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wrerj J i 9' ?! -, .. I - KuBlMKKril VOL. XX. 2fO. 72. WICHITA, KANSAS, THURSDAY MOKNING, FEBRUARY 8, 1894. WHOLE NO. 2602. II Htlltfi 5fll- '- If " hIII S k ft To-DAY a grand poultry and prgeon show under the auspices of the New York Poultry and Pigeon Association opens at Madison Square Garden, New York city. Poultry and pigeon fanciers from far and near have sent exhibits to this grand combine of fuss and feathers and blue blood on wing. Where there's so much fine poultry, you're bound to find eggs, You are bound to see the most elegant Styles in New Spring Suitings and Trowserings, if you Bee the line we have just recieved, our special importation. Special sale in Mens Furnish ings today. T.B.GLOSSER, Tailor and Furnisher, 145 North Main St AT THE- HEAD To Stay. Barnes &Newcomb Popular Music Dealers. 407 E. DOUGLAS. I allow no one to undersell me. If you want tailor made clothes come and see what I will do for you. SWAB, THE TA1I0S 138 N. Main. Opera House Block, Kincman, Kans.i". HOTEL BEUNSWICK, The only first-class hotel in the city. With all modern improvements. Cussine unsurpassed. Free back from all train Fine sample rooms. Kates: S3 per day. eod J. J. Blackwell, Prop. (Electricity Free! Wc -will scud our UHETU.RAL VI QMIilZEK free, for one week's trial, to anyone suffering from rlfRONIC SKXUAL DISEASE. Sealed book free. Seud for particulars to Boyd's Electro-Medico Vitallzar Co. Lock Rox 527. Wichita, Kansas. (Western Oflice.) Or Call on Br. It. V. Ui-jd, 13. North 3Ialn St. THE MINERAL LAND BILL. Washington, Feb. 7. The action of the houe committee on public lands in re fusing to report favorably a bill sent over from the senate granting a certain amount of the proceeds of the sales of public lands for the schools of mine?, will probably bo the beginning of a contest between the house ami the tenate in the matter of land legislation. The senate committee on public lands is made up ot wcteni men. In the house there are a great many western meu on the committee, but thoy do not come from the miuiug states or lrom those states whore the gieat bulk of public lands are now located. There have been several measures proposed by these senators, and approved by the senate, committee, which will probably not re ceive favorable consideration by the house. 1 ho scheme of the senators will be to at tach this legislation to some of the aporo pnaUoti bills ud then will come the real contest between the house and senate over land legislation. It is probable that the western .senators will try to get throu-h several bills in this way which they think will be of importance to their constitu ents. INDIAN GRIEVANCES. Washington, Feb. 7 Several members of the Sac and Fox and Kickapoo Indian tribes in Oklahoma aud the Pottawotamies In Kansas are in the city. They called upon Commissioner of Indiati Affairs Browning and Assistant Commissioner Armstrong at the Indian bureau yester day to make various complaiuts about reservation matters. The Pottawotamies who were in the delegation urced the re moval of Indian Agent Joseph A. Scott of the Pottawotnmie and Great Xeinaha ueeucy in Kansas, and a general com plaint of being forced to allot laud in severalty was mtide. The department has refused to recognize representatives of their tribes and to regard them as "kick ers," whose object in making the trip was only to see Washington. It is probable that they will acc;pt the advice of the bureau officials by leaving for their res ervations in a few days. RHEUMATIC Sciatic, sharp and shooting Dams, strains and weak nesses relieved in one min ute by the Clticuka Anti Pain Piaster. It instantly relieves weak, painful kid neys, back ache, uterine pains and weaknesses, Nil co"gns colas ana cnoi . ill vA pains. It vitalizes the r.cr- I V22J p vous forces ant hence cures nervous pains ana muscular weakness when all others fail. Price, 25c: fie, Si.oc. At all drojxists or by Bail.- PoTrea Dr.cc and Chsm. Cow.. Boston. U EEPEALED AT LAST EEPEATEES AND BULLDOZERS TO BE UNGUEBED BY UNOLE SAM. The Bill to Abolish Federal Super vision of Elections Sent to the President toy the Senate The McCreary Hawaiian Reso lution Finally Adopted by a Democratic Quorum Made by the Dead Cap ital Jfotes. Washington, Feb. 7. The bill ... peal ing in toto the federal laws regulating the control of congressional elections has passed both houses of congress, and only awaits the signature of President Cleve land to become a law. After several weeks of discussion the senate finally came to a Tote today on the house bill repealing the federal election laws, and it was passed by vote of 39 ayes to 23 nays. Numerous amendments were presented by the Re publicans, but thoy were voted down regularly and methodically, the Demo crats not eveu taking the trouble to join in the debate on the amendatory proposi tions. Mr. Stewart of Nevada voted with the Democrats on every proposition, giving as his reasons that he thougnt the power of the executive was already too great, and that the centralizing tendency of the age should be checked at once if the republic is to survive. The three populists Messrs. Allen, Kyle and Peffer also voted witu tne JJemocrats on every amendment, as well as on the main bill. The measure as it pasBed the senate is identical with the bill that passed the house, no com mittee amendments having been proposed. When the bill was taken up today Mr. Hoar took the floor, in opposition to the measure. He said that the electiou laws had been approved, not only by the Re publican party, but by a large majority of the American people. The records iu the archives of the capitol, making up the history of elections in this country