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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24

WASHINGTON, March 22 Colonel ].
ii. Brigham, the new assistant secre-
tary of agriculture, expressed the
opinion to-day that the agricultural
outlook was very hopeful and that the
. PRESIDENT and Congress and the depart
ment would thoroughly cooperate in
the interests of the farmers. He said:
The administration will in every way
possible encourage the diversifcation
Oh crops and make determined
effort to secure the growing in
the United States of everything
needed here which it is possible
TO raise. We are now buvinp
large quantities of sugar, wool, eggs,
hides, beans, barley, potatoes and
othc~ products, while all these things
arc almost everything that we need
Tor ourselves and should be grown
here. There is too much of overpro-
duction of corn and other products. If
the farmers enter on this policy of di-
versihcation they will reduce these
Improbable big areas and products
and. SO avoid surplus to bear down
the market, and then they will get
more for their cereals, etc, than thew
get now. If this years crop were only
one-half of what it is there would be
much more money for the farmers.
AS 10 the foreign countries, if they
impose restrictions to the detriment of
our agricultural interests, they un-
doubtedly will be met with such retail
iation by this country. If they don't
give the products of our country fair
show they will encounter similar con-
ditions here. That much is certain
and positive. This country will make
n thorough inspection of our meat
products and there will be no excuse
for the claim that they are not health
ful, as contended by foreign govern
ments. Germany especially is doing
everything possible to protect her
farmers in this way, while the interests
of those of England seem to be sacri-
hced by their government An effort
will be made early to adjust the mat
ter OF restrictions now imposed bv
Germany. This will be done through
Rmicable negotiations, but failing, re-
tallation will follow.
The president will make the agri.
cultural interest one of the first things
to be considered in his administration.
and he will see that it is properly pro.
tccted and fostered. Whatever our
views are we will not combat Con-
gress The discovery of new and rare
seeds will be encouraged and their
efficacy tried in various climates and
the farmers properly advised We
will furnish. to the people choice and
rare seeds anyway, but whether to
distribute seeds generally is n matter
for Congress to determine, and if that
body wants it done the department
will do it, and whatever is provided for
will be performed"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24
FITZ Is UNDECIDED.
May Not Fight Again for Two Year,
on for Frisco.

on for Frisco.
CARSON, New, March 20-The Few
champion pugilist of the world was
taking things pretty easy yesterday.
He was cheerful to the last degree
over the result of the contest, but did
not have great deal to say regarding
it.
Regarding his future movements,
EitZsimmons said: 81 have not de-
clded just what 1 will do, but one
thing is certain and that is that / will
not fight any more for at least two
years 1t has been at least three years
since Corbett fought anybody for the
championship, and am not going into
any finish contests for two years my
self During that time 1 may decide
to fight again and / may not It all
depends upon how feel am get
ting along in years and two years more
on my present age will bring me not
far from 40 years, and that is rather a
mature age for any man to engage in
finish contests. i shall pay no atten-
tion to the challenges made by God
dard, Mitchell and Sharkey. They are
all bluff challenges and not worth nv
consideration.
Fitzsimmons will leave Carson City
for San Francisco tonight and will
give an exhibition in that city.
Bob showed but few marks of the
severe punishment he received in the
ring. His lower lip was split some
what in the center, and was slightly
swollen, but there was no other marks
about him to indicate he had Just gone
through hard battle.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24
CORBETT MAKES EXCUSES.
Now Asserts He Had Fitzsimmons Out
in the Sixth Round.

Now Asserts He Had Fitzslmmons Out
in the Sixth Round.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March 92.-
James j. Corbett was about town ves-
terday showing his disabled hands and
making excuses for his defeat. His
hands were badly swollen and bruised
and to some friends he said the dam
age was done in the sixth round, at
the time he knocked the Australian
down.
THAT was all done in the sixth
round" said he. ''If they had not gone
back on me I would have finished him
in the seventh. That is why had no
steam
In the presence of number of his
friends Jim expressed the opinion that
Fitz was down twelve seconds when he
fell in the sixth round
You can bet all you have got" said
he, that he was out more than ten
seconds. Scores of men will back me
up, but the decision goes and there is
no use kicking"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24
Kansas Agrlcuitural colI.r. win.

