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KANSAS news.
Pratt County School Districts
Must Pay Their Debts.
Eastern BondhOIders Sue For
Some Defaulted Interest.
WAS GIVEN YEARS AGO
Prosperity Tales Sent Ont From
Kansas Responsible.
Think Money is Plentiful So Re-
fuse to Compromise.

Wichita, May 15.-Messrs. Bentley &
Hatfield, counsel for the bondholders,
have filed a suit on the papers being al
ready prepared, on defaulted interest
coupons against school district No. 80,
Pratt City. Kan. The coupons are from
an issue of bonds, 500. COO in amount,
and We're issued by the school district
to build three school houses in the city
OF Pratt. The school buildings in Pratt
county today are spacious and fine, and
Will compare favorably with any school
houses in western Kansas. They are
built of brick and are an ornament to
the city School district No 30 includes
the city of Pratt. and takes in several
miles of adjacent land outside of the
city. Efforts have been made hereto
fore to scale down the Indebtedness of
Pratt county and Pratt City, but the To-
cal papers of Kansas have given the re-
port that Kansas and Pratt county are
prosperous, and the bSndholders refuse
to scale down their holdings, either in
terest or principal.
In the early days of the history of
Pratt county the rivalry between Pratt
and Saratoga was in full force and this
caused large part of the Indebtedness
of Pratt City. Saratoga being only three
miles from Pratt, when Pratt was per-
manently established as the county seat
of Pratt county faded from the map
and became a corn field 1t was the
death of Saratoga, after a long and Bit
Ter Hgnt, WnlIe PraII city grew ana
fiourished.
Hard times came on. and the debt
was too heavy a burden for Pratt, and
they were unable to keep up the inter
est on the debt, though she has strug-
gled manfully to meet her obligations,
but has failed thus far. However, bet
ter times are in store for Pratt, as the
last census shows an increase of popu-
lation, and the wheat crop around the
town this year is in better condition
hoy fo4 NV = +I,or
are that within the next five years the
debt will be largely reduced and the
town be on a firm financial basis. The
tax rolls for Pratt county as returned
to the county treasurer call for a col
lection of $4,000 for the year 1899, and
SAL 600 has already been collected from
the taxpayers of Pratt county This is a
very hopeful sign.
The suit brought for the eastern hold
ers will be filed here in the federal
court, district of Kansas. second divis-
ion, and will probably be settled before
it reaches judgment or trial
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Pensions For Kansans.

Washington, May 15.-Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Original-Bennett Monroe, Moline, Sc;
Isaac F. Ordway, Plainville, IS.
Additional-Vincent W. Mefford, Blue
Mound, So
Increase-John C. Smiley, Kingman,
S17; ASIDE Montgomery, Rossville, SIT;
William Linsdail, Fintana, so; Frederick
c. Pracht Matfield Green, IS; William T.
Craven, Horace, $12; Alcinus Bruner
Fort Scott, SO; Joseph r. McGregor,
Pelxin, IS; Rudolph H. Mundvillo, Wich-
tia, S14; James Nj Kirkbride, Lyndon,
$24; William A. Fowler, Oswego. SO.
Special, May 1.-Festus NJ. Newton,
Seneca, So.
Reissue and increase-Benjamin Jack
son. National Military Home, Leaven-
worth, SO.
War with Original)-Alfred
H. Hemphill, Chanute, SIT.
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AT PIIISB URCTs
Score by innings:
Ri E
Pittsburg ...........1001O O31*L6 10 2
Boston ................O 001200 0-S Z 1
Batteries-Pittsburg, Chesbro and Zim-
norman; Boston, Dineen and W. Clarke.
AT CINCINNATI.
Score by innings:
Ri e
Cincinnati ............20 0010 % 10 3
Philadelphia .........3 o1002 0 o. ID 1
Observation-Disclosures Phillips and PETIT;
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TO BUY HEMP FIBER.
T. D. Mccall to Be Sent to Mexico and
the Philippines.

