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THE
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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.
$12 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 $1 7.
$30 overcoats going at $20.
AH 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 Clothdters,
208, 210 and 212 DOTJGKLAS AVENUE. -WICHITA, KANSAS.
SCHEME!
When in early life we engaged in tlie. dry goods
busines our understanding was that it required the ap
plication of the best business coupled with the highest
integrity to insure ultimate success, but our observation
in later days indicates that just the opposite is used to
catch the public. When a certain class of dry goods
houses want to get rid of accumulated stuff or old chest
nuts that because of their originally being marked too
high did not sell, the usually resort to some Scheme or
Mysterious Dodge or Gift Enterprise to assist them in
getting rid of the goods they could not sell in a legiti
mate way at lair prices.
One house offers you a chance on the life of a
dog if you will only pay $15.00 for a clock that regularly
sells for $12.00. Another house virtually tells you that
if you will pay them 12 1-2 cents for 10 cent hose they
will give you a chance at 10 o'clock a. m. (sharp), and
the latest riddle if correctly solved secures you a pair of
gloves.
The "Arcade'' is prepared at all times to meet
the legitimate prices of any honorable competitor but
Lottery Schemes and Gift Enterprises we opine have no
place in legitimate business, nor among respectable busi
ness men. Make youv wn prices and sink or swim on
your merits and the "Ai.-ade" will always meet or beat
any prices you can makt
General Clearing up Sale this week at "Arcade"
and Special Bargains will be on every counter.
ARCADE
BAD FIRE IN PATTERSON.
Pattekson, N. J Feb. S. Washington
hall occupying a plat of ground -iOO by 600
feet in size, was burneil to the ground at
an early hour this morning. The loss will
not fall much short of SSOO.COO. A ball
was in progress when the fire was dis
covered, but all guests got out in safety,
home, however, leaving their valuable
wraps behind them. Tl t top floor was oc
cupied as offices and stairs The armory
of the First battalion New Jersey national
guards and the Second battalion was on
the second floor and lvanhoe lodge A. F.
and A. M. was on the top floor. In the
upper part of the building were the apart
ments of the janitor, William Smith, and
his wife, both of whom had narrow
escapes from suffocation, the latter being
carried out in an unconscious suite.
The fire, it is now said, was caused by an
explosion in the soda water manufactory
of R- S. "Winter &: Co., in the rear end of
the building. This was oaused by the igni
ESI
tion of 100 rounds of cartridges in the
tirmorv. The fn-illade was kept up for
some time, the bullets flying in all direc
tions. No one was hurt, however. The
flames spread to a building adjoining,
which was entirely destroyed, entailing
losts footing up ?20.000 among a number
of families who lived therein.
A CONDUCTOR'S CARELESSNESS
Little Rock, Ark., Feb. S. Early yes
terday morning, at Dermott. a station ou
the Houston, Central & Northern railroad,
an engine attached to a train of freight
cars ran into :i train loaded with rails,
causing a frightful wreck. Peter Joyce
and Matt Q'redt, employes of the road,
were instantly killed, and several others
seriously injured. J. D. Castuer, the con
ductor, was arrested, charged with crim
inal carelessuejs.
HON. JOHN WELCH ILL.
Athens, O., Feb.' S. Ex Chief Justice
John elch is dangerously ill. His recov
ery is doubtful as ho is 58 years old.
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L B. Fox, of Fox & Son, Is no-win
New York assisting our resi
dent buyer in the purchase of the
finest stock of goods ever
brought to Wichita.
All the present stock -will be
closed at about half price. New
gcods now arriving.
Look out for Special Day for
Bengal Gloriossa Silk at 49c
Something new.
150 North Main St.
Free exhibit showing how to save coffee
Scop in and see ic C. I. Fuller's
No. 202 E. Douglas
d71 6t Avenue.
THE MOLLY MAGUIRES.
