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DEFEAT OF TIE PRESIDENT.
Chief Executive Is Fooled by the
Machinations of Sugar Trust
Republicans.

The defeat of the Cuban reel
procity legislation is a great blow
to the administration of President
Roosevelt. His attempt to coerce
congress to do his bidding, which he
emphasized in two messages to that
body, has been spurned by large
faction of the republican party in
the interest of the beet sugar trust.
1t is now stated that the president
will call an extra session of con-
gress if action is not taken at the
present one. The members of the
beet sugar faction in the house of
representatives, joining with the
democrats, have passed the bill
reducing the 20 per cent. on Cuban
products, with another section added
Gratis, repeating the differential
duty on refined sugar. The repub-
lican members of the senate found
themselves in the same dilemma as
the members of their party in the
house of representatives. They were
compelled to take the bill as it came
from the house, with the democratic
antitrust section, or take the re-
sponsibility of no legislation.
The democratic position is unique.
The members of that party voted in
the house and were ready to vote in
the senate for the presidents rec
ommendation for reciprocity with
Cuba. But knowing that this 20 per
cent. reduction on Cuban products
would, in the case of sugar, inure in
a great measure to the benefit of the
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THE MISSISSIPPI FLOOD.
A Rise of q Foot Carried the Water Over
Thousands of Acres Previously
Uninjured.

Keokuk, Ia, July 22.-The height
of the flood in the Mississippi river
was reached yesterday south of here.
The river fell an inch and half at
Keoluk yesterday and the fall will
reach southern points by to-day, but
the rise of a foot more in the vicin-
ity of Canton, Quincy, LAGRANGE and
Hannibal yesterday carried the wa
ter over thousands of acres previ-
ously uninjured. The highest water
is between LAGRANGE and Gregory.
The rise yesterday took out some
more wheat in the shock which pre-
viously stood with its butts in wa
ter. Estimates of 100000 to So
900 in damage in Missouri, along
the Is miles of river frontage, are
conservative.
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BOOK TRUST HARD HIT.
Company Which Was Granted Big Contract
In Kansas Cannot Do Business
in the State.

Topeka, Kan, July 22.-The SUI
preme court yesterday issued writ
ousting the American Book company
from the state of Kansas and de-
priving it of the right to transact
business as a corporation in this
order was granted upon the petition
of the county attorney of Shawnee
county and grows out of the fight
for the contract to supply the pub
lie schools of the entire state with
school books.
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TWENTY BILLION DOLLARS
This stupendous Sum Represents the vsiue
of Farms and Live stock In the
United States In 1900.

Washington, July 22.lThe census
bureau has issued a bulletin giving
the condition of agriculture in the
United States for the year 1900. It
shows that there were at that time
55,739,247 farms in the entire coun-
try which were valued at $16,674, 694,-
PAT. OF this amount $3.50, 19s, 191, or
over 21 per cent, represented the
value of the buildings, and SIS, ia, 492,-
CSC, or rs per cent, represented the
value of lands and improvements
other than buildings. The value of
farm implements and machinery
was $761 POI, $50, and of livestock
$3,O7s,O5O,041. These values added to
the value of the farms gives total
value of farm property amounting
to $40, 514, OO1, s3s.
Illinois occupies the first position
in the matter of the total value of
farm lands, the figures for that state
being $1,000, 316,S97. Other state
values are as follows: Iowa, 81 1884,
345,546; California, $796, 527 ,9s5; Indi-
ana, $97s,616,471; Kansas. 1854, 1OO,-
ESQ; Kentucky, $471, O45,s $50; Michi-
gan, $69O,355, 734; Minnesota, $751;
6s4,642; Missouri, $1,033, 121 ,S95; Ne
braska, s747,95O,O57; New York, ST.
O69, 723, 1895; Ohio, $1,19s, 923, GAG; Penn
sylvania, $1,051, 629,17 Tennessee,
$341, 202, OPS; Texas, $685., 1929; Vir-
GINA, $685., 515,977; Wisconsin, SSH.
1888.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-07-25
WOULDN'T BE HELD Up.
a Special Policeman In Chicago Killed One
Man and Captured Another, Both OF
Whom Were Armed.

