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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-10-27
GOOD NEWS FROM CUBA.
uov. Wood Tells Of New Pabilo Schools
Established and the Improved Methods
OF Administering the Courts.

Washington, Oct. 24.-Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood yesterday made the
following statement as to the con-
tents of his civil report as governor
general of Cuba:
Every town OF consequence In the Is
land has been provided with a hospital
well equipped with all necessary supplies
and appliances. Asyiums for orphan chill
dren have been established wherever nee
essary. II IL the purpose Of the insular
government to establish four state insti-
tutions, two for girls, two to be Indus
trial and agricultural, and two to be cor
rectional and Industrial. The prisons
have been overhauled and repaired from
one end OF the island to the other. and the
sanitary conditions vastly improved:
Courts have been stimulated and urged
to a prompt performance OF their duty.
and the result has been that many prisons
have been practically empty and n great
Improvement has been made In the con-
duct of criminal cases.
During the present year over 1900 pub
lie schools have been established-3,GO0
teachers are employed In them and TO-
900 children are In the. schools. This num-
Der Is constantly increasing. and by the
end OF the present school year II Is be-
lIeved we shall have 100000 children in
school.
Public buildings throughout the island
have undergone extensive repairs. San
itary work has been carried on from one
end OF Cuba TO the other. A thorough
~ efficient mail service has been estab-
lished and is being conducted with eff
cheney and economy. Public works In
volving millions OF dollars have been Ia
ken up and completed. complete over
land telegraph has been established
throughout the island. Many Industries
have been taken up and are growing
daily. Many notifications have been made
In taxation. all with the purpose OF ben
efiting the taxpayer. A most efhcient
customs service has been established and
the quarantine service Is thoroughly
equipped and rigidly enforced.
The condition of the people OF the Is
land, to the best OF my knowledge and
belief, is one OF content. and they real
ize that wonderful progress has been
made and they feel. as people. kindly
toward and have faith in the people OF
the United States.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-10-27
FOR RESTRICTED SUFFRAGE.
Gov. Gambler, of Georgia, In His Message
to the Legislature Recommends an Ed
ucationAi or Property DUAL hcntion.

Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 25.--In his mes.
sage to the general assembly Gov.
Gambler makes special mention of tn,
price which cotton is now bringing
in the market and notes the I'M
usually large size Of the wheat crop,
which he says breaks the record OF
40 years. lie congratulates the farm.
ers of the state upon the disposition
to diversity agriculture, calls atten.
ton TO the increase of Sl9.2O3,5I2 in
the value of property of the state
and observes that lawlessness and
crime have shown marked improve.
ment Gov. Gambler recommends
an appropriation of $1.OOO,Oo0 for pub
lie schools. On ballot reform the gov
ernor says:
In the interest of good government
and in the interest OF the negro race. ]
recommend that an amendment TO the
constitution be submitted to the people
providing for n qualified suffrage. based
on an educational or property Qualiiica-
ton, or both. a man who has by integ-
rlty and frugality acquired n little home
and II taxpayer should be allowed to
vote. whether he can read and write or
not but he who has for the last q
years had the opportunities OF free
schools and cannot read and write and
who has had an equal chance for the
acquisition OF property and yet has
through Incidence or profigacy or vice
failed to become taxpayer. contributing
nothing 10 the support Of the state.
should have no voice In making Its laws.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-10-27
TO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
10 A. Parker, the Chairman Of Their Ma
tioual Committee. Issues an Address
10 Hts Follower.

