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WEDDED AT HOME.
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Woodbine Couple Had An Interesting
Marriage Ceremony,
' Wnnrthlnn. Julv 13. Grace M., the
; Uaaghter of Mr. and Mra. P. B. Swish
r, was married on Wednesday even
log June SOtli, to Arnold Westrup
' Bushton. Kansas. The wedding i
enrred at the home ot the bride's
parent in Palisade, Colorado,
the lmDressive ring ceremony
and
was
mrfarmed by Rev. J. O. Vermillion.
The bridal party entered the room
to the strains of Mendelsohn a wed-
Hloa march played by Miss Ollie
Westrup, sister of the grooip. John
Bwisher acted as best men and Miss
Josephine Westrup1 was bridesmaid.
The ring was carried by little Hei-
en Swisher on a pillow of pretty pink
roses. After the ceremony the guests
were seated at ' sumptuous three
course luncheon at which decorations
were sold and white, the colors
the Trl M. club, of which the bride
Is a member. Mrs. Westrup is one
of Palisade's most popular
charming young ladles and Mr. Wes
trup is a prominent young business
man of Bushton, Kansas,
The cuests were: Mr. and Mrs. Hy.
Westrup, parents of the groom, Miss
es Ollie. Josephine and Mallssa west
no. Dr. and Mrs. Kred Bwisher, Mr
and Mrs. Jerome Eyer and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Strong. Mr and
Mrs. Vermillion, Mrs. Margaret Shld-
eler, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Davis, Miss
Zella Soulty, Miss Luicie Hampton
Charlie Bowman, members of the
Trl M club as follows: Misses Eva
Nessler, Lou Underberg, Zoe Davis
Helen Hutchison, Ethel Bruice, Jes
aie Box, Florence Box, Emma Ander
on, Oris Blckel, .Blanche Hampton
Madge Davis and Mrs. H. L. Davis.
Mr. Arnold Westrup was born and
. raised in Dickinson county, Kansas
near Woodbine and has many rela
Uvas and friends here who wish him
nd his bride God's richest blessings
on life's journey.
OPENED WITH GOOD SHOW.
Benjamin Stock Co. Pleased Its And,
ience Last Evening. ,
The Benjamin Stock Co. opened a
week's engagement last nigbt to a
full tent and pleased the people. This
is one of the best repertoire com.
panles ever seen in our city, and will
no doubt play to a large crowd every
night
The play last night, "The Gypsy
and the Gentleman," was very pretty
and Interesting, having a strong line
of comedy running throughout. Every
member ot the company seemed to fit
bis part. Specialties were introduced
between the acts that called forth
laughter and applause. The orchestra
was also good. Tonight it will pre
sent "The Parish Priest," Daniel Sul
ley's famous play. Owing to other
attractions in town prices have been
reduced to 10 and 20 cents to all. The
tent Is located at Mulberry and First
street. ' Those who appreciate a good
show at very low prices should not
miss this one. ,
SHIFTING SOIL.
Beat Estate Transfers Reported bj
J. E. Keel, Abstractor.
V. D, Carman and wife and J. W
Bradshaw and wife to W. H. Llg'
gett, a tract of land 530 fe by 660
feet, be'ng a portion of n K,
13, 16, 4. $400.
Catharine Beers, widow, to Lyman
Field lots 20, 21, 23, blk 1, Gels
add to Solomon, $60.
The Tims Coming for Division,
Tosemlte, Cat, July 14. Bishop
William M. Bell, of Los Angeles In an
address before the Tosemlte Valley
Chautauqua declared that "it Wll-
liam Howard Taft falls to mike a
good tariff, and disappoints the peo
ple after making them promises, it
1 may be necessary to recall 'to Ue
White house or dearly beloved Theo
dore. Bishop Bel) said further that
the times demeanded a strong, fearless
man for president, and also c clean,
fearless press. He declared that the
clergy had beeU too indifferent to poli
tics in the past. Wealth, be said, was
centered in a few individual's bands
and the time was coming for a di
vision "even if a revolution is neces
sary." No Special Session Lu',,,
Topeka, July 14. Gov. Stubbs has
stated that lis will not call a special
session of the legislature if Superin
tendent of Insurance Barnes has pow
er to fix rates of-interest banks can
pay on deposits. Superintendent
Barnes says be will accept the opin
ion of Attorney General Jackson as to
his authority. Mr. Jackson says
Barnes has all the authority needed.
