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WEDNESDAY EVENING.
TOPEKA, KANSAS. DECEMBER 26, .1900.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
TWO CENTS.
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FIGHT ISJPEflEO.
Senator Baker Arrives and
Opens Headquarters.
Satisfied With the Kansas Sen
atorial Situation.
CONFERENCE
TODAY.
Workers Will Discuss Present
. Senator's Interests.
Do Not Appear Discouraged Oyer
the Situation.
The followers of Senator Luclen Baker
are here today. There will be a confer
ence beginning late thi3 afternoon, and
continuing tonight.
Senator Baker was seen at the hotel
this afternoon. Replying to a State Jour
nal reporter's questions he said:
"The statements that Mr. Sutton aid
Mr. Sterne will be removed from their
places is 'a hot air' story sent out by the
Burton managers with the hope of cre
ating discord in the Baker camp.
"To show how utterly silly those sug
gestions are I will say that In all the list
of appointments which I have made.with
cne or two exceptions, there is not a man
who would not, if he thought it would
help me in my candidacy, resign imme
diately. There is no such friction as the
Burton, fellows imagine In our camp.
"I am going to be the next senator,"
eaid Mr. Baker with a smile of good na
ture. "There is not the slightest doubt
about It."
Sir. Baker suggested that on the oc
casion of any future interviews he "sin
cerely hoped the questions would not be
based upon a subject so personal and
delicate as the inquiry concerning these
rumors about the removal of these mil
from office. There is not a word of
truth in it," he said in conclusion.
The Burton people are considerably
exercised today by the discovery that J.
Bristow, fourth assistant postmaster
general is coming today or tomorrow,
direct from the president to assist in Mr.
Baker's campaign.
As Mr. Bristow makes the postmasters
In Kansas, at least a majority of them,
those officials who were appointed by
Mr. Baker and are now fighting his re
election, may be called to time. It Is
claimed they will be required to do one
thing or the other, support those who
g ive th jti the office or resign.
The machinery of the Baker organiza
tion is starting in good motion now and
while the senator has remained passive
until this time, his demeanor today indi
cates that he is here for business.
Mr. Baker will remain in Kansas un
til after the fight ends. Today Mr.
Baker gave out the following statement:
"Of course I have just returned to
the state, and although I have been con
stantly kept posted as to the situation
Df affairs my information may not be so
definite as your own. So far as I am
concerned I have no hesitancy in saying
that the situation is entirely satisfac
tory to me. I have no doubt that the
people of Kansas through their accred
its representatives in the legislature
w ill pay me the compliment of an elec
tion to a second term. This is my own
Judgment of the situation and it is fully
supported by the opinion of my friends.
"It can not be denied that I have at
tentively looked after the interests of
the state so far as the business in the
departments and national legislation af
fected it, nor can it be said that I have
failed in the slightest degree to look
after the welfare of the veterans.
"When I entered the senate I delib
erately selected the one of two legiti
mate courses in which a senator could
best serve his state and I therefore gave
unremitting attention to every matter
affecting my constituents and the state
that came to my knowledge. You may
rest assured that there are more than
Bufiicient of our members of the legis
lature who will vote for my re-election.
I do not know what more I could say on
the subject."
In reply to a question asking about
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty Senator
Baker said:
"A reading of the proposed treatv as
it came from the hands of the senate
will show, I believe, that it is a remark
able instrument and w-ell adapted to
preserve and protect the rights of the
I'nited States. It is not lengthy or ted
ious and its language is sufliciently elas
tic to meet such emergencies as may
not at this time be foreseen. I was in
favor of an amendment permitting the
I'nited States to fortify the canal, but
I believe that what has been done will
sufficiently safeguard all of our rights
and that it will meet with the approval
of the American people."
SOLDIERS' SAUERKRAUT.
20,000 Gallons to Bo Sent to the
Troop3 in the Philippines.
Chicago, Dec. 26. Sauerkraut is to be
added to the bill of fare of the United
Etates soldiers now on duty in the Phil
ippines. Bids will be received by Ma
Jar W. L. Alexander, purchasing com
missary officer of the department of the
lakes, on December 29. for supplying
I'ncle Sam's troops stationed in and
about Manila with 20,000 gallons of
sauerkraut, and it will be shipped from
Chicago early in January. With it
there will be sent 150,000 two-pound cans
tit roast beef. 60,043 pounds of bacon and
E2.50O pounds of ham.
USUAL CORONERS' "VERDICT
Find What Every One Knew-That
Haywood Had Been Killed. i
i
The coroner's jury which met Christ
mas afternoon on the case of James
Haywood, the aged colored man who
was found dead near the Rock Island
tracks at the foot of Harrison street,
found that he came to his death by be
ing run -over by a brick ear. No blame,
was attached to the railroad company
as It was shown that Haywood was on
the tracks under the car where he had
no right to be. He was supposed to be
gathering brick dust for his stable.
