The Medford Patriot. (Medford, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 6, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1903 Page: 2 of 8
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CARROLL D. WRIGHT
United States Commissioner of labor
Sayt Wage System Must Gc.
PROFIT SHARING IN IIS STEAD
Tagotfaor With Co-OperatWe Ideas Will
Rule Industries.
GUESS ABOUT GENERAL BELL , -RELEOAT.NG" THE MISSOURI MULE* TBI
Philadelphia, Dee. 1.V—"The wagi-
tjnteiu will }>s4 away. In its stead, !
bHxri', there will come a system
whwh will be couipoa^d of th« profit
thari ir«ui l the cooperation Men*.
•* 1 lie emplovei must consider hi
employe, aa well a"* the stockholder. a*
an investor
TImv*.« word wore contained in an
Address np« n 41 i he Wage Question,
made by « arroll D. Wright, I nlted
States commit^loner of la-l>or, before
the society of K bieal ('ulture of this
eity.
Of icari'tily leas interest than his pre-
diction of a new labor ^yste n was
Colonel Wright's approval « f a pUn to
tiiflitre labor utfaiiibt incapacity result-
In^ from acciden", illness or advancing
age. The 1 ertnan idea w s quoted,
under which the employer pay1* one-
fourth the eop t of a sirk and death
benefit policy, the employe one-fourth
and the government one half
**< apital charges to the consumer
the deprec at ion of property and ma-
chinery. Why should not the depre-
ciation of labor's machinery, its hands,
its, bruins, it& budy, bo iucluded in the
final cost?
"We see in every prop essive com- 1
munity that the demand of the work- J
tng uieu is no lo ger f« r a wa^e aufli* j
cient to enable him to keep body and |
soul together. Labor has been taught
to feel that it is a social as well as an
economic power in the community, |
find thi educating process, has gone
oa until the deinaad of labor is for a
reasonuble margin be\onI that lixed
by the iron law of wages.
•*. he wage system will pass away.
It is nnsatisfactory in many of its ap- | ,
plic t on . It depends too large forjits
equities upou the generosity and groat
mintietlne-sh of employers. 1 hat there
are many sucli who would scorn to in-
fluence the vote** or actions of their em
May be Sent It Panama to Command
Troops There.
I.envenworth, Kan*., Deo. 1
.■ml .1 franklin Hell, commander at
H<irt U iivenworth. has gone to Wash-
ington in reKpow r to a summons from
the wnr department.
Washington. The coining of Uen-
,-ral Itell t.1 Washington, while It has
more or Im to do with matters con-
nected with the general staff it !"'"
inittcd by olliccrsof the general staff to
1m* for the purpose of consulting with
officials regarding a possible campaign
a.'uinst Colombia sliould that country
continue the movement of troop* to-
ward the isthmus.
It was Intimated that matter* had
reached the point where troops might
U- moved at any time, which would
seem to indicate that the department
is is po- -es>ion of information the na-
ture of which justified actual prepara-
tion* for the movement of United
States troops toward Panama.
Although the fact would not Ik- ilis- !
cloned the presumption i* that, in the ,
event of troops lieing sent *
ltell will lie put ill command.
eneral I
GEN. WOOD AND 167 OTHERS. . J
Vx.slloi, Appoint*#* Molt l n>p to Th*lr
I'rftmn. Hitnk
Washington, Ore. H, Itv tlie manner
of uitjoiin ing tile house the extra si-s-
k'ioii ,.f tl.o tif' v-flghtlicongressexpired
y constitutioi.al lunitat O" Monday,
when the regular session begun.
This eliminated the possibility of a
iceess between the two sessiont, and
opportunity for the president to review
in* civil and military appointments.
Sueli appointments an have uot been
coiillruled by Hie senate during their
cx'r.i s.' sion must bo renewed simply 1
the form of nominations, which in I
It Is proposed to relegate the government mule, where It Is used on
sorr.e of the Missouri rural fre- -' 'iveries. and substitute automobiles—
Press Dispatch.
—Cliicapo Inter Ocean.
