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$mm0 itf jp ailjf mtmnh For 40 Years The People's Friend. The Journal Lends In Circulation. VOLUME XXXVII, NO. 201. THURSDAY. KANSAS CITY, Jj'EtfllUARY 2S, 11805. THURSDAY. PRICK FIVK CENTS. Iiv GREAT SALE OF Oriental Rugs ! The largest consignment ever shown in any Western city. Prices from $7.50 $350. BivEBiuOiisra- SHIRVANS, DAGVlESTANS, ANTIQUE SAUHAKS, ANTIQUE MASSOULS, PERSIAN HATS, ANTIQUE TZI TZI, -AJSTO M-A-TSTST OTHERS, CATAT.OntJUS buvvLiiai. Now Is the Time THE j: h. nort Furniture and Carpet Co., 1216 TO 1224 MAIN STREET. TRUESDELL PLEADS GUILTY, Acknowledged Ills (Inllt In Open Court ami Js Sentenced to Three Years In tho Penitentiary. Emporia, Kas.. Feb. 27. (Special.) Tim case ot Frank II. Trucsdcll, alias Hnrtwoll I. Iloath, tho San Francisco newspaper man, who endeavored to pass fraudulent drafts on F.mpotia bank.", canto to a sud den ending this afternoon, when Truesdell came Into court nnU pleaded guilty to at tempting to obtain money under fnlse pre tense, the charge of forgery being dropped. He was sentenced to three years" hard la bor in the penitentiary. He made a most alfectlng speech, the entire court being visibly affected. Ho requested that the speech be not Riven to the papers. The public was taken by surprise at the sudden ending of tho case, and no one except a few lawyers was In the court room. Cherokee Illlt I'mitiil (iullty ir tinnier. Fort Smith, Ark., Feb. 27. In tho United States court to-day the Jury returned a ver dict ao-Hlnst the outlaw "Cherokee liill" of guilty ot murder. He receiM ,1 tho ver dict with a contemptuous laugh. Wrappers have hecn widely imitated, there fore, our friends must bo cautious. A parchment wrapper similar to ours may cover cheap and un batisfactory goods. Tho true and original Silver Churn Butterine may ho distinguished by our Sllvor Churn trudo mark and the words "Silver Churn" executed in sllvor leaf on oach wrnppur. None pon ulno without this Sliver Churn trade mark. The Silver Churn trade mark on each wrapper is our guarantee of excellence. jrmour Packing o., Kansas City, U. S. A. lOONLAP HATS ! S Opening Day, SS -SSFKIDAY, MAKCK 1st. S$ S Mnu Snrinrf Stilps. Jx MUM Wp.,.l& U...UU. zzzzzzzzzzzzza lli'inliiiiurtrrH for Telrphimo 10!H, JOHN I.UUAS' TAINTS. -" sf" F. M. DeBORO, whoi.rsai.i: ami rrtail WALL PAPER. Paints, Glass and Room Moulding. 1113-1 115 Walnut -St., Runsas City, Sin O. IR,. STUOKBY PRINTING. J'Juli' uiitl I'liucy rrlutln of otciy ilt'scrii.Um ut 1 em cut prlcctt. ISutluesA C'urtU from 7flo tu H'4 per 1,000, 715 CENTRAL ST. Nfruinl lor north i.xi'h.ii.Ki' Imlhllnrr, TeIi')liuuo ZUHl, KANSAS CITY. MQ, NOX HATS! Clark & Co., soli: aoiims, 74-juTi:t Spst NOW READY! NORMAN & ROBERTSON, ABSTRACTS I AND GUARANTEES OF TITLE. Tcltphoo SJ03. 10 Kail Oth Hi. stt SNklhJin HAT no.. S SOI.H ACiRNT.S, SS sN 1018 MAIN STREET SS K DEHOIDJEK RUGS, ANTIQUE SEREBANS, SENNAH, BOKHARA, ANATOLIA MATS, BALUCHISTAN, to Purchase FINE BUGS CHEAP, BI-IVlETALLISrl IN ENGLAND. Mr. Hubert I,, Rvcrctt's Resolution Adopted 111 the House of Commons Wlth- out DRIhIoii. London, Feb. S7. Mr. Itobert I.. Everett, Liberal, moved in the house of commons the bl-metalllc resolution which was ap proved on Friday last by the parliament ary committee of the Ill-metallic League. The resolution In substance was that "This house regards with Increasing apprehen sion the onstant fluctuations and Brow Ins dive ",0 In the relative values of gold and ,.l.rer, and heartily concurs In the recent e presslon of opinion upon the part of the ( j, 'eminent of Franco nnd parlia ment of Oermnny, In reward to tho serious evils resulting therefrom. It therefore urges upon the government the desirability of co-operating with other nations In an International congress to consider what measures can be taken to revive or miti gate these evils." Henry Chaplain. Conservative, seconded the resolution and pointed to the situation of India as proving the necessity of an In ternational understanding on the subject, lle'urged the government to reopen the In dian mints, provided the other iowers le opened theirs, nnd to give every facility for, promoting1 the Increased uki; of sliver' in Kngland short ot changing her own standard. Sir William Vernon Hareourt admitted that the question was a grave one. but de nied that the dlstiess In husbandry was duo to the demonetization of silver. Hus bandry was never In a more ruinous state thnn (luring the per od when the dun tv of sliver and gold existed, and he was as con vinced of the value of mono-tnctallism as .Mr. cniipiaiu was ot til-mctullism. He reviewed the negotiations with the United States which led to the Ilrnssels conference, and said the British refusal to discuss the proposal to open the mints of the vailous countries for the coinage of HI ver was the position adopted liv the pres ent government and he hoped it would he adopted by every responsible government. The present nnd the late government, how ever, had agreed to consider what meas ures could be taken to Increase the use of silver In the currency between nations. The statement that the failure of the confer ence was due to a premature declaration of Sir Charles Itlvers Wilson was unfound ed. The resolution was abandoned owing to the opposition of the other delegates, nnd the lesult of the conference was that the great majority of tin' delegates agieeil In favor of