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body doubt the good faith that KANSAS STATE NEWS. The Powerlessness of Congres BORLINGAME BLADE. weather to freezing temperature. It is estimated that 25,000 boomers are now on the borders of Kansas north of the Strip. Only a few of them have any protection from the weather other than that afforded by their wagons.

Only one in twenty can afford to build fires, and at best they could only have been tins in the open wind. It cannot be guossed how much suffering there will be, as among the thousands there are many children and many tick travelers. The situation cannot be relieved by the farmers on the border, for they are, in most cases, having a bard time to weather through olone. When word was passed along the line that a cold wave was coming, many of the unfortunate boomers prayed that it would be short in duration. Foreign-Born Kansan.

The last census bulletin issued from Washington shows the foreign-born band the expense of a private secretary, and has done a large share ot his type-1 writing. The black velvet dress could hardly be plainer than it is, and was, really a good investment, since it will' serve as best gown for that ludy'B outings for many yeart to come. No doubt: Mrs. Simpson would have arrayed herself in these extravagances had she attended the inaugural bull, but as she did not attend the point of the joke is turned upon her critios. But suppose Mrs.

Simpson were to purchase some good, substantial gowns, and even a pretty ring, it might be remembered to her credit that many years of bard work on a farm, raising good things for other people to eat, have earned for her a right to indulge in some ot the pretty clothes which every woman as good and industrious as she ought to have, and would have if that era of justice and fair opportunity for which Jerry Simpson stands were ushered in. Annie L. Diggs, The Next Four Years. prompts the allegation, but suspicion will naturally arise as to the probity of the tape lino that kept track of the accumulating inches. Kate Field's idea is that as it costs so much to bury a dead Congressman, it would only be fair to insist upon his passing a medical examination before being eligible for election.

Miss Field seems to forget that the country is willing to pay generously when certain statesmen kindly take themselves out of the way. Residents of Arizona are planning a sham battle, to be participated in by hundreds of Indians, the meed of victory being 10,000 pounds of flour. The plan, if carried out, will involve a number of surprises; the principal one of which will be a revelation to the Arizonlans that while they can successfully arrange a battle the sham will not be there. Marie Tempest lost a $1,000 brooch while performing at the Casino Theater, New York. Had the Chicago show- people seen the little prima donna when she first discovered her loss they would have bought her a diamond breastpin as big as a cheese plate if she would have consented to stand as a model for a "IMty smiling at Grief" group for exhibition purposes.

In a list of people killed by a rail. road an attorney specifies under the caption of "Occupations" "tramp," "suicide, "boy," and "young lady." Being a "tramp," a "boy," and a young lady" may, perhaps, involve some occupation, bnt a "suicide" would hardly stem to fall within the widest acceptation of the word. A suicide's "occupation" would certainly seem to cease with his becoming a suicide. A resident of Salt Lake has a a copy of a mortgage made in Boise City in 1861. It was to secure $170, with interest at ten per cent, every month, the interest in case of default to be added to the principal and compounded semi-annually.

The mortgage was never satisfied, and as it now amounts, according to the terms, to $45, 97 2, 003, 182, 820.5.0, and is still growing, there are grave fears that it never will be. TnE Goajira Indians live in the fastnesses of Colombia's mountains, far from missions and tracts and re fining influences. Recently they caught some traders from the super-ior pale-faced race stealing their most comely girls. The Indians, in a crude but effective way, bound the traders to a stake and roasted them. Civilization heard of the affair and threw the inevitable stone.

And now the rattling fragments of civilization's glass house bang about its own ears. No doubt many fortunes were lost in the great Reading slump, and the friends of the Reading management have suffered severely, but it was a battle between giants, and no absolutely dead giants are reported yet Those who deal great blows must expect heavy wounds in return. Reading will be the better soon for the nursing it will receive at the hands of its receivers. The curious feature of the battle is that the road's own finances do not seem impaired in any way. Indianapolis Journal: The Co lumbian souvenir coin has proved a failure.

