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6th Day Grand March Sale!
Which shall it be, the real or the pretenders? It is'nt enough
that the goods look passably well and have a borrowed name, we
want to give you simon pure worth as well.
English Tweeds and Prench Choviots, the proper thing for dress
patterns, only one of a kind $10.00 to $20.00 each. As an old Scots
man used to remark: "You may not like them now but they will
grow on you." You will be sorry if you gee a novelty for street
wear and you will be glad if you yet one or ihes9.
Scrims 6 1-4 cents up to the higher prices.
Luserine table damask cloths, S-4, 9-4, 10-4, prices low and
quaiicy A 1.
America came to the front on the Ombre Satteens, price 25 cts.
Handsome only half tells the story.
Munson &
COLE
ARE
SHATTERING PRICES
WITH GREAT EFFECT!
The Slaughter is beyond 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 Bargains offered are Seized with WdK Like Voracity by all
Classes of Ilumanity. 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
$12 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 this continet, having
selected out a desirable lot of Worsted, Cas
simere a,ud Cheviot Suit?, worth all the way
from $20 to $30, have placed them on a seu
arate table and will give you choice for $15.
Dispatch is the Soul of Business. T)c) -nor.
Linger! Do not Tarry!
Bargains Await You!
; CQLlBI &
The One Price Clothiers,
2CS. 210 and 212 DOUGLAS AVENUE, WICHITA, KANSAS.
REMNANTS
TO-DAY!
All through the Store!
ARCADE.
We close out Remnants once
Each Week.
NO CHARGE FOR
ION -.
2lndame RuEsell at the
ARCADE
MnOirj $j
MeNamara
& JONES
Be Quick! Buy Now'
JONE
HANGED FOR MURDERING HIS CHIL
DREN. CllAKLESTON. W. Vn., March 7. Felix
K mipf was hanged at 11 o'ekek this morn
ing. The crime for which Felix Knmnfsnf.
feretl death was the murder of his daugh
ter .Mary, aged 20. and of his son William.
Their mother had been dead several years,
and owing to their father's disagreeable
disposition they left him several "months
previous to the murder and were
keeping house for themselves about a
quarter of a mile from his home.
Upon going home on the night of
December 4, 1SSU, he found that a window
had been raised and that several articles
were mining. lie made up his mind that
Mary had taken them and went over to
her house at once, takiug with him a large
dirk knife that ho had carried for years,
lie accused her of the theft and cut her
terribly about the abdomen. Her brother,
who was lying in bed, sprang up to defend
his sister aud was also cut by his father
returned home and went to bed, where he
was arretted a snort time alter. Jiotn vic
tims died within twenty-four hours.
NOLAND WANTS TO RESIGN.
Kansas Citt. March 7. A special from
Jefferson City says: State Treasurer Nbland
handed his written resignation to Gov
ernor Francis this afternoon as the gov
was returning to the room where the com
mittee appointed by him were holding its
its meetings. The governor has
not. yet decided whether he will
accept the resignation. The ques
tion is rai?eti whether a state oilicer
who has been suspended can resign pend
ing an investigation. Mr. Isoiand declines
to discuss the course which led to his res
ignation. His bondsmen who obtained
the information from Mr. Nb.and sav his
deficit, is SW,71S..i5. The committee" will
probably reach a conclusion tomorrow
ii'chL.
JUST ARRIVED
10 pieces Figured Henriettas, a
big bargain at 50 csnts.
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 just half pries.
10 pieces 48-inch Henriettas at
77c. We will match your dol
lar goods with them.
"Xcw York Oitice. Feb. 23, 1590.
T. I,. Fox & Son. Wichita. Kansas.
Have just bought ami shipped you a
manufacturer's samples of ladies' vests,
silk and lisle, worth 50 to 7oc. Sell them
at 2oc each. I. B. Fox."
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STOP IK AND SEK IT.
Fresh roTtod and crushed coileo a specialty
Mull nml telephone orders attended to, Staif iwnt
winte C. 1. F L'LLKK, LC Douglas Ai e., WichlU
Kansas.
MONEY MOEE EASY.
The Small Change in Business Prospects
Ail for the Better.
