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WICHITA, KANSAS, THURSDAY MOBIXG MARCH 13. 1S9(X
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123 to 127 N.
25 '. CENT '. HOSIERY TODAY.
25 dozen Ladies' "Eoyal" stainless black hosiery, extra length,
full regular made, double heel and toe, one card of fast black darn
ing yarn given with every pair. The price 25c per pair.
25 dozen ladies' solid tan and mode hosiery, fine quality, full
rGgular made, price 25cr "
25 dozen gentsV'Royal" stainless black hosiery, 2oa A card of
"HoyaP' stainless black darning yarn given with euery pair.
50 dozen gents' sdlld tan and mode hosiery, fine quality, spring
weight, 25c.
It pays to look ua up on hosiery.
Munson & MeNamara.
COLE &
AUSPICIOUS EVENT
VCity
Full of Sunshine.
A Store Full of Bargains
Break in the Weather.
Break in Our Prices.
"Winter is now merging into spring and with, the change
comes new goods and spring styles, which are all in and opened
for inspection and sale.
The storm of reduction on Mens' and Boys' winter clothing
will sweep from our counters a raft of broken Jots.
The goods offered represent the best portion of our stock and
tne prices marked in plain figures are so low as to bear no com
parison to the real value of the goods.
The exhibition of substantial inducements is attracting such
a throng of buyers that it will be necessary for money saving
people to attend the sale at once. Whether you wish to buy or
not make yourself conspicuous by your presence.
COLE & JONES,
The One Price Clothiers,
20S, 210 and 212 DOUGLAS AVENUE. "WICHITA, KANSAS.
OPENING SPRING SALE!
Thousands of Dollars
Just Opened at
10 piecas Brilliant Sicillians, worth 50c. for 35c. 12 oieces 4n.
inch Few 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 be broke down
are exactly the same shape as a P.
xt ,? BJie haye just received 25 dozen of the Grasshopper Tidy
Holders that will hold your tiay on your chair, at only 10 cents:
Ladies, call and see them.
oSnFHose- eP.en a
and for children only 15 cents.
THE ARCADE
Accordian Piaiting Still Free by Madame RusselL
Main Street.
JONES
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
SPECIAL SALE MARCH 14.
Sash 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 $3.50,
at SI. 89.
J. B. Fox will remain in !N"ew
York all spring looking np bar
gains. FOX & SON.
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.
(The senior member will retire.)
$40,000 WORTH OF
BOOTS
AND
Purchased
expressly for this
trade will be
season s
Closed Oat at Actual Cost
FOE, CASH!
SMITH & STOVER,
144 NORTH MAIN ST.
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THE CATTLEMEN.
Permanent Organization Effected and Pro
gress Made on "Work.
Foiit Woirnr, Tex., March 12. The in
terstate cattlemen's convention resumed
business this morning. The basis of repre
sentation of the different states and terri
tories was reported ns follows: Kansas
and Illinois 13 each; New Mexico 12; Mis
souri 15; Arizona 8; Texas 30; Colorado 12;
Nebraska 12; Wyoming: 12; Arkansas G;
Indian Territory G. Tho above basis of
representation was trebled and the report
adopted.
Permanent organization was effected as
follows: President, H. B. Stoddard, of
Texas; secretary, L. E. Pinch, of Kansas.
A committee on resolutions was appoint
ed. Resolutions were introduced favoring
deep water at Galveston; against oleomar
garme imd for deep water at Aransas Puss
and Sabine Pass. A committee on pleuro
pneumonia and splenetic fever was ap
pointed. A communication from Secretary of
Agriculture Rusk favored the estabish
mentofa bureau of statistic in connic
tion with live stock interest. A commit
tee was appointed to kick for a reduction
of the commission charged for
handling cattle. A resolution was in
troduced by Buell, of Illinois, calling
the attention of congress for the necessity
of piotectiou of hides and goatskins. A
committee was appointed to look into the
transportation question, also a com
mittee to report on the feasibility of a
bureau of statistics and information, also
a committee on refrigerators. Adjourned
till tomorrow.
