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10 CENTS A WEEK. NIGHT EDITION. TOPEKA, KANSAS, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 16, 1894.
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GOV. HARVEY DEAD.
He Passed Away at Midnight
Sunday Night
At His Home at Junction City,
Kansas.
REVIEW OF IIIS LIFE.
James 31. Harvey Came to Kansas
in 1859.
He Served n the War In 18G9
Governor of Kansas.
Junction Citt, Kan., April 16. Ex
Governor and Ex-United States Senator
James 51. Harvey died at bid home near
this city at 12 o'clock Sunday night
James M. Harvey, fifth governor of the
state of Kansas, was Lorn September 21,
1833, in Monroe county, Va. His father,
Thomas" Harvey, and his mother, Mar
garet Walker, were both natives of Vir
ginia, but removed from that state when
he was still quite young. His
education was received in the public
and select schools of Indiana, Illinois and
Iowa. On leaving school he became a
practical surveyor and civil engineer,
both his tastes and talents inclining him
to that profession.
In just .before Kansas was free
from territorial enthralltnent, and when
she was struggling to become one of the
sisterhood of states, Mr. Harvey removed
thither, settling in Hiley county, and
soon became widely known for his abil
ity, intelligence, and enthusiastic sup
port of the measure which was to make
the territory a member in full fellowship
of the American union. He engaged in
agriculture, in which he has ever since
been employed: but the seclusion of the
farm did not conceal his eminent ability
and cultivated talents from the public.
In 1801, he enlisted as a soldier under
the union banner, and became captain of
a company in the Fourth and Tenth (con
solidated; regiments. He served with
honor in the ' campaign his command
took part' in, and was mastered out in
1804. Iu ISCo, and again in 18'JU, he was
a member of the Kansas house of repre
sentatives, where he displayed such
power as to attract attention of the lead
ing men of the commonwealth, and to
give earnest to that distinction he
was soon to achieve. In 1867-08, he
served as state senator. In 1809-70, and
again in - 1870-71, he was governor of
Kansas. The duties of these various of
fices he discharged with such fidelity and
ability as justly to entitle him to still
higher distinction. Accordingly, on the
assembling of the state legislature in
1874, ha was elected to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the resignation of Alexan
der Caldwell, a9 United States senator.
This vacancy had been temporarily
filled by the appointment of Robert
Crozier, but the legislature promptly
recognized Mr. Harvey's claims and gave
him the merited compliment of an elec
tion to that position. He took his seat
February 12, 1874, and filled the place
with credit to himself and honor to his
Etate until March 4, 1879, when his term
expired.
On retiring from public life. Governor
Harvey returned to his farm at Vinton,
Riley county, where he has continued to
reside.
He was married October 4, 1854, to
Miss Charlotte Cutter, of 'Adams county,
111. Six children were born of this mar
riage Clara, Emma, Lillian, Martha,
James X. and John A.
SMALLPOX RAMPANT.
On Hundred tail Twmly-Sln Ntw Cases
in Chicago Within the Week.
Chicago, April 16. One hundred and
twenty-six new cases, was the small-pox
record in Chicago for the last' week, as
shown by the books in the health depart
ment. One hundred and eighty-six patients
are in the pest house, several are in the
'suspect" ward of the county hospital,
and a number are quarantined m pri
vate houses because there is no room in
the city's hospital.
The most serious condition of affairs
has been found in the southwest portion
of the city. The health inspector found
three persons dead in their houses to
day, and two similar cases on Saturday.
The people living in the houses had con
cealed the existence of smallpox until
death came.
THE GALLANT HARTFORD.
A Monster Petition That the Old Ship Be
. Repaired.
San Francisco, April 16. A monster
petition is being circulated in Vallego,
the town 'which is largely dependent on
Mare Island navy yard, asking congress
to appropriate 4600,000 for the repair of
the old Hartford, Admiral Farragut'a
flag ship.
It cites the case of the Victoria, Nel-eotr's-
Bag ship, which was repaired when
in far worse condition than the Hartford.
NELLIE IJLY'S RECORD.
It I to"., Be Lowered Eight Days by
George Oriffi h.
Niagara Falls, X. Y., April 16.
George Griffiths, the Ehglishman who
left Loudon, Eng., a month ago
to go round the world in sixty-six
days of ordinary means of trans
portation, expects to pass through in
about two weeks.
