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VOL. 8.
EDMOND, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY, FRIDAY, APRIL *2, 189"
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TORNADO IN TEXAS. WORiT YET TO COME- NEWS BOlldil) DOWN.
AUSTIN VISITED BY A TER-
RIFIC TWISTER.
Jreat Dannie Done to Property ami
8ome LIvm I, out—fcitorin Cnuie From
the Southwest unci Continued Twenty
Mlnuten — lllew Sixty Miles an Hour.
Austin, Texas, March 20.—This city
and the surrounding country were vis-
ited yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock
by a terrific cyclone that did a great
amount of damage to life and property.
The wind came from the southwest
and blew at about sixty miles an hour
for nearly twenty minutes, tearing
down trees or splitting them asunder
with terrific force. Several large elec-
tric light towers were blown down,
causing a loss of some 54,000 or $5,000,
in as much as the iron frames were
twisted us though they were of the
very smallest wire, and will be useless.
In addition to this quite a number of
houses in the residence portion of the
city were blown down, and in several
cases narrow escapes from death are
reported.
The roofs of a number of residences
were torn off and blown a great dis-
tance. and in addition to doing much
damage to the state university, the
wind blew off the entire roof of the ad-
joining dormitory, letting the rain
drive full into the four story building,
doing inestimable damage to the
building, and the property of the "00
students therein, muny of whom fled
for their lives when the roof was car-
ried away. The roof was carried 100
yards, lighting on and crushing the
roof of a cottage in which four people
were seated, but none were even in-
jured, though they were entombed by
falling debris.
The small town of Clarksville, near
this city, was swept by the winds, and
many horses were killed by Hying de-
bris, while a number of small houses
were blown down, though fortunately,
the inmates were not killed, but
several were badly maimed. With the
terrific wind came a driving rain that
was little short of a flood, and swept
everything before it. Persons arriving
on the evening trains tell reports from
the surrounding country are to the ef-
fect that the storm was general in this
scction.
The little town of Buda, near here,
was roughly hundlcd by the storm,
quite a number of houses being blown
down and one or two persons killed.
The storm was over in an hour, and
the sun came out as brightly as
though nothing had happened.
At Calvert an old lady and two chil-
dren, who were in their house, were
fatally injured by the collapse of the
building, which was partially de-
stroyed by fire, notwithstanding the
torrents of rain which were falling.
The loss to property in and around
Calvert is estimated at 8100,000.
HEAVY DOWNPOUR.
Lone Star State Visited by a Washing
Rain, an Well as by 111*1. Wind.
Dai.i.as, Texas, March 20.—Texas
was visited by a general rain and wind
storm yesterday. The rain was gen-
eral over nearly the whole state, while
the wind seems to have dnne its worst
in the south central section. Tele-
graphic communication with the
southern part of the state is com-
pletely cut off. It will be several days
before details can be received from tin-
great stretch of country included in
the reach of the storm. At Calvert
alone, the loss is over 8100.000. At
Austin it will reach the same figure.
Railroads are also damaged at least
8100,000.
TOOK AID TO CUBANS.
The Famous I.aurada Return* From An-
other Trip.
Philadelphia, March 28. —The fa-
mous filibustering steamer Laurada ar-
rived in the Delaware, after having
successfully landed the most important
expedition yet sent from this country
to Cuba
The expedition was in charge of
General Carlos Roloff. the insurgent
minister of war. There were forty
others on the Laurada when she left,
and in her hold were stowed 7.000
rifles, 1,700.000 rounds of ammunition,
twenty-five tons of stick dynamite and
a large supply of food and medicine.
The entire expedition was fitted out
by the Cuban junta forticneral Can-in,
the second in command in the Cuban
army, and was landed in the province
of Santiago de Cuba, where a large
force had been sent to meet and con-
voy the supplies to the headquurters of
the ariny in the interior.
A Chinese Funeral.
St. Louis, Mo., March 80.—Le
grand recorder of the Chinese
masons in America, was buried here.
His obsequies occupied two blocks of
St. Louis streets for several hours, pro-
vided entertainment for 5.000 people,
and scared more horses than the police
have any record of.
Fifty Families Homeless.
Norfolk, Va., March 20.—a fire that
burned from 12:30 to 0 o'clock occurred
at Portsmouth yesterday morning,
making fifty families homeless and
causing 8100,000 damage. Several fire-
men, and a number of spectators were
more or less injured by falling timbers
and flying embers.
Special Weather Itiilletin Kays Floods
Will Increase.
Cairo, 111., March 20.—That the flood
situation on the Mississipoi has not
nearly reached its zenith now seems
certain. Local weather and river men
in many parts have said so, and now
the announcement bears the official
stamp of the weather bureau of the
nation. The following special official
bulletin was issued from Washington
to the river districts and has been re-
ceived here. It bears the signature of
Willis L. Moore, the chief of the bu-
"The crest of the flood wave is sHl
at Cairo, which shows a stationary
guage reading of 51.6 feet for the past
four days
"There is great danger yet to come
from the flood in the region from
Helena southward to New Orleans
"The river will continue to rise for
at least ten days in the region from
Helena southward to Vieksburg, and
to rise during a longer period from
Vieksburg southward.
"If no break occurs before, levees
will be subjected to the greatest strain
about April 10, ir. Southeastern Arkan-
sas, Western Mississippi aicd in Louis-
iana. Should tho levees break the
result will be one of the most disas-
trous floods ever known.
"Weather indications now indicate
additional heavy rainfall In the middle
and lower Mississippi valleys, which
will materially intensify the flood con-
ditions.
