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? "Mi' rjr;--wgryx-,5s5:nf vfsy,s?' ?t. I A f r A f ' -f. Wtoricftl Soc:W Kn VOL. XX NO. 1 9. WICHITA. KANSAS. FRIDAY MORNING. DEC EMBER 8. 189a WHOLE NO. 2549. Jf-SWanr-cr-" aT-S. pie JO 1 ' WJHPf S Vn ff V " To-Day the two famous Illi nois murderers, Frank Starr and Harvey Pate are hanged at Dan dle in that State. The crime which they are to expiate was the killing of Far mer Henry Helmick on August 25th last, on the highway near Danville. Starr and Pate at tempted to hold up Helmick while returning with his wife from church in a buggy, and shot him for resisting. You can't resist the tempta tions we're offering in suits to or der at $22.50; elegant all wool trousers, one hundred and ten patterns at 5.50, made to order in perfect manner, fit guaranteed. "Ye have a great sale of Men's fine furnishings at 70c. See our Christmas stuff, silk night robes, pajamas, etc. T.B.GLOSSER, Tailor anil Furnisher, 145 North Main St. 204 DOUGLAS Avi-:. All Smoking Jackets will he placed on sale this week at great- ly reduced prices, quisite Novelties Present. bee our ex for Holiday iis r Ha&wa m Latest jovellies in Music Cab-' boo, cheaper than ever. Music Rolls, Mandolins, Guitars, Banjos Violins, Music 33oxes. Beautiful new goods at rock bottom prices. Latest Sheet Music and Books. Special prices during Holidays on Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines. We carry the best goods in the market and sell closer than any body. Call and be convinced. arnes&Newoomb 407 E. DOl'GLVS. GET BEADY!! Do yon i;i(iv ihat vijrlit now wo avu renil forlnisiiioss- with a jrrnml :ib horliucut ol ("liri-tm:i Gi;t&. W al- w !iy load iti h.'.i;;ttiii-- winch nioaiib I j'cw Holiday tioovlb nt tn wr low-! est pu-iblo mri. A ' alw ay.-s load in ' our clUtrls to plir.se ami frr.i iit our otiMoiuors :md H vijjor. voracity and v iluos an not vain tliinirs lo trii.--t ia wofahall tfivatly 1 .cro.itsu cm- Icul. Otir stock otleis a ytijit Mirietv of tie j utble n'v oiit lor Lidie, (entlc mcii anl CJiild' on. and is a potmlar b'mk in eorv respect. "Ve "will be jrlad lo woicoi-jo you; plons d to show our i.oori$ and realy to m.ikc Close piict s to all buyers at Ross' 'Great Puruituro and Carpet Emporium, Kliav -'r-rgrMraK'iTTTTHiTri I allow no one to undersell me. If you want tailor made clothes come and see what I will do for you. SWAP), THE TA1L0K. 13$ X. Main. We m ill -.Mid on- Villi I'll i: V L M-i TALiy.KKliei-. hn .( AooK- trial, to mm oho 'ti;M-iii-f lfom I'jniOMCi iilSSSl flttfcpBsrewsssss! A!? & fiP . t k ,y!.sfeasrisjrs i . - s. - yj.l F yrv4f. i i Holiday Goods. ; SFrWKfill Mr. WhUilermnitoriiey. .Mr Preston 'A&Vr?Ti&M i -aclie.i out hi. ImiiiI to meet his attorney, Sijw , ' ;ptrtWtl Wfft ami )rcppe,l to the floor le td. The enro x (L. jHr4V""''Iic4IVl' "I-irtl 7 ' ner" ;tiquest developed ttmt Preston w:i SC KbLS tiiiliV I Hri suliect to heart disuse. Pre-.oti leaves h mmmrmmmzm . m:XI.1j DlM.v.sK. e.lled book 1". oo. mjihI io: nrticitl.irs to B-yi'-.E'c,i:cai juedici Yi al-zr Go, Lock Uox .127. M ichU:t, Kansas. (Western Office) ,, Oi-cal en Ur. 11. V. i,cU jc3 .JIaIa St. Oar many departments are now wearing their Holi day attire. Many more will go on sale this week. JAPANESE DEPARTMENT Attracting a great deal of attention. All surprised at the extremely LOW PRICES, marked on them. Don't fail to see it. NEXT WEEK. An exact imitation of the "World's Columbian Ferris "Wheel, will be on exibition in full running order. Come and See it Involve. A FEW SPECIALS For Today and Tomorrow. T5 dozen ladies' Japanese silk scalloped edge and em broidered silk handker chiefs, sold heretofore at 25c. Now 9 cents. 300 ladies' embroidered corner silk handkerchiefs; would be cheap at 35c. Now 12 c. 35 dozen ladies' rainbow silk handkerchiefs; the very latest fad and perfect beau ties. Will be sold at 23c. I 100 dozen ladies' beauti- fully embroidered Mull 1 Handkerchiefs; not one in 'the lol worth, less than 50c. To be closed at 25c. 100 dozen ladies' silk em broidered corner mull hand kerchiefs; at 5c. 200 beautiful artotypes; j every one a gem ana well 'worth 50c. To be closed at 9 cents. 800 exquisite feather fans jul the thing for a Christ- 1 mas present, and worth. double the price asked; GSc. 100 Blk Unre muffs will be sold at 49c. 100 Child's Muffs and capes, former price $1.50; now 75c each. BOOKS CLOSED Business :: Suspended Will Reopen Saturday Morning At Eight O'clock. "Joe, the Hatter," will re tire from business on the first of the month. The store -will be closed today, Friday. Dec. Sth, to mark down and re-arrange the htock. Every article mark ed down and prices marked in "red figures' The pro fits Avill be entirely wiped out. A great man7 articles marked at less than factory prices. In fact the cut will be sufficient and deep enough to attract the atten tion of those desiring first class hats and furnishing 2;oods of standard makes. We have but three week s time to tarry and will there fore cut and slash at the start. Theiv is always a first choice. Call soon. JOE, THE HATTER. 