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A Salvation Army Marriage.

LONDON, April 10.-The members of the
Salvation Army assembled in Congress hall
to-day to witness the marriage General
Booths daughter, Emma, to Mr.. Tucker, al
OK -ofIiosr in the Indian civil service. The
groom il by birth Eurasian and is known
to the salvationists as a"Faksr
Tucker" Several thousand persons
were present at the ceremony.
The hall was decorated with floral arches,
palms and tropical plants. An Indian band,
in native dress. playing "tom TOMS" and
the Salvation army orchestra furnished the
musio, A Hindoo convert, who now holds
the position of major in the army, made q
speech. Ho boosted of the fact that short
time ago he was captain of
band of fifty Dacoits,
but that now he only captured souls for
Christ. General aud Mrs. Booth and Mr..
Tucker and his bride also made speeches.
After the ceremonies banquet was given.
The festivities will continue for two days.
They have attracted a large number of the
aristocracy, and tickets of admission are
selling freely at high prices.
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An Exciting Race.

CHICAGO, April 13.-There was an exciting
race between two locomotives on the Bur-
lngton tracks last evening which almost
eliminated in bloodshed. Volleys of stones
were thrown and pistol shot fired. No one
was very badly hurt.
TIE trouble began at the Chicago & Alton
crossing at Brighton Park. Burlington en-
gine 186 was pulling train of freight cars
from the stock yards to Western avenue.
Engine 500 of the st. Paul was hauling q
light train in the same direction. At the
crossing both crews claimed right-of-vay;
were flying in all directions. Switchman
Benton of the 'Q' train was struck in the
face with lump of coal: He Immediately
drew revolver and fired into the cab of
the St: Paul engine. Nobody was
shot but when the bullet whis-
tied by the st. Paul engineer he put on a
full head of steam and made for home.
The "Q' engineer tried to overtake the
flying foe but on account of tho up grade
between tho Chicago Il Alton crossing and
a bridge lost considerable ground. At last
the crew cut the engine loose from the train
and it went laundering up the track.
Neither engine seemed to be gaining ground
until the bridge was reached. At that point
the 20" engine made squirt, and it ran
down tho ''Y" into tho Western Avenue
yards some distance ahead of its rival. The
''Q' men wished to head the engine of at
at the Western avenue target, and have its
crew arrested, but the target was held
against them. The st. Paul engine disap-
feared up the track, going at the rate Of
thirty miles an hour.
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Favorable to tho Change.

81. Louis, April lathe engineers Of tho
st. Louis & San Francisco railroad late
Wednesday night, made demand on the
company for an adjustment of differences,
and the grievance committee met General
Superintendent Nichols and General Man.
ager Morrill, a, Springfield yesterday. The
men demanded ~ cents per mile and tho
classification system abolished, the new en-
gineers thus receiving the same pay az the
old ones. A special from Spring field says
the railroad officers were favorable to the
change, but when the contracts were drawn
up declared that under such an arrangement
they would employ only the best
engineers, and promotions from fremen to
engineers would only be made after the fire.
men had proven themselves thoroughly
capable. The grievance committee de-
clined to sign the contracts until they had
seen Chief Arthur. The conference accord
ingly closed and the committee started to
have a consultation with Chief Arthur.
General Morrill, was seen to-day, and sald
the conference was perfectly amicable. The
notifications wanted would make the
Frisco like the Atchison and Gulf roads.
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A win Forroy.

CLEVELAND, O., April IA year ago
last December Martha Hall Mcdonald died,
leaving property and money estimated at
SO, 600 in value. She was strange oharac-
ter. Although she had son well along in
life she had not seen him for many years.
Just before she died she sent for him and
he came on from his home in illinois. Be-
fore his arrival she was nursed by Mrs. l..
A. Breck, whose husband was medica
stndent. After Mrs. McDonald's death two
Wills were presented at the probate Office.
Ono gave Mrs. Brock all of Mrs. McDon-
AIDS property, while the other made Joseph
Hall, the son, the only heir. Mrs. Breck,
her husband, Joseph Corbett and L. A.
Harper were arrested for forgery. The
three men were witnesses to the alleged
forged will. Corbett is an assistant clerk
of Cleveland and Harper is rubber
stamp maker. Four weeks ago Mr.. and
Mrs. Breck were put on trial and early this
morning the jury returned verdict of
guilty. This is said to be the first will for.
gerry case in the west where verdict waa
returned against the accused
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DELEGATES Elected.

