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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17
KANSAS CROPS.
Interesting Facts Brought Out by the
Quarterly Report Just Issued.


TOPEKA, Kan, Oct 12.-The quar-
terly report of Secretary Coburn, of
the Kansas department of agriculture
for the quarter ended September so,
was issued yesterday.
The book contains 207 pages of
tables and statistics covering almost
every subject connected with apricul-
tural and stock operations in Kansas
and is one of the most comprehensive
and valuable publications vet issued
from this department The acreage
and product of all the field crops of
the state for the year 1894 are given
by counties together with the num-
Der of the various kinds of live stock.
An interesting article at this time is
one relating to feeding wheat to farm
animals, its practice in Kansas and its
bearing upon agriculture and stock
raising, as derived from 400 CORE.
spondents.
OF the "a, S27, 523 bushels of winter
and spring wheat raised in Kansas in
1898, therehas been used as feed foY
farm animals, 4.O59, 323 bushels, or
l6.1 per cent. Cowley and Sumner
counties leading, with 207,O44 and
407, COZ bushels respectively.
The average of all the reports as to
the cost of wheat, raised and in the
bin, including Z per cent interest on
the value of land upon which raised,
also wear and tear of equipment"
with different yields, shows thus:
Yield of 10 bushels per acre, 5614
cents bushel.
Yield of Is bushels per acre, As
cents per busheL
Yield of 20 bushels per acre, 35 As
cents per bushel.
Yield of p bushels per acre, 81
cents per bushel.
Yield of 80 bushels per acre, %
cents per bushel.
Yield of 81 bushels per acre, 26
cents per bushel.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17
SHE WANTED TO DIE.
a Young EmporIa Bride Swallows PoIso
While Walking With Her Husband

Young EmporIa Bride Swallows Poison
While Walking With Her Husband.
EMPoRIA. Kan, Oct. 15.-While out
walking with her husband last even
ing, Mrs. Clara Burrcss stepped into a
store, asked for a glass of water. took
a powder from her pocket and swal-
loved both. She then stepped out
and continued her walk with her hus-
band until she was taken very i'll,
when she stated she had taken a big
dose of morphine and intended to die.
She was Immediately taken to a
physicians Office, where prompt reme-
dies, it is hoped, may save her life.
The cause was domestic trouble No
little sensation has been caused by
the event, as both are in the teens
and but a short time married
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17
To Build an Electric Line.

MARSHALL, Mo-, Oct. ia svndi-
cate composed of number of Cali
fornia capitalists is carrying on ne
gotiations here incident to the build
ing of an electric railway between
Miami and Sedalia via Marshall, Blue
Lick and the great coal mines in that
vicinity. Options have been procured
on the mines and property on the pro-
posed right of way, and it is reported
that active operations have been COM
menced on the road
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17
Hacked TO Death,

QUINCY, Ill, Oct. 12.-Word came
yesterday from Barnard, twenty miles
southeast, of the murder OF Mrs. j. c.
L. Miller and l0-year old niece.
Miller has a 2OO-acre farm and was
out hunting with party. When he
returned he found his wife and niece
cut and hacked to pieces and blood
all over the furniture and walls
Robbery may have been the motive,
as $40 in money was taken. The
sheriff has sent for blood hounds to
trace the murderer.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17
Returns From Georgia.

ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 13.-Thc formal
canvass of the election returns of the
legislature and the vote on the con-
stitutional amendments, shows that
there will be fifty Populists in the
next general assembly out of total
of 219, of which three are Repub-
licans There are about thirty con-
tests for seats. The total vote of the
state was 215, COO, or 6,OOO more than
the vote of two years ago and the
largest vote ever polled in the state.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17
OkIahoma's Divorce lawyers Busy.

PERRY, Ok, Oct. IA recent ruling
of the supreme court of the territory
knocked out many divorces granted
by probate judges but the parties are
renewing them in the district courts
and hundreds of suits have been fled
in the last two weeks. Mrs. May u.
Huntley daughter of c. Il. Pringle,
one of the best known public men of
Georgia, has been divorced from her
husband, DR.. John p. IIuntley of At
lanta, on the grounds OF cruelty.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17
Two Men Murdered and Robbed.

two men were found near Romeo yes
terday on the drainage canal. Investi-
cation shows that it was n case of
double murder, as both bodies were
well dressed and the pockets turned
wrong side out and not cent of
money was found in their clothes.
The cases are being still further in
vestigated with the hope of finding
the guilty DartieS
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17
Howard Had Many Passes.

