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WICHITA. KANSAS, SATURDAY MOBBING MARCH 1, 1S90.
WHOLE NO. 1800.
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123 to 127 N.
Big lots of Zepliyrs. Fail du Nords Oriental Cotton Cashmere,
12 1-2 and 20c per yd. It is too cold to wear this class of goods hue
not too cold to buy them and get them ready for the warmer spring
days.
Munsoii & MeNamara.
Cole &
ARE
SHATTERING PRICES
WITH GREAT EFFECT!
The Slaughter is beyond Hie Power of a Detailed Description.
Thousands of Dollars worth of Mens', Boys' and Chil
dren's Clothing must be Sold before March 15.
The Bargains 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.
All Children's Overcoats at One-Half Former Price!
$5 overcoats going at $3 50
t!2 and $14 overcoats going at $8.
15 overcoats going at $10.
$18 overcoats going at $12.
$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
GREATEST SUIT SALE
Ever inaugurated on
tnalart-cir rt-,- o rldDiTn "K1
ooituuou WU.UCO wuoiiawiu
srmere ci.na uueviou surcs, worm an me way
from $20 to $30, have placed 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 &
The One Price Clothiers,
20S, 210 and 212 DOUGLAS AVENUE. WICHITA, KANSAS.
REMNANT DAY
-AT
Remnants of Everyteing at rem
nant Prices.
COME!
ABCADB.
T i ir s ha h nr
Main Street.
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jones
this continet. having
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DEATH FROM UNKNOWN CAUSES.
Ka.vsas City, Mo., Feb. IX A special
from West Plains, Mo., says the dead body
of Samuel II. Reynolds, "of Springfield,
was found on the street there ve:terday
by Mayor Halstead. The deceased was of
the firm of Reynolds, Tipp.n & Yarbur
ough, the nurserymen of Springfield. The
body was lying in n natural position. By
its side was an empty card case beloncin-
! to the deceased. The watch and )umi
were missing from hio pocket. The bodv j
was clad in a worsted suit of clothes and !
its general appearance gave the impression !
that its owner was a man in "cod financial
circum.stance. In his trunk, which was
aftrwals PT.-imin.v! vn fni,,i , ,
, ..w .v.... ,. -w4 t
watcli anil cliaiu and several articles of
, . I
clothing, i ne impression here was that
Mr. Reynolds was a cattle dealer. There
were no marks of violence on the body, and
it is not kno-.Mi whether murder was" com -
muted, the result of suicide, or due to a
I natural cause. The body is being held
j thei to await the arrival" of friends from
lllow bpnngs, Mo., where an inquest
will be held tomorrow. Mr. Reyuolds
was about 00 years of age.
A BAD FRIGHT BUT LITTLE DAMAGE.
IXDlAN'AroLIS, Ind., Feb. 2S. The Bif
& i
Four passenger train No. 9 due here 1
Thursday night at 10:45 from Cincinnati
cobmed with
Hill" oricf f
freight Xo. 3 at "Xinser i
this city. The passenger I
train was running at a high rate of speed
making up time. The freight was stand-
ing on the main track and on account of j
the dense foe was not seen bv the engineer i
of the passenjrer until he was within a
few rods of ir. He reversed his engine, i
but it was too late and both ho and the
in email jumped. The tram dashed on,!
uotwithstandin- tie reversed lever, aud ,
. - - - . .
i crushed into the freight. The engine was
I while the wreck of the freight car was
--- . muuc iiuuii iu. iur.
total. The tcrnb.e shock awakened the
sieepmg car p.-.sseauers and for a few
moments pandemonium reicued. Fire
man Dillingham was the onlv person in
jured and ho uot seriously.
JONES,
JUST ARRIVED
10 pieces JTigured Henriettas, a
big bargain at 50 cents.
25 pieces Figured Silks at 59c
Just the thing for combination
suits.
100 dozen stainless hose at 25c.
we guarantee them.
50 pieces Jaconet and Swiss
Flouncing at aust half pries.
10 pieces 54-inch Henriettas at
77c. We will match your dol
lar goods with them.
"New Yor.K Office. Feb. 23, 1S90.
T. r.. Fox & Son. Wichita, Kansas.
Have just bought aud shipped you a
manufacturer's samples of ladies' vests,
silk and lisle, worth 50 to 7oc. Sell them
at 23c each. I. E. Fox."
& SON.
sr . ix a'q si;-: it.
Froh roasted and crushel coffee a specialty
"Jail and telephone orders attendod to. State ai;tnt
rnnto C. I. FULLEK. a2 Douglas Ave., Wichita
Kansas.
