Geuda Springs Herald from Geuda Springs, Kansas • 4

THE Tf ACE REVIEW- THE WAHAL K. MISS. EI0T. CCTJiT AT CANADIAN, TEX. Important Oases on Trial The County Tree From Crime.

Special Dispatch to the Dally Easle. rrom a itepuotican congressman irom Indiana (Browne). The world understood the Indiana idea of the spirit of civil service reform. It had uot forgotten that a Republican vice president at a dinner at which the leaders of the Republican party present openly boasted of tha use of "soap" in Indiana Applause. It had not foi gotten that one of the leaders of the Republican partv was today practically a fugitive from Indiana.

Toe New York political system had never included the "five block" business Laughter. Mr. Browne said that the gentleman from New York, (Cummings.) had mentioned a distinguished Republican as being a fugitive from justice. He would remind the gentleman that the fugitive from justice was a Democratic TJuiie.l States attorney, who had become disgusted that the facts did not justify an indictment and had resigned his office. He spoke simply from newsp iper reports in saying that the grand ju had failed to return an indictment because of the ackn iwledged fact that the evidence did not justiry au indictment.

No person connected with the election in Indiana on the Republican side was afraid to put in an appearance at any time and before any court. He would no on the bond of any Republican who might be indicted. While he td I not believe that Indiana methods had been altogether right in politics, if the Democratic partv wanted to open the books they should be opened. If the Democrats wanted to know how much money had been used ana who used it, no Republicans were ready. He did not say that his party was pure, he was not attempting to defend it because the ot.ner party was worse, but if the gentlemen wanted au investigation, in God's let tne-n have it.

no guilty man escape." Iu vindication of Indiana, he wai to say that within twelve months tm distinguished Democrats had been sent, to the penitentiary for violating the election laws. He had newr heard of such a thing iu New York. Mr. Spfu la Yes sir; three Republican inspectors of election are in prison now iu Nev York. Mr.

Bytium, of Indiana, sai I that hhis colleague had stilted that hat the attorney general had resigned because there was uot sutlicietit evidence to cause the indictment of Dudley. The -strict attorney hid siii no su thing. An. Browne The gentleman did not understand me as saying the district attorney said it. Mr.

Bynum No, the Republican papers publis.ied it and hive published everything hat is not rue and nothing that is HOUSE. Washington, Dec. 18. Mr. Springer, of Illinois, stated that he wouldn't call up the territorial bills today.

There would be a meeting ot the committee on territories tomorrow and it would then be determined when those measures would be considered. There was a brief contest between Mr. Blauchard, of Louisiana, in charge of the river and harbor biil, and Mr. Randall, of Pennsylvania, in charge of the legislative appropriation bill, for the precedence of respective measures, Mr. Randall be-ng successful, and the house proceeding in committee of the whole (Mr.

Blount, of Georgia, in the chair) to the consideration )f his bill. Mr. Henderson, of Iowa, moved to in-jrease tlie clerical force of the civil service and the amendment was opposed by Mr. Randall. Mr.

Henderson said that the increase (vas asked for by he commission and that should ba if congress desired to force the law in good fatih. The spirit )f that law had not been carried out in rood faith by the present ndministrath The verdict -titly pronounced Py people would give the county a commission which would give letter and the spirit of the law a iroper enforcement and lie thought every-ms should give hejd that wrdict. Mr. Cummings. of New York, moved to strike out tlie whole cause relating to the service commission.

He nid this hi it st-em every bill that, was int. in the house to lepeal the tivil-er-nce act had been buried committee an I le saw no other way of reaching tlie suo-t ct han by curtailing the commission ai iking out the appropriations lor its naiutt-nai'ce. He believed tho commis-iion to bi? undemocratic; he believed that favored certa voters at tlie expense of ither voters an 1 he knew that if the rules if the commission were appded to mem-)ers of lie house, not live eighths of them vouid ever reach he floor again. Believ-ng the commission to be undemocratic mil in violation of the fundamental of the laws governing the republic, le moved to strikeout, the whole section. Mr.

Spinoia, of New Yortc, looked upon she motion of ids colleague as a heaithv Dne; one with which seven-eighths of the jeople of the country sympathized, and )ne with which three-fourths of tlie on the other side ympat hized. Republican laughter. "Yes, sir," he luued, "three-fourths of the members that side are honestly and sincerely od-josed to tliecivil law. and this side. eration mere.

A.s long as me strme la continued at v3vier these strikers receive support from the state confederations. It is said that if the state refuses to interfere more armed men will go to Bevier and the people will soon have more killed there than they will be willing to buy coffins for. Advices from the Indian Territory say that the Interior Department has notified the Cherokees that the Cherokee strip is the property of the United States, and that the Indians have no right to lease it. The strip comprises 6.000,000 acres of grazing land. On Thursday the Cherokee Legislature, sitting at Tahle-quah, passed a bill leasing the strip to a stock syndicate at $200,000 yearly for five years.

Principal Chief Mays has not yet signed the bill. The matter has caused a sensation, but the Cherokees will lease the land, and a delegation will be smt to Washington to prove to the Interior department that 'the land belongs to the Cherokee Nation in fee simple. At Lock Haven, Saturday an alarm of fire at the Pennsylvania State Normal School caused a panic and a terrible crush on the stairways. Fifty pupils of both sexes were seriously hurt. Of the 200 odd pupils who occupied rooms in the building not more than fifty were enabled to save their effects.

The scorched bricks began to drop round about them, adding to the danger and horror of the scene. The trunks on the upper stories which were saved were thrown from the windows, and of course were smashed by the fall. All the clothing and furniture, including bedding, perished in the fl.iines, and many dollars of the students' savings were burned with the trunks. At Birmingham, Alabama, Sinday morning a crowd which had collecting on the streets for several hour advanced on the county jail with the intention of lynching R. R.

Hawes, charged with the murder of his wife and child. Many of the best citizens tried to reason with the crowd and prevent trouble, and some lost their lives in the attempt. When the crowd was within a few feet of the jail door and had failed to heed numerous warnings the officers opened fire upon them, killing three men instantly, fatally wounding seven, some of whom have since died, and wounding more or less seriously about thirty others. Sheriff Smiih and David Prueet, one of his chief deputies, have been arrested on warrants charging them with murder. Warrants for a number of the other officers have been sworn out but have not cratic, rroiuoition, wa.aas.

Owing to the suspension of mining, and desiring to keep all its men employed, the Reading Road makes announcement that hereafter eight hours will constitute a day's work, vith, of course, a proportionate reduction of wages. The East and West Electric Lighting Company, a "Westinghouse concern, will illuminate the entire City of Pitisburg. will require 2,400 candle power arc and 2,800 candle power incandescent lights, and will cost $120,000 a year. Thomas B. Barrv announces that he will begin in the United States Court at Bay City, an action against the order of the Knights of Labor, through its officers, for defamation of character and expulsion from the organization.

