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Threats of Burnine and sackine.

CHICAGO, ILL.,. March IA special
dispatch from Wichita, Kan sas, says
that serious trouble is brewing in
Northwestern Oklahoma between the
whites and negroes. While so far the
disagreements have been evidenced by
threats only: any overt act by either
faction would lead to an outbreak
which would prove disastrous. In the
neighborhooa of King Fisher there ex.
lists an organization after the nature of
the White Caps, whose special object,
Just now, seems to be to turn from that
section the tide of negroes pouring in
from Mississippi. Warnings have been
sent the negroes but they continue to
arrive and now consider themselves
sufficiently strong to threaten back,
and they have actually, so it is reported
on good authority, held meetings at
which plans for burning and sacking
of the town of King Fisher were dis
cussed. The negroes are a heavy bur
den to the taxpayers Of the district in
which they have located, and they hap Q
neither money to live on nor the desire
to work. Both factions are reported to
be expecting open hostilities.
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Polling a Republican Triek,

CHICAGO, March l2. a special from
Lansing, Mich. says that the Senate
was scene of turbulence yesterday
when the President declared adopted "a
resolution that the committee on the
contested election case of Friedlander
VS. Morse was relieved from its further
consideration. Friedlander holds the
seat by virtue of a successful contest
against Morse. He is the Democratic
senator who Is charged with bigamy in
having an Indian wife, and then de-
serting her for another. During the
session Friedlahder retired to the
Lieutenant Governors room to escape
arrest on the charge of bigamy.
The Democrats feel assured that il
Friedlander is once arrested and taken
TO Petosky to answer the charge against
him the Republicans will unseat Fried
lander and give his seat to Morse.
Therefore they are prepared to serve q
writ OF habeas corpus as soon as the
arrest Is made, and If this plan fails
the Democratic Senators propose to
slip away to Canada and thus leave
the Senate one vote short of quorum
till Friedlander obtains bali and re.
turns,
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Alliance Plans.

WASHINGTON, March ll.-Jerry
s npson, the Alliance inember-el elect
from the Seventh Kansas district, is al
ready beginnin to ''kick" about the la
borlous duties OF his position. He SAYS he
is overwhelmed with letters requiring his
attention, and he thinks a congressman
has entirely too much department work
to do. In fact, Mr.. Simpsons predeces-
sor, Judge Peters. found it necessary to
employ Il private secretary out of his
own salary to attend to the bulk of his
correspondence.
1t appears there is busy time ahead
of Jerry, if he tries it all himself. But
he want. He says the Aalance mem
bers have plan. They propol that all
claims shall be referred to the SUBJ -Alli-
ance in the locality were it originates.
The local Alliance will investigate it
that is, make sort of sub.court Of
claims out of itself-and render decis
ion. IF the claim is found worthy, it
will be sent to the congressman with q
proper Endorsement. In this way the
congressman will not be annoyed by the
innumerable unworthy claims.
''There Is another matter which the
Alliance will seek to remedy" says Mr..
Simpson, as the mouthpiece of the ALI
ance congressional delegation, land that
is crOwding of the calendar with private
bills. The Alliance proposes that pub
lie business shall be transacted E. st."
Mr.. Simpson says these reforms will
be considered at conference to be held
here next fall, and plans for their inau-
guration will be then adopted.
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public buildings and private houses
flags We're hoisted and bunting hung
out.

pupuc DululngS ana private houses
flags were hoisted and bunting hung
out.
GREAT JUBILATIoN OVER PALMER's
ELECTION.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March 11.-This
has been a gala day for the capital city
of Illinois. For nearly a year, in fact
since General Palmer fathered the move
ment in the West for an election of
United States Senator's by vote of the
people. it has been the cherished dream
of his friends and admirers throughout
the State that he might ultimately be
chosen as the successor of Douglass in
the Prairie State and the first Democrat
ic United States Senator from Illinois
since the days of the "little giant" thirty
years ago. This dream finally has been
realized and the exultation of Spring
field and Illinois Democracy has found
expression in every form of hilarity and
celebration known to the refinements of
civilization. All the afternoon and eve.
ming squads of shouting and cheering
Democrats marched through the streets
and corridors of the hotels and have
given cheer after cheer for the Demo
cratic Senator elect. Tonight the fes-
tiyity still continues. Fireworks and
skyrockets from public squares must be
visible to Illinois farmers for many
miles over the prairie. The Democratic
members of the Assembly have been
wearing conspicuously their "1O1"
badges, and amid their rejoicing they
have started movement to procure and
present to Moore and Cockrell two mag
nificent badges surprising in beauty,
cost and workmanship anything yet de-
vised. Indeed it seems that the gener-
al rejoicing has become infectious. 1t
is hardly an exageration to say that
everybody in Springfield is celebrating
satisfied with the election OF Palmer.
The Republicans almost to man are
gratified with the action Of the 100 Re-
publicans in voting on the final ballot
for Cicero j. Lindley, president of the
F. M. b. A. of the State. They see in
that action, SO say, the consolidation of
Republican and independent parties
and and result in Republican victory in
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Figures on Corn and Wheat,

