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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
RUSSIA TAKING A HAND.
diplomats from the Czar's Empire Urged
to Defeat Any Alliance Between
England and America.

London. Aug. 27.-Upon authority
of undoubted reliability, reporter of
the Associated press has ascertained
that into the Alaska dispute has crept
the craftiness of Russian diplomacy.
Russia, it can be stated. will do every
thing, with every possible energy, to
prevent the practical cohesion of the
two great English-speaking nations.
In all her embassies instructions have
been received to thwart the Anglo
American understanding.
In any arrangement looking to a
working agreement between England
and the United States Russia sees the
defeat of her dearest projects" said a
British diplomat. 81 believe her in
;ense activity in China is to no small
extent due to her fear that the Anglo
oaxon's power, once centralized, will
sweep everything before it in the far
EAST. Dreading the rapid realization of
his nightmare. she is making hay while
:he sun shines, in the meantime intrigu-
ng to the utmost to tie the hands of
hose who are working to materialize
Anglo American sentiment. The latest
evidence of this is in the Alaska affair,
though. strictly speaking, it is a mat
ter of internal policies and would have
oeen settled long ago if left solely to
treat Britain and the United States.
Russia has managed to suggest motives
lever dreamed of by America by dis
torting facts. 1t is impossible for me
to divulge exactly how or to what ex-
tent Russia got her paws into the dis
pute. But the attitude of her press,
official to the core, is quite sufficient to
show her motives.''
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
MIsCEI.LANEOUs.

A CORRESPONDENT cabled to London
IN the 25th that an indescribable state
Of anarchy prevailed in Manila: that
Americans only occupied a small radius
outside of the towns they held, the rest
IF the country being in the hands OF
she Filipinos-
UNITED STATES officers now have con-
troll of Manila's school system. There
are 16 school districts in the city, in
cluding a. normal school. Tuition is
tree, and the teaching of the English
branches is compulsory.
A HERD of cattle, 1000 head. STAN.
peded for water in a pasture in the
Kiowa reservation in Oklahoma and
they piled upon each other in canyon
and SO beeves were killed and many
others injured.
JOE CHoYNsKI and Jim Hall have
been matched for bout at Louisville
KY, on September IS.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
Dew+y's Sailors Getting in Trim.

Nice, Aug. 27.-The Olympia batta-
lion landed from the cruiser yesterday
morning at Villefranche, near here for
drill purposes, the entire population of
the town viewing the parade from the
surrounding heights The men pre-
sented a splendid appearance. Admiral
Dewey received visit shortly before
noon from Edward Andre, Belgian con-
sui at Manila. He passed quiet day
on board and seemed in perfect health
and greatly benefited by the rest he is
taking.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
A HIGHLY DRAMATIC SCENE
Capt. Freystaeter, of the Former
Court-Martia1, Gives Important
Testimony for Dreyfus.
He SQUARELY CoATRADICTs MAUREL.
Labori Has the Two Witnesses Confronted
and MaurePs Admission Brought Hiss
es from the Observation-Disclosures 1t
Was One of the Most Interesting Days
of the Trial. d

