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Our Great Sacrifice Sale draws larger
crowds day after day. The fineness
of the goods and the littleness of
the price is whac astonishes
every customer.
The Silks and the Dress Goods, the "Wraps and the Millinery,
are having an immense run in this great six days sale. "Winter
goods are oeing cut deep, and losses are not considered this week.
Be at our store today, you will meet there a crowd of prudent
buyers.
MUNSON & MeNAMARA.
Once In a Coon s Age!
We hear of a customer who
The Great Clover Field of Genuine Bargains
into an Unhealthy Pasture of
competition
Which by careful investigation proves to be full of "Weeds
and Thorns In due t me he returns looking penitent, weary
and ragged, pledging himself never again to wander away
from the Only Reliable One Price Bargain Givers.
All Say "We Keep the
Lowest
Look at lis Git
Lot 8645. Mne Melton Overcoats formerly $14, now $10.
" 24,116 Pine Kersey
" 7142. B ack Worsted " , "
" 73- 5. Fine blue tassimere " "
" 7825. lack Beaver Overcoats '
" 9050. Blu Kersey
" 2232. Fur Beaver " "
And many others which we are anxious to
close out. We are Slaughtering Underwear
and intend to close it out if Ave have to give
it away. We sell "Winter Caps for 25c that
others ask $1 for.
Watch the crowd of happy buyers if you
want to know where to get the
best bargains.
COLE & JONES,
The One Price Clothiers,
20S, 210 and 212 DOUGLAS AVENUE. WICHITA, KANSAS.
MORE MEN WILL STRIKE.
EYANSYiLLE, Ind., Jan. 2. A telegram
was received from Terre Haute last night
by the strike committee saying that or
ders had been sent to Mattoon, III, for the
Decatnr & Evausville employes to be
ready to join the strkers today, and in
structing thu committee here to make the
same arrangement with the Louisville,
Evansville & St. Louis air line employes.
leprestntatives were sent from here to
Mattoon, 111., and Huntingburg, Ind., to
see that the orders go into effect.
Charleston, 111., Jan. y. The New
Year was u&hered in at Charleston with a
strike on the part of thu brakemen on the
Toledo, St. Louis & Kanns City railroad.
This has thrown about seventy-five men
out of emplojment at this point. There is
not u freight train moving on the wei.tern
diuisionfroai Frankfort to East St, Louis.
The Btrikers demand Wabash wages, but
the officials so far have not decided to
coino to their terms.
BOOMERS TAKING FORCIBLE POSSES
SION. PlEP.RE, S. D.. Jan. 2. Company A of
the United States infantry, stationed at
Fort Pierre, Lieutenaut Poor command
ing, passed through this city yesterday en
route to the Mile Square on the Sioux
reservation. Lieutenant Poor has re
ceived instructions from General Ruger to
remain on the reservation until it is open
to settlement by the president to Dreserve
peace and order and to exclude all others
not now established there from going on
the reservation. The South Pierre boom
ers have decided to go back to the Mile
Square within the next few days and at
tempt to take the townsite by force if
necessary. If they ore ejected by the
troops it will probably result in other
squatters on the Mile Square being driven
off. Excitement is intense.
EX-MINISTER BOKER DEAD.
Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 2. Hon Geo.
H. Boker, ex-minister to Turkey and
Bussia. died at his residence here this
moraine
Main Street.
has wandered away from
Best and Name the
Prices.
on Oraoafc
14, " 10.
15, " 10.
14, " 10.
12, " 10.
20, 15.
20, " 15.
SUED FOR A HUSBAND'S AFFECTIONS.
IvAXSAS ClTl, Mo., Jan. 2. A very sen
sational and novel suit was begun here
this morning. Mrs. Inga Purvis, the pro
prietress of a road house on the outskirts
of town, brought suit for $15,000 damages
against Mrs. Mary Gore because, she
claims, the latter has alleinated the affec
tions of Mr. Purvis from her. It is said
that she will alo bring suit against Mrs.
Gore for about $120,000 which she claims
Purvis has made over to Mrs. Gore during
the last six j ears, the two latter having
lived together iu this city. Such a suit as
the first one, the lawjers say, was never
before known in this country.
ENGINEER BAUERIESON IRELEASED.
JOLIET. 111.. Jan. 2. John A Bauerie-
sou was released from the state peniten
tiary today on a pardon from Governor
Fifer. Bauerieson and Thomas Broderick
were engineers on the Chicago. Burlngton
& Quincy road, and were leaders in the
long and bitter strike of the engineers and
firemenofth.it company two je.irs ago.
They were convicted of conspiracy to de
stroy property of the company with dyna
mite. Biiuerieson bad completed eleven
months of his two j-ears term. Broder
ick's sentence will expire next ApriL
POWDERLY NOT ARRESTED.