a niquo-mctalltu currency and a gold standard. In regaid to tho recent attitude of (Ser many. theie appeared to be an Won. that she had changed the opinion which she had held in favor of a gold standard; but he believed the recent declaration of Prince llohenloho did not amount to anything of tho kind. The declaration, however, no doubt Implied a desire upon tho part of Oermnny to discuss with the other powers the means to mitigate the evils which had arisen from the depieclutlon III the value of silver. If (Jermany mad. proposals with that object In view, her majesty's govern ment would be ready to enter tho discus sion with a 1 1 loudly spirit, while at the snnio time adhering to its own country. No country was so deeply interested us Hu gland in maintaining the cmrenoy on u sound basis and a continuity of this cur rency policy was most nei.-ssary. As Mr. Kverett's motion did not commit llio government to an agreement In re gard to bl-metalllsm, and as the govern ment did not deny tho existence of the evil referred to, and as the icsolutinn only In vited the government to Join in any com munications on the subject, whether In the form of a conference or otherwise, with the great stnles of Hurope, ho would not op pose tho motion. He was not willing to "place tho currency of this country, upon which tho commerce and prosperity de pended, nt the mercy of any foreign na tion." lie declined to placn tho currency of Knglund under tho control of nny Inter national committee, milling! "If Franco nnd Germany, or any other powers, wish to combine on tho question they can do so Hut, It Is not for tircat llrltnlu to follow their example." Mr. Hverett'H motion was ndopted with out division. SCHOOL LANDS IN OKLAHOMA, An Important .Measure llelatlng Thereto ranged by the Lower lloiuo of the I.eglHbitilre, Outhrle, O, T., Feb. 27. (Special.) Tho house (spent most of the day In discussing a bill for leasing school lauds, tho hill, as finally passed, taking the matlor out of tho governor's hands and school land board and putting it In tho hands of tiiu secre tary of tho territory, A bill was passed by which lands upon which taxes am delinquent aro forfeited to tho county at tho end of two years instead of being told to speculators, Tho rullwuy companies scored their first victory In defeating St. John's bill to com. pel them to pay damages for persons; killed or Injured through any neglect of tho company or any employes thereof. A bill was Introduced to locate a reform school at Watonga, and one to locate a branch of tho ugliculturul college at Yu kon. Tho senate pnssed a bill prohibiting life Insurance companies from discriminating lit rates, anil oun to compel lire Insurance companies to pay face value of policies without regard to tho Ihreotfourlhs vuluo clause; also, one prohibiting cotton buyers docking farmers whose baits do not weigh over W pound!). The bill legalizing divorces granted by probate judges passed both houses and went to tho governor, but It Is tho opinion of the best lawyers that tho legislature had no power to do this, and the act will liavo to bo ratllled by congress. ludorifed llayld Alartln, Atnl.lsft.. l.'no PqI . Vt lUiinnl'il 1 mi.n AI,UI.UI .W., - W,. l 1W1IVVI4I.I . 1,VI Atchison liar Association held a meeting to-day and decided unanimously to Indorse. Judge David Martin for one or the Judges nf tho now nmiellato iloilrt. Mai tin was . formerly Judge ot the First Judicial dis trict, and is known as one of tho ablest H l jurists In the ttatc JOY FOR THE FANS. t'At'IVS StTNOAV llAsntAt.T, lltt.t. DK IIIATKI) IN TUP. noi.si:. BITTINGER TURNED THE TIDE, SAtDTIIi: MTTI.IiSIIMMVMllinoi. KIDM would ni:.Aiiiti:ii iiVTin: coiv. CAPITAL REMOVAL SCHEMES, A Iti:.OMTIOX IN TUP, SI1NATK TO TAKt! IT TO NT. LOUIS COU.NTV. The Salary tlllt for Knn.ru (,'lty ,!utlcci of thn I'rnro I'nMcd In the limine Without the Ihiiergruey Ctniio lllll for Hank Illumination. .Teffcreon City, Mo., Feb, 27. (Special,) The house this afternoon did some good work nnd If It progresses as rapidly In the future, will not lack much of being ready to adjourn by tho 12th. Mr. Cape's Sunday baseball bill was de feated by a close vote. Major lllttlnger. ot St, Joseph, made the speech which turned the sentiment ngalnst tho bill. He pointed out that If it became a law boys and girls who had attended Sunday school In the morning might bo arrested before night; that the holiday of the young, who are Just entering upon life's activities, would be taken from them; that under It the police would become, In nn obnoxious way, the moral censors of the people. He thought It lnllnltely better to cloe places of notorious vice thnh to feed such places by driving to them tho young who will look for amusement and who, If they can not find It In one place, will go to another. Mr. Hlgbee's bill amending tho criminal practice act and releasing bribe takers from the penalties of bribery in elections, precipitated healed debate, and was at last defeated. The discussion upon It became quite general. It was conceded that the present law, malting notn giver nnu taicer of bribes responsible In very heavy pen alties, seals the mouth of every guilty man nnd makes conviction almost Impos sible. Mr. Hlgbee's bill was Intended to release bribe tnkers from the present pen alties and thereby make convictions easier. His position was assailed by Mo ran, of lluehannu, ami Drabelle, of St. Louis. The latter