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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-15
THE LAW DEFIED.
Mr listers at Salt Lake City Say
Mormons Practice Polygamy.
Report Declares That Positive Evidence
Has Been secured Petition Sent to Con-
\ gress Urging - Constitutions, Amond-
medt to Throttle Practices.

Salt Lake City, Feb. lathe Min.
isterial Alliance of Salt Lake City
has unanimously adopted the report
of the committee of that organization
appointed to investigate and report
on the alleged practice and teaching
of polygamy by the Mormons at the
present time. The report sets forth
that positive evidence can be proved
that polygamy is both practiced and
taught by the Mormons at the present
time in open defiance Of the laws Of
the state. The document is the OUT
growth of numerous meetings of the
alliance, resulting several months ago
in the appointment of committee to
investigate thoroughly the reports Of
continued practice of polygamy. such
evidence to be used in the campaign
for a constitutional amendment
against polygamy. The ministers as.
sert that the evidence is in such shape
that it could be produced as evidence
in court il it became necessary to do
30. Besides being sent to the judi
ciary committee of congress the doc
ument, it is said, is to be extensively
circulated in the east to further the
campaign for the anti-polygamy
amendment to the constitution.
The report, after quoting q num-
Der of Mormon leaders in favor of the
practice of polygamy, and giving the
dates Of the same, dwells at some
length on the colonization schemes
Of the church, which, according to
the committees report, have two
fold purpose, viz: To enable the
Mormous to practice polygamy
"where they will be free from the
scrutiny Of, their Gentle. neighbors."
and to escapeth balance of political
power in the sparsely settled states
of the west, thus blocking the way
of any proposed hostile national leg
islation.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-15
To Guard Against Texas Cattle.

Wichita, Kan, Feb. 1.-THE live
stock sanitary boards. of Kansas, Ok
lahoma, Missouri, Colorado, New
Mexico and Arizona, in session here
yesterday. passed resolution to the
effect that if Texas abandons its pres
ent quarantine regulations, which it
has threatened to do, it will become
imperative for the states and terri
tories named to enforce more strin-
gent regulations controlling the
movement of Texas cattle.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-15
OPENS PRISON DOORS
Two Hundred Convicted Soldiers
Gain Freedom by Court Decision.
In the Case Of Capt. Dem'ng. Federal
Judges Hold That Regular Army On
-.A GERS Cannot Court Martial
voiunteers. ffNi go ttIrc

d 1t
St. Louis, Feb. 11.-Established
presidents of the United States army
were overthrow and the freedom Of
200 men now confined in fedcral peni.
tentiaries WINS assured by decision
rendered by the United States cir
cult court Of appeals Monday in the
case of Peter C. Deming, former
captain of United States volunteers,
against Robert McClaughry, warden
of the. federal penitentiary at Fort
Leavenworth. Deniing was impris-
oned on sentence of q court-martial
composed of nine regular army of
fcers, convened by Gen. Shafter on
March 90, 1900. The opinion of the
circuit court is that the court-mar-
tial which sentenced Deining acted In
violation of the articles Of war which
provide that officers of the regular
army shall not be competent to sit
on courts-martial for the trial Of Of.
ficers and soldiers of other forces.
The opinion establishes the fact that
the volunteer army is at all times dis
tinct from the regular army. Deming
will be released from the Fort Leav-
enworth penitentiary' within go days.
and all other former members of the
volunteer army who are confined in
federal prisons on sentences inflicted
by courts-martial of regular. officers
will be also liberated as the result of
the decision, it is stated,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-15
ONE AT FORT RILEY.
Army Omcars Decide ON the Location OF
-Four Permanent Camps for the Rendes-
vous and Training Of Soldiers.

Washington Feb. lathe board of
high-ranking army officers, headed by
Lieut.. Gen. Miles, which has been
considering the question OF locating
four permanent army camps, have de-
cided on the following locations: Near
Chickamauga park, Ca; at Fort
Riley, Kan; in the Conowago valley
in Lebanon, Dauphin and Lancaster
counties, Pa; on the Nancimointo
ranch in Monterey and San Luis
Obispo counties, Cal.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-15
HE SAID npLUrocRAf."
Judemsht 0btaioed by Q. r. Harper s,
, Aside Because Lawyer Made OBJ
-. jectionAble Remarks.