Wichita, May 15.-T. D. Mccall has
been employed by the Mccormick Har-
.vester company, through Manager Por-
ter here, to buy fiber for their binding
Irvine factory at Chicago. Mr.. Mccall
recently went to Chicago, where he now
is. After making most of the important
markets in Mexico he win go to the
Philippines.
The binding Irvine question is a very
serious one this year. There is a great
scarcity of raw material and, although
the price of Irvine is now high, it is
thought that there will be a decided in
crease within the next few weeks.
In the matter of price, the war in the
Philippines has made much less diff
ference than is commonly supposed.
Only about Is per cent of the fiber used
in making Irvine comes from the Phil
ippines. Sixty per cent of the entire
supply comes from Yucatan and the
other 20 per cent is grown in the other
parts of Mexico.
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AT CHICAGO.
Score by innings:
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MAY DIsAPPoINT MADDEN.
He Expects to See Rubin Beat Fitz-
simmons on June 9.

New York, May 15.-Although JEFF
fries said that he is willing to give Jim
Corbett another fight as soon as he
likes there is another gladiator who
seems to have a prior claim.
Il expect to have Gus Rubin fight
Jeffries on July 2 at Tuckahoe' said
A. Brady promised me last night that
if Rubin beats Fitzsimmons on June 2
he can have the next fight with JEFF
fries. He agreed with me that July 1
would be about the right date. / fully
expect to see Rubin beat Fitzsim
mons"
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Upton GIVES $1,000.
subscribes to Press Artists Exhi-
bition.

New York, May 15.-The following
message was received today by Mr.. Bar
RE, representing Sir Thomas Upton in
New York. 1t has reference to the ex-
hibition of the press artists league
which opens today at the Waldorf in
this city:
London May 12.-Have just received
letter press artists league. Put me
down one thousand dollars. Select what
ever pictures you think best Delighted
to have this opportunity assisting my
good press friends in their excellently
liant success. (Signed),
s'IIPTON.n
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NATIONAL LEAeUE

AT PITTSBURG.
Score by innings:
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SMALLPOX ROW.
School House Turned Into a Pest
House and Trouble Follows.

Pittsburg, Pa, May 15.-Excitement
and indignation prevailed among the
residents of Turtle Creek, Pa. over the
action of the board of health in con-
verting the school house into a smallpox
hospital Forty-six citizens went into
court today and asked for an injunction
to restrain the health authorities from
using the school building as pest
house and arguments viii be heard later.
1t is said informations viii be made
against a number of prominent citizens,
who it is alleged were ringleaders in a
riot last night.
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Baker Wins.

Baldwin, Kas, May 15.-Baker won
from the Deaf and Dumb institute by
a score of 6 to 8. The features were the
magnificent pitching of Curtis for the
institute, who struck out twelve men,
and the sensational fielding of Cochran,
johnson and Mills for Baker. In the
eighth Trezise was hit by a pitched ball
and forced to retire. The score:
Deaf and Dumb ......0. / 2 0 0 0 0 %
Batteries-Baker, Trezise, Funnel
and Williams; mutes, Curtis and Bur
son.
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FIGHTING TERRY
Wants to Meet Oscar Gardner in a
Return Match

Chicago, May 15.-Sam Harris, man
ager of Terry McGovern, the champion
bantam weight, announced from the
stage of the Peoples theater last night
that McGovern is ready and willing
to give Oscar Gardner a return match.
Gardeners friends of this city are de-
lighted with Harris announcement.
ATcGovern can be accommodated at any
time he may see fit to take Gardner on,
the sooner the better. When Oscar
Gardner was in Louisville a few days
ago he instructed one of his friends to
see Harris about another match. Gard
ner will be notified of Harris PROPOSE
ton today.
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Chicago, May 15.-Two teams have made
things interesting in the American league
during the last week-the white stock
ings and the Indianapolis aggregation.
Watkins outfit has stuck to second posi-
ton in the league race like a pup to a
lamb chop and Chicago has kept the rest
on edge by pushing to the front when
least expected Comiskey,s team has
violated between third and fourth place
in the race, while it had been freely pre-
dicted that at this time of year Padden
and his men would be looking up from the
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In Memory of A. c. Afford.

