The American Citizen

oldest and Best Weekly paper devoted to the Race in this section of the Country WITH CRADDOCK FOR MAYOR MEANS LOWER TAXES AND A GREATER KANSAS CITY AND A BREATHING CHANCE TO THE POOR TAX-BURDENED CITIZENS. SHORT OR CRADDOCK, WHICH? SE IS THE CANDIDATE OF AN ORGANIZED GANG AND CORPORATIONS. THE OTHER IS A BUSINESS MAN FOR AND OF THE PEOPLE. VOL 14, NO.4 "Who will you have for your next visit, B. L. Short or W. H. Cradlock? Is it a question that the tax payers ask to other voters of Kansas City, Kas., will be called upon to answer with their votes on the second day of next month, the responsibility of pulling current payers to the front and pit it on a sound business basis so no little acess fall upon the man who is chosen for an exorcist. Until the tax are lessened and the runaway expenses kept within the proper the revenue denied for such purposes the city cannot prosper or prosper. Our present system of taxation has much to do in keeping foreign expats from our city, because people have the money to invest in real estate any other kind of property we visit if the taxes on such property is reasonably high. If the tax that has been wrong is more equal assessment taxes during the past year or two by the Municipal Club and individual clients resulted in considerable good, at the real victory, the one that will appreciate fairness in the assessment of poverty for taxation is now visible." LEAF FROM THE DIARY OF A LEADER. "Twenty years have now passed," Professor Washington, 'since I made the first humble effort at Tuskegee in a broken down shanty and an open hen-house, without owning a dollar's worth of property, and with but one teacher and thirty students. At the present time the institution (the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute) owes 2,300 acres of land, over 700 of which are under cultivation each year, entirely by student labor. These are more upon the grounds, counting large and small, forty buildings, and all except four of these have been erected almost wholly by the labor of our students. There are in constant operation at the school, in connection with the although academic and religious training, twenty-eight industrial departments. The value of our property is $800,000. If we add this to our endowment fund, which at present is $188,000, the value of the total property is nearly half a million dollars. The annual expenses are about $80,000. The greater part of this I collect each year from door to door and from house to house. From thirty students the number has grown to 1,100, coming from twenty-seven States and Territories, from Africa, Cuba, Porto Rico, Jamaica and from other foreign countries. In our departments there are eighty six officers and instructors, and if we add the families of our instructors we have a constant population upon our grounds of not far from 1,400 people. The only difficulty now is that the demand for our graduates, from both white and black people in the South, is so great that we cannot supply more than one-half the persons for whom applications come to us. Neither have we the buildings nor the money for current expenses to enable us to admit to the school more than one-half the young men and women who apply to us for admission." The man who wrought out this marvelous achievement of our THE KA d Best Weekl FOR MAYOR MEANS LOWE RADDOCK, WHICH? ORGANIZED GANG AND CORPORATIONS. THE PRESS MAN FOR AND OF THE PEOPLE. burdened tax payers and noble women—shout—Glery to God!—W. H. Craddeek—W. H. Cradcko. The man who is not backed up by corporations and will not hoodwink the toiling citizens into bartering away their rights by voting for some of the corporation push. The question of good government touches the heart of all true citizens, and party lines should and will be set aside and the people will say by their votes next month that—we still live, must and small be considered when our rights are at stake; this is our home, here we are to live and die, if the big corporations, by their agents, are to crowd us to the wall, it is our own fault for we have the blessed privilege of an American citizen to right our wrongs at the ballot box. We have personally known Mr. Craddeck for twenty-five years and we can sav that Mr. W. H. Cradcko stand to-day as a Moses who will lead the people upwar and onward to higher ideals of citizenship, good government and equal taxation to all. It is not a question of party now, but a question of making Kansas City, by judicious management, equal rights to all and special privilege to none, a fit place to live. Too long has it been the Buchan faction and the Barnes faction in Republic can politics in Wyandotte county—let the people seize the opportunity to now settle this state of affairs by electing a clean man—free from the clutches of the bosses who will represent them. It is the negroes opportunity as well as other citizens. It is no use to support any man simply because he is on the Republican ticket. Reform is now the great cry, can you reform by doing the same thing over you have in years past and gone? In all the years we have known Mr. Craddock he has been the same gentleman and he stands to-day as ready and willing to do justice by the negro as well as all other citizens. His platform is "do right," and if elected from the highest to the humblest citizen will have cause to rejoice. Wz can stand for the Republican ticket but the Head won't co. It is not a question of party lines but a question of the right man this year. has been instrumental in educating in wanderaft and in brain, upward of 3,000 Negroes, now scattered throughout the South, and in turn educating other Negroes—and whose eloquence, logic and sane way of looking at things, have him a celebrity of world-wide renown, to whom the highest in the land feels it no humiliation to show honor, twenty-five years ago, was, to all appearances, only a darky rost-about. What he has done is a striking proof of what, under proper circumstances and with proper encouragement, his people are in some degree capable of doing.—The Scratton, (Pa.) Tribune. SOME AGES OF MAN. The Infant's age—cribbage. The Collector's age—dunnage. The Minister's age—personage. The Cabman's age—cabbage. The Broker's age—bondage. The Lawyer's age—damage. The Lover's age—marriage. The Cashier's age—shortage. The Deadhead's age—passage. The Plumber's age—leakage. The Doctor's age—pillage. The Butcher's age—sausage. The progress of the negro race in this country since the civil war can the better be understood when it is know that more than 140,000 homes are held free of debt by negroes in the south. It is estimated that the reality holdings of the colored people of the south will foot up not less than $150,000,000, while it is possible that the personality held by the same class will figure up even a greater amount. An editor over in Missouri wrote to a number of subscribers asking them to send him the news of their several neighborhoods. Here is one reply: "We have two school marms, the hog cholers, about 50 bushels of potatoes and a blamed fool who married a crossed girl because she had a mule and 40 acres of land, which the same being yours truly." --- AMERICAN CITIZEN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 15, 1901. If B·L, Short is elected next month the corporation tax dodgers and gangsters will elect him and not the people. Hasn't the corporation bosses been behind many of the Republican Makers in Kansas City, Kans, then if you want the people to have a say—elect W. H. Craddoek and you will find out it will be a change that will do you good. It looks now, since the people have taken up Mr Craddock's fight, on account of the princeps he so openly advocates, that it would at least be economy for that organized gang of political tricksters calling themselves the Republican part, to withdraw Mr. B. L. Short, their candidate, and move to make Mr. Craddock's election unanimous. This would save the corporations an immense amount of money, which would be applied on the payment of their just amount of taxes, and Mr. Short many unpleasant recollections of having twice run for Mayor and been defeated. They talk about W. H. Craddock doing business in Missouri, Great Scott! can everybody do business on this side and live. Are the hundreds and thousands of men and wom en from this side to be condemned because they are forced to und some thing to do to earn their daily bread over in Missouri. How many men kiss their little family good bye at sun-rise on this side of the Kaw, see them no more till sunset. Are they to be denied the rights other citizens enjoy because they work in Missouri? GIVE HIM A VOTE We call the attention of the citizens of Kansas City, Kans., once more to that estimable young man our present city clerk Mr W. B. Tremblly, he seeks and will receive the support of all loyal true and honorable American Citizens, the return for two years more to the office of city clerk. We conscientiously believe that all voters irrespective of party affiliations will join issue and elect him. He is worthy capable and alright. THE ONLY NEGRO CANDIDATE FOR OFFICE. Mr. I. B Blackburn, the nominee of the Republican party for Councilman in the Third Ward, is a man who should receive the entire vote of his party for the office for which he aspirs. He is capable in every respect of filling the office to the satisfaction of the public, and should he be elected there will be no regrets by his constituents. It has grown to be a custom we must say, in the ranks of the Republican party in Wyandotte, to stand by a negro till he is nominated, then at the election desert him, and lay the blame largely to his own race. New to cleanse the party and show to the negroes as well as those who are their friends, that this is a lie, we call upon the party to elect I. B. Blackburn, the only negro on the ticket, for any office. In the meantime every negro voter, both women and men, of our race should take just pride in casting a vote for him in April Among thoroughly reliable officials that are serving the people in Kansas City, Kan., there stands forth in the blue zenith of the political sky, a star whose brilliancy is unexcelled in radiance in all the official career of any officer of Wyandotte county. We refer to "Honest John" the present city Treasurer who is one of the most exacting cash holders that has ever graced the office of city Treasurer. In the auditing of his books every penny of the city's fund are exact and that means much, for he hanbles over $1,000 000 annually. The people appreciate a good official when he proves himself to be one, so it is needless to say that John Adams who now seeks re-election will not be accorded another term. He is one of those officials that labors with an eye single to the best interest of the people the whole people. You cannot afford to vote against him. The old pastime of fox hunting in the south seems to have given place to negro chasing. The spectacle of from a dozen to 200 men with hounds scampering over the country in pursuit of a black man, is almost of daily occurrence. The vogue is not confined to any