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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-22
Chicago Lave ssoeE Market
By telegraph

CHICAGO. Nov. 81. 1895. -Cattie-receipts
5000; choice In demand: others slow; good 70
choice at 4Da6 30: poor TO medium at 5Ca
6 So: mixed stockers OoG3 90; selected feed
ers 2oa4 75;cows at 85d4 40; heifers 90
"a 3 so bulls 40a+ 25; calves 4 00G7 90; fed
Texas beeves at 4 35a5 so: grass Texas steers
3 25d4 20; Western range beeves ooab 30.
Hogs-receipts 27,Oo0; active. mixed and
butchers Soa4 10; good to choice heavy 80
"a 10; rough heavy 5 Soa3 80; light ut S0G
4O6.
Sheep dull-receipts 14.ooo native wethers at
3 6oa4 40; lambs at 0ogb so; western weth-
ers at 3 1904 10; Western lambs 1895 10.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-22
Portland. MI Desert and Machlas Steamboat c.


Service resumed Friday. March 81, 1899. on
which date the Steamer Frank Jones Will leave
Portland on Tuesdays ana Fridays at ll.Oo p.
m for Rockland, Bar Harbor and Machiasport
and intermediate landings. Returning leave
M arrIylug Porrisnd al II 90 D. IN. connecting
with trains l0rf Boston
GEO Il. EVANS. L. 4. BOOTHBf,
Genl Manager. GeAl Pass. Agent.
ROd tland. Maine. hsr2&du
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Bath. Nov 2t-Ths three masted schr Carrie
Lane which was recently dismastcd while on
the passage from Florida 10 Connecticut will
be towed 10 bath forrepars. Her rig Is to be
changed to four masts.
Vineyard-Haven, Nov 2i-Sch Canary, Was
son. from Bangor Tor New York, with laths, was
run into last nigh; near Cross Rip Light by sch
David Siner, and cut down TO the water. She
filled water and aiterward diifted ashore on
Nuskegat Island. The crew jumped ON board
the Siner ut the time Of the collision.
Sch X Waterman. Garnet. from Calais. had
stern stove BY collision with unknown vessel
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European Market?
(By Telegraph.l

Wy ieicstdpl.I
LONDON. Nov. II. 1ss9-Consois closed nj
lo3 lie for money and lo3 3-16 for account.
LIVERPOOL. Nov. 81, ls99.-The Cotton
market steady; American middiing at 41sd
sales 5000 bales.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-22

BOSTON, Nov. 20 isss-Ths following are
to-day's euotsuor. nj Provisions. sta,
-
Spring D tents 3 s0a< As
winter patents. , 10 ~ 2b
Clsar aud STRAIGHT 25 90
Corn-steamer yellow 44c.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-22

Retail Grocer., sugar Market.

Portland marKet-cut loaf &c; confectoners
Sc; powdered al enc: granulated at &c; coffee
crushed &C yellow +1sc.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-22
Portland & worcester Line.
PORTLAND & ROCHESTER B. &.
Esussnv~ g,n~s ~ Drcp<u. 90

On and after Monday, Oct. 2. 1899, Passenger
trains will Leave Portland:
For Worcester, Clinton, Aver Junction, Nashua,
windham and Epping at 7.3o a. IN. and ". 80
y. m
For Manchester, Concord and points North at
7.3o a. NJ. and 1880 p. m
For Rochester. Springvale, Alfred, WATERFORD
and Saco River at 100 q. m, i2.3J and $50
D. m.
For Gorham at 7.so and s.4s a. M. l2-3o. 500
80 and $40 y. IN.
For westbrook, Cumberland Mills. westbrook
Junction and woodfords at $50. 9A5 n. m,
1880. 800, $50 and GO p. M
The Z 30 n m. and 1850 y. m. trains from
Portland, connect at Aver Junction with
"HoOsac Tunnel Route" for the West and AT
Union station. Worcester. for Providence and
New York via Providence Line" for Norwich
and New York. via Norwich Line" with Bos-
ton and Albany r. r. for the West, and with
the New York all rail- via Springfield"
Trains arrive ut Portland from Worces er a,
LIS D. m.; from Rochester at $50 n. in.. lbs
aud o4s p. m; from Gorham at $40. $50 and
n. w. DAVIS. Supt
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.HARPSWELL STEAMBOAT co.

