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VOLUME XXXVII, NO. 2(58.
THURSDAY.
KANSAS CITY, MARCH 7, 1895.
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THE NET RESULTS.
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KANSAS I.KdISI.ATUIti:.
GOOD RECORD ON THE WHOLE,
rorcMST m:roitMt:its, noMKvr.it,
MAKi: A SHAM. SIIOM IN(I.
THEIR RECORD IS VERY BARREN
MANV IMl'OIITANT llll.l.S OltKII.VAl I'.ll
in tmi: itiipuiu.icAN iioi-si:.
Tho Labors of the Senate Were Mainly 1)1.
rcctnl Against Corporation fir tho
kola l'urpnso nf 31 Mng I'ii.
Ill U ill Capital.
Topckn, .March G.-(Spcclnl.) It was un
derstood by the people of, Kaunas Hint In
the present session ot the legislature the
l'opullsts would cmlo.uor to make u rec
ord for polltlc.il purposes through the sen
ate which that party controlled. It Is po
slhly too early to pass Judgment upon the
woik of tho legislature, hut It will be In
teresting nt this time to briefly review the
party legislation accomplished or attempt
ed. The measures most distinctively Popu
llstlc were those illrected toward the con
trol of corporations, more partlcul irly rnll
ronds. Tho famous 'maximum freight
rate bill" was passed by the senate early
In the session, and was killed by the
house. It was precisely the same bill
parsed by the senate two years ago, only
there were greater reductions In rates In
the measure of this jear. Stripped ot Its
vciblage the bill really provided that the
railroads of Kansas should be turned over
to the state board of rallioad commission
ers to be conducted as In their will might
seem advisable.
After this sweeping reduction of railroad
tariffs the Populists turned their attention
to express and telegraph companies and
reduced the tolls about one-half. These
bills weio also killed In the house.
The Populist senate nlso passed n
stringent anti-pass bill which applied u
heavy punishment to any lallroad company
which .should Issue a pass to any person
upon any pretext, except to actual em
ployes. Hut upon the same day the senate
by a party vote adopted another pass bill,
which convicted the llrst measure of the
most barefaced humbuggery. This later
bill compelled railroads to Issue a round
tilp pass to every shipper of a carload of
stock, fruit or vegetables without any
compensation other than the tegular
freight charges. Tins bill was also Killed
by the house.
The senate aIopased a bill reducing
the legal rate nf Interest to per cent
per annum, which was killed by the house.
Next came a bill reducing charges in the
Kansas City stock ards anil another pro
viding for state gialn Inspection.
Next came the resolution for a constitu
tional convention and the bill granting tho
right of suffrage to certain women, both o
which were defeated In the house.
The above brief reeoid comprises all that
the Popul.dcsenatois claim as distinctively
their own and a lew of them even dis
sented to ono or two of the measures
named whe.i the list was submitted to
their Inspection this morning.
in contrast to the measures which tho
Populists present as their own haudlwoik
It may be Interesting to note some of the
llcpubllr.in measures which the Populist
senate killed. Piobably th- most Import
ant was the fee and salary bill passed by
the house which It Is claimed would have
saved the tapueis one-half million dol
lars annually.
Next came the bill reducing tho fees of
the state printer !j per tent. This measure
the Populist senate deliberate evaded and
lefiibcd to call up, though house measures
l)Oth before and after It weie consldeied
anil passed upon,
Xcxt was the lirlgntion measure, though
upon .1 compromise the senate llnallv con
sented to an appropriation of J.'u,000,
Tho Hepubllcans ot the house, however,
refuse to put foiward any measures as ills
tlnctly party ones. They simply claim
that they worked along lines which
seemed to be best for all the people, and
that nothing was put forvvnid by the lie
publicans tor the sake of p.ut bun
comtfe. Hut the people will be more Interested
In what was accomplished in the wa ot
legislation than In partv discussions, and
the following is a hasty but comprehensive
sketch of the leglslitlon which passed In
to law during the session of ISDI:
VV hat 'I her Did.
The, mado gambling In public gambling
hou-es. and the keeping ot such houses,
a felony
They prohibited pool selling, except at
county fairs In the Mate Tho exception
only applies to fairs not held for a period
of more than two weeks consecutively.
They made It a felony for a public of
ficial to accept a bribe.
They passed n Judlel il apportionment
bill and wiped out six Judicial districts of
th thirty-four
The changed tho law In regard to cit
ies of the 111 st class so as to make the of
fices of city Measurer, city clerk and city
attorney elective Instead of appointive, as
nt piesent.
They niithorled cities of tho first (diss
to fund their Indebtedness, contracted for
Internal Improvements ...
They passed n law requiring railroads to
furnish passes to shippers of live, stock.
They p.isod a. law icoulrlng county
treasurers In counties of less than SiOtm
Inhabitants to deposit tho county money
NOW THE
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Shad Roes,
Live Lobsters,
Boiled L'oF'jters,
Black Bass.
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Headquarter for
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Telephone 11)1)1).
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PRINTING.
i'luln and Fancy 1'rllitlng of every
ileiciiplluu at Icmest prln.
lluilne Cards frui'-A 73u to b'l per 1,000,
715 CENTRAL ST,
Second door north llxe Imago building,
Telephone HUH I, UAMA t'll'V. JIO.
NORMAN & ROBERTSON.
ABSTRACTS
I AND GUARANTEES
OF TITLE.
TtUpbvB 03. IS
Eul tb HI,
ehlty In some bink or bulks to be delg
n.itid by (In cotninlsloneis.
They made Washington's birthday n le
gal holldiy. , . ,
They passed n livr requiring that un
closed nml nbmdoni'd wells shall be filled
or enclosed This refers to welts left tin
protected on abandoned lands In the west
ern pirt of the state.
They crcnted the nillce of state account;
nnt, whose duty it shall be to examine and
nudlt the accounts ot state oinclnls and In
stitutions The abolished the office of slnlo vet
erinarian. They established a Clrnnd Army museum
for the sloilng of clrnnd Arniv relies.
They established two nppe'llato courts,
with jurisdiction In civil cases, whetv the
amount Involved does not exceed J2.000.
They passed a law for the protection of
llsh, making It unlawful to catch llsh with
nnv thing except the hook and Hue between
the nth ot .May nnd the IMh of Augut in
each ear, and provided for the appoint
ment of a fish warden In each county hav
ing streams, whose duiv It shall be to see
tint the law Is not violated.
