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The Globe-republican., 1890-04-16
CIvIL-SERvICE REFORM.
Report Of = Special Committee OF Inquiry
~ to the Operations OF the Law.

Report Of . Special Committee OF Inquiry
~ to the Operations OF the Law.
WASHINGTON, April 12-In a report
made to the executive committee of the
National Civil-Service Reform League,
the special committee appointed to in
quire into the operation of the reform
law details the investigation made
among members of Congress as to the
distri button of patronage and says: 1T
is not an extravagant estimate to say
that more than one-third of the entire
time Of these Congressman (time which
should properly be devoted to their leg
islative duties) is consumed in the dis
tribution of Offices"
The committee inquired into the ex-
tent to which this patronage interfered
with the proper performance OF legisla-
tive duties. 1t found that in the last
Congress little more than 10 per cent.
of the measures introduced passed both
houses. OF the 17,O7S measures intro
duced, more than II 900 never came out
Of committee and 1. 400 of those reported
never reached consideration.
The neglect of public business here
shown, the committee thinks, is due to
the spoils system. The committee COM
mends highly the Lodge bill for the Sc
lection of fourth class postmasters by
examination
The Globe-republican., 1890-04-16
KANSAS CITY ELECTION.

The Democratic Ticket Favored - The
WaterwOrks Issue and the Australian
System.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 9.-The elec-
ton in this city yesterday resulted as
follows: Mayor, BENJAMIN Holmes, D.;
treasurer, William Peake. D.; Auditor,
John G. Bishop. R.; police Judge, John
L. Wheeler, D.; city attorney, James w.
FRAZIER, d.
Members of the Upper House-Muehl-
schuster, D.; Johnston, R.; Kimball, D.;
Spengler. D.; Jewett, R.; Deveney, D.
Robertson. D.; Toler, D.; Hunter, D.;
Dunhsm. r.; Sullivan. r; Jackson, D.;
Young, r.
Davenport the Republican candidate
for mayor. was defeated by s,1Oa There
was . waterworks issue which probably
Influenced the election, party lines
cutting less figure than usual The
Australian system Of voting was tried
here for the first time and completely
changed the usual scenes around the
polls.
The Globe-republican., 1890-04-16
A Danish Idea.

Denmark has organized a new system
of State butter shows. The scheme in
cludes continuous butter show at the
expense of the State during several
months in each year. where fresh
samples of butter will be received every
fourteen days, the judges decision to
be given on the butter as received, and
its condition at the end of fourteen
days. The samples are to be sent inn
mediately on the receipt of q letter or
telegram, so that the dairymen will not
be able to make a special cask for exhi-
bition, and the samples are to be re-
peated as often as required. Competing
dairies must send in a return of the
feeding and system generally followed
on the farm, with special reference to
the week during which the samples are
sent in. At present the number Of
dairies entered is three hundred and
sixty. Nine judges have been selected,
and these act in groups of three each,
each group recording an independent
opinion on each sample, which Is
checked by those of the other two
groups. Each group will consist of two
butter merchants and one dairy expert
The exhibitors are paid the usual
market rate for their exhibits. The
shows will be held at intervals of q
fortnight during eight months Of the
year.-Country Gentleman.
The Globe-republican., 1890-04-16
SUPREME COURT EVILS.
California Cut Up Over Legal Delays an
Conflicting Decisions.

California Cut Up Over Legal Delays and
Conflicting Decisions.
SAN Francisco. April IA circular
has been issued by the California State
Bar Association. which contains an ad.
dress by ex-Judge Thomas P. Stoney.
president, in which he states that we'll
founded dissatisfaction with the condi-
ton of the law and with the administra.
tion in this State prevails widely. He
says there is a deplorable uncertainty as
to what the law is, owing to the want of
harmony in the opinions of the Justices
composing the Supreme Court and, added
to this condition of affairs, there is an
intolerable delay in obtaining justice in
the ordinary courts of judicial procedure.
He declares that if the evils complained
of are as serious as they are claimed to
be. the only adequate remedy will be in
a thorough reorganization of the system
by an amendment of the Constitution.
The Globe-republican., 1890-04-16

MOVABLE FLOOR AND SECTION OF COOP.
. sect on Of this form of coop with the
movable floor in its place. Every few
days, the door, A, being opened, stand
at the rear, and, taking hold of the
handles, slide the coop lengthwise of
the cleats away from the floor, which
may then be scraped with hoe, fresh
earth spread on. and the coop replaced
by reversing the motion. This coop. it
is claimed, will keep out rats and wet
more effectually than any other cheap,
simple affair.-N. Y. World.
The Globe-republican., 1890-04-16
THE POTATO.
Points on Its Successful Culture-How I
Kill the Bugs.

