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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-13
LIBERALS WIN OUT.
They Promise Public Schools and Triumph
In Quebec.

They Promise Public Schools and Triumph
In Quebec.
MONTREAL, Can, May 19.-The Que
bee provincial election took place yes.
terday and resulted in the complete
overthrow of the conservative party.
In the last Legislature the parties stood:
Conservatives, 80; liberals, 20. These
figures have been reversed as result of
yesterdays election, the liberals having
elected so members, with probability
of SO, and the conservatives about 30.
Clerical influence played only a small
part in the election, although number
of the liberals openly pledged them
selves to secure free public schools to be
controlled by the people alone, and in
this way antagonized the clergy In
several parts of the province. The
victory Of the liberals in this province
puts the party in control of the pro-
vinclal Legislatures of all the great
provinces of the Dominion, as we'll as
the Dominion government itself.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-13
DoCKAoE is OPTIONAL.
The Stock Yards Restores the Old System
with This Modification.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 19,-Follow-
ing the announcement of Judge Alden's
decision declaring the new Kansas
anti-docl1age law unconstitutional, the
directors of the Kansas City Live Stock
exchange, at meeting held late yes
terday, decided to restore the old sys-
tenn of dockage in force when the
new law went into effect, with
some slight notifications In the
rules, however, by which the dock
age of hogs is not made compulsory,
but subject to the wishes of the ship
per- The shipper is simply required
to inform the commission merchant he
is dealing with whether he wants his
hogs locked or sold on the market on
their merits, and should any commits
sion merchant disregard the wishes Of
the shipper he will be disciplined by
the exchange.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-13
Reforms Schools Wanted.

FRANKFORT, KY, May 12,-Gov Brad
ley has refused to allow Dora Creech, a
19-year-old girl convicted of perjury in
Owsley county and sentenced for one
year to come to the penitentiary and
granted her full pardon. The gov
ernor threatened to pardon every
juvenile out of both state prisons UNI
less the legislature at once provides
funds for state schools of reforms.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-13
TROUBLE IN HONDURAS.

A Steamer Fired on-The American Consul
at Port Cortez Said to Have Been Shot.
New ORLEANS, May 12.-The steamer
Rover, plying between this port and
the ports of Spanish Honduras, was
fred on by a Nicaraguan man-of-war
May 6 while four miles from Port
Cortez and narrowly escaped being hit
amidships The Rover, which came in
last night, also brought the informa-
ton that it was rumored in Omoa and
other government points that the
American consul at Port Cortez, Mr..
Alger, had been shot, but no particu-
lars were obtained.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-13
FOR HOME COMPANIES.
The Kansas Superintendent Opposes the
Sending Of Insurance Money Abroad.

The Kansas Superintendent Opposes the
Sending Of Insurance Money Abroad.
Topeka, Kan, May 12.-Wcbb Nc
Nall, state superintendent of insur-
ance, will say in his forthcoming re-
port to the governor that there is much
unnecessary talk and fear that recent
Kansas legislation will drive capital
out of the state. He thinks the
people instead should devise means
of keeping their own money
at home. He has been search
ing the records of his depart
ment since its establishment, 90 years
ago, and finds that the life, fire and
accident insurance companies have
taken out Of Kansas $23, OO0OOO more
than they have paid in losses and bene-
fits. He believes something ought to
be done to encourage home insurance.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-13
Minor State News.