He will go to New York and, barring
accident, will sail for England. He will.
In consequence travel 21,295 miles and
lower Nellie Bly's record by eight days.
nKaae' Cai to b Hnrd.
Washington, April 16. The supreme
Court today .granted the motion to ad
vance the case of McKane, appellant vs.
Warden Durston, of Sing Sing and it was
et for hearing on April 23 ahead of the
call.
Read the "Wants. 7 Many of them are
as interesting as news, items. See if it
id UUt so.
ORDEAL TOO MUCH FOR HIM
Col. Breckinridge Sat Only a Few Minutes
la His Saat In the Home.
Washington, April 16. Representa
tive Breckinridge of Kentucky, appear
ed on the floor of the house today for the
first time since the famous Pollard
Breckinridge trial began in court. He
reached the capital shortly before the
session opened and went first to the appro
priations committee room, where he ex
changed greetings with members of the
committee. There was no allusion to
the litigation and merely the usual ex
pressions of good health.
Then he passed through 'the lobby to
Speaker Crisp's private office, where
Representative Henderson of North
Carolina was consulting with the speak
er as to the resolution of respect to Sen
ator Vance. ' There were brief expres
sions of good wishes, and again a care
ful avoidance of personal affairs.
Mr. Breckinridge passed into the pri
vate lobby of the house where he en
countered many members. They shook
his hand in passing. There was nothing,
however, in the way of at demonstration,
or unusual crowding about him.
Mr. Breckinridge went on the floor
just as the chaplain was concluding his
prayer, and stood with bowed head at
the closing words. Then he walked
across the front arena, grasping a hand
here and there and proceeded up the
aisle to his seat.
Members were busy with their work
and many failed to notice him. Three
or four well known men in the imme
diate neighborhood of his seat leaned
over and shook hands. He wore a smile
but was evidently miserably ill at
ease under the ordeal. His face was
florid and seemed to be more than usu
ally flushed. There was' little about him
of the composure and nonchalance so
characteristic of his earlier congression
al days.
Before he had been in his seat two
minutes he shifted nervously and then
arose and left the chamber. The house
soon after took a recess.
Col. Breckinridge said he would at once
resume his congressional work. He is
chairman of the appropriations sub-committee
on deficiencies. The urgent de
ficiency bill passed the senate baturday
and came back to the house toi?ay. Mr.
Breckinridge said he expected to resume
charge of it. He will also manage the
general deficiency bill, which has not yet
been reported to the house.
MR. EMBREE STATU IN.
Ministerial Union Insists That) its Presi
dent Fill Oat His Term.
Rev. A. S. Embree will not retire from
the presidency and withdraw from the
Ministerial uuion as he had intended
Mr. Embree went to the meeting of the
Union this morning at the Y. M. C A.
rooms fully determined to sever his con
nection with the union, but he changed
his mind when the members protested
and will fill out his term as president,
The union will only have three more
meetings before it adjourns for the sum
mer and new officers will be elected ;it
the first meeting after the summer
vacation.
ETHEL IN GALLS TO WED.
.
Her Eogsffflment to X r. Edward O. Blair
of Atchison is Announced.
Atchison, Kas., April 16. The en
gagement is announced of Miss Ethel
In galls to Dr. Edward G. Blair of this
city.
Miss Ingalls is the eldest daughter of
ex-Senator John J. Ingalls, and was for
several years the reigning belle in Wash
ington society. She has achieved some
prominence as a writer.
MR. KENDALL VERY LOW.
It is Not Expected That He Can Live Much
Longer.
Mr. C. F. Kendall is reported as very
much worse today by the attending
physician, Dr. C. F. Menninger.
A form of blood poisoning has set in,
and it is thought that he can live only a
short time. He has been sick in bed only
about two weeks, but has steadily grown
worse. He is at the Copeland hotel.
KNOCKS OUT HER BONDS.
School Honda of Kansas City, Kan., Are
Declared Illegal.
Attorney General John T. Little has
given an opinion in the Kansas City,
Kansas, bond election case. The city
voted $100,000 school bonds at a recent
election, and more than 1.000 votes were
cast for the bonds than were cast against
them. It appears however that there
was not a majority of the qualified elec
tors, and Attorney General Little holds
that the bonds cannot be legally issued,
as the law provides that a majority of
the qualified electors must vote for the
bonds.
