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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-06

,Those who visit the State House and
wish to use the electric cars, should
take notice of the. new arrangement.
Al the corner of State and Grove
streets and at Lehr's siding. electric
buttons have been placed so that the
conductor of the car announces its APP
nroach to those in the rotunda of the
State House, two minutes before 1t
reaches the place. One ring of the
gong in the rotunda denotes that the
ear is bound for Water street, while
two rings indicate that the car is
bound for IIailowell and Gardiner.
The lovers of the lecture and the
dance will have a chance. this week.
Professor Robertson. the celebrated
traveller and lecturer is at the Metho-
dist church, Monday and Tuesday eve
nings. On the first evening he will
give his new lecture illustrated on
manila and the Philippines" On
Wednesday evening coiies pdHquet
al Hotel North by the Maine Bar
Association. On the same evening
comes theefirst assembly of the series
at the Augusta House. The first as
sambly at Vickery hall occurs. Thurs
dav evening. On the same evening the
racention in honor of the Legislature
occurs at ST. Catharine's Hail. These,
with what private affairs may occur,
wiz make "A busy week
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-06
DAILY KENNEBEc JOURNAL. MONDAY FEBRUARY 8. 1899
4 o. y. W. whist party and dance
postponed one week.
One thermometer registered IS be-
low. early Sunday morning.

The venerable Judge Baker of Halo
we'll. was reported to be in very COM
Portable condition. Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-06

For that hacking cough use Lung Kuro.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26
WAS IA MISTAKE MADE7
A Father Says That the Remains Declared
to BE HIS Dead Son Are Those of
q Dead Filipino.

San Francisco, July 23.-The Chron-
icle says: A casket supposed to con-
tain the remains of Private Francis
Deekelman, company L, First Califor-
MIA volunteers, was lowered in Nav
last into grave in the Deckelman
family lot Odd Fellows cemetery.
On the 11th of the present month on
the suspicion that mistake had been
made, the casket was disinterred at
the request of the boys father and the
suspicion verified. Decomposition had
set in to such an extent that identifica-
ton was impossible, but it was plain
to the bereaved father that dead Fill
pino had been given the resting place
intended for his son. S. Reinard, of
this city. who disinterred the remains
at Manila, states however, that they
are the remains of young Deckelman-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26

AT session of a subcommittee of
the United States industrial commits
sion at Boston the other day Robert
Ashe, of Somerville, Mass, testified.
He took for his subject "The power
possessed and exercised by the supreme
court of the United States in which the
courts may set aside legislation duly
enacted by the representatives of the
people" Mr.. Ashe held that an ex-
animation of the constitution failed to
find a single word conferring such
power on the supreme court and said
that SO long as the power was pos
sessed by the court there was no popu-
lar government.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26

neXt week it is hardly probable that
Mr.. Root will come to Washington to
confer with him before that time. 1t
S expected as more likely that Mr..
Root will meet the president at Lake
+ Jhamplain the latter part of the week
The announcement of Mr.. Roots ap-
continent was made at the war de-
partment. 1t was stated that Senator
Platt came to Washington last even
.ng armed with authority from Mr..
Root to accept in his name the war
portfolio. 1t is not expected that the
acceptance will make any change in
the plans of Secretary Alger and he
will remain on duty here until the end
of the. present month, being assisted
by Mr.. Meiklejohn, who is expected to
eeaeh Washington this afternoon. Sec
cetary Alger had confidently expected
the appointment Of Mr.. Root and was
very much pleased at the presidents
choice. This was evidenced in the fol-
owing letter which Secretary Alger
addressed yesterday to his successor:
: Washing toni July 2f.-M My Dear Mr. Root All
4 know is what the newspapers say, that YOU
are to succeed me as secretary of war Should
at come tosyou Izmosts urgently urge YOU to
make the sacrifice and accept the position
With your knowledge of law and your excellent
aealth. you can serve the country in q way given
90 few mem Sincerely yours-@R A. Alger.
SOME FACTS ABOUT MR. ROOTS LIFE.
s Elihu Root is one of the best known LAWYERS
of New York. and his counsel has frequently
been sought By his party. When Coy. Roose-
syelt was preparing an amended bill for a tax on
franchises he Summoned Elihu Root to ALBANY
to draw up bill that should stand every legal
test. 1t was Elihu Root who was called on to
draft the New York police bill which the
recent legislature barely defeated. 1t was
on the opinion Of Elihu Root that the repub-
licans leaders decided there was no legal obsta-
Gle tosRoosevelts becoming governor Of New
York The new secretary is 81 years old. His
father was professor OF mathematics in Hamil-
ton college, and the son taught school and paid
his own way through that college. After he
was graduated In law at the University Law
school, New York, be entered o law office in the
city. His connection with municipal reform
began In 1871 and eight years later he polled
large vote. as republican, candidate for Judge of
the court OF common pleas but was defeated
He was chairman OF the republican county
committee. for twosyears and under President
Arthur served as United States district attor-
ney for the Southern district OF New York.
Mr. Root has been counsel in many famous
trials He was counsel for Tweed in the ring
frauds; for Judge Hilton In the Stewart win
contest; for the executors in the Havemeyer
viii Contest, and for the city Of New York in the
aqueduct litigation. He is counsel for several
banks and railroads and has been chief counsel
for the Metropolitan line in New York. He is
also attorney for several large private corpora
ti0nS
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26
IIsCELLANEoUs.