Kansas City, No., Feb. 11.-7Aeiudg-
ment for damages obtained by, c. P.
Harper against the Western Union
Telegraph company was reversed by
the Kansas City court 1t appeals be-
cause Of Objectionable remarks made
to the trial jury by Harper's lawyer
when arguing the case. He said""This
telegraph company il great a and
rich corporation, composed of pluto
Gratis, and they take delight in OYER
riding the rights of the common
people. "siSEq Sssrs +.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-15
Gou,d.. A.. Lou,s Purchase.

st. Louis, Feb. 12.-Property cover
ing q total area of five blocks in st.
Louis was tranferred to George j.
Gould, president of the Missouri Pa
cific and Iron Mountain Hallway COM
pahies. The consideration was $685.
600. It is rumored that Mr.. Gould
has made the purchase for the .pur-
pose of building an immense freight
depot and to, extend freight yard
facilities s..N. 80, r.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-15

At recent sale Of breeding draft
horses in Iowa, "a head sold for an
average of s60S each.l This is said to
be'the. highest average price ever paid
for, such animals ut u public sale. A
few years ago horses were . drug ON
the market and It would have been
impossible to sell that number at any
price which would pay for the iex-
pense and trouble OF raising them,
To-day there IL a dearth of good draft
horses and the farmer. who breeds
good stock Is assured Of . ready sale
and good profit.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-15

DR.. Maurice Baumfeld, of Vienna, is
In Chicago, endeavoring to interest
capitalists in n project to establish
q daily newspaper in Vienna and run
it on the American plan. He says
there are,no modern progressive news
papers in the capital or in. any city
of the empire. The morning papers
are issNed about eight o'clock and
the afternoon dailies are printed at
two p. IN. H.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-15
Would Drop Property Tar..

Washington, Feb. 1s.1That part Of
the report of the industrial commits
sion relating to taxation was made
public Tuesday. The commission rec
ommends that taxes be raised FROM
corporations, inheritances and in
comes, which means franchise assess
ments according to law. boiling 'f
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-15

Castro, Venezuela's despot, is not
cast down over the defeat for his
troops He will whip the rebels
eventually, he says, which may be
true. lt is also true. however, that
Castron has a good many thousand
enemies in his country, and that if the
present rebellion should be sup
pressed. another one would probably
break out next year, or next month.
To dictator eternal vigilance is the
price of power. sls ts ..
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-15
THE UNLUoKY THIRTEENTH.
Much. Married 81 Louis Man Meets HIS
Waterloo After Remarkable Career d.,
In Matrimonial Line.

st. Louis, Feb. lathe unluclSy
number 10 in combination with the
marrying habit has brought the prom
Using career of Howard Moore to q
full stop at %, the husband OF 10
wives, none of whom has seen fit to
depart this life since the matrimonial
knot was tied. He is now in Jail,
with the probability of long sojourn
in the penitentiary. i.s.f ,-,.s.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-15
TO SAIL ON SCHEDULE TIME.
Prince Henry wiz start for ADerics Sat-
urday Unless President Roosevelt Adj
- ~ vtees bandon ment OF Trip. ~

Berlin, Feb. 1s.-Prince Henry Of
Prussia will sail for the United States
on Saturday, as arranged. Even
';hould President Roosevelt's. sons ill
ness result fatally before that time
il is probable the prince win enter
upon his journey, unless it should
appear to be President Roosevel'ts
desire that his VISIT be deferred or
omitted altogether. 81. - rli1 tai
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-15
THIRD BROTHER ARRESTED.
George Gould Locked Up for Complicity In
Looting the Bank st Bsliwood, Neb.
Excitement at Fever Heat.

David City, Neb., Feb. 1s.-George S.
Gould was arrested at Bellwood and
brought to this city Tuesday charged
with conspiracy in connection with
the 100000 failure, of the Platte Val-
ley bank at Bellwood. He is the third
Of the Gould brothers to be placed
under arrest. He was brought to this
city to avoid trouble, as excitement
still runs high at Bellwood.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-15
FOUGHT WITH wINcHEsTERs,
Rival Claimants ID assssls over Disputed
Land On chioago's Lake Frent--Ons
Man Morally Wounded.

