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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-05-25
TORNADO'S WORK.
Sweeps Over Three States Carr
rying Death and Destruc>
ton.
AZ Camp Thomas. Gladstone Mourn
ed. Spanish Squadron at Sansfags
de Cuba. The Twentieth Regiment
Heard From.

Chicago, May 21.-Forty-two per-
sons are known to have lost their
lives and twenty-eight others are re-
ported dead as the result of the torna-
does which devastated portions of
eastern Iowa, western Illinois and
northern Wisconsin.
Iowa heads the list with nineteen
fatalities. They are as follows:
Near Riggs Junction:
Michael Hines, Maggie Mallory,
James Mallory, Rose Mallory, Mary
Call.
Near Delmar:
Oba Allison, Pat Hines, Sauren
Clemensen, Two children of Francis
Allison, A. D. Hilder, William Griem.
Near Preston:
Charles Flora, Mrs. Charles Flora,
Two Flora children.
Near Quigley:
William O'Meara, child of John
Clark.
Fourteen deaths are reported in nli-
nois, as follows:
At Stillman Valley:
Michael Nelson, Mrs. Nelson, infant
son of the Nelson's, Julia Johnson.
At Byron:
William Reese.
At Adeliue:
Thomas Mullen, - Schuntler.
At Forreston:
Three small children of John Mass.
At Paw Paw:
Mrs. Frank Chichester.
AT Lanark:
Nicholas Schultz, Samuel Seover,
Mrs. John Kessler, and all the inmates
of the county poor house, which was
destroyed.
Wisconsin reports nine known
deaths, with unconfirmed rumors
bringing the total in that state up to
thirty-seven. The dead:
At Amigo:
Ignatius Barr, Fred Billings, GoIdie
Sheldon.
At Pennington:
John Fisburg, f. c. Beckman.
At Zeigler:
Fred Hanke, Mrs. Hanke, A1ber
Thanke, Fred Hanke, Jr.
Conductor E. D. Carroll of the c.
M. & S. p. railroad, who arrived in
this city today after a run of over 80
miles through the storm center in Iowa
and Illinois yesterday says:
''The first reports received of the
deaths and disaster caused by this
storm fail to give the full account of
the havoc worked. When full reports
are received, I believe it will appear
that yesterdays storm was one of the
most destructive on record.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-05-25

Chickamauga National Park, May
22.-With tonight's arrivals the three
divisions of the first provisional vol
unteer army corps will be completed.
The arrivals today completely blocked
the railroad yards, but the officials of
the various railroads have been work
ing together harmoniously to relieve
the congestion. Twelve trains of an
the sidings of one road at noon today,
awaiting clearing on the main track
to the park, but shortly thereafter
they began to move. There were at
the park at o'clock tonight $4,000
men.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-05-25

old friendship to a state in which
millions of Germans have found
second home, will not be disturbed
without urgent reasons"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-05-25

The Heraldo, a leading paper of
Madrid, says: "The God of victories
formerly favored the brave. He now
only helps those that are best pre-
pared, best organized and directed"
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Strikes in the large cities are as fre-
quent as ever. Over two thousand
men in the building trades were out
last week in New York City.
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GLADSTONE Is DEAD.
Peacefully Passes From Gentle Slum.
ber to Eternal Rest.


