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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-04-08
Latest Kansas Events.
Farmers Expel .1ormon Elders.

About ten Mormon elders have been
holding meetings in Pittsburg and the
surrounding country for the last 80
days with Indifferent results Their
meetings in the country have been In
schoolhouses. They are Utah Mormons
and have been working hard for con-
verts,, but the. recent investigation in
Washington, which showedthat polyg-
amy was practiced openly and upheld
by the Mormon church, incensed the
farmers against the elders. A few days
ago the elders secured the use of a
schoolhouse and went there to have
all-day meetings. Farmers gathered
and notified the elders to git" and
they did so.
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The Stockholm court has pronounced
the Arctic explorer, Andree, to be dead
In law, the legal term of disappearance
having just expired. Andree left Spitz-
bergen on July II, 1897, with two com;
panions in balloon, with the object
Of reaching the North pole.
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Bad Case from Topeka.

In police court at Topeka, w. w.
Walker was tried for beating his one
year-old baby in the face with his fist
His wife made the complaint, declar-
ing Walker committed the brutal act
because the baby cried. The police
judge fined him $40, at the same time
expressing regret that he could make
1t no larger.
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An Indian territory man of family

An Indian territory man of family
fell in love with his neighbor's
daughter, got her to correspond with
him under an assumed name, dis
guised himself and finally married
her. To test his disguise he stopped
on his way to the wedding to inquire
of his wife the direction and later had
his own son help him repair the har-
ness on his horse. That's going some.
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A published photograph of President
Smith, of Utah, shows him surrounded
by wives and "a children. Seven of
the children appear to have got away.
Everybody looks well fed and well
dressed, and the only thing lacking is
the inscription: How to be happy,
though married"
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Not n Success.

The married life of Washington
Buzzard, of Wamego, and young wo-
man Of Drakesville, Ia, which began
four months ago, came to an abrupt
ending last week by the declaration of
the young woman that she would re-
turn TO her former home. 1t will be
remembered that Buzzard went to see
his sons intended bride and won the
young woman for himself.
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Favor New Tax Law.

The Fifth District Bankers associa-
ton favors a new tax law, one that
will not permit an assessor to value
the property of the men who elected
him, and that will retain each county's
share of the state tax in that county
until needed by the state.
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The weather for March.

The monthly weather report of DR..
F. H. Snow, of the University of Kan.
much like March of last year in tenn
perature, only eight Marches of our
record having been warmer" The av-
erage temperature was 437S degrees.
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Not Listed for Taxation.

An inquiry from the county surveyor
of Reno county to the auditor of state
resulted in an investigation which
shows that the Hutchinson 6 South
western Railway company has never
been listed with the board of railway
assessors for taxation
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Improving the Southern Kansas.

An immense amount of improvement
has been mapped out by the Santa Fe
for the Southern Kansas division this
summer. The entire division will be
subjected to improvements. The road
bed will be ballasted and elevated,
necessitating the raising of great
many bridges.
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Masonic Home at wichita.

At meeting of the board Of direct
ors of the Kansas Masonic home the
following members retired: d. B. Full
Ter, Topeka; H. G. LOOMS, Winfield;
r e. Torrington. Wichita; G. W.
Clark, Oklahoma City. 8. r. Peters
Newton; Thomas Bond, Salina; e. W.
Wellington, Ellsworth; e. e. Block
ley. Wichita. were appointed to fill the
vacancies. The following were elected
officers Of the board: Thomas Fitch
president; s. R. Peters. first vice pres
ident; Mrs. Emma w. Port. Of Beloit
second vice president; Alexander A
Sharp. Of Larned. secretary; J. C. Pos
tlethaite, Jewell City, treasurer.
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Commissioner Wares explanation oil
the reasons for his order on disability
pensions Is not designed to make him
popular with the physicians, who, he
says, have cost the government more
tor examinations of applicants than the
pensions would have amounted to.
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Negress Us Year. Old.

