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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-11-02
Stamps OH Bank Checks.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The commits
sioner of internal revenue has materi-
ally modified the previous ruling of
this Office to the taxab:lity of re-
ceipts given to banks in lieu of
checks for mo ney withdrawn from de-
posit or otherwise. In accordance
with the opinion of the attorney
general it is now held shat a receipt
given to bank by person to whom
the bank is indebted as a derostt or
otherwise or for whom it holds funds,
is no more subject 10 stamp than a
receipt given for any other debt on
demand.
The commissioner further says
The purpose of law is to require
stamps upon checks which are COM
mercial, negotiation instruments. A
check, however, is not required 10
be in any particular for-n. If it is in a
form sufficient to constiiu an order
Tor the payment OF money and as
sumes the character of commercial
negotiable instrument then it is sub
jecs to the tax.
''There is much banking done es-
pecially, in saving banks, without the
use of checks at all: the deposition
having book in which the banks de-
note the amount drawn out on one
side and the amount drawn out on
the other. OF course the dei ositor in
such cases draws the money out OF
the bank, but he does not give a
check, SO if a person does not give a
check he does not have to pay tax, and
if he goes to the bank and the bank
pays him upon its dues to him and he
gives receipt such receipt does
not require stamp, but if he issues
his receipt so that it will be good in
the hands of another person to draw
upon his account for the amount ol
it, then it loses the character of a re
ceipt and becomes check and sub
! ject to tax. TX. C. Times.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-11-02

was conducted along democrat. lines.
He then claimed to run a Democrat
paper. Whenever a square fight
was on between Republicans and
Populists he was always lined up
with the Republicans. This has
been the case for years. He is one
OF the alleged converts this year. 1t
was reported that the entire Pooulist
organization in Greeley county had
disbanded and that there would be
no party ticket in thai county this
year. Inquiry of the Populist chair
man in that county develops the
fact that there are not only no defec-
tions but that the party is stronger
than ever and that it will cast more
votes than it did in 1896 in that coun-
ty. Another republican paper pre-
tended to publish list of eight Pop
ulists in Morris county who would
not vote for I,eedy. The Populist
committee in that county has been
personally assured by the men named
that there is not one of them who
had the slightest thought of voting
against the present Populist state
ticket. In nearly every case where
alleged gains have been reported by
the Republicans investigation shows
that there is nothing in the claim.
The Populi<ts have larger gains
among the white voter than all of
the alleged gains and the increase in
the colored vote will be more than
five times as great. The whole oh
ject of the Republicans is to discour-
age Populists and leads them to stay
at home from the polls. They rea
lize and admit that there are more
anti-republicans in Kansas than Re-
publicans and that their only hope
for victory is in the stay at home
Populist or Democrat voter. If all
OF the latter get to the polls there vii
be no doubt of the result.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-11-02
LACK OF ATTENTION

IT is freely predicted by those in q
position to know that Mr.. Stanley
cannot carry his own county. This
prediction is based on the fact that
he has not yet taken definite stand
on any of the public questions which
interest the peple of the state. He
is following Morrill's plan of being
all things to all men. The time has
come at Wichita as at most places in
Kansas when a man who asks the
suffrage of the people must have set
tied principles which he gives evi-
dence of his intention to stand by
That is one reason why the people
are so enthusiastic in their support
of Governor Leedy and their asso-
ciates. They have never hesitated
to tell the people whom they serve
just where they stand on all public
questions and have firmly adhered to
their views. There has never been
any attempt at deception on their
part, The people know this and are
anxious to retain such men in their
service.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-11-02
To the COlOred Voter.

The Topeka Mail aud Breeze OF
Oct. % the Republican State organ
publishes an article entitled "Africa
the Place for Negroes" in which it is
very strongly urged that the negroes
should be exordized to Africa. The
author says it is emigration or e1-
termination. He admits that the
proposition meets with disfavor
among the colored people but says
hey are an ignorant lot. Coming as
his does from a Republican state
rgan in the heat of a campaign il
ould seem that the policy Of the Re-
ublica party is to exterminate the
egro from the land. If that is thei
olicy are you going to vote them in
o power that they may force upon
you something you do not want?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-11-02
Leland's and StanIey's Cabinet.

