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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1894-05-09

From sketches of members of the present
General Conference of the NJ. f. Church,
South, now in session at Memphis, Tennis
see, we take the following: REV. David
Bush is presiding elder of the Winchester
District, Baltimore Conference. He is a
plain, practical man. AS Methodist
preacher he is well equipped for usefulness,
deep in thought and strong in speech. His
conclusions are reached by tried paths and
defended with earnestness and force. He
is known far and wide as great preacher"
Rev. DR.. Samuel Rodgers, of Baltimore,
was elected a delegate but was not we'll
enough to attend the Conference. Follow
ing is an admirable pen-pioture of our life
long friend: "Rey Samuel Rodgers, d. d.,
has long been an honored and very inauen-
tial preacher in the Baltimore Conference,
into which he was admitted on trial in 1S4S,
lin bis twenty-third year, having been local
preacher two years. His first appointment
was to n circuit, and since he has filled
many stations and has served four terms as
presiding elder. Recently he was appoint
ed editor of the Baltimore Episcopal Aietlo.
dist. He was a member Of the General Con-
ference in 1874, 1873, 1882, 1886, 1890, and
now he is a member for the sixth time in
succession. With a well-stored mind, rich
heart and sweet spirit, and with long years
of experience, he is father indeed among
younger preachers. In the pulpit he is q
remarkable for the purity and lucidity OF
his language and for its terseness."
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1894-05-09

"Castoria is so well adapted to children that
recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me- H. A. ARCHER, NJ D.,
III So. oxford St., Brooklyn, n Y.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1894-05-09
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 8.

Almeron Highly, when boy of nine years,
planted in his fathers dooryard, in Watson,
n. Y, fifty years ago, the stone of cher
ry he had eaten. A tree sprang up from it
and for years, even after he was married,
he saved the money realized from the sale
of the cherries. Last summer the tree
showed signs of decay, and he cut it down
and made coffin for himself from boards
he had sawed from the trunk. Last week
he died, and pursuant to his request he was
buried in the coffin, the fund from the sale
of the cherries covering the expenses of the
funeral.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1894-05-09

Thirty-On years tomorrow since stone
wall" Jackson died.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1894-05-09
Hicks oit May.

The Rev. Ira r. Hicks, the famous wealth
err man, says as follows for May:
May comes in with tendency to cloudiness
and drizzle, due to Mercury's equinox on
the Srd. The new moon on the 9th adds to
this influence to cause warm weather and
heavy storms from the 4th to 18th, followed
by cool nights and touches of frost to the
north. About the 10th, in the west, will
come rains, growing into storms, which will
move eastward to the 18th. These will re-
turn in cycles for several days. About the
18th to 10Th will come more warm weather
preceding thunder storms, followed by cool
weather. A storm period is due from the
22nd to the oath, after which comes cooler
weather until 9th to 2Sth, when it will
again be very warm with reactionary storms
on the 18th or 10Th, ending the month in
fair, cool days and nights. May is compar-
lively free from disturbing causes this year.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1894-05-09
l!2!!':;;'!;;J:;J;]l;!
for Infants and Children.

Castoria cures Colo, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, Diarrh@a, Eructation,
Kills Worms, gives SLEEP, and promotes d.
gestion.
Without injurious medication.
"For several years ! have recommended
your castoria,' and shall always continue TO
do so as 1t has invariably produced beneficial
results"
EDWIN +. PARDEr, NJ. D.,
fs5th Street and Tth Ave-, New York City.
xrAsY. a MURRAY STREET, NEw YoRx cTrr.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1894-05-09
J. H. ENGLE,
J. w. RIDER,
w. c. FRAZIER,
C. W. HFNSHAW,
RICHARD HENDERSON,

On motion Of w. o. Norris it was ordered
that this committee will meet the fourth
Friday in each month at 10 o'clock a. m, at
the advocate Office In Charles Town.
E. H. MCDONALD, w. G. FRAZIER,
Secretary. Chairman.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-03
BUSINESS REVIEW.
BRADSTREET'S REVIEW OF THE
TRADE SITUATION.
A Moderate Reaction Noted in the West
Wheat Again the Lowest on Record
Cotton, Corn and Oats Also Low
Wool Sales Disappointing.

