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LEXINGTON, LAFAYETTE COUNTY, MISSOURI, SATURDAY, JUNE 15. 1901.
No. 20
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land Dealers.
IKKS SOLDIERS DID IT.
( the Presidio of the Opinion
Pawing to and from the Orl
:eoMIIle Rumor of Big
" lo Connection with 8un
irmjr Norm,
iseo, June 13. Gen. Shaf
. Mans, inspector general
rtmeut of the California,
4rai grand jury are lnves
: many reports "of fraud
a ti.e commissary branch
fcerviw in this city. That
see in to be based on some
rubstantial than idle ru
aeed by the disclosures fol
arreet of Louis Abram A
in second hand clothing.
- wajton loads of goods
y been taken to the hall
and in every instance the
whom they were seized
i-il buying the goods from
his son. From a state
it would appear that the
not confined to clothing
It wus stated that upon
stion of the supplies fur
army horses, it was
lie "ruke-ofT" some people
unfed to 200,000 pounds of
amy officials are now
-y effort to learn" who
his extensive fraud. Copt,
ii (1 that the government's
discovered large quantl
stolen from the govern
pioiln were stored in a
!ith of . Mnrket street.
i consisted of all kinds of
nlle.
'it the alleged extensive
Rinsing of military si;t
d to have been stolen,
Mi'd: "I am of the opln
, 0iirt!t found by the po
ciliiiHerl from the soldiers
.id out of this port. More
mui have passed through
it out the war. If one man
i of these soldiers sold to
ir of shoes, 600 pairs wouM
H in the bands of outsid
ame rule applies to shirts
is."
INSURGENTS STILL ACTIVE.
) THEM ADMISSION.
4 men of America Drfrl the
an to Take la I'lttM with
I SOO.OvO Population.
, Minn., June 13. Election
and a protracted contest
Emission of cities of over
he jurisdiction of the order
utriness day for the Molern
of America yesterday. The
to take city members in
Ser came up on the report
aw rommittee. An amend
proposcd to this rcHrt. to
itli the present limit, which
' of over 200,000 from Join
der. Chicugo, St. Louis. Mil
'.tiffiilo, Detroit. Cleveland.
co, t iiirinnntt, rhilndelphin
iiir lieitig named In several
ml being then taken up one
mui voted on. On Chicago
iin n to VIA mid the other
1 H'lii'kly disponed of. nil be
ilown. This 1enes pnrngmpli
aw committee's report with
ri't'oiiiiiieiidiitioii thnt I'liih
iel to the jurisdiction o'
, mui this fliiiendinent wll'
lw curried on Friday. The
ken yestenluy afternoon Is
1 iih net tli np for some year
ie ineiiiberHhlp limitations of
rn oodnien.
idem Woodmen of America
nainess session Thursday, all
and visiting members join-
prnnd parade. The parade
of the largest seen In 'this
inventions and the day was
The showy uniforms of the
te floats, carriages and
;!.men constituted n most
spectacle. The Royal Neigh
sister society of the Wood
31 in carriages and on floats,
-he color of their order, pur-
bite.
niluo o. .ito Trmial.
June 13.-The Madgeburg
dilishes n letter from Johan
vhich Rt.ites that there is a
notijf the IMish and T?oer
1 there. One day recently
omen nnd children In an en
t died of hunger and want,
milies are dying of sturva-
Army Officers at Manila Disappointed a
Fallara to Suppress Kebele In South
J .. era Loion.
Manila, June 13. D. M. Carman, the
former Cnliforntan, who was arrested
In February last on the charge of fur
nishing supplier to aid the insurgents,
and whose prosecution was abandoned
last month, ia going to the United
States shortly and has asked for the
return of the $10,OVO paid as security
for his appearance when summoned
for trial. eGn. MacArthur has declined
to order the return of the money, but
probably it will be returned after the
insurrection is over.
Gen. Sumner has returned here and
has reported to Gen. Wade the failure
of negotiations for the surrender of
Cailles, the insurgent leader ' in La
Buna province. The Filipino apparent
ly believes he can hold out, now that
the rainy season has begun. Disap
pointment Is felt here at the backward
conditions in southern Luzon. Some
Insurgent camps have been discovered
and destroyed. Lieut. Cowen, with a
detachment of 50 men, killed five In
surgents near Jovelar.
The Inland of Paragua has been oc
cupied by the Tenth Infantry. The
Twenty-ninfh, Thirtieth, Thirty-second
and Thirty-third batteries of
coast artillery probably will go home
June 20 on the transport Indiana.