It is pointed out from this that there
Is little likelihood ot a special setslrm.
lbs irnwsmtn Entered Fes.
Madrid. July 14. A dispatch from
Tetuau says thxt Reghl. leader of the
. rebellious tribesmen, made aa attack
oa Fes and socc-eded la forcing aa
entry into ths city. His followers plu
nged the stores sad many of the msr
cfcants Bed to MequlDet. The tat of
fti'J RHIi Is ankoaws, - -
ARESKIPraTHE
DISPUTED POINTS
The Conferees Have Not . Acted on
Any Important Schedules, .
GREAT SECRECY IS MAINTAINED
Lobbyists and Reprssentatlvss of Spe
cial interests Throng the Cor
ridors No Report This
, ' j Week. ( . ,
Washington, July 14. An unexpect
ed burst of speed was exhibited by
the tariff conferees last nlgbt and the
first consideration of the bill was com
pleted. This includes all ot the sched
ules and the free list.
As result when the session com
menced this morning the actual strug
gle over the Important differences be
tween the bouse and the senate open
ed to earnest Thus tar all ot these
questions Involving raw materials
audi as Iron ors and other metals,
wool, cotton, hides, and numerous ota-
er articles, which have been the sub
jects of heated disputes, have been
put over after very brief discussions
held for the purpose ot determining
the temper of the representatives of
the two branches ot congress.
Many Important subjects, such as
the house drawback featsre of the al
cohol paragraph, the rates on oil cloth
and the various items under the head
ot lithographs, were submitted to sub
conferees. The treasury experts who
helped the senate finance committee
In its consideration of the bill are
assisting the conferees In gathering
Information 'about these subjects.
When the night session was begun
the conferees had reached i sundries,
nearly the last of the schedules. " So
many matters had been put over for
future sessions, however, that it is
difficult to tell just how much prog
ress has been made. The conferees
are making every effort to prevent the
au.auvo j,uu.,v....... ,
reached' by the conferees regardless I
of bow unimportant are the questions
determined.
The corridors about the conferees
room In. the senate office building are
abput as thickly peopled with repre
sentatives of special interests, and
lobbyists generally as they were when
the bill was In house ana senate com
mittees. The moment a member ot the con
ference emerges from a session he Is
surrounded and briefs relating to
various schedules are thrust at him.
Some of the conferees have adopted
the plan Of refusing to accept these
arguments, basing their ' declination
upon the ground that the bill has been
considered In both branches of con
gress, and that it is now the duty of
the conference committee ' to har
monize the differences without outside
Influence of any kind.
Few ot the conferees predict that a
report can be made before a week
from Saturday, but some go as far as
to forecast August 1 br later tor the
adjournment ot ttie extra session.
A representative ot the Associated
Press Interrogated one of the con
ferees as to the progress that has
been made. A list of practically all
ot the amended pragraphs ot public
Interest was submitted to him. It
covered nearly 100 subjects and .not
one of them bad been settled definite
ly, It was learned.
A CONGRESSIONAL BALL' GAME
Rspublicsn snd Democratic Members
of the .House Will Contest for
Honors.
Washington, July 14. Republican
and Democratic members of the louse
will meet In a base ball game Friday
afternoon.
The Democratic team wlll. be cap
tained by Representative Klnkead. of
New Jersey, who will muster into ser
vice Representatlv Garner, Texas;
McDermott, Illinois; James, Ken
tucky; Hughes, New Jersey; Garrett
Tennessee; Dan Drlscoll, New York;
O'Connell, Massachusetts; Heflln, Ala
bama, and Robinson, Arkansas.
The Republicans, under the cap
taincy of Representative Tener, of
Pennsylvania, win put forth Messrs.
Thomas, Ohio; Anthony, Kansas;
Vreeland, New York; Cole, Ohio; But
ier, Pennsylvania; Dawson, Iowa;
Taylor, Ohio; Morehead, Pennsyl
vania; Bennett, New York; " Long
worth, Ohio; Slemp, Virginia; Burke,
Pennsylvania; Denby, Michigan;
Gaines, West Virginia, and Hawley,
Oregon'.
The proceeds will go Into the treas
ury of the Playgrounds association. ,
Supreme Court Cuts Verdict
Jefferson City, July 14. The Mls-
sonrl supreme court reduced the. judg
ment of w P. ftordon. administrator'
of the estate of Harry L. Pfangle ot
Pitaburg, Kan., against the Kansas'
City Southern railroad from $35,000
$25,000 and affirmed it. Prairgle
was a switchman and was killed. The-'
circuit court jury returned a verdict I
for $50,000,' which the trial court re-l
duced to $35,000. ' i
No Improvement In Baton County.
