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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07
MORGAN WILL NOT YIELD.
Head Of the Steel Trust Refuses All
Overtures Of Amalgamated Asso-
citation for Another Conference.
IT MEANS A FIsHT TO THE DEATH.
members or the Union Cannot Return to
work Unless at the Absolute Mercy of
the Steel Corporation So Far as Wages
Are Concerned, for the strike Ahro-
gated All Former Wage Scales

f1ttsburg, Pa, Aug. 3.-The situa-
ton In the Amaigamated steel strike
is anything but favorable to an AMIGA
Bile adjustment of the dispute between
the association and the United States
Steel corporation. As far as can be
learned President Shaffer, of the
Amalgamated, has not received any re-
ply from the New York officials of the
company regarding further confer
ence except telegram which declined
a further discussion of the questions
at issue between the labor leaders
and the company.
The refusal of the steel comDany
o1nclals to enter into another confer
ence, If adhered to, leaves only two
ways open to the Anna lgamated asso-
ciation. One is to order the striking
Workmen back to work under the best
terms obtainable and the other is to
proceed with the strike in the hope of
involving all the union men employed
in the constituent concerns of the
United States Steel corporation. The
hrst course certainly holds little
promise for the workmen since the
strike has abrogated all the union
scales in force before the trouble
began, leaving them entirely at the
mercy of the manufacturers. The
second course means struggle to the
death for the association. as the an
nouncement has been made on good
authority that the mills will be start
ed next week with non-union men if
the strikers do not resume work.
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MONEY IN CIRCULATION.
Report Of the Comptroller for the Month
and Year-Public Debt Reduced
Surplus for July.

Washington, Aug. 3.--The monthly
circulation statement of the comp
troller of the currency shows that at
the close of business July /, 1901, the
total circulation of national bank
notes was 1856, 152 ,9O3. an increase for
the month of $2,41O,716. The circu-
lation based on United States bonds
amounted to 1927 ,039, 1913, an increase
for the year of $40, ,59l $3.50 and an IN
crease for the month of $3,14S, ,6S9.
The circulation secured by lawful
money aggregated $40, $50, a de-
crease for the year of $4,534,s27 and
a decrease for the month of S737, 1913.
The amount of registered bonds on
deposit to secure circulation notes
was 1929, ,34S. .430. and to secure public
deposits $1O6.SS1,45O
The statement of the government
receipts and expenditures shows that
the receipts for July. 1901. amounted
to S52,320,34O and the expenditures
So, ,307, $50. which leaves Il surplus for
the month of S12,75O, as against de-
ficit for the month of July, 1900, of
$4,000. 900.
The monthly statement OF he pub
lie debt shows at the close of business
July 81. 1901. the debts less cash in
the treasury amounted to 81 1,369. 49,
$50. a decrease for the month of So
9oS S651
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NEGRO LABOR UTILIZED.
Skilled Workmen from East and
South Are Supplanting White
Men in the Steel Mills.
GENERAL EMIGRATION FROM SOUTH.
Fhe Black Men See in the Big Strike q
Glorious Opportunity to Improve Their
Condition and They Are Flocking North
In Great NumberH-Centeriug Them ut
Various Points of the strike.

Cleveland, o., Aug. 3.-The big steel
combine is utilizing negro labor to
supplant its white workmen in the
Newburg mills here Already a couple
of hundred of brawny colored men
have come to the city from Pittshurg,
Homestead and adjacent iron cenrers
in Pennsylvania. They are brought
here by one of their own race, who
is acting agent for the steel corpora
tions. When the colored men arrive
they are sent to the mill where a
large dwelling house is used as domi-
cile. Many more negroes, it is said,
will be brought here and a general
emigration of colored workmeu famil-
lar with the manufacture of iron and
steel from the south is prophesied by
cOlored agent of the steel corpora
ton.
The negroes from Alabama and
Tennessee, according to the same au-
thOrity, see in this strike glorious
opportunity to improve their condi-
tion and they are f1ocking north in
large numbers. 1t is also asserted that
the steel corporation has given au-
thority to its agents to gather all the
colored iron workers possible and cen
ter them at the various points of the
strike. 1t is claimed that the men who
are going into the mills here are prac-
tical iron workers, having done SINH
lar work elsewhere
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07
MOB HANGS A WOMAN.
At CarrOilton. Miss. Mrs. Betsie McCray
and Her Son and Daughter Were
Strung Up for Murder.

