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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-11-16
Court Proposition Carried.

The principal contest in Crawford
and Cherokee counties was over the
proposition for the establishment of a
common please court at Pittsburg and
at Galena- Both counties voted for 1t
and E. E. Sapp, of Galena, was elected
judge. The validity of the law estab-
fishing the court will be attacked.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-11-16
New Carlisle. O.. Yyiped one hx FIre

Springfield, o., Nov. 10.-The town
OF New Carlisle, about % miles from
this city, was wiped out by fire yester-
day, the loss affecting fully SO people
and aggregating about $50, 900.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-11-16
Fortune, for a Kansas woman.

Mrs j. L. Bliss, owner of a jewelry
store in Atchison. has just received
word that she has fallen heir to $780,
600, mostly in four per cent. govern
ment bonds, by the death of Benjamin
Pierce, her father, at Spafford, N. Il
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-11-16
Sine Judges were Eleoted.

In Wyandotte county w. G. Holt
(rep.) was elected judge of the common
pleas court and E. L. Fischer (fusion)
defeated Judge Henry L. Alden for the
district judgeship. In the Jefferson
Jackson district the republican vote
was divided between Hurrell and john
son, and Marshall Gephart (fusion) was
elected. w. S, Glass (fusion) won in
the Marshall-Riley-Clay district. Re
publicans elected o. L. Moore in the
Dickinson Norris Marion Geary dis
trict, Walter L. Simons in the Linn
Bourbon-Crawford district, L. Still
well in the o-Woodson-Allen dis
trict and M. P. Simpson in the Harvey
Reno-McPherson district. In the Sedg-
wick county district Judge Dale (fu-
sion) was reelected
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-11-16

At Winfield j. A. Folts has sued Mis-
souri, A. Folts for divorce, alleging that
she is lazy and will do nothing but sit
in the house and smoke a pipe. More
than this. Mr.. Folts asks the court to
compel Missouri to take her original
name, as he doesn't want any pipe
smoking woman to bear his patronymic.
Kansas City Journal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-11-16
a LOIS OF ESQ ICONS OF Hav.

The large feeding station of the M,
K. & t. railway at Parsons burned the
other night. Two hundred and fifty
tons of hay and much feed was burned.
The origin of the fire is supposed to
have been from tramps who slept there
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-11-16
Without Opposition.

There were two state senators elect
ed to fill vacancies, both republicans
John L. CLANCY, in the Shawnee dis
triet, and c. C. Mccarthy, in the JEFF
ferson-Jacl1son district. Neither had
opposition. Unless Gov. Stanley calls
an extra session of the legislature the
new senators will not serve the state
ID day, neither will they draw any sal
airy.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-11-16
A Dead Man on the Pilot.

When the eastbound passenger train
on the Rock Island railroad reached
Bonner Springs the other night it was
signaled to stop. There was dead
nan on the pilot of the engine. 1t
was G. w. Edgerton, who was run
down by the tain near Lenape, and
the engineer was not aware of the fact
until he was signaled to stop.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-11-16
Soldier in Trouble at Abilene.

At Abilene in a quarrel over family
matters, James Hoey, an old resident,
shot his brother-in-law, George Nc
Donald, recently discharged soldier
of the regular army, probably not
fatally
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-11-16
Wamego Gave Them cold MedaIs.

Wamego received the 16 members of
the Twentieth Kansas regiment whose
homes are in Pottawatomie county.
The returning soldiers were met at the
station by the town officials, a band
and large crowd of people. The ex-
ercises in the opera house included the
presentation to each volunteer from
that county of gold medal. A ban
.quet and ball followed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-11-16
Editor Elliott Fined.

Frank w. Elliott. editor of the Troy
Times, was fined 500 and costs in the
district court on a charge of criminal
libel. Elliott charged Albert Perry
with using his position as chairman of
the county democratic central commit
tee to aid Cy Leland and the republic
ans. Perry had him arrested, and the
trial resulted in conviction. In ap-
plying for a new trial, Elliott and his
lawyer alleged that the trial judge. w.
I. Stuart, used unfair means to convict
Elliott, whereupon Judge Stuart fined
each $25 for contempt of court. They
refused to pay it and were committed
to jail, but later released on habeas
corpus by the appellate court judge.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-11-16
HEMP for the State IRVINE PIant.