Chicago, July 22-In hold-up that
took place here early Monday, Rob-
ert E. Mcmahon, special policeman
for the Auditorium annex, killed one
man and after a running revolver
fight, captured another. The man
taken into custody gave his name as
Mack Ray and said his companions
name was Frank Murphy. The fight
which ended in Murphy's death took
place behind the hotel which Nc
Mahon was patroling. The men We're
lurking in an alley, supposedly await
ing victim. The officer at first saw
but one man and he was feigning
sickness. Suddenly a second man
rose in behind box and both men
trained their revolvers upon the
officer. Mcmahon drew his revolver
and all three men fired. Murphy was
killed instantly. Ray darted down
the alley and from the darkness fired
repeatedly at the officer, who gave
chase. Mcmahon finally tripped the
fugitive and took him to the police
station.
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ANGRY MOB WANTS him.
Mark Dunn, q Drunken Citizen of Rush
vile, Mo-, Slew Alfred Fenton on
Streets of That Town.

y Rushville, Mo-, July 22.-Alfred NJ.
Fenton, wealthy farmer, was shot
on the streets of this city by Mark
Dunn at II o'clock Sunday night.
Dunn, who it is alleged, had been
drinking, was arrested, but escaping
from the officer he secured a shotgun
and shot Fenton, who was passing in
buggy. Fenton died from his
wounds at 2:1O o'clock Monday morn
ing. The shooting was entirely with
out provocation and Dunn is in dan
ger of being lynched by the citizens
of Rushville. He is in charge of Dep
>uty Sheriff Moberly, who is doing the
best he can to protect his prisoner.
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AN INCIPIENT RIOT.
Soldiers in Leavenworth Demolish a House
In Which One of Their Number
Was Stabbed.

Leavenworth, Kan, July 21.-The
incipient riot, started late Saturday
night by several hundred soldiers
from Fort Leavenworth, who demol-
ished the house of negro in the low
quarter here, following the stabbing
of Eli Loucks, .cavalryman, by an
inmate of the place, ended quickly
shortly after midnight and yesterday
all was quiet. A company of the
Fourth cavalry arrived at two a. IN.
and rounded up those soldiers who
had not voluntarily returned to the
post. Yesterday Loucks was report
ed to have a chance of recovery.
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will forget the vocabulary and the
five months will count for naught.
So L repeat the advice for all care
worn teachers to pack their carpet
bags and come this way, as the work
is light and the pay is good.
ut was rumored among the SOL
diers that the teachers had warned
the native girls to beware of the
boys in khaki, as they were the scum
of the States. Indignation meetings
were held and the teachers de-
nounced in the strongest of English.
The other day one of the soldiers
filled up with native drinks until he
was fighting mad, and he then start
ed for the teachers residence for a
contradiction, apology or fight.
''The teachers were thoroughly
scared, and they treated him with
great courtesy. They assured him
that the rumor was false, and that
they could not imagine how it ever
"Some of the pupils claim that
they did make the remark, however,
but 1 do not think they will do so
again, as they are now good and
wise, and when they speak of the
soldier in the future they will think
long and speak slowly"
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COVERED BY WATER.
Mississippi River Below Keokuk
Devastating the Country
Immense Fields OF Grain Totally Destroyed
and Loss May surpass e6.ooo.0o0H
-Greatest Loss on Mis-
souri, Side.

