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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
SEEK PRESIDENTS APPROVAL
Kansas City Sends a Committee to WASH
ington to Consult Him Regarding
His Entertainment There.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 2o.-The
Commercial club has decided to send q
committee to Washington to submit
directly to the president the plans
formulated for his entertainment
during his two days visit here on
his western trip. He is to be here
Sunday, June 9, and the club has pro-
jected a great union meeting in Con-
vention hall, with the pastors of all
the Methodist churches in the city
and all the choirs united into one.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
Depot Fire at Council B.ufrs.

Council Bluffs, Ia. April 2O.-Fire
ragged three hours last night in the
passenger coach cleaning yards at
the union transfer depot, destroying
the long row of frame buildings used
by the Union Pacific and Pullman
companies as store and machine
rooms, with their contents, entailing
loss to both companies that will
run well up into the thousands.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
FAMOUS PLAINsmAN DEAD.
w. b. Kennedy, Veteran of Two Wars and
Companion of Kit Carson, Passes
Away Mt Humboldt, Ill

Mattoon, Ill, April GOV. B. Ken
nedy, a prominent resident of Hum
boldt, north of this city, is dead, aged
SO years. He was veteran of the
Mexican and civil wars. He was per-
sonal friend and companion of Kit
Carson, the famous scout, and shared
many of the latter's thrilling expe-
riences on the plains.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
Mayor and Council Quarrel.

Kansas City. Mo-, April 2o.-Because
of deadlock with the board of al
dermen, Mayor Reed has posted a
notice that, until his nomination for
a collector of water rates is confirmed
the water department of the munic-
ipal administration will be closed.
Taxes for the current quarter are
now due and there is no one to re-
ceive them.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
eANlsAEo FRoM MANlLA.
Santiago MaceO, Son of the Ex- Cuban Lead
er, Accused of Giving Information
to the FilipinOs.

San Francisco. April 2o.-The trans
port Rosecrans brought from Manila
five men who had been deported by
the military authorities. Among them
was Santiago Maceo, a son of the late
Cuban leader, Antonio Maceo. He
was accused of giving information to
the Filipino troops and was dismissed
from the army and because of the
supposed menace of his presence in
the island, Gen. Macarthur ordered his
denortation
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
Closed with a Big Banquet.

Wichita, Kan, April 20.-Nearly 700
Scottish Rite masons banqueted here,
the feast being the elimination of a
consistory jubilee during which 170
candidates were given from the fourth
to the thirty-second degrees. The re
ceipts of the local consistory from in
itiatiOn fees were $4,000. The ban
Quet cost $1,000.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
washburn Won from Iowa.

Topeka, Kan, April 20 The joint
debate between Iowa college, of Grin
nell, Ia, and Washburn college, of
Topeka, here last night was won by
the latter. The subject of the debate
was: Resolved, that the Permanent
Retention of the Philippine Islands
Would be Detrimental to the United
States" .Washburn had the affirma-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
WHILE MILNER is AWAY.
4 Suggestion That Kitchener and Botha
May Agree on Peace Terms During
Sir Alfred's Absence.

London, April 20.-The Sun, confirm
ing the report that the peace negotia-
tions between Lord Kitchener and the
Boer generals have been renewed, sug-
gests that something is likely to be
effected during Sir Alfred Miners
absence. The paper also says the gov
ernment is divided as to who will
fill Sir Alfred Miners place. Mrs.
Botha is again acting as go-between.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
Dowie win Contest the Law.

La Porte, Ind. April 2O-Dr. Alex
ander Dowie, of Chicago, has retained
counsel to contest in the higher
courts of this state the Wood medical
law, enacted by the last legislature.
The Wood law strikes vigorously at
faith eurists and makes the practice
of Dowieism an infraction of the law.
punishable by criminal prosecution.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
wichita & Southern Decided.

Wichita, Kan, April 2O.-A deed was
placed on file here conveying the
of the old Wichita & South
ern railroad to the Santa Fe for a
of $1,000. The Santa
Fe also assumes mortgages in the sum
of $1,600,0Oo. The road runs from
Newton through Wichita to Yelling
ton and Arkansas City, a distance of
100 miles.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
AN AntI-Tammany Democracv

New York, April 20.-A new polit.
ical party, to be called "the Greater
New York democracy" formed to
fight Tammany hall. was launched
last night. John c. Sheehan, E. FL
lery Anderson. Peter B. Olney and Jo-
seph p. DAILY were among those who
signed the call for the meeting.
About 1000 were present.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
Kansas May Lose 1t.

