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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-30
TheHo1ne.

A SLIGHT FLAVOR IN SOUPS and
salads is great improvement. This
can be obtained by heating the bowl
in which the salad is to be mixed and
rubbing it with an onion before any
one of the salad ingredients is put in.
Or onion juice may be procured by
squeezing an onion in a metal lemon
squeezer.
BOILED ONIoNs.-Pour boiling wat
er over them and then remove the
skins. Put them on to cook in boiling
salted water. If old or very strong.
change the water several times. when
tender drain and cover with milk,
Season with salt and pepper. Cook
for eight minutes longer, and then
serve.
STUFFED ONIoNs.-Boil eight large
onions till tender, but not broken.
Remove the centers. Chop them and
two tablespoonfuls of ham and one
hard-boi1ed egg. Add two tablespoon
fuls of bread-crums, one-ha1f teaspoon
full of salt, one. eighth teaspoonful of
pepper, and one tablespoonful of but
ter melted. Place in a bake-dish.
Add one cupfu1 of White Sauce No. 1,
melt one tablespoonful of butter, add
six tablespoonfuls of dried bread
crums and little salt and pepper.
Sprinkle this over the onions. Heat
and brown in the oven.
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Executive Council. Other safeguards
which were provided for the regula
ton of the business of the board, de
not apply to the council and the way
was thus opened for the letting of con
tracts under circumstances which cali
for unlimited explanations.
2. That S225 was paid out of the gov.
ernor's contingent fund for checking
up the State Treasurer's office and
that several of the men employed and
paid for this work were already on the
State payroll, thus drawing two sal
aries for the time occupied in the
transfer of the Treasurer's Office.
3. That several hundred dollars
were paid out of the Governors con-
tingent fund for services and supplies
for the month of December, 1894, in
connection with the governors priv
ate business. All of the service was
performed and the supplies were furn-
ished before the governor was inaugu-
rated and while another was filling
the duties of that office. This money,
with the exception of about sos, was
returned to the treasury after the pub
lie became apprised of the facts.
4. That an estimate by the State ar
chitect of $3,775 for getting the State
house ready for permanent improve
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State to various persons hired by thi
same firm of contractors to do wor
} for them for which the State previous
ly paid the contractors, thus making
double payment to this amount.
8. That under contract for $21, "a
in August, 1896, for finishing rooms
S5,680.31 was allowed and paid for ex
tras and that in addition 81, ,725 SO wa
allowed and paid for extras, which
work was included in the original con
tract.
9. That August 4, 1896, a contrac
for the finishing of certain room.
amounting to So, ,568 was let; that $500
80 was allowed for extras; that $3.50.
62 was also allowed for extras which
we're provided for in the contract
among which was $50 for vault doors
which were specifically provided for in
the contract.
10. The same contractors, who got
all of the work worth having, failed to
pay to a sub-contra ctor a claim for
$135; that the sub-contractor brought
suit against the firm and got judg-
ment; that Notwithstanding that the
contract price had been paid in full,
this judgment against private individ-
uals covering work provided for in the
contract, was paid in full out of the
State treasury.
II. That July 81, 1895, this same
firm of contractors was paid SIS per
day for twenty-nine days, amounting
to $145, for experimenting work done
under their own contract dated July 8,
1895; while but twenty-three days
counting Sundays, had, at the time of
payment, elapsed since the letting of
the contract.
II. That on July 9, 1896, the State
architect submitted an estimate of
So, 158 Is for the work of preparing the
drives around the capitol grounds;
that the work when done cost The
State 13,279.S7, being S7,122.62 in ex-
cess of the estimate; that bids were
not advertised for; that the day the
contractors bond was filed ST $50 was
drawn by him.
