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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-01

The X ansas contention between
law-breaking saloonkeepers and
glass-breaking amazons is rapidly
degenerating into petticoat war
between head-breaking women.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-01

and .cheeriulneSs soon
disappear when the kid
neys are OF, OF order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
thatitiS not uncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. 1.-THE child URN
sfeS too often II the
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-01
BILL TO ABOLISH POLL TAX.

A Poor Mans Law" to be Introduced in
Legislature.
"A poor mans law" is the term sp-
piled to . bill prepared by Senator
Burns. 1t proposes to do away en-
tirely with poll tax, and also to exempt
800 worth of personal property for
saeh property holder from taxation.
This, says the senator from st. Joseph,
will mean little to large property own.
ers, but 1t will mean q great relief to
the poor man, on whom oil taxes weigh
- . burden. The senator holds, like
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-01
REPLIES TO BROWN.
A Few Pointers ON the other Side of the
Quail Question.

Quail Question.
4 reader of the Columbia City Pos
takes exception TO Isaac Browns sta
-istics and produces figures TO prov,
hat they ale destructive to certain
crops. He says:
81 guess that We will have to
take issue with Mr.. Isaac Brown on
the quail subject. He made quite
an estimate on the amount of in
sects that 225,OOO qusils would eat
ID month, but we would like to
figure with him on the amount of
wheat that number of quail will
eat. | killed quail last fall that
had 200 grains of wheat in its craw.
This was about Q o'clock in the
morning and as all people who un-
deTstand the nature of the quail
know that they feed twice day,
so a quail would eat 400 grains of
wheat day, and 225,000 quails
would eat 90,0O0,0 900 grains of wheat
day. Now that there are oo6, 290
grains In bushel, We find out that
$4,000 quail will eat lei bushels of
wheat 10 day and 1870 bushels in
month, and if wheat is worth 20
cents bushel we find out that they
eat S3,38l worth of wheat per
month, so we see that they are a
little expensive after all If any
one doubts that Qusil's craw will
hold 200 grains of wheat We have
the wheat yet and can prove ali of
the above assertions"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-01

Indianapolis. Jan. A-RepreseDts-
tive Sparks introduced a bill In the
house this morning to appropriate
$4,000 to build monuments TO Pleas
ant A Hackleman and Henry W. Law
ton on the state house grounds.
The house committee on printing
met at noon today and decided TO
amend Mr.. Metsker's bill concerning
county supplies, to provide that there
shall be general competition for print
ing contracts when the printing sup
plies cannot be furnished by firms
within the county. The bill will leave
the way open for county officers to give
local contracts to firms of their poiti-
cal faith. indianapolis Press
Representative Jack introduced bill
to appropriate $4,000 TO construct Il
woman's building on the state fair
grounds.
representative SClIeTe, Ol Nhleul, III
PRODUCED bill to appropriate $4,000
for governors residence.
The house passed the bill exempting
Spanish war veterans from working the
roads.
Senator Parks submitted minority re-
port on his bill providing that judges
appoint the county council but the sen
ate voted it down and adopted the ma
jority report.
The primary election law seems to be
very much in favor, but there is strong
opposition to voting machines.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-01
Pity
aS1d


The most beautiful thing il
he world Is the baby. Al
implies and iov. The mo-
pitilul thing is that same bah
hin and in PAIN. And tn.
nothcr does not know that
iltlc lat makes all the dittcl
nee.
pimplcs and JOY have gone
md left hollows and fear; the
1t. that MAS comfort ano
color and curvc-alI but pity
and lovc--is gone.
The little one gets no fat
from her food. There Is some
thing wrong;itis either her food
or food-miIl. She has had no
fat for weeks; is living on what
she had stored in that plump
little body of hers; and that is
gone. She is starving for fat,
it is death, be quick !
SCOTS Emulsion of Cod
Liver Oil is the fat she can
take; it will save her.
q The genuine ha~ this piCtuTeo'
e :: j. Il. !: ):
A~GkS II, take no othet
~" II Won have not tried 1t. SEM
ArWkfp tot tree sample. it, agreeable
X& taste will surprise YOU.
MI SCOTT g. BOVINE.
Wi Chemists,
MA 400 Pearl ST., NJ. Z.
1ne- soc. and SI.OO
sszE1$ all druggists.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-01
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY !. 1901.

