The Holyrood Enterprise du lieu suivant : Holyrood, Kansas • 1

ENTERPRISE IIOLYROOD. KANSAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1888. NO. 49 VOL.1. THE Mardi Okas was celebrated In Now Or Tnn blir air rocolvor of the Iron works at THE WORLD AT LARGE.

SUPREME COURT RULINGS. The Rights of Kallroad Paeaeniers-A Texas fever Vate-The Metropolitan I'n. lie Law Uoveraor Martlas and Uraat County. Topeka, Feb. 1885, Gents, a hotel clerk at Wlohlta, brought suit In the district court of Harvey County against the Atohlson, Topska tc Santa Fe Railroad Company, nllog ng that May 19, 1885, he purobasod a ticket at the company's office in Nowton entitling him to a first-class passage from Nowton to Pea-body and that when tbe train was about threo mllos from Newton the conductor and trainmen forcibly ojeoted him, permanently injuring him.

He claimed (50,000 damages. The railroad company la its answer alleged that the plaintiff attempted to ride on tbe fast passenger train bound eastward, which according to the rules and regulations of tbe company, which were known to Osnts and the traveling publlo generally, did not stop at Peabody and that ihe conduotor put him off the train, using no unnecessary force, because he rofuseJ to pay faro to the station beyond Peabody (Florence) at which the train would stop, and further beeause when the conductor Informed him that the train would not stop at Peabody he Insisted upon riding upon the train and behaved in such a manner as to justify tho conduotor in ejoctlng him. The trial was bad at the Fobruary term of the district court of Harvey County In 1880 and the Jury awarded Gants (4,000 damagos. Tbe railroad company appealed te the Supreme Court, which tribunal decided Saturday that a 'railroad company might ndopt a regulatloo that one of Its through or fast trains running regularly on its road should only stop at cortain designated nuu tions or places; thnt It was tbo duty of a person about to tako passage on a railroad train to Inform himself when, where and how be could go, or stop, aceordinit lo tbe regulations of the railroad company; that when a person purchased a railroad ticket for a designated station upon a railroad without making any inquiries or ascertaining what train stopped at tho station to which he desired to go, and subsequently took his scat upon a car of a train which, KANSAS WAGE WORKEKS. the Labor Commissioner's Report on Wag) Workers, Pauperism, Etc Comparisons With Other Pleooa.

Topbsa, Fob. 11 The advance heota of tbo third annual report of the Kansas Bureau of Labor, prepared by Hoe. Frank U. Button, Commissioner, were Issuod yesterday. Tho report covers 837 olosoly printed pages nnd is divided into ten parts.

The principal topics treated are pauperism, Stale charities, wage workers, (louring mills, manufactories, coal oper ators, railroad strikes and labor and education. In tho Introduction the Commissioner says: "Rogardlng tbe condition of our wage-workers I am incltnod to believe that tbe yonr just passed has boen slightly more favorublo than the preceding one. Wages as a whole havo at least not decreased, and in somo possibly slightly advanced, while employment, both with common laborers and in the building trades, has boon far moro regular. This coodt tion has also affected tbo minors of tbe Btato, who as a class during tho st summor recoived steadier work than In the summor preceding. In the matter of tho unskilled laborers In our cities, I think that as a whole, owing to tho lorge amount of both publlo and private Improvements carriod forward, thoy have not only received steadier employment, but, If any thing, bottor pay; at any rate, vory few of this olnss roport a less per diem wago than (1.60, while last year a respectable proportion earnod not to excoed (1.85.

As the principal object in tho establishment of this bureau seems to have boen duo to a dosiro on tho part of the Legislature to ascortaln as accurately as possible tho truo condition of tho wage-rccoiving portion of our pcoplo, it has been tho chief effort of tho Commissioner to bocomo thoroughly acquainted with them, and ns far as poHsiblo to Inform bimsolt as to the exact character of their surroundings. That this has required persistent effort and untiring diligonco an examination of the correspondence and general work of tbe bureau will, I think, verify." On tho subject of pauperism ho submits KANSAS STATE NEWS. Tub Kansas Stale Musical Society will hold Its next annual mooting at Topoka on May 1,3 aud a Patents granted Kansas inventors for the week euded February 11: Plumb-level Edwin A. Weutworth, Atchison; clamp, William 0. Blloktor, Bolla Plain; corn harvester sud busker, Charles F.

