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THE KANSAS GITY.JOUENAI, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26,1897.
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HINTS FOR KMSANS.
PAIL MORTON TALKS OP AltKAASAS
VALLEY POSSIBILITIES.
HOW IT MAY BE DEVELOPED.
URGES AX IKCREASE OP THE SHEEP
FEEDING INDUSTRY.
Wonderful Opportunity for Profit in j
Growing Slelons, Celery and Po
tatoesCareful Experiments
In Sugar Beet Growing
Reconimendeda
Topeka, Kas., Nov. 23. (Special.) Paul
Morton, third vice president of tlie Santa
Fe. Is very enthusiastic about the improve
ment and development of the Arkansas
valley. In a letter to James A. Davis, in
dustrial commissioner, he makes the fol
lowing suggestions concerning the work
necessary to develop that fertile valley:
"First Everything possible should be
done to still further encourage the sheep
feeding industry. The banks in the valley
are. I am told, glad to lend money at rea
sonable rates to paf-ties owning alfalfa j
and other feed who wish to buy sheep. If
the sheep are cautiously bought, good
proflt can be made in this branch of the
business. j
"New Mexico and Arizona can supply the j
6heep, and the Kansas City market de
mands them after they are fattened.
'Second The melon production should be
pushed. Nowhere In the United States can
melons be raised more successfully, and
nowhere else In the country have the mel
ons raised established such a reputation
as from Rocky Fordand other points in
the valley. For flavor and general supe
riority, these melons cannot be beaten ana
the demand for them will more than keep
pace with the supply. wj.
"Third-More vegetables of all kinds
should be raised in the valley. This Is
especially true of potatoes, onions and
Texas takes hundreds of car loads of po
tatoes every year, and there is no reason
why. If it Is Intelligently pursued, the Ar
kansas valley should not supply most of
them. . ,
"It is said that the. town of Kalamazoo.
Mich., ships annually, over Jl.000.000 worth
oT celery. The Arkansas allcy. in my
opinion, can produce 'a better article than
Michigan does, and there Is every reason
why the cultivation of this plant should
be prosecuted in the most vigorous way
by the inhabitants of the valley.
"I xpect to see the day when' AVestern
celery. In proper sized bunches and tied
with blue ribbon, will take first premium
at all state fairs and command a premium
In the market over celery from anywhere
else In the world.
"Fourth The cultivation of the sugar
beet should be carefully and Intelligently
experimented with. There Is no doubt' in
my mind that the people of the United
States are going to keep at' home the $100,
000,000 that we are now annually remitting
to foreign countries for our sugar.
"We are bound to raise our own sugar,
and I will be disappointed if in time we
do not export large quantities of sugar.
"Where Is a better place to develop this
Industry than the Arkansas valley? There
may be plenty of other places along our
line where trocar beets can be raised with
aa much profit, but I doubt1 If there is any
jjmiTC Milieu wilt Buiiwas una ijii utuidr
valley. The people should be Induced to
experiment In raising these' beets. If they
have no seed, the agricultural department
at Washington will be glad to furnish it
free on application.
"I am sanguine that In 'the course of a
few years one will see sugar factories
scattered along the Arkansas, valley as
frequently as you now see them in Ger
many and France.
"Sugar beets ought to average the grower
$60 per acre. This Is a fine crop, and,
once determined a success in the valley,
there Is no question about securing factor
ies. "Bee culture also promises to be a. very
remunerative pursuit In the valley, and It
should not be forgotten that the export
demand for good honey Is almost without
limit."
EMPLOYES T0BE MULCTED.
Xmt Give Up 2 1-2 Per Cent of Their
Salaries for Populist Cam
paign Expense.
Topeka. Kas., Nov. 25. (Special.) The
Populist state central committee has adopt
ed Tammany methods by levying a month
ly assessment of 2 per cent of the salary
against each of the subordinate officials
holding Jobs under the state administration.
The levy is to date from July 1. Every
official who Is on the pay roll must give up
24 per cent, or one-fortieth, of his salary
for campaign expenses. Chairman Riddle
and Secretary Tipton of the committee held
a conference with Goyernor Leedy yester
day, when this plan was decided upon. One
man at each of the state institutions will
be named; as collector. It will be his duty
to collect from, the various employes each
month, and If any refuse to be held up
he Is authorized to report It to headquar
ters. Governor Leedy has promised to oust
every Pop who declines to contribute.
Pops aa Economists.
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Topeka, Kas., 1 Nov. 23. (Special.) The
Populist state officials are finishing the
main entrances to the state house in the
cheapest kind of pine. The Republicans
SEALSKIN AND
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had laid plans to finish them in metal, but
the Pops thought that was too expensive,
so they concluded to do it with knotty pine.
The work is a disgrace even to this ad
ministration. MR. RIDDLE N0T ALARMED.
Pop Chairman Thinks the Social-Labor
Party Will Not Cot Much
Figure.
Topeka. Kas., Nov. 25. (Special.) Taylor
Riddle, chairman of the Populist state com
mittee, professes not to be alarmed over
the growth of the Socialist Labor party in
Kansas. He says that it is not half so
strong as gome believe, and that it will
cut no figure In the next campaign. It is
made up of the cranks! of the state, he
says, and while they are making a good
deal of noise, they will not cut much ice
in a. political way. He does not believe
they will nominate a ticket by petition, and
says that even if they should, it will not
Interfere with the Pops taking independ
ent action at their state convention. Rid
dle is one of the conservatives, and does
not believe in radical isms: He will try
to keep them out of -the campaign next
year.
