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STATE NEWS. FRIDAY'S LUCKY EVENTS. PAKNEi.L THE GREAT. 4 Quincy railroad reoently gavenotioe to all Kansas aud competing lines that they would reduoe the car load rate on this commodity from Chicaao to Kansas City and Missouri river points fiom 15 to 13 cents perHC pounds, or the same rate as charged Hutchinson to Missouri river point. The announcement bade fair to precipitate a rate war, and the impeiing lines demanded a conference.

The agreed to maintain the tariff until suo'i a conforonoe conld ba held. The conference is now in session in St. Louis, wrestling with the question of ahalLbe discriminated against. Traffic Manager W. F.

White rtprosents the Santa Fa. Ford Discharged. St. Joseph, March 4. When the jury in the Ford-murder case, after eighteen hours' deliberation, returned into conrt with a verdict of "not guily" there was a demonstration never before witnessed in a court rbour in Buchanan county.

Women cried and a shout 'waa raised which was heard for blouks and blocks away. Silk hats were thrown to the ce ling, Bd the judge and sheriff's deputes were unable to do anything toward preserving order. To add to the confusion the wife of the defendant was overcome by emotion, and. fainted in the arms of her husband. vanced to account for it.

He moat have evidently been in tha bucket ascending and by eome meanB been thrown out, falling not less than twelve or fifteen feet. Lincoln Republican: One hundred dollars fine and thirty days in jail. That was the sentence of Mr. Leroh for tampering with the prohibitory law. He plead guilty to one count in tha indictment, and the other thirteen were dismissed.

The old gentleman has a very nice family who deeply feel the disgrace that has fallen upon them, yet such are our laws and they must be obeyed. His method was to put a few stitches in any kind of an old shoe that was brought him, mark the price on the sole and tha customer would slip into a baok room, take a drink and coma out, give him 25 cents or a half dollar end not wait for any change. He claims that he did not realize; that he was breaking the law muoh, just evading it a bit. Sedan Times-Journal: Mr. Robs of the Sedan meerchaum factory, left a sample of tha pipes his establishment ia making.

Old smokers say there is an immense amount of comfort to ba got out of the cob pipe, and Mr. Ross eays the Sedan factory is going to put it in the power of these people to take comfort luxuriously at the price of a nickle. There ia now on hand in the factory 250,000 pipes ready for the finishing touch. Six or seven hands are constantly employed and the firm will hire some boyB and girls to finish and pack tho pipes for market. Considerable money is paid out for cobs, and considerable more for labor.

Taken all iu all the Pipe factory at Sedan is a good thing and everybody hopes it will be a Bource of great profit to its proprietors. Kingman Leader: Only the county Beat case remains for the consideration of district court. It ia a case wherein sometime last summer John J. Steve 113, county clerk, was mandamused to remove hia office from Turner's addition to some place within the town of Kingman as it was at the time of the county seat election in 1881. Stevens obeyed the order by moving into the Garfield blook, but afterwards on the order of the board of county commissioners, he removed to the Carr block on the south side.

At the instance of County Attorney A9h-baugb, he was cited before Judge Leslie for contempt. The oas9 was tried at chambers and a fine imposed on the defendant. Hie attorneys took it to the supreme court and they had it remanded for a new hearing on the ground that such a hearing could not be had at chambers. This is the status of the case at present and as the judge proposes to open up the entire county seat A Few Historical Facts for the Consideration of the Superstitious. Friday, Feb.

22, 1732, Georgo Wash ington was born. Friday, Dec. 2, 1701, tho Albany Library waa founded. Bismarck, Gladstone, and Disraeli were born on Friday. Friday, March 25, 1G09, tho Hudson River was discovered Friday, June 30, lid, Louis XI.

humbled the French nobles. Friday, March 18, 1776, tho Stamp act was repealed in England. Friday, June 13, 1102,. Columbus discovered the continent of America. Friday, Dec.

22, 1G20, the Pilgrims made the final landing at Plymouth Rock. Friday, Juno 13, 1785, Gen. Wirifield li. 1 '-n ouuhj wua uum 111 iinwiuuie uouniy, Virginia. Friday, June 10, 1831, Spurgeon, the celebrated English preacher was Friday, Nov.

