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WINGED MISSILES. KANSAS LEGISLATURE. THE CONGRESS. The Winona Clipper THE INDIAN WAR ENDED. The Hostiles Come Into Camp and Pretend to Surrender Their Arms.

McGRATH IS VINDICATED, The Kansas Alliance Scandal Sifted to the Bottom. KANSAS. Washington, Jan. 14. In the senate yesterday, the discussion of the financial bill was resumed and Senator Sherman spoke four hours against free coinage of silver.

The house was engaged throughout the day with public building bills, and unimportant matters. Washington, Jan. 15. In the senate WINONA, The Comrnittea Fully Exonerates President McGrth. 'A'Half-Dozen Old Firearms Only Clven Up.

yesterday tho feature of the day was a The Turner Letter Not Necessarily Criminating. The present problem or humanity is to help humanity. That is the supreme end and aim of legislation, of education, of development in all ways, and the terse little expression comprehends almost infinite meaning and variety. ADelegation of Chiefs Start For Washington: There are nineteen millionaires ia the United States senate whose combined woalth is $140,000,000. YH notwithstanding the golden calf w-ihip prevailing ia the United States it can not be said that the peopte do more than to tolerate them.

President McGrath Exonerated. 20. TheAHiance executive committee, who have been considering the trouMe since last Monday, msde their report last night. They unanuoously exonerate McGrath and report tfhey have not found a shade of evil in his conduct in that watter. Vn B.

Prather, -state lecturer of the -Al-liawce, when interviewed, said: "I acted as prosecuting attorney and conducted the esse against Mo rath. I came to Topeka determined to cenvict him and punish all traitors in camp. I not only conducted the prosecution before the committee butl also had three aetectives at work on the -case, Mors is discovered in one day now than in a thousand years of the middle ages. Looking back to that period, however, it is fiifficuli to understand how so much "was learned "with the facilities at hand. There mo excuss in this day for any man's ignorance.

A man who expects to do what ho promises himself to do reaches his determination 'by deliberate processes, aod independently of the days of the week 'or of ithe year. He who stacks to the old leaf till ttae sweariug-ofi season simply tries to cajole his own conscience. 'In nine cases out often swearing off on January 1 will not help things if the proposed reform had keen previously considered and postponed. The suffer less than others from itubercular diseases, their good fortune being attributed to their abstention from pork; but if they escape consumption and scrofula, they are peculiarly liable to diptherla and nervous diseases. The death rate is greater among those whose mothers were bom in the-United States and less among those whose mothers were born in Russia or Poland, and among women over thirty -five the death rate is greater among the single than among the married.

The Caroline 'Islands, of which Ponapl is one, long remained a sort of no mam's land. They are small, though fruitful, and the natives are very intelligent and industrious, and, what isstranffe, have not been corrupted by the intoxicants which traders generally barter successfully to nations passing out of the savage They buy guns and ammunition readily, but will not trade for spirits. This fine feature of their 'Character has been developed by American missionaries. speech on the coinage bill by Senator In-galls. The floor and galleries were crowded.

The house was deserted and the members flocked to the senate to hear the speech. He spoke in favor of silver, and declared that the government should put the image and superscription of Coasar on silver enoughrgold enough and paper enough enable the people to transact their affairs without embarrassmeut.hindrance, delay or Impoverishment, and should give them a measure of value that would not make their earnings and their belongings the sport and prey of speculators. At the close of the address a vote was taken on the Stewart amendment providing for free coinage and it was adopted by a vote of 43 to 80. This was all in committee of the whole. When the committee arose and reported its action to the senate, Mr.

Vest surprised everyone by offering a substitute for the bill a purely free coinage bill, and it was adopted by a vote of 89 to 27. Washington, Jan. 16. In the Senate yesterday Mr, Dawes introduced a resolution to enquire into the Indian affairs of the Dakotas. The elections bill was taken ifi and discusse by Mr.

Evarts at length. Mr. Hoar gave notice that he would to-day ask the Senate to remain ia session until the bill is finished. In the house a message from the senate was received announcing the passage of the financial bill with a free coinage substitute. The reception of this message by the Democratic side was cordial and effusive, and Mr.

Bland, of Missouri, expressed hope that early action would be held upon tho motion. The bill went to the speaker's tablo. Washington, Jaa. 18. The senate adjourned over to Monday yesterday after a continuous session of over 30 hours.

