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VOLUME XXXV II, NO.
201.
WKIWKSDAY.
KANSAS CITY, JANUARY 2, 1895.
WKDNKSDAY.
PJUCK FIVK CUNTS.
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GRAND OLD MISSOURI.
TO-DAT nKPUftMOANS COMIJ TO TIIK
VIWST UK STATU AfPAIKS.
LEGISLATURE MEETS AT NOON,
A MJU'OIlAliT JlKMM.ATHN I'll C
TICAM.V MHHIIKII UPON.
1
THE SPEAKERSHIP FIGHT IS ON.
CONTKST IS OIMJfVINO MOlin INTHIt
USTIMI KltV HAY.
A Number of Members Aro Ineligible to
Scuts by Itcnsun of Tcrhiileiil liifiirin.
nlltles In their ijlrrtlon Cirllll-
cuti Plenty o'f Cmidliliitrs.
A,
.T.fforenn Pit v. Mn.. Jllll. 1. (HpCCIlI.)
Tlnomlnir at c.innnn ushArrd In Now Year's
and the advent of noilbllciinlsm to-day.
The ccntcst for speaker j not In any sense
decided. Counter reports that Uusell Is
losing,' Ilussell li gitntng. have been In
circulation nil day. UW to-night the sit
uation remains uuchnngeld, with Kussell In
the lead, UlttlnRcr follow Inc. nml then
Jlothwelt nml Tubba In (be order named.
A combination between r,he forces In op
position to Ilussell would) probably defeat
him. 'Without a combination lie will prob
ably bo elected. The coming ot Major ltlt
tlnger lent an earnestness (ind u lm to the
contest which It had lackcll before. Some
thing of n final and declslv.V nature may be
developed later to-night. jcmocr.its have
worked themselves lip to a, blind futy over
the fact that two colored men are candi
dates for elective positions In the gift ot
the house. The election ot cjther of them
must mean to the llotubon .negro domina
tion. Ot these two, Giles Hell, of Fulton,
Is the more prominent, and against him
the nrrows of race hatred have ben mer
cilessly shot, lie Is wealthy, educated,
competent and cornea quite strongly In
dorsed. If be Is defeated the slight taint
of Afilcan blood In Ills elns will not be
responsible. It bo Is elected It will bo be
cause1 he Is worthy, honest and a Repub
lican, and not because of ills African de
scent. Several caucuses have been ljeld to-day
by Republicans from the vailous sections
of the state to agree upon the snen whom
they will support for the various places.
Veiy little of an clfectlvo chaucter has
been resolved upon, These caucuses, be
cause they aro sectional and do not repre
sent the state, can effect but little con
ceited action Is needed. The race for chief
clerk seems to Ho between Cartel". Gilllln
and Church.' They and their frlinds have
made life a burden to representatives. Tor
dooikeeper l'ountaln, of .Moniteau, appeals
to have things all his own way and for ser-geant-ut-aims
lluikheart, of Me-rico, is
plainly In the lead. For the other elective
positions no one man seeuis to bo so inr n
advance as to meilt comment. D has been
developed that some seventeen members,
Democrats and Republicans, ot the house
nml senate, aro Ineligible at present to take
their 3eats because their certificates of
election do not show that they have pild
taxes within the year. This Isi piobably
purely technical and will not result In the
unseating ot an) one. AI01170 Tubbs, of
Osage county, Is one of the members whose
certlllcate is faultv In this nntLnhi ir
did not discover the faot until to-day, and
In older to take bis proper seat to-morrow,
teleginphed homo to have tax receipts bent
to him.
To-night Governor Stono kept open house
and received Inlormally all of Mlssouil
who happened to be In the city and were
..... .. .j, iu.ct,u ma canvass ior a little
whi e. Ihe reception was of the legulatlon
kind, and does not require special notice
'the mansion, however, was thronged from
S to 10 p. m., and ct the lobbies of the
hotels were not nearly deserted Judge
vvnltour M. Robinson, biipremo Judge, ar
rived In the city this aftornoon. Heinir
the man who hid defeated Judge Ulaclc
ho was the cynosure ot all eves. As a mat
ter ot fact. Wack was the Demoei.ille
favoille of the Judges of the supreme
bench, and they never doubted that he
would be elected by at least tO.Om) plurality
So, when JiuIro Itoblnson came In to-di),
he was pointed out as "the man who bcit
Black." Governor Stone llnlshod pioof
re.idlng his nnsmgo this evening, No one
outside of his olllco knows what It con
tains, but It has been an arduous task, and
If the time and eaie consumed In the
preparation of btieh documents Is any crl
teilon, It ought to be able.
In private conveis.itlon Governor Stone
lias expressed himself as favoring leglsla-
Books are
Cheap at
SHEPARD'S,
I ill Walnut St.
Grand Cleainnco Sil of
STANDARD and. . ,
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If you want Bargains, take them
now. Special cash prices.
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Hundreds, eif (Kford, International anel
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25c to $15 Each.
10,000 Volumes of
New, Old and Rare Books
At never Ileal d of Inducements.
Call alt this iv cedent.
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1321 Grant! Avenue.
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In this evening's and to-morrow morning's pa
pers, They will tell of our purchase of $40,000
worth of the newest, choicest merchandise,
We were closed yesterday and will be
CLOSED TO-DA Y
Unpacking and marking these goods ready for
your inspection, and the particulars about them
will prove interesting reading.
NEW GOLDEN EAGLE
1100-1102 Main Street.
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Auurtruujr jjutuiui
HHBI
lion amending the election laws, nnd of re
vising the code of Criminal procedure, with
a vh vv to reduce crlmlnnl cosls, nnd Ihe
niftingn will probably recommend some
thing along lhoo lines. The house to-tnnr-row,
nt noon, will bo rilled to order by Ihe
secretary of Mite, .Mr. Lcsurur. nnd n.
temporary organization will in all iireh.
ability he enelcd by the election of Dr.
Pettljohn for speaker pto tern, II. C Morse,
chief rlerk uo Inn, and I red Huehrle,
ereeatit-at-nrms pro tern. Then adjourn
ment will be had, and liter In the day the
caucus will be held to nominate the per
manent officers of the houe for the se
slop, The tpinpoinrj otlleers of the house,
ns siigi'i steil above, were practically ngrend
iipun the b ndttiR Ileptiblb ins to-diiv
.1,11 Kltk, superintendent of public sehools
ebet, arrived mi the afternoon train. As he
will not assume his ulilcltl duties until Ihe
14th Inst , ho has some time In which to be
eome iiiquiilnti il. and to ctudy the work
which Is linfnr,. him. Jne I'lnrn. rallrotd
and warehouse commissioner-elect, is ex
pected tu arrive to-night, lie 1ns effected
nn arnimtcmcnt with the other members
of the board, whereby he will be allowed
to rontml his motion on of the liltroliiiue.
and In other mutter will be wven prop
er recognition This courtesy comes to Jlr.
