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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-08
PRESIDENT
ARRIVES.
And the Venerable Mother
Mckinley is Able to Greet
Her Son.
Makes am Effort to Extend Hrr Hand.
And Raises IL Slightly as the Presi.
dent KneeIs RI Her Bedside.

Canton, Ohio, December 3.-To-day
was one of great suspense in the Nc
kinley home. The nearuess of the
messenger of death was realized every
moment of the day and that there
could be no other than fatal ending
to the illness with which Mother Nc
kinley was stricken on Thursday
morning. The family surrounded the
bedside all day, watching Intently for
any rally from the comatose condition
in which the patient has been since
the beginning of the illness. Only
twice the physicians reported partial
consciousness.
The first was when President Nc
Kinley reached the sick room. His
sister Helen, announced his arrival,
saying: Mother, here is William. If
you recognize him, hold out your
hand"
The patient seemed to understand
and to make an effort to extend her
hand. The recognition, if at all per-
ceptible, was very slight.
The President will be in Washing
ton for the opening of congress next
Monday, whatever may be the issue of
his mothers illness. Although there
has never been a case exactly similar
in the history of the government, it is
considered necessary for the President
to be at the capitol in person for the
opening of session of congress, to
receive the joint committees from the
two houses.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-08
Tariff VS.. the Trusts.

Cleveland, o., Dec. 6.-The proposed
immense combination of wire, wire
nail ond steel rod interests, overshad-
owing anything of the kind ever be-
fore planned, has advanced to the
point where the concerns interested
have decided to go in and all that re-
mains to be done is to reach an agree
ment on the value of the different
mills. Daily conferences are being
held in New York, and Cleveland
manufacturers are in constant COM
munication with the seat of activity.
The Cleveland concerns interested are
the American Wire Works, the H. P.
Nail company, the Consolidated Wire
and Steel company, the Cleveland
Rolling Mill company aud probably
the Johnson company. The Pittsburg
interests are in the Oliver-Beaver
Falls works. The last named carries
with it the Oliver interests in the i'm
mense Carnegie acquisitions.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-08
Congress Will do Nothing.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 6.-The
session of congress which will begin
Monday noon will be as commonplace
and devoid of action as the Republi-
can leaders of the administration can
make it. 1t is the evident intent of
such leaders to repeat the performance
of the extraordinary session where the
iron hand of Speaker Reed was SUI
preme, and all legislative functions
were usurped by him. The Cuban
question will undoubtedly be evaded
and smothered if possible, and cur
rency reform will be considered only
in so far as it is supposed the senate
can be brought into line with the ideas
of gold standard magnates. The SEN
ate must consider itself pledged to
stand between the people and the gold
men, and this being the fact, the house
will be forced to go slow in its efforts
in that direction.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-08
Sage the PhilanthrOpist.

New York, December "A rumor
has circulated here for days that
Russell Sage, the multi millionaire,
was planning charity beside which
the late Baron Hirsch.s gifts would
pale into insignificance.
Sage, the report has it, intends to
give away to charity $4,000, 900 and
has made will to that effect; signed,
sealed and delivered it, and it is safely
stored away in a strong box.
The will is so drawn that it cannot
be successfully contested, as all gifts
to kith and kin are to be accepted be-
fore his demise, and for which they
are to acknowledge in full for all
claims of every kind and nature
against his estate.
The only trouble with the will is
that it is subject to change by Mr..
Sage at his pleasure.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-08
THE PEOPLE WIN
The N liners Cannot be Forced to Take
Their Pay in Scrip.

