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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-05-16
THE G. A. R. ENcAMPMENT.
Gel. Emmet Taggart, Akron. ELECTED
ommander--Joseph swisher
vice CommaAdeP.

Bellefontaine, o., May o.-The ofa.
GERS of all the various bodies that
have been holding their state meet.
ings here this week selected officers
Wednesday afternoon. and these Off.
GERS were installed Thursday. The
officers of the various organizations
elected are as follows:
Grand Army.-Col. Emmet Taggart,
of Akron, commander; Joseph Swish.
err, Bellefontaine, senior vice COM
mander; g. c. Bayer, Circleville,
junior vice; A. C. Yepgling, Salem,
medical director; ]. c. Rowland, OF
Cleveland; w. x. Thrall, of Cincin.
natl; S. G. Harvey, of Toledo; J. G,
Bishop. of Columbus; P. L. Webb, Of
Warren, members of council of ad.
ministration; Matt j. Day, Cincin.
natl, delegate to national encamp-
ment.
Sons of veterans.-H. v. Speelman,
Marietta, colonel; William Patter.
son, Bcllefontaine, junior vice; II. M,
Hagelbarger, Akron, junior vice; f.
A. Collins. of Springfield; r. E. Ross,
of Cincinnati; c. A. Lentz. of East
Palestine, members of division coun.
Gil: r. S. Kerr, Bellcfontaine, dele.
gate.
Wor,an's Relief Corps.-Mrs. Anna
Howe. Toledo, PRESIDENT; Mrs. Es.
telle Campbell. Bellefontaine, senior
vice; Mrs. Alice Courtney, Salem
junior vice: Mrs. Jennie Turner, To.
ledo, treasurer; Mrs. Mary Ogden
Lancaster, chaplain; Miss Olive vii.
liams. of Troy, Mrs. Lizzie Carver,
of Mt. Gilead: Mrs. Laura Taught
man. of Lima; Mrs. Louise Sherman,
of Cleveland; Mrs. Elizabeth Will
liams, of Newark, members of ex-
ecutive board.
Ladies of G. A. R.--Mrs. Lena Ry-
land. Elyria, presidents; Mrs. Winters,
Dayton, senior vice; Mrs. Morgan,
of Martins Ferry, junior vice; Mrs.
Elmira Warren, Gallon, chaplain;
Mrs. Mary Freeman, of Spencerville,
treasurer; Mrs. Josephine Hamilton,
Dayton, councillor.
Ladies' Aid Society of S. of w.
Miss Mama Herbert, Canton. presi-
dent; Miss Mae Defrees, Bellefon-
taine, vice president; Mrs. Ella L.
Hale, Mogadore, treasurer; Miss
Minnie Parker, Columbus, chaplain;
Mrs. Margaret Bowers, Mogadore,
inspector.
Daughters of Veterans.-Mrs. Refine
Miller. Defiance, president; Miss
BERTHA Martin, Massillon, senior
vice; Mrs. Ruby Held, Cleveland,
junior vice: Miss V. Diehl. Alliance,
chaplain: Mrs. Minnie Gaskill, Al
lance. chaplain; Mrs. Ida Huddle-
ston. Cleveland, inspector.
The annual parade was one of
great magnitude and showed al much
larger number of soldiers in line
than have been before in years. The
crowd Wednesday was estimated at
10000 visitors The encampment
next year will be held at Lancaster.
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ARE IN REBELLION.
Domingo, Take Up Arms Against
the Government.

San Domingo, May II, via Haytien
Cable.-The districts of Moca and La
Vega, are in arms against the govern
ment. Congress has decreed the sus.
pension of constitutional guarantees
in the revolving districts. Several ar.
rests have been made and the govern
ment is taking active measures. The
vice president of Santo Domingo. Ho
ratio Vasques, is at the head of the
government troops operating against
the rebels. Gen. Lora has been killed
and Gen. Bobea has been taken pris.
orer.
The city of San Domingo is quiet.
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The Portraits Of Our Presidents
With Biographical Sketches
BY
General Charles II. 0rosven0r
Title page designed by Tiffany.