WAsHINGToN, March lO.-The stati-
stlcal rcturnsSof The department Of agri-
culture for March are estimates OF the
corn and wheat in the hands of farmers,
the proportion and present value of NOR
charitable corn, the weight of wheat per
measured bushel, and other points in The
commercial distribution Of grain.
The result of the consolidation makes
the farmers reserve of corn, in bushels,
$40, 100000, against 100000, 900 last
year. 1t is the lowest recent reserve,
except that from the smaller crop 1887
and that from the crop of 1888. The
proportion estimated for consumption
where grown is relatively lacger-S7. 4
per cent, instead of 81. 8 last ycal. The
quantity shipped or to be shipped from
the farms is thcriore only 1888, ,O0O, 900
bushels, or less than half the surplus o.
last year. The average price of mer-
chantable corn is 55 g cents per bushel ;
OF unmerchantablc 32.0 cents. The ag-
Sregate value OF the crop, on tins basis,
Is $7Gl 100000.
The proportion of wheat still in the
hands OF farmers is lower than an aver
age of the last ten years. It's | 2,00O,-
600 bushels. 1t has been lower only in
two years of the last ten after the meagre
crops of 1881 and 1885, which were
smaller than that of 1890. Including g
the visible stocks, the supply is 135, ,O0O,-
600 bushels. The consumption of the
last IL months is estimated at 200, ,000,-
900 bushels, seed used $4,000, 900, and
the exports have been about 80, ,00O,0 0
from March, 1890,
The low percentage of the spring
wheat states are especially noticeable.
Half Of the present stocks will be re-.
quired for spring seeding. The average
weight per measured bushel is 1872
pounds. The average of 1889 was 57.7
pounds, which was the precise average Of
seven crops from 1888. In bushels Of
sixty pounds the aggregate is 38l ,0OO,-
600, or 00,000,000 less by weight than
the preceding crop.
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A wild War Rnmor.

CHICAGO. ILL.,, March 1O.-A Montrea,
special quotes an officer of the British
navy as saying there is more signifi-
canoe to be attached to the approach.
ing visit of Lord Wolseley to Canada
than is generally believed. Wo)seley
will at once proceed to the Pacific
Coast with General Herbert and in
spect the detenses of British Columbia
and the naval yard at Esquimault. He
will remain at Victoria until the
United States has given the ultimate
with regard to tile Behring Sea ques-
tion. The officer said he would not be
surprised to find Great Britain and the
United States at war before the year is
out. The British government has been
remaining quiet in view of the possi-
bility of the Liberal party in Canada
getting into power, through whom,
Lord Salisbury believed, a more satis-
factory settlement of the matters in
dispute could have been reached than
through the administration of Sir John
Macdonald, whose policy has be EN-
more in the direction of intensifying
hostilities than effecting reconcilia-
tion. In conclusion he said that the
activity about the British dock yards
clearly showed England preparing to
be ready for an emergency.
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The Flood at Nashville.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 1O.-The
river fell slightly to-day, although it is
expected to rise foot at least yet,
when the water from the upper river
reaches this city. From all low-lying
portions of the city the cry of distress
is heard. and the streets are filled with
wagons loaded with the effects of those
who are able to move. The less fortu-
nate are compelled to carry their be-
longings to higher ground and there
deposit them without shelter. Fully
1000 houses have been vacated on ac-
count of the rising waters. The greater
part of those who have been forced to
move were unable to rent other houses,
and have taken up temporary abode
among friends and neighbors. Reports
from surrounding districts show that
the creeks are out of their banks, and
great damage has been done by the
washing away of fences, bridges and
inundating the wheat fields.
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lN1plrlFuL PLIGHT.
Negroes Starving and Dying by Droves
In OkIahoma.