Congress made a gift to the Exposition managers of $2,500,000 worth of the coins, and the managers expected to sell them for a dollar apiece, realizing $5,000,000. Instead of that only $827,000 worth have been sold up to date, and over worth of the pretty pieces are left in kegs in the safety vaults. The coin does not seem to have hit the popular fancy to anything like the extent that its designers expected. Objects to crinoline? Of course she does. It is pleasant to know that the first lady in the land sees no reason why women should return to the absurd fashions of 1 860.

Let the enterprising modistes, who have been pushing the reactionary hoop, take warning. The White' House bric-a-brac is not to be knocked about by ten-yards-wide crinolines, and the ladies in the Presidential social circle are not to be turned into the semblance of Dutch pin cushions. Mrs. Cleveland merits the gratitude of all lovers of aesthetic dress. TnE first man to introduce a bill in a State Legislature against the wearing o' the crinoline provoked a laugh.

The second got only a smile. The third had to be content with a solemn and noncommittal ignoring of his wit. The fourth received a look of stern disapproval, and the fifth was howled down as an ass for dragging the mangled remains of the jest into view again. There afe forty-four State Legislatures, with at least one clown in each, and if the crinoline resolution is to worm its way into every Legislature, some where along the line there will be adjournment for a lynching bee. sional Majorities.

From (lie New Nation, The anti-option law, a bill in the in terest ot the farmer and the people, to prevent gambling in wheat futures, was defeated in the national house of representatives at the end of the last session, nfter passing the senate. The house voted for it 172 to 124, a big majority, but, by a trick, the opponents of the bill had got it where it required a two-thirds vote, by the rules ot the house, to be taken up. So it was lost in a house that strongly favored it. This is but an illustration of the way In which the congressional machinery of rules, committees and speaker's authority is customarily used to override and set at naught the will of the people as expressed by the voice of the majority of representatives. It is a cold fact which no one at all conversant with the course ot business in congress will question, that the fact that a particular bill has an acknowledged majority in its favor is by no means conclusive or even strongly presumptive ground to believe that it will pass, A little "fixing" of the committee or the speaker, or a little juggle with the rules is all that is necessary to bottle up the majority.

The peculiarity of this method is that it is never employed to defeat corporation measures with money in them, but only popular measures asked for by the people. The truth is, while the senate of the United States is nothing but a pluto-cratio council, the house of representatives, owing to its utter befuddlement by rules, committees and speakership autocracy, is becoming a scarcely more trustworthy instrument ot the popular will than the senate itself. What is the root of abuses which practically make a mock of our popular government? It is found in the existence of great private capitalistic interests adverse to those ot the people interests which, through the power of the purse, are able to hold the party organizations in their pay and to retain in their service the cleverest lawyers and politicians on both sides. The money power is throttling the American republic as it has, after a longer or shorter time, every other republic before it Unless we show more courage and determination in strangling the money power than any set of republicans ever ehowed before, our republio will go the way of its predecessors. The Tain Hope of the Republicans.

From the New Nation. Senator Morrill, of Vermont, in the Independent predicts the speedy return of the republicans to power on the ground that the democratic party is certain, as it has so often done before, to show itself an incompetent and worthless trustee of power. Give it rope enongh and it will hang itself, he argues, and he is quite right The man who expects any progressive legislation of any sort from the democracy, or any serious attempt to solve any serious problem, must have a singular faculty of forgetting the lessons of history. It is altogether probable, as Senator Morrill prediots, that one year and certainly two, will disgust the country with the democracy, but does it follow that the country will return to the republican party It certainly does not follow at all. The only thing that could make the return of the republican party to power at all possible would be its hearty adoption of some of the radical reform doctrines.

The laet election proved that the only party gaining in popular support is the people's party. In 1892 it gained chiefly at republican expense, profiting by the reaction of the popular social discontent against the parly in power. In 1894 and 1896 it will gain, for the same reason, chiefly at the expense of the democratic party, because that is the party now in power and responsible. Senator Morrill is quite right in declaring that the democratic party will not last beyond the present presidential term, but he is mistaken in thinking that the republican party will wear its shoes. The people's party, or more likely some party standing for a still more radically nationalistic doctrine, is going to get those shoes and wear them indefinitely.

