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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-01

Mrs. Lem Munson and daughter,
| Myrtle, returned from an extended WIS.,
| it to Ohio on Saturday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-01

The horticulturist is happy man
this year, especially if he lives in Kan
SaS.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-01

The peach crop is extraordinarily
large this year. The retail price is al.
ready as low as 80 cents per bushel.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-01

Jas. Garten was in town on Monday.
He is now resident of Lake City
township.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-01

Mrs. Fred Merrill came up from Alva
on Sunday evening to visit among
friends.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-01

The Willing Workers will meet with
Mrs. Ed Youmans, Wednesday after
noon July LIST. SECRETARY.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-01

Ambrose Allen returned to Kansas
City yesterday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-01

Sidewalk political discussions have
become drug on the Medicine Lodge
market.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-01

Elijah Starkey, of Sharon, marketed
a load of peaches IN the city on Mon
day.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-01

A. L. Herr and George McAllister
drove up from Kiowa yesterday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-01

Chas. Bevans was in town on Mon
day.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-01

Otis DeVee was caller from McA-
doc on Monday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-01

Ed Sample was transacting business
at Alva last week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-01

The best SO pants in the city al
Woodwards. Go and see them.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-01

Aubery Newkirk was up from Moore
on Sunday and Monday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-01

Luther McElwain was in town yes-
terday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-01

The normal will hold six weeks, be-
ginning July IL, and closing August 20.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-01

Last weeks rains were general IN
Kansas and Oklahoma.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-01

When you buy flour, see Woodward
1t will be TO your interest. left
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-01

II. A. Bailey was in from Eldred yes
terday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-01

Grand Ball at the Opera House on
Friday night.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-01

After all, natural irrigation is the
best.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-01

j. b. johnson was up from Aetna
on Monday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-01
LOCAL NEWS.

The normal opens on July ID.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-01

THIS funny and instructive book tells I'm q
most humorous way how the Angel Of Liberty
took Grover Cleveland from the White House
in the dead of night. and left him. ragged and
hungry. IN Oklahoma City, to tramp home.
Growers trials and tribulations as q tramp are
most ludicrously related, and his conversation
with farmers and laboring men about the ST.
yer Question is very Instructive.
EVERYBODY SHOULD READ IT.
1t contains 176 pages OF laugh-provoking
matter. and 20 fullpage illustrations Of Cleye-
land as tramp. Price 3 cents.
Send 70 cents for the book to the SMvxR
KsIGHT-wATcHMAN. IE20 New York avenue,
Washington, d. C..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-21
An Alabama Tragedy.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, April 21.-Five
hundred democrats here to-day attend
ing the democratic State convention
were Mortified by tragedy at the rail-
road station. The platform was crowd
ed at 7:30 q. M, when Bob Kennedy,
sheriff of Dallas county, stepped out
with double barrelled shotgun and
opened fire on two brothers, Percy and
Mardis Wood. When the brothers
saw Kennedy they ran for place of
shelter. but before this could be reach.
ed Kennedy shot Percy Wood in the
back, inflicting fatal wound. Mardis
Wood drew pistol and fred at Ken
nedy FIVE times without hitting him.
Kennedy reloaded his gun twice, firing
in all six shots at Mardis Wood, shat
tering his right shoulder and breaking
his left arm. The trouble grew out Of
illicit relations said to exist betweenMar-
dis Wood and Kennedy's wife. 1t has
been expected for some time, but Wood
kept out of the State, coming here yes
terday to attend meeting of the dem.
ocratic State executive committee of
which he is member. All parties are
from Selma. Percy Wood is dying.
Kennedy is in Jail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-21
TELEGRAPHIC BRETITIES

Frank Geeley, aged IS years. and
Herbert Kennedy, aged % years. Eng.
lishmen, were swept over the Merr.
mac river dam at Lawrence. Mass
yesterday in dory and drowned
The Rhode Island democratic con.
vention to-day elected delegates to the
national convention; adopted a plat
form favoring the gold standard and
reduced tariff, and declared for W. F.
Russell, of Massachusetts, for Prc:i.
dent.
The time-honored statute known IS Tho
Eastern Shore law, which provided that oue
ofMarylsnd's United States Senators shouIdtc
a resident of the eastern shore of the State
appears TO have been unintentionslly 70.
pealed by the late session OF TIE Maryland
legislature.
The bsttleship Maine sailed from Fort
Monroe for Norfolk this morning after sue.
cessfully fishing for and securing fifteen
thousand pound anchor lost by the Inliqns
last week. The anchor was located BIS lrelg.
ers and recovered by the Maine at cost Of
only $3.50.
J. d. Buxton. cashier of the Nlinnearol,
rostofiice, has been placed under arrest 70;
embezzlement. The shortage is shout
$2,100. Buxton was at one time Assistant
County Treasurer Of Hcnnepin county. Min.
nesota.
The Alabama State Democratic Convention
assembled at Montgomery to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-21
Severe Storm in Ohio.

