Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-03-14

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Three British officers and thirty
eight men were killed. Five British
officers and seventy-two men were
wounded One British officer and
200 men are missing.
The fight occurred before dawn
March 7, between Winburg and
Lichtenburg, Orange River colony.
The British force numbered 1900
men. The Beers captured all the
baggage. General Methuen is re-
tanned as prisoner.
Boston, March 10.--After nearly
six weeks of skirmishing, the dread
full labor war between the organized
Transfers, freight and express hand
iers of Boston and thetw great rail-
way corporations, the New York,
New Haven q Hartford and the New
York Central Il Hudson River, the
latter locally known as the Boston
Albany, broke out to-day.
Tonight the outlook is that unless
powerful agencies are speedily in
voked to compel peace the struggle
will have a far-reaching effect. The
strike. which is a sympathetic one
already involves 5000 men in and
about Boston.
LAWRENCE, Kans., March, TO-
Prof E. H. S. Baily of the Univers-
ity of Kansas has recently analysed
some water that bears "a striking
similarity to the water of the Dead
sea. The water was obtained by the
Abilene Oil and Gas company at "a
depth of 1850 feet, IN Dickinson
county. 1t contains 1000 grains
of mineral matter in comparison to
1900 in Dead sea water, while
ocean water only carries about 1000
gains.
1t is the only strong muriatic acid
water in the state and also contains
one and one fourth pounds of salt
per gallon. the strongest solution of
Kansas water. The water could
sustain no life and in many partic-
ulars is unusual to this section.
WASHINGTON, March 10.-The I'm
tied States supreme court has decid-
ed the Illinois antitrust statute to be
unconstitutional, because of the pro-
vision of the law exempting agricul-
tural products and live stock from
the operations of the law. The de-
cisiOn was rendered in the case OF
Thomas Connolly and others against
the Union Sewer Pipe Company, Of
Ohio. and was delivered by Justice
Harlan.
The decision of the court in effect,
declares unconstitutional the anti
trust laws of Georgia, Illinois, 1ndi-
ana, Louisiana, Michigan. Mississip-
pi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carol
ina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas
and Wisconsin. In each of these
states there is an exemption in favor
of live stock and agricultural prod
ucts in the hands of the raiser or
producer, or of labor organizations
Under the rulings of the court, ali.
antitrust law, to be constitutional
apply indiscriminately to all COM
binations with no exemptions or ex-
ceptions whatever
Washington, Marcd 10. Repre-
sentative Curtis will make an effort
to get an appropriation from Con-
grss to reimburse The kansan's who
suffered losses through the escape
of the conyicts from the Leaven'
worth penitentiary last fall. II Con-
gress makes an appropriation it
will be nsed in paying the claims OF
persons whose horses were stolen
and houses burned by the fugitives.
MIR. Curtis has estimated that $4,000
will cover the losses and he offered
the following amendmentto the sun
dry civil bill. "To reimburse all
persons who lost their personal prop
erty or sustained damage at the
hands of the United States oonvicts
who escaped from the penitentiary
at Fort Leavenworth on November
7. 1901, the sum of $4,000, or so
much therefore as may be necessary.
provided that claims presented to
the Attorney General for adjudica-
ton under this authority shall be
supported by sworn and competent
evidence as to property stolen or
damage sustained"