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VOL. XH, NO 83.
WICHITA, KANSAS, JFEIDAT MORNING FEBETTARY 21, 1S90.
WHOLE NO. 1793.
Upiirffita
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123 to 127 N.
TH
2STew Brilliantines, double width, new colors, only 35 cents.
Big new line of Ribbons, all widths and shades.
2To charge tor Accordion Plaiting.
Munson & MeNamara.
COLE &
ARE
SHATTERING
WITH GREAT EFFECT!
The Slaughter is bevond the Power of a Detailed Description.
Thousands of Dollars worth of Mens', Boys' and Chil
dren's Clothing must be Sold before March 15.
The Bargaing offered are Seized with "Wolf Like Voracity by all
Classes of Humanity. You never saw so many Great In
ducements. Come and see the Goods.
Ill Children's Overcoats at One-Half Former Price!
$5 overcoats going at $3 50.
Si 2 and $14 overcoats going at $8.
$15 overcoats going at $10.
$ 1 8 overcoats going at $ 1 2.
$20 Chinchilla overcoats going at $11.
The above will give you a slight idea of the
immense cut we have made on our overcoats.
We are now in the Midst of the
1REATEST SUIT SALE
Ever inaugurated on this continet, having
selected out a desirable lot of Worsted, Cas
simere a.ud Cheviot Suits, worth all the way
from $20 to $30, have Dlaced them on a sep
arate table and will give you choice for $15.
Dispatch is the Soul of Business. Do not
Linger! Do not Tarry! Be Quick! Buy Now!
Bargains Await You!
COLE & JONES,
The One Price Clothiers,
SOS, 210 and 212 DOUGLAS AVENUE. "WICHITA, KANSAS.
FREE!
NO CHARGE FOR
ACCORDION '. PLAITING.
Madame Russell at the
ARCADE.
Buy your dress goods at tile
"Arcade" and Madame Russell
will olalt your dress pattern Tree
of charge.
NEW
BRILLIANTINE!
Double "Widtli and all the
New Colore.
ONLY 48 CENTS.
AECADE.
UB. A New Axmlnster Carpet
for sale as naif price.
Main Street.
DAY!
TONES
TWO AT A TIME.
A Double Hanging at Philadelphia Neatly j
Accomplished.
Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 20. Jacob
Schoop and Thomas J. Cole were hanged
today in Movamenting prison. The drop
fell at 10.04 o'clock. Schoop wis hanged
for the murder of Antonio Schilling and
Cole's execution wab for the murder of
Walter -McAllister.
Promptly at 10 o'clock the door leading
to the convict corridor in which the ceils
of tho two men were located was opened to
admit the sheriff, officers, jury and otheiv,
entitled by law to witness the execution.
Schoop, whose cell was nearest the door.
I rsas placed at the head of the line, hia
spiritual adviser, Kev. Dr. Schroeder,
walking behind him. When the proces
sion reached Cole's cell he stepped out, ac
companied by leather Muteion and two
other priests. Tho scaffold which had
been erected half way down the long cor
ridor, was s-oon reached and the two men
quickly mounted the steps, the black cap
were placed over their heads, the ropes ad
justed and their hands tied oehind their
backs in short order. Neither mau utter
ed ti word or showed any sigua of nervous
ness aud just three mmutes from the time
of the starting of the procession Schoop
and Cole were dangling irom the ends of
ropes with broken necks. The attending
physicians sav that Ueatn was instanta
neous, the necks of both being broken by
the fall.
THE SUSPECT RELEASED.
Chicago, III., Feb. CO. J. B. Keller, the
book canvasser arrested in St. Louis,
charged with comnlicity in the Cronin
murder and supposed at first to bo the
man who drove the white horse that took
Dr. Cronin to the Carson cottage, was re
leased today. All the neoole who had
becu relied upon to identify him as
'bimondv' wno purchased the furniture
with which the cotmee was famished.
1 fail to so identify bin.
PRICES
m$m
GL0RI0SS0 SILKS,
At 49c.
Tuesday, Feb. 25th.
SOMETHING If,
100 Pieces New Dress Goods.
Ginghams 6 1-2 cents.
Prints 5 cents.
FOX & SON.
STpP IN AND SEE IT.
Tresh roastd-And crushed cofTeo a specialty
Mall unit telephone orlM lUtnutMi to. State intent
wftDto c. 1. rULLEK, 202 Douglas Ae., Wichita
Kansas.
DBUM'S SCHEME.
