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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-09
OF COURSE NOT.
We Have no Use For Ameri>
can Competition.
The Government should See That
These Railroads Are Protected: hut
How About the People?

Western passenger lines have decid-
Canadian Pacific rsilroad for the pur-
pose of ending the disastrous slashing
of tariffs between the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts. The suggestion for
the conference was made by the gen
eral passenger agents of the New
York Central and Erie railroads, who
discussed the situation with Canadian
Pacific officials. 1t is their opinion
that steps to end the rate war should
be taken at once.
The general passenger agents of the
Western roads were in session at
Chicago yesterday and after some dis
cussion announced that they were
ready to meet with the officials of the
Canadian Pacific at any time and
place agreed upon by the officers Of
the Canadian Pacific.
The meeting directed Chairman
Caldwell of the Western Passenger as
sociation to notify the New York Cen
trail and Erie of their decision and he
wired them that the Western roads
would attend any meeting, whether
held in Chicago, New York, Montreal
or elsewhere and upon the call of the
trunk lines, the Joint Traffic or the
Central Passenger associations, or any
other interested parties. Before this
agreement was reached, however, the
Western roads sent out a notice to the
effect that they had decided to meet
the rates made by the Canadian Paci-
fic and asked all interested roads to
participate in the reductions made.
The roads of the Central Passenger
association also met in Chicago yes
terday for the purpose of considering
the advisability of joining in the pro-
posed fight of the Western roads
against the Canadian Pacific. Senti-
ment was divided, some of the roads
being in favor of ignoring the matter
entirely. The action of the West ,rn
roads in agreeing to attend any con-
ference called for the purpose of set
tling the trouble had the effect of
sweeping the ground from under the
feet of the roads which were desirous
of fighting and the Central association
will now wait the turn of events.
The board of directors Of the Los
Angeles, Cal, chamber of commerce
has adopted resolution requesting
senator's and representatives in Con-
gress to aid in enacting such legis1a-
tion as will deprive the Canadian
Pacific railway and all other foreign
railways of any privileges that can
give them an undue advantage over
the railroads of the United States.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-09
LOOK AT KANSAS.
what Has She Done with n Twenty
Five Year Record?

President J. G. Patterson of the
Travellers Insurance company was in
terviewed regarding the Wisconsin
supreme court decision in case in
which the Travellers company is in.
terested, and said in substance:
eve have been informally notified
by our attorneys of the purport of the
decision, and l understand that the
text of the decision is on the way to
Hartford.
eve cannot tell until we have ex-
amined the decision what plan we
shall adopt further than to state that
we shall appeal to the supreme court
of the United States if there is any
ground for such an appeal. In other
words, if there is a federal question
which can be raised, we shall raise it
and take it to the highest court in the
land.
I'VE do not consider the decision a
just one. If any insurance commits
sioner can go back and undo the work
of his predecessors for IS years, this
decision may be all right
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-09
IMPORTANT DECISION.
of Special Interest 10 The stock men
Of Kansas.

A case of some interest to stock
shippers came up before Judge Thom-
son, at Lyndon on Wednesday.
ID. G. Romine of Burlingame some
time ago shipped car of hogs to Kan
Sas City, Kan, on the Santa Fe road,
and after the stock had been delivered
at Kansas City, Kan, Mr.. Romine
boarded the train and demanded pas
sage back TO Burlingame upon his
stock contract.
G.. +. Flanders, who was conductor
of the train, refused to honor the con-
tract for the return passage of Mr..
Romine at Kansas City, in Wyandotte
county of this state. Upon his return
to Usage county he had G.. r. Flanders
arrested before a justice of the peace
in Usage City, and after trial Flanders
was sentenced to a fine of $50 and
costs. He then appealed the case to
who appeared as his attorney, object
ed to the jurisdiction of the district
court of Osago county, over an offense
which was alleged in the complaint to
have occurred in Wyandotte county.
This was done, Notwithstanding that
the law provides that in consideration
of the usual price paid fer the ship
ment of car of stock, the railroad
company shall pass the shipper to and
from the point designated in the con
tract, without further expense to the
shipper by the way of fare, and also
that for the enforcement of the pro.
visions of the law, suit may be brought
before any court of competent juris
dictiou, in any county into or through
which the railroad passes.
The court held that Notwithstanding
the provision of the statute, the dis
trict court of Usage county had nc
jurisdiction over the offense; that the
offense was complete in Wyandottt
county, and that the statute that at
tempted to give jurisdiction to tn,
court, over such an offense in Osag,
county, was violative of the terms o.
section 10, of the Bill of Rights of .th,
State of Kansas. This section pro
vides that the defendant shall have
speedy public trial, by an impartia
jury of the county or district in which
the offense is alleged to have beel
committed. The contention of tn,
state was that the offense was con
tinuous one through the counties il
which the road ran, but the court hell
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-09
TO HONOR THE q. A. K.
Sons Of Veterans Propose 30 Found n
Military College.

