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SOUTH HAVEN, KANSAS. 1 Jr ia cheaper to die in Paris than to tire. One can get cremated there at the cost of sixty cents. THE BUYER QUESTION. White Metal Hen on the Committees Stand for Free Coinagq Washington, April 12.

The members of the senate Republican silver committee have not had a meeting since Thursday night and the indications are they will wait until the house caucus announces its conclusion upon the subject. This committee consists of Senators Morrill, Allison, Al-drich, Sherman, Jones and Hiscock, six Republican members of the committee ou finance, and Senators Davis, Mitchell, Uvelf Anacdotei and Pleasant Chat with Oemradea Bound tka Cheerful Fire. STATE NEWS. Spring has come you can smell beer as you pass along the streets. A county ceat fight promises ift the big county to the east Butler.

The game laws of Kansas prohibit the killing of insectivorous birds at any time. John N. Reynolds lias gone off to MissourL He took 2,000 Twia Hells" with him. It will not be very iong until the rhymes about the pesky housefly will begin to appear. It cost $3,099.50 to run the Kansas It has been discovered that kisses real sincere responsive ones, are full of electrioity.

Give us a shock. Admiral Kimbeuly, the hero of Samoa, has purchased a house in the city of Newton, near Boston, and will make that place his home. "Laying for Injint." While we were lying at Fort Laramie in 1845 a Kiowa Indian from Kansas came on to act as Government scout, says a New York Sun writer. He could speak English first-rate, and, having lived among the whites for years, he had picked up a good many pointers. We soon learned among other things that he could "put up bis dukes in first-rate style.

In fact, when put against our best man, Joe, as the Indian was named, knocked him out in the seventh round. We put him onto a few extra dodges and then waited for the fruit to ripen. Troops were pouring in for the Indian war, and most of them were old vets from the Army of the Potomac. Most of them were in a great hurry to knock over an Indian, either with fist or bullet, and the half-dozen redskins about the fort had to hustle to save their bacon. One day when the sign was The supreme court of California has decided that colored children cannot be excluded from the public schools of that state ou account of their color.

Manuerson, fiatt, ana Teller. The silver men on this committee are contending for free coinage of bullion produced in the United States and of Mexican ores smelted in the United States refineries. They say that the entire amount produced in the United States and Mexico as shown the statistics of the treasury department is 57,000,000 ounces annually, all but 7,000,000 ounces being native production. This entire amount, they claim, is not as great at present values as the secretary of the treasury is required to purchase by the terms of the Jones bill. That bill requires the purchase mouthly of silver bullion of the value of $4,500,000, but the immediate effect of the passage of the bill would be to increase the price of silver.

In case they were unable to secure anything more favorable to them than the Jones bill, the silver men will insist upon a substantial increase of the paper money of the country. There are several suggestions before the committee respecting this point. the house caucus committee. The Republican caucus committee having under consideration the question of legislation in the silver question an FLOODS TS AUSTRALIA. Great Damage in Queensland and Hew South Wales.

San Francisco, April 12. The steamer Mariposa which arrived today twenty-four days from Sidney and seven from Honolulu brings the following advices: Extensive floods have done great damage in New South Wales and at Queensland. A large part of liisbane was inundated, wharves submerged and railroad traffic stopped. Hundreds of families are homeless and many fatalities are reported. Grafton, Singleton, West Mait-land and other towns were flooded.

Maay losses of life and great destruction of property are reported from the interior points. At last accounts the floods were subsiding and communications between the different districts are being restored. A railway collision occurred March 1 on the Penshnrst and Koroit line and seven men were killed. The schooner Agnes, with all hands has been lost sixty miles uorth of Brunswick river. Washington, April 13.

At 3 o'clock a.m. Mr. Randall is unconscious and barely alive. This evening at 7:30 he had a severe sinking spell and at one time was thought to be dead. A consultation of physicians is now being held at Mr.

Randall's house. At 2 o'clock there was no decided change in Mr. Randall's condition. He had two sinking spells in the evening' from which he partially rallied with the greatest difficulty. The family gathered at his bedside awaiting his death.