Mahala Lewis, an aged negro woman
of Ottawa. has been taken to the SOL
diers' widows home in Ellsworth. She
Is 11S years old, was sold in slavery all
over the south, claims to remember
Washington, Jackson, Jefferson, Mad
ison and Lincoln.
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The Limit Reached,

In divorce case at Winfield a wife
sets up that she did not care so much
when her husband called her nasty
names, but that she rebclled when
the hired man got into the same habit
and her husband Smiled as though
he approved of it,
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Slow and Grievous Way.

Blanche Boies has served 80 days
in Jail at Topeka and Thursday started
to serve another 80 days and raise a
fine Of s10e. If Miss Boise thinks this
is the proper way to wipe out the
whisky curse she will hear no dis
senting voices.
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Aliens Suit Premature.

Henry ]. Allen lost his mandamus
case in the supreme court. Mr.. Allen
sued for writ to compel the secretary
of state to certify his (Allen's) name to
the county clerks of the Second dis
trict as the republican nominee for
congress. The supreme court held the
proceeding was premature.
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Filled Lamp with Gasoline.

A mistake in filling lamp with gas
oline instead of kerosene caused an
explosion that set on fire the Congre-
gational parsonage at Wellington. The
inmates had a narrow escape with
their lives. - The building was COM
pletely wrecked.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-04-08

Anyone who shall examine the map
Of the world will see that there Is plen-
ty Of room for the black and yellow
races of men in the hot equatorial
spaces where the white races cannot
safely abide. Why not abandon the
tropics to black and yellow COLOMBIA
tion?-Philadelphia Record.
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Old Line Insurance.

Insurance Superintendent Luling's
next report will show there were
47,144 old line life insurance policies
written in Kansas in 1903. At the
close Of the year there were 121 ,225
policies in force, the insurance aggre-
eating s94, 492,S43 The premiums paid
in 1903 amounted to s3,10s,679; the
losses $685., 9o9.
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Snare Not the Rod.

In an address to the Northeast Kan
sas Teachers association at Leaven-
worth, President Miller spoke of in
corrigible boys in school and advocated
the use of the rod and the subjugation
Of boys to rules at any cost.
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$4,000 for illumination.

Topeka intends to expend $4,000 in
Illuminating the state house dome dur
ing the Kansas semi-centennial cele-
bration. Congressman Galusha Grow.
who introduced the Kansas-Nebraska
bill, and William Taft, secretary Of war.
are expected as chief guests.
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Rc.ume. Lnyv Practice.

Former Gov w. E. Stanley arrived
at Wichita from the Indian territory
and went to work at once upon his law
practice, which he has neglected since
his election to the Office of governor,
five years ago.
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CURRENT COMMENT.

Prof. E. Benjamin Andrews express
es regret that Lincoln was not more
cultured and refined. 1t is also mat,
ter of regret that some college profess
sors do not have less culture and re-
anement and more horse sense of thu
Lincoln brand.
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Confederate Man.

husband testified that his wife had
the habit OF chasing him around the
yard with a six-shooter. Not desiring
to interfere with the innocent amuse
ment of the lady, and yet having some
Discrimination to making his body a
storage place for cold lead, he filed of
the part of the hammer which strikes
the cartridge and allowed her to pro-
coed with her play.-Kansas City Jour
nal.
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Bristow's Big Army.

Joseph L. Bristow, OF Kansas, fourth
assistant postmaster general, is at the
head Of the largest army of men of any
one man in the country. There are
more than 100000 men directly under
his control, including all fourth class
postmasters, the city letter carriers
and the rural carriers, besides the
route inspectors, special agents and
division superintendent.
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Fen 30 Feet from Tree.

E. P. Gard, of Wichita, was trimming
tree at the height of 80 feet when q
limb broke and he fell to the ground
on his head, receiving probably fatal
injuries.
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Attorney General Coleman gave an
pinion that schools presided over by
teachers without certificates are not
public schools and are not entitled to
share IN the semi-annual distribution
e the pernanent school fund Interest.
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C. S. Griffin, a graduate Of the uni
versity of Kansas in the class of 1888
is a professor in the University 81
Toxic, Japan.
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A movement Is on foot, fostered by
the commercial club OF Lindsborg, to
have handsome vault erected in the
Bethany college grounds which shall
be the last resting place of the remains
If DIR. CARL Swensson.
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Strike Gas at Garnett.
Kansas Graduate I'm Toxic.

