The Effingham Enterprise from Effingham, Kansas • 2

tfffinglwm (ftttcrpriGC. W. H. BRICHT, Kclitor and Proprietor. JCFFJMJliAM.

KANSAS. Ohanu CniRF Arthur, of tba Locomotive Brotherhood, considers tba eight bour agitation prematura. Tub brlgnntlne Georgians of Liverpool, N. ban boon throe months on a voyage from St. Thomas to Liverpool, and all hopes of bearing from her are abandoned.

She was commanded by Cuptaln Nat wicker and a crew of seven men. Tub buslnesi failures during tbe seven days ended March numbered: United States, 107; Canada, 21; a total of 221 against 225 the week previous. Tiik German IUilcbstug, by a rota of 1KI to 8, bus rejected lllsrnurk's Spirit Monopoly bill, The members of tbe right refrained from voting. Further socialistic riots broke out at Cnarlerol, Belgium, on the 2Sth. Many persons, including women, were killed and wounded by tho troops sent to repress thu disorders.

For a time tho town resembled a pandemonium, Iminenso ilumngo wim done by tho Incendiarism of tliu mob, Ci.r.AiilNd hoiiKO returns for woek ended March 27 showed an averugo Increase of 45.5 compured with tlio corresponding week of last yeur. Iu New York tho increase was MA. Font wreckers of a freight train in Mexico were rocoiitly captured by the soldiers and at once shot. Tin: estimates for tho next fiscal yeur as introduced iu tho Canadian Parliament show a retrenchment of $9,000,000. The dnmiigo done to property by tho striking miners at Clmrtois, Belgium, amounted to 12,000,000.

The strikers tbreut-cned to dostroy tho gas works which supplied tho city with light. Lewis Teltneii was assassinated recently fix Santa Clara canyon, Mexico, while en routo from Jimulco to the silver minos in tho Stato of Durango. Tbe murdered man was at one tinio a wealthy a prominent citizen of Chicago, but for the past six years has been cngagod In mining in Mexico. This makes the third American murdered in the canyon this year. The schooner Charles H.

Morse is supposed to have sunk tho Oregon. The Greok Chamber of Deputies lmshcen GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION. Oovornor Martin rrnnUlmi that the Trsffle rth Mtate Must Not lntrrrril Willi. Tiifilka, March 2(1, Governor Martin If mud hci following procliiiiintlon yesterday! To the (MmrllfK, Attorneys and other pence olllnori of the Htnte or Khiiahh. Stats Kansas, Kxhittivk DKi'AitTMKvr, Toi'KKA, Mm reli lift, Kiiiikiis bus no wuler-wnyg wlilu lis borders; lis liiturnul coiiiiiinri'v Is curried b)' lis rinlwiin.

Tliu rnllvu) nre coiiiu.on carriers anil the proapnrity of the Hlule unil tlio I ill "rests jind Melliii'o of lis pimple, fiimicm, iiiiieliiiniim. -r-li a it I in it ii I ui-i ii lei-n. laborer mid all oilier are ilepeudmit ujkhi the uninterrupted operation uf lho railway i.uon lit Hit Klule. The interrupt un of thexn ureal urlnr-les of commerce in dlsiiKler to itud lu lled Is the concern (if nil. T.hn'r operation Is vitally (iMsentlul lo every coiiiiik-i ciul.

In. iliisirlal and nicriciilturul InteroHt of the people unit hence nol only the unsilot vood tu tlio urellloHl iiiniilier, hut llui ifivnloM umid to ucli liid vldiuil ellizi'ii ig Biilihwv.vJ ty their uninterrupted i -1 1 1 ri. We mi-now In the tlilnt week of the most business dlsinlor Hint Iiiih ever he-fallen our Mute, The lorclhlo sloppitHeof hIoiih the lluet of nnlniinlt touches tho I li I i-lu -I of third of the pen. plo of KililxiiH Kcveriil hundred UiotiMiind 111 number. Huppliim of food and luel urn cut.

lilt In tunny Idealities, farmer, ineuliiiiiieg Mild iiiHiiiitiieluieis urn prevented tnun He ln ami Nliippluir their Mock inn) tfood. nm) Iroiii puvlnw tlioucMids of liiliorers hitherto In ther employ. Thus the strike of low r.illrottd moil cripples und stop tbe bllHlnecl mid Industry ol ureut mn-es of our people, The ciiuno of llin ditlleully I not our province to (Iclcriniim. We jlvo In liiw-ulnilluif Mule mid Hrn tho serviuils of law. Corporation mid the people iniint ublic obey the law.