Ni:w YORK, March 7. R. G. Dun & Co.'s
Weekly Review of Trade says: The state
of-trade has not materially altered during
the past week, though the change of
weather lias produced much temporary
improvement in some lines, aud in others
trade is rather less satisfactory than a week
ago. The monetary situation is much
more satisfactory, notwithstanding tho
fact that the cash actually held by the
treasury is 3,200,009 more than last week,
for rates here have declined from 5 to '3
per cent and foreign exchange has risen
from S4.S1 to ?1 S1K. The interior money
markets are generally steady but ou the
whole more easy. The demand at Kansas
City is only moderate. The decrease in
actual circulation outside the treasury in
the month of February was -$10,270,903,
aud this, with tho further absorptiou this
month by the treasury, indicates a Itss ac
tive commercial demand.
The volume of domestic trade appears
well sustained; there being a satisfactory
distribution in all seasonable lines at St.
Louis, a good jobbing trade at Omaha, and
building operations more than double of
those ot last vear, though storms check re
tail trade; quiet at Kansas City and at Chi
cago improvement over last year in grain
aud meats, with the dry goods trade about
equal to hibt year's, and the clothing trade
only fair in volume.
Little can be said of the market for
breadstuff, for, notwithstanding a spas
medic activity one day in wheat, the price
is but c. lower here than a week ago.
Cora is unchanged, but oats are H.jC
higher. The general course of prices for
commodities has been upward, and tho
average advance for the week has been
nearly , per cent., but the range is so low
that a turther movement in the samo di
rection belore the coining of spring would
not be surprising.
The stock market has not changed dur
ing the past week in any material respect,
the average being substantially the same,
though there was u stronger tone on Fri
day. The removal of fears concerning
possible exports of gold, the rapid rise of
toreign exchange, the indications that
purchases on loreign account, now exceed
sales of securities, all tend to make the
absorption of money by the treasury less
observed. It may be added that a decrease
hi activity in trade throughout the
country tends to release larger amounts of
money than have been expected to return
to this center at present, lint with bank
reserves remarkably narrow'for the season,
speculation for an ad vi nee in stocks is
checked by the fear of artificial stringency
iu money, as it is naturally aiso by the ap
proach of the season of open navigation
without satisfactory settlements among
the transporting lines.
Tho business failures during the last
seven days are -'GO, as against a total of :J01
lust. For the corresponding week of lasc
year the ligures were 2S1.
WEARIED WITH DEBATE.
London, March 7. In the house of com
mons today Mr. Louis J. Jennings, Pro
gressive Conservative member for Stock
port, gave notice that he would add the
following to Mr. Smith's motion asking
tho house to adopt the report of the
Pnrnell commission: "That the house
condemned the conduct of tlme who were
responsible for the accusations against
memoes m me nousu ui cumpi city m
minder, when such accusations were based
on forged letters." The notice of Mr.
Jennings motion was received with on
position cheers.
Mr. Justin McCarthy expressed intense
satisfaction at finding a Conservative thus
taking independent action looking to the
censuring by the house of Mr. Parnell's
assailant". In regard to the league's
books, Mr. McCarthy assured the house
that he had attended meetings of the
league, and that he had heard nothing
contained in the books that might not be
read m parliament.
Sir Henry James, referring to Le
C.iron and Ins alleged falsities,
asked what was Le Caron com
pared with men who had taken an !
oath to destroy the government of the
queen an.l establish a republic, and then
had entered parliament and had taken the
oath of allegiance to her majesty. He
asked the house to recoi'tct who it was
that hired Le Caron. L-- Caron a.- hired
and paid by those Knglish statesmen who
now cheered the men attacking tim.
Cheers. Sir CharlesvRusseli had referred
to presumably honest men whose secrets
Le Caron had tried to gam. Wco were
these presumably honest men? It
was proved beyond presumption that
they advocated Che use of dyna
mite. Davitt, in his evidence, tailed
their Irish World outrage fund tht; iuspir
atiou of the movement and its financial
vrrr.p-:h- The commission rpnnrt, turned
with proof that Irish agitators affiliated
with dynamiters and sympathised with '
the nartv of violence. The onlv justice
parliament could afford was to inscribe the
commission report on the records and de
feud the uprightness of the judges from
the scurrility of the men who now ttied to
hold them up to execration. Cheers.
Mr. Asquith C. Hall aud others followed.
The debate drugged wearily and many
members left the souse. Finally the hmue
was "counted out."
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SENATORS SMtN.
DOLPH'S COMMITTEE QUESTIONS
THEjI UXDER OATH.
Seven of the Solons Asked If Tiiey
Betrayed Execntive Ses
sion Secrets.
Prompt Denial Made 5y All-A Task
for Several Days Undertaken by
the Committee.