The flour output at Minneapolis last week was 83,200 barrels, against 119,400 barrels the previous week. The trade is reported as lifeless, but a few firms say a better feeling prevails. Some of the larger firms are storing their product. Luke Hacker, the anarchist who made a desperate attempt last week to assassinate James Bruce, at Indianapolis, Btabbing him nine times in the neck, was arrested at a farm-house in Shelby county. He was taken to Indianapolis heavily chained.

A weekly paper in Grand Rapids, published a list of druggists alleged to be selling liquor. Aid. J. W. Hayward, one of the accused, assaulted Editor Frank M.

Carroll in the street and chased him into his office, where he barred the door. The filing by the Rev. "William R. Campbell of papers in a habeas corpus case to secure control of his daughter revived the sensational Campbell-Scott divorce case at St. Louis Friday.

Mr. Cambpell is pastor of the Highland Congregational Church at Boston. Congressman Mills is again an invalid from overwork in the campaign. He 13 troubled with a rush of blood to the head, and has frequent attacks of vertigo. The doctors have ordered him to take a respiie from work and to take horseback riding and out-door exercise.

Col. George W. Sweet of Minneapolis is in Bismarck, to bring suit against the Register of Deeds, J. H. Richards, to compel him to record a deed purporting to convey to him 160 acres of the east end of that town.

The property in question is valued at not less than 600,000. By the recent purchase of 55,000 kegs of nails. Thomas J. Bovle iron YEBY LATEST. Yale has notified Cambridge (England) of its declination to row a university race in 18S9.

Augustus Fucks, of Buffalo, N. President of the Liquor Dealers' Association, died Friday, aged 66. The American Kennel Club has found a member guilty of "ringing" in the case of a dog, and has expelled him. Some seventy Kansas sportsmen have been arrested in the Indian Territory by United States scouts, for trespassing. Reports from the City of Mexico say that in that vicinity a number of goats and sheep have been frozen to death.

The Grand Master of Masons of Pennsylvania has denounced the "Cernau Councils" as inimical to true Masonry. Commissioner Fink has ordered westbound rates to be restored, to take effect, according to law, within ten days. Professor J. C. Morris, for many years principal of the public schools at Dayton, Ohio, died Tuesday morning, aged 62.

Official returns say 12,609 votes were cast in Nevada, of which Harrison received Cleveland, 5,326, and Fisk, 45- James Jenkins is in jail in Fort Worth, accused of murdering a man in Coryell County twenty years ago. Harrison's official plurality in Colorado is 13,224. The vote of the State increased more than 25,000 over that of 1884. A syndicate of Chicago and Eastern capitalists is negotiating for the purchase of the street-car lines at Memphis, Tenn. Isine mining companies of Montana have paid dividends amounting to for the first eleven months of the year.

Mrs. C. H. Jones, wife of the editor of the St. Louis Republic in St.

Louis, died Sunday after an illness of one weeks' duration. A conference of the millers of the Unit-d States will be held at Milwaukee Decemlier 17 to consider the interests of their trade. The State Board of Trade of California has petitioned General Harrison to select one member of his Cabinet from the Pacific coast. The officers of the Calumet and Hecla Mine have offered a reward of $10,000 for the apprehension of the men who set fire to No. 3 shaft.

At Herkimer, N. Tuesday morning. Flagman "VoIver rushed before the fast mail train and saved two girls, but whs himself killed. Dr. A.

Z. Gray, "Warden of Racine College, has resigned his position, and the Board of Trustees almost unanimously accepted it. Mrs. Henrietta Snell. of Chicago, has offered a reward of $50,000 for the arrest of "William B.

Tascott, the murderer of her husband. The Standard Oil Company is securing the right of way for a pipe line from the Ohio oil field to St. Louis, and will begin construction in the spring. Colonel Root, a Western pioneer who drove stage between Chicago and Detroit liefore the days of railroads, died in Elkhart, Friday, aged 89. A wealthy farmer residing near Mid-dletown, has been robbed of a tin safety-box containing $10,000, which he had locked in a closet in his house.

Three moonshiners, John, William, and Joseph Payne, were captured at Cedar Creek, V. Va Friday by a large posse of revenue officers and deputies. Secretary Leadly, of the Detroit baseball club, has secured H. "Wheelock for next season. Wheelock played with the Bostons in 1887, and the Worcesters in 18S8.

Charles Schwindt, aged 23, was arrested at Massillon, Saturday, on the charge of the murder of Benjamin Fra-zee, an old watchman in a foundry at Cleveland. It is believed that the bank which failed at Osceola, Iowa, "a few weeks ago, owing to speculation on the Board of Trade, will be able to meet all of its liabilities. Tuesday, in the United States Court at Pittsburg, J. N. Hutchinson was appointed trustee of the various mortgages of the Pittsburg, Fort "Wayne and Chicago Road.

The wife of one of tho miners lost in the Calumet and Hecla mine fire went raving mad Tuesday, and the wife of snother is dangerously sick from the intense nervous strain. As an Illinois Central freight train pulled out of Storm Lake, Iowa, Thursday night, Brakeman Ed Wright was shot in the head by an unknown man and dangerously hurt. There will be at least twenty-seven contested-seat cases in the new House of Representatives when the Fifty-first Congress assembles. Of these fifteen are from Southern States. TLs Eastern agents of all the Southwestern railways have, as alleged, received orders to restore rates at once, which will result in an increase in some cases as high as 40 per cent.

Governor Oglesby, of Illinois, contradicts a report recently sent out from Springfield to the effect that he had received annonymous threatening letters from Anarchist sympathizers. The annual report of the grain inspection department of the State Minnesota shows car-load receipts of wheat at "Winn rwMiij St- "Punl qtiH Tlntnlh fnr New Y'okk, Dec. 14. R. G.

Dun review of trade says- The most important event of the week in the finai-cia" world, the failure of the Panama canal, has not as yet been in this country. The amount of securities held here is not large and there is a general belief that tha French government will be obliged to dc something to avert widespread diaaster. But it cau do nothing to make permanently valuable the vast amount of securities issued and heavy French losses will ic time have some effect on money markets elsewhere. The supply of money in all parts of tht country is so large, and the heavy disbursements of January are so near at baud that there is an unusual feeling ol confidence The bank clearings for the lirst week of December exceed those last year by 6 per which implies a large volume of present business. The gains outside of New York incluat even southern sections, in which there hae been most depression.

Reports from Memphis still indicate no improvement, the cotton returns for Arkansas Mississippi being unfavorable. Throughout, the northwest improvement is felt, except at a few points where wild speculation and over trading last year did most mischief. In hardware some disposition to purchase iu expectation of higher prices is notified at Clevc.and. Cutting of railroad rales demoralizes business at Denver and doubtless embarrasses Biiiny other points but the general tenor of reports is decidedly favorable. The furnaces in blasts are of a capacity of tons weekly according 'to the New York report uuii tons to the Pitlsoura report.