ST, LOUIS, Mo-, March Especial
from Oklahoma says; "Ehe race ques-
ton is assuming serious phasein Okla
homa to-day and continued agitation
which the subject is raising is more than
likely to result in a collision between
whites and blacks. Whenthis Territory
was thrown open to settlement large
number of negroes settled in Guthrie,
but their coming excited no serious
comment. During the last six weeks
however, negroes from the South have
swarmed into Oklahoma by hundreds in
response to hopes thrown out by the
glittering prospectus which was scat
tered broadcast in communities thickly
settled by blacks. The main mover of
this grand cOlOnization scheme is said to
E. L. McCabe, of Kansas, in conjunc1
tion with two white men. One hundred
and sixty acres of ground were pur-
chased nine miles north of Guthrie and
a mythical town laid out. "A glowing
description of Langston City was indus
trioously circulated by said agents, gem
orally colored preachers, and the igno1
rant blacks of Arkansas and Alabama
eagerly invested their small saytffgs i'm
"The promised land" Gentlemen who
the situation there as something pitiful.
The negroes, he says, are arriving by
hundreds, and their condition is little
worse than destitute. They are en-
camped about the Santa Fe depot and
their sutferings from the recent cold
weather, in addition to the pangs of hun
ger, are heartrending. But the worst
feature of all and which has aroused the
Guthrie newspapers to a realization of
the situation is the fact that the new
arrivals have brought small pox with
them. The people Of Guthrie at first
suppressed the fact that the disease ex-
listed for fear that the town would be
injured, but since it is found that small
pox is spreading the newspapers have
come out and openly declared in favor
Of instituting quarantine against the
blacks.
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THE PHOSPHATE WAR.
The Coosaw Company. Mako Their First
Show OF Fight.

Show OF Fight.
CHARLESTON, March 6.-The Coo
saw Company made the first show of
fight in the great phosphate war to-day.
1t was big gun aud comes from the
United States Court in the shape of an
injunction, copy ofwhich has been sery-
ed on the Phosphate Commissioners and
on the licensee operating on the Coosaw
territory under their permission. The
order granted by Judge Simonton,
which is in the nature of temporary
injunction, aud is directed to Governor
Tillman, Attorney General Pope, Comp
troller General Ellerbe and j. d.
Montgomery, G. II. Walter and A. w.
Jones, and enjoins them from entering
upon or in any manner interfering with
that part OF the Coosaw River heretofore
occupied by the Coosaw Mining Com
pany under the Act of 1876; or from in
any manner or way interfering with or
interrupting The occupancy and quiet en-
joyment Of the said Coosaw Mining
Company thereof, or with the continu-
ance by them of their mining operation
therein, and from authorizing or ass UNI
ing to authorize others to enter upon
said territory, or to dig or remove phos-
phate rock or deposits therefrom, or from
any portion thereof, and from instlgat.
ing or encouraging others to do so.
The injunction also applies to the
Carolina Mining Company, which seems
to be the name of the anti Coosaw com.
bination that was granted licenses by
the Phosphate Commission to mine in
the Coosaw territory, The injunction is
peremptory, and is to remain in force
until further hearing of the case. The
compliments have given bond to the
court in $4,000 to secure the defendants
against damages in case the injunction
is dismissed. The defendants can, by
giving eight days. notice, move to dis.
solve the injunction. The effect of the
injunction will be to stop tine mining OF
phospi4ates in the Coosaw territory by
all parties till the case Is finally settled,
which will be at an indefinite time.-
Register
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A Riot I'm the Kansas House.

