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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-05-19
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE.
Rules Governing rimaries Adopted,
aud Judges Named.

The Democratic Committee of I.afay-
cite county, met at the court house,
Monday, May I, at ten o'clock, a. m.
All of the members were present. The
meeting was called to order by Chair
man Wilson, and the minutes of last
meeting read and approved. The
committee on rules, consisting of Dr.
Lee, Mr. Mcneil. and the secretary.
reported Il set of rules, which, on
motion Of Mr.. McNeill, were adopted,
after some discussion.
The bids of the various democratic
papers in the county were opened, and
h, contract for printing the poll books
and tickets awarded TO the News, lis
bid being 81. 30.
On motion of Judge Harrison, the
candidates for coroner were assessed
five instead of ten dollars, as hereto
fore ordered.
The chairman was instructed to get
the lowest and best bidders to deliver
tickets aud poll books TO the judges at
the different precincts
The following were appointed judges
of the primary election for the various
precincts:
South lligginsville-Jesse Hargrave,
l. w. Whitsett, Mark Belt, Sr., W. A
Thornton.
North Higginsville-W. G. Neale
H. Mcdaniel, 4. w. Cassell, Samue
Neale.
Schooiingville-P. Rhodes, C. FL
maker, +. Edwards, Geo. p. Gordon
Page City-Geo. Hall, w. Walker
Jas. Page, j. w. Tompkins.
North Odessa-Thomas Gibbs, Jas
Gibson, l.. F. Cobb, Jack Percy.
Bates City-Geo. w. Osborn, ALFRED
Young, Thos. Foster, Vain Masterson
Napoleon-DavidM Moore, Geo. Wer
mex, B. w. Jefferson, j. S. Renick.
Wellington-John Lockhart, Georg'
Hackley, Joe Bryant, John Larken.
Greenton-Lee Campbell, Georg'
Havener, Richard Atterbury, Rober
COlvin.
South Odessa-George II. Lay, j. A
Jeffries, Ed. White. y: y. Leo.
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Corder-John Wiley, $. V Lewis,
ID. j. Jackson, 5. Kelley
Dover-A. llarwood, II. Plattcnburg,
$. Vaughn, +. Winn.
Aullville-J. f. Shackleford, John
p. Greer, {. s. Parker, Jos. Major.
Concordia-D. 5. Fox, Fritz Keuch,
j. Vogt, L. Thornt.
Mayyiew-T. u. Groves, +. l..
Smarr, Walter Chiics, Dan T. Herr.
Wol!cnbarger-.las Keith, Rober!
Mathews, Jas. Renick, L. l.. Smith.
Walnut Row School IIousc-G. W.
Fox, W. l.. Cannon, John Lay
Mitchell Sharpe.
Waverly-J. j. Boehm, ia Groves
y. II. Davis, j. G.. Riley.
Alma---C. Barnett, +. Rolf II
Decoff, W. o. Kcuck.
Edwar,ls-J Frizzell, j. l.. Bcr
trand, w. +. Edwards, John y
Edwards.
Lexington-G. NJ. Mounijoy, I. G
Sawyer, +. Allen, Thos. G. Young.
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RHEUMATISM CURED IN A ADAY.-"Mys-
tic cure" for rheumatism and neuralgia
radically cures in one to three days. Its
action upon the system is remarkable and
mysterious. 1t removes at once the cause
aud the disease Immediately disappears.
The first dose greatly benefits, 75 cents.
Sold by G. w. Loomis, druggist, Lexing-
ton, Mo. 2-1-94-1y.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-05-19
MARITAL STRATEGY.
The Ingenious Way In Which n Husbant
Gets His Clothes MGnded.