Chicago. Feb. 12.-During o fight
with Winchester rifles yesterday'ev
ing between the followers of rival
claimants to property lying along the
lake shore drive, the most aristo-
cratic boulevard in Chicago, Frank
Kirk, Waterman for one of the
claimants, was shot through the head,
sustaining mortal wound. The
property in dispute consists of made
land lying east. of the Lake Shore
drive and between it and Lake Michi-
gan.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-15
HER FOOT SLIPPED.
Woman rrapeze Performer ut Newport
News Fell Headlong to the Floor Among
the Horrifed Spectators.

Newport News, Va, Feb. 12.-Eva
Gilbert, a trapeze performer at the
Powhattan theater, broke her neck
last night during the performance.
In her aerial act she swung from q
trapeze, catching her foot in a loop
about IS feet from. the floor. Last
night her foot slipped from the loop
and she fell headlong to the floor,
among the Mortified spectators. She
died in ten minutes.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-15
NO FIRE ESCAPES.
Coroner's Jury at st. Louis Says Owner of
Empire Building Gould Have Prevent
cd Loss OF Eleven Lives.

st. Louis, Feb. 12.-Judge J. W. Gil
ham. proprietor Of the Empire hotel,
which WIS burned last Sunday morn
ing. was held responsible for the
death of II persons who lost their
lives as the result of the fire. The
jury says his responsibility lay in the
neglect to furnish fire escapes and life
liDes, as provided for by statute and
ordinance. N..l.s.-., .... ....s.-..
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-15
sus. q County for $4,000.

2, Humboldt, Neb., Feb. 12.-Mrs. NJ.
E. Atwood, who was thrown from a
wagon against telephone pole near
Humboldt and SO badly injured that
amputation Of one Of her 1egs was
necessary, has sued Richardson coun-
ty for $4,000 damages She alleges
negligence on the part of the county
in permitting the poles TO beserected
in the highway. "nE ''i& p" @3A'
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-15
whnL ODE Sew Nayy Haa co,,.

; Washington, Feb. 1l.-The new navy
has cost the United States S9s.s0S,O2S
for construction and s9,s4s,2ss, for re-
pairs on completed vessels. These fig
ures were supplied IN a, Statements
forwarded to, the senate yesterday.
by the. secretary, of the, navy, I'M re-
sponses to- q resolution BY the ben-
ate in February, 1901.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-15
Another schewe n Prodace Rain.

Richmond, Ind, Feb. I2.-Prof. John
E. Bollwin, the aeronaut, is prepar-
ing to make an Interesting expert
mente next summer in case Of a
drought, in, this section, His plan is
to send up, 1000 balloons from. differ
ept points, each TO, carry q, dynamite
bomb. All will be exploded nearly
Simultaneously to produce rain, !,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-15

Philadelphia's Oldest corporation,
dating buck 143 years, was founded
by Thomas Penn and Richard Penn
for the relief of "poor and distressed
Presbyterian ministers and their wild
ows and children" 1t claims to rank
all other companies inl it's ratio Of
assets to liabilities. y so
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-15

One publication In this country, the
Express Gazette, looks after the sta.
tistics of train robberies. In the last
10 years 3O6 trains have been held up
In the United States, with casualties
Of 95 persons killed and 105 wounded.
In the years 1900 and 1901 IS trains
were robbed, the casualties being Q
passengers killed, 10 wounded and 8
robbers killed, 3 wounded.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-15
UP.TO-DATE INSURGENTS.
Invasion Of Maivar's Hsadquarters Near
Calsmba Revealed SIX Typew rtting Ma
chines-H.s Brother Captured.