Mr. Randall's condition this morning was pretty much the same as yesterday. He had a very bad night. His physician was with him all the time and his condition grew so desperate between 2 and 3 o'clock this morning that his death was expected at any moment. However, as daylight approached he rallied a trifle, very much to his physician's surprise, and at 11 o'clock he was resting just a little easier.

At 11:30 there was no change in his condition. Inquiry at Dr. Mallan's house at 12:30 elicited the reply that Mr. Randall's condition was unchanged from that of this morning. At 8 o'clock the only change in his condition was that he was weaker than he was this morning.

His vitality and his tenacious hold upon life are so great that it is possible, and even probable, that he may live two days longer, though his death at any moment would not be unexpected. He retains consciousness and manages to take nourishment The sale of intoxicating' liquors has been forbidden at the restaurants attached to the railroad stations in Victoria, Australia. The railroads are state institutions. The man who was forcibly ejected from a car in San Francisco after tendering in payment of his fare a $5 gold piece, which the conductor refused to accept, has just recovered a big verdict against the company. The supreme court held that $5 was not an unreasonable amount for the agents of a corporation to change.

A Chicago syndicate has purchased an historical site ou the Illinois river known as Starved Rock, where the besieged remnant of a tribe of Indians starved to death, and will erect a large hotel on the very summit of the hill. Thus is a historic sight to be preserved, and its characteristic name symbolized at the daily spread. wag the first victim of his political strategy. Maria Louisa shared the time of his highest fortune; Moscow became the scene of his fall and Met-ternich vanished him on the battle-field of diplomacy. Six of hisgenerals (Massena, Mortier, Maruiont, Macdonald, Murat and Mon-cey), and twenty-six division geuerals had the initial to their names.

Maret, Duke of Bassano, was bis truest adherer. Montalivet was his Minister and his first Chancellor was a Montesquieu. His last residence in France was Malmaison. The captain's name who took him to St. Helena was Mait-land, and his companions there were Montholon and his servant Marchand.

The wife of Napoleon HL was a Mon-tijo and bis most intimate friend was Morny. The greatest triumph for him and his army during the Crimean war was the taking of Malatoff and Mame-lon. The names Montebello and Magenta appear in the foreground in Italian war. Later it is MacMahon, who played one of the most important roles during the Franco-German war, and who was appointed Duke of Magenta by Napoleon. Then we come to (he epoch whenNapo-leon entered Mai land and shortly after drove the Austrians out Mariano.

His greatest enemy was Mazzini. After the battle of Solferino on the Minccio, Na-oleon closed the gates ofMantua. Then followed the sad affair of Mexico and Emperor Maximilian. In the year 1870 Metz was one of the aims of the French operations, but being driven back over the Moselle the the destiny of Napoleon found a fatal conclusion at Sedan, on the Moselle. Then followed the capitulation of but all disaster was brought about by the wisdom of one of the greatest strategists of our times and the German Fatherland, Moltke.

A Famous Cavalry Regiment. A Paris correspondent of the Courrier des Etats Unis gives an entertaining account of the Fifth Hussars, the most famous cavalry regiment in the French army. In all probability this regiment will be at the head of the French forces on the first engagement in the coming war with Germany. It was first named the Beausabre-Hussars, and fought in the seven years war. Later on it became the Colonel-General Hussars, and at the outbreak of the revolution it received its present name.

It took an 'active part in the battles of Valmy, Jeminapes, Wattignies, and the other engagements in Holland, Germany, Spain and Russia. It had a hand in all the great military affairs, and several times gained the eulogies of the first Napoleon. In January, 1792, it performed the strangest feat that was ever accomplished by any cavalry regiment since the world began, namely, the capture of an entire fleet. At that time the Dutch war vessels got fast in the ice of the Texal. A cavalry charge was about the last thing that the admiral expected; but that is just what he received, and the loss of all his vessels was the consequence.

At the battle of Hohenlinden, in 1800, the Fifth Hussars decided the contest by repeated charges and the capture of eighty guns. In 1806, after Jena, it formed a part of the famous "interna, brigade" of General LaSalle, and captured the fortress of Stettin. It was this extraordinary exploit that brought out Napoleon's letter to Murat: "Since your hussars can take fortresses, I may as well dismiss my corps of engineers and have my heavy artillery melted." During the Franco-Prussian war this regiment did some of the hardest fighting. At the battle of Eezonville it saved several guns that were on the point of being taken by the Prussians, and at Bitche it contributed to the snlendid defense of the place and came out with all the honors of war along with the rest of the garrison, which held out until after the treaty of peace. The Fifth Hussars is at present commanded by Colonel Briez, a dashing soldier, whose value is well known in military circles.