I'lora. at the suggestion of Tnpt.iln J!. W
lll.-km.in, who will during the next two
vears sit as chiilrmin. I'anner "Dick"
Dalton Ins been circulating among his
frl. nils to-dnv. lie Is entlrelv s-illslled
with a " WO position under the government
ut St. Louis, nnd Hcouts the Mea that he
might be the Democratic candidate for
rovernor In 1VK However, ns his present
Job will end soon after the net nntlonal
eUetlou, pome ot his friends insist that
ho keep an nnchor to the vlndwnrd.
MUST BE BUT ONE ISSUE,
senitor blewnrt l)i hires the riiimicliil
Uuestlini Must lie rar.iiiioiint
to All Others.
Washington, Jan. . Speaking of the St.
t.ouls conference of the Populist party,
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, said to-day:
"1 am very much pleased with the fol
lowing declaration of principles contnlned
In the nddrcss of tho St. bonis conference:
"We Insist upon ths restoration ot thu
coinage ot gold and silver ns It existed
prior to 1S73 at the ratio ot 1G to 1, without
regal d to the action of any other nation,
and that all p iper money shall bo Issued
by the Riner.il government without the
Intervention ot banks of Issue, the same to
be a full legal tender. Wo also ilcclain
our Implacable hostility to the further
Issue of Interest bearing bonds '
"Against this Issue the Republleiin party
and the 1'lcvohiml Dtmociacy present the
gold standard, pure nnd simple. There Is
no doubt tint n majority of tho people ot
the United Stutes cordially agree with tho
St. Louis conference 011 the declaration
of principles above quoted.
"unfortunately, however, this great Is
sue Is einhart.issed bv other subjects,
about which there Is n great diversity of
opinion I fear It will he Impossible for
the J'eople's partv or any other party to
succeed In the 111 iln Issue unless It Is nindo
the sole bstie. The Oman 1 platform was
nude under ery dlffeient circumstances.
At that time It was not known tint tho
two old parties would unite upon the sln
Ble Issue of tho gold stnndnrd. Roth pin
tles eb pled, In their platform, that such
was their purpose, and both declaied In
favor of the restoration of silver either
Ly tho rnltcil States alone or by inter
national conference. It Is true their phit-
fnnna un ntnMtninHS. llllt Still it WOS
claimed by the pi ess of the West and the
KOtllU Hint IJOlll OL xne 010 pareies wtiu
for the fiee coinage of silver, nnd. by
leason of the position of all p irtles, theie
wnu prv little discussion of the money
question In tho piesldentl.il canvass ot
16 -.
"Since that time President Cleveland
called an extra selon for the expiess
purpose ot repealing all laws recognizing
sliver as standard money, reducing all
silver coin in existence to mere token
money, and nuopimg me gom sinnunru.
The gieat majority of tho Republicans ot
M.rt twn nouses of conirross co-oneiated
with the president In the etra session,
nnd reduced the money of the United
States to the gold standard. This union
of tho two old parties to maintain the gold
stnndnid requires the political union of nil
who are opiosed to It. If that union can
be effected, success Is certain. If It can
not, defeat Is Inevitable. Tho importance
nttnnhpil In this One issuo bV those W llO
nre striving to esiaousn a goin sianiinrn
Is shown by the facility with which party
line's are obliterated, and It nindo u ques-
"Whatever liny be the separate value of
tho other measr.ies Indorsed by tho confei
enee, they an- relatively of minor Im
portance to the money question, nnd as
they nre certain In engender antagonisms
ami divide the fi lends of llmuiclal reform,
It Is In the part of wisdom to subordi
nate them to the main Issue, which must
tlrst be settled before any other reforms
aro possible."
Kalis.llis Wero Satisfied.
Topek.i. Kas , Jan. 1. (Special ) "Wo had
a great time in St. Louis," said Superin
tendent of Insuinncc Snider, one of the
Kansas delegates to tho Populist powwow
In that eltv "Yes, I believe 1 can sa the
Kansas crowd got all they wanted. Ut
couise, no man gets exactly everything
he wants out of 11 big meeting llko that,
but wu nil caniL. away well satlslled In the
mnln. The Coming referendum fellows
were thine, but they got absolutely no
leeognlllun When they found that the
chairman would not leeognle them, 0110
of them atoso and announced that a meet
ing at all In favor of their particular In
sanity would be held elsewhere, nnd that
all who believed with them wete Invited
to follow out of the hall. Just four men
followed "
The Kansas party say they were eiy
much pleised with tho appearance and
talk of Cuxey, but that ".Marshal" Cm I
lliowne disgusted evujone. He wore a.
long, shaggy overcoat nindo of some kind
of hair, and spoiled a long string of beadH
nroiind his link. At eveiy oppoitunlty ho
bobbed up. but was as icgtlkuly squelched
by the chairman,
GRAVEYARD GHOULS ABROAD,
Thoy Despoil a Oruvo ut I.iwrrnco nnd
btcal tho llody of Carrie
Curt, r.
Liwrence, Kas., Jan. 1. (Special.) Tho
grave of Curio Carter at Oak Hill ceme
tery was found disturbed list evening and
an examination made by the sexton and
tho ehler of police showed that the giave
had In en robbed of Us contemn. The cof
tin had been opened .mil the body was uilis
Ing. Carrlo Outer was a joiing coloted
girl, who tiled In Kansas City about ten
,lus ago under peetilUr cliciimscances,
3leellc.il stinU-iits wanted tho body at the
time but It was bioimht heie for but III.
On last Thursday a well dressed stranger
eamo heie. clllnilntr ho was out on il html.
lug trip. On I '1 May ho wun Joint d by two
other lining men anil on SUiudiy night
tho grave Is suppoied to have been opened.
The perpetrators of the jobbery am sup
nosed to ltavt been cunuected with 1111
out-of-town medical college and tint pollen
tiiiniv iney navu a uew mac win cause
their attest.
OUR AMERICAN COURT
IIIMI.MANT xr.W tKAU'S ltlTM'TION
at tiii: winri: itomK.
FAIR WOMEN AND (JRAVE MEN,
noit(ii:ots rosTfMKM ami si-lkniiid
I Oltl'.KI.V TIKIS
-Mr. unit airs, rietrlind lVerrnt llntno Yes-
trrdiiy nml the Kteeulhe .ttituslnii
Mas IhroiiReil Kb the Upper
'Irn nml l.otttr .llllllou.
Wnshlnglon, Jin 1. With bright skies
overhead, reasonably clean pavements
under foot, nnd crisp, clear, wintry air,
olllclnl Washington was favored with nil
the conditions necessary to the complete
injoment of such a New year's dav as on
ly Washington knows.
