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conEeifzec s1r. R-fcel has fl.aooaca s1ir-
Essus in his hank. when fhere was DANCER
lass year and she var before of Striageucy
IN TIE ncnry market. there was z Row
ant usadc Il canSreS< 70 allow raricaai
hsuks to C.rc,iis;c ea AoslliS dlposi:ed 10
pa. INSTEAD of being ccnfusd 70 20 pr
cert. The Democrats dcfezged the propo-
sltioa.znd ysf q tAis xFaeui;oos ais;Tibu;soa
cf Zoe the presiceat and Sceresa~y
Fzirchtlh have afiowcd Iio per cent -
ustioaal hanks instead Of "a.
II any Republican SECRETARY siacc Sai-
mon p CkaSt NaS trst appointed by Prest-
dent Inecln had done with sse,0oee go ef
done. Say Democratic house in power
would have Escved his Impeachment
II the claims of the 80 penslcarrs that
were stopped oy the yctosrs of the rress-
dent had bsxn allowed and pensions had
been paid for q yezrs. the total amount 81
thai inestimahlc relief % thcsa pccv sick
and sometimes starving families 81 soldiers
who had harcd their ercasts for their conn-
try. would pot have consumed enesixth
part of The money which the favoritss cf a
trr&sury department viii receive In q single
year from Interest OF the money that il
lcsned. The president Is nov to answer
heforc the people. and Michigan and
Maine. who are going 70 pull
together in this grea; national csontess
mcaey had not better 20 10 tac relief Of
the pocr had suffering amsng the Casan
soldiers than to enrich Democratic c
brokers in Wal strCet who arc rtceirtug
unlawful gaia froJn y1a- rscaey aud
mire.
Upon the close u the speech three cheers
werc given Tor Blaine kiaire was fol-
lowed by t,cn- Aiana King Of Mars land.
and others. Blaine viii aidrcss a mass
meeting a. Adrian. NtCh.. tomorrow
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EMrEEoE WILLIAM vrENsA.
The Austrians Nieisg 60 Do Him
Hnnnr.

VIENNA. oct S..-Ihc emperor of Germany
arrived today. Emperor Francis Joseph,
attirea IN Frusaian ustiaTn. and wearing
the decoration 81 the fFassiau Black Eagle,
received thc emperor AZ iac railway station.
The Imperial carriage made mphial
progress through the streets % the uosbisrg.
Empress Elizabeth welcomed Emperor
William Ia the hsl aire wing Of the palace,
which viii 6e occupied by him. After Il
conversation with the empress and Crow q
Princess Stephnuic. he received visits from
a number s3f distinguished persons.
Popular Preparations Tor the reception OF
she German emperor were on the Rfaudt 81
scale. The king OF Frgssia's infantry Fcgi-
menf furnished a guard of honor Troops
ci all arms lined The ryaie % the palace,
the Tcuih Pfussia's doing dRty IS a guard
II honoBai the iicsbgrs
Herr you scchenyt. minister Of agricui
tnre and commerce, and other meabers Of
the Austrian ministry. the government
burgomasief. the commander Of the troops
and prominent German residents OF the
city, were AZ the department.
la the afternoon the emperor received
Prince Philip cf Cohurg. the Bishop ol
Prague and Herr Fisza, Hungarian pre-
mieF. In fhe evening banquet 10 Empc.
empress Of Austria
After the banquet n grand concert was
given Ia tho ElttersaAl. Emperor William
and Empress Elizabeth entered the haii
arm In arm. Emperor Francis Joseph fol.
lowiaE with the Crown Princess stcphanie.
Az ANARCHIST PLOT.
ISEnaS. Oct a.-south German neggpa
pcrs report that German police have been
;lrcB BaFngd Of an nuarC hist plot against
Emperor Wliiisu, and that the plans of his
toGDey have been altered IN consequence
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eEnmASY Musr KEEP our


