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WICHITA. KANSAS, WEDNESDAT MOKNING MATMTFT 12. 1890.
WHOLE NO. 1809.
123 to 127 N.
27-incli Swiss Embroideries 40c to $1.25.
Newiace and Beaded "Wraps $2.00 to $2.5.00.
50 dozen Gents' solid color hose, sizes 9 to 11 . This is a good
Bargain at 25c a pair. Fine, full regular made and French toe.
Munson & MeNamara.
COLE&, TONES
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 "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
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 and Cheviot Suits, worth all the 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 & JONES,
The One Price Clothiers,
208, 210 and 212 DOUGLAS AVENUE. WICHITA, KANSAS.
OPENING SPRING SALE!
Thousands of Dollars
Just Opened at
10 pieces Brilliant Sicillians, worth 50c. for 35c " 2 Dieces 40
Snch New Colors Henriettas, worth 65, for 50c.
Special sale of 42 pieces New Satines. This week we will offer
these new Satines at only 12 l-2c. They are immense.
Scotch Zephyr Ginghams. 20
10 dozen can't he broke down
are exactly the same shape as a P.
N. B. We have 3ust received 25 dozen of the Grasshopper Tidv
Holders that will hold your tidy on your chair, at only 10 cents
Ladies, call and see them.
Fast Black Hose. "We open a
and for children only 15 cents.
THE ARCADE
Accordian Plaiting Still
Main Street.
worth of New Goods
the ARCADE.
pieces, worth 20c, for 15c
corsets only 95c. These corsets
D., the genuine French model.
hummer, for- ladies, at 25 cents
Free by Madame Russell.
10.
SPECIAL SALE MARCH 14.
i Ribbons 25 Cents,
1000 Yards Ribbon worth
50 to 75 cents.
50 dozen Ladies' Black Lisle
Gloves, worth 25 to 35, at 10c
50 Beaded Wraps, worth $8.50,
at $1.89.
J. B. Fox will remain in ISTew
York all spring looking up bar
gains.
FOX & SON.
ill! Special sale this week h
' of line iieck.trit.ir fnim ;Jt
ij'iHiobes.tAiuoiiciiani.111- V
v,j utacturors. kl
A 3 P0R $1. ,
ll U-UIjDSTANDT K
,' t Gents Furnisher txi
'" , 'M "g'as Act V
mivmiW')
DISSOLUTION OF PAIlTXEKSmP.
(Tho senior member mil retire.)
$40,000 WORTH OF
BOOTS
-AND-
SHOES
Purchased
expressly for this
trade will bo
seasons
at
FOR CASH!
SMITH & STOVER,
144 NORTH MAIN ST.
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WESTERN MATTERS AT THE CAPITAL
"Washington, March 11. Chief Mayes,
of the Cherokee nation, reached here this
evening, prepared to tell the house com
mittee all about his stand with reference
to the opening of the Cherokee lands.
This position is opposite to that taken by
ex-Governor Bushyhead, and the various
correspondence which has passed between
them on the subject, on the sale of lands,
has been prepared in print for government
use. Tho stand of the latter, that a new
commission will find the Indians prepared
to sell their lands to tho government at
market price, is generally accepted as indi
cative of what will finally be accepted.
Three fourth-class postmasters were ap
pointed in Kansas as follows: Eaynevillf,
Sedgwick county, F. Scott, vice J. W.
Dugan, removed; Jamestown, Cloud
county, M. L. Burton, vice J. Burton, re
signed; Fahner, Washington count-. C.
X. Irving, vice F. Nadead, deceased.
Pensions granted to survivors and de
pendents in Kansas were: Original in
valid Englehard Dimity. Clay Center:
Le.ban J. Kiter, Long Island; Francis
Eichelberger. Peabody; Joseph Hamilton,
Xeo(ie.-ba: Charles L. Sheuerd. America-
, Leander Hubbard, Greenleaf; Uriah
Carle. Auburn: Thomas Martin:
! New Cambria: Augustus Schultz.
