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The advocate., 1897-04-14
Published April IA, 1897
Senate Bill No AS.
~ HtTVY
AN ACT

10 establish bnB permanent llQeS9 corners ana
boundaries Of all streets, alleys, avenues,
lots and blocks, Of the city Of AmeriCus,
Lyon county, Kansas and to empower the
Register Of Deeds to amend the recorded
plat thereof
PREAMBLE.
The original plat Of the city Of Americus
was never filed and recorded as required by
law, but In the year 1882, substitute was 1led
and recorded under this provisions Of the law
OF 1872, chapter 100, the same being paragraphs
1920, l021 1922 1923, 1924, 1926 and 1926 general
statutes Of 1889; but the said plat so hled did
not, nor does IL now conform TO the property
lines as they originally were owned and occu.
pied therefore che Council OF che city ci
Americus now ask that the Register OF Deeds
be empowered TO correct said plat so as 20
more nearly conform TO the original and pres
snt property line and thSt such permanent
and lasting monuments as the Council may
deem proper shall be noted upon such plat as
will identify the location OF streets and ave-
nues Of said city therefore
Be Il enacted By the Legislature Of tbe state Of
Kansas
SECTION /. The Mayor and Council OF the
city of Amerious, Lyon county, Kansas are
hereby authorized and empowered TO employ
competent surveyor, to make an accurate
survey Of the original toWnslte Of che town Of
Americug, the same being now the city Of
Amerieus in Lyon county, Kansas, and said
surveyor shall cause 3 notice 20 be served
upon all Interested parties az required by law
In 0ther surveys, and shall eFecs and establish
sHch permanent md laatlnGl monuments Ns
The advocate., 1897-04-14

To change the boundary Of school district No.
40, OF Iodgeman county, Kansas.
Be IL enacted by the Legislature Of The state Of
Kansas;
SECTION /. That the boundary of school dis
trict No. 40, OF Hodgeman county, Kansas,
shall be so changed 80 as 10 include In said
school district No. 40, certain parts OF joint
school districts No A and No "a OF said
Hodgeman county so that the boundary lines
OF school district No. 40 shall be as follows:
Beginning at the northeast corner OF section
No. one, township No. twenty.three, range No
twenty.six, thence three miles south TO the
southeast corner OF section No. thirteen, town
ship No. twenty.three, range No. twenty six,
thence six miles west to the southwest corner
OF section No. eighteen, township No. twenty
three, range No. twenty.six, thence three
miles north to the northwest corner OF section
No. SIX, township No. twenty. three, range No
twenty.six, thence six miles east to the place
Of beginning
And that all parts OF said joint school dis
tricts number A and "a, IIodgeman coungy, as
are embraced In tho above described territory,
are joined to and made part Of school dis
trict No 40 OF Hodgeman county, Kansas. The
Superintendent shall have the authority 10
divide the property and money equitably
SEC. O. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after IT'S publication in the
official state paper.
I hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated IN the House, and passed that body
March 2, 1897
w. D. STREET, Speaker Of the House.
A. D. GILPIN, Chief Clerk Of the House.
Passed the Senate March 8, 1891
A. NJ. HARVEY, President Of the Senate.
M. WATSON, Secretary OF the Senate.
Approved March -, 1897.
]. W. LEEDY, Governor.
STATE OF KANSAS,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY oP STATE.
/, w. Il. Bush, Secretary Of State Of the State
OF Kansas, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is correct copy Of the original
enrolled bill now on file in my Office.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto sub
scrihed my name and affixed my
[sEALl official seal, this 31st day OK March,
1897. W. L. BUSH,
BY @. M. Ross, Secretary Of state.
Assistant Secretary Of State.
The advocate., 1897-04-14
Published April IA, 1897. ]
House Bill No. 6Si.
AN ACT

To change the boundary Of school district No.
40, OF Hodgeman county, Kansas.
The advocate., 1897-04-14
Published April IA, 1S97.l
Senate Bill No. 8Oi.
AN ACT

To vacate certain parts OF townsites in Riley
county, State OF Kansas.
The advocate., 1897-04-14

Be ii enacted by the Legislature Of the State 0.
Kansas:
Evening star., 1897-04-03

Want" ads. in The Star pay because they
bring answogA
Evening star., 1897-04-03
The Word "PeOple.~

