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PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY M
Detroit 1891. Now out. Copies can be ordered .,
mail or bought In Tho Tribune Business Once Lne
proceedings In full. reported especially Tor t~
tribune by n Presbyterian Clergyman % 'arA'
sctnvs pages rs cents n copy.
The advocate., 1891-03-04
KANSAS CITY no TOLEDO.
w. TWEEDDALE,
Civil and Hydraulic Engineer

without Change OF Cars via wabash
Railroad.
A solid train composed Of the finest
sleeping and chair cars In the world ls
now running on the Wabash railroad
from Kansas City to Toledo, leaving Kan
sas City every day at 6:9O p. M, arriving
in Toledo at 4:l5 next afternoon, passing
through thecltles Of Jacksonville, Spring
field, Decatur, DAnville, Lafayette, Lo-
gansport, Fort Wayne, Defiance to To
ledo. No other train out Of Kansas City
runs solid train as Gar east az the Wa
bash. This fast Wabash train arrives In
New York at 400 p. m. the second after
ternoon from Kansas City. There 10 no
extra charge on this fast taain. We will
reserve your sleeping car accommoda-
tlons through to destination by applying
at Wabash ticket Office, northwest corner
Ninth and Delaware streets, Kansas City
or write or telegraph to II. N. Garland,
western passenger agent,
The advocate., 1891-03-04

OPEN LETTER FROM PRESIDENT MGRATH.
Or. McLdllin, Bsq,. Editor Advocate, Topeka,
KdRoG0.
DEAR Sm:--l see In last weeks Issue
you complain Of my miarepresenting
the motives you had In forcing the publ
cation Of the Turner letter before allow
ing me time TO consider will cay In
justice TO you and myself that I looked
upon you above all others connected
with the affair as conservative, just
man, especially when the interests Of the
organization we're at stake, and your
perslstenCy as shown by the evidence
In urging the publication Of this letter
without giving me time TO look about and
sec Il could get evidence for any eX-
PLANTATION, might have perhaps tended
10 mlslead me In your motives. Since
learning the facts from yourself and
others, my conclusion was rather haSty
and unjust to you, but with some war
ranty at the time under the clrcum-
stances, Yours respectfully,
FRANK MCGRATH.
Topeka, Kan, February 28, 1891.
The advocate., 1891-03-04

The following, from The Lever, ls re'
spectfully submitted 70 tho prohibition
lsts Of tho state Of Kansas:
OFFICE on THE LEVER,
CHICAGO, Feb. III.
no Hon, n. W. B'dr, y, g. Senate, Washin0-
toni
DEAR sm:-In view Of the fact,
First That intoxicating liquors are
In common use At the White House,
by our Republican President, Hon. Benz.
Harrison;
Second That the Republican Vice
Prealdent, Hon. Lew P. Morton, through
an unrebuhed agent, took out and now
holds a saloon license for his hotel, the
"Shoroham"
Third That Che Republican Senate
and the Republican House have each q
saloon under their control
viii you inform The LeDer's constitu-
ency how long time may reasonably be
expected 10 elapoe before the Republican
party can aid us IN the suppression Of the
saloon busineBs2 Very respectfully
THE LEVER.
THE ANSWER.
UNITED STATES SENATE, WASHINGTON,
d. O. February IA, lsOl.-My Dear Sir:
Your letter prOpoundlng certalncon un-
drums TO mo In regard TO the time whom
suppose you can reasonably expect the
Republican party 70 aid In the auppres-
sion Of the saloon business, 10 received.
| am not very much Of prophet, and
at this particular time am totally without
pAphOtlc inspiration, and cannot help
you at all. Truly yours,
II. w. BLAIR.
The advocate., 1891-03-04

