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THIS Will NOT GO DOWN.


Senator Manderson, of Nebraska,
is reported as having delivered him
self of the following in recent inter
view:
1t would be difficult for the next Congress or
any Of its successors to accomplish as much In
the way Of special legislation for the farmer as
the last Congress did. There were more special
measures helpful TO the agricultural classes
passed by the last Congress than by any of Its
predecessors In the history Of the Oultry.
There was the act placing the weather bureau
under the supervision Of the agricultural depart
ment, and the other legislation which looked to
the enlarging Of the scope Of usefulness Of this
particular department Then there was the In
spectOr Of meat and the reciprocity measures,
which were more beneficial to the farming
classes than to any other industry. There was
also the law requiring provisions for comfort In
the transportation Of animals which were being
shipped abroad for the export trade, which was
q very humane and beneficial measure, as well
as the law providing for the Inspection OF salted
meats, which carried with 1t the retallatOry
clause, that has contributed more than any
other one thing to the opening Of the foreign
markets to American meats, These were few
of the leading measures passed, to say nothing
Of the general Overhauling and revision CT the
land laws which were specially beneficial to the
hOmeSteaders of the west.
Senator Msnderson, like the great
majority of the servants (?) of the
people, undoubtedly thinks this kind
of taffy will be accepted by the farm
ers. 1t will become apparent, in the
course of time, that the people
fully understand what they want in
the way of legislation; and Repre-
sentatives p who are deaf to their de-
mands may as well be looking for
something to do at the end of their
present terms. There is the finest
prospect for an employment office for
statesmen out OF jobs, in the near fu-
ture, of any department Of business
on the continent Their number is
likely to be legion. The farmers and
all industrial classes demand a revo-
luton in our financial system, and
statesmen who fail to hear this de-
mand may as well pack their bag
gage.
The advocate., 1891-08-19

''SECRETARY HIGGINS is reasonably safe in
his prediction that prohibition win not again
find place in Republican platform. "-TOpeka
Democrat.
And we are equally safe in our prediction that
unless 1t does find place in a Republican plat.
form, the Republican party will loose It's place
In the state government. That is the secret Of
the Democrats hard work for the Higgins back
out pOllcy.-LaiCrence Record.
And we are equally safe in our pre-
diction that whether it does or does
not find a place in Republican plat
form, the Republican party will loose
its place not only in the state govern
ment, but likewise in that of every
county in the state. There are to be
no more Republican victories in Kan
sas.
The advocate., 1891-08-19

BROTHER ALoNzo WARDALL, of South
Dakota, and his estimsble better half,
gave this Office a very pleasant sur
prise last week. They were on the
return trip from Washington, Oregon
and California, and they report the
Farmers Alliance and the Peoples
party in a Aourishing condition on
the Pacific slope. In this they only
confirm the reports of the western
press. The old parties will find little
comfort west of the Rocky mountains
in 1892.
The advocate., 1891-08-19
SHAWNEE COUNTY PEOPLES PARTY
NINK
JERRY SIMPSON AT HANS CITY.

In our notice last week of the meet
ing to be held at Hays City, the types
made us say Saturday, Sept. 25th. 1t
should have been 26th. Let all re-
member the date.
The advocate., 1891-08-19

THE Buffalo EUening Netcs speaks
of Mr.. Porter's census bulletins as
fiction for summer reading"
The advocate., 1891-08-19
A BOGUS REFORMER.