20, 1721, the first Masonic Lodge was organized in America. Friday, Sept. 22, 1780, Arnold's treason was laid bare, which saved the United btates. Thomas Sutton, who saved England from the Spanish Armanda, "was born on Friday. PviMott Tor, 10 m.nvla Bold, of Bnrgunda, was born, the richest sovereign of Europe.

Friday, Nov. 28, 1811, the first newspaper ever printed by steam, the London Times, was printed. Friday, Oct. 19, 1781, the surrender of Yorktown, the crowning glory of the American army, occurred. Friday, June 12, 1802, Alexander Von ITumbolt, in climbing Chimborazo, reached an altitude 10,200 feet.

Friday, Sept. 7, 1565, Melendez founded St. Augustine, the oldest town in the United States by more than forty years. Friday, April 8, 1G10, tho first known newspaper advertisement was published in the Imperial Intelligencer, iu England. Friday, May 11, 158G, Gabriel Fahrenheit, usually regarded as the inventor of the common mercurial thermometer, was born.

Friday, Oct. 7, 1777, the surrender oi Saratoga was made, which had such power and influence in inducing France, to declare for our cause. Friday, March 5, 1196, Henry of England, gave to John Cabot his commission which led to the discovery of North America. This is the first American state paper in England. Friday, Nov.

10, 1G20, the Mayflower, with the Pilgrims, made the harbor of ProvincetoAvn, and on the same day they signed that august compact, the forerunner of our present Constitution. Friday, July 7, 177G, the motion was made in Congress Irv John Adams, and seconded by Richard Harry Lee, that the United States colonies were and oi right ought to be free and independent. Friday, March 20, 1738, Pope Clement XII. promul gated his bull of excommunication against the Freemasons. Ever since the allocution excommunicating indiscriminately all Freemasons the Order has received an immense for-Avard impetus in Italy, France, and Spain.

Friday, July 1, 1825, Gen. Lafayette was welcomed to Boston, and feasted by the Freoniasons and citizens and attended at the laving of the corner stone of Bunker Hill Monument, erected to perpetuate the remembrance of the defenders of the rights and liberties oi America. A Practical Philosopher. August Kartoff, of Harrison, N. is probably tho most philosophical man who has been introduced to the public in a year.

He recently got out of em ployment, and his wife, after frequent quarrels with him, left home with a good-looking young German named Wessel. Kartoff found this out on Saturday, and suspecting that the young man would not be satisfied with the wife alone, he set a watch on his own house while ho was absent, and to-day a constable caught Wessel as he was about to remove the furniture. Wessel was arrested and taken to the police station, where Kartoff appeared against him. An interpreter named Schweikert was secured and tho difficulty was explained to the Justice. On hearing that essel was a mokler, earning $1 a day, Kartoff said that inasmuch as he was unable to take care ot Mrs.

Kartoff, Wessel might take her. All he asked was that Wessel should sign a document acknowledging that he had carried off Mrs. Kartoff. This Wessel agreed to do, and tho paper was drawn up by the interpreter. Then the question arose about the furniture, and Kartoff said: "Oh, let them have that, too.

It's of no use to mo now." There being no formal charge against Wessel he was permitted to depart, and it is presumed that he joined Mrs. Kartoff in New York City. The Bustle as a Mouse Trap. As a young lady of Bridgeport was dressing for a party, a mouse put in an appearance and, naturally enough, created great confusion, but finally disappeared. After the lady had returned from the! party and was disrobing for the night, what was her astonishment to find the poor mouse in her bustle, but the place of fancied security it had sought in the excitement of the chase had proved a death trap.

At some time during its presence there it had been crushed to death. Hart ford Times. The Electoral College has no baseball team. It is the only college of tho kind in the country. Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.