1-10 Is. Main STo goods charged. DROPPED DEAD. Kingfisher, O T., Dec. ?. Special. .About iioou ten iy Dauiel Prestou called nUhe oflice of Attorury Wbisiler tospe.ik of n law suit in which lie was .1 niirty and wife and tever.il rovn children. lit cone trom No Mau'a Laud at the opejiiuy tf Okiahonia. ttkini; a clniin uer Kiug Usher, where he has re-ided ever since. "Natch for the coupons. Tlicv will begin to appear iii the KAGLK next uiitliiy. Three coupons secure you an elusaul portfolio ol beaiui- t'ul engravings. DEBTOR AND CREDITOR TI1E T0RREY BANKRUPTCY BILL STKILNGLY OPPOSED. The Measure Alleged to be One Cal culated to Make Matters Worse for the 'Unfortunate. The Opposition to tha Proposed Law Led by Mr. Bailey of Texas lis Opponents Confident of Ability to Defeat it. An Uninteresting Session of the Senate The President Not Expected to Use Poroe to Eistore the Hawaiian Qaeen While Congress is in Session Minister Thurs ton Leaves Washing ton for Honolulu on a Secret Mission, Washington', Dec. 7. The general de bate ou the bankruptcy bill closed this afternoon, and, beginning tomorrow the bill will be lend by sectious for amend ment. The bill has undoubtedly lost much ground during the progress of the debate, and its opponents say that it will be badly beaten. Mr. Oates. however, still main tains that if it can be brought to a direct vote it will pass. During the morninir hour a resolution authorizing additional clerical force for the hou-.e aroused some opposition from Messrs. Sayers, Kilgore and Cannon, the latter takiug occasion to chide and re proach the Democrtts for backsliding in their pit-dues of retrenchment and reform. Ttie rf-iolution was passed. At the expiratiou of the morning hour the house lesolved itself into a coiumiliee of the whole for the consideration of the bankiupicy bill Mr. B.nley of Texas antagonized the bill in a brilliant speech. A bankruptcy bill, he said, w.is the only hope of the thous ands ot citizens who were strauded by the acute fiu.tnui.il perturbations. Au equit able bankruptcy law could work no pos sible injury to either creditor or debtor. But, as to the proposed bill, radical diffei ences existed as to whether it was a proper measure. He did not cousider it so, and so opposed it. He thougnt the oojection able features weie so inextricably inter woven lu the text of the bill's olau that it could not be amended and made accept able. Much of Mr. Biiley's argument was confined to the legal phases of the bill, aud frequently elicited applause. He ap pealed to the Democrats to Daware how they passed a iiankruptcy law in the presen condition of the country. The Democrat, ic party never dared before to pass such law. How dare it pass the worst law of its character that any one bad oVer dared to propose? "If we must pass this law," he said, "for God's sike letmsend this disgrace! ul latcf ot claiming we do it tor the benefit of tue debtor.not the creditor mocking one with empty good will, to give to the other the weapons his aval ice craves. It may he that the debtors of this land should be harrowed with new penalties aud hardships. If so, let us lay aside the mask and lorge their tellers with a cour age that will half 'redeem the sin. Let us put aside a false pietense, and avow that we p.iss tin-, law tor the tietter security of tho-e for whom the courts are uow open not in the intetest otoppicssed and strick en debtors." In clo-iug the general dpbate for the ad vocates of the bill, Mr. O ites proceed-d to answer various criticism--. He explained that the ch.rge that the bill provided im prisonment for debt was without founda tion. He denied that the bill find auy harsh provisions aud expressed a willing ness to accept auy amend men is pioposed in goud faitn aud sustained by honest ar gument. Dining a dialogue between Mr. Oates aud Mr. Deusoh of Alabima, which drift ed into the mouey question, the latter, who was an ardent Iree-coiuage Detno cr.it, hpoke of "the day of a Democratic house" that would remoneiize silver. "i'he gentleman does not seem to think that ibis is a Democratic house," said Mr. Oites. "Xot on the money question," replied Mr. Densou. "1 assert that most emphat ically. "You are risrhr." ejaculated ex-Speaker Reeii; "it is not Democratic on the money question. It it htd been it would not nave unconditionally repeated the Slier man law." Continuing, in advocacy of the bill, IWr. Oates said that he did not believe that any parly, barring the populist, w.is opposed to the foreclosuie ot mortgages or invemh ed auaiust the auction block when resort ed to uuder due process ot