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HEAVY STORMS.

The Worst Blizzard of the Year Reported
From the Northwest.
ST. PAUL, MINI, March 22.-The storm
which ragged on Tuesday night and until
this morning through portions of Dakota,
Minnesota and northern Wisconsin was one
OF the severest that has been experienced in
the northwest this winter. It consisted of q
cold wave of unusual severity, accompanied
by heavy and cutting wind,
and in many places was rendered
worse by binding snow storms.
In Minnesota, north of Crookston. and in
northea tern Dakota most of the roads were
badly blockaded. The Duluth & Manitoba,
the Little Falls & Dakota and jamestown
branches of the Northwestern road were the
most affected, while the Manitoba lines in
the Red River district were more or less
troubled. On the jamestown & Northern
there was a complete cessation of business.
On the Hastings & Dakota, Omaha,
Minnesota & ST. Paul and the st. Paul &
Kansas City, the worst storm Of the season
was experienced. Wherever there was any
new SNOW it was badly drifted, and the rail-
road tracks in numerous instances were
covered to depth of nine feet.
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saved by q Technicality.

WICHITA, KAN, March 23.-The cas- OF
the state VI. DR.. Cox, of Udall. Cowley
county, was yesterday dismissed by the
Judge. He had been indicted on informa-
ton nine months ago, charged with NAL
practice on EHie Carr, daughter Of prom
inent farmer of that section, which resulted
in death. The case was brought to this
county on the ground that the defendant
was not able to get justice at Win
field owing to strong public feeling against
him. Tho attorneys for the defendant yes
terday morning entered plea to quash the
indictment on the ground that it was not
brought by q grand jury, but on information.
being held on technicality for the purpose,
it is claimed, of being indicted by the next
grand jury. It is said to be much safer for
him in Jail
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Senator ingalls, on confsderaoy.


BosroN, March A-Mr. Allen Knowlton,
of Magnolia, has the following note from
President Ingalls,, of the United States
senate: rsn
accept my thanks for your very oblig-
ing note of the 9th inst. / am glad to know
that my sentiments are approved by the cit
izers of my native country. The democratic
party is endeavoring to reconstruct the his
tory of this country, and if they keep on go
ing for the next ten years as they
have done for the past, it will
be impossible to tell which side
prevailed in the late affair. The Corcoran
art gallery here is full Of pictures OF rebel
generals, with uniformed union comman-
ders to keep them company. The official
records of the war of the rebellion now
being published are habitually mutilased In
order to give color to events. and they now
propose to destroy the manuscript after the
volumes are printed, in order that their
MISREPRESENTATION may escape detection.
The people of the north may wake up
from their indifference and their confidence
too late. The southern oonfederacy 10 an
active organized political power as much a.
twas in 1861. Very. truly yours,
GSionedl JOHN j. INGALLS,.
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HOUSE.
Thursday,
BENATE.

WASHINGTON, D. O., March 22.-Among
the bills reported from committees and
placed on the calendar were the following:
House bill for the sale of New York Indian
lands in Kansas. The senate bill lad
yersely) to permit miners to prospect and
lease the mineral portions of any Indian
reservation indefinitely postponed.
To provide for a commission on the subject
of the liquor traffic. The bill has been
printed. The house bill authorizing the
president to arrange a conference between
the United States and the republics of Mex
leo, Central and South America, Hayti, San
Domingo and the empire of Brazil.
Mr.. Sawyer, of the postofice committee,
reported bill reducing the postage on
seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions, etc., to
l cent per four ounces. Passed.
After an executive session the senate ad-
journed.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 22--The house
this morning passed the following bills:
Amending the statutes so as to pro-
vide that the record of a state court 1nay
be certified by the presiding magistrate or
any other Judge of the court extending the
protection of the United States laws over
the United States officials executing a
process in the Indian Territory: to
transfer the county of Audraiu from the
eastern to the western district of Missouri;
authorizing the secretary of the treasury to
remit all duties collected on all animals
hereafter imported for breeding purposes,
whether for the importers own use or
sale; authorizing United States marshals to
arrest offenders and fugitives from justice
in the Indian Territory; to change the east
ern and northern districts of Texas.
After transacting some other unimportant
business the house adjourned.
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HOUSE.
Saturday.
Thu HouaA.

