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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29

Oyster Bay, N. y, Aug. 26.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt yesterday authorized
the following statement: "The presi-
dent some months ago rendered the
secretaryship Of war to Judge Taft
and at that time 1t was arranged
that he would succeed Secretary Root
Secretary Root will get out Of office
some time in January and Judge Taft
will assume the duties Of the office
shortly afterward."
Gen. Luke e. Wright, Of Memphis,
Tenn, will succeed Judge Taft as
governor general of the Philippines
when the latter becomes secretary OF
war next January. President Roose-
welt yesterday evening authorized the
Associated press to make the an
pouncement that the post had been
offered to Gen. Wright and that he
had accepted it. Gen. Wright Is now
a member of the Philippines COM
mission and vice governor of the is
lands. He is lifelong democrat.
President Roosevelt spoke in terms
of high praise of Gen. Wright's abil-
ity and fitness for the position OF
governor general. He entertains a
sincere regard for him both person
ally and officially> Both the presi-
dent and Secretary Root regard Gen.
Wright as man of proved executive
ability, his services as a member OF
the Philippine commission having
heen of distinguished character.
During Gov Taft's extended sojourn
in this country Gen. Wright was act
ing governor general and his con-
duct of the Office was source OF con-
graduation to the administration
Gen. Wright is popular not only with
the Americans in the Philippines, but
also with the Filipinos, who hold him
only second in their estimation to
Gov. Taft.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29
RISKED LIFE FOR CHILD.
Mrs. Brown, OF Sedalia. Mo-, Plunged Into
Well and Rescued Her Three
Year-Old Daughter.

Sedalia, Mo-, Aug. 26.-The break
ing of a board threw the three-year-
cid daughter of H. c. Brown into a
well 20 feet deep. Mr.. Brown was
absent, but Mrs. Brown and another
woman overturned the wooden curb
ing and the mother plunged into the
water. She rescued the child as 1t
was sinking the second time. Mrs.
Brown seized the chain in the well
and held fast until a man arrived.
She was drawn safely from the water
to the ground.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29
Ex-Gov. Stanley Makes an Explanation.

, South McAlester, !. T., Aug. 25.-Tne
Daily Capital prints an interview with
w. e. Stanley, member Of the Dawes
commission, in which the ex-governor
of the Sunfiower state says that In
dams are being robbed and that there
is no means of stopping the practice
of land sharks. Mr.: Stanley explains
his connection with q trust company
and says he was elected vice president
during his absence on sick leave in
Kansas and without his knowledge.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29
out,ook for Kansas Banks.

Topeka, Kan, Aug. 26.-E. E. Ames,
of Norton and ]. T. Bradley, of Sedan,
national bank examiners for Kansas,
say that by January /, 1904, there VIII
be ON deposit in the banks of Kansas
more than 500, 100000. BY that date.
they say, the money on deposit In the
Kansas banks, based on the popuia-
lion of the state. will average more
than $40 per capita.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29
A REBUKE FOR THE SULTAN.
Russian Admiral Refused to Accept Pres'
ents Of Food and Cigarettes for
His Squadron.

Constantinople, Aug. 26.-Thres
Bulgarian villages near Tcherkoskoi,
villayet of Adrianople, are reported to
have been attacked by Circassians
and their inhabitants massacred.
The presents of food and cigarettes
which the sultan sent to the Russian
SQUADRON off Inianada on the eastern
coast of Turkey, were not permitted
to be received on board the Russian
warships, Admiral Kruger refusing to
accept them.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29
Ia W. j. Stone In Europe?

Jefferson City, Mo-, Aug. 26.-Sena-
tor William ]. Stone is expected 10
return from Europe within the next
few days. according to member Oh
his family. Very little information
has been given out concerning the
whereabouts of the senator, and the
fact of his visit to England has not
been generally known. At the time
of his departure he announced that
he was. going to Colorado to rusu-
cate.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29
Omen Revolt Against hin.

