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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-03
1.-TWO MEN SPIRITED AWAY.
Great Excitement Caused by the
Alleged Kidnapping Of Hugh
Matthews and J. w. Hill.
TENNESSEE SHERIFF DID THE WORK.
The Men Arrested Are Kansas City Ma
chinists and Were Indicted by q Ten
nessee Grand jury on a Charge of Lar
ceny-Onicer Intercepted at Springfield
by q Writ of Habeas Corpus.
NUMBER 4.

Kansas City, No., June ee.-Hugh
Matthews, proprietor of extensive ma
chine shops on West Sixth street, and
j. w. Hill, formerly his head machin-
ist, were placed under arrest Thurs
day night on an Indictment for lar
ceny found against them by grand
jury at Dyersburg, Tenn. Following
their arrest they were spirited away
and, despite the efforts of half q doz-
en- lawyers and several officers, no
trace of them nor of the officers in
charge of them could be found. Every
outgoing train at the Union depot was
tion taken to secure their release on
writs of habeas corpus. The charge of
larceny grew out of contract taken
by Mr.. Matthews to install an engine
and boiler for Henry A. Klice, the own
er of large grain elevator at Dyers-
berg. There was a dispute over tEe
charges and Matthews and Hill, who
both went to the Tennessee town to
set up the machinery, returned to
Kansas City. Klice claimed that they
took part of the machinery with them
and, going before the grand jury, Sc
cured an Indictment against both of
them.
Word was conveyed to Mr.. Mat
tfews' attorneys and the Tennessee
sheriff and his two prisoners were in
tercepted at Springfield. Mo-, early
Friday morning, where Il writ of ha-
beas corpus was filed, asking for their
release. Gov. Dockery has been asked
by telephone to give Matthews and
Hill hearing before the sheriff is
allowed to take them out of the state
on the requisition issued by the gov
ernor
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-03
PROTESTED HIS INNOCENCE.
Frank Miller. Notorious Safe RObber,
Hanged at Birmingham. Ala Refus.
ing to Make Confession.

birmingham. Ala, June 29.-Frank
Miller, Il notorious safe robber and
murderer of Policeman J. w. Adams,
was hanged here at 1885 o'clock Fri
day. Miller met death stoically. Aft
sT' he had mounted the scaffold and
viewed the crowd of 800 spectators.
he asked if any one desired to ask
him any questions. State Solicitor Hef-
iin mounted the scaffold steps and
urged Miller TO tell the truth. 81 am
innocent" he replied. ''and Duncan is
innocent, too. If you hang Duncan
you will hang an innocent man. Dun
Fan is his alleged accomplice who is
serving a life sentence.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-03
Death p, Mrs. Phoebe Arthur.

Kansas City, Mo-, June 29.-Mrs
phoebe Randolph Arthur, who is dead
N this city at the great age OF 81, was
descendant of the famous Ran
lolphs, of revolutionary fame. Her
Pennsylvania home was one of the
stations of underground" railway, by
which route so many slaves escaped
from the south into Canadn. Her
grandson. Edgar c. Cutter, IS fhe As
sociated press correspondent as Kan
s3S CITY.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-03
LOCKED IN A CELL.
Jessie Morrison. Convicted of killing Clara
Castle, Is Again Behind Prison
Bars at Eldorado.

Eldorado, Kan, June 29-Jessie
Morrison was found guilty of man
slaughter in the second degree for the
murder of Mrs. Olin Castle. The pen
atty is not more than five years or
less than three years in the peniten-
dary. As soon as the verdict was an
ncunced Jessie Morrison went over
INTO her fathers arms and wept on his
breast. Henry Schumacher, one of
Miss Morrison's lawyers, Immediately
filed notice of appeal. Jessie Nor
rison was taken to her old cell in the
courtroom and locked up. There her
father, who had been with her. left
her.
The verdict was compromise
When the jury first went out Wednes-
day morning the vote was II to for
conviction. Frederick Sproul, the
Seventh Day Adventist preacher, voted
for acquittal. Then the argument and
wrangling began. Five of the Jurors
wanted to return a verdict of murder
in the first degree. Finally the five
who stood for murder in the first de-
gree agreed to compromise if Sproul
would forsake his position for acquit-
tai. This he finally decided to do and
then one by one the jurors told what
sentenced they would give, when all
agreed on manslaughter in the second
degree.
The verdict was the sole topic of
conversation on the streets and the
general opinion is that the defendant
got off easy. Walter Wiley. brother of
Mrs. Olin Castle, said: eve are not
satisfied with the verdict. 1t is not
what we expect, but we will make the
best of it. I did not think it would
be below second-degree murder.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-03
TRAVELLED IN STYLE.
Morgan. Ell<ins, Widener and Other Nabobs
hired Special Train from London
to Southampton.