Hawarden, May 2O.-William Ewart
Gladstone died at S o'clock yesterday
morning.
The end was as calm and peaceful
as the close of a summer day. The
life of the great statesman slowly and
almost imperceptib1y ebbed away. So
quiet was his passing to the great be-
yond that the exact moment of disso-
luton can scarcely be determined.
The faithful wife of his youth, with
all the members of the family and the
physicians, were at the bedside when
the final summons came. The aged
wife had kept almost constant vigil at
the beside for days. The last fare
wells had been said some hours before,
and it only remained for the loved
ones who surrounded the bed to watch
and wait for the inevitable coming of
the messenger of death.
The scenes in the castle and
throug hout the village during the last
hours were inexpressibly sad. The
faithful townspeople kept watch for
news from the sick room, and when
the final bulletin was posted at 5
o'clock yesterday morning there were
hundreds waiting without the gates.
The news was quickly carried to the
village homes and every household
was in mourning.
Topeka, May 20.-At 6:3O O'Clock
yesterday afternoon the coroner's jury
in the Collins murder case returned a
verdict after five minutes consultation
which clears John Collins, the son of
the murdered man, of the suspicion of
having killed his father on the morn
ing of Friday, May 13. The verdict
is as follows:
"We find that ]. S. Collins came to
his death by gun shot wounds infiict-
ed by some person unknown to to this
jury
The verdict is signed by the six ju-
F. Snyder, ]. A. Mathews, ]. H. Ev-
ans and J. NJ. Miller, and by ]. NJ.
Westerfield, coroner.
1t is now certain that John Collins
will not be arrested. County Attor-
ney Jetmore said yesterday:
"The verdict does not implicate
John Collins, and no warrant will be
issued for his arrest"
Unless more evidence develops, sus-
picion will be no longer directed
against John Collins. The officers of
the law will direct their Efforts toward
some other solution of the mystery.
1t is understood that the family and
the lodges of which Mr.. Collins was a
member will devote a large amount of
money in engaging the services of de-
tectives, and " i'll make strong effort
to secure further evidence.
The inquest was one of the longest
in the history of the county. The jury
listened to evidence for two entire
days. Eleven witnesses were exam-
ined on Tuesday and eight Wednes-
day. Wednesdays witnesses were
RUBIN Knowles, H. M. Steele, ]. H.
Leonard, Helen Gillespie, Mrs. J. S.
Collins, John Waters and Miss Grace
Collins. Sheriff Cook was also re-
called.
Wednesday the coroner's Office was
crowded all day by men and women
who listened with intense interest to
the testimony of the various witness
es. Not only was the room packed
with people, who stood in the aisles
and on tables and chairs besides fill
ing the septs, but the windows around
the the basement room were each oc-
cupied by half a dozen spectators.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-05-25

Port An Prince, May 19.|German
warships some time ago made sound
ings in the principal ports of Hayti,
Port An Prince, the Mole, st. Nicho1-
as, Cape Hayti, St. Marie, Germernie,
and Jacmel. What Germany might
undertake to do in this part of the
world, in the event of general con-
fiict of the nations, a dread of which
Lord Salisbury is said to have ex.
pressed in recent speech, Is ques-
ton that is occupying the attention OF
the public men of Hayti.
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To Governor Leedy:

To Governor Leedy:
Green River, Wyoming, May ls.-
The Twentieth Regiment of Kansas
Volunteers arrived here in good spirits
and feeling well. We all send greet
ing. E. c. LITTER,
Lieut.. Col.
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London, May 19.-The Madrid corre-
spondent of the Standard, telegraph
ing says: SCI understand, though the
Spanish Government has not received
an official communication on the mat
ter, that it has grounds for believing
that Germany will positively allow
the United States to know, that it
would not view with pleasure any per-
manent occupation of Manila or the
Spanish archipelagoes by America or
the ceding of the same to any Euro
peau power at the end of the present
war. This step is considered as fore
shadowing some further action on the
part of Germany in favor of Spain" +"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-05-25

Topeka, Kan, May 19.-Fathcr
tion in this city, yesterday read TO the
congregation assembled letter which
he received Saturday thrpugh Bishop
Fink of Leavenworth, from the Arch
Bishop. The following extracts show
its tenor and temper:
To the Clergy and Laity of the
Catholic church of the United States,
Greeting:-T events that have sue
ceeded the blowing up of the battle
ship Maine aud the sacrifice of 200 in
noccnt victims, the patriotic seamen
of the United States, have eliminated
in war between Spain and our own be-
loved country. Whatever
may haYc been the individual opinion
of Americans prior to the declaration
of war, there can now be no two opin-
ions as TO the duty of every loyal
American citizen. We, the
members of the Catholic church, are
true Americans, and as such are loyal
=
ent to the highest DEGREES and the
supreme authority of the nation.
II, as we are taught by our
holy church, love of country is next to
love of God, duty imposed upon us
by all laws, human and divine, then
it is our duty to labor and to pray for
the temporal and spiritual we'll being
of the brave soldiers who are battling
for our beloved country.
Let us faithfully beg the God of bat
tie to crown their arms on land and
sea with victory and triumph and to
stay unnecessary effusion of blooe and
speedily to restore peace to our be-
loved land and people.
To this end we direct that on and
after the receipt of this circular until
the close of this war every priest shall
in his daily mass pray for the restora-
tion of peace by a glorious victory of
our flag.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-05-25