Carrollton. Miss. Aug. 3.-The
brutal murder of Mr.. and Mrs. r. r.
Taliferro led to the lynching OF Bet
sic McCray, her son, Belfield McCray.
and daughter, Ida McCray. all colored.
The mob was composed of 500 white
citizens. who marched to the Jail in
order, demanded the kegs from Jailer
Duke. proceeded to the cells of the
negroes. bound them by the neck
and hands and carried them to the
corporate limits of the town. where
they hanged them to tree by the
public roadside
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07
HARD RAP AT TEACHERS.
Professor in Columbia University Says They
Are the Most Narrow and Big
oted Set on Earth"

Berkeley, Cal. Aug. 3.-At the CLOS
ing session of the summer school at
the University of California, James
Earl Russell, dean of the teachers col
lege and professor of history and
education at Columbia university,
struck some hard blows at the teach
ing profession. He called teachers
the most narrow and bigoted set of
people on earth. He said they were
pusillanimous and cringing and ac-
cused them of being as class totally
unfit and unprepared for the work
they were pretending to do. Although
the hall was filled in great part with
teachers attending the summer
schools, the professors package of un-
pleasant truths was well received He
spoke of himself as of the teaching
profession.
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League stnnuing
SETTLEMENT SEEMS NEAR.
Late News from San Francisco Is More
Cheerful Regarding the Strike of
Water Front Employees.

San Francisco, Aug 3.-An early set
tlement of the trouble between the
Employers association and the City
Front federation now seems probable
and an early end of the strike is an
ticipated. The labor leaders and
prominent merchants are alike hope
ful that Saturday at the latest will
see peace restored and that on Mon
day the striking workers will return
to their former employment.
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Seven Women Murderer..

Jessie Morrison is the seventh wo-
man now serving time in the Kansas
penitentiary for murder. Anna Burda
is serving life sentence. She was
sent up in 1898 from Lincoln county,
Ok. Anna E. Bower is serving four
years sentence for manslaughter.
She comes from Canadian county,
Ok, and has two years yet to stay.
Theresa Kretys came in 1899 from
Geary county for ten years term.
Irene Leonard was sentenced in Sedg-
wick in 1896 to 30 years. Nancy VIII
son came in 1897 from Cherokee coun-
ty for 81 years. Amelia New began
in 1898 to serve a 40-year sentence.
She is from Greenwood county, and
was convicted of killing her husband
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MANY WILL Be FORFEITED.
Government Officials Think Two
Thousand Persons Will Not Make
Entry for Their Claims.
WAGON eMIGRANTS WILL GET THEM.
No Less Than 10000 UnIucky Names .
Day Will BE Drawn from the Wheel
LawtOn, HODart and AnadarkO Will BE
the Center OF Attraction for Spectators
the Next Two Weeks

III Reno, Ok, Aug. 3.-After the last
of the $4,000 names were drawn from
the wheels last night, the great boxes
containing the unlucky names we're
taken TO colored schoolhouse on the
west side of town. There the work
of drawing was continued but no
record other than numbering the en-
veiopcs and notifying the owner OF
viii be drawn from now on. The
streets here are lined with prairie
schooners laden with household goods
and are all headed south.
The estimate is made by a govern
ment official that in each land district
1000 of the $500 numbers will not
be taken in the 90 days, because of
homesteaders who will be disqualified
or who will leave the country, believ-
ing their claims to be worthless This
will leave only 300 persons who will
make entry in their respective dis.
tricts. The 1000 claims will he left
for the wagon emigrants and others
who have been in the country for
months and failed to draw number.
At the end of the 60 days these per-
sons can go Immediately to their land
Office and file, or if they settle upon
homestead of any other person, they
can remain thereon three months be-
fore filing their entry. Homestead
speculators. who registered for the
sole purpose of selling their prize if
winners, are already seeking to sell
accomplishments of their claims.
The departing crowds have spent
Sl.5OO.OO0 in this city during the three
weeks past. but the city is left in a
ieplorable condition of detilement, and
II steps are not promptly taken for
the sanitary condition of the city il
may result in an epidemic. Mayor
Heneley says that the streets would
be promptly cleaned and renovated
with lime and acids as soon as posi-
bic after the departure of the crowds
and the removal of the lunch booths
from the streets
Iawton, Hobart and Anadar<o, the
three county seat towns. will be the
center of attraction for the next two
weeks. Lawton will likely be the hub.
Prospective town lot purchasers are
headed that way in large numbers.
Gov. Richards received instructions
from the secretary of the interior YES
terday that town lots in the three
towns must be paid for in cash. Bank
able paper will not be taken. Pros
pective bidders who have brought GER
tilted checks or drafts along to pay
for their purchases will now be re-
quired 10 cash their drafts and checks
here and take cash to the county
seats. This will enable pickpockets TO
have some rich pickingS and they are
ffocking To the new towns. The fed
eral authorities have arranged To ship
the proceeds of the town-lot sale out
each night.
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Wasted 1000 Pounds Of Powder.