particular season of the year. The difference lies in the fact that the dogs are not given any chance at him when he is caught—State Journal. If you don't get your paper on time, it us know at once. OUR CAPITAL CITY RESUME POLITICS AND OTHER NEWS. Interesting and Other Very Newsy Bits Gathered by our Correspondents at Topeka, Kansas. The Legislature having adjourned on last Friday everything about the Capital building is quiet—the col-red statesmen have all gone to their several homes after having performed their ardeous duties of repr secing their constituents by wielding the broom and cleaning the cuspidors. Since W. A. Bettis, of Sedgwick county, has come out of the legislature we take due notice from press notice that he is now a full fledged lecturer, brave soldier and a man of letters, the query is, how is it a man of this one's calibre would accept a menial position in the great body which has just adjourned. It is rumored that there will be some changes made around the State House on or about April 1st, and naturally many of the employees are on the anxious seat fust at the present time. many years will have representation on the School Board. The Democrats met in mass convention on Monday night and nominated a full ticket, and they hope to win on the head of their ticket on the issue of wet and dry. There is some dissatisfaction as to the nominee of the Republican primaries but we do not believe that it is of sufficient moment to endanger any part of the ticket. That the negro is the king knocker against himself in these parts, to one who is a casual observer of things, cannot be denied, and instead of improving his opportunities he is constantly putting barriers in the way of his own progress, and while we are not given to the general pessimistic views of his condition, we are frank to admit that in the present condition of this place Capt, John Neaton, of Atchison, has announced his intention of becoming a candidate for Governor before the State Convention of 1902. It will be remembered that he was a prominent candidate three years ago and no doubt he will again be a leading candidate. CITY IN GENERAL: The Negro Protective Association of this city is doing commendable work as a racial organization, the members thereof have taken hold of the work with a vim and energy which will without doubt bring results. On last Saturday the Republican primaries were held and it was one of the most fierce contested primaries ever held in this city, and resulted in the ejection of Col. J. W. F. Hughes for Mayor. He was the women's candidate and the women it was who brought about his nomination. It is estimated that 8,000 women voted and he easily got three-fourths of that vote. Warner got a good majority of the men vote but it was not large enough to overcome the beastly majority that the women gave. Fred. Stonestreet, our popular Marshal of the City Court, pulled through by a nice majority, although there was a fight waged against him for no other reason than that he was a colored man. E.R. Ridley, who aspired to the Council from the 5th. Ward, the only ward from which it is possible to nominate and elect a colored man, was defeated for the nomination, and defeated by the treachery of members of his own race, as he had a large following from the opposite race. He would have been an easy winner had the black vote remained true. The colored people will now have no representative in the Council for years to come, and they can blame no one but themselves. A colored man in the person of W. R. Williams, was nominated for member of the School Board, and if he is elected the colored people for the first time in YOUNG MEN WON'T WORK. Time and again it has been said by both white and colored, very much to our detriment, that the average young colored men will not work—th at he spends his time losing on the street corners and visiting the various public resorts, and in fact doing nothing at all to advance himself. Now while a g.eas deal of this is true, and while it will not help us any, we find that the average colored man is not the only fellow that won't work. In the current issue of the Ladies' Home Journal, under the caption of "The Times and the Young Man," the editor calls attention to the fact that the average young white man will not work. That, like his colored brother, he is lamenting the failure of the times to be propitious, and Micawber like, is waiting for something to turn up, instead of trying to turn something up himself. The editor says: 'The real trouble is that the average young man won't work. He has gotten the insane notion into his head that success comes by luck, that men are by opportunities which either comes to them or are thrust upon them. And he waits for luck or chance to come along and find him, or dissipates his energies in profitless channels. Instead of using every moment of his time he waits hours in sensual pleasures for which a young fellow with the right stuff in him has no time. Instead of defying and dismissing temptations, he couris it, winks at it and plays with it. Instead of placing dress and amusement in their proper relative position he takes them out of their places and lets them hold a wrong value of life in his life. Instead of using his time in learning from other men he wastes his breath in idle lamentations. Instead of taking a sane view of conditions, and seeing with a clear mind that as trade widens, opportunities increase, he takes the mistaken view that the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. These are conditions of mind that are keeping thousands of young men down and will keep them down. many years will have representation on the School Board. The Democrats met in mass convention on Monday night and nominated a fall ticket, and they hope to win on the head of their ticket on the issue of wet and dry. There is some dissatisfaction as to the nominee of the Republican primaries but we do not believe that it is of sufficient moment to endanger any part of the ticket. That the negro is the king knocker against himself in these parts, to one who is a casual observer of things, cannot be denied, and instead of improving his opportunities he is constantly putting barriers in the way of his own progress, and while we are not given to the general pessimistic views of his condition, we are frank to admit that in the present condition of things locally, he is an absolute failure. The defeat of Ridley, the fight on the nominee for School Board and the fight on other race men who aspire for political preferment demonstrate beyond doubt that they are not susceptible to any part or parcel of what it takes to place our people upon the highway of success and to command the respect of the opposite race. The candidates for county offices are still quietly working notwithstanding the passage of the biennial election bill. It is said that the bill is unconstitutional and if so the election will be held this fall as usual. LOCALLY. Ex. Presiding Elder Fox died at Baldwin Wednesday, and was buried Friday here from the C. M. E. church. Miss. Gertude Bradshaw died Wednesday A. M. of Consumption. She was Organist at the first Baptist church. The Oak Leaf Club met with Mrs. Demis Ray on Cline street Wed. P. M. The Ladies sewing circle was entertained by Mrs. McGee Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. J. B. Early returned home Tuesday after spending three week in cur city the guest of her sister Mrs. A. M. Ward. Miss. Ella Williams entertained a 5'clock dinner Monday in honor of Mrs. Early and Presiding Elder Braxton. Mrs. Chas. Williams of Nevada Mo. is visiting relatives in this City. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jordan Entertained ar 6, oclock dinner saturday eve. Mrs J. B. Early, P, E. Braxton, Rev Mrs. A. M. Ward, Ella Williams, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ford. Texas lets her joys be known by burning another Negro this week-quite a pleasant pastime it seems. MEN OF ACTION AND AGE LIMITS. THE six great commanders who have won the Spanish war for us are all men in late middle life, as we commonly reckon these things. The youngest of them are Schlev and Sampson, each 58 years old. Dewey is 61, nearing the age fixed upon—pursues unwisely—for retirement. Of the men fought the war was almost boyish in its enthusiasm, its daring, its hardness, its confidence, its navy. A hundred years ago a man began to be old at 60, but it is not so now. It is about that age that discretion reinforces decision and makes the great men in every walk of life. In the army navy, Senate, Cabinet, banking-house, business office, railroad enterprise, and everywhere else the majority of men of greatest power and use-fulness are probably between 55 and 65 years of age. Bismarck, Gladstone, Von Moltke, William I, of Germany, Cavour the best work of all these was done after the half century had been long passed. So, too with our own Edmunds, Sherman, Hoar, Justice Field, John Marshall, and the rest. Every man is at his best when the time of his fullest maturity comes, and with the great increase in longevity and a wiser living that time comes later than it did Many of the best men in our army, for example, the men best qualified to-day to lead armies and conduct campaigns, are on the "retired list," merely because they have passed an arbitrarily fixed age.—New York World. The white folks have marked the 'deck' and they catch a hand full of 'trumps' every time—consequently they keep us 'begging.' Isn't that so?