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FRIARS ABUSED POWER.
/ Iipinos Do Not Desire the Re-
turn of Friars to Parishes.
LETTER FROM AGulNALDo.

Manila, Oct 23.-The Philippines
commission has passed a bill appro-
priating S475, 600 gold for the payment
of expenses incurred for the benefit of
of the insular government during Oc-
tober. The bill goes carefully into de-
tail regarding the items of expenditure
throughout the archipelago.
Judge Taft, president Of the commits
sion, has been engaged for some time
in taking mass of Filipino testimony
concerning the conduct and policy of
the friars, this being a continuation of
the investigation which began with
the dispositions of bishops and members
of monastic orders. The statements of
the Filipinos go to show that the friars,
under the Spanish regime, greatly
abused their imitless political and re-
Ggious powers over the community,
and that this abuse of authority often
led to immortality. All the testimony
offered by the Filipinos shows that
they do not desire the return of the
friars to the parishes
Archbishop Chappelle has gone to the
more peaceful provinces of Northern
Luzon, accompanied by three Domini-.
can friars. tits asserted and generally
believed that he intends to re-establish
these friars in certain parishes; and
the trip is exciting the natives in Man
lila, who call upon their countrymen to
prevent the establishment of any
friar, on the ground that it would fix
a dangerous precedent for the future.
Senior Buencamino has received what
purports to be letter from Aguinaldo,
ordering the former leaders of the rev.
olution who are now in Manila to de-
sist from the formation of political
parties, and to cease all their attempts
at pacifcation. The letter mysterious
~ hints that plans are maturing among
the armed rebels in the field, and de-
scribes these as ''best for the country"
Senior Buencamino declares that the
letter is genuine
The military situation was compar-
atively quiet last week. The commits
sion, the military authorities, the Fill
pinos and the foreigners are awaiting
the result of the presidential election
in the United States.
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SAYINGS and DOINGS
a Great EnferDr.seI

James P. Mcdonald, a New York
at the head of the great engineering
enterprise of building railroad across
the Andees from Guyaqui1 to Quito,
Mr.. McDonald's experience in rail-
road building has been wide and va
ried. Many thousand ties have been
laid and many hundred miles of steel
rails fastened under his supervision.
Born in New York, he prepared for col
lege in the south, and finally took his
degree from the University Of Ten
nessee. The road from Guyaquil to
Quito, which he is now engineering, is
to be but 300 miles long. but the diff
ficulties in the way make the task one
requiring unusual perseverance and
knowledge, and involving enormous
expense. Fully s25, 0OO, 600 will be re-
quired TO carry this great project to
conclusion. Stone work and masonry
that it is necessary to use to a great
extent are largely responsible for this
heavy outlay. At many points along
the route the road bed will reach an
elevation of $4,000 to 1000 feet above
the sea level. Though there are at
present but $500 men pushing the
work forward, this number will soon
be swelled by 5000 native Jamaicans,
with whom hr. Mcdonald is now con-
tracing. Sixty-five hundred half-clad
natives diligently plying ak, hammer,
pick ana shovel will indeed be a scene
worthy Of the Yankee push and in
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nIarchers hTeet Troops.

Lansford, Pa, Oct. 1s.-More than
1000 striking mine workers made de-
scent upon the ten collieries of the
Lehigh Coal and Navigation company
in the Panther Creek Valley. They
came to this place by two separate
roads. One crowd shut up the Mes
quehoning colliery, while the other
mob was driven back to Tamaqua and
dispersed by battalion of troops after
an exciting time. No one was hurt
Strikers were scattered over the various
roads, and companies of soldiers were
scurrying in all directions heading off
the marching men. The troops were
patient with the mob of strikers,
while the labor men were very careful
not to commit overt acts in the pres
ence of the troops.
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London Times Would Punish,

London, Oct. 2O.-The Times, whose
Pekin correspondent, Dr. Morrison,
describes the tone of the joint note of
Ii Hung Chang and Prince Ching as
Enthusiastically arrogant, as if it
were China and not Europe that is
debating terms, says editorially: 1.-The
description applies with equal truth to
the substance of bad augury for Gae
progress of the negotiations, which
cannot be fruitful until China has been
taught her place. N. Pinchon has
given her the, ansU err her impudence
deserves"
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End of a Romance.