W6sHfNaFoS, Oct. 8.--fhe Samoan aues.
ton has reached y point which makes lis
satisfactory settlement q matter u ycfy
greAt coucUfD 20 the United states, aud the
most careful attention = uow being PAID
20 II by our government. President Glove
land has recently taken hold Of The sub
iecf. slla there Is reason 20 believe II Will
sssn be laid tefaTe TIE cabinet Tor com
sidefatian.
The recent course Of Germany ia seizinE
and carrying of the Sasnean klnE and ses-
ting up an insuFgcat ia his place certainly
aEfeemcut bgtWeeu that Eeftrnmrnt aud
the autonomy of the Samoan Islands shall
not BE- disturbed. Sainoaus have revoitcd
againsi tue king st up by Germans, and
have him and his party shus up in the
capitol lt Is easy % see that complications
more serious than any thai have gone be
i0re mas follow the tfeseni situation, ana
there Is q strong feeling here that u - Tine
fuF the Uaitea states to take decisive steps
toward cugbiue Gefmanys aggression.
The continued Independence and neU-
ifailty OF The samoan islands Is Of high i'm
portanee 10 this government. especially
because the islsafss iie principally In the
track ~ all vessels using either Of tie pro
jcesed isthmas canals. Opinions aFc d.
yidcd as to the last course fNf this Eovernr
Iaent 10 adopt, but, from what can he
learned in state GepAftuit nj circles, move
OF some kind niay be expected soon, and
Il may a0l BE- IN The direction ~ oonsent
ing 20 any further aggressive Violations ~
Germany's ssreement.
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BASEBALL



SEH YuEE. ocs. Tie Giaasa white
wasbei Chicago. The fraiafe vas Weiehs
gseat piif hing scgFe seu YORK 2. chi
cae0 D. Batteries. Weleh aad EwiHg
aaambeFi aud Daily
Rosf8s Def. s..-R0staa defeated Detroit
to-day. CiaFksan and Conway we're very
elsective. hiit psgr support oi the latter lfsNt
the game 70 the visitors. ~coTe Eoefar
3, Detroit L batteries Ctarkson AMI
Aommers. Conway and suteiiH
wAsHiasngx. Oct. 8-The waahiaHi1Hs
d. day played one af the worst games VI
the season Fitfshurz won easily score
Washington = Pigfsburx r.
PHIfAnELPHsA. Oct. s.--Fhe Phlilles 10
fsaiad Indianapolis tiiff afternoon 3chrnse
was BIZ hard. and his NIldaezs h0issFd The
home club 20 victory. ScGFe fhiiadei
phi4 is indianapolis q batteries sander
and Clements. sehreye and Buckley.
f-gttsvfILr. Oct. 3.-Efaeiunasi 5, Louis
Vile 2
~ Loris. oct A-st ioals "a. Kansas
fsffw
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Isramr 30 E.aees.

sEngss P4xE. ssef z.-aF1sa weaslsef wW
ala4aH insgs hars IS se1 ttif E,p8
bfe1g oFaT fse RafFFss. asfs.EE - tilf dis
eoTa torf Ffls f-Hrk isas fsst aisss .us1y.
f4ses rre tasst#s5erzNa m &C. H4F4ae
Mon la Nzsafef s'rsss1. Afelpfity
Ga5 tk3ra
8as ana resa sfrseenfss -santales1s
Eas 81 1si9sN I.essfe : eQud fsnG
aiR@ sgind
Iaf .saFta n a l2iis--esal iiaTNr.
". mau su ze htluaaie ssrond, Car
fss.sF sa5rz
sfsss. aeasA sssss-s ea3fh anilcN~fSa sos AEG
Ia Naaase ses4ad Eefaee fhftH
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CfNrfShsTI, Oct. 1--At i.aioui4 p9rx the
weather sss fair
First farc. six af3aElS-fsolixntiy won.
Vivian sef0ad. Iponstoue fllsfdf tine
tsf7as
second race. niicsi teelihs d nile
Manela Hardy ven. Ltliie jafucz second.
Dan Haxsa taiaf. tire. -
Ihlfi race, seven fufionxz- \ erfncsse
aan. Ha11stf seeor5. comedy tsisd; uIne.
lEfi4
Fourth fafa--ffsna cts E0n, March hfseiIt
ssfaa4, PINK gatlETz tkirds time. n.
Ffrh race. ssIfssi Tier rtfa u mile
seaNsrg Nou, fliisH srco1a. assawe1
l8isd fia. sD
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BILLED BY UNKNOWN MES.


