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Free press., 1901-10-26
Unions Tackle Jndees.

Chicago, Oct s2.-The Chicago FEEDER
alton of Labor has enlisted in the cause
of the machinist strikers and decided
to fight Judge Kohlsaat's injunction
through the courts. The federation
also decided to begin a crusade against
federal Judges whose actions they re
sent The speakers were bitter in their
denunciations. It was decided to re-
quest every Illinois congressman and
both senator's and the president to pc
tition congress to curtail the powers of
the federal judges.
Free press., 1901-10-26
10000 Railroad Men.

Topeka, Oct. 21.-According to the
report of the state labor bureau there
are "a, ,952 railroad employees in Kansas,
of whom 1o,172 are on the Santa Fe,
6,O53 on the Missouri Pacific, 2, ,994 on
the Rock Island and 2,O7O on the Union
Pacific, The wages paid in the state
last year aggregated 81, $50, ,943, max
ing this altogether the greatest interest
in the state, after agriculture. Those
wage earners in all industries reporting
to the Labor Bureau give their average
annual savings at S219.2s.
Free press., 1901-10-26
Ambassador rower Acrs.

ST. Petersburg, Oct 2.-Charlemagne
Tower, United States ambassador to
Russia, has returned here from Berlin
and is continuing his exertions in be-
half of Miss Stone, the kidnapped
American missionary. The Russian
foreign Office is showing sympathy and
willingness to assist Mr.. Tower. He
has seen Dr. Dimitri Stancioff, the
Bulgarian representative here and
through him has informed the Bull
garian government OF the intense inter
est taken in the case in the United
States.
Free press., 1901-10-26
MealIy Admitted to BAH.

Washington, Oct. 22.-The state de-
partment has been informed that w. n.
Meally, the American citizen who has
been lying in jail at Porfiro Diaz, under
commitment for contempt of court in
withholding certain legal papers de-
manded by Mexican court, has been
released ON bail
This removes the acute phase of the
case, in which the state department
had interested itself and the trial will
go on in the usual Mexican manner.
The department made strong demands
Free press., 1901-10-26
Poncss, otoes and Tonkawas Rich.

Kansas City. Oct. '22.-John Jensen
agent at the Ponca Indian reservation
and ex-officio guardian of 600 Poncas.
$50 Otoes and fifty-six Tonkawas, sale
while here that the government has
taken hand in the regulation of In
dian martial arrangements and that
the morals of the tribes are elevated IL
consequence. The Tonkawas- are de.
creasing in numbers, but the Poncas
and Otoes are holding their own. AL
are wealthy, the Poncas having S7OO,'
900, the Otoes $40, 900 and the Tonl5a.
was $50, 900 in the United State:
treasury. They own 100000 acres o;
land worth SO an acre, much of which
is leased TO white men and nets their
$50, 900, $780, 900 and SO, 900, respectively
a year
Free press., 1901-10-26
conspired with strikers.

indianapolis, Ind. Oct. 22.-After "a
trial lasting more than three days, Ed
ward E. Besette, of Chicago Typograph-
ical Union No. PIG, was fined $3.50 and
costs in the United States court for
violating the injunction issued by
Judge Baker against the strikers of the
w. B. Conley company of Hammond.
The court declined to receive bond. In
giving his ruling, Judge Baker said
Besette was tried on the. theory that
who violated the injunction.
Free press., 1901-10-26
Twentleth kansas Team Reats.

Leavenworth, Kas-, Oct. ga team
composed of twelve members of the
Fighting Twentieth Kansas, under
General Wilder s. Metcalf and Captain
Adna G. Clarke, met a picked team
from Troops E and F, Fourth cavalry,
in competitive shoot at the govern
ment target range. The Kansans used
their old Springfelds, while the cav
alrymen had the improved Krag-Jor-
gensen. The range was 200 and SOC
yards, the Kansans winning at both,
the score being e12 to 7ss.
Free press., 1901-10-26
Fresh Beef Clubs.

