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The Hon. ID. Voorhees, has been pos
ing as the friend OF the soldier. and
one of his sympathetic and patriotic
acts was TO introduce 4 resolution in the
senate requiring an investig alton of the
extent to which the law providing that
Union soldiers and their widows and
orphans should receive preference IN
the making OF appointments is enforced.
As usual Dan seems Ia have got more
Investigation than he wanted. The re-
suit shows that 40 per cent. Oi the en-
ployes OF the government were engaged
in the defense Of the country when II
was in peril, but Il also shows that Of
the nine employees Of the government
who received their positions through
the influence OF the Hon. d. Voorhees,.
only one was u sOldIer In the war, and
he Is a common labOrer. or the $l4,
$40 that is paid To the friends OF the
senator from Indiana fur government
service, only $40 goes 10 reward the
men whom lie called "Lincoln's dogs"
Ia 1881.
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KANSAS POLITICS.

Jim Smith and Cap. Foulks will
make the tusscl for secretary of state.
Both good PMS.
kansas City Journal; Capt J. B.
Iahnson mAde an eloquent speech at q
temperance meeting in Topeka Sunday
afternoon. He Is reported In the Capt.:
tal as having put himself squarely on
record on the question of enforcing the
PFohibitery law.
We sec il stated that Hon. ]. B.
plogston, of Eureka, will be u candidate
for attorney general nj the Republican
state conyeniion. Mr.. G. Is an old citi:
gen OF GreenWo9d county, an able law
per and is we'll Versed ~ political
affairs. He will undoubtedly have q
large following from this section Of the
state, and " he succeeds viii receive the
pnAnimaus Republican vote,
Our friend u. w. Eastman seems q
have the :inside track" for treasurer
A large number Of the leading papers
have endorsed his candidacy, and wheF'
ever he is known his superior quAlifica
ti0ns as we'll Is his personal fitness are
admitted. He would be q mos'
worthy successor TO the popular and
honest John Francis. AS good q
recommendation as Mr.. Eastman car
have at home will be his earnest support
without effort on his part, OF his home
delegation. He has had four years ex
pericnce in the Office Of the treasury o
Lyon county, and it is but just to say
that he has discharged the duties Of The
office in manner which has given uni
versal satisfaction. There isnot bette
or cleaner set OF treasurer's books II
any county in the state than those KEEP
by Mr.. Eastman for this county.
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A conference of the candidates on the
regular Republican ticket in PennsylvE
MIA was held in Philadelphia last Fri
day. and the question OF harmonizinR
the differences in the party discussed
The Philadelphia Press says that: 'rhe
spirit of the candidates clearly indicat-
ed desire that the stale committee
should meet the questions At issue be-
tween the two wings Of the party in a
frank, open and friendly manner. EacL
expressed perfect willingness TO abide
by its action and the will OF the Republi-
can party. expressed either by popular
vote. new convention. or in any other
manner that could be devised TO secure
q fair and honest expression OF the will
OF the whole Republican party" The
same paper adds that letter signed by
all the candidates will probably be sent
10 the state central committee contAih-
ing propositions for AN adjustment of
the differences which now divide the
DartV
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News Viz Chicago.

CHICAGO, July IAN Akron, o.. spec.
ial says the Republicans of the 10th con.
gressiOnal district renominated A. G..
Mcclure by reclamation.
A Fort Smith, Arkansas, special says
Mondays cyclone killed twenty head OF
cattle near Van Buren,. and of three men
herding them one was killed outright
and two fatally hurt.
A terrible tragedy occurred Sunday in
the Indian Territory near McAllIster.
Rev. w. j. Spaugh a Methodist minister
who had incurred the tnmily of some
young Indians whom he had correct
ed in school WAS set upon in a lonely
spot and after determined struggle was
killed. There is no clue to the murder
eFs except as indicated above. Spaugh
had relatives in Indiana and Peoria,
IilinnIs. and was generally very popular
in the territory.
A Steubenvillc special says whisky
was at the bottom of the Sciotn steam.
boat disaster, as some of the officers and
many passengers had freely consulted
the bottle before The collision and were
drunk at the time.
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DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE.