Assembled around him (Cy Lee
land) is a gallant hand Of young
generous and lofty spirits, like
George Findlay Lit Crum, Frank
Brown, Mort Albaugh, Jim Simpson
and their associates, animated by the
patriotic passion which drives heroes
to battle and martyrs to the stake.
TO say that these eminent citiZ.bs
are attracted to Cy Leland like flies
to feoulence. like buzz 4rds to carrioa.
or Esquimaux to an occasional wal
rus, is an offense not defined in the
criminal code. To continually stig-
matize these young men as profee-
sional buns ard mucK-worms, living
at political free lunch counters.
scuryy thimble riggers crooks, gam
blers, bunco steerers and confidence
men who have worked conventions
and Jegislat lures, as fakirs and pick
pockets follow circus; bOodling
bawds and drabs' whose lepr, US in
fection no pot ash, no mercury nor
Hot Springs can cure, is an outrage
on decency and truth. If there il
any dirty work abont legislatures,
any votes TO be bought, any reports
to be smothered, any statues to be
mutilated, the PEOPLE know it is done
by Cy Leland and bis cabinet"
From John J. Ingalls, interview
on Cy Leland, January 4th, 1898.
The election of Stanley to thu gov
ernship means that Cy Leland and
the above named political parasites
will control his administration and
hold the offices.
Already the positions of railroad
commissioner, superintendent of in
surance, warden of the penitentary
and private secretary have been
pledged to this array of political
trimmers. The voters who are ex-
pected to reinstate this gang of
plunderers in power in Kansas will
have no part in thu distribution of
the spols. The little band of Leland
strikers who have control of the Rep
ublicau State Central Committee
will hold the offices.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-11-02

The reform voters Of the state
should remember that it is important
that the Republicans should not get
the Legislature this year and that they
should not eject their nominee tor As
sociate Justice of the Supreme Court.
Without these the State officers. as
well as the Governor, are practically
powerleas. The Legislation enacted
at the last session by Populist votes is
low admitted, by all parties, to have
been benificial to the great common
people. 1t would certainly be a great
mistake for the people Of the state to
elect Legislature which would not
continue this good work and materi
ally extend it. Another Populist
Legislature would be in IA position to
do a great deal more good than the last
one did, notwithstanding that the saw.
ing to the people by the passage Of
the stock yards, the school book and
the fee and salary laws amounts to
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Every voter who stops to consider the
matter knows that there Is still room
for great deal of Legislation which
will save money to the people and to
the tax payer and also that history
shows that if relief from such burdens
is desired that it must come through
Populist Legislators
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-11-02

SUPERINTENDENT Stry ker has been
making an active canvass Of the en-
tire state and has met with encorag-
ing reports everywhere. His active
efforts for the school book legislation
the good results of which are now
fully apparent to all, are being ap-
preciated. The large saving made by
this law are not easily estimated.
The amount runs into the thousands
OF dollars. His entire attention is
given to matters which VIII in his
Judgment prove beneficial to the edu-
catioDal interests of the state. The
public schools of Kansas cost more
than any other one item of taxation
and it is certainly essential that
every possible effort be made to ar
range school work so that this money
will be wisely and profitably expend-
ed. This is his object and his sue
cess is attested by the commenda.
tion Of the educators of the state.
He is fortunate personally in that he
has an opponent who never taught q
day in the public schools OF the state
and who is totally unfit for the DO.
sition. His opponent has never
even held teachers certificate
in his county and his only
experience in educational work ha.
been as a teacher of elocution, in {
college at Linsborg. OF course the
people of Kansas will not elect sucl
man to Office in such an important
place over a man who has given hi
life to educational work and who ha.
been the means Of lifting the burden
OF excessive charges for school books
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-11-02

