
the entire west.
Briefly the plan proposes the aboli
ton of the Office of receiver at every
land office in the country ana the re
tention of registers at their present
salaries. A great portion of the law
force in the interior department is tc
be dispensed with and one law officer
at a salary of $1,000, is to be as
signed to each of the thirty-eight dis
tricts affected. The solicitor-general's
Office is to be abolished The land
commissioners salary is to be increased
81, 900 and his decision in land cases is
to be final. Heretofore appeal has lair
to the secretary. The effect of the plan
will be to make Mr.. Lamoreaux su
preme in his department, to ex
tinguish a great number of office:
and create a few others; to leave
the secretary of the interior more free
to devote his attention to matters Of
superior Importance, and finally tc
save 5000, 600 a year. Congress is ready
to adopt it if the secretary mods an ap
proving head. 1t was to secure that
approval that Mr.. Dockery saw him.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-13
AFTER HORSE THIEVES.

a Vigilance Committee Organized in Okla.
hOma to Suppress Horse Stealing.
GUTHRIE, Ok, Dec. 1O.-For several
weeks the farmers in the north por-
ton of Kingfsher county have been
visited by numerous bands of horse
and cattle thieves and scores have been
spirited away, leaving not the slightest
clew. The farmers grew desperate
and mass meeting was held at a point
on Little Turkey yesterday and vigi.
lance society organized. Thursday
James Hamil had stallion valued at
So, 900 stolen and over twenty farmers
reported losses during the past two
weeks.
The horse thieves stronghold is in
the Gyp hills, in the Cheyenne country,
surrounded by deep canyons and heavy
cedar trees. A small body of the out
laws could easily defy troop Of cav
airy in their almost inaccessible posi-
ton. A large posse of farmers, mum
bering $50 old-timers in this western
country, raised to know no friend but
a Winchester, started for the strong
hold last night armed to the teeth and
determined to drive them from the
country or hang or shoot all on sight.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-13
A NEW ORDER.
Gen. Bussey Explains the Objects of the
knights of Protection.

Gcns 3uSSey Explains the ODjecES OF E0e
Knights OF Protection.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1O.-Cyrus Bussey,
assistant secretary of the interior un-
der President Harrison, has been
elected national president of the
American Knights of Protection,
which has just been incorporated under
the laws of Maryland. Gen. Bussey
says:
or1otic organization founded upon broad Amer
lean principles and, in order to make it more
cohesive and permanent, its constitution and
character provide for a financial beneficial
feature to its members. Its declaration OF
principles includes adherence to the doc
tr1ne of protection to American interests,
industries and homes Tt will seek, through
its lodges, its literature. the courses of ed
ucational discussions which it will inaugurate
and the fraternal cooperation of its members
to organize all believers in its creed through
out the United States into permanent organ
1zation. 1t will advocate and support the con-
t1nuance of a tariff, adjusted to the necessities
OF protection to American interests: restrain
foreign immigration, SO that neither paupeI
labor nor its products shall come un-
taxed to our country; purity of elec-
t1ons through intelligent exercise Of franchise
and the prosecution of all fraudulent practices;
defense of the integrity of public school Sys-
tenn; the study OF the constitution and Amer
lean history. 1t will seek in various ways &c
revive and extend the true spirit of Amer
lean patriotism, and finally will provide a
system Of practical financial benefits to the
families Of its members in case of Sickness &C.
cldent death. Assemblies or lodges are al.
ready being organized throughout the severa,
states upon the fraterna1 order plan. State
jurisdictions will be organized and an annual
congress OF the order will represent all the
memberships and elect officers of the nationa.
cabinet. A uniform rank will soon be organ
lied, and will participate in public denonstra-
tions in military style of equipment
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-13
StrucI< nv q Train

the Lyons depot of the Burlington
road Saturday night a party of young
people were struck by the suburban
train. Miss Ida Shultz, aged %, was
killed outright; Edward Shultz, her
brother, suffered internal injuries
which will probably result fatally.
Another brother, Emil, barely escaped
with his life by jumping out of the way
of the moving train which bore down
upon his relatives. The young people
got confused at the depot, and in avoid
ing one train, stepped before the other
with the above fatal result
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-13
A Pennsylvania Cave-in.