SCRAXTOX, Pa, Jan. 2. Yesterday a
constable in this city received by mail a
warrant for the arrest of Masterworkman
Powderly sworn out by Hon. Edward
Callahan, of Scottdale. The warrant was
presented to Alderman Donahne for his
endorsement, but after a careful examina
tion the alderman refused to endorse iu
Mr. Powderly leaves tomorrow for lectur
iug tour of eight weeks.
THE MATRON'S BODY FOUND.
Xew York, Jan. 2. The body of Matron
McAuliffe,of the Tombs prison, was found
in the river at the foot of Sixteenth, street
this morning. She was about SO years
old.
As Hid As
Ever
Two items, Spool Cotton and Lin
ing Cambric.
Every other Articles in Fox's
entire stock going at cost
and less.
Considering what an immense lot of goods
have been crowded out of our store during
the last three'weeks, our stock holds out re
markably well
It 13 a big stock; it is a "well selected stock
to be thrown on the market at cost and less.
But the goods must go. It will require
some wonderful work and great sacrifice to
clean out all the goods by February.
We will make the sacrifice; will you take
advantage of it
We think you will.
Cloaks This is a 8tock that will require
some awful slaughtering work. Come in, if
we con suit you we willsell you.
We can suit you, because our stock of
cloaks is large and fine.
Come in and see. We will lose lots of
money. Do you want to make $3 to 1 15 on
a cloak? 50 cent in cash will do us more
good than $1 in cloaks.
Cash House. 150N. Main St.
SHEEWD OLD CHIEFS
Sioux Talk About Promises Made by the
Government Commissioners.
Washington, Jan. 2. The delegation of
Sioux chiefs had another talk with Com
missioner Morgan today, when John
Grass said: "Lust summer you sent three
men out to my country. They told us that
if we signed the treaty we would get the
schools and oxen and wagons and other
things promihed ns in the treaty of lStk
and pay for the land we now sell. I see
some of the thing are promised in both
treaties. My people want to know if we
are to have them twice. The commission
ers said we were and I want to know about
it."
Mad Bear said: "You sent us three per
sons to show us how to farm. They can't
talk to us; they only
make motions with their hands
and then go away: we
don't know what they mean. If they
would plow and sow and raise crops we
could see how they did it and learn to
farm better than the farmers you" send to
teach us "
Commissioner Morgan interrupted to
say: "You should learn to understand
English and then perhaps the farmers
could teach you."
Mad Bear replied: "If we had got the
schools on the leservation aspiomised in
15GS we would now know English, but we
did not get them. Wo wane to learn to
farm and do like the whites and we want
scnoois in tne reservations. We can
learn."
NORTHWESTERN FLOUR OUTPUT.
Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 2. The North
western Miller today says: Tiie output of
the mills last week was the lightest so far
on the crop. This was due in the main to
there being a general suspension of work
on Christmas. There were seventeen mills
which made flour in greater or less quan
tities and the aggregate output for the
week was 108,830 barrels, averaging 15,547
barrels daily, against 140,040 barrels the
week before and (.0,000 barrels for the cor
lesponding week in 1SSS. The Hour mar
ket coutinues very dull, though millers
say that the demand is much better
than usually experienced during the
holiday season, with wheat tending
upward. Pi ices are pretty well
maintained. Seveial firms reported
libeil sales yesterday of patents on the
basis of 31s 9J for London & Leith, and it
is claimed that better prices can be ob
tained abroad than at home. Bakcis are
readily taken as fast as manufactured, but
low giades can hardly be cot rid of at any
prices. Most of the mills have now nearly
caught up on orders on their books aside
from a cbnaideiable quautity for which
they are unable to get shipping directions.
A sanguine feeling pervades the frater
nity here that by the middle of the month
a better deniunu for flour w ill have set in.
SERIOUS TROUBLE AHEAD.
PCXXSUTATOWXY, Pa., Jan. 2. The Buf
falo, Rochester & Pittsburc company,
whose employes to the number of 1,(300
men and boys are now on a strike, were
not successful in their attempt to eject tho
miners from their houses today, Sheriff
Sutter, of this county, refusing to act as
promptly in the matter as the company
desired. Today was set by thu company
as the time for executing the writs of
ejectment which have already been issued,
but tho sheriff has until the February
court to make return of his writs and he
can serve them any time within the inter
vening period that raw suit his
inclinations. Superintendent Hoskells
declares th.it ho will open the mines
on Monday at any cost. He says if he
gives in to the miners this time the com
pany might as well close its works as the
men would be more insolent and arrogate
to themselves the entire control of the
works The cornp my is at an expense of
about $700 a day of maintaining its guard
of 140 Pinkerton men, and the officials say
they will break the strike if it costs the
company a million dollars.
