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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-22
DEATH OF MRS. JOHN L. OVENS.

DEATH OF MRS. JOHN L. OVENS.
At shortly after four o'clock a.
m. on Saturday last, at the fam.
lily residence on Poplar street,
occurred the death of Mrs Free.
lore A. Owens, the beloved wife
of John L. Owens, and a sister
of Mrs. Henry Hanna, of this
city, after short illness of peri
tontis.
Mrs. Owens was born in Kings
county, New Brunswick, Sept,
ember 20. 1864, being 3S years
of age at the time of her death
She was married to Mr.. Owens
in Duluth on February 18th,
1886, from the result of which
union three children were born,
two boys and one girl, to whom
with the bereaved husband is ex.
tended the sympathy of the en-
tire community.
The body was taken to Carlton
on Saturday for interment, shor,
services being conducted at the
house by Rev. G. S. Kathan, oil
the First M. E. Church, being
largely attended. At Carlton
services were conducted from the
Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owens haye re
sided in Virginia for several
years, Mr.. Owens being an es-
teemed employee of the Moon s
Kerr Lumber company. and to
the bereaved husband and
motherless children IS extended
the sympathy of his co-workers
and neighbors and the communi-
tv at large.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-22
PASSENGER TINE TABLE.

Daily, Except Sunday.
w. ]. MOORE. Agent.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-22
NTILL THEY COME.

JOHN L. OWENS
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Clerk of Common Council
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Moved a is 81 Trustee arigs supportcd ~ Trus-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1898-07-09

been ascending to the God of battles,
10. these many years. have not induc-
ed him to put it into the hearts of the
American people to draw the sword
against this eternal butchery. God
moves in mysterious way, his won
ders to perform" And should Amer
ica hold back? When God has show
cred every blessing upon this land,
should it not have enough of the
christian spirit to say that we are our
brothers keeper and to make war for
the relief of the suffering stranger at
our gates? Yes, the life and charac-
ter of every great and good man from
Melchisedec to Gladstone seems to
say yes, thousand times yes.
a time will come. so the prophets
say and the christian pray, when men
shall beat their swords into plow
shares and their spears into pruning
hooks, but it is not yet come when
400, 900 of our fellow creatures have
died py starvation and the sword al
most in sight of our shores.
And now, dear brother, those are
but few of the opinions on war,
hastily expressed. byyour good friend.
THE EDITOR.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1898-07-09

dustrial weekly payment plan, when
the charge is 40 per cent of the first
weekly payment.
Pay 25 cents on each one year lease,
so cents on lease between one and
three years, and 81 on lease exceed
ing three years.
Pay 25 cents on each mortgage be-
tween 81, 900 and 81 800, and % cents
on each $500 additional.
Pay 81 extra for passage ticket to
foreign port costing not more than
$50. S3 extra if it costs between $50
and $50, and S5 if it cost more than
$780,
Pay 10 cents extra everv time you
occupy a seat or berth in parlor or
sleeping car.
Pay tax ranging from IS cents to
SIS per 800 on legacies above $4,000,
according to total value.
Pay so cents tax on surety bond.
Pay 1 cent a pint on wines.
Pay from % cents to 81 on each Gus
tom house entry, and 25 cents on
warehouse receipts
Pay % cents on each protested note.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1898-07-09
VICTORY.
A Glorious Fourth of July at
Santiago.
The Cape Verde Fleet Is
With McGinty.
Cervera and the Remainde1
of His Grew Surrender.

Last Sunday morning the American
fleet were quietly laying at the mouth
of Santiago harbor, the admiral's ship
having steamed away few miles to
examine the defenses of Aquadores.
when. without warming. the Spanish
fleet with Cervera's flagship in the
lead, made dash for the open sea.
All was hustle on board the American
fleet In Admiral Simpsons absence,
the captains of the American squad
ron eagerly looked for orders from the
Brooklyn, Commodore Schley's flag
ship. The signal was s'close battle at
once" and Immediately the great guns
of the Iowa. Oregon, Texas and the
others opened fire upon the enemy.
The Spaniards had no intention to
tight but to get away although their
cannon belched forth every moment
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1898-07-09
7. r. MOORE.
Keep your eye OH this space.