Leavenworth, Kas., Oct. 1e.-An or
ganization exists among sixteen OF the
farmers of a neighborhood in Leaven-
worth county The organization is
after the order of the following: Six
teen of the farmers met and organized
themselves, electing proper officers
Each member is requested to turn into
the organization once in sixteen weeks
sn animal for butchering. A man has
been selected who viii do the butcher
ing and see to the proper distribution
Of the meat.
Free press., 1901-10-26
INSURANCE. DEPARTMENT
OF Kan.a. source Of Much Revenus
to state.


to state.
Topeka, Oct 22.-The Office OF State
Superintendent of Insurance is the
best paying department. OF the state
government The fees collected this
year from insurance companies for
licenses for local agents and other
purpose will aggregate nearly Sis, 900
and the entire sum goes into the gen
eral revenue fund of the state. On the
first day of October the fees collected
to date amounted to Sis. .913.41, and it
is estimated that at least 81, 500 more
viii be paid in before the close of the
year.
Last year the total amount collected
was S1O9, 932. 60. In addition to the
fees which are collected and turned
into the general revenue fund, the de.
partment assesses the insurance COM
panies doing business in the state, per
cent on all premiums collected in towns
where fire departments are maintained
This money is distributed among the
various towns as a firemen's relief fund,
and is used for the benefit of injured
firemen. While the insurance depart
ment annually collects for all purposes
in the neighborhood of S14O, 600, the
expenses OF conducting the Office is
only about 81. 500 a year
Free press., 1901-10-26
ZINC ore 1. Roomine

Joplin, Mo-, Oct. 21.-The spirited
bidding of the zinc ore purchasing
agents finally landed that ore at S2s. SO
per ton This price is 81 over the top
price paid recently, and the lower
grades were advanced as much in pro
portion. The Jerry Clark ore. on the
Connor tract, near Prosperity, and
several lots on the Kohinoo, Continen-
tai and Jack Harvard tracts, are re-
ported to have brought top money.
Free press., 1901-10-26
Divorce Canon Unchanged.

San Francisco, Cal, Oct. 19.-The
question of marriage and divorce was
set at rest for another three years by
the action of the house of deputies of
the triennial Episcopals in rejecting
both of the proposed canons on the
subject, which was passed by the house
of bishops The greatest fight of the
convention has been over section of
canon SO. virtually forbidding the
remarriage of divorced person This
had been acted upon favorably in each
house but was defeated at last
Free press., 1901-10-26
AKaas.s Ma.

Topeka, Oct IA formerly of Kan
sas man is now royal photographer of
the King of Sweden His name is L.
Larson
For many years Mr. Larson ran =
photograph gallery at Clay Center. In
1887 he sold out and went to SwedeI
and operated gallery at Stockholm
His gallery has grown to such dimen-
sions that he now employs q assistants
It is the largest one in Sweden Re
Gently the title of Royal Photographer
was conferred upon him by King Oscar.
Free press., 1901-10-26
THE FRIENDS uNIYERslI.
Larse.s school Buildlnx In the United
states.


Wichita, Oct. I9.-The members OF
the Kansas Yearly meeting of the
Society of Friends subscribed S21. sos. 90
to the endowment fund of Friends
university. This makes total OF $685.
sos. 90 of the $50, 600 to be raised. When
the school runs six years over 600 lots
on the West Side viii be decided to the
University fund. The Friends are
great educational people and the MEM
bers of the Kansas Yearly meeting are
determined to see the Friends Univer-
sity the greatest and best educational
institution in the west. There is a
Friends college at Oskaloosa, Iowa,
but this is the largest one owned by
Quakers in the world. 1t is also the
largest school building under one roof
in the United States. At present over
200 students are enrolled there. Last
June their first class graduated from
the School of Arts. a class was alsc
graduated from the college prepara-
tory department and one from the
Normal school The pedagogical de
partment has been placed on the
accredited list of colleges by the state
board of education
Free press., 1901-10-26
To Look For Gas Under Salt.

Hutchinson, Oct. 22.-The Hutchin-
son Salt Company has purchased a
drill and propose to bore 1000 feet
under the surface at Hutchinson to see
what it can find. The salt wells range
from ZOO to 500 feet in depth Salt is
found at $50 feet and the vein is from
$50 to 500 feet thick. The salt people
use vast amount of fuel and will go
down below the salt vein several hun
dred feet in hope of striking gas.
Free press., 1901-10-26
Town Lot Sales.

South McAIester. 1. t, Oct. 1.-THE
townsite commissioners state that the
sale of lots in South McAlester, which
was completed last week, will net the
Choctaw nation about S175, 600. The
appraisement of improved lots mere
footed up about $500, 900. Thus it will
be seen that the sales in the aggregate
viii almost reach 100000, says the
CanitaI
Free press., 1901-10-26
Governor of Arizona.

Phoenix, A. T., Oct. 22.-Alexander
.. Brodie, who is to be governor of
Arizona, is Intimately known by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, whom he succeeded as
lieutenant colonel of the rough riders
war as senior major of the regiment,
commanding the Arizona squadron.
At Guasimas he was shot in the arm,
but returned to the regiment in time
to take command at Montauk before
the muster out. He is graduate of
West Point academy.
Free press., 1901-10-26
oolored bishop Pleased.