since IS60, show the blackest and worst history of crime siuco the world was created. "When these reports are read," said he, "blackening the fair name of this land, we must walk backward with averted gaze and hide our heads iu shame. This is a ques tion of whether the supreme pearl and gem in the crown of American manhood shall not have the strongest force on tho face of the earth for its delense." Mr. Gray, in replying to Mr. Hoar, said that the election laws had in every in stance promoted and aggravated frauds, instead of abating them. In the course of a colloquy between Messrs. Gray and Hoar, the latter alluded to the electious of 1S7G, when the elections in New York were fair examples of the operations and effects of these very laws. Mr. Gray retorted by reading from the report cited by Mr. Hoar another extract, alleging wholesale frauds in Philadelphia iu the same year, when the entire local and uatioual governments were in the hands of the Republicans. Mr. Cameron interrupted, and, after callling again for the reading of the pas sage referred to, said: "I happen to have a good deal of know ledge ot the election of 1876. I was the secretary of war, as the senator will re member. Tho electious in Pennsylvania that year were as honest as those in any part of the world. They have been so.aud always will be, because we are an honest people. But there were some elections iu that year which were not so honest.and, as sectetary of war, I had to interfere. The result was that Mr. Tildeu did not be come president of the United States." Laughter. In opposing tho bill Mr. Allison of Iowa said that he hud examined the Demo cratic national platform, and had not found the demand for the repeal of this law which some senators had alleged to exit there. Mr. Daniel, alluding to the Davenport discussion of yesterday, presented the published testimony of the committee of investigation before wliicu Mr. Davenport Had acKnowiedtreil, in answer to a ques tion by Mr. Hill, that he had received $G,00J or $8,000 from Union League club members to be used for election law prose cutions. After a few remarks by Mr. Chandler, Mr. Bate of Tennessee took the floor in favor of the bill. The argument of Mr. Bate was that the chief object of the fed eral election law was to capture the elec toral votes of the southern states for the Republicau candidate for the presidency and to secure R? publican representatives in congress. Tho scheme had failed, as all the other plots had failed, because the Alliance had deserted the Republican standard. The states should be left freo to control thoir own elections. This was the doctrine of home rule, and home rule was the only safety of the republic. At the conclusion of Mr. Bate's remarks, Mr. Chandler presented an amendment which provided that only so much of the exit-tint: election laws as provides for deputy marshals at elections shall be re pealed. Tho yeas and nays having been demand ed on Mr. Chandler's ameudmeut. it was defeated 27 to 40 Mr. Stewart of Nevada and Messrs. Allen, Kyle and Peffer voting with the Democrats. Mr. Chandler then presented an amend ment, the effect of which was to apply the repeal sections of the bill to supervisors and deputy marshals, but to leave ou the statute books the "crimes" section. "I hope this amendment will he satis factory to the other side," said Mr. Chan dler. "By it the various sectious of the existing laws providing for marshals and supervisors will be repealed, but we shall still have the crimes act, and crimes against the suffrage iu connection with congressional elections will bo punishable under Lnited States statutes and iu United States courts." Again thd yeas and nays were demand ed, and this amendment, too, was defeat ed, the vote being: Yea 27; nays, 83. Another amendment was presented by Mr. Chandler, to restrict the scope of the repeal by retaining a still smaller nr.mber of the "crimes" provisions, but this, too, was rejected yeas, 2S; nays. 33. Air. Chandler then presented an amend ment designed to retain certain provisions of the act of May, 31. 1&70, and to this amendment, he said, he asked the special attention of Mr. Stewart. "After the senator from Nevada," said Mr. Chandler, "had succeeded, as the grand champioa of freedom in the senate chamber, insecurinc the adoption of the fifteenth amendment to the constitution, lie followed it up by the passage of this statute. He declared thata constitutional ameudment was worthless unless congress made a law to enforce it. Does he intend to contribute his vote here to strike down a portion of oue of the greatest and noblest acts of his life? '' "At the time the bill was passed,'' said Mr. Stewart, "we had just past through a civil war. We were iu process of recon struction. Many things were necessary that are not now. The states must assert their rights; they must be on the side of the people. I no not think they have any protection against ths federal government. Any federal law that might be supolanted by a state law, 1 want to see wiped from the statute book-" This amendment, too, was rejected bv a vote of 23 yeas to 39 nays. Mr. Perkins of California offered an amendment, making the federal electiou law applicable to cities of 200.000 or over, instead of cities of 20,000 or over, as pro vided by the existing iaws. The ameud ment was rejected by a-vote of 27 yeas to 39 nays. Several other amendments presented by Mr. Chandler were rejected by viva voce vote?. The vote was taken on the passage of the bill at G o'clock, and it was passed 39 yeas to 28 nays. The detailed rote is as follows: Yeas Messrs. Allen, Bate, Berry, Black burn, Brice, Butler, Caffery, Call, Cock