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drag: ADLIGHX VOL. 4, NO. 7 HORACE, GREELEY COUNTY, KANSAS, MARCH 30,1893. VOL. VII.

NO. 47. IL Inl Hr Defense af ECU Position. A WATEIl HACIk HO RE OF IT. STATE NEWS.

VOLUME OF TRADE LATEST NEWS. probably froze solid at this point, freezing the fish. No dead fish are ton Id at the upper end of the lake or where the water is deep. This fact' does away with the theory that the water is poisoned. Topeka Journal: The high school bonds have been sold to the state for 100 cents on the dollar.

The bonds are now being printed at the office of the state printer, and will be five $4,000 bonds and thirteen $5,000 bonds $85,000 in all. At the end of three years the Erst of the bonds falls due, and one bond will fall due each year thereafter It is the intention of the Czctbuuto, March 25. Chief Arthur, of the locomotive engineers, made state, ments defending his position in the Toledo itrike. Mr. Arthur says: "I find it very bard to make the nublio understand that I do not order any stoppage of work, and could not if 1 wanted to.

The men them selves vote upon it, and if a majority decided to stop work, of course it is done. In the last case every honorable effort was made to sdiust the difficulty, but without success. and here it is said the men stopped work without giring notice, which is not true, for mysell addressed a letter to General Man ager Ashley, of the Toledo Ann Arbor road, informing him that his engineers and firemen had determined to leave his service at 6 o'clock a. Wednesday, March 8, thus giving him ample time to decide whether he would grant the reasonable request of his men or not. IL W.

Ashley, general mana ger, when. I informed him that I appealed to nis latner, tne president, remaricea very abruptly He is an old man he does not now wnetner 1 am paying cents a mile or $2 and must not be disturbed. If there had been a head to the Ann Arbor road that be lieved in living and letting live, we would not have had but so long. as the grinding process is carried out by the railways just so long will there bo trouble with the companies. The engineer's life is a hard one at best he must report for duty ma'iy times when not able to do so or lose his sit uation, and if he be a man of family it is not an easy thing to do.

Besides, many times men are made examples of to gratify the petty spite of the superintendent or master mechanic and are re moved on the slightest pretext. It does not take some men long to forget that they came from the switchman to superintend' ent's position, or from wiper to master mechanic All the engineers and firemen ask. is fair play, and there will be no trou ble. If the men are not at liberty to quit work when at any time it suits their convenience, then certainty the same rules will apply to a railway company and deny them the right to discharge a man at any time they choose, without consulting his conven tence or comfort. We are at any time ready to subscribe to any rule that will apply alike to employer ana employes." As Much Klght to Labor.

Washington, D. March 25. A com mittee of non-union employing printers of this city, headed by T. Edward Clark, called, on Mr. Cleveland and presented a petition, tigned by non-union printers of Washington, asking him to recognize non-union men in his selection of public printer, and protesting against the effort made by a delegation of union printers, headed by Congressman Amos J.

Cummings, to induce Mr. Cleveland not to appoint C. W. Ed wards, of Delaware, to the office on the ground that he is not a union man. The petition closes thus "We pray that in exercising your presidential prerogative in appointing a public printer you will impartially consider the rights of that immensely larger, less noisy, less guilty body of your industrial fellow-citizens who are members of no unions, no boycotting labor organizations, and that the public printer whom you shall select will be a man who will remember that non-union printers have rights to be respected equal to those of union printers, and that as good common citizens of a common country they have as much right to labor at the case in the government printing office as have members of any printers' union." Too Soon to Give It Up.

Topkka, March 25. Hon. Martin Mohler has made a several days' trip in the north western part of the state. He says the weather has been very dry in that section and the wheat is very backward. "It is too early to say, however, that the wheat crop in western Kansas will be a failure," said Mr.

Mohler. "The farmers are all feeling well. They have got beyond the state where they greatly fear the loss of one crop. If the wheat crop should iot come out all right the ground can be put to corn and a crop raised that will probably be as valuable as the wheat. As there has been so little rain during the last six months, it is but reasonable to suppose there will be more during the coming season.

After a crop of corn has been raised and the ground thoroughly cultivated and kept clean, wheat can then be put in with a lister without further plowing and very cheaply. It is crtirely too early yet to think of giving up tha wheat crop in any part of the state." Storm Devastations. Tunica, March 25. A cyclone struck this town with terrible results. The Masonic and Knights of Pythias lodges, a hsndsome two-story frame building, is a total wreck.

The White Presbyterin church and Colored Methodist Episcopal church were blown down. The court house roof was blown off and a colored school building, two-story frame, was blown down on 150 children and several of them were badly hurt, but none seriously. The residence of H. A. Higginbotham is a total wreck.