Air-Tight Stove Explodes.
St. Joseph. Mo., Dec. 26. As the result
of a fire caused by the explosion of an air
tight stove the Providence Methodist
iipiseopai churc h (colored i was partially
burned at 9:St this morning and the pas
tor, the Rty. J. I Leonard, was fatally
fcuraed. . -
FLOWERS IN RL00JI.
England Has One of the Greenest
Christmases on Record.
New York, Dec. 26. A dispatch to the
Tribune from London says:
England had one of the greenest
Christmases on record, for the weather
has been so mild that primroses and
cornflowers are abloom as far north as
Liverpool and Yorkshire, while Devon
shire revels in a sub-tropical climate,
and the Isle of Wight is a garden of
roses in midwinter. Never have flowers
been more abundant in the London
market at Christmas time, nor has mis
tletoe ever been cheaper. As England is
supplied with Christmas, toys from Ger
many, it also receives immense ship
merts of mistletoe from Brittany and
Normandy, and there is a French touch
in the holiday rejoicing. The London
sky has been heavily clouded and the
air filled with mist, while the weather
has been unseasonably warm. The
deans of St. Paul's and Westminster
preached at the mid-day service. Canon
Ainger was among the lawyers at the
temple, and Dr. Parker, unwearied by
Jus week s experience In daily journal
ism, filled the pulpit at the city temple.
Handel and Gounod, as usual, were the
favorite composers in the Christmas
music at the churches, with Stanford
Hopkins and Sullivan as alternates.
There were fewer Christmas concerts
than are ordinarily known, but there
were more football matches for holiday
sport. There was a marked revival of
fox hunting in the country, with hard
riding and several serious accidents.
The royal family was divided between
Osborne house and Sandringharn court
The Court Circular shows that the queen
is entertaining a large family party,
and is also driving out morning and af
ternoon daily. The uneasiness regardm
her health is not dispelled by these re
ports since it is known that if she were
seriously indisposed and aging rapidly it
would be her desire as well as the set
tled policy of all members of the royal
family to keep back the facts in the
case in order to spare her subjects un
necessary pain.
A HORRIBLE VOYAGE.
State of Nebraska Was Nineteen Days
Coming Over.
New Tork, Dec. 25. It was more than
a merry Christmas for the 110 passen
gers on the belated Allan line steamer,
State of Nebraska. Nineteen days out
from the Clyde, eight days overdue, the
Nebraska crept into port here witn
smashed life boats, demolished light
houses and broken and twisted rails.
It was the first clear day the voyagers
had seen since .December 7, when the
Nebraska steamed out of Moville, Ire
land, in the face of a gale that swept her
decks.
On board the Allan liner when she left
Glasgow, on December 6, were ten sa
loon, thirty second cabin and seventy
steerage passengers.
Officers and passengers declared the
wreckage on deck gave but a faint idea
of the horrors of the voyage. Three
times the machinery broke down and
the vessel had to be hove to.
The only one.of- the crew .injured in
the long voyage was William Thompson,
a fireman who was hurled against the
deck rails and had two ribs fractured.
Captain David Ingram of Vancouver,
who has circled the globe twice, was one
of the passengers. He said that three
times the voyagers felt that all hope
was gone. Not a meal could be served
in the saloon during the voyage.
FOUGHT NEGRO TOUGHS
Braye Officer Haley Battles Sin
gle Handed With a Dozen.
A crowd of negro toughs attempted to
interfere with Officer Haley last night
when he was arresting James Wison
for fighting on Kansas avenue south. of
Tenth avenue. Haley used his club on
Wiison and knocked him down several
times, but the other negroes struck
Haley and took away his revolver and
star. They let him take his prisoner
after a hard fight in which the officer
and several of the negroes were hurt.
They saw that he would not release
Wilson and gave up the fight.
The star was found where it had been
thrown, but the revolver, a new Colts,
was not found. Haley did not recog
nize the men who attacked him, but it
is likely that they will be found and
arrested.
Officer Haley deserves credit for his
share in the battle. His assailants have
been hanging about that end of Kan
sas avenue for some time and prided
themselves on their tough reputation.
About a dozen were Implicated in the
disturbance.
KILLED WHILE HUNTING
Son of George Blair Tries to
Full Gun Through Hedge.
The 17-year-old son of George Blair, a
farmer living near Maple Hill, was acci
dentally killed Monday while out hunt
ing. The boy lt the house with his gun,
and as he did not return home at night
the family and neighbors began a
search for him. He was found dead
near a hedge fence, where it was thought
he had crawled through and attempted
to pull the gun after him.
The funeral was held this morning.
Dowager Lady Churchill Dies.