Mrs. Vita Passo, daughter OF form
er Chief Justice Mulkey of the Illinois
Supreme court. asks for the dissolu-
ton of her marriage with Edward
Passo, a ranchman at San Angelo, Tex.
They met for the first time in Ban
Angelo a year ago and the rich and
lonely ranchman fell in love with Miss
Mulkey. He showered her with pres
ents and attentions. She returned to
Metropolis and Passo followed with
frequent visits. One day they made
a secret visit TO Paudcah, KY. ana
were married.
In short time the bride awakened
to the fact that she had made a great
mistake. But she said nothing at the
time, and her husband went back to
his ranch and built & splendid house
for his bride.
Letters passed secretly between the
secretly married pair. Passo's breath
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swindIed by Stove Pedl.r..

Ottawa, Oct. 23.-Wenzle Plasckka
and Martin Stratus of Lincoln town
ship, industrious and well-to-lo farm
ers, were consulting an attorney to
know how they could save themselves
from paying $50 for a range the value
of which is about S35.
They say that the usual false repre-
sensations were made to take their old
stoves at fabulous prices, making pay
ments in one, two, three, four, five
years, etc, all of which however is a
Misrepresentation made by the sales.
man and not authorized by the com
pany, who holds their notes for $50,
and as they pass into the hands of limo
cent purchasers no defense can be
made against them.
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Former aIInister Beheaded.

Washington, Oct. 1s.-Confirmation
has been received here of the execut on
of Chang Yen Hoon, the former Chi
nese minister to the United States.
Chang was loyal adherer of the en-
peror and warm supporter of the lat
rers reform movements. When the
empress dowager supplanted the en-
peror, two years ago, he was banished
to Hebradoo, but, through the inter
yention of the American and British
ministers, his punishment was commu-
ted to Punishment in the distant pro-
vince of Kashgaria. It now appears
that the empress dowager, taking ad-
vantage of the late reign of terror at
Pelxin, and knowing Chang's influence
with the emperor, ordered his exeeu.
tion by decapitation.
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Russia Is independent.

ST. Petersburg. Oct. 2O.-The Russian
government permits it to become
known that it's attitude in China will
be increasing independence of the con-
cert of the powers. Russia, it is ex-
planned is disposed to attach less value
to Joint action since her interests have
been fully secured by the successful
campaign in Manchuria. Moreover,
Russia is not willing to follow the
irreconcilable policy of some of tine
powers. -
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rahine Chndren TO school.

Topeka Oct. 3.-Superintendent
Nelson has ruled payment cannot be
collected for the transportation of chill
dren to school, in sparsely settled dis
trfcts, unless the service is actually
rendered. The law provides that
school boards shall pay the parents or
guardians of children, living three or
more miles from school, Is cents per
day for each child. If man makes =
business of taking children TO school,
!Ie rules the board has right to cut
down the amount of payment
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-10-27
Wi.eonsin. rflstorics1 soeiesx.

Madison, Wis, Oct. se.-The Beauti-
full Building of the State Historical
society Is dedicated and it is the most
splendidly equipped historical library
building in America. 1t is built Of
buff Bedford Qnd} limestone in the
modernized ionic style of architecture.
and cost. fully equipped. about $685.
600. In the eIs. O00vol1mes which line
the shelves of the library ara many
volumes OF great rarity The faeilities
Of the library can be enlseged 20 s9o0,-
coo volumes
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sixty-FIrst Kansss ReDorts,

Topeka, Oct. 23.-Supreme Court
Reporter T. E. Dewey has just turned
out the sixty-frst Kansas supreme
court report. It contains Ill opinions
as follows: By Chief Justice Doster,
81; by Associate Justice Johnston, SO;
by Associate Justice Smith, Al. There
were per curtain decisions rendered in
So cases. OF the III cases decided,
Justice Doster rendered six separate
opinions, four dissenting and two con-
curing especially. Johnston rendered
Smith rendered one separate opinion
dissenting.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-10-27
TO Be VOTED UPON NOV. s.
Constitutional Amendment 10 In
crease Supreme Court.
CERTIFIED BY SEC. oE STATE.

