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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
VICTORY FOR THE CANAL.
Federal Judge kohlsaat, of Chicago, Re-
fuses to Remand the Celebrated Case
to the State Court.

Chicago, Nov. 12.-Judge c. c. Kohl
saat, in the United States district court,
rendered an important decision in the
drainage canal case, holding that the
federal court has jurisdiction in the
case and refusing to remand it. The
Illinois and Michigan Canal commits
sion had brought injunction proceed
ings against the sanitary district con-
trolling the drainage canal, to prevent
the turning of the water of Lake Mich
igan into the big canal.
The canal commission contended that
the legal battle should be fought in the
circuit court of Will county, where
the expected to be able to win, and
Judge Kohlsaat's decision is regarded
as favorable to the sanitary district
and is expected to result in speedy
settlement of the points at issue.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
DEMOCRATIC. LEADERSHIP.
Congressman DeArmond, of Missouri, May
Succeed Bailey the Minority
Champion OF the House.

Chicago, Nov. IA lively skirmish
for the minority leadership in the
house of representatives of the next
congress is looked for when members
of the executive committee of the dem
ocratic national committee, together
with leading democrats of the western
and central states, meet in Chicago,
November 30, to discuss leadership and
plans for the presidential campaign.
Friends of Congressman DeArmond, of
Missouri, will be here in large numbers
to urge the selection of their favorite,
and the claims of James D. Richardson,
of Tennessee, and Congressman Bank
head, of Alabama, will also be urged.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
sHIPBUILDERs IN A TRUST.
A Syndicate Now Forming That Proposes
to Control the Leading Concerns on tho
Atlantic and Pacific Seacoasts.

San Francisco. Nov. 1a.-The Call,
referring to the statement telegraphed
from the east that syndicate, said to
be headed by the Seligmans, proposes
to obtain control Of the leading ship
building con ncerns of the United States,
says that the combine contemplates
the absorption of the Union iron
works, of this city. The paper says
that inquiries addressed to responsible
parties in the east brought the reply
that the syndicate had practically sue
ceeded in combining the ship yards of
Cramps & Sons, of Philadelphia; c. P.
Huntington, of Newport News, Va;
the Columbia iron works, of Baltimore;
the Bath, Me-, iron works and the
Union iron works, of San Francisco.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
is WITH THE PRESIDENT.
Donald Caffery, Democratic Senator from
Louisiana, Declares Himself as Re.
CARDS Philippine LEGISLATION.

Washington, Nov. Ex-senator Caf-
ferry, of Louisiana, cannot be counted
upon by the opponents of the presi-
dents Philippine policy to assist them
in obstruction. The senator arrived in
Washington Saturday and declared
himself on this subject. He said the
time to fight the presidents Philippine
policy was when the treaty of peace
was pending. The islands, he said.
are now unquestionably United States
territory and it was becoming all
Americans, without regard to partv,
to support the president in maintain
ing sovereignty, which the senate, as
the treaty-making power of the United
States, had accepted when the Spanish
American treaty was ratified.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
Gen. Wood to Be Honored.

Washington, Nov. 12.-Gen. Wood.
the military governor of Santiago prov
ince, Cuba, is to be made brigadier-
general in the regular army. There
are now two brigadier vacancies. For
these, Gems. Lawton and Macarthur.
who are colonies in the regular army.
are slated. Gen. Wood is now a cap
tain of the staff in the regular army.
His jump to brigadier-generalship of
the line will, it is said, be without prec-
edent in the service. Gen. Woods
gallant service in the battles in front
of Santiago have earned him this dis
tincfion
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
Kansans Profess Independence.

Lawrence, Kan, Nov. 12.-Football
men here are not worrying over the
Missouri Tigers objections to playing
the Thanksgiving game in Convention
hall at Kansas City. They know their
part in the contract and are ready to
fulfill it. In case Missouri calls the
game off, Kansas university may play
Drake university in Convention hall.
A proposition to play the Thanksgiv-
ing game there was received from
Drake andis being seriously considered.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15

Webb City, Mo-, Nov. i2-There was
q walkout of the operatives of the La
costa Zinc & Lead Mining company, of
Oronogo, when the management an.
nounced reduction of the wage scale
from $3.50 to 50 day on account of
the decline in the selling price Of jack.
The operators quit in body and this
large concern at once shut down. 1t
Is reported that because of the contin-
uons fall of the price for spelter offered
by buyers, majority of the mines in
the district may close down.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
Dissatisfied with the yerdlct.

