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VOL. XX. XO. 78.
WICHITA, KANSAS, THIERS DAY MQPXIXG FEBRUARY 15, 1894.
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50 Pairs Lace Curtains 99c Pair.
50 Pairs Lace Curtains $1,25 Pair.
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Congr
jress meets in ban rran-
cisco, ai.
This will be the largest
gathering ever held on the Pac
ific coast. Governor W. J. Mc
Connell of Idaho will preside
and the delegates have been
appointed by the Governors,
County Judges, Mayors of
cities, commercial bodies and
transportation companies of
the far western states. The
Golden Gate will be crowded
ivith strangers during the Con
gress. Our store will also be crowded
vith buyers of our elegant made
Suits to order.
Special sale on $1.00 and
Neckwear at oSc.
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THE COLORADO LEGISLATURE.
DEN'XER, Feb. 14. Both bouses of the
legislature today adopted a resolution
asking the state's representatives in con
gress to try to obtain for tbe state the
title to Twin Lakes, and to urge an ap
propriation for tho construction of a dam
there to secure water for irrigation.
The members of the legislature today
received an invitation from the directors
of the Midwinter fair to visit that ex
position. It is understood that if satis
factory rates can be had from tho rail
roads, both houses will go on the excur
sion immediately after the final adjourn
ment. The senate this evening passed the eight
hour bill. This is the fir.st measure that
has gone tniough both branches of the
legislature at the extra session, which
I ha" already continue! over n month.
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LOBBYISTS ON DECK
RAILE0AD ATT0BNEY3 HGHTING
THE STKIP DEPOT BILL
Senator Martin Drags Into the Debate
the States' Bights Chestnut as the
Basis of His Opposition "Sil
ver Dollar" Bland's Bill in
Danger of Being Talked
to Death in the House.
The Fight Against
Peckham Cap
ital Notes.
Washington, Feb. 14 The entire time
of the senate today vras consumed in the
discussion of the house bill to compel the
Reck Island Railway company to stop its
trains at the new towns of Enid and
Round Pond in Oklahoma territory. The
measure is especially championed by Mr.
iierry of Arkansas, and is provoking great
attention, as some of the Democratic
senators see in the proposed exorcise of
cougressional control a usurpation of
states' rights. No action was reached on
the bill, but a vote will probably be taken
tomorrow.
Mr. Martin, in opposing the bill, de
clared that it was a violation of Demo
cratic doctrines; that the legislature of
Oklahoma had ample power to deal with
the subject, and that congress should not
interfere. He was not a friend of rail
roadsin fact, they had always opposed
him when he was a candidate for office
but he did not believe in violating the
tenets of his faith because a railroad would
thereby be compelled to do a thing which
the territorial legislature has the full
power to compel it to perform.
Mr. Allen followed Mr. Martin. He
favored tbe bill. "It is proper," he said,
"that the people of the country should
know that tbe agents and attorneys of the
corporation are invading the .capitol, try
ing to influence legislation. They are in
the committee rooms, the senate lobby and
in the senate galleries. It is costing the
railway more money to fight this bill than
it would to establish depots and stations in
all the towns."
Mr. Peffer thought that congrees should
exercise the power of compelling the rail
road to establish the depots, as it will be
nearly a year before the territorial legisla
ture will be in session. He believed, bow
ever, that tbe bill should be amended.
Mr. Call favored the bill, and made a
long speech, denouncing railroad corpora
tions in general.
Pending i he discussion of the bill, the
senate at 4:20 o'clock p. m., ou motion of
Mr. Blackburn, went into executive
session.
At 5:05 o'clock p. m. the senate ad
journed, HOUSE.
Washington-, Feb. 14. All efforts to
acree upon the time for closing the debate
upon the Bland bill have so far failed, and
the debate is still proceeding without
limit The opponents of the measure have
decided that they will insist upon a
quorum of the advocates of the measure
being present at every stage of the pro
ceedings hereafter, so that a motion to
close the debate will require a quorum of
those who are in favor of it. As there aie
many niembeis absent, it will probably
require two days at least, to secure tho at
tendance necessary to bring the bill to a
vote.
Tomorrow it is Mr. Bland's intention to
more to close debate, and, as this motion
will probably develop the lack of quorum,
he will then offer a resolution to bring in
absentees. A quorum favoring the bill be
ing had, if necessary a special order would
be brought iu to bring the measure to a
finnl vote.