Warden Tomlinson has just returned
from New York. where he purchased
eight carloads of hemp, to be used in
the manufacture of binding Irvine at
the prison plant just established.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-11-16
New York Is Republican.

New York, Nov. 9.-Returns received
from up the state yesterday increase
the republican assembly membership
to 90, against 81 democrats, republic
an gain of II.
South DakOta's Vote.
Sioux Falls. S. D., Nov. S.-Returns
yesterday indicated republican ma
jority in the state of not less than 10, OOO
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-05-23
TWO n \ LIVES

: Upon ~ the
strength - and
co,1didpQ lof IN
Hpeotsnt moth
9 depend not
only her own,
life but the He
ard pesfec.a'!o'!!n.
Fnf 6eP chiA.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-05-23
From the q. Cloud Times. al
ANOTHER VETO.
Mayor Mcdonald Refuses -
I Sign the Ordnance Rsduo- I
Ing Police 8alarios.

The city council YIN meet THU
evening IN adj',urned esssion. The N.
matter u ! reduction q the salaEisl
Of members III the police department
viii BE taken up ~ aii, 10 tho shape
81 q communications from Mayor Nc.
Donald. ID which 10 refuses % slsn
such q resolution. Another dasco
similar to tho one two weeks ago
will probably send the matter to the
mayor again In the shape Of new
resolution. The mayor expresses
himself regarding tho matter very
plainly. and It 10 likely that such .
resolution will never b aligned by
him. 1t looks now % though tho
policemen would leave their pay
checks In the hands III the city treas
ursr and then start an action to 70
cover the full amount Of salaries doe
under the resolution Of last year.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-05-23
THE PRISONS Of MlNlLA
Dask pungeoas Nhers '3pain
Confined Pontical 0nendefs.


e . ~ . 60 ~. u DO AIS -
Per Nsasly I've Centuries . rlass -
lneasosFaNioa and ToEture-ohso-
\ hlsA Priesasss VIE aaA Forgotten
! new g wsl1p-0Fswsens Tales -
laaulsitoslal DvngsoAs. a54
CCopyraght. ~. By the Authes.l
y lI5 E2sT Gl&Ev.S .@%E@>E1.p "a
u Manila h = prison in itsel&. and with.
IN tho vesy walls that make II such are
suhpeisons and dungeons wherein tho
Light Of day nsver shines and where
hundreds q unfortunate o6sndeEs
against 90 called Spanish honor have
met death In al it. varied forms and
With III tho horrors which Spanish
vengeance and ingenuity could devise.
In Manila, even the houses are built
more Ike peisons than dwellinga and
their stout mahogany doo<A fastened
With enogmous chains and balls. and
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-05-23
Froua the st. Cloud Tfmes: ,.ss. i.
MUNICIPAL ACTION.
Tho Matter Of Freight Tariffs
Will Be Referred 70 the
City Council. !

AT the adjourned meeting OF the
city council, to be held tomorrow
evening. the matter. Of the arbitrary
freight tariff just put in force BY the
Northern Pacific will be referred to
the council with the request that ac-
tion Of some character be taken in
the premises. The rate ON coal will
probably be the base Of whatever
action 10 taken BY the council. Bust.
Ress men generally are taking much
interest in the matter. andsit is not
unlikely that the council will send an
appeal to the interstste commerce
co M mission. ~ .. Z ~ p RI 55.,s-I
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-05-23