SHENANDOAH Pa, Dec. 10.-The town
of Lost Creek, suburb of this city,
was thrown into state of terror Sat
urday night by rumb1ing noise which
increased in volume and eliminated in
the cracking and sinking of the earth
under six houses. The inmates We're
aroused and escaped to a place of safe
ty. During the night several men, at
the risk of their lives, rescued the house
hold effects. The earth is still slow
ly sinking and it is feared that the
houses will be completely engulfed.
The surface is undermined by the work
ings of the Packer No. 2 colliery of the
Lehigh Valley Coal Co. The present
loss is estimated at 81, 500
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-13
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
no DIscuss IrrIgatfon.

The state board of agriculture will
inaugurate new feature at its annual
meeting in Topeka in January by de-
voting one day of the session, to the
consideration of topics connected with
irrigation. In line with this C. II.
Longstreth, of Kearney county, will
deliver an address on Fruit and Vege-
table Growing Under Irrigation. :"
Chancellor f. 81. Snow, of the State
university will talk on the subject of
''Periodicity in Kansas Rainfall and
Possibilities of Storage of Excess of
Rainfall" A. B. Montgomery will
speak on Irrigation Possibilities Upon
the Higher Lands of Western Kansas -
and other interesting papers upon the
same subject will be submitted.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-13
ARRAICNED.
The Alleged Murderers Of the
Meeks Family in Court
THEY BOTH PLEAD NOT GUILTY.
"A Desperate Eight Between Two Claim
ants Near Council Grove, Ok.-A Chi
cagO Man Confesses to Torg-
ing Death Certificates.

LINNEUs, Mo-, Dec. 11.-Sheriff Bar
ton and Deputy j. II. Sweeney and
James Brown yesterday morning
hustled William P and George E. lay
Tor, the alleged 1nurderers of the Meeks
family. out of the ST. Joseph jail and
brought them to this city. The two
brothers were handcuffed together.
Both of the men were very nervous,
=and the elder freely expressed fear of
their lives before starting, but Sheriff
Barton had etaken all precaution to
protect them. At Cameron he was
Joined by eight deputies, all armed
to the teeth, and at Laclede six
teen additional deputies joined the
party, at which point they left
the train and were driven over to Lin
zneuss Before leaving home Sheriff
Barton swOre in TWENTY-FIVE additional
deputies, whom he armed with Win
chester rifles and ordered them to be
ION hand when he arrived. Fully 1900
people met them at the depot and
escorted them to the jail, and for
"a couple of hours excitement was at a
very high pitch, and if they had been
kept over night there might have been
Ttrouble.
The prisoners yesterday afternoon
were arraigned before Judge Rucker
=and waived formal arraignment and
pleaded not guilty. They asked for
*change oof venue and the case was
taken to the Carroll county circuit
<court at Carrol1ton, to be held next
March.
w. 2. Taylor said that when the case
was called for trial he had no fear but
what they could prove an abb and that
Tthey did not harrow out the tracks
zaround'the straw stack where the Meelxs
family was hidden. He also denies that
they came to Milan on the night of
May 10, and spirited the family away.
He denies writing the letter to Gus
-Meebs on Browning bank letter head
telling him to be ready at 10 o'clock
everything is all right. He denies
everything else that was reported dur
ing their flight to Arkansas and says
that when they are put on the witness
stand some very prominent citizens Of
Milan and Browning may be implicat-
led in the murder.
USED A HOE ON A WOMAN.
PERRY, Ok, Dec. 11.-Mary French
=and Mary Cartwright are the claiman is
ITO the same quarter section of land
snear Council Grove, Pottawatomie
county, Ok. Some days ago a quarrel
resulted over the right of the women
to the land, during which a deadly
fight occurred between Miss Cartwright
and Mrs. French. The former used a
Ehoe and handle and Mrs. French some
setones. Mrs. French was struck on
sthe head with the keen edge of the hoe
land the handle was broken into
..sp1inters over her head. Immediate
trial was had and yesterday the fair
Miss Cartwright was held under bond
of So, 500. Mrs. French, who is a
beautiful woman, was horribly beaten
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-13
Deficiency Appropriations.

deficiency bill, as prepared by the ap-
preparation committee and reported to
the house yesterday, contains an ap-
preparation for silver coin of $50, 900;
re-coinage of silver dollars, $4,000
for increased force in the internal rev
4enue commissioners Office, to provide
for the collection of the income tax
"details already given in these dis
patches), S24a, 795; special agents OF
the pension off ce, $3.50, 900; for defray-
ing expenses of marshals of United
States courts, $40. 900, and for support
of United States prisoners, 1910, 900.
Earthquakes continue in Italy and
the people are panic-stricken.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-13
EXTENDING CIVIL SERVICE.
SIT Is Thought All Government Offices VIII
Soon BE Included.