A General Land Grant Forfeiture Bill
Reported to the Senate The Sub
stance of Last Session's Measure
Incorporated Two Eeportsoa
the Direct Tax Eill '
Capital Uotes.
Washington; March 7. Senator Dolph
called a meeting this afternoon of his
special committee directed to discover, if
possible, the leaks through which the pub
lic are in formed of the proceedigs in
executive sessions of the senate. Having
failed to extricate any information from
the newspaper men who were called as
witnesses, the committee this afternoon
decided to make another tack, and be
ginning at the head of the list, it sum
moned mem tiers of the senate to appear
before it, and put them through a course
of questioning similar to the ono appliea
to the newspaper men. Be
fore the other senators were
summoned, however, the several
members of the investigating committee.
'except Mr. Higgins, who did not get into
the room for an hour or so, were wom iu
turn, asserting that they had never di
vulged the proceedings of executive ses
sions beyond the limits of the rules.
Chairman Dolph himself escorted the
first .senator who was a tvituess, Mr. Al
drich, to the room while the others went
up alone, purstiant to a summons by a
messenger, except Mr. Allen, who had Mr.
Aldrich for a companion and a guide.
After Mr. Aldrich, came in turn Messrs
Allison, Berry, Bate, Allen, Call and
Ransom.
At 5 o'clock the senate went into execu
tive session and the committee adjourned
until Monday.
The senatorial witnesses, it; is under
stood, satisfied tho committee that they
had not transgressed the rules, as they un
derstood them, most of them explaining
that they understood the rules as permit
ting them to give out the fact of confirma
tion or rejection of a nomination. The ex
amination of the senators by the commit
tee will require two or three days, if all of
them arc summoned, and until this is
completed the matter will not, it is under
stood, be further discussed by tho senate.
The impression prevails that the resolu
tion to imprison the correspondents for
contempt will fail; but there is a probabil
ity that ! some of them will bi certified to
the district attorney for prosecution on
the charge of sedition.
DIRECT TAX BILL REPORTED.
Washington, March 7. The direct tax
bill was today reported back to the house
from the judiciary committee, accompa
nied by a majority report submitted by
Mr. Caswell, ot Wisconsin, and a minority
report by Mr. Oates, of Alabama. The
majority report says that the views on the
bill last year meets the approval of tuo
the majority and are adopted by them in
reporting the bill back this year. The
minority report .says that the veto message
of ex-President Cleveland is m accurate
and lucid m statement, so cogent iu rea
soning aud logical in deduction that the
minority adopts it as expressing their
views on the bill.
CLARKE RETAINS HIS SEAT.
Wasaington, March 7. On motion of
Mr. Rogers, of Arkansas, the senate bill
was passed authorizing the constmction of
a bridge across the Arkansas river in the
Indian territory. A bill similar to this
was passed some days ago but the second
passage was made necessary on account of
a mistake made by the engrossing clerks
of the senate.
Mr. Haugen, of Wisconsin, from the
committee on electious, reported a resolu
tion in the Alabama contested election
case of Threat vs. Clarke. The report,
which was unanimously reported, declared
Clarke entitled to retain his seat. It was
adopted.
On motion of Mr. Lanbam. of Texas, the
senate bill was passed increasing Irom
C-130.000 to -5200,000 the limit of cost of the
public building ut El P.iso, Tex.
GENERAL rOBEEITUEE BILL.
One Similar to That Passed Last Session
Introduced.
Washington. March 7. The senate
committee on public lands this morning
agreed upon, and Senator Plumb subse
quently reported, the general land grant
forfeiture bill framed ou the same lines as
the bill passed by the sfnate duriug the
last congress. Tho bill forfeit- to the
United States all lauds opposite to and
coterminus with the position of any rail
road not completed and in operation, for
which lands nave heretofore been granted.
It is provided, however, that this shall not
be construed as forfeiting any lands here
tofore earned by the construction of auy
portion of a railro.id under auy act of con
gress making a grant of public land.
" Persons in possession of any of theforfict
cd lands under title derived from the state
or corporation to which the restored lands
were granted are given the right to pur
chase the lands from the T'nited States in
quantities not exceeding :0 acres by anj
one person at the rate of 1.23 per acre at
any time within two years after the passage
of "the act. Where persons or corporations
hold laud to whicn. under the terms of this
act. they can not obtain title from the
United State?, they are given six months
within which to remove growing crops or
improvements which may have leen made.
In homestead entries of the forfeited lands
parties shall be given credit for the time
they have been ou the lands.
