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-Jari.'5-'v "? in THE HOME NEWSPAPER. Tho Journal, 4.00 ayoar by mail, 10 conts a week by carrier. THE HOME NEWSPAPER, The1 Journal. $4.00 a year by mall, 10 ccnta a wool: by carrier. VOLUME XXXVI r, NO. 80-t. FRIDAY. KANSAS CITY, APRIL l. 18!) Kin DAY. IMUOIO TWO CIOXTS. 1 mh Jf ffiitttal . I unm0 BR.O"V7ISri3SrC3 ESTi-aBilM Browning, King & Co., 1101 mid 1103 .Main ami 11 Eleventh St. THE CORNER STORE, MILLER & WALL PAPER. 1205 - IIVCIlj A.TS We nrp neter sitlsllctl uiitessw-e au keep tit leasl 10 SALESMEN Unto nml the lnnlnt -4 outlook 1 so i'lituunmhiir that no lm nu Utiubt luori) inrn ill Im WANTED iiinn, V at i just Tai mime up to a. N.incv Hunk Bait. JRie aru a. fow tpi uiil lutMkcr: b IIjh hodii t'l.ickeis 2"c lbs tiliiKi'i Snaps "e S Ib Ite.uw -"c 1 lb package IMklnK Hoila Iks llbpaikio Com starch ru lean ricucli IVm . . . HV IVitvJolm's Hn.vl.fu-U Fooil ....10c t.Mfe Itioori 1JTc .IJ-Ib tans Salmon U.o .1 tlnen I'firlor .MhU'I.hm , . .-"ic J gallon Xm oiKMtm .MolaseH . J"iO KllOS, IM2II noZUV lo llostou JJiKpiI Itean. pr can.... Cc vj:tnrrAiLi:s. 1 neck latfie iel Onions SOc 1 btiHlit 1 lit ets "c 1 Imihel White Colo. 1'otatoes... KTc dozen bnnchts Oivpn Onions .. fc 1 (loPii biinehes IljUishes -Ic 1 Jtt'ck J'UlU't" .-Oo 1 peek Splnnai h -."c 1 Uoen hunches nnubaib . 1 peck Ori'OUK .Hk; 1 bushel t5uil Potatoes 1 pock 1 usnips . ... 1 quart New lY.. .I.V IOC 1 bunch .New A'-pitaUb m: ritL'lTd .1 lbs) Kv.ipoiattut KlnK Apples . .2."o S lbs I Cio.wt llaislns .,..-"t ,i lbs Kwipniuti ,1 ApilcotK ... 2"; 4 Hi-, Count, luitM Applet . 11'c II. l'i n,..r it... I f it II.. w lis -,, lbs Jrle.l Pitted (htnrlei . L'.'c LrJ Ii Ilm Cleaned Currants J"e H 1 lbs Cal IMuneM J"o PT-I 4 lbs ltaitletr IVar -"o twi 4 lbs tseedu i; ti-ins .... i:.c 1 t.m C.ilirornia loaches, Aptl- fots. Plums oi (Jiapes .. ,, 12c 3 c.ina Peats .. ., i'c .leans Dimson Plums ... . . i"c u ilozen Oi lilies . . I'lo ltestnuratus and Hotels will do well to ixamlui out prices on 1'resh and Cuied .Mt.us. A, N, CHURCH & CO,, I I'.'.'l'.' mill I'.MI .MAIN. ismzzEOTm: VZVyyVy7ZAC 1 929 Walnut St., 1 I i up stairs, is tho place you will find I i ne aonmer s ss ,4 v liven wiin ruco nun ms iaimi. t ircuin- oo and other Pianos. Elegant "Vi stances mum tent to wanaut Hie im.st iic tX ,,, i,- n,-i, NXM-loiii'tl Unit Walker and btlu had some Ji rooms, With plenty light. tV tioubh. jesteiday, ami Unit Walker had SS rooms, with plenty light. XJ V Itoiuotitl fioin Itillli .llalii St. I U. n. UUtrMlN. She Married Her choice. You can, too, if you buy a HANDSOME TRIMMED HAT on sale, ?4.50 to $7.50. Our New Store, 1006 Main Street. A.A.Pearson. Leave your orders for Easter Flowers at Midland Florist, Tel. 1569, and same will re ceive prompt atteiit on. THE JODUNAfc, 10c Week Housekeepers If you are looking for Groceries for RASTER DINNER at prices so low that they will astonish you, we liavu them, and they are all "hoice, fresh goods. Our prices cannot he beaten anywhere in the city; we handle a full line of Domestic and Fancy Imported Groceries and Fish, Choice Roasted Coffees, Teas, Wines, Etc. We can please you in any line and at any price. E. Wliyte Grocery, Fruit and Wine Co. TELEPHONE 2097. 1121-1123 WALNUT TREET. - r KZI2STGJ- c& CO, We Arc Manufacturers and Retailors of Specialties In Boys' and Children's CLOTHING. We Produce the Best. Reliability, Durability and Faultless Workmanship 11ns Kstnlillslicil Tor Us a National Reputation. Our Covert, Top Coals Are Decidedly the Thing for Correct Dressers, Money Back if You Want It. BAIRD. For t!lis Wcek 0llly' ingrains c per lion. 7 Grand Ave. Tel. 2508. KANSAS' FIRST ARBOR DAY. It Wup Crlt'brulpil iMrnty Years Ak" lu Inpcku With IMilliuriilu CervlllullU'it 'clebriit Inns VNtLartla. Topcka, ICii.., April 31. (Special ) Thl l Kansas Arbor day. Twenty ears nijo on tho 1M of thH month. Governor Thomas A. Oahorn liiutieur.ttPil tho llr-t "Arbor il.ij" i-er celulir.itPil In Knn'.ii, It wnt u KH'at ilay In Topekn. .Major Tom An- (li-issn .! nriyor ol the 'lt anil lie il olariil It a holiday. The pooplc turni-il out on ni.!"",' with lir.iFS bamlt ami proiciiions nml iirocoeded to the statu liniite KronnU'-, whero mori' than 1.000 trees won1 planteil, pprlioil t.ikini; part In the work. Tim lire ilopaitmnnt was turned out to fur nish water for tho plnntlnu :mU peoch maklnir anil music were part of tin pro lyl ammo The line Krowth of shade trees now Miuoiiuillng the capltol Is the result of that ilaj's ork. Uurlnu the winter which follow eil the state house authorities cmploM'il an ohl coloieil man to can- for the miiiiik trees Ills bill amounteil to JJntf. but It was never paid until tho locent session of the leKlslature was biouKht to a realization of the Injustlco anil passed iin nppropilatlon paylnt; the old man for Ills labor. rirnporla, Kas April 11 (Special. Ar bor (laj wa- more Kenirnlly obored here than i ver heretofore, apiiroprlato eer dses occurrlnjr at the Kansas stuto nor mal school, the CoUorc of IJmporl.i, the hlt-h school and all the ward schools. SHOT DOWNJN HIS HOME. CeorKP Mho, of al teon Cuiint), Fnnlty Aft siiHNlmiteil h mi L'llklliiwli alUrrealtt. Mucon, Mo., Apiil 11. (Special ) Yester ilaj afternoon (l.orKe Htlce, leldlnfi: four miles t-outhi-ast of alaeon, droe Into town to do some tiiulliikr Late In the evening