~NNN'~
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March I1.--A
Journal special from Topeka. Kansas,
says:
The Assembly chamber was the scene
of great excitement last evening du.
ring the final session of the House
The report of the committee which in
vestigated the metropolitan police sys-
tenn, created for the purpose of enforc-
ing the prohibition law, stated that the
prohibition law had been failure sc
far as applied to the cities of Kansas
and recommended that the Governor
cities. The report was amended, max
ing the withdrawal of the police dis.
cretionary with the Governor and then
adopted.
a question arose on the adoption OF
the report of the committee of investi-
gationsfof the conduct Of the State
Housecommissioner Several Repub
licans denounced the committee and
the Farmers Alliance in bitter terms
Rice, Republican, rose to speak, when
Elder demanded the previous question
Rice then protested against this action
and termed it a "damnable disgrace"
Speaker Elder, in reply, became ex
GGeedingly angry, and said that the
olmcio AulduCS WAS running CN{
House and the Republicans must sub
NIT whether right or wrong. Then the
excitement began. The galleries
hissed, the Farmers Alliance mer
cheered, and the Republicans groaned
Speaker Elder demanded that the
lobby and galleries be cleared. The
Kissing, shouting and groaning contin.
ued. and the Chair, unable to restore
order, said he would give up the cham
ber to the voice of the mob.
The sergeant-at-arms and doorkeep
ers attempted to clear the lobbies, anC
several lively encounties took place
Several Senators, who were witnesses
of the proceedings, were unceremon
iously hustled out of the chamber.
a general riot became imminent, but
finally Speaker Elder resumed the chair
and said he was ashamed of his con.
duct and his motion to close debate
and appealed to all present to maintain
order.
Quiet was then restored, and Speaker
Elders motion to continue the investi.
cation committee was adopted with.
out amendment. The House then ad
jOurned,
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A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
A Shocking Murder Committed on the
Streets of Wheeling, w. Va.

WHEELING, w. Va, March IA
tragedy which had long been predicted
occurred on Eleventh street at 1880
O'Clock this morning. when DIR. j. G..
Baird, one of the Oldest physicians of
Wheeling aud very prominent in local
politics-and municipal government mat
ters, was shot twice. and almost instant
ly killed by DIR. George j. Garrison. The
latter is a member Of the State Board of
Health and widely known over large
section of the country as an authority
on matters of sanitation. The murder
was the Cutgrowth OF feud of more
than years standing, and the crime
created the widest excitement. Many
threats of lynching were made against
the murderer since the shooting. About
8 O'Clock this morning the two men met
at the Second Ward Market and had some
words. They separated, but about half
past 10 DR.. Baird drove past DIR. Garri-
son, who was standing at Market and
llth Street. AS DIR. Baird passed DIR.
Garrison he said to friend: "There is
going to be trouble" He then walked
up 1lth street and stopped DIR. Baird at
the corner of an alley. The two talked
for moment and DR.. Baird moved on
about fifty feet and alighted to see a
patient. AS DIR. Garrison came up he
had a revolver in his hand and said
Take tn 1t back Ioctor." DR.. Baird
replied: Il don't have to take il back,
you niggerled--." DIR. Garrison then
fired and as DR.. Baird slowly turned
toward him Garrison fired a second, time.
The ball took affect in Baird's Tcft eve,
the first shot having entered behind the
right ear. Baird walked into a store,
said that DR.. Garrison had shot him,
took oif his gloves and was dead in ten
minutes, DR.. Garrison walked down
the street holding his, revolver until he
met policeman to whom he sufren-
dered.
The men were on the best of terms
until eighteen month ago, Garrison
even naming his son after Baird. When
Garrison was elected health officer
Baird performed the duties of the office
allowing Garrison TO draw the pay and
attend lectures in Baltimore. On being
elected to a second term, beating Dr.
Baird's son, there was a falling out, and
Garrison had Baird arrested for viola.
ton Of the health ordinance. This LED
to a personal encounter in the City Hall
last August, when Baird was knocked
down. Since then Garrison has threat.
ened to kill Baird, and to-day's horrible
tragedy was the inevitable end. DR.
Baird graduated in James G.. Blaine's
class at Washington-Jefler College
Washington, Pennsylvania.
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A Graceful Tribute.

New YORK, March 10.-When Secre.
tary Window died his personal affairs
we've not in as prosperous condition as
many persons believed. His resources
had suffered good deal by Investments
which had not turned out well. In view
of those facts, which became privately
known soon after the secretary's death.
some of his friends and admirers i'm New
York thought 1t becoming that the fam
lily of so good public servant should
have some testimonial of the esteem in
which he was held by the public. New
York bankers started the movement
privately among themselves three weeks
ago. The amount which it was intend
ed to raise was 9practically all subrcrib-
ed by last nightSNr, to be exact, $4,000
of it'was. The remaining 81 900 is ex-
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Six Shot at n Dance,

LOUISVILLE, KY, March 11.--At
Kilgare, near Cattlettsburg, Ky. last
night six men were shot at a merry
making, and four will probably die.
There had been much drinking. and the
fight arose from a quarrel over the selec-
tion of partners for dances. Charles
Bunting, Sam Bunting, Andy Howell,
jeff Waugh, DayidSsYa and Sher-
man Lucas are wounded,
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Raining since Feb 4.

