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WICHITA, KANSAS, SUNDAY MOEXDTG JULY 6, 1890.-TWELTE PAGES.
WHOLE NO. 1909.
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THE STATE RAILROAD COMMISSION
ERS' DECISION.
The Board Dwells Upon the Im
portance of Wichita's Job
bins Trade.
It Also Cites the Pact that "Western Kan
sas Is Directly Interested In tha
"Wichita Market
The Board Officially Announces the Num
ber of Cattle and Hogs and Sheep Hand
led at "Wichita as Substantiating Their
Decision that the "Wichita & "West
ern and Chicago, Rock Island
& P'xific Must Maka
Connection.
Special Dispatch to the Dally Eagle
ToPEKA, Kan , July 5 The following
decision has been handed down by the
state railroid commissioners
Before the board of railroad commis
sioners of the state of Kansas
Major and council of the city of Pratt,
complainants, vs. Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific, ana Wichita & Western railway
companies, respondents
DECISION'
This case is brought by the maj or and
council of Pratt upon petition of the busi
ness men of that city against the respond
ent companies, lo" the purpose of secur
ing an order of this board lequmng them
to construct a connecting track betw een
their lines at Pratt by which freight in
car load lots might be transferred from
one road to the other without bieakmg
bulk.
The original petition endorsed by the
mayor, was filed in this office March 34,
last, and at once referred to the respond
ent companies Four days later the Chi
cago, Rock Isl uid & Pacific company
lesponded that in their opinion
there was not sufficient business to
transfer to justify .the expense of the pro
posed connection, .and fuithcr that the dis
tance bttw een the roads at Pratt was so
great as to render a connection impractica
ble under the circumstances
On March 31 the Wichita & Western
company replied to the petition stating
th.it the distance apart and the difference
In elev ation betw een the tw o tracks at
Pratt formed an insupeiable objection to
Uie economical and safe construction and
operation of a connecting track at that
point and urging also that if a connection
were practicable at Pratt the effect would
be to depm c the Wichita & Western road
Df fortj-five miles haul on all freight
bound west to points bejond the end of
their track, and in like manner to freights
east bound from those far w est points, a
turning otr to the other line of load in
terested in this controversy the profits on
ninety miles of haul without any benfit to
to the shipper or consumei of the commod
itj transported
The Wichita & Western company sug
gested that as the tracks mtei&ected at a
point four miles west of Greensburg, the
piopcr place for a connection would be at
that point, although the piofits of a ten
mile haul on all transfer business going
either east or w est w ould be lost to that
company on the present mileage and a
proportionate gieater loss when the line
should be extended
On the 6th of Miy the board visited
Pratt and gav e all parties a hearing on
the ground. The situation was p imined
mid all facts obtainable were duly con
federal At this hearing petitions were
received from the major and council of
Dodge Citj , and Me uie Centei and from
the board of trade, jobbers manufacturers,
shippers of li c stock and he stock brok
ers of the citj of Wichita, urging the im
portance of connecting these road so
that shipments onginitmg in Wichita
might bo forwarded to destinations in
in the southwest on the line of the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific road with
out being subject to the round about route
i v llcnngton and also that grain and In e
Ptock shipments originating on the line of
the Chicago, Rock Island & P.-cilic load
m the southwest might be ena
bkd to reach Wichita mills and pack
ing house- Repreentaties of the
business interests of Wichita were
present and urged the consideration of
these matters, upon the board After the
healing the bo ud w ent o er the line of the
Wichita &, Western to its terminus at
Mulhnville, for the purpose of examining
this part of the route which is paralleled
bj the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, and
determining if possible the most practica
ble point for locating the proposed con
ucction
As a result of the testimony and of our
obsen ations. we come to this conclusion
w oare coin inced of the necessitj for a con
nection between the respondent ro ids and
beliee that for want of it the fanneis and
shippers Ining in the southwest on
the line of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cific suffer a great h irdslnp by not being
able to leach the Wichita markets, as well
as t ho Wichita jobbing and packing houses
In not being able to distnbute their com
modities m the same territory In proof
of the former statement it may be cited
that in the month of Apnl, of the 3,579
head of cattle, 24.S30 hogs and 1,002 sheep
received at the Union stock ards m Wich
ita, onlj 133 cattle, 3 5S9 hogs and no sheep,
ere transported by the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific road This show s that bj
reason of Inning no direct connection b
tween its southwest line and the city of
Wichita that road was unable to get its
share of the business destined for that
market
So far as the public interest is concerned,
it is a matter of no consequence at which
particular point this connection is
located The fanners, shippers
and merchants at Fratt. Greens
burg and Mulhnville and all stations
w here the road are parallel to each other,
enjoj all the uulroad facilities thej could
reasounblj desire. Thej Inea choice of
routes to local and foreign m irkets, direct
by the Wichita & Western to Wichita and
thence bj friendly connecting lines to the
ea:t oi to the west direct bj the Chicago,
Botk Island & Pacific; but those lning
beyond the terminus of the Wichita &
Western hav e no access to the Wiclnti
market. It is for tho-e that a remedy for
existing ev lis is sought to be found
The consideration of a connecting track
nt Piatt maj be discussed with few words
Toe roads are nearlj one mile apait at that
po nt and there is adifference of more than
lurry feet m the elevation of their tracks.
the land intervening is rough and unfavor
able to the construction of a railroad and
w e deem it altogether unwise to require
the roads to incur the expense and
believe it would be unsafe to attempt to
operate a connecting track at the point
Lesss objection exists at any station w est
of Pratt, although some are much prefer
able to others
After looking over the whole ground and
carefully weighing the interests of those
who are to construct and maintain the
track, and those who are to become its
patrons, we have concluded that the most
suitable place for the connection is at
Hav i land, and we so find and decide
The respondent companies, therefore, the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, and the
Wichita & Western, are directed to con
struct and maintain, at equal joint ex
pense, a suitable connecting track between
their respective lines at the station of
Ha lland, and ha e the same completed
and ready for operation on or before the
1st of August, proximo
Seal Br the Board.
