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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-01-13
CRINE AND CRIMINAL RECORD

Daniel T. Sullivan and Patrick
Hayes, murderers, were hanged at Philadcl
phia, Jan. &.
Robert Smith, the Lunenburg MUIR
derer, sentenced to he hanged on the Goth inst
has escaped from Jail.
Mrs. Meicllaffer, husband murderess
of Newark, N. j., and her oaramour, Lam.
mers, were haLged jail.
Louis Nathal, manager of the
Nathal Opera troupe, left for San Francisco
taking with him Louise Lester, the prima
donna, wife of the advance agent, Louis
Davis.
y party of Mexican prisoners passed
through Omaha, Jan. 10, bound for the house
OF correction at Detroit, Mich.
Mrs. Brown, at Indianapolis, was
convicted Of the murder of her husband, and
sentenced to imprisonment for life.
Lee Leonard was fatally shot i'll a
house of ill-famc on Winter street, Dcs Moincs,
Saturday night, by an unknown man.
E. II. Darling was convicted of en-.
bezzlement at Fargo, Jan. 10, and sentenced to
year and half in the State prison ut Detroit,
Mich.
Nathan Orlando Greenfield, the sew.
cral times respited Oswcgo county wife mur-
derer, was again sentenced to he executed
February II.
Abraham and Joseph Buzzard, Dill
Ion Clark and Henry Hover were arrested Jan.
s, at Ephrata,, after desperate resistance.
These are the leaders of band Of robbers in
that and adjoining towns.
Richard Lester, who married Miss
Hart in the police court at Ottawa to save him.
self from imprisonment, attempted to murder
her by choking. The woman is in critical
state. Lester was arrested.
The residence of Eliheu Sperry, at
Hartford, Ct, was robbed Sunday night of
5000 in bonds. The police have arrested
Hasland, neighbor, and held him in $4,000.
kec l. St. Paul.
New York dispatch, Jan. 10: Ex-
Asscmblyman Thomas Costigan, supervisor of
the City Record, official paper, has brought
action for libel against the Evcnims Express,
Tamany hall organ. Costigan is the anti
Tamany leader.
DIR. Charles Havernick, of Milwau-
kee, was found dead in his bed on the morning
of Jan. 4th. Suspicious of suicide are enter
tained, as bottle partly filled with chloro-
form was found in the room, from which he
had evidently inhaled about two ounces. A
letter left by him in custody Of a druggist Of
that city will be opened ut the inquest.
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road to Transvaal, about five miles within the
border. They are pushing the patrol to points
ai~fonn ,r>i1on from

] AV~u " AE1u6ta4Is AOOus uVc aultc0 WlVulR Iuc
border. They are pushing the patrol to points
sixteen miles from Newcastle. :. v~
The missing men of the crew of the
steamer Harelda sunk off Cape Boea in coils
, Ion with the steamer Icons also sunk, have
been picked up. The steamer Scotia, from
Boston to Glasgow, was ashore at Sanda
Island, but noated and proceeded with her
fore hold full Of water: ,...: =:
Gen. Sir Evelyn Wood, who com.
manded column in the Zulu campaign, will
proceed to the cape Immediately as second in
command. Capt. Lombart states that the
Beers confirmed firing at him tertaking
CAP: Elliott a.:d he escaped by swimming q
river. He afterwards walked for three days,
the Beers in the Orange Free State refusing as.
sistance.
The value of exports from the
Lyotis consular district to the United States
during December was $500, 600 francs, being
for December, 1879. Total exports for the
year, 60 000, 600 francs, an increase of 14,000,-
600 francs compared with 1879. .
Toronto dispatch, Jan. 10th; Ms.
Anderson (colorcd) has been found by neigh
bors, dead from starvation in an old shanty in
seaton village, suburb Of this city. Her
husband was lying beside her, dying from the
same cause. He is unable to speak, and too
feeble to eat, now that food has been procured
The London Times, in a leading ed
itorial, says no grants of money from the i'm
perial exchequcr will be demanded of parlia-
ment, as part of the land bill, though posi-
bly, the remnant Of the Irish church surplus
may bc used to aid emigration and reclamation
of waste land. The ministry will not ask par
lament to sanction any allocution of public
money or anv pledging Of public credit to car
ry out land reform.
The London Times, Jan. I, says:
We are informed that the Pope has written
letter to the Archbishop Of Dublin, of which
the foreign office has authentic information,
strongly condemning the method in which the
agitation in Ireland is conducted, and that
very emphatic instructions have been issued
to the Catholic prelate, enjoining him to make
stand against the anarchical and conmunistic
doctrines which have been preached and put
into practice.
Paris dispatch, Jan. 5th: The funer-
HI OF blanqui took place to-day. A procession
of $4,000 people followed the remains to the
cemetery, and enormous crowds of spectators
lined all the streets through which the process
sion passed. There was no disturbance Fun.
eral orations were held over the tomb. Louise
Michel was ono of the principal speakers, and
after leaving the cemetery she received an ova-
tion from the populace. Henri Rechefort at
tended the funeral, but quilted the cemetery
before the speeches were delivered
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HOMES IN TaK WEST.

