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LEXINGTON, LAFAYETTE COUNTY, MISSOURI, SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1901.
N 11
III
c -oCubttConTentloB
fin Influent Will
:.x, to bi')Jjd. . .
WASHINGTON.
BURIED UNDER SNOW.
. -' . rulned Tbat Piatt
r ,v " Accepted or Slllltarv
t . li. unlliiantf-VMBtor Cok-
.l3!h-tr ih oumrets TU IslaSNUrs
youi.ia oi itt l,altd Butte Issatr.
vnna, April 11 In the Cuban con-;-m:.I
convention Uualberto Go
;n'.' au'.iinvt ilir resolution to
;i ( .ii.nnoMiin to Washington.
t ( ii ! n. .f, object to sending
; .: .( :( from th convention
. i : ;:. provided that the con-
i ii ! i i tt'l the Piatt prop
on, 1 li declared, would
vs i---:i 1 iiIir from attaining
i!iit-P''n.i. ,,. mid he added that
i;uld t-iOu'i' die of grief or be-
mi --.iu- it' t iioy were accepted,
ir i'"ii v hn i a negro, antd
li.,liw'iv lie queatlon for him
one of i u . Me was a descendant
in-.,--; '.h-I fr;.i'd that American
inw ii: uUi would be hostile
he liiii-k ri.ee.
..-t.Hujc t Wsehlas;.
a 11 i i ! ' 1 1 ''t April 11. Information
tve'M.Ti! at. il-rt war department
tip f i t!..,t the Cubnii eonstl-t-K'.l
( -m'.i'm : on contemplates
i';x a c iiiMiif iee Here to consult
p-v-'iirM mul secretary of war
ipii-i: :!-e i '' amendment and
r-l.. i -.-iw of tha United Btates
il' delegation, it is
rn I Nut the Ctibana can
u i. i.iUflcatlon of the
. and that nothing
U'd by waiting until
It also will be made
? ;i"ent adralnist ration
i h -.tor modification and
m( of the Datt amend
i i o 'ited. The delega-
ii.fmmed that they can
ilH'tH of the convention
i Oo.l
, will
e for
).,- -,
1.,"
1 h.r t.
n Hi t
rtke'l rwk Bed Cvrd with a WhH
Manila Twa to Tea I'M Ua-.s-Beats
Pa HM-rfcod.
Colorado Spring Col.. April 11.
Tha Pike's peak region is buried un
der from two to ten feet of snow.
The snow la deepest on the nurth aide
of Pike's- peak and over the trans
continental divide between this city
and Denver. A pile blowing 50 miles
an hour ia drifting the snow and the
Cripple Creek mining district la block
aded. The Hunts Pe railroad la anowed
under.
All the roads are using huge auow
plows In an effort to keep their tracks
clear. The mountain lines are run
ning two engines and a great fliiuger
over the worst sections, A violent
blizzard Is raging In the Cripple Creek
district. The mountain tops in the
Leadville district, especially between
the cloud city and Conio, are hidden
In a swirling white mesa. Boreas
pass ia burled. A correspondent there
wired as follows: "Snowing fearfully,
melting rapidly, very high wind, bad
drifts. Five feet on the level."
10 PRISOfi FOR UFL
Mrs. afircet HoMtck Coot Ic ted at
Induaoli, I., af th If order el
Her Wealthy Husband.
EYIDEXCE WAS ALL CIBCUHSTAKTUL
OEN. DELQADO REWARDED.
t. ti." so
it TIMi' I
the ma
in th.'Sr return that until the con
ops nf flu- 1'i.itt amendment are
ipliril wiili Hi.' United States will
tfnne tu rvon ine authority in the
niln iimlir Its military power,
he reernt v-it. "f Senator Cockrell
I other nVmo. ratio congressmen
ITavr-nq. Ik suiiit to have made a deep
ires-ion. A!"to-it without exception
se drnio.'ti't told the Culiaus thnt
Vliilt lion inlm.-nt represents the
t term tl.ey run expect and that
perm I session of the Kifty-seventh
tffi'ix oiiirht not ilenl so well with
NOT TEETOTALERS.
nestes tn nn Anil-Aleohal Conarsss la
Vtonos llrluk :htmaaffn aad Baer
i a ninaae.
'lenna, April 11. Both sessions of
i anti-nli'ohol ennirress held in VI
ia were very Ktonny, partly owing
the fact Unit mnny of the dele-
:es jnutifi'il nioilerata drinking,
'ong att;H kH wen? made upon the
dical profession for encouraging
i use of alootiot. After an animated
mte. it, wai linanimnnsly agreed
the eviilenee of atatlstlca that de
uiu tremens in curable. The del
ites dined wit b the minister of pub-
iiiMriu-tion tiid drank champagne
1 beer. , t .
laMrgeat Laadsr Who ISwMrted Aalnal
ae In Jaaaarv Made Ooveraar of
Paoaj at tba Hlahest swlasv.