Points on Its Successful Culture-How to
Kill the Bugs.
The potato crop always pays for good,
clean, constant cultivation, says the
Western Rural. AS the potato season
is short, the crop should be pushed as
rapidly as possible. Some people begin
cultivation even before the plant ap-
pears above the ground, and it is good
plan, especially if the weeds begin to
show themselves. Cultivation should
be continued until the vines cover the
ground, provided it is necessary to keep
the land clean. Different seasons will
require different degrees of cultivation,
perhaps, but even in a dry season when
the weeds are not as aggressive, STIR
ring the soil and keeping it in fine con-
dition is to assure greater degree of
moisture. So perhaps the rule laid
down should be: constant cultivation.
After horse cultivation is no longer
practical, the weeds, if they start,
should still be kept out. and it must
then be done by hand. A potato field
filled with weeds can not produce as
good a crop of potatoes as it would if
the weeds were not there. After the
weeds are in blossom there is an idea
that the weeds can not hurt the crop,
but that cultivation will. 1t is big
error.
Al it were not fact that weeds must
be supported by soil that should be
m ide to devote its entire strength to
the potatoes, it would be true that it
would cost more to harvest the crop,
when the field would be full of weeds:
and more than that and worst Of all, is
the seeding of the ground to weeds for
tho next season, and the expense of
keeping them down. Whoever is an
implacable enemy to weed under all
circumstances, is an excellent friend
to himself and practices economical
farming.
The potato beetle. of course. will be
on hand for its share of the crop. Sea-
son his meal with Paris green. being
careful not to make the mixture too
strong. 1t is the bugs you want to kill
aud not the vines. The quantity of
Paris green that will settle bug is ex-
-ceedinRly small. Hence there is no
necessity of strong mixture. One Of
our most prominent farmers and agricul-
tursl writers has not used Paris green,
however, for a number of years. He
cultivates twice a week, and attaches to
the end of the singletree a light brush.
This brushes off the beetles ahead of
the cultivator, and many of them are
killed. But the Paris green diet is by
all odds the most efficient Of any thing
Push the growth as much as possible
and sprinkle with Paris green.
The Globe-republican., 1890-04-16
THE STORM PERIOD.


a Tornado Does Much Damage In Ohio
Michigan Shaken Up.
CLEVELAND, O.. April "a cyclone
struck Norwalk about five o'clock yee-
terday afternoon from the northwest
and swept track about half mile wide
from the eastern limits Of the city quite
a long distance into the country.
The umbrella factory of Sprague 4
French was in the path of the cyclone.
A part Of the building, in which about
thirty young women were employed.
was crushed like an egg she'll Many
of the girls escaped, but others were
caught in the falling building.
Dora Palmer, aged nineteen, received
fatal injuries and died in short time.
Her skull was crushed. Nellie Harding
was seriously injured about the head
and upper part of the body. Miss Brush
had her collar bone broken and was 9th
erwise injured. Several other girls
whose names can not be learned received
injuries
A dozen barns were blown down and
other small buildings were wrecked.
Trees were uprooted and fences torn
down in all directions The force Of the
wind was unprecedented in this section.
At seven o'clock last evening another
terrific storm visited the city, the wind
blowing and hail stones as large as hick-
ory nuts falling, smashing windows and
demolishing green houses
A dispatch from Collins, few miles
from Norwalk, says: "A very heavy
and serious cyclone passed through this
place at five clock yesterday afternoon.
Between fifteen and twenty buildings,
mostly dwellings, were completely
wrecked and several people injured. Mr.
Houff and daughter were seriously hurt. {"
MICHIGAN VISITED.
DETROIT, Mich. April "a disas-
trous cyclone visited all parts of Michi-
gan Monday, doing great damage, but
not killing anyone SO far as learned.
The storm struck the northwest por-
ton of Trowbridge township, Allegan
County, at three o'clock, preceded by
heavy wind and rain storm. 1t de-
stroyed the barn, kitchen and fences of
George Prayer. His neighbor's house
and barn were carried for twenty
rods and totally destroyed.
A tornado passed north and south
through Battle Creek Monday night,
leveling buildings fences and wind
mills The summer cottages Of Goguac
lake, two miles south, were blown
down. but fortunately no lives were lost.
The loss is not yet estimated.
At Mount Clemens Mrs. Fred Eberlin,
of Frazer, was instantly killed by
lightning which accompanied the
cvclOna
The Globe-republican., 1890-04-16
CONDITION OF CROPS.

