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THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAX, TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1897.
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TARIFF AMENDMENTS.
sDiMAiiv or the ounces tiht
1EKE MVUE IN CONFERENCE.
SUGAR SCHEDULE DEFENDED.
WILL ICKEn THE HEENLE
OVEIC 2,000,000 ANNUALLY.
GjpMim Duly tut o 50 Cents Com
proiulne Hntc on Cattle Lumber
to I ?2 IllilcN to Hove. 13
Icr Cent Protection
Oilier Changes.
Washington. Jul, IX The tariff bill was
pushed through the conference stage to
day after two hours' discussion before the
full conference committee Democrats and
Repul drans held In the senate finance
coremlttee room this morning. At the out
set, the Democratic conferees asked until
Tuesday morning to go over the report.
) savins this course was preferable to go
ing over It with the Republicans. To test
V, this question, Mr. Vest, Democrat, of Mis-
1 scuri moed an adjournment until to-
mrrrow which was defeated by a strict
t, party ote
i The Democratic conferees then offered
amendments to the report, but were met
r with the statement that It would merely
f consume time to urge amendments, as
j they would be rejected. Representative
I Wheeler Democrat, of- Alabama, offered
? amendments placing- cotton bagging and
cotton ties on the free list, also a substi
tute proposition for rebates on' these arti
cles. These and other amendments were
withdrawn, however, as thero was no
prcspect of favorable action on them.
Shortly before noon Mr Dingley moved
that the report bo submitted to the two
houses. This prevailed ,by a party vote,
and the meeting adjourned. There was
little clash during the dfscuVsIon', and the
Democratic members of the conference
contented themselves with a protest
against the report and the manner ot
agreeing to It.
The Republican members bad pre
pared a statement 'detailing the amend
ments to the bill that had been made in
conference.
Of sugar the statement sajs: "The house
differential between raw and refined sugars
and the general features jpt the house
schedule are preserved and the senate
amendments, increasing the differential to
one-fifth and providing for a reduction of
one-tenth of the duty on raw sugars not
above S7 degree, whlcn would have given
a duty of 1.39 cents on S8 degree sugar and
only L26 cents on S7 degree sugar, are not
adopted In deference to the wishes of
those Interested In beet sugar production,
that the senate rate of 195 cents on re
fined sugar might be TCtatned as an In
creased encouragement to this Industry,
the duty on raw sugars is increased seven
and one-half hundredths, so as" to make the
Increase on them the same as the Increase
on refined sugar and thus leave the differ
ential between raw sugar and refined the
same as in the house bill. And to meet the
objection which has been urged that the
house rates on low grade sugar show a.
higher ad valorem than those on the higher
grades, the duty on 73 degree sugar is re
duced flve-hundredths ot one cent and Ihcn
the duty per degree Increased regularly
from three-huhdredths (as proposed in, the
house bill) to three and a balf-hundredths
In order to raise the duty"on raw 'sugars
the same as on refined. By this arrange
ment the duty on raw sugars of 100 degrees
purity Is raised from L75 cent? (as proposed
originally by the house) to 1.KJ4 cents, and
the duty on refined sugar is raised from
l.fHj cents (as proposed originally by the
house) to 155 cents, thus siring the fimo
differential of twelve and a half hundredths
between the raw and refined sugar at this
point, as was originally given by the bouse.
As this arrangement will Increase the reve
nue over .000.000 and at the same time
give additional encouragement to the pro
duction of sugar In this country It is
thought to be a desirable consummation "
The conference restored the house rate
of 10 per cent on sugar cane. Saccharine
Is made Jl V) per pound and 10 per cent ad
valorem. The confectionery paragraph 1
changed to read as follows: " Sugar candy
nd all confectionery not specially pro
vided for in this act. valued at 15 cents per
pound or less, when tinctured, colored or in
In any way colored. 4 cents per pound and
15 per cent ad valorem: valued at more
than 15 rents per pound. 0 per cent ad va
lorerr The weight and the value of the im
mediate coverings, qthcr than the outer
packing case, or other covering, shall be
included in the dutiable weight and the
value of the merchandise "
A compromise between the house and
senate rates on cattle Is agreed to. In
general the duties are the same as those
In the act of 1S90 Oranges and lemons
are raised from the house rate of three
fourths of 1 per cent per pound to the
senate rate of 1 cent.
The senate rates on spirits, wines, etc.,
are adopted In the main
The duty of 20 per cent on Imported cot
ton as proposed by the senate. Is not
agreed to for the reason that the only
cotton imported is Egiptlan cotton, which
1 a quality between Southern uplands and
Sea Island and not produced here The
cotton schedulers a whole remains sub
stantially the same as In the bill as it
passed the house The changes are maln
lv in the high grades of cotton underwear,
with some modifications of hosiery.
The senate changes in flax and hemp
are adopted Compromise rates on manu
factures ot Jute tlax. etc., are agreed to,
the object being to develop the Industry
in this country The senate amendments
to place burlaps bags, cotton bagging and
straw mattings upon the tree list are dis
agreed to
The house rates on wool of 11 cents on
c'as 1 and 12 cents of class 2 are adopted
and the senate specific rates on carpet
wools agreed to with a modification rais
ing the dividing line so as to place a duty
of 4 rents per pound on Midi wools val
ued ot 12 crnta and less qnll 7 cents on such
w -ids valued at more than 12 tents. The
djties on manufactures of wool are placed
at substantial the same rates as In the
n-t of ls-wt
Paragraph 370 provides tint "on clothing,
readv made and articles of wearing ap
parel of ever description, including shawl.
tether knitted or woven and knitted ar
ticles uf every description made up or
manufactured wholly or In part felts, not
woven and rot speclallv provided for In
tUs a-1 c-miposed wholly or In part of
weal 1'ie lut per pound shall be four
tlmr the dutv Imposed bv this art on one
pound of u iw ashed wool of the first class,
and In ad lltion thereto, CO per cent ad
valorem
' Par ci 'p'i 272 Aubusson, Axml-ister.
mcquett and chenille carpets, figured or
plain nna ill carpets or carpeting ot like
crara-ter or disirlptlon 6) cents per
fqjare jard and In addition thereto, 40
per cent ad valorem
Paragraph 37S Saxony. Wilton and
Tournuy velvet carpets, figured or plain,
and all carpets or carpeting of like char
acter or d crlptlon 00 cents per square
jard nd ir addition thereto, 40 per cent
ad valonm
"Paragraph .174 Brussels carpets, figured
or pliln and all carpets or carpeting of llko
charai ter or description. 44 cents per
square vard and in addition thereto 40 per
cent ed valorem
Paragraph 37 Nelvet and tapestrv vel
vet carpets llciir. d or plain printed on
the warp or othfrwt and all carpets or
carpeting of like chancier or description
40 cents per square vard and In addition
thereto 4 per rr nt ad valorem
Paragraph 376-Tapestrv Brussels car
pets figured or plain, and all carpets or
carpetlngs of like character or description
printed on the warp or otherwise "N rents
per square vard and In addition thereto 40
per ctit ad valorem '"' w
Paragraph 177 Treble Ingrain, three-nlt
and all chum Venetian caipets. 22 cent i.ir
st jam vard and in addition thereto 40 tier
cent ad valorem p"
T, nnl. -. !.., n .
