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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
THE VEIL HAS DROPPED.
Strict Censorship Leaves the Public
in Complete Ignorance of Trans
vaal War News.
WORD FROM BULLER EAGERLY AWAITED
Lord Roberts Arrival In South Africa Has
Been Followed by an Ominous silence
St All News Centers-Boers Are Stor-
ing Provisions. Preparatory to an At
tack-ActIvity Near Rensberg.

London, Jan. 14.-An absolute veil
has been dropped over the occur
rences at the theater of war and the
country is in complete ignorance of
what is happening. Further news of
Gen. Buffers movements is awaited
with eager anxiety.
Though Gems. Kitchener and Rob-
erts have been in South Africa only
two days, the press censorship is al
ready much stricter. Reuter- has 62
correspondents in the field, yet his
agency has less than a half column of
news of the entire field operations.
The Nails Is men furnish a total of
200 words. ThesOther papers are far
ing the same
A Hell-known italian traveller who
has just returnedtp Rome from the
Transvaaf declares 6isAt the Beers have
heavily mined the johannesburg gold
fields, in preparation for an attack
when the British forces advance to
the Transvaal
viii Ask for Over SSO,OOO,OOO.
London, Jan. 14.--The London Sun
reports that on the re-assembling of
parliament January 30, the govern
ment will Immediately ask for a fur
ther war credit of 920,O0O,OOO
Beers Storing Provisions.
Paris, Jan. 14.-The Temps pub
fishes some interesting details from
correspondents in the Transvaal. The
letters were sent by way of Suez
They show that the Beers are proud
~ saving their provisions and that
''frugality" is now their password.
Women have taken the places of men
in the fields and are plowing and
planting. The next harvest, it is eX-
pected, will be sufficient to carry the
Beers for at least a year.
As Vienna Hears 1t.
Vienna, Jan. 1.-THE Neue Freie
publishes a dispatch from Brussels
saying news has been received there
from Pretoria to the effect that the
Beers have stormed all the heights
around Ladysmith and that the capit-
ulation of that place is hourly ex-
pected.
Brilliant Dash by New ZeaIanders.
Rensburg, Cape Colony, Jan. IA
strong force of British troops ad-
vanced this morning under cover of
brisk artillery fire and encamped at
Slingersfontein, on the Beers eastern
flank. The Beers patrols retired, but
subsequently a body of Beers at
tempted to seize the position, threat
ening communication between the
British encampment and Rensburg.
The New Zealanders, with a brilliant
dash, frustrated the attempt. They
raced and seized the position first and
fired volleys at the enemy, who re-
tired in the direction of Colesburg.
French's Latest Movements.
London, Jan. 1.-THE movement of
Gen. French's troops in the vicinity
of Colesberg is taken to indicate that
Gen. Roberts has reorganized the inn
portance of Gen. French's objective,
namely, to obtain command of both
bridges across the Orange river, and
has hastened to send him reinforce
mentS
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
DEMANDS OF STREET CAR MEN
Six Hundred Employees In Louisville Want
90 Cents an Hour and Several
Other Concessions.

Louisville. KY, Jan. 1.-THE 600
employees of the Louisville street car
lines have presented demands to their
employers for an increase of wages
from 161H, to 20 cents an hour; recog-
milton of the union; the right to arbi-
trate cases of the removal of en-
ployes for various offenses; the right
to buy uniforms in the open market,
and better system of collection of
cash fares. The company is given I'M
til Wednesday to consider their de-
mands, when they threaten to strike
if they are not granted. The central
labor union, embracing all organized
labor of the city, has decided to sup
port the street men.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
DiscOutent.

Don't be discouraged at the numer-
Gus new reform organizations. They
are the outgrowth of dissatisfaction
with the old parties. These organiza-
tions will prove to be only feeders for
the peoples party when the peoples
party gets thoroughly in the middle
of-the-road again. Would like to see
the dissatisfied elements of the old
parties form hundred new parties.
AS soon as they leave the old parties
their prejudice against the peoples
party will largely disappear. They
will come to us if we prove worthy of
their coming.-Missouri World.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
Fee to witness an Execution.