London, Dec. 26. The Dowager Lady
Churchill, senior lady of the bed cham
ber and an intimate friend of the queen
was found dead in her bedroom at Os
borne this morning. On retiring last
nisrht she complained of coid, but no
alarming symptoms were manifested
and her Indisposition was not thought to
be of a serious nature.
Hunting Pat Crowe.
New York, Dee. 6. A special to the
Press from Boston says: Pat Crowe,
who has been charged with being the
alleged chief kidnaper of young Cudahy,
is supposed to be in Boston, and the po
ice are searching for him. It is under
stood that there is a possible clue in the
booking of a stranger on one of the
liners due to sail this week. This man
will not be allowed to depart unless he
can prove try t he is not Crowe.
Death of Rev. F. D. Voigt
Trenton, N. J., Dec. 26. Rev. F. D.
Voight, formerly Catholic chaplain of
the New Jersey state prison, died at St.
Francis' hospital today of apoplexy,
aged 43. Father Fidilis was a member
of the Order of Minor Conventuals, and
besides being stationed at Trenton, had
served as rector at the Lady of Angels
church in Albany and St. Joseph's
church in TJtiea. Hi3 parents live in
Jeffersonville, Ind., and have been noti
fied of his death.
BREWEITSSPEECII
Kansas' Representative on U. S.
Bench Talks.
Discusses " The N w England
Home" at Washington.
T. JACKSON'S PENSION.
It Is Raised From 30 to $72
Per Month.
Elaborate Arrangements
the Inaugural Ball.
For
"Washington, D. C, Dec. 26. David
Josiah Brewer, associate justice of the
United States supreme court,, is one of
those men whose presence is frequently
sought for at social functions, for a
lecture or address, inasmuch, as his
talks are always brimful of interest and
enlightenment.
As a guest of the Congregational club
of the District of Columbia at its an
nual banquet the other evening Justice
Brewer talked for half an hour upon
"The New England Home" as it was in
the colonial times. He dwelt at length
upon the traits of character of the Puri
tan forefathers and their helpmeets. He
said that the colonial character waa of
the most exemplary in the history of the
human race, and from the viewpoint of
rigidity, sturdiness and stability it could
not be surpassed. The old New England
homes and their methods, he said, were
ideal, and the people who lived in the
colonial time were the bulwark of
American liberty.upon whom was found
ed the spirit of liberty and independence
which made the American nation such a
glorious one.
He also referred to the extraordinary
encouragement which was given in co
lonial times to marriages and the dis
couragement of divorces. He said the
good old customs in this respect had
been changed somewhat, and that now
there were more divorces In proportion
to number of marriages than there were
during the colonial period, citing sta
tistics in proot of this tact.
Congressman Calderhead, of the com
mittee on invalid pensions, has reported
to the house a bill to grant an increase
of pension to Thomas J. Jackson, of
Newton, Kan., late lieutenant colonel of
the Eleventh U. S. colored volunteer In
fantry, from J30 to $72 per month.
'Attorney E. T. Hackney of Welling
ton, Kan., has been admitted to practice
before the United States department of
interior.
A petition was received by Senator
Harris signed by a large number of the
citizens of Boyle, Kan., praying for the
enactment of the Grout bill. It was
presented to the senate and referred to
the committee on agriculture, which is
considering the Grout measure. This
is only one instance of hundreds of sim
ilar petitions forwarded from Kansas
recently to her representation here.
Captain "William Watson, who has had
business before the war department the
past few weeks, returned to hia home in
Pittsburg, Kan., yesterday.
The ball is the most absorbing top'e
of interest now being discussed in the
arrangements for the presidential inaug
uration ceremonies to be soon at hand.
This event, like many other features,
will be made to eclipse any previous ef
fort of the kind on such occasions. Even
at this early date the committee in
charge is In daily receipt of requests
from people throughout the states for
tickets to attend this great social func
tion. The tickets will cost $5 for each
person, or $10 per couple for the ball on
ly. Then there will be an expense of $2
apiece for refreshments. The liverymen
of the city have formed a combine on
the price of hack hire for the event. Car
riages will be dispensed at the rate of
$10 per couple. Following the ball a con
cert will be given for which an admis
sion of $2 a person will be charged. In
order to take advantage of all of the
features of this event the total cost to
each couple will be $28. Notwithstanding
such an expense there will be thousands
participate in this occasion which will
be resplendent with gayetyand eminence
of attendance.
The opinion is unanimous among the
local members of the Grand Army of the
Republic that the next annual encamp
ment will be held at the national capi
tal. A bill has been introduced by Senator
Baker to secure a widow's pension for
Elizabeth J. Musgrove of Garland, Kan.