lili ismi-n , nuui HUlcn and ttt-n-
I!i
carpois. is cents per sqUar ,ar",
In addition thereto. 40 nir i "1 .;
nn 1
vi r r m
-- m uu
Tim following was substituted for thn
I iracraph on hewn timber
Jimi.r newn. sided or squared (net k
than right Inches square) and round timber
t,sd for spars or In building wharves 1
cent per cubic foot
The paragraph relating to sawed boards
nrd planks waR amended by striking out
the words "whlto pine" at J1.00 per 1001
feet, and by restoring the house rate on 'all
the other items of the -chedule. making the
rates C9 certs per 1.005 feet for each side
planed or finished, J1.00 for tongutd .and
DES MOINES
ESJWA'S GiMPSTTSa. CITJf
BEST REACHED
CHICAGO,
Great.
h&WESFERN
PA11WAV
FROM KANSAS CITY
AND THE SOUTHWEST
tvtut an ncin met j t wm inter
grooved, and JIM If planed on two Idcs
ana tonguea ana groovea ine legislative
proviso to this paragraph Inserted by the
senate was changed so as to read as fol
lows. "That if anv country or an Inde
pendent shall impose an export duty upon
sawlogs, round, unmanufactured timber,
stave bolts, shingle bolts or heading bolts,
exported in the L cited States, or a dis
criminating charge upon boom sticks or
chains used bj American citizens In towing
logs, the amount of such export duty, tax
or other charge hs the case may be shall be
added as an additional duty to the duties
imposed upon the articles mentioned in this
paragraph when imported from tuch coun
try or dependency "
Fence posts, are reduced from 20 to 10
per cent ad valorem
Tin. following changes were made In the
free list
The provision allowing cattle, horses
sheep or other domestic animals strnjing
or driven across the boundary line of an
other country for pasturage purposes, to be
brought back free of duty, is modified so as
to continue this privilege for the specified
time of six months.
The conference restored to the free list
the house paragraph on books and engrav
ings imporiea dv autnoriii 01 me uniieu
States for the librar of congress.
The Daracrauh relating to the free In
troduction of books, libraries and reason
able furniture of persons from foreign
countries was altered so as to provide that
where they were not Introduced for sale
they were to be allowed free entrance
where they had rot been so used for less
than one vear.
The following Is the paragraph agreed
upon anthracite coal In the free list
"Coal anthracite not "specially provided
for In this act and coal stores or American
vessels, but none shall be unloaded "
The paragraph in regard to the free ad
mission of fish caught by. American fisher
men was amended so as to Include salmon
on the free list, which were especially ex
cepted by the senate bill.
Raw cotton, which the senate made dutia
ble at the rate of 20 per cent ad valorem,
was restored to the free list.
Paragraph 21S. relating to cattle, as it
passed the senate, was changed somewhat
as to rates, J3.75 being fixed as the rate
on cattle valued at not more than J14 per
head, instead of JJ.G0, while an ad valorem
rate of 27'i per cent was fixed on cattle
of a greater value, instead ot 25 per cent
in the senate amendment.
The duty on seeds not specially provided
for was made 30 per cent, the senate rate
being 25 and the house rate 40 per cent.
The senate amendment on bituminous
coals, fixing the rate of 67 cents per ton.
was accepiea wunoui cnange
Paintings, drawings and statuary were
again made dutiable at 20 per cent ad va
lorem. The reciprocity provision as agreed to
by the conferenco contains some of the
features of both the senate and the house
bills on this subject. It also contains some
retaliatory measures. It sets forth Us pur
pose to be that of "equalizing the trade of
the United States with foreign countries
exporting to this country the following
articles.
"Argols, or crude tartars, or wine less
crude, brandies or other spirits Tnanu
factured or distilled from grain or other
materials: champagne or all other spark
ling wines, still wines and vermouth; paint
ings and statuary."
The president is authorized to enter into
negotiations or commercial agreements In
which reciprocal concessions may be se
emed in favor of the products of the United
States. Ho Is empowered to suspend by
proclamation the duties upon these articles
v henever equivalent concessions may be
obtained, as follows.
"Argols 5 per cent ad valorem."
Brandies or other grain spirits, JL75 per
gallon
Champagne In bottles containing one
quart, h tier dozen, containing one pint,
(i per dozen, containing one-half pint. Jl M
per dozen: containing more than one quart
in addition to the K rate. $1 90 per gallon.
Still wines and vermouth. 35 cents per
gallon, and other rates in proportion where
the goods are bottled
Paintings, etc, 15 per cent ad valorem.
The president Is empowered to revoke the
concession when satisfied that the agree
ment is not adhered to in good faith by
any other country with which an agree
ment snau nave oeen maae
What may be termed the retaliatory
clause 01 me provision is mat wnicn em
powers the president to suspend by procla
mation the provisions of this act jrovidlns
for the free introduction of coffee, tea,
tonquln or tanka beans and vanilla beans
comlrg from anv country which Imposes
duties upon products of the United States,
he may deemed to bo reslprocally unequal
and unreasonable The rates which he Is
thus empowered are: On coffee, 3 cents
per pound, on tea. 10 cents per pound, on
tanka beans, 50 cents per pound; on vanilla
beans, J per pound, on cuts. $1
Tho president Is required to act within
two years In securing these reciprocal
trade treaties, and they are to be submitted
to the senate for its ratification. Articles
nre to be reduced to the extent of 20 per
cent In these treaties, and the president
is specifically authorized to enter Into ne
gotiations which will place certain articles
upon the free list for a specified period of
five j ears
Tho Internal revenue tax amendment re
lating to cigars and cigarettes made bv the
senate was changed to read as follows
"On cigars of all descriptions weighing
more than three pounds per thousand, $3
per thousand, on cigars made of tobacco
or any substitute weighing not more than
three pounds per thousand. II per thou
sand, on cigarettes made of tobacco or any
substitute weighing more than three
pounds per thousand, $3 per thousand, on
cigarettes weighing not more than three
pounds per thousand Jl per thousand "
The language and rates of the senate
amendments of the paragraph in relation
to lead ore were accepted without change
but lead In pigs was made dutiable at 2ic
per pound. Instead of 2c. as fixed by the
house, and lUc as fixed bv the senate.
Paragraph 91, relating to gvpsum, was
amended so as to read as follows-
"Plaster rock or gypsum crude. 50c per
tor. If ground or calcined. J2.30 per Ion;
pearl hardening for papermakers' use, 20
per cent ad valorem "
HOUSE DOESJTS DUTY.