Hutchinson and South Hutchinson are talking of consolidating. Taloga Star: Negotiations have been close at Lamar for a large tract of laud north of the city on which are to be located a colony of 250 Mennonites. Bird City Eoho: Kanaas salt is driving the Michigan article out of the market at Lincoln, and ere long will compete with it at other and more east em points. McLouth Times: ia to have another newspaper. A gentleman aamed W.

A. Brice has purchased the old News cilice and will soon issue a paper therefrom. The Wellington Standard tells of the quick arrest of George II. Blaokwelder, only a few minutes after he had stolen George W. Woleley'u horse.

Mr. W. used a shotgun as a persuader and marched the thief to a justice of the peace and from there to jail. Blue Mound Sun: John Armstrong settled on his farm, in Mound City township, in 1859, and saw some of the terrors of the border war and the hardships of civilizing a wild country. He suggests the holding of an old settlers' reunion early in the summer.

We hope to see his suggestions carried out, and would like to get the old eettlera together to talk over the early days of Linn county. Ellsworth Herald: The probability is that all our Ellsworth colony in California, will come back home again this season, especially the Los Angeles crowd, who invested so heavily in city outlots, eighteen and twenty miles up the valley at fabulous prices. They say that half the additions of tho3e fabulous cities wouldn't bring the taxes and would likely be sold for taxes in the spring. McPherson Republican: A stranger got to talking to a farmer, and in the course of the conversation the stranger proposed to buy or trade for the farmer's watch, lie looked at the watch aud wanted to show it to his brother to ask his opinion of its worth. The farmer let him take it, and the man stepped into Heithecker'e, went out at the back door, and that was the last the farmer saw of him or his watch.

Linooln Republican: The grand jury investigated about twenty different charges or complaints and returned but four true bills. It was a body of sensible men, and did not believe in charging a man with a crime unless it could be proven on him or the evidence point very strong to him. Many of the oom- plaints appeared to be spite work and the jurors were not loth to say what they thought about such things. The townsita company has made the people of Bogue the proposition to donate a block of ground and to loan $1,000 to build a school house. At a raeeliDg of our citizens, it was decided to accept this offer provided the company would furnish the money toward the construction of a 83,000 building; the balance to be raised by bonding the district.

We are now awaiting the aotion of the company. Chetopa Democrat: An ingenious swindler is going the rouud3 and passing eff two dollar bills for five dollars. With a stamp or dio he cuts out the large figure 2 and replaces it with 5, cut out wita the same stamp and exactly Acting the opening, a slight tear is made on the bill and a piece of pink paper is posted over this, holcing the figure in its place. The email figure 2'e are then blurred and the bill is passed ott as genuine. General Manager T.

L. Kimball, of the Union Pacific road, makes the offi cial announcement that, taking effect March 1. the Kansas Central railroad and the Leavenworth, Topeka and Southwestern railway Hdes will be detached from the Kansas division and operated as the Leavenworth division of the Union Pacific system. W. H.

Bald win, is appointed manager of the Leavenworth division, with headquarters at Leavenworth, Kan. Until further orders he will report to the vice president. Mark J. Kelley, editor of the Edmond Times, is reported missing. He left home several weeks Bince, and numerous inquiries made by his family fail to discover eny trace of him.

When he left homo he started for Leavenworth, but tho Times says he has not bepneeen in that city. Mrs. Kelley issued the Time on time, but was still not infoimed of Mark's whereabouts. She says that the G. A.

11. post hos received a remittence from him of money collected for needy veterans and that is the last heard from biin. Kingman Leader: A sad Occident occurred at the Bolt ehaft a few days ago, which, it is feared will result in the death of Charles Culver, one of the workmen. After tho explosion of a blast Mr. Culver was sent down into the shaft.

After remaining sometime he gave the Bignal for those above to hoist the bucket. When it reached the top end Mr. Culver was not in it, another whs sent down, who found him lying at the bottom fearfully bruised and unooneoious. As soon aB possible he was pieced in a buoket and taken to the top. He was removed to his home on north Main street and Drs.

