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LEXINGTON, LAFAYETTE COUNTY, MISSOURI, SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1901.
No. 12.
XXXI
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are C. Bates Will Erect a
a-Deck Structure Across Mis
xtI River at Kansas City.
T WINNER PIERS FOR A STARTER
etera Am to Be tut Down forty Feet
1 a Bridge for Rallrondi, Vehicles,
... r.r Lines and I'edeetrtane r.nn-
-W1U Coat a Million Dollare and Be
,illeted In 8U Month.
,mw City, Mo., April 18. Tho
s-r britlfre piers ncross the Mis
.ir.n-o here, and all of the prop
.,t the Kansas City & Atlantic
flv company were sold under
Aire lit Harlem for $100,000 to
lore C. Dates, of Worcester, Mass
atea boiieht the property on be-
of the bondholders at the upset
fixed by the federal court. No
11 was made.. The property
consists principally of the bridge
12 rnilen of truck and some ter-
I land near Harlem and on this
of the river. The old race track
i h terminal oroperty on the river
; pvtendlnff from the piers to
st avenue, were not included in
ale, but they are controlled by
i and the eastern bondholders.
er the sale has been confirmed
.ietes will go ahead with hia long
shed plan of ' completing the
and building m union depot in
north eml. The syndicate "of
h Mr. Batea is the head has gained
gssion of tome extremely vahia
railroad and terminal property,
it will be unprofitable to .the .yu
le unless It Is improved and put
v going basis. Mr. Bates says thai
bridge can be finished in six
ths after the contract ia let and
new company proposes to let the
ree.t thia summer. On one point
Tlatea ia positive tho bridge Is
a finished aoon. Nans have beea
axed for a three-deck steel auper
ture f..r the piera. The, auper
ture will cost $1,000,000 and will
a draw span. The bridge will
two tracks for steam railroad,
foot roodwav for vehicles and
tt car lines and a separate pas
way for foot passengers.
INVENTS ARMY RATION.
, U O. rerson, of Chicago, Patents a
Condensed Pork and Been Bleralt
Which Attract Attention.
'- hicago, April t8. Mrs. L. O. Fer
i has invented a condensed food,
emergency ration, which ia said to
esa great merit. The Japanese
emment has negotiated for a sup
, and the Russian government also
i investigated the food. Lieut.
:lyn Baldwin has ordered 30.000
mds of it for use on hia polar ex
ttion. while the United States gov-
ment, Mrs. Ferson expects, will
it a teat. The new conoensea
i. Mrs. Ferson explained last night.
i simple compound of pork and
is. comnressed into a cake. TJn-
pemmiean and other compressed
. there is nothing at ail unpiea
in its appearance, the inventor
i nud it is not nnpalatable. Mrs.
U irrndiiate of Vassar, and
r to coming to Chicago resided at
iDcil Bluffs, la. ,
WOODRUFF DENIES ALU
Offlrwr at Menlbt Under Suspicion of frond
Is the I'omutluiiry Department Cnhlen
to Washington.
Washington. April IS.--Commissary
General Wentou has received a cable
gram from Col. Woodruff, chief com
missary at Manila, In which he says:
"Do not permit scandalous reports to
worry you. Affair in the subsistence
Apnnrtment of the annv are adminis
tered honestly and to the satisfaction
of officers and troops.
F.iaritaratrd. Says MacArthur.
Wnslrinyton. April 18. A dispatch
was received nt the war department
Thnrwlnv from Gen. MacArthur in
Manila. Onlv announcements relat
inw to transports were made, but it
o -- . - -
is understood that the dispatcti also
referred to frauds in the subsistence
department and Gen. MacArthur in
sisted that there had been considera
ble exaireeration and that the author
ities were engaged now in probing the
matter to the bottom.
THE TIMES.
ft. L. CriHiuaa Buys Capt. A. A.
- Lesucur'B Interest and H. J.
Groves is ia Charge of the
Editorial Department.
KANSAS OPTICIANS ALARMED
They Fear Tbelr Bnthiens WUl Me De
stroyed by the New Medical Law Passed
by Last If lulatoro.