There are indications that a contest
has been developed in Kansas over the
appointment of commissioner of pen
sions. The understanding among
Kansas politicians in Washington
was that if II. Clay Evans retires the
president will appoint Judge S. R.
Peters, of Newton, as head of the PEN
sion bureau, but this programme may
not be carried out, owing to the ac-
tivity of some of Col. Richard Blues
friends in his behalf.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
Public Lands I'm Kansas.

Kansas has almost as much public
lands open for homestead entry as
has the Kiowa-Comanche country soon
to be opened. A statement from the
land department at Washington shows
that there are 2.242, 800 acres of such
land in the state. This makes 14,014
claims of 100 acres each.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
Muscogee Paw, se5.ooo nonu....

Muscogee, |. T.. April 2o,--At mass
meeting of the citizens. of Muscogee
S65.000 was subscribed for two rail-
roads, one to run from this place to
Shawnee, Ok, and to the Kiowa, as
the Shawnee, Oklahoma & Missouri,
and the other the Muscogee. Okla
homa & Western, to run from Fort
Gibson to Guthrie
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
Roosevelt and the Nev.hov.

New York, April 2o.-Vice President
Roosevelt came here from Washington
to assist in the entertainment of a
lot of newshoys, who were guests OF
his sister, Mrs. Douglas Robinson,
After carrying turkey and cranberry
sauce, ice cream and other good
things around the vice president made
a speech.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
More Creamerle. Bourbt I'm.

Topeka, Kan, April 20.-The Con-
tinental Creamery company of Tope-
ka has purchased nine additional
creameries in Kansas owned by
George w. Hanna. of Clay Center, and
located at various points in the state.
This makes total list of 1875 creamer-
les owned and operated by the Conti-
mental company.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
Set HI. Prison ON Fite.

Fort Gibson. 1. T., April 2o.-The
city authorities locked Dave Taylor
up in the calaboose at Chelsea for be-
ing drunk. He set fire to his prison
in an effort to escape and was burned
to death before he could be rescued.
Taylor was a prominent farmer.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
For State Arsenal a. Springfield.

Springfield, H., April 2o.-Spring-
field citizens were pleased by the ac-
tion of the Legislature appropriating
$15o.o00 asked for in providing for
the erection of u state arsenal, ar
mory and museum This city offers
site free of cost, which they value
ut $4,000.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
Shipments WAGES! RAISED.
NJ, X. & T. OficIals Voluntarily Make an
Increase of -Four Cents an Hour to
Employees at Parsons.

Parsons, Kan, April 20.-Officials of
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas rail-
way have announced voluntary in
crease in the shopmen's wages here
from q to 81 cents an hour. This in
crease will mean increased outlay of
from $4,000 to $4,000 a month at this
point. The hours of employment were
also increased from eightSto ten hours.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
International Cuban Bank.

New York, April 20.--It is under
stood that an international bank
with a capital of not less than ST.
100000 and perhaps double that
amount is to be established in Ha-
vana by interests largely identified
with the Morton Trust company and
the Cuba company.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
Poor Town for Shows.

No travelling attraction of any kind
has been able to draw crowd at
Hiawatha since the big revival meet
ing two months ago. A concert COM
pany which drew a house of 500 two
years ago would not play there re-
Gently because the sale of seats only
amounted to $3.50.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
Public Wants to Know.

Washington, April 20.-Not less
than 10000 letters of inquiry have
been received at the interior depart
ment from persons who want to
know all about the opening of the
Kiowa and Comanche Indian reser-
yation to settlement. The letters
are wIceming at the rate of fully
200 daily.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
NOT IN EUROPE ALONE.
The Pope Confronted with Demands from
the American Government for the Sup
preston of Many Religious Orders.

Rome, April oO.-It is not in Europe
alone that the question of religious
orders is creating difficulties and
threatening the holy see with compli-
cations. The American governments
demanding absolute suppression of
the innumerable religious orders
which swarm in the Philippine ar
chipelago, and who have been de fac
to automatic governors of the islands.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
willing to Renew Pre.ent Contract..

Topeka, Kan. April eo.-State Mine
Inspector keegan stated that the coal
miners of Kansas are willing to re-
new their present contract with the
operators for another year and that
everything will go along nicely if this
is done.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
From Kansas to Cuba.

Abilene. Kan, April 2o.ZThe Kan
sas Wholesale Produce Dealers as
sociation met here on call of President
Stewart, of Concordia, and accented
a contract to ship as rapidly as pos
sible 100 cars of eggs. to Havana, Gu
ba, where they will be distributed
to the other cities of the island.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
Pemberton's slayers Captured.