"Those living in districts overflowed
in former years should be on the safe
side and transfer stock and movabla
property tc places of known safety
while there is yet time.
HAS SPAIN QUIT?
A Report That She Has Olven Up the
War In Cuba.
Washington, March 27.—It is an
open secret in diplomatic circles that
Spain has practically abandoned tho
effort to crush the Cuban insurrection-
ists. The tottering monarchy is at the
odd of its string, and Cuban indepen-
dence is in sight. Forces stronger
than the waning political and military
power of that decaying empire have
compelled Spanish statesmen to choose
which they will save—Cuba or the
Philippines—and the decision is in
favor of the latter.
The war in Cuba has now reached
the negotiation stage. The question
of tl\p future is as to whether the peo-
ple of the island will buy their inde-
pendence or win it by the sword. They
may easily do either. Information
warranting these statements has been
received here within the past few
days. It is well understood in the
higher diplomatic circles that the end
in Cuba is near. Within a short time
the Spanish government will initiate
negotiations with tho I'nited States
looking to a settlement of the Cuban
trouble.
All Republicans Must <>n.
Topeka, Kan.. March 29.—Mrs. Fan-
nie Heardslee, who for ten years has
been clerk in the adjutant general's
office, was to-day removed and Miss
McLallin, daughter of the late Dr. Mc-
Laliin, appointed in her place. The
salary is 8000. Mrs. Itcardslee re-
tained her place through the Levell-
ing administration and her friends
hoped that she would be permitted to
remain through this, but the pressure
for places is so great that she had to
go. It is believed that Mrs. Beards*
lee's removal is the forerunner of a
general decapitation of all Republic-
ans who are still in office.
Pon,
New State Proposed.
Ai.hanv, N. Y., March 20.—The pro-
posal to establish tho state of Menhat-
tan, including within its boundaries
tho territory now included in the
Greater City of New York, is before
the legislature. Assemblyman Trainc
last week introduced two bills
that edd In view.
A Library of Hilda-*.
New York, March 20.—The Ameri-
can Bible society's library is to be de-
posited with the Lenox library, partly
to secure its safety and partly to
enrich the already large Lenox collec-
tion of English editions of the Bible.
It includes more than 5.300 volumes
and represents the general accumula-
tion of eighty years. The character
of the library is Biblical, tho larger
part of the collection being made up
of volumes of the holy Scriptures in
various editions gathered from man}'
lands and under conditions that can
not be repeated.
Not Dili
Failu
ith
Youthful Robbers Arrested.
PERRY, Ok.. March 29.—Officers here
have arrested about twelve or fifteen
boys between the ages of 12 and 17
years, on the charge of wholesale
thefts. Most of the band is from Chi-
cago, some from Kansas City and St
Louis, and it is said some of the boys'
parents are well-to-do aud well known.
Appeals of the Colleges Heard.
Washington, March 25.—The Repub-
lican members of the ways and means
committee have decided to provide for
the free admission of books and scien- |
title apparatus which are not made lu ,
this country.
O. <i. Keksteln Secures a Divorce. |
Wichita, Kan. March 27.— O. ti. I
Eckstein, a well known attorney and
Republican politician, was granted u
divorce from his wife to-day on the
ground of gros6 neglect of duty.
New York, March 20. Dr. William
II. Hanford. of 84 Lee avenue, I (rook-
lyn. and Mrs. Kate lie Banks, a nurse,
were arrested to-day and held in
910,000 and 82.00(1 bail, respectively,
on the charge of being implicated in
the death of Fannie A1 ward, a young
actress of the "Star llazer" company,
which occurred on Thursday. The
autopsy showed that Miss Alward did
not die of heart failure, due to con-
sumption, us the certificate indicated,
but was due to hemorrhage following
a criminal operation.
Not tiullty of Stealing Cattle.
Ashland, Kan., March 20.—The jury
in the case of Eddleman Brothers vs.
Kube Orr and Charley Hess has re-
turned a verdict against the Kd-
dlemans. This action was to recover
the valve of cattle defendants are
charged with having stolen and sold
to the I )r ti mm-F la to Commission com-
pany of Kansas City, and is tho civil
end of a criminal action pending in
both this county and Woodward coun-
ty, ok. Habeas corpus proceedings
are now pending in the appellate
court.
Coal Combine Dissolves.
Denver, Cola, March 20. — The
Northern Colorado Coal Operators'
combine has been dissolved and tho
price of coal has dropped from 84 to
8X50 | er ton. Coal operators regard
this as serious. Many are of the
opinion that wages will have to be cut
and it is possible that a strike will
occur in consequence.
Elevator Trust to llreak.
Chicago, March 20.—The Tribune
says that the "elevator trust" at Buf-
falo is soon to collapse as the result of
un invasion of the field by Chicago
elevator firms. The rivals to the pres-
ent elevator system are given as Ar-
mour Co ami Bartlett. Praser & Co,
Ft-Alderman Indicted.
Ciiicaoo. March .'7.—Ex-Alderman
Frank C. Vierliug, a real estate agent,
was indicted yesterday on two charges
of cmliezzlement. In one case 8M00
was Involved, ft.ODO being the sum
mentioned in the other.
The Yldatte's Killtor Dead.
Washington, March 38.—Alexande.
M. Kenaday, se-rotary of the Natisnal
Association of Veterans of the Mexi-
can War and eJitor of the Vidette
died here to-day aged 71 years, after
an illness of nearly four years.
Oliver Optic, the famous story writer
for boys, is dead.
Dick O'Brien of Boston knocked out
Paddy Purtell of Kansas City in seven
rounds before the Brooklyn Athletic
club.