London, June 29.-J. Pierpont Nor
gan, W. /. Elkins, p. A. B. Widener, C.
4. Groscom and other wealthy Amer
cans who sailed for the United States
Friday. chartered special train to
lake them from London to Southamp-
on, where they boarded the Hamburg
American steamer Deutschland The
special consisted of saloon carriage,
second-class car for the servants, a
baggage car and one of the best en-
gines of the Southwestern road.
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JOHNSON AND MoNoPoL,es.
Cleveiand's Picturesque Mayor Says Eaua,
Taxation Is the Only Method OF
Controlling Monopoiies.

Detroit, Mich, June 29.-''T am one
of those" said Mayor Tom l.. John
son, of Cleveland, before the second
National Social and Political confer
ence at its opening session, "who be-
leves that the greatest evil threat
ening this country to-day is a monop-
oily in private hands" Mr.. Johnson
thought that the cure for monopoly
was equal taxation and said. "the day
that the evils of taxation in this coun-
try are cured. the day that all classes
ofmen pay the same rate of taxation.
is the day that this country Will be
able to control these monopolies.'
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-03

IN HtzHx2EAs beautiful in our
mountains. But
there were three people at Black Rock
Horse ranch who were anything but
cool. In fact, Ferd, Florence and l
were as hot" as we could well become
hot with impatience and disgust
For more than four weeks we had
been preparing for "A celebration, "a
picnic at our cottonwood grove with
all the family and all our neighbors
along Black Rock creek to join in max
ing great day. Ferd, who had bor-
rowed some volumes of the Congress
'sional Record from some local poll
tician, had written a short address,
and Florence had practiced diligently
some patriotic songs. Moreover, we
had expended SIS for fireworks, of a
magnitude worthy of the largest at
tainable crowd.
Our discontinue may be imagined
when / say that father, mother and
the younger children had failed in
promised return from their visit at
Green River, and that, just two days
before the Fourth, report had reached
Black Rock Valley of monster cele-
bration" which was to be held at
Lander, and to which every mothers
son and daughtdr in our neighborhood
had stampeded.
We were left alone, we three; so far
as we knew, there was not a soul left
within 25 miles of us.
We were, of course, still looking for
the return of our family from Green
River, but as the morning slipped
away and ii o'clock came, with no
sign of them, Ferd and gave ourselves
up to sulking. We were lying upon our
backs in the shade of some cotton
woods near a horse corral, when Flor
ence, who was still on the lookout.
shouted to us.
They're comingl" she cried, run
ming toward us and clapping her hands
joyfully. IL can see the dust of their
wagon down the valley. Splendid!
splendid! Wen have a celebration all
to ourselves!" AS there are eight of
ns altogether, the prospect was not
quite so disheartening.
Ferd and l sprang to our feet and
climbed the corral fence to look. What
we saw was flying trail of dust rising
above a point about mile distant.
"A glance, however, showed our more
practiced eyes that the dust cloud was
altogether too great to be kicked up
by span of mules and spring wagon.
That's not them," declared Ferd. in
disgust. Its a stampede of horses or
cattle" A faint roar of trampling
hoofs soon bore to our ears the proof
of his assertion. The dust cloud in
creased in volume, and the mutter of
pounding hoofs Jared like distant
rpmble of thunder.
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lie Pounded Davson civ.

