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Tl-Q Rich Hill Tribune. o i;o. n. iinwKa, Pubiis-hr-r. mm hili Missorm. AmWHon In the rooted nettle of tb icluYh sunt. A good man and cause Is never fi nally defeated. Dullards irg born so and not mud i- tho schools. Japan, having Mtk- about the world a bit, known that cabinet crises ere harmless. Morocco, having had a taste of gen frnl disorder, will wot he satisfied Wi lli It gets the whole Jug. France Is buying so many airships that It looks as If the French govern ment desired to start a museum of In conclusive Inventions. Cuba may as well begin planning to celebrate its newest Fourth of July, for I'ncle Sam Is going to give It an other chance to be good. Chinese claim to have discovered "graft" prior to any other nation. Their political system might well serve as a horrible example. No, inquiring reader, the language talked by grip victims Is not Esper anto, but it Is certainly some kin to a universal tongue this winter. The czar may send editors to Si beria, but is powerless to prevent an enormous number of nncensored nov els from circulating around the globe. There are 80.000 more women than men In Massachusetts. It will be nec essary for the leap year girl who ex pects to succeed in that state to start early. The Mosquito Indians are indulging In an uprising, and the people who believed they were harmless individu als will probably feel that they have been "stung." Gradually the recalcitrants are be coming reconciled to the absence of the motto that formerly adorned the new coins. Anyhow, they are making lees fuss about it If this money scarcity In Germany lteeps up much longer some peerless leader over there will be tempted to propose the free and unlimited coin age cf frankfurters. A convention of scientists has an other peculiarity. If we mistake not. You don't have to take up a collec tion to defray the expenses in order to lndnce Ifr-to come here. Dr. Siebel baa discovered how every human body can make its own elec tricity. Now let him show how every body can be his own patent medicine and make us all happy. A superficial Investigation might lead one to wonder if somebody had not been making a bunch of graft from the purchase of hose for the New York fire department. Count Witte and Gen. Kuropatkln are fighting over the war between Russia and Japan. It is not expected. tiowevtr, that either of them wiil sue ceed In taking Manchuria. A famous Mexican volcano is for sale. It would not be a bad Idea for some of the flre-vaters in congress to invest in Its sulphurously eruptive qualities as an aid to their oratory. A man In New York committed sul elde because his wife stayed out late at night. It is a pretty good thing that tho average woman Is not affected to such an extent by a recreant husband, "Lord Curson would like to sit In the house of lords," says the Chicago Post. Meanwhile Ireland, which Is expected to assist la the proce hows some disposition to sit on Lord Curiou. Sir Thomas Upton rises to remark Oiat the spicy breezes which blow soft o'er Ceylon's Isle misrepresent the facta in the rase when they say he is about to challenge tor the Amer ica's cup. Seventeen prophets have predicted that the world will come to an end during the present year. Inasmuch, however, as 26 prophets declared that doom would crack last year we de cline to be frightened. A Freucu paper says: "American men marry for love, but the women (or money." In Franc all bands mar ry for money, and they bargain and haggle beforehand like pugilist wrangling over the weight question. A chair pusher at Atlantic City found a puree containing 400 and received a reward of 12 cents for re turning it to the owner. What did he expect? It didn't take him more than a minute to find It, and at 12 cents a minute that amounts to $7 CO an hour, which is pretty good pay for these times, imrticularly on work which does iot requite a long course of training to fit one for. Now a German military expert is criticising oar volunteer system and our National Guard. Those of our foreign critics who profess to see mil itary weakness lu the system which lias served so far very well forget, or rather do not appreciate, the value of Individual inte:lii;enee and practical psliloiltm as against a largo stand ing army of trained human automa tons. They forget, too, how the forced i or. script km laws and the burden of Standing armies am Laiuiic upi lug