rell, Coke, Colquitt, Dauiel, Faulkner, Gibson, Gorman, Formau, Gray, Harris, Hill, Hunton, Irby, Jones (Arkansas), Kyle, Lindsay, Martin, Mills, Mitchell (Wisconsin), Morgan, Palmer, Pasco, Peffer, Pugh, Ransom, Stewart, Vest, Voorhees, white (California) 39. Nays Messrs. Aldricb, Allison, Cam eron, Carey, Chandler, Cullom, Dixon, Dolpb, Dubois, Ffye, Gallagher, Hale, Hausbrough, Hawley, Higgins, Hoar, Lodge, Mitchell (Oregon), Perkius, Piatt, Proctor, Quav, Sherman, Shoup, Squire, Teller, ; Washburn, Wilson 2S. After the transaction of some minor business, the senate went into executive session, and, at 6:15 o'clock, adjourned. HOUSE. Washington, Feb. 7. By a - vole of 175 to 57 the house today adopted the resolu tion condemning Minister Stevens aud sus taining the Hawaiian policy of President Cleveland. The Republicans filibustered against it to the end. Upon the first vote the resolution was carried 174 to 3, and an interesting parliamentary question was raised as to whether 177, instead or 179, was not a quorum, four seats being vacant on account of deaths. The speaker held that a majority of the members of the house tbeu living constituted a quorum, quoting in support of his position a review of the subject made by the ex-speaker in the Fifty-first congress. His position, however, was warmly contested by some of the Democratic members, and it was finally agreed to take the vote over agaiu, so that the ruling was e ventally withdrawn. The.Boutelle resolution was defeated by a strict party vote. After the votiog noon these resolutions had been completed, Mr. Bland ot Mis souri made an attempt to get up his bill for the coinage of the silver seigniorage iu the treasury. The eastern Democrats, led by Messrs. Tracey and Cochran, inaugu rated a filibustering movement, in which they were joined by a majority of the Re publicans, although a few of the latter in dicated by their votes that they favored a consideration, of the bill, aud for four hours Mr. Bland aud the remainder of the Democrats were held at bay. Finding that it was impossible to secure a quorum to proceed with the consideration of the bill, aud that the house miht ba dead locked indefinitely upon the proposition, Mr. Bland directed his efforts towards securing the adoption of a resolution to revoke all leaves of absence and to in struct the sergeant-at-arms to arrest ab sentees. After a persistent struggle, which lasted until 7 o'clock p. ni., Mr. Bland was successful, aud the resolution was passed. Iu order to make it still more effective the order was made a continu ing one until vacated by the house. the proceedings. Mr. McCreary called up his Hawaiian resolution. Mr. Reed, pursuing the filibustering tactics inaugurated yesterday, made tho point of order that when the house ad journed last night it adjourned pending proceedings to enforce tue attendance of absentees. If the chair held that all pro ceedings were terminated by the adjourn ment, it also vacated xhe order revoking leaves of absence and instructing the sergeant-at-arms to telegraph for absen tees. The speaker overruled the point of order, holding that while all proceedings under the call terminated with the adjournment, the order revoking leaves of absence ex pired itself. The roll was then called on the adoption of the McCreary resolution. The Republi cans sac silent in their seats. The speaker annouueed the vote as 174 too no quorum. Mr. Springer raised the point of order that although 179 members ordinarily constitute a quorum, as there were four vacant seats, In wad a quorum. This was a most important parliamentary question, said Mr, Springer, who called the atten tion of the hoUf-e to the fact that in the Thirty-seventh congresg, when some of the southern states failed to send members, it was held that a majority of the members elected constituted a quorum to do busi ness. Mr. Breckinridge of Kentucky main tained that the correct settlement of the question before the house was of far grav er importance than the passage of any resolution expressing the sense of the house on the Hawaiian matter. Mr. Reed, during the course of Mr. Brccken ridge's remarks, called attention to the fact that a majority of the members of the senate constituted a quorum in that body. Mr. Bailey of Texas came to the rescue of the speaker, aud made a strong argu ment in support of the principle involved iu therullug. "No immediate party advantage," said he, "can justify an improper decision on a point so vital as this." He then proceeded to arue that the practice of the ruling turned on what constituted the house of representatives. He maintained that the members, not the membershiD of the house, constituted the house. One of the most important matters that could be sub mitted to a vote of the house was that of passing a bill over the president's veto. The constitution required that two-thirds of the house was required to carry a bill over the president's veto. He cited an in stance during the administration of Presi dent Pierce, when Mr. Bell was speaker. On a motion to pass a bill over a veto, to speaker held the house, within the mean ing of the constitution, consisted of its actual membership. . At the conclusion of Mr. Bailey's speech, which was listened to with marked atten tion, Mr. McCreary suggested as the best way out of the difficulty that nnanimous consent be given to take the roll-call over again. No objection was made. "The chair withdraws his ruling," said the speaker, "and the clerk will again call the roll upou the adoption of the resolu tion. Enough Democrats appeared upon this roll call to make up the coveted quorum, aud when it became apparent that a quorum would be secured the Republi cans began voting. The resolution was carried 176 to 57. Following