Topeka. Kas., Oct. 22-The follow
ing is the text of the proposed judicial
amendment to the constitution as GER
titled by the secretary of state of Kan
sas
Be it resolved by the legislature OF
members elected to each house thereof
eoncurring therein:
Sec. 1. The following proposition to
amend the Constitution of the State is
hereby submitted to the qualified cleo
tors of the state for their approval or
rejection, viz: Section OF article
three of the constitution of this state
is hereby amended so as to read: See.
2. The supreme court shall consist of
seven justices, who shall he chosen by
the electors of the state They NAV
sit separately in two divisions, with
full power in each division to deter
mine the cases assigned to be heard by
such division. Three justices shall
constitute quorum in each division
and the concurrence of the three shall
be necessary to a decision. Such cases
only as may be ordered to be heard by
the whole court shall be considered by
all the justices and the concurrence of
four Justices shall be necessary to a
decision in cases so heard The JUS
tice who is senior in continuous term
of service shall be chief justice, and in
case two or more have continuously
served during the same period the
senior in years of these shall be chief
justice, and the presiding justice of
each division shall be selected from
the judges assigned to that division in
like manner. The term of Office of the
justices shall be six years, except as
hereiDafter provided. The justices in
Office at the time this amendment takes
effect shall hold their offices for the
terms for which they were severally
| elected and until their successors are
elected and qualified. AS soon as prac-
ticable after the second Monday in
January, 1901, the governor shall APP
point four justices to hold their offices
until the second Monday in January,
| 19O3,. At the general election in 1902
there shall be elected five justices, one
of whom shall hold Office for two years
and three for six years. At the gen.
eral election in 1904 and every six years
thereafter two justices shall be elected.
At the general election in 1906 and
every six years thereafter two justices
shall be elected.
At the general election of 1908 and
every six years thereafter three jus
| tees shall be elected.
Sec. ?. This proposition shall be
| submitted to the electors of this state
at the general election of representa-
tives in the year 1900 for their approval
or rejection: The amendment hereby
proposed shall be designated on the
| official ballot by the following title:
''The judicial amendment to the con-
stitution," and shall be voted for or
against as now provided by law under
such title.
! Sec. 8. This resolution shall take
effect and be in force from and after
it's publication in the statute book.
Approved, March 4, 1899.
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About PAM Kruger.

Lourenzo Marques. Oct sz.-r,
Kruger was secretly taken on board q
Dutch cruiser TO sail for Holland Mr.
Kruger feared the Beers here 1ould
attack him The feeling of the refu-
gees against Kruger for fleeing from
the country is very strong. The party
drove through the custom house and
embarked from the customs pier In
stesd Of from the passenger jetty.
Dublin. Oct 22.-Notice has been
given that the freedom of the city be
sOnSerred upon exyPresident Kruger
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-10-27
STRIKE LEADERS SUSPICIOUS.
Fear The Companies Are ConspsrinE
Against The Union.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 22.-The strike
leaders here are growing suspicious
that there is some kind of an agree
ment between the coal companies by
which they expect to break up the
miners. The offer of the Reading
company and the opposition to the
same upon the part of the other COM
panies is something the labor leaders
cannot understand. st a conference
in Philadelphia on Wednesday the
Lehigh Valley agreed to the same
terms as the Reading, SO far as their
Lehigh collieries are concerned, but
the company refuses, so the strikers
allege, to make the same concessions
to their employees in the Wyoming
region. The officers of the United
Mine Workers here say there is no
consistency in that. The action of the
Lackawanna, the ontario and Western,
the Pennsylvania company and other
large producers in combining with the
Lehigh Valley on the powder question
tends TO confirm the views entertained
by the officers of the miners union
that a concerted effort is to be made
by the companies to get the better of
the union and incite a break in the
ranks of the strikers. The operators
who participated in the conference at
Scranton say they are acting in good
faith
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-10-27
Revonue of insane A.yIum.