The Democrats who are leading the op
position still insists that the bill can be
beaten, but Mr. Tracey, the floor leader of
the opposition on the Democratic side,
frankly confesses that he believes that the
bill will pass if it reaches a vote. Tbe de
bate today was without incident of note.
Mr. Walker of Massachusetts declared
that the world's business was douo upon
the basis of the world's standard of value
gold. Silver, so far as its value as inter
national exchange was concerned, must
always be measured by its bullion value
in gold. The silver coinage forced by the
Democratic party has cost the country
$400,000,000 in indirect taxation.
Mr. Walker then proceoded, under a
running fire of questions, to argue that it
was better to issue bonds than to pas
such a bill as the pending measure. He
read an alleged quotation from Mr.
Bland's speech, to demonstrate, as he said,
that the result of the limitation of silver
coinage would bo the debasement of the
value of silver and the depreciation of the
silver dollar.
Mr. Bland attempted to deny the cor
rectness of the quotatiou, but Mr. Walker
refused to yield. He went on to call atten
tion to Mr. Johnson's statement, that
legal tender paner or gold was being re
fused at the treasury for silver certificates.
The moment silver certificates no longer
were interchangeable with gold or gold
obligations, said be, the latter would go to
a premium ot oz l-iu cents.
Mr. Sweet of Idaho followed, with an
argument iu support of the bill, and made
a strong appeal iu favor ot tree silver.
Mr. Bowers of California also supported
the bill.
Mr. Brosius of Pennsylvania argued
against thb bill. "This bili," he said, "is
the financial honor of the couutry being
put up at auction, to enable it to pay its
debts."
Mr. Rawlins, the delegate from Utah,
supported the bill, with a general argu
ment in favor of free coinage.
Without concluding his speech, Mr.
Rawlins yielded for a motion that the com
mittee rise.
Mr. Fithian, at this juncture, rose to a
personal explanation in regard to a state
ment made by Mr. Hunter early in the
day. The question at issue was how Mr.
Hunter had voted on the proposition to
place agricultural implements on the free
list and to increase the dnty on diamonds.
Mr. Fithian said that he was present on
the day when the vote upon tne proposi
tion to increase the duty on diamonds was
takeu, and he had a keen personal interest
in knowing how Mr. Huuter had voted.
He had noticed that he voted against the
increased duty on the rising vote. Certain
members, whose honesty and trnthfuluess
he did not questiou, bad signed certain
statements, which were read bj Mr.
Huufer earlv in the day, to the effect tht
he bad vote'd for the increased duty. Ho
believed they were mistaken.
"As there is a God in heaven," said he,
"and as I stand here a living, breathing
man, he voted as I state he voted."
He was willing to concede that perhaDs
Mr. Hunter bad voted under a misappre
hension. At the conclusion of Mr. Fithian's state
ment the bouse, at T:30 o'clock, adjourned.
THE LAND-GRANT ROADS.
Washington. F-b. 14. Tne .-eua:e com
mittee on Pacific railro ids was in se-aiou
todav, and continued the hearing iu the
interest of the Union Pjcific bouduoldt-rj
which was begun yesterday. Mr. Bois-
sevain nnd bis attorneys explaiutd their
proposition for an extension of time for
the oayraent of the government indebted
ness and answered inny questions put
by the members of the committee. At
the conclusion of the day's meeting a
member of tho committee stated that sat-
isfactory progress had been made, but
that the importance of the question was
such that some time must 'necessarily
elapse before an understanding' could Lie
reached, ?
The house committee on public lands
voted today to favorably report the bill of
Representative Hartnian of Montana, for
determining the title to mineral lands in
Montana and Idaho within tbe limits of
tbe land grants of the Northern Pacific
railroad. Under this bill -commissioners
are to be appointed by the president, to
examiue and classify, as soon, as possible,
all the lands withiu" the grants with re
gard to their mineral character, and to re
ject all claims which are made, or may be
made hereafter, on behalf of the Northern
Pacific ou mineral lauds, exclusive of
coal and iron property. Tne action of the
commissioners is to be final.
THE HAWAIIAN INQUIRY.