GEN. W EAVER HERE. .
He Was la Topeka s Few Honrs ol San
day. General James B. Weaver, the late
Populist candidacy for the presidency,
was in Topeka a few hours j-esterday and
left last evening for Fullerton, Neb.
General Weaver made four speeches
in Kansas, addressing largo gatherings
at Salina, Washington, Bellville and Clay
Center. It was the opening of the Popu
list campaign in this state.
LOCAL MENTION.
In the district : court this " morning
Judge Hazen decided the Thurston place
foreclosure suit and granted the fore
closure. The Gospel union held a meeting at
Oakland yesterday under the direction of
George S. Fisher, formerly state secretary
of the Y. M. C. A.
Deputy United States Marshal George
Walker went to Burlingame Sunday and
arrested Charles Bratton, aged 17 years,
charged with embezzlement of a regis
tered letter. Bratton is lodged in the
Shawnee county jail awaiting the action
of the grand jurj-.
Mrs. Frost, of Locu?t street, one of the
large family of Parkdale Frosts, bad a
warrant issued today for the arrest of her
son, Frank Frost. Mrs. Frost says she
invited her son to stay at her house. He
moved in and later concluded the house
was not big enough for them both, so he
tried to drive his mother out.
UfllOllSJpSH.
Chief Arthur Says Engineers
Who Have Struck,
Violated the Rules of the
Brotherhood
IF TIIEY ARE MEMBERS
The Strike On the Great North
ern Road
May Soon Include All Western
Roads.
Chicago, April 16. Chief P. M. Ar
thur of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers and Chief Sargent of the fire
men's order, passed through Chicago to
day, the former en route to St. Paul.
"I am going to St. Paul to investigate
the Great Northern strike," said Chief
Arthur. 'When I was up there some
weeks ago the engineers entered a con
tract with the company which was a set
tlement of their differences with the
company. The strike in so far as the
engineers are engaged in it is a violation
of that agreement and a violation of the
laws of the engineers' brotherhood.
'Some of the engineers have struck,
but whether the ones who have gone out
are members of the brotherhood or not,
I do not know. If they are they have vio
lated the rules and must take the conse
quence. My object in going to St. Paul
is to meet the executive committee of
the engineers, the chairman of which
telegraphed for me yesterday."
"Will you order the engineers who are
now on strike to return to work if they
are members of the brotherhood?" Mr.
Arthur was asked.
"I can't say as to that. Even if they
should return to work that would not
save them from the consequences of
violating the rules of the brotherhood."
Chief Sargent said the firemen on the"
road who have quit work also violated
the rules of their organization. Chief
Sargent is not going to St. Paul, but to
Fort Wayne to attend a meeting of the
local order of firemen there.
the strike: may grow.
Rumors Afloat That Kvury Rsllroad West
of Missouri Will Be Tied Up.
Seattle, Wash., April 16. Despite
the statements of the officials that the on
the Great Northern does not extend fur
ther east thau Minot, North Dakota, the
leaders here say that the claims of
James Hogau that the whole system is
tied up, are correct.
Rumors are afloat among the strikers,
and are also heard among Great North
ern officials, that the Northern Pacific is
to be tied up on Tuesdaj. and that be
fore next week every road west of the
Missouri river, with the possible excep
tion of the Union Pacific, will receive
the same fate.
Word was received from Hogan, at
Butte, that Superintendent Currier, of
the Montana Central, had started iu a
buggy from Helena to Great Falls, a dis
tance of 100 miles. He also instructed
Secretary Adams of the . local lodge to
furnish men to protect the company's
property here, as necessary and Adams
made the offer to Superintendent Cope
land of the coast lines, but no disorder is
feared.
The mail car of the South Westmin
ter & Vancouver train was brought out
this morning to leave at 9:11 but the
officials refused to let it go without the
passenger cars and it was left
on the track. The strikers then
took out the Canadian Pacific cars
which run on this train and trans
ferred them to the Seattle,' Lake Shore
fc Eastern tracks, over which they went
to Sutnus, connecting there with the Can
adian Paciffc,
The strikers have kindly feeling for
the Paciffc because it formerly submit
ted a dispute to arbitration of its own en
gineers and when the Great Northern
car cleaners wage3 were rduced to $1
per day and they struck last March
the Canadian Pacific hired two of them
at $2 a day to clean its cars running on
the coast lines.