As r.cw Ri levunce iiiIho new IcKlHliitlvo rein-wiles will be found and adopted, but we must set under and oluy and enloree the Inn wo have. Those, who violate, tliu law should lm arrested und luouulit tieloro the courts lor trial mid pun shinent. The slopping ol' transportation and tho 'tnjfiiiitloii of business have endured louif enough. The wheels of Industry must bo put In motion. No one class of men have uny rylit Iu law or equity, common sense or justice, to paralyze the business of the to work dlsusler to the tiller of the soil, to 'lose the mills and lactone of the St ut and to throw thousand of work Hitmen counted In every depiiriineiit ol human activity out.

of employment. The rldil of the ninny can not be yielded to the chiliii of the few. i'e men eiiitnired In thl "strike" miiv have Just iirluviiiicp: ttiey may bo the victims of corporate Breed and power, hut this fuel does not. Justify lawlessness or turbulence or tho destruction of property, or tho forcible stoppage of tliu transportation lines of the Mute and tho lesultliiK loss and wrens; to bundled of thousands of peoplo In nowise responsible for the controversy A warrant hni been Issued for the r- rent ol Spew? Holllngsworth, county tra-uerer ot Knox County, on tba charts of ember.demeiit. lift was alleged to ba short In bit scoountit betwsou aud iwo.ooo.

1 KiiV. 8am Jokki, the Southern rorlval preacher, announced in Chicago rooently that ha bad KtT(tn UP tno toliweo habit, to wbleh be had been notoriously addicted. Fit ank Lkhlib and Tboimm (Ireen, mounted United Hln tes iiispeetorH ot eu-torus, while seandilng for smuggler at l.iinorla, on the boiimlnry line, twunty-flvo mlloH soathwest ot Tombstone, recently, were attacked by Mexicans, Tho InHpoctompnmiptly rocrossed tho line, and, when on American soil, opened flro on the Mexicans and wounded ouo. Hev. Ok aii B.

IIahnks, of Cincinnati, lias been sent up for two years for bigamy. Tuur.E Detroit firms voluntarily advanced tho wugos of men tho other day. Two more Chicago firms adopted tho eight hour system. of Indiana, Soerotury of the Executive Committee of the Hendricks Monument Association, lias announced the closing of all collection books. Tba subscriptions aro said to bnvo been both large and general and will secure the erection of nn appropriato memorial to the late Vico President.

Tuitcaseof Manlx, assignee of tlio Pur-cell estate, has beeu settled in tho Cincinnati Probnto Court. At Omaha, on the 2Mb, the Union Pacific announced a $5 net rate to the Pacific coast, first-class with a $2j rebate, and $30 second-class with af 1 rebate. This is the lowest cut yet made in Paciilc ooast rates. This move was to meet tho $0 cut of the Santu Fo road. GiiUOMMo, together with 208 bucks and 4S squaws, has surrendered to Genoral Crook.

They were placed in tho custody of Lieutenant Muus, who was to escort them to Port Bowie, Ariz. On account of tbe continued rise of the waters of Hock river tho mills at Rockton, wore recently compelled to shut down. Captain Ciiawfokd'b body has arrived in Fort Bowio, from Naeori, Mex. Tho removal wns made by Undertaker Olingor. He embalmed tbe body which has been in the grave forty -seven days, hut wns well enough preserved to be Identified.

The other night dogs killed and disabled over one hundred and fifty sheep owned by A Ira James, a farmer residing near Farmer City, 111. The Jeans Manufacturers' Association of the Ohio valley have decided to cut orking hours from eleven to ten hours a day, advance pay five per cent, an hour and curtail production. The principal feature of the Missouri Pacific strike on the 30th wus tbe consent of H. M. Hoxie, Vice-President of the company, to meet a committee of tho men to arbitrate tho differences.

At Kansas City a train as switched off the track and some of the cars were wrecked. One of the supposed guilty parties was shot in the leg by an officer while resisting arrest. At Par FIRE AND FLOOD. Key Went Nrly Wird Out l.y Fire De. ulruetlvii Floodi In the Houtli.

Kky ria March 81. Fire stin ted In St. Clnlr't theater at one o'clock yesterday moriilng nod at two o'clock wits beyond lho control of the llrumen. A fresh wind was blowing from the south and It mused the flro to sprcntl and nt that hour live blocks had been destroyed. When over llfly botiseo 1 1 itd been burned ollicers from tliu United Stales slcnincrs Hiooklyn and I'liwliatlnn began blowing up Homo of tho buildings: wllh powder.

There wns no wider supply, the (dslerim being mostly dry. The lire spread from plane lo pltteo, Imping over nil burrleis und the wharves. The lli'i subsided nt three o'clock. The principal part of Hie town bus been burned. Six halves and live brick warehouses wera destriijed.

At 1 p. in. over lirty houses hinl bullied, Including Masonic. Hall, three or four cigar fuctoilo and lho bonded wnr iiiiuse, containing nearly win ill of tobacco. Tim flro thuii worked Its way northward.