TENDERED TO THVVING.
LAWRENXE, Kan., March 12. At a meet-
iugof tho board ot regents of tho state
university today Rev. C. F. Thwiug was
uuanimously tendered the chancellorship
otthu imiversitv. Dr. Thwimr will not
make known hib decision until he has le
turned to Miuneaoolis.
SIXTH DISTRICT REPUBLICANS.
Bklojt, Kan.. March 12. The Republi
can central committee for the Sixth con
gressional district met here today. A
convention, to consist of 106 delegates, is
called to meet at Colby May 6.
SISTERS COMMIT SUICIDE.
Kaxsas Citv, Mo.. March 12. A special
to the Times from Concordia, Kan., says-:
The Allsses Adele and HauuaU Poore, two
sisters living ou a farm four miles north
east of Concordia, committed suicide by
drowning. Their bodies were found last
night in .Lake fcibley, which is two and a
half miles northwest of here and about
one mile from their home. To their
brother, who had recently visited them.
they gave for safe keepiug a trunk which,
when opened, was found to contain their
wearing apparel and jewelry. They were
ir good unancial circumstances and no
cause except melancholy can be ascribed
for their self destruction. They were 33
and 33 yeara old.
THREE MORE LUCKY ONES.
"Washington-, March 12. The secretary
of the treasury has appointed Mr. John F.
Sainton, of Chicago, to be a special agent j
of the treasury. Mr. fccanlon is regarded
as au authority 0:1 the tariff question and
passed a very creditnble examination. 1
Attorney General Mtller has
appointed
F. W. l!rawfonl r snecuil nttnrnov rn.ic.iit
iu the prosecution of the Marlowe murder j
cases in the notuern district of Texas,
The president thts afternoon appointed
John B. Weber, of Bnffalo, commissioner
of emigration and General J. R. Oburne
first assistant commissioner ot emigra
tion. IRON MINERS ON A STRIKE.
ASHLAXD, Wis.. Alarch 12. The Great
Lome iron mine, the largest producer in
the world, is idle tod.iv. Tf 1 cm m. l
ployes heve struck. Tne tram war men ' Jnct to act in connection with the State
struck yesterday for higher wage, and this j lolSSnThaU be known a, the
morning the miners refused to send an auxiliary immigration association of the
ounce ot ore to any tramway men except Thirtv-third iudicial district of Kansas
tnoso on a strike. joth aides nre deter- Air. Chenoweth moved to eleci a presl
mmed and the light eems destined to be a dent of the organization and a vice presi
long one. dea; for gcj, connty, the Tlce presidents
A ROAD PROJECTED FROM WICHITA
TO THE SOUTH.
The
Line to be Built from This
City Ttirough Harper
County,
El Paso, Tex, the Objective Point Local
Capitalists and Residents of Runny-
mede Made Directors.
A Mammoth Plant "Will be Erected by the
Crystal Rock Salt Mining Company
of Xingman Seven Hundred Men
to be Employed Almost Un
limited Possibilities for
That Industry
Western Gossip.
ToPEKA, Kan., March 12. A charter
was filed today for the Wichita & El Pa"-o
railway to be built from "Wichita to some
point on the south line of Harper county.
The capital stock is 1,000,000 and the di
rectors are W. A. Thomas, L. D. Skinner,
Georce L. Rouse, A. "W. Oliver and H. L.
Pierce, of Wichita; J. S. Turnley and
Percy A. "Wood, of Runnymede.
Other charters issued were:
The Kent Jewelry company, of Caldwell;
capital stock 10,000.
The Swedish Investment. Savings and
Loan company, of Argentine; capital
stock $75,000.
A GIGANTIC PLANT.
The Kingman Crystal Salt Company Will
Invest Above $200,000.
Special dispatch to tho Daily Easle.