The store-house of Leo Leases and quite a number of other buildings are badly damaged. The damage will reach into thousands. Inmber Shipping Bates Reduced. Kansas Citt, March 25. Representa tives of the railroads interested in the lumber traffic to Kansas and Nebraska finished iheir work by arriving at an agreement as to what should constitute a uniform basis, rhere was considerable objection to the agreement as first proposed, but it was Snally decided that it was the best that sould be done for the present and discon tented roads agreed to make the best of it antil a different arrangement can be made.

Rates to Kansas points were all reduced, she reduction being from 1 to 3 cents 100. In Nebraska the rates will be about the tame and are now more satisfactory to the roads. Oklahoma City Suffers. Dispatches from over Kansas state that the storm was severe generally over this state. The rainfall was very heavy and gen erally benefitted the crops.

At Oklahoma City, in Oklahoma, a num ber of buiidinss were blown down and sev eral of them burned by lightning. The storm struck Nevada, Ma, and the slate roof of the state insane asylum was damaged and the house of the engineer of the asylum blown down. Hall, Sleet, Snow and Rain. Dispatches from fifty points in west ern and southern Minnesota and South Da kota indicate a great storm. nil rmruuuik ana neiguuunug Duma Inches of snow fell and this was followed by a heavy wind and bail and thunder and 1 fall nf U((UtUlUi ITCSb Ul AVCAUaU VETO mow was so great as to delay trains.

At oc x'aui it aeveiopea into a uniiun sleet storm. The storm is followed in the tar west oy a cmnooK wina. ana a Dig vu and possible floods are expected." .1 Washington, D. CL, March 25. By a practically unanimous vote the republican caucus has decided to reject all offers of compromise and td contest the proposed democratic reorganization, of the elective officers of the senate to the end.

Indiana btitte Prison. Louisville, March 25. Fire broke out in the shop of the Cloggett Saddle Tret company in the east wing of the prison, south of Jeffersonrille, Indiana, and thai portion of the prison was soon in ruins. The fire then spread to the tailor shop and dining-room and was soon beyond the control of the Jeffersonville fire department. Engines were sent from this city and the flames were confined to the east wing.

The loss is $25,000 to the state and to the Cloggett company, which carried $25,000 insurance. The convicts made no attempt to create a panic and escape, all of them assisting the firemen by the use of blankets. Followed by Net Fnll Drawn From James II. Lrg-mt. The senate committee, sitting in the Kansas state house, resumed the hearing of testimony.

The new police board and chief of police of Kansas City, and a policy operator or two from there were examined. None of them knew that any money had been raised either to influence tho appointment of police officials in the interest of gamblers, or to effect tho defeat of the Taylot bills against gambling. Then James IL Xegato took the witness stand. Judge Tbacher psked him if he received $4,600 from Pete Kline. "Yes, air," he answered.

'Why did you receive it and how did you spend it?" "After the election was some talk about the organization of the legislature by Judge Webb and three or four others, by bringing some eases before the supreme court. They were political problems. I said the practical way was to find out who the uieinoera of the legislature were. There were six or seven members who were never elected, but were counted in. I concluded to run a canvass of own, and I went around through the state and saw many of the members $4, 600 was not all I spent.

I got $200 out of Ed Snow to help pay my ex-porjuej." "Then," continued Legate, went to Kansas City and tried to make a deal with Ford for an interett in the Kansas City Mail. While I was there I learned a good many things I never knew before. I learned that Billy Buchan had got $15,000 to $20,000 a year from the whisky dealers of Kansas City, for a number of years. I struck Pete Kline, whose business is policy, worth $G00 a month. From him 1 learned that the gamblers had to contribute $10,000 a year to the republican party of Kansas.

I told him that if he would raise me $8,000 to invest in the Mail I would guarantee him immunity against blackmail. Pending this negotiation two men, who had been out through the state, came to my house and from them I learned that there were eight men who would vote with the republicans. I heard that it coat the Santa Fe $8,000 to get these eight men, and $3,000 of my money went in this way." Mr. Legate said that neither Governor Lewelhng or Judge Little knew anything about his receiving any money. Cy Iceland's Testimony.