Accoidlng to the time-honored custom,
which was observed to the letter to-ilny,
nil the olllelals called at the White House,
where they were tecelvid In the oidir of
their rank, to piy their respects to the
ptesldent. All the cabinet secretiubs, gen
erals ami admirals In turn receive the of
ficials of lesser innk, nnd many conRress
men and others keep open houses for their
constituents nnd friends. Society In gen
eral has In pist tltno given Itself over to
tho making and receiving of fonmi calls,
but In Washington, ns In other cities, the
observance ot the tlrst day of January ns
a social day has come to b" disregarded,
and there were probably fewer open houses
to-day than evir before. The people who
did not take part In the old-fashioned ob
servance to-day had tine opportunities,
however, to observe tlioo who did. When
a Washlnstonlan desires to make an un
pleasant comparison lu thes mafiter of
weather, he customnrlly speaks of New
Year's day, but the year of 1S93 violated
the tradition utterly, and furnished the
llnest sort of a show day. The brilliancy
nnd Interest of tho day were for three
hours sheltered under tho roof of the ex
ecutive mansion, wlicro the gaslight In the
ceremonial purloin fell on banks of pilms
and troopi of richly attired ladles, and
many notable men. Apait fiom the interest
which always attaches to the president
and his family, Jim. Cleveland has a pei
sonal popularity which draws many to her
receptions. To-day she shook hands with
every man, woman anil child who Med past
lu tho long procession of three houis'
length, and gave to the greeting of imcIi one
a wnimth which gained for her the ever
lasting friendship of the recipient. The
president also grasped every caller by the
hand, and had a word for ever) one when
theie was time. The Inepresslble oung
uter was In line, ns usuul, and one of them
to-day voiced his enthusiasm appropriate
ly, ns he thought, by shouting shrilly,
"Hurrah for Grover," as ho walked Into
the blue room. One old man, walking on
crutches, seemed tired when he came In,
and airs. Cleveland, noticing him, led him
to a chair among the cabinet ladles, urged
him to rest, and so he sat In the stato par
lor for halt nn hour, watching the pro
cession. Tho nnn "with wheels In his head," who
has been peisonall commissioned by the
Lord to do something ridiculous or dan
gerous, Is the tenor of these occlusions.
Ho wag on hand to-day. Very appropriate
ly, he woro long hall, and after he had
ptssed the police ho drew forth fronuhls
pocket a document bearing weird sym
bolle designs In led nnd blue, but the ap
pearance of the receiving party seemed
to dazzle him so that he merely shuflled
nast without nuttlmr It to nnv use. The
iwllcemiin who endeavors to do bis duty
In compelling the observance of regulations
and apprehends some high dlgnltaty of the
government In his misguided zeal. Is al
ways In evidence. To-elny he endeavoied
to bar Secretary Lament fiom thu blue
room, but leadlly leldcd Ills point when
tho secretary good-naturedly revealed tils
Identity. There were no accidents, how
ever, and no unpleasant Incidents, and the
reception was a success, although not so
many people attended ns came last jcar.
The old White House hnd been thor
oughly prepuied for the das 's ceremonies.
Outside a canopy had been erected for tho
protection of the guests who came lu
carriages. On the Inside canvas covers
had been Hid cniefully to prevent the de
struction of the lich cat nets by the tramp
ling of the thousands ot feet which wire
to piss over them. As In past ears the
decorations of the rooms were all llot.il,
but theie was noticeable difference fiom
the plan of 1 ist year In the display of pot
ted plants ami palms In place of the gteit
binks of cut flowers which formerly
gi.iced the rooms. Consequently there
was something licking In color, but from
an aitlstle point ot view this was mote
than compensated for by the beauty of
the giovvlng plants neatlj arranged In
pure white jardinieres, of baski t woik de
sign. The guests entered nt the main
door of the mansion and, ciosslng tho
lobby, passed Into the red room, where
thy hail an opportunity to divest thein
relves ot their wrap) and coats before en
tering the blue loom, wheie the leeelvlng
party was st.itlomd Two heavy couches
hail been so ananged netoss this lonni
as to leave a small open spice In the
center, thus shielding the president, the
mistress ot the White House and her
servants from the long Hue of callers.
Tho blue room, .ilvwos the prettiest of
the Whlto llnuso suite, was bettlfullv
decorated with llovvers, a star-shaped
white blossom pievalllntr In Hiieh pro
fusion ns to charmingly subline the all
prevalent blue tint of the ui thirl il decn
intloiis ami furnishings. In the lobby just
within the main dooivvay was stationed
the full -Miulno band, making a gall in t
show In their brilliant scarlet 'unlfoinis
ami discoursing with splendid effect a
ttpeclallv aii.inged programme of artl-Ulu
meilt. The muslo began with a gland In
auguial uiaicli by r.iuuullll. tho leader of
the band
The tlrst to arrive at tho eeeutlvn man
sion wtte the ladles of the cabinet, who
wem to assist Mrs. Cleveland lu tecelv-
Ing. They were ushered upstairs, wheie
they removed their wraps und were greet
ed by .Mis. t'levi'lnnd
I'romptly nt 11 o'clock the Marino bind
sti lick up the Inaugural march and the
leeelvlng tnitv desc, nded the western
staircase, Tlrst ciine Colonel Wilson with
Lieutenant (lllmoie: then the mcsldcnt
and -Mi.-. Cleveland, and then tho mem.
beis of Hit) cabinet with their ladles They
euteted tho blim loom and for a few mo.
inents there was a general exchange ot
compliments of the season between tin,
petbons In the rooms, airs, Cleveland
was attlird III while inolre antique, lien.
Ily embioldered with silver ami with full
sleeves Her mother, .Mrs. l'errlne. worn
a heliotrope velvet gown, ornamented
with silver pastenieiiteile.
Mis, (lieslmm wore a gown of black and
white snlln. itlaclt formed tho most of
the skirts, which was botdered with white
satin, and this material also formed thu
sleeves.
.Mrs. Carlisle woro gray molro antique
trimmed wl li sable and passementerie.
Mis. Laiuont was In biitteieup satin,
elegantly In uc ailed In while, with a lace
pattern. Iliowu velvet nnd laco farmed
a becoming collarette finish.
Mis. lllssell wore white satin brocade
with a waist In a thirty effect of white.
cbllTon, trimmed with pearl and silver
passemeiiteiles.
Miss. Herbeit was In a light blue satin
richly biocnded In pink und llnely plaited
chimin frills on the bodice.
Mrs. Olney wore purplu benenllne richly
cmhroldeied und trimmed with lace.
Miss Moiton woro u toilette of black
am) white striped moire und brocade with
point laee.
Mrs. Jloko Smith, being In poor health,
did not take part In thu reception.
A nuniucr of ladies, Including the wives
anil daughters of prominent olllelals and
ntisonal f i lends of Mis. Cleveland, hail
been Invited to take, positions behind tho
line with the, receiving party, so Hut
there was a brilliant urray of handsome
costumes In the loom.
The president took a position near thu
west door next to Colonel Wilson ami
Lieutenant Ollmore, who were charged
with the duty of introducing the callers
by name to the presidential party. Mis.
