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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-01-11

time; and the little girl isn't bad COM
pany, at all. If she is freckled; she
can say more original things with less
talk than any girl I know; so l put in
my best ticks for her entertainment
me Just as innocent as an amiable oys-
ter, when all of sudden 1 found Flo
going demented with rage. and G. "
and Zellie (my zellieD strolling about
together and getting entirely too
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-01-11

habitants from their slumbers, and
the bugle blast that follows the even
ing gun, telling the soldiers to turn In.
has become signal for the civilian
to go home and go to bed. The aver
age daily number entering the garri-
SON for the purpose of trading and OF
bringing supplies is 10000, the great
proportion of these daily visitors be-
ing Spaniards-
The town contains forty-two schools
and three good Libraries. The dwell
ings are small, ill-ventilated. badly
drained and not over clean. They are
very crowded. as $4,000 people live In
one square mile of low houses.
There are no springs of pure water.
the great dependence being on rain
water collected in cisterns or on wa
ter brought from the mainland and
sold by pedlers. Prices are high, al
most as high as the Sugar Loaf-the
peak of the rock. Ronald Walling-
ford in Ledger Monthly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-01-11

caves and in a climate where every
thing grows without care, and we are
an indolent people, given to singing,
dancing and delving into the mysteries
of the occult sciences. l am looking
for future home for my people and
have adopted this method of travelling
over America in the hope of finding
some suitable place for colonization.
I'VE must locate near some large
city, into which We may go to sing,
dance and practice our arts for live
lihood. But I never go to any city of
my own accord That city must in
vite me.
mo, 1 am not a real queen. The
Gonzalez have no ruler and recognize
none except God. But they have their
leader, and l am she. The leader be-
comes such by sheer force of her recog-
nized inspiration. The gypsy recog-
nizes inspiration as essentially femi-
nine, hence the sex of their leaders.
1 only call myself queen because the
people of this country would not ap-
preciate what leadership means with
us under any other name than queen"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-01-11

1t has been found in worlds fair
lasting six months that nearly three
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-05-06
MOVES TO MINNEAPOLIS
IOWA CENTRAL TRANSFERRED
Brought From Marsh alltoWn
to This City. 49, r.

A. B. Cults, general passenger agent of
the Minneapolis & st. Louis and Iowa
Central roads, is moving the force in the
passenger Office of the latter road, to-
gether with ali Of the records, from Mar
shalltown, Ia., to Minneapolis to-day.
The district passenger agent will continue
to have headquarters at MarshalltoWn.
Within a short time the passenger
schedules of the Iowa Central will be re-
arranged so as to perfect the connections
between that system. and the Minneapolis
& St. Louis and to improve the through
service over both lines. It. Is probable
that the policy of running popular excur-
sions in the summer months which has
proved such a good money maker for the
Minneapolis st. Louis, will be adopted Oh
the Iowa Central Mr.. Cults, who has
just returned from tour OF inspection
over the latter system, says: -
Iowa Central is the relatively large number
of thriving towns above $500 in population
which it serves. These are growing reason
ably fast and the local traffic of the entire
line is consequently increasing.
There is no system on the continent which
runs through a finer farming country than
the Iowa Central. 1t is not very Tar cry
from the cheap lands of Minnesota to the
high h-priced soil of Iowa and Illinois. At
Monmouth, ILL.,, few days ago, 22Os acres
of land sold at $3.50 per acre. Land values
along the entire line are increasing, and
every industry appears to be prosperous.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-05-06
MUSIC FUND GROWS
Committee Receives $141. so to Pay
for Melody in Parks.
CITIZENS RESPOND PROMPTLY
Rev. j. S. Montgomery Urges His
Congregation to Lend Aid II
to the Work.