after they passed the sunken Merri-
mac.
Cervera made as brave a dash for
liberty as the annals of the sea has
ever repeated, but the terrible Amer
lean gunnery was too much for his
cruisers. One by one, wrapped from
end to end in flames their prows were
turned toward the shore but the
brave DonS continued to fire as long
as they ''could work a gun" The
Spanish flagship kept up running
fire for sixty miles before she was
beached.
Admiral Cervera then surrendered
to Lieutenant Wainwright of the i'll
fated Maine, then in command of the
Gloucester.
Lieutenant Wainwright grasped
the hand of the admiral as he came
on board and kindly said, Il congrat-
ulate you. sir. on having made as
brave fight as ever was seen on the
sea-
Admiral Cervera wept. but urged
the American commander to protect
his stranded seamen who were in dam
ger of being maSSacred by the CubanS
who came rushing down from the
hills. His desire was Immediately at
tended to. and some 800 officers and
men are now prisoners of war, while
the proud Cape Verde fleet which has
Deen so much feared by our sea-board
cities and for which Sampson, Schley
and Watson has SO eagerly secured
the seas is now a group of shattered
and blackened hulks on the rocky
shores of southern Cuba while some
found a haven in the bottom of the
sea. The ships destroyed were the
armored cruisers Christobal Colon.
Oquendo, Infanta Maria Theresa,
Niscaya and the destroyers Pluton
and Furor-the Terror having been
sunk by the Oregon some time ago.
Only one American sailor was killed
and only two injured. In every re-
spect the victory is as decisive and
far reaching as that of Dewvy at Ma
Mia.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1898-07-09
IN A NUTSHELL.

The requirements of the new reve-
nue. law are embodied in the following
directions for taking"
Put a 2-cent revenue stamp on every
check or sight draft.
Put 2-cent stamp on every inland
bill of exchange, time draft, promis-
scry note or money order for each 800.
Pay cent extra on each telegraph
message sent
Pay cents per 500 on each life in=
surance policy, unless saxen on the in-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1898-07-09

nesday night and slipped into the
outer cell while the sheriff was giving
them their supper. The sheriff lock-
ed the inner cell seeing within two
figures. At bedtime the deputy saw
the same SO he thought the canaries
were safe Thursday morning the
sheriff went in, left the outer door
open. believing the prisoners in their
cells. and Mr.. Blackman quietly
slipped out and pulled his freight for
fairer fields and SUMMER skies. OF
course the sheriff is securing the
country but Mr.. Blackman won't be
found. That Is, not this time
Sooner or later he will he caught for
another crime. The state will not be
euchered out of his services at all.
only his period of enlistment in the
striped brigade has been postponed
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1898-07-09
JAIL DELIVERY.

One of Sheriff Lynn's canary birds
has fiown- How it happened is a
mystery. but it happened. At IL
O'Clock on Thursday, Deputy Sheriff
Thompson went to feed the prisoners
and found in the cell the prisoner Nc
Grath and dummy which had been
fixed up to look like Blackman, hut
that worthy gentleman had yamoosed,
skedaddled, skipped and hit the turf.
Blackman is the shrewd duck who has
kept both. the sheriff and deputy ali
the while in hot water
He probably got away in this man=
ner. de fixed up the dummy We'd
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1898-07-09
WA-KEENEY, KAN, JULY 9, 1898.

The Spanish sailors, when they
found that they would not be killed.
soon became reconciled to the result
and pulled out some dirty packs of
cards and acted as calmly as if moth
ing had happened.
The brave old admiral is greatly
distressed at the loss of his men and
ships but said. 81 would rather lose
my ships at sea, like a sailor, than in
a harbor. 1t was the only thing to
do
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1898-07-09
TWENTIETH YEAR.
Cash Store.