CHARGES AGAINST KEPLEY.
Pop Contestant for Sheriff Accused of
Violating the Election
law.
Topeka, Kas., Nov. 23. (Special.) Porter
Cook, who was elected sheriff of Shawnee
county recently, but whose right to the
office is being contested Iy Sheriff Kepley,
to-day filed an answer to the contest peti
tion.1 in which he alleges that Kepley fur
nished all kinds of liquors to voters on
election day. Ho swears that Kepley had
a whisky depot at his disposal, and that the
Kansas City brewers furnished him all
the liquors he could use. This Is a direct
violation of the new election law, and
Porter claims that, even if Kepley had re
ceived a majority of the votes, which he
did not, he would be disqualified from tak
ing the office.
WHARTON STILL OBDURATE.
OH Inspector Refuses to Heed Auditor
Morris' Requests for Month
ly Reports. ,
Topeka, Kas., Nov. 23. (Special.) State
Auditor Morris has received no reply frbm
State Coal Oil Inspector E. V. Wharton to
the letter he sent some days ago asking
that the inspector file monthly reports.
Wharton is "hot" at Morris. He claims
that the auditor Is sticking his nose into
business other than his own. and he will
decline to pay any attention to Morris' de
mands. The state officials, with the ex
ception of Leedy," are all on the side of the
auditor, and unless some monthly reports
show up before long there will be a merry
time. Morris says he believes that a re
form administration should practice reform,
not thievery.
NOVEL CAMPAIGN .SCHEME.
Republicans to Use Graphopbones to
Air tbe Populist Legislat
ive Scandal.
Wichita, Kas., Nov. ,23. (Special.) The
Republican county central committee has
decided to purchase fifteen graphophones
which will be placed In public places
throughout the county and this -"city for
campaign purposes. The testimony of ex
Governor Lewelilng and Senator Titus be
fore the senate investigating committee last
winter will be reproduced on the grapho
phones. No charge will be made, and
everyone will have an opportunity to hear
tbe populist scanaai. xne central com
mittee expects to spend about $700 on the
scheme.
North Central Kansas Teacbers.
Junction City. Kas.. Nov. 23. (Special.)
The first session of the North Central
Kansas Teachers' Association was held this
evening In this city. There Is now an at
tendance of nearly 300, and 100 more are
expected to-night. Superintendent George
W. Kendrick. of this city, delivered the
address of welcome, and 'Miss Lucy How
ard, the response. Dr. S. P. Henson gave
his celebrated lecture, "Backbone." The
association will be in session until Sat
urday noon.
Abilene Firemen Entertain.
Abilene, Kas., Nov. 23. (Special.) Abi
lene firemen entertained neighboring de
partments to-day. giving a parade In the
afternoon and a ball in the evening.
TURKEY BENDS THE KNEE.
Salutes the Auatrlan Flaa; In Redreas
for tbe 111 Treatment of
Brassafolli.
Vienna, Nov. 25. Dispatches received here
from Mersina, Asia Minor, announce that,
as -a result of the decision of the Turkish
government to grant the demands of Aus
tria for redress in consequence of the 111
treatment of Hcrr BrazzafolII. the agent of
the Austrian Lloyd Steamship Company,
at that port, and the subsequent insults
complained of by the Austrian consul there,
the flag of Austria was duly saluted at Mer
sina yesterday by Turkish guns, with all
the ceremonial demanded by the Austrian
government.
Flax Factory on, the Coast.
Portland, Ore., Nov. 25. The Oregonian
announces that arrangements have been
made by which the manufacture of linen
mesh underwear from Oregon grown flax
is to be undertaken here by European cap
italists. During the present year, experi
ments with flax have been made which
show that excellent fiber can be produced
In the Willamette valley.
SABLE CLOAK,
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INDIAN KILLS THREE
SHOCKING TRIPLE MURDER BY A
DltlNK-CKAZED CHIPPEWA.
HIS WIFE THE FIRST VICTIM.
AX INDIAN" WHO ATTEMPTS TO IN
TERFERE PROMPTLY SLAIX.
Murderer Tries to Conceal the Crime
by Saturating tbe House With
Kerosene and Firtng It
Captured by Indiun
Police.
Duluth, Minn., Nov. 23. Word has jul
reached here of g. shoqkng Indian murder
that took place .on the Fond du Lac reser
ation, forty mllesnorth of here. A Chip
pewa half breed 'named John Anamasin left
the reservation several days ago and went
to the town of Clouquet- Late Tuesday
he returned, crazed with liquor, and In a
fit of drunken rage attacked his wife, who
was about to give birth to a child. He
dragged the woman from her bed and
threw her on the floor, wherehe beat, and
kicked her into a state of unconsciousness.
About the time Anamasin had finished his
work another Indian named Peterson hap
pened to be passing the house and hearing
a noise broke Into the room and attempted
to protect the prostrate woman. Anamasin
seized a heavy club and turned his atten
tion to Peterson, who made an effort to
get, out, but before he could do so, It Is
said, Anamasin knocked him down and
llteially pounded his head into a pulp. He
then took the body and threw It Into a
creek near by and returned to the house,
saturated the floor with kerosene and ap
plied a match. Then with the evident in
tention of covering up the act he closed and
locked the door and left the house. A
number of neighbors by this time became
aware that something was wrong and,
breaking into the house, succeeded In get
ting the woman and child out, but the res
cuers barely escaped with their lives. Both
the woman and the child to wnlch she had
given birth died half an hour later.
