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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-12-06
DEATH At OALENA.

Mre. Minnie Helms, q widow 4e
years of age, was run over and in.
stantly killed by an NJ, X. & T.
freight train in front of her home
near crossing of that road about
200 yards east of the depot at
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon at Ga.
lena. The accident happened at
the first crossing east of the depot.
Mrs. Helms lived In little shack
near the railroad, and some time in
the afternoon had gone to visit q
neighbor, Mrs. Vaughn, who lived
on the opposite side of the track,
and remained there some time.
During her visit long freight
train pulled into the yards and had
been standing there for some time,
the engine and train crew being en-
gagged in switching some gravel
cars onto the side tracks. When
Mrs. Helms was ready to return
home she evidently did not notice
that the engine was attached to the
train and instead of walking
around the train, stated to cross
the track by crawling under a car.
Shortly after she started unde r
the car the train moved up and she |
had just reached the opposite rail
when the car wheel struck her.
Two men, who were unloading
jack into a car close by saw Mrs.
Helms as she started to emerge on
their side, and ran to her az.
sistance, but did not reach her un.
til one wheel had passed over her
body. The wheel passed over the
small of the back and the body was
almost COMPLETELY severed just below
the abdomen. Death was instan.
taneous.
The body was removed to Slough
K Miller 9 undertaking establish
nent and Coroner English, of
Baxter, notified. Coroner English
arrived about 6 O'Clock in the even.
ng and after hearing the evidence
If the teamsters, decided an inquest
vas not necessary as the unfortun-
tie affair was purely accidental.
This will practically exonerate the .
Tuesday evening, Dec. 16. the
francis Willard Union, w. C. T.U..
will give an oyster supper and 90.
:ial. IL
Miss frankie Daniels entertain ed
t cards Thursday evening. The
'rize was won by A. R. Kane. De.
icious refreshments were served.
he house was prettily decorated
hose present were Mr.. and Mrs.
red Easter, Mr.. and MRS. A. L. 9
Harvey, Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Smith,
Ir. and Mrs. A. r. Kane, DR.. and P
nd Mrs. r. c. Wear, Mr.. and Mrs. a
!. E. Carney, Mrs.. C. A. Childs, Mrs..
arl Carney, Misses Lillian Hornor,
Jay Chew, Maggie Hartley, Helen II
tewart, Susie Smith, Mabel Han.
ack, Messra. Willoughby Morrison a
has. Opperman, Will Crawford, o
ark Hartley and Mr.. Reed. D
pecial attention given to childrens' 7
air cutting at Armstrong; shop
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-12-06

DIR. Hatfield performed an oper.
alton on E. C. Stone, living south.
east of Baxter, this week. The
operation was for hydrocele and
was successful in every way. Mr..
Stone will be out in few daye.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-12-06
THE MESSAGE.

Theodore Roosevelt 10 respousi
BILE for an innovation Ia the matter
of presidential messages to congrei
which is likely to be pleasing tc
both the public and the'newspapers
The document submitted this year
10 conspicuous among annual mes.
sages for it's comparative brevity
and on account of the absence OF
long and tiresome reviews of the
work of the various departments of
the government. These reports are
printed in full and can be obtained
by anybody who cares to read them.
Such slight reference az the preai.
dent makes to the work of his sub
ordinates 10 placed at the close of
his message, where it's lack of inn
portance entities Il to be.
Another notable feature in the
presidents message this year is its
resemblance to printed lecture or
platform addess rather than to the
sort of paper that the public has
been accustomed to.
After extending congratulation 80
to speak he launches into his recon
mendations in the matter of needed
Legislation. Of these the most i'm.
portant are the follwing:
National Legislation for governing
corporations.
Avoidance of any disturbance of
tariff schedules except in extreme
cases.
Reciprocity as a means of ad.
justing any inequalities which will
provide an elastic currency without
in any way disturbing the gold
standard.
Reciprocity with Cuba.
The president repeats in sub
stance what he has said in his
speeches regarding the unwisdom
of any sweeping enactment against
combinations of capital, which af-
feet the good and beneficial In the
same way that II would affect the
harmful and oppressive. He be.
lieves those corporations which
are found to be inimical to the pub.
lie welfare can be and should be
but that this can be done
only by the federal government.
For this he believes congress has
ample power. If it has not then he
suggests an amendment to the ma.
tional constitution for the purpose.
He expresses the belief that the
:ariff has little if anything to do
with the trusts warns congress
against any general disturbance of
schedules. He holds to the opinion
that any radical changes would be
with great harm to the bust.
ness interests of the country /,
without any corresponding benefit
o anybody. Any inequalities or
features, he believes,
ian be corrected by reciprocity
treaties.
DIR. Hatfield performed an oper.
tion on E. C. Stone, living south. :
ast of Baxter, this week. The
peratiou was for hydrocele and
IN
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-12-06