Congressman Walker of Massachu-
setts has introduced a bill providing
for the issue of 8750,000,000 2 . per
cent bonds to bo used in canceling
legal tender notes, treasury notes and
silver certificates.
President McKinley, Senator Hanna,
members of the cabinet and ether no-
tables attended tho dinner of the i
Washington Gridiron club.
Ex-Governor Thomas Fletcher of
Missouri is a candidate for the office of
register of the treasury.
Senator Cullom has prepared a bill
to appropriate 850,000 for a peace mon-
ument at Appomattox, in commemora-
tion of the close of the war.
Jack Steele of Georgetown, Texas,
shot and killed M. W. Diinnitt in
court during a trial.
At Okolona. Ark.. Charles Clayburn
killed Deputy Sheriff Boiling ami Con-
stable Dickcrson.
The czarovitch is hopelessly ilL
The thread mills at Kearney, N.
have closed indefinitely, and 1.000 men
thrown out of work.
England is preparing to send 00,000
soldiers to South Africa in anticipation
of an outbreak of . hostilities early in
the summer.
Since the change of administration,
over 80,000 applications for postofficcs
have been filed at tho postofflce de-
partment.
The Panama scandals have been re-
vived and forty-nine deputies are in-
volved.
It is reported from Washington that
M. Barnes is slated for governor of
Oklahoma. Powell Clayton and Cyrus
Leland arc pushing his candidacy*
Tho English war office is about to
test the deadliest known man slayer,
a machine gun capable of discharging
1,000 shots in 123 seconds.
The New York Times, Herald and
Tribune, and Philadelphia Ledger,
Record and Telegraph have quit the
I nitcd Press Association and joined
the Associated Press. The United
Press is said to be on its last legs.
Wholesale bribery and corruption is
charged in tin passage of a law by the
Nebraska legislature abolishing the
felony clause in the present gambling
law and substituting one of misde-
meanor. The charges arc to be in-
vestigated.
It is claimed that the big department
stores of Chicago come under the anti-
trust decision of the Transmissouri
c^e.
Criminal proceedings may be brought
against former officers in the Missouri
National bank, as the result of an in-
vestigation now going on.
The survivors of the crew of the
clipper ship T. F. Oakes charge Cap-
tain Read with Incompetency aud with
deliberately starving them, while he
himself had plenty.
Webb McNall, insurance superin
tendent of Kansas, says he will refuse
licenses to all fire insurance companies
taking the CI ark son book of raters.
Mrs. Fannie Beardsley, ten years
clerk in the Kansas adjutant general's
office, has been removed. It is said
that all other Republican officeholders
will be treated similarly.
Attorneys of principal Western rail-
roads are figuring on a new contract
to evade the supreme court's anti-trust
decisiou.
Western Senators have appealed to
the president to revoke President
Cleveland's forest reservation procla-
mation.
Governor Lowndes, Republican, of
Marylaud formally declares his candi-
dacy for the United States Senator-
ship against Gorman.
Senator Smith of New Jersey pro
poses to offer an amendment to the
tariff bill to pay bounties on farm pro-
ducts.
Congressman Simpson of Kansas
spoke in the House in favor of a duty
on hides.
Michael Davitt denounces the meth-
ods of Scotland Yards in obtaining
evidence of dynamite plots and upholds
the Irishmen of America.
Yale defeated Harvard in joint de-
bate this year.
The Order of Equity at Indianapolis,
Ind.. has assigned.
Government railroads for Switzer-
land have been proposed.
Two thousand four hundred Wichita
women have registered.
The People's party was ruled off the
official ballot in Chicago.
The anti-kinctcscope bill has been
passed by the Maine Senate.
Whisky is going higher, as tiic re-
sult of a pool meeting in Cincinnati.
Destructive frosts'arc reported from
Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama.
The Jowa legislature has passed a
law to shut out all but regular doctors.
About 150 Greeks sailed from New
York on the Campagne to fight Turkey.
A National Good Citizens' conven-
tion is to meet in Nashville, Term .
May 18.
The anti-department store bill was
tabled in the Illinois Legislature.
Exporters of canned food products
of the Pacific coast are protesting
against the Dingley tariff bill.
Northwest Kansas Methodist confer-
ence voted unanimously to admit wo-
men to general conference.
Offensive partisanship will not be
considered provocation for removal
unless such action is shown to have
been detrimental to the administra-
tion of the postal service, is the an
nounced policy of tho new administra-
tion.
Italian strikers were tired u pen by a
posse for attempting to intimidate Eric
Canal laborers.
Russell Sage says of the Supreme
court decision adverse to railroad
pools that no human law can prevent
the combination of interests in bus-
iness. Ho advises the Investing
public to keep cool.
^ While Frank Penrod and wife of
Tadsdale, Iowa, were at church their
house burned down and they lost five
children. Their oldest ami youngest
were with them at church.
Tho bill adopting the gold standard
has passed the house of peers of Japan
and only awaits the signature of the
emperor to become a law. The de-
mand for gold on Japanese account
continues in tho London market.
Jacob Ade, a farmer, on Paradise
Bidge. near Nashville, Tenn., bis wife,
his daughter Lizzie, aged 20, and son.
aged 13, and Rosa Morirer, aged 10, a
visitor, were murdered by robbers and
their bodies burned with their dwell-
ing.
Plans arc said to have bean laid for
Attorney General McKenna to succeed
Judge Field on the supreme bench,
Stewart J. Woodford of New York to
succeed McKenna as attorney general
ond Secretary of the Interior Bliss to
retire and allow Major William War-
ner to snncftftd him.
NEWS IN BrtlEF.