Washington, D. c., Oct 17.-Bishop
Grant, OF the African Methodist Epis-
eopal church called on the president
and heartily praised the appointments
of Ex-Governor Jones, OF Alabama, to 8
federal judgeship IN that state .'Such
appointments as that, Mr.. President, ="
said Bishop Grant, twill guarantee jus
tice to all and viii give the eolored man
a greater sense of security than any
thing else. Governor Jones used strong
er language against lynehing than any
president ever used
Free press., 1901-10-26
Proposes Aloohol for Motor Power.

Washington. Oct. 1.-THE enormous
over production OF alcohol In France
has led the minister Of agriculture to
offer a series of prizes for any kind OF
apparatus that viii open way for its
greater consumption. An exhibition of
inventions for the use of alcohol for IL
Illuminating or heating purposes or for
motor power viii be held In Paris from
November 16 to "a 1t is proposed to
apply motor power to agricultural i'm
pleIuents under the direction OF the de-
partment of agriculture
Free press., 1901-10-26
An Eight-Hour Law sutt

Topeka, Oct. 21.-E. j. Brewster,
contractor in Montgomery county, has
been arrested on the charge of violating
the eight-hour law. The complaint
was sworn to by State Labor Commits
sioner johnson. Brewster has been
working his men ten hours on the
erection of country school house. He
claims that the eight-hour law does not
apply to work on a school house be
cause a school district is not munich
pality.
Free press., 1901-10-26
IDspectine Copnty .JetIs-

Wellington, Oct. 19.-Geo. ". Kama
vel, of sedgwick City, a member of the
state board of charities, came here tc
inspect the county jail. county poor
farm and city calaboose. He is opera
ting under law passed by the last
legislature putting all these institu-
tions under the supervision OF his board
and requiring them to make an inspec-
ton of and report upon every such in
stitntions in the state once each year
Mr.. Kanavel went from here to Wichita
to inspect county institutions there.
Free press., 1901-10-26
Insurance Companies sue.

Topeka. Oct. 1e.-The suit OF Metro
politan Life Insurance company against
Webb McNall and Frank Grimes for
81 ,3O6.43 is being tried in the district
court of Shawnee county. McNan, in
1899, levied a state tax against the
company. The company claims that it
is not just and has brought suit to get
the money back. Several other suits
of a similar nature have been dismiss
cd
Free press., 1901-10-26

The soldier who became q brIgadieT
general through President RooseveIt's
6rst odaeiaI act, General James II. Bell
began his military career as a To1un-
teer In the civil war. He went into
the Santiago campaign as colonel OF
the Eighth cavalry, General Chanee's
old regiment. and was severly wounded
at Guasimas. the battle of the cam
paign- After q long illness he followed
his regiment to the Philippines, where
be saw additional service.
The oculist is in an eye deal busi-
aess.
Free press., 1901-10-26
condemn YELLOW .Journa1s.

Chicago, Oct. 17.-The Rock River
Methodist conference voted that the
Rev. a. B. Smart was unfit for pas
toral work He was accused of MAX
ing slurring remarks about President
Mckinley following the assassination.
Resolutions condemning anarchy, ''yel-
low journalism" and intemperance were
adopted
Free press., 1901-10-26

Chicago, Oct. 21.-A gypsum trust i.
the latest. The capital stock of the
company will be s13, 900, 900 and some
thirty-eight plants will be taken in
Deeds for these properties will be de,
posted with local trust company in
the near future. The John w. Gates
people are the promoters of this scheme.
Ex-Auditor Honniber, of the American
Steel and Wire company, has charge OF
the venture.
Free press., 1901-10-26
Trouble at the srock YARDS.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 19.-Kansas
City live stock commission men charge
that the stock yards company is not
keeping its promise to give them better
service, and they have appealed to
Charles Francis Adams, of Boston,
president and chief stakeholder of the
company, for redress of grievances
Meantime, they are preparing to make
vigorous warfare upon the local
management. The trouble is OF long
standing, the complaints also extend
ing to the railroads
Free press., 1901-10-26
Rural Delivery Under civil Service.

indianapolis. Ind, Oct. 22.-Indiana
Republicans who have been in Wash
ington recently bring back the infor-
put the rural mail delivery under civil
service rules about the first of next
year. To some of the Indianans he
made the positive declaration that it
must be under such regulation.
Free press., 1901-10-26
Wants 3 sheep Ranch.