tha resources of Kuiope, compared with nur on vast Industrial uVveioptnt'Ut. buUl t-KlhaXlW CllUKCH. Italian Anarchist Kneeled at Altar Rill and Murdered Father Helnrlchs While Administering 8crament. IV-nver, Col. -Father Leo Helnrlchs was shot and killed when administer ing tho sacrament at early mass In PL txaheth's Catholic church. Eleventh and Curtis streets, this city, at six o'clock RumUy morning. Kneeling at tho altar rail, between two women, Gulseppe Gunrnneclo preased the mus- jtle of a revolver against the body of the priest, after receiving from him the consecrated wafer, and shot tho man of God through the heart. Ex claiming "My God, my God," Father Leo fell prone In front of the altar and died without uttering another word. With an inartlcule scream of triumph which the communicants do scribe as the yell of a demon, tne as sassin sprang Into the aisle and wav ing the smoking gun about his head dashed to the church door. For a mo ment the hundred or more people In the church were dazed. Then a wom an shrieked and ine congregation be came panic stricken. Some women fainted and many became hysterical. Several men rushed to the aid of the priest and others started In pursuit of the murderer. Among the latter was Patrolman Daniel Cronin, who over took the fleeing Italian on the cburclt steps. Guarnacclo attempted to shoot the policeman and was foiled and overpowered only after a desperate fight in which several men had come to the assistance of the officer. BRYAN'S TOPEKA SPEECH. Talked to 4,500 Men at Auditorlu Introduced by Gov. Hoch Soma Lonesome Financiers. Topeka, Kansas. William J. Bryan adress an audience of men only here Sunday afternoon which completely filled the large auditorium Including standing room. Mr. Bryan spoke for two hours and held his audience al- moKt to a man. There were probably 4.500 present. The speech was one of the regular lectures, "The Prince of Peice." The speaker was Introduced by Gov. Hoch, In his speech Mr. Bry an touched on the money question and said: "a short time ago the Christian churches were In a big controversy over whether or not they should accept money from some of the great financiers. Many men spenl a part of their lives get ting money, a second part trying to keep other men from trying to get it away from them, and, recently, a third rart in trying to give it away. I think the time is coming and coming soon when many of these great finan ciers who have got their money by dishonest means will be made the most lonesome men on earth by be ing left alone without friends and with nothing but their money." Mr. Bryan left for Lawrence, where he sxke Sunday night tinder the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. iu the Kansas University gymnasium. Yates Would Be Governor. Springfield, II!. Former Governor Richard Yates Sunday clpht an nounced his raudidacy for governor, in the following statement: "1 have de cided to be a candidate for tho Repub lican nomination for governor at the general primary election on August 6, 1908. I do this becauae, after full in vestigation, I believe that there is now an opportunity for the first time In this state, for an effectual and real 'appeal to the people' (instead of to conventions and committees) under the provisions of the new, direct, plur ality, primary election law, which was not approved until a few days ago." Sedalia Shops Closed. Sedalla, Mo. The Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad shops here, employ ing Sot) men. have been closed until March 2. The shops of the whole system are to be kept idle as much as possible to reduce expense. Rillrjad Men Take Action. Atlanta. Ga. Fifteen hundred rail road men. representing all of the dif ferent labor unions whose members find eiuplo meiit with the ral'rotU entering here, met in mass meeting juniiay and adopted resolutions en lorslng President Roosevelt's action n ordering an Investigation of the re ported cut In wages to be made by railroad w hen the so called nine hour aw goes lnt' effect March 4 An rther resolution denounces the attempt it th railroad to reduce wanes. An Operation Upon Edison. New York '1 noma A. Edison, the mentor. 