Special attention given to childrens'
hair cutting at Armstrong; shop.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-12-06
". II. HORNOR,

Attorney at law. Once frat door north
Of opperman's harness store.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-12-06

Tuesday evening, Dec. 16. the
Francis Willard Union, W. C. T. u.
will give an oyster supper and 90.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-11
CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS.
Kansas Pioneer Gold Shale Company
of Topeka Expecting Big Profits.

The owners of Kansas gold shale
lands claim they will soon realize large
profits from their holdings and offer
strong proofs of their claim. Judge NJ
S. Waller, of Colorado, said to a State
Journal representative:
Il am one of the organizers of the
Kansas Pioneer Gold Sha1e company
through which we are developing the
gold shale deposits of the Smoky Hill
river. in Ellis county, Kansas
I have spent most of my life in the
mining regions of the west and have
been in most of the great mining excite
nents in our western states and terri
tories. 1 must confess that when my
attention was first called to gold being
in the Kansas Smoky river shale, by
Judge C. E Foote of your city, I was
inclined to turn it down cold. However
nearly all the big recent gold develop
ments have been a turn down for the
talent. Cripple Creek was branded n.
g. by the professors-the formation was
not right.
Il have put in five months hard work
and now know that the gold and silver
is in them in paying quantities. and
that We have a process that will treat
them commercially at a handsome pro-
fit. If myself and associates were not
son convinced our company would GER
tainly not be putting thousands of dol
lars into a reduction plant and buying
large tracts of gold Shale lands Our
mill will have a capacity of one hun
dred tons of sha1e ore per day and is
well underway to completion 1t will
be complete in every detail, being con-
structed of the best materials and
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equipped with the finest up to date ma
chinery and appliances.
Anyone with the slightest knowledge
of mining knows the fact to be that the
most lasting of mines and regular div
idend-payers of the world are mines of
low grade and immense tonnage. The
enormous output of gold for the past
few years in due far more to the ad-
vance of science in the economical
treatment of low-grade ores than new
discoveries. Australia is among the
greatest of producers; about one
third of its entire production comes
from enormous measures of loW-grade
shale deposits, identical almost in
chemical composition, form of deposit
and general appearance with the Sn Oky
Hill river shales of Kansas. Also. the
greatest gold-producer of them ALL
are immense reefs of low-grade Shale
ore, not dissimilar to those of the
Smoky Hill river.
zone of the greatest mines in the world
is the 'Treadwell, on Douglass island,
south coast of Alaska. It is an enor-
nous body of lew-g grade ore, total aver
age value of ore S1.60 per ton. Tt is
mined and milled at a total cost of APP
proximately 81 per ton. Fifteen hum
dred stamps are employed to crush the
daily output of 5000 tons, netting so
cents per ton, or over $4,000 per day.
This is certainly a most satisfactory
commercial proposition, and a practical
large bodies of low-grade ore. The ore
is about one-half the value of the
Smoky Hill shale, as shown by actual
mill runs.
Every Kansan should feel a deep in
terest in the developments now in prog
ress on the Snoky-it will bring for
tunes to many and great and lasting
source of wealth to the state
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REACH. AN AGREEMENT.
Printers Union Finally Settles With
New York Sun.