Attest Charles S Elliott, Sec'j.
THE USE OF STATISTICS.
The Giving of and Profiting by Them of
Great Value to Parmers.
Special dispatch to the Dallj Easle
Topfk 4., Kan , July 5 The following is
a summarj' of Secretarj Mohler's forth
coming report for the state board of agriculture-One
year ago, because farmers in a few
counties of the state refused to gn e asses
sors the farm statistics the law requires
them to take, the secretary of this board
prepared an article on the subject in w hich
he sought to state clearly the reasons why
faimers should give these statistics, and
this paper was gn en to the pnblic through
the report of this board last July.
In the December quarterly report of this
board, also, a paper w as published, taken
from the report of the depai tment of agri
culture, Washington, D C , showing in a
conclusive manuer why these statistics
should be given. And in order to assist
the assessors in case they met with opposi
tion of this character while engaged in
their official duties last spring, I prepared
a letter and inserted it on the nrst page of
the statistical rolls.w hich in this way w as
brought dncctlj before the ejes of each as
sessor of the state In this letter I stated
briefly and clearly the reasons w by giving
statistics could be no detriment to farmers,
buon the other hand a benefit
After all this effort on the part of the
secretary, with the valued assistance of the
editor ot the Kansas Farmei, w ho on sev
eral occasions through his paper spoke
plamlj and fmnklj on the subject, advis
ing the farmers togive the statistics, we
are confronted with the fact that Farmers'
Alliances in different sections of the stite
more than ever before have persisted in
passing resolutions against giving farm
statistics, and many assessors nave wntten
us that thej have had tiouble in getting
the information thej are required bj law
to gather
If it is true, as claimed, that the publi
cation of these crop statistics is detriment
al to the farming interests of our countrj,
then certainly everj statistical bureau in
the United States and that of the national
government should be sunk into the sea,
and the farmers allowed to grope their
way in darkness, furthermore, the nation
al census taker should be sent to Hades,
and daikness reign supreme
Now, w hat are the reasons given for this
opposition to publicitj of crop statistics9
Fn st, w e are told th it this statistical in
clination which assessors gather is used
by grain speculators m aw aj that is det
nmental to the producing classes Now in
answer to this, I will sajr if our farmers
knew w hat I know in legard to this matter,
thev would know this that the Chicago
bo n d of tiade have means of securing this
s line information w holly independent of
the assessors' leturns, and they w ill and
do get this information in spite of anything
w e maj do Thej h.iv e paid agents or re
porters in e ery county m the state, w ho
report to the board in Chicago whenever
c illed on, the acreage, condition and j leld
of every leading crop giow n in the state
One of these count jr reporters w hile in mj
office some time ago, told me he was paid
for reporting Besides, thej have experts
out trav cling during the grow ing season,
and w hen they have been over a state thej
know about as much concerning the eondi
tion, yield, etc , of leading crops as we do
after assessors' returns aie in Two of
these experts were in mj office a few dajs
ago One of them said to me that he was
pud fiom thirtj to forty dollars per daj
lor this work Trav eled not only bj rail
road, but much bj private conveyance into
sections away from railroads Went into
the grain fields, talked w ith farmers, and
when he had cam assed a st ite he would
approximate v ery nearlj the j leld of w heat
etc , and this is true
Since, then, gram speculators will have
and do have this information in spite of us,
the argument of the farmers as stated for
refusing to give statistics to the assessors
has no force whatever This, however, be
ing the fact that speculators will have
this information anyhow is a stiong rea
son why farmers should nav e a means of
securing it tnemseives
Otherwise, specu
Intnr w ould be in the light and the 1 arm
ers the dark Tn business, light is alwaj s
to be preferred to darkness intelligence to
ignorance.
There .s not one good reason why farm
ers should withhold this information, but
there are manv weightj reasons why thev
should not onlv give it, but they should
take pains to give all the information
asked for coi recti j and fullj
L.king statistics is a civilized necessity,
and the higher the civilisation the more
important and valuable statistics become
The time and trouble of the farmer ex
pended in giv ing these statistics are of the
n iture of a tax w hich civ ill? ition imposes
on him for the good of the general public
Kverjbodviu the civilised world is inter
ested in the food products of the world,
and ev erj farmer m K insos. in order to
prosecute Ins business intelligentiv and
most siiccessfullj . must know what other
states are doing, and w hat foreign coun
tries of both hemi'pheres are doing in
"rowing the food Mipplj of the world
For instance. K msas last jear produced
35,000,000 bushels of wheat Only about
10,000,000 were needed for home consump
tion I he remainder, 23,000,000 bushels,
was forced to look for a market outside of
Kansas and there being at least 125 000 000
bushels of a surplus in the I nited State-,
this wheat (or other w heat displaced bj it,)
is obliged to trav el all the w ay to Liv erpool
to find a market and there the Kansas
w heat farmer comes in competition with
the farmers of India, of Russia, of Ger
manv, of Australia and South America,
all of whom send wheat to the same mar
ket, and it becomes important to the Kan
sas farmer to know w h it his neighbors are
doing m the-e foreign countries in the wav
of supplying England w ith the wheat she
needs
If, on investigation, the Kansas farmer
finds that the-e foreign countries, which
twentv v ears ago grew comparatively but
little vvlieat for export, now furnish or are
capable of furnishing England, at present
prices, with nearlj all the w heat necessary
to leed her popula'tionthe practical ques
tion w Inch pi-esenfc itsell to him for solu
tion is this Can he, the Kansas farmer,
deln er w heatnt i profit in Liverpool, Eng
land, at 1 per bushel
Not darkness, but more light is needed
by the farmer ev erywhere
Bv wav of enforcing this proposition, I
quote briellv from an address delivered at
the interstate convention of cattle men.
held at Fort Worth, Tex., lost March, by
Colonel Black, of Texas, a prominent cat
tle grower of that state.