Persons looking westward for hons.
:an procure full information concerning
the GARDKH sror Of Iowa and Mime.
'ota, y By subscribing for tho Wording.
ton ADVANCE, published at Worthinetoa,
ainne'ot.. Send "a, tor one year; g,
for 'ix months, and 50 cent, for thre.
monthA to "ADvARcz, .Woethingtoe
Mobiles county, Minnesota ~
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
The Dakota legislature meets at
Yankton, Jan. II.
Gov. Long, of Massachusetts,, was
inauguratcd ut Boston, Jan. 6.
The President is about to fill six
vacancies on the army retired list.
Chief Justice Moss, of the Ontario
court of appeals, died at Nice, Jan. 5.
The wife of John Russell Young
died at the Newfoundland asylum, Jan. 5.
MI. Frye, Of Maine, has withdrawn
from tho senatorial contest, in favor of Mr..
Hale.
One hundred and twenty bills were
introduced in the House at Washington on
Jan. 10.
The election of Philetus Sawyer, of
Wisconsin, to the y. 8. Senate is now claimed
as a certainty.
Gen. Nathan Golf, of West Virginia,
was nominated and confirmed Secretary of the
Navy, Jan. 6.
Gen. Garfield is considering the pro.
position to give Senator Bruce; Of Mississippi,
u seat III his cabinet.
Gen. Ben Harrison, according to
Indianapolis adviccs, is certain to succeed Nc
Donald in the United States senate.
The congressional investigating COM
mittee in the Donnel1y- Washburn contest is
expected to make full report this week.
Capt. r. E. Davies, formerly chief
commissary of the department of Dakota, To-
Gated at st. Paul, died at Jersey City, Jan. 5.
The President recognized Louis
Rorlcn, consul of the Swiss Confederation at
Chicago, and Theodore schurz, vice consul of
the Swiss Confederation at Chicago.
A dispatch from Washington, Jan.
10, says: The subcommittee of the committee
on military affairs had under consideration the
bill to make Gen. Grant captain general, and
will report adversely to the committee.
On Jan. 10, the President nominated
Col. d. B. Sacket senior inspector general of
the army with the rank Of brigadier general;
Capt. james c. Breckenridge, Second artillery,
assistant inspector general, with the rank Of
major.
Jan. 4, Governor Foster sent to the
Ohio Senate special message along with
lcLlcI ITOW 1TcSluCuI-tCCG Uuluclu
and declining the United States Senatorship,
which was Immediately referred to the judi
ciary committee.
Gov. Murray, of Utah, refused cer-
tihcate of election to Geo. Q. Cannon, delegate
to Congress elect from that Territory, on the
ground that he is not citizen of the United
States. The certificate WAS given to Allen G.
Campbell, the gentle candidate.
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WITHIN the past year $500 miles
of new railroad have been built in the
United States. Most Of these are
Western.
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LORD DUFFER1N proposes to pack
all the chronically destitute Irish off
to Manitoba. What has Manitoba
done!
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CURRENT TOPICS.