Beginning Oct. ., 1899. steamer Aucoeisco
will leave portland Pier. Portland. daily. sun
days excepted at 200 p. m. for Iona Island,
Little and Great Chebeague. GIN Island, so.
Return for Portland, leave Orr's lslandand
above landings 100 a, m, Arrive forti ana
sspt3edf ISAIAH DANIELS. Gen Mgr.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-22
RAILROADS.
G;EIIILlI!LIiNSiM
TRAINS LEAVE PORTLAND

TRAINS LEAVE PORTLAND
For Lewiston. $40 a m i.so 4oo. 600 D. m
For Island Pond. $40 a. m. 80. 600 y. m.
For Montreal, Quebec, Chicago, s-1o a. m,
Zoo p. m. reaching Montreal at 100 a. m.
and 100 D. IN.
TRAINS ARRIVE PORTLAND
From Lewiston. ssIo. ii-so a m, b.45 and s.t'
y. m
From Island Pond. $50. ii.So q m, 54c
y. m.
From Chicago, Montreal, Quebec, ss.iC
a. m. as p. m.
sDaily. Other trains week days
Sunday train leaves Portland every Sunday
for Lewiston. Gorham and Berlin at 100 a. m
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on night
trains and Parlor Cars on day trains.
Ticket once, Depot ut foot of Indis
street. o,t23du
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International Steamship Co.

tasipor lpbsc Casls ST. John va. .Hslliar us.
and all parts of New Brunswick. Nova Scotia,
Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton. The
fayorite roate to Campobello aud st. Andrews.
N Is.
Winter Arrangement.
On and after Monday, Nov. C, Steamer will
leave Railroad Wharf, Portland, on Monday
and Thursday at $50 r. M. Returning leave
st. John, Passport and Lubec Monday only.
The Monday steamer Will run direct to st.
John. returning imme lately TO Passport and
Lubec,
Through tickets issued and baggage checked
TO destination. sS-Freight received up to 400
p. M.
For tickets aud statsrooms apply at the Pine
Tree Ticket Once, Monument square, or for
other Information al Companys once, Railroad
Wharf, foot OF state street.
J. +. ISCOMB. Supt
noyadtf H. +. c. HERSRY, Agent.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-22
Foreign Ports.

Sid I'm Kong Kong 18th, ship May Flint, Ban
field. Tacoma.
Passed Inshowin Head Goth. steamer Cali
fOrnIan, Montreal ior Liverpool
Ar at Liverpool goth, steamer Vancouver, I'm
Montreal; 18th. Umbrla. New York.
Ar at Southampton goth. steamer Barbarosa,
New York for Bremen. and proceeded.
Ar at Turks Island Sd, brig sullivan, Mcneil,
Demerara, Jana sid 10th for Baltimore.)
Ar at Havana 1lth sch X ID Bibber. Pinkham
Philadelphia.
CID at Hillsboro 18Th, sch Nellie Sawyer,
Willard. Jersey City.
Cid at ST John. NIB, 2lst, sch Eta Simpson
for Barbados, and sailed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-22
RATES OF PASSAGE.

CABIN 5000 20 5000 A reduction OF 10
per cent - allowed on return tickets. except
on the lowest rates.
SECOND CABIN-To Liverpool. London or
Londonderry-S3o.u 10 single; S65.50 return.
STEERAGE-Ltyerpool. London, Glasgow.
Belfast. Londonderry or Queenstown $3.50.
Prepaid certificates 81.
Children Under Il years, half fare. Rates to
or from other ports on application to
II. II. MCGOWAN, AGO Congress ST.,
Portland, Me.
Foreign Steamship Agency, Room 4,
First National Bank Building, Port
land, Maine. nov20dI
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-22
MARINE NEWS
poar OF PORTLAND.

