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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
MUST COUNT REAL VALUE.
Federal Judge Grosscup Discourses
Upon the Methods of Assessing
Corporate Property.
QUOTED STOCK VALUES CHIMERICAL.
He Cites the Northern Pacific Furry of q
Few Months Ago When the Quoted Price
Reached $1,000, Whereas Nobody
Would Contend That the Real Value OF
the Stock Exceeded Its Par Value.

Springfield, H., Nov 23.-The ap-
plication of the Chicago Union Trac-
ton company and the Consolidated
Traction company for an injunction
restraining the state board of equal
ization from assessing the capital
stock of those companies for 1900. was
denied by Judges Grosscup and
Humphrey, in the United States cir
euit court. This decision upholds the
state supreme court decision in the
Chicago teachers case and will COM
pei five big franchise corporations
in Chicago to pay taxes on nearly ST.
100000 additional property.
The method to be followed in de-
ter1nining the value of the capital
stock for the purpose of taxation was
discussed by Judge Grosscup at
ength. AS to the bonds, he said the
Judgment of the money lender might
'e reasonably safe, but with capital
took it was different. 1t would be
.rossly unfair to base the assessment
Ipon the stock value quoted on the
took exchange. These were frequent
y, If not generally, determined by cir
umstances quite distinct from the
cal value of the stocks in question.
lie cited, as an illustration, the North
IN Pacific furry of few months ago.
here nobody would contend that
he real value of the stock exceeded
'ar, yet the quoted price reached ST.
700. Nor had any court decided that
he equalization board must be gov
.rned by the quotable market prices
IF capital stock. 1t still remained for
the equalization board to exercise its
Judgment in determining the real val
he of capital stock for purposes of
taxation. We believe and are bound
to believe that the board will eXer-
Else its function as contemplated by
the law. This would exclude the sup
)osed danger of gross discrepancy and
the supposed danger of over-valua-
ton. If it transpires that the board
Of equalization attempts TO certify
an assessed valuation that in its eff
fect would be a fraud upon any tax
payer, the courts still remain open to
the injured taxpayer.
Immediately after the decision
was announced assessments aggregat-
ing S75.Oo0,O0O, and involving over ST.
100000 in 1900 taxes were made bv the
state board of equalization as the fair
cash value of the capital stock of the
traction companies over and above
the assessment on their tangible
property. The $75,OOO,0OO valuations
made take the place of So, 10000 val
uations made last year as represent
ing the fair cash value of the proper
ty assessed. The teachers federation
estimate was $125, 100000.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
NOW GOES TO ARBITRATION.
National and Local Worlds Fair Commits
sioners Cannot Agree as to Who Has
the Most Authority.

St. Louis, Nov. 23-A final effort
was made Friday to adjust the dis
pute between the worlds fair nation
al commission and the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition company as to which
body should have authority over for
eign exhibitors, but without result,
and the matter will now go to arbi-
tration under the act of congress pro-
gliding for the commission. The board
IF arbitration will consist of two
members of the national commission
and like number from the Louisi-
ana Purchase Exposition company.
should they fail to come to an agree
nent, fifth arbitrator will be ap-
pointed by the secretary of the treas
Try.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
GODDARD SEES a WAY.
Attorney General of Kansas VIII Seek to
Gust Cities from Collecting Monthly
Fines fr9fn JOintkeepers.

Topeka, Kan. Nov. 23-Attorney
General GODDARD has under considera-
ton Il plan to break up the practice
OF cities licensing saloons through
the monthly fine system. 1t is to Oust
the city, through quo warranto pro-
ceedings, from collecting the license
The records show that IS cities in
Kansas are using the monthly fine
system of regulating the joints. This
is an Indirect method of licensing the
business. In those towns it is almost
impossible to drive the jointists out
OF business through the usual meth
DDS. Juries Will not convict them, no
matter how strong the evidence is.
The theory in adopting the new plan
is that, if the people are prevented
from deriving any benefits from the
Joint business in the way of fines, they
will not be so anxious to see the pro-
hibitory law trampled under foot.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
FAMOUS PAPER NO MORE.
Original Declaration of Independence, with
Its Stirring Text and Famous Sig
natures. Has Faded Away.