WEST POINT, MISS, March l2.-The
Tombigbee river is out of its banks and
has flooded large area of country
Many smaller streams in this and adjoin.
Ing counties have left their beds and
flooded many miles ofcountry. Several
miles of the track of the Georgia Pacific
railway have been washed away. The
Mobile and Ohio and Illinois Contra
roads r. ss also suffer greatly g raines
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Three Hundred Heads Cut OF.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-THE
steamer City of Pekin arrived from
Hong Kong and Yokohama this even
ing. bringing advices that some 300
pirates, robbers and other criminals
were beheadad in Kwantung province,
during the last few days of the old
Chinese new year. The town Of Chobo,
on the banks of the Black river, Ton
gin, was surprised late in January by a
6and of 500 rebels, and plundered and
burned. The French resident was shot
and decapitated, and two other French
officers were killed. The rest of the
Europeans managed to escape, some
by swimming across the river and 9TH
ers by hiding in the bushes. Several of
the pirates who robbed the British
steamer Namora of $4,000 and killed
the captain and some Of the crew, have
been arrested, including, it is said, the
chief. Russian vessels are capturing
whales off the coast of Sado, Japan.
10 evade the law the whalers are
manned by Japanese and fly the Japa-
nese flag. The japanese authorities
arr. puzzled to know how to act in the
matter. The japanese parliament has
made an appropriation to be used in
the study of Koch's remedy, and three
or four Japanese physicians VIII soon
proceed to Germany. A Siam paper
says a report is current that a cyclone
+ ged at Champion, destroying 1900
houses, and causing the flooding of the
whole country. The losses arising out
of the fire at Bangkok in January ale
estimated at $4,000 Nine persons
were burned to death. The Chin Yum
bank of Shanghai has failed, with liza
bilities Of 100000 taels. The bank had
a branch in Hong Kong, in charge of
the managers son. Some sharpers got
hold of the young man and induced
him to speculate in Mexican dollars.
He lost 10000 taels in one transaction
and precipiJated the failure.
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Cotton Connagratlon.

SPARTANBURG, s. c., March 1O.-In-
formation has Just reached here that
The large cotton warehouse No. OF the
i'acolet Manufacturing Company was
destroyed by fire tonight. The origin
OF the fire is not known, but there is
strong reason for believing 1t to have
been incendiary. The warehouse is
thought to have contained $500 bales
Of cotton, The president OF the mills,
Capt. j. III. Montgomery, was spoken
to just now, and thinks there Will be
not more than 1000 bales lost. The
loss by fire is In the neighb0rhood of
SS5 COO. Much OF this is, however, COW
cred by insurance. The cotton. Capt.
Montgomery says, was insured for very
nearly its full value, but there was no
insurance on the building itself. The
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The Sea Gives up Its Do

ToTTENvILLE. S. l., MarcJ
body of a middle-aged man II
ashore l. car EllietSsw wharf at 4
last night. The wrists and s.
tied behind him with q stout
mouth was securely gagged
handkerchief. In the pi
found n German passpd
Dresden, Germany, Decene
to Carl. Emmanuel Ruttinge
43. The police believe ]
man was Ruttinger, and thI
was com mitted at the II
coal docks. The body IS w
and it looks as if the dead
flung overload while ali
death by drowning. IS
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The Deadly Trichinosis.

IDA GROVE, Ia, March 1.-THE cpl.
demic of trichinosis in the German set
tlement continues, and two more deaths
have occurred, making five deaths in
all. Several new cases have developed,
and two more deaths are expected.
Advices from Washington say that an
reau of animal industry, oprevent the
further infection of swine in this
locality.
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Seven We're II

GLASGOW, March 10.
iron works in this city
ser used in the man
monia exploded with
fatal effect. The mar
three of the employf
be en- recovered, and n
in Guiding that of Mir
ag er Of the concern,
buried beneath the
of persons were also