TUESDAY. Nov n.
Arrived.
Steamer Cumperisnd. Alsu. Sc John. NIB. via
PASSPORT for Boston.
Dor and Rockland.
Steamer fremont Thompson. Boston.
Sch Seth Nyman. Nuttsr. Gouldsboro.
Sch Allan NJ. Bryant Jonesgort
Son n Gilmore. Eiwell. Rockiand-lime to
Sch Hattie LoIns Rice, stueben.
Sch L Foster. fishing.
Cleared.
Steamer Manhattan. Bennett New York -
steamer Frank Jones. MaehIasport via Rock
land-Geo n Evans.
steamer Enterprise. Race, Boothbay via
Sch Highland Queen. Dobbin. Jonesport-J II
Blake.
schw o Neiticton. Cousens, Bluehili-J II
Blake.
j IL Blake.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-22


BOOTHBAY BARB0R, Nov 21-Ar, sch I'm
Gle Joe, Bragdon. Harpsweil.
Sailed, scbs 3 s Kendall. New York for Ban
gor; Teumah, Morgan, do for do; Emily A
Staples, fainter, Portland for Bucksport; K II
Waters, New York for Sc John. NIB; Atlanta.
from Boston for Rookport; Ada Herbert. do for
Buck sport; aud others not known.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-22
EUROPEAN STEAMERS.
ALLAN LINE
Liverpool, Halifax &
Portland Service.

.So Cattle carried on these steamers.
Steamers sail from Portland after arrival of
Grand Trunk Railway train leaving Toronto
o n. M, or Montreal S.45 p. M. Friday.
n B.-Ths new Steamers BAvARIAN and
TUNIsIAN, 10 37s and l0200 tons, have Twin
Screws. and Will make the passage from Port TO
Port In about seven days.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-12-16
OCCULT INFORMATION.
shs lHSia fiih what ne sFaAtse %
Know and fis 6Sufdtf ifaifs
d snoSk.

The lady who tails fortunes and goes into
frances had been visited BIZ, the idle young
person with sn inquiring mind.
II don't want TO know anything R61ne
family affairs nor how TO beat the stock mar.
ket," he said, cheeringly. Il am Q great
reader Of the news, and as hadn't seen any.
thing about the Chinese emperor for long
time / thought I'D call around and see how
he's getting along. I've been waiting good
while fot soffie hews from Picking or Hong.
Kong OF thefeabouts, ind thought you
might help me out, Asia'a q biz distance
away" he added, dodbtfully. Maybe you
don't make. such long jumps ds Asia.n
"Oh, yes" she answered; and; passing het
hand over her brow, she shut her eyes ana
proceeded. II see young man with slant:
ing eyes and cue. Something tells me that
Il Is the Chinese emperor. A man Is run
ming away from him 50 fast that papers are
dropping out Of his pockets and falling IN all
suranse agent. A I.dy appear: She also also
ager. She catches the young man In the act
Of taking q drink out Of large bottle. She
notes that there are bottles Of every size and
shape scattered about the apartment. So
she exclaims, Indignantly, this 10 the way
you pass your time-drinking and carous-
ingP Empress dowager,' he answers, you
do me wrong. II Is true that / drink. But
there Is no carousal fluid in any OF these bot.
ties 'Nonsensev abe exclaims, why, then,
have them about? Because, he answered,
I need them in my profession Of emperor.
Those bottles are full Of antidotes.' The EN-
press frowns and exclaims in whisper:
That explains 1t! Then she turns and
caves the palace without another word"
As he reached for his hat and arose to 90.
She opened her eyes Immediately and
said: zone dollar, please. Washington
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-12-16
Drank the Dlslnfectant.

