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Barbour County index., 1899-08-09

THE San Francisco Call recently in
terviewed n number of the Oregon vol
unteers who landed in that city. Most
of the troops believed that the land of
the Philippines is well adapted for
American agriculture, but the best of
it is in the possession of church author
tiles and would have to be purchased.
The Oregon regiment were almost to a
man opposed to making natives of the
Philippines citizens of the United
States. AS for Americans working in
the Philippines, the soldiers declared
that the climate is too enervating and
the islands are the last place on earth
for poor men to seek.
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09

If the discovery of DIR. Ii. C. Brace
proves to be all that he is convinced it
is trouble and worry will soon be ban
ished from the world. the New York
Evening World says. In little pocket
instrument, called the ''senser." con-
sisting of some fibers, contained in
triangular metallic case, he has what
he says will in Is minutes make the
mind of troubled business man as
placid as that of a tive-year-old child.
1t puts the nervous system in harmony
and restores the balance between it
and the physical body.
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09

CAPT. E. p. HALL and DIR. Thomas 4.
Featherstonhaugh have left Harper's
Ferry, where they have been disinter-
ring the bodies of seven of j Ohm Browns
raiders. The bodies have been sent to
North Elba, n. Y, where they will be
buried near the grave of the leader un-
der whom they fought and died.
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09

THE New York Commercial says that
''if England could reduce the national
consumption of alcoholic liquors to the
measure of the American consumption
per head her drink bill would at once
be reduced by more than 1885. 600, 900.
This sum is equal to more than one
half of the national revenue and would
be sufficient to provide $3.50, 900, 900 for
old age pensioners and also secure the
entire extinction of the national debt
in less than ~ years.
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09

ACCORDING to the director of the mint
Africa leads all other countries in the
production of gold for 1898, being cred
tied with $50, 800, 600: Australia was sec
ond with $67, 800, 900 and the United
States third with $64. 463, OOO The di-
rector estinStes the production in all
countries = about S295, 900. 900.
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09
They Want Their saIaries.

Sofia, Bulgaria, Aug. 6.--The politi-
cal situation grows darker daily. The
recent loan has not sufficed to stem the
financial crisis The state officials sal
aries have not been paid for two
months, and the scarcity of money is
SO acute that there is great consequent
discomfort and bitter attacks ON Prince
Ferdinand are heard on all sides.
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09
Superintendent Church Enioined.

Topeka, Kan, Aug. 1.-State Insur-
Ance Superintendent Church has lost a
fall in his legal fight with the British
American, the Manchester Fire and the
Western Assurance Fire insurance COM
panies. Judge Hazen, of the Shawnee
district court, granted an injunction
prohibiting him from revoking the
licenses of these three companies to do
business in Kansas
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09
Members of the Twenty-second.

Over 100 members of the Twenty
Second Kansas volunteer regiment met
in Topeka and formed an organization
with Col. 81. c. Lindsey as president
and Lieut.. 81. M. Thomas secretary.
Mrs. A. M. Harvey was elected homo
rary member and historian of the regi-
ment. An effort will be made to get
the regiment together in Topeka during
the state G. A. R. meeting.
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09
Superintendent Church Enjoined.

Several days ago Insurance Superin-
tendent Church threatened to revoke
the licenses of three foreign fire insur-
ance companies if they did not pay in
full the $4,000 claim of ]. III. Richards,
of Fort Scott, whose house was burned.
The companies appealed to the district
court of Shawnee county and Judge
Hazen granted permanent Injunction
prohibiting Mr.. Church from revoking
the companies licenses.
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09

The jobbing confectioners' conven'
vention at Buffalo, n. Y, adopted a
resolution urging the government to
substitute aluminium for copper in the
material used in making pennies. 1t
was said that copper cents, as used in
the candy business, were disease car
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09

OWING to the alarming decline in the
lobster industry and the threatened
extinction of this toothsome crustacean,
the United States fish commission is
making desperate efforts to propagate
1T and restock the thinly populated
waters of the New England coast
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09
To BE Tried for Hi. Eighth Murder.