law. or sought to evade the payment of any juit obliga tion when It leildue, and he never would belong to a pirfy which held such tenets. At the conclusion ot his speech the com mittee lose aud the house adjourned, at 5 o'clock. SENATE. Washington, Dc. 7. The proceedings of the senate today were devoid of the in terest which charactered the discussion yesterday of the Hawaiian question. Mr. Morrill offered a re-olution thnt all parts of the president's message relating to the tariff, internal revenue and au in come tax be referred to the committee on finance. He asked that the resolution lie on tue table until Wednesday next, when ho would address the senate on it. Mr. Hill gave notice that op Monday next he would move to take up the bill to lepeal the federal election laws. Mr. Hoar gave notice thnt when the sub ject whs before the senate he should move to refer the bill reported by Mr. Hill to the committed on privalettes and elections. Mr. Jones of Arkansas offered a resolu tion calling upon the secretary of the in terior tor a statement of the amount of money Daid siuce January 1, 1S73, to the United states district attor ney for the southern district of New York (other than payments on account of sal ary), as compensation for examining titles tolanris, and the authority for such pay ments. Agreed to. The following bills were passed: The house bill to amend the railroad land grant forfeiture acts, the private war claim bill, and the senate bill granting a pension 01 S100 per month to the widow of Generol John M. Corse. During the discussion of the war claim bill Mr. Berry of Arkansas stated, for the committee on claitm. that it was not the intention to reopen the judgments of the nuar'erraaster general in snch cases where Claimants coultl show- by ex parte testi mony that the allowaucis made by the quartermaster general were too small. The senate then proceeded to the consid eration of executive business, after wuch it adjjurued until Motility. THE HAWAIIAN QUESTION. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. Prominent mem bers of the aooss committee ou foreign af fairs expect that concress will be called npon soon to take up and . decide the Hawaiian question. Chairman McCreary yesterday had an extended interview with the president. From the suggestions Mr. McCreary made it is -evident that he ex pected that congress would deal with the matter. A member othe committee said that the president would not think of using force while coagress was in session, as that would be .in act of war. There has been a theory advanced that after hearing again from Minister Willis, and learniug positively that the queen cannot be re stored except by the Use of United States troops, the president will present to con gress the case of the queen as a wronged monarch, whose government has oeeu overthrown by this government, and as sert that it is now the duty of the United States to restore the former couditiou, even by the use of force. There will be reat opposition in the house committee on foreign affaiis to the resolution of Representative Hitt of Iiliuois, ou the ground that it would not be right, in view of further piomised communication from the executive ou the subject, for the house to give expiession to the sentiment con tained iu the Hitt lesilution. Minister Thurston left Washington to day, enroiito for Honolulu. He was not ent out of the countiy, and does not go at the suggestion of Sitretary Gresham. but goes ot his own accord, in order to advise and consult those he represents. At the Hawaiian legation Secretary Hastings saiu that no significance attached to the minister's depaiture. He had not left word that he was going to Honolulu, and the secretary doubted if tue minister would go beyond San Francisco, where the Hawaiians ate now arranging an exhibit at the Mid-Winter exposition. CAPITAL NOTES. Washington, Dec. 7. Acting Secretary Curtis of the treasury department today intimated that the government would in terfere should an attempt be made to give practical effect to the suggestion of Gov ernor Waite, that Coloiado make silver a legal tender and provide for its free coin age at a stats mint. The secretary of the navy today received a di-paleii from Rio Janreio dated Decem ber 7, saying that the situation is un changed since the departure of the Aquid abau. The firing between the forts and between the iiisingent vessels and guns on the Xictueioy side still continues daily. Toe insurgent iorce3 are anchored farther from shore. The Democratic members of the ways and.meaus committee were busy this morning working ou the tariff bill. There is no idea yet as to wLit the bill will be taken up in the house, nor has any defi nite time beti fixed for reporting the bill. The sub-committee of the house bank ing aud cuiieuey committee has agreed to report favorably a bill