Cincinnati, Oct. 25.-Jo A. Parker,
chairman Of the national committee
Of the middle-of-the-roaders, yester.
day issued an address to his followers.
He says:
This memorable campaign Is Drawing
rapidly TO a close. and In the last hours
Of the struggle ] wish to send to the
true and loyal populists Of this nation,
who have struggled during the dark
years OF defeat and trcachcry for the
life OF our beloved party, message OF
good cheer. Four years ago we were
shamefully betrayed by those whom we
had intrusted with power, our organiza.
ton given into the hands OF our politi-
cal enemies. and our sturdy voters de.
livered like sheep In the open market.
The great principles Of true populism
were prostituted that the greed OF polit-
ical pirates might be satisfied with
power and plumber. To-day our organi-
zation Is once again In the hands OF
true populists who will never surrender
Il to either OF the old parties. There are
electoral tickets in 20 states and the op.
portunity Is thus afforded all true pop.
ulists In those states TO vote their con.
scientious sentimcnts-a privilege which
perfldy and political dishonesty denied In
1896.
The vote to be polled for this ticket
may not be as great as that OF 1896. but
II will be large enough to demonstrate
beyond the shadow of n doubt that our
party IL not dead. that the false leaders
OF the past did not kill II. This cam.
paign has accomplished this much-and
more-the election In November will put
an end to the disastrous policy OF fusion
forever. This alone Is great victory
for true populism.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-10-27
GEN. LIBER's REPORT.
The Judge Advocate GENERAL ut the Army
States That There Were 6,0s0 Courts
Martial Last Year.

Washington, Oct. 25.-Gen. Liber,
Judge advocate general of the army,
in his annual report to the secretary
of war says there were $3.50 trials
by general court-mnrtial during the
past fiscal year. A total Of 1850 men
were sentenced to dishonorable dis
charge, of whom 2,270 were in the
regular army and 315 in the volun.
teers. Death sentences were imposed
by sentence of court-martial in six
cases of enlisted men, but the SEN
fences were committed by the presi-
dent to dishonorable discharge, for
fixture of all pay and allowances and
imprisonment ut hard labor for 20
years i'm five cases, and for three years
In one case-that of striking supe-
rior officer. Death sentences were
imposed by military commissioners
in 10 cases Of natives of the Philip
pine islands. The death sentence
was disapproved in one case, exc
GIFTED in five cases and committed
to imprisonment at hard labor in
seven cases.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-10-27
GIGANTIC BANK THEFT.
c. L. Aivord, Note Teller In the First Ma
tionai of New York City, Steals Seven
Hundred Thousand Dollars.

New York, Oct. 24.-Shortly before
the close of business in Wall street
Tuesday there was n rumor that one
of the employees of one of the lead
ing banks in the city had defaulted
to large sum. 1t was stated in Wall
street that ths bank affected is thc
First national; that the employees
name is Alyord and that the defalca-
ton will reach large amount. pos
sibly 100000. The man has not been
arrested. The First national bank is
one OF the largest banking institu-
tions in the city, and has n capital
stock of $4,000, a surplus of $5,0OO,-
900 and undivided profits of $4,0Oo,oOo.
&. l.. Alvord was note teller of the
bank. lie has been an employe oil
the bank for over 20 years. Alvor i
operations were skillfully concealed
through manipulation of his balance
book. The discovery of his theft was
made by one of the bank employees n
few days ago after the completion OF
an examination of the bank by the
United States examiners.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-10-27
MARQUETTE CLUBS BANQUET.
A Prosperity Harvest Home Festival Held
at the Coliseum mt Chicago-Iiail Dec.
Grated with Farm Products

Chicago, Oct. a5.-The Marquette
club held n prosperity harvest home
festival Mt the Coliseum last night.
Twenty-Five hundred people sat ut the
banquet tables ON the main floor, be-
sides number of spectators in the
galleries. The immense hall was deco
rated with grain. fruits. pumpkins
and other products of the farm, Civ
ing of an old-fashioned country fair.
Four columns, IL feet high, stood be-
hind the speakers platform. wrcathed
with corn and oats. The supper con-
sisted of turkey, pork and beans.
doughnuts. cider and other rural
viands. Speeches were delivered by
Senator Hanna, j. X. Cubbison, of
Kansas. and Henry D. Estabrook, of
Chicago.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-10-27
ORIENTAL DIPLOMACY.
An Instance OF the Japanese Idea OF
Carrying Through . Good
Joke.