Arkansas City, Kan. Aug. 6. Sheriff
Pierce, of Kay county, Ok, reached
Newkirk yesterday from Los Angeles,
CAL. with Clyde Mattox, the murderer,
who is wanted for the killing of Linz
coin Swinney, a ranchman. at Ponca
City, several months ago. The crime
for which Mattox is wanted is his
eighth murder.
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09

CHARLES U. SHEPARD, who is in
charge of the experimental tea garden
at Summerville, S. c., has made a re-
port to the secretary of agriculture
covering the progress up to date. He
says there are now about so acres of
land under tea cultivation and that 81
600 pounds were sold last year. 1t is esti-
mated that when all the plants now
growing arrive at maturity they will
yield 10000 pounds annually. Mr.. Shep-
ard expresses the opinion that the fact
that the tea plants lived through last
winter, when the cold was intense, is a
guarantee that the weather conditions
will prove satisfactory.
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09
Says Labor Is Well Employed.

State Labor Commissioner johnson,
who has travelled quite extensively
over the state picking up information
concerning labor matters for his forth
coming biennial report, says that la
Dor is better employed in the state
to-day than ever before. eff there are
men idle now it is because of choice
and not on account of no opportunity
to work" !" said he.
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09

THE first bale of the new crop OF
Texas cotton, grown in Patricia coun-
ty and shipped by Gov. Sayers, was
sold at public auction in front of the
cotton exchange at New York the
other day for the benefit of the flood
sufferers in Texas. 1t brought s., 900.
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09

A NUMBER of New York business
men have formed the Transcontinental
Aerial Navigation company. The capi-
tai stock of the company is 500, 900,
800. The company intends to build
four large aeroplanes, each of which
will travel 100 miles an hour. SO that
t win be possible to go from New York
20 London and Paris in 80 hours. The
ships will each measure 744 feet over
All, so that they Will be larger than the
argest ocean steamship now in exist
.nce- There is to be every modern lux
1ry and convenience on them, includ-
ng barber shops, smoking rooms, cigar
torres, buffets. card rooms. etc.
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09

U IIIC oUCCtSN OF d ii IIIII-
O4-.en in Jersey City, n. j., in
causing the streets of that town to be
properly cleaned, it is proposed to turn
the department of street cleaning over
to the women, having all the employees,
from superintendent down to street
sweepers, of the feminine gender.
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09
Obtaining Money Under False Pretense.

ChlIIlcothe, Mo-. Aug. 6.-George '.
Halliday was arrested here on infor-
nation from Lawrence, Kan. charging
him with obtaining money under false
pretehse. Halliday got up church di-
rectory at Lawrence and the charge is
supposed to grow out of that work.
He came here day or two ago, accom-.
panied by his wife. He admits his
identity but refuses to go without
reQuisition papers.
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09
A Mob Was Feared.

William Long and Robert Watson,
soung farmers well known about Troy,
were arrested on a charge of attempted
rape on Josie Flanders, aged 13. and
Ethel Younglove, aged IA, near Bren-
ner. The girls were going to their
homes when they were met by the two
men. One of them tore the Flanders
girls clothes partly off, and the other
pulled revolver and threatened TO
kill the Younglove girl if she made an
outcry. The girls fought desperately,
however, and escaped The accused
men were removed to the Hiawatha
iail, officers fearing q mob.
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09

ACCORDING to Lloyd's Register at
London the merchant fleet of the world
consists of rs, $50 ships, of which Great
Britain owns IL, 100 and the United
States is second with 800.
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09
Could Not Stand a scoldinr.

Frank A. Brooks committed suicide
at Hutchinson by sending bullet
through his heart. He was the hus-
band of Mrs. Kate Brooks, who is
prominent in w. c. I. u. work in Kan
sas and well-known fighter against
the saloon. Brooks had failed finan-
cially and on the night before had lost
what little money he had left at gam
bling. His wife upbraided him severe
ly and this caused him to take his life.
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09

THOUSANDS of Mexican goats, it is
asserted, are being slaughtered in Kan
sas City and Chicago every year and
the meat sold for mutton.
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09

THE total assessed valuation of taxa
BILE property in Oklahoma. as found by
the board of equalization, reaches near
" $43, 900, 900
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09
Grasshopper story from Pratt County.

A farmer near Pratt mixed paris
green and bran together and let a
grasshopper eat it. 1t died. Twenty
ate it up. They died. Four hundred
ate those 20 and they died. Eight
thousand ate those 400 and they died.
A hundred and sixty thousand ate
those 5000 and died, and the farmer
was troubled no more.
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09
He Lost His Balance.

i'll the upper story of a Douglas avenue
business block at Wichita and crushed
his skull on the stone pavement He
was sitting in the window laughing
and talking with some other young
men, when he lost his balance and
tumbled out backward. He died in a
few minutes
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09
Stanley Industrial Hall.