1 a patient at the Manhattan e, ear and throat ho.pltal. where Sunday nltht he underwent an oper ition intended to relieve him of ;rouUe iu the left ear. To Tell About Fket Plans. Washington, I). C. Gov. James X, jilk'tte of California arrived here Hun lay for a week or ten .lays' slay, lovernor Gillette will confer with Secretary of the Navy Metcalf, regard lig the reception which California pro motes to give to the battleship fleet. An Aged Woman a Suicide. Cleveland, O. Mrs. Augusta Strey, i'3 year old, committed suicide Sun lay by setting fire to her clothing. The aged woman considered herself a lurdeu upon her grandson, with w huin the was living. Shot Chief of Police. Fayetteville, N. C. Chief of Poilea, Jentoii of this city va shot dead la ront of liU homo here Sunday Just ifn-r the churches had been Jet out, ty a negro, Sain MurchUuii, craisJ ritli drink. DANGER AHEAD I' - . x ST f v California Girls Art Forming KANSAS DEMOCRATS MEET The State Convention at Hutchin son Selected Delegates. J. H. Atwood Defeated Johnson for National Committeeman A Synop sis of the Resolutions Adopted. Hutchinson, Kan. The Democratic State convention to elect delegates to '. the National convention and national j committeemen met Friday morning. G. W. Harrington of Hiawatha and I W. H. L. Pepperill of Concordia were the temporary officers as recommend ed by the state committee. A reso lution Indorsing Bryan for president and Instructing delegates to vote solidly for him was unanimously adopted. J. H. Atwood was elected national committeeman over J. G. Johnson by a vote of 371 to IS". W. F. Sapp o: Galena, the third candidate who was considered a possibility on a compro mise received 63 votes. Delegates elected to the National convention were: W. H. L. Pepperill, Charles H. Sawyer, J. E. Andrew and V. A. Harris. The alternates are T. U. Glbham. J. U. Hagney. W. 11. Ryan and J. A. Whltehurst. The resolutions were long. They re gretted the recent panic but declared they were not responsible. They -on-demned the asset currency law and demanded a federal guarantee cf de posits in national banks and state guarantee for state banks. They de nounced the tariff as political graft, opposed a ship subsidy. They claimed the anti -p::ss law originated with thetn and demanded a primary law w ith pre served the secrecy of the ballot and f.ivorej the election of all public of fleers, I'nited States senator and post matters included, by a direct vole of the people. They sa'd that cnor ation.s should not lie allowel to iss;ie j fict it tons sttx'ks and bonds. 1 hey want- J ed o;inty assessors elect d bv the j people nnd wanted all laws enforced alike. No action was taken on Cnitol j States senator. GEN. STOESfEL GUILTY. The Grim Defender of Port Arthur Condemned to Death by a Rus sian Court-Martial. St. I' tersburg Lieutenant Genera Stoessel was condemned to death Thursday evening by a military court for the surrender of Port Arthur to the Japanese. i.eneral Fok. who commanded the fourth Ljht Siberian division of Port Arthur, wa ordered reprimanded for a dixlpllnary offense, which was not connected with the surrender and Gen eral Smirnoff, acting commander of the fortress, and Major General Rels. t hief of staff to General Stoeasel, were acipiltted of the charges nn.iitmt iheiit for lack of prxf. The court recom mended that the death sentence uinin Lieutenant General Stossel bo com muted to 10 year Imprisonment iu a fortress and that he be excluded from the service. To Revise Kansas School Laws. Topeka, Kansas. In accordance wltli a ropiest of t lie state teacher's association to appoint an educational commission to examine the prej.ent school laws and draft a more modern set. Gov. Hoch Friday appointed tne following board with state superin tendent Fnlrchllds as chairman. J. W. diced. Topeka; It. F. KulU. Wichita; L. A. lxw(her, Emporia; W. D. Ross, I'eubody; W. S. Pate, Cherokee; A. J. Stanley, Lincoln. A Record cf Count Tolstoi's Voice, Yasnaya, Polyana, Runsla Count Leo Tolstoi ha received from Thoma A. Edison a phonoKraph of the latest B'ld most improved pattern. With the Instrument came a letter from the American Inventor expressing his h'.j.;h regard for Count Tolstoi and requent iug that the Ruaslan author send him a phoni;raphlc record of hi own voice. Consequently Count ToUtol will return a cylinder bearln several Interpretations of texts of thrt gospel. He will speak lu Eugllsli, language of wLU'b If u murtci. FOR THE FLEET. 