ho returned While waiting for his wlte to linfsh supper some one unknown came up to the sard fence, about, twenty-live ft et awa. and shot through tho window. Tttenty-fiiui buckshot pissed tluoiiKli the window, iluht of which entered .Mi Slice's head, killing him lust.iull .Mrs. Stlco soieatmd and fainted The S-yt ar-old bo lan lor Hie nearest neighbor's, but saw no one who did the shooting, tho assassin li.iMUg ecaied Into the woods 01 thiough the Holds Tho in Ighbors i.uue, but oould not discover who committed the cilme Neithei Mis. Stlco not the hlldon were hint Tho eotouer's linestlgatlnn devel oped tho fact that Stlie and Ills family h t.l no enemies In this section and that no one lu this put ol tlio county had any leason to do Slice or his family an harm Stlie cime hole from .Memphis, Mo. last August It Is supposiil that some one ftom u distance came hero and killed him. Tho authoiitlcs are Investigating the crime and tho c ise will be called to the ntttntloii ot the Macon giaml Jury next week Mei. Walk.r Arrehtptl for tlin Crime Mucon, Mo April II, (Special.) Sheilff Asbury this evening went to tho couutiy anil arrested StLVu Walker, chaigcd with assassinating (.eorge Stlco list night. Walker Is a one-unneil man lit, anil ins wile separateil stiuiu time ago, and Stlco livid on Walker's farm, ami the lattct had lived with Stlco nml his rmnll. I'lrcum bou owed a shotgun mid some, buckshot jcstonluy I10111 11 coloied man. It tin tiler appeals that Walker lill Slice's home yes It 1 day livening ut .". o'clock, and had not In en seen until he was In Mucon to-day. 1 eo's surrender AnuUeis.iry. Abilene, Kite.. April II. (Special) A I'iiniptlit, was held last night by the tl A. It lu telebi.uliiu of Leo's surrender thirty t.ars ago. Addresses were made by 1. L. Moore. .1. V. Itussel. II. A. Keve. 1) .. l'lsle uml oilier ictiLins who wnu present at Appomattox. PASSE. Ingrains arc no loiiRer in vogue; so, to clean up belore they nre out, we will sell twenty colors of the best Monroe Ingrain, com monly sold at .oc per roll, for 15c, with the finest hand made borders at one half price. Wi Ji LONG P Wall 1'aV House, 1020 WALNUT. memtm ON DRAUGHT TO-MORROW, r WILL INVESTIGATE. fxnr.r.itr .moriov iii.tits.s imjuiiii into mult ritici.s or mi:a is IS LOOKING FOR A COMBINE. oitiintts iskui',1) rim , Tiioiteireiti in. i.siii.t iid.n op tiii: matii'.ii, "tnllitlrs rrnni Ituiuss 111 nml (llher l..iriti Cuttle .lliirkrl. Anl.nl I'nr. mid Other luforiinltloii ItpqiH-alod Hearing I pint tltp subject Mr, Morton lilt, rvtew-oit. Washington, April 11 Secrc.lury of Agri culture .Motion in-liny began an IniiuTry Into tho recent Increase lu tho price of meals for the purpose of ascertaining If nny combination lu violation of liw exists for tho ptirposo of putting up prices. The ecrelnr's letter of Instructions for the Inquiry Is iih follows: l)r. Salmon, Chief of Jiurcati of Animal In dustry: Sir: riirnlsh at our earliest cotiVPiilence a statement of tho number of cittle re ceived at the stock yards In Omaha, Kan sas Cll, In I.at St. Louis nml In Chicago, durlniT tho months of January, IVhruary and Match, for the years l.ni and IMC. It Is Itnpnit.tnt Just nt this time to ascer tain its nearly as may bo from thoe sources, what falling olT there Is In cattle supply of the 1'nUed States, 113 compared with previous je irs. in Jiiniui, 1S.S3, entile sold for $".70, lu IVhruary, the same Jenr, for JjCJ, and In March, the same onr, for J.'77'i per bun dled weight at tho Kansas City flock nrd, And In 1S3J they sold, lu the same market, in Jiimiury, at tt; In l'tbruary, at JliO, and In March, ut Sl.ii) per hundred weight. Willie In IVjI they sold, lu .Ifltiu arv, at J3 CD; In Kehrunry, nt ."! ".. In March, . iu, aiiti 111 January, ivi ill 1110 Kansas I'ltv stock yards, they sold nt ?')'.'.", lu rebtnirj, nt Jl ts, nml In Mnich, at tiro. 1 vvlsii now to ascertain the prlcts paid at Kansas City and In Chicago during January, IVbiuary and March, of IS.'", and al'O the mimuorvuC cattle lecilvcd at those points during that time. The laigest cattle receipts at Chicago in any one dav oecunod, I believe, prll 25, ls'', when 32.U77 ht'iiil weie received: and the laigest cattle lecelpts at Chicago In a single weik weie 11,.'JS henil, lecelvod dur ing the seven davs ending September K', 1MI; and the Iirgcst receipts of cattle for a single mouth at Chicago were In Septem ber, lvu, when IM.lCti head weie received. He kind enough to Instruct tho agents of the buirnti of animal Industry of the rnlted States, departinnt of agiiciillure, wherever tliej may be stationed, to collect tind send lu as lapldly as possible all re liable data ut their command, which may tend to truthfullv show what diminution. It an.v, theie Is in the cattle stipplv of the United States for the jcar 1W1, as compared with previous joais, Alo Instruct the agents of the bureau of animal Industtv to make tlioiough In inlrj as to whether. In their Judgment, theie is anv Loinblnatlou, In violation of law, by which 11 cattle "tiust" Is putting up the price of beef pioducts while It Is putting down the pel capita price of cattle Verv lespec'tfullv jours. J. STIJltLIN'G MOItTOK, Secretary Washington, April 11. Concerning the !n n.ulrv, hecret.uy Motion snld to a. repre sentative ot the Associated l'ress: "The Increase In the price of cuttle Ins been finite remarkable