Contributions to the citizens music
fund already amount to $14t50, W. L.
Harris, of the New England Furniture &
Carpet company, started off with $l00,
and although subscription blanks were not
sent out until Saturday afternoon, enough
money was received this morning to bring
the total to the amount already stated. =
The committeeman are highly pleased
at this showing, as they believe II. indi-
Gates a willingness on the part OF citi-
zens generally to do their share to pro-
vide Minneapolis with free music in the
parks for the summer season.
Among those whose names appear on the
list of contributors are the Columbia Feed
company, the H. B. Waite Lumber COM
pany, J. S. Gangelhoff, Albert Dollen-
meyer, Thomas N. Taylor, Snyder & Gale,
J.. Bruce Howard & Co., and the Mime
apolis Circular & Address bureau.
Rev. j. S. Montgomery. at Wesley Meth
odist Episcopal church. last night, called
the attention of his congregation to the
plan, gave it his hearty Endorsement and
called upon his hearers to do their part.
Said he
A boy need not be thrashed to make him
listen to the band. He wants to listen. 1t
comes natural to him. Music Is as useful as
plows. A beautiful picture lis as useful as
a steam engine. Beauty in iron and stope
Is as useful as steel rails May every grove
of Minneapolis be turned into a~temple Of
song! Let all the people be given festival
of music! -.@ ! z,z,4ls
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-05-06
READY TO "sQUEAL !"
Convicted ssBig Mitt'' Men Promise
Some Startling Disclosures.
THE POLICE DEPT IMPLICATED
Evidence Regarding Fnt Official
- Rake-OG Ready for the
Grand Jury.

Disclosures Of the most startling nature
concerning the practices of the police de-
partment will be made to the grand jury
this week, by victims who are ready to
testify that they have paid the public
guardians for the privilege Of robbing
the unwary. The witnesses referred to
are Billy Edwards and Charley How
ard, recognized among the moguls of the
so7called big. mitt graft"
Both men have been convicted of sWind-
lingo and are in Jail awaiting sentence.
There will naturally be a disposition to
discredit anything that they may say be-
fore the grand jury and in court, Sbut if
their stories may. not amount to- legal
evidence they will at least tend to con-
firm suspicion which many developments
have aroused. -
:. 1t is said that Edwards and Howard
paid over to certain persons connect ed
with the police department several hun
dred dollars per week. In one month the
sum paid for protection is reported to
have been over $780, t., ~.
1t Is not the whole police force which
will be reported to be cont animated in
this wise, but simply a select coterie
among the detectives, whose names will
be divulged, even if there should be no in
dictments. .-,.-.s O.. - ~- .t.-.t...
The inquiry, it is understood, will 20
much further. While it will be prac-
| tlcally Impossible to follow all the rani-
| tcations Of the snoils system, many OF
| the games and the names are known A
We'll. known go-between is reported to
| nave made complete confession and to
| nave his evidence in such shape that it
can hardly be refuted or disproved.
One of the leaders in the >"gang"'i is, re
ported greatly excited and is said to have
made threats against one of the leaders
SO grave that the latter has been advised
by his friends to keep under cover or aelse
provide himself with a-bullet<proof vest.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-05-06
DIR. TALMAGE AND THE DOVE.

DR. TALMAGE AND THE DOVE.
The late Rev. DR.. Talmage used to tell this
story on himself with gusto: One summer day
he was preaching The windows of the
church were down from the top. His text
was
''And the spirit of the Lord descended
upon him a dove. :,
Right in the midst of the sermon, at this
most impressive point, Just as the doctor
had repeated the text, q dove flew in ths
window and settled the pulpit The
good use of the incident, we may be sure.
The sermon created q sensation and was
the talk of the city. So much SO that he was
requested to repeat it. He consented, but
how to get another dove to fly into the church
was his problem. Then the thought struck
him of having the sexton carry dove into
the roof above the dome of the church and at
the opportune moment let it loose. ;
Mind, now. Michael" said the doctor,
when I come to the place in my sermon
where l say and the spirit descended on him
like a dove let the dove down..
The church was thronged. DR.. Talmaga
grew more and more eloquent as the sermon
proceeded. At length he came to the critical
passage. Drawing himself up, as was his
wont, and dropping his hands to his side
And the spirit descended upon him like
a dove"
No answer from Michael
Again the doctor said, this time loudly.
looking toward the roof:
And the spirit descended upon him like
a dove.
Then. from the dome, Mike was heard in .
stage whisper:
Yer riverence, the cats ct up the dove
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-05-06
HAUPT MAYL LOSE.
He Is Not Yet Sure of the
Minnesota District -
,Attorneyship.