CHICAGO, Oct. 13.-Vice President
Howard of the American Railway
Union, who was Debs' prime minister
in the great railway strike, shock e d
labor circles to-day by reporting to
the police the loss of about twenty
railway passes. Howard was the vic
tim of a pickpocket, and reported at
police headquarters that score of
annual trip passes and other railway
transportation over many roads had
been stolen
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17

Ell PAso, Texas. Oct. 12-Webster
Flanagan, Republican collector of
customs at this port was twice in
dicted to-day by the federal grand
jury on the charge of aiding and abet-
ting smuggling. This makes three
indictments now pending against him
in the federal court.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17
Got Away With $4,000.

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Oct 1.-THE
Southern Pacific has issued circular
offering a reward of $4,000 for the
arrest of the two robbers who held up
the east bound overland express train
and the recovery of the plumber. In
this circular it is stated that the ban
dts plundered the express car of over
$50, 900 in gold.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17
Informer McDanie, Held for Trial,

KEoKUK, Iowa, Oct. 12.-The pre-
liminary examination of w. B. Nc
Daniel, charged with conspiracy to
rob a Santa Fe train near Gorin, Mo-,
last month, in progress in Memphis,
was concluded last night and McDan-
iel was bound over to the grand jury.
Witnesses testified that Link Overfield
was the originator of the plot. Nc
Daniel is the man who gave the in
formation which led to the frustra-
tion of the robbery and capture of
the robbers
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17
Youthful Horsethieve,.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Oct. 11.-John
Meeker and Pearl Fuller, two boys IL
and 13 years old, are under arrest at
Rockport charged with horse stealing.
They had stolen two horses and a
spring wagon from Burlington juno
ton and were going West to fight In :
dians. They had two Winchester
rifles, brace of revolvers each and
plenty of Ammunition
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17

GOLD and silver were on a parity
with each other as long as we had
free coinage and would be again if we
had free coinage. ALI this talk about
any other but the old ratio of six
teen to one is bosh. and is only an at
tempt to dodge the issue.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17
Robbed of s1so, 900, 600.

CHICAGO, Oct. 13.-Judge ]. Erb, one
of the lawyers employed by the Atch-
ison protective reorganization COM
mittee to make case against the
late management, makes the charge
that the company has been robbed of
over $50, ,OO0 900 and insists the
amount has gone into the pockets of
the men entrusted with the control of
the property, though he does not call
the persons by name nor specify the
sums that found their way into indi-
vidual pockets.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17
Flames in Seneca. Kan.

SENECA, Kan, Oct. 1i.-Fire brok e
out in livery barn on State street
this morning about o'clock and
spread over the entire corner of the
block, burning several barns and
warehouses. The losses are about
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17
Escaped From tho Pen.

JEFFERSON CRY, Mo-, Oct IA
George Williamson, colored, who is
known to the police of St Louis
under half dozen different names,
escaped from the penitentiary last
night, with ninety niue years sem
tence hanging over his head.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17