—Daily Recorder. TALES OF TWO CITIES. AT THE CHURCHES The funeral ceremonies over the body of Uncle Merritt Johnson were held from Pleasantt Green Baptist Church last Sabbath. Uncle Merritt was quite aged and a Christian of long standing. The following Resolutions were submitted by a committee and read during the ceremonies. WHEREAS, It has pleased the Great F.ther to remove from our mudst the old est member of Pleasant Green Baptist Church brother Merritt Johnson and while we realize our loss is his eternal gain, however much we regret his untimely taking off. We must bow in bumble submission to the divine decree, and be it therefore Resolved. That we the members of Pleasant Green Baptist Church, bow our heads in prayer for five minutes in respect for the remains that now lie before us and. WHEREAS. He leaves two sons, Mrs. Abraham and Ln Johnson, who were near and dear to him, and who are living in sin like others of our friends, namely, Samuel Early, Wm. Robinson, Wm. Mosby and Jasper, and many others too numerous to mention. We that he the Pleasant Green Baptist church start our revival in April, that these young men may be given an opportunity to embrace the religion of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Be it further Resolved, That we engage the Brethren who participated in this funeral ceremony to assist us, and be it lastly Resolved. That we publish these resolutions in the Annals of the Ameican and send a copy to the bereaved family. GEO. McNALB, J. W. HYDE, WILY HYDE, J. FRANKLIN, WM. WARD, J. W. CARL. FRRD. WHITTAKER, FATHER EVERAGE Committee on Condolen ce. Rev. G. A. Griffith on the account of ill health has not filled his pulpit for six weeks his health is greatly improved and he will preach Sunday to the delight of his large Congregation. The funeral services of Uncle Martin a well known old gentleman who died at Douglas Hospital were held from the First Baptist Church Wednesday afternoon. AMONG THE LODGES Rev. Frank Wilson C. G. M., of the International Order of Twelve, Kans. and Nebraska Jurisdiction was in town and left this week for Atchison where he will pay off Endowment claims. He reports the order throughout out the Jurisdiction in excellent condition. Jasper Lodge of U. B. F. s. the New number of that organization will meet at the Fifth st. Opera House Saturday night to install officers and give the Many young men soon to be brothers, an introduction to the Royal Bumper. A new "bit" has been ordered and everything arranged to insure the riders a "hot old time." The S M. T's will tender the number a Mammoth luncheon—"after the races" OUR PROFESSIONALS Artist O. J. Brooks is home again, and graced our sanctum and left an order in our office for work. Mr. Oscar B. Johnson our oldest Letter Carrier in point of service has returned from a trip to Washington D. C. where he witnessed the Inauguration of President McKinley he also made a trip to Philadelphia. He returns home highly elated over the sights seen. We have been thinking seriously of making him an attache to our Editorial staff that he may tell the public what he really did see. Dr. G. E. Horsey, our new doctor, has located temporarily at 327 New Jersey, where he invites those who want medical attention. Miss Luci V. Ashton, *Matron of the Douglass Hospital and Training School, has returned from a most delightful trip back to the scenes of other days, she also witnessed the great scenes incident to an inauguration at the Capitol. She returns and takes up her work with the same zeal that has characterized her efforts the entire time of stay among us. A. K. Lawrence Pa'G the popular Drug Clerk of the Wyandotte Drug Co., the First Negro Drug store in the West and now second to none in coziness and introduction modern ideas, is one of the those gentlemanly unassuming young men destined to make and retain the friendship of many. He reports the business of the Company fair and invites the patronage of all, Medicines delivered Prepscriptions filled at any time. Dr. S. H. Thompson is back from his trip of recreation and dellightfulness. where he noted with regrets the change for the worst in general, of the whites towards the blacks. He visited many negro institutions of medicine, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and Washington. He is to be seen on his daily rounds. The Gresham Oritorial Club of Lincoln High School, of Kansas City will furnish a grand programme for Monday morning. Prof. — Williams, the Human Battery, created considerable sensation at the C. M. E. church on last Thursday evening by his wonderful performance in breaking stones weighing one hundred pounds on a man's chest, and other worders. We will speak of him later He will be seen at King Solomon Baptist church Saturday night, March 30th Tueker, Tonsorial Artist, in the parlers of the reliable Tim Roberts, is said to be one of the best versed, all around up to date conversationist in the tonsorial business. He is a close student and well informed on all current issues Mrs. Tobelia Harris of 1150 Ann ave, who has been sick for about three months is improving ninely. "Little Tommy" the 11 years old nephew of Mr. Tom Crowder Head transfer man of the Mount Transfer Company, was shot and killed Wednesday evening by a white woman a next door neighbor to their home on Armstrong ave. It is claimed that it was accidental which is presumably true, at least it will never be known otherwise. The funeral will be held today from Whisner's undertaking room as Mrs. Laura Crowder who has been so seriously ill for sometime is hovering between life and death, so the body of "Tommy" cannot be taken home. Mr. Wm. Robinson and little son Edgar Robinson, of 610 State avenue, spent last Sunday in Liberty, Mo., visiting relatives. For the best situation call and see Mrs. Solomon, Employment Office 440, Minnesota avenue. Mrs. Ida Gaydom of 511 Neb ave after a few days Illness is able to be out again Mrs. Hamn the mother of Mrs. Renfof of 1719 Michigan is very ill with Lagrippie. The Story of the Cross will be rendered Sunday 10:30 A. M, March 17th at St. Augustine's Church Cor. 11th and Froost Ave. Kansas City, Mo. Order of Service Processional Even Me Bradbury General Confession, Absolution, Pater Noster - Stainer. Jubileate Deo - Aldrich. Credo. Srainer Versicles. Prayers. Sweet the moments Konig. The Address. The story of the Cross, Lewis Offertory The Holy City, Adams, to be sung by Mrs. John Cummings Retrocessional. Glorious Things - Hayden Come and bring your friend all are we! FATHER DEMBY, PRIEST. THE NEGRO STOCKADE. The special grand jury recently appointed to investigate abuses of the labor contract law in South Carolina has found evidence confirming the worst charges made. It reembolds the indictment of twenty white men who have been holding free negroes in practical slavery. Under illegal labor contracts the blacks have been imprisoned in stockades, shackled, beaten, and one was shot to death. Others have been thrown into these stockades after being arrested without cause and have held in a state of slavery without trial. The local constabulary and certain justice courts appear to have been parties to the abuses in question. Ap arently the evil is confined to Anderson county and the publicity given to the matter has already done much to abolish the abuses. The vigorous action of the judge and grand jury at Anderson is creditable to the community and gives ground to the hope that this local revival of African slavery will quickly disappear. The men who have risen to denounce and suppress the evil are representative citizens of the state and county concerned and it is fair to presume that they utter the public sentiment of their commonwealth when they denounce the practice in question. The action of the grand jury indicates that the people of Anderson county are in earnest in their determination to remove this stain from the good name of their community. This offence against the freedom of the blacks has been rendered possible by the existing system of convict labor. Certain unprincipile employers have found means for increasing their chain gangs by kidnapping or falsely arresting innocent negrohs or by inducing ignorant blacks to sign contracts surrendering their liberty. All were then herded together in stockades and treated like convicts. The grand jury's report justly condemns the whole negro convict system as it now exists in South Carolina. The revelations of cruelty that have accompanied the exposure indicate that the power given into the hands of employers of convicts demoralizes the contractors and reproduces one of the worst evils of slavery. American Citizen AMERICAN UITIZEN PUBLISHING aXND PRINTING CO. 1 AE) Cada Every Week at 417 Minnesota Ave. KANSAS CITY KANSAS hse oan W. C. MARTIN, EDITOR. eee ee TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION Weekly one year............-.- $150 Sutered at the postoffice at Kansas City ‘Kans , as second class matter. THE NEGRO IN INDUSTRY, ‘The pathway of the colored brother In the South toward anything approaching success in the way of industriai achieve- ment made it possible for him to act for himself, been strewn with roses. In deed, he has found it » bard road to travel And they have not been few, from ameng those of his own race 8 well as otherwise who have seemed un- necessarily willing to exploit the dis- couraging belief that the outlook for the permanent and Sprogressive betterment of his condition throa,b his own efforts ‘was practically hopeless. ‘The friends of the negro who have bean loth to accept these peesimistic conclusions find, however, that the facts, ‘as brought out in reports as to what ac- tually is being secomplisbed in the mat- ter of the industrial advancement of the race, warrant no such gloomy view. Ev- idence is not lacking for contirmation of the statement that the negro toiler is gaining ground literally as well as figu- ratively- : Bearing directly upon this point is an interesting and extended aecouat, in the Montgomery (Ai.) Advertiser, of thes proceedings of the tenth annual confery ence of negroes at Tuskegee, Als. The fasulty of Tuskegee Institute, Booker 'T, Washington's great school, originat- ed and promoted the holding of these conferences, it being their defiaitely de clared purpese ‘to encourage the buying of land, to get rid of the one-room cabin and the abase of the mortgage system to promote raising food supplies, build- Ing better school houses, lengthening the scheol term, getting better teachers ‘and preachers, and improving the relae tiens between the races.’ Nearly one half of the entire number of states and two of the territories were represented in the recens gathering, about 2,500 farmer delegates having taken part. And their reports, manv of which are given at length in the publication men- tioned, are most encouraging. Pzaeti- ‘ally they are of one voice in the rehear- sai of an experience which not only is full of hope and promise, but chronicles ‘© modest measure of success already achieved—an advance from the hum» blest beginning, through patient, self- denying labor, watchfulness and perse- verance, to a plane of comparative pros- perity and an sseurance of even bette ‘things in the future. A report of especial sigmificsnce nd in- terest in that it brings inte view the im portant features of woman's aid, is tha of Mrs. Johnson, president of the Wo mens Auxiliary Oakland, Tex. Unusua diflculties had been striven against by the members of the organization duriay the year preceeding im consequence o floods and hard times, Mrs: Johnson saic Dut still there had been noticeable pro: gress. Efforts toward a betterment of the con ditions existing under the mortage sys tem au improvment in methods of farm ing a movement in the direction of co operative buying at-the stores togethe with an aim toward home ownership al ways in view, characterize the oawaré movement of the organization. Its mem bers now number 2,500 and already they have become the owners of 60.000 acre of land and of property whose aggregat value is $700 000, Such facts and they are but typical o! all the reports made in the conferance constitute an eloquent refutation of th dolefal declarations of those who deer. the ability of the industrious negro. aid bimself in the straggles for advance mont. As Mrs. Johnson forcefully put at: “Let industry, sobriety, skill and mi tual helpfulness be the negro’s platform aad exchange thom for whatever b wants.” BE KIND, BE GOOD. Let us all drop out little differences and little spites and ervy. ‘Lhere’s plenty of room on this earth fer all, Let us then be friends. We ean gain nothing by puiling dows. We can do much by building up. No man was ever helped to make a dollar that all coneerned were not benefited, for no onscan keep his money forever—no one-can take it with him. Be fair. Be neighborly.