Governor Poraker Thought He Meant to
Invado Canada,
CrxciNXATI, O., Feb. 20. The Commercial-Gazette
publishes this morning the
following war department circular which
received comment from Adjutant-General
Kellogg in Washington last Monday night:
War Dept., Adx-Gexeual's Office, I
Washington. Nov. 13, 1SS(J. f
To tho Adjutant-General of the Statoor Ohio:
Sir For some time past the war depart
ment, under the order and sanction of tho
secretary of war, has been occupied in the
collection of military information of a gen
eral character, relating not onlv to our
owu country, but to the armies, fortifica
tions, etc. of foreign powers, and a di
vision styled "The Division of Military
Information" has been created in this of
fice, where such information is compiled
and filed for future reference. In the course
of , our examination it h:is become
evident that much valuable data relative
to the national guard ot the several states
and territories can be furnished by the ad
jutant generals thereof, and in this view I
have tho honor to request that you will at
the earliest practicable date supply the in
formation designated concerning the
ti oops of your state. It is especially de
sired that this inquiry and subsequentcor
respoudence in the matter may be consid
ered as strictly confidential, the object of
the department being to obtain this and
like information in a quiet manner and to
preserve the same until needed. 1 am, sir,
very respect full v.
K. C. Drum, Adjutant General.
The adjutant general criticised some re
marks Governor Foraker made concerning
this order and the Commercial Gazette
interviews him as follows:
4 Yes, I have read the remarks of Adjutant-General
Kelton as they are reported
in the newspapers. Kad what I said been
taken m my own language the adjutant
general would not have taken issue with
my statement or offered any criticism upon
it. What I said was that, iuasiuuch as it
was no longer a secret, I could without
impropriety refer to tho fact that at the
time when the negotiations were going on
concerning the Canadian fisheries question,
I was called upon, as I understood other
governors were, to report at once
to tLe adjutant general of tho United
States army the number of Ohio national
guard organizations, and tho number of
men enrolled therein, together with the
maximum strength to which they could
be increased, and also to what degree of
elGciency they were drilled, disciplined,
aimed and equipped, aud how long it
would require to fill our organizations to
their maximum strength and concentrate
the whole force at Cleveland.
"It might also have been stated that the
circular letter asked lor information as to
what number of these men could
tako the field for nine months,
which is the longest time tho
president is authorized to call
out the national guard for service in tho
field; but I did not allude to that fact. I
did not .say, either, that the letter spoke
about the purpose of the call being to m-
de Canada or any other conntrv. in
fact, I made no allusion to Canada except
only to say this hnppeued whuo the contro
versy about the Canadian fisheries was
going on. I said it was no secret, because,
as Adjutant General Kelton inobably
knows, if he has lead the uewspapers. the
matter has been many times spoken of in
the press, aud it 1 am net mistaken,
Governor Beaver (probably ti year ago;
spoke of it in some public way. At any
rate the matter, whatever it muy have
been originally, was no looser confidential
wheal spoke about it. I alluded to it, oot
to impart mlormation, but only to llltis
strate the propriety of maintaining such a
military organization us tha national
guards amounted to.
"Of course J sapposa the call had refer
ence to the Canadian troubles aud this
view of the matter was confirmed when I
learned that Pennsylvania, as I was in
formed, was at tho ximu time asked as to j
how soon she could concentrate her i
ituional guard at Erie, and that
New York was asked the ame as to ,
Buffalo. I do uot have per-onul knowledge
as to those other states, but Mich was the j
information that came to me at the time.
I think any ordinary man wouid conclude
s hat with Ohio. Penusylvauia and New
York concentrating their military strength, j
increased to the maximum, at Cleveland, '
Erie and Buffalo respectively, just at a j
time when a dispute with Canada was at '
its height, the movement had some refer- j
ence to Canatm aud that some serious pur- !
pose was at the bottom of it. i
"But ot course the adjutant general j
knows better, and we must all accept the I
statement as true, 'that it was only a piece i
of fuuuy bu-iuess,' something like" they af- j
terwards c.aimed as to the rebel dag order, j
aud it had no relation to Canada, the fish- j
enes question or anything else of any mo- !
ment. I
"Xow that we know that tne matter had
no relation to Canada or to any thing ebe
objection to having the minutest details of j
knowledge with respect to it. It is a sort j
ot duty all rouua to niase it as runny as j
possible.
The abovo verbatim report has bf en in
spected and approved by Governor Foraker
himself.