Belief that the Order Still Exists in South
eastern Pennsylvania,
PnCENlXTlLLE, Pa., Feb. 8. The author
ities of Chester county believe that the
notorious organization known as the Molly
Maguires is still in existence. They have
reasons to suspect that Patrick Hagney,
who was shot last Sunday morning in this
town, was murdered at the instigation of
that society. Chief of Police Joseph
Moore found a large piece of paper tacked
to a wheelbarrow a few feet away from the
SDot where the murdered man was stand
ing when he was shot. On the paper in
large letters was the heading: "Death to
traitors," aud stating in effect that the
Molly Maguires slways removed their
enemies even if murder had to be resorted
to. It also states that when the opportu
nity was presented, two local policemen
named Dennis Kelley and John Kane,
would share the same fate as Hagney.
The letter was signed, "Jack the Ripper."
This paper is now in the possession of
Charles Bazanoff, the chief engineer and
vice presiaont of the Phoenix Bridge com
pany. He Trill allow no one to see it.
While a correspondent was talking to
Deputy Coroner Howell of the murder, a
friend of the latter stated that to his
knowledge a meeting of Mollie Maguires
was held on Sunday last on High street,
Pottstown. But little information can be
gleaned from the authorities, as they think
that publictty given to the case at this
time will interfere with their investiga
tion. While there appears to be strong
evidence that Bernard Moller, the man
who is in prison here, did commit the
murder, as Hagney charged in his ante
mortem statement, yet it is believed that
he only acted as the agent for some organ
ization. He has a bad reputation.
THE COLORED MEN'S ADDRESS.
Washington', Fob. 8. A committee from
the.equal rights convention, consisting of
Messrs. P. B. S. Pinchhack, of Louisiana;
P. H. Carson, of the District of Columbia;
James Hill, of Minnesota; P. H. Murray,
of Missouri, J. A. Taylor, of Virginia; S.
A. White, of Kentucky, and Thomas E.
Miller, of South Carolina, waited upon the
president today and presented a copy of
the address adopted by the convention.
The president expressed his sympathy with
the movement aud assured the committee
that he would do all in he could within
the law to ameliorate the condition of the
colored people.
SOLUTION OF THE TRACY FIRE.
"Washington; Feb. 8. Fire Marshal
Drew and Mr. Wiard, the government ex
pert, made an examination of Secretary
Tracy's house today and found that the
felt packiug around the pipes was burnt
nearly off, showing conclusively that the
steam in the pipes was super-heateu and
passing through the register no doubt set
lire to something near it and caused a
general conflagration. Mr.aDrew thinks
this is the host solution of the problem of
the Are, and there is no doubt that the
super-heated steam pipes caused the Ore.
WOMAN SUFFRAGISTS HEARD.
Washington, Feb. 8. Tho senate com
mittee on woman suffrage today accorded
a hearing to members of the Womaus'
National Suffrage association on the sub
ject of extending tho elective franchise to
women. There were present at the meet
ing Senators "Vance, Blair, Farwell and
Allen, and'Elizabeth Caily Stanton, Susan
B. Anthony, and about a dozm other
women suffragists. Mrs. Stanton made
the principal speech.
Mr. JohuE. Haggart, who was recently
nominated as marshal for North Dakota,
has declined the office and his nomination
will be withdrawn.
A HOTEL GUTTED DY FIRE.
Mansfield, O., Feb. S The east wing
of the St. James hotel on Main street was
gutt-d by fire at 3 o'clock this morning,
which did $10,000 damage. It originated
in the laundry where it smouldered so
loLg that the house was filled with smoke
before it was discovered. The guests oa
the fourth floor, where the smoke was
densest, escaped via ladders and fire es
capes without injury. Those on the floor
below made their exit by the stairways.
There wer; forty-five transient guests; but
nine are injured. The hotel employes lost
all their clothing. The fire will necessitate
the closing the hotel for some time.
THE LENOX HILL OPENED.
New Yoke, Feb. S. The Lenox Hill
bauK reopened at 10 o'clock this morning.
As soon as the doors swung back a crowd
of about 100 depositors rushed in. The
majoritv of them sought to draw their
money, but there were several who made
WOO made I
deposits o money was paid out except J
on certified checks. Others received cer
tificates promising payment within thirty
days.
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LONDON, Feb. a The doc, laborers and I been compelled to suspend its proceed
car men have withdrawn their manifesto ings. In addition to this proposition to
against the employment of non-union i reduce the number necessary to constitute
men. A conflict between the union men a quorum it is also proposed by & modili
and their emplovers U thus avoided. 1 catiou of the old rule 24 to confer apon the
CHANGES EMI
THE
MAJOBITY REPORT ON THE
KEW HOUSE RULES.
