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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-02-24
Adolph schleicher's Fatal Fall.

Indianapolis, Feb. 1S.-Adolph Schlei-
cher, senior member of the firm of
Schleicher & Martens carpets and
tirapery dealers, went to The Journal
building to hire an office boy. He went
to the fourth floor and was seen to
stand at the railing which surrounds
the open court on each floor. In some
way he lost his balance and fell to the
tiled floor, four stories below. He was
picked up unconscious and died half
hoY1r
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-02-24
Monday, Feb. go.

It is reported that the Ensign Car
works at Huntington. w. Va, have
gone into the car trust, which has $75,-
100000 capital
An amendment to the constitution Of
North Carolina limiting suffrage has
been adopted by both branches OF the
general assembly.
The output of the Klondike according
to an Australian expert will be $19,000,
900.
Scarlet fever has been epidemic in
Findlay, O., and is spreading despite the
work of the health board.
Fire wiped out the business portion
of Hunnewell, Kan. Ten buildings with
their contents were burned.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-02-24
Express Train Safe Robbed.

Cherry Vale Run, Feb. PAN express
car on the Cherry Vale and Coffeyville
train a branch of the Santa Fe railroad,
was robbed yesterday in this city of a
large amount of currency and money
orders while Express Messenger Cooper
was at breakfast. The safe was opened
with a skeleton key. The robbers es-
capped, and are said to have got away
with 81 00O
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-02-24
Still No Light on the Mnr5ar

New York, Feb. 22.-Three important
witnesses, Mrs. Roland B. Molineux.
Mrs. Florence Rogers and DR. Wendell
G. Phillips were examined yesterday at
the coroners investigation into the
poisoning of Mrs Kate j. Adams and
their testimony. though interesting,
threw no new light upon the mystery
surrounding the case
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-02-24
Romance Versus Reality.

The romanticist speaks: A realist is
man who takes his own vision of the
world as true and the visions of all
other persons as false.
The realist speaks: The romanticist
is man who has forgotten the origin
and meaning of the nursery tales with
which his head is flled.-New York
Commercial Advertiser.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-02-24
Report That Reed win Retire.

Portland, Me-, Feb. 21.-Speaker Thos.
B. Reed is said by several intimate
friends here to have decided to retire
from politics and engage in the prac-
tice of law In New York.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-02-24

The first public bath in England. for
hot bathing purposes was opened in
1879
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-02-24
Move for a Pacific Cable.

Washington, Feb. 1S.-Frye yesterday
introduced in the senate ali amendment
to the sundry civil bill for the en-
couragement of a Pacific cable. It pro-
vides for the payment of a subsidy not
exceeding 100000 a year for twenty
years for a cable from some point in
the United States on the Pacific coast
TO Hawaii, Guam, the Philippine ISL
ands, Japan and China. The contract
is to be let to an American company
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-02-24
Miles Court of INQUIRY.

Washington, Feb. 21.-The Miles court
of inquiry yesterday made a good start
in it's work. Calls of ceremony on the
president and the general commanding
the army occupied a large part of the
forenoon. and Immediately thereafter
General Nelson A. Miles appeared as the
first witness. He and three other army
officers summoned as witnesses were
examined and disposed of before the
court closed it's session for the day.
General Miles testimony was the feat
ure of the days proceedings
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-02-24

Opium is considered three times as
deadly as alcohol
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-02-24
National Council of women Closes.

Washington, Feb. 21.-The National
Council of Women closed it's triennial
session here yesterday with two execu-
tive sessions disposing of odds and ends
% unimpcrtant business.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-02-24
CONDENSED ITEMS.
NEWS OF INTEREST CAUGHT FROM
THE WIRES.

Short Paragraphs of Some of the Events of
the Past Few Days-Crimes. Casualties,
and Matters of General Interest Given in
Condensed Form.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-02-24
Either Indenendence or DEATH.
FILIPINos ASK PROTECTION.
Officials from the Island of Negros Go to
See General Otis.