Cunningham: Jesse Young Jingo;
Elijah Camahan. Valley Center: Alexander
Gay. Clyde; Joseph A. Moore, Chautauqua.
Increase Henry M. Wheeler, New Hope;
voiiiam .fcoster, u.iwker City; .John M.
Sherwood. Cherry vale; Leonard L. Hough
ton, Calesta; Prior Capps, Arcadia; James
Walker. Clyde: Joseph Kenan. Gieat
Bend; Samuel Kerr, White CU3-, S imuel
Cornwall, Turou; Isaac Limb, Chelsea:
Boberr Irvin Kea. Kussell Springs;
John P. Hensley, La Cygne; Matt Troxel;
Carey; Daniel W. Bruce, brio; Hiram
Taylor. Pittsburg; Jame Freely. Green
leaf. Keitsue Hush McVickcr, Talmage:
John R. Ball. FortScott: George M. Hood,
Sterling. Iteiivae aud increase William
W. Jones Baxter Spring; Samnel W.
Brown. Keystone: Isaac J. Conway, Gar
nett. Onctnal widows etc. Marah J.,
widow of Reuben Daniel, Toronto: Adela
A., widow of Henry G. Leonard. Topeka;
B-uaba E. Paytou. former widow of Lewis
C. Edwards Indenenderce. Sarah A.,
mother of Elliot J. llich, Hoxie.
A HUNDRED LIVE BIRD MATCH.
Kansas Cm, Mo., March 1L Ten of
the champion shot.s of the United States
Cnrtridge companv touring nartv met the i
local team of crack shots in a hundred live I
bird match this afternoon. The Kansas
City team lost by a score, of 03 to Sj. It
was the same team that defeated
Chicago last week with the exception of
j Hickinson.who was subitituted forYories.
' The score was:
j Cartridge team Biuld 10. Heikes 10,
Ruble 10, W. E. Perry 9. Tucker 10. W. S.
Perry 5. McMnrdy 10, Whitney 9, Woeater
j kogt 10. Stice 9.
Kansas City team-Elliott 10. Porter S.
Gcinette 10, Riley i. Choteau 10, Bing
ham S. Audctscn 0, Thomas 0, Hickman
Twitchell S.
:
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aH M
it TADLBEE DEI
KIXCAID'S SHOT AT LAST RESULTS
FATALLY.
The Ex-Congressman Passes Away
with the Nightin an Un
conscious State.
Mr. Kincaid Arrested Soon After the Death
of His Victim His Condition
Very Serious,
Probabilities that He May Not Live to
Stand Trial A Probably Successful
Effort to Delay the Oklahoma.
Measure for the Wyoming
Bill Items from
the Capital.
Washington, March 11. Ex-Congress-nian
W. Preston Taulbee, or Kentucky,
who was shot in the head by Charles E.
Kincaid. correspondent of the Louisville
Times, while they were descending the
staircase in the house wing of the capitol
on the afternoon of Friday, February 20,
died at 4:45 this morning at the Providence
hospital, whither he had been removed
after the shooting. Mr. Taulbee had been
unconscious for some time before death
came and the end was painless. His fam
ily had been summoned, and when he
passed away his brother, Dr. Taulbee, his
sou, a young man about 19 years of age,
his brother-in-law, Dr. Bayne, the attend
ing surgeon, and Major Blackburn, of Ken
tucky, were around his bedside. An au
topsy was held this afternoon.
As far as can be ascertained no arrange
ments for the funeral have been made.
The police have been following Kincaid
who has been out on $2,000 bail since it be
came evident that Mr. Taulbee's case was
well nigh hopeless and he was arrested a
very short while after the latter's death
and locked up to await the action of the
court.
Mr. Kincaid was asleep at his boarding
house when the police aroused him at 3
o'clock this morning and informed hiai of
Mr. Taulbee's death. He requested to be
allowed to sleep an hour longer, but the
orders of the officer were peremptory and
Mr, Kincaid dressed himself and was
taken to tbe First precinct station on
Tw elf th street.
