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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-03
DEBS IS NOT "SHELvED."
Socialist Democratic Convention Makes
Haste to Correct IN 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, Mt its session late Mon
day afternoon, "shelved" Eugene v.
Debs. 1t was directed that telegram
be sent to Debs denying the report,
expressing the confidence of the con-
vention in him and characterizing him
as "leader." The telegram was to
express the sentiment of the CONVEX
ton to the country ut large.
The platform committee reported
in the afternoon. 1t declares that
private ownership Of the tools of pro-
duction and distribution is RESPONSE
bile for the ever-increasing uncer-
tainty of livelihood and the poverty
and misery of the working class, and
it divides society into two hostile
classcs-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 n 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 TO be sold.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-03
SpLINTERS AND CHIPS.

The total length of ocean cables II.
160,s42 miles.
Norway sends to England 10000
tons Of ice year.
A man should weigh &c pounds for
every foot of his height.
The Chinese have twice sacked Nos
COW, once in 1887 and again in 1898.
In 1894 the capital of the Bank OF
England was a1,2o0,OoO. 1t is now
G14,5OO,OoO.
Mozart holds the record among
composers of having written ga COM
positions.
There are on the Swiss lakes 65.
steamers, of which the largest can
carry 1000 passengers.
In 1882 the speed record on a high
bicycle was 20 miles IN an hour and
IL minutes. Behind a motor PAGER q.
rider has recently covered 10 miles in
an hour.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-03
THEY WANT LOWER TAXES.
Manila Property Owners Oppose the Pro-
posed Levy OF Two Per Cent-Govern-
ment Levies on Valuable Quarries.

Manila, July 31.-Londoners in Ma.
Mia have presented long petition to
the Philippine commission asking for
a reduction of the property tax from
two to one per cent. The commission
stated that the expenses of Manila
last year were 81 1000. 1t was ex.
pected that $1,OO0,0o0 would be sufti-
Gent in the future, but il the tax
were reduced the funds would amount
to only 100000, including 100000
from insular receipts, thus leaving q
considerable shortage.
The insular government has saved
$250,O0O by the passage OF an act
virtually declaring the stone quarries
at Mariveles, in the Bataan province,
public domain and authorizing the
utilizing of the stone in the harbor
improvement. A Spanish company
claimed to have established title tc
the quarries.
Thirty-four insurgents, majority
of them armed with rifles, have been
captured by the First cavalry in Ba'
tangas province.
Tho $4,000 Not Stolen.
Manila, July 31.-Capt. Stafford, at
Santa Cruz, in La Guna province, re-
ports the recovery of the stolen pay
chest with the $4,000 contents ap-
parently untouched.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-03
SIX DOCTORS THIS TIME.

South Bend, Ind, July 20th.-Six dif-
ferent doctors treated Mr.. j. o. Lande-.
man, of this place, for Kidney Trouble.
He had been very i'll for three years,
and he despaired of ever being well.
Somebody suggested Dodd's Kidney
Pills. Mr.. Landeman used two boxes.
He is completely cured, and besides
losing oil his Kidney Trouble, his gem
eral health is much better than it has
been for years.
No case that has occurred in st. Jo--
seph County for half century, hns.
created such n profound sensation
and Dodd's Kidney Pills are being we'll
advertised, as a result of this wonder
full cure of Mr.. Landeman's case.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-03

The wars of the nineteenth century
cost the enormous sum of $4,000. o0o,-
600. Just how much is billion?
: Six dollars have been spent on war
for every second of the century. II
we take Archbishop Usher's chronol-
!, ogy, and consider the world 5000
years old, we find that the nations
have spent on war during the nine
ufeenth century at the rate of Sc min
mite since the creation.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-03
LULU KENNEDY OUT OF JAIL.
Kansas City Woman Who Killed Her Hus-
band Gives an Approved Bond
of $4,000.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 31.-Probably
the hapiest young woman in Kansas
City is Lulu Prince Kennedy, who IL
under sentence of ten years in the
penitentiary for the murder of hef
husband, Philip II. Kennedy. Judge
Wofford approved her bond of $4,000
and few moments later she entered
a carriage with her brother, Bert
Prince, and was taken to her home.
PAIL Peery avenue.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-03
NEBRASKA OUTLOOK BRIGHT.
with q Few Moro Timely Rains the Corn
Crop VIII BE ~ Largo Ne
Last Year.