This Inaugural year, when the public mind
y aroused over Presidential questions, II . At
ting time 70 issue General Grosvenors book.
its sale z a!rcady trsmsndcus, and VII per;
Memoirs.
Every patriotic American desires to read
what 0sneEal GrosvenOr has TO- cay OF George
Warrington, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jack
son, Abraham Lincoln, President Mckinley
and the other Chief Executives Of the Nation.
Everybody desires 70 read what General 0ros-
venor, the staupch Republican leader In Con-
grses, win say Of that staunch old Democrat,
Andrew Jackson, the Father Of the Democrats
party. 0enersl 0rosyenoe has thrown into his
Skatoh Of Jackson I'll Ne 1re aad energy Of his
grand The bioerspSy Of Lincoln i = bssuti.
ful q . sunriss Over ths hillieps. General
0rosvsnoS has peesonAlly kpoVn ~ The -Presi-
denis Gpes the tine q James Baehans1. The
hssh e. h:s ss.', ssio.s b:Ss pshnasd v,isssn
great mon. General 0rosvenor has served In
Congress for nsasly twenty ysess, and he has
served bis eouptTy IN War and IN Congress for
nearly forty Esars. The book contains twenty
four large PhotosEayure 1tchings ~ dne q
paper msdS especially 70 order. These twenty
four Phot0gfsvure Etchings are in different
Hnts, and sSe wsu worth % each. These PoF-
traits sre made from the paintings endorsed by
the family and near relatives Of the Presidents
Two yesrs' time and fortune have hssn sx-
complete book q we'll worth 90, but the price
has been placed % low that the most humble
American citizen can own t. The bi0graph.
ical skstchss are printed in large open type in
two colors the work ID % beautiful that whom
people 80 II they want =. The advance sals Y
gubscribsr. Thsrs h one sdision known ~ Ths
President Hditieo d Grand Luxe, initial let
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RETURNING HEROES.
the 3Oth Infantry Given . Wei.
come Home at Frankfort.

Frankfort, KY, May 13.-The Frank
fort volunteer soldiers who served
with the seth infantry were given
a royal welcome home from their
return from the Philippines Sunday.
A crowd of hundreds met them at
the train. The local Bsckham guards
acted IS. Q military escort and ad-
dresses of welcome were delivered
by Mayor Dehoney and Hon. T. n.
Crockett, which were responded to
by Capt. Noel Gaines on behalf of
the returning heroes.
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Elliott-Davis Wedding,

GAINESVILLE, o., May 10.--Riehard
Bishop Elliott, of Washington, D. c.,
private secretary to Congressman
Shattuc, of the First Ohio district,
and Miss Flora Davis, until recently
OF Columbus, were married here
Thursday morning at st. Thomas
Catholic church. They left at once
for Cincinnati, where they will make
their future home.
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BRITISH CENSUS.
The Total Population of England
and Wales Ii 82,525,7 71O, An In.
crease Of 3,623,1O1.

London, May 10.-According to the
returns of this years census the to-
tai population of England and Wales
is 32,525,716. This is an increase over
the population of 1891 of 3,523,.91
or, in other words, an increase OF
1915 per cent. in the last ten years
The increase for the decade between
1881 and 1891 was 11.65 per cent. Ac.
cording to the census As companies
show increases, while IA show lie
creases,
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RECoRDOP THB PAST
No Stronger Evidence Can Be
Had.

Look we'll to their record. What they
havs done many times IN ysars gone By,
= the best guarantee of faturs results.
Anyone With = bad back; any reader suf-
iering from urinary troublsa from any
kidney iils. viii and In the foilowi1g evi-
dence proof that relief and care % near
ct hand:
Mr.. John Ryan, engineer, Of 377 3.
Union street, circleville, O., says: ''For
20 yeafs Twas an anxious ecker after Q
kidney remedy whieh wonld DO what II
claimed, bat It was mot until had got
hold Of Doan's Kidney Pills that I was
able to say at Last had found one, the
value Of which had not been over-stated.
Strong - this statement 10, there ere
many Of our citizens who viii eadosse
my words to the fullest extent. II ever
man had cause to be thankful, Il is one
relieved Of pains from which be suffered
- long and a. much asI. When tried
Doan's Kidney Pills was almost without
hope Of ever finding remedy to effect .
cure. In day or two I realized had
kidney cure that cured. This experience
continued until was absolutely without
ache or pain Of any kind.
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers. Price so cents. Mailed BY
Foster. Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y, sole
agents for the u. s.
Remember the name. Doan's, and take
no substitute.
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Another Oil Field.

Dallas, Tex, May 10.--A telegram
announcing the discovery OF oil in
paying quantities on land near Jacks
boro, in Jack county, about 100 miles
northwest from here, was received
Thursday night by +. b. Doran, \
Dallas newspaper man.
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Cadets Appointed.

Washington, May 1.-The war de-
partment announces the appointment
of the following cadets to West Point:
Leonard s. Arnold, Newark, Aris.;
James II. Harrison, jr., Evansville,
Ind; James S. Dusenbury, Port Har-
relson, S. c.; Edward F. Voeth, st.
Genevieve, Mo-; Geo. Osborne, Sweet
Springs, Mo.
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Legal Notice.