Washington, Feb. 14. The senate com
mittee on foreign relations held a meeting
today. Chairman Morgan asked for a
meeting of the sub-committee which had
tbe Hawaiian subject under consideration
on Saturday next, wbeu he may be able to
present a rough draft of the report that he
has been preparing upon tbe investigation.
If tbe report should be such fiat all the
members of tbe sub-committee can accept
it, it is possible that the full committee
will follow this course, and thus dispose
of the question, 'so far the committee is
concerned, at an early day. If a minority
report should be made necessary by con
flicting views, as seems probable, there
would be some delay. The testimony will
not be made public until the report is
agreed upon, or possibly not until it is sent
to the senate.
GOLD PRODUCTION.
South Africa Bapidly Overtaking:
other Countries.
all
Washington', Feb. 14. The returns
received at tbe treasury department show
that the American gold output for 1893
will reach the almost unprecedented
amount of $37,000,000, an increase over 1892
of $4,000,000. In Colorado the output has
increased from $3,000,000 in 1S92 to $5,000.
020 in 1S93, while the gains iu other gold
producing sections are unusually large.
The Australian production will carry the
production of tbe world, it is thought, to
$150,000,000, which is an increase of fl2,
000,000 for the year.
With one or two exceptions this is the
largest output ever known. The gold
fields of South Africa seem to be rapidly
taking the place of the California and
Australian fields nnd are the bonanza
finds of the present decade. Reports from
the Witwatersraiidt region alone .show a
total product for 1893 of 1.47S.476 ounces of
ore, yielding a product of icfiued gold of a
value in excess of $25,000,000. Tha produc'
tion in this region is increasing at an as
tonishing rate, and South Asnca bids fair
during the present year to push her way
to the bead oi tne list of gold produciug
countries.
The figures for 1S92 put Australia at the
head of the list, witu a productiou of $33,
870. SOO; the United States second, at $33,
000.000; Russia third, at $24,800,200, and
Africa fourth, at $23,700,600. The full re
turns from South Allien for 1893 will prob
ably show a productiou in excess of $30,
000,000, which will forca her into third
place. It the increase continues, she will
pass Russia during 1894, and will bebeiten
in the United States iu aggieg'tte produc
tion only by means of a laige increase in
this country.
The production ot silver, according to
the reports received at the mint, has been
falling off dining the past year, and will
not exceed $175,000,003 in coiuicg value for
1S93. As the coiuiug value'iswiovr more
than twice the inarKet value, the actual
mercantile value of the silver mined would
drop below $90,000,000.
DhN'VEfi, Feb. 14. Today's purchases of
gold at tbe Denver mint were &15.000, the
lurgest iu one day since the mint was
opened. The total for rhe month to date
is $158,000, against $81,000 for the entire
mouth of February last year.
THE WILSON BILL.
Washington, Feb. 14. Senators Vest,
(Arkansas), Gorman, Rauson and Cockrell
were iu confeience today in the room of
the senate committee on appropriations.
They called iu other Democratic senators
for consultation. The senators who took
part in the conference were exceedingly
uncommunicative concerning the proceed
ings, but it-is knowu that they had under
consideration the Democratic policy with
reference to tho tariff bill, and that the
sugar schedule engaged the greatest share
of their attaution. Their efforts were in
the direction of harmonizing the Demo
cratic party, and, while no decision was
reached, it is believed by those well in
formed that the conference is likely to re
sult in the placing of a duty of a ceut a
pound on sugar.
A large delegation from the Textile
Workers' association of Philadelphia, un
der the guidance of Representative Har
mer, visited tbe capitol today, and made
an unsuccessful effort to secure a hearing
before the sub-committee of the senate
committoe on finance. They plead not
only for an increase of duties, but for a
change from an ad valorem to a specific
duty, asserting that ou account of the
fraud made possble by the former system,
it was but little if any better than free
trade.
THE FIGHT AGAINST PECKHAM.
Washington, Feb. 14. Senator-elect
McLauriu of Mississippi is expected to
arrive tomorrow, and it is said that he
will take his seat and be sworn iu iu time
to participate in the executive sessiou to
morrow. His vote will either be for or
against the nomination of Mr. Peckham.
He professes to not know just bow he ex
pects so vote, but the opponents of con
firmation are very hopeful of securing his
assistance. Those who know him best
fcuy that his vote will, in all probability,
be controlled by the showing chat will be
made as to Mr. Peckoam's consistency as
a Democrat.