ARGUED FOR ML
THE WORLD'S PAIR BILtS DEBAT
ED IX THE HOUSE
Supporters of the Fonr Contesting
Cities Present Their Claims
for Consideration
The Senate Calls for Information as totte
Killing of Deputy Marshal Saun
ders in Florida,
Attempts of Senator Call to Ask Investi
gation of the Administration of Jus
tice Defeated The Bankruptcy
Bill Beady for Presentation
to the House Capital
Notes.
Washington, Feb. 20. By special order
today was set apart by tho house for the
opening of the debate on the report of the
committee on the world's fair. The gal
leries were well filled with spectators.
The attendance of members "when the
speaker's gavel called the house to order
was rather scant, but the member present
were evidently busily engaged in prepar
ing for the struggle which is to settle tho
question as to whether a fair is to be held
in 1S92 and if so in what place.
Mr. Candler, of Massachusetts, the
chairman of-the special committee on tho
world's fair, was beset on all sides by
members who wished him to allow them a
few minutes to discuss the report. Xot
many of the applications were granted
and the usual routine business was trans
acted. Mr. Morrill, of Kansas, presented the
conference report on the senate bill to in
crease the pensions of helpless soldiers. The
agreement makes the proposed increase
take effect from the date of passage of the
bill or the issue of surgeon's certificate.
Mr. Morrill explained that the bill in
volved an expenditure of $100,000 or S450.
000 for thi3 year. The report was adopted.
Mr. McMillin, of Tennessee, raised the
point of order that the fair bills involved
appropriations and should be considered
in the committee of the whole.
Mr. Candler, of Massachusetts, explained
how the time was to be divided, one hour
to the chairman (himself) and one hour to
each of the contending cities. Tomorrow
the opponents of any bill are to have one
hour and the remainder of tho day was to
be divided between the representatives of
tho several cities. Considerable discussion
followed but no arrangement was reached
and Mr. Candler then took the floor aud
opened the debate, explaining briefly the
provisions of the two bills.
Mr. Flower followed in behalf of New
York.
Mr. Flower was followed by Mr. Mcore,
of Now Hampshire, and Messrs. Covert,
Cummings, Tracy and Quinn, all of New
York, in favor of tho selection of New
York as the site. Mr. Hitt then opeued
tha debate for Chicago. Mr. Adams, of
Illinois, followed Mr. Hitt and continued
with a plea for Chicago. .
Mr. McCreary, of Kentucky,- earnestly
argued in favor of Chicago, sayiug tho
three greatest national celebrations ever
held in this country had been held in tho
east and it was now the turn of the west.
Mr. Cutcheon. of Michigan, spoke for
the great, broad, prosperous west. There
was the seat of tho most rapid progress
the world had ever seen and Chicago was
the most marvelous city tha world had
ever looked upon.
Mr. Taylor, of Illinois, spoke for Chi
cago. He told of the wealth of the country
surrounding Chicago, and the patronage
which could be expected to be bestowed
upon a fair held there.
Mr. Perkins, of Kansas, was in favor of
a fair. Tlie gem cit3, situated upon lake
Michigan, accessible by land and water,
was the proper place for the fair. Taking
up a New York city director-, he rapidly
ran over the list of hotels aud said that he
found other names there but not that of
him first in peace, first m war aud first in
the hearts of his countrymen; and Sheri
dan, who led tho bojs thiough the valleys
of Virginia, his name was not upon a New
York hotel. But the names of Euiope
could bo found there. If this was to be a
European fair, let us go to London Ap
plause. It was to bo for the benefit
of tho patriotic citizens of this
country, it should go to a great
interior city, repiesentative of tho gieat
industries of the country, and hold there
an exposition that would hi an honor to
the country. As to New lorl: hotels, he
would say 'that it costs as much to reacn
them from the landing as it did from Chi
cago to New York. Applause.
Mr. Lawler, of Illinois, continued the
plea for Chicago.
Mr. Chapman, ot Michigan, lonowed in
a glowing tribute to Chicago.
Mr. Frauk. of Missouri, opened the bat
tle for St. Louis.
Mr. Nednughau", of Missouri, followed.
Mr. Stone, of Missouri, enlarged upon
the advantages of St Louis.
Mr. Breckinridge, of Arkansas, lollowed
in the same line.
Mr. Dockerv of Missouri, and Mr. Car-
rutli of Kentucky, presented St. Louis'
claims and Wasnington came in for her
share in the discussion. Messrs. McComas
of Maryland, Lee of Virginia, Coleman of
Louisiana, and Compton and Stockbndge
of Maryland, all spoke m favor of Wash
ington. 'lhe proposed night cession was aban
doned. SAUITDEBS' MURDE2.