THE FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
Illtr
fTH OAV
. Sonntor Teller Intnylubof! i\ hill to esfaMinh (
probate court- in In-Jinn Territory. Th*-r
were two kimmtIii-h in the mmate on Ul*n
nf CnlMin l «*c procltjr W « Not r,.«.inrocitv Mr. Kurd (CJnli- n lfc-vubucan.
rKnlnnt the hill. Mr MrCreary (Ky.
! clonmcrut. 8|M k«' for it.
One The Largest Cattle Breeder
And Owner In The World,
FOR FENCING PUBLIC LAND.
Omaha, tire. II. The KititctJ States
grand jury, in its tirst partial report,
relumed eii hieic meiits against
ranclimcn for unlawfully fencing !> • -
hu land*.
Kauh of the ten indietnvnts 10 the
land fencing enses contain* three
count., and all ai> siiuilaily drawn.
Tliey oliargc, lir ', erc-tln,' a feno-iii
violation of tiie law pertaining to gov-
ernment land; wi'ond, maintaining
said fenoca, and third, obtruding
pasHiige across govern nicut Ian *.
Toe Illegal fencing of tln-su lands
was brought to tiie atU*ntion of liic
interior department several month*
ago. About "00 l anchmen were said lo
have fenced in about 0,00(1,00.1 aores.
Ainoi.g the largest of these was that
of the Nebraska I.and and I'eneing
Comp my, of wiiicb Bartlett ilichiii'il*
wa* prchident- His range extends over
more than 200,ono acre* and is about
100 miles long.
Richards is said to l>c the large..! In-
dividual cattle breeder and owner in
tlie world, and is rated a* a man of
immense wealth. During the summer
he has resided on Id* ranch near 111*.-
worth, Neb., and in the winter nt
Santa Barnara. Call., wlierc lie is now
living.
The law iuhI-t which the innlet-
iiients were lira'vn pis.vide>- a f euaitt\
of not more than one year's imprison-
ment or more than 51,000 due, or both.
The land fencing cases have excited
irr.cnse interest because of the larrrc
number of wealthy and iuBuential
tlon bill In commttte* or the whole. i ranclimcn eoneemed, and because of
Tle-Wrlh of the repulille of Panima nnd it* [.iilir^es, some "f which have b -en bled
I Mr Bell (Call.) Introduced n lull t.. pn v. nl
themlulterniion nr nnnlirnndinc of ilom.'stlc
or foreign win™ snd tin. maklnir of iraiiurn
willi s Tlie tail ts dr wn*o *s lo include re-
1 '*Theh€raM«eonstilered the jwnslon npiiroprt*
liriltttee of the w hole
Divided Along I'urlj Linn.
ItM hat.
Run*tor Dorm iu spoke, favoring the resolu-
tion for * eoinmin •' to Investigate the l>";
ottiee fr*\id*. S. no1.>r Ijo-lge eontend**l ttuit
thi- . Improper w hit- the e -.s were pend-
ing in court. The r. solution went over and
Hen*tor Teller spoke In opposition to the < u-
^HeMtorN''. Ison woull bjr his bill authorise | „^"limi'i.'.n i'v Vhi« Jm-efnnient ™ Ih" I _ ecrta1n pnhlio
nsttonnl bnnks to mske mil estate loans. Tho „f K spirited debute in the bou-e. wnn h in Washington, lii.ll
IT.. t arc hut rccoiiinicnoatiooH and bill h i- *tringent proteeilveeiinditlotis. wss lnterpo!n«<HlI Into tlie dlsemBon ni uie fl. ( u, oolilision with
• Hennt.tr Krye would provide by law that ( ..ensiotm appropriation bill.
tmnieree iM-fween theX'uiUsl stutessnd the |
Philippine hnll Is. aidiwlveljr esrrled bjr
'•r ' ClinVllflK W" •— - . _
mv.'stitfMt.. tho Ptrikn Sinonp th«> nK*t«ur<
niin«r* of Cripple l'ro«^k and 1 ollarid*
The iX mo- rntir nenntorx in r uen
rally dwidod not to off« r any an « n<!
the Cuban * 4
County PI«M S el#
Cyrtu W. Field's oonntry pl«e«.
Ardsley. overlooking the Hudson rlier,
ha. been sold for *75.000. Msny of
the most distinguished men of the na-
tion have been enterUUned there.
Hns Burns Library.
