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DEAD IN AN EXPULSION.
Near Carthage. Mo-, Two Employees oi
Powder Plant Were Killed and 9th
ers Seriously Injured.

Carthage, Mo-, Dec. IA part of the
Independent Powder company's plant
Inown as the mix house, located five
miles southwest of Carthage, blew up
ut three o'clock yesterday afternoon.
instantly killing the two mixers, Les
Ter Ridge and Bert Cobb, and serious
", If not fatally, injuring Joe Gahney.
Elmer Bowers, Henry Sumner and
Charles Newton. Ridge and Cobb re-
Gently came here from Emporium, Pa.
This is the fourth explosion at the
Independent plant within a year.
Three months ago four men were
blown to pieces and five injured
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sooDL1NG AT GRAND RAPIDS.
Ex-City Attorney Salsbury's Confession
Creates q Tremendous Sensation H>e-
cause of the Persons It duplicates.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Dec. 1.-The
confession of ex-City Attorney Liant X
Salisbury, in regard to the notorious
water scandal in this city, was told
yesterday for the first time in court
at the preliminary examination of
State Senator David Burns, and it has
created tremendous sensation on &C
count of the number of prominent
persons it implicaSes, in addition to the
II officials and former officials who
were arrested ON bribery charges ten
days ago. Six separate water con-
spiracy deals were on in Grand Rapids
at one time, according to Salsbury's
sworn testimony, each gigantic in its
size and all calling for the use of a
Doodle fund.
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THE CITY DEFRAUDED.
Stealing on q Stupendous Scale Said to Be
Going on In the City Institutions
of st. Louis.

st. Louis, Nov. 30.-From the prog
ress of the investigation that is be-
ing pursued by the grand jury to re-
veal irregularities that are alleged to
have been carried on for several years
In the management of the city insti-
buttons, it Is believed that indictments
will be returned this week. The health
department has been conducting the
investigation and making reports to
the grand jury. 1t Is stated that steal
ing on stupendous scale has been dis
covered and that in money and goods
the city has been defrauded out of
several hundred thousand dollars in
the last four years. This investigation
was started by Mayor Wells, who re-
ceived an intimation of the alleged
status Of affairs some time age
through an anonymous letter.
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EXCITING FOOTBALL GAME.
Nine Thousand People at Kansas City
Thanksgiving Day Saw Kansas De-
feat Missouri. to o.

Kansas City. Mo-, Nov. 27.-In an ex-
citing contest in which neither team
scored a touchdown Kansas university
defeated Missouri university in their
thirteenth annual Thanksgiving game
by the score Of to O. Kansas made
the only score Of the game three min
utes before the game was called in
the last half with place kick for goal
from the 40-yard line. The Kansans
outweighed the Missourians, and this
advantage had much to do with the re-
suit. The Missouri boys played a
strong defensive game, but most of the
play was In their territory. At the
end of the first half the Kansans had
the ball within two feet of the Mis-
souri, goal. The feature Of the game
was Quarterback Pooler's place kick
from the 40-yard line, which won the
game. Attendance, 5000.
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TOWN soRELY STRICKEN.
1t Butler, Pa. Are Over Fifteen Hundred
Cases of Typhoid Fever and Many
Are Dying.

Butler, Pa, Nov. 30.-Since Septem-
Der Is this town has had 1850 cases
of typhoid fever and % deaths. This
place has 10000 Inhabitants. The state
board of health Investigated Saturday
the cause of the unusual conditions and
issued statement at night in which
they say that the cause is the pollution
of the water used in the greater part
of the borough. The pollution is trace
able to cases of typhoid fever near
Thorn Run dam, the reservoir of the
Butler Water company.
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MONKEY IN FRENCH SOCIETY.
Celebrated Chimpanzee, In Evenin0
Dress, Achieves Popularity In
Partisan Drawing-Room.

Mrs. Bull, the wife of a distinguished
oculist of P2ris. made lion" OF Q
monkey recently. In her invitations to
reception she informed her guests
that they were to meet Consul. cele-
brated chimpanzee. which drew crowds
to the Folies Bergeres.
Consul was duly presented to the
company, CARRIED in faultless evening
dress, and with manners leaving moth
ing to be desired. He ate ice creams
and flirted with the women like q
''vieuX marcheur." In fact, he did
everything except sing.
The novelty was pronounced q hi.
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ANOTHER HARMLESS CRANK.
A. b. Deming Manages to Elude the PO-
licemen on Guard and Gives President
Roosevelt Letter.