The Senate Calls for OSciai Information
on the Subject Boutine Work.
"WAsniXGTOS", Feo. K). Among the bills
reported from committees and placed on
the calendar were the following:
The senate bill to pnwide for the allot
ment of lands in severalty to the Quapaw
Indians in the Indian territory.
Tho houc bill granting right of way to
the Kansas City A; Pacific Riilroad com
pany through the Indian territory.
Tho resolution heretofore offered by Mr.
Chandler, calling on the attorney general
for information as to the assassination at
Qaincy, Fla,, of VT. B. Saunders,
United States deputy marshal, was
taken up and Mr. Pasco resumed
ids remarks on it. He nt
to the cierk's desk and had read various
documents, newspaper articles and pro
ceedings of public meetings, denunciators
of the conduct and character of the United
States circuit court and iu officials in the
northern district of Florida. These repre
sentations, he said, might tend to show !
the cause leading ur to this affair at '
Qnincy. He knew nothing of this matter
himself, but he did know that blunder
had already exhibited bis unwort-iness
for the office which be held. If the killing
cf Saunders was a result of the facts and
circumstances disclosed in the papers read,
then the senate ougnt to have all the
causes which led up to it. The great
truuole in the casc was that the
principal law breakers were the
officers of tha court. These
oflicers wonld nave to lie compelled to
obey the law. to recognize the statutes of
the'Untted fctates. They would have to
learn that the Administration of justice
had to be based upon the law of the land.
"Whenever the court In Florida eschewed
partisanship and administered justice fair
ly there would be no difficulty in having
its writs and summonses respected by the
people of Florida. In conclusion, he offer
ed an amendment directing the attorney
general to inform the senate also whether
any efforts have been made by the depart
ment cf justice to correct the action of the
officers of the court which has resulted iu
partisan juries, made up mainly from one
political party; and, if so, to report the
same to the senate. Also directing the at
torney general to inform tho senate whether
he had any information of an official letter
written by Marshal MiBell. directing the
names of 'true and tried Republicans" to
be furnished for the selection of jurors for
the United States court, and what action
had been taken in reference to these
charges.
Mr. Hawley said tho remarks of the sen
ator from Florida and the amendment of
fered by him seemed to him to be a pre
mature apology for murder. It wa9 evi
dent that the amendment was intended to
mitigate in the judgment of the public
mind a crime fwhich even a Democratic
paper in Florida had stigmatized as a
most brutal, infamous and cowardly mur
der. Tho senator (Mr. Pasco) has repre
sented Saunders as not having been al
ways a good man, and a fair inference
from his remarks would be that there would
not have been much objection to Saunders
being killed if it could have been cloue in
au unobjectionable wa What had the
bad character of Mr. Saunders and of the
administration of justice to do with the
murder of Saunders? He wished that
senator (Mr. Pasco) to understand dis
tinctly that his speech was regarded by
Republicans as an attempt at a sort of
left-handed apology of murder and to
evade investigation.
Mr. Pasco said he had merely called at
tention to the grossly improper way with
which the duties of the United States
judge and marshal in Florida had beau
conducted. He made no excuse for any
body and had expressly declined to discuss
the question.
Mr. Call condemned the killing ot Saun
ders but declared that there were fewer
murders in Florida m the last ten years
than there were in Connecticut or New
Hampshire, or even in the national capi
ital. He alluded to outrages committed
by federal officers in Florida and declared
that it was such acts that had led desper
ate, misguided men to resort to such law
less ucts to protect themselves.
Air. Chandler suid there had been ap
pointed by tho president since the 4th of
March last, a judge of the United States
district court for Florida, district attorney
and marshal. Many indictments have
been found there for election frauds aud
attempts were being made to arrest and try
he offenders. The Democrats of Florida,
as a body, in the section of the state
where these election frauds were commit
ted, were engaged in the defense of those
criminals by killiug the witnesses and
deputy marshals and there was in that
section of the state an absolute rebellion
Hgaiust aud a defiance of tho laws of tho
United States. Mr. Chandler said that it
was the duty of the governor of Florida
and of the senators from Florida to take
sufficient interest in the assassination of a
deputy United States marshal and a wit
ness before the United States court to se
cure if possible the arrest and punishment
of the criminals. But he said
the governor and senators of Florida are
eugaged. in a very different business.
They are hunting down tho district judge
aud tho United States marshal aud tho
district attorney aud the senator (Mr.
Call) is coming hero and defaming the
deaa man (Saunders) on this floor. That
is what they are engaged in.