and ceitaln lltictua tlons "coin unaccountable. It would ap pear that the primal) cause of the In creased pilee Is that the supply la decieas- Itig while the demand Is constant or In cieaslng. In Texas there uo not ten cat tle to-d.ij to huiiilre.ls .1 short time ago Ami tho four points. o-cnlled Chic igo, Kansas Cltv, St Louis and Oinnhi where eitllo are slaughtered, ale falling off In their supplj to the market Tho icdmtlon last vear was II.' 317 head of cattle, as com piroil with the yoni liefoio The Chi, ago proniiccion icii ou -cti,.i'in neaii nml urn nil 11,711. while Kansas City Increased i'i.MI and St Louis Mi.iM, making a net r.'dm Hon 111 stafil This mini Hon would naturally bring an Inciease or nice to the consitinei Then, too, coinfed cattle are piefened, and our mipiiIv of coin fell off enormously last ear Thif iu part explains the railing olf In production of high grade cattle, and it Is a marked feiture of the American consumer that he wants the ctv best grade of cattle and the choicest parts, sir loin or porterhouse, lather than the more niittitivo round or net k " Mr Morton's lniitliy as to the Influence of tho alleged turn Is In pail dlteeted by current stutcm nts as to the lutluetice which the llig l'our have In depleting the price of live cittle. Ills attention has re cently linen called to 1 statement that when a louslgnnunt of eittle was offered In Kansas e'ltv, .'.'.. cents wns olferod, Ihit when the f 11110 consignment was mken to Si Louis. 1 cents was otfend. and tliat when lu flili at.0, " cents was otiered It was nsseried that tliee lluctuitions were due to tho ability of the lllir l'our to reiuess prices. Mr Morton sajs tint while tills explanation seems lensoualile ou its fico, ho does not consldtr It suillclent He says that If there was a demand for the live cattle the prices would go up, re gaidless of tho combine Ills Imiuiry. he added Is designed to bring out just what lulluem o the ltlg Pour have ou pilces Mr Morton believes that the Inctulrv will bo of such linpoi lance in bringing emt the ouices for the Itutoase In price of one of the most essential al tides of food and that i will bo of special value to tho taimcr at the pros, nt time Or Salmon will Issue Instructions to the meat Inspeclots to begin the Inipiliv at once h epects (o have the results on hand within a few weeks Sn)s 'litem la Ne, ('omliiiie. Chicago, III., Aptll 11. "Thcv will have It that there Is a combine, will they?" on claimed Colonel I'avorlte, of the Aimoiir Company to-d.i, when linked In legatd to thei statements of Seereuiy .Morton tlut mi Investigation would lie made Into tho cause ot high meat pikes 'There Is no loinblno. Secrctiuy Mortoir knows us will us wo tin why It Is, uml ns lar ns wu mo tnutoiued wo hope that ha will Investigate, llu. mutter thoioiiKhlv . "lln Is now shipping grain to the elesil Into funnels of Ntlunska, mid their condi tion Is about the sumo as .ill tho cattle feeding district of the. Cential West. Thti shipping has fallen tiff ono-hulf from theie. uml u giant o at the stock vault' statistics would show that litatly ,i"l lie.nl less have into received shut- January than was received last 5 ear tot thesu thteo months." i:i.ki.ss Flllt SII.VKIt. Hilt lie the, Unci, for 1.0S Atltfelcs ,nr II. "He inir a etiatoi Is gooil ciiuiikIi for me." bald Hon. S, II, I;lklns to-iias, wiun asked it theie was am foundation for tho statement made. In a dispatch 1 neatly sent out Horn Cincinnati that tlit West Virginia senator wuuld be In tho race, ftir tht presidency ut the next Hepubllcan cometillon. Tho tllspatch bastd tho senators chances upon his extensive business cunueciiuns In tho ll.nt, which would make him strong In thut section and his silver Ideas would uttiact the West, As to tho litter Mr. Illklns giild: "1 am uil(li.llilkd!j In favor of fu 11 silver nml shall woik with thu West III an omleuvoi lu glvo It Its proper place. As tu huw tho eiuestlon can best be handled 1 can say nothing now, rut me Uuwu as a sulfa silver man, though, "You can. authoi natively sa, however, thut I nm not a caiutldaiu for thu prcsl dency, for. as 1 said, 1 um peifecily satis lied with icpieseutiug West Virginia lu the fceiiaio," Senator l'lklns left for San I'rancUco this afternoon, huprciuu 1 odgtt 1. uf A, CoffejvMe. Kus., April 11, (Special.) Tho supremo lodge, I'atrlarehs of America, la holding its tilth annual session In this city, A laiko number of delegates are lu at tendance. The following oillceis were elected: Supremo patriarch, ,. U. Weldy: Catena; vice supreme patriarch. J, V, .u ber, ciranute: supicme. high pi lest, Julia. S. Junes, Labette; supreme guide, Ljdla 1' l-'lrman. lilraid; supreme secretary, II, I'. Held, l'arsons; supreme) treasuier, J. J, J'ierftou, 1'arsons; supreme guard, r, C. 1 ,-clt.i iiinrVi CnlTnitiillla, iiiiraiiiu i,isl,.,ilii,i uiumteiii iiviivj iiovf humiivi i,iiutrviui 1 C, !. iitj, Oeuuij; tupj-vint lutdkul til- j IS 1. Not In rrt'tdilent t.'