WASHINGTON, d. O.. March N.-The floor
was accorded to the committee on the
judiciary, and the house vent into commit
jurisdiction of United States courts.
MIR. Wilson, Of Minnesota, spoke in the
advocacy of the proposed amendment pro-
viding that no corporation shall in any suit
to which it shall be q party be held to be
citizen of any state other than that in which
the suit is brought because it was organized
under the laws of such other state. After
discussion, and pending action, the house
adjourned.
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Dissatisfied stockholders.

NEW YORK, March 26.-The dissatisfied
stockholders of the Missouri, Kansas q
Texas railroad met here to-day and adopted
resolutions favoring q new management
which would take the railway from the pres
emit management and operate the property
in the sole interest of the stockholders. u
is claimed that traffic of the road has been
diverted to the Missouri Pacific.
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A Prisoner Escapes.

WICHITA. KAN, March 23.-When City
Marshal Haines arrived at Hutchinson yes
terday, he found to his utter disgust that the
authorities at that place had let Pouport es-
cape during the night. There appeared to
have been some doubt as to his being the
man, but his action proves pretty oonclu-
s1vely that he is the much wanted Pouport,
and not Lee, whom he represented himself
to be. 1t is not known as to where he went
from Hutchinson, but as he is very shrewd
man, he has, without doubt, covered up his
tracks,
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Chisf Justies waite Dad.

WAaH1N0roN, ID. G., March 2a-Ch1ef
Justice Waite, Of the United States supreme
court. died at his residence in this city at
6:10 this morning. The chief justice was ".
his usual health though exhausted by his re-
cent severe labors Saturday night, when on
returning from Senator Heafst's where. with
his daughter, he attended a reception, he
complained of chill. This feeling passed
on during the night, but he remained IN bed
throughout Sunday and until it was time Tor
him to 60 to court on Monday. Suffering
then from malaria and vague indispos,tlon,
ne QUO not read the opinion In the telephone
case, but sat through its reading and then
returned to his home, He Was wakefui
Monday, and on Tuesday morning symp-
toms OF acute bronchitis appeared, accom-
panied by insomnia and great rest
lessness. His condition Tuesday was not
alarming. but on Wednesday, circumscribed
pneumonia showed itself. During Thurs
ticular alarm was felt, but at 6 O'Clock this
morning the failure of the hearts action was
observed, and at 6:1O he PASSED away.
The president was informed OF the death
OF the chief justice by Colonel Lsmont.
The latter was at his residence, preparing to
go TO the white house, when a messenger ar
rived with note from G. O. Waite. SON OF
Justice Waite, saying his father died this
morning and requesting him to notify the
president He also received letter from
DR.. Ruth, of the navy, giving the same in
formation and adding few details as to
cause of death.
Colonel Lamont proceeded at once to the
white house aud found the president in the
library opening his mail. The president
was very much shocked at the intelligence:
He was aware that the chief justice had
been in bad health for, some time, but he
was not prepared TO hear of his death. Quite
an intimacy had sprung up between the two
officials since the presidents term begun,
and the latter expressed himself In the
highest praise of the Justices character and
ability.
The president at once wrote letter to
Mrs. Waite, expressing his sympathy for her
in her sudden bereavement. which he said
was not only personal loss to himself but
great loss to the public service.
The president is preparing an order clos
ing all executive departments of the govern
ment on the day of Judge Waite's funeral.
The supreme court and both houses Of
congress have adjourned as mark of re-
spoct TO the deceased justice.
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Mr.. Plumb offered an amendment = 4.
form Of nov section requiring the = sec -.
tary o. she treasury, wherever the circuls-
issue equal notes to an actual amonnt r.
Plumb said that while the bal was 4 nro,,..
one, It was, as It stood, trifing With verv
great question. The bank note circni.t;or,
was shrinking at the rate Of $3O0oo af, =
year, and under the proposed Bill vnnld
shrink $50, O00, 600 year. He declared that
if the committee on finance did not comn i.t.s
some measure on the subject, the senate
would have to do it. IF the senate did not.
and if the house did not, then he varned
the senate that the country was over = cra-
ter of financial disturbance. He thouoht 4
was there now. The senate was dealing
with question which had more to do with
The welfare of the people than anv other
measure pending in either house. For
every dollar of shrinkage in currency thars
was shrinkage in property.
After considerable debate the bill went
over as unfinished business.
Adjourned.
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branded - False.