SECRETARY SoHuRz has no hanker-
ing to return to Fatherland rs Ameri-
can minister.
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SENATE, Jan. 8.-NOt in session,

House, Jan. 8.-Mr. Money, from
committee on postroads, reported back the bill
regulating rates Of posting on second-class
matter. Mr.. Poehler, from committee on
Indian affairs, reported back the bill althoriz-
ing fulfillment Of certain treaty stipulations
with Lake Superior and Minnesota Ciippewas.
The House then went into committee of the
whole on the funding bill, which was read for
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-01-13

THERE was Il boom in the national
debt reduction last month. The total
reduction reached the cheerful sum of
$5,69Q,43O
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THE South Carolina legislature has
enacted new batch of laws against
tlueling. It seems to amuse the legis-
lature, and interferes with nobody s
pistOlic diversion.
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MARKETS,
Chicago.

Latest Quotations: Corrected from Associated
Press Reports.
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The little game.cock government of
Chill seems disposed to follow the ex-
ample of Uncle Sam in ~, and gobble
up the whole Pacific coast of South
America,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-01-13

TIE socialunatics of New York are
preparing to turn themselves loose in
4 grand reception to Hartmann, the
Russian nihilist who served several
years apprenticeship to the art of
czar-externination, and failed to mas
ter it.
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Mr.. W1LLETT, of Michigan, pro-
poses to disfranchise the Mormons as
an antidote to polygamy. 1t would
then be only question of wives ver-
sus votes. The uxorioGs follower of
the prophet pays his money and takes
his choice.
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THE Union Pacific railway proposes
to pull a plum out of the mouth of
Pullman, by refusing to renew their
contract, which soon expires. They
are disposed to try building their own
sleepers.
SIX more pairs of shoulder.straps
are to be retired from the national
police squad, by courtesy called the
army. The privates will out-number
the officers if this sort of thing be.
comes epidemic.
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THE British lion and the African
boer seem determined to fight it out.
The people of the Orange River Free
State are joining with their neighbors
of the Trans. Vaal in their insurrection
against English rule. This combina-
tion places in the field much larger
force than the British can oppose to
them for some months, and serious
trouble is anti cipated.
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WEST VIRGINIA has produced a
mariner to take charge of the small
fleet of tubs owned by this govern
ment-Nathan Goff, Jr., of Clarks-
burg. AS he gives up an Office paying
him $4,000 year, it looks as though
lie must have Il longer grip on the
portfolio than the two months remain
ing of the present administration.
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RUSSIA, ,having determined to occupy
the country of the Turcomans--::oc-
cupy'' being czarese for steal-is hav-
ing plenty of fun doing it. They have
had several lively fights, in which,
though defeated, the Turcomans made
the victories expensive. But as it is
only aquestion of time. the Tekkes are
shedding their blood for pure glory.
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GAIT. EADs, having MIXED the JET
ty cow dry, has been exercising his
persuasive powers upon the unsophisti-
Gated (;reaser with the most gratify-
ing success. The ''horseback govern
ment" granted him the right Of way
for his ship railroad across the isthmus
of Tehauntepec, and gave bonus of a
million acres of land on the Pacific
coast to build his depot and warehouse
uUOn,
, 1881-01-05

