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raAss ~ 40 applied, szcept that from -
ti0ns a - linz Of The Atchison road %
tween Topek1 and Arknnsas CITY, Va New-
ton, tno ratos auihoeixed are 81 cents on
uheaA % cents On oafs and . cents ON corn.
1he nov tariff becomes effective October I.
Naturally Il isnot liked BY the Chicago roeds
tnls tap The seme territory IN Kansa9 ena
Neor1eka. = II means Q still greater diver
non Of business from their lines. The rates
70 Go!veseoo arc only few cents higher
than those 70 Chicago, and as far . the cost
OF transportation u concerned, TO those
abroad.
Galveston % brought five or SIX hundred
miles nearer to the western farmer than it -
by tho Chicago route.
short time ago the commissioner ordered
the Atchtson road to take out its low rates to
Galveston. but the new tariff does not COR
form with that order. and seems to empha-
size the discrimination of the Southwestern
Railway Steamship association to control
ito afairs independent of the Western Tafno
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Feastina Our Visitors.

CHICAGO, October IA royal foretaste Of
Americas welcome to the world in 1898 was
given at the Palmer house. The recipients
were the visiting government worlds fair
commissioners from the various. European
nations.
The entertainment took the form of ban
quet. Nearly 800 citizens, the most eminent
business and professional men, paid their
respects to the ENJOYS whom Europe looks to
for a report on the arrangements and pro-
gress thus far for the Columbian exposition.
The royal and imperial commissioners
have been in Chicago investigating the plans
and prospects, and banquets have been ten
dered them on every hand.
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Melbourne. the Rain Maker.

Melbourne, the Rain Maker.
TOPEKA, October Melbourne, the rain
maker, was not able to be here during the
district reunion this week as desired, but has
agreed to come Monday, October Il
The arrangements have been completed by
the committee, and he will be here at that
three, on condition he makes it rain. The
committee will try to secure some other at
fractions and give G. A. r. day, the pro-
ceeds to 60 towards some charitable OBJECT.
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Minister ERan Not Liked

minister ERdn NOT Liked.
WASHINGTON. d. c., September 30.-It il
conjectured here that matters under consid.
Grafton at q conference between the presi-
dent, Secretary Tracy. Acting Secretary Of
State Wharton, General Foster and Commo.
dore Ramsey, chief of the navigation bureau,
were the statements from Minister Egau anC
Captain Schley of recent occurrences in
Chill, which are also conjectured to accord
with the SPECIAL dispatches from Valparaiso
In the New York Herald. In brief this dis.
patch was to the effect that three United States
citizens had oeen arbitrarily arrested in San
police had been posted around the United
States legation building; that access to the
legation had been controlled by the junta,
and finally that the United States minister
to Chill is being harrassed and annoyed IN
hh efforts to care for American interests.
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sz,at vslld's psaalioa - - ssvsz1msnls q
IL voeia winch sssis ~ ou11aui1e q IL
nqur tssfns and opium 1rsds thEoashout Al
IL natio00.
n position vii be ous 1t ths 1sa&ursa q
H. great Temperance needing In Boots0
- s. Ascefaae 81 cnla ~
ths signatures placsd IN the Successive lineo
Il viii b tan 30 twelve miles loas. Ceyloa
hes sent q, 900 signatures, Burmah $500
and Canada 5000 An immense petition
viii leave England on one Of next weeks
steamera When The petition has gone ii
rounds il win b placed in some historical
museum.
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A New Mountain RaIIroad,

a New Mountain Railroad.
DENVER, COL, October cit has been an
nounced that the Denver. Apex d Western
railway, an air line from Denver to Leadviile,
will be commenced in ten days and rushed
to completion. The road will be q rival to
the Denver d Rio Grande and the Colorado
Midland, and will 60 via Georgetown, driv-
ing an $4,000 tunnel under the Argentine
Pass. A construction company, with capital
of $4,000, 900, has been organized to push the
work, and it il intimatcd that ex-President
of the Rio Grande David II. Moffatt 10 one
of the prime movers in the enterprise. The
road will be standard guage. with &c per
ceLt grade.
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An Oil Car Collides,