John W. Foster lectured on Hawaii |
in Washington, arguing for annexa- i
tion.
Joseph Davis of St. Joseph hid 82,240
under a carpet and under a trunk, but j
robbers got it.
Elizabeth Paulson of Chicago, aged j
It*, was scar-d to death, thinking a
burglar was in her room.
President McKinley will attend the j
ceremonies at the dedication of the |
monument to General Grant on April |
27. lie will review the parade and will i
aiso deliver an address.
S. ti. Wilson, a restaurant keeper of !
Trenton, Mo., was called to his bac'.
door at uight and murdered with an 1
ax. Ella Moonev and Shanty Coyle
were tracked by bloodhounds and ar-
rested.
Sugar beet growers want protection.
A bicycle political party is talked of
in Chicago.
Charles Eliot, son of Harvard's pres-
ident, is dead.
Nebraska free silver Republican
party has Iicen launched.
Sullivan has posted 81.000 to bind a
match with Fitzsimtnons.
The Union Pacific wants to buy the
Hutchinson A Southern.
Fitzsimmons will open a New York
Athletic club to teach boxing.
Bill to abolish capital punishment
bus passed the Colorado Legislature.
Prospects of early tariff legislation
are bringing a rush of English goods.
I). M. Lower, who claimed a lien on
most of Eldorado, Kan., has lost four
test cases.
Memphis has 7.000 negro flood ref-
uges and 3,000 head of stock to care
for and asks outside uid
Confederate home property at Lex-
ington has been formally conveyed to
tho state of Missouri.
William R. Grace of New York has
given 8200,000 b> found a manual train-
ing school for girls.
Mrs. Mary Jane Ward, the first
white woman to arrive in Shawnee
county, Kansas, is dead at Topeka),
aged 77.
Anton Christensoi
New York for sw
way, Mich., Creame
840,000.
Actress Paulino Markham got judg-
ment for 80,000 damages for a broken
leg. sustained by falling into a cellar
in Louisville.
Chicago bucket shops have won a
victory in the courts, having obtained
an injunction to prevent removal of
their tickets.
Board of managers of soldiers' homes
has postponed action on tho reorgan-
ization of tho Leavenworth home for
another month.
Edward J. Ivory of New York, sus-
pected of being a dynamiter, wants
8100,000 damages from England for
false arrest, he having been acquitted.
The last two yctys have boon bad
ones for Kansas mills. Only 115 of the
i.'iO in the state have furnished required
statistics to the state labor commis-
sioner.
St. Louis election commissioners de-
cided the Democratic city ticket head-
ed by Edwin llarrisou was the regular
ticket, thus tuVning down the Meri-
wether faction.
Chicago railroad men are at sea and
the traffic managers are in a state
verging on panic because of the rcccnt
Supreme court decision against tho
Trans-Missouri Association.
Attorney General McKenna has or-
dered the New York district attorney
to appeal tho joint traffic cases to the
supreme court, where they will be ad-
vanced on the docket for early decis-
ion. This association is the king of all
the associations.
Mo
Acme Bicycle works, Reading, Pa.,
burned; loss, 875,000.
Operators on the old Bessemer ranges
have formed an iron pool.
The Iowa house passed a bill pro-
hibiting Coxey and Kelley armies.
ANOTHER ILTIMATIM CONCESSIONAL.
Fell ;
Vie ti n
WITHDRAWAL OF CREEK
SOLDIERS DEMANDED.
Refusal Is to lie Met With a Blockade of
Ports—More Troop* Neetltd to llrlng
Order Out of Anarchy In tie Inland of
Crete Condition* Nuld to He Terrible.
March 27. The progress of the House on
the tariff bill was even slower to-day than
yesterday. Only five More pages of the lti'2
pages of the bill were disponed of. making
fourteen pages In all In the two of the live
days allowed for consideration under the
live inlnute rule. Ooty Hve amendment*
were adopted, nil <>t minor importance, anil
i and r
itloas involv
U incursions
rial theories.
offei
>f Mr.
positi,
is under arrest in
idling the Ridgc-
y company out of
Athens. March 29. — Tho Crown
Prince Constantino has irrived at
Volo. During the passageof the canal
Egripos, Prince George we t on board
and bade his brother a tombing adieu.
The ministers of the powers held a
conference to-day and, It is stated,
drew up the terms of a collective note
to the Greek government requesting
that the Greek troops be recalled from
the frontier. It is understood that a
similar note will be presented to the
porte, and that if either power refuses,
its principal ports will Ik* blockaded.
A meeting of the Cretan delegates
will be held shortly at Athens to draft
a reply to the admirals' proclamation
of autonomy.
London. March 20.—The Daily
Mail's correspondent says that Admiral
Canavero, commanding the interna-
tional fleet in Cretan waters, has wired
to the Italian government to send im-
mediately a large land force, which is
imperatively necessary to cope with
the Cretan insurgents. Admirrl Cana-
vero. it is understood, asserts that con-
ditions in the interior of the island are
so terrible, as the result of famine and
hardship, that even the lepers are
leaving the lazar house; the inhabit-
ants are panic stricken, and the dead
lie by the roadside un buried.
A dispatch from Vienna says that,
owing to the keen anxiety fell at St
Petersburg as to what may occur in
the near future at Constantinople, or
in tho vicinity, the czar has ordered
tho concentration of 200,000 troops in
tho four governments of South Russia.
ALL COMBINES ILLEGAL.
committee. All the
the tariff, with occ
the realm of the financial theories, fur-
nished fruitful topics for the members.