Manila, Feb. IA brother of NAL
var, the insurgent leader. has been
captured. He was chief surgeon of
the Batangas insurgents. A strong
insurgent post has been captured
near Calamba, Laguna province. A
number of rifles, bolos and six type
writing machines fell into the hands
Of the Americans. It il believed this
post formed Malvar's headquarters.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-15
soldIera oSGnard Presidep,n,t

Washington, Feb. IA new fea,
ture of Senator Hoar's bill to proteci
the president Of the United States
and thoSe in line of succession j,
that the secretary Of war is author-
ized to select detail from the reg
ular army tooguard and prateot the
person of the president.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-15

A Chicago alderman, who has
counted them, says there are three
buildings and no more in his city
that are n or more stories in height.
One of the three is the Masonic tenn
pie. Of 16-story buildings there are
in the city seven: of 15-story, three;
of History, six, and of 13-story, seven
buildings. --....-.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-15

1t is adult day in. which Kansas
does not work off a prosperity story.
A Wichita woman was robbed Of $1t
600 WORTH of diamonds at high noon
and went to a reception the night
following, without trace of nervous
ness and every curl in place. : g"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-15

Statistics show that the percentage
Of illiteracy among the white popula-
tioh of the south is as high as it was
80 years ago, while the colored race
has been improving in that respect.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-15
FOR MUTUAL PROTECTION.
Great Britain ana Japan slga Terms Of an
Alliance for Preservation Of China's .
Independence. =

London, Feb. IAN important
parliamentary paper was issued last
night giving the terms of q practi-
cal alliance between Great Britain
and Japan for the preservation of the.
independence of China and Korea.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-15
The Condor No Uoabt wrecked

: Seattle, Wash, Feb: 1s.alA special
to the Times From EsfuisnaIt iayr
the Egeria has returned from lhei
search for the Condor and reports
finding a Quantity OF wreckage on the
coSst belonging to the 'c6hdor. She
brought Nth her a boat from the
missing British guhboat. br1snst
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-15
CURRENT COMMENT.

President Roosevelt has expressed
q desire to see Gen. Funston. In fact,
the president rather wishes he had
captured Aguinaldo himself.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-15

A Minnesota woman accuses her
husband in court of being uncultured,
because he wrote to some fashionable
relatives in the east that he and his
wife would make them visit tduring
fiy time.s = Z 81 "a $trs
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-15

According to Boston scientist,
people may live to be $50 years old.
They are so occupied with other mat
ters, however that most Of Them neg
lect to do so.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08
The Fashion In Vciis.

Wells nowadays are Of two sorts
thick and thin. The newest thick veil
is in chiffon, Of course, and it has large
round holes all over 1t tn lieu of dots,
each hole being outlined with silk Of
contrasting tint to the veil. Thus
brown chiffon has It's rings outlined
m white, black in white and white in
black. But the distinction of the veil
lies in its hemstltching. This, head
ing q very deep hem. edges the veil
both along the front and up the sides.
Only the upper edge is unhemstitched.
These wells come a tride larger than
those worn formerly. In thin wells the
fashionable thing is q fine close mesh
with q small chenille dot. There Is al
most no stiffness to this yelling, thereby
insurlng Its wearing well. ''Dressing,"
as 1t Is called, only appears upon the
cheaper grades. The woven dot veil
ing to which many women were
welded, not alone because of its good
taste, but for It's wearing qualities, Is
not to be found nowadays. 1t is out
of-date, says the shops, and to be out
of-date is to be non-purchasable. White
and black wells continue to be popu-
lar, especially among women with
graying hair and when worn with all
black hats. A few wells are worn in
the French style, reaching only to the
tip of the nose. The majority Of wo-
men veil themselves to the tip OF the
chin, the most artistic method Of all.
Nobody nowadays allows her veil to
wrinkle under her chin, or, indeed,
to extend morsel Of an inch below
it. The shadows cast upon the face
and throat by such an arrangement
are fatal to good looks. More young
women are to-day wearing wells than
ever before. To shroud the face is
no longer regarded as the the badge
of departed girlhood. The most youth
full wells are of the unspotted variety.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08
EQUiNoCTIAL STORMS.
What Is Supposed 10 Cause These An
nual Disturbances.

