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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-09-22
BUT ONE REMEDY.

The Initiative and Referendum IL the OnIy
Adequate Remedy for Corporate spolia-
tion.
In 4s hours after the passage of the
infamous Allen bill at Springfield. Ill.
extending the street railway franchises
so years, the speculative value of these
stocks increased 81, ,00e, 600. The city
council of Chicago has yet to affirm the
bill, but as the great majority of the
aldermen are classed as professional
thieves the outcome is reasonably
certain. The people have nothing to
say in this matter. They are not to
be consulted.
If the Allen bill shall be the means
of showing the people of Chicago and
of the country that representative
government is a failure, it has not
been passed in vain. Ninety-nine per
cent. of the people of Illinois are op-
posed to the bill. That makes no diff
ference. The people do not govern
They do not make laws. They do not
shape legislation. They have no con-
troll over their own affairs.
All laws affecting the happiness or
the welfare of the people should be re-
ferred back to them for decision.
Rich corporations control primaries
and secure the election of men who
are willing and anxious to be bribed.
This has become a system. An honest
man can secure a nomination only by
severe struggle. He may then be de-
feated. The Chicago street railway
companies bought the Illinois legisla-
ture for $1,000, 600. Could they buy
the people of Illinois for that sum?
They paid certain men as high as S25,-
600. 1t is believed that they paid one
man S15O,OO
For how much would you sell your
citizenship? What would you say to
an agent of corporation who would
offer you S5 or $40 for your vote? How
would he know that you voted as he
desired?
There is but one remedy-the initia-
tive and the referendum-thep power of
the people to demand a vote ON a ques-
tion and its decision by a majority
| vote, with no appeal to a supreme
| court or any other court. That is the
| only democracy. That is the only re-
| publicanism.
For 100 years we have been attempt
ing to secure a good government by
| electing honest men to Office. 1t is no
| longer possible. The honest people
are in a majority, but they have not
the money or the machinery of poll
tics The money is largely in the
hands of the dishonest and unscrupu-
lous. In the speedy adoption of the
| initiative and the referendum lies the
only salvation of the people and the
nation. We cannot survive many more
| Allen bills. We cannot stand many
more sugar steals. We cannot sub
NIT to many more bond issues for the
| benefit of foreign usurers. Represent
| ative government is failure. Its
continuance is national suicide. The
| adoption of the referendum is impera-
| tive.-New Time.
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IN THE LAND OF HARD TIMES

From the Palace Of Ease my lady set out
Her carriage wheels shone in the light;
her fields lay fertile and green about,
And she wonders how any blind soul could
doubt
That God rules over in might;
And she marvels greatly how sin and shame
Into this fair world came.
There gazed from a window across the way
A creature pallid and gaunt:
Her cheeks were hollow, her hair was gray;
And hard deep lines by her hard mouth lay,
For she dwelt in the House of Want
And look like a curse came into her eve
As my lady rode by.
She hated the world that had used her ill;
She was bitter with discomfort:
She was weary of toll in the dull tread-mill
Where she wasted her life in the effort to fill
The mouth of that monster Rent
She hated the owners Of acres broad,
And she doubted God.
Oh. woman weary OF toll and pain,
No wonder your heart is gall
God gave His people a wide domain.
He gave us the seasons, the sun and the rain,
And room and food for us all.
1t is man. the author OF selfish crimes,
Who brings hard times.
Oh. Lady Fair, in your Castle of Ease,
You are happy and well content;
But what would you do were you one of these
Who toll and suffer and starve and freeze
To fatten the monster, Rent:
Yet God rules ever. and right some day
Must have its way.
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX
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INDIAN FUNDS.
An Agents Management of Them "Un.
businesslike and Bungling."
ALASKA MAP NEARLY READY
President Mckinley to Make q Short Visit
to North Adams, Mass.-The Murder
of Negro Postmaster to BE
Investigated.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 19.--Secretary of
the Interior Bliss has received report
from Special Agent WASHER, whom he
sent to the Sac and Fox Indian agency
in Oklahoma to investigate the manner
in which Agent John T. 0glesby had
been managing the funds derived from
lands leased by the government to the
Indians. For long time past there
have been reports in circulation in Ok
lahoma that the governments interests
were not being well looked after by
the agent These reports were con-
firmed by Special Agent WASHER, who,
in his communication to the secretary,
says that the very least which can be
said of Oglesby's business methods is
that they were "unbusinesslike and
bungling." The investigation will
lead to a thorough over-hauling of the
accounts of the Sac and Fox agency
with the government
Alaska Map Nearly Ready.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-It will be
the middle of October before the map
of Alaska, which is being prepared un-
der instructions of Commissioner Her.
mann, of the general land Office, will
be ready for distribution. Although
the drawings have been completed,
there are certain details to be consid-
cred by Commissioner Hermann before
} the map will be turned over to the
photographers, the intention being to
make it as near perfect as possible.
The President to Go to Massachusetts.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-The presi-
dent has arranged to leave Washing
ton early next week for a short visit
to Massachusetts,. He will be accom-
panied by Mrs. Mckinley and Mr..
Courtelou, his stenographer. His
| destination is North Adams, Mass,
where he will be the guest of w. D..
Plunkett. 1t is the present expecta-
tion of the president to return to
| Washington some time in the latter
| week of this month.
The Murder of q Negro Postmaster.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-lt is under
stood that the administration will take
some action looking to the apprehen-
sion and punishment of the assassins
of Mr. Loftin, the colored postmaster
at Hogansville, Ga, who was recently
murdered because, it was reported, the
whites were against having colored
man in the office.
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THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News,
%sHINGroN NOTES.