is the detailed vote on the McCreary resolution: Yeas Messrs. Ab bott, Alderaon, Alexander, Allen, Arnold, Biiley, Baker (Kan.), Baldwin, Bankhead, B.trwig. Bell (Tex.), Bsltzboover, Black (Ga.), Black (Ills.). Blancbard, Bland, Boatuer, Branch, Brawler, Breckinridge (Ky.), Bretz, Brickner, Brookshire, Brown, Bryan, Bynnm, Cabanise, Cad mus, Cannon (Cal.). Caruth, Catch ing, Causey, Clark (Mo.), Clark (Ala.), Cobb (Mo.), Cockran, Cock rell, Compton, Conn, Coomb?, Cooper (Fla.). Cooper tlnd.). Cooper (Tex.),Cornish, Covert, Cox, Crain, Crawford. Cul, berson, De Armond, JJe Forest, Denson, Dockery, Donovan, Dunn, Durburrow, English, Euloe, Epes. Erdman, Everett, Fithiau, Forman, Fyn, Geisenbainer. Goldzier, Goodnight, Gorman, Grady, Greshatn, Griffin, Haines, Hall (Minn.), Hall (Mo.), Hammond, Hare, Hatch.' Hayes, Heard, Henderson (N. C), Holm.tnl Hooker (Mis.); Houk tOj. Hul ter, Kem, Kilgore, Kribbs, Kyle, Lane, Lapham, Lntiiuer, Ltwson, Liyton, Lrster, Lisle, Livingston, Lockwood, Lynch Maddox. Maguire, Mallory, Mamiiitil. Martin (Ind), McAleer, McCreary. McCul.och, McDannoid. Mc Dnnpu. McE t-ricu, .McGaun, McKiigh, McLiuriu, McMdluj. McXagny, McRie, Meredith. Money. Mut"omerv. Alosea. Mutchler, Neil, O.ites, O'Neill, O Jthwaite, .f ascai, fatierson, Jt-ainier. fcaroa, ien dleton (Texas), Pendleton (V. Va.). PjK gotr, Price, Rayntr. Heilley. Richarda (Ohio). Richardson (Micit.) Richardson (Teno.), Ritchie, Robbius, Robensou (La.), Rusk, Russel (Ga.). Ryan, Sayers. Shell, Sibley, Snodgrass, Spriuger, Stalliugs, Stevens, Stockdale, Stone (Ky.), Swanson, Talbot (S. C), Talbot. Tarsney, Tate, Tay lor (Ind.), Terry, Tracey, Tucker, Turner, Turpin, Tyler. Waruer (Wash.). Wells, Whetler (Ala.), Williams (Ills.), Williams (Miss.). Wilson (W. Va.), Wise. Wolver tou 176. Nays Messrs. Bell (pop., Colo) Boan Bon telle, Bundy. Bunu, Canuou (Ills.), Cbickering, Cogswell, Cousins, Cum, mlngs (Dem.) Curtis (Kan.), Curtis (N Y.), D.lzell, Dvis, Dolliver Doo. little, Gear. Harris (Dem.), Hart man, Haugen, Hainer, Henderson (Ills.), Hitt, HulicV, Joy, Licey, Loud, Lucas, Marven, McCreafy, Meiklejohn, Mercer, Morse, Pence. Powers, Reed, 'Reyburn, Scranton, Shaw, Sickles (Dera.), Simpson, Smith, W. A. Stone. C. W. Stone, Sweet. Thomas, Updegraff,' VanVorhls (Ohio), Walker. Wxnger. Waugh. Wheeler (I1L), White, Wilson (Ohio), Wilson (Wash.), Woomer 57. The vote was then taken on Mr. Boutelle's resolution. It was lost by a strict party vote 91 to 16L This is the resolution Mr. Boutelle has been trying to get a hearing on for the past few weeks. The action of the Democratic majority, in sisting ou first considering the Wilson bill and the McCreary resolution prevented it being voted on before today. Immediately on the announcement of the vote Mr. Bland called up bis bill di recting the secretary of the treasury to coin the silver seigniorage iu the treasury, aud moved that the house go into commit tee of the whole for its consideration. Mr. Tracey of New York raised the ques tion of consideration. Mr. Springer made the point of order that the question of consideration could not ba raised. The spanker sustained;; ths poitit, ex plaining that the purpose of the opposition to considering the bill would be subserved by voting against the motion to go iuto committee of the whole. The motion to go iuto committee of the whole was lost 160 to 7. Some of the eastern Democrats joined the great bulk of the Republicans and re fused to vote. Oa motion of Mr. Bland a call of the house was ordered. It developed the presence of 215 members. Proceedings under the call were dispensed with, and Mr. Combs of New York moved to ad journ. This being defeated without a division, the vote recurred upou Mr. Bland's mo tion to go into committee of the whole. It resulted 154 to 4 still uo quorum Mr. Coombs agaiu moved to adjourn. It carried on a rising vote 104 to 19. Mr. Bland was, however, resolved to continue the fight, and demanded the ayes aud nays. The house refused to adjourn 87 to 137. Mr. Bland then moved a call of the house. It was carried on a risingvote 93 to 72. Mr. Tracey demanded tho yeas and nays, aud the cnll v.is ordered 127 to 3. Mr. Wise of Virginia moved to adjourn, and another roll call followed. Roll call followed roll call In quick suc cession, each succeeding call developing the fact that members were slipping away. But at last Mr. Btand was suc cessful iu passing a resolution revokiugall leaves or ausonce and instructing the ser-geant-at arms to take into.custody absent members aud bring them to the bar of the house. In order to make the resolution more effective it was made a coutiuuing order until vacated by the house. Then, at 7 o'clock p. m., the house ad journed. , - .HUNTINGTON'S SCHEME. . i . Outline of the Flan for the Reorganiza tion of 'the Can tral. Pacific. , Washington, Feb. 7. The plan for the reorganization of the Central Pacific com pany, submitted to the senate committee on Pacific railroads by C. P. Huntington, iu the shape of a bill to be introduced iu congress, provides for the issuance of bonds of $1,000 each amounting to $134, 000,000, to bear 2) per cent interest aud to rnu 125 years or less time, at the option of the company. The payment of the prin cipal and interest of the bonds is to be ap proved and guaranteed by the government on condition that the railway company shall mortgage its entire property, includ ing its interest in branch or auxiliary lines, to the government, as well as its present lease to the Southern Pacific com pany, which mortgage is to be Held as security for the payment of the bonds guaranteed by the government. It is stipulated, however, that the mort gage to the goverument is to be subject to any prior