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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-23
Retires mt Age of 0s.

In the Marshall county republican
convention at Blue Rapids. DR.. W. F.
Boyakin, aged SO. declined renomina-
ton as coroner, an Office he has filed
for 30 years.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-23
NntIonnI nnnlk for nurr oak.

The comptroller of the currency has
authorized the Jewell County national
bank, of Burr Oak, to begin business,
with a capital Of $4,000.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-23

Mayor T. C. Preble and Police Judge
g. w. Sense were arrested at Cuba. &C
cused of malfeasance in Office by aid
ing the "joints" to continue in opera
don.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-23

A $1,000 -four mill at Sutphen, Dick
inson county, was destroyed by IRE.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-23
DR.. cordiey, Pioneer Preacher.

At the semi-centennial meeting of
the Congregational Church association
at Lawrence, Rev. Richard Cordley
told OF the founding of Plymouth
church at Lawrence in 1854. DR.. Cord
ley. was one Of the four Andover SEM
mary students who pledged them
selves to come to Kansas when their
college work had been completed. One
of them, William Hayes Ward, is now
the editor Of the New York Independ-
emit.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-23
National Bank for PlninviIIe.

The comptroller of the currency has
approved the application of F. c. Coch-
ran, Z. c. B. Cochran, N. F. Shaw,
Henry c. Colby and Z. P. Cochran to
organize the First national bank OF
Plainville.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-23
Fusion in CowIcy County.

Democrats and poprlists Of Cowley
county will meet at Winfield July %
and nominate q fusion ticket.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-23
State Accountant Busy.

Ch ,rles Rowett, state accountant Of
Kan; as, notified Frank Holcombe,
county clerk Of Wyandotte county,
that he wished statement of all taxes
paid TO the stat: ard due the state
from that county for the past year.
Mr.. Rowett said he was asking similar
statements from every county in the
state and wished to check them up
with the books at Topeka.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-23
No Explosives mt Lcnvenworth.

The Leavenworth chief Of police will
prohibit the shooting Of pistols and
guns and the use Of high explosives
July 4.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-23
No Increase of Salary.

Y The Ieavenworth school board re-
fusei to grant an increase in wages
Of teachers.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-23
Couldn't Find the Enemy,a ship..

Couldn't Find the Enemy's Ships.
Toxic, June 20.-Vice Admiral Kam-
imura has returned to his base with
out having discovered the Russian
Vladivostok fleet.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-23
Negro Masonic LodEe.

Thetnegro masonic lodge in session
ct Nicholson voted TO build . negro
uasonir 'homs.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-23
Abilene Man Drowned I'm TERRITORY
$4,000 Mil burned.

John Wilson, formerly of Abilene.
was drowned at Sulphur Springs, l. T.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-23
R3O0.O0O Shelter nt GaIena.

The Index Mining company win
build q $4,000 snsltsr at Calsna.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-06-09
ENTHUSIASM GROWING.

Bro. c. l.. Mayes of the Rushville
(Neb.) Standard prints Chairman Ed
misten's last appeaf-to the populists
of the United States and comments
on it editorially in this fashion:
I'm another column of this paper
will be found an appeal to all lovers
of human liberty to unite and organ
ize for better government than can
hope for under domination of either
OF the two old parties. This appeal is
to every voter in the country who
stands for the rights of the common
people. Notice the call for finances
and respond. Every precinct COM
mitteeman is urged to do all possible
to collect what money they can and
forward II at once. Any one willing
TO contribute TO this fund can do SO
by calling at the Standard Office OF
sending IL through the mails. Some
have already contributed and We want
more volunteers. There In more en-
thusiasm within the populist ranks
at present than since the days Of the
farmers alliance. Get In line and we
will win"
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-06-09
A WILD EY.sociAlIsI.