Cleveland stood on the right of the presl
dent, and the ladies of the cabinet In line,
the members of the cabinet Joined tho
naity In the rear, and the reception began.
The dlldomatlc COrDS had entherari ondv
and under l'rlvalc Secretary Tburbers J
chntgo had been marshaled In the red
loom, As the nprescntntlvrs of foreign
nations they were accorded irst pl.iic In
the cetomonli'S. The corp made n mug
nlllccut display ns It entered the bluo
room, headed by Sir Julian I'aiilieefote,
tho llrltlMi nmbnssndor, with Ids tail and
erect tlguro cl id In lirllllnnt illrlnmulle
ilrrss nnd his broad chest filrly blazing
with the diamond stnr nf tho Hatter und
other orders of the nobility, '
'Ihe diplomatic body was not In haste
In paving their respects, but the ncmhers
tnrileil for some time In the blip loom,
sliiKlIng nut rrlctuls nml acquaintances
among the pirty gathered In the rear of
the teeelvlng lines, ami cltnt.lng villi one
ntiiilher. The seene was nitrnctlve, nml
offend nn eeelleiit opportiiilly fur com
piulsim of the social custom of dlffeient
tuitions as teprts, ntid bv the ambassa
dors und tulnlsteis and thel Indies. The
Chinese particularly nttrnetid all evei In
their rich silks and unldiie cil, nml everj
body admired the pretty mil plctuicsiue
tlgute presented by the Willi ot Mlntstei
Yung Yii 1
The new Atmlrlnn minister, Mr. Ilengle
inuller, was resplendent In a llungiirlin
Uniterm that lu eotnrt und rlchms out
shone all otheis. Pirmlly tho diplomatic
eorps drifted slowly Into the vast Hast
loom ntnl mliiKled with the crowd gallurid
their, and the leceptlen went on, llv rights
the supreme court Munild have come next,
but thry wue belnt'sl, nnd tame In nfler
the other mcmbeis iif the Judlrlno, the
court of claims ami the i otrt of appeals,
the District Judiciary being III fact piecedeil
bv a number ot senators and repiesentn
tlves. The preai ranged plan was bnillv Id-oken
after the dlplomitlc torps nml Judiciary
hud been leeelved. Bonn It rs nnd mem
bers ot congress were (dated to follov , but
they in lived vuy Inegulnily, mm but
fiw were In tho tlrst section ot cntleis.
The number of members of both houses
was noted ns being 1 unnaturally smill.
H.udly mole Hum twenty senators were
to lie srin. Theie were more Itepubllcans
than Demounts among them. Among
thee presuit vvere Senators Sheruun,
Teller, llubols, Mcl'hcrson, Cleorge, fill,
Lodge, Wolcutt nnd relfer. Ihe membtrs
of the house were scntteied generally
through the line that ftd'owed for the
next half hour. lien"tnl Horatio King wns
In the section allotted to cvrnblnet minis
ters nnd cx-inlnlsteis ot the United States
to fotelgn i onutrles.
The aimy ami navy were the only ofllcl il
bodies which cime In solll lines and they
weie the llne-t put of the exhibition, from
a spectacular view, with their gold lsee
Klltterlmr thiough the corridors and their
swords clanking ninrtlall). There w.i3 a
notably huge gathering ef nrmy olllcers,
no less than tluee tlepartnent commanders
matching with theli stnfT, Sevtral of the
higher ofllclals vvere nuking their last
New Yen's lound In u'tlve service, ni
they will be relegated to ;hu retired list In
the com se of the year.
Leading the at my, ot couise, were (!en
er.il Schollcld. with his slaff, Oeneral Vin
cent and Captains SchotlMd nnd Itllss
Oenerals McC'ook, Huwer and Oils fol
lowed, attended bv their staff,, but Clen
ei il Miles, who had betn epecld fiom
-New voiK, lauea 10 appear, uiner wai
riors lu the front ranlM vvere Adjutant
Oeneral Ituggles, lnspecbr (Jener.,1 Ilreek
Inrldge, Quartermaster Bncheloi, Surgeon
(icner.il Sternberg. I'aj master Oeneral
Smith, Oeneral Casev, of the engineer
cotps, Oeneral h'l igler, chief of ord
mime bellow cnvali jinnies next waved
thiouah the dootwnv. The wearers were
the oll'cers of the Sixth cavalry, st ttfoned
at Tort Mver, and eomnanded by Colonel
Morgun ittd plumes he'itdcd the arttllei),
which w.is led by the oill-ers of the rourtii,
from the Washington ursenal, anil after
them several Infantry ollcers on detached
sei vice.
The naval contingent mad" nn even mote
brill! Hit .urny than the num. Two of
lleeis of the retired list, Admfnls ltusscll
ami Lrhen, were nt the bead, follow ed bv
Atlmlral Hamsey and Ccmmodore Selfrldge,
Commodores I'vthl.m and Matthews, Chief
Hnglneer Mellvllle, lavmnstei Oeucial
Stewart nnd Judge Advocate Oeneral
Lemly Tho uniformed! delegation v.is
ended bv ihe marine cerps otlleers, led by
Colonel Heyvvood.
At h lit pnst 1-' a longllne of government
olllcl lis w us admitted It Included the
regents of the Smlthsorian Institution, the
civil service anil Interstate commerce com
mlssleneis, the asslstart secretaries of the
departments, the commissioner of libor and
he.uls of several bure Wsj
The delegation of'' war veterans waj
smaller than usual, hut Included the lep
resentatlves of the veterans of the Mexi
can win, the Lojal Legion, the (1 A U
and Union veterans, most of them wearing
their til iln blue uniforms Several walktd
on crutches In the lino and empty shevej
were numerous
After these orginlS"itlons several bundled
people who hid been shlvtilng on the
sldewslk In a long line pouted tlitouc.1'
the White Houst gites and two bj two
were m inhaled "P the avenue There were
all eondltlons of society. All ages and no:
a few colored p.ople composed this com
posite nriay. Siveral infants were car
tlcd thiough foi thu presidential binedli
tlon. The venerable membeis of the So
ciety or Oldest Inhabitants of Washington,
who never miss ibis je.irl) event, weie
somewhat bel ited but secured a nlice In
line liomptlv at the appointed hour of
J o'clock Mr. tievtlinil shook hands with
the list pi rsnn an I the doors were do, ml
Those n re nil In the minslrin llnir,-r, 1
hoping to see the presldentlil imtv piss
upstairs, but the president led the wa
through a side don and thus eluded his ad
mit ere.
WORLD'S CONGRESS AUXILIARY,
A Reunion Mietlig Held at Chhagn at
lib b Jinptrtiuit Papers AVero
Id nil.
