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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24

For several years the Index has point.
cd to the fact that the men who are
elected on the republican ticket to Office
h this county are elected to serve q
ANAL coterie of bosses and that the PEG.
Pie outside of the circle can expect the
worst Of it whenever it suits the pleasure
Of those who OWE and operate the ma.
shine. The dirty little scheme now on
tOot to deprive the county printer out of
Ais fees is q case in point. This move
nent will be aided by most of the re-
publican officers, not because their
Judgment says it is right, but because
they have received instructions from
headquarters. If the machine" could
only succeed in squelching the Index,
they reason, the newspaper field in Bar
Der county would be clear without an
opposition paper to oppose or expose
their methods; and this is what is at the
6ottom of this noise. 1t is admitted that
ihe law is against them, but our expert.
snce is that they can provide law for
the emergency and set it aside after their
purpose has been served. And this il
the kind of gang the people of Barber
county have been voting into places oil
public trust.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24

SPECIAL attention of our readers lie
called to synopsis of the republican
tax bill published this week. This bill
has been reported by a commission ap.
pointed at the last legislative session
for that purpose, and if the republicans
are successful is fal! it will be enacted
into law by the legislature in the win.
ter The voters of Barber county should
remember that vote for E. II. Nixo q
for representative this fail is equivalent
for Fl. @ Walker is 20 ivalent TO q vote
against it. 1t Dug not to be difficult
for the aversge citizen to make choice
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24

TIE Kingmsn LEADER Courier, Mort
Albaugh's paper contains lsbored ef-
BORT tie purpose Of which is to make
ID appear that it's republican townsman,
". Nj. Wallace, was not taken over the
warm cpals at Lake City by Vernon J.
Rose at the Woodmen picnic. The L.
@. says that Wallace wasn't given a
chance to reply. The fact is that Mr..
Bose invited q reply but he was glad to
not tackle the job. Wallace admitted on
ehe ground that Rose had him down on
avery proposition and that he wasn't
familiar enough with state issues and
particularly the subject of rsilrosding,
10, make good talk. Small fry like
Wallace will never tackle such an able
and ready debater az Mr.. Rose. If the
Kingman reporter had only taken the
time to take spin out to Lake City he
EOuld have seen things as they actually
existed ard he would have been glad to
Hpssss up" the political part of the pro.
yram without comment
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24

D. B. HENDERSON, OF Iosa, speaker Of
the lower branch Of ,ngress, b as etired
to priva life. He has announced his
declina,ion to accept thu nom nation
for congress- and remains sse.dfast in
his decs on in stie Of all pl otestations
from personal ard political ftieuds
The reason assigned is that he will not
follow the machine" into the free trade
camp. Henderson says he has been
fxh ing democracy and free trade the
best gears of his lie aud doesn't pro-
pose to follow in their footsteps now.
He should be given credit tor consisten-
cy. His ideas on the tariff are in line
with those of Senator Burton of this
state, and both stand on republican
principles. When they take up reel
prncity or free trade with other nations
they are stealing democratic thunder
and Henderson refuses to be accused. In
this he parts company with our own
congressman, Mr.. Long.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24

To BOLSTER up their cause, the g. o.
p. gang have letter from the attorney
general holding that the county printer
can not collect his fees for publishing
the delinquent tax list. The attorney
general Is a republican and it is very
natural that he should render such an
"Oplnion." He once rendered an
opinion that session of the legislature
was unconstitutional but the courts de-
cIded otherwise He held that the pres
ent second term sheriffs in the state
had to get down and out, but again the
courts oyerruled him. The Parker
Hughes case in Topeka is another like
instance. The attorney general is an Or
binary lawyer and his''oplnions' 'gener-
ally are made to suit the occasion. But If
the gang" have SO much confidence in
his rulings. why did they not abide by
his decision a year ago when they stole
several county publications from the
Index. The attorney general told
them they were wrong but the county
attorney refused to be governed by his
advice. Now, however. they lay great
stress on his opinion. !" The plain law is
better than political guess and If the
machine persists in this dirty little
scheme it will be an elephant on their
hands before they get through. Only 9
fool will continue his fight after he i:
defeated at the polls.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24