Mr. Hawley observed that the speech of
the senator from Florida (Mr. Call) would
make him popular in Quuicy aud where
ever tho people were engaged in resistance
to the federal authority.
Mr. Call denied saying anything that
would justify such a statement and moved
to refer the resolution to the judiciary-
committee. The motion was rejected
yeas 19, nays 'Si.
On motion of Mr. Chandler, Mr. Pasco's
amendment was laid on the table yeas 23,
nays IS and the resolution calling on tho
attorney gener.d for information as to the
assassination of Saunders was agreed to
without division.
The educational bill was then taken up,
and Mr. Blair proceeded with his argu
ment in support of it.
At the close of Mr. Blair's speech, Mr.
Faulkner obtained the floor to speak on
tho bill and the senate adjourned.
WESTERN MATTERS AT THE CAPITAL
Washington, Feb. 20. J. PI Hayes was
appointed postmaster ac Campbell, Chero
kee nation, vice D. M. Barrick, resigned.
Pensions granted to Kunsuns aro as fol
lowsOriginal invalid: Charles Steffeu,
Y'ates Center; John Good, Washington; J.
Hudson, Oronoque; A. W. Wright, Chero
kee; Thomas Adams, Caldwell; James
Collie, Hillside; D. Clampitt, Greeley; J.
A. Jarnagin, Avilla; William M. Fisber,
lola; I. N. Frisbey, Northeast; John
Pioctor. Buirton. Reissue: John W.
Marrs. Click. Original widow: Mary Craw
ford, Dodge City.
NO MORE 4 PER CENTS TAKEN.
Washington, Feb. 20 No more 4 p3r
cent bonds will bo purchased by tne treas
ury department until further notice, the
time which Secretary Windom offered to
purchase them at 121 in liquidation with
national banks having expiied today,
BANKRUPTCY BILL COMPLETED.
Washington, Feb. 20. The Torrey
bankruptcy bill was completed by the
house committee on judiciary this morn
ing aud Mr. E. B. Taylor, the chairman,
was authorized to report it favorably to
the house. Tnere will be a majority and
iniuority report submitted.
ASSAULTED BY HER RIVALS.
Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 20. A few
nights since Miss Lydia Coons, who lives
on Jefferson street near Twelfth, was as
saulted on Eighth street by two women
and sandbagged until she was unconscious.
Her assailants were cutting off her hair
vhon her screams brought neighbors to
the rescue. The young lndy was carried to
a nouse not far distant and a doctor mm
moued. Her injuries vver not fatal,
tnougn severe. Miss Coon failed to rec
ognize her ussailants, who disappeared
hurriedly, bat she has her suspicions.
Chief Jr-peers declined to say anything con
cerning the affair except that it hart been
reported to him mid the young iauy aia i
not care to hi.ve the affair appear in print.
It i rumored that jealousy caused the as- j
sanlt on Miss Cooas. 'Ivro danvei5 no
had received attention from J. W. Homes.
n west side young man who is connected
with the freight department of a railroad,
became angry and jealous with the gentle
man because he transferred his affections
from them to Miss Coons. Consequently
they "laid" for 3Iis3 Coons and asMu!td
her. At ny rate, so goes the story. When
a reporter called on Miss Coons she denied
that she was the person assaulted bnt ad
mitted that she had been engaged to Mr.
Homes, and that recently the engagement
had been discontinued.
HARRISON AT PITTSBURG
PrrrsBrEG, Pa., Feb. 20. President Har
rison thL morning visited the Carnegie
steel rail mills and other points of interest
under the guidance of Andrew Carnegie.
This evening at 73) o'clock the Carnegie
free library will b dedicated by the presi
dent. A-a Address will Lo bs made by
Mr Carnegie. Immediately after the j
ceremonies the presmeat and party will
take the tram for horns.
A GLADSTONIAN RETURNED. I
LorsTDOK, Feb. 3. Mr. Evan (Gladstone
Hberalj bjis been returned for the middle
division of Glamergsasbire, Wales. He
was unoppcAed. Ins preaecwaor waj
CflristopherRiceM. Talbot, who died rt-ceatly.
THE STATE IEAGUE DELEGATES
IX CONVENTION
legislation Demanded looking to
the Betterment of tho Agri
culturists' Condition.
Prea -Coinage of Silver, Deep "Water on the
Coast. Frea Sugar and a
Bounty Asked.
