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Thomas County cat., 1890-05-29
Favorites Of Fortune.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 4.-The presi-
dent has sent to the senate the following
nomins tons: Postmasters: kansas-Wn-
liam j. Puett, Newton; John Congdon, Sedg-
wick; Richard Evans, Dodge City.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-29
The Worlds Fair.

CHICAGO, May 24.-The executive commit
tee of the worlds fair has elected Lyman J.
Gage chairman. This action places him in
the position permanently. Mr.. Gage is vice
president of the First National bank of
Chicago,
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-29
FAVORABLE OUTLOOK.
Volume Of Business Create
Than Last Year.

Foreign Trade, Out and In, In
creased-Money Markets Undis-
turbed-Confidence In Immediate
Commercial Future-Wheat Up
Corn LoWer-Products Lower.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-29
A Promotion,

WASHINGTON, d. c., May Al. S. Blake,
of Missouri, has been appointed an superin-
tendent OF the railway mail service by pro-
motion from the postal car service.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-29
FILIBUSTERING.
Lower California to Have Been
Seized.

An English Land Company Heads a
Scheme to Capture Lower Cali
fornia. Form a Government and
Then Negotiate for Admission Into
the United States.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-29
MORMON CHURCH.
The EdmundS Anti-POlygafmy
Bill Sustained.

Property Of the Mormon Church
Escheated to the United States;
$25O,OOO Worth-Act Incorporate
ing the Church Invalid-Cranted
Rights Abused.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-29
Parade and Drill.

TOPEKA, KAs.-The drill parade of the
knights of Pythias. in snowy uniforms, III
the city, was witnessed by untold thousands
of citizens and visitors.
0Three thousand Knights of Pythias. CON-
ing from all the large cities and towns in
Kansas, were here to participate. A special
train from Leavenworth brought large del
egation of Leavenworth knights, accompa-
MED by the famous Mascot band: another
arrived a half hour later from Kansas City
with POO visitors, and the trains from Horton
and other points in the northeast We're
crowded. 1t was a grand gathering-the
greatest day in the history of Pythianism in
Kansas.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-29
THE COMPETITIVE DRILL.

Several thousand people were at the fair
grounds to witness the competitive drill,
which was as fine an exhibition of drill work
as has ever been given here. There were
only three entries, As follows:
Erie division No. 16. Captain c. G. Fletcher.
sixteen men and one officer: GALAXY division
No. 80, of Pittsbnrg. Captain Il. E. L. Van
Wmkle..'sixteen men and one officer: Wichita
division No. ,. of Wichita. Captain T. 5.
Hotckin, twenty-four men and five officers.
The first prize was $3.50, the second $50,
and the third 500.
The first prize was awarded to Erie divi-
sion, the second to Galaxy division No. SO of
Pittsburg, the third to Wichita division. The
scores were as follows: Erie, 9.59; Galaxy,
of Pittsburg, 935: Wichita, 9.19.
The judges of this drill were Captains
Crowell, Stretch and Dorance. of the regular
army, stationed at Fort Leavenworth, who
were sent here by General McCook at the
request of the committee. Their decision
gives general satisfaction
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FROM FOREIGN SHORES.


The lord mayor Of London has called a
meeting for Nov. p at the mansion house
to discuss the subject of the persecution Of
the Jews in Russia.
Tie vatican authorities have given notice
that servants of the church who vote 10 the
coming elections in Italy will b. deprived OF
their emoluments.
Castoni, the Sviss Radical who murdered
Councillor Rossi during the recent revolt in
Switzerland, has bssn been discharged in
London.
Sir Samuel Grifith, prime minister OF
Queensland. has declared himself In favor Of
the establishment OF an Australian nation,
governed by an Australian parliament. with
oil the powers now exercised By the parlia.
ment Of Great Britain.
Prime MinisAof Crispi's organ, the Refor.
mo, soys that the visit of the German chan.
cellor to Italy is m event over which the two
nations should rejoice. os 1t affords fresh
confirmation Of tho existence Of friendly re.
iations between the two countries.
John Gregoire, Frenchman, has been or.
rested on complaint Of viscount Paul d..
Aiesac, consul general of France, who alleges
the prisoner called at the cons ulate ia New
York and threatened to kill all the reprcsen.
tatives Of the French government unless
they pay for his room and board. Gergoire,
when arraigned ut tho Tombs denied the
charge. but was locked up. The prisoner
gave his name as Justin Gcrgoire, ex.captian
Of artillery in the French army and gradu.
ate of the polytechnic school
Joseph Savory was installed a. lord may.
or Of London With oil the pomp that has 70,
years attended the ceremony ofinstalling the
civic officer of the city. The weather va.
warm. and large crowds lined the streets to
witness the lord mayors show. A number
oesuryivors ofths Crimean war and q naval
brigade took part in the parade and we're
heartily cheered. The aliegorical cars. es-
pecialIy those representing the colonies, wers
cheered. Altogether the show was capital
one.
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JOB DEPARTMENT..
Sliding In Earnest.