Omaha, Neb., July 31.-Early Tues
day morning heavy rain fell hero
for over an hour. This with the good
rains of the two preceding mornings,
has caused wonderful Improvement.
Reports from various parts of the
state say the late corn has received
great benefit. Farmers expect, with
a few more such rains, the corn crop
will equal that of last year.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-03

In the eastern hemisphere as well az
In the western, skies of brass, blister
ing suns and burning airs have been
productive of misery almost unknown
In other summers. Drought and dust,
parched lands, scanty supplies of wa
ter have been so widely prevalent that
the first year of the century is like.
" to hold an evil eminence in history
az the most distressing for many q
cycle. But just at this time tidinga
come from Alaska of vessels icebound
in huge foes. What contrast could
be more striking?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-03
A Lucky Telephone Girl.

Kansas City. No., July aO.-Miss
Beals, who captured the second prize
in the Lawton district, was formerly
''hello girl" in Kansas City. Miss
Beals lived at the southeast corner
of Eleventh and Washington streets
until three months ago. At that
time her brother removed to Wichita,
Kan. where he is now living, and his
mother accompanied him. Miss Beals
was day telephone operator at the
time, and going to the management
of the telephone company, she Sc
cured a transfer to Wichita, where
she is now employed. 1t wns at Wich-
ita that Miss Beals conceived the
idea of registering for claim and her
departure from Kansas City was in
directly the beginning of her good
fortune.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-03
Mis-. Carrie Nation win Pay Fine.

Topeka, Kan, July 31.-Mrs. Car
RE Nation, in Jail here under 30 days
sentence and fine of 500 and S4s costs,
yesterday refused the pardon from
Gov. Stanley because the fine was not
RENTED. The commissioners offered
TO allow Mrs. Nation to pay it in
monthly sums of SIS. She afterwards
agreed to the terms.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-03

"Put the monkeys to work." That
is the idea urged by Prof. Herbert j.
Weber, the eminent government BIZ
ologist. He believes it is entirely prac-
ticable, and that monkeys, improved
by breeding and properly trained,
could be made useful to man. They
could be taught to work in the fields
Especially at cotton picking), and
might even become capable domestic
aeryants
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-03
Phillips Exposes Alleged swindle.

Chicago, July 31.-George Fl. Phil
lips, the corn king, reported to the
postal authorities his discovery of an
alleged attempt at gigantic swindle.
The country, Mr.. Phillips told inspect
or Stuart, has been flooded with circu-
lars emanating from New York ask
ing for subscriptions to a 100000
fictitious pool for deal in September
corn.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-03
run Mile. Minute.

London, July SO.-Sir Hiram Maxim,
in an address last night. said electric
railways were revolutionizing Amer
lean city life and property values.
He declared that light electric roads
were capable of 100 miles an hour;
that their construction was perfectly
practicable, and that their cost would
be cheaper than the present steam
lines.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-03
CANT SELL THEM.
Secretary Hitchcock Warns Those
Who Have Drawn Claims.
Specializing IN Homesteads In Now Indian
Country Absolutely Prohibited-Lum-
Der for New Homes-why One
Woman Wept