FL Paso, Tex, Jan. IA criminal
is to be executed in the Quartet at
Juarez within the next few days. The
man will be shot inside the walls of
the prison. An admittance fee of 25
cents will be charged all persons de-
string to witness the execution. The
money thus derived will go to the
widow of the condemned man.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
Convicts Must Do the Work.

1t is believed that the house appro-
priation committee will not take IA
vorable action on the proposition ap-
propriating 100000 for the cell house
for the Leavenworth penitentiary, as
the policy is to let the convicts do
the work.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
Ianiencv to a woman Thief.

Freeport, ILL.,, Jan. 14.-Mrs. Kate
Cunningham and three daughters,
aged Is, 10 and s years, were before
the police magistrate here, charged
with shoplifting. Although they con-
fessed their crime, the merchants
who had suffered at their hands de-
clined to prosecute the case, and one
even went so far as to give the woman
the articles taken from his shop.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
Honor. to Lieut. Victor Blue.

New York, Jan. 14.-Lieut. Victor
Blue, of the navy, was honored Satur-
day on board the battleship Massa-
chusetts, at the navy yard, by the
women of South Carolina, the lieu
tenants native state, for his heroic
work on land and water during the
war with Spain: EX-Gov. Hugh S.
Thompson, of South Carolina, pre-
sented the lieutenant with a gold
medal
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
THE SYSTEM ROTTEN.
Secretary Root Will at Once Institute
Sweeping Reforms In Cuba's Judi
cisl and Prison Methods.

Washington, Jan. 14.-Secretary
Root has taken steps to institute at
once sweeping reforms in the judicial
system in Cuba, the animating pur-
pose being to correct as soon as pos
sible the Cuban prison abuses which
have already been the subject of rep
resentations to the war department.
To accomplish this purpose, the Sec
retary has decided to appoint a COM
mission comprised of three Americans
and equal number of Cubans.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
Return for More Mules.

New Orleans, Jan. 1.-THE Iona,
Corinthian and Kildona, British
transports which took out cargos of
mules to South Africa, have returned
for more, which they have begun to
load. The Corninthian tDok out 1,1S0
mules and lost so and the Iona lost
only IL mules. The Kildona had an
equally satisfactory trip.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
Fine Depot on His Hauds.

When the Santa Fe railroad bought
The Hutchinson & Southern the ter
minals at Hutchinson were not in
cluded and the handsome depot owned
by w. A. Bradford, of Boston, is un-
occupied.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
will BE Held at Topeka.

President Edward Locke and the eX-
ecutive committee of the Epworth
league have selected Topeka as the
place to have the first annual conven-
ton of that organization, on June
1921 next.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
Begged to Go to Jail.

Fred Wright went to the deputy
sheriff at Arkansas City and asked
to be locked up for burglary. An in
vestigation showed that he had
broken glass in an Office with the
object of getting in Jail for the win
ter
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
Insurance Apainst Cholera.

The Kansas Swine Breeders asso-
citation is considering the advisability
of mutual insurance association to
protect the members from loss on ac
count of hog cholera. The only thing
to hinder the carrying out of such a
plan, in the opinion of those present,
is the danger of dishonest breeders
becoming members.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
TOOK Patent Cough sirup.

Arkansas City, Kan, Jan. 14.-Lasi
night Mrs. A. L. Heitkarn gave hel
three-year-old boy two teaspoonfuls
of patent cough sirup, and about
midnight the child was discovered in
a semi-conscious state. A few hours
later he died from the effects o.
opium poisoning.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
Tire of the Stamp Evil

Topeka grocers have started move
ment to rid the town of the premium
stamp evil. For year the people
have gone wild over premium stamps,
and no merchant has been able to
sell goods without giving them. One
firm is burdened with an expense of
$500 a month for stamps alone, and
others run close to that figure.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
MOI. ., the Montana scandal.

Washington, Jan. 14.-The princi-
pal witness Saturday in the Doodle
charges against Senator Clark, of
Montana. was NJ. L. Hewitt. who was
in Helena during the legislative ses-
sion of 1899. He said Senator Clark's
son had asked him to see State SEN
.ator Myers and offer him $4,000 for
1,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
MEDICINE LODGE KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY IT. 1900
A SUMMARY OF KANSAS EVENTS.
Kansas Corn Prizes.

