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The Yale expositor., 1897-12-03
Strange Disappearance of a Far mer.

VIM. Klein, of Saline, drew $500
from the bank at Saline and then dis
appeared. He told his wife that she
would never see him again and then
fled into the night. Klein is about 80
years old, and has been married two
years. His wife says they never had
a quarrel; that he had never shown
signs of insanity, and that she cannot
imagine a cause for his action.
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-03
shot His Little Daughter and himself.

shot His Little Daughter and Himself.
Scott A. Bowdish, aged so. widower
of Mason, shot his 9-year-old daughter,
Ida, twice and then split his own heart
with a bullet from 32-caliber revolver
Neighbors found them both lying on
the floor, the child still alive and the
man stone dead with the weapon in his
hand Ida says that her father sat up
until midnight writing letters, and
about 19 o'clock he came, to her bed
and awolxe her, took her in his arms
and kissed her. Then he asked her
where her heart was and when he had
located it he placed the muzzle of the
revolver at the spot and fred two shots.
He then felt for his own heart and
fired one shot which killed him in
Stantly. On stand was found two
letters written by Bowdish, one to the
sheriff of Ingham county, and the
other to Myrtle Stevens, married sis
ter Of the suicide in which he says his
love for Mrs. Jennie Pemberthy and her
throwing him over for Il. Bennett
caused him TO commit the double crime.
Mrs. Pemberthy lives with her hus-
band and declares that she is innocent
of any wrong action toward either
Bowdsh or Bennett. For five years
she gave little Ida Bowdish home.
1t is the general opinion that Bowdlsh
was insane.
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-03
GRAIN, ETC.

*Detroit-Hay. No timothy. $500 per ton.
Potatoes, &C per bu- Live Poultry, spring
chickens sac per ID: fowl. sc; ducks, &c;
turkeys, SC. Eggs. strictly fresh, 1Sc per doz.
Butter, dairy, 2ec per 10; creamery BIC.
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-03

Two Lives Lost in Burning Steamer.
About midnight fire broke out on
steamer Nahant at Escanaba and be-
fore it could be controlled it spread to
the ore docks, the largest in the world.
Two of the docks were burned and
others threatened with destruction.
Two of the crew of the steamer, whose
names were not learned, are known to
be lost and several others are injured.
The steamer was lying at the dock
loading ore and was only partially
loaded. From the steamer, the fire
spread to dock No. 4, which was partly
loaded with ore and lumber. The
lumber was soon a mass of flames and
from this it spread to the next dock.
The loss will be fully $500. 900. The
Nahant is owned by G. f. Benham, of
Cleveland, and was built in 1873, at
Detroit
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-03
ITEMS OF NEWS.
IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING
MATTERS IN BRIEF.
tnde Toward Both China and Hayti-
Explosion OF so. Quarts of Nitro-GIy-
cerin Badly Damages Three Towns
Germany Acting Very warIIke.

Advices from Berlin state that EN-
peror William has ordered large fleet
TO proceed to Chinese waters, where
some active work and possible fighting
is confidently expected. Great signifi-
canoe is attached TO his recent remark
that Germany must forestall England.
1t is also asserted that before seizing
Klao-Chau by the Germans, the car of
Russia was consulted and tacit un-
Outstanding was arrived at between
the rulers regarding the course to
be pursued by Germany. 1t has also
been determined to send warship to
Hayti to enforce the demand for in
demnity for the Imprisonment of Lued-
ers, the alleged German citizen. The
Berlin papers express their gratifica-
ton at the friendly attitude of the
United States, stating that otherwise
it would have been a serious affair for
GERMANY.
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-03
Haytl Appeals to Uncle sam,

The attention of the department of
state at Washington has been formally
called TO the friction between Germany
and Hayti, as result of the arrest by
the officials of the latter count try of a
half-blood named Lueders, who claims
to be a German citizen, but who is
said to be the son of a German father
and Haytian mother and was born in
Hayti. The state department has re-
quested L. 5. Ambassador White at
Berlin, TO ascertain exactly the inten-
tions of Germany with respect to the
claims of Herr Lueders Mr.. White
has also been instructed if any schemes
of annexation exist or if there is an
Intention TO make an excessive demon
stration with view of unduly punish
ing Hayti, TO intimate to the German
government that the United States
could not tolerate either of the courses
before mentioned, though in principle
having no objection to Germany OBJ
tanning satisfaction within justice.
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-03
WITHIN OUR WALLS.
MERE MENTION OF MICHIGAN
MATTERS.