Mrs. Diggs' Postscript. Letter from Washington to the Advocate P. S. How hard it seems for the old party newspapers to be pleased with the customs of the Simpson family.

At the first poor Jerry was berated because of his sockless state, and now that he has attained that degree ot prosperity which enables him to suitably clothe his fanvly he is again the target of a dissatisfied press. This time he is struck at through his wife. That little woman's "black velvet and diamonds" which she wore to the inaugural ball are the offending items. I can bear testimony that the one little brilliant in a very modest, plain finger ring was earned by Mrs. Simpson, who has saved her hus- The registration at Wichita la men, women, 11,463.

Topeka Journal: The oldest man to register whs John Brew, of 911 West Eiirhth street, who is ninety-four years old Kanene university employs twenty-two professors, four associate professors, forty-four instructors, fifteen assistant instructors, and three lecturers. The executive committee of the Kansas Academy of Language and Literature announoo that the tenth annual meeting will be held in Lawrence, April 11 The Wichita high school has over 800 enrolled. The sohool has recectly added a commercial course to the curriculum and it is meeting with marked success. Whitewater Tribune: Steadily the flow of milk to the creamery is increasing, and Mo. expects to be taking in 10,000 pounds a day before the season closes.

A Lawrence resident recently sold two six-months-old greyhounds to a Texas gentleman for $350. The live Btock industry seems to be picking up in all branches. The Lincoln Republican has made a calculation and decided that the hens ot that county produce enough eggs each year to pay all the taxes and interest on debts in the county. Lawrence high school has 403 enrolledthe largest enrollment in the state. This is accounted for by the fact that it forms the preparatory department for the state university.

From Newton: A map of Harvey county is in course of preparation which will show every farm of ten or more acres with the names of the owneis. It will also indicate the location of school houses, churches, etc Robert Morrow, who used to run the Hotel Coolidge in Emporia, and after, ward the By ram house in Atchison, has leased a big hotel which is in process of construction at EIReno, Ok. His sons, Rob and George, will help him run it. Emporia Republican E. F.

Sprague was awarded the contract for making the panels, counters, cates, for the Kansas building at the world's fair; also the same work for the Kansas exhibit in the main building. The committee figured on tne work in Chicago, but ascertained that they could do better in Emporia and pay for the shipment of the goods to the exposition. Bern Tress: Fred Minger became bo electrified one day hist week that steel screws would btick to his hands. Several Waterbury watches were rendered useless being magnetized by his right hand; but it was found that his left hand would take the magnetism out of a watch or a piece of steel. One man had his pocket compass mined by coming too near the magnetio influence.

Fred Funston, son of Congressman Funston, leit Lawrence for Tacoma, from which point ha will go to Alaska for a two years' tour to collect botanical specimens for the United States department of agriculture. He will explore the whole length of the Yukon river, a region hitherto untraver.ed by civilized man. His principal object is to collect specimens of flora, bnt he will incidentally notioe the topography of the country, temperature, humidity, and other physical features. The clerk of the Shawnee connty dis trict court is making up a new district docket, and instead of having a docket printed he is having his clerks strike oft the "trial cases on a type-writer, after which the sheets will be bound together in book form. This will prove a great saving of expense and will make the docket easily handled by the court, wherein the titles of cases will be in print and easily read.