A sqtrad of Indian police started out after
the murderer and caught him about day.
break on the Clouquet road. He showed
considerable fight and Informed the, police
they could not have him alive, whereupon
onp of the police fired at him, inflicting a
slight wound. He was taken back to the
reservation and locked up.
OFFERS TO ASSIST DURRANT.
Widow of Arthur Forbes Believes
Her Husband Committed the
Murders.
Fort Worth, Tex., Nov. 25. The widow of
Arthur Forbes, alias J. E. Blanther. who
was arrested at Meridan, Tex., charged
with having murdered Mrs. Phillipinna
Langfelt in San Francisco, and who com
mitted suicido in the Bosque county jail,
was located in this city to-day by the po
lice oliicials. The woman now goes by the
name of Ada Taylor. She says that she
married Arthur Forbes at Little Rock,
Ark., in 1S92, and that they taught in the
public schools of Bosque county In 1896.
They had some trouble, during which
Forbes shot her three times.
About that time Arthur Forbes, alias
Blanther. was arrested, charged with the
murder of Mrs. Langfelt, and he was
lodged In Jall.i where he subsequently com
mitted suicide by taking morphine. Mrs.
Forbes says there is no doubt as to Forbes
being the murderer of the San Francisco
women: that he had often told her that he
was well acquainted with Minnie Williams
and Blanche Lamont, having been intro
duced to them by Theodore Durrant; that
he often referred to the murders in such
a manner that she was convinced that he
knew of them. Mrs. Forbes, or Ada Tay
lor, says that one of her trunks Is still in
San Francisco, where it was used in evi
dence during Durrant's trial. She to-day
wired Dnrrant as follows:
"Have' courage. I believe you to be an
Innocent man; If I can help to prove your
Innocence command me."
WAS AFTERARICH HAUL
B. Jfc O. Pullman Porter Arrested for
Trying- to Rob a Passenger
of f 42,000.
St. Louis, Nov. 25. Lee Pitts, a negro
Pullman porter, living in this city, is a
prisoner at the Four Courts on tho charge
of attempted robbery. A. R. Hill, a bro
ker, of Providence, R. I., alleges that
Pitts tried to steal from his pocket an en
velope containing $39,000 in certified checks
and $3,000 in cash.
Broker Hill was a passenger on the Bal
timore & Ohio train which arrived in St.
Louis from the East. As soon as the train
reached Union station he caused the ar
rest of Pitts. At the Four Courts Mr. Hill
related this story:
"Just after tho train passed Odin. 111.,
this morning," said Mr. Hill, "the porter
pulled the curtains aside and reached Into
my berth. He took $10 out of my trousers
pocket and then thrust hl3 hand into my
inside coat pocket, where I had an envel
ope containing $42,000 in cash and checks,
j "I awoke Just in time to save the en
velope. I grappled with the negro, and the
encounter attracted the attention of the
Pullman conductor, J. B. Hodges. He or
dered the negro to return the $10 he had
taken." '
Mr. Hill Is the owner of several lead and
zinc mines at Joplln. Mo., and he is on his
way there. He says he will remain in St.
Louis long enough to push the prosecution.
FAILED TO JDENTIFY HIM.
Another One of the Supposed Assail
ants of Mrs. Jacob Resh Un
der Arrest.
Lamar. Mo.. Nov. 23. (Special.) Sheriff
Livingston returned from Lebanon, Mo.,
this morning with a person supposed to be
David Monkstar. wanted for criminal as
sault on Mrs. Jacob Resh, near Boston,
six miles south, two weeks ago this even
ing, when carbolic acid was thrown into
her face. When the mob took Kaderly and
Simpson from officers and swung them up
to a tree several times, they confessed to
implication in the crime, and claimed they
hired Monkstar and Avery to commit the
assault. Avery has freed himself from tha
charge, but Is held for a similar offense.
When Mrs. Resh was assaulted, she tore
the mask from one man's face and partially
Identified him. The man supposed to bo
Monkstar was taken before her to-day, but
she failed to Identify him. The trial of
Kaderly and Simpson Is In progress in
Judge Allen's court, and will last probably
four days. Governor Stephens has offered
$100 reward for Monkstar and his associate
In crime, and Resh has offered the same
amount.
two georgjaTynchings. '
One of the Victims Hud Assaulted a
Girl and the Other Had Stolen
r a Male.
Savannah, Ga., Nov. 23. An unknown
negro was killed by lynchers near Black
Shear this afternoon, his body being liter
ally riddled by bullets. The negro out
raged Miss Rebie Davis, the l.-year-old
daughter of EH Davis, a farmer, seven miles
north of Black Shear, while she was alone
in her home.
Waycross, Ga., Nov. 23. Jerry Johnson, a
negro, was lynched this evening by a mob
near Screven. He was in charge of offi
cers and was being taken to Jail at Jessup.
A crowd of armed men rode up to the offi
cers and demanded the prisoner. The negro
was made the target for a number of rifles
and his body was perforated with leaden
balls. The negro had been arrested for
stealing a mule.
ARRESTED jR BIGAMY.
Max nosenberger. Theatrical Man
ager, Accused of Having a
Surplus of Wives.
Cincinnati. O., Nov. 23. Max Rosenberg,
the theatrical manager, has "been arrested
and is held for the Indianapolis authorities
on a bigamy charge made by Mrs. Blanche
Rosenberg, nee Mitchell, of Chicago, who
says they were married November 1, 1896,
but that after living with her parents a
while he tired of her. She says that on
March 1, of this year, Rosenberg was mar
ried to Jessie Crawford, and that he Is said
to have another wife in New York city.