Some Innovations by the Republican
stale central committee at the recent
convention have called forth cOnsidera-
bic Comment The principal departure
from former custom was for the com
mittee to take complete control Of the
temporary organization OF the body.
The committee made a full roll of
members of the convention, admitting
members on priDlG JIeie evidence in
cases Of contest. The chairman Of the
committee refused TO entertain a mo-
ton To suspend the roll call as prepared
by the committee and also TO entertain
an appeal from his decision. Thus far
We believe the committee wzs right, and
and that the precs dent made ought TO
prevail in future conventions.
Il prevented great deal of delay and
coDfusion. and got the contest cases well
in hand for the use of the committee on
credentials. But we differ with the COM
mittee decidedly when il refused TO obey
the instructions of the convention which
creaIed IL, aud provided for county in
stead OF district representation. We be-
lieve the principle of district sepFesenta-
ton Is right. Every district shOHld have
the right TO elect It's own delegates. The
different districts in any county may
differ widely as to men OF measures,
ami yet the smaller be completely over
powered by being compelled to unite
in the selection of delegates
with the more populous districts of the
county. In counties where there are
three districts, for instance. two may
unite and force upon the third delegates
which would not be elected by the pop
ulAr vote. In this way much injustice
might be done, and the party be serious
ly crippled. In national politics this
question has agilated the two last ma
tiOnal conventions, and has both times
been settled in favor OF district repre-
senIation. In the Chicago convention
four Grant delegates were admitted |
from Kansas after an entire Blaine dele |
gation had been ELECTED by the |
state conYcniiOn, because IL WAS |
proven. Ia the satisfaction of
the national convention that
the Blaine deleg 1tes misrepresented two |
of the congressional districts of the
state This question ought To be 80 def |
inltely and decisiveiy settled by the
coming state convention that no mere |
would hereafter attempt TO |
override the popular will. Committees
must be Taught that they are the SER
wants and not the bosses Of the party.
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The Rev. Geurge o. Barnes, the Ken
lucky evangelist. has arrived al Dayton
Ohio, where he intends to hold religi-
Gus meetings daily. Mr.. Barnes was
asked by q reporter of the Dayton
Democrat What was meant by the ex-
pressions which are sometimes used in
reports of his meetings, confession Of
the soul" and confession of the body"
He replied: Confession To the body
refers to my healing by means of an
noinung with oil. About year ago !
began this in connection with lay work
In the mountains of Kentucky, and the
Lord has blessed my work wonderfully.
] never ask u man what ails him. The
Lord Is the doctor, not l. l have moth
ing To do in the matter, but act as God
bids me. base my action on the four
teenth and fifteenth verses ol James.
do not know what good the oil docs.
do not stop 10 inquire anything about
that. The Lord bids me 10 annoint with
oil and do it. carry a small vial of
oil in my pocket aud just touch IL
slightly upon the forehead OF the stfiict-
ed then pray with them earnestly in
my simple way as best know how, and
leave 1t all with the Lord, trusting Him
for His word. Aud rs my faith becomes
simpler and stronger my success he.
comes more marked. The devil tempted
me very strongly when God frat put Il
In my mind To do this. The devil said
would fail and that it would ruin my
preaching. but, thanks be To God, be-
gan IL, with the assistance OF my daugh-
ter, in those mountain districts. and have
since continued it wherever have beeh,
and ! have never had failure whett
unbehef did not interfere. ! have had
thousands of cases, and | know Of
three or four hundred myself, who have
come To me To tell me that they got well
Tho cures are not always immediate
In some cases they are instantaneous
and in others they are not.''
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TAKING REST