PENSIONS POR DEPENDENTS.
The Senate Considers the Bill Reported
from the Committee.
"Wasihxgtos, Feb. 2S. After a number
of petitions had been presented, a note
from Vice President Morton was received
which stated that he was about to leave
"Wabhington for Florida, necessitating an
absence of two weeks. Air. Ingnlls was
therefore elected vice president pro tern
and immediately took the oath. lie took
his seat as presiding officer and thanked
the senate for the expression of its confi
dence. Mr. Blair said ho had received a letter
(one of many) complaining that the Asso
ciated Press aud the press throughout the
country failed to give such reports of im
portant matters of debate in the senate as
would properly imform the people as to
affairs in proaress. "Tho press has con
stantly held that tho reasou of
its delinquency in not publishing
such important matter instead of
dog fights and prize fights, is that my
speech is not entertaining. I have spent
many thousands of dollars in distributing
my speeches, and this would have been
unuccessao' had the press not been, as I
believe, misled and false to its trust."
Mr. Ilawley said that he knew, as re
garded the Associated Press, ir. performed
its duty just about as Mr. Blair would
like it to do. It .sent from Washington
every day quite a lull statement of the
proceedings ot both houses of congress.
The Associated Press had performed its
full duty in this matter. It was the fault
of the senator's speeches that he was not
reported more fully.
Mr. Halo directed attention to tho differ
ence between the American press in rela
tion to congressional reports and debates
and the parliamentary debates, and Mr.
Hoar found an excuse for the press in the
habit of senators and representatives pre
paring long speeches aud delivering them
to empty benches.
.Mr. Blair said the
words of the senator
from Massachusetts (.Mr. Hoar) might or
might not have been intended to have a
personal application.
.Mr. Hoar Paulon me. It had no per
sonal application.
Mr. Sherman gave notice that as soon as
the educational bill was out of the way
he would ask the senate to take up the bill
to punish trusts and combinations and
dispone of it as rapidly as possible.
Tho senate then proceeded to considera
tion of the bill icportcd from the com.
mitteo on pensions on the loth of January
granting pensions to ex-soldiers and
sailors who are incapacitated for the per
formance of manual labor and providing
for pensions to dependent relatives of de
ceased soldiers aud sailors.
Mr. Davis, chairman of committee on
pensions, addressed the senate in explana
tion of the bill. The annual expen-es tor
invalid pensioners undr the pending bill
lie estimated at $14,400,000; for increase of
existing pensions ?3,0S),000; for widows of
unpeuMoned soldiers dying, annually,
S1,72S,000; for widows of pensioners dying,
annually. SSGt.OCO; for widows whose claims
are now'neudim- or have been rejected,
$10,600,000; for children of widows. 1,03:2,
000; for children under pending bills, $370,
000. Total. Sao.iKte.OCO.
Mr. McPherson remarked that the esti
mate of the CD.t of the bill was far short of
the estimate given in previous congresses.
He would like lo vote for a proper depend
ent pension bill one that would reach the
most extreme cases.
Mr. Davis said that Mr. McPherson was
mistaken; that the estimate he was think
ing of was evidently that of the service
pension bill.
Mr. Plumb offered a substitute for the
second claue of the bill aud argued in
favor of it. Under this substitute depend-
! ents would receive less than $i per month.
ne cisimeu mat unuer it every union soi-
.!. tl.4 -haw fli Mora
14(4 HVUIlt nIU" WW UIw UtblC
iact ot ins
examination what pension he was entitled i
I to and would not be subject to any un- i
friendly olucials. ,
Mr. Moody, anGther member of the coin-
mittee, disagreed with Mr. Plumb's re- j
marks and with the substitute offered '
by him. The bill was a dependent '
pension bill, nothing more or less. It .
did not purport to be a service bill. He
would have been banpy to vote iu commit
tee for a service bill if it were possible for
the treasury to bear the burdeu of such a
measure. He would also gladly have
voted to make the pensions unuer the nead-
in., lull SA a niinrh ln?A?ir1 of 1
r Vest onnosed tho bill and" noint
out some of its inconsistencies. He spoke
of the unreliability of the estimates of cot
an.lJ ?i"J no nian living could tell within
million ana minions now mucn tn:s bill
would cost.
The bill went over without action.
Adjourned till Monday.
SEWALL'S NOMINATION CONFIRMED.
