The American Citizen

Oldest and Best Weekly paper devoted to the Race in this section of the Country THE DUTIES OF THE HOUR DEMAND RACE LEADERS WITH SOMETHING VOL 14, NO.2 IN CONVENTION ASSEMBLED. Colored Representatives from all Over the State Meet and Discuss Plans to Bring to Justice the Leaders of the Leavenworth Mob— They Organize a Permanent Afro-American Connell. (Our own Correspondent at Topeka.) Two hundred and thirty-six accredited representatives of the colored constituency of the State of Kansas, met in this city in convention to deliberate upon matters of vital interest to the race, on last Friday, Feb. 22nd. It was probably the most representative body of negroes which has assembled together in the State. There were present the laborer, farmer, teacher, doctor, lawyer and journalist; even the remotest settlements of colored people of the State were represented and the universal sentiment of the delegate, whether from the cities or the most magnificent burg of the short grass, was that the time has come that we must do something, and we believe, notwithstanding that some of the brethren went away dissatisfied, that the meeting will bear fruit. OPENING OF THE CONVENTION. OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE The first meeting of the day, Friday, was the convening of the Afro-American League, a political organization which was attended by quite a few delegates. It was called to order at 9:30 o'clock by W.B. Townsend, Prest. The proceedings was marked by the usual wrangling and sparring of the presto leaders for advantage, and adjourned without accomplishing anything definite, to meet in the afternoon with convention to consider matters of vital interest to the face. The Ministers also met in the forenoon at St. Johns A. M. E. church, organized by electing Rev. A. M. Ward as President, and Rev. W. L. Grant, as Secretary. Reports were heard from ministers over the State, they were encouraging but for certain reasons cannot be given to the public at this time. After the transaction of a considerable business along racial lines the meeting adjourned to meet with convention at the old Court House. THE CONVENTION. THE CONVENTION. The convention was called to order at 2:30 p. m., by Judge Lee, of Cherokee County, prayer was offered by Rev. J. W. Andersou, on motion Dr. R. H. Hudson, of Atchison County, was made Chairman, and R. E. Lewis, of Sedgwick County, was made Secretary, W. S. Bryant, of Jefferson County, as Assistant Secretary. It did not take long for the organization to be made permanent, and a resolution was offered by Mr. Bettis of Sedgwick, that all colored men present be allowed to sit as members of the convention, which resolution prevailed, after a second thought by members, however some, or a majority, seemed to think with the said resolution in force, Shawnee, if she so desired, could run the whole thing, and a motion to reconsider was put and carried, and a Committee on Credentials was appointed to pass upon the credentials. This committee, after being out one hour, reported back members with credentials to the number of two hundred and twenty-five. A committee on Permanent Organization was named with Judge I. F. Bradley, of Wysndotte, as Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means, with W. L. Grant, of Wysndotte County, as Chairman, a committee to wait upon the Governor with J. H. Guy, as Chairman. Now, the report of these committees and action thereon by the convention is incompatible to the interests of the race to be made public in full. But the committee on Permanent Organization reported as permanent officers as follows: Dr. R. H. Hadson, of Atchison, President, Fred Reundtree, of Shawnee, as Secretary, D. W. Tipton, of Lyon, as Treasurer, Rev. W. L. Grant, of Wyandotte, as Chaplain, Hon. I. F. Bradley, of Wyandotte, as Vice President. These officers also compose the Executive Committee of the organization, which is a result of the convention, viz., the Afro American Council. The Executive Committee will meet in Atchison on the 30th of March, and different organizations over state and elsewhere, are requested to send in all monies to the treasurer by that time. The Committee on Ways and Means were instructed by the Convention to call upon the Governor, the Attorney General and the Judiciary Committee of the House and Senate, to urge the Governor to offer a reward for leaders of the Leavenworth moth, to prevail upon Attorney General Godard to bring ouster proceedings against officers that were directed in their duties and the Legislative Committees to secure, if possible, action by that body toward the suppression of mob violence. After an evening session in which many matters of importance were discussed and action agreed thereon, the convention at a late hour adjourned sine die. THE KA d Best Weekl THE HOUR DEMAND RACE L Rev. Bacote, emperor of the Baptist church of Kansas City, Mo., was present and was invited to address the convention, which he did, his address was timely and caught the convention in great shape, judging from the applause and shouts of approval. The only thing to regret about the convention is the tendency of what is considered our leading men to cavil and use hot air to the detriment of the masses who wish to have something accomplished. W. T. Vernon, the elequent orator from the mouth of the Kaw, attended the convention, and of course could not get away without making a speech which he did as only he can Judge I. F. Bradley was a prominent figure, he could have been made Chairman hauds down, but as he wished for: the fullest amount of harmony possible he would not allow his name to be used. Rev. W. L. Grant was present, and with his usual vim and vigor toward all things, opposed THE CITIZEN, which opposition THE CITIZEN can stand if he can. They Say. It is now fashionable for the Triby Walk and Blondine hair at least in this city. No more Anti Kink and Hartona but Blondie is the latest. The young man and the grass widow seem to be the whole show in the Sea Foam block. It is being seriously considered to build more houses in the Sea Foam block. It is becoming so popular. The big little gnat that hovered so persistently over the Sea Foam block, has flown away, and brass buttons and blue clothes holds the fort. The Popular block is quite different from the Sea Foam block, for in the latter there is always something stirring. Up to-date girls in this city don't dance any more, because the present dances are on the retrograde. It is nobody's business we are living just the same. So many people are given to making bone of other people and flesh of others. Its very funny how the eyes of the people rest on some devils all the time and other devils are doing all kind of dirt and they cannot see it. A woman who has no mind of her own to speak of is the first to give others a piece of it. The man who tries to live beyond his means usually winds up by having to live without his friends. The average man when weighed in the balance is found wanting—something he can't get. It is remarkable how many ministers it takes to preach some peoples mineral and some poor old out cast can scarcely get one to speak a few words over his body. Christianity after all is not what it seems. When a woman wants to prove her superiority over a man, she draws him into an argument on religion. They tell in southeast Missouri of a young man there who advertised under an assumed name for a wife. The follow's sister happened to see the advertisement and answered it, also under an assumed name, and then they exchanged photographs. The outcome may be imagined, but what the old folks said when they found that there were two such fools in the family may not be repealed in print. The law forbids it. CUT THIS OUT. In Chicago we have pretty near anything that is made anywhere, and at so cheap a price that you will wonder. We make the best selections and get the best prices possible. We are not limited in this to any particular line, but get anything you wish. Lady help for selecting ladies' articles. Try us and save dollars. Our commission is very small, and cash with your order. Errands run over all Chicago for 25 cents each, paid in advance. Correspond in English, German and Skandinavian languages. Write and be convinced. AUGUST FROSIN, 817 Clybbourn Ave. Chicago, Ill WANTED. To know the whereabouts of Dr. J. C. Wright, who was in Kansas City a year ago, but left this place for Pueblo, Col. At first he was getting along very nicely, but for some time we can find no trace of him. We would like to know whether he has left Pueblo or not. FROM FRIENDS. Colorado papers please copy. Louisville, Ky., Feb. 23, — Henry Robinson, colored, known as "The Wild Man From Borneo," died here to-day. For the past ten years he had traveled with circuses and was on exhibition in museums all over the country. Actors as a rule are pretty well posted so says a bill sticker. AMERICAN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 1, 1901. ANOTHER BURNING. A Little Different From Leavenworth—Hanged First. Terra Haute, Ird. Feb. 26.—Justice, swift and terrible, was meted out to day to George Ward, the negro who murdered Miss Ida Finkelstein, the school teacher, by shooting her with a shotgun and cutting her throat yesterday after noon. In a few hours after his arrest an angry mob battered down the doors of the jail dragged the miserable prisoner to the Wabash bridge, several squares a way and hanged him to the bridge draw Not content with the hanging the crowd cut the corpse down and laynig it on a sandbar under the bridge kindled a fire and cremated the remains. It is the first lynching that ever occurred here and the day abounded in exciting incidents. Ward was arrested at ten o'clock at the car works where he was employed as a laborer and after being identified by two citizens, made a confession. His oney excuse for the murder was his allegation that Miss Finkelstein called him a "dirty nigger" and slapped him in the face. Sheriff Fasig communicated with Governor Durbin but the mob accomplished its work before any effort was made to get the malitia into action. Being advised of the threatening situation the governor wired to Capuan Thomas of company B, to place his company fully armed in a position to be immediately ready for duty in response to a call from the sheriff. Before the sheriff called on the militia the prisoner was in the hands of the mob and was dead. Now How's This? A Nice Howdy do. Marriage of John Forbes, Whose Brother Lighted Fred Alexander's Funeral Pile. Leavenworth, Kans., Feb. 23.-John W. Forbes, brother of William G. Forbes, who applied the match to the pile that burned to death the negro, Fred Alexander, a short time ago, married Tennessee Holt, a negro girl, here Thursday. The license was issued Monday. The marriage, however, was kept quiet. It was finally told by negroes and in this way came to the cars of the whites. It was the niece of the groom. Pearl Forbes, who was found murdered one morning. For this crime, as well as several others, Alexander was burned at the stake. John W. Forbes did not aid in the burning. He arrived in Leav. enworth on a visit to his brother a few days after Alexander was captured. Forbes, the groom, lives at Asherville, Teen., where he owns a farm of 160 acres of land and other property. He is 65 years old waile his negro wife is 24. She is said to own a farm, inherited from her parents, not far from the one owned by her husband. At present Mrs. Forbes is here with negro relatives. Her husband left town yesterday for a few days to visit relatives in another Part of the state. It is said they will make their home in Tennessee. Walked Thirty Miles to Wed Thirty miles across country with the temperature of freezing and the roads rough was the route Nellie Funk and her sweetheart traversed afoot in their journey to Greta Green. Nellie is 16 years old and Benjamin Surdam three years her senior. Her parents, who live in Norfolk objected to their marriage. The young couple planned an elopement. Surdam had little more than enough money to pay the minister, none at all for transportation. So he joined his bride Monday in Norfolk and they started afoot for Millerton N. Y., thirty miles away, where they were married. New York, Feb. 25. - Theivas broke into the office of Chairrman Batchelder of the National Cycling association in the American Tract building on Washington's birthday and stole the diamond studded medal of Major Tayler, emblematic of the championship of last season's grand circuit. NEGRO OF SLAVERY DAYS. An Old Character Over 100 Years Old Dies Alone in His Atchison Kas., Feb. 25. "Uncle Jake," Neal, a negover on a 100 years old, was found to-day in a cabin near Rushville, which he had inhabited since 1849. For mires around here. Uncle Jake was known as a unique character. He was the type of the negro of slavery days. His politeness was proverbal and of the old school sort. He was bought during slavery days by Daniel Jones and taken to his farm near Rushville. Uncle Jake never left his master after slavery was abolished insisting that he was still a slave. He was taken from Africa by slave traders while a youth and sold a number of times before he reached Jones' hands. After the elder Jones died his property fell to his son Alfred, who moved away but Uncle Jak insisted on staying on the farm. He was seen last on Wednesday and it is supposed he died that evening. ELSE BESIDES HOT AIR, FOR THERE ARE CRISIS TO BE MET IN THIS THE 20TH CENTURY OUR CAPITAL CITY RESUME POLITICS AND OTHER NEWS. Interesting and Other Very Newsy