A large proportinn of the population,
especially in the cities, as we see from
the leading papers, have taken them
selves TO the many places Of resort and
recreation, cast and west. Those who
can afford II go To stay until the return
Of cool weather. while others go for a
month or even q shorter period. We
believe this Test from the rush and worry
of business is goods thing. and if il
could be- more general il would be still
better. The high prices of living aud
the costly style of dressing at such
places keep hundreds away who would
otherwise take the rest in summer which
they need We believe people as q
general thing are oVerworked, and il
there could be general suspension of
business for u month In the middle of
the summer in order for the Overbur-
drned people 10 rccuperate in both body
and mind, the effect would be beneficial
to all. As much il not more work would
bo accomplished Ia the year by ~
months rest, and il would be done bet
ter. There is NO doubt but that much
of the mental aud physical troubles of
the generation come from tOl much con-
iinement and too much anxiety over basi-
ness ares. None but the best of consti
tuions will stand the wear AMI tear of
the average life of man. There is too
much hurry To get rich, and too much
Importance is attached to the possession
OF money. This is q money wOrshipping
age, and the devotion To the pursuit of
money making ruins. men mentally,
physically and morally. We are not an
advocate of laziness, but of rational re-
Operative rest. The means of such rest
should be brought nearer the people In
some way which would furnish them
ut rates within the reach of all.
Such an innovation would be q national
blessing. The desire to take summer
rest Is becoming more popular every
year, and this may lead TO some manner
OF furnishing all the people the means
To crafty so laudAble a desire. The
resort must become u place of truO ra-
tional rest instead OF place to ''swell."
Could this reform be inAugurAted, much
Of the expense Of such places would be
removed There is no point. in our cs.
timatiOn, where reform is more urgently
needed than in this matter OF checking
the speed al which We are, as a people,
rushing into dyspepsia, round shout.
ders, gray hairs, disease and ruin.
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A Brother in the senate.

WASHINGTON, July Joseph Pencil,
of Billings, Montana, contractor, was
the first witness called in the star route
cases this morning. He had been en-
ployed by Jno. w. Dorsey to carry the
mail over route No. 35.O51, from Bis
marck TO Fort KeOgh. John w. Dorsey
explained to him that his object was to
secure extension of service after the es-
tablIshment of the route. In converse
ton with Jno. w. Dorsey, the latter had
asked him to go in partnership with
him on the route because he owned
stock and the material necessary to run
it. Witness declined because he thought
there was no money 10 it. Dorsey then
assured him there would be an increase
of $50, 900. Witness did not know how
this increase was TO be obtained, but
Dorsey, while avoiding the mention of
any particular reason, said he had
brother in the senate who would help
things through. He also said there
would surely be two increases within
the year.
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Train Robber. Captured.

ST. Louis, July Ga special from
Poplar Bluffs, Missouri, says: Part
Of u gang of tram robbers were captured
there yesterday. A man named Brown
came TO town and told the sheriff he
was one of "a gang of five, who had en-
tered into a conspiracy to rob the train
at Hendricksnn Station on the Iron
Mountain road. A special train was
sent to Hendrickson Tuesday night
with officers, but the gang failed To APP
pear and they were heard from yester
day at Sheffield mills. about six miles
north and the sheriff was dispatched
there on a special train. He returned
at II O'Clock having captured two of the
robbers. The other two escaped. The
robbers were armed with revolvers.
Several posses are in search of the
balance of the gang. Those captured
refuse tn give their names. or disclose
their identity.
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CONSUMPTION CUREn.-An old physi-
clan. retired from active practice, hag-
ing had placed in his hands by an East
India missionary the formula of a sim
pie vegetable remedy for the speedy and
permanent cure OF consumption, bFrn-
chitis. cataFrh. asthma and al throat
and lung affections. sls9 positive and
radical cErs for general debility and all
nervous Complaints, after having thor
Onghly tested its wonderful curative
powers In thousands Of cages, faeIs il his
duty 70 make II known 20 his suffering
fellowg Tha recipe. with full particu,
lars, directions for preparation and use,
apd all necessary advice and insfruc
tiona for successful treatment at you.
own home will be received by you BIZ
return mail, free of charge, by address
ing with stamp or stamped selEaddress
ed envelope 20 DR ii. E. Bell.
16l n. Calvert ST., Baltimore, Nd.
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On the evening before the day on
which the prohlbiIory amendment was
adopted In Iowa, Governor Sherman
learned that the Anii-prOhibiti0nists
were claiming the place where he resid-
ed by $50 majority. He At once de-
cided To make an impromptu speech in
favor Of the amendment. and the next
day the town gave 202 majority for il.
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ENCOURAGING FOR KANSAS.
Quarterly Report of the State Board o,
Agriculture.