Tha National and State Administration
and Speaker's Course Endorsed Offi
cers and Delegates for the Ensuing
Year Chosen Speeches Made
by Prominent Republicans,
TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 20. The Kansas
Republican league met here this evening,
county delegations being present from
every section of the stale. Tho sessiou
this evening was devoted to speech mak
ing, following the annual address of the
president of the state league, Hon. J. G.
Slonecker. of Topekiu Speeches were
made- by ex-Governor Anthony, Lieu
tenant Governor Felt and Hon. Eugene
Ware. The election of officers for
the ensuing year resulted as follows: Pres
ident, J. M. Miller, Council Grove; vice
president, Charles F. Scott, lola; secrctars,
Arthur Capper, Topeka; treasurer, J. G.
Slonecker, Topekiu Lieutenant Governor
Felt and Eugene Ware were elected dele
gates at large to the Nashville convention,
and two from each congressional district
were selected.
The couunitteo on resolutions then pre
sented its report and after somo modifica
tions resolutions were adopted as tollows:
We reaffirm the principles and doctrines
set forth in tho Chicago platform of 1S&
and in the Kansas state platform of the
same year, mado most memorable by the
complete route of the Democracy. We en
dorse the administration of President Har
rison as wise and patriotic Wc endorse
the administration of Governor Humphrey
as being in accordance with tho platform
upon which he was elected. Wo heartily
endorse the notion of Speaker Reed in
his efforts to cause the Democ
racy to understand that tho day of tho
filibustering miuonty are oyer. Kecog
nizang that that the hope of Kansas lies in
tho property of her agriculturist, we urge
our congressional delegation to use their
best efforts to secure that legislation
which will conduce to the success of our
western farmers, and to this end we re
spectfully request them to work and vote
for the following named measures: For
laws that ill secure the lowest rates for
transportation of agricultural products
consistent with justice aud fairness to the
transportation companies; for laws that
will suppress all trusts that tend to inter
fere with prices that would otherwise be
governed Uy suoly and demand, and we
favor tho eletv.oti of a legislature that
will do all iu its power to hecure tho
'enactment, that the bravo women of our
country who faced death in the hospitals
in caring for our wounded boys in blut be
placed on the pension roll. That
we favor tho hill now be
fore tho Unied States senato ap
propriating fctf.SOO.OOO for a deep
water harbor at Galveston, Tex.,
that n new market may be reacned for th'
surplus products of our soil and mines at
the least possible cost to the producer nnd
that better commercial relations may bo
had between the United States and
Central ana South Americas. That w
endorse and recommend the passage of
the free coinage silvur bill, introduced in
the house of representatives by Hon. W.
D. Perkins, of Kan-us. That wo hereby
express our deep xympathy for Secretaries
Elaine and Tracy in their recent
bereavement and assure them that
it was a case of mourning iu
every household in our beloved state.
That we demand the removal of tho pres
ent tariff on sugar and tho jubsKution of
a bounty on sugar produced in this coun
tryoquol to the premt tariff.
The following resolution endorsing Sen
tor J. J. Ingalls' .speech was also adonted.
Whereas, Onr distinguished statesman
and senator. Hon. John J. Ingalls, in it re
cent speech in tho Cmttd States senate,
made a true exposition of the state of al
fairs existing m the outb, and n strong
nnd eloqufut nppcnl to tho nation to
accord to the negro tho constitutional
rights so long denied him. Therefore,
be it
Resolved, That tc Republican club of
Kansas. In state convention av-umbled, ex
tend to Hon. J. J. Ingull-i their hearty
congratulations on his able speech and
their hearty endorsement on its promL.es
and outcome.
The convention at 12 midnight ad jonrncd
sine die.
COLDWATER OCCURENCES.
Spctel DipatU to ih Dilly Eacte.
COI.OTV ATElt, Kan., Feb. 2U. A cold wave
swept down upon us thi morning.
The new mill bn tiding is nearing com
pletion. It is four stone? high. The pro
prietors expect to have the mill In opera
tion not later than May 1.
The directors of the Colorado, Kansas :
Gulf Railroad company drove over tbu line
of the projective road between CoSd water
and Bncklin last Monday. They report
an easy grade between tha points men
tioned. Business is reviving at iiiU place. Thf
real estate men fctate thr.z thir businww
the present month is larger than that of
any month during tbo yer lSsW Poa
muster Darroch says the receipts of the
poatoffice for the month ot January are
larger than for the corresponding month
of JSS3.
Commanchq Republicans are almost a
unite for resubmission.
A. P. ASP A. JL
The Grand Lodge Becu 022 Port
Scoit Hex: Plaae of ileetsag.