Main Points of Divergence from the
Usual Cnstom Defended
at Length.
Legislation Kay be Justly Expedited by
the Speaker's Authority to
Count a Quorum,
The Minority Offers a Report Opposing the
Rules as a Usurpation of Power
Uany Arguments Brought Forth
in Substantiation of the Pro
test A Georgia Postmas
ter's Troubles Items
from the Oapitaf.
Washington, Feb. 8. Though not for
mally presented in the bouse the majority
and minority reports upon the new code of
rules proposed have been filed with the
journal clerk and ordered printed.
The majority report in great detail ex
plains the difference between the proposed
and the former codes but in most instances
the explanation is unaccompanied by any
argument.
In regard to the rule authorizing the
speaker to count a quorum, the report
says: "Clause 3, of rule 6, directs the
method of ascertaining a quorum when
members refuse to vote on a roll call. The
process of ascertaining the presence 'of a
quorum to do business under the constitu
tion would ordinarily be under the control
of the speaker. Under our system of roll
calls it has been judged more convenient
to ascertain and announce the votes of
memberc and the presence of those who re
fuse to vote at the same time and by the
same means."
Discussing the new clause to rule 26,
that no "dilatory motion shall be enter
tained by the speaker," the report says:
"This clause is merely declaratory of par
liamentary law. There- are no words
which can bo framed which will limit
members to the proper use of proper mo
tions. The majority may be kept in
session for a long time against reason aud
good sense, sometimes at the whim of a
single member and sometimes for a still
longer period at will of one party, who are
misusing the protection of the constitution
for yeas and nays by the aid of simple mo
tions, proper in themselves, but which are
improperly used. Today tho abuse has
grown to such proportion that the parlia
mentary law which governs American
assemblies has found it necessary to keep
pace with the evil and to enable the ma
jority by the intervention of the presiding
officer to meet by extraordinary means the
extraordinary abuse of power on the part
sometimes of a very few members. If the
suggestion should be made fcmt great pow
er is here conferred, the answer is that tho
approval of the house is the very breath iu
the nostrils of the speaker and as nobody
on earth is so jealous of its liberties and so
impatient of control, we may be quite sure
that no arbitrary interruption will take
place, and indeed, no interruption at all
until not only sucM misuse of proper mo
tions be made clearly evident to the world
but also such action as has taken
place on the part of the bouse will insure
tho speaker of the support of the house,
whose wishes are his law. So that in the
end it is a power exercised by the house
through its properly constituted officers."
In considering the question of that
proposition that 100 members shall con
stitute a quorum in committee of whole
the report says the change is made neces
sary by members refusing to vote when
the roll is called, and points out the fact
that everything done in committee has to
be reported to the house and that nothing
done in any way final.
In conclusion the majority report says
"Your committee has thus gone over
briefly the proposed new code of rules.
Your committee believes, if followed out
in good faith, the new rules will at once
enable the house to have due control over
its business, and at the same time provide
those safeguaids of deliberation and de
bate which will enable the house to act
wisely."
The minority report of Messrs. Carlisle
and Randall reviews the proposed code and
criticises many of its features.
PROTEST OF THE MINORITY.
The first change antagonized is that of
rule 24. On this subject the minority
says: "Under clause 4, of rule 24, no bill
on the house calendar can be reached for
couMderation unless called uo by the com
mittee that reported it, and under clause 5
of the same rule no individual member
can make an original motion for the pur
pose of considering auy particular bill in
the committee of the whole house on the
state of the union. "When, however, a
motion has been made by direction of a
committee to go into a committee of the
whole on the state of the union to consider
a particular bill, an individual member
may move to amend it by designating
another bill. This is the extent of his
rights under the proposed rule, and it is
cvidenL that he will bo placed at a great
disadvantage.
"We are unable to discover any suffi
cient reason for this discrimination against
members who may not be fortunate
enough to secure the co-operation of com
mittees in making ther motions. If a
majority vote is sufficient to suspend the
rules and select a day for the consideration
of a bill when a motion is made by direc
tion of a committee certainly the sime
vote ought to be sufficient when made by
an individual member upon his responsi
bility and in behalf of his constituents.
