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n Kansas PoRrcAees~u
PlsaaQea- s.atistt made Public B4ss{
Perinteien Porter. 49,
YA0SGroN.SApt sG-Superintenks
- POf>arLaesehe census bureau ha17
made public additional statistics as to
farms. homes and mortgages In the
state of Kansas. According to the re-
suits obtained direct by the ngents~0f
-tse eeMs1szbuEoan 1roR<khA official re-
cords of the municipalities and counties
Of the state, Il appears that = re-
corded real. estate. mortgage pdebtsof
$e4oee Co., excluding state .and
t@os0dss2adsseontraets., was in
euFS2s. in Kansas during the ten
years .1SSO-fS9O, a large portion o.
winch has been paid. sOf THIS ss4s, asS.s
ess:; or I'LL per cen& Sf' the totaisini
cumbered 'a~cresy" (which are-aimost
entirely agricultural real estate, and
S~lS9,4S1,4O6. or IS 50 per, cent incum--
bersd ':aets, ::,or village, city and other
real estate.
The total number Of morteages're.
corded dur:ng the ten years was go
4o9,' Of which 4f5, 663 Or 67.OS'pGr cent
Of the total were on acres and 204, Az
or g. 81 per cent were on lots, a. A...
The existing debt of the state of Kan
sas, January 1, 1890. secured by real
estate mortgagessaside, from state and
railroad land contracts, as shown by
this Investigation, aggregates S2s5, 1885,
los. OF the total amount Of existing
debt thus returned Sl67,145 0S9 or TOES
per cent. is Of acres or almost exclu-
'sively on farms and S6S, $40. O69 Dr. 90. OF
per cent on lots. The average amount
of debt in force per assessed acre is
S.. 81; average amount of debt in force
per mortgaged acre IS. IS. FsFri
OF the total debt in force against acres
lin nearly all cases meaning farms) 81
per cent, is on real estate in the west
ern half of the. state. whose values are
low and where settlement was made
but a few years ago, largely upon pub
lie lands. This has a great. effect on
state averages based on value. The
debt in force per capita is S1G5 and per
family of five SS23.
A, The recorded debt of the state Of
Kansas decreased A.. 40 per cent. from
1881 to 1889. In examining the motives !
It will be found that purchase money,
improvements and business were the
inducements for mourning Sc per cent.
of the existing debt tn Decatur county,
so per cent. in jefferson county. IS per
cen in Lincoln county, IS per cent in
Lyon county and 50 per cent. in Pawnee |
county. The proportion of debt in
CURED for business purposes is very
small, generally less than 2 or 3 per
cent. 1t is safe to say that fully three
fourths of the debt of Kansas was in
CURED for purchase money and i'm
~provements. .' |
The property in the state which un.
der its constitution is exempt from tax
alton aggregates SIS, TAI. 1875. 4.a .,s |
Mr.. Porter concludes that the mort ,
gage Indebtedness of the state is Il 36
per cent of the true valuation of all
the property in the state.
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THE appeals of the friends of Austin
Bidwell to Home Secretary Matthews,
of England, to remit the remainder
of Hidwell's term of imprison-
ment have failed in spite of the fact
that they were supported by high in
iuenee. Secretary Matthews refuses
even to reply to the memorial. The eff
forts to secure the release of Mrs May.
brick will be equally futile. Fer
solicitor has been advised not to pro-
coed with the agitation, as the home
Office will.decline to reopen the case in
aRy form.
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IT is very likely that there will
be some vigorous laws passed at
the approaching session of congress
affecting retirements in the army
and navy. 1t has been a matter OF
open comment and scandal for years
in Washington, this thing of retire
ments in'the army and navy for the pur-
pose of taking service under the gov
eminent in civil capacities after being
placed upon the retired list SO as to
drawtwo salaries.
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HERBERT SPENCER is a modest En-
glishman of gentle voice and almost
feminine grace. For a time his books
sold better in America than in England
and ne us much attached to his con-
~stitsseney on this side the water He
has no thought however. Of visiting
this country and doesn't think much of
our new copyright law. 1t has not been
a great while since he received a letter
from a western publisher asking him
how mueh he would take for the ex-
elusive right to publish his "Fairie
Queen IA this country. His amuse-
ment was genuine.
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PRESIDENT BARILLAs, of Guatemala,
while afraid of being assassinated, has
determined to declare himself dictator
and he may even provoke war with
Salvador Ezeta thinks that a war
with Guatemala might restore his popu-
larity, but he dare not. declare war.
Costa R:ca is now the only Central
American power that is not for war.
The strictest press censorship has been
established.
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THE most death dealing sentence in
the legal annals of South Carolina ex-
cept in the cases of insurrection was
passed at Laurels on the -25th- ten negro
men being sentenced to be hanged Oc-
tober 90 for the murder Of another
negro
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Mira. Harri.on Eutertaiped.