Smith, Hutchinson; spark arrester, William Giles, Parsons; ond gato, James M. King, Bono, diet; windmill, Leonard A. Cooper, Atcul-ton; oloctno bull, William V. Stockor, Eureka (2). Tub Lnvener livery barn at Olrord burned at threo o'clock the other morning, together with ton hood of horses, two mules, all the bugg os and othor proporty.

Tho horses wore insured for (1,000 but thore was no insurance on the building. Tub bill to quiet tho title to a quarter soctlon of land In Osuge County has passed both houses of Congress. It renders perfect the title to tho land upon which Is located tbo homos of Hourly 1,000 residents nt Lyndon. It Prow, colored, was recently arretted at Wyandotte, for roudulonlly representing himself lo bo a pension agent and swindling colored people. His scheme was to obtain a to 9 from his victims nnd give them a bogus ordor for ick penal one, Tub reeont nppcaranco of glanders at sovoral sUblos in Leavenworth created much unoasinoss among owners of borsos nt that place.

Amos Uostktter, a section band on the Rock Island, was struck by a train recently near Partridge and Instantly killed. He loaves six children. For some lime past affidavits bavo beon accumulating reflecting upon the professional integrity of some of the attornoys practicing before the United States land-office at Larnod, in consequence et which somo of llioin bave had their permits to practice suspended. One of the attorneys suspended has made complaint against Ho-coiver Bickol and Special Agent Rowe for conspiring to injure him, nnd anothor has brought suit against Agent Rowe for damages. Junction Cm proposes to boro for coal iu tlio spring.

Tiir Govornor recently pardoned Tim who was t-onvictod of murder in Lubutto County in 1878 and sentenced to bang. This action was recommended by tho Board of PnrdoiiB from tho fact thnt Highlman killed his friend whilo crazed with liquor nnd not from premeditated malice. Ho has been iu tho penitentiary nearly ten years. Proceeding woro recontly begun In the Supreme Court by tlio At ornoy-Gonerul a -aiust T. A.

Scutes and W. W. Kimball, county commissioners; Oliver Leisure, county clerk, and H. D. Morrill, county attorney, charging them with having defrauded Seward County out cf 'nearly by tho ullownuce of fraudulent claims against the county.

It is aUo charged against the county attorney that be demanded nnd received nionoy from persons charged with violating tho Prohibition law, promising aud giving them immunity from prosecution, The Allonicy-Generul pre-sontod affidavits substantiating all the charges of fraud and peculation. The remains of a newly-born babo wore recently found under a sidewalk at Topoka. The minors in the different conl mines ut leans on the 14th by a pagoant representing 'The Realm of Flowers," It was said to bo Tory flno, Br a boiler explosion near Uastron, La-, reoently two white and two colored men were killed and four otliors badly scalded It is announcod in political circles at Wooo, that Hon. Roger Q. Mills is te be a candidate for the United Statos Hen-ale, to succeed Senator Coke.

The canvass for the Btato Legislature will be mado on the Senatorial Issue. GENERAL. Tub mayor of Cork has boon convictod of the charge of assaulting a police sergeant at a plan of campaign meeting and sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment without hard labor. Han lan aud Kemp have been matched to row for the championship of the world and 500 a sido on the Paruinatta river, Australia. Advices from St.

Petersburg are that China Is actively advanoing her armomonts with a view to attempting to reoonquor Amour in tho event of a European war. Tub Prince of Naples has bocome honor ary president of tho Italian Exposition la London. Six porsons commlttod suicide in Berlin in ono day recently. Tub London Standard1! Vienna corrc spondent says that tho Austrian Government has decidod to tako fresh precautions and measures to counterbalance contlnuod military preparations on the part of Russia. According to a dispatch from New York, cavalry from British Guiana had taken possession of tho disputed Venezuelan rontior.

General Silva, tho Consul, stated that ho would call Secretary Bayard's attention to the invasion. Tuts rather Lloyd says it lias learned that current rumors to tho effect thatBol-gium and Holland havo entered into a defensive alliance with Germany are well founded. Large numbers of persona threaten to leave Manitoba unless the Canadian Pacific monopoly is removed. Reports from tho interior of Russia concur in stating that the publication of the Austro-Gorman treaty, takon in connection with Bismarck's speech on tho Military bill, has created intense irritation among all classos. An explosion which occurred in the Kruezgcrbon coal mine near Kaisers an-tern, Bavaria, killed forty persons.

