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ing section 8, 4, and Of said original

ing section 9, 4, and Of said original
act.
HOUSE.
The senate bill providing that any
and all instruments ia writing or prom
issory notes. eyidencing the sale of
personal property and that retains the
title to the same in the vendor uEtil the
purchase price is paid In full. shall be
void as against innocent purchasers, or
the creditors OF the vendee, unless the
original instrument OF a true copy
thereof, shall have been recorded in
the office of the register of deeds in and
for the county wherein the property
shall be kept, was passed.
The conference committee of the two
houses agreed upon bill which is in
nearly all material particulars the same
as the original judiciary committee in
terest bill in the house. The rate is re-
duced to six and ten per cent, and the
provision regarding usury In the con-
ference committees report is as fol-
lows:
Sec. 2. The parties to any bond, bill,
promissory note, or other instrument
of writing for the payment or forbear-
ance of money. may stipulate therein
for interest receivable upon the
amouDt of such bond. bill. note
or other instrument of writing
and no person shall recover
in any court more than 10 per cent in
terest thereon Fer annum; Provided
That any person so contracting for q
greater rate of interest than 10 per cent
per annum shall forfeit all interest 81
contracted for in excess of such 10 pei
cent; and in addition thereto shall for
felt sum of money to be deducted
from the amount due for principal anC
lawful interest equal to the amount Of
int rest contracted for in excess of II
per cent per annum,
A number of house bills were passed
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The Oiaappearanoo E1plained /.

ST. LOUIS. Feb. 2s.-For two years or
more three familiar figures have not
been seen on the streets of st. Louis,
and now comes strange story about
their mysterious disappearance. They
are Colonel CELSIUS Price. his brother
Guinius Price, sons of the famous con-
federate general Pap" Price and DIR.
Nilett at one time coroner of the
city of st. Louis. There was a
warm intimacy between the trio who
devoted considerable time together to
research and the explanation of the in
finite. The three friends had by their
long study of the mysteries of the uni
verse reached state of exaltation that
was absolute belief in the power the di-
vine. A near and dear relative of
Colonel Price, a lady now living
and well-knOwn in Missouri. Mrs.
Willis, was compelled co undergo a
dangerous operation in New York. The
three friends on their knees at the bed
side registered a VOW that if the lady
be spared, they would devote the re-
mainder of their lives to the propapa.
which they believed, would renounce
the world and work for the
spiritual elevation of mankind. The
lady lived and the trio kept their VOW
They preached on the streets and we're
last seen by nephew of Colonel Price
engaged in that calling in Buffalo, n
Y. This is the story told by relatives
and near friends, and the prominence
OF the parties has attracted much at
tention and comment upon the rarI
and peculiar occurrence.
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A Shocking Murder.

JACKSON, Tenn, March IA shock
ing. murder occurred in Henderson
county, eighteen miles east of this city,
last Tuesday. While young lady,
about grown, the daughter of Hender-
son Meals, highly respected farmer.
was returning from the post Office at
Bargerton she was attacked and bru-
tally murdered. 1t is thought that the
tieDd outraged her person and then kill
ed her. she was stabbed and cut with
knife in fifteen places and shot three
times. Her body was discovered few
minutes after the deed was committed.
Her shawl was still burning, which
had been fired by the pistol. The
tracks led from the body to the house
of Joe Grogan. Blood was found on
his clothes, and on the fence where he
got over. The shoes worn by GrOgan
fitted the tracks made about the body
and also those leading to his house
Grogan was arrested and carried to the
body of the murdered girl. He begged
tn be carried away. Lynching was
threatened, but was postponed Il
be sure that there is no doubt of hi
guilt.
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Rsbid Speech BY an AnarohiIt.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. 28.-At a meet
ing of an anarchistic group last night,
held at Grief's Hall, Jens Christensen,
editor of the Arbeiter Zeitung, deliv-
inga rabid lecture" He said that
the anarchists wanted a revolution
and that revolution could not be posi-
BILE without force. The means to fight
the capitalists was force and power.
The doings of the agitators were at
present only confined to organizing the
masses. Christensen then said:
THE governing class will never
yield to the demands of the working
man. They would see humanity go
under before they will give up their
alleged rights and privileges. Shall it be
permitted that small heap of lazy priv
ilege men shall stop the progress OF the
world? The working people who con-
tribute 40 to so per cent of the whole
population, will soon take cogniZance
of their wrongs, and will call to the eX.
ploiters and manlDulators laundering
halt. The lives of thousands are ruined
and destroyed so that the monopolists
could enrich their pocketswith million
or more. Law must be abolished. The
capitalists do not ask if the means
were good or not. They use Every
thing in their power to accomplish theil
purpose. The fact is undisputed thai
our object is noble one. and if accom-
plished, will make all men free anC
equal. a terrible outbreak will be the
result of expressions. The solution o.
the problem is near at hand.'
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Not Enouph Wheat in Dakota.