There are 422 civil cases on the docket and some four or five criminal cases. The circuit court docket which is also being made up by the olerk of that court, will contain about 200 cases. This is a falling off of about one-half in the number of cases on the dockets ot the two courts, as compared with last term. Emporia letter: Emporia schools last year sent $50 for relief of tornado sufferers at Wellington and Harper, $10 to the orphans' home at Leavenworth, gave about four tons of provisions and clothing to the needy in Emporia, purchased and raised eight large and beautiful flags, and raised $350 for the educational exhibit at Chicago. The Emporia schools, in addition to a box of ndustrial work, and numerous bound volumes, have sent to Chicago an unique vertical wheel of swinging frames in which are pUced photographs pt schools and buildings, samples of writing, drawing, etc Industrial work in connection with public schools, seems to be popular in Emporia, and other cities are beginning to give this matter attention.

Emporia claims to lead the world in success in teaching harmony her city schools, and plans are being Arranged for a contest in reading, singing, spelling and rapid number work with several eastern cities at tuO world's fair. If Emporia should win the prize over Boston and New York, there will enough glory to spread all -ver Kansas. At the Salina meeting of the North Central Editorial association the following officers were choseu: President, S. H. Podge, of the Beloit Gazette; vice president, W.

H. Nelson, of the Smith Center Bulletin; secretary, John Mo-Bride, of the Cawker City Record; treasurer, C. B. Kirtland, formerly of the Saline county Journal. After the election of officers the following executive committee was elected: J.

S. Parks, of the Beloit Call, W. L. Chambers and C. H.

Sawyer. The question of delegates to the National Editorial association, which meets in Chicago on May 15, as left to the executive committee So select. Arkansas City letter: A norther eet in here, changing id, spring-like BURLINGAME, KANSAS. Teuhaps if we cry "Mice!" to the toopskirt we can frighten it off. Victoii Hugo says "the fin tree is the grandmother of petticoats." Now, who begot crinoline? A heautikul woman pleases the eye, a good woman pleases the heart; fine.

is. a jewel, the other a treasure. A statue of Brlghara Young, of heroic size, is to be cast at Chicopee, Mass! Il-is numerous wife is not footing1 the bill. TnEHE's a divinity doth hedge a but Queen Liliuokalani appears to have discovered suddenly that it was time for her to hedge, herself. Miss Susan B.

Anthony recently colebratedi hcr 73d birthday, and felt spry enough to talk any horrid anti-woman's rights man into humiliated silence. the Minnesota Legislature passes that bill making it against the law to wear hoopskirts every woman in the State. will have one as soon as it cam be bought. It is claimed that 25 per cent, of all-the champagne made is lost by the bursting 'Of the bottles. Rhubarb wine when with ga9 is generally destructive.

Fou i cold, heartless betrayal of trusting confidence, the act of that Massachusetts man who provided a hen with a "setting" of snowballs is unique. in. its atrocity. A new lasting machine enables one operator to last 3, 000 shoes in a week. Now let's have some kind of a machine that will make shoes last a few wecks longer than they do.

Sarasate, the famous violinist, has valuable watches which have been presented to him on different occasions. No wonder that he plays in such good time. So long as the dear girls can point to 'the fact that corsets have been found upon the waists of Egyptian mummies, it is of little use to talk to them the evils of tight lacing. A bookmaker in Chicago has made a bet at odds of $5,000 to $1. This is to say that he risks $30,000 for the chance of winning $6.

His anxiety to get Js6 is something extraordinary enough be noted. A man in Southern California cleared $2,000 last year off a prune farm. It is a mystery as to where the demand came from. Five dozen Etewed prunes will keep one boarding iiouse supplied for at least a year. Mrs.

J. Ellen Fostor, the political lecturer, Is a handsome woman in the early autumn of life; has smooth, bright brown hair, a fair complexion and gray eyes. She is clever as a lecturer and irresistible as a conversationalist. The British Iiouse of Commons is undoubtedly too small for the number of members it has to accommodate, but there is a growing feeling that it would be better to weed out a lot of dead-wood members than to Bpoil the beauty of the House by enlarg. ing it.