The committee appointed to award
prizes for the best sample of Kansas
corn to be exhibited at the Paris ex-
position of 1900 has made awards as
follows:
Bushel white corn-First prize,
Thomas D. Hubbard, Kimball; second,
D. w. Matsley, Chanute; third, Grant
E. Kelsey, Topeka.
Bushel yellow corn-First prize,
Hugh Griffith, Belleplaine; second, w.
G. Rucker, Corning; third, II. E. Jack
son, Tecumseh.
Bushel sweet corn-First prize,
Bradford Miller, Topeka; second, Lu-
ther Hay, Menokin.
Bushel popcorn First prize, W. r.
Beck, Hamlin; second, Ralph Dyal,
Topeka.
Bushel calico corn-First prize, J. S.
Hitchcock, Manhattan.
Bushel red corn-First prize, w. S.
Hay, Menoken.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
Obiects to Gold Bonds.

The Lawrence school board is ad-
sertising to sell $4,000 of gold bonds
to build schoolhouse. E. Martin
dale, a populist editor, claims that,
under the Kansas law, gold bonds are
illegal and proposes to enjoin their
issuance. Topeka once undertook to
issue gold bonds, but had to give it
up.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
aood Report from Havana.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE total
customs receipts at the port of Ha-
vana for December were $1,10s,130
Attention is invited to the fact that
though there were only 20 working
.days in the month of December, the
total collections exceeded those IN
any other month of the past year.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
missouri Leri.lator Fatally Injured.

ST. Louis, Jan. 14.-Jefferson Davis
Storts, member of the legislature
from Shannon county, was thrown
from street car in this city and sc
severely injured that his recovery IL
doubtful. For several weeks Mr.
Storts had conducted law Office
hara
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
Freight Train q Half Mile Long.

An unusually long train went
north over the Santa Fe road
through Arkansas City the other day.
1t was made up of 73 cars and was
over a half mile long.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
Found Dead on the Prairie.

A. L. Davis, cattleman living
north of Liberal, was found dead on
the prairie and his horse grazing
nearby was covered with blood. 1t
was thought Davis was murdered.
as there were fractional troubles in
the neighborhood.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
Must Paw Board Bill.

The Wichita guardian of William
Wood, the millionaire lunatic, has
been notified by Auditor Cole to pay
$4,015.4O, the amount of Woods board
bill since being an inmate of the state
insane asylum at Topeka. Wood was
a poor man when he entered the asy-
lum in 1879, but he came into great
fortune through some mining shares.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17

A statement of the gross postal re
ceipts for December, 1899. as compared
with the receipts for the same month
during the preceding year, show:
net increase of $199, 1875, or five pc
cent
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17

The Kansas Retail Hardware Deal
ers' association adopted resolutions
against trusts and combinations, de-
claring that its members were desir-
GUS of buying, as far as possible, with
houses who deal outside of trusts.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
Struck a Vein OF Coal.

Frank Loveless, living five miles
south of Seneca, while drilling for
water struck a 3h-foot vein of coal
at depth of 200 feet.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17

The Kansas Masonic home at Wich-
ita was founded three years ago, and
AZ have been admitted to it since
then. Of these, 25 were old people
and % children. Seven of the chill
dren have been discharged, leaving Is,
all of whom are attending school. Of
the 25 old people admitted, four have
been discharged and seven have died.
They range in age from II to "a
years.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
Neosho FALL Doubly AhaIcted

sho Falls few days after store in
the town had been looted by robbers.
The fire destroyed several business
houses.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17

Fire destroyed a business block a.
Iowa City, Ia, entailing a loss esti
mated at $150,0O0. The firms burned
out are: Price, Kieth & Co., jewelry;
Mrs. ]. w. s. Horne, dry goods;
George w. Leners, grocer.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
Is Ingalla a Hopeless Invalid9

1t is alleged that ex-senator John
J. Ingalls,, who is now in New Mexico
for throat trouble, is really victim
of consumption.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
Sam pays s., 500, 600 a Yea

Uncle Sam pays $500, 900 a year
for the rent of postal cars, which
could be built for $1,000, 900 and they
would last for 20 years. Uncle Sam
also paid one cent pound for each s6
miles of distance that the railroads
hauled the mails. This is about 50
times as much IS is charged for c51x-
rying merchandise. -Exchan4c
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17

Commissioner General Peck has OBJ
tained space for Cuba, Puerto Rico
and the Hawaiian islands ct the Paris
6xposition.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
An Unusual Compact.