.ll . ! tor l)r .1 T. Tlnilcr, l'.n- Th. of II, e or suiifntf iirgiuilier vva- abolilnd I In1 lot it lolgo sue u spl nl I ltter.irv enlerlaliinviil to th vMtltiit brtthlen and tie If friends lu tho l'erkln.' p 1.1 house last I'Vinliig, after which 11 bmutiet was served Til" eloslpg spsslon Vv is liehl this tnornltiif The reports ot the various uf Ihcls show the order to be III 1 prosperous condllloii. . MR, MANSUR VERY LOW, lie Is Mill I iirnnsi Inns mil Ills su Mil) (10 tnlit the Itejiind nt Anv lii.lunl. Uiishlimton, April II -(Special 1 ('011 grensmun M insur's conilltloti to. night Is oxlriiiiely rrltli.il, Ho Is t til mi 'onsrlous and his life Is hanging b the ft,HIet tliriinl, which may pimp nt nnv minute. BLOODY END OF AN OLD FEUD, stale Spiuiiiir lliwbrl shoots mid Kills ('miller sllmrr, finlnijtnii, tly., In a I'romleil sttppt. ritirliin.iti, O, April 11. In the buslncd center of Covlnglon, Ky John I. Siml ford, cashier of the Karmers' and Trailers' bank, was killed at 1:3a p 111 to-cliiv h State Senator William (iaeln I liotli tin .1 it each other on the crowded street An hour latet one ot the wealthiest eltlzms was diad mid a leading Politician was in ceistoi! nt the station house, while the sttcets wore tlnongeil with excited ctowils. 1 ho factional agitation over the bloody afTair conllnues (o run high to-night on this side of the river, as well as In Cov ington and tithir Kentucky towns. Cot-tint mid Sindford weie the leinleis of two bltterlv contesting Ueniuorath ra. -tlons, Tin- feud Is mi old one pr.ie.tlc ill , but It liven im Intensely personal list S,it Jinlnj, when the I'ovfnRton Ledgi'r pnh ilshtd .1 vety bitter ntt.ick on Sandford, which the latter attributed to Senator Coebel. The latter acknowledged Its au thorship. Tho friends ot both have been talking this week In such a milliner that trouble w.us expected the flist time Coebet nml fvindroul met. The meeting to-dnv showed both woio well mined Senator (.oeliel tind Attorney Ccupinl Ilendrhks weie walking up Madison stieet As thev approached the i'lrst National bank, hindford, who was leaning up against the railing, appioicheel nulcklv towards Sena tor (loobol and spoke lo the hitter, at the same time dt.iwlng his revolvtr. Senator Coebel tinned to one side Just as Sindfoid tired. Tho liullot from S-indfonl's re volver iiasse.,1 through Senator Ooobei'H coat and his trousers In two pHces over tho hip Senator Coebel then drew his revolver and llred. his shot taking effect In the left ot Sandrord's forelicul I'he Hist word was spoken ami the llrst shot was llred hv Sandfoul. There weie but two shots, one by each of the assailants. Sandford'h friends denv that the latter was Ijlng In wait for the senator Sandford, shut over his left eve, lay bleeding profusely on the sidewutk be fore ho could be cirrled Into the I'lrst Na tional b-ink Saiulford's mansion Is four miles nut. Ills fninlly telephoned friends to bring him homo Immediately, but ho could not be lomovesl. Sandfoid's sop iU, the only one of the family who readied him befoiu he dleet. The victim never ie galntd consciousness. lie dlt tl In less than an hour iml tho remains atrlved at the homeste.nl about ' lime of his usual re turn lu the evi'iilnc The police were call, d 10 Keep me clow . away from the si . ru nt the bank duilus the afternoon ami evening. During the shooting, when he saw Sand ford fall, Senator Ooeliel returned lo tho court house, stopping onlj a moment, nt el then went to police headiiuarteis and gave himself up. ' Hero Is the reason I killed hint." ex claimed the senator Jumping up oultedlv and turning about he.eliew his 00 it tall mound and snowed where tho ball of Sinilford's pistol had passed through, tear ing away a portion of. the cloth "He was l)lnif in wait for me I saw him when I reached the gas otllce, about twenty feet away from the steps ot the First National bank.,',1 was on. my way to the Cltlaens National bank- with mv friend, Ceneral Hendricks. As oon as I saw him reach for his revolver, I leached foi mint " The trouble between tho men d-ites birlc for j eats .Mr. Simirord ms f.7 e.us old. Ills wlfo . il Marshall Uriel a sister of the cele brated Thomas M irshall. of Kentuckj. -Mr Sandford's gtaudfather was distin guished In the state, being at one tlnio a state senatoi anil u inomui 1 ot th,. con stitutional convention htiiator Ooebel Is a successful business man a- well in, Hwjer. He Is Ho n ir old, unmarried and i native of !'pnn-lv rnln. He locntid in Covington when ipule joung lle is out to-night on ball WONDERFUL MORTAR SHOOTING Jtenmrkablo Kiperllneiils Willi thr New .Morlier lliillerles at Sandy Hook I'lovlug l.riMiuds. New Yoik, April 11 llveiy arm ollhir In the nolgbnrhood of this oil) who could seeiue leave ol abs. me to-da went down to the pioving ginrirreU nt Samlv Hook to wltnes, tin testing ol the big moitar bu tt tj mid also to watch the nothing of the big l'-liuh illle on th. gun-lift battel j In atliltlon to ihw .111 tshlbtlon was prouiKt d of the Ii-lnch gun on the Cordon cllsap poarlng gun t .Ullage. 'I he gnat muituis are so mounted tint each can bo ii-s.il aipit.itel). Tin move -llu nts of the nn 11 operating the guns aie dirt c ltd finin above gioiiml. To-dav com munication was Imd with the oill, er In ohaige ot each b means ot .1 1. 