The only reasonable explanation for this
discrimination is that it
tha policy of
the proposed rules to suppress the individ
ual members of the house as far as possi
ble and increase the powers of the commit
tees. In fact, under the proposed ruies
the individual member will scarcely
have poer to make a motion of any
kind except when he acts as the
representative of a committee and by its
direction. He will neither introduce a bill
nor make a report except by delivering it
to the cleric or the speaker and if his bill
should be erroneously referred he can not
himself move to correct it unless he does
so within three days after its reference."
Relative to tne change in the ruies
governing the committee of tht- whole the
minority says: "It has always been so uni
versally conceded that a committee of the
whole house was simply the house itself,
that it has never been considered necessary
to prescribe in the rules what number of
members should be necessarT to con-
j stitute a quorum in snch com
mittee. The constitution requires a ma-
;.,. nr ..ll ,V. nomVnlp! tn rnncitMli
a aaornm w 4j0 business in the hous and.
without any rule on the subject, the same
number has always been rtcognized as
necessary m a committee of the whole, and
wueueierniQUOU ilscu. ii-u eas kuau
committee of the"w'hole the power to close
all debate on any section or paragraph of
the bill under consideration. Such a pow
er has never been heretofore given to the
committees, but has always been exercised
by the house, and in our opinion it will be
unwise to make a change in this respect,
and especially if 100 members are to con
stitute a quorum in the committee.
In pursuance of this same policy of
reducing the number of represent
atives necessary to pass laws and transact
other business itis ordered by the majority
to insert the following in rule 18: 'On the
demand of any member or at the sugges
tion of the spe iker before the second roll
call is entered upon, the names of members
(sufficient to make a quorum) in the hall
of the house who do not vote shall be noted
by the clerk and recorded in the journal
and reported to the speaker with the
names of members voting and be counted
and announced indetermining the presence
of a quorum to do business.' This is the
most radical and, in our opinion, the most
dangerous innovation proposed by
the maionty. If agreed to, it will
not only overthrow the construction
that has been uniformly given
to the constitution for more than a cen
tury, but it will enable less than a major
ity of the representatives of the people to
pass the most important laws, affecting
the interests of the whole country. The
personal and property rights of the citi
zens, protected heretofore by the laws
enacted by the Totes of a majority, may
be impaired or destroyed by the votes of a
mere fraction of the members of congress,
for if less than a majority may constitu
tionally pass measures in the house, of
course the same thing may be done in the
senate. In the same way enormous sums
of money may be appropriated from the
public treasury for the most unconstitu
tional purposes and the interests of the
tax-payers completely subordinated to the
selfish demands of private individuals and
corporations.
"Without euteringhere into a discussion
of the constitutional question here involv
ed in this proposition, we earnestly pro
test against it as a measure of the most
dangerous and revolutionary character
Any rule or practice which enables the
speaker or the clerk to pass bills by count
ing members present and not voting will
inevitably result in destroying the confi
dence of "the people in the Integrity of leg
islation and engender controversies and
litigations which might be easily avoided
by an adherence to the mandate of the con
stitution as heretofore interpreted."
Discussing the abolition of dilatory mo
tions the mmoritv is emphatic in its pro
test. It says: "The proposed clause
allowing the speaker to refuse to
entertaiu any motion which he may
consider dilatory is absolutely inconsistent
with the other provisions of the rule. To
provide that members shall have the right
to make certain motions and at the same
time to provide that the speaker may re
fuse to entertain them and may also refuse
to entertain an appeal from his decision,
is simply to place the whole law in the
house, so far as parliamentary motions are
concerned, iu the hands of tUe presiding
officer, aud deprive the members of
every right in this respect which the
rules purport to confer upou them.
A rule abolishing all parliamentary mo
tions heretofore recognized and simply
providing that members may make such
molious only as the speaker may see proper
to permit and take only such appeals
from his decisions as he may see proper to
allow, would at least have the merit of
directness and simplicity. Such a rule
would be no more unreasonable or unjust
than the one now proposed, aud would
prevent conflicts upou the floor by advis
ing members in advance what their rights
are." .
A POSTMASTER'S TRIALS.