Taking tlie former as a n.aximuir and the latter as a minimum, in eithei case the increase in November was about 8.000 tons Kill the production is either a little larger or a little smaller than the largest ever atta.D d. At November 1, lbb'i i h.ils are said to have been with eastern M.50. With Pittsburg mills the volume of production is, ou the whole, increasing. Wheat has advanced ou small speculative transactions, exports to tee continent having reached oOJ.OUJ bushels, none to Great Britain. Corn and have declined each and porK is 2ic lower and lard 25c lower.

Cotton has been steady. A Memphis circulai now estimates the yield i fit 6, 700,000 bales. Coffee has declined it and oil has riser 5-4 c. The general average for all commodities is about 1 iier cent lower than a week ago an 1 slightly below the level ol November. In the stock market there has been hesi-taion, though the average of prices is 32 cents on lu0 better than a week ago.

It is remarkable, on the whole, that with disheartening controversies aud with continuing sales on foreign account the market has been so well sustained. Foreign traue is fair in yolume. Toe treasury has put out S'J, 100,000 more than it has taken in duiing the week thus supplying the loss caused by gold exports. The business failures the last seven days number as compared with oo0 last week and for the week previous. For the corresponding week of last year the figures were THE TERRITORIAL CONVENTION.

Ba.mei: SPRiMis, Dec. 18. The Indian territorial convention met in the rity hail today aud passed resolutions favoring the immediate opening of the entire Indian territory to white settlers and the allotment of lauds iu severalty to Indians. Delegations were present from many of the principal cities of Missouri, Kansas anil Arkansas, aud liberal representation from many of the Indian tribes. Governor T.

T. Crittenden, of Missouri, was elected chairman and C. W. Daniels, of ixter Springs, secretary. An interesting and important feature of the convention was the attendance and outspoken sentiment of the Indians them-si-lvtrs.

(vuite a numlM-r of chiefs and men of the various Indian tribes came out strongly in favor of allot tment of lands, of the individual responsibilities of citizenship and the protection sf he general government. Chiefs John. Early, of the Ottawa nation, RichardviUe, of the Miami nation, and Wm. Lubadie. of the Peoria nation, made stirring speeches enelorsing the measures advanced by the convention.

Crittenden delivered an eloquent address and was followed by Judge Emery, of Lawrence, Hon. S. Bridges, of Sedalia, Colonel Ben T. Duval, of Fort Smith, L. E.

It win, of Kansas City and others. The sentiment of the convention was favor of giving the Indians ail their lands if necessary but to divide themn severalty, make them citizens of the United States and to nisk-p ti (oi-n. one or tne prosj states oi' the unio A demand is made upon the general government to permit all railroads to run through and across that territory as freely as through any other part of the general domain. Interesting letters were received from many senators, congressmen and prominent citizens from different sections of the con all endorsing the objects of the as set forth in the call. Seldom has so intellectual and influential a body of men been gathered together in one of the frontier towns as were assembled today in Baxter Springs, and the convention adjourned with a universal feeling that the work begun here must ultimately end in the final iou of the vexed Indian Question.

A'jJUDICIAL SHOOTING. Atoka, I. Dec. 14. Lyman Puslee, a fratricide, was shot near Tushomma ia tha presence of several hundred spectators iu the execution of a judicial sentence.

Puslee met his fate stoically. He sat erect on his coffin while his eyes were bandi and his hands and feet were bound, and he did not appear to flinch when the executioner gave the command to fire. His death was instantaneous, three bullets from as many Winchesters piercing hM breast near he heart. GENERAL. MAUIvEIS.

CHICAGO. WnTiT-Lower: Deo, tl.OSVSl.O May, fl.lou 1.10. Cork Lower: 3433 ic; 34fec: Way 0.ts Lower; I6''BC6iic; lay, 9 T'ltovTpiONP Men" Pork lower: IK; Mav, H3 I.nrn Lower: January, 7.Ki7-tt Mav, 1.i-24S.7,9-tf Cattle Mpvfcpt sotive: rnrippfrom f4 "n.rjn.40 cood to extra fsb'pJlIl5 ftrrrti, 13.1024.C0 common to pood I- 53 8.f0 I iitclierg Ftt crs. ITOOS Marker aottvn n1 (Inn. rpned from Jfi for bKht: 16ZU 6.45 formiied mid heavy packing.

Sheep Market fp'rlv active. Ouofttons mriie ut 2 Tixats; I3.25ij4.30 natives; 14 2r.J 6i0 in no s. Wool Steady me' ciiiet. Wisconsin, Illiiioip, Mleliiirsin, Indiana and Taster Iowa. Course, tub rs 9- Medium, tuh F1ne, unwnBlied '6 Medium, unwashed rarfic Coarse, washed SaZ9 Nebraska, Dakota.

Minnesota, Kansas and Western Iowa. Fine, unwashed ISss-" Medium, unwashed lr? Cuniee, unnnshed 19 23e NEW TOltK MONEJT MARKET. Modpv on call was easy at 32,5 A cent closed offered at 2. Plerllnir exchange is stdv Mit dull, at VZSi lor CO-day il and i for demand. Government- Homls were dull and steady, rlosimr Qiioralioua: 4'6, -coupon.

4V4 Coupon, i- NEW TOltK PBODCCE EXCHANGE. WnRAT Options fnirlv ncMve: nw firm. No. leu 81.0. 4a (1.16a 1.06H Jan.

Corn Active ant, lower; No. 2 46346W0 '642-6 Jan. IMT8 Aelire nnd a shado DClter: Mixed ntelciu9uS2; Wiiite S3 0 BUFFALO FKOVISION MARKET. Wheat No. 1 lmrd tlceed firm at (1.48.

Conn No. 2, M1LWACREB. WnEAT Higher: Cash P6yc; Jann 97a. Corn Higher: No. F3o.

Oats i iu: No. 2 Whin- itTE Higher; fso. 1 Kac ST. LOUI3. WnKAT Hifrlie No.

2 Ited caab tl.Gl: Dec, (1.01 fl.03. Coiin Steanj cntli 30e; Dec. rOV-Oais Strong: cast) I224-; May 2-o. 1 nofiBioss i'ora Imm ii 90 I l.We wwot fifty intelligent snd ener-I I I iel'c von mi Tsidies and gent lemen at I I lour IU IT Ut. at once to lake the place' of the' class we hare jut 11 1 IOKADDA.TED and plTea In WOO Ol) PO'il CIOSA Now la tlie time find, this is y.ur chance to learn a paring bu sines at U-ifllng cost.

Good en and work the year xzt nwi wiifou. fa. SHORTHAND AMQ TYPEWr.lTi::3 IZZTirJTE. Another Story of the Tight Killed and Wounded. Meridian, Dec.

18. A number of telegrams were received here yesterday morning stating that a riot had occurred at Wahalnk, Kemper county, fifty ruiits north of Meridian, and that Holly Zvforton of this place had been killed. A party of twenty men at once organized and left for the scene on the regular passenger train. Subsequently another party of forty was raised and left on special train. A number of wild rumors were soon in circulation to the effect that the posse from this city had had a fight with negroes and that several of them had been wounded.