Bits Gathered by our Correspondents at Topeka, Kansas. The colored candidates for political preference at the primaries of March 9th, are E. M. Stewart, for City Marshall, and Mr. E. Ridley, for Councilman from the Fifth Ward. Both of these gentlemen have a fight on their hands to win. We are sorry to say that there are some colored men who are so lost to all appreciation of race pride as to oppose them, but we believe that better judgment will finally prevail and that they will wake up to a realization of their duty under these circumstances and line up with a pull and hurrah and elect them. J H. B. Taylor, the real estate politician of this city, will take a trip to Oklahoma to visit his parents after the primaries. E Ridley has received the endorsement of the Law Enforcement League and the Women's Temperance Union for Councilman from the Fifth Ward. LOCALLY- Miss. Rosa Spencer left Thursday afternoon for Nebraska City. Quite a few of the Leading gentlemen of the state met last Friday and Organized A State League for the Protection of Negroes. Mrs. Sadie McLean and Mrs. J. R Ransom entertained the Ladies' Sewing circle at the Industrial School Wednesday. I hereby announce myself as candidate for Mayor, Subject to the Republican primaries. J. B. WARNER. The Mayoralty campaign is now at fever heat. Warner stock is going up considerable in the last few days and no doubt it will be a close race between J. B. Warner and Col. J. W. F Hughes. An effort is being made to turn the Mayoralty contest into one of wet and dry, but we verily believe that the liberal element who support Mr. Warner under the impression that he will not do his duty as Ohlief Executive of this city will be sorely disappointed. Indications point to the heaviest vote ever polled at a primary in this city, as the women are taking a more active part in politics than ever before since they were given the franchise to vote. TALES OF WHEN. TALES OF TWO CITIES. TALES OF TWO CITIES. --- When a man's foot slips on a bit of ice and then he falls down in the air. But a profane word should never be heard By the startled passers-by. When a lady tries to alight from a car And faces the contrary way. And people see a cat trope, what what should the lady say? It proper enough to say 'Well, Well!' Or to murmur 'eel, I declare!' But, especially when in the sight of men. A lady should never swear. In short, when anything has gone wrong And you see spectators there. It devolves upon you, sr, and you, mad am, too, But a profane word should never be heard Mr. Joseph Bradley, who has been visiting in Ottumwa, Iowa, for several months, passed through the city enroute to his old home at Parson, Kas. Mrs. Sallie Finnelly, of 638 State avenue, is quite ill. Mrs. Steven White, of 534 State ave., who has been quite ill for some time, is able to be about. Miss Goodie Collins, of 520 Wyandotte street, is quite ill. Mrs. H. C. Davis, of Galveston, Tex. who has been in the city for sometime visiting her mother, Mrs. L. Gibson, of 702 Wyandotte street, will return home early in March. Miss Lulu Martin, of 520 Wyandotte street, is contemplating a trip to Tennessee soon. Mr. Anderson, of 1909 Flora avenue, is indisposed this week Rev. F. Jessie Peck, formerly pastor of Allen Chapel, but now of Shorter Chapel, Denver, Col., delivered a very impressive sermon last Sabbath at—— Chapel and Allen Chapel. Mr. E. B. Smith, of 920 Lincoln ave. nue, is indisposed this week. Miss Emma Minor, of Nebraska avenue, who has been enjoying the lake breezes of Chicago for some months, has arrived home, called, by the serious illness of her mother Mrs. Austin. Rev. E. N. Merchant, B. D., a former pastor of Kansas, is now in the city. He has been absent seven years, during which time he has taken a complete theological course in Richmond, Va. He might possibly locate here. Father E. T. Denby of St. Augustine Mison Kansas City, Mo., was among our distinguished callers this week. The pleasing countenance of Rev. E F Henderson, the rustling manager of the A. C L. Coal and Feed Company was shown long enough for a cheering word in our office today: We are very sorry to note that Mrs. S. R. Wyatt is very ill at the residence of her daughter Mrs. W. S. Hutchingson at 525 Walker ave., Kansas City, Kans. CITY POLITICS By the startled passers-by E Ridley has received the endorsement of the Law Enforcement League and the Women's Temperance Union for Councilman from the Fifth Ward. Miss. Rosa Spencer left Thursday afternoon for Nebraska City. Quite a few of the Leading gentlemen of the state met last Friday and Organized A State League for the Protection of Negroes. Mrs. Sadio McLean and Mrs. J. R Ransom entertained the Ladies Sewing circle at the Industrial School Wednesday. The Oak Leaf Club met with Mrs. Laura Maning Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Mary Page Pegg left Tuesday A. M. for Omaha. Mrs. Sarah Bell Starnes was buried Sunday from Rev. Oldens church 3rd and Quaincy street. Complimentary to Mrs. B. Early Tuesday eve. at the residence of Elder and Mrs. A. M. Ward. Inst-Solo ..... Miss. M. Jordan. Reading ..... Mrs. A. M. War d. Inst-Solo ..... Miss. Ella Williams. Recitation ..... Gertrude Solomon Music ..... Eva Phillips. Reading ..... Katherine Harris. Refreshments were severed to quite a few who claim to have spent a de lightful evening. The obcrant girl isn't, t necessarily light-hearted because she sings at her work. Mr. W. T. Wall, a young man formerly of *this city*, and an employee at one time in this office, writes us a very interesting letter this week from San Francisco, Cal., where he is enjoying the sweet fragrance of flowers and inhaling the delightful odor of orange blossoms. Rev. E. A. Wilson joined in holy wedlock Thursday Mr. Mark Hensler and Miss Emma Briggins of Beaumont Texas. Nick Glenn died this week at Douglass Hospital—Death attributed to Heart failure. Artist O, J. Brooks left this week to deliver his work to his many customers in Mexico, Moberly and other Missouri points. Mrs. L. M. Johnson, mother of Mrs. Edna Bedford from Louisville Ky., is in the city on an extended trip. Mrs. A. H. Curry of Mexico Mo. is here for a few weeks visit at 704 Freeman ave. she is expected to return home soon with her husband. Prof. G. N. Grisham Principal of Lincoln High School, Kans. City, Mo. delivered an address before the Forum Club last Sabbath in Chicago Pror. N. Clark Smith our former Music man furnished Music for the occasion. Dr. S. H. Thompson, Miss Luii V. Ashton Matron of Douglass Hospital, Mr. O. B. Johnson our oldest Lette. Carrier left this week for Washington D. C where they will attend the inauguration of President McKinley. Mrs. M. A. Morse, Matron of Western University and Mrs. J. Wood, formerly Music Instructress of the same place were pleasant callers this week. Mrs Ruth Lewis of 817 Orville street is quite seriously ill at the residence of her daughter Mrs. W. H. Watson. Mrs J. J. Lewis of Oakland ave., is on the sock list. West's Minstrel inaugurated a new wrinkle in this city by giving a monster street parade Tuesday noon. They are filling an engagement at the Grand Opera House this week. Messrs. D. F. Tipton and P. E. Tipton of Emporia Kans., and Mr. W. H. Jones of Wichita were pleasant callers this week. Mr. Caleb Lowe, well known in this city, who died quite suddenly Tuesday evening at his home on Freeman ave., was buried Wednesday afternoon from King Solomon Baptist Church. Rev. E. P. Green assisted by Rev. Psalter, Young Jackson, Strickland and others. Hold yourselves in readiness for the "Calico Dress Ball" given by the ladies of the Juvenile Dancing Academy, Tuesday evening, at M. and O. Hall. Ladies are requested to make a tie like her dress and bring in an envelope. The gentlemen will know his partner for Grand March by the tie he receives. Admission 30 cents a couple, gentlemen 20 cents. Managers Mrs. V. L. North and Mrs. M. V. Gordon. The burglar makes hay while the sun doesn't shine. CITIZEN LOCALLY WATCH OUT AND EDITORIAL PICKINGS There is one certain fact that faces the Negro and in our judgement the subject can not be worn thread bare; that if he wishes to be something to stand for something, to represent some thing in this country, he must accumulate. In what? In land and those things that are the product of labor, intellect skill and genius of other men. —Recorder. The Indiana mob was a little more considerate than the Leavenworth mob They hanged their victim first before burning. The lynch record of the 20th century is reaching enigmous figures, not less than six negroes have been lynched the past week, and yet the mark goes higher, with two days more in this week. To accomplish something, to be something and to have something in this world seems to be the inspiring motives of all races in Americas save the Negro. He appears to be content to remain as he is. He is never so earnest as when he sings that tune "You may have all this world, but give me Jesus." —Daily Recorder. TRY TO. Be attentive to business, keep good accounts, deal in good articles; aim at moderate and fair profit, be punctual to your engagements.—Ex. SINCE negroes are tax payers in Wyandotte County, it would have been quite commendable in Mr. D. W. Troup, the present City Assessor, to have at least appointed one negro deputy. This is what all reasonable thinking negroes believe. Out of eight, and a disposition to be fair, we ought to have had one black sheep. AMEN! AMEN!! If the rich pe sons who devote so much wealth to the endowment of colleges would devote some of it to enabling poor but ambitious young people to take advantage of the opportunities which those colleges afford for gaining an education they would accomplish vastly more good. Of what benefit is the greatest university in the world to the youth who lacks the means to supply himself with food and clothing while he is attending it?—State Journal. One of the most condemnable traits of women is the disposition on their part to make light of, and rejoice at the misfortune that overtake their sisters. A woman should be a woman, and always be ready to uphold womanhood. A woman ought never be classed so low that a sympathizing hand of a sister would not be extended in her behalf. A woman who has offsprings somewhere in the world should always hesitate before resorting to harshness towards a boy or girl—for as common looking as they may be, they are some mother's child and should receive the treatment you would expect of another mother to towards your offsprings. Women are frail creatures but they never treat one another like they were. No man has ever been as mean to a woman as another woman. If women, as we have often said, could find in every woman a sister, the miseries, misfortunes and woes of to-day among them would be greatly lessened. READ AND REMEMBER. "Cleanliness is next to gediness." It is much to be feared that the condition, considered from a standpoint of personal clearliness, in which some of our people present themselves on public carriages, is against us. Let us cultivate those qualities of the heart that go to make up pleasing positions. Let us studiously avoid rudeness and boisterous conduct. Let us be civil, kind, polite and ooliging; not servile and fawning, but gentlemanly—firm. The inboring men and women among us should form the habit of carring with them an extra garment so that when their work hours are over their clothing may be changed. No one should desire to make it unpleasant for others. This of fit; suppose you were dressed in your best clo hees and a laboring man dirty, and wet with perspiration (the sick ening odor arising thereof) should seat himself in a car near you, would you not feel offended? We must respect ourselves if we would demand respect of others — Colored Citizen. Nor satisfied with their work of burning a negro in Leavenworth, parties of the same mob, this week, burned the home of Lawyer W. B. Townsend during the absence of himself and wife. It will be remembered that Townsend is the negro lawyer of Leavenworth who was made leave the town for over two weeks because he had the manhood to speak out against the burning of one of his race. It can safely be said that it is only a question of time, and the light of Hem. W. B. Townsend will be put out if he remains in Leavenworth. Is this the coveted land of the free and home of the brave? Can the negro join in the song of sweet accord—"My Country, 'Tis of thee, sweet land of Liberty." The Clay Center Times aptly puts it when it says: "Editing this paper is a nice business. If we publish jokes people will say we are battled brained. If we don't we are an old fossil. If we publish original matter" they say we don't give them enough selections. If we give them selections they say we are to lazy to write. If we don't go to church we are a heathen. If we do then we are a hypocrite. If we remain in the office we ought to go out and rustle for locals. If we go out than we are not attending to our business. If we wear old clothes they laugh at us. If we wear good ones they say we have a pull. Now what are we to do? Just as likely some one will say we sole this item from our exchanges, and so we did." SPRAKING of the manners of men to women, Mr. John Gilmer Speed, a magazine writer, speaks of the decay and indifference of men toward women in a very truthful way. He says: "Men no longer remain uncovered when they meet a lady so long as she shall converse with them. They no longer give up their places in street cars to the weaker sex. They no longer hasten to discommode themselves to offer some courtesy to strange