N~NN@@~~~NS'-~~
great reformer, (D who is very loud
in his professions Of devotion to the
peoples cause, and yet whose acts
give the lie emphatically to his pro-
fessions. He was made a subject OF
investigation by committee appoint
cd at the meeting Of the National Re-
form Press Association, at Cincinnati,
in May last; and that investigation
has been pursued sufficiently to justi-
~ the statement that his character
and antecedents are decidedly un-
savory. He has pursued his peculiar
methods so persistently that it be-
comes necessary to call halt; and as
chairman OF the investigating COM
mittee, we take this method to per-
form that duty. We shall withhold
his name at present, but, while doing
80, we utter this note of warning
that he must change his tactics, or it
will become necessary to give him
the benefit Of a little free advertising.
We are familiar with his schemes and
recognize his handiwork in all it's
manifold manifestations.
His earmarks appear with great
distinctness in q recent renewal Of the
effort which he has long persisted in,
to bring the name of Geo. @. Ward
into disrepute. He has pursued this
man with a mslignsncy seldom
equaled, and by methods of the most
diabolical character; and his latest
effort in this direction is the immedi-
ate cause Of the warning we now give
him. We have desired to avoid pub
licity in this matter, and we hope the
exposure of this scheme will make
further reference to the case unneces-
sary. Mr.. Ward is a man who earns
his daily bread by his daily toll;
his enemy was never known to do an
honest days labor since his advent in
the city; and yet he has repeatedly
endeavored to make us believe that
Mr.. Ward is a "boodler," who, under
the guise of a reformer, is secretly
playing into the hands Of the enemy.
We have made his charges subject Of
personal investigation for more than
a year, and have found nothing what
ever to Justify them, while we haze
found many indications that the
Doodle was going in the other direc-
tion. The latest scheme is a very
bungling affair, evidently designed tc
entrap Mr.. Ward and obtain some
thing from him that could be used tC
his injury. The scheme not only
failed, but MIR. Ward gives it to the
public in order that some of the
methods Of this nondescript may bt
better understood. There are many
people in Kansas City who will know
to whom this article refers; and they
will be enabled from the following
matter to better understand the true
character of a man whom some o
them have trusted and believed sin
Iooro Tho Rollnxu;nc, lakkor vaa ro
The advocate., 1891-08-19
KANSAS, AUGUST 10, 1891.

Entered as second class matter in the Post
Office at Topeka, Kansas.)
The advocate., 1891-08-19

Chairman Democratic County Committee.
This diabolical scheme, like many
that have preceded it, failed in the
purpose for which it was intended.
We have given considerable space to
this matter in justice to Mr.. Ward,
who is one OF our most faithful and
worthy co-workers; and we hope that
it will be unnecessary to refer to it
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-07-10
HE LET HIMSELF DROP.
A yeraolous stors Of Very Strange Ae-
cident.