Hon. Cyrus Leland, of Doniphan county, testified, after Legate, before the senate committee. He said "I was introduced to Representative McAleny by Councilman Lillis, of Kansas City, at the Copeland hotel-I had previously met Lillis, who told me that he had one vote in the legislature which he could probably control. He said if a straight democrat was elected for senator, he (Lillis) wanted to be postmaster at Kansas City, and he thought McAleny could be brought over for a democrat for senator in order to help out Lillis. I asked him if McAleny vote would have to be purchased; he said no.

that he (Lillis) would have nothing to do with a money transaction. But he wanted to see McAleny and ask him in the interest of Lillis to vote for a democrat. I did see McAleny at a room in the Keith building. I had been talking with him only a few minutes when McAleny said he wanted $5,000 for his vote, and argued that it was worth that; he snid he had no desire to return to the legislature and that he proposed to make something this time. I said to him I had no monoy and knew of no money to buy votes.

Then we parted, and McAleny told mo if at any time I found that money could be had for a voto to send for him. Nothing was said about stakeholder, and 1 made no offer of any kind to McAleny. No mention was made of Joe Hudson's name in connection with this transaction and I have never heard of money being raised or offered in connection with the state printer matter, or to the interest of Kossington, Ady or any other candidute for senator. I do not knOw of money being raised by the republicans for any concern. I became acquainted with Mr.

Burgard two years ago when he acted as a spy for the republicans in the senatorial election. He came to our headquarters every night, and reported the result of pop'ihst He came to me this winter and money could be made out of J. B. Watkins, who was running for senator. He said he could obtain several rotes for Watkins if the money could be Eut op, but I had nothing further to do with im.

I was never in representative hall on the day of the election of Senator Martin. A few days after the election of Martin, Burgard said he would go with the republicans and help elect a senator if he was certain there would be no mistake about it. providing he would get enough money. He said he did not want to be left out in the cold. I told him that so far as I knew there was no money in it.

I made no propositions to McAleny, Burgard or anyone else to secure their vote for senator by the payment of money. I always regarded Burgard as a man who wanted money. Mill Iast-Destroys a Town. LiTCHiriKLD, March 23. An explosion resembling an earthquake and destroying nearly a million dollars worth of prop-arty, occurred here.

Practically every business structure in Litchfield was wrecked and scores of dwellings rendered uninhabitable. Panic reigned for hours. The Litchfield Planet mills, said to be one of the largest, if not the largest single flouring establishments in the world, was in flames. Before firemen arrived upon the pceoe the fire had gained great headway. The hose and hook and ladder companies had hardly succeeded in getting their apparatus in working order when an explosion, appalling in its violence, was caused by the flames sudden contact with pent up mill dust.

The expheion shook over a singularly wide area while the atmospheric concussion was felt as far as Decatur, a distance of fifty miles. The explosion broke large plate glass windows in majority of the stores in the city, shook houses loose from their foundations and jarred the machinery in the Litchfield car and machine company to xuch an extent that Vork has to be suspended. Tho head millwright, John Carve, of Waterloo, in making an effort to secure his tools from the burning building, was stunned by the explosion, and endeavoring to escape was pinned against the smoke stack and burned to death. The large elevator standing immediately across the Wabash track west of the mill, and containing some 250,000 bushels of wheat, was burned to the ground, leu or twelve cars of wheat standing on tho house tr ok were reduced to ashes. The Western Union telegraph wires are down.

A number of serious but not necessarily fatal accidents are reported. I 1 Jadjte Taft' DreUloa. iTxKna HAtjt 23. Grand Master Sargent, of the locomotive firemen, ipeaking of the ruling of Judge Taft, of the United States circuit court in the; Ann Arbor strike, holding him and Chief Arthur responsible fur the damages resulting from their order to strike, says it is the gravest question that' has ever confronted the brotherhood. Said he; "I never for a moment dreamed that such a ruling was within the bounds of.

law, and if it is, I am surprised that able lawyers who assisted the Chicago, Burlington fe Quincy road in their seven million dollar strike did not discover it. If Judge Taft interpreted the law, it is the death blow to labor organizations. If it is certain that I am to be held liable for damages resulting from the order to strike, I am not goin to order any strike. The World's Wheat Crop. Washington, D.

March 23. Prof. J. R. Dodge statistician of the department of pgriculturt, includes in his monthly report the latest official statistics of the principal crops of foreign countries.

The present conditions are very favorable. The world's whe crop for 1892 was 2.347,908,035 bushels, the aggregate slightly lower than the preliminary estimates of 189L Smith county is to build a $4,000 jail and aherid's residence. Courtland Register: Courtland will have not less than twenty new buildings erected within the next five months. Kansas City Gazette: General Lewis Hanback has decided to move to Argentine, and has leased quarters for a law office in that oity. D.

M. Ferry the well-known seed men of Detroit, have bought a farm in Kearney county and will grow a good part of their seeds in that county. Kansas university has selected the following commencement orators: Olis IL Holmes, Thornton Cooke, D. O'Leary and W. D.