These rumors were set aside by the arrival of the posse on the regular mail train last night. Then reported everything quiet at Wahalnk; their presence was not required there. They told the following story of the riot: "Last Thursday a son of G. Y. Nicholson, a prominent farmer of Kemper county, was driving along the real when he met a negro desperado driving in an opposite direction.

Young Nicholson's vehicle, by accident, came in collision with that of the negro who kept in the middle of tho road as if determined to drive him out. The negro cursed the youngster, when old Mr. Njcholsoa appeared and interfered. The negro thereupon drew a revolver, Tint instead of firing closed with Nicholson and knocked him senseless with tho pisiol. The negro then fled.

The following day Mr. Nicholson told his friends of the negro's assault. (In Saturday it was determined to organize a posse and arrest Maury. Information of this determination of tlie whites reached the negroes in someway. It is said that two white men gathered a party of negroes at church Sunday night and after haranguing them organized a force of ten of them to resist ary attempt to arrest Maury or an attack on his house.

The whites are known to people of Wahalnk, but their uiimes cannot lie learned. It is a settled determination to lynch them when found. The people argue that when they are hanged it will be proper time to make their urines known. The negro force raised V-the white went to Maury's house and when church meeting adjourned concealed themselves in a smokehouse and cotton houses. Very soon after this a posse of white men came up the roadjand halted in front of Maury's house.

Four of them walked up to the house, but found it deserted. They then went to the smokehouse, where they found three negroes. lhcse men were questioned as to Maury's whereabouts, but they pretended they could not tell where Le could be found. While the whites were trying to obtain some information from them a man on the outside shouted, "Here is Maury; suppose you come arrest him." Tlie whites rushed in a body from the building. As thsy emerged they were met with a volley from eight to ten muskets and shotguns.

William Vaughn was seriously wounded by buckshot in the left arm, neck and shoulders; another man whose name was not revealed received a slight wound in the hand. This volley came from the cotton house and was promptly returned by the whites, but the negroes being behind stout plank walls received no in juries. The whites soon discovered that tiiey were lighting at a great disadvantage and moved around to the north side of the structure. Here they received another volley, resulting in the instant death of Henry Maury, wounding of his brother, J. F.

'Maury, in the arm near the elbow. The whites now drew off and firing ceased temporarily. Notwithstanding their losses, however, the posse determined to make another attack on the cotton house, approaching it this time from the south sine. As they came up to the building they received a third volley, the negroes apparently awaiting the order to lir-j as they had done in the two previous instances. At this third volley Seth Cobbey received twenty-two buckshot in the breast and stomach, tearing the entire front part of his body away.

John Dewa. another of the whites, was probably mortally wounded by a pistol ball iu the groin. The whites again drew off" for consultation, when it was decided that another attack on the building with their reduced force would be useless. They determined to wait for daylight and reinforcements. While they were consulting the negroes rushed out of tho cotton house to Maury's resilience in a body and proceeded to foriit'y that building.

The whites went back to Wahalak. Yesterday morning another force of fifty men was raised proceeded to Maury's residence. The place was found entirely deserted, even the bedding aud furniture having been removed. The whites burned the buildings on the place together with those on the farm adjoining, and scoured the woods for the negroes, but could find no trace of them. It was impossible to find the negroes within five miles of the scene of the White people from adjoining towns poured into Wahalak all day and joined the search, hut as none of the negroes except Maury known nothing was accomplished.

One negro was seen lurking in the woods i ud was fired upon by-a party of whites, but instant ly disappeared. When a posse from Meridian under thecommand of Captain Th mas Jameson reached Wahalak they were toll that their services were uot. required. They say the whites through Kempler county are very sore and think more trouble will occur. It is certain that if any of negroes who fired on the whites are aught I hey will be killexl at once.

The feeling is now, however, agaiust the two wl.i men ho are said to have organized the negroes. Not a single negro is known to have received any injuries. Two white men besides those already reported were wounded, but as their hurts are slight, their names are no given for prudent iat reason-. It does not appear that the whiles in attempting to niaKe arrests were acting under any legal authority, but they are sustained by the entire white population ot Kemper and adjoining counties. It is unlikely any proceedings will be taken against them.

ARMED MEN AFTER THE NEGROES. New Orleans, Dec. IS. The Picaj-une special from Wahalak, says: The facts learned here differ only slightly from the account Sent last night. I'he funeral was attended by stern looking men, who rode into town today, having assembled from all parts of the surroundiugcountry.

They camped last night among the hills, and searched all this morning for the negroes, but with no success. 9 p. m. Thd conductor of a south l.o'ind train, which has just passed, reports that twenty-live armed men from Macon got off his train at Shuaulak, five miles north of here, aud will go out to the hills NOT READY FOR STATEHOOD. Salt Lake, Utah, Dec.

17. The liberal committee of Utah issued today the following address to the country: Salt Lake Citv, Dec. 17. 15S8. The Liberal Territorial committee, representing Republicans and Democrats alike, desires to the attention of the country to the fact that the Gentiles of Utah unanimously oppose the Mormon statehood scheme, recently by the Democratic congressional caucus.

"We are confronted by a condition, not a theory." Polygamy is not gone, the law is not supreme. Two hundiel aud thirty-four indictment. were found at the preseut term of court for violations of the United States statutes designed to suppress polyg.uny and polygamous living. To give Utah statehood would retard progress, depreciate values, perpetuate polygamy aud hand the terriory over to the Mormou priesthood. We cali upon the private citizens everywhere to unite in stroug protests to cou-gress against the proposed action.

The admission of Utah to statehood would be a crime against the American constitution. O. W. Powers, Chairman. TWO NOTORIOUS CROOKS.

DEXVF.h. Dec. 17. J. Mitz, one of the men who made an unsuccessful attempt to rob the People's Savings and Deposit bank here on Thursday aud was arrested, was identified today by Robert Piukerton as Horace Haven, alias "Little Horace," one of the most notorious bank thfeves of America.

Haven's accomplice, who escaped, is kniwii to be Walter Sheridan, alias Ralston, alias Keene, and known in Colorado as Walter A. Stewart, another notorious bank robber. Stewart came to Denver iilwut fifteen years ago with nearly $400,000 and became director of one of the Denver national banks. He lost money in fast living aud speculation and leit the state in 1S75, after having swiudled several houses out of considerable money. THE NEGRO IN THE NATION.

Little Rock, Ark Dec 17. An Indian territory special says: The Chickasaw legislature which is expected to convene in special session shortly and confirm the election of William Guy as governor, will probably enact some kind of legislation fixing the status of the negroes iu tho Chickasaw nation The Chickasaws of all live tribes have denied the right of citizenship to the freed men living ia their country. Canadian, Dec. 18. District court convened here last Monday with Hon.

Frank Willis, judge of the Thirty-first judicial district, ori the bench. Several Important cases were tried. The state of Texas vs-James Ligon, charged with Stealing cattle from Henry Hamburg, of Wheeler county. This case came over from Wheeler mnty on change of venue. It lias been watched with interest all over the Panhandle country, as there has been a great deal of stealing and burning of cattle in this section the past year.