THE secretary of the treasury has
given authority to the Nee Lee Wah
Village Co. to bring into this country
400 Chinese to take part in the Trans
mississippi & International exposition
at Omaha next year. The Chinese ex-
hibit will include a village, theater, etc.
CoNsUL-GENERAL LEE, in a recent in
terview with Secretary Sherman re-
garding the situation in Cuba, is re-
ported to have said: THE war will
never be concluded by the present
methods of Spain"
The postmaster-general has decided
to change the color of the current two
cent postage stamps from carmine to
green and the ten-cent postage stamps,
now printed in green, will be changed
to some other color.
THE interior department has been
receiving hundreds of letters daily
asking for information about Alaska
and Secretary Bliss will have prepared
a document on the territory for future
distribution. This document will be
in the form of answers to the questions
which are most frequently propounded
by those seeking information about
the gold country.
DOMESTIC exports from the United
States for August were the largest OF
any August of which the bureau OF
statistics of the treasury department
has any record. They were valued at
S79, ,497, $40, as against 500, $50, ,9S1 in
August, 1895, an increase of S12, sO7. $50.
COMMISSIONERS JONES, of the Indian
bureau, has had an investigation made
at the different agencies of the num-
ber of insane Indians at each of them
and the poll shows only 6S insane In
dians in the whole country and some
of these are regarded as idiots rather
than lunatics.
A BILL Is to be introduced at the
next session of congress for creating a
national department of public health
and providing for "a secretary with a
seat in the cabinet. Senator Mallory
of Florida, will introduce the measure.
FIRST ASSISTANT POSTMASTER -GENER
AL HEATH has received letter from
Senator Wolcott, in which the senator
who is in Europe and is at the head ot
the international monetary commits
sion, speaks very encouragingly of the
outlook for securing an international
understanding in behalf of silver.
AS the Universal Postal congress re
Gently held at Washington had agreed
upon a scheme of colors for posta
stamps to be used by all nations in the
postal union the two-cent stamp of the
United States will still be carmine anC
the proposed change to green will no
be made.
COMMISSIONERS EVANS, of the pension
bureau, stated on the nth that it would
be necessary this year to ask congress
for a deficiency appropriation on ac
count of pensions. He estimated tn,
total payments would be Si47, 500. O0
and the appropriation was S141, ,2G3, 500
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-09-22
Minor State News.