The above figures are taken from
the statistical reports ranging from
the year 1858 to 1899. In addition to
these the Dominion of Canada owns
and operates four railways, the cost
of which up to June 30, 1890 was S52,-
zoo, 600 Besides this the government
exercises the strictest control over
the roads owned by corporations
In South America most of the gov
ernments own and operate portion
of all of their railroads. The repu bic
of Ecuador, in 1850, owned and oper-
ated most of her railroads. The total
number of miles operated in Chilli, in
1882, was l,G74 of which 6s2 were
owned by the state. The Argentine
Repu blic, in 1887, owned and operated
l, las miles Of railroad; Buenos Ayres,
572, and the province of Santa Fe, ZOE
miles Brazil owns and operates l, 200
miles of railroad, which yields n net
income of per cent on the capital in
vested. Germany, perhaps owns and
operates more miles of railroad than
any other nation. The total number
of miles in operation in that country,
in 1891, was 40, 900 kilometers or
nearly %, 600 miles. OF these roads
the government owned and operated
$3.50 kilometers or more than %, 600
miles. The Annual of 1889 contains
the statement that the roads had
turned into the public treasury oOG, =
26o, 900 marks, or about $3.50, 600 OOO
with which about 4, 900 miles OF oew
roads had been constructed with quite
a good sum left unexpended.
EX-Gov. William Larrabee in his ex-
cellent work, The Railroad Oues-
ton" from which we have quoted
largely, says:
No one can contradict the follow
ing facts viz: That the average cost
of European roads is much greater
than that of American roads; that the
number of railroad employees per mile
Is much greater than here; that much
larger sums are expended for repair
ing and improving the roads, and
that therefor the lives of passengers
are much safer in Europe than in
America, and that the average sneed
and corresponding accommodations of
European trains, and especially those
of England, France and Austro-H
gary, compare quite favora bly with
the average speed and corresponding
accommodations of our roads 1t is
under the circumstances, absurd to
claim that the higher prices charged
by American roads are due to the
greater cost Of service
Gov. Larrabee quotes from Arthur
I. Hadley, Railroad Transportation,
Its History and It's Laws" this state
ment:
The Importance of the zone system
in Austria and Hungary lies in the
fact that its adoption was accom-.
panied by aRreater reduction in rates
The unit rate for ow third-clas
trains, which have previously been
nearly Ia cents per mile, was re-
duced to less than cent
Speaking of the effect of this rcduc-
tion of rates, Mr.. Larrabee says:
The zone system recently adopted
in Hungary reduced both the passen-
ger and freight rates Of the govern
ment roads at least one-third. and this
Saduction hGA contrary to expecta-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17
The Kearney First national Clooed.

OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 12.-The First
National bank of Kearney suspended
at noon to-day, after asking and be-
ing refused a loan. of s25, 900. Nc
statement is made, but deposits are
estimated at over S4OO. 600. Impossi-
bility to collect and to realize on as
sets at present is the reason given.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17
Carlisle to Sneak.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-Mr Carlisle
will make at least one speech during
the campaign, and Comptroller Eckels
and Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury Scott Wike will soon go to Illinois
to deliver series of speeches in that
state for the Democratic nominees.
Where Secretary Carlisle will speak
is not definitely determined.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17
Natural Gas at Parsons.

PARSONS, Kan, Oct 1I.-A good
how OF natural gas was struck near
this city at depth of 900 feet. Other
wells will be sunk and arrangements
are being made to pipe this city with
gas. The pressure Is fully fifty
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17
slr John AatIex nead.

LONDON, Oct IL Sir John d.
Ashley, the noted sportsman, is dead
He will be remembered in the United
States as the giver of the famous
Ashley cup which was so much
coveted by long distance pedestrian
champions
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17

Gov. TILLMAN will be the next SEN
ater from South Carolina. While he
is not Populist, he is an old fash
ioned democrat, which is about the
same thing.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17
Cut by an Ex-LegislatOr.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Oct. Ill W.
Cox, who formerly represented this
county in the legislature, yesterday cut
and seriously wounded Walter Berry
man, assistant cashier of the J. S.
Fleming banking house. Both are in
terested in the insurance business
and a dispute over rates led to the
trOubl
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17

IHE extreme wet weather in the
south is damaging the cotton cron
But the wet weather is not a circum-
stance to the way the men they eject
TO congress hurt the price of it
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17

AFTER season the working bees
kill the drones, but working men
feed their drones all their lives The
working-men do not appear to have as
much sense as bees.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17

THE law makers in the two old
parties brought on the present hard
times by enacting such legislation as
the bankers and owners Of tfasts and
corporations dictates.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17

IHERE seems to be general effort
all all along the line TO break down
organized labor. The great dailies
have taken up the fight for the cor.
porations, OF course.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17
New HutchIn.on Bank receiver.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.-Comptroller
Eckels to-day appointed Franklin 2.
Hattinger of Hutchinson, Kan, to be
receiver of the Hutchinson National
bank. The place is worth 5000
year.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17