REPUBLICAN, papers have been try
ing to stampede Populist voters by
trying to lead them to believe that
the members of their party are going
over to the Republicans in droves
These papers fail to take into consid-
Grafton the fact that the majority of
Populist voters do not care whether
anybody on earth votes as they do.
They vote for principle and for what
they believe to be right and will not
be led to charge their views because
some one else secs fit to do SO. They
must first be shown and convinced
that they are wrong. One of the
conversions about which Republicans
made a good deal of noise is that of
John Watrous editor of the Burling-
ton Independent He was originally
a Republican but some years ago he
became owner of a news paper out OF
which he could make money unless it
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-11-02
State News,

Missouri's school children raised
about 100000 for the Layfaette
monument.
The Fillipino's in convention by a
vote of Z delegates out of eight, voted
for annexation to the q. S.
Boone Co. Mo. Republicans are in
wrangle. A second Republican
ticket has been placed in the field.
The Connecticut Fire Insurance
company of Hartford has asked Webb
McNall for consent to bring its clothes
back home.
Leedy at his Kansas City Kas. and
Leavenworth meetings addressed
very large audiences and was assured
by numerous Republicans that be
would be the next governor.
A new Channel, known as the
Kuslivak, has just been discovered or
the coast of Alaska. It opens I'D 3
rapid and safe pathway to Yuker
Gold fields and effects saving of al
most 500 miles of travel by water.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-11-02
Just a Little "Rouser'' for a Cent

Special to the Kansas City Times
WELLINGTON, Kan. The Topeka
Copitol headed its report of the Bris
tow meeting here, cit Was Rouser.'
The report was mailed twelve hours
before the meeting. There were
really just 261 people at the meeting
it did not half fill the opera house.
There was no enthusiasm.
Anti-Long Republicans here took
on Bristow as ole of the "gang," and
regard him as very small POTATOES.
One hundred or more of them in and
around Wellington will refuse to vote
for Long, declaring outright that
they will vote for Simpson.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-11-02

OUR Peace Commissioners are living
on the fat of the land in Paris. Some
days they have joint session, but
on most days they have nothing to do
but bless Mckinley for their fat job.
K. G. Times.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-11-02

FLETCHER Meredith, ex-representa-
tive and editor of the Hutchinson n
Herald, has declared 10 public inter-
views that he will not support Stanley
or Chester l. Long. He is an old re-
publican war horse having given years
OF service TO the party but he is unable
TO take the dose which has been fixed
up for him this year. He is not by
any manner Of means alone in the
fight.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-11-02

The insurance companies interested
ia the j. s. Collins policies, have paid
the full amount of the policies in
which Mrs. Collins was the beneficiary
amounting to about $40, 900, but have
he'd back all policies in which John
Collins is the beneficiary or is interest
ed. These latter policies involve all
the Insurance money not payable to
Airs. Collins, as John and his sister
Grace, are joint beneGciaries in them.
Sooner or later the p prtion payable
20 Miss Collins Will be received by her.
as there is DO disposition to contest
her interest, hut pending the trial of
John Collins the companies will
doubtless srsl end payment on the
joint policies, amounting to about
$4,000
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-11-02

IN spite Of all of the attacks which
Republican Speakers and newspapers
Lave made on McNall hundreds Of
men can be found who say that they
are going 10 vote to re-elect him
Some Of these men really do not know
shat McNall is not a cand date him
self, but others are Rep publicans who
wien they assert that they will vo te
for McNall, mean that they intend to
vote for Leedy for the reason that
they propose to keep McNall in office
in order that the extortlons of insur
ance companies may be further cur
tailed. 1t is impossible to 60 into a
city of any size without finding a num-
ber of Republican business men whose
rates have been materially reduced
and who realize that it is through Nc
Nall's efforts that the reduction comes.
There is hardly a community in which
there cannot be found some one who
through McNall's assistance has
scared the full amount of their insur-
ance policy in the case of a loss by
tire when an amount equal to about
Efty or sixty per cent of the face of
the policy would have been paid il
McNal had not interlered. The
question of re-electing Leedy aud re-
tdiniOg him in office is purely ques-
ton of whether the people desire to
80 back to the old system of permit.
ting insurance companies to do as
they please.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-11-02

