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TO "Vyrecis" PARIS Txposltion.

Chicago. Ol. -. The Chicago House
Wlecking company. which wrecked"
the Worlds fair buildings, she Chicago
postoliicc ANA lie Omaha exposition
buildings, is about to close Il deal with
the French authorities for tlc purchase
and removal Of the Paris exposition
buildings. While Abraham Halris pres
ident of the company, denies that the
deal has been closed he admits that only
IL question of price remains. Frank
Harris. the treasurer Of the company, is
in Paris negotiating with The Paris expo
sition managers.
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s1.oOO. 900 From the Islondilke

San Francisco. Oct 23.-The steam
barkcntine Morning Star has arrived
from st, Michael's. bringing $1,000,0OO
in gold from Dawson for the Alaska Ex-
ploraton company. The treasure was
in charge of Captain La@gas. who has
acted for three wears as the pilot Of the
compnny's hargcs on the Yukon river.
Captain Laggas expressed much conf
dence in the future of the Klondillc. At
Dawson Il largc amount Of gold dust is
now awaiting transportation. No man
works for less than 81 an hour at Daw-
son. IN prospecting CAP ain Laggns
found q part ef 4 m1mnnth'S tusk 20
feet underground. II ~ eight fccr long.
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Mr.. SHERMANS FUNERAL.
List of Honorary PnIibenrcrs In
cIudcs ITny. Gage. Dewey and Miles.

l4tAh oi l'iIlDthEPfS IN
cIudcs ITny. Gage, Dewey and Miles.
Washington, Oct 23.-Thc following
is the complete list of honorary pail
bearers Tor The funeral Of. former Secre-
taly If State John sherman:
Secretary Hay, Secretary Gage. jus
ticc Harlan Of the supreme court, .Ad-
miral Dewey, General Nelson 4, Miles
ex-senator j. +. Cameron, Mr.. j. A..
Kasson IF the state department, Julg.
Bancroft Davis. senator ilawlcy and
Myrun NJ. Parker Of this city.
The family of Mr.. sherman have sent
personal invitations for the services in
this city To such members Of the diplo-
matte corps us have left cards at the
house. Owing to the fact that Mr.. Sher-
man was not AT the time of his death
connected with the state department. il is
impossible for the department to Issue
general invitation to the diplomatic
corps to attend the services
1t is the wish Of the family, however,
that all members of the corps now in
Washington should feel themselves in
cludcd in the general invitation.
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The Danish Isles Sale.

Washington, Oct. 23.-Relative to the
European reports of the effort Of the
United States government to purchase
the Danish West Indies, it is said here
that there has been no sensible change
in the status of this matter for some time
past. The United States government is
quietly awaiting developments in Den
mark, where the last effective obstacle
was intcrposed to the transfer in the
shape of Il popular outcry against the
cession of the islands. When the Dan
ish government is in position to make
the sale, our government will be pre-
pared to negotiate upon the subject
afresh.
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Mission work Discusscd

Springfield, Mass. Oct. 23.-The fifty
fourth annual meeting Of the American
Missionary association opened i'll Court
Square theatcr with over 100 delegates
in attendance. The attendance promises
to be unusually large. and the programme
Of the three days proceedings is excep.
tionally interesting. The convention was
called 70 order by President +. A. Noble,
u. d., of Illinois. Mayor w. L. Hayes
gave the address of welcome from thr
city and Rev. Phillip $. MoXom, u. D..
the address u welcome from the
rhnrohes
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4 Fortunnte Cnnyict.

Whceli.ng, w. Va, Oct. 23.-Just a
year ago Judge Montgomery sentenced
Lud Madison, colored to be hanged
Jan. II for the murder of another negro.
Two days before the date of the execl-
tion Governor Atkinson issued respite
for nine days. The judge who sentenced
him died before the rcprieve expired
The governor has just decided that the
judge being dead and the time for re-
sentence having passed no one can now
resentence Madison. Further, the date
of legal death having passed Madison
cannot be hanged ON the original SEN
tence.
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Charleston Plans Big Fair.