KANSAS CrrY, March 2.-Jacob Dold, pro-
prietor of one of the largest packing houses
in the city, said tonight that the statements
of william G.. Barth, Of st. Louis, who tee-
tilted before the house committee on Sgn-
culture to-day that Dold used diseased noes
IN his establishment, were absolutely Iaise,
and that unless Barth retracted them ne
would bring suit for damages against MN 70
the full extent Of the law.
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MARKET REPORTS.
Kansas City Grain and Produce Market
KANSAS CITY March a. 1924

Kansas City Grstn and Produce Market
KANSAS CITY. March a. 1888
The Daily Indicator reports:
WHEAT-Reoeipts at regular elevators since
last report 80. bushels; Withdrawals $500 bush
els, leaving stock in store. as reported to the
board # trade to-day, 22O,S i5 bushels.
COHN-heceipts at regular elevator since Last
els, leaving stock in store as reported to the
board OF trade to-day. 110.352 bushels.
ON GALL TO-DAY.
offerings April. no bids, 4sc a:ksd; Nay, 5000
bushels at 4shc.
No. 5 o~rn-Cash. no bids nor offerings.
No. corn-Cash. no bids nor offerings.
No. 2 white oorn-Cash no bids nor offerings.
May no bids nor offerings.
high mix.d corn-Cash. no bids nor offerings.
QArSNo: cash and Marsh. no bids nor
On track BY sampls-No. Data, mixed cash.
no: No. oats, white, cash, 32C.
RYEcNo bids dor offerings.
ELOUR-Quiet but worry firm.
sales: cars by sample, at $l.H.
Quotations are Tor unestsblished brands In car
loss par halt barrel in sacks g follows: n. SOC.
~ ., oo0l o; fsmil7 81 159l ~ ohoio. o. g
D.ssnt a al 10: = i,:s . : 4da1 ' From rom
M MIL Ills sT IS RRaensss;
Corn meal, green, CSC; kiln dried. q 90: CORN
chop - low, Per 100 lbs, s0c, bulk, ESQ sacked.
bhlpstuM Per lOO los, bulk 75c: eacked, SOC; bran
strong, consignments from first hands, per 100
lbs. bulk not wanted. sacked SOC; $50 lib sacks
7Sc; on orders higher prices are CHARGED.
HAY-Receipts. % cars. Market firm. Fancy
small baled, $40 90; large baled, % 80: wire,
bound, 800 less; medium, Z t06s so; poor stock
81 50@5 so.
BUTTER-Receiptso of roll and creamery larger
4 Ear s rss e easss n. ds nsy
in single package lots, 18a22c; store packed in
single package lots, choice. 1sG1sc: poor and low
grade, S@9c; roll, fancy, neatly wrapped, 20c;
GOOD to choice. 15@17c.
CHEESEWe quote: Full cream, twins, 1se;
full cream, Young America. 1sKc.
EGGS-Market firm and active at 12kc Der
dozen. for strictly fresh. Receipts are very
light.
POULTRY-Live chickens, receipts liberal;
6rm; largo at . 90 per dozen; small, 81 50
Fat, 90 per pound: ducks, s. 506s IS Der
dozen: geesa, - SOFA 30 per dozen.
PROVISIONS-We quote. Round lots suaar.
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Further Particulars of the Deeds of the
Blalock Bandits,

