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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-26
THE RESULTS

Z Of u advertised Wall Paper Clearance
: Sale was a success-Successful beyond
z our most ardent hopes-It aroused the
economic spirit Of our patrons to the
5 keenest pitch and demonstrated with
; out a doubt that the people appreciated
our eforts-and is proof certain that
! this community knows that what we
? advertise to do we will do--and d. to the
! queens taste-For upon this foundation :
5 (truthful advertising) do we prop our
lpillars to a successful bu~siness-It may
8 be said that it is poor policy to sell any !
5 goods at a sacrifice-so it is--But not so
much as it is to carry stock over to an
1other season-We can't do that-and sell J
lis the only alternative--We've accepted
lit and propose not to deviate from it till
Jour present Wall Paper stock is reduc-
1ed to our satistaction--and you will
ztherefore again have an opportunity :
zthis week to buy that which survived
1the first onslaught at from 50 to go per
1cent. of it's actual value--Can you expect
1anything better-No you can't for an
opportunity of this kind is as rare as
zsnow in Lake county in the month of
Gully.
! FRANK SMITH,
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26. 1897.
dADIsON, SOUTH DAKOTA

Local Time ahle.
Chicago. Milwaukee & 81. Paul + railway. which
took effect, sunday, Sept g., 1896:
TRAINS GOING EAST.
Passenger, 10. 4, depHrte II go a. n.
Freight, No. a6, departs 6:45 u. IN.
Freight, No. -, departs 7:3O p. m.
TRAINS GOING WRIST,
Way freight, No. ", departs 4:15 p. M.
TRAINS FROM THE RAer.
Passenger, No. l, arrives 400 p. III.
Freight. No. IS, arrives 2 90 p. m.
Freight NO. %, arrives 4:l5 u. M.
TRAINS FROx THE WHIST.
freight, No. 9S, arrives 10 40 q. m.
Ali the above trains carry passen gere: INT
'r-ights only when passen gers are provided with
tickete.
Passenger trains going east make connection
II Egan for all points south.
MADISON & BRIerOL LINZ.
Passenger going north. departs II 80 a. m.
Passenger from north arrives. 2:4j p. m.
I'D. HOLMES. Local Agent.
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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE,

CENTRE KNOXVILLE. Miss Fanny Carter
has returned to her home after spending
several weeks with friends in Freedom and
Unity The levee at Union Harvest
Grange will be on the evening of the 10th
of March instead Of the 18th as before re-
ported Town meeting will be held at
Centre Montville, Monday, March 1st.
PROSPECT FERRY. Mr. Hudson Bowden
of Blue Hill is visiting at Granville Shute's
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Heagan visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Eden Pendleton of Stockton
several days last week Capt w. E. Hard
ing went to New York on business last
week. Miss Freda Hartman was called
from West Upton, Mass, to Stockton by the
death of friend and visited her mother,
Mrs. Albert Hartman few days, return
ing to Massachusetts Feb 10Th =. Mrs
Annie Devereaux is on the sick list with a
bad cold 80. Several of the school children
are sick 18th chicken pox.... Mrs Orchard
BOWS son Oscar of Monroe visited rs.
Evander Hartman last Saturday W H.
Rice has returned and is still holding meet
ings at Mt. Heagan.
EAST SEARsMoNT. Mr.. S. Butler of War
was in town last week trying to find a
home for his little seven-year-old daughter.
.... Frank Brewster and his mother were in
town Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. E. Worthing
of Palermo spent Feb. Dist with Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Mahoney.. Mr.. M. Goddard of
Camden was at Arad Mahoneys Feb 18th. :.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Arnold of Belfast were
in town last week, the guests of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Arnold. David Thorn
as of Lincolnville spent a few days last week
with Albert Mariner. Mrs. Abbie Marri-
ner has returned from Northport. .. Ernest
Piper of Belfast was in town Feb. 18th and
was pleasantly entertained by three young
ladies. Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Foss and Mrs.
Frank Moody of Centre Belmont spent Feb
18th with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Dcnnell.
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MARRIED..