Insisted that bribe elvers should be released from penalties, but members smiled when he advanced that argument. The house believes the present law to be vastly better than any half way measure, and so declared by a decisive vote. Hlgbee's bill was badly de feated. The Kansas City Justices salary hill, which has heretofore been carefully an alyzed In these dl-pntches, was called up bv Mr. Jones, of Jackson, out of the regn nr order, read a third time and passed. The eniergencv clause was not adopted. It developes that the common sentiment ihroucht the state Is In favor of cutting off fees, wherever practicable, and paving salary Instead. Tho sentiment Is mnrchlng nn nnd will strike St. Joseph, Sprlnglleld, Seilalla,nnd such cities next. Tna .general seno. .the most Important thing 'tlane by the bouse this morning was the passage of the bill regulating hanks and fund companies. Introduced by ltep rosentatlvo M.irsh. at the request of Sec retary of Sttate A. A. Lesneur. In brief the bill provides for an examination, once each year, by the peeretarv of state, or by some person or persons appointed by him, nf all banks and fund companies "doing business under the provisions of the law. as found In article 7, ehapler 12, It. S. HW. and nf trust companies doing business under nr tlelo 11, charter 42." Tho bill Is too exhauslivo to allow of a careful digest of Its provisions at this time. It is ennuch to say that It safe guards the Interests nf people doing busi ness with the corporations nnd comoanlos described and. If fnllbfullv enforced, will make lilg cra'-hes In ilnniielal Institutions inueli less probable, except In limes of gen eral panics. New Capital lleinmal liienie. In the senate this morning Senator Wurdeinann, of St. Louis county, sub mitted a concurrent resolution, submit ting to the people a constitutional amend ment for the removal of the state cap ital to St. Louis county. This resolution the senate bv a close vote refused to table. Tt stands now for !ooond reading. It Is barelv possible Hint It mav nass. In such an event the capital removal scheme would bo Infinitely complicated. Senator Mott's concurrent resolution to submit an amendment to the constitution, exempting S100 worth of personal properly from taxation, when such property Is held by the head of a family, was ordered en grossed. The I'lllnv election bill Is now In the senate, but has absolutely no prospect of being passed bv that bodv. Senator Dunn to-day gave utterance to the following sentiment: "I am a Democrat. So long ns a 1'eiuoerat sits In the governor's chair I propose by my voice and vote to see that he has a chance to appoint Dem ocrats." Ills words were npplnuded. At that In stant there was upon his desk a circular letter showlnir that In Chicago. Phlladel delphla nnd New Vork elections nrn su pervised by non-partisan boards. In It tho question was nskeil: Whv should the large cities In this state be dllferently nlaeed? Senator Kline's bill, making olllclals of trust companies Individually responsible for funds entrusted to such company when It Is In a falling condition, was engrossed. Senator Venter's bill, directing Juries In finding Judgments In libel stills to lis the actual nnd the exenmlarv damages separ ately, wns read n third time and passed. Tho senate indellnlteiv postponed the Sunday baseball bill This postponement, together with the dereat of the bill In tho house, puts a quietus on nntl-baseball leg. Islatlon during this session. PRESSURE ONJHE GOVERNOR, Throngs of Ollleescekers lloslego tho Kim- t:i. liecutlio for Appellate ('oiirt l'llll'ci.. Topeka, Kas Feb, I7,-(SpvclnI.) All day long the crowd about tho governor's lobby has good naturedly pushed for a chance to get the ear of his excellency and urge the appointment ot some favorite upon the new appellate court. Shortly utter noon tho I'opullst senators went to tho governor In a body and Indorsed the can didacy of Senator Dennlson and (Jeorge W. Clark. Uto nstlstunt attorney general, as the two members of tho court allotted to the I'opullst party. Senator Dlllard, who Is a candidate for the one Democratlu place, has struck a fciiag In the shape ut opposition from tho stalwart wing of his party. David Over mycr, who declined the appointment when It wns tendered to him yesterday, Is f.ght Ing Dlllard on the ground that ho Is not a Democrat, or at least was not during the recent campaign, When Senator Dlllard, us the single member of tho senate who voted for John Martin for United States senator, explained his vole he paid a high compliment lt ho senator nnd said that his every act met Ids upproval, Mr, Over, mycr looks upon Senator Martin as the one man who was doing Ills best to betiay uud destroy tho Democratic party of Kan. sas, and he Is satlslled that Dlllard bulled the Democratic ticket ut the bidding of Martin. Overmyor says that If It had rot been for himself and the stalwarts who stood with hint there would have been no Democratic party in Kansas to which a Judgeship could have been assigned by the law, and he has demanded of Uoyernor Murrlll that none but a stalwart shall be appointed, lie was In consultation with (lovi'iiior Morrill this afternoon and It U guessed that he recommended the appoint, ment of John C Sheridan, of Olathe. It Is fairly certain that Governor Morrill will place Ihe I'opullst and Democratla Judges in districts where they will bo easily defeated by tho