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Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27
CurbIng raIk over Telephones.

People who have grudge against
telephone companies in general Will be
pleased to know that the women of
New South Wales refused to be ground
down by any soulless corporation.
They determined to get the worth of
the telephone rent, no matter how
much time it took, so they conversed
over the wires by the hour until the
central office people were driven to
distraction Things got to such a
point that the postmaster general in
Sydney was appealed To. and he issued
an order forbidding Icquacious women
rom mOnOpolizing a telephone for
more than ten minutes at time.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27
ROBERT GILLIAN is DEAD.
socoumbs to PneumonIa After an Illness
of Six DAYS

Socoumbs to Pneumonia After Illness
of Six Days
KANSAS CITY, Mo, May 2o.-Robert
Gillian died of pneumonia last night
at his home, 21O0 Independence ave-
nue.. He had been i'll less than one
week, so short a time that many Of
his most intimate friends knew moth
ing of it. Pneumonia did not develop
until Thursday. but he was so weak
ened by malariaI fever that he sank
rapidly.
Robert Gillian was the builder of
Kansas City's street railway system
He engineered the street railway sys-
TENS of all the other large cities of
the West. He was, not only a skillful
engineer, but a promoter and organ
izer of rare ability. OF late years the
Pittsburg & Gulf railroad had occu-
pied the greater part of his attention,
but he was interested in nearly every
important public enterprise in Kansas
City. As member of the city park
board be he. ped to plan the magnifi-
cent system of parks and boulevards
of which the city is just coming into
possession
Barely A years old, Mr. Gillian had
accomplished mspY wonderful things,
and gave Proofs of accomplishing
more and greate=. He was recognized
by engineering experts all over the
world as one of the foremost of their
number, and a man from whom any
degree of greatness might be ex-
pected
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27
Compound Locomotives.

a dozen or more of the As consol-
1dation compound freight locomotives
recently ordered for use on the south
western division of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad, are in service and are
giving splendid satisfaction. On the
Mississippi division they have in
creased the train haul 40 per cent over
the old line. When the grade reduc-
lions are completed the Improvement
will be even more noticeable The
compound ten wheel passenger en-
gines have developed unexpected pull
ing power and unusual speed.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27
Joins Hands With = Trust.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. May 2o.-An-
other Kansas City concern has gone
into trust. This is the Kansas City
Bolt and Nut company of Sheffield in
this city. 1t has sold out to the new
trust OF manufacturers of iron and
steel goods, called the Republic Iron
and Steel company, which has its
headquarters IN Chicago. The stock
holders of the Bolt and Nut company
have been notified to meet May ss,
when the company will be dissolved
and the property transferred to the
trust. The plant here viii not shut
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27
Automobiles for AtissourL

TRENTON. n. J., May Seventeen
electric vehicle transportation com
panies were incorporated here to-day.
These companies were formed by the
Whitney Elkins- Widener syndicate tc
operate automobiles in as many diff
ferent states. The several states for
which these companies are formed are:
Tennessee, Georgia, Ohio, Kentucky,
New Jersey, Louisiana, Delaware,
California, Michigan, MINI esota,
Iowa, Maryland, Wisconsin. Indiana
Missouri, Virginia and District OF
Columbia.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27
Used Baling Wire.

GALENA, Kan, May 2O.-John Mar
tin, aged about 40 years, committed
suicide by hanging himself in his bed.
room with piece of baling wire. tied
to the ceiling above his bed. Martin
had been on a protracted drunk for
the past three weeks. He leaves q
wife and six children, and has fol-
lowed mining for the past fifteen
years. Several brothers and one SIS
ter of the deceased met with violent
deaths at different times by suicide
and otherwise
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27

The public Will watch with keen interest
the fight now on in dead earnest. One of
the largest and most influential firms in the
east having arrayed itself against all IN
scrupulous patent medicine advertising
agrees to back up with its entire capital the
following guarantee: We hereby guarantee
to alleviate all stomach and bowel troubles
by the use Of DR.. Kays Renovation if our
Instructions are followed. Sold by drug
gists at 25c and 81 90, or sent prepaid ON re-
ceipt of price by DR.. B. J. Kay Medical Co.,
Saratoga. Springs, y. Y. Write their ply
sicians for free advice about your case.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27
Jobbing Druggists to Combine.