New YORK, Sept. 9.-Bradstre t's
says: The feature of general trade
throughout the country is found in
moderate reaction during the week,
more particularly in the volumes of
purchases of staples West, where
trade has been quite active and at
Eastern points in the course of prices,
the week failing to show any upward
movement of note in this line,
and in the check to busi-
ness South, together with dam
age to the rice and orange crops.
Leading jobbers at distributing points
which for month past have reported
relatively most favorably concerning
the course of business-Baltimor St
Louis, Nashville and Chicago-send
modified advices as to activity and
the bright outlook. Wheat has made
another Lowest price and Indian
corn and oats have both declined.
Sugar and coffee record lower figures,
and another lowest price for cotton
has had an unfavorable influence on
the tone of business at important
Southern markets, particularly in
view of the activity of the receipts of
that staple.
London wool sales have proved dis
appointing to those who predicted or
anticipated heavy purchasing for the
American market and rapid advances
in prices. On this side quotations are
off one cent, fleeces particularly being
weak. There is better trade in terri
tories and Australia.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-03
MEDICINE LODGE. KANSAS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1894
CAUGHT AFTER MANY YEARS.
Weather Bureau Defaulter Howgate
Found Selling Second Hand Books.

Weather Bureau Defaulter Howgate
Found Selling Second Hand Books.
New YORK, Sept 2s.-Captain Henry
Howgate, formerly chief of the
weather bureau at Washington, was
arrested here yesterday on charges
of forgery and the embezzlement of
$500, 600 committed in 1873 and 1879.
The arrest is th4 result of search
which has occupied the attention of
the United States secret service for
over thirteen years.
After having searched nearly the
whole country for Howgate, ex-Chief
Drummond of the secret service re-
ceived information that the fugitive
was a dealer in old books and pamph-
lets in this city. Every book store
was visited by detectives without sue
cess. Finally an officer was detailed
to watch the auction sales. About
two weeks ago it was suspected that
he was keeping an old book store in
the basement of No. so Fourth avenue
under the name of Harvey Williams.
Mr.. Drummond served the warrant
yesterday in person. He met Howgate
coming ,Iut of a store at Fourth ave
nue. andsSenth street and said: How
are you, captain uOWSdte:
The latter started but quickly re-
gained his composure and asked Nh.
Drummond what he wanted. The
detective told him. He answered
'All right; the jig is up; am Captain
Howgate."
On being arraigned before Commits
sioner Alexander, Howgate said he
would waive examination and go back
to Washington without trouble. He
was not in position he said, to fur
nish bail, which was fixed by the COM
missioner at $4,000.
There are seven indictments pend.
ing against Howgate.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-03
The PopuIists and the Tariff.