Thev made the carrvlng on of lotteries
or selling of lottery tickets a felony.
They authorized cities of the second
rl.iss to vnto bonds for the purchase of
water works and electric light plants,
Thev turned back Into the treasury the
unexpiwuled balance of tho cholera appro
prlitlon, Thev did away with the enrolling clerks
and provided thnt bills hereafter should
bo enrolled by printing Instead of being
written.
They established the Industrial rcformi
torv at Hutchinson for criminals of n cer
tain diss, tietvveeti the aces of 1(1 nnd 25,
and appropriated $100,10) to put It In opera
tion They nppropiHted JIAOQ) to lmkn ex
periments In irrigation, under charge of a
board of Irrigation. ...
Thev passed a law which provides for the
clearing out of dead chattel mortgages
which now cumber the vaults of every of
tlce of register of deeds In the state.
They appropriated SIOO.OO) to buy seed
grain for Western settlers.
Thev provided for the erection of monu
ments nnd tablets to mark the. positions
of Kansas soldiers on the fields of Ohlcka
mntiK'i and Chattanooga.
They exempted rrom taxation the real
estate and personal piopertv belonging to
the drand Aimy ot the Itepubllc In the
i'lie'v stiengthened the prohibitory law
bv making tho possession of a govern
ment license to sell liquor bv persons who
have not permits under the state law
prima facie evidence of guilt In cases of
piosecutlon. ,
They appropriated $1,000 to buv coal for
destitute settlers.
Thev passed a law for tho destruction of
the Itip-slnn thistle.
They provided for the levy ot a tax In
the western counties to he used 111 pre
venting prairie tires.
Thev appropriated what will amount to
$27."i.lH) to carry on the building of the
stnte house, and $."i,C0O to lit up and beau
tirv the grounds.
They authorized the establishment of
kindergarten schools to be maintained out
of the public funds. ...
Thev authorized the listing of Judg
ments for taxation, and provided that all
judgmcnt.s not listed shall be Invalid in
one j ear after rendition.
They vacated vast areas of land once
platted Into towns and additions but which
Tor ears have been given up to corn
Ilelds, ragweeds and cocklebnrs.
The above ore bv no means all of tho
laws enacted by the present legislature.
There were possibly 100 bills em-led Into
liws which were local In their character,
and there were many others of a general
nature which cured defects in existing
laws or enlarged or restricted the powers
of bo mis and public otllcers.
In the matter of appropriations the leg
islature has been liberal, but not Improv
ident. The sum total nppinntlited will
probably reach SJ,.70,000, which is less
than the amount appropriated two years
ago In the matter of schools nnd char
itable Institutions the appropiHtlons were
very liberal and a pinchbeck poliev was
not pursued In any ot the administrative
appropriations.
The state tax will not be Increased by
any act of this legislature, and et none
of the clamorous demands ot the people
for assistance have gone unheeded.
It Is the fashion to'decry 'every session
nt the legislature as the worst the people
have ever had. The piesent one Is no ex
ception to the rule, and yet when a dis
passionate review of Its acts Is mule ft
must be admitted by nil fair minded peo
ple thnt taken altogether the session of
IS!'", has been an honest and useful one.
and that Its acts will bear the test of
time.
INSURANCE IY1EN IN COUNCIL.
Members of Western Cnmpinlcs Meet In
M. I. mils !n Talk of lluslncss
Matters.
St. T.oul, Mo , March R About ono hun
dred representatives of fire Insurance com
panies composing the Western I'nlon met
In semi-annual convention hero to-day,
with I'i evident A. .1, Hnrdlng In the chair,
and will bo 111 session for several days.
D legates from eighteen states were pres
ent. All the sessions ato executive. The ob
ject of tho convention Is to hear and dis
cuss reports on the -various questions in
teresting flic Insurance companies, to rec
ommend changes In rules and suggest
needed legislation. As tho convention has
nothing to do with the llxlug of rales that
subject will not be under discussion. Veiy
little beoud louilno work was done to
day. President Harding delivered his nn
nual repoit and the leports of numerous
committees weie read nnd held for action
until to-morrow, when the icnl business
of the convention will begin. Among the
repoits weie those of the commissions of
tho four districts Into which the Western
Union Is divided, A satlsf.ietoij condition
of business was shown, except where loss
es have been especlallj heavy in certain
districts, and where tho laws of some lo
calities operate against the companies.
Dissatisfaction is felt with the Insurance
jaws of .Missouri, especially those against
Incendiarism, nml nn eflort will bo made
to have the piesent legislature enact new
ones. Considerable opposition to the en
actment of the Mnran antl-comblno bill,
now pending befoie tho Missouri legis
lature Is shown, Insurant n men claiming
that It will work injury to the Insurance
Interests and Instiled as well, as the llx
Ing of rates will he prohibited.
Thurnlaj evening a banquet will be ten
dered the delegates by the local Insurance
men,
NEW CHWANG IS CAPTURED.
'the ,lnpiueiii ThIiii 'lli.it City After a Des
perate 1'ight No I'artliul.irs
(ilvcn,
Shanghai, Hatch C The Japanese
captured the city of New Clnvnnff Mon
day night after a desperate fight with
tho Chinese ilefeiuleis, No losses on
either sldo ni o kI veil. New Chwuiig- Is ono
of the tieaty ports on the Oulf of J'e.
Chill, nbovo I'ort Arthur. Unity In the
winter tho United States Bunho.it Petrel
vvna Dtnlloncd there, and as the season
closed nnd tho liver became Icebound
she was placed 111 a mud dock alongside
nn JJnelUh man-of-war to protect her
from the Ico when the spilng freshets
ounio down. She was leefed In nml ma
chine guns were placed so us to com
mand tho uppi oaches to tho vessel which
was. In fact tiansforined for a time Into
a foitiesa to seivo ns a placo of lefugo
for the foi eluuers wio livo In that vi
cinity, Tho town lias been occupied by the Chi
nese as one of the bases of nuiiy oper
ations against the Invading Japaueso
and Is one of the Hist of the treaty ports
to fall Into Japanese possebslon,
GENERAL BOOTH SURPRISED
'llio (Ivurrul Kellgloim Tono In the Ihiltrd
Mute. u Ihieipuctcd tu
Him.
London, March 7. The Chronicle pub.
Ilhhei a long Interview with Cieneral
Uooth, ot the Salvation Army, who has
lust returned to Ihiglund from an extend
ed tour of the United States and Canada.
