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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-07

states or Nicaragua, salvador and
Costa Rica. shah proceed TO San
Jose. Costa Rtca, and there temper
ar5iy establish the headquarters OF
the United States to those three
states. | took this action for what
regarded as the paramount inter-
ests OF this country It was devel-
oped upon an inyeStiga ton by the
secretary Of state that the governor
unwilling TO receive Mr.. Merry in
vas unable TO do so on account OF
Tune ~. 1895, whereby that republic
d Honduras, forming what is known
II Central America, had surrendered
{ thereof their rightato receive and
The diet was nor willing to accept
accredited to that body. / could not
~ because the appropriation law of
ut minister at Managua, has been
tiers Of recall
has likewise been accredited to the
iia and Honduras, the same as his
is not a member of the Greater Re-
ca. but Honduras is. Should this
le to receive him. he has been in
ict to his government and await its
TO our country and in
the part Of the people is the COM
lway OF trade between the Atlantic
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largest Class WHICH cannot be COM
pieted for a year or two. I concur
with the recommendation OF the sec
rotary OF the navy Cor an appropria-
ton authorizing the construction Of
one battieship for the Pacific coast.
where at present there is only one
in commission and one under con-
structton, while on the Atlantic there
are three In commission and four un-
also that several torpedo boats be
4 with our general system Of coast
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wANTED-TO LEASE.

W ANTED-Tenant for large hotel: central
location; long lease and rent low: unfur-
nished- Apply Seattle Exchange. No.
COlman building
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their borders. have undergone so
complete n change as 10 render the
continuance OF the system thus ~
auguraIed practically Impossible.
The total number or the 1--WE civil
!zed tribes, as shown by the last
census. is Is, IA. and this number
saSed. while the white population Is
. to -. 10 which. by PERMISSION or
has settled IN the territory. Inc
an Territory contains 25,es4.9es acres
ertile land.
items residing in the territory, most
re by invitation or with the consent
;, have made permanent homes Ter
towns have been built IN wnicn
opie now reside. Valuable residence
We been erected in many OF them.
ises are carried on. in which vast
Dyed, and Yet these people who nave
the development OF the productive
v are without the title 10 the land
o voice whatever in the government
tribes. Thousands OF their children
are OF school age, but the
the nations are shut against them,
, get is by private contribution. No
ton OF the life or property or these
Y the tribal governments and courts.
interior reports that leading Indians
cts OF land. to the exclusion of the
tAs~ 81
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International
Arbitration
Instead Of War
SOCIETY NOTICES.

The present Immedis1,
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ner. April %. 1897, the commission
with both tribes. the Choctaws and
ement has been ratified by the con-
the respective tribes or nations or
y requires ratification by congress to
he 9th of September. 1897, an agree
! the Creek nation, but 1t is under
council refused to ratify the same.
to be had with the Cherokees, the
e civilized tribes, and with the Semi
oint of numbers and territory.
. Indian appropriation act approved
lie duty or the commission to investi-
rights OF applicants for citizenship
IS. The commission Is at present en-
ng the tribes, and has made appoint
ensus or these people up to and in
present month.
It between the Choctaws and ChiciSa-
,ress, and should the other tribes fail
with the commission, then 1t will be
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We not been able to secure the sSrsss
their missin. W
n Of our great sister republic OF r+ax,.
Y in the attempt TO bring ahant y
2 principal commercial nations ~ r. 81
and relative value between gnld ~
|, furnishes assurance that We ara -
nations of the world in rcaIIxins ~
of the problem, and In tha dss'ss. =. =
I practical solution of it. y
ment has published a RESUME AZ a.
he French ambassador In Iofdan ~
the United States. with whom =.
actively co-operated In thu nresss.s'
her majeSty's government This -
have not made their final repcrs !.
tween the Representatives OF this ~.
nments of other countries ere p6aiis,
They believe that doubts which Nv
quarters respecting the possibility 4
iy OF the parity between the astas
may yet be solved by fursher sess
me satisfaction to state that the ~.
iy demonstrated their ability and II.
ubject, and II Is to DO earnestly hosa
result in an international agreem,st
recognition of both gold ard silver u
ms and with such safeguards a III
metals upon a basis which shall vs,f
3 OF our citizens.
ig provided for by act OF courrtss
has been completed and opeu 10 IL
natter of congratulation that throrrs
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Sale Of the
Union Pacific
Main Line

sas Pacific lien. uron W
ond mortgage lien. has
the government to Decei
vision OF the Union Pa
November II. 1895, was
81 S03. go, and the unpaid
making n total OF $l2. ".
originally advertised for
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