"A strong flow of gas was struck a
Garnet at a depth of 500 feet.
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national Bank at oxerbrook.

The comptroller Of the currency has
authorized the First national bank of
Overlook to begin business with q
capital of $25, 900.
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There were 343 deaths during the
year 1903 among the members of the
G. A r. posts In Kansas. The reports
at headquarters show that at the end
of last year there were II, 764 members
in good standing in the different posts
in the state. The number at the close
Of 1902 was 12,412.
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The story OF SIS. 600 GIT to Wash
burn by A. c. Stitch, of Independence.
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Grfeved over Two Children.

7 Mrs E. B. Carlisle committed sui
eide at Arkansas City by hanging In
kfhe barn loft Grief at the death Of
two children was the cause.
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Sam Forsha, of Hutchinson, who was
candidate for congress to succeed
Long when Murdoch was nominated
has been over at Havana, Cuba. estab.
IIshing branch house to sen his -four
His once is In . building 80 year
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will always recommend wonderful remedies that
lines others who
remedes"-MRs T. c. WILLADsEN r. r. No. l. Manning Iowa.
OF e.
hams Vegetable COMPOUND over diseases of women .
Mrs. Pinkham at Mass about their illness entirely
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-30
PANAMA N rs OURS.


Paris, April 23.-The Associated
press Is authorized TO announce that
the contract by which the ownership
Of the Panama canal passes to the
United States is signed, sealed. deliv-
cred and completed, The title TO the
canal route Is now vested in the gov
eminent Of the United States. Tho
document by which THIS transaction Ia
cOnsnmmated bears the signatures of
President DO and Director Richman,
of the Panama Canal company, who
signed for the company as Its RESPONSE
bic officers, The transfer Is complete
and without reservation and the United
States secures a perfect title. When
the meeting Of stockholders takes place
to-day President Eo viii announce
that the sale has been completed and
IT. will only remain to ratify the con-
tract Of sale which the officers Of the
company have already formally COM
pIeted. The United States get an I'M
incumbered title.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-30
TROOP BARGE SUNK
BY FIELD GUNS
Only a Lucky Shot Prevented the
Japs From Cutting Off Retreat.
CASUALTIES ARE UNKNOWN
Russian attachment of Volunteer
10 Set Fire 10 Enemy's
Pontoons on the YaIu, Near the
Mouth of the Pamnku.

St, Petersburg. April 25.-Omcial
dispatches regarding the fighting south
of the River Pomakua, reported last
Friday, in which a Russian detach-
ment had three men killed and two
officers and 10 men wounded, say a
japanese troop-laden barge and other
boats emerged from the mouth of Po-
makua and attempted to cut off the
Russian retreat, The barge was sunk
by the Russian guns. Capt. Smeizin,
who commanded the detachment. has
died Of his wounds. Lieut.. Pushkin
was the other officer wounded.
Further details concerning the Skin
mish say that in following up the gen.
eral plan to harrass and impede the
japanese crossing the Yalu the Russian
outposts on the river sent a detachment
of volunteers in boats on the night OF
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-30
UTHEkWISE UNNOIICED.