Robs, and Misses Josephine Berry and Alberta Corbin. From Harlan: The residence of Mart Watkins, situated one mile southwest of here, burned to the ground, caused by a defective flue. The children were barely saved from the Hames by the father. Ellinwood Advocate: If there should not be a bushel of wheat raised in the county, there would still be mere wheat to market than there has been in the county in years not long gone by. A big per cent of last year's crop is still in the granaries in this county.

There are about twenty men in the Cherokee county jail for the violation of the prohibitory law. The commissioners have decided that if they do not pay one-half of their fine that at the expiration of their jail sentence they may work out the tine by breaking rock. Topeka Capital: The East Side Circle is now running regular freight cars for hauling stone from Vinewood. C. W.

Ament says that passenger cars will be started within two or three weeks. A new gasoline motor ana car combined has been ordered for the road and will be here shortly. It will carry twenty- five passengers. At Wichita Wesley Siddall was shot and fatally wounded by Policeman Irish. Irish caught Siddall and another man stealing coal from a car in the Santa Fe yards, and captured one of the men.

Siddall bolted and Irish put a bullet through his body. He cannot live. Another coal thief has been shot here by a policeman. Emporia citizens proposed to buy a strip of land adjoining the state normal, and to raise the price of it by subscription. The land belongs to Father Esk-ridge, of the Bepublican, and he refuses to sell it to be paid for in that way.

It seems the land was thought desirable in connection with the erection of the new $50,000 building. Hartford Lyon county, is agitated over the mysterious disappearance of E. W. C. Walton.

He started for Steele City, and was last seen in Kansas City, February 23. He is an Englishman, five feet eight inches high, heavy built, sandy complexion, and is a member of the Odd Fellows, Free Masons, Ancient Order of United Workmen and and Select Knights. His wife resides at Hartford. Fears are entertained. No time will be lost in the establishment of the county high school at Alta-mont, the bill authorizing the establishment of the school having been signed by the governor.

A circular has been issued stating that the spring term of the school would begin Mrrch 27 and continue in session nine weeks, closing May 26. This will be the third oounty high school established in Kansas. At Ottawa the immediate completion of the Franklin county court house, the corner stone of which was laid last July, is now assured. A bill was passed at Topeka authorizing the board of county commissioners to issue time warrants on the court house fund in order to oomplete the building by Octo ber 189d. At the last meeting of the commissioners the bids to furnish the furniture were opened and the contract was awarded.

From Valley Falls: This city is all torn up over a crusane against the liquor seller, the action being taken by the Law and Order league. Forty-four witnesses have been called and testimony has been obtained against several parties, some of them prominent citizens. At least three joint keepers have fled to Missouri, and others wish they were there. There are nineteen counts against one party. R.

B. Welch, of Topeka, is assisting in the prosecution-Fort Scott letter: Jonathan Davis, a well-known citizen, and one of the most prominent farmers of Bourbon county, died very suddenly of aJoplexy," at his home in the northwest part of the county, i He was an extensive farmer and stock dealer, owning about 3,500 acres of land. He was one of the most prominent democrats in the county. He was 56 years of age and leaves a wife and seven He had $30,000 insurance on his life and was an honored member of the Masonic fraternity. From Coffey ville: This city is rejoicing over the discovery of another flow of gas.

Heretofore it had only a small flow, and a few days ago the drill was set up and work begun to drill it deeper. At a depth of 700 feet a very strong flow was struck, which' makes the well one of the best in town. All day escaping gas made a roar which attracted the attention of hundreds of people. In sinking the iron casing in the well the gas was so strong that it blew it out and up throngh the derrick, which is seventy-five feet high. Junction City Bepublican: The past winter has been a severe one on the fish in Whisky Point lake.

John Mo- Ginty was in a few days ago, and he tola the xvepuoiican mat ine Danas were covered with dead fish of all sizes and description. All the dead fish are to be founa at the lower end of the lake where the water is shallow. The lake Further Testimony About the Alleged Boodle. Bradford Got $100 for Drawing a mil Legate Pronounced It All Wrong- Hudson Indignantly Denies Legate Again on the Stand. Topkea, March 24.

Before the senate in. restigating committee adjourned, which it did, to a time not stated, other testimony was taken. S. B. Bradford had been employed last December to draft a bill, to be presented to the which.

Kline directed to be) made so as "to fix it so that policy business could not be done in Kline said he wanted to get even with his competitors. Bradford drew the bill, but Kline, coached by Legate, had declared it to be "all J. K. Hudson then took the stand. In regard to Legate's statement that Kline and others had silenced the Capital with $2,000, from its attacks on gambling, Hudson said "I have never been approached by any man to silence the paper Gii the lottery question, or whisky question, or anything it is opposed to since 1 began the publication ot the parjer.

