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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-12-06
WOOD WILL BE IN CONTROL.
Until Civil Government Ii Provided for
Cuba He II to Be Called on
cialIy "Civfl Governorn

Washington, Dec. S.-Gen. Leonard
Wood will be master of all Cuba under
the direction of the president until the
time comes when congress takes action
by providing new civil government
for the island. Gen. Wood is not to he
called officially "civil governor. He
VIII De military governor, in supreme
command OF the island, but in the alb
sence OF any insurrection or trouble
and none is expected by the admins
tration-his duties will chiefly be civil.
zen. Wood is to have the rank of major
general OF volunteers, which will
enable him to outrank the regular
army officers who remain in Cuba
under his command.
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JOHN !. BLAIR DEAD.
One OF Americas Wealthiest Men Passes
Away at His New Jersey Homo
At . Great Age.

Blairstown, N. J., Dec. S.-John I.
Blair, one of Americas most wealthy
men, died at his home here at five
O'Clock Saturday morning. His career
was remarkable one. From a pen-
niless boy. the SON Of a poor farmer.
he became one of Americas financial
kings, achieving success as merchant,
banker, railroad builder and owner.
and coal and iron magnate.
1t is said that he himself hardly
knew the extent of his wealth. In
1889 he said on the witness stand that
he thought he was worth between
$40, ,000, 600 and 500, 600, 600. He was
born near Belvidere on August %, 1902.
he had few winters at school, but
he did not care much for education.
His first dollar was made by trapping
muskrats. He went to work as a store
clerk at ten years. Years later he or
ganized the Belvidere bank and be-
came its president. He went into the
coal and iron business through the OK
ford furnace in Putnam county.
Before the consolidation of railroads
began Mr.. Blair used to say that he
owned more miles of railroad than any
individual. He was president or large
stockholder in 90 roads. With Cakes
Ames he planned the Union Pacific
railroad and he built many lines in
Iowa. For finishing one of them he
was given l. 900, 900 acres of Iowa land.
He built the Kansas City. Osceola &
Southern railroad from Kansas CITY,
and he bought land near that city.
There, too, was where Mr.. Blair be-
heved man was hired to kill him.
Early in the civil war he loaned the
government 81, 600, 900.
Although he was a millionaire, Mr..
Blair lived the life of a country store
keeper. His reputed wealth was above
$40, 000. 600, but he did not change q
hair from the manner of his life that
marked the first of his prosperous
years. He sold rum, but he never
drank drop of it, and he never used
tobacco. His regular routine was to
rise early, eat little, and that Of the
plainest fare, and to work early and
late.
Mr.. Blair, once a whig, became a
member of the republican party at its
birth, and he was delegate from New
Jersey to every republican national
convention before 1885, Except the
place of town copnmitteeman, which
he held until !s93{he never was can
didate for any elective Office except
once. In 1868 hs ran for governor Of
New Jersey against Theodore Ran
dolph. AlthonghsRassell Sage is said
to be a spendthrift compared to Mr..
Blair, that campaign is said to have
cost him 500, ZOO. He never ran again.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-12-06
WILL DIVIDE THE WORK.
Proposed Combine of ThrashInE Machine
Companies Does Not Contemplate
Shutdown of Any Plant.

Madison, Wis, Dec. st has been
learned that the combine of the
thrasher manufacturers of the United
States, which was effected recently in
New York with a capitalization of $780,
100000, will include 20 per cent. of
thrasher manufacturers of the United
States The j. 1. Case Thrashing Ma
chine company, of Racine, Wis, is said
to be the largest company outside of
the trust and that it is preparing to
fight the combine. The plan is to di-
vide the manufacture of separators and
thrashers among the different factories
and no shutdown of any plant is con,
templated
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-12-06
BURNS STARTLING STORY.
Former Butcher on the Transport Manau-
ense Says the Vessel Was In had Shape
Before Reaching Honolulu.