A third victim has been attacked by
the Beub onic Plague in the Bacteria
logical establishment of PROT North
gale in Viena. Herr Bariseh an as
sistant to the professor died week
ago.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-11-02

II is evident that the Republicans
will not consent to joint discus ssion of
the issues in this campaign. They
prefer to speak where there is no one
to contradict the allegations that they
make against the present state ad-
ministration and thereby make the
people believe that they have not been
given the just and honest administra-
tion of affairs which WAS promised
Many efforts have been made by the
Populists this year to arrange joint
debates, but nothing has been accom-
plished along this line. At Herring
ton standing challenge has been
open for several weeks for any Repub-
lican to discuss the issues of the day
with some Populist at that point.
The Republicans have declined to ac-
cept. Last Saturday Assistant At
torney- General Smelling issued chal-
lenge addressed to j. II. Burton and
any of the Republican nominees for
congress or for state Office to meet bim
in a joint debate of the national issues
as enunciated by Webster Davis, j. R.
Burton or w. Eugene Stanley in their
speeches in this campaign. J. r.
Burton spoke at Topeka on the day
that this challenge was issued but he
neglected 20 accept it. No notice was
given that it eyer would be accepted.
The pllin inference is that Republi.
cans do not desire to go before the
people and discuss political questions
this year.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-11-02

Grover Cleveland indorses the New
York Democratic ticket from top to
bottom, Notwithstanding every ons of
the nominees voted for Bryan.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-11-02
CONGRESSIONAL TICKET.

SIBERIA is now clamoring for anne K
alton to the L. S.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-11-02
ISSUES A SWEEP ING Def.
George Smelling Wants TO Debate
With Any Republican Orator.

george Sneillng wants TO Debate
With Any Republican Orator.
Special to the Kansas City Times.
TOPEKA. ksn..-A sweeping def
fer JOINT Gel ate with j. r. Burton
CT any candidate on the Republican
ale or congressional ticket has
been nide by George r. Smelling,
assistant httoruev general. The
challenge If 80 broad that the Rep
ublican campaign committee is at
liberty 20 desi. nate any one of
seventeen speakers, to nsme the
time and place for the debate and
the sui jects to be discussed. MIR.
Smelling is not afraid to NEE. any
one in the bunch, and prefers Bur-
ton, the star orator on the Repub-
licaa side. The challenge to Burton
made by Attorney General L. 9.
Boyle was ignored, SO MIR. Smelling
made bis proposition in writing as
follows:
Topeka, Kan, Oct. %, 1851
hereby challenge j. Randolph
Burton, or any of the Republican
candidates on the state or cong
ressional tickets to debate with me,
at any time OF place, the national
issues as enunciated in tie pub
lished speech of Webster Davis,
which appeared in the Kansas City
Journal, or as enunciated in the
speeches of Stanley or Burton at
Lawrence, Which were published
i'll the Topeka Capital. Arrange
mentS f the acceptance of this
challenge may be made by confer
ring with the Peoples Party state
committee.
GEORGE X. SMELLING.
When asked regarding the accept
ance of George r. Snelling's chal-
lenge to debate with any one of the
Republican leader, on political is
sues, Secretary Frank Brown of the
Republican state committee said
sneeringiy that tue committee would
put off answering until ''it can be
discovered who George Il. Smelling
is The sentiment was iudorsed by
Chairman Mort Albaugh and given
out 10 the newspapers.
FLETCHER MEREDITH of the Hutch
inson Herald is openly against Long
and Stanley. He says that he is
against long because he advocates
principles that he does not believe in
and because he has been the moving
spirit in all kinds of needless and un-
necessary rows. He is against Stan
ley because he is masquerading be-
fore the people of that state pretend
ing to be for principles which he does
not represent and tkat on nearly
every proposition he carries water on
both shoulders. This is especially
of his position on the prohibitory
question. He also alleges that Stan
ley is making pledges which he has
no intention whatever of fulfilling
and that he is generally an unsafe
man. He also opposes him because
he represents the gang and is very
Intimately connected with the ma
chine. Mr.. Meredith is not the only
republican who takes this view of the
republican nominee for governor.
Such republicans are very numerous
They have become sick and tired of
the gang and propose to vote for some
one who will DO something for the
people. The reform in insurance
matters, in school text books in
in stock yards regulations in dozens
of other ways appeal to the common
sense of the people and they want
that sort OF state government con-
tinued.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-11-02