day went - my employers cart1t,, my cb1,d
with nt u wis III my Ar!t,s. ~ 1t IL nt,w, /
wnAh'f pnyinR intent tt,f. 10 Il. Tllcro wrrt, scy
rrhl Nhd c''iila mt the lnnr:e-rlpeu nt,tl, IN,
known 70 NC stretched nut liz ittlu llniIl mi
aGi?cf three pieces. whGtl lid not ntxeryc II ~
III EOt homo. ut tcG pllt III my llOsi.irt nh
waa KntnR lE,ck to my employer to return thptn'
when WIS nrrcAird. This Ii tho solemn truth,
na hDr1 for 1fearena mcroy.'
The Court gould not bcl!eyu this story. Thoy
ttpbrAied tho MDtl,oE for hor tuitnict,yr II
endrnvtlrin9 to palm III much manifest llr n.
tllo TRUTH They bcstJlIEht hrr. for her orF, snkn
to retrant 50 absurd t0fc, fnr II ruiId haYp M,
effect h'lt to niso tio Court To sentence her ia
u tnuch Riveser punishment thHD they were al.
poseti ~ it.lIlet upOm unc 40 young md oyionty
Hut!Gcp En tnvesty.
strengthen, tho poor nolhor's pcrti,lac,oua
adherence tn fiGr original Ht8ry. AA this [lrtns
llesH WIS stlsinitct by TINT ll,ok III iht,netnro
which THO t!Ist Ahn,it crnlilal CHI never cn,itI
tGrftff, t'g tHtsrt WIS Ut a6ftp flss to discover
whnt hgelslon jttstfce duniiruet1. X, trlrye
tholr oTn1ArrusstncHt.n mn nf thu Itgcs nr1tOsrj
Z, renew tho seene tlcecrll,eIl by iE,e l,iGthor
;Ihrco Enld cnns wera p'ucci On tito CLERKS
position l., which aho HtotN! ut her employer :
hnufu. 1'htro WIS then u brenthtcsa p,,tlsp In
court, THO fAbr soon discovered tho lright
ct[hs. Dyed tfplh for inonlett. smiled. md then
Etretehct1 forth ta tiny hand md clntcud them
III It's linHcra with Il rniaCr's pnHcruess. Tbs
ihOthur WIS Mt once nctItllttetl, ....
, 1881-01-05
Pacific Const LaxyloAlleax-A Startling
FtcsurD OF BociMl and LoGnl DeEruda-

Lqf fhFftfT y ft.RL.l HfffM.
There Is sohiethlnY Simply uFnalltF9 In tho
itcenso to murder nn,l rob which Huun,A to llyU
RrUwn Wy III California. LAW i1lts rGry IHrHcty
Kot to l1 nero HluckvrY. Tho only erilnlnnl Whu
is In tho slightest lbKIeo III bangor Of bGiuY
punished Is tho humble fcbsow wllu stnnls Ht1,lt.-
thing to Battafy the EilllYs Ut hunger Of himself
tr tN1naly. II tho sum stolen IttItlt9 up to tho
,housunds thero u no eurthy dangcr Ut pun.
tshntons. II tho efina ut rl0ltfica assHtnes tho
gravity OF murder. Immunity Ut punishment is
t!ss',rct aa u nntter nf caltsa unless THO 'nMr-
tleros! nhn bus friends enough ~ unnko tho
Rress this IaMch further, 10 ss,,sble innn
IT'S original euments, With the substitution
Of tho tltl1 jttEttc0 OF tho viRlnntes fur
trial by jury, wotll bD fAr preferable ta Tho
prGsu,,t slate af t!s!0Ys. W. aavo Rt lVRXth do
slse n0 aEd high st,ltiI.l!l.R nnrac fur urery-
thing. Stealing is klUptt,tnnnlN. Drunkenness Ia
dtps0tnAn14. HhAtncltaa ti!srtHMr1l ut the thNrI-
tAl ttHht II no !nl1Ver ca lItl tlutterf, hut tns
apDtuKtsta under tho eQpheMistlo tltls OF nytnph-
Onutln. lsel-ha1Ac1 murder ID hunIG1l II,A.
MIA or trany!tory tnslaty. And su wo, u Ht,-
chilled Intelligent and civilized people, muA-
tuerNua ~ our progress t0WHrls Abcer As,ttrly.
II thuro IL ulto thing snor1 tb9n Anothur which
California needs, II III IL brIcnH up Of her lnutYi
tuu1. There Ia hnrtlly 4 genuine lnDral p4lanton
in our buAy polite. WH arc rcaxeh ullA nerye-
less, md III statU which loru resembles 1,lUr1l
kynga,pU than anything else We cun think OF.
NulhuK enuid luuro GlHphAtlcally Illustrate the
l!tte real bclef there IL IN revelation Or In tho
Christian co4!e Ut noEa!s than tue light thrown
upon our daily HE by tho records Ut the So
called courts Ut tuatlc0.
, 1881-01-05