Secretary Cobum's "Out there in Kan
sas" cards, showing the evolution of the
Kansas steer and statistics of the state
agricultural products and live stock are
frequently seen about V ashlr.gton. They
ma;, be seen prominently displayed in
the offices and homes of the Kansas con
tingent, who show evident pride to as
sist in advertising their resourceful
home state, w hich in these days of pros
perity ranks among the very foremost
of her sister states in many ways:
these are the days when Kansas people
abroad are willing to be identified as
Kansans.
Dr. Victor A. Norgaard. chief patho
logist of the bureau of animal industry,
who is slated for an address on the sub-
jeer ol "Vaccination for .Blaekleg"at the
thirteenth annual meeting of the Kansas
state board of agriculture on January 11,
is compelled to cancel his engagement in
Kansas. The bureau will send him to
Sale Lake City, where he will address
the stock men of Utah on the same sub
ject and on the same date. However.
Prof. John S. Mohler, first assistant
pathologist of the bureau, will be sent
to Kansas to supply Dr. Norgaard's
place on the programme. Prof. Mohler
Is a Kansas man. being a nephew of Mr.
M. Mohler, who preceded Mr. Coburn as
secretary of agriculture.
L. W. THAVIS.
A Stockyards Fire,
Chicago, Dec. 26. A stock yards fire
early today caused alarm among the
guests o,f the Transit house and result
ed in the destruction of the noted
O'Leary club house, entailing losses ag
gregating $60,000. Aside from the clift
house, the building of four stories con
tained a white lead factory, gum fac
tory and a hardware store, the stock
in nearly all of which was almost to
tally destroyed. The Transit house,
which was across the street from the
building, was at no time in danger
OX A LONELY MISSION.
French Gendarmes Going: to Barrack
Duty to Tahiti
New Tork, Dec. 26. The Normandie of
the French line, wmen nas just arrived
here from Havre, after a stormy voy
age, brought five French gendarmes in
wull uniform, who are going to Tahiti,
the principal island of the Society group
in the South Pacific, which is owned by
France. They were In charge of a sub
lieutenant and- came from Lyons. They
will relieve a like number now in Tahiti.
They will, cross this continent to San
Francisco and will there embark Cor
their destination. . "
TO ADVANCE HOBSOfi
Secretary Long Anxions to Pro
mote Nayal Hero.
New Tork, Dec. 26. A dispatch to the
Herald from Washington says:
A new effort is likely to be made to
induce congress to grant recognition of
some kind to Naval Constructor Rich
mond P. Hopson for his conduct in sink
ing the MerrimaC in the harbor of San
tiago. There has been a revival of interest in
Mr. Hobson's case, as a result of the
sympathy his illness has caused, and
Secretary Long stands ready to heartily
indorse any proposition in line with his
recommendation that congress may be
willing to make.
Mr. Hobson was anxious some months
RICHMOND P HOBSON.
ago to be transferred to the Line, and
failing In such transfer, to be advanced
in his own corps, but the controversy
brought about by the claims of friends
of Rear Admiral Sampson and Schley in
connection with their promotion caused
congress to take no action In -any of the
Santiago cases. The department hopes
congress will adopt t' s system recom
mended by the secreti'sty, providing that
medals and increase of pay be conferred
upon officers distinguishing themselves
in action and an effort will be made to
obtain action after the beginning of the
new year, though the chances of suc
cess are very slim.
Following the appointment of Naval
Constructor F. T. Bowles as the succes
sor of Rear Admiral Philip Hichborn,
chief constructor, when the latter retires
on March 4 next, several changes in th-?
stations of officers of the construction
corps will occur. Naval Constructor W.
W. Woodward, now serving as principal
assistant to Rear Admiral1 Hichborn.
will be assigned to duty as a member of
the board of inspection and survey, suc
ceeding Naval Constructor W. L. Capps,
who wdil be appointed superintending
constructor of the New Tork navv
yard. J. H .Linnard. superintending
constructor at League Island, will be
designated as Mr. Bowles' principal as
sistant. STARTED OVER RELIGION.
A Bloody Battle on Christmas Eve in
Maine Lumber Camp.
Bangor, Maine, Dec. 26 A bloody bat
tle occurred Christmas eve at Adams &
Knowlton's lumber camp at Chase
stream, Upper Kennebec river and po
lice and physicians, none of whom are
nearer than 30 miles, have been sum
moned to the scene. The fight started
in a dispute between a man known aa
"Wild" Hennessey and a Frenchman
named Philip Ouliette over religion,
Hennessey being a protestant and
Ouilette a. Catholic. The two fought
first with fists, and soon resorted to
clubs. f
In a few minutes the fight became
general and about 30 men engaged in a
terrific battle with axes, limbs of trees,
and lumps of ice. A teamster named
Wilson attempted to stop the fight and
was laid senseless with, a blow on the
head.