—Olathe Mirror: The smoothest thing I evcr tasted was caster oil and I be blamed if I like it, The smoothest talker I ever saw beat me out of $5. I prefer things rough and kindly. I can forgive thorns ‘on the rase and the briar on the haw for the sweet blossoms they produce. But the greased pole and the greased pig are snares. Any engincer had rath er you Would sand the track than soap it. ‘The smooth ebirt bossom is not ‘the best resting placo for the head of a youny gitl even if she doesn’t “mus.” i, The smooth thing is liable to bes sspkate.” Wherefore I beg of you who have never bad any experience with aneel, to beware of smooth things. Many aman bas slipped upon them. You go feoling atounn the brink of the “salippery place” where the Bible says the wieked are. and thongh you may be speedily ‘tin it” no wise man will: eavy you. This world with its hilly and monnteln crags isa pretty rough place, and it has rough people in it, but not nearly so masy fall because these as sbrough smooth places} and smooth words and smooth people. Central Missouri Pash. The following story is now goitig the rounds of the press. We publish it just asgt in told withous vouching for the truthfulness of the same. “The colored baritone of St. George's ehureh in New York City a Mr Burleigh, went to Albany one day to sing at a private musicale. After it wan ever the baritone went toa nearby hotel, but was refused admittance beeause of his color. Four other hotels were unwilting to receive him, Coming back to the house where he had sung he explain ed his predicament. Governor Roerevelt who had been one of the guests, heard the conversation, “What's that!” he roared: ‘Here Burleigh, you come with me. I'll see to it that you geta bed” He drove to his own home, gave the singer the best room in the house and saw to itbefore he went to bed that every Albany newspap= 1 would announee next morning that Mr. Burleigh had been a guest atthe exeeutive mansion. MAKE A HOME, GIRLS. Begin Married Lite in a Home of Your Own Is the Sound Advice to Prospective Brides. Bogia your married life in a home of your own—is sound advieg to all prosn pective brides. Boarding is at best a lay way of existence and the young ‘couple who commences life in this way will surelly regret it Zeooner or later. ‘Take «house, no matter how small it must be, make a careful selection of rugs, curtains and furaiture and when the little nest has been cosily furnished settle down to become acieaivted with each otker—for this is a matter of no amall account. Living in his owm house, the man at once becomes a factor im society, while in a boarding house, he is but a grain ofsand. Soitlswith « woman In ‘her own home, her interest is cousten- tly aroused every womanly {nstinet is callod forth and she 00 -stantly become more and more womenly and lovable. It is the woman who boards who be- comes the trifler, not tne woman whe has a home. It is the woman who boards who becomes Hippant, not the woman whose thoughts are centered on her household It is the woman whe boards who becomes the gossip, not the ‘woman with home ties and home cares ‘A woman who spends a few years in 1 boarding house becomes secustomed tc the ease and comforts which surrounc her, without any exertion on her ow: part und ehe becomes more and more re Tuctant as the years past by to exert her seif to make » home for ber family. Children brought up in a boardin house lose the best part of their rightfu inhentanee, for they have no home as sosiation, no happy recollection of thei home life, in true pleasures to whie! they can leok bick when they have be come men and women. Meke, then | home, girls, 1m which you can look back ‘after many years have passed with pleas fant thoughts of the many happy hour that were passed beneath your own r00 tree. Where are cares and triale im ever home, bat the pleasures are also to found there rather than in a boardiny house. where gossip and idleness ar among the chief features, aud wher home pleasures are lacking. FA@TS ABOUT YOUR BODY. ‘There are 206 bones in the human _bo- dy, Po perform the usual movements in our daily life these 205 bones are acted upon by 522 voluntary muscles. Onsnormal bead there are 250,000 hairs. ‘he brain and spinal cord have 3.008, 000 nerve cells. In the average man there are 22,500, (000,000 red blood cells. ‘All told there are 26,500,000,000 cell in the human tody. Life is action, The nervous systen makes action possible. There are more than 600 nerves eogaged in telegraphing messa ges to or from the brain. Thou sands of sympathetic nerves are keep busy at the same work: ‘The skin of an adult man spread ou on a smooth surface would cover ‘fifteer square fect: COLORED OFFICERS. Short Cut Found to Get the Coveted ShoulderStraps—For First Time Negro Will Take Examination. Much interest will attach to the suo. cess or failure of the effort of the ser geant major of tae Ninth eavalry to pass ‘an examination for which he will go up next month. The man is @ negro. Ne« groes always have much trouble to get to West Point,and still more to get through it, but if this Ninth oavalryman ean pase his examination, there is; say army offi cers, nothing which cat prevent him from being commissioned as an officer. Io this way he will make a short cut to officers’ row which will beat West Point by five years. Phe new army regulations read that after soldier has served onc year in the ranks, he may go up for ex- ‘amination for a commission. The exami. nation is not so hard to pass as that through which, applicants for position im the postal department rust go. All ‘who pass his examination are to be com missioned as officer after the West Point graduates have been placed. In other words, if there be 100 vacancies and twenty West Point graduates fer them, eighty enlisted men who have passed the examination, would get the sther piaces. Ifninety enlisted men passed the examination, the remaining ten would be commissioned the evr follow ng, after the next West Pein’ class bat been provided for. ‘This will be the first time a negro has attempted tot ke the esmination. If be succeeds it is almost certain the scores of high sebool negro graduates who are on the waiting list at postoffices will turn their attention to the army. Where as it takes five years to get a places in [the postofiice, by taking advantage of ‘the precent state of affairs in the army a large number of them may find them selves with shoulder straps on. ‘There is only one negro officer in the army now, though three have gone though West Point. One of the three died and the other went wrong in almost every particular from duplieating bis pay ac- counts and being sbort in his commiss- ary mney to getting mixed up in a church scandal. The negro now com~ mussioned has been inthe army ten years. Notwithstanding he is serving with a negro regiment he is with the white officers. The man is yuite popular with his brother officers and while at the national scademy belonged to the cadet card parties there. While the of ficers like this particular man, the en« listed white men rebel agalnstthe necers sity of having to aslute him and stop all play and stand whenever he enters their quarters, With only one negro offloer in the army, the war department bas managed to keep him away from por- sible annoyance, but if this cavairy ser- geant major should show the way to other bright, well educated, physically ‘sound negroes to put the coveted should- er straps, which wil! entitle them to the exelusive society of army officers, and put them over the heads of the enlisted white men, they may be depended upon, said an army officer yesterday, to make ithe effort. ANOPTRER REIRNING. Corsicana, Tex., March 13,—Joh™ Henderson. the negro who outraged and murdered Mrs. Younger several days ago, after making a complete confession, was burned to the stake this afternoon by a mob in the pre sence of more than 5,000 persons. Hen- derson had been taken to Hillsboro in fear of the mob tha’ gathered in this city soon after his urrest. Last night the effice's in charge of the negro started to take him to Fort Worth for safety. When the train reached Itasca the officers were over+ powered and the negro taken from by citizeas of the eounty who had gone there for that purpose. Hender~ son was then orovght hero. Whon eons fronted with proof of his guilt be eon= fossed qhe crime. Preparations were at once to put him to death by fire, The town was filled withpeople, most of them’ armed and the sheriff eould de nothing against their will. Seven car loads of poople eame from Ennis, Tex. Severs al citinens made strong appeals to the multitude to let the law imtervene and assured those clamoring fer the negro’s quiek execution that he would be punished. Those appeals svailed nothing. Pyre Built in Court House Yard. At 10:45 a.m, an iron pole was ereeted in the eourt house yard, ir full view of 5,000 people whe bad as sembled thereabouts. ‘The committe that had been appointed to see the aceused secured the following centes: ‘sion from Henderson, which was sign: ed and attested by Justiee of the Peace H. G. Roberts: “I, John Henderson, colored, 2 years old, murdered au unknows white lady three miles north of Cors' cana the sixth of Mareh, 1901. There was no one present but myself. the wo man and two little children. [ murd ered ber and left her in the hous without sny intention of robbing Ler.’ I don't krow why I did it. “JOHN J. HENDERSON. Just betore the pile was fired Con way Youger, husband of the murder ed woman, jumped at Henderson an‘ Jsisshed bim across the face with : knife. As the flames encircled tha negre and ran over his clothing, the crowd yelled and Younger again at temped to cut the murderer with hi nife. 