4 . -VA-1 - i f a f - Leap-Year Proposal Ciubs. POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS. Would Provide a Safe Place of Deposit That Would Encourage Thrift and Prevent Hoarding. Washington, D. C. Senator Knox Wednesday introduced a bill to estab lish a system of postal savings banks. The bill embodies the plan outlined by Postmaster General Meyer In bis annual report and which he ad vocated in public addresses being cal culated to encourage economy and thrift an.l to afford a place of deposit free from any possibility of doubt for vast sums of money which would be otherwise hoarded and kept out of cir culation through ignorance or lack of confidence. The bill authorizes the postmaster general to establish a system of postal savings banks comprised of such money order offices as he may desig nate for that purpose. The bill further provides that such postal bayks shall receive deposits of money In even dollars, with one dollar as a minimum and postmasters are required to make dally reports to the postmaster general, who will forward to the doiMisltor a written acknowl edgment of its receipts. Deposits are not liable to seizure or detentlou un der lesal proceimes against the depos itor, and such funds are exempt from taxation. Interest at the rate of 2 per cent per annum is allowed depositors and the postmaster general Is author ized to place the money dei.si;ed In postal savings bank In national banks a; a ra'e of interest satisfactory to the secretary of the treasury. These national detosit.irie5 are to be In the immediate vicinity of postal banks from which the money Is drawn, a a safeguard a:.ilmt ce-itraiization cf currency and at a means of f.icillrnt ins the return of money to the chan nels of trade. National banks are prohibited from receiving any compen sation f ir cashing or collecting any ch cks or imi.v other o-nli'i s in con-n-cilon with postal b.i:)k. Withdraw als i f deposits may be made at any time sublet to certain rules. Thi bill c.trries an appropriation of ll'ii.ouO to gUe It effect. Will Employ More Operators. Topeka. Kan. It was learned here Friday that both the Rock Isiaud and Santa Fe railroads will Increase their force of operator to comply with th nine-hour law. At a meeting of Rock Island superintendents here It was decided to Increase the operators lu this, tt.e sou'Jiwestern district by T.6. Approval of this action has been re ceived from Chicago. The superinten dents of the eastern grand division of tho Santa Fe met last week and de cided on an Increase and are now waiting to team the number of new men allowed by the officials In Chi cago. Official here declare none of the amalier station will be closed. To Drive Out Iowa Gamblers. Burlington, Iowa Acting In ac cordance with Attorney Hjer' cam paign for Uw enforcement lit Iowa the civic, federation has notified the mayor and all ottier responsible of ficer thul the gambler must be drli en out of Burlington at once. The presi dent of the federation ha received a letter from Attorney General Byers of fering all the assistance he ran give them In the enforcement of th law In .i city. They propomi to make the campaign a strong oue. The Santa Fe Discharging Men. Topeka, Kan. It was announced hero Wednesday that the Atcbl:;on, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway company has ordered a reduction of IS per rent In the mechanical department all over the system. Two hundred Were dis charged Wednesday afternoon lu ths Topeka shops. A Chinese Will Debate. New York. V. K. W. Koe. a Chinese, ha been selected a one of the Colum bia debuter who will oppose the mixed trio st Cornell. The debate will be held In lthlca, N. Y., February 28. Recently Cornel announced it repre sentatives, who Include Mlit K'.lzabeth A. Cook, The ("olumbla debating union promptly prolct-l against thn en train tJ Iho debatlliit lists of a "Oed" but the Ilhlciit' insisted that Mln Cook be accorded the honor which she had earned Columbia fituily withdrew Its objeciluua. IT 33 THE Ftr.LT AT CALLAO. Bsttleihlpn Received Enthusiastic Wel eoms to Peruvian Port Whert They Will Remain Ten Days, Csllao. The Amr-rlcnil battleships, looking clenn and tilm and powerful In the tropical sun, cr.uin to anchor fa this jMirt noon a'ter 8 o'clock Thurs day morning. Thn booming of salute announced (he arrival of thn fleet, but there was no need to send out slc.nuls for every resident of Catlao and great crowds from Lima, that stands Lin k on the hills, had awaited with expec tancy the first glimpse of the advanc ing column. Callao was in holiday array, wishing to show that Peruvian tionpltallty was second to