their windows, cleated and barred with
great iron bars, are all indicative Of the
dark and bloody days which this old city
has seen in the several centuries Of ita
existence.
In such . city II Is but natural that
ono would expect to see many prisons.
and they are to be seen here.
Great interest 10 connected with thu
famous old inquisitional prisons, which
are located within the walls Of Old Ma.
Mia. These thrice century old dungeonl
have witnessed many dark ensctments.
Thousands have persisted In the filthy
dungeons, and within these dark WALL
many murders have been committed In
the name Of Spanish justice. It was In
these dungeons that the political prison
ers were confined, and from here hun
dreds have been led out to execution on
the Lunetta. while just a. many have
faced Spanish horrors within the walls.
This Is the ozark Hole of Manila. y
where two years ago so Of the 100 pris'
oners here confined perished in . single
night. ,,.,
Next in importance to the great In
quisitional prisons the principal prison
10 the Preside Dc Manila, or tho Phil
ippine penitentiary. which 10 situated
st the corner Of San Pedro street and
Gale de Bilibid. Connected with THU
institution Is also the Carcel de Bilibid
and tho Bilibid military prison. Thil
ancient and gloomy prison 10 nearly 900
years old, and within ito moss covered
walls have probably been witnessed q
much suffering and misery 40 within
many times its area the world over.
The records now in possession Of ouI
authorities date back to 1908. and they
tell some ghastly tales. Death by the
rack. death from starvation, death from
drawing, death by the garrote and Z
hundred other means Of torture are hera
recorded f..'
The pessidio corresponds to our ssate
prisons, and in It are incarcerated pris-
oners who have been sentenced to serve
. term Of two years OF more. At pres
emit the preside contains 1855 prisoners
this being scarcely half the numbss
confined under spsnish rula Whom oul
army assumed charge, many Of the pris.
oners were discharged, and our authori.
tiss have not thought Il neoeesary q
Ill their. places a. did the spsnia.ds b
fair means or foul While tho old prison
10 vt far from being IN 8 sanitary con.
Mtion IL has been cleaned up wonder
fnllv sinca oue aufhoRitiaa asgumad
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-05-23
Meeting OF vestrymen.

Meeting OF vestrymen.
The annual parish meeting of the
members. Of the Church of Our
Saviour, was held at the Episcopal
church, Friday evening. Almost the
entire membership otthe church was
present. r.'.-, ~. . ,s...s..... ....
The following vestrymen were
elected: T. w. Mann, g. w. Massey.
NJ. NJ. Williams, G. H. Brown, A. r.
Davidson, VIM. Ford, L. M. Roberts,
E. F. shaw, 81. H. Tanner. H. A.
Rider and r. D. Musser. ....."&.
The wardens were reelected. They
are: z. II. Brown and T. w. Mann.
The vestry met Immediately after
the adjournment Of the parish meet.
ing. And elected. the following
officers: Treasurer, G. 81. Brown
and Secretary. n. H. Tanner. AT
this meeting Rev. A.A. Joss rendered
bis resignation which was accepted
to take effect on Or, before July
l. This will be learned with
regret by many as Mr.. Joss js one
Of the most prominent clergymen in
the city. He was assigned to this
parish in 1889 and has been here con-
tinuously ever since. He 10 a man Of
ability and high character.
Beside bis parish work he has al
ways been interested and active in
all charitable and educational en-
terprises In the city. Socially, both
Mr.. and Mrs. Joss will also be mDch
missed. Mr.. Joss has not yet de-
cided where he viii locate. but in
whatever field he may work, biz
sterling qualities and wide exper-
ience will make him very desirable
rector and citizen. gaw VI, ...s.i
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-05-23

The Junior Journal chapter organ.
lied in the spring among tho pupils
OF the Columbia school adopted the
name III Stockton" chapter in hon.
Or Of Frank r. stockton, the well
known author, Mr.. Stockton bav-
Ing learned this in the Junior Jour
nal cent the following letter to the
SECRETARY Of thechapter, Miss Martha
Tanner: 49,, 4.+.s..z Il 49,. ;
''CoNvENT STATION; MoRR1s, ~: J.
May 10, 10. 49, ~s,~..--. !
i Frank B. Stockton { present hil
com ,ltnents to the Stockton Debat'
ing Chapter Of Columbia school, Ii
Ito Falls, MIMI, and Wishes To mem
bess many happy and successful
meetings." ;, :ss
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-05-23

ne 1GOTH$Rs9 E1Ie1lD "a
Vim overcome III i1le peculiar TO TIE
period preceding childbi4h. ard yin Pc
volved for the final ordeal Mother's
Friend Il not an internal cure-ell, but =
scientific Eminent approved BY medical
authority and established BY yeass q
successfm use. - ~ -.
Sold by druggists for Il. Valuable
book, Before Baby is Born" sent FREQ
no application. -:,' ~ la-@teR- !
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-05-23