Pullv two hours was spent In the discussion
of whether the foreigner or the consumer
pays the tax. Mr. Simpson of Kansas spoke
:t hide!
March ihv The tariff hill was
for amendment under the live minute rub
In the House to day. Seven weary hours o:
work only served to dispose of nine panes o
the lti-J pages >f the bill.
•<1 by the Dei
All i
end n
ejected.
adopted Also an amendment offered by Mr.
Mahanv. lb-publican of New York, to In-
crease the duty on white lead from 'J', to
9 cents a pound, the rate In the act of 1H90.
The present duty Is I1, cents. Mr. Mahanv
said the Increase was asked for by a
concern which was Independent of the
lead trust. Ii was adopted by a strict party
vote. The discussion covered a wide range
of political topics and at times was both In-
teresting and exciting lly far the most im-
portant feature of the day was the attempt
ry ot Missouri. Mr
and others, hacked by the
:ure a vote on an an
ultltiule of forms. \
ed I
vldcd that
bv the bill was controlled by a trust or cot
bl nation, the duty on such arth i
should be suspended. Mr. Dingli
made the point of order that
Baron—"Did you hear about Bache]-
ler?"
Egbert—"No; what now?"
"I hear he fell a victim to woman's
charms."
"YOU don't say so!"
"Yes; he was riding his wheel and he
turned round to nee what the woman
had on, when he fell. "—Yonkers States-
man.
Cheap and Filling.
Seedy Willie (to barkeeper)—Yum
refusal, sir. to trust me to a paltry
drink of whisky Alls me with astonish-
ment and Indignation.
Barkeeper All right, sir; you can
All yourself up with astonishment and
indignation, and It won't cost you a
copper, but If you want to fill yourself
with whisky, you will have to pay caBh.
What He Wanted.
Shopkeeper: "What can I show you,
sir?"
Absent-minded Professor: "I want
—l* t me see. what do 1 want? Dear
me! I can't for the life of me remem-
ber what It Is. . . . Well, well, It
doesn't matter; give me the nearest
thing you have to It."
It is well that not every blossom
ripens into fruit If they did the tree
could not support the burden.
Every wound inflicted in the back,
either figuratively or literally, ia evi-
dence of the presence of a coward.
There is time for speech and time fot
silence. In society the time for speech
is when someone else is singing.
It is regretted that many men give
more attention towards politics than
to tho publication of the young.
A western woman was on a trnin
which was held up by robbers. One of
the robbers approached her and told
her to hold up her hands. "Where is
your money?" he asked. ' In my pock-
et," she said, with a defiant gleain in
her eye, and then the robber left her.
It is announced that the king of
Greece intends to take commaud of the
northern army in person
A force ot 1,000 Macedonian volun-
teers have crossed the border and join-
ed the ti reek army.
Ohio has more natural gas than any
other state in the Union.
Loudon has 100 electric light planta
! In its luminous.
the
to the
dutiable list and would not be in order
until the free list was reached. For almost
three hours this point of order was fought
over and made the subject of criminations
and recriminations. The Democrats con-
tended that If the amendment was ruled
out It would never Ik- voted upon, as the
free list, in all human probability, would
not l e reached before the linal vote was
taken. The chair sustained the point <>f
order. An appeal was taken, but the chair
ustalned by a strict party vote—168
Arrested l>e<
Mrs. Ooodsole—"I can «ee, my poor j
man, that you never had the advan- j Arizona's gold product will equal
tage of education or a good home. You that of California.
started early In life on the stony path
—n sad case of arrested development." I Abe maple
Lonely Straggles-
The maple makes the most cxquls
"I should'fink It of any for shade tree_^
wuz, mum. I wuz In jail before I wuz
14 years old."—Judge.
to 1 )
other brief dls<
f the civil s
I Ice occurred during the open session ol
Senate Mr. Uallinger, Republican, of
' Hampshire, presented several forms 1h
by the civil service com
tlate his recent statemei
The outlook at
brighter. The wa
Me-
mphis is much
are receding.
Mrs. Sarah I. Brown of Bloomshurg,
Pa, left 900,000to Methodist charities.
Cheyenne, Arapahoe and Otoe In-
dians are indulging In ghost dancing
In the Otoe country.
The Baroness Ilirsch is expected
soon to bestow 81,800,000 on Hebrew
charities in this country.
The Transvaal republic and the
Orange Free State have concluded
treaties to support each other.
Cashier Ureder of the First National
bank, Bethlehem. Pa., stole nearly
930,000. He is in Denver.
Claude M. Johnson, chief of the bu-
reau of engraving and printing, will
hold his job under McKinley on <-\
Secretary t arlislo's request
Martha Bull shot and killed her par
amour, Thomas Me Ren, ami then
killed herself in Hancock eountv
Teun.
A* the last hour President McKinley
saved the four Barrogos from hanging
at Santa I'e. N. M., for ten days.
The original log of the Mayflower is
to be presented to the state of Massa-
chusetts by Its English possessors.
Massachusetts house defeated a reso-
lution to erect a monument to Beu
Butler in the state houso yard, 01 to
Illinois state senate pasM-d the anti-
department store bill and if constitu-
tional Governor Tanner will sign it
All traffic associations will have to
disband owing to the decision of the
supreme court that pooling was illegal.
At a dinner given to ex-Senator Du-
bois. the silver Republicans in Con-
gress decided not to oppose the Dinglev
tariff bill.
The British ship Androsa was aban-
doned in the Atlantic after a terrible
struggle, the crew being rcscuod by
the steamer Ontario.
George and Calvin Holme-,, twin
brothers, fought over Miss lliggs of
Moor's Hill, near (Jreensburg, Ind.