The statement of Mr. Legate is unqualifiedly false. There is not an iota of fact in it." fiy permission, Mr. Close asked Mr. Hud-eon the following question: "Didn't Mr.

Moflitt go as your agent to certain parties with authority to tell them that if they would give you enough votes to elect you state printer, you would turn over enough stock in the Capital to let a majority of the stock be in the hands of the populists?" Hudson "No, sir. Nothing of the kind ever happened." Mr. Legate was recalled to the stand. Thacher "You mentioned a railroad fund in your testimony. Who had charge ot that fund?" Legate "I do not know." Thacher "Do you know how much money there was, and whether any of it was used?" Legate "I heard that there was 'plenty' enough to support the legislature.

I have no knowledge that any of it was used." The committee then adjourned without giving out the date when it expected to again meet. Washington News. Washington, D. March 24. Mr.

Springer, chairman of the ways and means committee, emphatically denied the story sent out from this city, to the effect that Mr. Cleveland had settled the question whether or not there was to be an extra session, by announcing to him (Mr. Springer) that he would call congress together not later than the 1st of September. To the list of candidates for collector of Kansas City is to be adaed no less person than J. Scott Harrison, of Kansas City.

That he voted for his brother in 1838 and 1892 counts with him now as nothing, family pride having overcome party loyalty. That he is now an applicant for favor at the hands of Mr. Cleveland, whom he feebly opposed for his brother's sake, is not to be disputed by the candidate, least of all. When he could havo had an office he would not take it, and now that he cannot get one he wants it. Kansas stalwarts have had interview with Secretaries Gresham, Smith and Morton, and have assurances from each of the cabinet officers that the populists and fusionists in Kansas will not be recognized in the division of the patronage.

College Ba it Kaces. London, March 24. Oxford won the boat race from Cambridge. This was the forty-ninth race, and Oxford's twenty-sixth victory. The vinning crew will be challenged by Yale and Harvard to visit the United States and meet the winning crew of the crimson and blue race, which is to be rowed at New London on June 30.

The preliminary challenge has already reached London. Cambridge is willing to send a representative crew to America, but insists upon the race being rowed in Chicago. Yale, however, will not go to Chicago under any circumstances. Until the Cherokrei Washington, D. March 24.

With tireless patience Secretary Smith is trying to unravel the tangle. "I am at he said laughingly, glancing at a room full of office seekers. "If the Cherokees ratify the agreement this department will be found ready for action. Rut I can't do anything until that rati Beat ion is complete. By every mail I get letters from all over the west, some from bankers, asking why the strip is not opened.

It can't be opened until the Cherokees act." A Delegation to Washington, D. C. March 24. Several of the friends of silver coinage in the senate claim to have positive assurances from President Cleveland that he will send a delegation to Brussels in May to represent the United States at the international monetary conference and that he has already taken steps to notify the various nations taking part that this government would be pleased to have them again represented. Missouri Pacific Election.

New Yobk. March 24. The annual election of officers of the Missouri Pacific Ball-way company has been held. The follow. Ing officers were elected President, S.

H. H. Clark; first vice president, George J. Gonld; second vice president, C. G.

Warner secretary and treasurer, II. Calef assistant secretary, Guy Phillips; second assistant secretary, F. Ireland; local treasurer, D. S. H.

Smith, i ii i Hall In Oklahoma. El Reno, O. March 24. This city and surrounding country has been visited by a ruinous hail storm, and all the glass in the city is broken and the streets are Hooded two inches deep with ice and water. Roofs are broken, fruit trees ruined and some stock killed.

The spectacle was grand but terri-fyiag. Will Kansas Get Ready. Chicago, March 24. Circulars are going out from the world's fair administration building, notifying exhibitors that no more delay can be tolerated, and that all exhibits must be on the grounds by evening of April 10. Exhibits not received by that time will be refused position.

A Maryland Tin Mill Collapses. Baltimouk, March.24. The Cumberland tin mill has gone into the hands of receivers. It was incorporated in Jersey City in March, 1892, with a capital stocK of and erected a plant near Cumberland costing $50,000. May Blockade Washington, D.