Il was at the time Of the exhibition in
1867. A Japanese embassy went to Paris
to treat for three free ports in France, in
return for which England was to have three
In Japan. The negotiations proved short
and amiable, says London King.
make your choice" said Japan, Eve will
choose afterward."
The minister Of foreign affairs selected
Yokohama, Yeddo and Hang. Yang.
The embassy made no objection; they
simply smiled and went on their way.
Some time afterward Japan sent word
that the three ports mentioned were agreed
TO. and in return Japan desired Havre, Mar
settles and Southampton.
This last named gave the French officials
its. They never laughed so much before,
and certainly never since. Southampton q
French port! No, il was too good. Gently,
but Enthusiastically, they explained the sit
uation.
"Why, Southampton is in England" they
replied,
"but then Hang Yang is in Corea."
Whereupon the French officials collapsed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-10-27

II has happened but once in the his
tory of the nation, and 1t may not
happen again, that both father and
son are given high honors Of presiding
over the affairs Of the nation. John
Adams was the second president and
John Quincy Adams, his son, was the
sixth president of the United States.
And only once have grandfather and
grandson served in this Office. William
Henry Harrison was the ninth presi-
dent and Benjamin Harrison, his
grandson, was the twenty-third pres
ident.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-10-27
REPORT ON SCHOOLS.
The United states Commissioner Of Educa'
tion SHOW. That I6,73s.38s Were En.
rolled as Pnpiis rhe Pact Year.

Washington, Oct. 25.-The annual
report of the United States commits.
sioner of education for the fiscal year
ended June 30 last shows that the
grand total of pupils in all schools
elementary. secondary and higher
public and private-for the year end.
ed July /, 1899, was 16.73s,362. Of
which the number enrolled in the
common schools. elementary and sec
ondary, was 15,i3s,7i5. Twenty and
one-half per cent. of the entire popula-
ton was enrolled in the public ele-
mentary schools and high schools.
There were 35,45s pupils in attend
ance in all departments of the col
leges of agriculture and the mechan'
ical arts
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-10-27
DEATH OF SHERMAN.
Ohio Statesman Passes Away After
an Eventful Career.
Was Secretary Of tho Treasury Under Pres
ident Hayes and Was McKinisy's Flrss
Secretary of stats-Thrse Times He
sought Presidential Nomination.

Washington, Oct. 23.-IIon. John
Sherman, former representative in the
house, for long term n member OF
the senate and twice holding cabinet
positions, died ut his residence in this
city ut GAS Monday morning in the
seventy-eighth year of his age. His
death had been expected for some days
and loving friends gave him their un-
RENTING care and attention to the
end. The immediate cause OF death
was described us brain exhaustion in
cident to extreme weakness due to old
age and to several attacks OF sick
ness from which he had suffered for
the past year and half. Secretary
Sherman's death occurred in the hand
some home on X street, which he hod
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-10-27

St. Thomas. d. W. T., Oct. 2s.-In-
tense adverse feeling has been ex-
cited here by the renewal OF the re-
port that Denmark intends 20 sell
the Danish Antilles TO the United
States. A meeting Of the colonial
council has been convoked ut St.
Crolx for the purpose of making q
formal protest. The newspapers dis
GUS the question, declaring In bold
type 1--WE DO not wish to be sold"
There IL no desire. much les enthu
rissm. among the population 70 -
lorg o ~ United o|a|N
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-10-27

The largest toy factory in the world
Is in New York. where playthings in
tin are manufactured by the million.
It stands five stories high, and turns
out 1907 distinct varieties in tin toys.
The output q. circular tin whistles
Is 1000 900 per annum. To make tin
horse 1a inches long dies have TO lie
cast costing SOS. The children OF
different countries have different
tastes, but tin swords are wanted all
over the world. the military instinct
being as universal in the nurseries ms
In the courts and cabinets OF the
world.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-10-27

It Is not generally known that in
France II is p, nal offense to give any
form of solid food to babies under q
year old. unless 1t be prescribed in
writing by n properly qualified med
ical nan. Nurses are also forbidden
20 use for their charges any sort OF
feeding-bottlc having rubber tube
These and other equally stringent
laws have been recently enacted by
the French government, for. in de
spair OF increasing the birth-rate Of
their country, they are doing their
utmost to save the lives Of the small
number Of battles who are born.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-10-27
Thc v..lur,..r. In the philippines,

Washington. Oct. est is said nj
the war department that no plans
have yet been made for bringing home
the volunteer troops in the Philip.
pines preparatory to their discharge
June 30 next, in accordance with law,
but that Il is probable the home
ward movement viii begin on the
18th proximo and he continued UNI
I'll all the volunteers have been land.
ed In the United States. There are
nearly $500 of these troops and their
transportation across the Pacific will
be an immense undertaking.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-10-27