Ooorge was shot dead and Calvin
wounded.
The Joint Traffic association, acting
under legal advice, hasdocided to con-
tinue formally in existence ami test
the anti-trust decision's actual scope
Howe of New York introduced a bill
to dismiss government employes who
do not show proper respect for the
government and tho flag.
Mct'ray's Status In Doubt.
Topeka, Kan., March '.'I) -Governor
Leedy has appointed I). C. Tillotson of
Topeka, free silver Republican, to ba
a member of the text book commission,
but has not decided what to do in the
euso of I). O. McCiay. whoso nomina-
tion was left in doubt by tho stato ocn*
ate.
Hlshop Totter its Arb trator.
Nkw Yobk, March 27.—The board Of
walking delegates has decided to no
cept the ipvitAti«.n of Bishop Potter to
arbitrate the difficulty bctwocu the
steamfltters' urioi aud tho j lumbers'
union.
Far-Reaching KITret of the Trans-MIs-
sourl Decision.
Nkw Yohk, March 27.—The far-
reaching effect of the United States
supreme court's decision in the Trans-
missouri freight association case is be-
ginning to dawn upon persons inter-
ested in pools nnd combinations of
various sorts. The view grows general
that tho supremo court has struck u
vital blow at every form of trust and
combination under the terms of the
Sherman anti-trust law. which is sus-
tained by the decision. They say that
the combination among the anthracite
coal producing and carrying companies,
commonly called the Coal Trust, is il-
legal. It is claimed that freights on
hard coal are the highest on any com-
modity in the country. This toll is
fixed by the combination.
Another big combine which, it is
claimed, runs counter to this decision
of the Supreme court, is the pooling
arrangement between the General
Electric and the Wcstinghottsc Elec-
tric companies.
Frederick \Y. Whitridge. counsel for
the reorganization committee of the
Reading railroad, speaking of the
Supreme court decision, said: "If it is
a penal offense under the Sherman
anti trust law for railroads to pool
traffic, how about the labor organiza-
tions—the Knights of Labor, the
American Railway Union, the Brother-
hood of Locomotive Engineers nnd
Firemen nnd the other railroad labor
organizations?"
FOR CURRENCY REFORM
Membera of tho Monetary Convention
Committee Call on the Speaker.
Was-hinoto.v, March 27.—The mem-
bers of the committee on legislation
which was appointed by tho Indianap-
olis monetary convention called on
Speaker Reed to-day and talked with
him concerning legislation for cur-
rency and bunking reform.
Mr. Reed told the committee that
congress moved faster than the people
in matters of legislation, and when
public sentiment became erystalizcd
in favor of any particular form of
financial legislation congness would
Ih* apt to respond with little delay. If
the people demanded changes in the
banking system nnd brought pressure
to bear on congress they would secure
changes.
Arbitration Treaty.
Washington, March 20.—'The Senate
will devote its energies this week to
the arbitration treaty, with the vaguo
hope on the part of some of the friends
of that instrument of securing a final
vote on Friday or Saturday. The ques-
tion of organizing the committee con-
tinues to press for attention and may
reach a climax during the week. The
tariff bill will reach the Senate late in
the week and be referred to commit-
tee, whieh. however, already has the
various schedules under consideration.
Newspaper Men Heoelved.
Washington. March -5. —President
McKinley yesterday gave a reception
to the newspa|ier correspondents sta-
tioned in Washington and the repre-
sentatives of the local press. Although
it was a busy day in Congress, at least
150 representatives of the leading
newspnj>er>s of the country had gath-
ered in the East room when the Pres-
ident entered at 3 o'clock.
For Robbing Depositors.
Sr. Louis, Mo.. March i'7. — The
Madison county grand jury finished its
investigation of the J. A. Prickett &
Son bank failure at Edwardsville, IlL,
to day ami returned eighteen indict-
ments against Harris E. Prickett, cash-
ier of tin* defunct bank, for embezzle-
inent and receiving money when the
bank was insolvent.
Colonel 1- Baker Dead.
St. Loiih. Mo , March 27.—After an
.Ducks of three weeks. Colonel L C.
Baker, superintendent of the second
division of the Western Union Tele-
graph company, died here at 7 o'clock
last night of heart trouble. Funeral
services will l e held here and the in-
terment will be at Little Rock, Ark.
He left a widow and eight children.
Must Part With Their Whlikeri.
Rkadino, Pa.. March 20. Superin-
tendent Passuiorc of the Reading A.
Southwestern street railway has is-
sued orders to all employes that on
and after April I they must dispense
with their mustaches ami beards. The
order has caused much dissatisfaction.
Fin* Manalou Hurued.
San Francisco. Cal., March 25 —
"Ferndale," the handsome suburban
residence of the Coheu family at Ala-
meda. was burned yesterday, the loss
exceeding $300,001, and the insurance
beinir less than half that sum.
oot f,
red
rest of the
ttient that certain a|
ittlce were required to hop <
twelve feet The matter w.
n trea
ch 25.
utlv
ed to the arbl-
aton.
of Mlh
of Arkansas;
Ivanla; Simp-
Is. Ke public an.
The four days' genoral debate
I n the House on the Dingley tariff bill closed
to-night The speechmaklng to-day was
I not of a very lively order, but the crowds in
I the galleries continued. Five members of
the ways and means committee spoke.