DETROIT, Mich, May 2o.-The latest
proposition to establish a trust at
fects the drug jobbing trade, and the
project is being promoted by Elliott
Burris, a New York attorney. It is
proposed to include 81 concerns east
of the Rocky mountains and north Of
and including Memphis and Richmond
whose combined capital is estimated
at SIT, 600, 900, and whose annual sales
probably reach Soc, OO0,O 900.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27
Volunteer Convicted of Murder.

WASHINGTON, May 20.-CharIes Har-
ris, Company H, Third United States
volunteer infantry, was found guilty
of murder by a court-martial in San
tiago, Cuba, and was sentenced to be
shot. The case was sent to the Presi-
dent for review, and the death SEN
tence has been committed to life i'm
prisonment and dishonorable dis
charge from the army. The President
directs that the prisoner be confined
at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27
Memorial to Salisbury.

LONDON, May 2o-The Anglo Ar
menian association, of which the duke
of Westminster is president, has mem
oralized the marquis of lisbury,
urging the desirability of the peace
conference at The Hague settling the
Armenian question.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27
VIII of Late Governor Flower.

NEW YORK, May 2o-The will OF
the late Governor Flower was filed for
probate yesterday. He left requests
of $40, 900 to each of his brothers and
sisters or their heirs, and a number of
smaller requests to charity. The res
idue is left to his widow and daugh-
ter, share and share alike Mrs
Sarah NJ. Flower is eXecutrix; his SON.
in-law, John b. Taylor, and Arson r.
Flower are executors.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27
Fertilizer Men In q Trust.

Boston. May 90. - The American
Agricultural Chemical company,
which is the combination of several
fertilizer manufacturing con cerns, an
nounced the consummation of its
plans to-day. The authorized issue of
capital stock of the company is
$40, 100000.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27
Gigantic Chinese Scheme.

VANCOUVER, B. c., May 2O.-Kang
WI Wei, the Chinese reformer, who
fed from China, is reported to be be
hind scheme to form companies in
every city Of consequence in the
United States, Canada and Australia,
which will attempt to control Chinese
capital in order to further all Oriental
industries
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27
Reward for GiIIet,s Arrest.

The depositors of GilIet's La Grange
bank have offered reward of s1OG for
the arrest of the fugitive banker, for
whom two indictments have been
found by the grand jury. The police
of st. Louis and New York have been
requested to look out for him, as it
is believed that he is one of those
cities.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27
rhe Power of Storm.

The Cayman Islands were nearly
overwhelmed by the recent storm.
Apparently secure things are not safe
EYen if you have health be on your
guard. Disease works stealthily- An
occasional dose of Hostetters Stomach
Bitters will keep the bowels regular
and disease at bay. If you have indi-
gestion and constipation try it
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27
Price Of Glass Advanced by rru..

PITTsBURG, Pa, May 2o.-The Amer
lean Glass company, the combination
of window glass concerns, has issued
a new list, advancing the price of
their product 5 per cent, to go into eff
feet June 1. This is the second ad-
vance recently made in window glass.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27
Cotton Yarn Mills to Combine.

TAUNTON, Mass, May 2o.-The offer
of the English capitalists to buy all
the cotton yarn mills of Bristol county
has been accepted by a majority of
the stockholders of all the mills
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27
Bryan Wore His Uniform.

LINCOLN, Neb., May 2O.-An elabor-
ate reception to members of the
Third Nebraska volunteers, recently
mustered out. was held at the capitol
last night. Hon. w. !. Bryan, for
merly colonel of the regiment, was
present in uniform and made an ad-
dress.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27
Rockefellers in the Copper Combine.