Rennes, Aug. 27.-When the Dreyfus
trial began Saturday M. Alphonse Ber-
tillon resumed his testimony inter-
rupted Friday by the adjournment of
the court for the day. The comic AS
pect of NJ. Bertillon'ss performance
again appe aled to the risibilities of the
audience, though the judges paid close
attention to his demonstrations, the
witness saying in a declamatory tone:
81 am convinced the writer of the bor-
dereau is the prisoner sitting there. -
Dreyfus heard him without fiinching
and with an expression of disdain.
There was a highly dramatic scene
toward the end of the session. M.
Labori, leading counsel for the defense,
asked to have Capt. Freystaeter, one
of the memb bers of the court-martial OF
1894, which convicted Dreyfus, called
in contradiction of the deposition of
Col. Maurel the presiding judge upon
that occasion, who had testified that
he only read one of the documents out
of the secret dossier communicated to
the e'cOurt-martial. =
The captain said his conviction of the
guilt of the prisoner was formed by the
evidence of the experts in hand writ
ting and the deposition of Col. Du
Patty de Clam, and he continued, Il
must add some slight influence was
exercised over my mind by hearing the
secret dossier read
The witness was then questioned as
to whether one or more of the docu-
ments were read and he said they were
all read. This was in direct contradic-
tion of COD. Maurel, and NJ. Labori at
once demamded the conformation of
Capt. Freystaeter with Col. Maurel.
The latter mounted the stage and pre-
sented a miserable object, his shifty
eyes blearing out beneath heavy eye
brows and looking around him with a
vicious hang-dog look.
"How do you explain this?" asked
NJ. Labori.
Then the colonel at bay, replied,
savagely: II said l only read one doc
nment. did not say only one docu-
ment was read" This statement called
forth an outburst of Kisses from the
audience, which looked upon it as an
infamous confession. After this the
audience listened spellbound as Capt.
F'reystaeter. in a distinct voice, told ex-
actly what the documents of the dossier
were and how Col. Maurel not only
read those documents, but made COM
ment on them. This was practically
calling Maurel thorough liar and the
colonel glared at the major ferociously.
Capt. Freystaeter, however, was not
dismayed and his words, spoken in a
tone of candor and fearlessness, must
have carried conviction to every hearer
Gen. Mercier then asked to be heard
and placed himself by the side of
Maurel. The forbidding appearance
of these two men, both dressed in civil
ian attire, was in striking contrast
with the erect, unfiinching attitude of
Freystaeter, who wore the smart uni
form of a captain of artillery, with
medals on his breast. 1t was a re-
markable scene.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30

IN Wisconsin the average cost of rails
ing wheat is "a cents a bushel, and the
average farm price for the past six
years was 6S cents, leaving a profit of
Ia cents bushel, or n little more than
30 per cent. The cost of raising corn
is % cents bushel, and the average
price of the past six years 40 cents,
giving profit of nearly so per cent. In
both cases interest on the value of land,
implements and horses used is counted
rs part of the cost. and also a liberal
allowance for shrinkage in the value
Of implements and stock.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30

CHEAPER railway fares are now a
conspicuous feature in Russian railway
policy. There are now open to traffic
In that empire 20, $50 miles of railway,
and no less than z, 400 miles are either
under construction or decided upon,
about one-half of the latter being state
railways. In 1885 the total number of
passengers carried amounted to 81, ss5,
900, and this figure had risen to 655,-
900, 600 in 1896, owing to the introduc-
lion of the zone system of fares Under
this tariff the third-class fare for 15O
versts. or 100 miles, is nearly one-half
eent per mile; between 100 and 200
milesit is one-third cent per mile.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30

HARVEY w. ROGERS, of Hamburg, n.
Y, started for the centennial in Phil
adelphia in 1873 and has been lost to
his family ever since. His sister re-
Gently got word of him through pen
sion application and after long search
found him in Danville, Va. He is now
ready to return to his old home. He
makes no excuse for his strange con-
duct, but says he craved wandering
life. Increase in real estate valua-
tions during his absence has made him
wealthy.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30

THE 57,OoO,O 900 people occupying the
countries south of the United States
have total currency of about $1,OO6,-
900, 900, but of this sum more than
three-fourths is shown by the report OF
the director of the mint to be ''uncov-
cred paper, while $3.50, 900, 900 is silver,
most of which circulates merely at its
bullion value, and but SOC, 900, 600 is
gold. Thus in round terms it may be
said that the currency of the countries
lying south of the United States aver
ages S1.50 per capita gold, s.. so per
capita silver and S14.50 per capita pa
nor
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
WILL SAIL IN TEN DAYS.
The Twentieth Kansas Boys, Including
Gen. Funston, Assigned to Leave Ma
nila on the Tartar September s.