With the income tax as part of it,
the bill just agreed on in congress is
(adopting the mournful phrase of
Hon. II. G. Turner) "bettel than
nothing" When the glad huzzas OF
1892 were making the ''welkin ring"
and making the democratic rooster
crow his comb off, it would have put
mans life in danger to have suggested
that in less than two years the grand
anthem of tariff reform would have
died away into a pitiful plea of cit is
better than nothing
Never was Samson so sheared.
Never was a warrior so disarmed.
Never was king so dethroned.
Two years ago he ruled from sea to
sea and he stretched his scepter over
the future with unlimited brag and
buster
Now the royal house is rudely
shaken. Bebellious factions vex the
realm.
The purple robe is splashed with
the mud of scandal. The hopes OF
conquests have fled.
The whole tottering fabric of do
minion rests upon shaky schedule of
uncertain per cents of this, and
per cents of that; and the honest
democratic leader, remembering the
rosy hue of the promises and realiz-
ing the shady color of the perform
ances, assumes the countenance of
humility and resignation and voices
his estimate of the chaotic situation
by the fearful dirge, at is better
than nothing"
So it is and that's all it is
Even that much is due solely to
Populist help. Without the vote of
Senator Stewart, Populist, the whole
tariff fight would have been lost ten
days ago. His vote saved the Abill
when Villas made his motion in the
senate to change the sugar schedule.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-03
PEARY'S EXPEDITION.
RETURNED EXPLORERS MAKE
UGLY CHARGES.
Accuse the Lieutenant OF Not Allowing
Them Enough to Eat, While He and
His Wife Lived on the Best There
Was to Be Had-Other Charges Made.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept 29.-Since
the return of the Peary expedition
from North Greenland on Tuesday
last, there have been stories of dissat-
isfaction on the part of the members
concerning Peary's conduct on the en-
terprise and the quality and quantity
of the food he compelled them to eat.
The interview had with Mrs. Peary
in Washington, in which she said she
was at loss to understand the com
plants, has caused much discussion
here, and yesterday afternoon mem
bers of the party held a conference at
the Bingham house to consider the
advisability of making statement of
their reasons for dissatisfaction. The
conference was held behind closed
doors and lasted several hours.
At its conclusion the members de-
clined to state what had been decided
upon, further than it was not the in
tention to make an answer to Mrs.
Peary's statements at this time. The
party has not yet dis banded, however,
and further consultation may be
held to-day.
W. T. Swaync, who was one of the
party and went out with Peary as pri-
vate secretary, said: ave are under
no contract with Peary. AS regards
dissatisfaction with his management,
the only agreement that exists was
made by us on board ship while we
were returning to Philadelphia. We
then agreed we would say nothing un-
less Mrs. Peary opened her lips.
This she did yesterday, and l con-
slider myself at perfect liberty to
speak. AS for my contract with
Peary, 1T has been broken by him re-
peatedly during the course of the eX-
pedition.
''He agreed that we were to be
treated as gentlemen. For one thing
/ can say that Lieutenant Peary GER
tainly did not act as gentleman
among gentlemen. l see Mrs. Peary
has something to say about the food.
Let me give you our menu during the
last two months of our stay, while
we waited for the relief party.
The menu was the outcome of
Peary's arrangements and was
due to insufficient provision in
the beginning: Breakfast, corn
sugar and with sparing hand; bacon
casional spoonful of Boston beans out
of can; coffee. Lunch, boiled seal
meat, tasting like stale mutton fla
vored with coal oil; corn bread; tea.
Dinner, reindee. meat, when we could
get it; seal meat, when we could get
it; and-don't omit this-onehalf q
slice of white bread; coffee.
ION Sunday evening, as a special
treat, we had for desert one can of to-
matoes among the party.
What Peary and his wife had we
don't know. They lived apart and
not one of us was ever admitted to
their quarters. Peary treated us to
a lot of red tape and autocratic rule
that had serious consequences. I am
lame on account of it. He would
order some of us to go a seventy five
mile sledge journey to get food for
his dogs and only give us an hours
warning, when half n day should
have been accorded. My toe, which
lanes me, was frozen in just that
way.
"And one thing that l can add, no
Arctic expedition can ever succeed
with woman along to hamper it"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-03
WHY DON'T THEY?

During Cleveland's first term the
democrats had control of the house.
her excuse then for not enacting
ONE measures of relief was that the
republican senate was in the way.
That it would not permit the passage
If such measures as the people needed
md demanded. The failurC to do
inything again put the republicans in
over in 1SsS. Harrison was elected.
1862 political Landslide" gave the
'emocrat, the house by 14S majority.
Again their c1y was they had no
chance" to do anything They
'avorted around about how quick they
would give the people free silver if
hey only Fad the chance. They couli
hardly keep their shirts on when they
talked about the ''robber tariff" If
they only had "a chance they would
knock out the trusts and throttle the
greedy Corporations. They fairly
loaned at the mouth against the en-
croachments of capital on the rights
If labor. They swore eternal friend
ship to the men who made their
living lin the sweat of their faces"
Then came the election of 1892. The
pcoil lie trusted in the promises of the
democratic leaders. They gave the
democratic party complete control of
every department of government. We
held our breath. Now all these mighty
promises would be fulfilled. We
imagine the trusts quaking before
this mighty power, We could see in
our imagination the corporations
covering before it. We thought we
saw justice putting on new dress
and Frightening up her scales. Now
labor was to be enthroned and capital
taught to know its bounds. But 10,
what bitter disappointment!
Justice appears in her same old
dirty garb.
She has the same old "loaded" scales.
Cleveland appoints a corporation
lawyer to prosecute the corporations
and trusts. Ills cabinet is made up of
lawyers, most of whom represent
corporations. Then follows the
record. The things they said they
would do they did not do. The things
they said that ought not to be done
they did.
Now, they are wringing their hands
and pleading for more time-for
another "chance."
But the question arises: Why did
they not do something when they had
the chance?
Why did they not remonetize silverH
as they said they would, instead of de-
monetizing it?
Why did they not give us real,
genuine reform tariff bill as they
promised?
Why did they not wipe out the
trusts and the national banks?
Why, oh, why, did they not do
something to show their regard for
the people?
They have lied.
They have deceived the people.
Shall we trust them again?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-03
FITZSIMMONS WINS.
Knocks Out Dan CreedOn in Two Rounds
at the New Orleans Olympic Club.