soon BE 1ncluueQ
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-''Within two
years from the present, before Mr..
cleveland retires from the presidency"
sSaid Chairman Proctor of the civil
sservice commission, almost, if not all,
of the government officers will be
tunder civil service regulations The
commission will continue to urge ex-
tensions of the service, and, if
we may judge by Mr.. Cleveland's
past acts, we shall have his
hearty cooperation. There have al
ready been great extensions of the
service and we hope for even greater
Zones. The day of the spoi1s system in
American politics is over, and a
broader era in politics is opening.
Political preferment in the future will
mot depend, as it has SO unfortunately
in the past, upon the distribution of
patronage, but upon the care, the at
~tention, the study our members of
congress will give to important
issues of the day. They will be
relieved of the disagreeable, the
tiresome, the never-ending round
of the departments in quest of subor-
.dinate positions for their friends. Re-
1ieved of this work, and every senator
and representative will privately wei
come the relief, more attention can be
given matters which should legitimate
1y occupy the attention of members OF
the houses of congress-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-13
MORE KANSAS APPOINTMENTS
Republican Officials Elect Complete the
Roster of Their Assistants.


Roster of Their Assistants.
TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 7.-State Treas
urer Anterior has appointed III. E.
Overholt, of Topeka, to be assistant
state treasurer. The other places in
the state treasurer's Office under the
new administration will be filed by
w. G. Ferguson, of Russell, bond clerk;
w. A. Thompson, of Scott, assistant
bond clerk; Roy Richie, of McPher-
son. boolzkeeper, and n. 6. Perryman,
of Russell, guard.
State Auditr Cole has appointed
Wylie w. Cook, of Labette, to be as
sistant auditor: George w. Clarke. OF
Mitchell; S. R. futile, of Shawnee; Ed
NJ. Smith, of Wyandotte, and Miss
Amelia Viets, of Crawford, clerks.
Secretary of State Edwards has COM
pleted the appointments in his Office.
which are: T. S. Slower, of Allen, as
sistant; J. Fl. Hamilton, of Cherokee,
chief clerk; B. K. Bruce, of Leaven-
worth; T. B. Hoskey, of Thomas, and
George Higgins, of Shawnee, clerks.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-13
Inaugural Ceremonies.

The republicans are making elabor-
ate preparations for the Inauguration
of Gov. Morrill, January IA. 1t is pro-
posed to have a grand parade at noon
of that day, in which the state militia
and various marching organizations
from all parts of the state will partici-
pate. The demonstrations will be non
political in character, the exercises to
conclude in the evening with a grand
inaugural ball in Represent ative hall.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-13
Legislative Vacancies.

Attorney-General Little has advised
the governor that there can be no va
cancy in the case of the death of rep
resentative-elect until he has qualified,
and that as he cannot qualify until the
meeting of the Legislature, the death
of U. M. Lawrence, representative
elect of Sedgwick county, will not
cause vacancy until the organization
of the house, January 8. Until that
time the governor cannot call an cleo.
ton to fill this vacancy. {.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-13
Cholera Scare Over.

Judge Hazen, of the Shawnee county
district court, recently issued an order
enjoining DR.. Ell. A. Dykes, secretary
of the state board of health, the state
officers and others from expanding any
more of the IS, 600 balance in the ''chol-
era fund, which has been in dispute
for several weeks. The judicial belief
is that there is no danger of cholera in
KansaS-at least for time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-13
Work of TouChs.

Michael McGinty, a bachelor farmer
residing north of Wichita, was called
to his door the other night by masked
men, who shot him in the arm and
robbed him of 5000 received a short
time before in payment of a claim
arm was subsequently amputated, and
it was thought McGinty would die. A
day or two later the sheriff arrested
Zeb Ward, Bill Bryant, William Hup
and Kid Muldoon, young toughs and
gamblers of Wichita, who &C fessed
their crime and gave up about 5000 OF
the money.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-13
Minor State News.

The Exchange bank at Goodland has
failed.
The mayor and council of Fort Scott
lately decided to offer a standing re-
reward of 500 for the arrest and con-
viction of any burglar or robber in the
city.
Cyrus Leland, chairman of the re-
publican state central committee, has
announced himself a candidate for
United States senator to succeed Sena-
tor Martin.
The Kansas Equal Suffrage associa-
ton held an interesting session at
Winfield commencing on the 18th. HRS
Laura NJ. Johns presided. Many emil
nent women of the state were in 1T
tendance.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-13
Farmer Funston a Possibility.