Wicrnvr-rnv VH 5 TTai -vr c
,t V '..,' . i" , " " '"'entered by the bnllet strikiuc the omic
nominated to be consul oneral at
, '. e,nnn T.,,m)c ,. "r,m ,'
- "VP - - Samoan Wands, was confirmed br ,
:iii nnimiirii pi i :u in- i-nTrcni rrnnr.-i i "i r i
lhe sena-e m eec"ve session.
iWn N(l t-n r.OKVi PCsCT.V.C ,
.omion, Feb. is. -Abraham Lwcoin :aken to the Providence hospital. He
passed a fair night. His condition tcis ( is resting quietly and is expected to re
morning is a shade improTcd. , cover, though the physicians say it is a
CAIKO, Feb. 23. Xniin Pasha is out I very serious case. The bullet entered just
1 and takes long walks. 2
SHOT FROM BEHIND.
A KEXTUCKIAX'S EEVEXGB
AN ALLEGED INSULT,
FOE
Ex-Congressman Taulbee Seriously
Wounded l)y Judge Kincaid,
of Louisville.
An Enmity of Many Years' Standing Oul-
nunates in an Almost Successfully
Planned Murder
Tho Victim Turns and Beceives the Bullet
Hear the Left Eye Strong Hopes of
His Recovery Murderer Hawe3
Hanged for the Killing of His
Family A Confession
Made Criminal
Eecord.
Washington, Feb. 2$. Just outsido the
capitol building near tho southwestern
entrance, at about 1 :45 o'clock this after
noon, ex-Congressman Taulbee, of Ken
tucky, w:is shot through the head by
Charles Kincaid, correspondent of the
Louisville Times.
Both men are Kentuckians and the
trouble was caused by the ex-congressman
pulling the correspondent's noso for pub
lishing certain statements in reeard to
him. Taulbee was shot in tho head.
Kincaid is a slight bailt, inoffensive
looking man of about 35 years of age. He
was formerly a judge in one of the Louis
ville courts and his family is one of the best
known in Kentucky. He has a wide ac
quaintance in social circles.
Ex-Congressman Taulbee, the wounded
man, came Irom one of mountain districts
of Kentucky. He is 39 years old, of tall
figure, with a frame fine aud strong, but
lean. He soon became known in
the house as a ready talker
and was more frequently on his feet thau
any other young member. He had an im
mensely powerful voice and in tho tumult
which some times occurred in the house it
could always be beard above the din.
Taulbee has just been taken from the
capitol to Providence hospital. His wound
is a very dangerous one. Kincaid was ar
rested by Officer Bryan and lodged in the
New Jersey avenue police station, where
he is charged with assault with intent to
kill. f
There had been long standing ill will
between Kincaid and Taulbee. without
any uennite cause being generally Known.
This was aggravated two years by Kincaid
sending the Louisville Times, for which he
was correspondent, an account of unbe
coming conduct between Taulbee and a fe
male clerk in the patent office.
Mr. Taulbee has been removed to his
boarding -House on Capitol Hill aud it is
feared that his injuries will prove fatal.
Kincaid, when seen in the New
Jersey -avenue police station, was
moaning and rocking to and fro. It is
the sad end of a quarrel started more than
a year ago between native Kentuckians,
living at the time in Washington. The
climax was the result of tho men meeting
face to face this morniug. An hour be
fore they had met for the first time since
the beginning of the session. "The wounded
man cal'.ed the other a liar, and an hour
after the insult had been terribly avenged.
BEGINNING OF THE TUAGEDY.
Taulbee, who had a business engage
ment, came out of the house while Kincaid
was standing in the outer doorway and,
walking up to him, said a few words in an
undertone undistinguishablo to the door
keeper, only two or three feet away. It is
said that the lie was passed. The door
keeper noticed Taulbee, who is large
framed and muscular, grabbing Kincaid
by the lapel of the coat and, with a strong
grasp, hold him while he said: "Kincaid.
come out. into the corridor with me." Tho
reports which flew about the capitol state
that the ex-'-ongressmau had pulled the
correspondent's nose or ear, but the door
keeper, who was standiug there, denies
this". Kincaid is a small, slightly built
man, suffering from illness and some nerv
ous ailment. Hisreoly to Taulbee's invi
tation to come out in the corridor was: "I
am in no condition for a physical contest
with you. 1 am unarmed." Taulbee re
sponded that he also was unarmed and the
men were separated by some common
friends. Kincaid called upon an acquaint
ance fiom Kentucky named Fam Walton
to be a witness to what occur ert. Walton
said he could be a witness to nothing. He
only knew some words hwl been exchang
ed. All this time the doorkeeper was try
ing to get the men out of the way to close
the doors. Taulbee prevented him, saying
he had a right to enter. Taulbee and Kin
caid then went their ways, the former iuto
the house and the lattei. it is supposed,
to purchase a pistol, for as he
stated ho ha 1 none at tne tune. About
1:30 o'clock members and friends dining in
the restaurant were startled by the sharp
report of a pistol fired very near the per
sonal room attached to the restaurant.