LYNN, Mass. Sept 24-The wife of
President Harrison, accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs Mckee and the children,
arrived in Lynn this afternoon. escort
ed b, C. A. Coffin. After luncheon at
Mr.. Collins residence. at which the
table was decorated with the national
colors. an hours reception was held
Many Lynn ladies e introduced to
the visitors
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negro.

The police of Paris have seized a
Grelot cartoon representing Germany
as again triumphant over France, the
idea for the offensive picture being de-
rived from the successful production of
~"Lohengrin" at the opera They have
also seized Objectionable placards and
copies of a pamphlet characterized by
q bitter spirit of political warfare.
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The treasury department has decided
hat books published in tifs. English
language are dutiable and cannot lbe
imported in the mail. If published in
any other language they are duty free
and can be imported in the mail.
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A DUTCH journalist. who is one of
the survivors Of the Italian steamship
Taormina. which was recently sunk
after collision off Cape Colonna on the
coast of Greece, by the Greek steam.
ship Thessalia. has written a letter in
which he makes serious charges against
the Italian officers He says that the
Taormina's crew, led by the first
officer. basely deserted the captain and
that they clambered like rats on board
the Th~essalia-
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Omeers Quietly Go to Parsons.

SEDALIA. Mo-. Sept. 24-Many of the
officers Of the Missouri Kansas & Texas
road left for Parsons and a number of
the clerks have also been moved there.
It is the intention Of the company,
since their motion to have the restrain
ing injunction dissolved was defeated,
to move all their business to Parsons.
retaining here, probably. q head for
each department and thus endeavor to
keep within the bounds Of the Law.
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AT the Spanish cabinet meeting it
was decided to try the Manser rifle Tor
the army and TO experiment with
smokeless powder.
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IT has been ascertainP6that fha,s SUN
which the British govern1eptW1R&aYa
to pay the Canadian sealefxNeNamsgee
on account of the moduk<ySaSN
$500. 600 and may be as highVas f7O0T06es
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tt
COMMENT.