none in South America, and many thousands reviewv'd from the wharves, the headlands and the ships on the harbor, the Imposing scene. Knthuslastle crowds went down the bay on excursion steamers and cheered the American men-of-war. The battleships will remain here probably for ten days and will be joined by the torpedo boat flotilla near the close of their stay at Callao. Ar rangements have been made for fes tivities of all kinds, including a bull fight, which not less than 5,000 of the bluejackets will see and a regatta for which preparations have been going on for several weeks. President Par do will give a public reception to the officers Friday afternoon, and Wash ington's birthday will be made a gain occasion. MONEY IS PILING UP. The Kansas City National Banks Show Gain of t12.000.00O In Deposits in Ten Weeks, Kansas City. Tbe total drposlta of seven national banks In Kansas City increased nearly $12,000,000 iu the past ten weeks. Statements were called for Friday by t'je comptroller of the currency showing the condition of the banks on February 14. The last previous statements showed the condi tion on December 3. the day before the National Bank of Commerce suspend ed business. On that day seven na tional banks had a total of $5."i.T. "0.000 in deposits. The statements published Friday show a total of filT.r.oo.ooo. The same banks a year ago bad $j3,70.000 In deposits. Every one of the national banks show a gain, the First National leading with an Increase of over a. 000,000. , The total cash and sight exchange In the national banks now is $.U.7. 000. compared with f25,OoO.OOO lu the same banks ten weeks ago and f2.1. oon.noo a year a so. The statements sow that the banks hold over lit per cent of their gross de posits In cash and s!;lit exchange. CAN REGULATE BANKS. Oklahoma Guarantee Deposit Law Up held by Judge Houston in Dis trict Ccurt at Guthrie. Guthrie. Ok. Judge A II Houston In the district citft here Wednesday nioruing sustained the demurrer filed by Attorney General WrcM In the In junction suit brought by the Noble state bank ait.ilnst the state banking board nnd the bank commissioner on the ground that there was not suf ficient facts In the petition to consti tute a cause of nrtinn. This Is the first ti :-t on the Oklahoma guarantee d-postt law. In passing on the case Jmtae Houston state that under the police powers of the state giveu by the act the d fendauts have the power to collect the tax as thn batiks that are allowed to do business In this state are corporation and that they are n much accountable to the legisla ture a any other corporation whlto serve the public Favorable Militia Bill Report. Washington, D. C. The 8teeneroq bill, to promote the elficlency of th militia, wa ordered favorably report ed Thursday by the house committee on mliltla The bill a amended by the commute., divide tln militia or ganlxatloit of the several state and territories Into two distinct classes, one to bn know n a the National Guard and tho other ns the Renerve Militia. Kansas Masonic Officers. Topeka. Kansas Justice Henry F. Mason of thn Kunsns supreme court was eterled grand master of the Kan sas grand hxle of Masons Thursday. A. K. Wilson of Topeka was reelect ed secretary. Fred Wuhhbon of An thony was elected deputy grand inas tiT and Albert Sarbach of Holloa grand treasurer. Missouri Delegates Instructed. St. Joseph, Mo. Former Congress man Frank II. Pulkersoti of St. Joseph and Duvld Rankin of Tarklo were chosen to reprtseiit the fourth con gressional district of Missouri at the Nutloual Republican convention In Chi cago. They were instructed to vote for daft "so lo'ig as hi name Is be fore the convention." Metcalf Will Receive the Fleet. ahlngton. I). C. Secretary Met calf ha decided to visit San Fraud. ico at the time the battleship fleet ar rive. It I the president's view that the bead of the navy should bu pres ent to greet the fleet after Its long voyage. Widow of Wa.