ltepubllcuns nt the polls. Sheridan would easily till this bill as also would (leorge W. Clark ns a, J'opu. list judge lit the Topeka district. .Then the remaining I'opullst Judge couftl be safely; placed la Senator DennUon's dig. trtct. This would leave tho two extreme Western districts and the north cdilral district to be tilled by Krpubllcnn. It It generally conceded that T. !. (lnr ver will be named for the latter place, and n great many politicians regard Senator Milton ltrown ns fairly rhfe for tho south, western district. For tho northwestern district thrrr nro many candidates, but It, Is probabte that the selection wit be made from nmnng the following: W. 11, Sutton, of Itussolls Joseph lllll, ot Thomas! Lnfo Thompson, of Norton; W. II. Hitmi of Itooks; M. C. Itevllle, of !ook.l (J, A. Spalding, of I'hlt lips, or II. I, l'cslnn.1, of ltusell. The governor lias nnnounced his Inten tion of submitting the six nnnio In it bunch some time to.morrow, and he mav overturn, nil of the prtfwrnmmes mapped out by the politicians, The contest Is attracting large delega tions from nil parts ot,'hc stale and Is creating nlmost as iimcfi Interest ns the senatorial contest. j FIYE MORE UNDER ARREST. shviin or Tin: itATctrtMiit.'Ti'.ii ahi:, HOWr.VllIt, .STILL'AT LAltllt:. tlrand .Inry llesumrs llnrlc With Orenl Mgor nml tt Is lltpMtrd Annllier lteporl Will tin fctihinlttrit nil I'rldilJ-. Twelve of the nineteen persons In dicted by tho special grand Jury for complicity In the election frauds ot No vember 0 have now b.un arrested nml arraigned, nnd nil liuti Martin Welsh have given bond. In .addition to the seven men arrested Tuesday afternoon nnd night, K. C. FlndloJ, Arthur Morri son or .M..s,s. Owen V.Kruogor. Itnlph Krueger, Oswald McAllister, Thonms L. Tuck and Wallace G. Miller, live more arrests were made yesterday. These tive were: Ooorfco Jlergmnii, In dicted for ubslrnctliii; billots and mak ing fa No returns In precinct 52; Theodore 11. Ilnnseu, a Judgo In 'precinct r.2, In dicted for the same offenses ns liorg mnn; franc Dreyfoos, who served us n Judge In proclivet 7 of Ufe Second wnrd. Indicted for nldlng In counting votes known to be lllegalls?. cast; Mnrtln Welsh, nn ox-pollceniniilwho served nn Judge In precinct 111 of ,lio Ninth ward, which Is the very hertft of Shannon vllle, who Is Indicted for Illegal voting nnd Illegal registration, Jnntl John Hol llcker, known ns u pool .room tout, who also served as a Judged In precinct 40, Indicted on two counts' on the same charges iih Welsh. It Is believed that ill the Indicted persons who nre In tho city have now been arrested. Karly yesterday morn ing Isaac Dreyfoos appeared nt the mar shal's olllce nnd surrendered himself. In-oyfoos was a Judge li precinct 7 or the Second ward, nnd H chnrged with active participation in the frauds by which the vote In that precinct wns run up to more than double the number of legal voters living in the precinct. Dreyfoos was arraigned .'and entered a plea of not guilty. Ills brother, llenj.i mln Dreyfoos, who Is n clerk In the Hub clothing store, and his mother, Mrs. Kllen Drlscull, went on his Imnri. which was fixed bv Judgo Wofftrd ut $750. Shortly before noon D-puty Marshal Frank Stewart arrested Theodore N. Hansen nt his home nni" nt 11 o'clock he was arraigned. Like the others he entered a plea of not i guilty. Judge Wofford fixed his bond at J 1, MO, and ho furnished It with Goup.Jinnn . James I'endergast and .Tosep1i','rfitiart htt sure ties. Hansen was one of the Judges In (lie notorious precinct B2, In which bal lots were burned, Uepubllcnn ballots destroyed and Democratic ballots sub stituted, until the normal Republican nuijorltv In Ihe precinct of 20n was con verted Into a Democratic majority of more than that. George liorgm.in. another of the judges In precinct ft!, was the next of the in dicted pei-sons to be placed under nr rest. He Is Indicted on the same counts ns Hansen. When arraigned he entered n plea of not guilty, nnd his bond was fixed at $t.r,i)d, which he was pn pared to furnish, with Mrs. Rosa Hatavi.i. a Cli-nnd nv.nue clothing dealer, and Dep uty Sheriff W. II. Cnlg.in ns sureties. Shortly after noon Martin Welsh and John 1'. Holllcker, who served ns Judges In precinct III, were arrested near the corner of Fifth nnd Main streets. I tot li are charged with Illegal registration and Illegal voting. Neither of the men lived In tho precinct, or even In the Ninth ward, nn election day. Welsh lived at Twelfth and Walnut streets nnd Hol llcker nt 1212 nrntnl avenue. Shortly before the election they rented a room from Mrs. Hiiro nt 172:1 Charlotte stieet, and both registered and voted from that address after sleeping there one night. Welsh lias been an active member of the Shannon gang fur a number of years ami lias yearly served ns an elec tion Judge wherever the Shannons could use him to the best advantage. Some times ho appeared as n Democrat and sometimes ns a Republican. He Is nn ex-member of the police force. Holllcker Is best known around the city ns a pool room tout. Last summer when the pool room at Tenth and Main streets was handling the St. Louis night races Hol llcker could be seen there every night. Holllcker nnd Welsh remained In cus tody, locked up In one of the rooms con nected with the matsbal's olllce, for several hours before either of them was ublo to find bondsmen. Finally Ilolllck er's friends came to his relief, and his