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The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-01
EDITOR AMERICAN CITIZEN.

throughout the state a great deal Of
undue alarm and prejudice, concern
ing senate bill, No. 1877, probably to
great extent, due to the vague title
of the bill and the erroneous reports
published by several newspapers in
regard to it. In order that the ma
ture of the bill may be more thorough
ly understood and herewith transmit
an exact copy, which through the
courtesy of Senator Howard l have
been permitted to make, | may say
further that this bill was, by the per-
sonal requests of Rev. B. F. Watson
and myself, introduced by Senator
Bently, and has been read and re-
ferred to the committee on education.
al institutions, consisting of the fol-
lowing members; Howard, Of Doug
lass Co., Chairman; Tucker,o of Green
wood; Price, of Clark; Wright, of
Davis, and Swearingen, of Brown.
The following Is the bill:
Respectfully,
w. A. BELTS.
An act relating to the maintain
ance of separate schools for colored
children and to amend section four of
article ten and chapter 1872 of the
laws Of 1876.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Kansas.
Section l. That section four of
article 10 of chapter 100 Of the laws
Of 1875 as amended by section of
chapter 81 of the laws of 1879, be
and is hereby further amended SO
that the same shall be and read as
follows:
Sec. l. The board of education
shall have power to elect it's officers,
make all necessary rules for the gov
eminent of the schools Of said city
under it's charge and control and of
the said board, subject to the pro
visions of this act, and the laws Of
this state, to organize and maintain
separate schools equal in every re-
spect ss to grade and facility for the
education of white and colored chill
dren, when a preference for such sep
aratiOn shall be expressed by two.
thirds of the white and colorsd pa.
irons; such preference of each class
being taken separately; except in the
high school where no discrimination
shall be made on account Of color
But no patron shall be compelled Il
asnd a pupil on account of color to 4
school past the nearest one to its resi-
dence where its grade is taught.
| To exercise sole control over tn
public schools and school property 0
said city and shall have power to IS
tAblish a high school and maintain
the same in whole or in part by de
manding, collecting and receiving
tuition fee for and from every scholA
or pupil attending such school.
Sec. II. All acts or parts Of act
in conflict with the provisions Of TIL
act are hereby repealed.
Sec. III. This act shall take eI
feet on and after its publication i
the official state paper.
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-01

Hon. 2. B. Plumb has been re-
elected 70 the United States Senate
by reclamation.
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-01
I. H. HOLT.

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Entered a. second class n after at Topeka P. 0.
Press or L, Fl. Holt s Co. Topeka. Kansas
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-06-29
TILL THEY DRAFTED"

[Scene Breathitt county, Kentucky. Several men, at roads store, discussing the pros- poets of 8 revival
 Bill Short-"Wall, I tell you whut's a fack Without these here revivsls the country couldn't run, fur alter feler has dun pulled his fodder an jest befo' it's time to dig the sweet taters he hain got nothn to do an jest nachully has to have some sort uv 'citement."
 Pete Blue-"But that ain't the only reason we've got to have revivals. A man needs religion in the fall. He has to cuss so much while he's maxim uv his crap that little repentance in the fall uv the year does him a power uv good"
 Sam Price-"Wall, eff didn't git my religion sorter half- soled in the fall don't beve could pull through the winter, fur neglected 1t once an along in Jinnywary the rheumatic jumped on me an come mighty nigh ridin' the life out'n me, ken tell you."
 Joe Potter-'1 don't know how much good religion does man in the flesh, but know it does him a power of good in the sperit. I tell you Brother Sawyer is a snatchin' good preacher Whar he kain't git mourners they ain't to be got"
 Short-"Oh, he's putty good with hand line lands a sinner ever now and then-but when it comes to a drag net, wy you got to acknowledge Brother Moss, fur you see he ketches lem, don't make no diffunce whuther they bite or not"
 Potter-"Now, here, you think jest becaze he cotch you he ken ketch anybody. You must ric- olleck that some the sinners air sich rp-snorters that they tear holes in the net"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-06-29