BLAKE-GRAY. In South Brooksvie Feb. 10
Alfred Blake and Miss Louise E. Gray, both offs
Cape Rozer.
CARTEK-PAGE. In Rluehill Feb. 8, Augustus
T. Carter and Miss Mary S. Page, both Of Sedg-
wick.
FIsK-McLEop In Clark's Island St George
Feb. IA, Louis T. Fisk of Rockland and Catherine
Mcleod of Clark Island.
GRAVEs-BLACK. In Belfast, Feb. %, by Rev.
j. NJ Leighton Amos H. Graves of Marblehead
Mass, and Miss Edith NJ, daughter of benjamin
T. Black of East Belfast.
MooN-LovEJoY. In Castine, Feb. 90 by Rev. j.
p Cushman, Roland Moon of Bar Harbor and Mrs
Lizzie Lovejoy of Castine.
SHoLEs- ROBINSON. In Cushing, Feb. 10, Ezra
t. Sholes of Rockland and Hattie G. Robinson of
Gushing.
THOMPSON NASH. In Centre Montville, Feb
IA, Wright Thompson and Miss Mabel Nash
w ENTWORTH- EDWARDS. In Centre Montyie
Feb. l6, by Rev, L. K. Pentecost, West Wentworth
and Miss Belle Edwards, both Of Centre Montvlle
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SHIP NEWS.
PORT OF BELFAST

PORT OF BELFAST.
ARRIVED.
Feb. 10. Sch. James Holmes, Ryan, Boston.
SAILED.
Feb; Is. Sch Annie L. Wilder, Greenla~,
Boothbay.
AMERICAN PORTS.
New York, Feb. 6. Cid, sch. Lizzie B. Wiley
Rivers Point-a- Pitre; sid, sch. Penobscot, Key
West and Tampa; ar, sch Jas. A. Garfield, Wood
Brunswick; 10, ar, schs. Ella NJ. Wiley, Buenos
Ayres; Edward Stewart Kent, Brunswick sid
bark Iolani, Honolulu and Hong Hong; sch Levi
Hart, Brunswick.
Boston, Feb. IT. Ar sch. Olive Pecker, Whit
man, Buenos Ayres; 10, ar schs. Herald, Veaze,
E. Symonds, Bermuda.
Baltimore, Feb. Is. Cid, sch. J. Holmes Birds
all, Boston; 10, cid bark Priscilla, Rio Janeiro
20, cid, sch. Sarah E. Palmer, Whittier, Portland
81, ar sch. Daylight, Norfolk.
New Bedford, Feb. Is. Ar, sch. Nat Aver, Arey
New York.
Mobile Feb Is. Ar, sch. Norombega, Arm
strong, Colon.
satilla River, Ga, Feb. 10. Ar, sch Olive T
Whittier, Whittier, Trinidad, Cuba.
Sabine Pass, Tex Feb. II. Ar, sch. Edward II
Blake. Blake, Tampico.
Fernandina, Feb. 20 Ar sch. Gen. Adebert
Ames, Lord, Martinique; 21, sid, schs. Hattie c
Luce, Heal Port Spain; VIM. H. Sumner, Pendle
ton, New York.
Savannah Feb 49, AT, sch. F. C. Pendleton
Tacoma, Feb il. sid, bark Tidal Wave, Ian
caster, San Francisco.
Washington, ID. c. Feb. II. Ar, sch. John s
Ames, o sen, Rockport, Me.
Pascagoula, Feb. lS. Ar, sch. Carrie E. Look
Stevens, Fort de France
Darien, Ga, Feb. IS. AT, sch. Celia F., West
Savannah.
Providence, Feb 49, Ar, schs Young Brothers
and Alma E. A. Holmes, Philadelphia.
brunswick Ga, Feb 49, Ar, sch Anna Pendle
| ton, Thomas New York.
Norfolk, Feb. 10. Ar sch. d. d. Haskell, New
York.
Seattle, Feb. 49, Sid, ship St. Nicholas, sar
Francisco.
Wilmington, n. c. Feb. 20. Ar sch. Talofa
Fletcher, Punta Gorda; 20, CID sch. Estelle
Hutchinson, Boston.
New London, Feb. 10. Ar, sch F. c, Pendleton
Burgess, Noank for Brunswick.
FOREIGN PORTS
Barbados, Feb. 6. Ar, sch, Henry Crosby
Surinam.
Newcastle, n. S: W., Feb. IL; Ar, ship Reaper
Young Tagal to load coal for Honolulu.
Port Elizabeth, C. G. H., Feb. IT. Ar, bark
Grace Lynwood, Gilley, New York.
Amsterdam, Feb. IS. Sid, bark Rebecca Crow
ell Dow, Surinam.
Hong Kong, Jan. 8. Sid, ship Sachem, New
York; 13, cid, ship R. r. Thomas, Cebu.
Tampico, Feb. IL. Ar, sch isaiah Hart vii
Buenos Ayres, JAN 1e SID, bark Mabel l. Mey-
ers, Meyers, for -.
MARINE MISCELLANY.
CHAsTERs Sch Herald, New York to Demer-
ara, 81, 1875. Sch. Isaiah H. stetson, New York to
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DIED