THE worlds fair representatives Of
England and Germany have each ap-
piled for 200. 600 square feet of floor
space for exhibits.
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The effect of the new free education
law in England is most notably good.
The, attendance at the schools is in
creasing rapidly all over the country.
and in addition many parents r in
duced to become more thrifty by the
happy suggestion that all who could
should open savings bank accounts in
connection with the schools, and thus
put to the credit Of their children the
six cents a week they formerly paid in
tuition.
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THE railway mail superintei EssSNe
session in Washington. have
the civil service commission teSqffre
physical as we'll as meAfel mona
tons for railway mail q1r
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IT is reported that the boy knG.of
Servia has been betrothed' to til
cess Helena of Montenegro. Tn
is sixteen years and the princesseS~-
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EMPEROR WILLIAM, of Germany. has
appointed the grand duke of Hesse-
Darmstadt general of infantry and a
field marshal of the empire.
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TFAmer] nessoc1 on uri
The annual report of the govern
ment directors of the Union Pacific has
been published. The policy Of sxten-
sion Of the railroad was favored and
tthe management commended The res
port concluded with a plea for leniency:
q
Campechess1lexi@. ~BN-
| mlsn hAsTIses. formeelySlerks Of
markets at Allegheny CITY, Pa has
beenalxSpa ees1zakmM ~
;sstis3 $lIss
4 4 - i: 80
fireworks look place Elevee peEsoaa
wereskilled and about thirty MjHred.As
Mx: sEsKLKs, an e~x-ofacexpf the
s ua!sssEs,ssaksss s .sss.'
a nsighboring zrapchg2 Aeelaa
creek. near Balcone, Tex.
The jury at Buffalo. .N.sF.. IN the
case Of William Gould, Jr., OF Albany,
charged with aiding in the embezzle-
ment of 49, - The Albany City
national .baaldsreturped a verdict of
guilg. eeetenc 1Nsfered
- :. ,.;s.s
ested themselves. in bis behalf and
secured his release. he gave them
what he said was a full statement of
his life. Stein is sick in a boarding
house.
The Labrador schooner Paisley.
Capt John Kane. with. all hands, and.
the Amazon, Capt. James Nolin, with
three of her crew, have been lost at
sea. .F.... z4S
ADvIcEs from Peru report the MUIR
der, on the river Maranan, of four Cali
%ifornians prospecting for gold. The
natives mistook them for ecclesiastical
emissaries and spies.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for
the seven days ended September "a
numbered pa. compared with 239 the
previous week and 219 the correspond
ing week of last year.
The Wisconsin Methodist conference
has voted 100 to SO in favor of admit
ting women to the general conference
as delegates.
A COPPER tank used for charging
soda fountains exploded on a wharf at
Detroit, Mich, and one man was fatal
ly injured The heat of the sun did it.
THE Gaiety theater, Liverpool,
'Englan nd, has beer destroyed by fire.
MooREHEAD, MCLEAN & Co.. an em.
barrassed iron firm of Pittsburgh, Pa,
have been granted an extension.
The strike at the shops of the Amer
lean Axe &. Steel Co.. at Beaver Falls,
Pa, and other places has ended. Some
Of the shops went non-union and the
Federation of Labor declared the strike
off.
FIRE at Oak Cliff, the beautiful sub
urb of Dallas. Tex, destroyed thirteen
houses. The loss was $4,000; insur-
ance SIG. OoO.
S. D. WEBsrER's warehouse, the
largest in Chattanooga, Tenn. was
burned. The loss was estimated at
$500, 600.
JOE STEWART, a prominent citizen,
met DR.. E. Chisholm in front of q sa-
Don at Lewisville, Ark, and fred the
contents of a double-barreled shotgun
at him. Hard feelings had existed be-
tween them for some time on account
of Stewart having testified against
Chisholm in a case in court in which
the latter was a defendant. 8,t-
GOLD in paying quantities has been
discovered near Susquehanna,t Pa
THE first snow of the season fell at
Leadvil,e, Col, on the 25th. It melted
at Once.
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Mrs Blaine has become interested in
the case of Mrs. Maybrick, condemned
for life to an English prison for poison.
ing her husband
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him grOaning and she found him in the
condition stated. His revolver, with
one chamber empty, was lying beside
him.
1t is said that there will soon be some
interesting developments under the
new banking law for some of the con.
Germs which the superintendent Of in
got after some time ago, and
which wer thought to be deposit in
situations and so amenable to banking
laws, and are now filing statements
with the bank commissioner and ask
ing to have their bond-sellipg schemes
digniied by law as banking business
This Commissioner Johnson is not dis
posed to do. He informs them that
they must take out charters as banks
and be prepared to do business accord
ing to the specifications of the first Sec
ton of the banking act before he can
recognize them
As w. l. Boswell. a Shawnee county
farmer, was sitting on his porch with
his family the other night he saw
smoke apparently issuing from the
barn. The family rushed out to save
to be on the roof of a hog pen. Upon
to the house it was discOv-
cred that a thief had broken open .
trunk and stolen over so. The thief
evidently started the FIRE to get the
away from the house.
Reecc r. Price, of Hutchinson. Kan
sas worlds fair commissioner. has re-
Gov. Humphrey appointed
John Il. Burton, of Abilene, to fill the
vacancy. !
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BKEK ITIES.

J. H. Kieth, OF Maple Valley. station on the
Coiumbia a Puget Sound railway, sent 10 the
observation-disclosures Office yesterday q sample
stalk of Aisike clover, which. so far as is known
leads the record for heighth. The stalk meas
ures seven feet six inches. Ii was grown on
bottom land on Mr. kieth's ranch
The festival OF the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen was held at Young Naturalists' hall in
the University grounds Thursday night 1t was
a complete success, notwithstanding the fact
that some malicious person caused notice to
be published Thursday morning that the affair
had been pos .poned.
Articles Incorporating the Renton Water and
Power Company were filed with the auditor yes
terday by James Williams, Abijah J. Beach Nor
man Davis and Susan J. Custer The canitai
stock OF the company is $4,000, divided into 200
shares of sle0 each.
The Pioneer Printing Company was in
coyporated yesterday by Z. y. Evans. NJ A.
Green, A. H. Britton aud w. r. Scott The COM
pany has capital stock OF $4,000, divided into
100 shares OF 500 each.
There viii he special meeting of the ladies
Of the Organ Fund Circle Of Plymouth church,
with Miss sandeFson, corner Third and Seneca
this afternoon az , O'Clock. A full attendance
is requested.
Hilga johnson, aged years died night before
last from pneumonia. The funeral services
were held at the residence On Harrison street,
yesterday afternoon, aud the interment was at
Lake View.
The sea lions AZ Icschi park are fed at 4
O'Clock every afternoon. They dine in public
and 81 are cordially invited 20 witness the in
terestlng sight
license 20 wed was issued yesterday for
Harold Plekum aud Minnie Thompson, of se-
attic
Rev. Wallace Nutuug will hold services in the
Armory tomorrow moraing and evening
There were three cash entries filed at the land
Office yesterday.
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graphical union at Honolulu notified the Seattle
local union, OF which he was a member, that he
was dead. Then the news came to the local
post of the G. A. r. of this city, in which he
Was a comrade in good standing, from John K
Ross, the commander OF George w. belong post
of the Hawaiian Islands. that he was inferred
May 10 in the Nuaun cemetery and that his
grave was decorated with others May 80. His
personal effects consisted of stereopticon
which was forwarded by the schooner Robert
Levers, which arrived in this port week ago
He had 500 with him when he died, and IL was
devoted TO the payment of the undertaker's lit
tie bill.
Muuson was not a soldier in the Salvation
Army, but he looked with favor upon its work
and often joined his prayers with theirs and put
his money in their contribution box. Besides
this, two OF his most intimate friends were SAL
walton Army workers, and he had no relatives
who needed his money. He had, besides
brother, three sisters in New Haven, Conn.,, who,
1t is said, have been fortunate in marrying we'll
TODD and loving husbands, and they are not ex-
pected to oppose their brothers wishes.
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noAap or runLro WORKS.
0nngsreus Condition of the Triangle on
Depot Street.