The Residents of Sharon, 6a., Threaten a
Becent Appomtea
Washington, Feb S. P. T. Duck
worth, recently appointed postmaster at
Sharon, Ga., has represented to the post
office department that he is prevented by
threats of personal violence and hostile
demonstrations from taking possession of
his office. It appears that Duckworth,
who is understood to be an independent
Republican, was some time ago appointed
postmaster to succeed a Democrat, who,
with his friends, it is said, have since used
every means to prevent his successor from
taking charge of his office. Threats of
personal violence and death, it is stated,
were publicly made and heaped upon him.
On one occasion a placard labeled "Radi
cals must die" was placed on the porch of
his bouse. Ou another occasion a
number ol men representing the unruly
element, it is stated, entered his bouse and
by threats compelled him to hign a lettf r
of resignation. As soon as they were gone,
however, Duckworth telegraphed the de
partment that it was obtained by force
and asked that it be disregarded On the
5th of the present month Duckworth wrota
to the postmaster general that he could
hold out no longer, fearing that he would
be killed, and asking that his resignation
be immediately accepted. After consulta
tion with the president and with the
postmaster general. General Ciarkson
telegraphed Duckworth last night
as follows: "What power this
department has will be used to protct you
and place you in possession of the office to
which you have been appointed. Cum
raunicate freely by telegraph full fuels if
interferred with turtuer, and immediate
action will be taken." He alo ordered
two posiofficc inspectors to proceed imme
diately to Sharon and investigate the
whole matter. Attorney General Miller
ulso ordered a United Slates marshal to
the scene of the trouble. Dackworth was
recommended for the office by a large num
ber of reputable citizens, including one or
more of national iufluance, as an honest
and capable man.
ARGUMENTS
ON THE
COPYRIGHT
BILL.
WASHrNOTON, Feb. S. The bonse com
mittee on the judiciary he'd a special
meeting today to hear arguments on the
international copyright bill. Mr. C. Bove,
of New York, who first addressed the
committee, stated his objections to the
bill at length. Mr. Putnam was the next
to be heard. He said the copyright bill as
at present framed was the beat measure
which could be framed under exiting
circumstances. He could speak from some
knowledge of the booksellers of the
country and from that knowledge he be-
Hered the book trade wa in favor of the
bilL Judge W. H. Harnox wa3 the next
speaker. He said tn.t Mr. Putnam poiie
of an international copyright bill. It wn j
rather a bill to crush out small publish-
, rr-i :
ers ana creaie . grw nwiwpoiy. i
tngnsu auujors bdou& wnom we
were so solicitions knew ouly ton
great publishers and would go to them to
publ-.sn tiieir worts, ine smu pnousner
here could get none of thMr work. The t
modem idea was that a native inventor
and author should be protected to a limit
ed extent. Wes this country to depart from
the long established practice by exteadins
it so as to give to a foreign author, who
contributed nothing to this country and
had no responsibility to it, an mcmoIu
control of his books? Judge Haraoux,
concluded by criticising as impracticaD:ejnDi yro ars !, j,ai.tU of avr S. tff
the provisions of t&e Lit! allowing impor- xxvn exefe. la a J n. ZjUa. &Jrj
tations of foreign work-atter the Tvivten -& be a goo4 pL-ce u w:JI ctdr ?-.
consent of the owner of the copyright had Two nurwene are uor in the eouay -r
been procured, holding that it would oper- 3 Siaaard of Ue csir narrj sf OiJ -r
ate to prevent importntiens almost to- baa purchased a iirlf -4u ol law mult
gether and that altogether the bill was a Prtttort aUnae
vicious bJl and not in me interests ct see ,
people of the uniteu states.
SHOT DEAO BY BURGLARS.
"Westport, X.Y., Feb. &. Ransom Floyd
and wife were shot by burglars last night
Mrs. Floyd is dead and her hnbnd can
not recover. The burglars obtained t3,OX),
the proceeds of the sale of the farm.
THE SAME FIGURES,
V
KANSAS EATE3 SIMILAR TO THOSE
IN NEBRASKA.
The
Bed action on Corn Ten Per
Cent on the Whole
Through Bate.
Almost Fifty Per Cant Taken from Pro
portion of the Rate to the
Missouri BiTcr.