duties and work until 8 p. m. Supper 10
the same as dinuer, and at 6 80 they
are paraded and inspected, standing
ct parade rest as the strains Of ''The
Star 6pangled Banner" echo between
tho gray old walls and as Old Glory
glides to it, sunset rest. There has
been good native band organized by
tho prisoners, and 1t Is allowed two
hours each day to practice.
A visit to the old preside naturally
surprises one az to the ingenuity dis
played In the various workshops in the
manufacture Of almost everything. Tho
prisoners manufacture canes, trunks,
valises, carved silverware Of all kinds,
statuary in clay and plaster Of paris in
short, IL would be impossible to enumer-
ate all the products Of the prison labor
here. A first class laundry 10 run In the
prison, and clothes are wasbed 1T very
low rate. At present the prison is over
whelmed with work of all kinds, for
our relic hunters are having all sorts Of
remembrances made ct the prison.
The Carcel dc Bilibid at present con-
tains $40 prisoners, mostly natives.
This prison 10 similar to q workhouse In
the United States, and here are confined
prisoners serving less than two years.
At present this prison is not a. much
Americanized as the preeidio, and thers
are many foul smells about the plsca
There is no work done in this prison.
though the prisoners arc all sentenced
to hard labor. Arrangements are now
being made to put these prisoners 70
work.
The saddsst and most grewsome Of an
these prisons is the Bilibid military
prison, wherein are now confined about
40 American soldiers. incarcerated fo9
crimes against their oath Of service TO
the United States. It Is here that Ill
tho soldiers convicted ct general court
martial are confined, most Of the Of
lenses being drunkenness, disobedience
and assaulting officers. Their routine il
much tho same AZ in quarters, but they
are closely guarded and during tho
time Of their imprisonment they are
not permitted to sec or talk to any one.
i have been told by old prisoners that
h was the custom Of the 6panish OIL
Gals to amuse themselves BY torturing
prisoners in every way that corrupt
Spanish mind could contemplate Their
bones were scraped with bayouetA pins
were driven under their finger nails.
their eyeballs were scrsped with sand
paper, they were suspended BY the toes
or the thumbs, and their shoulders were
dislocated by opposing sides pulling tho
prisoners' arms at the end Of . rope.
These tortures were continued until tho
gsrro1s ended tho unfortunate or until
the cyuel Spanish. tired Of the sport
Two years ago Dec. 30. 1895, ~ M
tive prisoosrs, suspected participates
In the rebellion, were shot down ON tho
.1unstta. The prisons were too crowd
Cd, and room had to be made for moro
wretchsd natives charged with o6enes
aeninst priastly dignity o. Spanish o.
pesea md maa0la ........ +
..~ Wu1xAN 9nS1n0 6vn
k0DdA y, >. s..... -.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-05-23

/ Two Canadian mail carriers were
drowned in Rainy Lake. They
started for 1t. Francis with, 500
pounds of mail In a canoe, and the
wrecked canoe and the body of one
0f. the, men has been discovered.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-05-23

st. Cloud Times: The residents Of
Brock way, RIces and LanRola. are
anxious to see a new bridge built
across the Mississippi between
Brock way and Rices. The former
town has voted 81 900 for that pur.
pose and the other two towns are
expected to do the same. ....
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-05-23
IN UNirEDsTATEs COURTS.
The Electric a Water Com
4 pany Litigation Will Bs
Settled Theirs.

The latest move 10 the ntigetiOn
between the city u Little, FalA and
the Electric 4 Water company = a.
action In equity brought II the
United States courts by the COM
pany against tho city. III thu &C.
tios practically AL the different Tea
lures OF tho contrOversy are ID.
volvel, and the court h asksd to de-
termine them. VI y s. .,F.'7'.s =
II the lrst place the court 10 asked
70 enjoin the city from doing certain
things that would injure the com
many with whom 1t made q contract
for IRE protection and street lightiag
several years ago. An Injunction 10
asked to prevent the city from u.
suing the @oO, 900 in bonds voted last
year to construct smother plant.
Various objections are offered to 10.
suing the bonds, among them are
claims that tho law under which
they were voted 10 unc0nstitu .iOnal,
that the proposed issue 10 not In
accordance with law. that the at
tempt to legalise them by the recent
legislature did not cure any defects
IN the bonds. that tho law attempt
Ing to legalise them was unconstitu-
tiOnal (being special ,lesislation).
The claim 10 also made that tho city
has no right to establish q duplicate
plant for supplying the same parts
Of the city with hydrants and street
lighss, as the city is now under con.
tract with the Electric & Water com.
pany to pay. the company certain
sums for the services that the pro.
posed plant is planned to supply.
and the establishment Of a city plant
win destroy the property value Of
the investment Of the company made
under the contracts. s,gsy ,s-s,t4.s !
~ II IL also asked that the city be
enjoinedi from passing. the ordinance,
8. which has already had its first read
. ing, which proposes to compel the
removal Of the water pipes from the
bridge, and thus prevent the com.
pany from carrying out it's contract
with the city aud destroying the
value of the property. i ~. r. f. !.
The company also asks that the
city be compelled to pay the com
pany all the sums now due under
the contracts for hydrapt rental and
street lights. The court ia asked to
, grant such relief as the. company
shall be entitled to, either by award
ing the company damages for the
city's violation OF the contracts. OF
BY compelling the city to live up to
the contract. b, i. s..;.S
The company elaisps It u fulfilling
ito part OF the contract. Ind that the
: city 10 making use Of the services OF
the company. but that the city, con.
tinues to refuse to pay for the ser.
vices. .-:2 t%.sI' ~.F.s'.. (
In this case all the facts regarding
the matter can be developed. and the
rights Of both sides to the litigation
established. While the first bearing
will be held the latter part Of this
month, It is not probable that the
case will be tried then, but that q
day will be fixed for trial az early a.
,,oasih1o ..'
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-10