lieu?, and it is not to be con strued so as to prevent the railroad com pany from disposing of any of its assets or to prevent the company from devoting the proceeds from its lease to the Southern Pacific to tho payment of dividends to stockholders. Ttie compauy is also to be allowed to sell all its laud grauts for the satisfaction of private mortgages. Provision is made for the issuing of $25,S23,001) bonds, which shall he, dollar for dollar, exchanged for first mortgage bonds of the Ceutral Pacific or the Western Pa cific companies and to which the lien of the United States issued to those com panies is expressly subordinated. The bonds received iu exchange for bonds issued under tha bill are to be held as collateral security in the treasury. The old bonds are to be designated United States subsidiary bonds, and when they mature and when the secretary of the treasury shall cover into the treasnry an amount of the new bonds equal to the maturing bonds, similar bonds are to be issued to the amouut of $36,000,000 in ex change for bonds of the California and Oregon railway and the Southern Pacific railroad and disposed of iu the same man ner as above stated. The old bonds shall be cancelled unless the Central Pacific should desire to keep them alive for security of the new bonds and the secretary should aissut to so do ing. The old bonds are to be deposited and the coupons shall not be required to be paid unless uuder a decree ot foreclosure of the mortgage .securing them, but such a decree shall not be issued unless there is a dsfalt in the payments of interest on the bonds of this act, continuing six months. Provision is made for the re demption of the new bonds commencing on Julv 1, 1S95. by depositing for cancella tion $250,000 and continuing at this rate for twenty-five years. For twenty-years after July 1. 1S20, $375,000 in bonds shall be annually pre sented for cancellation. For twenty-fire years after July 1, 1043, $500,000 shall be cancelled yearly. For twenty-five years beginning in 1970, $025,000 per annum shall be cancelled, :nd for twenty-five years beginning in 1905 one-twsnty fifth of the bonds outstanding shall be can celled yearly. CHICAGO RAILWAY GOSSIP. Chicago, Feb. 7. The Western Passen ger association lines are hopeful that the transcontinental rate troubles will be ad justed at tha meeting tomorrow. All the lines in interest will ba represented, and the general opinion is that the outcome will be satisfactory all arotmd. The chief disquietude over the outcome was occa sioned today by the action of the Uuion Pacific which intimated that unless satis factory arrangements regarding com missions oa immigrant business are made it would withdraw its co-operation from the immigrant cleariag-hone. Its de mands ou the commission question are deemed rather exorbitant by the other lines, and the matter will not go the Union Pacific way without n hard fight. The Union Pacific has made a cut of $5 on the $20 arbitrary rate between Sn Fraucisco and Portland made over the Southern Pacific, and the latter has mde the wme reduction. The Union Pacific is compelled to share the$5hnnkase. This cut affects the regular tnndard rte only, midwinter fair rates set being afftcted. CAEYED IN PEIS0N AS OKLAHOMA 0TTT PEKONEB STABS AH0THEB TO DEATH. The Victim of the Knife Interferes in n Quarrel and is Fatally Cut by One of the Participants The Perry Board of Trade and the City Conncil Ad journ, in Order That the Members May Attend a Prize Fight-Notes. Oklahoma Citt. Feb. 7. Special This morning two men, supposed to be the colored men who broke jil at Norman one named Babe Irons and the other name unknowu, were arrested by the city police and were searched previous to incarcera tion. Babe Irons managed to conceal a knife. They were placed in the county jail, in a cell with other prisoners. Irons bad an altercation with one, Sanders, who is in for assault with intent to commit murder. A man named Roach, in for bur glary, interfered, and told Irons that be was nearer his size, aud if he wished to fight he could fight him. The negro clinched Roach, probably having his knife, which whs a 10 cent pocketkuife, io bis band, and commenced to stab Roach. He cut him in five or six different places, iu the back aud abdomen. One thrust was in the left side, from which the intestines protruded. Soon after it was done the prisoners notified the jailer that a doctor should be summoned, as Roach was cut. Doctors Bradford and Witten camef aud fouud the man dangerously wounded. Oue intestine was cut to the extent that it took two stitches to sew it up. Roach is not expected to live. POINTERS FROM PERRY. ThevPrize Fight Causes a Slim Meeting of the Board of Trade. Perry, O. T Feb. 7. Special. The prize fight in this city last night between Davis aud Fitzpatrick was very liberally patronized locally, and by a good many sporting men from adjacent cities. The regular mouthly meeting of the board of trade of this city was held at the board of trade building last evening. Many important matters came up for dis cussion, amoog which are the railroad project, the hotel matter, some manu facturing projects and the question of run ning a series of spring excursions. A delegation of eentlemeu from Stillwater, headed by Mr. Gmdenhire, were in attend ance for the purpose of presenting a propo sition relative to the construction of a line of spur track of the Rock Island road, which shall traverse the miueral region to the southeast of this city. Owing to the fact that many public gatherings were being held in the city at various place?, atitl especially to the "fact that a fistic en counter was to take place, the attendance was rather light. In consequence au ad journed meeting