REuuisg, Gala. oct. James H0ien-
teck was Killed with 4 blunt instrument
near FcgtTillc Tuesday by parties IN
known After killing him the as-GssiuE
placed the body on q wagon ami started
ihf Team. which 0n going d0wu hiis
threw toe body OF Heienheek was the
principal witness iu The Stanton murder
case steEfon was murdered two years
ago b. an orrsnized band ~ 0nilaRs.
Grand juries hase summoned witnesses
twice aud Investigated she csse. bat II =
r.aImei that frnIr ar 0f consequences
the witnesses hare failed "a make the
truth tLasn Ihr case Vas again aHoui o.
B. 4nFas. Icafad iu iscddiuR
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soo GAMBLERS ARRESTED.


PAS FEASrIscp. Oct. a-Tne police
rni6ef FlAsf's ball oa Montgomery street
this afternoon. " here an alleged gambling
srhema knDwa a. the -eiask game has
been in operation Tor some time About
10 Yefs0ns were Ia The hall a. ihe tmef
and the police quietly closed the fnoss and
piarr.f Them al gsder arrest They were
ihsu TAI "a q the old city bali station. and
thssr she were able furnished hail aud
1r-aa~i - f.sasafI
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cnINEsE oN TmE ~.
Sot known whether They May
land at san Francisco.

s4E FKtNcfseo, oct. g.-This morning
John -. zprerkeis q Bros, ~Tiiea a.
Ctiiector taEer 90 iearn % the Chiness
nou ou ise Dlkc 20 Wesizaiuisicr AZ Van
esBvef could ns landed 10 the steamer
came here The colierfuE said that until
be had further Instruction from Washing
taa b. would not permit any Chinese 10
land fsura anywhere. lie. however. ssuf
= message 10 Washington ta asa Tor in
s;rlsgtlgns nE 70 what shall be done with
the Chinese on the way when the Scott
BIZ vas signed
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Many Hundreds ef street Car Es-.
rIByes About 20 strike.

CnIrssl, ftCf l---Tle north sIda street
ear g1auc:ors aat drivers drcldei this
la1g1I1- - g1gtEe saturday morning seven
hara-.-l rrau arr rFoifel riih > i,Tsls-
hi.ifr q ftDussal lncre ou fhe west s.de
" z3 strike taa iairls af lae a.e.deuts of
ffs f1fT rgil hGEe % sag.
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OPIUM o~ rnE uHArIILa.
smaGEIers Lsse Their Goods, But
are Not ThesnseIree Caught.

are Not lhsfA%eiFeH Aaurht.
EAS FE4Ncfztn. Oct The sfrzie@f
rmaillla, which arrived fsefa victoria
yesterday, was sHpppsesi 10 haFe opium
on board. Eut after 4 ears ful search 1oth
ing Was foBnd. Before fl2y break fhis
morning. however, Night Inspector Hsr
oa inFesiisstillg found zas dYelse boxes
Of pfegafed ofsum floating thens A
search 81 tlle vessel resulted IN no trace of
the smsgeiefs. The opium i valued a
4aFfg
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A FATAL SALUTE.


fiErogIA. y. c., Oct B-ten. Middiesom
and staff visited the war ship Caroline ihls
morning and the proposed kitas of foFfif
caJions. ia the steam iannoh salute The
II guns were not hred until this generals
departure from The ship Al tbs ninth
gun The bfeeeh was Blown cat, aud struck
Thomas Darcy. bluc-iaCket blowing hts
right arm OF and almost sexeriag his head
frum the bosiy. Another blue Jacket. VIM
Langley, was seriously injured
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King County
Republican Meetings