New York, Nov. 2S.-President
Roosevelt came to New York to attend
the funeral of James King Oracle,
whose late wife was sister of the
presidents mother. During the five
hours he was in the city he was sur
rounded by several hundred policemen
and q number of special officers, but
an apparently harmless crank managed
to elude their vigilance and handed to
the president a letter regarding pam
acea which he claims he has discov-
cred. The letter was given to one of
the special officers and the man, who
gave his name as A. B. Deming, of $50
Broadway, was taken by the police to
court, where he talked wildly. The
interview came as the president was
leaving the church. Mrs. Roosevelt
was much agitated over the occurrence,
but the president was not at all
alarmed.
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Wants to Go to Congress.

ceivsd yesterday from Mrs. Ruth Bryan
Leavitt by Miss Zoe Atkins, daughter
of the chairman of the republican state
central committee, Mrs. Leavitt an
nounced that her artist husband, Will
liam Homer Leavitt, has decided to re-
main at Humansville, Mo-, where the
couple have been guests since their
marriage, and next year seek the re-
publican nomination for congress in
he Seventh district
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HIS LITTLE BILL.
A Crazy Priest Says He Wants $4,000
10000 Which President Roosevelt
Has Collected for Him.

Washington, Nov. 30.-Rev. Father
Robert Waters, assistant pastor of st.
Johns cathedral at Altoona, Pa, came
here to see President Roosevelt and
was taken into custody by the police
because of his peculiar actions. He
was sent temporarily to the govern
ment hospital for the insane He said
he came to get $2,999, 999s9 from the
chief executive, which the latter had
collected for him, and also to thank him
for making provision for battleship
and cruiser to escort him to Rome,
where he was to be made a cardinal
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Britons Smoothing Le...

Figures published by British tobacco
Journal show a striking falling Off in the
importation to that country of foreign
cigars and American and Egyptian
cigarettes. his has been set off by only
a comparatively small rise In the inn
ports of manufactured leaf. and
there Is little or no evidence to show
that the British cigars are growing In
popularity. the trade paper comes to the
conclusion that the people of this coun.
try at present are smoking less.
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Relief Map Of Kansas city.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 29.--Ka1sas
City will have as it's central feature in
Its building at the st. Louis fair topo-
graphical relief map Of itself. It will
show every hill and hollow, every bluff
and ravine, the rivers, streets, rail-
roads, trolleys and so on The parks
and boulevards will be blocked out in
colors, as will the thoroughfares, and
the undulating surface of the map will
be colored to represent brick, stone
and frame buildings, bridges ware
houses and so on
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-12-04
Failed to Sell His Ear.

Omaha, Neb., Nov. 2S.-Poverty and
old age were so unwelcome to ]. E.
Wolf, of Council Bluffs, Ia, that he
attempted to shoot his wife and then
turned the pistol against himself. Mrs
Wolf was struck by one bullet, being
wounded slightly. Wolf will probably
die. The shooting was due to discour-
agement over the receipt of word that
his offer of an ear to New York sur
geon for $1,000 could not be accepted.
Wolf tried to sell his ear to the
wealthy westerner now undergoing the
ear-grafting operation In Philadelphia
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-12-04

Miss Whitaker, a prominent J
club woman of Savannah, Ga.
tells how Size was entirely cured
Of ovarian troubles IT, the use
of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM 81 heartily
recommend Lydia e. Pinkham'S
Vegetable Compound as Uterine
Tonic and Regulator. I suffered for
four years with irregularities and
Uterine troubles. No one but those
who have experienced this dreadful
agony can form any idea of the phvsi.
cal and mental misery those endure
who are thus afflicted your Vece-
table Compound cured me within
three months. I was fully restored "a
health and strength, and now nv
periods are regular and painless.
What q blessing It is to be able q,
obtain such remedy when 80 nany
doctors fail to help you. Iyi1ia n
Pinkham's Vegetable Com Doun6
Is better than any doctor or medicine
1 ever had Very truly yours. Ms
EASY WHrTAKER, GOA aeth St, w,
S ss ma Ca 5000 fo1sst 4 s,ssisas y
The testfmonials Whic6 ~
are constantly publishing from
Era9efui women prove beyond g
9ouDg the power OF Lydia II.
P1nkham's Vegetable ComDound
% conquer female diseasess
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-12-04
PAID FOR BONDS.
It Was Farm Products That Pulled
Trade Balance on Right Side.
Secretary Wilson Gives Some Impressive
Figures Showing the Magnitude of the
Agriculture of the. United
States.

