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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-03-24

Washington, March 2o.-BeginninR
the congress with majority Of 10
the republicans in the house now
have a majority, over all, Of IS, with
a further increase in sight in the
near future. The present member
ship of the house Is as follows; Re.
publlcans, 1856; democrats, $50; popu'
lists, 5, and silverites, 3. This was &C,
complished by unseating democratic
congressman, and there are five con
tests to dispose OF.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-03-24

DIR. George L. Smith is in Kansas
City today.
Mr.. J. X. Letter went TO Marshall
last night OF. business trip.
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Texas Wonder.
HALl's GREAT DISCOVERY.

One small bottle Of Halls Great Dis
covery cures all kidney and bladder
troubles, removes gravel, cures diabetes
seminal emissions, weak and lame backs
rheumatism and all irregularities OF the
Kidneys and bladder in both men and
women, regulates bladder troubles in
children. II not sold by your druggist
will be sent by mail on receipt OF 81, One
small bottle is two months treatment
will cure any case above mentioned. DR.
E. w. Hsll, sole manufacturer, st Louis
formerly Waco, Texas. Send for lesti
monials. Sold by Crenshaw 4 Young.
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HOUSE NoN-coNCURS.
Senate Amsndmsnts to Porto Rico rasin
nm Reiscssd BY Republicans, who VIII
Insist ON House Measure.

Washington, March 2O.--Tbe house
yesterday refused to concur in the
senate amendments in the Puerto
Rican relief bill. The democrats sup
ported a motion to concur on the
ground that it would avoid further
delay in existing relief to the inhab-
itants of the island, but the republic
ans stood firmly behind Chairman
Cannon in his demand that the house
should insist upon Its original provi-
sion to appropriate not only the
money collected on Puerto RicAn
goods up to January l, but all subse-
quent moneys collected or to be col
lected.
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To Project our MI.,Ior,.

Washington, March l7.--Secretary
Long has cabled Instructions to Ad-
miral Watson, at Cavite, to send q
warship to Taku, China, at the mouth
of the Tieho river, to look after Amer
lean missionary interests that are
threatened. He has left the selection
to the ship to Admiral Watson.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-03-24

Trains No. lni aud lOs daily except sunday
All other trains daily c,.. s.,,,,.
Excursion tickets sold 70 KansasUity satar I.,
day evenings sunday mornings, ana sunup3 ,,,l,p3
evenings al one fare for the rounu iIlp, hvyu ~
for return up to aud including M"hun'
Through tickets and checks TO ail poini'S,
Round trip tourist tickets on sale 70 al 'oui'S'
points. al, ~, ot address:
II. q. srInHAH, Ticket Agent
Telephone No. 50.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-03-24
MISCELLANEOUS MRLASGE.
From Saturdays Daily.l

From Saturdays DARYL
DIR. George 1. Smith is in Kansas
City today.
Mr.. J. X. Letter went to Marshall
last night OF. business trip.
Mr.. r. NJ. Taubman made a
business trip to Kansas City this
morning.
Rev. NJ. j. O'Rellly went to Kan
sas City yesterday evening. He will
return tonight.
Miss Katherine Fnlkerson returned
last night from few days visit 10
relatives in Wellington.
Miss Florence Neale came down
from Kansas City last night to spend
today and tomorrow with her parents.
Mrs. W. A. Brannock, nee Mamma
B. Hall, arrived from Kansas City
last hight 10 visit her father, Mr.. J.
P. Han.
Rev. W, G. Pike, Of jefferson City,
who has been visiting Rev. j. C.,
Given the past two days, returned
home this morning.
Mrs. Elizabeth Oderfeld, of LeaY-
enworth, Kas., who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Charles f. Winter,
returned home this morning.
Mr.. Lewis p. Green, a former old
resident OF Lexington, but who has
been making his home in 81. Charles,
Mo, the past two years, is greeting
his old friends here today
Mr.. Lee Phillips, OF this city, re-
celved word this morning Of the
death OF his mother, Mrs. Ellen
Bachelor, who died at Southampton,
England, on the 22d Of February, Of
pneumonia, aged rs years.
The A. o. II. ball at Turner hall
last night was an unusually enjoya'
BILE event to all present. The ball
was largely attended and was a pro.
nounced success 10 every particular,
THE music for the occasion was fur
nlshed by Utt Bro. s orchestra.
The remains of Miss Mary Young
who died in Spokane, Washington
last Tuesday morning, arrived thi:
morning accompanied by her sister
| Miss Elizabeth Young, who wa
with her when she passed away
The body was taken to the family
residence on South street, from whicl
place the funeral services were helC
at 2:30 O'Clock this afternoon, con
Quoted by DR.. E. c. Gordon, assisted
BY Rev. j. NJ Chaney, OF Indepen
ldeuce,
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-03-24