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 3.-After IA
hours of continuous bombarducnt.
RaInmaker Wright was compelled by
physical exhaustion to discontinue
his efforts to bring rain by the concus-
sion theory and reluctantly silepced
his 20 mortars. A number of neigh
bors assisted in the experiment. and
1000 pounds of powder was exploded.
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TO FIGHT THE TRUST.
Liverpool and New York Capitalists VIII
Erect a Big Sugar Plant on the
Hudson River.

New York, Aug. 3.-A member of
the firm of Robert Crook & Co, of
Liverpool and New York, confirmed
the report that the firm is to build
new sugar refinery near this city
and compete with the American Sugar
Refining company The refinery is to
be built on the New Jersey shore of
the Hudson river nearly opposite
Grants tomb. where il will have good
docking facilities. The most perfect
of modern appliances used in the re-
lining of sugar are to be placed in the
new refinery, and it will have a daily
capacity of 1,50O barrels.
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Prison Life Agrees with Him.

John Henry Collins, counted the
most famous male prisoner in the Kan
sas penitentiary, is one of the best
behaved of all the men under Warden
Jewett's charge. After two years in
II prison printing Office he was made
clerk of the north cell house. Col
Inns is mere youth in appearance.
Prison life seems to agree with him,
his present weight being 157.
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MAY NOT GET HIS CLAIM.
Man Who Drew a Homestead In the Ell
Reno District Is In Jail at
Parsons. Kan.

Parsons. Kan, Aug. 3.-George
Woodland, of this city, who drew a
farm in the FL Reno district in Ok
lahoma, was sentenced here to 90
days in the county Jail and fine of
$3.50 for selling Intoxicating liquors
in his drug store here in violation of
the prohibitory law. Whether he will
be able to take his claim or not he
does not know, but he has appealed
his case 10 the district court of this
county and it is said that he will try
to dispose of his farm before ar inves-
tigation follows. as it is feared one
NAV.
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The abandonment Convict.

Apropos of the effort now being
made by the mother of Emmett Dali
to to secure his release from the
Kar sas prison, where he is serving a
life sentence for participation in the
famous raid at Coffeyville, it can
trutbfully be said that there are few
ha .dsomer men in or out of prison
tiia II Emmett Dalton. Over six feet
tall and weighing 24o pounds, his
physique is the envy of visitors to the
state prison tailor shop, where he is
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07
EVERY DOLLAR RECOVERED.
An Indiana Bank That Was Looted of
$4,000 Has an Unusual Streak
of Good Fortune

Goshen, Ind, Aug. 3.-Detectives
made arrests here which led to the re-
covery of $4,000 of stolen CURRENCY
and sold coin. Two men who robbed
the Akron bank ten days ago were
captured i'll gambling house. The
robbers admitted their guilt an led
the detectives to the outskirts of the
city of Elllhart. where they had buried
their plunder. Every dollar taken from
the bank was recovered. The bank
directors had kept the robbery Sc
cret for fear of panic
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07

Visitors to the Kansas prison are
impressed with the fact that the con-
victs will receive just treatment and
the states interests be safeguarded
by Warden Jewett and Deputy Dob
son. The warden has held public
Office in Kansas long enough to form
correct estimate of men, good or
tad, and he has executive ability of a
high order. J. w. Dobson, the deputy
warden, is an ex-sheriff of Barber
county and his courage and capacity
are Hnouestioned.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07
Two Historic Building. Sold.