SAUXA. Kan., Feb. '23. The grand lodge
A. F. and A. 3L resumed it labor thl
morning. The following oicr- for toe
eosaing year were elected: J. C. Pot!eto
wai:r of Mankato, M. W. G. M.; A. iL
Callaban, of Tajxrfca, D. G. M.; D. B.
Fuller, of Eur?kn. S. ti. W.; W. D
Thompson, of Minneapolis, J. G- W.;
Crist ifect. of Leavenworth, G. T.. ami J
II Brown, of Kaa& City. G. S. H m
vot-d to nold the d?xt aunont meeting at
Fort icott. Ton gh-. work In the third
degres woa exemplified.
Y M. C. A. SECRETARIES.
ElTPOEIA, Kan., Fetx iW.--Tbe annual
conference of the general titcrciaru-s of the
Y. M. C. A. ot Kansas bg.n fcere today,
and will continue tbrucghont Uw wee
nd over Sunday. Among the prominent
Y. M. C A. voriers prrsJt &ts b C
Trigg, of Topeka: C w. Jamesr, of JSew
ton; A. W. Cai3, of Atchlsan, aad A,
Bird.o! WIcMu.
THE FLOUR OUTPUT.
Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 2a Th
Northwestern Miller says: Considering tho
condition of trade the mills last week
ground s remarkable large amount of
flour. The aggregate output of the week
was 1ST, &)0 barrels, against 115,SS0 barrels
the week before and SS,i0 barrels for the
same-time in 18S9. For the five mouths
ending January Si last the output ot tho
Minnesota mills was 3,173,825 barrels,
against 2,64S,7C0 barrels for the same period
last year and 2,902.050 barrels in 1SS7SS.
Tho exports for the five months wera
more than double that of la?t year- and
even exceeded that of 1SS7-SS, which was
by all regarded as a most favorable season.
A large number of merchant mills all over
the country have materially reduced their
output and production for the current
mouth promises to how quite a decrc ie.
The Miuneapolis mills are running some
what lighter this week. The flour market
is as Hat as ever, the sales being small as
compared with tho manufacture. But
millers . are beginning to feel that
wheat has has about toadied
bottom and with any firmness
of the market an improved demand for
flour is looked for. What few orders
coming are small and scattering. Hardly
anything is being sold for export. Soma
biii are made for bakers, but in most
cases they are one-third lower than can be
accepted.
THE EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE.
XEW Yoiar, Feb. 20. Th educational
conference met promptly at 10 a. in.l.A.S.a
Draper in the chair. Ex-President Will
iam E. Shadon proposed a resolution de
claring that the association, regarded the
public school system as the chief aoiirtaror; '
civilization and the bulwark of civil and.
religious liberty; that they approved of
placing the American ling over school
uousOji and recommended the study of ih
Declaration of independence aud other his
torical American paper. Pained unani
mously. II S. Tnrbol, of Providence. R. 1, in
troduced a resolution, upornving or tha
recommendation of th Indian comciis
.sioner dealing with the education of
Indmn children.
United States Commissioner of Educa
tion William T. Harris, read a paper on
tho general government and education
throughout the countrv. The discussion
was carried on by the state .superintendent
of Massachusetts. Thomas J. Morgan,
United States commisMouer of Indian
affairs, and M. A. Newell, state bUperiu
t undent of Maryland.
MISSOURI REPUBLICAN CLUBS.
Kansas Cirr, Mo., Feb. 20. The con
vention of tho state league of Republican
clubs of Missouri coucluded its session to--day.
The old oflicers wens re-elected as
follows: President, Matt C. Reynold of
St. Louis; rice president?, James A. Maun
of Kansas City. C. 11. Tandy of St. Louis,
and J. B. James; treasurer, J. M. Thomp
son of St. Louis secretary. S. L Hall.
Delega ton at largo to attend the national
convention wore elected as follows: A. I).
Dawes of St Joseph and T. 11. Phillip of
Moberly. Two dekgnte? at lare Irom
each congressional district were No
elected. Sedalia was chosen as tho placo
for holding the next convention.
A new executive committee was cboMn
anil several changes were made in the con
stitution. The most important of theo'
changes Is thst relnting to the giving f
proxies, and is Intended to prevent bos
ism. Hereafter proxies can be held only ,
by a memberof the club of which tho per.
son givlug tho proxy U a member. Tho
constitution was also amended cl nnglng
the time of meetiug from annual to m-n-nlal
sessions. The execntiw committed
will hereafter bo composed cf two mem
Jwrs from each county, as heretofore. ll
resentation in convention is changed from
one delegate to each fifty club members to
one delegate to each 100 members.