The heat was so intense ns lo drive the firemen back. This, added to the lack of engines and water supply, plMctienlly resulted In tho almost tolal destruction iij the city. Aiiionit Hie bulliliimi of pioinliieiice consumed was Sawyer's, lliibcock's, (lalu's, Perry's, limle's and Patterson's unil United Stales Marshal William Lester's prlvato resilience, the San Curios Thpater, the dry goods store of Sommlaii llnyninn, Otto's driii; store, Sarlol's dry iroods' nm! grocery store, Crook's livery stables and the ciinr factories of holdenbeig. I). Pino, Sural, I'mmles Wol, and the lliissell House.

The loss will reach nearly 1,500,000, while tho Insurance Is only ubout S100.000. Fifteen persons were Injured, of whom six were taken to the Murine Hospital and others on board the incii ot-war. No lives were lost FI.OOIlS IV TIIK HOfTlt. Nashvii.i.i:, March Special dispatches say that terrible Hoods are In East Tennessee, and over one hundred houses In Knoxville nre submergedsomething never known before. The railroad trallic is blocked and several sei Ions washouts have occurred on tha Kast Tennessee, Virginia and Knoxville unil Ohio roads.

The "I'hiiadulphiu" theatrical troupe is laid over at Carylvillo on Recount of a landslide. In Alabama trains have ceased all attempts to move on the Louisville Nashville road, which Is badly washed in several place. The Queen Crescent and (leomia l'acific aro also badly tlamairi'd and trallic interrupted. Considerable (hunaL'e ha been done at Birmingham and other Alabama towns, but it 1 impossible to even estimate the loss. Indications point to the most disastrous Hoods in many years.

Kvery railroad leading out of Atlanta has suspended trallic. Many bridges arc down and it is thought others will fall to-night. The llotnu A Cnirollton narrow tratura railroad is almost washed away. The Western Atlantio railroad lias loaded its bridges with cars. The long bridge across the Chattahoochee at West Point is rocking, and it is believed it will fall to-night.

Telegraphic communication is cut oil throughout (leorgia. it is listimated that the damage will amount to 2,000.000, and it may be more. On the Cincinnati Southern the bridge nt Hock creek has been carried away. The tracks nf the Nashville Chattanooga, Alabama (Ireat Southern, and Memphis Charleston railroads at the foot of Lookout mountain are undermined, and the bridges in the vicinity are in danger. No damage of couseipiciice can he done here unless the river rises over forty-eight feet.

Dispatches from Ilockwood, says that 200 feet of tho railroad track was washed out and tlie coke ovens of the lioaue Iron Company badly damaged. At Kmery Cap, Emery run marks 70 feet and the bridge over the Cincinnati Southern road is in danger. At Dayton. tlie back wa'ers are inun-daiing the town and many are driven from their homes. At Iiising Fawn, the waier Hooded the coal mines and one miner was drowned.

KANSAS STATE NEWS. It Is stated that D. H. Rhodes, auglnaer of tbo Atchlion, Topeka ft Hanta Fa railroad, is to be mado chief engineer of tba Kingman, Pratt Western railroad, and will bare charge of the construction of that line. Tub Attorney General bai been called upon to give an opinion with regard to tbe law passed at the last session appropriating to complete tbe work of remodeling tbo Senate Chamber.

Originally S5, 000 was appropriated for this work, but up to January 1 the old Hoard of State House Coiiiiulnslonurii hud expemlod 1101,000 and contracted for fl.1,000 mora work. Tha last appropriation reads "JI.I.IHKJ to pay outstanding liabilities and complete the work." The question occurs as to whether tbe $28,000 already expended and Touchers cancelled Is Included In tha outstanding liabilities for which tho $4.1,000 Appropriation was made. Bradford has decided to test tho matter hi the courts. A man named TIlRhman was recently walking ou the railroad track at Atchison, when he was struck by a passing train and bad ono of bis legs so badly crushed that amputation wag necessary. The mail wag recently from Pennsylvania.

The City Council of Emporia recently increased the wngcg of ho men working on tbo streets from one dollar to $1.50 por day, mid resolved to employ none but tuurrled men or those supporting families. The Governor recently made the following appointments: Regents of tho Agricultural College, John II. Fullinwlder, of Eldorado, vice C. A. Leland; John K.

lies-sin, of Manhattan, rlco J. T. Elliott, Regents of the Stato University, M. R. Simpson, of McPherson, and A.

O. Otis, of Atchison, to gucceed themselves. Director of the Penitentiary, Arch Shaw, of Olatho, rice II. P. Lowroy.

Momber of the Livestock Sanitary Commission, Jamei W. Hamilton, of Wellington, to gucceed himself. Members of tbe State Board of Health, W. L. Schcnch, of Osago City, and H.