Military COAIeSe.
1t is now proposed by the Sons of
Veterans to make good their profes-
sions of devotion to the principals for
which their fathers fought, by found
ing a great National Military College,
dedicated to patriotism and to be a
living monument to the memory of the
soldiers of the Union army.
This great work is receiving the
commendation of G. A. r. men and
loyal people everywhere. Through h
education along the lines of civics and
patriotism it is proposed to bring
about a higher standard of citizen
ship, and through good citizenship to
have good government. This is a
laudable enterprise and these loyal
young men will receive the hearty sup
port of all god people.
A committee has been appointed to
devise some feasible plan of organiza-
ton and report the same to the Ma
tiona1 Eucampment which meets at
Omaha next September. The commit
tee consists Of A. L. Sortor, Jr., Ma
son City, Ia, Chairman; Geo. E. Cox,
Hartford, Conn; Manley Wren, Beth
any, Mo-; H. o. Bixby, Chelsea, VT;
X. M. Buckley, Louisville, KY. This
committee is now at work securing in
formation and formulating plans.
Many ambitious cities are trying to
secure the location of the college and
it promises to soon become a reality.
This is the most enduring and prac-
table memorial that has yet been pro-
posed. All honor to the Sons of Vet
Grams and success to their g1orous un-
dertaking.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-09
MEDICINE LODGE KANSAS. WEDNESDAY MARCH 9 1895

ems, worth proba bly,, S1.50. They each
receive eight years at hard labor in
the penitentiary. AT succeeding
term of the court a white man who is
made the custodi: Of trust funds by
| the appointment of court, steals the
fund, amounting 10 $1,000, and is sem
fenced to three years. In another
county boy of 70 gets seven years
for stealing chickens valued at
1915 and banker gets two years for
stealing $50, 900 of the funds that have
been entrusted to him. In one case a
boy of 20 is arrested, convicted and
serving time in the penitentiary with
in five days of The time of the alleged
commission of tne crime. Yet after
these things are done there is no court
that has the power to relieve the
wrongs thus inflicted in the name of
justice; no power but this same despis-
ed board of pardoHs with the right to
inquire into the facts, and if Justice
demands, recommend that pardon be
granted.
''If Judge Foster had taken the
trouble to investigate the workings of
he board before condemning it, he
would have left unsaid many things
that he did say. But it would seem
from his unfounded and untrue state
ments lit has become receptacle into
which is dumped falsehood, perjury,
gossip and chicanery) that the Judge
is in the habit of founding his opin-
ions upon falsehood and gossip. He
even says that it begets a system of
brokerage and traffic in condoning
crime ="
MORE CAUTIOUS THAN THE PRESIDENT.
Wells declares tn at Judge Foster has
no m 're right to charge the board of
pardons with brokerage and traffic in
pardons, than he has to charge the
judge with like offense in his own
court. He makes this fling at the fed
eral court system:
''The judge says that it is the Gus
tom of the President, before granting
pardon to federal prisoner, to refer
the application to the judge who SEN
fenced him and the attorney who pro-
secuted him. am, indeed, glad to
learn that President Mckinley has
adopted that much of the pro o:edure
that has so long been the rule of the
board of pardons of Kansas, and if he
would go further and consult the iur-
ors who tried the case and the persons
who Instituted the prosecution, he
would perhaps grant fewer pardons to
such men as Clyde Mattox. Yet Judge
Foster commends the federal way of
arriving at the facts and condemns
the Kansas way, whereas, if he tells
he truth, the Kansas board proceeds
with much more caution than the
PRESIDENT
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-09

