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I ,emgton Intelligencer;. . t ifr 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 V! i- : i ,1 r . a ' u-r! a-" Notice. toT T 'tit- Kcr Tha fn nersl of the lute W will take place f rdolft