ABERDEEN, OAK, March 1.-The
territorial statistician, Sheridan, says
there is not now enough wheat in Da-
kota for seed and bread. There is now
but s ,0O0, 900 bushels of wheat in the
territory in the farmers hands and in
elevators and it will require at least
IL 900, 900 bushels to seed and bread
thisN territory. This will make a
shortage of 5000, 900 bushels in round
numbers of the necessary amount
to tide over the farmer until the next
crop. While Central or Southern Da
kota have so or 60 per cent of the 1888
wheat crop on hand the northern and
northwestern counties have but from 8
to 10 per cent of the crop. The wheat
in the central and southern counties
weighed from 49 to 81 pounds per bushel
while in the frosted belt" or northern
counties it weighed only from 80 to A.
pounds. The shortage of wheat in the
territory was attributed TO drouth in
Central and South Dakota and early
frosts in North Dakota.
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A ShariH K,llad.

ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 2s.-A special to the
Republic from Winona, Missouri, says:
About noon yesterday f.. Turley, the
sheriff of Carter county, was instantly
killed and his deputy badly and
perhaps fatally wounded, at Low Was
sic, a small station on the Current Riv-
or railroad in Shannon county. The
best information obtainaLle Is that a
man named Thompson, who formerly
kept saloon in Van Buren,. had forged
q note and the sheriff was intending to
arrest him. Yesterday Thompson and
a man named Taylor, who is said to be
a half brother of Thompson. got on the
train at Winona and were met at Low
Wassie by Sheriff Turley. Thompson
stayed on the train until il started to
leave the station and then jumped off.
The sheriff followed and caught hold of
him, when he called for help. TAYLOR
then ran up and shot the sheriff four
times, killing him instantly. Then the
deputy came up and Taylor shot him
through the thigh and ran. The dep
uty then shot and it is supposed that he
wounded Taylor. A posse from this
town has gone in pursuit. A later ru
NOR has it that Taylor has been found
dead in the woods
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THE STATE OF TRADE.

B. g. Dun Co.'S. Weekly Review Of tho Business
Situation Throughout the Country.
NEW YORK, March 1.-R. g. Dun s.
Co.'s weekly review of trade:
Traders who have been waiting
through a belated season for the ex-
pected winter trade find that it does not
come and spring has arrived. Hence
there are on hand large stocks of un-
sold winter goods which account for the
hardness of collections in many quar-
tiers, and for the general sense of disap-
pointment.
At fully half the interior points
which report this week there is noted
fairly good trade or some improve
ment. Pittsbur0 observed an advance
OF % cents IN some kinds OF pig iron
and better inquiry for manufactured
in many forms. Greater strength is
also observed at Cleveland. Philadel-
phia notes most cautious dealing in
dry goods, firmer market for leather
and a slow market with tardy collec-
lions for drugs and chemicals. AS to
collections, Omaha alone reports i'm
provement.
The money market is everywhere
amply supplied for legitimate business.
The manufacturers are buying more
| freely of leather and for hemlock prices
are cent lower. Rubber is firm at
649 for parafine.
The anthracite coal trade is stag
| nant. The output thus far this wear
| has been 1902 ,319 tons against 4,753, :
$50 last year.
The accumulation of coal at Port
Richmond is represented as greater
| than at any other time for so years.
In the minor metals severe attacE
on the copper syndicate at London
caused fall not followed here, and
| tin is a little stronger at 214, with lead
| firm at SIS. O7 per hundred pounds.
| 1t is thought at Philadelphia that the
| iron market is firm. The market fol
uar iron is very unsatisfactory anC
scanty sand no Improvement in rails i;
| seen. at New York No. foundry
continues to be offered at very low fig
| ureS, and pressure to sell wire rod!
is noticed, but sales of 900 tons o.
rails make that market tirmer, and i
is stated that the allotment Will bt
readjusted April 1.
Wheat is cents lower at 97s.. Corr
is unchanged at A and oats cents
stronger at 30f. Pork is steady. LarG
a shade lower. Hogs quarter higher
Lower prices are noted for butter ant
cheese but oil is ! stronger at 9l4
Coffee { cents high0 at 1S and cotton
L
lands.
Figures indicate that the excess O
imports over exports for February ma
be 1906, 600 or more against over 10,
COG, 900 last year. Foreign exchang
remains steady. During the past wee
the stock market has virtually don
nothing, prices are on the whole III
changed.
The treasury has put out 81 800, 90
more cash than it has taken in durin
, the week and owing to the large penslo
payments, probably closes the mont
with a lower cash balance and large
volume of currency in circulation tina
= at the end of January. Meanwhile tn
: general course of prices for commod
ties has tended upward slightly for tn
past week.
The business failures number 232 g
compared with 270 last week and q
, the week previous. For the correspond
ing week last year the figures were "a
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A FIGHTING REPRESENTATIVE.