Goodland, Kans., Oct. 17.-Dr. NJ. r
Golden, of Kensington, has submitted
a proposition to the officers of Sherman
county to buy all the lands in the
county now subject to tax deed pro-
viding the county Will throw off de-
faulted interest on the taxes. There
are eighteen square miles of such land.
DR.. Golden wants it for sheep ranch.
Free press., 1901-10-26
lnduatrfaI Comm.ssio., Dtvided

New York. Oct 1.-THE Industrial
commission is likely to make three
diverse recommendations:
F'irst@Stricter antitrust legislation
by the several states and by Congress
Second-The delegation by Congress
to the state of its interstate commerce
jurisdiction. to regulate manufacturing
or trading corporations
Third-The control by the national
government OF all such corporations,
and their regulation by act of Con-
grezs
Free press., 1901-10-26
Paul Do ChaIIlu-s Explorations.

Perhaps the only living explorer who
is equally familiar with the dark
places of equatorial Africa and the
"land of the midnight sun" is Paul
Du Chaillus. The mysterious fascina-
ton of the dark continent" Iured him
from an east African counting house
when he was quite young man, and
he was away four years, returning
with a live gorilla as a trophy. Then.
he went far north, and his faseina-
tion of manner and kindness Of heart
won him hundreds Of friends.
Free press., 1901-10-26
Saving Machine strike.

New York, Oct. 19-Because they
refused to work with a non-union man,
$50 men employed in the assembling
department of the Singer Sewing Ma
chine works at Elizabethport, N j.,
went on strike. The strikers claimed
that unless the man was discharged
2,7oO other employees would follow
them out of the works. Six thousand
persons, including many women, are
employed by the company.
Free press., 1901-10-26
MIS-. Dyers aeart.

McCarron, Mich. Oct. 2l-In April
last the sensational case OF Mrs.
Samuel G. Dyer Of this place was re-
ported in these columns Mrs Dyer
has suffered for. years with a very
bad case of Heart Trouble and was
cured in a few weeks by Dodd's Kid
ney Pills.
Since then Mrs. Dyer has received
hundreds OF inquiries as to her con-
dftion and many may be interested TO
hear that she is at present en5oying
the best Of health and has not had the
slightest return OF the Heart Trouble
Formerly she had TO sit up IN bed
for hours to get relief; now she goes
about as smartIy as any lady Of 50
years IN the State Doddss kidney
Pills have made many friends IN Chip
peWa County through their cure OF
Mrs. Dyer's case, and have proven be-
yond doubt that their cures are rot
only very complete, b1t absolute and
permanent
Free press., 1901-10-26
Farmers Versus Herders.

Guthrie, Oct. 21.-The territorial
supreme ecNFt has rendered a. decision
which is of great Importance in Western
Oklahoma as it defines for the first
time the rights of both the cattlemen
and the farmers, who commonly are
called ''vesters." The opinion says in
substance that farmers have the right
to protect their property against tres
passing animals even by force.
Free press., 1901-10-26
To Investigate a New Crop.

Washington, Oct. 22-Dr. B. NJ. Dug
gar, the mushroom expert of the de-
partment of agriculture will leave for
Paris in few days to investigate the
French mushroom industry with view
to building up the industry in this
country. The investigation will in.
clude the methods of growing mush-
rooms in caves
Free press., 1901-10-26
Home For working Girls.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Oct. 21.-The Young
Wonen's Christian Association has
dedicated a home for working girls,
which is run as an adjunct to the
association The home was donated
by wealthy St Joseph ladies and is
valued at s5o,OoO. Fifty young women
live there, practically on the co-opera-
tive plan.
Free press., 1901-10-26
Rnars Again snnee.sfn1-

Cape Town, Oct. 19.-The invaders
500 men having penetrated through the
rich Great Berg river valley to Hope
field and Saldanha Bay, northwest of
Cape Town.
The republicans have secured num-
Der of recruits and considerable guam
titles of supplies. French is directing
the operations against them
Free press., 1901-10-26
The Neu Eira Ne.

Recently adopted by one OF the netropoI.
itan fire departments has proven a won
aerful success as a life saver. Every one
takes special interest in any invention
that Will save or proiong life. This is the
reason 50 many people have been praising
the merits OF HoSteIter'S Stomach BitterS
turing the past fifty years 1t cures dys-
pepsia, indigestion, ~biliousness, nervous
ness. and liver and kidney troubles Many
physicians prescribe and recommend It
90 not fail TO try it
Free press., 1901-10-26
Highest Award on Cocoa and Chocolate.