" Vltbougb w e are scatterea from one
end of the country to the other, and each
individual would seem to be engaged in a
distinct business, w e are partners in one
sense of the word, and are dependent upon
each other for success If Texas increases
her cattle trade without informing the
people engaged in the same trade in Mis
soun, Kansas and other states the result
will be disastrous to the whole We are
engaged in supplying the demand for a
single product and there must be some
sj stem employed that will inform all par
ties interested in the business of the exact
condition of affairs from week to week, so
that each mdiv idual can shape his course
according to existing circumstances
"What we need, in my judgment, is a
bureau of information and statistics in
each of the cattle producing and cattle
feeding states, a headquarters, in other
w ords, under the management of a com
petent secretary, directed by a president
and board of directors, w here all the latest
information can be recorded and distrib
uted among those engaged in the live stock
mdustrj.
"We want to know what the v isible sup
ply of beev es is, and what number of 1 and
2 j ear old steers w e hav e on hand, andnve
want to know w hat number of breeding
cattle w p hav e on hand, and w hat the in
crease in calves is every j ear In a word,
w e w ant to know how our business is pro
giessing, and how It is progressing in other
states "
There we hav e in a nutshell the v alue,
the necessity of statistics to an intellegent
prosecution of the farmer's business "We
want to know how our business is pro
gressing in other states," and, I add, in
other countries The w heat grow er now
has, through the establishment of statis
tical bureaus, the know ledge w hich the
cattle men are now seeking to secure
Farmers, how ev er, have j et, as a rule, not
learned to av ail themselves of the advan
tages of this statistical information If
they had, they would have a better under
standing than thev now have as to at least
one of the fountain causes of the present
agricultural depression They would
know that the reduction of t he wheat and
corn area in the United States, and the
increase in area of certain other crops of
which we do not gro'v enough in our
country to meet the demands of home
consumption, would greatly relieve the
farmei 's condition and promote his in
terests Whj has the price of wheat advanced
near 40 per cent in the lost two months'
Simplj' because crop reports have shown
that the wheat condition throughout the
United States indicates less than an av er
age wheat product for this jear, and statis
tics also that the supplj of wheit held over
fiom last j ear is below the av erage From
the present outlook we maj not have
mucn more wheat this j ear m the United
states that will be needed for home con
sumption and seed The price of vvhe.it,
therefore, in Clucago is higher now than
the Liverpool price would warrant In
consequence of the large portion of the
wheat area which has been ploughed up, or
which because of poor condition will not
oe narvesteu, we have practicallj a reduc
tion m the w inter w heat area of the United
St ites ot about 15 per cent, and the price
has advanced in Kansas from "SO cents
per bushel on the first of March, to 73
cents per bushel now. This demon
stiates to a certamtj' the proposition
that the vvuv to advance the price of w heat
is to diminish the area sown to w heat
Whether the present price of w heat will
be maintained or go still higher, depends
on the final outcome of what is the wheat
crop in the United States (winter and
spring) also on the outcome of all other
countries which with the United States
constitute the source of the w orld's wheat
supply
On crop statistics the farmer depends for
the intelligence w Inch is necessarj to the
most successful prosecution of his busi
ness, and every farmer in Kansas for the
.beneft of his biother .fanners in other
states, and for the benefit of
the brotherhood of farmers gener
ally tlnoughout the world should
make a truthful and accurate repoit
of his farm opei ations and thus contribute
his quot i of information to the general
fund of know ledge w Inch is of so much
value to firmer senerallj The farmers
of othei states and countries doing the
same thing, the Kansas farmer gets back
the nioiiej invested (in tune and trouble),
with 100 per cent or more in dn idends
To the honor and credit of the crop cor
respondents of this board I desire to s.aj
th it, notwithstanding the foolish stand
taken bj manj fanners, thej hav e to a
man remained true to the interests of the
farmers audh.ave given us, if possible,
fuller and more painstaking reports than
ever before And besides, it affords us
much pleasure to say that the assessors of
Kansas hav e, so far as heard from, used
everj means in their power to make full
and complete statistical reports of their
respectiv e tow nslnps
A MAMMOTH MEETING.
National President Polk Addresses Alliance
Men at Emporia,
Emporia, Kan , Julv 5 The Farmers
Alliance turned out todaj with bands of
music, flags and b inners to welcome their
n itional pres'dent, L L Polk, of North
Carlina. Ralnh Beaumont, chairman of the
nitional legislative committee of the
Knights of "Laboi and other prominent
members of the v anous mdustri il organ
isations of the countrj It was estnn ited
that there were 20,000 people at thTTgrove
where the sneaking was done The main
I procession was foui or five miles long.both
cnus of w hich w ere foi a long time out of
sight of those occupj ing the most fav ora
ble positions on the roofs of houses
The Emporia Republican this even
mg sijs "When the head of
the procession was under the
equator, the tail was coming around the
north pole." It was certamlj the longest
procession ev er witnessed in this part of
the state
Mr Beaumont addressed the multitude
for tw o hours in the forenoon, speaking on
the economic questions of the daj as advo
cated by the Knights of Labor His re
marks were well received by all who
heird them Mr Polk followed m the
afternoon discussing the principle of the
Alliance fiom a nonpirtisan standpoint
His speech was most favorably received
bv the large audience, and frequentlv ap
plauded The demonstration was so lir.e
and unexpected to the uniniMated that it
struck the local politician with consterna
tion and awe, although there was nothing
partisan about it 1 he daj was tine and
the farmers were greatlj "encouraged bv
the graud success of this "mammoth picnic
ANOTHER WEST VIRGINIA FROOD.