W. S. Decku, county attorney of this (Hemphill) county, prosecuted for the state, assisted by Hon. J. N.

Browning, of Clarendon, and Hon. li. M. Baker', of this town. Senator Tempie Huston, Colonel W.

H. Grigs-by and W. H. Woodman defended Liyon. A strong fight was made by the attorneys on both sides and after several lengthy speeches w-re made the case was given to the jury, who, after being out forty-two hours, were called into court by the jmlge ami reported that there was no prospect of their agreeing upon a verdict.

They were then discharged. This case will come up here again next court. Another case that has attracted a great deal of attention in this section is the in junction suit of H. Hopkins aud others vs udge E. E.

Polly and S. II. Pickens, aijent for the Pauly Jail Manufaetin ing company, of St. Louis. lion.

Temple Hii-ton and C.donel W. II. Grimsby represented the plaintiff and Hon. B. M.

Baker an i N. Browning the d-fendants. It -appears i hat the commissioners' court of this coumy authorized County Judge Polly to make a contract with the jail company ior a jail, which was done and worK. commenced by the jail company, and were enjoined by Hopkins, manager of the Texas Lruid and Cattle company, claiming that no authority nad been given Polly to make the contract. No jury being asked for i either side, the case was argued be-; fore the judire.

IIo'u. B. M. Baker, of this towu, made a very strong argument for the deten.ianis, but the judge decided against tnein. The case has been appealed by the defendants to the supreme couri which meets in next at Austin.

In the report of the grand jury to the court is the lolloping: We have found tne county free from crime, the laws well enforced and the citizens law abiding. We are glad to say that the carrying of pistols in this county is obsolete, notwithstanding the reports abroad to the cont THE BALDWIN CI S3. The Celebrated Atchison Murder Case Now jfore the Supreme Court. Washington, Dec 18. The Baldwin case, oi appeal from the supreme court of Kansas, was called today in the United States supreme court.

The plaintiff in error was William J. Baldwin, who is now under sentence of death iu the Kansas penitentiary, where he has been since April, 18vS6. The crime with which he is charged and for which was convicted and sentenced was the murder of his sister, Mary Baldwin, iu the city of Atchison, on the Tth day or July, 18H5. Immediately his first" trial in the district court for the county of Atchison, motion was entered for a new trial. The motion was argued before the court and was considered and overruled.

Au appeal was taken to the supreme court of Kansas i'i January. 188(5. and a decision was again rendered Kainst Baldwin and a subsequent application for a rehearing was overruled. The case was then appealed, to the United States supreme court, and at the beainuinu of the present term a motion to advance the case was entered. The motion was grnnt-' ed and today the case was called.

The plaintiff in error asks a reversal of the judgment of the lower court and the Kramiuy of a new trial, and in doing so assigns six specific errors. First it is al-laged that the jury before whom Baldwin as tried was not a legally constituted tribunal, for the reason that the proper cai lis were not administered. It is ured that the plaintiff in error was not accorded a fair trial. The third error assigned is that the plaintiff was tried, convicted and sentenced to suffer death without the due forms of law I e.nji complied with. Fourth It is asserted that the evidence upon whicn the conviction was based was not Kuflicinit to show or create a suspicion that Baldwin was guilty of or in any connected with the death of his si ter.

A fiftn error is cited to the effect that with oi tue.so iacis tne supreme court of the state of Kansas discriminated against the plaintiff in error in order to affirm the judgment of tne lower court by announcing rule of law hitherto unknown in civilized countries, the said rule beinif that in cases of circtims antial evidence, "if the evidence was of such a nature that hon-st and intelligent men might differ in opinion as to its sufficiency as to justify a verdict of guilty," then it was sufficient. Tue last error assigned is that Baldwin is under a sentence of death, and is about to be deprived of his life without due process cf law, and by denial to him by the judicial Jepartment of last resort in the state of Kansas of the equal protection of the law, and in violation of the constitution of the state of Kansas. Argument was submitted by the counsel on both sWes, and the matter was taken under advisement by the court. Except by special order, it is not likely that au opinion wi rendered until the close oi tha nrui. Niw CORPO 1AT10N3 AND NOTARIES.

i'oPEKA, 13. Hie following charters were granted today: The First thodist Ep scopal cliurcu of Hoising-ton, capital $1. 80 the Atchison Benevo-Jt-ni ansouiati the Bu ildintc company of Kansas City, capital directors. James D. Husted, Thos.

H. Rowland, Oliver li. Burunam, George J. Twiss a-id K. J.

Camp; the igau Investment company, capital $5,500, directors, Henry Gerrett, A. J. Bowman, Thos. Dye, J. B.

flicker, J. J. Wii ut; the Valley Loan and Investment i apany of Cimarron, capital, $100,000, directors, C. J. aud J.

P. Dixon, H. L. E. Parlin and A.

J. Bryant; the Superannuated Preachers' aid soii ty of the M. E. church oi Kansas; the National loan and investment company of Pratt, capital, SC5.000, directors, C. S.

Calnoun, C. A. and YV. B. Hopper, A.

Hanford, O. L. Peak, K. Stephenson, J. W.

Ellis, VV. P. Pitzer aud Gus Carlnnder. The following notarial commissions have been issued: F. J.

Cretclier at Horace, G. L. Haas at Leoti, J. Burnett Ht Emporia, Frank Guy at Clay Center P. S.

Hills at Wellington, William Coulter. at Blue Rapids, W. H. Yarcho at Pittsburg. F.

P. Payne at Emporia, H. K. Mc onneil at Osage City aud Charles A b'itch ut, DIVISION OF DAKOTA OPPOSED. Aberdeen, Dak.

Dec. 17. A call for a convention was published here this afternoon to take measures, to prevent, if possible, the division of Dakota. A quiet meeting of leading citizens was held Saturday to devise means to defeat the di-visionists. They say that division is a Curely political, move and opposed to the est interests of tax payers.

WASHINGTON, D-c. 18-ln a communication to the house Secretary Fairchi transmits the following additional estimates of appropriations: Additional buildings at Fort Leaveu worth, $152,800 construction of chapel and gymnasium ai Indian school, Lnwrence, $35,000. The house committee on the District oi Columbia today decided to report a resolution to the house asking for the appoint-mens of a committee of five member investigate the methods used by the district commissioners in purchasing real es ate for municipal purpose. It has bee- LEASING MISSOURI PACIFIC TRACKS. Atchison, Dec.

18. The Chicago, Kansas Nebraska railroad is negotiating for the use of the Missouri Pacific tracks from Atch.son to Pierce, a sta iou-on the line of the Chicago, Kansas Nebraska road, seventeen miles northwest, of Atchison. The' Missonr. Pacific is willing to a lease, butiu.si-.is that the Chicago, tunas raska shall also use its ioiihI facilities in this city. Air.