Fort Scott, Dec. 6.-The "anti- scrip
law, as it is termed, passed by the
Populist Legislature at its last session,
was declared constitutional Saturday,
on its first test, by Judge Simons, of
the district court of this district.
The law provides that it shall be un-
lawful for any company to give in
payment of wages any person employ
ed, either directly or indirectly, any
scrip, token, check, draft, order or
credit on any book account. Payment
must be made in cash or by check or
by draft on some bank where the
company has money on deposit.
The companies in the case at bar
disregarded this law repeatedly and
the miners were paid as usual in
orders. The miners contended that
they were forced to trade out these
orders at the company's stores, and
that they were charged unreasonable
prices for the goods in trade.
This law was passed purposely to
obviate this evil, and to prevent this
character OF labor slavery. This is
the law made so much sport ~ of by
Republicans journals at the time of
its adoption.
This decision also covers the new
screen" law, which adopted a finer
screen through which to sift the min
er's wages.
In rendering his decision Judge Sim
ons stated a proposition of law that
should be precedent to All traditional
courts:
''In order to maintain respect and
serve the purposes for which it is de
signed, the progressive science of law
must keep pace with the ever changing
conditions of society,"" Which is one
way of putting it that courts must
take judicial knowledge of the fact
that the times have changed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-08
TERRIBLE SUFFERING.
Butcher WeyIer Leaves the NOn-COm
batants and the Innocent of Cuba
60 Suffer Untold AgOnies

butcher Weyler Leaves the NOn-COm
batants and the Innocent of Cuba
20 Suffer Untold AgOnies.
Washington, December A letter
from a consular officer now in Cuba
says: "The situation on this island
has reached point where it is impos-
sible to see what can be done to help
the unhappy people and to save the
majority of them from speedy death.
1t looks as if the greater part of the
present generation was doomed to find
its way quickly to the other world, no
matter what may be done now. Per-
haps no people can endure more hard
ship than the rural population of Cuba.
They have learned by lifelong exper-
fence to endure privations. They have
learned to be content with little. When
Weyler's bandos drove them into the
towns, what did they find to subsist
upon? Nothing at all. They kept
life in by what they could get thl ough
charity, and by occasional expeditions
at the risk of being murdered by guer-
rillas. The weak, the women and the
children, failed first, and most of the
deaths were among them. They are
all wasted and broken by the terrible
year of starvation. Strength has de-
parted.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-08

David Alexander, aged SO, died at
Chetopa, Friday morning, of hemor-
rhage of the stomach, the illness last
ing only a few days. He was manager
OF this distributing point for the
Standard Oil company, and holds
membership in the KING hts Tenpler
lodge at Oswego.
Corporal Fennell, battery B, Fourth
artillery at Fort Riley, died Friday.
Fennell was one of the two soldiers
whom Private Leach, of the same bat
terry, some days ago eudeavored to
kill with ball bat, while they were
81 .epiug. Fenne1l's skull was frac-
tured. Riley, the other soldier as
Sd ulted by Leach, has a broken Jaw,
but will recover.
Pensions have been granted as fol-
lows: Origiual-Lorenzo D. Gillett,
Devon; Johnathan Stau, Princeton.
storation and Increase-Georpe A.
Storms, Watervi1le. Increase-Wil-
$1,000 NAt ~" eiohdi hiilldIy NOME,
Leavenworth; Patrick Carroll, Agra.
Original Widows, etc.-Minor of Sid
ney L. Smith, Glen Elder. Indian
War Widow-Specia1. November 10
Elizabeth Mayo, Leavenworth.
Governor Leedy has appointed the
following delegates to the National
Fishery congress which meets at Tam
pa, Florida, January 19: J.W. Shultz,
state fish commissioner, Wichita,
Kan; B. Appleman, FL Dorado; w. H.
c. Bell, Madison; w. J. Brown, Green's
burg; H. x. Herbert, Eureka; W. F.
Kline, Kanopolis; T. w. Scard, Leav-
enworth; John P. STANDBY, Madison;
F. F. Thompson, Arkansas City; J.W.
Wampler, Braziltcn.
Superintendent Stryker is making
an interesting fight for the raising of
he standard and tue betterment of
our puolic schools. AS far as the
records show, about all that any of his
predecessors have ever done, was TO
draw their salary and answer the cor
respondence, Mr.. Stryker should re-
ce1ve the cooperation of every loyal
citizen of Kansas. Read carefully our
educational columns, and keep in line
with the work.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-08
Educational.
Topeka, Kan, Dec. 1, 1897.
CTpNrrr AD NO %
To County Superintendent:

~ COHH.D SHPef1HLeNQ4H[S:
wish TO urge the importance of
every county superintendent being
present at the State Association.
Matters of great interest will be dis
cussed, and hope definite action taken
on few which 1 shall mention.
=. While great work has been done
IN the pupils and teachers reading Cir
Gle, the number of books boue hit and
read and the effectiveness of the work
can and should be greatly incre ased.
Uuder the present constitution the
companies receiving the contracts for
furnishing the books are at an expense
yearly of near $1,000 in return for the
privilege. Some system should be
adopted that will render this expense
unnecessary and give corresponding
reduction in the price of books. In the
past, each company desiring to COM
pete for the business has selected two
books which in their Judgment the
board could be easily persuaded to
adopt, and all the energy and eloqu-
euce of the experienced book agent
have been expended in securing their
adoption. The list from which se1ec
t1onS are to be made should not thus
be circumscribed. There should be no
occasion for book agents at the time
of making the adoptions. 1 wish to
suggest that one professional and two
or three general culture books be
adopted d in the Teachers reading cir
Gle. and that each one to whom this is
addressed forward to this office a list
of i've professional books and ten
books of general culture. These books
10 be selected in order of your prefer
euce. This list will be tabulated here
In the office for the guidance of the
board in making their selections.
Please write names of books in two
separate columns on sheet of paper
as near the size of a letter head as
convenient. Those selected need NOT
all be published by one house. The
pupils $1,000 library would better all
be. Those desiring, might also send
list for this library of books prefer
red.
Some action should be taken toward
securing greater uniformity of grad
ing examination papers and of grant
ing common school diplomas. Idesire
full and free discussion of these and
many other subjects in which we are
together so deeply interested, md in
which we must cooperate if the best
results are secured. In the multitude
OF counsellors is wisdom Come pre-
pared with suggestions and fortified
with an argument to enforce your
views and then let us all join heartily
Ia carving out the policy adopted by
the convention in every county in the
state.
| Please inform me as near as you are
able how many districts and what cit
les In your county are not using the
State series of textbooks. No reply
need be made to this from counties
having county uniformity
Respectfully yours,
| VIM. STRYKER.
Supt. of Public instruction.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-08

Friday afternoon George Snodgrass,
a barber, of Newton, shot and instant.
ly killed brakeman, Charles Upton, in
the formers rooms in the Swenson
building. The murder is the outcome
of a long standing trouble, Snodgra
having made repeated charges that
Upton was too intimate with Mrs.
Snodgrass. He said sometime ago
that some of his friends had advised
not, as he did not want to further dis
grace his family.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-08


The Georgia legislature has at last
been forced by insurance methods to
adopt some aggressive measures for
the protection of the people of that
state. A bill has just passed the house
of representatives, by vote of 90 to
43, providing for the incontestibility
of insurance policies after their first
year. The bill also provides that in
cases of suit the defendant must de-
posit with the court all premiums,
with interest, paid in by the plaintiff,
and If the company wins the plaintiff
receives the money less the court costs.
If the plaintiff wins the defendant
takes the premiums less the court
costs.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-08

C. A. Harmon and wife, of Burden,
Kan, were driving through to Null
vane to visit some friends, when with
in few miles of Winfield their team
be:ame frightened and ran away,
throwing out the occupants. The wife
had a four months old babe in her
arms, and vas thrown onto the child
ing it instantly. The poor mother
was quite severely injured herself, but
this was nothing compared with her
agony over the terrible death of her
babe.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-08

Mary Hunt, a feeble minded inmate
OF the county infirmary, of Franklin
county, was dragged about three
miles Thursday evening by a runaway
team, and received such injuries that
physicians say she cannot recover.
The team started to run about three
miles out of Ottawa and ran into the
city, with the girl dragging to the
buggy, her head bounding and re-
bounding on the ground. She was
taken into nearby residence where
physicians examined her and said she
could not live till morning.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-08

Benjamin Paschal and Fred Meyers
were arraigned in the United States
court at Topeka Thursday for selling
liquor to Indians. The Indians were
brought up from the Territory to tes-
tify against the parties, but the good,
law-abiding citizens of Topeka got
them so drunk that they were unable
to distinguish the court room from a
war dance, and the court was com.
PEELED to dismiss the case.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-08
TOPEKAS' WOOLEN TILL.
Formally Opened for business aud
Declared TO be Fixture.