Carey 6irsbry. who resides ct Decatur, H.,
will take notice that ON the 18th day OF March,
a. D. 1901, Josie 6irsbry filed her petition In
the Court Of Common Pleas. Highland county,
Ohio, being csuse number 1850, praying . d.
voros from said Carey 6irabsy on The arounds
and that said cause viii b for hearing on and
after the 1lth day Of Nay, 4. D. oool.
xsig: ky S0
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Object to His Nationality

Toledo, o., May 11.-One hundred
and twenty-five employees OF the Ken,
ton Hardware Manufacturing Co
went out on strike because Jos. Ri
bert, Spaniard, was made surer;n.
tendent of the shops. They claim
they win not work under Ribcrt be
cause of his nationality.
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Pittsburgh. Pa, May lit want
my money and want it qhick," shout
ed "Bill" Bradburn, former pugil-
list, in the bucket shop of A.. b. Bax-
ter & Co. He claimed the firm owed
him $4,000. Az he made the demand
he pushed double -barrcled shotgun
through the cashiers window at mem
bers of the firm. He was disarmed.
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Chicago, May 10-H. B. Durham
apparently has colt of some prom
ise IN OPefdy0f, VINO WON HnUrher
race at Worth Thursday. He beat
Henry Bert in canter, and Bert was
the betting favorite. Operator IL an
American Derby candidate.
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Vienna. May 13.-The Wiener ALL
gemeine Zeitung, reviving the recent
reports of combined European action
against the United States in the in
dustrial world, asserts that Germany
and Austria are negotiating with
view to the formation of European
league to resist American COMPETE
ton.
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New York, May 1.-THE Rough
Riders of New York, an association
of men who were in the 1st volun-
teer cavalry during the Spanish-Amer-
ican war, held their third annual
reunion in the form of a dinner, at
which Vice President Roosevelt pre-
sided, at the Rena. The dinner was
q strictly informal affair.
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The Strike Ended.

Cleveland, o., May 1.-THE strike
Of union plasterers, inaugurated here
. few days since, has practically end.
ed in a victory for the men. They
demanded $3.50, instead of So, per
day. All but four contractors lave
conceded the demands.
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Berlin, May 10.-Baron Won, Thiel-
man. imperial secretary of the treas
ury, admitted to the budget COM
mittee of the reichstag Thursday that
there would be deficit for the next
fiscal year of an amount between TO-
100000 and S0,OO0,OOO marks.
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Appeal For Aid.

Jacksonville, Fla, May 1O.-Rt. Rev.
John Moore, bishop of st. August
-ffne, anu very Rev. VIM: 3. kenny;
vicar general of this diocese, have
issued an appeal to the Roman Catho-
Tic people to aid the Catholics of this
place.
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Crushed BY q Belt.

Cincinnati, o.. May lis. Rogers,
in the tile works of the Cincinnati
Roofing Co., near Chester Park, was
caught in a six-inch leather belt,
which runs the elevator, and was in.
stantly killed,
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The Dreyfu. Rordereau.

Brussels. May l3.-The Independ-
epce Beige publishes atfidavits sign
ed by Count Ferdinand Walsin Ester
hazy before the French consul in
London admitting the authorship of
the Dreyfus bordeIeau and declar-
ing that the bordereau was written
with the connivance of Col. Sandher,
ex-chief of the secret intelligence
bureau
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Robbed and Beaten.

Toledo, O., May I'D. J. Bronston
was held up and robbed of $500 by
three masked men at his own door
Sunday morning. They also got
gold watch and diamonds. Bronston
was badly battered UP.
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Pupils Shocked.

Bucyrus, o., May 11.-During q
storm Friday a school building in
Holmes town ship was struck by light
ming. All the pupils and teachers
were felled by the shock, Emma ShupI
being fatally injured.
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st. Paul, Mimi, May 10.-A curious
-phennmennn- is reported as having
occurred during the severe rain and
dust storm at Lakota, N. d. 1t was
nothing less than heavy fall of
"black rain" This phenomenon has
been witnessed but seldom.
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Milwaukee. May l0.--The feature
Of the brotherhood Of the Railway
Trsinmen'5 convention Thursday waa
the adnptios 6f IN smeadmelt to IL
consolidation weatipt ths lo1Ras 81
fourth 49, gsaRd weAtes.
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Mrs, Nation Out of Jan.