March 24, Officials about the interior department appear generally to believe, that the Cherokee council will ratify the amended agreement, yet all the intelligence that comes fsoin the natiou is not cheering. It is reported that Dick Wolfe, a leader among the full bloods, is opposed to ratification and there may be some trouble. There are signs of time consuming trouble aa to allotments and the intruder question. Claims for allotment come in by every mail and already far outnumber those already provided for in the agreement and the intruder question is so far from settlement that it even threatens to blockade everything. Maintained, With Soma Increase In Demand.

fhe Treasury Gaining Gold In Spit or Exports Tho Strength of the Money Market Lrgtly Due to Slow Collections. New Yobk, March 27. R. G. Dun Co.a Weekly Review of Trade sayst The volume of trade is well maintained and manufacturers are better employed, with some increase of demand where increase was most needed, and there is every indication that the people do not yet begin to think of inducing purchases.

The treasury has been gaining gold in '-ppito of exports of $500,003 last week, and some exports are expected, but in view of the enormous excess of imports since January 1 it is scarcely reasonable to hope that further outgoes of gold are to be avoided. The strength in the money market here and at some other points is largely due to slow collections, which appear to result rather from severe weather than from any form of commercial unsoundness. Though other iron is active at Pittsburg with more pressure to sell, Bessemer is strong and at most markets the demand for manufactured products of iron and steel seems to increase. Copper is slow at 11 for lake, but tin has advanced to 21 by speculation, while the dales of lead have been large at $3.05. The western movement of live stock about equals last year.

The advance in carpets continues, and trade in knit goods is larger. Speculation in cotton fluctuated absurdly with the rumors of the English strike, but the price is unchanged, though the stock in sight exceeds the probable demand for the year. Wheat has declined 1 cents, vith sale of 16,000,030 bushels here, though the western receipts in four days are over 1,700,000 and expor's only G08.000 bushels. Pork and hogs are Blightly higher, though lard is lower. Foreign trade continues to show a large adverse balance.

Purchases in foreign accounts do not indicate reviving confidence in American securities. The business failures occurring throughout the country during the last seven days number 243. For the corresponding week of last year the figures were 231. A POLITICAL KINDEKGARTES. BSectlon Judges to Be Tnught How to Count Votes on Bulling Ballots.

St. Louis, March 25. A firm here that manufactures school supplies was astonished the other day when there came in the mail an order for 500 blackboards from the campaign committee of one of the political parties. The other campaign committees are placing- the same kind of orders with their favorite manufacturers, and the result will be that after the election there will be 2,000 or 3,000 blackboards for sale cheap to schools in smaller towns or in the country. The blackboards are to be used to teach voters how to scratch the Australian ballot, and to train the judges and clerks of election how to count the ballots after they are cast.

Five per cent of the city's vote was thrown out at the last election on account of the errors made by the voters, and the ballot will be Btill more puzzling1 at the approaching election, on account of the many tickets in the field, regular and independent. The ballot will be nearly a yard wide and about a foot long. The Recorder of Voters has to keep an extra supply at the polls, for an emergency that may arise through theft or by loss, and he has ordered 270,000 ballots from the printers. Each vote cast will cost the the State a cent. As soon as the regular amusement season closes next month, the summer opera gardens will open.

There are several of these, in different parts of the city, and although they have to get along without the patronage of the thousands who go to the seashore and the mountains, their managers are well enough supported to justify them Jn bringing to their theaters the very best companies that sing comic opera summer after summer. One or two of these resorts are of the free-and-easy kind, where beer is sold decorously, to be sure, but still with, the result of keeping many away who are ptf judiced against the fashion of listening to music while sitting at tables, but the most of the places are conducted under the strict rules of a winter theater The summer gardens will hardly be closed long enough for the people to miss them when the fall carnival will begin, and for a month then it will be a very melancholy individual indeed who can prevent himself from being entertained, unless he shuts himself up in his room, and away from the sights of the streets. At the Press Club banquet to Wilson Barrett a few nights ago, the new Hamlet said that he had found, gener ally, that the people of the West appreciated the legitimate drama much more than those ol tne n.ast. inat the actor was not indulging in mere complimentary phrases was shown by his playing nere lor two weens, his usual term of engagement being only one. He drew crowded houses every night, playing in one of the largest theaters of the city, and raising prices.

Nor was his success due to any special fondness of the people of the city for him. The ordinary theater reserved seat price here is SI. When actors of extraordinary merit come, they invariablj' put that up to SI. 50 or $2 a seat. The theater where they play will be tilled every night, and the other houses where the usual attractions are do not feel any loss.

At this late in the season, when theater-goers cannot be blamed for feeling a trifle jaded, and with political meetings being held every night, all of the eight high-class places amusemement are making money. In Honor of Emperor William I. London, March 27. A Eerlin dispatch says that a state dinner was given in celebration of the anniversary of the birth of Emperor William Grandfather of the present sover eign, and which fell on Wednesday. A large number of notables were present, ana ne function was characterized by considerable brilliancy.