was called for one week later, at which time important matters Will receive'due consideration. A meeting of tha city council was held last evening, at which mauy important mutters were brought up. but the solons -I having learned thata Drize fight was to take place at sometime during the even iuc, promptly adjourned to add their pres ence to the eclat of the event. The Masonic fraternity completed ar rangements yesterday for a grand ball, which will be given in the near future. Lvery effort wi.l be made to make it tne event of the season socially. The ladies of the Methodist Episcopal church of this city gave a basket social this evening in the parlors of their new church on Niueth street. The church was beautifully decorated for the occasion. and a fine musical and literary program was eujoyed by all. A luncheon was served after the mauner of the orthodox basket picnic style. The leading society people of the city were all present, and h most delightful time was enjoyed. The net receipts of the evening were $67.50, which will be applied to the building fund of the society. Mrs. Richard Nevins, Jr., of this city is qnite seriously ill, having been attacked yesterday by a perp'exing indisposition. Mrs. Nevins' illness is a matter of serious moment to ber family and friends, and also a matter of grave concern to society, of which she is at all times a most grac cious favorite. That she may be speedily restored to her wonted healtbfulness and activity is the earnest wish of every one. A large meeting of the medic! frater nity of this city, confined to regular prac titioners, was held in the board of trade rooms tnis atcernoon. As result the v County Medical and Surgical society was organized, witn a membership of twenty eight. Dr. T. D. Nichols was made per manent, president, and Dr. II. S. Town permanent secretary. The purpose of the organization is to effect a union, which shall have regular meeting times, at which papers upon various scientific sub jects will be read. The further purpose of the organization will be to take every pos "sible means of eliminating from society the quack elemeut in medical practice. The first paper to bs presented to the society will be one prepared by Dr. Payne, upon the subject of "The Bacteria of Tuberculosis." OKLAHOMA CITY GOSSIP. Oklahoma Citv, O. T-, Feb. 7. Spe cial. Yesterday was a red letter day for Oklahoma City. What, with opening of court, trial of the school case, receptions aud banquets, one would think himself in a metropolis of the east. At the appointed hour yesterday court was called in the new court room. Judge Scott is s gentleman himself, and so far as in him lies intends to environ himself with the appointments of a gentleman's oflice; hence, tho handsomely carpeted court room, the matted floors, and the conven iences for those who expectorate their brains through their mouths. Perfect decorum was enforced, and it was a sight to see the old bums and boors look askance at the eagle-eyed bsiliffs who had them under espionage. The following Is a list of court officers: Judge of the court Hon. Henry W. Scott. Clerk W. H. Ebey. Assistant clerk Miss Adah Curnntt. United States attorney Hon. Horace Speed. Deputy United States marshal C F. Colcord. Countv attorney Judge J. H. Woods. Sheriff J. ii. Fichtrnaster. Bailiff Charles Clark. Gran Jury II. G. Trosper (foreman). R. T. Ahwortb. William Henry, U. B. Patrick. J. H. McCartney. J. G. Stree:. J. T. Ward. Q. F. Beacb, S. M. Woolsey, A- L. Welsh. J H. Eilertoa. M. Ca.sev. II. C. Hunt. John Narron, Charlie H. Hol comb and W. M. Warren. Petit Jury L. E. Johnson, B. F. Fergu son, W. A. Lowe. T. B. DvjS, V b. Mln tOD. N. B. Taylor, Flniey B. .Leonard, L N. PhdUpps. W. II. Darrongb. Edward George, C. IL Pack, C. J. King, H. Dcland. T. J Moore. John Rbodv, H. Lanjaster, A- J. D.ty, G. R. King. John Smith. G. H. Newer, Mo-e Brown, J. C Park, W. E. Goulding. William MePaerson. The judge's charge to the jnry was pointed, and. if they are governed by It, will iniUre much justice as can be ex pected from that relic of the dark agea, tne grand Jury ayHem. Tte chcoi bond in jaactioa case was r- gned yesterday. Hon. Selwyn Douglass presented the case clearly-and his argu ment was emphasized by that of .Mr. Green of Greeu & Strong and Col. J. W. Johnson. At her pleasant home on the river Mn. White AL Grant save a. retention ta her friends. The affair was elaborate. The bouse was decorated handsomely with plants and ferns. She was assisted by Airs. J. B. Wheeler, Mrs. Chapell. Mrs. J. H. Wheeler, Mrs. M. C. Milner, Mrs. Gilbert and Mrs. J. H. McCartney. Over 100 ladies attended the recaption. The grand Masonic ball and banquet came off last night. Over 5CO gue-ts at tended the banquet and 100 couples the ball. The masuidcent Masonic temple, in the finest building in Oklahoma, Is the most perfectly appointed of any in the southwest. The suite consists cf a large banquet room, a commodious parlor, aud a fine large room, with the ante-rooms. Over 200 people sat down at one time to the elegant repast provided by the ladies of tba Eastern Star. The toasts were responded to by some of the best speakers in the territory. The welcoming speech by Hou. A. C Scott was especially excellent. It abounded in wit aud happy allusions. He was repeat edly interrupted by applause. The other speakers were well received. After the banquet the guests repaired to J the opera house, where several hours were passed in tripping the light fantastic. A number of guests were present from Guthrie, El Reno, Edmond, Noroiau, Pur cell aud Perry. BRITISH TRADE. London, Feb. 7. The publication of the government board of trade returns for 1S93 has produced a profound impression, throughout