S. Roberts, of Manhattan, to succeed themselves. Appraisers of Salt Spring Lands, D. W. Finney, of Neosho Falls, A.

L. Vorhes, of Russell, and J. F. Billings, of Clay tntor. Trustee of State Charitable Institutions, A.

T. Sbarpo, of Ottawa, to gucceed himself. The following Kansas postmasters wera recontly confirmed: Albert E. Munn, Pittsburgh; E. V.

Wharton, Yates Center. It is said that hydrophobia is more prevalent in Kansas than ever before known. Patents lately granted Kansas inventors': Hoof-parer, Slock Moon, Green; tuyere for forges, W. G. Miller.

Arkansas City; windmill, T. P. Levan, Ness City. Tins State House Commissioners have ordered that the windows in the Senato chamber be' completed at onco. Other work will be suspended until the question is Rettlcd as to whether the funds appropriated can bo used or not.

Late post-office changes in Kansas: Established, Calhoun, Cheyenne County, James Slmwpill; Gopher. St, John County, William H. Edmonson; Laurel, Hodgeman County, Alfred T. Reilley. Discontinued, Henry, Dickinson County; Tokomo, Pratt County.

A late flro at Columbus destroyed R. Hertz' restaurant, loss, $3,000, insurance, Allison groceries, loss, $3,500, insurance, Bi nnin books and stationery, loss, $4,700, insurance, Clendnniiig groceries, loss, COCO, nsirtmce, and damaged Seamrron's brick block, but it was fully covered by insurance. TnE National Educational Association of the United Stales meets in Topeka July 13, ISiO, and the people of that city are making lively efforts to prepare for the accoiu modatiou of all who may attend, In tho superior court at Topeka Judga Webb recently overruled anil denied tbe motion for a temporary injunction re. straining the County Commissioners from erecting a jail and residence as authorized by the act of the Legislature providing for same. The Fredonia Citizen declares that tha emigration from Wilson County to Western Kunsas this spring is something unprecedented.

Many well-to-do farmers are induced to muke tho change in hopes of so-curing more land thnn they can now obtain in the eastern part of the Stato, and to take advantage of the experience and knowledge they ave acquired. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction estimates the amount of school land in Kansas remaining unsold at 350,000 acres. The permanent school fund now on interest amounts to $3,529,000. An official from Tarrytown, N. recently went to Leavenworth with a requisition for ono of tho Tarrytown robbers, who was so closely presed that he gave himself up.

The man is a deserter from the United States army and was to ha taken hack to New York. The Tarrytown robberies occurred over a month ago. Nearly the whole town was burglarized, but all the robbers but one were bagged. The man who escaped went to THE WORLD AT LARGE. A Summary of the Dally News, conchikm, Aptmi routlno business In the Senate on the debate wan resumed on lho report of lho Judiciary C'oininltteo.

After executive session the Nonntr adjourned, In the lloiino. Ifler report of cuuiiiltlec, consider-iillnuof tin- I'usi iiliu-o Ajppi'upr nilcin lull In comiiilltoe rtt resumed. An eveiMijroHloii wa held for tin iiui'ptmnof dil vennireiilo-trio upon tin ilt-utli of ItHiik.ii, A Wisconsin. Dhiiath continued In tho Sonata on tlio tilth on the report of tliu Judiciary Commit-toe, Senators Ingnllg and Harmon lending In favor hi me report. 'I'lie majority report wns finally ndopn mill tlio Venule adjourned to Monday In tin 11 on cp Hie voto wus reconsidered hv wli.rh I ho bill win defeated grunting pen cm or a month to the widow of (icnrial II, W.

ItcnliHiu Hinl lho bill passed. The House whs in cotiimltlee Iho remainder of Ihodiiy on the private culcAilitr. At lho evening Mission forty pension bills passed. Tiik Senate was not in session on tlio trth session of the Hoiino wits do-voted entirely to debate on the silver ques-tlon. Aktkh routino morning business in the He mi lo nn the SUth, Mr.

Logan's Army bill wits 1 utJ liororotho Semite, and a letter was rend froiif (ienerul Sheridan favoring the proposed Increase in the arm v. Mr. l'lutnl) opposed the bill. Mr, Logan strongly itrivocuiod the bill. Pond ng consideration the Senate went IntonYfeiiiivtt session mill then adjourned.

the House niaiiy lolls mid renolnlioiiH were Introduced, mining thmn resolution hy Mr. C'urtln providing for special committee of II vn to invcstigato to lo Hie cause of the present, lalior troubles. Several committees repoi-leil on bills, and uftei' routine business the House iidjoiirncd. Aptkic routine business tlio Senate on Iho proceeded with the cunlilernlion of the bill to lncrcuso tlio elllcletie) u( the urmy, debute on which continued iin.d The IIoumo. in ('oiniinlleii of Iho Whole, considered at lentflh Iho Post-ofl'iee Appropr ntioii till.