A poor, pale seamstrcss was arrntgnod for
thett In Paris. 6hu appeared ut tho bar With her
baby ot II Mouths on her arsn. She won't 70
coins Of ton fnln..s eaeh Tbe u1ualey was 1ntsaol
soon after shu left her employer, and SorvAnt
was sent to her rocln to elalm It. Tao servant
xotd coins III hor hand. the Haid to the servant,
l nm going tu carry thoh 1ack 10 yo1!." Ncver-
Police, aud he ordered nor ~ be sent to tho Po-
lice Court for itiAl. She WAS too poor 10 cngnvo
y lawyer, and. whom Askel by tho Judge Whit
Iha hAd ~ xay Tor herself. aAo toplled, "TAe
, 1881-01-05
A NATIONAL DANGER.
Tie Pension Proposition at, Congress-
nsnn Dceriug-Asov The Payments In
All Probability Would llo Kim UP 10
1IuMdrcs1N Of N1!ltloha Anillnlly.

fYs-U Vtetx
All prcI,.,,t,i Iv.,,,'1 ~ !, mss n.y.. ~
HI",.,,so.9.a - ,y,,ss.s'an "a ,,'. a.o Inn op 10
~ o. Iaaahn!is u ~ = annually
wAs,SoroN 1n:s" n 11J,pe' U Jn Ec r,f,1 no,s,on
Legislation Of tho past fow ycurs hns been u
disgrace to Congress, Political fenagoee,v
OF the lowest description l!as cl,aracterise1
nearly every measure presented for tho rcllrt
OF pensioners. Thu capture of what Is
termed thu "so,llcr vote " has been the nlalu
object in view Of both PARTIES while passing
lil;s to- swell the pensio.'llst. But few l'e
publlcans llnve dared u oppose measures,
however crude md lll-nlslsetl, presented by
Democrats, and there Is hardly member ot
~,.,,;a, VIII ' ...f1s,' ''s ." s"1.s :" "
post''oa 20 o.!as when u pestoW Mill
IONS aflnlnlly from tile Treasury upon
soldier claimants without any safeguards
Aga!Mst frauds or forgerles Prior to tho
Ohio State election. when Gov, Foster was
Ewtnv ,yus ia no,,,,'orot," , n,,nn,,o,,t ~. r4.
l,"ns W., n17 De'h"cl"tlc opponent .or
'tovefhoF, uiofe was great struEglo Tor the
state. Gen. "A. '. I..cc, tl,o M M Democratic e1o
canIfiatu fors 1,ieui"mant.f f:ovcr,nr wos
ChnirInHu of tbo Cnn,uIit.e ", Inv"ji,l p"ns %ns
siu,,s. and i. III ,.sHi liz Hnnortmnitv r. III III
nv S,,nnks~ itanini # avorw w"n .,,,,,rt1.m,
iMIls'aal e,s"a GGiiis. ii wis ts"H Ue Iiee
osItiun to ni,s,n,, disiivni IT, as "vi w s iapvn p
ilo,ise. The uct Which slt,i i,f,ss WIS tiintte.
~ Mr: can!i,,l,iys, oi ioWa, s,,d WIS M earriel
Nj i"slsh1i ~ ousau ah, ., VI, tn ,'.i,9.. ".
cas.. In ti,n onp ,aaai au XIV n's
tI,n t,ayn,emt Of arreais Il rnsin,s' ns1,,ynycI
Mnrri, 4 is;1, " ws urnwian ,s,,t tu III
t0S Ala"hbk1 ku1
, 1881-01-05