Washington, July 31.-The secretary
OF the interior ridicules the state
ment that the first drawers of the
homesteads could dispose of them for
thousands of dollars. "The lands are
for actual homestead entry only" he
said. "The party trying to dispose of
them in speculation will find himself
in the meshes of the law, and any
person buying such claims is merely
throwing away his money Every one
should he warned against attempting
to make deal of this kind. The
records kept by the government will
be perfect, and the Identification OF
the actual allottees will be complete.
There will be absolutely no way in
which profits can be made by specu-
lating in these entries. Both seller
and buyer should know that such an
effort will result in loss to both par
ties"
There were 1850 numbers drawn
out of the great containers yesterday
from each district, making total OF
all drawn of $500. The commission
ers planned to draw 5000 names, but
n ey were unable to do 1t, although
they beat Mondays record over three
to one. The force of clerks will be
increased to-day, when it is expected
that 5000 names will be drawn. Prob
ably by tomorrow noon the number
Of names drawn will exceed the num-
her of claims in the new country.
after that interest in the lottery will
cease, although every name will be
drawn to make the record complete.
The first thousand claimants for
ach district will have very good
chance to enter their choice of land.
They will have till August to look
around. Every homeseeker makes a
number of selections so that il some
body else takes his first choice he can
file on the next best.
The disappointed look already has
n,::de its appearance in the faces Of
homeseekers who have not yet drawn
claims. This sign is specially notice
uUiC uuOliK tAC So'CASu "a6oh WI
tingent. Those who drove here came
with the expectation Of locating in
the new country, and failure to them
means much more than to people who
s:me by rail.
Lumber for New Homes.
Beaumont, Tex, July S1.-The big
gest shipment of lumber ever carried
out of Beaumont by one train was
that sent out by local lumber COM
pany consigned to Anadarko, Ok. The
train consisted of IS cars and carried
$50, 900 feet of lumber. 1t was rush
shipment, and will be sent through
on the fastest time possible. The
lumber is wanted to open yard to
supply the boomers who are settling
on the newly opened territory.
Why Minerva Turley wept.
Oklahoma City, Ok, July 31.-1n the
government lottery at FL Reno for
lands in the Kiowa-C omanche country,
Miss Minerva McClintic, of Oklahoma
City, drew No. s, which entitled her
to eighth choice of the lands in the
Lawton district. On Sunday Miss Nc
Clintic became Mrs. G. w. Turley,
and thereby forfeited her privileges
in the land lottery. She wept when
informed of the fact that she loses
claim, valued Mt about $4,000.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-03

What q lot Of unnecessary worry
ing we have been doing! DIR. Koch,
Europe's most famous agrostologist,
proves-to our satisfaction, at least-
. that tuberculosis germs cannot be
transmitted from cattle to humans,
and DIR. Wiley, of our governments
physiological department has just
returned from tour of the west with
the news that, next to air, bacteria
are most necessary to our existence,
and that the microbe is our guide,
philosopher and friend.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-03

Fifty counties of Alabama, so OF Ar
kansas, so of Florida, 1873 of Georgia.
90 of Kentucky, 90 Of Louisiana, Is of
Maryland, 81 of Missouri, 60 of North
Carolina, 20 of Tennessee, 100 of Tex
as, So of Virginia and 40 of West Vir-
ginia have adopted temperance regu-
lations which prohibit the sale ut re-
tail of liquor within their territory,
save on medical prescriptions.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-03
Proportion of Men and Women.

Washington, July 31.-The female
population of Massachusetts, consti'
tutes 51.3 per cent. of all the people Of
that state. In Maryland 5O.4 per cent;
in Maine, 4O.5 per cent; in Louisiana,
1917 per cent, and in Kentucky, 4e.s
per cent.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-03

A waitress in q hotel at Williams
port, Pa, spilled milk on q wealthy
guest aid apologized in such grace
full and winsome manner that he
forthwith proposed marriage. and
they are now man and wife. In the
future every man who visits that
town will run risk of having his
clothing bespattered with milk.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-03

Emperor William stands twenty
fourth in the direct line of succession
to the British throne, yet there are
only two adult males between him
and Edward vn.-the kings only
son, the duke of Cornwall and York,
and his only brother, the duke of Con-
naught. The others before the en-
peror are women or children.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-03

The irony of fate is illustrated in
the quarrel among the admirals and
captains over the destruction of Ger
vera's fleet. That magnificent achieve
ment may be said to have married
more regulations than it made.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-03

Canon Hobson, who founded the
Policcman's Christian association in
o Liverpool cellar, 10 years ago, is
visiting this country. The association
started with three members, and now
has 100000 in Great Britain and the
colonies.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-03
win Test the biennial Election Law.