allowing national banks to issue circulating notes to the full amount of the bonds deposited to se cure citculatiou. Seuator Sherman, as chairman of the senate Republican caucus, has aunouueed the membership of the steering committee of the senate, which is to consist of Sen ators Allison, Hale, Aldrich, Cullom. Dolph, Mandersou, WasUburn, Quay aud Dubois. The house committee on baukiug aud cunency will report a bill to repeal the 10 per cent tax on state bank circulation as soon as a vote of the committee can be reached. The bill will pass in committee by one vote. The secretary of' the tieasury has sent to congress an estimate for improvements of livers and haibors amouutiug to$3t415, 000. in additiou,to the estimates heretoioie f iiruishfid for t.he year 1504 3. The proceedings in tUe court iuaittal of Captain D. F. Stiles, tecently tried in Oklahoma on charges connected with the laud rush, have been received at tne War depart meat. They aie said not to sustain a. single chaige m nle. The Diinocr itic membors of the. senate committee on finance todaylield an informal conference. The proceedings consisted of a getieraLdiscussiou of the nest method of pioceeding iu order that the tat iff bill may be iu shape to bu advanced as tapidly as possible. The only thing definitely de cided upon was that a comparative state. meut, showing the changes made by the Wilson bill iu the pre-ent law. would be a necessity as a basis ot operations. THE RUSSIAN WAR SPECTER. LONDON, Dec. 7. Poultuey Bigelow, whose intimate relations with the highest officials of Germany are well kuown, today wrote at the request of the Associated Press his opinion of the situation iu Eu rope, in which he said: "Russia wauts Constantinople aud is preparing to take it. Russia cannot succeed iu the accomplish ment of this desiro without fiist fighting Austria, blie cannot fiht Austria with out finhting Germany at the same time. Russia wants the mouth of the Diuube, a desire as strange as it France should wish to reoccupy Louisana. Russia therefore has one enemy p uticuiarly in mind; that is, Germany. In this hatred of Germ my was bom the comical fnetidsiiio between France and Rusia, for France me ins to get bnck Alsace Lorraine. Tne gravity of the present outlook lies not s much in the tact that Russia and France individu ally dislike Geimauy, but in the fact that they are united iu a haired that absorbs eveiy other passion. That France is thirsting for war a linits of scant doubt. When war is declared the two are one army and navy." Tue Globe asks: "Are we on the eve of a revival of the state ot things produced by the Crimean war?" It says that Rus sia's demaud thtt the Kili.i mouth ot the D inube be made navigable is ine most Hinrmiiig of the ugly uortents of trouble which have been so uumerous of late. THE GULF AND INTERSTATE. TOPEKA, Kan., Dec. 7. F. J. Close, pres ident of the uoitn aud south railroad con vention, says that amoug the letters re ceived by him ia one from a responsible railroad builder, offering to build and equip the railroad from the British posses- t sious to the gulf, and turn it over to the I provisional board of directors, on gnaran- J teed interest to bimof4per cent on the investment. Mr. Close sa that the prop ositiou will be considered by the board at its meeting to be held in Topeka on the second Tuesday in January. It is esti mated that such a road as is proposed and planned by the originators ol the projec: will cost about Sfc.OOO.OOO. Mr. Cio3B br lieves that the vsurk of const ruct.on will be commenced in ..bout six moutns, aud be completed iu two years. The D uash vice consul at K tnsis City was in Topeka today trying to ii.icr--t the millers in the gulf transportation p.uj?ct. He say-, that he has .iins i-r secured pledge.- from about forty mihers in the stat to ship their export flour by the gulf steamship line company to Copenhagen. Referring to the statement that wneat shipped trom gulf ports would sooii m trausit ou accouct ot the warmth of the culf stream, Mr. Sogartl 'aid that wheat loaded carelessly wnl spoil whether put on board at New 1'ork or Galveston. The gulf stream, he says, has nothing to do with iu THE ATCHISON POLICE BOARD. TOPEKA, Kan., Dsc. 7. There is trouble over the Atchison board of police commis sioners, aud many co.iferences are being held between the governor and the Atchi- I sou peopie. J.mtes Orr wants Drnrytp poiuted .is the Democratic member ,im1 Cochrane removed. Tne R-p'Jblica want Frank Yale m place of B. Liagdoo, lh. nrnnihamn moMivr. Y.l?- w.ui lix :wwv- beiti.Il-eimwi.can. nowpassrs a.i f pOpUi.