Hypnotic Influence on Rosenberg's part Is
alleged.
Rosenberg says he was married twice, but
divorced both times. He will return to In
dianapolis without requisition papers.
Maple Leaf Caboose Robbed.
Leavenworth, Kas.. Nov. 23. (Special.)
While the crew of a Maple Leaf freight
train were unloading some freight, the ca
boose, standing at Third and Choctaw
streets, was broken into nnd an overcoat,
conductor's punch and some tickets were
stolen. The work is reported to have, been
done by a man and two boys who succeed
ed In making their escape.
Eight Years Penal Servitude.
London, Nov. 23. Captain James Henry
Irvine Cruickshank, who. .on October 20,
last, was committed for trial on the charge
of obtaining about $30,000 from a number of
ladles, including Lady Randolph Churchill
and her sisters, by false pretenses, pleaded
guilty to-day and was sentenced to eight
years penal servitude.
STATESMEN STILL RIOTING.
Austrian
Unterhans Adjourned
to
Prevent n Repetition of Wednes
day's Wild Disorder.
Vienna, Nov. 23. When the lower house
of the reichsrath reassembled to-day, after
adjourning yesterday from the scene of
unprecedented disorder, all the ministers
were present and the aproaches to the
presidential tribune were blocked, doors
having been erected since the disgraceful
fighting of yesterday in and about the
tribune and throughout the house.
The entrance of tho president of the
chamber, Dr. Abrahamovics, was the sig
nal for loud and Ironical salutations,
which were followed by vehement Leftist
shouts of "shame."
Dr. Abrahamovics made no attempt to
speak, but Dr. Wolff, the German Nation
alist leader. Interrupted him by shouting:
"Some one else must take the chair, not
this swindler."
Herr Scnoenerer, the leader of the sec
tion of the German opposition, then yelled
at the top of his voire: "I demand the
right to speak, which I am entitled to."
Thereupon Dr. "Wolff retorted: "There
is no such thing as right in this house.
It is trodden under foot by his mamer
lukes."
As the uproar which followed showed
every sign of increasing. Dr. Abrahamovics
adjourned the houso until 3 o'clock this
atternoon, amid a storm of "hurrahs" and
"bravos." '
The sitting was resumed at 3:30. Imme
diately the Leftists commenced a tremen
dous din, in the middle of which the Ger
man Centrist, Herr Falkenhayn, conceived
as a happy idea a proposal to cow obstruc
tionists by threatening their pockets. He
moved that, for the future, disorderly mem
bers might bo suspended for three days
by the president, or for thirty days by the
house, during which time their allowance
should be stopped, while members refusing
to leave the chamber when requested
might be forcibly expelled.
Tho speech was interrupted by continu
ous uproar. Herr Wolff shouting, "Let's
pitch the blackguards out."
The president vainly .called for order.
Finally Herr Wolff stationed himself di
rectly in front of the presidential tribune
and began a shrill whistle. A number of
deputies tried to forca open the doors at
the front of the platform, while a party of
Czechs endeavored to prevent them.
When the tumult was at its height. Herr
Abrahamovics declared that heregarded the
motion of Herr Falken hayn as a necessary
measure of self-defense and called for the
voting. The whole right at once arose, and
the president declared the motion carried.
A number of deputies then began clamber
ing upon the president's platform, where
upon he seized his bell and left the house.
After a shcrt interval ho returned and
began to address the chamber, but his
voice was drowned in a torrent of Leftist
yells and shouts of "get out," and "shame."
Finally, the sitting was suspended for an
hour, at the close of which President Ab
rahamovics returned and announced that.
In accordance with wishes expressed in
many quarters, he had decided to close the
sitting, to open again to-morrow.
The scenes which are regarded as a
parliamentary coup d'etat were witnessed
by the British ambassador. Sir Horace
Rumbold, and by Samuel L. Clemens (Murk
Twain) with other noted foreigners. The
motion of Count Falkenhayn. former min
ister of agriculture, was carried by means
of an evidently preconcerted signal between
President Abrahamovics and the Rightists,
for no word of the president's speech was
audible.
This novel proceeding was greeted with
howls and jeers by the obstructionists. For
a long time Count Badent, the premier,
stood calm and unmoved, but when the
disorders reached a climax, both he and
the president sought safety from personal
violence In flight. j
Five Vienna newspapers. Including the
Neue Freie Presse, and the Socialist organ,
Arblter'Zeitung. in addition to several pro
vincial Journals, have been confiscated for
articles on Wednesday's proceedings.
Count Badeni had Interviews with Em
peror Francis Joseph last night .and this
morning. To-day's sitting was delayed
while the carpenters built -fences around
the president's chair. While this was go
ing on, the assembled members Indulged
in animated discussions and jested about
the "presidential cage."
The leaders of the opposition met this
evening to decide whnt steps should be
taken in view of the violation of the con
stitution, but no decision was arrived at.
L0VERING VERDICT SECRET.
No More Than a Reprimand Expected
Judge Advocate Scores
Lovering.
Chicago, Nov. 25. Tho verdict in the Lov
ering court-martial was forwarded to the
secretary of war. The court held a secret
session to-day, at which the verdict was
made and dispatched to Washington. 'It
Is the general opinion that Captain Lov
erlng will meet with nothing worse than a
reprimand. The finding Is always a secret
one, being forwarded to the commanding
officer of the department. From General
Brooke it will be sent to Washington, where
It is discretionary with the military author
ities to give out for publication.