FIVE Italians were hanged by mob
at Tallula, La, on the 21st for sup
posed connection with plot to murder
DIR. Hodges, a prominent physician of
the place, who was shot and fatally
wounded by one of the Italians. Sew
eral acts of lawlessness that occurred
in the neighborhood recently were also
attributed to the gang.
GEORGE CULLEy was hanged in the
jail yard at Muscogee, /. T.. on the 21st.
He was a desperate and confessed to
having killed two persons.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26
Increase In Property valuat,on

W. w. Cook, assistant auditor of state.
has tabulated the returns by the coun-
ty assessors and other taxing authori-
ties for the year 1899 and finds a total
taxable valuation in the entire state of
over 1897, 600, 900, an increase of 81, 5OO,-
600 since last year. The total is di-
vided as follows:
Railroad, telegraph and telephone lines siS
sSsoS; personal property, S49.O1l ,21s; real es-
tate, S2l9 -l9l -30S. Shawnee county returns the
highest valuation Sl5, ,239 0S6, and Grant the
lowest, Ss73, ,09S Other counties reporting high
valuations are Wyandotte SlI 1854. .464; Sedg-
wick, SIC, ,O39, rs; Leavenworth 30 $40 $50; LYON
S,319,503; Sumner. 90, 489. .757; Reno S6 no;
Crawford, $3.50 1885, Cowley. s.. .369, $40; Ne
maha, s. 169, 100; Atchison, 81 8l2, ,372; Labette
A,56s, ,S77, and Cherokee a. 565 1872
According to the returns OF the county asses
sors they found in the state horses, 1872 i2) val
uation. S60Sl,52S; cattle 2.35O511, valuation
$21 .54s 154; mules. 62,717, valuation 1887 s14: !:
sheep, 27S, 900, valuation, 1892 73 hogs 2O7 800
valuation, 81 ,74s2O9 wagons, IO6 Ss3, valuation.
Soe 3i5; carriages, 1885, valuation. S759 975;
gold Watches 225T, valuation. $l47, ,469; silver
watches, 1888, valuation, &2 S65; pianos 9794
valuation, 1871 ,3SS; other musical instruments.
24131. valuation, S2l2, $50
The average assessed valuation OF the per-
sonal property is: Horses, per head Sl2 25:
cattle, 1915; mules, S1335; sheep, $O.69; hogs,
slF; wagons, S7.12; carriages. 500; gold
watches, $6.5S; silver watches. So .33; pianos
S37,91; other musical instruments, IS 81
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26

A LETTER was recently received at
the governors Office at Topeka, Kan,
from ID. ii. Hardy, secretary of state of
Texas. He inclosed a concurrent reso-
luton adopted by the legislature and
approved June 20, in favor of resub-
mitting the federal constitution to a
direct vote of the states. 1t is neces-
sary that three-fourths of the states
must vote in favor of such resubmis-
sion, and the letter accompanying the
resolution urges Gov. Stanley to use
his influence to have the next Kansas
legislature make a similar declaration.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26