women. They no longer, not even in high society, practice the difference and gallantry of a generation ago. In short, the whole tendency of the times is to strip away the exalted respect which men formerly bestowed upon women, and for this Mr. Speed holls the men to shame." The K. C. Journal, in reply, asks: "But is it the fault of the men? Isn't it, rather, a natural result of exaltered conditions for which the women themselves are more responsible than the men? Women have gone out of the home into the hurly burly of life to meet men on their own ground. A woman engaged in any commercial or industrial pursuit is no longer something apart from the practicalities of life. She has become an integral part of the busy, struggling world which has scant time to cultivate the graces or to govern its atoms by a divided set of rules. And men scarcely can be expected to remain models of chivalry toward rivals in the fierce battle for fortune or a livelihood." LITTLE NUGGETS Hon. Jefferson Long, who represented the Macon district in the 41st congress, died on the 4th inst. He stood high in the estimation of colored and white people in his section. W. H. Thomas, the Boston prodigy in the way of a negro author, who court notoriety and cash through peridy, by conceding an imagined inferiority of the colored man, should be banished to Leavenworth, Kansas. It is reported that they are able to take care of all Negro comers. A Tennessee legislator has recently introduced a bill providing for the separation of white and colored people on street cars in that state. The way is open to colored "people to resent a discrimination of this kind if they will, and if they won't they don't deserve any better. Let it pass. With an oration on the Middle West, W. O. Tyler, a colored man, Walked off with the first honors at the annual con- test of Indiana institution in which seva en colleges contested. We call your special attention to two articles on the second page that are worthy of very considerate noti- ce. There are times when one should spark gentle, but as a rule it is nec- sary to use a megaphone if you want the world to hear you. American Citizen ee AMERICAN CITIZEN PUBLISHING A°0) PRINTING CO. Si Every Week st 417- Minnesota Ave, KANSAS CITY KANSAS Gp W. C. MARTIN, EDITOR. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION Weekly one year.........+.... $150 ‘utered at the postoffice at Kansas City Kans , as second class matter, THE VBSTA COTTON MILL. (Omsha Enterprise) ‘The company that established this mill is to be commended for their friendliness toward us. Wo cannot say too much in praising them. But in the case of the failure of the mills, whieh is placed to the credit of shiftless and tardy Negro operatives, beforo blams ing the Negro as the sole cause, let us refleet. . ‘There can be no doubt that we have a very large number of trifling people | among us as a race.A thing that eannot be gaipsayed. A thing that we sinecre- ly regret. It is the experience ef the writer thatin all faetories when sbift- less operatives are found, they are generally fired and replaced oy better ouves. When oue unreliable man is tound in any business, he is generally dimissed before others acquire his bad habits. Why was not this rule applied in this case? How strange it is that an experievced manager of any factory would allow the number of Iszy work~ ers to augment until it reaches (pro- bably) a hundred, knowiog that sueh an act Would prove disastrous to the establishment. The Negroes were not all sbiftless, What of the industrions ones? Why not say something to their credit, and continue the mili for their encouragement? ‘As [read the papers from day to day J find that hundreds of factories in the United States, Canada and Burope fail annually, asd not one of them bas ever had a Negro in it. What makes them fail? You can not say tie Negro did it. Factories like kingdoms, rise and fall. It seems to me @ little inconsistent to attribute the failare of one mill to Ne- gro laborers, and blame nobody for the hundreds of others that fai! all around us, that never had a Negro in them. Mills and factories are established as ‘a means of revenue to those who invest in them and as long as they prove pro fitable they willrun. If Thad a busi nose that was paying me, { would no! shut it down. It seems suspiciously strange that it this was a profitable in- ‘vestment that the owners would close it on account of some lazy Negroes, when they can be replaced by thous. ands of indasirlous ones, or by whit mon. While I deplore very much th closing of this mill aad look upon it a: somewhat calamitous to the prestige 0 the Negru as afactory hand,and whils Lam always willing to censure the 1a73 Nogro to the fullest extent,yet I am no willing to plaeo the whole cause of thi failure on the Negro without furthe proof, ‘The Negro is on trial in this case, be _ fore a court of “Prejudice.” all the evidence is from his accusers agains him. The eourt of “Prejudice” will no gire him a hearing. Thezefore, th trial 1s unfair and the case ought to b dismissed. Why harpso much beeaus this mill has failed. Because it was rai by Negro laborers? Well that is n0 anything. Negroes aro not any differ from the rest of mankind, A larg number of papors take delight in dis playing and magnifying our failures, ‘and say nothing of our many virtues ‘Phis seems to be one of the cases 1 which they take delight in trailing ou honor in the dust, Life is not all suecess nor failure; i is made up of both. It makes no diffe ence how brilliant has been the caree of mation or individual, they have only achieved eminenes by many fail- ures as well as success. It is know: fact to statisticians and historians tha all the great men as well as the nation of the world have had innumerabl fatinres; and sometimes they have ha: more failures than success. Remembe that one permanent sucesss will out shine a dozen failures, When the worl: succeeding it forgets his many failure and taiks only of his success. Yet 1t i true that he camo up through grea tribulations Weas a race ot peopl most go through the same eourse snd exporience as other raees. We enn onl sueceed through failures, disappoint ments snd hard labor. It is those whe labor long and wait patiently that come out triumphant. Let us learn t labor and to wait, and nature will it turn reeognize us and pour some of he rich treaures as our feet. We hav apuch to hope tor. <i Jacos M. Cockrreny, Fayette, Mo MASTER OF YOURSELF, George H. Hepworth in N. Y. Herald. In order to capture a city several things aro necessary The general must be conscious of the fact that the victory will be. worth the struggle—he must have confidence in bis men, their ens durance and courage, and he inust be s0 determived to succeed that he would rather die than fail, Under such condi- tions he will be sure to ho.st his flag on the conquered walls, ‘Phere is, however, @ larger and & more honorable task then even this. ‘The sur- yonder of a city brings renown toa small number whose names are set with gems us the corone? of history. ‘The surrend- -erof the wild passions, the flerce and all. consuming ambitions, the unbrid'ed relfishness of Human nature to that moral principle, that noble purpose, that bigh and holy aim which is consecrated by the baptism of God's approval, brings something far better tman renown, namely peace, content, self-respect, the ‘eonsciousness of integrity, against which the gates of hell cannot prevail, and the ‘ame of the victor is written in the Book of Life. If the Captain of a vessel has no port which he hopes to reach he is the victim of circumstance, Wiad and storm and’ ware are his masters. ‘The vole ster shines in vain, and his compass is an uns heeded guide. He drifts, forever drifts, and comes to anchor -never. But with eye on compass and ster, with a chart on which to mark his progress, snd, above all, a stout heart to achieve, he faces all contingencies, and, though weather beaten and bruised, he safely reaches his destination ut last. So a soul that neither knows why it is here nor whither itis going, which is not near enough to God to hear the warning or the guiding voice, which has no re~ ligion for encouragement and good cheer, takes little satisfaction in life and dreade the approach of death. With nothing to doin the present except to pass the time as pleasantly ss possible, and nothing to nope for in the future, existence is not a boon to be highly prized. ‘The first necessity, then, of yout spiritual career is the conviction that you are.not an accident, but a part of the great plan. The next necessity is auch perfect sastery of yourself that you can make the best of the worst, and find in every incident, whether it be a Inugh or a sob, a new rung in the Indder ‘on which you climb out of darkness into ight Ifyou would do well begin by & vies tory over yourself. Curb your passions, bridle your uotamed thoughts. live with ‘an object constantly in view, keep your- self well under control, like the man who ‘has bis mind on the tiller and guides his craft. The truly religieus life is a ealm life, a life of charity, of judgment, a kindly life and a life ef good will to- yard all, We spend too much timein fretting, as though God had given the responsi- bility into unskilled haxds. If what you anticipate of ill can be avoided, then avoid it, but if this is impossible, thea face it and use it for your sous benefit, ‘There is nothing which will not contrib- ‘ute to the strength and breadth of your character if you are wise enongh to | master it. We lose half the joys that liein our path by our ill temper—we are easily | disturbed whea our poise shouid be pers || fect, we are irritated by a word, a look, an unintended affront, and, behold, the |eun ereeps behind a cloud, and the || whole day is spoiled. Instead of meet- -]ing il temper with good nature, and ac _| rendering it innocuous, we add to it il ,| temper of our own, and the very heay. ‘Jens become turid. The blood ia out _| veins is poisoned by our bad mood, and ,Jaches and pains, misery of body and ,| mental and spiritual wretchednese arc | the result. 1] Life is worth too much to be spent ir ,| this way. Like » thoughtless child we "| put the watch in the water to see if i | will oat, nad it keeps tune no more. have your hatred impulsively stirred, tc "| lose your ten:per and say more than you "| mean, isto trifle with the holiest rela tions and to break the bonds of friend “| ship, which ought to be helpful and up | lifting. Self-control, a good word giver Hin exchange fora bad one, a quiet re t | joinder toa hasty accusation, these ar ®| the foundations ow which happiness aa >| usefulness securely rest. If you ar » | master of yourself you will generaily b 1 | master of any situatisn in which you t | may be placed. | Moreover. this is the kind of practics » | religion of which the world stends mos Jin need tis not enough to believe th truth and call it your creed, for yo _|should live the truth, and that truth i ,ftove. The whole gist of the Gospel - | may. be put into a single sentence, name ly. “Avoid all il temper.be always kind ly and cheerful, too yreat to stuop to | || mean word or deed” Your path w: r | thus be smonthed. and instead of thorn : | you will find flowers, for good will ex , | pressed in loving words and generou _ acts is godlike, Heaven is not far awa , [if you love your neighbor as yourself, Publication Notice. In the District Court ot Wyandotte County, Kansas. Jonp Greer, Plaintiff, 8, Jane Greer, Defendant, ‘Tne above named Defendant, Jane Greer, will tuke notice that she hus been sued by the above named Plaintiff, Jonn Creer, in the District Court of Wyan- dotte County. Kas,, where his petition is now on file, praying fora decree of divorce from you, tbe said Defend- ant, and that unless you answer said petition on or before the 12th. doy of April 1901, said petition wilt be taken as true nd judgement thereon rendered against you, fully and eom- pletely divorcing you from said plain- tuff, B.S Smith Attorney for John Greer. Attest. A. Gunning Clerk of Dist. Court (Firat Published March 1.) No man ts rich enough to afford the faxury of a bad temper. Before that 200-story New York builé mg is Onished we may hear something ‘trop. Rudolph Spreckies ts to be tried for igh treason in Havall, which his ps once owned, Banker Koyperl of Chicago begar ‘business without a cent—just where his gepoatine enh: |! | _ It was definitely settled by the prize ght thot Fitzsimmons was the greacer | srute, That was all It 1s evident that the only wey & stop @ political “machine,” once It # eae Sie he eta ‘Motel In 9 Graveyarc, ‘One of the largest hotels in Central America and by far the largest in Be- Ize, Honduras, is surrounded by tomb- stones. As this old and ahendoned cemetery was located in the center of the town, and afforded an excellent site for an hotel, the necessary permis- sion was obtained from the proper au- thorities, and in less than a year a large and handsome hotel was erected In digging the foundation hundreds of skulls and bones were discovered, all ‘of which were carefully collected and interred in the new cemetery. The ho- ‘tel possesses a room in which service Be ehicets eale Sunday. Last year the Battersea Ves- Vtry voted a sum of £400 for the pur~ pose of erecting a refreshment kiosk in the Battersea Parish Cemetery, better known as “Modern Cemetery.” Aa aes ‘The etiquette of a Russian dinner ts @ecidedly formal. When the guests are seated, the host and hostess of the feast remain standing, it being their pleasure to attend upon the company and to see that the servants do thelr duty. Nothing can escape their ob- servation; the plate of no guest re- mains empty for a moment, nor is a wine glass ever without contents. French wines are mostly drurk at Russian dinners, Maceira is also a favorite, and a bottle of port is always served to an English guest. At her own time the hostess gives the signal, ‘and all rise from the table. ‘id Camtasia tae mena Among some curious records of the Hudson Bay company are receipts which read as follows. “Received per Lapwing, Jane Goody, as per invoice, {n good condition.” “Received per Os- prey, Matilda Timbies, Returned per Lapwing, as not being in accordance ‘with description contained in invoice.” ‘These belong to pioneer times, whea white men who settled in new parts ot the country were either obliged to re- main bachelors, marry squaws or send east for wives, trusting to the judg- ment of the company to sel’ them ‘and send them out. Not the Right Names, A salesman in a chinaware estab- tishment is responsible for the follow- ing: “A day or two ago.” said he, “a lady came in the store and began to examine some fine cups aud saucers. Nothing suited her. At last, however, she found some that pleased her, and, smiling innocently, said: “Now, these are very nice, and I like the way they are made, with different names on them. If I could find some with the names I want, I would take them, but ail I see read “Tom and Jerry.” ' eum Seite ae ‘The official report of the government fnspector of factories for Coburg- Gotha gives the details as to the iabor of childyen under 14 years engaged in their homes making buttons, toys, etc. It appears that in this district 5,495 such children employed. They work from four and one-quarter to six hours per day, and earn in button-making from 2 to 6 cents, In making dolls they earn from 3 to 18 cents, while on toy work they earn from 2 to 14 cents per day.