- of 1817 Dead. Last Drange, New Jersey. Mrs. Elizabeth Barnum, one of the few sur viving widows of the war of 1K12, died Wednesday at the a(;e of )0. She was bora in Vermont THE SIXTIETH CONGRESS A Condensed Account of Transac tion! at the National Capiut. The Most Important Items Gathered From Each Day's Session at Senate and House. To Rettors the Motto. Washington. '-President RoOi-ev elt was overridden Wednesday by the. house committee on coinage, weights and measures, when by unanimous vole it was agreed to report favorably the McKlnley (Illinois) bill requiring the restoration to gold and sliver coin of the national motto "In God W Trust." During' thn discussion Repre sentative Know land of California, be ing in a facetious mood, moved that the committee further recommend the placing upon all clearing house rertifl cates the Biblical Inscription "I know that my Redeemer llveth." Would Classify Consular Service. Washington, D. C. The senate com mittee on foreign relations Wednes day voted to report favorably the bllj classlf.ving the consular service. Tbe committee also voted to report the amendments to the diplomatic and con sular appropriation bill, making ap propriations cf more than f 1,000.003 for the purchase of sites and erection of buildings for the consular establish ments la Japan. China and Korea and f400,000 for Ihe purchase and repair of the building used for the American embassy In Paris. A Brownsville Vote Tuesday. Washington. D. (I The Brownsville question will be voted on by the sen ate committee on military affair Tusday next sccordlng to an agree ment reached Thursday. The major ity of the com.-iltte will vote to in dorse the action of the president in dismissing three companlej of negro oldlers of the Twenty fifth ltffantry on account Of the raid on tbe Texas town. Senator Foraker will make a minority report. It has not been de tertulned how many will join l:i his view. Cost of Our Present Navy. Washington, D. C. That our present system of naval construction is the best possible Is the verdict of Senator Hale, chairman or the senate commit tee on naval affairs. The opinion was announced In the course of a speech In the senate Wednesday and was given, as he said, as the result of 30 years' experience In naval legislation. In the course of his remarks he said that the n w navy as It exists tiay had cost t loo .000.000. Msy Send John Mitchell to Isthmus. Washington, D. C That John Mitchell, the retiring president of the I'nited Mine Workers of America may be asked by President Roosevelt to go to Panama and make a report on labor conditions there, is m of the results which may accrue from a con ference on Panama affair at tho White Douse Thursday. Cavalry to Protect Parts. Washington. D. C Secretary G.t" field has made a reipo st that thn troops of cavalry be detailed fur th protection of the national j arks of California, two jit Yosemlte ur.l one divided betwetn Soiptotla a:ul General Grant pffk. AVOID THE ISTHMUS. There Are More Applicants for Work in Canal Zone Than Can Ce Accomodated. Washington. D. C. Reductions la force are being made by the Isthmian canal communion in the division ol building construction and that of me chanics, also In thj clerical force on the Isthmus. Notwithstanding these facts there has been a considerable number ot unemployed mechanic and rlerk migrating to the Isthmus re cently as a result of the commercial depression In the I'nited Stale but their chance of securing employment are very renm'e. The commission Is anxious that prominence be given thece fact, a any vacancl, that luav have to be filed are given to former rmployes who have not left the Isth mus. Americans who do come, how ever, snd fall to secure work with the commission can seldom find oilier employment a the volume of other business is not larjie and the local sut ply of skilled labor 1 amply untile. ret to meet all demand. Negroes Stoned State Officials. Muskogee, Ok. Negroes at Red Bird, Incensed by the recent enact ment of the Jim Crow law, Friday night stoned the M . K. it T. special, bearing state otllcl.tl and member of the legislature from Culhrlo to the Ik-iiiorralic convention here and three members of the delegation Were cut by flying glass. The Injured were Se stor Roddle, of Ada; Representative Steitiuund and Henry 8. Johuson, of Perry. Windows were broken and the train wa stopped. The poKenger made an unsuccessful attempt to cap ture their assailants. Storm In Ntw York Now. Plattsburg. N. Y. A northeast storm of such severity as to be un usual even in this blizzard accus tomed section, wa raiting In Northern New York WednesOay eight and rapid ly adding to the snow that covered the whole Adirondack region. Australians Would Ses Fleet. Washington, D. C. An t-c ed lngly cordial Invitation to have tie American battleship fleet vlit Atf tra tla has been extended by Hon. Alfred Deakln, pi'iiie minister of Australia.