They rushed out breathlessly, while other
peisons came tumbling down the stairway,
and very soon there was an excited crowd
surrounding a man holding his head, from
which the btood was gushing in a steady
stieani, while another man was exclaiming
that he had done theshooting. Ihe bullet
was fired at a range not the length of a
man's arm.
SHOT FKOM BEHIND.
Taulbee, after spending some time in the
house, had come out and was descending
the eastern marble stairway, leading from
the main part of the building. He passed
Kincaid on his way and tho latter came
after him Thi stairway is lighted by only
one small window and is dark anil
gloomy. -At tne tune tne auair occurred
mere were many neonie nassint: un nuu
down. Taulbee had neany reached the
bottom whin he felt a sharp tap on his
shoulder. He wheeled quickly around
ami as he did so, Kincaid, who had
touched him from behind, fired without a
word of warning, the bullet entering on
the richt side of tne right eye. The!
wounded man almost sank to the floor
but rallied instantly aud stassered down i
the few remaiuing steps to the landm
where he was quickly surrounded by a
thromr, some ot whom recognized him.
Kincaid made vo endeavor to escape, but
walked into the crowd surroudning the
wounded man exclaiming: "I did it; I am
the man who did the shooting!"
THE PATIFST RESTING QCIETLT.
Messrs. Carlisle, Stone, and other for
mer colleagues of the ex-congressman saw
him soon after he was shot. How badly
be was hurt, the doctors told them, it
was irrtDOsdb!e to say, as they wsre unable
to tell what direction the ball had taken.
I It was thoucht the eve micht have ben
nerve, but this was dispelled when thej,
wonndttl m. , h,, hand theoth-p 1 1
-
eye nnd ,he ' wos found Q k11 n.h
ioccA - wu,;caiuoil its yiitisrvi ." i xii- i
below and a little to the left of
the eye. It is believed it went
around the side of the face and
lodged behind the right ear. No paralysis
set in so that there is good reasou to be
lieve that neither the spinal cblumn or
brain has been affected. Friends of the
injured man say the wound may be a
facial one which may not have a serious
result. It is, however, of such a character
that a few hours will permit an accurrate
diagnosis of the case.
Kincaid said that Taulbee had been
hounding him for more than a year past
and has several times insulted him. He
circulated stories that he was a coward
and afraid to meet him (Taulbee). These
reports in his nervous state, so over
wrought him that be hardly knew what
he was doing. He also understood that
Taulbee had threatened him with vio
lence. Today he assaulted him and pulled
his nose and ear and this was moro than
he could endure.
KINCAID'S MIND AFFECTED.
Chicago, 111., Feb. 23. Dr. William B.
Meany, associate medical director of tho
American exposition in London, is a warm
friend of Charles Kincaid. "Mr. Kincaid
had my serious attention in London. Un
remitting work in his profession had sub
jected him to severe mental strain and I
can understand how in his physical condi
tion, the result of his literary toils, an un
bearable insult must have affected him.
Naturally, Mr. Kincaid, besides being an
accomplished newspaper man, Is a most
courteous gentleman, modest, unassum
ing, pacific in every intention arid thought.
I am very sure that, except under out
rageous provocation aud being greatly
wrought up physically, he would be almost
the last man in the world to engage in
such a quarrel."
JUSTIOE AT LAST.
Dick Hawe;
: Paj3 the Penalty for His
Pamily's Murder.
Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 5. Richard
Hawes, tho wife murderer, was hanged at
11:20 o'clock. His neck was broken by the
fall.
The crime for which Richard H. Hawes
paid the penalty of his life today was the
murder of his wife and two children, May
aud Irene, in December last.
The little jail was packed to suffocation.
In the streets outside tho thousands of
people stood in the rain waiting, though
they could see nothing. Before the black
cap was adjusted Hawes spoke briefly. He
handed an Age-Heraid man a written con
fession and asked that it be published. Ho
states that he was guilty aud suffered
justly; that drink and a bad woman had
brought him to this end. He warued
young men against following in his foot
steps. His written confession would tell
the rest.
Dr. Purser offered a prayer, the drop fell
and all was over. Upstairs in the court
house just seven minutes after Hawes fell,
while he was swinglug in the air, a jury
brought in a veidict of guilty agaiust J3eu
Elsey for the murder of J. W. Meadows
aud fixed the punishment at death.