General Otis yesterday telegraphed
that General Miller has sent up four
representative men, officials from CAPT.
tai of island of Negroes, where American
flag raised and American protection re-
qUested against small insurgent force
in islands. Affairs there and in Cebu
very encouraging. Shall endeavor to
maintain and improve present promising
conditions" Owing to lack of punctu-
alton and regard to economy in cable
tolls General Otis bulletin is not very
clear in some essential points, particu-
larry the reference to the island of
Negroes. A careful study of the dispatch
on that point has convinced the Off
Gals here that General Otis means to
say that four representative inhabi-
tants of the island of Negroes have come
to Manila, having been sent by General
Miller to meet and confer with General
lean occupation to that island.
Negroes is the fourth island in the
Philippine group in Importance 1t lies
at it's nearest point about ten miles from
the island of Panay, and General Miller's
forces must have been in plain sight of
Negroes during the weeks preceding the
capture of Iloilo. Just to the east of
Negroes, separated by a very narrow
strait, is the island of Cebu, which it is
also part of General Otis purpose to
occupy. From General Otis dispatch
it is gathered that neither at that point
nor at Negroes is there likely to be a
very substantial resistance
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-02-24
Tuesday, Feb. FL.

News from the loWlying sections near
the coast part of the state of Vera
Cruz, Mex, show that the cold snap
was widely prevalent, causing much
damage.
Chicago capitalists have taken up
copper mines in the state of Colomina,
Mex The mines are said to give excel
lent promise.
The annual conference Of the Nation
al Association of American Rabbis,
which was to have met March 13 at
Boston, has been transferred to Gin
cinnati on the same date.
The Madrid correspondent of the
London Daily Chronicle says that the
Spanish cabinet has decided to con-
slider 'the best manner of selling the
Caroline and Merianne islands"
Coils P. Huntington has telegraphed
to draw on him for 900 to relieve the
suffering of poor at Newport News, Va.
The failure of Byron L. Steere, sur
viving partner of A. Steere & Sons of
the Rockland mill, in Scituate, r. L., is
announced The liabilities are $780,
600: assets estimated at $25,525.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-02-24
Wednesday. Feb. 22.

The entire cheese, egg and butter
stocks of T. w. Brennan, E. A. Roser and
Marek & Hayne, commission mer-
chants on Water street, were destroyed
by fire at Chicago. Loss, $4,000.
Mrs. Edwin Gould has a second son,
eighth grandchild of the late Jay
Gould
At Clayton, ST. Louis county, the cir
cult court has assessed a fine of $1,000
each against several pool room proprie-
tors who operated just outside of St.
Louis.
P. D. Armour has presented an en-
dowment of $3.50, 900 to Armour institute,
Chicago.
Nelson Morris, the packer, has left
Chicago in a private car for Santa Bar
bara. Cal, to be absent two months in
search of better health.
The engineering committee of the
drainage board has decided to have
Chicago's great drainage canal repro
duced in miniature at the Paris exposi-
ton
Luther Chaplin, founder of the senior
Order of United American Mechanics.
died at his home in Philadelphia He
was SO years old. 4t
DR.. Edward Murphy of New Har-
mony, Ind, has given $4,000 for the
towns public library, in addition to the
sum of $50 600 which he gave some years
ago
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-04-14
ANOTHER RIOT AT PAEA, ILL.
The Illinois Mining Town the Scene OF
Bloodshed-sevpn Persons khOt to
Death and Nine Injured.

Pana, Ill, April ia, deadly riot,
the most serious disturbance that has
occurred here since the union miners
instigated a strike in April, 1896, was
enacted yesterday, resulting in seve n
persons being shot to death and nine
wounded. The-situation quoted down
at nigh tfall, and no more trouble was
looked for. Adjt Gen Reece, Col. A
z. Culver and three companies Of in
fantry arrived at six O'Clock In the
evening on special trains, and perfect
order was maintained throughout the
town from that time on. The soldiers
immedia tely began patrOlIng the
streets throughout the entire town
Henry Stevens, a negro miner, who
has long been considered a leader
among his associates, IS declared to
have been the direct cause OF the riot
1t is said he was also the leader Of the
riot that occurred last September.
Gov Tanner has issued a prOClams-
tiOn declaring martial law in Pana-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-04-14
SHAFTER TESTIFIES.
the Reef Inquiry Board-6O New
Evidence Elected.