TOLEDO, O., April 21.-A terrific
rain, hail and wind storm prevailed in
the vicinity of Lake Erie and Toledo
yesterday. The hail cut the blossoms
from the fruit trees and In some cases
whole fruit farms were uprooted. At
Fremont fine iron bridge was twisted
out of shape. A bad wreck was nearly
occasioned as a freight train was pass
ing at the time. Booktown was laid
waste; not building is left standing.
A dispatch from Fostoria says the cy.
clone destroyed hundreds of gas and
oil derricks and large amount of 9th.
er property. The storm extended into
1ndiapa and considerable damage is re-
ported.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-21
Foreign News.

LONDON, April 2l.-At the EPSON
Spring meeting to-day the Westminis-
tor plate of 800 sovereigns for two year
olds, five furlongs, was won by Mrs.
Langtry's Amphibis. None of Mr..
Richard Croker's entries in to-day's
events at Epson were starters. The
Metropolitan stakes (handicap), of
1000 sovereigns, for three year Odds
and upwards, about two miles and a
quarter, was won by Mr.. w. II. Red
fc2's Fatherless.
PARIS, April 21.-Jean Baptiste Leon
Say, the celebrated French statesman,
died this morning, aged 20 years.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, April PA let
ter received from Marash says that
typhoid fever is increasing in that city
and that both of the doctors who were
sent there to work among the sick are
Frustrated with the disease.
ROME, April 81 1t is officially an
nounced that the Very Rev. Gennon,
of Kansas City, Mo-, has been nomi-
mated Bishop Coadjutor of that diocese.
Rev. Peter Broyer has been appointed
Vicar Apostolic of Samoa.
SUAKIN, April 2l.-Further advices
received here from Herber say that in
the recent fight among the members of
the Khalifas bodyguard at Omdurman
five hundred men were killed instead
of fifty as first reported.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-21
Massachusetts Democrats.

BosToN, April 21.-The democratic
State convention to elect delegates-at-
large to the Chicago convention was
held at Music Hall to-day. Hon. John
w. Corcoran, chairman of the State
committee, called the convention to
order. The committee on permanent
organization reported the name OF John
r. Thayer as permanent presiding Of
ffcer, and he delivered stirring address.
J. E. Russell, George Frederic Will
liams, ]. w. Corcoran and James w.
Donovan were nominated as delegates
at-large to the Chicago convention.
The platform declares that never in
any epoch in our country's history has
the executive: chair been filled by a
broader minded statesman than the
President chosen by the democratic
party, Grover Cleveland, and extends
to him heartfelt congratulations on the
firmness, ability and wisdom with
which he has guided the helm of state
as the pilot to whom the people and
the business interests of the country
have looked anxiously, yet confidently,
during the past three years to steer
them through many troublous and
stormy seas. The platform demands
tbs maintenance of the existing gold
standard of value and that the govern
ment shall keep all its obligations. at
all times, redeemable and payable in
gold; and we oppose the free coinage
of silver and any further purchases
of silver bullion or the coinage
thereof, on government account.
The convention tenders thanks to
the Secretary of the Treasury, Hon.
John G. Carlisle, for his able efforts in
behalf of sound money, not only in his
conduct of the Treasury Department,
but also in his lucid and convincing
presentation of this cause to the people
of the country. The platform con-
cludes as follows: Following long
established democratic custom, the
democrats of Massachusetts in conven-
ton assembled will not in any way in
struct or pledge their delegation, but
they do declare that it Is the wish OF
the democratic party of the State to
present-and they earnestly recommend
to the consideration of the national
convention to be held in Chicago-as
their candidate for the Office of Presi.
dent of the United States, the name of
their victorious, courageous, high-prin.
cipled Ex-Governor, William Eustis
RUSSELL" The platform opposes the
A. p. A.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-21
CONGRESSIONAL.