Oregon, Mo-, Nov. u. Jack Grounds
was found guilty of murder in the sec
ond degree for killing John Freeman,
In Craig, the jury fixing his punish
ment at ten years in the penitentiary.
There is dissatisfaction over the YER
dict, many people believing that
Grounds should suffer the death PEN
atty. He killed Freeman because the
latter had forbidden him to keep com.
pany with his daughter.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
Arrested Five Times for L,bs,.

Troy, Kan, Nov. IA. r. Graves.
county treasurer-elect, swore out war
rants charging f. w. Elliott. of the
Troy Times, and Pool Grinstead. of
the Wathena Star, with criminal libel
The action is the result of charges made
against Graves by the two editors dur.
ing the campaign. This is the fifth
libel suit against these two editors
this fall
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
Republicans Accused =, rr.a

Philadelphia, Nov. I2.-As the result
OF an investigation conducted by an
newspaper, five men, all
residents of Washington, were yester.
day held in bail on the charge of re-
peating, impersonating election officers
and making fraudulent returns. The
fraud is alleged to have been accom-
plshed in the thirteenth division of
the Seventh ward.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
The Second Trial HeIDed Him

Liberty, Mo-, Nov. 12.-At the second
trial of Frank Wade for the murder of
Alexander Schamel. the jury gave a
verdict last night, fixing his punish
ment at Is years in the penitentiary.
At the first trial, two years ago, the
jury gave Wade 20 years in prison. He
had served a year in the penitentiary
when the supreme court remanded the
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
Increased Post Omce R.ce,n...

Washington, Nov. IA statement
If gross postal receipts for October
shows large increases at nearly all
.arge offices. The receipts at st. Louis
FOR the month were S17o, $50, an increase
If sl2,727; at Kansas City the receipts
were S5s, ,910, an increase of Sc. 723: at
St Joseph the receipts were SIS, s5i, an
Increase of 1881.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15

Titusville, Pa, Nov. 12.-Three
masked robbers blew open the safe at
the D.. A. v. & P. railway ticket Office
late last night, but secured only about
$40. The bandits then went to a dis
orderly house on East Spring street,
and on entering presented revolvers
and proceeded to relieve the propri-
etress and inmates of what valuables
they had, reported as amounting to
'eG'00o worth Of jewels ana 500 IN cash,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
Mr.. Hobart cr.5n.I,~ C.

Paterson, N. j., Nov. 12-Vice Presi-
dent Hobart spent another comfort
able night and there was no material
change in his condition. The presi-
dent sat up in an easy chair nearly all
yesterday afternoon. His condition
vas SO much improved that he was al
owed to read the papers for short
lime.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
Estimate of Cuba's Population.

Havana, Nov. l2.-Senor Capote's re
port gives 1S7 municipalities now ex
listing in the island. He finds that 2ss
towns and hamlets were destroyed
during the war and that the approxi.
mate population of Cuba is now 1877.
O82, less by 314,605 than it was in 1887.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
May Escape ON = Tecbuica,,,v.

Washington, Nov. ia--The four SOL
iers who were sentenced to death at
Manila now stand an excellent chance
10 save their lives, Irregularities having
been discovered in the proceedings OF
The courts-martial which will require
correction - zTaaila.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
saturday,s Football Game.

at Philadelphia-Michigan, 10; PENN
sylvania, 5.
At Cambridge-Harvard, IL; Dart
mouth, o.
At New York-Princeton. 1s; Car
Isle. O.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
An Ex-County Omcer Goes to Prison.