Thirty-six men were rescued. Full reports concerning the condition of the Crown Princo issued by Prof. Virehow and Dr. McKenslo state that tho dlsensj with which he is afflicted is not of a cancerous nature. Tub Ottawa (Can.) Free Prew attacks the Canadian Government bitterly because of the Fisheries treaty, which it calls a copit ulatlon.

Business failures for the seven days ended February 10 numbered for the United Statos, 230; for Canada, 37; totaL 273; as compared with 289 the proviods weok and 267 the corresponding week of last year. Gideon Bobdeau, Queon's Printer for Manitoba and a favorite of ox-Prcmior Norquay, has skipped to the United States, leaving a shortngo of over (5,000. Five men were killod in a quarry In Carnarvonshire, Wales, tho other day by the falling of a bridge. The Emperor of Germany Is said to bo in very feeble condition. Ke is almost constantly in toars, owing to tiro news regarding the Crown Price.

The Empress is also deeply affectod. THE LATEST. Rev. James bciioriELD, father of Mnjor General Schoflold, U. S.

died in Chicago recently, in his olghty-sovonth year. During nn nttempt to arrest an illegal dredger at Annapolis, rocently, the Slate oyster police schooner Folly, Captain Clark, was attackod by threo and considerable shooting was done on' both sides. After the affray it was discovered that Captain W. Whltohouse, of tho schooner Albert Nichols, of Baltimore, hud been killod. A fearful tornado wont through Mount Vernon, on tho evening of tho 19th.

Thirty-one persons woro reported dead and hundreds injured. Tbo damnge was im-monso, halt the town being leveled. To add to tho horrors, tbo ruins caught fire. Thlovcs also robbed the dead and dying. A call for aid wns immediately responded io by adjoining cltlos.

Tho woather after he storm turne cold, and it was feared much suffering would result. A terrible earthquake has occurred In the provinco of Yunnan, China. Two thousand lives nro reported to have been lost. A boiler explosion occurrod on the Go-sorla estnlo near Sagun, Cuba, recently, doing great damago nnd injuring twenty persons, Including tho engineer nnd tho manager of the plantation. A south-bound passenger train on tho Philadelphia, Wilmington Baltimore railroad struck the side of a freight cor near Bultimoro, rocently.

Tho sido of tho first pnssongor conch wns damaged, and threo porsons wero injured, two train hands and a pnssongor from Richmond, named Claiburn Watkins. Rogers ft Sheldon, iron works. East Brldgowater, burnod recontly. adoui one nunared mon wore emplovod br the firm. Loss, (75,000 to insurance, (40.0J0.

A dispatch from San Romo of tho 19th says: Though strict secrecy is observed, it appears oloar that the condition of the Crown Prince Is extremely serious. Hourly ouuouns are sent to Emperor William, Eiout fireman were more or less injured at New Brunswick, N. reoently by walls falling on them during a fire at Ten Broeok's furniture establishment. The damage was 110,000. Mueller ft Goorevb, rectifiers, import ers and wholcsalo dealers In liquors, at ike ana earl strcots, Cincinnati, have assigned.

Liabilities, assets, (110,003. Clearino house returns for week ended February 18 showed on avornge docrease of 10 4 compared wih the corresponding weok or last year, in New York tbe do- orease was 17.3. Tub Commorolal Club, of Providence, held a banquet tho other night at tho Nar-rngansett House, at which 100 members and guests sat down. The chiefly distin guished guests of the evening were Hon. tioger y.

Mills, of Texas, chairman of the House Ways nnd Means Committee and Hon. W. 0. P. Brockonridgo, of Kentucky, of the same committee, who discussed reform.

Hudson N. was torn to pieces recently by on explosion, causing ISO. ouu loss, una man was fatally hurt A vim broko out la the wuv Aavenutr office. Elmlre. N.

on the 15th, iufllotlng a loss of about Insured. Austin Cormn, president of the Head ing Railroad Company, was examined on the 15th by the Congressional Committee Investigating the strike He denied the stories with which his name was connected. Tn Collins naoor mill at North wiiora- ham. was burned recently. Loss, (250,000.

Two hundred hands were thrown out of employment by the ore. Gcstav Kakoer, the wen-known oouon merchant of New York and Galveston, trading as Ranger ft Is reported to be financially embarrassed, The notes which Mr. Ranger Is unable to take care of are said to amount to 100,000, and his total liabilities are estimated at 11130,000. Tnn end of the Baco (Me.) Bank robbery sensation arrivod on tho 15th, the institution having recovered ovory dollar of the (360,000 worth of registered bonds stolon by Frank C. McNcally last August.