KIN'CAID'S condition precahiogs.
A reporter visited the station house
soon after his arrest and found Mr, Kin
c.iid locked up in the women's cell on tbe
second floor, looking pile and sickly. He
seemed oblivious to his. surroundings.
Momentarily his muscles would twitch
convulsively and a groan would escape his
lips. The awful strain under which he
had been subjected since the shooting has
told on him. He is a wreck of his former
self. . rf
As the reporter was about to leave, the
prisoner broke out in sobs nnd called for
his mother. The scene was touching in
the extreme. Within an hour after his ar
rest Mr. Kincaid was so prostrated with
nervous exhaustion that it was found ne
cessary to call his regular physician, who
remained with him the most of the day.
Mr. Kincaid's condition is serious and it
is the opinion of many of his friends that
he will not live to stand his trial.
CALL'S JPHRASE0L0GT.
His Attack on Mr. Hoar in the Eecord Oc
cupies the Senate's Time.
Washington, March 11. The creden
tials of Mr. Allison for his term com
mencing March 4, 1S91, were presented and
oidered placed on file.
The house amendments to the senate
concurrent resolution instructing the sen
ate and house committees on immigration
to investigate the workings of the various
laws on immigration were taken up and
read. They piopose to add to the scope of
inquiry the subject of the purchase of
American industries by foreign capital and
the conversion of Bedloe's island, 2sew
York, into an immigration depot.
Mr. Chandler moved that the amend
ments bo concurred in.
Mr. Edmunds suggested that the matter
should go over for a day until the v.ews of
the treasury department as to Bedloe's
island might be ascertained.
Mr. Chandler said ho had no objection,
and the resolution accordingly went over
till tomorrow.
Mr. Morrill offered a resolution (which
was agreed to) directing the secretary of
the interior to report any information in
possession of his department in relation to
authorizing any lottery company bv the
Indian territorial government of the Creek
nation.
Mr. Hoar calle.l up a resolution reported
by him yesterday for the Exclusion from
the record of the sentence interpellated by
Mr. Call in the report of hi remarks iu the
discussion with Mr. Chandler some weeks
ago.
Mr. George opposed the resolntion as be
ing, so far as his experience in the senate,
without a precedent. While it did not ex
pressly conuiiu a censure, it was certainly
capable of that interpretation.
Air. George went on to speak of the time
when personalities in the senate led to
persona! conflicts; but said that now there
was no saftr place in all God's creation for
a man who desired to insult another with
impunity than in the, American senate,
everybody knew that. And it was no evi
dence of spirit, no evidence of courage for
a senator to tret an and use inMi.tni'- nnd
abusive language toward another senator.
How, then, had the senator from Xew
Hampshire been injured by the change of
phrase? Was it because he ought to have
nad the opportunity to answer back, be
cause he had not the fisherwomau's op
portunity to blackguard back. That was
all; and that was the way the thing stood.
The adoption of the resolution would be
an implied censure on as truthful and as
good a man as ever sat in tho American
senate.
Mr Hoar said that it was not true in his
judgment that there was no .substantial
difference between the words uttered and
the words printed; there was a
mot substantial apd important
difference. He would not follow
the senator from Mississippi into the jest
and comic almanac view of the lamentable
public occurrence which bad given rise to
Mr. Euotis said: "There is not a single (
exaggeration m what was inserted m the
J0"1 " cornpietwi witnwiatwas pub-
is not the same, bnt the accusation is the
same, the idea :s tbe same, tbe arraign
ment is the same, althoaKh I will confess
the language inserted in the record is
probably a little more flowery than the
language uttered on the floor."'
Mr. Edmunds illustrated the question
by an allusion to the election iu Louisiana
of the legislature to which the senate was
indebted for the tdeasure of Mr. Eustis'
presence. He (Mr. Edmunds might say
on the floor of the senate that he believed
that the senator misrepresented the itate
of tnings and that if there had been an
-.. (i uu wuc iv i. xutt auua
1 honest vote and an honest count in that I
state, tbe senator should cot have had the
pleasure.
