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To Better the Negroes Condition.

ST. LOUIS, Nsv. 19.-Rev. J. Melton
Turner, the well known colored politi-
clan, in al interview says he has become
convinced that the time has come for the
colored people to seek some other means
than politics for the betterment OF their
condition. He believes that the negroes
must be re-distributed throughout the
country and has plan for the formation
Of q colony in Missouri, in Butler county.
In that county Charles P. ChOtesu
has set aside $1,000 acres of
heavily wooded lands. Located in the
vicinity are sAw-mills representing in
veetments of 500 600. Purchasers Of
homes will be paid Go cents per 900 for
cutting logs on their own lands; u cents
per foot for cutting and peelinR piles.
and 10 cents each for making railroad
ties. The lands are to be sold for from
So to 90 per acre, all timber, except
what Is needed for fencing and building,
being reserved, one third Of the purchase
money to be paid in cash, when deed
will be gwen, and the pur-
chaser to giva notes bearing
When the purchaser cannot pay one
third down he may pay what he likes and
Immediately occupy the land, but no
deed will be given until the third Is paid.
Carpenters viii at once begin the erec-
ton of ten or fifteen houses, but after
settlers begin TO arrive in numbers, they
will build their own. Already there are
several actual settlers and Mr.. Turner is
confident the scheme VIII prove 3 great
blessing to the colored race.
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Col SHERMAN, q brother Of Gov. Sher-
man of Iowa, who strongly resembles
Benjamin F. Butler. spoke vehementIy
against rum selling at prohibition meet
ing In Brooklyn Sunday last. He said the
prohibition party wanted men six feet
high who had plenty of muscle and brains,
not men of three feet, with no backbone.
hollow, emAclated. narroW-chested fell
lows. When St. John ran tor president
Mr.. Sherman was out in the wilds of
Montana, but he said he didn't lose his
vote, for he wrote the names of his candi.
dates on piece of paper and deposited it
in hollow tree. Probably that Is the
wsy some of the same party voted during
the late campaign, as most assuredly they
failed to deposit many votes at the regular
polling places, especially In this city and
county. In some places it WAS even worse,
many Kansas counties not polling a sin
gle third party vote at the polls.
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Eulox,xsnx the Dead.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1s.-Attorney
General Garland said he had known ex-
President Arthur intimately and had
reason to esteem him both as friend
and IS q public official. Secretary La
mar said that Mr.. Arthur's death will
touch the hearts Of many people with
grief. Called TO the presidency under
the most painful and trying circumstAn-
ces. he bora honor with dignity and
administered the executive depart
ment of the government in 9 man
ner that was just TO all
sections. He was highly esteemed and
especially liked by many OF the southern
senators and representatives. Postmaster
General Villas said that Mr. Arthur's adj
miListration Of the government had COM
mended him very strongly to the respect
of the people and especially considering
the very trying circumstances underwhich
he took office, his administration might
be called remarks bly, successful. Score
tary Whitney said, l knew andsesteemed
President Arthur highly long before he
became president. deemsd him much
abler man than was his repute when he
was placed upon the ticket.
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NEw YORK, Nov. ia Montpelier
Vermont, special Gays: The following is q
portion of letter written by Senator Ed
munde, which was sent Yesterday TO the
editor of the Daily Vermonter for publ
cation by q person to whom IL was ad-
dressed. It has been kept from the public
nearly two years and is probably the only
personal explanation from Senator Ed
munds which the public obtained con-
corning his position in the last pEesiden-
tIaI campaign. The person by whom it
was received lie we'll known and can vouch
for its authenticity. though the recipient
desires that his name be withheld.
Dear Sir:-I have your very kind and
welcome letter OF the 10th and thank you
heartily for it. Il is true my position
was trying, for on reflection telt that 1t
was far better that the republican ticket
should sucl eed (whateVer my personal
opinion has been and was concerning the
caudIdate) than that the government should
go into the hends OF the democratic party /;
but 1 could not under any circumstances
or temptation say that l believed some
thing about q candidate that did not be-
lieve, and If l were to make.speeches and
say what did belive az to certain trans
actions, etc, or was eco spOakinR) TO re-
fuse to answer questions on these topics IT
would be especially worse for the party
than staying at home know, therefore
that did the best thing for the party that
an honest man could do. / believe then,
that sober minded republicans of YER
mont will net condemn me because could
not, would no. tell untrutbs, or be . hypo-
critic even to retain our party ia power.
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A STARTLING FACT.