In the Lovering court-martial. Lieutenant
Colonel J. A. Hunter, of Fort Snelllng, de
partment of Dakota, acting as judge ad
vocate, severely arraigned Captain Lover
ing for his treatment of Private Hammond.
When the testimony was all in and At
torney Blair had addressed the court in
defense of Captain Lovering, Judge Advo
cate Hunter arose. After speaking of the
Importance of the case, he took up the
specification of the charges, saying that
Lovering was first accused of a failure to
use legitimate means to get a garrison pris
oner before a summary court, and, second,
that he cruelly abused and Ill-treated the
prisoner. He reviewed the general evidence
against Lovering, saying that the testimony
showed beyond doubt that Lovering, as
officer of the day, kicked Hammond, prod
ded him with his sword and cursed him.
"Gentlemen. I submit that in our mili
tary community anything in the nature of
punishment should conform to law," he
continued, "and a general use of arbitrary
power or punishment without trial is cal
culated to hasten our disbandment as an
organization.
"Between the pfficer who exercises power
in the manner the accused did and the
enlisted man who Is liable to become his
victims there can bo no other relation ex
cept that of master and slave. General ex
ercise In tho scrvico of power and means
such as tho evidence shows the accused to
have employed would necessarily result In
our officers owning the enlisted men.
There would then be little necessity for
military tribunals and judge ndvocates.for
our system of discipline would be a revival
of tho one in vogue before the civil war on
tho plantations of the South, where the
right of the master to tha obedience and
submission of his slave in all lawful things
was perfect, and the power belonged to tho
master to Inflict any punishment on his
slave not affecting life or limb which ho
might consider necessary for the purpose
of enforcing obedience."
JAPAN READYT0 SETTLE.
Likely to Reach an Agreement With
Hawaii Soon Without Ar
bitration. Washington, Nov. 23. Hawaiian Minister
Francis M. Hatch, who has just arrved in
the city on his return from Honolulu ex
Ircssed the, opinion to-day that the trouble
betv.een Japan and Hawaii had been
smoothed out, and can be settled now with
out difficulty or Irritation. The Japanese
government seems, he -said, to be disposed
to have the matter settled In as amicable
a spirit as possible. The amount claimed
oy Jf-.pan as damages is not exceeding iZM,
000. Little Hope for Lynchers.
Citv of Mexico. Nov. 23. Voluminous doc
uments in the matter of the aooeal of the
condemned lynchers are being gotten1 in
readiness to be sent to the upper court on
Un1a fPtifs erandml itAilar ta li Vl
4W.VIIUO;. . xuu gtuviai assist. ar t.uu. m.u
appeal will not be successful, and that
tho sentence of the law will be carried cut
In January. The lynchers are muctt ce-
I'iCKVU
PRESIDENT'STHANKSGIVING.
Major MeKlnley Attended Church and
j Listened to a Prosperity
Sermon.
Washington. Nov. 23. President McKln
ley attended Thanksgiving services at the
Metropolitan Methodist church to-day. Ho
was accompanied to the church by his
brother, Mr. Abncr McKInley. Mrs. Smith
and Miss Barber. Mrs. McKInley and Mrs.
Abner McKInley were out driving for a
short time during the day. ns Mrs. McKln
Iev was not fcullnir well enough to remain.
at church during the services. !
The White Houso was unusually quiet all
day. It being very much like Sunday. Some,
of tho executive clerks wero In the offices
attending to tho mall and correspondence
which was pressing, but none stayed all
day, and all had an opportunity to enjoy
a part of tho holiday.
Tho president also looked over some of
tho important work he had on hand. Tiieru
were few visitors during tho day and those
who called came by appointment. The olllcc-
seekers were conspicuous by their absence.
The president's Thanksgiving dinner hour
was at the msual dining hour at the Whito
House, 7:30 o'clock.
At the Metropolitan M. E. church, where
President McKInley attended services to
day, tho Rev. Mr. D. S. Johnston read tho
Thanksgiving proclamation of tho presi
dent and said that, in Issuing it, the presi
dent showed piety and wisdom which au
gured well for the nation.
"Prosperity is here," said the minister.
"Tho light of better days is shining on us.
and though it will take time to recover
from four years of distress, we are gain
ing. Times are hard, but not as hard as
they have been, and people should thank
God that It is no worse after the experi
ences of the past four years."
Dr. Johnston presented statistics to prove
the assertion that prpsperity had returned,
referring to the large crops of wheat, cot
ton and other products.
"The created values of this year In the
United States were estimated at fourteen
billions," he said, "and he then dilated on
the greatness of this nation and its mis
sion on earth."
Speaking of the perils that threaten the
nation, he said that chief among them were
rum, socialism and Jesuitism. He spoke at
length against the danger of a foreign
church obtaining ascendancy in the state
and said that if Jesuitism ever prevails in
this country the United States will become
as Mexico, Italy and Spain.
He advocated giving the Catholics the
same civil rights that every man enjoyed,
but that this church be warned to keep Its
hands off the state. In the course of his
remarks Dr. Johnston referred to Spain as
"a burnt out nation, the basest of king
doms." He referred to tho danger of corrupt
parties, and instanced the viptory of Tam
many In New York.
The president and Mrs. McKInley had
as their guests at dinner, the vice presi
dent and Mrs. Hobart. Ensign and Mrs.
Smith, the latter a daughter of the late
.President Hayes; Mr. and Mrs. Abner Mc
"Kiniey, Miss Barber and Master Garrett
Hobart.
A DUAL HOLIDAY.