the country and nas deepened the gloom caused by the present com mercial depression. The total imports last year were 405,009.690, as compared with 423,793,882 iu 1S92 and 433,441,264 in 1891. The value of re-exports of foreign aud colonial products declined last vmr by nearly 6,000,000, as compurea with lSi Hence the country not merely imported thid for its own consumption, nut lust the handling of a large a-jaouut as brokers and the usual profit thereon. The value of British exports in 1S93 was 218.49t5.246, as compared with 227,077,053 in 1S'J2 and 247,235,150 in 1891. The apparent balance itg.nnst the couutrv was 127,627,852 iu 1S93, as agaiust 120,409.521 iu 189L Oue of the leaders of tuo Social Demo cratic federation declared that the present uonuiiious wouiu materially auvance the CHiise of radicalism aud republicanism iu Great. Britain. Said he: "We have lost the market of the world, thanks to capitalist (freed and the war be tween capital 'and lubor. Our much vaunted free competition has over-reached itself. We have taught our rivals tue blessed priuciple of buying in the cheapest and selling iu the dearest market to such purpose tuac they htive set up busiuess on our own lines and are never at a loss to find an Englisu'man who will help to ruitt his country's reputatioa for the sako of personal gum. Individualism stands to day a confessed failure, and mammou, bankrupt, will soou have to put up the shutters." GULF VS. UNION PACIFIC. Argument Heard in the Matter of ths Petition of Receiver Trumbull. DENVER. Feb. 7. Argument ou the peti tion ot Receiver Trumbull for au order to compel the Union Pacific receivers to keep the traffic agreement with the Gulf sys tem, and, as part of that agreement, to pity six months' interstt oa the Gulf Hue bonds, was concluded today before Judges Hallfctt .and Riuer in the United States court. The case was taken under adviae ment for a couple of days. This atteruoon the hearing on the netl- tion of the receivers of tho Union Pacific, to put into elfecta new schedule of wage?, an order for which has been granted by Judge Duudy at Omaha, was begun. For the receivers appeured Attorneys Thurston aud Luor of Omaha. The employe were represented by T. Fulton Garrett of North Platte, VVillUnis & Wliitforrt, Judge Crox ton and G.-orge L. Hodges of thin city, aud R. E. Esied and J. A. Van Orsdel of Chey enne, Wyo. Judge Thurston said that the Unlou Pa cific had been payiug bitier wage.-, rela tively, than any other system, and this schedule of wages was kept up until the p.iuic came. Unless the schedule sub mitted was allowed, there was danger of crippling the economical administration of the great Union Pacific property, lie asked that tho matter be referred to a master or someone else, who should re port to the court, so as to save time, but proposed that, meautime.the new schedule should be in effect after March 1. Judge Croxtou, Judgo Garrett and Mr. Eited, speaktog for tne employe, ex pressed a willingness to have tile matter reterrcd to a master, but maintained that the status quo should be maintained until he made his report. The heanug will be finished tomorrow. A DOUBLE KILLING BARBOtmsvlLLK, Ky., P'eb. 7, A desper ate fight occurred at Mount Pleasant, In Harlan county, ou Monday night, in which William and John Turner wcro instantly killed by Dr. William Nollin, a prominent physician of thnt city. The fight bgan i n a barbershop on the court hou-e square. Dr. Nolliu walked into the shop, una, see ing John Turner lu the phop, told him that he would kill him. Both men were firing, and Turner fell dead. Dr. Nojlln by this time had exhausted toe loads in his pistol, when William Turner, an uncl of John's, arrivrd and attacked NoIHn. Both ued their knives. John Turner was a son of Judge George B. Turner, a promi nent attorney. It was John Turner and bis brothers who led the Turner tide of the famous Howard Turner feud iu iiirlau county a few years since. William How ard, the leafier of the other side, was hanged in Missouri on the 19tb of last month. The trouble i thought by many to be a renewal of the old trouble. THE ALLIANCE CONVENTION. TortKA, Kan., Fb. 7. Today' gejuilon of the National Farmers' alliance was an open one. About S00 delegates were in the audience when J. ii. McDowell arose to deliver an address He is the editor of the Nashville (Tenn ) loiler, and made a political speech. He raid that the Grover Cleveland and John Sherman combination was making more votes for the People' party than all the populist campaign ora tors aud newspapers couibiued. lie said I bat in the south the populists averaged 50,000 votes to ' state, while the northern populists bad not yet brought the averse up to two-thirds of that number. lie spoke until the adjournment for the after noon vecret seAsioo. The political demands of the National Farmers' alliance, adop ed today, are the Mme as last jear. Two resolutions In addition were adopted not a demand", but as subject io Be dbeaed by the nb alltances. One Is for graduated prop erty tar, and the ottier is tor ucb legisla tion as will pUce the liquor traffic under slate agentc. properly bound to ottey the Laws, so as to eliminate from the busine the element of profit. THE CARP. MUHOER. DESTEU, Feb. 7. The Cnrr ranrder mystery continues to bfH the polite, Mrs. Carr la still in cuitody At the county jail, but there i yet Uule excuse for holding her Today jbe toaitkt&J tbi she had been d unchaste woman b-Jore sod after marriage but denied being Jm pticatd in her ..utwnd murder. lhrr wa no Insurance &a Crr' Iif. ib tro policies for tiO,(W) baring bec-u allowed to j Mim wiuc uivui. !. inns j sax "Otse doubt whether Cxtr r eter dirorced frcsi hi iii'.uaaie wi