Emporia, Kan., April 18. Opticians
In this city and presumably through
out the state, are much agitated over
a Mil for a first annual meetincr of the
Kansas opticians, to be held in Topeka
May 1, 1901. Accompanying ine can
is a circular letter, which asserts
that the new medical law passed by
the last legislature will wtpe out tne
business of all oDticiana unless they
be graduate, of an optical college,
hate itudied the anatomy of the eye
enA eontio-uoua Darts, human physiol
ogy and aatural philosophy tinder a
competent teacher for six months,
ami am ahia te nose an examination
nek aa it mav iilease the board to
propound. The circular also aeserta
that if after September 1, 1901, the
reovivee of the circular letter fit a
single pair ot glass without taklog
aa examination prepared by the med
ical board be will be liable to a ine
ot $3K).
SIX YEARS OF DROUGHT.
Judge G. L. Chrisuian has purcha;. 1
the interest of Capt. A. A. Lcsueur in
tho Kansas City Times and the latter
has retired from the paper. The In-
TKLLitiKSCER understands that this
purchase makes Judge Chrisman the
owner of all the stock in the Times
Company except thut owned by II. J.
Groves. Cant. Lesurer retired last
Saturday at which time Judge Chris
man assumed the general management
Mr. II. J. Groves, who ws formerly
managing editor, succeeds Capt
Lesueur in the editorial department.
C. C. Cline succeeds Mr. Groves as
man9!?lnsr editor and Henry C. Garner
becomes business manager.
Il is understood that Judge Chris
man will devote much o( his time to
the paper and direct it affairs. He
has surrounded himself with a staff of
good men and the Times will cuntinue
to grow in pupnlanty with the people
While Judge Chrisman is known ana
respected ia Lafayette and every
one wishes him success, yet the oonnty
takes a pardonable pride in the ad
vancement of II. J. Groves who was
bora and began his suocesstal news
paper career here. As a
HIGQIN3VILLE.
E. W. Holland and Ned Aabury vili run
a oaody kitchen this summer.
The Lafayette elub danc?4 to the muslo
oi an Italian orchestra Wedoetdsy night.
Uev. W. E. BeaU.e will be installed as
pastor ot the Presbyterian church on
April 20.
T. M. Reed, editor ot the Leader, at
tended tbe HollowayCoIvert nuptials at
Marshal Wednesday.
Dr. Braecklloe. of Hleeinsville, was
elected president of tbe Missouri Valley
Medical association at Marshall Wednes
day.
Dr. D. C. Bidawsy, ol tbis city, deliv
ered the annual sddress at tbe commence
ment of tbe Cbamolu schools Friday
evening.
Tbe little six weeks old child ol Prof.
Sebrlcs. aupertnteDdeul ol the city
schools, died Friday nlebtand was Donea
Saturday.
Tbe "Uncle Josh Spruceby Co." played
to a packed bouse Saturday night. The
show was a "howling" success Judging
from the applause.
Will Tempel, a well known young tar
nr of near this citv. and Miss Katie
Lipmsn, of near Corder,' were married
Thursday afternoon. Rev. Uoerer per
formed the ceremony. .
Hanfnrd Thornton and sister. Mis
Daisv. were down from Lezinffton San
dev. Former HiMtnsvllllansoanaot long
stay away from the beautiful little elty
wbtoh was once their home.
MABRUGE8.
Mirrint R-r4ri nlirht AnrlM? .1 (ha
psrsonage of the Methodist cburcb, by
Kev. J. C. Given, Mr. Harry Caldwell, ot
this city, snd Miss Maud Ternune.
Mr. Caldwell is a morel young gentle
man of ffood business habits and is now
clerking In tbe grocery store ot Mr. N. K.
Bstkett.
The bride is the dauehter ot Mrs. M. B.
Terbune, ol our county, and is a moat
estlntable young lady. The Intelli
obncku wishes tbe yonng couple a happy
and prosperous voyage on the matrl-
monisl sea.
The? are making their home tor the
present it the residence ot Mrs. Aon,
Moorman.
BIRTHS.
Rom. In HitririnivllU. recently, to the
wile ot Rev. Bastorett, a girl.
Rnrn nnar DdiMiia. Anril 10. IflOl. to the
wife of Mr. Glenn Fulton, a boy.
P.nrn. at Htrclnsvllle. reoentlv. to the
wile of Mr. Keacb, a boy.
editor be vu a success, as a WaBbicg
ton correspondent ha quiokly took
rank with: tbe best and in his new
position, the Ihtkluokrcbb is sure he
wiil achieve evea greater suocess tbsa
ever. Mr. Olina who assumes the
OONOOEDU
The Concordia puolio school clots
Friday.