Continued Prom I'lrst Page.
every congressional district In the country
an.d make competition That is the way to
clip the wings of the trusts"
Amid a storm of cheers. Mr Dingley then
demanded the previous question on the
adoption of the conference report. Vainly
Mr. Johnson. Republican of Indiana, tried
to nsk Mr Dlngle a question while the
question was being put Several times he
called, "Mr Speaker' but was not recog
nized. The demand was sustained by a viva
voio vote and the vote on the adoption of
the report followed by veas and navs
Considerable excitement occurred while
the vote was being taken When the speak
er announced the vote TO jca, 113 navs
the Republicans broke into loud cheers.
The house then, at 12.17 a. m , took a re
cess until Wednesday
THE SUGAR DIFFERENTIAL
Trensury Department Gives Out n
hlntcment as to the "iVny the
Trust "iVns "'Favored."
Washington, July IS. The treasury de
partment, taking 107 47 pounds of raw su
gar testing ?6 degrees, as required to mako
100 pounds of hard refined, to-day made
public a statement estimating the sugar
differential, as follows.
Act of 1S94, 19 S2 cents per 100 pounds
House schedule. 12.33 cents per 100 pounds.
Senate schedule, 19 -3 cents per 100
pounds
Conferenco schedule, lJ. cents per 100
pounds.
llnrrls Resolution l'p Again.
Washington. July 19. The day In the
senate was principally devoted to a dis
cussion of Mr. Harris' resolution relating
to the Union Pacific railroad Mr. Morgan,
of Alabama, concluded his remarks in favor
of the resolution, and Mr Stewart spoke in
opposition to It Mr. Thurston of Ne
braska, was speaking In opposition when,
it 5 o'clock, the senate went Into executive
session and shortl thereafter adjourned.
llrjrntli Musical Festival.
Reyruth. July 19 The Rev ruth music
music festival was opened to-day with tho
performance of "Pareiral " Many per
sons are in attendance nnd a full audience
witnessed the opening performance, among
those present being the king and queen of
.urtcmberR, the hereditary Princess of
Eimar and Arch Duke Ludwlg Victor.
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GOLD MER RAGING.
ALASICAV TfnWvS DESERTED IN THE
IILS1I l'Oll KLONDIKE.
MANY GOING WITHOUT MEANS.
MORE STOniES OF THE WEUTII
THAT II S BEEN DISCOVERED.
Captain HlKSiun, of the Excelsior,
Sa Thut Klondjke la n. Great
Place for a Man IVItU a
Icnr's Provision to
Make a StuL.e.
Port Townsend, Wash., July 19 The ex
cursion steamer Queen has arrived from
Alaska with 170 passengers, principally
tourists. Tho officers of the Queen state
that the merchants and tradesmen in both
Juneau and Sitka are closing their shops
and hastening to the new Eldorado Fifty
business men left Juneau for Daw ton City
on Julv 12, and 130 were to leave on the
16th, two das after the Queen sailed The
officers sa that by tho time tho Queen re
turns to Juneau on her return trip, nine
davs hence, there will not ba an able-bodied
man left in the town. Many men are leav
ing Juneau for tho gold fields without pro
visions or means to buy them
Tho steamer Al Kl balled for Alaska at
midnight. She carries forty horses and 1,000
sheep for Dyca, where they will be land
ed and driven across tho summit to the
Yukon vallei. Stockmen say the sheep
are the finest band ever collected off East
ern Washington ranges. They will be taken
to Circle City and Klondike and slaughter
ed. Any kind of fresh meat there sells at
50 cents per pound.
San Diego, Cal., July 19. An Interesting
letter telling of the recent trip of the
steamer Excelsior to Alaska has been writ
ten by Captain J. F. Hlggins, of the steam
er, to a friend In this city Hesajs.
"The word Klondike means Deer river,
which Is called Reindeer river on the
charts. It empties into tho Yukon fifty
miles abovo tho big river. The geographic
al position of the Junction is 76 degrees 10
minutes north latitude. 139 degrees 50 min
utes west longitude. Ronanza creek dumps
Into Klondike about two miles above the
Yukon. Eldorado is a tributary of the
Bonanza. Ther are numerous other creeks
and tributaries, the main river being 300
miles long The gold so far has been taken
from the Ronanza and Eldorado, both well
named, for the richness of the placers lz
truly marvelous. Eldorado, thirty miles
long. Is staked the whole length and as far
as worked has paid.
"As each claim Is 509 feet along the creek
bed, there is half a million to the claim.
So uniform has the output been that one
miner who has an Interest In three claims
told me that If offered his choice he would
toss up to decide. One of our passengers
who Is taking J1.000 with him has worked
100 feet of his ground and refused J200,0u0
for the remainder and confidently expects
to clean up J100.0O) nnd more. He has In a
bottle J212 from one pan of dirt. His pay
dirt while btlng washed averaged J250 an
hour to each man shoveling In Two others
of the miners who worked their own claims
cleaned up J6O0O from tho day's washing.
"There Is about fifteen feet of dirt above
DedrccK, the pay streak averaging from
four to six feet, which Is tunneled out while
the ground Is frozen Of course the ground
tal.cn out is thawed by building fires, and
when the thaw comes and water rushes In
they set their sluices and wash the dirt.
Two of our fellows thought a small bird
in the hand worth a large one In the bush
and sold their claims for Jlj.OuO, getting
JI.500 down, tho remainder to be paid In
monthly installments of J10000 each The
purchasers had no more than J3.000 paid.
They were twenty days thawing and get
ting out dirt. Then there was no water to
sluice with, but one fellow made a rocker
and in ten dais took out the J10.000 for the
first Installment. So tunneling and rotklng.
they took out J49.000 before there was water
to sluice with.
"Ot courts thebo things read like tho
story of Aladdin but fiuion is not In It
with facts and KIbndyke Tho ground lo
cated and prospected can be worked out
In a few ears. but there Ik still an Immense
territory untouched, and the laboring man
who can get there with one 1 car's pro
visions will have a better chance to make
a stake than In any other part of the
world "
Seattle, Wash, July 19 The amount of
ueasure orougni aown irora me iamcu
Klondike on steamer Portland is now placed
at Jl.BOOOOO. and there is good reason to
believo that the sum was nearer to J2.00O.
000. In this connection, something In tho
nature of a confidence game appears to
have been worked on the North American
Trading and Transportation Company, or
its officials In charge of the Portland, by
the miners. Each man was required to
place his gold dust in the ship's safe, but
this was not done, by any meant Many
of tho miners secreted their dust In
blankots and luggage, which were taken
either to their state rooms or thrown care
lefsly about the ship
Clarence J. Herri, one of tho Klondike
kings, brought down at least JS4 000 In
nuggets of not a cent of which the Port
land had any record. The statement is
made on tho authority of Captain William
Kldson. the master ot the vessel When
piessed for nn estimate ns to the grand
lUlill OI IIJU iUlklttltUS i.feis. w,. ....-
son said It was no doubt nearer JIjOOOOO
than the amount accounted for on tho
ships records ... , ...
