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A Valuable Relic.

WASHINGTON. D. c., May s.-The Chinese
minister has made valuable gift to the
regents of the Smithsonian institute. En-
sconced in beautiful gold plush case is a
''jade" ring about ten inches in dicmeter
and one-eighth of an inch in thickness. It
has hollow center about four inches in di-
anne er. The face of the ring has ornamen-
ted pots and its back is quite smooth.
1t is of pale pc blue though it was origi-
nally of cream color. Upon it is a
cream colored spot about the size of a 10
cent piece, viii n if continuously rubbed
IN piece of silk, will grow in size. The
ring is known as he ''ham PEEK" jewel Of
the dynasty of ran who re gned about B. 500
ye, ago. In that dynasty the court OIL
c ais when having an audience wi h the en-
peror, held this ring with both hands thrust
ing their fingers into t re opening and guard
ng inst movlng the r nds while I'd
dressing the throne. 1t was used as an en-
blem . f sabm ssion or respect for heir SOW
ereign. 1t had been b iried with its owner,
was unearthed from the sepulchre recently
and is cons dered very valuable.
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Inspector Coles Report.

Inspector Coles Report.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May MIR. George w.
Cole, of Chicago, who was in Oklahoma when
that territory was thrown open to settlement,
had a conference with Attorney General
Miller, in connection with the conduct of
government officers on that occasion. Ac-
cOrding to his statement Marshal Jones, of
Kansas. and nearly all of his 100 deputies
took illegal advantage of TIER Office to get
possession of choice land. MIR. Cole said
he was on the spot and was prepared to sub
stantiate his charges against Marshal Jones
and deputie
He 50: further that marshal Needles and
his DEPUTIES of the Oklahoma district were
alleged to be equally culpable in thematter,
but he was not personally cognizant of the
facts. So far as the officials were concerned
he did not care to be responsible for the
charges against them. He had seen enough
however during his stay of three days in the
territory to convince him that certain per-
sons had been given unfair advantages in
securing claims and he deemed it his duty
to bring the matter to the attention of the
proper authorities.
he said he had talked to Secretary Noble
in regard to the matter, ard it was at his
suggestion that he had called upon the at
torney general The latter thanked him
fO1 bus information and assured him that the
matter would be thoroughly investigated. He
SAID he had already heard enough to satisfy
him that some crooked business had been
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EMpoR1A. KAN, May BY caucus OF can
didates W. A. Morgan of Chase county was
elected to preside over the convention, ana
L. L. Stockton, of Coffey county, was maze
secretary.
In the absense of J. V. Admire, chairman
of the district committee the convention
was called to order by ]. W. Hammond, Oh
Coffey, secretary of the committee.
o. P. Cochran, of Chase, read the COVER
nor's proclamation, and the call for the con-
vention.
Immediately upon organization the fol-
lowing committees were announced.
Credentials-Joab Mulvane, Shawnee;
N. B. Coggshall, Butler; John Quiggle, COT
fey; D. A. Hunter, Lyons; E. Etlinger,
Greenwood; J. A. Pike, Marion; J. c. RAN
kin, Usage: c. O. Kinne. Wabaunsee.
Resolutions-H. E. Richter, Morris; f.
w. Rash, Butler; d. y. McCray, Shawnee;
S. Balinger, Coffey; A. Nj. Flory, Lyon;
J. W. Moore, Marion: c. NJ. Sheldon, Usage;
F. L. Raymond, Wabaunsee; j. G. Smith,
Chase: o. s. Woodward, Woodson; II. f.
Rizer, Greenwood.
Rules and order of business-J. W. Ham
mond, Cotfey: p. Kangelman, Chase;. j.
Jay Buck, Lyon: L. NJ. Knowles, Marion;
James Beck, Wabaunsee; John Harding,
Woodson.
An adjournment for supper was taken,
after which the committee ON credentials
reported list of eighty -one delegates entitled
to participate.
The committee on resolutions made re-
port which was adopted. The platform ap-,,
pears elsewhere in this paper.
Balloting was commenced and for thirty
five consecutive times each county cast its
vote without change. Then Wabaunsee
county changed to Finch, giving him six
teen, the next highest being the Shawnee
fifteen for Metsker. The other Candidates
then had: Miller, 9, Cubbison 8, Hoch Z,
Martindale Z, Scott 8. Ten more ballots
were taken without change. As it was ap-
parent that no choice would be reached the
convention adjourned until morning.
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Movements of Militia,

