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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-03-17

Mrs. C. ]. Mccormick returned
last night from a weeks visit TO
relatives in Kansas City.
Miss Joie Burgess, of Warrensburg,
arrived last night TO visit her friend
and former schoolmate, Mrs. Young
Ewing.
Mrs. Walter Whitsett returned to
Kansas City yesterday evening after
a visit TO her sister, Mrs. James
Drummond.
Misses Maggie Murphy and Ida
Hartwch returned last night from n
visit to the former sister, Mrs. II.
J. Beddow, in Kansas City.
Mr.. Siegel HaInkel came down
from Kansas City last night TO attend
the funeral OF his old friend and
fellow employee, MIR. Edward Schawe.
The Higginsville Leader and May
view Progress have been consolidated
Mr.. John fiatteu9urg, editor Of the
Progress, will move 10 Higginsyille
and be associated with the Leader.
sddge John f Bu-saa, Drs. ]. W.
Meng and J. c. Crist, Messrs. T. G.
Sawyer, Young aud Robert Ewing
left this morning for Grand Pass,
Saline county, on weeks hunting
trip. As they are all old sportsmen
and went well equipped for business,
there will no doubt be u great
slaughter Of game in the section
visited by them.
The ferry boat is now making
regular trips, carrying baggage, ex.
press and passengers. The boat has
recently undergone extensive repairs
and is In better shape than ever. The
management guarantee the public
satisfactory ferry service from now
on. 1t is great advantage to the
truveling public aud the citizens ot
Lexington generally to have the ferry
boat In operation once more.
Mr., T. C. Crenshaw, of this city, OF
last Saturday completed his twenty
fifth year as travelling salesman fO
the Askew Saddlery company, O
Kansas City. He is the pioneer sad
dlery drummer Of this section, as III
was the first man to travel out o
Kansas City with this line Of goods
Mr.. Crenshaw's quarter of ceniurl
service for one company attests Tn,
high estimation in which he is helt
, by the firm. He is one of the veteraI
, travelling men OF the state; also til,
I most popular and reliable. Here's T.
his future success.
Miss Elliott TOdhunter's dramati
, recital, at the opera house last night
: wasa grand success. Every seat wa
taken, aud by eight O'Clock Tn
house was packed to its limit. Abou
sixty persons came up from Higgins
willie and returned home in thei
special car after the entertainment
The programme was all excellent
and IL is ditlicult to say in wha
o style Miss Todhunter is best. Sh
certainly was unusually fine in ever
4 piece presented. The recital was nc
only Il credit TO Miss Todhunter, bu
to her teacher and to the school.
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INDIAN POPULATION.
Number of Red Men In the United States
About 28T 1905, According to Reports
of Various Agents

Washington. March l2.-The annual
reports Of the various Indian agents
throughout the country are being
prepared by the Indian once, The en-
tire Indian population Of the country
according TO the report, is 26TsJ5.
The number wearing cilizens' dress is
s5,67gs The number that can read Is
42,597 and that can speak sufficient
English for ordinary conversation, So
3l4. There we're 1883 uwelnng houses
built for Indians last year, in addition
TO the 25,236 dwellings already occu-
pied by them There are 266 male and
l4l female missionaries now among
the Indians. There are 3l,655 Indian
church members and 3is church build
ings upon the various reservations,
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AN EXCITING VOTE.
Speaker Henderson Exercised His Prerog-
ativs In the Case Of wlss-Young Contest.
and Seated the Republican.

Washington, March 13,-In the
house Monday the Wise-Young con-
tested election case, from the Second
Virginia district, which was debated
for two days last week, was called up,
Mr., briggs (deIn. N. W addressed the
house in support of the claims of the
sitting member, Mr.. Young. The vote
on sub-resoution to allow Young, the
sitting member, TO retain his seat, re.
suited: Yeas 1870; nays 129. This
caused great excitement and Speaker
Henderson announced his vote In favor
of Wise, thus making the vote u tie
1870 to 1870, On the recapitulation, the
resolution allowing Young to retair
his seat was defeated, 1928 to 1872.
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TO FORTIFY THE CANAL.