FARGO, N. D.. September 30.-An oil car
standing on a side track was set in motion
by switching train and started on down
grade and colllded with an engine of an in.
coming stock train with terrific force. In
an instant the oil was in blaze aud the en-
CINE plowed through the flaming mass. En-
giner j. G. Curtis, Fireman Dodge and
Brakeman Benton were instantly envelop ed
in fameE. All three jumped and tried to
smother the flames in the grass. Dodge was
literally roasted to death on the spot, while
Curtis died shortly afterward. Benton lost
both eyes and was otherwise badly burned.
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maniscs for town loes. People on fooe ana
horseback climbed MP the mountain HE
soldiers charging forfreee.
Miss Daisy . representative of tho Daily
News ana newspaper woman of exceptional
ability. was killed in the charge. Her horse
took fright and she was thrown TO tho ground.
instantly.
The people rode over the poor woman's
form until Judge Hilton and other friends
reached the scene and took charge of The
corpse.
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Come to Taw.


TopxKA, October 3.-The state board Of
railroad commissioners have decided not 70
dilly daily with the Missouri Pacific onadals
any longer in the matter of relaying the
track of the kansas Central, and the COM
missioners wired General Manager s. d. 81.
Clark that they would no longer take the
excuses of the company for delay, and the
matter would be turned over to Governor
Humphrey, who has power to enforce the
laws OF the state. at once.
The commissioners then went before the
governor and presented a statement of the
condition of the road from the time it was
built up to the present, showing the position
OF the road in ignoring all orders to relay the
road with steel rails, until fatal accident
had happened and then only paid enough
attention to frame an excuse for not repair
ing the road.
Governor Humphrey turned the matter
over to Attorney General Ives at once with
lnstructions to commence action to enforce
the orders of the commissioners. Il is highly
probable that unless the road 10 at once re-
paired according to instructions, it, charter
may be revoked and the company enjolned
from operating it.
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Platform and Ticket.


WORCESTER. MASS, October The plat
form adopted by the democratic state con-
ventiou gives great prominence to the tariff
question, dealing with il on the lines laid
down in ex-Preadent Cleveland's message.
2evision 10 demanded especially with the
view to the abolition of duties ON raw mate
yiAl&
The platform declares for sound currency
. the basis of the country's prosperity and
credit, and repudiates the unlimited coinage
of depreciated dollars, winch is condemned
~ Q menace to commerce and IN impairment
Of The obligation Of contracts.
Ths following ticket Wa nominaAs6 BY
acclamatiou amid great applause:
GoveFnor-William + Russell, Cambridge.
Iieutsnant Goveenor-John W. Corcoran.
Lincoln.
Ateorney General George n. StsarnA
Chicopeo.
Treasurer-Henry C. Thschee. Yarmouth.
Secretary Of State-HbEidgo Cuahman,
LAkeville.
Audltor-W. O. 7. Trefy, Narblshssd.
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Interstate PeddIars.

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, September 30.-Judge
Phillips to-day, in the United States circuit
court, decided that the city ordinance Of Ne
vada, Mo-, which prohibits peddling without
license, was void so far as it relates to inter-
state commerce. Houston and Gray, two
Kansas travelling men, were selling clocks in
Nevada when they were arrested for vio-
lating tho city ordinance. They applied to
Judge Phillips for a writ of habeas corpus,
and the judge decided they were engaged in
interstate commerce and released them.
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The Third Trial Ends It.