Il. M. KIDD as campalgner doesn't
make very much noise and loud boasts
but as he meets the people of the coun-
ty be impresses them as a man thor
oughiy qualified to take charge of the
probate judges Office. and at the same
time make all obliging and courteous
official regardless of party lines. You
can vote for him without feeling like
you ought to apologize.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24

The republican newspaper which
says that "any political party can get a
place on the official BALLOT under the
present law in this state, doesn't know
what 1t is talking about. The peoples
party nominated full state ticket and
if the ballot law is sustained, the
party's ticket wont appear on the bal
10. at all. And they try to tell the peo-
pie that this is Justice.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24

The Topeka Capital says $50 far as
Kansas is concerned there is no sem
timent among republicans 10 favor of
ripping up the tariff in order to harm
the trusts" The Capital is the official
mouthpiece of the republican party in
this state and its taking sides with the
trusts ought to put the average voter
on the other side of the question.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24

THERE are few republicans in the
county who etill insiet that the Index
has changed front on the county printer
law and that we now favor retaining it.
OF course this claes ofrepublcans is con.
fined to those who never read the Index
and do not care to know the truth. As
Q matter fact, We have come to believe
that its repeal would be of immediate
personal benefit to us to say nothing of
the benefit it would be to the county.
Ever since our election the trainers Of
the law have not been willing that We
should receive the compensation the
law provides and every obstacle has
been thrown in our way to prevent our
doing the work and receiving the fees.
And now they have become 30 deeper.
ately deprsved that they take the broad
ground that the new law does pot va
cate the old statute and that because We
followed the new law instead Of the old
one, We are not entitled to our money
at all. If, through political trickery, this
outrageous construction of law should be
upheld, 1t would have been infinitely
better for us if the law had never exist.
ed, because We are not only giving our
labor away, but We lose an actual cash
outlay for material to do the work.
Hence We say it is to our interest that
the law be repealed. We can't follow
two laws at the same time, and when
we make choice We must chooee the
new one under which the Office was Gre
ated. This very fact sb ould be sufficient
to cause the people to demand it's repeal,
and no man should be elected to tie
legislature who is not pledged to use his
best efforts to wipe the law out of exist
ence.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24

MANDAMUs proceedings have been in
stituted in the supreme court to compel
the secretary of state TO place both the
Populist and Democratic tickets on the
official ballot The case will be argued
October 9th This will decide the con-
stitutionality of the anti-fusion law. and
since the Justices who have the power
to decide are candidates for reelection
on the republican ticket, it is safe to say
that they will sustain the law.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24

SEWARD I. FIELD, Independent candi-
date for county attorney. is a university
graduate ard has had six years expert
erce in the practice. He has a good law
library and is practicing OH his own
merits and responsibility.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24

IT can be depended upon If G. 8.
Heskett is elected treasurer this fall he
will boss the job personally. The work
will be done properly and in business
like manner. In addition to this he
will be q cordial, courteous Official.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24

AS soon as Senator Bnrton subsidized,
Speaker Henderson sot off the rsservs'
ton! Gracious! What q time the bosses
are having to make the war horses swat.
low the improvised free trade dose.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24

GEO. w. NELSON is good penman, q
careful business man and an honest
citizen. He will make an obIieing and
competent register of deeds, He is the
independent candidate for that Office.
he is farmer residing in Cedar town
shin.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24

A LARGE majority of the people of
Barber county say they want to elect q
competent surveyor this fall. If they
mean it they will elect w. p. Gibson,
the Independent candidate.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24


Instead of $343 200, 600 and railroads
$59, 600 600 of that.
Now let the farmer ask his boy or
girl to tell him the difference his tax
would be on each 500 valuation under
present republican rule and the con-
templated change under Craddock.
This tax commission was worried about
the land and personal tax dodgers and
proposes strenuous laws to govern them
but how dlffernt with the railroads
They are to be left in the nurture and
tender care of the state house clique.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24

JUDGE LESTER denies that he is exer.
Using censorship oyer the Cresset.
The Judge is cunning
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24
PEOPLES PARTY TICKET.