Tollo, Island of Panny, April 11.
Gen. Martin Delgado, the chief Insur
gent commander in the island of
Panuy until his surrender tn January,
haa been appointed governor of the
province o( Hollo, created by tha
United States Philippine commission.
Judge Taft'a announcement of the
appointment was greeted with shouts
of enthusiasm from the delegates and
spectators. Gen. Delgado was recom
mended by Gen. Hughes, his subordi
nate officers and the natives, aa honest
capable and popular. His salary will
be fcUNW gold, the higheat of any
provincial governor. Lieut. Thomp
son, of the Thirty-eighth regiment.
waa appointed treasurer. Tha other
Ofliciuia are natives. Ihe jiuvuch
contains ncurly half the population of
Pansy, estimated at 1,000,000 persons.
A feature of the session of the com;
mission was 'the opposition to the
land taxation provisions, but a fuller
explanation of the American system
sufficed.
JUNTA EXPRESSES FEAR.
rrrltory I. O. O.P.
T, April 11. The In
:md lodge, I. 0. 0.
'oirdner, of Ardmore.
or: tl. H. Alexander, of
gi-.inj secretary, and 3.
f ( hiekasha, grand repre
The IIKKI session will be
d at Jlnrnnt. The Hebekaha elected
s. Jennie Turk, of Cheootah, pres'
U and Mrs, Olive Martin, of Vinlta,
ind serretitry.
In.lij..
i(llsko;:'e.
n ternio! ,
ctej i. I
md rn.
iski ,w
llrriK
itnrhe.
iwMmasr Tmln Wreeksa at WlltMVS. Ma.
unrthn, .Neli.. April 11. A Wahash
inenrer tr:iin northbound .wan
(eked TliiirMii.y morning at Wilcox.
i by nuutiiur into an open switch,
e enoine v,t.s overturnetl and the
iln car thrown Into the ditch. lie-'
rid slight Ininries to the engineer
i lirenuin from jumping, no one
s hint, ulfliongk the passenger!
cived a severe shaking.
II ho
ril!!'l:oi?i
Mill i: ,i
-. nolMi i
ill bee.,,.
a. Am
;es no
n enrv.
Loaaf Cattle.
, April 11. A con'a
' killing young cattle
i ..it nf here. The an
". then stiff and then
mi with a knife pro
i nor does the flesh
assrst Meetlaa ml Plllptnes la Loafloa las
formed That Asulnstdo Will a Tortarad
late BlanlDC I'm rntelamatio.
Tondon, April lU At a secret meet
ing of the Kiliplno junta held here
Thursday, M representative Filipinos
from Madrid, tlnrrelona, Paris and
Urussrls being present, there was read
a telegram from the Hingaporo junt4
Whlrh said that Den. MacArthur waa
preparing to tortdre Agninaldo uu
less he took the oath of alletrlnnce tn
tha United Htatea and signed the
peace proclamation. The Hingaporo
funta urged those present at this
London meeting to formulate a circtM
lar of protest directed to the Knro
pean courta. It drscrllicd In rrnll
the engines of torture that were be
ing erected by the Americans at the
.Malacanan palace at Manila. The
meeting professed intense anxiety
over this telegram from Singapore, 1n
spite of the publication here, April ft,
nf a dispatch to the effect that Agni
haldo had already aworn allegiance
to the United States.
VhaCrlss WastJwaUltad Aftor tass Caaeks
stsllraa for tha Nl(hl sd ih Weass
Hsld Bolibeis DM l-slvldM That Ih
UMfjte Wer CMtlaaally Uaamllsg
Mrs. Hassaok W Anted OM.tMM Kstat.
llulionoia, ia April u.-jirs ainr-
garet llossack, wife of a wealthy
farmer, was found guilty Thursday of
the murder of her husband on tha
night of December 1 and sentence
was fixed by the jury to life imprison
ment in the penitentiary. For two
weeks the trial has been progressing
under guidance of the ablest attor
neys In the state. The evidence was
all' circumstantial. On the night of De
cemlier I. John Hosaack and his wife
retired for the night and about 10:30
Mrs. Hossack declares that she waa
awakened by a flash of light. Upon
getting out of bed ahe found that her
husband bad been nil on tne nean
with an ax. Two wounds were made,
one by the sharp edge and. the other
with the blunt end or tne ax wnicn
waa found hidden under the granary.