Saratoga, N. Y, Aug. 26.-Open re-
volt has been started against the lead
ership of David Bennett Hill within
the democratic party of this state.
The present plan is to prevent Hill
from being sent to the next democratic
convention. He can go to the con-
vention as the representative OF his
district, but that will not do for MIN.
AS the leader of the democrats OF
the state OF New York he must be one
of the delegates-at-large.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29
Row Hunter Buried Alive.

Galloway, Neb., Aug. 26.-Claus
Christensen, II years old, met hor-
rible death here Monday by being
buried alive. The boy was hunting
for gophers, accompanied by his dog,
all day Monday, and when night fell
failed to come home. Yesterday morn
ing searching parties began hunting
for him and at noon discovered his
dog sitting near the dirt walls Of can
Won. An investigation disclosed the
boys feet protruding from mass OF
earth which had fallen on him. When
dug out he was dead.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29
A nanrille Rloter CouvIcted.

Danville, ILL.,, Aug. 26.-Winfield
Baker. formerly of the mountains OF
Kentucky, was convicted yesterday In
the circuit court of assault to murder
Sheriff Whitlock. He was sentenced
to a term Of from one to IA years. Tnis
is the first conviction and trial OF a
member of the mob that attacked the
Danville Jail the latter part OF july
after having lynched the negro James
Metcalf and burned his body.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29

Hank Monk, the stage driver of the
pioneer days in the far west, was i'm
mortalized by Mark Twain in his
NRoughing It." The stage coach in
which Hank Monk got Horace Greeley
10 Placerville ION time" and the gold
watch that was presented to the in
trepid Jehu because Of his record
breaking trip will be among the inter-
csting curios at the worlds fair, st.
Louis, in 1904.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29

Leo XIII. was the second in length
of pontificate, and the third in point
of age of the popes. The only pope
who reigned longer than he was his
Immediate predecessor. Plus TX, whose
reign of 81 years and months was
considerably longer than his 20 years
and 4 months. The two popes who
surpassed the SO years to which Leo
XIII. attained last March were st.
Agathus, who died in 6S2 at the great
age of 1877, and Gregory TX, who sue
cumbed in 1241 at that of 80.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29

Many women and doctors do
not recognize the real symptoms,
of arrangement Of the female
organs until too late.
at had terrible pains along my
spinal cord for two years and suffered
dreadfully. I was given different.
medicines, wore plasters; none Of
these things helped me. Reading OF
the cures that Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has brought
about, / somehow felt that 1t was.
what I needed and bought bottle to-
take. How glad I nm that did SO;
two bottles brought me immense re-
lief, and after using three bottles more
I felt new life and blood surging
through my veins. It seemed as.
though there had been regular house
cleaning through my system, that all
the sickness and poison had been taken
out and new life given me instead.
have advised dozens of my friends to use
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Good health is indis-
pensable to complete happiness, and
Lydia E. Pinkham'S Vegetable
Compound has secured this to me-"
-MRs. LAURA L. BREMER, Crown
Point, Indiana, Secretary Ladies Relief
Corps. $4,000 forfeit n original of aboue letter
proving genulneness cannot be produced.
Every sick woman who does not
understand her ailment should
write Mrs. Pinlzham, Lynn.
Mass. Her advice Is free and
always helpful.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29
PERISH BY SWORD.
Women and Children Of Bulgarian
Villages Nassacred by Turks.
Streets of K7ushevo strewn with Dead
and the Torch Completed Work OF
Observation-Disclosures Now
Heap of Ashes.