Charleston, S. c.. Oct. 23.-lhe direc-
tors of The South Carolina Interstate and
West Indian exposition have received the
designs and drawings for buildings and
grounds. The plans include about Is
important buildings, the largest to he the
cotton palace which will have an area
of 10000 square feet other buildings will
be liberal arts, electrical palace, mechani-
cal hall, agricultural hall, fine arts, ad-
ministration, etc. For the government
bGilding it is proposed to have replica
OF re White House.
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ROOsEVELT's TOUR.
The Governor Continues His Cam
paign In the Empire State.

UN1tSh IN the tImDIFe Sthtes
Kingston, n. Y, Oct. 23.-West Hur4
ley was the first stop of the day, and an
enthusiastic but small crowd greeted the
Roosevelt special train. The governor
spoke but n few minutes, allowing Mr..
Whipplc to finish out the ten minutes
stop.
The Roosevelt train made its second
stop at ShOkan, and to about the entire
population OF the place the governor
said; Il have but il momcnt here, and l
want to can your attention to one phase
If this contest. Mr.. Bryan says he
wants to benefit the wage worker and
give him better share in the prosperity.
50 do /. MIR. Blyun's remedy is to make
the employer and the wage worker earn
nothing and TO reduce them to u common
| leycl uf misery"
The governor then referred the audi
rnce to his record on labor matters dur
| Ing his term of office and said:
Il will join most heartily in any hon
| est, intelligent effort, through legislation
nr through administration, to make
things better. You are not going to
eradicate evils by killing the patient
| Al Phoencia there was a large crowd
of men, women and children. Governor
Roosevelt briefly referred to the fact that
there We're evils in the country and
things that ought to be improved, but
stated that he would not join with Mr..
| Bryan in trying to remedy them by de-
stroying everything in the country. Srhe
| governor told his hearers Charles Lambs
story of how the Chinese discovered
roast pig was good-viz, by finding the
pig roasted to death in house which
burned down. but stated that he did not
believe, as the Chinese did for awhile,
that the way to roast pig was to burn
| down house.
The fourth stop of the Roosevelt train
was at Shandaken. The governor said he
appealed to Republicans and Democrats
alike and asked them to distinguish be-
| tween the names Of things and the things
themselves, and stated "a ton of oratory
was not worth an ounce of performance"
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Berries Poison Children.

Cumberland, Md, Oct. 23.-Five chill
dren We're poisoned by chewing the black
berries from dry pods from jimpSon weed.
Joseph, the 3-year-od child of Louis Ka-
bosliry, died in Il few hours in most vio-
lent convulsions. Two children of Joseph
Slcgic. aged 3 and years respectively,
are still in n very critical condition. The
others poisoned also, 3 and . years, are
children of Jacob Kaboskey, brother II
Louis Kaboskcy, and are thought to be
out of danger.
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Nn,derhiIt InI,nrnltN CcIcl.rntes.

Nashville, Oct. -. Interesting cXpl-
ciscs in celebration Of The twonty-iiftll
anniversary Of Vanderbilt university
Were held in Gospel Tabrrnacc Mem
hers Of the faculty and board trustees
students and graduates of The universe
ty formed in procession On the grounds
and proceeded To the Tnbrrnacle. Al.
dresses We're delivered by President Ar
thur 4. Hadlcy Of Yalc nnd Chancellor
Kirkland of Vanderbilt. The prcscnta,
tion Of Kissam hall, the gift Of w. X.
Vanderbilt, followed.
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pnn-Amcrican Fnir News.

Buffalo Oct. Director General Blt.
chanan of the Pan-Anlcricnn Exposition
company has returned from New York,
whore he met Governor General Wood ol
Cuha by appointment and took up with
lin the question IF olllan representation
at tile l4ln-.Nmelican exposition THf
@ayernor general said the t'ubans arr
showing naikcl interest in the cXpOsi-
lion and that Cuba would bring to the ex-
position by far the largest and most
creditalle exhibit that it has ever made,
not excepting that of Paris this year.
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Havana's Mayor In New York,

New York, Oct 23.-Among the pas
fcngcrs who arrived per Ward line steam
fr Havana from Havana were Perfccto
LA Costa, former mayor of Havana;
Mrs. La Costa, III. A. Greenhall and II
o. Nettleton. There We're also among
the second cabin passengers Captain II.
NJ. Norby, his two mates and five sea-
men Of the Danish bark Dania, which
was lost on voyage from Cuyo de Auco-
M for Rotterdam with Il cargo of log
Nnnl
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Wants Damnpca For AssnuIt

Clinton. Mass, Oct, 23.-Alfrcd G..
Torbcrt of the firm of Torbcrt u Peck
nam of Chicago has br,SIghr suit Tor
St'Iaul against Michael Littlc of the
! nm of Long Il Little, contractors at The
NacIuscl reservoir. The allegation is
tMn Mr. Little assaulted Mr.. Torbert
and caused injuries from which he has
A"l ~ recovered. The affair took place
9l"pi n month ago. Al the time Mr..
i"i,!e was fined for assault.
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Troona 10 come Home Soon.