William R Smith, suporintendent ol
the National Botanical Gardens at
Washington, has a library compof -d
of books written by and relating to
Robert Burns, and they are gnlng to
Pittsburg when he dies.
Small Waoea In India.
OfEclal statistics also show (tot tho
Income of tlie agricultural laV«irer in
average Indlnn districts Is from «1 to
J- a month, and with that Income tlie
poor man has to support himself as
well as his wife and children.
Improvement in Shaft Sinking.
The sinking of shafts through wet
ground has recently been succesrfully
aciompllnhed by the aid of artificial
freozlnp. The ground Is hardened In
this manner to prevent Mddon in-
rush of water.
Effect of Sun Spots.
In speaking of the effeet of sun
■pots on the earth. Prof. Elki ))of tlie
Yale obsorvatory, said: "Ther Pro"
duce no climatic or atmospheric dis-
turbances or changes. The effect o
the spots Is entirely magnetic, it
takes a rery sensitive compasa lo be
affected even."
Gen. Lee's Map . '
Government mnps made In 18..".
1638 anil 1839 by Oen. Robert E l^e.
then a captain of United Slates cngl^
neers, were shown during the trial of
ejectment suits brought by the St.
Louis Board of Education, In the Cir-
cuit Court, at St. Louis, to determine
ownership rlfihts to laud lying along
the Mississippi river.
liny case
do not become effective
until coi.firmeii by 'lie senate.
In effect, tlim action will lower tieti.
Leonard Wood from Ills present rauU
of major general to which tlie nenatc
lia-uot continued him, to the ranlt of
brigadier, which lie held prior to Aug-
ust. 9, last It also will effect, in lilte
manner, 1(57 arm;, officers who were
iinoted, reflectively, to till tlie va-
neics earned b - tlie promotion of
General Wood.
The important civil appointments
affected include William I'aran, as
is).lector of customs at Charleston, S.
American vessels.
The home iKwtoffl
Hull- I
hieh '
nil of tb* 0jj(.j|k|g .-.^eri
Ren*feorPatterson intndn.s,! * resolution • ranch-lien to prevent indictments,
directing tin- '•ommit t«*** «>n tjie I l';ipfcuiu vi.-.it t«) fu* ratine
iiintrv was tlie occasion for eousidcr-
minilt tei* 1* oiinnimaim
ling the asking of the post m*«ter
lit" ■
ployes, and woo would lie incapable of I r.; Charles P. McClelland, ns a nieinis-r
taking petty or great udvantage of „f the board of general appraiser* ..f
their workmen, is happily tru . 'I hat nn rclnindise at New York, and '1. V.
there are others, however, who make McAllister, of Viciihburg, Miss., as re-
use of these opportunities proves the ct.iver of public moneys, all of whom
weakness of the system and argues for . „rL. wrving under va ition appoint-
a greater measure of independence for [ meuts, tiie eff.-et being
those who abor. | positions.
general to fu. ni K the home all papers in con
nis-lion with tliep- stxttlee Investigation.
The house instrnet.si the jniln iary .simmit^
w to examine and r.iport whether the Isle of
p m - eonid l > gtven to C.ulsi without the non-
current *etion of the tn,use and senate.
Hill, tt (Muss i intro.lu.ssl a Mil to protect
anti.gambling laws from uultlfleationbj Inter-
state garni,lma l.y tulegrspb.
Ith I>*T.
Senator Teller oi.nclnded his speech in oppo-
sitton to Cutmn reciprocity, and was followed
b\ Ki iiutor Morgan on the *ame sahject, with
•Ide tslk stiout the Panama eannlioid t tin U>-
lomtiian emi.rogllo H.-natur .Tillman has
prepared * re-ulution dlrei-tlng the judiciary
1 commits* t« inquire nn«l rejiort ax to.what i-j
tho Ht« t u* «.f n. nninnt it ma ofO< nc-ral lf< n rd
\V.hmI aiul of Dr. ( rura a* collector of the port
i °ffrl-n*to*Hcmr introduciHl a resolution aakin
the president for fa' ts conneered with *hi« rev-
olution in Panama und tho r « ojfniMon of the
pn '*ti-
nt*< to
eom«*H
iproeity bill wliejj the bill
to a on the Wth. .