TOPEKA, October at only required the
jury i've minutes in the HiRgenbotham case
to arrive at a verdict of not guilty.
William P. Higglnbotham was banker in
Manhattan. He started IN business in 1858
and continued in business until December
q. 1888, at which time he made an assign
ment for the benefit of his creditors.
His liabilities were Sill 200, and at the
time of failure his assets, according to the
estimates of various witnesses, were from
So, 600 to $4,000.
Mr.. Higginbotham was charged with re-
ceivin2 deposits when he knew his bank to
be in failing condition. deposit of $3.50
was made by John M. L,mbocfer on Satur-
day evening, December 20, 1883. On the
Monday morning following the bank failed
TO open. Mr.. HigRinbotham was indicted
by the grand jury in Riley county IN Janu-
airy, 1889. He had his trial in Manhattan
and was convicted. He was granted a new
trial by Judge Splllman and q change of
venue was then taken, and the case brought
to Shawnee county for trial. It was tried
here at the last term of court, but the jury
disagreed. eight being for conviction and
four for acquittal.
The trial lasted five days.
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ST. PAUL, October 2-Twe NOR, WIZ,
''Hold Your Crop" circulars are cut, The flint
from 1gnatius Donnelly, president Of IL
Minnesota alliance. and who urges farmers
to hold their wheat for thirty days longer.
In it he says: II think every intelligent
man in Ainnesota knows that wheat il eell.
ing far below its value, a. the organisation
has not taken tho responsibility Of giving
any ADVICE upon the subject, believing il
outside of their function to do 20, aud has NJ
experiment to make in any official way, but
it il very clear that If not bushel Of wheat
is sold in Minnesota by farmers during the
next thirty days, that the wheat pits Of Chi
cage, New York and London would Be full
of dead bears, and farmers would get for
their wheat crop what 1t 10 worth. Sell pota-
toes, barley. rys-anything else. Stand of
your creditors for a time, keep on ploughing,
but don't sell any wheat for month and see
what will be the result. ! do not say to you
that wheat will 60 to $3.50 or $1.O per
bushel, nor do ask you to hold your crop
till next spring; nor do speak IN behalf Of
the state farmers alliance, but in my lnd:-
vidual capacity, express my belief that the
farmers are beng robbed of ons-fourth the
value of their product. They should totally
0vOP III OoA0O VI Wu0dt 1Ok = LluuG, 6tIV tu0o
let it out slowly, 80 a. not to break down the
market"
The State will come out on Friday with
the contents of q circular much the same q
that of the last one. This one simply takes
up the wheat situation where the other left
Oh. The crops of ten years, from 1880 to
1880, are taken as basis of computation.
and the circular holds there is danger of OK
porting too much wheat. During the ten
years in question, it is claimed We raised
4, 497, 600, 600 bushels of wheat. OF this
amount ], 268, 000, 900 bushels we're exported,
and 3,226, O00, 600 consumed at home. The
average population during these ten years
was 81, 600, 600 people. We have now $40,
000. 900 bushels, and will consume 369, 500 600
leaving for export IA, O00, 000 In other words
We raised $1,000, 900 bushels more than the
average of those ten years, but we consume
e, 000, 900 bushels more, leaving only
5000, 900 bushels more for export The cir
cular continues: We have now exported co.
00O, 600 bushels of our new crop and have
So, O00, 900 bushels to spare. We export at the
rate of G, 000, 600 bushels per week, and our
surplus will be exhausted if we keep this up
till Christmas. If We sell our wheat to
Europe cheap We will have extraordinary
high wheat prices here, with q moderate
boom or we will have moderately high prices
with an extraordinary boom if we hold wheat
for high prices now. If we succeed in hold
ing the prices of cereals to the point the sit
uation justlfies, the boom in business will be
unprecedented and workingmen will have
the benefit of it like every one else"
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Flames In = Mine.

WnxEssA1a., Pa. SeptsnhPr ao-Firs in
The lower working of the Delaware 4 Hud-
son Canal company's large Conynsham COL
6ery, IN the Second ward of this city, i
burning 6ercely aud al efforts 70 even eee
IN Close proximity to tho affected portion
have proved unavailing. The mime win nee.
o1Barily b flooded - such IN extent that IT,
vsisr must reach every pant Of u vein.
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Butter Makers.