San Francisco. Dec 3.-Arthur Burns,
who was butcher on the transport
Manauense, has returned from Homo
lulu, where he left the vessel on ac-
count Of sickness. Burns tells q star
Ting tale of the voyage of the trans
port between this port and Honolulu.
He says that ten men deserted the ves-
sci at Honolulu and but two of the va
cancies could be filed before the de-
parture of the vessel from Honolulu.
According to Burns the transport
leaked three days after leaving port
and the condensers broke down. The
refrigerating plant collapsed before
the vessel reached Honolulu. Burns
states that the ships carpenter, who
was called into consultation regarding
the condition of the vessel, was one of
those who deserted at Honolulu. He
states that the hold was SO full of
water that the floor of the lower state
rooms were awash and that he was
to seek berth in the SOL
diers' quarters.
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MUTINY ON BOARD.
Cattlemrn on British Steamer Broke into
Cargo OF Whisky, and After Fill
ing Up Caused Trouble.

st. John. N. B., Dec 3.-The Donald
son line steamer Amarythia arrived
here from Glasgow to-day with
mutiny on board. AS soon as the yes
sci dropped anchor in the harbor Capt.
Taylor sent for the police to take off
Is cattlemen, who were attempt
ing to take possession of his ship.
Chief Clark and squad boarded the
steamer and after fight, during which
knives were drawn, the cattlemen were
overpowered and placed in irons. 1t
appeared that the cattlemen broke in
to the cargo of whisky just before the
vessel reached port and drank liquor
freely
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-12-06
REPLY TO COL. DENBY.
Anti i-Imperislist League Says American
Commanders Repeatedly Recognized
and Aided Aguinaldo.

Washington, Dec. 3.-The Auti-Im-
perialist league adopted last night a re-
ply to Col. Charles Denby's answer to
its recent criticism. The answer saws
in part:
Nobody knows better than Col DENLY that
officers OF our army and also Consul General
Pratt repeatedly requested and besought Aguin-
aldos cooperation in stated terms. that they
furnished him with rifles ammunition and
food. that they made requisition on him for
oxen and CARTS that they compelled the Span
1ards In Subig bay to surrender to his force and
that they saluted the flag OF his government In
front Of the city he had helped to capture
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-12-06

RIc4<AS osoN FOR SPEAKER,
0enooratic H.Snss cNucus Partial to the
Tennessee Man for Leader De-
Armond Second IN the Race.

Washington, Dec. S.-The caucus of
he democratic members OF the house
Tor the selection of candidates for house
officers, was held in the hall of repre-
sentatives Saturday. The principal in
terest centered in the contest for
speakership nomination, which carries
with it the democratic leadership on
the floor. The candidates were
Richardson, of Tennessee; DeArmond,
OF Missouri; Bankhead, of Alabama,
and Sulzer, of New York. The caucus
was called to order by Caucus Chairman
Richardson.
The roll call showed the presence of
1873 mem bers. There was considerable
wrangling over the selection of pre-.
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Hawaii's Sugar Crop.

Honolulu, Nov. s4.-Complete returns
from all island sugar plantations, as
made to the Hawaiian Planters asso-
citation, show that the crop for the
year ending with September 80 amount
ed to 2s2, ,s07 tons, valued at over S22,.
500, 900. This is an increase of So, sos
tons over the previous year. Estimates
of the coming crop indicate that there
will be a like increase in this yearJ
<srOn
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Got More Than They Asked.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 3.-The strike
OF the 800 factory girls is at an end.
And it is a glorious end for the strik-
ing girls, for at five o'clock yesterday
evening the Swofford Bros.' company,
in conference with the executive COM
mittee of the Garment Makers union,
not only conceded what the girls de-
manded, but even offered what is prac-
tically more. The girls had struck for
a fair payment.
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AFFAIRS Of THE INTERIOR
Annual Report of Secretary Hitch,
cock Deals With Arid Lands
and Other Public Matters.
SEVERAL CHANGES ARE RECOMMENDED
hsvision OF Pension Laws Urgently Insisted
CPon-At the Close OF the Fiaeal Year
There Were eS1,81 Psnsionsrs, = De-
crease OF s.1S6 During the Year-Arsa
Of Arid Lands.