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 24.-The
highest price for single animal in
the combination show and sale O!
Herefords and Shorthorns was
reached Tuesday. Columbus NVII.,
a yeariing Hes.od bull, sold for $5,O50
to Frank Rockefeller, the Ohio mil
lionaire, who is stocking farm nj
Belvidere, Kan. The bull was owned
by Benton Gabbert, Of Dearborn, Mo
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-10-27

A way TO preserve flowers and
plants so thpt fragrance, freshness
and coloring will be retained many
years has beer discovered by nat
uralist of some note, who for several
years past has made his home in
Portland, Ore. In proof of his claim
that he can DO what he says, he ex-
hibits flowers which he has kept more
than four years, and which now show
us rich colors and smell as sweetly
us when they were taken from theil
mountain home.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-10-27

South Carolina negroes have started
a new industry by the manipulating
of phosphate rock. During the sum-
mer they anchor boats on the Coosaw
river, which is from II to 25 feet deep,
and dive for the fertilizing rock. some
times bringingup fragment weighing
100 pounds. The phosphate from the
river beds is the most valuable known.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-10-27

Natures bounty in 1900 has been
shown by her lavish gifts Of fruit
and the year will be memorable in this
regard. All summer fruit was cheap
and plentiful and rs the peach season
ended grapes and apples, as good as
ever eaten and at prices to place them
within the reach Of the poorest peo
pie, came into the market. Now II Il
asserted that the same conditions win
obtain In the chief winter fruit
ornnrea Reports from California arr
hat fhe supply Il enormous and prices
~. 'oV Usually q dismal tale CONES
--.n LI--.1- ~. 5. a.. l.n.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-10-27
Homeseekers' Excursion Tickets.

To nearly all points in the United Slater
on sale at all ticket offices Of the Chicago
Great Western Railway on the first and
third Tuesdays Of October, November, and
December, at the very low homeseekers
rate Of one fare plus 800 for the ,rounoi
trip. Tickets good for return within y
days from date Of sale. Persons eontem'
pSnSg s s ,sv se %Sts and S cba0a
detail information regarding the home
seekers rates, or addressing +. II. Lord
G.. p. & I. A., ll3 Adams ST., Chicago.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-10-27

The expression, "robbing Peter t.
pay Paul" had its origin in the rival
ry existing between Westminster alb
hey. formerly st. Peters cathedral
and st. Pauls cathedral, in Londo'.
In 1850 there was deficiency in thr
treasury of st. Paul's, and an appro'
priation of money belonging to ST
Peters was made TO cover the def
cheney. The people who were AYERS
to the action asked the question
"Why rob st. Peters to pay St
Paul's?"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-10-27
For tho Southern Exposition.

Charleston, S. c., Oct. 24.-The d..
rectors of the South Carolina Inter
state and West Indian exposition have
received the designs and drawings
for buildings and grounds. The plans
include about Is important buildings,
the largest to be the cotton palace,
which will have an area of $4,000
square feet. For the government build
ing it is proposed TO have replica
of the white house.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-10-27
The national commissioner of labo

The national commissioner of labor
reports that the average increase OF
wages in American manufacturing and
mining industries as compared with
1891 is 3.43 per cent. Representing the
average wage scale of the latter year
by 100, IT appears that in 1892 there was
an advance to 10000. Then came the
period OF decline due to the panic.
The lowest point reached was 97.S2 in
1898. A change for the better began
then, which has continued until the
present wage scale is represented by
103.l3.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-10-27
nurllnr,on Ab.orb. 10 Roads.

burlington, H., Oct. 2I.-The meet
ing of stockholders of the 10
Iowa railroads, branches under lease
of the Chicago, burlington & Quincy
railroad, resulted in the sale of the
roads, property and franchise of said
Iowa roads to the Burlington system.
The roads have total of 500 miles
of track, valued ut S2O,OOO.0OO.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-10-27
so ALL COULD HEAR.
At Adrian, Mich the Public Schools Were
Closed and Factories Shut Down Dur
Ing Adlai Stevenson's sPsech.