Editor Independent: Mr.. F. G.. r.
Gordon's letter in your issue of May
26 is striking instance of what may
be done by a manipulation Of census
figures to serve a theory. Take, for
example, his comment on my state
ment that stenographers had in
creased during the last decade by 296
per cent This is true" he remarks,
but manifestly unfair, for the simple
reason that rs per cent of the sien-
ographers are the daughters of mid
dle-class families There is moi. in
the first place, the slightest statistical
proof that this is true. In the seaond
place, If it were true, it would only
tend to confirm the socialist con.au-
ton. There is an increasing craft
from the families of formerly inGe.
pendent producers and tradesmen into
the ranks Of wage labor, as both %
servation and statistics show. Mr..
Gordon, while evidently willing to all
NIT a specific instance of this tell
dency, would seem to hold to the doe
trine that birth. and not occupation,
determine economic class. "Olce in the
middle class. always in the middle
class" is his creed Such a doctrine
may be useful in certain contlhso:.-
Cles, but it has no place in inteliiscn.
discussion.
He repeats the same fallacy In his
comment on my statement regardltg
the increase of farm laborers. Oyer
nor IF fn 1al. -.
1901 he says, were members OF "a III
families and therefore belonged stricl
ly to the middlc-class families" What
this has to do with the matter, from
/, is standpoint, would be difficult TO dc
termine. Ii men WORK for WAGES On
farms they are farm laborers, Wlic...e:
they come from the middle class or
even the largc-capitalist class Eco
nomic function determines economic
class. no matter what the pr yiu;;s
aff1liation of the individual may have
been.
Mr. Gordon seems to think thu. .ic
actual numbers OF farm tenants ar
farm, owners, which he reproduces,
modify In some way the percentages OF
increase of the one and decrease of
the other. What the modification Is
be fails altogether to state. The ng-
ures Show that farm tenants III leased
in the. twenty years 1850 1900 By 81
per cent, and that owners. part ,ewr-
ers,, owners and tenants; and n4an-
ayers Increased by only 24.4. per cent,
There were more farm owners, it lis
true, in 1900 than in 1880, but the
was also greater population, there
We're more farms, and there was near
ly double the number of farm tenants.
The figures cannot be explained away
In the interest. Of the present regime. 4
The remainder of Mr.. Gordon's' 1
com naturalization. reveals So fiirious1 an |
antagonism to, his former creed and i
SO reckless use of data and argu-
ment that / cannot take time to an
swer it. / am perfectly willing that
be shall have the. remainder Of the |
discussion to himself The first re-
luirement in such controversy
should be that the disputants are sin
serely DESTROYS of getting at the truth
The evidences of such a desire ON Mr.
5ordOn's part are not clear enough
20 make any further discussion worth
while. W. ]. CLIENT.
New York, n. Y y
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-06-09

John Foreman, Brown Co. Ind. n
have been voting the populIst ticket
ever since the party was organized
and expect % stay with the party I'M
tll II wins the day. popullsm II the
only means of bringing about reform
and restoring justice 10 the people ~
cur country. Government ownerahin
~ all public utilities Ia the only means
Of crushing trusts and monopollcs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-15
HARTMAN CONSOLIDATES
Another BeIieUed to Haze Been
Made.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TR1BUNE.l

Omaha Jan. l4.-What is believed in railroad
circles here to be a In the direction OF gen
eral consolidation of Hartman lines took place
to-day when w H. Bancroft was elected general
manager OF the Union Pacific Railroad. MI Ban
croft is present vice-president and general man
aeer of the Oregon Short Line. OF which Mr.. Har-
riman Is president and his new Union Pacific
duties will be undertaken in connection with his
old position. which will be retained Railroad OF
fcals here believe Mr.. Hartman will eventually
assume the presidency of all his other lines ana
that Mr. Bancroft will probably be general man
ager of them all having an assistant manager ioi
each road. .x..,.I 49,
headquarters building bidding goodbye 10 the EN-
pIoyes He shook hands with all the 1anltors anu
scrubwonen with whom he came IN contact
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-15
ARRIVALS OF BUYERS.