Trom the New York Critic.
There is one word which is misused by
every journalist and every author wher-
ever the English language is wrltten-the
word people" Mr. Howells. for instance.
in one CT his delightful novels speaks of
three people" sitting in a room. Now, if
two of these people" were to withdraw.
one people" would be left-and very much
lefti II seems unnecessary to state-and
yet IL is necessary TO state it-that people
is a collective noun. and can properly be
applied only to nation, a tribe. a class a
community. Ii is quite admissible 10 say,
How your people?"-meaning your
family, your clan: but such q phrase as
Fifty people were injured" or "A hun
dred people were present." are rot con-
vertible terms. For twenty-five years or
more l have kept my eye on this little
word people" and I have vet to find a
single American or English author who
does not misuse it, In the course of 200 or
800 years the correct employment Of II may
possibly become general.
Evening star., 1897-04-03

closed and the cat, in conformity with it's
usual habit, mewed to gain admission. To
NEW. however, 1t had to set down the
weasel. which jumped up and fastened on
its nose.
The following instance was observed by
the late Prof. Romanes: A corncrake had
Teen retrieved by dog. and, having every
appearance of being dead, was put in a
mans pocket. Presently violent struggles
were felt and the man drew the bird out
To his establishment 1t again hung in his
hand limp and apparently lifeless. 1t was
then set upor the ground and watched from
behind some cover. In short time 1t
raised its head. looked around and de-
camped at full speed. A singular fact that
must not be overlooked in connection with
this phenomenon is that some animals have
been found to be actually dead which were
at first thought TO be shamming. Romanes.
for instance, found this to be the case with
squirrel which he had caught in a cloth
and with which he wanted to experiment
with regard to the feigning of death.
Sir E. Tennent also relates i'm his book
on the Natural History of Ceylon." that
| the wild elephant sometimes dies when be-
/ ing taken from the corral by tame ele-
plants. Further. he relates a case in which.
| dead he had its lashings taken of he and
| a friend leaning against 1t the while to
| rest. Hardly had they left it when 1t rose
| hurriedly and trumpeting vociferously
rushed off in the jungle. The fact how
ever. that a squirrel or an elephant when
captured unhurt will die is sufficient to
show that a most powerful nervous de-
| rangement Of some sort is induced.
When the late Joseph Thomson lectured
on his African experiences he related how
| the first buffalo he shot tossed him, and
! how, when he came to himself and tried to
| sit up, he found his antagonist glaring at
| him few yards away. He told how he
| recollected that a buffalo does not try to
toss a creature which shows no signs of
| life and how he let his head sink slowly
| back. and lay shamming dead.
l Pheasants, in flying across wide stretches
of water have been noticed suddenly to
| fall. In this way they are apparently
drowned 1t is perhaps dangerous to assert
positively that fear is here the active cause
| of death; yet We are apparently justified in
believing that q paroxysm of fear can pro-
| duce sudden death. The squirrel and the
| elephant may have died OF fright; certainly
| death in man can be produced by sudden
| fear, and although man has a much more
| sensitive rervous mechanism, the lower
| animals have an extremely active instinct
| of fear.
Prof Lloyd Morgan mentions the case OF
| a surfaceman working In the Severn tun-
| mel who was nearly killed by a train. 1t
| that he was unable to make, or rather he
| felt no desire to make, the appropriate
| movements" that he could not help watch
| ing the train, but felt no terror. With the
! greatest difficulty he managed to shake
| himself free of his fascination. In describ-
| ing his feelings when the danger was past
! he is reported to have said: Il came over
| all a cold sweat and felt as helpless as a
| baby. / was frightened enough then" This
may perhaps be taken as a cataleptic con-
1 dition without fear.
Evening star., 1897-04-03
ANIMALS SHAM DEATH.

Clever Fox That Came to Life, Bit
His CaptOr and Escaped.
From the Scotsman.
Two cases are on record Of foxes being
discovered in henhouses. In each case the
fox not only completely deceived the finder.
but allowed himself to be dragged out by
the brush and thrown down. in the one
case in field. and in the other on a dung
hill. In each instance the fox then jumped
up and ran away. Another example Is that
Of fox which dangled across q mans
shoulder as it allowed itself to be carried
along a road for more than mile. At last
It bit the man and was promptly dropped.
hcme in its mouth, the weasel dangling
A cat was observed to carry a weasel
helplessly. The door Of the house was
Evening star., 1897-04-03
FIRST FoURTH-CLAss POSTMASTER.
A F'ull-BlOOded kansan Heads the
List.