Thanksgiving and Evncuntlon Day
Celebrated Together in N'ew
York: Yesterday.
New York, Nov. 25. New Yorkers have
the advantage of celebrating two holidays
in one. This is not only Thanksgiving
day, but also Evacuation day, the day
when is celebrated the departure from New
York of the British troops. 'Evacuation
day is also a social holiday and Is generally
observed by the Old Guard and military.
The Old Guard observed the day as usual
by marching from Its headquarters down
the battery, where the exercises of raising
tentage were followed as usual. The Old
Guard was escorted by a detachment of
the United States regulars from Governor's
Island. Flag raising exercises also occur
red at the block house at Central park.
Great preparations had been made to
feed the poor by the commissioners of
charities and corrections and tho eleemosy
nary institutions of this city, and none
went hungry.
The striking feature of the day was the
absence of any great sporting event in the
city. Thanksgiving heretofore was the day
the flnal great football event was contest
ed in this city, but there are no games or
contests of any note here to-day.
THANKSGIVING IN BERLIN.
Americans Celebrate With a Banquet
at the Kalserbof In Other
German Cities.
Berlin, Nov. 23. Americans in Berlin met
to-day at a Thanksgiving banquet at the
Kriserhof. United States Ambassador
White opened the toast list in a felicitous
srtech, and later, in reply to a toast to his
health, indulged in humorous reminiscences
of former similar functions here. He con
cluded the opening speech by proposing a
joint toast to Emperor William and Presi
dent McKInley, which was received with
great enthusiasm. The greetings of the
assembly were cabled to President McKIn
ley. - j
Mr. James C. Monaghan. United States
consul at Chemnitz, responded to "The Day
We Celebrate."
President Hyde, of Bowdoin college, re
sponded to "Friends Across the Sea.
Celebrations were held also at Stuttgart,
Dresden and Frankfort.
Thanksgiving Day Reception.
Vienna. Nov. S5. Charemagne Tower, the
United States minister to Austria-Hungary,
and Mrs. Tower had a Thanksgiving day
reception at the American legation this
afternoon, which was largely attended.
The Burlington Route.
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SOFT COAL TRUST SCHEME.
Vanderbllt Interests Said to Be Striv
ing for Control of the
Market.
Charleston, W. Va Nov. 23. The Van
derbllt Interests have a scheme on foot
aiming at tho control, through the Chesa
peake & Ohio railroad, of the soft coal
markets of both the East nnd West. Every
part of tho enterprise from tho .ownership
of the coal lands to flnal delivery of the
product will be managed by one head, rep
resenting one Interest.
About two months ago. the announce
ment was made by Hon. John T. McGraw,
of Grafton. W. Va., that he had sold to a
syndicate, including in its membership Cor
nelius Vanderbllt, H. McK. Twombly and
H. Seward Webb, a tract of coal and tim
ber lands in tho northeastern part of West
Virginia. Tho same peoplo bought other
smaller tracts, making their holdings near
ly half a million acres.
Railroads now controlled by tho syndicate
will bo completed to these coal lands, con
necting them with the Chesapeake & Ohio,
and through it with tho East and West.
It is also stated that the Vanderbliti Inter
ests have secured control of the Hocking
Valley road, and it will be extended to
Huntingdon, W. Va.
Mrs. Wlnnlow's Soothing Syrup for chil
dren teething softens the gum, reduces inflam
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A Mysterious Box of Dones.
St. Joseph, Mo.. Nov. 23. (Special.) Vic
tor Kessler, a butcher, to-day received
from the hands of a man who represented
himself to be an employe of the Wells
Fargo Express Company, a lox containing
six small human bones. A letter dated at
St. Louis accompanied the box, requesting
Kessler to bury the bones and ask no ques
tions. He has turned them over to the po
lice. Kessler came here from St. Louis in
August.
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TRAGEDY INREAL LIFE.
A Graphic Story Concerning the Fate
of a Yonng Lady.
Here is a graphic narrative from real life
showing how many of our friends whom we
lovo may bo on the verge of a great trag
edy. A young girl residing on Madison avenue.
New York, nnd who had been In society
but a short time, was preparing to attend
a grand ball, for which great preparations
had been made. 8ho was In her own room
on tho second floor over the parlor, and
called down to her mother regarding cer
tain matters connected with her new dress.
Tho mother answered, but received no re
sponse, nor did she receive a word of reply
to her continued answers. The mother
therefore climbed the stairs, and found her
daughter lying dead upon the side of the
sofa.
As Is usual In nil cases of sudden death,
heart disease was assigned as the cause,
hut a careful examination by competent
physicians revealed the terrible fact that
the young lady met her death from acute
Bright's disease of the kidneys.
The above painful accident is related pre
cisely aa It occurred, the names of the
parties only being suppressed owing to
their prominence. The story Is related to
impress the fact of how many people there
are. apparently In good health and yet ac
tually upon the verge of the grave. Kid
ney diseases are tho most deceptive and
the most dangerous of all known com
plaints. Their subtle poisons steal Into the
system like a thief, manifesting few if any
symptoms, and usually no pain whatever,
when suddenly, without warning, they cul
minate In acute Bright's disease, and
eentually. too often, in death. In very
many cases they assume tho symptoms, oi
C0RINNEWINS OUT.
Her Discharged Manager Attaches
Her Show, but Is Forced to
Let Go.
Topeka, Kas., Nov. 2a. (Special.) As a
result of a business quarrel, Frank Rich,
ex-manager of the Corinne company, late
to-night filed suit for 5.000 damages In
the Shawnee county district court and at
tached all of the property of the company.