STANLEY Industrial hall'' will be the
name of the new main building of the
industrial school for the education of
negro boys and girls which is to be
erected at Quindaro in the near future.
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09
Another Story About the Benders.

A large knife. which is supposed to
have been the one used by the noted
Benders in disposing of their victims.
has been found in an old tree on the
Bender place, east of Cherryvale. The
total number of people murdered by
this family will never be known.
Eighteen graves have been discovered
en- far
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09
object to q Negro Teacher.

In school district No. 20. south of
Atchison, there are many negroes, who
lately elected board of negro trus-
tees The trustees employed negro,
Green, as teacher. The whites threaten
to organize new school district.
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09
Kansas Girl Takes Her Life.

A woman named Ivey Pine shot her
self at a hotel at Joplin, Mo. She
left her home in lola because of
trouble with her stepfather and went
to Joplin looking for work. Failing
health compelled her to quit work
and she asked her sweetheart to mar
ry her. He put her off, whereupon she
secured his revolver, and shot herself
through the heart. She missed her
heart but inflicted a wound that will
prove fatal.
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09
CURRENT COMMENT.

THE net debt of New York is S240..
0OO 0OO
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09
Cattle Starved on the Train.

w. G. Richards, stockman of Fort
Worth, Tex, fled suit for S15, 400 in
Greenwood county against the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway. Richards had
trainload of cattle delayed for three
days by burning trestle in the Flint
hills and 1Ss head of cattle died from
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09
Cost of Our state Institutions.


The state of Kansas has SO, $50, 057 in
vested in state institutions The state
house has cost the most money of any
single institution. the state peniten-
tiary second and the state agricultural
college third. The following shows
the cost of each institution, including
site and building:
State university, Lawrence. s795. 900; normal
school, Emporia, si70,200 agricu ltural college.
Manhattan, 81, ,0O7, 789; deaf and dumb school,
Olathe, $685. 1856; blind school. Kansas City
Sl6e,S5o; insane asylum, Osawatomie, 1855, ,Ss4;
insane asylum, Topeka, S707 ,677; forestry sta
tion Dodge City, IS. .394; penitentiary. Lansing
u ,639.047; industrial reformatory, Hutchinson,
s4Ss,57o; reform school Topeka, S1s7 $50: idiotic
asylum, Winfield, Sl1S, 40; industrial school for
girls, Beloit, Ss0,O66; soldiers home, Dodge
City, Sl06 S55; orphans home, Atchison slsi,-
1l5; statehouse, Topeka, g, Sos 400; new asylum
at Parsons, 100000; colored industrial sc hool,
Quindaro $4,000. Total 50, 590, ,057.
The annual appropriations for these
1S state institutions amount to SO per
cent of the total state tax raised.
Eight of the institutions are under the
control of the state board of charities
and the total annual appropriations at
their disposal amount to $503, ,574. or
80 per cent. of the total state tax.
Believe the Shale Was sSalted."
Residents of Trego and Ellis coun-
ties take no stock in the reports of
gold discoveries" there except to en-
courage those who believe in them,
and as a result several thousand acres
of land have been leased by prospectors.
1t is difficult to make the world believe
that gold field on the Kansas prairie
is the genuine article. F. o. Popenoe,
who has made thorough investiga-
tion of the Kansas gold fields, gives it
as his opinion that they produce no
gold. Assays of the shale taken from
the mines showed pay" gold, running
from $40 to $50 ton. Mr.. Popenoe now
believes that the shale was ''salted.'
The State Should Give the Medals.
In the Topeka Capital Gen. j. X.
Hudson has the following:
Kansas owes her Philippine heroes some
mark OF special distinction. 1t ought to be in
such form as to be handed down to future gen.
erations. A handsome silver medal as large as
dollar, bearing the name Of the soldier or off,
Ger to whom 1t is given, accompanied by a
parchment certificate showing name. date of
enlistment and discharge, and the battles in
which the regiment participated, would be sa-
credly preserved by the soldiers and their fam
lilies. Such medal and certificate ought to
come from the state Such a memento would
not cost for the entire regiment including the
parchment certificates, over g.. 800. The sum
could easily be raised by private subscription.
but 1t would not possess the talue to tho SOL
diers that it would coming from the state pai d
for by all the people.
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09
A Kansas Automobile Stage.