Berlin, May 19.-The Magdeburger
Zietung announces that the United
States has given the German steamer
Geier permission to run the blockade
at Havana. 1t is alleged here that the
Amba ssadors at Madrid offered to
mediate if they received the Spanish
mandate and that Spain was willing
to have peace provided the Cubans
were allowed to chose their own gov
ernmeut.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-05-25

the bakers in the tenement districts,
now costs 5 cents, and weighs from
one to two ounces less.
Whole wheat bread has been ad-
vanced 90 per cent, which means that
the former 5 cent loaf is now cen is.
The wholesale bakers, who make
probably four fifths of the bread used
in this city, have decreased the weight
of the Scent loaf by two ounces, the
Scent loaf by three ounces and the 10
cent loaf by four ounces. This is
equal to an advance of about three
quarters of a cent loaf
1t was said today that the wholesale
bakers at a meeting on Tuesday night
last had decided to advance the price
of the Scent loaf one cent, and the
other sizes accordingly. The new
schedule is to go into effect today.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-05-25

Madrid, May 1S.-Via Paris.-A1l
the members of the Spanish cabinet
have resigned. Senor Sagasta will
communicate the situation to the
queen regent who will entrust him
with the task of forming new min
istry. The Spanish cabinet was COM
posed as follows: President of the
council, Senor Sagasta; minister of
justice, Senor Groizard; minister of
finance, Senor Puigcerver: minister of
the interior, Senor Capdepon; minister
of war, Gen. Borrea; minister of ma
rine, Admiral Bermejo; minister of
agriculture and commerce and of pub
lie morks, Count Xiquena; minister of
the colonies, Senior Moret.
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in PERIL.
Lives and Property Of English
men IN Jeopardy.

Manila Starving. Spanish Cabinet Re-
signs. Will Germany Attempt 10 In.
tervene. Gives Permission to Pass
Blockade.
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Leavenworth, Kan, May 19.-Sincc
the war opened and the number of
companies in regiment of the regular
army have been increased from ten to
twelve there are 40 vacancies in the
rank of second lieutenant. Some of
these will be filed from young men in
civil life, but most of them will be
taken from the ranks of the privates
in the service. All will have to under
go n severe examination by a military
board, and kilograms received at Fort
Leavenworth today show that the ex-
aminations of privates for promotion
will take place here.
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Key West, Fla, May 22.-Some of
the smaller ships which returned from
various points on the blockade line
today brought no news. The confirm
the statement from the Associated
Press dispatch boat Wanda that all Is
quiet along the coast. Although
some of the small ships cruised along
the Cuban shore, there was no sign Of
hostility towards them. There was a
rumor circulating about town today
that the Spanish squadron stole un-
mo1ested into Havana last night. 1t
originated in manner peculiar to
Key West stories, and not a shadow
of confirmation of the report could be
obtained here. The report of the
bombardment of Santiago de Cuba Is
discredited here.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-05-25

South Bend, Ind, May 19.-Studeba-
ker Bros. Manufacturing company, of
this city, shipped to-day 500 wagons
which were built especially for the
use of the government III the trans
portation of supplies to the army.
The wagons were shipped to Chicka-
mauga Park, Ga, and composed
solsd train of twenty-three cars. This
makes the third full train load of
wagons shipped during the past ten
days by this concern for the use of
Uncle Sam. One week ago this COM
pany shipped a train load of ambu-
1ances destined for the service of the
American army. This completed an
order for 200 of these ambulances,
which are built from designs furnish
ed by the government.
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Madrid, May 21.-Midnight-via
Paris.-The Spanish squadron has
arrived at Santiago de Cuba without
accident.
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Washington, May 19.-The Navy
department announces that the Uncas
left Key West shortly after midnight
last night with instructions to arrange
under flag of truce for an exchange
of prisoners between Spanish and
Americans.
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SON ARRESTED.
The Police Believe They Have
Found the Murderer.
Dewey is Waiting. Will Have $1,000
Troops at Least. RumOrs Of Battle
Sagasta Succeeds in Forming a new
Cabinet.