—Balttmore American. Dented Change of Name. A Paterson, N. J., jeweler named Rabinowitz made application to the court to have his name changed to Robinson because an insurance com- any refused to do business with him. ‘The company informed him that its invariable rule was to decline to in- sure the property of persons whose names ended with “itz.” The lower court did not think this a good reason for changing the name and the state supreme court has been appealed to, A Versatile Cook. Cooks in Ceylon must apparently be versatile persons, judging from the appended advertisement cut from 2 Cingalese journal: “Wanted—A billet as Cook and Appu, or either, by a mar- ried man, who holds ixcellent Testi monials in Stuffing Animals. Can Stuf Elephant's Legs, Moderate Salary ex- pected. Please apply to Fonseka, Ra- gala, Walapans.” #4 ‘Value of Co=nstalks, Cornstalks continue to increase in value, ‘They yield cellulose, worth $400 # ton, for stopping holes in battleships, for fine cardboard and paper, the best foundation for dynamite, a patent cat- tle food and a superior glue. But it 4 said that 250,000,000 tons of corn- Stalks will go to waste every year in England. UNION Ha oes RSS © \ ra A 1 Raep.. od Ey Be Rok “ 'S picror\™ SHORTFST LINE CRUSS ™ CONTINENT ‘The Uion Pacitic “The Original Over land Route’ always was, and is to-day the shortest and best Line to the west ‘Two splendid fast trains leave Kanna City daily over this old established line No cbange of cars between Kansas City and Denver, Ogden or San Frauessco All trains solidly vestibuled and tully equipped with latest improved Reclinin, Chair Cars free and Pullman Palace sleeping cars. Meals served in Pullmar Pslace dining cars on the restaurant piar at prices most reasonable. 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Money positively refunded if you are not absolutely delighted with the Hartona remedies. Remember, we handle no fake goods. are positively protected by our $100.00 guarantee to any one provimg otherwise. All our remedies are trade-marked, registered a: righted at United States Patent Office at Washington, D. C., in the years 1892 and 1900. We refer you, as to our responsibilit City Bank of Richmond, Va., Adams and Southern Express Companies. and to the editor of this paper. We want lady and gentlemen agents, white or colored, in every city and town in the United States. Write to us to-day, / if you are employed or not, and we will show yon how to make a splendid living, with easy and pleasant work, and no risk of los good money. Write to us and we will send you a book of over one hundred genuine testimonials in your own State of people w used and are using Hartona remedies. Is this not fair and honest enough ? A ; HARTONA FACE «WASH. Hartona Face Wash will gradually turn the skin of a black person five or six shades lighter, and will turn the skin of a mulat son perfectly white. The skin remains soft and bright without continual use of the face wash. One bottle does the work Hartona Face Wash will remove wrinkles, dark spots, pimples, blackheads, freckles, and all blemishes of the skin. You can rg late the shade of skin on neck, face.and hands to any shade,you wish. Full directions with each bottle. Hartona Face Wash is perfectly harmless, and is sent to any part of the United States on receipt of price, 50c. per bottle: securely sealed from observation. It is your duty to look as beautiful as possible. Thousands of delighted patrons send us testimonials every year Please remember that your money is positively refunded if you are not perfectly satisfied and delighted with the Hartona reinedic We want agents in every city in the United States: Write to us, no matter if you are employed or not, and we will show you how t make money without risking any of your own money. Hartona No-Smell will remove all smells and bad odors of the body; cures sore and aching feet, chafed limbs, etc. Hartona No-Smell is a God-send to all persons suffering from disagreeable odors caused by perspiration of the feet, armpits, et Sent anywhere on receipt of price, 10 cents and 25 cents a package. Address all orders to HARTONA REMEDY CO., 909 E. Main St., Richmond, Va. SPECIAL GRAND OFFER. Send us One Dollar, and mention this paper, and we will send you three large boxes of Hartona Hair-Grower and Straightener, tw large bottles of Hartona Face Wash, and one large hox of Hartona No-Smell. Goods will be sent securely sealed from observation. . Write your name and post-office and express-office address very plainly. Money can be sent by post-office money order, or enclossl in a registered letter, or by express. “Address all Orders to x ce ° * HARTONA REMEDY CO., 909 E. Main St., Richmond. Va The Wyandotte Drug Store, 1512 North Fifch Street, FOR THE PUREST DRUGS AND CHEMICALS, | And the best of every thing in Paints, Glass and Wali Paper. Preseription [carefully compounded. Prices always the LUWESU at our store, Open day jand night, Ring night bell, BarPhono W. 171. Medicines Deliverea — W. B. RAYMOND, 5 | Manufacturer of and Wholesale dealer in | UNDERTAKERS * SUPPLIES FIRST-CLASS CARRIAGES FOR ALL PURPOSES AT ALL HOURS: AMBULANCE FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF THESICK AND WOUNDEX Undertaking Huoms, 431 Minnesota ave. _‘Lelepnone West 2. | Factory Lor st St., and Riverview Ave. Telepehone 2¢ |KANSAS CITY. ; KANSAS. |e | Sse mncaiecenttica: — [aoiicae Iiaibata In the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas, A. W. Fox, Plawntiff, ‘Anna Fox, Defendent, No. 15107 ‘The State of Kansas to Anna Fox, Greeting. You will take notice that you have been swed by plaintiff, A. W. Fox, for a @ivoree in the above named court, anid that_plalntiff’s petition was filed Janu- ary 7, 1901, ‘That the grounds on which snid divorce is asked is abandonment for more than one year. Now, unless you answer demure, or otherwise object, on or before the 17th. day of March, 4. p. 1901, the allegation of said petition will be taken as confess- ed to be true ani judgment rendered against you gran ine said divorce as prayed for," L. W. JOHNSON, Plaintiff § Attorney, Attest, A. Gussie, Clerk, ' Lewis blandchard Me No. 6, Sta eLine, K.C. K- ‘Does all kinds of Boot and Shoe work. He does first class hand work, and also has one of the very latest. and best Shoemaker’s machine and guaranteen the best and the sheapest work in the quickest tme Give Em a trialand see for you self. TE) _) Ease Brestment thet G) | curesCancersand Tumors, Coy, Used with perfret safety; HAD) artes, Soothing, none CS Bg ie bretot to nave patients WEED) specaycure. ‘Cases hatcome Trae. ef tre ws our asitirium need not pay aitcurd. vite tory for one 8 tug bo Contain much ‘valuamie Information “and Buayeds of tenttngnlais rom patentee sve Eured ¢. 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Oldestin Age and Longest Located. ‘A Rogular Graduate in Medicine, Over 27 Years Special : Practice.--22 Years in Kansas City. ‘Authorized by the state to treat Chromic, Nervous and Special Det Cees quurantced or money reunuede ait weutloes farses Sao mreury or injurious nediclnrs iach: No detention frou Ys =! fonts ato clacance treated by maliand expres Medicines freoirom reae or breakage. 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Returning home trom one o his journeys to England, he brough\ with him a pair of pajamas, and his appearance at night in this clothing nearly frightened the life out of the good Tante, his wife. “What's that?” she demanded. “Sleeping clothes from England,” sald Mr. Kruger, with mis. giving. “Then take them off,” re- sponded Tante, “and come to bed tn your veldtshoen (shoes).” Can it be Mr. Kruger’s habit to go to bed in his ‘boote? The Citizen is in the Push: Better keep your Eyes open. PILES Si CURED. Sailors Scarce in Matne. | A scarcity of sailors more general ‘than ever before in the history of ‘Maine shipping prevails at the present time, and the wagea of seamen have risen to an unusual point, Oar Quote the Smallest. In time of war France puts 370 out of every 1,000 of her population in the field; Germany, 310; Russia 21. CURSES BLOOD DISEASES. TREATMENT FREE. Hes you eating, festering暑, muses sore, sore throat or gums, ulcers, pimples, itching skin, aches in bones or points, bites, bruises, or cuts. Important catarach or old rheumatism? Then you have contracted or imberted impure blood. To cure, take Botanical Gummies (B. B. K.) which are especially to cure the worst and most seated cases, even when the bones are in good condition. All ashes, makes new, rich blood, giving the rich glow of health to the skin. B. B. K. thoroughly tested for 30 infections. B. B. K. kills or destroys the pollen, draining it from the system. Drug stores, absolutely free by writing Blood Balm & Mitchell St. Atlanta, Ga. Describe trouble, and give advice given until the cost nothing to try B. B. M. Medicine sent prepaid. The most of our mistakes come from being in a hurry. Don't Get Footnote! Get FOOT-EASE. A certain cure for Swollen, Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet, Corns and Burunies. Ask for Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder. Cures Frost-bites and Chilblains. At all Drugs赠送 and Shoe Stores. 25c. Sample sent FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y. The sharper a man is the harder it is to make a tool of him. There is no remedy that can equal Garfield Tea for the cure of all derangements of the liver; it has for years been the standard by which other remedies are judged. Loafers seem to have a grudge against all men who are busy. A dyspeptic is never on good terms with himself. Something is always wrong. Get it right by chewing Beerman's Pepsin Gum. Men never get too old to acquire experience. Red Cross is the best Ball Blue the world knows. Large package 5c. Love never finds a burden too heavy for it to tackle. Fine The skin and flesh feel like the fit of a new soft glove when St. Jacobs Oil has driven out Soreness and Stiffness TRADE MARA from cold. soon to open to settlement. Opportunity of a manualization about these lands, will contain pro- ciliation fixing date of opening. One year $1,000. MANUAL (Complete Seller's Guide) with se- ctional map. $1,000. MANUAL MAP and CHIEF Dealers. $1,000. DEALERS Dealers or address DICK T. MORGAN, Perry, O. 1 Cures a Cough or Cold at once. Conquers Croup, Whoooping Cough, Bronchitis, Gripe and Consumption. Quick, sure results. Dr. Bull's Pills: use Constipation. $90 pills 10 lbs. sprouted on shares. No experience directions for sprouting free with order. KRAUSER'S LIQUID EXTRACT OF SMOKE. Cleanest champagne from France, made in France, and for the winery. 10 kinds of rare desserts radishes, 10 more caramel icicle melons, 10 more pecan pie varieties, 10 more lattice varities, 10 more gorgeous flower seeds, 10 more beautiful flower seeds, 10 more to add to desserts and phase pictures you want, 10 more planted Plant and Garden, taking all the possibilities, 10 more Scotia Oat seed at 400, etc. 10 more Cattail seed at 400, etc. 10 more Cattail价值 worth $100 to any vendor. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO. W La Crosses, Wis. If you take up your home in Western Canada, you will be surrounded by illustrated pamphlets, giving experiences of life in the countryside in howevely in wealthy in wheat, reports of wheat markets, reports of information as to reduce railway rates can be had on application to the Superintendent of Immigration in Canada, or to J. S. Crawford, 214 W. Ninth St. Kansas City, Mo. A TRAPER'S BOOK of 30 pages. Pictures of 46 wild animals and their skins. Prices of raw furs. All for a 30 stamp. W. HIDE & FU COR. Minneapolis, Minnesota. DROPSY NEW DISCOVERY, gives book of treatment to DAVY treatment FREES, DN. H. H. GREYEN'S ADAMS. Write J. D. BROWN, Mgr. Sedalia, Mo. DO YOU want to make money—not a little, but an income for life? Address A. J. SCOTT, 125 la suite St. chicago. If afflicted with **Thompson's Eye Water** W. N. U. Kansas City, No. 9, 1901 THE BEST BUGGY THAT COMES DOWN THE Pike When you buy a vehicle you want one that you can be proud of. 