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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-02-17


judges to prepare his ticket for him
No ticket shall be marked. Elec'
ton clerks shall have charge Of
ballots, and it is made unlawful to
destroy ballots.
On Thursday, house bill No. 134
was considered in committee of the
whole. It provides that creditors
may receive rate Of interest upon
money lent after it becomes due on
settlement Of accounts OIL in any
case where no other rate of inter-
est is agreed upon, and it further
provides that a rate of interest
equal to 10 per centum may be con-
tracted for, but no higher rate.
And any higher rate taken either
directly or indirectly before the date
of contract, or after, or for the TAX
ing of any bonus or any discount
shall forfeit all interest and princi-
pie.
1t cropped out in the discussions
of the usury bill that the money
lender had but few friends, either in
the Democratic and Republican or
Peoples party from either north,
south, east or west. The abuses
practiced by the money-lender in
this state helped provoke the revo-
luton.
A number of resolutions of more
or less Importance have passed the
house within the past week. One
of the resolutions provides for
committee to investigate the work
of the state house commissioners.
Another resolution provides for an
investigation of the dynamite ex-
plosion at Coffeyville. Still anoth-
er denouncing the false reports that
have been circulated in the news
papers.
The following are some of the
points, of supreme court decision
upon railroad legislation
1st. Legislatures have right to
establish rates of compensation for
the carriage of goods, but that pow
'er or right must be exercised
through railroad commissioners.
I'd. Neither Legislature or the
commissioners may establish rates
without regard to justice and right,
the reasoning being that the value
of property might be destroyed. On
the other hand, railway companies
have no right to exact exhorbitant
rates in disregard of the rights of
the people, and that a remedy for
either evil lies in the courts.
AS court decisions are generally
understood, no Legislative body may
fix infexible rates, but can only lay
down general principle for the
government of railway companies,
leaving to the commissioners discre-
tionary powers.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-02-17


the debtor may, within ninety days
.sk TINT such sale be vacated be
cause Of inadequacy. The bill vii
pass the house.
In the debate that occurred upor
house bill SO, the usual rot was re
hearsed of driving capital out of the
state. May as we'll drive capita
out Of the state as have it with
drawn in the payment of interest
The first will end the drain, but the
other lengthens out indefinitely,
without even the hope of relief, un-
less conditions are so changed as to
permit the debtor to rid himself o1
debt.
House bill No. $40, which passed
to third reading, Tuesday, it is
said, is similar to the Illinois law
upon the same subject. 1t provides
that any owner of real estate may
execute a mortgage with the
provision that the sheriff Of the
county wherein such mortgage is
executed may sell the mortgaged
property when the mortgage is due,
upon the demand of the holder OF
the mortgage, and for such service
the sheriff shall receive ten dollars.
Such sale may be set aside by dis
trict court upon complaint of debtor.
For one year the owner shall have
exclusive right to redeem. The bill
is lengthy, covering the interest of
lien holders, and providing the
methods of procedure.
A number of gentlemen repre-
senting the railway employees of
Kansas appeared before the COM
mittee on railroads in behalf of GER
tain measures desired by railways.
One of the measures asked for a
three years. training for engineers
and conductors. Also total absti-
nence from intoxicating liquors.
The gentlemen stated that railroad
companies empoyed incompetent
persons for engineers and conduct
ors, and that thereby the lives of
employees and the travelling public
were endangered. They also
claimed that no man who drank
could be trusted in operating trains,
and for these reasons the railroads
should not be permitted to employ
the class of persons objected to.
The railway employees of Kansas
number nearly forty thousand.
If the use of intoxicants units
them for one employment, does it
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-15
Guerilla Warfare at GiIgit.