- , lait serm sailstsctory to iiMr Repnbi ct'is. "Many Atcitsjo people," -tiiu il.siiterraii l-erson itiy. "fa to want the bo .rd to oe even less -trict tn enlotciug the prohitory law than the pres ent commbwioucrs," WARRING TOWNSITES. ROUND PONDERS ASD POND CREEK ERS STILL AT LUGGERHEADS. The Government Town Enjoined From Organizing Under the law as a City of the First Cla?s. A Faction in Beaver County Opposed to Statehood Unless They Can Select the State of Which to Become a Part. The Chief of the Oherokees Vetoes a Bill, "With au Intimation That the Senators are in a tag to Bob the People of the Proceeds of the Strip Bonds Provisions of the Bill Adding Two Judges to the Ok lahoma Supreme Court, PondCbeek, O. T.. Dec. 7. Special. The publication of Judge Burford's order of yesterday restraining Lewis K Cloyster and others from holding an election, as per Governor Renfrow's proclamation, organ izing Rouud Pond, under the name of Pond Creek, into a city of the first class, created intense excitement here and at Rouud Poud. Under the Oklahoma law 2,500 actual inhabitants are necessary to organize a city of the first class. One Moi an made au enumeration, aud swore that Round Pund had 2,500 inhabitants, and was corroborated by others. Ou peti tion Governor Rcnfrow issued the procla mation. A committee called upon Gov ernor Renfrow ind stited that they thought he had beeu imposed upon. The governor assured the committee that he was conversant with the facts, aud that he had advised the Rouud Poud citizens to orjanizj as a village. Then turning to the Oklahoma statutes he showed the commit tee that on the presentation of the atlida vlts uoilnug was left for him but to issue the proclamation. 'i he injunction was asked for by one of the citizens of Round Pond. Tue fight seems to be among their own inhabitants, one element wautiug to organize accord ing to law nd the boom element wautiug to organize without iegnl to law. OKLAHOMA SECESSIONISTS. BEAVKK, O. T., Dec. 7 Special. Bduvur couulv will nrobablv make an attempt to secede from Oklahoma. It has never beeu close to the territory proper, aud its citizens feel that their interests ave not indectical with the rest of Oklahoma. This coauty is a narrow strip aud was foimerly known as No Mau'd Laud. It touches Kansas, Colorado, Xew Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma, of which it is a pirt. llimv of the citizens here aie onnosed to statehood for Oklahoma, but if it is bound to come they would much rather be iu deutilicd with Kansas or Colorado, or, as a last resort, with Texas. A significant meeting was held at this nlacoit Monday, tit which steps were . .t.A.i IrtrvL-tMt. ti ;i Wlf.hrl ph it-iil frnrn (itl.i. hotuii and a union wi h either Kansas, Colorado or Texas. J. R. Seuenicn pre sided at this coucl ive aud F. C. Tracey acted as secret. try. 1 he following resolu tion was passed: cou iiy desite a change of political condi- tion, Mieie is in iae m liiul cuusiuei uliuii itiiili hn.. h.r.rnfm 1i-hii mvri KcHVMr couuty by eastern Okl ihoma which should cause a ueaite ior a contiuueu existing re- l.ihnn mitrh lM.i 11 clnnr nflili.it.inti? t.hrrA. fore, in the judgment of this meeting, statehood for Beaver couuty can best be stcutei: ny application ior annexation to one of the stales of Kansas, Colorado or Texas, ou consent ot tne couarens 01 tne United States; and to test the practi cability of which be it again 'Resolved, That the chairman be, aud hereoy is, authorized and instructed to appoint a cummittee to confer with the governors ot those states, and ou re ceipt of favorable reply from either, to call a in iss convention of citizens of the county lo cousider the subject and act iu relation thereto." Tiiere is a considerable faction here which is against any such action as the resolution proposes. Member: of this faction say that an attempt to withdraw from Oklahom t would not be recomiized by the govern nietit and that the agitation of the secedcrs will bring the county into ridicule. THE OKLAHOMA JUDGES. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. The bill passed by the house authorizing the appointmeut of two addittou.il judges for the supreme court of Oklahoma territory provides that hereafter the supremo court of the terri tory of Oklahoma shall consist of a chief justice aud four associate justice?, any tnree of whom shall constitute a quorum, but three judges must concur to render au opinion; that it shall be the du'.y of the president to appoint two additional asso ciate justices of said supreme court, who shall hold their oflice for the term of four years, or until their successors are ap pointed and qualified, and who 'hall re ceive the same compensation as do.v pnt-vitl-rt for the justices of the suoreme court of Oklahoma territory; that the said ter ritory shall be divided into five judicial districts and a district couri uall os held in each county, as now promled by law The supreme court of s-itd territory shall define sail judicial districts anu shall fix the time and pi ices at eacu county seit in each district wjiere