Topeka, Oct. 25.-Dr. Biddle, super
intendent of the Topeka insane asylum
has just turned $500 into the state
treasury. This is money collected for
the maintenance of insane patients
who are able to pay for their care at
the institution. DIR. Biddle has turned
in $4,000 during the past two years.
This is more than the state received for
the ten previous wears.
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dustry which is behind it; and these
men work, too, as contentedly as
though they never had care in the
world, yet their wages come to a
meager $1.25 a day in the silver cur
rency of the country, which is the
equivalent Of much less measured by
the geld standard, and wages have
been lately raised at that. Twenty
American engineers, the sort that you
read about in Richard Harding Davis
Soldiers of Fortune" accompany Mr..
Mcdonald. Young men, who will
themselves, perhaps, carry on even
more gigantic enterprises some day.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-10-27
Judge Hook Makes New Deoaslsa.

Leavenworth, Oct 23.-Jndge Hook
of the federal court sustained motion
to quash proceedings in the trial Of q
man charged with counterfeiting who
had passed a confererate bill as 3
greenbacl, on the ground that there
was not sufficient resemblance between
the two kinds OF bills to cause it 70 be
taken for genuine money. The pris-
-ener will be turned over TO the state 20
be tried for obtaining money under
false pretenses. Former trials of such
cases resulted in imprisonment.
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age, died on Saturday, Aug. %. The
plain charge is made that Miss Deten-
bach and the men under arrest en-
tered into a conspiracy to defraud in
suranc, companies, and that one OF the
men, fearing exposure, caused the
Woman's death. Edward Maher, who
represents the Mooney & Boland de-
tective agency, of which Brown and
Smiley were employees, and which con-
Quoted the investigation, said that he
had evidence to prove that Miss Defen-
bach, with the assistance of Unger and
Brown, secured policies on her life
from the New York Life Insurance
company for So 900; from the Canadian
Order of Foresters for So, 900, and from
the Knights and Ladies Of Honor for
81 900 with the intention Of securing
the payment OF the policies by fraud.
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corraning Rule Not to be Enforced.

Washington, Oct. 23.-The commits
sioner of the general land Office issued
the following order:
The requirements of the clause in
the applications for grazing permits by
which the applicant agrees that cattle
and horses shall not be corralled with
in 500 yards of any running stream or
living spring will not be enforced
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-10-27
Life Sentence FOR Youtsey.

Georgetown, KY, Oct. 23.-The jury
IN the case of Henry Youtsey, on trial
on charge of being principal in the
Goebel assassination, returned q YER
dict of guilty and fixing the penalty at
life Imprisonment
It was learned from one of the jury
men that no ballot was taken at night
but IN the morning the vote was
unanimous that Youtsey was guilty
and then the degree of punishmept
linnn
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-10-27

EdLpclb 70 EFC LI@-1
goes TO work. It is rather the rule
there for every young man when he
has finished his education to try 70 do
something useful in the world As
proof of the industrious nature OF Wa
terbury youths It is pointed cut that
the sons of three OF the richest meE
in the town are ROW hard at wor4
IN the shops earning living Wills
they are learning the trade OF 6rG8
founders. They are Chauneey ?. Co.
Jr., Charles n. Miller and william CT
Hayes, and not one Of thee Is 20
p years Old
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-10-27
Dos.,fe in LooSoa

Rev John Alexander Dowis, So
preme oTerseer OF the Christian
Catholic" church, has begun mis- cam
paign in London soliciting money and
has maintained his reputation for
abuse OF all religions save his own.
He declares he is one of the anointsd-
He describes the archbishop of Canter-
bury as incompetent, and declared he
was ready TO make war on the Church
OF England. The healer was angered
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-10-27
John sherman ID Dead.

who for a period of forty years occu-
pied a prominent place in the legislative
and administrative branches of public
affairs in the United States died yes
terday of brain exhaustion.
During the last fifteen hours of his
life he was all the time unconscious
and passed away while in this eondi-
fiOn
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F1oridn.a Orange Cron.