Washington, Dec. 3.-The annual re.
port OF Secretary of the Interior Hitch.
cock, made public last night, while
summing up the work in all the bu.
reaus, is Of special interest by reason OF
its statements regarding pension poll
cies. At the close of the fiscal wear
there were S01, $40 pensioners a de.
crease Of 2. t95 during the year. The
average annual value of all pensions
was $1S274. The Spanish war proba-
bly, will the pension roll during
the coming fiscal year. The secretary
concurs in the recommendations for
legislation provided that no pensions be
granted to commence prior to the date
of filing the claim; for early revision
and codifcation of the pension laws as
the numerous amendatory laws and
decisions have made the whole system
a labyrinth of laws and legal opinions.
Secretary Hitchcock urges legislation
to definitely constrae the act of June
81, 1880. relating to widows pension.
Regarding this he says:
In order to more exactly define the words
means OF support, II approve the recommends
ton OF the commissioner Of pensions that the
y D0ns
sionable status be granted to widows whose in
come independent Of the proceeds of their
daily labor. is not in excess Of e>S8 Per annum.
The report also recommends le4isla-
tive authority for biennial examina-
tions Of pensioners; legislation prohib-
iting the payment Of any compensa-
ton whatever to pension attorneys
and agents for any service in connec-
ton with any claim or proceeding
under the pension laws, except as such
as may within certain limits be fixed
by congress, be allowed by the COM
missioner of pensions, and paid from
the pension money as now provided
with respect to ''claims for pensions, {"
and for the delivery free Of any partly
paid letter or packet addressed to pen
sion agencies.
The report estimates the irrigable
area OF the~aridrregion Of the United
States at "a, 600, 600 acres capable of
comfortably supporting, under q proper
irrigation system, $4,000, 600 people.
Reasonable expenditures both by the
federal and state governments looking
to a well defined irrigation system are
urged. Nearly 80 proposed new forest
reserves or additions to those already
established are under consideration.
The Dawes commission reports the
time has not yet arrived for the install
lation OF territorial or state govern
ment in the Indian territory, owing
mainly to lack Of uniform land tenures.
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THEY WILL MOVE OUT.
Corporation With an Aggregate Capital
of Over $500, ,OOO,O 900 Preparing to
Leave Illinois and Go East.

Chicago, Dec. 3.-Corporations with
an aggregate capital of more than
$500, 10000 are said to be preparing to
move out of the state of Illinois and
establish their headquarters in the
east, mainly in New York city. Some
of the corporations contemplate not
only the removal of their headquarters
from Chicago, but the withdrawal of
their entire plants from the state.
The chief reason assigned for the radi-
cal change in base of operations is that
the Legislature and courts of Illinois
have assumed distinctly an antitrust
complexion in legislation and legal de-
ciSionS
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TO RELIEVE MACRuM.
Son or tho Secretary of State Has Beon
Designated to Act as United States
Consul at Pretoria.

Washington, Dec. S.-The president
has designated Adelbert F. Hay to pro-
ceed at once to South Africa as the
representative of the state department
and take the place of Mr. Maerum. the
present United States consul at Preto-
ria The state department has yielded
to Mr.. Macrum's repeated appeals to
be relieved and he will not await the
arrival of Mr.. Hay before quitting his
trust Mr.. Hay is the SON of the secre-
tary of state.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-12-06
A KANSAS PIONEER DEAD.
4. e. Adams, Secretary of the State Horti.
cultural Society and Kansan Since
1855, Passes Away at Topeka.

Topeka, Kan, Dec. ST. C. Adams,
one of the pioneers of Kansas and Sec
retary of the State Historical society,
died this morning. Mr.. Adams has
been a resident of the state since 1855,
and secretary of the society since it's
foundation. He built up one of the
most remarkable state societies of the
kind in the United States, with a
special historical library of $4,000
volumes and $4,000 manuscripts and
preserving year by year bound volumes
with all the issues of every daily and
weekly newspaper published in Kan
Sas. He was rs years old.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-12-06
A Friend OF New.boys.

Topeka, Kan, Dec. 8. j. E. Nissley,
proprietor Of the Kansas creamery.
who is known here as the ''newsboys'
friend" gave each of the $50 Topeka
newsboys a new suit of clothes as a
Thanksgiving present. He has agreed
to give each boy who banks IS. 30 dur
ing the CO ming year-ten cents a week
AN amount equal to his deposit
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-12-06
Wants the Watch Rack.

Emporia, Kan, Dec. S.-Burelars
robbed many houses here last night,
among them the homes of Mai. Calvin
Hood, president of the Emporia ma
tional bank. Maj. Hood was robbed of
jewelry, including a gold watch pre-
sented him by the officers of his bat
talon in the pioneer brigade, depart
ment Of the Cumberland of the civil
war. He offers a reward of S1OO for its
return and no questions asked.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-12-06
White Girl W.aaed !. ".