Bingham County Man shoots His Little
Daughter and Commits Suicide
Miners Strike Through a Mistake
= A Brutal Husband and Father.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-07-14
Reasons Why Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and DiarrhOea Rem.
edy is the Best.

l. Because it affords almost instant
relief IN case of pain 10 the stomach,
collie and cholera mOrbus.
2. Because 1t is the only remedy that
NEVER fails in the most severe cases of
dysentery and diarrhoea.
3. Because 1t is the only remedy that
will cure chronic diarrhOea.
4. Because it is the only remedy that
will prevent bilious collie.
5. Because it is the only remedy that
will cure epidemical dy sentery.
6. Because it is the only remedy that
can always be depended upon in cases
of cholera infantum.
Z. Because it Is the most prompt and
most reliable medicine in use for bow.
ell complaint.
s. Because it produces no bad re-
suits.
8. Because it is pleasant and safe to
take.
III. Because 1t has saved the lives of
more people than any other medicine
in the world.
The Is and SOC sizes for sale by j. K.
Young Drug Co.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-07-14
SOCIALISTS IN ENGLAND.

The English Socialists are sympa-
thizing with the Hindoo rioters. We
are glad to note that public sentiment
all over the world is gradually coming
to the advanced point where the FEAST
bility Of reform can be seen. The fol-
lowing dispatch will show what social
lists in England are doing:
Hyndman, the English Socialist lead
er, has an article in the current issue
of Justice, the Socialist organ, on the
subject of the Indian riots. 1t is full
of accusations against the government,
is insulting to the queen, and concludes
as follows:
Now let us say plainly, as English
men who are utterly sick of the infa-
nous wrong and robbery being done in
our name, who would gladly see the
villains tried and hanged, from Lord
George Hamilton 1.-THE secretary of state
for India) upwards, who have created
the famine and murdered natives by
the millions, that if ever rebellion was
justified in the history of the world. it
is Justified in British India today. No
more intolerable tyranny ever crushed
and ruined suffering people.
Thanks to the work of our forefath-
ers, even this cabinet of reactionists
can not suppress justice, or blow us
Social-Democratic, Englishmen from
guns without trial, though L have not
the slightest doubt they would gladly do
it If they dared. The natives of India
are quite right TO revolt and organize
for the destruction of their Infamous
rule, and the sooner their emancipation
comes the better every Democrat and
Socialist in the country will be pleased
"a copy of this issue of Justice is 60.
ing to every native newspaper in India
in order that the natives may know
that an active section of Englishmen
wish them speedy deliyerance from
their oppressors
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-07-14

Gear" Reed has broken out in his
usual vindictive spirit regarding the
hostility of congress to free homes.
The following dispatch taken from the
Wichita Eagle Of last Thursday morn!
ing speaks for ITSELF:
The Capitals Washington correspon-
dent says: Callahan signalized his re-
turn to Washington yesterday by the
introduction IN the house of a resolu-
ton instructing the committee on
rules to report rule for the immediate
consideration of the free homes bill. 1t
has been referred to the committee on
rules and there is no probability that
anything will be done with it.
Speaker Reed said when seen by the
correspondent: 1.-The people of Okla.
homa in defeating Flynn demonstrated
to congress that they were not as much
interested as congress had been led to
believe. Flynn was the originator and
champion of the free homes cause. His
defeat can only be considered as a de-
claration that the people down there
care more for Populism than for free
homes.
Had Flynn been reelected the .peo-
pie of Oklahoma would have had free
homes bill passed two months ago.
Had Flynn been in the house officially,
the bill when it came from the senate
would have been taken up and passed
unanimously. But congress cannot be
expected to fall over itself to give
the people what by their votes they de-
clared they did not WANT
We have stated before that Reed nev-
Ell was friendly to free homes and that
his persistent contention that when
Flynn was defeated, the people of Ok
lahoma repudiated free homes. is lie
on the face of it. Anyone whe has an
ounce of brains knows that Callahan is
as sincere an advocate of free homes as
Flynn and if congress was disposed to
pass the bill when Flynn was represent
ing Oklahoma, there is 20 reason
why the same body should not do the
same thing now. The fact of the mat
ter is that Reed and the republican
party as a whole, never intended to give
the people of Oklahoma free homes. II
the famous Boss was friendly to the
measure while Flynn was Oklahoma's
representative In Congress why did he
not push it through? He had the pow
er but he failed to exercise it. In view
of his refusal to improve his opportun
ity at that time, we can safely anC
truthfully say that if Flynn were rep
resenting Oklahoma in congress today
it would be the same old seven and six
The republican party never was favor
able to free homes and the chances art
that it never will be. But if they cal
induce the people to believe that thu
defeat of the republican idol of Okla
homa defeated free homes they will d.
so for the single reason that by so doinI
they hope to strengthen the republican
party in the West. We are not a pollt
ical prophet, but we want to make tn,
prediction now that the voters of Okla
hema Will not be frightened into votln;
the republican ticket. Reeds bitter
insulting words will only add strength
to the Peoples party.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-07-14

