Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-12-16
GENERAL TOPICS.
General Weyler. the Spanish CON-
mander. has been wounded.

General WeyIer, the Spanish COM
mander. has been wounded.
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Governor Tanner, of Illinois. was
married last Thursday, December 10.
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President Diaz. of Mexico, was inau-
gurated on December /, for the fourth
term.
The POpulist candidate for governor
of Minnesota ran sc, 600 votes ahead of
Bryan.
Gov. Leedy will be given a reception
by the citizens of Lawrence tomorrow,
December II.
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w. ]. Bryan will shortly engage him.
self in writing a book entitled 1.-The
First Battle.''
So
State Treasurer Heflebower has ap-
pointed A. Z. Williams, of Paola, as
sistant treasurer.
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Queen Qictoria is worth $3.50, ZOO, 900,
while thousands of English citizens are
starving annually.
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Accompany has been formed atColum-
bus, Ohio, to go to Cuba. About 900
men have already enrolled.
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Gov. Leedy has appointed Elder F. p.
Fleharty, Christian minister of Esk-
ridge, as his executive clerk.
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Maceo, the great Cuban leader al d
general. has at last been conceded dead
This was great loss to the Cubans.
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State Auditor Morris has appointed
Col. G. a. Tay lor, of Pratt, assistant
auditor. The appointment is a good
one.
Lieutenant Governor Harvey has ap-
pointed Senator l.. D. Lewelling chair.
man of the Ways and Means Commit
tee.
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Judge Myers will file written decis-
ion in the Santa Fe receivership in the
district court at Oskaloosa on Deem
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1t Is currently reported that the Rev.
DR.. L. Dewitt Talmage will wed Miss
Susie Managam, of Sing Sing. DR..
Talmage is IS years of age.
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VIM. Gladstone, the great English
statesman and ex-premier, is in poor
health, though his physicians say that
| his condition is not alarming.
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The Boston Arena Publishing Co. has
assigned. The Arena is one of the best
magazines published in the world and
we are sorry that 1.-The wave of prosper.
ity" has struck it "thusly."
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Senator Chandler, of New Hampshire,
aries of all government officers and en-
ployes 10 per cent. Pretty good for a
man living as far east as Chandler.
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w. A. Harris has been appointed
chairman of the committee on railways.
The appointment is good one. There
IS no man In the state who is more ia
millar with railway operations than
Senator Harris.
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The principal senatorial aspirants at
! this time are Senator w. A. PETER.
John w. Breidenthal and Judge A. w.
| Dennison. If the admirers of each
candidate remain steadfast dark
horse" is not improbable.
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The North German LLOYD Steamer,
Salliere, foundered off Villa Gracia,
North of Vigo, Spain, on December 10.
The vessel Carried crew of 60 men
and 300 passengers. All went down
with the ship to watery grave.
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A press dispatch of December u says
that Lillian Russell was married to the
we'll known and famous comedian, Wal.
ter Jones, at Cincinnati, Ohio. If it be
true that Lillian is really married what
will the ''elite'' do for society gossip?
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Jack Harris, the defeated republican
candidate for congressman of the Sec
ond district of Kansas, has announced
his intention of cOntestlno nj 6 Po.orc
the successful Peoples Party candidate.
Harris contests because the house will
be largely republican and, as he thinks,
strictly partisan without regard to
what is right or wrong
HOW much has Populism benefited debtors
In Kansas? Has it strengthened their credit?