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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
LETTER FROM GOV. ALLEN.
Executive Head of Porto Rico Saws
the Natives Were Never More
Happy Than Now.
WANT AND DESTITUTION HAVE FLED.
Crops Are Abnormally Large and of Excel
lent Quality - Civil Government Has
Been Self-Sustaining and All Bills Are
Promptly Paid-Island VIII Be Valu-
able Asset, He Says.

Washington, Feb. 2-The secretary
of the navy has received an interesting
letter from Gov. Allen. of Porto Rico,
formerly assistant secretary of the
navy and warm personal friend of
the secretary. The Communication is
most important, in that it sets at
naught the many alarming reports
that have come to hand telling of dire
distress and poverty among the is
landerS, and chronicles constantly
growing measure of prosperity in
Porto Rico. In part the letter is as
follows:
The anti-American sentiment which
was prevalent at the beginning of the
civil government. has entirely disappeared
and the masses of the people were never
more contented, l am sure, than at the
present time. More are employed than
ever efOre, and at better wages and, in
deed. there is a scarcity of labor in GER
tain sections and contractors complain
that they are unable to secure sufficient
help. although they are paying so cents
III gold. where ten months ago they paid
80 cents In pesetaS. The crops are alb
normally large and of excellent quality
Our customs receipts are constantly
increasing as well as the internal revenue
collections. All our bills are promptly
paid, we have always a surplus in the
treasury, and we shall finish the fiscal
year, which expires on June 80, entirely
within our budget allowance, so 1 feel
sure the president can have reason for
great satisfaction with the results in
Porto Rico. Civil government in Porto
Rico has not cost the people of the
United States one penny. 1t has been
self-sustaining from the beginning
The island is rich and is sure to prove
AS to destitution" and starvation
In Porto Rico they do not exist and with
the abundant crops and plenty of labor
at hand. if there should be a case of
starvation here. it might be properly
called a case of suicide
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
WOULD PLEASE GERMANY.
Rumor In Berlin That Emperor William
VIII Mediate Troubles Between Great
Britain and the Beers.

London. Feb. 2.-The Berlin CORE
spondent Of the Daily News mentions
rumor that Emperor William is
willing to mediate between Grea-
Britain and the South African repub-
lies. There is no doubt that coulf:
Emperor William conclude his visit
to England by lending a hand to end
the struggle he would please n vast
majority of his own nation. which
has hitherto watched the circum-
stances attending his visit with un-
easy suspicion.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
Implicated in Miss Doney.s Murder.

Wichita, Kan, Feb. 2.-Dr. Giles
Davis is under arrest on the charge
of having performed the operation
upon Miss Pearl Doney, who died sud
denly Monday. Mrs. L. A. Plymouth,
the nurse employed in the case and
Charles Grouse, the dead girls alleged
atfianced husband, were also arrested
charged with being accessory to the
foot
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
A SUMMARY OF KANSAS EVENTS.
To Protect the Insured.

The senate committee on insurance
has recommended for passage two i'm
portant bills. One is a bill by Sena-
tor Allen, requiring every company
which issues policies to deposit with
the state treasurer n bond in the sum
of $4,000 to insure the prompt pay
ment of losses. The other is a bill
by Senator Fulton, providing "That
whenever the application for a policy
of life insurance or beneficiary GER
tificate contains a clause of warranty
of the truth of the answers therein
contained no untrue statement made
in good faith by the applicant shall
effect forfeiture or be a ground of
defense in any suit brought upon the
policy, unless such Misrepresentation
relates to some matter material to
the risk"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
KANSAS EDITORS.
Officers Elected for the Ensuing Year and
Lively Boom Started for the
Buffalo Exposition.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 2-The editors
of Kansas. in session here. urged an
appropriation of $4,000 for a Kansas
exhibit at the Pan-American exposi-
ton in Buffalo. The editors also de-
cided that they would have an eN-
cursion to Buffalo next summer.
Conner Daviess, of the Concordia Kan
san, was elected president; J. Irwin
Gabriel. of the Holten Tribune. re
cording secretary; j. f. Junl<in. of the
Sterling Bulletin, corresponding sec
retary, and f. w. Hoch, of the Marion
Record, treasurer.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
Faror. . Revl.lon Of statute..

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 2.-The Kansas
Bar association held its annual meet
ing here, closing Friday afternoon.
In his annual address President Kim
BILE urged a revision of the Kansas
statutes by three competent lawyers
selected by the present Legislature.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
Stole Horses from Churcheoers.