,T,HE rEoPLE OF KING COUNTY WILL
Il be asdressed q By the candidates OF the
Republican party aud ottser able speakers
at the following times sld places,
Maple Leaf ssao5ihoase. "Wednesday. Oct,
3 I'D D. NJ
siaughteF. Thursday. 1Aes. 4, 7a0p n.
Kent, Friday. ofst 3 % p. 10.
White River. saturday Oct. S. 20 p. N
EnumciAW, Monday, oct 5. 20 p. m.
Oseeuia Tuesday. Oct. .. % p, n,
Green River, Wednesday, Oct 10, @a ,. m
Franklin, Taufsdag, Oct. II. 100 y m.
Black Diamond, Friday Oct. II. 7's1 =. N.
Cedar Mountain, saturday, oct, II, TsalP-m
Newcastle, Monday. Oct Il. 20 =. N.
ReniOB. sfiay. Oct. II. 80 =. N.
Salmon Bay, "Wednesday. Oct. II, 80 2. ~
Inanita Thursday. Oct. lS, 7si9 y. N.
fioughfon, Friday. Oct II. 20 p. N
Redm0nd. Saturday, Oct. -. 20 ?. "a
Gilman Monday, Oct =, 70 y. 10
sails CITY Tuesday. Oct. 28 % p. IN.
Hon Ranch, Wednesday. Oct =. 10 r N.
Tolt, THURSDAY, Oct. =, - =. N
Duvail- Friday, Oct. 26. 1-D p ~
Cherry Valley, Saturday, Oct -, 80 2. ~
yashon, Monday, Oct. y, 7,sa ., n.
Boutwell,. The sday. Oct. 70. % p n.
weodiuyiile, "Wednesday, oct 81. q 9 pm.
By order OF the county eentfai commit
tee J. G. HAfNEs, Chairman.
K T. AFnFRTEs5S Secretary
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Naeag ~sgzs CA. f.--ia fkA equa te
seusse haif SEA passa fsfa lsAlag tle
EineeAl ignG & ssfltG Of teW Agxifes.
ssras 81 Iisa ar - ag1A GEe eczf fsE~
f.sf. l.s1t gae kaass= es aruct ws.hnsf sa&-
81. a f4es ga r.
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coLpFR IN THE sorrH.
The yellow Fever outIaoE tmprov-
Enx-FIght Deaths

BEgAFVE. oct. A--A cela save aas ins-ie
~ aufI.s3S mere eneoEfEEluE feuF
&C., hggs been reported during ter last
u toms ana deaths have occurred
JxcE saSvELLE. Oci- 4.-AsE casfr- 20
i.
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PORTLAND NEWS.
Drunken Salvation Soldier Drowned
Columbia River blockade.