believe that he had sounded all the merits of his corn bread. A strong man could have knocked down an oxen with a piece of it. went to bed soon after supper and have an indistnct recollec- tion of halloa and then there half formed idea that several men were walking on the porch. It must have been midnight when I awoke with start. My face was wet, not with perspi- ration I knew, for the night was cool. I got out of bed, struck match and looked into a small mirror that hung against the wall. The match went out just as saw that my face was covered with blood. lighted a candle. Yes, it was blood. Could some one have attempted to kill me and had my sudden awakening frightened him away after he had inflicted wound? I felt no pain-could discover no wound. My shirt bosom was also bloody and there were blood-spo on the back of one of my hands. I washed the blood from my face, took up my pistol and sat the door. l heard no sound. Hours seemed to pass the candle burned low. l thought heard a sound Was it soft footfall2 Pat, pat It seemed to come from the bed went to the bed, holding my pis- tol in readiness. Pat, pat. I looked closer. Pat, pat. Closer, and then made discovery. Blood was dripping from the room above My light went out. 1 sat down near the door and waited for day. Hours, hours seemed to drag their weary length along. A hoarse "rooster" crew; a goose Tapped its wings ard uttered distressing cry horse neghed feeble light came in at the win dow. Pat, pat, came from the bed. The light grew bolder; I opened the door and went out into the hall.
 "Ready fur breakfust2 the landlord asked 'Helloa, what air you doin' with that pistol?'
 "T want my horse ]" exclaimed.
 "FWall, we'll git him alter breakfast You look skeeIed. Whut's the matter with you2'
 "'Some one has been murdered in this house. I want my horse.'
 "'Not zackly murdered, mister. Last night, shortly alter you went to bed, government deputy marshal come with feller that he had cotch out near Talequah. In the night the prisoner tried to take the officers gun an the officer stabbed him an put out his light. You oughtenter let little thing like that bother you, but reckon you don't under stand the ways of society out here. Just wait a mint, an you may have some more fun with that con bread '"-Opie P. Read.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-06-29
THE MAJOR WAS SCARED.

"I have had few thrilling adventures" said Major Cosworth, in answer to question asked one evening at & social gathering. q have never hunted tigers and have never been treed by a wild hog, still have known times when my surround ings made me feel extremely uncomfortable. A few years ago, while in the Indian Territory, met with adventure, the recollection of which is not likely to fade away One evening rode up to rough board house which a rude sign proclaimed to be the Continental Hotel.' I did not like the looks of the place the neighborhood was wild without being picturesque and the house held the appearance of warped newness. A reddish man in a red shirt, with great yellow teeth and exceed ingly red nose, got up from a bench where he had been asleep and came out to meet me-
 "'Can 1 get accommodations for the night?' asked.
 "'Owin' to what sorter 'commodations you want , he answered. You kain't git ice cream nor them big red crawfsh like they've got in St. Louis, nur oysters, nur weeds that you eat alter you've dun put ice on em.'
 "'What can get2' asked as proceeded to tie my horse.
 "'Wall, we did have some beef but it's all gone, an we had some 'coon meat yistidy.'
 "'But what have you got now2'
 "FWall we've got some of the finest co'nbread you ever seed.'
 "'What else?'
 "FWall, we've got some of the sweetest sorghum molasses you ever seed.'
 "'Anything else?' asked, amused at the fellow in spite of my hunger and weariness.
 "'Yas, some midlin' meat that's got grease in it strong enough to float a horse-shoe.'
 "'All right, Pll stay with you.'
 "'Reckon you'd better. Here, let me take yo' hoss round to the stable'
 "I went into the house and met by num- bling squaw who showed me to a room on the ground floor, immediately under a sort of loft. waited and waited for supper, and at last went out to look for the landlord found him in the 'ofice' greasing Winchester rife.
 "fWhat time do you have supperr asked.
 "'Any time you want it.
 "I want it now.'
 "'Wall, ez soon ez you meet with all the quire- ments of the law, its yourn'
 "'Requirements of the lawi don't understand you.'
 "FWall, you know the law lows that man what ain't got no baggage must pay in advance.'
 "'An right. I want to stay here until after breakfast tomorrow morning.
 "fWall then, give me a dollar
 T did so, and was then invited to sit down to supper. do not think that he had over estimated the strength Of his bacoD- grease, and I do not
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-06-29