1t Is not commonly known that a large
proportion of the rheumatism and nelI-
ralgia extant is traceable directly TO the
diseased condition or imperfect action of
the kidneys and liver; therefore remedy
which cures the resulting disease must
have found and snitten the first cause.
Many persons using Athlophoros for
rheumatism and neuralgia have been
surprised to find that chronic disorders Of
the liver and kidneys have also been
greatly relieved and they have written
for an explanation. The fact is, that the
remedy acts directly on these organs,
cleansing them from all irritating sub
stances and regulating their action. Taken
in connection with AthIophoroe Pills this
Is, without exception, the most valuable
kidney and liver remedy In the world, and
will cGre large proportion of those who
have these diseases.
Charles F. Griffin, Stuart, Iowa, says:
+" have not had an ache or pain Of rheu-
matism since used the AthIophoros, which
Is now over ayear ago. Forthree months
my store was closed, not being able to at
tend to my business at all. Ny joints
were swollen and there did not seem to be
any part of my body that did not ache.
was almost beyond endurance, went to
the Colfax Springs to try the effects of the
water. The day left home had to be
carried down stairs. After remaining at
the Spring q month came back, being
some better. After being home q few weeks
weeks had relapse. It was at this time
that learned Of Athlophoros. I sent for
q bottle of L and In fifteen minutes after I
had taken the first dose I felt It's effects, and
when had finished the third bottle was
we'll 1haye not had any rheumatism since.
Every druggistshould keep Athlophoros
and Athlophoros Pills, but where they can
not be bought Of the druggist the AthIo-
phonos Co, l12 Wall ST., New York, win
eend either lcarriage paid) on receipt Of
Eesaiar price, which Is $1.0O per bottle
for AthIophoros and Soc. for Pills.
( Tor liver and kidney diseases. dvEoenzsa IN
l91keSeoo, Eeaknezss nervous debility dfesases
4 women. constipation, headacile lmD[ra
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Governor Hilrs proclamation.

governor h11HS tE0c1A knA61on.
ALBANY, Nov. 1S.-The following was
issued this afternoon:
STATE OF NEW YoRK-Proclamlion
by the Governor: By the death Of dis
tinguished citizen the peOp.e Of the state
are again called to mourn. Chester a.
Arthur entered into rest at his residence
In New York city early this morning
He had always made his home within
our state and from his early manhood
had occupied within it places of official
distinction as q citizen of New York
state He was elected vice president by
the whole people and upon the death OF
President Garfield he became president
by succession, and with dignity to him.
self and with hon II to the country he
flied that highest fiji 3e in our govern
ment. In all his life he bore without
abuse the name Of q gentleman. Re-
membering the services and admiring the
character OF President Arthur, 1t is
fitting that We should by such
action as may be deemed appropriate
express our sorrow in his death and
show respect for the high Gffi 3Ial posi-
ton which he held by choice OF his
countrymen. Done at the capital in the
city Of Albany, on the 18th day Of No
vember, In the year OF our Lord, one
Thousand eight hundr, d and eigaty six.
Signed: DAVID B. HILL.
By the Governor.
VIM. 6. RICE,
Private Secretary.
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The Northern Lake wrecks.