Oeneru llooth declares that he was muchj
Impressed by keveral features of Amer
ican rellflous life and adds: "Tho gener
al religious tone Is a surprise and a
pleasure to me. Tho people talked much
more freely of religion Ihun cither i:ng
lUhmcn or Australians. At the same time
l cuniiot neip asking now niucn reui bep
aration from the world exists along with
all this upparent lellglousuess. To that
question 1 have never been able, to re
turn a satisfactory uusvycr," i
BANDITS AT ADEL, IA.
ti.ri:it.Ti: aiti:mi't ti itnu a iiami
in i hat i rv.
CASHIER SHOT AT HIS DESK,
Al.TIKH'dll IIAIIt.Y Itt'ltT, hi: S.WIm
mi t: ii (lot.ii itv ritt.sn.M'i: otmimi
HOT PURSUIT OF THE VILLAINS,
OM! TAKI1S ltf.rtlli: I.N A 1IIIN AM)
is IU!ltM:i) Ot T AM KII.I.KI).
'llm Oilier line Is Captured Alive nml All
the Molrii Money tterovcrrd Several
Clllrcns WiMinileit in the Melee
'threats of l.vnilibig.
Adel, la , March C A desperate and part
ly successful Httimpt was mado to lob the
Adel State bank this morning. A few min
utes before S o'clock two strangers drove
Into town and tied their team near the pub
lic square. They got oilt and without at
tracting nny particular attention stepped
Into the bnnk. Tho cashier, S. M. I neli.
had Just taken from the vault the currency
for the duv's business. U, 1. Ualley, a lend
ing merchant, was writing at a desk In the
lobbj. They were the only occupants of
the limit. One of thu strangus stepped up
to the cashier's window and said he wanted
to deposit tome money. Almost the same
Instant the second lobber, who was behind,
levelled a shotgun .it I.each and II red, the
charge taking effect In hla shouldei. He
then ordered the cashier to hand over the
money. The lntti r handed ov er a sm ill
back of silver nnd then, though badly
wounded, selzid a diawer containing about
$3,W0 lu gold and currency and, staggering
to the vault he pitched the money In and
shut and locked the dooi. Weak fiom loss
of blood he then fell to the lloor. One nf
the lobbeis now sprung over the counter
und began shoveling nil the money In sight
Into a sail! and the one with the gun
turned to Mr. Ualley. who was still stand
ing at the desk, and llrtd a shot at him.
wounding him In the neck. He fell to the
lloor and the lobber shot ut his prostrate
form but missed him. lly this time n ciowd
had gatheied outside und tho two robbers,
one earning the money and the other
wielding the gun, made a rush for their
hussy. Tiilly fifty shots were tired ut them
but none appal ently look eftect. They
quickly got Into their buggy, nnd still keep,
log the ciowd at bay, drove rapidly away.
.Several mm sprang upon horses and fol
lowed und a limning light of several miles
ensued About four miles south of town
the buggj driven by the lobbcrs struck a
tree, and broke a w heel. The robbers, still
eloselv pursued, abandoned their ilg. and
one hid behind a bank, where he was soon
captuicd. and the other, with the gun, ran
Into a barn near bj The ham was sur
rounded, but the bindlt held the crowd at
bay. He was called upon to surrender, but
lesolutelj refused, nnd said he would never
be taken alive After a pnrle the crowd
partially untied the captured robber nnd
compelled him to set tire to the barn. The
advancing llnmes llnallv foieed him to
come out, but he still refused to surrender
and the crowd of citizens tired a vollev at
him. He fell deud, pierced by tluee bullets.
Two took elTect 111 the head and one In the
side, and either would have been fatal.
It was with the utmost dllllculty that the
angry crowd was prevented from wreaking
vengeance on the lobber that was alive
Hut Sheriff Payne hustled him Into a bug
gj and diove rapid! hack to town. A
crowd of several hundred had gathered at
the Jail when the sheriff reached there with
his prisoner. There were loud cries of
"shoot him," "hang him," but tho otllcer
managed to elude the mob and land his
trembling prisoner safe behind the bars.
The captured man, or rithi r boy, for he is
only hi years old, has made a complete
confession. lie savs his name Is Onirics
W Craw fold ami Ills home near l'attirsjn,
In Madison county. The dead lobber Is O.
I' Wllklns.and he was leleased only a few
weeks ago from the Minnesota penttenllaiy
at Stillwater, where he seived thr e jears
tor lobbery. Crawford sajs their only
wt'.llJUII was II li'Ui'UUIIg v int nesier Sllol-
gun, carried by Wllklns. and the testimony
of witnesses beirs out this statement. lie
cl iltiis to have been coerced Into assisting
Wllklns, and sajs they went to Indlnuola
Inst Monday morning for the purpose of
robbing the bink there, but he refustil at
the last moment after reaching the town,
and the Job was abandoned They staved
last night with a farmer living a few miles
southeast of here and drove to town this
morning. Their team was stolen from the
prlsonei's nni le. W W Crawford, of Mad
ison count). They secured only nbout JCOO
from the bank, and the monej was all
found wheie the buggy bloke down It Is
not bellevid that either Ualley or I.each Is
fatally hurt The latter received a full
charge of shot In the shoulder, making a
bid but not danguoiis wound. Ilnlley was
shot lu tho neck the Hesh and skin being
torn away nlniost to the windpipe Ho will
recover unless Inflammation sets In, Sev
eral oltUens were hurt by scattering shot
llred by the robbers on the way to the
buggy. Postmaster II. S. Ilarr. stepped out
of the postutllce Just as the retreating rob
lieis passed The latter ordered him Inside,
but before ho could comply, tired at him,
one shot striking his forearm and another
piercing his hat and grazing his forehead
.1 M I!) cis, J, M, Slmcoke and a boy
named f'ei II Deckc- were ulo slightly ln
Juied. Tho darln,, robbery has caused In
tense excitement. The town Is full of
,ined men. most of whom had turned out
f loin nelghbnilng towns on the llrst lis
pint of the robbery, to aid In the capture
of the robbeis. There Is still considerable
talk nf lynching Craw font but thu sheriff
and leading citizens are trying to pacify
the ciowd, nnd will probably succeed,
though If mi body made a start there
would be plent of followers to in ike tho
bandit stietch hemp.
AN ARGENTINEWRONG DOER.