Weatherford. Ok, April 2O.-The
slayers of Thomas H. Pemberton. a
Kentuckian who was visiting here.
and who was beaten to death and
robbed, have been arrested. George
Oglesby and Lewis Woodrow, negroes,
have confessed to the crime, each ac-
cusing the other.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24

Winfield, Kan, April 20.-C. L. Wilt
berger was shot and killed yesterday
by unknown parties, whose purpose
was robbery. He had just delivered
load of wheat and was killed in a
ravine about one mile west of town
on the main Travelled road, within
half mile of residence.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
Liable for whi.ky II. s.,,.

Indianapolis. Ind, April 2o.-The
supreme court has just handed down
a decision declaring that a saloon
keeper is liable to the family of a
man to whom he sells liquor, when the
man is intoxicated, for the damages
which they suffer by reason of the
mans imprisonment
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
want. to Run the rown.

Mrs. Carrie Nation has submitted a
plan to the city of Medicine Lodge,
which is her home, to run that town
for a week according to her own
ideas, and, unless she improves the
moral and business condition of the
place she is willing to allow the sa-
looms to come back.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
Mother of Triplets Rewarded.

Topeka. Kan, April 2o.-Gov. Stan
ley will send to Mary L. Cook, of King
man, for her triplets three silver
mugs. She has also written to the
other officers informing them of the
arrival of the babies and requests off,
cial recognition.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
Open Charre of Attemnted R,.e.,n.n

Nashville, Tenn, April 90 Senator
Eldredge. of Memphis, in open ses.
sion of the senate, accused ex-Comp-
troller Harris of an attempt to bribe
and blaclxmail and precipitated one
of the most sensational scenes ever
enacted in the halls of Tennessee
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
Hughes sworn I'm as Mayor.
A Kansas Egg Train.

On Friday morning a~train COM
posed of IL refrigerator cars rolled out
of Newton for California, and each car
was laden with eggs gathered in the
vicinity of that town by one firm.
The IL cars contained $4,000 dozen,
or nearly 100000. The train goes al
a special, and it is the first instance
of train carrying nothing but eggs
which has been reported by any road
running into California.-Kansas City
Journal Z
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
victsry for Homesteader..

Special agents of the government
are sending out notices to the cattle
men of western Kansas to tear down
their fences in accordance with the
ruling made by the department last
year. It is made crime to fail to
have a fence torn down within 60
days from the time notice is served.
While this order works hardship to
the big cattlemen, yet it is q blessing
to the homeseeksr and the small cat
tleman. Western Kansas is practically
all under fence at the present time.
One cattleman alone, on the Cimarron
river, has pasture IS miles long
and 20 miles wide, fenced. 1t cost
SIS, 400 to fence it. Other cattlemen
each have from three to five town
ships fenced in. The most of the land
is government land, too, subject to
homestead entry.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
RelIgIous R,ots IN BRAIN.

Rio Janeiro, April Serious re-
ligious riots occurred at Nictherop as
a result of an evangelical campaign
against Catholics. The feeling be-
tween the religious elements has been
particularly bitter in Nictheroy.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
steel Plant to Employ 10000 Men.

Detroit, Mich. April 20.-Final ar
engagements have been made for the
building of a steel and iron plant
at Saulte Ste. Marie canadian side)
which will employ 10000 men and
be capitalized at $50. .OOO. 900.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
Gave More Than the Heir App.r.,t.

London. April 2o.-The Mansion
house fund for the Victoria memo
rial amounts to s67,500. The SUBJ
scriptions yesterday included 900
from Andrew Carnegie and 6 500 from
the duke of Cornwall and York.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
Another Bank Ca.hier Arrest.a.

Pittsburg, Pa, April 2o.-A. j.
Schroth, bookkeeper in the First
national bank of birmingham, this
city. was arrested last night, charged
with the embezzlement Of 81, 900 Of
the banks funds.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
G. G. ChristIe En,oIned.

Kansas City, No., April 20.-Franll
Hagerman. attorney for the Chicago
board of trade, has filed suit in the
federal court in this city to enjoin
the Christie Commission company
from using the quotations of the Chi
cago board of trade.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
Reunion of Twentieth Kansas.

The Twentieth Kansas-the Eight
ing Twentieth"-will hold its next
reunion in Ottawa. The date is Sep
ternber 3, and 5. The Twentieth
will go into camp at Forest park and
enjoy what an organization of its
fame merits-the best that is to be
had,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
Kan.a. rrult unlninred.

Topeka, Kan, April 2o.-w. H.
Barnes, secretary of the state horti.
cultural society. says the recent
frosts have done little damage to fruit
buds. Here and there low ground
reach buds were bitten.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
Scandal Reaches Supreme Court.