New York, March 1.-THE long con-
tinued controversy between Typo
graphical union No. and the New
York Sun has been settled. BY terms of
a joint agreement signed the Sun office
will be unionized.
The printers, who spent over $780,
900 in prosecuting this fight, regard
the result as a great victory for united
effort to enforce trade union principles"
said a prominent member of No. to-
day. 1--WE owe a big debt of fraterpal
obligation to the other labor organiza-
lions. and they will have our eternal
gratitude"
1t is reported that the printers at
present employed on the Sun may be
retained if they take out union cards
1t is also reported. on good authority
that Senator Hanna was instrumental
in bringing about the settlement.
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BOOTHS WILL.
Dispose of Property Valued a
100000.

Chicago, March 1.-THE will of Alfred
Booth, which disposes of property worth
$2,000,000, has been filed in the probate
court.
Mr.. Booth, it is said, was in the habit
of making a viii every year before TAX
ing a. trip abroad. Alice Gaylord, "a
daughter, is to receive the home at 1888
Michigan avenue and $3.50 shares of
preferred stock of A. Booth & Co.
Alfred E. Booth is to receive $3.50 shares
of the same stock. Other requests are:
Ten thousand dollar life insurance
policy to Mrs. Isabella Barnum and ESQ
shares of preferred stock; TO c. s. Nor
ris, $50 shares of common stock; to
James Reed, $50 shares of preferred
stock; to William Vernon Booth, pic
lures and furnishings in home. The
sons are residuary legatees.
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VIEW WITH ALARM.
British Interests Are Alarmed
About Cuban Reciprocity.

London, March 11.-Delegates from n
number of chambers of commerce visi-
ted the foreign secretary. Lord Lans-
downe at the foreign office today and
presented a N enorial relative to British
trade with Cuba, pointing out that it
was feared that when the -administra-
ton of that island was handed over to
the Cubans reciprocity treaty would
be negotiated, admitting Cuban produce
into the United States at reduced du-
ties and granting corresponding prefer
entail terms to American produce and
manufactures by Cuba. THE United
States" says the memorial, when de-
claring war on Spain expressly stated
that their action would be limited to
freeing Cuba from Spanish rule 1t was
therefore understood by those in Eur
ope engaged in trade with Cuba that
no measures would be adopted at the
conclusion of the war which would re-
strict or destroy their trade with that
island Such a reciprocity treaty as
that anticipated would undoubtedly put
an end to European trade with the is
Ia and. The chambers therefore most
earnestly request that the utmost effort
be made by his majesty's minister al
Washington to prevent the signing of
any such treaty or at least to secure
that the most favored treatment be
continued to Cuba by this country. It
is represented that French and German
interests would suffer by a reciprocity
treaty, and it is suggested a joint pro-
test might be effectual in preventing
change adverse to the interests of Eur
ope in trade with Cuba
The interview was private but the As
ISOLATED Press understands that while
promising to look into the matter Lord
Lansdowne gave but faint encourage
ment to the delegation
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DIR. FISK TO SPEAK.
Will Deliver Address to Medical Col
lege Graduating Glass.

The commencement exercises for the
graduating class of the Kansas Medical
college will be held at the New, Craw-
ford theater, Thursday evening, March
20. At that time a class of 10 seniors,
who are this week undergoing their
final examination will have their de-
grees conferred upon them The invi-
tations for the commencement exercises
are out.
Rev d. NJ Fisk, who was formerly
pastor of the First Congregational
church. has been asked to deliver the
address to the graduating class, and
DIR. j. P. Lewis will make an address
to the class on behalf of the faculty of
the college.
The Orpheon quartette will sing. and
the Amphion Mandolin club will furnish
music
All the students at the college are this
week taking examinations for promo
ton. Nineteen of this number are mem
bers of the senior class and will leave
the school. One lady, Miss Olive St
Clair Lewis, daughter of DR.. ]. P.
Lewis. of Topeka, is a member of the
graduating class.
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SALISBURY PRESIDEs.
British Cabinet Discusses the Irish
Situation

London, March 1.-THE cabinet met
at noon today under the presidency of
Lord Salisbury the premier. Geo. Wynd-
ham, the chief secretary for Ireland.
came specially from Dublin to inform
the ministers regarding the conditions
in that part of the kingdom while A. j.
Balfour the first lord of the treasury,
who is considered an expert in the man
agement of Irish agitation had suft1-
GENTLY recovered from his attack of in
ffuenza to be present and advise his
colleagues, from his own experience as
to what he considered best to be done
under the circumstances.
The leading nationalistS affect indif-
ference as to the governments action
They declare that if the cabinet decides
to suppress the United Irish league the
government must carry the matter to
logical conclusion and abolish all rep
resentative government in Ireland.
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MIR. UTERMAN EXPLAINS.
Had Nothing to Eat and Was Forced
to Break Quarantine.