Three horses were taken from the
hitching rack at Eden chapel, a
country church five miles southeast
of Wellsville, the other night. Mem
bers of the Protective association re-
covered two of the horses at Ottawa,
where they had been abandoned. The
third has not yet been found.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
CROKER PAID THE TAX.
English Government Assessed Him So, 900
on the Basis That His Annual Income
Aggregated 100000 a Year.

London. Feb. 2-Richard Croker
came to London yesterday and paid
his income tax of $4,000, upon the
official estimate that he was in re-
ceipt of 100000 a year. He has
abandoned his appeal in the face of
the inquisitorial character of the
questions he would be compelled to
answer and a false answer to which
would render him liable to a heavy
fire
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
a. Block in New York Burned.

New York, Feb. 2.-The explosion
in the cigar factory of the w. Wicke
company. in East Thirty-first street.
by which over 20 persons were injured,
was followed by one of the fiercest
conflagrations New York has wit
messed in many years, causing an es-
timated loss of $1,5OO.OOO. The burned
area, in general extent, took in about
one city block
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
Gets n Big Railroad Contract.

Kansas City. Mo-. Feb. 2-Bernard
Corrigan has secured the contract for
building III miles of railroad from
Hartshorn to Ardmore, I. T., for the
Choctaw, Oklahoma G. Gulf railroad.
The extension will cost about 81 .OOO.-
600. The contract calls for grading,
bridges, masonry and tracklaying.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
Wealth for Kansas Men.

w. c. Edwards, ex-secretary of
state, received an offer from the
Standard Oil company of 100000 for
$50 acres of land near Beaumont, Tex,
the scene of recent big oil finds. DR..
L. H. Mum, of Topeka, has also been
offered $4,000 for $40 acres in that
vicinity.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
A Mob.s Work In Oklahoma.

Guthrie, Ok, Feb. David Stew
art. negro living on Il contested
claim near Wellston, was ordered by
mob to leave, but he refused. The
mob then piled straw and brush
around the house, saturated it with
coal oil and told Stewart he would
be burned to death. The negro and
his family left, and the house and its
contents were burned.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
To Go at 1t in Real Earnest.

Wichita, Kan, Feb. 2.-Members OF
the local w. c. T. U. held a secret
meeting in the rooms of Mrs. Lucy
Evans, one of the women who ac-
companied Mrs. Nation on her last
raid in this town, and decided to or
ganize band and go into the saloon
smashing business in real earnest in
this city
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
Lent would Purifv Elections.

Washington, Feb. 2.-Congressman
Lentz, of Ohio, has introduced a bill
furnishing election bribe givers with
fines of $500 to $1,000 and imprison-
ment, also disfranchisement for 5 to
10 years. The person who is offered
the bribe shall receive one-half the
fine and not be punished.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
Fear Boy Has Been Kidnaped.

Thomas Walker, a 15-year-old boy,
helpless and speechless on account Of
paralysis, was left alone in buggy
in front of the Atchison post Office by
his uncle. When the uncle returned
the boy and rig were missing. The
boy is the son of T. M. Walker, the
banker, and it was feared he had
been kidnapped.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
JOSEPH FLORY oUSTED.
Missouri Supreme Court Holds That Rice
Is the Legal Railroad Commits
siOner of the State.

Jefferson City, Mo-. Feb. 2.-The
Missouri supreme ceart rendered
judgment ousting Joseph Flory from
the office of railroad and warehouse
commissioner for Missouri ( This
makes Joseph p. Rice, who was ap-
pointed by Gov. Stephens, the legal
railroad and warehouse commissioner.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
sDecial Policy for Kansas.

Fort Scott, Kan,. Feb. "A New
York plate glass insurance company
has sent it's Kansas agents instruc-
tions to amend policies on glass in all
joints, saloons and drug stores to
protect the company against loss by
Mrs. Carrie Nation and all members
of the w. c. t. u.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
Grand Jury Law to Stand.

The present grand jury law will
not be changed by this legislature.
Several bills have been introduced to
amend the law and one or two were
put in to repeal it entirely, but the
judiciary committee of the senate,
after considering the matter
thoroughly decided that the present
law was all right and it has killed all
bills to repeal or amend it.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
Honors to Shawnee County Veterans.

Sixty young men of Shawnee coun-
ty, formerly members of the Twen-
tieth Kansas regiment, were given
each bronze medal the other night
by the G. A. R. The presentation of
the medals and the speeches were as
spectacular as they could be made.
Chief Justice Doster, of the Kansas
supreme court, presided. Speeches
were made by Chief Justice Doster,
Gov. Stanley, w. w. Martin, Col. E. C.
Little and by Maj. William Warner,
of Kansas City.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
Severe Fighting In AbyssInIa.