WANTED Teachers seeking advance
ments or change Of vocation 10 write US.
II only costs q stamp to And out II we
have position that will suit you. Ad-
dress, with stamp Topeka COOPERATIVE
Teachers Association, Thompson Block,
Quincy st., Topeka.
The advocate., 1891-03-04

dertake either alone or by aid from
government 10 clear on al their quarter
section the frst year, 90 the homeateador
OF to-day does not require 10 provide for
the irrigation Of his whole farm Al once.
He can begin with Eve acres, which will
secure him against want, and extend his
opeRtlona as bis means will permit As
iArmiug by irrigation is very different
from that 10 which he has been accua-
toned, mistakes will DO made and these
are expenslve; 70 guard against whloh
government ahOuld aid Ia procuring and
disseminating information on the practl-
cal and economical aspects OF irrigation
and where such knowledge is deficient
10 supplement II by encouraging and
aiding experiment and research, by
special inquiry into the conditions
and resources Of the several localities OF
the state having marked pecullaritleo.
Doubtless private experiments will fur
nlsh much valuable data, but knowledge
thus obtained will be too local and spe'
cial 10 be Of much general value. What
is needed Of q preliminary character is an
easily accessible source Of information TO
serve as a guide 20 private enterprise.
This can be best done by the state. II
might be done by means OF a series Of
brief reports Of experiments carefully
and systematically made by persons Of
known competence, under state patron
age or aid and direction In each section
Of the region to be irrigated Such OK
periments would embrace the lnvestlga-
tion Of the sources and different methods
OF procuring water with the best OF the
several methods, the sources and methods
Of applying water 10 different crops with
the quantities In each case and effects
on quantity and quality Of product
WateTed and unwRtered.
Il would seem from the above that The
expenditure Of comparatively small ap
preparation (state or lOcaD iOr the inaug
uratlon and development Of irrigation
in western Kansas in some such manne
90 above indicated would be Of lnCalcu
liable value not only to the individual
homesteader, but to the state and natiOr
In showing how PORTIONS Of the arid anC
sub arid region remote from streams may
be rendered fertile.
w. TWEEDDALE,
OIviI and HvdFauIic EnUineaF.
The advocate., 1891-03-04
IRRIGATION.

In hAuhAb tub uAIlp0b Va "A'm"F'N
assuming proportions OF magnitude no
we'll as OF interest Conventions have
been held for its confederation at Oborlin
and AZ Stockton; aud II 10 proposed 70
hold at Topeka In the near future an IN
terstate convention OF states east OF the
mountains interested In this aucject.
Atthe Oberlin convention interest CEN
tered on the procurement OF an Appro'
priation from the general government to
be expended in the northwestern Por-
tlon OF Kansas. Not one word was said
az 10 why an appropriation should DO
had, what benefits were expected TO be
obtained, nor In what manner II could be
expended with any reasonable hope OF
its being Of any noticed value.
At the annual meeting Of the state
board Of agriculture II was suggested as an
object TO be attained that II would enable
land owners on the line OF the works TO
procure loans on their lands 10 the
amount Of ten dollars per acre, while now
they we're practically worthless and could
not be sold for three.
The pioneer settlers OF western Kansas
being for the most part from the eastern
states, where irrigation was not only un-
known in fact, but almost In name,
the failure to raise crops was due to land
conditions, viz: Want Of trees caused by
the annual burning Of the prairie grass,
want Of cultivation, ETC., conditions which
would be remedied with the advance Of
settlement. As stated In public doou.
ment in 1860 "the Mexlcans and Indians
had a saying, that the American brought
rain with him"
In pursuance Of that belief the Kansas
Pacific Railroad company made grant
Of land to Mr.. Elliott for the purpose Of
producing this desired change by the
planting Of cottonwood trees.
Alta subsequent period the land do
partment Of the Atchlson, Topeka &
Santa Fe Railroad company published a
very extended and carefully prepared
scientific paper proving that such a
change was taking place as the result OF
settlement II need hardly be said that
the wish was father TO the belief, II
being in direct conflict with the teach,
lngB Of the science Of meteorology az
shown by General Hazen In bis work on
the "Arid Regions Of America" and the
history of Egypt, the cradle Of civil.
zatlOn and the gransry Of the ancient
world, supporting dense population by
means Of irrigation which has been con.
tlnuously practiCed for thousands Of years
still is to-day destitute Of rain.
Following this era Of the illusions Of
hope was the Inauguration Of the con.
struction Of the system Of irrigation
works In Ford and Finney counties
These works, aggregating in extent more
than three hundred miles OF dltches
were designed to provide for the irriga
tlon Of 100000 acres Of land with water
to be procured from the Arkansas river
That the promoters Of these enterprises
should fail to realize thelR expectations
need not cause surprise In view OF the
fact that the guageing Of the Arkansas
river at Pueblo during the months OF
May, June and July, 1883, average but
tWn-thlrda Of the rennlremant OF tho irri
The advocate., 1891-03-04