You should employ all keep cool while this
hot weather lasts and it will last two months yet We
assist you considerably along this line.
We will furnish you gauze underwear-Men's 20 to 40
CENTS Ladies' to 43 cents piece Straw hats at II to 90
cents Fans at various prices Negligee shirts Women
oxforCs in Dongola and Vic Childrens tan shoes and
Ladies' shirt waists. La
dies umbrellas and large and strong storm umbrellas, fam
lily the latter at and 95 cents It is claimed for
these that they will not blow inside out.
1t its driving your going, you will need fly net,
you 75c to ST. TO- worth onehalf lap robe at
10c to TO- and nice straight whip anywhere from &c
to 65c If your route lies toward the fish pond lemon
sqeezer the best made at 11c and good stout cork
will be appreciated the latter at &c. If you only
going the grove of 55c Hamnocks would
come handy and maybe game of Authors but probably
not Some mosquito net at &c would not be out of place to
guard against mosquitoes and would be wanted at night
sleep We have pair of tongs,
right handle about the house rergera
tor and ice picks at &C.
OF this class of goods is uppermost in your
mind but REMEMBER that also have Others and that
lines of Ribbons Laces Embroideries, Hosiery, Neck
Footwear Tnware, Overalls Workshrts Notions of
the cheapest shown in all this region
round about.
T p M0OPE
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1898-07-09
A LECTURE.

Under the auspices of the NJ. E..
church of this city, on Wednesday
evening, July 13, Prof. John S. Dawson
will deliver his lecture, WAR as an
Agent in Human Progress" During
these stirring war times this lecture
should bring out a full house.
Admission 10 cents.
E. E. Gunckel, Pastor
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1898-07-09
TRANS-MISSISSIPPI AND INTERNA-
TIONAL EXPOSITION.
Omaha, June 1-Nov. 4, 1895

Greatly reduced rate via the Union
Pacific to Omaha for the Exposition.
The superb equipment and quick
time of the Union Pacific ulakes it the
popular line TO Omaha and the Expo
sition.
For advertising matter. tickets and
full Information, cal on
E. F. BRADsHAss
Agent.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1898-07-09
THE AMEN CORNER.

THE AMEN CORNER.
WA-KEENEY, KAN, July 6, 1898.
DEAR EDITOR: Having read in your
paper some time ago heading enti-
tied the "Amen Corner" l thought 1
would let the world know what l
think about it. There is great day
coming when the Lord shall come in
power and in glory from on high.
Now, let me say that | do not believe
in war, and will give you a few refer
ences from the Bible. Read Romans
II. James 3, Leviticus %, John %. and
Exodus 20, and then tell me what you
think about war anyway.
A CHURCH MEMBER
We are pleased with the apparent
sincerity of the above, so at our din
-ner hour we took out our Bible and
read all the beautiful selections re-
ferred to, except the 22nd chapter of
John which isn't in our edition.
And now for what we think about
war anyway
We think 1t unwise for person to
select two, four, or six facts for base
to reason from when there may be
twenty, fifty or thousand which bear
upon the question. We also think
that what man believes about any
thing politics, religion, science,
philosophy. war. etc, amounts to
nothing. Belief may be whim,
sober reflection from every view of
question, it fades from belief into
knowledge.
We think that of all the people on
earth who have reason to appreciate
the value of war as a factor in uplift-
ing the race, the followers of the Lord
of Hosts and the God of battles should
be that people.
War is cruel and bloody but the
great object of war is to secure peace:
yet in the settlement of the most or
dinary rights, the great Arbitrator of
Heaven and earth has approved or at
least permitted a resort to the sword
Joshua, man of God, conquered
the Promised Land after many a hard
fought and bloody field.
Saul, the son of KiSh, delivered the
Israelites from their oppressors, and
even offended the Jewish Jehovah be-
ter.
David the Psalmist was a man of
war nearly all his life, yet we are told
in the Bible that he was a man after
Gods own heart.
In the days OF the Old Testament
generally the God of the Hebrews as
sisted them and fought for them
when they were obedient to his teach
ings- Once upon time he even sent
his destroying angel to eXterminate
an army encamped against them.
The sword of the Lord in the hands
of Gideon accomplished as great vic
tories as any of Nelson, Perry, Paul
Jones, Dewey or Sampson.
In the New Testament era we find
that the Man of Galilee who was her
aided as the Prince of Peace himself
said, Think not that 1 am come to
send peace on earth: 1 came not to
send peace but sword
Time and again has the christian
religion been in danger of being
out in blood but the brave
of the NaZarene resisted with
the sword and successfully too and we
enjoy the blessings of their victories
to this day.
Yes, my brother, believe that you
can be true and faithful church |
member, and yet pray for the success |
of your country's arms against Spain.
Who knows that the prayers of the |
of Spain's unhappy subjects
on both sides of the globe which have
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-31
A LETTER FROM MIR. BALDRIGE.