Kansas City voted against bond is
sue for new high school building.
The latest scheme to swindle Kansas
farmers is on patent wagon tongue.
1t is claimed that over 100 Brown
county farmers are worth $4,000 each.
The total amount of taxes to be
raised in Kansas this year is SO, 500, 900
Woodson county will soon vote on
proposition to build $4,000 court
house.
Pittsburg, Crawford county, is the
second largest zinc producing city in
the United States.
State Superintendent Stryker favors
the introduction of the manual training
system in the public schools.
1t may be startling but it is true
nevertheless that nobody ever starved
to death in all western Kansas.
Several business men of Topeka
have threatened to withdraw their sup
port from the annual fall festival if
Joints are not allowed to run wide
open.
The Congregational association of
Kansas, in session at Ottawa, elected
Rev. Richard Cordley, of Lawrence,
president and Rev. L. P. Broad, of To
peka, secretary
Ed Bussey, travelling man, was con-
victed at Howard of enticing two young
girls from their home at Augusta for
immoral purposes. He took them to
Kansas City, where the authorities ar
rested him.
On Sunday, May 8, large meeting of
colored people at Topeka celebrated
the birthday anniversary of John
Brown, who came into the world May
o, 1900. Ex-senator PETER was the
principal speaker.
The Homeopathic Medical society of
the state in annual session at Hutch
inson, elected A. NJ. Hutchinson pres
ident; Willis e. Buck, vice president;
G. w. Coffman, secretary, and w. A.
Yingling, treasurer.
The Goth annual meeting of the State
Dental association was held at Topeka
last week. r. A. WATSON, Ottawa, was
chosen president; E. Baumgardner,
Lawrence, secretary, and S. j. REM,
Leavenworth, treasurer
superintendent of Insurance McNall
is confident he will drive the alleged
Clarkson insurance trust out of the
state, several companies already noti-
flying him that they will no longer ad-
here to the Clarkson rates.
1t was authoritatively announced
that w. II. Toothaler, of Argentine,
will be named for superintendent of
the Kansas City blind asylum, and A.
A. Stewart, of Manhattan, of the deaf
and dumb asylum at Olathe.
The sheriffs of Dickinson, Clay,
Greary, Morris, Riley and Wabaunsee
counties have purchased bloodhounds
to be used in chasing criminals. They
will be kept at Junction City.
Ellsworth county has compromised
with Mrs. Way, the Boston woman
who recently came into possession of
the courthouse on Judgment, and the
building has been decided back to the
county.
The board of education of Yelling
ton refused to lease one of the city
school buildings for a county high
school, as provided for by recent leg
islative act, thus virtually killing the
project
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-13
TROUBLE IN HONDURAS.
A Steamer Fired On-The American Consul
Mt Port COrtez said to Have Been Shot.

A Steamer Fired On-The American Consul
at Port COrtez Said to Have Been Shot.
New ORLEANS, May 12.-The steamer
Rover, plying between this port and
the ports of Spanish Honduras, was
fred on by a Nicaraguan man-of-war
May G while four miles from Port
Cortez and narrowly escaped being hit
amidships. The Rover, which came in
last night, also brought the informa-
ton that it was rumored in Omoa and
other government points that the
American consul at Port Cortez, Mr..
Alger, had been shot, but no particu-
lars were obtained.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-13
HOMES FOR SETTLERS.

Opening of Wichita Reservation Now Set
for September 1.
GUTHRIE, Ok, May 11.-Word received
here from Washington states that the
Wichita reservation will be opened to
settlement by September l. There
will be homes for 5000 or 1900 people
on claims of 100 acres each, in addition
to the population of the towns that
will spring up all about. The reserva-
ton is about 40 miles across east and
west, with an average width of about 25
miles
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-13
IlIlnoIs Inherltanoe Tnx an RIght.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May 12.-The Illi-
nois supreme court to-day decided the
inheritance tax law, passed by the
state legislature two years ago, to be
constitutional, reversing the decision
of the lower court. The law provides
for graduated tax on all inheritances
of value of over 1000.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-13
Ramsay Array OF ox-Governors.

Kansas has more ex-governors living
than any other state in the union.
They number seven, and all take part
in the business affairs of the day.
Their ages are: George w. Click, 10;
John p. st. John, Ga; q. N. Morrill,, 63;
Samuel j. Crawford, so; Thomas A.
Osborn, 81; L. U. Humphrey, So, and
i. d. LeWelling, 40.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-13
Bonda and the school Fund.