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 7.-Captain
Daniel NJ. Taylor, who was directed by the
secretary of war to observe the movements
of the militia assembled at New York on
the occasion of the centennial, particularly
with reference to the ability of the various
commands to concentrate at strategic point
at given time, has returned to this city
and is preparing his report.
He was much pleased with the result of
his visit, and says that fully 10000 militia
men poured into the city without disturb
ance, on time and with an average of six
teen hours from the time they started from
home, as the trains We delayed by the reg
ular passenger trains and were in some
cases sidetracked to permit other traffic to
go.
The captain regards the time made as
highly favorable and demonstrating that in
case of need 81, 600 militia could be assem-
bled in New York in fifteen hours.
The Fourth New York brigade coming
from outside the city landed 2,134 men of
their total strength of $3.50 at Weekawken,
luEched, were ferried over the river, march,
ed to Madison square garden and stacked
arms all in one hour and fifty minutes. and
this despite the fact that the ferry house,
stations and streets were iamme1 with peo-
pie.
Captain Taylor also remarked upon the
enthusiastic reception accorded by the public
to the militia clad in plain llue, and with
nothing but the regular army accoutre.
ments.
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Territorial, Enterprises.

OKLAHOMA CITY. May S.-A railroad and
coal company has already been formed
here and preparations made to survey the
line from the Choctaw coal fields through,
this city to the western border of Oklahoma
territory, with Fort Reno for its present.
terminus and objective point. The present.
eastern terminus will be either Sapulpa, on
the st. Louis d San Francisco, or Muscogee,
on the III. K. d 7. road. The charter;
for this coal and railroad company was
granted at the last session of congress-
through en- arrangement whit chief of the
Choctaw nation. Among the incroporators
are: A. H. Reed, j. NJ. Sinner, w. G. AM
derson, E. De.anr, and Messrs. Chas. and
Frank Hartshorn. OF the Lehigh Valley
who came here in their special car
several days ago.
A movement is afoot to form a company
to construct cana across the south border
Of the city and develop the power of the
North Canadian river.
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commander. evoked repeated cheers. The
procession moved in triple column over
the route covered by the military on the Sec
ond day, the streets, windows and housetops
beieg lined by hundreds Of thousands Of
spectators. President Harrison and party
reviewed portion of the procession from
Madison avenue and stood with uncovered
head as Friendship Fire company, of Alex
andra passed by. General Washington was
a member of this company, and it brought
with it, swinging gleefully. the old pumping
engine, and the first fire bucket of leather
ever made in America. The presidential
party left at 4 p: m. on the special train for
Washington. The centennial exhibition of
Washington relics closed at night. On all
sides the general opinion is expressed that the
celebration has been grand and unqualified
success.
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Fire in the Woods.

DULUTH, May SAN engineer on the st.
Paul Il Duluth railroad, who arrived here,
SAYS that on the run from Mission creek to
near Duluth, sixty miles, there was no need
of the headlight, the tracks being lighted up
by the flames. The damage to settlers and
farmers and to lumbermen will be great. A.
great deal of live sock is probably destroyed
Several lumber camps have been burned
out. Everywhere the cry is for rain.
Every incoming train reports fresh list
of damages, and the total will probably
reach over 81, 600 eco. On both sides of Pike
Lake station. even during a thunder storm,
the flames famed themselves into fury, and
the pine trees fell and shrivelle1 up like
matches. For miles this side of Ashland
the forests are one sheet OF blazing fire.
West of Northern Pacific junction the fire,
has done great deal of damage. For miles
this side of Hinckley, on the st. Paul d
Duluth, the track was Ike skillet.
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The Industrial Pageant Exceeds the
Military Parade.

