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fiTH DAY!
Today at 2 o'clock we will sell a lot of 26-lnch gloria silk -umbrellas,
gold and silver handles, at 60 cents.
No one filled out correctly the four words of which the first let
ters are given on the sign in front of our store yesterdayit reads
as follows:
"The 0. G, B. F. Sale for Cash and Nothing Exchanged-"
We will make a new offer today. Any lady who will fill out the
words correctly will be given two dollars and fifty cents in cash.
Munson & -MeNamara.
COLE .&'. JONES!
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Hundreds of Keen Sharp Buyers taking ad
vantage of this great sacrifice sale.
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$5 overcoats going at $3 50.
tl2 and $14 overcoats going at $8.
15 overcoats going at $10.
$18 overcoats going at $12.
$20 Chinchilla overcoats going at $11.
$25 overcoats going at $17.
$30 overcoats going at $20.
All Children's Overcoats at One-Half Former Price!
The above will give you a slight idea of the
immense cut we have made on our overcoats.
"We have selected out a lot of fine imported
worsted suits, ranging in price from $18 to
30, and will give you choice of the lot for 15.
Also cassimere suits, worth from $18 to
$30, choice for $15.
These bargains are going fast, you will
have to come soon to get best selections.
COLE & JONES,
The One Price Clothiers,
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20S, 210 and 212 DOUGLAS AVENUE. WICHITA, KANSAS.
ARCADE!
We acknowledge our neighbors to he authority in their stricture
on the orthography oiJ our competitors across the way hut do not
consider th6m even fair witnesses on low prices for dry gooas.
"Arcade" sells for 5 cents, they for 7.
"Arcade" sells for 10 cents, they for 12 1-2.
"Arcade" sells for 18 cents, they for 20.
"Arcade" sells for 23 cents, they for 25.
"Arcade" sells for 4S cents, they for 50.
The desire to get two gs into biggest may be an indication of a
universal practice of getting BIG prices for dry goods.
TODAY
Special Sale of Embroideries.
TODAY
Special Sale of Bleached Muslin.
THE "ARCADE."
139 N. Main St.
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W. J. WILSON, Manager.
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We Must Sell!
We Will Sell!
68c for 44-inch German serge, re
duced from 75c.
77c for 46-inch German Henriet
ta, goes faster than at $1.
44c for 54-lnch all wool Flannel,
cheap at 75c.
1000 Ladies' Vests, too heavy for
summer wear, will go rapidly
at 25c each.
500 Mens' Wool Shirts at 25c.
We have on hand a few dozen of
thatbig job in Ladies' Hose at
25c; also towels at 19c
45c shirt has stood the test
against all white shirts at 50 to
75c each.
150 North Main St.
Free exhibit showing how to nave coffee
Stop in and see it C, I. Fuller's
No. 202 E. Douglas
Avenue.
MURDERED LIKE BRUTES.
Eussian Political Exiles Shot Down by
Soldiers.
CHICAGO, HI., Feb. 7. Mr. George Ken
nan, now lecturing here on Siberia, has
given to the Associated Press a resume of
a voluminous correspondence lately re
ceived by him relating to the massacre of
Russian administrative exiles at Yakutsk
on April 3, last, the occurrence of which
has been hitherto strenuously denied by
the Russian government.
'It appears," said Air. Kfpnan, "that
towards the latter part of February last,
thirty-three politcians were banished to
Verkhovanek, a part of Siberia so remote
from civilization that it is seldom if ever
visited by human beings. The exiles write
that the former governor of the province
of Vakutsk, Geucral Svetletski, had done
all in his power to see that tney wero for
warded as comfortably as possible to their
inhospitable region, but he being pro
moted to the government of the
province of Irkutsk, his suc
cessor, General Ostashkin, who assumed
the office temporarily m March lasr, gave
great dissatisfaction to the exiles by the
announcement, of certain cruel and arbi
trary rules which preveuted their proper
equipment for their journey. Under the
Russian penal code it is a criminal offense
for political exiles to unite in a petition
for a redress of grievance. Each exile
therefore prepjired a separate petition and
piesented it at theoffice of the provincial
administration.