The friends of Judge Peckham assert
that Seuator George's change to Mr. Peck
ham's support with have a strong influ
enca witn Mr. McLaurin. Ordinarily no
much importance would not be attnehed
to the vote of any one senator, but the
leaders on both sides of the Pecham con
test are so nncertaiu as to tbe result, and
so anxious about it that they are straining
every effort to hold what they have ana
gain all that may be possible.
Senator Pugh.chairmau of the judiciary
committee. ia:d late this afternoon 'tat
he believed the majority against IV kh ttn
would be from four to eight. Otbir op
ponents of confirmation profess to 13
equally hopeful, but they did not ubue
their vigilance.
THE RIKER PETITION.
Washington, Feb. 14. Carroll L. RIker
of Chicago this afternoon presented an
amended petition to Judge Bradley of the
district conrt for a mandamus to compel
Secretary Carlisle to allot him a portion
of the $53,000,000 bond lon. In h.s peti
tion filed today Mr. Rifcer says that since
filing tbe original petition he
uas learneu ;nat nis oiu was
lower than mnv of those whin
bids were, accepted; but he insists that J
the secretary's discretion as to tbe accept- .
anc- or non-acceptance of proposals mut ! partnership with F ?.L Falkern, wtiose
be a reasonable one, exercised upon iegal ; fin? ba'ldfng Is occupied by a big stock.
aid snnicient grounds, and cannot be ex- ' M. ILisdali new 24x30 too', bmJdiac
erciied to t ne extent of not even consider- j i encloed ami will soon bs ready for oc
ing the offers made by him because hi3 cupaucy by Hrmoa Sc Co. of Lyons. wfa
financial .ttandiug. as atattd to tbe board j will come about Marca 1. with a$"4j,W0
of trade, gave no ground to believe that
he would be able to ccmplete his subscrip
tion. Judge Bradley took the petition nnder
1 advisement.
BEBING SEA AGAIN
BOTH PARTIES TO THE ARBITRA
TION TREATY DISSATISFIED.
England Endeavoring to Secure a
Modification of the Sealing Regu
lations Adopted at Paris The
Canadian Poacuers and the
Jforth. American Com
pany Stirrisg Up the
Diplomats of Lon
don and Wash
in g t o u.
Washington, Feb. 14. The sober second
judgment of both parties to the Bsring sea
arbitration discloses the fact that the
agreement reached by the arbitrators is
not exactly satisfactory to either the
United States or Great Britain. It appears,
however, that the dissatisfaction is based
upon matters of detail, rather than upon
any objection to the broad principles upon
which tbe arbitration was based. These
matters are now the cause of some concern
to the two nations, and for months past
there has been much correspondence and
many personal interviews between Secre
tary Gresham and Sir Julian Panncefote
and Minister Bayard and Lord Roseberry
with a view to their adjustment. Seuator
Morgan, who was one of the arbitrators in
behalf of the United States, has also been
frequently consulted by the state depart
ment officials in the effort to clear up
certain cloudv points in the agreement.
One of the flaws which Mr. Gresham is
said to have found iu the agreement is a
failure to provide penalties for infractions
of its provisions and as it would be of little
avail to capture pelagic sealing vessels,
only to have them turned loose again on
tbe seal herds as soon as the case could be
brought before the court, tho secretary is
trying to have thi defect remedied. The
United States is unable to punish sealers
brought before its courts, but the Canadian
law is as defective, aud thus au inter
national agreement is desirable.
The Canadians also have a cause of com
plaint. They appear to have discovered at
this late day that a rigid enforcement of
the articles of agreement would destroy
their real fishing industry. They have
brought great pressure to bear upon the
British foreign office, with the result that
Sir Julian Pauncefote is now laboring
strenuou&ly to mitigate tbe misfortune of
the Canadiaus by securing a considerable
restriction of the closed zone arouud the
seal islauds, within which seals may not
be taken by vessels, aud a shortening of
the closed seasou, which now extends from
the first of May until tlie last of August.
In this effort tbe British miuister is using
facts produced by the Canadians to show
that au abatement of the rigor of the arti
cles of agreement ou tbe lines indicated is
unlikely to result in a depletion of the seal
herd ou the islands.