Topeka, May 19.-John Collins, son
of the murdered real estate dealer of
Topeka has been arrested, charged
with the murder of his father. The
circumstances surrounding the mys-
terry point strongly to member of
the immediate family of the murdered
man as his slayer.
An investigation at Lawrence,
where the young man has been at
tending school shows that statements
were repeatedly made by the son to
the effect that negro employed by
his father was liable at any time to
take his fathers life, but since the
murder, young Collins seems to know
nothing of tais negro, and refuses to
make any statement as to what he
meant by his alleged fears for his
fathers safety.
1t has also developed that the morn
ing of the murder young Collins went
to the Western Union Telegra ph Of
flce i'll this city and sent a telegram
to Miss Frances Babcock, of Lawrence,
a young lady friend, stating "Father
is dead. Tell nothing" All efforts
to get at the meaning of this language
have SO far proven fruitless. Miss
Babcock was examined at the session
OF the coroner's inquest yesterday, but
she had not seen the telep ram
1T having been read to her over the
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Hong Kong, May 19.-The lives and
property of Englishmen in Manila are
now in such peril from the Spaniards
that British force will be sent from
Hong Kong to protect them if Ameri-
can troops do not arrive there within
a short time. Spanish soldiers are in
su1ting the English in Manila and
killing natives on the outskirts. The
American consulate in Hong Kong is
besieged by Americans now in the
Chinese and French service who are
eager to go to Manila. Consul Wild
man could enlist regiment of picked
men in one day. 1t is reported here
from Madrid that the Spanish Minis
ter of War is organizing five battal-
ions of 1850 men each for an expedi-
tion to the Philippines. One battalion
is to be made up from each of these
towns: Barcelona, Valencia, Madrid,
Cadiz and Burgos. These are to en-
bark at Barcelona on May 16, and will
proceed thence to Cadiz, whence the
start will be made for the Philippines.
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Knoxville, Tenn, May ia heavy
snowstorm prevailed on the Iron
mountains, in Unicoi county, today,
forcing many herds of cattle to the
low1ands. The snow is several inches
deep at a height above the sea level of
5, 200 feet.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-05-25

Washing ton, May 1S.-The War de-
partment profess to feel no apprehen.
sion that Admiral Dewey or his men
are in any way endangered by their
occupation of Manila harbor on the
present basis, but this can not be said
of the unfortunate inhabitants of
Manila if the present situation is pro-
tracted unduly.
1t is no small matter to organize and
transport an expedition of II, 900 or 49,
600 soldiers 1000 miles across the sea
on short notice and the Indications
are that within a week some of the
soldiers at least will be on their way
from San Francisco, following the
Charleston, which is expected to leave
at any moment with a few supplies
most urgently needed by Admiral
Dewey.
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Monte Vista, Col, May 19.-James
Campbell OF this place has bought 3O,-
600 bushels of wheat for shipment TO
Europe via Galveston. He commenced
loading here today.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-05-25

Lansing, Mich, May 18.-Less than
ten days ago the so-cal1ed federal e1e-
ment of the Republican party of Mich
igan, which has opposed Governor
Pingree and his legislative program
from the beginning, opened headquar-
ters in Detroit in charge of Collector
John 7. Rich. The principal hackers
of the movement were Senators Bur-
rows and Mcmillan and Chairman
Ferry of the state central committee.
The plan was to make vigorous cam
paign against Governor Pingree's re-
nomination and for legislature that
will re-elect Senator Burrows. The
was suddenly bandoned
today and it is given out that Burrows
has arrived at an understanding with
Pingree, while Mcmillan and Ferry
believe that in view of the governors
d activity in war matters, any move
ment against him will simply increase
his political strength. 1t now looks
as if he would have a clear field.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-05-25