CHICAGO, October 6.-Butter makers of
nearly every state of the northwest held
session here. The meeting was called for
the purpose of forming an association. The
main object of the association 10 to RAISE the
standard of butter making and thus raise the
grade of butter. lt isexpected to accomplish
this object by establishing and examining
board and make il necessary for a butter
maker TO pas an examination and obtain q
certificate before he will b allowed to work
in any factory.
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Suicide of General Boulanger.
BRUSSELS, October General Boulangel
committed suicide on the tomb of Madame
Bonnemain, who died recently in this city.
Madame Bonnemain had been known az
the mistress of the dead general. She &C
companied him to England after his flight
from France, and early in July last she was
dangerously i'll in Brussels, suffering from
consumption. A physician went expressly
in order to treat Madame Bonnemain by a
new system. consisting in inoculating the
poison affected with the germs of phthlsis
with aayacol, which is obtained from creo-
sote. However, in spite of the efforts made
TO save her, Madame Bonnemain died dur
ing the evening of July II.
Madame Bonnemain at the height of Gen
eral Boulanger's career, two or three years
ago, lived in the rue de Berie, Paris. where
she was continually visited by the general.
Spies kept track of their movements and
soon discovered that the two persons referred
to we're very intimate.
Madame Boulanger was informed of these
facts, but refused to apply for q divorce. It
was greatly through Madame Bonnemain's
power that General Boulanger was able to
carry on his political intrigues, for madame
had inherited fortune of $1.5O0.O00, all of
which sum she devoted to the cause of the
then popular leader. To such an extent did
General Boulanger carry his infatuation for
Madame Bonnemain that when the French
government determined to arrest him he
could not be persuaded to pose as a martyr
before the French people by going to Jail,
preferring to fly with his mistress from
France to England and eventually to Brus-
sells, where they have both met their death.
General Boulanger committed suicide at
about noon. He stood alone by the grave of
Madame Bonnemain some time, appearing
to be deeply affected by sorrowful recollec-
tions. An attendent of the general. who had
respectfully remained at some distance from
Madame Bonnemain's tomb, suddenly heard
q sharp report in that direction. Running
to the spot the attendant found General
Boulanger lying dead upon the ground with
a revolver clutched in bis right hand. A
hasty examination of the body showed that
the dead man had placed the weapon to his
right ear and fired the fatal shot.
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Irlsh-AmerlcanS,

CHICAGO. October a-The convention of
the Irish National league and societies
throughout the United States and Canada 10
in session here.
The policy of the gathering was shown by
the opening speech of O'Neill Ryan, of st.
Louis, which was received with every mark
of approval.
uphold any section or faction, but he hoped
to say to the Irish people in Ireland that
when they presented a strong and and united
front, then, and not till then, should they re-
ceive the moral and material support of the
Irish people in America. Only an aggres-
sive movement, independent of both English
parties, could command the unstinted aid
from America that had been nobly given
during the last ten years.
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The Other Side.

GRAND RAPIDS, MIMI, October 3.-The
Rev. DR.. Charles Fluhrer sadly disturbed a
meeting of good pastors who assembled to
formulate a protest against keeping the
worlds fair open on Sunday. He was spe-
cially invited to attend, and he listened to
several long speeches against Sabbath desc
Grafton, and then he arose. observed that the
meeting was rather Gfeless. and proceeded to
inject life into it by making strong plea
for openin. not only the exposition, but the
museum, art galleries and Libraries on Sun
day. He said the influences of such places
we're all refining, elevating and educational,
and that the rapidly increasing element
whose only day of rest was Sunday was emit
tied to some consideration in matters of re-
creation and pleasure.
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ST. LOUIS FAIR.

The City Spending Big Money to
Entertain Visitors.
ST. LOUIS, October 5lDown town st.
Louis is . blaze of light tonight. The
entire city is lighted every night in the
year by electricity, but tonight the
powerful arc lights are aided by nearly
IS 200 gas jets in globes of many
colors produ cling an effect which beggars
description. On Washington Avenue,
the orname ntal center poles of the cleo
trio railway have been covered with gas
Jets and globes, in addition to the arches
along the sidewalks and the massive
wholesale houses on both sides enclose
what may be described a. three lines OF
beautiful light. On Broadway and Olive
street, the popular retail thoroughfares,
the street illuminations are simply daz-
cling while the store windows are 20 ar
rayed and lighted - to aid in the effect.
On Twelfth street., an exceptionally wide
thoroughfare, the double row of arches
rays Of soft-tinted illumin alton while the
words "Let us have peace" stand out as
in letters of hre on tho lfe-like statue Of
Gen. Grant. Two blocks south . statue
Of Liberty adorns the way, an enormous
torch Of gas Illuminating the myriads OF
.upturned faces in the throng.
The streets are crowded with people
who have come in from . considerable
distance, many of them to spend Fair
Week which commences on Monday and
ends October 10th. The illuminations to-
night are acknowledged to b the grandest
ever witnessed in st. Louis or out Of il,
and they will be repeated on Tuesday Oct.
9Th, and Thursday Oct.sth, the latter being
the last light up of the season.
Despite the crowd on the streets there
was not . vacant seat in the great Music
Hall in the Exposition At Gilmors's two
concerto. The Exposition has attracted
more visitors than ever before and il
phenomenal success. The Yelled Prophet
appears on Tuesday evening when there
II to be magnificent parade Of floats
along the illuminated streets. Available
windows to view the parade are being
rented for the occasion and tens Of thous-
ands will do homage to the mystic prince.
During the Fair the railroads viii bring
people here ct about half tho usual rates |
and the city b Arranging to entertain the
larHe0t crowd that ever came within it,
eatss. Accommodation for 10000 quests,
over and above what the hotels and
boarding houses can take care Of 10 placed
q the disposal Of visitors.
While 81. Louis h spending hundreds Of |
thousands in entertaining and amusing
stz.ngsss, the wholesale and retail estab-
lishments are crowded with guests, many
Of whom derive - much pleasure from
going through them - from witnessing |
The festivities themselves. Ths nsw tim
plate industry 10 IN attraction few can
Withstand and the enormous breweries,
tobacco factories, and ahoe factories-to
mention three industries In which st. |
Louis lsads America-are visited daily BY |
The Festivities and reduced
railroad rates continus until October II.
=
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Elaborate Pomp.