Necessarily some time is required to
complete the negotiations, and, pending
their conclusion, the British government
is making an effort to secure a renewal of
the modus viveudi under which opera
tions iu the seal waters were governed last
your. '
But this suggestion has furthoc compli
cated the subject, as it touches tbe rights,
uuder their leas;, of the North American
Commercial company. Uuder the fundus
viveudi this company was permitted to
take only 7,500 seals last year, aud was
thereby deprived of a large income that
might have been realized uuder the terms
of their lease, besides being put to heavy
expense to feed the uatives of the seal
ihlauds, who subsist upon the rookeries.
So the company has entertained an ener
getic protest against the reuewal of the
modus, and in thW they are not without
sympathy at the state department, as the
renewal would subject our government
to the loss of the revenue derived from tho
takiug of skin, to an obligation to assist
in the maintenance of the natives! and
also because of a disagreeable clause in
the modus permitting the residence on tbe
seal islands of two British inspectors. This
last feature is found objectionable, not so
much from any fear of irregularities that
might be discovered, but because of its
unpleasant suggestion of lack of confidence
in the integrity of our treasury agents.
In addition to these objections, the
lessees of the islands have declared that
Uuder the modus the pelagic sealers
managed to take 109,000 skins last year,
while they were limited to 7,500.
Meanwhile there is need lor a speedy
agreement of some kind, as is evidenced
by the frequency ot Sir Julian Paunce
fote's visits to the state department, and
the fact that already a nnmber of sealing
vessels are reported to have cleared for
the sealing waters, and are consequently
almost beyond the reach of proper notice
ot a change of regulations.
CONFIRMATIONS.
Washington, Feb. 14. The senate, in
executive session today, made public the
following confirmation:
Tbomas B. Ferguson of Maryland, to be
envoy extraordinary aud minister
plenipotentiary to Sweden and Norway.
John Barret of Oregon, to be minister
and consul general to Slam.
Consuls Thomas It, Jernlgan of North
Caroline, at Pornambuco, Brazil; Dela
ware Kempes of Virginia, at Amoy, China;
Arthur Decima of California, now vice
cousut at Mazatlau, to be consul.
Registers of land offices Louis Davis,
at Perry, O. T.; John D. Bryant, at Las
Cruces, N. M.
Receivers of pnblic moneys Vincent Ij.
Snelling, at Likeview, Oregon; James P.
Ascarto, at Las Cruces, N M.
Army First Lieutenant Luigi Loma,
Fifty artillery, to be captaiu; Second
Lieuteuant Johu D. Miley. Fifth artillery,
to be first lieutenant; First Lieutenant
Carver Howland, Fourth Infantry, to be
captain, Seconil Lieutenant Stephen M.
Hackuey, Sixteenth Infantry, to be first
lieutenant.
PROGRESS OF PONCA CITY.
FONCA ClTT, O. T., Feb. 14. Special.
Ponca City is preparing for a big spring
business. Several large brick-makiug es
tablishments are under way, and already
nearly lOQOfift brick have been contracted
for use iu this city alone. Oar brick
makers will supply other cities as welL
Good Ice can be had on Turkey creek
now, and arrangements are being made to
atorea large amount of it for use next
summer.
We have a snre-enongh Uncle Sam's
postofSce now, and it is greatly appreci
ated by farmer in thU part of the coun
try, who come here for their mall, which
arrives and dtpart four times daily.
Tbe snow has brought out the sleighs.
Nearly every buggy in town is cow on
runner.
F L. Kirkbrlde & Co. is the Ktyle of a
new firm on We Grand avenue. Mr.
KirkbnJe has rccentlv brought a large
stnek of dry goods boots and shoes, etc.
f-om Burlington. Kin . nud formed
stock of general mercband.
W. M. Rndult has soid his grocery stock
toT. W. iUrtlett, wiio iri!I M jt ; his
nlredy extf aMv- toc In his Urge ?r-
foot front csem boss: tilozz.
THE ANTI-PASS AGREEMENT.
DENNER, Feb. 14. In regard to the re
port from Chicago of the collapse of tbe
anti-pass agreement, and the probability
of a war iu freight rates in consequence.