Death ensued In an hour. The state
presented evidence that for 30 years
the couple bad quarreled and that pre
rloua to the murder they bad a dispute
over one of the children, of which
nine are living. It waa also maintained
by the prosecution that Mrs. Hossack
had as an object the securing of tha
ttSO.OflO estate which Is .left behind.
DANGEROUS TO NAVIGATION.
Plow f Chleaa River, by Order af ah
(mnstiti Will R Ranlaeed to SO,-
U10 Cable Pe1 -Wl'-to.' - -
Chicago, April 11. Federal author
ities have ordered the flow of the
Chicago river reduced from 300,000 to
Soo.ooo cuhio feet a minute. The san
itary board will act Immediately and
Hie current will not lie Increased be
fore the channel hna been widened
and deepened and existing obstruc
tions to novlgatlon hove been removed.
Action on the part of the war depart
ment wus brought about ,by the pro
test of local river Interests and the
Lake Carriers' association, which since
the opening of the big canal have
complained that IJOO.OOO cubic feet pro
vided by law wos dangerous to navi
gation under present conditions. l.o
cnl niilhiidties are apprehensive of
the effect It may hsve upon the St.
Louis litigation. With the full flow
to dilute the sewernge carried down
the cnnnl from the Chicago river the
board hud no fear of the charge that
Chicago was polluting the water sup
ply of St. l.oiii.
ELDER FITTS REQULATEO."
Here and There.
Aa interesting matter, from a aciea-
lllo point of ? lew, ia aoaneMloo with
tha death of tha queen M tba distance
at which tha sound of firing waa heard
when tha fleet sainted as tba bodr was
conveyed frota Cowes to Portsmouth.
Latter in the English Journals of
soianoa show that the sounds of the
guns were beard in seversl plac at a
dlstaace of eigsly-foar miles, and that
at a dittaooe ot sixty miles the 00 n-
cuMtona were sufficiently intense lo
inste windows.
A few drops of any perfumed oil
will secure libraries from the consum
ing effects of moldlnesa and damp.
Kustian leather, which is perfumed
with tbe tar of tha birch tree, never
molds; and merchant suffer large
bale ot this article to lit in the Loa
don dock In the most careless manner,
knowlog that it can sustain no injury
from damp.
Tbe emperor of China is now taid to
be suffering from the effect of too
much tobacco. According to reports
ha smokes cigarette continuously and
as many American cigars as be can
got.
BRITAIN EXCLUDES OUR BEEF.
After Jan I Hothlag Bat th Nosaa-Bi
Articl Will B I'sed la British
Arm Contracts.
Washington, April 11. The depart
ment of agriculture haa received a
dispatch from a prominent packing
company of Chicago announcing that
they have just been advised thst the
British government boa excluded all
beef except home-bred from the Brit
ish army contract. This, It ia stated, is
to be effective June 1 next.
Kansas Mat Balldlacs-
Topeka, Kan., April 11. K.inaas in
tends to keep pace with the times by
bringing her state buildlnga up to
date. The state will siend more money
in improvements this year than auy
year since lis sdmission into the un
ion. The total'to be spent will aggre
gate 79s,5l0.
atria Beflns oa Central New Jersey.
Wilkesbnrre, Pa,, April 11. The em
ployes of the Central Ilailroad of
New Jersey In the Ashley carshopa
struck at noon Thursday because Sa
perintendent Thomas refused to re
instate 30 men who were discharged
two week ago.
Nesrnes at ladepeadeaes. Ma., Adoptod
the White Msa's Methods lo Hot Rid
of aa Ohjeotloashl Frehr.
Kansas City, Mo April 11. The ne
groes of Independence have begun to
use the white man'a methods of "reg
ulating" perilous who are offensive to
them. A mob of negroes made up of
members of the faction in tbe Uide'
prnilenee Baptist church that I op
posed to its pastor. Elder J. T. Fitts,
seized Mr. Fiti and his wife while
they were coming out of church after
a prayer meeting last night, threw
ropes around their necks, dragged
ihetn into a hollow beside the road and
"regulated' them with barrel stave
laid on their back. Mr. and Mr.
Fltts came to Kansas City and induced
Herbert Iladley, prosecuting attor
oey, to Issue warrant against the
regulator
faadale Daasae th Hsadrleks Maaassns,
Indisnapolis, Ind., April II. Van
Inls did serious damage to the Thotnna
A Hendricks monument In the state
house ground last night. One of th
large granite ornaments waa broken
from the base and thrown to the
ground, a bronze shield waa carried
awny and the scale which the figure
nf justice held in her hand were
stolen.