Lawrence, May 15.-Money is being
raised for a tablet in memory Of Alfred
c. Afford. who was the first student of
the University of Kansas to be killed in
the Philippine war.
The tablet viii be of bronze, four feet
six inches long by three feet four inches
wide and is to cost S400.
The tablet bears picture of Column
bia on the left side with a wreath in
the left hand and a picture of Lieut.
Afford on the right side.
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GAMES FOR ST. LOUIS.
Brooklyn, Network, Philadelphia and
Boston to Play in Succession.

st. Louis, May 15.-The fans of st.
Louis will witness some great games
of baseball at League park the coming
week and the next if the street car
strike does not again cause a post
poneInent.
The champion Brooklyns will be in
the city until Tuesday, playing the Red
Caps every day, and they will be fol-
lowed by Buck Ewing's aggregation
and greatly touted pitching corps.
The Gothamites will play Wednesday,
Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
Ewing's team will be followed by
Boston and Philadelphia in the order
named-Boston for three games and
the Phiilies for four
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THE KICKING FRENCHMAN.
Apt to Break Leg Trying to Hurt
WaIcott.

New York May 15-Joe Walcott, the
eolored terror of the prize ring, has been
matched by Tom O'Rourke to meet
Champion, the kicking Frenchman. This
contest is to be decided at the Paris ex-
position the latter part of September.
Tom Sharkey and Peter Maher will in
all probability be matched in a few days
to try conclusions in a six-round bout at
the Penn Athletic club of Philadelphia, in
TIVE weeks. Al HEREFORD, matchmaker of
the club has offered both men 60 per cent
of the gross receipts and it is expected
that they will lose no time in accepting
It. Maher has already agreed.
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Pittsburg's New City Building.

Pittsburg, Kan, May 15.-With a
beautiful day, amid vast concourse
Of people, the corner stone of the new
was laid Monday afternoon. The exer-
cises were most impressive and were in
charge of the Masonic fraternity. Near
ly all of the secret societies and labor
organizations of the city and surround
ing towns participated. There was a
procession three miles long. Eight thou
sand visitors were in town.
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BOUGHT THE OLYMPIA.
Winfield Military Band Now Owner of
the Handsome Park and Steamer.

Winfield, May 15.-The Canaan Win
field Military band has purchased of c.
NJ Gay the steamer Olympia and all
the buildings, rights and privileges of
Pastime park and will add to the al
ready attractive features a splendid
band. This is the principal attraction
added
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HIS SAD EXPERIENCE.
Soldier Has His Forehead Torn Away
and Is Left For Dead, But
Recovers

Coffeyville, May 15-Charles S. Wilson
has arrived home here from the Philip
pines, where he served In the infantry.
In his second engagement last Oc-
tober, a shell burst near his head, tear
ing the whole front of his forehead
away. For five days he was unconscious
and on the fifth day all the surgeons
pronounced him dead A coffin was
brought to his bedside, the burial squad
summoned and the doctors were getting
ready to lift him into his coffin just as
he awoke and family said: Il didn't
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TERRY GOES HOME.
The Champion Bantam Weight Re
turns to Brooklyn.

turns to Brooklyn.
Cincinnati, May 15.-Terry McGovern,
the champion bantam weight Of the
world. accompanied by his manager,
Sam Harris, left for New York yester-
day.
Upon his arrival home McGovern will
go into training for his match with FL
wood McClosl1y at Philadelphia on May
%. He also has on a contest to meet
two men in Buffalo shotly after his go
at Philadelphia
ager Harris received an offer for a
match with Joe Bernstein at the Broad
way Athletic club on May 29. The
match will be at 124 pounds. Harris
will arrange for the contest when he
reaches New York.
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Armstrong, the colored scrapper. are
matched. They are to meet at the Sea-
side Club, Coney Island, some time next
month. Jack Jeffries is in the novice
class as a fighter, but he said that he
didn't care a cent who he was matched
against O'Rourke wanted to match
Armstrong against Champion Jim JefrieS
but Brady is ate. bigger game.
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CHARLEY NICHOLS.
The Great Pitcher May Never Be Able
to Play Again.

