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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-09

nor approves the steal to
make peace with a gang of
sway back politicians who
couldn't otherwise be provid-
ed for. And the dear taxpay-
ers foot the bill. Just think
OF it! Ss2,603.35 of the peo-
pies money squandered for
the benfit of a few specula-
tors.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-09
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Letters remaining uncalled for in the
postOffice at Medicine Lodge for the
week ending Oct. 5, 1901:
MIR. L NJ. Duncan
Mrs. j. w. Ousley
John Lemithart Esq.
Mrs. Jane Simpson
When calling for these letters please
state that they have been advertised.
J. n. TITUs. p. NJ.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-09
STEPPED INTO LIVE GOALS.

when a child 1 burned my foot
writes w. II. Eads, of
Va, (which caused horrible
leg sores for 80 years, but Bucklen's
Arnica Salve wholly cured me after
everything else failed" Infallible for
burns, scalds, cuts. sores, bruises and
piles. Sold by Young Drug Co. at 25c.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-09

of the commissioners annual and the
treasurer's quarterly statement. Under
the present arrangement the commits
sioners control these matters but the
new law takes it out of their control
and discretion. The county printer
will be required to give bond of 81, 600
and he will have these things to do or
he will get himself into trouble. 1t is
difficult to estimate this extra cost. 1t
| depends on the amount OF business
done, If the commissioners transact
as much business hereafter as they
have transacted heretofore the publica.
ton of commissioners proceedings
alone will equal the entire present cost
of county printing. The other extra
matter, conservatively estimated. will
amount to about $4,000 per year. So
that 1t will be seen that the small 25
and 10 cent reductions under the
new law amount to nothing when COM
pared with the extra amount of matter
to be published. 1t is important to re-
member that the publication of this
stuff s new thing for Barber county.
Notice also that clause which says
"Said county printer shall also furnish
promptly the official ballots and all 9TH
Ell stationery, legal blanks and blank
books which the county officers of said
county may require" This is certain
ly new departure, and to those who
understand the inside workings of the
blank and blank book business it means
much. This goods Is expensive and the
margins are enormous. In the other
counties the commissioners control it
and then it is bad enough, but what
could not be done where the printer,
with assistance of county officers, is the
whole thing? The law-Lort0n 's-tiXes
no price for this goods. Everything is
left open. 1t says illegal rates" but
there is NJ such thing as legal rates
for this work on the statute books. The
printer fixes the price absolutely and
the taxpayers must dance to the music.
This clause alone could be used to make
big fat thing If the printer were So
disposed to use 1t and the county Off
GERS consented to aid him in it, without
using the other extras that the law very
generously provides.
at the present time the county print
Ing costs 20 per cent of legal rates. The
Commissioners control everything and
job work is done on stipulated sched-
ule of prices. There have been very few
years since 1880 that full legal rates
have been paid. Prior to that time
the Medicine Lodge Cresset had the
work at full legal rates almost continu-
Ously.
THE HARPER AND BARTON LAW.
The republican candidate for county
printer under this new law, has much
to say about the similarity of the Har-
per and Barton county laws with the
Barber county law. To show that there
is great difference, the following sec
ton of the Harper and Barton law IS
here introduced. This shows the prices
those counties pay:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-09
Baker and ConfeCtioner.

Everything fresh. neat and clean. Save
money. labor and trouble by purchasing goods
of him.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-09

SEC. 5. The county printer provided
for in this act shall be allowed by the
board of county commissioners, as his
only compensation for the services
herein designated, sixty per centum OF
the maximum fees as prescribed in par
agraph "a of chapter 80 of the General
Statutes of 1897 for the work therein
designated, and the legal rates prescrib-
ed by law for all other work required
by law to be done for said county.
Proof of all such work shall be sworn
to and filed with the county clerk with.
in ninety days after the completion of
such work. The county printer shall be
allowed no compensation for any work
performed for said county until the
proof of such work is filed as herein re-
quired. The board of county commits
sioners shall carefully examine all
vouchers presented by said county
printer. and If found correct shall al
low the same, at any regular meeting
of said board, and order the county
treasurer to pay the amount so allowed
in the same manner as other claims
against the county are paid; provided
that nothing in this act shall be con
strued to make it obligatory upon the
commissioners to order any JOB print
ing for the county from the said county
printer.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-09