The letters then go on to tell how they
were directed to assemble in the house of
one of the exiles and they were told that,
the covernor regarded their individual
petition's as merely an evasion of the law
and their action equivalent to open re
bellion. "At 10 o'clock the next day." writes one
of the actual participants in the dreadful
affair, "we met again in Notkin's house, to
the number of thirty-three. At 10:30 the
police overseer, Clesof, brought a
verbal order that all exiles pres
ent were to come to the police
station. We thought that there must be
some misunderstanding as we were wait
ing by orders of the chief police. Clesof
turned on his heels, saying, 'Then I un
derstand you won't come," Wo said no
such thing but they wanted to know from
the chief of police what lie expected them
to do. A company of Cossacks, number
ing about a "bundled men, under com
mand of an officer named Karamesin,
then appeared, battering down the gates
of the coutt yard and fifteen or twenty ot
them entered the house while the others
surrounded it. We tried toexplaiuour
side of the case. The chief of police then
said to Karamesin, 'What is the use of
you talking to them. Do what you were
ordered to do.' Katamesin then cried out
to the Cosacks, 'Take them.' We were
assembled in a room about twenty feet
square and had gathered in one corner
from which position the Cossacks endeav
ored to oust us by striking Us with their
clubbed ritles and picking us with their
bayonets. Some women being wounded
quite severely began to scream. Car
tridges had been sened out to the soldiers
the night before and they fired point blank
iuto the miscellaneous crowd ot men and
vi omen.
"Five of the exiles bad revolver which
they had bought as a means ot protection on
their journey and not for the purpose of
resisting the authorities. Nicoli Zotof
drew his revolver, spranc upon the divan
and shouted 'Stop, stop.' The firing then
became general on both sides. After one
or two volleys the soluiers withdrew from
the house and the whole Cossack force
outside then poured in their fire through
the doors and windows. As aitsnltof
this affray six of us. including one woman,
were killed outright. 'This woman's stom
ach was all toru open by h bayonet, and
all the rest of us were more or less injured.
At the first lull in the firing upon the
house Zotof ran out into the court yard.
It does not appear for what purpose.
There he saw Governor Otnshkiu, who
tJiad arrived and whom he doubtless be-
lieveu to oe resjimisiuie lor cue i.uiwii; ui
his friends. Liu drew nis revolver and
fired two shots at him. But for this there
might hae been no more shooting. Zo
tof! however, wounded the governor, and
the soldiers recommenced firing into
the house. After two or three
volleys thi- tiring wa stopped by Captain
Vashef The sovernment casualties were
one soldier5 killed and the governor and a
soldier slightly wounded."
Three months later the survivors were
tried by court martial on the charge ot
armed resistance. Three of the prisoners
were hanged Kohan Begstein, who had
been severely wounded and was unable to
stand, was taken to a relief hospital on a
cot, a noose put around his neck and the
cot taken from under him. He was chok
ed to death. Fourteen others, including
four women, were sentenced for different
terms, ranging from ten to nfteen years.
"I consider tnu information, said .Mr.
Kennan, "to be a complete and conclusive
auswer to the recent strenuous denials of
the Russian government. Every effort
will be made to bring this matter before
the international prison congress, which
will meet in St. Petersburg. If the Rus
sian government is ready to meet the issue
I will underutke to prove to this prison
congress every charge that I hare arrayed
against it. I am prepared to bring my
witnesses from Siberia and to defray the
whole expense of such proceedings. But I
much fear that my challenge will be ignored."
MEXICO WILL REMOVE YEXATIOUS
RESTRICTIONS.
Immediate Orders Will be Given
Recalling Quarantine Against
American Meats.
Secretary Bosk Confident that a Mora
Liberal Policy by All Poreign Gov
ernments Is in bight.
More "Witnesses Deny Knowledge of In
ventor Wood'3 Ballot Box Contract
Governor Foraker Angered by Al
lusions to the Chicago Oonyen
rention Dakota's Lottery
Legislation Causes
Comment Capi
tal Notes.