BAD TESTIMONY AGAINST VAIL.
St. Louis, Mo.,' Feb. 28. The prelimi
nary examination of Charles F. Vail, of
St. Louis, charged with the murder of his
wife, Fannie Slattery Vail, at Old Monroe,
St. Charles county, Missouri, on February
10, is in progress at St. Charles before
Justice Thro. The court room was crowded
when tho first witness, Jerome McAtte,
uncle of the dead woman, took the stand.
He testified as to the circumstances of the
shooting aud expressed the firm belief that
it was not accidental. Tho most damag
ing part of the testimony of Mr. McAtee
was to tho effect that when he heard tho
report of the pistol, Mrs. Vail screamed
and said: "Charley. Charley; you have
killed me." Mr. Vail replied: "No, Fan,
it struck the wagon wheel." Mrs. Vail
when taken to the house aud laid on the
bed moaned: "Oh, my God, what have I
done to be shot?" To this Mr. Vail re
sponded: "Nothiug, Fan, you're to good
a girl to be shot," The witness then swore
positively that Vail showed no feeling at
the death of his wile, not even offering to
send for medical aid when she was dying.
A BRUTE RIDDLED WITH BULLcTS.
Athexs, Ga., Feb. 26. Brown Washing
ton, the negro who was arrested for crimi
nally assaulting and murdering the little
0 year old niece of Alfred Horton near
Madison, confessed his crime when taken
before the coroner's jury yesterday. In
his confession he told how he had accom
plished his design, aud when the little one
pleaded for her life, cut her throat with
his dull pocket knife. So intense was the
feeling that the jurors could hardly re
frain from violence. There was soon
formed a band of cool but determined men
and the sheriff knew it would be hard to
keep them at bay. At 9 o'clock labt nisht
the mob succeeded iu forcing tho jail and
dracged the prisoner out. The crowd car
ried the doomed negro down the railroad
track one and a half miles toward Au
gusta, and told him to prepare for death.
They placed a rope around his neck and
swung him up to u telegraph pole. The
revolvers in the crowd were discharged
rapidly and tue negro's body riddled with
bullets.
A YOUNG
LADY BRUTALLY
AS-
SAULTED.
Waterbckv. Conn.. Feb. 2S. Miss Liz
zie Cowau, of Middlebury, aged 20. a hand
some and pomilar school teacher, was
brutally assaulted while on her way home
from school just after dark last night and
her injuries are believed to be serious. She
was first struck with a large stone on the
side of the head and then grabbed from I
behind and thrown to the ground. She
made a bold fight for over thirty minutes
before she was overcome. She lay by the
ioadside unconscious for about two hours,
theu dragged herself to the home of Henry
Atwood, where Dr. Axtell, of this city, aud
Dr. DeForest were summoned. Her throat
wat gashed as if with a knife; her skull
badly bruised by the stone: her body was
covered with bruises aud her clothes torn
to shreds. After regaining consciousness
she positively identifed her assailant its
Dan Webster, a worthless fellow who hail
been idling about town. Webster has con
fessed to the terrible deed and was tried
today and bound oyer.
DONE IN SELF DEFENSE.
Kaxsas City, Mo., Feb. 25. Ed Finley.
the gambler who shot and killed Detective
Carr on February S during a quarrel oyer
the intimate relations between the de
tective and Mrs. Finley, had his prelim
inary examination before Judge Wortbeu '
this morning, i he justice held
tiiMt th- I
killmg was done in self defense and re
leased Finley.
THE NAVASSA MURDERERS.
BALTrwoEE. Md., Feb. 2S. President
Harrison, by Prnete Secretary IIlfordt
has written the three condemned Xavassa
murderers, Henry Jones, Ward Smith and
George Kris, that he has referred their
cases to the attorney general. Tne men
are confident that they will not be banged.
A DEFAULTER READY TO COM
PROMISE. CnrcnorATI. O.. Feb. . Ex-Treasurer
Constans, of Newport, Ky., who was a de
fanlter to the amount of $35,030. has msde
an offer of compromise for &j,0jQ, which it
is likely will bt accepted.
CREDITORS LEFT TO F40URN HIM.
St. VnccEvr, Mine, Feb. fJS K. J.
Heylan, Jr., observer at the United Stales
sigaal3tation here, has left for" parts un
known, leavins: rnanv creditors. Some of
the government propcrtyat the signal sis.- i
tioa is slio ujiisiug. 1
(MP RATES MM
THE IMMIGRATION BURE A U?S TYOKK
BEAfiS FfiUrr.