RussH11, KAN, April 1.-The republican
convention here to-day elected Judge w. B.
Sutton and @. p. Copeland delegates to the
Wichita convention. @. NJ. Harshbarger
and A. L. Voorhis were elected delegates to
the state convention, and instructed for
Captain Charley Norton for secretary of
state. L. R. Cursissant. j. w. Vsnscuyoe,
J. L. Fleck and w. 8. Picken were elected
delegates to the congressional convention at
Russell, May 2. They are for congressman
Turner. E. L. 8. Bouton, J. 81. Franklin,
William Blair and 81. A. Dawson were
elected delegates to Oberlin convention
May Is, and instructed for W. w. Watson,
of Osborne. A resolution endorsing Hon.
B. j. 81. Franklin, OF Russell, for state SEN
ator from tho Thirty fifth district was
unanimously adopted.
county convention to-day Theo. Sternberg,
W. A. Ga hardt and F. E. Jerome were
elected delegates to the Topeka convention;
to the Wichita convention, @. j. Evans, Il.
b. Western, Stately Thomas: to the congres-
eional convention, ]. G. Young, z. j..
Elloyd, John Tales, w. A. Essick. ]. W..
Briggs. The delegates are in-tructed for
David B. Long for governor and e. J. Tur
ner for con sress.
BELOTT, KAN, April 1H-Delegates to the
state convention were elected by the Mitch
oil county convention to-day. Delegates to
the national convention were not instructed
for Blaine, bQt were given to understand he
was the choice of the republicans of Mitchell
county. The convention was unanimous for
Captain Norton, candidate for secretary OF
state.
STOCKTON, April "A The republican coun-
ty convention met to-day and elected dele
gates to Oberlin, Wichita and RUSSELL.
Resolutions were passed to support no one
who would not support James G. Blaine for
president, by vote of 80 to 80.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-04-21

New York Beer Makers Refuse to Desert
the Union.

New York Beer Makers Refuse to Desert
the Union.
NEW YORK, April 16.-The Master Brewers
called their men together to-day and IN
formed them that owning to the step the
brewers association has seen fit to take,
they could consider themselves no longer In
their employ. The men re further in
formed that If they would register their
names Individually for Unemployment and
look to no bosses, but the proprietors, they
would willingly employ them, give them the
same pay with the same hours work and en-
ploy them under the same conditions a.
they had worked under formerly whom the
time came. The men passed quietly to the
cashiers desk after they had heard what the
proprietors had to say, received their week
ly pay and departed. At noon time ac-
cording to agreement, every brewers
door was closed, and business is suspended.
In this city "a fast sas the men received
their pay they proceeded at once to Claren-
don hall, on Thirteenth street, their head
quarters, and where the strike committee
vas waiting to take their names and to what
brewery they belonged.
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THE AxER1cAn ExcHANaE.
Its 61spsasisn To day and Receiver Ap
poinUsd.

Its ssspsnsisn To-day and . 1ecsiver APP
pointed.
NV YORK. April Ii -The suspension OF
the American exchange in Europe. limited,
vas reported to-day, and William Boone,
thu treasurer of the company, was appointed
receiver BY Judge Lacombe, of the United
States circuit court, on the application OF
Sullivan and Cromwell, attorneys for the
company. Mr.. Cromwell said tho IL
abilities were about "a 100000. The con-
corn has had no credit rating at
Bradstreet's for year past. The company
was formed in 1880 under the English linn
tied liability law, wi b an authorized cap
ital Of $5,0O0.00O. of which $4,000 was
paid in, and succeeded to the business of IL.
T. Gillig d Co., which had been established
in 1873, paying 100000 in stock for the
purchase. Henry F. Gillig remained as vice
president and manager, Hon. Joseph b:
Hawley being tho president. MIR. Gillig stated
to Bradstrests. April last, the annual state
ment of the company will soon he ready
and will prove satisfactory to our friends,
though We do not pay any dividend on the
business Of 1887, as we used the money to
develop the business to which we arc now
expecting some important additions through
Q connection with the American Express
COmpauy.
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FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
Tuesday.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, April 10.-Among the peti,
tions and memorials presented and referred
was one for amendments to the inter state
commerce bill so as to make the act apply
to the transportation of oil and gas BY pipe
line.
The senate then at 2 p. m. resumed the
consideration of the unfinished business,
being the bill to provide for the admission
of the state of South I.akota and tho organ
ization of North Dakota as q territory.
Without any action on the bill, the senate
proceeded to executive business, and soon
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 10.-The house
met at l:45 this morning, the Legislative
day of Wednesday still continuing.
At this hour e o'clock) there is no change
or prospect of change in the dead lock
No concessions have been made by either
side of the controversy, and all talk OF COM
promise has ceased.
At this hour q: As a. M there is no pros
pect of adjournment or recess. motion te
suspend further proceedings under the cal
of the house has just been lost, yeas, 4s
nays, 119.
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Cenklinr Has Another Night ofRess.