The bond resolution was temporari.
ly displaced by unanimous agreement
in the Senate yesterday, in order to
permit action on the numerous appro-
priation bills. Already the Indian,
naval and sundry civil appropriation
bills are on the calendar, and the river
and harbor, Notifications and the Dis
trict of Columbia bills will be ready as
soon as the others are cleared away.
The agreement was not reached, how
ever, without protest from the friends
of the bond resolution. Mr.. PETER,
author of the resolution, wanted a
time set for vote, but Mr.. Hill declin-
ed to assent. MIR. Allison's plea for
the appropriation bills finally induced
the friends of the bond resolution to
give way. The Indian bill was debat-
ed at some length.
The House passed and sent to the
Senate the last of the regular appro-
priation bills, the general deficiency.
The House sat later than usual in
order that the bill might be disposed of
to-day. Some breezy political talk was
INDUCED in during the debate. 1t
touched the general subject of appro-
priations and expenditures, the merits
of the present tariff law and the record
of this Congress. Some of the leaders
on both sides participated.
A caucus of democratic Senators was
held to decide on the order of business
before adjournment. Action was de-
ferred until the republicans have made
their announcement.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-21
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The dueling practice in Germany was
the subject of a discussion in the Reich
stag yesterday, and DR.. Won Boetticher,
minister for the interior, stated that
the authorities could not be blamed for
failing to prevent the recent duels.
Ex-Governor John Lee Carroll, of
Maryland, was yesterday reelected
president of the General Society of Sons
of the Revolution at Savannah, Ga.
Mr.. VIM. Hall Harris, of Baltimore,
was chosen assistant general secretary.
A tornado, accompanied by heavy
rainfall, swept over the Northwestern
part of Sandusky county, Ohio, about
three o'clock yesterday evening, kill.
ing two persons, ipjuring a number OF
others, and doing great damage to
property.
In the United States Supreme Court
Justice Harlan yesterday handed down
the courts opinion in the case of A. w.
Crane VS.. the United States, in which
the court laid the general rule that q
plea to the indictment is necessary IN
prosecution for crime before the trial,
and that the record of the trial must
show this fact.
The agricultural rating bill was in
troduced in the House of Commons,
London, yesterday. After March 81,
1897, agricultural land will be assessed
only one-half of its present ratable
value. This means an annual loss In
revenue of f1,55O,OOO (S,775O,OOO. 1t
is said that the proportion of rates to
profits have increased 1888 to 42.9 per
cent. during twenty-five years.
The first National Congress of Relig-
ious Education assembled last night in
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, Washington, to discuss in
general terms the proposition that
Sbetter acquaintance with sacred scrip.
ture is necessary to the welfare of the
republic" The meeting was practi,.
cally that of the American Society of
Religious Education. Gen. John Eaton
presided, Rev. DR.. j. E. Gilbert being
secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-21
A Gard From Judge Ashton.
on 400

ALDEN, King George Co., Va, Apl. 20, 1896.
To The Editor of the Alexandria Gazette:
In your Issue of the 18th inst, giving an
account of the political proceedings at last
Stafford court, copied from the Fredericks-
burg Star, you add, at is reported here that 8
heated colloquy occurred at the meeting be-
tween Judge Ashton and Mr.. Meredith during
which the former INDUCED in personalities
He also accused Mr.. Meredith of breaking
faith with his friends in being candidate
this time"
I desire to say that nothing of the kind oc-
curred-no personalities were INDUCED in by
either of us nor did accuse him of brcaking
faith with his friends in being a candidate
this time.
l asked Mr. Meredith two questions; viz !:
Did he not vote for the unconditional repeal
of the Sherman law, which he answered in the
affirmative, and explained his reasons there
for; also if he had not stated in public
speeches when candidate before that he
would not be candidate again? He replied
that he at that time thought he would not be-
but yielding tn the desire of his friends in
the district he had concluded to run again.
This is the only foundation for the report
in Alexandria. Mr Meredith and met and
parted as good personal friends as ever, SO far
ss know or am advised.
In the conduct Of the canvass personalities
shall not be factor so far as am concerned
and expect to pass through itupon as friend.
" terms with all the candidates as when it
began. Respectfully,
c. n AsuToE
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-21

A SPEEDY TRIAL WANTED.-A large
delegation of prominent members of the
Baptist Church of Lynchburg called
yesterday on Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, the
newly appointed consul-general to
Cuba, and laid before him the life his
tory of Rev. A. J. Diaz, the Baptist
minister who was recently arrested and
imprisoned in Havana. The visit was
entirely unofficial; was simply to ask
the general, when he should be con-
frmed, to do all that he could to bring
about speedy trial of the case of the
CuSsn minister and to see that justice
was done.
The Bsptists of Petersburg held a
mass meeting last night at the First
Baptist Church to take action to secure
the release of Rev. A. ]. Diaz. Reso-
lutions were adopted praying the au-
thorities of the land to do everything
consistent with the honor of the coun-
try to secure his liberation. Rev. 81.
W. Battle, D. D., pastor of the First
Baptist Church, Petersburg, left yes
terday morning for Richmond to con-
fer with General Lee, In regard to the
matter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-21