Washington, March 10.-The senate
committee on foreign relations has
agreed TO report the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty amending the Clayton Bulwer
treaty with an amendment granting
authority for the defense of the canal
by this country when constructed.
The amendment is brief. 1t simply
provides that the restrictions in the
treaty shall not operate to prevent
the United States from using its own
forces for the defense of the inter
ests of the United States and the
maintenance Of order. Senator Nor
gan was the only member of the COM
mittee who cast his vote against the
amendment. Senators Bacon and
Daniel, the other democrats present,
voting with the republicans, They
also voted with the republicans TO
have the treaty reported as amended.
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READY FOR BATTLE
Factions in Kentucky Again Assume
an Attitude Of Hostility.
Several Republican state Oniciais Under
Arrest Charged with Completely In Goe-
bei's Murder--Eseh Side Backed
Up by . ganiEed militia.

Frankfort, KY, March l0.-W. II.
Coulton, u clerk in the Office OF State
Auditor Sweeney, was arrested and
placed in Jail last night, charged with
completely in the murder of the late
Gov. William Goebel. The arrest was
made by Chief of Police Williams.
Tried to Escape In Disguise
Lexington, KY, March l2.-The sec
retary of state, Caleb Powers, and the
capitol square policeman, John Davis,
against whom warrants had been is
sued charging them with being ac-
cessories to the killing OF William
Goebel, were arrested on an express
train here Saturday night as they
were trying to escape to the noun
tains. Thirty policemen and half u
dozen deputy sheriffs rushed into the
car and dragged Powers out from un-
der seat. He was in soldiers clothes
and had on false whiskers, Three re-
volvers were taken off Davis.
Two Armed Factions
Frankfort, KY, March 12.-The
democrats and republicans are, for the
first time since the present political
complications assumed acute form,
divided into two armed and organ
lied factions. Surrounding the capi-
tol and the state executive building
and encamped in the grounds around
Gov. Taylor'S home are nearly 200
state militia, well provided with am
munition, while in the corridors Of
the Capitol hotel in which the demo-
cratic state executive offices are To-
Gated, and in the streets adjacent to
that building, are so special officers
and the men and boys OF militia
company that was organized in
Frankfort yesterday as the nucleus
Of Gov, Beckham's state guard, besides
scores or more Of heavily armed citl-
zens, partisans of the democratic
claimant
Taylor Even Sold His Home.
Louisville, KY, March li.-Friends
OF Gov. W. S. Taylor have raised a
purse of $500 and sent it to Mrs. Tay-
good wishes" This contribution is
only one of many which have poured
in from different parts of the state in
the last two weeks or more. During
the campaign and since the election,
Gov. Taylor was put to such great
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hhlOu--hhy ttty
London, March l3.--Gen. Roberts
reports to the war Office from Nenter-
Welt that his cavalry forces have
reached the doors Of Bloemfontein.
His dispatch Is as follows:
| directed Gen. French. II he had time
before dark. to seize the railway station
at Dloemfontein and thus secure the roll
les stock At midnight | received re-
port from him tina; after considerable
opposition he had been able to occupy two
hills close to the railway which com
mands Bioemfonteln. brother OF
President Steyn has been captured The
telegraph line leading uorthward is cut
and the railway broken up. I am now
starting. with the Third cavalry brigade.
which called up from the seventh 1t
vision near Petersburg yesterdaS and
mounted infantry. to reinforce the cav
| airy division. The rest OF the force fol-
lows as quickly as possible.
Another dispatch from Gen. Rob
erts, dated March 19, $3.50 p. m,
telling of yesterdays events, read:
Our march again unopposed We are
now Is miles from Bloemfonteln. The
cavalry division Ia astride the railway,
| six miles south Of nluemfontcin There
are 32O wounded and about 90 or 10 killcl
or missing. Col. Unpheley died Of his
wounds The wounds az rule are more
serious than usual owing to expanding
bullets which have been freely used by
the Beers.
Bloemfontein is not naturally
strong position, and was made the
| Orange Free State capital without
regard to military importance or de-
fense. IL stands on Il high plateau,
exposed on all sides and without the
shadow of natural barrier TO the
west, whence the British were eX-
pected to advance. All around the
town the country is sterile and un-
fitted for agriculture. The soil is
covered with powders, tufty grass
and low brush, which alone relieve the
otherwise dead mouotony OF the
plain. Bloemfontein's principal build
ing is the capitol, which supports a
lofty tower. Normally the popula-
ton of the capital is only 1000.
Lord Roberts actual entry into the
Orange Free State capital seems like.
~ to be delayed until Wednesday, as
his statement that he is going to re-
inicrce Gen. French implies that op-
position is being encountered on the
outskirts of the town, though the
definite statement that the British
cavalry leader has positions which
command the situation leaves NJ
doubt that the occupation will speed
lily be effected, and with IL will accrue
10 the British important captures O
supplies, II not Of prisoners.
I Terrible Conditions at Mafsking.
/ London, March ia dispatch I
tho Times from MafekIng dated MOI
day, March s, says the garrison at tina
: place were then feeling acutely III
: stress of the siege. They were r,
, duced TO the use OF horse flesh an
l bread made from horse forage, Will
: the water was parasitically contain
e mated. Typhoid, dysintery and dipl
! liberia was epidemic but II was In
, possible to isolate the victims. Th
e sufferings of the women and childre
! were terrible and there were death
in the wom,n's laager daily, The nj
tive population was starving,
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give information and that he has told
the prosecution much that IS impor-
tant.