Then a teamster named Taylor took a
hand as peacemaker and laid about him
with all kinds of weapons. In a few
minutes the ground was strewn with
victims of Taylor's powerful blows and
those who had been injured in the gen
eral mix-up. tl is thought that of the
twenty or more hurt some will die.
CAN'T EVEN GUESS
How Long It W ill Take to Get a
Reply From China.
Washington, Dec. 26. A cablegram
received at the state department from
United States Minister Conger, dated at
Pekin, states that the zrst formal meet
ing between the diplomatic representa
tives and Prince Ching took place on
the 24th. Ching presented the creden
tials of himself and Li Hung Chang,
w ho was unable to attend owing to Ill
ness, to the diplomatic representatives,
who handed to him the international
note. The officials of the state depart
ment are unwilling to venture a guess
as to the length of time that will be
consumed by the Chinese government in
consideration of the note.
The last article of the note notified the
Chinese government that the occupa
tion of Chi Li and Pekin may continue
until the Chinese government has com
plied with the terms of the note. It
may be stated, however, that the United
States is not bound or affected by this
condition. Our occupancy from a mili
tary point of view has terminated, and
there is no disposition to renew it. As
for the other powers, it is expected that
the main obstacle they will encounter in
withdrawing under this condition will
be found in the difficulty in obtaining
satisfactory guarantees upon the Chi
nese promise to pay indemnities.
'Weather Indications.
Chicago, Dec. 6. Forecast for Kan
sas: Generally fair tonight and Thurs
day; southerly winds.
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.TIME-SERVERS.
Leaders of the New Party In
the Philippines
Are So Characterized by Presi
dent of Madrid Junta.
COMES TO BE FREE.
Would Rather Be an American
Than a Filipino Slave.
Says War Will Go on Under
Aguinaldo's Leadership.
New Tork, Dec. 26. Rafael Del Pan
Fontela, a refugee from the Philippine
islands, and first president of the Mad
rid junta, has just arrived in New York
from Canada.
"I came here to be free," he explained.
"It was impossible for me to be other
than a slave to America whan I lived
with my wife and five children in Ma
nila, so I have come where I won't have
to be subservient. Americans are not
subservient to Americans and while I
don't approve of the American methods
employed in the Philippines, I'd rather
be a free American than an enslaved
Filipino."
Senor Fontela was a lawyer and editor
in Manila, When the war began he was
Aguinaldo's chief adviser.
Driven out of the Philippines by the
American soldiers he fled with his wife
and five small children to Madrid. There
he established the first Filipino junta
and was made its president.
With an idea that such a junta would
flourish In Canada, he left Madrid and
went to Montreal. He has been there
for the past several weeks.
"You hear so much of American inde
pendence in Canada," he continued, "that
I determined to come here and get some
of it."
Senor Fontela explained that it waa
safe for him to return to the Philippines
and resume his law practice and the
publication of his newspapers were he
willing to swear allegiance to the stars
and stripes.
"I am no hypocrite," he explained,"and
can't take such an oath when my people
are in a struggle which must end in
death or freedom. I will not return to
the Philipipnea until independence has
been gained.
"The impression has got abroad that
Aguinaldo is dead. This is nonsense.
He has a large following and every man
under him is there to do or die. The
war has just begun unless America ac
cedes to the demands of the Filipinos."
Regarding the formation of a new
party which the United States officials
say will rally the Filipinos to the co
lonial policy, Senor Fontela said:
"This scheme is doomed to failure. The
leaders, Buencamino and Paterno, are
leaders without a party. They are time
servers. During the Spanish domina
tion they were more Spanish than the
Spaniards. During the effective life of
the Filipino republic they .were ardent
patriots.
"When the United States troops cap
tured the Filipino capital, Tarlac, these
men allowed themselves to be taken
prisoners and have since professed ar
dent enthusiasm for United States su
premacy. Any proposal made by them
Is sure to be rejected by the Filipinos,
who will apply to them the proverb
which, being trwislated, is 'The same
dog with different collars.'
"Last June Buencamino made an at
tempt to organize a party for autonomy.
No one responded. In October Paterno
tried to organize festivals in Manila and
asked Filipino revolutionists to co-operate
with him in asking for a broad
plan of self government. The United
States people can hardly have forgotten
the complete failure of the Manila fes
tivals and the indifference with which
the people treated Senor Paterno's ef
forts. "Now Paterno and Buencamino join
their forces, proposing to organize a new
party, a 'federal party.' As the force
of each amounts to zero, their united
forces will be double zero."
Telephoning Under Water.
Key West, Dec. 26. An interesting
experiment has just been made here.
In the presenceof several prominent per
sons the officers of 0. telephone company
connected the wire here and at Havana
witn the gulf cable between the two
cities. For a few minutes a roaring
noise prevented any communication,
but this subsided and the officers heard
from Havana distinctly the words "I
cannot understand you" clearly trans
mitted. Havana, however, failed to
clearly understand. The experiment
was regarded as highly successful.