It is stationed at Pont-a-Mousson, and forms the extreme advance guard of the French army, within sight of the city of Metz. deaf and dum asylum at Olathe for the month of February. There is a paper over in Bourbon county that says Eugene Ware will run for Kansas against Funston. Bight now is the time of year when Kansas people claim that they can see their garden truck growing. The Pittsburg Smelter has a twenty-five thousand doller libel suit on hand on account of an April fool item.

Black bass fishing has commenced over in the Walnut with a 6light falling off on the street corners of the valley towns. Senator Ingalls is coming home. This fact interests the fellows who get up the local papers almost as much as anybody else. The price of corn has commenced to go up and the sand hill are again becoming the nearest approach to mountains in this state, A Downs man has shelled 90,000 bushels of corn since the crop in, and has 30,000 bushels yet to shell, with no signs of dyspepsia. A fellow at Gueda Springs Sunday bared his leg, stuck it into the lake and announces that she is warming up and will be ready for bathers in no time at alL A Wakeeny merchant offers a prize pair of boots or shoes to the public sehool pupil of Trego county who will write the best essay on the advantages of a cash over a credit system.

Atchison young men have organized a minstrel troupe and started out to "do" the state. As the state usually withstands these annual outbursts, the young men will succeed, reversibly speaking. Rev. J. L.Vallandmgham, formerly a real estate agent at Tribune, has again entered the ministry.

There is not the same demand for corner lots in Tribune as tj ia -fnt W-rack in Pn yc rlica 4-Viia other meeting today. Tne wnole subject was thoroughly discussed by the members with a view of arriving at some common ground upon which all can stand. It was not expected that a vote would be taken on any proposition loday, but that a meet, ing will be held some time during the day on Monday before the meeting of the Republican caucus Monday night. Secretary Windoin was before the committee today by invitation, and his views sought on the subject. Secretary Windom remained with the committee about two hours and engaged in the discussion.

He was not disposed to insist upon the terms of the original bill, but expressed himself as willing to accept the terms of the measure reported by the house committee. The session of the committee lasted until 2 o'clock and then an adjournment was taken nntil morning. vote was taken on any proposition and no conclusion has been reached. The entire time was consumed in discussion. The delay in arriving at an agreement appears to be caused by the insistence of the extreme silver men upon absolute free coinage.

The conservative element favor the house bill and there is a leaven of restrictive feeling at work. The section of the house bill which is particularly attacked by the silver men, is that making the treasury notes issued in payment for bullion redeemable in bullion. They argue that the effect of the section would be to pile up bullion in the treasury and to give warrant for the demand of a radical farmers element for great government warehouses iu which their agricultural products may be stored and government notes issued thereon. They want the treasury notes redeemed In lawful money, which will he procured by coining the bullion purchased. On this point Secretary Wiudom contented himself with re-itterating his preference for the house committee provision and he also expressed regret that the committee had stricken out of his bill the provisja i giving him discretionary authority to suspend bullion uurchuseg.

right we togged Joe out in true Indian Style, gave him bis cue as to how he should act, and sent him down among some Pennsylvania troops. They spotted him for a scalp-raiser at once, and were hustling him around when he appealed and demanded fair play. The leader of the hustlers was a big corporal of fistic fame, and the minute it was proposed to get up a mill between him and the Indian he jumped clear off the ground and yelled: "Whoopee! That hits me! I've been laying for an Injun! I'll give you my head if he stands through the first round!" Arrangements were soon made. We went out where the wagons were parked, cleared a space, and the principals were soon ready. Joe was as calm as a May morning, having little to say, while the corporal was all "gab" and excitement, and kept calling out: "Watch him, boys, don't let him run!" We had six-ounce boxing-gloves, and it was to be Queensbury rules.