RETURNED TO HER HoME.-Mrs.
Willard Ryan, alleged about ten days
ago to have eloped from Washington
with boarder named Harvey, return
ed to her home in that city Sunday
morning. She did not return peni-
tent woman, as was generally supposed
she would, but an indignant and much
injured woman. She states with much
emphasis that she had been at her
mothers residence in Prince William
county, Va. Her mother, she says,
will be in Washington and will cor
roborate her statement. Mrs. Ryan
says the night she left home she went
to the Pennsylvania depot and purchas-
ed ticket for Quantico, Va. She left
on the $50 train. At Quantico she
found that her mother had moved and
went to the house offs friend to learn
where she had gone. She was directed
to her present home, and bad been
there ever since. With reference to the
disappearance of Mr.. Harvey, she posi-
lively denied any knowledge of him or
his whereabouts. The suddenness of
her disappearance was explained by
the constant turmoil in the household
and the sickness of her mother in Vir-
ginia. Mrs. Ryan declares her inno-
cence, and will abide by the decision of
her husband. If he refuses support she
intendst to go to her uncle in Leesbnrg.
Mr.. Ryan says he fully believes in the
innocence of his wife, and declares they
will overlook the recent unpleasant
incident and try to live in peace and
haDpiness,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-21

PREsBYTERIEs.-This evening the
spring meeting of the Presbytery of the
Chesapeake will begin at the Central
Presbyterian Church, corner of Third
and 1 streets, Washington. The pres
bytery is connected with the Presby-
terien Church South, and includes the
territory between the Blue Ridge and
the bay, and the Potomac and the
Rappahannock rivers. The Central
Church of Washington is the only
Southern Presbyterian Church in that
city. At s o'clock the formal public
opening will occur, and Rev. Theron
81. Rice, of the Second Presbyterian
Church, of this city, will deliver the
sermon at the request of the retiring
moderator, Mr.. K. Kemper, of this
city, who will open the Presbytery.
The presbytery Of Washington will
assemble in special meeting at Clifton,
tomorrow, to settle difficulty which
has arisen there in reference to the
amount of salary to be paid to their
pastor.elect, Rey. W, q. Edwards,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alersndris Gazette.
WAcpTnJaTON Anr;l Of

Correspondence of the Alersndria Gszette.l
WASHINGTON, April 81.
Many delegates to the national con-
fsrence of arbitration which is to be
held here tomorrow arrived here last
nicht sud the remainder are expected
to-day. Their purpose is to establish q
nermanent system of arbitration be-
tween the United States and foreign
mowers. Nearly all she States in the
Union will be represented and it is
thought there will be about $50 dele
gates in attendance. Mr.. John w. Fos-
ter, ex-Secretary of State, will act as
temporary chairman, and it is under
stood that ex-senator Edmunds will be
made president. Special invitations
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-21

SOME OF the prominent but i'll in.
formed newspapers of the North are
discussing the question of possible
bolt of the silver men at the national
democratic convention. People with
their eyes open sniff at the idea of such
a thing. Why should the silver men
bolt? According, not only to all the
signs, but to all the facts of the case so
far presented, the silver mon will have
a large majority in the convention, and
It ia minorities, not majorities that bolt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-21
ACCORDING to the demagogues, man.

ACCORDING to the demagogues, man
ual labor is enobling. But that some OF
those engaged in such labor don't agree
with them, is made patent every day of
their lives, and was strikingly Illus
trated in a town in Maine last week,
when one of them, who was candidate
for mayor and failed of election, con-
tented himself with the janitorship of
the city building, in order to avoid dali
lv work at his trade.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-21

Receiver Murray of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company does not credit the state
ment published that there has been dishonesty
in the handling of the Baltimore and Ohio
funds That there has been Encouragement
Mr.. Murray believes and expert accountants
arc now employed in learning just wherein
the losses which led up to receivership were
made. The local reorganization committee
are now awaiting an explanation and &C.
counting from the records left by those in
1888 to 1893. No plan of reorganization
win be undertaken until that information is
complete.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-21

AMERICAN iron and steel are dis
placing similar products of English
manufacture in the Canadian markets,
because they can be sold there at
cheaper rates. But with that fact be-
fore their eyes, the republicans will
probably nominate for President man
who promises to do all he can to make
the existing high tariff on steel and iron
even still higher.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-21

THE PEOPLE of northern Germany,
the stock from which the English apd
the larger portion of the people of this
country sprang, have always been
noted for good hard common sense,
and that they have it still, is proved by
one of their most popular newspapers,
the North German Gazette, which ad-
vises Spain to decline positively to ad-
NIT that the President of the United
States has any right to tender his ad-
vice in the Cuban matter, and to tell
the American government to mind its
own business.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-21

IMpRupENT FRIENDS are infinitely
more dangerous than malicious enc:
mics. 1t always has been so, and al
ways will be, for man is on guard
against the latter, but no precaution
can protect him from the former. A
conspicuous instance of this is afforded
by the Cuban case. But for the foolish
and needless interference of the jingoes
of this country in behalf of the insur-
rectionists in Cuba, Spain would long
since have granted all reasonable con.
oessions to the people of that island
but it would be unnatural for her to
abate one jot or little of their alleged
grievances at the impudent demand OF
citizens of a foreign country.