Washington, Nov. 23.-The famous
declaration of independence is no
more. The stirring text and the sig
natures of the members of the CEN
tennial congress have faded away.
This precious document is preserved
in cabinet in the state department
library, but it is now practically moth
ing more than large sheet of parch-
ment, on which no legible writing ap-
pears. Part of the words declaration
of independence" which were written
in large letters with many ornamental
hourishes are decipherable, but not
signature is visible to the naked eve.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
JEALOUSY CAUSED MURDER.
attorney w. S. Grayston shot to Death at
Joplin by George q. Bayne, Whom
He Had Assaulted.

Joplin, Mo-, Nov. 23.--George G.
Bayne, superintendent of the water
works plant, was approached by At
torney w. S. Grayston on the corner
of Fourth and Main streets and
Irayston said: You will have to get
right out of town. You can't live in
the same town with me-" Grayston
followed this declaration with a blow
OF his fist, striking Bayne in the face.
bayne at once drew revolver, firing
hve shots, three of which struck
Grayston in the chest. Grayston
turned to fee, but fell dead. Gray
ston and wife have been separated
year or more and Grayston believed
Bayne, who is a widower, was intend
ing to marry his wife as soon as the
aivorce now pending was granted.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
Osteopaths Are Winning Too Much.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 23.-Five of
the big colleges of this section have
declared a boycott on the Kirksville
(Mo) osteopaths. They are Kansas,
Nebraska, Missouri and Iowa univer-
sites and the Haskell Indians. The
boycott is the outcome of repeated
charges of mistreatment that the
football teams of these institutions
claim to have received at Kirksville
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
EMPLOYEES BADLY CRUSHED.
elevator In st. Joseph Dry Goods House
Fell Three Stories and Several
Deaths May Result.

ST. Joseph, Mo-, Noy. 23.-The ele-
'ator at the Townsend & Wyatt Dry
foods company's department store
fell from the third floor, probably ia
tally iniuring John sBannon, sales
man, Helen Ryan and Lillian Moy-
IAN, saieswomen, and seriously iniur-
ing Arthur Burns, elevator boy. Baa-
mons body was badly crushed, Helen
Ryan had both legs broken, Lillian
Moylan both arms broken, both of the
latter being in.Hred Internally Ar
thur Burns may recover.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
%?o HIS ASPIRATIONS.
secretary Root Instructs Gen. Chaffee To
Hold Aguinaldo "A Prisoner and OPP
pose Effort to Release Him.

Washington, Nov. 23.-Instructions
have been given Gen. Chaffee to op-
pose any attempt made to secure
Aguinaldo's release on a writ of ha-
beas corpus. Secretary Root is de-
termined to nip in the bud any as
plrations Aguinaldo may have to APP
pear before congress as a hero, and
directed Gen. Chaffee to continue to
hold him a prisoner and to denv his
request to be permitted to come to
the United States.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
Have a NlilIiop-Dollar Con,-...

Topeka, Kan. Nov. 23.-Lantry
Bros. announce that all their grading
machinery, several hundred teams
and 500 laborers are to be removed to
San Francisco Immediately. The
Lantrys have $1,OOO,O0O contract
with the Santa Fe to fill in q large
section of the bay almost surroundings
that city.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
Want Sheriff Cook to Resign.

Since his experience with the two
escaped convicts at Pauline, Sheriff
Cook, of Shawnee county, has been
coming in for about all the criticism
possible to be given to one man. 1t
has even gone so far that suggestions
have been made that Cook be asked
to resign or that he be removed from
office for failure to capture the runa-
ways.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
A Boer Omcer to Parl,amen..

Dublin, Nov. 23.-Col. Arthur Lynch.
who fought in the Boer army with
Botha, was elected to parliament yes
terday in the Galway district. The
vote was: Lynch, '1,247; Horace
Plunkett (unionist), 473. During the
campaign there was daily fighting and
rioting. 1t seems impossible that
Lynch should try to go to England to
take his seat.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
DEAD NEARLY ALL RECOVERED
Possible That Casualty List In the TeIlu-
ride Mine Disaster May Not Reach
Over Thirty.