Nor long since a reviva;ist preacher
said: Cleveland is the grandest
Christian character on this continent"
1t was too much for a number of his
congregation.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17

THE sugar trust invested $500, 600 in
the campaign fund and how it will
make $40, 900, 600 this year. A very
good investment, but the people pay
the freight.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17
NO FIGHT IN FLORIDA.
Governor Mitchell VIII Not Let Corbe

Governor Mitchell Will Not Let Corbett
and Fitzsimmons Meet in His State.
New ORLEANS. La, Oct. 13.-The
City Item here has received the fol-
lowing telegram from Governor H. L.
Mitchell of Florida, in answer to
query as to whether the Corbett and
Fitzsimmons fight would be allow ed
to be take place on Florida soil:
Corbett FitzsimmonS will not be allowed to
meet in Florida even il the legislature has to
be convened for the purpose of preventing the
fight. H L MITCHELL, Governor
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17
Five Years for Crawford.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Oct. IA. +.
Crawford, cashier of the defunct
American National bank, was found
guilty and sentenced to five years in
the penitentiary for forgery in alter
ing the banks books.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17
THE MARKETS.

KANSAS CITY. Mo, Oct Is WHEAT
Quotations. for car lots by sample on tack
ut Kansas City at the close were nominally as
follows No 2 hard, 47Qlsc: NJ : hard, 46
a &c No hard, 45145ic rejected 45c no
= red, 4Gc: No red 441zQ45c. No red. 4ic.
Rejec,ed. I2143c
CoHN-Sold rather slowly at about yester.
az 8 prices. Offerings of new corn TO arrive
are increasing. They are chiefly from South
eastern Kansas. New mixed corn. No or
better, November shipment, sold to day at
4ll9c and prompt shipment at 43c Re-
ceipts OF corn to-day, - cars a year ago al
ears No mixed. cars 47c, Kansas City.
No mixed 45c: No nominally 4ic: N 9
white. = cars 4sc: Eo3 white, 46c offered at
the close at 45lc.
OATs-S Id slowly and were about &c
lower. good many samples were carried
over unsold and 2slxc was all that could be
got at the close for No mixed Receipts of
oats today, ID cars; 4 year ago 80 cars No.
mixed oats. cars 29c, cars 3HC:
No mixed, nominalIy 2Sc: No oats,
nominally, 2G1I27c: No white oats. 1 car
&c No white. nominally, Bic
RYE-No 2nomlnally car Sic. Kansas City.
No 3 SOC FLAxsEED-Steady. a. 359l 81. &C
cordins to billing BRAS-Steady, 5s96O;
per cwt sacked CORN CHoP-Dull, - G92c per
cwt, sacked HAY-Receipts. "a cars: market
frmer timothy, choice s35l: No ], H5oU
{: low grade, 1877 fancy prairie. U.s.
choice NQZ50: No. /. s6Ga 90; No 2, 6D
81: packing hay, G213
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17

IHE man who can be deceived into
believing that these are prosperous
times for the workingman has got
about as much sense as poodle bug.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Oct Is I5-Cattle-Re-
ccipts, $40. calves, 208 shipped yeiterdsy.
2t96 calves. 5s6 The steer market was dull
and weak to l0c lower: native cows strong.
Westerns IOc lower: feeders, bulls, calves and
Texas cattle unchanged
Ho.s-Receipts. 7if, shiD6ed yesterday,
I9jI The market was steady early closing
10, lower The top was g. ~ and the bulk Of
sales s4eo 70 s505-samc as yeyterday
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17
AS MEANS OF CORRUPTION.

1t is claimed that if the government
was to assume the ownership and
operation of the railroads that
would constitute such an army of mea
dependent on political patronage and
the captices of whatever party that
might be in power. that it
would constitute menacing ,dsnge-
to our liberties and fruitful
source of political corruption Under
our present defective system of civil
service, where the principle laid down
Ia ITO the victor Hreiongs the spoils, /"
Arizona republican., 1894-10-03
And How They Got Into
 Trouble.
Betrayed Into the Clutches Of
 The Law By Rivals.
The Other Firm Composed Of Men Who Were Jealous of the Success
 of Their Female Rivals.