One and One-Quarter Rate from the
East to the Missouri
Eiver.
Piva Homseekers Excursions Provided for,
Extending from April 22 to
October 14.
A Resubmission Meeting at Marion Ad
dressed by Mayor Clement and Hon.
. E. Payne Six Hundred
Names Enrolled for the Olub
Charter for the Hal
stead Belt Line Com
pany Items-
CHICAGO, 111., Feb. 2S. The general pas
senger agents of the western roads after a
two days' session have agreed to run a
a series of so-called homeseekers excur
sions to the west beginning in April. A
rate of one fare for tho round trio was de
cided upon except to points west of tho
Missouri river or west of St. Paul or Min
neapolis. The rate shall be the one way rate j
to the river or to the twin cities, plus 25 j
percent, which shall be the minimum rate
to that territory. Tho sale of tickets will
be on April 22, May 20, September 0 aud
23 and October 14. These excursions will
In. Tn tr. T-vninf-cr in enn t ll ttrnctrl AT?4?nnrT
Kansas, Indian territory and the nonUlS
west.
SIX HUNDEED MEMBERS.
A Eesubinission Club at Marion Mayor
Clement and Mr. Payne Address them.
Special Dispatch to die Dally Kacic.
MARIOX, Kan., Feb. 23 The court house
was crowded tonight as the result of the
announcement that there would bo a Ke
publicau resubmission meeting. Tho
music was furnished by the Marion band,
and the result of the meeting was that a
Republican Resubmission club was organ
ized over COO strong.
The meeting was organized by electing
chairman, E. F. Barnes, a leading citizen;
vice president, A. Altdoeffer, editor of tho
Scimitar; secretary, C. N. Whitaker, edi
tor of the Marion Record. Speakers of the
evening were Mayor George W. Clement
and W. K. Payne, of Wichita. They had
the pleasure of facing an audienco that
was anxious to hear the facts aud the
demand was supplied. There wero many
farmers present despite the cold weather.
This may be regarded as a pointer on the
great interest the question commauds iu
Marion county.
THE HALSTEAD BELT LINE.
TOPEKA, Kan,, Feb. 2S. A charter., was
filed today for the Halstead Belt Line Rail
road company, of Halstead. Capital stock.
?10o.000. Directors: C. Eisenmayer, Jr.,
J. D. Lauge, W. F. Gehncr, J. Winkler
and James Dow, all of Halstead. The
company proposes to build and operate a
railroad of standard gauge from some
poiut in Halstead township, Harvey
county in a southerly direction to a point
iu the county of Sedgwick, aud then in a
northerly direction to a point in .McPher
son county. The estimated length of tho
road is fifty-five miles and the general
office of tho company will beat Halstead.
AN INFORMATION BUREAU.
AnKAXSAS ClTT, Kan., Feb. 2S. The is
suance of the president's proclamation or
dering the cattle men to remove their stock
from the Cherokee strip was a signal for a
precipitous rush of home seekers and let
ters of inquiry concerning the topography,
geography and character of the soil ot the
strip. Tlie demands for information were
so numerous that it was thought advisable
to organize a company for the purpose of
rendering, without cost, all necessary aid
to all puron who want to secure homo in
the territory. In furtherance of this ob
ject a mass meeting was held tonight at
which an association was formed, oUlcers
elected and committees appointed.
DE. GREEN'S ARGUMENT.
Tho Disadvantage He Sees in a Government
Telegraph System.
Washington, Feb. 28. A number of
persons interested in postal telegraphy
assembled in tho room of the postofflcf
committee this morning to listen to Dr.
Xorviu Green, president of the Western
Union Telegraph company. Mr. Wana
makerand representatives of various tele
graph liue:; were present. Dr. Green dis
cussed the merits aud demerits of the
European governmental telegraph service.
He said that while their charKC" were
lower than thoe in the United States,
they were conducted at a lo-5. He pre
seated a table showing that the domestic
companies had 13,000 fetation, handled
over 00,000,000 messages annually
against 3,000 stations and 173.003.CO3
messages iu the ret of the world. They
had more than half of the entire mileage
of the world. The Western L'nion con
trolled ten-eleventbs of thi lminei.