London, Feb. "A dispatch from
Cairo says severe fighting is reported
in Abyssinia. The casualties are said
TO number 1000. War officers thinl;
it is not improbable that certain
maicontent chiefs may have taken adj
vantage of King Menelik's absence
from the capital to begin an insur-
rection
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
Kansus A. o. U. w. Grand Lodge.

Leavenworth. Kan. Feb. 2.-The
twenty-third annual session of the
Kansas grand lodge of the Ancient
Order of United Workmen will meet
in this city February 25, &c, % and
2S. There will be receptions and
balls and to the latter none but men,
bers of the \. o. L. w. and their
friends will be admitted. Tickets are
not being sold to anyone and admis-
sion is free
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06

Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 2.-The fire
which broke out at midnight in the
Hoagland building was under control
at four a. m. The loss was confined to
Hoagland's, Woods photograph gal
lery and Wieb & Sons dry goods
store and will be about $4,000.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
Iowa Election Law Knocked On,

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 2.-The su-
preme court announced that the de-
cision of the lower court in the Titus
biennial election amendment was af-
firmed. This knocks out the amend
ment to the constitution and results
in state election being held this fall
in Iowa.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
Sad Case of Miss Herring.

The Horton Headlight recounts the
sad case of Miss Mary Herring, OF
Willis, who suddenly became insane
under the stress of religious excite
ment. Clad only in her undercloth-
ing she dashed into the church and
standing before the pulpit and wav-
ing the people away, she shouted:
Get out of here, you people, Jesus
Christ is coming!"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
w. C.T.U.D Does Not Approve.

Mrs. Hutchinson, state president of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
union, says that the organization
does not approve of the methods en-
ployed by Mrs. Carrie Nation, the sa-
loon wrecker.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
Tnree Famons hIothers Dead.

The obituary notices of Mrs. Mary
NJ. Tracy, of Atchison county;
Mrs. S. J. Rose, of Jackson county,
and Mrs. Elizabeth Archer, of Brown
county, note that each of these women
was the mother of 13 children.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
Several Laps Behind.

The Usage county man who be-
heved his stomach was filed with
telegraph wires is still several laps
behind a poor fellow in Dickinson
county. The Dickincon county man
thinks that he has a system Of
wireless telegraphy, and he goes
about with a pencil and pad writing
down the messages which come to
him through the air.-Kansas City
Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
Want a New Bridge.

Citizens of Linwood want an en-
abling act to allow Leavenworth coun-
ty to help build bridge across the
Kaw river at Linwood. johnson coun-
ty, across the river, is to pay more
than half the cost.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06

Washington, Feb. 2.-The bill for a
pension court of appeals which has
attracted considerable attention as a
G.. \. r. measure, met a reverse in
the house committee on invalid pen
sions Friday. whereby vote of to
motion to report it was defeated
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
store Windovs BIown out.

G. II. Cooks store safe at Mahaska
was blown open with dynamite by
burglars, the store windows being
blown out and the entire building
being left a wreck.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
Haxlnr in "A Missouri College.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 2.-Rather
than submit to hazing, Claud w. Nor
ton and Harry Powles, cadets at the
Wentworth military academy at Lex
ington, ran away from that institu-
tion. They were arrested in Kansas
City last night and will be sent back.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
Hanna Joins the Grand Arr5y

Cleveland, o., Feb. 2.-Memorial
post, G. A. R., of this city, last night.
received the application for member
ship of Senator M. A. Hanna, who
served as first lieutenant of company
c. 105th Ohio volunteer infantry, a
100-day regiment.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06

Oklahoma City. Ok. Feb. last
November the city purchased the wa
terworks in this city, paying Ss5,00O
therefor. An eastern syndicate has
offered $4,000 for the plant, and it
Is probable sale win be effected.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
VIII Test This Law.

]. B. Cox, county superintendent Of
Anderson county, win bring proceed
ings to test the law changing the
terms of county superintendents to
begin May instead of January 10.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
Not the Only BURNING.

The negro Alexander was not the
only man burned by Kansas mob.
In 1880 at Fort Scott white man as
saulted the daughter of George Pond
and was caught few hours later.
The mob took the captive to the dia-
mond, as the public square in Fort
Scott is called, piled dry goods boxes
around him, saturated him with coal
oil and burned his body
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
Kansan Shot His Brother.

In a quarrel over a division of
property Charles Leach, II miles west
of Holton, shot and seriously wound
ed his brother, Mark. Fearing a mob,
Charles went to Holton and surren-
dered to the officers.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
Alarming Prevalence of Disease.