No.trains of any kind have left Seattle
today over the Great Northern.
RAILWAY UNIOJi STRONG.
Says That It Includes Half the Men on
the Great fortheT-n.
St. Paul, April 16. The triangular
nature of the Great Northern contest, as
mentioned in dispatches from here yes
terday, is exciting much comment among
both railway officials and strikers. " It is
considered somewhat in the nature of a
fight for existence on the part of the
brotherhoods, for if defeated and com
pelled to join the American railway
union, the present members of that union
being in a large majority, would control
its affairs, and the engineers, fire
men, conductors and trainmen of the
brotherhoods would have to submit to
the greater voting power of the lower
paid employes.
Local leader in the union said today that
when the first cut was made last fall
their organization was too weak to fight,
but now they have 90 per cent of the
men in their membership and will fight
the cut. The strike leaders-have been
careful to avoid interfering with mail
cars, or cars carrying mail, claiming
thereby to have avoided danger of clash
ing with government officers, but a
Great Northern official said that in the
big "Q! strike, the courts had decided,
that the whole train was included in the
term "Mail train," and the Great
Northern believed itself clear of obliga
tion to move a single mail car.
A DIFFERENT VIEW.
Brotherhoods of Firemen and Trainmen
Will Give the Strike Mo Support.
Spokane, Wash., April 16. There ia
no change in the situation along the Great
Northern. Not a wheel is turning from
Minot, North Dakota, to Seattle. Assist
ant General Superintendent Farreil had
telegrams tonight from head officers of
the engineers add firemen brotherhoods
and order of railway trainmen, assuring
him that the , strike would receive no
moral or financial support from them.
No attempt will be. made to move
trains out of Spokane until the trouble is
Bettled.
' EUGENE DEBS IN HIDING.
(Wants to Manage the Strike Without the
Appearance of DainK So.
: Minneapolis, Minn., April 16. While
the Great Northern strike has not reach
ed the Twin Cities, there are indications
that it will do so within forty-eight hours.
A mass meeting is to be held here to
morrow night under A. R. U. auspices,
and it is given out that a strike is inevit
able on the eastern division unless the
company restores the old schedules,
i A big meeting of the employes was
held in St. Cloud this morning to consider
the situation, but as yet nothing definite
ia determined upon. It is rumored that
Eugene V. Debs, president of the Nat
ional American Railway union, is in hid
ing in the Twin Cities somewhere.
It is said that he wants to be where he
can be in close touch with the manage
ment of the strike, but at the same tint'
he does not want to appear as giving it
his official sanction as yet.
NO PRIZE FIGHT, THEY SAY
But it Is Said There Was a Chicken Fight
in the Afternoon.
Almost all the hacks were in use yes
terday afternoon, and many thought that
the prize fight that was talked of was
going to take place. It did not, how
ever, and both "Mickie" Heery and Bob
Nightingale say that they did not intend
to fight, and that the report was false.
It is reported that a cock fight occurred
yesterday afternoon.
There is also a report that the fight
before mentioned took place Saturday
night, but both the principals stoutly
deny the report, and say they had no in
tention of fighting.
There is a sport in town who is a
"puncher," and he doesn't care who
knows it, It is Jim Finney. He will
fight Geo. Mabey at Atchison next Sun
day, and the chances are said to be in
Finney's favor. ' . .
It is said that the authorities at Atchi
son are not as particular about prize
fights as in this city, and that the fight
will not be interfered with.
A small party of "the talent" will ac
company Finney, and he will fight for
$75 and the gate receipts.
NAMES "WRITTEN THERE.
Notable Kansans in One of the Finest
Books Ever Bound.
Secretary Adams of the state historical
society has received a copy ol the His
tory of the Centennial of the Inaugura
tion of Washington, held at New York
city in April, 1889. It is the most costly
book ever received by the society.