At present only miners' laws rule the
camp, but next lear Dawson City will be
incorporated and municipal officers elected.
The miners are determined on one thing,
however, namely, that order will be pre
served at nil hazards No "sure thing'
gambleri. will be permitted In either Daw
son City or the diggings
Information comes from Juneau to tho
effect that several rich strikes have recent
ly been made In the neighborhood of Forty
Mile. It has been christened Minute Cretk
and is now panning out J22 a day to the
men Another discovery on American
creek, fiftv miles below Forty-Mile camp,
is said to be paiing well, and a great num
ber of men have flocked there during the
last few weeks The pans run from J10 to
118. It Is thought likely that many of the
prospectors will strike for these camps,
thus relieving the strain on Dawson City.
POSSIBLE BOUNDARY TROUBLE.
Serious International Complications
Mny Grow Out of 4Iie Klon-
dUe Gold Find.
Washington. July 19 -The possibility of
serious international complications between
the United States and Great Britain ns the
result of the recent gold discoveries in
Alaska has becomeapparcnt to the state de
partment Senator Davis of the senate
foreign relations committee, has been rc
ouestcd to secure the immediate ratification
of a treaty tor aeiermimiis " """"""ij
line between Canada and Alaska in order
to lessen the probable difflculti Chairman
Davis has announced bis intention of call
ing thlt treaty up tor action at the next
executive session of the senate There Is
said to be no objection, and prompt ratifi
cation is expected
WILL SETTLE SJLVER QUESTION
That Is ChBuncey 31. Depevr's Opinion
of the Klondike Gold Dis
coveries. New York. July 19.-Chauncoy M. Depcw
returned from Europe on Saturday. In the
course of an interview his attention was
called to the Immense gold fields In Alaska,
and he was asked If he thought It would
hav arti bearing on the sliver question
"I think It will settle it." he said "The
trouble has been, according to the sliver
people, that there is not enough gold to
go around. If J100.000 000 new gold Is put
on the market the silver question will be
settled. They nre taking Immense quan
tities of gold out ot Southern Africa, too,
jou know."
Gold Excitement In Pennsjlvnnln.
Altoona. Pa.. July 19 This section has a
gold excitement rivaling that of the Klon
dike country. Assais of gold-bearing
quartz taken from a recently opened claim
at English settlement, near Tltusvllle. show
over Jl 0 per ton. Local capitalists have
engaged a mining expert to investigate the
field, and will develop It. There Is a rush
to secure tho best claims.
The Hand linn Arrived.
Excelsior Springs. Mo .July 14 (Special.)
The Third Regiment band Is now all here,
and the people are delighted with the
music Nothing unusual happened In
Camp Hell to-day The regular drills and
camp regulations were observed. It Is ar
ranged for the Marmaduke Guards to clvc
la njr.strel entertainment to-morrow night.
MOTHER BICKERDYKE DAY.
Great Crowd in UunLcr Hill Yester-
daj to Do Honor to the Old
Armr ume.
Bunker Hill. Kas.. July 19 (Special ) This
little city to-day was covered with bunting
and her citizens were out in force to do
honor to Mother Bickerdyke, the famous
army nurse, who Is M years old to-day. It
Is estimated that 2,000 persons were In the
city to-day. Many old soldiers drove here
from surrounding towns, some coming as
far as forti or fifty miles.
Mother Blckerdike day was originated by
Commander Theo Botkin, of Topeka. He
desired that the G. A. II. of Kansas should
pay honor to that patriotic nrmy nurse
who labored throughout the war for the
lois who came to the rescue of their coun
try in the troubled time of lmi.
Lvery delegation of old soldiers, as they
came into the citv, went at once to the
home of Mrs Blckerdike to call and ex
press their gratitude to her for her work
for the old soldiers. Sho received them all
with a smile and a friendly word.
The morning services were presided over
by William Russell of this city. An ad
dress was made by J J. A. Dixon, of Rus
sell Mother Blckerdike was taken In a
back drawn by a hundred old veterans to
the afternoon meeting, and was given a
seat on the front of th- platform.
General Lewis HanbaLk. of Topeka, made
the address of the dai. Several times he
had the vast audience In tears by his
touching eloquence Mrs. Blckerdike was
in tears a number of times Colonel Tom
Jatkf.cn. of Newton and Commander W.
I Feder, of the Sons of Veterans, also
spoke. Department Commander Theo Bot
kin presided over the afternoon meeting.
At the close he made a short speech, and
then presented Mother Blckerdike with a
silver water service, as a token of the es
teem of the G A. R. of Kansas for a no
ble army nurse.
WAS IT MRS. LUETGERT?
cw lork Muu Clnlmn to Have Seen
Her In ew Turk After Her
Alleged Murder.
New York. July 20. For more than two
months the police of this city have been
In possession of Information which. If true,
and the circumstances indicate that It Is,
will save the life of Adolph Luetgcrt. now
In Jail In Chicago, charged with the murder
of his wife. It Is. That Mrs. Luetgcrt was
in this city on May 7, and this Is apparent
ly conclusive evidence. A. W. C Grotty
formerly lived in Chicago. He was well
acquainted with Mrs. Luetgert. In fact,
he had known her as Louise Blckncs. Ions
before she became the wife of Luetgert.
On May 7 Mr. Grotty, accompanied by
Richard L. Sehulof and Rudolph Shlntsky,
went to Cook's ticket agency, on Broad
way It was between 10 and 11 o'clock In
the forenoon.
As Mr. Grotty rejoined his companions
on the sidewalk, two women approached,
one of whom he recognized as Mrs. Luet
geit. He asked her when she came to the
city, and she replied that she had Jus,t
arrived. Mr. Grotty then introduced her
to Mr. Schulhof and Mr. Shlntzki. Mr.
Grotty, who was then a guest at tho
Btoadway Central hotel, invited Mrs. Luet
gert to dine with him. She declined on
the ground that she was about to leavo
New York. He noticed that she appeared
somewhat excited, but paid no great at
tention to It. He told her that since he
had last seen her In Chicago ho had mar
ried, and expected his wile hero oon,
when he would be very glad to have Mr.
Luetgert call
They parted, and Mr. Grotty thought no
more of the matter until a day or two
later, when he was astounded to read the
shocking details of the supposed murder
of Mrj Luetgcrt In Chicago.
Mr. Schulhof said veaterdav ho recalled
the meeting on Broadway, and In that re
spect could confirm nil that Mr. Grotty had
saia -evermeiess, ne aia not want to get
mixea up in tne matter.