Topeka, Kan, December 4.-The
Topeka woolen mill was formally
opened yesterday, with Mr.. ]. S. Nc
Afee, of Independence, Mo-, as man
ager. The capacity of the mill, as
now running, is about rs yards of
double width cloth day. There is
but one mule with 300 spind1es and
two broad looms in operation. The
daily out put of the mill when running
full force, will be 800 yards of double
width cloth, which will require about
600 pounds of wool per day.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-08

And many miles shorter distance, in ad-
dition to daily service of Pullman pal
ace aud tourist sieepers and free chairs to
Los Angeles are few of the advantages of
fered only by the Santa Fe route.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-08
SUNFLOWERS.
Grown in the Different Coun>
ties of Kansas.
Indifferent; Their Faults and Their
Failures

The first snow of the season, ,Decem-
Der 2.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-08


The Is year old son of D. ]. Fair. a
wealthy banker of Sterling, who dis
appeared from his home about two
weeks ago, is reported to be in the
hands of parties who are holding him
for a ransom. Mr.. Fair has traced
his son, in compony with peddIer, to
Bowie, Texas, where all trace OF them
was lost. Mr.. Fair has recently re-
ceived a letter from a woman near
Kansas City, in which she offered to
assist him in finding the boy, and
wanting to know how much money he
would give her for his return. This
fact alone makes him believe that his
son is being held for large ransom,
and that the woman is operating in
conjunction with the peddler.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-13

remained at his post as the faithful
was ready 10 protect that butter with
his life. almost Long he waited but
little Willie came not What to do
with the butter hc old not know. ard DE
was on tho point OF leaving the store 10
for httio Willie when Mr. w. s. Waller
stein had him arrested for selline the
butter. Henry told Ills Honor the story
Of little Willie and The butter, but 1913
Honor Thought tho tale too Thin and sent
Henry 10 jail for fifteen days The but
ter went back 60 the store. ,
John Dunn is charged with taxing SION
from Mr w. $. WallCrstcIn. but oWln-
60 The absence OF am important Witness
Johns case went over.
Isaac Bullock IS under eufnI ON OF
being implicated IN % murder case. a-
though be and hls brother sircnuously
deny that Isaac had anything 10 do with
the case. lie win be- given hearing to-
0av. when witnesses win De on hand.
Richard Byrd and Dock Jones got into
"a fight carly in the morning OF November
18TH last. and when the scrap was over
Richard had TO GO 90 The hospital,
where ne was treated bv Dr. Lyme. Jones
went Go Newport News soon after the
fight and was brought back from that
cts hy Sergeant Charlie Gibson. Ncetor-
DAY BYRD was Boz court. and faced
Jones with tho charge or cutting him
almost 90 pieces. The case won't on 90
tho grand jury
orc or two drunks wore discharged and
His Honor went home.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-13
DURHAM MURDER TRIAL,
VENTRE or 700 CMJfON ~ THE
BIRBEE CISI.
Another Sensational Case to Re Tried.
3oard OF Trade Onsr Special In
ducements go tarmefs.