Sofia, Bulgaria, Aug. 25.-The Turks
are reported to have massacred all the
women and children in % villages OF
the districts of Florina and Monastir.
and afterward to have burned the vii
lagos. They are also alleged to have
killed a number of prisoners. The
streets of Krushevo are said to be
strewn with dead and the survivors
are afraid to bury the bodies, fearing
to incur the suspicion Of the Turks.
Following the proclamation Of the
revolution throughout the vilayet OF
Adrianople the insurgents cut all the
telegraph lines connecting the city OF
Adrianople with the eastern parts OF
the vilayet. There are unconfirmed
rumors here that fighting and massa-
cres are proceeding in the streets or
Adrianople.
At Monastir the churches were de-
molished, the houses sacked and the
town is now in a heap of ashes. The
populace fed to the hills, where they
are in a starving condition. The
Dnevnik also asserts that a genera!
massacre has taken place in the whole
yilayet of Monastir. Nearly all the
villages have been destroyed. The
treacherous murder of 80 insurgent
prisoners by their guards has made
an especially bad impression here.
The town of Bunar Hissar has been
burned and a part of the Bulgarian
population was massacred. The rest
of the Bulgarians fled to the noun
tains.
At Burgas Majura after Is hours
fighting the garrison was killed by
rebels, who also destroyed the gar
risons of Silklihor and Kalovo. AT
Kaicunvo the insurgents killed 81
Turks, while Is were killed at. Kuko-
libi, in the vilayet Of Uskub. New
outbreaks are reported from the vicin-
ity of Kresna, where serious fighting
has occurred.
Italy Warns the Porte.
Constantinople, Aug. 25.-Accordlne
| to the Turkish advices, when the in
surgents captured Vasiliko, they killed
the garrison consisting of 90 soldiers
and about 100 of the inhabitants. The
insurgents are now threatening Midia,
60 miles northwest of Constantinople
and are reported to be attacking the
important town of Kirk-Kilioseh. 81
miles from Adrianople. Christian
Greek and Mussulman refugees have
arrived at the mouth of the bospho'
rus from the neighborhood of Midia
fearing a massacre there. They have
been sheltered and fed at Anadoli'
KAYAK by the authorities.
The Italian embassy has notified the
porte that 1t holds it responsible fol
any injury which may be done to the
consul of Italy at Monastir and de-
mands the punishment Of those who
insulted the consul recently by calling
him a "giarour" GnfideD.
A band of Bulgarians attacked the
Turkish town of Urgas, south of lni'
iada. on the east coast of Turkey, ant
have blown up the government build
ings with dynamite. 1t is reported
that 200 persons were killed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29
reliance Took Second Race.

New York, Aug. 26.-In a glorious
WHOLESALE breeze, over q triangular
course, ten miles to a leg, the fieet-
footed cup defender Reliance again
Yesterday showed her heels to Sir
Thomas Lipton's challenger, taking
the second race of the cup series OF
1909 by the narrow margin of one min
ute and 10 seconds.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29

Rural free delivery proves so popu-
lar that 1880 applications for opening
new routes are on file in the post office
department. This new postal feature
is a decided aid to the good roads
movement. Old ruts and mudholes
disappear when they impede the daily
round OF the welcome mail wagon.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29

George J. Gould, the railway mag
nate and millionaire, is credited with
a desire to go to congress from the
New Jersey district in which his sum-
mer home, Lakewood, is situated.
The present representative, BENJAMIN
r. Howell, is willing to- retire in Mr..
Gould's favor. Mr.. Howell has served
Eve terms already and is getting weary
Of public life. Another eastern mil
lIonaire, Alfred G. Vanderbilt, is being
urged by residents of Portsmouth, R
L. to 20 into politician small way.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29

Among the Jefferson relics to be
shown at st. Louis will be display
of articles and papers once belonging
to Mr.. Jefferson. the chair in which he
sat while writing the declaration of
independence, the French clock he
used at Monticello, a replica Of his
statue, which will be placed in the new
parthenon to be erected in his honor
in Washington city.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29
HOUSES UNDER WATER.
At Marysville, Kan, Cloudburst Raised
the River 10 Feet and People Were
Rescued from Treetops.

Marysville, Kan, Aug. ga storm
last night deluged this town and VI
cinity with q rain that was almost a
c!oudburst. The Big Blue rose 16 feet
in five hours. The bottoms filed with
water from 3 to Is feet deep. Fifty
houses were and are still filed with
water. The river is still rising. The
people in the bottoms, as the water
rose, took refuge in the trees and on
housetops. Seyenty-five were res
cued in boats last night. One OF the
rescuing parties was headed by Con-
eressman Calderhead. 1t Is believed
none was drowned.
The business portion Of vleits, Kan.
is also under water. The damage Will
reach $4,000 there. as all the stores
and about Is residences are mum
dated.
Grand Island Tracks Covered.
Seneca, Kan, Aug. 26.-The Grand
Island tracks west of here are covered
with water from a heavy rain which
fell from 800 Monday night until 2:3O
O'Clock yesterday morning. Cornields
in the Nemaha valley are covered with
water from five to seven feet. Be
tween here and Kelly the Northwest
ern track is out in places. The Grand
Island bridge at Beattie and several
culverts are out.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29
Judre Gray Recommended for President.