PORTLAND. Oct 3-Tnis morning the re-
mains II drowned man were found tn the
river at thc foot Of CLAY street AZ the
coE0ner's inquest Il was learned that the
deceased Nasaa fi0uEshoEeniau naiaed J.
Wall s, a swede< aged - yeafs. He vas
member Of the ess4aiion Array. ard
addicted 10 hfink. Ho ~ issl seen alive
week aeA II Is h&Zzo<0f sc body has
lsaeR Ia ~ water abp1< tt11 %eggth q
time. q - -. Z,
Of walls Wz1t4, <ufnGcd II
al the Me~aauiess f6sr xHtq- !
msnee - mo9Nsut efrf4<1 n o/s
The committee ar5sc11l41 r. -
trade 10 select a s1hifs< - -
relative 70 this board Al tht01I
OF tsade mevsins 10 be held W
November 25, have met and sieeid9l
the question of improvement OF the COIN
hia river entire. from The Dailes 20 the
mouth. including the bar. as the meet i'm.
partnnt one 10 the Northwest coast. and
therefore shoaid b. urged az the convcn-
iiou.
The A. q. 4. W. to-day purchased the
Tayi0f-sireet church property, corner Sec
ond aud Taylor streets, 7sxi90 feet, for
81. coo. An A. O. q. w, temple win he
erected On the site.
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los acres in West Seattle.
We viii sell this prop
erty at figures that viii
m a Ike t b c purchaser
100000 within one year
from this date.
45 acres on Lake Wash
ington; first-class land
that will double in one
year and still be cheap.
8 lots on Fourth street at
a bargain.
l50-acre farm, well i'm
proved, only eight miles
nom town.
A bargain in a piece of
property running from
Front street through 70
Second. Here Is 3 rare
ehsRce for g man with
capital.
HEFAER & DISHOA,
W. iaaMTcial Il. Seattle. II. I.
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eezts in hats. Is cestx per 1aaa fnox .
per cent. al xaloreDA Lenaus 81 per
.0ss- oranges 81 % per 1eo0
ta1ger or ginger yeot. preserved IN s1xSs
or otherwise. and cifron preserved * can
alc<s- I cents par pgnnd nov - per rent
al vzs9rerzi. Orange peel and sen5or sssel-
preserved OF cs1eieSi, cents s-sr PoI<ns3-
Ffsg.
&aekerel. picked OF sailed. cent per
pound szoN s. per tsrreik He-rines
packed O saffed. cen; saow 81 per bar
reia- salmon. fIe kIea. rsnf saew s. per
barrela Other Ssh. psckeled In bzrreis.
cent Per pound tfsow s. Per barrel Cans
o. packages Of tin CT other inaterszl con-
tanning dsh of any kind admitted free of
duty under existing law or treaty .exrcee-
ing enc quart. y. eent for each additional
quart o. fractional part. IN addition ~ the
present rate
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books. photographs, maps etc, hot
enumerats,i, . per cent, - and . per
cent?. Paper envelopes, - cents per iuSo,
f-5 per cent. and Is per cent. Aanniae-
iuTes OF paper not enumerated, = per ceui;
IS ard Is per ecuti. snrisce-eoatea
papers. card b.5ards and al articles, either
IN whole or IN part, by lithosfaphie p7o-
cess. 81 per cent. al yGiorem. Playing
carsis, 20 cents per pack 100 per cent.
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Eotacre. ciEsrst1rE aa- csraats -
s5sr rasud faeg 81 zlT g
srg t'bafga 4uspsrfel lu s1F azrssss of
hlik ehsl b. sutiss' ssr sFaprfs, taa
eagarr gaagsisF af l1iScci asalHsl in
sfrzngHrsi. a. teafs Fs.s - i-ss e ssfs14l7ed.
a. a. aer {szaEd. kcsf fslaere, al etaag
than list suitahsc s,7g Eraspegs. EBga2Ga-
faeFEera a1.i u'i AseGaIae&, - csas feT
p0Ue1. s-eaaGsef. - c4nls neB
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The schEdaie of wood and woodepware
is rc-enaeteC entire. with the following ad-
cifions saResi boards, planks. deals
and blocks or posts OF mahogany. Fase-
wood. sasinwoasi. granaaiila OF other
eabiuet-w0ad, Is per cent. ad ERlorem.
NeneeriRg and 5Tisr-root or bFiarwood aud
similar wcod. unnanufaeturcd or net fur
shsr manufactured than cut into forms or
shapes suitable for articles into which they
are intended TO Be converted, % per cent.
az F2iorein.
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Ess';ss |
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|M r1aa
|E mse>I-
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-28
HEAVY SHOWS.
Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin Visited by a
Severe Blizzard

CHICAGO, H., Dec. 27.-The gale which
prevailed in this city yesterday afternoon
and up to midnight was very severe al
velocity of forty-six miles an hour at 10 p.
m. and remained at that point until mid
night, when it gradually subsidized. The
wind was accompanied by an occasional
furry of light snow. Quite a brisk snow
storm is in progress this morning.
Dispatches from Iowa. northern Illinois
and Wisconsin indicate the prevalence of q
severe storm. At Waverly, Ia, at midnight
a foot of snow had fallen and the fierce
gale piled it into huge drifts. Railroads
in that vicinity were badly blocked but
trains were still running.
Manchester, Ia, reports that from
Emmettsburg to the Dakota line there is
an average tall of one inch. Between En-
mettsburg and Chickasaw about six inches,
and east of Chickasaw to the Mississippi
about two inches. Twelve inches of snow
fell at Marshalltown aud the wind is drift
ing it badly. Wausau and Eau Claire.
Wis, report a six inch fall, which has
gladdened the hearts of the loggers. From
Sioux Falls, Oak, the first snow storm of
the seasonal heavy one-is reported, ac-
companied by a heavy wind which is pill
my up huge OTllUS. IldllIOttlS udtC uot
yet been seriously interfered with.
CHICAGO, Dec 27.-Yesterday's blizzard
seems to have about spent its force in the
norshwest. Signal service here reports
that the storm center passed here last
night and is now proceeding eastward
along the lower lakes. The fall of snow
has ceased in the northwest and the
weather is clearing. In some portions the
wind continues strong with moderately
low temDerature
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REDUCING THE SURPLUS.