bond, which was fixed by Judge Wof ford nt $1,000, was signed bv I'robnto Judge J, R. nultlotte anil Frank Mc aulre. Mnrtln Welsh did not fare so well In his efforts to Unit bondsmen. Joe and Frank Shannon were sent for ns soon us ho was locked up. nnd they at unco begnn, to hustle In his behalf, but did not meet with success. Judge Wofford waited nt the court room until nearly fi o'cluck to give Welsh's friends a chance, but they fulled to appear nnd Welsh spent tho night locked up In tln Jail. Joe, Shannon said last night that bonds men had been found for Welsh and that jio would bo released early this morning. Tho twelve who havo been nrrested, with tho seven who nro known to bo nut of the city, having left tho city for parls unknown to avoid prosecution for their parts In tho frauds, make up tho nineteen who were Indicted by tho grand Jury. There was n strong belief that others who planned the frauds were nmong tho number, but tho develop ments show otherwise. All the cases of thnso who havo been nnvsled uiul ar raigned wero put over by Judge Wof ford to the next term of court In Kun sas City, which comes In April. The grand Jury went to work In earn est on the election cases yesterday, and It Is Intimated Hint tlm next bntch of ndlctments, which nro expected to bo returned nbout to-morrow evening, will contain porno surprises for tlioso who havo fancied themselves secure, .Many witnesses wero examined by tlm grand Jurv yesterday. Most nf them were In connection with the Ninth ward frauds and the frauds in precinct 153 In partial, lar. This is one of the precincts whore the Shnnnon MR ran things with a high hand, and the Judges and clerks who served there will furnish some nil. dltlons to the list of tho Indicted. Among tho witnesses who hnd a hear ing yesterday were: O. C. Nail, 1). w. Chumley, William 11. hemiey, James Nolln, (leorge Martin, F. D. Teuton, William Southern, Justice Hen Spitz, Currlo Williams. Sir. nnd Mrs, Me Claskey, W. Orlggs, H. J. Seeley. N. W. rterry. J. S. Murray, J. J. Hatfield. Kd Evlar. Frank Maupln. A. W. Nlch ols, Frank Richardson and John K. Heard. Thero were still iv number of witnesses In waiting when the grand Jury udjourned. and they were told to return at 10 o'clock; this morning;. AWFUL DISASTER. i i;iiitit't(t t:rt.osioN in a coal .mini:, MIAIt Ollltltlbt.OS MAV MRXICO. EIGHTY-FIVE MEN IN THE MINE, rwi:.rv-pivt; or tiii:.ii iii'im:d m;. VOM) ItLCOONITION. OTHERS THOUGHT TO BE DEAD, I'ltANTIO WOJtK.V AMI Cllll.mU'.S litl.M) Tilt; Allt WITH ANtltllSlt. The 1'riM'nro of Notion. Vapors In the, Mine for n Long Time I'reouted Any Attempt nt lte.ciic IMe- en lij lug Men l'muid In One Spot. Albuquerque. N. M., Feb. 27. A special to the Morning Democrat s.tys: White Ash coal mines, three miles from Cer rlllos, was the scene of a terrible ex plosion n little before noon to-day. Thirty-seven men were working In four levels when the disaster occtirrvd. Klevcn of these have so fur been res cued, all in a dying condition. The re maining (wetity-sl.- have doubtless perished. Over a dozen dead bodies have been recovered. The scenes on the Identlllcatlon of the wounded nnd dead were heart-rending. The miners nre all married men. AVlicn the news of the disaster spread wives anil children hurried fr.m Waldo and Madrid. Not until tills evening were searchers able to descend, owing to the poisonous vapors, In tin course of half un hour several dead wero sent up, Then It was feared not a soul of the thirty seven had escaped. Later In the evening eleven dying miners were discovered In a bunch. They were probably overcome i tt un effort to escape. The explosion Is thought to be due to accidentally breaking Into nu abandoned chamber charged with gas. Owing to the smoke, dust nnd noxious vapor that filled every approach to the woiklngs, two hours elapsed before any progress could be made toward effecting a rescue and the efforts were cruelly re warded, for up to 7 o'clock but oho miner hnd been reached. Ills dead body was found near the entrance. Three hours later tho rescuers succeeded in ranching the left fourth ie'vc'l nnfi the dead bodies ot several men were brought out. The sight about the mine was hearf-rendliig In the extreme. Frantic wives, many of them carrying babies In their arms, having children clinging to their skirts, or to theni, stood at the en trance of (lie mine for hours, amid tours and prayers, watching and wait ing, while hundreds of men vainly struggled to gain nn entrance further into the mine. So dense was the smoke at one time during the afternoon that many thought tho mine had taken lire, and the conduct of tho wives and moth ers when this wns announced ns u prob ability was pitiful in the extreme. Up to G o'clock the gas continued to pour forth from the single opening In the mine hi such volume as to make the pi ogress of the rescuers very dllllciilt, but an hour later the noxious vapors cleared away and tho work of recovering tho dead bodies begun to prove moro suc cefsflll. Twenty-two men are still In the lower workings of tin; mine, and It Is thought pos sible they are alive. The work of icsciie goes on bravely. Many heroic scenes have been witnessed during the afternoon ami at night a gruesome spectacle Is present ed. Cuiupllros dot the scene and tho anguish of the women and children hover ing about them, Imping for the best and urging the men on In their endeavors to reach tin) entombed, while