A Noted Army Officer Passes Away. Emfobia, March 27. Major C. Wrleox is dead. Major Wilcox was an officer of the Thirteenth Tennessee infantry, and commanded the party at Cireenville, I that killed the noted raider.

General John H. Morgan. He moved to this state in 1877, and has resided here ever since. Fire 'at Pawhuska, Os-iRe Nation. Gcthbie, O.

March 27. Meager de tails have been received from Paw husk Osage Nation, of a fire which swept away a large portion of the town, destroying the Indian council house and several large stores. The report says that five lives were lost in the flames. Condensed for Convenience of Hurried Reatfars. The Michigan legislature denied municipal luffrago to women.

The right of a saloonkeeper to eject female crusaders from his premiaee is to be tested in the Illinois supreme court. Secretary Carlisle announces that in future ho will srive out do information in regard to the condition of the treasury. The Allen line steamer Pomeranian is iUabled in mid-ocean with a broken piston, but no fears for her safety are enter-ainod. In the hou so of commons at London, a tory member urged war as a better means than arbitration for a settlement of the Ben-ring sea dispute. ITcavy shipments of corn are being made to Mexico since the removal of the Mexican import duty.

Vv f. Donald store at Atchison, the largest dry good store in the city, has had a $10,000 fire loss? caused by the dropping of a lamp. The steamer Onelio has arrived with a large cargo of world's fair exhibits from China, Japan, Java, Cored, Borneo and other oriental countries, The lower house of the Nebraska legislature adopted, 64 to 5, resolutions for tho impeachment of several -state officers. A committee is at work upon It. Henry A.

Root, a New York lawyer, is charge with having Henry W. Dixon, under hypnotic intluem-e, and with having defrauded him of large sums of money. IT. fl. Mitchell, superintendent of the Kansas Cit Fort Scott A Memphis road, was stricken with paralysis while standing on tho depot platform at Joplin, Mo.

Tho matter of who is entitled to control tho patronage of the Kansas City packing houses has provoked a lively row between the Missouri and Kanaus purveyors of offices. 1 Secretary Carlisle has refused to reconsider the dismissal of A. M. Hughes from the treasury department, despite tho protests of Tennessee democrats against his action. Secretary Carlisle 1' advised that in gold was taken from the treasury New York Saturday for shipment to Europe.

This is the first gold shipment since March 11. The striking coal miners pf Monongahela valley met at Monongahela City, and resolved unanimously to remain out until tho operators coneode the demand for cents per bushel. i if Judge Henry B. Layton, of Grand Junction, has disappeared. When last seen he had a large sum of money in his possesaion.

and it is feared he has fallen a victim to thugs. The large glass plant of the United Stales Glass company, at l'ai. w-as totally destroyed by fire, entailing a loss of About 500 employes are thrown out of employment. Tho railroad engineers being tried for contempt of court at Toledo, rest their case on evidence that they had resigned and had refused to handle freight before Judge Ricks' order not to do so was read to them. In Achmoro township, near Oakland, I1L, both republicans and democrats failed to certify to their nominations in time, and the prohitionir'ts, of whom there are but eight in the township, will havo the field to themselves.

Tho boodle investigating committee of the Kansas legislature will hold its next sitting nt the Kyus hou-o, Kansas City, on April 11, to inijuiro into the raising of the slush fund among the gamblers and other sporting men. A call hnsbeeq issued, signed by the colored voters of Oklahoma, calling a convention in Guthrie on April 12 to take action toward securing tho protection and advancement of their race and to organize an independent politicnl party. Tho contest in the United States senate over tho elective senate offices is still on. The democrats offered to permit the present oincers to hold their places till July 1. then to give way to new men.

The republicans took the offer into caucus. Serious trouble is threatened on the Atlantic A Pacific railroad, and an effort Will be made to tie the road It raises over a fight of the company, backed by the Order of Railway Conductors, against the new order, the Brotherhood of Railway Employes. 1 Colonel Elliott P. Sheperd, editor of the New York Mail and Express, died suddenly at his home, No. 2 West Fifty-second street.

New York. His death followed the administration of ether, by physicians, to ascertain whether he was suffering from stone in the bladder or not. Hiram L. Northrup, of the historic Kansas City ttrm of Northrup fc Chick, is dead. Ho was 73 years old.

He was the last member of the tribe of Wyandottes left in the county named for that tribe, xl. L. Northrup left a name and reputation for integrity, industry, kindness and charity seldom attained by mortal man. A fire horror, unprecedented in the history of Cleveland, occurred shortly after noon March 23, in an apartment house on one of the leading residence streets, and in which five women and a child lost their lives and two badly injured by jumping from windows. Tho fire started in the basement and swept up through the halls, catting off all means of escape.