Mr. Eastis But do you make that state
ment? Mr. Edmunds I must, because I be
lieve it.
Mr. Eustis And not because is is true.
Mr. Edmunds Because it is true, as I
believe. Now, if I make that statement in
the senate, and if tomorrow there appears
in the record an additional statement that
this was accomplished in some way by the
action of the senator himself, and that
with bloody hands and wicked in
tentions he had managed, by fntcd
and violence, to construct a
legislature of that character. I suppose my
frieud from Louisiana would say that all
that had been heard yesterday and that it
was very proper for me, behind his back,
to have it inserted in the record.
Mr. Edmunds was continuing in his ar
gument when he was stopped ty a point
of order made by Mr. Daniel, who asked
that Mr. Edmunds.' words be taken down.
The presiding officer Mr. Ingalls) asked
Mr. Daniel to state the words to which he
took exception, so that the official re-
Ecrter might know exactly tho sentence to
e written down.
Mr. Daniel said that he understood the
senator from Vermont to impute distinct
ly to the senator from Louisiana the de
fense of murder, and it was to that lan
guage that he took exception, on the
ground that no senator had the right to
impute wrong to another.
A sentence written out by the official re
porter having been read by the clerk, Mr.
Daniel said that those were not the words
he excepted to.
The presiding officer intimated to Mr.
Edmunds that he had now an opportunity
of affirming or denying that the words as
read were used by him.
Mr. Edmunds I stand absolutely mute.
At the suggestion of Mr. Hoar, Mr.
Daniel and the reporter retired to find out
the objectionable senteuce. Alter a. few
minutes Mr. Daniel said that as it was
difficult to find out the sentence he would
not press the matter.
Mr, Edmunds, resuming, said that the
record was intended to be, and purported
to be, a true account of the proceed
ings of congress, but the sena
tor from Florida had so far for
gotten himself in a moment of
warmth or heat as to cause to be printed
an accusation to the senator from another
state (and in new language) a concerted
and systematized crime.
Mr. Daniels did not think it would be
proper to place in the records of the senate
a resolution which would inevitably be
construed as a censure on the senator
from Florida. '
The vote was taken and resulted: Yeas
27, nays 11 no quorum. Among the
affirmative votes were those of Messrs.
Gray, Pngh, Turpie and Vance.
Without disposing of the matter the
senate adjourned.
MANY NEW PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Washington, March 11. In pursuance
of the agreement of Saturday the public
building bill, which Saturday passed the
committee of tho whole, came up this
morning with the previous question
ordered.
The bills were passed. They provided
for the erection or public buildings at tho
following points: Cedar Bapids, la.;
Atchison, Kan.; Alexandria, La.; La
fayette. Ind.; Baton Rouge. La., and Fre
mont, Neb. Also for an increase In the
limit of cost of tho buildings at Scranton,
Pa.; Dallas, Tex., and Springfield. Mo.
The measure involves an expenditure of
$1,845,000.
Mr. Enloe, of Tennessee, as a matter of
privilege, moved to discharge the commit
tee on invalid pensions from the further
consideration of a resolution calling on
the secretary of the inteii6r for the evi
dence taken and reported to him by the
committee appointed to investigate tho
management of tho pension office under
Commissioner Tanner, for information as
to what steps have been taken to recover
the money paid to persons who were ille
gally and improperly rerated; for a
list of emplo3esof the pension office who
were engaged in rerating themselves, and
for information as to whether any of them
have been discharged on account of par
ticipation in such frauds on the govern
ment. Mr. Enloe said that the country
desired this information, but that the
committee had takeu no action upon tho
resolution which he had offered early in
the session. Commissioner Tanner hail
kept in good faith the promises he had
made on the stump, and the country
wanted to know the reasons why he had
been kicked out. The entire administra
tion of the pension oflice .should he thor
oughly investigated and overhauled by a
committee of the house. Tho day for
shaking the bloody shirt as an excuse for
robbing the public treasury ought to pass.