Th - senate «p nt live h-.nrs in the
Cuh*n bill Bpiss hes were made pro and con
and were Hun>ri*inif in that H«>me liepuuiiean
HO«*ak<itx HfMike nirain-t the m.^nre and >ome
Democrats H|n ke in its f«vor.
able eoHiiueiit^ und it^a-
jfavc peremptory orilcrs
Mr. Gordon iMm
create a committ*
ft>r the tlevelojum
Fraudulent Natarattsation.
Washington. Dec. 0. -The annual re-
iHirt of the attorney gineral of the
United States calls to attention to the
naturalization frauds disr
ho first
the ru-
,„...al of the fences. In a l umber of
instance* Ids instructions wi re ohcye
and fences torn down, but in he ma
ority of caae* tiny were ignored,and
many ranchman arc said to liftvc
threatened to maintain bv force what
they considered their rights. Tiie
Standard Cattle Company ia alleged to
have placed men on government lands
as homesteaders to prove up on the
closed during 1 land and later turn It over to the com-
\ han intnidneed a bill to
< r -«'on mend h'pinlat on
nt of the merchant marine
Hydrophobia Germ.
Dr. A. Neuri of Pavia announrcd
last March tho discovery of the spe- „
cine micioorganlam of hydropholi"*. 1|
He now states that he has examined
more than 100 doi^ .with natural or
laboratory hydrophobia, and hr*t^ie
failed to find the specific
pan ism in the nerve centers. °n t :#
other hand, he has novor found It laj
other dogs.
Let us hope the winter will be a fail-
ure instead of a c ' 1 crop.
GOOD norsCKKEPERS
tJoe the Is'Bt That * why they buy Ret.
Cross Ball Blue. At leading grocers, & eenU , |
I'hose who most appreciate the value
of mon y are those who have none.
Dealers sav that as soon as a custom
tries Defiance Starch it is impossible
'•eli them any other cold water
starch. It can l>e used cold or boiled.
vacate tlie
" I he system that will take the place
of that under which mere wages are
paid probably will lie composed of the
protit sharing a .1 co-operation plans.
The working people will then acquire
the interest of iuvectors, the more cap- to police and fortify it.
able will ri e to their op|«)rtunitics, control as much of the
and the less worthy will find their
'e el." '
republic.
Mr. Gardner (Mnss.J ha. s hill to create a
commission to consul, r and reennmend tcgis
lation f-.r tlie development of the American
merchant marine. . .
i Mr. Curt*a iKanf.) introdueed a bill to con-
utitute Top ka a TH rt of d^ivtryl®
tiirna coll«H'tin(f <ii*trirt of N« w Orle ni*. Mr.
The 1*11*1 Tr«*tT I Curtis also priwnteda measure giving a sit-
^ . .1 i vicepenHUintoall wrai.na in anuv and navy
Panama, Dee. 1 .— I he signed canal |Uarine corp*-. lH th reirnlar volunteer,
treaty gives the United state* the j whohaveJ-'h^^'^KilTbill for
right to build the canal and the right .appro—inn of tiriisiry in the territorlo*.
irii nar.
Till- neiiate tn ..jeeuttv* sesiiioa referred the
treatv between tie United rttat.w and Hanama
America is to
canal zone as I
it pleases and Is to have charge of the J
B&fiitat.ion of < oloo and Panama I or ■ w.nBt«. wit\vnit eonun.-nt alao referred the
tlie last year in every section of the
.-onntry and says that every honest
citizen is deeply concerned in repel-
ling and preventing dishonest claims
to that high right, lie therefore roe- '
omniends for the Co u si delation of con-
gresa the enactment of n drastic ne v ■
law.
I'anail* llraga oo Wheat.