Benepe and Home called. They found his head badly cut and his body frightfully bruissd. As no one was in the shaft at, the time and Mr. Culver has been unoonsoipus since the accident, no very intelligent theory has been ad lha Collapse oftha Times Action Ills Victor The "Old Waa-' In a Long Speech Criticises Harsh Measures by the Government: to Parnelllte Trlsoners I'ar-nell's Sjiowch lu l'arlianient Kccclvuil With l.oud Cheers London, March 4. Mr.

Gladstone in the house of oommocs made a long speech in which he severely critioised.the harsh meaa-w ares and series of personal indignities adopted by the government in dealing with Parnellito prisoners, nnd declared, that the time for juatioa Ireland was at hand, that those who have opposed it mast already eee in the handwriting on the wall Eigne of the coming doom. Mr. Parnell, npon rising speak, was grested with enthusiastic cheery all the members of the opposition, inoluding Mr Gladstone, rising in their places and waving their bats. Mr. Parnell said he desired to offer a few words of sympathy to those of his oolleagues and friends who had suffered by the principles adopted by ha chief secretary of Ireland.

He (Parnell) believed they would bo riohly rewarded in the pear future by attaining the object they had at heart. Mr. Balfour tried ta degrade tham.but they were not dei aied, either in their pwn opinion or in the opinion of their country. Circumstances had been favorable to Mr. Bull our; and but for an exception law, Ireland would he belibved, have been tranquil.

The government were responsible for and most stand or fall by the results of that law. He would not ftop to discuss the conspiracy which had assisted the ministers on the very night of the second reacting to steal away the liberties of lrelnnd. Loud cheers. He thought less of the sufferings of O'Brien, Carew and Redmond, thun of the sufferings of the humbler men in their ranks, because the authorities did not dare to kill O'i'rien or torture Garew. But men like Mandeville mitfht be done to death in carrying out their system.

Renewed cheers. If Major friaua-derfon had got his men in the field they uld not long remain there. Laughter. There was no example in history a large section of pcople rebelling, unless stiried up to it by fiuflerinsf and injustice. How could bauntlereon hope to excite Ulster men to rebel not the rent of Ireland, but a'ain-t England and Scotland when no oppression or injustice was inflicted npon them? Exprefsing confidence that Enlishmen would poon recognize the possibility of home rule for Irelund, he paid he only asked that they should deal with the question as an open one, and consider how far they coul cono de homo rule with surety to their own greater interests.

It was right that the smaller country should conciliate the larger, and agree to all safeguards necessary for the securitySof the latter's interests. Ireland was willing to do so, and he was convinced fbat Irishmen, knowing that the people of England and Scotland aud Wales had for the first time turned the ear of reason to the solution of the question, would steadily resist any incitement'to disorder and hold fa-t to the true way pointed out to them in 18H5 by Mr. Gladstone. (Prolonged cheering.) The Accident at St. George, St.

Giouoe, March 2. The bridge through which the St. Louis express crashed is sixty feot high and is a substantial iron structure witli masBive stone piers. To avoid the possibility of an rcoident it was overhauled a week or two ago. The acoi-dont was caused by a broken wheel.

The heafy dining car broke through the iron trestle work only after the ties and other wood work had been stripped off by the car ahead. The dining csr being constructed mostly of iron, it was almost impossible to force an entrance into it by the use of axe and saws. It full on it end, and the passengers were thrown to the bottom among a i mass of broken tables and dishes. Upon he top of all this fell the cooking furnace in fall running order. Tye danger of fire was imminent, but luokily the first thought of the rescuers was to prevent this Bti'l worse horror from befalling the poor victims crushed beneath the mass of debris.

Beneath all, one man lay calling for help. When taken out he was found to be very slightly injured. The shrieks of a lady near him were heartrending, and she died before they could get her out. Two men were sitting together engnged in conversation when the crash came. One was instantly killed, and the other was rescued, badly, but not hopelessly injured.

West Virginia Congressmen. Chablebton, W. March 2. Governor Wilson has issued his certificates to John D. Anderson in the Third district, and James M.