President Jeffrey of the Denver aud Rio
Grande denies that the responsibility rest
npon his compauy. He declares that un
charges, public or private, against the
Denver and Rio Grande management are
unwarranted and untrue, and are made
for the purpose of covering up the decep
tions and bad faitn cf competitors, or else
to seemingly afford a pretext for their dis
regarding the agreement as to free trana.
portatiou which thev have entered into.
KANSAS ClTV. Feb. 14. Some days ago
the Santa Fc railway company announced
that stockmen in chargv of cattle might
ride ahead of stock trains ou passeuger
traius, so as to provide for the care of thsir
stock m advance of its arrival. Th is order
was mod Ified today, so as to apply only to
men iu charge of stock shipped from Ari
zona aud New Mexico.
THE TRANSMISSISSIPPI CONGRESS
Another Batch of Resolutions Offered,
And Referred.
SAN Fi:ANCI5CO, Feb. 14. In the Trans-
) mississippi cougress today, resolutions
that the improvements on the waterways
of tbe west should be pushed to comply
tion, that the passage of tha Wilson bill
should be defeated, aud that tbe repeal of
the Sherman law was a commercial neces
sity, were offered. Mr. Gilrow of Wash
ington read a resolution, favoring river
and harbor improvements. These were
referred, after discussion, as also wc re
resolutions offered by Mr. Estee of Cali
fornia, calling for the construction of tbe
Nicaragua canal, and a uuutber ot others
on different subjects. Several resolutions
demauding the immediate remonetization
of silver at tbe rate of 16 to 1 were received
with cheers.
At the afternoon session the attendance
was small, the attractions of tbe fair prov
ing too much foe most of the delegates.
Speeches iu favor of the free coinage of
silver were delivered by Alexander Majors
of Colorado, aud others.
Senator Stewart was an iuvited guest at
the dinner tonight.
WATONGA NOTES.
Watonga, C. T., Feb. 14. Special.
Word has arrived from Howling Wolf's
refuge that he is willing to surrender and
abide by the laws of the white men, If
Sheriff Wilson of this county will come
after bim and secure him protection from
a few ot our enraged citizeus. It will be
remembered that Sheriff Wilson aud his
deputies had to resort to tho tactics of our
great retreating generals to elude the pur
suit of some fifty would-be lyuchers as he
escorted this outlaw to tho Kingfisher jail
last summer. Howling Wolt bald, when
confronted by Sheriff Jackson aud his de
puties: "Maybe me go with; maybe me be killed.
Me heap fraid. Me see what big chief at
Watonga say."
The people in the southeastern portion
of our couuty are jubilant over the Choc
taw railway extension from Fort Reuu to
a point ou the Canadian river bottom, two
miles east of Geary postoffice iu Blaine
county. The road is to bo built to draw
trade from the Cheyenne and Arapahoe
country. This much of the iooked-for
extension of that road seems to be as
sured. The flouring mill committee of our
board of trade reports that a gentleman
from Missouri Streeter by name will
suDply our demands in that direction this
summer. The roller process will be used.
A genuine metropolitan dancer, with a
pure grizzly bear as chief performer
graced our streets last week.
M. P. McCoy is visiting his wife this
week on their claim adjoining town.
Sheriff Wilson returned from El Reno
Inst Saturday in time to see two of our
citizeus giving a can-can dance and a char
iot race in our streets. They were cele
brating the prospective appointment of tho
other associate justice of Oklahomn. by
Cleveland, in pure Democratic style. They
will contribute to tbe common school fund
of our county.
Postmaster Bnrrel has equipped his of
fice with a complete system ot the latest
designed postoffice boxes.
The whip-cracker portion ot Professor
Hicks' storm pissed us not by; but seems
to be fond of taunting our rosy cheeked
girls by keeping them in doors from Sit-
uruay nlgnt until the end hath not ar
rived. OKLAHOMA CITY GOSSIP.
Oklahoma Cm Feb. 14. Special.
If vaiiety is the spice of lie, theu wo here
iu this lovely climate surely have the spice.
A few days ago, sowing oath, planting po
tatoes, plowing right and left, blue bird",
meadow iarks and other of the feathered
tribe making all around vocal, warm lovely
weather; then an old-fashioned thunder
storm, followed by sleet, ami then suow,
beautiful suow, and old Borea driving
said snow until a fellow felt that even a
wire fence was some shelter; today thaw
ing, melting snow "gittiug" along.