In this city yesterday afternoon 4 bright lttls
fellt,w named Harry DoAleliy. hctwoeN q an'i
yc4rs Of VIZ, whtla q r!ay mot With terrible ~,
Gtckwas1t ts oi, sisd. IN tic r.ar st Ito t'usc,
holding III h!s hand j polluted Instrument about
twulv9 feet lung and ca'!cd ~ founslrics II "yent
wlra." III attempting u ,l,aku his sl1A ~ Ut
tla fastGr, The buy In sunis WY dropped tho wire
III auuh u nlannur tlAt tho pnlDt ptrccd tho low.
or onll Ut bis hack on tho right side and cn1o
out M tho right silo 1T tho illplnneIl, tho wire
pass!ug entirely through md lnpaiI,ly tho btNly;
Tho wire, whch wns quite rusty. WIS extractrI
OF tho wnund vert founi to bU eleven inches
npart. 4 physlolnn was uallei, but We llnltt.
sta,d TINT h9 xava It ns blu opnlon thnt tho wlte
hul pas4Hl through tho liver. aud tkat his serf.
iccs could aynIl but little. 1t was reported ass
night that the boy was comparatively cU.nf1r'.
ablo, though hp was not expected ~ survive INV
Injury,
, 1881-01-05

mcnn Mr.. Maxwell, tho Postmaster, says that
Hudson hhs III correspondent hrrG INV. fDtl
hrn tint sn,r fncta III ri:rltitl 10 knns,te nrthf
such II lNtt,re Tint n rrrtnfn e!ss woll,! prefer
n0k to have tlistn ~ Faust. hnnt ". lritiH IN
my Erst statement ono Wt,rl. l:xltA CRANE.
, 1881-01-05
TIE JEW.

secon,l-ratc, tho 1ewlst. chief OF tho staff un
tho Austrian sldU dit not SUCCEED ut SAdowa,
MD We cntiot yet credit t'lem witt, states-
man of tic tirAt-ctuss. 1}eHcn,sllvtdfs flnrf1y
more tllnn Rreat pnrty lender III politics,
though hu Inns cartatn gcnius for appre-
llcntltng tho passing waves OF emotion Il, tic
british people; Laskcr hns never 0verthrown
II Government; Crtinlctx proved II failure ut
bordeaux, Fu,l.l was only c1ear-lcAsed
baQkcr, Sir II. Drun,nlontl Wotf Inns scarcely
maao mark. md II (innhgttu H., ns tho
Jewish papers say, Hebrew by descent, l's Is
ut onco the strongest representative Of tho
raro and the one Whose blood Is lrust
pure. Tile Jews havu never produced II
very great, engineer, anH, curfo,,siy enough,
have not risen - tho fruit rink among tho
Of tlio race Who as nj, i,lveptnr, fs on leynl
with Arkwright; Or, III manufacturer with
Iltis Suit; or, rs contractor, with Mr. Irns-
sey; for Stronsbprg, wit, 1T tue rntlRe of hts
thought, by u,,nli{Ers tho wur.tl dues not nt-
tribute to Jews, nj, oyer-fcryid Imagination
and blvndtt nf ENTERPRISE. The Jew 'as not
gree, md still less tic Industrial; III fact, iio
produces nothing, nctthcr buildings, nor food,
nor SLIPS: but li1 laas leet, intclllEcnco a!Nl
great strelinnusllrss, and Iii our tlay keen .I-
departments II iiie, eo,iiM:tssatss j for IL
yer, as an ot1icinl, ns n 4 PROBES.
sor, as M adyocate, rs Q parliamentary
ssteI; eSsisE as o GTostSg y ox Sf GrHs sto1G ax
Occasionally, &c m, ~ in lleIne's case, rising to
tho highest Tint llG isn great wcaltl-1l,n!cr,
va should, II VIZ had tliu outrage to defy Il
Tor he atlt(s lotIling 10 ,ti,a wealth Of ,tilo
world, md tic lnNSS OF Ills uuttun rclnntnS,
, 1881-01-05
"RICE CORN IN KANSAS"