Ruii1i,.a. Washington.
Washington, May 5.-There are inter-
esting rumors at the department of jus
tice regarding the United States. district
attorneyship in Minnesota The story
cannot be fully verified to-day but it is
1t IS said. that on account, of important
litigatio now pending in Minnesota fed
eral courts, the department of justice IS
rather averSe to the appointments OF q
new man as district attorney unless NJ.
D. Purdy, the present incumbent, con-
sents to remain as first assistant. This,
it is understood here, Purdy declines to
do. e. ~ = = =
There is said to be a feeling on the part
of Attorney General Knox that Purdy
should have the appointment instead of
G. C. Haupt but in order to bring this
about the president would have to go over
Senator Clapp's head. Whether he will
feel like doing this or not is not known.
The matter is held up temporarily on
account Of the illness of Senator Nelson
who has ben confined at home for a week
with an ugly carbuncle. Nelson was not
in favor of Haunts selection and only
yielded from courtesy to. his colleagues
Should the department of Justice make
an issue of the matter. Nelson's attitude
will be imcortant.
Senator Clapp, seen this afternoon re-
garding the above story, said:
You may rest assured Haupt will -bs
district attorney" -... ."''
Further than this he declined to talk
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-05-06
CITY NEWS
NEW SYSTEM SUGGESTED
FOR CLERK DICKEY's OFFICE
County Commissioners Receive the
Public Examiners Report OF
the Investigation.


Public Examiner s. r. Johnson submit
ted his report on the examination OF the
. books and methods OF the clerk or courts
Nto the county commissioners this morning
Mr.. Johnson also suggested that the coun-
ty attorney should be asked to prepare
complete fee bill for the clerks office, so
fixed that the income would cover the nee
essary expenses without working hard
ship on any one. 80.
County Physician ]. NJ. Kistler reported
that ne had quarantined forty-four cases
OF smallpox and one case of scarlet teVer
in April. .a
a gratifying report was received from
Register Of Deeds Merrill There had been
filed in April 2,043 papers, yielding rev-
enue of $1,692. 80. The salaries for the
month were SS27.43, and he was thus able
to turn $S64.S7 into the treasury. =.
At the request of w. G. Nye of the
Commercial Club, permission was given to
the National Educational Association to
use the main courtroom July to II. The
session of the department of school ad-
ministration will be held there. ~
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-05-06
it's employes This time the freight

of its employees This time the freight
handlers are threatening to strike. Tho
city freight agent, E. W. Warner, finding
an agitation on foot for better pay among
this class, discharged three of the prin-:
cipal agitators, who were said to be
among the oldest and best employees at
the sheds. This action has raised the ire
of the railway employees union, to which
the freight handlers belong. George
Estes, the international president Of the
brotherhood, was wired for and he is now
on his way 20 Winnipeg. On his advice
the action of the union depends The pay
of the freight handlers, the men say, runs
from SIS to S35 a month, according 10
length of service.
The Canadian Northern conductors, en-
gineers, firemen, trainmen, telegraphers
and trackmen are forming brotherhoods
similar to those existing on the Canadian
Pacific road and will shortly submit
schedules and demand recognition from
the road.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-05-06
WOMAN''SODDNO1'ION
Elizabeth Rines Had Money Depos-
tied in Many Places.
SHE ASSUMED VARIOUS NAMES
Facts Cited in the Executors In
ventOry of the Dead Dress
makers Estate.


The filing in the probate court this
afternoon of an inventory of the estate
OF the late Elizabeth A. Rines, dress
maker, developed the fact that the dead
woman had deposited her money in half
a dozen different fduciary institutions
and under as many names. She had $131
deposited in the Germanla bank to the
credit of ELLA Pratt Elizabeth "A.
Rlnes was the name on a passbook issued
by the Hfbernia Savings and Loans COM
pany, which showed that she had $500
on deposit. Under the name Of Lizzie
Chew" she had 81 200 deposited in the
Hennepin County Savings bank, and as
Lizzie A. Chew" deposited $1,000 with
the Minnesota Loan and Trust company.
There is also a certificate of the last
named company for $100. r
The. reasons. for Miss Rines' eccentric
practice are unknown. She was of pecul-
lar ha bits and by some was said to be
slightly unbalanced. However, she was d
shrewd business, woman, although rather
fond of litigation and ready to go into
court on the slightest pretext. She had
$3.50 in cash in safety deposit vault.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-05-06
JUNKETERS. FROM READING
City Fathers Are Inspecting Mime
apOIis Garbage Crematory.