Amen. No more suow tbls spring, if you
please; enough :s enough.
Tbe verdict of tbe jury In the John Mil
ligan (colored) murder case, of murder in
tbe first degree meets with unanimous ap
proval, and really hanging Is too good for
such a brute. It is high time an examole
was made, aud a stop put to this murder
ing of people for a few dollars.
.Sirs. Governor Stoue f.i mile west of
cltyj was visited on Saturday night by tbe
Iesttve burglar, and tne during robbers
selected an assortment chicken, bacon,
bams, oats, harness, horse, etc Tbe hired
man found the doors open and the thieves
vamosed. Itemedy: Lock all doors, from
chicken house up to residence; have a
small canine inside, a couple of six
sbooterc, double-barreled shotgun, corn
cutter, two hatchett, a good ax, and siep
witb one ear aud one eye open
Statehood sleeps and slumber'. A very
extra lobby Is doing at the capital. How
ever, if Hon. Sid Clark with his matchless
statistics, and persuasive eloquence, can
not accomplish the needed work, then all
lobbies are useless, and better remain at
home and chop logic and earn an honest
living.
BLACKWELL JOTTINGS.
BI.ACKWELL. O. T., Feb. 14. Stxcial
W. A. Bowen, postmaster, has sent In his
resignation. Poor health is assigned as
the reason, being very low with fever at
present at his old heme in Greencastle,
led.
Work has begn on tbe new steel bridge
across the Chikaskia on Eut Blackwcll
avenue.
A petition was preented to tbe City
council on Tuesday, askiug that an elec
tion be called for tbe purpose of voting
bonds to build a water works tystem. Tae
petition was referred to tbe Hn-iQOs com
mitte. witb instructions to employ com
peteat aid in estimating the probable cent.
What might have been a yzj destruc
tive fire was quickly checked bj a volno
Mry bucket brigade. The fire originated
by tbe dining-room girl putting goHne
in a lighted gasoline stove. It was on the
second floor of the Hotel BtAckrreU.
The mail wu delayed from Sstarday
until Monday by the aoir storm.
EFFICIENCY NOT WANTED.
Salt LaE. Ycq H Frank E. MsGar
rio, wjo hi breo tier vSUi-l r-por.tr
tie Tmrd district osurt Vm -, year,
vu ruled vat at cropetuir rtamn
tioo. beid to-iay fr tbe parpe of Htkuig
a reappointment, for uo oiXcx r'awn, it U
alleged, tba that he is Republican. H
will contest the matter in tfr court. H
efbcSccey Is o grtal that li is sd be
wo-j:u v3iiT lt ees u UKSdcUVsr.
FROM SIEE TO SIM
BOMB-THEOWER BBET0BT IDE5TI
TIED BY TEE POUOE
His Father Dies iu Exile for His Part
in the Outrages of the Paris Com
mune Heury, Alias llrotou, a
3Iember of a Gaug Orgau
ized in Loudon for tbe .
Purpose of 3Iakiug
JLife Uucertniu In
Pari Minor
Mention. A
PARIS, Feb. 14. The identity of the-bomb-thrower
is now proved. His nami
is Emile Henry, aud he it n brother ot
Fortune Heury. who i.. now undergoing t
term of imprisonment at Clalrveaux for
inciting to murder. Their father was a
member ot the commune, and was sen
tenced to deatu for beiug absent from
court when his trial was c-illed. He hail
fled the country, aud afterwards died in
Spain.
Henry remarked today thit. he alono
wa responsible for the explosion iu th
cafe, adding: "Vaillant was a child, to pus
nails iu hi bomb in order to blow up tho
bourgeois" Henry ssid that toero was
better material than that to be bad, aud
be was surprised that his bomb did not
havo more effect than it did.
It is reported that the prefect of police
has received advices from the police of
Loudon. to the effect that tho cxnloduu
caused by Henry wns only a prt of a
scheme which ho aud certain of lit.-, com
panions had arranged Ixjfore- leaving Lou
don. It was the intention, according to
the London advices, to commit as many
dutrges as possible. Tho prisoner, ac
cording to the police, undoubtedly cutuu
from Loudon, in compauy with three other
Anarchists, aud the London police assert
that they have information which lemN
them to believe that Henry aud his ac
complices, previous to leaving Euglanil
hail planued, amoug other outrages out
lined, to cause a terrible cxploslou in thn
Paris onera house, which was to include,
iu addition to the explosion of several
bombs, the cutting off of tho gas supply.