Hero Is large and elegant story told ina
l.owery. Biount county, Ala, dispatch to
Tue Huntsville Mercury. You are not
alli.-a,l to believe ii unless you want 70:
a party Of Birmingham capitalists, largely
interce,ed in the minerals Of the region IND
SOME prominent railrond officials were hers
uu d tour Of inspection, with the view w
coeuinr GONE beds OF iicn ore and seieciing
tho most practicable ralte for the extension
* the new railway TINT leads up this valley
This Indeed, seems to have been tho tiEc
hattla grounds Of the gods, with "Foaah
| rlsl UPON Ossar or tho utter confusion Q.
| she geols.ists, who cannot account for iel
IRON orc in one side Of "A mountain aud oroAa
on the other, with veins os coal immediale1F
Underlying tie top on both sides, 40 II wte
dsierfainod to leave them out Of The pariF
rn, carry along practical man taHtliisr
| with ghe formations peculiar 10 thm VaiN
lor all geological information necessary ~
uaE.ins an approximate Gstlmate of TIE
amount Of solid and loose rock TO he encn'tN-
t,rel on tllo extension. Accordingly az -
foruman Mr. Mertz, who Ind been N tae
gnllsy GU the new road since April, and bal
also had large experience in railroading Y
fhs vest wlls selected. He was an iutelli
rent, sober md industrious man, who ragu-
iar,g once month sent tho greater part 3.
b.s earnings to his wife and children Ia kan'
sas. He Eave bis opinions only after 'o
most careful examinations, and the geplp'
men haa Implicit confidence AZ 70 their aerI
racy. -
The party reached perpendicular tau,'
: .,,,out lilleen feet high, when Mr. Neas
climbed down toa ledge about six feet tfr 2
tha Top, and with bis hammer was 'aVeest'-
eating tho character OF the stones aiPl i's
urobable thickness. The gentleman a0ove
heard several blows from his hammer, thea
apparently quantity Of loose rocks tallirF,
7rd imlncdiatcly terrific explosion FheF
y,ere VII considerably shocked, but not ottiel+
wise hurt, and St once wetrt to the edSq q
ihe preepice, where they dctected the straas
' od,r of dynamite, but u their constei1atlo'
c9nll see nothing Of Mr. Mcrtz After
careful search some small pieces Of bis cloth
iug were found hanging in tree secg
thirty feet from the ground, but tnat was W
The question for tne scientists to settt
,s. ghat caused the eSplosioni A nun
ter Of people from Birmingham nave Vlsile
lie place, but have heard only one pauSloi
:, theory, aud that was advanced By NJ
7 Schultz, n scientist. 1t is known positive.
y that Mr. Mertz had no dynamite with hiu
j and Alf. Schultz says tbs only possible wa
10 account for tho explosion is that he ha
constaatly, for a number Of years, ice
band,lnr DYNAMITE and nitro-glycerine, a.
tbat 80 inuel Ind been taken into his systl9
by absorption that IL ives only necessary 4
lin to receive slight iar 70 set It on, w.ls
was done when 10 struck the ground on IT,
ing frpll tns ledge
Whether HISTORY Is true or not can'tS'
r. but give the facts ne they happened, u
they can be subNantated by nam0er
uitizens in tiis vicinity aud Birmingham
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-07-10
r,nrv,py with the knout used IN isussaa
E~N'r..n I .'...t.,.,,,a,,t c-iplnnily tinylaed

Fiorrins with the knout used n ksssaa
nsrct,nr 4 urplshlnent originally deyised hy
the Arats and blcoFs ,.,,
hceuIllotine, hari kari impaiernenh poisoning
hanging po,indng In mortar ptecip"euua'
n,ssslns 70 death the rick. running the gauntlet
shootlnr, stabntng, stonins. stranghne aud suno
cation, N, ,...ur.o,
Il will he readily seen by the chservant
reader that any one Of these melhous mlsW
I've ,mproyud upon SO far az the payscai com
fort of the victim Is concerned ln countries
vi erc these modes Of punishment werc ana
in some cases are now practiced, the mar, Vue
ict was TO give the prisoner as mueh suHe.,
inr as possible. He was held up as tetr'pis
sxnmnle Now, however. the main ohJect s
IA rat tha prisoner out OF the wny as soon as
nossibla In order to understand bow quics
a man can die under the force OF elecllnity,
LOT ,,s consider FIRST how fast a man can thlhk'
| Well il takes Just one tenth oil u second fora
nerve to communicate with TIE BRAN, ac
cording to Professor Hemhoiz Now tfo
fessor Tyndall estimates that an electric aia-
c,,nrve occurs in one hundred tboasandth Of
n second. or ten thousand times more rapidly
thai, nerve transmission. So you SEQ thai II
| Il were possible man would die by the
process described ten thousand times before
his nerves would have time to communicate
with his brain
Last winter for the purpose OF ascertain
ing the ctfccs Of the electric light current on
the action Of the heart. the thorax OF
chloroformed dog caught in Buffalo wa
opened, SO that the lungs and heart could v
seen in action by forcing respiration ns Y
conscious life At the instant when the cur
rent raSsed through the heart 1t became
nl.sS Of quivering flesh. ltwas noticed INA
aa attempt to breathe was made after %
current was passed through the dog. Il'
indicated that the brain had not lost its sn'
eeptlbility TO impressions, and shows that
execution the current should no passe
through the center. 1t should not he ioi
rosten, however, that the dog was flpi
luraln The commission could have seleGte
% tougher subject than a Buffalo az
There can he no question, however, VA
electricity is the thing 70 do the business
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-01
SPARKS FROM THE TELEGRAPH.