WAsuNGroS, March 22.-The inte-
rior department has rendered a decis-
ion granting to the state of Kansas
1000 acres of agricultural college
lands in lieu of that number of acres
OF double minimum lands, and the
governor of the state will shortly be
authorized to make the selection.
These lands pass to the state under
the provision of the act of 1862 regard
ing lands given to the states for agri-
cultural colleges A decision has been
expected for several years Ex-Gov-
ernor Crawford represented the state
as attorney before the department.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24

said We're si.en the option Of sign,n.
the contract or refusing to work, and
they signed it rather than see their
families starve. They had been ex.
pecting to get IS cents a ton.
Now, If any other employer except
Mr.. Hanna had compelled his men to
sign contract to accept the lowest
rate of wages for the next IL months,
the fact would have been interesting
put it would have possessed no public
importance. But Mr.. Hanna is known
and recognized everywhere as the
drum major of the republican process
ion. He caused Mr.. Mckinley to be
nominaed by declaring in the west
that his candidate was for protection
and bimetallism, and in the east that
Mr.. Mckinley was for gold and fair
ly reasonable amount of protection.
The nomination was made accord
lngiy, and when the campaign was un-
der way Mr. Hanna declared that Mr.
Mckinley was "the advance agent of
prosperity All the orators and or
gans took it up and hailed the Ohio
major as ''the advance agent of pros
perity. Mr.. Mckinney himself, accept
ing the title with smile, announced
that he and his republican friends
would ''open the mills to labor" and,
by raising the prices of manufac-
tured products, make better markets
Tor the farmers" On numbers of oc.
casious he asked the crowds that as
sembled at the front door: '.Have the
your trust in the republican party.
We know how to make the PEOPLE pros
perous.''
Now, the question arises, and it is a
very serious one, does Mr.. Hanna be-
lieve that Mr.. Mckinley is really the
advance agent OF prosperity? Does he
really think that the republican party
can restore prosperity? If SO, it is in
deed passing strange that he should
bind worlmen in his employ to accept
starvation wages for II months. Did
Alr. Hanna realize. when he set about
this business of compelling the unfor-
tunate miners in his employ to bind
themselves to accept panic wages for
another II months, that his position as
the great drum major of the republi-
can jubilee band would leave a horri-
bly, bad taste in the mouth of the pub
lie? Or did he feel that his great feat
of electing Mckinley gave him the
right to apply the screws to the en-
ployees?
There is but one reasonable infer
cnce 10 be drawn from Mr.. TIanna's
action in this matter. He knows that
the republican programme will not re-
store prosperity. and he is taking
time by the foriock. He knows that
the depression now prevailing will
grow deeper, and he therefore makes
haste to protect himself by compelling
his miners to accept starvation wages
for the next II months
And is this the answer that the
great republican manager gives to
the hopes and expecta tions of the peo-
pie?
Meanwhile we hope Mr.. Hanna is
mistaken in his private views. We
hope the republicans will restore
prosperity before the year is out
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24
Jealous Husband SHOOTS.

MONROE, La, March 22- Patrick
Paine, proprietor of the Iron Noun
tain hotel, to-day shot and fatally
wounded his wife and made an unsuc-
cessful attempt to kill his little child
and James McCabe, bill collector,
and was himself shot and seriously
wounded by McCabe. Paine entered
the hotel office just as his wife paid
McCabe bill. He was jealous of her
and without warning fred pistol in
her face. He then shot his little
daughter and turned on McCabe. Sew
eral shots were exchanged, Paine be-
ing shot twice.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24
HAS QUIT FOR GOOD.
FltzsImmons Says a Promise Made Hi
Wife Will BE Kept.