Manuel Almagro, Interpreter In the Lega
tion at Waihiiigtoii, Arrested fur
Ihiibezleinent,
Washington, .March C .Manuel Almagro,
accountant nnd Interpreter to the Argen
tine legation In this city, was to-day ar
rested at tho olllco of the legation and
locked up at tho ri quest of Minister XeliiU
los, on a charge of embezzling J.'.Cnu of tho
funds ot the legation,
Almagio (onfeoses his guilt, lie sns ho
lost a largo sum belonging to the legntlon
on the street last November, Helug afraid
to confess ho tried to make It up by gam
bllng ut Jackson City with the legation
money, all of which passed through his
bauds. Ily Januaiy he had lost la all ?2uio.
Ho then confessed to Minister Zcballos,
who gave him tlmu to lalse and i enlace tho
monoy, Ho visited Cuba, where his father
Is said to ie a prominent man, for this pur
pose, but failed to securo the money, and
the minister, lluully losing patience, caused
his airest,
A WAitsiiii' oitni:iti:i IO COLON,
hi'i'ietury Herbert lias lli.patilied tho
UruUer KuU'lgli In llr.lt I'oliit,
Washington, March O.-Secietary Herbert
to-day cabled Admiral Meade at Port of
Spain, Trinidad, detaching fiom his fleet
the ciulser Itulelgh and directing that sho
bo sent at once to Colon, on the Isthmus
of Panama. The Atlanta, which was btn-ttom-d
ut this place to guard Ameiican In
terests, dmlng I lie piogress of the revolu
tion, has been sent to ltoca Del Toiro, a
port In Costa Itlca, Just on tho boundary
line between the countiy and Colombia,
where a party uf revolutionists Is t polled
to have landed.and Secretary Herbert feels
that It Is necessary to replace her at Colon,
where the United States' Interests are ury
Importunt, by another essel, hence the
orders to the ItJlclgh.
Preacher's f.Uen.e for Mrs. llooth.
Cincinnati. O March 6. To-day two of
ficers of the Salvation Army appeared be
fore Judge Kerris, of the probate court,
and made application for a ministers It
ceuse lor ilii. Usllliittou Booth, to uible
her to ollhlnto nt n wedding, to he cele
brated soon at their temple In this ntv.
It was a new iiii tloii. The mart could
Und nn strict stiiutnry nuthorllv on the
snbji ct, but und r the policy or Ihe law
which cm on r.i lies wedlock the Judw said
h" would itrant the license 11 ilnllit, so
the Silvntlou Armv Is icroirnlred as a rc
lliilons congtegiitlon, nnd Mr llitlllmrton
llooth, one of the most widely known
women In the world, as a minister of that
order,
HOW JOHN MORGAN ESCAPED.
Ihe 'I rue Mnr .if the Iteleise uf the I'nll-
fi derate (Ii in nil I'rnui the Ohio
P. iiltentliiry.
Columbus, o., March C.-The Columbus
Dispatch to-day scut a reporter to John
lladelnugh, on Hwnii street, to gain Infor
tuition about the men vvho led the horses
attached to the funeral cur which carried
Lincoln's remains through the streets of
Columbus en route front. Washington to
HprlugllclJ, 111. Mr. limit hiugh nt the
time was chief clerk to the Pulled States
assistant quill term inter, the late Colonel
Hnvmnnd llurr, located In this cliv.
Speaking of various matters about the
war, .Mr. Itndcb.iugh said he t mild give
the Hue account of the escape ot tleli
eral John .Morgan and his thirteen com
rades fiom the Ohio penitentiary. Do
ing urged to do so, Mr. Itudebnugh said
Secretary Stanton ordered their release,
Stiiiitnn s.iid Morgan was being held lu a
felons prison In violation of the lilies of
war. The Confederates were threatening
retaliation, St niton sent a secret older tu
Governor Todd to rele ist Morgan. The
situation was explained to Todd. It was
fearetl the public could not be made to un
derstand th" clrcunislniicvs. 'I here was
Intense feeling against Morsan uniting the
pmple, lliidelinitgh s.ih: "(liivernor Todd
called a conference with Colonel Young,
his mllltaiy secretary. Win den .Merlon, of
the penitentiary: Colonel llurr, the quar
termaster, and myself. It was deelde'd to
lellow .Morgan to escape. .Mirlon was
to manage the escape. We were pledged
to seciecy. Morgan and his men umlei
stood the subject and walked out the
front door. Some of them went lu u
wagon to West Jefferson, to take a tialn
for Cincinnati. I, mvself, met John .lni
gnn Just outsldo the pilson and went with
him to the depot wheie he took the tialn
foi Cincinnati; this was about Iw o'clock
ut night. This Is the tine Ktmy of the es
cape of Morgan, as I am willing to swear
to It. '
"I suppose Oovernor Todd elthet de
strojed the ortler from Stanton or con
cealed It among his personal effects. 1
am the only person living who took part
111 the affair."
It has alvvavs been believed bv maiiv
persons thnt Morgan bought his way out
and Warden .Merlon was greatlv cen
sured bv the public, but nn Invcstic illon
under oillclal authority cle.ir.sl his skills.
The manner of the 'escape' and all the
circumstances seem to Indicate tint It
could not have hem accomplished as oi
Iglnallv reported.
Mr. Itadf baugh's reason for making the
affair public Is that he will soon pass
nwav and no Id inie will now be attached
to men who set Morgan ftee.
liADiiiiAiiiiii's stoiiy di:mi:d.
A Itrnther Of .liilin Morgan Saj-Thi're Was
No f'livcriiuicnt CounlVHlli e.
Lexington, Ky March 0. Captain Charl
ton 11 Morgan, brother of fleneial John
Morgan, who with his other brother. It. C.
.Morgan, was In the Ohio, penitentiary Up
to tho time of the general'a escape, when
shown Itiuleb uigh's statement about gov
ernment connivance, said: "That story Is
Impossible, there were seventy of Morgan's
men In the penitentiary, thlity-llve In Min
gle cells on the llrst lloor and the same
number on the tloor above, llrother Dick
had u cell on the Hist tloor and the general
on the second tloor A tquucl was made
with knives stolen from the tables: a hole
was cut under the cot ot Cupula Thomas
II. nines' room on the llrst tloor and sunk
to the nichid tunnel running under all or
the llrst tloor cells The bricks and mortar
under seven cells were removed leaving 'I
thin crust of eeinent under each cell cot.
A tunnel was then niadu Vlosslng beneath
the e-orildor coming out In the Jail y.ud.
On the night of the escape as thev came
from supper, brother Dick changed nils
with the general unnoticed by the guard.
