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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-04-20

If the reported agreement of the
committee of the house Of representa-
tives that has had the matter of nee
essary trust legislation under consider
alton is correct, and they are about to
report a bill regulating the trusts, it
will be again shown that, In spite of
all the charges and counter-charges as
to the standing of the two old parties
on the trust question, the republican
party is to be the pioneer in regulat-
ing the mammoth, powerful and in
some cases unscrupulous combinations
of capital. No great issue in this
country during the last forty years
has been rightly or permanently set
tied until the republican party has
taken it up. Two of the greatest
benefits that have ever been conferred
upon the masses by any political party
Of any country were the free-homestead
law and the emancipation of the black
slaves. If legislation shall be enacted,
along the lines outlined below by the
house committee, it will be another
proof that the republican party is
now-as in bygone years-the friend
of the people.
A Washington dispatch Of April
10th says:
1.-TWO measures directed against
trusts were determined upon to-day
by the special subcommittee on trusts
of the house, a minor committee of
the house judiciary committee. The
subcommittee has spent many days
examining the various remedies pro-
posed, and the conferences were not
concluded until late hour to-day.
The remedies agreed upon are two.
fold, namely: A constitutional amend.
ment giving congress full power to
deal with trusts, and an antitrust
Law making the following extensions
to the Sherman act;
First. Requiring the marking or
branding of trust-made goods shipped
out OF the state, SO as to be easily
identified as the product Of a trust.
Second. Prohibiting Interstate traf.
fc Of trust-made goods not so branded
and making them subject to seizure
land condemnation.
Third. Requiring corporations cap
italized at over q million dollars, do
ing an annual business Of the sant
amount, to file a, report OF their af
! fairs with the secretary OF state.
Fourth. Providing PROCESS Of in
junction against ombinations sendinl
trust-made goods from state to stat.
or to foreign countries. n
Fifth. Prohibiting the use Of The
mails to concerns and their official.
proven to be trusts.''
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-04-20
AfEan Recep.,sa Eater.ainmens.
HAMPTON, N. D., April 1B. 1900.

70 the Editor Of The Record.
Dear Sir: The most interesting and
successful literary entertainment OF
the day was rendered by the Horshead
and Beaver Valley people, at the resi-
dence Of Mr.. ana Mrs. Weller, Of
Hampton, last Saturday evening. Dur
ing the winter the enthusiastic people
of Gayton school district, with the as
sistance of outside friends, raised a
neat sum Of money, with which they
purchased frst-class chapel organ,
that was q musical ornament Of the
evening, and Of which the Hampton
people feel very proud. And, too, they
EtelIme, IT'S all paid for.,''
he committee on program and mn
sic expressed their many discourage:
ments In preparing for this entertain
ment, on account Of those who were
taking part living at such a great dis
tance; but that their labor was
crowned With grand success was mani
tested by the audience ot over ninety
people that were present, listening
with great interest, mingled With oc-
casional cheers and applause, to the
program, which lasted more than two
hours. s. B s8 s5l;54s
After the exercises were oyer, In
stead Of the organ receiving, the people
received to their hearts content the
delicious refreshments which had tnen
prepared for the occasion. At the close
the ladies tried, but with discOuraging
success, to play .freeze-out'' by treat
ing the crowd to Ice cream. BY the
way, ladies, It's pretty hard to freeze
out''a man by feeding him delicious
lice cream. OBsERyER.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-04-20
oAKpaNTER WoRK.

The undersigned desires to inform
the public that he is prepared to do re-
pair work or take contracts for build
3ings. He Will for some time pay special
attention to the making Of window
and door screens. Give me a call.
WIN. SoUTHw1cK, Linton, N. d.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-04-20
TAKEN uP.

One sorrel pony mare; white face;
an ' on 1!i right Ct III hip; III had aIp been asn
ridden with a saddle. !.
tap6-O] JOHN TUlIBACH,
n Miles WestQf pakem. N. p.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-04-20
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS,
For Csanay rreseurer.

Fer Csunay rreHeurer.
To the Voters Of Emmons County:
! hereby respectfully announce my
self q candidate for County Treasurer.
II elected, ! shall 60 to the county
seat TO reside and attend TO the work
of the otiice.
j. q. PITTS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-15
ABOUT THAT CANNON BALL
DIR. Matthews Thinks lie Has Solved
the Problem.