Those better of Kansas barkeep-
ers would have Mrs. Nation under
stand that she is not all OF ii,
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-01
Reward for Conviction of u idnappers.

Our police have received a circular
from Chief of Police DOnshue, of
Omaha, Neb., offering reward of $780,
600 for the three kidnappers of Edward
Cudaby, jr 1875, coo being the amount
offered by the city of Omaha and $685.
600 by +. A. Cudahy. An additional
reward of $4,000 is offered for the ar
rest of Pat Grove. The circular gives
the picture of Pat Grove and the terms
on which the reward will be paid.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-01
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable BY
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind. dis
courages and lessons ambition: beauty. vigor
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-01

urine scalds the flesh or if. when the child
reaches an age when il should be able e
control the passage It is vet afflicted with
bed-wetting. depend upon il. the cause OF
the difficulty is kidney trouble and the first
step should De towards the treatment OF
these important organs. This unpleasant,
trouble IS due 10 diseased condition Of the
kidneys and bladder and not 10 a habit as
most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble
and both need the same great remedy
The mild and the immediate effect OF
Swamp-RoOt is soon realized. 1t is sold
by druggists. in fifty ST.
cent and one dollar II ~s:.:.ss.,:..s
sizes. You may have g.I..f...i E.F.S: -.
sample bottle by mail I'll al E.15zzSs.ss
free. also pamphlet tell Home Of swamp Root
ing all about II. including many OF the
thousands of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured In writing Dr. Kilmer
& Co.. 8inghamton. ~. Y, De sure ana
mention this paper.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-01

by druggists. in fifty
cent and one dollar
sizes. You may have a
sample bottle by mail
re. also pamphlet tell
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-01

ing all about ii. incl
thousands of teStirno'
from sufferers cured.
& Co.. 8ingham;on.
mention this paper.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-01

The primary election law seems To be
very much in favor, but there is strong
opposition to voting machines.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-06
MUST DO ITS WORK
ALL OVER AGAIN.
President Mckinley Rejects the Cuban
Constitution.
NOT A SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE.
General Wood Notified to So Advise the
Constitutional Convention, Which Is Still In
neutrality-suspicious. and Explanations
that Would Completely Upset the Purpose
Of the Act Of Congress.

Washington (SpeciaD AS the result
Of Fridays meeting OF the Cabinet at
which the report of the Constitutional
Convention of Cuba was almost the sole
topic of consideration. Secretary OF War
Root has sent to Governor General
Wood long cablegram directing him
to notify the convention that the United
States will not accept the action OF the
convention 1t is useless, according to
member of the Cabinet, to discuss
whether the convention was deliberately
deceived by the commissioners who were
in Washington last month. or whether
the commissioners were themselves de-
eeived into believing that Secretary Root
had modified the provisions of the Platt
amendment Certainly both President
Mckinley and Secretary Root sought in
every way to impress on their visitors
no changes or alterations in these provi-
sions could be made by any power save
Congress alone. and both the President
and the Secretary of War were frank
to say that the Cubans need hope for no
better terms from the next Congress.
Secretary Root laid before the Cabinet
the full report of the convention, trans
lated and transmitted to him by Cover
nor General Wood The report was
very involved document Every clause
OF the Platt Amendment had been itself
amended" by the convention to suit its
own ideas. interpretations and ''ex-
plantations purporting to be statements
made by Secretary Root to the Cuban
commissioners were added to each
clause. In some cases the original pro-
visions OF Congress had been so distort
ed as to entirely change its original
meaning. There would be no serious
objections ii the convention had changed
the verbiage OF the Platt amendment"
said a Cabinet officer, 80 long as they
preserved the spirit and intent of the
provisions We do not know what the
convention will do about it" He did not
add that it was Indifferent to the admin
istration how the convention would ac-
cept the refusal to indorse its action,
but the inference was plain.
So absurd are the limitations and in
terpretations placed by the Cubans on
some of the provisions of the Platt
amendment that there arises grave
doubt of the sincerity of the Constitu-
tional Convention. Thus, for instance,
il is stipulated by the convention that
the United States troops may never in
terefere to restore order on the island
unless disturbance has been created by
foreign foes. In other words, this coun-
try is to protect Cuba against all for
eigners, but its troops may not suppress
any local riots or eXcesses of the Cubans
themselves. This one example will in
dicate the general spirit OF the Cubans
toward the amendments
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-06
OUR POPULATION is 76,3O3,3S7
Final Announcement Made. Maryland Frauds
Helped to Reduce the Total.

