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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13
.yo,nt,.t. Must Be Pharmacists.

Topeka, Kan, Sept. s.-County At
torney Galen Nichols has warned a
number of Topeka jointists who use
a few drugs and fixtures as a cloak
to shield them that they must EN-.
ploy registered pharmacists to run
the drug store. The notice was
served on complaint Of the State
Pharmacy association.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13
To Plant More Towns.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. o.-The
plan of planting towns ready made
In the country along the Frisco rail-
road will be popular this winter.
The making of Thomas City was such
q novelty and so great a success that
It has attracted attention from all
over the United States.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13
n the TopeIa Girl Dead?

Topeka, Kan, Sept. s.-Miss Daisy
'Clupper, of Oakland, Topeka sub
urb, left a note with a relative Sat
urday night saying that owing to f.
nancial wants she would rather end
her life in the river. She has not
been seen since, although diligent
search has been made.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13
Last Old Soldier Removed.

T. C. Keifer, a civil war veteran,
has been discharged as clerk in the
internal revenue collectors Office at
Leavenworth, and S. G. Pottle, OF FL
dorado, named as his successor. The
discharge Of Keifer removes the last
old soldier from the internal revenue
collectors Office in Kansas.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13
Halutead would 90 TO Congress.

Cincinnati, Sept. s.-The Times
Star announces that Murat Halsted,
the veteran editor and author, is q
candidate for the republican nomi-
nation for congress in the Second
Ohio district, represented In the last
three congresses by Hon. Jacob Il.
Brownwell.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13

Congressman A. NJ. Jackson. of the
Third district, after speaking at
Mineral the other night, while on
his way to his carriage, stepped off
the sidewalk into rut. His right
leg was broken just above the ankle.
Mr.. Jackson's appointments will be
filed by Judge Sapp, of Galena, I'M
til Mr.. jackson RECEIVERS.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13
DE Founded TioRa.

T. C. Jones, who founded Tioga,
Neosho county, which afterward was
merged into Chanute, is dead. He
had lived in Chanute 80 years.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13
Working ON . Great Lake.

Work is being pushed on the great
lake north of Great Bend, which will
be 70 miles long and eight wide. II
is expected to supply 100000 acres
with water.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13
A Costly Experiment.

While loading hogs at the farm Of
Dug Beeler, near Mankato. his hired
man noticed that some of them were
very warm and threw bucket OF
cold water over them with the result
that three died in scarcely as many
minutes.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13
Children Burned tn Death In a Barn.

Aurora, S. D., Sept. 9.-Edna, the
only child Of G. d. Cheatham, and
Mary, daughter of Fred Lilly, both
children about four years Of age,
were burned to death In barn here
yesterday. The young brother of the
LILLY child is supposed to have kim
died the fire with matches.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13
One Knnsas Farm.

NJ. NJ. Sherman has farm in CEN
trail Kansas of more than 10000 acres,
and sells $500 fat beeves each year.
He employs $50 hands besides three
bookkeepers and the farthest corner
of his farm is II miles from the
house. 81
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13
Worry Drove Her from Home.

Miss Sadie Travis, the 1s-year-old
Manhattan girl who mysteriously
left home, was located at St. George,
where she was working in a private
fumily. Miss Travis became SO wor-
ried in watching over the deathbed
of her sister she was seized with an
uncomfortable desire to leave home.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13
Cemetery Distinguished Dead.

With the burial of Judge Horton,
Mount Vernon cemetery at Atchison
contains the remains of United
States senator, q. governor and q
chief justice of the supreme court.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13
Commi.sioner Ware mt Home.

Eugene F. Ware, commissioner OF
pensions. is at Topeka, where he will
spend a vacation of two weeks with
his family and friends. Mrs. Ware
and two daughters will accompany
the commissioner on his return to
Washington.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13
Howard to Issue Bonds.

The attempt to tie up Towards
$1,000 issue of bonds to bore for
oil and gas was defeated, Judge Ak
man refusing to grant the injunction
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13
An Allen County Girl.

Miss Mae Scott, who was nomi-
mated by the republican state con-
vention of Idaho few days ago for
state superintendent of schools, is
a Kansas girl. She was born and
raised in Allen county. She grad
uated from the Emporia normal
school in 1892 and went to Idaho to
teach at Blackfoot.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13
May Send Boys to Reform school.

The attorney general holds tina
there is no question regarding tn,
right of justice of the peace to send
a boy to the reform school, as the law
is very plain on that point.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13
Tried to Raid n Joint.