List.
The first fourth-class postmaster to be
appointed under the Mckinley administra-
ton was J. P. Kelley of White Cloud, Kan.
He is friend of Fourth Assistant Post
master General Bristow, and was Endorsed
by Chairman Cy Leland and other leading
Kansas republicans. His father was an
anti-slavery pioneer. and the son is a full
blooded Kansan. born on the soil.
Mr. Bristow did a good days work yes
terday, making thirty-eight new fourth
classers, of whom but four displace removed
poStmaSters.
Appointments were made at Motters.
Frederick county, Nd, w. ]. Valentine
succeeding j. c. Rosensteel. and at Ocean
City, Worcester county, j. L. Powell sue
ceeding w. w. Biggen. No Virginia ap-
pointments were made.
Evening star., 1897-04-03
About n VIII.

John William Cooper and others, grand
children of the testatrix. have filed a
oaveat to the will Of the late Ruth john
son, charging that the instrument was
procured through the alleged undue inf1u-
ence of George Johnson. a son. 1t Is
charged also that the testatrix was men,
tally incapable Of making a valid will at
the time, June 49, 1891.
Evening star., 1897-04-03

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Evening star., 1897-04-03

preparation for the annual inspection and
muster. the approaching camp. and for
consultation In connection with other mat
tiers affecting the welfare of the organiza-
ton.
Evening star., 1897-04-03

Private r. l.. Pile, 40. Total, 45S.
Announcement Not Welcome.
The fact that Col. Mosher. the Districts
pc puar adjutant general, is soon to be re-
lieved from duty as such, as exclusively
announced i'll The Star last Saturday,
caused genuine sorrow among all who en-
joy the pleasure of Col. Moshers acquain-
tance He will always be remembered by
the local guardsmen as an ideal soldier and
an untiring worker for the welfare OF the
brigade.
General Albert Ordway reached New York
| by steamer from Europe yesterday. He is
| expected in Washington this evening.
Lieut.. Horace M. Bell of Company B.
Cornell Cadets. who is a member of Com
pany B, 9th Battalion. is visiting his father,
| Capt. James E. Bell, during the spring holi-
! days Of his college. Lieut.. Bell has with
| him as his guest Mr.. George Mole class
| mate. .
Lieut.. Fales lectured recently before the
| members of the ambulance corps on Burns,
| Frost Bites and Freezing" At the conclu-
| sion of the lecture the company indulged in
a drill. which was decidedly creditable.
In view Of the approaching camp Com
| pany A, 5th Battalion, Is rehearsing guard
| mount every Monday evening" The COM
pany is also making arrangements for a
| road march to- be undertaken in the near
| future. 50
The vacancy Of second lieutenant of Com
pany A, Sd Battalion, has not yet been
| filled. Several candidates are in the field.
| ard each is making a strong fight for the
office. Several meetings for elective pur-
poses have been held. but the company up
| 10 date has. notfbeen able to make a choice
Active efforts continue in progress as re-
CARDS securing the necessary legislation for
| the erection of new armory building for
the local brigade. Congressional action in
the matter is expected without further de-
lay.
At the meeting of the Officers Associa-
ton Of the I'd Regimen: Thursday evening
last plans for the coming annual banquet
Of the organization were discussed at some
| length.
Church services were held In the lecture
room: Of the National Guard armcry last
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock by the chap
lain Of the I'd Regiment. The service viii
be repeated at monthly intervals. All mem
: bers Of the guard and others are invited to
attend. Members OF the guard are request.
ed to appear In fatigue uniform. as far as
possible.
Want" ads. in The Star pay because thes
| bring ansWogA
Evening star., 1897-04-03

II yon want anything. try an ad. in Thu
Star. # anybody has what you wish. yor
will get an answer.
Evening star., 1897-04-03
Bargains Among the Accesso)

GJ14c yard for Laces worth I'D to 75c yard See
the heavy Black Silk Bourtions, Vandyke Points
and Escuri1l Laces, to inches wide, for cape
trimming.
GT$2 yard for 22-inch Mousselnine. WHITE black
and colored grounds, exquisitely embroidered
Worth s. to $b yard.
D26c. 36c. Soc and Zoe for match sets of Best
Point lierre, net top. Point Arab and Oriental
LAcss. to inches wide.
D1c for choice of dozen Hooks and Eyes, g.
yard pieces Velvet Facing, Semper Idem Tapes
Thmbles. Hose supporters. Notions almost given
away.
Evening star., 1897-04-03

6 n instead Of s1.25 yard for the Grenadines
W the Journal describes ''black grenadines
with colored patterns. They make bewtchins
gowns, made up changeable taffetaS.''
Evening star., 1897-04-03
I'm COlOrs.