Telluride, Col, Nov. 23.-Efforts
have been resumed to explore the
ninth level of the Smuggler-Union
mine, in which it is feared the bodies
of several more victims of Wednes-
day fire would be found. There are
" bodies at the mOrgue and it is stat
ed that all but three or four of the
men who are known to have been in
the mine when the fire broke out have
been accounted for. All parts of the
mine except 400 feet on the ninth level
were searched and no bodies found
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
A SUMMARY OF KANSAS EVENTS.
Observation-Disclosures,
Expenses of state Institutions.

The expenses of various state insti-
tutlons in October were unusually
heavy, owing to the large amount
OF building being done. The expense
accounts follow: Deaf and dumb
school at Olathe, s4,4O9; blind school
at Kansas City, S4,s66; Topeka asy-
lum, S11,162; Osawatomie asylum, S11,-
$40; girls industrial school at Beloit,
S2,1ss; boys reform school at Tope-
ka, S3,615; feeble-minded institute at
Winfield, S5,176; soldiers orphans
home at Atchison, s3,115; state PEN
itentiary, S1S,743; industrial reform
atory at Hutchinson, $7,4S7.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
STRUCK THE LANDLORD.
Burglar was Surprised While In q Wichita
Hotel and He Welded Hammer
In Deadly Manner.

Wichita, Kan, Nov. 23-D. J. Tang
ney, proprietor of the Topeka Avenue
hotel in this city, was struck on the
head early Friday morning by a
heavy hammer in the hands of bur-
ylar whom he surprised in the act of
robbing the hotel office. Mr.. Tang
ney is not excepted to recover. The
burglar escaped.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
Crozier for Rr,pad,.r c.n.,.,

Washington, Nov. 23.-The presi-
dent Friday appointed William Gro
zier chief of ordnance, with rank of
brigadier general. Crozier is a native
OF Kansas, his father, the late Rob-
ert Crozier. having been Judge of the
Leavenworth district court many
Years.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
Cost of Czolgosz' Trial.

Buffalo, N. Y, Nov. 23.-The ex-
pense incurred in the trial of Leon F.
Czolgosz, assassin of President Nc
kinley, was $1,799.5O. Of this sum
$500 was paid to the attorneys who
defended him, $1,000 to the alienists
who examined him, $144 to the depu-
ties who guarded him and S3s for
pictures taken.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
May Result in Municipal Ownership.

Omaha, Neb., Nov. 23.-The supreme
court has affirmed the injunction is
sued by the district court restrain
ing the Omaha city council from Civ
ing away valuable franchise to the
Omaha Waterworks company. pri-
vate corporation. The decision will
probably result in municipal owner
ship of the waterworks plant.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
Negroes Wreck a Kansas .Ioint

Wichita, Kan, Nov. 23.-Eight ne
groes, armed with brickbats and re-
Folvers, wrecked Eckert's saloon and
'estaurant, and the front of the To-
)eka avenue hotel, last night. All
he windows were broken. The ne
sroes claimed to have been short
:hanged' by the bartender.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
Guilty of Wife-Murder.

Oskaloosa, Kan, Nov. 23.-William
H.. Klusmire was convicted in district
court here of killing his wife near
Holton, the case coming here on Il
change of venue. On the stand Klus-
mire said that his wife had commit
ted suicide, and that he had buried the
body to avoid the disgrace that would
follow publicity.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27

Kansas City, Kan. Nov. 23.-Morton
Alhaugh, state bank commissioner.
who has been attending the meeting
Of the Northeastern Kansas Bankers,
association, said there is $4,000 600
III the banks of Kansas, while only
one-half of it is in use. He assert
ed that banking in Kansas is on a
soundcr basis than ever before.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
Texas Brewers Admit Guilt.

Austin, Tex, Nov. 23.-The aggre-
gate amount of judgments to be con-
fessed in district court here by ten
brewing companies charged with hav-
ing entered into combine to fix the
price OF beer in Texas is $97,5OO. Each
domestic brewery has agreed to con-
fess judgment in the sum of $500.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
wound Unbalanced Her Mind.