1, phone taste tied to the noi, of .1 n. 1.1 epi graph outfit which had been oret t td for tht- put posn ami aUo for the pur pose of communicating with the souad of soldiers stationed clown the beach nt the three thousand and sl thousand jmds murks to nuto the descent of the projec tiles. When the guests wore all assembled on the lop of the batttiv between the two westerl) .pits. Captain Heath gave the or tier to fire and at 1 I", 11. in tht slMien mortals weie llred four ut a time In qui. I. siie'e!,.s-.oir. making but tour iieinemlous reports When the smoke cleared aw.11, the sixteen shots tould be seen clearlj 111 lilt- till. t.lCll fcllll etOlirwiit t,i'..rliu. ,. clustlj us when they loft the mounts the piojeotlies looked more like- a Hock of b.u kblids going he-avenwatd than so ni.inj mesne ngers of destruction ami death I'liell- couise in ihe nil' could bo i-asly t rut tl on their upward Might, but when they began to diop their speed was too great to admit of noting their descent from tho battery. Thu clmtge used in tho tirst fire was sixty llOUUds Of llllslll Itltl llimdni- with .1 .,,-a- jeetllo weighing HO pounds. The mortars went elevated to Mxty ele-rees and woe ranged to i.ury e,',ei anls Almost an hoiu elapsed befoie tho mortars vvete dis charged a second time Thej woio chug-e-d to carry an Sua pound jirojectilu l,i ards Tvventj.ninc poumls of black Splueti hexagonal powder was used, the elevation of thu guns bclmr the smite as at llrst Tho second tiring was as successful as the llrst, with the ixecpilnii that 011,1 of tho mortals fulled to dlschirge, and only Ilfie-eii shots went screaming heavenward Tiro slxtetn projectiles hud landed lu a space, vers little, If larger, than llin U of tho batter). They were Imbedded sl feet In the ground ami the coipural In charge- ot the sepiad at that point declared Unit ne-nrl) all of thetn dropped vertically Into Hit, sand When the shell, are dug up and their numbers ascettained, their positions will ho compaued with the position of the guns from which they were ilrul. The olllcers ptoseut were unanimous In tho opinion that a ship would havo 11 vers poor chance of Betting uwuy lrom this battery, once she would come within rungc. An exhibition was given of tho 14-luch rill-, which Is mounted on the Cordon ills uppi tiring gun c.iriiage, After tho second shot was ilischmged a bleak lu tho ma chinery nf tho cairlagt, occurred ami tho tests had to be discontinued. Tho guests wen- then taken to the top at tint gun lilt battel), where two mon strous IJ.inch gnus ate mounted, one 011 the new lift, the other being as jet on a tem porary structure. After Ihe gun on the lirt wan nm up to tho level of the platfoim of the bnttt-ry It was given a l.iugo of live miles and elevated b) deg. The one- thousand pound projectile was lucked by i7o pounds of prismatic powder. This pint, was only discharged once tho shot landing tar out to sen, directly lu a Hue. but much be. niul a white buoy which had been placed there for a murk. Not AutlinrUiii to ('olleit Money. T.eaxe-nvvorth. Kus, April U. (Speclil) Tho Lee's Summit Nutsery Company, with headquarters at Kansas City, to-day uotl Heel thu police hero to unest a man In their employ named Tanner. It appears from thu linn's request that Tanner was sent lo Leavenworth to eleliver u large number of nursery trees to farmers, but was not an I hot lied to collect money. This W alleged to liax'e been done by lilni, luiuur, and the cttloen ; on l. trail. HORTON RESIGNS. UA.Nf w riiir.i'.irsiH'i: hii.i, iu:tnti riteiM 1111: ih-.ncii .vi'itn, :tn. A STEP LONG CONTEMPLATED. .ii'iim: it w in vtAiti iv, Ai'i'tti.vi 1:11 in mi (II l(IIS()N, VACANCY. Illn .Veer Appointee l nil Able l.arjor nf High llltegrll.v, with it I'nlipie IIim-- onl In His I'terllnii ns .linlcf of the s, tiind .luillel.l District. Tope-kit, Kii.. April ll.-(PperlnI At 7.20 to-lilgltt Chief Justice Ilnrloil, 11C the Kunsns supreme- coittt, handed his res ignation to tlove-rnnr Meirrlll nml ten minutes Inter tin- governor Issued n com mission It, Judge O iv Id -Mnrtln.of Atchi son to llll the vnennev cuuscil liy tin- chief Jttstlco'H resignation. Judge llorton states that lu- has long had this step In contemplation. He fools that If over ho la) s by anything' for old ago, llu must commence now. The- salary eif the chief Justice- Is but JI.O'iO .1 your, 11 till out ot tint nothing enn be saved Judge Hot ton wns nppolnteil to the siipioiiio bench by Cove-iuor Osborn, in 1--77, nml has seived continuously over since, being to-ole-cte-il nt e-ne-h six- enr petloil. Ho .sa3 that he- Il not nt lib el ty to state- exactly his fittlin- plans, but that ho will accept one of the' Inw paitiie-rshlps in prominent ilirus which have- been oiioroil him, one of which Is lit Kansas. Judge n.ivld "Mnrtln, who Ii.t; boon ap pointed to tho chief Justiceship, has boon a resident of Atchison for nbottt twenty )ears. Ho came- to Kansas, frotti Ohio nml received both n college nml a law education In that st tte. Ho has loner boon iccognli-el ns one- of the loremost Inn j cm of tin- state-, and Judge Morion speaks of him as a man of Moiling; In tcRiItr. Ho Is ugod about 10 .veuis, ntul served honoiuhl) in tho war of tin- re bellion. Ho has uppoau-d but twice In Kansas ns a candidate. In 1S0 he- was olectetl Judge of tin- Second Judicial ells trlot, composed of Noiu iliu.Hrovv 11, Atch ison and Doniphan counties, by n total of 1.1,3tit) votes, without one ute- against him. rotir )euts later ho was re-electeel by a total vote of 1I3W, with but one vote against hint. A punllel to this has never occuueil 111 the 1'tiltod States. lieiote Jits second teim oxplieil ho it, signed to resume Ills law piuoticc In Atchison The resignation anil appoint ment take effect em Apr!1 10. A vacancy caused b) resignation can only bo llllcil by