NegroM Want an RshlblL
fit. Louis, April 11. A mass meet'
Ing of negroes here be (sua a movement
which they hope will result In tho
erection of a special building for the
: exhibition of negro productions at
! the wurld's fair in IWI3. Prominent
. colored men from adjacent end dis
tant states were -"esent
Press Comment.
Th Lexington Intklliuiinukr Is
now owned and edited by I. 6. Neale,
formerly oonnected with the paper, L.
W, Grove Miring. The Irtkixkikn-
ckr I one of the influential paper of
the (late and will continue to be aa
ha been ably edited and managed.
Butler Dtmocrau
Lt't week L. W. Groei retired from
the editorial control of the Lexington
Imtkiaio ksckh snd was succeeded by
Iss&o (i. Neale, who wad lor a number
ol year business manager ol that well
known journal. Tha Intri.i.igknckr
is one of the best pieces of newspaper
property in tha slate and w predict
a bright future for it under the man
agement of Mr. Neale. To the retiring
editor, L. W. droves, we extend our
beat wishes. Missouri Ledger.
Over the State.
Trenton ii making arrangement for
putting up a canning factory and i
contracting with the farmer lo raise
tomatoes for the factory.
A Are at Sheldon, Mo., destroyed
the livery barn of Zacb linker and 14
head of stock, and tbe Hre was sup
posed to be of Inoendiary origin.
Tha assessed valuation of Vernon
county is nearly 8,000,000.
Mar-ball ii trying to gel a new jail.
- 1 1 tJlt)TaI&
la th advsrttssmsnt of Th Lsxlagto
Elsetrle Company ysatardsy th i psr
esat reduction mentioned should bar
read 40 per eeet reduction.
Mr. Josbo Bradley, of St. Joseph, Ho.,
srrlved Tbursdsy to visit I th family of
kls soa-la-law, Mr. B. H. Christy. .
Use. Z. M. Williams returned Tharsdsy
Iran Hsrrlsoevllls, where bs went lo
attend th Kanssa City district eon
fersDoe. lira. T. 0. Butt left Tbursdsy for
Ksasss City, when sbs wss called by th
slckasss ot hsr brother, Mr. Ernest Don
aldson. COBBsSPONDBirpj WiSTXD-Tb Is-
TiLLiai-icaa wsots a eerrespoadsot ia
every town in Lafayette county. Writ
for particular.
The transfer company hasps aoall book
at the Mammoth livery stable, and 0 at
th Grand Oeatral hotel, Laav orders at
base plans. 10-17-tf
Mr. W. G. MusgroT returned Wednes
day eveolog from a Tlslt to Sweat Springs,
whsre he bss been spending a lew dsyl
with relatives.
Mr. N. 8. Thompson, of Kansas City,
who has been vtsillnf tha family of Mrs.
Tho. Bmlth, sooth of town, returned
home Thursday evening.
Mr. Julius Wloklsr wsnt down to
Dover Wedaesdsy to measure and buy a
lot of lumbar tor th us ol Ih Wiaklsr
Furniture compsny.
Miss Rebecca rlogan, of Htgginsfllls,
who has bee visiting her brother, Mr,
W, P. Edwsrds, of our city, relumed
home Tbursdsy mornlog.
President Z. M. Wlllisms, ot Centre I
Femsle ecllege, left Tbursdsy morning tor
Hsrrlsonvllls, Mo., to atlsnd Ih Ktaass
City district oontereno now In session
thsrs.
LOCAL 8H0RT-6T0P8.
Mr. Ed. Tsabos rewraed from Kaa
a City Thursday.
Mrs. Sua Rsiabsrd Maaoa, of Sedan.
Is tbe gaesi of Mrs. W. B. Bchults.
Mrs. Cms. Weber left Tbrsday for -
Co soil Bluffs, Iowa, to visit hsr so, Mr.
On Wsber.
Mrs. Lataystt Grove tart for Con.sr.
Tharsday, Bear which plaaa h will
reside 1 the future,
Mr. M. U. Lasd, Mr. Ssto Dowalaa?
and Mrs. Wlaols Hutoblsoa spent tha
day la oar city Tharsday.
William Bra, sold yesterday to WIU
son Cum two hora that wsiaaed
together evea, 1,000 lbs at 5 eta.
MsJorT. B.Cbsodlsr returned Tharsday
from Kaosss City, whsre he had base ta
attend the luoeral of hla brother.
Mrs. Gas Wsber returned Wedusodsp
tram Topsks, Kss., wtaer h hss bB
visiting relatives for short tins.