PvRKERsBCKG, W. Va Julj 5 The
fourth destructn e storm of the week pass
edovnr this locahtj yesterdaj, flooding
and damagits the streets and sweeping
awav crops The sudden and heavy rain
fall deluged the Kanawah and Muskingum
vallejs An unofhcial estimate places the
damages in the Muskingum valley at half
a million dollars Much of this js to the
government works for the improvement of
nav igation.
RUN DOWN BY A TRAIN.
Rockville. N Y , July 5 Two men,
supposed to be laborers on the Brooklyn
water works extension, were killed by" a
west bound train on the Long Island rail
wav between Yallev Stream and Pear-alb
at s 30 lost night They were walking on
the track. The only clue to their identity
was an address found on one of the men,
Micheal Adnen. which wns given as '"Pig:
Market hill, Enniskorthy, Ireland "
BAD FIRE AT OLATHE.
OtATHE, Kan , July 5 The tire which
started this morning at o'clock, in the
Clemmons block, destroyed the entice
stock ot A. J. Clemnions" hardware, the
barber shop of A. J Willuuu- and de
st rov cd tha libraries of four attorneys A
doctor and se ural real estate mea staff eml
losses. The total loss was ?50; maftr
ance noniical.
AMERICAN MAIZE OX THE SHORES
OF FRANCE.
The Senate Votes a New Duty
on Corn and Corn
Meal.
Only
a Continuation of the Policy
of Prohibiting the Importa
tion of Pork.
The Situation in the Balkans Eapidly As
suming Grave Complications An Ag
gressive Tone Taken by Germany
Emperor William's Pro
posal to the Powers
Poreign Gleanings.
Paris July 5 The senate this week has
shown its hand plamlj in regard to Amer
ican questions After a long debate it
.finally voted in favor of a duty of 3 francs
on corn and supplemented this bj impos
ing a duty of 6 francs on corn meal Dur
ing the closing debate it was distinctly
av owed that the dutj on corn was to be
considered only a continuation of the nine
vear old policy toward American pork.
Comte Foucher de Canel declared that the
importation of American pork was only
another mode ot importing American corn
and French farmers could not maintain
themselves against it The prohibition of
pork was right and ought to oe maintained
and the duty on corn should also be made
prohibitorj
An article published in the Temps,
which is thought to reflect the views of the
gov eminent, suggests that there might be
circumstances under which it might be
desnablo to withdraw the prohibition
against poik.
A GRAVE ASPECT.
An Explosion in the Balkans Looked for
Momentarily.
(Copyrichted 1390 by the New York Associated Press(
Berlin, July 5 There are grow
ing signs of an impending storm m
theBilkans The situation is so grave
that the holiday vacations of the leading
officials of the foreign office here have
been stopped A momentous change ap
pears to have occurred in Germanv 's policy
in the Balkans Instead of pursuing the
semi neutial diplomacy of Prince Bismarck
the emperor ha-, directed Herr Radowitz,
the Gei man embassador at Constantinople,
to take the initiative in advising
the porte how to meet the
contending claims of Bulgaria and
Russia Instructed through Chancel
lor v on Caprn 1, Herr Radow itz has prom
ised the porte an early solution ot the
Bulgarian trouble m harmonj with the
Berlin treatv , and also th it an endeav or
will be made to meeo the Russian war in
demnity The emperor's scheme of settle
ment, according to the accepted report in
the diolomatic circle, inv olv es the displac
ing of'Prince Ferdinand and the substitu
tion o Prince Earl, of SVleuen. as ruler of
Bulgaria in his stead, and also an arrange
ment of the Russian indemnity by capital
izing the amount through the in
ternational council of administra
tion which now controls the Turk
ish loans The scheme seems to
have received impetus from Emperor
William's conferences with Prince Oscar
at Christiana
Though the financial proposals have not
been form.allj communicated to Russia, it
is alreadj reported that M de Giers, the
Russian prime minister, his received an
intimation of their nature with an ex
pression that thej were not satisfactorj to
Russia, he stating that Russia did not
want to be concerned m rearranging the
Turkish debt and preferred to hold the
porte directlj to its engagement His
response means that Russia will not let go
her grip on Turkej's neck given by the
war debt
A general explosion in the Balkans maj
occur before the powers have time to con
sider Emperor William's proposals Greece
and Sarvia have added to the general im
broglio by each presenting notes to the
porte to the effect that anv concession to
Bulgaria would require similar concessions
to the Greek and Servian nationalities
Ihe Serv l.an note also declares that the ab
sence of law and order in Macedonia ex
poses Serv lans to continuous ootrageand
demands a remedv A rising in Bulgaria
is likelj at an j moineit to give ine signal
for a general confl igratiou Colonel Mi
colaifl. Major Panitza's brother in law,
who is among the most popul ir
officers in the Bulgarian armj,
is somewhere in Macedonia, watch
ing a chance to start a revolt M Stam
buloff, the prime minister, who is now
v irtual uictator of Bulgan l, relies upon
his brother in law. Colonel Montkouroff,
who holds the chief command m the array,
to prevent a nsiug The letter of Prince
Alexander of Battenberg to .Major Pan
itza s widow offering to adopt her child
has added fire to the discontent with the
present regime. A Bulgarian delegation
arrived at Pesth yesterdaj. Thej are
going to hold a conference with Prince
Alexander
The renouncing of Prince Bismarck's
v lsit to England is due to the altered aspect
of foreign affairs He will go to his
estates at Schoulmusen ana thence
to Gastein, where Count Kalnoky, the
Austro-Hunganaii prime minister, will
.also recruit his health After his recovery,
the Hamburger Nachncten sajs, Prince
Bismarck will not enter the reichstag If
he i driven to oppose the government he
would prefer to represent a national Lib
eral constituency, he now being more in
sympathy with that party than with the
Conservatives
The period of tha state of siege is ex
pected in Leinsic on Tut-sdaj. Herr Lieo-
knicht and a large number of socialists
w ho were expelled are returning and tak
ing part in the fetes undisturbed by the
police Herr Liebknicht wall come to Ber
lin m the autumn He has now become
the sole center of the revolutionary party.