Washington, Feb. 7. Secretary Rusk
recently made an urgent remonstrance
through Secretary Blaine, against the im
position by the Mexican government of
irksome quarantine regulations in regard
to American hogs and today was informed
a telegram had been received from United
States Minister Ryan imparting the
information that the government of Mex
ico will issue orders without delay recall
ing the obnoxious regulations
Secretary Rusk is much gratified at the
removal of this restriction and regards it
as being possibly a forerunner of a more
liberal policy in regard to American meat
products on the part of other foreign
countries, a change of policy which he
thinks would be facilitated should con
gress confer upon him full powers in mat
ters regarding meat inspection.
WOOD'S FORGERY.
Several "Witnesses Before the House Inves
tigating Committee.
Washington, Feb 7. The house com
mittee on the ballot box forgery resumed
its investigation this morning by calling
to the stand James E. Neal, who was
chairman of the state Democratic executive
committee in the campaign of 18S9. Ho
explained how his committee had at
tempted to find Wood after the forgery
and how the search was finally abandoned,
because it was too late in the campaign to
do anything if he were caught.
John R McLean, editor of the Cincin
nati Enquirer, was next called. He testified
that he knew nothing about the case and
denied several insinuations made against
him.
T. C. Campbell was the next witness.
The witness testified at great length.
He told how he had tried to trace Wood
after the publication of the alleged ballot
box contract, and how his search had
failed. Wood bad evolved from his vivid
imagination the story of the gun-contract.
There w as not a word of truth in it.
He thought Governor Foraker knew of
Wood's unreliability when Wood cave
him the forged paper. Witness had been
interested in the ballot box with others.
Said he, "the whole of the nasty mess has
been stlried up by reason of the fact that
Judge Outcalt (Mr. Butterworth's
partner) was trustee of the
Ohio contract. It was assumed
by Wood that if Judne Outcalt had a con
tract in Ohio Mr. Butterworth must have
had one in Washington. Witness was at
first uncharitable enough to suppose that
Governor Foraker was behind this whole
matter, but now had come to the conclu
sion that Hadden was the prime mover:
that he was the one who induced Wood to
do this thins:.
Governor Foraker read a telegram re
ceived this morning from Hadden saying
"George Campbell's testimony was false
from beginning to end; cross-examine
him."
A question arose as to whether the wit
ness should be kept under subpoena, but
he was finally discharged.
Representatives Breckinridire, of Ken
tucky, and McAdoo, of New Jersey, testi
fied that they know nothing of about the
ballot box contract and had not signed the
paper.
Representative Butterworth denied
broadly knowing anything about the bal
lot box contract or the forged
paper before the Music hall speech
and Commercial-Gazette publication.
It had been rumored in Ohio that the pa
per was really genuine, but this had been
denied by the Commercial-Gazette, as it
would bring down prominent Republicans
with Jim Campbell. There was also from
time to time in the Commercial-Gazette an
intimation that there was another paper
coiiiewhere. so the gentlemen determiutd
there should be a cougressional inveatiga
tiou to settle the matter.
Representative McKinley was recalled
to testify. He never signed any paper
anywhere touching tho ballot box matter.
Representative Butterworth at this
point said that in justice to himself and
Governor Foraker. he wanted to make an
auswer to a question asked him by Mr.
Turner, as to whether there was
any friction between himself and
Governor Foraker. He did not
want it to be upderstood that
they were on terms of affectionate endear
ment during the camnaign. They had
criticized each other and were not on such
affectionate terms as to be in constant
coininiuiication with each other. As to
the Chicago convention that was a matter
between Senator Sherman and Governor
Foraker.
This remark evidently angered Governor
Foraker, for, half rising from his seat, he
exclaimed: "So far as the Chicago conven
tion is concerned I am prepared to meet
what anybody may say, with aid of a few
letters I have. I do not proDOse to be
aspersed here or anywhere ele aoout
the Chicago convention. I have
heard all I want to bear of it in Ohio. By
the best men in the Republican p-.rty at
th Chicago convention I can refute any
aspersions any man can make aud I have
beard this thing for tne last time without
in. I owe no apology to anybody except
myself in that I have not more actively de
fended melf against soch insinuation."
The cnairman restored good humor by
remarking he hoped Chicago would not be
mentioned again except in connection with
the world's fair.
After examination of a few other wit
nesses the committee adjourned till Mon
day. TEE DAKOTA LOTTERY.
Government Circles are Surprised that the
Scheme Should be Countenanced.