OMAHA, July SOTO the Editor of The
Bee: My attention has recently been
called to the unwarranted criticism
in certain newspapers of this state
OF Judge B. S, Baker because
Charles w. Mosher, wrecker of the Capital
National bank OF Lincoln, was sentenced by
the federal court to an Imprisonment OF
only Ave years on the charges OF which
Mosher was found guilty. 1t is charged that
Mosher was allowed to plead guilty to one
count OF the Indictment and that all others
were dismissed and that by this arrange
ment Mosher could not have been sentenced
10 a longer period than fve years.
The responsibility for the sentence OF
Mosher rested with the court and not with
the prosecuting attorney and I cannot per-
NIT such an unjust charge to be circulated
without my protest. While Judge Baker
was United States attorney for the district
of Nebraska. ! was assistant United States
attorney and l am fully cognizant OF all
the facts in this case, The failure of the
Capital National bank occurred when thu
United States court was in session in Lin
coin, in January, 1899, and during the sitting
OF the grand jury impaneled for that term
The causes of the failure of this bank and
Mosher's relation thereto were immedlateiy
taken up before the grand jury and an in
dictment of two counts or charges wa.
found, presented and filed forthwith ant
Mosher was arrested and put under bond. A
thorough investigation was then made b,
the grand jury into the condition Of tn,
bank and another indictment OF thirty counts
or charges was found. presented and Alec
in court, upon which indictment Mosher wa
arrested and put under additional bond.
On June IT, 1898, both cases agains
Mosher were called for trial. Mosher pro
posed to plead guilty to one count OF III,
indictment if all the others would be dis
missed, which proposition was declined b!
United States Attorney BAKER. MIR. Bake
proposed to Mosher that, as he believed h
could convict him on twelve counts o
charges out Of the total number of thirty
TWO, II he, Mosher, would consent to a yer
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-31
CROPS NEAR PIERRE SPOTTED
Local Showers Make Grain Good In
some Sections, While In Others
II is Poor.

PIERRE, s. D., July 3O,--(speciai)-
Harvest has commenced in this portion OF
the state, a large amount OF the grain ripeD-
ing at once, and putting the farmers into
the work with a rush. On account OF the
lack OF precipitation in June, the fields are
badly spotted, running In yield from prao-
tically nothing up to ten bushels per acre
In the same field. The later sown wheat
will go much better, being estimated at
from eight 10 twelve bushels per acre, II
will take a few more days to ripen the later
fields, but next week win soc even the latest
Of the grain ripe and mostly in the stack.
Practically all the grain In this part OF the
state is cut with headers, and stacked as
cut. II 10 q rarity to see a binder at work.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-31

600, in addition to the amount for the jurors,
witnesses and assessors previously men
toned, and a communication from County
Attorney Baldrige as to the appropriation
this year from the county agricultural fair
was turned over TO the finance committee.
Under the law the county board is bound
to set. apart for the benefit of the county
agricultural society 3 cents for every vote
which would amount to about SO. 500, 1t Is
figured out, But this year the county fair
would be in the nature of an auxiliary ex-
hibit at the exposition. Mr.. Baldrlge there
fore takes the position that the board can
not make the appropriation, because it is
not a regular county fair. AS to the re-
quest, also. Of the school board for $500 for
the educational exhibit, Mr.. Baldrige says
the county board can give that amount out
of it's exposition fund IL it wants to, but
that the exposition fund is the only one
which can be drawn upon for any such pur-
pose. The money for the agricultural So
ciety could also be donated from this fund.
The whole matter was left with the finance
committee. Chairman Kierstead Of the
board says the exposition fund has been
most all absorbed and under the circum-
stances it is hardly probable that anything
can be done for the school exhibit, and GER
tainly nothing for the county fair. There
! was a balance to the credit of the exposi-
tion fund on July 1 of $14,377.10.
, Bids were authorized, before the board
| adjourned, for a seventy-hve-foot steel
bridge on Center street, over the creek,
near the Mangold property, two miles north
of Willard.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-31