Rich Hill, Mo, July 14. Flood coo
dltloss in Bales county along the
Marals ds Cygnes snd Miami rivers
are not Improved. Two miles of Mis
souri Paclfle roadbed bis bees swept
WESTWARD THE STA8 ; CF
I NOT DISTURBING THE PROCESSION.
WHAT
HEAVY RAINS CAUSE
FLOODS
Eastern Half of Kansas Visited by C
, cesslvs Rainfall- 12 Inches st
Lincoln Csnter.
Topeka, July 8. Violent thunder
storms, amounting In many Instances'
to cloudbursts occurred over the east-
era halt of Kansas and caused several i
floods of a local nature. At Osags
City 9.66 inches of rain fell and salt
creek went out of Its banks and wash-1
edout 900 feet of track on the Santa I
Fe. Other troubles was experienced
by the Santa Fs near Wakarusa and at 1
Pomona, where train No. t was wreck-,
ed. - I
The heaviest rain reported In the ,
stats was near Lincoln Center, where
12 Inches fell during a cloudburst The
heavy rain in Topeka, which amounted
to a fraction over S inches, sent
Shunganunga creek out of banks and
hundreds of people were marooned in
their houses. The Kansas river Is 17
feet above low water mark and ths
weather bureau predicts a rise to 11.4
feet flood stage by Friday. A big
volume ot water from the Blue river
Is largely responsible for the raise.
Oil King Is 70 Years Old.
Cleveland, July 9. John D. Rocke
feller has reached the three score and
;en period of his lite. Seventy years
ago be was bora on a small farm near
Rlehford, Tioga county, New York.
Beginning life as a penniless farmer's
y. Mr. Rockefeller is to-day reput
d to be the world's nearest candl
late for a billionaire.
Off ts a Cooler Climate.
Seattle. July t. Flying the flag of
Je New York Yacht r!ub. tbe steam-
r Yucatan, carrying George W. Per
kins aad S3 guests has sailed tor
jg ajasla.
EKplBE TAXES ITS KAY.
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NOW?
BRIEF ITEMS
BY ., TELEGRAPH
Tbs merger of ths business ot ths
Wells Fargo and company express in
Mexico and that of the national Mex
ican Express will go Into effect Oct
L-
The Lackawanna Iron and Stial
company announce " that beginning
July 16 the wage acale in effect bet
April 1, when a decrease of ten per
cent was mads, will be resumed. Kigai
hundred men are affected.
On the ground that - .ilegal vot a
were cast In the local option election
held at Bristol, Vs., last week which
resulted in a victory of the "wets" ay
32 majority, the temperance leade s
decided- to contest the election.
Gov. John A. Johnson of Minnesota
is seriously ill at uis apartments In
ths Aberdeen hotel. He has already
undergone three operations for ap
pendicitis and intestinal troubles. . Ills
present Indisposition Is due to ?
rence.of his old malady.
The bouse of lords, by a vote if .11
to 103 decided not to proceed with tue
National service MIL which Lord
Roberts Introduced In the bouse. This
bill provides for the compulsory ser
vice In tbs territorial army of all mala
cltlsens between tbs ages ot 1$ and
ft.
Lew Rstes ts Kansas City.
Kansas City, July 11 Tbs railroad!
are to give reduced rates for the P
O. P. fall festivities. Last year onl
the Kansas City Southern snd tht
Chicago Great Westers railroadi
granted reduced rates. This year al
of ths lines will give a rata of on.
and one-half far for the round trtj
from points within a radius of to
miles of Kansas City. The tlcketi
wtll'be so sale October 4 to . with, i
final return limit October 11. Th
lowest priced ticket that win be sob
will be $150 for tbs round trip.
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SUftlES REACH - FIFt'CEES
OTHER CITIES CAME TO RESCUE
OF PATTONSVILLE.'
Wabash Bridge Across Grand River
went Down Carrying F've Men
Kansas City Expects' Flood.
J'altonsvlile, Mo., July 8-Boats and
supplies from Kansas City, St Joseph,
Obllllco'ie, and other' points have
reached tbe refugees here and those
who havs not been taken to higher
grounds are being cared for in the
spacious upper stories of school houses
or tbe hotel. About 5 o'clock yester
day afternoon tbe water began receed-
lng rapidly. Owing to the fact tbs
watt.' is falling most of those who
havs been marooned here are not leav
ing the vicinity but are staying in
tbe bops they can re-enter thelr
bomes.