Four members of Taylor Avenue
NJ. E. church in Kansas City, acting
rs deputy constables, attempted to
serve a search and seizure warrant
on "joint" in Kansas City Satur'
day night. When the warrant was
read a fight started. Three of the
raiders were badly injured and wher
the police arrived the whole party
was taken to police headquarters.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13
pi.trIct Jnage ResiEned.

w. T. Bland, fusion judge of the
Atchison county district court, has
resigned to enter the wholesale drug
business.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13

Gas City, Allen county, which half
dozen years ago was hardly in ex
istence, has just voted $4,000 bond
for waterworlrs.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13
Eighty Bushels to the Acre.

Eighty bushels of oats to the acre
is the phenomenal yield of a ten
acre tract ON the Isaac Baughman
farm near Centropolis.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13
Special Officer to Enforce the LAW

Special Officer to Enforce the Inv.
The sum of $50 month has been
placed at the disposal of the presi-
dent of the Wichita school board,
in order to secure the enforcement
of the compulsory education law. He
will probably hire special police
man to see that the children attend
school. .rft n
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13
This ought to Hold Him.

A Cimarron jointist got $1,000 and
42o days for trifing with the af-
fections of the prohibitionists.-ot-
tawa Herald.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13
Mistook Gasoline for Kerosene.

Miss Nellie Richards, domestic in
the home of A. B. Harris, of Ottawa
was dangerously burned while at
tempting to build a fire in a cook
stove. Gasoline was used by mistake
for kerosene. Mrs. Harris was
burned in assisting to extinguish the
flames.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13
Hi.torfc ChaFacter Dead.

DIR. George Lisle, who was the first
white resident of Labette county and
who founded Chetopa, is dead at the
ags Of S.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13
Brothers i'm Opposing Armies.

The death by drowning of James
Kittner near Fort Scott brings out the
fact that Kittner and his brother, al
so living at Fort Scott, were on oppo-
site sides in the civil war. Often
they were in the same battle and
once they were close enough on
picket duty to recognize each other.
The drowned man was in the rebel
ar,ny.-Kansas City Journal.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13
Abilene woman Drowned Herself.

Miss Ann Hargreaves, a middle
aged woman of Abilene, drowned
herself in the cistern at her home,
presumably while temporarily in
sane.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13
Miss Coburn's New Position.

Miss Gertrude Coburn, daughter OF
the secretary of the state board OF
agriculture, has gone to Peoria, Ill.,,
to take charge of the domestic
science department in Bradley poly
technic institute. Miss Coburn has
lately returned from Beloit, Kan,
where she equipped and installed
for the state board of charities do
nestle science department in the
girls Industrial school.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13
Latest Kansas Events.
Didn't Get Their Choice.

Members of the Kansas Worlds
Fair commission visited st. Louis
Wednesday to consult with the di-
recors regarding site. Director
of Works Taylor stated that no site
for any state building had been f.
nally decided upon, and that it'would
be impossible to assign any state a
definite site before the allotment Ger
emonies, September 30. Seven months
ago the Kansas commissioners WIS.,
tied st. Louis and selected an open
space of ground on a hill just east
of the site of the art palace, and I'M
derstood that they were to be al
lowed to erect there the state build
ing Of Kansas on this site, Wednes-
day they inspected the wooded space
near the southeast entrance to the
grounds, where the group of state
buildings will be located. They
seemed pleased with the new site, and
stated that the only objection to 1t
was that it's distance. from the main
picture of the exposition tended, in q
measure, to isolate the state build
ings. Kansas was the first state to
make an appropriation for the worlds
fair
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13
Hoyt Couples Sad Plight.

A marriage was solemnized at Hoyt
which was followed within an hour
by the separation of husband and
wife in terror of the law. The prin-
cipals were Charles Bevins and Bessie
Hanline. They were married at the
home of the bride in the midst OF a
company by Rev. G. II. Clarke. An
hour after the ceremony the preach
er found out that the groom and
bride were first cousins, degree of
consanguinity that is forbidden in
marriage by the Kansas law. He
hurried around town hunting for the
happy young couple. He found them
at the depot, just starting on their
bridal tour. He told them they were
not legally married and that they
must separate. There were tears
and protestations, but the bride re-
turned to her fathers house and the
groom went his way.-Kansas City
Journal.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13
Good Enough to Trya

A couple Of. enterprising farmers
near Oneida plowed up their road
sides last spring, throwing the earth
near the center of the road and
sowed the land to millet. The road
sides are now clothed in living green
and form a bright contrast with neg
lected ones IN the same neighbor-
hood. The millet keeps the weeds
down and several loads Of hay will
more than pay the bill.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13
VIII Dine with, Gov. Stanley.