POSTOFFiCE COMMITTEE WORK.
Washington. March 7. Kx-Representa-tive
T. J. Campbell, of Xew York, appear
ed before the house postoffice committee
to advocate the passage of pending b.lls to
limit the work of postal clerks to eight
hours daily at full salary and to grunt
them fifteen days leave annually.
The committee resumed the considera
tion of the subject of postal telegraphy
and was addressed by Ralph BeHumont.
chairmau of the legisla:ive committee of
the Kuights of Labor.
THE CLAYTON-3RECKINRIDGE CON
TEST. Washington-. March 7. At the meeting
of the housvi committee today the sub
committee, consisting of Cnairmau Row
ell and Messrs. Lacey and Crisp, reported
that it had received the evidence in the
contested election case of Clayton vs.
Breckinridge from Arkansas, witn a me
morial from the contestant and a state-
ment from the contestee. They reported
a resolution providing for a sub-committee
of five members, appointed by the
chairman, to make a full and thorough in
vestigation into the contested election case
of Clayton vs. Breckinridge. The sub
committee is to be authorised to send for
persons and papers, and if necessary, to go
to Arkansas to pursue the inquiry. The
resolution was adopted by a unauimous
vote.
ITEMS FROM THE CAPITAL.
Washington, March 7. The secretary
of the interior affirmed the decision of the
commissioner of the general land office In
rejecting the commutation proof of Ade
line Rist for a tract of land in the Wa
Keeney land district, Kansas.
G. W. Mitchell was appointed postmas
ter at Oaks, Cherokee nation, vice J. D.
Smith, resigned.
The bond offerings were S1,22S,000 4s at
123 fiat, and $23,550 4s at llKJK. All the
offers were accepted.
James Limbird was confirmed to be sur
veyor of customs, St. Joseph, Mo.; T. T.
William, postmaster at Stauberry, Mo.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
Washington, March 7. Senator Test
today introduced a bill appropriating
?o,G21,000 for the improvement of the Mis
sissippi river from the head of tho passes
to the mouth of the Ohio, including ex
penses of the Mississippi commission, sur
vey of the Mississippi trom the head of the
passes to its head waters, and other im
provements on the river.
ONLY BLAIR'S BILL.
Washington. March 7. In the senate
the Blair bill came up as unfinished busi
ness and Mr. Blair addressed the senate.
After an executive session the senate
adjourned until Monday.
TAULBEE STILL ALIVE.
Washington, March 7, Mr. Taulbee is
still alive, but his condition is very pre
carious and tho.most sanguine of his phy
sicians has almost abandoned hope.
SIX AEE DEAD.
Eesult of the "Wreck Near Bayview on
the Lake Shore.
. Buffalo, X. Y., March 7. Those who
escaped injury in the disastrous wreck
which occurred on the L:iko Shore railway
near Bayview last night set bravely to
work helping those less fortunate, while
the screams and shrieks of many of those
in tho wreck were enough to make one's
blood run cold. There were eleven people
in the coach that was burned. Six of them
were killed and fifteen injured. J. Sway,
the colored porter, was hurled from the
car a distance of thirty-three feet and in
stantly killed. All tho rest were more
or less injurad. The otkers killed were
John W. Flynn, of Cautou, O., a
traveling agent of this city; John T.
Power, of Pittsfuld, Mass.. (supposed)
traveling agent; Mr. and Mrs. J E. Stew
art, of Rochester, aud Mrs. Joseph E.
Bacus, of Saratoga Springs, N. Y.
At 6 o'clock this morning the railroad
people brought the bodies ot those killed
into the central depot where Coroner
Tucker, who had been notified aud was in
waiting, at once took charge of them.
All the bodies, with tho exception of
Mrs. J. D. Bacus, of Saratoga Springs,
were taken to the morgue. That ot Mrs.
Bacus was taken to an undertaking estab
lishment. She was 2S years of age, and
her former home was at Rome, X. Y. She
was married a week ago today. Of the
five bodies, when taken to the
morgue, those of the two men
remained unidentified. It was soon
learned that one of thf corpses was that of
J. W. Fiynu, of Canton, O.. a traveling
man for Iantz Bros. & Co., of this city. He
leaves a mother at Canton dependent on
him for support. The body of another
man, from cards found in his pocket, is be
lieved to be that of John T. Flower, of
Pittsfield, Mass., traveling agent. All of
the bodies were badly mangled. Coroner
Tucker will empanel a jury and hold a
thorough inquest. The railroad authori
ties have placed a special train at his dis
posal to take a jury to the scene of the
wreck.