1t will be seen here that these counties
pay so per cent straight through and
the Commissioners absolutely control
the matter of stationery, blank books
and job work. They are at liberty to
buy their goods where they can do the
best for the county. hut in Barber coun-
ty they have no such privilege. The
printer is boss of the situation.
A CANDID ARGUMENT.
If this law is good one, why did not
the legislature pass it as a general law?
Why was Barber county singled out
alone? Who was there IN Barber coun.
ty who asked the legislature for this
special measure? These are the Ques.
tions that the people of this county de.
sire to have answered intelligibly and
reasonably. The man who is now can.
dIdate on the republican ticket for this
office, admits that he wrote the bill
himself aud made a trip to Topeka tC
get it through the legislature. He die
that without consulting his censtitu
ents. He was not willing to submit
the proposition to the people before il
became law. There are only three
other counties in the state that elect &
county printer. Two of them submit
ted the proposition to the people first
and one of them petitioned the legisIa
ture. Every one of them has a much
| lower rate than this county, and none
of them was written by anyone who ex
pected to derive any special benefits.
The county printing at the present
time costs about $1,000. Under the
new law, 5000 is very conservative. II
could be very easily stretched TO So ,00t
if the printer so desires. The law is
loose and the printer has all the lati.
tude he wants, and since the republi.
can candidate framed the law and lob.
bied it through the Legislature, 1t is
fair to presume that he proposes to
take advantage of all the charges
that can be legally made.
ABOUT PRICES.
The republican candidate has much to
say about what the Index has received
heretofore, and this gives US chance
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-09

The republican candidate has much to
say about what the Index has received
heretofore, and this gives US chance
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-21
OVER
THREE MILLIONS

Buffalo, n. Y, Nov. 15.--The direct
Ors of the pan-American exposition
company and a number of creditors
conferred yesterday afternoon and
listened to the reading of the financial
report of the company as prepared by
the auditor. The report shows the
total liabilities at present to be $685.
l14.69 Assuming that the assets
were $146,454.15, collectable at face,
the company owes for operating ex-
penses and on construction work
$577 ,945.73, which item is, of course
embodied in the figaro of the total Ii
abilities. An interesting fact shown
by the reports is the total cost to the
exposition company. This, according
to report, was S,860,757.20. The total
receipts from admissions after May
was $2,467 ,06658; receipts from con
cessions, $3,O11, 552.79. The balance
due TO first mortgage bondhoiders is
$174,979 and to the second mortgage
bond holders 100000, both of which
are included in the liabilities given
above.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-21
KEEP CHINESE OUT
LABOR LEADERS URGE ANTLcHI-
NESE LAW.
GOMPERS SEES PRESIDENT
And Leaves With impression That
Roosevelt FaVors Revision of Laws
to improve Class of Immigrants
That Come to This Country-Con-
gress May Act.

Washington, Nov. 15-President
Roosevelt has taken up for considera-
ton the brief submitted by President
Samuel Gompers of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor presenting the views
Of organized labor on the question of
Te-enaCtment Of the Geary Chinese eX-
clusiOn act. The brief presents a
strong plea for the aid of the presi-
dent in urging upon congress the re
enactment of the exclusion law. No
Question now before the public, the
brief sets forth, is of such vital in
terest to organized labor as the con-
tinuance Of a law excluding the cheap
Chinese labor from this country. 1t
asserts that the railroad and steam
ship lines, which have already set up
lobby in Washington to defeat the
re-enactment of the bill, are prepared
to pour thousands of Chinese coolies
into this country before legislation
can be had to exclude them.
1t has been claimed that the treas
ury officials, who have the administra-
tiOn of the Chinese exclusion law in
their power, are opposed to its re-en-
actment, but the labor leaders who
have interviewed these officials claim
to have found them all favorable to
the law.
President Gompers has had two
conferences with the president on this
subject, and after both meetings he
came away with the distinct impress
sion that the president is heartily in
favor Of the re-enactment of the bill,
and that, if necessary, he will recon-
mend that congress take such action.
The president is interested in the
matter of immigration generally and
has shown that he desires a revision
of the immigration laws to improve
the class of immigrants that come to
this country
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-21