Supreme Court Justices
Tor the two year term..... John G. Cannon
Tor the four year term ........... Frank Doster
J. ID. McCleverty
For the six year terms. B. F. Milton
Ed g. Waterbury
For Congressman-at-Large.. ]. d. Botkin
For Lieutenant Governor. ....... Fred j. Close
For Secretary Of State. Claude Duvall
For State Treasurer. ID. 81. Hefhebower
For State Auditor. .... ..........J. n. Lewis
For Attorney General. ............. F. M. Pearl
Tor State superintendent. ........ F. G. Powell
For Insurance Superintendent. Daniel Hart
For Congressman. 9Th Dist. -. vernon j. Rose
For Judge, Ath District Charles n. Apt
For Representative. 18th Dist. H. G. W aiS6r
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-06-03
THE coal. MINES STRIKE.
Engineers and Pumpmen Opposed
to Striking - No Settlement In
sight.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, May 30.-A COM
mittee representing many OF the en-
gincers of the Lackawanna and Wy
oming Valley mines were at President
Mitchelrs headquarters in this city to-
day. They are bearers OF a message
from the engireers employed at many
collieries OF the Delaware. Lackawanna
and Western; the Delaware and Hud-
son, the Erie and other companies, To
the executive officers OF the United
Mine Workers, IN which they request
that the strike order issued by the ex-
ecutive committee last week. ordering
out all the engineers, firemen and
pumpmen be Iescinded. The commit
tee say the meG they represent are op-
posed to going on a strike.
1t can be stated positively that the
order will not be rescinded.
Shamokin, Pa, May 30.-One hundred
deputies were sworn in here today by
justices OF the peace at the request Of
the coal companies. The special police
men will be distributed at collieries in
this district to protect men In the fire
rooms and at the pumps who remain
az work next Monday.
Chicago. Ma 30.-President John
Mitchell. of the United Mine Workers
of America, reached Chicago today
from indianapolis. He saw no MEM
bers Of the civic federation and stated
that the anths acite strike seemed an
far from settlement as ever. Mr..
Mitchell left today for Wilkesbarre.
Indianapolis, Ind, May 30.-W. h
Wilson, secretary and treasurer OF the
United Mine Workers Of America, wfH
leave for ColunIbus. Ohio. tomorrow.
The national officers are generally un-
derstood TO be opposed TO calling q
general strike at this time and IL In be-
lieved they are trying TO organize the
men outside the five districts that want
the strike. to defeat any movement In
that direction in the proposed conven-
ton.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-06-03

Washington. May So.-Decoration day
was observed here toosy perhaps more
| generally than ever before. The an
| nouncement that PresItent Roosevelt
| would deliver the Grafton at Arlington
brought TO that historic city OF the dead
| vast concorrse OF people. among
whom were numbered thousands OF
| veterans who journeyed to the cemetery
70 honor the memory of their comrades
At Arlington n national salute was
fired at l. O'Clock by the Fourth bat
terry. United States field artillery.
Music was rendered By she marine band
and the memorial choir Upon arriv-
ing at Arlington. the procession march
ed TO the tomb OF the unknown. Dur
ing the decoration Of the tomb by the
special committee chosen from the dff-
ferent Grand Army organizations and
auxiliary societies, .he marine band
played appropriate selections. The pro-
cession then broke up and the decora-
ton OF graves began.
A touching feature Of the work OF
decoration was the strewins of flowers
over the graves OF the confederate dead
who lie buried in section of the cema-
terry.
In the meantime a vast crowd had as
sembled at the amphiiheatre where the
services were conducted. The familiar
strains OF Nearer My God to Thee" by
the marine band marked the beginning
of the services. which had been most
elaborately planned.
President Roosevelt's arrival was the.
signal for an outSurst Of applause.
which continued for some time after he
had taken his seat on the platform.
After the invocation and the rendition
OF several numbers by the band and
choir. E. B. Hay read Lincoln's Gets
burg address. President Roosevelt fol-
lowed and as he arose he was again
greeted with cheers and the plaudits Of
the immense audience, which stretched
far outside the limits of the amphi-
theatre. His remarks were given the
closest attention, and he was frequently
interrupted by bursts OF applause.
General Ell Terrence, commander I'm
chief OF the Grand Army OF the Re
| public. followed the president with a
| few remarks and then the services were
brought to a close with the playing OF
America" by the band, the choir and
assembly Joining, ana benediction by
Henry s. Stevens. department chaplain.
Immediately after the memorial exer-
cises at the amphitheatre. the monu-
| ment erected to the memory OF Colonel
| Edgar OConnor, OF the Second WIS
| consin regiment, was unveiled in the
| presence OF a number OF his comrades
| The address of the occasion was deliv-
| cred by Representative John j. Jenkins.
| Of Wisconsin.
At the soldiers home. at Battle
ground cemetery, near the site OF Old
| Fort Stevens; at st. Elizabeth's and At
other cemeteries appropriate services
were held. Secretary Shaw delivered the
Grafton at battle-ground cemetery.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-06-03
A PREHISTORIC CITY.
Remarkable Ii iuins Found In Mexico.
Similarity t. Old Egyptian Cities.