General Butler told of a civil-service candidate writing against the question, "What is the distance of the sun from the earth?" that he couldn't tell the exact distance, but that he didn't think it was near enough to interfere with his duties as postofflce clerk. If wc succeed in beating the hoop-skirt we may be encouraged to "in augurate" a campaign against cor sets, round dancing, theater hats, loud perfumery, the empire gown, feminine gossip and the literary fad among women. No contract of re-form will be too big for our under taking. Among the subjects given out for Yale's sophomores to write about we read this: "The recrudescence of superstitious credulity." It is an immense relief to some graduates that they have got their degree. Poor sophomores! Is it any wonder that college boys like to play ball occasionally? Cigarette smoking and dealing in this form of tobacco have, by the Legislatures of several States, been recently denounced as crimes.

In every Legislature provision is made to accommodate chewers of plug and fine cut, and the spitting of consequent juice and the making of laws against the cigarette dwell together in unity. The statement is made that a Marymville girl grew six inches in "oightin two weeks. Of count do- population of the United States from 1850 to 1890, distributed according to the country of birth. In 1850 the foreign-born numbered 2,224,502, or 9.68 per cent of the population, while in IbUU they numbered 9,249,547, or 14.77 per cent of the total population. The same bulletin gives a presentation for 1890 showing the population by states and territories.

Kansas contained in that year 147,838 foreigners, distributed as follows: Canada nnd New Mexico. 6H. foundland 1I.H74. foutk America, 62. Ireland.

14.K70. KnuJnnd, Wales. d'ermany, 4tMl. Aut'itt. lie pium.

NW. Switzerland. 3,820. Sweden, I7.0U0. ,601.

Fohemia. Franco, Siwin, d'ree 0, 4, China, 1KI. In-iia 5. Atlnntic Islnnds, Ei roiie mot epeci- tie 1 1, 61. Turkey, F.

Utber countries, 1. ontrul America, 10, Cuba and Wet In- din. Scotland, (iieat hrita.n (not pcci- tied i. it. Holl nd, m.

LuxumburK. B2. Norway, L'enmarlt, d.l.W. Hungary, 21. Poland, m.

Italy, (lift. 1'ortuiil, 15. Asia tnot oecined). 27. Japan, Alnci, 2.i.

Australia. S6. Pacific Inlands, 25. Saudwii Islands bom at sea, IO. KANSAS RAILROADS.

The Santa Fe railroad is soon to have thirty new sleeping cars on its line, in untie pation of the world's fair business. Wellington Standard: D. H. Rhodes, Santa Fe superintendent for this division, has received his observation car back from the Topeka car shops. The car had been to the Ottawa shops for repairing and renovating, and the result not being satisfactory, it was sent to the Topeka shops, and is now handsome and convenient.

Topeka Capital: Another railroad man has been promoted and will leive Topeka. This time it is Charles Dun-lap of the Bo 3k Island. H. F. Boyce having tendered his resignation aa general superintendent of the Bock Island's lines east of the Missouri river, and having been assigned to other duties, Mr.

Dunlap, general superintendent of the company lines west of the Missouri, has been appointed superintendent ot nil the lines of the company, with headquarters in Chicago, lhese changes take effect April 1. Mr. Dunlop will take hie family to Chicago in a short time. A. J.

Hitt. assistant general superintendent, will remain in Topeka, in charge of the lines west of this city. Atchison Champion: The movement to have the Central Branch road extend both branches to western connections has again been revived and there is a possibility that it will be crowned with this time. It is stated that it Atchison, Concordia, Beloit, Downs, Stockton and other towns will secure the right of way, the Missouri Pacific will continue to build to Hill City and perhaps to Colby. If extended to the latter place the towns west ot here would have an outlet over both the Bosk Island and Union Pacific.

The people ot Books county have taken the matter up, and with the assistance of the progressive business men of Hill City and Colby, will endeavor to secure from the Missouri Pacific officials a positive agreement to build in case the right-of-way is secured. KANSAS CHURCHES. From Abilene: While Rev. A. Bear was conducting services in the Christian church, North Dickinson, he dropped dead in the midst of the prayer.