CALCUTTA, Dec. 15.-The Hunza Niger
tlibesmen, though driven out of Nilt,
their fortified stronghold, by Indian
troops under command of Colonel
Durand, and compelled to retreat to the
mountains, have not been entirely sub
dued. They have recovered in measure
from the punishment inflicted upon
them by the British forces and are con-
ducting a sort of guerilla warfare that
is very exasperating. Desultory firing
is carried on daily, but thus far there
have been no casualties since the first
engagements. Colonel Durand, Captain
Aylmer and Lieutenant Badcock and
the twenty Sepoys who were wounded
at the storming and capture of Nilt, and
Lieutenant Gordon and the seven Sc
poys who were wounded during the
pursuit of the tribesmen in the noun
tain are all making favorable progress
towards recovery.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-15
MAKING THE COMMITTEES.
Springer a Good First fer the Demo
cratic Leadership.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 15.-Speaker Girls
has heard all the members of the hous
who have presented themselves to di
cuss the committee assignments. TIL
speaker is ready to begin making gu
his list. He will go off by himself some
whore and work without interruption
The character of the committee OF
rules has not yet been decided on. There
are but two Democratic members of thi
committee besides the speaker, and tive
Republicans. There may be proposi.
tion made TO the house to incrense the
number by adding one more member t.
the majority. The members who ar
being discussed in connection with thi
committee are Catchings, Montgomery
McMillin, Whiting and O'Neill, of Ma
sachusetts.
1t has not been definitely settled tha
Mr.. Springer is to go at the head of the
committee on ways and means. but it is
entirely probable that he will be chosen
for that position. 1t is probable thai
Mr.. Mills, Mr.. Mch1illin and Mr.. vii
son, Of West Virginia, will be appointe
on the committee, together with on.
man from New England, one from New
York, one from Ohio, one from tht
south and one from the west. The com.
mittee will probably be increased to ff
teen.
It is practically settled that Mr.. Hol
man will go to the head of the commit
tee on appropriations.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-15
nryan's proposed Roforms.

WASHINGTON, Dec. is. = When the
house is in condition to proceed to
business Representative Bryan will pro-
pose constitutional amendment that
will, If adopted, permit any state so de-
string TO elect Its United States senators
by the vote Of the people. Another
measure no has in view is to compel the
sale Of all property under the United
States court processes in the county
where the property is sold, and causing
the advertising of the same to be like
wise made in the county. Another
measure he proposes to push to passage,
If he can, is one providing that after a
certain amount has been realized the in
ventor of o patented article shall cease
to be protected.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-15
The Cherokee Chief Dead.

TALLEQUAH, !. T., Dec. 15.--J. B.
Mays, chief of the Cherokee nation, died
here yesterday. The assistant chief is
very i'll. Joel Bryan Mays was born in
the Cherokee reservation Oct. Q, 1883.
His father was white and his mother OF
mixed blood, being descended on her
paternal side from James Adair, an In
dian agent under George III. Joel
graduated from the Cherokee male sem
mary in 1856, and taught until the be-
ginning of the civil war, when he en-
listed in the Confederate army. After
the war he was made county commits
sioner and chief OF the Cherokee court.
While holding the position of county
judge he was chosen associate and sub
sequsntly chief justice of the supreme
court. He became chief of the Cherokee
nation in August, 1897.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-15
.HrRAYAL OF sALMAoHpA.
Mrs. Carlos Walker Martinez Broke Her
Pledge Of SecreoY.

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, Dec. 15.-
J. Perkins Shanks, an American engineer,
who for the last twenty-five years has
resided in Chile, and who arrived here
few days ago, tells this story of how
Balmaceda was betrayed.
"When Balmaeeda sent his min.
lister to request Seffor Uribirrn to shelter
him against an attack of insurgents ii
was agreed that Balmaceda should ar
rive at the Argentine legation at A
o'clock in the morning. When he ar
rived he was met by the senior, and on
entering he met, face to face, the wife
OF his most bitter enemy. Mrs. Carlos
Walker Martinez, who had taken refuge
in the same legation, fearing an attempt
on her life on the part Of the Balmace-
dams.
Great confusion followed the meet
ing. and the lady was compelled to take
q solemn oath not to divulge the where
abouts Of Balmaceda. But she entered
into intrigue with the Argentine min
lister to betray Balmaeeda to Jorge
Montt.
WORD was sent notifying Montt of
Balmaceda's hiding place Montt i'm
mediatcly took steps to induce the ex-
dictator to surrender himself peacefully
to tho newly constituted authorities,
promising every guarantee of fair and
just trial. Balmaceda agreed to sur
render during the holidays. From the
day Balmaceda received the first word
from Montt he commenced preparing
for death. and began writing instructions
disposing Of all his personal affairs, and
when the time arrived for him to sur
render he killed himself, knowing he
could not receive Justice"
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-15
The Fair Appropriation.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Represents
tive Springer, of Illinois, in speaking t
reporter of the action of the board O.
control of the Worlds Columbian expo.
sition in deciding to ask for an appro.
priation of s., 5,000, 900 instead of loan Of
that amount, as was at first conteni
plated, said: II do not think that there
is any good reason to expect this con
gress to make an appropriation of the
amount specified. Congress will, how
ever. / am confident, make loan to the
board of the amount asked, guaranteed
as it will be by the receipts"
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-15
THIRTY LIVES LOST.
Trook Of the Ship Enterkin in the
British Channel.
ONLY AN APPRENTICE BOY SAVED.