Senator Falkner held the floor for nearly 12 hours on the elections bill, to gain time. At many periods during the night there were not five senators present in the chamber, but on any move being made for an adjournment notice was quickly conveyed to the committee rooms and the adjournment prevented. Various amendments were offered but those coming from the opponents of the bill were quickly voted down. Amendments offered by Senator Hoar, who has the bill in charge, were as quickly adopted. No other business -was transacted during the continued session of two days.

In the house on Friday no business was done, the day being given to a discussion of matters relating to the District of Columbia. Yesterday Mr. Rogers of Arkansas strongly endorsed the speech of Senator Tngalls and warned Republicans who were opposed to free coinage that thoy would have to crawl in the dust before they could get back into popular favor. At the evening session the house passed seventy private pension bills. Koch's Consumption Care.

Berlin, Jan. 17. Prof. Koch's published report, describing the composition of his lymph, is comparatively brief. It says the lymph consists of a glycerine extract derived from the pure cultivation of the tubercle bacilli.

Prof. Koch says "Since publishing, two months ago, the results of my experiments with the new remedy for tuborculosis, many physicians who received the preparation have been enabled to become acquainted with its properties through their own experiments. So far as I have been able to review the statements published and the communications received by letter, my indications have been fully and completely confirmed. The general concensus of opinion is that the remedy has a specific effect upon tubercular tissues and is therefore applicable as a very delicate and sure agent for discovering latent aud diagnosing doubtful tuberculosis processes. "Regarding the curative effects of the remedy most reports agree that despite the comparatively short duration of its application many patients have shown more or less pronounced improvement.

It has been affirmed that in not a few cases even a cure has been established. During the past six weeks, I myself have had opportunity to bring together further experiences touching the curative effects and diagnostic application of the remedy in the cases of about 150 sufferers from tuberculosis of the most varied types in this city and in the Moabit hospital. Dr. Shirley's Consumption Care. Detroit, Jan.

19. E. L. Shirley of this city, who recently announced his discovery of a euro for consumption, asked as to the difference between Dr. Koch's and his own discovery, explained that his was a chloride of gold and sodium, and continued "My remedy is unlike Dr.Koch's in that it contains no organic matter.

His has the albuminous lymph, while mine is entirely composed of chemicals. Mine, like his, is prepared in a solution of glycerine and contains in it about the same proportion. We have been experimenting with it for some time upon tho lower animals with every appearance of success, but of course I would not state anything conclusively concerning it yet. Assuming that both remedies are capable of curing consumption, I should decide that miue possessed the advantage. An organic injection is not so certain as a chemical one.

The results of the former are more beyond coutrol and its effects can not be exactly calculated, whereas the effect of chemicals can be correctly judged by their quantity. Topfjca, Jan. 14. Promptly at 12 o'clock yesterday the organization of the Kansas legislature began. As was to be expected, ike lower house captured the crowd.

Representative hall was packed to the galleries and the committee rooms. The Rev. J. B. Thomas of the First Baptist church offered the opening prayer.

He asked for purity in the state's legislation. The members were a most responsible looking set of men, with both respecti-bility and intelligence expressed in their faces. Fully 90 per cent of them wore turn-down collars with plain black ties. A few bad no collars and possibly a half-dozen had on old fashioned standing collars. Three-fourths of the senators wore silk hats, but you couldn't find one in the lower house with a search warrant.

The following officers of the house were elected. It is the Alliance caucus ticket in fuU: Speaker P. P. Elder of Franklin county. Chief Clerk Benjamin Rich of Trego county.

Chairman (pro tem) for organization-Benjamin Machette of Osborne county. Secretary (pro tern) George W. Hcllen-back. Assistant Clerk J. H.

Fort. Journal Clerk D. W. Jacobs of Neosho. Assistant Journal Clerk A.

D. Gilpin. Docket Clerk L. C. Soupene.

Postmaster J. R. Los well of Jackson county. Assistant Postmaster Mrs. A.

C. Runner. Sergeant-at-Arms S. W. Chase.

Assistant Docket Clerk Miss Annie Mc-Cord. Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms T. O. Hor-ton. Doorkeeper Jacob Campbell.

Assistant Doorkeepers H. Dick, T. B. Moore and John Slaughterback. Chaplain Rev.

