Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-02-03

GENERAL TOPICS.
The Cubans seem to be getting on
top. Gen. Weyler's nerves seem to be
unstrung.
Dispatches dated January so, state
that George Taylor, the noted murder
er. has been caught at Hanford, Cali
fornia.
Sam Jones has challenged Bob Inger-
soil to public debate on the subject
of Christianity. The challenge has not
been accepted.
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A fusion effected by Populists and
free silver republicans of Washington
elected George F. Turner U. S. senator
from that state.
Sen. John Z. Jones has been re-elect-
ed to the U. s. senate from Nevada by
practically unanimous vote. Politi-
caIly he is Populist.
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A broken grip on cable car in Kan
sas City last Wednesday caused a seri-
Gus accident. Three men were badly
injured and may not recover.
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Eugene V. Debs. the great labor lead
er, was thrown from buggy near Grip.
pie Creek. Col, last week and seriously
injured. He may not recover.
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Representative Brown, of Pratt, has
introduced a bill in the legislature BY
request prohibiting the manufacture
and sale of cigarettes in the state OF
Kansas.
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Lyman Gage, the famous Chicago
gold standard advocate and banker. has
been rendered and has accepted the
treasury portfolio. This means that
Secretary Carlisle's policy will be fol
lowed to dot
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The thirty sixth anniversary of the
ADMISSION Of Kansas into the Union
was celebrated at Topeka last Friday
Chief Justice Doster, Senator Martin
and Congressman Simpson were the
principal orators of the day,
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Attorney General Boyle has rendered
a decision to the effect that j. X. Hud-
son was never legally elected state
printer. He will, however, be permit.
ted to hold the position until S. Parks,
the new state printer, takes his seat.
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Impeachment charges have been filed
in the legislature against Judge Vandi.
yert,o fKinsley republican. Vandivert is
charged with crooked work and the evil.
dence is said to be sufficiently strong to
lmpeach and convict. His district
however, is liable to be abolished by
the present legislature, In which event
the impeachment proceedings will prob.
| ably be dropped.
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A bill is pending in the legislature
for the adjustment of the Ninth Judi.
clal dlstrict-the district composed OF
Harvey, Mcpherson and Reno counties
The provisions of the bill are that Har
vey and Mcpherson are to be added tc
Judge Clark's district and Reno ia
Judge McKay's. If it becomes a law
Jude Matt Simpson, republican, will be
thrown out of job.
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The senatorial deadlock in Idaho has
been broken and Henry Heitfeld ,Popu
list, has been elected to succeed Sena
tor Dubois, silver republican. Th.
contest was long and hard fought one
| Dubois would have been reelected haG
he given the same support to the Popu
list state ticket of Idaho that he did tt
Bryan. Had he walked out of the part,
as courageously as did Senator Teller
of Colorado, he would have met will
no opposition for another term.
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d. o. McCray, correspondent from
Topeka to the Leayenworth Times ant
st. Louis Republic, last week wrote al
article and had 1t published in those pa
pers, stating that the American Bool
Company had bodied the state senat,
committee on education and education
al institutions. Senator Titus of Har
per county and this district is chair
man of the committee and after his at
tention had been called to the libelou
matter, he introduced a resolution
which was subsequently passed, deny
ing McCray the privileges of the senat
floor until public apologies be made TO
the false report. The resolution i
highly commendable and absolutel,
necessary to teach newspaper CORE
spondents little common decency. Mr.
McCray made an apology a few day.
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