13. That without previous adve rtise-
ment bids were opened November II,
1896, about two weeks after the elec-
tion of the Leedy administration, for
walks on the west and south sides of
the capitol grounds; that the Kansas
City Stone Sidewalk Co. offered to
lay walk with an eight inch concrete
base covered with one and one-half
inch hexagon cement blocks for 23H
cents per square foot; that on Novem-
Der 21, 1896, the same company offered
by letter to put in a walk with cinder
base and same blocks for 81 cents per
square foot; that this offer was accept
ed and 81 ,945. 10 was paid for the work,
which was 81, ,922.1 19 more than the
same company's bid of a few days
previous and much cheaper material
was used; that it was specified that
the work must be finished by noon of
January II, 1897, the hour at which
Governor Leedy was inaugurated:
that s. 900 was paid fifteen days after
the signing of the contract, that De-
cenber 80, 81 ,964.52 was drawn, which,
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UNLIMITED FRAUD.
Criminal Prosecuti ons Should
Commence at Once.
Thieves Break into the State Treas.
ury Under the Guise of ''BusI.
ness Administration
Topeka Special. .

Topeka Special
1t has been generally understood for
sometime that Hon. X. II. Semple.
Mr.. George Evans, former State
House contractor) and several other
gentlemen, have been working indus
trious1y to unearth some of the very
apparent frauds perpetrated by the
recent Republican business admins
tration." That these frauds were
perpetrated was so apparent to every
one having any knowledge of the
facts, and the fact was so openly dis
Gus sed among residents of Topeka
and Topeka business men in particu.
lar, that soon after the inauguration
of Governor Leedy arrangements
we're made 10 thoroughly overhaul
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ments was submitted to the Executive
Council and that body directed the ar
chitect to do such work by day labor.
That the architect gave the job to
firm of contractors to whom $l,528.O7
was paid and that afterwards 1882
90 was paid, after which the council
let contract to the same firm to COM
plete the work for 1887, which
amount was also paid, making the to-
tai expense for this work 6,448, not
withstanding the architects original
estimate of $3,775.
5. That at the first consideration of
bids for State house work there were
ten bids; that a combination of GER
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the regular letting; that this firm wa.
afterwards paid s6,O6O.74 for the Job
being s., 400 "a in excess of the con.
tract price and 81 ,s5+ "a more than the
lowest regular bidder.
II. That March 1, 1896, a contrac,
was made for concreting the corridors
of the first and second stories for ST..
OBS; that specifications provided for
use of rubbish and brickbats which
had accumulated about the building,
and that concrete should be at least
two inches thick; that concrete so
made is of no value; that the total
number of feet provided for in the con-
tract was 21,777, or 145 cubic yards,
which at fair price $3.50 per cubic
yard) would cost S5O7.5O; that in this
transaction the State paid out $577. so
more than the work was rea sonably
worth, not considering that poor ma
teria1 was used.
18. That a contract was let for
steam heating and plumbing; that
boiler set up complete was eliminated
from the contract at $500; that TIL, Ex-
ecutive Council then instructed the
State house engineer to buy boiler
and have it set up; that the cost of
such boiler was 81, ,O7O; that the work
was so poorly done that it has already
been necessary for the present Execu-
tive Council to have the same reset.
~. That in a certain State house
let in July, 1895, provision
for cementing the floors of the air
shafts was made; that afterward this
provision was eliminated and a de.
duction of SIS was made from the con-
tract; that afterward this same firm
did the eliminated work and was paid
S261.8O therefor.
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CRUELTY MURDERED.
Mrs. Gertie G. Woodland Shot Down I'm
Cold Blood


Atwood, Kan, March 24.-Mrs.
Gertie G. Wcodard, while alone in the
Citizen newspaper Office, was at
tackled at noon yesterday and shot by
Wesley Cochran, jr., while in a mad
frenzy. Mrs. Woodard was shot three
times, the first shot entering in front
of the right ear, and coming out be-
low the left eye, while his victim was
prostrate the miscreant fired a shot
which took effect in the abdomen. One
of the balls apparently lodged in the
spinal column. From the effects OF
the shots Mrs. Woodard died at Gas
this evening.
The assassin went home immediate.
ly after the commission of his intern.
al work, and procuring razor wen,
to an clubhouse and cut his throat from
car to ear, expiring almost immediate
ly. The act prevented his being
lynched by the OUTRAGED people of tht
city. No palliative excuse can be giver
for the commission of the crime.