J. G. Melvine. The senate was in session only a few minutes. It was a very tame proceeding.

The senators seemed to realize that they did not form the center of attraction. Lieutenant Governor Felt called the body to order and the Rev. John A. Bright, chaplain of the lower house last year, offered prayer. The oath of office was administered to Senators Long of Morton, Smith of Rice and Wheeler of Cloud.

Senator Long succeeds Judge Price, resigned, to accept a judgeship, and Senator Smith is the successor of Senator Chapman, who was appointed register of the land office at Larned. Senator Wheeler is the new Alliance member elected in the Thirty-second district. The following officers were elected at the executive session: Secretary A. G. Stacey.

Assistant Secretary George C. Wheat. Sergeant-at-arms Lafe C. Smith. Assistant Sergeant-at-arms J.

N. Cooper. Journal Clerk T. J. Jackson.

Assistants, C. P. Harper, W. J. Gregg, G.

Kelly. Doorkeeper W. H. Betts. Assistant Keeper Washington Marks.

Chief Enrolling Clerk Miss Nettie G. McLaughlin. Postmaster A. W. McDowell.

Docket Clerk Homer Gillette. Dockument Clerk. J. E. Haagland.

As the senate now stands, there are thirty-eight Republicans, one Democrat, and one Alliance member Hon. Ed Carroll, of Leavenworth, representing the Democratic side of the senate and S. J. Smith, of Cloud, the Alliance contingent. Topeka, Jan.

15. A large number of bills were introduced in the senate yesterday: by Senator Carroll prohibiting the issue of bonds by townships, towns, cities or other municipal corporations, except for school purposes. Senator Ellison introduced a bill that proposes that no railroad company shall charge or receive a rate in excess of 2 cents per mile for transportation of any passenger who is over 12 years of age upon any railroad in this state. Among the bills introduced was one of vast importance to apple growers of Kansas, regulating the manufacture and sale of apple cider vinegar. Senator ftich-ter introduced a bill regulating the alien ownership of real estate in the state.

Senator Murdock introduced a bill relating to lotteries and lottery tickets. In the house bill No. 1 was offered by Douglass, of Sedgwick. It prescribes penalties for accepting bribes. A large number of bills were then introduced after which several unimportant resolutions were considered.

Topeka, Jan. 16. It seems to be evident that the work of the committee appointed two years ago to revise the state laws is to be wholly thrown aside. The action taken yesterday by the house would indicate as much. Among tho bills introduced in the senate were the following Senator Lockard, to provide for the furnishing of seed grain to needy farmers of Western Kansas by Senator Howard, a bill aiming at the merging of the agricultural and horticultural societies and creating "a department of agriculture." In the house the speaker announced the following standing committees Judiciary Doolittle, Webb, Doubleday, McKinnie, Doty, Douglass, Gable, Fortney, Hopkins, Brown, of Harvey; Smith, of Smith; Hlckox, Drake, Coons, Reeder.

Education Lupfer, Milner, Rice, of Coffey; Coulson, Simmons, Hurt, Jones, of Butler. Horticulture Meeker, Fisher, McKinnie, Nixon, Hoover, Whittington, VaiL Elections Dumbauld, Hoover, Senn, Harner, York, Atherton, Hollenbeck. Agriculture Crumley, Soupene, Rouse. The number of bills was swelled to 145. Topeka, Jan.

17. There was no business transacted in the senate either yesterday or to-day. In the house additional committees were announced. The house changed its course in regard to supplying members with postage stamps, and passed the senate resolution appropriating $10 for stamps for each member. The bribery bill was put on its third reading and ordered printed after a heated discussion.

The bill is to punish bribery, and was introduced by Mr. Sedgwick, a Republican. It is opposed by a number of Alliance members. A bill was introduced to provide for stays of execution in the foreclosure of mortgages in certain cases. Mr.

Jones of Butler introduced a bill providing for the taxation of judgments. The Indians Surrender. Pise Ridge, S. Jan. 16.

The Indians have at last come in. They strung along the west bank of the White Clay creek for a distance of two miles. They were mounted, walking, riding in wagons, and in fact advancing in every manner known to them. They drive and lead immense herds of ponies. The advance guard of the hostiles had scarcely reached the agency when Big Road sent word that he had collected the arms of his followers and wanted to surrender them to the agency.