New York, Dee. H —George E. Kos- ;
ter, former minister to Canada, has,
returner! from England where he lias ^
lieeu making speeches in favor of a j
feientinl tariff and assisting in the
Aaolli.r to friiltentmry
N.-w Yorn, Dee. 11 —Henry Parley,
ilic walking delegate of the Painters
union, wiio ooinmitted perjury In con-
aectlon with the trial of Saiuuel J.
|'a-l< , pleaded guilty and was hcti-
teuced to not lena than 0110 year nor
more 'h in twoyeai.iii t ie state nr son.
this privilege tho l'nited States g'OV- j "
The cnae of Heiiatur Smoot of Utah la taking
the atti-ntiun of senator.
of I'an-
ernment is to pay tho republ .- o. . , ,h*of'^.'^""if if ta proven th*t
aina 10 million dollars down and §2!S0,- | gmrK>t la a bijfamiat tho efTort u unaeat him
000 a year.
First Suit Under The
Topokn. Dee. 15.—Suit has l een in-
putiy.
Drtv n| Oat SettkM.
P.utte, M«mt..Dee. 14.— Investlpation
l>V tin* yovenunent ofllwrs show that a
reign of terror exists on forlc* of tbe
lioer D'Aleuo river in Idaho. The -e t
tiers have liern driven from thoir houwa
and settlement diHeouruffed, while mil-
lions of feet, of fine pine have he<'n
stolen from the governiucnt and sold t
the milla
RMtaaranU Cloaed
Sau Francisco, Deo. 14. — Abo it fifty
campaign of former Colonial Secretary , restatiranU, including the best patron-
Chamberlnin, declares that f ithi.i five i i«e.l places in the city closed their
Aiged F.dttor DIM
PhUadelpha,
Hem y Clay Tn
Buie'ay Scnool
throughout the
died here on
years.
I'u, Dec. 11. — lie
inbttll, editor of
Tiiiies and lclH
world as an autlu
Widnesilav, aged
When the Cuban mnnnure wss ri*.-h*d. there
being no one ready to .peak upon tt. the ««•
*te*djournwl
Mr. Payne mid, tn reporting the pension ap-
propnat/on th.it it, , _ ! PJ^ia The
bill appro-
ommitt*M- to have full <i«'bat«
r#>;M rt wan a favorable
priaten $13W,l-M ,UW.
years the Dominion will lie able to sup- j
ply England with the wheat now sent
from the United State*.
Illinois Htorm Hound
Hloominffton, 111., Dee. 15.—Central
Illinois was struck on last Saturday
night with the worst blizjard In many
rears. The railroads move only pcr-
doors and announced that tliey will
not reopen until a satisfactory adjust
inent of the trouble with tho Cook
and Waiters' union is i fleeted. Ite-
twoen 1.500 and 2.U00 men were locked
out
Zero In Nebraska,
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 15.—Even colder
htitufccil In the l'nited States circuit
here against the lt-ick Island railroad,
under the provisions of the interstate j
commerce law, for not using automatic condui t of Ji^ejjwa>^^the^^8.gdtetHct ■ Snovt, pjOWB wort. kept running for a j Southeastern Nebraska with strong
fMr'lla"iar (Fli'irtitn) nnws-nted * Joint res - nj_ht and a day, to secure the best Her- | northwest wind, with still colder
M*?yh^l«e iTtiqX' fmfVhl ^ffl^iai I uhable freight and in light trains. ] than aero weather is the condition in
v.induct . f JiuU'e Hwayne of the U. H. <« trjet
couplers on its ears, and the court is , fy ^ '^.a" nMFIon'Aai nri«.s.nt«l a joint ron- I ttn<J n ,lay.
askeil to compel it to forfeit 3100 on ^X'nyne*^ vice p<^iblc for pass,.nger trains, , weather west and north. The range
■acli of two counts This is the first r, -..lutn n 1"t''4'jr«nVing'lTatehuod to which were delayed in spite of the cf- j country has had colder weather than
'ate under JI™ tin house commit-
suit eve
that lav
com
vo counts,
instituted in thi
K-tlimit.*, I or Hawaii.
WashiDgtou, Dec. 1L— Secrets
tint transmitted to the house estimate
of appropriations for Hawaii,
ding 5'." 000 for new lighthouse
000 for lighthouse services S '5'i
dredging Honolulu canal and
000 for too niaiutena
■ Shaw
mates
inclti-
s; S<0,-
0 0 for
iarbor;
ce of buoys;
110,000 for a breakwater at llilo; Si'i.-
000 for a federal building at 11.lo; an
ample appropriation for a federal
building at Honolulu, and 8 O.nOO for
rtmoving obstruction sin I'earl har-
bor.