CHICAGO, Nov. 19.-The Inter Ocean
Frankfort, Michigan, special says: The
harges Menominee and Meriuette In tow
of the steam barge Manistique, laden
with lumber at OsOdi for Chicago broke
loose yesterday morning twenty miles
off Manitou Island. They waterLogged
and went ashore four miles south Of this
place. Both barRes are total wrecks.
The two crews numbering fifteen Ia AL,
were all lost except one named G. w.
Annis. One body has come ashore at
Herring Greek. The papers found on
the body show 1t to be the body of
William Showery.
ANOTHER VESSEL WRECKED.
DETROIT. Nov. ia Free Press
special reports the wreckiDg Of the
schooner Unadills of Detroit, valued at
S15 900 at McGulpin Point, StraiGhts Of
MAckinAw to-day. The crew are safe.
SUPPOSED TO BE LOST.
CHICAGO, Nov. 10-Inter Ocean,
Muskegan, Michigan. special says: The
hull OF a schooner, supposed to be the
Helen OF Chicago, 10 floating about half
q mile out in Lake Michigan. The crew
is supposed to be lost.
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THE revolution in North Carolina ap-
pears even much greater than was an
nOunced Immediately after the election.
According to Mr. Logan Harris, chairman
of the republican state committee, the
members of the legislature elected as in
dependents Will act with the republicans.
If they do this the democrats will be IN a
minority on joint ballot. The Legislature
now stands: Senate-republicans 81,
democrats, 26. Independents 8; house
republicans 81, democrats SO, indepen-
denJs 8. This would make the vote on
joint ballot, republicans 70. democrats 80
independents 10; giving republicans and
independents combined majority of six.
But the democrats will retain control of
the senate.
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THE substance of the Henry George
philosophy is that the world owes every
man living This Is favorable theory
of the lazy and vicious. The world don't
owe any man anything unless he works for
it. The reverse is true. Every man owes
the world the best he can do with his head
and his hands. The eternal law Is that
men shall work: by the sweat of thy
face shalt thou eat bread. "Thst was the law
In the beginning; that is the Law to-day.
And the law that the most thrifty will ac-
cumulate is equally invincible. When
tina. law is abolished, chaos will come.
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The Paymastsr General and supsrvis-
ing Architect of the Treasury
Submit their Annual Reports TO
Headquarters
Sixty-Ssven Lives Lost on the Lakes
In the Late Storm.
Cincinnati Firms Sustain Heavy
Losses by FIre.
HaddOck's Supposed Murdsrers Re
leased on Bail.
Two E.tablishmenEs Burned.

AsORAS0a
CINCINNATI. Ohio. Nov. GOA destructive
IRE started shortly before three O'Clock this
morning in the fourth story Of the whole.
sale clothing house of Mack, Stadler g.
Co, No. 100, West Third street, and found
Its way into the adjoining establishment
of Marcus Fecheimer g Co., wholesale
clothiers, q large six story building. About
four O'Clock, when the fire was well under
control, the floors gave way with some
members of IRE company No
4, who were carried TO the
cellar. After great difficulty they were slI.
rescued alive. Captain Ed Haistead
seriously but not fatally hurt. Cap o
M. ]. HigRiDson was seriously in jured
and PIpemen Kuhn and Bushkamps we're
seriously hurt. The loss OF Mack, Stad-
der 8 Co, and Marcus Fechheimer & Co.
on goods amount to about S250, 900 each.
The buildings belonged to Henry and Her
man Mack and 20 the Marcus Fechheimer
estate. The loss on them is placed al
$50, 900 each. Both buildings and stocks
were amply insured.
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HANNIBAL, Mo-, Nov. 19.-John Hogan
and George Kinney. two employees OF the
White Limestone Quarry company. four
miles below this city. came to the city yes
terday and Immediately proceeded to get
drunk. About noon they had an altsrca-
ton IN Mssterson's hotel. They clInched,
but were separated. Kinney was so drunk
that he Was unable TO walk, and when re-
leased from bis antagonist fell forward,
striking his head against the railing of .
Steve dislOcating his neck and causing al
been summoned. The deceased was about
50 years of age. His wife, to whom he had
been married but q tew months, is at
Hamburg, ILL.,, VIII ere he formerly worked.
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PITTsBURa. Pa. Nov. ls-The hmit. d
express coming east on the Pitts-
burg. Clncinnssi q 81. Louis railroad,
which Is due in this city At $50 this
morning. was wrecked BY landslide at
Jones Ferry at the outskirts Of the city
and = Number Of persons were injured,
two Of them st Is thought fatally. The
train was runniIg slowly spd just as IL
reached Jones Ferry, . msss Of rocks and
earth came tumblisg down from preci-
pice foTts feet ablvs. The agst part Of
the train escaped. but the huge mass
cFashed iHfn three slsepets.
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The negro schools and colleges in At
lanta, says the Constitution, in that city.
are much more costly and comfortable
than the schools for the whites. II is true
that much, perhaps the most of the money
invested in these edidces comes from the
north, but the fact that Atlanta has been
selected as the site and center of them
speaks well for the enterprise and local
pride of the negroes of Atlanta. Their ed
ucatlonal Institutions are not only very
imposing structures but they are fully
equipped aud abundsntlS endowed. and to
all outward appearance are doing good
york
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Lost In she STORM.