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Free Museum [irc Stricture (icsuceremene ns | Thausesinyecononties| ee wil ‘New and Infailible Home Treatment. No | A sermon without words. Sundov*- Publication Notice, In the District Conrt of Wyandotte County, Kansas. Joan Greer Plaintiff, vs, Jane Greer, Defendant, The above namei Defendant, Jane Greer. will take notice that she bas been sued by the above named Piniotifl. Jonn Greer, in the District Court of Wysn- dotte County, Kas,, where bis petition is now on fie, praying for a decree of divorce from you, the »aid Defend= ant. ard that umless you answer said petition on or before the 12th. day of April 1901, said petition will be taken ss true nd judgement thereon rendered against you, fully and aem- pletely divorcing you from said plain- uff, B.S Smith Attorney for John Greer, Attest. A. Gunning Clerk of Dist. Court (Firat Published March 1.) The Citizen is in the Push Better keep your Eyes open.. PILES TILL CURED. pill reas rr reson rte Geri ct coe ce eee eee en rca gaamraee vases Cr Wonder why some people kick so hard when the truth intuld. - Thero is soon to be another wedd- ae. The world deals good-naturedly with the good-natured person. WANTED-AT ONCE! Traveling salesmen with or without experience and paid expenses. For parish Wake公证局 Tobacco works, Bedford City, Va. THE DUTY OF MOTHERS. What suffering frequently results from a mother's ignorance; or more frequently from a mother's neglect to properly instruct her daughter! Tradition says "woman must suffer," and young women are so taught. There is a little truth and a great deal of exaggeration in this. If a young woman suffers severely she needs treatment, and her mother should see that she gets it. Many mothers hesitate to take their daughters to a physician for examinations; to a mother need hesitate to write freely about her daughter or herself to Mrs. Pinkham and secure the most efficient advice without charge. Mrs. Pinkham's address is Lynn, Mass. MISS DALZURAF Mrs. August Pfalzgraf, of South Byron, Wis., mother of the young lady whose portrait we here publish, wrote Mrs. Pinkham in January, 1899, saying her daughter had suffered for two years with irregular menstruation—had headache all the time, and pain in her side, feet swell, and was generally miserable. Mrs. Pinkham promptly replied with advice, and under date of March, 1899, the mother writes again that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her daughter of all pains and irregularity. Nothing in the world equals Mrs. Pinkham's great medicine for regulating woman's peculiar monthly troubles. OKLAHOMA OFFERS FREE HOMES to 50,000 people on 3,000,000 acres of lands, soon to open to settlement. Opportunity of a lifetime. The KIOWA CHIEF, devoted to information about these lands, will contain proclamation. Existing date of opening: One year. $1.00; 6 mos. 60 cents; 5 cents per copy. MORGAN'S MANUAL, (Complete Settler's Guide) with sectional map. $1.00. MANUAL MAP and CHIEF, six months $1.50. For sale by Book and News Dealers, or address DICK T. MORG&N, Perry, O. T. The white deer were the features of the past deer hunting season in the Adirondacks. Prior to the killing of these no white deer had been killed in New York state for 50 years. Both were pure white bucks, with pink ears and pink eyes. If You Have Dysppeals Send no money, but write Dr. Shoop, Racine, WI, box 145, for six bottles of Dr. Shoop's Restorative express paid. If cured, pay $5.00. If not, it is free. Many Kentucky settlers look suspiciously like six-shooters. THIS WILL INTEREST MANY. To quickly introduce the famous blood purifier, B. B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm) into new home, we will give away cups all blood and skin troubles—ulcers, sorfula, eczema, eating sores, itching hung-ups, swelling pimples, rheumatism, cataract blood poison, affecting throat, bones or mucous patches, cancer, swelling, peritoneal tissue, the blood pure and rich, heals every sore or eruption, and stops all aches and pain. Druggists, $1. For free treatment in the treatment. At $1.00 St., Atlanta, GA. Describe trouble, and free medical advice given until cured. B. B. B. cures old, deep-seated cases that to heal under patient medicines or doctors' treatment. It costs nothing try B. B. B. Medicine sent a one-repald. Write to-lay. In every married couple, one has the other bluffed. By taking Garfield Tea, the danger of contracting La Gripe is lessened, for the system is cleansed, the blood purified and the digestion perfected by this great herb cure. Charity covers a multitude of sins—and so does success. STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, 188. LUCAS COUNTY Frank K. LUCAS county that he is the senior partner of the term F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State of Ohio. ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and each every CATARTR that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's CatarTR that cannot sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1868. [SEAL] A. W. G. GREENY. Notary Public. Hall's CatarTR Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. Cheney & Co., TOLEDO, Q. Sold by Druglings, 75e. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Many a sickly fly has spoiled a healthy appetite. You Can Get Allen's Foot-Ease Free. Write to-day to Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y., for a FREE sample of Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder. It cures sweating, damp, swollen, aching feet. Makes new or tight shoes easy. A certain cure for Chilblains and Frost-bites. At all druggists and shoe stores; 25c. Tears are the diamond chips of sorrow. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE TABLETS. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signature is on the box. 25c. The new Mint is purely a money making scheme. Dropsy treated free by Dr. H. H. Green's Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy specialists in the world. Read their advertisement in another column of this paper. A woman's curiosity will go at least three times as far as her pin money. Dysphese is the bane of the human system. Protect yourself against its ravages by the use of Beeman's Pepins Gum. Woman tempted man to eat, but he took a drink of his own accord. Don't ache, use Hamlin's Wizard Oil. Rheumatism, neuralgia and all pain banished by it. See your druggist. Nothing makes a loafer so angry as to call him lazy. I do not believe Piso's Cure for Consumption has an equal for coughs and colds. JOHN P BOYER, Trinity Springs, Ind. Feb. 15, 1900. A true man scorns pleasures that give others pain. WANTED - Man with rig to advertise and introduce Monarch Weekly Mixture. Straight salary 415.00 weekly and expenses. Address with stamp. Monarch Manufacturing Co., Box 690, Springfield, Illinois. A high liver may dwell on the ground floor or in the garret. Ask your grocery for Red Cross Ball Blue. Large 2-oz. package 5 cents. When a man indulges in a war of words he must shoot off his mouth. For Stomach, Liver and Bowels. Indigestion is effectually cured by the original HERB medicine, GAR-FIELD TEA, which causes a normal action of the digestive organs. Restitution for Stolen Chickens. An unknown correspondent has written to Mrs. W. D. Clark of Frankfort, Ind., saying that he was recently converted at a revival and now felt wonderfully blessed. "I have been trying to read my title clear to mansions in the skies," he says, "but can not get my mind higher than your chicken house." He adds that some years ago he stole some fowls belonging to Mrs. Clark, and he incloses a $5 bill by way of restitution. Married in Hosta They tell this story in Lee county, Georgia, of a negro who applied to a justice of the peace to marry him. He had no money and offered a string of fish as the fee. About a year after the justice met the man and said: "Well, William, how do you like married life?" "Well, suh," was the reply. "I wish ter de Lawd I'd eat dem fish." Final There is an end to acute suffering when St. Jacobs Oil promptly causes Sciatica Kansas News Notes. Mr. Booze is the leading temperance man of Cimarron. Abe Lincoln is the president of a Gove county debating society. Neighboring schools in Smith county are known as Black Eagle and White Eagle. Mr. Coburn regards the genuine "early bird" in Kansas as the spring chicken. Am Emporia man makes a living taming wild geese and ducks and selling them. A. K. Unkefer of Sabetha was in charge of the creek by a "crowbar entering his foot." Naturally enough Mr. Hammer, of Osborne county, drives down paving for a livelihood. Thanks to several rock pile tramps, the streets of Eureka are in the best condition for years. So desperate have Severy chicken thieves become that even setting hens are no longer immune. A man years a long beard presumably because it saves neckties and a diamond shirt stud. There hasn't been a law suit in the justice courts of Rock Creek, Jefferson county, for three years. Mrs. McCauley, who led the women in Holton's joint smashing raid recently, is Jerry Simpson's sister. Under the amended game law, December is the only month in Kansas when quail may be legally shot. The man may be a judge for $400 against a doctor by proving that the doctor set his leg "catwhopper-ened." Wellington's oldest jointist, who has sold liquor in the town in defiance of the courts for twelve years, gave up the fight last week. Talk about a cat having nine lives. An Osborne county farmer has a team of mules that he has fed, cared and driven for twenty-four years. Capt. William Crozier, formerly of Fort Leavenworth, has been appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of one of the faculty at West Point. Fred Deem has started the publication of a religious monthly called Good News, at Columbus. It will be devoted to the doctrine of Biblical healing. The present temperance crusade reminds Cawker City of twenty years ago when the churches burned the saloons and the saloons burned the churches. A million preacher has promulgated a rule which provides a fine of twenty-five cents for each member of the congregation who sleeps during the service. Governor Stanley has promoted Chief Clerk Luther Burns to the position of private secretary, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Henry L. Allen. Among the bills passed by the legislature in its closing sessions is one providing for the election of police judges in cities of the first class. This ends an old dispute. $109,000 Kansas mules valued at $511,000 were shipped abroad. Last year the item was increased to $3,919,000. Kansas doesn't care if the Boer war holds out forever. Tom Ketchum, who was a resident of Jefferson county many years ago, seems to have fallen from grace, as he has been accused of Mexico this month for train robbery. About 1,000 of the 1,400 bills introduced into the state legislature during the session, were extinguished by the committees or died a natural death on the calendar. Among the bills strangled was the one proposing to bestow on mayors of cities of the first class the power to appoint the city officers now elected; also the bill to create the office of city counsel; also the bill to change the time of city elections to commence on April 1, 1893, bore years. The municipal ownership bills were consigned to oblivion. Of the textbook bills which created more heated and lengthy debate than any other topic none of them succeeded in passing, and we are still under the old law of 1897. The resolution to submit to the people an amendment to the constitution abolishing the office of state printer was shelved. A number of propositions to create boards of commissioners for various purposes, to examine and inspect telegraph operators, plumbers, barbers, stationary engineers, also an electrical board and a state natural gas supervisor, all fell by the wayside. A county superintendent is required by law to visit every school in his county once a year. The legislature this winter allowed an expense account of $1 for each school visited. Robert Maxwell, pressman of the Topeka Capital, has invented a mailing machine which is attracting attention. He lately showed it to a committee of the American Press Association. The machine attaches to the press. Two constitutional amendments will be voted to the people of Kansas at the next general election. The first is to provide for biennial election of township officers. The second is to raise the salaries of members of the legislature to $500 a session. The other proposed amendments were all selected by the legislature. Susan B. Anthony: "The hatchet is the weapon of barbarism; the ballot is the one weapon of civilization. In governments where one-half of the people are denied the ballot, that half has no legitimate means by which it can be used as the ballot or other revolutionary weapons are their only resource. In Kansas, since 1887, Mrs. Nation, with all the women in the 286 cities of the state, has held the right to vote for mayor, for the members of the common council, and for every other officer of the municipality. The suggestion is pertinent." The latch string to the Catholic church at Pliqua is taken in at dark and the ballot is carried broke in the other night and carried off silver vessels valued at $200. Voting machines can be purchased by the county commissioners and used in elections in any Kansas county cording to the new law. It is said Shawnee county will try the experiment at the next election. Topeka's new ordinance to prohibit people from serving beer in their homes will catch about two-thirds of the population. It is said more beer is sent to Topeka for home consumption than to any other city in the state. Originally there were 250 Quantrell raid victims with claims against the state, but a syndicate corralled most of the claims and now the $4,400 amount raid debt goes to the court. The syndicate, it is said, bought the claims for a few cents on the dollar. It is said that the late Judge David Martin never speculated but once. 