Adam Medium s Anderson Company. Buffaios Miss L.
Putnam Company. Worcester Mass;
W Morton drsss goods and Innings No 20 sprns-sS'
Z Croker & Bros Francisco: A. Croker notions
laoes Inenp fancy goods ETC. No III Canal-st BeiVe-
a. David & Co. Wilmington. N. c.; A. David. cloth
Bf9ssr ss 81 sS. n4 %sd ,as:'
Emery-B ird-Thsyer Drygoods Company kansas CITY
q NJ white upholstery good. and w e Barry NO
JACOB ETstcin baltimore; Kaufman. erygoods and
" Appe"Aite hosiery and undeTwear Hoffman, No 70.
e S;g S s9qsssy nanl sssI HIM R. M Howard
Gan Co. Ipfas.s O Psnn We NJ oarVn
dFSa p9onf p nR& n stoz soser
ana f,1-,isbing goods No 736 Broadway. Victoria,
Eessr Sfuhlfelder 6 Co. Albany; D. Muhlfelder' I'm
Heller. Bachn.n Co. san Francisco; L. Klein dress
goods ana silks. No. IS Leonard Imperial
GPsham Furnishing goods 10 . IeonaEdst York
Jackson Brothers e. Watts Company Lynchpurg Y a X
r Vets ir.. notions and furnishing goods. No 2's
church-st imperiai. -. Gu " o.Do,rs,,, dry
goods Ssy clSas end fpfs sullivan wOmens
Levy go BrotSeTs Houston H dress goods
silks etc No so Franklin-st. Hoffman:
MsTk: Son. Charleston ,ss + Z; MATHS dr's00dS
McwStts s 3 Doan company Cleveland: ] C Dcwa,-
teE ea,Rs' s ana e "A penn penn william E Ellis cloak.
suits. waists, women and infants Gear Imperial -
E e oopa n.y. s Navarro
f,ttsburr Dry Goods COMPANY. Pittsourg w S Nivcns
Tiothsesid Brothers Ithaca. \. Y. Ro,hschild dry
sannter Brothers Scranton Penn: B. samter. clothing
Geerse sehwarzenbech. cunberland: clothing. and J.
EchlesinEer MAYER. Chicago: l. Harris clothing No.
S7T Broadway. Hoffman
n T silver & CO. Cleveland: NJ T. Silver wooIlen
piece goods r. S. Silver. 81 Wort-st Imperial
Strauss e Co. Francisco w. c. Powell.
nshng goods and cotton piece goods No 1876 West Broad
Marlborough.
John waaaHnsker. Philadelphia; A. b. Lovejoy.
pets and upholstery Eools AIbcmarle.
W. Il Whitney q ibany Z. SIN
I and ~elyets. No SJ5 Broadway. Navarro.
r. Croker & Bros. Francisco; A Croker, tewery
4 RIO. 227 Cannl-st. BelVedere
hats as ana csp sno No ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-15
DIsFRANcHIsEMENT IN THE SOUTH.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The Maryland Legislature under the rule
of Democratic bosses than whom none in the whole
country are worse. not even Tammany is devtsing
schemes to dsfranchise the colored voters OF our
State. that they 0he bosses) may have full
swing.
II the Democrats were actuated by desire to
protect the ballot and prevent those who are I'M
educated and unintelligent from exercising the
right OF suffrage II might be all right, but 1t is
nothing but a dia bolical attempt to put upon the
rule
New-York all right. II the Southern States are
unwilling that the coored should they
have right in law justice be represented
by them.
The conscience of the great North can, I think.
be safely trusted TO settle the question right.
R H. STIRLING. NJ d.
Baltimore Jan. r. 1904
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-15
RICH, STOLE GROCERIES,
SO Witnesses Sag of Mrs. To1onsend
Relatives Tn to Break WM.

Justice Barrett and a jury IN the Supreme Court
Yesterday began taking testimony In suit brought
by nephews and nieces of the late AdaLne u Town
send to have her will executed In lyS oecIareu Ia
valid. Mrs. Townsend was the widow OF henry r
Townsend. a well known lawyer. who died in 1900
Mrs Townsend was over eighty years old when she
died Her will left practically all her large estate
TO Joseph II Mahan, her husbands law partner
Numerous requests were made to friends 10 the Elk
clus.on Of the contesting relatives. The VIII mas
been admitted to probate.
The contestants allege that Mrs. Townsend when
she executed the will was not mentally capable Of
doing So and that she subjected to undue innu-
ence.
Mr.. Mahan had entered the law office Of Mr.
Townsend in 1853. when twelve years old Af.
Townsend became interested In him. and hhaIiy ne
became a partner OF Mr.. Townsend. Mrs Townsend
ia declared WAS as much interested in Mr.. Mahan
as was her husband. A will produced yester-
dav that was executed by Mrs. Townsend In lS's 10
show that Mrs Townsend had decided then that her
relatives should share in her estate and that M
Mahan should get the bulk of IT.
Counsel for the contestants declared yesterday
that they would prove that Mrs. Townsend was a
leptomaniac and that she believed in spiritual
ism actually thinking that she held conversations
with her son and husband. both of whom were DEAD
one talesman said that man or woman VINO
believed in spiritualisn either crook or an
imbecle." He was excused Ahother 9eI tI,ee a.,
only mentally deranged persons coulu peAeNe III
spiritualism. He. too. was excused -. rrh,xa
Herman Hannanfeld. grocer. OF No lSi Ihrd-
ave-. testified that Mrs Townsend had often taken =
similar things from his store on the sly and slipped
them INTO POCKET that %Qed9 P nTI Nan empoysd
by a grocery firm in Forty-second-st- when air 5,
Townsend dealt there. gave testimony corrooorauhs
Frank CIune young brokers' clerk. testified that
said he resernbled her dead son. He said she
talked about spiritualism TO MN ana said ne g
conversations with her son IN the hesh Ing ''i'i
will continue to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-15