Two historical buildings at Fort
Leavenworth, known as Thomas and
Mcpherson halls, and which were
built IS years ago, were sold at auc-
tlon, bringing S. each. For years
offices of the headquarters depart
ment of the Missouri were in these
buildings, and such noted officers as
Persifer G. Smith, Fitzjohn Porter,
Gems. Miles, Wilcox and Wesley Mer-
ritt have issued their orders from
these buildings.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07
Judge McAuiey OF the Renoh

Kansas City, Mo-. Aug. 3.-Hermann
Brumbaek has assumed the duties of
police judge. Thomas b. McAuley,
through his attorneys, stated in open
court Friday that he would not resist
Mr.. Brumback taking possession. He
did this in view of the fact that Judge
Teasdale overruled his motion for a
new trial.
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Ex-COngreSsman Davis Dead.

Topeka, Kan. Aug. 3.-John Davis.
eX-congressman from the Fifth dis
trict, is dead at the home of his t;augh-
ter Eere. For several months he had
been almost blind. He was editor of
the junction City Tribune many
years and prominent in the union la
Dor, greenback and populist parties.
He was elected to congress on the
fusion ticket in 1890 and again in 1892.
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Into Lawtop s.ntembsr j.,

FL Reno, Ok. Aug. 3.-The Rock Is
land railroad is pushing construction
work on its extension to Lawton, and
will have freight and passenger trains
running TO that point September 1.
The Rock Island is now running a
freight and passenger transfer twice
a day between NARROW and Lawton
from it's main line.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07
MAY INVOLVE UNCLE SAM.
The Revolutionary Troubles in Colombia
Threaten to Interrupt Traffic Across
the Isthmus OF Panama

l'ashington. Aug. "a cablegram
has been received at the state de-
partment from the United States con-
sui at Colon stating that if the present
revolutionary troubles in that section
become more aggravated the traffic
across the isthmus will surely become
interrupted. The United States gov
ernment is bound by a treaty to keep
this traffic open to the world.
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Death Reveals an Elop.ment.

Fort Scott, Kan, Aug. 3.-It is al
legged that j. A. Gather, who died a
few days since after having been over
come by heat. ,eloped last March from
Washington, Ind. with. Mamie Ur-
banks, young girl who was living
here with him as his wife. Gather is
said to have owned much property ir
Indiana, and left large estate here.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07

A peculiar thing happened at Os-
wego during the trial of j. p. Axton,
charged with assaulting Mike Hahn.
farmer. with pitchfork, in dis
pute over the division of some straw.
Axron was found guilty and fined.
There were about 25 witnesses in the
case, and after the trial was over the
witnesses each refused to accept any
money as pay for their services, but
they went down into their pockets
and paid Axton's fine and the JUS
tees and constables' costs. Axton
was not out a cent.
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Would Have the Women Work.

The women prisoners at the Kan
sas penitentiary are not now required
to do any manual labor outside their
own washing, ironing, sewing, prepa-
ration of meals and keeping their
rooms in order. Warden Jewett says
the state should provide steady en-
ployment, and the women could be
marched to and from their work. He
thinks it would have salutary effect
and aid in maintaining better disci-
pline.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07
VENGEANCE WAS TERRisLE.
Charles Davis. Who Tried to Defame Char
acter OF Girl He Wronged. Taken from
Court Room and Hanged.

Smithville, Tenn, Aug. 3.-CharIes
Davis. on trial for criminal assault
upon Miss Kate Hues. was taken from
the courtroom by mob of friends
and relatives of the girl and lynched
Ihe immediate cause of the lyrching
was the introduction of witnesses in
an alleged effort to defame the girls
character. Davis made an effort to
jumy from the second-story window,
nut was captured before he escaped.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07
Fire Destroyed = R,oct

Clarksville, No., Aug. 3.-F'ire start
ing at midnight in the grocery store
of Cash & Marvin destroyed an entire
block. The heavy losers are Cash &
Marvin, Werrick Bros, Huber's res
taurant, Nelson's meat market. Mid
dleton's department store, two mil
linery stores, barber shop and three
or four residences.
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Lawton "a City Already.