When Joe was ready every one but the corporal could see that he had "been there;" the latter was in such a hurry "to punch an Injun" that he overlooked particulars. He weighed at least 30 pounds the most, and there was a grin of delight ou his face as the call came. He went in to secure a knock-out blow; but several surprises awaited him. He could no more hit that Indian than a boy could lasso a weasel; and when the first round closed his grin had given place to a look of astonishment. When the second round opened we gave Joe the wink.

He made a dodge or two, feinted, swung his right with a smash, and the corporal uttered a yell and went to earth to snore like a horse for five ininates before he came to. It was as clean a knock-out as any one ever saw, and he was man enough to realize it. When he could keop his feet he reached out his hand to Joe and said: "Don't set me down for a fool. Iam simply fresh too fresh. This has salted me, however, and if you'll come around to the tent I'll divide half and half with you, and then give you a revolver which I captured in Virginia to learn how to get that swing with the right" How Our Small Arms Have Advanced In Forty Years.

Our civil war, as Col. Henry L. Abbot of the engineers says, was fought with the rifled musket of 1855, which BILLS PASSED BY THE SENATE. Washington, April 12. The calendar was taken up under the five minute rule and the following bills (among others) were passed: The bill for the disposals of the old Fort Lyon and Fort Lyon military reservation in Colorado to actual settlers under the provisions of the homestead laws.

Appropriating $95,000 for a public building in Fargo, N. D. Appropriating $300,000 for a public building at San Jose, Cal. The senate bill granting the right of way to build its bridges to the the Virginia, Missouri Western railway company gave rise to some discussion and to several propositions of amendments and was finally laid aside without prejudice to the manifest annoyance of Mr. Vest, who had charge of it, and who suggested that it might just as well be indefinitely postponed.

The following additional bills were passed: The house bill for the payment of forfeiture of lands purchased, not patented or paid, of the Shawnee reservation in Nebraska; the house bill to remove the disabilities of D. C. Smith, a citizen of Texas; the senate bill to increase the efficiency and reduce the expenses of the signal corps of the army, which transfers to the department of agriculture the weather bureau, leaving the signal corps of the army to remain in the war department. After an executive session the senate adjourned. LuMisotrs pains, absorbs light during the day and gives it forth at night.

The ceiling of an English car painted with the composition lights the vehicle at night. England had the only factory and charged $3 a pound for the paint, but a new factory in Triesch, Austria, is selling it for 60 cents per pound. It is made of roasted oyster shells and sulphur. There is a curious bit of interesting information that will be new to many readers. In Africa the prefix serves for the purpose that the suffix serves for in European languages.

For example: Spain, Spaniard, Spanish so in our mother tongue; but in Africa Uganda is the name of a state, Wagan-da are the inhabitants thereof, and Maganda the language. These is a movement on foot in Russia to give married women personal passports. Hitherto they could only be inscribed on those of their husbands. They could not leave the country without their husbands' consent This reform, if carried out, will put an end to the intolerable suffering of those poor women to whom divorce is impossible because of its ex pence. INDICTMENTS AGAINST EX-BANK OFFICIALS.

Dubuque, April 12. It has just been become known that the United States grand jury which was discharged last Wednesday night found indictments against President R. E. Graves and Cashier C. H.

Harris, of the defunct Commercial bank which failed for in 1888. PENSIONS FOR KANSANS. Washington, April 12. Pensions were granted to Kansans as follows: Original invalid James Farrell, National Military home; Houston Brice, Mapleton; Gilbert C. Bowen, Kansas City; James M.

Stafford, Wichita; Edward C. Richards, Lyons; Benjamin D. Rathburn, Alpha; Simon P. Ulch, Washington; James O. Ogy, Cha-nute; William S.

Johnson, Eminence; James F. Bellow, Wichita; Asberry P. Moon, Oberlin; Asa Butler, Rutler; Thos. Tahey, Vermillion; Joel S. Jaynes, Parsons; John L.

Taylor, Burlington; John W. Summers, Liberty; Noah A. Gibson, Emporia; Charles A. Corsant, Manchester. Increase Nathan WT.

Busby, Woodson; James S. Weeks, Parsons; Michael A. Jor-don, Peabody; Ezra Bonebreak, Wilson-ton; George E. Kellogg, Hazleton; Joseph H. Hadley, Glen Elder; John T.