If for nothing else the spring and
summer of 1899 in st. Louis will go
down in the criminal history of the
city because of series of tragedies in
which sweethearts and wives and hus-
bands have been the principals. In the
last four months no less than ten such
affairs have occurred to shock the pub
lie of st. Louis. Thirty persons figured
in these terrible dramas in real life and
OF this number II were wounded and
seven met death.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26

Washington, July s3.-Elihu Root,
of New York. has accepted the war
portfolio in President McKin1ey's cabi-
net. The telegram of acceptance was
received shortly after noon to-day,
while Secretary Long. was with the
president. Secretary Alger had just
left. The tender of the war portfolio
was made to Mr.. Root last night after
the conference at the white house. AS
the president will leave for the Adiron-
dacks on Wednesday or Thursday of
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26

IN the course of an interview at
Vienna, Austria, Admiral Dewey, when
asked what he expected would be de-
veloped from the international peace
conference at The Hague, said: .'Who
is to disarm first? The experiment was
tried in the United States and look
what it cost us to get ready in time and
how we had to fear the issue. We now
think differently and are building 10
men-of-war. We shall not be taken by
surprise and found unprepared again;
and it is hard to believe, in view of our
terrific exertions, that the other powers
wiz abandon the advantage of their
armaments and give them M"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26
A REMARKABLE scheme in connection

A REMARKABLE scheme in connection
with the Salvation army colony at
Fort Amity, Col, was revealed by Com
mander Booth-Tucker the other night
at Kansas City, Mo. "As soon as can
raise the money" said the noted Sal
vation army leader, Il intend to locate
10000 more people at Fort Amity."
He said it cost him S1OO for each person
located at one of his colonies. The
commander painted roseate picture
of the condition and future of the Fort
Amity colony and said the $50 inhab-
itants were all prosperous and could
not be driven away with a stick"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26

JAMES f. KELLY, passenger on the
Laurada, which recently arrived at
Seattle, WASH, estimates that there
are at st. Michael's between 200 and
800 strange prospectors who do not
know where their next meal is coming
from. The government station on the
island is besieged with appeals for aid,
and steamship companies can obtain
any number of men for any kind of
labor to work their passage down.
This state of affairs will probably con-
tinue all summer, as rude, improvised
crafts from various river points drift
into the harbor every day laden with
stranded men.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26
AN international Drink Exhibition,

AN international Drink Exhibition
is to be held in New York in Decem-
Der, in the Grand Central palace, on
the east side, which is in the heart of
the brewery and distillery district of
Gotham. The allied liquor manufac-
turing trades of the United States,
Canada and Mexico will be behind the
show, and the visitor will learn some
thing about all the drinks that are
popular in those countries ALI the
processes of the big breweries will be
shown, and every kind of beverage,
from ginger pop to the costliest and
rarest wines, will be displayed analyt-
ically and industrially.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26

The post Office department will ask
for an appropriation at the next session
OF congress for the use of automobiles
in collecting the mails at all frst-class
post offices. The recent tests in Buff
falo, N. Y, have satisfied the officials
that they may be used to advantage.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26

THE navy department has given an
type, the most powerful in the posses
sion of any government. They are one
Founders, carrying an explosive shell,
and can fire $50 shots a minute. 1t is
said that they can put so shots into the
head of a barrel at half mile in a
quarter of a minute.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26

THE national museum at Washing
ton has just received from California
the entire Hudson collection of Indian
basket work. The museum collection
now is not only the finest in the world,
but one which never can be duplicated,
as basket-making is already dying
art among the Indians.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26
wheat Damaged by Rain.

Great Bend, Kan. July. 23.-Wheat
in the stack is heating as a result of
the excessive rains, and much of it will
be valueless except to feed hogs and
chickens. Corn is in fine condition and
viii give the greatest yield on record.
The great amount of rain that has
fallen makes hot. winds unlikely
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26

A VOLUME of clippings valued at S2,-
500 is to be presented to Admiral Dewey
upon his arrival. The book contains
between its solid silver covers wealth
of printed matter, from profound edito-
rails on the admiral to humorous poetry
regarding him.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26

ANEGRo community three miles south
south of Admission, Ala, filed petition
with the authorities asking that an
election be ordered to determine wheth-
er or not the community shall be incor-
porated as town. The negroes pro-
pose to have strictly negro town and
negro government.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26
HAD 30 Ch.nce to E.cape.