Down ordinary descents, and quite
steep ones. too, it is the custom to
allow the reindeer to trot and in
rrease the rnpidity of their motion
rs the sled pushes upon their heels,
until ut last they gallop at the top
of their speed. Near Bu!un. which is
two days journey from the mouth
Of the Lena River. there are several
very steep grades. and the reindeer
scampering down like the wind. the
lrivers shouting at the top of their
voices, and the sleds bounding over
the rough places, make up a scene
well worth witnessing.
The Esquimaux of North America.
on land Journeys, often encounter
hills where it would be very danger
GUS to attempt IL descent with Il
heavily loa,led sled drawn by dogs.
When such II place is reached. they
unhitch the dogs and let the sled de-
scend by its own weight. All the
men act as brakes To prevent, ifpos-
siblc, Il descent so rapid as to land
the eqnipage Il complete wreck Mt the
bottom. The two strongest of til"
drivers take their places on the sides
ut he front of the sled. and the 9TH
ers on where they can; all pull back
as strongly us possible when the
speed increases. Some plant their
feet straight in front of them and
send the snow flying as if from
snowplow. Others find themselves
taking leaps that would astonish
kangaroo, are dragged turiously
along, or. maybe, come rolling to
the bottom after the sled. Thcdogs
regard the whole affair as IL joke,
and with their traces tied together
come dashing alongil the wl,lchasp.
some barking joyously. Others yelp-
ing distressedly as, caught in the
traces. they are dragged to the foot
of the hill by their reckless compan.
ions. 1t often seemed n wonder
when, even with all our exertions. we
could land sled and party ut the
bottom safcly.-St. Nichol.s.
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TROUBLE BREWING.
Prospects Of y Fight In the World.
FAIR Diroctories

Far Directories.
CHICAGO, Nov. l5.-A joint meeting o! tn.
worlds fair congressional committee am,
the executive committee of the national
worlds fair commission began here TODAY
Ihe congressional committee began il:
work OF investigation by inguiring as to III.
salaries paid to the various officers, and 'ol
lowed these up with inquiries in regard tc
the duties of the director general These
subjects occupied the entire session. Aucl
briei remarks from Chairman Gambler anl
some talk between the commissioners AM
the members of the committee upon gen
eral matters, the committee took u recrs.
until tomorrow.
With the approach ofthc next mec,in;
of the worlds fair commission, rumors o
trouble ahcal are rife. In the first place
director General Davis feels ignored hy I'll.
local directory. 1t was his hders,aii,iinl
ti,at una, ne should have the appointment of hi.
subchieis; but the directory has appointed
tso Of them without consulting him. When
consulted about the matter Mr.. Davis said
he would not stand the action of the
directory. Secretary Wiliets is opposed to
the putting of the government exhibits on
the lake front, as proposed by the local d.
rectory.
In the meeting between the congressional
committee and the executive committee o,
the commissioners to-day, Commissioner
Martindale said that he believed he voiced
the sentimen; ofthc commissioners when
he said that the restrictions thrown around
the use Of Jackson aud Washington Parks
by the South Park commissioners must he
withdrawn.
The national grounds and buildings CON-
nit.cc met the members OF the local build.
Ing committee this afternoon. Mcssrs.
Martindalc, Smith, kcrcns and Goodell as
serted that the commission would insist
that there he no more than two buildings
erected upon the lake front. instead of six
or seven. as proposed by the local directory.
President Palmer said On the subject,
shall resign if the pan az outlined at IA re-.
cent meeting Of the direct DRY is insisted upon
Mr.. Gage was right i'll declining to sanction the
resolutions
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NORTH DAKOTA.