Washington, Nov. 3O.-The seventh
annual report of the present secretary
Of agriculture has been submitted to
the president. Secretary Wilson re-
views at length the production and ex-
ports of American agricultural pro-
ducts The increase in the exports OF
farm products for the half century
ended 1901 was from S147, 100000 to
$685., 000, 000-550 per cent. The exports
of farm products for the closing decade
of the last century was over 500, 000,-
900, and for 1903 over $878, 900, an
amount second only to that of 1901.
Although the consumption of cotton
In this country is greater than that
of any other country in the world, yet.
In addition to supplying the home mar
ket, the south exported last year over
$500, 900 900 pounds of cotton, worth
$317, 900, 900.
OF grain and products, the export
exceeded in value 1921 900 900, and in
the supply of animals, meats and meat
products, the value of expectation was
S211 200, OOO
Discussing the balance of trade, the
oCCICldIy oLOWo IudL LlO ldfoidDlc VAL
ance to the credit of this country is
due entirely to the farmers. The bal
ance of trade in favor of farm products
during the last IA years, no year ex-
cepted. aggregated $4,S06, 900, 900. In
products other than those of the farm,
during the same period, the balance
of trade was adverse to this country
TO the extent of 1855 ,OO0, COO. Our
farmers not only Cancelled this i'm
mense obligation, but placed $780,
100000 to the credit of the nation when
the books of international exchange
were balanced. He concludes that "it
is the farmers who have paid the for
eign bondholders."
Reviewing the magnitude of agricul-
tural production, after giving the fig
ures of the most important crops, Mr..
Wilson states that the value of all farm
products, not fed to live stock, for
1903 considerably exceed their value
In the census year, when 1t was given
as $3,742,0 900.
According to the departments in
ventory of farm animals for January
1, 1908, the value Of horses was over
" ,OOO,OOO,OOO, and or mules nearly
5000, 100000. The value of cattle of all
kinds considerably exceeded 81 300, O00,-
900, of sheep $16S 900 900, and of hogs
$3G5 ,000, 900. .--- ---.
Secretary Wilson reports satisfac.
tory development of the beet-sugar in
dustry. In 1896, 1920 tons of sugar
were made and year ago 900, 900 tons.
Careful estimates put the present crop
at about 100000 tons. The growing OF
seed in the United States of superior
quality is assured. He concludes that
the industry is now we'll established.
An increase of nearly 10000 is shown
In the number of places receiving fore
casts by telephone without expense to
the government, thus securing rapid
extension of weather information
among progressive agriculturists.
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THREE BOY BANDITS.
They Fought Desperately with Pc
licemen and Detectives.
Were Located In q Dugout Near Chicago
and Were Finally Captured-I Implicated
In Chicago Car Barn Robberles
and Muruers.

Chicago, Nov. 2S.-Chained wrist to
wrist, their hair matted with dried
blood, the clothing covered with dust
and dirt, two beardless boys, Peter
Neidermeier and Harvey VanDine, sat
last night in the presence of Mayor
Harrison and Chief of Police O'Neill,
calmly confessing their share in a
three months career of crime which
has included nine murders, the wound
of robberies. The two young bandits,
neither of whom Is over 81 years old,
together with their companion, Emil
Roeski, who is no older, were captured
near Liverpool, Ind, yesterday after
fight in which they battled against
policemen, railroad detectives, railroad
laborers and farmers. One man was
killed, another fatally wounded and all
three of the young bandits were
wounded, but not seriously.
The three men were wanted by the
police for completely in the murders
at the car barns of the Chicago City
Railway company August 80, when two
men were killed, third badly wound
ed and $2,250 stolen from the COM
pany. On Wednesday they left Chi
cago, going to dug-out made by rail-
road laborers near the tracks of the
Michigan Central at Miller's station.
Ind. Thursday night they spent in an
other dug-out near Miller's station,
and there they were surprised by the
police yesterday morning.
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GEN. BROOKE TESTIFIEs.
~, ruer Governor of Cuba Says Gen. Wood
Was Guilty of characterization While
on Duty There.