Quarterly Report of the State Board OF
Agriculture.
TorEKA, July 6.-The secretary of the
stale board of agIicultIrts las sen1 ON
advance sheets of his quarterly report
He says under date of July 5 that Kan
sas is now harvesting the largest wheat
crop in its history. From the table fol-
lowing il will be observed that the state
average per acre is 2069, the best since
1866, which was placed by the depart
ment of agriculture at Washington at
2I.40. Although the yield per acre WAS
larger al that tune than now. the acreage
rs compared with the prcsI Mt year was
insignificant.
The state had then but EGO, 4O5 acres
and product OF 6 .527 ,35S bushels, while
this year the acreage is ], 462, 1876 and the
product 30,263711 bushels. Tue year
1S7S-heret0fore styled the banner wheat
year OF Kansas-had an area of winter
wheat of ,:2s97 sos acres and product OF
% SIS, $50 bushels, an average yield of
20 D. 100 There were also ABB Pal acres
Of spring wheat that averaged Is 4-lOO
per acre, making Il total wheat product
for that year of 81 ,3I5,S 5S bushels. The
spring wheat area of 1892 is but 1875 900
acres, and will yield at least fourteen
bushels per acre, which makes the total
wheat product for 1882, 320l3,7l1
bushels The crop in the southern half
IF the state has been cut, aud harvest
ing is progressing rapidly.
In the northern eOunties corn in acre
age has increased per cent. over 1881,
aud will reach 4, 100000 acres. The coun-
ties reported have an acreage of 3 927 ,S5I,
an increase of 2j095S. The crop has
been very backward, owing to the con-
81 Il ira
Correspondents are unanimous in re-
porting this crop in a thriving condition
and large yield is anticipated. An or
dinarily favorable season will make
crop of 175,000,0oe0 bushels,
Oats: This crop has Increased from
$50. 1&7 acres in 1854 to az, 695 acres in
TSS2. The counties yet To report will
raise the area TO 100000 acres. OF the
800 correspondents reporting, not one
single dIscouraging report of this crop
has been received, while many say that
it will be the heaviest crop ever har
vested in Kansas. Not Oae untavorable
condition has heea noted.
Ra-The large Increase in the acrs-
age of rye, III, 1853 acres, is an advance
of 1S9 per cent. and is due partially tn
the increased want of good pastIrAge
II is sown principally for this purpose,
but good yield is Anticipated, There
were few reports OF damages by frost,
but the loss Is slight and will not reduce
the acreage yield materially.
The population of the state increased
from March l, 1881, 10 March 1, 1882,
but 90, 75S instead of 100, 900, as has been
stated by Governor st John, Those
who do not believe in tie pS.liSy of pro-
hibItion claim that Ihis small increase
is caused w the prohibition law keep
ing iOreignsrs from coming into the
state.
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Preparing for a BIow-Oat.

LAWRENCE, July ga resolution has
passed the house of representatives at
Washington allowing the encampment
of the Grand Army of the Republic to
he at Lawrence during the week of the
Bismarck fair, the use of a thousand
government tents and a battery. Posts
in Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri. Colorado
and Kansas have signified their inien.
ton of joining the encampmsRt, which
promises to be the largest and best ever
held in the west. CreWs for the regatta
at Lawrence during fair week have been
secured from Pawtucket, Rhode Island,
Chicago. St. Louis and Burlington,
Iowa. Frank y. Holmes, of Pawtucket.
r G. MusgrOve, of New Orleans. and
j. E. Muchmore. of Chicago. the leading
singles of the United States, will row al
this regatta.
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history. Il will be told 10 our children