The Arkansas City Milling company
a short time ago, sent big shipment
of flour to Europe. 1t was handled on
commission. This shipment proved
so satisfactory to the European agents,
that they have placed an order-buy-
ing outright with the milling COM
pany for 280, 900 pounds of -four to be
shipped as soon as possible. The mill
ing company is now getting the ship
ment ready. The Santa Fe will take
it south and the -four will be loaded
on steamers at Port Arthur.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-09

otherwise and the defendent was dis
charged. The court passed no opinion
as to whether the law itself, if at
tempted to be enforced by the state in
Wyaudotte county for the refusal to
honor Mr.. Romine's contract was
valid or otherwise, but intimated that
upon its face it would seem to be
a proper exercise of legislative power.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-09

Byron Billings, the young man who
shot and killed his father a week ago,
at Leavenworth, was set free without
even preliminary trial of examina-
ton. The widow and son of the MUIR
dered man refused to swear out war
rant and the officials declined to do so,
each claiming it was the duty of the
other. There is much indignation
among the better class of citizens, and
some of the ministers announced tina,
they would preach strong sermons in
denunciation of the officials.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-09

Abilene-Two hundred the national
creamery association delegates from
Chicago, ST. Louis, Philadelphia and
New York, touring the state on a
special train, made their first stop at
Enterprise and this city this evening.
They were entertained here with mus
ic, an address by Rev. DIR. B1ayney
and supper and were shown the cream
erY stations
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-09

When the farmers of Sumner coun-
ty will have disposed of their old
wheat, they will then put the 1897 crop
on the market. 1t is literally true
that Sumner county has over 1000, 900
bushels of the wheat crop of 1896 still
on hand.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-09

John Fournier, railroad man who
has been in Topeka for the last three
months in the employ of the Santa Fe,
committed suicide Thursday night at
the Holiday house, opposite the Santa
Fe depot, by taking dose Of twenty
grains of morphine. Fournier has NO
intimate friends in the city, and it has
been impossible to locate any Of his
relatives
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-09

There is a school district in Shaw
nee county in which the records show
that every schoolmarm during the
past fourteen years has married be-
fore the expiration of her school term.
And yet some Topeka girls are foolish
enough to run off to the Klondike.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-09
Jingoes and yellow Ours.
BY FREDERICK uPHAM ADAMS.

. CAA1ERASA OfhAM ADAASs
The money power and the corpora
tion press of the United States are ac-
completes with Spain in the murder of
two hundred and fifty American sail
ors. At this writing they are franti-
cally attempting to wash the blood
stains from the deck of the Maine.
Spain, the coward and hatcher. has
been given shelter and protection be.
hind American bank doors, while a
gold press curses and reviles those
who demand justice and a righteous
vengeance.
The developments since the destruc-
ton of the Maine almost surpass
human belief. At the command of
Wall street, on a signal from London,
every influence which brought about
the election of William McKinley ard
the triumph of the gold conspiracy ha.
been massed for the defenae Of Span,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-09

An agitation is being started at
Newton for the formation of county
high school. The proposition is meet
ing with favorable consideration in
all sections. The Newton Commercial
club has taken the project under its
care and will push the proposition be-
fore the people.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-09

Sam Il. Bartmess was Friday ap-
pointed by Governor Leedy to be cor
oner of Wichita county. c. d. Hickok
county clerk of that county, sent a
letter stating that the coroner elected
the county at the time. Mr.. Hickok
did not state his name.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-09