Chicago, Jnn. The Initial reunion
meeting of the woild's eongiess nuxillnty
was held at the Auditorium to-night. The
auxiliary was foimed for the purpose of
renewing the friendships nnd eommein
morntlng tho rich cv erne nts of the world's
eongiess or lsil. It Is also piopustd to con
tinue the work i nil extend the Inllueme
and tho Interem of the congress. The
meeting wns ralhtl to order bj (' C. linn
ncy, of Chicago, -hn was president of tho
congresses held Jul lug thu fair.' In his
opening nddress, Mr. Iloiuiey dwelt at con
side r.iblo length on thu woiU accomplished
by the cougi esses In the pist, and spoke
In confident (cum of thu good that they
will do lu (ho future, If they only are cai
rled nn In the seine manner us weio the
meetings of two leais ngo. Addlesse.s of
wcleonio who then made by Mrs, Cli irles
Heuiotln, Mis, LUaheth lSnvuton Herbert
nud Mrs. C.iiollue Iv, Mieimiin
Hr, V. Y, Oiirnulus, of Chicago, fol
lowed with an niMiess on "The Ministry ot
Culture, Llteinture and Alt." Dr. Henry
vv, Hungers, or .xoiiuwcsu rn univeisuj,
dwelt on "Higher IMucatloii and Cowl
Hovel anient." .Mis. J VI, liowcr ills
eusstsl tho "I'llhlb Si bonis and (loud Clov
en uini'iit," and liafessor Haipei, president
of (Uilengo university, spoke on "Higher
IMiiiatlnu nml il lei niitloti.il 1'taie." A
aieetlng from tie uilenl was read by
liofessor S. Chojo, lutu ut thu University
ot Toklo
"The Ilellglnus Congresses of IMj,
Ciowned by the Worlds I'ailliunent of
Itillgluns," was ellsiussed py v l'tank
M, llrtstol, JUbhl 11. O llliseh. Itev. L 1.
Meicer, Itev. .1. I, Jones and otheis "Tho
lliothethooil of hob nee and I'alth" was the
subject on which Hr. Andicw Monlsey, ut
Notre Dame unlveisltj, Di J, M, Coulter,
ut Luke rarest uulveislty, anil otheis
spoke at suinu length. A number of ml
diesses went made b speakeis not on the
UKiiliir piogrumme, anil letters of i egret
weie rend from Cardinal Olbbous, l'ltnco
Wolkonsky and u, number ot clergsmen
who look part In the congresses of two
jours ugo.
Tho platform of the auxiliary was set
foilh by I'lesldent Houney li ,'tls opening
uddresj us follows;
"Wu vvtiuld make the socl purity and
tho inoiiil power of which nun Is the
divinely appointed reprcsentm e ns potent
in public us It Is lu private lil".
"Ve would exalt and est! sb till fht
useful industries er the woi and crown
them with blessings and hi rs for the
se iv lees they rene'trr to man J."
useful industries ef the woi and crown
Othei objects of the auxlll
nei onjecis ui me uumil ate to es
sh just und equal rel.i a between
r and capital, und piovi for a si's
of co-operation between', ..t..n. Similar
taiitisi
labor
torn n
meetlngrt to that held to-night uro to be
held, for the same objects, in other cltle3
In countries which participated In the
worms juir euiisiessea, uuu partial ar
rangements have been made for Mm holding
lu Chicago, in the near future, of world's
eongiess extension meetings In tho de
partments of silence, literature and re
ligion. Three Honest l'risuatrs,
l'lttsburg, Kas . Jan. l.-Speclal.) rive
prlsoneis celebrated New 1 ear's eve by
digging out of the city Jull last night,
going to LltchiKl'J aud becoming glorious
ly diuuk. Two of them left for parts
unknown, but Hie other three came back
this morning uud demanded admittance,
saving that they did not wish to leave
owlut; the city.
THE HIDEOUS TOTAL.
I'lrnx.v Timt'oAMi aiimknians
mi:ih: .Hi..Mi(iim:iti:i.
'NO MERCY SHOWN TO ANYONE,
WO.MI'.N AMI rttA'l H.IMI nAlll.s
iitJiciiciti.i) vvirti -i in: .mi:n.
further Detnlts of the Atrorlous Affair tu
eastern lurkey Iteitlied In Itnstou-
One s,)tter t'onf, s.es Hint Ho
Murtlirid thirty oiueii.
Iloston, Jan. 1. A letter Just received In
this city from a point near the seat of the
recent outrages In Histern Turkey places
Ihe number of slaughtered Armenliiis at
fully lU.lM). It is written by a man In
whom the highest conlldeniu is placed
ftnd portions are too hoirlble to repeat.
The writer, In pirt, sajs: "The Armen
ians, oppressed by Km ill and Tuiks, mid,
'Wo c inuot p ly tuxes to both Kurds
nud Ihe government ' Plundered nnd op
pressed by the Kinds, they leslsted them;
there were some killed. Then false io
ports were sent to Constantinople Hi it
the Armenians weie In aims lu rebellion.
Orders were sent to the niushlt, at llizen
gan, to exterminate them. The orders
thlt were rend befote the Armenian army
collected In baste from all the chief tribes
ot Hastem Tin key were: 'Whoever
up ires men, women or children Is disloyal.'
The region was surrounded bv soldiers
and ztUtiO Kurds also aro said to have
been mussed tin re. Then they advanced
upon the e enter, driving In the people like
a Hock ot sheep, nnd continued thus to
iidvnncc for days.
"No quirter was given; no mercy shown
Men, women or children weie shot down
or butcheied like sheep. 1'rolnbly when
they weie set upon In this way, some tried
to sive their llves and resisted In self
defense. .Many who could lied In all di
rections, but the majority were slain.
Thu most probable estimate Is 1",(XJ
killed und thlily-llve villages plundered,
razed nnd limned Women were assault
ed and men butt lifted. A pilest vvas taken
to the root of his church and h irked to
pieces and the edifice set on lire. A 1 irge
niimbar or women nnd girls collected In
i church were kept foi iluH, the sport of
soldiers, nnd then murdered. It is said
the iiiimhei was so large the blood flowed
out of the iliurch door. , ,
"The soldiers contended over a beautiful
gill. They wanted to preseivc her, but
she too was Lille el As a conllrnmtlori ot
the nport the other dny, several bun
dled soldiers were returning from the
seat of w ir nnd one was heard to say
that he alone, with his own hand, had
killed thlrtj women."
NEW Y0RK'SNEW MAYOR.
Hon. AWUhuu I., .strung Sworn In ns the
Head of Tint C.ruit Miuili l i!it.