dict OF guilty on twelve counts he might
have a verdict Of ~acquittal on all the others.
This proposition was finally accepted and a
verdict OF guilty was found on twelve Of the
charges wherein the peculations amounted
to over one hundred thousand dollars and q
verdict Of acquittal was rendered on the
other charges.
(See United States vs.. Mosher, Doc. X,
! pages Go and 70. In the district court OF the
| United States for the district Of Nebraska.
On July 8, 1898, during the absence from
the state OF United States Attorney Baker,
the district Judge, on his own motion. with
out the suggestion of the prosecuting at
torney or his assistant, sentenced Mosher to
a period OF 1--WE years in the penitentiary.
II the term OF tho sentence was too short
or too long, 1t was a matter over which
United States Attorney Baker had no con-
troll and he should not be held accountable
therefor, The fact that Judge Baker Is now
a candidate for governor Is no reason for
the exercise of an unbridled license to mis-
represent him.
Section 5000 Of the United States statutes,
| under which Mosher was convicted. provides
for a sentence OF not less than fve nor more
than ten years for each offense. Mosher
might have been sentenced TO a term Of one
hundred and twenty years In the penitcn-
tiary. The court sentenced Mosher SO tina,
the terms Of sentence on the various charges
ran concurrently, as the court thought hi
had a right to do, and all expired in 1--WE
years.
Mr.. Mosher presented a petition with 59t
names attached purporting to be resident,
the city Of Lincoln. as we'll as many per.
sonal letters from prominent people Of tn,
same city, requesting that the prosecuting
. -
Mosher be sentenced only to pay Q fine ADt
that he receive no sentence Of imprison'
ment, provided that Mosher would pay
large sum OF money to the receiver Of tn,
bank for the benefit OF the dspositors. Thu
prosecuting attorney declined TO present thil
petition TO the court, but sent 1t 10 the at
torney general OF the United States, wherr
1t Is now on file. Judge Bakers conduct IL
the Mosher case was absolutely free from
criticism on the part OF all Just men, Your
very truly. HOWARD II. BALDRIGE.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-31
Probate Matters.

Matthew H.. Cryer Of Lansdown, Pa, has
petitioned County Judge Baxter for the ap-
pointment OF himself as administrator of
the estate of his brother, John H., Cryer,
who died here July 81 last. Cryer, whose
remains may be taken to England for burial,
left no will. His estate is valued at $3.50, :
600, OF which $40, 900 worth is in Douglas
county and the rest scattered over the coun-
try and in England. where he made his
home much of the time. Besides the petit
toner, the heirs of the deceased are two
elderly sisters, Mrs. Ellen b. Thompson and
Mrs. Annie e. Ivy, both of Southport, Eng
land.
A petition for the probate of the will OF
the late Johann Jacob Leffert of McArdlt
precinct has been filed with Clerk Winter
OF the county court by one Of his two sons
Claus H.. Leffert. Deceased left an estate
OF 81, 900 on May 10. to be divided between
four children, the petitioner and Hans ID
Leffert, sons. and Anna Braack and Autz'
Oft. daughters, all of whom live at Benning,
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-31
immunity agreement with the county at
Court Notes.

In the habeas corpus case OF the Dorm
children against the Nebraska Children's
Home society, Judge Slabaugh overruled the
motion of Attorney Carroll S. Montgomery
to quash the writ and dismiss the proceed
ings, and the matter will be tried on Its
merits a week from Tuesday.
Suit for 81 500 damages has been brought
in the district court by Anna e.. Teel against
the Onyx Soda Fountain company on account
Of her inability to realize the certain
privileges granted to her at the exposition.
She claims she has paid 5000 twice for the
privilege of selling p%hosophates, but each
time there was no authority behind the
grant.
Judge Powell confirmed the foreclosure
sale of the Creighton theater to Trustee r.
w. Nash, to satisfy the claim OF the Penn
Mutual Life Insurance company. John A,
McShane, who objected on the ground that
he held s25, 900 of stock in the theater and
had not been given an opportunity to protest
against the sale, may carry his contention "a
the supreme court.