Washington, Feb. 7. The news of the
nassage by one branch of the North Da
kota legislature of a bill chartering and
legalizing a lottery in thai state has
attracted much attention in Washington
official circle in view especially of tele
graphic advices that this legislative action
is in behalf of a branch of the .Louisiana
Lottery company, against which the post
omce department and the department of
justice have been waging a contest for
many years.
At the white house it i intimated that
reports hare' reached tle president that
persons who have been appointed to office
or were candidates for appointment were
promoting this legislation and it was added
that should this proTe to be the case it
would likely prove fatal to them. A fur
ther remark was to the effect that it was
"not believed to be possible that the new
state would adopt a measure that would
put so indelible stain upon its reputation."
Postmaster General Wanamaker said
with reference to this subject: "If this
kind of legislation is to succeed congress
must be invoked to enact laws to suppress
this iniquitous business everywhere."
"I was astonished beyond measure,"
said Attorney General Miller today, "'to
hear that any bill of that kind had gone
through one branch of the North Dasota
legislature. I as little expected the legis
lature of North Dakota to sanction a lot
tery as the legislature would legalize
polygamy."
WESTERN MATTERS AT THE CAPITAL
Washington, Feb. 7. The secretary of
the interior has rendered an opinion in
Kansas land cases on appeal from the
commissioner of the landoffices as follows:
Appeal of KateMindid in holding for can
cellation her timber culture entry for land
in Garden City land district is dismissed.
Appeal of John A. Tast from a decision of
commissioner requiring "new proof with
out publication," in support of his pre
emption cash entry for tract of land in
Kirwin land district, is affirmed.
Fourth-class postmasters have been ap
pointed as follows for Kansas: Glenloch,
Anderson county, R. N. Morris, vice A. R
Foster, resigned; Granada, Nemaha
county, S R. Guffey, vice F. Patchen, re
moved; Olcott, Reno county, A. L. Wells,
vice B. F. Overton, resigned; Porterville.
Bourbon county, Mrs. C. Mills, vice J. F.
Cooper, resigned; Rome, Sumner county,
Mrs. M. Kline, vice A. S. Cummings re
signed. The list of pensions granted is: Original
invalid: Wm. Branum, Louisburg; Sam
uel L. Carpenter, Yates Center; Henry L.
Tolles, Clay Center; Martin V. Batwood,
Hutchinson; JaWs Reed. Hamlin: Russell
R. Cox, Culver; Jay Protnero, Fort Scott.
Increase: Caleb Mott, Pratt; W. F. Baker,
Frankfort; Mouar Dickersort, Huron;
William D McLaughlin, Rotates Lawrence
Hartleb. Juuctiou City; Frederick C.
Shaw, Chase; Henry R. Butler, Kalvesta;
Abel A. Nolan, Central Osborne; Diebold
Follmer. Wichita; Calvin Rice, Elk City;
Georee Y. Johnson. Hiawatha; Charles W.
Jones, Pomeroy; Jesse Powell. Emporia;
Walter R. Reynolds, Emporia; Royal East
man, Wooston; Jonas B. Alexander, Ells
worth; John F. Mauk, Hamilton; E
Walker, Girard. F. M. Coleman, Hutchin
son; Thomas Pruit, Oswego; Franklin
Skurbuer, Spring Lake; Patrick Nolan,
Farmosa; Original widow, etc Sarah B.,
widow of J. H. J. Gillette, Castleton.
WILL CONTINUE HIS WORK
Secretary Tracy Does Not Give Himself
Up to Despair.
NEW YORK, Feb. 7. General Isaac S.
Catlin, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Graves, his daughter and son-in-law,
arrived here from AVashington last
Wednesday night. In answer to a ques
tion as to the possibility of Secretary Tracy
retiring to private life because of his be
reavement, General Catlin replied: There
is no probability whatever that Secretary
Tracy will retire from public life. Of
course he is greatly shattered, and it will
take a long time to bring hkn around, but
he will persevere in his life's work. He is
not only suffering from mental shock, but
the inhalation of smoke has affected him
physically. In the supreme moment of his
suffering he said that if he could not go
on with the work which he had begun in
the navy department, he could not Jive.