San francisco, Oct. 23.-At military
headquarters here il is stated that the
first instalImcnt of the volunteer army
now in the Philippines will leave Manila
Nov. /. From that time until next June
the Transports will bring home about
$4,000 mon 1T the rate Of from 1000 to
5000 month"; The sick will, il possible,
hc shipped ON earlier TRANSPORTS that
they may travel without cruwling.
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Public Sanitation Discuss.s

Indianapolis. Oct. %. The first srS-
n Of the convention Of the American
uDIit Health association was held here.
g i,cHt pctcr II. Bryce, NJ. D., Of
tiaio cnllod The convention to order.
hhs thr large number Of delegates
o4 were several mnn Of htrma-
Wl prominence in the field Of sanitary
a-uee aad medicine y discussion of
ialF questions nhd The clrrtipn or
\ s. occupied the morning session. At
i' afternoon session President Bryce
lyrrrd his annual address.
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RniiNin Irns n Minister.

Washington. Oct. 23.-Bolivia is again
represented in Washington by IL minister
plrnipotentiary. Secretary Hay has pre-
scnted to the president i'll that capacity
Senior Fernando +. Gnachalla, formerly
minister for foreign affairs for Bolivia,
who has just arrived in Washington.
This is the first time in a good many
years that Peru and Bolivia have been
represented in the diplomatic body here.
ana there is Il disposition in some quar-,
ters to attach significance to the fact and
to couple it with the negotiations now in
progress between Peru and Bolivia on
one side and Chile on the other looking
to u settlement of their boundary lines
Lightermen's Strike still On.
London, Oct. 23-The employers of the
striking lightermen declined the mems
conditional offer to resume work. The
strike therefore continues.
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Russian nnttleshin Launched.

Philadelphia, Oct. 23.-The new Rus
sian battlcship Rctvizan was launched
at Cramps shipyard. No wine was used
at the christening. the Russian crre-
mony being observed. Rev. Father AL
exander a. Hotovsky, rector of the
Russian Orthodox church of New York.
otiiciated. assisted by two other priests
clad in the vestmcnts of the church. The
now battleship is the largest ever built
in this country. Her total cost will be
81 GOO 900
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Transports Preparing 10 Sail.

san Francisco, Oct. %. The sailing
y The German transport Frank Furtn
Fil hc delayed until something definite
s known regarding the nature of The
l.,caae which has developed among the
l"rScs She was to have taken 10 China
or the German government. The trans
port sherman is being made ready for
,t.d rs fast as possible and will sail on
Nov. |. The horse transport Port
Stephens is taking on stores. She will
SAN with horses on ThurSllnY.
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Five CbiI,,r.n smifocated.

Montreal, Oct 23-A fire in tenc.
mcnt house on ArclNmbault lane result
cd in the death hy sufocalion Of five chill
drcn. The father. Arthur Leblanc, 4
shoemaker, was badly burned. hut will
live. The mother was only slightly in
jured. The children were in an upper
room and were dead before the trcmcn
could get near them.
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Robbery at Hnyerstrayv, N. Y.

Nyack, N. Y, Oct. 23.-Three strange
men entered the station of the West
Shore railroad at Havcrstraw and after
binding and gagging the night operator
they stole about $50. After the thieves
had gone the operator succeeded in free
ing himself and notified the police. but no
trace OF the thieves has beer found.
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Cleveland Councillor Committed

Cleveland, Oct. 23.-.Iuigc Wing of the
common pleas court ordered ID. Il. Stcrn-
er of the city council sent to Jail for CON
tempt in refusing to testify in the coun-
cilmanic bribery investigation. The court
held that the council committee had full
to compel witnesses to answer
questions and that if they refused to do
50 they we're guilty Of contempt. The
writ Of habcas corpus sought by Stcurer
4.
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Dominicsn neyolution Oyrr

Santo Domingo, Republic ot Santp Do.
min@o. Oct. 22.+The complete suppress.
sion of the revolution il ontiully M
nonHced General Garria has surrender.
cd Hn"alitionullE. Senator Mola has
been arrested on the charge of completely
in thu movement. Sonor Dc>pradel has
hreu appointed minister Of agriculture hi
to ,Scnor Nas0uez.
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ChcmicaI worI,s nurncd.