Messrs Tawney, Republican, of Minnesota;
I Dal/.-ll, Republican, of Pennsylvania; Rus-
sell, Republican, of Connecticut: Payne,
Republican, .if New York, aid Steele, Re-
publican of Indiana. The other speakers
were: Messrs. Talbert. Democrat, of South
Carolina: Clark. Dcm.
i Maguire, Democrat ol
Populist, of Idaho; Cox
nessee: McRa \ Demo
Grow, Republican, of P
son. Populist, of Kansas
of Kansas: Burke. !>•
I Lent*. Democrat, of Ohio; Col son. Repub-
lican, of Kentucky: Hawley. Republican, of
Texas; De Armond. Democrat, of Mls«ourl,
and Fitzgerald, Democrat, of Massachu-
setts.
The Senate had a half hour open session
early In the day and then, after two hours
In executive session on the arbitration
trcatv, resumed the open sejsion in order
to go on with the ba lkruptcy bill. The bUl
was read In full an 1 Mr Ne'so.i of Minne-
sota offered a substitute, differing in a num-
ber of particulars from the committee bill.
The debate has not yet opened.
March 24 The third day of the tariff de-
bate In the House was almost as dull as the
first There was two notable sp-e< hes. one
by Mr. tlrosvenor. of Ohio, and the other by
Mr. McMlllln. of Tennessee. The other
Thought fill Thought
1 Druggists refund the money H it falls tocure.25c
Easter Sunday appears later than
: usual this year.
(jarden making and spring house-
I cleaning are just at present in their
| fullest blast.
i Tho new torpedo boat Farragut, on
| her trial trip, developed tho wonderful
I speed of nearly thirty-five miles an
hour.
t the moat lasting, and,
An extensive fruit-drying plant near
Old Gentleman "Oh, any, Mr. Stay- | San Jose, Cal., was completely destroy-.
ently. The loss is estima
late; its snowing hard, so I thought I'd ! e(| b liro recen
gw. you '1.1. snow shovel, as you will j w ^,0,000.
ed It by the time you go, to clear a |
path to the gate."
To Cnre Constipation Forever.
Tnke Cuseurcts Candy Cathartic. 10c o.
C. C. C. fall to cure, druggists refund money
2Ko.
rat.
of Mis-
Met
islppl; Sill
Wl Ilia
i'erry. Democrat, of
•morrat. of Texas;
of North Dakota;
Kentucky; Maddox,
and Adams. Repub-
lican, of Pennsylvania The night speakers
Llv
"A great many people sleep between
these walls," said the guide showing
the visitor through the ancient Eng-
lish church where the noble families
were Interred.
"Same way over In our country," re-
plied the visitor; "why don't you get a
better preacher?"—Judy.
Nobody Heltevm It.
If you really believe that foolish
French epigram, "The unexpected al-
ways happens," why don't you back
your opinion? It Is easy to get odds
that It will not. For Instance, snow-
storms In July aro unexpected. Are
you willing to wager there will be
some this year?
The New ruffllUi
"I'm tired of wasting words
Famine is now staring the inhabi-
ants of ('rote in the face as a result of
lie condon of battleships which "the
' owers" have thrown around the is-
and, and which prevent the lauding
i of supplies.
Don't Tobacco Spit ami fen.jkc Tour I.iff Away.
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic, full of lifetncrvo ond vigor, take No To-
Due, the wonder worker, that makes weak men
strong All druggflts, 80c or CI. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Btc-rling Remedy Co , Chicago or New York.
At a dancing party in Yandol, Mexi-
co, on Fob. :.'7, a fight was precipitated
by an insulting remark to a young
lady, and ten of the participants were
killed, while fifteen were more or less
dangerously wounded.
with ,
orgia
York; Urt
Helford. Republican, ot r>
dage, Democrat, of Arkansas Bromwell,
Republican, ot Ohio; Castle, Democrat, of
California; Brown. Republican, of Ohio;
Kerr, Republican, of Ohio, and Omstead,
Republican, of Pennsylvania. At 11 o"clo:k
the House adjourned.
The Senate session lastel only half
dom
id the
Blumlng .bout U . proposed tattle." *
said tho champion pugilist. Madison, 2400 42d Ave., Chicago, III.
'Well, what do you propose doing?"
asked his backer. I A large number of London's religious
Send a substitute."—Philadelphia leaders have begun miduight services
North American. j jn the slums of that city, in the hope
of rescuing souls from the multitudes
A Touching Plaint. w|,0 frequent the vicious resorts in
•'My trouble I. deep-seated, your hon- [ tho,e parts of gland's metropolis,
applying
Introduction of bills.
by Mr. Allen. Populist, of Nebraska to re-
peal the ch II service law and to do away
with educational tests as a preliminary to
entering the public service. Senator Hoar i
Introduced a bill to prohibit the reproduc- |
Hon of the Carson pi i/.r fight in the District
of Columbia or the territories bv klneto-
scope or any other device, and to forbid its
transportation by mail or interstate corn-
March 23 - In the House tariff .1, b.itr the
speech of Mr. Dolllverof Iowa was the feat-
ure of the day. He alternately aroused his
Republican colleagues to unbounded en-
thuslasm and convulsed the House with
laughter. Mr. Mcl.aurin. a Democratic
member of the ways and means committee
Mr. Tiff, who
for a divorce.
"Give particulars," answered the
Judge.
"She won't patch my pants."
He got his decree.
Plenty of Reason*.
The Judge—Have you anything to
say why the sentence of the court
should not be pronounced upon you?
Teddy O'Reilly—Faith, yer honor, 01
have clven distinct ralsons, iny wan
of which would convince mesilf if 01
was only yer honor.
outh (
Hon by boldly pr
of a duty on cut
that when he
publican, of
Ol Missouri;
Lacey, Repu
„ created a mild t
timing himself in favor I
and it was noil cable
epudiated the free
:trines of Cleveland
BTATE OF OHIO CITY OF TOLEDO,
LL'CAS COUNTY, ss.