Oskaloosa, Kan. Dec s.-Miss Can;.
toia Mingus, white girl who has been
teaching school near Winchester was
married yesterday to j. II. Shaffer. :
young negro farmer. The girls par-
ents were opposed to the MARRIAGE at
first, but finally gave their consent and
the ceremony was performed bv Rev.
James Ballou, ex-chaplain of the Kan.
sas penitentiary.
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Starvation at Sea.

San Francisco, Dec. S.-The Enter
prise made port yesterday in a dis
abled condition after a terrible ex-
perience, and the Adamson reports
that she spoke to the overdue schooner
Wing and Wing. and supplied her with
provisions The men on the Wing and
Wing had been living for five days on
sea gulls' flesh, and were all but starved
to death when the steamer went to
their rescue.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-12-06
More OF Armour.. ,ou.n. ss,r.d.

Oklahoma City, Ok, Dec. 3.-Game
Warden Grant has seized IS dozen
quail which were to be shipped to the
Armour Packing company at Kansas
City. The quail were shipped in the
name of Jose. The driver who hauled
the quail to the express office is under
arrest, but refuses to tell who shipped
the quail. He will be sent to Jail fos
contempt unless he tells.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-12-06
What Thl. countrx ox...

Washington, Dec. S.-The treasury
statement Of the public debt issued yes
terday show that at the close of busi-
ness November 80, 1899, the debt, less
cash in the treasury, amounted to 81
140. os1. .ss1, . decrease for the xnonth Of
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-12-06

st. Joseph, Mo-, Dec S.-The city
council last night adopted an ordinance
extending the. city limits to take in
South st. Joseph and the suburbs of
Oak Hill, Brookdale and North st.
Joseph. It will increase the popula-
ton of the city nearly 10000.
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There Can BE No Union.

Washington, Dec 3.-Secretary Hay
or union" between the United States
and Great Britain, and if there was
IAN understanding" he had not been
informed of it Further than that the
secretary did not care to talk.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-12-06
He Invented the Po.s-- p~...

New York, Dec. 3-Charles Potter.
Jr., the printing press inventor, died
at his home in Plainfeld, N. j.. to-
day. aged zk He had been sick soma
time With = complication Of diseases.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-12-06
.FAVORS 4 LARGE ARMY.
In His Annual Report Secretary of
War Root Says the Present
Force Is Inadequate.
He SUGGESTS AN ARMY COLLEGE,

Ininks Ie Would BE the Proper Place to
Equip New Fighters and Reorganixe
the Army-StrOnEly Indorses the Pres
ent Army Canteen-Interesting Recon-
mendatiOns Regarding New Colonies.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-12-06

Garland. Tex. was almost DESTROYED
BY hre. Loss e6s, 900: insurance.
e3o,eoA
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Six Deaths In : Kansa, FamIly.

Miss Emma Miller. daughter of Will
lam Miller, merchant of Fort Scott,
lied last week after a short illness.
der mother died less than q week
previous and she was the sixth znem-
Der Of the family to die IN the last SIX
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-12-06
Two More Banks Robbed.

The bank at Clearwater, Sedgwick
county, was robbed recently of $500 in
cash and commercial paper valued at
Ss, 600. On the night following the
bank at Bluff City. Harper county, was
entered and robbed of $500 and a like
amount in notes. Four suspects were
arrested for the robbery.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-12-06
Farmer smothered In Mnd

The body of William Gilliland was
found east of Arkansas City. He had
an epileptic 6twhile driving home from
town and fell from his buggy. His face
was pressed into the mud and he
Gnofherod q d6nth
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-12-06
A Soldier Candidate Contests.

Nat Foster, fusion candidate for
county clerk of johnson county. has
filed contest proceedings. He was de-
feated by three votes on the official
count He was a member of the
Twentieth Kansas and ran 600 ahead
Of part of his ticket.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-12-06
mETHUEN AT MoDDER RIVER.
0'i'is" commander Is Being Reinforced
preparatory to Moving Toward Kim.
berly-Casualties ut Modder River.