the district court shall hi held, and deign.ue the judge who shall preside therein, r'ich JiMge, after assignment, shall reside in the district to which he ts assigned. The "supreme court of said territory, or the c'iief jus'fce thereof, may de-iiiuate any jude to try a particular cas or cass in any oi-trict, wum the judge of said dis trict lias been of counsel or is of kin to either par.y to the nc ion, or interested, or is biased or prrjudiced m the cause, or if for anyothrr reason said judge is unable ro hold couTt. Tiie district court in rich of .nkl dis tricts ihali linve the sm-: jurisdiction that district courts ofsid territory now poe'. So justice of the upreme court of said territory haU sit ai a memb-r of s;d court in the trial of any cae iircMed by bim ia the d;snc: court, or wbtrem he , has auy inlerrst. SUICIDE. AKDMOKE, L T D.c. 7. Sjial. Mrs. II ui-J RHry, wife of O. jL X!iler of this city, committed suicide yi-tefday by hanging. The enus of thLs sad ending ; w.i- family trouble, thtr unfortunate woman aviag Urea scsustl of infidelity by her besawL As a conwaeMce tbs unhappy couple had decKitd ujefrnratir. j the woman :o go her former home at DcaU ! sun, Texas, ants tSe UutUiail u rentals ia sun, i riiu, anu ae iiu:uu mj (eniinss ia j this cut. Osrias to the icclcaieocjr cl tUc I weather, the woman postponed her trio until yesterday afternoon, haviug shipped her furniture the day previous. Tne hus band left the house anil his wife remained gne?m: over the trouble. Retaruiug in about fifteen minutes he found nis wife's lifeless body dangling Tom a hook iu the ceiling, her eyes protruding and her features distorted. '1 he woman had taken a sheet from the bed to mike the ropa that wa to end her miserable exist.mce. Mr. Bailey was formerly a Mis Hattie Rugers of Missouri. THE CHEROKEE BONDS TAJILEQCATI, I. T Dec. 7. There is. a serious clash betweon the Cherokee coun cil and the chief over the hitter's repeated vetoing of measures. Today he returned a bill to the senate which provided for financial agents to sell the Cherokee bonds. The chief favors appomtlug a del-gatiou to congress to memorialize tnat body to make au appropriation to pay the bonds iu cash, with accured luterest. In the message vetoing the measure for ap pointing Uuauci-tl ngeuts, he intimated tnat fourteeu out ot eighteen, senators favored the bill because they were in a riug to make a steaL The accusatlou in-cen-.ed the senators, and the veto was not sustained. The people are- auxiously awautqg the action of the lower house. A BANK ROBBERY. South Bexd. Ind., Dec. 7. The South Bend Xatioti.il b.nk, one of the largest iu northern Iudiaua, was robbea of over $15, 000 today. The robbery was committed iu broad daylighr, while hundreds of people were on the streets, and tne robbers suc ceeded iu getting away with the booty without leaviug the slightest clew. The chief of police believes that there were no less than four men in the rubbery. The employes had all goue out for lunch, Cashier Myron Campoell being the last to leave, going out at 12:10 o'clock p. in., af ter, as he Mipposed, lucking the middle door of the b g vault anu leaving every thing in the usual shape. When he re turned at 12:50 o'clock p. m. no was sur prised to find utilise! ou the tloor near his ttesK. Upon au investigation nein maue, it was found that a rear window haU beeu foiced open, the btck door unlocked, and the door between the directors' room and the counting room lirokeu ooen. Feariug that a robbery hud bee.i committed, the vault was examined. The door was as Cashier Campbell had lelt it before going lo lunch, but ou swinging it open a glance showed that the money had been taUeu. The police were at once notified, uud squads of detectives were set to work on the case, but up to a lale hour tonight no taugible elew had been secured. There is every reason lo believe that the robbsry was the work of uiofessionals, as the prepaiatious were perfect, and the nieti nail undoubtedly watched the bauk ior nays for jnst the chance that occurred to day. The banj- faces a prominent street, and from the outside, even from across the street, the whole interior can be discerned. It is evident that the robbers watched for the exit of the employes, and as soon as Mr. Campbell left promptly went to work. It is now pretty certain that in turning the combination knob of the vault Cashier Campbell did not turn it far enough to scatter the tumblers. By a meie chance the robbers happened to turn this the riirbt wy, and thus unlocked the door. This done, an unlocked safe was bsfore them. Tho raid was well planned, as is shown by the fact that ihe robbers touch ed no money that would lie at once missed. On top of the safe was a counter tray con taining -diver. They confined themselves to the safe, couttuniug in the neighbor hood of $,090, tbe