The Ingenious Way In Which Husband
Gets Ills Clothes Msinded.
If we would get on peacefully and
successfully, we must have an eye to
the peculiarities of temper and disposi-
tiou of those with whom we have to
do. Such was the lesson which one
husband lately tried to teach another.
''Its strange l can't get my wife to
mend my Clothes" remarked Mr..
Bride, in tone of disgust. 81 asked
her to sew button on this vest this
morning, and she hasn't touched it."
''You asked her!' said Mr. Norris.
with slight shrug of his shoulders.
\ "Yes. What else could do?"
You haven't been married very long,
80 perhaps you'll take a pointer from
Ejr answered Mr.. Norris, with a
>qely. air. Never ask woman to
3uhything. That's fatal"
gl<]s ~ phat do you mein?"
3t<] NJ do. When l want a shirt
msn Instance, take it in my
hand = Ut up my wife. Where's
that 10 Mrs NorrisT demand
".whs; sN.nt the rag bag forq
N"s s!T S'yn, want ~ ~ this shirt away
IT'S all worn oh ES4ay,
"'Let me see. - 1e1snds.
"But put the t behind my
back.
"'No, my dear,' Ish a. There
is no use of your atten1 NJ - do any
thing with it. 1t necds S
LET me see it, She EQoGl ~ q I
Now, Joh2. L. . - tha,
Il hees 6ossmsnt.
Wlt5sJ&kAs Norris, she cries with
womanlS 4Ct6mph. this is perfectly.
good shipk ~ it needs is And
then she it Brooklyn Life.
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English SPAWN Liniment removes all
hard, soft or calloused Jumps and blem-
ishes from horses, blood spavins, curbs,
splints, sweeney, ring bone, STILES, ,sprains,
all swollen throats, coughs, etc. Save $50
by use OF one bottle. Warranted the most
wonderful blemish cure ever known. Sold
by Charles w. Loomis, druggist, Lexing'
ton. Mo. 729-93-1y
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TWO oRAssHoPPeRs.
A Story Strongly Resembling Mark Twain
dumping Frog Of Calavcras."


dumping Frog of Calavcras."
John Mackay, the mining millionaire,
has in his employ at Carson, New, an
expert named Maurice Hoeflich. who
always offers to back his opinion by
betting. This annoys Mackay, who
does not like to be disputed. and is
further fretted by the fact that Hoe
fitch usually proves to be in the right
One day Hoefiich was playing with IN
enormous grasshopper. 1t could jump
over twenty feet, and he said:
''I'll ped you fifty dollars, Mr.. Mac
kay, dot you can't find hopper to peat
him."
Maclsay sent a trusted emissary down
to Carson valley to secure contestant.
The man spent nearly week catching
hoppers. and reported that the best
gait any of them made was seventeen
feet. He doubted il better jumper
could be found anywhere.
The next day he arrived with about
q dozen hoppers. and Maclny gave
them quarters in his rooms as Wander
bilt would stable his stud. Each had
cigar box to himself, and every morn
ing they were taken out and put
through their PAGES! 1t was impossi-
BILE, however. to get one to jump over
eighepen feet. Maclxay was in despair;
baA19 1agDtQG = hopper shifted ut a
k&pokl q the table and
The expert came An
time with his pet hopper NoAhH
MaclSay in, he noticed the bottle OF a0-
monia. A light broke upon him. Grab
bing the bottle, he rushed to drug
store. threw away the ammonia and or
dered it to be filled with chloroform.
Mackay soon arrived with half dozen
mining superintendents, whom he in
vited to see him have some fun with
Hoefiich. They were hardly seated
when Hoeflich came in with the hop
per in cigar box under his arm.
~ vas leetle late, Mr.. Mackay, but
I'm here mid der hopper and der coin." "
lie laid down the money, which was
covered promptly. Mackey got behind
somebody and let his hopper sniff ut
the ammonia bottle, which held Hoe
flich's chloroform.
Time being called, the hoppers were
placed side by side ON the piazza, and
at the word Go" each one was touched
on the back with n straw. Hoeflich'.
entry scored twenty-four feet. Mac
lsay's gave lazy lurch of some -four
inches, and, folding his legs, fell fas,
aslsep.-The Million.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-05-19