Report Of the Department OF Agriculture -
to the Condition of the Crops.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE condition
Of winter wheat on April I, as reported
by the statistician of the Department Of
Agriculture, averages 81 for the entirs
breadth. The general average for rye
is 92S.
Seeding was late in the States Of the
central valleys, because of drought, and
the soil was, therefore, not in the best
condition, but the mild winter continued
growth until the plants were too luxuri-
ant to withstand the usual vicissitudes
of March. Recent frosts have cut down
the growing plants quite generally. and
in wet or submerged areas the roots
have been destroyed. There are reports
of recuperating by seeding and renewed
growth in this region. Where the roots
are intact great improvement will fol-
low with good weather. The fact thai
the roots are so we'll developed is favor
able to improvement
In the South the soil was generally in
better condition. and the early sown de.
velOped rapidly. and in December and
january Suuereu HOre Or leSS lTOIu az
tacks of the Hessian fly. In March
frosts were very general, discolOring
and sometimes killing the plants down
to the ground, but not iniuring the roots,
except in wet places. The crop looks
brown in New York, but the State agent
believes it is better than it looks. The
other Middle States return wheat in
good condition
The Pacific coast has had an extraor.
dinary amount of rain and snow, which
have delayed seeding and injured the
early sown areas.
The average condition of principal
States are as follows: New York, So;
Pennsylvania. 80; Ohio, 81: Michigan,
81; Indiana, IS: Illinois, IS; Missouri,
SO; Kansas, 81; California, II.
The report of condition of farm ami
mails makes the average as follows:
Horses. 97.4; cattle, 94.1; sheep. 95.7;
swine. 95,6
The Globe-republican., 1890-04-16
Improved Hixhways.

The president selected for the New
York State Roads improvement Associa-
tioh is wealthy citizen who is a pub
lc-spirited citizen and willing. if nee
essary, to spend five or ten thousand
dollars out of his own pocket to for
ward the cause of good roads.
Millions of dollars throughout the
North and West have been tied up this
fall and winter because of the mud
blockade on the roads. This ought to
set every one TO thinking how it could
be avoided. No one is responsible for
the bad roads. but it is only question
of time when farmers. merchants and
drivers will wake up to having their
roads built as the bridges are, ON cash
basis by contractor under bonds That
As the only way. and we wish our Legis-
1a.ures could be dragged through the
mud for few weeks SO that they could
sxealize the necessity for change
Ann Arbor Mich Courier.
The Globe-republican., 1890-04-16
RAILROADS REMINDED.

They Must Not Neglect the Service Of the
Public For the Fun Of Fighting.
Topeka, Kan. April "WEDNESDAY
the Board Of Railway Commissioners Or
dered the Missouri Pacific to put regu-
lar passenger train on its line between
Topeka and Fort Scott, and yesterday a
similar decision was rendered on the Pc
tition Of the citizens of Wilson, Mont
gomery and Chautauqua Counties against
the Missouri Pacific. The petitioners
demanded the restoration of passen-
ger service on the Leroy &
Caney Valley air line railroad, Of
which the respondent company is lessee.
The board directs that such service be
supplied by May 1, and in concluding
its summing up of the case says:
Eve can not be blind to the fact that
railroad managements do not always,
even when practicable to do so, confine
their passenger service strictly to the
limits of public requirements and the
production of self-sustaining revenue.
"Even now, while the dwellers upon
the prairie who have voluntarily taxed
themselves to supply decent railroad IA
cilities, are protesting against being
hauled about at the rear end of freight
trains, and their protest is met with the
plea that better facilities can not be af-
forded, tens of thousands of dollars of
revenue are being wasted by railroad
companies operating in this territory in
what is curiously called passenger rate
war, which is species of amusement
which certain young men who are set to
conduct passenger traffic indulge in
when they get tired of baseball, and
who ought to be sent to Jericho until
their boards have grown, and sober
minded men put in charge. If this were
done. railroad companies could afford to
give people on the prairies chance, or
at any rate the plea that it does not pay
would come with more impressive
grace"
The Globe-republican., 1890-04-16
MANHATTAN BANK FAILURE.
Serious Thing For the City-The Liabilities
Put at S50l, 900.