Schuyler Falls, n. Y, June 29.-Jo-
seph Ladue. the founder of Dawson
City and Klondike millionaire, died
at his homo here of consumption. The
rigors of Alaska's climate had proved
too much for him. He was AZ years
old. Mr.. Ladue spent about Is years
in Alaska
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-03
Presidents I,roclamation Mond.x

Washington, June 29.-The under
standing among officials here is that
the proclamation of the president
opening the Kiowa, Comanche and
Apache reservation will be promul-
gated next Monday. 1t has been com
pleted for two weeks and would have
been promulgated had not the in
junction proceedings of ex-Chief Lone
Wolf interyened.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-03
eoMPERs DANGEROUSLY i'll.
President OF the American Federation OF
Labor Received Serious Injury While
Alighting from a street Car.

Washington, June 29.-Samuel Com
pers, president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, is lying dangerously
i'll at his home in this city, suffering
from conclusion of the brain ard a
possible fracture of the skull. While
his condition is critical, his physicians
say he will probably recover He was
injured as he alightcd from car on
which he had been taking his two
children for an outing.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-03
Lightning stops . Ban Gamr.

Rockford, ILL.,, June 29.-Wbile a
game of ball was in progress at Mon
roe Center. 20 miles southeast of this
city, lightning killed Morris Carlson.
first baseman of one of the teams.
The electric bolt knocked down half
a dozen other players and number of
spectators. all of whom, however, re-
covered quickly.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-03
Epworth Lacquer. at I'ertle Springs.

Warrensburg, Mo-, June 29.-The an
nual convention of The Southern Meth
odist Epworth league of southwest
Missouri closed a four-days' meeting
at Pertle Springs. The following Off
GERS were elected: A. S. Rakin, Kan
sas City, president: A. III. Barnes, JEFF
ferson City, first vice president; +. f.
Gordon, Nevada. second vice pres
ident; Mary Schult. Dresden, treas
urer
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-03
Arraigned Under serious charge.

Mansfield, Mo-, June 29.--Albert
I.atimer was arraigned here on the
charge of assault on the 13-year-old
daughter of Press Newton, brother
in-law to Latimer. The case was sent
to Norwood on change of venue. Lat
inner is married man and heretofore
stood high in the community
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-03
Son of g. ID. MOTIF, Drovne.,.

Trenton. Mo-, june 29.-Charies Cox
Norris, the 11-year-old son of C.. d.
Morris, postmaster and recently elect
I'd president of the Missouri Republi-
,an club. was drowned at South park,
!, pleasure resort near this city. He
was seized with cramps while in bath
NO
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-03
New Teachers at MISSOURI university.

Columbia, Mo-, June 29.-John S.
Ankeney, of Kansas City, has been
elected to the instructorship in free
hand drawing in the University of
Missouri at a salary of $1,000. G. II.
Eckels. instructor in dairying in the
Iowa agricultural college, was elected
assistant professor of dairy husbandry.
Mr.. Eckels will receive a salary of
81 500 a year.
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of the memorial University

Mason City. Ia, June 29.-After a
military pageant the cornerstone of
ing. the first of the magnificent group
of buildings in contemplation for the
National memorial university, was
laid Yesterday.
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To Work for Cattle Interests.

Denver, Col, June 29.-To secure
air rates of transportation for cat
lie and legislation beneficial to the
.attle industry are the objects of the
American Cattle Growers association
which has been incorporated here.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-03
Gave His Life for Another.

Knoxville, Tenn. June 29.-Samuel
Logan, son of Judge S. T. Logan. was
drowned in the Tennessee river after
rescuing Miss H. L. Guion. of New Or
leans, from the same fate. The two
wcrer with a boating party and Miss
.iuion had fallen from the boat.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-03

st. Louis, June 29.-At the end of an
all-day secret session of the worlds
fair commission. the question of the
site remained unsettled. The delay IL,
ratifying the selection of Forest park
is explained ON the score of prudence.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-03
Cochran to Represent Dockery.

ST. Joseph, Mo-, June 29.-Congress-
man c. +. Cochran, of st. Joseph, has
accepted an invitation. from Gov.
Dockery to represent the executive
at the Pan-American exposition ON
Missouri day, July 9.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-03
County treasurer Robhed.