COOPER. In Sedgwick, Feb. 5, Tennyson F
Cooper, aged 8 years and months.
CROCKETT In Rockland, Feb. IS, Mary Jane
widow Of Enos Crockett, a native OF Union, aged
10 years, 8 months and days.
FLEMING. In belfast, Feb. s, William Elem
ing, aged go yea rs and l months.
GAY. In Morrill,, Feb II, Mis-. Ann Gay, aged
n years.
HILL In Chicago, Feb 3, Adelaide. daughter
Of the late John T: Cole OF Thoma SION and wife
of Lysander Hill of Chicago
MASON In Orand Feb. IL, George w. Niason
aged AZ years, 4 months ana 2S days.
SMALLEY In St. George, Feb. 10, Mrs. Hannah
M SmalIey, aged 6S years, 10 months and s da, 5
STEPHENSON. In Waldo, Feb. %, Phebe b.
Stephenson. aged rs years and months.
IILToN. In Fhorndike, Feb. "a, Harold Bishop
Tilt on, son + j. n. and Isadore Tilton, aged 7
years, NOM hs and % days
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BORN

BLAISDELL. In Orland, Feb. g. to MIR. and Mrs
George II. 4 aisdel, son, George T.
GRANT. in Hancock, Jan. 20, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Grant,
GRAY. In Ellsworth Falls, Feb. 10, to Mr. and
Mrs. Melvin Gray, son.
HAM. In Hancock, Feb. 8, to Mr. and Mrs.
E. Ham, daughter.
HIGGINS. In Mt. Desert SOUND Feb. ~, to Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Higgins, son.
KANE In BROOKLYN, Feb 5, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester b. Kane, SON
MONROE. In Vinalhaven, Feb. IS, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Monroe, son.
SNOW. In Bucksport Feb, 8, to Mr.. and Mrs
Ernest Snow, daughter
WITHAM. In Buckspo,t Feb. 5, to MI. and
Mrs. Ora z. Witham, a daughter.
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THE ONLY WAY
To Settle it is to Get Down to Causes.
kead this. 1t Tells You How.

Everybody talks back nowadays.
The subject is serious.
A mistaken idea has cost thousands of lives
Bad backs common.
You find them in every walk of life.
They are lame, weak aching.
A burden by day, torture at night.
Many remedies relieve but don't cure.
The longer used, the less their effect
Pasters and linment help at first,
But don't reach the cause
Only one way to do that.
That way is through the Kidneys.
The Kidneys are the blood filters.
Keep the filters going
If clogged the back is affected
The A. b c. of Kidney knowledge is,
Nine times out of ten:
Back Ache Means Kidney Ache
Lame Back Means Lame Kidneys,
Weak Back Means Weak Kidneys
Cure the Kidneys, thus cure the back.
Doan's Kidney Pills are doing this every day
in every city, town and hamlet in our Republic
Ample proof of this will be furnished shortly il
our town in the shape of endorsements of the
claims made for Doans Kidney Pills by our owl
residents.
Doan's Kidney Pills are sold for 50 cents pe
box six boxes for s. 80 by all dealers, or sent
by mail on receipt of price. Foster Nihurn 10
Sole agents for the United States, Buffalo, y. y
Remember the name, Doan's and take no other.
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Just 'SzW lor Of Spring Wrappers,

Made from fine Percales mot l-2c qualt of rar
desirable patterns and in the latest style, would
cheap at s1.25, our price, SID
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W. j. KNoWLToN, Secretary.
SEA AND SHORE FISHERIES.