It is bound in canvas, full gilt, and has
over 200 fine engravings, besides more
than that number of portraits. There are
twenty-two portraits of Washington and
of nearly all those prominent in the early
history of the republic. There is a com
plete history of the inaugural of Wash
ington, as well as the celebration. Kan
sas was represented at the celebration by
Hons. Eugene F. Ware, Geo. R. Peck,
Charles K. Wells, A. H. Ellis, Maj. Cal
vin Hood, Col. W. B. Stone and Capt.
Perry Hutchinson. The compilers are
Cornelius N. Bliss and ex-Mayor Abram
S. Hewitt of New York.
BOARDED AT COPELAND.
Bat .Senator Klmbxll Did Not Pay His
Bill Says J. C. Gordon.
5-State Senator C. H. Kimball of Labette-county
who was a prominent can
didate for the Republican nomination
for lieutenant governor two years ago, is
being sued in the district court this after
noon for an unpaid hotel bill by J. C.
Gordon, proprietor of the Copeland.
Senator Kimball and his friends oc
cupied Parlor E at the Copeland three
days during the Republican state con
vention and Senator Kimball did not pay
for the room.
Parlor E was one of the rooms regu
larly occupied by Governor Humphrey,
who paid $50 a month for his board and
the use of two rooms.
On the witness stand this afternoon Mr.
Gordon said Governor Humphrey and he
had an understanding by which the gov
ernor relinquished one of his rooms
during conventions. Senator Kimball
used the room during the convention and
four of his friends slept there and took
their meals at the hotel. Mr. Gordon
said two of Senator Kimball's friends
paid $5.25 each and that was all he
received for the room during the conven
tion. The room was worth $12 a day
and his bill was $36, from which he de
ducted what Mr. Kimball's friends had
paid, and he now wants $25.50.
In defense Senator Kimball says that
Governor Humphrey gave him the use
of the room, and that Governor Hum
phrey had a right to put guests in it if
he wanted to.
VIKING SHIP BOUGHT.
It Will Now Be Kept Permanently at
Chicago.
Chicago, April 16. The famous Vik
ing ship, now lying in port at New Or
leans, has been purchased by an associa
tion in Chicago, of which ex-Sheriff Mat
son, Editor Anderson of the Scandinavian
and Captain Magnui Anderson are prom
inent members. Tae ship will be kept
iu this city.
TO ADOPT REED'S RULES.
House Democrats A tree to Report the
New Quorum Counting Process.
Washington, April 16. After a ses
sioo of two hours today the
Democratic members of the house com
mittee on rules agreed on the
new quorum-counting rule and there
upon sent for Messrs. Reed and Burrows,
the Republican members of the com
mittee. It is understood the rule provides for
ascertaining a quorum by counting
members present and not voting and also
for lining members who absent them
selves from the house. The new rule
will probably be presented to the house
to-morrow.
Uamtgrs SI.
The jury in the district court this
afternoon returned a verdict allowing
Floyd Coleman damages Jo the amount
of $1, for being dragged out of the gal
lery of Crawford's opera house.
LIVIIIGHIGH.
Coxey Common wealers Feast On
Oyster Soup and Jam,
Provided to Keep Them From
Following: the Unknown
WHO HAS BEEN FI11ED.
An Old Hermit-Startled rom
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His Boost.
He Comes Forth to Lead a Con
necticut Army.
Cumberland, Md., April 16. The
army of the commonweal will leave
Tuesday morning early in canal boats for
Hancock, the next stop.
It may be that this route will be con
tinued to Hagerstown. Tonight camp
will be broken and the boats loaded. The
men are being fed extravagantly and are
enjoying the feast after the prolonged
fare of hardtack.
For breakfast oyster soup, coffee,
bread and jam, pork and beef were sup
plied in abundance. Dinner and supper
will be served as abundantly. This ac
tion has in a great measure allayed the
feeling or discontent among the great
number who favor following the leader
dership of the "Unknown" and Coxey,
Jr., who were igriominiously discharged
at Frostburg.
It is rumored that several -score of un
employed from various points and camp
ing beyond the coke works, are being or
ganized for ah opposition march to
Washington. A public meeting will be
held at the Academy of Music this even
ing at which General Coxey and Marshal
Browne wili speak.
COLD COMFORT FOR COMMONWEAL
San Bernardino Citlzxns Determined to
Drive Them Out of Town.
Colton, Cal., April 16. The second
Los Angeles regiment of the unemployed
is meeting with anything but encourage
ment in San Bernardino.