sum of SH.030 oelug in gold. Of the gpld only $4,0tX Was taken, the rest of ihe $15,1)09 otoleii bring paper money. The rouusrs evidently decided that it was better to take what they could easily carry. Alter taktin: tvuat they did, the robber- closed the dofns they found it, and, folding their teins liKe the Arab, quietly stole owuy. COLORADO SfLVERiTES. DEXVEU, Dec 7. The second annual convention of the Colorado State Silver league opened today with about 150 dele gates nreseut. Iu the Denver delegation were ex-Senator Hill. Thomas M. Patter son and II. M. Ilawley. President Merrick, in his opening ad dress, said: "As an organization. weMemnnd the re storation to all the people of the Uulted States the 1 iw iu relation to coinage as it existed from the adoption of the federal constitution down to la73. Tills we be lieve to be the one aud the only impor tant question before the American people today." Ho asked whether the promised henefits had followed the repeal of the Sherman law, aud said that the goldbugs now ad mit ttiat something must tie done to suj ply the deficiency in the volume of money "The remedy," said he, "is the coinage of both gold and silver at the old ratio and the is-umg of all paper mouuy by the government." After the Usual routine business Presi dent M-rrick appoiuted a committee f five, tuctuditig himself as chairman, to draft an addtessto the people iu advocac of the objects of the league. The committee jouibt submitted an ad dress, which was adopted. The address urges that -.lifer be renunetized! tn order that the present di.iro-o throughout tne country may be relieved. It continued a follows: "Ihe Silver league declares its determin ation io press upon tho people of tt.e United Stales the imperative u-ceisity for reuionetiziug silver. Tue misfortune now general throughout the land are caused by vicious legislation, pirticuiarly that mik ing gold the sole measure of commercial value."' People everywhere are urged to Inquire diligently into thr silvrr ques'ion, to the end that the motives of western citizens nwy be relieved from the misrepresenta tions at present prevalent. A resolution ct-iismitig Secretary Car lisle for his pos. tiou on tne cnver question was referred to the executive committee for revi-iou. Another declaring int tne Uulted r-tates should hare a financial policy of its own, independent of mon archical powers, nnd that gold, silver and paier stiould De recognzJ ivt the money Oasis, was adopted. After the election of an executive com mittee nnd delegair to Wellington, t nc convention, at II o'clccL, adjourned Aiue die. Among the members of the delesatio't to go to Washington are S-nniors Jlrary M. letter and K. O Wolcoit. S 11 Vt t, Thomas M. Patterson and Gutrgs G Mrrrtck. Mr. MTnck wa elected president of the league for the ensuing year. ESCAPED ASSESSMENT. ToPESA, Kuc. D-c . Th publuhed report jf the s.ate board of r-tiirosd ames-fo.-h docs not show that the Uu:on Uepvt t Leavenworth ha bren a.-rttL It U owned by n corporation "tituS-d tfae L-ar-enworth L'nloo Depot and K.ilroad com pan .the stock Itziua he:d by tfcr rallrwuJ that ue it. Secretary of Stnl Oiba ay that the piorxrrty was w:rl. Xe ose doubt that If the pr&crty wu over looked, ti was n oversignt o the part of the bont. I'revioc board bar bim guilty o' t tiue oversight, lbs prop er.y ts about of the sAiae valu m toe Atcbiiou depot, which wai aawtd at MR. PRENDERGAST. CifKAOO. Use 7 The lina four Jnrots wrrt mora In today t the trial ot Awav -in Peden;i.t. The prloar strt!ed the pecia:s drhj the procrditttw by vioirwiiv ot'jcctiwg be b-tig ctfel 'Pr lergw br tbe Msit-e'a attorney. ! wt you u cli ait 'Mr, Prnlcrgn w 2.? -". " - "viui; ..mam., u.u - itucatrJL m'l, nutl Uie THE ATCHISON PUZZLE. New York, D:c 7. Tue Mock market was dull today. The trading was puralr professional, and the chattgis iu value generally unimportant. Tue ituciviiy offered time for discussion of tbegtcat Atchisou mystery, which absorbs the at tention of the street lo a large d-gree. Did President Reiuh irt go to London to negotiate a loan? and. if he did, With what succes? were questions for which solutions were sought, bat conjecture aud rumor were the ouly factor in the situa tion. A well kn wn Wall street broker, who has no tifliclal couuectiou with the affairs of the Atcmsun compauy. said to au Associated Press representative til's afternoon that, just lietore leaving for London, President Reinhart told him that his mission abroad was prinmrily to obtain needed rest, aud incidentally to make the pergonal acquaintance of tho lending forriga securiiy-holders of tne. compauy. He foreshadowed the attack upon the comnany during ni.s Hbence, saying th it possibly while he was iu raid ocean dire restuti woital be prophesied for the Atchison. There is nouody who can give any definite statement 