bad people for me to meet MY time was
limited and not my own. but in spite OF
that fact I was forced TO talk politics and
listen 10 complaints against the county
administrations past and present, with
invidious comparisons many times each
day.
pianos and other goods bought on the
instaIiment plan and not yet paid for was
one Of the nuisances I had to contend
with. People would argue long and loud
that they were not the owners. and that
the company ought to pay IT. Then I
would explain patiently that the company
would simply charge the TAX into the pur-
chase price. anyway. and that In most
cases the contract Of safe specially pro-
vided that the purchaser should nay all
taxes assessed against the article pur-
chased.
II was compelled 10 undo q great many
of the alleged plumbers OF the assessor
last year I remember one place. where
I assessed piano which the lady Of the
house claimed belonged TO her little
daughter. and the assessor last year said
We didn't have TO pay on II because Lulu
II not Of age she concluded. as II that
settled the matter, explained that the
law didn't recognize the age % the tax
payer: that X II did the assessor would
probably fnd everything owned by the
children. The upshot was that I taxed
the head OF the house for the piano.
MY own experience was free from en-
counters with bulldogs and pals Of hot
water in the hands Of rate females. Had
/ been assigned 70 the shan'ytowu district.
however. my experience might have been
different
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-10
LIGHT ON FAunE's DEATH.


PARIS May a.-France will soon learn
through the divorce courts the facts OF tho
attack OF Illness that terminated In shs
death OF President Fanre. The story that
he Was visiting Nine. Sorei when ne was
stricken Down In revived by the fact that
THE husband OF that nctrssx In now suing
her for divorce. II In understood on tho
holievards and AT the clubs that the teAti :.
mony will bring 10 light the private life OF
the late president.
The story was tnst M. Fanre. yielding 70
the sntreafies OF Nine ssrei had invited
her TO fancy dress hail at the Eiysee
When Mime. Fsure noticed the actress
name on The preliminary list Of guests sha
protested that IL Nine Horei came she and
her daughter wfu'd stsy away.
Placed in This dilemma the president cali
ess that evening on Nine SoreI To explain
the position hss wife's attitude placed him
10 Furious that her smhsfsan for social
ersincrce should he so rudeIy AsspeiIed.
Nine Soret ~ sad 20 have made q dis
srexsirg scene that 80 excited the president
that his weak hesrt ceased To !uinil Its
functions Jh@r medical AID AMI the con :
ISOLATION % religion YES invoked and the
dying mar was hurried 10 the Eiysee ~
SION - gsrsssblr
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-10

found one sure way OF winning over this
class Of people was to point out that q
large portion OF the taxes went to pay for
public schools and free text books. When
this was made plain most OF the object
ors were quite satisfied to be taxed.
'One frequent argument against taxa
ton was: Now. I'd Just like to know
why we've got to pay for our things once
and then buy them over again every
year, Many people were evidently ig-
ncrant OF the nrst principles Of civil gov
81 real e.tsts o aionn s' E1nid ,am.nt ths
laxity Of the county In collecting personal
taxes. and owners Of exclusively personal
property were very prone to seek TO throw
the burden upon real estate.
Single takers were the bane OF my ex-
istence. An interview with one OF them
invariably meant q lecture based on those
OF Henry George. and some Of them seem
ed to think that ! ought to refute their
arguments before ! taxed their personal
property. Politicians Of all kinds were