Chicago, March 90 Representa-
tives OF the international Association
of Machinists SAID yesterday that io-
cal conditions in the various cities
where the machinists are dissatisfied
will govern the calling OF general
strike. The president, OConnell. and
his five assistants left last night for
the principal centers Of industry TO
confer with their men before issuing
orders to go out. Cleveland, Philadel-
phia and Paterson, n. j., were the men
said to be becoming restless under
the delay in the strike order.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-03-24

Washington, March 2O.-of the ~.
1874 patents issued during the last
year by Commissioner Quail, 7ss were
obtained by citizens or residents OF
Connecticut. or one to each s45 Of ths
population. The District of Columbis
ranks second, patent having been
issued for each l,151 inhabitants
Massachusetts, Rhode Island. Okla
homa, New Jersey and Montana fol
low, and New York stands seventh
with 3,79s patents, the largest mum
Der issued to any state, being one &c
every 1879 inhabitants.
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Demand. for New I,an,, Notes.

Washington, March 20.-Ccmptrol-
Ter of the Currency Dawes aud his
force are working hard to meet the
demands for new bank notes and the
transfer of one class OF bonds in place
of another to secure circulation. The
national bank notes issued for six
days Of last week were SJ,6il 800, and
those destroyed were only 5i,1s3, $40
The net result was to increase the
circulation on Saturday 10 S25T,O9s,-
6s7. This is an increase OF 100000
since January 81 and S7,5O0,00O since
February 90.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-03-24

Santa Cruz, Cal, March l9.-Frank
Cass, IS years old, was killed at
Levin Lake yesterday in friendly
boxing bout with Bert Whidden. In
the eighth round Whidden struck
Cass with six-ounce glove on the
left side of the neck Death result
ed in half an hour. Cass weighed
40 pounds, being 20 pounds heavier
than Whidden.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-03-24
MUST FEED PORTO RIcANs.


Washington, March 2o.-Adjt. Gen
Corbin received . cable message Mon.
day from Gen. Davis, commanding
the department Of Porto Rico, saying
that the condition of the inhabitants
of Porto Rico is distressing end the
suffering so general and widespread
over the island that he will require al
least 500 IONS Of food supplies weekly
until further notice in proportions oil
Al rice, 2-7 beans and l-l4 each Of
bacon and Goldfish. Arrangements are
being made in the subsistence and
quartermaster generals departments
to meet this requisition as promptly
and regularly as possible.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-03-24

New York, March 2O.--All grades Of
refined sugars were advanced Ave
cents per 100 pounds by the American
Sugar Refining company yesterday
There was also advance in the pound
price Of raw sugars. The advance is
said TO have resulted from the in.
creased demand for the product dur.
ing the past week.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-03-24

Washington, March 2O.-The su-
preme court of the United States has
rendered an opinion in the case of the
Walters-Pierce Oil company against
the state of Texas, affirming the de-
cision of the court of civil appeals OF
the state of Texas The case involved
the constitutionality of the antitrust
law in Texas, which was sustained by
the opinion.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-03-24
A statement by President Kruger

London, March 2O,-A dispatch to
the Daily Telegraph from Bloemfon-
tein says: 'ln a speech which he
made here few days ago before the
British entered the town President
Kruger admitted that his men would
be unable to keep in the field for an.
other month"
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-03-24

Ardmore, |. T., March ls.-The
Chickasaw nation has received an act
passed by the Chickasaw legislature
signed by President Mckinley. The
law provides that white men hereaf-
ter must pay $1,000 license fee TO
marry a Chickasaw Indian girl. The
bill was enacted to lessen the abuse
of inter-marriage, and is now in oper.
alton.
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areat Inaut Into oaInhom,.