Jts stocks w-re held by 3,350 persons
in the United Suites; 14 i of them wf re f
mules. Dr. Green behoved that Uw United
States government had no business with
them: it could uot manage as chaaply; it
could not do it better, asd noee of the
senders of telegrams baa asked !. It w&
proposed to make a rat of half the cot of
sending medsages, aad the dfieiwicr
w oil Id bare :o be made up by the -7,090.(O
vbodid not use t telegraph. Tb re-
ceipts of the New York offtc: of the West
ern Union included -STOO.OJO aanunlly from
rxtol rooais and Knortiii'' vAart. A lsr.
class of telegrapn M-r- were stock hrosers j
and KpfCBlatorw. ere tho the people
who w ere to be protfceted Were thone the
people in wbo-e irierrt the people wre to
be taxed If the government wanul to
pj into the :ei-srapb MttJsiae? it should
buy the hae-t oatrixht; it did not txk. to
fix lomg rst for existing cotnpttah.
that would not be fair t the Afj sock
boiders of the Wet-rn Untoo. The gov
ernment would need ttejee a aiesy iioe
as were now is existeuce lo do tfce
basics. Her wx .1 heme presented to
co to OT potof9ces where there wa free
delivery and where were abundant, tele
graph facilities. This w tlie way the
postmaster g-n?ral proposed to so poly the
needs of Zz,Vxt,UJ) people. Th was the
entering wedee of ; nortmmt to brek
down thi present companies end ejibish
a complete government syem, wad
against that he protested. Dr. (ireee then
aiade a comparison bweea ihe Aioerieao
and Kncltsh telrgraps kjslcnw and roxin- !
tainea teat oar rates were ta reaJHy tifc- J
ias ia:o accou:: !r addressts ssd slgaa- J
tnres and the enormous area of territory
covered) much lower thau the English low
rates. And yet It was proposed to
reduce these rates arbitrarily much
lower. It would require 21.ST5 miles of.
wire to supply a single connection to 447
plates connected within the plan of tha
postmaster general and to do business
practically would require at least 100,000
miles of wire. At the press contract rate
the rental of this wire would be $5,000,100.
Whoever undertook to do the telegraph
business oyer this system would do it at a
loss.
In this country there were more tele
graph offices than postoffiofs. In tho
older part of tho country it was 50 per oa it
greater; and yet Great Britain owned b:U
telegraph and postofllces. Did that look
as if the Western Union was uot keeping
abreast of the times? la North Carolina
the estern XTnion had telegraph offices
that did uot pay 23 cents a day iu cross re
ceipts. At the 447 places named in ttia
postmaster general's plans the government;
owned 104 puatoflice buildings. It whs be
coming agreatqueatiou whether it protitxl
the Western Uuiou to contiuue its con
tracts with the railroad companies. Oris:
inallv they were sources of revenue, buc
now the railroad busiuess was increasing
to such an extent that it was doubtful if
the telegraph company (.which handled
their busiueas free) did not lose by the
agreement. Tlie chairman akcd how
much of their business tho Western Union
did in the free delivery cities. Dr. Green
replied that about SO per cent would cover
it. That business was uiuch more largely
speculative thau the remainder of their
business, as it would include the great
moiifv centers of tho couutry.
The chairman said that It was proposed
to pay the operators out of the 2 cent
charge for the postage stamp; he would
like to know what the operating cost wa
Dr. Green replied than a cloo estimate
placed it at 3 cents per message; in caes
of long distance it rau up to a cent.-. Tuo
average compensation of first-class opera
tors was t"5 per month.
The chairman wished to know how tho
rates suggested by the postmaster general
compared with present rates.
Dr. Green replied that generally they
wero two-fifths lower. In case of long
distance messages they were onc-halC
lower. The average measjuje was twenty
one words, tucludtng address and signa
tures. It was preferable to continue tho
accu-
tern wnere tlie address was coarsen tor,
the addresses were cramped and messages
frequently failed in delivery.
lothe broad question as to how tha
postmaster general s plan appeared to him
as a business proposition. Dr. Greuu
said that of course It could
be carried out, but tho busiu
could not be done by tho government or u
corporation at a p.otlt ami somebody
would have to make up a deficiency.
Hepre.seutativu Cram wished to know if.
tho bill was impracticable why Dr. Green
anil tho nresidetit of the Postal Telugraph
company appeared hero to oppose iu Dr.
Green replie'd that it was a serious matter; .
they did not want to be placed in competi
tion with the United Suites treasury the
government could afford a loss.
Mr. Craiu But tho bill dou.-i notprovldo
for that.
Dr. Green It will havo to. You will Ihj
asked for an appropriation In a year's
tune.
.Mr. Grain remarked that If na company
would contract with the government, tho
bdl could do no harm.
The chairman at this point intervened
to say that Dr. Green did not appear at his
own instance but at tho request of tho
committee.