Topeka, Kan, July 31.-The demo-
cratic and populist politicians OF the
state have decided to test the bien-
NAL election law and they have de-
cided that the test case shall come
from Leavenworth county when Gov.
Stanley attempts to appoint o suc-
cessor to Sheriff Everhardy.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-03
Emerrency Rates for Rough Feed.

Topeka, Kan, July 31.-The state
board of railway commissioners will
try to secure emergency rates on for.
age and rough feed, which it win be
necessary to import from neighboring
states during the coming winter.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-03

A manuscript Bible, richly illumi-
mated, of about the year 141O, was re-
Gently sold ut auction in London for
10000 guineas. An English guinea is
worth about s5.25, hence the price paid
for the Bible was about $1,000.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-03
CURRENT COMMENT.

London's total population is o,57s.-
1874. New York state has population
of only 7,26S,012. Furthermore, it is
the only state of this union whose
population exceeds London's. Pennsyl-
vania following with 6,3O2,115.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-03

Chicago's chief of police attributes
an increase in assaults and ARRAYS
to the heat. In the winter he blamed
the low temperature for multiplied
offenses involving violence. Appar-
emily crime blows hot and cold in the
windy city.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-03

When the president takes an ordi-
nary journey upon private business,
he buys his railroad ticket just like
any other traveller, but when he
makes q tour it is customary for him
to accept the hospitality of the va
rious railroads over which his train
passes, and the citizens of the places
where he stops.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-03

Tanner, of fasting fame. now 6s
years old, has challenged the brewers
of Denver (Col.) to a fasting con-
test. Six men are to drink beer only
and he is TO drink water. The brew
ers have agreed to the contest.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-03
Pronnerity In Alabama.

There is great prosperity in Ala
bama. The earnings of the railroads
of that state for the year 1000 were
20,s67, 1853, IN increase Of $3,024,S53-
over the previous year.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-03
Playing a Sure Came.

AS long as Sir Thomas Upton keeps
racing his two Shamrocks each.
against the other he will always have
n chance to win.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-03

Troubles of Ii Hung Chang.
1t is taking Ii Hung Chang long
while to get the old empress dowager>
to put him back on the pay roll this
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-25

aud convenient fer navy yard employees y room
cottage. lot 4O116D; cellar. porches: $500; So
cash. balance S1G monthly 1114 q Nv. jy23 3t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-25
| N S AN E MANS ACT
USES A. PISTOL WITH FATAL Eff
FECTs IN A BUSINESS HOUSE.
Seven of the Shots Fired Take EHect
and Death Follows His Mad
dened Course.

Michael Kelly, an insane man. yesterday.
| at the Office OF the Robert Garrett Lumber
Company. Leavenworth. Kan. shot seven
people, killing two probably fatally wound
| ing another. and more less seriously
wounding four others. He was himself
finally killed by officers, who tried 10 over
power him The victims:
John r. Garrett. aged forty, Junior MEM
Der Of the firm of Robert Garrett Lumber
Company; died at hospital.
Michael Kelly, aged fifty, died after be-
ing taken to police station.
DR.. Charles MCGEE. aged thirty, shot in
back and probably fatally wounded.
Police Sergeant William Dodge, shot in
neck; wound serious.
Michael Mcdonald, detective, shot in leg;
slight.
Joseph Falthager. policeman, shot in
hand; wound slight.
Ike Healer, laborer at lumber yard, shot
in hand; wound slight.
Kelly had lived IN Leavenworth for years
and at different times had engaged in
minor business enterprises. He was &C.
centric and during the presidential cam
paign OF 1896 lost his mind entirely. At
that time he threatened to Kill Garrett.
He was arrested and adjudged insane, Car
rett and four others testifying against
him.
After year in the Topeka asylum KEEL
ly was released. He had been acting
Queerly again and declared that he would
kill the five men who sent hdm TO the asy-
lum. For two weeks past he has been
practicng shooting with revolver daily
at the Fort Leavenworth range. Last night
he drank heavily.
Shortly after ~ o'clock yesterday he ap-
peared at CARROTS office and without
warning, shot Garrett as he sat at his
desk. Garrett fell to the floor, and Kelly
deliberately fred four more shots into the
PROSTATE form. Leaving his victim for
dead. Kelly ran TO the rear Of the COM
pany's lumber yard and began reloadfns
his revolver Presently he returned to the
office to find DIR. MCGEE, who had been at
| tracted by the shooting. bending over Gar
rett. Leveling his revolver, Kelly took aim
at the physician and fired The bullet
struck MCGEE in the spine, and he fell
near where Garrett lay.
Then followed an exciting street fight
between the mailman and officers who
came upon the scene. Kelly, fiourishng his
revolver dashed through the lumber yard
He met Ike Healer, a laborer and shot
him in the hand. A few yards farther on
he encountered Sergt. Dodge. The two
exchanged shots as they ran, One bullet
from Kelly's revolver struck Dodge I'm the
neck, but not before that officer had shot
him in the shoulder. Kelly kept running
and was soon confronted by Detective Nc
Donald and Officer Falthager. Mcdonald
shot Kelly in the neck Dodge raised his
revolver but 1t failed to work and, catch
skull with the weapon. Kelly was carried
to the station in an unconscious condition,
dying soon after his arrival there
Garrett did not regain consciousness and
died an hour after being taken to the hos
pital. Dr. MCGEE is still suffering serious
ly, and II Is believed he cannot recover.
Dodge's wound is not considered fatal,
while the wounds Of the others are slight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-25
DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS LOADED.
A Shot From the Kearsarge Tha
Startled Newport Citi1ens.