The fourth anniversary of St. Johns
college at Winfield, will be celebrated
Tuesday evening, March 1. A music
al prog ram has been arranged in which
the visiting ministers, who convene
there at that me for a conference,
will take part.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-09

The real estate agents of Dickinson
county report fifty farms sold in the
past ninety days, nearly all to Dickin-
son county residents. Farmers are
investing their savings in more land
and renters are buying the places they
have occupied. Rents are very high
and pasture, owing to the large influx
of cattle, is growing scarce,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-09

J. c. Troutman of Wellington has
just closed what is probably the big
gest cattle deal made in Kansas this
season. AS agent for McNair s. Alex
ander of Kansas City, he sold to Wa
baunsee county cattle dealers, 1900
head of feeders, the consideration be-
ing $145, 900.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-09

A Horticultural Society has been or
ganized in Winfield. This would IN
dicate still greater desire for i'm
provement, and it will be remembered
that Winfield has always been one of
the handsome cities of Kansas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-09

Mrs. Mildred E. Brown, formerly a
teacher in Salinas public schools, is
dead, having passed away at Fort
and four children. Mr.. Brown was
formerly employed in the Office of
Crippen, Lawrence & Co. He and his
wife are we'll and favorably known in
Salina.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-09

There are about so cases of measles
reported to be aunning their course
among the normal students at EN-
poria.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-09
A FEW INEQUALITIES

Continuing he points out some in
equalities in the sentences imposed on
offenders.
''For example," he says, "two ne
groes in Shawnee county break into
chicken house and steal seven chick
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-02
COURT OF INQUIRY
"'Ney West sun Probing for the Cauae
of the Erplosjon,

"hey West sun Probing for the Cause
of the Explosion.
KEY WEST. Fla, March la good
part Ut the time OF the court to-day was
ueS0sea TO verifying the testimony pre-
lousy given, the stenographer's read
'ns their official transcripts OF the cvi-
"Fnee and the witnesses confirming their
correctness. -
apparently but few vital questions
were asked, the morning being aecming-
ri aevosed 10 routine work.
.rgtoWlng the custom at the previous
."a'oIe ,rna" OK the court all the Witnesses
.ss'e sworn not to reveal any part of
M n, proceedings OF the court. ~ y
me me coast survey steamer Bachc Will
nio,S, mere from Havana tn-morrow
,Er "' r " Iharsdny morning. bringing all
,''. "i1ines uEburied dead and the
a, 'nt,uya ti,i, men who have been In hospital
~. ttAEaha. The wounded will:be left at
anuI M i'tiuSns for about five days quar-
-, 'L anu FOUR wounded men were left
4,nre e ortngason Saturday last Will be
tS.nI here. It 10 possible that the
~ I"Hat may be made the occasion for
M taie'npted Cuban demonstration.
routt adjourned for Lunch nj 1870
.i,.nn,, i,, attGr examining four engineer
Sra,sn af,L eight enlisted men OF the
o,H,r. Ihe afternoon session Of the
NAV, ,, oegah at2 o'elock and n adjourn.
'' "as taken about 4 untilgl0 o'clock
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-02
WHAT SECRETARY LONG SAID
And What Some Other People Said !