S. 7. Lloyd, a lawyer of Atwood, is
organizing a company to operate an
automobile stage line from Trenton.
Neb., to Colby, Kan. distance of 65
miles Stock has already been sub
scribed. The country is level and the
roads good. If this line is a success it
is proposed to put in others The or
ganizers say that the motor will be
able to make the trip from Trenton to
Colby and. return. in, one day, total
distance of 1870 miles.
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09
Change of weight in Kansas Wheat.

CHAhge OF weight III hHhsas Wheats
The grain inspection rules adopted
by State Inspector Mckenzie, of Kan
sas City, have gone into effect The
most important change is in the weight
of No. . hard wheat, which has been
raised from So pounds to the bushel to-
SO. This is the minimum weight. The
minimum weight for No. 8 hard wheat
has been raised from SIS to Sc pounds
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09

assistants have been ordered to visit
every place suspected of being joint
twice in the forenoon, twice in the
afternoon and twice in the evening.
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09
CattIemen Have a GrIevance.

The Greenwood County Live Stock
Protective association, representing the
owners of more than 40, 900 cattle, met
at Eureka to protest against the action
of the railroads in abolishing what is
known as the ''feed in transit rates"
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09

1t is officially announced that the
Twentieth Kansas will leave Manila
September 1, arriving at San Francisco
October L. This information was con-
veyed in telegram from Adjt- Gen.
Corbin to Senator Baker.
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09
CowIey County Takes Up Bonds.

Cowiey county last week took up
500, 900 of its bonds held by the state
school fund. Two years ago Cowley
issued 500, 900 in five per cent. refund
ing bonds and sold them to the school
fund commissioners. The bonds con-
tanned an optional clause. Now Cow
ley county has taken advantage of the
optional clause and issued four per
cent. bonds to take up the Eve per cent
bonds. The new bonds were taken by
eastern bankers The state school fund
now has over $500, 900 in cash on hand
for investment The commissioners
cannot find any bonds to buy.
Barbour County index., 1899-08-09

The products of the mineral indus
tries of Kansas for 1898 amounted to-
more than $1,000, 900. The figures
making this wonderful exhibit will
soon be made public in the annual
report of Prof. Haworth, of the Kansas
university, who has charge of the geo.
logical work of the state. The output
of zinc ore was of the greatest value
ever known in the state. The produc-
tion of coal was valued at S4, 600, 900
and of salt more than $500, 600.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-01-14

charity mentioned | will have Judge
Shoemaker inclose his check. You will
excuse me II wish you good morning!"
The birthday party was killed dead
er'n door-nail, and thus began So
cial uphcaval and warfare. which
pulled up Squan Creek society by the
very roots. Inside OF week not man
would lend another flshhook or a
chaw Of tobacco, and not woman
would lend flatiron or a washboar6
Deacon Spooner and the rest OF EN-
who were TO get fortunes didn't stick
together and organize an uppercrust,
as might have been anticipated. They
cut one another, same as they cut the
common folks, being envious and jcal-
ous~minded. and even when the Dea-
con and Moses Longwell fell into the
same mud-hole together they wouldn't
speak. Three social clubs were broken
up, the Thursday evening prayer-meet-
ings had TO be abandoned, and so many
children were taken out of school that
the teachers were given vacation.
After a month had passed and moth
ing more was heard OF the lawyer folks
began to smell rat. 1t was hard
blow TO those who had counted on
riches, and everybody was so mad that
IL took six months TO patch things up
To this day there is still feelin'. At
the last town election. when Joel Shoe
maker ran for village president, be was
KNITTED" by II OF his own party to get
even for the way he had swelled
around. and n few weeks ago, when
Deacon Spooner tried TO buy n new
church bell by popular subscription, IL
was Steven BOLSTER who killed the
project in the bud by sayin':
I'm agin il. When the deacon
thought he was gon' TO be n millyon-
nire he tried TO git law passed TO
make me move my hog-pen, and amt
one o the kind as furgets or furgivesi"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-01-14
"BEST MAN IN THE WORLD"
Man, nnd Claims the Cham
pionshiP OF the world.