Thursday, Feb. 25- at 2 30 n m, on an act to
amend section 43 of chapter 40, of the Revised
Statutes, relating to taking salmon in Peuobscut
Duncan j. F. Hichhorn, Iva Parker, Harvey
Heath, Geo. w. Abbott and others against same.
Il. A. WYMAN. Chairman.
lWS F. s STEVENS Secretary
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OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF OF WALDO '.
STATE OF MAINE, WALDO Cot
BELFAST, Feb. Is, A II.
This is to give notice that ON the
February, A ID. 1897, Warrant Dol
was issued by Geo. f johnson, ludGt Ha
of Insolvency for said County Of Nall '' ..
estate of THOMAS COLBY NICkEit@'
fast, in said County, adjudged to br "0
Debtor, on petition of said Debtor. NuH" .-U
was filed on the 9Th day of February
to which date interest ON claims u.s. rF
puted that the payment of any dr' tj
said Debtor, ard the transfer and 'ttN -.at
property by him are forbidden by t'N .Iu.t
meeting of the creditors of said br"l' -t
their debts and choose one or more '7''- ..p d
his estate will be held at a Court OF li.- U
be holden at The Probate Office IN sai0 per- Ms
the 10th day of March, A. ID. 1897, ~ "a"
i'll the afternoon Nri
Given under my hand the date ti1si l,gGgN
ten. SAMUEL q ~ i'i,,t n9
Sheriff, as Messenger of the Court Of us
for said County of Waldo.
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CHAPTERS. Sch. Herald, New York to Demer-
ara, 81 1925. Sch. Isaiah H. Stetson, New York to
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support OF all Christians in the place, who
unite with the society in their regular pray
er meeting.
UNITY The North Waldo Agricultural
Society will hold their annual cattle show
and far at Unity trotting park W ednesdav
and Thursday, September 29th and Both,
1897 Mr. Luther Mitchell died at his home
in Unity Feb 10Th, aged 81 years He was
born in China, Me-, and calle to Unity sixty
years ago. He married Mary BARTLETT, with
whom he lived tfty-tive years, she having
died in September 1914. He had been grad
ually failing for the past few months and
three days before his death had paralysis of
his throat and lower limbs. Quite large
amount of ice was cut from the lake the last
week to supply the two creameries and two
hotels and for individual use. Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Young of Liberty are visiting
at Fred Written Mrs. Rufus Hi Imam
of Troy spent last week with her sister, Mrs
Asa Stevens. Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Nye of
Maiden, Mass, brought the remains of their
little boy here Feb. 10Th for burial They
are stopping at George Grants. The W R.
G. met with Mrs. A. R. Myrick Feb 17th
....There were no services here Sunday.
Rev. E. S. Burrill was sick and unable to
preach here or at Troy. He is better at this
writing. Frank L. Ames of Skowhegan
is the guest of c. G. Bartlett. :. Mr.. and
Mrs Frank Rice OF Lynn, Mass, visit
ed his parents las; week, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
B. Rice. DR.. Cook is quite sick. Pro-
gressive whist is getti g to be all the rage
here. -. The High school began Feb. 22nd
with a full attendance with A. Blanchard
as teacher.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-28
FEDERATION OF LABOR.
Printing to BE Done by Union La
bor-Convict Labor Question.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. 27.-(Special.)
The State Federation of Labor to-day de-
voted the morning session to the reading
of resolutions and referring them to COM
mittees. The legislative committee made a
report recommending a law recurring all
state printing to be done by union labor.
The report was adopted. The afternoon
session was mainly taken up in discussing
the report of the committee on convict la
bor which Is as follows:
Resolved, That, at the expiration of the
existing contracts for convict labor, said
labor shall be withdrawn from active COM
petition with free labor: and be it further
Resolved. That said convicts shall, at
the expiration of said contracts. be en-
ployed only on such work as shall render
the penitentiary self-suppOrting by manu-
featuring it's own supplies and the sup
plies for state charitable and reformatory
try roads, reclamation of swamp lands.
and tilling of farms for the raising of food
products for the state institutions"
The report was finally referred back to
the committee and will be reported again
tomorrow, with a recommendation that
all convict made goods be stamped to dis
tinguish them.
Boycotts were indorsed against the fol-
lowing companies: American Tobacco
Company. Mound City Shce Company
Hamilton Brown Shoe Company and
George Sahn Shoe Company, of st. Louis
STANDARD, Hagan, Havelin and Olympic
of St. Louis: bicycles manufactured by the
Gormuly-Jeffrey Manufacturing Company,
Chicago. and the Overman Company, Chi
copee Falls. Mass; Armour Packing Com
pany: English Syndicate Brewers and Con-
Sumers. brewers, st. Louis.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-28

