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RADICAL MEASURES.
The National House Discussing Ironciad
Prohi bttion.

WAsnISGroN, Feb. lo.-Representa-
tive j. ID. Taylor, of Ohio, has reported
To the house, from the committee on
alcoholic liquor traffic, bill to prohibit
the importation and expectation and
interstate transportation in violation OF
the local laws OF alcoholic beverages.
The report accompanying the bill says
the public safety and public morals will
not much longer be endangered by the
ruling power In this republic.
Mr.. Taylor also reported fayorahly
from the same committee, u joint resolu-
ton prohibiting the manufacture, i'm
portation, expectation, transportation
and sale OF all alcoholic liquors as a
beverage I'm the United States, and In
every place subject to its jurisdiction.
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CoLUMBUs, O., Feb. i0.-The first
annual convention Of the United Mint
Workers Of America opened this morn
with fully 300 delegates present from
fifteen states. The special object OF the
convention is TO make arrangements for
she inauguration OF s-hour day May !,
1891. The sentiment OF the speakers
seeemed 10 be that everything Is In good
shape for . monster strike In May next
II the demand for shorter day IL not
accAded 70.
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HUnoS, y. D., Feb. f0.--The Chicago
a Northwestern railway have extanded
the time of half freight rates on feed,
grain and fuel for needy people In South
given last fall, but as many will need
additional feed and coal, and also grain
for seed, the company hiss made the
above extension Of time
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RING NOTES.
The Attempt TO Bring Mccarthy and
Dixon Together Not Yet Abandoned.

Dixon Together Not Yet Abandoned.
NEw YORK, Feb. l0.--The Puritan
Athletic club, of Long Island City. will
presently be an institution Of the past.
The officials have discovered that they
cannot have boxing matches In the town
where their club house stands and they
have no Intentions OF going elsewhere
every time they want one, so they have
practically decided to give up the ghost.
Jimmy Wakcly to-day declared that Nc
Carthy and Dixon should yet meet.
In the first place he offered TO be respon-
sible on McCarthy's behalf for 81, 900 for
that bet which had been made between
Joe Early and Tom o Rourke. The McCar-
thy money In this wager was furnished
by a prominent turfman, who considered
the bet of when the men failed 10 come
together on Feb. S. Wakeley said he
would bet that amount II Dixon would
agree 70 box In private with the same
gloves that were TO have been used In
Long Island City, or he would bet o., 500
or q, 900, IS the Boston people preferred
that Mccarthy would defeat Dixon with
gloves, the fight 10 take place with but
ten men . side at the ring side.
He was willing 10 go almost any
where. even 10 B0st0u, 20 have the
dispute settled, and said so In a
dispatch to ORourke. The reply TO that
message will settle the question OF
who's afraid?" The fighters will have
few days 10 get back into the form
they were In on Feb. 5. In case the
Boston people accept Mccarthy has ex-
pressed "a cheerful willingness To Wake
ly's proposition.
ShaPt and esrutml Mill.
New ORLEANS, La, Feb. l0.-Billg
Woods, OF Denver, knocked Mike Con-
ley, the Ithaca giant, out In two rounds
last night at the Audubon Athletic
club. The fight was for
1000, three-fourths to the winner.
Instructor Duffy, OF the Audubon club,
was selected as referee. Woods was
seconded by Bob Fitzslmmons and Bob
Carroll, while Prof. John Clark and
Tom Casey looked after Mike Conley.
In the first round Conley landed a right
handler on Woods ribs, after which
Woods smashed Conlcy on the jaw with
his left and ratified him, then caught
him on the chin with his right and landed
him In a heap, when Coniey clinched To
avoid punishment. In the second round
Woods gave Conley a hard one on the
nose aaa followed II with knock down.
As Conley arose he received "A settler on
the Jaw and was knocked out
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RALEIGH, Feb. l0.-In the house to-
day, when bill to repeal the charter of
the Petersburg & Weldon railroad Was
under consideration, sensation was
caused by the reading OF letter to the
president OF the road from ID. ii. Ritten-
house, formerly secretary TO President
Polk, Of the Farmers alliance, dated
Washington. Dec. 81, In which he raised
objections to the repeal and invited an
intarvtoW
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COLUMBUS, Kan, Feb. Io.--Louis 3,
Holsey, OF Arizona, yesterday shot and
dangerously wounded his wife and then
shot himself. He died In few minutes.
The couple has been living apart foI
four years and because tho woman ~.
fused TO return 70 him Holsey shot her
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JAMES REDPATH DEAD.