turtles of wrong but we can each do part. and
right never wrongs any one. not even a minority.
pany Of St Louis. has the true idea as TO the re
lations of its business and its employees. and Whcn
Is briefly as follows. At the close of the business
year capital stock is first paid its wages because
during the year payroll Qabor) has had It's wages
the first of month. Then there is set aside
certain percentage to insure capitals wages year
labor gets it's wages these years just the same
After this is done the surplus Is divided pro rata
between capital stock and payroll and II any EN-
ploye elects he have this dividend placed 70
his credit the books of the company. and next
year when capital stock gets it's years wages. ms
sum also gets the same percentage !
This plan is fair and perfectly just, and one would
think all the employees OF this concern would take
advantage of their opportunity, but they do not
Why? They have not got beyond the point OF
doubt and suspicion. 1.-The children of the old way
No one can money and maintain existence
here Labor needs capital. Capital needs labor We
are all dependent upon one another; therefore net
rs all get together help one another. cut out walk
ing delegates both the side of capital ana LABOR
stop calling another hard names, grow more
and moro unselfsh. say and do kind things 70 the
boys and young men in our employ. help them 70
think and to learn to act While they Ihlnk anu
when they present some thought for consideration
don't discourage them by harsh rejection, but en-
way. and when empoye finds way 10 very
materially increase your profits be sure you don I
steal his share from him. for the Thou shal' not
steal applies to you as to him
l hope President Dickinson VIII keep up ms soo9
work even amid seeming dtscouragements, ana
that others will follow and: lastly, nope Inc Ine
SUPERVISION of all corporate bodies by requiring a
naticnal charter any and all corporations that
states and will actually limit the capital stock TO
the actual cash engaged IN the business, and then
there will be less temptation TO cut payrols 10
secure funds to pay dividends on water. and so re-
which are all about us.
ST Louis. Jan 7. 1904 lRA T. hO6bhLi@
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-15
HITCH IN 3 CENT FARE.
Il "Joker" apparently, but the
Company Is Baking.
ley TELEGRAPH 10 THE rRIBUNE.I

Cleveland Jan. 14-Careful examination OF
the proposition made by the Cleveland Electric
Railway Company and accepted by Mayor John
son by which the city to gain three cent
fares in exchange foT a twenty years extern
sion of the existing street railway franchises re-
veaIs that the Mayor has been hoodwinked. The
receipts Of the street railway company. would
be increased under the proposed plan $31O665
annually. while the operating expenses would
remain the same. The franchises given by the
Council to rival street railway companies are
10 be purchased by the existing companies Sew
erzl OF these franchises which are worth thou
sands OF dollars were granted for only nomi-
nal consideration The stock OF tie Cleveland
Electric Railway Company is in demand. and
the price advanced 49, points to-day
The directors of the company failed to-day,
however to ratify the three-cent fare PROPOSE
ton President Andrews said that there were
certain features about it that not entirely
satisfactory. The three-cent zone was too large
being almost co-extensive with the city's bound
aries The company willing, according to
MT. Andrews, to begin a ninety days test or the
new PLAN and to make monthly statements 10
the public of its practice. If IL was satisfactory
TO the company and the public, the former was
willing to negotiate with the city Tor twenty
years extension of its franchise.
President Andrews said that this experiment
was the most important innovation ever intro
duced in American street railway transporta-
ton, and the company was without precedent to
guide ii in its negotiation, and II would be Jolly
TO tie up an investment of S23.OOO,Ooo or street
railway property for twenty years without an
ample preliminary test
Senator Hanna attended the meeting of the
directors, and is willing 10 have the low rare
question thoroughly tested. He is not willing,
however to accept Mayor Johnsons view OF the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-15