Frank J. Cheney mukeH outh that he Is
1 the senior partner of the firm of 1-. j.
Cheney & Co.. doing business In the City
| of Toledo. County and State aforesaid,
and that said linn will pay th.- sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and eveiy chh- of catarrh that cannot be
1 cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me ana subscribed In
! my presence, this 8th day of December,
A. I), 1886.
(Heal.) A. W. QLEASON.
Notary Public.
I Hail's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally,
and ads directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. 8end for testi-
monials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Hall's Famil> i'llls are the best.
Diplomatic relations between (ireat
Time who thought ho was thinking] Bri,ai" "nd v«nez ol . ™hi"h
"that It will not be long Indeed, I broken off on account of the boundary
know lhat It will not he long—before ! alliPute, have been resumed. Venezu-
finish another century run. I was i minister to Germany has been
cycler long before the bicycle was in transferred to England and a settle-
"I think
Fathei
vented."
ment of the controversy seems now t
I sured.
Hard
Plei
Into .
ict and the
oat of the
for two hours, the civil *
commission 1
time. The discussion came up on a resolu-
tion to investigate federal removals at the
South Omaha Neb., office. Mr (iallingcr
of New Hampshire characterised the . ivil
service as a humbug, and declared that
he would b - glad to cast his vote to blot
out the system There was continued ap-
plause lu the galleries at this statement
Mr Allen of Nebraska called the civil ser-
vice act a monumental humbug, and Mr
Wilson. Republican t Washington said It
"The weather is very trying foi
everybody," said the physician.
"Yes," replied Mr. Meekton. "I don';
see how rny wife is going to bear uj
under it. When the sun doesn't shim
It gives her the blues, nnd when I'
does she sayg It's fading the carpet."
OOT A SEAT.
elusio
Messrs. Hoar and Lodge, defended the law.
Mr Turpie of Indiana spoke at . onsiderable
length In advocacy of tne election of United
States senators by popular vote.
Reports of l evee Cutting.
Hki.kxa. Ark., March 27.—It is re-
ported here that the Desha levee board
ordered the lower White river levee,
from Modoc down to be cut in a half
dozen places, and that the released
waters are devastating the country be-
low Hughey's landing and Laconia
circle.
Work for Tramp*
Washinoton, March *,'7.—Senator
Quay introduced a bill by request au-
thorizing the president to employ men
who may be abruptly thrown out of
employment, "together with all so-
called tramps," in the construction of
public works.
A St. Joseph (Elopement.
St. JosK.ni, Mo., March .Mi. It leaked
out to-day that J. K. Kckel, a well
known young man of this city, and
Miss Itlanch Se.abolt were united in
marriage at Atchison Monday night.
The affair is said to have been in the
nature of an elopement. Kckel is
barely of age and his relatives opposed
the marriage.
Dig Reserve* In Hannji* State Hanka
Toi'F.ka. Kan . March '7 — Reporti
from 125 state bauU In Kansas short
an uverage resei of 4« per cent,whil«
the law only requires >'o per cent.
The Three (iracen.
Roxy Road—"Wot's de free gracei
I've heard so much about, pard?"
Willie Mush "I'm s'prised at yer ig
gerunce, Roxy. 'Rat. drink an' b«
merry,' of course."—Judge.
Hie IteaNon.
"Tot for dey make all de shout?"
"Because a goal was taken.'
Chair* Were Scarce but She Was Progres-
sive and Secured One.
It was noon In a large quick lunch
place. A young woman, comely as well
us self reliant, entered and glanced de-
liberately around In search of a va-
cant chair, says the Philadelphia
Press. She saw one that appeared to
be unoccupied and. providing herself
with a cranberry tart and a cup of
coffee, Btarted to take possession of
It. Hut a man's hat was on the chair
and the owner of the hat happened
to be at her elbow with bis modest
luncheon In his hand. "Beg pardon,
but this ssat Is engaged." he said. Re-
turning to the counter the young wo-
man put down her tart and coffee and
And ees id because of all tie noiPt started to find an empty chair. She
lat you do call de name de toot hawl?' ,ounl1 "ne ln a "mote corner ot tK«
—Judy. big eating room and, raising her hand
______ to her head, she pulled out a couple of
hairpins and flung her hat Into the
chair with a defiant "There, that's tak-
en!" She then brought over her tart
and coffee and enjoyed them la the
consciousness that she was dependent
upon no man's gallantry for the com-
forts of life. '
No I.I tin k Kipenses.
"There's one good thing about Phil-
adelphia."
"What Is it?"
"You don't have any living expensei
there."
Mo
lie.
C!arson—"And don't you think mar-
ried love Is true love?"
Vokes "It must be. Its course nevei
does run smooth,"—Tmth.
Impure Blood
" My blood was out of order, ami I began hiking
A Point of Grammar. Hood's Sanapnrilla. It has purified my blood aud
t-. . . *elieved tne of rheumatism, kidney trouble anl
First Girl (tladys has had triplets tick headaches. I am now able to do a good day's
Swond Ditto (abnent-mludedly)- work. Rheumatlitn hiu troubled no ilnca I wtl
You don't say. Who are the father?- a child, but I am now entirely well."-Miss
Plck-Me-Up.
ruoF.BE Bailey, Box U*>, Pasadena, California.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Oil Is ar* mar« re"r«t 0ij. tljan m.n "cl"" 0c" Tru"
Hood's Pills
They i
% felloe
ready to make a match wit)
twice their size.---Standard.
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