Adrain. Mich. Oct. 25.--When Adlai
+. Stevenson, democratic candidate
for vice president, rose to speak in
the opera house here Wednesday, 1t
was packed TO the doors and many
people had been turned away unable
10 gain admission. The schools closed
to permit the scholars TO hear Mr..
Stevenson and several factories also
shut down for the occasion.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-10-27
r,,. ch,,aren nurned 10 Death,

Montreal, Que, Oct. pa irc
which broke out in small tene-
ment house on Archambault lane
early Tuesday morning resulted in
the death by suffocation Of five chill
dren named lie Blanc. The children
were in IN upper room and were dead
before the fircmen could get near
fham
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-10-27

erected eight years ago. Some weeks
ago the secretary decided this valuable
property to Mrs. McCullum. The sem
ator was n large holder of real es-
tate in this city, having invested ex-
tensivcly in that line from time to
time during his residence here. Con-
sentative estimates of his wealth place
II at a round million dollars, most Of
which Is believed to consist of Wash
ington real estate.
The family left here early in the
summer for the old homestead ut
Mansfield, o. They were there but a
short time when Mrs. Sherman, whose
health had been very frail, died. This
was severe blow to the secretary
from which he never fully recovered.
lie remained Mt Mansfield until the mid.
die of September when he returned
to Washington. Among Mr.. Sherman's
former associates in the senate his
demise will be sincerely felt without
reference to party. In this field Of
activity his service had been partic-
ularly able and successful. He was re-
garded us guide, rather than n party
leader, for his conservatism, caution,
innate good judgment and power Of
effective execution inspired confidence
in any line of action which he advised.
This was particularly true in later
years, when he held leading place in
the senate on the questions of finance
and foreign affairs.
In the ~ years of his life all these
honors have been his: A delegate
to the wing national convention in
1913, when he was IS years old; del
egate again to the convention Of 1852;
president of the first republican state
convention held in Ohio in 1855: elect
ed representative in congress in 1854
and reelected in 1856, 1858 and 1860;
the republican and free soil candidate
for speaker in 1850, losing an election
by only three votes; entering the sen.
nte in 1861. and serving there contin-
uously until 1877; devoting four years
as secretary of the treasury in Presi-
dent Hayes cabinet to carrying into exc
cution the financial legislation which
he had been the chief factor In pass
ing through congress; returning to
the senate in 1881 and retaining his
seat there through three successive
reflections: n candidate for the rcpub-
lican presidential nomination in 1880,
1854 and 1855, receiving in the con-
vention of 1883, 249 votes; leader OF his
party in the senate and one of its rec
ognized and authoritative spokesman
on the public platform, concluding
his public life as first secretary Of
state under President Mckinley.
The president, as mark of special
honor to the deceased who was not
at the time OF his death connected in
any official capacity with the govern
ment of the United States, resorted
to the unusual course Of personally
preparing an expression of the ma
tons grief in the shape OF proclama-
ton descriptive of the personal quail
tiles and civic abilities of the de-
ceased statesman. At the state de-
partment also n message was framed
to be transmitted in multie to the
United States ambassadors, ministers
and charges abroad, officially notify
ing them of the demise of ex-Secretary
Sherman. The department will be
closed for business during the funeral
services to allow the officials and EN-.
ployes TO attend in person.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-10-27
Beware Of 0intments for Catasrh
That Contain Mercury,

That Contain Mercury,
a. mercury will surely destroy. the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole sys@.
tenn when entering 1t through the !nncous
except on prescriptions from reputable
physicians, as the damage they viii do 70
often ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by r. j. Cheney 4 Co., Toledo,
o., contains no mercury, and 10 taken, inter,
nally, acting directly upon the blood ana
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the. gen
uine. It Is taken internally. and made IN
Toledo, Ohio, by F. j. Cheney 4 Go. Testi-
monials free. ,
Sold by Druggists, price 75c per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-10-27
shovel Works Closed.

Martins Ferry, o., Oct. 25.-The
Loughlin shovel works, employing SOC
hands, closed last night indefinitely
President Glessner refused to confirm
or deny the report that the American
Ak and Tool company (trust) has
bought cut the plant, but he admits
that an inventory is being taken.