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She began her matrimonial adventures while still a girl, and she continued through life discarding one husband after another, hopeful that she would find an ideal one. A commission decided that this hopeless ambition was evidence of insanity and ruled accordingly. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars reward forany transaction that cannot be rewarded by Hall Catschur Gunz. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Pros. Toileo, O. Cheney for the last 18 years and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions Cheney to carry out any obligations made by their firm. West & Truax, Wholesale Drugs, Toledo, Marvin, Wholesale Drugs, Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price charged by all drugstores. By all drugstores. Hall's Family Pills. Scone's New Water Supply Sone, where the kings of Scotland were crowned in the days of Bruce, has got a new water suply. 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Pierpont Morgan said, after he had read a Boston publication, which contained an article entitled "The United States Steel Corporation's Challenge of Government Interests." "That is the best statement of the situation that has yet come to my notice. Had I written it myself I could not have stated the situation better." The article makes the following statement, which is the first authenticated admission of the case brought by the consolidation about: "Mr. Andrew Carnegie recently threatened to duplicate the mills of various makers of finished productions because enough raw material was not being purchased from his mills. The companies making the finished productions threatened retaliation into the steel industry. The sort of industrial chaos was threatening in the steel and iron trades and in the security markets of this country." How Mr. Morgan was brought into the matter is stated as follows: "Mr. Carnegie said he must progress or go out of business. Other interests said they must do the same thing. Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan was asked to furnish some plan of solution. With great reluctance he took hold of the situation. Before proceeding, however, Mr. Morgan demanded that $200,000-000 should be promised him by re-requisitions and an agreement, should so much money be needed. The money was promised and Mr. Morgan set to work. Mr. Carnegie had the largest plant and the strongest position and named his terms of sale. He, however, signified his willingness to take securities in lieu of cash and negotiations proceeded very rapidly. TRIED TO FORCE IT ON HIM A Kansas Man Calls a Policeman to Help A. J. Beakey, a well known resident of St. Mary's, Kan., had to have a policeman with him to keep from having $18,000 in greenbacks, good, legal money, forced upon him. Some time ago Beakey, acting as agent for O. J. Benton, of Holton, bought a tract of 1,500 acres of land near St. Mary's. By mistake the deed was made out to Mrs. O. J. Beakey, instead of to Benton. This mistake caused a hitch in the deal, which had not been settled. Tuesday Beakey went to Leavenworth and Judge Charles Hayden of Topeka, and ex-Congressman Case Broderick followed to try and complete the deal. They went to the Leavenworth National Park, where they with it in a package went to the lobby of the National hotel, where Beakey was in the crowd of A, O. U. W. delegates, and made a tender of the money. Beakey refused to take it, and they tried to force it on him. Beakey then called Officer McDonald and asked him to protect him. Beakey pays for it he will own the land in his wife's name. The land is said to be worth double the amount. GOMEZ SATISEIED. Approves Cuban Policy of the United States. General Gomez visited Governor General Wood recently and assured him that the stories of unrest and dissatisfaction at the continuance of the United States' investigation were false, and that he had been misrepresented in statements to the effect that he favored an immediate withdrawal of the United States troops and giving Cuba absolute independence. If they withdrew now he feared bloodshed. Beyond doubt within sixty days the Cubans were be fighting among themselves. General Gomez added: "If the Americans were to withdraw to-day I would go with them." Spiritualists Gather The first of a series of six spiritualistic meetings was held Tuesday at the Masonic Temple hall, St. Louis. A number of spiritualists of more than national fame were present and the audience was a large one. The series of meetings is given under the auspices of the National Spiritualists' Association by the First Spiritualist Association of St. Louis. A lengthy program, including several brief tests, was carried out. The most interesting feature of the meeting was the appearance of Miss Margaret Gaulle, of New York city, who has long been prominent among the spiritualists of this and other countries, and who is said to possess more than ordinary power. Death Comes With Wealth. Almerin H. Lighthall a well known engineer and an inventor, was found dead in his room in the Bartholdi hotel, New York, with a check for $10,000 grasped in his hand. The check was the price of a patent Mr. Lighthall had sold few weeks ago to a street railway company. Death had evidently ovetaken him while he was examining it. Joint Smasher Found Gullity. At Topeka, Kan., Balf Stark was found guilty of helping smash Murphy's joint on February 17. The trial was before a jury in the district court. Stark accompanied Mrs. Nation and the case defenders on their tour. The case will be appealed to the supreme court if sentence is passed by the court. Dewey to Travel for His Health Admiral Dewey, who has been suffering from the grip, is contemplating taking a Southern trip for his health. Against Phonetic Spelling A heavy blow was dealt the proposed system of phonetic spelling when the department of superintendence of the National Educational Association, in Chicago, refused by a vote of 155 to 77, to allow the question to be taken into consideration by a committee of the best knight education in the country. A heated discussion preceded the vote. Jose Scarpio, an uncle of Aguinado, and formerly an insurgent colonel, has been appointed governor of Bulacan province. P. I. A UNITED STATES SENATOR THE CATARRH CURE, GIVES STRENGTH AND APPETITE. United States Senator from North Dakota. United States Senator from North Dakota, per- the great catarrh cure and tonic. In a recent licine Company, at Columbus, Ohio, written Senator Roach says: And I have used Peruna as a tonic, and I am glad ly helped me in strength, vigor and appetite. I ids that it is remarkably efficacious as a cure for implaint of catarrh."—W. N. Roach, Larimore, other remedy can take the place of Peruna. Hon. W. N. Roach, United States Senator from North Dakota. Hon. W. N. Roach, United States Senator from North Dakota, personally endorses Peruna, the great catarrh cure and tonic. In a recent letter to The Peruna Medicine Company, at Columbus, Ohio, written from Washington, D. C., Senator Roach says: "Persuaded by a friend I have used Peruna as a tonic, and I am glad to testify that it has greatly helped me in strength, vigor and appetite. I have been advised by friends that it is remarkably efficacious as a cure for the almost universal complaint of catarrh."—W. N. Roach, Larimore, North Dakota. No other remedy can take the place of Peruna. Mr. Ed J. Makinson, contractor and builder, 610 Grand Block, Wa- bash street, St. Paul, Minn., says: To all such people Dr. Hartman' remedy, Peruna, comes as a great boon. Not only is it more successful "Many doctor bills can be saved by the use of Peruna. I have all my friends taking Peruna, and have heard nothing but praise from them. Last fall I had a bad cough. I took four bottles of Peruna and it cured me. I am inclined towards consumption, as all my family died with it. I weight 185 pounds, and I believe it is Peruna that has given me such good health"—J. Makinson. As a result of the changeable climate, catarrh has become one of the most prevalent and universal diseases known to man. Nearly one-third of the people of the United States are afflicted with catarrh in some of its many phases and stages. Add to this the fact that catarrh rapidly tends to become fixed or chronic, also the further fact that it is capable of producing a great many other diseases, and we begin to realize the true nature of this dread disease. --- Sour Stower, and you poison the whole neighborhood. Close like garbage in a swill-barrel! 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So formidable has catarrh become that in every city or town of any size numerous doctors are to be found who make the treatment of catarrh a specialty. Of course a great deal of good is accomplished in this way, but as yet a comparatively small number of the people can avail of the treatment because of the great expense necessarily attached to it. GRECORY'S SEED CASTA DOLCE FOR 1990 GREGORY SEEEDS Sold under three car- cars for free, J. J. Hegerger & son Bernard Hegerger Sour Stomach? To all such people Dr. Hartman's remedy, Peruna, comes as a great boon. Not only is it more successful in curing catarrh than the treatment of the catarrh specialists, but it is within the reach of every person in this land. Peruna can be bought at any drug store, and is a remedy without equal for catarrh in all forms, coughs, colds, bronchitis, consumption, and all climatic diseases of winter. Peruna is not a guess, nor an experiment; it is an absolute, scientific certainty. Peruna cures catarrh wherever located. Peruna has no substitutes—no rivals. Insist upon having Peruna. Let no one persuade you that some other remedy will do nearly as well. There is no other systemic remedy for catarrh but Peruna. Mr. Byron J. Kirkhuff, attorney, counts尔尔-at-law writes from 691 Gates ave. Brooklyn, N. Y., the following: J. B. "I have used your Peruna for catarr and find its curative powers all you recommend. It cured me of a very bad eye, and though I suffer for years I feel entirely relieved, and if it will benefit others, I gladly give it Byron J. Kirkhuff, Attorney and Counsellor at Law. years I feel entirely relieved, and if it will benefit others, I gladly give it my endorsement."—B. J. Kirkhuff. If you do not derive prompt and satisfactory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis. 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As a sufferer for thirty years from the worst form of Psoriasis, finally cured by Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, I wish to tell you my experience, that others may benefit by it. I was so grievously afflicted that the matter that exuded from my pores after the scales had peeled off, would cause my underclothing to actually gum to my body. After remaining in one position, sitting or lying down, for an hour or two, the flesh on my elbows and knees would splash, so thick and hard would the crusty scales become. The humiliation I experienced, to say nothing of physical agony, was something frightful. The detached scales would fairly rain from my coat sleeves. I have read none of your testimonials that appear to represent a case so bad as mine. But as to the cure. I commenced bathing in hot Cuticura Soap suds night and morning, applied the Cuticura Ointment, and then wrapped myself in a sheet. In two weeks my skin was almost blood red in color, but smooth and without scales. Patches of natural colored skin began to appear, and in less than a month I was cured. I am now passed forty years of age and have skin as soft and smooth as a baby's. Hoping that others may benefit by my experience, and regretting that sensitiveness forbids me from disclosing my name, I am yours gratefully. J. H. M., Boston, Mass., Sept. 30, 1900. Millions of People Use Cuticura Soap OPENING OF KIOWA AND COMANCHE COUNTRY. MR. FLYAN EXPLAINS SITUATION Bvery One Entitled to m Claim WIN be Given @ Chance in the Rush for Okia- Goma Homer—Angust 1 Will be the Time tot for the Opening sail tas decaieaceszoa country to settlement: “I am fn receipt of hundreds of re- quests wanting to know all kinds of things concerning the opening of the ‘Wichita and the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache reservations. The man does ‘not live who can answer intelligently fall of the questions asked. “The Wichita reservation is east and north of the Kiowa reservation, and there will probably be 600,000 acres of it subject to homestead entry. ‘There will be about 2,000,000 acres of Kiowa Jand for homestead entry. In both of these reservations sections 18, 33, 16 and 26 are reserved for school and other purposes for the uses of the fu- ture state of Oklahoma, This wil be leased by the Oklahoma school land ‘board, consisting of the governor and secretary of the treasury. In both the reservations there must also be taken out 1,120,000 acres of Indian allot- ments’ and grazing lands, in addition to school and other reservations which Thave mentioned. “Both the Wichita and the Kiowa and Comanche reservations are tra- versed by railroads. ‘The Rock Island has the most mileage, and the Choe- taw also has a line. “A. bill has just