Washington (SpeciaD The Census
Bureau made its final announcement of
the population of the United States as
recorded by the census of 1900. The
population of the country is 76,3o3,387.
A previous announcement, made No
vember 27 last placed the population at
7o,3o47oo, but, as stated at the time, this
figure was subject to change, because full
reports of number of persons in the
military and naval service of the United
States abroad had not been made. These
and certain alterations caused by the dis
covery of frauds in Maryland and other
places bring the total down to 76, 800, ,387,
as above stated. This figure includes the
population of Alaska, Hawaii, Indian
Territory and the Indian reservations,
but not Porto Rico and the Philippines.
The census officials feel much gratfed
that they are enabled to give these i'm
portant facts to the public in less than
one year since the enumeration began.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-06
FIFTEEN fIsnERaEN DROWNED.
Three Boats Sunk on charleston and No
Trace Found Of Boats or Men.

Charleston, S c. Especial. Fifteen
fishermen are supposed to have been
drowned in squall which blew up
while the mosquito feet OF fishing boats
was anchored off the Eastern Patch
es.' There were eight boats fishing 1T
the time. The storm scattered them 10
the four winds, and all save three we're
accounted for. The missing boats were
the Anna Julia, the Messenger Boy and
the knife. There we're fifteen men on
the three boats. When the supposed
disas er was reported the revenue cut
ter Forward went TO sea and skirted
for 80 miles around the lightship, but
cane back with the report that not
sign OF life or disabled boat could be
seen.
All hope for the safety OF the fisher
men was abandoned when the cutter
got into port with the bad news. Ii
was thought during the day that the
boats had driited to places OF shelter.
but the failure OF the government YES
sci to find trace OF their whereabouts
convinced the crowd OF watchers at the
wharves that the men were dead.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-06
COTTON CROP WILL BE LARGE.
z,lll,O0O More Acres Planted in the South
Than In 1900.

Washington (SpeciaD. THE statisti-
clan OF the Department OF Agriculture
estimates the total area planted in cot
ton at 27,s32 900 acres. an increase OF
2.1Il,ooo acres, or S.3 per cent. over
the acreage planted last year, and Of
2.4o8,ooo acres, or 10 per cent, over the
acreage actually picked
The increase in States where the area
planted and that picked last year were
practically the same is 10 per cent. in
North Carolina Florida and Arkansas; /;
Q per cent. in Georgia and Louisiana;
7 per cent in South Carolina; IA per
cent. in Tennessee; rs per cent. in Ok
lahoma: 20 per cent. in Indian Terri
tory; IS per cent. in Virginia and II
per cent in Missouri. In Alabama the
increase is estimated at 9 per cent. over
the acreage planted last year, and II
per cent. over that picked; in Missssip-
pi at per cent. over that planted and
10 per cent. over that picked, and in
Texas at 8 per cent over that planted
and 10 per cent. over that picked.
The average condition OF the grow
ing crop is SI.5, as compared with g. S
on June I OF last year, 85.7 at the cor
responding date in 1900 and 86.4 the
mean OF the June averages OF the last
10 years. A condition OF BIS is, with
one exception, the lowest June condi-
ton in 20 years.
The condition by States is as follows:
North Carolina, 81; South Carolina, 80:
Georgia, SO; Florida. 88, Alabama 76;
Mississippi, 82: Louisiana. 80.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-06
Our New Posssssloll