When tho coiuni.tleu rose tlio House adjourned. WASHINGTON NOTKS. ErronTs were being mado to nmend tbe Homestead law so as to change tho time of occupation to thirty months. Tub Hirer and Harbor Committee has completed its bill and recommends harbor appropriations of fifteen millions. For the Mississippi river, from Cairo to the Illinois river, above the Illinois river, for tho Missouri river, from the mouth to Sioux City, S500.000; from Sioux City to Fort Benton, for removing obstructions, Rkcknt confirmations by tlio Senate include William L.

Alrieu, of New York, as Consul General at Koine; Charles T. Hus-(sell, of Connecticut, as Consul at Liverpool, vice S. Packard suspended; Samuel T. Corn, as Associuto Justice of Wyoming Territory, BnsATon Cn.uiM has introduced in the Semite a bill appropriating for the erection of a monument to Abraham Lincoln. Tiik correspondence of tho Stato ment rcluting to Chinese immigration has beeu sent to the Senate.

It isvery volumi-nous, but contains little ol fresh Sicnatoi! Dolph has introduced in the Sor.atot.bo bill introduced hy Mr. CofT in the House to grant a pension to Mrs. Octave Pavy, tho widow of the arctic explorer in the Clreoly expedition. TIIK KAST. Tbe employes of the Brooklyn and Broadway (New York) street car lines struck on Tun non-appearance at New York of O'Bonovan.

organ, the United Irishman, pave birtli to many wild conjectures in Irish circles. Tub North Buffalo (N. flour mills were burned on the tilb. Tho fire spread to tho Gilbert starch works. They were also destroyed.

The fire then spread to buildings on Thomas street and several others on Barber street. The total loss was roughly estimated at $500,000. Mrs. IIenkv Fkankk, aged forty-two years, living near Reading, tried, to start a fire with coal oil the other dry, when tho can exploded and she and i'-'ir two children were set on fire. She jump id into a cistern in her agony and ws drowned.

A miners' strike has been ordered In Pennsylvania District No. iJ. A dog catcher of Newark, N. was o-ported down with hydrophobia. Barney MoAn.KT, the well-known nct died in St.

Vincent's Hospital, New Yos recently, of delirium tremens. Tun employes of the Grand Trunk ra. I-way in decided to reject trie offers for a partial restoration of wagire and to denmfid a return to full pay. THE "WEST. Tbe NorthwesternTrallie Association dissolved.

Hon. W. H. a well-known Illinois politician, committed suicide at Lexington, 111., the other morning, shooting himself through tho hea'J. Tun principal shops end locomotive Manufacturing e.Vris of the Northern Pacific railway, loccMcd at Brainerd, were destroyed Ivy tire recently.

Loas, 100,000. Tins Ohio Stato Senate has passed a bill establishing a on -partisan police force In Cincinnati by a vols of 21 to 7. Twentv-heven buildings were destroyed 'liy lire at Sulida, receniiy. Tho fire tai ted in the Windsor Hotel. The chief feature of the Missouri Paci tic strike on the 'Mth was the publishing of a circular by Grand Master Powderly, of the Knights of Labor, dated March 11! and issued secretly, in which ho said there wa3 too much striking and boycotting in the order.

Another freight train, under an immense escort of police, got through the strikers at St. Louis. A oheat prairie fire was reported raging en tho Crow reservation near Fort Keogb, Mont. It had covered many miles of territory and burned up thousands of tons of uncut buy. A report from Billings says it was charged that Crow Indians fired the prairie and that it was a move to drive the cattle off the reservation.

The Chicago Great Southern Railroad was sold at Indianapolis. recently under a decree to Henry H. Porter, of Chi cago, the only bidder, for As employe named John Folman and more than forty horses were burned to death in a fire at Nniswnngor'i livery utable, Konras City, ou the morning of the 'JSt'i. The Peoria (III.) County Almshouse was destroyed by flro the morainjf. Loss, iusuraixv, f.O'x'.

summoned to assemble iu order to grant credit to tho Government, all efforts to obtain a loan having failed. The London Laiie F.tprt in its ro-view of the British grain trado during tlio past week, says: "Mild spring weather has prevailed and fall sown heat has a healthy appearance. Tho trado in heat is somewhat weaker." Advices from Pekin nre to the effect thnt the efforts to form a Fieiicli railway syndicate have proven a fallin e. The Portuguese Govern inent has issued a decree authorizing the free exportation of gold and silver coin. John Mom.r.v, Chief Secretary for Ireland, has presended in tho House of Commons a bill for tho temporary relief of destitute persons in Ireland.

The death is announced of tho llev. Richard C. Trench, 1). formerly Archbishop of the Buliliu diocese, Church of Ireland. A series of experiments have beeu progressing in the Dardanelles to test the merits of several Krupp guns.