may continue to be the source of all power
must be the prayer of every patriotic
American, and it seems TO me that the
plain duty of all representatives, of the
people must be to cling TO that idea with
as much confidence and certainty as we
depend upon the North star for all deter
limitations of place and time.
It's not necessary for me here to. en-
ter upon any eulogE' or defense. of. TINS
great state of ours. The assaults which
have been made upon her name and tame
from certain quarters have but had the
effect TO unite her sons of al political
creeds more firmly and more closely to-
gether. Those assaults have fallen at her
feet broken and harmless. She herself
stands out. clearly and distinctly on the
pages of the history of our country and
needs no defender. 1T will always be not
only 2 matter of duty, but matter. of
pride and ardent and sincere love, for me
to answer as they may appear any at
tacks in this direction. l have no fear
whatever, but that very soon the cloud
of calumTy will disappear and she Will
emerge still brighter among the stars after
the passing Of the feeble and ineffective
cloud.
''All the power and energy of my life
shall be concentrated in the effort TO re-
tain and deserve at the end of my term
the-hearty good wishes which have tbeen
so generously giYen me frpn every quar-
ter of the state. When that time shall
come. if / can then return to you. with
out stain or blemish. the shield with which
you have invested me, then, indeed. will
l be proud and satisfied. Again, gentle
men, l thank you"
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-28
OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE.
ate-shnnnOn's Railroad Rate
Resolution Adopted

Guthrie. o. T., Jan. 27.-iSpecial) BY spe-
cial PERMISSION, Mrs Laura NJ. Johns. OF
Salina. kns.. and a number of local equal
senate this afternoon in behalf of the equal
mornings session in discussing a hill
amending the exemption law. which, as
finally passed. in addition to the usual ex-
emptions 10 Il married man, eXemptS $25 or
wages and team of horses. or yoke of
oxen for single man. The Iest of the day
was put in discussing Mr.. Garrison's biilto
make gold contracts void in the territory.
The debate was spirited at times and bitter
at the close. but an adjournment was taken
without IL vote.
The house, after a long debate. passed
Mr.. Shannon's resolution calling upon the
legislatures of Nebraska. Kansas and Tex
as to unite with Oklahoma in liking maxi
mum railway rates to the Gulf in keeping
with the real cost of transportation.
Fifteen new bills We're introduced no
ticeable among them being an ironclad law
for the protection of union labels, by Mi.
Hogan; a bill providing for the appoint
ment of local oil inspectors by city and
town councils, by Mr.. Shannon. and one by
May, legislating the present territorial au-
ditor. treasurer and attorney general but
of office and providing for the election of
their successors for two years by the leg
islature. The judiciary committee submit
ted amendments TO Mr.. Wilson's marriage
contract bill prohibiting marriages between
whites and negroes, and whites and In
dians.
The house has caught a Tartar in Mrs.
Weeks, of Wichita, whom it elected as
clerk and later dropped. on "a reconsidera-
ton of the vote. She went before no.
taty and was sworn in before the recon-
SideratioH was taken, and iS at work and
refuses to quit, defying the house.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-28
ANOTHER SAN FRANCISCO CHINESE
,,--.-- OUTBREAK EXPECTED.
A PRICE ON big 1lM's" HEAD
SERIOUS. TROUBLE looked FOR IN
,..Los ssssslEs ALSO.
Kentucky Neighbors, Fight IL Bloody
Battle--NIrs. MnSes- Hound Over
for the Murder Of E-Aniin Belle
tfAs'ftlinns--Aihmfe Price
-s' Conyicted. ~

SANG Francisco, Ian. S7.2Chihatown is
quiet lhut resumption of the vendetta be-
tween The Sam Yup and See Yur7compa-
ni.s is expected soon. The 4 Chinatown dis
trict is being guarded byrtl large force OF
police. and. d.suspected highbinders are close
ly watched r'Bfg jim" the leading See
Yup man, will probably be the next victim.
The Sam Yups have offered reward for
his head. not because he has been part1C-
ularly offensive, but because he is rich and
influential, and his death will partially
compensate for the loss of Little Pete.
White bodyguards are in demand by
prominent Chinese of both companies, who
do not appear on the streets unless closely
guarded.
Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 27.-The killing
of Little Pete in San Francisco Saturday
night has stirred up the old feud between
the rival factions in this city, and trouble
is looked for at any moment. The Bing
Kong Tong and the Hop Sing Tong are
showing considerable activity. and are
ready to do some killing. The old-time dis
pute between the See Yup and the Sam
Yup companies is also being agtated. Al
ready the See Tups have declared u boy
colt on the Sam Tups' stores and placed
spoilers at the entrance TO learn which of
the See Eup members pltroniZe the for
hidden places. The arrival of two notori-
Gus hatchet men from San Francisco has
been noted. and it has been given out that
about q dozen more are expected any
day.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-28
PELAGIC SEALING.
Highest Degree Destructive
of the Herd.