Knocks Out Dan CrsedOn in Two Rounds
at the New Orleans Olympic Club.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. 27.-The
glove contest between Robert Fitz-
simmons of Newark. n. j., and Dan
Creedon, hailing from St Louis, for a
purse of $1,000 took place in the
arena of the Olympic club last night
They fought as middleweights at 154
pounds. Both men are Australians
by BIRTH but Fitzsimmons is now an
American citizen by adoption.
Round One-Both men felt each
other for an opening. Ftz led. He
was short. However, he forced the
fighting and landed hard right on
the head and Creedon scored a hard
body blow. A moment later Creedon
caught left on the chin and one,
two, three on the head. The men had
to be separated by the referee.
Creedon ducked beautifully from
right on the head.
Round Two-Creedon missed light
left swing for the head, but he landed
two rights on the body. Fitz scored
two heavy rights and knocked
Creedon down with a heavy right
on the jaw. Fitz landed a heavy
right on the jaw and the men had to
be forced from clinch. Creedon re-
ceived two heavy rights on the jaw
and three rights on the body. Creedon
was knocked out by a heavy left on
the jaw.
There was the widest demonstra-
tion ever seen in the ring. Referee
Duffy awarded the fight to Fitz who
was loudly cheered.
Referee Duffy announced Fits
challenge to Champion Corbett. The
applause that followed was immense
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-03
BOLT IN NEBRASKA.

Fusion and Anti FusiOnistS Put Up Scpa'
rate Tickets-Bryan Indorsed.
OMAHA, Neb Sept. 2s.-In the Dem
ocratic state convention yesterday af-
ter the selection of a temporary chair
man recess was taken until p. m.
At the night session the Bryan free
silver faction had control and the con-
gressman was nominated for United
States senator by acclamation.
y After the adoption of the platform,
the fuslonists announced an agree
ment and Judge Holcomb, the Pop
ulist candidate for governor was
endorsed at midnight by large
majority The regular convention
then adjourned.
The boilers then at once organize
into separate convention and began
the work of selecting a straight
Democratic ticket.
The following state ticket was
named by the boilers, including the
governor, p. ID. Sturdevant; for
lieutenant governor, r. L. Dun
ply; for secretary of state, T..
ID. Rolf; for auditor, Otto Bauman;
treasurer, Luke Bridenthal; attorne y
general, John III. Ames; commissioner
public lands and buildings, Jacob Big
Ter; superinte ndent public instruction,
Milton DoOlittle.
The bolter convention then ad-
journed after adopting platform sim
liar to the other except it favored a
gold basis.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-03
CAPITAL TIMID.

They tell us capital Is timid Yes
was time before the war when capi-
tai grew timid. The popular feeling
against chattel slavery interfered
with the African slave trade. No new
vessels were fitted out to steal negroes
from their native soil and bring them
to this land of the free" to be sold
into perpetual slavery. The eloquence
of such men as Sumner, Garrison AID
Phillips had touched chord in the
public heart that was vibrating all
over the land The popular heart be-
gan to see slavery in al its disgusting
details. And capital grew timid. It
feared to invest in the institution.
Many men, foreseeing the coming
storm, sold their slaves. Others recog-
nizing the evil gave them their free
dom. In the same sense capital
is now growing timid. The systems
in this country have fastcne
upon the people debt that makes
them wage slaves The. annual tri-
butte they pay to their creditors
(mastersl is over two thousand million
doilars-a sum that would have bought
every black slave at the rate of S5e0
per head. The plan is to make this
debt payable in gold As this would
be impossible the debt would be per-
petual This would mean perpetual
industrial slavery. This means that
the annual tribute on the industries
of the country is to be levied on our
children and on our children's chill
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-03
THE INDUSTRIAL LEGION.

If You want a thorough organiza-
ton, one in which the work continues
right along after the election:is over.
you should organize an Industrial
Legion.
II you want to beat fusion;
Hyou want 10 raise money;
If you want fair ballot and an
honest count;
If you want a recruiting station for
the Peoples party;
II you want drilled army of
patriots, do what the national COM
mIttee says, organize the Industrial
Legion in every voting precinct in the
lard. For full particulars send TO
PAUL VAN DERvooT,
Omaha Neb
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-03
Publicly Cowhidsd a Merchant.