Washington. April =. Gen. Shafter,
who conducted the campaign against
Santiago, was the principal witness
before the beef inquiry board yester-
day. His statement differed little
from his testimony before the war in
vestigating committee He said he ate
canned roast beef cold and found it
not disagreeable. The refrigerated
beef was as fine as any he had ever
eaten. The men who suffered for lack
of food had only themselves to blame.
If there had been mistakes, congress,
which provides the rations and cloth
ing of soldiers, was responsible He
admitted that he had never heard Of
canned roast beef before the war.
While it was not very palatable in the
tropics, he thought it would be very
good in a cold climate Some of the
PennsyIvani volunteers gave direct
testimony as 70 the tainted character
of the refrigerated beef and the
canned roast beef One Of them testi-
fed that beef aboard the Mississippi
had maggots in It
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-04-14
ssIDLE HOUR BURNED.
try House at OakdaIe, L l. De-
stroyed By Fire

New York, April I2-William K.
Vanderbilt's country house. Idle Hour,
at Oakdale, L I, was totally destroyed
by FIRE late yesterday afternoon No
lives were lost and no one was in ured-
W. K. Vanderbilt Jr-, and his bride
were occupying the house at the time
The fire is believed to have originated
in the cellar, accidentally. It broke
out at S.45 a m, and IN an hour the
magnificent structure with ali its
valuable fittings was totally de-
stroyed- Besides young Mr.. and Mrs.
Vanderbilt there were - or IS seFv-
ants in the house All got out safely.
Mr.. Vanderbilt and his bride came to
New York on an early train The to-
tai loss Is estimated at about $3.50, 600.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-04-14
no MONETARY CONFERENCE.
The British Indian Currency COmmissiOn's
Report Misleading as to Americas
detention.

Washington, April 12-The report
Of the British Indian currency commits
sion is misleading so far as it tends to
show that there has been any serious
consideration by the American cabinet
Of the question of another interna-
tional monetary conference, or of the
ratio for the coinage Of gold and sill
yer. There is the highest authority
for the statement that there has been
no serious consideration of the ques-
ton by the cabinet since the failure
Of the last monetary conference,
and that it is highly improbable
that the United States, under the
present administration, will take an
initiative for the calling Of another.
It can be said on the same authority,
however, that the United States viii
accept any invitation that may be is
sued by any other nation for such
conference, and that the present ad-
ministration would be inclined to 60
as far in increasing the use Of silver
as other Leading commercial nations
might be willing TO go
George I. Roberts, director of the
mint, whose official position gives such
significance to what he says, said to-
day that he was formerly an advocate
of an international agreement, but
that in view of the great change in
the situation, due to increased gold
production, he did not believe that
such an agreement was now possible,
because there was no longer necessity
for IL and it would be impossible to in
terest people in it. "The increase in
gold production" ne said, sis almost
latiOn based on the most reliable data
Obtainable, which shows that by the
year 1900 the annual prod uctiOn Of
gold alone In the world viii equal the
production Of gold and silver com bined
II, 1909 p
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-04-14
8od3 Saadab0.iM
SPLENDID Fields OF GRAIN.

Following is copy Of letter received
from Dennis TwOhey, who went to VIM
niPegosis, Manitoba, from Austin,
Mimi, March, 1898:
Winnipegosis. Man, Jan. q, 1893.
Benjamin Davies, Esq, Canadian govern
ment Agent, St. Paul, Mimi
Dear Sir: have great pleasure in
writing you these few lines to let you
know how like my new location, and
how 1 have been getting along since
1 left Southern Minnesota. I like this
country well, the climate agrees with
me and my family at all seasons, and
taken all around IT is away ahead Of
Minnesota. may say that we have
not had one storm yet this winter. AS
regards the productives of the soil, I
consider it beats Southern Minnesota.
am a practical farmer, but have never
seen such vegetables in my life as I
have seen raised here. As regards grain
of all kinds, have seen splendid yields,
in fact any man who cannot get along
here and make a good living cannot do
it anywhere.
We have abundance Of wood for fuel,
timber for building, and lots of hay.
I have got good water on ny place,
about p feet. I have a good class Of
neighbors around me, and have been
we'll used by everybody. 1 have been
able TO get lots of work for myself and
team at fair wages, whenever 1 wanted
it, and I think any one else can do the
same. I would not care to return to
Minnesota.
I am, sir, yours very truly,
(Sfgned) DENNIS TWOHEY.
The Government has Agents in sew
eral of the States, any Of whom viii be
pleased to give information as to free
homestead lands TO those desiring it.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-04-14
DECOY LETTER DECISION.
quits Negro Who Was Entrapped By
One-The Ruling Made.