Highest Award on Cocoa and Chocolate.
Runalo, N. Y, Oct. 10, 1901.-The
judges at the Pan-American exposi-
tion, Buffalo, have awarded three gold
medals to Walter Baker & Co. (Limit-
ed), Dorchester, Mass, for the supe-
riority of their breakfast cocoa and
all of their cocoa and chocolate prep
arations and the excellence of their
exhibit. This is the 37th highest
award received by them from the
great expositions in Europe and
America
Free press., 1901-10-26
A Pet crows AmusemenL

A pet crow, when confined to s
cage, used to spend hours in coastins
down a small inclined plank, usig tbs
top Of mustard c7n for sled He
would carry the sled up to tie top
Of the plank, step into it and slide
to the bottom. repeating the perform
ance again and again with the great
est gIee.
Free press., 1901-10-26
Average Length of Life.

In three hundred years the average
length OF human life has been doubled.
In the sixteenth century it was be-
tween eighteen and twenty years; at
the close Of the eighteenth century it
was little over thirty years. and to-
day it is over forty years
Free press., 1901-10-26
Awarded the Hiehest Prize.

Buffalo, n. Y, Oct.-The New Do
mestic Sewing Machine Co. has today
been awarded, at the Pan-American
Exposition, the highest prize, the COW
eted gold medal, for the best family
sewing machine
Free press., 1901-10-26
Pro-Roer Newspsper stopped.

London, Oct. IA special dispatch
from Cape Town says, that owing to the
restrictions of martial law, the pro-
Boer South African News has been
Obliged TO suspend publication,
Free press., 1901-10-26
DIscoverer of Leprosy Rs.iII1,.

A bust of DIR. G. Armauer Hanson.
the discoverer Of the leprosy bacillus,
vas unveiled recently by Professor
VisdaI in the garden Of the museum at
Bergen in the presence OF many Nor
wegians and foreign medical men.
Free press., 1901-10-26

1t is the only cure for Swollen,
Smarting. Burning, Sweating Feet,
COrns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE Ad-
dress Allen S. OImsted LEROY N z
Free press., 1901-10-26
The Burmese soune

The Burmese soung is a harp, the
body being modelled like a boat, with
long, high prov. The instrument has
a scale rom low A in the bass clef to
F in the G clef. 1t is used to accom-
pany vocal music.
Free press., 1901-10-26

In most German cities the taxa
meter" cabs are gradually displacing
III the Others They have an arrange
ment which tells the amount OF fare
lvery moment. varying with the dis
tance covered
Free press., 1901-10-26
bishop vShlpple.s Hardship..

The late Bishop Whipple, the IA
nous Episcopal missionary to the In
dians, was man of very strong ply
sique. and in early life his work was
generally carried on by means OF long
rides over the plains, when he would
sometimes sleep in the open and see
no white face for months.
Free press., 1901-10-26

Brooklyn. n. Y. Oct 1.-THE value of
Garfield Tea. the herb medicine. is sug-
gested by these facts: It is a specific for
all diseases of the liver, kidneys. stom-
ach and bowels il puFifies the blood and
lays the foundation for health.
Free press., 1901-10-26

Some magazine poetry is so beauti.
full that it's too bad it doesn't mean
anything
Free press., 1901-10-26

Currency given to false rumors is oh.
tanned by drawing upon the imaginat
tion.
Free press., 1901-10-26

PUTNAM FADELEss DYES are fast
to sunlight, washing and rubbing. Sold
by druggists, 1Oc- per package.
Free press., 1901-10-26

Some people are happy with but lit
tie, and others are miserable with less
Free press., 1901-10-26

out getting to the utmost bottom Of
despair.
Free press., 1901-10-26

An air of abstraction isn't breezy
enough to fan a spark of genius into
flame.
Free press., 1901-10-26

a time honored horse is one that
lowers the record.
Free press., 1901-10-26

Decisions discovered are romances
under a searchlight.
Free press., 1901-10-26
Are You Using Aliens Foot-Ease

Indiscreet charity is better than
chronic penuriousness.
Free press., 1901-10-26
Mrs winsIow's Soothing syrup.

To those who have misfortunes shall
be given more.
Free press., 1901-10-26

For children teething softens the gums reduces In
hammatiOn, allays pain. swind collie 25c bottle
Free press., 1901-10-26

Jspa1's ExpoFts and Imports.
In 1883 Japan's export and import
trade amounted altogether u IS 24s--
SIS zen. CT silver dolla S. In 1890 It
reached the figure OF 4s5 81 SO yen
Free press., 1901-10-26

AXE YOUR CLOTHES FADED?
Use Red Cross Ball Blue and make them
white again. Large OF. package, cents
Free press., 1901-10-26

The Oculist is in an eye deal bu.i-