Boston, May 15.-It is now rumored
that Kid Nichols injury received in the
first inning of the game at Washington
park on April % was much more Sc
rous than at first reported. His ply
stefan says it is possible that the great
twirler may never be able to pitch
again. He is one of the leagues vet
Grams, and no player stood higher in
public esteem. His enforced retir ement
would be regretted by every one con-
nected with the game.
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Swedish Lutherans Adjourn.

Randolph May 15.-The Swedish
Lutherans have adjourned their thir-
tieth annual session. This conference
meeting has been the largest and most
pleasant in the history of the church.
The conference meets next year at Den
yer, May 8. The only cloud was the
telegram announcing the death of the
beloved DR.. OLSON, of Rock Island. A
memorial service was held.
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TRYING to Locate Russian Colony

Ottawa, May 15.-An eastern inTni-
grafton agent is at Ottawa trying to
make deal for big tract of land for
a Russian colony that wants to come to
Kansas. He says that there will be
about 200 in the colony and that they
are Dunkards. If he can't make a sat
isfactory deal in Franklin county he will
go to central Kansas for location.
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gusta college and theological seminary,
Rock Island, ILL.,, who died at Rock Is
land Saturday, was the founder of the
Swedish colony at this place. DR.. OLSON
was a fine pulpit orator, an author Of
note and a great scholar. He was known
and beloved by the Swedes in all parts
of this country.
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SHOT IN A QUARREL.
Caldwell Men Quarrel Over Pasturage
and One is Hurt.

Caldwell, May 15.-As a result of a
quarrel between z. G. Mcdaniel and
Wood T. Smith over the privilege of
running their town herds on the city
common, Mcdaniel shot Smith Monday.
The shooting occurred a. mile north of
town. Smith was shot below the center
of his breast. The bullet glanced from
the bone, following rib and then COM
ing out infiicting only a flesh wound.
Mcdaniel came to town and gave
himself up. He was held under 81, 900
bail for assault
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TOMMY WHITE AT DETROIT
Chicago Fighter to Begin Training
For Fight With McGovern.

Detroit, Mich, May 15.-Tommy
White, accompanied by his wife and
his trainer, Joe Hedmark, arrived in
this city last night on his way to
Mount Clemens, where he will COM
mence training for his twenty five
round contest with McGovern, that is
billed for June II at the Seaside club.
White looks to be in condition and says
he is feeling strong and we'll He has
no idea. what the outcome of the con-
test will be. but adds that he will be in
proper shape and do his best to win.
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M. w. "a. at Independence.

independence, May 15.-The various
camps Of the Modern Woodmen Of
America in this county have been or
ganized into the Montgomery County
Log Rolling association; and next Fri
day, May IS, this association will hold
it's first annual log rolling in Independ-
ence. 1t is expected that there will be
several thousand people here.
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come here to die, I'll go home to die"
From that time on he slowly recovered
and is now practically well. His case
was so remarkable that it was made
the subject of a special report to the
war department. Young Wilson is about
20 years old and the son of a Missouri
Pacific engineer of this city.
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TWO GIRLS DROWNED.
May Mentally and Edna Worden, at
Joplin Mo.