Judge Gray Recommended for Presidens
Scranton, Pa, Aug. 26.-The Lacka-
wanna county democratic convention
yesterday adopted resolution on rec
ommending Judge George Gray, OF
Delaware, for the presidency OF the
United States. Judge Gray was presi-
dent of the coal strike commission,
which brought to a settlement the
great anthracite strike in this section
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29
D,sappointmeut for Chiclkasha.

Chickasha, l. T., Aug. 26.-Chicka-
sha waterworks and sewerage bonds,
for which $175,O0O was voted at a re-
cent special election, has been rejected
by the secretary of the interior upon
the grounds that the city had not as
yet enough taxable property TO warrant
the issue of SO large an amount Oh
bonds
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29

Five thousand homeless people ir
Martinique may not be as bad as II
sounds. In Martinique, as in Califor-
mia, people have houses only to put
things in. They live outdoors.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29

A current prediction is that the
worlds yield of gold will be doubled
In ten years. If this rate of increase
is to be kept up new definition OF
money mag be needed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29

Senator Cockrell, who will reach the
age of 20 next year, is not inclined tc
shoulder the heavy labors of presl.
Dental candidate, but says he is will
ing to accept another term in the
senate,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29

Might stop lynching by having one
trial instead of three-that of the cor
oner, the justice of the peace and the
circuit or district judge. There's too
much fumbling before justice can draw
her sword. But lot of petty officials
would lose their fees, and that's terri
BILE.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29

Prof. Starr, of Chicago university.
says it is not wrong TO eat man
when he is dead, although it is wrong
TO kill him. That's magnificent
$5,OOO,OOO failure that Rockefeller has
on the midway plaisance, otherwise
Chicago university.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29

Commenting on the beating OF a
white woman by the superintendent
of the penitentiary Georgia paper
says: rs this the twentieth centu-
TYP" More pertinent: Is this Georgia?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29
No one Heard ChIld,s struggles.

Wamego, Kan, Aug. 26.-The TWO
year-old child of Nelson Taylor, OF
Wabaunsee, was drowned in water
ing trough, having climbed up and be-
come over-balanced, The family was
close by but no struggle Of the lit
tie one was heard.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29

Hives of bees with their living
winged occupants busily engaged in
making honey will be feature Of
Colorado's exhibit at the worlds fair.
Nineteen counties of the state will con-
tribute to the collection Of bees and
honey, making the display large
enc
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29
nr,dre Fen with a Kansan.

Seneca, Kan, Aug. 26.-Frederick
Ivers, of Baileyville. started to drive
to Axtell ana, in crossing bridge over
a swollen stream, the structure gave
way and IFers was drowned.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29

A New York man ammo inces his
twenty-second baby. Is the American
eagle giving way to the stork as the
national bird?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29

King Alfonso, Of Spain, the puny
child of a sickly father, is reported TO
be in declining health. A Spanish re-
public is one of the reasonable proba-
bilities of the future.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29

Which party is going to put aboli-
ton of lynching in its platform? Both
of them? But lynching seems to be a
citizens movement.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29

Already Servia's new king has run
against a cabinet crisis. The wearer
of crown obtained through assassina-
ton has never yet found the job an
easy one.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29
CURRENT COMMENT.

An Atlanta paper points out that II
was not unlucky that there were Il
original states. Mighty ualuclSy to
John Bull.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-29
SECRETARY OF WAR.
Gov. Taft Will Succeed Elihu Root
About January /.

Gen. Luke f. Wright. OF Tennessee. .
Lifelong Democrat, Who Will He Gov
ernor OF the Philippines. Praised
by the President,
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-07-23
THE GREAT CHRISTIAN ENDEAV-
OR CONVENTION AT DENVER
SUGGESTS A MERGER
WITH THE
METHODIST YOUNG PEOPLE
Organized as the Epworth League and
the Baptist Young Peoples
Society.