HOW THE COLLISION OCCL'ItKED.
Thinking l.e might gain pome informa
tion regarding the cause of the wreck
which occurred last night, a reporter call
ed today upon Superintendent Wright aud
Mr. Couch. Both gentlemen wore willing
to answer any questions they could in re
gard to tho accident. Mr. Couch said: "As
1 understand it, the train broke in two be
tween the sleepers and the day conches. I
believe that Miller, the baggage agent,
was the first one to discover it, and he at
once notified the sleeping car conductor,
Fest. Mr. Fest went in three dif
ferent cars, pulling automatic air brake
cords trying to stop the cars, but they
would not work and that was, no doubt,
the primary cause of the collision."
"Do jou consider air brakes reasonably
sure of working when the train breaks in
two'"
"As a rule we consider them reliable and
expect them to be effective, but for some
reason they seemed to have failed in this
instance. When the automatic brakes
failed to work they tried tho brake behind
and just then the collision occurred."
"How was it that the engine with the
front part of the train could not run away
from the rear part that followed.'"
"We.l, the break occurred on a down
grade about a mile west of Hamburg and
that gave an increased speed to the rear
part. The engineer said that tho brakes
on hi part of the train became f.et aud he
could not get away from the rear part in
time. He did not discover tho break at
once, his attention being necessarily di
rected ahead most of tho lime."
BUYING LAND ON THE KAW.
Kansas Citv. Mo., March 7. A syndi
cate of Boston capitalists have nearly com
pleted the purchase of 1,500 acres of land
lying between Mnncie, Kan. and Mills
Craek, for which f.'0O,O0O is to be paid.
Several hundred dollars iu options have
nlreadv been deposited. Last Satur
day "the owners of the property
were notified to get ready their ab
stracts to the land. Mr. George Bonz, of
Boston, is acting as agent for the syndi
cate. For some time laborers have been
at work sounding the Kw and surveying
the land adjaceni to it. Yesterday it was
discovered that it whs the intention of the
svndicate to erect tvooleu and other mills
and put up an electric light plant on the
property. The deal will probably be
closed in a few days. Tte immes of the
Boston capitalists could not be ascer
tained. PRESENTED WITH A WOMAN'S HEAD.
MOSCOW, March 7. A ghastly tragedy
has come to light in this city. A parcel
was left at the residence of Prince Dol
goroukofl, which upon examination was
found to contain the head of a woman.
With rh nnrcel was snt a note bearing
no signature, saying: "This is our first ex
ploit. We will soon outdo Jack the Rip
per." It it believed the woman was killed j
for betraying nihilist?.
MASTER LINCOLN BURIED.
LONDON, March 7. The funeral services
over the remains of Abraham Lincoln, son
of Mr. Robert Lincoln, were held today at
tbe residence of Mr. Lincoln and were con
ducted bv Rev. J. Monroe Gibson. Among
those present were all tba membets of the j
American legation and the cosiul.ste ex- '
eept atajor rosi, ine naaiar. auiciir. i
iaev were all accompan.eu ot iseir wucs.
Tbe'ccSin was bidden beneath a znzss ot
flowers. After the frrices were concludes!
tbe body was placed in the catacomb in
Kensa: Green cemetery. Titrrs were ao
ceremonies at the cemewry.
1TMG BUT TALK
NEGRO COLONIZATION OF OKLA
HOMA SIMPLY A MTU.
Hardships to the Few Blacks Now
There the Sole Kesult
of the Stories.
Mr. Paul Jones, a Colored Man of That
Territory, Bidicules tho "Colored .
State" Idea.
The Claims and Visions of Mr. McCabe
Handled With Seriousness No Office
Sought by the Colored Voters,
Much Less for Aliens Gen
eral Western Gossip,
GUTimiE. Ok , March 7. The attempt of
a few politicians to get rid of McCabe and
the Knnsas negro paupers by shipping
them to Oklahoma is simply a roorback.
There is nothing in it. The whites, how
ever, not knowing the particulars, are
very sore over the rumors. The fact that
there is not a -single claim in Oklahoma
bnt what has already been filed on should
calm the uneasy ones. The few negroes
here, however, are being roughly treated
by some of ti.e ugly whites, owing to
these stories. If the friend of the negro
wants to do the race a kindness then tho
wild stories about colonizing them on the
strip or invading Oklahoma had better
cease. Republicaus and Democrats alike
are down on the idea and the ngitation of
this subject simply has a tendency to
cause white people to drive the few poor
colored people here from the territory,
which is being done.