Topeka's school population is $500.
Several cows have died near EN-
poria with disease resembling hydro
phobia.
Leavenworth and Ottawa schools
were threatened with an epidemic of
diphtheria.
Republicans of Coffey county nomi-
mated a woman, Miss Gilman, for reg
ister of deeds.
The stucco mills at Hope are being
enlarged and worked upon a larger
scale than ever.
Two prisoners dug out of the Fort
Scott Jail, their sole weapons being a
tin cup and nail.
President Hewitt, of the Presbyteri-
an college at Emporia, has issued a
ukase against football.
This will be known as the year that
Kansas got the wheat and the other
states got the cyclones.
The enrolment at the Kansas agri-
cultural college at Manhattan is said
to be 100 less than last year.
No saloons will be allowed on or
near the reunion grounds at Leaven-
worth during the G. A. R. reunion.
The 3Sth annual Episcopal conven-
tion of the Kansas diocese was held at
Junction City, Bishop Millspaugh pre-
siding.
Because of family troubles Henry
Smith, of Fort Scott, killed himself by
drinking syrup made of seeds of jimp-
son weeds.
Three employees of Topeka eleva-
tor company were arrested for beating
farmer out of 1900 pounds of -four by
false weights.
Mrs. Annie L. Diggs is in Indiana or.
ganizing lodges of the Patriots OF
America, an organization inspired by
Coin" Harvey.
The next Modern Woodmen log rool.
ing will be at lola. At the Pittsburg
meeting last week Fort Scott won first
prize and Weir City second.
A man from Iowa is working a force
of men along the Arkansas river near
Garden City in search of gold. He
thinks it is in the river bed.
The republican state committee has
opened headquarters at Topeka for
active campaign work, with Frank L.
Brown. OF Garnett, in charge.
Township Treasurer Weakley. vino
recently disappeared from Montgom-
cry county with about 50, 900 of the
townships money, is badly wanted.
Bert Thomson, 81 years old, an in
mate of the Montgomery county poor
house, was recently attacked with
hydrophobia, the result of dog bite
on the hand.
Ex-County Treasurer Lower, of Nor
ris county, has been asked to explain
an alleged shortage of So, ,s66 in his off
| cial accounts
Gov. Leedy has pardoned P. F
Manning, who was serving Jail sen
tence at Wellington for wife beating
His wife had forgiven him
| Rev. Charles Sheldon. pastor of q
Topeka Congregational church. says the
conventional church prayer meeting
as now conducted. is dismal failure
| Members of the Presbyt terian church
at Hutchinson recently celebrated tn,
25th anniversary of the organization
in that town. The church now ha,
$50 members and q handsome edifice.
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INTERVENTION IN CUBA.
An English journal Points Out American
Rights in the Matter.

Rights in the Matter.
LONDON, Sept. 19.-The Speaker to-
day publishes an article dealing with
the United States and Cuba, in the
concluding portion of which it says:
We must not forget that America has per-
fectly legitimate business interests in Cuba
The United States government can find excel
lent reason to intervene whenever it likes 1t
cannot stop the supply of arms and men to the
insurgents except by an elaborate policing of
difficult coast, which public opinion would not
stand The policy OF the insurgents has been
to drain the Spanish resources. They have been
successful. The Spanish defeat at Victoria de
las Tunis gives Spain shock. which it is
hoped will check her drift toward bankruptcy
and civil war. Her first step is to recall Gen.
Weyler, step which the irrepreSsible criti-
cisms of his fellow-generals ought to facilita
The next step is to arrange terms with the in
surgentS, perhaps with the aid of the United
States. Otherwise Spain may have greater
danger to face after the meeting of congress in
December. and certainly she will be less able
to face them
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-09-22
SHIPPING WESTERN GRAIN.
Thousands OF Extra Men Working In +
York Elevators and Wharxes.

Thousands OF Extra Men Working In New
York Elevators and Wharves.
New YORK, Sept. 19.-These are busy
days among the grain elevator and
storage warehouses around the harbor
of this city. Most of the elevators are
kept going night and day, and thou.
sands of extra hands have been taken
on within the past few weeks to help
load the foreign steamers. Not since
the seasons of 1890 and 1891, when the
foreign grain crop failed, has there
been so much activity among the grain
elevator men. They say that if the
demand keeps up the exports this
year will be larger than ever before in
the history of the country.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-09-22
GENERAL NEWS.