A Rich Man Assassinated.
St. Joseph, Mo., Dec. 6. Frank Rich
ardson, a wealthy man of this city and
Savannah, Mo., was murdered at his
home in Savannah last night about 9
o'clock. A stranger followed him from
town and shot him m the back of the
head. They had quarreled, and Mrs.
Richardson heard the stranger say:
'Well, has It come to this?" She heard
a pistol shot. Her husband entered the
house and fell dead. Richardson was a
brother of John D. Richardson, general
manager of the biscuit trust. The dead
man was a stockholder in the trust.
Bernhardt Seen in Hamlet.
New Tork, Dec.26. Sarah Beinhardt's
"Hamlet" was produced for the first
time in this country at the Garden thea
ter here last night. A faithful prose
translation by Eugene Morand and Mar
cel Schwab was used, and an interested
audience was present. Despite the dif
ferenceif. that existed between the Eng
lish and the French conception of trag-,
edv. the Hamlet seen was warmly re
ceived. M. Coquelin did not appear un
til the last act where he had the role or
the first grave digger. Mme. Bernhardt
was recalled many times.
Danced on His Stomach,
Wichita, Dec. 26. A dispatch from
Ponca City, Ok., says: Dr. T. L. Haw
kins, formerly of- Knox, Mo., is dead at
Ralston, near here, the result of Cowboy
Hamm of Moody's ranch, knocking him
down and dancing on his stomach. The
doctor was over 60 years of age and re
cently saved the life of Hamm over the
settlement for which services the fatal
dispute arose.
World's Bowling Record.
Indianapolis, Dec. X Webb Jay, of
this citv, broke the woild's bowling rec
ord at the city club by bowling 290 out
of the possible 300 points. Strike after
stride was made in his game with three
comrades until the last ball, which miss
ed the eighth pin-
C031PARATIVE PRICES.
Twenty Years' Record of 45 Leading
Commodities.
Washington, Dec 26 A comparison of
prices in 199 with those of preceding
years in that great world's market, Lon
don, is made by Prof. A. Sauerbeck in a
publication issued by the Royal Statisti
cal society of London, Kngland, and just
received by the tieasury bureau of sta
tistics. This comparison, according to
Prof. Sauerbeck's statement which pre
oedes it, "shows the course of prices oi
45 commodities during the last 20 years
as compared with the standard period of
11 years, 1867-77." The statement of val
ues is in the form of "index numbers"
in which the average price during ti.e
period 5S67-77 is taken as 100 and the ?p1
ative price in the years named, from 1S80
to !S8. is based thereon.
The 45 articles considered are arranged
In six great groups; vegetable food: ani
mal food; sugar, coffee and tea; miner
als; textiles, and sundry materials. In
vegetable food, the index number for the
year lhbO was 8!; for the year 18N5. ON;
for the year 1890 it was 65; in 1896 it
reached its lowest point, 53; and in 1S.9
averaged for the year, 60. In animal
food .the figure for 1S80 was 101 ; for
1883, 88; for 1890, 82; in 1896 again tne
lowest point, 73; and in 1S99. 79. Sugar,
tea and coffee stood in 1880 at 88; in 13),
at 70; and reached their lowest average,
51, in 1898, and in 1899 stood at 53, though
for coffee and tea, as shown in the dis
cussion accompanying the tables, the
1899 figures were the lowest recorded in
the tables. In minerals, the index flguve
in 1880 was 79; in 1885, 66; in 1890. 80; in
1895, it reached its lowest point, 62; and
in VS99 stood at 92. by far the highest
point in the 20 years' period, 1880-99, un
der consideration, in textiles the index
figure for 1880 was 81; for 1890, 66; and
reached the lowest point In 1897 and
189S, when It stood in each year at t,
returning in 1899 to 58. In the list head
ed "sundry materials," the index figure
for 1880 was S9; for 1885, 76; for 1890, 69.
and reached Its lowest point in 1897, when
It stood at 62, and in 1899 returned to 65.
Taking the grand total of the 45 articles
considered in the various classes of veg
etable food, animal food; sugar, coffee
and tea; minerals; textiles;and sundries,
the index figure for 1880 was 88; for 1SS5,
72; for 1890, 72, and in 1896 reached its
lowest point, 61, returning in 1899 to 68.
Discussing the table from which the
above figures are taken, Prof. Sauer
beck says:
"The index number for all commodities
was 63, against 64 in 1S98, or 32 per cent
below the standard period 1867-77. and
14 per cent below the 10 years 1878-87,
but 3 per cent above the average of the
last 10 years. As compared with 1898
the advance amounted to 4 points (or
6i4 per cent) while the rise on 1896. the
lowest yet on record, was as much as
7 points or (11 per cent). The rise was
smaller than was probably expected by
many observers, and this is explained
by the fact that the average advance
for the whole year applied only to ma
terials, and here principally to minerals,
to a smaller extent to textiles, and to a
very slight extent to sundry materials.