Edward Hartmen, the philosopher.
makes the suggestion that instead OF
building monuments to great men, IL
would be more sensible thing, and do
more toward perpetuating their influ-
ence, to use the money for buying cop
les of their best books and distributing
them to the schools.
The fiftieth anniversary OF the
founding of the Y oung Mems Christian
association is to be celebrated in Lon
don June q, next The central inter-
national committee have arranged for
the worlds conference to be held in
London in connection with this anniver-
sary, commencing June l. Twill be a
jubilee conference, and preparations
are already being made for large
gathering.
baptism by immersion was per-
formed in a peculiar manner few
days ago in Buffalo township, WASH
ington county, Pa. Thomas Toland
was too i'll to leave his room, and was
desirous of baptism. A large box was
made and filled with water, aud
into this Mr.. Toland. suspended in n
sheet. was lowered. The rite was per-
formed by Rev. NJ. Justice, u clergy
man of the Christian church.
1T is proposed to raise the sum Of
R4,00o in order to purchase an annuity
(1qbPere ,Hyacinthe. II is twenty years
o1Sle0pent preacher of Notre
1lnfuential position,
~ s;,a - E.es J, has. has na.ar. q ..s
bishop of YuflS, th6 Dho Sails
bury, the bishop b - en&
many other dignitaries fSuI<!
News. 80
Those who arS11 q believe
that football ssrt>o Ierferes with
the college stsuo ~ players will
be interestod INV that Ward, of
the rrincct0u& 10 made the touch
down in ~ 1hssgiving day game
with Ya1A 10 fat group man, which
means Il among the first half
dozea4 Nh class, King stands
ncarly'eatftoX0HGlo Lea is considered
one of the NJ 11Den in .his class.
Ballet, tha - on the team, is
thought tthe shining lights
OF tho 9( ~onooi' None Oh the
team nsly low in his grades.
Thie y ~ prove that football and
St. <dot necessarily antagonistic.
|e--S~Xo6 Statistics of Protestant
EhGfSISea in France have recently been
iAfkefed From these we CLEAN that
0kere are Protestant houses of worship
/ ~ 7si localities in the Frenc h republic.
There are ss7 Reformed pastors in
charge of congregations, and IL Re-
formed chaplains in the army. The
Lutheran clergy number only 30. the
Free Evangelical church has AZ and
the other Protestant denominations
have ~. Then there are Bible socie-
ties, 10 Protestant societies for home
missions. o for foreign missions, ~ or
phans' homes. AZ refugee houses, 60
hospitals and lis periodicals-all in tho
interest of the Protestant church Of
France.-N. Y. Independent
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-05-19

Train No. daily except Sunday and Monday
evenings.
Train No. daily except Saturday and Sun
day evenings.
Excursion tickets sold to Kansas City Satur-
day and Sunday mornings, good for return
until Monday morning, at one fare for the
round trip.
Tickets sold and baggage checked through to
all points in the United States and Canada.
8. "A. VERMILLION, Ticket Agent.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-05-19
See the WcrIds' Far IS Cents.

Upon the receipt OF your address and
fifteen cents In postage stamps, we will
mail you prepaid our Souvenir Portfolioo oi
the Worlds Columbian Exposition, the
regular price is fifty cents, but as we want
you to have one, we make the price nomi.
nal. You will find it work OF art and
a thing to prize. 1t contains full pags
views of the great buildings, with de-
scriptions Of same, and Is executed In thu
highest style OF art. II not satisfied Will
it, after you get it, we will refund thu
stamps and let you keep the book. Ad
dress II. Il. BUcKLEN 4 Co,
No, chicago. IL
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-05-19
COVERED HEAD E. NECK
Eczemn Of Worst Type. School and
Society Abandoned. Felt Death
Would be Relief Cuticura
Soon Put An End to
all SuNcrlngs.