The Walston coke plant is the largest in
the United States, comprising nearly 1,300
ovens. Tho attempt to put in new men
next Monday will be resisted and blood
shed niay lesult as the Hungarians are
desperate.
SHOCKED BY FALLEN WIRES.
St. Loris, Mo., Jan. 2. Several serious
accidents were occasioned by electric light
Wires last nignt. About S o'clock an elec
tric wire fell to the ground at the corner
of Seventh and Morgan streets. A few
moments later Mr. and Mrs, Smith fol
lowed by their litrie dog, passed the cor
ner. I he dog toucneu the wire and was a
corpse m a jiffy. Mrs. Smith ran to the
dog, and not seeing the wire stepped on it
and was thrown some distance and fell
unconscious. Her husband sprang to pick
her up and received a severe shock, but
was not rendered insensible. Mrs. Smith
had a narrow escape from deith.
A crowd collected and George Reeves
coming in contact with the wire was
knocked insensible. A fireman named
Hogan rushed to the rescue and was very
seerely shocked. Reeves was so b&dly
hurt that he was ent to the city hospital.
A horse was kilied by stepping on a fallen
wire at the corner of V-indeventer and
Finney avenue, and several other minor
accidents occurred in different parts of that
city.
LIVELY WORK ATSCOTT.
Foirr SCOTT, Kan., Jan. 2. Advices
from along tee line of tne Miaoun Pacific
show that there 500 men at work in this
city aud between here and Rich Hill, on
the Fort Scott & Eastern. A large force
of men arc engaged grading aud blasting
tbrouch Elm street, in tbii city, the cut
being about fifty-four fet deep and TOO
feet Ions.
W LAWS ERROR.
AWFUL CONFESSION MADE BY A
DY1SG CRIMINAL. -
An Innocent Man Hanged for Two
Murders in the Cherokee
Nation.
"Minnie'' Bogere, Fatally Injured by a
Train, Acknowledges the Deed and
Absolves Stevens.
Hired to Commit the Crime by an Enemy
of the Victims A German Family
Bear Joliet, HI, Poisonsd by
Some Miscreant The
Record of Grimes.
Tallequah, I. T., Jan. 2. A startling
revelation has been made at Illinois sta
tion, a small town twenty-five miles from
here. On the evoning of December 27,
"Minnie" Rogers, a colored gambler and
whisky peddler, was run over by a railway
train and fatally injured. Before he died
he made a statement regarding the mur
der in 1SS6 in the Cherokee nation of Dr.
J. M. Pyle and Mrs. William Kerr. The
couple were found murdered in their beds
at their respective houses one morning,
their heads having been crushed in by
some implement. John Stevens, toward
whom suspicion pointed, was arrested,
tried before Judge Parker at Fort Smith,
Ark., convicted and hanged. On his death
bed Rogers confessed that lie had commit
ted the deed unaided. He swore that he
had been hired to do it by an enemy of his
victims.
DEATH BY P0IS0NIN&.
Farmer Ball and Mother, near Joliet, 111-,
Someone's Victims.
Joliet, 111., Jan. 2. A tragedy which
promises to develop some sensational
features occurred yesterday at the farm of
John Dall, a German, living near the
village of Mokena in this county. Dall
was a single man living with his mother,
Mrs. Amelia Dall, 70 years old, and con
nected with the household were a hired
man named Jchuffler, and a girl named
Mina Scheneck. On New Yen's day the
girl prepared dinner and when the coffee
was served each member of the family
noticed that it had a strong, bitter taste.
The stuff was thrown away and a
new lot made. This was also bad,
but not enough so to prevent the
family fiom partaking freely of it.
Soon after dinner they all became alarm
ingly sick and had to go to bed. The hired
man and girl at once drank a quantity of
fresh milk. This caused vomiting and
saved their lives. Mrs. Dall died after a
few hours of excruciating pain and last
evening John Dall breathed his last. The
physician called could not determine the
character of the poisou. A white powder
was noticed in the first pot o" coffe. John
Schaffer, a former employe of Dall, and a
rival suitor for the hand ui the servant
maid, was at once suspected as the guilty
Derson When the sheriff arrested him at
Mokena, this morning, he tried to commit
suicide with a razor.
A CHINESE GIRL SLAVE.
Dexter, Col., Jan 2, There is trouble
here between one faction of a Chinese col
ony and tho humane society over the pos
session of Hon Jony, a 15-year-old girl,
who was rescued from a den on Wazee
street on Tuesday. Fim Hoso, a Chinese
merchant, claims the girl as his wife, but
it is understood that he bought her in San
Francisco, not long ago, for 81,300. None
of the interpreters could be secured to get
the girl's story, as they have no desire to
come in contact with the highbinders. An
old missionary was found who could talk
with the girl, and yesterday Hon Jony re
lated the story of tier life. Sold by her
parents in one of the famine stricken dis
tricts of Chiua, she was shipped to San
Francisco where Fhu Hoso secured her
and nlaced her in one of his houses in this
city, and then compelled her to lead a life
of shame.