The three.story pnlp mill of the Gens Falls Company
at Ttconderoga was burned yesterday. Loss 500 COJ
Mr. VIM r. SimOnds OF COnnccticut, who was sons
time ago appointed Comnissuner Of Patents yes eriay
took the oath OF office and Wall today enter upon his
duties.
IL shown that there Rrr now confined IN two OF the
state prisons, Auburn ant tllnton, 2lUi convictA
Warden Brown OF sing sing LAS not sent IN his report
The large -uhscrpton hook houses OF II T. feaie
Go and the Peoples Publishing Company. both OF
Chicago have consolidated with = capital stock Of
- 0pLsD. The new hrm VIII DO known as the X d
Fesle Company.
While Mrs Earbara Hatcher and her husband George
were pArtakng OF tho MONDAY meal At heir home In
South Boston yesterday George made remark to his
wife thai the La Tor dd not IKE she seized M cary
etrated = lung and he vi probably die. Tho woman
who is 81 years OLD, " under arrest.
By tho III oil Mrs Elizabeth sleeper Davis. daughter
Of the late Hon jacob sleeper OF Boston. the
womAn's Foreign Missionary soriety Of the n. r.
Church receives 81 OD besides part OF her personal
proper. 6oo Of this Amoan; being for is contin
missionaries who have Abored ~ foreign hslds under
the auspices OF this society,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-01
QCAY DREAMS OF BLAINE
An Utterance in Philadelphia which 10
Thomght to he Significant.

PHILADELPHIA. July 31.-The first public ut
torrance OF Senator Quay on the question OF tho
next Republican Convention for President was
delivered this evening in his room In the Con-
tinenta HOTEL
He was being questioned by some OF his
many callers about Secretary Blaine's heplth,
and from that familiar topic the transition was
easy to the subject OF the Secretary's probable
attitude with reference to the nomination for
the Presidency.
Senator Quay said: II do not know anything
about his Intentions. but while was in Wash.
ington dreamed that Blaine was coming"
All further efforts to got the Senator to talk
on the subject OF Mr.. Baine was useless. but
this sentence was ut cred in such On impress
sive manner that all tho Blaine men present
nodded their heads and winked at each other
with delight
Among his callers to-day were Internal Reve-
nue. Collector Brooks. Naval Officer Powers.
Assistant United States Treasurer l.. H. Wal
ters, United States Appraiser ]. Granvt'.
Leach. City Chairman. and States senat r
Charles A. Porter. State Treasurer Boyer. r
poration Clerk John A. Glenn Of the Auditor
Generals office. Charles L. Voorhees,. Harry
Hunter. EXPORT Physician William II. handle.
and William Linn.
Late in the afternoon there was an i'm por-
tant caller In tho person OF L. X. Martin.
one Of tho prominent Republican lead
ers OF Lancaster county. Mr.. Martin. who
was candidate for the Republican nominal
ton Tor Lieutenant Governor last year. but
who was defeated by Mr.. Watres In the con-
yention.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-01
The Weather.

Tho storm which was here Thursday passed north.
east to Newfoundland. increasing in intensity A. 10
crossed Now England Tho high pressure occupied the
lake regions and Ohio Valley with clear weather.
which spread tho entire coast States except that
north of Rhode Island rain was still falling
In this city the low.st iemre ure WAS oS. making
It BIZ three degrees the coolest st Il Juy record.
At Rock kan. Just north Of Lake o ario, the
curry was down 49, at Port Huron 1t was ~. atAl-
bany 3d. and Chicago TO-. Tic high pressure PROM
ises remain hero over Sunday. with fair weather
Ye.te day humidity touched o. per cent, At r. II
with All average of 81 for the day; highest official
perature. 750; lowest So: wind northwest; average
velocity. twelve miles an hour.
Tho Thermometer at Fsrry's pharmacy In THE sUs
building recorded the temperature yesterday folio
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-01
JO1TySGS ABOUT TOWN.