Guthrie, Ok, March 2O.-The influx
OF immigrants into Oklahoma this
spring is something tremendous. A
number of western counties have
more than doubled in population in
the past year, and promise to do the
same the coming year, The records
OF the land offices show that over 1000
families settled in the territory in the
past 80 DAYS.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-03-24
WIN Pn.. an Anti.Trnat nnl.

indianapolis, Ind, March ls.--
Indiana republicans who are in close
touch with the administration at
Washington have been informed in
private letters from Indiana represent
atives in congress that an anti.sTust
bill is to be passed at this session of
congress-
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-03-24

Children often inherit feeble digestive
power aud collie Of a more or less severe
character results, when food Ia taken
which is at all difficult to digest. Whites
Cream Vermiiuge acts as a general aud
permanent tonic. Price, 26 cents. For
sale BY CrsRshAw 4 YsSHE. s-snl
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-03-24
Free stAters surrenderlua

London, March 2O,-The reports
from the Free State all indicate that
the burghers Of that republic are sur
rendering in large numbers and
Roberts makes them sign an oath to
refrain from further fighting and
then permits them to return 10 their
farms.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-03-24

Washington, March 1.-THE di-
rector of the mints announced his in
tention of speedily taking steps TO
increase the stock Of subsidiary coin
under the new financial act As quick
ly as possible at least 100000 will
be coined and put on the market To
meet the demand for small money
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-03-24
Rev Thomas Bseehsr'. Body tnolneratod.

Buffalo, n. ", March 20.-The body
of Rev. Thomas X, Beecher, of FL.
mira, who died last week, was inciner.
ated at the Buffalo crematory yester.
day, In accordance with the often
expressed wish of Mr.. Beecher no GER.
emonies whatever were held.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-03-24

Washington, March 20.-The forth
feations appropriation bill was COM
pleted by the house committee on APP
preparations aud reported to the
house by Chairman Cannon. 1t ap-
propriates s7,O93,4ss for carrying for
ward the plan of sea coast detenses
begun In 1888.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-03-24

ST. Louis, March 90, - Admiral
Dewey has promised 10 visit st. Louis
next May just two years after his
world-famors battle and victory at
Manila bay
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READ THIS.

Coyiugton, Ga, July %, 1898.
This is TO certify that have used DR..
Hal's Great Discovery for rheumatism,
kidney and bladder troubles, and will say
that it is far superior to anything | have
ever used for the above complaints,
Very respectfully,
II. |. HIRToN, Ex- Marshal.
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Rev, NJ. j. O'Rellly went to Kan
sas City yesterday evening. He will
return tonight.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-03-24

Manila, March s0.a-A military COM
mission at Bayambang has sentenced
to be hanged on March 80 the two ma
tiyes who have been found guilty Of
numbering their countrymen.
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Residence for Sale |!

am offering for sale at bargain the 2-story bricl
residence on franklin avenue owned by the late Ethan Allen
House in good repair Tin roof eight rooms, good out
houses two cisterns, dry cellar. t
Will be sold at bargain il taken before the first o
January. A good tenant now in the house.
W. q. MUscRoUE,
Adrpinstrator.
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Miss Florence Neale came down
from Kansas City last night to spend
today and tomorrow with her parents.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-04
Clara Wiley Castles Dying Statement.