: There is probably no man in America
who has longer head than has Igna-
thus DOnnelly, and no man is more
thoroughly honest or more able to give
calm cool advice to reform elements.
Among other things he has the follow
ing to say relative to the duty of Popu-
lists in the future:
You formed the Peoples party IN
1892. Is there not as much necessity
for it now as there was then? If you
have converted the Democracy, how
long will they stay converted if you
give up the ghost? Your very death
will be confession of error, and the
forward movement of the world will be
arrested for many years to come.
Remember that the advocates of the
perpetuity of the Peoples party do not
declare that it shall or shall not coop
crate with those who fully or partially
agree with it, in 1900, for the overthrow
of the money power. 1t leaves all that
to the membership in state and nation
al conventions assembled, with all the
enlightenment which time and events
can give.
ut would be an excess of folly to de-
clare now what we will do, or not do,
three years from now. But if we are
to have cooperation mot fusion) in
1900, it will be thousand times more
effective if our side is represented by a
powerful, active, thoroughly organized,
widely disseminated political party,
armed cap-a-pie. rather than by dis
heartened, scattered fragments of a
slaughtered organization.
I'm 1900 Mr.. Bryan may be dead OF
prescribed by democracy itself. Don't
rest the sacred rights of men on any
one life. Stand firm by principle, for
principle is immortal. 1t may be we
willall be ready to sustain Mr.. Bryan in
1900. It may be that none of us would
then touch him with a forty-foot pole.
We must keep our own deck under ouI
feet; and then let the devils, which hate
mankind, howl until the heavens are
black.
stand fast, friends, by the Peoples
party. You may have half the democ.
racY flocklng to your standard before
| 1902
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-07-14
PICNIC,


The annual picnic of south Pratt and
North Barber will be held at Furga-
sons Grove on the first Saturday in
August, 1897. Following is the pro-
gram:
Song by congregation.
Prayer, Rev. Adams.
Address of Welcome, j. O. Tuft.
Song, Friendship School.
Address. AT what Age is a Man or Woman
Too Old to Attend the Sunday School?"-
Rev. Adams.
Song by Clark school.
Address. History of the Sunday School,
Rev. W. a. Cain.
Song, Medicine Lodge school.
Address by Rev. Clapper.
Song, Bethel school.
Select reading, DR.. e. s. Wisner.
Solo, Mrs. Forsythe. of Isabel.
Bible Picture Lesson, Mrs. W. A. Cain.
Song, Sawyer school.
Address, 1.-The Proper Way to Organize and
Maintain Sunday School" Rev. A. A.
Parker.
Song, Grandview school.
Address. Uncle Sam Furgason.
Closing song.
This is union picnic, and all are
kindly invited-but don't forget your
basket. II. K. HOOKER, Sec'y.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-07-14
ELM CREEK PEBBLES.
Weather cool and pleasant.