passed the lower house of Congress which provides that there shall be no more races for town lots,but that before the opening of these’ reservations the President. shall divide tem into counties, fixing the county lines and reserving 320 acres as near as practicable to the cen- ter of each county for county seat purposes. These lands will be sold on the day of the opening or on subse- quent days to the highest bidder, no one being allowed to purchase more than one resident and one business lot in each town. The proceeds of these sales go to the county in which the county seat is located. “AS to who are eligible to take a homestead in these reservations the jaws differ, But in the Kiowa and Comanche reservation everybody who at any time prior to June 6 last, had used his homestead right by filing on certain lands ean make a second entry provided he did not perfect title. In other words, every person who has re- Uinquished in any part of the United States on any government land is eligible to take a homestead there: any person who has commuted on a homestead is eligible to take a home- stead there. Any person, however, who after living on a homestead five or more years without paying out cannot make an additional entry, Congress refusing to grant this right. “I destre to be emphatically under- stood as stating that if a man paid on his homestead before he resided on It five years he ean take a second one. If he did not pay out within five years he cannot. Again, no person who re- Uinquished or commuted since June 6 4s eligible, as that was the date of the Passage of the original treaty. “Old soldiers of the Civil war who have never had the benefit of a home- stead have their rights preserved. As to the soldiers of the Spanish and Philippine wars, at the present time they are given credit only for certain services. A ill is now in conference between the two houses of Congress which will give them their right of filing a soldier's declaration. “in my judgment all of these lands will be opened to settlement about August 1. How they will be opened is not at this time settled. A great many are advocating a change from the old horse-race style. For myself T will favor any kind of a proposition that will hurry the opening of | the country and give everybody entitled to a homestead an eqital chance. I would not be surprised if some lottery plan. were adopted, the details of which will have to be worked out by the interior department. “Tyo new land offices to take care of the business wil! be established, fone at El Reno and one at the county seat nearest Fort Sill. “Many people are not aware of the fact that any person who has 160 acres ‘of land in any state or territory $s pro- hibited from making a homestead any- where in the United States. The ob- fect of the homestead law is to give people who do not own 160 acres of Jand an opportunity to obtain a Lome from the government. “The appointment of county officers, ete., is a matter, whether lett to the secretary or the ‘governor, which will undoubtedly not be taken up until next summer. “There is no Inside track ‘to be given anybody. The public will be ad- vised through the press a susfeient Jength of time before the opening to give everybody a chance at the open- ing. Part of the Wichita reservation wili undoubtedly be put into Blaine and Canadien counties in order to fll out their boundaries. st ryiterate, the country cannot pos- aibly be opened until August; there is mo inside information; every quali- fied homestead entryman will be treat- ed alike; in the sale of town lots no favorites will be played: every lot will \ be sold to the highest bidder. “A great many people get these lands mixed with the lands in the Indian ter- ritory. ‘These lands are in Southwest ‘ern Oklahoma and adjoin Texas. Any Person who enters 160 acres must, in ‘Addition to a residence of from four- teen months to five years, also agree to pay the government $1.25 per acre for the land ‘These lands are good grazing and agricultural lands and the person who fecures 160 acres of them can feel sat- isfied. ‘The mining laws of the United States are also extended to the Kiowa ‘and Comanche reservation. ‘There is a range of mountains varying from ten to thirty miles, which will undoubt- edly be thoroughly explored after the opening. “Phis gives about all the knowledge ‘that [possess and part of this is only supposition, as the bill referred to has only passed the house and is not yet through the senate.” Cariboo Die by Thousands. An epidemic of rinderpest (cattle pestilence) exists in the Visayan isi- ands, The disease first appeared on An epidemic of rinderpest (cattle pestilence) exists in the Visayan isi- ands. The disease first appeared on Burlas island and spread thence to ‘icio and Masbate, and it is now ap- pearing on the Island of Paney. Mwenty-five thousand Cariboo have already died on Masbate. The natives are dependent upon the cariboo for agricultural operations and the dis- ease has minimized rice planting and restricted the sugar crop. Much sut- fering is likely to ensue. Rigid quar- ‘antine measures have been adopted. THE PENALTY FOR HAZING, Modifications by tho Senate Accepted by by the House. The conferees of the Senate and House have reached an agreement on the hazing amendment to the Mill- tary academy appropriation ill. Yielding to the demands of the Sen- ate, they have eliminated the provis- fon inserted by the first conference at the instance of the Dick investigating committee, and the House conferees have agreed to accept the amendment as originally made by the Senate, with modification limits the time during which offenders may be kept out of tne army or navy to two years, the Senate making it perpetual, and the marine corps is added to the organi- zations, appointment to which they are rendered ineligible. The provis- fon as agreed upon is as follows: “The superintendent of the Military academy shall make such rules, to be approved by the secretary of war, as will effectually prevent the practice of hazing, and any cadet found guilty of participating in or encouraging or countenaneing such practice shall be summarily expelled from the academy and shall not thereafter be reap- Pointed to the corps of cadets or be eligible for appointment as a com- manding officer in the army, navy or marine eorps until two years after the graduation of the class of which he was a member.” TO END FORCED CONFESSIONS, Eee Nn tee ae Prisoner in Fear of Violence. ‘The Missouri supreme court has made a ruling with reference to con- fessions of persons charged with mur- der in the first degree. The court holds that when a person so charged makes a confession to the crime of his own free will that is sufficient evi- dence to justify conviction, but when a confession is prompted by fear of mob violence, then the confession is not admissable in court and the court shall so instruct the jury. The case decided was Elijah L. Moore, who murdered his father, Jesse W. Moore, in Stoddard county. "The father was a preacher and the boy shot him be- cause his father refused to allow him to be out late at night. ‘The Stoddard county cireuit court convicted young ‘Moore and sentenced him to hang, but the supreme court this morning, in an opinion by Judge Sherwood, reversed that judgment and remanded the case, for the reason that young Moore confessed to the prosecuting attorney under threats of violence. MIGHT MAKE CHICAGOA STATE, ‘The Big City's Influence Growing too fant for the Rest of the State. Chicago may yet be made one of the sovereign states of the Union, sep- arate from Ilinois. A. similar course has often been proposed for New York city. Many members of the Ilinois house and senate express themselves as favorable to losing Chicago. ‘The reason for Wanting to limit Cook coun- ty’s representation in the legislature is simply the desire of the country members to save their own representa- tion from diminution, ‘The new ap- portionment takes away from the country four seats in the senate and twelve seats in the house and gives them to Chicago. ‘This gives Chicago more than one-third of the voting strength of the legislature and. the feeling on the part of the country members is so bitter that. statehood for Chicago is seriously talked of as the happiest solution of the dimeulty, LYNCHED AND BURNED HIM, Terre Haute, Tnd., Cittzens Hang and Cre- Fete catia ice Justice, swift and terrible, was meted out to George Ward, the negro who murdered Miss Ida Finkelstein, the Terre Haute, Ind., school teacher, by shooting her with’ a shotgun and cutting her throat. In a few hours after the arrest, an angry mob bat- tered down the doors of the jail, dragged the miserable prisoner to the Wabash bridge, several squares away, and hanged him to the bridge draw. Not content with the hanging, the crowd cut the corpse down and, lay- ing it on a sandbar under the bridge, kindled a fire and cremated the re- mains, BOERS WHIPPED. Colonel! Plumer Took a Gun and Fitty Frisouers From De Wet. Colonel Plumer engaged General DeWet near Disselfontein, on_ the south bank of the Orange river, South Africa, capturing a gun and a pompom and taking fifty prisoners, ‘The Boers were scattered. At Zuurgat Colonel Plumer took forty prisoners. Toward evening the leading troop sighted the enemy, who had laagered beyond range. Colonel Owen charged the spot where the Boer artillery was supposed to be and captured the whole of it, The enemy fed,leaving their horses ready saddled and thelr cooking pots full. 50 MINERS ENTOMBED, Results in Great Loss of Lite, At Kemmerer, Wyo., a disastrous fre in the Diamondville“coal mine No. 1 was attended with serious loss of lite and reat destruction of property. ‘There were some fifty miners and At- teen horses entombed. That all have perished is without "question, The scenes around the mine were heart- rending. Mothers, wives and sweet- hearts weeping and tearing their hair in terrible agony, and all efforts to calm them proved of no avail. ‘The loss of property will reach an enormous figure. Forty People Injured Inn Wreck. Passenger train No. 9 on the Wa- bash, was wrecked two miles west of Millersburg, Ind. ‘The accident was caused by broken rail. Of the forty or more passengers in the train not one escaped injury, twelve being se- verely hurt, some of whom will proba~ bly die. Stanley’ New Seeretary. Governor Stanley's new private sec- retary will be Clyde Miller, of Osage City, Kan, He is a young man, re- cently graduated from the State ‘uni- versity, and is a son of State Senator Miller. pai ys fer es BGs eo ‘The census taken December 1, 1900, shows the population of the German empire to be 58,845,014, of which num- ber 27,731,067 were ‘males. Thirty- three of the largest towns have pop- ulations of more than 100,000 each, or an aggregate of 9,108,914. Since 1895 the increase in the population of the empire has been about 4,000,000, or 7.9 per cent, the highest rate of in- crease of any quinquennial period dur- ing the last thirty years, A popular novelist is never a genius Sa hte atericaren hae: INSULAR ISSUE SENATE TAKES UP THE | PROBLEM. C PHILIPPINES AND CUBA Antmportar’ Amendment to the Caban | Censtite'( Conditions Which re to by Exacted by Uncle Sam Be- | tore Granting Independence | eit ot wm of- ‘The real struggle for insular legis- lation at this session began Monday in the Senate. ‘The army appropria- tion bill was under consideration and the Philippine amendment was reached. In addition the Cuba amend- ment was offered and the general de- bate on these propositions began. + Sharp opposition to the Philippine amendment developed on the Demo- cratic side, beginning with a point of order, which was overruled, and fol- lowed with speeches by Senators THl- man, Rawlins, Caffery, Bacon and Morgan, ‘The amendment was defended by its author, Mr. Spooner, who pointed out the necessity for the legislation. Sen- ators Vest, Hoar, Bacon and Rawlins offered amendments tending to limit the powers conferred by the Spooner amendment. Senator Morgan made an extended speech, severely criticis- ing the proposed legislation. An even- ing session was held to allow time to continue the debate. At 12:15 o'clock Senator Platt, of |Connecticut, chairman of the commit- tee on relations with Cuba, reported the amendment agreed upon by the committee to be attached to the army appropriation bill, The text of the amendment fs as follows: “First—That the government of Cuba shall never enter into any treaty or other compact with any foreign power or powers which will Impair oF tend to impair the independence of Cuba, nor in any manner authorize or permit any foreign power or powers to obtain by colonization or for mil- itary or naval purposes or otherwise, lodgment in or control over any por- tion of said island. “Second—That said government shall not assume or contract any pub- lie debt, to pay the interest upon which and to make reasonable sink- Ing fund provision for the ultimate discharge of which the ordinary rev- enues of the islands after defraying the current expenses of government ‘shall be inadequate. “Third—That the government ot Cuba consents that the United States may exercise the right to. intervene for the preservation of Cuban inde- pendence. the maintenance of a gov- ernment adequate for the protection of life, property and individnal Itber- ty and for discharging the obligations with respect to Cuba imposed by the treaty of Paris on the United States, now to be assumed and undertaken by the government of Cuba. “Fourth—That all acts of the United States in Cuba during its military oc- cupancy