Amklu F. Stewart's dry goods store at Philadelphia Was burned recently. Loss, insured. A fireman was fatally injured. w.

KonrnTs, aeaior in stone at sa Broadway, New York, has had bis assets placed la the hands oi a receiver, judgments for about 135,000 having been entered against him. He had no rating at liradslreeVt, although in August last his statement claimed that he was worth 000. A rBRionT train came into collision with a north bound expross train on the Rome, Watortown Ogdensburg railroad at Canton, N. recently. The express car was thrown from the track and one passenger coach was badly damaged.

V. T. Hillor, of Syraeuso, was killod and ono woman was hurt. Twenty-five per cent, of tho coke ovens of the Connollsville (Pa.) region were shut down recently for the purpose of restricting production. Fins ravaged Westerly, It.

recently, destroying 1150,000 worth of property. Tim Reading railroad minors' strike ended on the 17th in an ngroemcnt to arbitrate the wages question. TTIK WEST. Receiver James McConville has takon charge of tho Metropolitan Bank of Cincin nati. Firs at Dell Rapids, the othor night destroyed eleven buildings, causing (25,000 loss.

Tub Church ft Graves Manufacturing Company, of Minneapolis, has as signed with (00,000 assets and (75,000 liabilities. Tub United States steamship Iroquois has boen ordered to bo docked for examination at the Maro island navy yard, California. TnE P. F. Mnrqu Manufacturing Com pany, of Cincinnati, has made an assign ment with liabilities und as sols.

Josephine Collett, of Tcrro Hauto, lnd has brought suit against the city of Evans-vllle and property owners along ono of the principal streets, to recover property worth (200,000. Tub Northwestern paper manufacturers in convention nt Chicago recently consid ered a proposition lo soil out to Eastern parties so as to form a pool or trust. Final action will be taken March 7. Six loaded cars of a freight train broke through a now brldgo near Galena, 111., re cently and were destroyed. A brakeman was killed.

A number of boomers wore reconlly ejected from the Oklahoma Territory by eolored troop i. Some were held at Fort Reno, the otliors boing discharged. Dui.utii ronl estate sharpers liuvo sold many lots away back In tho hills to Buffalo parlies at fancy prices. TnE steamship tlty of Felun which renchod Sun Francisco from China on the 17th had several cases of small-pox on board and wus quarantined. Martin L.

Scott was hanged at Doer Lodge, recontly for the murder of his wife in a fit of drunken jealousy. Deaf a Crow Indian in tho military prison nt Fort Snclllng, recontly attacked two othor Indians with a knlfo, laying open their throats. Ho then stabbed himself nn 1 broke his arm whilo resisting tho man acles. Tbo injured Indians, it was thought, would die. August Hbtskb, of Chicago, has boon found guilty of murder in the first degree for beating bis little stepson to death with a strap.

Tub murderer of Millionaire Snell at Chicago turnnd out to be William B. Tas cott, the scapegrace son of Colonol James B. Taacott, head of tho Tascott Manufacturing Company. Tho boy had served a term In tho Koutucky poiutontiary. Young Tuscott's whereabouts woro unknown on tho ISth, but the pollco were confident of his spoody capture TUB SOUTH, Samuel Clay, vory wealthy farmer living near Paris, died at bis homo recently.

Ho was about seventy-two years old and was beyond doubt tho largest land owner in Kentucky. The amount of bis landed wealth Is estimated at (1,000,000 and will very likely go over that. Fiiir in Conway, attributed to an incendiary, destroyed four buslucss houses recently, cnusing loss. A company was incorporated In Baltimore, reoently which proposes to send merchandise and mall by eleotro-automatio power over an elevated railway, the cars on which oan not run oT, and to make the time of transit from Baltimore to Washington ten minutes. Some very prominent business mon nnd capitalists have engagod In the enterprise.

General William 8. Harney, at Pass Christian, recently eclebratod tho seventieth anniversary of his army life. Four mon recontly raided tho bank at Cisco, nnd after Imprisoning the cashier and two others decamped with Tn Delaware State Temperance AM-nnce, nt its annual convention at Dover, decided to go into politics, and delogates to the National Prohibition convention at In-dinnnpolis were elected. The alliance was merged Into IhoTomperance Reform party. Messrs.