Kingman, Kan., March 12. Messrs. M.
Wheeler and Louis Heintz, of Chicago,
have been in Kingman for the last two
days, looking over their rock salt Interests.
Mr. Wheeler is treasurer and Heintz vice
president of tne Crystal Rock Salt Mining
company, organized under tho laws of Illi
nois, capital $1,500,000.
The Kingman plaut will be completed
and ready for business August 1. The
company will expend $100,000 in machinery
and buildings. To this will be added
chemical works costing another hun
dred thousand. The capacity of
this plant will be simply enor
mous and give employment to 700
men. Coal will be used at first but gas
will be the fuel relied on, as boring will
commence as soon as the Industry is put
in operation.
Mr. Wheeler expressed himself as being
very confident gas couldibe obtained at a
reasonable depth, adtwg his company
would go to China $ have gas. His
theory is in perfect accord with that of
other who-have made careful investiga
tions on this question, and particularly
some of our own citizens. On being in
terrogated as to tho demand of the pro
duct of the company's plant, he. said,
"We have no apprehension whatever; we
can find a market. We have now from
oue firm a proposition to contract 1,500 car
loads annually to go into comparatively
new territory. I replied to the proposition
'wait till we aie on the market.' Xo sir,"
Mr. W., contiuued, "this rock salt indust
ry is yet in its infancy and tho man is un
born who cau.tell its possibilities and the
variet3 of uses time and experience will
bring."
These gentlemen are exceedingly well
pleased with the progress being made and
the outlook of their Kingman mining in
terests. Mr. Heintz bas been a long time in Chica
go aud started the first feed and grain store
in that city forty five years ago. " His ison,
a western miner, atfr looking over the
mining fields generally last year, was at
tracted to Kingman and after spending
some two weeks in careful Investigation
advised anil made the purchase for this
company. The son will locate in King
man and become identified more closely
with this city
Otto Grief came in over the Missouri
Pacific railroad from Oskaloosa, la., for
permanent settlement in Kingman coun
ty, bringing thirteen head of tone blooded
horses, twelve head of hogs and other
stock filling two cars.
IMMIGRATION MEETING.
Strong Organisation Pormed in
Thirty-third Judicial District.
A
the
Special Correspondence to the D.-.Uy Eacle.
Ness Citv, Kan , March 10. The immi
gration meeting of the Thirty-third judi
cial district, held in Ness City on the Gth
inst., was called to order by J. L. Greene.
T. Litt'e, of Wichita count-, was chosen
chairman, and L. M. Riley, of Greeley
county, secretary.
W. A. Raudabaugh stated that the ob
ject of the meeting was to organize the
counties of the Thirty-third judicial dis
trict into an auxiliary immigration so
ciety to act in conjunction with the state
immigration bureau; also to discuss
methods of advertising this district.
J. U. Brown, of Greeley.E. 5. Chenoweth,
of Rush, T. Little of Ness, and others ex
pressed themselves as to the subject be
fore the meeting.
A letter was read by the secretary from
Hon. V. II. Gnnstead, in which he recom
mended the movement.
After a few expressions from those pres
ent, on motion of Mr. Chenoweth, of Rub
countv, a committee composed of one del
egate from each of the counties represent
ed was appointed to draft resolutions, and
the meeting adjourned to meet at 7:00
p. m.
At the evening session the committee re
ported the following resolutions, which
I were adopted
whereas. We the delegate
Thirty-third judicial district -
3 from the
OI Jansn.
in convention assembled, feeling that
these countie- are worthy of s-pecial effort
to induce immigration and appreciating
the worc and wishing to aid the efforts of
the state immigration bureau; and
hereas, Tnis distnee being situated
on the lines of the Missonri Pacific, and
the Santa Fe railroads, believe that acting
together as a unite will best fartnerthe
interest of the state bureau of inimisra
tion and the interest of the said district;
therefore belt
Resolved, That it is declared the sens
of this meeting that we organize an aux
iliary immigration society composed of
the counties of the Thirty-third judicial
to constitute the executive committee;
motion carried.