senate on ''Slush" money, and for
that reason have done lit campaign
ing as yet They expect to do that
on election day with the dollar and
cody propose to buy the farmer.
When w. A. PETER announced his
purpose to run for governor on the
Prohibition ticket the republicans
were delighted. They thought he
would draw heavily from Leedy.
They see now that he will get two
Republican, Prohibition votes to one
Leedy vote.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-11-02

Our Missouri Republican friends
expect to send r. G. Kerens to the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-21
AT Miami.
Gen. Keifer Says the Camp Is all
Right.

Miami, July 20.-To put at rest all ap-
prehension as to the hospital and sanitary
conditions of the military camp here and
to effectually offset the unfavorable pub
hshed reports, interviews have been had
with several officers of the division upon
whose shoulders the care of the health of
the men rests.
Major General Keifer, commander of
the division, when asked his opinion as
to the sanitary condition of the camp
said: II consider the sanitary condition
of the camp as being excellent, and the
camp and surroundings here I consider
are as good and as complete as any camp
in the United States.''
There has been question as to water.
Use of water fro m driven wells has been
discontinued. The city supply has been
substituted and we have good water now.
Large tanks have been placed in each
regiment and the water runs through
pipes into tanks surrounded by ice.
The reports OF the regimental surgeons
pass through the hands of Major George
S. Hobart, adjutant of the division, every
day and he says from the last reports
from the surgeons he can say that the
sanitary condition of the camp is excel
lent. Major Appel, chief surgeon of the
division, said when Intercepted that the
sanitary condition of the camp is now
very good
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-21
Rohhing the Mail

General Post Office, Dec II, 1796.-The
Post-boy, carrying the North Mail from
Warrington to Chester, was stopped on
Monday evening, the 9Th inst, between
and O'Clock, within mile of Chester,
by Man on foot, who took from him the
Mail, containing the Manchester, Warning
ton, and Frodsham bags of letters The
Robber was dressed in blue jacket and
White Trousers, and had an oil case cover
to his hat Whoever shall apprehend and
convict, or cause to be apprehended and
convicted, the person who committed this
robbery, will be entitled to reward of
Two Hundred Pounds over and above the
reward given by Act of Parliament for APP
pretending of highwaymen; and if any
accomplish in the robbery, or knowing
thereof, shall surrender himself and make
discovery, whereby the person who COM
mitted the same may be apprehended and
brought to Justice, such discoverer will be
entitled to the said reward of Two Hun
dred Pounds and will also receive his Maj
esty's most gracious pardon. By com.
mand of the Postmaster-Genera
ANTH. TODD, Secretary.
An Old Advertisement.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-21
ToRAL's CASE.
He VIII Be Court Martialled by
Spain.

Madrid, July 20-4 p. ma semi
official note has been published here ex-
planning the circumstances, from Span
ish standpoint, of the surrender of Santi-
ago de Cuba. 1t declares that the letter
which Gen. Toral "is alleged to have
written to Gen. Shafter is apocryphal,
as the telegraphio version contains state
Inent which it is impossible for Gen.
Toral to have made, because it is untrue
that his government authorized him to
capitulate. - The note continues:
What happened was that the war min
lister received two kilograms from Cap
tain-General Blanco. The first described
Gen. Toral's position, which was most
pitiful. because of the want of provisions
and ammunition. 1t also detailed the
enemy's propositions. In the second tele.
gram, Captain-General Blanco gave the
terms of the capitalization and requested
instructions. The war minister replied
to both by telling Captain-General Blan-
co to leave every initiative to Gen. Toral,
for it was impossible to recommend any
other line of conduct. Gen. Toral accord
ingly acted as he thought advisable and
would explain before court martial the
motives which induced him to capitu-
late,''