The Standard Shorthand School, $50
Kansas avenue, Topeka, Kan., began It's
career In our city three years ago with
one pupil II now ranks the largest in
the state.
The advocate., 1891-03-04

PersonS against whom mortgage fore
closure has been instituted should write
to w. =. RightmiFe, Topeka, Kan, II
they wish 10 save their homes.
The advocate., 1891-03-04

An Assembly Organized at Hiawatha.
An assembly Of the Citizens Alliance
Of twenty. eight members was organized
at ITlawatha Monday evening, February
23, by Organizer Fee. The following
permanent officers were elected; A. j.
Hill, president; T. T. Fisher, vlce-presl-
dent; George EROlbein, secretary; W. o..
Noble, treasurer; G. w. Harrington, lee
turer; p, A. Banker, inner guard; u. f.
sweelland, outer guard; Col. p. Biern,
w. o. Bechtel and County Treasurer
Moser, board Of trustees, The assembly
passed q resolution thanking Mr.. Fee
for the able manner in which he per-
formed his duties as organizer.
GEORGE ETFoLBEIN, secretary.
The advocate., 1891-03-04
Make Money.

A good, live man wanted In every Coun-
ty tOShsndle q specially. Big money In IL.
Write for particulars.
H. 0. PALEN y Co, Kansas City, Mo,
The advocate., 1891-03-04

OF irrigation waa due 10 the discovery Of
what Ia termed the underhoW In the
river bottom. 10 was stated that this
supply was In che nature Of aubterranean
lakes or sheets, and streams analogous 10
those on the surface, and that the source
Of this supply was the melted SHOWS Of
the mountains. For the utilization Of
this supply and 10 supplement the dea-
cheney OF the river, works we're construct
ed near Dodge and Garden Cities, con-
sistlng Of open bitches dug into the
river bottom parallel 10 the river In the
opposite direction 10 the flow. Several
miles In length OF these supply bitches
have been dug In each Of tho aforesaid
places The results obtained, while
showing the possibilities Of thus procur-
ing water, are not sufficiently advanced
10 determine anything In regard to the
economies Of Of the problem, either as 10
cost allowing Of lts use, or as compared
with other modes Of procuring water.
In descriptions Of ancient irrigation
works, account Is given Of water being
procured from the underfow in Persia
and Afghanistan; they consist Of shafts
sunk into the ground at intervals Of ifty
or more feet and connected by means OF
channels. These channels are at times
twenty and even thirty miles in length,
ordinarily about two miles In a paper
read by the writer Of this before the an
nual meeting OF the state board Of agri-
culture one year ago, II was shown that
the underground water was the accumu-
latlon OF rainfall In the porous soil, and
there was reason TO believe that 1t would
be found ataltitudes much above the level
Of the river bottoms.
Prof Hay, geologlst for the irrigation
commission, In an address before the
convention held at Oberlln last Decem
ber, stated that the survey on which he
was engaged showed that ground water
In quantity sufficient for the irrigation
Of o considerable portion Of the high
prairie of northwestern Kansas could be
obtained at depths that would allow OF
lts use for irrigation, fact on which the
whole future Of western Kansas, outside
of the river bottoms, may be said to de-
pend.
In the line Of the belief In settlement
causing increased rainfall, II is now pro
posed that one Of the questions TO bC
brought before the Interstate irriga
tiOn convention for consideration is the
procurement Of the general government
of an appropriation for the construction
of reservoirs In Arizonla, New Mexico
and Colorado with view by means oI
increased humidity TO break up the hO
winds that at times have proved 80 dis
astrous. This 10 any one familiar with
tho elementary principles Of phyaics and
their relations to meteorology would ap
pear TO be akin TO the producing o.
change Of climate by the planning OF
few trees. And that the solution Of thC
problem of irrigating western Kansas
must be sought for in some other man
ner.
The appropriation Of 100000 for the
J purchase Of seed for INDECENT homestead
ers 10 a recognition Of their having
claim for aid and their accepting II Is ar
The advocate., 1891-03-04