Serious Thing For the City-The Liabilities
Put at S581, 600.
MANHATTAN, Kan, April 9.-E. b
Purcell, of this city, proprietor of the
Manhattan Bank, made an assignment
yesterday morning to John w. Webb.
his cashier, as temporary assignee. The
liabilities are S561, 600, but the assets
will not be known for several days.
The assignment was precipitated by
the action of the British Land & Mort
gage Company, of this city, which yes
terday advertised public sale of col
lateral given by Mr.. Purcell to secure
his obligation to the company for $780,.
600 due April 1, and which he failed te
pay. Stringency of the times and ex-
ceeding difficulty in making collections
were the principal causes assigned for
the failure.
The Manhattan Bank was the oldest
in the State west of Topeka and Mr..
'urcell was the wealthiest man in the
county and one of the wealthiest in the
State and leading business man of
Manhattan. He was supposed to be alb
solutely safe. with unbounded credit
For several months there had been
vague rumors that he was embarrassed,
but the public would not believe it.
The failure is the greatest disaster
that ever befeli this county because of
Mr.. Purcell's immense interests and
long sta ading business connection.
Every thing is quiet in the city. al
though the failure is the chief topic of
conversation. There is no run on the
other banks. There are a good many
depositors, mostly in small amounts,
and business men will not be seriously
embarrassed.
A suit was begun in the district court
by E. b. Purcell suing the British
Land & Mortgage Company of America
limited) for 500, 900 damages, alleged
to result from the public offer to sell
the Purcell securities. Mr.. Purcell Sc
cured from the court yesterday an order
restraining the mortgage company from
disposing Of 5, 200 shares of the mercan-
tile cOmpany's stock deposited with it
by Mr.. Purcell as collateral.
The Globe-republican., 1890-04-16
EXIT THE eENpERs.


1ne Two Suspects Released at OsweSo.
OswEGo. Kan, April 1l.-MessrA
webb and James, attorneys for the al.
legged Bender women, who mad been in
jail here for several months. began
habeas corpus proceedings before Pro-
bate Judge Calvin yesterday morning.
County Attorney Morrison and F. H.
Atchison appeared for the State.
The evidence of the most importance
consisted of afidavits and dispositions
and the oral evidence Of the old lady,
Mrs. Griffith.
An affidavit Of one of the daughters,
Mary Gardi, of Michigan. was read,
showing that in 1872 and 1878 her mother.
Mrs Griffith, then Marks, was confined
in the house of correction at Detroit
Mich, for the crime of manslaughter,
and the affidavit of the superintendent
OF the reformatory proved that during
those two years Mrs. Griffith was con-
fined in the house of correction at De-
troit. Other dispositions showed her
arrest and sentence at the time when
the Benders committed the horribl
butcheries in Kansas.
At the preliminary hearing Mrs.
Griffin denied knowing any thing of a
man by the name of Shearer, but she
admitted having married him in Ionia,
Mich, in 1872, changing her name from
Marks to Shearer. She explained this
discrepancy by saying that at the pre-
liminary examination she did not wish
to have it become known that she was
at one time a Shearer, as the records of
the courts would show her conviction
and sentence for manslaughter.
The State introduced Mr.. Stewart
who swore that Mrs. Griffith was old
Mrs Bender.
The arguments of counsel were heard
and the court took the matter under ad.
visement for few moments.
Judge Calvin then announced that he
could assume no greater jurisdiction
than the judges at the preliminary, and
they had found sufficient evidence to
bind the suspects over. The evidence
of the daughter was looked upon
with suspicion, as she was chip
of the old block, yet the evidence Of
persons who knew her mother when she
was confined in prison in 1872 and 1878
was sufficient proof to him that the
woman could never be convicted and
the court ordered that the two 10 dis
charged.
The county commissioners bought the
women ticket to Niles, Mich, and
they will start for that place this morn
ing.
This is the third effort of the county
to bring the Benders to justice and pre-
sumably the last one.
The Globe-republican., 1890-04-16
CUSTOMS UNION.