Vale, Oberlin. Reissue Reuben S. Beebe, Hartford. Original widows Laura widow of Edward S. Lenfesty, Topeka.

Mexican widow Margaret widow of James S. Human nature does not change much through the ages. A San Francisco audience, angered by the failure of a prize fighter to stand up and be slaughtered, or a Spanish crowd excited over a bull fight, give vent to the same yells of rage and contempt that echoed from the walls of the Roman Coliseum in the days of Nero, when some beast refused to mangle his trembling victims. spring. The stars and stripes were raised over the Beloit public school building, Friday, under the auspices of the G.

A. R. and Ladies' Belief Corps. Kansas children are taught more patriotism than those of any other state in the union. Eugene Ware's father was a sailor on the stormy main for five years from 18-11 to 1836 and made many voyages on both the Atlantic and Pacific.

This may account for the shuffle in the son's "natural language of his let-looseness." VoL 1 No. 1 of the Cowley County Censor, the first paper published in Winfield, in 1870 announced that "Two or three buffalo hunting parties are out from this neighborhood to the range, fifty miles west of us." Who would believe that to see Cowley county now The suggestion has been made that Hon. W. Wilder, who is undoubtedly the best qualified man in the state for such an undertaking, write a history of Kansas for us as a text book in the public schools and for general purposes. President Graves is indicted on two counts, one of overdrawing his account, when ho had no means of making restitution and another of falsifying the accounts of the bank in carrying as assets claims which had been condemned as worthless and in classifying over drafts as demand loans.

It is claimed that President Graves had overdrafts of $7,000 or $8,000 for some tima before he left the bank. Cashier Harris is indicted as being an accomplice. President Graves is now running a bank in Arizona. Cashier Harris is now cashier of the First ational bank at Pueblo, Col. The indictmrfits have caused much excitement hero, where the men were formerly very prominent.

The prosecution is being pushed by a syndicate of country bankers who held claims against the commercial bank aggregating $257,000. JUDGE AND JURY COMBINED. Colorado SrniXGS, April 12. At the conclusion of testimony in the Hatch murder trial this morning Mr. Thomas said: "It seems to me that this case has reached a where it is not improper for the defendant to ask the court to instruct the jury to return a verdict upon the testimony for the defendant," After discussion the court said; "Gentlemen of the jury, a motion has been interposed by the defeiiditni asking the court to direct the 'jury to return a verdict for the 'defendant.

That motion has been discussed and the judgment of the court is that the case should riot go to the jury and the court instructs you to return a verdict of not guiltv for the defendant. The form of your verdict will be 'We, the jury, find the defendant not Is that your verdict?" The jury: "Ibis." The court then addressing Mr, Hatch congratulating him upon the result of the trial Showing His Sympathy. A 14-year-old boy went into his mother's presence with one. eye black, his lips swollen, and a ragged scratch across his cheek, the blood from which he had wiped off on his shirt was a muzzle-loader oi u.os men caimre. It had a 500-gram bullet, which, with a charge of 60 grains of powder, obtained an initial velocity of 900 feet.

Its penetration, measured by a number of pine planks it could traverse, each an inch thick, placed 1 inches apart, was 11 at 200 yards, 6 at 600 and 3 at 1,000. The highest point of the trajectory was 20 inches above the line of sight at 200 yards range, and 40 inches at 300 yards. That our present service arm, the Springfield rifle of 1873, is an advance on that of 1855, will be obvious from these comparisons: "It is a breech-loader, calibre 0.45 inch. The 405-grain bullet, with a charge of 70 grains of black powder, has an initial velocity of about 1,330 feet. Its penetration in pine planks at 500 yards' is nearly 9 inches.

The highest point of the trajectory at 220 yards range is 15 inches; at 550 yards range, 11 feet, and at 1,100 yards range, 60 feet above the line of sight The dangerous horizontal space at 500 yards range is I 200 feet; at 800 yards, 90 feet, and at 1,050 yards, 75 feet. But great as is this advance since our war, the weapon is now antiquated in European estima-tion." Smokeless powder, is according to Colonel Abbot, "certain soon to super-' coda th nlrl familiar black nowder" in CONGRATULATIONS BY PHONOGRAPH. Washington, April 12. This afternoon seven senators Hawley, Squire, Allison, Hale, Gray, Gibson and Mauderson sent congratulations and complimentary messages to Henry M. Stanley by Colonel Gerauraud, Edison's European partner.