Nevada, Mo-, Nov. lathe sheriff
took ex-County Treasurer Frank A.
Parker to the penitentiary to serve q
81f-year sentence for embezzling county
funds. His shortage win aggregate
nearly CSC. 900.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
To Rescue His Child.

Jefferson City, No., Nov. 12.-John
Mckenzie, of this city, dived is feet in
q cistern to save the life of his ten
year-old boy, who had fallen into the
well He succeeded in getting him
out, but the boy is in precarious con-
dition and may die. There was five
feet of water in the cistern and the
father made the plunge without mo-
ment's hesitation a. soon &c he discovs
9Q9Rqn8UlleE&6 a. .3Ss21nv. - $
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15

San Francisco, Nov. 12.-The trans
port Indiana, bearing the Tennessee
volunteers, the last of the returning
volunteer regiments, arrived from Ma
Mia 1utuRany usoernoon.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
Grain Inspector Sued.

Homer C. Galloway. who was recent
iy discharged as deputy grain inspector
at Topeka, has sued State Grain In
spector Mckenzie for SIS, 600 damages.
Galloway alleges that Mckenzie.
through malice, circulated the report
that he was incompetent.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
Fortune for a Kansas Woman.

Mrs. J. L. Bliss, owner of 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
eiercss her father, at SpafFsrd. N. b.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
ocher in AtchIson County.

What is believed to be bed of genu-
inc red ocher was discovered on the
farm of Patrick Hennessey near Oak
Mills Experiments have been made
with the ocher, and it was found to
make an excellent quality of paint.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
A Loss of ESQ Toms of Hav

The large feeding station of the NJ,
z. & 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.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
Serious Wreck Near Abilene.

d. A. Hunnewell, of Seneca, was fa-
tally injured and c. A. Blair, of Solo
mon, seriously hurt, leg broken and
badly scalded in rear-end collision of
two Union Pacific freights in the fog
east of Abilene. Two engines, ca
boose and one car were wrecked. Hum
newell was scalded by steam and his
skull fractured.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
His Daughter to the Rescue.

A. Fl. Bieber, farmer near Colby,
was lying at the point of death from
wounds received in a hard fight with
an angry bull The timely arrival of
his daughter, who turned the dogs into
the barn yard, barely saved his life.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
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 a dead
man on the pilot of the engine. 1t
was c. w. Edgerton, who was run
down by the train near Lenape, and
the engineer was not aware of the fact
until he was signaled to stop.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
Partial to Republicanism.

At the election for county officers on
the 9TH the following counties elected
republicans almost entirely: Shawnee,
Douglas, jackson, Reno, Usage, Wyan-
dotte, Atchison, Cowley, johnson,
Woodson, Barber, Doniphau, Os-
borne, Riley, Mcpherson, Lincoln,
Chautauqua. Stanton. Harvey, Marion,
Lyon, Morris, Russell, Brown, Sheri-
dan, Jefferson, Allen, Elk and Meade.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
Postmaster at Thayer Arrested.

Thomas McNulty, postmaster at
Thayer, was arrested by Post Office In
spector Stice, charged with being $3.50
short in accounts with the government.
Mr.. McNulty is a prominent man of
Thayer and Was arrested when he had
just met his SON upon his return from
the Philippines with the Twentieth
Kansas and attended the double we'd
ding of his two daughters.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
Soldier In Troub,e .t Ab,,.,.

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.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
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 it
and E. E. Sapp. of Galena, was elected
judge. The validity of the law estab-
fishing the court viii be attacked.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
Hemp for tn. state rvla. p,.n,

Warden Tomlinson has Just returned
from New York. where he purchased
eight carloads of hemp to be used in
the manufacture of binding twine at
the prison plant Just established. s..
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
Divided the spoils of once.

The following counties. among others
elected officers in the 7th from both
political parties: Mitchell, Crawford,
Nemaha. Phillips. Smith. Washington,
Marshall, Sedgwick, Anderson. Dickin-
son, Clay. Butler, Montgomery. Frank
lin, Ottawa, Geary, Linn. Miami, Neo-
sho, Pratt, Cloud, Sherman, Saline,
Greenwood, Harper and Ford.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
Want a New Post once.