others are clinging to their dead or ministering to those brought out alive, presents a plctute of human anguish seldom witnessed. It Is thought the explosion was caused by Die tuliiers breaking through Into somo old abandoned woiklngs, thus liberating tho gas that had accumulated. The mine was worked through u single Incline shaft extending ii.Oiiu feet III nt an incline of 110 deg. and seems to have been defective as respects outllatlon. The mouth of the shaft is the solo means of egress. Nobody seems to know Just how many men went Into the mine this morning, unltiiarlly im men ate employed, but this being Wednes day It Is said scarcely half the usual quota of men were at work. Representa tive Laedeti, lately employed there, says to-night he is .oiiiident that not less than clghty-llvu men must have been In -iio workings at Ihe time ot the explosion, The latest reports fiom the scene by tele phone are that twenty-two dead bodies have thus far been recovered. Deliver. Col.. I'eb. 27. A special to tht Rocky .Mountain News from ferritins. . M., says: I'p to hi p. Hi. twenty-five bod les have been taken out horribly burned and mutilated and dllllciilt of Identllleii tlou, one of the rescued, Joint Stupes, says that when ho heard the explosion himself ami live comrades started iir the main slope, but could not get out and re treated back Into the mine to a imul of water, where they Immersed themselves nnd by agitating the water managed to get air enough 1 on for the four hours of the confinement, but when tho rescuing party reached them they wero in Iho lust stages nf usphyxlailon. 'j-o.iidtf ue luoh oriifru'MtAcr; iut ulitdt, THE LAST DAY Of tho month is not generally as good for Imilnesi us others. Thorufore wo offer to-day n discount of 20 per cent on all goods iti tho houso for Cash. s 1034 Main Street. 100 Dngruvcd VUltlug Curd mid C. t?n l'latc ouly , , 4I0J BIG BLAZE IN CHICAGO. A lire In tlm Wct Mile farliity tllslrlrt 'HUM'S Mlim,miii Damage nnd IVr haps Loss of Life. Chicago. Feb. 27 -A disastrous lire, which started nbout o'clock to-dav In Hie heart of the West side factory dlsttlet, had, nt 10:3t, caused a lo:t nf JM0,nt. The lire begun In the live sttity brlok Kncslner building nt SIS Hoiilh Jerfetson street. In the building were the Kaesltier knitting wot Its. tlm I'lon. or Paper Company and the lluch .V Ilcrlse Feather Company. The building was crowded with men and women employes, and the rapid spread ot the llames lestiliecl In 11 punl.-, In which heavy loss of lire was liartowly averted. About lt) women anil gills. In nddltlou to n large number of men nnd boys, wcie at wotlt, uud In the stampede many Were knocked down nnd baillv bruled. A large number of the women wero rescued by lite llteinen, and It was thought that no one had been killed. The burning building stood In the very center of tin. factory dlsttlet, ilanlted 011 either side by big innnufnrtiiries, mid soon the e(TorlH of Iho llteiueii were directed entirely to lighting the spread of the llames, tho Kuesttier building being beyond help. Despite, tho elTorts of tho llrenteii Iho llames spread In the south portion or the Crape elevator woilts, which adjoined tho Knestncr building on the north. A brisk wind fanned tho llames, nnd the loss to the elevator company wes heavy. Five dwell lugs, which were rlusteted in the vicinity, wero totally desttoyed, nnd lis' Hying em bers stnrted numerous small llres in build ings several blocks uwnv. A panic, which will probably result In the loss of life, occuried In the Lancaster caramel facility on Harrison street, sev eral blocks ftom the lite. Two hundred and twenty children were nt work lit the factoty, nnd when the llames from the Knestncr building were seen sonic one sounded nn alarm. A wild rush tor the exlta followed, tho children being crazed with tenor. They rushed down the stairways tramp ling under foot those who hud fallen, and several boys Jumped from second story windows. Help wns summoned, and eleven children wero rescued, unconscious, bv the ambulances. It was feared that several of them wero fatally minted. Tho most seriously In lured of the candv factory employes wen, Uniiusi Rustic, Kttu (illdtnati, Agnes Mclntyre nml llessle pusj lle, all of whom were knocked down nnd trampled upon. It wns feared by the physi cians that, with the exception of Ultima Knstlc. they wero rntully hurt. Tho lire was pronounced under control nt 11 o'clock, having been conllned to the lutostner building and the south portion of the Crane elevator works. The total loss will piobahly not exceed $-,ii,ooU; well covered by Insurance. DISCUSSING DRESS REFORM. ihe Women' CoitiKll Tackles Hie lucsllon or I'lisllbui Plates anil Loo.o Clothe. Washington. Feb. 27. Dress reform was Hie theme of the discussion throughout to day's session of the national council of women. The hall was crowded as a result of the announcement of the topic and many prominent members of the council con tributed their practical suggestions for fur thering the Inipiovetneiit In tin- dross movement made In the report of the chair man uf Ihe dress committee, Frances II. Russell, or Si. Paul. The committee made a vigorous protest against the piesetit cum bersome skirts, high heels and constricted waists, ami characterized the modern civ ilized woman's dress as n demonstration of liabitii.il Idleness. She argued, "women, wiille we labor and wait for woman's dis graceful garb and silly econoniv of func tions tu disappear." do what Is possible in dress ns evei) thing else to show .1 nobler womanhood. The ethics of dress w'ere reviewed bv Rev. Ma :. Hultoti, of Aloiliie, III., who tegarded the body as a tool or Instrument of the persun and said that to make the body beautiful as well ns strong w-au pl-iln (tiity:,'.tho tlntft- spent In the (onsidenltlotv ot dress had been so extensive that too utile tnougnt nnd ne.