CHICAGO, Nov. ga list OF the vessels
lost during the storm Wednesday and
Thursday, corrected up to midnight, mum.
bers over thirty. Many of the vessels
mentioned Will unquestionablV be rescued,
but the wreckIng expenses at this season
of the year will be necessarily heavy. To.
tai loss, $724 COO; lives lost, thirty seven.
a dispatch from ManIstee, Mich, asserts
that soon efteF losing her consorts during
the storm, the Manlstique became DIS
abied and drifted helplessly up the lake
until she reached Burnham's pier, twenty
miles north of ManistEee, when she struck
and sunk with all hands. Tue Manistiqus
was commanded by Capt. Walter Ashley,
and carried q crew of fifteen men. If this
report is true the number of lives lest by
the sinking Of the Msnlstisue and her con.
sorts Is swelled TO thirty.
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The Lsavsnuorth . ol.ths.

LEAvENwORTH, Nov. 19.-Hon. @. r.
Hutchings, Of Kansas City; Hon. New
man Erb and Colonel o. A. P. Piper, of
Memphis, representing the Leavenworth
& 0lsthe railway, were In the city yes
terdsy and made an examination OF the
proposed entrance Of the road into this
city. One of the parties, when asked
what special significance their visit had
toward the building Of the road, stated:
Colonel Piper, wHosis one of the princi-
pal hackers of the enterprise, has never
visited Leavenworth, and as we met yes
terday in Kansas City we decided 20
bring him up here to look over the line
and become acquainted with the people.
The rest of our party have visited Leav-
enworth before and know Of the enthusi-
asm and interest manifested by the citi-
zens In our proposed line, but We were
anxious to have the colonel see the place
and consult with her citizens
"How long do you think IL will be be-
fore the line to this city will be COM
pleted?'
swell, we expect to have trains run
ming in here as soon as possible. We
have given ourselves, however, until the
LIST Cf May to complete the line to tllis
city, but II the weather Is favorable we
viii surprise you people by running into
the city before you are aware Of It."
sis the ordinance passed by the city
council satisfactory"
"Most undoubtedly II is; the ordinance
provides for arbitration to settle all Diff
ferences and what fsirer means could ba
adopted, and the people here seem to be
Ia hearty sympathy with the line and we
have no doubt that the encouragement
asked by Us Will be given As soon Ss the
election IL called. There Is nothing new
concerning our line that has not been
Published in the Journal, we will say
that we intend TO come to Lesvenworth, -
and bowling himself out the gentleman
joined the rest Of his party who were
awaiting him In q carriage ct the door OF
his hotel, when they were driven via the
Soldiers home to the penitenti1Ty, re-
turning TO the city late in the evening
and taking the train for Kansas City.
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AN exchange speaking of the bounty
Jumpers of "a and '65, suggests the idea
that they have never yet held q reunion.
At the time such reunion takes place, it
might be well for the gentlemen who mi-
grated to Canada, to meet at the same place
Those who, like Nasty, were 80 extreme
ly patriotic as to send their brothers,
brothers-in-law,a and all the rest of their
relatives, might also meet with the above
paTties.
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Drowned at Green Bay.

GREEN BAY, Wis.,, Nov. 1s-1he steam
barge, Justice Fields, with four sal
bsrges, coal laden, was driven into Kewa-
nee yesterday morning. The F. III. Dick
inson soon broke away and went on
the rocks. The small boat broke away soon
after she struck and the captain and four
men sprang into the water and managed
to reach the pier. Two men and female
cook jumped from the vessel and were
drowned. Their names are Jerry Jerue
and Arthur Provo Of Green Bay and the
cook. Mary Waters, of Toledo. The EN-
erald, another of Justice Fields tow, was
dragged ashore a few hours later. Her
crew, consisting of FIVE men and a female
cook, teok to q email boat and attempted
to reach the shore. The frail craft was
soon sWamped and five of the crew were
seen 20 drown. The mate reached the
beach upon "a oar, after q desperate
struggle with the waves.
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DR.. Warren, an associate OF the Wash
ington Pathological department of the
Agricultural bureau, says that hawks and
owls feed on mice and insects, aud not on
poultry as has been commonly supposed.
10 examining number of the stomAchs OF
hese birds he found no poultry IN. Y.
Sun.
This may do to tell the marines down
east but it will hardly convince the aver
age Kansas farmer, who has often seen
the hawk pounce upon his chickens and
garry them of,
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Refuae 60 RetEIe.