By the Associated Press.
 LOUISVILLE. KY., Oct. 2,-Among a batch of moonshine prisoners that were brought to the county jail last evening by Capt. Punch were two women from the mountains.
 They were Tennessee Eden and Pauline Whit. The former is the eld est of three children that her father left her mother to support when he died a year ago. He lived in Breathitt coun- tv. and owned besides small and thor oughly unproductive mountain labors- tory, or, according to the legal way of putting it. moonshine still. When he was laid away Tennessee took up the business and went to making whisky to support her mother and brother and sister. She suc- ceeded very well and hired Pauline Whit to sell the whisky. In the neigh borhood there was rival still run by Bob Link, Preston Gilly and Henry Buckner. The latter were jealous of the success of the female concern, and they laid scheme to have it raided by the officers. They notified Captain Punch, and when he went out to raid the still of the girls he raided that of the men as we'll, and they were all brought to the jail together.
 Neither of the girls IS over eighteen years of age and they are not of comedy appearance, to put it mildly. They ad- init their guilt and say they will try and get light sentences. They will testify against the men, though, for be- traying them and endeavor to get them as long sentences as possible. The only regret of Tennessee was that her mother and brother and sister would be deprived of a means of livelihood while she was in the jail. g, She said if they had only broken up the still and left her liberty she might have worked on the farm this winter and kept them in something to eat. Her mother is ill and the other children are too little to do anything
Arizona republican., 1894-10-03
Y. MIG. A. Meetings.

The Young Mems Christian Associs- tion will begin their regular gospel meetings Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Gymnasium classes are being formed and drill will begin in few days. Dr. Purman is the examining physician. He gives thorough physical exsmina tion to everyone before going into the years work so that each may know his weak points to be developed. The As- sociation is now having printed hand some folder which will be put into the hands of every stranger who arrives in Phoenix this year, which contains var ious items of interest to newcomers. This serves as an introduction to the Information Bureau, which the Associ- ation will carry on regarding rooms and board. They have already on hand 8 list of nearly 200 rooms for selections by strangers. They invite any one who has rooms and who has not already put them on the register to do SO at once af the Association rooms. The annual business meeting will be held next Fn day evening at 7 80 o'clock in the hall. It will be followed by a social. All young people are invited.
Arizona republican., 1894-10-03
VIII slnpson's Name Cor

TOPEKA, Kan, Oct. 2.-The Democra- tic convention of the Seventh district decided by resolution to make nc nomination. Wednesday, two months later, the district committee met and indorsed Jerry Simpson. the Populist nominee. This is not satisfactory to the stalwart Democrats and Chairman Richardson of the state committee, has decided that Sim pson's name may not be certified to the secretary of state as the Democratic nominee, and it will thus not appear on the regular Demo cratic ticket, unless the courts decide te the contrary. Richardson holds that when the convention decreed that ne nomination should be made. that ended the matter, and the committee has no right to act.
Arizona republican., 1894-10-03
MIR. JENISON'S DAM.
It Solves the Problem of a Canal Be-
 tween Duluth and Minneapolis.

It Solves the Problem of a Canal Be-
 tween Duluth and Minneapolis.
 DULUTH, Minn., Oct. 2.-President Jenison. of the Altomonte Water com pany, which proposes to furnish water power from a dam in the St. Croix river above Cloquet. is in town. He now has five engineering crews out, and in the past two weeks they have surveyed over 40 miles. He feels very good over results and says that with five miles of ditch-digging he can bring water into Duluth from almost 35 miles away.
 Mir. Jenison has discussed what may prove to be solution of the pro- blem for a ship canal between Lake Superior and the Twin Cities. When his S0-foot dam is built, the water will back up iu- to the east Savanna river to within six miles of the Mississippi. By putting his dam six feet higher, the water will flow from the St. Louis over into the Missis- sippl. He says it would be an easy thing to cut ditch between the Sa- wanna and Mississippi, to give a good depth of water for vessels.