Fltzsimmons Says Promise Made His
Wife Will BE Kept
CARSON, New, March 22--Robert
Fitzsimmons, champion of the world,
left last evening from the scenes of
the battle ground on which he re-
ceived his laurels of superiority. He
walked down the street under thick
flakes of snow and was greeted
from every quarter, acknowl-
edging all tributes with a bow.
His gait was spry and agile
and his countenance was free
from marks of the battle with the ex-
ception of his lower lip and that is
healing rapidly. Mrs. Fitzsimmons
was driven to the depot later Hus-
band and wife sat in a corner of the
waiting room alone awaiting the ar
rival of the train. Fitzsimmons reit-
Grated his intention of leaving the
ring.
Il do this in compliance with a re-
quest made by my wife before l met
Corbett on Wednesday last"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24
MAYOR PINGREE oUsTED.

Michigan Supreme Court Rules That He
Cannot Hold Down Two Jobs.
LANSING. Mich, March 22.-Govern-
or Hazen S. Pingree is ousted from the
office of mayor of Detroit. Such is the
mandate of the Michigan Supreme
court, which orders a special election
for mayor April 5. The decision was
unanimous.
The court, in substance, states that
two theories are present: First, that
the holding of two such offices are in
conflict with the state constitution;
second, that the offices are incom-
patible under the common law. Both
OF these propositions are sustained.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24
KANSANS HURTINA WRECK
Charles s. Martin and J. ii. Richard
Iniured-A st. Louisan Missing

Charles s. Martin ana J. II. Richard
Iniured-A st. Louisan Missing.
OAKLAND, Md, March eat 7:5O
this morning train on the Baltimore
S Ohio railroad from Cincinnati and
st. Louis was derailed one mile west
of here on the bridge, the engine,
postal and baggage car and forward
coach and the first sleeper rolling
into the river. Eight persons were
injured and one killed as follows: Col
onel, Fullerton of st. Louis, missing;
NJ, ID. Phelps and wife, Barry, Vt, i,
seriously injured; Charles S. Martin of
Salina, Kan, slightly injured in the
arm; w. 4. Fuller, Pullman conductor,
right side, seriously; j. Z. Nina of
Houston, w. Va, side hurt; J. ii.
Richards of Fort Scott, Kan, neck
and back sprained; j. knight Thomas
of Baltimore, back hurt and slightly
cut in head.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24
Business the Past Week.

New YORK, March 22.-R. G. Dun &
Co. S Weekly Review of Trade says:
Though steadily increasing, business
Is still much below its volume in
former years of prosperity, and many
express disappointment. Yet there is
some gain every week, with more
hands at work and more mills in oper-
alton, and the sure result, large pur-
chases for consumption, can not be
long DELAYED"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24
Favors the Free Homes Riu.

WASHINGTON, March 90 The Sem
ate committee on Indian affairs, after
some opposition on the part of Senator
Platt of Connecticut, ordered the free
homestead bill to be favorably re-
ported. The bill is practically the
same measure which passed before the
extra session and which failed in the
House because of the amendments
made in the Senate
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24
Brighter at Memphis.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. March 22.-The sun
is shining brightly to-day in all the
overAowed territory, bringing meas
ure of comfort to the sufferers. Addi-
tional cheer was gained from the
weather bureaus early bulletin an
noudcing that the great river was sta
tionary. Further than that, the peo-
pie are thankful that no furt err
breaks have occurred in the levees in
either direction. The work of rescue
continues.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24
ANTI-POOL ROOM BILL.
Needs Only Governor stephens Signature
to Become q Law.

Needs Only Governor stephens Signature
to Become q Law.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, March 22.-
Nothing is needed now to make the
horse breeders bill law except the
signature of Governor Stephens It
passed the Senate with emera ency
clause attached. This bill pro-
hibits the running of pool rooms
except upon race tracks during the
season from April Is to November 1,
and makes night and winter racing
illegal. If the supreme court will sus-
tain it, of which there is considerable
doubt, it will prove disastrous to many
gamblers in Kansas City, ST. Louis and
other cities of the state. The penal
ties provided for violating the provis-
ions of the bill are one wear in iail. a
fine of 81. 900, or both, at the discretion
of the court.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24
A Boycott Proposed.

CAsTILEA, N. Y, March a2.-Miss
Frances Wi ard is in communication
with hs leading women engaged in
phileptl'o and reform, asking if
there csunot be combination of in
huence whe. e.eby women throup hout
the country will agree to give their
patronage only to the newspapers that
avoid furnishing extended accounts of
prize fights.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24
Ham. Don't Believe ie.