ACCUSED OF ABSTRACTING EVIDENCE
CHICAGO, I1L, Jan 2. County Attpruey
Terhune, who assumed the duties of his
office yesterday, today wrote a letter to
his predecessor in office, E. R. Bliss, de
claring that the latter on going out of
office had abstracted the files and other
evidence in a number of "boodle" con
tract cases now pending before the courts-.
Terhune declares that this action has
crippled him in the prosecution of the
cases and demands the roturn of the pa
pers in question. He warns Mr. Bliss that
if he fails to comply with this demand an
action iu mandamus against him for their
recovery will be begun.
A BARBER COMMITS SUICIDE.
CHICAGO, 111., Jan. 2. Frank Fare, a
barber, made a desperate but unsuccessful
attempt to kill his wife yesterday. Fa.l
ing in the attempt he cut his own throat
with a carving knife, and now lie. at his
home with injuries that are thought to be
fatal. Domestic difficulties are supposed
to have caused the trouble, although Fare,
at the time was under the influence of
liquor.
A BOY FIEND WILL HANG
Cleveland, O., Jan. a Judge Solders
this morninsr sentenced Otto L-uth, the
17-year-old boy who was recently convicted
of the murder of little Macgie Thompson,
to be hanged at Columbus on Annl 16.
Leuth's mother, who was daring the trial
an objfet of popular pity, fainted on hear
ing the sentence of her son. and bad to be
carried from the court room.
MAX MILLER'S MURDERER.
Chicago, III., Jan. 2. The police think
they wilt soon solve the mystery of tne
murder of Max Miller, who was murdered
In the basement of his hone about ten
daps ago. A man has been placed under
arrest and Captain Shuttler thinks he is
the murderer. The police will not cive
any information about tee prisoner
further tnan that be is a German.
HER HUSBAND SUSPECTED.
NEW York, Jan. 2. At 114 Roosevelt
street, in a miserable roora,EUen Slocum,
32 years old. was found dtad in bed this
morning with her skull crushed in. Her
nuband, who is a big powerful man and
is described by the police as a i-xtfer and a
bum, i supposed to be the murderer, and
the police sire looking for him He for
merly played bate ball wita the New
Haven nine.
A rTATCT) BOAD, IKDEBD.
Disrepn table Eesorts of San Antonio Li
censed and tha 0 ners Prosecaxei
Sax Astosio. Tex., Jan. 2. With the
beginninc of the new year the coffers of
San Antonio experienced considerable
augmentation from a source new to
Texas. Since yesterday the city dcrc haw
issued licenses in accordance with a new
ordinance to keepers of gambling houoes
and prostitution aggregating 7,000 and
still not more than a third of the persons
required to secure such license have done
so. District Attorney Pasch de
clares he will institute vigor
ous prosecution against all parties
procuring such licenses, despite the city
ordinance, which will cause an interesting
conflict between the city and state officers.
Carrie Anderson, who a few days ago paid
1250 to the city for the privilege of con
ducting a house of prostitution for a term
of six months, was today arrested by a
deputy sheriff and fined $100 by Justice
McAllister. The woman had to pay the
fine or go to jail. Mayor Callighan this
afternoon instructed Chief of Police Shar
dine to raid all places tonight and arrest
all oersons found therein who hive not
procured a license under the new ordi
nances. KEEPING UP THE FAMILY RECORD.
Williams, CaL, Jan 2. Daniel Marhe
son was shot in a saloon here yesterday
by Joseph Casey, a son of Joseph Casey,
who figured in the early days of California
and was hanged by the San Francisco vig
ilance committee in ISoG for murdering
James King, of Williams. Mathe.son died
this morning. Catey is under arrest.
A TOUGH NEGRO LYNCHED.
Shrevepobt, La., Jan. 2, Last Tues
day morning Henry Holmes, a negro, was
found hanging to a tree on the Bellevue
and Shreveport road in Bossier parish.
He was a desperate character and had
been guilty of many offences. He recently
shot a well known citizen of Dossier.
TRAIN ROBBER EXECUTED.
WABUIXGTOX, Jan. 2. The department
of state is informed by the minister of the
United States to Mexico of the execution
by shooting at Guaymas, on December 9.
of L I. Taylor, of Tulleur, who assaulted
a train of the Sonora Railway company in
May, 1SSS, twelve miles from the Arizona
frontier, in which assault two American
citizens, Conductor L. Atkinson and JTire
mau W. Forbes, were killed and the train
robbed.
A FIRE AT OSBORNE.