He Succeeded In Gaining the Rig
ging, Where He Remained All
Night, Almost Trozen-Taken on
by a Fishing Bont--Many Storm
Disasters.
LONDON, Dec. 15.-Reports from vari-
GUS points in South Wales state that the
gale has been especially severe in that
part of the country. The wind storm
was accompanied by heavy rain, and the
result has been that some Of the rivers
have overfowed their banks, doing much
damage. The list Of casualties caused
by the storm is constantly gaining fresh
accessions. The greatest number of in
juries in the country districts have been
caused by falling trees. Many persons
have been badly hurt. Quite o number
of accidents have also been caused by
the wreckage of roofs and chimneys,
falling bricks, tiles, etc.
Thirty Lives lost.
The most serious Of all the disasters
that have occurred during the present
storm is the wreck of the British ship
Enterllin, Captain Sinclair, which was
bound from Hull for Brisbane. She
was caught In the stoH& while bound
down the channel, and despite every eff
fort made to save her she was driven
up on the Galloper Sands, off the port of
Ransgate, County Kent. Thirty lives
Were lost In the disaster, every person
except an apprentice boy being drowned.
The Enterldn was driven ashore almost
broadside on. After she had struck a
part of the crew succeeded in launching
y boat and got clear Of the ship. They
headed shoreward, but were almost i'm
mediately thrown into tho sea by the
sinking Of their boat. AL were drowned
Saved from the Rigging.
Shortly afterward the ship keeled
over, throwing all overheard. Only an
apprentice boy succeeded in gaining the
weather rigging Here the lad remained
throughout the night, drenched and al
most frozen. In the morning a fishing
smack sighted the wreck. With diff
Guilty boat was brought alongside the
Enterkin, and the boy was taken off.
The rain has been so heavy in the dis
tricts drained by the Thames that the
river is rapidly rising In some places
tho low lands are inundated. The slopes
ct Windsor Castle and some parts Of
she royal park are partly submerged.
Tho steamer Glenmire, from Cork, ar
rived at Plymouth, and reports a most
extraordinarily rough passage. In fact
she came very near laundering. About
ono hundred and fifty cattle on board
were either dead or so badly hurt that
they had to be killed.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-15
A Murderer cremnted-

SHREVEPORT, La, Dec. 15.-Joe PAT
terson, the negro who killed his vii
and colored man in Bossier parish, ar
afterward shot J. B. Lay and Dave Wa
lace, the latter candidate for the legis
lature, was SO closely pressed by pun
suing mob that he returned to his home
driving out the mourners who were sit.
ting up with his wife's body, and sho
himself dead. The mob removed the
body of the murdered woman and Sc
fire to the house, and Patterson's charrel
body lies in the ruins. Wallace diet
from his wound, but Lay will recover.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-15
THE BOMB THROWER
Inspector Byrnes Not Yet Salts
fed Of His Identity.
MEssEMER's PENNSYLVANIA oLEw.