At the Occidental hotel. Broome street
and the Bowery, the register fails to show
thnt anybody by the name of Luetgert
from Chicago stopped there during the first
ten days of May. Still. It Is quite possible
that the woman would give a false name
and address.
At Faik & Co's ngency on the Bowery,
the books show that on May 7 tickets to
Hamburg on the Palatla were sold to Mr.
and Mrs. Emll Bruskner.
GEORGIA PHYSICIAN LYNCHED.
Dr. Rjder Hanged by n Mob for Kill
I11B n vVomnn AVlio Re
jected Htm.
Columbus, Ga.. July 19 Dr. W. L. Ry
der, who on Easter Sunday a year ago shot
to death the loung woman who rejected
him, was to-night taken from the sheriff
and probably lynched. Only the news that
he was forcibly seized and taken from tho
sheriff's custody at S.30 to-night can be
learned in Columbus up to this hour. Dr.
Rider was put on trial at Talbotton the
second time for his life this morning. He
was taken from the secure Jail at Colum
bus Sunday afternoon. When the court
met at Talbotton this morning a motion
was made to continue the trial on nciount
of the Illness of the prisoner's counsel.
Colonel J. H. Worrlll. Judge John C. Hart
granted the continuance. Rider left Tal
botton at once for Columbus, going through
tho country to catch the train at Waverly
Hall, twelve miles away. The special train
came In about 9 o'clock with the news
that Ryder had been taken from the sheriff
and deputies and put to death.
TEXAS WONTGIVE HIM UP.
Tranaer of Greer County to Oklahoma
Leaves a Prisoner Where He
Cnn't Re Henclied.
Guthrie, O. T . July 19 (Special ) Sher
iff Overton, of Greer county. Is In the city
to get a requisition en the governor of
Texas for Horatio Thomas, wanted In
Greer county for murder. About three
J ears ago Thomas killed a man in Greer
county In cold blood, was captured and
taken to Mangum to Jail. The county was,
greatly excited over the murder, threats
of linchlng being made, and a mob at
tempted to storm the Jail. Thomas was
taken to Quanah. Tex., the adjoining
county, for safe keeping, where he has
since been held, Greer county paving hu
tcard
Since then Greer county has become a
part of Oklahoma nnd the Quanah officers
rduse to deliver the prisoner for trial in
Gteer counti, claiming that the governor
has ordered them not to give him up. A
requisition on the governor of Texas for
the return of the prisoner to Greer county
will be issued at once
BURGLARS RAIDA CITY HALL
Work Four Floors One .Night nnd the
Two Remaining; Floors the
.Next.
Milwaukee, July 19 The police are great
ly chagrined over several burglaries that
have been committed here this week. Last
Sunday the burglars went through the first
four floors of the city hall. Last night they
returned and finished the two upper floors.
Among the offices entered are those of
Criminal Judge Walker. Clerk of the Crim
inal Court Woilier and the police commis
sioners' In the latter office police records
were strewn about the floor All they se
cured was some loose change and a large
qunntlti of postage stamps. Many down
town office buildings have also been en
tered by the same thieves
A Sedalln Colored llurKlnr.
Sedalla, Mo.. July 19 (Special) Ccphus
Coombs, colored, was held to the criminal
court to-day In the sum of JoOO. on tho
charge of burglary and larceny. Coombs,
who was a porter until recently for August
T Flelschmann's drug store, broke Into
that store Sunday morning and appropri
ated J25 belonging to a secret order. To
day Coombs admitted that he paid two
visits to the store on Sunday morning
and stolo money each time.
Gnlenn 3Inn Fonnd Slurdered.
Galena, Kas, July 1 -(Special ) This
morning the corpse of Frank Galbreth was
fcund floating in nn abandoned shaft on
West Seventh street. Investigation re
vealed that he had been murdered. His
threat was cut and there was a bullet hole
through his head and one through his
bedy Galbreth was a single man. about
35 j ears of age He has been missing for
over three weeks, and Is thought to have
been murdered for his monej.
YonnR Wife Kills Herself.
Asheville. N C July 19 Mrs. W. J.
Cooke, wife of ex-Maior Cooke, of this
city, committed suicide at her home here
to-day. She was Mls Minnie Line, of
Cynthlania, Ky.. and was married to Mr.
Cooke less than a j ear ago.
I.nrned Jolntlst Convicted.
Lamed. Kas. July 19 -(Special.) W P.
Bovard was convicted In Judge Hlsted'a
court to-day of violating the prohibitory
law nnd sentenced to four months In Jail,
and to pay a fine of $190.
GOOD FOR JOINTISTS.
THEY ARE I! WIG THEIR OWX "WAY
LMJEIt GOVERNOR LEEDY.
EVEN TOPEKA IS "WIDE OPEN."
SALOONS LICENSED TO DO BUSINESS
IX THE CAPITAL CITY.
First Time the System Has Ever Been
In Effect There Go-Retwecns
Getting; n Great Deal ot
Joint 3Ioney Emporl-
nns Aroused.
Topeka, Kas.. July 1 -(Special.) That
the Populist state administration is In
league with the whisky element of Kan
sas there can be no doubt. Never since
tho adoption of constitutional prohibition
has the law been so flagrantly violated as
at rresent No effort whatever is being
made by the governor's police commission
ers in the six large cities to enforce the
law On the other hand, encouragement is
given the lawless clement to open joints.
The only promise exacted Is that the Jolnt-
lsts will "put up." No evidence has been
obtained directly fastening tho chargo of
corruption on any stato official, but a quan
tity of circumstantial evidence has been
accumulating, and some of these days It
may loom up to embarrass certain present
officials.
That political fixers and alleged go-betweens
are making money out of the
jolntists Is a certainty. Examinations ot
police court records In several of the towns
establish this face. It Is said that a large
"rake-off" U being mado by the fixers at
Leavenworth. A prohibition Populist took
occasion a few dai3 ago to look up the
records In that city, and ho reports that
there Is a big discrepancy. He estimates
that at least S00 is being diverted monthly
from tho pockets of saloon men and disso
lute women to somo politicians who claim
to bo tho friends of the Populist admin
istration. The dates, names and places
have been obtained, and It Is said that tho
figures will be turned loose during the
coming campaign. Tho chief fixer from
Leavenworth is probably the most fre
quent out of town visitor to the capltol
building. He is closeted sometimes for an
hour or so with certain officials, and when
tho door swings open everybody wears a
pleasant look.
Kansas City, Kas., Jolntists are also put
ting up to somebody. However, that money
stais at home. It is divided up among
some Popocrats with a pull there.
At Fort Scott tho county attorney Is In
terfering somewhat with the plans ot the
poll'e commissioners. He has kept the
Joints closed for somo time, much to the
disappointment of the police board as well
as tho fixers. At Wichita, the Jointists aro
getting along finely.