appointment until tin- next general election, and so, in November next, Kan sas will be called upon to elect a new chief justice. Judge Hot ton's term would huve expiied on Jununi) 1, 1V17. Judge .Mai tin was an applliant for one nl the appellate couit judge -hips, but was 1 of list d bv Coveituir Mm rill, who HOW his given him the highest Judicial position In the state It Is under .stood that Associate Justice Johnston could have had llu chief jus ticeship, but he- dill lint feel illspnseil to go into a new election before ho had f.ill ly settled down fioin the election of lust fall AtihlMill 1 oiks Well rirtsvd. Atchison, K.r-.. Apill 11. (Spcci il ) The announcement that Chief Justice Albert II. llorton had leslgmd and th it Judge i iv Id .Martin, of Althlson. hid lo en un pointed to siiccctd him, wis wt II i,c!vcd here 10-tiiKlit, where Jtiilo Martin lives and Is hlghli esteem, d bv everv one. Judge Martin lift lion- for I'lttsburg, K I-, this atttinooti Judge ?tl.irtiu it tlttd fr-om the law llrm ot Waggoner, .Mil tin .v. OrrJ.iuii.irv 1, IW .linigo llorton will assoi 1 no himself with 11. 1'. Wagge-nor ami II. w inr in tin practice ot law Tor the preeiu he will bo in 1 harm- ot nn otlit 1 which the 111 m pioposes to opt 11 In 'inpoku Ilorlnu iml asgeuei w, re asstn I uecI In the ptaitite ot law lu Wchisuii before the ti.riin 1 vv.is appoititt 1 on me supremo bt u- h Waggtnti is now gent ral ittornev oi the Mtssouu To Hi foi Kan-is ami Nebraska. Oelel lellotis' Viinlrernrv. S-dnu. Kj April II iSpe. inl , The sevetitv -sixth inmvotMirv or the Institu tion ot eidtl I'ellovvshlp in Min-nca will lift celeluated at Sedan on the -t'.th of April Easter Gloves In nowost stylos, and our own cxolti- slTe Importations. Tho rhiMiliu; touch of e tollot nro (II,OVi:S of slmdo and st) to. The new Imudjomu the prop.r Spring Colors Aro the llnest oyer brought to Knnsus City nml attract unlvursil admiration. Tho "JlAI'." bluiiUs with black eiulirolderjrs-nro the r(;o In tho Kant. Wo have them in two qualities, $1.69 and $2. A fine 4.biittoti (Hove in glics arid utede I'riris point mbroidery at $1.48. A Roodlllovo at 98 Cents. A complete line of JIaster (lloves for MKN. LOUVRR GLOVE CO. IOIO MAIN STREET. Electric Ladies Will never shock their friends with unbecoming HATS if they buy one of those lovely UONNETS on sale, ,.75, 5.98, at our new store, I006 Main Street. A.A.Pearson. It li- Did fellows of th 'Hurt nnjtr il distill 1 an I llie-li ill. 11 N 1h. 1 HI f-ii- of Se-diit nle ink 11 ( 1 do p Inn i' in ihe mi "ting iml ,ir ir 11 iriilK to t liter. tain at least ;, p., .pi. St Inn lo.lg- No 111. 1 O i I' hi. made iiitlte 11 re til tlntl for her in, tin r or ronton Iiik 1p gr .- ntul now will trv her hniul at enter t.ilhlug These -litrl-1 moetltiKs 111c grow Ing in favor evrrv vear nml this olio protn les to ho one of Iho Iirgcst ever hcM In the ell. tilt I; ENGLAND AFTER GOLD MINES, sen iter Morgan lltplalus the 1 rue Itrnson of llrrnt llrltnln's MaiK-iiti-rs 111 Iriieritoln. Wnslilngion April H.Scnttor Morgan, chairman of the senile foreign committee, was risked lo-d.i) how ho regarded the situation in Voneyueli nr I repllrd In- s-tv-ltlg- "I have no doubt that ilirnt llrltam s nlilniale piiisio Is to ptess her fioiitler niillleleittl) r,r Into the interior to oueom piss tho rich gold Holds of that section, llioiigli she will, of ionise, pot elln-lose this purpose In tho Immo Hate rutute. but will latln-i e-ontlno her ib-mamls to the lor i1liv it Iho mouth of the Orinoco rivet 'Ho I think that the t'niled States should permit this aggression " ho asked, icpeai lug a question "I do not 1 think the dl tet t tiiiistlou "hould bo put to Urei.it Ilrlt iiln bv our diploma's as to whether slip piopotes t tthet b piuchnse or totittuest to extend her loin.iiu he) uml her piesi-nt tlultns In ease or n iioutttlve re-plv I hould ndvl'o that the rnlted Slates should not Interfere with the s.-ttltinent of exist ing disputes, but I do not believe tint l'.n. gland oould bo brought to this elellulte promise not to picas her boundaries fur thi r In tint .section, he. ause of the licit gold mines known to exist there. I am Lonvlnced, as I believe most incti nntt l-, who hive given utt, ntlon to the question, III it Kngland's desire is 1t cuntnil thoo gold elopcislts Such n coutse woul-l bo in accord with her policy In other parts of the globe uml It goes hand In hand with lu r ROM luonomutalllst pollcj at homo. Con trolling tho ptlnolpal gold llelds of the w or Id, Liulmd naturally elesires to main tain tho gold standard, nml site as nntur- iinv nisnes to extenit tier gold poseslons It Is to her Inteiost to do s() mid t cannot siv that 1 Id nm-her. but tint Is no tenon why the rnlted Steites should stand tills by and allow her to carry this pollcv Into ef rts t I'urtheiniore, It Is evidently tho poll e of the present lliltlsh nduilnlstr iilon tt acriulro desirable teriltorv to do so when It can do so, as witness the effoi I to sevtr Nicker Islnnd In tin- Hawaiian group, and her dispute with Crime over Afilean terrilory. It Is most prolublo that Insloail of iiiakhig an) iletlulto rtplv to this supiiosltlous question L'ngl.ind would evade It In tint event I think wo should evoke the Monroe iltxtilue forthwith." MR, PERRY WIJLBE THE MAN. He Will lie Appointed llori-hrr of tho Nn tlonitt Hunk of Kitu.jis (.11). W.