The messages were spoken in the phonograph and will be repeated to Stanley at a dinner to be given him by Colone Gerauraud on his arrival in Paris. It bo hap pens that four of the senators Mander-son, Hawley, Gibson and Allison are personally acquainted with the great African explorer. Colouel Gerauraud, at the request of President Harrison, presented at the White house this evening to the president and family, Mr. Andrew Carnegie, Private Secretary Halford and several other friends, the speech of Mr. Gladstone recently sent to New York, which was irreatlv admired bv all.

sleeve. "Nicodemus," cried the parent, as he sneaked in, "have you been fighting again'r" "Nope," he sullenly grunted. "Then what on earth ails your face?" "Jim Greene's ma is dead," he replied. "Well, suppose she is. What's that got to do with your bunged-up face?" "I seed him just now," answered the boy, "an' he looked awful sad and sol-emnsome." "Well?" "I didn't know what to do ter make him bright and chipper like, an' fee I in' so sorry for him, I jest went up an' let him hit me a few licks." "Did it help him?" asked the mother.

"Help him!" echoed the boy in a surprised tone, "'course it did! Don't It is rather remarkable, in view of the fact that France has never relinquished her fond dream of revanche for Sedan and the Siege of Paris, that she should be the first nation which has accepted the invitation of the Emperor of Germany to attend the conference lately proposed in his rescript If it means an unbroken peace between the two nations they might indicate it by agreeing to reduce their armies. And so John Jacob Astor leaves the accumulated wealth of three generations, that might glut the cupidity of a Croesus, to take his place in the ranks of the millions who have gone before. The only lesson that can be drawn from his life is that drawn from all human life. So live that we may merit the ftenison of the old Scotch wife, "May ye be wi' the rich in this life all your days, and wi' the puir in the life to come forever." small arms, in machine and rapid-fire euns, and perhaps in field and siege ar- ou think it'd make you feel good to tillery. Just now the new device is too apt to spoil in changes of temperature and storage, and some varieties of it WI tn Vp.

triven un on this account bust a fellow that way, what had licked you every week for a year?" The Fate of Time. Forms of compression and other treatment, too, have, it is said, been recently discovered, by which the ordinary black nnmilar nn ha ninfln to trive a irreatlv i increased initial velocity. Be this as it THE "BENDERS" RELEASED. Habeas Corpus Proceedings Resorted to Successfully, Oswego, April 13. Mrs.

Griffith and her daughter of Niles, alleged to be the aged Mrs. Bender and Kate Bender respectively, were released on habeas corpus proceedings brought by their attorney. They introduce the affidavits of the matron of the Michigan Penal institute, showing that Mrs. Griffith was confined there for manslaughter at time Bender crimes were committed. Affidavits were also introduced proving an alibi for the daughter.

County Attorney Morrison, representing the state, produced the testimony of a Mr. Stewart, who swore positively that Mrs. Griffith and her daughter were the Benders. At the conclusion of the case Judge Collins ordered the release of the prisoners. The county commissioners purchased railway tickets for Mrs.

Griffith and her daugtber, and they will be sent back to Niles, A mix has been introduced into the legislature at New York to extend exemption from taxation in the case of property devoted to religious, educational, charitable and humane objects to that held for such purposes under lease. Some advocate the measure on the ground that many organizations that do so much good cannot afford to own the buildings they occupy. By exempting this property from taxes the rent would be reduced and the associations would be able to accomplish more good. Mr. Wilder has frequently been asked to do this, and it is probable that he will conclude to do this.

T. K. Smith, of Leavenworth, has been awarded the contract for disin-tering, boxing and transporting to the cars the remains of 119 United States' soldiers at present buried at the abandoned post of Fort Lyon, CoL They are to be shipped to Fort Leavenworth, where their remains will be buried in the National cemetery. Kansas women may not run to tho polls to vote, but as well-bred tramps will tell you, it isn't discreet to assume too much supremacy in a matter like personal prowess when they're around. Recently a tramp near Parsons attempted to make a woman cook him some dinner, when she sailed into him with a hickory club and in a few minutes she had to call the hired man to gather up the pieces with a scoop shovel.