The Daily Capital will contain the fol-
lowing tomorrow morning, which u a
chucher on tho colored canuiuate, Aici.aos,
for governor of Oklahoma:
There is, perhaps, no smarter or more
substanti.il colored men in the west than
Hon. Paul Jones. He is reasonably
smooth and brilliant iu oratory, is
a sound student of law and has the
respect aud esteem of his own race and the
whites alike. The editor of the Capital
met Mr. Jones at Kingfisher Tuesday and
got some interesting expressions from him
ou McCabe's candidacy and the recent talk
of colonizing Oklahoma with negroes.
"Do I favor McCab-?" said Mr. Jones
"Decidedly not. I am against him for auy
position in Oklahoma. When wu got up a
colony luit spring to get homes here,
McCabe refused to join if or a-ist us in
our effiTts. He .lld Kansas was good
enough for him. If Oklanoma then with
out the hone of an office wasn't
attractive to his eye, wo don't
want him to nick up and come i
down here now, carpet bag in hand. The
offices iu OKlahoma should go to the mei
who have earned them: to those who came
here on the start aud have lent a hand in
the up-building of this country. I want
no non-residents, white or black, to get an
office iu Oklahoma McCabe in Kansas
was a victim of political circumstances. It
became necessary for Republicans to have
a colored candidate in recognition of
tho colored vote McCabo happen
ed to stand whero tho lightning
struck. If the Kansas City .'ournil's
article is true, which I doubt. McCabe he
comes insolent. He says: 'We,' iiuaumg
the co'ored race, 'mean to demand that
President Harrison, appoiut me gov
ernor or secretary of Oklahoma,
and if he dou't do it, we will
flood the territory with negroes,
make a negro .state iu a year and fill every
oflico with colored men.' The colored
man who thinks of coming heie to get an
ollice hud better stay away. He will get
disappointed. If he is coming herewith the
honest and noble purpose ut gettingahome.
all colored people will welcome him ami so
will the whites. The men with no higher
ambition than to get into offirv are the
curse of the whole cuiintry. McCabe seems
to have drifted into this class aud eek.s to
light down on Oklahoma's body politic.
"The talk of making Oklahoma a negro
state is nonsense. Inert is no race dom-
inancy in the constitution of the United
fctates. lieu Abraham ilncotti, the
greatest man and statesman this country
has produced, emancipated the slaves
other men as to freedom. When the
wu were put on an equality witu
fifteenth amendment was put into the con
stitutiou we were made American citizen"
as other men. Thus wo were put on the
same footing as whites, politically and
commercially. It has hecu demonstrated
that education and a comjK'tency make
the negro as worthy as the v. hit. Let the
colored people who conn to Oklahoma
come to raise cotton, wheat, com, eta, and
to ply all the avocation of trade. Let
them do these well, show ambition.
self reliance and intelligence Hnd
then they will have no trouble
in TPtunt? nolitical recognition
as they deserve all over tbe Uuited States,
and can do it in Oklahoma if they show
themselves worthy, but a black hog in an
unbearable as a white hog Tbe idea that
the colored race should cctne to Oklahoma,
fence whites out Htid run thmga on an
exclusive colored plan is as preposterous
as the plan to fire us nil back U Africa,
The man who talks such a thing I
for Oklahoma is an enemy to :
the colored race and his breadth
of brains hardly sufficient to cover a
mustard seed. 1 want no office and there
fore have no desire to cage my henthnrnc
You can say that about every" colored matt
in Oklahoma is for home rule. The peo
ple in Kaunas and Miouri who are her
alding McCabe as a little God, who emits
tbe sentiments of and threatens tbe presi
dent in I half of tbe colored race in Okla
homa, are woefully deceived. If Kansas
loves McCabe m well it had better give
him another office and keep him.-'
ITS LAST DAY.
The Trant-Miwouri Atioa&tioa Will Profe
s&j B DiaKhYed Today.
Kashas Crrr, Mo , March 7. It Is coo
sfuered probile that the Trans-Miesoari
association, which meets here tomor
row morning, will go to pieco. The reeeot
reductiou ia the rate from Kansas City to
Denver recently made by the Missouri Pa
cific went into effect today. The rate was
cut from S15.1j to 110 by that roCL
As a consequence of thl redec
uon all of tae passengers bound for
Colorado went vis. the Mfeaoori Pacific
this evening. Tomorrow morning at a
meeting of the tr as-Missouri Mssociatfoo
held m Kansas City, this violation of tbe
agreement ou the part of the ?iiswn V
cific Tsill be discussed. Aa tbe people f
that road state they propoe to miatmm
tbe rate and the otbr roads caa not meet
it in acccniimee with the rul-j of the -cociatrn,
it i more than llkrly that the
asioct&tioo will be discontinued.