Emma Abbott opened the new opera. house
at Grand Forks.
rocket wns accidentally shot through
Joe Hare's plate glass window in Bismarck
The damage is about $500.
Joe Hughes of Grand Forks had his pock-
ct picked Of $3.50 in cash. Bill lTalyerson is
un'ler arrest ns the guilty party.
A young man working for John Stanage,
at fnnkton, husked in ono day, eighty seven
bushels and fifty pounds Of coru.
There ARE several cascs of scarlet fever Mt
Bismarck, but ns quarantine is being en- orc.
ed il is thought the disease will not spread.
The Grafton and Cavalier branch Of tie
Great Northern Inns been completed and the
last spike driven on the maiu track.
Old Jimmie Reynolds. who has worked on
the Dawson section Of the Northern Pacific
railroad since the year ]. was recently run
below the knee.
A fire Mt DEVILS Like recently consumed
Walkers machine ware house, stage barn
md four horses, besides two or three small
houses.
During the months OF September and Oc
tobcr AGO cars of cattle passed through
Bismarck ON the Northern Pacific railroad
The stock trains will be kept running just II.
long u the weather permits.
Probably the best wheut in the State
both ns to yield and quality. is being thresh
ed within radius oftwenty miles of Cusssl
ton. 1t il yielding from fifteen TO twenty
Ave bushels per acre and most OF it grading
No. Hard.
Mrs. Annu c. Rowland Of Fargo has been
granted an absolute divorce by Judge Ne
Conneil from William Howla9d, nn Episco
pal minister Of Passaic, n. J.sG& the ground,
OF crael and inhumun treatment She wa,
given the custody Of her daughter Florence
Sidell. and e3,5O0 per year alimony
While attempting to cross the Northern
Pacific bridge in front OF freight train II,
Grand Forks an unknown man fell through
The bridge TO tbs ground below, killing him
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instantly. Nothing is known as to vho ths
stranger was OF where he came from. 1t 10

instantly. Nothing is known as to vho the
stranger was OF where he came from. 1t 10
supposed he was partially intoxicated.
At Fargo, to the southeast by south and
about forty degrees above the horizon, one
of the most brilliant msteors yet recorded
was seen. Ii was Of intense Brightness aud
brillancy. and in its descent lett trail Of
light behind about two degrees in length.
Nothing to compare with it was ever seen in
the west.
Another county sent fight in Traill county
is on. This fall the people voted in favor Of
removing the county seat from Caledonia to
liilsboro. On application OF several or.
sons temporary injunction has been order.
cd preventing the removal. Arguments will
DO male on Nh order to show cause why
the injunc tion should not be made perma-
nent.
This year have seen practical demon.
stration OF the fact that corn can be raised
most successfully in North Dakota In Cass
county l saw many fields OF corn. including
one of lGO acrcs which was coming on we'll.
The eight.rowed King Philip corn natures
early, 80 that it is out of tine way o! the
frost. and is of fne qunlity.-W. g. Dal.
rympIc.
Inspector Watkin, OF the postoffce depart.
ment, and Special Agent E. 7. Vest reached
Fargo with John W. Newberry, arrested in
Virginia Nov. q. charged with participation
in the Northern Pacific train robbery ut New
Salem. n ID, in June last. In de'ault of $8..
O00 bail Newberry was com mitted to the
county jail to awair trial ut the next term OF
the United States court. 1t is understo cd
TINT it was through the preaching OF Charles
Bailey. now serving an eightyear sentence
! in Sioux Falls, $. D.. for completely in the
robbery that Newberry was captured.
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A Poor Country for Saw Bones.

There is only one physician to
every $500 of the population in
Russia, and yet the destitution
among members Of the profession is
said to be alarming. OF late there
have been numbers of suicides OF
medical men who were without the
bare necessities of life. This state
OF things is attributed to the ignor-
ance Of the people, who consult
soothsayers and magicians in pref:
egence to educated medical men.
Men who have served in the ambu-
lance corps or as hospital attend.
ants, and thus gained II smattcring
of medical knowledge. are allowed
to practice, which is &hother draw
back to the profession.-Pittsburgh
Dispatch.
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A DECIDED SENSATION.