The news that Mr.. Mark A. Hanna
who heralded Mr.. Mckinley as the ad-
vance agent of prosperity, has forced
the men employed in his mines at
Pittsburg to sign a contract to work
for year at 60 cents ton is of con-
siderable public importance, says the
Atlanta Constitution. The men, it is
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24
Sol Mlucr Again In bed.

Troy, Kan, March 2s.-Sol Miller is
again confined to his bed, but no i'm
mediate danger is apprehended. His
physician, DR.. Dinsmore, says that he
has slight dropsicai cffusion of the
abdomen aud the lower extremities
and heart trouble.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24
MONEY OFFERED A CLERK.

Desperate Efforts Made to XIII the st.
Louis School Board BILL
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo March % Il. N.
Marquis, member of the clerical
force of the House, said to-day that he
was offered $500 last night if he would
steal and make away with or allow
some one else to steal the ST. Louis
civic federation bill. 1.-The offer was
made to me fiatly," he declared, "but
to keep out of court don't want to
give the name of the man who made
the Offer
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24
spain In More Trouble.

BARCELONA, March 20.-The Catalon
committee issues manifesto demand
ing autonomy similar to the scheme
proposed in the case of Cuba for Cata-
lonians. The authorities are taking
precautions in view of possibility of an
outbreak in Catalonia
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24
A New Railroad for MI..ouri.

MANSFIELD. Mo-, March sa.-The ST.
Louis, Mansfield & Ava Southern Rail-
road company, with headquarters here.
has closed a contract with the Ozark
Construction company of Springfield.
for the building of the first ten miles
of road north from here, work to be
begun at once.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24
Milwaukee Under water.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, March 22.-The
district of Milwaukee, known as the
Menominee valley, is submerged in
water to depth of over ten feet and
a large number of people are impris-
oned in their homes without any
means of rescne.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24
Home Rule for Fort Scott.

TOPEKA, Kan, March Ex-Governor
Leedy this afternoon telegraphed to
Attorney General Boyle that when the
commissions of the present police COM
missioners of Fort Scott should expire
they will not be renewed. This means
that Fort Scott is to have ''home rule"
after April I.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24
No Foreign Place wanted.

WAsmISGroS, March ~. A-fIenry C.
Payne of Wisconsin. after few days
consideration, declined to accept any
of the diplomatic appointments ten
dered to him, and SO advised the Presi-
aent this morning.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24
parnenl.e. to Hold a conference.

LONDON, March 22.-At a meeting of
the Parnellite members of Parliament
Thursday it was decided TO request
John Redmond to call conference of
representative Parnellites from all
parts of Ireland in Dublin during Eas-
Ter week for the purpose of consider
ing the position and prospects of the
4 -
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24
Lamcreux Resien..

WASHINGTON, March 22-The Presi-
dent has accepted the resignation of
Silas w. Lamoreux as commissioner of
the general land office 1t is quite
probable that ex-Congressman Her
mann of Oregon will be appointed to
the vacancy.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24
English Bank Robbed of a Large Sum

New YORK, March 22.-The police
received communication from Sun
derland, England, to-day, saying that
the Northeastern bank of Sunderland
had been robbed of 500, 345 on the night
of March /. The robbers are supposed
TO have come to this country on their
way to the West. The stolen money
is in gold and Bank of England notes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24
CIose cam from A.phy,latlon

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, March 20.-Mrs.
M. Moran and her daughter, Miss
Frances Moran, milliners of Crete,
Neb., were partially asphyxiated ct
the Homan house last night, and have
not fully recovered.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24
smart Gives Up the cont..t.

GARNETT, Kan, March a2.-The
Smart-Riggs judicial contest was ended
by Smart declining to take his seat and
turning over the Office to Riggs, who
6led the findings of the Senate and his
own oath of Office.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24
A great many have wondered vh

A great many have wondered why
Englishmen took such an active part
in our recent gold-standard campaign.
1t has been ascertained by the New
York World that English investments
In this country amount to 50, 1913, 400.
600. It was certainly a campaign OF
wealth VS.. commonwealth.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24
Dead Far From His Home.