Tho police commissioners of Topeka havo
at last adopted the license system of reg
ulating the joints. This Is the first admin
istration that dared to adopt this system
in this prohibition town. Somo timo ago
there was a great ado over the opening of
a saloon in the second story of a bullllng
on tho principal street of the town. Indig
nation meetings were neia ana me oniciaii
were roundly denounced. It was resolved
that no open saloon should run In Topeka,
and the threat wns mado to organize a
mob to take summary steps to rid the city
of the open saloon. The proprietor became
frightened and closed up.
However, there Is at the present time an
open saloon on tho first floor of a Kansas
avenue business house, and it is running'
as openly as any saloon In Kansas Cit,
Mo Tho proprietor sas It Is the flrt sa
loon to occupy tho ground floor In fifteen
vears Heretofore tho joints alwais sought
dark rcoms In the second or third floors or
dingy basements. This particular Jolntlst
formerly ran his Joint on the second floor,
but he said that it was too much trouble
for his customers to climb up and down
stairs, so he decided to come down a flight.
Beside he said that It was hard work to
carrv beer up a long flight of steps, nnd
he did not think that It was any worse a
crime to run a saloon on tho first floor than
on the second floor
Tho Topeka Jolntists are now being
"fined" regularly. That Is. they put up a
cash bond when arrested and forget to ap
pear for trial and let the police take the
money. And some of the fixers are getting
monev out of the Jolntists on the side.
The Populist county committee has been
promised a good sized campaign fund bv
tho police authorities, providing it will call
off the fight of the prohibition Populists on
the administration.
The Jolntists of Kansas are being bled
pretty hard, but so far they have mado
no kick out loud. They are anxious to An
business, and are willing to surrender a
portion of their profits for absolute protec
tion The class of people who voted for Gov
ernor Leedy with the promise that ho
would enforco the prohibitory law are mak
ing vigorous complaints, but their com
plaints cut no figure. The governor Is sur
rounded with a gang of political bloodsuck
ers In the large cities who havo hvpnotlzed
him and are using their influence to pull
the legs of the Jolntists.
STOCK YARDS ARGUMENT.
Recun Before Special SInster Clark nt
Topckn. Yesterday Will Con
tinue SevernI Iln.
Topeka, Kas., July 19. (Special.) Associ
ate Justice Brewer, of the United States su
premo court. In deciding the Adams Ex
press Company suit recently, held that the
value of the stock of a corporation repre
sented the value of Its property. The attor
neis for the stockholders of the Kansas
City Stock Yards Company say that this
decision real! settles the case which grew
out of the passage of the Jaqulns law re
ducing charges at the yards at Kansas City.
Thej claim that tho stock of that company
for the 1 ear previous to the passage of tho
law sold for an average of 126, that, taking
this as a basis, the property of the company
is worth J10.021.361, that the prices fixed in
the new law will not enable the company
to earn a reasonable return on Its capital
and It is therefore unconstitutional. The at
torneis for the stnte contend that the new
law will enable the company to earn a rea
sonable dividend on Its capital, nnd cite the
fact that, despite the allegations in the '4111
of complaint filed to set aside the Ian,
charging that the compliance with Its pro
visions would utterly destroy the value of
stock, the stock is selling at par now and
has never been below that figure since the
law was passed They claim that when
stock sells at par it Is an Indication that it
Is earning a reasonable dividend
The special master began the hearing of
argument on the case In the federal court
to-day Each side has filed its findings
with the master nnd it Is upon these that
the argument is being made Judge Hor
ton renresenting the stockholders of tho
stock yards company, talked all the fore
noon, and an adjournment was then taken
until to-morrow. He asks the master to
make thirti -eight findings, but when the
court adjourned nt noon he had argued only
eight of them Neither side is permitted to
know what tho other asks in tho way of
findings, and as a consequence the state's
attorneys to-day followed Judge Horton
very closely and tooK many notes.
Judge Horton claimed that the actual cost
of the yards was J6.4"9,021, and that there
had been a cash outlay of J4 200 000 for
stock: that ihe capital stock is J7 263.700.
valued at J10 021.364 or 136 per cent. He said
that a foreign sindlcate had offered 123 for
all the stock of the concern, but that offer
was refused. The actual value of the plant
as It stands, exclusive of the stock dona
tions made to packing houses and good will,
aggregated J1.4S3.071
In his argument he contended that the
state had gone about It In the Wrong way
to get at the value of the plant. He
claimed that the property should be taken
In Its entirety when the value was being
fixed, and not by sections. He said that it
was just as absurd to try to get at the val
ue of the property by sajing how much
this building cost, how much that lot cost
and how much that fence cost as it would
be to fix the price of a horse by sa lng his
hind leg was worth so much, his eie so
much and his tall so much. The stock yards
company was one big structure and should
be valued us such.
It will take from three to four dais to
complete tho argument. Judge Clark has
not limited the attorneys In the time to be
consumed and they will discuss the differ
ent features very elaborately. The attor
neys will not make any argument before
the special master as to the law points in
volved, tbey will simply argue tho facts.
The argument on law points will be made
before Judge Foster on the Cnal trial of the
care.
Attorney C. F. Hutching, of Kansas
City, Kas.. was an attentive listener to
day. He represents the Kansas City Live
Stock exchange In the suit filed by the gov
ernment to dissolve it under the Shermnn
anti-trust law. This case has been heard
bi Judge Foster, and he now has It under
advisement. He will hand down a decision
In it at the time he docs in the suit now be
ing tried beforo Special Master Clark.
The attorneys for the stockholders of the
company have tiled a motion to strike out
all thi testimony given by the expert real
estate witnesses of the state for the reason
that it Is Incompetent, and for the addi
tional reason that the taking of testimony
showing tho valuation of real estate sepa
rately was not the proper way to proceed
to establish the value of the plant,
EMPORIANS AROUSED.
Ilurulnir lneitlon Seems to He Wheth
er or .Not to License the
Drusr Store.
Emporia, Kas., July 19 (Special.) The
qiestion of licensing the joints has stirred
up the entire community. Yesterday seven
ministers delivered very strong sermons
denouncing the maior for his action In
the matter. The jolntists are willing to
put up the fine of J25 pr month, and five
of them have done so, but the think that
the drug stores should be made to pay a.
tine or that they should not be ulloned to
sell liquor. This morning the following
circular was mailed to cvtry voter In the
city.
"STOP AND THINK!
"Could jou say to God if He arked the
qi'cstlon: 'Do the druggists of Emporia,
run joints' "I don't think they dor
"Is It not a fact that the drug store?
are responsible for the common jolntlst
doing business?
"Is it not a fact that our loung men
do their drinking first in a drug storeT
"Do lou consider yourself brave to pull
a 15-ccnt common Jolntkeepcr and let tho
$10 000 drug store Jolntkceper go unmolest
ed' "Think! Do your duty! Let jour Chris
tian spirit assert itself."