Conkling Has Another Night ofRest.
NEW York, April 13.-Another night Of
wholesome rest is placed on record for Mr..
Conkling to-day. The patient only awoke
twice during the night then only to dozs
OF quickly again, patient, doctors and nurses
all resting at Z q. m.
Favorable symptoms in the patients con-
dltiOn continued ito increase during tho
morning. No very definite hopes for recovery
are expressed, nor have such hopes been adj
vanced at any time by the doctors. DR..
Anderson told the reporter this morning
that the patient no longer walks the room
as he did two days ago. He gets up at in
tervals and moves around, but not in the
same nervous and excited way that he
formerly did.
DR.. Barker and Sands calico at 800 p. m.
When DR.. Sands came out at $3.50 he was
he replied there was no change, and re-
ferred tho reporter to DR.. Barker. DIR. Bar
ker on subsequently leaving this afternoon
said. 81 feared failure of the nerve. Mr..
Conkling was asleep at 5 p. m, but
it was not a normal, healthy
sleep. He was only doing and he talked
and muttered to himself. He refused to
take his nourishment and has only received
two ounces of milk during the day. Since
$50 there has been a change for the
better. He has given up his witch
ing and now takes his milk. His
wound has not been dressed to-day. His
temperature is 1874, slight increase, pulse
80, which is very good, and respiration
almost normal. I will be satisfied if there is
no change for the worse before call q sain
at II o'clock, and if then find him the same
will 60 home and take good nights rest.
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Smallpox in Mcpherson,

MCPHERSON, KAN, April 16-[Special.1-
In order to Danish all doub- as to whether or
not the city of Mcpherson is now free from
smallpox, the following may be stated as
facts.
The city has not single case within her
borders.
All patients who were in the pest house
have been discharged.
There has not been single case in either
the Merchants or Union hotels during the
scourge, not even an exposure.
The quarantine against the city has been
raised in all directions, and business has re-
sumed its usual activity, people coming and
going as though there had never been
trace of an epidemic and the people of
Mcpherson are TO be commended for the
care they exercised in order to prevent q
spread Of the disease when there was danger.
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Thursday.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 12.-Among the
bills reported from the committee was the
senate bill adversely to increase the pay of
army chaplains. Indefinitely postponed.
MI. Stewart offered q resolution, which
was adopted, calling on the secretary of
state for information in the case of John
Prussie, q naturalized American citizen, who
has been impressed into the military service
of France, and as to other like cases.
The motion to refer the presidents annual
message was then taken up, and Mr.. Coke
proceeded to address the senate. At the
close of Mr.. Coke's speech the senate re-
sumed consideration of the bill to provide
for the admission of the state of South Da-
kota and for the organization of the terri
tory of North Dakota.
Mr.. Spooner obtained the floor to speak
in favor of the bill, bat the senate proceeded
to executive session, and soon adjourned till
Monday.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE house met al
II: 40 this morning, in continuation of the
session of Wednesday, the 4th of April.
Mr.. Reed, of Maine, instantly demanded
the regular order.
A motion for call of the house was with
drawn and unanimously the ayes and nays
were ordered on motion by Mr.. Cox that
the house adjourn. The motion prevailed
by q vote of 148 to 1877. The vote resulted,
yeas, 148; nays, 1877, SO the house was de-
clared adjourned till tomorrow.
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Friday.
unrSn