COAL AND RAILWAY PURCHASES.
Kansas City, Mo , Feb. 20. Tho Times
tomorrow will say that Jay Gould recently
acquired pretty nearly all the coal Heidi
in the southwest, thoe operated by tho
Keith & Perry company, of this cttv, Iwtiig
about the only ones not under his control.
Thc-io mines aro all held iu the name of
tho Missouri Pacific Coal company.
Among them are the flelJs at LxtngUm
tnl Rlr.h Hill. -Mo.. Minden and Cliero-
' kee, Kan., and McAllUt-r, I. T.. the
latter having been acquired very if
crntly. Tho latter are the only
Gould mines that have no GotiM
railwav connection, and uoxv it N mi
nounced that a branch or tho Missouri Pa
cific will be built from them to a point on
the main lino somewhere lietwtou Fott
Smith, Ark., and Waggoner, I. T. Mr.
Edwin Gould, prcsidetit of the Mlsoorl
Pacific Coal company, opened rjocotmtiou
recently with the Kctih fc Perry comp-my
for the purchase of the latter" mln", but
w.is uuablu to come to terms with tnem.
The Times will also say tomorrow that
authority but little kmer than Prrshfatid
Hoswell Miller himself is responsible l(r
the asertton that the Chicago, Milwaukee
A: St. Paul will buy the Missouri, Kansas
&z Texas railroad as soon as the r-orgti-izathm
of the latter is efferti-d. Tim fiiwl
disKislt:on of the lattT property by tho
receivers will occur at I'aroni, Kan.. In
few days. If the Chicago. Milwaukee c
fat. Paul acquire the propel ty It will gtvu
a direct lino from St. Paul via Chicago and
Kansas City to Dentson, Tex.
PROVED TO BE SERIOUS.
LaI'OKTK. Iud., Fob. 20. Minnie Wor
ley. aged 22, telephone exchange operator
at South Bend, and Frank Middletott.
aged 25, in a like position at Michigan
j City, became acquainted over the wln-i
l during their night watches. Fitwlly Miil-
dletou propped In fun that they cet mar
ried by telephone ami Minnie consented.
A Michigan City jnstSce was called in and
perforin! a legal ceremony, but without
the nwtjsry st.t Itecnie. Tins occurrpl
last wek and passed off as a joke. or
emiattiit legal counsel pronounce the iimr
rhige legal nod b-.udlng. him! sy JaUe
Dibble is liable to imprisonment for per
forming the ceremony wStnout Itie ncc
sry litwnse. lhe groom wi.l co to Soutfi
Bend to see bis bride, and divoree pro
ceeding will probably in inntltutfcd unlr
they agree to live together.
VERDICT ON MP.S.VAIL'S DEATH.
ST. I'ACL, Mo.. Fb. J The body ot
Mrs. Fannie fciatt-ry Vail, the victim U
the tragedy at old Motm wbieh renlti!
in the arrest of ClwrleF. Vail on a obarg
of murdr la the flrfc drgrt. w ejcbamwl
Ui&nj and an aetopsj bid for ike bracSfe
of the eoru-' Jury, wnich rturnl th
iftliowiBg verdc. "DrC-aAed mme to iT
duh Irom tne effect of a can .botht
jltelMi oa her at tb county of St. Ctrk,
etc" SAXt-'JCt LrfcUTY. Forrrnxa.
Vnil wHi be rrxged lfans Juliet
Tbro at rt. CfesrifS tomorrow, when a
preliminary beanag will b-r set.
IOWA'S VOTE CANVASSED.
DtS Motv. I-. Feb 2tt At the Joint
conveotios of ietb bouvr tbU AXierncoa
caara. of tb vot for governor A&d lnn
tenant goveraor was insuie. rrultlaj;; Mor
governor, Ilaicfclnnoa, It-pub!ioc, 1733;
Botrs, Dirmocrsu, IwAZ-i For lieatruaitl
governor. Poyner. lJ-pebi!citi, 1J7,13; B
now, Democrat, 373,131. Atfjonrned until
tomorrow.
PELL, SUMMONS AND CLAASEN tfl
DICTED. New Y!. Feb. sa The grand Jary to
day n&odcdln indictment a!s.tt Pell,
aramoss and Cis.va for grand Urc?ay In
the Sat decree for embcxzllng tlVMi
worth of bond from th Lenox Jllli ba5c.
Lateriius prlo&tra were held la K.CC0
bail Unk&t the bood are furnished tfce
wS be vail to thft Tcaba prUes.
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