DURHAM. y. c.. Jan. l2.-Speciai.-
Judge w. ". Allen. of Hinston, appoint
ed by Governor Carr 10 nh the unex-
p.rcd term of Judge 83ylliu. resigned.
made mis- FIRST appearance on the bench
here yesterday. Ills charge 10 the grand
jury was concise plain and we'll de-
nvereL
Tho trial OF Reuben BarDee for the
murder OF John cole. was set for Tnurs-
day morning. and the sheriff instructed
90 summon "a special yeuirc OF 80. 10 rs
not thought jury can bee gotten. even
ont OF this number.
Another sensational ease Tor
Monday OF next wcek-ihai D id'
Ns. s. $. Christian for thc sDl. uN. col
Mss Mary Conrad. Both iauai4.s 1rc
prominent iu this section. ana the case
creates much interest. The defendant s.
counsel are Messrs. Borne * Bryant and
cx-Chlef Justice }. T.. Shepherd.
Tho next case on the docket after this
is that of Artelia Mitchell, colorcd
nurse. for the poisoning OF colored m
FAINT 10 is not supposed an these cases
viii Doe gotten through with this term.
THE DUKES RIDE LIKE DUKES.
TIE Dukes. who are strong kepubli-
cans. have chartered "a special train 10
tlko them and their friSnds down 10
Raleigh tonight TO witness the inaugural
bail rendered Governor Russell by the
Capital CLUB OF that city
Dr j. O.. Brown. a prominent dentist
here is very ill and friends have given
up hope of his recovery.
Receipts of tobacco arc quite heavy to-
day.
The Board Of Trade have sent out cir
cular5 stating they would pay more for
tobacco here az the factory doors than
was paid ga other contiguous markets.
and the farmers are giving them show.
a large crowd is in town attending
court.
Durham has a Swede who is am ar
list of no mean order While he adver-
t.ses as a paper hanger and decorator
tie other day. after returning from "A
Bird hunt. bee painted a scene Of the
hunt. with the three dogs at a point with
$50 much accuracy and art that Dr. Julian
a. Smith became the owner 10 was
valued here az ST. but where art is APP
preciated would have brought double.
The work was executed in eight h0uts.
The Norfolk ard Western Railway Com
Iauv have flied Il deed IN the register
Office here 10 the Mercantile Trust Com
peny. The writing contains 30 vv words,
and will make something like 100 pages IN
the Record book.
The mysterious prisoner mentioned in
this correspondence last week as having
gone 10 Richmond. but who could not be-
found there. h IS learned mere did not
step in Richmond al an. bat kept straight
on 10 Baltimore.
one Durham man runs the treasurer.S
office of Wake county. another the clerks
office. and II has been suggested they also
uut d Drrhamite in the Legislature Ia
place Of the negro jim Young.
10 would doubtless surprise the readers
OF The Times 10 know hcw many virgin
fans there are in Durham. and the lmpof-
faut part they play here. a complete !i-t
Is being gotten up. and will be sent YOU.
Tho term OF Colonel W r. Blackwell
postmaster here. expires I'm Noyemher.
and already the fight H. hot between Re
publican asplrants for the place.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-13
DO NOT TRIFLE!
whenever You Feel at All out Of sorts
Look Out Tor Grip-Mhat to DO.

Nearly every physician. every scientist,
and every sufferer has been asking this
great question: What is the Grip? Some
have asserted that IL is dangerous
microbo. which comes into the system.
breeds several millions every second. ana
soon oyer-runs the body with disease.
Others have said that we are passing
through region OF star-dust. and that
the minute particles are drawn int, the
body with every breath. Whateser II
may be. II is certain that It is something
within tho body which Is ighung with
the body t0 undermine the life.
What would common sense dictate IN
such au emergency Couuteract the
enemy. Drive Il from the system. DO
not trfe with it, Act promptly and
wisely az the first approach OF the symp-
toms. which YOU can readily detect.
Take something which can countcract
their deadly influence. Spirits OF some
kind are the best things 20 take. ana
whiskey is preferable 10 any other kind
of spirits. But lt should Dee borne care
fully i'm mind that only pure whiskcy
viii have the effect and it should also bo
remembered that only Duffy's pure malt
whiskey stands no the head of an prop
arau0ns. and is the only medicinal wills
key upon the market. There are many
interruptions dealers who will assure YOU
that any whlskoy will answer the pur-
pose. but they are wrong and are trying
to deceive You.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-13

wnnc siarlc VIII Hc Tried for Mu'dcrin
the nusilncs Comt-Oiher Case.


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the uusiincs SoWt-oihc' '"-'s'
n,o homicide case in which Robert
,r.l-,.. ,,,e KILLED hv another negro hov
.,.l KNtrna Starfo. was given pre-
,........ l.....,,, fn the Police Count ycs-
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49,. r..r.d un "a hr.rl, which he