HIGHEST CASH IaIC l. NAsd ger ladies'
Aaa gess}sEsSss East-aG }a4GA. lae
Bel. 81. Eseo.4 avenue south.
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ST
ABOUT Ola

their rafting tongues, windows shrek
in danger, and the editor can't count
a quorum ''while the ball goes on"
fla person thinks Clafin is behind
time in the way of style, allthey would
have to do to be thoroughly convinced
would be to attend church some Sun
day or Sunday night and gaze on the
number of girls who wear fine and
artistic bloomers-on their hats
Died. Henry William, the in FAINT
son of Mr. and Mrs Chris Evenson,
died Sunday at 10:45 p. m. of pneu-
monia, and was buried Tuesday In the
Montgomery cemetery. The little
babe had been sick for some time, but
was not considered dangerous until a
few days before its death.
While driving in the country, Mon
day in search of milling wheat. W. B.
Pickerill had a good chance to @iew
the growing crop. He says the wheat
in some places is thin owing to the
wind-storm of few weeks ago which
bowed a small per cent of the crop
out by the roots, but nearly all fields
have good average stand.
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Sss.tsssfSss=1Sss=es1
Boyd and AiCinity

sents the M. B. class. There were IS
took the ordinance of baptism.
DR.. Boyle dressed Moffat Bros
heads. DR.. Shaw was called for coun-
Gil; he said DR.. Boyle had performed
skilful surgical operation. DR.. Shaw
has great hopes as to DR.. Boyle be-
coming great physician.
RUNAWAY Under had four
horse runaway. They drug List quite
a distance; he was propelled along at
great rate of speed; the W hippletrees
commenced to fly around thick; the
horses got away and ]. ]. Boyle start
ed after them on another horse; he and
List caught them with no loss except
some broken whippletrees. Uncle
! Bob Benton says ''never mind, l have
lots of whippletrees.
AWFUL TRAGEDY.-One y. Murry, OF
Blood Greek. went to the home of Dan
iel and VIII Moffatt, where they got
into a quarrel. Murry attacked the
boys with a monkey wrench, lnfiictIng
severe wounds on both of them, Daniel
receiving two deep and dangerous cuts
and VIII one thatswas severe; both be-
ing badly used up. Such a man ought
to be lynched without even a trial. to
attack two such poor deformed cripples,
as the Moffat boys are.
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By "Will-o'-the-Eisp."
Enos Schaefer called on NJ. Bell the
grid inst.
Carrie Bell has gotten over her
whooping cough.
People out our way are looking out
for harvest hands.
NJ. F. Bell says: alt IS too late to
plant corn, l am through"
John Lindsay has been planting corn
on his own place the past few days.
Geo Wilson is raising full beard
because some people thinks he looks
nicer.
c. Ouinlin has purchased safety
from F. NJ. Curtis. Charley is strictly
in the push.
Miss Eattie McAfee has returned
home from her stay in Hoisington with
Mrs. Banister.
l have heard of Poland China hogs
but it almost took my breath to hear OF
Poland China COW.
The night hawks were not in the
children's day exercises that is to be.
Don't want any night birds IN it, we
walk in mot day. doubt.
Rev. Stutzman conducted baptismal
services at Blood creek. He repre-
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There were six sprinkled, nineteen
emersed, and there were some sick
and were not there
Mrs. Bell and daughter went to
Hoisington Monday on busineiss.
Base singer" is all right
knows more than the rest, such as S.
@. M
j. r Lindsay would like to know,
MIR. "Cisaro," where the emit Olivet
church is at.
S. @. STEVENSON, our wonderful
inventor, has invented a bike that
runs by electricity and wind mill
that runs by steam, and is talking of
splicing them together and making a
flying machine Good for you Sam,
l hope you good luck.
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r. Weir is still laid up.
Zeb Fits has purchased and taken
charge of the Hall livery barn.
Barton county land is something
worth holding to at the present time.
Work on the big ditch progressing
nicely. About two miles is complete
j. w. Soderstrom's residence is
lyoming up nicely. 1t will be a fine
house.
The trial of the west side fighters
was continued to the 18th, in justice
Lytle's court last Thursday.
A. II. Baker says out of about
1000 acres of wheat which he has in
charge, only about 800 acres is winter
killed.
Mrs. A. II. Baker has been kept
very close to her home for about a
year on account of broken limb but
is improving so she can 60 about. She
was able to visit relatives in the north.
west part of the county Sunday.
Capt. J. P. Francis and family
moved to Great Bend Saturday. Capt.
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OLMITZ AND VICINITY.