Two years ago Richard Reasner, a
wealthy Mcpherson county farmer, As
years old, sued James T. Darrah, a
young SON of a neighbor, for $4,000
damages for alternating the affections
of Mrs. Reasner, who was 20 years
younger than her husband. The low
er court decided in favor of Darrah
and Reasner has just appealed the
case to the supreme court.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
The Growing wheat.

Secretary Coburn, of the state
board of agriculture, says the condi-
ton Of winter wheat in Kansas has
probably never been surpassed on so
large an area. The area sown is seven
per cent. greater than last year, and
the present condition is 99.s per cent.
Twenty-nine counties, having IS per
cent. of the wheat acreage, show an
average condition of 100. Fifty-seven
counties, with 95 per cent. of the
standing growth, practically the
wheat field of Kansas, show the aver
age condition as 99.9. The total wheat
area in the remaining 4S counties ag-
gregates less than the acreage in
Barton county alone.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24

st. Louis, April Mayor Rolla
Wells replied to the republican
charges of election fraud by Offering
to cooperate in q contest, Parker,
the republican, to forfeit $4,000 to
charity if he loses. and Wells to pay
all expenses of the contest in ethics
ease.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
Senator Harris Filipino Flag.

Senator w. A. Harris has received
Filipino flag from Maj. Whitman,
formerly member of the famous
Twentieth Kansas regiment, who il
now in the Philippines. Maj. Whit
man is serving as a first lieutenant in
the Second infantry. The flag was
captured in recent skirmish on the
island of Martinique. It measures
1Sx30 inches.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
New Daily at Topeka.

Dell Keizer has ordered perfecting
press and five linotype machines and
will start q new afternoon republicans,
daily at Topeka, to be called the Her
aid.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
Big Day. at Ottawa chautauqua.

All departments at the Ottawa
Chautauqua assembly have been ar
ranged for and the programme will
be the best for years. On Sunday
School day" Gov. Stanley and Rev. w.
A. Quayle will be the speakers and
there will be chorus of 500 chill
dren. On "Y. M. C. A. day" George
L. McNutt, the laboring mans friend,
and Edmund Vance Cook, the Chris
tian humorist, will be present. Three
concerts will be given on Musical
Festival day." closing with the grand
oratorio, Redemption" Probably the
greatest day of all will be July 4,
when two of the greatest orators in
America, ex-senator Charles A.
Towne, of Minnesota, and Congress
man Landis, Of Indiana, will speak.
The day will close with a grand pa
triotic concert.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
Kansas Teaeher for Phflippi.es.

Prof. T. r. Longshore, OF Garland,
has been selected for position in the
educational department in Manila and
win sail for that city soon- The po-
sition pays 500 month and travel
ing expenses both ways.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
Over . Thousand Convfcts.

There are now 1,o5s convicts in
the state prison at Lansing. During
Warden Tomlinson's incumbency
there have been ten escapes, but
seven were recaptured.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
LIcenses at Whole..le.

A man of Hiawatha wholesaled af-
fairs getting marriage license
for himself and young widow and
one for his daughter and young
man.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
In His Fathers Footsteps.

Abraham Hedrich, the merchant
who committed suicide at Chanute,
came by his mania through inheri-
tance. His father drowned himself
in. mill pond more than so years
ago.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
r. b. Gerow Appointed.

Gov. Stanley appointed T. B. Gerow,
of Atchison, director of state free en-
ployment agencies, which are to be
established in first-class cities The
position pays $1,000 year.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
He Nay Accept This.

State Senator John C. Carpenter, Of
Chanute, is said to have refused the
position Of second assistant secretary
of the interior web Davis old job).
also the pension commissionership.
Gov. Stanley has offered Carpenter
the craftsmanship of the Kansas COM
mission for the st. Louis exposition.
He may take it.
Ooneyviue 70 Have = Kew TAeafer.
The contract for new theater and
dance han was let at CofEeyville. The
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
Loan. rurned out aaaIx.

Col. William Henderson, for five
years cashier of the First national
bank at Topeka, resigned because Of
a disagreement over loans the colo
mel made which turned out poorly.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
Sunday school Convention Gale,

Of the Kansas Sunday School associa-
ton has been called for Topeka May
IA, Is and 16. Arrangements will be
made to entertain 1,2o0 delegates.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-24
sma.her,s Fine Il Remftte,

The Topeka city council remitted
the fine of IS imposed against Rev.
Emerson for his part in saloon
smashing crusade there during Mrs.
Nations popular days.