If there had been robbery and corruption,
let the light of day be turned on, nnd let
the men who were concerned in it bo con
signed to eternal infamy.
Mr. Morrill, of Arkansas, chairman of
the committee on invalid pensions, said
that he had never heard of the resolution
until today. He had been informed by
the clerk of the committee that it had
never been presented to him.
Mr. Yoder, of Ohio, a member of the
committee, corroborated this statement.
Mr. Chipman, of Michigan, also a mem
ber of the committee, approved of the ac
tion of Commissioner Tauner in some par
ticulars. He apnrored of his opposition
to microscopal pensions. He approved of
his decision that the oath of an enlisted
man was as good as that of acommissioted
officer.
In view of Mr. Morrill's statement Mr.
Enloe withdrew his motion.
Mr. Baker, of Xew York, Irom the com
mittee on territories reported the bill for
the admission of Wyoming. He asked for
the immediate consideration of the bill
which, underthe new rules, was a privi
lege measure.
Mr. Springer, of Illinois, protested
against this action. It had been agreed,
he said, in the committees on territories
that this bill should cot be calld
up until the consideration of the
Oklahoma bill was completed. He is a
taken completely by surprise and had
made no preparation for the immediate
discussion of the Wyoming bill.
Mr. Baker, although not deriving that
such an agreement had been made, said he
had a conference with Mr. PrrKins, of
Kansas, who is in charge of the Oklahoma
bill, and that gentleman had given his
consent tint the Wyoming bill should be
proceeded with.
Mr. Springer raised the qnestion of con
sideration" Tbe house decided to consider
the bill yeas 122, nays 114 a party vote.
On a point of order raised by Mr.
Springer the bill was referred to the com
mittee of the whole and Mr. Baker moved
the house go into such committee. Mr.
Springer interjected amotion to adjourn,
which was defeated ye.ts 110. navs 1C2.
Mr. Baker's motion was agreed to yeas
116, nays 10$. And accordingly the noue
went into committee of tbe whole Mr.
Burroughs, of Michigan, in the chair)
The bill having been read, Mr. Baker
denied that hected 10 bad faith in call
ing up tbe measure at this time. The
purpose of the gentleman from Illinois
(Mr. Spriugerj was to delay the consider
ation of the measure until he had an op
portunity to bring in an omnibus bilL
rename further discussion the commit-
tee rose and the house adjourned.
ALLOTMENT OF SUPREME JUDGES
VaHDGTOV, March 1L In thesuprem
conrt the following allotment was made
for the various circuits:
For the First circuit, Horace Gray, asso
ciate justice; Second circuit. S&mnel
Blatchiord, associate justice; Third cir
cuit, Joseph P. Bradley, associate justice:
Fourth circuit, Melville W Fuller, chief
justice: Fifth circuit, Lucius Q C. Lamar,
associate justice-. Slrtn circuit, David J.
Brewer, associate justice; S-veath circuit,
John M- Harlan, associate justice; Eights
circuit, Samce! F. Miller, jtAoeU:e jnstice;
Xinth circuit, Stephen J. Field, associate
justice.
MM IN WARFARE.
OKLAHOMA'S DEMOCRACY DO AL
MOST NOTHING.
A Factional Fight Apparently Ready
to Crop Out in the Con
vention. The Appointment of Committees All that
Is Accomplished Up to a
Late Hour.
A Swindler Using the Bama of the Immi
gration Bureau to Secure Names of
Sumner County Farmers State
Encampment of Odd Fellows
at Kansas City West
ern Gossip.
Oklahoma, Ok., March 11. Tho terri
torial Democratic convention assembled
in tbis city today. The old Democratic
war horses were out in full force. The
convention was called to order by a youxiR
Kickapoo of this city named Green. After
he had proceeded but a few steps with the
business of tho convention it was ap
parent that ho was decidedly factional
in his rulings. Stronjr and vigorous
kicks were made fast and furious. The
convention wrangled over the Guthrie del
egations tor an hour or so aud then ad
journed for refreshments.