Then all his friends, including President
Harrison, Mr. J. S. T. Stravahau and Gen
eral James Jordan, have advised him that
he stay at his po-t, and he will. At a time
like this, occupation" for his mind will be
his salvation."
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, Feb. 7. In the house a
bill increasing the pension of General
Abraham Duryea to $100 per month
pasEed.
A senate bill was passed authorizing the
construction of a bridge across the Mis
souri river between Douglas or Sarpy
county, Nebraska, and Pottawatomie
county, Iowa.
On motion of Mr. Greer, of Iowa, the
senate bill was Dashed extending for two
years the time within which a bridge
across the Mississippi river at Burlington,
la., (previously authorized) may be con
structed. THE BANKRUPTCY MEASURE.
Washington, Feb. 7. The house com
mittee on judiciary is progressing well in
its consideration of the Taylor-Torrey
bankruptcy bill and it is prohable that its
consideration will be completed after ouo
or two more meetings. The bill reported,
it is expected, will differ very slightly from
the measure as it was introduced.
MR. RANDALL BETTER.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. At Mr. Randall's
house it is stated tnat Mr Randall passed
a comfortable night and is better this
morning than he has been for some time.
THE KAW5 MOUTH BRIDGE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. The president has
approved the act for a bridge across the
Missouri river near the mouth of the
Kansas river.
SIOUX RESERVATION OPENED.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. The president is
sned a proclamation today throwing open
the Sioux reservation to settlement.
A WEIGHlY QUESTIONS-
Whether Prisoners Must be .-Present when
Their Sentence is Affirmed.
CHICAGO, 111., Feb. 7. Regarding the in
tention of imprisoned Chicago anarchists
to get their cases before the courts again
on the plea that they were not present, as
is their lawful privilege, when the state
supreme court affirmed their sentences, a
dispatch from Springfield, says:
"This question has never before been
raised in the annals of the country and
hence the action of the United States su
preme court will be eagerly awaited,
should it decide that the right exists to
prisoners to fee present in the state supreme
court when final judgment is passed, then
cot only Fielden, tchwab and Neebe get a
new trial, but Spies. Parsons, Fischer and
Engel illegally suffered the death penalty
and every inmate of the prisons of the
state whose cae has received an affirma
tive, judgment in the state court without
the prisoner being present in person, has
been illegally imprisoned."
THE LENOX HILL OPENS.
New York, Feb. 7. The following no
tice was on the door of the Lenox Hul
bank this morning:
To the Depositors Your affairs are in
such shape that the bank will probably
open today. Coyell, Examiner.
Mr. Covell said this morning that be bad
in his possession $333,CXS of cancelled lia
bilities. GOVERNOR HILL ALARMED.
ALBANY, N. Y., Fb. 7. Governor Hill
this afternoon mqis special message to
legislature asking it to pass the world's
fair bill at once and without amendment.
He states that he is ready to ign the bill.
He call attention to the fact that the de
lay is MjioaJy endangering the chances of
New York before OQBr.
SEEKING A CROWN.
A YOUNG PRETENDER APPEARS
AMONG THE FRENCH.
The Duke of Orleans Ignores
Act of Banishment and
Enters Paris.
the
His Father's Formal Abdication ana an
Address to the Faithful Found
Upon His Person.
The Heir to the Obsolete Throne Quickly
Apprehended and Taken Into Custody
A Bold Plea of Placing Himself
at His Country's Servioo His
Defense Organised
Treason Feared.
Paris, Feb. 7. By prompt action the
government today nipped in the bud what
was apparently intended to be a royalist
coup d'etat, modelled after Louis Napo
leon's mad descent upon Boulogne, and
the consequence is that the Duke of Or
leans, the eldest son of the Count of Paris,
is tonight in custody. The duke arrived
in Paris today, bearing a letter written
and signed by the Count of Paris, an
nouncing to the faithful and to all others
the count's abdication. He also bad with
him a manifesto addressed to the. people of
France. Nominally, and according to the
theory of a pretender, a pretender is
ulways a king, and therefore the
Count of Paris abdicates the throne he
never possessed. He consequently abdi
cates his claims ns a pretender and in
virtue of this abdication nil his claims,
rights and titles descend to his eldest
son, the young gentleman now in the
hands of the authorities, Phillip Louis
Robert, Duke d'Orleans.