At st. Marys the other night James
Graham visited drug store and pur-
chased bottle of smallpox disinfect-
ant and bottle of whisky. On the
way home he met William 2. Cunneen,
n mutual friend, whom he invited to
take drink. The two stepped into n
dark hallway, and by mistake drank
from the disinfectant bottle, which
contained corrosive sublimate. Both
men were taken violently i'll and their
cases were critical. Graham is prom
inent democratic politician and was
lieutenant colonel Of the Twenty
second Kansas volunteers.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-12-16
FRAUDULENT USE OF MAILS,
Walter T. Hsber. OF Chicago, Confesses No
Has drown Wealthy Through His
Operations-Iiow Ho Worked.

Chicago. Dec. 1S.-Walter T. Heber,
arrested here yesterday, charged with
using the mails for fraudulent purposes,
confessed before United States Com.
missioner Humphrey that he had grown
wealthy through his swindling opera
tions. Post Office Inspector Stuart
has received scores Of complaints,
mostly from women, which indicates
that Heber operated through the mails
in every part Of the country. He ad-
vertised extensively to send 500 samples
of silk and other articles upon receipt
Of a5 cents. As an extra inducement
he guaranteed to reproduce In oil pho
tographs sent him by customers.
When arrested numerous photographs
were found and his mail on the day Of
his capture contained nearly 5000 In
sums from 25 cents to %.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-12-16
Knew Mr.. johnson Well.

He was one Of those garrulous old fellows
whose only aim in life seems TO be to strike
up conversation with strangers in public
places. He was seated in the corner OF o
Market street car, holding q one.sided con.
yersatioh with the conductor, when dap
per young fellow entered and took seat on
the opposite side Of the car. The old fellow
eyed him closely for several minutes and
then leaned over and touched him on the
knee. "Scuse me-" remarked the inquisi.
tive old chap, "but amt your name John.
SOM" Considerably surprised, the young
man replied that it was. "Son Of William
johnson, amt your" Yes" was the curt
answer. swell, well, WE'LL" went on the
loquacious old man. II knowed you was q
johnson the minute laid eyes on you. 4
ulster know your father WELL" $50 did ], -
said young Mr.. johnson, without cracking q
smile. An audible litter ran around the
car, and the old man got of at the next cor
ner.-Philadelphia Record.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-12-16
She Endorsed IL.

She handed the check to the paying teller.
She was calm and collected, as ii it was an
everyday matter.
Madam" said the teller, gently. you
have forgotten TO indorse t."
Endorse it?" with little worried smile.
eyes; you must write your name on the
back here to show that you will repay this
bank in case the issuer Of this check should
fail to answer our call"
"0h!" she said, accepting the pen.
When the teller looked at the check again
this is what he read:
1.-THE - bank has always paid up what it
owes, and you need have no worry. There.
fore I indorse this check. Very truly yours,
Mrs. j. b. Blanks"
The teller fell over into the vault.-Syra-
cuse Herald.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-12-16
FUNSTON TALKS.
fhS esnsfai says fRas Nc WIN Take LsSSi
Ptoessdinss Abois MsiisiSds sssss:
ments ooncsrnlng His soidisrs.

Chicago, Dec. IA special dispatch
from Honolulu, December s, via San
Francisco, December -, says: Brig.
Gen. Funston. accompanied by his
aide, Burton ]. Mitchell, arrived here
Sunday on the transport Indiana. II
was coincidence that on the Indiana
Gen. funston, then colonel OF the
twentieth Kansas, went to Manila d
little more than year ago. Willis
here the KANSAS troops held the first
American election ever held In Hawaii
II regret now," said Gen. Funston,
speaking Of his dispute In America,
shat allowed myself 70 get into this
controversy. But my fighting blood
was up at the malicious statements
made rejecting on the Kansas troops
and the American soldiers generally as
we'll as upon myself. But now that !
am In It, shall not back out. And
soon as get back from Manila l shall
take the matter into the courts"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-12-16
MULCTED FOR NEGLIGENCE.
The Directors OF m Ohio Bank That Wa
Robbed Secure Damages Against the
Cashier and vIce President