Jacksonville, Fla, Oct. 1s.-A con-
sentative estimate of Florida's orange
crop this year places the yield at one
million boxes. The groves are in a
healthy condition and within fort
night fruit will begin to be marketed.
The average price per box is $50
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picking the politicians.
In Colorado, Wyoming and Utah
there seems to be prevailing indii-
ference as to the election and It's is
sues. The novelty has worn on. ana
it is estimated that not more than half
of the qualified women voters Will go
to the poIls this year Two things.
however, the admission Of women to
the suffrage is given credit for ae-
complishing The first is quiet and
order at and about the voting booths.
and the second is a higher standard
Of personal decency among the candi-
dates of all parties. Political bosses
claim that the women voters are actu-
ated by sentiment rather than by rea-
son, and that therefore they make It
hard to predict the outcome Of an cleo
ton.
The women voters are most active
in Colorado. Mrs. 1. G. Clarke, presi-
dent Of the Women's Democratic club
of Denver, is one of the best known
among the women politicians Of the
state.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-10-27
Elak Seed out OF sIsht.

Chicago, Oct. 23.-The highest price
on record for faxseed was reached here
when the top quotation was s1.s5 per
bushel. This is IN increase per bushel
during the month of So cents. It is II
cents per bushel above the quotations
current a year ago.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-10-27
british Gold for Nav York.

London, Oct. cot is reported that
gold to the amount of 500, 900 pounds,
which is due to arrive here from India
next week, has been engaged for the
United States.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-10-27
Storm at Cape Town.

London, Oct. 18.-A dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Cape Town says
that a tremendous storm there blew
a steam crane into the harbor in such
a way as to block the entrance to the
docks against large steamers. The
accident caused several fatalities.
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est crimes in the
history Of q great
city. DR.. Unger
is suspected OF
such a connection
with the mysteri-
Gus death OF Miss
Marie Defenbach
as may result in
his being held on
a charge of muir
der. The woman
who Is % wears of
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had actually gone
to work is q source
Of some amusement
In the thrifty man
nfacturing town Of
Waterbury, Conn
Among the Con-
necticut Yankees it
is not thought a fit
subject for hysteT-
les when a young
man whose father,
s---@-- - Ia -sch
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He declares that
Unger and Brown
induced. Smiley to
enter the plot and
become the bene-
ficiary as the Gin
tended husband"
of Miss Defenbach.
Maher says that
Miss Defenbach
was poisoned and
that the men IN
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der arrest at
tempted to collect the insurance on her
life. This led to the investigation. The
men are held under $15, 900 bail each
for trial on charges of conspiracy to
defraud the insurance companies.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-10-27
DARING Insurance .Ssvio6Ee.

The arrest at Chicago of DR.. August
n. Unger, F. Wayland Brown and
Frank H. Smiley, is the sequel to de-
tective Investigations which have dis
closed, it is believed, one of the dark
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-10-27

SGdA. LII 1850 lH0
women Of the first
three states had
the privilege for
the first time, and
almost all of them
took advantage of
it. This year the
women of Idaho
step into their her
itage, and the ques-
ton of how they
will uOfo IL nor
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MRS. VITA PASSO.

Z
ed everlasting love; the girls, on the
other hand, were cold. She made No
objection, however, when he wrote and
asked for public marriage under the
Roman Catholic ritual. and the date
was set for October 3.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-10-27
Where Women Vote.

All the women over 81 years old il
Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and Idaho
have right to vote for president this
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]. ALEX DOWIE

by the questions OF some doubling
Thomas, and the meeting nearly broke
up in free fight when one Of Dowie's
bouncers elected the man who asked
troublesome questions.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-10-27

German War Veteran Dying.
Field Marshal Won Blumenthal, the
last surviving prominent general OF
the Franco-krHssia war, Is dangerous
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Rich VounS Ken work.

E<ICU .V0u1H II 81 WOTNs
The terrific excitement created Ia
New York recently by the announce
nent that a couple OF rich young men