up and their looks indicated that they
have long been in need of medical
treatment.
1t Is rumored up here that Tom
Ely is to ride the white elephant and
George Scroggins one of the other
large animals in the morning parade
OF Ringing Bros circus next Saturday.
This is a good advertisement for Ring
ling Bros. and will attract a great
many people from here that other
wise would have stayed at'home.
Sunday afternoon two bace ball
mines were organized, nearly entirely
composed of the business men of town
that never played ball. The first
game was greatly enjoyed by the
crowd that watched it, and the grand
feats of the players kept it in contin'
uos uproar, @. Jones was chosen
captain of one of the mines and w
Bush of the other. The game ended
48 to 81 in favor of the Jones nine.
See here, Mr. Cicero" think you
we don't know tea from garlic. apple;
from gourds. or potatoes from mush-
rooms? Well now suppose we can't
tell the difference between them il
wouldn't be any worse than that storm
of big black bugs which you say you
saw one week ago last Sunday night.
But later we were informed that you
were down south of Boyd mile or go
and that girl told you she didn'i
think she would. which caused the
tears to come to your eyes and you
imagined you saw black bugs.
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- Gee
e ALBION TownShip.

From "White Face"
Rain rain rain!
S. G. M. sings with his mouth shut.
Will Thompson went to Boyd Fri
day.
Bob goes west instsad of going
east now.
J. j. Boyle is trying to learn to
ride bike.
Sam Harper and wife visited with
Harry Wigton Saturday.
Edward Dirreen and wife visited
with Mrs. Murdy Friday.
"Cisaro' is great man, the crack
ball player in this township.
Grandma Dirreen end Z. Elliot
went to the EMERSON Saturday.
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ssoS' About GIeizer. 'gasS W
@ !
DIST. NO. 40.

DIST. NO. 40.
From "Duke of Guise.''
Rain. raini but still we need mere.
Rev. Baker preached at No. 40
Sunday.
Mrs. May ricketts, is visiting Mr..
Rhoades.
Most of the farmers are done list.
ing corn.
g. Reeder was in Great Bend last
Saturday.
The singing at Mr.. Rhoades was en-.
JOY ed by all.
Miss Eliza Rhoades hauls milk to
the creamery.
Dave Smith and sister visited O.. W.
Vosburg Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tarpey visited at
Mr.. MrCaffery's Sunday.
Willie Compton turned south Sun
day night. What's up?
And Mile they say has got another
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Jake Dick moved his family to
Hudson this week, where he is in
business.
Mrs. Jake Dresser came up from
the Strip Monday on a visit to her
father, Jake Thul.
Tuesday Otto Schwerdfeger's son
fell and in some way dislocated both
bones of his elbow. He was put
under the influence of chloroform, the
bones put in place, and he is now
improving nicely.
Our street commissioner has caused
the hitching posts along our main
thoroughfare to be moved nearer the
sidewalk, a much needed improve
ment which gives more room to pass
ing vehicles, when teams are hitched
on side of the street.
Mrs. Bruner, wife of Rev. Bruner,
pastor of the German Baptist church
south of town, died Monday. Mrs
Bruner has been an invalid for a
great many years, the immediate
cause of death being cancer of the
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From "Bezee Tucker"
J. Alf's has his new barn about
completed.
Dan Miller was upin Rush comfy
Last Thursday.
F. Schneck has been troubled with
a sore eye, which is not we'll yet.
Mrs. Will Bid,eman from Stafford
county was visiting with w. L. Bells
Friday.
Robert Merton Jr., from Clarnce.
took dinner with the 80 folks last
Friday.
Mrs. Will Schroeder, from Rush
county, was visiting with home folks
last week
Miss Nellie Potter, from Stafford
county, was visiting with L. P. Frye's
last week.
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BUFFALO TOWNSHIP.
: sssssss,sg seesssssH assasass ~