New YORK, May IA bright May morning
ushered in the third and closing day of the
celebration of the centennial of Washington's
Inauguration. 1t was given up to grand
industrial pageant, and it is not too much to
say that for magnifcence and variety it has
never been excelled in this country and per-
haps In the world. A hundred thousand men
in line, representing nearly every civilized
nation, and every industry, the scene when
the procession was in full movement was q
grand and imposing one. Almost by day
light the lower part of town was a scene of
hustle and animation. as the members of the
various divisions hurried hither and thither
to take up their proper position. Itwas after
10 o'clock before q start could be ordered by
Chief Marshal General Butterfeld.
The First division composed twenty thou
sand Germans under the leadership of Cen
eral Emil Schaefer. Ten thousand men led
the line and then came scores of floats rep
resenting carnivals, ancient cssras, Wagner's
operas, domestic wines, imported wines,
bakers, brewers, butchers, cooks and pastry
cooks, shoemakers, furniture, provisions,
basket workers and allegorical studies.
Among the historical floats were representa-
tons of Washington and his generals, Wash
ington at Valley Forge, Washington cross
ing the Delaware and his farewell to his
generals; Swiss float with William Tell and
twenty two ladies; one for each of the twenty
two cantons of Switzerland, and the whole
surmounted by the coat of arms of Switzer-
land and the inscription, "a republic of 500
years" In front of this walked line bear
ing the emblem of Switzerland. In the rear
were gold heaters beating gold; workers
heating and manufacturing iron; marble
cutters saving and cutting marble, and
pIasterers plastering :. house. The tobacco
division were represented by hundred
plantation negroes singing old southern
songs and two hundred girls busy turning
the leaf into cigars and cigarettes. In the
Irish American division under command of
General James O'Beirne, were the Ancient
Order of -Hihernians, 1000 strong; then
came the Bricklayers' Union of New York
and Brooklyn. 1, 400; colored societies; 200;
independent Order of Odd Fellows, 5000;
Bohemian National association, 900; United
Polish societies, with pictures of Koeciuski,
1000. At the head of the Polish regiment
Stynzelcy, 500 stroAg, marched Major Bonn
bronsi, and Polish band. The o. 8.
Grant hose company, with picture of the
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NEw YoRK, May 6.-R. G. Dun & Co.'s
weekly review of trade says:
The unprecedented interruption to bust
ness by centennial preparations has made
the week nearly blank in commercial or
financial reports at New York. Accumu-
lated orders give surface appearance of
greater activity on Thursday and Friday,
but it is yet too soon to Judge which way the
tide will return, and reports frem other cities,
though nearly all hopeful in tone, do not
represent the expected improvement. The
situation seems at Milwaukee satisfactory;
at Omaha good; at Cleveland good as to
most branches, but questionable as to iron;
rather dull at Kansas City and st. Paul, and
less encouraging at the chief centers of the
grain, iron, coal and leather trades. Col
lections are far from satisfactory at Mil
waukee and not improved at Detroit. But
In other lines there, and in other cities gen.
orally, they have been fairly satisfactory,
and at New York some drygoods' dealers
complain that collections are too good"
and reports about the wool trade are contra
dictory.
the wooden wOrsted question for months
disturbs importers who have quantities of
goods closed up because dealers are waiting
for decision. Silks are quiet, but linens
are quite active. A fair busisess in boots and
shoes continues. The paper trade is active.
The slow Improvement continues in drugs
and chemials.
Wheat goes lower, yet having sold at 90
cents. Corn has declined g and oats cent
since last week. Pork is unchanged, with
hogs and lard shade higher. Coffee and
sugar are unchanged, but oil is Is cent
higher. In general, the course of prices
still tends downward, but many products of
large Importance are now so low that not
much further decline is expected, while
quiet advance might follow revival of de-
mand or speculative confidence.
Stocks have been neglected and dull, but
a little stornger in prices with disposition
to believe that the next considerable move
must be upward. The future of the market
probably depends upon the movement of
money and feeling. Merchandise exports
are still large. The treasury has taken in
during the week 81 800, 600 more than it has
paid out.
The business failures number 214. for
the week, against 213 for last week, and 246
the week previous. For the corresponding
weekof last year the figures were 2S4.
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An Archaeological Discovery.