'of tun exict status of Atchison utlairs until Presideut K-inbart retches port. f held, the shares advancing 1 percent early, wiiu only Js per cent traction at tile close, while the "bonds recorded ma terial advauce, Atchison fours being up 2 per cent. The general market opened strong, at an advauce ot a fraction. After a brief period of tirtnue.sa the market be came weak, and duiiug the rest of tho day moved feebly up aud down as tho traders pulled the string, no marked change being made except in a few specialties. Cotton Oil whs tip l per Ceut. Cleveland. Cincinnati aud Cu.cago preferred sold up 5 per cent on two 100 share lots, the ilist biing at S3 uud tint second at IK). The lone of the ctieral market at the cloe was Urm. AN ANTI-OPTION DECISION. jEKFElttON" CITY", .Mo., Dec 7. Jildgo Burgess, in the supreme court today. uiaJa an importaut decision iu a case involving the construction of the law iuvoiviug op tion dealings iu graiu. There was a cross appeal iu two coses, one by tho brokerage firm ot "Conner & Conner of St. 'Louis, io recover commission aud $4,000 iu margins from one Black, and the other hi K'.tck, to recover ? 3,000 put up with the iirui io hold up a deal ou I'JO.Oou bushels of uts. The court liud- that the dealings Were, purely fictitious, so far as thu actual de livery ot grain was concerned, ami holds that such transactions under thu r.xioiing law are gambliug, and consequently void. Ihe court does ubl intend lo bo uuder stood as holding that any pimou, compauy or corporation may not sell any kind ut per-.ounl property ior future delivery winch may be ou nand; but it such person doesuot intend to deliver it, aud does not have it on hand at the time it U to be de livered, tor thut purpose, he in guilty of a misdeiuetnur uuder the statutes. Judges Gauit uud Sherwood concur with Judge Burgess. Tue decision is tho first ruling whu-elu the autl-optiou lUuiiug law, wt nuicudtd, has beeu lavuked. THE LEHIGH STRIKE. RocUEbTEK, 2C Y., Dec, Z Tho striker! on the LeUlgU Valley road declare that tho mauugemctit refusca to dismiss uou-uuiuu men ana reinstate them In their positions. If the men are not ictustntcd it ia lively that the etrlKo will bu continued, nd em brace a much larger field than before. The strike at Aubiiru. X. Y., 1-. still on. Tho superintendent told tue men tuis morning tnat they would be taken back as soon as tea a Ciurred. None ji ttio strikers will return units ail am taken back at ouce. , The btriaers at Wllkesbarre. Pa., wrra officially informed lusu ulgnc tnat inn strike had been declared olf. Yelurday passeuger trains moved on schedule time, aud cousiderubltj f:igat was moved. THE CRUISER MARBLEHEAD. Mkw LOSOON, Conn.. Dec. 7. Auothei triumph fur Yankee abl-buiU'.cn nod designers was scored on Lom; Island sound, when the new cruiser Murblehead crossed thu liuirh line of b-jr official tiial trip this afternoon, Tho cruiser iqualcd all expectations, maiuu,; lktM knots per hour. The first half ot too coume (30 miles) was cov-m! at .n uteraga of lb.8 Knots; tlt- last h lf In ID 07. or u average rate of 1S.IH knots for 72 mile. By the recard tna-ie It Ss estimatl that toe Murblehund won for her buildero il"5,0W, the contract culling for a speed of but 17 knots. THE MEXICAN REBELS. Kl PAsO, Tex., Dec. 7 A Doming special sty that report was brougut In this evening thut last Sunday, while a Miiall oudy of -Mexican troops, wu making an overland march, it was attacked by a large detachment of rebK Uae olllir wan killed. Twenty-five of 111 oidwr joined the rebels. THE PROVIDENCE STRIKE. PliOViDKNiK.lt. I , D.-c. 7 A uouferenoj between bumpers meii aud the Cultv i committees of the itnKhig mill bauds and mill owuer.s -was hud today, and, although no agreement was reaeue i. It U odit-d that-the men are lif.aiy to ruiuru to work ou Monday. A MAFIA VERDICT. KE'V Ont.KA1S.Dec. ". A JeaII verdict in tue AbOigueUo ca opened tn morning, it ws In favor of tho pllutlrT. for$5,iJ. The origin Milt walor$4fct' IKD. Tnere itn nix more e.e. wd uny wul !- trl-d iu Mieeeak . bgiualug wi Dec IS. The preent jury will try e.ic Case. MITCHELL ANO COR3ETT. .lACK&OSfVII.LK. Kia. Dec 7 It- b j finally been decide! Mint Corbetfc vrtll Ixs ! trained at Mypnrt for ten light vrHh 1 .Mitchell. Gorweit h "Xfrecteil Mi nbsrtf , t-n days, 'ihe vpposiiiwa i tb-i ftgM nrein " hare died uitt, nl lt-t nvtlftu to nenrd from thoss Wbw uava beva Op;Ht to it. fZTV- ih Sf i Mothers do not always reehzc Uaai what their children ntad fat foodsomcOriog btsU up the tissacs. SILVER CHURN BUTTERINE Being a pore, yxo&i fatj with oet butyric nod, fe tbft n:a atxeptsblc health ioed ci tainabk. The Silver Cher; on each wrapper is our guar entee of exccUence, ARMOUR PACKING CO.. Kansas City, U. S. A. J?Sr 23L3SiisiS&&-ir-- f-i'&'s'ytH? ,tvjgwy r-ir4,vft&a.f S.5ggv &.J?P-! ZJhJ&f jSJ-j? jf(y