NEW YORK, May 2n.-William Rock
efeller, William 6. Rockefeller, H b.
Rogers and A C. Burrage have been
elected trustees of the Anaconda Cop
per company They represent the
Standard Oil interest in that corpora
tion.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27
Killed bx Lightning

KANSAS CITY, No, May 2O-Glenn
Eikenbarry, Is years of age, was
killed last night in front of his home,
1913 Cherry street, at about 1870
o'clock by bolt of lightning.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27
Cur. WhIm.

The car has had his special den In
the St. Petersburg palace papered with
cartoons relating to himself, including
a great many caricatures of the most
ridiculous sort If he was Tammany
politician he would have a real chance.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27
Read the Advertisements.

You will enjoy this publication much
better if you will get in the habit of
reading the advertisements; they will
afford a most interesting study and
some excellent bargains Our adver-
tisers are reliable, and send what they
advertise
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27
indians in the United States.

The Indian population of the United
States is 248,340. In 1892 they were
lords of the whole country; now they
have reserved for them 114,496 square
miles.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27

Will pay a salary of $3.50 per week and
expenses for man and Rig to introduce
Perfection Poultry Mixture and Insect
Destroyer i'll the country. Address with
stamp, Perfection Mfg Co. Parsons Kas
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27

DALLAS, Texas. May 2O.-The lower
house of the Texas legislature passed
the income tax bill at noon to-day.
The new law taxes all incomes Above
81, 900 as the rate of per cent.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27
Are You Using Aliens Foor-Ease4

1t is the only cure for Swollen,
Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress, Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy, N. Y.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27
Salt Lakes salt Palace.

SALT LAKE. Utah, May 20-The
salt palace directors met yesterday
and gave orders for the immediate
construction of the building.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27

Is rapidly superseding the old style starch
es 1t saves labor saves money and makes
collars and cuffs look like new. All grocers
sell it; large package Toe.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27

If there is anything in the theory of
the survival of the fittest a lot of peo-
pie we know must have been over
looked
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27

Health means wealth for the patient
but poverty for the doctor
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27

Piso's Cure for Consumption has been
family medicine with US since 1861. R.
Madison, 24O9 42d Ave, Chicago, Ill.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27

Kaskola is guaranteed to cure Dyspepsia
and Indigestion. 1t contains new remedies
that digest starchy food. 15c. All druggists.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27
SI5. 90 Per Week

Love owes no debt to marriage, but
marriage owes a big debt to love
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27

Most difficult to Chronic Constipation YET
Cascarets Candy CatharJfc guaranteed to cure
money refunded. All druggists, 1Oc 25c SOC
When an actress marries her mana
ger the management usually changes
hands
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27

The man who is the first to argue is
usually the last to act
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27

Some men walk home, some ride
and some simply hang on to the traps.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores. Csc. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen 8. Olmsted Leroy. N. Y.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27

A man wastes lot of valuable time
by feeling in the wrong pocket
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27
FUNSTON GIVEN A BRIGADE.
Wheaton Releaved for Special Duty
Kan.aDz AGAIN Tudar Hin,

MANILA, May 2O.-General Wheaton
has been releaved of the command of
the Second division for special assign
ment, and General Fun ston has been
assigned to his brigade. The brigade
consists of the Twentieth Kansas,
First Montana and part of the third
United States artillery.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27
FauItIess Starch

Some individuals may trust to luck,
but the trusts do not.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27

The devil doesn't have to call very
many times to find some folks at
home.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27

The Best Prescription for Chil1s
and Fever is a bottle of GROVES TAsTELESs
CHILL TONIC. 1t is simply iron and quinine
in a tasteless form. No cure-no pay. Price, soc.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27

Every woman thinks life is most
serious for the men till after she get:
married.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27

Distance doesn't lend enchantment
to ones views of an expected inherit
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn4

Mean well, do i'll and you'll ge
yourself disliked.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27

Some people are pleasant to talk to
but disagreeable to listen to.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27

for children teething the gums reduces inar
alton aIlays pain, collie % bottle
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is constitutional cure. Price, roc
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27