Low, of the Chi ago, Kansas Nebraska, savs that tne company wants its own treight hou-e and depot itere, so as to be under no bli-K ions to any other Interest. It was ihi original intentiou of the Chicago, Kansas Nebraska to construct a tine from Pierce to Atchison, wu.ch would idve Uia city connection wha the aytm. true in Indiana for the last six moot lis. The polities and political methods of Indian i politicians were discuss -d at some length until Mr. Buchanan, of Ne.v Jersey, asked semi-ollicicially whether the gentlemen from Indiana could not go ami discuss post mortem Indiana politics iu i.e cloak room while the house proceeded witn its business.

Tho motion of Mr. Cummings to strike out the whole section relating to the civil service com mis-sio i was then rejected 25 yeas, 138 nays, and the reading of the bill was concluded wit bout further interruption, aud the committee having arisen tue bill was passed. Adjourned. SENATE. Washington', Dec.

13. The resolution for evening sessions was taken up in ar amendment offered to it by Mr. Morrill providing that (until otherwise ordered the daily hour of meeting of the senate I 11 a. and that at 5:30 each day a taken until 8 p. in.

Mr. Vest opposed the resolution. II fully appreciated the present condition affairs considered from a political stand point. Democratic senators who were no: members of the finance committee couh not have been familiar with details of th-tariff bill, and had had no time the schedules. It was simply out of the question that they could do so.

On account of "of Mr. Reck, work had been devolved on some other Democratic senators that was bacli some but that had to be performed, -vhd now the proposition to change the hour ot meeting aud to hold evening sessions, was simply (it senators were to do justice to the Uetaiis of tin-bills) cruel and outrageous. For his part he could not agree to it, and would no; ttgree to it. After a long debate the resolution went over till tomorrow. TL' senate then resumed consideration of the tariff bill and aftr disposing ot about three pages adjourned.

SrniXGFlEI.D, Dec. IS. A second attemut to wreck he Texas express train on the St. Louis San Francisco railroad was made at 4 o'clock this morning at Lyman station, four miles east of this city. The switch bolts were removed aud the rail-i spread to throw the train over embankment, but the switch target was left in proper position.

Fortunately for the two hundred souls on the train a wild engine w.is running ahead, and they plunged through the switch at a forty mile speed. The engine was demolished and the rails torn up for a quarter of mile. The fireman, ith a broken ankle, dragged himself baclc for more than a mi and flagged the train, saving it from destruction. There is no cine to the perpetrators of the diabolical deed, but they are evident ly he same who attempted to wreck the St. Louis mail truiu a few days ago.

TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Dec. 17. The steamer Jasper, from rkington for Glasgow, has foun-ered oil the "Vigtowu coast. Her crew, numbering eleven persons, were drowned.

London, Dec. 17. John Bright has suffered a relapse. D.VXVEIK, Dec. 17.

John G. Whit tier, the venerable poet, hits today reached his eighty-first birthday. He isat his winter home at Oak Ivnoll, one of his favorite resorts. Many friends and neighbors called to pay tneir respects, and a large number of congratulatory letters and telegrams were received. Mr.

Whit-tier is in fairly good health but rarely goes out. Hastings, Dec. 17. John Stech, dryg ods dealer, has failed. Liabilities assets not kuown.

Boston, Dec. 17. N. J. Briedley well known architect of this city, died on a railway train this morning vhile on his way to Keene, N.

II. New York, Dec. 17. The hearing in the Wabash, St. Louis Pacific case which was to have taken place at the office of Foster Sc Thompson has been postponed until Wednesday morning.

Parts, Dec. 17., 1 p. m. Panama canal shares are quoted 93 trances 3 centimes. Dec.

17. Dr. James Scott, author of the famous Scott Liquor law, at his home at Lebanon yesterday, aged 73. NOT A POLITICAL VISIT. Boston, Dec.

17. General Russell A. Alger, of Michigan, who has just returned from a visit to the Hon. James Blaine, at Augusta, was seen in this city tonight and positively denied the current rumor that he was the bearer of an important message from President-elect Harrison to Mr. Blaine.

General Alger says that his visit nas no political significance whatever and that it was made iu response to an invitation extended by Mr. Blaine while he was in Michigan last fall and also for the purpose of talking over some Atchison railroad matters iu which he and some of his friends are interested. CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT. Topkka, Dec. 17.

Dr. N. B. Hughes, for many years editor of the Alma News and one of the prominent newspaper men of the state, was arrested here yesterday on a charge of embezzling 5,000. The complainant is Mrs.

Rhod.i Mowry, and the case grows out of the Celebrated Mowry murder case that occurred at Arkansas City a Vtr ago. Henry Mowry. a prominent young druggist and sou of the complainant in this case, was found guilty of murder in the first degree aud was sentenced for life. Mrs. Mowry represents that in March last Dr.

Hughes told her that he had influence with the state officials, and that if turuished money enough he could secure a pardon for her son. He told her it would take to Irx the matter with certain offi -ials. She mortgaged her property and alleges she Eaid over $5,000 to him" and he promised to ave the boy by a certain date. She came to Topeka and brought her son's clothing. Finally, after waiting and investigating, she learned that the doctor had done nothiug, and swore out a warrant for his arrest.

A NEGRO THIEF SHOT. SALIVA, Dec. 17. About 12 o'clock last night, a colored youth. 20 years old, named Adams, was shot through the head while peering in at a window on Fifth street.

Adams' reputation was bad and his mission las night was evidently rob berv. The ball entered the right cheek and came out near the left ear, inflicting a finngeroiu wound which may prove fatal. tit could be polled honest I would be rhauimous. fLaugnter. We would be )n this side of he house unanimous we would be acting in accordance A it.

i i he request of an overwhelming majority of the people of the country. That why we would be unanimous. We listen the call of the people and obey it when nade. S'e are going to obey the order of November election like true citizens and Democrats, but we will mly allow you a short breathing spell." Derisive laughter on Republican side. Mr.

Henderson Did not vour party Dledge itself in favor of the civil service iaw? Mr. Spin la It did. It was in favor of iu honest civil service law. I will explain that from a Democratic standpoint. It is the Civil service law of Jefferson.

When theapplicantappe.tred he was asked: "Ishe honest, is he capable, is he a friend of he institution?" Thar, means of the Democratic party. fl.augut.er.J i iu re was no necessity lor me to say that; everybody knows it. These were the civil service qualitioations of the gentlemen who gave us our who created us as an orguni-tion, whose priu iples we have sought to follow from that day until this, and whose doctrines we will never abandon. Applause. Mr.

Buchanan, of New Jersey Did the gentleman's clarion voice ring out in behalf of these principles in ls.M? Mr. Spinoia Never in my life, ami what is more that ancient and powerful organization that sent me here has time after time, by resolution denounced that iaw, and until it changes front, I. as au humble member of the Tammanp hall, shall stand here and oppose this legislation. Applause. Mr.