The People of Pratt Looking to the Metro
polis of the State for Belief from the
Bate Question Items from
That City General State
News Notes.
TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. S. The result of the
conference between the committee repre
senting the farmers of Kansas and the
railroads was a determination and agree
ment to reduce the rates on corn applying
to the whole state. The reductions are
substantially the same as those agreed up
on in Nebraska.
All corn west of the Missouri river is
moved on the basis of through rates from
points in Kansas to St. Louis and Chicago.
The rate from the Missouri river is 15
cents and to Chicago 20 cents. The maxi
mum proportion of the through rats
from points in Kansas to the Missouri
river, added to the Missouri river to Chi
cago, makes the maximum through rates
from numerous points in the west
ern part of the state 32 cents per
100 pounds. At numerous points the
through rate to Chicago is 32 ceuta. These
are all reduced to the maximum of 25
cents to Chicago and 20 cents to St. Louis,
these being the highest rates to be charged
from the distant points iu Kansas. All
other rates below the maximum rates
above named will be reduced upon a
gradual scale down to a 20 cent through
rate.
This reduction makes an average reduc
tion for tho whole state of 10 per cent on
the whole through rate, ami nearly 50 per
cent reduction upon the proportion of the
through rate applying to Kansas. That is,
upon the difference of the through rate
from Kansas points to the Missouri
river and the rate from the Litter
point St. Louis and Chicago, the
cut is nearly 50 per cent. This, for ex
ample, is practically 5 cents for the long
est haul iu Kansas to the Missouri river
ou a through haul and 3 c uts for a 2U0
mile haul and less for less distances.
Grain sold at the Missouri river is sold
upon a basis ot the tnrough rate, the price
there being based on a Chicago price less
the rate between the Missouri river and
Chicago.
SHOT BY THE JAILER.
EniE, Kan., Feb. 8. Jailer Ellis today
shot two prisoners who were attempting
to escape from jail. One of the men,
Hyser ov name, was fatally and the other
not seriously wounded.
WHAT TABMERS NEED.
A Big Homo Market Better than an Emer
. genoy Bate.
Special Dispatch to the Dally Kacle.
Pratt, Kan., Feb. a. The farmers of
Pratt county have been somewhat dissat
isfied with tho rates on gram charged by
the railroad companies and all would he
glad if the prices could be raited to the
benefit of the farmers. The railroads can
afford to and ought to reduce the rates
still further. But there are somo other
things to consider. If it is expected to
ship all grain to eastern markets a mini
mum tariff will mill give us a low price
for corn so long as we have to compeln
with corn raised near the market. What
the farmers want is to feed their com to
stock and get great meat packing enters
sear them ami let the pr.ee of corn take
care of Itself. Out in this neck o the
woods all feel that their interests are
closely allied with those of Wichita Pratt
expect" in the near future to make a solid
town of 10,00-3 inhabitants and about the
best one in the state. No one expects to
see more than one Wichita in the state
nnd they are willing to hep make
that one just as big as
possible for their own benefit
and for the benefit of the other towos and
the couutry. Wichita h.is several
binks, any one of which could swallow up
the banks of a clever little city and have a
good surplus left. She has men that are
not only willing but have demonstrated
their ability to develop a new country, aud
everybody knows that it takes both money
and men to make the progress all desire.
Pratt wants and is going to have every
thing it can get in Pratt, but there is some
things that its purse is too short to reach.
It wants the bet rate the railroads can
give, a deep harbor and lines of railroad
leading south; it waut Wichita to grow
and prosper, to mult. .y her packing
houses and factories aw to be able to buy
all the stock in southern Kaunas. Then
with another good crp or two onr farm
ers will be able to feed their grain and
reap good profits therefrom.
1 ne Pratt. Kiowa and Kingman Tesch
crs' association was in mis ion today in
this city. All the teachers of Pratt
county are prcnt and a majority of tho
irom .rviDgman nna iviowa couoiies. inej
program was an interfiling one.
A judgment was rendered la the district
court this morning allowing Morris D.
Bochoven t?O0O damages in the ait of
Bochoven vh. the Chicago. Knss tc
Western Raiiwny company tor causing the
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fcemer. cb.r with shooting -rith Intent
t j... isCcb Delta. tb- fcrr foncc Wele-
beiitwr ?Jiliy fib.trg'sL Hi twtitrrrm
j, aot .rt n, jMvKrse.vd.