PTTTsBURG, Pa, Nov. 20.-The Con
melville coke operators sent letter to the
officials Of the Miners Amslgsma,ed $3.50
citation to-day, rejecting the proposition
of the latter TO settle the differences by ar
bItration, and declining further conference
on any point raised until past promises of
the men have been fulfilled and DISPOSE
ton shown to do what Is right. The
miners now say THEY will insist upon their
demands and will order 9 strike of 12,OO0
workers In the coke regions st once.
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AN arithmetic Published in Raleigh,
N. C., in 1858, and which, among others,
contained the following examples, has been
recently discovered:
A confederate soldier captured eight
Yankees each day for nine consecutive
days, bow many did he capture In alle
If one Confederate soldier kills ninety
Yankees, how many Yankees can ten con.
federEte soldiers klll2
If one confederate soldier can whip
seven Yankees, how many soldiers can
whip fOEty-nine Yankees? -[Ex.
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THE Curtain &C. mmittee have Rev

THE Curtain Committee have never as
yet made a report Of the causes of the
great southwestern strike. They claim
that the illness of Mr.. Hoxie is the cause.
But the truth is they are afraid to report
as they we're appointed especially for the
purpose of making a report that would
Justify the strikers, and thus make polIti-
cal capital for democracy. AS they are
unable, from the sworn testimony of the
strikers themselves, 70 do so, they were In
a quandary, and SO put of reporting until
after the election.
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RabIes Amon0 Ca11Ie.

LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 20.-The cattle
plague among herds on the Blue river
forty miles southwest of here, still contin-
ues. Up to this time twenty-one head
have fallen from a mysterious disease
which is supposed to be rabies. About
two months ago mad dog vas seen to en-
ter two pastures and bite q number Of cat.
tie in these ranches. Thirteen of the ami
mails died within forty-two days after they
were bitten. Eight of them have died a
different periods since and it is impossI-
BILE to tell where the fatality will end.
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Two women Burned Alive.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 18.-The Indlanap-
oils News special from Marion, Indiana,
says: A fire with terrible and fatal results
is reported this morning from the village
of Landsville, IN the northeastern part Of
the county. James johnson. a prosperous
farmer and famHy, resided quarter of
mile from the village. This morning
son of Mrs. johnson arose to build q fire,
but finding 1t was only O'Clock returned
to bed. Halt an hour later the house was
in flames. johnson and wife
in their night clothes, but two daughters
of johnson, Ella and Minnie. aged re-
spectively 10 and 20 years, awoke IN the
up STAIRS apartment to ind themselves
surrounded by flames and half sufocated
with smoke. They attempted to reach
the ground but the escape was shut of.
One fell in the stairway and persisted
there. The other ran back to the bed
room, fell across the bed and was suHoca.
ted. The building was completely de-
stroyed. Among the cinders this morning
all that could be found of the remains of
the unfortunate young ladies were few
bits of ehaFred bones. In the family OF
johnson, employed ss hired man, was
young man by the name of Turner. who.
IN making his escape. was SO severely
burned that he will probably die.
ASSAULTED IN HER BROTHERS STORE.
MONTICELLO, Mo. Nov. 19.-At La
grange, II this county, yesterday an IN
known brute committed q criminal as
sault on Miss Eliza Wright, highly re-
speoted lady of that place and sister OF
William e.. Wright. member of the
hardware firm Of Wright q Wolf. While
Wright was at dinner yesterday the els
ter remained In charge Of the store.
While he was absent man Of rough eX-
terror and powerful phyei entered and
called for an article in the remote part of
the establishment. While there in search
OF the goods he pretended to want, the
brute enveloped Miss Wright's head with
heavy shawl, drawing It tightly about
her neck and throat, tied her hands be-
hind her and assaulted her. She was
found some time afterward in an almost
Unconscious condition. The man has
disappeared.
MISSISSIPPI MURDERER HANGED.
NATCHEZ, Miss Nov. 19.-JoDes
Spry, coIored, the murderer Of A. D
Coleman, was hanged IN the jail yard
here To-day.
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THE discovery of new variety of cof-
fee plant In West Africa is reported. The
berry greatly resembles that Of Arabia in
idly developing and very productive tree
nearly seven feet high, instead of on q
shrub. Experiments are to be made q
once in the cultivation of the coffee-tFee
in favorable localities.