Osbof.SE, Kan., Jan. 2. A tire broke
out last night about 1 o'clock in the gen
eral merchandise store of J. M. Smith, de
stroying the entire stock and building and
the adjoining building occupied by J. W.
Marshal with a stock of drugs. The
Journal office located over the drug store
is a total loss. The origin of the fire is un
known. The loss is only partially covered
by insurance.
THE GRIPPE AT GREENSBURG.
GREEKSBURG, Kan., Jan. 2. Thirty
seven cases of the grippe are reported here,
but in a mild form and serious results are
not feared.
The wheat crop is not effected by the
freeze and business outlook for the new
year is good.
HON. JOSEPH KELLOGG DEAD.
Leavenworth, Kan., Jan. 2. Joseph
Kellogg, one of the oldest and best known
citizens of Leavenworth, died in this city
yesterday of Bright's disease of the kid
neys. He was elected speaker of the Kan
sas house of representatives in 1S71, and at
several subsequent sessions he was return
ed to that body. He was speaker of tho
house during the exciting interval of the
state of Kansas vs. S. C. Pomoroy for
bribery. He died possessed of large real
estate interests.
THE WEATHER BULLETIN.
Uunusually High Temperature and an Ex-
cess of Precipitation.
Washington, Jan. 2. The following is
the weather crop bulletin for the month of
December, 1SS9, issued by the signal of
fice: Temperature The month of December
has been unusually warm iu all dis. rices
east of the Rocky mountains, while nor
mal temperature prevailed on the Cali
fornia coast and it has been slightly cooler
than usual on the North Pacific coast.
Over the central valleys, extending from
the gulf coast north tvanl to the lake
region and Minnesota, the average temper
ature for the entite month was about
fifteen degrees above the normal. In
the lake regiou and alone the
Atlantic coast from Virginia to Florida,
the average temperature for the month
was about ten degrees above the normal,
while in Xew England and easteru New
York the exce&s of temperature ranged
from three to six degrees. In the central
valleys as shown by the reports from St.
Louis, the warm period began about the
Cth and continued until the 39th, the ex
cess of daily temperature during this pe
riod ranging from fifteen to thirty-five de
grees, and on no day being being less than
ten degrees. In the southern states, as
shown by the reports from Atlanta,
the daily temperature during tho latter
half of th month ranged from twelve to
twenty-three degrees above the nnrmaL
At New Orleans from the 20th to 30th the
daily excess ranged from eleven to sixteen
degrees. While the greatest departures
from the normal temperatures of the
month prevailed in the Mississippi valley.
The thermal conditions were in excess
along the Atlantic coast, the warmest
period extending from the 15th to the 30th,
during which time the daily excess at
Wimhincrtnn rancrd from i-lvn to tirnntr. i
eicht degrees, and at New York from six lor the supervision and regulation of elec- Schoenzenbtfcfc. Som time iJoc- ooboun
to twenty-five degrees; the warmest perioo ! trie wires wiierever they exist, and for xnbck and his two partner, who con-
iu this section lailnti: on the 23th I
and 26th, when it was 25 degrees warmer
than usual. Only light fro-ts occurred
along the gulf coast uunng the month but
on the Pacific coast frots extended south
ward as far a San Diego on the :50th of the
month. The most marked cold A'aye oc
curred at the close of the month; the low
est temperature observed, twenty-two, oc
curred on the 30th at St. Vincent and the
line of zero temperature at no time ex
tended south of Iowa or east of Wiscon
sin. Precipitation There has been an excess
of precipitation geueraliy throughout the
lake reeion, Minnesota, eastern Dakota,
northern New England and in
California, southern Oregon and
over the plateau regions. The
rain fall for the month has n-en most un-
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incne&atLos Angele, and nearly eight
inches at San Diego, which was from three
to five times the usual amount for the
month. These heavy rains were attended
by destructive floods caa?ins considerable
damage to ro.tds and interrupting com
munication. Throuchout the entire
country south of the Jake region and from
iiass-ichtissetts to Florida. jts than the
normal precipitation occurred, the month
being dry $n the southern states where the
ram tail was from tares to five inches less
than usuaL
A JUDGMENT FOR MILLIONS.
WiLMiyGTOS, Del.. Jan. 2. la the su
perior court this afternoon the jury in the
caw of Elizabeth S. Neweomb vs. the
Southern Rafcroad association, rendered a
verdict ia favor o! the plaintiff for the fall
amount churned, $2,2-49.100, b-cgtte heav
iest ever given in a Delaware court. The
plaintiff is tue widow ot ihe late Colonel
Henry S. McCctnb, who was a heavy etock
nolder in th Mississippi Central rziirced
which was absorbed by the southern RaII
nwd associatioa. The assets trill fall tar
below satisfying the judgment.
DECLARED TO BE INSANE.
CrycBTXATX, O., Jan. 2. Mr. Georgs R.