CoURTLAND, La, Sept. 29.-Abe
Abraham, prominent merchant, was
publicly cowhided here yesterday by
Miss Lucille Doss, daughter of Porter
Doss, Sr.. proprietor of the Doss hotel
1t is said that Abraham made dis
oaraging remark about Miss Doss,
which reached her ears. The young
woman armed herself with a cowhide
and proceeded to give her alleged de-
famer fiogging that brought streams
Of blood with every blow and made
him beg for mercy. Abraham was
also attacked by brother of the
young lady and would have been
killed but for the interference of the
chief of police, who arrested ali the
narfiaS
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-03
4 Money War.

Huger drives men mad ard the COM
ing winter is likely, if not sure, to
witness more suffering and distress.
and consequently more disorder and
violence than the country has ever yet
drea ed of.
We have had some rather strong
demonstrations of disregard for pro-
erty rights during the past few
months, which, though feeble and iso
lated, ought to teach us lesson in
possibilities. But these were only the
gentle zephyrs preceding the coming
cyclone.
If congress does nothing to give the
people work or to feed the hungry
men can not maintain order or keep
the public peace. The President and
the governor may Urv peace! peace"
but there will be no peace
The spirit of spo iation once in ac-
tivity, and before it can be sated or
checked many thousand lives will os
sacrificed, and many millions of prop.
ertY forcibly taken from it's posses
sors or destroyed.
England was confronted with =
similar condition of the public well
fare from 1919 to 1925. The army was
doubled and the soldiers kept busy
night and day to maintain the public
peace, but they failed. and so will any
armed force under such conditions.
All England seemed to be wild and
anarchy inevitable. In this emer-
gency Lord Castlereaugh,u under a sus-
pension of the rules. persuaded l.-. liza
ment to pass a law for the expan. on
of the currency by an increase of pa
per money. The effect was magical,
In six weeks the mines and factories
became again active; labor was every
where in demand, and the people were
fully employed at fair wages and were
| contented.
1t is true relief came to England in
this instance partly from the migra-
tion of large per cent of her citizens
as well as from the expansion of the
| currency. But one thing was dem
onstrated. The remedy of force by
military power literally failed.
Will our rulers try the remedy that
failed or the one that succeeded and
brought peace to a distracted land?
We shall sec.-Kansas Commoner
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-03
THAT TARIFF.

The democrats claim a decrease in
tariff duties on account of the bill re-
Gently passed of S62, 600, 900, except
sugar. As it is estimated that we
will be obliged to pay about SAB, O0O,- :
600 duty on sugar the net saving ap-
pears TO be only $4,000. 900. :. AS this
bill gives the sugar trust and refiners
alone Sl2, 100000 year and permits
them to make over s1o, coo, QUO besides
by speculation while it was pending,
we see nothing In it to be proud Of
In fact If we were a democrat we
would bt ashamed of it.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-03
NUMBER 20.
PAYMENT OF PENSIONS.
Disbursements for the Last Fiscal Yeas
Were sI3s,836,esl.


WASHINGTON, Sept 29.-The report
of the Third auditor of the treasury
for the fiscal year ending June 80.
1894, shows the total disbursements
at pension agencies to have been
S137, ,636,9 The amounts paid to
pensioners under the general laws
were as follows: Invalids, SIS, ,6s2, 119:
widows, S13, ,412, ,021; minors, 81 ,OIO, 204;
dependent relatives, S3, ,6sf, 96l.
The amounts paid under the act of
June %, 1890, were as follows: In
valids, s43, 666, 991: widows, 50, $50, s92;
minors, $685., ,0O4; dependent relatives,
81, 700, SEQ; helpless children, Ss, ,O65.
To pensioners of the war of 1912
the following amounts were paid:
Survivors, S5, 5,3l2; widows, S645, 297.
Under the Mexican war survivors
were paid 81, 3SS, !0l and widows $685.
345.
Indian war claims paid amount to
S377,Ss3 to survivors, and S456, 652 to
widows.
Army nurses received Sos, Csc. About
$3.50, 900 was paid to pension examin-
ing surgeons and the balance Of the
total disbursements were for expenses
of pension agents.