Akron, O., July 23.-Four men were
buried under 400 tons of clay in bank
of the Buckeye Sewer Pipe company,
east of Akron to-day. The fall was SO
sudden that the men had no chance to
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26

DIVERS, it is said, will make an at
tempt to raise the Alabama, which was
sunk off the coast of France by the
Kearsarge during the civil war.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26
1t was Sold at Auction.

The property of the Tri-state Tele-
phone company, which was organized
a year ago with ''s100, 900 capital, will
be sold at action and many of the stock
holders will lose all they put into it.
The company strung wires from Kan
sas City to Clay Center, passing through
about 90 good towns
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26
VOL. XIX.
CURRENT COMMENT.

AN Ohio man who wants to go to
congress proposes that public sale be
held and the nomination be knocked
off to the highest bidder.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26
Fought with a Lunatic.

Sheriff Lambertz, of Mitchell county,
was called to Glenelder to arrest
Thomas Barnett, who was violently in
sane and needed restraint. Barnett
was found in cornfield and drew a
Jack-knife and made several savage
thrusts. The knife was dull, which
saved the sheriff's life. LAMBERT
seized his man and called for help. A
neighbor ran up and struck the maniac
with a club, rendering him uncon-
scious.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26
Only Seven Are Left.

Death has claimed another member
of the Wyandotte constitutional con-
vention-Judge j. c. Burnett, of Law
renee. The Wyandotte constitutional
convention was composed of 35 MEM
bers. All are dead now but seven-John
}. ingalls,, of Atchison; Judge ]. T.
Burris, of Olathe; Maj. Ben Simpson,
OF Paola; Judge Samuel A. Kingman,
of Topeka; ex-senator E. G. Ross, of
New Mexico: Robert C. Foster, of Tex
as, and Samuel d. Houston, of Okla
homa.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26
Ofice Has mo Charms FOR Him.

John 81. Atwood, of Leavenworth,
repudiates his boom for governor and
calls upon his democratic friends to
help him kill it. He says that the
Office has no charms for him and that
he would not accept it if it were offered
to him.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26
THE NEW WAR. SECRETARY.
Elihu Root, of New York, Was
rendered and Has Accepted
}:: Alger's Portfolio.
SOME FACTS ABOUT Mr.. ROOTS LIFE,

The New Secretary One of the Best Known
Lawyers of New York and He Has Been
Counsel in Many Famous Trials-AIger
Writes Letter Urging Him to Accept
the Position.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26
Family Feud Near Oswepo.

A serious fight took place near Oswe-
go the other day between two brothers,
George and Tom Stice. There has been
a feud existing between the two and
eliminated recently in a slander suit.
Tom Stice was the plaintiff in that
case and lost his case. He also got the
worst of the fight, as his head was bad
ly cut and bruised by the blows from
scoop-shovel used by his brother.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26
win Be Bigger and better Than Ever.

Directors of the Interstate Soldiers
Reunion association at Baxter Springs
are building big amphi theater in
Camp Logan, to be completed by Au-
gust 20. L he indications are that the
reunion this year will be the most
notable ever held there. Last year the
average daily attendance was about
10000. Trains will be run from Webb
City, Joplin, Columbus, Baxter Springs
and intermediate points every hour.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26
1t Is a Big AFFAIR.

The Kansas university has "A faculty
OF SO members, % professors. 13 asso-
ciate professors and lecturers, beside
10 library, museum, laboratory and
shop assistants. 1t has 10 buildings,
costing S45O,OO0 and another in course
of erection, which will swell the cost
to $5O5, 1000. 1t has $4,000 books in the
library, and scientific apparatus and
museum collections valued at $3.50, 900.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26
Promotions in Twentieth Kan.a.