Jackson in the Fourth district, both democrats, as the elected members from these districts to the Fifty-first congress. This has been foreshadowed for some time, and was not unexpected. In reaching the conclusion to issue these certificates, Governor Wilson declined to consider the vote of Kanawa county, which cast over 9.000 votes and cave MoGinnis 1,346 plural ity. His alleged reason for this aotion is that there are some proceedings pending in the courts in relation to the vote in that county. The governor reached his con elusion in the fourth district by reading the returns from Pleasants county a bis in ftead of 802.

1 he word two was spelled 'twe," and the governor made it read twelve. The republicans are but little dis appointed, and now say they will carry the contest to the house. Mr. McUinnis is here but refuses to be interviewed. He say he will carry the contest to the tionae, and be lieves the governor has mistaken his powers and duties in the matter.

The Big Broom From Kansas. Washington, D. March 4. A big broom from Kansas has reaohod the presi dent-elect. It is about three feet aoros at the widest part of brush and with a handle some ten feet long.

It wasaddresei to "General B. Harrison, president-eleot Washington, D. and on the wrapping was marked A clean sweep this time tare Various witty remarks were written on the wrapping paper. The postage bore the names of James Gitflagher, Bill Stutz and J. S.

White, and it was from Emporia, Kan One of the expressmen through whose hands the broom had passed "Let her tro" before Mr. Gallasher's name, and one of a poetic turn of mind wrote "Gen. Ben. Harrison." The Salt Tariff. St.

Louis, Maroh 4. The remarkable development of the salt industry in Kansas has materially lessened the importation of salt from Michigan and elsewhere. In order to hold their own, the Chicago, Burlington Big Enterprises In Kentucky. -Baltimoke, Maroh 41 The Manufacturer's Record raports that New York capitalist have subscribed $17,000,000, in cash having been paid on acojunt. for building two radioads through the immense coal fields and hard wood lands of eastern Kontnoky to connect with the railroad ays' em of southwest Virginia.

On one of the roads 7,000 hands have been pot to work. In connection with the building of one road there will be extensive development of 5C0.C00 aces of mineral and timber lands owned by the same A Frlest's Golden Jubilee. Osaoe Mission, March 4. Rev. Paul Ponziglione celebrated his golden jubilee, having been a Jesuit preist for fifty years.

Services were held at the Catholio church. High mass was rendered by Father Ponziglioue, after which a lecture on the lifo aud labor of the reverend father was delivered Dy Rector Moeller, B. of the St. Louis University. Lorgo nnmbars of priests and friends were in attendance from abroad.

The moBt notable wore Bishops Scannell and Hennery, while over 2,000 people were in attendance at the church. The First American Flag. Woods March 2. A Mrs. Stafford, of Edgarton, passed through here on her way to Trenton, N.

having with her the first Amerioan flag ever used, which is to be carried in the inaugural procession at Washington. The bullet holes have been patohed up and the emblem is one of great value, having an history. Her husband advisfid her to send it by express but she would not do so for fear of it being lost, and she will deliver it in person. She has been offered on several occasions over $1, 000 for this flag. A Kansas Boy Browned.

Kansas Out, March 2. The body of William Brindley, a young man 19 years of age, employed in Whittemore's book store was found in the swimming pool at the M. C. A. building.

The young man was last seen in the bowling alley oonneoted with the hall last night, and it is supposed that he entered the pool while in an overheated condition, wh seized with cramps and died without attracting the a'tenticn of anybody in the place. His remains were shipped to Peabody, where his parents live. Trains at Right Angles. BnAMriON, March 2. As a Grand Trunk freight train wbb crossing the Canadian Pacific track a freight train on the latter read dashed into it, cutting its way through and never stopping.

Not a wheel of the Canadian Paoifio train left the track. The engineer and fireman jumped and escaped uninjured. The brakeman ran forward Betting the brakes and on reaohing the engine brought the train to a stand. The train had then run two ard one-half miles past the scene of tha accident. Increasing tho Navy.

Washington, D. Maroh 2. The secre tary of the navy has entered into a contract with J. N. Patrick, of College Point, Long Island, to furnish three controlable automobile torpedoes, Patriok patent, for use in the navy at a total copt of $55,000.