Washington, April IA ustice Brad
ley has made a ruling OF considerable
Importance, particularly to United
States attorneys and the inspectors of
the post office department, as it mate
rally affects their methods of detect
ing crime. Justice Bradley IN sub
stance holds that money sent in the
mails TO a department of the United
States government for the purpose Of
detecting a thief, cannot be used, IN
der the statute of March 3, 1875, as the
basis for an indictment; that the
ownership of the money stolen must
be an actual ownership, and not
qualified ownership, such as is afforded
by the sending of money merely for
the purpose of a decOy. The ruling was
on a motion to direct the jury to &C
quit in the case of Daniel u. Scott,
colored, formerly employed in the
patent Office. He was indicted for
violation of the act of March 3, 1875.
The customary means of detecting
postal thieves is by decOy letters de-
posted by inspectors and taken out
BY them for examination immediately
after they have been handled by the
suspected persons In this case the
inspectors addressed the decOv letters
to the United States patent Office.
The judge held that the contents of
the letter were not the property of
the government The motion to ac-
quit was granted.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-04-14
The Plague Appears In China,

Washington, April IA cablegram
received at the state department from
United States Consul Wldman at
Hong Kong contains a single word
plague thereby announcing the an
nual appearance Of the disease on the
Chinese coast 1t wiz require the
most energetic efforts On the part Of
our medical officers at Manila TO pre-
vent the plague from being imported
from Hong Kong.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-04-14
Minnesota.
4 Funny GIft.

Among the presents lately showered upon
an old lady in the neighborhood, with
whom both bride and groom were prime
favOrites.
Some years ago the old lady accumulated
q supply Of cardboard notices, which she
worked and had framed as occasion arose.
In cheerful reds and blues, suspended by
: cord Of the came cOlors, over the table on
which the other presents were grouped,
hung the motto Fight on, Fight ever
Detroit Free Press.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-04-14

Havana, April 12-The United States
railroads strike was ended By the or
der Of the military administration
that trains should be manned by sec
ond and third-class engineers in order
to carry mails and government stores
The strikers, fearful Of losing their
Jobs absolutely, surrendered without
conditions and trains are now running
on schedule time.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-04-14
COUNTY And CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
A SUMMARY OF KANSAS EVENTS.
IHNNHHHHTNTT NHNNHMNE NIHNNHNnN NNnNHNTHHHTM
HOY 70 Get stuart Ont

Judge William I Stuart, Of the
Ewenty-secOnd judicial district, ignor-
ing the decree Of the senate, continues
70 hold court and otherwise act in the
capacity Of judge and since the county
attorneys, sheriffs and court clerks Of
the counties Of the district are in sym
patty with him, the wheels of justice
move smoothly along without inter
fuptiOn- David Overmyer, who prose
cuted the case against Stuart, believes
test can be gotten up directly in
Stuart's own court on a proceeding in
habeas corpus to release the first pris-
Oner he may sentence. - Mr.. OVermyer
contends that Stuart is not even a de
factO judge since the senate, after a
trial Of the contest, has declared his
Office vacant.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-04-14
81 on 3 - -.

The reports of the state and private
banks of Kansas, just made to the
bank commissioner, show that the to-
tai deposits Of these banks aggregate
about S24, 600, 900, as against so, 5OO,-
OO0 one year ago The reports show
that all of the banks combined only
have 1927, 900 in borrowed money, as
against 1922, 600 one year ago, and s.,
793, 900 in 1891, when the state bank
ing department was established One
year ago the Kansas banks had $780,
600 in deposits on which they were
paying six per cent interest The
banks have been scaling down this
amount until now there Is only $780,
600 in six per cent deposits in the
banks
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-04-14
Editor White Ass,u1ted.

William Allen White, editor of the
EmpOris Gazette, while walking on the
streets of that city, was knocked down
by Col Luther Severy, defeated candi-
date for mayor on the fusion ticket.
White was severely cut on the fore
head and otherwise bruised up and
covered with mud. Severy broke an
ebony gold headed cane to spIint tiers
Severy took Offense at an article that
appeared in Whites paper the day
after election.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-04-14

Washington. April .2.-The princi-
pal subject Of discussion at tO-day's
cabinet meeting was an elaborate plan
Of credit extensions in Cuba which has
been presented by Gen Brooke and his
cabinet council. but reached no con-
cIusiou- The SO, 900, 900 to be paid
Spain according to the peace treaty
viii be BY draft on New York
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-04-14
Twenty Women superintendent.