history. II will be told 20 our children
long after our lawsuits and our conten
tiOns are forgotten.
In the hearts of his brethren, at the
bar, his memory will not soon die out.
But amer all, above success, above pro-
fessiOnal eminence, above the ordinary
aad amenities which he exer-
cised always, there remains:
THAT best portion OF good mans life.
His little. nAmeless. aforementioned acts
or kindneSs and OF love. "a
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The following eloquent words in re-
spect to the memory OF the late Ross
Burns were spoken in the supreme
court Al Topeka yesterday. by Hon. Geo.
Il. Peck, and the tribute is SD beautiful
in sentiment and language that no one
can read il without genuine profit:
The resolutions which have been
read. may IL please your honors, de-
scribe with singular felicity the leading
traits which distinguished Iha character
Of Mr.. Burns. Rhe story Of his life is
full 'Or inspiration: Ross Burns was q
good man. Let that be said before one
word Of praise is bestowed upon his ex
cellence as lawyer. fIe was y good
man brave and honest and gentle, with
ideas Of right and wrong, perhaps tit
tie old fashIbned, And with d peculiar
shrinking modesty OF deIheanbf that
only made the gold in hig character
shine more 'cOhspicuousIy. In the
midst OF the busy activities Of very
extensive practice, he led q simple,
blameless life, we'll content With the
approval OF his own conscience. ]
meyer knew, ta4n who cared so lii
tie for the arts OF popularity
nc AOyN0 " Ills
cause; but l do not think that il ever
occurred TO him that there was any 9th.
or way 70 success than BY hard work. l
wish that every young lawyer could
learn the open secret Of Ross Burns
success. That which goes by the name
| Of genius Is comparatively common;
but the capacity tor steady, unremitting
toil-Ihe power Of will which enables q
man TO work when arm and brain are
weary-is 80 rare As TO sntirelY separate
its possessQr fam ordinary men.
unite with my brethren OF the bar. and
with this whole community, In lament
ing the death Of Mr.. Burns, but cannot
think that In any true sense OF the term
his life has been sacridced. Those only
sacrifice their lives who naveF leaFn that
lie Is along valuable for what Il accom-
plishes. better q THOUSAND times the
any years of honest work which
Ross Burns gave to the world than the
allotted three scare years and ten Of the
man WHO begins life Is q genius and
ends rs 4 failure, We aFs ID the habit
Of making much Of our devotion 70 du.
~. and the word slips lightly from the
tongues Of men who never felt il in their
hearts; but Ross Burns. in hia plain,
inherent dignity OF life IN which duty
Il
need not say In this court, where he
Is known % well, that he was an able
man. True, he was not snowy man,
for he abhorred everything that resem-
bled display In lawsuit or elsewhere;
but he looked ~ alegal proposition with
clear, unparalleled eyes, seeking only TO
discover the truth. His mind was rich
In common sense. He had no love for
technicalities. but he possessed in re-
markable degree the browning glory OF
q lawyer-gOod judgment.
His kindness Of heart was proverbial
II was hard for him 70 refuse q favor
Yet this man who COULD not say no TO any
appeal for help; who could not SAysna
10 the tramp who came to his gate. could
stand by his guns and thunder out Bel
; TO q whole army that demanded his sur
render. The defence Of his battery ID
one Of the glorious memories Of Kansas
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Failures for the Week.

New YORK, July THE failures re-
ported To New York during the week,
are 100 for the whole country, dis
tribuLed as follows: Eastern states, ii
western, 80; southern, %; middle, 81
PScif1c states and territories, ID; New
York City, 4. A great majority Of the
failures occurred among very petty, close
traders
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THE scIoro DISASTER.
More Bodies Found SIzty-Give or Sew
eEty-fve Lives Loaf

eGty-uSo Lives Lost.
MINGo JUNCTION, o.. July 6.--There
were found this morning the bodies OF
Charles SiyearInger, of Kensington,
Ohio; Dan Thomas. the captains son ;
E. p. Smith, of Wellsville; also man
by the name of Dunbamer or Dunhamer,
from Wellsville, Ohio. About forty
men came down with skiffs and a can
NON from East Liverpool, and are doing
good work. By night they can secure
about ten bodies more. A great
many bodies are placed in
The engine room under the bow,
and want of necessary apparatus
prevents getting at them Boats
and graphing tools, diving bells, etc,
are on the way from Pittsburg, and when
the wreck is raised al least thirty to fifty
bodies will be found. The missing are
accommodating. and with what have been
found dead will amount to 65 or 10. and
nearly all will be found in and around
the wreck. Every hour brings people
here hunting for absent ones. The dead
so far have been recognized and re-
moved promptly 10 their homes.
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One OF the Shermans Hurt.-A Respect
able DrunkArd Kills Another Re
spectacle Drunkard.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, July 81. P.
Sherman, brother of General and Sena-
tor Sherman, fell from the roof of a
house yesterday and was dangerously,
perhaps fatally, injured.
died last night from wounds inflicted by
another farmer named Crane Tuesday
night during drunken quarrel. Black
mans father is said to have been duke
of the grand dukedOm of Saxony. Crane
is under arrest. Both families are high.
" respectable.
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snft for Islander.

CLEVELAND. O., July 5.-Edwin
Cowlcs, editor of the Leader. to-day
commenced suit against Bishop Richard
Gilmore, of the Catholic diocese, fol
SIS. 900 damages. The bishop published
IA card aver his signature which COWles
claims was false, malicious ard de
famatory. The whole trouble grew OuI
of Cowles' daughter heIns converted tC
the Catholic belief