Several guns have burst und a number of gunners were killed, and a number of guns have b'en found to be worthless. The story about two women fighting a duel on the field of Wutcrloo is declared to be a "fantastic invent ion." The British Government proposes to make experiiuvnts in the production of tobacco. The Pope has decided that Tory Catholics of England may join the I'rimrc League, despite Bishop Bngshuwe's violent denunciation of that order. Emperor William Lns given $2,500 for a monument over the grave of Dr. Nachtigul, tho German explorer, in Siberia.

The Belgian Jlopublicuu League of Paris recently called a meeting of the Belgian workingmen of Franco to assist thoir brethren in Belgium. Dispatches from Belgium of the 30th reported tho troubles iu tho mining region; quieting down. TlUli I.ATKKT. The strikers on the Missouri Pacific sy tern were ordered to return to work by the Knights of Labor executive committee on tho 31st. At Atchison a number ot locomotives wero disabled.

At Sedalia a "scab" was marched out of town at the points of revolvers. Machinists were ac-tively employed at tho various roundhouses repairing engines. The Army bill was again before the Senate on tho 81st. O'Neill's Arbitration bill in labor disputes was before the House. Tho members did not appear very enthusiastic about it.

The bill embodied only tba voluntary principle. Ortu H. Stein, who mado a reputation while on the Kansas City Star, two years ago by killing George Fredericks, for which crime he was finally acquitted, has further distinguished himself in Lafayette, by robbing his mother of $10,000 and absconding. The House Committee on Labor hag reported favorably Mr. Lawler's bill to appropriato J5.000 for a special commission to investigate labor troubles in the West.

The internal revenue collections of the past eight months aggregate $75,158,200, an increase of over the receipts for the corresponding time last year. The American exhibition at Now Orleans closed on the ill st. The World's Exposition Company at onco filed a bill in the courts for the possession of tho buildings on which fSO.000 is still due. By tbe falling of the roof of a theater in Ileromal, Japan, February 150 persons were killed or injured. By an explosion of petroleum in a vessel at Baku, Russia, the other day, the entire crew of thirteen persons perished.

Gehoni.mo and the other Apache bucks skipped away from Lieutenant Maus and again took to the mountains. It was thought they became scared on approaching tha settlements. Lieutenant Maus followed after them with the hope of inducing thorn to come in. Fouhteen persons were seriously injured by the train jumping tbe track on the Air line between Huntingburg and Ferdinand, on the 81st. The Arkansas State Democratic convention will be held in Little Rock June 80.

The Merchants' Hotel, Carver, was destroyed by fire the other morning and two men were burned to death in their beds. Recent specials from New York report the sinking of the Capital City steamship, of the Hartford and New York line, at Rye Beach and also the stranding of the German steamer ISuropa oil Quogo. The United States grand jury has returned indictments against Nathan L. Baker and Allen White, leaders, and seven others of the mob that drove the Chinese out of Oregon City on the morning of February 23. netweep.

tlio runway coinpuny and Its employes. The people of Kans it acting thrniiirh their representatives can be relied on to see that the Just (rrievancos of any class of citizens or liny wronirs done by corporate power are redressed and prevented by law. The laws of Kuiishs In so far as tho interests of her workliiHinen aro Involved, nro more liberal than those of any other State In the I'nlon. Tho Legislature at Its lust session enacted a law the object of which wn to settle conflicts bctuocn employers mid employes liy tieiieeful nud honorable arbitration, kunsug us taken tlie lead on many (rreiit questions affecting the rights or interests of her work-iiiirmen. 1 therefore call upon all sheriffs, county at.

torneys and other peace olllcers to discharge their duties under the law, to preservo tlio peace, to protect tho property, to see that tlie commerce or the Mate is not interrupted by violence or lawless nets, and to arrest and brinir before the court lor trial and punishment all who uroRiidty of iinv violation of law. In the diselinrire of this duty you have power to cull upon every citizen to aid you, and I appeal to all law respectiiiif citizens to support your authority to the end Unit order may be restored, that commerce of the may be resumed and that, industry und prosperity may tako tlio place of unseemly feud, business stairmilion and Industrial paralys s. All the lawful authority of tlie State will be exerted to support local officers lu the discharge of the duties thus enjoined upon thein, and nil persons aro warned ajrainst interposina any obstacle In the way ot the ollicers of the law or obstruct! nir the lines of transportation on -rhich the commerce of the Stule is carried. In testimony whereof, 1 hereto set my liand and cause to bo utlixed tho great seal of the Mute of Kansas. Done at the City of Jopeku, this 25th day of March, A.

II. 1KHU. John A. Mautin. By tue Governor: B.

11. Am.f.n, Secretary of Stute. A Pofltinuster Short. Eureka Sphinos, March 25. This community was surprised yesterday by rumors that R.

P. Pullam, postmaster, had been suspended. On iniptlry tbo fact was developed that Inspector Maynard had suddenly dropped in mid asked for the keys, books, and at once checked up the books and found the cash short about $700. On deinandine the cash it was not in the office and could not be produced. Mr.