"W. A. Raudabaugh was elected presi
dent. The following vice presidents were
elected: Greeley, P. J. Donahue; Ness,
Ross Calhoun; Rush, I. P. Starrett;
Wichita, T. Little.
The secretary was notified to write to
the counties not represented to name a
vice president for their respective county ;
motion carried.
F. R. Newton, of Rush, was elected
secretary, and L. M. Riley, of Greeley,
was chosen treasurer and assistant secre
tary. The following committee was appointed
to look up information on the subject of
immigration and report at the next meet
ing: A. Robinson, Rush; J. V. Brown,
Greeley; A. R. Knapp, Wichita; J. L.
Green, Ness.
The vice presidents of the district were
made a committee on printing.
Mr. Ed. Little, of Ness City, was re
quested to correspond with the various
loan companies, having made loans iu this
district, for the purpose of securing their
assistance and co-operation in this move
ment. The meeting adjourned to meet at Mc
Cracken. Rush couuty, Monday, March IS,
at 10 a. m.
NO MORE FREE LODGING.
Topeka, Kan., March 12. At a special
meeting of the executive council of the
state of Kansas, held last evening, it was
ordered that from and after today no per
sons will be admitted to occupy, as sleep
ing apartments, any committee or other
rooms in the state capitol building. The
secretary of state is also ordered to secure
and safely keep iu his office all keys to all
the rooms and only the judges' clerk and
commissioners of the supreme court and
the heads of the several state departments
and their assistants shall be allowed keys
to their offices.
The action was deemed advisable on ac
count of the liability to abuse of privileges
to which the too promiscuous use of the
various rooms and offices in tho state
house might lead.
HUMPHEEY ON PENSIONS.
Advocates the Ineralls Bill as the
He
Proper Thing.
Topeka, Kan., March 12. A letter from
Governor Humphrey to the editor of the
Western Veteran in response to a request
for tho governor's opinion of service pen
sions is made public here. In the course of
the letter the governor says: "I am and
always have been in favor of the most lib
eral pension legislation in aid of the sur
vivors of the UDipn armies and of the
widows, orphans and dependent relatives
of deceased comrades. The men who pre
served the union have a simple, trusting
faith that the country, now rich and pros
perous, will not fail to remember them
kindly in the time of peace. It would uot
be money thrown away, but put in circu
lation through worthy aud deserving
hands. The nation would not be the poorer,
but rather the richer for having remem
bered its defenders. But best of all, the
old veteran would light his pipe with the
old time zest, forgetting his wounds aud
misfortunes in the exuberance of his joy.
If congress will give "us the Ingalls oill,
pass a silver bill and do something to de
stroy trusts and otherodious combinations
it will bring great relief."
THE STATES' ODD FELLOWS
Kaxsas Citv, Kan., March 12. The
grand encampment I. O. O. F. of the state
of Kansas resumed its sessions in this city
this morning. The first session was a pub
lic one and was attended by members of
the city council, board ot trade and many
citizens. Mayor Coy delivered an address
of welcome, which was responded to by
Grand Patriarch Thomas Beattie. Presi
dent Cruise, of the board of trade, spoke
of the commercial importance of the Kan
sas Citys, and to that p.trt Grand Patri
arch Thomas Moonlight responded. The
pressure of regular business curtailed the
public exercises aud the encampment then
went into executive session and war en
gaged in the transaction of its business
for the remainder of the day, adjourning
lor only an hour at noon for dinner. The
drill ot the military encampments of To
peka and Leavenworth occurred this even
ing. READY TO INVADE THE STRIP.
Caldwell, Kan., March 12. It has
leaked out iu this city that there is really
a local company organized to invade the
Cherokee strip in the near future and lo
cate several town sites. Promoters of the
scheme say they will not wait for the
president's message but are confident that
once there the president will not eject
them. Several desirable town sites have
been picked out and platted and move
ments is in earnest. The date for enter
ing has uot yet been decided on.