To the Editor of The Eagle:
In your proposition of the train and the
cannonball in the Eagle of the 18th,
answer that the speed of the train pro-
polling the cannonball is neutralized by
its change of place within the minute Of
travel of train and ball and that in both
both cases the cannonbaH will faIl one
mile from the rear of the train at the
instant the ball strikes the ground.
When shot to the rear the force of the
powder is exactly counteracted by the
forward force of the train, and so, if the
train could instantly stop on the discharge
of the cannon the ball would fail from
the mouth of the cannon at the rear of
the train. AS it runs forward one mile
in that minute the ball would strike the
ground one mile from where the rear Of
the train is when it strikes.
When it is shot forward the trains for
ward force would carry the ball one mile
in one minute, and the powder force also
one mile, which would carry the ball ~
two miles from the place where the can
non was discharged, but in this same
minute the train moves forward one mile
and the ball strikes the earth only one
mile in front of the rear of the train.
Just the same result as if a cannon were
fired either up or down the railroad track
regardless of the presence of the train.
r MATTHEW'S
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-15
CHANGE NOT POPULAR
Towns are Kicking Over New III. & =.
Train Schedule.

The new time card on the Hutchinson
and southern branch of the Santa Fe
which went into effect at noon last Sun
day. is causing a great deal Of Complaint
from the lines along the road. This ar
rangement leaves the town OF Kingman
without a train from about O'Clock Sat
uTday night TO about 10 o'clock Monday
morning. But Blackwell is doing the
greatest part of the kicking. They have
a Sunday train in over the Frisco, but
that does not make good connections. and
they want a better one. When they first
heard of the change they tried to per-
suade the Santa Fe to continue the old
service. but were not able TO make 1t go.
Then they tried to get the postofice de-
partment to interfere and compel the road
10 run the train out that failed and now
they are getting up a petition asking the
department. TO restore tbs old star route
between Medford and Blackwell. 1t IS not
likely that the department viii restore
this old route. but tae people of Blackwell
seem determined 70 keep on kicking until
they set better mail service.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-15

a witness stand was Herman Schirmer
the young man who was a defendant with
Mr.. Simmons. He is a Swiss boy and a
Quaker. and when he placed his hand
over his heart, refusing to take the oath,
bu5 merely affirming he made decided
impression on the jury. Questioned by
Mr.. Vermilion Schirmer told
straight story Of his connection in the
case and an attempt 70 nave made him
change his story in the least would have
been an impossibflity. Ballard had told
Detective Fleeman Of the theft of Schir-
mer's horses, and Fleeman told Schirmer.
Then he advised Schirmer to come to
Wichita and swear out a warrant for the
Simpson boys. He came here, he said,
and, together with Mr.. Fleeman, went to
the county attorneys ONCE and told their
story. He said Mr.. Amidon advised him
to swear out a complaint, and me did so,
Amidon writing the information. This
proved so clearly that this action was not
malicious that Judge Wall, when asked to
take the witness, arose and said:
Your honor, I believe every word that
boy has said. I know him to be a good,
honest boy, am acquainted with his his
has told the truth He is entirely inno-
cent of any blame in this matter. The
evidence shows that he was advised to
take the action he did The county At
torney wrote the information and told the
young man to sign it. He knew no better
and acted in good faith I cannot blame
the boy, and I want to dismiss this cause
against him"
Does that include Mr. Simmons?"
quickly inquired Mr. Vermilion.
yes. sir. The same evidence will he
used in favor of Mr.. Simmons, and the
same plea will be made. I want to dis
miss the suit against each of the defend
ants, but before 1 do so I want to say
that this is only on the testimony OF the
defendants themselves. will not consider
the testimony of the colored gentleman
or the gentleman from Arkansas City.
whose testimony was unreasonable, and
I do not want it to appear against the
plaintiff in this suit
Judge Dale then said: THAT is true,
gentlemen. The testimony Of the gentle
man from Arkansas City johnson Herr
is not TO be considered as reliable at all.
There is something radically wrong about
his testimony. He was swearing to an i'm
possibility I know it, because SEN
fenced Ballard myself, and the date he al
luded to in his testimony was after I had
passed sentence on Ballard. Gentlemen
Of the jury, this cause is dismissed"
The court then adjourned, and Mr.. Sim
mons and Mr.. Schirmer left the court
room happy.
The damage suit Of Mrs Matthe against
the sheriff will come up for trial on the
2Sth David Crewson IS her attorney
Asked as to what effect the dismissal of
the Simpson case would have on that OF
Mrs. Matthe, Mr. Crewson said: None |
whatever, sir"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-15
FOUR CARS OF RAILS
street Railway Material Arriving
Every Day.