William A. Cans a New York lawyer. has bought the
B!ytrevIne iIote. TanntrsvilIs.
John 4. MAnoney was appointed = gas inspsctor BY
COMMISSIONER Gilroy yesterday at salary OF u, 10.
Ils la from tho FVursenh district and u Of Joha
Reilly sinen
George tchuman, a mechanic. ~ ltn Columbia street,
the roof OF tho building Of the ConsumerS
brewing company fifty nth street aud Avenue yes
tsrdsy and was Killed
John bradley Of Washington street who on May IL,
whie practising with rifle. Killed his sister Veronica
with bullet thai rehOuuded from brick wall, was
onerated by u torOner's Jury yesterday.
psputy sheriff NcGinnis received yesterday at
tarhine FOR stOG against tue kraus Merke Mating
Company OF Milwaukee, IN favor or Arnold Krensler,
aud attached property In this city belonging to the
company.
Henry Supple, piano maker 81 years old. wound up
. spree yesterday morning bf attempting suicide AZ his
home 84d East Thirteenth stree rear ls drank
mixture Of csrhoo Acid. soap. AND borax. He will
probably recover
Policeman George Belier yesterday morning found
the body of an eight old hoy floating in the East
River II the foot OF stanton street Wan Identified
that OF Herman Loeb who lived with his parents a. e5
Cannon street lie had been missing since last Tuesday,
and II Is supposed no fell overheard while playing Cd
the dock
Mrs sarah wheian. who lives at 2si Fifth stree. has
manifested signs OF insanity lately. Yesterday
Ing in her husbands absence she slsshsd her throat
with dull knife aud then ws ked 10 the East Twenty
second street station and told tho police Of hsr The
cut which net dangsreph was dressed o. Bellevue
Hospital
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-01
SHE MARRIED A HACKM4E

He Expects to Lay Down the Whip when
His Y Dung Wife Comes Into Her Fortune.
PLA1Nr1ELD. July 81.-Michael Kennedy. a
hackman. who is daily seen at the railroad
station waiting to catch a fare. is regarded as
q hero by his fellow hackmen. because he has
succeeded in capturing pretty Miss josie Lor-
ing. ssven,een-year- old girl. for q wife.
Miss LorinR came from Elizabeth. where her
stepiather resides. 10 visit q friend Of hers In
this city. She has means and. it is said. that
whom she becomes 1S years Of age she will In.
herit q fortune.
drive her In MS hack and in this way hey; be-
to the girls 8 epfather that Kennedy was pny-
ing marked attention e Mis-. Loring.
Pl,infielI, and induced her t. return to Eliza
beth. Subsequently Kennedy received tele.
gram from Miss I.oring. stating that she was
com ne back 70 Plainileid. He met her at TIC
station with his hack. and drove her to the
house Of friend; where they wsrn married:
expects to give up his hack business soon or
at least when his wife gets possession OF the
estate which is coming to her. Her parents
are much chaRrned over her marriage.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-01
EXHIBIT A: A TORN LETTER
FOUND BY ACTRESS Wills IN Hen
HUSBANDS COAT POCKET