City Fathers Are Inspecting Mime
apolis Garbage Crematory.
The Minneapolis garbage ,crematory enter
tanned notable visitors this afternoon in the
persons of nine city officials and others from
Reading, Pa.
The party is headed by the newly elected
mayor, Edward Yeager, and includes City
Engineer Murdoch, J. ORourke, the garbage
contractor, Aldermen Eichner, Beard, Gold
smith, Brown and Mersinger, and the city
clerk.
Reading has both a reduction plant and a
crematory andis still seeking light.
The crematory is not a success and the re-
duction plant was recently, DECLARED by, the
courts to be nuisance and is now closed up.
The city health department then cast about
for a new crematory System, and decided to
investigate the merits Of the Decarrie plant
The party arrived this morning and will be
here two days as the guests Of the w. S. Mott
company manufacturers Of the Decarrie Gre
nlatory.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-05-06
FREIGHT CARS ROUNDED up
City Assessor Forts Mem Increase
Personal Tax Valuation.

City Assessor Forts Mem Increase
-. Personal Tax Valuations.
There are between forty and fifty freight
line and kindred companies operating. IN Min
nesota and they have hitherto succeeded IN
escaping personal tax on their car equipment.
They will probably not be so lucky this
year. Acting on a tip given him by Public
Examiner Johnson City Assessor Fort has
gone hard after these companies and will
be greatly disappointed if his men do not
round up enough cars to pad the personal tax
valuation by a few hundred thousand dollars
Mr.. Fort was notified by the public examiner
that he could assess all such cars owned BY
these companies found in the city on May l.
The assessors of St. Paul, Duluth and Manka'
to, were similarly notified. LAX.
Acting on the suggestion, Mr.. Fort detailed
ten of his twenty one deputies to this work
on May l. Three have turned in the results
Of their investigations, and the aggregate is
about 100 ears Mr.. Fort thinks that possibly
as many more will be returned by the others
He has put on tentative valuation of from
81, 600 to $4,5OO per car, according to size
character of equipment and condition.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-05-06
VARSITY WANTS THE BONES
Prof. Sardeson Interested in Masto-
don's Remains just Found

TEOI. SaTueSOn interested MRStO-
- - don's Remains just Found.
W +. Sardeson, professor of paleont-
ology at the university, is interested in
the eXhumation recently at La Crescent
of a number Of bones supposed te-be those
of a mastodon. .r:t,
The university. will inquire into the
find, and endeavor to secure some of the
bones for its collection. The mammoth
and mastodon. it is known. inhabited
North America Immediately following the
glacial age and remains of these animals
have been found in different parts of the
country from the Gulf of Mexico to Alas.
ka. ja' ..,.-.
Last year the university added to it's,
collection a large lumbar vertebra of a
mammoth. The find was made by r. H.
S.. Dart. Of OWatonra under eight feet of
gravel and stone. Excavations recently
in Elwells addition in southeast Mime
apolis brought to lght>a number of large
bones of elk and bison. and Professor:
Sardeson is of the opinion that other eX-
cavations in the same region may bring
to light many other bones, both of these
aniamls and the mampibtai and mas todon
These animals were~nct uncommon to this
part of the continental long time a ago, at
d time when St. A nthony- falls were locat-
ed where Fort Smelling now stands.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-05-06
BOOTHS SELL FAST
Space for Elks' CARNIVAL Quickly
Snapped Up by Exhibitors. !.


The Elks began the sale and assignment
of space to exhibitors for their June fair
and carnival this morningHwith such crafty
ing results sthat they hope to dispose of the
274 booths s,marked on the diagram during
this week. = #-~3
The minimum space for a booth is eight
feet, but an exhibitor can take much more
as he may desire. The booths are to be
made waterproof and provided with sliding
blinds, so they can be closed at night.
There are to be three watchmen to each
block, besides detail of city police and
fremen on the grounds
Up to noon to-day space had been actually
assigned the following firms, and number
of others had spoken for space: Brown
Brothers, Northwestern Consolidated Milling
company, Pillsbury- -Washhurn Co.,, Mime
apolis Gas Light company, Heinrich Clothing
company, Boutell Brothers, Minneapolis Gen
eral Electric company, McKusick, Towle &
Co., Ten Cent store, Powers Dry Goods COM
pany, The New Store, J. w. Thomas &, Co.,
Minneapolis Dry Goods company, Nelson &
Mattson, Malmstedt Clothing company, Hol-
terzermarn's Chicago Store, Browning, King
& Co., Jacobs & Co., New England Furni-
ture Co., E. G. Barnaby & Co.. Glass Block
Store, Plymouth Clothing company, N. w.
Telephone Co., Metropolitan Opera-House,
Bijou Opera House, ~Winecke & Doerr, Swan
son, the florist. -. .-. .--
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-05-06
BICYCLE THIEVERY
One Prisoner Pleads Guilty While
Another Denies.