Enea torpedo is to carry 400 pounds of dynamite and is guaranteed to rnn one statute mile nt the rate of twenty knots an hour. The first is to be delivered within five months, and the other two within seven months. Tremendous Howl. Atchison, Kan March 4. The Atchison Bridge company hns made its annual report to the secretary of state, a cortified copy of which has been received by tho city of Atchi son, nn important stockholder.

It is said to show expenses of about against $18,000 last year. The net profits for 1888 are said to be $3,800, which deprives the city of its usual dividends. Th 're is a tremendous howl about the greatly inoreasad expenses. Beard From Kvery Four Yobk, March 2. The will of the late rich and eccentric Harlem braider, Benja-jamin Richardson, was offered for probate here to-day.

The celebratad coach in which George Washington rode a century sinca was one of his cherished possessions, I he coach, together with his homestead on tho Fast river, is given the testator's granddaughter, Ella Birdcall and her moihsr. The Sole Surviving Vice-President. Washington, D. Maroh 2. The venerable Hannibal Hamlin has visited the senate, over which body he provided during the troublous times of 'fl-'U5.

He is i he sole surviving vice president, and as suoh oomes to take part in the iuaujura ion next Monday. He is halu and hearty and seemed to greatly enjoy the congratulations of sen ators, which were extended. A Legislator Expelled. Indianapolis, March 2. John Linck, the republican member of the house of representatives who struck Mr.

Wiliard (democrat), of Lawrence county, during the debate on the prohibition amendments to the constitution, was suspended twelve days, the remainder of the session, and lined 150. Ihi3 action was a great sur prise. Kansas Patents. Washington, D. March 4.

The fol lowing patents have been granted: J. E. Caldwell, Goodland, carpet fast3ner J. W. Finoh and J.

B. Park, Clay Center, bier; W. H. Mull, Lawrence, self heating sad iron; Frank Parsons, Russell Springs, door check; G. D.

Girard, fead regulator. matter under the contempt proceedings, the case will be a long one. STOCK AND FARM. St. John News: There are SI 0 worth of grain destroyed in a country where fences are compulsory to $1 worth iu There are always some bad fences.

Bad fenoes make breachy stock, and breachy stock breaks through good fences, and so it goes. Farmers in this county do not have to inspect their fields the last thing before retiring, and then dream all night about breachy stock. They are never awakened in the night to perform the delightful task of running a lot of stock out of the field, and then repeirii'g fences till morning. When the Stafford county farmer retires he has no fears about his neighbors' ttock damaging his crop. Louisville Indicator: Northeastern KaDsaa is fast acquiring an enviable reputation for its superior quality and quantity of stock.

And Pottawatomie county rants none behind any section of the sttte in this department of industry. Our farmers can Bhow as good grades of horses, cattle, mules, hogs and sheep as can be found anywhere. During the cast few vears exeat care and attention have been given to the etook business here and the general improvement that has been made in the various kinds of stock is very geeat. Pasture land is abundant, well watered, and the many other conveniences which make winter attar! era comfortable and easily provid ed, make the county a most desirable place for men who want to invest their 1 i 1 capital in the stock ousmess proniamy, KANSAS CHUKCUE3. Cnslieid Courier: 'Ihe series of revival meetings commenced at the school house three weeks ago is still in pro gresa irad there has been a large number of conversions.

Osawatomie Graphic: Theprotratced meeting at the Methodist churoh has closed. Efev. Longdon and his Essifct- jiats have succeeded in causing over over twenty accessions to the church, and much more seed was Bown that will be reaped herea'tar. Coffey villa Jaurnal: The Reverend Thompson L. Smith, we learn, preaches his farewell sermon in St.

Paul's Epis copal church. Mr. Smith has been among us for the past two years, and has friends among all the churches and has been a member of Eeveral of our benefit societies. Ellis Headlight: Pews have been placed in the Ca'holio church and the altar will soon be completed. This done and the Catholics will have the most elegant house of worship in the city.

Great credit is due Father Fogartyfor his untiring efforts in providing so convenient and pleasant a churoh for his congregation, Bnd the Headlight trusts his perseverance will ba appreciated..