oiye inflammation and that he has told
the prosecution much that Is impor-
tant.
Democratic Contention Sustained.
Louisville, KY March ll.-A deci-
sion sustaining the contention OF the
democrats that the legislature is the
tribunal designated by the constitu-
tion for the determination OF contests
for the office of governor and heuten-
ant governor was handed down in the
circuit court here by Judge Fields,
The republicans will appeal the case
to the state court of appeals and II
the decision there is against them will
try to get hearing before the United
states supreme court
To save Taylor from r"nury.
Washington, March iO.--The Ken
tucky republican club will raise SS5,-
900 TO reimburse Gov. w. ). Taylor for
his expenditures in the present polit-
ical contest. Taylor is said to have
drawn upon his own fortune TO such
an extent as to leave him penniless un-
less friends shall come to The rescue.
VIII iEnor" the neoislon.
Louisville, Ky, March la.--The next
step in the Injunction suit for posses
sion of the Office of governor, which
was decided in favor of the democrats.
ON the ground that the action Of the
Legislature is innl, will he an appeal
10 the court Of appeals by the repub-
licans. Meantime the republicans will
refuse to recognize the decision. Their
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IFrom Tuesdays Daily.l

Mr.. Lilburh Wallace is spending
the day in Kansas City.
Mr.. John T, Taylor, Sr, made a
business trip to Kansas City this
morning.
Mrs. S. r. benedict went to Hig.
ginsville this morning TO spend the
day with relatives.
Mrs. Robert Barnett, Of Winston,
arrived yesterday evening to visit hcT
mother, Mrs. Martha Young,
Dr. II. W. Clarkson, one Of the
oldest and most prominent physi.
clans in Lafayette county, died at hi,
home in Mayylcw yesterday. He wa,
about 60 years Of age.
Mr.. Charles Barton, who has been
spending the winter with his half
brother, Judge James p Chinn, left
this morning for the Indian Ter
rltOry, with view Of locating,
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Washington, March ll.--lt appears
that Gen. Wheeler did tender his res
ignation from the army last fall. It
was dated November 2s, at Paniqui,
Luzon, and was not cabled, but came
by the slow process OF the mails.
Moreover, it did not come directly to
the war department. but went to the
white house, where it has been repos-
ing since its arrival in Washington,
The war department officials have just
learned of it.
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PARDON FOR M'oALLA.


Washington, March l3,--Prcsidenb
Mckinley has granted full and un'
conditional pardon to Capt. Bowman
II. McCalla, Of the navy. now serving
in the Philippines. In 1890 Capt. Me-
Gala. then commander, was con-
victed by court-martial Of several Of
fenses, including the striking of an
other person in the navy, and was
sentenced to be suspended from rank
and duty for period of three years.
In view of the fact of Capt. McCalla's
conspicuous service in the war with
Spain, and later in the Philippines,
the president has granted him full
pardon which win operate TO restore
him to his old rank and position
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Chicago, March ll,-Rev. Willard
Thorp. pastor Of the South Congrega,
tional church, Fortieth street and
Drexel boulevard, has announced that
the Young Mems club no longer has
any connection with the church, and
it is said the support of the congrega'
tion has been withdrawn. Those OPP
posing the club say dancing parties
were held and poker playing and other
games INDUCED in by members,
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More Idle Men in Chicago.

Chicago, March 13.--Another serious
complication in the great building
strike came yesterday when the sash,
door and blind manufacturers of Chi
cago and vicinity voted TO close their
mills until the labor troubles are ad-
justed. BY this action 1900 men are
added TO the $4,000 now idle and bust
ness interests are further crippled.
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DEBS AND HARTMAN.