PROMPTLY BESIGNED.
The Eawauan Ministry Narrowly Escape
a Vote of Mistrust,
Sav Francisco. Cal , July 5 The
steamship Manposa arrived today twentj
five davs from Svdney and seven dajs
from Honolulu Hawaiian advices Utc
that on June IT King Kalakatia appointed
John Adams Cummins, minister of foreign
affairs vice Jonathan Austin, resigned.
Godfrev Brown, minister of finance, vice
s? M Damon, resigned. Charles N Spen
cer minister of the interior, vice Lonn A
Thurston resigned, and Arthur P Peter
son, attornev general, vice C W Ash ford
On Friday", June 13, Noble Wideman in
troduced a resolution m the legislature
declaring that, wherea- it wan ap
parent that the constitutional advi
ors of th? king ere irreconcilably
divided against themselves, that t&e as
sembly mark its dissatisfaction with the
existing state of affairs bydecJanngawant
of oontidenc! in the ministry.
Previous to the introduction of the reso
lution Minister Austin replied ut the
f charges against him 10 the majority report
ot committee oo joreu:u ir-, kuku
' hve len heretofore referred to in these
f dtspntches. denying Uat he dW-obeyed the
j tustrocttons ot the house U lay before lt
the documents regarding ite proposed
treaty with, the United States or that he
had abstracted important documents in re
lation to the matter on the plea that they
were personal communications.
On the introduction of the resolution
Representative Brown, stating that there
was a greater principle at stake than the
integrity of the ministry, namely, that the
minority should not rule, offered, amenda
tory resolutions declaring that the action
of the attornej general was deserving of
the severest censure and condemnation of
the house which did thereby declare its
lack of confidence in him A protracted
and warm debate followed Tnevote on
Brown's amendment resulted 24 to 24, a tie
v ote of all of the electiv e members of the
house including the president The cabi
net promptly resigned
NEW SPANISH CABINET.
Madrid, July 5. A new cabinet has
been formed as follows
Prime minister Senor Conovas Del
Castillor.
Minister of foreign affairs Duke of
Tetuan.
Minister of finance Senor Cosgayon
Minister of the interior Senor Sih lllia.
Minister of justice Senor YillaveD R.
Minister of commerce Senor Isasa.
Minister of vv ar General Azcarraga
Minister of the colonies Senor Faore.
BOLD BURGLAR CAPTURED.
Boston, Mass. July 5 This forenoon a
man entered the Lincoln National bank
m the Equitable building, and proceeded
to the cashier's window, smashed the
glass in front of the desk with a brick,
grabbed a pile of treasurj notes, 350 in all,
rushed into Dev onshire street A citizen
passing grabbed the thief and threw him.
The casfiier came up and assisted the citi
zen in arresting the man, who gave his
name as Thomas Coj le, aged 3S, of Wor
cester. BRITISH SEAMEN INDIGNANT.
Victoria, B C . July 5 The news tele
graphed from Port Townsend that a
special messenger had arm ed from Wash
ington with instructions for the comman
ders of the United States cutters to pro
ceed to Behring sea and seize all v essels
found with any ev idence of hav ing been
engaged in the seal fishery causes great
indignation At the same time comes the
storj that the British squadron has been
ordered to rendezvous at Esquimault.
M'AULIFFE AND SLAVIN.
LONDOh, July 5 The arrangements to
match Joe McAuliffe and Slav m lor the
Oroude club stakes will bo completed to
daj Lord Lonsdale has adv ised Madden
to accept the terms as he considered them
fair. As a sportsman he thought that ho
could not advise otherwise Madden has
taken Lonsdale's adv ice and the articles
will be signed early next week.
SMITH TO BECOME A PEER.
London, Jul j 5 The retirement of Mr.
William Henrj Smith from the govern
ment leadership m the house of commons
and his elevation to the peerage are no
longer matters of speculation and conjec
ture It is announced that the change
will take place in a very short time, Mr.
Smith taking the title ol Lord Wallon.
WISSMANN ADDICTED TO MORPHINE.
Prnnx .Tnlv Tt is rennrted that the
inabilitj of Major Wissniann to return to
Africa w as due to the morphine habit
that he contracted duung his long service
in the dark continent He suffered from
insomnia to such an extent that he was
obliged to re-oi t to the narcotic
THE BURLESQUE SELLS WELLS
London, Julv "-Mr F. C.Barnard's
new book burlesquing Mr Stmlej's "In
Darkest Africa." has made an immense
Int. "Thousands of copies hav e been sold
alreadj and the demand for the work is
great.
MINERS' WAGES RAISED.
London, July 5 The wages of the
Northuuiberl uid miners have been in
creased 2'C per cent This makes an ad
v.ince otO per cent in wages of the men
within a few months
0HENETS CELEBRATION.
And a Big Tune by Alliance Men Planned
for August 8.
Cheney, Kan , JulyS Special Corres
pondence The Fourth of Julj celebra
tion here yesterday w as the biggest clay
for Cheney for a long while The largo
temporarj shade seated about 1,200 people
The people were verj much disappointed
m not having Colonel Hallowcll as speaker
of the day. The ice cream and lunch stand
ran under the auspices of the M. E church
took m some S0 w Inch is to be applied on
the amount due on the church building
County Attorney Morris and Judge Mus
seller were the sneakers of the daj
There is now a movement on foot to
have the largest gathering of the alliance
people here on the 8th of August that
lias ever been held in this part of the state.
The town of Chenej, together with the
different orders throughout the surround
in, countrj will endeavor to make it a
e,rand success This will be a good day for
some of our southwestern Kansas orators
and especiallj the politicians to find them
selves clo-e around Chenej.