Washington. Jan. N.-DavId Starr Jor-
dan, commissioner in charge of the fur
seal investigations for 1896, in his report
TO the secretary OF the treasury makes a
close estimate OF the seals of all classes at
one time or another on the Prybiloff islands
during the last summer and finds the num-
ber to have been about 10000, of which
over $500 died on or about the islands
during the the same period. OF the total
mortality, pelagic sealing accounts for 29.-
2sS and about 1900 pups died of starvation
or trampling. AS to pelagic sealing, Com
missioner Jordan says:
'Pelagic sealing in Behring sea in Au-
gust Is In the highest degree destructive
TO the herd. Since 1t began more than
100000 fur seals have been taken in the
North Pacific and in Behring sea. This
means the death of not less than 100 900
breeding females, the starvation of 800, coo
pups, and the destruction Of 10000 pups
still unborn. In this calculation account
is taken only of those of which skins
have been brought to market No record
OF animals lost after being shot or speared
Is available. though the number is known
TO be very great"
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-28
FOR CARE OF THE INSANE.
Fifty-nine Kansas Counties Put in
Bills AgEreEating SI1o,O59-In-
vestiEation to Be Made.

Topeka, Kas., Jan. 27.-(Special.) The sem
ass ways and means committee is wrest-
ling with difficult problem. 1t is the def
cheney for the care of insane people by the
various counties of the state. On account
of the crowded condition of the state in
sane asylum the legislature passed law
several years ago allowing counties so
cents a day for caring for insane people
who could not get into the regular asyIums.
Each county carries this class of unfortu-
mates, and then presents bills to the 1egis-
lature Tor the expense entailed for the two
previous years The deficiency this time
amounts to the enormous sum of Sll0. .O59
This is $4,000 more than for any previous
two years. While the senate committee,
whose business 1t is TO provide for the pay
ment of these claims, do not suspect any
wrong-doing on the part of the various
county officials in the preparation of the
it believes that some mistake has been
made, and thorough investigation of all
claims will be instituted before the bill will
be submitted to the house.
The committee to-day instructed the state
accountant and the auditor of state TO con-
duct the investigation. 1t will take these
officers two weeks to complete the work
and the county clerks of several of the
counties whose statements contain unusual
ly large charges will likely be summoned
TO appear before the committee with the
records and prove up the claims. Accord
ing to the report of the state auditor. filed
with the ways and means committee of
the senate, the amounts claimed to be due
from the state by counties follow: Alien
SOL; Anderson, $3.50: Bourbon. s4.4SS;
tauqua, ,S7is: Clay, s95t: Cloud. 1850; Cot
fey $5S1: Cowley. s1.059; Crawford. S3.6il;
Decatur, s2S; Dickinson: $3.50: Doniphan,
Slo21: Douglas; s2,679; Elk, 81 S2; Ellis, SEQ;
s795: Hamilton. SSH; Hodgeman, sSSi; Jack
son, $S15: Jefferson. S292O; Jewell. Ss56 John
son $3.50; Kingman. S45: Labette. $2.025; Iseav-
epWCrth, S,403: Lincoln. H.60l; Linn, 81, ,73l +:
Lyon. $751; Marshall S3S2; Mcpherson ST.
199: Miami. 1854; Mitchell. 1897: Mont
Gomery. S213G; Morris. Sl02: Nemaha. 81 234
Neosho. s2,56l: Usage, $g22: Osborne. 1924:
ottawa. 1,53S: Phillips. $40: Pottawatomle.
Sl92: Reno. 500; Republic. S3,1O4: Rice. $751;:
Riley $l.6T: Russell, $1,lSS: Saline S. 1874;
SedEwicll, S5.9Ss: Shawnee. SIG. .645: Sumner.
SCI: Wabamsee, Sis; Washington, S762;
Woodson, Sl2l; Wyandotte, S.2S5; total,