Now York, Jnn 1. l'or the Hist time In
twentv-two je.us a maor not ol thu Dctn
ociatlc faith Is nt tho bend ol the city
government. William L. Stion,' who was
to-ebiy Inducted into tho ollle epiesents
vory much tho samo conditions anil social
elements that asserted thenisi ics In 1S7J
In tho election ot William V. llavcmejei
tosthe majmalty. In both Imtances there
was a revolt against municipal con op
tion Upon both occasions public senti
ment wascrjstallUed thiougn the medium
of a committee of sevintv. the main pui
post, In K72 being to oveithiow Ihe Tweed
regime, und lu IS'll to eiitrot abuses,
known or snspectnl In the polio mil other
departments ot the eltv govii ment
The exposure of the pi.ictli il lev' lug
blackmail bv thu police, putl Inly upon
thu criminal classes of ,, I, t who lu
consideration ot their pivment, ut uionej
weio gi.iuteil lmmiuilt) fiom litest, was
prlniuiilj the wink of the Sim lily for the
l'rtviiiilon of Crime, width mciircd tho
npi in mi itl of the state 't n u committee,
wh' li ' I ti Minous i.ndei tho name
ol Its e' il .i Mi I ' vow
Thu urn at thin i m option 111 nuiild
1 il ulfuiis is onlv a In ginning or the wnik
or leform which Is In conn inpl.i
tlon and which. In foie iicurrenees or such
iibuses tan be pievnited. It Is cl ilmed calls
for indlcnl cluingt s In the state laws i
latlng to the govt i nnn nt of eltlis with
out an eiihiigtintut of tho powers ot the
moor, It Is iirgutd, Mi. Strong, vvhitovei'
in i bu Ids disposition, is as helpless to
etiiub.it couuptloii In tho depiutments as
Ills pinlciessnrs lu olllco hns In en. It Is
pioposol to enact a law giving tho niuvor
povvti ol iimovut ovti tho heads of hu
n.ius and an absolute eoiitrol of tin, pal it o
depaituunt Under the present njBtein,
whllo thu ma) or upiioliits membeis of Hie
iioliee boaid and othei tleiiitment chiefs,
he may pot remove them except through
ptnets-es thit prnctlcall amount to a di -pilvutlnn
of the powei Thu flaming of
now laws tombing thisn points pinmlses
tu he as Iniiioitant woik us any that is
likely 1 , comu befoio the stnto legislatiuo
and ti bring out as many coutlletlng tho-
orli s
Hhoitly befoio noon tho outgoing and In
coming majors met nt thu citv hill Af
tir the usual foi nullities, nn Intiichinge
of gioetlngs i, ml the lllttoiluctlou of tho
several beads of tin departments to Mr.
Stiong, Thomas V. (Ulroy took hit tleput
ui it fiom the ma oi 's olllco aud, as ho has
uinouneed, fiom political life
Thu new mnvor will have a clean stnte to
woik nn, ns Mr Oilioy has left nothing
unfinished 111 the tontine work of Ills nf
lliu wlun he, left theie Inst night, Tim
hoard nf nlderineu will not oiganl7e until
next wick Tho new sheilff, Mr Tnmseii,
i nti li'd iqion tho duties of his position to
il ly uud so did the new coroner. Con
ditions of the now olllelals will bu poine
vvlut dlffeient fiom thoso that huvo pre
vailed hcielnfoie, Tho new stato constitu
tion goes Into effect to-day. Under It
evtiy species ot gambling Is prohibited,
and Is tiassttl ns n nlmln.it oift use.
Of course, the public pool looms Imn
been closid for ovir n je.u and n hnlf,
but tho Inltlnted have no dlillcnlty In plac
ing bets lu many of tho handbook olllces
which have be, n running heie
ltumois of Intended leslguntlons of many
olllelals In tho city diuartiuents hid life,
but It Is geneially believed that men In
possession of these veiy coved d places
will bold on until they sen whether a
power ot lemoval bill will bo passed at
Albany.
ka:sas i'i:m:it.iio.v or i. num.
It Is Holding a Selon In Topekn to Con
sltler M ittcr of linpurtiiiiee.
Topcka, Kns Jan. L (Speclil) The
Kansas federation of Labor met In To
peka toidny with an attcnd.iticu of about
thirty delegites from different pirts of
tho state, The purpose of the convention
Is to formulate certain legist itlon which
Is asked for In tho Intoicsts of the federa
tion. The membeis ure not satlsllul with
tho workings of tho eight-hour law and
want It strengthened so It can be en
forced. They also want a law legalizing
couttacts made with uppreutlees.
The ollleeis of thu federation nre; "Will
iam A, Iroldge, of Leavenworth, president;
L. A. Hait, of Kansas City, first vice
president; , A, Snvder, second vice pros.
Mint: J O. Samiielson, seciutaryi 1'. 13,
Cook, treausurer; r, L. Whltaker, stutlstl
clan. The list font uie from Topeka. The
seisslons ot the fedeiatiou are secret,
Arretted in Topeka,
Topeka, Kas . Jan. 1. (Special ) About
December 1 William l'l'jzler presented, a
money older for JJO at th rostollu" In
O-skulcosa, la., and hail It i ashed. It oon
developed that tho order had been drawn to
William I'rey, Sr., and J'i izier. It U al
leged, had changed It. The government
olllcris have been looking for Crazier
ever since and jesterday u. deputy Unlied
States marshal located him In Topeka. Iln
was arrestetl and Is now In the county
jail.
beveutrt'ii 1'eoplo llurnid,
Albany, N. Y.. Jan, 1. Although seven
teen persons, all uttaches, of the house,
uie butiposed to bo 111 the ruins of the
Dilevun hotel, no attempt has been made
to search the ruins, for the whole mass
is still so hot that work is Impossible.
Chief lllgaln. of Ihe tire depirtmenl,
sust "I do not know bow ninny persons
perished, but of their remains not even
n hotm will be found, fur, In my opinion,
every victim must have been completely
Incinerated,"
Up to II o'clock none of the perrons re
ported missing has been located,
MASKED ROBBERS FOILED,
they t'nrntiple Hie llnggiine Instead of Hie
Hxpr, s Cur nml (let -Xolhlng.
Camden, Ark., Jnn. 1 Six masked men
iinde an effort to rob the north bound
Cotton Jlelt Haiti, due lure at 10 o'clock, nt
a tank tell miles south of Cnmdfh. Their
object was to secure the express money.
The Iriiln stopped ns usual to take water
and the colored porter got on the Irnln to
go around to the lank to let the watir on.
He was stopped, howevei, by u Win
chester lu his face, und oulercd to un
couple the cars, This older was otic) ed,
nml the ingliicei, who wns under guard,
was mnde to l till the cut up fiom thu
tt .tin a dlsliuiru ot halt n mile. Thu ban
dits discovered too late that they had
made a water haul, taking the luggage car
Instead of the express eat." They had to
glln, take thelt llinllilue uud go to the
woods. The lender told the engineer that
he had thu I uigh on Hiein, but would see
him ne iln The work wns so quickly dune
that the passengers did not know what
was going on until the would-be robbers
had found refuge In the ib use fori st.
The sieitc or Ihe robber) Is moie than -v
mile fiom nuy tesldence. The small sta
tion, lluena Vlstu, Is a mile south,
There Is no belter pliee than this for ban
dits to pi) thelt calling.
A posse has left here In search of the
would-be robbers.