SALARIES OF POSTMASTERS.
Annual Boadjnttmeut Nbnws theteet Roe
ord 81 ace 1SS3 Met Inrrefite of
IST,00 In Hnlarlea.,
Washington, Jnne 13. The annual
readjustment of post musters' salaries
has just been completed, the result
being that, on the 1st of July, 1,770
postmasters will receive increased pv
and 229 will receive reduced compen
sation. The total reduction is $28,400.
and the aggregate Increase I213.00,
making a net Increase of $187,200. The
increase In the average salaries of
postmasters noted last year bos been
continued and this year it will be Sl,
777, as compared with $1,734 hist yen..
With the exception of 1000 the show
ing made this year is better than that
for any other year since 1883, the first
year in which postmasters' saluriei
were adjusted on the present basis.
. Kansas City M..e Finisher Strike.
Kansas City, Mo., June 13. Sixteen
of the shoemakers employed in the
finishing department of Barton Bros.'
shoe factory went out on a strike
Thursday. . The men have been work
ing by the duy and have made from
$1.50 to $2.50 a day. The management
of the factory decided to put the fin
inhere on piece work, and when the
new wage schedule was presented to
them they promptly struck.
T. M. C. A. Convention.
Boston, .Tune 13. At Thursday's
session of the V. M. C. A. convention
the first speaker was Cephas Tirain
erd, of XeW York, whose topic was
"The Fundamental Principles of the
Y. M. C. A." Mr. Brainerd dealt al
most exclusively In statistics and a
reiew of the growth of the organiza
tion. A business meeting followed.
Manv Becalm Want to Remain.
Washington, June 13. Adjt. On.
Corbin received the following cable
gram from Gen. MacArthur at Manila:
"A hirge number of men in regular
regiments wish to remain here. Au
thority Is requested to transfer those
dessirable to regiments remaining."
Gen. Corbin cabled n reply to Gen.
MacArthur granting him the author-
ity.
Hmithrner Want the Canal.
Philadelphia, June 13. Topics of
general interest were discussed at the
third day's session of the Southern
Tn.tii.l riii I convention. One of the
most important of these was "the
I Mcnrngua canal, wliy mis it not neen
j built?" and during the debate on this
. ntmtii,n titnnv nrmimenls were S1-
j vanced In favor of the speedy con
struction OT tne wiMcrwuv.
Stanley Move Into F.ecntle Mention.
Topekn. Kan.. June 13. Gov. and
Mrs. Stanley have moved Into the
governor's 'mansion recently pur
chased by the state for $3(5,000. Last
night they gave a reception to the
public. The mansion is one of the
handsomest residence structures in
the state nnd was built at a cost of
over $SO,000. ' ,
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JVegntlatlon Not Broken Off.
I Hamburg, June 13. The ITaniburg-
i American steamship company denies
the report that its negotiations with
the Atchison, Topeka & Snntn Fe rail
road to handle the shore end of its
new enterprise, a transpacific line,
I are broken off.
II
Negroes Who Killed John Foster,
, Louisiana Planter, Surround- ,
ed by a Hob.
IMPRISONED III A STORE BUILDIXG.
rlne Edwards, Who rtred the Fatal Shot,
I StUl at Ubertjr The Murdered Man
Was Well Known, and Was Brother-la-Law
of Gov. McMillan, of Tenneeee
-Declare They Will Barn Edwards,
Bhreveport, La., Jane 13. Latest
reports from the Foster plantation
where John G. Foster waa murdered,
say that a dozen or more frightened
negroes are still cowering in the Kin
nebrew store surrounded by an armed
mob which threatens every moment
to lynch the whole party. Prince Ed
wards, the colored men who fired the
fatal shot, ho we vet, bus not yet been
apprehended, and it is the desire to
get him that has restrained the mob
thus far. The negroe imprisoned ia
tha store are dazed with fear. They
are "officially" In the hands of the au
thorities, but they realise that their
real captors are the members of the
mob which has guarded every avenue
of escape since yesterday. Foster waa
a young man, well known, a brother-in-law
of Gov. McMillan, of Tennes
see, and came of one of the first fam
ilies of Louisiana. A lynching is re
garded as highly probable. Mrs. Ed
wards, wife of the alleged murderer,
was among those arrested. She had
in her possesion the shotgun with
which her husband killed Foster.