Indianapolis, Ind, March l0.-Eu-
gene Debs, after having declined the
nomination for president by the ANAL
gamated socialists, consented To ac-
cept. Job Hartman was nominated
for vice president. This is the ma
tional ticket of the social democratic
party, which will absorb the Hilquit-
Hartman faction of the socialist labor
party, by agreement. The social dem
ocrats say the candidacy of Debs will
attract hundreds Of thousands of vot-
ers to their party. They profess to
see the beginning of great national
victory.
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NEW pLAo4 FOR Kosss.
OTIS Appoints Him Military Governor Of
AIbay, Luzon, aud Cataduanes-To Es-
tnbllsh Civil Government.

Washington, March l3.--Gen. Otis
has notified the war department that
he has appointed Brig. Gen, William
A. Kobbe military governor of the
province OF Albay, Luzon, and Of the
island of C1taduanes and temporarily,
10 subservc immediate purposes, Of
the islands of Samar and Leyte. Gen,
Eobbe is directed to establish civil
government as rapidly as possible. He
is to appoint officers of his com
mand as customs and internal revenue
officers for the more important coast
and interior towns that are occupied
by our troops, Gen. Otis says II is de-
sirnble that the ports in question be
opened to trade as soon as practicable
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GARRISON IN PsRlL.


Manila, March IA merchant
steamer which has Just arrived here
from ports on the southeastern coast
of Luzon reports that the town Of
Guhat, SO miles from Albay was
burning when she left, and that an
American officer aud lG men We're
surrounded by insurgents. The cap
tain Of the steamer, instead of pro-
cccdlng to the nearest American gar
rison, hurried 10 Manila with the re-
quest for help, Troops will be dis
patched to Gubat with all possible
speed
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ANOTHER INQUIRY.
Senator Allen Wants to Know II the South
African Republics Have Appealed to
Us for Mediation.

Washington, March l3.--In the sen-
ate Monday Mr.. Allen (Neb) offered
the following resolution, which was
passed:
That the president be requested, II not
Incompatible with the public interest, to
inform the senate whether or not any
communication has been received by this
government from It's consular representa-
tive at Pretoria embodylng the request Of
the presidents Of the South African re-
publics for mediation or Intervention
with a view to ending the war now In
progress between those republics and
Great Britain. as reported In the public
press. and II not incompatible with the
public interest. he furnish the senate
with the copies OF such communication
or communications
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no.pltal Repnrt from M,nlIn.

Washington, March 13.-Surgeon
General Sternberg has received a
cable message from Col. Greenleaf,
chief surgeon in the Philippines, say
ing that the total number of cases in
the military hospitals in and around
Manila, March IT,, were lest There
has been a steady reduction in the
number Of eases under treatment at
the hospital since January 20 last,
when they numbered $50.
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Washington, March l3.-'rhe prcsi-
dent has sent instructions to United
States Commissioner General Peck, AT
the Paris exposition, to see that the
Sabbath is observed as far as possible
in the American section during the
progress Of the exposition. Whether
these instructions contemplate the
closing of the American section on
Sundays has moi been disclosed but
it is believed that the determination
of that question viii be deferred by
Mr. Peck until after he has consulted
with the eXposiiion nuthorities.
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Blackburn, Ok, March 13.-Miss
Stella Shisler, daughter of we'll
known planter, had a severe spell OF
sickness and DR.. Narlow attended
her, Shortly after her recovery it is
alleged she was told her physician had
attacked her character. Yesterday
she met the physician on the, street
and horsewhipped him, her brother.
in-law holding the doctor at bay while
Miss shisler administered the pun
ishmpnt
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Washington, March 13.-An i'm
portant bill reported from the public
lands committee, to extend the placer
mining law of the United States with
certain notifications to shore rights,
beach workings, etc, in Alaska, was
passed by the house. This bill is de-
signed to meet the conditions obtain
ing at Cape Nome, An amendment
was adopted prohibiting corporations
from locating claims.
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From Mondays Daily.l