Mr. Audersou. referring to tho postmas
ter general's bill, said it did not contem
plate the paymeut of largo salaries to otll
cers. Dr. Green responded that if ho wanted to
do the telegraph business he he would h.ivo
to pay somebody to look after it and pay
them well, too. After all what muUurod
it, a salary of $5v,(Wl) per annum amounted
to a charge of about one-tenth of a ecus
per message on the Western Union busi
ness. If tho postmaster general's rato,-
were adopted by tlie Western Union its re
ceipts would fall just S3.CU),UO0 below tho
expenditures every year.
At this point the committee adjourned
to meet tomorrow when Dr. Grueu will
contiuuehiu statement.
THE DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION.
Washington, Feb. 2s. After tho read
ing of ihe journal Mr. Henderson, of
lown, moved that tho hoiiBo go iuto com
mittee of the whole on the United State
general deficiency appropriation bill. Tao
vose resulted ill to 57 agreed to.
After three hours and a half consumed
in the (libCUHsion of points of otder tho
committee rose aud the bill whs patwed. It
appropriates &y.Ju0,lKW, thu inrxast ilom
being an appropriation of 21,(00,CXX) far
the payment of pensioner of the war of
1S12 Hnd tho Mexican war.
The remainder of the afternoon was de
voted to iv consideration of the privatu cal
endar, but no bills were pa!; aud tho
house took a recent, the evening MtKsian to
be for tho cousidertioii of private poualou
bills.
SEALING LEASES LET.
Wami'Sgton, Feb. 2. Secretary Wln
dom has directed a Sao&c to be mndo with
the North American Commercial com
pany, of New York and ban 1'raacLsoo, J.
Liebe, president, for the exclusive prlyl-
leye of taking fur maI upon the htands
ot St. Paul ami St. Gorge, Alaska, for a
oeriod of twentj 3 ear from Muy 1.
WESTERN MATTERS AT THE CAPITAL
Wamiixgtoi. Feb. 28. Tho mxmiv ha
confirmed the nomination of Thomas M
Hurley to be postmaster at MkinwapolK
Kiwi.
Thojoaly fonrth-ciaw postmaster annotat
ed for KanH - J. ii yi-otfjr, at Hurokt,
Nii county, rice W. N. Ddtey, rtwfuuod
PU3LIC DEBT DECREA8E.
WaM!JToN', Feb. 3S. Tlie ttttiuwi'sd
deereue in the nitrite debt daring the post
month is i1i,u-M,OM.
A NORTHER IN TEXAS.
St. Loci, Si., Feb. Sx Dtpatob?
from Tnou cities In Tex-v rrjwrt tftrtt
the vjvorartt "norther" of the rM pre
rxiied hi tht stale yeMerttxy. Main and
slet ami stootv felt over n Urge port ' U
state t ml the utercary wuk to 29 degree
below freezing point in nut; place. The
fruit crop hi badly ddnutgtd mwl cnrl reg
etabhu Mre deetrojed The zmv eeld
wevei prtved over ADcmimh, tatd rgperi
from that state ere that moco dutpegg has
li (iowi to frett ksmI vrsAOle. Tie
wave reached itU dty (mi tugfe. fo
form of a heavy tAi mA sttow 4er hi ed
Ue mercury ii morality tftghrterod
lower thee a, may lis before i&U vdausr.
mix rxkuisit a rvoon.
Cn.rnrjATJ. O.. Feb. & Tb mtmt
cbeerf-t! iotiUsiUxt teat the prtt AmA
Gbio river ba xlmoit rteb9d Ibn
limit is the cotdr weather nod the ttp-
penu.cof toevr 4U mornttrc- So(T
.-t&inei tbx. hi the report from p the
river whico show- tht ttom Wlte-tUni: to
Cindanest thenrer U everywhere riin
stall worst of U that At 5'arfctlUi ecd
ParicerfttMin: there in a heery rate lull to
day At J'ortJ-BOtb the rie is ab-ju-.
hif aa lach a boor. Here it rlhii'&.
tits rate of from one bilf to thz'-rtUkixvtA
at an iseh pr hour. Tfce 'ptn-:e at 11
o'eJcck aiwi-wed fifty-fire feet, eierca sd
tbrt-qtrer mcca.
run cold yr.rz i:rrJo,v.
Wajmiiscto, -b. 22, Ao aria of high
presare with a cold wars overlie the
cocntry rt of the Miwinlppl river f ra
Teias northward with a nirtte ecrther oo
the-TCAtf oom. The temperature im
Ud'n dcdtd!;r in (fee lower Mm
taJUt inad froas Mlri OBtbatnt o
Ariaroa, aaTiag f ariea to frcriJff- t$c ts
T-ai o9ii.
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