Nothing but wheat; what you might
call q sea of wheat" is what was said
by q lecturer speaking of Western Can
ada. For particulars TO routes. rail-
way fares, etc, apply to Superintendent
of Immigration, Department Interior OF
1awa, Canada, or to J. s. Crawford, 2I5
West Ninth Street. Kansas City. No
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27
WOHAAMyS
DEVOTION
70 HOHHE

Mrs PrNKHAM-I feel my duty to write to to
tell YOU Pnkhau Vegetable Com
pound medicine In the world ike 1t
suffered years. sometimes fOr twelve weeks at
time my had female troubles OF
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27

This is heroic but penalty has to be -
paid. "a
A woman in New Matamoras, Ohio, D
Mrs ISABEL BRADFIELD. tells In the =
following letter how she fought with Il
disease of the feminine organs until \
finally forced to take to her bed She -
saws
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-05-27
Dr. KayS Lung Balm s25 s f2FSss dssss:

WANrED-Csse OF osd health that R-I-PA-N-S
viii not benefit send cents to Isipsns Chemical
Co SeE YORK 10 SAMPLES end 1-SOO testimonials
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-20
THE DUTY OF MOTHERS.
Daughters Should DO Carefully
Guided In Early Womanhood.

What suffering frequently results
from a mothers ignorance; or more
frequently from n mothers neglect to
properly instruct her daughter!
Tradition says woman must suffer, /"
and young women are so taught.
There is q little truth and great deal
Of exaggeration in this. Ii n young
woman suffers severely she needs
treatment and her mother should see
that she gets it.
Many mothers hesitate to take their
daughters to q physician for examina-
ton; but no mother need hesitate to
write freely about her daughter or
herself to Mrs. Pinkham and secure
the most efficient advice without
charge. Mrs. Pinliham's address is
Lynn, Mass.
The following letterfrom Miss MARIE
r. JOHNSON, Centralia, Pa, shows what
neglect will do, and tells how Mrs.
Pinkham helped her:
my health became so poor that
had to leave school. was tired all the
time, and had dreadful pains in my
side and back. / was also troubled
with irregularity of mcnses. I was
very weak, and lost SO much flesh that
my friends became alarmed. My
mother, who is firm believer in your
remedies from experience, thought per-
haps they might benefit me and wrote
you for advice. I followed the advice
you gave, and used Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills as
you directed, and am now as we'll as !
ever was. have gained flesh and have
sgood color. 1 I'm completely cured Of
irregularity."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-20

Consul-General GOwdy in his annua!
report states that during the past year
there has been marked increase, In
Paris. France, in the adoption Of au-
tomobiles, not only as pleasure vehi-
cles owned by private individuals.
but in the way Of cabs serving the
public for hire and. for business pur-
poses in the way Of delivery wagons,
specially those for long distances. 1t
Is announced that at the beginning Of
the next year there are to be one hun.
dred motor cabs driven by electrical
power running in the streets Of Paris.
and il the experiment is successful,
the cabs will be increased to one thou.
sand. With this project in view a
large plot of ground has been acquired,
where the building of works necessary
for the housing of cabs and machinery
for electrical supply is being rapidly
completed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-20
Slavery to Fear.

To worry is to throw dust into ones
eyes, to tread on pointing pins and
needles. to annoy the breast with need
less gasps and grOans. We, as a peO-
pie, are nervous, fretful, and forebOd
ing. The reins are ever falling from
our hands, whilst the Infatuated steeds
are flying with our lives. Apparitions
of disaster begloom the day; horrible
nightm murder our sleep, and
ghosts Of forgotten sorrows stalk
through the night! We are conceived
in fear, and brought forth in fOrebod-
ings. Our childhood is nursed in the
lap of uneasiness We are forced to
begin life wrong. We are taught that
we are plunged at once into the midst
of a tremendous battle. Each is
against the other Everywhere are
weapons pointed at use which we must
dodge and escape, or disgrace and de-
feat will folliw. Life is a game Of
'give and take" every hour, every mo-
ment; and he is already slain, whose
back is turned.-Henry Frank, IN The
Arena.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-20
slepsors BATTERY or GENTLEMEN
Net 0se 81 Ties H0 Ever Repdoss6ss-
Tribsse From 0rast asd BeasYegsrl