Pullam gave an explanation, but his bondsmen were seen, and after some delay to-day the deficiency was raised and paid over. Iiv-spector Maynard suspended Mr. Pullaui and put the office in charge of W. Broad, one of his bondsmen. The administration of the office ha3 been satisfactory to the public and no complaints have been heard.

Mr. Pullam was only a short time since confirmed by tbe Senate and was recently married and attended the postmasters' convention lu Chicago. He had many friends In both parties and no one supposes that he had any criminal Intent, but was negligent and easy-goinit only; hence the ending of his official place. Strange Poisoning: Cuso. Bekmn, March 25.

A sensational story is current concerning an attempt to poison a prisoner charged with robbing a Chinese laundry. After the examination on Saturday two women approached the jail and passed some oranges to the prisoner through one of the windows together with a letter expressing sorrow at his dilemma and confidence In his innocence. The prisoner ate three of the oranges and then became suspicious from some reason and turned over the rest of the fruit to Officer Morris with the remark that he would not touch another for $500. Morris took one ot the oranges, which seemed to have been punctured with a knife, to Dr. Willis, who examined it and found a large quantity of arsenic in the pulp.

The affair is wrapped in mystery aud no explanation of the strange event can be made. The prisoner Is in a very critical condition and will probably die. Washington Xotes. Washington, March 20. The President nominated Mark I).

Baldwin, of Ohio, agent for the Blackfeot Indians iu Montana. The llouso Committee on the Judiciary iiasaireed to report favorably a bill to hold the tortus of the clicoit and district courts of the United States at Bay City, Mich. Senator Manderson has Introduced a bill or a public building at Hastings, to cost 8100,000. The Cabinet discussed the labor troubles in tbe West yesterday. The Canadian Navy Humped by au American FUliing Smack.

St. John, N. March 20. The new Canadian gunboat, Lansdowne, early this morning, while getting up steam In the harbor, preparatory to leaving ou her cruise after trespassing American fishermen In the Dominion came to grief. She met what she was going after sooner than she expected.

When getting under way bIio was ran into by ths American fishing schooner, Fannie Flint, Captain Warren, making port for supplies. The gunboat had her side stove In, cabin wrecked nud all her port shroudf and boats carried away. sons, a passenger train was wrecked and Mail Agent Moore was seriously in jured. Mus. Hi ki.ev and daughter were burned to death in a lire at Brouson, re cently.

Tn family of Thomas Rollason, a farmer living eight miles from East Saginaw, recently ate wild parsnips. Two of tho children, aged five and two, died from he fC'Wts of tha poison ucd the mother was not expected to recover. Tiik membership of the Knights of Labor is saiu nber iu Chicago. THE SOUTH. Tun cattle business has been terribly injured in Texas by the railroad strike.

The Ilockwood (Tenn.) coal mines wore reported on fire. Three negroes recently shot and killed a colored boy in Suwanee County, Fla. Friends of the hoy captured the murderers and killed them all. Thrice trumps entered a box car near Will's Point, recently, and kindled fire to make coffee. The car caught fire and was consumed with eight bales of cotton, which were loaded for shipment.

Two of the tramps ere arrested. The other escaped. A hecent dispatch from Key West, says: Tho United States frigate Brooklyn has arrived here from Aspinwall. The United States frigates Tennessee, Galena, Yantic and Swatara have sailed for Pensa cola. Aix the bituminous coal mines about Piedmont, W.

are boarded up. The men were paid off and discharged. Two million dollars of English capital are to bo invested iu iron manufacture at Birmingham, Ala. A numiieh of buildings were damaged and four small houses destroyed by a sudden wind at Helena, on the afternoon of tho 2'Jth. one was injured.

Heavt floods and much destruction of property were reported in Alabama and Tennessee ou the 30th. Fi it started in the St. Clair Theater at Key West, early on the morning of tho 30th. An immense area was swopt by tho flames, the 'loss being put down nt 11,500,000. Insuruuco only A.

cyclone recently swept across a portion of Bullock County, and in its path struck a negro church in which a funeral was going on. Tho church was blown down and four persons were killed and ton badly injured. A dispatch from Franklin, of the Both says Tho steamer Mary Lowis of the Morgan Line was sunk last night by colliding with a bridge across the Atchafalaya river a mile and a half below Fattorson-ville. The engineer, pilot and two negro deck hands were lost. To-day the steampr Barrnore went to the scene of the wreck to save the cargo and machinery and was engaged in this work when her boiler exploded.

Two men wero very seriously wounded and four were drowned. GENERAL. The belief was general in Europe on tbe "Oth that war between Greece and Turkey was inevitable. Patrick Kenst, Secretary of the Hon don Laborers' Union, and a prominent figure in the late riots, has been arrested for brutally beating his wife. Bi'Luaiiia has suspended all Itussophite newspupei'8 within its territory, and arrested thirteen Conservative leaders who were partisans of Saukoff, the former Prime Minister.