The state school fund now owns &c.
2O3,7 in bonds. The amount of cash
in the general revenue fund Of the
state May was S234,21 and the cash
in the state treasury $500, s99 The in
surance fund shows steady increase,
there being 500, 1863 to its credit in the
A,,nnn,,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-13

WASHINGTON May 12.-The secretary
of the treasury is informed of the ar
rival of 272 Chinese at San Francisco to
take part in the Nashville exposition.
OF this number only 81 are needed to
comply with the terms of the contracts
entered into by the exposition COM
pany and the remainder will be re-
turned to China.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-13

WARREN, Ark, May 12.-Farmers
from the lower end of this county
brought in the news that millions of
grasshoppers have invaded that sec
ton, eating the crops and doing other
damages. Much alarm is felt in the
noumunitv
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-13

John Schroeder, of Goddard, who
had been most persistent violator of
the liquor law, died recently. Sedg-
wick county has spent over $4,000 in
prosecuting him. Schroeder was once
wealthy, but lost his fortune in liquor
LITIGATION.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-13

Among the "a graduates of the
Wichita high school was Evelyn, the
Oldest daughter of Mrs. Mary e. Lease.
She is wonderfully like her mother in
voice and expressive power, and the
big audience fairly went wild over her
grafton.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-13

The paper factory built at Fort Scott
a few years ago for $50, 900 as an eXper-
iment to make paper from cane
bagasse from the sugar works, was
sold at sheriff's sale for $1,000. The
plant was good investment until the
sugar works failed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-13
EdItors WI 90 on an ExcursIon.

The North Central Kansas Editorial
association, in session at Concordia,
elected G. Lands president, Otis Mes
bit vice president, Mrs. Grace Snyder
secretary and S. II. Dodge treasurer.
An excursion was arranged for Wis
consin in July, to return via Chicago.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-13
Tho Date Fixed Unon.

May S7 has been fixed upon as the
day for the state board of railroad
commissioners and representatives Of
various railroads to meet in Topeka
and confer in regard to the adjust
ment Of freight rates.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-13
Three Hundred New A. r. A. Lodges.

WASHINGTON, May 12.-The supreme
council of the American Protective AS
ISOLATION began its annual meeting
yesterday. The reports will show that
during the year about 312 lodges have
been established. The morning ses-
sion was devoted to preliminary mat
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-13
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Knnana I.Iterary Women.

The annual session Of the Federation
Of Women's clubs at Hutchinson last
week was exceedingly profitable, dele
gates representing over 1000 members
being present. Officers chosen were:
Mrs. w. @. McClintock, president; Mrs.
8. r. Peters, vice president; Miss Julia
Walsh, secretary, and Mrs. Snyder, of
Leavenworth, treasurer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-13
Rroatch Must Give Up.

OMAHA, Neb., May 12.-The district
court has dissolved the restraining or
der issued on the application of ex-
Mayor Broatch and issued peremp-
tory writ of mandamus directing him
to turn over the office to Mayor Moores.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-13
Destructive Fire in Quincy. Ill.

QUINCY, ILL.,, May 12.-Fire after mid
night last night destroyed the J. R.
Dayton Tablet Co.'s plant, the Walk
Jones and the McMein job printing
offices and the Brumbaugh book store,
all in one building. The total loss is
BIO. 600
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-13
invaded br Grasshoppers.

WARREN, Ark, May 12.-Farmers
from the lower end of this county
brought in the news that millions of
grasshoppers have invaded that sec
ton, eating the crops and doing other
damages. Much alarm is felt In the
community.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-13
State win Lose Half a NIllIon,

State Superintendent Stryker says
the state will not lose over $5OO,OO as
the result of bad investments in school
bonds During the legislative session
the statement was made that 81, 0OO,O 900
would not cover the loss.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-13
Parents We're Away from Home.

LAURENs, S. c., May 1O.-The cabin
of Lauren Tucker, white, on the plan
tation of w. S. Gray, was burned last
night and four children were cremated.
The father and mother had gone fish
ing.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-10-08
Trusts and Free Trade.

Under protection, when business thrives
and confidence reigns, men do not wait
long to compete with, and break down, a
trust which charges exorbitant prices.
Under free trade, when business is para
lyzed and confidence blasted, men do not
put their money into new enterprises, and
consequently those who are already estab-
lished in any business have things all
their own way with what business is left
to them. They have no fear of competing
rivals to kill their trade when the demand
is light. The cotton tie trust acted on this
knowledge, and the result was $1.35 per
bundle for ties which they are willing to
sell to-day for 70 cents per bundle. 1t is
time for the free traders to drop their
cry that protective tariff fosters trusts;
not because the facts are against them
that is never any reason for free trader
to drop charge-but because the facts
are getting too we'll known to let the lie
go longer undetected by the people at
large
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-10-08
SouTHERNS CONTROL.
CringinE Northern Mudsills Not In
Management of the Party.