New York. Jan. 12.--After the fight
Tom Sharkey made this statement:
IL won this fight fair and square. / sim
ply Knocked the man out and did II In good
time / thought | would win about the
tenth round and told RS seconds so. My
eye was blackened little. but otherwise
l am unhurt. The blow that knocked me
down was a dandy. but l knew | would
recuperate The Kid can hit hard and Is
East. but have some speed myself. and Is
for hitting hard let the public judge OF
hat
when l got up from the knockdown
blow | was stu strong and the one min
ute's rest put me all right again. Mccoy
Is a good game fellow and ! give him all
the credit In the world. but he can't whip
me nor can anyone else In the world. /
think | am the bcs; man In the world and
believe | have deserved-at least | have
met them all and each time got the
money Nobody can say anything about
this fight but the fact that | knocked my
man out. | am ready 20 fight anybody for
the championship OF the world"
Kid Mccoy said: 81 am defeated. but
stnl think can whip the man who got the
decision. had Sharkey practically
knocked out In the third round, anyone
who saw the fight will agree 10. but / made
the mistake of being too cautious and
waiting for better opportunity to I'm
ish the job. The blow he struck me which
sent me down was one OF his Wild awnings.
all OF which ] had been able 10 avoid with
ease and e was entirely "A chance that IL
landed However Il did land. was effective
and Il IS my fault But as said before.
| still think I can whip Sharkey and will
do SO II get another chance. don't like
10 make any claim OF foul work against
my opponent but | was struck twice very
low. OF course am heartbroken over the
result, but II can't be helped.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-01-14

More Trouble and Delay Met with
In the Miners Convention M
Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh. Pa, Jan. 1.-THE com
mittee appointed 10 investigate the
books OF the United Mine Workers OF
America was not ready 10 report when
the convention opened Wednesday
morning and. after a short session. dur
ing which nothing of Importance was
done. recess was taken until two
O'clock in the afternoon.
The investigating committee was NJ
work all night and will probably not
finish the work before this morn
ing. The convention Is still an unor-
gained body and practically no bust
ness has yet been accomplished. After
the seating Of the delegates an election
OF officers will be held. and this will
leave but two days in which the impor-
tant business Of the convention must
be rushed through &c completion In
time TO meet the operators In the inter
state convention next week. Many OF
the delegates are becoming provoked
over what they consider is unnecessary
delay. and a number have expressed
INSTRUMENTATION OF leaving for home
to-day IL the convention does not get
down 10 business.
After the adjournment the investi-
eating committee held another meeting
and adopted n resolution requesting the
convention TO send committee 10 In
dianapolis for the cash book. The del
egates were hastily called together and
the convention reconyened.
A motion TO send a committee TO
indianapolis reopened the bitter fight
OF Tuesday and the delegates wrangled
for nearly two hours. the convention
finally taking another recess without
reaching a vote on the motion. During
the discussion charges were made that
certain delegates were in the pay OF OPP
orators. that the tactics OF delay were
in the interest OF the employer and
those favoring the delay wanted TO pre-
vent an election OF officers until after
the meeting with the operators next
week
At the afternoon session John Fahey
reported the investigating committee
was handicapped by not having nj the
books necessary for a full investign-
ton. number OF Inaccuracies were
discovered in the report on credentials
A long and animated discussion fol-
lowed on the necessity Of sending TO In
dianapals for the books. Treasurer
Pearce finally made speech showing
that all necessary books were here and
the resolution was voted down Areso.
luton by dad" Hunter Of Illinois, was
adopted. giving the investigating com
mittee until nine o'clock to-day 70 com
plete its report, with the understanding
that II not ready then the report If the
credentials committee would be taken
IN
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-01-14
A SAD FATE.
Michigan Man ana Ills Bride Are
Drowned I'm "a Lake Near
Eruitport.

Detroit, Mich, Jan. ia Free Press
special from Grand Haven, Mich, says:
Elmer King, Of Fruitport. ten miles
north of Grand Haven. and his bride OF
a few weeks. were drowned in Spring
lake Tuesday night. They left home
AT seven o'clock Tuesday night with the
intention OF going TO Spring Lake TO do
some trading, Mr.. King was on skates
and drew his wife behind him in a
sleigh. They were not seen after that.
There is large spot Of open water in
sknted into it. After searching all day
the body OF King was found Wednes-
day afternoon. Mrs. Kings body is
probably in the same hole. but has not
been brought Up yet.