WASHINGTON, D. G., April 13.-The clerk
proceeded to read the journal of the legisla-
tive day of Wednesday, April 4. The journal
consisted of ninety manuscript pages, e1-
elusive of seventy-one rolls.
A large number of executive documents
which accumulated on the speakers desk
during the deadlock, were laid before the
house and appropriately referred.
The speaker then proceeded to call the
committees for reports of private charac-
ter and large number were submitted and
placed upon the private calender.
The house then took recess until 1880,
the evening session to be for the considsra-
ton of private pension bills.
At the evening session fifty-fve pension
bills were passed, and the house adjourned.
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A sHOOTING AFFKAY.
Two Harvey County Farmers Quarrel and
One Shoots the Other

Two Harvey County Farmers Quarrel and
One Shoots the Other.
NEWTON, KAN, April 16.-Fred Haiber, q
farmer living twelve miles south of this
city, shot nsighbor named John Ralph
with shot gun last evening. Halber and
Ralph's farms join and Ralph has been con-
tending for some time for a road that ran
through Haiber's land. Haiber would erect
fence and then Ralph would tear it down.
This was done over dozen times. Last
week Haibsr had Ralph arrested and in the
trial, held here, he was fined sos. Last
evening, while Hiber was standing by
the disputed spot, Ralph approached
with the intention of again tearing the fence
down. He had a shotgun and came to with
in a few feet of Haiber; he raised and
cooked it. At that moment Haiber raised q
breech loading shotgun and fired the charge,
striking Ralph in tho right side. breaking
the collar bone and number of shot pene-
trating the ri. hit lung.
Haiber came in and gave himself up to
Sheriff Ryan and, SO far, has had no charge
preferred against him.
Ralph is still alive and will probably re-
cover, sympathy seems to be with Haiber.
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A SOCIAL SENSATION
4 Signal Service Omcer Photoxranhs
Young Girls in Costume

A Signal Service Omcsr Photographs
Young Girls in Costume.
NEW HAvM, N. H., April IA l;valv m.
police department, implic sting an officer Of
the United States signal service, Who ia
prominent amatuer photographer, using his
camera for the purpose of obtaining oh O.
graphs of school girls in costumes usually
worn by ballet dancers and bur.
lssque ACTRESSES. The police allege
. abort time ago two young school
girls were invited by Mr.. Roland,
IN employs of lottery and card scheme, to
signal sergeant's Office. The girls were
shown q collection of pictures similar to
those known as Cigarette pictures" and
after some urging one of them exchanged
her street costume for q suit Of tights and
before she mistrusted anything wrong tho
girl claims the camera which was in
an adjoining room, was sprung, catching
q very striking picture. The young lady was
indignant and told her father, who called
interview secured the negative. The other
girl could not be induced to don the bur-
lesque costume. Roland admits the pic
ture was taken, but denies any allurement
on his part. He states that the
girl, called on him, bringing q num-
Der of cigarette pictures, and asked
him (Roland) if he could not assist in hav-
ing some similar ones taken. After some
pre- iminary arrangements the girls were
taken to another room and photogra Pied.
The police officials intimate that this line of
business has been carried on quite extern
sively in this city and the photographs have
been distributed throughout the card
companies. Sherman's story could not be
obtained tonight.
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AH-MPonrAxr cAsR
The Hsirs efstsphsn a. Douglas Wsrstea
In u Legal Battle

- Ss9pnen u. Douglass WoRBto9
Ina Legal Battle.
CmcAao. April 16.-JudRe Jsmieeon Ia
day decided against the heirs of Ntenkem 4
Douglass IN their suit to recover TIE Isndn
which Mr.. Douglass conveyed TO ths Orr
cago university in 1856. 80
;, MI. Douglass conveyed the propertv IN
tho college by deed and subseouentiv ;o;ned
as president Of the college in a mortvsce -
the property for $4,000. S'-
: The college was never a success fn.n-
ciaily and went from bad to vorse NTH
mortgage piled on mortgage and ,nsIiv
there was lien for nearly $4,000 on The
property. Finally the Union Mutual iife
insurance company foreclosed on the mort
gage and at the sale purchased the propertv.
In the meantime Judge Stephen A. Doneisss
died and Mrs. Douglass married MI. Will
Hams. Suits we're then begun BY Mrs. VIII
Hams, Robert M. Douglass and Stephan A.
Douglass, jr., her sons, to set aside thu
mortgage, on the ground that the univsrsitv
had forfeited its title.
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a DastardIy Outrage.