Topeka, Kan, February 30, 1891.
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Weddings Postponed

No fewer than five expeoEsnt brides were
disappointed in Pittsbnrg, Monday night
by the non-appearnnce of the brdegrnons
elect, and three wedding parties met in
vain. At the first, three weddings sbonlc
have been celebrated. The brldes-to-be
came from Wheeling to perform their parts
but their intended husbands were so busy
celebrating their approaching bliss In foam
ing beer that they we're not in condition
to atterd. The eirls-Rosetts, Anpa end
Mary Freeman, two sisters and cousin
returned home yesterday morning to ask
their parects' forgiveness. and the young
men-Ffi.z Anderson, Albert Bnrket and
William Shoemeker-hsve lost their sweet
hearts.
The second case gas that OF Miss Boaaif
Jones, daughter of s prominent resident Of
Pittsbutg's suburb called Braddock. She
was to have wsdded John McGr fen, and
many invitations had been Issued. The
guests were there with the minister. bot
John C:.s@ not. They 1sited from 1870 to
nine, and then learned that he was drunk
Then the party dispersed.
The third case was that of Barbara
Schmidt and Christian Glass. Christian he'd
telegraph that he would arrive from Butler
county Monday morning, and faithful Bar.
bara waited sll day long at the station for
him. He finally arrived, however, but il
was go late the wedding had to be postponed
one dsy
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NEWS OF TEE DAy.

The signal service proposes 10 furEisf
weather warnings to farmers.
Fifth avenue swelldom Is horri6ed By tbs
opening of butchers shop at the corner q
Fifth avenue and Nineteenth street.
John I. Davenport has sent another Forcs
bill to Mr.. Hoar to introduce la the Senate
l. will BIZ considered at republican caucus
TO bs held tomorrow night.
Mary fishermen and ice cutters were
swept out into Saginaw Bay, near Bay City
Mich OBJ ice foes yesterday, and it is fesr'
ed that twenty or thirty were drowned.
The net decrease of the public debt Of the
United States during the month of January
Yves SIS S35 496 The government in Janu
airy collected over S23. 100000 in customi
dutles.
Ex-Ohief Justice Cszot, Of France, Fsid be
would have decided exactly like Chief Jus
tice Fuller, of the United States Supreme
Court, had the Behring Sea case been tried
before him.
Mrs. Minnie Emma Wick, who had bel
scalp jerked eff by the machinery in heI
husbands laundry, In New York recently
is to have new scalp put on, make of skin
from another woman's body.
Ia ths q. 8. Senate yesterday the fortiiica'
tions bill was discussed, andethe amount foi
oosss defense guns was reduced from
81 COO, 900 to $SO0,0C0. The Ba.rundia Incl.
dent was the subject of some interesting re,
marks In the House.
The twenty fifth annual ball of the French
Cooks Society of New York was hed In
Madison Square Garden last night. II was
prect ded, 90 usual, in the afternoon by q
grer display OF "pieces de fantastic" the
work of the chefs OF the leading hotels.
| Investigation has developed the feet that
on effort was made to involve the Pcrtu-
eueee navy in the recent outbreak at Oporto
| Al the civilians, as we'll as the soldiers
connected with the revolt will be tried by
martha! law, and the rlngeaders Will prob
ahiy De shot.
The Marquis de Rudine, who was sum
moned By the King OF Italy to form a neH
cabinet for that country, has abandoned the
sask, ar d Sgnor z ,nardelii, who was minis
ter of Justice uoder Premier Crispi, has been
quested to perform the duty.
| q Wheeling, ". Va, special says Mrs
! Cora Schoulbe, nee Garland. 8 wealthy heir
Less Of Washington. ommitted suicids in an
OBSCURE hotel in Wheeling by taking landa
nun yesterday. She had until few Gag;
ago been sn Inmate of house OF !l-fame 10
| that city. She had lived in Cincinnati, Pitts.
! burg, Richmond and other placer, spt
owned valuable real estate 10 Washington
The ecclesiastical court of the ProteHtan
Episcopal Church, before which the Rev
@ s. Daniel, minister in charge Of st. Chry
sostom's Mission, at Philadelphia. was tried
on cberges Of Disappointing funds. i'm
morally, violation OF ordination yows and
general unministerisl conduct. returned It
verdict yesterday evening finding tha
three OF the charges had been proven ana
recommending that the respondent shoul'
be depcsed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-02-04
Sam Jones in a Fight.