A. J. Bryant and c. d. Leggett are
a couple of young fellows who formed
partnership in barber shop at Ce-
darvale. In joining forces, they en-
tered into an agreement to the effect
that the one who first should play a
gambling game or take drink of
liquor must forfeit his share in the
property. This contract was duly
placed on record, and the lawyers say
it is an enforceable one.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
Left . Note Behind.

DIR. L. J. Forney, q doctor at Cher.
okee for IL pears. committed suicide
by taking morphine He left the fol-
lowing note: II had rather leap into
the unknown than longer endure what
| ! know
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
Labor Exchange Colony.

The socialist or labor exchange col
ony recently established IL miles
northwest of Fort Scott, will be aug
mented in a short time by number
of families from different parts of the
state. A townsite has been laid out.
The colony has it's own scrip and
everything in the commercial or labor
lines is done on the exchange plan,
each man getting credit for just what
he produces.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
Passing of the Atchison Champion.

The Atchison Champion, the oldest
paper in Kansas, has been discontin-
ued by it's present owner, B. P. Wag-
gener, who took it six months ago
under a mortgage. The Champion
was established in 1855 and, with ex-
Gov. John A. Martin as it's editor and
publisher, was for many years the
most influential republican paper in
the state, and made Martin governor.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
Want the State Fair Revived.

The annual convention of the Kan
sas Improved Stock Breeders associa-
ton at Topeka adopted a resolution
urging the revival of the state fair.
The breeders claim that Topeka
should put it's money into an enter
prise like fair, which will be a per-
manent feature, instead of spending it
on street fairs and carnivals. They
say that state fair conducted on a
conservative basis would be paying
institution.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
Full Pay for scool-reachers.

The attorney general, in an opinion
to the state superintendent of public
instruction, holds that when a public
school has been suspended by order of
ethe bord of trustees, on account OF
the presence of contagious disease
in the community, teachers are en-
titled to full pay under their con-
tracts.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
Want the Hemp Perts Open.

Congressman Long and Reeder, OF
Kansas, called on the president re-
Gently and urged the opening of hemp
ports in the Philippines. They ar
gued that the wheat growers of Kan
sas would otherwise have to pay ex-
orbitant prices for binding twine.
The president said he would immedi-
ately order Gen. Otis to have the
hemp ports opened.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17

In the supreme court w. S. Roark,
of Junction City, secured Judgment
of $1,000 against DIR. Greene, a dem
tist, for injuries received while having
a tooth pulled. The decision lays
down the rule that when a dentist
makes bad job of pulling tooth he
is liable for damages to the extent OF
the injuries sustained.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
Alimony Only an Ordinary Debt

Os1Hy VII OtUtu8ry Dcuts
Judge Hook, of the United States
district court for Kansas, issued a re.
straining order preventing Mrs. Er
NINA c. Buffers, of Atchison, from
garnisheeing the wages of her di
vorced husband, John Buffers, for ali
mony. Buffers married again, and Sc,
up claim that his wages could no,
be garnisheed by his divorced wife fol
alimony, as he needed all his salary
for the maintenance of his second
family. Judge Hook seems to thinl
that an alimony debt occupies the
same status as debt for groceries.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
stockmen's Fund to Try New Rates.

The executive committee of the
Kansas Live Stock association has
raised preliminary fund of $1,000 to
make the fight in the courts against
the new cattle rates established by
the railroads. 1t is understood that
Attorney General GODDARD will help
the fight.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17

Company b, First Kansas regiment,
Kansas national guard, was reorgan-
lied at Lawrence. Capt. Adna Clark
was elected captain. The officers and
nearly all the men saw service with
the Twentieth Kansas in the Philip
pines.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17
Riot In Yates Center schools.