Newark, n. J., Oct. o3.-The Cole
ea"ni"a works ut Long Ilill near Way
eFlF were totally destroyed by fire cnlls-
iu- = loss estimated mt about $4,000.
! NJ flancs spread rapidly and in short
tlmc the entire works were ablaze. Fire
men from adjacent towns responded to
tue summons for assistance, but in spite
81 lhclr efforts the plant could not be
SIINnl
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A Postomce Rohberr.

Rushville, N. Y, Oct. 23.-The post
ollice here has been burgarized. The
safe was drilled and the door blown off.
stamps TO the value of about $215 were
laken. The burglars left their tools be-
hlnd in their hasty flight
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Tried Very HnrI to Die.

Buffalo. Oct. 23.-Bent on suicide. Nor
riS Polasck. 80 years of age, fired five
shots into his body. then drank enough
carbolic acid to blister his mouth, but
still lives. After making these several
attempts at self destruction he gave him
self up at police headquarters.
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ri1ihnstcrn Threntnn snn,.

Kingston, Jamaica, oct. 23.-i'hr Clraii-
er publishes II report to the effect thar ::
flihustcrng expeditions, headed by Il we'll
known Haitian exile. is being prepared
here for the overthrow Of the government
Of General Simon Sam, the president OF
Haiti
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Upton Is Satisfied.

London, Oct 23.-Sr Thomas Upton
has cahled as follows to Mr.. ]. y. 5. Od-
die secretary of the New York Yacht
club: "Thoroughly satisfactory. Previ-
Gus cahlcgram as regards duration was
merely suggestion
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Hamburg Loan snnpped In.

Berlin, Oct. 23.-The city of Hamburg's
4o,O00,o00 marks 1 per cent loan was
heavily subscribed here through previous
applications, and the books were closed
Immediately after the opening.
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STRIKE SITUATION
Out That Final Settlement Is
Expected Soon.
JHELL SETS NO DATE.
Delaware, Lnckawnnnn and
.tcrn Company Places Empty
hi cars In All Its Mines Pre-
,rntOry to Rcsumins work.

d ion. Pa, Oct. 23.-Thcrc was not
zi,rrSon around the national head
II ~. of the United Mine Workers
Il Hid not believe that the end of the
would come within Il very short
q President Mitchell, notwithstand-
CONTRARY reports, has set no date for
ii off the strike. As soon as all the
Hiar, signify their willingness TO pay
N per cent advance in wages until
NJ il is said the national executive
h will he called into session and will
d to end the contest.
y operators are not posting the no
4 as rapidly as the Mine Workers
Mis- expected, hut the strike leaders
4 ar to feel confident that all of them
soon have done so. President
xhrll appears to be more anxious
4 the Delaware, Lnckawanna and
xtcm and the Delaware and Hudson
companies than any of the others.
H. companies have taken such IA
inrnt part in the struggle that it is
d rd that as soon as they post sup
ulral notices the other operators
tam into line.
Sc Forest Mining company, at Arch
employing 900 men, has posted no.
/ giving the 10 per cent increase in
u reducing the price Of powder to
b. lioG, the new price TO figure in
increase to contract miners, and
irrtecing the increase to continue un-
I}pil next and thereafter until fur
orarrs. The employees Of this COM
have been on strike since last
afv.
icH- of Il like character are expected
vii the large companies in that
fou that have not yet posted their
The d., l.. and w. Preparing.
dispatch from W'i!kcsharrc says:
Empty coal ears are being placed at
the Delaware, Lacka wanna and West
company's mines. ana it is apparent
: the company is preparing to mine
ship coal. This is taken us an indi-
ion that the companies are getting
'iy for the return Of their men to work
owing the posting Of notices at every
~.
General Superintendent Lathrop of
lehigh Valley Coal company is said
hc in New York preparing for re-
lption of coal shipments.
No attempt was made to resume work
-hc Empire washery, where there were
} riots, The strikers, 1000 strong,
'e on hand. many Of them armed with
tguns and revolvers, determined to
vent any attempt to commence opera.
rs. They pnraded the roads near tho
sherry. The company had given out
ri that there would be no work. but
strikers thought it was an attempt tc
lead them.
During the night shots We're fired re
tcdly at the special policemen guard
the works, and these men were com.
led To lie in bitches all night. The
kcrs lay in the fields near the compa
s property and fired with shoiguns
nr 5ul shots were fired during the
ht. The special policemen replied oc
ionaIly, shooting in the air, To show
" were awake and watching"
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wealthy ramliy ana Drotner OF 1or1nrf
Judge Kerr and Campbell is foreman i'll
a silk mill
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-03-14