When the weapons came in they were found to consist of simply two short guns, a heavy rifle and a broken carbine, two Sharp's rifles and one Winchester, nine gjHs in all. This surrender is an evidence that the Indians don't propose to give up all their guns and that they have hidden their best guns in the hills. Gen. Miles has sent a delegation of chiefs to Washington. He thinks it good policy to do so for several reasons.

Chiefs Hold a Council. Pise Ridge, S. Jan. 17. Yesterday afternoon a council took place at the instance of the Ogallalas in what is known as "Loafers camp" in the vicinity of the friendlies.

Six hundred Brules were present. The former had prepared a feast of hot coffee and boiled dog and the hostiles squatted in a circle. The only white man presont was Lieutenant Taylor, Ninth cavalry, commanding the famous Ogallala scouts. Among the Ogallalas present were Chiefs Standing SUdier, American Horse, Standing Bear, Fast Thunder, Spotted Horse, White Bird and Bad Wound. Among the Brules were Chiefs Short Bull, Hole in His Pants, Kicking Bear, High Pipe, Iron Bull, Turning Bear and Two Strike.

American Horse reviewed the circumstances which had led up to the present difficult and had impelled General Miles to issue his order disarming the Indians. He said that the order ought to be complied with and that they should return to their homes. Short Bull said that he had been in trouble with the whites before, but that he had signed a treaty which always prompted him to be a good friend of the white man. A great many of the Rosebud Indians wanted to come to Pine Ridge agency because they knew they would be better treated there. High Pipe, Two Strike and Standing Soldier, a fine young man of the Taylor scouts, also spoke, the latter pleading for peace.

Mr. Gillicuddy then gave them a talk in which he pointed out the errors they had made in the past, the bad leaders they had followed and the result which had followed them. He gave them good advice and encouraged them to obey regulations in the future. Lieutenant Taylor was asked to speak and said that he knew very many Ogallalas and was satisfied they we re friendly. He did not know the Brules so well, but felt that there were many good and brave men among them who would listen to reason.

He then gave them much good advice and closed by stating that their rights would be given them by the present officials. The conference closed in the best possible humor. The best results are expected by the people at the agency. Tweaking the Lion's Nose. Washington, Jan.

15. Representative Enloe, of Tennessee, to-day introduoed in the house a resolution declaring that the conduct of Great Britain in filing a suggestion for determination of the sealeries controversy by the United States supreme court is without precedent, prejudicial to the comity of nations and to the amicable conduct of international relations and in derogation of the dignity of the government and people of the United States. It also requests the president to communicate a copy of the resolution to the British government, if not in his judgment against tho public interests. Death of Historian Bancroft. Washington, Jan.

19. The community was greatly shocked Saturday evening by tho news that George Bancroft, the venerable historian, was dead. It had been realized that Mr. Bancroft could hardly survive much longer the increasing infirmities incident to his extremely old age, but he had been in cheerful spirits and apparently better health this year since his return from Newport than for several seasons past, so that his death was sudden and unexpected to all except a few intimate friends who knew of the attack of illness which carried him off. The end was quiet and peaceful after a period of unconsciousness lasting about twenty-four hours.

Notwithstanding his cold he continued to seek outdoor exercise every day until Thursday, when he took to his bed as a matter of precaution. His whole illness was less than three days. He failed rapidly yesterday and became unconscious in the afternoon, in which state he remained until the end. Silver In the House. Washington, Jan.

17. The silver men in the house have been actively engaged in missionary work in the interest of free coinage. They are sanguine of ultimate success and are certain that the bill cannot be kept indefinitely in committee and within a reasonable time the coinage committee will order a report to be made, notwithstanding all efforts to prevent the bill haviug an opportunity for considera tion. and I here declare that McGrath has come out of the trial with a character as white as snow and unsullied as the ether In the heavens. The vindication is full, and -complete.

"I Ingalls Great Speech. Washington, Jan. 15. Senator Ungalls yesterday made a notable speech on the financial bill. He said there -were two portentious evils that menaced the safety, if they did not endanger the existence, of the republic.

The first was jgnorant, debased, degraded, spurious suffrage -contaminated by the sewage of decayed nations suffrage intimidated and supressed in the South suffrage impure and corrupt, apathetic and indifferent, in the great cities of the North; so that It was doubtful to his mind whether ifor half a -century there had been a Presidential election in this country that expressed the doliberate and intelligent judgment of the whole body of the American people. Then he referred to the newspaper interview with him several months ago, in which he had said that the golden rule and the decalogue had no place in an American campaign. The elections bill was intended to deal with one part of the great evil to which he had alluded, but it was an imperfect, a partial and an incompetent remedy. Violence was had, but fraud was no better, and it was more dangerous because it was more insidious. There-could be no safety and no stable and permanent peace in this country and under this government until it was just as safe for the black Republican to vote in the south as it was in Kansas.