On reassembling a little belter onler
prevailed. The men had got acquainted
and seemed ready for work. But the hope
of an ardent Democracy was blasted. A
question arose as ton chairman, nnd a war
of words was waiied. Finally committees
were appointed aud at a late hour nothing
practically has been done.
TEE CATTLEMEN'S CONVENTION.
The Body Organized and Several Speeches
Made.
Fonx Worth, Tux., March 11. The last
installment of about 1,500 delegates, repre
senting all the cattle breeding aud matur
ing states and territories, arrived here to
day to attend the cattlemen's convention
which convened at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Hon. T. T. Andrews, ex-inspector uuder
the national bureau of animal in
dustry, called tho iuterstato cattlemen's
convention to onler at tbe opera house at
2 o'clock with 100 delegates in their seats.
Mayor Broiles, ot Fort Worth, delivered an
address of welcome. Mr. Andrews re
sponded on the part of the cattlemen. Ho
advised the establishment of refrigerators
for the producing grounds for the supply
of tho European market and to compete
with northern establishment".
Ex-Governor Hoadloy, of New Mexico,
was made temporary chairman and Charles
Gould, of Texas, temporary secretary.
Committees on credentials nnd permanent
organisation were appointed and the con
vention adjourned uutil tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock.
Prior to the meeting of the interstate
convention the Northwest Texas Cattle
Kaissrs' association met in fourth annual
convention, heard the report of the execu
tive committee, appointed a speci.il com
mittee on refrigerators and resolutions.
HIS GAME NOT KNOWN-
An Imposter Securing Fanners' Signatures
by a Gaozy Method.
WLLIXGTOX, Kan., March 11. A
sharper has been working in Sumner
county for several weeks obtaining the
signatures of well to do farmers, which
signatures will undoubtedly turn up in
the near future attached to the business
ends of notes for various amounts. While
his actions and methods were, to put it
mildly, very suspicious, yet it is not ques
tioned but that he obtained many signa
tures. His method of working was as follows:
He would approach a farmer, introduce
himself as an agent of the Kansas state
immigration bureau, and then pulling a
long, narrow book from his pocket, tate
that it was his business to inako plats of
farms. He would ask the farmer then a
number of question, and from the in
formation gained v. ould draw a very neat
plat of tho farm, bhowing pasture,
plow land, buildings, etc. When he had
finished this he would write below it "the
above piac was made in my presence."
Then in a very suave manner no would
request the farmer to append his signature.
A great many signed without hesitation,
others objected, hut he overruled their ob
jections by explaining that he bad to have
their signatures in order to prove his work.
Several frmers after sinuing grew au--picious
and went to hunting for the
smooth strauger who bad obtainrd their
signatures o easily. Then It was dis
covered that at Belle Plains he had repre
sented himself as the agent of a prominent
live stock commission lirm. At Oxford,
he told a different tale and registered un
der a different name on ech of two visits
to that place. Just about this
time the smooth gentleman c.iugbt on,
purchased a ticket from Belle Plaine
to Muivane and rode on to a point at pres
ent unknown. Hale Cowley, secretary of
the bureau, pronounces tne man a fiaud
and the farmers are very anxious to know
what the outcome of their lolly will be.
STATE ENCAMPMENT I. O. O. F.
Kansas Cirr, Kan., Mrch ll. The
grand engampment I. O. O. F. of the Btate
of Kantas met in tli c-.ty tbU morning.
Over one hundred delegates were presnt
at the morning session. Grand Patriatch
Thomas Butie. Grand Scrib- Samuel F.
Burdett, Grand Muster A- L. Voorhe and
other officers of the grad lodge were
present at the opening maemmi. The morn
ing's program consisted of preliminary
work. A chooI of preparation and In
struction vras opened at 10 o'clock for tba
benefit of new metabsr.