"Prince told the. other men to stand
back and he would settle the' busi
ness," she said. "Then he went in
front of them and fired and Foster
fell." Shortly after the shooting j
posse With blond hnti ttls " set after
Prince, but his capture has not yet
been reported. By some It is thought
the fugitive to chchic lynching has
committed suicide in some isolated
spot.
The Foster plantation Is five miles
eat of this city on the Vicksbnrg.
Shreveport Pacific ruilway. Trouble
has been brewing for some time be
tween the negroes and the overseers
of the place. Foster, thinking he
could succeed where the overseers
hsd failed, started for the negro
quarters. The negroes were gathered
In a cabin, and be was .some distance
away when the shot which killed him
was fired. The negroes scattered, but
all except Edwards were captured.
It was reported in Shreveport at
10:30 that Edwards, the negro mur
dered, had been surrounded in
swamps near Belcher by a posse head
ed by Jacob Foster, brother of the
murdered man. A dispatch from
Vicksbnrg snys if caught Edwards
certainly will be burned.
WILL TAKE NO OATH,
Member of Virginia Constitutional Con
vention Will Avoid KinbHrntMmeut lu
Dealing; with Saffrnce.
Uichmond, Vb., June 13. When the
Virginia constitutional convention
met, John Gnnde was elected president
and in his speech of acceptance he
took strong ground in favor of re
stricting negro KitfTruge. It whs de
cided finally that no oath should be
taken. The decision of the body wut
Influenced by the fact thnt to tnko the
osth of office might trammel it In
dealing with the suffrage issues.
Some of the members declared thnt
they would suffer expulsion before
they would be" sworn in.
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Indorsement for Mr. Nation.
Sedalia, Mo., June 13. The Missouri
Christian Church Bible school conven
tion elected J. B. Jones, of Fulton, as
president 'fcnd L. C. Cupp, of Hunts
ville, secretary. Maryville secured the
1902 convention. The convention
adopted a resolution expressing satis
faction over the new impetus given
the temperance cause, "under the
heroic and fearless leadership of Mrs.
Carrie Nation, of Kansas."
Chnrrh Wumhtp In Open Air.
Parsons, Knn.; June 13. The Con
gregational, Presbyterian, Baptist and
Christian clnirehes are to hold union
services Sunday nights hi the open air
ht Forrest park and the respective
ministers will tuke turns nt preaching.
Girt from Newspnper Men.
Topeku, Kan., June 13. The bronze
tablet in memory of Franklin G.
Adam, to be placed in the new rooms
of the State llistyrlenl society, arrived
yesterday. The tablet was purchased
by the newspaper men of the state.
Grand Jary Report
To the Hod. Jdo. A. Rich, Judge of
the Criniioal Court ol Lafayette Co.
Missouri : '
We the grand jurors empaneled for
the June term, 1901, respectfully sub
mit to your honorable court the follow
ing report. '
We have examined into and dis
posed of all business to which our at
tention has been directed. 'A commit
tee of our body visited the oounty poor
farm and we report that fourteen in
mates are there who are the county'
helpless poor. We are gratified to
report that they are well provided
with food and raiment and kindly
cared for by the Superintendent, Mr.
C. Q. Kinkead. The building is a
very old one and needs repairs. The
flues are defective. Some of the
plastering is off and some locks are
out of order. .
We recommend that all necessary
repairs be made. The meat house is
in bad coodition and should have a
new loof.
With every respect for the county
court we desire to call the attention of
that honorable body to the necessity of
providing a suitable office for the
treasurer of the county. That office
is now in a place, it canuot be called a
room, six by eight feet wbere he and
b s two assistants with tne necessary
tables All the room. Anyone having
business with the ofilce must remaip in
the ball while his business is re
ceiving bis attention. The treasurer
has no vault or even a safe but is in
debted to other officers of the county
for a place in which he may deposit
(or safe keeping the books and other
valuables of the oflioe. We think that
the county of Lafayette with its im
mense wealth should provide a con
venient and safe office wbere its
treasurer may attend to the business ot
bis office and accommodate its citi
zens. We suggest that the old court
room in whhb the county court held
its sessions for moie than forty years
is in excellent condition and is a suit
able place for the holding of the court
and we think tbe court could bold its
sessions in that room and fit the room
in which the court is no being held
for tbe treasners oflioe.