Topp, l&te member of the beard of public
works Gf this city, was today resooved to
Longriew asylum, La ring beta declared
hotxuevs issass.
VAGUE DECISION.
MONTANA'S LEGISLATIVE MUDDLE
NOT YET DECIDED.
Judge Hunt Rules on the Roberts
Case Witnout Affecting the
Legislature.
The Silver Bow Representative Entitled to
Hi3 Salary if a Member of the
Lower House,
Hon. T. 0. Power Selected for Second Sen
ator by the Republican Joint Conven
tion South Dakota's Liquor Men
Ready to Defy the the Pro
hibition Clause Po
litical Matters.
Helexa, Mont., Jan. 2. Judge Hunt,
of the district court, today gave his decis
ion in the case of Representative Roberts,
of Silver Bow county, who had applied
for a writ to compel the state auditor to
pay him his salary and mileage as a mem
ber of the legislature. It was thought the
court in its decision would decide the
validity of the rival of honses. but instead
the decision was to the effect that if Rob
erts was a member of the legislature he
was entitled to his per diem and mileage.
The question of tho legality of the two
houses is still undecided.
The Democrats again met in joint con
vention and took one ballot, but there
being no quorum the body adjourned.
The Herald. Republican, says: "At a
joint session of the legislature today the
result of the first ballot was a follows:
Power 1G. Mantel 11. Hershfleld 3, Ryck
ards 7, Thompson 1. Second ballot: Power
35, Mantel 3. The president then an
nounced the election of Hon. T. C Power
as United States Senator.
"Power is a wealthy merchant and was
late candidate for governor on tho Repub
lican ticket and was defeated by Toole."
In fact, though, Power was only selected
by the Republican joint convention for
secoud senator.
RUNNIM AS USUAL,
Pew Saloons in South Dakota Closed With
tho KewYear.
Sioux FALLS, S. D., Jan. 2. Considera
ble excitement prevails among tho temper
ance people over the stand tuken by tho
majority of the baloon keepers. All sa
loon licenses expired with the j ear. With
ono or two exceptions, however, all the
plaees were open as usual. The impres
sion prevails among the liquor dealers
that they will bo permitted to continue in
business until the law to be passed by the
cominc legislature for enforcing the pro
hibition amendment goes into effect. The
chief saloon keeper of the city has closed
his shop and announces that he will not
opon until the amendment is repealed un
der the omnibus bill, upon winch South
Dakota was admitted as a suite. There is
a law for prosecuting saloon keepers
without a hcen-e, still in force and the
keepers are somewhat averse to coutinu
ing in business and fear prosecution from
the temperance people.
Mitchell, S. D.. Jan. 2 The leading
saloou keepers express themselves as de
termined to keep open reardless of the
proniuition clause m tna constitution.
They say thut the opinions of able lawyers
have beon given them to the effect that
though their licenses expired with the
jear 15S9, no penalties are attached to their
continued welling, nor will be until legis
lative enactments enforcing the prohibi
tory clause are passed.
GOVERNOR BRACKETT ON REFORMS.
BOSTON, Masb., Jan. 2. Governor
Br.ickett sent his mesage to the Mas
sachusetts legislature today. On the
subject of ballot reform, he says: "The
first elections under what is popularly
known as the Australian system have re-
rpntlv hn hfIi! unil hiiro rlMmimit rtw1
. ' ".'- ... ..
their regulation and any additional
measure which wonld increase public in
terest and strengthen confidence In them
and render tnem more fully representatives
of the will of the people, would be promo
tive of good government.1'
On the. subject of electricity he says:
"The report that the Boston fire was
caused by an electric wire, and tire acci
dents that are almost dully occurrine from
tne same caue. admonish us that there is
urcent necesml V for the enactment of !w
ucn oiner careiuny maiorou measures as
will, without impartng the us of electric
ity, lessen the perils attendant thereon."
WOOLGROWER3 HEARD.
WAFHU.OTO.V. Jan. 2. The ways and
means committee today heard arguments
by. representatives of tns wool growers.
George H. Wallts, of Mioan, read a pre
pared paper atKunuing with M-tlistlc to
demonstrate the necessity for maintainiag
the duties on imported wool nd suitcwt- !
i'immiiuiiil:
ed an adjustable U-nff which woa! 11-
tninisb when wool was scare and bb in
pricf nnd lnctea wutu it was plentiful
and low in one Representative Flower
questioned Mr. Walit cloe-y a to .acUsitl
cost of wool product on in Missouri, elicit
ing the fact that toe land was worth frm
$35 lol-(0 per tcre and that it would tna.n-
oPep per acre.