A Member Of the Indiana Legislature Strikes An
other Ror Which he 10 Suspended and Rined.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 2S.-John w.
Link, the republican member of the
house Of representatives who struck
Mr.. Willard (democrat) of Lawrance
county during the debate on the prohi-
bition amendment to the constitution
yesterday was suspended to-day for
twelve days, the remainder of the ses-
sion and fined $50. The action was
q great surprise. 1t was determined
upon by the democratic members in
secret caucus last night. The matter
came up for consideration in the house
this afternoon at 2:3O o'clock, when
Mr.. Beasly presented a resolution
stating what had occurred yesterday
and declaring that Mr.. Linck had been
''disorderlY, supplementary and in
contempt of the house."
What has the gentleman from
Jefferson to say in his own behalf, y
asked the speaker.
Mr.. Linck called for the reading of
the last sentence. second time after
which ne said: Il certainly meant no
no contempt for the house. The rest
VI IuC lCoOiuClOll 10 COIICCJs
The resolution was adopted by a viva
voce vote, only few voices being heard
in the negative. Another resolution
was at once presented declaring that
Mr.. Linck should be suspended as a
member of the house for twelve days,
and should be fined $50. Mr.. Hr. o.
moved to lay the resolution on the ta-
bic, but at the request of Mr.. Linck at
once withdrew the motion. Mr..
Brownlee offered as a.substitute to the
resolution a proposition that the sus-
pension should be for one day and the
| fine SO. The resolutions were dis
cussed for four hours. All the repub-
licans, with the exception of Brown
lee, took the ground that the constitu-
ton did not provide for the suspension
of member. He maintained that il
the member was to be deprived of his
seat he must be expelled, and to dc
| that two-thirds vote was necessary
The democrats held that they had, un-
der the constitution, the power to ex.
pei member who had placed himself
in contempt of the body. BrOwnlee's
amendment to the majority report re-
ceived but one vote This own and the
resolution endorsed by the democratic
caucus was adopted by party vote.
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ThA BIG Rrnnm.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 29.-The
big broom from Kansas, which has
been described, reached the president
elect to-day. 1t is about feet acoss at
the widest part of the brush and with a
handle some 10 feet long. 1t was ad-
dressed to General B. Harrison, presi-
dent elect, Washington ID. c., ''and on
the wrapping was marked "A clean
sweep this time sure.' Various witty
remarks were written on the wrapping
paper. The postage bore the names of
James Gallagher, Bill Stutz and j. s.
White, and it was from Emporia, Kan
sas. One of the expressmen through
whose~-hands the broom had passed
wrote LET her go'' before Gallagher's
name. and one of a poetic turn OF
mind wrote "Gen. Ben Harrison"
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An Old L.aav BadIv Burpad.