Washington, Dec. 1.-Maj. Gen.
Brooke, retired, former governor of
Cuba, yesterday gave testimony before
the senate committee on military af-
fairs which charged characterization
against Gen. Wood. At the close Of
Gen. Brooke's- testimony member
of the committee said that it is prob
able Gen. Wood will have TO return
from the Philippines and testify
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ANOTHER COUNCIL COMBINE?
Grand Jury at St. Louis Inquiring into
Methods of Granting Franchises by
the House of Delegates.

st. Louis, Dec. 1.-The grand jury
has summoned Andrew Gazzolo, speaker
and number of other members of the
house of delegates, for the purpose OF
investigating the methods involved in
the granting of franchises by the pres
ent house. Fifteen members of the
present house of delegates, 1t is al
legged, are members of combine or
ganized to control the proceedings OF
that BODY
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TROOPS ARE NOT NEEDED.
Gen. Bates, After Investigating Labor
Troubles in Colorado. Will Return
to His Station at Chicago.

Washington, Nov. 29.-The adjutant
general has received telegram from
Maj. Gen. Bates, commanding the De-
partment Of the Lakes, saying that he
has completed his investigation of the
labor troubles in Colorado and that he
was about to return to his regular sta
ton in Chicago. He said that in his
Judgment there was nothing in the
present situation to call for the use Of
federal troops.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-12-04
A VALUABLE MUD LAKE
A Scientist Says 1t Promises to Furnish
22,OOO.OOO.OOO Tons of Fuel and Is
of Untold Value.

S2,OOO.OOO.OOO Tons of Fuel and Is
of Untold Value.
Des Moines, Ia, Nov. ga mad
lake covering 100 square miles in Ham
ilton county promises to furnish to
this state $4,000, O00, 900 tons of fuel.
Edward Atkinson, of Boston, who was
employed to visit the county and SUBJ
nit plans for draining the land has re-
ported that he believes the mud is OF
untold value 1t contains, he says,
large quantities Of carbonaceous mat
ter. If allowed to stand, he says, 1t
will form itself into great coal bed.
He believes it is similar to the mud
in the meadows of Massachusetts and
says 1t may be used for fuel by ex-
tracing the water and drying thor
oughly A company may be organized
to prepare the mud for the market.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-12-04
win Law OF 1900 Men.

Chicago, Nov. 30.-Following its an
nounced policy of Capitalization, the
International Harvester company has
decided to lay off 1900 Of it's $4,000 en-
ployes and thus effect a saving of So
100000 a year. The first step In the
direction of economy was taken Sat-
urday night when 1,500-employes of the
Deering division were notified their
services were no longer required.
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Hobson Wants a Big Naxx.

Washington, Nov. 30.-Former Com
mander Richmond P. Hobson, of the
navy, has prepared bill which he
has requested Representative Wiley, of
Alabama, to introduce in the house on
the converting of the regular session,
for the purpose, as he says, of making
the United States the first naval power
Of the world during the next Is years
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-12-04
A General Snow in Kansas.

Topeka, Kan, Dec. 1.-The first gen.
eral snow of the year visited Kansas
yesterday. Last night snow was
falling throughout the eastern and
central portions of the state and this
temperature was getting lower. The
wheat, which was in excellent condi-
ton, is now covered with snow and
can withstand any cold weather that
may come.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-12-04

New York, Dec LIN obtaining the
pardon of George Galbert," convict,
who in reality is George Caldwell,
member of a prominent Kentucky fam
lily, President Roosevelt for the fourth
time has used his influence to aid the
Caldwell family. His friendship for
the Caldwells and their relatives is
said to be due to the influence of his
daughter Alice, who Is a friend of
Katharine Caldwell, sister of George.
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EIGHT-HOUR LAW UPHELD.
United States Supreme Court Passes oE
the Kansas Statute Relating to
Public Work.

Washington, Dec. 1.-The United
States supreme court has affirmed the
constitutionality of the eight-hour law
of the state of Kansas regulating labor
On public works. Justice Harlan said
in handing down the opinion of the
court that if the statute is mischievous
the responsibility rests with the legis-
lators and not with the courts.
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Cowle. Command. the Missouri.