ANOTHER HOTEL HORROR.
tho Miller llitslilrr nl l.unruster, Ky.,
Jturued unit I'niir 1', ople.
Cretu itetl.
Lancaster, Ky , Jan 1. The Miller hotel
wns burned between G and fl o'clock this
morning. There were four persons In
thu building at the time, Kdwntd A. l'as
coe aud wife, his blby, about J jenrs nf
are-, and his mothei-ln-lnvv, Mts. Musters.
The wife only e scaped.
The tile started lu the cellar, xvhero It
must hive been smoldciing nil night, ns
the I'ascoes wore about Fiirfoeated when
awakened, ihe husband assisted his wife
to the window and returned to assist his
mother-ln-lavv and babe, but was not able
to return.
No other persons were lu the hotel, which
had been conducted by I'.iscoe, and he
had made all nrtangemeuts to give It up
to-day, having moved Ills furniture out
nf the building
I'.iscoe w is M veirs old and cume fiom
Nliholasvllle, K). Mrs. Musters was a
w blow.
The building was n three-storv brick,
belonging to Sam Miller, of Knoxvllle,
Term, and was In-urcd for $", nW. i he
lire Is believed to have been ot lnccndlar)
oilgln.
ROSWELL PND LEVI P.
Ono Stop Out iitnl th Oilier In limiigurii
Unit nf tiuwrintr .Morton.
sAll.iny, N. Y, Jnn. l.Lel V Morton
Will Iniiupuruted n e,oL'rnor of Nt-w York
nt noon to-day. Tho ceremonies were
simple Tho new Rovcinor nml his full
military staff. In carrli.Kc, were escorted
to the cupltol by U ir companies of the
Xntloml Guard. In tho executlvo cham
ber the t;oprnor-elect was Rreetetl bv thf
retiring Rovernor. who wan mirronmleil by
his mlllturv st.iff, after whleh .ill pro
ceedeil to the at-enibly eharnber. Alter
pra ei by UHhop 1)0 me, (loenior Tlower
extended a formal welcome to his uie-ees-,01
In otllce. In a brlif ropl, (loveinor
Morton compllmtnttd his piodecibor,
both as a man and as an ofllclnl There
was nothlnir of a pirtlsan nature In itlu r
address. The oath of otllce, wns ndmln
iHtered by Scrttnry of fcJtuto 1 timer, In
tho epMitle clumber (oernor Morton
recehed for nn hour the eonratnlitlnns
of a Krc.U number of people, including
memheis of tho lepMatuie and repre
sentatives of Jtepubllcan or?ranl7itlons
throughout tho state. Subi( (pitntlj tiov
eruor and Mrs, Morton and the Mlhst s
Moiton held i public reception In thu
executive m msfon.
HAVOC CAUSEDBY SEWER GAS.
A bullion M re, ked anil I iglit VIen Injured
in Chicago Itj nit Kvpln-
sitiu.
Chicago, Jan. 1-lly the explosion of
sewer gas In the bisement of Kdwanl
Keelo's saloon ut 317 l'llth nvenim this
afternoon eight men wire Injured, sevei.il
of tin in serlouslj Tint t plosion wits
caused by the lnultloii of sewii gas from
a caudle c an led by a poitci, who had gone
Into the bisement fur the puipiiso uf
drawing some wine The porlii, I lent)
Wellington, wns the must seilousl) In
jured, his lieul being b.ullv tut, and he
sustained liiteiunl luiuiles The otheis In
Jut t-,1 wue .lolui c'l.uk, l'atrb k It) an,
ileoige Iiohert), tleeuge rh mlng, (leotge
lluitlc), dtto limbic and Tin) Van bkve
The i xplnslnu was so vluluit Hint the
ftont nt the saloon wits bully shuttertil,
and the stone sidewalk thrown Into the
stitet. The Kiilonu Is under the Lincoln
hot! I, and for n few minutes a llv el) pinle
prevailed among the guests. None of tho
iiijiueil will die, although Washington's
i audition Is vet) set Ions
KANSAS WEATHER IN DECEMBER
It W.l the Wurnitst alolith lu 1 wenty-sll
Vinrd i:tepting I i Ittiluf ill
Light.
Law ronce, Kas,, Jan. 1 - (ripe-il.) The
vv cither report of Ch incelloi V Jl, Snow,
of Kansas unlverslt), for the month of De
cember was bsueil to-di) It sa)s that In
twenty-slv enrs theru have been but five
Decembers warmer than the pist month
and these were In 1S73, 1S7D, Its') and 1MI,
Tho melmum tempei iture of 71.5 deg Ins
been exceeded but three times, The low
est point reached during the mouth was
or, dig und the nveiage temtieraluiu wn-,
liiifti deg. The rainfall was h mil) two-thlids
of thu avirage, It being !i Inches. Thu
total foi thu twelve months of lbi now
completed Is :'i 01 Inches, width Is ,, (ii
Inches below the uvtragc nunii il lalnfill
Tho cloudiness lor tho mouth was un
usually low and tho biiometi r lem irkably
high. Theio was one fog lu Decembet.
HANGED T0A TRESTLE.
Tom lllulr l..ruiluil b) 'I winl.vUui Dru
pe rale .Mei, at Mount hlcrliiig,
Ktiituik),
Mount Sterling, Ky Jan, 1. About q
o'clock this morning a mob of tweiity-Ilvo
men went to tho count) J til, overpowered
Jnller Iiest, secuied thu kes and took from
thu Jail Tom Ulilr, of Morgan count),
und hung him to n rnllroid trestle lu iho
city limits, lllalr fought despt rately for
Ills llfo and was beatiu Into almost Insensi
bility befoio he was hung 111. ill was one
of the parties who assisted in killing Cap
tain J, 1.. llamar in this et) last Feb
ruary. He was cdeared of the charge und
was In Jill for shooting with Intent to
kill a few di)s ago. It Is supposed that
fllcuds of Homir were tho )uchers.
llurgliirs at rituhurg, Kit.
Pittsburg, Kas,, Jan, 1, (Special.) llurg
liars last night robbed Crow ell's drug stole
and lloign's shoo stole, obtaining vnlu
able property. This makes the eighth tlmu
Uoiger Ins In en burglarized sintu com
meiielng business In I'lttsbuig This nioru
lug u man giving the iiumu ot Thomas Me.
liulie was airusted as he was tDlug to
effect tm eutrunee to William Mooie's
place of business, lie had a chisel, which
lilted the maiks left at tho entrance to the
other two places burglarized.
Pays little Altintlon e Iho Will.
San rrunclsco, Jan. 1. Charles Pair was
asked the direct tpiestlon; "Do )ou Intend
to contest )our fathers will,'"
"1 know nothing about It," he answered,
"I have no personal attorney and havu
not udvlsed with unyone. 1 have given
little consideration tu the will except to
read It over."
'Ihe Wrong Kind of Hitter.
Outhrie. O. T.. Jan. 1. (Special.) J. A.