The Coroner Inclines to the Belief
viii UnraveI the Mystery Nor
cross Dentist Sustained by an Ex-
amination-The Brain Diseased.
NEW YonK, Dec. 15.-The identified
ton of the Arcade building bomb
thrower does not progress as rapidly as
might be expected after the many bits
of evidence that he was probably Henry
L. Norcross, of Boston. The detective
bureau gave out the statement that moth
ing new had been learned in the matter
to satisfy Inspector Byrnes that 1t was
Norcross who attempted to kill Russell
Sage.
The last and most convincing discovery
In connection with Norcross is the letter
which was found by his father in the
desk in Norcross Office in Boston. it
satisfies Mr.. Norcross Sr., and his wife
that it was their sou who threw the
bomb. Mr., and Mrs. Norcross have left
the arrangements for the removal of the
remains in the morgue, if they prove to
be those of their son, to Mr.. Rollins,
custody as yet.
A Pennsylvania CIew.
Before he does there may be sufficient
evidence offered that the remains in the
morgue are those of Pennsylvania. A
letter to the coroners, signed e. Il.
Marsh 1916 Market street, Philadelphia,
inclosing the photograph Of man
known to the writer to be missing, will
ha FOL 1,trf f,,,.t1
ner Messemer has written Marsh to come
to New York to view the head in the
morgue, and the coroner said:
''It is our theory that the man referred
to in the letter was the bomb thrower
His picture more nearly resembles thu
of the head than does Norcross. It WI
taken this year, and the man was or
familiar with the oil regions, havin
last been seen In Pittsburg. He prob
ably knew all about explosives, &
these are used to start the wells fiowin,
again after they have given ont, and n.
name is better known in the oil country
than Rockefeller, of the Standard Oh
company, whose name was used TO oh.
tain an audience with Sage. | expec
great developments from this Philadel
phia source"
Drs. Landor, Carter, Gray, Collins
McAlpin and Messemer have made pub
lie their report on the examination oi
the bomb thrower's brain. Their opin
ion was that the brain was diseased anG
not normal, and Coroner Messemer i
satisfied that the bomb thrower wa
mildly insane, at any rate When tho
teeth We're examined last evening it waf
discovered that there were nine filings
As the filings were precisely as had
been previously stated by DIR. Edward
Coggins, the Boston dentist who at
tended Norcross for ten years, it WON'T
seem to make the identification of til
bomb thrower as Norcross complete.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-15
To Urge Decreased Production

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. 15.-Commis-
sioner Lane, of the department of agri-
culture of Alabama, has issued a circu-
lar to every state agricultural commits
gioner i'll the cotton growing states for
the purpose of calling convention of
tho farmers for the purpose of consider
ing the expediency and practieability Of
decreasing the acreage of cotton in the
south. He names the city of Mont
gomery, Ala, as the most suitable place
and Jan. 8, 1899, as the time of the meet
ing
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-15
The valparaiso Outrage.

VALPARAISO, Dec. Is. = Judge of
Grimes Foster is said to be preparing his
finding in the case of the Baltimore sail
ors. No public statement has been made
about it, but it is reported that it will
exculpate the Chilean police, charge the
Americans with having provoked the
encounter through drunkenness, and
impose nominal penalties on few in
significant Chileans arrested in connec-
tion with the affray Chileans here as
sumo in advance that the result will be
satisfactory to the United States.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-15
Cnntured MIssionarles Esonne.

CAIRO, Dec. 15.-The members of the
Austrian Soudan mission, who were cap
tured when kordofan was taken in 1858
by the hordes OF the mahdi, have es-
capped. Among those who have regained
their freedom are Father Ohrwalder and
Sisters Caterina, Chincarina, Elizabeth
and Venturini. They were pursued by
the Arabs, but managed to elude them.
and finally reached Korosco, near Wady-
Halfa. They are greatly exhausted by
their journey across the desert.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-15
Brothers' Singular Death.

CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-John and Henry
Fitzsimmons, brothers, recently arrived
from Buffalo in search of work, were
found dead in bed at their boarding
house, and their room was full of gas.
An examination showed that the gas
was turned on full, and that on retiring
one of the brothers had hung his
trousers on the jet, and in doing so had
probably turned the gas on.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-15
Again a Candidate.

LANCASTER, Pa, Dec. 15.-Captain
William D. Stauffer, of this city, who
was candidate year ago for depart
ment commander of the Grand Army of
the Republic, and who then withdrew
In the interest of harmony, will be a
candidate for that Office at the annual
ancampment in February.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-15
Judge soofleld's Successor.

WASHINGTON, Dec 15.-It is stated on
good authority that Representative
Baker, of Indiana, has been selected for
appointment as a judge of the court of
claims, vice Judge Scofield. retired, and
that his nomination will be sent TO the
senate this week.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-15
New Enterprises Launched.