The Tamous irish ksttoeatist aad Journal
ist Dies of HIS IaJariss.
NEW York, Feb. 10.--James Redpath.
the fsmoos Irish nationalist. journalist
and lecturer, who was recently injured
by horse car, died to-day from the ef-
fects of his injuries.
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LONDON. Feb. 1o.--Parnell leadership
committee has issued circular asking
the league branches In London to agitate
and give the committee money and other
assistance.
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BisHoP DwyER. OF Limerick, has issued
a pastoral severely condemning the In
crease OF Sunday athletic entertain
ments In ireland.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. i0.--The house
bin increasing 10 500 per month the
pension OF the widow OF Gen. Custer
passed..
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The Railroad Committee OF
South Dakotas Legisla-
ture Will SO Report.
Much Good Routine Work Now Being
Done. But the Contest Is De-
cidedly Tame
On the Last Ballot Mellette Went
Higher Than Before and Dill
Ions Name Appeared.

PIERRE, y. d., Feb. i0.-Special: Tho
twenty-ninth joint ballot showed l45
voting as follows:
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Both hauses are now making good
headway In routine work. While few
bills have thus far become laws, quite
q number have passed both houses. The
railroad committee Is determined to rec
ommend the bill reducing railroad fares.
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Dillon first appears on this ballot and
Mellette goes higher than before. The
senatorial contest Is decidedly tame.
r1nsn~ Nnottms UorN
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-11
THE ALLIANCE IN THE SOUTH.

On and after December of this year,
according to the arrangement concluded
in Ocala last year, the negro and white
Alliances will be consolidated upon
common platform for political work. So
states Mr.. H. R. Chamberlain of the
New York Suns staff, who reported all
that transpired at the maeting of the
Alliances held in that place. Mr.. Cham
berlain's words are, that "at the nation
al convention of the order held at Ocala
in December, 1890, articles Of consolida-
ton were agreed upon by which the
Farmers Mutual Benefit association,
which has 500. 900 members in Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa and neighboring states,
and the National Colored Farmers ALI
ance, which has membership Of nearly
!, 200, 600, chiefly in the south, will be-
come part of the great Alliance"
From this it would seem that thesouth
is or will be in the national movement.
notwithstanding the asseverations of the
white Democratic members that the
Democratic party is good enough for
them. The statements quoted above
have ratified some of The southern papers.
The Memphis Commercial asks in pet
ulant sort of way, "Was this the plan
for the settlement of the race question
to which Congressman Livingston of
Georgia made reference so frequently
and boastfully in the speeches ne made
in Mississippi" Whether it was or not.
it undoubtedly means that the million
and quarter Of colored votes will be
something of factor in the next ma
tional election whether they are after
that or not.
There appears to be some interesting
developments apIanning in the sunny
southland. politically.
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uniform, representing the forty-four
states, with Columbia aiding the pro
cession, reading of the declaration OF
independence, and an old-fashioned
speech with large display of our coun-
try's flag, thus showing that the genera
ton now coming on the stage OF action
are being educated to believe that we
have but one country and one flag; as
result of this state of affairs, the old
regime who had attempted to set up a
separate government, and had failed,
are loosing their grip on the public feel
ing and sentiment.
In consequence of this state of affairs,
this country is being settled up by class
of people who have been educated In the
principles that were laid down by our
fore-fathers, who had laid the founda-
tons of our noble government. Lands
are cheap. fruitful, and easy Of cultiva-
ton; society is just what the people
make it: there is plenty of churches, but
a lack of pastors. l have never been in
more healthy locality, good water, and
good air.
l was called here to organize com
pany for the purpose of erecting g
central sugar factory for the crop of 1892.
which will be built in time.
l hope l may have the pleasure OF
erecting a central factory in Kansas il
the near future, with the experience
that will be gained in this years opera
tions. l have no doubt but that the
sugar industry will be established on a
paying basis, in the north as well as in
the south. S. g. SHIRLAND.
Alexandria. La.
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KANSAS WHEAT CROP