Joplin, Mo-, May 15.-May McNally,
aged 16, and Edna Worden, aged 20,
were drowned Sunday afternoon while
boat riding with young men. The boat
capsized in a strong current and they
sank in Is feet of water. One Of the
girls was got to the dam and chung to
it for a few moments, while the men
were trying to save the other, but she
lost her grasp and sank. The bodies
were recovered
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wonderfully successful in promptly curing
lame back, kidney. bladder, uric acid frou-
bles and Bright's Disease, which is the worst
form of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is not rec
commended for everything but if you have kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found
just the remedy you need. Ithas been tested
in 50 many ways, in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor to pur-
chase relief and has proved SO successful in
every case that a special arrangement has
been made by which all readers Of this paper
who have not already tried it, may have a
sample bottle sent free by mail, also a book
telling more about Swanp-Root and how to
find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper and Ee
send your address to rg5FSSF5S .fs
Or. Kilmer & Co., Bing- lllas n
hamton, N. Y. The -zs4ils % g -. e
regular fifty cent and Home of swamp-ROOt
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists.
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Back From Honduras.

returned from Honduras, where he went
with a colony March 1. Mr.. Sutton has
many interesting things to say of the
country and is delighted with it. The
climate is fine and one can find almost
any kind of weather he desires. Mr..
Sutton has acquired several square
miles of property which promises to be
rich in gold and silver mines. He viii
return to Honduras in the fan.
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Robbed a Dentist.

Pittsburg, Kan. May 15.-While DR..
entered his office in the old NJ & T.
building and carried off about $50 worth
of gold plate and scrap gold The thief
showed his familiarity with the precious
metal for he took only the Is, p and "a
carat gold.
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salina Band to Be Enlarged.

Salina, May 1.-THE Salina Military
band is to be enlarged from an organic
alton of thirty-five members to one Of
fifty members and steps are soon to be
taken to secure the additional members
by offering free instruction. The band
at present is one of the best in the
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Prisoners Break Jail.

Salina, May 15.-Martin Martinson
and George Green, who were arrested
near Trenton last week for housebreak-
ing, broke Jail here Sunday night. Off
GERS are in pursuit.
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Mofatt Reaches Frisco.

San Francisco. May 15.-Jack Moffatt
of Chicago, who will on June l, meet
the Pacific coast middle-weight cham
pion, Al Neill. has arrived in this city.
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Off For Cape Nome Gold Fields.

Lawrence May BE. E. Brown,
Chancellor Shows stenographer at the
State university, has gone to the Cape
Nome gold fields. He expects to be
gone five months and is being sent by
Willis K. Folks, treasurer of the uni
VerSity.
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MAY Sell Gross.

St Louis May 15.-It is the general
rumor that Lave Cross will join the
Giants soon. There is no official confir
nation of the story, however.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING.
Winfield pefeatg Oxford.

Winfield, Kan. May 15.-Southwest Kan
sas college defeated Oxford by a score of
4 to q Mordy and Forney were in the
box for oxford and Alley was behind the
bat French and Huston were Winfield
battery. The score by innings We're as
follows:
oxford ..............1 0 0 0 0 o.
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cures made by Dr..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney. liver
and bladder remedy.
It is the great medi-
cal triumph Of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years of
scientific research by
DR.. Kilmer, the emil
nent kidney and blad-
-. af..fsn
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Buffalo ...........2o84Oo01s-io Ii 1
Milwaukee ;,...,.;..2 1oOl 9o2L 9 IA s
Schrecongost; Milwaukee, Rettger, Vince
Ter and H. Smith.
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I.indsborg, May 15.-Rev- Professor o.
OLSON, Ph.D.. DID,, president Of Au-
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JEFFRIEs, BRoTHER
To Fight Big Bob Armstrong in New
York

New York, May 15.-Manager Billy Bra
dy and Tom O. Rourke have got together
and as q result Jack Jeffries and big Bob
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AT CLEVELAND.
Score by innings:
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AT BUFFALO.
Score by innings:
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III ID b
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Chicago O1O210O 81 10 Q
New York ...........O 100000 90 4
Batteries-Ch Chicago, Garvin and Nichols;
New York, Carrick and Warner.
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DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK {?
kidney trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know of the wonderful
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