0nngsreus Condition of the Triangle on
Depot Street.
r| At u mceting Of the board OF public works
fc8taTday Senator Dyer presented s petition for
3mnFpvsrnent of the condition OF the roadway
acrnss the triangle at Depos aud Howell He
hid the Lake Union Electric Car Company
6&fsixnsd that II was private property and they
&onla % as they pleased about it, 1t looks like
tlae ordinary street. aud would deceive ANYBODY
He mentioned that Mrs. Metiraw's horse had
znsrendy i4ilen through the trestle.work aud
DcvtrnI sagons had been overturned. The com
1anF Ieeas somewhat aggrievcd at the action of
3osne msfabers OF the city government and did
bet teel IKE putting itself out about il.
81 ~ was feier-ed to Chairman Cochran TO con-
nit the railroad company, and with power 10
plank Tue triangle CT put up fence.
.4 letter was received from r. ID. Wood 4 Co.
1aIsnunetng that the ship Dana, which was To
BeEaset Ne cargo OF the Hustler, was about To
ttatts aud recommending the city to take thu
II OF iaaing and insurance certificate at once.
ID was fsserred to Mr. Hebron.
q Alssts was received from Beaezette Williams
&nnonncsng that the plans for the sewer age
3eetexn had been completed and forwarded.
u tAsai Kellogg Informed the board that there
hAs be- u some dissatisfaction with the horse
5hr<ixrs aud 1t WAS agreed 10 take that into con-
4sdesstioa ia awarding the next contract
Il II was ordered that the steam heaters be
h1us1xht down from the "oity hospital 70 tho
new city Jail
4 Adam orsh complained that the cellar Of the
II. charles hotel was flooded. and asked II there
romsd bs no relief II was suggested that chief
kellogg wonld pump il ont If ho were asked.
ana q rauuest was accordingly seut
Maiog Rinehart reported that the proposed al
low anea of $500 month Tor street lighting
~ss aaraaiy exceeded by $3.50 "a month. and he
xeuld not recommend any moro street lights
Amfna ret in Just now.
sewers other matters were referred 70 the de-
Nafslnafts for report.
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WISCONSIN, RAILROAD MAN.
Mr.. #. n. Finney, OF the $780," Visitin
In Seattle.