Tho Pan-Ameriean C0ngreso RecOmmeodo
Reciprocity In Trade Relations.
WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE Pan
American conference took up and dis
posed of the reports Of the committee
on customs union. adopting the report
OF the majority, with three dissenting
votes. those OF the Argentine Republic.
Chilli. Paraguay. The report adopted
recommends that reciprocity treaties be
negotiated between these several repub-
lies of the American hemisphere. each
making tariff concessions so that the
peculiar products of them all may be
introduced free into the others
The committee on port dues reported
that owing to special conditions pre-
vailing in the ports. of the several nar
tions in respect to the services for which
the charges are made, it is impractic-
able to abolish completely the charge
now made upon vessels in the shape OF
dues. The committee recommends:
First-That all port dues be merged
in single one. to be known as tonnage
dues
Second-That this one charge shall be
assessed upon the total carrying capacity
of the vessel
Third-That each Government fix for
itself the amount to be charged as tom
mage dues, but with due regard to the
general policy and the conference upon
the subject which is to facilitate and
favor navigation.
Fourth-That there be excepted from
the provisions of article 1, the dues
charged or to be charged under unex-
pired contracts with private companies
Fifth-That the following shall be
exempt from tonnage dues: L. Trans
ports and vessels of war 3 Vessels
Of less than twenty-five tons 8. Yes
sells which shall have been compelled to
put in to port by reason Of damages suf-
fered at sea- T. Yachts and other
pleasure boats.
The report was adopted.
The Globe-republican., 1890-04-16
Buccaneer sportsn.n in Africa.

LONDON, April "A dispatch to the
Times from Alexandria says: STANLEY
reproaches the British East Africa Com
pany for allowing American and British
sportsmen to exhaust the resources of
their territory, which he says will be
required some day for railway laborers
merely to decorate their succeed wallis
with furs, hides and horns without any
return 1t is better, he says to allow
the district to fall into the hands Of
Germany, which will not permit En-
glish buccaneers in her territory. He
had hoped that Germany woold prevent
. single shot from being fired for cruel
sport"
The Globe-republican., 1890-04-16
CHANCELLOR SNOW.
The Kansas University Fills the Vacant
Chsir-Other Appointments.

The Kansas University Fills the Vacant
Ch.ir-Other Appointments.
LAWRENCE, Kan. April 12.-After .
three days session the regents Of the
Kansas State University have settled
the question of who should be Chancel.
lor of the institution by electing Prof.
F. H. Snow at salary of 81, 600 per an
num@Sl, 900 less than they offered Rev.
Dr.. Thwing, of Minneapolis, MINI. The
reason for this reduction is not known.
The selection of Prof. Snow gives
universal satisfaction here, and un-
doubtedly the same feeling exists
throughout the State. In the present
state of affairs it is undoubtedly the
very best thing that can be done for the
university. Prof. Snow will honor the
institution in the Chancellor's chair as
he has honored the professorship of
natural history.
For twenty-three years Prof. Snow has
occupied the chair of natural science
and in this quarter of a century's work
he has shown himself to be thorough,
conscientious and indefatigable worker.
Outside of his regular duties he has
prepared a catalogue of over 600
species OF the plants of Kansas, a
list OF Kansas birds of over 500
species, list of animals of the State. a
list of the fishes of the State and list
of the insects Of Kansas, Colorado and
New Mexico, and has collections of
these in the university museum COM
prising 200, 900 specimens and over co.
600 species. There is no other State in
the Union that contains such a vast &C
cumulation-the work of one man. The
entire museum collection is valued at
nearly 81, ,OOO. 900.
The regents after electing Prof Snow
continued the good work by establish
ing chair of geology and electing S.
w. Willeston, of Yale College, a gradu-
ate of the Kansas Agricultural College
and formerly Kansas man, to preside
over it at salary of 81. 500 a year.
A chair of mental and moral science
was also created, but no one has yet
been chosen to fill it.
Prof. C. G. Dunlap was elected full
professor Of English literature. Ger
trude Crotty was chosen assistant pro-
fessor in geology at a salary of $500 per
annum.
All the optional studies advised by
the professors were adopted and ordered
placed in the curriculum.
The Globe-republican., 1890-04-16
Three Men Friehtfuliy Burned.

BELvIDERE, n. j., April Eat the
Warren factory, Phillipsburg. while the
men were running of the molten iron
from an immense ladle which had just
been filled. by some alleged carelessness
it was upset and the contents fell upon
the damp ground. causing terrific ex-
plesion. The men were thrown in every
direction and three of them were fright
fully burned. one fatally. The building
was set on fire. but the flames were ex.
tinguished with only slight damage.
The explosion was heard blocks away.