Mrs. Woodland was born in Paola
Kan, and has an aunt, Mrs. Jenni,
Sampson, living IN Kansas City. Mrs
Woodard's father, ]. d. Greason. i
the editor of the Republicau-Citizel
here.
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Pensions for Kansas.

Pensions have been granted as fol-
lows:
Origina1-Adam Mischlich, Kansas
City, So; Lucius d. Lyon, Lawrence,
50; John W. Blach1y, Leonardville, So.
Restoration and increase-Linus F.
Warney, dead, Almena, SIS to $40.
1ncrease-Aquilla Fortney, Hollis,
50 to $40; Walter McAdams, Pitts.
burg, So to So; Frank F. Atkinson,
Cte.opa, Sl6 to S24.
Original widow, etc.-Mary E.
Kingsley, Ellis, So; Maria Wilson,
Atchison, So; Elizabeth Wauer
Almena, $40; Amelia E. Pierce, Hart.
fl rd, So.
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SENATOR HARRIS
Says what he Thinks ON the Cuban
Situation.

says What he Thinks ON the Cubau
Situation.
"The Cuban question is fast devel-
oping situation wherein patience
will cease to be virtue.
IF there is anything of truth in
this talk of the administration draw
ing away its ships on account of Span
ish protests. and an agreement that
there shall be a cessation of warlike
preparations the American people will
speak in such thunder tones that the
president and his advisers will be
compelled to give heed.
Money cannot repay the families of
the brave American seamen who lost
their lives on the Maine. The settle
| ment of that score must be based on
something more than a pecuniary con-
| sideration, and the demands of this
government must be promptly made
and promptly enforced.
"Three things must be required of
Spain, and the compliance with those
demands should be Insisted upon with
in the shortest possible space of time.
"Cuba must be evacuated at once,
for by that means will peace ensue.
This is the first great consideration,
for so long as a Spaniard loyal to
Blanco, Wey1er or any of the rest of
the Spanish leaders remains on the
island there will be dissensions and
unrest. Then Spain must give to the
United States battleship the equal
in every respect to that which went to
the bottom of Havana harbor, and,
finally, an indemnity must be paid
to the family of each brave lad who
met his death through Spanish perfidy.
ITO talk of arbitration" said he,
sis to talk of the submission of the
national honor to a court. That is a
question that cannot be settled by any
court except the court of last resort
among nations. To submit this mat
ter to arbitration after the long and
painstaking investigation our naval
officers have made, would be equiva-
lent to compromising our national in
tegrity and the nation would not hear
to it. do not care who might suggest
it nor how high might be the motives
that actuated the suggestion. That
the investigation of our own court is
to be put up by way of comparison
with the superficial investigation made
by the Spanish officials, is not to be
thought of. We might as we'll relin-
quish our rights as nation among
the people of the earth, and if we at
tempt it the people of the United
States will not tolerate it. 1t would
end in revolution, and revolution
would be preferable to such cowardly
mode of yielding our rights and privi-
1eges.
"For one, am tired of the delay
that has been practiced since this war
bePau. want to see Cuba freed from
the bondage in which she has been
held for all these years, and 1 expect
to see some decisive action during the
next few days. If such action is not
taken, the people will hold the admin
istration to strict accountability for
its conduct of this affair. There is
but one way, to my mind, to deal with
the subject, and that is to make our
demands, insist upon their compli-
ance, and if they are not complied
with, then to enforce them with the
full force and power of the govern
ment.''
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the records, and for complete inspec-
ton, by competent experts, of the
work done. In many instances the
tracks OF the perpetrators were so
adroitly covered up that it has taken
months of hard work, and the assist
auce of considerable skill, to get at
the exact facts. How we'll this has
been accomplished can be readily at
tested by an examination of the col
umns of this paper during the next
few weeks.