Fort Sill. Ok. Aug. Enid was
great town in its day. and so was Per-
ry, but LaNSton is u town before it's
day. Perry and Enid became cities of
10000 Inhabitants after the Cherokee
strip was opened TO settlement. Law
ton has a population of 1000 inhab-
itants and it is six days before it can
become a town. Before soul is To-
Gated on it's townsite it has three
streets. 400 business houses and 100
tents.
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A Practical Denomination.

Near Colby well-known farmer got
religion in the recent revival. The
next day he went to the courthouse
and paid SIS over to the county clerk,
saying that he had collected that
much unlawfully in the shape of
bounty on coyotes not killed in the
county.
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Hers n Notable Life.

Mrs. Mahetible Ryus, one of the first
white women to become a resident
of Wyandotte county, is dead in Kan
sas City, aged 81. She had lived in the
county more than so years. She was
the mother of w. II. Ryus, who built
the Ryus hotel in Kansas City many
years ago.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07
big Demand FOR Lumber.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 3.-The Rock
Island has orders for 500 cars to be
loaded with lumber in Kansas City
for shipment to the Iawton district
before August s. 1t is estimated that
the 500 cars for lumber is less thar
half of the total lumber that will be
required to care for the different kinds
of freight.
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Excited over Missouri Corn Crop.

New York. Aug. Am announce
ment that the Missouri state report
on corn was only 81. or one of the
worst in the states history. turned
the corn market into an excited up-
roar and violently uplifted prices
fully two cents bushel, September
closing at 603i cents.
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Not Equal to 1850.

Ex-Gov. F. n. Morrill, says the
drought of 1901 is not to be compared
with that of 1860. This year there is
an abundant wheat crop and a fair
crop of hay. In 1850 money command
ed 90 per cent interest, with no money
to be loaned. In 1901 it commands
SIN per cent.
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Nicaragua Welcomes the United s,a,..

Mangua, Nicaragua, Aug. 3.-The
congress of Nicaragua assembled to-
night when President Zelaya read a
message advocating the Monroe doc
trine, welcoming the assistance of the
United States against European colo
nization i'll the Americas and setting
forth that Nicaragua is anxious for
the construction of the Nicaragua ca
nal by the United States.
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Costs England as.2.o ooo . we.k

London, Aug. 3.-In the house of
commons Lord Stanley, the financial
secretary of war, said the cost OF the
war in South Africa from April / to
July 81 was S17s.750, 900. The actual
cost in July was s6,250, goo weekly.
The statement was greeted with iron,
ical Irish cheeIs.
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Soldiers Fought Fire rhr.. pav..

st. Louis, Aug. 3.-The famous JEFF
ferson barracks forest, containing l.
500 acres of magnificent oak trees. was
destroyed by fire. The fire ragged for
three days before it was extinguished.
Six hundred soldiers were engaged in
lighting The flames.
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Kansas Needs water. Not Fi,b.

Abilene, Kan. Aug. "a govern
ment fish distributing car left last
night after a two days stay. Abilene
did not take any fish. The streams
are too low just now. and the visit
of the ear at present was considered
a ponderous joke on the part of the
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Fort scott saloon. Closed.

The saloons of Fort Scott were
closed by order of injunction issued
from the district court as result of
the evidence obtained by three min
listers and a number of laymen, who
visited the different saloons and
bought whisky and beer. Suit was
brought against each saloonkeeper and
against the owner of each building
used for saloon purposes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07
Three Bridge builder. killed.

A wreck on the Howard branch OF
the Santa Fe two miles south of EN-
poria caused the death of three bridge
builders-Frank Macdonald, of Fre-
donia; Cyrus Wing and Cromwell
Lake, of Chanute. Several others
were injured
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07

Lincoln. Neb.. Aug. 3.-James Will
son. secretary of agriculture. has come
west to personally inspect the crop
conditions, especially in the corn belt.
His itinerary will include the states
of Nebraska. Kansas and Missouri.