The new rails which the street csr com
pany viii put in on the paved stress are
very large The first shipment IF men
was received yesterday. Each rail Is sixty
feet long, seven inches high and veis rs
seventy pounds to the yard or fourteen
hundred pounds apiece. As they are too
long to be loaded on one ear. each ,.atch
: put on TWO cars. There are four more
lots now on the way and VIII be he,e
in the near future. or the four now On
the road. the bunch loaded on any Two
cars weighs 1890 pounds and contains
only 81 rails.
The freight which viii be paid ont en-
these rails viii be a very large item Of
expense. Il costs about seven dollars
on each rail shipped from Ironton. Pa
& ". Leatherock. OF Cherryvsle. a
postal clerk who runs through wicaita
on the Frisco. yesterday made a grad
Of IS on Missouri. In a case exazuina-
ton on Missouri there are 1442 cards 70
be handled. and Mr.: Leatherock male
out two mistakes lie threw the l4se
cards in City minutes which gave sn
average Of 2S.s cards per minute.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-15

sible to visit enroute many battlefields of
the civil war, the various resorts of the
southern Appalachian region, and of the
south Atlantic coast extending from Sa-
vanah and Charleston to Norfolk, Rich
mond and Washington.
"A creful Investigation of climatic con-
ditions shows that the temperature of
Charleston in July, with its prevailing sea
breezes, is essentially the same as at the
north Atlantic coast cities, and much
mora likely to be comfortable than in the
interior cities of the north central states"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-15
MUSIC AND DRAMA.

One OF the best speciality artists that
has been in Wichita this season is with
Ferris Comedians at the Crawford. This
artist is Miss Erni Verohee, who until
recently was a performer at Roster &
BeaFs music han in New York, and en-
joys wide reputation as a vaudeville
performer. Miss Veronee's work is high
~ artistic and especially pleasing, and
she has certainly made a big hit with
her versatile and charming manner. Yes
terdsy after Ferris Comedians presented
Camille as matinee bill, which was
well attended, and last night played ''On
the Ohio" to a good sized audience, con
sidering the extremely BAD night. ION
the Ohio" IS very similar TO Caprice
but in many ways it is better, especially
the last act. Mr.. Ferris again played a
Reuben character in a highly artistic
manner. His kcrk in that line IS de-
serving OF great praise. Miss Grace
Hayward did very pretty work and the
balance OF the cast all deserve words Of
commentator. sam Maybe as Farmer
Putnam was very clever. Tae OILY crit
iclsm that could be offered on last nights
performance was that the company seem
ed TO work a little slow and the inter
csssions .weree d little long Tonight
Three 8fusketeeu'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-15
SHOT HIM SELF
HENRY HOOKER MET WITH AN
ACCIDENT LAST NIGHT
While Chasing a Supposed Thief He
Dropped His Revolver.

Special Policeman Henry Hooker net
with very serious accident last night.
He was in pursuit of a man whom he
wished to arrest when he dropped his re-
volver. The gun struck the grolnd in
such way that it went off and shot
Mr.. Hooker through the leg about mid
way between the knee and the ankle He
was taken to the police station AMI the
wound dressed
Hooker was guarding the o. B. Stocker
building on North Water street last night
and it was about Il o'clock when the &C
cident occurred. Hooker said that he
knew who the man was that he was chas-
ing, but did not seem very anxious TO
talk about the matter and refused to give
his name. There has been some kind of
stealing going on at Mr.. Stocker's place,
but 1t could not be learned whether the
fellow Hooker was after was the one who
had been doing the work
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-15
ACTORS BAD PLIGHT
Was Dying of Overdose of
Morphine.
ELECTRICITY REVIVED HIM
Now at Hospital to Get Well
of Shock