The negro postmaster of Hogans-
vile, Ca, was recently shot by un-
known men. He was appointed by the
administration over the protests of the
white residents of the section, and the
post Office has since been boycotted.
THE yellow fever situation at New
Orleans assumed serious aspect on
the 18th, eight new cases being report
ed. AT Vicksburg, Miss, - cases OF
the fever were reported for the day. A
case of death from yellow fever oc-
Cured at Augusta, Miss, and it was
feared that a new focus of the plague
had been started.
ACCORDING to Bradstreet's report
there were 169 failures in the United
States for the week ended the 18th,
against 315 in the corresponding week
of last year.
WoRKMEN in digging an excavation
at Trumbull, Conn, unearthed a petri-
fed giant, eight feet in height and
built in proportion. The body ap
peared to be that of an Indian.
RAIN softened the roadbed and caused
the derailment of freight train or
the Katy near Fort Worth, Tex, and
four cars were smashed.
OWING to the increased demand in
the paper trade, prices are rising. One
large manufacturer of butchers ma
nilla at Appleton, Wis, has twice in
creased the price of the product five
cents per 100 pounds and the increas
ing price is being maintained. Other
grades will soon be raised.
Two section men were killed anC
two 9th ers were fatally hurt in col
lision between a Midland passenger
engine and handcar near Basalt, 81
miles west of Leadville, Col.
Two Russian steamers, the Tzarvitcf
and Malpitka, collided in the Volgs
near Astrakhan and the former wa,
sunk. Her passengers, panic-stricken
jumped into the river. Many reached
the shore, but 40 were drowned.
A MEETING was held at Cleveland. o.
recently by the window glass jobber!
in the territory between New Yorl
and Chicago at which they decided tC
make another advance of five per cent
in the price of window glass.
FIRE at Youngstown, O., destroyed
the stock barn of young John A. Lo
gan. Eight fnely-bred horses anC
many handsome equipages were burned
up. The loss was estimated at S75, 900
EDWARD c. FLANAGAN, who killed
three people little over a year ag,
under horrible circumstances and VIII,
was tried, convicted and sentenced t,
be hanged, escaped from the DeKall
county Jail at Decatur, Ga, at an earl,
hour on the morning of the 18th. HI
was afterwards recaptured.
NJ. CoRDANe, the Dutch long-distanc
champion bicycle racer, performed .
hours ride at the Crystal palace, Lon
don, recently. From the fourth hou
he had beaten the worlds record an,
had completed the 500 miles in 19:17:2
lis. Cordang covered 616 miles and "a
yards in - hours, or SO miles over tn
worlds record.
THE house of Mrs. Jane Funderburk
a widow, at Staunton, Ill, was de
stroyed by fire and she was cremate
in the ruins.
A SERIOUS accident recently occurre
at the Champion Reefs mines, nea
Madras, India. Forty persons wer
known to have been killed.
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An Expensive Wreck.

The recent wreck near Emporia,
where several people were killed, will
cost the Santa Fe railroad at least
$1,000 The widow of each employe
will receive not less than $4,000
and it may cost more to settle with
the families of passengers who were
killed or INJURED.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-09-22
DIR. Willard Refuses to Resirn.

TOPEKA, Kan. Sept. 19.-Dr II. S.
Willard, assistant superintendent OF
the asylum for the insane at Tope-
ka, was asked by the state board OF
charities this week to resign. He re-
fused and was threatened with an in
vestigation. He said he had no objec-
tions to being investigated.
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A Laundry Burned in st. Louis.

ST. Louis, Sept. ia disastrous fire
destroyed the plant of the Merchants
laundry, zoos Morgan street, last night
and for half hour the Hygeia hotel to
the east and the Majestic range works
to the west of the burning structure
were in imminent danger of at least
partial destruction. The entire dam
age is estimated from $40, 900 to S25, 900,
and is covered by insurance
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-09-22
Arrested "a a Suspect.

While visiting in Kansas City, Mo-,
recently Sheriff King, of Dighton, was
taken for ''bunco steerer" who had
robbed Belleville (Kan.) farmer, but
when the sheriff established his iden-
tity the policemen were profuse with
apologies.
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VIII Refund Bonded Debt.