ROME, October The Pope celebrated
low mass IA the St Peters church in the
presence of 10000 pilgrims from various
countries. The ceremony was attended with
al the elaborate pomp possible. The pope
was borne into the church and seated in h,s
official chair on the shoulders of men of r.
papal guard, the vast congregation kneelinR
as be passed and bestowed benedlction upon
the reverent crowd.
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A Fortunate Farmer,

GRAND Forks, N. D., September 3o.-From
the holder of small farm on the Dakota
prairies to the heirship of fine old English
estate and seat in the house of lords ID the
fortunate gift to John 8. Sinclair, of Lakota,
Nelson county. who by the recent death Of
his father becomes Earl Of Carthness. Efforts
have been made to find him for two years,
but without avail, until q few days ago. The
estate includes Ii, 600 acres of land, carrying
Z rental of E25, 600 annually.
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A Bad Fire

HALIFAX, N. s.. October 6.-This city has
been visited By the most disastrous fire in III
history. Il broke 0ut at 10 p. N. and was
takes in an AREA of six blocks. Tho ioss can
not b definitely estimated, but will b very
large. The fis began in Bailey's planning
mill and extended rapidly north and south
through Butler. Brookfeld and Liverpool
streets, enveloping the Cunard docks.
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The Bond Companies.

TorxKA. KAN, October a-Attorney Cen
eral Ives has made final ruling with regard
to The bond companies which are trying to
conduct IN alleged insurance business in this
stste. He holds that their mode of proceed
ure N such that they cannot do business un-
der the new banking Law. His previous ful-
ing Was that they are not Insurance. compo-
nies The common opinion ie that they are
frauds. Being now without the pale Of TIE
Law they will have to abandon buGineeD. %
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0uatsmaian News.

Bosros, October IA City Of MEXICO DIS
pstch says The revolutionists In Guate-
mala finally succeeded Wednesday in draw
ing Banllas' army into . 6aht and The gov
ing to 0uatemala City, forty miles away
from Tie scene Of the Aght There w. great
secret rejoicing in Tie city when TIE news
rsached there Of tie defeat Of Tie govern
ment troops"
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The "Psr Capita. /"

WAszmGroz, D. c.. October ga stats
msnt pesparsd at The Treasury department.
shows that there wss net increase Of S22l,
965 IN eirculnf:oa during lie month Of Sep-
tRmbsr md . 81 dfcgeaDe Of "a, s0e IN u
monsy an1 hulligum ~ txoooury durine ~
- - - 3s's Z = 1a'''' : 3 -
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Respect Our Flag!

WAsHSeTox, D. C.. October The
prompt action of the president in support Of
Minister Egan has had an immediate ou,et.
ing effect upon the Ghilians. The positive
Stand taken BY the government has impressed
the impetuous seekers for vengeance that
they must respect the United States DAG
whether they like to do % or not, and that &
u not safe TO Insult United States minister.
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Santa Fe for September.
Borsos, October a-Ihe Atchison seess.
meat for August including The St Louis .
Son Ftancisco system: Gross earnines, 81
0e6.87es inczease. $2N,47; met, $1.2sasOs
incseass, S12z, l0