DENVER, COL, April 16.-Word has
reached here of brutal shooting near Chey-
enne Falls which occurred on Saturday. Two
young men from here were driving in COM
pany with liveryman from Burlington to
locate on Q claim, and as they were passing
the shanty Of an old man named Bakery were
saluted as they stopped by volley of buck
out warning he fred the charge of buckshot
into the party, Three shot pierced the
lungs Of John G. Morrison, and seventeen
entered the back of E. B. Mcconnell. The
wounded men were taken to Burlington.
They are not expected to live. Baker gives
as his reason for shooting, that he did not
want anybody driving over his land.
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Not Allowed to Work.

KNOXVILLE, TENN, April 11.-At the tun-
mel being built at Cumberland Gap by the
Powell Valley railroad, last Saturday 100
laborers struck for an increase of wages.
They notified the contractors and PEG le for
miles around that whoever attempted to fill
their places on the job might expect to be
killed. The contractors hired q new lot of
men and put them to work Monday morn
ing. At noon a large number of strikers
armed with rifles and pistols assaulted the
workmen, who also were well armed. The
battle lasted several minutes. Five men
are reported killed and more than q dozen
wounded. A row occurred last Friday at
the Kentucky end of the tn mel bstween
mountainers and contractors, in winch two
men were wounded.
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st. Paul >witchmen Arrested.

CHICAGO, April IA crew of Burlington
switchmen went to the western auenue yards
of the St. Paul road late yesterday after
noon with train of thirty cars. Upon ar
rival there some st. Paul switchmen and q
lot of outsiders commenced to pull coup
ling pins and throw them away as fast as
Burlington switchmen replaced them. The
police attempted to protect the 20" men
and finally made some arrests. By this
time crowd of about hundred had gath
cred and the crowd did not propose to see
anybody taken to the station. They rescued
the prisoners as fast a. they were arrested.
A lively scrimmage ensued. Finally call
was turned on which was responded to by
six additional officers. Three st. Paul
switchmen were arrested, and are now
locked up at the Chicago avenue station.
During the fight good many rocks were
thrown, but no one was hurt.
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CmoAao, April 1x-In the hundreds Of
people on the thoroughfares in Chicago,
Simon Rosenfieldt, travelling man stabbed
himsslf to the heart to-day and fell dead.
State street and Warrington near the faah-
ionable district was the scene of the tragedy.
The sidewalks and pavements in any dirsc-
ton we're blocked by . crowd of
curious people in moment,
many Of them ladies. It waa
with difficulty lane was made
through which the ghastly corpse could b
removed. A common pocketknifs was RIOS
enfeld's weapon. He was walking with two
young men, friends of his, neither Of whom
suspected tho suicides intention or knew
the cause of the act A pawn ticket for an
ovsrcoat was all the dead mans
coat contained. In the pockets were
three lett 70 from party stating
he had information that Rosenfsld ought 10
know. Tho second was addressed to "iriend
Mandie," asking her to come to Chicago
and live with him. The third was from
Rosenfeld's sister, in Detroit, hoping her
brother had given up that awful habit OF
drink.
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The Mexican PILGRIMS.

BUFFALO, April IA large party of Mex
lean citizens and church dignataries passed
through here by special train TO- night from
Mexico en- rounte to Rome. The party oc-
cupied three Pullman coaches and numbered
165 persons, including twenty ladies. They
ae in charge of Right Rev. Buna
Vista, Bishop of Chanala. The bishop
has the offering of the faithful of his diocese
of presents of gold, silver and precious
stones, aggregating in value $500,
Among these is a gold filagrse cross, nine
inches high and one inch deep, studded
with diamonds and opals, which is valued
at $4,000. They left the City of Mexico a
week ago yesterday. They will sail Monday
on the Anchor lire steamer BOLIVIA.
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VIII Report Favorably.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 1.-THE senate
military committee has agreed to report ia
vorably upon the nomination of Brigadier
General Crook to be major general and
Colonel Brooke to be q brigadier general.
They will doubtless be confirmed during the
first executive session. The assignment of
these officers has been an open question with
the military authorities here since tho NOM
nations were sent in, but it is now under
stood that General Crook will be placed in
charge of the division of the Missouri and
General Brooke will succeed him as COM
handing general of the department. Of the
Platte.