Prominent Citizens Of Helena Arrested
Charged With Assault.
HELENA, Mont. Special Telegram, Nov.
15.-W. J. Fuchs. Millionaire Broadwater's e
secretary; Harry Woolridge proprietor o,
q gambling house; James Dennison and
Col. Curtis, postmaster of Helena, all
prominent Democrats. were arrested to-day
charged with assaulting Capt. Thomas, Of
the Salvation Army.
A few nights after the election the Dem.
ocrats were parading the streets celebrating
the election of Dixon to congress, and, com.
ing in contact with the Salvation Army,
some one struck the captain Of the army q vi.
cious blow on the head, knocking him down,
when Others kicked him in brutal man.
ner: He got up and marched of
with the Army apparently ul.
injured, but later Ills condition became
critical and his ultimate recovery Is still
uncertain.
Col. Curtis denies being with the crowd
at the time, but Others are reticent. Owing
to the confusion at the time 1t will be some.
what difficult to secure evidence against the
accused. All were released OIL bail pend
ing an examination to. morrow.
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Agricultural Experlment Station,

By act OF congress $500 per annum is
provided for each state and territory for
the purpose OF maintaining state agri-
cultural experiment station. Under this
stimulus stations are now in operation in
all the states. except Montana and Was h.
ington, and in the Territories OF Arizon u,
New Mexico and Utah. In each of the States
ofConnecacut. Massachusetts,, New Jersey
and New York separate station is mai IL
tained entirely or in part BY state funds,
aud in Louisiana station for sugar ex.
pefiments y maintained mainly BY funds
contributed by sugar plantszL In several
stttes branches or substationy have been es.
tablished. As stated in the published
four hundred specialists and otliers In the
work Of Investigation. During the year
1889 these stations published fofty-ive an.
nusl reports and 2st bulletins. These are
sent tree Of chsrTsto citizens Of the STATE
AL
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A Philosopher With q Wooden Leg.

From The ,hcnso journal
Until | grew II wooden leg my.
sell, said II retiredwarrior marching
along State street, Il never knew
how many of my fellow mortaIs EN-.
ioyed II similar experience. Now,
more than half the fun have in life
! get from looking out for other fpl.
lows game legs and arms, eye teeth.
] know two fellows WHO have false
noses. and about n couple of dozen
that have cllnn"y-nllcy eyes. But
that's nothin'. Sure / hear that
over in Paris the surgeons can take
a baby's face and change every feat
urcin it until its own mother would
not know her offspring. do be al.
ways pouring over old books and
lookin out torcuriosities of men and
women who manage to live though,
They're all ..ut to pieces. There's il
man living in Munich. lbeiieve. that
plays OH the violin with his toes and
leads an orchestra in the theatre.
An there's bully artist. l hear, in
Antwerp, was born without arms or
legs. But the quarest ould Mohawk
of them nll is knvanagh. who used
to he member of parliament for
county Carlow, Ireland. He was
born without arms or legs. but that
doesen't prevent him from doing any
thing he wants TO do. He writes
books. makes fine speeches, drives
four-in-hand. goes fy-fshin' for
salmon. and can carve duck as
nately as yon plaze. Oh, pshaw!
'Tisn notliin to have awo ooden leg
] don't care SOS haven't II wooden
head"
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GENERAL BUSINESS GOOD.
Wall Street Affairs Not Affecting the
Country At Large.

New YoRK, Nov. l5.--R. G. Dun & CO..
weekly review oftrade says:
Those who nave long expected severe reaction
IN the stock market have now see the averng,
Of prices thrown back to u lower point than ha.
been touched at anv other time or more thar
Tour years. II remains the fact hat the lesiti
mate business throughout the o,intry Is III,
largest ever known not much III! !atei or endAlI
sered by speculation. and 80 FIR sound tina;
complaints In regard to collections have beei
much fewer than usual. The cites now rus
tained may not improbably produce som,
shrinkage in transactions and diImnutiUu o
profits but the industrial and commercial con
ttions have been 80 favorable that sI,ecIlativ,
disturbances are tile less likely t. affect genera
business seriously.
Reports from other cities show that at mos,
points the events in Wall street lave had litt.,
or no effect AZ yet. AZ Milwaukee money IL clos,
Ht I. collections satisfactory and Easter
troubles do not check trade: at Omaha. St
Paul, Denver and Kansas City money Ii IL
strong demand, collections healthy and business
good
While exports vi products were enormous il
October. they have fallen l2 per cent beloS las:
years for November thus far at New YORK. bu,
II larger excess over imports fails to affect til.
money market since the movement Of securites
this way IL lnrse. II is not to be forgotten tina;
the demand for money Is largely due to the uii
prece,lented volume OF business thus far.
The Dusiiiess failures occurring throughout 'l'
country during the pas. seven days number 2GG
M compared with u total OF GID last week. Foi
the CORRESPONDING week Of last year the figure.
we're 2G5.
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Settled With y Fine,