lrTOm mOnuagb Daliy.l
Mr. W, b. waddell visited ln Kan
sas City yesterday.
Mr. Edward NJ. Catron returned TO
Kansas City yesterday evening
Mr.. Edward LudwIgs visited
friends in Higginsvllle yesterday.
Miss Mary Wes, OF Kansas City,
spent Sunday here with her mother,
Mr. J. ID. Shewalter came in from
Colorado Springs, Col, Saturday
night
Miss Elizabeth Willis went to lIig-
ginsyille Saturday evening to visit
friends.
Mrs. George L, Wade went tn
Kansas City this morning to spend
the day.
Mr. Kurt Wendt, Of Kansas City.
spent Sunday here with his wife and
children,
Mr.. John p. IIausam, Of Kansas
City, spent Sunday here with his
wife aud son.
! Mr.. W. F. KerdOlf, Jr., came in
Saturday night for a few days visit
to his family.
{ Miss Emma Luehrman left yester'
day evening for Napoleon, where she
will teach school,
Messrs. George Wilson and +. NJ.
Taubman are transacting business Ia
Kansas City today,
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Harris, Of Hig.
glnsville, visited Mr.. and Mrs. j. $,
Borland yesterday.
Miss Minnie Venable spent Sun.
day IN Higginsvillc with her friend,
Miss Ada Mcdaniel.
Mrs. Fannie Smith, Of Kansas City,
spent Sunday here with the family
Of Mr., N. W. Bullard.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. II. Mignerey
visited in Wellington yesterday with
Mr.. Mignerey's mother.
Miss Nina Yates, of Kansas City,
arrived yesterday morning to visit
her friend, Miss Lee Young
Miss Olive V. Carter came dowr
from Kansas City Saturday night u
spend Sunday with her aunt, Mrs
J. W. Meng.
Miss Elizabeth Austin returned u
her home in Kansas City yesterday
morning, after visit to her aunt
Mrs. John Morrison.
Mr. Isaac o. Hays, accompanied
by his nephew, Master James Hays
spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs. 7
j. McElroy, in Independence.
Mr. Gustav Haerle attended tn,
production Of "QuO Nadis' at tn,
Auditorium In Kansas City las
night, and prOnOunces II grand.
Mrs. w. T. Comstock, OF Kansa
City, accompanied by her little daugh
ter Grace, spent Sunday here with he
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Chiles
Mr.. Frank X. Tut, Of Kansa
City, accompanied by his two sons
Messrs. Frank X. Tut, Jr., an,
Irwin, aud his cousins, Messrs, Pres
ton and George Il. Tut, the latte
from Liberty, came down yesterda
morning TO attend The funeral of hi
aunt, Miss Rosa Thornton, whose re
mpins were brought here from Hil
ginsvillc for interment. The latte
two gentlemen came via the SAINT
Fe, and arrived too late for th
funeral.
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MISCELLANEOUS MELANGE.
From Saturdays DAlly.l


Mr. Isaac G. Neale returned TO
Washington city this morning,
Mr.. Pat O'Malley, OF near this city,
left this morning for St, Louis.
Mr.. ]. G. Worthington went 10
Higglnsville this morning on business.
Miss Auna Branch left this morn
ing tor Marshall TO visit her brother,
Mr.. James, II. Branch,
Mr.. Frank W. Davis, who has been
spending the winter in Old Mexico,
Nav Mexico and Texas, returned
home this morning.
Mr.. ]. ]. Rhodes, manager OF the
Harris-Anderson Lumber company,
left this morning for few days
visit TO his parents, near Colony, Kas
Mr.. John Menaugh accompanied
his little daughter, Pauline, TO Kan
sas City yesterday evening for visit
to her grandmother Mrs. Pauline
Casper ee-
Miss Joe Kemble left this morning
for Muscatine, Iowa, to be present
next Monday at the celebration o
the golden wedding OF her parents
Mr.. aud Mrs. A. Kemble.
Rev. II. A. Hohenwald, pastor o
the German Methodist church, wen
TO Napoleon yesterday evening {,
hold quarterly meeting services. Ill
was accompanied by his wife and tw
children.
Messrs. Glen Tyree, Horace +
Blackwell, Sam Sawyer, r $. Mauden
Walter Peak, Leslie Slusher anl
! Theodore Bates went to Higginsvill
last night to attend a masquerad
party given by Miss Ella Hartman.
In the criminal court yesterday th
Jury in the case OF William Powell
(col0red), charged with assault wit
intent to rape, rendered verde
finding the defendant guilty an
fixed his punishment at two yeaI
imprisonment in the penitentiary.
Mr.. John Il. Snilzler, general mar
,, ager Of the Sedalia, Moberiy an
J Lexington gas properties, was heT
last night. The object Of his Wis
was to arrange for extensive In
proyements in the plant at tn
l place. He Informed us that ii
Q citizens Of LexingtoDowould be give
p much better gas service than her
tofore and solicits their cooperate
q by more liberal patronage. Mr..
= NJ. 0'Brien, Of Sedaia, who has hS
twenty years experience in the q
business, is at present in charge
= the Lexington plant.