COLUMBUS, KAN, March 23.-The mystery
of the Gulf house murder. the HaZeltine
powder magazine explosion, the Lowell post
Office robbery and other deeds Of murder,
burglary and arson which had given Colum-
bus and the southeastern portion of Kansas
cleared up; one of the most desperate and
vicious gangs of outlaws which ever operated
in the southwest has been broken up; most
of the members have been arrested, and the
great wonder is, that they have not been
lynched.
The excitement, which had somewhat
subsidized, was stirred up to fever heat
again this morning by the discovery of the
charfed fragments of trunk and heap Of
bones back of tie Fry house. It was hard
to tell whether the bones were those of a
human being or not, but the general feeling
was that they were, and that the body of a
man, a trunk and heap of rubbish had
been burned to cover up great crime. Dan
Fry is now under arrest, but Andy and
Cred Fry have so far succeeded in eluding
the officers.
The names of the members of the gang
made public are John, Bill and Clay Bla-
lock, Clara Blalock, her father and mother,
Dan, Ped and Andy Fry and Bill and Grant
Alley. The Frys and Alleys are cousins and
Ped Fry ran the principal barber shop in the
town. All are property owners. Clay Bla-
lock is the proprietor OF second hand
store at Abilene. The Frys own the house
back of which the bones were found yester-
day morning, and Allen Fry, the uncle of
the Fry boys, is the proprietor and mana
ger of the Palace hotel.
just twenty miles from here and about
twelve years ago the Sensational! Bender
disclosures were made. In the criminal an
nails of Kansas, the history of the Blalock
gang with that of the Benders, and in point
of startling, thrilling and sensational details
yet unpublished in part-may far surpass
it. The mystery of dozen great crimes was
by the gun shot which ended the
life of Constable David Gordon, while the
letters found in the possession of Miss Clara
Blalock, the First ward school teacher, gave
clews, 80 the officials say, to train
robberies and murders in Texas.
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Friday.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 23.-Wher the
senate convened this morning the clerk pro-
coded to read the adjournment of yesterday,
when Mr.. Edmunds rose and moved its
further reading be dispensed with. That
order having been taken, the presiding OFF,
Ger laid before the senate q communication
from Mr. Justice Miller notifying the senate
(by the direction of the supreme court of
the United States) that the chief justice died
at his residence this morning at $50. Mr..
Edmunds then rose, and, after referring
briefly to Chief Justice Waite's high charac-
ter and bredth of mind. moved that the
chair appoint committee of five senator's
to take such action az might be expedienti IN
respect to attending the funeral of the chief
justice and to other matters concerning it.
This motion was agreed to. As q mark of
further respect he moved that the senate
adjoured until Monday, which was carried.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Marca 23-When the
house convened this morning, on motion of
Mr.. Matson, of Indiana, consideration OF
the Logan and Blair pension bills was post
poned until Friday next. The speaker laid
before the house q communication from
Justice Miller, of the supreme court.
announcing the death of the chief Justice.
Mr.. E. B. Taylor spoke briefly and asked
that the speaker appoint committee to
represent the house. The speaker appointed
a committee of nine, and the house adj
journed until Saturday.
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A Fatal Coalition.

PrT1sBURa, March 23.-Two passenger
trains on the Pittsburg b Lake Erie rail-
road collided near Wampum. Pa, forty
miles from PittsburR, about 8 o'clock
this morning and were badly wrecked. One
man was instantly killed and nine others
seriously injured. 8. r. Gray, baggage
master, was killed outright.
The injured: William HARNESS, fireman
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.HIAwATHA, KAN, March 23-The widow
Of Michael Roach has sued the Chicago,
Kansas q Nebraka railroad for $4,000 in
tho district court OF Brown county. Roach
was killed while driving across q private
crossing, near Horton, last January. His
wife Witnessed the accident.
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Hutchison Salt.

HUTCHINSON, KAN, March 22.-The man.
9th salt works of Gouinlock & Co., opened
up to- day and tuned out 600 barrels of q
very superior quality of salt. The analysis
shows 1913 chloride of sodium, or pure salt.
The first car was sold to the soap works at
Wichita and the rest to Kansas City dealers.
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Kansas City 1.-Two Stock Market,
KANSAS CITY, March n. 1854

AAN0A1 OkI1s MAkO0 IA l6o6e
The Lsue Stock Indicator reports:
CATTLE-Receipts. 1856 head; shipmenta, 80.
head. The market was stronger and 5@1Oc
higher for shipping steers. Butcher steers and
COWS 10c higher; common steady. Good to
choice corn-fesl - 6004 IS; common to medium,
Dc 90: cow, 81 0O@4 50.
HOGS Receipts, 1000 haad; shipments, 49,.
bead. The market opened strong and active,
Common co 70 medium. q zoos o; Kin "a pi@'
"a 7b@k 90.
eHfEP- Rscsipts, LIDO head; shipments, 80.
bod. Market STRONG for good to choice Ct q 8
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THE DEAD CHIEF JUSTICE.
The Ceremonies In Washington TO Occur
in The Hall of The House Of Represents