When all were ready the seven who es
caped broke the crust of the cement In
the cells, dropped Into fhe tunnel, came
out into the .ud, scaled the fence uvei
each others' hicks, using roped bedt lollies
to droi on the other side. U.ieh ol the
seven left a dummy on the cot of the cell
The escap.j was llrst discovered bj s, , pg
a rope on the wall. It was thought at llrst
that state eonvtcts h id escaped. The weie
cilletl out, the roll t nihil and then found
all there A hurried search was then mule
of the ctlls of the lulsoners ol w.n The
seven cells on the luwei lloor were found
vacant. I was standing by Warden Mciiim
soon after, ns we were e-alled out lu the
corildoi on the llrst flooi. Merlon s,,d
'Murgan, 1 unp glad ihe general ill not
tseape I would i.ilher all the n st g,t
away than him. Let s go up und sen the
geni'ial' When we nached Mnigan's till
and .Merlon saw biother Dick theie in Lis
place, he cxelntmid, '.My Hod; the ginei.il
lias escaped.' Theie was no mistaking his
surpilse and coustern itlon llesldes abso
lutely none but Morgan's men knew of the
pi in of escape till all were gone.
"The citizen's clothes worn by the gen
eral were scut him b Colonel Hub llullnw,
tho nice horse man of dm Inn itl.for whom
thu gem ral had done a kindness In r.u Ing
matteis None of the pili-ouein of war
weie subjected to the Indignity of welling
convict garb, though their heads and faces
were shaved Tin wete allowed In leeelvr
suits from friends, nnd also to write letiiis
under the supeivMon of tho authorities,"
IRRIGATION BILL IN DANGER.
'ihe Action of the I'opulUt Siuate Puts lu
.leopirdy 'I hat Importunt Mcuimrc.
Topeka, Kus., March fi. (Special ) Thcio
has bei u a mlsiiudi'iHtunillug about the
action of 'he sui.itu III exicutlvo session
last night. The stiiato did not coiiilnn
nny of tho nominations matlu by the gov
ernor upon the Irrigation board. Howivci,
It did reject tho iiomhi itlon of Judge nin
ety, und left (he nominations of W. II
Sutton and D. M. Prost hung un.
This ulternoou the senate again Wiitt
Into executive session, but thu Populist
majoilty relused to conduit either Sutton
or I'rost until Unveiuor .Morrill sent lu u
liamo to leplieu Judge Hmery. They fur
ther announced that the pel sou named
must l' a populist, Judgo lhneiy has
long been known as a Dunucrnt, lint It Is
claimed by tho Populists th.il hu has been
voting tho Itepubllcan ticket for tho past
four oais, and thut the board is thcr.foio
solidly Itepubllcan They say they have
nothing else against .lodge i:iueiy, nnd
will iiioiuplly enulltui him If either Sutton
or Imst Is vvlthdiawii und u Populist
named in Ills place. Indeed, the Poiutlst
leaders have openly said to-duy that a Pop
ulist member must go upon the board or
they would defnit tho Initiation law b
it fusing to eoiillrm till un minis of the
lio ml. Tho bill was so ill awn that tho up.
prnprlatlon of $Tii,0u inn not become avail
nblu until the board is continued by thu
senate1.
At Ma Cioveinor Mori III scut tho nuino
of W, P. Pettlllon, of Dodgu I'llj, to thu
bennte 111 place, of Judgo Ihneiy, tejecteel.
Mr, Pettlllon Is a stulnart Demount, and
tho Populists) must recedu from their posl.
tlon to comltm hliu. Thu siuato went into
executive session Inline ell.itcly, and by a
strict ji.ii ty Mito rejected tho nomination.
It Is Departed that thu governor will beunl
up ono mom name', who will bo a stalwart
Democrat, and. lu the event of his iojec
tlon, no fuither nominations will be mado.
and tho senate will be fuietel to cieplilit lo
the people why the-, get no Ii ligation ex
pel luients this itjiu
Tombllii Appiilul.d mid Continue d.
At 8 o'clock to-night Governor Morilll
sent lu the name u( M. II. Tomblln, uf
tioodlund, In place of Jhuei and Puttl
Juhn, iPjetMed, and the senate coullrmed
tho entile boaul. 'lombllu Is vailousl
claimed us a Popull.t, Democrat and He.
publican, us he Is not a politician by
occupation. He Is a banker, but he also
has large farm Inteiests.
Chllil Uuno-il to Di.ith,
Guthrie. O. T. March C.-(Speclul.) While
.Mrs, William Kennedy, wife of a farmer
living in Lincoln count, was ubsent from
the houso a few moments, leaving her two
little chlldien alone, the clothes of the 1-year-old
ton caught tire from the stovo
and he was burned to death before the
mother could get back. Tho 7- ear-old
daughter was also badly burned In at
tempting lo rescue her baby brothet.
No Hopes for Cie'iicral Mit'lernund.
Springfield, ill.. March . General John
MiCleruuud Is sinking steadily and hope
for his recovery has been abandoned. Ills
physicians do not think he can la.it, much
longer.
AN ADVERSE REPORT.
M'liciAi. Atiiis r m:u ion's im ii hi a.
'I ION IN .It mi It'll st III I's I'Asi:.
RECOMMENDS HIS REMOVAL.
mais in: is thi: s homi m n poh i hi:
POSITION III! NOW IIOLIIs.
NO CHARGE OF DISHONESTY.
pitiMtinici.s iMi'.itrinti: wntt nm
AIIMI.MsiltAIION OP ,11'sllCi:,
Attorney Ociieril Olue.v Has Partially llx-
illiilucil Hi, l'apets and AI11 Punt-
ptele Ills liivcstlgutliin Ii the
'I line i leveliiuit Iteturns
Washington, March C (Special.) Special
Agent New ton, of the department ot Jus
tleo, who was detailed lo make Investiga
tion of cei tain olllclals In the Oklahoma
eounti, spent some- time at the depart
ment to-d,i, having urrlved tills iiioinlng
fiom the West lie was with the attorue
geliel.il un hour explaining bis reqioit uu
nutters lu Oklahoma. The attorney geu
etal had not looked at the leport until to
da, walling until Mr. Newton should ac
tive', when be could K ml his assistance lu
making plain the fat ts itincei nlng mat
ins closely Identified with ceitnln olllclals
lu thnt countr.v.