Will Mcbride, from near Seward.
was in this vicinity last week calling
on old friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Land, from Gray
county. are visiting friends and rel.
atives in this locality.
J. Trusseller, from Mcpherson
county, was in this vicinity last Fri
day calling on his friends.
Rev. Baker, from Albert, will
preach in Heller next Sunday night;
which will probably continue every
two weeks.
! ]. E. McMullin's school closed at
district 80 last Friday. A good time
was enjoyed all day, and a large
crowd were present at night to witness
the entertainment which was q grand
affair. Mr.. McMullin is we'll respect
ed by the scholars and friends here.
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has secured g good position with an
oil company of Toledo, Ohio, as sales.
man and collector. The family Will
be very much missed in Hoisington
and their many friends here wish
them prosperity.
DR.. Bartle will leave HOisington
in a short time. He and a brother
who is now located at Pawnee Rock
will form a partnership and locate at
Great Bend. The DR.. is a very
pleasant gentleman and proficient in
his profession. We hope the firm
may be successful in building up
lucrative practice.
HoIsINGTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
An association as allowed named
was organized in Hoisington Monday
night with a large membership, the
purpose of which is to furnish read
ing room and verious kinds of indoor
athletic exercise. The temporary
officers named are: President, DIR.
Koch, Secetary, L. F. johnson;
Treasurer, @. II. Guise. Committees
were appointed to draft bylaws and
procure room. The Townsend room
over Browns drug store has been Sc
curee by lease until Jan. 1st, 1900,
and werk will commence at once fit
ting it up in shape. 1t bids fair to be
IN association that will confer many
benefits on its members.
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also, but not enough to damage the
crops.
The Sons of Veterans held meet
Ing Wednesday night TO arrange for
the organization of the camp.
The reason there is no mortgages
in heaven must be because there are
not enough men to go around
The children's class of the M. E i.
Sunday school had a party at Mrs.
McDougal's one evening last week.
Farmers say that some of the rank
est wheat is down pretty badly, but
may straighten up before cutting time.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Miss Annie Laura Gano Of
this place and Mr.. Oliver w. William
son, of Bronson, Kan on Wednes.
day May 10, at the home of the brides
parents.
DIR. Bartle was in Gceat Bend Fri.
day engaging Offices for himself and
brotherl Philip, who will practice
medicine there this summer. DIR.
Bartle will not leave here for some
time yet.
Two members of the Friday night
Club who were to talk ON "The Turk
ish War" were absent at the last
meeting. A man can't properly ex'
press his opinion Of the affair in the
presence of ladies.
A Larned grocery man wrote to
Pawnee Rock for prices of groceries.
He got such alarmingly low prices
that he did not try to meet them, but
continues to rob the strangers who
happen into the deserted village.
Several of the farmers around here
who were going to Minnesota and
Dakota have given up going since
having heard from those who went.
| They have the drawbacks of Kansas
up there and not the advantages
They all say with Col. Hucks, exam
sas is good enough for me."
Prof j. W. Crumpton and Miss
Carr finished the term of school here
last Saturday. REGULATIONS and song;
were the features Of the closing exer
cises. Both teachers have given good
satisfaction and many of the patrons
will be glad to have them teach oul
schools the coming term. Mr.. Crump
ton has moved out on his farm and
Miss Carr has returned to Hoisington
Pawnee Rock Lodge No. 216. K
of P, gave supper to the families o
the members last Saturday night il
the Morris block. The ladies were
first escorted to the hall and shown
the new carpet and everything per
mitted to be shown by the ritual, afte
which they retired to the dining hal
and were served with ice cream, cake
and lemonade. oranges and bananas
After they had been supplied tn
doors were thrown open and the gen
eral public invited in and convince'
that the knight is the true friend Of
hungry humanity, always and every
where The rain and hail prevented
!, a number of families from the countr,
from ATTENDING
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From the Banner
Ben Carriers team furnished the
runaway item this week
1t may be probe BILE that 8 good
wheat crop is billed for Kansas this
ear, but don't ge. over confident
Until it arrives.
Frank Clark and Pete Haffner are
engaged this week, putting down a
stone pavement in front of the bank
property.
Stewart Frederick left for G reat
Bend Tuesday night. He will attend
the Central Normal College during
the summer
Harvey Blrngrovar, an old time
resident of Barton but now of Stafford
county, was visiting with his daughter,
Mrs. Wayne Vance, this week.
The football mania. has again taken
possession of the Clafiin sports and
business stops, old vet politicians hold
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I. P. Nichols and DIR. Lyle were in
Larned Friday.