The belief that the suns crossing
the equator In the spring and the fall
causes atmospheric disturbances dies
hard, but it is dying, for all that. 1t
is true, as a rule, that we do have such
disturbances about the middle Of
March and the middle of September,
but the mere crossing Of the line"
by the sun does not produce them,
as many persons believe. The dis
turbances are due to atmospheric
changes that take place over the
equatorial belt when the cold season
gives place 10 the warm, and when
the warm season gives place to the
cold. 1t has been SHOWN by carefully
kept records in England that more
storms occur dring the week preceding
and the week following the equinox
than during the week of the equinox.
That the suns passing an imaginary
line should cause o storm Is absurd
from the scientists standpoint, but 1t
true, nevertheless, that the storms
y caused by the suns position In
~ sky. There Is no objection to
co.9ng the storms equtnoctial because
.,isy occur at the eQuinoctial season,
put there Is objection to applying that
term to them because they are ex-
pected on the equinoctial date.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08
And lze Looked Like Thirty Cents.

AS man went UP the stairway lead
ing to an elevated station the other
day he took some change out of his
pocket to buy a magazine. Near the
end Of q platform he accidentally
dropped nickel and several bystand-
ers looked around at the sound of the
coin. They We're surprised to see the
man take a quarter from his pocket
and deliberately let it fall through
Il crevlce in the flooring caused by a
broken board.
The silver piece fell to the ground,
landing just outside high fence be-
hind which building was in course Of
erection. Its owner watched to see
where it fell and then started to go
down after it, explaining, however,
as he noticed the looks of astonishment
on the faces of his spectators:
u have just lost nickel through
that crack, but it's not worth going
after, so in order not to waste it |
have thrown a quarter after 1t. can
afford to lcse the next train for thirty
cents."-New York Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08
The Height of Waves.

At the recent Glasgow meeting of
the British Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science Mr.. Vaughan
Cornish read paper on the size Of
waves at sea. He said that the
height of the ocean waves in deep
water far from land had been deter
mined with fairly concordant results
by number of Independent observ-
ers. He gave the following table
as the average of the heights of
number Of successive waves: Hur-
ricane, 1854 feet; strong gale, 20.64
feet; gale, 1912; strong breeze, 1888.
These values are only about one-half
OF the 40 or so feet which experienced
seamen frequently state to be the size
of the waves met with in strong gales.
The author explained this by the fact
that waves of q larger size probably
recur at short intervals and that it is
these which rlvet the attention and
are dangerous.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08
Good Times Tor Farmers.

Their wheat crop Is worth more than
last years by $150,00o,000.
Other grains represent as large a to-
tai this year as last, the shortage in
yield Of corn being made up by ad-
vance In price
Potatoes are so high that the short
crop will probably return more money
to the farmer than ever before.
Live stock represents value Of
nearly $250,0OO,00o over last year.
Apples and other fruits are extraor-
dinarlly high.
The farm products OF the United
States this year are doubtless worth
$780, 100000 more than last years out
turn.
The cereals (wheat, corn, oats, rye
and barley raised in the United States
during the past five years represent a
value to the farmer of $6,25O, ,0000 600,
or an increase of nearly $1,000, 100000
over the preceding five years.
Cotton growers have netted $780,
100000 more for the past five years
Q901 crop estimated) than for the pre-
vious five years.
Taking 1896 as fair basis of values
during the late agricultural depres-
sion, nine staple crops for this year
represent an increase in value of over
S700000,000. Live stock is worth
S1,000,000,000 more now than then.
During the past five years agricul-
tural exports have been $93S, 900
greater in value than for the preceding
five years, a gain OF thirty per cent.
With keen foreign demand for our
surplus, the American farmer certainly
rejoices in a glorious prospect for
profits, prosperity and happiness
American Agriculturist.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08

An article in the Statistische
Wochenschrift, upon the comparative
increase of longevity In the various
nations of Europe imagines that
Sweden will before long become rec
ognized as the healthiest of Euro
pean lands. In the early part of the
last century its sanitary reputation
was bad, but between 1880 and 1910 its
mortality was reduced to 26,S in the
1000. Each successive decade has
shown a remarkable Improvement in
the longevity Of It's Inhabitants. In
1870 the deaths were 20.2 in the 1000;
In 1880, 1873; In 1880, 1880, and lastly,
In 1900, 16.5. With such favorable
conditions of health 1t is no wonder
that the tourist In Sweden should say
that he met an old Swede at every
turn"