This afternoon Grand Master A. L
Yoorbees, chairman for the committer on
arrangement fr tbe entertainment of tbe
sovereign grand lodze of the world to be
held at Topeka next September, called his
committee together in executive esion to
diM:n-s plans. The committee wt in
iesAion al! afternoon.
ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR
Lawkeisge, Kan., March 1L The grand
chapter of tbe order of the Eastern Star
met here this afternoon. There arc about
SX representatives from tbe chapters of the
ttaUr in attendance. Tbtir convention I
an important one.
HANBACKOUT FOB CONGRESS.
OS30ISE, Kan., March IL-Hcs. Lewis
Haabackannouncw In this week's Farm
er, as a candidate for congress from tbia
district, the sixth. He will have th eo
thnhutic sepport of Osborne county, cad
is in the race to wis.
A NEW CHANCELLOR AT LAWRENCE.
Kaxsas Crrr, Ma, March 1L Rev.
Charles Thwing, pastor of the First Con
gregational church of Minneapolis, Minn.,
passed through the city today on his way
to Lawrence There he will consult wito.
the board of regents regarding his accept
ance of the chancellorship of the state uni
versity, which has been tendered him and
which it is thought he will accept. Mr.
Timing's present salary is $6,000. Tbe
chancellorship pays S5,0C0. Mr. Thwing
is 26 years old and was graduated from
Harvard in the class of TG. When asked
to say something of himself he replied
with a laugh. ,,Oh. sum it all up by say
ing 1 am a pretty good kind of a fellow."
For many years he ha been much in
terested in ed'ucational matters and taught
at Andover before he entered the ministry.
He has written several books on educa
tional matters which have received con
siderable attention both in this country
and abroad. President Elliott, of Har
vard, President Adams, of Cornell, and
President Xorthrup, of the university of
.umuciuui, ttccuuiimuieu uitu.
Lawrence. Kan., March 11. Dr.
Thwing arrived here this evening and
will spend tomorrow in looking over tho
univerity aud meeting the faculty and
board of regents, who hold a special meet
ing tomorrow. Dr Thwing ia expected to.
maKo an early decision in regard to tka
chancellorship.
ITS FAIR DEALING ESTABLISHED.
Abilene. Kan.. March 11. Judge Nich
olson, of the district court, tonight de
cided the cae of Davidson vs. Lebold,
Fisher & Co., of the defunct Abilene bank.
The bank turned over its building after
the failure to G. C. Steel In settlement of
part of his claim. Davidson as one of the
creditors brought attachment tuit to
prove collusion between Steel and tho
bank and tbat Steel hd no deposit of the
amount at issue. $ir,000. The court de
cided that Steel not only had an adequate
deposit but even more and completely ex
onerated both Steel and the tank. The
prosecution subpoenaed fifty witnesses but
had so little evidence that but six were
called to testify. The case was watched
with great interest, as over $100,000 worth
of real estate and other property had been
similarly transferred by tho bank and
other attachment- would have been
brought Iiad this, one been sustained. It
was, however, dissolved aud judgment
given for defendants. The friends of
.Messrs. Heboid & Fisher and Mr. Steel
consider the result a complete endorsement
of the bank's fair dealing.
NEW CORPORATIONS.
Topeka, Kau., March 1L The following
new corporations were grunted charters by
the secretary of state:
The Forty-Four Horse company, of Pow
hatan township, Brown county; capital
stock $2,500.
The Swedish Investment, Savings' and
Loan company, of KanMis City; capital
block $ 75,000.
The Palace Drug company. Dodge City;
capital stock H.rU0.
The Iola-Sianna Marblo company, of
Iola; capital stock $100,000.
The Farmers Mutual Benevolent associa
tion, of Iol.i; capital stock SO.OOa
The Union Company Operative Ex
change association, of Madison; capital
stoctc $50,000.
The South Star Cemetery association, of
Indiana township, Graham county.