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan, March Ia
very distressing accident happened in
this city this morning. Mrs. T. Nc
Intire, the wife of the editor of the
Democrat. was severely burned. She
was engaged in preparing dinner, and,
while bending over the stove, had a
sudden fainting spell. She lost con-
seriousness and sank down on the hot
stove. Her arms from the elbows to
the hands were burned to a crisp, her
chin was slightly burned, as was also
her stomach and clothing, and, when
found, Mrs. MeIntire was in a terri
account of the lady's advanced age.
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General sieeel's Son Arrested.

New YORK, March 2.-Robert Sic
gel, the son and confidential clerk of
General Franz Siegel, the agent of the
pension Office of this city, was arrested
to- day by two special pension examin-
ers from Washington on three charges
of forgery in connection with pensions
He was held by United States Com
missioner Shields, in default OF 500, 90
bail, for examination, The forgeries
charged were of the signatures to two
checks intended for blind soldier and
one belonging to a widow. Young
Siegel, who is about thirty years old.
also has confessed that he has taken
money from claimants in a hundred
and fifty cases for his service in max
ing out checks, all IN direct violation of
the law.
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Epoch

The transition from long, lingering
and painful sickness to robust health
marks an epoch in the life OF. the indiv-
idual. Such a remarkable event is
CIV whereby the good health has been
attained is gratefully blessed. Hence
it is that so much is heard in praise of
Electric Bitters. So many feel they
owe their restoration to health. to the
use of the great Alternative and tonic.
If you are troubled with any disease
of kidneys, liver or stomach. of long
or short standing you will surely find
relief by use of Electric Bitters. Sold
at soc and 81 per bottle at B. WHEEL
don'S drugstore.
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Horrible Crime

MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, March IA.
K. Melby, a South Minneapolis black
smith. was arrested yesterday on the
horrible charge of binding boy with
a red hot iron. The injured lad. Mich
ael Flaherty by name says that while
on his way home from school Tuesday.
he stopped to look in through a crack
in the wall, at Melby, who was work
ing at the forge. The latter turned
suddenly, and before the lad could get
away thrust a red-hot iron through
the crack. burning the little fellow hor-
ribly over both eyes, and perhaps ruin
ing the sight of one of them. Melby
was held under 81 900 bail.
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OEANA4Gs
The following bills were passed:
H. B. No. $50, to amend section "a of
chapter 1872, laws of Kansas. This is
an insurance bill limiting the
power of the insurance commits
sioner in revoking, without recourse,
the licenses of insurance companies.
MaEdamus proceedings may be brought
IN any court of competent jurisdiction
in Shawnee county.
H. B. No. 504, to encourage the cree
ton of mills and the manufacture of
sugar and syrup out of sorghum cane.
The bill also exempts the mills from
taxation for five years, and provides
for their construction and equipment
bV the issue of bonds in townships
House joint resolution No. to sub
NIT an amendment of the constitution
extending the term of the legislature to
ninety days with per diem of So.
H. B. No. 8, supplemental to section
422 of CHAPTER 80 OF the laws of 1868,
being an act to establish code of civil
procedure. The bill provides that in
all cases where the residence of the
party whose death has been or here
after shall be caused as set forth in
section 422 of chapter 80, of the laws
| OF 1858, is or has Deem at the time of
his death in any other state or terri
tory. or when being a resident of this
state. no personal representative is OF
has been appointed. the action provid-
ed in said section 422 may be brought
by the widow, or where there is nc
widow, by the next kin of such de-
| ceased.
II. B. No. so, to amend section 1 OF
| chapter 152 of the session laws of 1871,
being an act to restrain state, county
aud city treasurers from specializing il
| their offices, and amendatory to an ACT
as published as part of chapter 81 of the
general statutes OF 1868.
ID. b. No. SO, relating to the redemp
ton or lands of minors, idiots or insane
persons. and amendatory of section 1872
chapter "a of the laws of 1876.
H. b. No, 81, for the relief Of sol
children
H. b. No. 269, to declare unlawfu
trusts and combinations in restraint O.
trade and products, and to provide pen
altieS therefor.
n. b. No. sos, in relation to the pur
chase of annotated reprints of the su
preme court reports.
81. b. No. us, extending the date o.
penalty ON unpaid taxes tor the yea
1888 in Hamilton county.
II. B. No. 466, amendatory of ans
supplemental to chapter lS4 of the ses
sion laws OF 1885, being an act entitle,
ian act to establish a Soldiers
Orphans home and for the government
and maintenance thereof, and maxim
an appropriation therefor, and repeal
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APanilz of Mn. nrounsa.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. March g.
Wednesday the family of Ben Hynes,
nine in all, were drowned in a swamp
in Decatur county near the Tennessee
river, a colored man who was with them
alone escaping. The family were NOV
ing in a wagon and after dark became
lost in The swamp. They came to a
fused to cross. Mr.. Hynes thereupon
took the lines and forced the team to
90 ahead. In a moment they were in
water ten feet deep, and father, moth
er and seven children were lost. Citi
Zens have been searching for the bodies
and have found three.
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Tia Prssidsnt,a VIsitnra.