A maettna to start a beneficiary organl-
ruansging atnU called forBatordsy night
The vonaar Deoole's society of tbe 8t
Fanreehnreh met In 8t. FaDl's Collet
Sunday afternoon and rendered an ex
eellant programme
The Concordia base ball team was reor
giatted lst Tassdsy and tbe boy are
m,m raadv u meet all aanlraota for a
Died. Frldav. Aoril fi. 1801. at his reai.
dance south of Alms, Chan. Kllmaker,
aged 74 J ear.
Died. Sunday. April 7. 1801, at hi resi
dence west of UlgR-laaville, of spinal
meningitis, Qustav Arodt, agad 29 years.
Died, in this olty, Thursday April 18,
1901, at 7 o'elook, at the residence on
Third street, airs. Harry Biee, aga w
years.
Mrs. Blee has been slok for the past
four month. She leaves a devoted hus
band and eight children to mourn the
loss ot a loving wife and mother, who has
been called to her final rest with the
heavenly Father. Sbe was a faithful
member of tbe Csthollo obureh. The
family have the sympathy of their rnsay
friends in tbelr great lose.
The faneral service will take plaee from
ths Catholio church tbis afternoon at i
o'olock.
MAKE OFFER TO OMAHA.
tmolers of New Kallmed to Ctnemrla,
..an., from Nebraska MetreswU. Wast
3A0.000 Bond leans from Letter.
Omaha, b., April 18. Ofrleers ef
e proposed railroad from Omaha to
nporiu, Kan., were in conference
: re with the Commercial club. It
as proposed that in consideration of
; Uf. issue of t'MWM bonds by the city
f OinnliH the company wonld, in
tming the rond, place the word
Omaha" first In the name; that it
would locate in this city its head
quarters and general offices: that its
principal nhops would lie built In this
i ity, nud that Omaha would be repre
entcd on the board of directors. Fur-
her than this it. was suggested that
the bonds ehonld not be delivered to
'he company until the road was in
ipernlion end the shops built and
equipped.
!. Htmrk ni Anrlum Grennd.
- Toneka. Kan.. Acrll 18. Chairman
Henry Allen, of the state board of
charities, telephoned the governor
ttrnt natural run had been struck on
the asylum grounds at Osawatomie
and that the flow is probably suffi
cient to furnish light smd heat for the
asjluni. The weli wa sunk by the
board.
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f
Wkuile PUtrlcta of aattrnlla Have lie
Peeopnlated and SO.OOa.000 Sbeep
Have rerlebed.
London, April 18. Tt is unfortu
natilv not true that tbe great six
years' drought in Australia has bro
ken up. Bain has fallen In many parts
of New Sonth Wales, nut oniy senm-
tlv ni in central Queensland ana tne
north and northwestern portions of
New South Wales the drought t" sun
aa uv.rn aa ever. In the meantime
the sheep industry, in Queensland
hna been brouirht to a desperate pitch.
Runs of 2S0.000 sheep have been re
duced to 5,000, and whole townships
have been denoDulated. Many sta
tiona in Queensland aud New South
Wales have) bad no rain for two
years, and the aheep have been re
dneed in. six vears bv some ftO.ooo.noo
The onlv hone for Australia is in a
cycle of rain after thia protracted and
disastrous drought.
STORMY SCENES IN REICHRATH
Archduke Francis' Arceptaae of tbe -
- pert ef the Autrlan Catholic Schools'
Association Createe an tproar.
Vienna. April 18. As anticipated.
the acceptance of the patronage of
the Austrian Catholic hcbools asso
ciation bv Archduke Francis, the heir
apparent and his utterances on the
occasion, led to stormy scenes in tne
relchrath. The I'nn-Germuns inter
pellated the government, on the sub
ject and violently attneked the arch
duke for supporting "the ng&fing
union of the clerical party," declaring
that his action was unconstitutional.
... , . ..;,, . nnmBt good base ball licking.
I7j0ll I V 11 UI uiaaiissjk: iusk. n - -
west, wklle Mr. Osrner, tho business Moa,yt tn(l na awty, breaking op tbe
manager, Is a busines vr v f Wa wagon badly and injuring aae ol tk
traioiug and experience.' All things bone.
u i .k c...u fit Tim a hii tilrnln will be rlveo nere on
cunniuutou, -n. r ...v -.A
under the new mansgement ,. assurfd
of a prosperous career. ha appointed able oommUtea on plcnlo
ad nrosrramme.