London, Dec. S.-The official list of
the British killed and wounded at tb.
oa.tle OF Modder river totals up 43s.
zen. Methuen's s flesh wound ;s sl;oht
He is remaining at Modder river for
the reconstruction of the bridge. He
Is oelng reinforced with highlanders
ana cavalry corps, horse artillery.
the canadian regiment, Australian con-
tlngents, and three battalions of in
fantry moved up to the De Aar and
Belmont line,
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Desperate Kansas Convict.

WILDER Norton, one of the a.
convicts in the Kansas penitentiarv
under sentence of death, tried to mnr-
der John Welch. convict, by stabbing
him In the left breast. These convicts
were working together in the tailor
shop. Norton had a Rrudge against
Welch, and noticing a favorable oppor.
tunit1 near quitting time, pounced ON
him with knife. Welch's wounds
may prove fatal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-12-06

Gov. Stanley appointed w. j. Gregg
as judge of the new common pleas
court of Cherokee and Crawford coun-
ties Judge Gregg will serve until
January 8, when the recently elected
judge, Edward Sapp, will succeed him.
G. w. Brown was appointed clerk of
the Crawford county division of the
court and E. r. Tucker clerk of the
Cherokee division.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-12-06
Hero Ia a Real Romanc..

stephen E. Burch, who eloped with
Mary Greenawalt, of Atchison conntv,
November 20, turns out to be a wealthy
farmer from Olathe. He feared to marry
a woman who knew of his wealth. so
he started out to find a girl who would
love him for himself. He disguised
himself as farm hand, and for a few
days worked for Peter Greenawalt near
Huron. He fell in love with the daueh-
ter, and they eloped to Kansas City.
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Hamilton Damnred bv r1r..

Nearly all the business portion of
Hamilton, Greenwood county, was de-
stroyed by fire. The general merchan-
disc store Of NJ NJ. Miller, the millinery
store OF Miss varris, grocery store of
Richardson, and Sandberg's blacksmith
and wagon-making shop, were totally
destroyed. Loss, about S35, ,O0a
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-12-06
A Man Was to BIame.

Edith McCrery, aged "a and good
looking, who had been practicing mag
netlc healing at Emporia, committed
suicide the other night. She left a
note saying man was the cause of It.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-12-06
Found Dead in His Store.

Ed Brown, a merchant Of Belpre,
fawnee county, was found dead in his
store with bullet hole in his head.
IL was not known whether he was mur-
dered or committed suicide.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-12-06

Charles Keeler, formerly of Solomon,
Dickinson county, is one of the suffer-
ers by the Transvaal war. He ran
away from home and landed in South
Africa, where he entered the diamond
fields. 1t is said he is one of the
wealthiest mine owners of Johannes
burg, being quoted as worth $40, 600. 600.
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VIII Fight New Cattle Rat..

meeting OF cattlemen Of the state
Will soon be held at Emporia for the
purpose OF devising ways and means of
opposing the action of the railroads in
putting into effect the rate per 100
pounds system of collecting freight
charges on cattle instead Of the old
system of charging by the carload.
Cattlemen are greatly stirred up over
the proposed change and bitter legal
fight is probable before the court of
visitation or some other judicial tribu.
nal of the state.
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Kansas state Temnerance un,on

L. f. Stevens, secretary of the Kan
las State Temperance union, has issued
the following call:
! The seventeenth annual convention Of the
Kansas State Temperance union will be held at
the First Congregational church. Topeka. JAN
uary 10 and IL. All churches, Sabbath schools.
young peoples societies and other religious
temperance organizations are entitled to three
accredited delegates each. In addition all per-
sons contributing to the support Of the union
and all interested in aggressive temperance
work are cordially invited to attend
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-12-06

Rev. j. A. Woody. who died at Lin.
coin the other day, was the father of
10 children and had 9s grandchildren
and 33 great-grandchildren
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Burned q Judge In Emry.

A mass meeting of miners was held
In Pittsburg Thanksgiving day, during
which many bitter speeches were made
regarding the action of Judge Williams,
OF the federal court, in the case of ].
r. Reese. of the national executive
board of the United Mine Workers of
America. Miners and members of the
order to the number of 400 formed in
dauble file in Broadway and marched
north to place outside the city limits.
where the effigy of Judge Williams was
burned, to show their scorn and CON.
tempt for his decision.