thereof are ratified and vali- dated, and all lawful rights acquired theretinder shail be maintained and | protected. “Fifth—That the government of Cu- ba will execute. and as far as necos- sary extend the plans already devised or other plans to be mutually agreed upon, for the sanitation of the cities of the island. to the end that a re- currence of epidemics and infections diseases may be prevented, thereby assuring protection to the people and commerce of Cuba as well as to the commerce of the Southern ports of the United States and the peopie re- siding therein. “Sixth—That the Isle of Pines shall be omitted from the proposed consti- tutional boundaries of Cuba, the title thereto being leit to future adjust- ment by treaty. “Seventh—That to enable the United States to maintain the independence of Cuba, and to protect the people thereof, ‘as well as for its own de- |fense the government of Cuba will |rell or lease to the United States lands |necessary for coaling or naval sta- |tions at certain specified points, to he jagreed upon with the president of the |United States. “Bighth—That by way of further as- surance the government of Cuba will embody the foregoing provisions in a permanent , treaty with the United States” WANTS A DIVORCE, fs sos incite ash i meee ‘Mrs. Rose O'Neil Latham, of Taney cofinty, Miseouri, artist and author, has sed her husband, Gray Latham, & New York broker, for a divores ‘The case io set for the April term of the Taney county elrenit- court Miss O Neil came to Tanev county with her parents from Nebraska. in 1895, She was then 17 years old and a bright ond handsome ert She went to New York in the fall of 1895 and became a newspaper and magazine writer, and an artist for Puck. she met Latham in New York and they were married. “The artist spent miich of the time with the family at Bear Creek homestead, where she also had a claim of government land. The plaintiff, in her suit, allezes. that Latham has a bad temper and drinks to excess. She is 26 years old. MOTHER-IN-LAW WITH-A GUN. Kamins Woman Kills Her Daughter's tase band nt Door of Mer Home, At Smith Center, Kan., the wife of John Campbell, shot and instantly killea Hubert Day, thelr son-in-law. She used a double-barreled shotgun, the full charge taking effect in the head. Mr. Campbell ordered Day off his farm and he went out in the road, but came back to the house, Mrs. Campbell told him not to come in the house, but he had reached the door when she shot. Day was married to Campbell's only daughter about a year ago, but they have not Ilved to- gether for several months. eiisetactis. Uieretantine A satisiactory understaniing has been reached by the conferees of the ministry and the financial committee of the Rigsdag regarding the sale of the Danish West Indies. The result, It is understood, will shortly be com: munieated to the Washington govern- ment in such form, It Is thought here, that it will prove acceptable. Old Senators Get Tack Pay. Senator Chandler has reported ta- vorably from the Senate committee on privileges and elections resolutions to pay Hiram R. Reevells, a United States senator from Mississippi thirty years ago, $4,847 in salary, and Joseph C. Abbott, a United States sen- ator from North Carolina thirty-two years ago, $0,543 in salary. They came in during reconstruction days to fill vacancies and were paid trom the time they took their seats, § SHOT IN A TOPEKA SMASHING. Volice and “Home Defenders” Fight at a Liquor Storage House, ‘The Topeka “Home Defenders” made an early morning joint smashing raid Monday and as a result J. M. Adams, one of the raiders, lies in a hospital with a policeman’s bullet in him. The Rey. F. W. Emerson, Mrs. Nation's lecture manager, is slightly hurt, and another raider was struck on the head with an axe by one of his comrades. From thirty to sixty “Home Defend- ers” net in South Topeka at midnight and marched on a wholesale liquor supply house Monday morning at about 2 o'clock. ‘The place raided wae run by “Cash” Curtis and was located on West Curtis street. There was about a carload of beer in the house and the raiders destroyed nearly a ‘third of it when the police arrived. ‘Three policemen drove the crowd back. Both the policemen and raiders fired revolvers and J. M. Adams, a car- penter, living at 524 West Grant Street, was shot twice in the breast. ‘He was taken in a hack to Riverside hospital. ‘While marching upon the supply house the crowd found a large log, a toot thick, which they used as a bat- tering ram. At the first blow of the battering ram the door gave way and the crowd rushed in. The lantern car- ried by the leaders was extinguished and tle work was done in the dark. ‘The men stood on the inside and passed the cases and kegs of beer to men in the doorway, who threw them into the .yard to be smashed. The crowd used heavy sledges, axes, ma- sons’ hammers and crowbars. ‘The owners of the beer made no resistance. Patrolman Boyles and watchman Con- nors were called from the Union Pa- cific depot, two blocks away, and were the first officers there, They entered the yard from Curtis street and drove the crowd back. Before the officers arrived thirty cases aud two kegs of beer had been smashed and the debris wae aéetiurad-aver the vard. ROBBED OF $1,000 ON A TRAIN. | Confidence Men Met » Railroad Employee | aichees aiacaena? / Patrick Moloney of Burrton, Kan., has disappeared in Chicago, after hav- ing been drugyed by confidence men and robbed of $1,000, the savings of ten years, Detectives think the loss may haye unbalanced Moloney’s mind temporariiy and that he may have come to serious harm. ‘The crime was committed on an incoming Atchison, ‘Topeka and Santa Fe train. It is believed information was telegraphed from Kansas by a confederate of the Chicago confidence men and that they then went out to meet Moloney. Moloney is 55 years old and has been employed for twenty years by railroads in and around Burrton, He left Burrton last Thursday with $1,865 in currency, and at Lexington Junc- tion, several hours out from Kansas City, two men boarded the train and asked the conductor if Moloney was there. ‘They found him in the Pull- man car, and made themselves agree- able, smoking and drinking freely. The two strangers got Moloney to the smoking car soon after breakfast Sat- urday. Bottles were produced and one of the strangers said he had an extra fine quality of whisky ina bottle, made in fashion that prevented any one from taking a large drink. Mo- loney drank from the bottle. ‘The cork of it was forced into the necie and the liquor flowed slowly thronsh a hole bored through the cork, ‘The liquor in this bottle, the detectives say, was drugged. Moloney had heen talking freely of his journey and displaying a bunch of $20 bills. After drinking from the Dottle he insisted upon scattering his money about on the seats. Two hours before the train entered Chicago Mo- loney was in a stupor. Eleven miles out the two strangers disappeared. When the conductor aroused Moloney the vietim discovered that he had egeihbnr enmity THE GREAT STEEL COMBINE. It Will Have a Capitalization of $1,100¢ ‘anekee. Articles of incorporation of _ the United States Steel corporation were filed Monday at the office of the county clerk of Hudson county, N. J. ‘This concern is the gigantic Morgan- Carnegie combine. ‘The total author- ized capital stock is _ $3,000, divided into thirty shares of $100 each. ‘The provision is made that the stock may be Increased at any time. While the authrized capital is only a nomin- al sum, it is understood that the total capitalization will be — $1,100,000,000, consisting of $300,000.00 in 5 per cent bonds, $400,000,000 in preferred stock and $400,000,000 in common stock. A GIRLS’ DORMITORY BURNED. Women Students at Park College, Mow Makarts trois Mikbt Bice ‘At Parkville, Mo., Park Hall one of the four dormitories for young wo- men of Park college, was burned Monday morning before 5 o'clock. None of the twenty-five girls in the building was injured, though the per- sonal effects of all on the third floor were lost. ‘The building was insured for $5,000, ‘The origin of the fire is a mystery, ‘The building is heated by coa! stoves, a furnace having ben re- moved several years ago. | Mra. Nation Is Out on Bond. Mrs, Carrie Nation left Topeka Monday morning at 5 o’clock for Pe- oria, TIL, where she will edit the Peoria Journal. Her $2,000 bond was signed by J. B. McAfee and the Rev. 5. D McFarland of the First Method- ist Episcopal church. Nolther Side Ready. When the case of James Callahan, charged with aiding in the abduction of young Edward Cudahy, was called before Judge Vinsonhaler in the county court at Omaha for hearing, neither side was ready and the hear- ing was continued to March 6, Seven Years for Hamnltton. Frank H. Hamilton, convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, was Sentenced to seven years at hard la; bor in the Minnesota penitentiary w Stillwater. BE Sel em CIs At New York United States Com missioner Shields directed that Ben- jamin D. Greene and John F., Bdwaré H. and William T. Gaynor. indicted for conspiracy to defraud the United States government, should be re- moved to the jurisdiction of the United States Court in Georgia. The frauds are all alleged to have occurreé in connection with the Savannah har- bor improvements, which work wat done under the supervision of Oberlit M. Carter, ex-captain of the United States army. An Irishman says a soldier maker his living by dying for his country. THE NEW RAILROAD LAW, A Drastic Measure in the Interest of the Shipper—The Pledge of the Republican Party Redeemed In Unmistakable Lan- fwunge. ‘The new railroad law, to take the place of the defunct court of visita tion, has been prepared apd agreed to by practically every Repubsican mem- ber of the Senate and House. and it 1s 80 reasonably certain of passage as it is now drawn, that it Is fair to con- sider it as a law, now 1. ‘The Manner in which this How It bill was prepared is in such striking contrast to the star chamber methods that marked the preliminary steps in the Court of Visitation bill that it is worth con- sidering. It will be remembered that when the Court of Visitation bill was sneubating, no one knew anything about until it was brought into the Pop caucus ready made. It was rushed through the caucus under whip and spur, without amendment or debate, and put through both houses in the same way. The authorship of the bill was variously ascribed at the time to David Overmeyer, B.C. Little, David Martin and Attorney General Boyle, Dut each of these xentlemen hastened to deny any part or lot in it. Perhaps when Bailie Waggener is on his death- bed we may learn who wrote it, but until that time its parentage remains unknown. Bastard in its makeup as well as parentage, it remains a found- ling whom no one will acknowledge. ‘The present railroad bill is a Repub- Hican measure and was framed in this way. The two raflroad committees of the Senate and House, composed of some of the ablest members of both branches, and representing all political parties, first met in joint session. They considered the three or four railroad bills that had been introduced. “They listened to everyone who desired to be ‘heard, farmers, cattle shippers, millers, grain’ men, Kimber men, coal men, railroad attorneys and freight ageats, In short, all classes who are interested in transportation. For days and weeks the hearings were had, open to every ‘one. ‘Then the various bMis, the rail- road commissioner law, and the sim- flar laws of other states were carefully analyzed and discussed in the light of the hearings already had, Opinions were interchanged and gradually the sentiments and views of the full com- mittees erystallized into shape. ‘Then ‘a sub-committee from both houses was appointed who prepared a bill in the light of all that had been gathered from all sources. ‘Then this bill was submitted to the full committee's meet- ing jointly, It was again considered line by line. Changes were made and then a Republican caucus was called, attended by every Republican senator, and 81 out of 83 members of the ¥ouse, and the completed bill was sub- mitted to this caucus, Here it was again read and discussed line by tne, and a few important. amendments made, and so it stands as a Republican bin. No legislative measure in Kansas was ever so carefully, openly and pub- ‘iely considered and formulated as this, ‘Dill, and it stands to-day the strongest ‘railroad law ever adopted by any state jn the Union. ‘The ill is too long to rep ‘The BM — produce in full, It con imDetall sists of forty sections, ‘and briefly analyzed sit provides for a ‘Board of Rallroad Commissioners, consisting of three members, one of whom must be of the minority party, chosen by the executive council on “April 1, 1901; one for one year. one for two years and one for three years and every year thereafter one member is chosen for a term of three years, ‘The members receive $2,500 per annum and select a secretary at $1,500 and a sten- ‘ographer at $1,200, ‘This cuts off one clerk from the old law and makes it cheaper in cost than any other com- mission in the country. ‘The board Is Hiven general supervisory powers over Ail railroad lines, express companies, ‘sleeping car companies and common carriers, “It has power to subpoena and examine witnesses, administer ‘oaths and compel the production of ‘books and papers, and a refusal to ‘appear before it and testify or prosuce ‘books and papers is made a misde- meanor. |... Tt may order additions to Wide Yow rolling stock and equip- em Granted ment