Over S2,O00,00O bonded Indebtedness
in Kansas will be refunded this year
and interest reduced from Z, and 9
per cent. to 4 per cent These are
mostly railroad bonds, voted by the
people in 1887. The annual saving in
interest will be between S75, 900 and
SlOO OOO
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-09-22
Timely Advice About Typhoid Fever.

The secretary of the state board of
agriculture has sent out a circular on
the subject of typhoid fever, which
he says is most prevalent in October.
He advises that all drinking and cook
ing water be boiled during the dry
seasons, when water is low.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-09-22

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. 19-Ed-
ward Stewart, IA years old, was shot
and killed by his playmate, Sammy
Teddler, Is years old. Stewart taunt-
ed Teddler because the daughter of a
well-to-do farmer had slighted him at
a spelling bee.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-09-22
Fish Poisonine nfu,t stoD.

CHELSEA, L T., Sept. 19.-Prosecut-
ing Attorney Soper. of the Northern
district. has instructed that the law
against fish poisoning in the Indian
territory be strictly enforced. Many
are guilty of this crime.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-09-22
Not a Republican Left.

The state board of charities has
completely reorganized the force of
subordinate employees at the Topeka
asylum, every known republican being
let out and their places filled by popu-
lists and democrats
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-09-22
Doing Business Withont License.

An investigation of the insurance
carried by Wyandotte county estab-
iishment showed that of the "a COM
panies carrying insurance on the build
ing, 25 were unauthorized to do busi-
ness in this state
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-09-22
Grasshopper scourge in Arizona.

PHOENIX, Ariz-, Sept ia scourge
of grasshoppers is reported in the
vicinity of Fort Grant and Bonita.
Serious damage has been done to pas
turage on the ranges, and even the
leaves of the grape vines are being de-
v0urod
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-09-22
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
WIN Render Active Assistance.

The populist state executive com.
mittee held business session at To
peka recently, when it was decided to
render active assistance in the county
campaigns this fall. The proposed
manifesto against federal courts was
not issued, it being deemed best to
leave the matter of platform making
to the state convention
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INTERESTED BENEFIcIARIES.
Why Should These Senators BE Opposed "a
Exchanging Stock Shares for Governmen,
Bonds?

Why Should These Senators BE Opposed Tn
Exchanging Stock Shares for Governments
Bonds?
At last it is possible to arrive at
something definite regarding the in
huences at work in the United States
senate in opposition to government
ownership of railroads. The follow
ing figures show approximately the
sums invested by the senators named
in shares of such corporations as the
Pennsylvania railroad. the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad, the New York Central
railroad and the various Pacific rail-
roads:
Senator Penrose. Pennsylvania ... .s1Oo. ooo
Senator Quay, Pennsylvania . 200
Senator Platt New York 800 600
Senator Wetmore. Rhode Island. ....... SOC. 900
Senator Fairbanks. Indiana .... 500 Oo0
Senator Hawley. Connecticut. t..... zoo. 600
Senator Hanna. Ohio o-..........-....... 900 600
senator Foraker. Ohio .--............... 75e 600
Senator Morrill,, Vermont t....1 200 900
Senator Hoar, Massachusetts. .......... 200 600
1t Is not to be wondered at, in the
face OF figures like these, that the SEN
ate of the United States has set it's
face in stern opposition to government
ownership of railroads. To be sure,
these senator's might be very large
owners of railroad stock and still look
upon the question of government own
ership with impartial minds, but the
probability is, in view of what Is
known of senators, that they are blind
ed by their financial interests to the
merit of the question. They may not
think so themselves, but they are not
the best judges.-Twentieth Century. I
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-09-22

The treaty of peace between Turkey
and Greece was signed at Constanti-
nople on the 18th.
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State Accountant Will Investigate.

State Accountant Riggs will make a
thorough investigation of the disposi-
ton of money drawn by the various
state educational institutions as inter-
est on endowment and other funds.
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Buying Apples for Canatia.

Shippers from Canada are in eastern
Kansas buying apples for their trade,
as the Canadian crop is failure. The
Canadian tariff is 40 cents a barrel
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Police Troubles at Fort Scott.

The chief of police, police Judge and
two patrolmen at Fort Scott were re-
moved by the police board, which is
said to be the beginning of bitter
fight