First the Are aepartment was called
out here and the commanders were
drenched with cold water and driven
from the freight train they had captured.
Then the army was placed under guard
by fifty deputies, armed with shot-guns,
and its leaders were thrown into the
county jail.
Then a boycott was declared on the
army. The commander raised a fund of
$7 and purchased bread, but the baker
who sold It was waited on by the citizens'
committee of safety and made to promise
that he would sell no more supplies to
the army or its leaders. The merchants
here have resolved not to sell to the army
and many citizens have agreed not to
give any food or other supplies to them.
The sheriff and his deputies promised
to arrest the men for seizing a train and
declares they must walk out. It appears
to be a case of freeze out. Last night
about two-hundred of the commonweal
era marched in a body to the First Baptist
church, where Rev. Spurgeon Medhurst
took up a small collection for the army
and preached a sermon expressing sym
pathy for the wanderers.
At 10 o'clock last night the committee
of safety waited on Rev. Medhurst to
remonstrate, representing that the men
were not peaceful citizens but an organiz
ed mob of law breakers. The preacher
promised to give them no more encour
agement. The commonwealers declare
they will remain here until their leaders
are released. Trouble is feared.
A. LONG HAIRED HERMIT
Comes Down From the Mountains to
Lead a March to Washington.
liRiDGKPORT, Conn., April 16. Twenty
years ago. Hillman Stillings got an idea
into his head that Christ was to visit the
earth again and when he came he (Still
ings) was to be his right hand man. '
At that time, he left his friends, climbed
to the top of Mount Archer, one of the
tallest peaks in the state, and took up his
abode in a rude cabin. Ever since, he
has lived there the life of a recluse. In
all that time neither his hair nor beard
have been cut, and now he is one of the
queerest looking persons one can
imagine.
Last week he announced that Christ
had visited the earth and commanded
him to lead a host to Washington and
join the Array of the Commonweal. He
has gained a great influence over the un
employed in this city, and it is announced
that he will shortly start out with a large
following of woodchoppers and others
who have been out of employment ail
winter.
How great his following is, is not known.
READY T.O BE OVERPOWERED.
Rock Island Provides a Train For Kelly's
Industrial Army.
Omaha, April 16. Gen. Kelly's indus
trial army will walk out of Council
Bluffs at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Kelly
was notified by the sheriff that the sold
iers must "march on." Two companies
of mititia will escort them to the county
line. Although Gov. Jackson refused to
furnish' transportation, the army does not
intend to foot it across Iowa.
Arrangements have been made to go
as far as Parks, six miles east of the
Bluffs on the Rock Island road, where it
is said a train of empty box cars will be
found on a siding with a crew ready to be
overpowered. No trouble was experi
enced here with the men and none deser
ted from the ranks.
PEFFER'S RESOLUTION
In the Interest of Bodies of Men Like
Coxey' Arm;.
Washington, April 16. Senator Pef
fer has introduced a resolution providing
for the creation of a new committee of
the senate to ' receive the petitions and
hear the statements of' bodies of men,
like Coxey's army, who visit the capital
for the purpose of making presentations
to congress. The committee is required
to give such organizations full and re
spectful hearings, and report to the sen
ate. Senator Hoar gave notice that when
the resolution should be taken up for
consideration he would move to amend
by imposing this duty on the committee
on finance.
The Oklahoma Division.
Guthrik, Okla., April 16. The Okla
homa divisien of Coxey's army has just
closed arrangements with the railruad
company to take 3)0 of them to Wash
ington in box cars.
CHRISTIAN SOCIALIS M .
Rev. Mr. Lon Advocates a Change In
Present Social Conditions.
At this morning's meeting of the Min
isterial union the secretary of the Y. M.
C A association addressed the ministers
and asked them to give more attention
to the work for young men and said
there should be closer union between the
churches and the Y. M. C. A.
A resolution was adopted in regard to
the removal of Dr. W. K. Archibald from
Topeka, expressing regret in severing
the pleasant relations that have existed
between the members and Dr. Archi
bald. Rev. M. C. Long, of the Third Christian
church, read a paper on Christian Social
ism, advocating the doctrine of the
Change in the hard social conditions by
the principles of religious charity and
human brotherhood.