The transport Logan has sailed from
Manila for San Francisco by way a
Nagasaki with two battalions oi the
Thirty-eighth Volunteer Infantry.
Brig Gen. Frederick Fun-on has
been assigned to command of the
Fourth district Of the Department oi
Northern Luzon, with headquarters al
San lsiro.
The United States Philippine Com.
mission will complete its proincia,
tour June 90 and should the admins
tration at Washington approve OF the
general government scheme CT tis
Philippines, it will go into effec, July
There was considerable fighting in
the municipal elections at Santiago de
Cuba, and the presence OF American
officers in the polling places rs super.
visors OF the election was resented by
the Republicans.
In fight between American troops
and insurgents near Paraeolc, Camsr.
inc Province, Philippines, Surgeon ot
John, Company A, Twentieth Infantry
was killed and FIVE FiIipipos were killed
and two wounded.
The only bid for the scwcriEe I'd
paving OF Havana WAS received in
Onderdonk, Mcclellan & Dady. Of
New York. The amount asked Is SIS,
ot5s5/5.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-06
BOAT BLOWN TO ATOMS.
Two Men Missing and Great Amount Of
Damage Done.

Bonneville, Mo (SpeciaD BY the
explosion of 1000 decorating caps,
which set off 2Ioo pounds of dynamite
and 100 kegs of powder. the I4-ton
freight boat Laurine. plying between
this city and Rocheport, on the Mis-
souri, river. was blown to pieces. Con-
siderable damage was done to property
for mile around. Two laborers who
were aboard the boat are missing
The Laurine was the property OF the
Rocheport Ferry and Packet Company
and was about ready to leave her dock
with a cargo OF explosives for building
railroad below town when the acci-
dent occurred.
The boat was propelled by a gasoline
engine. When a match was applied to
the generator the gasoline took FIRE
Captain Farris and the crew immedi-
ately vacated and warned all persons
nearby. The fire spread rapidly to the
supply tanks of gasoline and second
explosion occurred This evidently set
off the explosives on board with a re-
port that was heard miles away. and the
boat was blown to atoms. The ferry
boat John L. Stephens. lying 500 yards
above, was considerably damaged, the
woodwork OF the upper deck and pilot
house being torn away. Those aboard
the ferry escaped
Three residences belonging to Joseph
Sherrer, Mrs. Sallie H. Johnson and
Charles H. Dunkle, about 600 yards
from the disaster. were wrecked.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-06
NEGRO BURNED
AT The STAKE.
A White Woman's AssaiIant Meets
Horrible Fate.
MRS. TAdGARr BRUrALLY MURDERED
Was One Of the BcIdest Crimes Ever Con-.
mitted In FIorida..In Less Than an Hour
Practically the Entire Town was In Arms
and Posse was Searching In Every Dlrec-
tion for the Criminal. Captured by Negroes.