He knelt nnd prayed for a few minutes, then stopped and when he was raised life was extinct. At Salina, in Christ church, six cadets of St. Johns sohool were confirmed by Bishop Thomas. There has been a marked and growing religious interest manifested in the school since the beginning of Lent. It is expected that another class from St.

Johns will soon be presented to the bishop. Topeka Journal: The old Episcopal rhurch, corner Seventh and Jackson streots, is being leveled to the ground. The Kansas Investment company owns the property, and expects to ereot building on the lots as soon as advisable. The old church has been a landmark for many years, and usod to he by the same congregation that now attends Grace cathodr.d. STOCK AND FARM.

Sedan LBnce: Since the castor oi companies fooled the farmers again last year in the price of beans, quite a number have become disgusted, and in consequence there will not be many beans put out in this "neak o' the woods." From Sharon Springs: Many experiments have demonstrated that the wheat is not injured in the least in western Kansas. Wallace connty has recently had slight showers that have kept the ground compact and protected the wheat from being uncovered by March winds. We very confidently ex-peot an enormous crop this season, and good showers in April to start the winter sown grain is what we need. Farmers are now preparing for the spring sowing ot wheat, oats and barley and a large acreage of corn and broom norn will be put in in this county, Commecting upon the passing out ot Mr. Harrison and the incoming of Cleveland, Bev.

Thomas Dixon in aa address at Association hall, Now York City, said: 'The next four years will be eventful in the history of our nation. In these four years will be formed the lines of real battle along which the hosts ot freemen are to fight in the next generation. Traditions, memories and ghosts must go to the rear. New men and new measures for a new generation and a new world! The coming 20th century holds its own problems. The children of the century must settle them.

With all its wild dreams and "impossible" propositions, I say again the new people's party has sounded the battle-cry for the next generation. Let the old parties shut their eyes to the fact if they will. It is among the possibilities that this party of the masses, as against the classes, will elect the next president. The rise of this party during the past four years to the poll ot a million votes, was a miracle in American politics. If the old parties do not heed some of its demands, their death knell will be sounded within the life of the incoming administration.

Let no man be blinded by a display ot power in the passing moment The power that rules to-day may be thrust into oblivion to-morrow. The Tammany that rules supreme to-day may be a stinking memory within a decade. The new administration may fall at the end ot four years never to rise again. Truth ond right alone endure forever." Among Exchanges. Congress is now little else than nn ngtncy through which gold bnigs rob the people of hundreds of millions annually.

Southern Mercury. To maintain our position and temper cur further advance with reason and prudence is to see the full fruition of our hopes. Des Moines Tribune. Keep it dist'netly in mind that all these financial panics are made to order and are not an accident nor the result of "business depression." Pueblo Crisis. The world is bankrupt! There is not enough wealth to pay off its indebtednessnational, state end private.

A few literally own the earth, and the many are but the elaves of the earth. Chicago Express. The demonetization ot silver was a monster conspiracy against the welfare of the people, and the tricks by which the leaders of both old parties have prevented its full remonetization are equally infamous. Bloomfield Farmer. Bonds are based on faith in government.

Greenbacks are based on faith in government Government pays interest on bonds. Government pays no interest on greenbacks. Which is Letter for the people? Huron Burulist. If some other states would adopt the system of New Jersey and elect "lay judges'' it would help justice. These "lay judges" are not lawyers, but men chosen because of their practical oora-mon sense and bent on administering justice.

Chicago Tnter-Ocean. Ten Years from Now. From the Ohio Farmor. Ten years from now, when railway wrecking shall be a legal crime, when railway managers shall he forbidden to "speculate" in stocks, when adulterated foods and medicines shall be legally as great crimes as counter'eiting money, and when gambling in futures and options shall rank with faro banks and Louisiana lotteries, we shall look back with amazement at the dullness of our conscienca and the slowness of our action in the years ot grace 1892 and 1893, and the years berore. Then shall we not only see but act upon the true theory that business is a means of mutual service and not a gambling game.

And what is more, our laws will mak even those who are devoid of individual consoienoe act on that wholesome theory, too..