American stocks were somewhat lower in London during the week endod the 27th. The Paris I.oh.rb was unsteady. A Moii-ot strikers marched recently to tho palaco of King Leopold, at Brussels, and sang tho "Marseillaise." Beyond this I they created no disturbance. A few ariesl were made for disorderly conduct, NEAR1NG A SETTLEMENT. Hoxie Agree to Arbitration Strikers Or.

liered to Ivesum Work. Nkw Yoitic, March ol. Mr. Hoxie has consented to arbitration. The details of the settlement will be arranged with him in St.

Louis, whither the executive board will go to-day. Tho story as given by the board is as follows: The whole discussion between Mr. Gould and Mr. Powderly was I on tbo subject of arbitration generally and I on which there was an unanimity of opin- ion. Mr.

Could expressed himself very favorably, hut as to the matter of ailjudi- eating the differences, that had been re ferred to Mr. Hoxie. I he following telegram was sent at the request of Mr. l'owderly: New Yoiik, March II. M.

Hoxie, lien-oral Milliliter, St. Louis: Will you meet the Rencral execut ve board of the Knights of abor und committee of your employe from the Kniirhtsnf Labor for the purpose of henrinif what their catiso of complaint was and for the purpose of nuikinir a settlement of present dtticiilties alike honorable to both parties, either on the basis of arbitration or by mutual iiirreement, the same to be bindini? on all parties. In answer to this the following was received and delivered to Mr. Powderly about six o'clock: Bt. Louis, March 30.

A. L. Hopkins: lie-plyiiilf to your inquiry of this date I have to Bay that yesterday 1 received from Mr. (inula tho following message: Here is quoted tlie message beginning) "In resuming the movement of trains," to which I scut the follow-J lug reply: 'Jay (lould: I have your message in reunion ro your interviews wiiu row. rierly and also the letter of instructions and will carry out the same to the best of my I am therefore willing to meet a committee of our employes without, discrtm- Jnation, who are actually at work in the ser vice oi tne company at.

tin timo soon committee is appointed, to adjudicate with them any grievances that they nmv have. H. M. IIoxir. Mr.

Towderly being so exhausted by sickness returned to his home in Scraiiton at six o'clock last night. Tho others of the board leave for St. Louis this morning. The following dispatch was sent to Mr. Irons last night: New Yoiik, March 30.

Martin Irons, St. Louis: Have been In conference all day with tho result that Vico President Hovie agrees to the following: I loro follows the telegram of Mr. Hoxie consenting to arbitrate). Have your exoeutive committee order the men to return to work anil also select special commit Uo from tho employes of the Missouri Fao floto wait on Mr. Hoxie to adjud.cate any grievances.

Do this us quickly a possible. The board will leave for St. I.ouis tomorrow. FltKpKlllCK TrUNKiu Hursling Vaults. Chicago, March 30.

The sub-treasurer In this city has decided to store no mora coin in the main vault connected with bis The vault now contains ISO tons of gold and silver, and the foundation upon which this great load rests Is a brick: arch, which is beeu impaired by the sinking of the building, if the arch should give way, and the superintendent of buildings says this mlghtoccur at any timo, that portion of the building would' undoubtedly fall, nnd the money and the treasury clerks would be dumped in the street. At Natchez, recently, two brick dwellings' collapsed, killing several puisons. The directors of the Western League met at tho National Hotel in Leavenworth the other day, Lcadville, Denver, Lincoln, Topeka, Leavenworth and St. Joo being represented. The meeting was harmonious throughout and the prospects for the league aro most favorable.

The clubs are situated close together and the base ball fever is at-its height, owing to the admission of Kansas City to tho National League. The constitution provides that each club shall file with the 6eo-retary a certified chock for $500 to guarantee to finish the season. A smart kid, aged only eighteen, recently victimized several Topeka money-lond-ers, obtaining in the aggregate nearly $300 on mortgages given on a team to the different parties. His name is Roach, and as soon as he got the money ho loft. Shortly after his departure it was discovered that the team did not belong to Roach, as he bad represented, but was owned by a livery man.

He was overhauled at Atchison and taken back. Topkka plasterers have organized. The dead body of Olif John Obom, a Swede, was recently found near his residence in Labette County. Obom was nearly seventy years old and among tho vory first settlers in the western part of the county. He was a bachelor and always lived alone.

He owned a farm of 100 acres, and wus always supposed to be wealthy. He kept considerable money at his place, and to avoid suspicion placed a Btnall mortgage on his farm, upon which he has paid interest for ten years. Quite a sum of money was found, aud the Swedish Minister at Washington was communicated with) as be had no known relatives in this country. Several persons at Newton were recently badly poisoned by eating corned beet.