G. E. Kempton, an actor, is at the St
Francis hospital being treated for a very
peculiar wound. His right foot was very
badly burned with electricity at Poaca
City nearly six weeks ago and ever since
then he has been at st. Francis to wait
for these burns TO heal
burned are more unusual than the burns
themselves. 1t seems that on the night
Mr.. Kempton was at Ponca City with
his company. he was taken very sick and
was in terrible pain He is troubled with
a chronic kidney disease and says that
an attack of this kind caused his sick
ness. A doctor named Shanks was called.
The doctor, in order to relieve Kempton
of the pain, it is said, injected six grains
of sulphate of morphine into his arm.
Kempton Immediately lost consciousness
and his condition commenced to get
worse. 1t was about noon when the NOR
pine was injected, and as he. showed no
signs Of coming to at 6 O'Clock the mem
bers of his company became alarmed and
called two other physicians named Smith
and Sipy. AS soon as they saw Kemp
ton and heard what had happened, It is
stated, they knew he was dying from an
overdose of morphine. Everything was
tried TO revive him, but ali their efforts
were of no avail. At last they resorted
to electricity. They sank the electrodes
into the soles Of his feet and turned on a
heavy battery current.
The current was left on for some time
before Kempton showed any signs Of re-
viving. When at last he commenced to
come to, the electricity was cut off. Moth
ing unusual was noticed at the time about
the burns in his feet and it was not
known that they were serious.
The next day Kempton noticed that his
feet were very Sore and he took hold Of
the right one to move it. When he did
this his fingers sank into the flesh until
they reached the bone, which proved TO
be as white and dry as If it had been ex-
posed to fire. The left foot was not
nearly so badly burned. A day or two
after this Kempton was brought to the
st. Francis hospital and placed in charge
Of Dr. Fajbrique. He has received the
best of treatment, but his right foot has
not healed as vet. Indeed, the doctors
say this is one of the peculiar things
about burns caused by an electric cur
rent. Although they are not severe at
first, they often refuse to heal and de-
velop into horrible sores. The flesh seems
to be deadened and is constantly slump
ing off and instead of getting better,
one of these burns keeps spreading and
in some cases causes death when at first
it apparently was insignificant
Mr.. Kempton was manager of the we'll
known Kempton Comedy company
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-15

If your liver is out of order, causing
Biliousness, Sick Headache, Heart
burn, or Constipation, take dose OF
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-15

With the death % Alexander SalviDi the
stage was deprived q the greatest actor
fitted for SUCH parts as the Gascon . Ar
tagnan. and II was for time Thought
that Dumas masterwork. The Three
Guardsmen.~ would have to BE- retired.
but happily. the criJies united II urging
Psul Cazaneuve 20 undertake the render
Ing of such parts N "Cnder the bed
Robe. as GIL de BeraHlt. he appears -
a syash-buckelr during and from the sra
a swsxh-b uckier during the stirring -taass
81 Louis and Riche1isu Mr. Casene1ve
Is recognized both in this country ED
abroad as tire legitimate successor q
Fletcher. Mayo ard SalvinI Under IRE
Red Robe-' all De u7og0it@d ard from
Rel Robe" xiii be mounted here ~ tae
Crawford theater with al he original
scenery and effects ard historically cor
rect costumes seen during sts great rBn
az The Empire tnsater. New YORK
The bright and dIve-Eing Spectacular
seen in all its completeness a. fae CFaN-
ford theaser. Tnes8zT. Feb-aarx = In
thIs p-vs5uctlen there viii e rnarsAallsea
a large. versatile ard saIense1 eesnaang
Tae transformation AZ TIE c5oss = tas
performances T. a beauty. sna - eaeh
scene sofsly alzsolves. disclosing -a-Te
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-15
STUART ROBSON's REMARKABLE
COMPANY

Stuart Robson has with him this year
twenty-five people, among whom are some
Of the best-known American actors and
actresses. Henry r. Dixey plays the part
OF David Garrick, has a part second in
Importance only 10 that OF the star him
self, and It has been said that since the
JeTerson-Florence combination this IS the
most Interesting theatrical event Of the
kind Mr.. Robson, who appears IS Oliver
Goldsmith. has Tor more than ten years
wished for a play on this subject. Other
members OF the cast are Florence Rock
well who appears as Mary Horneck. the
famous Jcssamv Bride. Waiter Hale. as
Edmund Burke, the famous orator and
statesman r. A Weaver. as Samuel
johnson ard Beaumont Smith as James
Rasree.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-15

beautiful one than the other. one is really
bewiidered until the end. when a burst
o Applause, impossible 10 refrain from,
fills the theater. Fancy this scenic display
as the framework for up-to-date come
dams and specialties. There are Partisan
adncers and several other foreign nov
elites engaged specially for this company.
Enjoyment IS ahead, that's certain.
Seats on sale Saturday az Howe's jewel
II store.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-15
HOODS Pills

On retiring, and tomorrow your di-
gestive organs viii be regulated and
you will be bright, active and ready
for any kind of work. This haS
been the experience of others; it
will be yours. HOODS PILLS are
sold by all medicine dealers. % cts.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-15
SICKNER'S ENTERTAINMENT
Large and AppreciatIve Audience
Listens 20 ZINE Program.