Senator Jones of Arkansas, the boss of
the Democratic party, appears to be a
ready letter writer. He recently sent one
to the Democratic State Committee of
New York, in which he declared it would
be ''impoltic" to indorse the Chicago plat
form. But he has written other letters.
For instance, one was produced yester-
day in which he urged an entirely differ
ent policy from that he advocated on
Wednesday. The letter in question was
written to James O'Brien, formerly sheriff
of New York, and in it Mr.. Jones said:
I sincerely hope that genuine and loyal
Democrats get control Of the organization
in your State. 1t occurs to me that it would
be wise for State convention to be assem-
bled next fall for the purpose of making the
one nomination needed and to organize the
no connection with your State organization
and don't know just what would be proper
for me to say or do In that connection, or
whether should say anything at all.
The result of this veering around is
that the Bryanites are incensed with
Jones and are saying ugly things about
him. Nevertheless Jones is the boss of
the party, and feels that it is within his
province to go around with the wind and
generally do as he pleases. For Jones is
from the South, and the South is in the
Democratic saddle, and as faithful and
subseryient creatures Of the South, the
Democrats Of New York obey his orders.
AS 1.-The Journal" repeatedly has declar-
cd, we are going to see history repeat
itself, and find the Democracy of the
North again the pliable, submissive, cring-
ing tool of the South. In his speech at the
fair grounds recently, Senator Tillman de-
clared that this condition of affairs must
be brought about. and the dexterous speed
shown by the Democratic State Com
mittee in obeying Mr.. Jones' instructions
proves that the Democracy of New York,
in spite of the decadence of national lead
ers, is prepared to resume its old position.
and to come at the beck and call Of the
South.-Albany Journal.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-10-08
A Marked Contrast,

What a marked contrast exists between
conditions in the United States to-day and
those of the corresponding period of Presi,
dent Cleveland's last term. Four years
ago, with a low tariff staring the manu-
facturers of the country in the face, busi-
ness was going to everlasting smash
banks breaking, railroads going into the
hands of receivers, factories closing, and
workingmen thrown out of employment
by the hundreds of thousands. Now hun
dreds of thousands of workingmen arc
finding additional employment, railroads
are ordering thousands of new cars to
meet the demand upon them for trans
portation of manufactures, mechandise
and grain, the banks report larger deposits
and larger clearings than in many years
and instead of silent factories, there are
clouds of smoke and the hum of busy
wheels everywhere.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-10-08
BRYAN REvERsEs HIMSELF.
Impertinence and Effrontery ths
Would Shame n Street Falxir

In1pertinence and Efrontery that
Would Shame Street Falir.
A year ago w. ]. Bryan was travelling
back and forth across the American con-
tinent declaring that the law of supply
and demand had nothing whatever to do
with the prices of American products, and
that the only hope for advancement out of
the condition of industrial prostration was
through the free and unlimited coinage of
silver. Now he is campaigning among the
same people with the unreserved declara-
ton that government policies, legislation,
financial systems, ETC., have nothing what
ever to do with the price of products, but
that they are governed solely by the law
of supply and demand.
1t would not be so bad if Mr.. Bryan re-
mained content with reversing himself.
But with an impertinence and effrontery
that would make a patent medicine fakir
ashamed of himself he proceeds to reverse
all of the American people who did not
agree with his highpopalorum theory Of a
year ago. Everywhere and upon all oc-
cations the Republicans insisted during
the campaign of 1896 that the price of
ply and demand. Now Mr.. Bryan is striy-
Ing W MAKE IL appear tnaL the RepuDll-
cans have abandoned their contention of
year ago and are claiming that the ad-
vance in the price Of wheat and corn is
solely due to Republican legislation and
not to the operations of the law OF supply
and demand. This is false and Mr.. Bryan
knows it is false. Because he has come
over on to Republican ground is no rea-
son why he should seek to drive the Re
publicans on to Populist ground which he
has Observation-Disclosures City Journal.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-10-08
A Weak Comparison.