Incidental to this investigation de-
veloped several crimes of minor inn
portance, which to save volume, have
been omitted from the report of the
experts Conspicuous among these is
two small cabinets in the Office of
State Superintendent Stryker, for
which the state, as shown by vouchers
on file, paid $500. An expert cabinet
maker at Twelfth and Jackson streets
in Topeka is ready to state on oath
that both can be built for $500. An
other thing is the avowed statements
freely made of several Topeka bus:-
ness men that they have always been
compelled to pay considerable sums to
state officials in order to secure state
contracts. Some of them have openly
expressed surprise that this condition
no longer exists. The payment by
the state of immense royalties to the
Santa Fe railroad company for the
privilege of mining coal at the peni-
tertiary was also incident II to this
Investig alton; the scheme to drain the
state treasury and leave the Populist
with deficiency, purely for politi al
purp poses and without regard t any
necessity for the expenditure of the
peoples money, has also become pain
fully apparent.
The investigation duplicates men in
various conditions of life, from the
highest to the lowest; several promi
nent silver Republicans have given
friendly assistinc and the st 'aigh
statement of concise fact is of such
character as to command the conf
dencc of every man. regardless of pol
itics o eed, who is op posed to perso
nal deb III :hery and public corruption.
As soon as the report of experts was
complete arrangement was made wi h
the Topeka Advocate and News to
photograph all the vouchers etc. ;n1
to MAKE Il verbatim report TO the peo-
pie of ali obtainable facts. This ar
ranGement was over the obje tion OF
the Topeka State Journal, which paper
was demanding the privilege of an ex-
elusive publication of the results of
the investigation.
The Advocate and News in its last
issue gives the following prelimin Try
statement, which is considered neces
sary to a full understanding of subse-
quent matters:
1. That the Legislature of 1895, iu
abolishiug the Board of Public Works
and placing the letting of State house
contracts in the hands of the Execu
tive Council, opened the way fol
abuses of all sorts in the capitol i'm
provements. Under the old law, the
Roard of Public Works was required
20 advertise for bids for all contracts
In excess of 81 900, but no such provis
ions applied to contracts let by th'
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Governor Leedy must now look wei
to his many laurels. He is accused o
having occupied the same room owe
night with Professor Nelson, of Lynds
oorg, Republican politician. Will,
it is admitted that there was but tn,
one bed in the hotel for the two. We
that is no excuse. The only thing fol
Populist governor to do under such
circumstances is to call for the drinks
and stay with the radiator until the
new day.
Pittsburg Tribune: There is one
very sad home near Loan Oak, west OF
this city, that of Mr.. and Mrs. Burns,
parents of Charlie Burns, aged abou,
II years, who was bitten by the mad
a worthless canine which passed
through here about six weeks ago.
The boy had to wait at Rev. F. NJ.
Symmes' for the use of the mad stone
after being bitten and it was six days
before he got through with the stone
from the time he was charged upon by
the dog. The stone adhered 40 hours,
but it was feared that much poison
had located itself permanently in the
child. He is now wild almost and on
Monday night nearly went into spasms
while trying to drink water. He SAYS
the water cuts off his wind, and he is
at once afraid of choking. During the
night he drank a little coffee, but starts
up with wild, frightened look, and is
afraid of everything. In his more
quiet moments he asks his parents in
pleading tones, "Am 1 going to die?"
and he repeats the questson to his
physician.
During the session of catt1emen at
Abilene, which closed Friday, Govern
or Leedy reviewed the growth of the
cattle business in the state and called
attention to the dangers that threat
ened too great expansion of the bus
iness. He then talked at length on
the need of cattle legislation, especial.
ly in the direction of inspection. He
advocated the employ ment of cattle in
spectors by the state, to be paid from
the state treasury. He referred to the
grain inspection methods as an ex-
ample of what might be expected to
occur in the service. When inspectors
were paid by individuals, he said, the
service was inferior and irregular.
Now it is paid by the state and we get
far better service. So with the cattle
inspection, if it is necessary the state
can afford to pay SIS 900 or So 900 a year
for good service. If it is not necessary
let us do away with it entirely. Kan
sas is entitled to better service than
it now gets and should have a state
control and management of this i'm
portant part of its business life. Some
discussion was caused by statement
by Governor Leedy, in his address,
advising shippers to bill their stock to
Kansas City, Kan, rather than Kan
sas City, Mo-, adding that the reasons
would be understood later. The dang
ers OF Texas fever were discussed by
Taylor Riddle and Colonel Albert Dean
and new inspection rules and better
work were advocated. Zeb Crider, of
Kansas City, made a strong address
on the relations of commission men
and shippers, presenting the reasons
for close harmony. c. H. Pattison,
John K. Wright and others made ad-
dresses on "O.d Cattle Trail Days."
ending the session.