Short-"Yas, that's true, an some uv them air 90 little that they slip through"
 Blue-"Moss is the man for me, an tell you when he filings up his head an snorts A couple times the sinners jest have to cave, that's all" Price-"Sawyer suits me. He has a way uv plAyin' a sinner that's as putty as peach" Short-"You don't know what good preacher is. Wy, Sawyer couldn't preach to 6 yaller dog uv mine"
 Blue-"Be'd jest we'll preach to yaller dog ez to preach to some folks, reckon"
 Short-"WhAt folks do you mean?"
 Blue-"Oh, wall, folks have seed"
 Short-"W hard you sec 'cm2"
 Blue-"Er good many places"
 Potter-"Come, boys les try to be sensible. Both em air good enough preachers"
 Price-"Yas, fur both of 'em kin pint out the way. I'll fling up A chip wet dry with some man fur the drinks"
 Potter-"Pm with you"
 They throw. Potter wins.
 Price Calling the storekeeper) )-"Come fetch us pint flicker, old Skinhint."
 The liquor Is brought. They all drink. Price-"Brushes the spider webs out'n a feller's throat, I tell you"
 Potter "YAs, it goes down a-bitin' an a-scratchin'"
 short-"Blue tuck enough at one swig to drownd a rat"
 Blue-"Pve seed fellers that tuck enough to drownd a calt."
 Short-"Y ou've seed more than any body-have seed better preachers than other folks have" Blue-"Wall, have seed better preachers than you have"
 short-"Yas, you seed buckeye an thought it was a biscuit"
 Blue-"Yas, an you seed yaler dog an thought it was yo' grandaddy."
 Short-"No, seed yaller dog an thought it was you, an when looked little closer I found out it was"
 Blue-"Wall that's all right. Pve got mo- religion than you've got, any way"
 Short-"Don't know whar you keep it."
 Blue-"Ef didn't have mon you've got could keep it in a holler tooth"
 Short-"Yo' religion could turn a summerset in the holler of mustard seed"
 Blue-"You air liar"
 sherif-"Wall, they was game. Both fit till they drapped."
 Constable-"You bet. How did Price and Potter git into it?"
 sheria-"Don't know, but they stood up an fit till they trapped"
 THAT STIRRING NEIoHBoRHooD
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-06-29
THAT STIRRING NEIoHBoRHooD.

The Dry Forks correspondent, after long silence, thus writes to the county paper:
 Rain.
 Windy.
 More rain.
 Wind and heap more of it.
 Feb Stallcup has sold his steers.
 Elder Joe Filter preached at Round Pond on the tenth. He Is a snorter
 A cyclone passed through the Forks last week. After doing good deal of damage to the oats and sorghum cane it crippled a calf for old lady Beson and killed Lige Stovall and old Aunt Betsy Piper.
 Ye correspondent, in order to rest from his Abors, attended the press convention at Windfeld and then went on the excursion to Catnip and Hog Cave. We hereby return our thanks for several meals of vidults, . railroad ride and a mighty pretty badge presented to us by the association. We enjoyed ourselves very much and we shall often look back with fondness on our trip. Our wife and our son Tom accompanied us, and we pleased to say that, like us, they enjoyed themselves
 Jef Stallcup has lost one of his eyes.
 Aunt Nancy Meyers is down with the chills.
 Candidates are numerous.
 Hurrah for Dry Forks.
 Uncle Nat Parker called on us Wednesday and
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-06-29

aKANsAw TRAvELKR may be procured wholesale of Companies, and of retail new sdealers everywhere.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-04
ANOTHER UNITED STATES.

The Central American Republics to Com.
bIne for Mutual Protection.
MANAGUA, NICARAGUA, December 8.
1t is stated on the highest authority that
President Roberto Sacasa will to-day ap-
prove the treaty forming union of the five
Republics of Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Hon.
duras, San Salvador and Guatemala, under
the name of the United States of Central
America. For the first ten years this
union will simply be an offensive and
defensive alliance, and the President
of the Union will have charge only of
the diplomatic and foreign relations of the
five Republics. At the expirationIof that
period the Union will be cemented by the
adoption of a constitution which will en-
brace all political, commercial and other
relations between the five Republics and
foreign powers.
A common monetary standard and common
tariff laws will be adopted, but there will be
free trade between the different Republics
Honduras, Guatemala and San Salvador
have already signed the treaty, and it is
understood that Costa RIca will do the same
as soon as Nicaragua has signed. 1t is now
considered certain that there will be no
more trouble of any description between
Nicaragua and Costa Rica. President
Sacasa has signed the treaty admitting
Nicaragua into the United States of Central
America, but he believed the Nicaraguan
Congress will reject the measure.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-04
NOT GREAT COAL EATERS.
Secretary Tracy KxpIOdes a Story Told
About the New Cruisers.