Minden, Neb., June 29.-A,fresl Ner-
in, county treasurer. was working
Il bis Office, when some one entered
ind knocked him senseless aad, after
.ifiing his pockets and the money
drawer, SET fire to the building Nor
ms injuries are said to be serious
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-03
He Poisoned Cattle.

Shawnee. Kan. June 29.-Argus.
Goethals. Belgian farmer, committed
suicide Friday morning. He had been
arrested for poisoning cattle belong
ing to neishbor and had confessed
to the crime.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-03

Pekin. June 29-Word has been re-
ceived here of the arrival of Prince
Tuan and Duke Ian at Ulumslsi, Tur-
kestan, in which place of banishmcnt
they have been sentenced TO reside. 4
Russian consul is watching them.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-03

ODE fORs~ CooeNCE
lN>lP]jEEHPENgzDAx N>lP]jEH
i(S2 fIBST ers, the roar of the
u MEgS What do they tell
GZ&2 you, o, wondering
ones?
IN The rockets h a
spread
Streams of stars overhead;
The banners that float
And the bugle's brave note
All tell the story our graEdsire's sons
Heard from their fathers of Tyranny's
fall;
Tell the great story of ganantry bred
out of mems hate for the bonds that
enthrall-
Tell the high story
OF odgiven glory
OF strength for the just and the Lord
Ger us all!
Deathless the love they Won
While love shall last,
While still from sire to son
Precepts are passed
While the stars shine
Ger your country and mine!
Shame on the man who Is racked by the
sounds
Narrow the zone that his little soul bounds,
Let the guns roar,
Let the red rockets soar,
And bring from the sElithies the arvils
once more!
With the fife and the drum
And the bugle and bomb
Let the universe know that the great day
Is come!
For their glory who turned from the plow
to the sword
Make sound-make sound OF great joy
to the Lord,
BY the deeds they wrought,
BY the fights they fought,
BY the freedom that with their rich blood
they bought.
Let us pledge ourselves anew
To be worthy of and true
To the trust they handed down
Each a monarch in his right,
Worthy of a monarch's crown!
Let US keep the banner bright
Keep its starry field of blue,
And its stripes of red and white
Free from stain.
So that where IT floats at sea,
or upon the starry plain
1t may be
Still the emblem they designed
And, in dying, consecrated-
Still the flag they dedicated
TO the glory OF mankind,
What is the story the skyrockets tell.
Soaring up over the walls OF the night?
IT'S the story OF pride that was lofty and
fell
When the stars OF our freedom burst
grandly in sight.
Flooding the world with their glorious
light!
As the years go by
And traditions die
And men aspire.
Let the beacons fash On crag and shore.
Let the signal lights else higher higher
Ever more brilliant than before:
Ever till earth from her orbit sha ~ fall
Let the scepters they won
Pass from sire to SON
Each king in his right and the Lord
Ger us ALI
$. E Kiser. in Chicago Record Herald.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-03

Jimmy-D'yer know dat firecrack.
ers wuz invented by de Chinese?
Tommy-Aw, wotcher givin' us?
Wy, de Chinks don't celebrate de-
Fourt'-N. Y. Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-03

The Illinois Central railroad will
ioabIe its tracks from Chicago to New
agleans.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-03
OUR
CELEBRATION y
AT TWO-OWE-EE.
by MLZscHAN.

AST + o ur th of
July the weather
came ON cool and
beautiful in our
mountains. But
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-29
. ' BE RaR N V nmnnna