Mexico, May 30.-Leopoldo Batres,
conservator of national monuments, has
returned from his explorations among
the ruins if the Zapotecan cities in the
state of Oxaca. Among other discover
les he found the ruins Of an ancient city
on Monte Aleban which shows unmis-
taxable indications or having been sub
merged perhaps 5000 years ago, for
traces of extinct marine life were un-
covered. In the ruins Is an obelisk sim
liar to those Of Egypt which was found
placed at the entrance to tomb ex-
actly as was the custom in Egypt. Mr..
Batres will make a detailed report of
this remarkable prehistoric city to the
government.
Monte Aleban had been visited some
time ago by Professor Holmes, of the
Smithsonian institute, of Washington,
d. c.. 1t stands 1,S00 feet higher than
the city OF Oxaca and its central square
was surrounded by great temples. Pro-
fessor Batres brings Taany monuments
to be placed in the national museum of
this city
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-06-03

Appeal from state Court In the
Sewing Machine Levy Case.
ESPECIAL TO The Messe

Especial to The MessengerJ
Raleigh. y. G. May 30.-MentIon was
made several days ago OF decision by
the supreme court, in case OF Sherin
Sims. OF Person county. against the
Norfolk aud Western railway and Mr.
o. l. Satterfield. that the sheriff had a
right to levy on a sewing machine ship
ped c. o. d. by Chicago firm to Mrs,
Satterfield and in a railway station. 1t
was intimated At the time that there
would be an appeal to the United States
supreme court on the ground that such
levy was a direct violation OF the in
ter-stateI commerce law. Chief Justice
Furches today granted n writ Of errcr
TO that court w A. Guthrie Is OF coun-
sci against the sheriff.
The board OF agriculture, as trustees
OF the Agricultural and Mechanical COL
lege, today decided to increase the sal
ary OF Professor Wilson. Of the textile
department, and allow him an assis-
tant: also TO give the professor OF agri-
culture an assistant. II also gives s.. 900
to the college to pay students who take
the agricultural course 1t proposes -
pay for as many as sixty scholarships
OF students taking that course On
July 18th the board meets again
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-06-03
University Boat Races.

Ithaca, n. Y, May 30.-Cornell easily
won the triangular eight-oared boat
race on Lake Cayuga today. Syracuce
finished second, over three lengths be-
hind the winner, and Harvard's New
ell club eight was beaten by more than
four boat lengths. Cornell covered the
two miles in 10:48.
Philadelphia, May 30.-The triangular
boat race between the junior crews of
Columbia, Pennsylvania and Cornell,
which was rowed on the Schuyllkill river
late this afternoon, was won by Penn
sylvania; Columbia was second and
Cornell third. Time S:4S. The distance
was one and one-half miles, straight
away.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-06-03
REV. DIR. PALMER'S FUNERAL.
An Immence Attendance-Street Car
Traffic Suspended for n Time Dur
ing the Ser.ice.