NOTE COLLECTION CONTRACT UN
LAWFUL. Topeka, Kan., March 1L Tho supremo
court haudeddown an opinion today in tho
case of John F. Limerick & Co. vs. Henry
Mtirlatt, from McPherson county, which
is of unusual interest. The Burlington Iu-
Mir.uice company sold to Limerick, an
Alum banker, a number of notes given by
McPherson parties among them one given
by tho defeu'l.uit MurlatL Limerick turn
ed them orer to C. M. Brtico, nMcPhemou
justice of tho peace, for collection, thu
agreement being that the noteH were not
to be sued upon if they could he collected
otherwise, ami if they were ued upon tho
jutlce could have costs only when he col
lected. The court holds that thh was uu
unlawful proceeding.
SIGNED JOHN BROWN'S DEATH WAR
RANT. Kansas City. Mo.. March 11. A special
to the Times from Fort Scott, says: Judge
McComus. who signed the warrant for tho
execution of John Brown, died here today
aged 74 years. He wjib lieutenant gover
nor of Virginia at the timo John Brown
was hanged and the signing of the warrant
developed upon him in the absence of
Governor "Aise. For some yean Judgu
McComus was editor of the Chioago
Times.
DIED FROM HEART DISEASE.
Council Gkovk. Kn., March 11. Will
iam .Magmtiis, an old aud respeoted
farmer, suddenly dropped dead while
feeding his horses yesterday. The coro
ner's jury, after investigating, returned a
verdict that death mailed from heart dis
ease. He was n mazier makon in god
standing anil will ls buried tomorrow by
thu lodge ot this city.
FELL A HUNDRED FEET
ALMA, Kan , March 11 William Stein,
a miner employed ia aiming the c a! nhn.lt
here, lost his balance while ascending the
shaft aud fell to th bottom a dtstnuce of
nearly 100 feet, and wb frightfully man
gled. He lived about one hour.
ESTIMATES FOR AN ILLINOIS CANAL.
Washington. March 11. The fcrrtary
of war has fteut to the house, to conform
ity with proTislons of the l-st river nd
harbor bill, surveys and estimates and
plans for the channel improvement, looks
and dams, m the b-ds of the Illinois and
Des P;aines rivers froru Ltbrtllr to Ioox
port so as to provide a navigable 'rfaur
way not lrs than 100 fret wide and
fourteen leet deep aud to uncey a
channel from Lock port to Lnke Ml bt
gan at or uor Cbicngo. The report
transmitted by the department, pn-pred
undT the direction of Captrj W. ", Mar
shall. c"rpi of engineer. abmlt esti
mates for two ftepwraie route, n follows:
Estimated cost f the Clucntw route. Hi
2i2,7S8; via the -g or Coitunct rtter
route f"4(0,2!3 'these are foiren-f6t
projects.; 1 be cot via tbeCtko mute,
on nn eight-foot project, is estimated nt
$28.S8S,1SS. and vj toe .Sg or Diiumet
rocte, at tcesam depth. fau,GSkW5J.
FOUR NEw!OMIMATION6.
WAJmiXfrTOS, March 11. The preritfrot
today fcent to the tetiate the fottovrlug
nominations:
Lieutenant Colonel WHHam Smith,
depoty paymaster geeeral, U b say
master gentral with the rank of brigadier
generaL
James A. Wood, of Kcw Hampshire,
consul Al Shetbrookf.
Ch.srle B. Wi1qb, iiarreyor geoerml cf,
Loimsaaa, (William Grgg withdrawn).
G. IJywen Patterson, Lnifd Stt at
torney for tbe Southern dlktrlctof Florid.
CAPITAL NOTES.
WA5JJE5GT&s;f Mrcb II. The secretary
of the trtaaury twlay sent a letter to tho
faoueof npttseulMiirts a king tisat tbe
permanent annual appropriation for ex
pens of collecting the revenue from cus
toms be increased 2,0Go,GGQ. nd tht the
receipts from fines uml penalties be turned
into tbe general treasury.
The president hn directed thetraatfer
of tc-e military retervdtioa of Fort Sslden,
:ew Mexico, to the secretary of the inte
rior f5riaseclIon under the act of July 5,
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