Buchanan But tha gentleman misunderstood my rinestio i. Did the gentleman in 1SS4 protest against the sentiments expressed in a letter from one Grover Cleveland to one George William Curtis? Mr. Spinoia One Grover Cleveland wrote a letter and the ancient organization of Tammany hall passed resolutions against civil service. Let me inquire now, do you stand with Senator Ingalls on the idea of civil service? He is a very wicked Republican, because he is opposed to it and in favor of wiping it" out as you would be, if you spoke honestly, because in private conversation von till say so. Mr.

Henderson's amendment was rejected 27 to 00. Mr. Browne, of Indiana, said that he was not one who believed that the Demo-, cratic party, by reason of the recent election, was disfranchised and that it should uot have its proportion of spittoon cleaners and sweepeis and messengers and clerks and its fair proportion of machinery with which the government was controlled. If the election had estah.ished a principle in politics every man who was ouposed to the execution of that principle had been in fairness ostracised by the vote and ought not be permit ed to participate in the government in any otticiai relation. The policy, if any had been endorsed by the election, ought to be carried out.

for it was the policy endorsed by a majority ot the American people under the constitution, but the men who wrote at clerks" desks and the thousands of women who were employed in the departments had no more to do with shaping the policy of the administrstion than a boy who followed the plow in the field or the man who worked at the lurnace in the shop. It was unfair, it ws un-American, it was bad policy to assume that one-halt of the American people, bearing the responsibilities and burdens of American citizenship, should not be permitted to enjoy some of the emoluments of the small offices that might be in the gift of the party in power. If the government established the policy of Tammany Hall what would be the result? The elections would become a mere scramble for spoils. If there was corruption today in national politics (as he regretted to say hat there was) it was because of the intamous greed for the offices. Every gentleman knew that half the offices under the house of representatives could be abolished and the service made more efficient, but it was not done because gentlemen could not bear to remove their friend from their place.

DTe was In favor of putting tho question, "Is he honest, is he capable?" but he would not ask what are his polili'-s. Or is he 45 years of age, suggested Mr. Cummings. Mr. Browne lam not defending the civil service machinery.

I am not defending the evils of the civil service rubs. I am attempting to iret American politics above Tammany hall politics, machine politics, partisan polit cs, and to get the government on ii business Di iiiciole. I en-uorse everytntng oieveianu uaa bu said on the subject and I condemn everything that he and his party have done. Laughter. Mr.

Springer was glad to hear the gentleman, coming as he' does from the state oi the president-elect, giving au a sura nee that during the coming administration au effort would be- made to enforce the civil service law. The newspapers had much to say about the clean sweep hat was to take place aTfer the inauguration of President Harrison. He had heard it stated on every hand that if the incoming administration did not appease the thousands of hungry applicants by making a clean sweep after March 4, it would disappoint many who were waiting in anxious e.p -ctaucy for the good time to come tor tne next four years for it would only be four years. If Presider. Harrison administered the civil servits law in the same spirit in which it had beew administered by vir.

Cleveland tne pvopla would have no reason to complain. Mr. Brown (significantly)-It will uot be administered in the same spirit. I never thought it. would be, retorted Mr.

Springer. Continuing, he said that if it were not for that cumbersome aud obsolete machinery ktiowu as the elect orial college the Democrats would now be rejoicing In a great national victory. Mr. Jackson, of Pennsylvania suggested that the Republican vote in one-third of the country had been suppressed. Mr.

Springer 1 hope my friend will keep quiet. Mr. Jackson You would like the country to keep quiet. Mr. Springer I should think it would worry the gentleman while facts of th, kind are brought his attention.

On the principle which we submitted to the people at the last election there was a large majority of the people on the popular vote whv recorded iu favor of the platform of the Democratic party. Of the white voters of the co'u try more than a million majority have decided in favor of the Democratic party. Mr. Liodge, of Massachusetts, referred to the declaration of Mr. Springer that Mr.

Cleveland had received a majority of the popuiar vote, and said that in view of the opportunity which the Democrat possessed for increasing Cleveland's majority in the southern states, they must feel like Lord Clive and wonder at their own moderation in giving him only 100,000 majority Laughter. Mr. Cummings said that the sneer at New York boliiica cm with ho ill rc brokers at Pittsburg, have secured con- trol of the nail market, and an advance in price is expected. It is said, however, that when orders increase a number of the nail mills, now idle, will resume operations. The Michigan delegation in Congress have agreed to press Hon.

J. C. Burrows, of that State, for Speaker of the next House. The Illinois Republican members are in favor of their colleague, Mr. Cannon, for that position, and he will have the support of many other "Western members.

The fires in the furnaces of the Anaconda (Montana) company have been drawn, and over fifteen hundred men have been thrown out of employment. This necessitates the discharge of all men working at the Chambers syndicate mines, which, combined, give employment to 2,500 more. The board of appeals of the American Trotting Association concluded its session at Detroit "Wednesday, expelling sixteen persons for crookedness, the principal victim being Frank Vanness, one of the lest-knov drivers in the country, who, with others, was convicted of "ringing in" a horse under an assumed name. Diphtheria' has prevailed in Michigan City, for some time, and is now causing consternation among the parents of pupils in the public and private schools. The schools are depleted daily, and unless the fright should subside it is probable a suspension will be necessary.

A number of children have died with the disease. President Mitchell, of the Jacksonville board of health, announces that there is not a case of yellow fever in the limits of the city proper at present. The fumigation, disinfection and destruction of bedding is nearly completed, and the city by the night of Dec. 15 will be in perfect sanitary condition and entirely free from disease. At Washington the police have arrest ed a respectable looking man, about 40 years old, for haunting the white house, annoying the servants, insisting upon seeing the president, and demanding to be inaugurated, because, he says, he was duly elected.

The crank gives his name as George W. Jamison, Hartwell, Bucks county, Pa. Samuel S. Ford, of Kankakee, 111., a student at the University of Illinois at Champaign, "Wednesday drew $1,300 from the Champaign National Bank, $850 from the Bank of Burham, Trevett Math's, and $750 from the Urnana First National Bank, on checks which were found to be forgeries. Ford could not be found Friday.

Rumors gained credence in St. Louis, Wednesday that a combine of all hog-packing interests of the West was being engineered by a Chicago syndicate. The sale of the East St. Louis Packing Company's plant, with a daily capacity of 2,500 head, to Crossman Savage, said to represent the trust, was the basis for the story. The 2,000 male and female carpet workers of New York who are employ- ed by E.

S. Higgins Co. have decided to go on strike unless the firm with- draws its notice of a reduction in Wces. A committee of five was appointed to confer with the firm, and it was decided to strike if the reduction of wages were insisted upon by the company. The following appears in this week's issue of the Farmer's Review: The summarized reports from correspondents in four principal wheat-growing states indicate considerable reduction in the area seeded this fall to winder wheat.

The present condition of wheat is reported as good in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky, fair in Wisconsin, and fair to good in Michigan, Missouri, and Kansas. At San Francisco, Friday Collector J. S. Hager seized the steamer West-meath and her cargo of sugar from Java, on which the American Sugar Refinery of that city has paid a duty of $140,000. The cargo was ualued at about $400,000, and the charge on which it was seized was that the value had been underestimated, defrauding the government out of duties to the amount of $100,000.