Mr.. #. n. Finney, OF the $780," Visiting
In Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. n. Finney, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
Hathaway, MIR. and Mrs. }. T. Brown and Miss
Winifred Bright Of Milwaukee, and Mr. ]. ii.
Lane, Miss Mabel Lane and Miss Florence Lane,
of New York, arrived in the city yesterday by
private car over the Seattle, Lake Shore & East
ern, and went TO the Rainier hotel. Mr.. Lane
Is q New York business man, and Mr.. Hathaway
banker. The latter is q son-in-law OF Mr..
Finney, a prominent Wisconsin railroad man.
Some fifteen years ago he was made general
manager of the Wisconsin Central lines. His
successful management OF that system con-
tinued twelve years, until he resigned aud went
to Europe. When he returned he was elected
president OF the line from St. Paul to Sault Ste
Marie-the famous $500 He has just given
up that place, and is now travelling for pleas
ure; but he Is still director in the $780," and
vice president of the Duluth, South shore Il
Atlantic
Last night he said al was out here some
seven or eight years ago. As remember then
the Northern Pacific had come into Tacoma, but
your only road was little coal road running in
from some OF the mines. Now several of the
great transcontinental lines are reaching out
for the Sound.
"The general situation among the railroads of
the West--and the East, too, for that matter-is
good. They maintaining rates well and
that is good thing for both the shippers and
the roads. Nothing is much more demoralizing
for a railroad or the commerce along its line
than rate war
"The crops everywhere are very heavy, es-
pecially ia the Dakotas. There the yield OF
wheat is lar,er than Tor some years. In conse
quence there viii be good deal OF work for the
railroads to do"
Mr.. Finney's party, which has come West
over the Canadian Pacific, leaves tonight for
Tacoma and Portland. This afternoon they will
take "A trip on Lake Washington as the guests of
Mr. Thomas L. shepard.
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PERSONAL.

Mr. and Mrs. B. Hagaman and Miss X. D.
Hagaman, OF Chicago, who are on pleasure
trip TO the Pacific coast, at the Rainier hotel
Mr.. Hagaman was formerly wheat broker at
Oswego, n. Y. Later he managed a wheat farm
in Dakota, but he has now retired from active
business.
Professor s Warehouse, of Washington uni
versty, OF st. Louis, is spending his vacation on
the Pacific coast He mas come TO Seattle by
the Canadian Pacific, but he will return by the
Northern.
Mr.. William II. McGillvray, proprietor of the
Grand View hotel at Fairhaven, and Mr.. w. A.
Smith, real estate dealer of the same place, are
at the Arlington.
party from Fairbury, Neb., consisting of
Mr.. Jay Mcdowell, Mr.. NJ. P. Mcdowell, Mr.. G..
j. Carpenter and Mr.. s. S. Lewis is at the Diller.
Mr.. W. H. Park, of the Chicago Eren,ng Post,
is here visiting his brother, Mr.. r. J. Park, of
the Webb Safe and Lock Company.
Mr. and Mrs B. F. Felt and Miss A E. Felt of
Galena, and Mrs. Earle, OF Rockford, are staying
at the Rainier.
Mrs. E. E. Hag, of North Yakima, is visiting
her parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. II. G. Thornton, of
this city.
Mr.. A. D. Ball, special agent of the land Office,
is confined to his house by an attack of quinsy.
Mr.. Charles F. Blackburn, a mining man of
North Bend, is at the Grand.
Rev George I. Griffith and Miss Griffith, of
Chicago. are at the Rainier.
Mr.. W. W Evans, of Port Townsend, was at
the Grand hotel yesterday.
Mr.. ]. Harris left for Chicago last night by the
Northern Pacific road.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Slain, OF Kamloops, are at
the Occidental.
Mr. John T. Blackburn, OF Vashon, is at the
Snoqualmie.
Mr.. C. II. Burnett, of Burnett, is stopping at
the Diller.
Mr. J. NJ Carson is in Olympia.
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that Indeed, we were informed that we were
the first to make the summit this year.
s0f course we found ourselves short of breath
IS we climbed 10 sueh a height. but beyond that
we suffered no serious discomfort.
"As VIC crossed the field Of ice VIC could look
down into the crevasses to a depth Of 1850 feet
You have read OF travellers falling into such
ioles and pcrishing, There is not so much dan
ger OF that In summer, when the openings are
visible In winter they are often covered with
thin layer OF snow.
I'VE had lively time coasting, or toboggan-
ming, on the smooth snow. In descending we
would cit right down and slide for hundreds OF
feet go ! can say / have tobogganed in Au-
gust
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ENFORCING THE GAME LAWS.
Butchers and Eating House Keeper Ar
rested for Selling Grouse.

warrants were sworn out by Josiah Collins
last evening before Justice Won Tobel for Boyd
x Chamberlain, propretors of the Denver meat
market, and j. schram, proprietor OF the Rose
mont restaurant, upon charges of violating the
game law The complaint stated that he saw
grouse in both places Tor sale The last legislature
passed law making it Unable ofiense
TO Kill or offer for sale grouse during any month
in tie year except December. The constable
went around to the persons named in the war
rants last evening and notified them to be in
court this morning at o'clock They will be
given a hearing this afternoon.
These suits were entered at the instance Of
the Seattle Rod aad Gun Club and the Queen
City Gun Club, which are taking this means of
calling atteation to the game laws and enforc-
ing them.