Including the trunks of the chorus girls.
The attachment papers wereserved by Sher
iff Kepley just nt the close of the perform
ance at Crawford's opera house, shortly
before midnight. Rich and Corinne had a
dispute last night at Emporia over business
affairs, when Corinno discharged her man
ager. He followed the company to Topeka
and brought suit for breach of contract.
At 1 o'clock Sheriff Kepley released the
goods because Rich could not give an in
demnity bond.
The chorus girls had just left the stage
to-night, after the final act, to dress, pre
paratory to going to their hotels, when
tho officers walked In and ordered them
to leave the goods alone. They stood
around for several minutes In their tights,
shivering, before an arrangement was
made whereby they could get their street
clothes.
Rich has managed the show all season.
He had some sort of a contract with Cor
inne. but just what if Is is a disputed
question. Corinne claims that she simply
employed him on a stated salary to manage
affairs. Rich claims that he and his part
ner. Malder, had a contract with Corinne
to act as her manager and star her. He had
been away from the show for several days
and when ho rejoined It at Emporia she
had told him that she was not under his
management, and did not need him.
"I determined to let the courts decide It,"
he said.
Corinne was greatly excited.but she show
ed pluck. She refused to leave the house
until some agreement was reached. She
threatened to make trouble if her goods
were held and she was prevented from
showing to-morrow night. This got Sher
iff Kepley to thinking, and he finally de
cided to demand an indemnity bond of $50.
000. Rich could not give it. and the sheriff
released thei property. After the property
was released. Corinne said Rich was sim
ply her hired hand, and that she dispensed
with his services because his work was un
satisfactory. She says that she sold the
property of the company to William Roger
son while at Kansas City last fall, and
Rogerson produced a bill of sale for it to
prove her assertion. The company will get
out of town with its property all right, and
tho chances are that the suit will never
come to trial here.
NEEDED ALASKAN REFORMS.
President McKlnley's Message Will
Devote Much Attention to the
Big Territory.
Washington, Nov. 23. The president In his
message will, it is expected, devote more
attention to Alaska than has been given to
the big territory heretofore since it3 pur
chase. It Is known that the executive will
recommend speedy legislation to secure the
best possible government for Alaska, and
that he will also take occasion to point out
the difficulties which the people are under
and will urge that something should be done
to protect the property of the govern
ment. In this connection he will allude to
the fact that tho government is losing large
sums because there Is no way of protect
ing tne timoer irom indiscriminate use.
Commissioner Hermann, of the general land
ofllce, has submitted information on this
point to the president, and has also taken
occasion to recommend some radical
changes in the laws relating to the permit
system for cutting timber in other sections.
At present large companies and corpora
tions are cutting timber under the permit
system, supposedly for use in the mines,
but the commissioner has information that
trainload after trainload of lumber has
been taken from 'the forests and placed In
tho lumber yards In various cities and
towns, and never used for mining purposes
at all. A better system of permits for cut
ting and Inspection of timber, not only for
the mineral states of the West, but also for
Alaska, has been presented to the presi
dent, and government officials will endeavor
to have legislation speedily enacted for the
better protection of the forest.
HANSEN SNUBS ST. LOUISANS.
Courtesies Offered by the Foremost
Citizens of the Town Delib
erately Ilefused.
St. Louis. Nov. 23. According to the Post
Dispatch, which prints the story this after
noon. Dr. Nansen, the Arctic explorer,
who last night lectured to a crowded house
at Music hall on his travels In the far
North, deliberately snubbed a committee of
prominent officials of the municipality and
federal government and gentlemen In pri
vate life who called upon him at the Plant
ers' hotel to-day to extend certain cour
tesies. Among the more prominent mem
bers of the committee were Mayor Henry
L. Ziegenhelm. ex-Secretary of the Interior
John V. Noble. ex-Secretary of the In
terior David R. Francis. United States Cir
cuit Judge Amos M. Thayer. Colonel Na
than Cole. Judge Klein. Professor C. M.
Woodward, of Washington university: Su
perintendents Soldan. of the public schools,
and Bryan, ,-of the'hlgh school: the venera
ble Mr. Gray, of the Academy of Science:
Dr. Emil Pretorius. editor of the Westllche
Post: Frederick L. Judson. and Paul F.
Coste, president of the school board.
The Post-Dispatch says: "When the citi
zens first assembled In the parlors of the
Planters' hotel they were met by Manager
Kurd, who charged that the free-reception
of Dr. Nansen at the high school Thursday
afternoon had detracted from the attend
ance upon the doctor's lecture Wednesday
night, and he showed a disposition to resent
the offering of any further honors."
The commltteo tiad arranged a carriage
ride to Shaw's Botanical gardens, to be
other diseases and a vast number of head
aches, coughs, chills. lack of appetite,
sleeplessness and feverishness trace their
cause to deranged kidneys or disordered
adjolnlngorgans. Very often this tend
ency to Bright's disease Is inherited, but
acute Bright's disease, too often, arise
from colds and the closing of the pores oi
the skin from change of weather.
Notwithstanding the faat ttafc Tll dl
ease Is so common and so dangerous, there
has been but one scientific discovery for
effectually preventing it or checking It
after it has begun to fix its fangs upon the
sjstem. That remedy is acknowledged by
the medical profession of the world, and Is
used In greater quantities in other coun
tries than even In the United States. It
has become a household remedy, and It
richly deserves the reputation It has se
cured. That remedy Is Warner's Safe Cure.