Weather cool and pleasant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enos Wennett and
children were up from their home in
the strip On Saturday and Sunday, Wis.,
iting friends.
Frank Matthews, of Missouri, visited
a few days with Mr.. Gibson and fami.
ly and then went west for his health.
He expects to be gone at least year.
Miss Annie Gibson has returned to
town.
A number of young people from this
vicinity Will attend the normal at the
Lodge this summer.
Mrs. Belle Brattaln, Miss Nola An
derson. Mr.. Bine Brattain and cousin
came up from the strip on Friday and
remained until Sunday. They visited
with r. G. Warren and family. They
report everything flourishing in the
strip.
Mr.. Roe Cole and Miss Lola Priest
MI. Herbert Ferguson and Miss Louel-
la Lunsford, Mr.. Ed Harding and Miss
Daisy Wheat, Mr.. John Lunsford and
Misses Emma Wheat and Annie Glib.
son spent pleasant evening with Miss
Myrtle Warren on Saturday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-07-14

The railroads of Kansas
have refused to follow the
suggestions of the Board of
Railroad Commissioners in
reducing transportation rates.
No one need be surprised at
this decision. The railroads
will do nothing to relieve the
people unless forced to do So
When the legislature failed
to pass a maximum freight
rate law an opportunity tc
make compulsory low rates
was not improved.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-07-14
THE NEW TIME"

No publication in the country ever Won its
way into popular favor more rapidly than has
New Occasions" The thousands of readers
of this reform magazine will be pleased to
learn that Mr.. B. y. Flower has become asso-
ciated with Mr.. Frederick U. Adams in the ed
1torial management of the magazine, which
changes its name to 1.-THE New Time" AS
founder, and for seven years editor of 1.-THE
Arena" Mr.. Flower has endeared himself to
the progressive thinkers of the country. He
has been one of the intellectual leaders in the
reform movement, and has done as much as
any one man to arouse the thought of the ma
tion on the great problems which are now
pressing to solution. He has worthy col
league in Mr.. Adams, the brilliant author of
president John Smith," Mr.. Adams editor
ial work on New Occasions has been of high
order. Under the joint editorship of Mr..
Flower and Mr.. Adams, 1.-THE New Time" steps
into the front ranks. not only as a reform mag
agine, but from literary standpoint.
The publishers have shown good Judgment
in not increasing the price of THE New Time"
which will remain at One Dollar q year. This
is the lowest subscription price ever offered
for magazine of this character. Among the
able writers and famous leaders who will con-
tribute to 1.-The New Time are Prof. Frank
Parsons of the Boston University, Henry De-
Lloyd. Justice Walter Clark, LII. D., Senator
Marion Butler. Senator John d. Morgan, Sem
ator William T. Stewart, Eltweed Pomeroy,
Hamlin Garland. HelenCampbell, Bolton Hall.
Lillian Whiting, Abby Morton Diaz, Pres. Geo.
A. Gates of Iowa college, Frances E. Willard,
William Ordway Partridge. Prof. Richard T.
Ely, Prof. E. w. Bemis. Gov. H. g. Pingree of
Michigan, Chief Justice Frank Doster of Kan
sas. Edward Bellamy of Boston, Rev. Herbert
o. Casson of LYNN. Mass. and many others.
1.-THE New Time" will be published in Chica-
go by Charles H. Kerr & Co., with an eastern
Office at Boston in charge OF Mr.. Flower. The
success of THE New Time is assured and NO
| man or woman interested in the future of the
| nation can afford to miss a number of this
great review. We can furnish 1.-The New
| Time and the INDEX one year for $l.5O, paya-
BILE in advance.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-07-14
IS THE OFFICE VACANT.

Speaking of Hon. F. T. Patton's alb
sence from the county the, Kiowa Re-
view of last week says:
The INDEX and Cresset are in a
Wrangle as toswhether the Office of rep
resentative is vacant. The INDEX
claims that Hon. F. Il. Patton Is still
legally entitled TO the Office and will be
on hand i'll case an extra session of the
legislature is called. On the other
hand the Cresset claims that the Office
is vacant and must be filled at the COM
ing fall election. As this question is
one in which all the people of Barber
county are directly interested, we think
1t is only fair TO get at the bottom facts
in the matter and see whether Mr.. Pat
ton is still entitled To the Office or not.
Our Impression is that when Nj. Pat
ton left for Edgin. Oregon, he lost all
his rights to the Office. as he went there
with the intention of making that place
his home and has so stated by letter to
parties In this state since his removal.
The reason we are so plain in this mat
ter IS, we are down to cold. hard. bed
rock facts and must elect representa-
tive. The republicans will nominate a
man for the Office and if no opposition
is forthcoming, will elect and seat him.
The INDEX speaks only from the last
Information it has had. There is no
question but that Mr.. Patton's house.
hold goods are stored in Barber county
and from What others have been IN
formed he still claims his residence in
Barber county and is only away for a
time in the hope of improving his
daughters health. However, if Mr..
Patton has changed his mind and has
decided to become citizen of Oregon
the Office Is vacant and his successor
should be elected this summer or fall.
We have written to MIR. Patton regard
Ing the matter and will know definitely
as soon as we receive reply. But if
oar information comes direct and if Mr..
Patton has not decided otherwise dur
ing the past few weeks, he will be in
Barber county in the course of month
or six weeks. Certainly if Mr.. Patton
is citizen Of Barber county no one
Will desire to deprive him of the office
20 which he was elected. On the other
hand, Mr.. Patton is at liberty to re-
move from the county and state If he
so desires and if it is finally determined
that this is what he has done a repre-.
sentative should be elected to succeed
him. The Reviews information seem:
TO conflict with that which we have re-
ceived and we accord it's editor the
right to believe that ne has learned the
facts in the case. AS we stated above
we hope to hear from Mr.. Patton per
sonaliy when we will be able to arrive
at an intelligent conclusion.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-07-14