NOT AX OUDINARr ADVENTURER.
This gentleninn is, therefore, not merely
one of the many vagrant princes, but an
actual pretender to the throne in virtue of
his claims as the heir of Louis Phillip
aud also hs the heir of the old Bourbon
line. His coming into the country in vio
lation of the law banishing all the heads
and direct heirs of reigning families is a
rash escapade if it stands alone. The fact
he was equipped with an appeal to the na
tion shows his intention and may make
the escapade serious for him. If it should
develop that this movement is made in
virtue of an understand ine with parti
san; of the monarchy in France it may be
more than u mere violation of the law of
expulsion.
There is some reasons to believe that tho
movement is made in coucert
with the more determined opponents
of the republic, as tne duke repiired
immediately to tho house of Duke de
Luyens, the present head of a family that
has always adhered with uncompromising
heorism to the old monarchy. The new
gentleman was king of France in theory,
the descent of Henry IV and not more tho
descendant of Louis Phillip.
JUST ATTAINED niS MAJORITV.
On the day before February G the Duke
of Orleans attained the age of 21, for he
was born on February C, 1S09 The abdi
cation of his father, the manifesto and his
movements were all apparently planned
with regard to that date and in order to
electrify Franco with a demonstration
that the fortunes of the monarchy were In
now hands, that tho crown now belonel
on tho head of a Preux chevalier who
would do something for it and not fold
his hands in a quiet corner like another
Chamberd.
But tho government was not caught
napping. it was promptly inform
ed of the presence of tho
duke in Paris and of bis whereabouts. It
has not yet been developed how much
more may be Known to the police, but the
facts on the surface were huilicient. Tho
duke was in France in violation of n law
made purpovly for excluding his father
and himself as enemirn of the republic.
This law hd oeMi remitted only in favor
of the Duke d'Aumale. Therefore the
Duke de Orleans was at once arrested at
the house of Duke de Luyens.
ARRAIGNED BEFORE THE ALTHORITIEK.
He was taken to the prefecture of po
lice, where bin idt-ntity was fixed beyond
all doubt, and where the proces verbal of
his violation of the law of banishment was
drawn up. He was then detained at Con-cienze-zo,
famous as a place of detention
for royalty in distress. Iu the afternoon
he was arraigned before the military au
thorities at the central bureau. In re
sponse to the Inquiry as to the objects and
purposes of his visit to France he -aid thnt
having attained his majority he hail come
to France to place himself nt the disposal
of the military authorities. This
dash of audacity Is regarded an
a very happy stroke and is
sure to make f ntnda for him. for a gallant
French boy who wants to take his chances
for cjnr.ption Is somewhat unusual and
a captivHtiug J.gurr to appear in the dhily
newspapers, out this did not touch th
bnhibihtie- o the hard hearted authori
ties and Al i distance, minister of the in
terior, ordered that the auke he htld In
custody.
Further disposition of the case will, of
cour-m, depend upon whether it Is discov
ered that there wa.s any plot for a general
royalist movement bemud thi Incident.
Everybody in Paris reme rnUrrs that tne
royalistx of France v, ere .it a given moment
ready to rise but ileiirr VobntmatHy wou.d
not face the peril of plncmg bun-elf nt
their head. r"fcv.ple are now asking them
selves the question as to whether the
young prince !ms come Into the land rf hw
fther in reaponw to a similar invitation
This is the only view to which th- ca- b
a senoua face Aaide from thu it swms
only a mad, boyish prank. Nob dy just
now is likely to be very lirrce aoout the
pranks of a boy who is related to all th"
rural fam.lies of Ku-op. and woom; srand
niother wa of the bous of Aieckltntxirx
tcawenn AMBITIOUS TO SEETE HIS COT5TRT.