W. r. Hearst's campaign is said IN
De- costing him $4,000 a day.
James Pollard was drowned while
crossing a swollen creek near Odessa,
Mo
Hungarian troops fred upon riotouI
politicians, Sunday, killing y and
woundihg 30.
The department OF commerce and
labor ~ to test It's efficiency in the Beef
trust Investigation
Rear Admiral Evans. with the battle
ship Kentucky. has arrived AT Port
Said on his way home.
The Empire Furniture Co.'S plant at
jamestown, N. Y, was destroyed by
fire, entailing a loss of sl00. 600.
The government will conduct extern
siye Investigation at Hot Springs, Ark,
10 ascertain the radio-actiyity OF water.
President Loubet Of France visited
King Victor Emmanuel at Rome, Sun
day, and was received with open arms
Tho Cem0crattc and republican ma
tionaI committees are now confronted
with the proposition of raising cam
paigu funds,
Lord Brooke, heir to the title and
estates Of the earl OF Warwick. will go
TO Harhin to join Gen Kuropatkin a.
a wal correspondent
The general staff at st, Petersburg
believes Japan has abandoned any
ambitious plans she may have had for
the invasion of Man"huria.
"lrcland's own" Il famous band 1863
lrishmeh and women snd Is tons OF
the old sod" have reached New York,
destined for the Worlds fair.
Ncrcstchagin'a VIII, Just opened. en-
presses tho conviction that he would
never rpturn from the far east. His
property is beq1eathed to his widow.
j, II, Good, of Hot Springs, Ark. and
his host, Fred l. King, were crushed
between two street cars, at st Louis.
Good dying and King being fatally
hurt.
The Russian Baltic squadron, which
made All Intellectual attempt 10 pass
Suc2 and Port Said In order to join the
squadron at Port Arthur, has returned
homo.
Negrita BIhinang, mother Of Louisa
Francis, the first American born Fill
pluo, who died last Friday, ia in crItl-
cal condition at Mullanphy hospital, st.
Louis.
Prince pu Lin, royal commissioner
from China to the Worlds fair, viewed
Washington, Sunday. from an auto
mobile, He win depart for ST. Louia
Wedncsday
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-30
LAUNCH BLOWN UP.
Russians Meet Another Disaster in
the Usual Way.
While laying Mines At Port Arthur Prob
ably 10 Block the hnrhor Entrances
Lieutrps-: sud Twenty Men
We're Killed.

ST, Petersburg. April 23.-The car
has received the following telegram
from Niceroy AloNien. bearing yestcr-
days date; Il respectfully report TO
your majesty that to-day. during the
placing Of mines by some steam
launches, Lieut. Pen aud % men were
killed through a mine exploding
prematurely under the stern OF one OF
the launches This announcement
has added Ia the gloom which has pre-
vailed since the disaster to the petro-
parloysh. we are paying the price
of carelcsSnnss, said a member of the
admiralty, and previous disasters
seem TO teach nothing"
The war commission suppressed part
Of the yiceroy's dispatch which showed
where the mines were laying. II Is be-
lteved that as launches were employed
they were mining the entrance to the
harbor in order to prevent the Iapa-
nese from forcing an entrance and at
tempting TO destroy the remaining
ships.
II Is evident from the closing Of the
entrance that Niceroy AleNief has no
intention Of letting his ships 30 to sea
again even against an inferior force,
though this may not be the policy Of
Vice Admiral Skrydlof, who will de.
termine on a plan Of operation when
he assumes command
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-30
PISTOL DUEL IN A CHURCH
Negroes Quarrel over n woman, and
ns Result One IN Dead and
One MOrtniIy wounded.

Knoxville, Tenn, April ga pistol
duel caused a cOlOred congregation to
quickly dispense Sunday near Beans
Station, Tenn. George Whitesides and
Arizona Coins had trouble over a WON
an, and both pulled pistols and began
firing. Coins fell dead with a bullet
through his heart, and his brother, Jim
Coins, was mortally wounded. White
siodes was shot through one arm, while
another bullet, which would otherwise
had killed him, smashed a whisky flask
which he had in an inside coat pocket.
The shooting nearly caused a riot, and
Whitesides had no trouble escaping 10
the woods.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-30
kIROPATISIN'S TACTICS.


The Russian Com, nnnd"r Would
Draw the Japs Acros the NnIu.
st, Petersburg, April 93.-2:05 p. IN.
In spite Of the reports from Seoul
and Toxic that the Russians are mass
ing 30 600 men To resist the japanese
crossing he Yalu river, II a be as
serted with great posttiyeness that an
obstinate obstruction TO the enemy'5
crossing is no part Of Gen. kuropat-
kin's tactis, The Russians intend that
the japanese shall have the river be-
hind them before giving battle in force,
Kuropatkin's plans in this respect are
fully approved here. OF course, the
Russians will do allsin their power to
render The crossing as difficult and ex-
pensiye as possible, but the first de-
Cisiye engagement will occur in Man
churia, where the Russians believe
they will lave al the advantage OF
pGsitiOu
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-30
A SENSATION IN BERLIN.