A letter has been received from H. A.
Cterman, the Topeka fencing master and
horseman. who is now confined in a house
at PIP East Ninth street because of small
pox quarantine regulations 1t will be re-
membered that Mr.. Uterman caused con-
sternation among the health officers by
breaking away from quarantine Few
The letter which Mr.. Uterman wrote
was sent to the State Journal by a SAM
tary officer and was duly fumigated with
formaldehyde before delivery. 1t will be
therefore perfectly safe for anyone TO
read it. Mr.. Uterman says, $3.50
article headed .Uterman Breaks Away;
and in connection herewith 1 wish to tell
why / did break quarantine
I've have been quaraRtined here since
secure provisions. The guard refused to
accept money to get them for us and the
health officers failed to supply us. We
Hungate brought me enough for two
part to Mrs Widener who. by the way,
does not run a boarding house and VINO
did not get anything for herself and four
children since last Monday
Being entirely without provisions last
we did not have any breakfast and not
sufficient to eat the day before; that L
would wait till II o'clock and that if we
did not get some victuaIs 1 would go any
enbone Judd and when he returned told
me that Judd said 1 knew how to get
something to eat. and not to let me out
I then informed him that / would go, went
into the house. put on my coat and start
ed The guard tried to hold me back. but
/ shook him off and made fresh start
He followed me, taking hold of my arm
] dragged him along to Quincy street
when l convinced him that he could not
get me back to the house until 1 got
Something to eat. but consented to go back
if he would take my money and go and
buy it for me. which he declared he could
not do So 1 had to so. and did go There
was no blow struck on either side and no
weapon of any kind used. The report that
] had used a club is utterly false in which
statement the guard will bear me out.
was not away from quarantine over Is
minutes, and returned there voluntarily
Respectfully yours.
III A. UTERMAN."
The sanitary officers claim that they Of
fered to take Mr. Uterman'S money and
buy provisions for him. but that he re-
fused to trust them with it. They insisted
that the money must be fumigated before
being spent. They assert that an effort
is being made to compel the board of
health to supply the people at the Widener
house with provisions free of charge.
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DEBATE AT wAsHBURN.
Gamma Sigma Society is Defeated as
Usual.

The debate at Washburn college last
night between the Gamma Sigma Literary
society and the Washburn College Liter
airy society won by the Washburn
College Literary society. This is the sew
enth annual debate between the literary
societies and the Washburn College Liter
airy society has won every time
The debate last night while partaling
of the features of an inter-society debate,
ives also a preliminary debate to select
representatives from Washburn for the
Grinnell intercollegiate debate Three rep
resentatives were selected. They are Rob
ert Dougherty. H. G. Tit and F. M.
Leach. with P. P; Anderson as alternate
They ranked in the order named.
The Washburn College Literary society
was represented in the debate by Robert
Dougherty. F. NJ. Leach and P. p Ander-
son. The Gamma Sigma speakers were h
G. Tit, ]. w. Clark and p B. Sweet The
w. c. L. S. successfully defended the
negative of the question: Resolved, That
the usual executive duties in cities of the
United States should be vested in the
mayor. and that his appointments should
not require confirmation" The judges
We're Justice w. A. Johnston, Justice L. S.
Ferry and David Overmyer-
The debate with GrinneH college, Iowa.
is the principal oratorical event of the
year for Washburn- This year the debate
is to be held at Grinnell, and it is expected
that a large delegation of Washburn stu
dents Will accompanying the debating
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SAYS HE ISN'T CRAZY.
L. R. Hecox Asserts Peter Coblentz
is Unjustly Restrained.
Richland. Kansas.