In his lola speech Mr.. Bryan revived
his two piles of wheat. Suppose, he said,
in effect, that if all the wheat in the world
is collected in two piles, and that one of
the piles is burned, will not the other pile
be doubled in value? The same, he says,
is true Of money. In 1873 (here is the
"crime" again) the Republican party
burned one Of the two piles of money,
that is the white pile. Therefore, the re-
manning pile, the gold, has doubled in
value. The farmers who heard the speech
must have smiled. It was possible to talk
such nonsense last year, not this year.
In the first place, the Republican party
did not burn one-half of the money i'll the
country. That statement is just plain
misstatement. In 1873 our circulation
was only S751 .ss1 800; i'll 1S96'it was ST.
50G,G31 ,O2G. Instead of burning one-half
of the money in circulation, the Republl-
can party doubled the circulation, while,
during the same time, the population fell
far short Of doubling itself. The money
in the country in 1873 was only SIS per
capita; it was nearly $33 in 1896. In the
face of these facts. what becomes OF the
charge that the Republican party mas
burned one of the two piles of money: !:
Isn't it ridiculous Iowa State Register.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-10-08
The Silver Missionaries.

Senators Cannon and Pettigrew are in
Japan, where they propose to interview
the emperor on the silver question. Pos
sibly they think the emperor has not hear6
of the fall in silver, or if he has, that he
will be unable to resist their wonderful
eloquence, and so will Immediately coun
termand all orders looking to the estab
lishment of the gold standard in his do
minions.
The manner in which these silver apos
ties are wandering around the world seek
ing to gain some support would be pitifu
If it were not for the fact most Of then
are greatly interested in mining and are
seeking to foist a deprecated metal upor
the world, in order that they may profit
personally
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-10-08
Silver Issue Dead.

From all reliable sourceg it appears that
the much advertised 16-to-1 camp meet
ing in Springfield, Ohio, was most con-
spicuous failure. The Cincinnati Enquir-
cr keeps up the semblance of large at
tendance and great enthusiasm, but the
facts gathered by other correspondents
show that it was failure that will dam
age the 16-to-1 fad. Even Mr.. Bryan
could not be induced to go to help draw Il
crowd. Most Of the other orators for sill
yer were conspicuous by their absence.
Representative Towne Of Minnesota,
silver Republican, was present, but he had
nowhere else to so. Gen. Warner was
present, but as the head Of the silver mine
owners lobby at Washington he is under
pay and must put in an appearance. The
unfortunate Democratic candidate for
Governor was advertised to appear, but
he is not an orator. Ten cents admission
was asked in order to meet the expenses.
but the collections for admissions are not
half the expenses. The correspondent of
the Pittsburg Dispatch writes that "a
wonderful change has been made locally
in politics by the failure Of the silver camp
meeting" and that ''local Democrats are
0utspoken in declaring that there was
only one way to account for the slim at
tendance, and that is that the silver issue
is dead."-Indianapo Journal.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-10-08
Free Coinage of Freight Cars.

The free silver leaders have contended
that what is needed is an increase in the
volume of money; but that does not seem
to be the trouble just at present. What is
needed is an increase in the volume Of
freight cars. The Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul road is trying to borrow five
thousand cars from some of the Southern
roads to enable it to handle the traffic
offered to it. Unless it is able to get the
cars it will have to lose considerable bust
ness. At present it is using all the cars
available and is unable to keep up with
the demand from all points on it's lines
The situation is becoming serious, not
only with the st. Paul, but with the
Northwestern, the Burlington, Rock ISL
and, Atchison and all the other Western
and Northwestern roads. They are sim
ply unable to handle the traffic ordered.
All the roads report that not only are they
deluged with grain traffic, but wcst-bound
merchandise is offered in great volume.
What is needed then is little more free
coinage of freight cars.-Kalamazoo Tele-
rraph