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A STANDING ARMY.
GOvernOr Leedy Says it Is q Menace
To Free Government.

Governor Leedy Says IL Is a Menace
| To Free Government.
In view of the recent special appro-
priation of $5O,OOO,OOO with the addi.
tional grant of s3S,OOO,OOO to the army
and navy, the history of such forma.
t1ons becomes of special interest to
all men opposed to efforts of combina-
t1ons to surround themselves with pro-
lection sufficient to control and in
timidate opposition to their plans.
In speaking of this feature of the
present situation Governor Leedy
says:
when the war of the revolution was
over, the founders of this republic, re-
alizing that standing army of mer-
cenary soldiers, who simply enlisted
for pay because they would rather
hight than work for living, were a
standing menace 10 the peace of the
country, sought to avoid the danger
arising from the maintenance of such
an army by creating citizen so1diery
whose military interests were patriotic
instead of mercenary.
"They therefore established the
militia law by which all persons be-
tween the ages of 18 and IS were re-
qulred to attend four days in each
year at the annual training tor the
purpose of accustoming them to the
use of fire arms and to the drill and
evolutions of troops in the field.
"This idea has been departed from
somewhat in the esta blishment of
militia regiments in various states,
but the main idee. of the founders of
the republic is yet maintained, and
these militia regiments are not com.
posed of mercenaries. Their army
training is or-patriotic, and not for
mercenary purposes. They are fairly
well drilled and would understand any
order that might be given them, sc
that they are ready to take the field a,
once.
eff the federal government, instead
of using this citizen soldiery, should
enlist mercenary soldiery for three
years, they would have to be drilled in
the manual of arms and in field tactics
before they could be used. It seems,
therefore, that if sudden call were
made IN the Cuban matter, the militia
would be much more serviceable
Furthermore, if the federal govern
ment should desire volunteers in ad
dition, they would only have to make
their necessities known.
kansas would furnish at once he,
quota of whatever number might bt
desired, and believe that every othe,
state would do the same. When the
Cuban difficulties were ended, and tn.
use of these troops was no longer need
ed, instead of having regularly en-
listed army on our hands for three
years, these regiments would dissolv.
and go back to their arts of peac.
without delay, whereas men enlisted
in the regular army would have to b,
maintained at the expense of the gov
ernment. 1t seems plain to me tina
the kind of an army provided by th,
builders of this republic is the bette
of the two, and I believe that all ciii
zens should look upon a standing arm,
with the same distrust that our fore
fathers did"
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To Keep Fern. i'm winter.

An authority says, concerning the
keeping of ferns in winter, that they
should be watered in the morning and
the earth or mold never allowed to
harden. 1t is good thing occasional
ly to stand the pots in water for about
ten minutes, especially with quite
young fern. A gentle Swinging is
good for allferns in winter. as it keeps
them free from dust, which, if allowed
to accumulate, soon kills them.
Strong-leaved palms and aspidestras
should be washed with soap and water
every week.
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AT at mass meeting of citizens h. Re
the report of committee recommend
ing that the city vote Sl2O, 900 of bonds
to p pc natural gas from La Harpe to
Fort Scott, distance of 80 miles, in
case favorable proposition could be
obtained was unanimously adopted.
The idea is TO reveive cheap fuel as an
inducement to manufacturers.
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Many well posted fruit raisers of
Emporia and vicinity report that the
cold snap has not damaged the fruit
TO any noticeable extent.
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Ripans Tabules cure indigestion.
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Now They PrOgressuin the Winter of
Their Prosperity and Government
By the People.

Wichita and neighboring towns sent
over $4,000 pounds of flour to Mantan-
zas.