Ever since was three years old have been
troubled with Eczema of the worst type. 1t at
times completely covered my head and neck.
have tried all sorts of medicines, and have been
.lOctored by many very eminent physicians, but
with no favorable result. Sometimes my head
was one mass of thick scab that would run and
INV ears looked rs though they would fall of. 1
could not go to school or mngle with society. rs
the disease smelt 80 bad. Felt at times that
death would be a relief, suffering and itching,
until hardly knew what to do. i got your
CuTICURA REMEDIES the 18th of January last and
used them according to directions, and can now
say that they put an end to all my suffering.
Words can never tell my thanks to you and your
valuable medicine, and shall always recommend
them to whoeverI seesuifering from the terrible
disease. had spent money and tried the best
of doctors with but little relief.
Miss HANNAH WARREN,
1887 George Street, La Crosse, Wis.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-05-19

WANTED-On subscription: coal, cord
wood, kindling, chickens, turkeys, butter
eggs, beef, pork or mutton, greenbacks,
silver or gold, fence posts, old threshing
machines, or anything we can eat use or
] burn.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-05-19
"AM0Na TIE nzARKH. y .

The Land OF Big Red Apples Is The tue
OF an attractive and highly interesting
book recently issued. 1t is handsomely
illustrated with views of south Missouri
scenery, including the famous Olden fruit
farm OF 5000 acres in Howell county. IL
pertains entirely to fruit raising in that
great fruit belt of America, the southern
slope of the Ozarks, and will prove OF
great value, not only to fruit growers,
but TO every farmer and home seeker in
other states looking for n home. Mailed
Tree. Address, J. l.. LOCKWOOD, Kansas
City, Mo. 7-l-u.
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CuTICURA WORKS WONDERS

CUTICURA REMEDIES cleanse the system by
external and internal medication Of every erup-
tion, impurity and disease, and constitute tho
most effective treatment OF modern times.
Sold throughout tho world. Pricc, CurIcURA,
60c.; Soar, 25c.; REsoLvENT, 81. POTTER DRUG
AND CHEM. Copr., Sole Proprietors, Boston.
aS-"How to Cure Skin Diseases" mailed FREQ.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-05-19

hereditary distinctions, and regrets that
her eldest son is condemned to be peer.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-05-19
The Fair Sex.

dtc1aRaok-Why do they call women
the ~ t1ox? Some OF 'em are awful
homely.
Little Dot 'sposc it's cause why
they're honester than mcn.-Good
News.
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(which would you rather besra
kna,e or n fool?" asked Idioticud>< 3: 4
II don't know" replied 1lot5osr
"What has been your exper1eqG3r-
Truth. l-a -
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For SALE.-I have new farm wagon.
Will trade for a horse or mule. Kelly Il
Sons. 5-12-tf
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'sBOoD NEWS.
Visit the MldWinter Fair Mt San
: Francisco, California.

You have long contemplated Cali
fornia trip. and this winter offers you an
excellent chance. The holding of "a Mid
Winter Fair at San Francisco, will be
an incentive for many to visit Califor-
mia.
Now, the Good News" we suggest at
heading is this: The Chicago, Rock
Island 4 Pacific railway has put on a
daily Tourist Pullman Car from Chicago
to Los Angeles, and it runs up to San
Francisco; and without change you can
be transported from Kansas City, leav-
ing there any morning and third day
landed i'm Los Angeles.
Write ut once to a. ii. Moffet. Gen.
eral Southwestern Passenger Agent,
Kansas City, Mo-. for particulars. Re
member, the car runs the southern route,
through the beautiful Indian Territory,
Fort Worth, I'll Paso, and Tucson, Ari-
IONA, to Los Angeles, and on to San
Francisco.
JOHN SEBASTIAN,
Gen. Passenger Agent,
(l2-30-93-ly Chicago, Ill,
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-05-19

Two big Chicago manufacturing con-
Germs have been stealing water from the
city by the Wholesale. One of them had
n "run- around attachment put in back of
the meter and left the meter without any
thing to do. The exhaust steam from the
Twenty second street pumping station is
piped to the river. II never got there,
however, for the engineer of another con-
cern made connection with this exhaust
pipe. The result Is 1t got the best OF
water, not only warm, but free from all
impurities for its boilers. The city has
been robbed OF over 5000 by these free
water concerns. They'll be after the at
mosphere next.
A handsome map presented free to every
new subscriber to the lNTELLIoENcER,
and to all old Subscribers paying in ad-
vance. No coupon. Bring in your name
and money, and name your choice OF
maps. II
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Al Free.