Manila. Aug. 27.-The Twentieth
Kansas regiment and Gen. Funston
have been assigned to sail on the
United States transport Tartar about
September 5. The Tarter will go to
San Francisco by the way of Hong
Kong. Nine officers and $50 men of
the regiment have been discharged to
date and $50 are sick. None of the in
valids are in danger.
Should the Twentieth Kansas leave
Manila September 5, as planned, it
should reach San Francisco about the
first week of October. The voyage
from Manila has taken about a month
for each of the last three regiments
that have crossed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30

ACCORDING to a tabulated statement
issued by the treasury department the
exports of manufactures from the
United States have increased 110 per
cent. in the past ten years. This is far
ahead of the gain made in any other
country. Germany shows an increase
of Is per cent. in that time, France of
ten per cent, Switzerland of six per
cent. and the Netherlands of three per
cent. England in the ten years has
made no gain in exports of manu-
facf1nrnS
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
BIackburn Hears from Bryan.

Frankfort. KY, Aug. 27.-Senator
Blackburn announced that he had re-
ceiver letter from w. j. Bryan in
which he said he would be in Ken
tucky the latter part of September or
the first of October at any time agree
able to the party leaders. Senator
Blackburn stated that the campaign
committee would at once arrange for
the trip of Mr.. Bryan through the
state on a special train accompanied
by number of the party leaders.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30

NOTwITHsTANDING the fact that the
old soldiers have been dying rapidly of
late years, the list of pensioners
lengthens steadily. There are now on
the rolls of the Topeka (Kan.) agency
100, 900 names. an increase of over f.
600 in two years. The Topeka Office
pays out annually SIS, 900, 900.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
AMsUSHED BY NATIVES.
Four Soldiers of the Twenty Third Regi.
ment Waylaid in the Hills OF Cebu
and Three Were Killed

Manila. Aug. 21.-Four men of the
TwentS-third regiment stationed at
Cebu were ambushed by natives in the
hills and three of them killed. The
fourth succeeded in making his escape.
Details of the affair are lacking.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
Corn Is Too TaIl to Cut.

Abilene, Kan, Aug. a7.-The farm
ers of this section of the state have be-
gun to cut up their corn to save the
fodder for cattle feeding. The stalks
are so large and hard that many of the
corn harvesters will not operate satis-
factorily and it has become necessary
to go back to the old corn knife. In
many fields the stalks average IA to 16
feet height
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30

WHEN New York, in 1915, had only a
population of a little over 100, 900, it
had no millionaires. There were then
only 10 men assessed at 500, 900 or
more. and the highest assessment was
only $500, OOO In the list the names of
John Jacob Astor, Jacob Lorillard and
Jonathan Ogden are prominent.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
bad state OF Afrairs I'm Texas.

Houston. Tex, Aug. a7.-The crop
reports show very bad state of affairs
in the cotton fields of Texas, caused by
the heavy rains in the spring and early
summer. followed by the long drought
of July and August. Insects have also
done much toward cutting down the
WELD
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30

PURE venom of the rattlesnake is be-
ing used by eminent practitioners in
severe cases of scarlet fever. Dried
bullock's blood mixed with glycerin
and brandy or simply powdered is one
of the latest additions to the physi-
clans armament
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30

CANALS. and particularly ship canals,
are costly undertakings. The Suez
canal cost G2o. 900, 900, the Manchester
ship canal el6.OOO,00O, the North sea
canal e.. 500. 900. the North Holland and
the Corinth canals e3,OOO.OOO each,
while the partly completed Panama
canal has swallowed up over ESQ, 600,
nnn
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30

EIGHTY-FoUB per cent. of the entire
state of Idaho is still public land,
amounting to more than A, 600, 600
acres. Of this area it has been esti-
mated by the government geological
survey that 1000, 900 acres can be irri-
gated SUCCESSFULLY
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30

The United States purchased of Mex
leo, in 1858, for $40, 900, 900, about As, coo
square miles of territory, which is now
part of Arizona and New Mexico. 1t
was negotiated for by Gen. James
Gadsden.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
De.th from a Peculiar Cause

Carthage. Mo-, Aug. 2s.-Hemorrhage
of the lungs resulting from. inhaling
mosquito smudge, caused the sudden
death of Mrs. H. c. Evans, of this city.
The smoke caused violent coughing,
and she burst blood vessel, death re-
sulting in few moments.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30

Mrs. SHIvER, who lives in southern
Georgia, ought to have a place in the
worlds history. She has had no fewer
than 80 descendants, 235 of whom are
still living. This great-grandmother
is 90 years of age, but still brisk and
enerretic
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30

LUzoN can get up in 20 days as much
rainfall as visits some sections of this
country in year. Ii is fortunate that
the rivers of the island quickly find
their way to the sea.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
Would Not Take q DecIinatIon.