Lima, O., Dec. ia verdict for sis,-
900 was returned against N. l.. Michael
and Gus Kalb, vice president and CASH
Ter of the American national bank, by
the jury in the suit brought by the
board of directors. The bank was mys-
teriously robbed in December Of last
year, the time lock being found set and
running, but the vault doors were
open when the bank was opened Mon.
day morning. The defendants testi.
fed that the doors were closed and
locked Saturday night, but experts
swore this to be an impossibility. The
suit was brought on the grounds of
negligence.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-12-16
Clash Over inspection Fees

The government and the state live
stock inspector ut Coffeyville FLASHED
over authority. The Kansas state live
stock sanitary board passed an order
directing their local inspectors to coll
iect an inspection fee of three cents n
head upon all cattle entering Kansas,
whether destined to Kansas points or
not. The government, on the other
hand, issued an inspection permit re-
lieving the cattle from all restrictions
excepting those applied at the point Of
destination. The shippers, relying
upon their government permits, refuse
to pay the inspection fee of three cents
n head, holding that rs the cattle mere
ly pass through Kansas to attempt to
restrict their passage is interference
with interstate commerce.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-12-16
A Cyelonic Storm.

Bloomington. Ill, Dec. IA storm
in the nature Of cyclone swept this
country Monday evening. At Cooks
vile. the Christian church was lifted
from its foundation and completely de-
molished. The belfry of the school,
house was blown of and the windows
crashed. At Saybrook roofs were
blown from business houses and Chin
neys wrecked. At Lexington si,sOo
damage was done the new schoolhouse
and q panic caused among the 500
scholars, two big chimneys containing
$1,000 bricks were blown over aud
crashed through the roof.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-12-16
TO RETIRE ON PENSIONS.
Tho Pennsyivanla Railroad Inaugurates .
Feature Which WIN Immediately AT.
feet Thousand Employees

Philadelphia, Dec. 1a.-The officers
of the proposed pension fund to be in
augurated by the Pennsylvania rail-
road on its entire system east of Pitts
burgh and Erie have nearly completed
their work. About 1000 employees, It
is said, will be retired under the provi-
sion OF the pension fund on January 1.
These will create a number Of vacan-
cies, and as some Of the positions to
be vacated are important, there Is q
natural expectancy among those who
remain rs to who will succeed to these
posltiuns.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-12-16
bryan. Opinion ON House Financial Bill.

Austin, Tex, Dec. lS.-1n an inter-
view yesterday Mr.. W. j. Bryan ex.
pressed himself upon the financial bill
now before the house. lie said: FOL.
lowing in the line Of the presidents
message congress is at present consid.
cring bill that is an extremely bad
measure. l refer TO the financial bill
now under discussion in the house.
This bill Is very bad one indeed. It
is part of the gold standard peoples
plan and hope that 1t will be de-
feated. 1t should certainly never be
permitted to pass the house because 1t
is not in the interest Of democracy"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-12-16
STATE OF ONO, err OF TOLEDO, "a.

LUCAS COUNTY,
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he 10 the
senior partner Of the firm Of +. j: Cheney
& Co., doing business in the city. Of Toledo
County and State aforesaid, and that sale
firm will pay the sum Of One Hundred Dol
lars for each and every case Of catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use OF Halls Catarrt
Cure. FRANK d. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In m,
presence, this 9th day Of December, A. d
iSs6. A. w. GLEASON,
[Seal] Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally ant
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. Send for testimonials
free. +. j. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-12-16
KILLED HIS CHILD.
dentaliy Thrust His Piichfork into
the Little Ones Brain.

osceola, Mo-, Dec. 1s.-J. E. Vogle,
of Pope. this county, accidentally
killed his only child, nine-year-old
girl, with a pitchfork. The little one
had playfully hidden herself in stack
of hay which her father was loading
on a wagon. vogle, unconscious that
the child was in the stack, thrust the
fork into the hay and one Of the prongs
entered the girls eye, penetrating the
brain. The girl died shortly after.
ward. The distressful accident has
Frustrated the bereaved parents.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-12-16
ArmStronT's Body Coming Home.