Uooth. of Purcell, drank carbolic acid by
mistake for bitters uud died la gnat
agony In a few hours.
A SCENE OF TERROR.
wiMi r.N'tiiTKMKNT ;,u:si:n iiv am
llAUTHUI'AKi: IN Jdi:.Mf.
A STAMPEDE IN A THEATER,
panic sTitu.'KiiN I'lioi't.i: TltItl(lI
run i:scaim: .tr 1111: i:its.
WOMEN LEAP FROM THE BOXES,
I'ANIIKMONItnt AMONO Till: INMATU1
or m:t.i:vt ritisox.
The Water Mains llurst und flood the City,
Adding It, the Ciinftisloii mill Ills-
trcs-Mioi lis rrrtllctetl b) h
Seismic Prognostic utor.
Menlco City, Jan. 1. At 10.5.1 Sunilayi
night an oscillatory eaitluiuake shock waj
felt In this city uud oilier pails of tho
valley of Melco. The movement was east
and north, but of short duration. The ills
tutb.ince rutin il great nl irm from thosn
who feared a repetition of the dlsastroiH
eaithquakes ot November ?, which killed
eighteen people and did great property
damage. In the Allien thentm, which U
thu only play house open lu this capital, im
the result of the damage sustained by tint
the other theaters by tho previous shocks,
ti ttampedu occurred. Women leaped from
the lower boxes, rind the audience strug
gled foi escape at the narrow exits. Tin
munsiger appeared on the stugu und tried
to calm the fear-crazed people, and at last
n degree of quiet was restored, but not
until most of thu audience had taken ref
uge lu thu streets, which were) full ol
frightened people, many ut them In theli
night clothes. The scene of November 1
w.is icpeatcd In a large part, and thou,
sands of penlttnts knelt In the open street
and prayed anil cried In a loud voice foi
deliverance from death.
In llelem prison, where hundreds o(
wtetched beings. uie huddled together 1c
the pilson b.itiacks, pandemonium reigned,
nud the guilds had hard work to prevent
many from In caking out ot Uielr uu.irten
and Hinging themselves over the walls
The huge supply pip, lending to the cltj
burst, Hooding thu sticets. Thu tllstuibi
mice wits foretold two mouths ugo by Junt;
." Contieias, of 1,'ianajuuto, the accrcd'
lied and locally famous seismic prog,
iiostleator, who propheslid that betvveeq
the Stlth of December and the Slid of Janin
ar), this volcanic scene would be -visited
by another e.iithiiu.iku disturbance. Con.
tieras Is making his propheelt s for tbre
uveitis In this line, and says the disturb!
atices will contlue In greater or less tkgre
at periods during 1S1'".
AN IMPORTANT CONTENTION.
lit legates Prom Cities of tho 1'lrst Clilss
Will Coiivinti lu lopikti 'Iho
Progr inline.
Topek.i, Kas., Jnn. 1. (Special.) Picp.
aratlons are all complete for thu conven
tion of delegates from cities of tho first
class lu Kans.u, which convenes In To
pek i on Thursday. At 2 o'clock p. m. tho
convention will go .Into business session,
and In thu evening a banquet will bo given
in honor of the visitors.
Major Harrison, of Topeka, will respond
to tho 11 ist to ist, which Is "Paving tho
Wn)." llu will bu followed by Mu)or
Nathaniel Harries, of Kansas City, Kas,
who will talk upon "Municlpil Improve
ments" Mn)or Cox, of M lciiltu, will nd
diess hlmsi If to "Pollco Power" "MuiiIU
pil Government" will be discussed by,
Counillmuu tieoige 11. Mclilll. of I.eavcn
woith, nml "Publlo Health" Is the subject
unsigned to Dr. J. II. Hlbben. Mayor
tioodl unlet, of 1'oit Scott, was asked ti
icspond to the subleet. "ilen,M.il lii.c.ntio"
but, as ho will be unable to bu ptesent, his;
pl ice will be filled b) Councilman P. C.
lltsser, of that city. Tho other responses)
will be us follows- "hi net Service,"
I'liiincllm in S II Hiadtoid. "Wa)S untl
Me ins, ' John It. .Mulv uie, "Ann, xrttlon,"
h M li iidmlilio, "hewer Litigation," D.
C 'llllutsan, "I'loatlug llonds," p 1 llone
biake. ' Public Hli;hw.i).s," William Sims;
"Hood lloveinment," Peter Smith, ' Cltn
Lighting." Colonel C K lljlhday, "City,
Pilnllng," 1' P. MaeLennnn, "I'liu Pro
tei tlon," J K. Hudson, "Need, d Legis
lation," Colon, 1 Heoige W. V'ealu, "Street
!:-illwu)s," u. Stirne, "Pood for tin,
Poor," A, C Sherman, "Clt I'Iminces,"
P. il. Noil. Senator V P. Dlllaitl, of Port
Scott, will net as mister ut ceremonies.
The viotloo Club will furnish tho music tor
the oct aslou.
All cities to bo reittesented nt fills meet
ing havu appointed a committed of live,
each, and thu whole constitutes a h glsl.it
ivt lommlttee to look nftti Hie luterestl
of cities of thu Hist class- This touuult
t.o his formiilattd .souu new laws beiirhw:
on the follow In; subjects
That In the niimiut sittlcments with -ami
reports fiom thu count) treasurer to thu
eii) i lerk. each )ear's tax be listed sep
aiatel), Hint the sidewalk laws govtrnlng
cities ot the first class should be rev 1st it;
that proptrt) ownti.s bu mndo liable for
dtlectlvo sidewalks, that all claims for
liuujgts must bu prcsinted to Hie city
cumuli v I thin ninety di)s, and suits bo
commeiicetl within one )ctu from the tlmu
the dinnges occur, that all piopcrty bo
taxed, and that It be assessed at Its actual
value, that the city assessor bo chosen on
the tlmt Motility lu Dteiinber, und that
his duties iiiuimence on the first .Monday In
.luuu.ir) , that tin, count) i ommlssiotiera
be ptiihlblteil fiom vacating nuy sticets
nud nlli'jH within thu cits limits without
tho const ut ot the elt) , th it thu allien of
the commissioner of eb ctlons be abolished;
and Hut tho duties ot that otllcu bo as
signed to tho ell) clerk.
Previous to
Taking
Inventory
Wu ult.li to rifbuo our Htm kntf ninth it po
tlbli'Utid (IUimi nf Mlmti'wr liulld.i) k"hI-i
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AHI'lULi: IN UllU hlOlti; udUtount runtf
liiy; from
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This apillc lii any nrtltlin-liiiludlug
Diamonds,
Cold Jewelry,
Watches,
Cut Class,
China Lamps,
Fine Potteries,
French Bronzes,
Onyx and Brass Lamps,
Silver Spoons and Forks,
Cards and Stationery,
Silver Novelties,
Opera Classes,
Clocks.
A beautiful 1803 Honil Calendar to nil.
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