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Large package 5c. The fewer steps a man takes the longer his shoes last. Worms BRITISH AND RUSSIANS CLASH AT TIEN TSIN. BOTH CLAIM SAME PIECE OF LAND Russians Stopped Bollding of “Ratlroad Siding—Brittsh Commander Ordered Work Resumed, “With Armed Force If Necessary," and Rus- lans, Who Hadan Interl- ‘ee Bored, Sabstded. ‘Friction has arisen at Tien Tsin be- tween the British and the Russians ‘over a piece of land alleged to belong to the railway company and to have ‘been in possession of the company for some years. i ‘The Russians assert that this land fs part of their new concessions and therefore Russian property. Mr. Kin- der, manager of the railway, began to make a siding, but was stopped by the Russian authorities. He appealed to Colonel McDonald, who referred the matter to General Barrow, British chiet of staft in Peking, who replied: “Carry on the siding with armed force it necessary.” Guards were put on the line by the British and the work continued. General Wagasak, the Russian com- mander, protested and said the thing ‘would not have been done if the Rus- sians had had as many troops as the British, adding that such matters should be left to diplomacy. Colonel MeDonald’ again communt- cated with General Barrow, who tele- graphed: “Continue the siding.” General Wagasak, very indignant, appealed to the Russian minister at Pekin, M. DeGiers. ACQUITAL FOR MRS. ALLEN. The Kansas Woman Unjustly Charged With Instigating Her Husband's Murder. At Burlington, Kas., Mrs. Allen was found not guilty of the charge of in- stigating the murder of her husband, John H. Allen, the wealthy Ottawa merchant, last April. “Jim" Harris had confessed that he shot John Allen and claimed that he and Mrs. Allen had planned It. He said he would tes- tify to that at her trial and she was arrested. In Mrs. Allen's trial her attorneys admitted that Harris murdered Mr. Allen, but denied that she knew any- thing of it. Harris was put on the stand, but refused to say a word. After trying in vain to get him to say something, the county attorney, Wea- ver, said the state was unable to do anything without the testimony of Harris. Judge Graves then instructed the jury to bring in a verdict of not guilty. WANT SIX CHINESE HEADS YET The Ministers Have a List of Ninety-Six Hoxers In Thetr Hands. A general meeting of the foreign ministers at Pekin was held Tuesday, at which the reports of the committees were heard. Regarding more punish- ment of the Chinese connected with the boxers, there is strenuous opposi- tion against demanding many more heads, but a list containing the names of ninety-six minor officials will short- ly be presented to Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang, urging that they be tried for complicity in the outrages ‘and punished, when found guilty, in such manner as the Chinese them- selves see fit, except in the case of six men, who, the ministers think, should be put to death. TO BUILD, DESPITE BRITAIN. Benator Morgan Saya Ameriea Wil Go Ahead With The Canal. Senator John T. Morgan, chairman of the committee on international ca- nals, in an interview, says: “if it is true, as I hope it is, that our canal rights: in Nicaragua and Costa Rica, acquired last December by a compact between the United States ‘and those republics will not become ‘the subject of negotiations on the int- tiative of Great Britain, we shall pro- ceed quietly to construct, own and control the, canal, and Great Britain ‘will be left to make her objections in ‘such form as she may choose.” A No For the purpose of getting a better knowledge of the situation in the Phil- {ppines, a number of senators and con- gressman are contemplating a visit to the islands during the coming sum- mer. Among the party will be Senator Bacon of Georgia, Representative Taw- ney cf Minnésota, Representative Cooper of Wisconsin, Representative Maddox of Georgia, Representative Gaines of Tennessee and Senator Bai- ley and Senator Culberson of Texas. Cainsvilte, Mo., has $50,000 Blaze, One of the worst fires in the history ‘of Cainsvilie, Mo., occurred Monday morning, aggregating a loss of about $50,000. ‘The east side of the square, consisting of six business houses, was ‘wiped out. 6S ee Se ad a In the Missouri supreme court Judge Valliant declared slavery marriages to be legal marriages. ‘The case decided was that of Peter Lee and others against Mary Ann Lee and others, all Sexroes, in a controversy over a piece of land in Callaway county. é Avtoxnians Anth-Trast 1i0L ‘The Arkansas house has passed an ‘anti-trust bill, which bars from doing ‘pusiness in that state any corporation which is a member af pool or trust fn any part of the world, The bill was fo amended as to include the round ‘pale compress company, in which Sen- ‘ator J. K. Jones is alleged to be inter- ested. It now goes to the senate. Be er Senator Redfield Proctor, of Ver- ‘mont, has gone to Cuba, and will be absent about two weeks. Senator Proctor’s visit to Cuba is taken to mean that the administration is not ‘entirely’ satisfied with the offictal re- ports it is getting regarding the sent- "ment on the island toward tue United States. INSURANCE ORDER SUSPENDS. Lleense Reyoked for the Select Friend) Carryleg 6 Million Dollars. Announcement is made from the su: Dreme officers of the Order of Selec Friends in Fort Scott, Kan., that tha lodge has been forced to suspend by the action of the Kansas insuranc commissioner. He revoked its licens Decause he considered it to be in solvent. The announcement was 2 great surprise as the lodge has beer Paying all death claims in full. It ha: total membership of 3,600 in Kansas Missouri and Colorado and was carry: Ing $6,000,000 insurance. Following the revocation of the li cense a friendly suit was brought by Dr. J. A. Wells of Erle, the head na- tional officer of the lodge, to recover $300. This suit was brought quietly and nothing was suspected, but now It develops that its object was to secure the appointment of a receiver, which was also done quietly at Yates Center by Judge Stilwell in chambers. The receiver is C. C. Dutton, of Erie. He has arrived to take charge of the af- fairs of the lodge. Arrangements are now making with the supreme officers of the American Crusaders, a new lodge with supreme headquarters in Kansas, to transfer the insurance to that order. MORMON LAW IN UTAH, State Legisinture Gives Relief to Saints | Involved In Poligamy. ‘The Utah legislature has passed the Evans Dill amending that portion. of “the revised statutes of Utah relating to prosecutions for illegal cohabitation. ‘This bill, which was introduced by Senator A. J. Svans, of Juab county, has caused more discussion and more feeling than any measure introduced At the present session of the Tesla ture. Its text is as follows: | Every person who has reason to be- lieve that a crime or publie offense has ‘veen committed may make complaint ‘against such person before some mag- istrate having authority to make in- quiry of same; provided that no pros- cution for adultery shall be com- menced except on complaint of the husband or wife or relative of the ac- cused within the first degree of con- sanguinity, or of the person with whom the unlawful act is alleged to have been committed, or of the father or mother of said person, and no prose- ution for unlawful cohabitation shall be commenced except on complaint of the wife or alleged plural wife of the aceused; but this provso shall not ap- ply to prosecutions under section 4208 of the revised statutes, 1898, defining and punishing polygamous marriages. TO COLLECT BEER TAX NOW. Dockery Will Not Walt ‘Til The United (aisles cries wuecaaee, Governor Dockery is determined to pelle he ube: ce ohhrlne eat says the state needs revenue and has served notice on the brewers that if and other St. Louis breweries, called cided in the state supreme court to called on the governor to ask an agree- case is pending, The governor said |and overalls at. the Wood factors | struck and the police were called in to protect Superintendent Phillips, whe account. The factory is owned by R. ‘The Ten Harvard Immortals. ‘The committee of undergraduates and graduates of the Harvard Union has selected ten names for memorial tablets in the hall of the new Univer- sity club building. They are: John ‘Adams, 1755; James Russell Lowell, 1838; Louis Agassiz, 1840; Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1821; Joseph Warren 1759; Cotton Mather, 1678; Joseph Story, 1798; Benjamin Pierce, 1828; Edward Everett, 1811; Asa Gray, 1844; Charles Sumner, 1830, and Henry Dun- ster, the first president of Harvard col- lege. ‘Canned Moats for the Army. Half a million cans of bacon, 109,00¢ cans of corned beef and 50,000 cans of roast heef have just been shipped from Chicago for the American soldiers ix the Philippines. A Call For Cash In St. Loats. ‘The first step toward incorporating the Louisiana Purchase Expositior Company hasbeen taken, William H. ‘Thompson, chairman of the finance committee, formally issuing a call for 10 per cent on all stock subseribed for the World's fair. To Halse the Ships Admiral Dewey Sank ‘A contract has been awarded for raising the Spanish war ships whict ‘Admiral Dewey sunk in the battle o} Cavite. Nd er ea. Near Kankakee, Ill, the Arche Starch Company's factory was de stroyed by fire, involving a loss o $825,000. ‘The fire was caused by al explosion of the large grinders from combustion due to wet starch and irot nails. Mi ean pala ea a, ‘The