-iBhlngton, prll 11 (Speclil 1 Mr. John l'etry will be appointed ioe elver of the National Hank of Kansas Cit) and the oillclal aiinoimcement will llkel be made to-morrow .Mr l'eny arrlvid this moin Ing and called on the comptiollit and they vvtnt over matters lehitlug to his applica tion foi the position ind tin- thaiges made b) ciitaln pit ties. Tho eoniptiollt r a-..e I man) questions about the busm-s ot the bull; ami the piobable value of certain assets This, howtvei, did not last long and .Mr Terry left tin- department with the understanding thu he would call agnln lo-nioirow It is understood tint the pres ident, acting on mrotmatlou letelvod lrom Kansas cit). d-cUled to-dav that Mi I'er iy should be appointed Stetetar.v Morton nlo put in a good vvotd rot- him. which ail ed in iningltig about the tie Nion or the pieslilent A gentleinan from Now York ,.ill-d on the comptrolli r this morning ami tiKie.l tin appolutmeiit or a Texas rinn, but was told tint ho need give the mnttei no turther at tention, as ho Inti tided to appoint a Knii- sas Ult) man Colonel Itobert L Owen, of iluscogee. aIo called on tho comptroller and put in n word for Wiley O. Cox. of Kansas Citj, Mt Owtu assured the comp-tioll.-i that if Mr, Cox was appointed he wouhl never have cause to regiet It. .Mi Cox- left this mo nunc- for New Haven, but expects lo letuin to-moirovv evening Tin- appointment nt Mr. l'eny will Ilkc-lv re-null In the I ivv linn of I'vke, Yules .xt r)ko, ol Kansas city, securing some of the legal business or th,. buik. The father of Attoinev Y ite s is a putnoi of ttopiesotitn tlvo llockerv which ma) botheieasou .Mr liockelv iitdiuso-1 Mr IVirv tor lilt- ap poluiuient ol litelvei. It Is also t-iitalii that the comptrollor will suggest to Ml l'ttiv that sumo ot the legai business be given to Mr. Thomas ftcoigo, of K tns-as Citv. owing to tho fact that Mi Loan Catlislo vuiilo living in Kausis Cliv. bo- came a ftlend of Ml Ceoige. who ut that time livid in Wellington. Mr (ieoige Is also mi old time Irlend of Mr. W. C l'eny, ol" Kansas ROBBED AT TENDERFOOT HILL. Two Knights of the fin lei Hold I'p a Stage lu ( otoraelo uml s, nirtt Sjtllt.ouu. Cilpple Cieeh. ('ol . April 11 The mall mid ixpiess wagon which tonne, ts with the Midland Tel mliial iiilio.nl at i.i.issv, was boaidcd lo-dav ahutit two miles lrom In it bv two nn ii who ovirpowind lln tliiver, Itobtit rintltli. ..inrni nn expit-h pick to i ontiiinliig $l!l,iMt, ant ismi. I ou holsebm k Two un n sitting beside the road nl the top n the I', mli-ltool lllllllskid M.-engel Itobiit Smith foi a rldt Ho tire w up his to i m ami one of the men , limbed up to ihe "at behind liliu, while the- other mourn, d the baggage behind. As somi as Siiilih star ltd to drive on tho man struck hltn on the head sevetal times with a n-volvei The blows staggiiod, but did not stun him The nnn on thu i-e it with him alio tire w a revolver and, leveling It nt him. i om manditl him to gel down, walk to the heads of Ihe hotsts and hold their bildli le compiled, and while he was covered with tin it- Mills the) rilled the in ill ami expiess pontiles. Then they unhitch, d the two lending horses, muuntod them and rode off rapidly Into the mountains. Smith, who was very weak ami bleeding pioiustdy, diove Into the cit) as qultkl) as possible. Within twenty minutes from tin time the robbery was committed, Ueputy .Sli.'i ill's Steillng and Jackson and -'" men siaritd to scour the hills In sennit of the lobbtrs, and a message- was sent to (.'anon City for it bloodhound. Tlie $IU,i) package secured by the rob bers wns a consignment from Dtnver be the Wulls-I'.ugo express, it has not j,.'t been nscet-tnltitil by whom it was shipped, but It is believed to have been forwiinha from the first National bink of Denvir lo iho first National bank of this city. Another package- containing "0 is also missing. It Is believed that the robbers came from Denver nml know that the lirge mono) paekago was ou the wagon GROVER'S SCATHING REPLY, Now let I're'.li her l..lnlng Hide Ills lllinln- ImIiciI II, ail uml I'orever Hold III. I'l-me, llostou, Mass,, April II As an outcome of the apology made b) l)r l.liising In the Clevt-luul i:plcnpal episode, a llostou citl .eu felt tll-lt Millie fellow tovv llsluali ought to call upon Dr. l.inslng ami demand an apology for tho apology ho made. With this end lu xlc-w. an omr lo demand such an apology utul proper reparation was for warded to the president and to-day the foi. loivlng reply was received: ..., , , "Washington. D, C. "While his so-called luti.ic-tlou is an ug. gravaiiou of his original ntuin-e, 1 am will ing that his fm ther punli-liiueut should l-c loft to I. Is conscience uml tho contempt of his neighbors iml iho .V mule. in iu-nple "(lltOVHIt CLlIVllhANH." Ill lllst'l'ss SL'IIIIOI. .MATIKItS. County t'uiiiiuiM loners unit -ttiperliite-niteuts Mill Meet in s.-duiia lo-ilit. Sctl.tll.