tives.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March a. The white
house is draped in mourning this morning.
The senate and house committees instructed
the sergeants at arms of the two houses re-
spectively to confer with the marshal of the
supreme court as to the arrangement OF de-
tails for the funeral.
A telegram was received from Mrs.
Waite, stating that she is en- route via the
Atchison, Topeka d Santa Fe railroad to the
east, and that she will arrive in Toledo on
Wednesday evening or Thursday morning
next. She consents to public funeral services
here, and unless something shall come from
her to cause change in the arrangements,
the funeral will take place in the hall Of
the house of representa- ives about next
Wednesday.
The remains will be conveyed to Toledo
for interment, and there will be met by Mrs.
Waite. At first the family EXPIRE sed de-
sire that the rvices should be held In q
church, but they readily assented to the sug-
gestion that the hall of the house would be
preferable.
It is expected that another dispatch will
be received from Mrs. Waite during the
afternoon, expressing her wishes, if she has
any, in regard to details of the funeral az
rangemenJS.
At later conference it was decided that
the ceremonies in Washington shall take
place in the hall of the house of representa-
tives at II o'clock on Wednesday, Bishop
Parlet and Doctors Bodin, Leonard and
Mott, of the Episcopal church., officiating.
There will be no Grafton. The judges Of the
supreme court, including ex-Judge Strong,
will act as poll-bearers. The president and
cabinet and both houses Of congress and the
bar Of the supreme court will attend. The
court, as bearers, and the committees OF
the two houses will accompany the remains
tn Toledo.
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The Sunny South.

81. Lou1s, March 20. -Advices from Sher-
man and Gainesville. Tex, say that from
four 20 twelve inches of snow fell thsre Pin
Morning. Yesterday the mercury marked
. de1rea and to-day Is Il down p -
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The House.

WASHINGTON, d. c., March 26.-Mr. eros
venor, of Ohio, offered the following reso-
luton, which was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the funeral ceremonies of
the late Chief Justice Waite be held in the
hall of the house of representatives on
Wednesday, March %, 1883, at 12 O'Clock
noon. under arrangement of the fupreme
court, and when the adjournment on the
9th inst. takes place it shall be until 1880,
March %.
District business occupied the rest of the
session.
The bill to prevent the decoration of
graves in the district gave rise to long
debate
An amendment was adopted, on motion of
Mr.. Grosvenor, providing that If person
dying in the hospital was an honorably dis
charged soldier or sailor, notice shall be
given to some Grand Army of the Republic
post in Washington.
No final action was taken and the house
adjourned.
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LonDoN, March 26.-Thousands of per-
sons are dying of starvation In the inun-
dated districts of Hungary.
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Monday.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. March 2e.-Ths sen-
ate took up the house bill a1thorixing the
purchase Of government bonds with ths
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shoots His wiz. and Th,n sn,o,...

WARRENToN, Mo-, March l9.-Saturdav
night Green Humphreys became involved ~
. quarrel with his wife while she was dress
ing and in response to a request to leave the
room ne nred three shots at her, infiictinp
fatal wounds. While under arrest ia his
home yesterday he committed suic;da ha
shooting himself. Humphreys was q nrom;'
uent and wealthy citizen.
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Wednesday.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 21.-Bills
were passed to-day as follows: to establish a
United States court in the Indian Territory;
to allow soldiers and sailors who have lost
both hands, or the use of both hands, pen
sion of 800 month; the house bill to IA
cilitate the prosecution of works projected
for the improvement of rivers and harbors,
with amendments, on which q conference
committee was ordered, and Senators Dolph,
Frey and Weight appointed; the house bin
for the relief of the volunteers of the Fourth
regiment of Iowa infantry was amended by
q substitute entitled 'for the relief of Ger
tain volunteer soldiers. The substitute
provides that the act of April %, 1872, in re-
lation to bounties shall have the restrictive
words, "before August l. 1861" struck out
and that the claims of all soldiers and their
heirs who had been denied the bounty of
300 granted by the act of April %, 1872,
shall be reconsidered, allowed and paid if
found correct and just, provided the soldiers
were enrolled or enlisted prior to July %,
1861, for three years; for tho erection of
public building at Springfield, Mo-. site
and building not to cost over 100000; reg
ulating fees for the e1empliication of land
patents; the house hill to divide
the great Sioux reservation into separate
and smaller reservations.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 21.-Bills
were passed to prevent the product of con-
vict labor from being furnished to or for
the use of any department. of the govern
ment, and from being used in public
buildings or other public works, and to pre-.
vent the employment of alien labor on pub
lie buildings and other public works, and in
the varions departments of the governments.
The house then went into committee of
the whole on the bill to establish depart
ment Of labor and soon after adjourned.