MADISON, Wis, Special Telegram, Nov
l5.-The blackmsil case in which two trav
cling men. village merchant and a prct,!
milliner are the principal figures, was set
tied to-day, and thus All expectant public
is cheated out Of spicy neal. Thu
dranatis personn includes Peter Haus
man and A. W. Meredith. Commercial
travellers, George Maloney. q prominen
merchant of the neiglboring village of SUI
Prairie, whose role is that of u persecutee
old man, and the pretty milliner. Ms. c
NJ. Britton. who keeps shop near Malo
neys residence. The facts in the case are
we'll known. Maloney actually paid then
B. go in notes and some other money. bu
to-day they agreed to refund everything
and the case was liushed up by them pay
ipg besides fine OF $50 each and costs.
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CHRISTIAN ENpEAyOR.
Fourth A.aua, csnvsatis. Of tie Min
Assota Association.

RocaEsrER Special Telegram. Nov. 49,
The fourth annual state convention OF the
Young Peoples Society OF Christian
Endeavor convened in this city this after.
noon. Delegates are arriving on every
train. In the neighborhood Of 500 are ex-
pected.
The exercises were opened at sp. m. by q
song service, led by State Secretary J. L.
keough; followed by an address Of vel.
come BY Rev; J. F: Tainter Of this city. to
which State President E. Il. McClanaghan
responded: The organization was then per.
fected aud committees appointed. fhi,
evening song service and devotional exer.
cises opened the meeting. and after the bus.
iness announcements the large delegation
listened to the presidents annual address
The convention sermon, by Rev. r. n. Nc.
kaiR,. d. D.. OF Minneapolis, concluded the
programme for the first day. Tomorrow
the principal business 10 the submitting Of
reports Of local unions and the address by
!. w. Baer, general secretary of the United
States Christian Endeayor,
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A Political se...t,on.

LINCOLN. Neb., Nov. ia sensation is
going the rounds of political circles here
that q number o! towns in Nebraska have
failed to comply with the provisions Of the
registration act of 1889. which requires that
every city of the second class, or abO0.
having 2.50) or more shall be required to
register all voters before the election is held.
On the face oil the returns the Democrats
have the governor, the Republicans the
other state offices. and the Independents the
legislature. before whom the contests will
he tried. Ifthe towns which failed to COM
ply with the tee,ns of the act are thrown
out, no one caiS tell who is elected.
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Result OF Epitevork.

Sioux CRY, Special Telegram, Nov. l5.-.
At Ida Grove to-day George r. Williams,
one OF the oldest aud best known ncwsps.
per men in this section. was acquitted of q
charge OF arson. aftcr a long trinl. Last
April the grand opera house WAS Sc. on fire.
and in August last Williams was arrested.
He was indicted on the testimony of man
named Morrow, who was brought from the
pcnitel,iary to testify. 1t was spite that led
Morrow to conspire with Williams enemies
to swear arson on him. The whole trouble
grew out of feud over politics.
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National W. e. T. u.

ATLANTA, Ga. Nov. 15.-Not only the
hotels. but also the residences of the phil.
anthropic and temperance women of At.
lanta are crowded with delegates to the
seventeenth annual Temperance union
Numerous societies in sympathy with the
aims of the union have also sent their dele.
gates as tangible evidence of their feeling.
The Nom Partisan association sent dele
gates to demand seats in the convention. A
public meeting was held tonight, at which
was the feature. The business OF the con.
vention will begin tomorrow aud con-
Time four DAYS
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JANESON'S DEFENSE.
A Letter Made Public by the Wife OF tn
Explorer

A Letter Made Public by the Wife OF the
Explorer.
LONDON. Nov. l5.-Mrs. Jameson ia.
written to the papers enclosing letter iron,
her husband written at Stanley Falls, Aug.
8. 1883, and addressed to Sir William Mac.
kinnon.
jameson denies the statements made by
Assad Ferran. and says that while lie saw
the girl killed and eaten he did not buy her.
nor could he have prevented the occur
renee. He denies that he made sketches OF
the affair ut the time
He describe.t the death and burial of Bart
telot precisely as he did to Stanley. In
concluding lie describes the trial aud exc
cution of Songa, expresses the belief that
Of Stanley's arrival.