The remains of the late Frank G.
Armstrong, surgeon of the Thirty
second regiment. will be brought from
Manila to III Dorado for burial. The
bodies of all the Kansas soldiers who
fell in the Philippine war will soon be
brought home for final intcrment. A
corps of undcrtakers has sailed for Ma
Mia 10 prepare the bodies of all dead
soldiers for shipment.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-12-16
KANSAS NEWS OF RECENT DATE.
oustsd the Popuilst Regents.

BY majority opinion the decision
of the court OF appeals In the agricul.
tural college case was reversed by the
supreme court. The case grew out OF
the removal Of c. b. Hoffman and j.
NJ. Limbocker rs regents OF the college
by Gov. Stanley, who named j. 8. Nc
Dowell and w. I. Voc as regents
to succeed the two removed. Hoff-
man and Limbocker then went TO the
court of appeals with quo warranto
proceedings to Gust the two republican
members. That court granted the
writ by n majority opinion, Judge
Wells, republican, dissenting. An APP
peal was taken to the supreme court
and that tribunal, by n majority opin.
ion, Judge Dostcr, populist, dissenting,
reversed the court Of appeals. The
question involved in the case was
whether sufficient grounds were shown
to justify the governor in removing
the populist regents. JLdge Smith,
who wrote the majority opinion, de-
clared that the findings showed sufii-
cient grounds for the removal OF tho
regents. In his dissenting opinion
Judge Doster held that the grounds
were insufficient. He concluded:
These ch;irges arc trivial. They arc made and
prosecuted. rs everybody knows. for the pur-
pose Of ou,ting the officers named and thereby
gaining political control OF one of the cduca-
cational institutions OF the state. They wcro
not made and prose ,uted for the purpose Of ad-
yuncing the interests of the institution, but
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-12-16
Waited sixteen Years.

One day in 1888, Saber, the two-yenr.
old daughter of Mr.. Rouse, section
foreman on the Frisco railroad in
Cherokee county, wandered away from
the house and lay down on tho railroad
track. Soon she was fast asleep, and
she did not walen until freight train
came along and cut off one of her legs
just below the knee. Nothing was
ever done in the way OF holding the
railroad responsible for damages, and
little Saber grew into happy girlhood
and then attractive womanhood in
spite of her sad Disagreement. just
before the date of her eighteen tn birth.
day. however, she was advised by some
one to bring suit against the railroad
for damages, and last week the attor-
neys of the company were notified that
action had been commenced in the
court of Cherokee county for $50, 200.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-12-16

Chicago, Dec. is.-Judge Thomas F.
Moran, formerly OF the circuit bench,
and well known as a corporation law.
yer, having acted rs attorney for the
old whisky trust, has come out In an
open advocacy OF the single tax sys-
TEN. In q speech before the illinois
Manufacturers association he warmly
attacked the present revenue system,
declaring 1t ''invited dishonesty and
encouraged perjury" He held that
real estate should bear the burden Of
taxes.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-12-16
"Didu't Know IL Was Loaded"

Roy Miller, of Williamsburg, unin.
tentionally shot his younger brother,
Leonard. The boys were playing with
an old musket and rs the younger
brother started to run, the older one
placeda cap in the gun. pointing it at
his brother, and pulled the trigger.
1t was supposed that no load was in
the muskeL but there was, and it
struck the boy in the back, killing him
instantly.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-12-16
The nm WIN ns propp.d.

II Is understood the bill dividing
Kansas into two judicial districts,
which was introduced In the last con-
gress by Judge BroderielS, win not be
reintroduoed, as Il would not be passed
owing TO opposition to Il in the Kan
~ delegation.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-12-16
snrder AIn.t STAY In PrIann.

Robert Snyder, now serving life
sentence in the penitentiary, was de-
MED q new trial. lie was sent up ten
years ago for killing his wife and
motber-in-law in Eldorado, and asked
for n new trial on the grounds that he
was forced to admit that he did the
deed by mob and that he Is innocent.