Those who have used DIR. Kings New
Discovery know its value, and those who
have not, have now the opportunity to
try 1t free. Call on the advertised drug
gist and get trial bottle free. Send your
name and address to II. T.. Bucklen Il Co.,
Chicago, and get a sample box Of DR..
Kings New Life Pills free, as well as a
copy of Guide to health and household
instructor, FREQ. All Of which is guaran-
teed to do you good and cost you nothing.
Sold at ID. W. B. Tevis' drug store. No. 4.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-05-19
RULES FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF TIL
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY.

|. That the n1mInation by the democratic
party OF Lafayette county of candid ties ior the
various county and township offices 10 lie hi'r,i
at the next general election, be made by primary
election
.. That said primary election be held on SAT-
urdLy. May 26. ls9i.
,. That the vote of sail election shall be bv
ballot, and shall he taken at the usual places
of voting, except as hereinafter provided All
qualified voters may vote in other than their own
townships or ut other than their own precincts, ;,
provided that the Judges at rGch precinct b Ill
swear the person proposing 10 vote that lie h "
not voted and will not vote a; any other precinct
and that he is not voting for township oilicers ,
In cases where the voter proposes to vote out
side OF his own township
4. That all persons who are known as dem
ocr,its or who voted for Supreme Judge in
ls9!, and who shall be legal voters at the
November election. shall be entitled to vote
at such primary election.
That The balota 10 he used at said Gle ,tion
be furnished by this committee, and shali be
strps OF pieces of white paper, with the u le oi
each officer TO lie nominated printed thereon, IN
the orter IN which they are hereinafter nam u,
and " ith the name OF each candidate also r MT
ed thereon. all the naircs to bc erased but q Z
one which the voter desires to vote Tor.
That the officers 10 be- elected are Repre-.
| sentative. Prosecuting Attorney, Judge oi
Probate, Sheri0, Collector, Treat urer. Circuit
Clerk, County Clerk, Recorder, Assessor,
Coroner. Presiding Justice OF the County
Court, Associate Justice County Court 'Nes-
| tern District, Associate Jusiic- County CuuIt
| Eastern district. two Justices OF the cace ioI
each township, leNccpt Lexington township,
which is entitled To tin eel and one constable
| for each of the several townships.
| Z. that there shall b, appoint, Il by this com
miitce iOur judges for each voting precinct, an'
hai these judges saail reec. iour clerks a'.ci Ct
precinct.
8 That each p ecinct be provid d. 10y thit
| committee, with iwn ballot boxes, one oI hirl
@l ne SC 4 HS ~ 81 I'VE which as
| said Judges to select Iln-uoRb,r tw,
iuslsss v 10 shall he I've - tuascs
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IL Is consoling to an ugly man to haypa
charitable lady say he is not so bad - ~
lnoka II
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A nice line OF wall paper at prices TO suit
the times at a. Egle's. 4-7u
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WM. II. CHII.ES
o. LESUEUE

Land, Loan and Insurance Agent, Abstractsa
and Conveyancer, Lexington, Mo. Money
to loan on improved farms In Lafayette and
adjoining counties, ut lowest rates of interest
with privilege Of paying part or all of principal
before maturity.
Write me for terms. ylmcho "a
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".wlsjl HI Norris She cries with
womanlS 4lt6mph. this is perfectly
good shir< y it needs is And
then shel Brooklyn Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-22
Lieut.. Oyler Tells His Side of
Washington C. H. Riot
Says the Mob Battered the Door
With Stones.
COLT WAS NOT DRUNK
He Saw at Least Fifty Revolvers
in the Crowd.
Some One in the Crowd Fired
the First Shot.