Soc yard for the very stylish and popular 81
Wv silk Grenadines with satin stripes. The
scarce new blues green's and browns are here
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-09-29
UNION VETERANS ON PENSIONS.
Scheme for Everybody Who Served in the
war-Action Oh Cuba

Columbus, o., Sept. 25.-The national
encampment of the Union Veterans
Legion adopted a resolution upon the
pension question. II provides the fol-
lowing scale: All persons who served
over ninety days shall each receive s.
month and / cent a day for the time
they were in service; the widows OF
officers and enlisted men who served
three years and over S12 a month;
widows OF those serving over two and
under three years, $40 month; widows
of those serving over ninety days and
under two years. IS a month.
A resolution was adopted expressing
the greatest sympathy with the strug-
CLING Cubans, and urging that the pres
ident of the United States take such
action as may be necessary to cause a
speedy stoppage of the outrages, and
that all the aid and comfort that may
be possible. under the dictates of the
brotherhood of man and the law OF
nations, may be affored the insurgents
OF Cuba, and that right speedily"
A resolution was adopted TO appoint
a committee to urge the secretary or
war toinclude in the printed war records
the i'll treatment Of Union soldiers at
Andersonville by Writ.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-09-29

Defense Fails Ia Get in Proof Of the VIE
Threats TAI Leave Home.

Cficaro. Sept. 25.-Tte testimony for
the defense In TIE I.uetgert trial yester-
day was fcr the NEST Part that OF wit
Luetgert IN the vicinity OF kenosha.
Wis. a few days after the date on which
IL has been claimed that she was muir
dered. An effort was made TO introduce
evidence regarding threats that Mrs
Luetgert t. said to have made OF leav-
ing her home. When this question was
first brought up the court ruled that
threats Of this kind, when made not
longer than one week prior TO the dis
appearance Of the woman. would be ad-
Missile, but that he would not permit tes-
timony on tEis point dating back farther
than a week. Witnesses for the defense
who testified regarding the intent of Mrs.
Luetgert TO leave her home had heard
her make threats several months prior
10 May /, and the court threw out their
evidence.
Today the defense will make a strong
effort 10 get the court 10 alter his ruling
on this point. The balance OF the testi-
mony was most crushing as to the story
told by the Schimpke girls Of seeing
Luetgert and his wife enter the factory
on the fatal night In fact, the defense
has made mincemeat Of this story. The
best witness in the effort TO prove that
Mrs. Luetgert was seen at Kenosha,
Wis. after the alleged murder was
Frank Schleve, farmer. who knew
Mrs. Luetgert personally, and who
swears he saw her on May 8. AS 10 all
these witnesses the prosecution laid the
basis for impeachment.
During the session the defense called
Mrs. Amelia Kaiser. an old neighbor of
the Luetgerts. TO the stand and tried to
prove through her that the night OF
May ! Mrs. Luetgert acted very pc
ouliarly. The witness said that on that
night Mrs Luetgert gave her four
oranges for her children: Mrs. Luet-
CERT had never before remembered the
children in any such manner.
That doesn't prove anything" said
Judge Tuthill.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-09-29
ONLY ONE MAN LOST HIS LIFE
In the Cataclysm Caused by "a Glacier on
the Chilkoot Trail.

Victoria. Il. c., Sept. 27.-The steamer
City Of Seattle arrived from Skaguay
Saturday, bringing the following spe-
cial TO the Associated Press, dated Fin
negan's Point, on Chilkoot trail, Sept q"
Sheep Camp, nine miles above here,
was nearly wiped off the face of the
earth yesterday morning by section of
a glacier breaking loose from the main
body and crashing down the canon for
two and half miles. carrying death and
destruction in its wake. The first report
down last night by men who had braved
the perils of flood and precipice 10 get
out was that not less than seven men
had been killed and dozens manned and
hurt.
Later reports, confirmed by hundreds
OF witnesses, brought the certain death
loss down to one. a man named Choyns-
XII of San Francisco said to be cousin
of the pugiist of the same name. Sew
eral were hurt somewhat but none ia
tally There may be other deaths. but so
far no other bodies can be found. The
loss CT supplies will reach $4,000. Many
have lost all their supplies after toiling
many days to get them that far on the
way, and many professional packers
who had been working for months as
men never worked before lost their earn
inCs In the tWinkling of an eve"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-09-29
BOLD HOLo-UP OF A TRAIN.
Robbers Fail to Cut on the Express Car
and Get Little Booty.