The pressing need for food was re
lieved when the boats came and the
outlook is better than it bas been for
ths past tbrea days. : Only one death
bas occurred here aa a result ot tbe
Hood. ;
St Joseph, Mo., July (. A special
to the News-Press from Chlilicothe,
Mo., says tbe Wabash railroad bridge
across Grand river went . out at . i
o'clock yesterday' aftenoon, carrying
Ave men. The men when last seen,
were floating down stream clinging to
the wreckage. Joe Wlllard and wife
were drowned In the flood two miles
west of Chlilicothe. . Tbe Burlington
bridge across Grand river just west
ot Chlilicothe has been abandoned.
Kansas City, July 8. The Missouri
river Is rising steadily, A stage of 25
fpAt mi th Hannihal hrtriee c&m?a Is
'predicted for to-night. At this stage
.the water will overflow the made lands
Tin 4ha rlvor fmnt land nrnhnhlv flnnH
some low parts of the West Bottoms
ilong the Missouri river front and the
state line. Harlem also will, be
Hooded.
Train service In all directions from
this city Is crippled on account of high
water and hundreds of passengers are
being punished y having to spend
hours at the union depot. Many trains
ire stalled in Missouri, Kansas and
Iowa-, held by washouts. j .
SMALL UPRISING IN COLOMBIA
Portion of the Army at Barranqullla
Took up Arms Against ths
. : State.
Bogota, Colombia, July 8. A por
tion of the army stationed at Barran
qullla took' up arms on Sunday last
igalnst tbe Colombian government,
made . prisoners of the municipal
iutborltles and. proclaimed Gontalex
Valencia as president General Jorge
Kolguln, who is acting president in
the absence of General Rafael Reyes,
was strongly denounced and - the
gendarmerie were driven out of the
:lty, later arriving at Cartagena. The
revolutionists took possession ot the
town and several s(eamers on Mag
lalena river.
General Holguln has declared, mar
tial law throughout the country.
3onsalei Valencia has disavowed the
rising and is coming to Bogota; with
fte acquiescence of tbe government
Valencia Issued a manifesto express
ing bis disapproval of the revolution
try movement as did also the Republl-
in committee; .
General Perdomo left Honda to-day
with six steamers, having on board
5,000 men and 20 pieces of artillery.
The objective point of the troops is
Barranqullla. , t
THEIR ENGLISH TACTICS TAILED
Militant Suffragettes In New York
Needed Police Protection to
Escape ths Crush,
New York, July $. A hurdy-gurdy
and tambourines were used by
two i
militant suffragettes whose- English
tactics, adopted for the first time in
New York met with such a boisterous
reception in City Hall park, that a riot
nearly ensued. A meek looking man
pulled ths hurdy-gurdy while Mrs.
Sophia Loeblnger and . Miss Helen
Murphy tbs suffragettes who wore
badges and streamers lettered "Votes
For Women and carried copies of
Ths Suffragette," jangled tambour
ines.
Within five minutes they were the
center ot such a crush that they bad
to shriek for tbe police. Not a copy ot
the official publication waa sold and
there were no speeches. A squad ot
police' made a lane for the two women
to the nearest subway station and
borne they gratefully hurried. -
Ths Funeral of CushR. ,
Tacoma, Wash., July 14 Thousands
of people paid tbe last tribute of re
spect and friendship to the late Con
gressman Francis w. cushman yea
terday. The body lay In state at the
armory from 10 a. m. to 1:30 p.
The funeral address wss made by
Rev. Alfred W. Martin former United
States Senator John L. Wilson, fol
lowed in a trief eulogy.
Dr. Osier Is 60 Year, Old.
BaltimoreJuly 14. Dr. William Oe
Ier became CO year old yesterday. He
is bale and hearty, but bs is not in
this city. Tbs eminent physician, who
held tbat a man's best usefulness wss
passed at 40 and that be ought to be
eloro formed at s, sailed recently
for Sugland after a vacation trip to
America. - -
stc'j:;:::;3 feats cfkatq
TWO MOUNTAIN PEAKS DISAP
PEAR IN BERING SEA.