WATERLOO, Ia, May Important dis
coveries have been made near Floyd, Ia, of
remains of the ancient mound builders. A
circular mound thirty feet in diameter and
about two feet high, has been opened and
five skeletons found. They are exceedingly
well preserved, the earth having been very
were males, one a female and the fifth q
babe. The skull of the female is in good
state of preservation, and those who have
made coreful measurements of it say that it
shows that the person belonged to the very
lowest type of humanity. Archeologists
claim that the measurements show inferior
ity even to the celebrated ''Neanderthal'
skull. These bones are claimed to be the
most perfect of any remains of the mound
builders yet discovered. There are several
other mounds near this one, and they will be
examined at an early date.
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Japan EarthQuakes,

San Francisco. May 6.-Advices from
Japan show that there is much alarm in Toxic
the capital city, over signs which seismic
experts claim announce the coming of the
great earthquake which wrecked the city IN
1855. These indications are two. One is of
the unusual frequency of slight shocks of
earthquake at Toxic, scarcely day passing
without half dozen trembles. The other
and even more dangerous sign is the turbid
condition of water in the wells of the city
and its suburbs. These, it is declared, were
the precursors of the other calamity, which
cost many hundreds of lives, but the scien-
fists at the capital assert that the shocks are
too slight and too local to be regarded as
signs of a coming CONFUSION. The fears of
one recalls the fearful work of the volcanic
convulsion at Mount Bandai San last year,
which overwhelmed the great health resorts
of Japan and killed nearly 100 people.
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PARIS, May s.-Thc Paris exposition II
the centennial year OF the inauguration o.
the rst rench republic in 17SS has beel
opened with wonderful romp and ceremony
President Carnos stood under the greas
CO.. of tn, expo ition building formally
to declare it open. The preliminaries ha6
teen auspico Us.
The ceremonial at Versailles on the pre-
vlo1s day while not of the first Importance
was dignified and discreet. The military
display, which was inferior to many seen IL
Paris, was wis. ly curtailed to give visitors
an oppo.; unity to see the charms of the
most beautiful spot in Europe, whose natur@
LONELINESS is not over matched by its
historical association in which romance and
ihespeeches by the president and others
were characterized alike by tact and taste,
and the solitary marrlng incident, the blank
cartridge dis ,harged by maudlin sensa-
tiOna.ist who was ascertained to be harm-
less imbeci deserving only pity, has already
been forgotten. Everywhere the demon
strations were unqualifed.4f disc intent pre-
vailed it remained away from Versailles and
has, up to this time at least, uttered no
sound and given no sign. The talismanish
spell of thrift sOothes whatever of political
rancor may seek vent under other circum.
stances. The trivial episode of General
Boulanger electio.: to the municipal coun.
Gil of Stoen aroused little interest.
The presidential cortege arrived at tNe ex-
position grounds, escorted by brilliant
corps OF cuirassers, whose breast plates fash
ed back the pleasant MAY day sun. The
clock struck and the entire assembly un-
der the dome arose to its feet.
The exposition of 18S9is unlike all its pre-
decessors in certain large respects. The
chief of this is, Us emphasis of the inherent
conservatism of skilled labor which has
pursued its liberal way all over the world,
and which seeks under auspices of the
republic of France an opportunity for TAX
ing note of its progress and of learning the
great lessons of new methods, new means
and more economic logic in a comparative
study of processes, means, applla cces and
results; for the exposition is triumph of
industry over caset.
The United st ties is the only government
of importance which officially participates
in it. No diplomat resident or transit Iry
in Paris accompanies the president OF the
republic in the ceremony of inaug1ratiOn.l
In ope aing the exposition of 1867 the last OF
the Napoleons had like the first, cortege
of kings. The exhibits of the vari US Euro
pean countries were tricked out with petty
as their ostensible heads.
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WEATHER CROP BULLETIN
OF the Kansas Weather Service. in
Corporation With the u. S. Signal
Service, for the Week Ending May
4. 1889.
PRECIPITATION.