Captaiu Burbank, from Oklahoma City,
is here investigating and reports that cat
tlemen were disobeying the president's
older and shipping cattle into the strip.
EXAMINATIONS FOR STATE DIPLOMAS
Topeka, Kau., March 12. buperinten
dent inausannounc-s that examinations
of candidates for state certificates and
diplomas will be heid by the state board
of education as follows: Topeka, Kau., in
the state capitol building; Lawrence,
Kan., in the university iiuildim;; Ajauh.it
lan. Kan., in the agricultural college
building, EmporiH. Kau., in the normal
school building: Norton, Kan., in the
scuool buildfug; Dodge City, Kan., in the
school building.
These examinations will consist of both
written and oral exercises.
A FATAL LAUDANUM BOTTLE.
ATCHISON", Kan., March 12 Last Sun
day the 2-year-old child of John Blunt, a
farmer near Stockton, Rooks county,
found a bottle of laudanum and drank a
quantity of it. The child died in a short
time. The next day Airs. Blunt, crazed
by the death of her child, drauk the rest
of the poison remaining in the bottle.
She can not recover. Air. Blunt is pros
trated and his friends are watching him,
but he too may commit suicide.
CREATED NO SURPRISE.
Topeka, Kan., Alarch 12. The selection
from outside the state for chancellor of the
state university created no surprise here.
It has been known for some time that the
election of Prof. Canfield was an impos
sibility inasmuch us three of the regents
were unalterably opposed to him and de
clared they would never support him.
LARNED STATE BANK CLOSED.
Special DlpAtcfe 10 the D&l!y Etjle.
Laeseij, Kan.. AUrch 12. The State
bank at this place closed its doors today.
The liabilities are 530, CXX). with assets
about the t3nie amount. Clark Gray, the
president, is well known In WjchiU as an
enterprising gentleman of integrity.
ABiLENE'S MAYOR RESIGNS.
ABILENE, Kan.. Alarcn 12. Alaror C. II.
L-bold today tendered his resignation a
mayor of Abilene, as hs goe3 to Kansas
City to engage in business. A lively may
oralty contest will follow, as lvebold w
elected after a hard Szht last spring nd
bis old contestants still anxiously await
the position.
THE REFINERY BUYS ITS LAND.
Specie; disputes 10 tie DirEfle.
PKATT, Kflix, Alatrch 12. The Pratt
Suzar and Refinery company today pnr
chaed siny seven and one-b. ere of
land adjoining the city for the location of
the Pratt county ngar plant. They paid
cash and received their deed.
NO MORE DM.
OKLAHOMA'S NEED WILL SECURE
IMMEDIATE ACTIOS.
A Final Vote Will be Taken on
the Territorial Measure
Today.
Tha Liquor Question. Made tho Bone of
Contention Funston and Kelley Tight-
ine: for Prohibition.
A Provision Adopted Which Provides for
Prohibition Until the Adjournment
of the Pirst Session of tho Legisla
tureThe Law in Kansas In
cidentally Dwelt Upon
Capital Notes.
Washington, Alarch li A bill was
passed by the house extending the time of
payment to purchasers of land from the
Omaha tribe of Indians in Nebraska.
Today and tomorrow were set asido for
the consideration ot the Oklahoma bill,
the final vote to he taken at 4. o'clock to
morrow. The house went into committee of the
whole (Air. Payson. of Illinois, in the
chair) on the Oklahoma bill.
Air. Alorse, of Massachusetts, offered an
araendmeiiD extending the provisions of
section 2,219, revised statutes, (prohibiting
the introduction of intoxicating liquors
into the Indian territory) to the territory
of Oklahoma until otherwise provided by
law. Lost 30 to 144.
Air. Kelley, of Kansas, offered an amend
ment providing that the general statutes
of Kansas (instead of Nebraska) shall ex
tend over the territory until after the first
session of tho legislature.