A list Of the county superintendents
Of Kansas, prepared by State Superin-
tendent Nelson, shows that 20 of the
number are women, as follows:
Miss Minnie V. White, Chautauqua- Miss
Ella Michael Clark Miss Bertha Marlatt
Cloud; Miss Julia King. COWIeys Mrs H V.
Miller, Gray Mrs Z 4 Daniels. Greeley; Miss
India Harris. Hamilton: Miss Edith Barnett,
Johnson. Miss Anna Z Arnold Llbette= Miss
Lizzie ". Boyle, Eizmis Mrs II J Allen.
Nemshs; Mrs Mary Il Kirby, Osages Miss
Helen y Eaeker, Ottawa; Miss Carrie Hall.
PaEuees Miss Lucy Howard Republic Miss
Gladys Hunt Rice Miss Kate B Saunders.
Seward Miss Maggie Town, Wallace; Miss
Minnie Boyer, Wichita
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-04-14

Galena, Kan, April 1L-WhiIe the
Memphis local freight crew was doing
some switching near the Serage smelt-
er, q car broke loose and started down
grade Some one yelled stop that
ear and Albert Hall, a young man,
age 81, caught on as it passed and
climbed to the top to set the brake
His foot slipped and he fell the car
passing over him, cutting his body in
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-04-14

In the city election at Beattie, Mar
shall county, two tickets were in the
field, one composed of women and the
other Of men. Mrs. Charles TOtten
was elected mayor and Mrs. Sheldon,
Mrs Schlight, Mrs. Smith, Mrs KirIin
and Mrs Watkins for council, and Miss
O'Neil for clerk. The women drove
their own carriages, all through a
binding snOwstOrm, carrying voters
to the polls The police Judge and
marshal are men.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-04-14

The three Judges Of the court of Wis
itatiOn organized by eleeting W A
Johnson, of Garrett, as presiding
Judge. Under the law, it viii be i'm
possible to try a case in the court be-
fore June l at the earliest The act
provides a system of Jurisprudence to
be followed that viii prevent the trial
Of a case until almost two months
after it is fled All three of the
judges are pioneer Kansans- Judge
Johnson has resided in Garrett since
1855, L S Crum at OswegO since 1868
aud J C. POstlethwaite at Jewell City
since 1850
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-04-14
No Parole for the Toun=erL

St Paul, Mimi. April I2-The VIII
son parole bill, better known as the
Younger brothers bill, was killed be
yond resurrection in the house yester-
day. The bill received only 81 votes.
while 6S, or more than majority Of
the whole house. voted against it
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-04-14
Roosevelt Warmly cree ted.

Chicago, April lL-Seldom. If ever,
in Chicago has a more enthusiastic
body Of men met around the banquet
table than the one which met last
night under the auspices Of the Ham
iltOn club, to celebrate ApDOmattOx
day ana TO greet Gov Theodore ROose-
FeIt, Of New York, who had come from
Albany as the guest Of honor Of the
club
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-04-14
stsres % Be Hlrher.

Chicago. April IA general meet
ing practically all the territory be
tween New England and the Rocky
mountains. was held here yesterday.
Il was decided to increase all prices
ten per cent, elective Immediately.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-04-14

Ann Arbor. Mich. April Gov.
Roosevelt was introduced to an audi
ence Of more than 5000 yesterday BY
President ANGEL as ''One OF those rare
men who has not only written history,
but has made history and has done
hoth 60 uallV WelIn
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-04-14

pzrtment has been informed Of the ar
rival az Puiaski OF the Havana with
part Of the Forty-ainth Iowa and sixth
Missouri The Fourth Illinois has
passed through the egsEantias and IS
going % EsTannah.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-04-14

Guthrie, Ok, April 1.-The identity
81 one Of the men indicted By the late
grand Jury was u1ade public bg the az
rest Of Territorial Treasurer Frank II
Thomsons who IS ehs-ged with appro-
priztiHg . big own Use interest o.