President Roosevelt will reach To
peka early Sunday morning, Septem-
Der IS. He will drive over town and
attend church. At noon he will dine
with Gov. Stanley at the executive
mansion. In the afternoon sacred
concert will be given for him. In the
evening he will take supper with M.
A. Low, the Rock Island attorney,
and will spend the night with Mr..
Low. He will make speech at nine
o'clock a. m. Monday. All the rail-
roads will run special trains into
Topeka Monday morning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-27
ALLEGED "FAKER" IN TROUBLE.
w. r.. Draper Accused of Grossly Lii
beling White Buffalo.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 26.-The case of VIII
liam r. Draper, a newspaper correspond
ent of this city, who was arrested yester-
day a warrant charging him with being
a fugitive from justice, came up for hear
ing to-day in the Court OF Criminal Cor
rection, and by mutual consent was post
poned 10 Dec. 15
Draper's offense was the authorship of an
alleged libelous article concerning an In
dian by the name of White Buffalo, of Ok
lahoma Territory, and published in the
Philadelphia North American last July.
The article was written at Wichita, Kan,
but no proceedings have yet been instituted
there, IL is said. Mr.. Van Valkenburg, edi-
tor and Emory Foster, Sunday editor of
the North American. accompanied by White
Buffalo, Col. r. H. Pratt, superintendent
OF the Carlisle (Pa.) Indian school, at which
institution White Buffalo was educated,
and Judge James G.. Gordon, of Philadel-
phia, came here to prosecute the case.
Buffalo had been sent to the government
school for Indians at Carlisle, Pa, where
ne was educated. that he had returned to
his tribe imbued with a deep hatred for the
white race; that he first met May Andrews,
and after counting her for a while, bound
her to a pony, and when found she was
dead; that he then met Annie Dennis, and
after short courtship, her throat was cut
that White Buffalo then met Maud Ellis
and In short time she found with a
knife in her heart. The article went on to
state that White Buffalo was under arrest
and in jail charged with the murders.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-27
Will INSURE employees
ACTION OF THE EQUITABLE LIFE
INSURANCE SOCIETY.
Will Carry . 81 900 Policy on Life of
Each of the Clerks for BENEFIT of
Families and Pension Fund.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2e.-The Equitable
Life Insurance Society announced at the
close of business to-day to the clerical
force at its home Office that the society
would forthwith insure the life of each
employe for $1,000. and keep the policy in
force so long as he remains in the employ
ment of the society, one-half of the amount
Of the insurance to be paid at the employee s
death to his wife or family, or any desig-
mated beneficiary, the other half to go
into fund to be used by the officers for
pensions, or in other ways to provide for
living employees who have grown old or
infrm in the service of the society. Over
600 persons are effected.
Fayerweather & Larew, Incorporated
manufacturers of leather betting, made the
announcement to their employees to-day
that a readjustment of wages had been
made. based on the period of usefulness and
the efficiency of each employe. The result
will be a general advancement, benefitine
700 employees
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-27
Bad Wreck In Illinois.

GREENVILLE, ILL.,, Nov. 26.-while
rounding curve at high speed to-day a
Jacksonville G. st. Louis passenger train
plunged over an embankment a distance
of over thirty feet, and ten persons, two
of whom may die, were injured In the
wreck. The injured are: George Enloe,
Greenville; Jesse Williamson, Greenville;
Clyde McRacken Sorrento; +. B. Chapman,
deputy sheriff at Sorrento; Guy O'Hara,
Sorrento; B. Sturtzenhoffecker, Tamlaco;
Thomas p. Boyd. brakeman. Litchfiel6; H.
NJ. Jackson, Litchfield: James Carter, con-
ductor, Jacksonville; Callie Jones, Sorrento.
An overturned stove ignited the debris
and many of the pinioned passengers were
severely burned. Conductor Carter and
Clyde McRacken were so seriously burned
they may die. IT is expected the others
will recover.
The accident occurred a mile east of Ay-
ers. The locomotive and baggage car re-
manned on the rails. 1t is believed truck
broke as the curve was being rounded.
Physicians we're at once summoned and
everything possible Is being done for the
injured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-27
PRESSURE TO BE APPLIED
VENEZUELA TO BE COERCED nv
BRITAIN AND GERMANY.
Joint Action to BE Taken and Gus.
toms Houses May BE seized-De-
tails Now Being Arranged.