the hrst class now possess with rexaz0 n -
legislation The amendment In spite OF th. -
or Its sponsors. never got beyond the ru6,,,-O
COMMITTEES OF the Assembly You will easily -
that the power of legislators notably 500
from upstate counties. would be ssrionsI,v snen
tailed by any such amendment The Same ohasr
uon ana II is, as you viii see very serio,,ssrsS~
Wnen applied to any business dealing win :, one
psrs OF the legislature. would apply to an 49,
IL is an impossibty for any man to daa, a.
telngently with all the legislation of sess,o, N
less his entire time is given uD to IL Varv un-
tne members OF the legislature give their -. %
tre time 20 the reading and dgestng OF Bills 6a,s
they are not willing that the private and nsrz,
legislation which benefits their Intimate ct..
should De given over TO others who NAV heIon.
come. C.FORCEs u " 81 Lney
New-York. jan r. 1904 S"SA-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-15

makers Of the ages be blazoned in order that the
youth of to-day may not be msled by the appeals
OF demagogues beguiled by the ambitious dream
ers who would deluge land in blood IN order to
achieve their wild desires for power and fame
Its white marble columns would speak TO all
nations OF purity and calm II would bestow upon
the world standing in the capital of this great
republic, 1t would be a continual witness that
our victories are TO be won. by the sword. but
by winning the hearts of mankind. Let poor and
rich have part in building this structure for the
future and young and old lend their aid to usher
in the millennium that IS inevitable
''OI.D CONTINENTAL
New-Rochele, n. Y. jan TO- 1904.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-15
SAYS RUBBER MAN IS AT HOME.
Relative Declares That Refs Has Been III
and Not Out os City.

The case Of Benedict Refs. the manufacturer Of
nlacsfntoshes and Taincoats. who on Wednesday
was SAID have been missing from his home No
l.2es Parl-ave.. and whose partner Alexander "
JaI Do. ksd a receiver sspointed Wednesday for
the Arm has assumed different aspec;
At the Refs home last night who said he
relative Of the family. but who refused TO
give his name. declared that Mr. Refs was at
home; he had not been out Of the city any time.
Mr.. Refs had been very I'll, he said. and his COM
plete and early appearances in the business
world assured
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-15
FARMERS BANK CLOSED DOORS.

Auburn. Ind Jan. 1.-THE Farmers Bank failed
10 open its doors to-day and notice posted on the
doors promised that the bank would pay out dollar
.or dollar There is little excitement for the peo-
pie believe in the promise The bank had $500
capital sr-s three months ago had 100000 IN de-
oosits bri the failure OF the Mcclellan Bank and
other Northern Incisns banks has caused q steady
withdrawal since that time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-15
RUMORED $4,5oO,OOO RENTAL.
Report That Drygoods House Wants Sixth
Ave. Block for Ninety-nine Years.

dryyoods house has made overtures 20 lease a
Sixth-ave. block front for term OF nfnety-nine
wears at an aggregate rental OF &.509.09 The
New-York Real Estate Agency is the broker in
the transaction. More details Of this deal could
not be learned last night 1t was runored, how
ever thai the block front under consideration was
north of Twenty eighth-st- and south of Thirty
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-15
SPECIAL LEGISLATION.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir In connection with your editorial this morn
ing concerning Special legislation, permit TO
recall to your memory constitutional amendment
introduced last year
The amendment gave to boards OF supervisors and
trustees the same power that mayors OF cities OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-15
WHOLESALE GROCERIES COMBINE.

clsrlIsburg. W. Va. Jan. IA consolidation o.
All .he wholesale grocery houses OF Central Yves
Virginia effected here to-day. New-York cap
italisis bacl. OF the deal which involves owe
e O1aceO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-15
FOR A "HALL OF PEACE"

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Let there arise in the city Of Washington a
building to be known THE Hall of Peace. "
On its wall let the uterances or the great peace
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-15
HE'LL WANTED.

Female
WHOEVER wants some one 10 mind boy;
do very little work; experience not neces-
sary. SCHALER. 1o2 West 29th-st.
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