of railroads, ad- ‘ditions or changes in station houses, ‘change or reduction in rates and such general changes in the manner of oper- ‘ating or conducting the railroads of ‘the state as may be shown to be to the [public interest, It may provide for Owning or leasing of cars by shippers with regulations for loading, hauling ‘and returning same and charges for Doth, @s well as for loading by com- pany on return haul, It may order Connecting switches ‘and. tracks be- tween crossing or parallel lines and ‘regulations thereof, order construc- tion of new depots, ‘switches and side tracks to accommodate traffic. It has full control over questions concerning ‘crossings of one road over another and complete and absolute power to su- pervise and reduce rates of transpor- tation. Any person desiring to do Switch 50 may condemn land for Frivileges switch, build the same and connect tt with ‘the tracks of the railroad company except that between stations on the main line; this can only be done with the consent of the company. This latter restriction is of course for the general protection of the traveling public. In order that the Board may be advised of complaints it is provided that the mayor and council of any city, or the trustee of any town- ship may make complaint that the rates for freight to such city or town- ship are unreasonable, unjust or dis- criminating, and upon’ such complaint the Board shall immediately investi- gate such complaint, and if shown to PEPE bebtebe rebirth In One Word. It fs by no means necessary for a man always to enter Into an elaborate explanation of his feelings in order to make them clear. “What's the name ‘Esiablishiog = Canadian Mint, The establishment of a mint in Can- ada will make the fourth branch of the British’ mint in operation outside London. The other three are located in Australia, in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth, respectively, The value of the gold coin output from these four mints during 1899 were as follows: ‘The royal mint, London, $42,601,555; Melbourne, $28,198,835; Sydney, $16,- 620,000; Perth, $2,458,520. ‘The grip has never been ‘cured by taking advice, y he well founded. the Board shell put in ee ee eC rer eae aa ae eee and notify the company of the same, and such rate so made shall be imme- diately posted in a conspicuous place in the nearest depot. If the mayor and council or trustee refuse to act, upon the petition of twenty-five resi- dents, such petition sent to the Board shall authorize and compel them to investigate without the action of the city or township officers. ‘The consignor or consignee of freight may also make complaint in like manner, so that power is given to every one interested in freight rates, whether directly or indirectly, to set the Board in motion. putes or Railroads are forbidden to puree of charge unreasonable freight rates, to charge more than 3 cents per mile for passen- gers, to discriminate between different points or shippers, to charge more for short haul than iong haul, to make Secret rates or give any rebates or drawbacks. They must furnish cars upon notice, and it they fail to do so the shipper may recover, in addition to his actual damages caused by such failure, the sum of $2 per day for every day's delay on eaen car. One railroad may complain against another of un- reasonable shipping or connecting charge and have it adjusted and are forbidden to add switching charges to the freight charge. ‘They are prohibit ed from pooling, rate sharing, dividing earnings or comining, under a pen- alty of $5,000 per month for each month of stich arrangement, They are not allowed to change rates or classi- fication without the consent -of the Board. They must obey all orders of the Board as hereinbefore provided, and must on tne first of every Septem: ber make a full report to the Board of their capital stock, earnings, divl- dends, receipts, disbursements, operat- ing expense, cash vaiue of road, ete., which the Board 1s to transmit to the governor In its annual report on the first of December following. Penaltien It is made perjury for any Lald Upon person to swear falsely be- Raliroads fore the Board in any ot these matters. Any road failing to obey an order of the Board is lable to & fine of $100 a day for each days’ re- fusal, to be recovered by the attorney general for the benefit of the school fund. In addition a penalty of from $100 to $5,000 may be recovered in any county by the county attorney for the proper county. Any individual ag- grieved or injured by a failure of the Yoad to obey such orwer of the Board may recover treple damages and a reasonable attorney's fee, to be fixed by the court, In addition, any indi- vidual aggrieved may go into the Su- preme court and by mandamus compel the road to obey the order. vower ot Besides all these penal- Kowerof, ties and remedies the Board itself may order the attorney general to bring a man- damus action in the name of the state to compel the railroad to obey its or- ders, and all such suits have prece- dence in the Supreme court over all other cases except criminal cases. So it will be observed that if a ratiroad fails to obey any order of the Board it is liable: First, toa fine of 9100 a.day for such refusal. Second, to a Iump fine in each county of not to exceed $5,000. Third, to an action in treble damages by the party aggrieved. Fourth, to an action in mandamus in the Supreme court by the party ag- grieved, and Fifth, to an action by the board it- self, conducted by the attorney gen- eral, with the whole power of the state back of it This is the capstone to the whole Dill. ‘The old epmmission had not this power, and its weakness in that, re- spect was a great drawback. The Pops attempted to remedy this in the Court of Visitation bill by permitting the court to make and also enforce or- ders. This conferring legislative and Judicial functions upon one body was properly declared unconstitutional by the courts. The present Board has fuil power to enforce its own orders by proper process In the Supreme court, and this makes it the strongest com= mission in the United States. ‘One single sop, and only one, was thrown to the rallroaus. As Cave of Haskell said, “We've skinned ‘em from head to foot, let's leave one piece of hjde,” and it was done. Ifa passenger neglects to buy a ticket the conductor is allowed to charge ten tents extra, for which a re- ceipt is given, and the passenger can get a retuurn of his money on this re- ceipt, at any station of the road. It Simply makes it more convenient tor the passenger to buy a ticket, and en~ ables the road to protect itself against a dishonest employe. Perhaps the best test of the new law is the contrast of the attitude of the railroads toward it. ‘The railroad at- torneys made no protest against the Court of Visitation bill. ‘They are Kicking vigorously over the new law. It is rigid, it is binding, but it is con- stitutional and will stand the test of the courts When the new Board makes an order it will be obeyed. It has been openly and fairly constituted, and it will be fully and freely obeyed when it acts, It is the strongest railroad law, the most powerful railroad commission, at the lowest cost, that has been estab- lished by any state in tne Union. Finland Figures: Finland produces nearly 40,000,000 bushels of cereals every year and ex- ports oats to other countries. By the last census there were 200,650 horses, 2,298,188 cattle, 1,067,884 sheep and 197,356 hogs in Finland, and the people produce a surplus of 22,750,000 pounds of butter and 490,000 pounds of cheese annually. The exports of dairy prod- uets from Finland amount to nearly $7,000,000 annually. hb bebe bbb hee ‘Wonders of the Waten. Many watches make five >eats per second, 200 each minute, 18,000 per hour, or. 422,000, per day. ‘Thus it will be seen that a half dozen turns of the key once a day, taking up four seconds of time, stores up a modicum of power in the spring which is cut up into nearly half a million of beats. If you multiply the daily beats by 365%, the number of days in the year, you find that the watch ticks 157,788,000 times while the earth {s making one annual trip around the sun. Cremation Increasing in England Cremation is slowly increasing in favor in Engiand, and Woking is to have a rival establishment at Hendon, where twelve acres are being prepar- ed for the purpose. In 1885, there were three cremations at Woking; in 1886, ten; in 1890, fifty-four; in 1894, 125; and in 1899, 240. It is only during the past three years that this crematorium has been profitable from the share- holders’ point of view. ‘The theatrical manager usually has a eee iia alee ‘Hints on Eel Fishing. Hels are found in all ‘rivers ang water, whether clean oF dirty, musty stony or sandy, and are most readit, taken during hot summer nights, yo, they are in season at almost any tin ot the year. Garden worms or js Worms are the best bait. As soon you have landed an eel proceed to cat off his head, which will aid in dig gorging the hook and prevent your en, tangling tho line—Golden Hours, A man seldom enjoys good healta while he has it. Persecution Buoyed Him Up Benjamin Disraeli sprung trom 4 persecuted race and pushed his yay from humble life to the topmost roung of political and social power. Scones, ridiculed, rebuffed, hissed from the house of commons, he simply exiq “The time will come when you shalt hear me.” The time did come, and the boy “with no chance,” swayed the scepter of England as prime minister for a quarter of a century. NaS After thirty-five years of continuous service Chief Justice Depew has re. signed from the New Jersey supreme bench. That his Intellectual power is unimpaired may be gathered from « remark he made on announcing his in- tention to resign. “I much prefer,” said he, “to withdraw when the pub- Me may wonder why I do so than to wait until the public shall wonder why I do not.” Jury Agceod with Son. Instead of saying nothing and soy. Ing wood last Sunday, according to the instructions of his father, who claim. ed it was not Sunday, but Tuesday, a profligate youth living near Maryville, Mo., had his indulgent father arrestad and tried on the charge of being men- tally upbalanced. ‘The fury agreed with the son, having fathers of their own, and adjudged the parent insane. Huxley's Rap nt Bishops. Speaking of the difficulty students experience in remembering the exact situation of the mitral and tricuspid valves of the heart, Professor Huxley once remarked that he rememberei that the mitfal (so called from its re. semblance to the headgear ot the chureh dignitary) must be on the lett side, “because a bishop could never be fn the right.” ‘A WISE DRUGGIST. for Which » Lady Offers Him 100, Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 25, 1901. — (Special.)—Some two years ago a lo cal druggist engaged in a transaction which was in its details somewhat re- markable, He was visited by Miss Anna P. Nichols, who had a doctor's prescription for rheumatism, which the druggist was filling. In the course of conversation the good lady said: “t Would give one hundred dollars to get well.” He immediately replied: “Give me five dollars and 1 will guarantee to cure you.” She agreed, and he at once handed her a box of Dodd's Kidney Pills, say- ing: “They are 30¢ a box. Two boxes may cure you, but Iam quite sure thax ten will.” ‘Miss Nichols tells the story as fol- lows: “Dodd's Kidney Pills are verit- able life preservers. I was troubled for five. years with Rheumatism, 50 that at times my right arm seemed paralyzed and I could only walk with Gificulty, and could not go out ot doors if the air was damp or cold. 1 took so much medicine that I think my system was poisoned rather than helped, One day when my druggist was putting up a prescription for m0 I remarked to him that I would give one hundred dollars for a remedy that would make me better.” “Give me five dollars and Iwill guarantee to cure-you,’ he said. 1 readily agreed and he handed me 3 box of Dodd's Kidney Pills, saying. “They are 30¢ a box. Two boxes may ‘cure you, but Iam sure that ten will” I left my prescription intact and, in- stead, took these Pills, and I found them, as I said before, to be veritable life preservers. Before I had tinished the second box I had my first perfect night's rest in years. I gradually tm- proved. 1 had determined to use the ten boxes before I would give up, but imagine my surprise to find that be- fore half that quantity was used J was ‘completely cured. This was two yeitrs ago, and Ihave not had a twinge since.” Miss Nichols is Vice Grand Baxter, Rebekah Lodge I, 0. O. F., and is ond of the best known and most highly respected ladies in Kansas City, and her experience will be read with inter est by her many friends. Dodd’s Kidney Pilis never fail cure Rheumatism. They are 50c a 0%, six boxes for $2.50. Buy them from your local dealer if you can. If he can: not supply you, send to the Dodus Medicine Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Colontzing Negroes in Liberia. BSisteen negro have “eallcd trom New York for Monrovia, west Africa, where land will be given them by the Liberian Colonization soctety of Bir melegiee Aint) Taicreenttion (3 ald to have ample fonds and wil ish ‘transportation to 600 men 24 See a etree stimulants seldom bata man—it be eaters Se ee Na + OWER's Re i RLS > dy \boeFIsH Bra’ ib} SLICKER % x A Beacronveston S ACLS sie Original Slicker CS wite meer vou Dar im AN tt Masocer one, aaa anit gait SSS insls, Hace Basie PURSES: tt CA PAs a y eS aa eee bead Cough Syrup. Good. a 4 go z FA weoTe) NFU) ee dlolss :