Keokuk, Ia, July 21.-Exploration
of the flooded districts of the Mis-
sissippi river from Keokuk south
shows conditions beyond the apprc-
citation or realization of any but peo-
pie of long experience with the
Father of Waters in its most de-
structive mood. The situation is
growing worse hourly and there is
absolutely not the slightest chance
of stopping this dozen times most
costly flood in the history of the
great river above ST. Louis. The
correspondent of the Associated
press went all over the worst dam
aged area yesterday in the steamer
Silver Crescent and found every
where the greatest crops ever known
under water deep enough to float
steamboat. People at the river cities
give an immense mass of details, all
to be generalized in losses aggregat-
ing many millions of dollars, hum
dreds of farmers rich ten days ago,
now penniless and homeless; hundreds
watching and praying that the great
levees may hold which are now their
bulwark against additional millions
of loss and many cases of penury.
Careful estimates of the territory
covered and generalization of the
statements of best informed people
indicate the loss up to yesterday is
about 100000, with every pros
pect of two or three millions addi-
tional by the rise above not yet
reaching the lower stretches of the
river. Most of this loss is on the
Missouri side of the river between
Keokuk and Hannibal.
- Immense fields are seen in a great
lake with the shore line, visible only
with glass, where the high bluffs
bound the bottoms. Islands dotting
the river at it's normal stage have
disappeared except for the tops of
lows slightly protruding like a cir
cular green coral reef. Occasional
ly house on piles or stills is seen,
but generally only roofs protrude to
mark the center of farms of corn.
On the edge of the flood river corn
gradually rises on a slope, tassels,
tops, ears and stalks appearing in
order. In few of the half-sub-
merged fields is shocked wheat in
the background, the remnants of
many more washed to the Gulf of
Mexico.
Peoria in Imminent Danger of Flood.
Peoria, ILL.,, July 21.-The Illinois
river stands in imminent danger of
causing thousands of dollars worth
of damage to buildings and manu-
factories in Peoria. The damage al
ready caused along the lowlands by
the floods will be but a drop in the
bucket as compared with what it will
be if the water gets one foot higher.
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TORNADO I'm BALTIMORE.
Eleven Persons Lost Their Lives and Hun
dreds OF Houses Were Unroofed
Sunday Afternoon.

Baltimore, Md, July 21.-A fierce
tornado, characterized by a wind
storm of extraordinary velocity,
thunder, vivid lightning and heavy
rain, suddenly burst upon Baltimore
at 1870 p. m. yesterday, coming from
the southwest, with the result that
IL persons lost their lives, hun
dreds of houses were unroofed, trees
in the public parks and streets were
torn up by the roots, many build
ings damaged and several people in
jured. The storm exhausted its fury
in less than Is minutes.
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HOW FILIPINos ARE TAUsHT.
The Administratfon's boast Of Edu.
catfonaI Progress Punctured by
Ocular Evidence.

The special correspondent in the
Philippines of the Washington Even
ing Star, in a letter dated Gimian,
Samar, April %, 1902, brings out two
highly instructive points concerning
American teachers in those islands
and their relation to the natives and
the army. The administration has
been tickling us with the idea of the
vast progress the natives were max
ing in their studies, but from the
testimony given below, it must be
concluded that these teachers, as a
class, are useless, expensive and mis-
chievous. = He says:
Il would advise overworked teach
ers in the States to get an appoint
ment over hese, where the work is
light and the pay good. knowledge
is not required, but patience one
must have. The first month you
teach the scholars Woodworking,
the second 'Good-evening' and the
third 'Good-by.' The fourth month
you teach them How are you?' and
the fifth Very well, thank YOU
There are two American teachers
here who have been teaching five
months, and as the above is the
present vocabulary of the pupils,
the formula is correct. These teach
ers were notified last week that in
view of their hard work during the
past five months, they would be
granted a three-months' vacation
with full pay. Three for five is a
good allowance, but / fear that the
vacation is so long that the pupils
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-07-25

OF the 25s men of the graduating
class of Princeton this year SO mem
bers will study law, 4s will go into
business, 90 will enter medical schools
and 10 viii study for the ministry
There are 1s5 republicans in the class
and 80 democrats, while declare
themselves anarchists. More thar
100 are Presbyterians, one is Chris
tian scientist, one a Mohammedan
one a Latter Day Saint and one .
transcendentalist. History is the IA.
Forite study, base ball is the favorite
sport, and Vassar the favorite wo-
mans college.
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How Republicans Love the Flag.

Ambassador Choate and Whitelaw
Reid, our special ambassador to the
court of ST. James, are so English,
don't you know" that they have lost
track of the number of stars and
stripes in the American flag. The
press reports from London state:
much comment, humorous as well as
indignant, has been evoked from
many Americans here by the fact that
the so-called American flags at Brooke
house are grossly incorrect in compo-
sition. The flag shows ten stripes and
25 stars! Americans are inclined to
regard with some amazement the APP
parent ignorance of Mr.. >Choate and
Mr.. Reid as to the proper composition
of the emblems of the country they
represent. They do not relish the
prospect of the United States becom-
ing the target for British witticisms
on this score, and movements under
way to jog the memories of both am
bassadors and bring about a correc-
tion of the errors"
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-07-25