-ii nestowed on the development of the mind and body. Martha Strickland, of Illinois, held tint artistic dress was based on urti-i i thought, knowledge, work and ihe consid eration of many Important principles. Th" modern dress she pictured as a gross vio lation of unity especially In the exurger atlon of the shoulders and the minimizing uf the wulst. Frsinees R. Loavroy, of Massachusetts. SkOlo on the Ideal costume of a female bicyclist, and Mrs. Rlleti A. Richardson, of .Massachusetts, advocated loos(. clothing or a porous uiuteiial. Mrs. Annie Willie Johnson, or Chicago, made nn earnest plea for the emancipa tion of women from their fashion plates and asserted Iht adoption of a national dress reform would allow the development of the body on natural lines and accord ingly have becoming ami beautifying re suits. The session closed with a plea for re form dress by Julia Pauline Leavilt, of Maine, who refericd t,, dressmaking us 11 profession in which stupidity was colos sal. A PANIC AT HOT SPRINGS. fVapIo Pouring (lilt or i tiat Town 011 Ac count id il .Sinallpov Rplilcnilo There, Kl T.OIlls M.I.. l.'el. ? Ti:illw frrtir ,l,rt South to-day brought fully ::no badly scared passengers item not hprings, Ark., who left that popular rcsoit In a hurry yester day to escape the smallpox. They declared that Ihe disease Is epidemic and that n'-tuli- borlng towns have established a rigid quar antine, the authorities al -Malvern com pelling the trainmen to look all passengers f.'.iTit tin. Stiirlm-s l, fli,. iv.p. ,e)ill.. ,i.i,i..u are passing through that town. AMUtnir tlin.se who reached SU. f.nil) ,.,- day weie: .1. W, Hates and wife, Chicago; 1;. 1-. Williams anil wire. Dulutli; !:, T. lliewer, Sprlnglleld, HI.; It. K. Smith and H. 14 Hailing, Providence, R. .; .Mrs. Thonms Lonergnn, Chicago; .Mrs. .1. T. Wiihllletr. l-level.'llid. I I ll.-tl-rc I.' WO.... and William .1. -Molry and family, i,iii- lie 11'-.. lit. nr'.ii ,.ie-ii, ,,..1 jii .i;iillur tile bulletin there were thlrty-tlve cases being treated In the pest house. Mr. lliewer made th,. following state ment: '"The people are (muring out of Hot Killings, panic stricken. Rvery avail- aiih-seal was ioen to me irain yestcnia v IIIKII. II..III ,. iiirni.e-i n nil- iui.rl OT CU(tll at Hot Springs that there were forty-seven cases of sinallpov In the pest house and u number of easi.s In the city that had not been removed." FOUL PLAY AT LEBANON, MO. .Mrs. I'Viiiiiltl, nu 111,1 l-uly, Murdered uml nil Attempt -Mail, tit Itiirn Iter Ifody. Lebanon, Mo., Feb. 27. Mrs. IVrnnld, a widow, O) years of age. was murdered to day at the home of her son, Lerov Fetn nld, with whom she lived. Her skull was crushed ns with a hammer and her left arm was badly burned. A barn on the Place wiii burned, which drew neighbors to the scene. It Is thought that .Mrs. Fernnl 1 was assaulted In tin. barn and left unconscious when tlm barn was set on tire, nnd that she rallied stilllelently to crawl to tlm house, whero she was found. I.eruy Fernald has disappeared. I'nlli.r.i t.k K.'lf Im , 1... Kir II... New York. Feb, 27. The state board of i.-lil.r.ittoii tried to settle ,h,. ui.-n,n ... Aid Declined in Western Ran. as, Topeka, Kas Feb, 27. (Special.) The Western Kansas counties are not rushing very fast after the seed grain voted by the legislature. The counties of Russell, Har per. Hamilton, Lane and Sewurd have de clined outright to receive a pound ot aid and Klbjworth county has accepted but 2,000 ot the ?J,7W allotted. They said that rumors had been elreulal Ing that smallpox was Increasing, but that last Siuiil.iv, when many of the guests wero getting ready to leave, an illl.--l.il bul letin was Issued by the health, department that only one e.u-e existed In the city. Tills calmed their fears for a while, but yesterday it was learned lhat at the time ... . 1. ... 1, .1 ...in ....... . ...... .. .. 1 .. ,..e- nt.. .. ..., ...... i ... .in- 1, ..in jtn'mjir, ami a great many more would have left could thei have got uway. The visitors there are Just beginning to learn the truth I have Inside Information nnd know that there nre not less than seventy-live eases of tho disease In Hot Springs, and nbout half of them an- in tho midst of the city " Mr. Harry Wiley said: "I learned last 11 the. electrical workers hero to-duy. but fulled. James Strong, president of iho Rlectrlcal Contractors' .Association, up pen red before tho board, but would not yield an Inch, lie said the men must re turn to work nt once nerore ttiu contractor would treat with them at nil. ami under no consideration would the elaht hour dav lequest bu granted until after May 15 next. 1-ritiRY, UIKO, TMAYfiR A CO., Ht.TCrM)US TO TVBiptTiitMM vttttnUjj .Minimum, 6t! mtc (tntim.Kf, TiiMkit iff took for Iht rtath(r to he fMr. Grand Opening of Dress (jootls To-morrow. For days we've been busily preparing for the Spring Open ing of Dress Goods which takes place to-morrow. For months past our Fastern buy ers and stock manager