Secretary Tracy ExplOdes a Story Told
About the New Cruisers.
WASHINGTON, December 3.-Secretary 3.
Tracy to-day denied a current report that
the new naval cruisers are extravagant
''coal consumers" and expressed desire to
have the facts published. "The representa-
ton that these vessels are heavy consumers
of COAL" said the Secretary, sis based upon
their utmost consumption while under forced
draught, and he continued:
"War ships are seldom under forced
draught, except on their trial trips, when it
is used to test their utmost capacity for
speed. They are never again likely to be
placed under forced draught except, pos
sibly, in the event of pursuit or fight from
an enemy. l don't suppose that in the en-
tire life of war ship she will be run under
forced draught more than half a dozen times.
AS matter of fact, the average coal con-
sumption of the new cruisers in making
their ordinary speed of from to 10 knots an
hour is from 25 to 30 tons per day of "a
hours.
GAS an illustration. the Boston, on her
last cruise, steamed 200 miles per day for
% days, and consumed only % tons of coal
each day. This shows the average con-
sumption of these vessels under ordinary
conditions, and is the only proper test of
their coal consumption.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-04
LUCK In TIE NEW MOON.
Curious superstItlons us to the Potency of
Lunar Influence.

Curious SuDeFstitiOns rs to the Potency Of
Lunar Influence.
From the London Graphic.J
The potency of lunar influence in worldly
matters was at one time almost universally ac-
knowledged, and even now many of the errors
and superstitions connected with the moon
still hold their ground among the rustic popu-
lation of the country. Not only is the restless
ocean governed by the pale luminary of night,
but kind of tidal arrangement was supposed
to exist in the bodies of the animals, their
marrow and brain huctuating with the in
crease and waning of the moon. 1t is a popu-
lar belief that the rays of the latter, falling
upon sleeping person, cause his face to be-
come distorted, and, as some aver, even de-
prive him of his senses-in fact, lunatics were
so named from their supposed susceptibility to
lunar influence, and 'moonstruck" is a CON-
mon term for state of mental alteration bor
dering on imbecility.
The phases of the moon are supposed to ex-
ert marked influence over the growth of
mushrooms and formerly, in order that their
flesh might not waste in the cooking the best
time for killing pigs was considered to be when
the moon was on the increase or near the full
One sometimes meets with the superstition that
when the moon comes in and goes out on a
Sunday seed planted during that month will
not grow. Hair, it is said, should be cut at the
new moon, otherwise it is liable to fall off;
corns, on the other hand. should be cut during
the waning of the moon in order that they may
gradually diminish and ultimately disappear.
1t is customary with country people to bow or
courtesy to the new moon and by some it is
also supposed that wish made at such time
will be gratihed 1t is held, too, that the money
in ones pocket should be turned for luck. To
see the new moon through glass, however, is
considered unlucky. When the moon is on its
back, that is to say with the horns of the cres-
cent pointing upward, It is thought by some to
indicate frost. Sharp horns OF the new moon
are supposed to presage wind, and when the
outline of the entire planet can be traced it
was, in Scotland, looked upon as sign of bad
weather
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-04
FIGURES DIFFER.