Represtatativc
j Carlisle juined iu the Inquiry and after-
tainea ir'm tne mmw tea; toe ceece ar
eraged abo 1 11 U) The ao uai cGt of pro
duction of the wool was &Jut 20 cents 8
pound.
r B Bennett, of Boston. AWot of the
American V ool Reporter, was tn- n-xt
witness sod said tnxt two p;;ii2sas would
b presented to congrnw. oae sigsed by
530 p-rvDio favor of frew ooi. and the
other signed by ' peruoa la farr of a
ad valorem duty oa word in ps&ee of the
present $pac form of sb doty. A peti
tion for rcusced duties upoa wuo tor the
Benefit of the manufacturer who faraut,
our domestic wool growers the sole mrki
for their fieoc. wonid uoxxt a great m&aj
signers among that portion of oar agri
cultural population coucsretd In U
growing of woof. The wjtotwi next spoke
of th ad valorem petitios i!ecrtWog ih
signer as mcnz the largwt mch3U
and manufacturers and rtdiog letter
from exporters lavorio thU yiteta of
tirtfL
In answer to Chairman McKtnley, wjt-ce-H
Aald personally as tTeretl the id r
loreas pu Joa. He wm tm to radical
chaagr asd txrliered taxi n ad Talorerni
duty of V) per cent gq combine aad S per
cent on carpet wool wruld sJ&ord uki; ;
prtrfwesica.
Repiyieg to Mx. Carlisle, tfce wi tse did
not tfick las ijuifl on wce! had iscresMd i
tfc price realized tj i&e wwoi grower.
At the coneiniioa ei 2z. IStasffti's uti
issoy a rtct wm tkea.
Aiur ceJ.P.Gifcl,eiCrIy, CcA,,
the great ndvnntages of the new method of -ur ue " 'e onjcmai citji service miia
voting. In view of its success und of the I c"1 of Kann. and is a member of tha
importance of the primary meeting iu in- Pension committee appointed at the la&
iiuencing our elections, I tugtrest that you i national encampment. Air Collins U
consider the advisability of legislation ap- I prominent in Grand Army clrclr-i, nnd U
plying tb new method, as far as pmctic-' member of the bord of managers Of lh.
able, to such meetings. The legislature u oldlers home. Both will b- cuudl.
has already enacted a law for I tor congrM when th Ute shaL,
took the stand and gave a naraber of
statistics relative to the cost of growiag
and marketing wool la the
west. Taking the accounts of
a Colorado farm he showed that 13,061
pounds of raw wool cost the growerabont
25 cents per pound. At the seaboard it cost
30 cents Mid after scouring, pretty nearly
90 cents. He read a letter written by a
Colorado sheep crowcr to show the creat
hazards of the business resulting from
stoms and blizzards and prairie fires at
severe winters. Witness recounted a prop
osition made by a sheep mower to wagef
25,000 sheep against a like number held by
another ownor that Harrison would be
elected president. JHe said that
the man chanced nothing. for
he calculated that his sheep
would be worthless if President Cleveland
had been re-elected. "We all felt In tb
last presidential election that every dollar
invested in sheep was staked on the issue,
said the witness.
THE OHEROSEES' TUBS.
A Delegation Will be Sent to Washing
ton to Treat With the Government.
Tallequah, I. T Jan. 2. The commis
sion provided for by an act of tho late leg
islature to go to Washington and treat
with tho representatives of the national
government for the sale of tho Cherokee
outlet has been appointed by Chief Mayes.
It consists of ex-Chief Bushyhead. John
Lynch and George Adair. The member
of the corauiiiiAion are diatlsficd with
the limited powers with which, they art in
vented, bat they will go to Washington
and do all they can to arrive at some agree
ment with the government. The terms of
the act by which the commission rscw
ated do not allow it to make h contract.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS AT GUTHRIE.
Special CorresDOodenee to Uio Dailv Eagle
Guthkie, Ok., Dec. 31. A quiet Christ
mas has passed aud nothing of unusual
importance happened in Guthrie. Poll
tics is absorbing all other questions and
thu different bills and measures now be
fore congress are cussed and discussed
oer aud over every day front one end of
Guthrie to the other. Each measure has
it opponents and defenders. The "soon
ers" who are holding down town lots are
very much afraid that something will
ctoep into the bill which wiil knock them
off of the Christmas tree, and the "anti"
sooners" are very much afraid the "soot
era" will Mie.ik a bill through protectitif
their holding. So here it goes Sooner vs,
Later.
Tho various candidates for governor
of Oklahoma have gone into training and
the backers of each are beginning to place
their bets. Mr. Horace Speed, secretary of
the Indian commission, aud Hon. John 1.
Dille, register of the land office at Guthrie,
are both candidates for the posltiou. They
are both htgh-toeed, honorable gentle
men. A small sired blizzard struck Gutbria
last Sunday, and from all appearances is
seem that it ha? come to tay.