We have gone .through the several
public offices of the county and as far
as time and opportunity . permitted
have looked over and examined the
records ot these offices. So far as our
observation extended the books aud
other records are well kept and the
business faithfully and honestly ad
ministered. We visited the jXil and found eight
prisoners confined therein. It is a
urcB of gratification to slate that the
jail has been thoroughly cleansed and
white washed, the cells are clean and
the atmosphere as pure as it could be
under the circumstances. We tbiuk
that the public portion of that institu
tion is in as good condition as it was
ever known. The prisoners state that
they are well fed and kindly cared for
by Sheilff Thomas. We take pleasure
in commending him for the excellent
condition of the jail and his treatment
of those entrusted to him for safe
keeping.
The lower floors of the jail are in
bad condition and we recommend that
they be covered with cement.
We recommend that the couuty
court authorize tbe county collector to
make a delinquent tax book including
all personal taxes for the last five
years, as recommended by Dr. J. J.
Fulkerson in a communication to tbe
grand jury.
We suggest that the circuit clerk
furnish a copy of this report t the
county clerk lo lay before the county
court at its next regular session for
consideration.
J. II. CHRISTY, Forenisn.
F. L. Su'siiKK, Clerk.
Mis Lillie Whitaker of Marshall,
has been elected superintendent of the
Louisiana public schools.
Population of Missouri.
Washington, D. C. June 10. The
census office has compiled and printed
in Dulletin form tbe data received from
the enumerators throughout the coun
try showing the population of tbe
various states by cities, towns, oountiM
and townships. Tbe report shows that
there were 553 incorporated towns ia
Missouri m 1900, as acralnst 397 i
1890. Of these only one bad a popu
lation in excess of 200,000, two a pop
ulation exceeding 100,000 and less tha.
200,000, one with a population, exceod.
mg 25,000 and lessthao 50,000, two
with a population of 15.000 and leas
iban 25,000 and four with a noDulatloa
of over 8,000 and less than 10,000,
while 296 of the incorporated towns of
the state had a population of less thaa
aoo.
The total population of Missouri wn
3,106,665.. The 553 incorporate
towns In tbe state bad an aggregate
population of 1,436,549-. or 45.2 Der
cent of the total population of the state.
MiBsottri Strawberries, i
The St. Louis Republic of June lltk
contained the following special tela.
gram :
"Monett, Mo., June 10 George X.
Tlppen, P. 0. Snyder, L. J. Hanlia,
L. B. Durnell, George Raupp and J.
ft. Ferguson of the Monette Horticul
tural Society woo the gold medal ei
their display of srrawbernes at the Pan
Amenoao Exposition. They bad aa
exhibit 2,692 baskets, waioh were ap
praised as first-class. They also car
riod off the sweepstake prize."
Missouri is fast coming tn the frent
as a producer of fruits that will com
pare favorably with fruits trom any
place iu tbe union. Strawberries,
apples and peaches are only a few af
her lucious fruits which sbe is show
ing to the skeptical.
WaverlyCoal.
The people of Waverly are rejoicing
over tbe prospeot of extensive develop,
ment of the coal field a short distaica
south of their town. A fifty-four inea
vein of col at a depth of abaut 151
feet has been developed by prospect
ing. A company is said to be baokisg
the enterprise with an abundance of
capital and they contemplate ustnfl;
electrio mining machinery and build,
log a lot of miners' bouses, stores, ko.t
to carry oo the business on a large
scsle.
A part of the plan is to build a rail,
road from Alma, on the C. & A., lo
tbe mines, a distance of about seven
miles. Kansas City i capitalists are
said to be back of tbe enterprise.
Cole county, Missouri, is tbe heme
of one of the smallest women on rec
ord. This little woman is Lulu Lee
Hutchinson. She is the daughter of
Mr. Frank Hutchinson, a respected
and well to do farmer, living near
Elston, ten miles west of Jeffersoa
City. This little woman was born
and reared there. She is tbe oldest
of four children, one girl ..and two
boys. She is the "pet" in the home,
being the idol of her father and
mother and sister and brothers. She
is 12 years old, is 39 inches in height
and weighs 53 pounds.
Rural free delivery service will be es
tablished here on July 1st. Tbe route
is21'i milestone and tbe population
served is 747; Herman Schlickermana
will be the carrier. The postofflce at
Simpson will be supplied by the raral
carrier and the mail for Simpson and
Prieet will be sent to Concordia. Con.
cordian.
Early peaches have commenced te
make their, appearance in Oklahoma
City, and the fruit crop of that section
of the country is going to be larger than
usual this year.
The city council of Mexico has de
cided to submit to the citizens of that
place the question of the municipal
ownership of the electric light plant.
Oil EC Cured by Cllmui Sstee. Satisfaction
llLtO or price refuuded. All druggist.