CONGRESSMAN DINGLEY says
that the new tariff bill will
cost the United States twenty
million dollars before it is
finally adopted. Dingley is
the author of the new meas
ure, a tireless republican, and
his figures ought to be ac-
cepted by all of the republi.
can brethren. How do you
like it, anyhow?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-07-14

Every farmer. laborer and business
man of Barber county should read the
Topeka Advocate, the foremost reform
and agricultural journal in Kansas.
The Advocate is also very thorough on
congressional and state news. The
subscription price is one dollar per
year, but the publishers have made us
a clubbing rate whereby we can furnish
both the INDEX and ne Advocate one
year for $125 cash in advance. Re-
member this applies only to those who
pay one year in advance,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-07-14

BESIDES the protection Of
the sugar tariff, an amend.
ment has been introduced
providing for a bounty from
the national treasury of one
fourth of a cent per pound
on beet sugar produced in
the United States. Neither
a protected" industry nor av-
arice ever knows when it has
enough.-Kansas Farmer.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-07-14

We learn from our friend.
Commissioner Henry Walk
er, that Joel Reese, of Pratt,
will soon start a Populist pa
per at Greensburg. Kiowa
county is very much in need
OF a Populist paper and we
are glad to learn that Mr..
Reese has consented to sup
ply it with the necessity. He
is a brilliant man and a first
class journalist. We con-
graduate the citizens of Kio-
wa county on securing his
services.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-07-14

The national conference of
the Peoples party held, at
Nashville, Tennessee last
week, adopted strong resolu-
tions denouncing fusion and
providing for the election of
a national reorganization
committee. The organiza-
ton will be carried out on
the referendum plan and the
committee is empowered to
call a convention at any time.
The refusal of the national
committee to take any action
to preserve the integrity of
the party was bitterly de.
nounced and a new commit
tee is made an urgent de-
mand. 1t was a sincere, en-
thusiastic meeting and the
party has been greatly bene-
flied from its having been
held,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-07-14

LEO VINCENT has sold his
paper, the Oklahoma Repre-
sentative, published at Guth-
RE, to Clark Hudson, former
ly connected with the INDEX.
Vincent has removed to Col
orado. Hudson will continue
to publish the Representa-
tive at Guthrie, and, we sup.
pose. will leave Roy Stafford
in charge of the Champion at
Oklahoma. City. Messrs.
Hudson and Stafford are both
good journalists and are
amply able to take care of
two papers.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-07-14

SENATOR HARRIS. Of Ten
nessee, died at Washington
last Thursday. The deceased
senator represented his state
in the upper house of con-
gress twenty years as we'll as
giving several years of his
service TO the lower house.
He was always a staunch
democrat.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-07-14

The striking miners say
that they can live better by
remaining idle and receiving
nothing, than by working
hard for fifty cents a day.
Everybody who has ever
done hard manual labor will
agree with them.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-07-14
"WHAT are the wild waves

WHAT are the wild waves
saying, brother?" They are
saying that the prosperity
wave is not only wild, but
reckless. 1t strikes every
body at the wrong place at
the wrong time; it breeds
strikes, lock-outs and riots
and leaves nothing but desc
lation and ruination in it's
path.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-07-14

LEwELLING announces that
he will resign his state sena.
torship within a short time.
If he had any common de.
cency about him he would
also resign from the Board
of Railroad Commissioners.