FisKxriB and Seixas, of New Orleans, bonaholding creditors or the oity of Houston, havo petitioned Circuit Judge Hardes, of the Federal Court, to appoint receiver lor tho city, Summary of the Dally Ntwa CONQRKSS. Whin tho Sonata mot on the 13th the desk of Mr. Rlddlobergor eontalnod a largo and handsome floral burp whhh hod been placed there by the Irish Clan-na Gael aa a reoogni-' tlon of hit llk'ht against toerot sessions and the British extruditlnn treaty. Mr. Vest again spoko upon tho fnllnoy nd extravagance of printing so many usoloss public When tho lilulr Educational bill was reached Mr.

Plumb addressed the Sonata in opposition to The resolution in regard to the alleged inefficiency of the mail service In certain localities was dobatod at somo length, and alter passing a few bill, the Sonata Under tho call of States in the House many bills nd resolutions were introduced. The bill to punish tho advertising of lottery tickets In tho District of Columbia wus the subject of a lively debate upon the liberty of the press, and finally referred. Mr. Illund introduced bill to prohibit tho coinage of throe-dollar gold pieces and the House adjourned. In tlio Ken to on the 14th, after committees reported and the introduction of bills, the resolution for an Inquiry into Indifferent mail service wns takon up and sovoral Sonators spoke on the subjoct.

Mr. Ilawley also addressed the Senate in opposition to the Blair Educational bill. Other business was In tha House committees reported and in Committee of the Whole the Urgency Deficiency bill was considered and in the general debate Mr. Peters, of Kansas, made an argument in favor of the bill to require subsidized roads to construct their own telegraph lines, and he strongly denounced the Western Union monopoly. Adjourned.

In tbo Senate on the 15th Mr. Beck Introduced a bill to reimburse the States for interest paid on money expended in raising troops for the war of the rebellion. The Blair Educational bill was then taken up and further discussed. Mr. Blair mado a final argument in its favor.

After several amendments had boon offered and voted down tho bill passed by a vote of 89 yeas toS9 nays. The credentials of John S. Barbour, as Senator from Virginia to succeed Mr, Riddle berger, wcro presented and filed. The House bill for tho appointment of two additional division superintendents of railway mail service was pnssod, and tho Senate In the House a bill was passed creating board of arbitration to determine tho controversy betwen the United States and the State of Texas as to disputed territory. This has reference to Greer County, A bill was passed providing that Nebraska shall constitute an entire judicial district known as the district of Nebraska.

Mr. Randall reported a resolution, which was adopted, providing for a special committee to investigate and report as to contracts and amount expended on the now library building and the House went into Committee of the Whole on the Urgency Deficiency bill. The debute took a wide range, embracing tariff and revenuo reform and many other subjects. When the committee rose the House adjourned. Aftkk committees reported and the introduction of bills in the Senato on tho 10th Senator Plumb's resolution in regard to Western mall service was taken up and agreed to.

The resolution of Senator Mundcrson requiring the Secretary of War to furnish a list of persons to whom copies of the record of the rebellion are to be furnished brought on a lengthy debate as to the printing of superfluous documents and also extended to the question of secret sessions of the Senate. After passing 108 pension bills the Senate adjourned In tho House after report of committees the Urgoncy Deficiency bill was taken up in Committee of tho Wholo and debate continued until recess. An evening session was held for debate on the Pacific Railroad Telegraph bill. This Senato having adjourned until Monday, the 21st, was not In sossion on the 17th In the house the Blair Educational bill wus received from the Senate and referred to the Committee on Educat ion. The Committee on Manufactures was instructed to report back to the House Friday, tho 24th, Mr.

Milliken's resolution directing the Secretary of tho Treasury to investigate the sugar trust In New York. The Houbo then took up nnd passed tho Urgoncy Deficiency bill with a provision directing the Public Printer to rigidly enforco tho eight-hour-law. The McKay Relief bill then passed. A mo tion to reconsider was followed byn motion by Mr. Springer to amend tho title which occa sioned much talk, but tho motion to reconsider was tabled.

The House then proceeded to In volve itself into a parliamentary tangle which only ended by an adjournment until Monday. WASHINGTON MOTES. Daniel E. SoMns, formerly member of Congress from Maino, bu. for the Inst twenty-five years a resident of Washing ton, diod in Hint city on the 14th.