! Returns have been received at the sec
retarys office of the state board of agri-
culture from the assessors of ninetv-eight
of the LOG counties of the state, showing
the area of the present crop of wheat in
the state and also the estimated Weld
average and in the aggregate. The coun-
| ties whose abstracts of assessors returns
have not as vet received are Barber.
| Cowley, Ellsworth, Harper, Jewell.
Lyon, Shawnee and Wyandotte. Esti-
mating the increase in wheat area of
these counties about the same as that Of
/ adjoining counties the wheat area of the
state is as follows:
In the eastern third of the state l39
countless the area IS 764, 2S0 acres. The
central third (35 counties) the area is
:, 1863, $50 acres. The western third l32
countless the area is 344. 40S acres. max
ing an aggregate winter wheat area of
the state for this year Of 3,472. 1856 acres
or an increase over tile area Of last year
of sixty-two per cent.
The estimate yield is: For the eastern
third of the state $50 countless Il bushels
per acre; for the central third of the
state (35 countjes) IS bushels per acre:
for the western third go counties) ID
bushels per acre. or an average yield for
the state Of winter wheat of - bushels
per acre. This average yield applied to
the total winter wheat area shows the
total winter wheat product of the state
10 be ). OS5. 100 bushels
The area sown to spring wheat. as
shown by assessors returns, is 1915
acres, with an average yield, as
estimated 10y correspondents of -
bushels per acre, gives q total Weld OF
spring wheat for the state of 2.222. 10
bushels: or an aggregate wheat product
for the state winter and spring. of 81
309. 965 bushels.
The areas Of the crop as stated is prob
ably correct as that Is a matter easily |
ascertained; but the estimated Weld is
certainly too low. The crop has sus-
tanned but slight damage from any cause.
so far, and the yield viii unquestionably |
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-11
Nest Building in Captivity.

Canaries. when both are young, often
make some very radical mistakes with their
first nest either by using far too much ma.
terial or not enough. One pair we watched
filled the box completely full; so they were
supplied with more material, which they
at once began piling up on top of the box
until it rose 2l6 inches above the edge. In
the middle of this they made the nest, not
only using moss and hair, but every feather
and odd bit they could find At the end OF
the season they built a second nest, which
showed they had learned something by for
mer experience, this nest being composed
of sufficient material and no more, an
swering the purpose in every way, with
about half the expenditure of labor used
III their first attempt.
Again, it is very interesting TO watch
them under the condition of having I'M
suitable materials to build with, and under
these conditions they point moral TO us
by doing their best under the worst cir
cumstances. To one pair of birds which
had bred three seasons gave nesting box
so small that the hen could not possibly sit
in il; however. this only called forth special
effort and thought, and after filling the
box they gradually extended the sides Of
the nest, a little at u time, as it rose above
the edge of the box, until the circumfer-
ence was large enough to allow of the in
side being formed.
One pair which were Gagged together could
never agree as to which box they should
build in, having a choice OF two. The hen
decided on one, the cock on the other so
they both began building on their own &C
count until all the material was used.
Then the worst of the quarrel began.
While the hon was down feeding the cock
would go and fetch the moss out of her
box TO put in his own, and 50 vice versa,
many desperate fights being the result.
After three days of this unhappy state OF
married life | removed one box and gave
them some fresh moss, after which they
built a very nice nest and reared a family
of three in perfect love and concord with
each other.-Chambers' Journal
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A SHAM FIGHT.

Our dispatches from Topeka yesterday
morning would seem to indicate war to
the knife between the Alliance mana
gers and Democratic bosses. But we
presume that there can hardly exist
more than a seeming. The Alliance
party which has been so dominated by
Democratic leaders has hardly outgrown
the spirit that conceived it and breathed
into it its political life. The bosses at
Topeka may flare up but the fellows
throughout the state who are holding on
to county offices which they only got
through combination of Alliance and
Democratic votes, will not heed the rack
ct of the self-constituted managers who
meet at Topeka. Besides. every one OF
the five Alliance congressman from Kan
saS are only congressman because of the
lift given them by Democratic votes.
Even Jerry Simpson couldn't have been
elected but for Democratic votes. So
the Topeka resolve is but blind, or 9TH
erwise flash in the pan that will not
set fire TO the charge. When the thing
really goes off both barrels will go at
once and in the direction of the Repub-
lican party. Nobody ever discovered
any perceptibIe difference between the
ammunition of the Alliance and of the
Democrats, and their barrels are exactly
of the same bore, their target identical.
Then why they should shoot at cross
purposes does not seem plain.
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Disbursements of Inventors.