The Duke of Orlena ba latc-ty rtsided
at Lucerne in Switzerland. He left there
in company with the Dnke de Luyens who
is only one year his senior. It is tid none
of his family were aware of hts intentions
to enter France and that tfee family nre
ignorant of any plan? he ray bTe ha1. It
Is reported that he did endeavor to enliot
as a private oJdier. bnt wjm refoed t tins
recruiting office for some informality iu
j his application, that he went to Mane to
I endeavor tM difficulty aod wa there r--I
ferred to the znlni'try and that
ax he could noi get witi-
factory respon to hi rtqtKt
to be permitted to perform his three yvr
military service aa an caiutfrd man, he
wrote a polite letter to A! de 'reTClnt
which wa carried by tLe Dnke de Layens
Thls letter w to the rffecs laat he hd no
intention to remain in Parts nor create ay
difficulty. tht he was Jeslly precluded
from holding any rank in the rray. but
he was ambitious of sorting Fraac a. a
private Midi. Shortly after tfaia bewi
rretL
Contradictory stories are afloat astoai!
tbeduiUand particularly totfae re
port cf the abdication of the Coast 4
Paris One of the first things public wa
the report that the duke had with bim the
document of abdication. Aa the Count de
Paris has been at sea some days on his way
to America this gave the appearance ot
long considerd preparation to the more
ment. It is now positively denied that the
duke has any such document or that the
Couut de Paris has signed any act of abdication.
UNION CITY ITEMS.
Special Dispatch to the DallrEaflta.
Union Citt, Ok., Feb. 7. One would
think after going to all the towns on the
two railroad lines through Oklahoma that
they had seen most of the fine land ia
Oklahoma but how mistaken they are.
Your correspondent has just returned
from a trip through what might safely be
called the garden spot of the Oklahoma
country. From two miles north of Reno'
City to five miles south of Union City one
will find a perfect garden spot almost tho
entire stretch. On several quarter sections
there is to be seen as line growing wheat
as will be sceu most anywhere.
Mr. AL L. Stanley, formerly of Spivey,
Kan., who lives north of Union City about
five miles, has cut and &old over 2tX worth
of hay this season. It is safe to sty that
Mr. Stanley has been one of the most en
terprising and successful farmers la Okla
homa this season. He sold a great deal of.
his hny to the Rock Island for $ per ton.
Union City Is beautilully situated upon
the north bank of the South Canadian
river about twelve miles .outh of El Reno
on the Rock Island railroad aud which is
graded now almost to their city.
LTnion City has one of the richest coun
tries in the world to draw trade from and
that is the Chickasaw nation jnut across
tho river, where thev hare their large
peach orchards, improved farms of thou
sands of acres and watermelons In seasou so
large that they are really not profitable on
account that they cnu't draw to market
at one load but about half a dozen; so It
is said, and they only bring about
20 to 35 cents each.
The city of Union has a splendidly or
ganized government with Mr. J. D. Hars
tou for mayor aud Mr. Charles Lelbler sec
retary and city clerk. Both of these gen
tlemen, as well as many others are doing
good work lor the upbuildiug of a sub
stantial town. Mr. Loibler will Mon have
his family hero and living at home and he
is going to locute as msny as polbl in
the rich valley of the South CanndUn.
Mayor Hardton says that the town Is
having a good Jtnd substantial growth aa
an j one could expect in so short a time.
Among other gentlemen met while there
were Dr. Campbell, who aside from his
practice, is running a large hotel. Mr. G.
L Canada, grocery atore; W. H. Davis, of
Wichita, lumber denier. Graves & Harris
have one of the nicest little drug houses
in Oklahoma. James Burgess is ono
amoug their pushing young men, haviug
a good deal of property In the city.
Mr. Williams, the big CHttle man of tho
Chickasaw couutrv, is putting up a Unn
hotel in the city with all modern improve
ments. It is expected to be cattlemen's
headquarters.
They are also blessed with a good, wide
awake newspaper edited aud owned by
Mr. show.
Within thirty days the train whistle
will blow at Union City, aud ib'Ui things
will be lively.
WILL SOON HAVE A RAILROAD.
Special Dispatch to the Dallr Kc.
El Reno, Ok., Feb. 7. The people of El
Reno ure very jubilant over the tact that
tho train will noon be running Into their
town. It Is understood they are soon to
have a depot and sidetrack. The road
rutin through the south part of town and
the Choctaw survey just north of the city.
El Reno hits not grown much in the lase
six mouths, but In the near future things
will bo much livelier thau for a Ioug
while.
There are n great many good firms In
El Reno and they expect a fine trade thla
summer when the farmers come iu aud get
to work on their claims. There are two
good hotels in this city and the public will
be nicely taken care of when tho train gotn
to running into El Reno.