-i. Mo , April II. (Speclul.) Hon. J. I! Kllk. stato Piipeiliitenileiit of schools, will piesldo over a meeting of eoiuity cotnmlsjloueis unci stipei Intend 1 nts nf schools of ivttls and adjolnliisf t'ouiitles to-moniivv The tibjects of ( lie meeting niei. Tlie revision of the Insti tute course of study, the best plan for inipiovlng tho woik of the institute, the best way of guttling and cettlllcatlng teachers, tiro it-l itlou of tho examina tions to tlie Institute and miscellaneous in.itteis. lalully Injiirrd. Abilene. Kus.. April 11 --(Special.) K. O. I'lemlng, a rurnie-i living south of Solomon, died )cstcrilay morning, us the result of a runaway lu which ho was thrown to tho ground uml his he-ad badly cut. He camo heie hi U70 and Ins been a loading Itepub Ikan politician, of the couuty. Uiv 1 ( irr. M . April l- i Ti'.iii inrer lyff'tnl,"; tiniMiirr , ,iu,. til 11 in, o-i'iii trt UkI fur Vie wither tube I'dlrut.ii Udlnfr Our Pifth Annual EASTERSALE Boys' Clothing- Hogitis this tnoriiinj,' :tt S a. 111. ami closes S.itutiliiy nl U p. 111. After months of t-ntefiil prepara tion ntul tho exercise- of unusual c.110 in tho selection ol tlio most dusir.tblo liiurc'limitlistt ollt reel nt ihe way of Hoys' (,'loihinn; wo will git 0 you tin opportunity ol' seict-tiiii; your boy .1 suit iii.ule by tlio best nialicis of l'.oyV Cloth ing in America iu nil the tlitl'eri'tit slyles of l.ilirio antl in till tho late-st shapes at special prices Tor this (Jreat Two Day .S.ilc. Ii in terested lead on, Coiiibiuatioti Sailor Suil with extrn pauts ami .'iiilor o a p to match. IS'avy blue cloth, fast color, braided col lar ami cull's, sics 8 to ii years, Kastoi sale ptico for com ploto outfit of blouse, two (J A (k pairs of p.iuts ami cap .... ?J " 00 Navy IjIuo tjetu and Vaciit Cloth Sailor Suits, bttictly all wool and trimmed collar and hirtil, cord and whistle with each suit, () QQ Kit'ter salt- price -?- u(j Hoys' Double Uieastcil Suits, sres fi to 1.1, iu brown ami jjray pm check Cheviot", made tl ou lit t- seat and ktii'L's, patent hands and mctod buttons; K.ister bale jirice, Vjjj- QQ per suit 4p I.0 50 Navy Blue, hand linisli, all wool Serge Suits, sizes -s to 15;i4J ( Easter sale puce, per suit. !e" ).) SO Xavy nine, all wool, double soat and knees, Cheviot !' $3.50 Suits; Kaster -ale price.. loO Hoys' Ueofcr Suit-, made with wide iailor collar, siun-lo and double bteasteil, collar ami culTs biaidod, also wide braid down the side heatu of the trousers; coloi-, navy blue, btovvn, tan and may; the finest suits iu our department; sics I to s yuais; IC.ister salo Q i Q(r price .. W" ' 10 styles iu tlu above line ot Hoof er Suits. 2.', All Wool Tan Cheviot .Junior Suits, trimmed with blown Soutachn braid, lnu-klo ou the bottom ol trousers; Kaster salo tjjj') (JU price, per suit 'Jpa.tO About 100 ot our Cloth Il.it- anil Caps in tho now spring shapes, at HALF PRICE. Special b.ii'g.iiiis in Waists aud Hlousos from tho largest assortment, uver shown in this niarkot. ICxtr.i salc-peoplo for this great sale. Come Friday if possible. Boy.' Depart ment, Third Floor. 1-iUmiY, BIRD, TliAYI-R & CO., UL'L'Ci: lilts 'I O TERRITORIAL ODD FELLOWS. . Ortnil 1 edge I'niivims at (lieentth, I, 1,, mid l.lrrls imiIiim lor tin. I.nsii iug tun. South MiAlestor, I. T Apill 11 (Sj -ci.il.l Tho grand lo lj.o Indi pt mleni , u I r of O.l 1 Pi How foi tin In II in Ten H v convonod at Cliceotali, I. T, Apiil !, tint following giand olllcets being in alien l nnce: II. 1). Allen, gland mister; II c Cook, deputy gland m iste i j John llmldait, grand warden. I, It Mason, gland s. -rttar). William Noble, giand trtasun-r, II J l.ll.ud, gi iml lepiesentative; W I (tltoomor. gr.iml n pion nlatlve. Thin siibmillnatt luclges wtu- ltpriotnted Tin tollowlng gi iml ollli ol h Welt tdectnd ant Installed tot tho ensuing von II. e Cook, grand in ister, llllatii Nnhlo, ,i, i lit) grand m ist.-r; J li Morrow gr ,n I w ird.-n, i' II llatlleld. Maul - -cr.-t u - , Willi un claiad), Maml iicusiuoi, i: li. Allen, gland ti'prcseutatlvi. IvANStS HIV i'itt:-nvi i:itv. The Astiit inlloii Cuiupli I, tl Its l.tlmrs t ttrilay Will, 1. 1 linn i,r tltlliers. Lawrnice Kits , Apill II -iSpeeiul 1 The, Kansas Cit) ptesloicey or thu t'ultotl 1'ns. hjloriau e lull fit (iimplctid lis woik to-day, Kev. I' II, -Mutch, of Kansas City, Kas wits elected niodciutur lot the coininir year 'Hie Wom-in's Mission ny Soc-lt ty nlso rompletid its woik. A iiumbei nf luteicst. Ing papeis were n.id among tin in worn thu following. "Tht Miistti's Call." Mis, llii.ih.nl,, of pi unison, "llnin.i .Mlst,,m Weill. " Mis. I'liiieison, of Topi'lvi; "Hopes and Hvlls of the Cli)," .Mis. llovvllnir, of Kansas cit) "What the Kansas S)iioil Has Done lor I'oielgn .Mhslons," Mis. illlnioro, of Lawieuce, "The Work nml Itewuuls of Missions," MUs Lizzie Hood, of Niirtoinllln, "Tho ltelutlon of the Wur lu the Hast to Missions," .Mis, (Iriiham, The lollowlng ollleeis woo elec-ted; I'ri'sl tleut, Mis. Dr Jiiiuos White, of Kant. is mi', leas.: vice piemtients, .Mrs. I'altirson, of Topcka, mid Miss MeOutstuli. uf Luiv. lence; icturdltiic societal), Mrs. u, M. aic. CI inc. ol Kansas Citv, Kus.: t oi responding secretary. Alls. W II Hugllsh. uf Kansas City, Mo.: licusuier, .Miss LUzIo Hood, of Not tonv Hie, The Voutig Teople's Christian Union held sessions this afternoon and evening. Thu programme wus ns tollows: Address by the Incomlnx president, Miss L)dla A. Mc C'uol, ot Topcka, on "Co-Workers With Chtlstj" "Christian Citizenship." Itobert Kagel, of Kansas City. Kus.: "Iaulty," J. W. laintilug, Lawrence-; "The Intluvnca of Noblu Lives." Miss Kva CuntiliiBhain, Lawrence; "l-'iults of Christian lliiclcavor.' Miss Ltbble l'urk. ot Kuusus City, Mo, Tha session to-night was largely attended, and tho uicetluc nan a vary cnthusUstu one, 6w$& r ) Vsj V ( Vl -ir Ur 3-