Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-03-01
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

GEN EAAL NEWS NOTES.
The trial of Jesse James for partici.
patton in the Leeds train robbery last
September is now in progress in Kan
'as City, Mo.
Prof. Stephens, who was convicted
On Saturday at Easton, Pa, of setting
IRE to Pardee hall, Lafayette college,
was Monday sentenced by Judge Scott
to serve nine years in prison.
Mr.. Ethan Allen Hitchcock of Mis-
souri,, recently United States ambass-
adcr to Russia, Monday took the pre-
scribed oath and entered upon his du-
ties as secretary of the interior.
Smallpox in the Greek nation is re-
ported as spreading and quite num-
Der of persons dying from the effect
IF the disease. Nearly all of the rail-
road towns are preparing TO quaran-
tine against anyone coming from or
going to the infected district.
Postmaster Hauser Monday shot
and fatally wounded one of a gang
Of thrt., burglars who had entered the
postotfice, at Delaware Water Gap,
Pa, and tried to blow open the safe.
The wounded burglar refused to give
his name or address or the names of
his companions. He was taken to L
hospital. The thieves did not secure
any booty.
After a terrible struggle in his
front yard at Ypsilanti. Mich, with
his Oldest daughter, who is mute,
William Cory, a veteran and pension
err, suicided MonEay by gashing his
throat. The girl wrenched the razor
from her father and threw it as far
as She could. but he raced ahead of
her, got the weapon and quickly sank
dead. Ill health had affected Cory S
mind.
The states attorney at Carlinville,
H., Monday nolle prosecuted the three
indictments found against Governor
Tanner by the grand jury which in
vestigated the Virden coal mine
strike. No explanation was made for
this action. The indictment against
Governor Tanner charged him with
omission of duty in not sending troops
to Verden to prevent the riot of Octo-
Der IL.
The Denver Trades and Labor AS
sembly has decided to act with the
Colorado Art Club in the direction OF
a memorial to the late Rev. Myron W.
Reed. Their proposition is to build
labor temple-a large building to
be used as sort of national head
quarters by labor associations-con
nected with which there will be a free
art gallery, library and reading room.
The preliminary work will be begun
by a committee appointed for that
purpose.
The abstract of the condition of the
National Bank of ST. Joseph, Mo-, at
the close of business on February 4,
as reported to the comptroller OF the
currency, shows the average to h.. =,
been 50.58 per cent, against 1883 per
cent on December /. Loans and dis
counts decreased from $2,240,979 to
s2,012,7S4. Gold coin from $88,762 to
sos, 275. Total species from 1927 ,O94
to $2l7, 42S. Lawful money reserved,
s421, 173 to Sab, 499. Individual depos-
It's increased from $2,025, 125 to $2,177,-
294.
The remains of George Warren
Samuel, the ST. Joseph millionaire,
who died there Friday, were taken 10
Columbia, Mo-, Monday, and buried in
the Columbia cemetery by the side OF
his wife, who was daughter OF the
late Judge David Todd, formerly q
prominent citizen of this place. The
remains were accompanied by II. w.
Yates and wife of Omaha, the latter
being his daughter. The remains were
inferred with Episcopal services,
which were conducted by DR., Henry
Watts of the Columbia Episcopal
church.
DR.. Howard S. Lowry of Kansas
City, the defendant in the suit for
s25, 900 for breach of promise of mar
riage brought by Miss Martha Smith,
took out a license Monday afternoon
to marry Miss Sayde Anderson, to
whom he has been engaged for some
time. Miss Anderson now refuses to
marry him, because of the notoriety
resulting from his trial. Miss Amber
son is the daughter of w. j. Anderson,
cashier of the defunct Kansas City
bank, and not broken at ITO Della
ware street. She moves in the first
circles of society and is very beau
tiful. Her parents say her engage
ment to DR.. Lowry is at an end.