In room of the Yates Center
schools one of the boys threw paper
on the floor and refused to pick it up
Prof. Markham resorted to physical
force in an endeavor to compel the
young man to obey the order, when
several OF the other boys attacked the
professor. superintendent Person
and Prof. Kannard were called, but all
three were stood off by the boys,
who had pocketknives. Serious
trouble was averted by dismissal OF
all the pupils for the day.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-17

Mrs. Joseph Christie, of Mcpherson,
cut the throats of her two children,
both under six years old. She then
cut her own and set fire to the house.
The children died at once and Mrs.
Christie lived only short time. A
few days previous Joe Christie, her
husband, was arrested for drunken
ness, and is now in Jail because he
could not pay his fine. 1t is supposed
that worry over their condition led
the woman to commit the horrible
deed
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-08-31
NEWS FROM The OIL FIELDS.
Many Good Finds Being made steadily,
and a duster or two.

The West Fnrk Oil s Natural Gas
Company has begun its No. !. on the
Ida Steady farm just west of the city
This is the company's fourth well.
The three drilled in are gassers.
In the Wallace field the South
Penn. has drilled three new wells
to the top of the sand. They are all
showing for light wells or busters.
These three tests are S. C. Dudley No.
i, j. NJ. Orr No. 3 and J. F. Davis No.
.. In that field the John Mc1ntire
recently drilled is repor led at 1S5 bar
rels, but local holders Claim it is an
500 or 900 barrel producer. t.. Ben
nett claims that his well reported at
100 barrels is good for nearly tank,
or $50 barrels, daily.
In the Jarvisville end Of the Wolf
Summit field, the South Penn got a
duster for its test on the B. Maxwell
farm.
W. B. Carpenter No. 8 has been COM
pleted by the same company and is a
Is barrel producer
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-08-31
>1HE W. C. I. U. co. CONVENTION
The Attendance was Small but the
Work Earnest.

The W. G. T. q. County convention
was held In the BAPTIST church here
Tuesday. The attendance was light
only eighteen, all women and children,
being present at the afternoon session,
besides the Telegram reporter. Not
even preacher was present to invoke
divine blessings. This fact discloses
a great degree Of indifference.
At $50 O'Clock the County Presi-
dent, Mrs. NJ. G. Stillman. of Lost
Creek, called the convention to order
and made short annual address. call
ing attention to the work done and
urging more zeal and activity.
Miss Mabel Lowther, Of Salem,
was elected secretary pro TEN.
Miss Leah Davis, of Lost Creek,
gave recitation on Temperance.
Mrs. John W. Stuart, Mrs. Mollie
Davis and Mrs. j. B. Smith were ap-
pointed a committee on resolutions.
Mrs. w. NJ. Rider. OF West Milford,
made an address on "a Few OF the
Reasons why We should appeal to
Voters" which proved one OF the
strongest, most pathetic and effective
on temperance it has ever been our
privilege to hear Mrs. Rider is an
eloquent and earnest speaker.
Officers elected for the ensuing year
are Mrs. NJ. G. Stillman, president;
Miss Mabel Lowther, recording sec
rotary; Mrs. Mollie Davis Of Lost
Creek, corresponding secretary and
Mrs. Jasper Pew, treasurer.
1t was resolved to pursue the lines
Of work already in vogue, and add
medal contest, mothers meetings
and evangelical work.
Mrs. DE-. %. A. Flowers, Mrs. j. B.
Smith and Mrs. Mollie DAYS. were APP
pointed "cold water" committee TO
maintain free icewater staudat the
fair and to distribute Literature.
There are four unions in the county,
namely: Lost creek members,
Clarksburg "a active and % honorary
members, Salem 40 active and IL
honorary, and Enterprise 10 active
and 4 honorary members.
The state president, Mrs. n. G. r.
Morrow, of Fairmont, gave one of
her very interesting lectures at 9
o'clock p. m. on temperance to good
sized crowd. The convention ended
with an interesting parlor meeting at
Mrs DR.. j. B. Smiths Wednesday
morning.