Wichita, Kan, May 10.-Through
the persuasion of her brother, J. w.
Moore, of Kansas City, Mrs. Carrie
Nation consented to leave the county
Jail Thursday night. Judge Dale re-
duced her bond to 500 and her
brother put up cash to that amount.
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Norwalk,, o., May li.-Mrs. Paul
Orphey, Of this city. while passing
outdoors from, her house, was struck
BY lightning. the current burning heI
face and neck In : terriblt sninner.
She 10 still alive. bat r. b shssgAS
- en- uot yDcoyeT.
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The Engine Blew Up.

Cumberland, Nd, May 11.-An en-
gine, hauling an empty freight train.
blew up at Mt. Dallas. Pa, on the
Huntington Broad Top road. Four
men are known to have been killed
and the death of another is reported.
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Qhanee Fer Reelkefeller.

: Chicago, Nay 1o.-The Social Econ-
omics club Thpradey voted 70 ~
J. p. Rockefeller 70 1rpisA 49,
With which TO. start si2bdet ~ -
hous6 Tor w6me1 - ~ -
tvist of Chlosge. sls's*a
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Dayton and Troy Railwa,

Columbus, o., May 1.-THE Dayton
and Troy TTectric KaTrway Co., Of
Dayton, gave notice of the amend
ment of its objects and purposes by
enlarging and adding thereto.
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Chicago, May 11.-Members of the
Christian Endeavor society have be-
gun the organization of league to
protect girls from insults from mash
ers on the streets.
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"Picketing" Illegal.

Chicago, May 1.-The branch ap-
psllate court, in decision handed
down, denied the right of striking
warkmen 70 ''picket" shop for the
purpose of persuading others from
entering the works.
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Gov. Yate.' saddle Horse.

Chicago, May li.-Friends Of Gov.
Yates have presented him with the
famous Kentucky saddle horse, Black
Prince l., paying $i.07s for him.
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London, May 11.-Tenders fur e2
100000 in treasury bills were opened
ut the bank of fsugiurrf ! ri6tuy iPie he
application amounted to f4,359,0O0.
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New York, May 1O.--The board Of
managers of the American Sabbath
union denounce the Pan-American
exposition at Buffalo for opening on
Sunday
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Total Amount Passed by Last Ses-
sion of the Late Congress
Was S73O,838 $40.
TOTAL Bo1a SESSIONS Sl,A4s,40,.43S
Contracts We're Entered Into Which
Will Require Future Appropri.
ations of S+,224,64O.
Nbe New Omces of a Civilian Char
acter Created Number 3,S28,
with Annual Compensation
of S2,5OO,6O1.

Washington, May 1.-THE volume
containing statements of appropria-
tions, new offices, etc, required by
law TO be prepared and published al
the end of each session of congress
under the direction of the committee
on appropriations of the senate and
house, has been completed for the
second session of the seth congress.
A summary of the appropriations
shows the grand total of ST30, 0,33S,370.
The details by bills are as follows:
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King Eawara Ont Of Money.

London, May 10.-Thel king, said
the Chancellor of the exchequer Sir
Michael Hicks Beach, in discussing
the civil list in the house of commons,
had no personal fortune, fact which
could not be too widely known.
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seat sold For 10000.

New York, May "a seat on the
New York stock exchange was sold
for $4,000, or with the initiation fee
paid, $71,OOO. This is a new high
record price
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TIME TABLE.
NOVEMBER 18th, 1899.
Hillsboro-Oincinnati.

TrAlno MARKED run daily.
Trains marked run daily except Sunday.
Trains marked run Sunday only.
Sunday train at 8.10 .. m. connects for Dol
umbus, Pittsburg. Chilhcoths and Eastern
oities.
Sunday train, 7:l5 p. m, connects for Oin-
cinnati, Columbus and Pittsburg.
For 81. Louis. Chicago and sn points West
Columbus, s7a6 :, m. s2a0 p. N. and sldl
p. ID. For Pittsburg, last 'fa6 .. m. snd
s4,l6 p. m. For 0rssnAsld. Ohilhcoths and
Eastern cities, '7As :. m. and '4;l6 p. N.
Through tickets and baggage checks issued
70 oil points In United States, Oeuads end
Mexico. No Transfers st Cincinnati.
Special Inducements to the West.
For detailed information oall on or addresI
J. 3. Sands, Agent, Hlbboro, o., or o. p. NJ
Oarty, Gen'l Pass. Agt., Cincinnati.
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awasAington. Nay i1.-Jsmes n.
masy>ssh. r.. ef'Evsasvillss hxs -
'atpdntedss,sD1ssst y West Np@ot =
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-02
WILL SHORTEN ROUTE.
Proposed Frisco CutoR from Croker to
Clinton, Mo-, Cuts Distance from St
Louis TO Kansas City.