Col Metcalf, of the Twentieth Kan
sas at Manila, has cabled Gov. Stanley
recommendations for the following
promotions:
Charles 1. Martin, to be major, vice William
81. Bishop: Edgar Frey. captain. vice Mart in (:
Robert Parker, first lieutenant, vice Frey; John
Deming, second lieutenant, vice Parker; Harry
Shidler, captain. vice Oscar Craig; John Hirsch,
second lieutenant, vice Fred r. Dodge.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26
Agricultural College Permanent I'm,

Of the S495, 4S3. s5 in bonds held by
the agricultural college permanent
fund, less than $50, 900 are now in de-
fault. Of this amount $4,000 are
municipal bonds of Anthony, Kan,
and $4, 500 are bonds which Pratt
county claims are fraudulent and abso-
lutely refuses to pay. There are about
$4,000 in Oklahoma county bonds in
the fund, and last year interest had de-
faulted in small portion of them, but
Oklahoma is paying up.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26
Must Not Dicker with Criminai..

Mayor GoodIander. OF Fort Scott,
called for the passage of an occupa-
tion tax ordinance to raise city reve-
nues, which means that he does not
propose to allow saloons to run. He
says that city officials cannot violate
their oaths by dickering with criminals
in order to raise, revenues
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26
Kansas censu. Supervisors Named.

The following supervisors for Kan
sas have been selected by Director of
Census Merriam:
First district, Andrew j. White. of Todd;
Second, James M. Humphrey, of Fort Scott;
Third, Asa A. Smith, of Parsons; Fourth,
Charles 8. Briggs, Of Carbondale; Fifth, Will
liam H. Smith, of Marysville: Sixth. Charles
w. Landis of Osborne; Seventh. j. C. o. Morse,
OF Hutchinson They are all republicans
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26
Work on a Negro Industrial School.

Work will be commenced at once on
the erection of the new colored state in
dustrial school at Quindaro. The attor-
ney general has approved the abstract
to the Is acres of property decided to the
state, and the money appropriated by
the legislature is available. Chancei-
lor Vernon hopes to have the building
ready for occupancy by September Is,
the opening of the school year.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26
A Successful Ten-Hour Farmer.

John Whitehair has grown rich farm
ing in Dickinson county. He is the
father of ten boys, all of whom live at
home, and two daughters. No man or
horse has ever worked on his farm
more than ten hours in one day. He
applies this ten-hour rule rigidly, and
begins and knocks off his work with as
much regularity as factory. kansas
City journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26
Wants Decoration Day Reforms.

The grand army posts of Emporia
passed resolutions denouncing the desc
Grafton of Memorial day by devoting it
to baseball, horse racing, ETC., and pc
titioned the city council to pass an or
dinance forbidding such sport or other
than military or obituary parades on
the day. They also ask that the next
legislature make state law to the same
effect.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26
HEAVY sales of Bonds i'm june.

The sale of county and municipal
bonds of Kansas for the month of June
was unprecedented In the states his
tory. The auditor of state turned into
the treasury over $500 received in fees
for registering these bonds, the largest
sum ever received from this source in
single month and nearly half the SAL
ary of the bond clerk for year.
His Beard Nearly Eight Feet Long.
just before w. N. Smith, of Florence,
Eoes to bed he carefully places his beard
In muslin bag. After he gets in bed
he puts the bag under his pillow. His
beard II nearly eight feet long.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26
Report on Kansas Banks.

John w. Breidenthal, state bank COM
missioner, had reports of the recent
condition of the 373 state and private
banks of Kansas. The deposits were
S24, 122, 593, an increase of S1,T2 .O3S
over one year ago. The reserve is SILL
1872, 49, an increase during the year of
1856, $50. The deposits and the reserve
are the largest and the borrowed money
the smallest since the department was
established. There has been no failure
since the Kirby bank at Abilene, June
80 1898
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26
Topeka Wants the Celebration.

The Topeka Commercial club has
started movement to hold a semi
centennial celebration in 1904 in honor
of the fiftieth anniversary of the or
ganization of the territory of Kansas.
1t was on May 80, 1854. that President
Pierce signed the Kansas-Nebraska
bill, famous in history. which created
territories of both Kansas and Ne
braska.