Articles of food, on the other hand, were
in the aggregate lower an advantage
no doubt to consumers and wre exact
ly on a level with 1X97, so that the ad
vance obtained in 1898 was again lost.
"Four articles out of the 45 contained
in my tables showed records of lowest
prices, viz., Brazil coffee, flax, coarse
wool, and the average import price of
tea. Articles of food were a little lower,
but materials 24 per cent higher than in
December, 1898. while the rise for ma
terials from the lowest point in Feb
ruary, 1S95, amounted to as much as
36 per cent in the aggregate. Articles
of food, on the other hand, were only
84 per cent above their lowest record
point in July, 1896.
"In the course of last year prices of
corn remained generally on a low level,
the small wheat crop of the world of
1897 (283 million quarters) having been
followed in 1898 by the largest crop on
record (58 million quarters), and in 1899
by another good crop (324 million quar
ters). Meat and butter were somewhat
dearer, the latter being affected by the
drought in August. Sugar and the
common sorts of tea ruled a little high
er than In the preceding year, though
both articles are still on a very low
basis, the average import price of all
sorts of tea imported having been the
lowest on record.
"Brazil coffee, under the Influence of
tour large crops in succession, was lower
than ever before. Santos touching 25
shillings per hundred, in September, but
improving again to 32s towards the end
of the year. Metals generally reached
their highest points between July and
October, but gave way to some extent
later on, while coal obtained almost
famine prices at the end of the year and
early In 1900. Iron has not been so high
since 1874, but copper and tin, although
verv clear, were still higher during the
speculation in 1887-88.
"Among the textiles we have to record
an advance for cotton, in view of a large
consumption and lower estimates of the
current crop, but prices during the past
year were still very low as compared
with former periods. Flax touched the
lowest pi ice on record. Improved grad
ually and realized a sharp advance In
December. Manila hemp experienced
great fluctuations m conjunction witn
the policy of opening and again closing
the port?" "the price was 17 pounds ster
ling per ton at the end of 1897, and about
61 pounds sterling at the end of last
year, probably the highest figure on rec
ord. Merino wool advanced over 60 piT
cent, and ha3 not been so high since
1880, while the bulk of coarse wools oc
cupied the lowest level on record for the
greater part of the year, improving to
some extent towards the end. Silk was
considerably higher.
"The past year will, on the whole be
considered a very prosperous one, and
the activity of the manufacturing in
dustries in Europe, as well as in Ameri
ca, was greater than at any time since
1871-73."
TEACHERS IN SESSION.
One Thousand Iowa Pedagogues
. Gather at Des Moines.
Des Moines. Ia., Dec- 25. One thousand
teachers are in attendance upon the forty
six annual session of the Iowa State
Teachers' association, which continues for
three days in this city. Today is round
table day, the eleven divisions of the so
ciety devoting their time to th discus
sion of problems which confront their
siiecial interests. This afternoon Prof. C.
B. Colgrove of Cedar Falls discussed the
"Sequence of Studies" before the general
meeting and this evening Prof. V. K.
Harper of Chicago will deliver an address
upon "The Trend of Popular Liucation."
Cruiser Phaeton's Mission.
San Diego, Cal.. Dec. 26. The cruiser
Phaeton of the British Pacific squadron
has put In here on her way from Es
quamalt to Panama, whither Fhe was
ordered on account of the Colombian
rebellion and the disturbances which
may follow it. It was not the intention
to stop at this port, but one of the sail
ors Is suffering from a fractured leg and
will be left here.
Kentuckian He called me a liar, sir.
New Yorker And what did you do?
Kentuckian I went to the funeral.
Detroit Free Press. i 1
DID NOTVOTE.
Military Red Tape Prevented
Soldiers' Franchise.
Flimsy Excuses Uiven by tlie
Army Ofiicers.
NO KANSANS TIIEHE.
Sample of the Statements (Jireu
Out.
The
Ballots Sent Were Never
Even Opened.
Military red-tape mtoii to have been
responsible for the lues of th ir voles by
the Kansas soldiers in the Philippines.
Not one of the Kansas, soldiers In ttii
service of the government fighting tl j
Tagals cast a vote on election day. This
information is official, having been
brought to Topcka to the secretary of
state, George A. Clark, In a letter from
th9 commander of the American forces
in I he Philippines.
This letter contains the announcement
that the ballots could riot be sent to th
Kar.Ba.ns in lima to vote, but the staU--ment
appeals subsequent to the an
nouncement by the adjutant general oC
the department of the Philippines that,
there are no Kansas soldiers in the army
there.