New Orleans, May 30.-The funeral
Of Rev. DR.. Z. NJ. Palmer today was
attended by thousands OF people OF all
classes and crceds. No such funeral
in point of numbers has been seen in
this city since that of the late con-
federate president, Jefferson Davis.
There were thousands who could not
secure entrance TO the church, but who
stood in Lafayette square throughout
the ceremonies, which lasted from 10
to IL o'clock.
1t was the wish of the dead preacher
that no funeral orations be pronounced
over him. This request was complied
with, two of the city ministers who had
been his theological students, DR.. r. Q.
Mallard and James II. Hall, speaking
briefly, but in TO way elaborately.
All the street cars of the city were
stopped ten minutes at 10 o'clock, the
time his funeral began. This was es-
pecially marked, DR.. Palmer's death
having been caused by a street car ac-
cident.
All the commercial exchanges were
closed as well as many places of busi-
ness and the li.Lg on the city hall was
hoated at half mast.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-06-03
Yankee Notions Abroad.

A striking feature of the American
invasion" of Great Britain is the ex-
tent to which proprietary medicine
made in the United States are super
seding the remedies long In use in the
British Isle. London Truth protests
vigorously against the invocation, but
the Yankee vendors of cure-alls are
undismayed. They are assuring John
Bull. through his most influential
Journals, that the English pills and
LIQUID compounds are wretched frauds
and shams, and that the Briton In
search of health will fnd relief by the
use of American panaceaS alone. IL
might have been thought that the
British apothecary was too firmly es-
tablished in the confidence of the Brit
ish public to be injured by the com
petition of the American pill-maker.
But that is eveldently not the case
Judging by Truths lament. Uncle
Sans impudeEoe is amazing. He has
made John Bull sick by taking a big
slice of his trade from him, and now
he insists on dosing him with foreign
medicinal preparations to relieve his
sufferings. London bill-boards are
covered with piacards proclaiming the
virtues of Yankee pills and proprietary
medicines. The streets are full Of ven
dors of American remedies for all the
ills TO which flesh is heir. These things
saddan John Bull He hoped to be
saved from our Quacks, even If he had
to sacrifice trade. He cannot escape
from Yankee ingenuity in its most un-
attractive form even on the eve of the
coronation. Il is too bad--Baltimore
Sun
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-06-03

The second Democratic primary eIec.
tion to nominate candidates i'm this
county was held yesterday to decide the
contest between Messrs. W. II. Biddle
and John Haar for register Of deeds
and also to elect executive committee
men and delegates to the county con-
vention from the Fifth ward
The scenes around the polls were
even more animated than at the first
primary election on Tuesday. The
friends OF the two candidates worked
hard. and the result was that the total
vote was 2.O3O against 1,517 at the first
primary
The executive committee met at the
court house last night to canvass the
vote and a large crowd was in attend
ance. The following was declared as
the result of the election:
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-06-03

To the Northwest and Southwest.
To Take Dear Hunt in Missis-
sippi.

Washington, May 30.-President
Roosevelt has undertaken to make two
trips through the western country next
fall. One will be in the southwest and
the other in the northwest. They will
be made in redemption of promises
more or less specific made by the presi-
dent last winter. About the last of
September the president will go to
Springfield, ILL.,, and to Detroit, Mich.
stopping en- route at some other points
not yet determined upon.
In the latter part of October he will
go as far into the southwest at San An
tonic, Texas. He has been strongly
urged to go on a bear hunt in Missis-
sippi as the guest of the governor of the
state, and it is possible that he may
avail himself of this opportunity to ac-
cept the invitation, for he must visit
New Orleans, which is nearby, on this
trip.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-06-03
Circus Tiger Killed by Horses.

Poughkeepsie, n. Y, May 30.-A 3
year-old Indian tiger was killed in a
fight with horses on a circus train while
early today. The tiger. which had been
recently imported, escaped from its
wagon while the train was in motion.
It crawled over the tops of four wagons
and entered a car containing thirty
draught horses. A fierce battle ensued
the panic stricken horses, plunging and
kicking at the savage intruder. When
the train reached here the tiger was
found dead and mangied under the
hoofs of one of the horses Six Of the
horses were badly scratched and bitten.