Professor Sickner's musical entertain
msns Tuesday evening vas 6elghtful
AFFAIR, sas e large uuu7oe- q guests were
present Sling the conservatory zarIors.
also the dental par3ors ~ Or str35eoksr
walcA ws-s cpen Tor the occasion. ne
r51n7s wera srtisacally adorned VI q
f5H e.a. paintings and sTfc-a-5rzc.
sfisses WIanie Barnes ard laura
I.ashYop SERVED the guests with lernoa-
ads and cake. the farmer fsum csff g1ass
frapqe csps. Pro- Sfckne~rs wife a-5ssv-
eel 51sGs were NOT stte-tIge 81 re e.
t4rfasasneat ~ she large csgnpany- Ths
p-astarn WIS Bata literary sn4 1sasg-zz.
a. te4sw
sang nfsssc Conservatory Nsn5osfuCIsa
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Captain Hargess made a. zA5-ass sss-
sect -sMsxe. rs Spirit Pawes ard IT,
sesratIsz.
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-08
CONFIDENT UNDERGONE.
Business Is Proceeding Along conssr-
vattve Line.

New York, December 7.--R, g. Dun &
Co., tomorrow win say;
Business is progressing along conserva-
tive lines without excitement or great
speculative activity. but with . confident
undertone. which is to be explained large
ly by the fact that leading concerns In
most of the great industrinls have orders
booked to employ their machinery at
nearly full capacity during months when
curtailment is usual. Prices OF commodi-
ties are generally steady and holiday
trades brisk at all points. The South Is
particularly cheerful, with cotton firm
and the rice crop coming In at very full
prices. Railroad earnings In November
increased 8 per cent over last year and
10 per cent over 1873. There is no cause
for alarm In the small volume or new
business at iron and steel centers. With
the first sign Of higher prices there came
forward such flood Of contracts that
mills and furnaces booked orders suffi-
Client to keep their full force employed 10
months. Bars are more firmly held,
while many idle mills have resumed In
this department and sheet makers also
insist on better terms. Other forms Of
finished material are steady.
Failures for the week were 2s7 in the
United States, against 2si last year, and
IS in Canada against IS last year.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-08
CIVIL aov,r. FOR TRANsvAAL

London December THE secretary OF
state for the colonies, Mr.. Jospsh Cham
bsrlain announced In the House of Com
mons today that civil government viii
shortly be established In the Transvaal
and Orange River colonies,
MIR. Chamberlain saii the governmsnt
noped--it was hope and not pIophecy-ta,
very shortly, indeed before the house met
again, something in the nature of civil
administration might be established in
both the Orange river and the Transvasl
colonies. Sir Alfred Miner, he aided,
would be appointed governor OF both.
Here Mr.. V. Dunan Prize, Liberia,
member for North Aberdeen, former
captain OF the Aberdeenshire militia, who
recently returned from South Africa,
where he went to look after the remounts
department when the war broke out iu-
terrupted MIR. Chamberlain, saying
"You will lose South Africa"
MIR. Chamberlain proceeded without
noticing the remark.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-08
TURNING DOWN OF KRUGER.

Berlin, December Tin the Reichstag
today answering Herr Roesucke's inter.
pellation regretting Mr.. Kruger han not
been received but had been turned awaJ
from the gates OF Germany out OF resari
for another power, contrary to the feeling
of the nation,' Count Won Posadowsky.
Wshner, munster for the interior. replied
that he greatly regretted Herr Roesicke
had mos given previous notice OF the
question, as he would have asked Coun
Won Buelow to answer the difficult q les-
ton in person. He added that 1t wa
comnaratively easy for irresponsible
deputies TO give expression OF certain
popular currents OF opinion, but. man
occupying the responsible post of chan
ceIlor OF the German empire, who wa.