The fusion convention at Newton
nominated Charles Bucher, of Newton.
for judge of the Ninth judicial district.
He positively declined, but was unani-
mously nominated nevertheless. Judge
Matthew Simpson is the republican
nominee.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30

ONLY IL per cent. of the colored popu.
lation of Cuba is said TO be able to read
and write. The coming census will be
especially valuable in showing the de
grees of illiteracy in the island.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30

On December IA next occurs the Tooth
anniversary of the death of George
Washington. The New York Sons OF
the Revolution have started a move
ment for a national observance of the
daU
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
Killed while Thrashinc.

Herbert Torrencem, farm hand,
age q, was killed while thrashing near
Newton. His fork caught in the belt
of the machine and was hurled around
the pulley, striking him in the sto M
ch. He died in Is minutes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30

THE war with Spain has thus fan
brought a total of 16, 96S claims, OF
which number only about 800 have
been allowed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30

GUEST of Col. Ingersoll once asked
the cost of set of Voltaire in his Ii.
brary. ''It cost me the governorshir
of Illinois!' replied Ingersoll
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
10 Enforce EIght-Hour Law.

State Labor Commissioner Lee John
son has issued a circular letter calling
the attention of. the public officials to
the provisions of the eight-hour law
and asking them to see that the law is
enforced on all public work.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
Want the Legislature Called.

A movement was started at Topeka
to get Gov. Stanley to convene the leg
islature and appropriate $50, 900 to bring
the Twentieth Kansas home from San
Francisco. Cyrus Leland was said to
be back of the plan.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
Declined to Consider the Case.

Gov. Stanley declined to consider the
case of Marion Asbell, in the peniten-
tiary for life for wife murder near Os-
wego. The murderer's father made ap-
plication for pardon. claiming he had
new evidence. Gov. Stanley told him
if he had new evidence to present it to
the Judge who had passed the sentence.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
Three CattIemen In Trouble.

John X. Beatty. Char'es w. Beatty
and Benjamin Carter. three prominent
and well-known stockmen, were placed
under arrest at Coffeyviile, charged
with violating the cattle quarantine
laws by bringing southern cattle into
the state out of season. The men have
a cattle ranch near Talala, south of
Coffeyville, in the Indian territory.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
Used a Golden snIke.

Assistant Superintendent Turner, Of
the Santa Fe, drove the last spike COM
pleting the only double-track division
in Kansas-that between Emporia juno
tion and Florence. 40 miles. 1t was .
golden spike, made expressly for this
purpose. The ceremonies took place
near Strong City, at bridge 112.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
CURRENT COMMENT.

THE late ex-Judge Pendergast, OF
Chicago, accumulated in nine years
practice of the law over 100000
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
WIN have the Whole Street.

At Topeka, preparations are under
way for an elaborate celebration of the
return of the Twentieth Kansas regi-
ment. No other organization will be
allowed to march in the street with the
gallant regiment.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
Fen Into an Elevator Tube.

Leroy Naron. young boy near Pratt,
was sucked into the tube of grain
elevator and smothered to death before
help arrived.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
More Rejoicing at Chanute.

A gusher was struck in Chanute's
third gas well last week that will prove
to be one of the strongest wells in the
state. The pressure is twice that of
the city's other two wells, and it is
flowing at the rate of 1000, 600 cubic
feet day. The town was jubilant
over the good news and everybody was
celebrating.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
Two Cowboys and Cattle killed

Caney, Kan, Aug. as.-News has
reached here that while herd of GOO
cattle was being driven over it the
bridge which spans the Big Canev river
south of Elgin was broken down. One
hundred and forty cattle and two cow
boys-John Leheu and Tom Baker
were killed. The bridge stood 60 feet
high.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
More Than Any other state.