Richland, Kansas.
To the Editor of the State Journal:
The attention of the state and county
authorities has been directed to the
case of Peter Coblentz, who is unjustly
confined in Bedwell's asylum, east of
Topeka.
Peter Coblentz is an innocent, harm
less man, of the class called simple
minded. He is tho owner of 80 or 50
acres of valuable land near Richland,
and has spent nearly all his life in the
homes of the farmers of the WakaruSa
valley. His relations are all in good
circumstances. State aid has been Sc
cured for him under the statement that
he is an insane person without prop
erty Recently he has been committed
to BedwelPs under the pretense that he
has become violent Peter Coblentz
has one brother Jacob Coblentz and
three sisters, Mrs. Mary GriSe Mrs.
John Coyne and Mrs. AL Green, all liv-
ing near Churchill Rev. Mr.. Coblentz
of the United Brethren church, is also
a near relative. CSigned)
L. r HECOX
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THAT HEADACHE POWDER.
Police Think They Know Who Sent
Poison to Mrs. Klump.

Grand Rapids. Mich. March 11-Sher-
iff Chapman states that he is confident
that he is on the track of the person
who will solve the mystery surround
ing the death of Mrs. Ada Klump. of
Lowell, who died from the effects of a
headache powder poisoned with strych-
nine and sent through the mail to her.
This person is a woman we'll known to
the authorities of this city Although
the sheriff and his deputies put in all
of yesterday searching for her. they
have been unable to get definite trace of
her, and it is thought she has left the
city Klump still insists that he can
not throw any light on the mystery
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Policeman Shoots Two Burglars.

Peekskill, n. Y, March 11.-One burg
lar was shot and killed and another was
wounded by a policeman here early to-
day. The men had broken into the
hardware store of Durham Bros. and
were seen by two policemen. The burg
lars tried to escape and fired two shots
at the policemen, one of whom returned
the fire. The dead man was Clarence
Clubhouse. 80 years old, of Peekskill.
His companion, who Is under arrest, re-
fuses to give his name. He was shot in
the hand.
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81 never was so much surprised in my
life as l was with the results of using
Chamberlain's Pain Balm says Henry T.
Crook. pressman of the Asheeille IN. c.
Gazette. Il contracted a severe. case of
rheumatism early last winter BIZ getting
my feet wet. tried several things for it
without benefit. One day while looking
over the Gazette 1 noticed that Pain Balm
was positively guaranteed to cure rheu-
matisTn. so bought a bottle of it and be-
fore using two-thirds of it my rheumat ism
had taken it's flight and have not had a
rheumatic pain since" Sold by all drug
piSfS
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he got sufficiently filled collected sew
eral brazen specimens of the stock in
trade, which were found on his person.
They were returned to the owner of
the shop, who refused to charge Oleo
with larceny.
Two young men. Arthur Thomas and
Carl Bergen, made a bad break last
night by breaking into the pocket of
one George Washington, who is in the
employ of Geo. Skinner, a nurseryman.
Washington and the pair who are now
under arrest, spent the earlier part of
the evening in securing idylIic spring
jags, and then took a ride in a hack.
While in the hack and a@state of I'M
gentIemanly intoxication Washington
was relieved of a pocketbook and S21
He was then taken home by his
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we1ls-Fargo semi-Centennial.

Houston, Tex, March 1.-THE semi
centennial or fiftieth anniversary of
Wells Fargo & Co, occurs on March Is
To appropriately commemorate the
event, every employee of the company
who has been in the service one year
will be remembered with a silver medal
of unique design portraying the meth
DDS of carrying express, past and pres
ant
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SHELDON'S CHAPEL TALKS.
Talks to Students About Various
Phases of Christianity.

Charles NJ. Sheldon is giving a series
of chapel talks at Washburn college.
There are five talks in the series, three
of which have already been given. The
two remaining talks will be given on
March Is and IA. The subjects are, The
THE Daily Programme of the Chris
tan"
Mr. Sheldon also spends an hour be-
fore chapel in the lecture room at the
college. talking to students who are in
terested in the subject of Christianity