Brooklyn bridge authorities arc contemplating the entire remodeling of the bridge in order to allow of th« manipulation of elevated bridge trains THE EX-PRESIDENT HAS) iam became a member of the firm of PASSED AWAY. Harrison, Miller & Elam, which con- cranes Uinued until it was ended by General Harrison's election to the presidene! END WAS QUIET AND PAINLESS! j, iss, : —— In 1879 Harrison was appointed by Gtoom of Regret is Cast Over the Entire President Hayes a member of the Mis- Nation by the News of the Great |sissippi commission. In 1880 he was “husatleca's Demine-rier suet [chairman of the Indiana delegation in the convention which nominated of a Carer Tost Piyed an | Tames A. Garfield. Some of his friends ee Ee preserted his name in that convention, ‘National Affairs. th Bie tuetatad bMiak 16 nhnnl 8 ho wtih. Genera! Benjamin Harrison died at 4:45 o'clock Wednesday afternoon without regaining consciousness. His death was quiet and painless, there being a gradual sinking until the end came, which was marked by a single gasp for breath as life departed from the body. ‘The relatives, with a few exceptions, and several of the former president's oli and tried friends were at the bed- side when ie passed away. None of General Harrison's children was present at his death. Neither Colone! Russel Harrison nor Mrs. Me- Kee had reached the city, although both were hurrying on their way to the bedside of their dying parent as fast as steam would bear them. ‘The group at the bedside included Mrs, Harrison, W. H. H. Miller, Sam- uel Miller, his son: the Rev. M. L. Haines, pastor of the First Presby- terlan church, which General Harri- son had attended for so many years; Senvataby Sibbett. Dea: Jameasa and [Fim 0 ae Yi dS Aaa HLM SE ae \ ini sey) . i \ NOC canes = A Sete eee SN THE LATE BENJAMIN HARRISON Dorsey, Colonel Dan Randsell, ser- geant-at-arms of the United States ‘senate and a close personal friend of ‘the dead ex-president; Clifford Arrick and the two nurses who have been in constant attendance at the bedside, General Harrison's two sisters and an aunt were also present. Mrs. Har- rison kneeled at the right-hand side of the bed, her husband's right hand grasped in hers, while Dr.Jameson held the left hand of the dying man, count- ing the feeble pulse beats. Benjamin Harrison was born in North Bend, 0., August 30, 1833. He was the third son of John Scott Har- rison and was directly descended from the Virginia Harrisons who were dis- tinguished in the early history of that colony. His great grandfather, Ben- Jamin Harrison, was one of the seven Virginia delegates to the congress which made the Declaration of Inde- pendence. Benjamin, as a boy, assisted in the work of his father’s farm. His first studies were prosecuted in the log school house. At the age of 15 he went to Farmer's (now Belmont) college, at College Hill, a suburb of Cincinnati. After a two years’ stay there, he be- came a student at Miami university, Oxford, where an acquaintance formed fat College Hill, ripened into a per- manent attachment for Miss Caroline L. Scott, who afterward became his wite, After leaving school, _ Harrison studied law with Storer & Gwynne of Cincinnati. In 1854 he put up his sign as attorney at law in Iudianapolis, where he kept his residence ever since. It was not long before his ability be- came known. In 1855 he formed a partnership with William Wallace, and when that gen- tleman was elected county clerk in 1861, he formed a partnership with W. P. Fishback, which was interrupted by his enlisting in the army in 1862. The connection was resumed again in 185, and when the firm became Porter, Har- rison & Fishback and so continued un- til 1870, when Mr. Fishback retired, Judge Hines taking his place. Gov- ernor Porter retiring, W. H. H. Miller became partner in the firm, and, upon Judge Hines retiring, Mr. John B. ‘The Engtish Naval Estimate, ‘The British naval estimates. for 1901-1902 amount to 3150,000,000—in- erease over $5.0000,000—chiofly for ship- Duilding. ‘There 1s an inerease of 3,745 in the number of officers and men, The new shiphuiiding program pro- vides for three battle ships, six ar- ers, ten torpedo boat destroyers. five torpedo boats, two sloops of war and five submarine boats. On some of these vessels work’ was begun in 1900. Alll the ships will be in course of con- struction this year. Fatal End of « Fead. Henry Julian, an attorney aud foun- der of the Dougias County. Democrat at Ava, Mo., was shot and instantly killed While building a fence on his farm by William Andrews. An old grudge about land is suid to be the cause of ‘the trouble. ‘The Czar's Sister fo Wed. | ‘The Grand Duchess’. Alga’ Alexan- frovna, the youngest sister of the'czar, has been betrothed to Prince Peter ‘Aleandrovitch of Oldenberg. Elam became a member of the firm of Harrison, Miller & Elam, which con: tinued until it was ended by Genera ir election to the presidency in 1888, In 1879 Harrison was appointed by President Hayes a member of the Mis sissippi commission. In 1880 he was chairman of the Indiana delegation in the convention which nominated James A. Garfield. Some of his friends presented his name in that convention, but he insisted that it should be with- held. His canvass of Indiana and other states during the campaign of 41880 was brilliant and effective. Pres: ident Garfield offered him a place in his cabinet which he declined. He was ‘chosen United States senator in 1881, ‘and served until 1887, ‘The Republican party leaders saw in 1888 that the only hope of winning against Cleveland was to put up a can ‘didate who could carry some of the doubtful states. Early in the year the Republican leaders in Indiana and al- ‘most the entire Republican party of the state pronounced in favor of Harri- ‘son and his name was pregented by the ‘sold delegation to the convention at Chicago. On the first ballot he re- ‘ceived eighty-three votes, “standing ‘fifth on the list, John Sherman stand- ing first with 225, Seven more ballots [were taken during which Chauncey De- ‘pew withdrew and his supporters went ‘to Harrison, giving him the nomina- ‘tion on the eighth ballot by a vote of ees Steel King Upon Retiring Setttes $5,000, 606 Use, Buweres, Serre yea aSee ee Two communications from Andrew Carnegie, which are officially made ‘public, tell of the steel kings retire- ment from active business life and of ‘his donation of $5,000,000 for the en- dowment of a fund for superanuated and disabled employes of the Carnegie company, This fund will in no wise ‘Interfere with the continuance of the savings fund established by the com- pany fifteen years ago for the benefit of ‘its employes. n this latter fund nearly $2,000,000 of the employes’ savings are ‘on deposit, upon which the company, by contract, pays 6 per cent and loans money to this workmen to build their ‘own homes. A NEGRO BURNED IN TEXAS, AL Corsicana 3,000 ersous Watched a Mob at Work. At Corsicana, ‘Tex., John Hender- son, the negro who outraged and mur- ‘dered Mrs. Younger, was burned at the stake by a mob in the presence of ‘more than 5,000 persons. He made a complete confession. ~ Henderson had been taken to Hills ‘boro in fear of a mob that gathered ‘after his arrest. ‘The officers in charge ‘of the negro started to take him tc Fort Worth for safety. When the ‘train reached Itaska the officers were ‘overpowered and the negro was taker from them by men from this county ‘who brought him to Corsicana, Manila’s Great Tee Plant. The authoritie sat Washington have assigned the control of the great Ma- nila ice plant which has been under construction for the last two years to the insular government, the army will be furnished with ice under contract with the insular government. The cost of the construction of this ice plant was estimated at, $100,000, but the commission found It necessary to appropriate $200,000 more to this end. Colorada’s New Land Tax Pian, ‘The Colorado house of representa- tives tas) adopted Senator Bueklin’s Mill providing for a constitutional amendment to establish a land tax based on the Australian system, which Senator Bueklin studied during a visit of several months to Australia, AS adopted, each county decides whether ‘or not it shall accept its provisions, It will be voted on by the people in 1902, A sober man when drunk fs as stupid a§ a drunken man when sober. Want a Live Stock Secretary. The twenty-fifth annual meeting of the Cattle Raisers’ Association of Tex- as, in session in San Antonio, has adopted a resolution recommending that Cngress, provide for an assistant to the seeretary of agriculture to have charge of the live stock interests of the country. POETS RS ee | A. L. Gassett has been arrested at Precott, Ariz. charged with having embezzled $450, while postmaster at Bristow, Kas. See Si ELEVEN PERISH ete EXPLOSION IN A | CHICAGO LAUNDRY. Ss RUINS BURNED RAPIDLY ni rod eusy eos iow nd the Debris in Flames—Eight Bod- pgp ae ara a eee See ye. — A boiler in the Doremus steam laundry, Chicago, on Madison street, near Throop, on the Wert side, ex- |ploded shortly after $ o'clock Monday morning. The entire building was wreexed. About thirty girls and be- tween fifty and sixty men and boys were in the building. ‘The debris im- mediately took fire, ‘Twelve girls were dragged from the wreckage be- fore the fire broke out. ‘They were dangerously injured, Others caught in the crash of falling walls and fly- ing timbers were killed. A_ general fire alarm was turied in. Hundreds of firemen attacked the pile of wreck- age in a desperate effort to rescue those buried. Twenty men and girls have already been sent to the hos- Pitals. It fs thought three bodies are still in the ruins. Bight bodies have Deen taken out. ‘The building was a two-story brick. The boilers which exploded were lo- eated in the basement. The explo- sion occurred at8 :10 o'clock, shortly ‘after the employes had gone to work, ts foree tore the bullding to pieces One man was blown at least 100 fect through a window. The ruins almost immediately caught fire, 2nd despite the work of the firemen the flames spread rapidly. A number of em- ployes, injured and helpless in the Tuins, ‘were burned to death. Faint cries for help were heard from two or three places under the piles of brick and broken timbers, but these ceased ‘before aid could arrive, NO THIRD TERM, SAYS HANNA pe ae ae ee oe nest ee Again Called Nonsense. Senator Hanna announces that President McKinley will not be a can- Aidate for a third term, ‘The. New York World stated that Mr. McKinley hoped to be a candidate again in 1904, “The report that Mr. McKinley in- tends to seek another election to the Presidency is nonsense,” said the sen- ator. “I will say that nothing is further from the President's thoughts. T'do not believe that the idea has ever entered his head. What he wants to do is to. successfully round out. his second term. The President is a very g00d politiefan, and he is not going to make’ the mistake of putting, himselt up as a candidate. I would give my own opinion more fully, only I do not want to appear to put myself in the Position of saying whether any man Should or should