It will be remembered that a year ago two bright Kansas girls, Misses Adcle and Bertie Read, were publishing the Westphalia Times and Lano Star. Miss Bertie was married to a young man living in Missouri and Miss Adele to Mr. Haskell, editor of a papor at Grand Junction, Colorado. A short time ago the husband of the former was killed in a railroad accident. Last week Mrs.

Haskell died at her home In Colo rado. may, powder has greatly advanced in effectiveness since the close of our war, while the change wrought by the mag azine rifle, now almost universally adopted in some form in Europe, may be seen in these statistics: "The usual calibre is about 0.81 inch. The bullet weighing about 230 grains is of lead, but to resist the high powder pressure and the friction developed in the bore, it is cased in steel, copper or nickel. The initial velocity exceeds feet giving at 750 yards range a dangerous horizontal space of about 860 feet. Steel plates 1.2 inche9 thick have been pierced at short range and 15 inoh- nf cniirl nn If at.

220 vivrds. The The only two great commaders now living who faced each other in making the crimson annals of the late civil war are Gen. William T. Sherman and Gen. Joseph E.

Johnson, Grant met Lee, Joseph and Albert Sidney Johnson, Beauregard, Buckner, Bragg and Pem-berton iu battle as chief of them Joseph E. Johnson, Beauregard and Buckner survive. Meade, who met and successfully resisted the terrible shock of battle at Gettsyburg, was borne to the city of the silent a short time after the dust of Lee was committed to the mother earth, and Thomas and Hood, who fought the last great battle of the war at Nashville, both sleep the dreamless sleep of the dead. Of the many commanders of the army of the Potomac none remain, McCl el-Ian, McDowell. Burnside, Hooker, Meade and Grant all have gone to join the great majorty, and Longstreet and Early are the only two of Lee's great lieutenants who linger with the living.

Wichita Eagle. A RECIPROCITY RESOLUTION. WASHINGTON, April 12. Representative Hitt, chairman of the committee on foreign relations, today introduced into the house the following resolution: Resolved, That in the opinion of this house closer commercial relatipns with the other states an the American continent would be of mutual advantage and the house would view with favor reciprocity treaties modifying the duties upon peculiar products of different countries by tariff concessions on both sides conducive increased commercial intercourse and nutual profit, widening the markets for ho products of all and strengthening the riendly relations of this country with its eishbors. CATHOLICS AND MORMONS DENOUNCED.

Oswego, N. April A. B. Leonard, who once ran on the Prohibition ticket for governor of Ohio, addressed the missionary meeting of the northern New York conference last evening, and his re. marks aroused considerable enthusiasm.

He denounced the attempts of the Roman Catholic church to control the politics of its members, and said that no member of that church could ever fill the presidential chair as long as it was known that the mouth nearest his ear wouW be that of the man on the Tiber. He vigorously attacked Mormonism and condemned the exclusion of Chinamen from this country. ELLIS COUNTY DELEGATES. Hats City, April 13. The Ellis county Republican convention in session here today elected delegates to the distiiuv convention.

The majority of the delegates favor David Rathbone for judge and E. Turner for oonaresa. ARIZONA AND NEW MEXiCO LANt CLAIMS. Washington, April 12. The subject of the adjudication of the numerous land claims in Arizona and Now Mexico over which there has been somnch controversy and in which so much doubt as to the rightful owners has engaged the serious attention of the house committee ou private land claims during the present session of congress.

As a result of these deliberations the committee today agreed on a bill to establish a United States land court and to provide for a judicial investigation and settlement of these claims in the two territories. This court is to consist of a chief justice and two associate justices who shall hold terms annually at the capitol of the state of Colorado wild at the capitols of the two territories and at Washington, D. when necessarv, A German photographer, sojourning in Constantinople, attempted to take an instantaneous picture of the Sultan, as his majesty was on his way to worship in the mosque. The depicting of the human form is expressly lorbidden by the Koran, and this attempt to "take" the Sultan was regarded as a peculiarly heinous offense. The poor German was seized, dragged to prison and his instruments wort suutthed.

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