Adjt. Gen. Fox says Kansas sent more
soldiers to the Spanish-American war
and the Philippines in proportion to
population than any other state in the
union. This was also true during the
civil war, when Kansas had more SOL
diers in the field than she had men at
home.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
A Kansas Cattle BUYER Is Mi.sine

Robert Barr, cattle buyer near
Oberlin, left his ranch August s and
started south to buy cattle. The fol-
lowing morning his horse was found
grazing in the field two miles east of
Oberlin, a distance of 20 miles from the
ranch. It. is believed that he was
thrown by the horse or was robbed and
his body secreted.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30

The four-year old daughter of Tom
Whaley, seven miles east of yelling
ton, was kicked against q 2x4 timber
by a horse and her skull fractured.
Doctors said she could not live.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
Is Funston Coming Homee


Gen. Funston has been temporarily relieved
from duty at San Fernando and will go to the
hospital to receive treatment necesSitated by
the reopening of a wound incurred while in the
Cuban army. 1t is thought that Gen. Funston
will not again return to active duty. as his term
of service will expire on September 2. and he
has requested and been granted permission to
return to the United States with the Kansas
regiment.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
Too Much Drug Store Whisky.

j. A. McKeon, of Kansas City, report
ed to the Topeka police that he was
robbed of $3.50 there the other night.
He came up from Kansas City and col
lected the money on some notes, Then
he took three drinks of drug store
whisky. The next day when he came
to he was lying on the bank of Deer
creek east of Topeka, penniless.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
Lightning Sets Fire to a Barn.

The hay barn of Hendry Bros near
Neosho Falls was struck by lightning
and burned the other night 1t con-
tanned 400 tons of hay. The filing of
the barn had just been completed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
Human Monster at Galena.

Charles Moore, of Galena, attempted
to kill the four-year-old child of his
brother, Ike Moore. He grabbed the
boy, ran about 100 yards to Owl creek
and had the life almost choked out of
the little fellow before assistance could
be rendered. On the arrival of the
crowd Moore threw the body into the
creek and ran. Moore was placed in
the city Jail, but fear of a mob led to
his removal to Empire. The act was
prompted by jealousy, the would-be
murderer claiming that his wife
thought more of the nephew than she
did of their own child.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
The Reward Is Ample.

Gov. Stanley is holding 81, 200 as re-
ward for lawyers who will obliterate
the notorious ''Klondike'' joints near
the soldiers home in Leavenworth
county. The governor is to pay 81, 900
from his contingent fund, Attorney
General GODDARD paid $500 and the sol
diers' home management $500. In ad-
dition to this the governor has offered
rewards for evidence
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30

OF the 46 line officers in the Twen-
tieth Kansas regiment, Is are native
kansans. Col. Metcalf was born in
Maine and Lieut.. Col. E. c. Little in
Ohio. Four states-Indiana, Ohio,
Illinois and Iowa-each furnished four
officers, Missouri three, Minnesota,
New York and Pennsylvania two each.
One officer was born in England and
one in Germany
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
Winner Bought 80 Mile. of Track.

Willard E. Winner, the promoter,
bought the Carbondale branch of the
Union Pacific, which extends so miles
southwest of Lawrence. There were
bonds against the road aggregating
S465, 900, also $713, 900 defaulted interest
1t is said Winner paid about $50. 600 for
the line. He will use it for his electric
railroad between Lawrence and To-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
Lieut.. Buehan'. Assignment.

Fred E. Buchan, of Wyandotte coun-
ty, late captain of company b, Twen-
tieth Kansas volunteers, who was re-
Gently appointed second lieutenant in
the regular army. has been assigned to
duty in troop K, Sixth cavalry, now
stationed at Fort Leavenworth.