The second evil to which he had adverts ed was tho tyranny of combined, concentrated, centralized, conscienceless and incorporated capital; and tho people were considering that great problem now. The conscience of the nation was shocked at the injustice -of modern society. The moral sentiment of mankind had been aroused at the unequal distribution of wealth and at the unequal diffusion of the burdens, benefits and of society. He had read in the morning. papers Mr.

Sherman's speech, a considerable part of which had been devoted to the defense ot millionaires, who had been spoken of as "the froth on the beer." Mr. Sherman interrupted "Not millionaires, but speculators." Mr. Iugalls-continued "They are nearly the same, for the millionaires are not the producers and laborers of the country. They are arrayed like 'Solomon in all his glory' but 'they toil not do they These gigantic accumulation have not been the result of and economy. There would be no protest against them if they were." The people, continued the speaker, had suddenly awakened to the conception of the fact that the great bulk of the property of the country was passing into the hands of those whom the senator from Ohio called the speculators of the country.

They were men of no politics, of all nationality. Thoy had no politics but plunder, and no principle but the spoliation of the human race. One man in this country, the Midas of the century, at whose touch everything turned to gold, had, in a life-time, acquired, out of the aggregate of the nation's wealth, earned by the labor of all. a sum that exceeded the assessed value of four of the smaller states, and which was many times more than the entire wealth of tho republic when it was founded. This was the most terrible commentary ever recorded in the book of time.

And Nero fiddled while Rome burned. The means by which these fortunes were acquired were -euphemistically denominated bookkeeping financial speculation. This process going on with constantly and frightfully recelerating rapidity, by means of combinations. We were accustomed to speak of this us the land of the free and a home of the brave, but it would soon be the land of the rich and a home of the slave. It was no wonder that tho laboring and agricultural masses of this country had at last awakened and the speculators must take warning.

Referring to tho late election, the speaker said that it was neither a Republican defeat nor a Democratic victory. It was a great uprising, independent of and superior to both political parties. It was a crisis that might become a catastrophe. It was a peaceful revolution. The greatest repeatar la the world tha Joknr who thinks he only has fresh jokes to tell It was the grim old Dr.

Johnson who said: "It is worth 1,000 pounds a year to have the habit of looking on the bright aide of things." Geologists have proved that the diamond mines of South Africa are situated in vents or chimneys varying from 70 to 1,500 feet in diameter. The poor, pitiable parvenue who has just "broken into" society fancies in his silly intoxication that simplicity is ludicrous and fashions respectable. There is one Chinaman in the regular army of the United States. He is a good soldier and an excellent poker player. John is usually an expert with cards.

A surgeon says he can take any human face and with four cuts with the knife and a few stitches so alter its original expression that a man's mother won't know him. Emerson says: "One of the illusions is that the present hour is not the critical, decisive hour. Write it on your hearts that every day is the best day of the year." Indian ponies are brought from tho southwest and northwest, where they cost on an average of 13 apiece. They are sold through the states at from $30 to $60 a head. The current fad in Boston is to cover-almost everything with gold paint.

Out. West the popular paint is silver. Even, the Western statesmen put on silver paint. Lord Randolph Churchill says: would suggest that a good digestion is the essential quality for the 'all-around development' of a human being. I know no other." Marriage is a little expensive in France.

The bride must have two wedding dresses one when she signs the civil contract and one when the religious ceremonies are-performed. It may be on the principle that "misery-loves company" that induces Puck to says "It is a great comfort to those who are hard up to knew that the well-dressed man, always keeps a little behind the They say in some instances a liar maybe honest and tell the truth. A defendant) in a New York court confessed that he? was the "most notorious liar in the world. I can't help it. I would rather tell a lie than not." Suicides in Leipsic, Germany, are mora numerous in proportion to population than in any other portion of the world.