Dixon, No, July 3O.-The party OF
engineers who are making the prelim-
mary survey for the proposed Frisco
cutoff from Croker, Pulaski county,
to Clinton, to connect the Frisco main
line with the Kansas City branch,
are working westward through Cam
den county. The route lays through
Camden, Morgan and Benton counties.
If the road is built it VIII give the
Frisco a route from st. Louis to
Kansas City something over 800 miles
long and shorten the present indirect
route via Springfield over 100 miles
The engineers with the surveying
party are credited with the state
ment that the Frisco intends COM
pleting the road in time for the
worlds fair.
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DEBs IS NOT ..sHELvED."
Socialist Dsm0cratfe Convention Makes
Haste TO Correct an Impression which
Got Hold OF the Public

indianapolis, Ind July 31.-At Tues
days session Of the socialist-demo-
cratic convention action was taken to
contradict the report that the CON
ventiOn had, at its session late Mon
day afternoon, "shelTed'' Eugene v.
Debs. It was directed that a telegram
be sent to Debs denying the report.
expressing the confidence Of the con-
YentiOn IN him and characterizing him
as a leader The telegram was to
express the sentiment Of the conven-
ton to the country at large.
The platform committee reported
IN the afternoon. It declares that
private ownership Of the tools Of pro
duetiOn and distribution is response
bic for the FREDERICKSBURG uncer-
tainty Of livelihood and the poverty
and misery Of the working class, and
1t divides society into two hostile
classes-the capitalists and wage
workers 1t advocates as immediate
demands" public ownership of all
means Of transportation and other
public utilities, as well as all indus
tries controlled by monOPOlies, trusts
and combines; the reduction Of the
hours Of labor; state or national in
surance Of working people; the inau-
guratiOn Of a system Of public works
and improvements for the employ
Inent Of the unemployed; the educa-
ton Of all children up to the age Of is
years and state and municipal aid In
the purchase OF books, clothing and
food; equal civil and political rights
for men and women; the initiative
and referendum, and no more public
land 10 be sold.
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oEE-TEHTH TO THE LORD.
Baptist Young People Believe tR
Liberal Giving-Ban on Cards
and DaneInE.

Chicago, July 27.-sThe manner In
which money is raised for our
churches is often disgrace and an
abOminatiOn, said Rev. W. d. Nowlin,
Of Lexington, KY, in addressing a
meeting Of the Baptist Young Peo-
pies union 1t was accepted as the
sense of the conference that every
church member ought TO give one
tenth Of his income to the church, no
matter what IL amounted to. Rev.
T. Z. Jordan, of Grand Island, Neb.,
declared dancing, card playing and the
theater was wholly out of the ques-
ton. ''In some Of our young peoples
societies" said Rev. Mr.. Jordan, ''the
desire for amusement comes danger
Ously near suPplanting the desire for
a higher spiritual life Our amuse-
ment tends to lead young people to
forget the high calling which is open
to them
Officers were elected as follows:
President, John H Chapman, Chicago;
treasurer, II. c. CiossOld, Chicago; re-
cording secretary, H. ". Reed, Toron-
to, Can.
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LONG DROUGHT BROKEN.
Greater Portion of Kansas and Mis-
souri, Soaked and Farmers Are
in Better Spirits.

Kansas City, No, July 3O.-The
drought has been broken In Kansas
and Missouri by good rains that have
fallen in heavy and frequent showers
since Sunday morning The rain viii
be worth thousands Of dollars to
farmers in this section Of the country
in reviving crops that were not en-
trely ruined by the long period Of hot,
dry weather preceding the showers
that set in Saturday. They have eX-
tended all over Kansas and the west
ern half of Missouri, several points
in these states reporting two inches
and more Of rainfall. The weather bu-
reau at Kansas City reports that I'M
settled conditions prevail all over the
two states, and the outlook is good
for still more rain.
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Western League.
PUSHING TO FORT SILL.
Rock Island Has 500 Men and Teams
at Work on Extension into
New Oklahoma Country.

Guthrie, Ok, July 29.-The Rock
Island Railway company has put on
an extra force OF 800 men and teams
to push the grading on their Fort
Sill branch They are employing all
Of the boomers and prospective set
tiers waiting for the opening that
they can get. The track Is now laid
to each creek, and the company viii
erect n depot at once. The town viii
be named Richards by the company,
in honor Of Gov. Richards. Train serv-
ice win be established in a few days,
and regular trains viii be running as
far as Chandler creek by August 6,
if present arrangements do not mis-
carry.