Today the dying statement of Mrs Castle will be intro
duCed in evidence 1t has never been published Its
tents have been publicly known has been secured
by the Eagle correspondent after great effort She made
it after physicians told her she couldn't live. II will be the
feature of tOdays examination 1t will have large in.
Huence on the result of the
81 Clara Castle having lost hope recovery, believing
that life short DURATION and that my death pending and very
and thus being the presence DEATH make the following state
ment and declare it to be the truth,
a attending my household duties the morning Of June
D. 1900 when first Jessie Morrison coming at gate She
up the door, west door, Jessie to the door,
and holding up letter. asked had written it. told her had
written Jessie then started to took hold Of the
invited her in thought would treat her lady The
fastened when she to the door, standing
side the door. Jessie as invited her to do opened the
stepped blk and she and sat down the lounge
the north side the sat down chair the west side of the
the window then asked Jessie let the letter. but
refused to do Jessie then asked if DIN and myself
friends Of hers. told her that certainly not Jessie asked
if remembered when she home the spring from Excelsior
Springs that she spoke that did not speak said had good
for not speaking her that Tina told her that knew how
had been acting had been running into the store She said she had
not been there bu. dozen times told her further that she had
Wed On night and that another night she met hin after he
been house. Jessie first denied all thai told her but find
ing that Of she then confessed all and then she sad
We'll, you may read the letter
lounge passing
the letter left hand when she from the lounge The
had her right hand do not know where she took the tried defend
myself the best could from the blows fingers trying set the
herself the
n could
the house there anyone else about the house She asked that cues
the second do not know how times Jessie struck
the Before sweeping took the the board walk where
Signed "CLARA WILEY CASTLE"
Ms Castle died July 10.
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This good clothing store gives
you a hearty invitation to look
and the greatest Involvement 10
buy-low price and your money
back If you're not satisfied
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and there was no appearance Of change
as she walked swiftly into the room. She
glanced at the attorneys and the Judge
and settled into her chair with the IN
concern which has marked her during the
entire trial.
The jurors in the case appeared rested
after their Sunday and they paid more
attention 10 the testimony than on Sat
urday.
OLIN CASTLE TESTIFIES.
G. Olin Castle, who had been on the
stand for a few minutes Saturday night,
was called TO the witness stand by the
state
Q. You may state when you and Clara
Wiley became engaged. A.Two years ago
last July. That is, about July or August
G. State whether you told the defend
ant, Jessie Morrison. of your engage
ment. A did.
Q. When2 A. A year ago this last fall
Q. The fan Of 80? A. Yes, sir
Q. Tell how you told her. A She asked
me IL we were engaged. and told her
yes. She said that she had heard that
we were to be married ia February.
told her that 7 did not think 1t necessary
to tell her when.
FIRST MET JESSIE.
@ When did YOU meet the defendant?
A. In August 1897, in the Racket store.
O. How long was she employed there?
A. Until December, 1899
O. IN what department was she en-
ployed? A. In the millinery department.
O. In what room was that? A. The east
room.
O. You have been employed there since
August. 1897? A. Yes, sir. with the exeep-
ton Of a month when I ran a store at
whitewater.
@. Has the defendant been employed in
the Racket store since December, 1893?
A. I think not
O. Have you seen the defendant in the
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! Q. Did you have any conversation with
/ her? A didn't say anything.
@. What did the defendant say2 A She
stepped around in front of me and said
/ that she wanted me to stop as she want
/ ed to talk to me.
! Q. Did you stop? A. No, sir.
/ Q. After that time at the corner Of Cen
( traI and Star, did you meet her. A. Yes.
/ sir.
/ O. Where was that? A On the night
Of the 1lth Of June.
MET LATE AT NIGHT.
Q. Where. A. On Denver street near
my fathers house.
Q. What time was that? A. About ten
minutes Of Il o'clock al night
Q. Just explain about seeing the defend
ant that night.
Defense objected. and the objection was
sustained
Q. Had you had any conversation pre-
vious to that time that night? A No,
sir
Q. Where had you been? A. I had been
to call on Clara and was going home.
Here Castle told Of the route traversed
@. Did you have any conversation with
the defendant? A Yes, sir.
Q. Relate what? A. stepped or Of the
walk and she took hold Of my sleeve and
told me that she wanted TO talk to me
and had some letters that she wanted to
show me.
Q Did you know that she was there
before you met her? A. No, sir.
Q. What did you do? A. started
home as fast as I could walk and she fol
lowed me and caught up with me. She
took hold Of my sleeve and asked me TO
stop. took hold Of her wrist and showed
her away from me.
Q. What did she do then? A She ask
ed me 10 go with her under the trees as
she had something to show me.
Q. Did you ever wait on Miss Morrison
or keep company with her?
This was objected TO and objection was
sustained.
SHE WROTE MANY NOTES
Q. State whether you ever received any
notes from the defendant? A. Yes. sir.
@ When was that? A. In the first part
Of June.
@ Who gave them to you? A. She did
O. Where at? A. Just a block south Of
the court house.
O. Relate what she said to you? A I
don't remember what she said 20 me She
gave me a note.
q. what did you do with that note?
A Tore it up.
Q. You haven't it now? A No, sir.
@. Did you receive any other notes from
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T0Ea5ggsf