The major declares that the city finan
ces are in such shape that It is necessary
to raise money, and he thinks that tha
"joint tax" Is tho best way. He Is at
present figuring on a scheme to tax the
drug stores, and It 13 thought that seven
of the stores will bo cither fined or com
pelled to discontinue the sale of liquor.
Ihe Ministerial Association will take
some action at Its next mtetlr.fr. and will
make every effort to defeat tho plans of
Major Addis.
AFTER THE PLUMBING TRUST.
Attorney General lloIe Will Proceed
Against It Under the Far-
relly Lnw,
Topeka HJSyS- 3uy 19 (Special.) At
torney General Boyle was consulted to-day
with a view of bringing criminal proceed
ings against tho Kansas branch of tho
master plumbers' national organization for
tho violation of tho Farrelly anti-trust law.
Correspondence has been produced which
the attorney general says Is conclusive that
the association Is formed to restrain trade:
that It Is a trust, and that it can be reached
by the new law.
The complaint was made by Durkln &
Leahey, plumbers, of Topeka. These men
do not own a regular shop: they nre what
the "regulars" call ""curbstone" plumbers;
that is. their office Is wherever their hats
are off. and they are a thorn in the side of
the others. Some lime ago they were un
able to purchase certain kinds of plumbing
goods because they were not members of
tho association. Then they joined and put
up a JJ0 membership fee. They were
recognized completely by the organization
and could buy goods anywhere until jes
terday, when they were notified that they
would have to establish a shop before they
could get any more goods. Instead of
knuckling to the trust again, they went
before the attorney general nnd gave him
the necessary Information upon which to
base n prosecution. County Attorney Jet
more will also be called Into the case. Tho
papers will m prepared as soon as the at
torney general finishes the argument of the
stock yards case.
Mr. Leahey sais that the action of the
association in shutting him out of goods
has caused him much embarrassment.
RIDGELEY TO BE DROPPED.
Popocrnts Likel to dominate Fnrrel-
ly for Congress in the Third
District Next Year.
Topeka. Kas . July 19. (Special.) From
present indications. ex-Congressman Klrk
patrick will have as his opponent In the
race for congressman of the Third district
next j ear State Senator Hugh Farrelly, ot
Chanute. Farrelly Is a Democrat, but the
Populists of that district have become dis
gusted with the showing made by Con
gressman Rldgeley nt the present session
of congress, and they are planning to
dump him. Rldgeley has been he ird of
but onco since he went to Washington.
He got his name In tho Congres-ional Rec
ord one time because he Introduced some
Impractical, wild-eyed bill, and since then
he seems to have caught the Ben Clover
disease and gone to sleep. The Third dis
trict Pops want some one to represent
them who can get his name Into the news
pppers more than onco during a session.
They don't care particularly what Is said
about him. just so It Is said. Farrelly was
the Democratic nominee for congress in
that district last fall, but he withdrew in
favor of Rldgeley, the state senatorshlp
being the consideration. He made quite a
reputation in tho senate, being one of the
leaders of the conservative element of the
Popocrats. His vote on the railroad bill
did not please the old maximum freight
raters, hut ne din not care. e is popular
with the allied forces, and Rldgeley will
have hard work to defeat him for the nom
ination. Rldgeley has a strong supporter
In John Breldenthal, but it is doubtful If
even the wily state chairman can save
him.
RIGHT TO BREAK LAWS.
That la the Doctrine Thnt Popnllst
Illblinrcl Frenches to Reform
atory Inmates.
Hutchison. Kas.. July 19. (Special.) Mr.
Htbbard. of Wabaunsee county, recently
elected principal teacher at the Hutchin
son reformatory, acted as superintendent
of the Sunday school at that Institution
yesterday. After the close of the school.
Mr Hlbbard delivered a harrangue to the
prisoners regarding religion, morals and
law breaking During his bursts of elo
quence he declared that it was morally
right to break some of the existing laws,
and that iome so-called criminals were in
fact martirs.
"I could name many such." said Mr Hlb
bard, "and I cannot go further without
sajing that oneot these martirs is Eugeno
V Debs "
Mr. Hihbard's strange address to the
Reformatory Sunday school was a great
surprise to the visitors
The doctrone he Is attempting to Instill
into the minds of the convicts, that It In
proper to pick out laws which they shall
keep, and others that are to be broken. Is
looked upon with alarm by the other offi
cers and teachers.
TO SUCCEED BREIDENTHAL.
George W. Clark the Latest Cnndldntc
for the Chairmanship of the
I'npullst Committee.
Topck.a. Kas.. July 19. (Special.) As the
time approaches for the Populist state com
mittee to assemble to select a successor to
J. W Breldenthal as member-at-1 irge and
chairman of the committee, new candidates
spring up like mushrooms. The latest one
is George W. Clark. ex-Judge or the ap
pellate court, and at present special master
of the federal court In the stock yards liti
gation. Judge Clark was made chairman
of the Shawnee county Populist commit
tee Saturday, to Dave the way to the state
chairmanship. Although on friendly terms
with the state administration, he is a spe
cial supporter of Breldenthal. Leedy may
want an out and out Leedy man nt the
head of the committee, to enable him to
build up a Leedy party In Kansas. If ho
does. Clark will not be his choice, because
Clark is not the sort of a man who will
allow himself to be dictated to by one who.
ia ma iiiieueviuai iiiici.ui.
How El Reno People Flalit Saloons.
El Reno. O. T . July 19 -(Special ) The
temperance people of this place havo
aacpud a novel method of fighting sa
loons. The Oklahoma law requires a
large number of signatures to a petition
for a license before a saloon can be opened,
and the temperance people have arranged
to publish the names of every petitioner
in the counti .Asa result, names are be
ing so numerously withdrawn that half
tho saloons will be unable to get licenses
renewed
Sumner County Record Broken.
Wellington. Kas , July 19 (Special.) For
the first time since the organization of the
county, no Julj personal tax warrants were
Issued from tho county treasurer's office
this j ear. There aro onlv three persons In
the county who are delinquent In their
personal taxes and those persons are all
considered good.
NEW MAN IN CHARGE.
COL. ROWLND AnRIVES AT LEAV
E.NWORTH SOLDIERS' HOME.
RECEIVES A WARM WELCOME.
THE VETERANS TLRNED OUT
MASSE TO GREET HIM.
EY
Colonel Rowlnnd Snys He Hopes for
an Era of Harmony and Good,
Feeling- nt the Home The
I'nst ot to Re Raked
Over.