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. Farmer e. 81.
Funston, ex-congressman in the Second
district, arrived in Topeka last night
and the politicians think he would like
to start boom for himself for United
States senator. Mr.. Funston denied
that he was candidate, but admitted
that he might become a possibility
later on.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-13
Municipal Jamboree.

The mayors and councilmen of the
cities of the first class recently held a
convention at Kansas City, Kan, to
take united action in order to secure
such legislation as will benefit such
cities. Among the features were the
attendance in body at an opera and
a banquet at the Coates house in Kan
Sas CITY Mo
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-13
The Omcial Vote.

The state board of canvassers COM
pleted the official vote of the state on
the 4th. The vote for governor was:
Morrill,, rep, 14s, 697; Lewelling. pop,
lis, 329; Overmyer, dem, &c, 100: Picker
ing, pro-. 5, 496; total, 299. 233. The vote
on suffrage was: For, 95, 3O2: against,
40, 129; majority against suffrage, 81,
S27
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-13
A Young yyife's sad Fate.

Mrs. c. G. Dixon, of Kansas City,
Kan, was burned to death the other
night by the explosion of lamp which
threw burning oil over her clothes.
Mr.. Dixon was badly burned in at
tempting to save his wife. The unfor-
tunate woman was 2S years of age and
leaves two small children.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-13
Donation to the University.

The Kansas university library has
received from Charles Francis Adams,
of Boston, a box of books, among which
are number containing the book-plate
of John Quincy Adams. The books are
a very valuable addition to the library,
and Mr.. Adams says that the gift will
be followed by others of similar ma
ture
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-13
Treasurer,s Report.

The November report of State Treas
urer Biddle showed total receipts for
the month amounting to $50, 679. Sc,
of which the principal items were:
From state taxes, $12, 943.44; earnings
of state penitentiary, Ss. TIA. 42; annual
school fund, s., 979. "a; agricultural col
lege, permanent, $4,000; insurance,
S219.5O; bank commissioner, $40; ma
tional soldiers and for state soldiers
home, 81, $50. The total disbursements
for the month were S175, 7S7.66.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-29
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Thad. Guzzle, a farmland, who last
January eloped with mans wife and
who recently returned TO Loveland.
Col, was taken from his room last
night by crowd of masked men and
given a coating of tar and feathers.
Mrs. Sallie Chapman Gordon Law
known throughout the South as The
mother Of the Confederacy,n died at
Memphis, Tenn, yesterday at the age
of SO. During the war Mrs. Law or.
gained the southern hospital corps.
Wednesday night while Albert Wait,
and his wife were walking near their
home at Sulphur Springs. Tex, they
were fred on by John Williams. Both
were instantly killed. Williams had
been in their employ, but was discharg-
ed for stealing.
Shortly after midnight an attempt
was made to blow up the Hifaess news.
paper office at Montreal, a dynamite
cartridge being hurled through rear
window into the press room. Several
Of the windows were shattered and
portion OF the floor torn up. The UU-
ness is a strong temperance and an Ill
ia Protestant paper
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-29

Ohio Railroad, shot and killed H. e
Parsons at Gladys Inn this morning
Parsons, who owned the Natural Bridge
of Virginia, had reported Goodwin for
some alleged offence Goodwin has
surrendered to the authorities.
The complaint which Mr.. Parsons
had preferred against Goodwin was
that he had carried colored women of
bad character on his train without col.
lecting their fares and that some of
these women so conveyed had insuted
ladies of his, Parsons, family while on
the train. Goodwin resented this charge
by shooting and killing Parsons. There
is much excitement over the affair as
Parsons was widely known.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-29
EnunuicI Notes.

Mr.. Radclif Hordern has purchased
the farm near Warrenton recently own
ed by Mr.. J. Walter Atlee and will take
possession about January 1st. Mr.
Hordern is very pleasant young En-
glishman with a family and his coming
into the community will be an acquisi-
ton thereto.
Some of the farmers of this county
are very much pleased with the substi-
tuition of rye for wheat. The can Craze
the latter all winter and late in the
spring and thereby get their cattle into
the earliest market Probably one MALT
or more Of the farmers will SOW rye this
fall instead of wheat.
r. II. Rush, auctioneer, sold on Mon
day last for c. NJ. White, commissioner,
interest of Sarah J. Smith in sos acres
near Broad Run Station, to Maria j.
Fletcher for SG61, and for J. p .Jellries,
trustee, 27l acres near Fauquier Springs,
formerly owned by Jno. A. Hanback, to
II. l.. Hanback, for 81, 4l0.-JI'Urcaton
JifUiHidn