Mrs. William Textor committed SUI
eide at Leavenworth by setting fire
to her clothing. She thoroughly sat
urated her clothing with coal oil and
then deliberately ignited it. Mrs.
Textor was injured three weeks ago,
and her mind is believed to have been
deranged by the wound.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
Big Trade in Fossils.

A rare collection of fossils, valued
at $500, was received at the Kansas
university from the royal museum
at Stuttgart, Germany, containing
specimens of taleosaurs, ancient croc-
odiles and other forms not found in
Kansas. They were traded fr a col
lection of fossils from the Kansas
university.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
sc. Louls Omcial. waiting.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 23.-Rolla
Wells, mayor of St. Louis, and the
members of the board of public inn
provements arrived in Kansas City
Friday to acquaint themselves with
the system of municipal improvements
in vogue here and especially to note
the paving system and the park and
boulevard systems.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
Bryan Democrats or None,

Little Rock, Ark, Nov. 23.-The
democratic executive committee has
instructed county committees to take
steps to prevent all persons from
voting in the democratic primaries
who opposed the Kansas City plat
form and the election of William !.
Bryan for president.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
To Build Up G.. A. n.

In order to build up the G. A. r.
In the state Commander Martin Nor
ton has issued an order appointing
one member of each post as re-
cruiting officer. An effort will be
made to induce every old soldier in
the state to join the organizatin.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
Pleased with the Management.

The wardens and delegates to the
National Prison congress visited the
Kansas state prison at lansing one
day recently as guests of Warden
Jewett. They expressed themselves
as we'll pleased with the management
and conditions at the Kansas prison.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
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Saws the LANDLORD Kissed Her

Atchison, Kan, Nov. 23.-S. G.
Brown, a railroad brakeman, was ar
rested on a charge of assaulting j. L.
Wade, his landloard. Mrs. Brown. his
wife, charges Wade with calling at
her home, putting his arms around
her and kissing her. Wade denies Mrs
Browns charge.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
To Reduce Tax Ievfes.

To supplement the proposed new
tax and assessment law, which will
be submitted to the next legislature
for passage, the state tax revision
commission has prepared a bill to
reduce the tax levies to be made
by counties, cities and townships.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
Death of "AIother" BIckerdyke.

AT her sons home near Bunker Hill
recently occurred the death of Moth
er" Bickerdyke, aged 81, of army
fame. Several years ago she estab-
lished the Mother Bickerdyke home
at Ellsworth, which was later taken
by the state.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
His Court Not a Museum.

At the trial in Leavenworth of John
Wilburn, charged with killing Mrs.
Rosa Hudson, wife of a jointkeeper,
during joint raid at Millwood, Judge
Gilpatrick refused to permit the skull
of Mrs. Hudson to be brought into
court, saying his court was no
museum.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
Topeka. Fine bridge Crumblinr.

Two years ago an elegant arch
bridge was built across the Kaw river
at Topeka, but high water in the
river has damaged the bridge. The
county and city are in squabble as to
which should repair it. Unless some
thing is done soon the bridge will be
ruined.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
The Eighth Victim Dead.

Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. 23.lConduct-
or Higgins, eighth victim of the
Santa Fe wreck near Needles, is dead.
No more fatalities among the in
Jured are expected. The financial
loss to the company's property re-
sulting from the wreck will aggre-
gate S25O.OOO.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
This Banquet Called On.

Topeka, Kan, Nov. GA banquet
'cheduled for January s, Jackson day,
)ut Chairman Love, of the democratic
tate committee, has recalled invita-
ions sent out by him and says the
,anQuet is off
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
A Big Gypsum Plant.

F. w. Heinkle and j. w. Massion OBJ
tanned lease upon land two miles
south of Shoyer for the purpose OF
developing gypsum beds. The plant
will be one of the largest in the
United States.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
Europe NAV Stop white Slave rrafne.

Paris, Nov. 23.-France has invited
the other powers to send representa-
tives to a congress to consider means
to prevent the white slave traffic. 1t
is understood that all the govern
ments have accepted, and have pre-
pared voluminous reports.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
Confessed to SEQ. 600 Robberv.