WASHINGTON, March There was
a decided improvement in the weather
to-day and the number of visitors at
the headquarters of the presidenl-elect
and vice president-elect was materially
increased. The usual routine WAS OBJ
served so far as General and Mrs. Har-
rison were concerned. The Michigan
congressional delegation had an audi
ence with General Harrison IN the
forenoon. He also received calls from
Judge Emery Speer of Georgia, whose
name has been mentioned in connec-
ton with the cabinet; Governor Fora
ker, Representative Boutelle of Maine.
and Senators Chandler and Blair Of
New Hampshire.
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Killed BY Dynamite,

HANNIBAL, Mo-, March Jacob
Germann of this city was instantly
killed at LAGRANGE yesterday, while
thawing out dynamite in pan of wa
ter on the stove. The dynamite ex-
plOded and his head was severed from
men in the quarry where he was en-
plOyed were seriously injured and one
of them, James Fuller, will probably
die. The building was completely
wrecked
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me to attend to the matter once more.
He was almost insane and thought
of nothing else but his injury. l tried
to convince him that no further opera
ton was necessary put it was no use
and to save his mind had to operate
on him again" The jury was out a
few minutes and returned verdict to
the effect that Vines was guilty as
charged, but was insane at the time
and had not yet recovered. The court
ordered that he be sent to Kankakee
asylum and there be kept until cured.
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Sent to thu Insane AsyIpu

CHICAGO, March l.-Thos. r. Vines,
the clerk who had himself shipped in a
trunk tn st. Louis with S4.O62 stolen
from his employers. Adams, Westlake
q Co., was to-day tried for the act.
The defense was insanity. DIR. Feger
testified that less than n year ago
Vines nose was injured in a sparring
match. The organ was properly dressed
but the patient seemed extremely
nervous and expressed great fear that
his beauty be forever spoilt. HE
called on me again" said the witness.
and insisted upon my performing
another operation. He was morbidlV
sensitive and it was in vain that L told
him that no operation was necessary.
but ! finally had to reset the nose In
order to quiet him. But short time
later he again called on me and wanted
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Taken TO California.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March Judge
Phillips, of the United States court.
this morning issued an order for the
removal of II. L. Gorton, the alleged
California stage robber, to that state
for trial, but held that he should not be
liable to state arrest until his case
shall have been presented before the
United States courts. Marshal Gates
and Deputy Willis left this evening
for Sonoua county, California, with
the prisoner
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VIII Cut Freight Rates.

CHICAGO. March AT the meeting
of the Northwestern Division of the
Western Freight association to-day the
Chicago, Burlington 81 Northern road
exploded a bomb by giving notice of its
intention to reduce the rate on flour
from Minneapolis and st. Paul to Chi
cago to 10 cents per hundred pounds.
The present rate is 124 cents. The
reason given for this action is that the
$500 by its cut rate is
securing all the -four traffic from
Minneapolis to the sea board. The loss
of this business is more seriously felt
by the Burlington s. Northern than by
the old Chicago lines which are not SO
dependent on the traffic for their rev.
enues and it has finally decided to meet
the rate Of the $500" The represent
atives of the other Chicago and St
Paul roads express regret at the action
of the burlington & Northern. They
say they will be forced to meet the re-
duction and that the immediate effect
will be to pull down the grain rate x
the same basis.