The wheat in south of El Reno, near
Union City, looks nice where thy re chances
to Ik; noinu sown.
Next Moudny Is the dny they aro count
ing ou seeing the passenger crew.
ALFRED'S CONTEST SETTLED.
SpcIa1 DlMpntch to the Dllr Ear'.
Alfred, Ok., Feb. 7 The contest ou
the town site of Alfred has hern Mrttletl
and the matter compromised natisfnctorlly
to all parties inten-sted, and Alfred stands
today as one of the towus in Oklahoma
with no contest on hand.
COLORADO, KANSAS & GULT.
Charter of a New Eood from Denver to
tho Gulf;
TOPEKX. Kan , Feb 7. A new railroad
enterprise filed Its charter today with tr.o
secretary of state under the name of th
Colorado, Kansa 5c Gulf IU 11 road com
pany. The charter provides for the con
struction of a line of standard gauge road
commencing at or uear Denver, Col., ql
terminating at some point on tbr gulf
ccat of Trxni, running throutrh
the counties of Arspshoc, El
bert, Lincoln, Kit Carcti. Chy
enn and Klswn, in Colorado,
and Sherman. WlUc. Logan, Gr-Irj,
Wichita, Scott. Kmner. Gnrfleld. Jlodg
man. Gray, Ford. Clark Kiowa, Com
anche and Brb-r, In Kana, pamlnjc
through the town of Coldwater, through
the Indian territory, and through Urn
counties of Oity. Alontue, Cook, Gny
sot:, Wi, Denton. Collins, Parker, Tsr
rant. Dallns, Johnson, Ellis Boque. HM.
Navarro, Mdnnon, Lim'ton'. Fre-stou-.
Falls. Robertson. Ion. Milan,
Braw, Madisoii, BurWon, Wmblngtoo,
Gnrn;, Walker, Austin, Wallace, Mont
emery. Harris, Fort Iim1. Liberty,
CbintrK, Brnzona and UslrrsJon, in
lexa. The estimated Imgtb nt tb- roui
i J.tX miles. It pnneip! oilic Is at
Colaater. ornancbe connty. Diretors:
IkxirdoianK Smiths, William I) Welir,
ParkT N nj:ht, A. M. Jckon, Vernon J.
Miller, Tbouu J Morrison. Ik-njtaJo J.
Howarth, A. Dariwh, H- IL lUtit awI N.
E. fet"cn, Hof a-bom ffd at Coldwater.
The capital su-Hfcof the corporation U
puci it n.c o "o
Another charier fill'' tb Union Co
operauve Kxchna (.imltedjof MflUoa;
dpi:! stxrk. KAVX caplul. Wfk Di
rector": A. D. Jsrdoaler. L. I) Groom. J.
L lioutoa, D L. Jqu-, J. J. Diwmhj.
STATE CROP REPORT.
TOPEZA. Kan , K'K 7 1 L report at iht
secretary of tbe i:ricuUurl department
ba bren ImucI Ose of tn tat Ictennt
ing features i th summary, shewing tb
total product and the Tnlce of the 2-ld
crop o h state for &Zi Tb- wlotr
yr or At crop of Ust yr is valued by Secre
tary MotuT mi tt9,2,57Xr7, the euro crop
a: fS?.6iS.-T$.i0 tb cls crop at V.M,
hZ 73. Tne total 7alue of all agricultural
product of V&Q wu IS0L573.4ZI. Ti
rain of tfc live stock tor the year ls9 I
ill, 2S.5, the flrures bs-init m folkws:
Horses JUsJfr, mnl acd . .-U2.I33-.
cnirh cowa, IHLOSUOM; ebr
cattle. l'Xi,tT.ZZV), steep, t7M.CJ; tw&s,
HQ,&J7,7iy7 SO; tout. tlW.VX.tiA.
MASSACRE IN AFR1CA
PAK3, Feb. 7-A dlptch to L i'rsoc
frcia 1: comaposOot t Ofc stair
the Sosllt iatt&tted' hy tae Estlfc, at
tacked a I'resch caavaa ea restte te Hr
rxt mad SAMcred iktm efo& blo.
lag to l.
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