BAN THE GAU3TLET AS IRONCLAD DRAWS THE FISE 0? THE BATIEBIE3 AT BIO. The Aqnidabau Sneak3 Closo to Shore Uuder Cover of a F.ig, and is Hammered inli Lively Man ner When Discovered Des ultory Firing Kept Up All Day, With but Fow Casual ties so Far as .Known. WarEchoes. RIO DE JANEino, Feb. 7. The compara tive quiet which hs prevailed here for teu d.ivs or mow was rudely interrupted yes terday by a furious encouutcr between tho rebel and the govermueut forces, in an attack by the rebel tleet, and tho batteries in possession of the rebel-, upon the shore defences of th city. Liter iu the d.ty another fight took place at S tnta Auu.t aud Font da Arena. The fighting, how ever, ouly resulted in the killing of four men and the mortally wounding of a fifth. They were all citizens of Rio. What lovs tha rebels sustained is not knowiu It had been rumored for saveral days that the Aquidubau had returned from the north niter a trip to Dtstro, and that she was waitiug outside the bay for a good chance to run in. Consequently the forces of the goverument aud ot the rebels were ou the lookout ready to help or retard as opportunity presented itself. Iu spite of all this the arrival of the ship was sonio thiug of a surprise to all. The night of Jau. 11 was a severely cold one, a sudden ."quail Us In tig the waters of the bay into wnttecups, and leaving be hind a heavy low-lying fog. Uuder cover of this, tha Aqnidabau appronched, and was almost uuder the shadow of Fort San tn Cruz before v. ho was seen. This was at 4:20 o'clock, about an hour before auu rise. Instantly the tiring began from Fort banta Cruz, aud a moment Inter l-'ort St. John joined intbefiht. Little Fort L-tgf. further tusido the bay, also sen. tier quoLi to increase the hall of missiles which rat tled around the daring Aquldabtn. At that range, however, not a sUot reached Us mark, and, without deigning a renty, tho big black ship parted silently on into the uurrow channel between tho fortrosis. Further on, Fort Santa Cruz, uot 300 yards away from the Aquld.tban, workud her guns furiously, sen ling a plunging tire down upon the decks of the warship. Fort John, a mile awaju. sent httr heaviest projectiles niininst tho rebel ship' broad side, while F rt Lage swjpt her decks witu a raking fire. A ship could hardly be subjected to a more severe trial, and yet the Aquidnbtu parsed rapidly oi, ap parently uninjured by such shot at struck; her. Tna shots glancrd from her aide. Wheu just opposite Fort S.inta Cruz, In the narrow aud mosc dnugerous place, aha seemed to awake. From her huge guu-t lire started out, and thoir heavy projec tiles ilew forth against her enemy, tort Villegaignon, up the harbor, now cuiuo into action, and by her rapid fire attempt ed to draw ofT intention from the AqiUUii Imu. For half au hour tho fight con tinued, until at last tho Aquldahan dropped anchor aloogsida the Tamtuan dare, out ot range ot all hostile bnttcrisH, Then it was timo to count results. Por haps 3X) shots had been fired, at ranges of from WX) yards to two mile, with guns of from y-lnch caliber dowu to six poundon. So far as can bo learned, absolutely no damage was done. The Aqtiidabnti, though sti tick heavily several tluie-i, was practically unhurt; while not a nU shot either from her batteries or frfit Fort Vlllegaiguon struck any of tho gov ernment forts. Later the-Guanabara, oui of the rebul torpodo cruuorn, opened tire (.it &:'& o'clock a. m.) on tho stioro h ti leries erected to protect the custom houie. There was another fire from the shore, but neither ide seamed to do muuh damage. A little later Cobras tslaad an J thocrttucr Trajauo joined the Guanabara, and still later the Libertado, with Admiral dt Gama'a flag llylnif, also came into action. The Utter, however, cmttit?d beraelf with firing throa hevy projectile, which pasted over the shore defeases aud buried thrmselves in the ground. The fatalities reported were c--uid by the explosion in tha city uf a hearr hell tlrd by the Gtlunbara, which killed tjr meu, named IVJro M-itnettl, a pjllcam.tn; Miguel de Jeus U.tdamla, a shoemaker; Amer.co Duarte, an .itjthcory, anil Manuel Lour. ties de btlva, a mdlctl student. The fire ceased after awhile, only to bu renewed at 3 o'clock p. m., ngaiiMt Stat- Anna and L'outa da A re tin. It was replied to by the bttlarlc-s there mounted, ami by those at Madam. and Djvitlbo. Tho ne tlou win desultory, little damage being done. This w a tfood day's il-httng for Rio de Janeiro. Later la tha eveutng x fw more smail atiot ware fired, aud all unknown man was h.tdly lojured. Admiral Julio d Noroubabasasiumed command of tho government's nval lorces here and eUewner'. RUSSIAN RIOTERS. BF.RU.V, Fob. 7. A p'cll dUpaiah to the Vo-vi.aUe Zoltuug from Perm. Rumta, BJS that a not has taken plato at till larj;e iron works stluaUd- at Nijel Taahll'k. in the Ural mouotatnv, aud that 5,000 workmen took part iu the disturb ance, wbicb is attributed to low Wrf and to th Nibibiftic propaganda. Many oldieri and riotur wcr killed tx-for the riot was quelled. Tb tioopsi and polio made n nuiab-r of prlnooer. who, K is understood, will b dealt with Jo Hi ? veret manner. It U '.d that the Nihi lists are spreading their propaganda lu ,t Mrntlar manuer lu many p.rt of Utut. and that the authorities harr b-ro cj1U1 upon to take the most cnrgetic ateps to resist them. Scientific American Says "Artificial butters possess one insuperable superiority, ta that decomposition, through lactic fermentation, is impossible." SILVER CHURN BUTTERINE is the only scientifically pre; pared artificial butter. It Is sweet and always rernafrto sveet Silver Chuzti xwds roark on each wrapper of the genuine. ARMOUR PACKING CO., Kansas City, U, S. A !.&-,-