Shot From the Kearsarge That
Startled Newport Citi1ens.
The screeching Of a shell that proved to
have come from the U. 8. 8. Kearsarge,
and its explosion into fragments that broke
small piece Of stone out of the new city
hall building, on Broadway, and cut a
limb from tree near by, caused great
CONSERVATION among Newport, r. l.. citi-
Gems shortly after 8 o'clock last evening.
Half an hour later two officers came ashore
from the Kearsarge, traced the shell to the
city hail and obtained information as to
it's passage over the city. They examined
some of the pieces and pronounced the
shell a one-pounder from the Kearsarge,
after which they returned without making
any explanation.
From the flagship it was learned that
the crew was called to quarters at 3
o'clock. The gun crews took their posi-
lions, pointed the guns and went through
the work OF firing. A Nordenfelt-Maxim
automatic gun In the after fighting top
went off when the crank was turned. Inn
mediately all on board were alive and the
officers were making hurried inquiries The
crews in the top declared that a shot had
been fired. but that it had struck in the
water just short of the wharves. The gun
was fired yesterday, when five rounds OF
ammunition were supposed to have been
expended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-25
The New TuberculOsis Theory.

From the New York Herald.
The assertion Of Prof. Koch that human
and bovine tuberculosis are radically DIFF
ferent diseases is very important one
bearing upon their interchangeable or COM
.nunicable character. The distinguished ex-
pert Is quite satisfied that cattle cannot be-
come infected by human tuberculosis but
for obvious reasons is not quite SO sure
that animals cannot infect man. The lat
ter proposition is hard to prove absolutely,
because OF the difficulty OF experimenting
on human subjects. Personally he be-
lieves, and evidently with good reason,
that there is no danger of the direct In
lection Of tuberculosis by consumption OF
the milk or flesh Of affected cattle. While
this may be calculated to allay public fear
as to the alleged widespread causes of dis
ease propagation, 1t should not argue that
such milk or meat should be considered
safe or wholesome Scientifically 1t would
appear that the only practical outcome Of
the Berlin professors investigations Is IN
the direction Of narrowing the sources OF
culosis patients. Already there Is much
talk OF abandoning the health inspection
of milk and meats on the score that there
will be no more necessity for II. This idea
should not be entertained for a moment
The public can never be made to believe
that tainted meat and infected milk can
pass muster as food merely because tuber-
culosis Is not catching those ways.
While the new theory Is being discussed In
to go on in the good old way, being reason
ably sure that our milk Is pure and our
meat Is sound. Koch or no Koch, bacillus
or no bacillus.