Ho was one of tho original organizers of tho R0' publican parly, and was strong supporter of Fremont In 183. Tub United States Senate has confirmed Alexander McCuo Assistant Troasuror at New York, and It. F. Wado as Marshal of Northern Ohio. Tn p.

National Educational convention oponcd ut Washington on tho 14th, with about fifty prominent Instructors present Timothy E. Taiisney, Congressman from Michigan, wns reported lying seriously sick nt tho lToviuonco Hospital, Wash ington. Mr. Lawton, the United States Minister nt Vienna, has accepted from Harry Far-bcr, a rich American relative of Prcsidont Cleveland, who is studying law nt the Vienna Univorsity, the offer of $1,00:1,000 to tbo Amoricuti Government with which to endow a univorsity at Chicago on the Vieu nn model. Tub Fiahory Commissioners signed a new treaty at Washington on tlio lath.

It was stated that tho treaty related exclusively to the North Atlantic region nnd had no reference to disputes concerning the Bohrlng SCO, Tns Senato tins confirmed Marshall Mc Donald as Commissioner of Fish and Fish ories and W. Dougherty, of Missouri, inainn Agent at Warm Borings, ore. It is reported that Mr. W. Reed Lewis, tha American Consul at Tangier, has asked hit Government to Immediately send a man-of-war to enforoo his demand for the releaso of a Moor Imprisoned at Rabat, The authorities doclaro that tbo Moor hat no right to chiim protection of Mr, Lewis.

Tim President has pent to the Senato the nomination of Charles H. dry, of New York, as Solicitor of tho Treasury, and Henry W. Scott as register of the laud of fice at Lamed, Knn. Tun President has approved the act nu thnrizlng tlio construction of a bridge ncro the Missouri river near St. Charles, Ma THIS EAST.

i Six Polos wcro burned to death recently at Silver Brook, near Hazolton, Pa. They had been to the dedication of Cathollo church nnd reiurned homo drunk. The house wqa apt on lire while, they wore flgutinff, according to the regulations of tbe com pany, did not stop at tbe stnt.on for which ho had the ticket, and such person refused to pay his fare, on demand of the conductor, to the next station at which tho tra was to slop, and also refused to leave the train when requested so to do by the con ductor after lie bad stopped tho train at a suitable place for that purpose, such person was a trespasser upon tho tran and might be ejected. The judgment was thorefore roversod and the cause remanded for a new trial. ANOTHER REVERSED.

Tofeka, Feb. 18. The Supremo Court has reversed tbe judgment of the istrict court and ordered a now trial in the case of Lennder Finley vs, tbe Missouri Pacific Railway Compnny.wblch was brought in Brown County in lt85 and a judgment oi (S80 awarded the plaintiff for damages causod by communlcat ing the Texas fever to plain' id's cattle by reason of disoised animals shipped by the railroad company, which wore thrown from the track by au accident near the plaintiff's premise. The Court, in Its opinion, holds that when a railway company, transporting through this State, upon train of cars, cattle dis eased with the Texas, splenic or Spanish fever, has its train wrecked with tha State, so as to make it necessary to unload the Cattle, and thoreupon Is notified that tho cuttle are from Tox as and will spread disease among domesticated cattle If permitted to run at large or if driven upon the publlo highway, it should corral the cnttlo at or near the wreck, or otherwise prevent them from running at largo or getting upon tho public bit'hwuy until reloaded. If, however, it drives tho cattlo.

after receiv ing notice of their diseased condition, upon the publlo highway, It dooe so at its own peril, nnd Is liable under tho statute for the dnmnccs arising by the communication of tho disease or fever lo domestic cattle from tbe cattle so diseased, provided, the owners of the domcstio cnttlo are not guil ty of contributory negligenco. THE METROPOLITAN POLICE LAW. Tofeka, Feb. 13. The Buprorr Court Baturdoy rendered its opinion declaring the Metropolitan Poltee bill consti tutional.

This was in the ease orougnt up from Leavenworth. The opinion is a longihy one, covering all possible grounds, and doclaros the right of the Legislature lo regulate polico government of cities, which are creatures ot tho State, exorcising municipal functions under legislative authority. It is set forth thnt tho executive department has not in any manner been granted legislative functions, as it has not been given power to change or sus-pond one word ot the law creating a moire-poli tan police. In the case from Wyandotte asking for a mandamus to compel the City Council to pay tho police, the court doo dos that the police salaries are just debts of the city, and may be collected the same as other debts in the court. Henco it is unnecessary to exercise tho extraordinary functions of a mnndnmusby the Supromo Court.