A primary convention was held at Iteno
City last Friday to arrange for a general
Republican convention to be held at Okla
homa City January 17. 1SP0. Eight mem
bora of the Pioneer Roptiblfcnu club
of Guthrie attended, although they
got caught iu tho blitzard
coming homo and came near freezing,
they are very enthusiastic over the pros
pects of Republican Imr in Oklahoma, The
Pioneer club at Guthrie now numbers 430,
and will reach 600 very ,oon.
Two prominent lawyers (who were form
erly partner) wound up the affairs of the
old firm a la Johu L. Sullivan yesterday.
They contributed $12.30 each towards the
city covernment.
Th-1
question of fnraiftbing cotton Met
to the tarmcrn and Inducing thni to plart
cotton next season is being agitated and
will probably bo consiimated. Old cotton
miners say no better soil ever existed than
t't around Guthrie for trotton and it will
probably become our staple In tho futurn.
Several of the citizens imagine they hir
the influenza, but it is doubt I linngiut
j ury, superinduced by their efforts to keep
up with the style,
THE CONTEST FOR COMMANDER.
KANSAS CUT, Mo., Jan. 2. A special to
Ihe Star from Topcka say: A very iutej
eating political content in now being ai;l
bctwern Hon. Dick Blur, of PJeaanton,
and Hon. Ira T. Collins, of Sabatha, for
commsnderof the G A- R department of
WJI
(viiriunn T$V.!i tri wi'll lnriwrn flmni
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,, T., . .. . , . . ., ... .
Jliuj) flt:i4 .tlt4 t.s,r t frtitjt.f lifllwnikA
have bej-n rcHliatricted
for congressional
purposes.
TO GERMANY FOR ViVES.
KANflAB Cm, iio , Jan. 2 In the res
taurant of the union d"jKt tb$ morning
Mr. and Mrs. Scbceazcnbeck, rLarin
Frennd and Hannah Kritzler were enat
d in drinking bjr They nn on their
way to Oklahoma City, where the unmar
ried women will nxnrry two frirnd of
duct a general tor lu Oklahoms City,
ctmeio the coacluion thtsiugl bleated
niw was a failure. Therefore It wn d
clded that fccf-rD7-nbeck should go lc
urternbiirg for tb" parpo of prcourin
wives eteci for ftit tbrfc. This h tuw ac
comphshtd.
WILL INVESTIGATE THE MATTER.
lOI'EKA. KAt.t Jn. 2.Stte bUit&r In
spector IjCeliog Ml for Mrd aad il!-
. r
'
U) lurrUj:te the l!e,tra
fraudulent
operMtioo of thi American
bcrarcwaipaHy Z'hi iivrsU;rU U in
rit.oar to h itter irma A. JL Huir, a
raruibr of tr lirtilr frota Mcd
county, to Srtt ry MohJer.
A TOPEKAN ASSIGNS
TOPKKA. Ku.. Jan. 2 E. J. Aogott,
dalflr is boat aad ikfc?E, fc taiuie -stunment,
Ti t Are yUsed at ISL&.0;
llablhtif tie uma The creditors ar
principally la Ss. Ll h! Ctsidga, Tb
caue of th JjulCf wm tb vrry wrai
wiifc,-r trhirn ia it tare ot-d otbr
delert in boste d b ia tmt tfcdr
eal- It U Utfruz'sl ACBt will rirttiasa
bad new after matters rr m justed,
PENSION PAYMENTS AT TOPEKA.
ToftXA, Ks. ixa. 2. Th United
States p-ofen .-mtj la thU cif, FJerosrd
K-Ily, aaeat, fr f fc state of ?&&&, Ml.
aoari and Coordo od SirxXcs &i
J Indus tern terie fnnJ ant dariajr Mm yesr
ls to p-wer ilj Mtita ol &&S2JL
The pyrae3t4i far tut prerjou yt
aaxraated u V.WMSHfJ. The dutmnc.
Ki'ttts for tfe- ti year wire . fJimj
Jiaury. Y&it 7Ltfa-. FVinj
htj. iiMJffsJ. SLsrciJ, tt.22il5-23;
Ai?rU, tZ&.7Ji&-. May, SSlS.;
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A3ZKi, t-CKUW. gepi-mtxT, ILX.3WU
Ostoh-r, 1337.174 ST ScT'-caWr. v-
Saajsc Th semte-r cf jnksr e
li roll of tbU M-ztner Dw fer 31, 1V
wwr Isra&i, Sl,3s5i widows wittas
tittldttta. '$Tu widow wita cfcl&nre
l.GST. zstaer ckildfra, frsl decl,3fl:
raotbefK 1J251.. JtkT '&, sarvjvor ul
ii war f islS, SSe. BrrtEt of tk Xi
ea war, 2,S2t; rjdw td tii ittxie wr.
7JS; totaL tfM. Nrt jtft tut l Jr.
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