It was stated this afternoon iu the lobbies
of tbe chamber of deputies that' the police,
who have been on the trait of Henry's
fellow couspirators, are now close- upon
them, and that their arrest, withiu a very
short time, will bo announced. " '
ANNIE PIXLEY'S WILL-
Philadelphia, Feb. 14. Tho will of the '
late Auule Pixley Fulford, the actress, was
probated here tod.iy. All her estate, real
and personal, she bequeathes to her hus
band, Robert Fulford, aud his heirs. Tha
will makes the provislou lbnt,shoitld her
husband die before her tl'J.OOO should In
held iu truat for. her mother; W.000 eacli
should be glveu to hor sisters, Alice and
Lucy; $1,000 to her married sinter, Mr.
McCrackeu. of Portland, Or , aud Id.OOO
held in trust lor Heury McCrackeu, u
nephew of Mrs. McCrackeu To n uleco In
Canada is also left fC.000. Other relatives
are numbered proportionately.
Considerable money is left for charita
ble institutions. An interesting feature
iu tho will Is tha following: -..
"All tbe rest, residue and remainder ot
my-"llt .Mai. and personal or mixed,
whatsoever and wheresoever, I give, dcvlsd
ami bequeathe unto the trustees of tho
actors' fund, to bo ued by them for the
purpose of maintaining and establishing
in the city of Now York, or Its vicinity, a
home wheru the children of actors aud ac
tresses may be cared for and educated."
The will is dated Juue 17, UTJ0. ,
THE LINSEED OIL TRUST.
Chicago, Feb. 14. It was an angry
crowd of stockholders which coufroatrd
President Huston and hi board of direct
ors today, at the annual meeting of tint
National Linseed Oil cumpauy. Tno
president rend a report, htwting that th-f
hoard ot directors had decided to issuu
f3.000.000 worth of 0 per cent, debuuttiro
londs. the proceeds to be usd for the pur
pose of supplying working capital, nnd ot
retiring the Hosting debt, which win
stated to have bi-en Kl.2S9.lli on July 3l.
1S9J. The financial part of tho report did
not bring the condition of th- company
dowu beyond Jul rUl, IW.'l. Attempts to
elicit information in regard to its present
financial status failed An attempt to
ratify the rr port of President Eustou wan
opposed strenuously, but later In the day
the report was adopted by cctaiuatiou.
Mr. Elision was re-elected prrnldtut. -anc
a member ot tho board of directors.
LINSE ACQUITTED.
Salt Lakh, Utah. Fob I4 Sergesn
Frederick Litis, of tbe Sixteenth regl
ment. United States army, stutlouetl a
Fort Douglas, was acquitted today of th(
chargu of killing Joseph W. Ionard, an
ex -soldier, at tiie fort, on June I2. Uu' -was
tried by court martin! xubstquent to
tbe killing ana wns nequlltesl.
Edward C Sheffield, a private.
jelntly
iudictAU with Litis lor the mn
otTar.
was discharged, ou motion of the
States attorney.
United
OIL AT NEODESHA.
NEOPEfeHA. Kan.. Feb. 1L Of tb twenty
or more oil wells drilled at tbls city. tb
most promising yet developed was bot"
yesterdny nfternrxin. Tli well is known
as tbe KlmbslI No. 2, aud Is located a Ik. it 5
one mile northwest of thcity. It throw
Ktre.im of od fully iventr-urefe:tht,iU
Although previous "hooting" hiva oc
curred In which as much forc was ex
hibited, yet none of the wells hro throwa
out as much ptro!eatn. its capacity biu
estimated at iJ barrels a day
Scientific
American
Says
' Artificial butters possess one
insuperable superiority, in, that
decomposition, through lactic
fermentation, ts impossible."
SILVER
CHURN
BUTTERINB
is the only scientifically pre
pared artificial butter. It fa
sveet and always rcmalas
sweet- Silver Churn trade
mark on each wrapper of the
genuine.
ARMOUR PACKING GX
Kansas City, II. S. 4.
asastv -
y?fcf&3Sfegfra SS&JEr,;-jL. ?- fefySfcrf trSife'A;
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