w. Nj. Reese, of the w. Nj. Reese
Construction Company, and several
others, were here the latter part of last
week soliciting subscribers to the tele-
phone system, which the company OBJ
tanned franchise to construct a few
weeks ago. 1t Is the intention to con.
meet all the towns in the county and
some of the big ranches. if sufficient
subscriptions can be received. Mr..
Reese favored the INDEX with friend
call, but did not get a subscription on
account of small obstacle-no cash.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-03-14

Mrs. NJ. IL. Grafton, represei. ting tile
Old Ladies Rest, of Leavenworth' was
in the city the latter part of last week
soliciting funds. The institution is
chartered aud is conducted by chris
tan women who have taken it upon
themselves to provide home for desti-
tute old ladies. Our citizens respond
ed literally. Mrs. Grafton IS pleas
ant lady and Is we'll qualified for The
work she is doing.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-03-14

The tamest thing that ever perform
ed in Medicine Lodge, was the republic
can primary that is reported to have
been held last Wednesday. Indeed it
was so tame and get so shy that very
few could locate it. A reT ublican land
We can publish his name if necessary
called at this Office aud asked where
the primary was being held, and said
that he had been hunting and inquir-
ing for It but without success. Later
upon inquiry we learned that 1t
was held Ia a remote corner Sf the
Cresset office where the delegation was
fixed MP. Does rhs CTesset want the
name of our informally Wen guess
no in advance If the editor had his
ears open be heard the roar before this
time.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-03-14
No Pay Until Cured.
Consultation and advice free.

On Thursday evening. March 15, the
Peerless Musicians and Entertainers,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Sherry, will appear
at the opera house in program of ex-
ceptional interest, consisting of the lat
est and most popular selections on ths
mandolin, banjo and guitar. Prof. Sher-
~ was late instructor of these popular
instruments at the Colorado State Uni
versity and as soloist has no superior
and few equals in America. All lovers
of string music should not miss the OPP
portunity of hearing him. Many more
specialties are introduced, artistic song
ana DANCE, Irish reel, etc., dancing and
playing at the same time. Latest bal
lad and coon songs gaiors. Everything
refined, artistic, Instructive and Strictly
up-to-date. Admission Is, IS and So
cents. Reserved seats at usual place.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-03-14
DEeRHEAD.

G. w. Phillips has postponed his
trip to Sterling, Kansas, where he has
been thinking of engaging in the bar
Der business.
We have welcomed Medicine Lodge
family In our neighborhood-Mr. Geo.
Stewart and wife. We need more
such good citizens.
G. G. Hanson has returned from OF.
tawa. He claims that the mud IL two
feet deep there.
G. W. Phillips made a trip to Medi-
cine Lodge last week.
A ball is advertised for Aetna March
18th. Deerhead will be we'll represent
ed.
A swell Ball was given at Samuel
South's Friday night. Oysters were
served at midnight. Everyone went
home happy, at daylight.
Mrs. Rose Hildebrand has ordered q
new guitar. We will have plenty Of
music now.
There was terrific charge made on
Ed South last week, but IL resulted
the same old way. No one was hurt. )
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-03-14

William n. HIamlln and Hattie B.
Springer, both of NippawaIla township,
were united in marriage by Probate
Judge Lacy on Monday, the 18th. The
groom is son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Hamlin and the bride is a daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Springer, two of
Barber county's best families. We ex.
tend hearty congratulations to this es.
timable couple.