New York, April 2i~-Some sensa-
ton has been caused in Berlin, says
a Herald dispatch from that city, by a
rumor to the effect that Germany had
ceded to Russia certain torpedo boats
being in private yards which are on
the point Of completion.
Eight Of these, which are being built
by the Schichau yard, are the largest
tOrepdo boats as yet constructed in
Germany, being Of $50 tons with an
average speed of % knots.
In order to prevent a breach Of neu-
trality, it would be necessary that the
German government annuI its contract
with the yard, leaving the builders free
to do as they pleased with the torpedo
boats.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-30
Animal Monstrosity.

More Of a monstrosity than the IA
nous Siamese twins Is a freak cali
born on the insolvency farm, near Oei-
vein. Ia, recently, and which is still
alive. 1t has two perfect heads, four
front feet and legs, two spines which
ioin back of the shoulders, two tails,
one pair of hips, and two hind legs.
The freak is in healthy condition, and
indications point to its living to a ripe
and useful age. Farmers for many miles
III every direction have jcurneyed to the
McEweeney place to see the freak.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-30

Washington, April 23.~-Upon the rec
"ommendati0n of Secretary Hitchcock
the bill opening TO settlement more
than 500 900 acres Of grazing and wood
lands In the Kiowa country has been
killed by the senate committee on In
dian affairs. Delegate Mcclure got this
bill through the house some time ago
and, in view Of OklahOma's chances for
statehood, he has been anxious that 1t
become a law at this session.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-30
JAPANESE SOLDIERS COMMAND EERING SEATS ON THE AMERI-
CAN ELECTRIC CAR AT SEOUL.

April q for the purpose Of setting fire
to the japanese pontoons and other
bridge material.
Boats Grounded on Sand Bank.
The boats grounded on a sand bank
neal the Korean side and drew the
fire Of the Japanese outposts. There
was a sharp fusilade at close range.
The position Of the boats was highly
critical owing to the appearance OF a
number of light barges filled with Jap
anese coming out of the small trib-
utary stream called the Pomaku, which
is unmarked even on the maps of the
Russian general staff.
The intention Of the barges was to cut
Off the retreat Of the Russians. This
was noticed from the other bank, two
miles distant, and a couple of field guns
opened fire. A lucky shot sank n of
the barges and the others withdrew.
japanese casualties are not known.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-30
JAPANESE ACTING pRUDESrLy.
Are Taking Their Time and are in
No Hurry to Force Matters.

No Hurry to Force Matters.
London, April 25.-The far Eastern
dispatches this morning are chiefly
concerned with reports and specula-
tions concerning japanese landings and
the plan Of campaign. The Daily Tele.
graph correspondent says the present
delay is more apparent than real, both
as regards field and naval operations,
The Japanese, according to the CORE
s%pondent, are acting prudently, and
will not be hurried. They realize that
certain movements must precede the
next coup by land and sea, and they
are awaiting both favorable weather
and occasion, and from Port Arthur to
Vladivostok are on the alert.
Announcing the notification that mil
itary attaches will be permitted TO take
the field, the correspondent remarks
that the Japanese, in matters Of equip
ment. etc, are treating the foreign at
taches and correspondents like princes.
The Morning Posts Shanghai CORE
spondent says that spies have informed
the Russians at Kin Chau that Japanese
warships conveying transports with
10000 troops are steaming northward.
According to the Daily Mails New
Chwang correspondent, the announce
ment that Viceroy Alex!eff had re-
signed caused the most intense public
feeling. The correspondent says it is
generally thought in naval and military
circles that there is a possibility Of ar
ranging a peaceful settlement of the
far eastern troubles through the media
ton Of the powers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-30
THE ATTITUDE or CHINA.


Paris, April 24.-Gt is learned that
China has taken quite a definite pro.
japanese stand within the last few
days. 1t is said this may involve seri-
consequences to the relations be-
tween Russia and China. China's ac-
ton, it IS noted, follows the report
that Viceroy Alexieff had requested
the retirement Of the Chinese troops.
1t Is also reported that the Chinese
minister at ST. Petersburg will be re-
called. Although the latter report is
denied, there is reason to believe that
it has some foundation,