have been hard at work collecting the most magnificent stock of Dress Goods that iias ever been brought to this city. The looms of three continents are represented here by their choicest productions and nev er have art and skill produced such exquisite effects as have they this year. The new all wool and silk and wool Novelties marvels of the weavers' skill. The new Crepons the popular fabric of the season in a hundred and more styles. The new Black Goods somber, 'tis true, but serviceable and always wel comed more new patterns than you'd think could be woven in these fabrics. To see all of these new ef fects would take days so we've arranged them about decorated the department pret tily with them so that, in passing, you can get a general idea ol what the correct ideas in fabrics and colors ara If you miss this exhibition you'll be the loser by much. Mrs. Dexter has just re turned from New York and brings with her the very latest ideas of the Spring Styles. Miss Underwood has also but recently returned from the East. She will make a spe cialty of Wash Dresses this spring. Miss Morgan is now in her rooms and ready for the young ladies and little girls. Eru-RY, HlRl), THAYER & CO., MCCRSSOttS TO BISSELL HAS RESIGNED. The Cost master (Seueral Milt Retire I rotu the Cabinet to Attend to Ills Profcs-don, Washington. Feb. 27. Postmusi. 1 (,. p. citit lll.---s.-U late this afternoon plu. ...1 !..-. 1esignatl1.11 as a 11. ember of the .at hi. i m the hands or Pnsldeiit f h vel.-nnl, to p, a ..pled uputi the appointment 01 hi- s-.. cessor. Though the rumors nf tin . .11 i,g l.ctlleiiient of Mr. Jllssell htno In,., 1 to lor some ilm, the otllclal unnonn, n when It was mado this evening, 1 1 1- .1 something .if a sensation. The statement which has be, 11 m.uo that a dlsagteeinent between the pr-si 1. i,r and Mr. Illssell caused the icslgn.un.u n.ia known by ulmost all hi olllclal iir, K to be without Ihe slightest foundation. ,i, llier, lore the usual Interest an. I g-'Ssip which usually attaches to the rellum of 11 member of the cabinet v,a iium i lacking In this case, as it was com. 1. 1 v till that only the personal desire o mi plss.-n to n siime his lucrative law i- ,. 11, u actuated him In taking the step he del An Associated Press reporter 1 all, 1 1 pop him, and, In reply to questions, .i . ins sell said: "I havo placed my resignation 10 iiu, hands uf the president. The ic.n.,,1,. t,,,. my so doing Is that my professional w,,rk at homo demands my utleiiiloii. and 1 r-,. that I ciinnot longer remain uw.i n it "The business of (lie departm. nt is ir good condition, nml Its truusrer to nn so. . cessor .an bo mail., without nffe. un,.- t tin public service. "I have Poind my wuk ugroi il.i. nt though at limes unite nuerous. I ... r. ,ss I leave It Willi leg!'!, be. nuse I ha.. conn, deeply Interested In It. mi. h,,.. , .,. sir,- to ui'ompllsh something more In .uo development of the postal service i!i,,n 1 havo lotiiid possible in theso two y... s of effort. "1 deeply regret also that I am thus ..tiv. pelled to socr ottlelul relations with .bo president and the cabinet, which h.n. I,, .11 must satlslaclorv ami cordial llnoiiulnait "Perhaps, without tmproprleti. 1 n v now say that all Illinois nf iUhumm ,.,,,, ,,t between the president mid nny 01- ,v al net have been without Inundation, i iloutt If there ever was a moro huiiiionlotts cab inet than the present one, utu Its members urn a 111.lt III support of tho president on ,iery public iiieson." WILSON TO s'C(:;n lllsSRLL. The Vil Virginia Cmigrce-muit M.itrri for ihe P.. .t master Oeueral-bip. Washington, Feb. 27. In department and congressional circles to-night tho a r ,s tilled uitb 11... names of imeetla.. .....i dates ta succeed Mr, lllssell from slates -- -------- . ... ..-.. ,...,.. o,,,,r,. ranging from ihe Atlantic to tho Puciilu nn I to Florida on the south. The feomg is uppermost among men In olllci.il lifo Jlllllt-l, . lllll, n.e. ,'. .1. -...-(. perhaps no member of Piesldent Cleve land's cabinet has been a moro trusted nil vlser than has .Mr. Ulssell. The president learned his true worth ns a man of thor ough business capacity uud administrative ability when they were associated as mem. beis of the same law llrm In lluftulo. The fast friendship which was then formed remained while Mr, Cleveland suc cessively stepped from the olllce of mayor of llurralo to the White House, and when he became president for the second time It was his personal deslie that Mj, litssell accept a place 111 his cabinet. It is ipille certain -Mr. Illssell will not re linquish Ids portfolio until April. He will then return to HulTalo, Port llujc Military Hcseriutloa. Washington, Feb. 27. (Special.) The hoiue committee on public lands reported favorably the bill to donate to Kansas the Fort Hayes inllltury icscrvatlon. They re ported a bill similar to the one that passed the Ecnate last night. '- ,"-""-..- ....... (...!, , null!', way the untiling devotion of ( ongressmau WlNon, of West Virginia, to the adminis tration throughout this congress. To-night they said this opportunity hail arrived, and It can be stated that unless the president changes h's mind, Mr- WIN son's name will go to tho senate to-morrow as uie si.cccsi,wr ui ..ir, iiisseit. anil it Is more than probable Hut ho will be lion, ored by an lm.redlato conllrmatjun on the pirt of the senate, as was Senator Ran som a few days since, when ho was ap-