Condensea Aews. ,it. v.,.. .... .
I Kev, vsmposil oi ninu.n e-'" -
The new battleship .Maine "'H DB I locture hr lat Friday night at the
launched on Memarinl dsy . Baptist Cbaroh. Th lecture was greatly
I . . a rVfaA maa! I M SB
Shirtwaists will be worn this suib-
sad drill under ths aneplees Of tb
ol a number ot
aaer by the post men
our allies.
The Kansas state sportsmaos shoot
has been ia progress in Leavenworth
this week
Badaavor
B. P. C. EnterUinmenL
' Ths departments of elocution and
music, of Uaotist college will give ao
The government has about decided UntertalDUieut In the chapel this
tk.tC.pt. Csrter is safer in prise, pu
than outside. enulnment of the stage for the entr-
The bourbon whiskey oombine of talomeot of the public. FricDds of
Kentucky has decided to enter th. l on , . -n, -
CUJVJ avw-a-- "
most worthy cause.
Armed with fnorase and a (inn,
Nortoiiville,'',Kan., April H.-Chnrles
Mamm has for some time been court
ing the daughter of Kd Cone, a farm
er, against the' parents' wishes, and
the girl hna been held n virtual pris
oner In her home. Yesterday Misa
Cone was of age, andH.tmm, armed
with courage nud n six-shooter, called
for his sweetheart. Cone was nt the
home of a nelghlmr, and young
Hamm was not loner in capturing the
maiden, whose heart he hud already
won.
grain business.
C. K. Uowsrd, of Kspid City, South
Uakots, has sold his isnca and stock
for $160,000.
Hon. F. B. Iemi8, United SUtos
minister to Venexuela, srrived in New
York Tuesday evening.
King Edward, ol Kngland, will be
formally crowned king of England at
the end of June, 1902.
Cattle men and sheep men sre about
to olswh near Green River, Wyoming,
m jar I.!... a-nrt
.no serious aiiucumus nr iic4.
J. l'iorpoot Morgan ;has purchased
the Gainsborough portrait oi ine
Duchess ot Devonshire for 12ft,000.
The .Temple Dry Goods House at
Joolin had a big fire Tuesday night
and tbe loss Is estimated at ffO.COO.
Ths negroes in cuba are said to be
organizing, and tho whites fear mat
they msy sooop a lot of tae pouueai
offices.
Maior Joseph Smith Brice, tbe
oldest graduate of West Point, died in
2.
8.
4.
Tarrlflo Sturm nt Selnia, Ala.
Relma. Ala.. Anril IK. A terrific
wind and rainstorm struck Seluna at
I nVlrwk Thiirmlav moruinir. Tha
elfctrie liirht nlant and several other
buildings were dnmnged and many
trees uprooted. A freight train on
,i.. xr.iiiiie . lliiiniilirlinin road was
caught in the ajtorm near Jackson and
Vnr nwr K1WWHI wan
killed and a brakeman badly hurt
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PBOQKAM5IX
Piano Halo.
Sonata Op. 63 L.Sohytts
Allegro brloao. lotermeszo.
H. Klohter.
v.i Rnin Mav Morning Uenza
Mlaa Man Danbam.
Violin Solo Elegy Baoclnl
Ml Carlotta Newbrandt
Rnoltation
a. Scene In London Theatre. Antiey
b. Lorraine Klngley
w.kin th Yonnff-on Bos
Miss Eva Carey.
Vocsl Solo-L'ArdlU Arditl
Mlsa Ethel Qibb.
Piano 8olo-Bernad Hopeklrk
Miss Olivia Blcbardioo.
Keoitatlon Asth Moon Itoe.lhelp
MIM Edith Powell.
Vocal Solo
a. Land O'The Leal.. Arthur Foot
b. Sunrise Werekrltn
o. ABoeePsble ... Uswley
Miss Denham.
Recitation
a. Helpin on Jedlab Wilson
b. Mlther's Swate Little Girlen
Anoa
Mlaa Marie Boyt
Died, Thnreday, April 18, 1901. at 11:45
a. as , at tb Commercial hotel, Mr. Ally
i. Ooon, aed Hi year.