Air. Pickler, of South Dakota, strongly
advocated tho amendment, principally on
the ground that it would extend to the
territory the prohibitory laws of Kansas.
Air. Fitch, of New York, said this was
an attempt on the part of the advocates of
prohibition to win in tho house what they
had lost in committee. The commit
tee had had the whole matter
under consideration. In committee
the advocates on the one side had
desired the laws of Arkansas ; on the other
the laws of Kansas. The laws of Nebraska
(where there was a high license) had been
set upon as a compromise Now gentlemen
whose hobby was prohibition at'empted to
extend over Oklahoma the Kansas law,
which state after state had voted it would
not accept Tho question was whether
the house wou'd, override the unanimous
vote of the committee in order to please
gentlemen who were advocates of nrohibi
tion before they were Republicans or before
th.ev were Democrats.
Air. Cutcheon, of .Michigan, protested
against the thrusting upon the Indians in
Oklahoma the unspeakable, indescribable
curse of whisky shops.
Air. Funston declared that in Kansas
there was not one open saloon. The Ke
pulilican party had Had its birth oil Kan
sas soil, and he hoped that the time would
soon come when that party would cbam-
niou the cause of nrohibition as it Had
chammoned tho cause of liberty.
Mr. Tarsnoy, of Alissouri, .tid that last
summer he had attended court in soutn
western Kans ts. One day he noticed the
judge scowling and looking towards the
anti-room. He looked up and beheld the
prosecuting attorney shaking a bottle of
beer at the judge, not in an intimidating
manner, but in a bewitching, enticing
manner laughter.
Air. Stewart, of Georgia, offered an
amendment (as a substitute for Air. Kel
ley's motion), providing that section
2,139, revised statutes, shall be in
force in the territory until after th
adjournment of the first session of the leg
islative nssfeinbv.
Air. Stewart's amendment was agreed to
70 to 47.
On motion of Air. Holman, of Indiana,
an amendment was adoptetl providing
that none of the lands embraced iu the
territory shall inure to tne use or bonelit
of railro.m corporations except the right of
way heretofore irranted.
Pending further di'-cusion the commit
tee rose aud the house adjourned.
PRESIDENT PEP TEM.
The Office Made Permanent for the Entire
Session.
WAsmvGTOX. Alarch 12 The senate
proceeded to vote on the resolution to ex
clude from the congressional record the
interpellations made by Air. Cll in the re
port of the discunsion with Air. Chandler
on the 20th of February. The amendment
was agreed to yeas 30, nays 14. 1 he
Democrats voting in the affirmative were
Alessrs. Payne, Pugh. Cockrell aud Vauce.
On motion of Air. Edmunds the senate
proceeded to the consideration of the reso
lution reported on the 10th of February
from the committee on privilege- and
elections declaring that it is
competent for the senate to electa prrd
dent pro tempore who shall hold the office
during the pleasure of the senate and until
another is elected and shall execute the
duties thereof when the vice president n
ab'-ent.
Air. George opposed the resolution and
was still speaking when tne hour of 2
o'clock arrived and the educational bill
came up as iinfiniihedjbusiness. He aked
unanimous convent that he might go on
and finish bi. argument. There being no
objection to Air George's request he re
sumed his argument.
At theconcluiqn of Air. George's argu
ment Air. I31ar ro to make a statement
as to the educational bilL He poke of the
obstacles in the way of reaching a rote on
tho bill durini: tne present week, but
thought by Thursday or Friday wzi the
vote might be taken. TiV disiuMion on
toil point ww participated in by Senators
Plumb, H&wley. Piatt and Fry. Finally
it was arranged that on Thursday of next
w?frk at 2 o'clock Mr. BLr ahnll have the
floor to ?rak for notexcetdtng an hoar
and then the btll shall be under the fire
minute rule and the vote shall be taken
on the amendments and bill.