To the average business man the
waste of energy and money incident
to sectarian professionalism is by far
the most discouraging feature of that
system of evangelizing the world
Five or six churches where one Is
sufficient and no churches where half
dozen are needed shows an absolute
Indifference to ordinary business econ
omy. The ordinary layman cannot
understand why
THE BAPTISTS AND METHODISTS
should insist upon UNCONVENTIONAL ag-
grandizement, or why the Presbyter-
ians and Episcopalians should refuse
to affiliate and cooperate in the
great work Of converting sinners. It
is therefore inexplicable to many
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-07-23

good men why Father Endeavo- Clark
| should feel called upon to urge I'M
lon of the kindred societies. the
Christian Endeavor, the Baptist
Young Peoples Union and the Ep-
worth League.
THE WORLD FOR CHRISTI
is engraved on all their banners The
Bible is their common text book. The
salvation of souls is their mutual in
spiration. Fighting under the same
flag and attacking a common enemy
1t would seem that they ought to be
able to unite their forces in one camp
and move forward as divisions of the
same army under orders from the COM
mon ommander-in-chief. A life in-
surance company, like
THE BANKERS RESERVE LIFE
is always interested in these great
moral and religious questions. Nor
allty and religion tend to restrict ex-
cesses and prolong life. A life in-
surance company is benefited by alb
things tending to good health, regular
habits, serene eontentment and pro-
ionged life. The Bankers Reserve Life.
therefore, has ideas upon this pro-
posal for merging the young peoples
societies, for it is the young people
who will take its policies of life in
surance.
B. H. Robson, PRESIDENT
OF this aggressive young company. in.
yites all young persons, whether
Christian Endeayorers, Epwor+h
Leaguers, or Baptists, whether welded
to the INSTRUMENTATION idea or
pent upon strictly sectarian lines tn
investigate the Bankers Reserve Life.
The young man buys gold bond
or 2o-payment life policy for much
less than his father can obtain the
same contract The young peoula.
should not fail to secure the protec&
ton this form of safe investment PROF.
vldes. Write him at home Office. Me-
Cague bldg, Omaha, Neb
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-07-23
NV Class il Is 10 Thee

(Tune-My Country tbs of Thee.)
My class it is in thee
l trust for liberty
For all mankind.
No other class can stand /"
Before thy mighty band,
In any modern land,
On lines defined
The third estate has led
The world with cold, hard lead
For private gain,
This shall no longer be-
All people shall be free
From all such tyranny,
And peace shall reign.
The bOurgoisie may roar,
AS they have done before;
Just take it cool
And let your strength be known,
In every cline and zone,
Till you have overthrown
Their dreadful rule.
A. L. A. SCHIERMEYER.
Lincoln, Neb.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-07-23

This is called a business age. a
reliable business education is pracs-
tlcally indispensable to success. This
omaha Commercial College. Rohr.-
Dough Bros, Omaha, proprietors of.
fers just such a course of business
training as you need. See their aha
yertisement on another page. Writa.
Tor their illustrated catalogue, and a.
rod of recommendations.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-07-23

selves In accord with them this con-
dition can be brought about. So long
as they continue to divide on lines
of industry and occupation the ex-
ploiter rests assured that his posi-
ton will not be disturbed.
A. M. SIMONS.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-07-23

Socialism; The abolition Of that ins.
divfdual action on which modern sos-
cieties depend. and the substitution Of
q regular system of cooperative ~.
tion.-Imperial Dictionary.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-07-23
Wsits. TO EpwsIh Assembly at Epwah Park Aug 10
Supply Every Want
for Less Money Here

THE economy made possible by
our system of up-to-date
merchandising is always accom-
plished without the sacrifice Of
quality. This point has been
firmly established to the entire
satisfaction Of our patrons, and
the result is to be seen in our ever
increasing business. We solicit z
share of the trade of every visitor
to the Epworth Assembly.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-07-23
During Assembly

we will have on display many new
lines of beautiful and dainty white
waists in all the prevailing novel
ties SO stylish at this time.