And What Some Other People Said IIo
said. !I
WASHINGTON, March 1.-Secretary
Long was seen shortly after the cabinet
meeting and stated that In his Judgment
that any official participation by the
Spanish government in the blowing up
OF the Maine was practically eliminated.
This etatemen. was made as an express
sion Of the secretary's personal opinion.
It gained speedy circulation, however,
and was elaborated to the point OF being
an official declaration that the element
OF Spanish responsibility for the Maine
disaster was not longer to be considered.
When Mr.. Long returned to the navy
department he was asked as to the exact
nature OF this statement. He said 1t had
been rather o casual and passing allu-
sion. more in the line OF q response to
some courteous question from the vigi-
liant representatives OF the press. He
said that he had intended to say that
there was an abatement in the agitation
and excitement over the subject as to
Spanish responsibility. 81.
He had said that ANY official par.ici-
patton by the Spanish government In the
blowing up Of the Maine was practically
eliminated. In my judgment" s.G5 ,.G
Mr.. Long desired to have Il clearly
understood that this was an expression
Of his individual Judgment, and not any
official declaration to be construed as q
conclusion drawn from evidence SUBJ
mitted to him.
Later. as a means OF dtsposlng OF all
doubt as 10 the exact nature OF the Sec
retay's language. he dictated the follow
ing statement:
'.The main thing We talked about in
cabinet was the outrages on the post
masters one a white man in Georgia,
and one, a colored man, In South Caro-
lima
"In regard to the Cuban situation 1
said I thought things were growing
quieter every day. and as far as my
judgment went, was inclined to think
that any official participation on the
part OF the Spanish government in the
disaster was now practically elimi-
mi teH rrHH51E-ft.r asHaE yIaa a1-r#H.#.t
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-02
Tho sale OF the american cemetery At,
CAUGHT UP ATLAsT.
Vio'aters OF Oieomsrgarino Law Convict.
tIs nm Z hi rep couutl Ag 80

Yio'atera OF Oieomsrgarino Law Convict.
tls ON Three Counts
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, March L.
Joseph Wilkins and Howard Butler.
wholesale and retail dealers in oleomar-
garinc at Washington. D. c., were to-,
day convicted In the United States dis
trict court OF violating the laws regu-
;lating the purchase and sale Of oleo-
margarine. = Is, =: 81
The defendants have been frequent
Offenders against this law and have 4 n
number OF times been arrested by .ev-.
enue officers In various sections of ttla
country. but this is their first conyic-:
ton in court. They were day found
guilty OF all OF the three counts Eoni
which they were indicted. viz: Remov-
Ing the manufacturers labels from.
packages OF oleomargarine, removing.
the Internal revenue stamps and re-
moving the brand Of the word ''oleo-
margarine"
Sentence was deferred and Judge But.
Ter refused to grant the request Of the
convicted mems attorneys that they be
admitted to bail. pending argument on
a demurrer which was filed. They were
removed to prison to await sentence.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-02

WASHINGTON, D. c.. March 1.-The
decision Of Judge Rodgers at Fort
Smith. Arkansas. yesterday, holding the
United States Federal meat Inspection
law to be Unconstitutional. apparently
causes no concern to the officials OF the
agricultural department, under whose
administration the law is executed.
They regard the decision as one largely
technical in character. which will not
affect the practical operation of the
law when applied to the inspection OF
meats In federal or Interstate traffic, or
export to foreign countries. Their. chief
regret In the matter appears to be the
failure to convict Boyer OF tho Dold
Packing Company. who was charged
with attempting to bribe one OF the
meat inspectors.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-02
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
a Decrease OF Over a allllion Dollar. Dur

A Decrease OF Over a aiiliion Dollars Dur-
Ing the Past Month.
WASHINGTON. D. c., March 1.-The
monthly treasury statement of the
public debt shows that the debt less
cash In the treasury at the close OF
business yesterday, amounted to s1,o1o,-
1925, decrease for the month OF ST.
5s7.l22. This decrease Is accounted for
by a corresponding increase in the
cash.
The debt Is recapitulated rs follows:
Interest benrlns debt, ss47. 7.366.ss debt
on which interest has ceased since ma
turity. $l,s27 $40. Debt bearing no inter-
est, 1856. 6.S74. .069; total, s1.2a5.66s,4l9. This
amount. however. does not include
s5Ss. 252.933 in certificates. and treasury.
notes outstanding. which are Offset by
an equal amoont OF cash In the treas
ury.s
The cash in the treasury is classified
as follows: Gold, s2oi. .063, ,971: silver.
SELL 1855, ,S34; paper s107. .5s4 .s5s: bonds, dis
bursing officees balances. etc. So. .0s4.-
002, making a total Of ;ss5S, ,57l. .766,
against which there are demand liabil-
zities sSoutstand1ng amounting to $685.
o07,5Gs, leaving a net cash balance OF
s225 1864, ,203. t:} ~ "a