Smallpox and diphtheria are prevail
ing to an alarming extent in the min
ing regions in the southeastern part
of the state. Some of the schools of
Pittsburg were closed on account of
smallpox.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06


Information from Topeka is to the
effect that young Dan Anthony is
working for a redistricting of the
state, with view of eliminating
Shawnee county from the First dis
trict, so that Leavenworth would not
be in the same district, as Anthony
expects to become candidate for
congress.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
Kansas NATIONAL Banks.

December 13 Kansas national banks
showed a reserve fund of 1888; loans
and discounts had increased from $24,-
,97S to $26,770, ,166 and individual
deposits from $29, ,195, ,0s1 to S29, $50. .4s4.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
Burton to Speak In New York.

J. Ralph Burton had invitations to
make speeches on Lincoln's birthday,
February IL, at New York, Indianap-
oils, Little Rock and Lincoln, Neb. He
accepted the New York invitation.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
Muscogee Has s2s,ooo Fire.

Muscogee, 1. T., Feb. 2.-Fire which
broke out in Mrs. A. L. Mapes' mil
linery store destroyed half-dozen
business houses. including the First
national bank building. Loss, S25, 600
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
WIN Barker Be : Juneef

It is said the Speaker Barker win
have the support of Senator Burton
for the Indian territory judgeship
now held by Joseph Gill.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
Awful Crime of a Kansas Indian.

An old Indian woman and an In
dian girl, the latter the wife of jack
son Speers, Pottawatomie Indian,
were found dead in a cabin on the
reservation in Jackson county.
Speers was arrested at ST. Joseph, Mo.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
For Compulsory Education.

State Superintendent Frank Nelson
has prepared some figures on the
school attendance of the state to con-
vince the members of the legislature
that a compulsory education law is
needed. There are 50s,s54 children OF
school age in the state, while the num-
Der enrolled in school is but 3s9, ,6s2.
There are 11,527 children between the
ages of and 21 in Topeka, while
the attendance is but 6,936. This
great difference is largely due, how
ever, to the order of the city school
board not admitting children until
they are 2 years of age.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
sheldon's GIFT to a Hospital.

Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon will use
$4,000 of his share of the profits of
the Sheldon edition of the Topeka
Capital for the construction of an
addition to Christ hospital in Topeka.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06

London. Feb. IA dispatch from
Pretoria announces that Pretorius.
one of the leading Beers. has surren-
dered. Pretorius states, however.
that the Beers are as determined as
ever to fight.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06

At Oxley r. e Anderson and Fannie
Shoemaker were married BY the pro.
bate Judge over the telephone The
judge was Is miles away ana bad
ss.ss ss.ss
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
WIN Close zinc Mines.

Joplin, Mo-, Feb. mime operators
of the Missouri-Kansas district have
decided to shut down the mines for
four weeks in order to stimulate
prices.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06

Dicus Brothers will erect at Cherry
vale $4,000 grain elevator. equipped
with all modern conveniences.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06

New York, Feb. 2.-AIiss Helen
Gould has given $4o0. 900 for the land
building and equipment of home
for naval branch of the Young Mems
Christian association.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06

The Howard Courant says that
whereas some towns have negroes to
burn there isn't a colored resident
in that town.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06

The Kansas State Issue, the official
organ of the state temperance union.
does not approve of Mrs. Nations
joint smashing crusade The paper
says she would accomplish more in
the long run by PRAYER and moral
suasion.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
Barker Favors a Communication.

Speaker Barker, of the house, is
opposed to any legislation on the
question of assessment and taxation
at this session. He says it is only
folly for the members to think of at
tempting to revise the assessment and
taxation laws during this session. He
believes a commission should be ap-
pointed to make revision and report
to the legislature two years hence.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
These Two Are ssSIated.-

James NJ Simpson, of Mcpherson.
and John C. Postlethwaite, of Jewell
county, are slated for positions on
the new board of railroad commits
sioners.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
building New Yard TRACKS.

The Missouri Pacific is making an
immense fill west of the Marmaton
river at Fort Scott for the construc-
ton of 1900 feet of yard track.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06

Havana, Feb. The total receipts
from customs in Cuba for 1900 agrre-
gated si6,0S4 ,376, an increase Of s1.-
$50, us over 1899.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-06
Miss Pauline Lewelline Ha.ed.

Miss Pauline Lewelling, daughter Of
ex-Gov. Lewelling, was severely
burned on the forehead by nitrate of
silver, which was administered at an
initiation into a young woman's
Greek letter society at the high
school in Wichita. The matter was
kept quiet and the facts were known
when Miss Lewelling appeared on the
street with her head bandaged.