one Prisoner Plehds Guilty "h1lc
Another Denies.
Edward Pennell, who pleaded guilty in the
municipal court this morning to stealing a
bicycle from Selden johnson, was fined $50
or 100 days in the workhouse.
Albert Olman,- charged with stealing a BIZ
cycle from David Morrill,, son of Rev. G..
L. Morrill, Of Chicago Avenue Baptist church,
was held to the grand jury in $500 bonds.
1t was alleged that Gilman had taken the
bicycle apart and sold the individual pieces
to Lake street repair shop The detectives
say that he made regular business of steal
ing wheels and selling them by the piece.
Gilman informed the court that he had come
honestly by the wheel and that it was one
of several disnantled bicycles which had been
stored in his residence, PTS Oakland avenue,
after a Fourth avenue repair shop had gone
out of business. The former proprietor of
the Fourth avenue shop admitted that he had
stored five frames with Olman, but insisted
that he had never owned a frame like the
one in evidence.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-05-06
READY NEXT WEEK
Contag gious Ward Will Be Finished
None Too Soon.

1t is now promised that the contagious
ward a the city hospital will be prepared
to receive patients not later than the first
of next week. Architect l.. A. Lamor
eauX says the building is all ready and
awaits only the bed and other furnishings.
The need of the new quarters was en-
phasized Saturday night when the
health department ambulance was en-
gagged for several hours carrying Hannah
Lloyd, a domestic, from one place to an
other in a vain effort to find some place
where she should be cared for. She had
scarlet fever. City Physician Nelson
could not receive her at the city hospital,
as the agious ward was crowded with
diphtheria patients, and she was refused
admittance at a room on Twentieth ave-
nue. n hired for her. The North Side po-
lice were appealed to and refuge was
finally secured.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-05-06
LABOR GETS UNEASY
Carpenters and Joiners of Winnipeg
Likely to Strike.
BAKERS OF TOWN ALREADY OUT
C. p. r.. Freight Handlers Have a
Grievance and Wire for In
a:.-r ternationaI President

Special to, The Journal.
? Winnipeg, Man., May 5.-While building
here is booming in every direction, as is
usual at this time Of the year, the
operations are generally threatened with
labor troubles. The bricklayers and
masons' union one of the strongest or
ganizations in the city, made a demand
last week of 21s cents an hour increase
andSi it was promptly granted. The plas
terers were equally fortunate in secur
ing an advance to As cents an hour; but
the fathers union, which asked for a
similar wage, was refused and the men
are now out on strike. But the weakest
is the most dangerous to the trade. At
the, beginning of the harvest last year it
demanded an increase from % cnts and
271a cents an hour to 35 cents. At that
time thousands of harvesters we're being
imported from eastern Canada and the
builders we're not seriously inconveni-
enced as the labor market for a time was
failure, but the men were never satisfied
and now they are demanding an increase
to 321a cents an hour
It is unlikely this will be granted and
there is little doubt that a. strike will
result and the effect will be much more
serious to the building operations than
followed that Of last year.
H. 70 Bakers on a Strike.
4 Labor troubles are not confined to the
building trades. The city bakers are at
present on strike for an increase of 5
cents an hour. Their present pay is 20
cents for ordinary bakers and
25 cents for foremen. This union
is not a strong one, but two firms have
agreed to the unions demands and the
break in the ranks of the bosses may help
the strikers. t
The Trades and Labor Council, which
represents between 5000 and 1000 men, is
in full sympathy with the strike and the
bakers who hold out will undoubtedly lose
much custom, while those who grant the
mems demands have an opportunity Of
largely extending their operations.
Canadian Pacific Threatened.
The Canadian Pacific road is seldom out
of trouble with one department or other
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-05-06
n RIVER is RISING.
Good News for Street Railway and
Boom Companies.

The recent heavy rains have had ap-
preciable affect on the stage of water in
the Mississippi and have greatly facili-
-tated the movement of logs to the Min
reapo1is market.
2 Richard H: Chute, president of the boom
company, says the level is now at least
five inches higher than ten days ago.
"The river situat tion is no longer a
serious ore," said Mr.. Chute, 4'and we ex-
pect no further difficulty in getting logs
to MINNEAPOLIS. The present stage is
satisfactory and one more rainfall will
give us all the water we want for the re-
maintler of the saving season.
The increased stare will also prove
beneficial 70 the users Of powers notably
the street railway company which has
been badly handicapped for months.