Barlow, Fla. (SpeciaD frederick
Rochelle, a negro, IS years OF age. VINO
criminally assaulted and then murdered
Mrs. Rena Taggart, a well-known and
respectable white woman OF this city.
was burned at the stake here in the
presence OF a throng OF people. The
burning was on the scene OF the negro's
crime, within 100 yards OF the principal
thoroughfare OF this city.
The assault and murder was one OF
the boldest crimes ever committed in
Florida. At 10 o'clock Mrs. Taggart,
who was born and reared in this place,
went fishing alone in a small rowboat
that she kept at the city bridge over
Piaco creek. This is in full view OF the
public thoroughfare. A few minutes
before noon she rowed to the bridge
and made her boat fast A negro man
was fishing from the bridge at the time.
Mrs. Taggart started home and had
proceeded only few steps in the
swamp in the direction OF the open prai-
rie and thence to the street when she
was approached by Rochelle who had
been hiding in the swamp. He seized
her and then she broke loose and,
screaming, ran from the swamp into the
prairie, where he overlook her.
While she was PROSTATE he held her
with his hands and knees, and, taking
his knife from his pocket, Cut her throat
from ear TO ear, causing instant death.
He then walked to the negro who had
been fishing on the bridge, and who
was thoroughly frightened, and asked
him what he should do with the body.
He was told to leave it where it was,
but, needless OF this request, he took
the bleeding form in his arms and car
ried it back TO the swamp. dropped it
and escaped into the interior OF the
swamp.
In few minutes the crime had been
reported and in less than an hour prac-
tically the entire town was in arms and
a posse was searching in every direction
for the criminal. Bloodhounds were
secured and all night the search con-
tnued.
About noon a courier arrived an
nouncing that the negro had been cap
tured by two other negroes three miles
south OF Barlow. Posses were imme-
diately on the trail, but the captors
evaded detection and succeeded in get
ting their prisoner into town and in
turning him over to the sheriff OF Polk
county. In less than ten minutes after
the transfer had been made the streets
became congested with people, and the
crowd, augmented as it marched moved
on the jail In spite OF the sheriff and
a strong guard OF extra deputies, the
crowd secured the prisoner and took
up the march to the scene OF the crime.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-06
SEVEN YOUNG FOLK DROWNED.
Tragic Ending Of Merry Party Of PienIeers
Near PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia (SpeciaD.--A rowboat
containing a merry party OF eight
young persons was swept over Flat
Rock dam, in the Schuylkill river,
above this city and seven OF them
fve girls and two boys--were drowned.
The party was composed OF members
OF the Elm Social Club and the above
named persons, with large number
OF others, organized a picnic for the
day. They travelled in gayly decorated
wagons and pitched their camp at Rose
Glen, along the river. on the northern
outskirts OF this city.
The party dividea after dinner for a
row on the river.
Heavy rains during the past week
had made the muddy stream quite high.
and the current was much swifter than
usual After getting in the middle OF
the river and finding the current too
swift for comfort the boat was rowed
in toward shore. During this time it
was carried slowly down stream. The
boy who was doing the rowing decided
to so through the locks, and as he ap-
preached the dam he was warned by the
lock-keeper not to approach any closer.
The warning was not needed and the
young oarsman kept on rowing until he
found that the lock was closed He at
tempted to turn the boat, which was
then about so feet IRON the dam and
rs feet from shore, but he turned the
wrong way. A moment later and the
boat was in the swiftly moving cur
rent. Realizing then that they we're
in danger, the girls began screaming
and the oarsman lost control OF the
boat Just as it reached the breast OF
the dam, over which 80 inches OF water
was passing, the entire eight stood up
and the boat went over stern first.
The drop to the rocks below is ap-
proXimately IL feet. The boat struck
the water bottom up, and as it disap-
peared the whole party was under it.
When the boat reappeared one OF the
boys was clinging to its keel, Then
the other young man came to the SUR
face and made frantic effort to swim
to the shore. The six girls never rose
to the surface.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-06
Capital News In General.

The State Department notified Am.
bassador Choate to issue the passports
to the two Filipinos who applied for
them as residents of the Philippine
Islands entitled to the protection Of the
United States.
II was officially stated that the United
States will retain control of Cuba until
the Platt amendment has been substan-
TALLY complied with
he State Department was informed
that Phya Phetchada had been appointed
minister to the United States from Siam.
Frederick d. II. Engley, street car
conductor, and his brother, Samuel Is.
Engley were held in $4,000 bail on the
charge OF dealing in bogus street car
tickets.
The statistician OF the Agricultural
Department reports an increase in the
area planted over that OF last year
The remain. o. Lieutenant Colonel
Micher were buried with military nom
ors in Arlington Cemetery.
The President had a conference with
his advisers about the Cuban situation.
and the right to maintain troops there
after the government was formed was
discussed.
Labor Commissioner Wright was the
orator at the Decoration Day services
at Arlington Cemetery. and General
Ruggles at the Soldiers Home exer.
cises.
Fred d. Englcy, car conduc or in
Washington. was arrested and confessed
that he with others sold counterfeit
The engagement is ann,u.c d of AS,
sociate Justice Brewer and Miss Enma
Minor Mott, OF Washington
Former Congressman Hiram Price,
OF Iowa, died in Washington.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-06
To Succeed Waldersee.

The State Department replied to the
announcement of the German govern
ment that Emperor William considered
the time had come for the recall from
China of Field Marshal Count Won Wal
dersee.
This Government already having with
drawn its troops from China, except a
small guard intended solely for the pro-
lection of its legation in Pekin, has thus
expressed its view with 'regard to the
further military occupation of China. In
replying to the memorandum, of the Ger
man Government occasion was taken TO
express the high esteem with which Field
Marshal Won Waldersee has been re-
garded by the officers of the United
States in China.
Reports from Berlin say that negota-
tions are in progress among the Cabinets
OF the powers with reference to a joint
appointment of commander f3r the
troops of the allies remaining in China
1t is rumored that Count Won Walder.
sees successor will be a Frenchman.