The main woik done by Mr. Newton
while in oMahom i covets the Invcstlgi
lion of the ehniges against Justice Scott
Othei olllcluls weie lepoited on also, but
tho main trouble comes up In connection
with the Scott case,
'Ihe lepoit of .Mr, Newton Is unfavoiable
to Justice Scott. In the opinion of the
special agent he should be removed fiom
olllce. It appeals that he does not tlntl
that -Mr. Scott Is a dishonest olllcl il anil
his lecommenilallou to oust him Is not
based on any finding of this soit, but iniiln
1 on the proposition that Mr. Seott has
followed nn unwise pollc : that he Is un
Judlclnl III his tempei anient, nnd thut he Is
the wrong mini fot the poltlon he holds lu
that community. The repoit deals lu a
compiehenslve and exhaustive way with the
manner in which lustlce Scott h nulled
certain newspiper men and othnrs of
prominence In Oklahoma and also gives the
fuels In connection with the ousting of eei.
tain lounty olllclals In the Okhihom t conn
tr.v and elsewhere In his district, and it Is
held by the examiner that In certain In
stance's It appeals that Justice Scotl was
not governetl by a desire to tlo Justice lo
the community, but that he allowed his
l rson.il prejudices to contiol his actions
and In some cases apneared to Iw tho tool
of othet.s who had a spite at eome one or
who wanted some one punished for pei
soual reasons. It Is held th it Mi. S. oil Is
unable to sep.nato his personal ptejutllcs
fiom his oillclal duties and lu this fact,
more than lu nuthlug cl-p. Is found the
reason for the most of his man trials and
tilbiil itlaus In tli.it countiy. It Is the con
clusion of the examiner tint the woik of
the dep iitmeut could be pl.ucil lu better
hands.
The attorney genei.il went ovei the mat
ter curefull and asked many questions, de
veloping many features of the case, lie
claims he has been annoveit much moie
b tin tioubles and complaints coming up
from the Seott district than from any othei
even Including the change made on the
bench of New .Mexico, which. In m.inv n
spicls, lesembles the light In lug mado on
Justice Scott.
The nttorne geneial was not able this
morning to complete the woik. en' going
ovei the iton and taking lu the full situ
ation. Il will bo lesunieil soon, with the
hope of having the task completed by the
time the president urilves, so that he tall
recommend some action. In the meantime
Justice Scott is nothing to lie ictalned
agnlnst the report of the spec 111 examiner
Messages aie being received dall by the
attorney general fiom pal ties in Oklnhonii
anil elsewhere, urging that tho report of
tho examiner be ovei ruled and set nsldo
uud Mr. Scott ictalned.
PIE HUNTERSJNDIGNANT.
Ihe l.iiildlv lice lilllu lit Cleved.lliirs lining
lluek Hunting When M.ntirs Am
Si. !netlllil.
Washington, Mnich (!. (Special ) There
Is universal condemnation ot tho picsl
dent's action In going down Ihe river for a
time, leaving his frit nils and enemies here
to wait until he gets back. They had sup
post d that he would remain In town long
enough to rew.iid sonui of the faithful for
their services In tho lust congress, They
could not believe that he would bo so un
kind as to leave them hero to wuit foi
hliu to have a tilt with ducks and things.
This disapproval Is outspoken among lbou
who have! in. ule the Hindus ridiculous by
trying to defend him, mid who are met
with this nut of giatltudo Just when they
want to livl ceitalu appointment matters
settled, The inmo the cuckoos think nbout
It the morn they get enraged. Hot words
aie man), and they can bu lie aid with
emphasis and profusion In the vlelult uf
the Insulted cuckoos. In the meantime,
however, the e.jifs wanting Jobs und lllein
hers and scuitois to lug to locate political
friends aio drumming mound the depart,
incuts. In the Indian 'IVnltnry pi., bust,
ling, the attorney general Is tho main mi
ter of attraction. Ilarly this morning Pat.
teison culled with Colonel Sliced, of Paul's
Valle). and declared he was Just the mm
to make niaishal for tho Southern dlstilet.
Then l.eqei.il Porter came In with Pat
llnilies, and said Hut he should be in ule
marshal of the Northern district The
next In line was Little, of Alknusis. with
S, M Ilutheiford. of Atoka, to be nude
niaishal of the Northern dlstilet, und he
hail with him also Vol Walker, of P.ietto,
vllle, Aik "ho would like tu be attorney
for the Central district. Next on hand w is
Jones, of Aiknnsas, with Colonel lliaves.
of Poit Smith, asking for a Judgeship lot
one of the district. A little luter ex-Con-gressiuan
Kilgoie, of Tcmis, came n, and,
uftel making some Inquliies ubuiit small
matters, accidentally touched upon the
nutter of appointments In tho Indian conn,
try. II was his opinion that ho would
nuki! a good man to put lu onu of the
Judicial places lu that legion. He would
piefer the Noithcin district, but he did not
biy that his isusou for tills was because In
that district is found the only chance to
name a clerk wheie tho fee business can be
taken into the financial calculation.
ItJ-llU UIPI UCPUUI1V.UII
lUxJ meinour; uiKdiuti'u. .mu, inv4 ju
Niinp. ui iiUBrudivT. nni uitrstMii umi tx
plained tho objectbiot the movement to be
UlUlv- IIV VIUJVVH
lo calLa t the act
Lucllcft' Iteeubllinii laiuui
Lecompton, kus.. March 6 (Special.)
A Urge and enthuilastlc meeting of the
Itepubllcan ladles of this city und vicinity
was held In the housj of Hon. A. lt.Grene
.. ! mil n Danlilill.i in ..till. .. ..
viu ut mvmyi
Hlles In advancing the Interests of the
Itepubllcan pirtyi to assert themselves in
niunliipal elections and dem ind purity lu
public iilTilr A spirit of the most hearty
purpose was manifested nnd Mrs Stlne
expressed hcrsi lr hlglil) gralllled with the
lesult ot her visit
SENATORS COME TO BLOWS.
'lo Olilalintn i s, iti siiicn Indulge In a
lew Knot lis lu l (Illthrle Hull I,
Guthrie. C) T March f. -(SpcclnM The
bid foiling engciiilen d In the elebnti on
Senntor linker's township, bridge nnd told
bond net In the senate isterday culmin
ated In a personal encounter between Sen
nleils ll.iker ami I'egan In the lobby of the
Hotel ltoy.il nfier the midnight adjourn
ment last night. In which several blows
weie struck befoie fileiuls could Inter
re le.