Bluefeld, w. Va, Nov. l5.-Five
dead bodies have been taken from the
Baby mine at Pocahontas, Va. Sew
eral other persons are unaccounted
for and twenty-five persons have been
rescued more or less severely burned
At 5 O'Clock yesterday morning it was
discovered that the Baby mine Of the
Pocahontas colIiery company at Poca-
hOntas was on fire. The alarm was
sent in and the fire company respond
ed promptly In a very short time
after the fire fighters reached the
mouth of the mine and were attempt
ing to extinguish the Handsome fire
men and others having rushed inside
the mines to ascertain the extent Of
the trouble and to assist the minerg
entombed therein-a terrific explosion
occurred and many miners and their
friends were more or less injured. II
is supposed that the mines caught fire
from a defective electric light wire.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-21
RA:THBUN
Identified

Jeffersonville, Ind, Nov. I5,-Newel
c. Rathbun, suspected of killing Cha
Goodman was yesterday afternoon pO>
itively identified by an officer and &C
quaintance of the prisoner from Little
Rock, Ark, where he lived for awhile
Later Rathbun was arraigned before
Mayor RAIDER on the charge Of murder
He pleaded not guilty and was held
without bond. The prisoner had no
lawyer After being arraigned he was
taken back to Jail. The circuit court
will convene in special term MONDAY
and the grand jury will be empanele1
to consider Ratbun's case. The priS-
oner is becoming less taikatiTc and
evidently realizes that he has aIrea0y
talked too much, but is reported to
have said to a fellow prisoner at the
jail: THE officers haven't thing 81
which to convict A mans intentions
does not mean that he may he con
Victpd -
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-21
GLEANiNGs AND GOSSIP.

The digging of the Nicaragua canal
will cut off 10000 miles from the
voyage from New York to San Fran
cisco.
Senator HawIey of Connecticut is
the senior surviving officer OF the
original organization Of the Grand
Army.
Three years ago Il New Jersey
woman gave a tramp Il breakfast
Now the man has died and left her
nearly $4,000.
The y rail was invented In 1880 NY
Robert l.. Stevens, the president and
engineer of the Camden and South
AmbOy railroad and transportation
company.
An exchange grimly records that -
farmers son near Rochester, N. Y.
saw the county fair. and upon return
ing home practiccd with Il homemade
parachute He now has wings of his
own-provided II" previously lived the
right sort of life"
Twins who have reached the age a
SO years, and are still happy, hale and
hearty, are Julius II. and Junius "
Benham of Bridgeport CT. They have
been in business together since they
were 81, and have always held their
property Jointly.
Butte (Mont.) man Ia fighting
against the beers in South Africa, TAX
ing the place of his English brother,
who was called on to enlist, but had
family and business reasons for stay
ing at home. The Montana man has
been an English soldier about year
and thinks the war will soon end
For many years King Edward has
hot touched champagne, which was at
one time his fayOrlte beverage, and
which he made so fashionable. He
now drinks nothing but red wine, Of
which he has u great quantity at
Marlborough house and Sandringham,
end OF which he Is considered the
finest judge in England.
The Missouri commission for toe
pan-American exposition has asked
that a street In Buffalo be named after
their state. and the Buffalo aldermen
are anxious to grant the favor. The
residents of Indian Church road have
petitiOned to have their thorOughfare
given the new name, ignoring the fart
that the highway Is named after aD
historic old Indian church. long a land
mark. and only recently destroyed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-21

Protection against lawless violence
was shown to be consistent with the
certain punishment of guilt. No OPP
portunity for defense was withheld:
but no opportunity for a spectacular
display or the qualification of vanity.
which is so great an incentive to such
crimes, was afforded. | know this
has been appreciated by the cabinet of
the late President Mckinley and it IS
especially appreciated by the represen-
tative of New York in that cabinet. I
am authorized to say that President
Roosevelt fully concurs in the senti-
ments which l have expressed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-21
SECOND DISASTER
AT P0CAHONTAS