The doctrine of brotherhood was the
basis of the paper, and its application
was made to social distinctions all
should occupy the same social standing.
The duty and power of advancing this
Christian socialism he placed in the
hands of the church, and would be ac
complished when the church arose in her
dignity and power, and as soon as the
churches decided that it should be dono
it will be accomplished.
"There is too much stagnation and
damnation in the political parties to
reach desirable ends in socialism," said
Mr. Long.
SIMPSON IS WORSE.
The Condition of the Kansas Congress
man is Exceedingly Critical.
Kansas City, April 16. A special to
the. Star from Washington says: Con
gressman Jerry Simpson's condition this
afternoon was reported to be exceedingly
critical. None of the many callers at his
house were admitted to see him and
every one of his Populist colleagues was
turned away.
Yesterday Mr. Simpson's complicated
disorders took a most unfavorable tarn,
and the gravest apprehensions were felt
for his recovery. His legs and arms
were strangely swollen, as by dropsy,
and the swelling seems to be steady ap
proaching his vital parts.
CHRISTIAN CONVENTION.
It Will Meet This Evening and Lust Two
Uy s.
The Shawnee County Christian con
vention meets this evening at 1010 north
Kansas avenue. Rev. F. E. Mallorv f
this city will preach a sermon. The con
vention will be in session tomorrow anl
Wednesday.
The programme for tomorrow morn
ing consists of an opening ad Ire by
Wm. Orlan, devotional exercises Jed by
Magarie MeAdams of Rossville, a confer
ence on the subject: "How can our
churches lie more helpful to each other'.' '
in which li. L Smith, F. E. Mallorv, M.
Ingels, A. C. Reed and J. M. Shepherd
will take part.
In the afternoon Miss Jordon will lead
a song service; R. E. Hill of Rossville,
will speak on the subject: ''The Pas-tor
and the young people," and reports from
the field will be read.
LATE STATE HOISE NEWS
Doing! at the State House This Afternoon
Told (n Brief.
The state board of railroad commis
sioners met to-day in the office of Audi
tor Prather. The railroads are repre
sented by the following tax commission
ers: S. L. Heighleyman. M. P.; Geo. W.
Veale, jr., U. P.; II. L. Pollard, B. & M.;
J. C. Cooper, Rock Island.
Adjutant General Davis spent Sunday
visiting the Soldiers' Homo at Leaven
worth. He is loud in his praises of the
Home and its management.
Chief Justice Horton of the state su
preme court, granted a stay to-d;.y in
the case of John Brown, convicted in a
Pottawatomie county court of assault
and sentenced to ten months in jail. His
bond was fixed at f 1,200.
Mrs. A. M. Clark, secretary of the Kan
sas World's Fair commission is sending
out cop'es of the Kansas World's Fair
book. She has already sent out 2,00f.
They go to exhibitors, members of tho
legislature and members of congress.
State Superintendent of Public In
struction Gaines has received a circular
from the secretary of the National Edu
cational association which meets at Ad
bury Park., N. J., July 6 to 13. He says
that the hotels have made a rate of half
the usual charge and that the railroads
have granted a half fare rate.
WANTST0 RE AS0 LON.
A. B. Quintan Want to Be a Candidate
for the Lgllture.
Mr. A. B. Quinton will again ask the
voters of Topeka te elect him to olfice.
lie told Representative Troutman of the
South legislative district on Saturday
that he had decided to, be a candidati
for the nomination for the legislature in
the city districts. This make three can
didates now in the field for this office, R.
li. Welch and Col. Geo. W. Veale having
already announced themselves.
The Jncrlbbien Club.
Z. F. Riley, the president of the Scrib
blers' club, read an interesting paper on
"Similes" at the meeting of the club on
Saturday evening, in which he treated
the different forms of similes in poetry.
Mr. A. Downing read a paper on "The
Kinds of Poetry and the Variety of
Verse." Several origin.l poems were
read by Mrs. Rapley Hague and Dr.
Henry W. Roby. The club has a mem
bership of fifteen
U. t. nnprrme Court to Take a Itrt.
Washington, April 16. -The supreme
court announced that it wouhl hear no
further arguments after April 27 and tht
it would take a recess on April 30 until
the fixing of the date for the filial ad
journment hereafter.
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