Minneapolis, Sept. 27.-A special TO
The Tribune from Fargo, ~. D., says:
The Northern Pacific passenger from
the east was held up and robbed at
o'clock yesterday morning about three
miles east of Moorhead. The engine and
mail car came in and the engineer re-
ported being compelled TO leave the bal
ance OF the train. Engineer Hooker, just
after pulling out of Glyndon, noticed
man on the front platform OF the mai
car, and few moments later the TEL
low climbed over the tender OF the en-
CINE and at the point of revolver COM
PEELED the engineer TO stop the train.
The robber wore a black mask over his
face. Several minutes later three 9TH
er masked men came to the front end OF
the train with Conductor Corcoran and
a brakeman. All were forced 10 mount
the engine and Engineer Hooker was
ordered TO open the throttle.
The man with the revolvers sat on the
end OF the tender, and with weapons
leveled urged the engineer with emphatic
oaths TO increase the speed. The hold
up was failure from the point OF mon
ey secured. The robbers had evidently
intended taking the express car, but did
not cut deep enough into the train.
When a stop was made 10 secure the
plumber the leader of the gang discov-
cred the mistake, but made the best he
could Of his bad bargain, robbed the
conductor Of $40 and took all the regis
tered mail
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-09-29
CHAOS Is THE NORMAL STATE.
Guatemala Is Only Enjoying It's Semi Oc-
casiOnal Diversion.

San Francisco, Sept. 25.-The follow
Ing private dispatch has been received
In this city from Champerico, Guate-
mala, via Acapulco: "Champerico and
San Felipe are both in the hands Of the
insurgents. Barrios has shot and inn
prisoned prominent men who sympathize
with the revolutionists. The wives Of
revolutionists have also been arrested.
Anarchy is feared" A letter from the
City OF Guatemala has also been re-
ceived. The writer declares that every
thing. at the time of writing, was in
state Of chaos Barrios, he says, has
lost his head from fright, and in n
delirium Of terror is imprisoning and
shooting all who evince the slightest
leaning toward the insurgent cause.
Loans are collected by force and death
is the penalty for refusing financial as
sistance 10 the dictator. Francisco
Castillo Barrios' chief Of police, under
the orders Of his superior, has, ii is
asserted, usurped the place OF the civil
officers. Barrios himself is in constant
fear Of assassination. Two hundred sol :
diers sleep in the palace day and night,
and he is constantly attended by a
guard OF picked men, who never leave
him alone, accompanying him even to
his bath. The residence Of Mrs Bar
rios is guarded.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-09-29
VIII Make Goblin Popular.

Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 25.-The re-
Gently elected commander-in-chief Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic. General
j. +. s. Goblin, of Lebanon. has made a
decidedly popular move at the outset
of his administration in the general
order issued a few days ago TO the effect
that in the interest Of economy he and
his employees would serve without sal
airy. For years the commander-in-ch chief
has drawn $4,000 annually from the ex-
chequer of the order. the adjutant gen.
eral similar sum and the quartermas-
ter general 81 200 per annum.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-09-29
SOME CHECK TO THE DEMAND.
Business Injured by the Yellow Fever, Only
Temporarily, 1t Would Seem.

Temporarily, IL Would Seem.
New York, Sept. 25.-Bradstreet's
says: There is check TO the onward
sweep OF demand in staple lines notice
able throughout the country for the
antine, which extends from Texas to
Georgia, has brought wholesale bust
ness to a practical standstill through
out the greater portion Of the region
embraced by the gulf states. At
centers Of distribution in eastern, middle
and central western states the recent
activity in dry goods, hats and hard
ware has fallen off, but at the north
west and on the Pacific coast buying
by interior merchants and the free dis
tribution Of merchandise continue TO be
features.
Favorable features OF the week are
found in sharp advances in prices for
iron and steel, heavy sales OF Bessemer
pig iron, steel billets and rails, and a
prospect that iron and steel prices will
go higher in the near future. Wool is
higher and wooden goods for 1898 deliv-
cry are up 10 and 10 per cent, with the
outlook favoring a further advance.
The increased volume OF general trade
is also stimulated by the continued
heavy movement of cereals TO tide
water, the almost unprecedentedly
large quantities exported each week
and the increased number of people
finding employment in Industrial and
commercial lines as compared with a
year ago.
There are 237 business failures re-
ported throughout the United States
this week. compared with 2S6 last week,
321 in the third week in September,
1896, 1873 in 1896, 204 in the like week in
1894, and 232 in 1893.