Madrid, May 21.-A direct message
from Santiago de Cuba confirms the
arrival of the Spanish squadron.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-05-25

Yonkers, N. Y, May 19.-The wife
of Thomas Claren today resented
him with three boys. He did not for
get his patriotism in the hour of his
joy, and as a safeguard against his
mined to name the babies Sampson,
Dewey and Mckinley respectively.
Claren declares the only fault he has
to find was that one more did not ap-
pear, so that he could name it Lee.
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Topeka, May ia prominent resi-
dent and business man of Topeka, J.
$. Collins was shot and killed in his
bed week ago, and the circumstances
attending the killing are so mysteri-
Gus that nothing definite, except the
shooting and the death has been
learned up to this writing. 1t oc-
Cured about FIVE o'clock in the morn
ing. Mrs. Collins, who says she was
awakened by the guns report saw
some one at the foot of the bed who
at the same moment fred a second
shot and left. She went to the hall
to call son and daughter who were
upstairs in bed, and she found the
gun, that had been used IN the shoot
ing, lying on the floor. 1t was Mr..
Collins gun, and he never kept it
loaded when in the house. None of
the doors were open, all of them were
locked as usual, and there was no
trace or sign of any ones coming into
or going ont of the house that IN orn-
ing. Everything thus fer indicates
that the deed was done by some per-
son acquainted with the family's hab-
it's, and familiar with the interior ar
rangement of the dwelling and who
had been in the house all night.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-05-25

Washington, May 19.-The Navy
department is in receipt of the follow
ing ceble from Admiral Dewey:
Cavite, May 13.-Hong Kong, Nav
15.- Maintaining strict blockade.
Reason to believe that the rebels are
hemming in the city by land but have
made no demonstration. Scarcity of
provision in Manila. Probable that
the Spanish government will be
obliged to surrender soon. Can take
Manila at any moment. Climate hot
and moist. On May II captured gun
boat Collao attempting to run block
ade. Have plenty of coal. One Brit
ish, one French, two German. one
Japanese vessels here observing. I
am transferring to transports steel
breech-loading rifles from sunkeu
Spanish men-of-war, also stores from
arsenal in my posse sion. lam main.
tanning strict blockade. Add Argos
to list of destroyed vessels; Ell Correo.
probably FL Cano. DEWEY.
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Washington, May ID. Benson
Foraker, Jr., son of the Ohio senator,
will be appointed assistant adjutant
general with rack of captain. and as
signed to the staff of one of the new
generals. Mr.. Foraker will go to
Cuba with the invading army.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-05-25

Madrid, May 19.-It is announced
semi-officially this evening that the
reconstructed cabinet probably will be
made up as follows:
President of the Council-Senor
Sagasta.
Minister of Foreign Affairs-Senor
Leon Castillo.
Minister of War-Lieutenant Gem
era1 Correa.
Minister of Marine-Vice Admiral
Butler.
Minister of the ColoniesLSenor
Gamazo.
Minister of Finance-Senor Lopez
Puigcerver.
Minister of the Interior-Senor F.
r. Capdepon.
Minister of Justice-Senor C. Groiz-
ard.
Minister of Public Instruction
Senor Romero Giron.
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Washington, D. c., May 1o.-Pro-
posals for furnishing the government
with nearly 6o00 projectiIes for sea
coast cannon were opened at the
Ordnance Bureau of the War Depart
ment today. This probably is the
largest amount of material of this
kind for which advertisements were
issued at any one time in the history
Of the government.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-05-25

Port Au Prince, May ia great
sensation was caused here by the ar
rival today of the military comma nd
ant of the Isle of Tortuga, off the
northwest coast of Hayti, and due
north of Port de Paix, near the en-
trance to the windward passage, who
brought word to the Haytien war de-
partment of what is believed to have
been naval engagement on Sunday.
The commandant reached Port de
Paix from the Isle of Tortuga in a
canoe. He reported to the war office
that throughout the whole of Sunday
very persistent cannonading had
been heard east of the islands and
that from its duration and intensity
there was strong presumption that
a very serious action was in progress,
A thick fog at the time made it i'm
possible to distinguish any vessel that
might be engaged.