Th decanted Is the eon of Mr. K. U.
Coon, proprietor of th Commerolal hotel.
He was bora Jan. 18, 1874, at Bamboo,
Wt., and was married in Qrand Rapid,
Mien., five veer no tb tenth of June,
to Ml Fsnaa Llewellyn McCrsth, who '
urvlve bim. Bealdea hi father and
mother and wile be leaves two brother, ,
Carl and Claude, to eaoera hi loe. Mr.
Ooon has bee. residing In Kansas City for
tb past three years and waseonneoiea
with tbe U. 8. iOo-operallve Invtmot
Co., sogagad la floor exporting and In
veatnenU. 1
Though Mr. Coon and hie family have
beea bat a short time realdenta of oar
city hy bate tbe warm sympathy ot oar
community in this the sad lo ol their
on.
I7IM, weoueeuay dikoi, aprn iu,
at 12 o'olock, Mr. John Scott, at tb home
of bis win, Mr. Jam Scott, In East
Lexington.
He had been ick lnos early last fall.
Had Mr. Scott lived until next Sunday he
would have been 84 year old. He leavea
fonr children, Mr. Jame Scott and Mrs.
Geo. Webb, of tbis city; Mr. David
Pbelpe, of Waverly, aod Mr. Cha. Ike,
of Joplin. He ha two slater living la
Lexington, Mrs. Mollis McCormsok and
Mrs. Sarah Thompson.
He was buded yesterday afternoon at
3 o'elook from the Chapel In Eait Lex
ington, Rev. Cha. Manly offlolstlDg.
A good man baa entered bl heavenly
bom. "Bleeeed are the dead who die in
tha Lord." To tbe loved one left be
hind sorrow not as thoee who have no
hope, for they know that their father wa
a chrlatlan and that b 1 now at rest.
' A Pbibkd.
BOLD ROBBERY.
Our neighboring town of Msyvlew was
th scene of a burglary last Friday night.
Two tremn broke open Stoeoer' tor
and helped tbemselv to grips which
they proceeded to fill with an Baiter out
fit. The atoleo good ware hidden in Mr.
Bullsrd' barn loft and one tramp stayed
with them where he was discovered by
ome little girl Sunday, He took French
Usve but on the goods being dinooverea
In the bay May view tamed oaten masse
ad be was finally caught. Odessa waa
telephoned tb partloular and descrip
tion of tbe otbtr man, and with the
promptitude whisb characterises Odessa',
nin.-iale. thev located bim Immediately
and telephoned Mayview to come and get
bim. Constable Withers oame np on tne
4:30 and returned with his prisoner on
tb 6;50 trln. Odes Democrat.
oldest graduate oi rvest run.., u . pitno.aoVcLT.r.0tetl....Mo8kow.kl
New Yark last Tuesday at the age ri"L,ti um. Johnaon.
of 93.
11
The Wear Coal company, of Topeka,
Km., one of the largest coal companies
of the west, will move to Kansas City
.bout May 1st.
The t jenty-tltth annual session of
MiH-ouri losiiiulo of Homeopathy has
been in session at tho Midland hotel in
Kansas City tbis week.
Vocal Duett
a. Ohl Wert Thoo In the Could
Bleat Mendelssohn
b. Serenade Arseonaise
Lorenxo Fsgans
Mlssee Martha and Mary Deaham.
IMPORTaHT MEETIH9.
Next Thursday evening, April 35,
mass meeting w I be held at the Now
Grand opera bone at 7:30 o'clock. This
meeting Is a moat important one, in
which the people ot Lexington and
vicinity are Interested. Matters of vital
Importance will be presented and a large
crowd should be proeer.t. Every society.
ur a pn. who has Ibeen visit- lodge, o., is ergeu w
leg her daughter at Central Female col-1 lives pen.. speaker will bs present to
lege,loralewday.1r.turoedFrld.yorr sddress the maetlog. The Lexington,
leg to her bom at Mary vllle, Mo. I orchestra will luroUh tbe muslo.
v
oo he gave young men in last
l.o worlt'a nsnpr. Tin nmrl iThn
vu unmcu iu ueieuu U1IU. J iiuugn he shows a diMiosliton to I
assume insanity, howevur, It is safe lo hhv lliut in a few f.w dnvs I
or two fine xpecimrns, prepared
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