Among the manj amusements spoken of
for the daj is a balloon ascension When
the farmers all conclude to have a big
time they surelv succeed and there
is no town of equal size in the state where
the farmers are more united in the support
of the town than those around and about
Chenej. and if they want to have a good
time the citizens of Cheney are ready to
lend a helping hand and all have a good
tune together.
The opera houe was crowded with peo
ple last evening to listen to the rendition
of "Over the Hills to the Poor Hous,"
given bv home talent.
Mr Frank B Walker has sprung the
question of a half mile driving and race
track, to be made just outside of the Wich
ita & Western railroad, and there is now a
subscription paper in circulation, and the
trick without a doubt will hf built, and by
the cth of August, 'Alliance day," thf
people who come here can see some good
trotting and running races
That the two band,"Ladies and Gent- '
from r-edgwick Citj. gave entire au-.fc
tion and added greatly to the entertaining
features of the day, goes without saying.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN CARNIVAL.
Ogden, Utah, July 5 The Rocky
Mountain carnival closed la-t night Th
proceedings of the Fourth b-gn with th
the tourney in which the nights and
cowboys participated the former b-iag
victorious by two points only In toe
evening there was a fireworks display aad
j street parade which was the greatest mb
ever witnessed in the territory The
fancy masked ball at the carnival palace
was largely attended and the costames
were gorgeous. At 1 o clock when tfte
iuhsK-S were removed it was found that
Rex was John Q. Cannon, one of the edi-
l tors of the Standard of this city aad ooe
of the best known men in Utah The
queen is Mbvi AnderMm al-o of Ogdfa.
t one of the most beautiful ladies- in the
west. The entire royal pu-$y west to Slt
Lake C.ty and Garnekl beach today and
i have bin invited to Hdeaa sanday
IOWA'S CROP PROSPECTS GOOD.
DEfc MoivjiS, la., July & Tii week s
bulletin of the Iowa weather crop reports
the arerJ temperature above the normal
and ihe rainfall deficient except la a ftr
coanties. Cora t making remarkable
prosress, b"ing in tassel in the out)trs
pert aad about 4a.vHiab!e hoclrt tbrottsb
ost tfc state The harr4. of wimr
whoatv rye aad bar!y te about competed
aad lvuij; m progr under faorao
coadhtKKVs All crop are domg wll ex
ctjpt in a few MXttbern eoostMfi, wbwd
drenfch has injared the oat. frig grata
aad er. Tarw-Soortfe of tK M In
sofBbttt rsotstcrc for prta-rat cccr; j:
PENSIONS FOR KANSANS.
Washjxgtov, July 5 The following
pensions were granted Kanans: Original
invalid Jonathan Hayes, Leon; Thomas
Sheets, Clav Center; B Coe, Glen Elder;
Daniel M. Wilbams Everest; William IL
Hills, Wendell: William Housley, Xeode
sha; Henry McKnight, Caldwell. Charles
W. Whitnev, Voltaire; John W. Bliss.
Greenlaaf ; Thomas W. Corns, Oronoque;
Weslsy Lough, HocK; Itethnal Covalt,
Walton; William J. Fans, Hiawatha. In
crease Jesse K. Lartoo, Larned, William
W. McWiluams, Xeely: WalhatnF. Smith,
Wellsford, William Nack, Shebovgan,
John Kenlerlv. Menden: James II Brad
ley, Norton; Edmond Nichols, Washing
ton; Frank F. Peters. Abilene: James
Monroe, Chautauqua Springs, Albert A
Burge, Augusta. Reissue John W. Por
ter, Lane. Original widows, etc. Adrti.
H Brown, former widow of Ulyses Dan
Topeka; Mary A., widow of nmuei .!
Brown, Harper.
THE FOURTH IN MEXICO.
ClTT OE MEXICO, Julv 5 Ail the gov
ernment edidces and foreign legations
w ere fl j ing Hags j esterday m honor of the
United States "Minister Kjan received
congratulations during the daj, including
those of President Diaz. A reception at
the American legation last night was on a
grand scale, the best Mexican" society was
represented The decorations were fine
and there was music by military and string
bands The president, the cabinet othcials
and foreign minister were represented
All the nevvsp ipers make references to the
independence of the United States. 1-1
Xacionale dedicates several columns to
to the subject
NOT ENTITLED TO CITIZENSHIP.
W vsHlNGTOX, Julj 5 Assistant Attor
nej Shields, of the interior department,
has reutfered adecision mthecaseof Glenn,
Tucker and other persons, whose claims
for citizenship in the Choctaw nation was
rejeete1 bj the local Choctaw tribunal or
ganized for the purpose, wherein were m
volveil the children of a half breed Indian
woman, w ho married a w lute man Thej
based their claim to citizenship upon the
fad of their having Indian blood and in
sisted that these ciainvs were improperl j
rejected The opinion of the assistant at
tornev general is that the claims should be
rejected.
A BELLIGERENT EMPLOYE KILLED.
Dfwfij, Col , Julj 3 John Snooks a
butcher employed at the union stock yards
slaughterhouse had a quarrel with Forc
man K A Jov ce j esterday. Snooks was
discharged and ejected from the house
He went awaj and returned within a few
minutes with a Winchester ntle and
pointing it through the w indow ordered
the foremau to hold up his hands. Joj ce
ran out the door, disarmed Snooks and
plunged a butcher knife through his heart
and fiis neck. Jojce has been arrested
and is in jail
NASHVILLE'S NOVEL CELEBRATION.
Nashville, Tenn , July 5. Nashville
celebrated the? Fourth with a unanimity
and enthusiasm never before approached in
her historj. The event of the day was the
formal opening of Montford park to the
public One thousand men, vv lute and
colored, formed in the columns of forces at
the court square armed with picks and
shovels, marched to the nark, three miles
distant, and in an hour completed one mile
of public drive for vv Inch each reieived $1
Thousands of spectators witnessed the
nov el scene.