not be nominated in 1904." Pig the candidate In sight?” “Hie may be in sight, but he has not been designated by the finger of des- tiny as yet. It strikes me as rather fle and. profitiess talk to say who vill or who will not be a candidate for President in 1904, when we have got to go through three sessions of Congress, one congressional election whieh might make or unmake a doz ‘en candidates. The issues, too, are all yet to be made. A number of Senators have been discussed for the position. No, I don’t mean myself, I am out of it, but I see they are talk ing about Senator Fairbanks, Senator Spooner and Senator Lodge. The can- didate might be one of these gentle- men, but it must not be lost sight of thatthe Senate has never been a sue sesstul incubator . for” presidental chicks. “I will say for President McKinley, ‘in view of the great success of is feess of the country, Bi tialoso « 4. prosperity of the country and the confidence the people have shown in his, if any one could get a third term he could. But there is no third term feeling at the white house.” MRS. NATION FREE AGAIN, ‘Bond Demanded For Her Release at To- peka was Given. ‘Mrs. Carrie Nation has given bond again and was released from jail at ‘Topeka Monday. Her sureties are C, H, Moore and J. B. Elroy. Moore is her brother and lives in Labstte county. Mrs. Nation fs in the market to buy a home in ‘Topeka. She has made some money out of the notor- iety she has gained by her. hatchet, but she will not tell how much. Much money comes to her by mail. At Wichita the jury in the Carrie Nation case announced that it could reach no verdict. Judge Dale there- fore discharged the members. ‘The war department has received word of the death of Captain Richard B. Paddock of the Sixth cavalry at ‘Tien Tsin, China. Armourdaie Joint-Smasher. ‘Mrs. P. Smith, Mrs. Jane MeNutt and the latter's 16-year-old daughter, Nora, marched single file into Frank Eaton's saloon at the corner of Fourth street and Kansas avenue, _Armourdale, shortly before 10 o'clock Monday night, and with the aid of a hatchet and sev- eral large stones succeeded in smach- ing a $250 mirror and hacking up the bar fixtures before being being ejected from the place. They were all three taken to No. 3 police station, where their bonds were fixed at $100 each, The Senate committee on military affairs has decided upon the appoint- ment of a subcommittee to investigate the charges against Lieutenant Colonel H. 0. 8. Heistand, made in the Petti- grew resolution. That resolution re- cites that Heistand has been accused of being at the head of a combination of government officeholders to control the hemp output of the Philippines. United States Minister Conger has left Pekin for America. All the for- eign ministers bade him farewell at the railway station. ‘MANCHURIAA GOOD CUSTOMER | Dweete tan pom’ of America’s Chinese Tmportations to that Province. | ‘The importance of Manchuria as a ‘market for American goods is pre- sented in some figures which the treasury bureau of statistics has com- piled from the latest official reports of the Chinese government. ‘The official figures of the Chinese government show the population of Manchuria is 7,500,000, or less then 2 per cent of the total population of China, The single treaty port through which foreign commerce enters is New Chwang. Its total imports from foreign countries and Hong Kong, in 1899, the latest date for which figures are available, were valued in the of- ficial returns at 5,279,185 haikwan taels, and its imports of foreign goods brought from other Chinese ports is $12,075,981.49, gold, making the total value of foreign goods received dur- ing the year $15,974,300. The total im- ports into ajl China in the same year amounted to $193,266,300, making the total of imports of foreign goods int> New Chwang less than 10 per cent of the total imports of foreign goods in- to China in that year. “The entry of 584.877 pieces of American drills, valued at $1,479,- 262.18,” says the report, “shows the firm hold these goods have on the market, they having increased ten- fold in as many years. American sheetings are even more sougat after, ‘over 1,100,000 pieces having come in, valued at $2,554,968.68. The importa- tion of American cotton flannel quad- rupled in comparison with “the total for preceding years. “American kero- sene ofl has leaped from 1,570,000 gal- Jons to 2,282,060 gallons, and Russian kerosene ofl trom 92,000 gallons. to 205,000 gallons.” ‘The other exports from the United States to China and Hong Kong ex elusive of cotton goods and kerosene oil amounted to $8,726.07, of which it is estimated that less than $2,000,- 900 reached Manchuria, making the total value of American exports in 1899 to China and Hong Kong, which reached the markets of Manchuria, about $5,000,000, or 22 per cent of the total of $23,013,013 exported fromthe United States to China and Hong Kong in that year, CHINA APPEALS FOR HELP. Agreement fs Signed. ‘The London Times publishes a dis- pateh from Shanghai, March 11, say- ing: It is reported, upon trustworthy authority, that Russia has notified China that unless the Manchurian convention is signed at an early named date she (Russia) will with- draw the convention and substitute harder terms in its place. Li Hung Chang declares that he is powerless to resist and has appealed to the United States, Great Britain, Ger- many and Japan to intervene in China’s behalf, “Considerable uneasiness in ¢onse- quence of the extreme friction is be- lieved to exist between the Yangtse vieeroys and Li Hung Cheng.” Russia’s Manchurian terms are that no money compensation is to be de- manded for Russian losses in Man- churia, Manchuria 1s to be restored to China and the official power of the Chinese. Russian officers are to ad- minister Manchuria, with power to receive all war material, forts and so forth. No arms, forces or arsenals are to be allowed in Manchuria. China is to allow sufficient Russian forces to remain for the present pro- tection of Russian railways. Companies A and B of the Ninth United States infantry have been no- tifled that they are to stay in China. It is believed that Major Robertson will command them. Many Ameri- cans have urged the legition to use its influence to have at least two field guns and enough artillery men to ‘work them left, They say that dur- ing the siege these guns would have been more valuable than 200 armed men, and that necessity for their use is Hable to occur again. GREAT BRITAIN DECLINES, ‘The Senate Amendment to the Hay: Pouncefote Treaty Refused. ‘The long expected answer from the British government to the state de- partment’s communication reciting the action of the Senate upon the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, was returned at noon Monday. Lord Pauncefote came to the state department at noon by appointment. He brought the an- swer with him and read {t to Secre- tary Hay. Jt was, in form, an in- struction from Lord Lansdowne, the British minister of foreign affairs, to Lord Patineefote, and of this instruc- tion he left a copy with Secretary Hay. ‘The secretary and the ambas- sador were together for half an hour. ‘At the conclusion of the conference it was stated that the instruction to Lord Pauneefote was to notify the government of the United States that the British government did not sec its way clear to the acceptance of the Senate amendments. There was nothing in the nature of a counter proposition, nor was any opening left for further action by the British government. It was stated that if there is to be a further at. ‘tempt to amend the Clayton-Bulwe treaty, so as to authorize the United States to construct a waterway acros: the isthmus, then it is for the United ‘States to make the overturé® th British government simply drops the | matter: at this«point. Mother And Son Drowned. While trying to ford the swollen Sac river near Springfield, Mo., Mrs. Jesse Reynolds and her 10-year-old son were drowned. Mr. Carnegio’s Indiana Day. Andrew Carnegie has given the fol lowing sums to Indiana towns for li- braries: Muncie, $50,000: Wabash, $20,000; Peru, $25,000; Elkhart, $20,- 000. in’ each case the city must pro- vide a site and sufficient sum for maintenance. A Kansan Dead In A Bilzzard, Near Preston, Kan., Daniel Jones, a farmer, was frozen to death on the prairie during the blizzard, He was a veteran of the Civil war ‘Too Proud to Bog. ‘There are families and remnants ot families in Galveston, proud people ant ‘once well to do, who lost their homes, thelr furniture, everything in th storm, and by necessity live in tents, Some'ot them have been so proud they would not go to the committee for ‘money sent for their relief, and have ‘eniy taken thelr share whem it has ‘een forced upon them. No man can be a suecesstul miser ‘unless he is lost to all sense of shan Stage ana Caureh Alliance Nearly 100 actors,clergymen and Iay- men have organized the Boston chap- ter of the Actors’ Church Alliance, It already has 129 members, twenty ot them clergymen, and its object 18 do. clared to be a common effort on the part of stage folk and church peopls to help one another and humanity ‘The alliance is meant to include in time all the artistic callings, reaching especially every part of what some per- fons know as bohemia a ee Exclusive of Egypt, the area of King Edward's empire is 11,778,000 square miles; including Egypt, about 13,000,- 000 square miles, or over one-fourth of the land surface of the globe. Tha ‘wealth of the United Kingdom alon: apart from that of India, Australia, Canada and other possessions, is about $60,000,000,000, or second only to that of the United States. The pop lation of the empire aggregates somo 400,000,000. Statistics of Russiws Army. The headquarters of the genera’ staf has issued the statistics of Ru ‘sia’s army. On a peace footing the military power of the nation consisis of 710,000 infantry, 130,000 caval 158,000 artllery, 42,000 engineers and 39,000 department troops. ‘The re Serves number 2,700,000. There are 74,~ 228 troops on a war footing. Thess are chiefly in Kwangtung and Port Ar thur.—Arnold Lewis Gillin in Chicago Record, Venerable Eagiiah Newspaper. Northampton, England, possesses a newspaper which is, in one respect unequaled by any other journal in Eu- rope. It was started in 1720 and has uever from that year to the present time been interrupted for a single week, The interesting history of this newspaper, the Northampton Mercury, is now issued in book form by the pro- prietors. pe ee eA The government has created some large forest reserves in northern Ari- zona, and promulgated rules for their regulation, with a view to prevent their spoliation and to preserva them from fire. . ‘The principal lumber mills of Arizona are situated at Flagstaff and Williams, in Coconino county. Woman's Condition Much Improved, A hundred years ago a woman and all she possessed practically belonged to her husband. Today a wan may not under any circumstances open his wife's letters without her permission. She has her legal rights and controls her own property. 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