Paul and Wyatt taught the world how
TO spin hundred or more threads az one
operation; but years elapsed after these
early inventions before they came into gen
eral use Paul worked his own machines
for many years; but when he died they
were broken up and sold, and the world
continued TO spin on foot wheel The
tardy realization of the value of these.iu-
ventiOns was due primarily 20 the opposi-
ton of the hand operatives TO the intro
ductiOn of anything in the nature Of i'm
proved machinery. The guilds were strong,
and determined in their refusal to operate
or tolerate new devices for dispensing with
hand labor.
Poor John Kay. after inventng his fly
shuttle, was compelled to close his mill at
Leeds by the rioJous hostility of the hand
weayers. Learning that he was also en-
gagged in devising machinery for spinning,
a mob broke into his house, destroyed
everything IL contained, and would have
killed the inventor himself had not friends
Struggled him away in a wool sheet We
need not be surprised at the blind brutal
ity Of these ignorant workingmen. They
looked upon the inventor as an enemy,
planning 10 take the bread from their
mouths
But what shall we say of the manufac-
turers who stole the patents Of Kay, with
ont recognition OF the service his genius
had done tbem2 And what shall we say
of the government which permitted this
man, in his old age, without recOmpense
for inventions which added untold millions
10 the wealth of MS country, 70 seek refuge
from persecution IN France, there 70 die Il
abject peuury?-S. y. D. North IN Popular
Science Monthly.
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Co.'s That Lie In the Air.

You would hardly be able TO guess where
some Of the COWS are kept that furnish the
milk Of the city Of Lima, Peru-not al OK
them, bat few. Nowhere else than on
the tops Of suburban housesl AS the roofs
are perfectly fat the common people utII-
ize them for all manner or purposes no;a-
bly, for henneTies, Figsties, dog kennels,
gardens where flowers ard vegetables
grow in boxes. lsundries and even barn
yards. u many cases = Lima COW spends
all her days on the roof q her owners res
licences, having been taken up when A calf
and brought down a. the end of her life as
fresh beef IN the meantime she IS fed on
alfalfa, tropical clover and the slOps from
the kitchen Chicken coOPs are still more
common on the roofs II dwellings, and 10
the thickly populated portions Il the town
your neighbors' cocks .akeu ygu 81 day
light with reminders Of St Peter.-Fau0y
L Ward.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-11
FOOTLIGHT FLASHES.