This decision reaffirms the constitutionality ot tho Metropolitan Polico bill. 4 CURIOUS CASH. Tofeka, Feb. la Some time since Judge Guthrie granted an Injunction restraining the Govornor from organising Grant County. The Supromo Court Saturday dissolved that Injunction, holding Governor's offices were purely ministerial and mandatory.

Thoro was some law In this ease, but little common sense. As is conceded, thore could be no penalty attached to the Governor for disobeying tbe orders of Judge Guthrie, who might line or Imprison him for contempt, but the Governor could soqulokly and so often pardon himsolf as to mako any ji'dge a very weary man. It Is understood tn: 'here will be anothor injunction asked for immediately. Clover's TelcEPl BIU Washington, Feb. Glover's bill subjecting telegraph companies to regulation by the Inter-Biate Commerce Commission, tho same as railroad mpanles, Is stuck in tho Commerce Committee, to which It was referred.

The friends of the measure are thorefore growing apprehensive as to its fate, and tomorrow Congressman Guflathcr, of Wisconsin, will introduco a bill conferring upon the Postmaster-General the authority ti fix telegraph tolls. This bill will n-rtu-rally be referred to the Commltioo on Post-offices and Post-reals, and in this WJ )s to. cdtogot noiriy report. tables comprising reports from eighty two counties, showing tho numborof poor-house and outside paupers who had recoived outside assistance during tho yoar. He concludes by saying: "Those olghty-two counties represent a total population of 1.353,016, out of 1,408,783 the population of the Slate on March 1, 186 or over 06 per cent, and they cxpendod during the yoar a total of (233,528.53 for tho support of paupers.

It costs Kansas about 17 cents per capita yearly to support her paupers. Tho United Slates census of 188) estimates that one person in each 750 of tbo population is an almshouse pauper, and nearly one persou In each 100 throughout tbe country receives oither public or private aid in somo form. In Kansas ono in every 1,340 isja permanent sane pauper, nnd one person in every 144 receives charitable aid in somo form, while in Massachusetts ono parson in every fifty of the population rcceivos some kind of public aid. On November 1, 1887, Kansas had 1,075 inmntes in hor State charitable institutions, 1,097 of whom wore lusnno. It costs the Stale about (225 per annum to care for those unfortunates.

Tho sovoral counties paid an average of (131.03 for the maintenance of each poor house peupor, and (71.76 to each family receiving outdoor relief. The total expenses to tho Stato and couutios during tho year was (5.6,247 53." Part 5 of tho roport Is devoted to "Wage Workings Their Earning nud Expenses," and is by far the most important and interesting chapter in the book, covering 100 of its 327 pugos. Statements of some 0 of tho ivorkingmon of the State, received directly from each individual, ore submitted. Tabb'S showing the daily, monthly nnd yearly earnings nnd cxponsos of representatives of ovory trade employed In tho Stato aro giveu, together with the days worked, as well as tho cause of idle days, tho nationality of the workors, proportion of trades union members, members of renters and home owners, sizu of family, workors to family, children at school, increnso or decrease of wngos, and in short every detail going to show nil phases of the workingman's condition. In the expense tables, the monthly and yearly sum paid by each family for fond, shelter, clothing and educational purposes ore given, and comparisons nro mnde regarding those particulars with other States and with other countries.

Probably ono or tho most interesting pngos in the book is that devotod to a table showing tho comparative earnings and exponses during the year of some twenty different trades in Kansas and Ontario, Can. From these tables we find that in Canada the men employed in tho trades tabulatod earned an average of (1.76 per day, against (2.51 fur the same trades in Kansas. Tho Ontario workmen being employed 35u days, earning during tho your (453.02.und expending (431.61, saving (32.41 while the Kansas representatives of tho same trades were employed 248 days, earning (C10.V5, expending (552.49 and saving craftsman of Canada working 4 per cent. more timo, earning 25.60 por cent, less wages, and expending percent, more for bisfi.mtly support. This table was mado up from the ptovlnce of Ontario labor report recently received by the Kansas bureau, and is tho average of 2,684 returns of Canadian workmon residonts ot twoniy-four of tho principal cities of that province.