Air. Plumb gve notice, notwithstand
ing, that be would on .Monday more to
take cp Kn other bill, tne effct of
which wonld be to displace the education
al bilL
Air Plnmb moved an amendment to
rale 30 o as to provide that ul! vote. C&t
in execuuve eioa, whether yea or nay
votes or otherwise. LH oe made pnbiSc at
the cloe of the -sion at which they are
neierred to tne comnilite ou ral-s.
Th resolution in regard to the president j
nrl7 T -v U? ,,. r-
SKATnefee-kievS amend
tern shall bold the ofSce "daring all future
absences of the vh proddent."' Agreed
to. i.se resolution was then agreed to
witboata division. It reads:
Resolved, That It is competent for the
senate to elect a president pro tern who
ball hold the office dnrtnx tne pleaare of
the senate and until another Is elected sd
shall execute the duties thereof during all
future absences of the .vice president until
the senate otherwise orders.
The educational bill was then taken np
and Air. George addressed the senate la ad
vocacy of it.
LABD COMPOUND REGULATIONS.
Messrs. Bntterworth and Mason Show How
Necessary and Disastrous It Is.
WASHINGTON, Alarch 12. The honsa
committee on ugriculture devoted its ses
sion today to bearing Representatives
Butterworth and Alason who favored and
opposed respectively the measures pending
before the committee for the purpose of
the regulation and taxation of the manu
facture of lard compound.
Air. Butterworth was tha first speaker.
He said the objects of his bill were to raise
revenue, to regulate a certain industry;
that it should not be permitted to destroy
established industries and that it should
be conducted upon the principles of com
mon honesty; And to prevent the extinct
ion of an established articio of commerca
produced by the farmer.
Air. Butterworth discussed the condition
of the farmers of the country, taking a
cloomy view of it. He said they were rap
idly becoming a class of peasants and a
despised class, too. The farmers have been
robbed by means of gambling and gamb
ling shops and now it is proposed to add
to their burdens and losses by making
them the victims of the counterfeiter. It
is no answer to their complaint to any that,
this counterfeit is better than the orig
inal. The man who sends me
ono thing when I ask nnd
pay for another 3t suffering from n moral
oliquity that 1 could describe if tho Inn
gungo were parliamentary. Air.
Butterworth said ho spoke feelingly
on this subject because a great industry of
the country is suffering from influences
that this committee can do much to cor
rect. Lard has been driven out of the mar
kets of the world, because it has been fol
lowed there by a counterfeit. Let tho
makers put this counterfeit be
fore the public for what it 15,
"vegetable lard" or what not.
The farmer asks no more and will ba
satisfied with no less. He will have it.
Tho manufacture and sale of this counter
feit last year cost the farmers of the coun
try $15,000,000.
Congressman Alison said that tho
farmer is the rock to which most men lly
for a foundation for their action when
they can not Justify it any other way. So
some city politicians lly to tho laboring
man for their rock of refuge. Today. Air.
Alason said, he appeared In behalf of tho
workiuginen of his district to oppose the
legislation proposed iu tho bills beforo
the committee. He, with tho laboring men
he represented, preferred cotton seed
oil lard to the rotten lard put on the
market and they objected to beluc taxed
for choosing between two Article of diet.
But they want to buy what they nsk for
and for branding the product for just
what it is. Leginhitiou to secure that will
meet their approval. 4 But Urring to
the labels used on the' compound by tho
refineries) is any m.ui with an ounce of
gray matter in the upper end of hi
anatomy misled when lie buys tlmtf Can
he say "I thought I was buying lard?"
Alason contrasted the condition of lha
farmers with tlrnt of the laboring men of
the country, snying that thi farmers, a- a
class wero much better off than the lbor
iug man and an man who does not know
that to be the case is not weM informed
either as to their standing in hocieiyor
financial circles. Push the other hills to
reach these evils, he snld, and ho would bo
with the advance of these measures. It Is
n irreat mis'ake, he said, to place uny foot!
product tinder a tax.