The Shelby district Methodist con.
ference, in session near Kings noun.
tain, North Carolina, has passed
resolutions condemning the use of
tobacco as injurious to the body
and mind, and to some extent to the
SOUL" pledging the members of the
conference to set Wholesome ex-
ample" by refraining from indul-
gence in the habit; and expressing
the opinion that mo applicant fol
license to preach or for admission
into the annual conference who uses
tobacco in any form should be Ii
censed or recommended.
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TO FORM NEW PARTY.
Ex-senator Pettigrew and Senator Fred T.
Dubois Planning to Launch the
sLiberal Democracy"

New York, July 22.-At confer
ence just held at Manhattan beach, in
which the principal participants were
Senator F. T. Dubois, of Idaho, and
ex-senator r. F. Pettigrew. of South
Dakota, plans were discussed for the
organization of new national party.
So far as it has gone the new party
seems to be an effort to unity the
so-called liberal democracy, which al
ready has state organizations in New
York, Massachusetts,, New Jersey,
Ohio and Iowa.
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FIRST STEP TAKEN.
All Irish Catholic Societies Throughout
the World Will BE Amalgamatsa
Under One Head.

Denver, Col, July 22.-It has been
decided by the national board of di-
cectors of the Ancient Order of Hi
Dernians to incorporate each state
division of the order. President Do
an was authorized to act as agent
for the order in the United States,
Canada, and Mexico in arranging the
details of utilization with other con-
tinental bodies of similar character.
This is the first step in the general
federation of Irish Catholics through.
out the world.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-07-25

Perhaps the latest application Of
photography is in custom tailoring.
This appears to be a Partisan in
vention. The person to be measured
Is photographed in several different
work, which is photographed on the
same plate, and serves as a standard
Of reference. BY means of a kind of
harness indicating the location of
HE armpits and other concealed
points of the figure, the necessary
accuracy is obtained.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-07-25

While Americas population has
increased about fivefold during the
last century, the productive power
Of that population has increased
fortyfold. Man for man, industrially
considered, the American is 25 years
ahead of the Englishman, who in
turn is far ahead of his European
neighbor. AT this rate in 1920 there
will be 110,00O,O00 americans, with
working power equal to all the
s50,0O0,0o0 people which Europe wiz
then probably contain.
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The disaster on Martinique has
lacked one element of horror-al-
though only one-which the other dis
asters of modern times have had.
At Johnstown and at Galveston fami-
lies were torn apart-one being ta-
ken and another left. In Johnstown,
OF = family of IL, there was but one
slcvivor-an invalid daughter. abso-
'lutely dependent for care and joy
upon the ministration of her friends.
At st. Pierre all went together in
one fiery moment. The s'touch more
rare that comes from separation
was spared these victims.
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DISASTER ON ELBE RIVER.
German Steamship Containing 1876 Excurs
sionists Cut In Two and SO Were
Drowned.

Hamburg, July 22.-The steamship
Primus, owned by the Hamburg
American line, with 1s5 passengers on
board, was cut in two and sunk by
the tug Hansa on the river Elbe at
1890 o'clock Monday morning. So
far as is ascertainable, about SO per-
sons were drowned. The Primus was
an excursion steamer from Buxte-
nude (province of Hanover, Prussia.)
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-07-25

Gen. Bragg, the American consul
general in Havana, denies having
said: "Uncle Sam might as well try
10 make whistle out of pigs tai
rs to try to do anything with the
Cubans." What he says he said wa'
that when Uncle Sam got through
trying to make whistle out of 9
pigs tail he would report whethe,
he could make an Anglo-Saxon ou'
of a Cuban" It is well that this dis
tinction should be thoroughly under
stood.
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Negro Family Driven Out of Blackwell.