Antarctic l^plorrr*.
Duenoa Ayre*. Dec. 15.—An expedi-
tion led by lean Charcot will start
from thi* po t to explore tlraham'a
Land, and thence tlie south pole
A step Toward Unlou.
Se.v York, Dec. 14.—A step toward
the suggested union of various Presby-
terian churches in the United States
was taken here at a Joint meeting of
committee* from thu governing bodies
of li,rr denominational orgunir.ati' ns
a set of resolution* declaring such a
union desirable lieinp adopteo.
It reeling Permaneut llutl.llog,
St. Petersburg, Dec. 15.—Much mon-
iy is being spent between V alidstock
and I'ort Arthur in Hie erection of
penuanent buildings. 1 rattle lietween
ValldBtock and I'ort Arthur in very
heavy, calling 'or the operation of
thir.een trains daily.
Rw.la Change, l'*rlft.
St I'eteubnrg. Deo, 15—An In-
crease has been announced of 25 to 100
per cent In the tariff on iron and steel
manufactures, and that agricultural
implement, will be admitted free.
socialist Club Sappr«**d |
Topektt. Dec. 15.-lhe fa-ulty of, Washington, Dec 15-Members of
Washburn college hua ordered that the ( congress will probably have to worry
'socialist t luh of the college discon- along without mileage for the regu
till ue its meetings l etter-had been lar session. The amount involved ia
received from e .stern financial sup- 8100,000.
porters of the college saying they | Ata.k* A«k Por Oel*itaie.
would withdraw their aid unless the! Washington, D H. — Governor
club was suppressed. The o.ganUa- Brady of Alaska, in his annual report
tion was formed by some of the adrnir- , to the secretary of the interior, urgi-s
ers of llev. i has. M. "heldon and was provisions for Alaska'* representation
conducted according to his ideas, by a delegate in congress, and say-
Some of the leading atmlenU of the | that the Territory of
college were members.
Alaska's
need is for pioneers and liotnc-builders
fort.
Letting H«mI Annual Contract*.
TopeUa. Deu. 14 -The letting eon-
tractb for supplies for tiie state char-
itable institutions, were made lust week
liy the state Board of Charities, cover-
ing six months supplies. Topcka mer-
chants nnd wholesale houses secured a
iron I share of the contracts The
Wolff Packing company was given the
bulk of the fresh meat contract. The
Parkluirst-Davis Mercantile company
obtained the contract for sugar at
(1.08 a hundred pound*. This contract
ill amount to from $3,000 lo $4,000.
S.vd.n Ileeognl.e.. to
Washington, Dec. ll.-United States Washington. Dee. U -" >« Pr,,b^lu
Minister Thompson at Stockholm has ; the training ship 1 i aine with a batt.il
cabled the state ileoartmenl that the j ion of marine
government of Sweden and Norway has to Colon
recognised the Republic of Panama as tanamo.
aboard will bo ordered
The vessel is now at Guan-
independent State
A.k, Aid Against r*v*r.
Uutler, Pa.. Dec. 14.—Burgess Wil
liain Kennedy has Issued a general
cni- ' appeal to the American public for aid
ed the lap*i
suranuu policy. Russell I
II .1 Aectdeut Policy
S\ Paul, Dec. 14.—Two heurs after
he had paid a premium which prcTt .
of his accident in- He wants *100,000 more to stamp out
Whipple was the typhoid epidemic, and earnestly
whirled to death on n shaft al swifl s urges tho aup|>ort of the people of ti-
packing house. I
Kao.*. Widow tin" Ity Howl* |
Plunvillc. Kaus.— Mrs. Ilattic Mc-
ciay, a widow of tins city, with t".o
United Statef
small children, Is mourning the loss of
about M4 0 invested In Zion City.
Kansa* aa in I80*.
Topeka, Dec 15.—It has been de-
cided to ask for 11 plat of ground ftOxlOO '.
The Onc-llnndr*th Mfirldl*n.
Washington. Iiec. 15.—'1 lie work ol
establishing tho oue-liundroth merid-
ian is completed. It takeB a strip
•bout a third of a milo wide and about
210 miles long off oklahoma and adds
it to Texas.