THE BOCS ILAXI XESTS IT.
CSICAbO, HI., March 7. The Reck
Island road has given aotee that 5esin
niag oa Monday its passenger wte from
Kaasa. City to Denver, Coiorado SpdCs
tind Pueblo will he HL Tfcl is to cneet
tbe Mkweri Pec.K ess. Tbe oiker rcait I
will probably !fkw 3ttte. Tai xaakas tfcs J
rate from Chicago to Denver SIS first and
$13 second cl.iss.
'lorEKA. Kan., March 7. Theratp war
has extended to Topeka, At 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon the Rock Lsland road
snnounced that it would meet all rates
from Kansas City and named a rate from
Topeka of $9.50 to Chicago and $6.50 to St.
Louis; also C50 secoud class to Chicago,
as a basing rate for tickets sold to poiuts
beyond Chicago. Persons familiar with
tht rate war do not think th? drop ia rates
will stop where it is, but go lower.
KANSAS AND MISSOURI LUMBER
DEALERS-
KANSAS City, Mo., Mnrch 7. The first;
annual meeting of the Missouri and Kan
sas Lumber Dealers association was held
here today at the Centropolis hoteh About
fifty delegates from Kansas and Missouri
were present. The object of the meeting
was to discu3 the means whereby lumber
dealers in Kansas and Missouri can com
pete in the sale of lumber with dealers
outside of these states. It seems that at
present lumber can be shipped into Kansas
aud Missouri and there sold at a. less prico
than the local dealer can offer it for.
The present officers ot the association
are: President, J. X. Cunningham, ot
Xorborue, Mo ; vice president, A. E.
Mackey. Olatue, Kan.; secretary and
treasurer, J. L. Lane, Kansas City. Mo.
Thiseveulug a banquet was given to
the lumber men after which they pro
ceeded to the Warder Graud opera hoilse.
SAYS THE LANDS ARE FILLED.
Arkansas City, Kan., March 7. Ob
tain W. L. Couch, the man who gracefully
wears the houors of David Puyne, the ori
ginal Oklahoma boomer, stopped inthi.i
city today on his way home from Wash
ington. He says that the house territorial
bill will become a law withiu the next
thirtv days. He regards the ellorts being
made to induce colored people to move to
Oklahoma as very unrortuuate. He cltei
the fact that all the agricultural lands
hayo been filed upon by actual residents,
and that thosi who go now will be doomed
to disappointment. This, he Nty.s, of
course, applies to whites its well as blacks
who expect to engage in farming.
LARGE RESUBMISSION MEETING.
Special dispatch to the Pally Kntfle-
TorEKA, Kau.. March 7. Representative
hall was visited by a larjie crowd tonight,
t he occasiou being a resubmission meeting.
Tho chairman of tho Republican resub
mission state central commute, Hon. A.
L. Allen, presided. ' Speakers for tho oc
casion were J. W. Steeti, Esq., of King
man, and Senator O. H. Bentley, of Wich
ita. Each spoke au hour aud were enthusi
astically received.
Marshall's baud furnished tho music for
tho occasion and the meeting in every
respect was a grand success.
Both speakers presented the resubmis
sion cans as a menus of prosperity to tho
suite aud particularly to the tanners.
They passed resolutions demanding that
the governor call a speclnl fecssiou of tho
legislature, to that the prohibition ques
tion may be submitted at the fall election.
MRS. RHODA CROSS DEAD.
TorEKA, Kan., March 7 Mrs. Khotla
W. Cross, willow of Davhl Cro and
mother of II. C Cross, rs.cuver of tho
Missouri, Kaunas & Texas Railway dieU
at her honn in Topeka this morning at
the advanced ago of SI years.
She leaves four sons all of whom :re at
her death bead. The fun.Tiil will uke
placi in this city Sunday March U at 10
a. m.
THEOHEROKCES' TEEMS-
A Mass Meeting Passe3 .Resolutions Ec
garding tho Proposed fcale.