Excitement prevails in the neighborhood of Felicity, Clermont county, Ohio, owinar to an effort to drive colored children from the schools, xne nouses of parents of these children, who have given testimony before the grand jury, have been stoned after nightfall, and doors and windows wrecked. It is reported that in some places the little ones are guarded while going to and coming from school. James Demumbruin and his 11-year-old son fought out a vendetta with Zack Walkup and his grown son in Metcalf county, Kentucky. Walkup shot De-mumbrum, and then the two clinched, when young Walkup began beating De-mumbrum on the head with an ax. The young son of the wounded man went at both his assailants with a knife.

Demumbruru has died, and young Walkup will probably not survive his wounds. The White Caps of Waco, Texas, flogged George Armstrong, a white man, nearly to death for leaving his wife destitute and sick and publicly living with another women. The whip-pers wore white caps, which came down over their faces. A notice was pinned to a tree where the flogging took place, informing all citizens that the perpe-tors were lawabiding, but determined" to mete ont punishment to the guiltv when the statutes failed. At Bevier, a desperate conflict is i raipent between strikers and militia.

7 I'orehoose, who is now at Bevier, rti out the militia. It is aid i cry of th strikers at Bevier rworfc tisy are refused I 1 I 1 a vet been served. The statements of the officers and those of the men who were in the crowd are very conflicting. The people who were in the crowd say the officers fired first and that no one was making an advance when the first volley was fired. They claim also that the officers continued to shoot while the crowd was running away and several men were hit in the back.

On the other hand, the sheriff says a numher of shots were fired from the crowd after the officers ceased firing. A NAVAL OFFICER'S STORY. He Tells of an Englisli Wife Whose Mar. rlage Whs No Failure, Several naval officers were to-day discussing iu the naval department, says a Washington letter to the Baltimore American, the question whether marriage was a failure or not. After various expressions of opinion had bceu made, a very intelligent officer, who had quietly listened, remarked: "I believe that a common, everj-day illustration of domestic life is a better argument to use than all the brain theorizing you cau command.

I will tell you a true storj gentlemen, and when I am through there will be little doubt left among you whether the parties I speak of were not better off b- the marriage tie. You all know that I went to England on a secret mission for the government. When I reached Portsmouth I was a stranger, but my pockets were full of hard cash, aud this fact encouraged me greatly, as I knew very well it would make for me all the friends I wanted. After a sta3r there for some time I made the acquaintance of several people, and as had a purpose in view, it was my first motive to get into such circles as would be of service to me. I wanted to know something of the English navy and to get hold of the secrets involved in the building of their ships.

"I found plenty of men who claimed to know everything aud offered all kinds of services, but it did not lake me long to pick out the men I thought would do me the most good. 1 never thought that an officer holding a subordinate place would prove to be my best friend. An intimation was given me that that officer hail some valuable information which, if he would give, would be worth its weight in gold. I est I led at the officer's house one evening and was kindly reeei veil. I did not make any bones of telling him who was, what I wanted, and what money would give him for the information he possessed.

Luckily, his wife was present at the interview, and she intended at first to withdraw from the room when the conversation began to assume a confidential tone, but at my solicitation she remained, and it was well that she did, as it proved to my advantage. After I had almost talked the young officer blind and, as I thought, got him to a poiut where he would give me the desired promise, he surprised me by replying that his honor was at stake, and his position as an officer in her majesty's service would uot permit him to grant my request. I thought it was all up, aud as rose to leave, I said: 'Make up your mind quickly, as 1 leave here in a day or so. The offer I make you will "give your home happiness for many a day, and the secrets ou reveal" will never be This did not move him, and I left the house, never expecting to hear from them. next day as I was getting ready to leave my room at the hotel I heard a gentle knock at my door.

'Come said and who. should my visitor be but the officer's wife! She walked to the desk in my room and laid down a package. I knew that it contained what I wanted. Without saying a word she quietly withdrew. Her presence in the room was uot over minute, but as my hopes and ambitions were centered in that package it was an angel's visit to me.

The package contaiued everything I wanted, down to the minutest detail. That night a trusted messenger carried to the lady a box in which, gentlemen, was money enough to keep any of us in good style for at least four or five years. I was glad that the woman helped me iu the undertaking for her own sake, for while everything in her house was neat and nice, yet I saw, and, in fact, knew, that she aud her husband did not have anything more than a bare subsistence, aud I also know that the amount she received from me was looked upon as a fortune. Gentlemen, io you think that man made a mistake in marrying that woman?" As the listeners were all married men, smiles stole across their faces, and as the application was one that involved more than one question, they silently stole out of the room, probably to think how a domestic affair of that kind could be discussed in public without involving too much of the household in it. "Clarence, dear," said the girl anxiously, "what, iu the world do yon suppose papa woti.d say if lie Knew that you drank beer? 5fon know how strict or is." "But.

Me it, darling," responded C. i Ti'; "we had a drm ''i-i-day, id we -tli took rx ife. O'd m.M'r Will dm- mi me t- irluP Yoig Good ivtT JNo, LhauK the year to have been 115,215. James Demons, a farmer in Dawson county, Nebraska, and his wife have become insane because of gossip among the neighbors connecting them with a murder committed a month ago. Sullivan wants a fight, within six months, with either Mitchell or Kilrain (the latter preferred), for $10,000 and the championship, the battle to be fought on any neutral ground in America.

The corner stone laying of the St. Augusta Episcopal Cathedral, presented to the city of Sioux Falls, D. by John Jacob Astor, of New York City, as a memorial to his wife, took place "Wednesday. Francis Browning Owen, a nephew of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, with some claims of having been a poet himself, was sentenced at Detroit, Friday to fifteen days' imprisonment for mbez-llement. The American Horse Show, of Chicago, was incorporated Friday by Potter Palmer, George L.

Dunlap, N. K. Fairbank and others. The purpose is to hold annual exhibitions, and the capital tock is $25,000. The County Republican Committee of New York "Wednesday night threw out the Republican organization of the Eighth Assembly District, of which John J.

O'Brien was leader, for treachery at the last election. W. T. Linson. for several years Constable and Deputy Sheriff of Leon county, was arrested Friday for being implicated in the assassination of James Martin, whom Linson had under arrest at the time.

The United States Government has entered suits against the various corporations 'and individuals of Eureka, for amounts aggregating for cutting wood from unsurveyed government lands. The switchmen's strike at Indianapolis was declared off Tuesday morning, but the railwavs refused to reinstate the sirisers, expressing a determination to retain the men who had helped them tbroagh the trouble. Tie RrfTalo, N. Paper-Box Com- xjtssl-TiieA. Saturday.

Knobloch, bas also been Treasurer of the Bratving Company for a -1 it wri liirnwd that he was Lct" f-I Cf-rlishman, M.J li-it Bri-' fca ty i am Hungry..