Al series o; mastlygs halo at Palestine,
T,xas, Ia Novembar last the Rev. Sam. 7.
Jones, of Cayteroeii;e. Ca, excited muc5
con- n cot SD onlnusissm, o9th FOR the large
number OF conversions he Effected fer tbs
various religious denominations and for The
vigorous manuer in which he asssiled sin
neTs In genersl. ard severa! Individuals In
particular. Among tha latter who wore
sharply rebIktd by the evangelist was Meg
or J. J. Word, to Ihcsa official end private
character the Rev jones el;udsd, before q
large audience, 10 The seve'est end mos'
pointed SefraH. Tne Mayor was absent from
tue city az the tins. The ANNOUNCEMENT
that the sci. knoNn evangelist ~oaid be
there again to delivar hia lecture, Get
There ceesad great deal OF excitement,
ma there ~8s rush TO secure Saa,6. Mr.
Jones arrived aG eight O'Clock Monday night,
and the eoIurs was dny delivered before
srse audience II the Opera House. At the
station yesterday morning, just before the
evangelist took train for tne West. Mayor
Word was sesa approaching him aid utssr
| irS few verbs. The mayor then vigorous
~ attacked Siu with cane. In the strug-
gle the cane changed bapds, snd the mayor
received aeyerei blows before the bysteudesa
could part the suggs conbatants. Heavy
bruises were IL e cted AID both hled profuse-
ly IL Il few mnutes the train pulled out
OF thu station with Sam Jones on board
Mayor Wcrc vss subsequently, arrested and
placed under bonds for aggravated assault
and fer Carrying pissc'. The mayor aVo|5
his right 10 carry wespons end declares that
he had no iptention of carrying hl5 resent
ment furtbsr than gaming the evangelist.
Tae news Of the encounter soon spread
| throughout the city. Afcsr bas'y rDeeting
of citizens hsnGbilis were Issued calling for
macs meeting for the purpose OF condemn
ing the atisok OF the MAYOR. The act OF
Mayor Word is generally denounced. while
there is en- elem9at avesse to attacks upon
private charac ers, such as ara occasionally
made by Sam Jones 10 his pu pit z's.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-02-04
The Kansas Legislature

TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 4-speake9 Cdr
took the foor 10 !he Hcuss yeserdsy and
called up the Senate concurrent Resolution
requesting the Kansas ngie:sional deegs-
tion 10 work for the passage Ct The Congcr
lard iii. Mr.. E der asks aud was gteutsd
permission to offsr substitute which a.
struc:ed for the Paddock lard bill Tie
Ocsla convention adopted resolutions &C.
nouucing the Conger lard blll. Speaker E.
der declared that The farmer GeIegeles
who had gone 10 O:a'a bad been wiutd
and dined and toasted by the cotton
seed oil advocates until their are ready 10
vote for any resolution woioh might be pio-
posed he declared that the cattle AMI hog
In lustry was being destroyed and that tbs
land was becoming worthless. Nicely Of
Leavenwortb, opposed the resolution SD
sta. led that the Influence Of the pork pack
era of Kspaas City and Omaha was greater
In the West than that of the planters il the
South. Tanner moved to strike out the
Congsr bill and simply indotss the Paddock
pure food BILL TIE motion to strike out
was adopted by vote OF Al to SO. The
resolution was adopted, ins!ructing for TIE
Paddock pure food bill.