The corpses were burned to a crisp and horribly blackened and disfigured. oesehal makkkt3. Kaphas Citt. March 27. CATTLE Shipping tcer." 4 40 5 i5 Cowaand 2 7) tJ 3 75, blocker A W) 4 05 HOGS Fair to to cUoice 6 6 i 4 7 37Vi bHEKP Muttons Wl 100 WllJLaT-No.

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2 LAX HEED No. 2..... CASTOK BEANS Prime li UTXEH )reamory Choice dairy EQaS-Fresh 7 10 44 school board to- have the high school completed ready for occupancy by next September. The plans and specifications for the building are- to be submitted April 10, and work will be commenced as soon after as- the weather will permit. Topeka Judge McDonald, of the state board of pardons; Buffered a severe accident while alighting from an electric car in front of the Chesterfield.

For some reason the car did not stop where the judge wished to alight, and getting oft he lost his balance and fell heavUy to the pavement, striking his left cheek bone: He was at the office when most men under like circumstances would have been in bed. The left eye was swollen almost shut. The judge passed a very painful night, but he is full of Scotch' grit. The wound was all the more painful owing-to the fact that Judge McDonald received a severe cut on the left side of his face from a sabre stroke, during the war. The opening at an early date of the Cherokee strip lands is taking from.

Kansas many business and professional men as well as home-seekers. A number of Kansas commercial concerns are arranging to establish branch houses in the new country, and quite a number of lawyers are arranging to move to Oklahoma to get a share of the vast litigation which always follows the settlement of new territory. Judge J. C. Strang and Judge George S.

Green, who retired a few days ago from the offices of supreme court commissioner by reason of the expiration of the act under which the places were created, have decided to engage in the practice of law at Guthrie, Ok. They are among the ablest lawyers of the state, and it is probable will soon take front rank in. the new territory. STOCK AXD FARM. Seneca Tribune: Be v.

W. R. Con nelly and wife, who formerly lived here, are now in California building Baptist churches, and their daughter Jennie has been in California until recently with them, but has returned to Osborne county, Kansas, where the two boys. Arthur and Charles, have 2.100 acres of land, all fenced with four wires and stone posts set every rod. They have 250 head of good cattle in feeding lot.

and nearly 40J stock cattle. Burlington Courier: More spring wheat is being sown by our farmers this spring than for many years. In years gone by, before Professor Snow discov ered his famous method of exterminat ing chinch bugs, farmers were afraid to sow spring wheat, as it seemed to almost naturally breed chinch bugs. and often proved destructive to all other crops if anywhere near. Freed' from the danger of bugs, spring wheat is one of the surest as well as most profitable crops our farmers can.

raise. Kansas City, Journal: The light receipts of hogs seem to have no influence upon the market. They are on the down grade and it seems hard to-stop them. A decline of a strong 10 cents per cwt. was made yesterday- making.

40 cents since the 1st of March. Packers claim that the provision trade, will not stand the prices paid for hogs during February. A load of cattle averaging nearly 2,000 pounds to be exact, 1,961 pounds was on the yards yesterday. They were- the- heaviest beeves that have been on the vards here. for many a day.

They were brought in. by J. P. Williams, of Miami couiftyv and were sold by Rogers- Rogers, and netted the owner, over $100 per head. KANSAS RAILROADS.

The Santa Fe has a py roll of about $10,000 per month at the Ottawa shops. H. HubbelL superintendent of the. western division of the Bock Island, has-been promoted to the superintendency of the Chicago terminals. He will relieve the superintendent ot the Illinois division of that portion of the work," the position be'ng new one.

A- B. Agnew is promoted to- Mr. Hnbbell's old position, with headquarters at Colorado Springs. The jurisdiction of Assistant Superintendent D. Burleigh is extended to include that part of the eastern division between Jansen, and Phillipsburg, Kan.

also of the Kelson and Clay Center lines. The jurisdiction of Trainmaster T. Smith, is extended to cover that part of the line from Hoxtoa, Kan to Jansen, NeK 1 KANSAS CHCKCHES. Kans3s City Gazette: Bishop Fink has been confined to his some at Tenth and Tauromee with an attack of tha grip. His condition is not such as to causA serious apprehension among his friends.

Topeka Capital: Topeka can soon boast of a new religious edifice a structure- estimated to cost $6,000, to be built by the Third Presbyterian congregation. Their present church, at the corner of Third and Hancock, has become too small for their rapidly growing attendance; and this, by the way, is the third time the same thing has occurred in the history of this church in Topeka. They have been building additions to their place of worship from time to time, but a nevr church baa now become a necessity..