If your liver is out Of order, causing
Biliousness, Sick Headache, Heart
burn or Constipation, take a dose OF
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IN JANrJARY. 1870

Q. When was the last time you were
down to Ehler's house IN the evening?
A In January, 1900
O. state how that came about? A We
were in the store and she asked me 70
come down as she had something import
ant 70 tell me
@. How long did you stay? A. don't
know I got home before Q o'clock
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Herman
& Hess

A Yes. sir.
@. Did you show that letter to your
mother? A. Yes, sir.
Q. Did you answer any Of the letters?
! A. No, sir.
@. 7 will ask you If in that letter which
| you burned there was not a suggestion
about her brother getting her mail?
/ Objected to and objection sustained.
/ O. What did this letter say? A. She
said that I might come up 10 Excelsior
! Springs and no one would know it, and
that she got the mail herself.
| O. What time did the defendant return
from Excelsior Springs? A. About a
month after that time.
TOOK HER BUGGY RIDING.
Q. You may state If you spent the
evening with her or took the defendant
buggy riding? A. Yes, sir.
Q. When? A The first that remem-
Der was in September, 1899. I came over
from whitewater and saw her at the
Racket store. She took me in her buggy
over to Mr. Morgan's house and back
around town.
Q. Did she ask you to do that? A. No.
sir; she said that she would take me II
would go.
Q. Any other time? A. One evening We
drove around town and up and around by
the mill. She said that she was in no
hurry and that we could ride some more.
O. ANY other rides? A. She took me up
home a number Of times from the Racket
store.
Q. Whose rig was that she used? A.
Her fathers.
IN JANUARY, 1890.
O. When was the last time you were
down to Ehler's house IN the evening?
A In January, 1900
Q. State how that came about7 A. We
were in the store and she asked me TO
come down as she had something import
ant TO tell me
@. How long did you stay? A. don't
know. I got home before 9 o'clock
TIL FIX YOU"
0. What time did you go down? A. At
o'clock
G. state what the conversation was
about? A She didn't say much Of any
thing until 7 got ready 70 go. and she
didn't want me to go As l started out
she said: "Tll fix YOU"
@ When was the next time that you
were down there? A. During the holiday
season They were keeping the store open
az night and she asked me 70 walk home
with her.
O. Did you 90 with herr A Yes. sir.
@. Did YOU ever accompany the defend
ant to church? A. No. sir.
c. When did ~oa begin keeping com
pany with Clara wiely? =. In October.
1897
q. Did you ever attend church with
her? A. Yes. sir.
NEVER DECLARED HIS love.
q Nr. Castle. ~ you have ever had any
more intimate relations with the defend
ant state them 10 the jury? A. I do not
remember
@. was there at any time q declaration
of love between yourself and Jessie Nor
rison2 A. No. sir
@ Did sou ever tell her that yor loved
here m. sir.
County Attorney Brumhack then pro-
duced the raza- taken from the Caste
home ard offered il IN evidence
afr Castle was th=n asked i hs vas
shown iettsr He replied that some enc
had shown nin letter Eh5eh vas foaaa
in the h1uzs
County Attorney Brumbach here pro-
5are5 tha letter ard showed II te CsEfie.
who stated that f seemed - hs t1f an
one Hcre County Attorney Brsmhaca
read che letter 20 IRE turF
During the reading Jessie A7rr1
n ner chat- wIth hsr handkerchief 20 he~
face ard listened - ne rsafnE There