Tne senate spent much of the .lav In
committee of the whole discussing various
teveiitie und appropriation bills, and
pif.'d the bill roiblililllig nnv otllcer from
specul itlug lu warrants m snip of an
kind
Thu governor submllled the follow Ing
appointments: Superintendent or the ter
illorlil bo.nd or health, Hr C Arnold, 111
limns vice luesldent, Dr J A. It.van,
oklihnm.i Cltv To supply v.incaiiclcs ex
isting on the ho. ml of legenls or the er
tltorlil normil .'hoop II, ri. MoKnlght.
Peir.Vi l)r W. W Murphv. Aha, Vui all
eles on the pharmuoutlcal hoinl. W T
Muylleld, Nonnuti: II. II. Iloweutloble r,
Pcriv. Terrltoiliii hoanl of education
ri N. Hopkins, HI Menu; Shannon Mrlliv
tlraiul llnird of the tenllorlnl univer
sity: J I). .vicOnlre. Not nun: J. 1 Dllle,
111 Iteiio: J. II. Wlnsder, Okl ilioma Cltv .
W I! Swaitout, Hnl.l, 1 II. Moxev. To
cuiuseh Iti gents of the Okl Ilioma ngrl
I'lilturnl college: P. r'ai nil hers, riklnbom i
llty; J. 11. Dehols, Guthrie': S II. Ifelsev.
trnss: .1. It. IM win ds, Klldnn : W P
Hon, Kingfisher.
The houe spent Ihe d ly In considering
Senator Pegan's fee and salnrv bill, In
tended oilglnallv, to cut tin" n large part
of the snliiiv of eveiv county olllcer In the
territory, but when the lions,, got thioiigh
amending, most of the "s.il lrlcs were left
about ns thev have been In the past, and
mnnv of tin m Increased
A bill was pas.ed providing for the col
lection uf persniinl (axis bv lew and sale
of th" propei 1 bv the shcilfl, and one
unking all warrants lecelvable for taxes
A substitute reported for l'oue bill .No
P' iclntluir to flee range of stock, mod
eled after the governor's suggestion In his
veto of th it measure was leporled and
passed under suspension or the rules.
STARTLING NEWS. FROM MADRID
111 tall of the Ann rleun CiiiihiiI fiitteial ut
II ivaitie Is lleiiiiiuileit bv Captain
(ieili rut Cllli Jet t
Madrid, March C C.iptnln General
Citllcja has ileiiiiinded the iceall of the
Anieilcaii consul geiieial nt Il.ivntm. At
n cabinet council to-night II was agieeel
to siippoit the demand.
Washington, March (1 Owing to the
lateness of the hour when the news ot
the demand fur the t him 1 1 of the Amctl
cmii consul gcneinl ut lluv.iti.i was le
eched It was Impossible to seciuc any
Itifoi inn tlon In icgntel lo It licie.
The last government blue hunk, elated
July 1. Ii'i.1, glvi'.s the name of the con
sul general ut lluvana as It.iinnn ).
Wllliiinis, of Ww Yoik. No Information
on thoMbleo' had reached the Spanish
ligation lit t s uji to ! o'clock this e-v oil
ing. Campus Will Oo In Cub i,
London, Much 7 A dispatch to the
Staiulmd fiom .Mndild sivs that Miuilial
.M.titlne. de l"unpos, who was given the
title of "paoltlcuiloi tie etib i" owing to bis
successful effoit some tuis ago to icstore
tiunepitlit In the Island, has letiuncd to
.Mad Id tiotn Paris, wheie he has lit en vis
iting, lie has had seveial inteivltws with
Infanta Isabella, Prime Mlulsiii Sagnstii,
the nilutsti r or war and the nilnlsiei of
the colonies, and has promised to ucccpt
the e eiiiuu.iiitl In Cuhu, whenever he shall
he appointed to It.
Mnr'h.il de Campos was appointed to the
gove inoishlp of Cub i In U70 and it was
due to hliu Hut the Insiiirectlou that
bloke out In ISCjS and lasted ten e.us, was
brought lo an e ud.
The queen has entlrelv recovered from
hi 1 itcent attack of measles and has given
an uudlcine to Senor Urol.ard, mlnlsiei
ot run Ign nrialis.
General Calleji, captain general of Cuba,
has scut a dispatch lo tin' government
a-klng thut the i Infuici uienis foi the
1 1 nop on the Wl mil be sent dlii c t lo S mil
age de Cuba, cepilpped and reudi to take
Ihe Held. The w.u olllce Is hilnviiiL, the
preparations and tluie Is gieat . minis!. ism
in uilllt.il elides at the p!0"iocii ol a
e.impilgn Detachments fiom various gu
i isous to foi m tito llrst stven bitilllons
lie iniisieiing fast nt S.intnnilei, Cadiz.
Cannula und lliicclona, fiom which port
On will einb irk at the end ot the weik
The uulsei Miitedts will cairy to Ciibi
L'.oOoOCtl e ullldgis.
Cub 111 Itch Its Deflated.
Midi III. Mai eh G Geneial Liigue , .u -cniillng
to dispatcher received heie fnini
Havana, has deftuttd a band ol Cub in
libels neni Clenfugos, Pom Spanish sol
dliis weie woumlid Other rebel bend-,
liave btcn dispel seel ut Clble und l.engo
Sh i lal dlspati lies ictelveil here fiom
ILivani npoit tint Cub in flllhusic ring t -prdltlons
are blng oiginlzed at Tauqia,
Phi , und at C!.io lluisio
CALLS THE GOVERNOR A LIAR.
Ill prese llttltlvei Monroe Ifotlv llclltiuilt e s
(itivi inor l.nl.i' In the Arkiiusis
I i gMuliirc.
Little Hoik. All;, M.ileh 0 Intense ex
citement followed in the house this after
noon, when Mr. .Monroe, of this county,
lose to a question of peisou.il privilege
and bltteil denounced Governor Clarke In
connection with the governor's criticism
nf the house for defeating the rallioad
lomml-sion bill .Momoc mule a hot
sli ech and cxcnrlatid the gov ei nor In mi
me isuicd te I Ills.. t. ictusid Clarke of
nuking promises when iiinning lor alliums-
geneial to collect bai k taxes from
the Mi graph coiuii lilies, but had f.ille 1
lo fulllll the promise. Monroe combined
by su)lng Hint he called on the governor
)esteiday on public business and was In
sulted li the' governor, who itfiiMil to le
eeive him. In the coum or Monroe's
bitter speeih, he was iep. ,-iteelly cautlouiil
b) the chair tu use milder language, but
he punt no aiieniiou aim couiiiiinii lo u.i
the governor. He concluded by sa)lng,
among other ihlngs: "I do not say mi),
thing heie that I will not t.iy to an) man
nnd ninwheie. I feel like standing upon
this tloor and hiuudlug that nun who in
sinuates mi) thing against this body u nn
Infamous Ii.it .