Washington Dec. Capt w. 8.
(owles, brother-in-law OF President
Roosevelt, has left the post of assist
ant chief of the bureau of navigation.
navy department, to assume command
of the Missouri the newest American
batIleshfp at Norfolk.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-12-04
Editor Howe for Congress

Atchison, Kan, Dec. lit is be-
lieved that E. W. Howe. editor of the
Atchison Globe, will enter the First
district race for congress against
Charles Curtis. Howe has never been
Known as a republican.
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Croker Wants Bryan Again,

London, Dec. AT the conference
between William Jennings Bryan and
Richard Croker in London Wednes-
day, Mr.. Croker strongly urged Mr.
Bryan to strive for the democratic
nomination for president again. He
assured Mr. Bryan of his utmost sup
port.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-12-04
Lis. Of Footbau CasuaIt,es.

Chicago, Dec. Nineteen lives were
lost on the gridiron during the season
of 1903. One boy was driven insane
from injuries. Thirteen players were
severely injured, some of them being
disabled for life. The number of
minor but painful accidents goes into
The hundreds and the list of the Sc
verely injured necessarily also is in
complete.
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Webster City, Ia, Dec. 1.-At an
early hour yesterday morning the main
building of the Jewell Lutheran col
lege burned to the ground. Two stu
dents are dead as result The loss
will be $4,000. The dead are: Bur-
ton Melang, of Williams, Ia, and JUL
ius Peterson, of Redwing, MINI. The
fire was not discovered until the blaze
was well under Roadway. The build
ng is outside of the fire limits.
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Chicayo-St. Louis Canal

Washington, Dec. 1.-Representa-
tive Lorimer. of Illinois. has chosen
new field for his endeavors In the
louse of representatives. He will
make a fight for ship canal between
;h:caeo and 81. Louis.
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Handsome Home for Ma.on..

Kansas City, Mo-. Dec. 1.-The new
Scottish Rite cathedral, at Fifteenth
street and Troost avenue, which when
completed will be one OF the most
beautiful. buildings In Kansas City, or
even in the west, viii be ready for ded-
ication- about January Is. 80.
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Acouits Oklahoma Editor.

Cofdell, Ok, Dec. AFTER being
out Is hours. the jury returned a YER
1ict of not guilty in the case of Editor
While, of the Cordeifk Beacon, charged
with numbering James johnson.
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Gov. Dockery Appoints a Judge.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Nov. 30.-Gov.
Cookery has announced the appoint
ment of Alexander H. Waller. of Mo-
berly, as judge of the Ninth judicial
circuit Of Missouri, to ill the vacancy
by the recent death of Judge John A.
Hockaday, of Fulton, Mo-, who died
recently in st, Louis.
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BROOKLYN Academy of Music BUR-

New York, Dec. 1.-The historic
Academy of Music, the largest theater
in Brooklyn, was completely consumed
yesterday by fire which is believed to
have been caused by an explosion in
the building. The loss was estimated
at $500, 900.
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!rerrible HAVOC I'm south china.

Victoria, B. c., Nov. 30.-Adyices
were received from south China by the
steamer Of the loss Of thc;l-
sands OF lives as a result OF the de-
struction OF several hundred fishing
junks In typhoon on Swallow. The
havoc was awful when the gale swept
down on the Chinese vessels.
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The win of Ex-Gov. Drake.

Dies Moines, Ia, Nov. S0.-The last
will and testament of the late Gen.
Francis M. Drake, ex-governor of Iowa,
vas produced here yesterday by the
Oes Moines consistory, of which he
was a member. He leaves all his prop
erty to his six children, with the ex-
eeption of $780, 900, which ne bequeaths
% Drake university, of Des Moines-
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TO Boom Neville for Governor

Jefferson City No.. Dec L-Greene.
Dallas and Morgan county republicans
are trying to give impetus to a move
rnent looking to securing for Judge
James T. Neville. of Springfield. the
republican gubernatorial nomination
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kansa. City's New Phone System

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 29.-The Kan
sas City Home Telephone company,
which has been actively engaged for
the past year in the construction of
a ne~ telephone system for Kansas
City, has nearly completed its work
and In the course of a month the new
service will be in operation. The com.
pany has 5000 subscribers to star,
with.