LONG ISLAND CITY, n. Y, Dec 27.-The
inspectors of the bureau of animal in
dustry of the United States have unearth-
ed the novel scheme on the part of GER
tain persons to reduce the surplus in the
in the treasury 1t has been the custom
since the bureau extended its operations to
Queens county all cattle killed of being
infected with pleuropneumonia to be ap-
praised and paid out of the United States
treasury. The appraised value has aver
aged S35. The swindle just discovered en-
abled the perpetrators to pocket from $40
to SIS for large number of cattle con-
demned and slaughtered The swindlers
would procure small farm near the town
Of Newton or Jamaica and send
from New York or other places
droves of cattle purchased at from $40 to
SIS per head. The carcass OF some COW,
which had died of pieuro-pneumonia
would then be obtained and exposed near
the cattle sufficient length of time to in
sure innoculation with the disease. The
inspectors visiting the farm would lind the
herd infected and appraisment and siaugh-
ter would follow. Although the inspect
ors have no doubt whatever that the own
ers of the cattle have perpetrated deiib-
crate swindle. they have been unable TO
obtain conclusive evidence to warrant
arrests In order, however, to prevent
any more such swindling Chief Inspector
w Z, Devoe has decided to pay for no
more infected cattle. 1t is believed that
the treasury has been defrauded OF between
8 900 and $3.50 by the dishonest cattle
dealers during the past year.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-28
A GENERAL MELEE.
Mennonites and Americans Have a Serious
Riot at Terpp, Oak.

ST. PAUL, MINI, Dec. PA special to
the Pioneer Press from Sioux City says a
serious riot occurred this morning near
Terpp, OAK, between Russian Mennonites
and Americans. A public sale was leii at
the farm of Russian named Sink, and an
American farmer named Merchant pur-
chased dozen chickens. When ready TO
start home he found two chickens missing
and complained to Sink who told him to
take something of equal value. lie caught
a goose and started home, but was over
taken by party of eight Russians who
claimed the goose as their property. y
wrangle ensued that attracted others 20
the scene and soon general fight was In
progress, in which some twenty men were
engaged, with the Russians the aggressors.
Two brothers named Johnson who were
passing Joined in the melee with knives. "A
Russian named Mayer was stabbed and he
in turn split Charles Johnson's head with
a neck yoke inflicting fatal injury. The
same weapon broke the arm OF George
johnson and the knives were used to slash
up three other Russians badly, but not IA
tally. The Americans found the force OPP
posed to them too strong and withdrew
from, the field. The wounded Russians
were taken care of by their companions
and nothing can be learned from then ow-
ing to their clanish customs.
The affair has created most intense eX-
citement in the neighborhood, where the
majority of the settlers are Russians. OF
ficers are now investigating.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-28
KANSAS LEADS.
Railway Construction of the Country 70
the Past Year.

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-The Railway Age to-
morrow will say: Notwithstanding the
wide spread impression that additions to
the railroad systems of the United States
during 1888 would be comparatively In
significant, the evidence is now before us
that the railroad mileage of the country
was increased during the year no less than
Z, 120 miles of tract. While this is much
less than the phenomenal increase in the
years 1887, 1886, 1882 and 1SS1-when the
mileage was respectfully $4,000, 5000,
past year exceeds that of every other year
in history with exception of the year 1871,
when 1879 miles were added.
New track was laid in all but two of the
forty-Seven states and territories, the eX-
ceptions being Rhode Island and Nevada.
Kansas still leads the list in the
extent Of new mileage and she has done
so for several years. California comes
next. The most striking characteristic of
of the years work is the large number of
separate lines which compose the CORES
pondingly small average of less then twenty
miles for each line. Only about twelve
built more than 100 miles each, those doing
the largest amount of work being the Chi
cago, Kansas G. Nebraska, Alp miles: the
ST. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba, 427
miles, and the Southern Pacific, through
various subsidiary companies, little over
300 miles. These facts are important as
showing how the nature of the work of
railroad construction has changed in
single year. The building of great com
petitive lines has practically ceased for
the present and the year work ives devot-
ed to the construction of short, independ-
ent lines or branches.