Larned Friday.
DR.. Lyle talks of going to Clafin
to practice midicine.
The school children had their pic
lures taken last Friday.
Baker and Gano loaded a car of
hogs in Larned Saturday.
Mrs. Neal gave party to her
Sunday school class Thursday evening
Ed. Lindas took the examination
for West Point at Hutchinson last
week.
Charley Riggs came down from
Burdett to attend the < P supper
Saturday night.
The farmers are figuring with the
implement men now on new headers
and threshing machines.
A rain of about one inch fell here
Saturday evening. Some bail fell
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stomach. The funeral occurred yes
terday and was attended bv a large
concourse of sorrowing friends. The
bereaved husband has the profound
sympathy of ALL
From the Advocate.
Chas. Patrick and wife started
overland for Panhandle Texas Tues
day morning
A fellow who is always up with the
lark is not the one who was out on a
lark the evening before.
Mrs. Marie Steckel left Friday
morning for visit with a neice in
Rush Springs. Oklahoma
Bad luck is ever abroad looking for
victims Last week it bounced upon
John Hermes and destroyed a $40 COW
and blew down his windmill.
The government gauge shows over
five inches of rain as an average for
the western half of Kansas during the
month of April. This April broke all
records.
If you want to see what the agitation
of few so-called cranks, combined
with the support of the newspapers,
has done or is doing for this country,
take. a drive out to Dundee An
irrigation ditch-the biggest in the
state-is being dug, scraped and
scooped out there by hundred men
and as manv teams.
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says he is working hard to get a
buggy.
Laura Watson quit working at
Jesse James, and Emma Boyle took
her place.
John Juttner was driving around in
this vicinity last Saturday. Says he
is making more money now in a week
than his brother makes in a month.
Joe Gruber says he would like to
take lessons on the violin if A. Baier
was not charging SO much. Joe, you
can make better music by ear than
by note.
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LOWER WALNUT VALLEY.
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By s'Buttermilk"
Pretty muddy, thank you.
Wheat looks fine, and rye is head
ing out.
"Coin" we feel sorry for you.
Better ny again.
There will be dance at Jake Alefs
tonight Thursday, the 13th.)
Ed. Cook is helping Farley Bloss
break prairie, south of James,
Jesse James received $50 head of
Arizona cattle for pasturing, last week.
Mr.. Hagerman, OF Rush county,
was in this neighborhood last week.
Girls, keep an eye on John Juttner
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beau, and she has not forgiven "him"
either.
Mr.and Mrs. 4. j. Bird were in
Pawnee Rock last Saturday.
j. A. Compton and son George
were in Great Bend Saturday.
John Vosburg and his best girl
attended church at No 40 last Sunday.
Mrs. Matte Compton and daughter
Minnie were in Great Bend Wednes-
day.
John Unruh has rented twenty
acres of ground of j. A. Compton for
corn.
Willie Compton listed sixteen acres
of corn for w. G.. Dlnwiddie last
week
Well, Saturday is show day. 1
suppose everybody is expecting big
time. You can hear the money jing-
ling in the boys pockets more than
usual.
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0it4 Teachers Examination.

public examination will be held in high school
room beginning at T.30 A. NJ, Monday May -. of
all applicants for Certificates TO teach in city schools
All teachers intending TO apply for positions IN city
schools are urged 70 take this examination
Ed T. BARBER-
Supt. City Schools.