AT IOLA.
lOLA, Kan , Julj 5 The celebration at
this place brought together the largest
crowd ever assembled in the city, not
less than 10,000 people being present, Col
onel W. A. Johnson, of Gamett, was the
orator and made a stirring address. The
sporting event of the day was a pacing
race bj Irvmg's colt Bruce against tunc,
in which the horse made a mile in 2.S.
The weather was perfect and no acrid eut
occurred to mar the pleasure of the daj.
SHOT HIS WIFE FIVE TIME.
COLLJints, Ind , Julv . Petillot and
his wife Mary, who resided in this citj for
the last ten v'ears quarreled some dajs ago
over a trifling matter mid separated The
wife refused to return and live with her
husband and took rooms .at the Western
hotel Petillot called at the hotel and sent
a messenger to call his wife When the
two met he pulled a revolver, shooting her
five times in the head and breast killing
her mstantlj He attempted to escaped
but was run down and placed in jail
HIS BODY FILLED WITH SHOT.
Ottaw , Ontario, Julj 5 Two of the
oldest cit7ens, Benjamin t-hytwell and
Gorge H West, got into a dispute over
the condition of a fence betwten their
Eroperty jester-day and West went into
is house, obtained his shot gun and filled
fehotvvells body with powder and shot
The latter is a man over 70 jcars of
age and his injuries are fatal. West wan
arrested but was released from cuAody in
bonds of 2 500
VALUABLE JEWELRY STOLEN
Boston, Mas July 5 C W Lorine,
who han an office in the Marlborough
block, 403 Washington street, is th- agent
of Howard & Co , of Xew York, dealers in
silverware and jewelrv Thurviav niht
Mr Loring closed his office as usual aod
did not return until tins forenoon When
he nmvid at his room he discovered that
the lock bad been picked and that a large
amount of jewelry and iilvervvare, valuud,
so far as can now be estimated, at 14,000,
had been stolen.
SHOT ON TRAIN BOARD.
Chicago, 111 , Julj- 5 Frank I-uchen
was shot and instuntl killed by Dave
Welch last ev cuing They became ongnged
in a quarrel on board a Santa Fe train
coming from a picnic at Columbia park
As soon as v etch saw w hat he bad done
he broke through the xcU-d crowd of
passengers, jumped from the train aad
made his escape.
THE SILVER CONFERENCE.
WAfcHIMJTO. July 4 The Kpu oilcan
member, of the conference committee on
the silver bill were tn station yeterJT
It wa. the intention to hold a regular com
ferene. bat Reprentalire BUod, of Uc
house conferees and -'eaator lUrrb, of
the setwtle conferee, were both absent
SWINDLED Bv SHARPERS.
Bka-vkk FAtM, Pa,, Joly Jc-pfc
-shiunon, a waJthy farmer fted il yearn,
was swindled oat of i& on Thursday by
two 'harpers The gMe played wat iki
time worn oae with card
HUSTON CONVALESCENT.
WASH15C" J air i. Treaarer Ht
ton, vho hJ bn ill far wn time, ha
recovered sufficiently to rentase hi dating
here.
j NOBLE AD VIMDOM.
j FOKT MoinioE. Va., July 4 The J4
ran an mtn jtoro wiui sf-cnnavieK
Noble and Wisdom os bord
SMALLPOX ON SHIPBOARD.
New YoftK. July IntormaUon nw
received bre lt nfc-Jtt tha a aip with
smallpox on board eemung into part.
Tula? the vewi wan oeuUMd at qnnmw
tine ton. Groe tUt. Inquiry elicited
th ituci tnat the v tar el in (mention ww tb-
j harL irtoga, waictt wsiied from Xr
i wnlk. Mat ? br tkfe jri tn bAlim 51m
ww to-eo as IMC am Uree rt jr Uk
iWirer Two of Um SaratK ertnr 4m4
of ttx- ti-sft on Um pifty oat mo wm
bttneri at w. Aootiwr ikCUl down -wtd- Um
4&mlo. The Bearer mm f-raniM-wl to r
terra to tkK port, not MM -tntU nr ew
had been rooeimmAtd.
FJRE IH WEST DE1PEJL
DcxrxB. Cof.. Jalj . TW IVaaraer
rbemfca! fnriet -work I W Dmmae. a
SttkerwKJt Infant of Um Laart-TMC Vi htm
City Cafaat avStwar fej-oed aMiglK4JaMi
SADLY TERMNATED.
THE JOYFUL DAY OF A TIGMO
PARTY.
Three Children Killed by a "Wagon's
Collision With a
Train.
All Unconscious of Their Pate tae Oefc-
brators Are Struck and Dasbed in
Every Bireotion.
Nine Others Seriously Injarod A LiUlo
Eoy Meets Death by Flames && Aikaa
sas &fcy A Sarions Smash Up on
the Chesapeake & Ohio Tha
Casualty Beeord.
Louisville. Ky, July 5 A sad acci
dent at the Preston street, crossf nt- of too
Louisv die Southern railwny wa the only
serious mishap of the Fourth of July In
this citj Early esterday morning Mr
Frank Akin, who lives on a Inrge farm
two miles, from the city limits on tho
Preston street road, came Into the oity in
his wagon for the purpose of taking out
to hi place a party of young pe-oplo to
spend the dnj. A merrv partv of young;
folks was soon collected Thoso wero
Frank and Benjnm.n Pratt, Tillfe, Lisaie.
Pheoa and Katie Noltemver and their
infant Mster 0 month, old, MnrV
(ireuim. l.ouis Heiber, LHHo Hagemaclt
and William and Nulie Ynncu, Lulki
Stiilc, The vUrUtlouMnMr Noltcmj or
henvv furniture car drawn o Mr
Aike'n and about 4 o'clock 'nav. wore joined
bj Mr and Mrs Nokmver. Tho day
was spent by tho vouiiK iwople vorv hap
pilv and about 7 o clock thev began prepa
rations to return All got into the laro
furniture car Frank and lkn Nolttneyer
occupied tho front neat, tho latter driv ing.