Emporia citizens are clamoring for
hew post Office building and the Com
mercial club appointed committee to
go to Washington and urge congress to
take favorable action. The govern
ment owns site for that purpose in
the center of Emporia.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
FusionIsts Carried These.

Among the counties that elected fu-
sion tickets almost throughout on the
7th were these: Cherokee, Bourbon.
Jewell, Rawlins, Leavenworth, Sum-
ner, Pawnee, Labette, Wilson, Chase.
Kingman and Wabaunsee.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
Without Opposition.

There were two state senator's elect
ed to fill vacancies, both republicans
John L. CLANCY, in the Shawnee dis
trict, and c. c. Mccarthy. in the JEFF
ferson-Jackson district. Neither had
opposition. Unless Gov. Stanley calls
an extra session of the legislature the
new senators will not serve the state
day, neither will they draw any sal
ary.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
Brought Back without a Stain.

Maj. Martin and company F. Twenti-
eth Kansas regiment, publicly returned
to the Christian young people and the
Y. M. c. A. of Fort Scott large silk
flag which was presented to the COM
pany by the societies nearly two years
ago. The flag was carried through the
81 engagements in which the company
participated in the Philippines and was
formally returned to the givers in the
presence of large gathering of people
with imposing ceremonies
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
Big Catholic Building at Atchr.on.

'S OotHOfIC 15u'fu1Hg aG ACCnISons
The convent now being built at Mt.
st. Scholastica academy in Atchison is
possibly the largest building in Kansas
outside of the public institutions. It
will be four stories high and 200 feet
long by 100 feet wide. 1t is Catholic
institution, and will be conducted in
connection with the academy, which is
for girls only,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
Don't want a Pipe-smokine woman.

AT winfield }. 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 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.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15

Gov. stanley's Thanksgiving Proclamation.
Gov. Stanley on the 9th issued his
Thanksgiving proclamation, as follows:
The president of the United States having set
apart Thursday, the S0th day of November as q
day OF thanksgiving and prayer. in conformity
thereto. i. w. E. Stanley, governor of the state
OF Kansas, do hereby set apart and designate
said day as day Of public thanksgiving
throughout the state. The past year has been
one of unusual prosperity to our people. They
have been richly blessed in basket and in store
Our Industries have been active and plenteous
harvests have crowned the efforts of our hus-
oandmen- The state has been free from
pestilence. Our soldiers have just returned to
US from brilliant service in which they have
retfected honor upon the state and added distinc-
tion the record Of American soldiery.
For these blessings and many others, that
have come to the state during the past year, /
earnestly request my fellow citizens to refrain
from their usual occupations, and to meet in
their several houses of worship on the day
above designated and render thanks to Almighty
GOD. also request that the day may be one of
aims giving; that the homes which have been
darkened by adversely may be made happier by
the donations OF our generous people. would
also suggest that appropriate mention be made
OF our fallen and departed soldiers Of this and
other wars, and that where appropriate their
families may be the recipients of the peoples
benefactions.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
Gen. Funston at Home.

Ten thousand persons from all parts
of Allen county gathered at lola to do
honor to Gen. Fred Funston and the
other 25 Allen county boys of the
Twentieth. A-parade and banquet
were a part of the celebration. Gen.
Funston, Gen. j. X. Hudson and others
spoke. Quartermaster Hull presented
lola brass cannon which he brought
from Manila.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
Editor Elliott Fined.

WamegO Gave Them Gold Medals.
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.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15

Seventy-Nine "Life" Men In Kansas
Four chang" men were received at
the penitentiary last week. Two of
them were sent up from Alma for kill
ing Harry Tandy, and the other two
were sent up from Chautauqua county
for Staying the city marshal of Sedan
recently. This makes 81 ''hang' men
now in prison. None of them will be
hanged, however, as the custom in Kan
sas is to let them serve life sentences.
Outside of these, there are % men in
prison who were sentenced by the
courts to life Imprisonment,
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1899-06-15
Sucrsopsr 0r9moieiiuiem /

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