HARRISBURG, Dec. 15.-The following
corporations were chartered: Patterson
National Gas company, to supply the
townships of Lancaster, Tenrand, Comm
a of Nortbapon span % eonntV aha sa9G eapa aoak
$3.50, ,0O0 Pyle Manufacturing company,
Of Philadelphia capital stock, $4,000.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-15
Dayitt for Parliament,

DUBLIN, Dec. 15.-Despite the injuries
received by Michael Davitt in the riot
ing at Waterford that gentleman is still
IN the political field. fthas been deter
mined by the McCarthyite leaders that
Carthyites for the seat at Waterford,
should be Withdrawn from the contest
and that Mr.. Davitt be substituted.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-15
A RemarkabIe OrIt,,e.

I HANNIBAL, Mo-, Dec. 15.-As result
Of frequent drunks and quarrels with
his wife, Edward Brown, colored, shot
his wife in the abdomen, Sunday. Pre-
maturely she gave birth to a child,
which was dead, the bullet having
passed through its head. Yesterday tho
wife diaA Brown is held for murder
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-15
Dr. vandyke's Protest Inadequate

NEW York. Dec. 15.-The presbytery
of New York met to hear the report OF
tho committee appointed by the moder-
ator to answer the protest presented by
DR., Henry Vandyke against the moder-
Ator's rulings in the Briggs case. The
committee reported they found upon ex-
animation tho protest was inadequate,
and that the ruling should stand.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-15
To Correct tho MCKINLEY Bill.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-Congressman
DUNCAN, of Ohio, proposes to begin an
attack on the tariff bill at the earliest
possible moment. The Mckinley bill
admits free all books intended for the
use of college libraries. He thinks it
was simply an oversight that prevented
this privilege being extended to books
intended for public libraries generally,
and he will introduced bill to that effect.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-15
Confidence in the American Hog

BERLIN, Dec. 15.-In the reichstae
Herr Botticner, minister of the interior,
said that no ,-ichin@ had been found in
pork imported from the United States
since the bill providing for the inspec-
tion of such pork had become law.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-15
TROUSERS
TO
ORDER.
.#. We have
beep1ta king
q gre Eat

TO beep ia king
ORDER. a great
-| many Or
ders for trousers du ring
the last few day in
our custom departnl lent,
and can handle and
would like a great n lany
more; we have the
goods to make Il hem,
and you may want hem
if..so, come in and S ee if
the styles and pt tices
suit you-from So to
SIG. We are cutting
prices on fine tr ous-
erings, as we have too
many OF them and want
to reduce the stock. Our
Ready-made stock may
be able to please 70 u if
you don't wantma6 e-to-
order, and we think you
will have a hard tim 0 to
find better styles or low
er prices than we are
offering.
JAS T. MuLLrN & Son,
Tailors. 9th & Mar set.
Clothiers, Wilmington.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-15
Shot hx Poachera.

LONDON, Dec. 15.--Two gameikeepers
employed on the estate of Lord Brown
Apw, at Aylesbury, in the county OF
Aucks, thirty eight miles from London,
n6ssen found murdered It is the
pinion that they were shot by
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-15
Christmas Presents.

Ladies' Gold Watches, $500, $500,
$780, $50 90, S35.0O s4o.O0 and 5000.
Ladies' Gold Diamond Watch, only $4,000.
Come and see us before buying. IA KIT.
Gold Filled Watches, warranted 20 years,
S15.o0 5000. $500 and 5000. Silver
Watches large and small; Boys Watch,
warranted, only $500. Don't forget to
look. No charge Neck Chains Bracelets,
Vest Chains, Ear Rings, Brooch Pins, Scarf
Pins and Ladies' Fob Chains. Gold Pens
and Pencils. only $3.50 and $500.
HARRY e. THOMAS & CO.,
500 Market Street.
Solid Gold Initial Ring. any Letter
$3.50, s500 and $500; Moon Stone Rings,
$l.50 to $1,000; Pearl, Turquois, Emerald,
Topaz, OPAL and Gentlemens Rings. Gar
net and Amethyst Rings. s1o0 and up;
Engraved Band Rings, a1.00 to $500; Gold
Baby Rings, 5oc., 75c. and S1.0o Diamond
Rings from $1,000 TO $4,000. IS kt. Wed
ding Rings.
HARRY E. THOMAS & CO.,
No. 500 Market Street,
WILMINGTON. DELAWARE.