Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-04-05

A palace of rock salt is to be
erected in Salt Lake City.
An oyster trust with S., 100000
capital is being formed in New
Jersey.
President Mckinley and party
have returned to Washington from
their outing.
For the past week the average re-
cord of immigration into this country
has been 1000 day.
An employees and officers in the
Iowa state institutions will wear uni
forms after the first of next July.
1t is reported that the Mokie In.
dams, OF northern Arizona are dying
IN large numbers, of the smallpox.
Five mills of the Dupont powder
works at PENIS Grove, New Jersey
blew up recently, killing two men.
A London combine have control
Of the quinine markets, and it is ex-
pected that the price will soon be
raised
OF his stock in the Tribune Pub
fishing company 107 share will be
kept intact, and eventually fall to
his grand children.
England is on the verge of having
trouble with Jamaica on account OF
unjust taxation. Heavy tariff is
placed on necessities, while luxuries
are on the free list.
Miss Ruth Elizabeth Beecher,
niece of Henry Ward Beecher has
gone upon the stage as burlesque
actress. She used to sing in the
choir of Plymouth church.
A wave power plant is to be
erected at COMFY Island. 1t is to
cost 500, 900 and have 1000 horse
power. The power from the waves
is to be converted into electricity.
Michael Munkacy, the artist who
painted the famous picture "Christ
before Plate recently died in an asy-
lum for the insane at Bonnie. He
has been dernaged for over two years
Peter E. Studebaker Jr. son of
the famous wagon maker has written
romantic drama, aud is organizing
a company for the purpose of pro.
ducing it throughout the country.
Willie Holman. four year old
Chicago boy recently swallowed a tln
whistle, which gave forth a muffle d
whistling noise when he spoke. The
whistle was located by means of the
x-ray, and removed.
The will of the late Joseph Medill.
editor of the Chicago Tribune, dis
posed of about 100000 worth Of
property. Many institutions in
which Mr.. Medell was int rested have
been favored in his will.
1t is reported that many of the
citizens of Nicaragua asire annexa-
ton to the United Sta tes. A strong
annexation party Is already formed
and it is said the president of the
country favors the movement.
The United States transport Or ook
arrived in New York, Marsh % h av.
ing on board the bodies of the sol
diers who died during the campaig 4
in Porto Rico, and the bodies of GIL
of the soldiers dead from Santiago.
w. w. aTangum, of Vicksburg
has been experimenting. with monk
eys as cotton pickers, and pronoun-
ces it success. He says the monk
eys are in every way 'supe rior to the
negroes as pickers, and the cost is
about one third. He will import
many more and expects to introduce
them on plantations all through the
cotton growing country.
The line Pumpnen, c. harley Reuss
and Burt Frey were iu lprisoned il
the Bon Air mine, of ] Ieadville, for
thirteen days. A caws near the top
of the shaft cut them off. Fortuu-
ately the big water pipe was not
broken, and food wa sent to them
through this mefsns A new shaft
over 200 fest deep b ad to be sunk,
and their rescue GUS about So, 900.
During the long drought several
ministers came, III to the bank OF
Livermore Califf,rI Tia and the bank
president 81. H. I'itcher told them if
they would se cure , four inches of rain
In that valley, he would pay all their
church dep1s. Tt 70 ministers held a
prayer nesting to pray for rain, and
shortly after the re cent heavy rains
in California &C mmenced. The
banker is now try ing to get the
preachers to let hin off at $40.
DrapTng n Piano.
If there is an up1ri yht piano in the