LIBERTY, Mo-, March e2.-James r.
Eaton, professor of natural science in
William Jewell college. died at Cairo,
Egypt this morning.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24
Five Years for E..sanker F,em,nr.

ELDoRADo, Kan, March 22-S. C
Fleming. ex-cashier of the Exchange
National bank, was sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary for forgery
yesterday morning and taken to the
prison in the afternoon.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24
A Beet Sugar Bounty Proposed.

WASHINGTON, March Represen
tative MAXWELL of Nebraska introduce.
> DILL in the House to-day for a bcs
sugar bounty
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24
A PROBLEM LIN BANKING,
BANK DEPOSITS GREATER THAN
TOTAL CIRCULATION.

The: Establishment of Government Banks
In Every County Seat and City Would
Abolish this Gigantic SwindlirS Scheme
and Confidence Game, Int ,-sst for
$4,000 on $4,000
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24
CARING FOR THE Farmers.
AGRICULTURAL DEPART
MENT'S POLICY.
Mr.. BRIGHAM EXPLAINS IT.

Ihe Assistant Secretary Expresses the
Opinion That the Outlook is Very
hopeful and That the New Ad.
minIstratiOn VIII Thor
oughIy Cooperate In
Farmer interests
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-24

Tea is gathered from the plant fou
lines a year
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-05-28
H0MEWARD BOUND,

The Missouri editors passed
through Shreveport today on their
excursion train homeward bound,
They report having had a delight
full trip throughout, and return
home with delightful recollections
of Shreveport and tspeople. Jour
nal.
They passed through Texarkana
also, and will perhaps notice that
we have a good town, though we
are an iuhospitable people when it
comes to entertaining passing
shows, We could get up a blow
out here out Of sight If it became
necessary, but we have a good
town and don't have to boost It or
chase every stranger down that
comes here and tell him ITS a big
thing, for they soon learn the fact
by observation, We think however
in this case TeXarkana would not
have lost but gained by entertain
ing those newspaper men Report
ers size up the town by the smell of
the cigars, the popping of Cham.
paigu shoppers, the chicken salad
and the music of the brass band,
We could have made good impress
sion in this respect.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-05-28

Mr. William Buchanan Is back
from Stamps and tells ue he has
added more machinery to the plant
at that place and Is now giving en-
ploymeut to one thousand men to
run the same aud keep everything
going, We had a talk with Mr.
Buchanan and he Is a mau who
never talks to hear words rattle, or
tells big tales unless he can back
them up by facts, He said his COM
pany had rates with both the Cot.
ton Belt and 'rcxarkana ~ Ft
Smith roads, and was loading and
shipping moie lumber over these
roads than all the other roads to-
gether Mr., buchanan says they
have 81 miles Of railroad and five
locomotives to log for their various
mills and they will keep things hot
In the lumber line for some time to
come, We learn from the eonyef.
sation that the company have inva.
ded Louisiana and have put up a
mill aud are building a railroad to
log for It, There Ia money In make
Ing plank If you Snow how to 20
about 1t aud can manufacture on a
large scale,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-05-28

Some Of the work being done up.
on the streets upon the Baat Side,
Ia good, some bad, Putting IN Of
piping for surface drainage, at
street crossing, IL all right, Grad
Ing done upon Walnut and Forest
streets, and state Line Avenue h
very faulty because Of depressIons
left In middle Of street, which will
cause first hard rain to wash away
all dirt placed therein whereas #
made oval II would not Now Is not
the time for street grading anyway
better walt until fall Chairman
of streets and alleys n not doing his
duty, else faulty work spoken OF
above would not exist,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-05-28
nor lnle md RenL.

dtt your houses aud lots on our
new list Wanted houses, lots and
lands TO sell aud rent, in fesafRaha
and surrounding country II YOU
have d bargain we want It. Parties
wanting to rent or buy, call ON us,
We pay taxes, improve aud build
houses, Satisfaction guaranteed,
Bsg0s L0eEH n l{iaBf,