Five bodies had been recovered up 70
IG D. m. and it is uncertain how many
more are dead though now it is known
that there are several, perhaps eight
or ten men, still in the mines, unless
they succeeded in making their escape
Through Tug river entrance. Twenty
five persons We're rescued, all more D.
less burned. some seriously and per
haps fatally. The injured We're carried
to their homes in wagons and all ply
sicians in Pocahontas have been busy
all day attending to the injured. One
or two other explosions followed that
Of the early morning and others are
hourly expected. The mine is still
burning and clouds of smoke are con
stantly issuing from its mouth. The
fan has been stopped and as soon as
possible to do so the mine will be re
entered with the hope of extinguish-
ing the fire. In 1884 the Pocahontas
mine experienced a like occurrence, n
which over 100 lives were lost.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-21
insuiar Affairs.

labor agitator sent by Gompers
TO Porto Rico was arrested and impris-
oned for refusing to obey an order OF
the court.
The American garrison at Abra de
log was attacked by Filipino i1sur-
gents, who were routed, leaving five
dead on the field.
First Lieutenant Robert T. Craw-
ford of the first infantry, a sergeant
and five men, while attempting to
cross the Babylon river in Samar, were
drowned
Secretary Root is busy on his report
to congress, which will tell of the re-
organization Of the army and its prog
ress in reducing the Filipino insur-
gents to submission. Gen. Woods in
tervention in Cuban affairs is to be a
feature.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-21
IT WAS INDEED WELL DONE.
Quick Disposal of Mckintey's Assas-
sin Officially Commended.

Buffalo, Nov. 15.-District Attorney
Penney has received from Governor
Odell letter accompanied by a com
munication from the secretary of war
Secretary Root asks the governor to
accept and convey to the officers
charged with the administration of
justice in the state of New York,
especially in Erie county, his express
sion of satisfaction and approval
upon the effective and digntfied way
in which the law had been indicated
and the ends of justice attained in the
prosecution and punishment of the as
sassin CzolgosZ.
The course of justice was swift but
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-21
Foreign.

Colombian rebels captured the town
of Tumaco
King Edward celebrated his Goth
birthday Nov. 9.
Tariff for revenue continues a live
topic in England
HALL Rifat, Turkish grand vizier.
died in COnstantinople.
An earthquake wrecked several
houses at Erzeroum, Turkey
= Andrew Carnegie was elected lord
rector Of st. Andrews university.
Rebels in Java were defeated by
Dutch troops in two engagements.
Cardinal Svampa is considered the
logical successor to Pope Leo, who Is
dying.
A Portugal gunboat seized an Amer
lean schooner at the Azores for vio-
lating the laws.
Lord Salisbury's failing health was
conspicuously noticeable at the lord
mayors banquet.
Five kings and one emperor have
accepted invitations to attend the cor
onation Of King Edward
The duke Of Cornwall and York was
| created prince of Wales and earl of
Chester by King Edward.
| Miss Ellen NJ. Stone in a letter said
| the continued marches with the ban
| dts were wearing her out
| Nine. Christensen ended her thirty
day fast in London, having lost TWEEN
ty-six and one-half pounds.
| Fifty skeletons, supposed to be
those Of Pliny and his slaves, have
been discovered at Pompeii.
The British press considers tnat
| France has improved it's prestige in
Europe by the Turkish expedition.
Bulgarian officials arrested a sup
posed emissary OF Miss Stones cap
tors who called upon Consul Dickin-
! son
Turkey granted the French demands
and the squadron Of Admiral Caillard
! will leave Mityleme as Don as the sui
tan ratifies The decision.
/ English manufacturers of street rail
way supplies were Outbid Try Ameri-
! Gans On contracts to change the mo-
| tive power of the London lines.
! An International court to settle all
differences between the American re-
publics was proposed by the Mexican
! delegates to the pan-American CON
gress.
The French fleet vas ordered to
leave Mitylene and proceed to the is
| land Of SYRIA. Diplomatic relations be
tween France and Turkey are re-
stored
The bulgarian government was no.
.ifed that 1t would be held response
BILE il Miss Stone is killed by the ban
dts, who are said TO be treating her
with more cruelty.
The minister Of commerce proposes
to appoint a committee to elaborate
plan for the estabiishT ent of q French
school in the United States devoted to
the study OF American industrial
methods.
Gen. Uribe-Uribe declared the Co
lombian reyolutionists were lighting
to insure United States control of the
Panama canal The extension Of
French concessions is denounced.
AS the result of difference with
the budget committee of the Spanish
c&amber of deputies, Senior Urzaiz,
minister Of finance, has resigned his
portfolio. A cabinet crisis is threat
Cned.
At St. Petersburg it is reported that
France and Russia have arrived at an
agreement for common action with a
view to the execution of reforms in |
Armenia and the European provinces |
of the Ottoman empire, guaranteed by |
the sultan in the Berlin treaty. They |
propose to invite the signatory pow
ers to meet in conference for this OBJ |
tect. !!
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-21
MINNESOTA BEATEN
BY WISCONSIN VARSITY 8OYS
AT FOOTBALL.
BEFORE. A VAST CROWD
The Great Game Occurs at Mad.
son and Visitors Prove No Match
Whatever for the Agile Home
Eleven-The Final Score was 18
to O.