There are thousands of men and women
throughout the length and breadth of the
land who owe their prolonged lives and
present health to its faithful use. There
are women who were once pale, sallow
and sickly and suffering from painful com
plaints peculiar to their sex. who are to
day bright, rosy, healthful, and grateful to
the remedy that has produced this re
markable change. There are men who
were once broken down, listless, nerveless,
and despondent, and who are now In com
plete health, are ablo to attend to their
duties without fatigue, who glorify the
power of Safe Cure. Among the physicians
throughout the world who speak In tha
highest terms of this great remedy ara
Dr. William Robeson, of England: Dr.
Beyer, of Germany, and Drs. R. A. Gunn
and Dlo Lewis, of America. In speaking
of this great remedy. Dr. Robeson, of En
gland, said: "I emphatically state that I
have been able to give more relief and' ef
fect more cures by the use of Warner's
Safe Cure than by all the medicines In tha
British Pharmacopoeia."
If any man or woman who reads this Is
suffering from anv of the svmDtom' above
-mentioned, and desires to avoid the fate
that Is overtaking so many worthy people,
prompt action should be taken at once.
Bear this carefully In mind.
followed by a luncheon, but these cour
tesies were declined through his manager,
so the Post-Dispatch says.
Several members of the committee which
called on Dr. Nansen at the Planters ho
tel tc-day. as well ass Mr. Hurd. his man
ager, to-night emphatically denied tha
statement made as to the alleged snub.
Professor Woodward. Mayor Zelgenheln.
ex-Governor D. R. Francis, Professor F.
Lculs Solden. superintendent of schools,
and others denied that they had been treat
ed discourteously by Dr. Nansen. They
said that owing to the fact that he was
not prepared for the. entertainment pro
vided for him by the committee he was
obliged to forego a part of it.
Manager Hurd said the arrangements of
the entertainment had been carried out
without consulting with Dr. Nansen. and
the latter found that, while he would Ilka
to have done so. ho could not partake of
the committee's hospitality at Shaw's gar
den. Thl3 afternoon Dr. Nansen was given a
reception by the St. Louis Pedagogic So
ciety. He received an ovation from thoe
present. After appropriate speeches had
been made, the society presented the doctor
with a gold medal and a beautiful testi
monial, showing their appreciation of his
worl In behalf of science. He responded
feelingly. This evening Dr. Nansen was)
tho guest of the Academy of Sciences at a
reception.
A KLONDIKE AIRSHIP.
San Francisco Company Promises t
Establish aa Aerial Line to
Dawson City.
San Francisco, Nov. 25. Hiram S. Maxim,
superintendent of construction of the
Atlantic & Paclflc'Aerlal Navigation Com
pany, announces that the company now has
in course of construction an airship in"
which it is expected to make the trip to
the Klondike. He said: "When every
thing necessary is on-board, the ship will
weigh 5,000 pounds, and we shall take on
board about one ton of passengers and pro
visions. The dimensions of the vessel will
be: Cylinder. 28 feet 2 Inches In diameter
and 90 feet in length; length of forward
cone. 50 feet; length of after cone. 43 feet;
total length. 158 feet. The space occupied
will be 106.000 cubic feet. The propelling
power will be a sixteen horse power
naphtha engine, which will be made out
of aluminum as far as that metal can
be used, and will weigh, complete. 300
pounds. The gasoline will be stored In
tanks In the cones, which will contain a
sufficient quantity to drive the vessel
around the earth without replenishing tha
tanks. The skin of the ship will be double,
and the intermediate space will be tilled!
with hydrogen gas. This gas will be con
fined' In separate compartments and will
be In the upper part of tho cylinder and Irs
the cones. We expect to attain a speed of
100 miles an hour without straining our ves
sel "
When finished It Is estimated that tho
ship will cost 115.000.
For Love of Illas.
Here Is a true story of woman's devo
tion, according to the Boston Journal. A.
wife, older than her husband, awoke to
the conviction that she was more and more
addicted to snoring. She was confirmed
in this conviction by thoughtless remarks
of her husband. A sensible woman, she
knew that she was not comely, and she
suspected him of marrying her for her
money. She was pitcously fond of him.
and she fought for his lpve. She went
quietly to a physician. He told her the
snoring was connected In some way with a
catarrhal trouble, and recommended an
operation. She suffered Inconvenience and
naln through the remedying, hut she was
rewarded when her husband said: "Whafa
the matter with you, old girl? I haven't
heard you snore for a week." All this hap
pened a dozen years ago. The husband,
a heavy, injudicious eater and drinker,
snores at night, and even In his sluggard's
chair after dinner. He snores so vehem
ently that guests wake In alarm, although
they are a floor above. The wife listens
without remonstrance. She loves, adores.
He is her husband. And when her sister,
visiting, said, "Louise. I don't see how you
stand it. sne nusnea wun anger ana re
plied: "He is my husband, and I know
hn. f.tt la no?, mo '
Trail Deep In Snow.
Seattle. Wash.. Nov. 23. The bark Col
orado, which left here for Pyramid har
bor about a month ago with 400 head o
cattle, which were to be driven over the
Dalton trail to Dawson City, returned to
day. When the Colorado left Pyramid
harbor, the cattle and horses had not yet
been started over the trail, which was two
feet deep In snow
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market, and Is a genuine delicacy in com
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carefully selected of trimralngsls used In
Its manufacture, and Its seaso'nlng Is fit
for the epicure. Do not allow any substi
tute to be given you. but be sure that you
are protected by buying only package
goods, with yellow wrapper and registered
monogram. It Is for sale by all the best
dealers.
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