mon and public spectacle exciting but languid interest. Whole communities are swept away by flood, pestilence. | starvation. or war without exciting a particle of sympathy.
 The only persons toward whom John seems to feel anything like what we | call affection or devotion are his par ents. Their wishes are law to him, not only so long as they live. but after they army he will abandon his child or wife to destruction in order to carry off his aged parent. The graves of parents must receive every care, besides the burning of great quantities of paper money and the offerings of food and drink. It Is eetimased than 5000 900 are spent annually in China for the pur- chase of this imitation paper money to be burned at the grave.
 All this seems like a very beautiful following of the fifth commandment: if John ever heard of 1t. It may be a Rraceless act to destroy this pious illus ion. but the cold fact Is that John cares no more for his parents than for his other relatives: he simply fears them The superstition Is bred in his very bone and blood that his parents spirits can come back after death and blast his whole life. if they SO choose
 u iS peTHdpS HdTQIy strange, all things considered. that suicide Is very common among the Chinese. and for the most trivial reasons. Their life cer- tainly seems to us far from attractive. But their custom of Hari- Kari Is quite lnexplicable. It is resorted to for one of two reasons: either as an act Of vengeance on an enemy or because of royal command. In the latter case the command is delicately conveyed by means of a hint. If a high offcial re- ceives by the hand of a royal messen- ger a little box. which he finds on open ing it to contain a nice little silk cord, he understands perfectly that it means Please hang yourself" which he im- mediately does. Could anything be neateri
 After saying many mean things about John 1t is only fair to close with tribute to his many good qualities Nowhere in the world can be found greater patience. perseverance, indus try and economy than in China. Not withstanding the wretchedness of most of their lives. nearly every one of the common people is a Chinese Mark Tap ley. cheerfully making the most of their scanty pleasures and patiently enduring all privations
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-29
1he ADVERTISERS
 M HOME STUDY CIRCLE

amount of that importation can only be guessed, but it must be over 12,0OO, 900 of pounds annually.
 The effects of opium are worse than that of any other thing which men put into their mouths to steal their wits awN. with the possible exception of haschisch. Temperate smokers confine themselves to a dozen pipes . day, a pipe" meaning piece of opium not larger than e pca. But temperate or intemperate. the effects are the same and sure to follow. The smoker grows stupid. forgetiul weak, sailow snd without appetite. This goes on getting worse and worse; the lapsuor becomes extreme with an awful gone" feeling in the stomach. and there is thirst and burning in the throat as of Dives in Hell. The suffering becomes intoler- able. nd there Is but one way of relief, another pipe. Then for a brief tim, the victim is snatched from hell into heaven. only to be plunged back again deeper than before. Sooner or later the man becomes frightful wreck, physic- ally. mentally, morally, until death mercifuily closes the scene.
 Another great vice of the Chinaman Is gambling; he is the most inveterate tempter of fortune on the face of the earth. Having staked and lost his las: cash. he will then stake his wife e children. A missionary tells of one who gambled his wife away on a wager equal to $3.S0. Chinese women are not as rule extremely desirable, according to our ideas. but that was certainly sn unJustifiable sacrifice.
 The Chinese are past masters in lying and every kind of shanming. When John is accused of anything his first move ia always to assert his innoce ice vociferously: and his object Is not solely to clear his skirts. It is a kind of professional pride with him never to plead guilty under any circumstances not even if he is caught rcdhanied. To do SO would be disgraceful to she last degree, for 1t would be consider I'd evil dence that he was deficient in the Chinamans most highly prized accom- plishment. the art of saving lis face"
 John seems to have no nerves. His mental and moral stoiidity is matched by a physical insusceptibility which enables him to undergo surgical opera tions without anaesthetics and with an indifference which amazes foreign sur geons. So with hunger. thirst, and strained pastures. He will squat ty the hour without moving a muscle in q position which would make a white man at first frantic. and then para lyzed.
 Indifferent to his own condition, he is c. Ially unnoved by that of others. In- renuity is exhausted in dcyising every conceivable torture for criminals or enemies, and tht cruel punishment of accused or convicted persons is a com
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-29

T endorse Psrgns becsuse 7 hsve found by personal experience thai # is not common patent medicine. buf q scientifically prepssd medicine which simply cures csfArrh And ciesnses the blood Of It's Impurities. keeping fhe system In . fine, healthy condition. I consider 1t as rather carefully pre- pared physician's prescription, and have never found any which acts as promptly and permanently as Peruns.
 "It deserves the highest praise, and know that those who have tried it, have perfect faith in it."-C. F. JENKINS.
 After all the personal experience of one man is worth more than the theo- retical guesses of a thousand men. MT. Jenkins knows what he is talking about when he recommends Fortuna, because he has tried 1t. Peruna cures catarrh because it reaches tho soT1r"o of catarrh.