Madison, Wis. Nov. lS.--At Camp
Randall Saturday the Wisconsin uni
versity football eleven subjected the
conclusive defeat, the score being Is
IT, 0, aud thus virtually won the west
crn championship. 4 vast audience of
10000 to 1900 people witnessed the
great contest, over 1000 gopher
rooters came from Minneapolis alone
sary to bring the visitors from the
various directions.
The game was really played and
won in the first half. When with the
first play Minnesota failed to break
the badger line prophecies of a Wis
cOnsin victory were freely made The
gOphers were completely run off
their feet" Though heavier than the
badgers they were not as quick. To
this fact, together with inability TO
tackle and Il weak right end, must
they asCribc their defeat Tho dpCi-
&iye score of IS in the first half lett
no doubt of the outcome. Th" en-
'LAhf'ic"tih VI tLc great crowd NISlbIT
Waned in the second half and the
game was more desultOry. tho con
tending lines swaying back and forth
in the center of the field, with neither
side scoring and the badgers content
to play a kicking game and let their
opponents work back down the grid.
iron
All the scoring was done in the
first half and many spectators mar.
veled that Wisconsin did not try
harder to score in the second half
This was due to the orders of the
coach between the halves. The in
structions were to punt freely and
keep the ball in the territory Of Mini
nesota rather than try to boost tn
score and run the risk of allowing al
possible fiuke to change the cipher
that was to represent the count of the
gOphers.
When the two teams were on the
ffcla before the game, William Hale
Thompson, ex-captain Of the Chicago
Athletic association team, exclaimed. |
MY, look at that contrast! Mime
sofa will surely win. They should T.
land q score of 40 to 0. That squad
OF 30 Minnesota men is the finest ag-
greSation of football players | have
ever seen in years Of observation Of
the greatest teams east and west"
And yet the agile badgers ran all
around them. The town went wild ut .
night. The betting before the gamo .
was TO 4 In favor Of Minnesota.
Wisconsin now can claim with de-
gree of safety the western football
In Saturdays game
Minnesota was clearly outclassed at
very point except weight and in
very style IF play, offensive and de-
ensive. This, of course. puts an end
o all of Minnesota's claims upon the
and also effectually dis
,oses of Iowa as the hawkeyes were
.asily defeated by the gOphers. TheI
My remaining game for Wisconsin is
hat with Chicago on THANKSGIVING
lay and the result is readily con-
eded as a victory for the cardinal
The only team that possibly can be
bought Of as a rival of Wisconsin isl
fichigan The wolverines have not
iayed a strong team this year, and c
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-21
Coroner Keeps Body.

Little Rock. No. 15.-COrOner Young
refuses to surrender the body scrt
here from JeffersOnville, Ind. as that
Of Newell c. Rathhun except ON posi-
tive evidence that the prisoner now at
Jacksonville is Rathbun. He states
that he has sworn evidence that the
body held here is the body of Rathbun
and until disproved he could not 70
lease the remains.