Tho overage family earnings for the year of the 1,200 families reported to the Kansas bureau was (531.08; expenses, mu.or. Average days worked, 5); average wages nor day. 2 03. About (W percent, oi tno number owned their homes; an average of two children to the family attended school. The average rent paid by those renting was (04.23 for 20-7 rooms, average for room (32.93; about one-half were paid wookly nnd the rest monthly.

The daily per oapitti Inoomo 33Jtf cents, expenses 27 cents, saving 5 4 cents. Tbe average time ot daily labor was 9 hours, 57 minulos, 85 second'. Tho opinions recoived from "wage-workers" form an interest ng icat uro of this chapter. Tire at Atchison. ATcntsos, 13.

Tho hardware establishment of H. L. Whltaker and the grocery houBe of C. F. Kappor, were al most totally destroyed by fire this morn' lint, Tho flames originated in imager's store.

The cause is unknown. Whitnkor's lofa is (10.000; fullv Insured; Kapper's loss, (15,000, Insured for (0,000. Tho losf in builamx ftooo, fully inured, r- Leavenworth have struck because of a reduction of ono cent, or bushol paid foi mining. About 400 men wont out. At tho lato mooting of tho Grand Lodge A.

F. and A. M. nt Junction City the charter of Delta lodge No. 77, of Medicine LodRo, was revoked on account of immorality and intemperance.

Eighteen now lodges wero organized in Kansas during the past year, mulling a total of 288. Mas. McLain, of Kansas City (Kan.) re cently scut licr Bovcn-ycar-old son, Willie, to a store near by on an errand since which ho had not boon hoard of. Mrs. McLain is a cousin of Mrs.

Webber, bf tho same locality, whoso eight year-old daughter disappeared in an exactly similar manner two years nco and has never been heard of. Tun Masonic Grand Lodgo at its Into session olected the following officers: W. M. Lamb, Blorling, G. M.

George C. Kenyon, Abilone, D. G. M. J.

C. Poselwuito, Jewell City, S. G. W. J.

H. Brown, AVynndotle, G. Christian 1'cck, Lenvon worth, G. T. Tho lodgo will moi-t nt Wichita next year.

The iionrd of Pardons rocently recommended the pardon of Jacob Cumberland who is nw in the penitentiary undor sentence of death, but who is thought to bo undoubtedly innocent of tbo crimo of which ho was convicted. He was convicted in Nooslio County, in 1883 upon the oath of his wife who chargod him with tho murder of their liftucn-yenr-old son. Investigation by tho board lod to tho belief that the boy aouidontly killod himself whilo shooting at mark and tho woman, who had the reputation of being a vixen, had deliberately 'swore his lifo away out of revonge. Lath post-ofuoJ changos In Kansas: Established, Ucrdeno, Doniphan County, Victor E. Ludwig post must Elinont, Shawneo County.

Jvvard N. Ackley, post-mastor; Lono Walnut, Lincoln County, Israel M. Lyne, postmaster; Mennger, Wyandotte Coumy, Barney M. Coffee postmaster; Piper, Wyandotte Couuty, Robert E. Brown postmaster.

Discontinued, Belle Meade, Mendo County Fox.Harpor County; Now Tabor, Republic County; Vicksburg, Neosho County; Vinton Riley County. Niimo Changed, Prospect, Ropublic County, to Courtland, John A. Johnson postmaster. A fellow by tho name of Fred Wlllionu who some lime ego abused and desorted ids invalid wire, at Topeko, and who trok refuge in Canada, recently wrote to tbo wronged woman that he la now a volunteer in the Salvation Army and wishes nor to join It also. A dot named Ashburn, who was attempting to stool a ride, recently foil under tho cars at Garnott and had both legs cutoff.

Pensions wcro granted the following Kansas ve'eraus on tho 15ths Original, invalid, Joshua S. Green, Cairo; Solomon F. Brown, Topoka; Leonard C. Wilbor, Baxter Springs; Charles May, Indopond-ence; Snniuol A. Seai-hrist, Custer.

Increase, Nathan W. Alien, ScottsviUe; George W. Gundy, Topoka; John Everett, Groat Bend; Conr id Jones, Burden; Edward L. Carter, Oskaloosn; James t-'mith, Glou Elder; James Sluuen, Glen Elder; William F. North Topoka.

widow of George W. Benjamin, Thomas. Mexican war, Bonjiiuin W. Miui'H Totoulo..