Estimates on Appropriations and Revenues
at variance-Ths Surplus Greatly Cut
Down-Whnt Has Caused the De.
crease-An Important OmIsaion.
WASHINGTON, December 3.-The clerks
Of the committees on appropriations Of the
Senate and House have prepared eompar-
ative statement of estimates, appropriations
and expenditures for the maintenance of the
Government for the fiscal years 1890 and
1891, from which it appears that the net in
crease Of the estimates for 1891 over those
for the current year is $40, ,S67, ,16S, and the
net increase of the estimates for next year
over the appropriations for this year is $685.
O92, ,I12.
The total estimates of regular and perma-
nent annual appropriations for the next fis-
cal year are $406, S43, 315, while the total
revenues are estimated at $3.50, ,414, ,3S7, show
ing an excess of estimated revenues over
estimated appropriations, next year, of $43,-
571, ,022. The net surplus for the present
year is placed at $53, 532 511, or 50, 961, ,4S9
more than the estimated surplus for the next
fiscal year.
This prospective decrease in the surplus
is stated to be without reference to the pos
sibility of the enactment of river and har-
Dor bill, for in the estimates submitted by
the Secretary of the Treasury there is a
notable omission of the ordinary provision
for river and harbor improvements. For
the preservation of existing works the sum
Of $237, 900 is asked, while the report of the
Chief Of Engineers says that $28, ,522, $50 can
be proftably expended next year in these
improvements.
The statement above quoted differs
materially from that prepared by the Treas
ury Department, and exhibited in the book
of estimates just issued, for the reason that
the postal receipts and revenues are differ
emily treated by the Treasury and the ap-
preparation committees.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-04
Overcoats.

Have we too many Winter
Overcoats? We hope not. We
are doing all we can to make
that hope an assurance.
One thingi is sure-we have
already this season sold so
many that we had to make
more than we thought enough
at first.
But, before we say we have
too many we are going to find
out how many we can sell.
And we are going to find out
by making the prices recon-
mend these Overcoats to many
a one who didn't think of get
ting a Winter Overcoat. We've
begun already.
What is to hinder our sell.
ing twice as many as we ever
did2 There are none like them.
Those in the store are as per-
feet as those in the window.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-04
BURIAL OF THE VICTIMS.
More Bodies Believed TO be sill in the
Ruins of rhe Minneapolis Fire
The Relief Fund-At the
Coroner. Iuouest.


MINNEAPOLIS, December a. Three
funerals were held to-day over all that was
mortal of three of the victims of Saturday
nights disaster at the Tribune building.
Milton Pickett, of the Pioneer Press, was
buried at Lakewood, his pallbearers being
colleagues on the Pioneer Press, and the
services being in charge o: Rev. H. NJ. Sim
mons, of the First Unitarian Church, and
President Northrup, of the State
University. Floral tributes were
furnished by the newspaper men of the two
cities. Funeral services over the remains of
Prof Edward Olsen were held at the home
of his brother this afternoon. Among the
mourners were number of the students
from the South Dakota University, OF which
the deceased had been President One of
the dead printers, Robert McCutcheon, was
buried from Warmers undertaking estab-
lishment, the intermeHt being in the Typo
graphical Union lot at Lakewood. The
body of F. j. Jenkinson, the father of the
Tribune chapel, was taken to Sioux City by
relatives this morning. The other three
bodies will be buried tomorrow.
Owing to the dangerous condition of the
ruins no attempt was made to-day to get at
the presses, and to search for other bodies,
further than to see that the presses seem not
wholly destroyed. Loose bricks on the top
of the shattered walls, and immense cracks
in the upper portion Of the walls, show the
necessity for care in entering the ruins.
Measures for the relief of the bereaved fam
lilies are rapidly going forward, and enough
has already been subscribed to relieve their
immediate necessities, and it is hoped much
more will be secured. The Times fund this
afternoon passed $1,000, and is going up
rapidly. The Chamber of Commerce has
raised over 81 900 for the family of Operator
Igoe, having known him as chief of their
telegraph office.
The Coroner's inquest still continues, the
testimony being more of the same as hereto
fore given. The builder of the structure
says that when he was building wooden
stairs were ordered put in instead Of iron on
account of a difference in expense of about
5000. Building Inspector Hazen had
never considered the building a safe one,
and said that three months ago a committee
called on him to complain because they
feared the building might fall down at any
time without any warning. He considered
it an unsafe building and very inadequately
provided with fire escapes. Nothing is
more definitely Known as to the possible
victims in the ruins. That several more
bodies are still to be taken out is firmly be-
lieVed by great many people, while many
others are hoping that the full extent of the
calamity as to the loss Of life has been
learned.