"l.h.ive as much or mom evidence to
piovo that Clarke Is a runc.il thin he his
to plow the members of this leglslituie
are "
A reporter asked Governor Clarke this
evening what he had to say In icpl to
Monioe's uttaek on him Said he
"In answer to )our Inqult). 1 hive to
say that It Is not expee ted of me thai I
shuuld notice ever) cur that balks at my
heels The one )ou refer to Is ahead) lu
possession of my opinion of him "
WITCHCRAFT INH00SIERD0M.
A IJueer storj of a Mm Ytllih Is ltepiiil.il
I'roiii llr.lil, Intl.
Hraz.ll. Intl., Marih C -Tho d.i)s or witch
craft are revived at lli.ull Two nioulhs
ngo a man named Slapleton, aged CO e.us,
man led a Miss Johnson, nge'd Hi ytMis,
Two weeks ago the wife left her husband
nnd leliuiiptl to her paients, since which
She Is eoutt oiled by a ill) Merlon lulliltllie
under which shu has siiasiuotlle siiells,
The) prey heavll) Upon her both ph)slcaL
ly ami mentally. She alleges thut her luis
band bus bewitched her and seeks leelress
111 the courts. The most pec nil ir phase of
the case Is that by Ids Id ick arts, us the
wife alleges, the husband bus transformed
liei Into a hor..c ami repeatedly he has
liddcn her under the covet of cluthncss to
the point of exhaustion.
The iouih; wife's brother has threatened
the life of her husband, whose sou has tiled
u complaint piu)lng that he be compelled
to execute bond for surety of the peace.
The situation Is becoming lompllealed and
sensational,
llulley Waggruer Noinliistril for 31iior.
"Atchison, Kus.. March . (Special.) The
liFinocrutlc city convention held to-night
nominated Hon. 11. I'. Waggener for major
and 11. C. Solomon, late fusion candidate
for congress from this district, (or city attorney.
nnisKv, mi. tmavhIx & co
Ml'cri'.ssoits to
Kansas Citt, Mo., Mxrch r, l
7Vmj'rTtfui' vttltrJitu .Iflnlmum, 21; mit
(lnliiil,.V!l. 7))'tdi ut Joo'.' far (lie ioJtUa:r to bt Mr.
Dress Goods.
The collecting of our enor
mous Dress Goods Stock,
which now ensily stands at the
head of all Western Dress
Goods Stocks, has been clone
by buyers of loner experience
and with the true knowledge
of what is absolutely correct.
The long counters heaped
high, the deep shelves filled to
overflowing with the newest
weaves and fabrics tell the story
they tell of the greatest col
lecting of choice fabrics ever
attempted by us.
France. Germany, lngland
and our own country have
given us some of their choicest
weaves, and more of them than
ever before. r
Tis truly "the Dress Goods
Stock of the West"
Opening o Spring Dress
Fabrics in our Dressmaking
Parlors Saturday.
Wash Fabrics.
What think you of a stock
ot 3399 yards of Wash
Fabrics '
We'll ask you to look
through this wonderful stock
and then put the question,
"Could a stock be better
more complete more pleas
ing?" We know now what
your answer would be.
The Swivel Silks, if possible
more popular this year than
last. 1 28 different styles and
colorings and from 39c to
60c yard.
The fine Sheer French Or
gandies which make such
dainty and pretty evening
dresses 51 styles of these
35c to sue (the American ones
from .'.c).
Golf Suiting 35c
Iimbroidered Novelties, 65c.
And a score of other new
kinds.
The "Tuxedo" Bicyoles
l-OR LAD! IIS AND HEN.
Lk. -4 ytej.c'7 ?si fcsr Miii 1 JH e- 1 f I
We ask you the question
why pay $100 for a Bicycle
when you can get a High
Grade $100 Bicycle here for
$50?
Can you afford to buy a Bi
cycle before have examined
the "Tuxedo.3"
It is as High Grade a ma
chine as can be manufactured
every piece of metal in it is
the best that can be obtained
and no one but the most
skilled workmen are employed
in building it.
We will deliver these wheels
on March 1 6th and are now
taking orders for them.
(Bicycle Dept 5th Floor.)
nnnuY, bird, tmayer & co
bUci:r.Noit to
BIG STRIKE 0FC0AL MINERS.
several 'Ihntio.iod Men Have I lien Ordered
to ejult Work In the I'ltuburg
Dl-trltl.
1'itlbbuiB. Ii MJieh C All ncgotlitlons
between nilnieis and uunem of tho I'lttu
burg mining district have been declared
off, and a utrlKe Involving from i.'.OOd to
l",0ii men ban been ordeie'd.
The coufeieiico (ommlttee of the miners
und owner falling to agree on the U) cent
into lor illinium, demanded by the former,
the operator proposed .1 Joint convention
ut miners ami opeiutuia, to be held in tbla
elty on tfatuidty. ThU pioposltlon was
rcpoiti'd to Ihe' miners' convention when It
iitusseiubled this morning, uud wuk prompt
1 ri'jeeted. A vote w.u then taken anil the
Ktilku w.ih ixpicteil 10 take elfect Imme
diate l. Tim delegates will return to their
home's this evening, and meetings will bo
culled at ever lilt, when the strike will be
announced, and plans for Its pioecutloii
will be foimulate'd, Tho miners ure hope,
till of winning the stiiko tor two principal
reasons. The llrst Is that lake shipment!, of
coal aie about to be'glu, and that the de
mind for fuel will force the uperatom to
pay the iJ cent rate. The other riMsou Is
that never have the minus of this dlstilet
been o thoroughly organized before as
now, despite the hatit winter of poverty
und sullerlng through which they havo
paused. The strike, to Insure them victory,
must nt'ci'ssarly be a short one, us the
treasury of Ihe I'nlted Mine Workers Is
not In u condition to fight a prolonged
battle
'llie Mil the i.overiiur.
Jelferbon Clt. Mo.. March t. (Special.)
Marshal Stewart uud Frank 1'ecU arrived
this afternoon. They went at once to seer
Governor Stone, and were hgnorcd by lone
esaTcfcactt.
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