Thej wre drawn b two frisky vouhk
mules, and to this fact in all probability is
due the lamentable accident- The young
people were laughing and chattering dur
ing the ride in and none of the party had
any suspicion of tho terrible fato that wan
upon them Whim within a few yards of
the iros-ing, however, the headlight of an
engine was seen dashing down the track
almost on the wimon l-onis Heiber vvn
the only one vv ho, it seems, saw tho light,
for ho threw himself over the side of tho
furniture car. falling in tho road. Tho
trainmen suy thej blew for the
crossing, but at all events the muhw
dashed funouslv ahead, and tho
thildren still laughing and slncing uiur
nlv Just a the wagon was full upon tho
, track tlte tram struck it jqutiroly in tho
,..!.. 1.....1. ..twv I. Ir, ttfn '! Ill
iur, Luiujji.-i"ij iiiiuu j v.... ...
langliter and singing were cliangwl in tho
nihtatit to shrieks and wream of agottv,
and those in the train as they Hew by.
saw bodies scattered in all dirwctioiw. Tho
bodies of Frank and Ben Pratt, Mr ami
Airs Noltcmejer and Wilttww-'Foulkii
w ere thrown to the right On the left side
of the track William Vance and bin ihtor,
badle, were hurled thlrtv feet into a field,
while the girls were dashed in every direc
tion Mary (Jremm wnhdraggejl sonio dw
Uince and then farced aside by the cow
catcher, and tho bod) wan evidently thrown
under the wheels for the little riiiht
foot was crunhed to a nhapoiv
muss. The train, which waa running
at a rato of about fifteen mile an hour,
wa brought toaston so quicLly that the
last coach stood touching the frngmoaU of
tho wagon which were loaning up against
the side of the car The wounded were
lifted carefully into the rear coach ami
Uiken to ht Marv and Hllxalieth'i Uop4
tal. a short distance bevond the mreno of
accident on the line of the .Southern. Hern
they were cnrefully cared for but at an
early hour thw moniinsr the two young
men and brother, lien Pratt. T jean of
age, ind Frank Pratt, aijed 21 years, hwI
the little child. Mary Noltemyer, only 0
months old, expired after terrible Mttfer-
The following were Injured. tt not
fatal! ami thu morning declared out of
danger Marv Vance, 1A vear, ftiJgnb
ncalp wound Jsarah Vance, In yearn, ttgnt
scalp wound Ida Fenry 1 years Injured
about the head but not senonnly William.
Noltemyer, 50 veitn, bniined nbottt the
back William Vance, slightly hurt, Lu
7ie Noltemyr, collar bone broken. Ioul
Heiber injured slightly on the head. ImI
lie Stule,gah on the head, bruteed slightly
about the body, WilHam Fouik. arm
broken and Mriou conclusion of tho brain
s-oino of the parties who were in tho
furniture waon declare that the engineer
failed to whuttle or the cromin3. tliOnch
be an well a the oondttrtor timle Him.
They wtj a prolonged w hull wa jrlven.
BUENEDJCN A BAEN.
Tnree-Ytt'-Oiu Ofcarlw Spuill I-Minoratod
at Ark&MM OUj,
9prtal Uneaten u Urn noy Kacta.
Akkaksab Crrr, Kan , Jnly S A most
lamentable accident oeeurrd in tfcwt ctfcy
about 5 o clock thw a!rnOH Cnwrlie
and Frank rtjwriil. mh of ex CUy Mar
hhal Spurilt. were playing in their faUMr't
bam. when CnnrlK th youngac yearn
of aae, fecaite-d a bire- eo of jo I
an inMant the building vv Afa. Tho
two boys ran nt and Frank, 5 yir oW,
remained in afy. bat for aem wme
coriiiUtb!' chm- the little i-year-old ran
bnrk into the building, now all abtatr.
nd waft horned to a he. Large crowd
were al hand oortiy ftr the iorrlMe
enrreaee and mock excitement and tqrm
paiby wae bowa.
A SEfttOUS VfCK
CwrnntATi, O Joly Tbn wnnnjiar
'Sprem on the Chwwf fee M Ofcfe mttftMcy
rominic wim cranharf htto Um row md
freitt-bt train nt Rnanrll, Ky . tfariag it
Minding rain efcorm. A cinder Uni wan
on a d track aodL w Um railW mmr
cuura. h had & bfcnrn by hww wtod
torm nnUl the end of Um renr ew project
ed over (fee miun track n eitner d4 of
wfcjrn there ut h fck three feet ki. TW
eafftoe tmck the ntwtrncttoe and dragged
it renU r SwtfU Toe fron Mm
en-da wm torn out ntnl tn track tewed
op for mmo" dMUkoe. Tn u-nps- -nxvrs
enr ad Um axt two puMMpr
ooeiM left tn track mad wera kfm
over on tnrsr xtden- A rail wm inwd
through Um Soot of Um Mcmnd eeoek. TV
dadcr train wm dra-apd aton awl
bedJy -AT-cVd WtflSwn Cmm m, Am .
jcUMer. w weeereiy et akowt Um fov mA
neck Chnrte Bo. Um ftrwrann, -ra -vereif
atokea p a wnwtnlaea urnjnw av
irom Hnnxiweujo -tm injarattt Inmanmlt?
nad wan tMCK to um PMkom. n(-JMj.
tors jproaotcaeed hie
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Vmtrfrr !L I Jul 1 - Tate
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' ey eBcaaind UKgtibmr ku aa an n
tirm aooNi 3 Ka ra4, wt Um $m
imrmer open. TW Wy wm 4m mm. a
j noon tW eoaditJaa of Um aaa mm arrow-
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