Yoxns may defeat It.
"RICE CORN IN KANSAS"
I" =. T. K. prl,,css IEtrI.storyn Not So
Mitch OF "n joke" After Al1-ElNvcn
Farmorx swear 10 II, mud Ono lAuM.
trcd Moro lIcndy to Follow suit.
Ib the Editor NJ 7hs Chicago Tribune.
Dwi0Ir, ILL.,. Dec. 3t.-On tho stt' slny Of
December you printed 81. articlo of mine In
! Which made tho statement TINT llad Just
received Information from Stafford County,
Kansas, that TIC rfcs-corn crop had been
destroyed; that countless Mrtni)1ra Of birds
In tlocks, equalng visitation OF grass
Eoppers, a1ld covering from twenty to forty
acres ut time, made their appearance, and
! In five days the crop was gone.
No sutsn9r llad the above faets reached
Kansas than tho press OF that Stale, With
oflc accord. and before taking the trouble to
Investigate the truth of the statement, pro-
n0nnced 1t to 10 n ''hoax," md poured
! upon my head MI amount OF sympathy %
which was truly sublime.
Below Is letter from Mr.. Crime, my III
! for,ialit. which puts the whole case even III
stronger light than did.
have ITO tlesire to do Kansas amy inius-
tice; but fully ngree Will, u writer III tho
| New York Stt7l Of Dec. p, who says: "St0ck-
growers Of Colorado and Ncbrusen loudly
Gull OIL Congress t0 ciact a law linking tho
| Tooth meridian tho western limit Uf lands
subject to the Homestead aild Entry laws.
They clniul, With apparent rcnso,l, tint tho
proved that tho land is utterly unfit for ngrl-
cultural purposes; and add th,.t III ade-
Qllato measures are not adopted TO counter
net impressions regarding the climate of tho
piusns4 that have bceu creatcd by tho tnlid.
grant railroads, tho western puriions Ut Knn-
sas will becolne paltper c0lonLcs.'h
I l.ut! seen so many contradictory, state
nlenis \! the papers with regard tu, deStila-
tfon in Kansas, al'd llrva .c0llycrsed with, so
1naliy TINT llnve cOlnu back penntless aNl des-
secretary Of i "Ilansas ileiief Soeloty." aud
| OIL Il postal card lie says: "The facts tn re-
gard to dessitstIoll are, that tho people 4, a
territory ot 1s5 miles BY 10y III Western kan-
Cause, now settlers coming Into n new cOllll-
trH-Nll p0ur. sCnlft break up lalld and raise
anything ilrst yenr: lartial failure Of the
nexty yeatr, and total failure of wl,ent this ycar
not want the people i'll tie East to know this,
ns 1t stops imlntgratiun hurts trnde, aIlil de-
preciates the vniue Vt property; hence these
so,ntraa'etory reports VIII write you lit full
I hope tic press OF 1lnnsas, who have
cu!e. will ut least publish Atr. Craue's state-
Into lrtut, they ought 10 10 4 !!ttie better
posted. q. SAMUEL Il. X. p1slME.
e., - tAs 1Al!e, ?, 4he Ssneaoe 41'onns. ,,o,
| STAFFOlu Stafford Gu. kus., Dec. III, le81-l
havg just reah tho communication Of Nv. u.
s " ss GsAe9 5r TanTs rIt y Mhea hS ~,
blrd story, lIe says TINT tho report whleh 1
~ Rso wss fse TINT + !yasa the
rf1 nj >,nFa In Ifa rtr,fe fnln