Confederation of rarrow*.
Chicago, Dec. 15.—Farmers repre-
feet in dimensions on tlie main ground* | \ea Btat(.H th„r(,d ln thi,
the world's fair. On this wUl be re- ^ & plan of margiog thelr
produced Kansas as she was in 1804 ,nto one national organl-
ss Sfir ;ic.rrir£rlx!h.:. -s
bank ^
now Wyandotte county.
prices for their products.
Fatally Horned.
Topeka, Dec. 14.—Mrs. Z. T. Ilasen.
wife of Judge Ilazcn of the district
court, was fatally burned by a gaso-
line explosion. She was cleaning a
dress when the accident happened,
lias hud formed from the open can and
the explosion followed.
Clrtl Hervlca Itefonn
Baltimore, Dec. 14—At the session
of tho 83rd annual meeting of the
national civil service reform associa-
tion Daniel C. Oilman was re-elected
president.
Flood* in the T b«r.
Rome, Dec. 15.—'! he rise in the Tiber
flooded the country o near Rome that
It is impossible to get to St. Psul's,
two miles out of the eity, as the dis.
trlcth surrounding Home are covered
by four feet of water.
Antl-Smoot Ma., Mvetlnr
Washington, Dec. 15.—A mass meet-
ing was held at the Metropolitan
Methodist Episcopal church in this
city to protest against the seating of
Senator Smoot, of Utah. Bishop Sat-
terleu presiding.
for years.
dprlnctr'l Monument-
Wash., Dee. 1L—The will of Win. M.
Springer directs that his remains be
interred in Oak Ridpe cemetery, near
Springfield, and that the grttvo lie
marked by a plain stone bearing this
inscription under his name.
"Member of Congress from Illinois,
1S75 to 1805, and Judge of tim United
States court for ludlnn Territor, March
30, lh 5, to Dee. 11, 1S90." The will ex-
pressed the wish that Mrs. Springer be
buried there also and tlmt on her toini*
tone there shall be inscriliod the titles
of the books she has written.
Santa Fa shop* Barned
Ka Junta, Colo., Dec. 14.—The Santu
Fe railroad shop* were destroyed here
by Ore. Seven locomotives were b dle
amaped. The loss is estimated at
50,000.
Dae Nor, Dynamlt*.
Victor, Colo., Dec. 12.—The black-
smith shop at Sunny Side cemetery was
blown up and destroyed by unknown
parties In digging graves it is ncecs
sary to blast the rock and a blacksmith
shop for the sharpening of drills is main
tained.
_ Another club woman, Mrs.
Haule, ol Edgcrton, Wls^ tells
how she was cured of irregulari-
ties and uterine trouble, tofible'
pains and backache, by the use
of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
••Dear Mrs. riwintAM: — A while
apo iny health begun to fail because of
female troubles. The doctor did uoi
helu me. I remembered that mv mother
had used Lyslia E. IMnkhani
Vegetable Compound on many oc-
casions for Irregularities and uterine
troubles, and I felt sure that it could
not harm me at any rate to give it a
" 1 was certainly glad to find that
within a week I felt much bettcr„Vie
terrible pains in the back and isiOe
were beginning to cease, ana at t.nl
time of menstruation I did n« havf
nearly as serious a time as heretofore,
so 1 continued its use for two months,
and at the end of that time I waa like
a new woman. 1 really have never
felt better in my life, have not ba4 a
sick headache since, and weigh*SO
jounds more than 1 ever did, so I un-
lesitatingly recommend your medi-
cine."— Mrs. Mav II a in. k, Edgerton,
Wis.. Pres. Household Economics Club.
— iswo forfait if O'lflnat of about lltUr
canaat M product*-
Convent Abnntlnned.
San Juan, Dec. 15. -The Carmelite
convent at San .Iuan is abandoned af-
ter being occupied 300 years. The fif-
teen veiled nuns were transported by
steamer to the convent of '-an (iortnan
in the southwestern part of 1'orto
liioa
A •too.ooo Fir*.
Onawa, Iowa, Dec, 15.—t'lre at Whit-
ing destroyed th« Rank of Whiting
and the department store of Casaidy A
Whiting. l*oss estimated at 1100,000.
The destruction was complete.
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