Iribsse From 0rasi asd Bessresarl
Il was q member Of Captain Hiram
Bledsoe's famous Missouri battery.
said man WHO Is living In New
York. His recent death removes
about the last prominent figure from
the Confederate ranks in Missouri
Except in the presence OF his superior
officers he preferred TO have his men
call him Eli. He went into the war
right at the beginning. The men who
irst enlisted under him were his neigh
bors and acquaintances in Cass county,
where lie had lived since tue Mexi-
can war.
There were FIVE brothers In his
first command. When they presented
themselves for enlistment HI asked
them If they had not better divide. and
added that he did not want TO have
the entire family. But the boys In
sisted, and it is singular fact that
they. with their commander, fought
through the war. So far as ! can now
recall no member Of the Bledsoe bat
terry was ever reprimanded. 1t was
model organization. Its discipline
was army talk. And when Bledsoe
met Gen. Beauregard for the first time
Bcuregard complimented him on the
reputation Of his command, and asked
him the secret OF it. Bledsoe's reply
was that his command was composed
of gentlemen, and that he treated them
accordingly at all times. When this
superb organization was decimated
and it was proposed TO recruit 1t with
conscripts Bledsoe refused. He said
the men who fought under him must
Se volunteers. He challenged the ad-
miration Of Grant by the way in
which he fought Grants command at
Port Gibson in 1868. 1t was when
Grant was closing in upon Nicksburg.
| Bledsoe held off the entire advance for
| one day, and Grant asked, SO l have
heard, who was in command, and said
| if there were a few more as determ'r T.
| ed as Bledsoe, the war would ~
lasted longer.
lin 1864 Il command of Federdls
moved up near Bledsoe's lines, and
the boys in blue became very noisy
| and did some miscellaneous firing
| DleuSOc WIS asleep. III hoiSc dNoNS
him. Turning to the nearest Captain
| he asked what the trouble was about
| And when informed, he said: We'll,
must stop this, for l want to go tt
| Sleep And he shelled the Federal:
until they withdrew.
| when the war was over Bledsoe re
turned to his home In Cass county. Ill
represented that county in the Legis
lature for several terms. He was con
suited by the leading men of his party
and IL he had not checked his friends
he might have had any office in TIL
State. But he insisted OH staying a
home.
"In 1895 there was but one COnfed
crate monument in Chickamauga Na
tionai Park. 1t was the gift Of Nils
souri,. Oh it's sides is the story o
Bledsoe's battery."-New York Sun.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-20

Senator Mason's remarkable proph
ecy that the Philippines, like Poland,
Hungary, and America, would have a
Lafayette, is deserving Of attentive
consideration. The Washington audi
encc that first applauded and then
Kissed the prediction seems to have
have expressed approval only while
the words spoken were not understood,
and to have been disguised and angry
as soon rs the only meaning they real
ly have had come to the surface. If
the Philippines are to have n Lafay-
cite, he will be foreigner who goes
to the islands to help Aguinaldo fight
the Americans. Now Of what nation.
atty is this foreigner likely to be? A
Frenchman, perhaps, or an Italian. Oh
Spaniard. or, to put the most proba-
bic last, a German.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-20


The Philadelphia Record calls atten-
ton to the fact that the present water
gas is much more dangerous to life
than the gas formerly made from coal.
The coal gas exposed its presence by
its rank odOr, and when taken into the
lungs merely impeded breathing and
induced suffocation. The water-gas
now universally used not only suffo-
Gates but poisons the blood as we'll,
owing to the far larger percentage of
carbon dioxide which it contains. and
recovery from exposure to Its fumes is
possible only when prompt and early
remedial measures are taken. A leaky
gas fixture is q source, of such immi.
nent danger that all householders
should take cognizance of the fact aud
be upon their guard. z:.3t