5 rrarttt mwm gerji!?y mss$cl
CCKn rorthe wheat aud friuu 1 trn acr-:rs
of wheat is o large tht but litti 1nA is
left for corn extent od and xnrat di tsi
that -will b broken tuj frrin. Tc frnit
crop Is not rl.l. far. Ttrrr at w tc
many tfAr'tt; tn-s &owm tut county H'td
more trws bnv bevn Uuzht for tee ;rtoir
piantint; Uo -r Wfore A uuf rJ
orcaanL will bepmni of 2fti h,Um
jmt conaiy u in Un tor Immlsrrattes
work and will ied Ecbrrt Anrterxoa to
Omha to the eireting on th 11th sju.
BARN' Af.'D HORSES BURKED.
TOPEKA, Kan., Feb, a,The brned
owned by Chiles Wolf wa dertroyeU by
fire early this morning. Seven hor were
burned us deth and three were saved.
PEABODY'S SILK INDUSTRY.
Topeka. Kan , Feb. 8. L. A. Buck, of
Peabody, Kan., state silk commissioner,
has rendered his report to Secretary
Mohler. The report sets forth the condi
tion of the industry at Peabody for the
yearlSSP. The total receipt were 75;
expenditures $2,81L71, Including $1,189 for
coccoons, HOT 44 for weavers wages, 250
commisioners salary and 1653 for inci
dentals. Balance $421.42, of which there is
355 in coccoons and 1190 in cash.
OKLAHOMA'S COLORED COLONISTS.
Kansas Crrr, Mo., Feb & A special to
the Star from Topeka, Kan., says R. M.
Relf, president of a colored colony, recent
ly arrived here from Oklahoma. He says
the colony is not starring as has been re
ported but that on the contrary it Is in a
fair flourishing condition. The colored
people do not go to the towns, he saya,
but take up claims and seldom accept aa
offer to selL They are there to stay.
A NEWSPAPER CHANGE.
Manhattan, Kan.. Feb. &. The Man
hattan daily and weekly Republic was
sold today to A. A. Stewart, of this city,
G. A. Alwood, former proprietor, is com
pelled on Account of ill health, to change
climate and will probably go to Florida.
Mr. Stewart is a young man of largo news
paper experience and a resident of Man
hattan. JUDGE STILLINGS DEAD.
Leavenworth. Kan., Feb. S Jnde EL
E. Stilling, owuer of the pontoon bridge,
died at 3 o'clock this mornlug from blood
clot of the heart. He was 65 years old and
had been a resident of Leavenworth .since
1863. He was judge pro tern of the district
court and well known throughout the
state.
LET A WEEK AGO.
ATCHISON, Kau., Feb a The dispatch
from Arcadm, Li., stating that the con
tract of the Kansas City, Loui-ana & Gulf
railroad was let vestertiay at this place to
an English syndicate is not authentic
The contract was let a week ago to a local
company of men living here and in
Louisiana.
MAlTr BET0BM3 ASKED.
The Organised Farmera and Laborers of
Bourbon County in Session.
FORT SCOTT, Kan.. Fb. a At a dele
gate convention of tho Knights of Labor
of district ft), held in thia city, several del
egates from the Farmer' Mutual U-nellt
association, twenty-four from the Farm
ers' alliance and twenty from tho Kuighta
of Labor, district 60, organised a joint
convention with the Knight of Labor for
the purpose of dUciis-.uig a basis of union.
After twelve hours of deliberations a sot
of regulations were adopted. They will
support no matt for office who can not be
depended upon to en ict the following
oriuciples into law: First, abolition of
national batiks and substitution of leg.il
tender treasury notts Iu lieu thereof: sec
ond, enactment of laws ngninst dealing in
futures; third, free coinage of silver:
fourth, aholuion of alien ownership ur
land; fifth, all revenues sh.tll he limited to
the needs of the government, economi
cally administered; sixth, governmen con
trol of transportation to a certain extent.