Wichita, Kan, July 22.-It was re-
ported here that mob of 100 per-
sons drove a negro family out of
Blackwell, Ok, Sunday night and
burned the house rented to them.
The negroes are not allowed to even
work in that city since it was start
ed. A message received here last
night admits that a negro family
attempting to settle there was or
dered away, but that their house was
not burned.
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trust, they compel at the same time
the repeal of the differential duty,
under which the trust is allowed to
collect about $6,OOO,oOO additional
tax from the American consumer,
and if the counteryailing duties are
added, that sum can be multiplied
fourfold. This legislation, if enact
ed, would probably aid the Cuban
planter somewhat and would reduce
the price of refined sugar in the
United States by as much, or more,
as the sugar trust would gain on the
20 per cent. decrease of duty it would
pay on imported raw sugar from Cuba.
This double reduction did not suit
the sugar trust, nor did it suit it's al
lies, the administration senator's.
If President Roosevelt had really
wanted to aid the Cubans and strike
a blow at one of the great trust mo-
nopolies, why did he not recommend
the reduction of the tariff on refined
sugar trust would gain by the 20
per cent reduction on Cuban raw
sugar?
Havemeyer would not, of course,
under these circumstances, give a
large check to the republican cam
paign fund, but the consumer of
sugar in the United States would be
benefited, even if the collector for
the campaign fund had to hunt from
other trust quarters the necessary
cash to make up the deficiency.
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A Newspaper to Publish the Bible.

Pana, ILL.,, July 22.-The Assump-
ton Independent, weekly newspa-
per, announces that it will begin the
publica ton of the Holy Bible this
week, commencing with Genesis and
continuing until the whole is pub.
ished. 1t will require SO years to
complete the publication.
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The Population of Kansas CITY.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 21.-Hoye's
Kansas City directory for 1902, which
will be issued about August 5, will
show a gain in the city's population
over 1901 of approximately 10000.
The general manager of the CON-
pany estimates the city's population
at 245.35O.
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An Aged Farmer Devoared by Hogs.

King City, Mo-, July 21.-The skull,
thigh bones and few pieces of cling
ing skin, the only remains of Will
liam York, wealthy farmer living
three miles southwest of here, were
found in a hog lot yesterday by the
mans relatives.
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Terrific Hailstorm Around Hastings, Neb

Hastings, Neb., July ga terrific
hailstorm prevailed over a consider
able part of the farming country
in this county yesterday afternoon.
Chunks of ice weighing nearly a
quarter of a pound fell for Is min
utes. Chickens were killed and
young stock injured. Oats and corn
were driven into the ground and are
beyond redemption.
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Algernon Sartoris, grandson of
Cen. U. S. Grant, is to enter the
army. Young Sartoris is % years
bid, fine, strapping, athletic fellow.
&c is ambitious to serve in the for
sign branch of the army. He was
educated at Oxford university. Dur
ng the Spanish war he served on the
Itaf of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee as cap.
tain of volunteers
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-07-25

Frank L. Coombs, who represents
the First congressional district Of
California, is the only man in con-
gress born on the Pacific coast. He
was born in the Napa valley in 1853.
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TWO Brothers Drowned.

ST. Joseph, No., July 22.-John and
Peter Choynowski, aged IA and 16
years, respectively, were drowned
while swimming in the One Hundred
and Two river yesterday. The
younger brother was seized with
cramps and when Peter tried to res
cue him both perished.-
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George J. Charlton, general passen-
ger agent of the Alton road, is in re-
sept of postal card, dated at Joliet,
H., June 20, as follows: Give years
igo used your road to Joliet, and
rave never used any other SINCE"
The writer does not sign his name,
but gives his number, which indicates
that he is still in the penitentiary.
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To Celebrate Kiowa-Comanche Opening.

Washington, July 22.-Mr. Hitch
cock, secretary of the interior, has
received an invitation to attend the
celebration at Anadarko, Ok, of the
first anniversary of the opening of
the Kiowa-Comanche country to set
Element. The celebration will be held
August 5, 6 and z.
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Landlord. Suffering Through the Strike

Shamokin, Pa, July ga call was
issued yesterday by landlords of ten
ement houses to meet next Thursday
to take action on the failure of
large number of tenants to pay rent
since the miners strike started
The landlords say their losses since
the tie-up run into thousands of dol
lars. Two-thirds of the storekeep-
ers and saloonkeepers have asked
for reduction in rent during the
continuance of the strike.
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The election of Count Boni de Cas-
tellane's brother has been invalidated
by the French chamber of deputies,
for the reason that he bought the
votes of electors. Count Boni, whose
election has been contested on a SINH
lar charge, may meet a like fate.