II BeGins arrest AnEei.' and Mrs. wine
Says That Josio Domaine Wrote IT,
Frank NJ. wits sued for Divorce.
Elizabeth Wills. described as an actress In
tho Primrose and West company. has begun
proceedings In the Superior Court for an abso-
luto divorce from Frank NJ. Wills. actor and
manager. Argument was heard BY Judge
Dugro yesterday on motion for alimony. Do.
cision was reserved.
Miss Josie Domaine. also described as a.
actress. is named rs correspondent Mrs. Wills
asked for $50 week and $3.50 counsel fee. In
the papers submitted she says that she was
married Jan. "a. 1884. by Bishop Cheney ct
Chicago. She was happy for year. and only
slight differences troubled her until 1887.
From 1885 to 1887 she and her husband played
together in "A Cold Day" with fair success.
Mis- Domaine was engaged by her husband Ia
1888 for his production OF Two Old Cronies.s
From that time his wife began to be miserable
Although members Of the company told her
that her husband and Josie were unduly fond
OF each other she did not believe It until one
day when she saw familiarlties that led her 70
go to Miss Dnmaine's room to demand an OF.
PLANTATION. Mrs. Wills thinks she had the bet
ter OF the rough and tumble fight that ensuea.
She insisted that Miss Domaine should leave
the company. Two Old Cronies" was making
money at that time. Mrs. Wills says. and her
husband began to drink hard and liye high
lie took her diamond earrings one day. and
when, she searched his nockets for them she
found letter she says Is Ia Miss DomAtne,s
handwriting. and which she submits in evi.
dence. It is dated Fitchburg. Mass. March 0.
1882 and says:
"DEAnEsr. ANGEL. I am sorry anything
should have happened between your wife and
myself. as l plniniy SEQ that will be obliged
to please her to please you. But it ia hard to
please two people. l suppose it matters little
what becomes OF me now. AS losing your wifes
which was the only ambition OF my life. It IL
hard to confess 1t because am married
woman. Death cannot coine too soon II have
long in coming l have been true as gold to
can imagine. All left for me to give you is my
The letter is not siCnel 1t ia scaled with .
smndge referred to in u post, cript as an
imaginary kiss" When, Mrs. Willie showed
the letter to her husband they had scutllo for
possession Of it. It was torn In several places.
but is still legble and IL an exhibit In the
case.
amend che returned to him and PLAYED in his
company until November 1889. Then they
o, s pad Il es or
short time. and she caused his arrest In June
The register at the ,s,urteyant House Hotel
husbands writing. Frank n; Wills and wife"
Mrs. wills was not with MN there ana rom
the ! ote she believes tho woman to have bseA
In his answer Mr.. Wills denies the charges
lection against his wishes. Her statements
that he has any interest in any plays and that
his income l. $4,000 a. year are false. He has
no means except salary. that is necessary Tor
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-01
HANDCCFFED MR.. LEHMAN
Experience OF Drooklyn DruEgist with
Staten Island Justice.

Experience OF . Drooklyn DruEgist with
Staten Island Justice.
Druggist james F. Lehman OF Central Az
enue. Brooklyn. will institute legal proceed.
ings for heavy damages against several OIL
cials on Staten Island. who. 1t is alleged. were
responsible Tor the outrageous treatment to
which he was recently subjected.
Henry Watenbote was arrested IN Staten
Island for burglary about month ago. and
having formerly been acquainted with the
Brooklyn druggist he instructed Lawyer
George Gallagher to summon the latter to tes-
tjfy to his good character.
A subpoena was served on Mr.. lehman.
but acting upon the advice OF his
lawyer, who informed him that it was
not In legal form. he ignored it.
A warrant was then issued for hi. arrest for
contempt of coHr,. and on Tuesday, last Con-
to his store and in spite Of his protest. dragged
him to he street, uttin the nipper- on his
writs, and comp-Iled him to accompany him
before County Judge stephen d. Stevens Of
Richmond county. On explaining the facts to
the Judge. Mr.. Lehman was at once released
Mr.. Lehman says that his wrists wore GOV.
cred with blood when the hanicuffs were
bic. He cons ders LAWYER Gallagher Is being
mont against him will be for $50: 900. and
Judge Stevens. District Attorney Fitzgerald.
County Clerk Q +. Hart. and Constable Rom.
mer will be sued for $4,000 each.