COLUMBUS. o., Nov. 22-Lieutenant
Oyler, who ordered the troops at Wash
ington Court House to fre, in accordance
with orders of Colonel Colt, in a given
contingency, testified today IN a court of
inquiry to the battering of the doors by
the mob with stones and other things.
A shot fred by a person outside was fol-
lowed by a cry s.aI together" and a
terrific blow opened the south door four
feet, when gave the command, fire.
After one volley gave tie command,
scease firing
The door at this moment was open but
a few inches, having been closed con
slderably by the force or weight Of the
men were Intoxicated They had no Op-
pOrtunlty to get into such condition.
Witness had drank = glass of beer inn
mediateIy after dinner. The firing was
at night. He was confident the mob was
determined upon getting IN. A line of
soldiers outside. around the building
would have been weak and easily over
come. The witness said such d defense
would have been idiOtic
He saw at least fifty revolvers in the
crowd in the afternoon Col. Colt and
Major Speaks were not intoxicated The
persons outside did run when the door
gave way. Riot shells containing shot
could not have been used, not being fitted
TO the rifles of the O. n. u.
COLUMBUS. O.. Nov. 23.=C. E Page, a
dentist at Washington Court House lesti-
lied that IN the evening he heard the
crowd warned by one officer in the win
dow of the court house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-22

KANSAS CITY. Nov. 2.-CATTLE-ISe-
ceipts 100; shipments 4,6cJ Texas
steers, S2.50M315; Texas cows, 81 9J9s
2.25; beef steers, @3-OO15.50; native
cows, $1.OO@3.75; stockers and feeders,
$25OM365; bulls and mixed, $l50GB3.0O
HoGs-Receipts. 1890; shipments,
none. Market strong TO DC higher. Bulk
Of sales. 43JQ45O; heavies, @4-35UA AGO.
packers, S430W46O; mixed, $425ls4 IS;
lights, s3906o425; workers., $420M 3d.
pigs, S3-OOW3.75.
SHEEr-R Receipts. 300; shipments
200 Market unchanged.
WHEAT-Hard, strong; soft, slow. No
2 hard, SOC; No. 2 red, 4S15049c; res
jected, 46c.
Sales by samples on change f. o. D.
Mississippi river: No. 2 hard,571Sc; NO.
? red 5519c.
CoRNEFirm. No mixed, 41af G42c;
No white, 42W42Hc.
Steady No. 2 mixed, 5000
3115c; No. white 300U31c.
RYE-No. 2 nominally 4104Sc
Flax SEED-Firm, $134WL3G
BRAN-Firm at 61W65c.
HAY-Steady. Timothy, @75oQ9O0;
fancy prairie. $6OOWS 80
-Daclining Creamery, 16922c;
dairy. 13@1ec.
EGGs-Weak. Strictly fresh at 1sc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-22
NEWS OF KANSAS.
Wichita's Freight Rate Commit
tee Criticised at Home.
Prison Labor to be Employed at
TT. LeavenWOrth.
OTHER STATE NEWS.
State University Students to
Select a College Pin.
OTHER STATE NEWS.

WICHITA, Nov 22-The freight rate
question is becoming an important one to
this city. The council appointed a com
mission to look after the matter and gave
them an Office in the city building.
Hon. George L Douglass says that he
went to Chicago to see Receiver " alker
Of the Santa Fe, and received q promise
that relief would be granted the city, if
pOssib bic.
The commission is OVERSIZE piping its
authority" said city official this morn
ing, ''and I look for Mayor Cox 10 call
them down at the next meeting Of the
city council. In fact, I think he will
scalp them alive They were appointed
TO confer with Judge Caldwell and not to
go sailing away into eastern states
after opinions from railroad receivers.
United States Attorney VIII Perry has
in the past, and will in the future. do all
he can TO aid us in the fight.
Then there is another point This
any extra expense and have no authority
to appaint a secretary on q salary, as 1
hear they have done in this case and
that w. f. McNair holds this place"
The next session Of the council may
prove TO be a lively one.
Today the freight rate committee
called upon the mayor to see about their
powers in the premises and the duties
they were ex pected to perform, and it is
probable that some definite understand
ing was reached with regard to expenses,
duties and other items