Leavenworth. Kas.. July 19. (Special )
Colonel J. II. Rowland, the new governor
of the Soldiers home, arrived this morning
at 11 20 on tho Santa Fe train from the
west. He was accompanied by his wife and
daughter. The news that ho was coming
was received In time to permit the veterans
to turn out and extend him a. warm wel
come Dr. McNary, assistant surgeon, met Colo
nel Rowland at Holllday and camo up to
the home depot with him. When tha train
pulled in, all the homo officials were at the
depot. After Colonel Rowland and party
alighted, the members of the official staff
of tho home were presented to him. Car
riages were In waiting and the party went
to tho headquarters building at once.
Tho veterans of the home were drawn up
In two lines on the main parade, and they
saluted as Colonel Rowland and party
passed There was no cheering, but a look
of satisfaction was shown on the faces ot
the veterans, who voluntarily turned out
to welcome, the new governor. After the
party alighted, a number of veterans were
Introduced to Colonel Rowland, but there
was no speechmaklng. Colonel Rowland
will take charge of the home as governor
to-morrow morning.
Colonel Rowland Is a native of Wilming
ton, Del. Ho removed to Qulncy, 111.. In
early lifo and was educated for a physician.
He did not like the medical profession, and
soon engaged In the real estate business.
On the breaking out of the war, .fie en
listed in the Union army and rose rapidly
until he became lieutenant colonel of the
Tenth Illinois infantry. As a soldier he
has a record to bo proud of. After the war
he filled various positions, including that
of major of Qulncy, which he held two
terms. He has alwais taken a keen In
terest in the affairs of the old soldiers and
was a trustee first and then governor ot tha
Illinois state home, being connected with it
In all from 1SS7 to 1S93. He has been in
charge of the Pacific home since 1S93.
Colonel Rowland is said to be a kind
hearted man, who will permit no "foolish
ness," and who deals Justly with alt
The Journal correspondent called on Colo
nel Rowland tl.i.s evening and found him
seated with his wife and daughter' on the
porch of tho governor's residence, which Is
now undergoing repairs from the wreck of
the dynamite explosion.
After a brief chat with the governor
about his trip and tho beauty of the Leav
enworth home, the question was asked:
"Colonel, what will be jour policy In re
gard to the management of the home?"
"I will get the men together day after
to-morrow," he replied, "when I will make
them an address, outlining what I think
Is the best policy for the present. This
meeting will give us a chance to get ac
quainted, and I will tell them some things
that are considered necessary for the con
ducting of this home."
"Have jou any Instructions from the
board of managers as to the policy to be
pursued hero?"
"No. I have none. So far as I know the
board has no special policy for this place."
"Are any improvements contemDlated?"
"I have no instructions about any. I
understand that some money has been ap
propriated, but I don't know ot any plans
yet."
"You probably know of the lack of har
mony and trouble that have prevailed at
this home. Have you anything to say In
regard to this'"
"I came hero without any prejudice and
without partiality, and will avoid and havo
nothing to do with any entanglements of
the past. I am not taking up any old
fights: am not here nt my own solicitation
but by order of tho board ot managers. I
shall propose that we all go forward to
gether in harmony. There is a feeling that
we should work to make this a comfortable
home for the old men who have come here
to live. I believo that we will have har
mony and work together to make this a
gcod home. I have no criticism to make
on anything that la past."
Colonel Rowland spoke of the kind man
ner in which he had been treated on his
arrival by Major Shockley and tho other
officials and expressed himself as being
greatly pleased with the action of the vet
erans in turning out to welcome him.
The colonel was at one time engaged In
the newspaper business, and Is a pleasant
man to interview
INDIAN TERRITORY JUDGES.
Appointment of GUI and Townsend
Expected This Week The Okla
homa Mnrhnlhlp.
Washington, July 19. (Special.) The ap
pointment of the two Indian Territory
Judges, to succeed ex-Congressman Spring
er and Kllgorc. Is expected this week. Judge
Joseph Gill, of Colby, Kas.. will be one of
the men named, and the other will be
Townsend. of Colorado, which, with Clay
ton and Thompson, of Illinois, completes
the list.
The Oklahoma marshalshlp will also b
disposed of now In short order. Governor
Barnes Is personally on the scene to advls?
with the president ns to whom the ap
pointment shall go. Orput. although not di
rectly Indorsed by Barnes. Is still consid
ered a formidable candidate for the posi
tion. New Mexico appointments are also ex
pected this week or next. Representative
Curtis to-day made a strong recommenda
tion of Harry G. Adams, formerly of To
peka. for appointment as receiver of public
moneys at the Roswell land office.
Judge GUI is a cousin of Joseph Smith,
who has charge of the bureau of American
republics, and an intimate personal and
political friend ot the presldent-
I1RIEF HITS OF ,EVS.
Jean Ingelow. the poet and novelist,
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seriously in. sne is in ner un year.
Three persons wero drowned In the lake
at Chicago Sunday. A fourth was fatally
Injured by striking a rock In diving.
B P. Waggener. of Atchison, general at
torney for the Missouri Pacific, Is at the
head of a syndicate which will send a min
ing expert into Alaska.
Tho Jllssourl river steamer Benton col
lided with the bridge draw at Sioux City,
la . and was so seriously damaged that she
cannot re-enter service this season.
John D Harless. a wealthy cattleman of
the Cherokee nation, has been sentenced to
the penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth for
five icars for receiving stolen cattle.
Charles I Haley, an attorney of Macoi.
Mo . has been arrested, charged with fraud
by filing a deed which had been placed in
his hands as trustee. He alleges malicious
prosecution.
John II. Fortune, aged 23. committed sui
cide at Dallas, Tex . because his mother
and his wife b mother had kpt th,ern apart.
The gtrl was but 13 when she married
Fortune last October.
Th grand jury of Vernon county. Mo .
has indicted Dr. E. J Atkinson. Dr. S C
Houston and C C. Williams for perjury in
making false affidavits as to their persoral
property. All pleaded not guilty.
The Southwestern Band Association Is
meeting at Carthage, Mo., with ten bands
in iiii.iulflnre. viz: Snrln?fielri Marin
rPelrcp City, Mount Vernon. lbnnon. Pur-
dy, Neosno. tannage, jopnn, vvehb City
and Diamond. '
The following Western postmasters were
appointed jestcrdaj. Kansas Frecpcrt.
Harper county. J. Haun Missouri A h
wortb. Howell county, G. Lewy. line Rip
ley county, W. Hook; Ravanna. Mercer
county, K. McDonald.
Kansas Citjans registered at New York
hotels ore: J H. Rush and A. Calkins at
the Park Avenue G B. Irr mid.wlfe. at t"
Imperial" F, Robinson, at Ihe Morton J
Doran and wife at the Savoy O. II. Dea .
at the Netherland: C. McDay- nt the St.
Denis E Lathrop, at tho Marlborough,
Mrs N. Hampson. at the Continental, 31
E Calm and wife and J R Cochran ard
wife at tho Hoffman, C 31 Radford, at the
Stuart, L. W. Lear, at the Grand.
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