Resolutions were also adopted denounc
ing the patent laws, favoring tho Ann
traliau system of Totinj:, opposing the
issuing of railroad paftrs. to ollici.tU,
favoring a uniform system of text hooka
for the schools, favoring pensions for sol
diers Thit Knights of Labor in their resolu
tions denounce the jMiem of collecting
carried out by tho Chicago Collection
awency, oppose the contracting of convict
labor and demanding that all goods niunu
facturtd in prison shall he stamped.
SHOT A "SHADOW
A Kansas Oityan Kills a Detcctivo Hired
to Watch Hia Movements.
KANSAS CitT, Ma, Fb. a Kd Flndley
shot and killed Joseph Kan tbix after
noon. Ed Flndley Is a politician and one
of the best known uportiug men Iu the
west. Joseph Karr U a private detective
whom Findley not long incc discovered
dogging bis footsteps. Fiudler caused bia
arret on a charge of attempted robbery,
as Karr stopped bim oa the street t 1
o'clock in the morning and act'-d nunpl-r-iously.
It turned out, however, that
Karr had ben hired by Findiey'a
wjfe to shadow him and report to
her his mUconduct. Since thai time
Findley and Karr have looked upon mch
other with suspicion and Karr it is alleged,
has often threatened Fiudley' Mf. Their
relation lx-came still mora unpleasant
when Flnd'ey accused Karr of having a
relation with hit (Fiodle'ii) wife. The
twu men met face o Ice thU afternoon
at the corner of Third street nnd Grand
avenue. Kyo uitne- heard tbem ex
change a fe angry word aud then Find
ley drew hi revolver nnd fired Ix bot
into ihe detective's body. Karr died 1
inost los'antly. Fludley was at one
arrested, making no attempt J to getaway.
OREGON'S FLOOD SUBSIDING.
Poktlam, Ore, F-b 6. The wau-r In
tha H iilaiuelltt river is falling rapidly aud
business in tiiu flooded district is again
nhuiuing its norma! condition. Coaui
enng the great volume of water carrUtl"
down the river the damage in aud around
this city has been comparatively light. It
i imposaibifc to give any correct lima!
of Iosks at present. Along Et Port
land's water front Johnson' wharf valned
at about t '0.0CO collapsed and a few other
minor losseHMr reported, fho Southern
Pnctfic company Is probably the hvil
loser by rraAon of washouts on it line be
tween here and Aonlarid, wit tie report
from beyond New Creek cujoa rw
that eTeral bridges have bes wan el
out nnd (wrne ml.t of track ntter KMbfd
away or covered by alide. 1st the victnily
of Salem a number of small boas wrs
curried away by hdc and wtn Uk)c
drowned The. rentekt Iom. howTer,
wat the carrying off of tie lr;:e wgoa
bridge crts ihe rter t Independence
aud two warehouses containing grain wer
carried wy, cansmg 10 of several
tbouxinu doiiar On ihe northern uidrot
the Southern Pacific "cr4i bridges were
carried wy n the trcK bdly wjtMjed.
'1 1 e firt jos of life or the Ceod ft ItLt
as knon occurred t Oregon City yesU-r
day, wtiea m unfetibwu win w drowned.
Tt4 Union J'acibc ia snow blockaded
between bf-Tr nu& the Needle, cxnnxttlca
bing made by boat.
PUBLIC WHIPPINGS N OELAWAP.E.
WiuasGTOV. Dei.. Feb oA a retult
of n wee- ftitung of the court of over awl
terminer .xteen men, of whom three wr
white, ware wnipped el New OuU thu
morninc. To total number of lihet 4
mlnUUrtd '. l'A The, whipping lock
rlce la a dnvnj: raia torm. Tsr rr
Out few spectators and no incident of
epct.t not.
GREAT DAMAGE BYTHERTEIL
LOS ASGEUCS. CL, ireh. S.Gret daa
ge baa been done by :b Le Anxefcn
river. It ha changed lu coare at alss&U
right angle, jatoatkcfti atI lltalU,
and after crowiaz the coastry for rtx
mite empties lata ihm old Sa ijlnl
river. The inendatioa eovtrs a Urjfv rr.
A Urge nuralerr of orange, waloat. Uaci
and other orcnardU n almont raised.
Growing crops In lu coute arreoenpieuhr
destroyed. The total damage is Lfcii kc
ity U aaUmated at $730.0X1
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