New York, Nov. 23.-The Kings
county grand jury has indicted
George Zollinhofer, the teller of the
Williamsburg savings bank, who con-
fessed that he and fellow-employe
robbed the institution of 100000.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
Missouri school-Teacher Kt,,ed.

Cawood, Mo-, Nov. 23.-John Mont.
gomery, principal of the Cawood
schools, was stabbed to death in the
school room by four boys Mont
gomery had reprimanded one of the
boys and was at once assaulted by the
quartette.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
Kansas Bow Killed vith nan n.

Cherryvale, Kan, Nov. 23.-In a
quarrel over dog, Henry Linton,
aged 10, was killed by a blow from
a ballbat in the hands of a man
named Bird, many years Linton's
senior.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
Acquitted n Dunkard Preacher.

j. II. Bosserman, a merchant and
Dunkard preacher at Clinton, Douglas
county, was acquitted of selling liq-
uor under the name of ''Beggs" bit
ters. The case stirred up much strife
in the Clinton neighborhood.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
wellington Vote. to Improve.

Wellington recently voted $4,000
bonds for an electric light plant which
the city will operate in connection
with the waterworks plant recently
acquired.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
To Unite the Two omahas.

Omaha, Neb., Nov. 23.-There was a
mass meeting last night of citizens
of Omaha and South Omaha to con-
slider the consolidation of the munic-
ipalities into common government
and organizing them into one coun-
ty.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
saloonkeeper Must Pay Widow.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 2S.-A Jury
awarded Mary Garrigan a verdict for
$1,000 damages against Samuel Ken
nedy, Dell Rapids saloonkeeper, for
selling her husband liquor. Garrigan
became intoxicated and later commit.
ted suicide.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
Rathbun Must Answer for Murder

Jeffersonville, Ind, Nov. 23.-The
special grand jury selected to inves-
tigate the Rathbun insurance swindle
and murder case has returned an in
iictment against Newell c. Rathbun
charging him with murder in the first
degree.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
Building. Burn at Hutchi..on.

Fire at Hutchinson Saturday de-
stroyed the Grand Central hotel, Mod
el steam laundry, a printing Office,
restaurant and livery stable. Loss,
$4,000.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
Buy. 1e.ooO-Acre Ranch.

Harvey Grace, of Cheney, purchased
a 16,000-acre ranch in Meade county
for So per acre. He will move 1000
cattle to the ranch and make it one
of the best stock farms in the state.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
Missouri Y. NJ. C. A.

Columbia. Mo-, Nov. 23.-The Mis-
sourS \. NJ. c. a. convention is in ses-
sion here with 200 delegates present.
The delegates were welcomed to Co
lumbia by n. T. Gentry
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
County out of It's BOUNDARY.

Shawnee county has just complet-
cd bridge across the Kaw river ut
Rossville and it is found that the
south end is so feet over the line in
Wabaunsee county.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
Anthony CapituIates to Unions.

Leavenworth Times, who has success
fully fought the typographical union
25 years, has surrendered and win
unionize his Office.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
Only Innocent BOZ, Fu,.

Alma citizens deny the newspaper
reports of indignities to the wife and
daughter of Rev. Gibson on Hallow-
cen night. Beer kegs were piled on
the minister's porch, but it was done
by boys who wanted to have inno-
cent fun.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
To Form jackson Club.

A big fusion banquet will be held
at Topeka January s-Jackson day.
There will be 1000 plates at 81 each
After half dozen speakers of nation
al reputation have been heard, every
one will be asked to join Jackson
club, the purpose of which, it is stat
ed, will be the perpetuation of Bryan
principles.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
still Riofing in Athens.

Athens, Nov. 23.--The turbulent
demonstrations here growing out of
the proposal to translate the gospels
into modern Greek were continued
Friday in the streets. There were
many ugly rushes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-11-27
Message Contains 10000 Word.

Washington, Nov. 23.-President
Roosevelt finished the reading of his
message to congress to the cabinet
members at their regular session Fri
day. It is understood to make be-
tween $4,000 and 10000 words.