BERLIN, Nov. 26.-Germany and Great
Britain have determined to take Joint
action TO collect their claims against
venezuela. The two powers are in corre-
spondence over the form OF this action. No
time can be named when they will act, be-
cause the respective foreign officers have
not agreed on the details. 1t is understood
that only slight differences exist regard
ing the course to be followed. 1t is con-
firmed here that the United States is fully
informed upon the subject Of the negotia-
tions and knows that what is meditated
will not infringe on the Monroe doctrine.
LONDON. Nov. 26.-Diplomatic relations
between Great Britain and Venezuela have
not been severed up to the present, though
the foreign office would not be surprised
IL IL was compelled to take decisive step
at any moment Thus far Venezuela shows
no signs or granting the reparation de-
manded and the question OF the seizure of
the Venezuelan csutoms has been discussed
between Berlin and London as one of the
various possible methods of obtaining salts
faction. No decision, however. has been
reached regarding the course which shall
De nnally adopted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-27
WRECKED THE BANK SAFE
ROBBERS AT AKRON FORCED TO
LEAVE WITHOUT BOOTY.
Strong Box Resisted Their Efforts
Several Citizens Tied by Marauders
Michigan Postmaster Shot.
snecial 10 the Indiananolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ROCHESTER,, Ind, Nov. 26.-Burglars
entered the Akron Bank last night and
successful in entering the vault Three ex-
plosions were made and the four outer
doors were torn off their hinges, but the
strong box on the interior refused to yield
and thereby saved the loss of several thou
sand dollars to the proprietors of the insti-
tuition.
Before beginning their work the robbers
and securely tied the two young women
who attend the Office at night; told them
they would not be hurt providing they
obeyed their commands and threatened to
return and stuff their mouths with rags If
they made an outcry. They went to DR..
Frank Petrys Office and tied him also.
slapped his face and compelled him to tell
took, and then left him with the admonish-
ment that it would be well for him to re-
main silent. Next they climbed the tele-
phone poles and cut all toll line wires to
the county seat and other towns. People
in the Hoover Hotel heard the explosions
and came out to learn the cause of the dis
turbance and Immediately two shots were
fired into the hotel. The inQuisitive ones
retreated in short order
The last act in the performance was the
stealing of Ed Arters black team, buggy
and harness. the robbers making their es-
cape. AS yet no clew to the perpetrators
has been secured and no knowledge has
been gained of the direction taken in leav-
ing town.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-27
LOYALTY REWARDED.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-In consequence
Of the voluntary act of loyalty on the part
of the people of Tutuila in ceding to the
United States the sovereign rights of that
and other islands, President Roosevelt has
sent them message of greeting and in
addition has presented each chief who
signed the instrument with a silver watch
and chain and a silver medal. The Presi-
dents greeting. which was sent to each
chief. follows:
observation-disclosures. the chiefs and people
of the islands of Tutuila, Aunua and neigh
boring small islands have of their own
free will and pleasure, for the promotion
of the peace and welfare of the people of
said islands. for the establishment of q
good and sound government, and for the
preservation of the rights and property of
the inhabitants OF the said islands, solicited
of the United States of America its super
vision and protection; and,
Whereas. This desire has been expressed
by the hereditary representatives of the
people of said islands In a declaration dated
the 17th day OF April, A. D., 1900 executed
according TO Samoan custom and pledging
allegiance to the government of the United
States OF America:
Therefore, i, Theodore Roosevelt Presi-
dent of the United States OF America, do
hereby express to the chiefs and people of
said islands the qualification of the govern
ment and people OF the United States I'm re-
ceiving from the chiefs and people of the said
islands this token of their friendship and
their confidence IN the Just and friendly
intentions of the United States The local
rights and privileges mentioned in said
declaration will be respected and IL Is our
earnest hope that peace, happiness and
prosperity may make their permanent
abode with the good people of these
islands
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-27
VIII Return to Work.

HAZLETON. Pa. Nov. 2s.-Coxe Bros.
& Co. and their striking employees settled
their differences to-day and work win be
resumed at the seven collieries Of the COM
pany on Monday. All the men except those
under indictment for misdemeanors alleged
to have been committed during the strike.
and the slate pickers, whom improved ma
chinery have displaced. are 10 be taken
back at once. The slate pickers who are
no longer required in the breakers will be
put at other available work and the time
divided between them IL the indicted men
are acquitted OF the charges preferred
last of the individual operators TO come
10 terms with their employees
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-27

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26-It is inferred
here that the recent killing of Fitzgerald
in Guatemala City by Godfrey Hunter, jr,
Is to be investigated by the local authori-
ties. A cablegram has been received at
the State Department from United States
Minister Hunter father of the young man
who shot Fitzgerald, asking permission for
the appearance of Bailey the secretary of
the United States legation, before the local
courts to testify as to the killing. The de-
partment has replied, waving all diplo-
matte immunities that would interfere with
the course Of justice. The effect of this
direction. II Is expected. will be to put the
local authorities In position to fix the re-
sponsibility for the shooting and to punish
any person found to be guilty.