TAHLEQCAH, I. T., March 7. At a mass
meeting held here for the purpose of ascer
taining the .sentiment of the people re
garding a ccssioti of tho Mrlp, the follow
ing preamble and resolutions were draftud
aud adopted:
Whereas, The Chcrokco people hnve
been offered by the United State 1.2.' per
acre for all of the lands of the Cherokros
lying v. est of the ninety-sixth meridian,
comprising fl,2ii,o00 acres, and.
Whereas. The mictlon of the nale of
Kiiiil fluids is now
bviug agitated among
tii Cherokee neonlf and the- lands arr thu
i common property of thf i neroKtr: ami
Whereas. It might borotiw expedtrtit for
! the Cherokces to sell said lands, provided
! the Tnited States ouhl offer their full
marltet value; and
WhtToas those lands have increased In
value for agricultural purpouoi. and that
mineral resources, consisting of salt
lead. iron, gypsum and bulld-
mir wtone. exist on ineM ihiihk in iba-
I imustible qurintitie, all of ltich are ths
property ot the t-nuroKre peopir, ami me
b-ntiliful town -sites on the ncvoral rail
roads running through aid lnndn, all
of which tend to lucreas their valu;
and
Whereas, The Cherokee people hare thfj
right to peaceably usimntble and dkcttas
their rights, and to petition ixttlog forth
t!i-ir wishes; ud
Whereas, Tho Cherokee have an abio
lute right of possession and ownership to
said l.nd in lis present oowlltiotJ. to keep
aud hold and in- the wine, or vll it if
thev see proper to do eo; now, therefore,
j be ft
Hmolvcd. Br the peop of tint Tahl-
qttah district In rna meeting n-sinbl;d,
tlwt ne favor tbe plan of tbe Cbertiketis
voting on a proportion frm tho
United hLUM to boy said tftllrts.
orovid! the government
vHI UkiKi
an offer of not Jh -hn Jj
per acre for tbe entire tract, and we bjc
that said proposition lit omnvn iurw
th rmtioitttl ontinril Ut the people; po-
vided that tb- United Stt-s abrogn Uo
fifteenth nrtKle of tbe treatj of Jnly, W4,
put out all intruders and kep thorn oat,
according to treaty: pay J- lands
In AUbsro, Arkansas d Kau
nas belonging to u, 'and. In bort,
settle all arrearage, give n n lair prteo
for wfejt J termed No Ma' Ld,
which Is rightfully ours, or J?t s aae m
cee tothe UolUsi fctate court, advance
tle case on the deic-tio a t peodlly net
tle the title of No Man s J.nad. Utsi tfcfl
jorudlcikw of the United buue eemrt In
the territory h witbdrawu to m C
to Infringe on the functions of ic CWro
kee eoortt: i ' " rtKfcl f r
who are or e-s: re.i all rall
roati roar er ni Uwtt th UH4 3ert
at oor expente wii: pry li mojr "
ing from a sale of tneoe lod to to Cher
okee people, per ceplUi. wiibin tw!2
mooths from tbe coooinnta f the
sale- BeltlnrtAer
. Keol ved. Tfaat a copy of tfc rt Otwtls
be sent to tbe colef nd a copy to ecfc of
the papjw of tbe Cherokee ntiOR.
MOflESTRJNGENT DIVORCE LAWS.
KaaCitt, Mo., March 7. Senator
V.". B. 1 edale will introdece at tbe next
tMswtioa of the legislature a bH tnaUin;
more stnagent the pemieioc divorce Uwi
of MinMwri. Jodge Henry acd Jttdgs G4b
on will frame she bill. In an lntenrieir
today Jodge Henry hl that ivz th post
tweir izxf.ulh the drlit court hd Vera
flooded with divorce ctt. ma ay of which
re broogtt for tne prpo of giving oo
t( the p&rtie to each mut an opporuinlty
to rrtnirry. Divorce suiu. the- Jadge nj
re alarmingly prevalent at! over tbe lut
nou btrttciiUrir o ia K. City, Su.
Loots asd St. Joseph. The most import
ant cbange arc: ir 4rt, that lb- jr"rn-ut-ag
attorn rpreect the defendant In
each Ge in Thiee there no -ttoruey; by
tbw n?eit both plaiattt! nttd df'emltat
will imve an opponent! j to b- beard, seo
ead, fciw;mebAjjn.cdircTs m the
Aihreaeo of the dafetrtaot ic lrri for a
tasmtfsz of yeer froai mrrylag a&atu.
o.j. i unra.llt i -iio--goyfc-M,yi'trly' i r"'w