In answer to n question Air. Alason re
alllrmed that the makers of lanl com
pound would accept a bill requiring them
(with a criminal penalty for tailuro 10 ob
serve it) to place on the package contain
ing the product au analysis of their con
tents. Further, hn said, the result of tho
proposed legislation would be. in hN
opinion, not only to increase the price of
lard compound but-you can make It cot
the consumer more; that is my objection
to it.
Air. Hatch stated for himself aud tho
other supporters of the Conner bill thttb
they did not bellevo the bill referred to, or
was intended to refer to, any product of
cotton steil oil or beef thnt was not sold
for lard, us cottoueline, for inctauce.
This conclude-i, under the present pro
gram of tne committee, public hearings on
the bills.
ME. TAULBEE3 DEATH.
The Jury Benders a Verdict in Accord
ance with the Facts.
Washington-, Alarch VI The Tnullxfi
inquest was begun this afternoon. Samuel
Doualdnon, cx-doorkeep-r of the houu of
representatives, was the llrst witness. His
testimony was substantially the ttame as
the accounts printed on the day of the
shooting.
Simon P. Alost, a capitol policeman, tes
tified tlmt he was ou the b -tne merit floor of
the house side of the Capitol about 1V p.
m. ou the day of the snooting. He heard
the Miot. and, hurrying around the corner
met Air. 'Intilber with his hand to his fjic
coven-d with blood "Who Cred this
shot" I esked. Air. Kincild, who vmn
standing h few pace r.wnj with pUtol
In hi band, nnswered "I fired the shot." I
then took the pistol away from hitn and
piaced tuni under arrest.
Ijr. 1). '6. Iximb, assistant surgeon of th
array, who performed the Autopsy, wn
then sworn, ile nid that In his examina
tion he lound n bullet wound t th side of
the left eye. The irsck of the bullet was
backward, inward and nerlj on a Jcvel.
The bullet wrts found nearly under
the sphenoid bone t the b-vvj of
the skull. In lU pnsuge the bail had
fractured the bone at the bottom of the
eye cavity. Adjoining tnis bone thn mem
brane wax fotibd 10 lf much iu Mimed. As
the baAe of the brain wa found .m abc,
whictt was the iusini'd:ate caufce of death.
Toe jury then retired, and in a
few minutes returned a verdict
in which tbev found that Mr.
'fjtnlbee came to bis doatb "fram n
pistol wound, tae putol l-einic held lu the
mmds of C'harle K KUcaid in the Uil-d
Stnie capitol building on ifibrunry Irt,
On the concision of the injast Kin
catd Wrt comtnittd to jail to await the
action of the zrawd jnry.
The funeral of Mr. Tautb will tk
place tomorrow u 10 o'clock, from Zn
iors' undertaking rooms. The Ken
tccky delegation In congress will not
pail bearer,
WESTERN MATTERS AT THE CAPITAL
V.'aj?HIOTOX. Alarch 12. Kac pat
ents granted were: George W. Ball,
Alonnt Hope, parcbrr; Ealalhlel C Fan-
cber, jtav City, htating store; Lewis
AL Jteed, Patteroo. atiacnmeat for culti-
vjitors; l. bar i ruyaers jitreet car.
sfexm ttreet car, nri multiple cyMndr
engine. Bfrnhard AL C Waiter, uout
City, removable- prrry t&bij; Julias J.
Wolf, Ivans&f liy. earpnene for tels-
pnon-4-
l he following fourth clat txmUrn
were appointed :or toe Indun trrturr-
lix. Oklahoma, A- W. How. re J.
Ad-mwii. reined. Fo.hklbotnm..
" rtMita.
THE DECREE DENOUNCED.
Rio VR Jxxztzo. AUrch liTfce opo
jrUfon papers condemn the dcrte estab
lishing three banks In the northern prov
inces. They aay the carrying out cf On
decree la llkelr to caui great coal culca,
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