A Bay Transformed Ints a Warm SaM
Wstsr Lake snd Two Islands
'Appear. -
Washington, July 14. Juggling tw
imposing mountain peaks off the map
transforming a bay into a take and
springing into existence two brant
new islands arf the astonishing feati
of nature discovered In Bering sea bl
government party and. reported tt
tbs treasury department
In that stretch of water, with. Its
swiftly moving currents, Is the Island
ot Bogoslot, whose constantly chang
lng conformation bas more than ones
attracted widespread attention.- A ra
port received by Captain Commandant
Ross, ot the revenue cutter service,
says that a party from the revenus
cutter Perry landed on Boagosloff on
June 10, last, made a cursory examina
tion of the Island and found that a
number ot important changes - bad
taken place since last year. .
Perry Peak and McCulloch peak
which had heretofore loomed high U)
the air, have disappeared, and ; ths .
opening of the bay or lagoon, a pretty
spot shown in pictures on file in tht
treasury department has closed up,
forming a lake of warm salt watei
of a temperature ot about 71 degrees.
Tbe lake Is slightly below, the see
level and In its centre two small is
lands have sprung up. One of these
Islands Is throwing off a volume ol
steam. , .
HARRY THAW'S, WIFE A WITNESS
State Trying to Prove That He Hat
Threatened Her Life Since His
Imprisonment. -
White Plans, N. Y., July 14. Evelyn
Nesblt Thaw was placed on the stand
by the state In Its effort to prove that
Harry K. Thaw Is still Insane.
Upon the ultimate outcome ol
velyn Thaw's testimony the stite'e
fight largely results. Mr. 'Clarke
tried hard to get he.- to admit that
Thaw had threatened her life when
she visited him on one occasion aftei
bis commitment to Matteawan. Bui
turning appeallngty to the court, she
repeatedly ' refused to answer his
questions and after a clash between
counsel, Justice Mills ruled that be
would hold the conversation in which
the threat was supposed to have been
made a confidential one between hus
band and wife, and therefore priv
ileged until the state presented 'proof
to show that Daniel O'Reilly, the New
York lawyer, who was present at ths
time, was not then acting as counsel
for both Mr. and Mrs. Thaw. This
Deputy Attorney General Clarke pVbm
ised to do, and Mrs. Thaw was ex
cused after identifying a number of
papers in her husband's handwriting.
The state's representatives announc
ed that they bad retained Dr. Austin
Flint and Dr. Charles B. MacDonald
who with Dr. Amos B. Baker (ft Mat
teawan, will make up the state's trio
of alienists along lines agreed upon
by counsel. Dr. Flint was in court
Thaw's counsel had not decided what
alienists to call.
THE ' KANSAS ' ENDEAVORERS
Ths Twsnty-Second Annual Conven
tion of State Union Begins
at Wichita.
Wichita, Kan., July 14. The Kan
sas Christian Endeavor Union Is in
Wichita in full force tor ths twenty
second annual convention. The gen-.
oral theme of the meeting is "Mis
sions,'' and mission study classes are
a feature ot the program. This even-,
lng, after a praise service, as dele
gates will be welcomed by Rev. E. W.
Allen, pastor of the Central Chris
tian church, and Henry Allen, editor
of tbe Wichita Dally Beacon. Rev.
William Cady of Kansas City. Kan.,
president of the union, will then de
liver his annual address. The con
vention closes Friday evening.
Weston Is Nearly There. -
Sulsun, Cat, July 14. Edward Pay
son Weston, started on the next to
tbe last stags of his trans-continental
journey at ( o'clock last evening after
retting five hours here. Hs arrived
from Sacramento at 1 o'clock consid
erably exhausted and retired to a
hotel He expects to reach Benlcla,
19 miles distant in less than five
hours. Hs hopes to srrlve in the Fed
eral building in San Francisco early
this afternoon four days behind bis
schedule. '
Nebraska Hss Floods.
Lincoln, Neb., July 8. Train service
Is demoralised in Southeast Nebraska
on account of the floods. Three Hays
ot heavy rainfall have caused all tbs
small streams to leave their banks.
Six ana a half feet of water cover tbe
Union Pacific tracks South ot Beat
rice, and thrers Is another washout be
tween Beatrice and Lincoln. Ths
Burlington bas a washout near Beat
rice,' but trains are abls to run by
making detours.
Ts Collect Coat From Wit en-pierce.
Jefferson City, July 14. The attor
ney general's office hss requested tbs
clerk of ths supreme court to Issue a
writ ot execution against ths Waters
Pierce company tor $17,171.11 - This
amount represents tie costs ot the'
Standard Oil ouster suit which was
recently assessed against i-a Waters-
Pierce company by tbs decision ot tbe
court . .