The number of inhabitants there is 1 million, and last year 450 of them thought life was not worth living. A piano has been exhibited at the Edinburgh exposition with two sets of strings and two sounding boards. Each key, therefore, strikes six strings instead of three, and a pedal makes it possible to-play on three only. Perhaps Canada is going to tax churches in the near future. The preachers' stU pends there have heretofore been exempt from taxation if below $3,000 a year.

Henceforth they will be subject to tax as the incomes of other citizens are. The wild cockatoos of Queensland, when; plundering a cornfield, post sentinels to give an alarm. If one bird is shot, thet others, instead of at once taking to flight, hover screaming over their dead comrade until many of them share his fate. People who believe they are in the right are liable to insist too strenuously on their point ot view. Thackeray says: "I believe it is by persons believing themselves in the right that nine-tenths of the tyranny of the world has been perpetrated." Sixty years ago Allen G.

Thurman's desire was to go to West Point. He says "I was ambitious when 10 years old to become a soldier. Inability to get a cadet-ship, and the opposition of my mother and my uncle, William Allen, prevented." The high schools in Germany seem to be regarded as superficial. A paper has been signed by 407 German university professors declaring that the education now given in high schools affords a poor foundation for scientific medical studies. The Wellesley college girls evidently need more physical culture than lacing.

The girls there have been measured, and the average waist measure of the 1,100 students was found to be 24.2 Inches. Physicians 8aythat this is too small for health. London is supposed to be the center of the world's highest civilization, and yet you may read this discouraging item In London town one woman in every twenty is a pauper, one in every thirteen is illiterate, and one in every sixty is a gin drinker. Senator Jones, who lives in California and New York and represents Nevada, has built a fine villa at Monica, Cal. It overlooks the ocean and adjoining it he owns a 30,000 acre-ranch The senator is a man who takes good sized views of all questions.

Dr. Schliemann's widow is 30 years younger than her distinguished husband was. She is hardly more than a girl in years, but she is a beautiful woman and has been most carefully educated. She knows several languages besides Greelr, and is said to know nearly all the Iliad bf heart. George William Warren, the well-known organist and composer, saysthat tho writing of church music is largely a labor of love.

He began composing over forty years ago, and has published over one hundred works, but the royalties he receives from them form a comparatively small part of his income. Mrs. May French Sheldon, who is to lead an expedition to the Congo in Stanley's footsteps, is a physician of no mean ability, and has also won a reputation as an author and sculptor. She has an enviablo position in literary and scientific circlos in London, where her husband is tho manager of an American banking house. The most benevolent man in Europe is Baron de Hirsch.

He has an immense fortune and goes about doing good. Ho knows, too, how to enjoy a little revenge. Ho will fit up the mansion in Paris which he bought over the heads of the club that blackballed him, and will throw it open to any friends who may visit him in tho French capital. Miss E. O'Duffy, a young woman about 20 years old, is one of the largest importers and dealers in wild animals in this country.

Sho is the daughter of a Dublin druggist, and has a natural likingfor the business. Miss O'Duffy is not the first of her sex to enter this calling, for some of the most successful dealers in birds and animals in Europe are women. Mahy of the little folks, those at all events who have wealthy parents, liave imo doubt been watching with much interest Mr. Edison's experiments twith the phonographic doll. Such toy seams entirely feasible, a few have been made.

It was not practicable to make them in any quantities, however, and the idea has ibeen up. The failure of this experiment will inspire very little regret. in the (hearts of fathers and mothers. It -will be a good deal of money in the pockets of Santa Claus. is necessary for any person to do who wants, to apply for a pension or an increase is to write to the Pension bureau in Washington asking for the necessary Blanks and when they -a re received, as they will be almost by return mail, to.

fill them out, before a proper-notary, comply with one or two -other printed make the necessary, oath.and then send them on. If the applicantiis worthy, the Pension tureauwilLdo.all the rest The pen-etonagant is of -no more assistance to the pension applicant than is a assistant to sunlight. A Mysterious Explosion. Omaha, Jan. 19.

At 9 p. m. a tremendous explosion ghook the buildings at the corner of Twenty-first and Cuming streets, and when the smoke cleared away it was discovered that the old frame building occupied by Kloin Speigel as a wholesale liquor stare, was completely demolished, together with $13,000 stock of liquors. In the ruins body of an old unknown man was found burned to a crisp. The cause of the.

explosion is unknown. Ask any man who has not taken the trouble 'investigate ithe subject how many Jewsithere are in this country and the probabilities are that he will name four. or five million as the limit. The man who thus -makes this rough estimate stops to think that neanly all ithe Jews of this country live in the cities and large towns. They wary rarely found in the -country in ithe of agriculturists.