This statement is particularly aston
ishing when every one knows that thet
are 1,200 Kansas mrti now in the army in
those islands.
After delaying the official ballot f r
16 days the adjutant general of the de
partment returnd them to the licad
quattera at Manila with the annoum i
ment that the ballots could not h seni
to the volunteer Kansa. s iu time to Vote
on election day.
This incident is annoytng to the state
administration because the ballot 4
reached the islands October So. Thl wh
seven days prior to the election but th
adlutant general's first notice of them
was November 16, ten days after tin
election.
The consignment of ballots was ac
companied by otticial cittnmiiulratUiiii
from Governor Stanley, 1 he "fcrctary of
state and Morton Albiiugh. chairman of
the Republican state commit ii. TIhot
were addreHsed to the chief qnui tei mas
ter at Manila. October 30 the chief quai -termaster,
O. P. Miller, forwarded lie
official documents and th ballots to ,n
adjutant general of the department of
the Philippines, 'for instruction's.''
The fellowhig addition is n.ade to tl e
endorsement concerning instructions by
Mr. Miiler:
' io far as known In this o(!ii e th-i
ar? no Kansas volunteers in the; isl
ands." The communication from the cliff
quartermaster was 'noticed" by Hie ad
jutant general whose name can not l e
ascertained because of his poor penman
ship. The endorsement, however, is in
type-wiiting, therefore lnte;iihli,u hti 'i
is not true of the pienature referred U..
The endorsement follows:
".Kespectfully returned to the chh f
quartermaster of the division. There are
no Kansas volunteers as such. The Thn -ty-Fecond,
Fortieth and Fort v-f ui 1 i
regiments were recruited In KunsuK but
as these blanks are supxmcd to have
come on the Hancock, it is clear that
they could not have been gotten to te
stations of these regiments by November
6."
In one line the adjutant renernl slates,
there are no known Kansas volume. -t
In the service; in the next lie nays ti e '
ballots could not be forwarded to t lie r -spective
stations in time for I hem to
vote. This announcement was made t' tv
days after the election day.
It Is the opinion of the Ttepublienn
managers that the army offieeia have
beer guilty of unnecessary delay mid liv
Indulgence In red-tape deprlvel the
Kansans of the opportunity to vole.
CON D1TI0NS IN I'E KIN.
Situation Reviewed by a London
Newspaper Correspondent.
London, Dec. 6. In the course of a
review published In the Morning Post
today of thi" conditions existing at
Pekin, H. J. Whighum, the well known
newspaper correspondent, says there use
now a quarter million inhabitants pur
suing their ordinary avocations in t.',
. V;noi icar. quarters. The markets are m
full blast. Adds that the America'! and
Japanese quarters are in all respects t li t
l't managed, "showing ahility en ih
part of Americans to hold a subject
people, which they h;.ve not developed
elsewhere to Rroper advantage."
Continuing Mr. W hiharn sny:
"This enormous portion of the city Is
policed by exactly one company of in
fantry arid a few mounted men under
a provost marshal. If only these hard
headed soldiers of the provost marshal
type had been given a fre hand in tie
Philippines the task of suhiueatirig tie;
unfortunate Isanders would have lx'ti
much more simple. If the Japan.
have come out of the muddle with ty
ing colors, they have at least the Amer
icans close behind. It was worth i tid
ing an expedition to China if only l
get a few hints cm transport from the
Americans. Their scheme of tnui icipal
government could not be be'tcrrd I y
the I'.ritish, who have learned the luiyl
nsss by experience in many quarter of
the globe.
"For the point of contrast it Is onlv
necessary to walk down the aveim of
the Chinese c.ty dividing the I'nitcl
states and Germany. Trn American
Bide of the street is (dniply Pekin iu the
ordinary garb of peai-e, rninus iin va
riegated smells. The opposite side in al
most deserted. The Germans have "irv
to the American side f ir meat and v v
ctables. and it is w hi: pered that tie
country licople are sometimes roiihcl a
they bring In the proem e except H e
gates are Hritish, A rnerh an or J a ! i n
That is why the markets In th quarter
controlled by these nations aie He
best." A dispatch to tb Pull Mall Gazct "
from Pekin dated Monday, I em le r nj.
says:
"Much Irritation has been cause 1 la
the activity of th litlsh troops in l1"
districts under Hritish protection.
acute has been the f .'.cling, the dupa! h
adds, that there has been a question of
the Hritish seceding from the ally com
mand." Can't Find Pat Crowe.
St. Joseph. Mo., Iee. 2C Th 1"
lice have been unahle to irn1
Orwe, wanted for kidnaping vour
ahy In Omaha. Two officers deela
saw Crowe here a clay or two a I
kidnaping, but he ciumot he local'
Koine believe Crowe Is being seen
persons here who are known
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