Bronson Howard says his next play will
deal with the struggle between capital aud
labor.
Lillian Russell viii receive n salary Of
$500 a week during her season at the Gar
den theater in New York.
The Casino opera, Apollo" and De
Wolf Hopper's opera, Wang" have both
passed their dftieth performances in New
/ York.
Mrs. James G. Blaine, Jr.. says that shs
has been famed for life by the rheumatism
and viii never be able 10 return 70 the
stage.
In the Boston Museum. which has just
celebrated its iftieth anniversary. the first
dramatic presentation OF Uncle Toms
Cabin" was made.
Edward Remenyi. the great violinist.
will visit America this year for the first
time in twelve years. a company Of sing
ers viii be with him on his tour.
Rose Coghlsu's father was Irish and she
has lived in London during "A great part Of
her life, yet she says she loves New York
better than any other place on earth.
Some time ago It was announced that
permanent circus would be opened in New
York next winter. Now it seems likely
that several enterprises of that sort Will 10
started before next season ends.
Fighting Bob" billiard. whose fights
have often had more talk than thump4
about them and which have always smclled
strongly OF advertising "fakeisn, =" will re-
sumo the part OF Perry Bascom in "Blus
Jeans next season.
Augustus Harris, manager Of the Drury
Lane and half "a dozen other London
theaters, is also the directing spirit OF Tho
Sunday Times newspaper. lie is said TO
have his eye on "A seat in parliament, IL
mayor Of London. and is certain 70 be
knighted.
The late J. X. Emmet's son and name
sake proposes 20 step into his fathers shoes
and play out the latter's engagements for
the coming season. IL is said that several
times when his father was unable % play
the son stepped in and took the part and
no one was the wiser.
Augustin DAILY the famous but cratic
theatrical manager, Is an LII d. Of tho
University Of Notre Dame, near Chicago.
During his recent season in that city
be took his company down 70 tho
university and gave an entertainment
purely for the students and their friends.
Lii Lehman, Scalchi, Marie Van Zandt,
TrebelN, Bauermeister. Ida Klein. the
Rayogli sisters, Paul KAlish. Jean and
Edouard Beszke, Maurel, the baritone;
Lasalle, basso, and Abramhon will bs
among the singers at the Metropolitan
opera house next winter Elouard Heszks
VIII be paid 81 500 a night
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A rather distinguished man had ore
evening visitor who began 20 speak about
a certain branch Of science. The host, per-
haps a dozen times in the space o. two
hours and a half, gave a preliminary
Hem" because he wnnted 20 say some
thing, but the bore waved him down with
a suave "One moment, y you pieassl''
What the gagged man wanted 10 say, and
eventually did say, was that bis callers lee.
ture, though interesting. was perfectly Il.
mliar 70 him.
you are in fact, he concluded. discours-
ing on my own special subject
Such q statement should have discon-
certed a man VINO had talked with one
even flow for the space Of 10 minutes, but
not at ALI With the placid condolences
Of the through paced bore. be sweetly re-
marked:
"Ah, well, You see how copiously can
talk on that subject Next slime / call you
shall see that can Re quite A. fluent on
another branch o; kzowledge Irish
Times.
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Tie Jndrr,. Charr..

A person charged with an aggravated Of
fense. coming fer trial before Justice
Maule, brought forward a number Of VT
uesses % his good reputation, and the
judge was asked % refer ia his charge "a
this evidence. lie complied In The follow
ing terms "6entlsTnen. ] an requested -
draw your attention - tbe prisoners char
aC1er, which bas BEEN spoken % By gentle
men doubt not O. shs greatest rsaysotA~
bllity and vsrseity. n you bellows them.
AID also tbs witusssss FOR the prosecution.
81 appears 70 IDs thar they have established
what % many persons may seem incrsei-
b.e--lAIasly, that even = man q plsty And
ylrt1e, Cccupy4ug the pos5tlou q B.bls
reader and Sunday sehool tsat-.sr. ruay 10
guilty q committing = bsingra All grossly
t1llacrz! crime san Franclsco Arxcuaut-
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KENTUcKYs NEW CONSTITUTION

Senator ''Joe" Blackburn, who is one
Of the best stump speakers in the south
is an out and out advocate for the
new constitution of Kentucky. In a
speech made at Louisville a few nights
ago he said he had studied the new Or
ganic law from it's beginning to its end,
and had found so many things which
met with his approval, and so few which
he could not indorse, that he was for it,
tooth and toe-naiL He admitted there
were some things which would have to
be changed, but this could he done IN
the future, and it was fortunate that the
new was not dramatically sealed like the
old constitution, which could not be
changed short of a convention. Senator
Blackburn is a tower of strength on the
affirmative side of the question that is
now distracting Kentucky, and Henry
Watterson and Stod johnson will have
to brush up if they hope to carry the
crowd with them. Having taken about
twenty years to get new constitution
framed and before the people it must,
indeed, be, a bad instrument for the state
to reject it for the old bundle of incon-
gruities. The position of Senator Car
Isle on the question is not known, though
it is hardly probablesthat he will openly
antagonize the new instrument even if
it does not meet with his full approba-
ton. Very likely he will coincide with
Senator Blackburn's views, though in a
quiet way.
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Possesses Banquo's Spirit.

From lh4 tf.csE5 SewL
ParnelTs defeat at Carlow on Tuesdav
was certain and oyerw helming. MS can
dldats receiving 2. 2l6 votes less than rhe
McCaTthFIte faction gave - taefr nom
lnee. With any other man than the uu-
conousnchable Irish leader this defeat
would mean a retirement from political
hfe- Hiss oppoBsuts VIII probably not
he too sure 81 tAss. however. pzrue1i
seems - IL ore q tAv n8eu who fall for
the express purpose q coming Up gam
higher than ever.