There has been an abundance of rain
across the larger part of the state from the
northwest to the southeast. An excess in
Cheyenne, Rawlns, Decatur and Norton
trending southeastward and expanding to
include Saline, Dickinson and Marion, then
contracting SO as to leave Harvey and Sedg-
wick in the normal belt, it rapidly expands
from COwley northeastward to johnson,
with very decided excess in Chaurauqua,
Montgomery, Labette and Cherokee. de-
iciency in the extreme northeast counties,
in Clark, Meade, Seward, Stevens and Nor
ton, the central part of Butler and southern
portion of Cove. The rain of the 10Th was
a cold one, and was accompanied by snow
in the far west and northwest, Sheridan and
Thomas reporting a snow fall of two inches
Hail stones on the 26th in Montgomery and
18th in Lyon. Frosts in all but extreme
southeast counties.
TEMPERATURE AND SUNSHINE.
Cloudy weather has been the rule in the
western part of the state, while in the CEN
shine was received, yet the week has been o
cold one for the season.
RESULTS.
In all sections the weather has proved
favorable for wheat, rye and oats, leaving
them in fine condition. In the southern
counties wheat continues heading out finely.
Rye is heading as far north as the Kaw. The
rainfall has been very favorable to all crops
except the corn. proving too cold for that
cereal, and exhibiting the same effect on
the chinch bug.
Farm work is being retarded in the south
eastern counties by the excessive rains. The
hail storms did some damage to growing
crops-and to window glass. On the Goth
ice formed IN Greeley nearly half an inch
thick, on the LIST and End it formed in water
troughs an eighth of an inch thick as far
south as Coffey. The frosts cut down beans,
tomatoes and sweet potato plants and other
tender garden plants in the central and west
ern counties, including the corn in some of
the latter. Tame grasses are making a rapid
growth, while the wild grasses are slow.
T. B. JENNINGS,
Assistant Signal Corps Director.
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RYAN'S SUCCESSOR,
fine Platform Which he Must Stand
Upon.


Upon.
EMPoRIA. KAN, May THE committee
on resolutions reported the following which
were unanimously adopted amid great ap-
plause.
Resolved, That we, the republicans of the
Fourth congressional district of the state of
Kansas, at our first convention after the
success of the republican party in the cam
paign of 1888, in which by the loyalty of re-
publcanism, Harrison and Humphrey SO
grandly triumphed over democracy, have
reason to congratulate each other and sing
praise God From Whom All Blessings
Flow"
From hills and from the valleys
Whence. weary days before,
The soldiers of the Union marched,
The nation the restore,
Game again valiant army,
But with neither sword nor gun,
And We saved with snowy ballots,
What the Union soldiers won.
Resolved, That we recognize that in the
Hon. Thomas Ryan we had faithful rep
resentative of most excellent ability and un-
questioned integrity. and we extend to him
our best wishes for his happiness and success
in the new and higher field of labor to which
he has been called.
Resolved, That we hereby reaffirm our de-
national and state platforms of the republi-
can party of 1888.
Resolved, That the administration of Pres
ident Harrison has fully met our expectation
in its loyalty to true American principles,
which guarantee to Americans the markets
of America, and promises to secure fair
vote and honest count to all citizens, north
and south, black and white.
Resolved that We most cordially endorse
the appointment of Corporal" Tanner as
commissioner of pensions, and commend
him for the course he is taking in granting
pensions to disabled and wounded soldiers
as being in conformity with correct princi-
pies of law and in the line of equity and JUS
tice, believing with him that ''the value of
the services of the union soldiers should not
be weighed on apothecaries' scales.'
Resolved, That We renew our grateful de-
votion to the survivors of the war of 1861 to
1865, not alone by empty words of praise
and fattery, but by more substantial evil
dence, declaring ourselves in favor of grant
ing to every honorably discharged soldier
and sailor, their widows and orphans or de-
pendent parents, a pension for service, as
well as liberal pension for disability to
those who are disabled from any cause not
the direct result of vicious habits. We favor
the equalization of bounties, and are in favor
also of the repeal of the limitation act of
1873.
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Celebrating the Polish Constitution.
CHICAGO, May SIT was long afte: mid
night before the Polish colony had deserted
the Vorwarts Eall On Twelfth street, where
since O'Clock the Polish of beta sexes had
been holding high carnival. The special
event was the celebration unde the auspices
of he Polish national alliance of the aniver-
sary of the adoption by the Polish We e
Of the constitution Nay 3, 1853. Iht
Deus Kcsciusko, one of the heroes of the
American revol- tionary war, wa oae OF It's
most distinguished 81 porter, and in many
particu ars i. reser.b.. d the. Coz stitution OF
the American people adopted two years
before