The facte are, as laid down by John S. Billings, M. surgeon of the United States anmy, who has been investigating the subject, ithat there are only 7,000,000 persons in the whole world who can properly be Jews, and -of these -only about live in this country. That isufflcient quantity of fruit for home -use should be grown on every farm hardly admits of an argument Were It not ifor the fact thirt observation shows that, in many it is not done, it would for granted that every farmer's family be well supplied with 'the principal fruits which succeed iLn theeotion in which they are located. Apples and pears succeed over a large of territory, and grapes lhave perhaps still wider range.

Peaches and plum can bo grown in many localities, and other fruits can be produced with comparative ease in places -where One or more of the kinds named above do not find a congenial hoiue. The farmer who has a soil and climate suited for any of tho leading kinds of fruit, nd does not grow an abundant supply (tor hia family, certainly neglects a yry important means of pro-motipjir fcij and their health and Biff Kansas City Hank Failure. Kansas City, Jan. 20. The American National bank closed its doors yesterday with liabilities of 2J millions and resources of less than '2 millions.

The business of the bank has steadily decreased for several months past, caused by a general distrust of its affairs or management. The failure caused a run on the Kansas City Safe Deposit and Savings bank, simply because it occupied a place in the same building and was erroniously supposed to be connected with the other bank. Got. Thayer Not Insane. Lincoln, Jan.

19. Ex-Governor Johnson M. Thayer has been suffering from a severe attack of nervous prostration and the report has gone out that he has become insane. The attending physicians and personal friends deny the report emphatically and declare that the ex-governor will be able to attend to his usual duties within a week. Arrested for Borjury.

Marshall, Jan. 14. Frank W. Panncll was arrested to-day on Tom Bell's farm, east of this city, by Deputy Sheriff Isaacs, on a capias warrant from Cooper county charging Pannoll as having sworn falsely regarding bis wife's age that she was over the age of 19 in obtaining a marriage license. Pannell secured the license in Cooper eunty on December 1, and was married soon after to Miss Willie Montgomery, of this county.

Kancas" City Cn-Smalled. jKansa9 Citt, Jan. 20. The supreme court has declared She latest extension of the city limits illegal, and the corporation have to draw ia its horns to the extent of about 13,000 acres. The old town of Woe tport will resume its power, aame and municipal standing.

Missouri's Farmers. Jeftorson Citt, Mo. Jan. 14. The general tendency of lawmakers up to date is to reduce the logal rate of interest to 6 per cent, exempt mortgaged property from taxation to the extent of indebtedness, force money lenders to make a complete list of all the evidences of debt they hold to the assessor, secure cheaper school books and legislate to cripple many of the corporations.

Serious 1 jirtliquake. Citt or Mexico, Jan. 17. Three earth-awakes occurred Thursday atParral in the tto of Chihuahua. The gallery at the Convent of tho Sacred Heart gave way, JfiJihg six person and wounding nine.

Kansas Blatters. Booty is the name of an Emporia city councilman. Osawatomie has been proclaimed a city of the second class. Old John Brown's soul will march on now more lively than ever. Hutchinson News: Frank Doster is chiefly noted for not believing in God and being tho only man Mrs.

Lease ever spoke well of. One of the city school teachers at Abilene was frightened into hysterics by a toy nake in the hands of a bad boy the ather day. She has not entirely recovered from the shock yet neither has the boy. Senator Blair Mast Go. Concoud, N.

Jan. 17. The Republi-cans have selected J. H. Gallinger to succeed Senator Blair in the United States senate.

Mr. Gallinger declares himself in favor of the McKinley law, against fret coinage and in favor of a proper federal elections bill. Thayer Hakes Way for Boyd. Liscoln, Jan. 15.

In accordance with the action of tho board of public lands and buildings, cx-Govornor Thayer this morning surrendered possession ol the executive departments under protest. Governor Boyd has taken possession of the rooms. A Sultan's Wives Taken Prisoners Srnkgm, West Africa, Jan, 20. Commander Arehinard, at the head of the French troow, has routed the remnant of the forces ef tiie sultan of Ahmadour. The French have taken 1,500 prisoners among whom are wives of the sultan of Ainuadour..