Mr. and Mr. J. C. IfoGrsw sad Mr.
and Mrs. E. J. McGraar returned Wed
nesday light from Ooffsyvllle, Kss.
Pay os ft Kslleyi saloon at Cordsr wsa
robbed Wednesday eight. Th sals wsa
blown open sod about PiOO wss (soured.
Dr. and Mr. Alvta Col and their
guests. Dr. E. L. Brows aad wile, wsnt to
Kansas City Friday morning to spend tha
dsy.
Bev. J. 0. Otvea returned Thursday
evening from Wavsrly, where he hsa
bsea attending the Lexington district
coofsreoee.
Mrs. Chas. C. Wallaoe, who hss been
spending th past six wesks with rela
tives at Washington, D, t., returned
home Tharsday morning.
Miss Nsll Bnaet, from Bonnot' Mill,
sad Mia Gusst Roasoham, ol Marshall,
who oav beea visiting ths tsmlly of Mr.
Wm. Bsaaoa, left Tbursdsy tor Msr
sbsll.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. M. Wlllisms returned
Wedaesdsy rnleg from Wavsrly, whsre
they weot to attead tbe district coaler
enos ef th Lexington district ol tba
Methsdlstehureh. .--..
Judge B. B. Andrews, ol Odssss, adg
of our county oourt for four yssrs, wss
wsloomscsllsrlour office Wedaesdsy. Ha
is one of the lesdlng democrats ol our
oousu and I highly ea teemed la our
ooinmunity. '
Bev. W. B. Palmare and Bsv. J. 8.
Jenkins, who wars th guests ol Pre.
Williams at Central oollege Wednesday
left Tbursdsy to stlend the Methodist
district oonfsreuos now In session at
Waverly, Mo. '
Aa ounce of prevention Is worth a
pound ol ours, sod bottle ol Bsllard'a
Horehound Syrup used ia time Is werth
satsff ol physlclsas with drug store or
two laciudsd. Prlos, 36 sod SO oasis.
For ssls by t'renshsw A Young. 4 (ail
Msrrlsd, Wsdnssday, April 10, at Iv
o'clock p, m., at tba parlors pi thsCom
mercisl hotel, by Probate JudgaJs. P.
China, In hi uiosl happy style, Mr. J.
W, Fucbs, of Lexington, and Mis Ana
M, Colbura.ot Blaine, Wis.
Only P& to California via Santa Fa
route; every Tussdsy to April SO. Tloksta
good In tourist sleep and recllalog
cbslr ear. Take th trip and ee Cali
fornia si its prettiest. J. D. Esster, Jr.,
Agent.
Mr. Fred Smith dropped la to see aa
Thursday sod renewed blsallsglsnost
th Imtbluobncu. Mr. Smith wss on '
of lb first man tbst paid any money on
th old Caoeaslaa, sod b hs bees read
ing th IRTBLUOBHOBS vr (100 It WS
started.
Owing to th mild weather I did sot
sell sa many ovsreoat a I anticipated and
have yet over 200 ol them oa hand, la .
order to Blapos of a many of them as
possible, I bsvs ooaoluded to Merino say
soilr profit, sad tow offer ihsm at prim
OMt. H.BIosuer. 13-22if
Tbeooolrsot for printing th financial
statement of Lafayette ooeoiy wu oa
Wedosadsy afternoon awarded by tha
ooooty court to Mr. Job a Harwoodat tho
Hlgglnsvlll Jsflenoalsa for 140. H
greed lo print II la tha Jsffersonlaa sad
lo furnish 3000 to MOO oople beside for
distribution,
Nenrly.evrry person need a toalo mad
loin at this time of the year to brao
op sod invigorate th nervous systsm, to
-leans the bowels, liver and kidney.
Heroin I the best aad sslsst remedy V
do this, sa It will our ooosilpstlon, regu
1st th liver sod so r lob th blood.
Price, 60 cent. For sal by Crenshaw A
Yonag. 4-6ml
Mr. Fred Nest has a new les wgoa sod
It makes fine appearance on our street.
"F. K. Neet, loe, 'Peon 52," I neatly
painted oa tbe sides of the wsgon bed.
Mr. Heat Is getting ready to supply his
customer with ooellng chunks ol solid
ified water when ths lemoosde lime of
the yesr oomes on.
il.L
If
east
fava
young
msn In last
muuru the Iom we't Pper. He sstd; 'The msn who
been named to dslend him..- Though h show dtspo-fttorr to
assume insanny, nuwever, tl (I sale to say tuut in a fuw lew day
no will nnv inn irena iv ill ni irreni nrotiu in h. n ,
of -two'iln?' sppcTmens, prcparcrnri
perfection. .Music and songs by rue
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