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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-30
TOPEKA NOTES

TOPEKA. Kan, Dee. 29-The twenty
fifth annual session of the Kansas State
Teachers association convened here to
night The attendance will probably
rescb from Loo 10 500. the largest in the
history of the association. The sessions
viii continue three days
The county attorneys of the state met in
convention this afternoon. The meetings
will be held until tomorrow night Tie
session this afternoon was opened By an
address by Chief Justice Horton. after
which q permaneus organization was
effected
A conference of third partT prohibition
ists was held here tonight TX Governor
John z. St. John, Mrs Cougar. and other
leading prohIbitiouIsts are in attendance
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RUSSIAN RIOTERS.

ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. ga dispatch
from Baku, on the w,s0 coast of the
Caspian sea, states that a riot occurred
there, which had its origin in the attempts
of a mob to lynch thief The police finally
rescued the thief from the hands of the
mob. The mob, however, rapidly gained
accessions, and in short time they turned
their attention from the original cause OF
the trouble aud devoted themselves to
plundering the shops of the citizens. The
police being powerless TO prevent these
outrages, the troops were called out tbs
latter charged the rioters needless OF con
sequences. and succeeded in dispensing
them. Many Of the rioters were severely
injured
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a DlsAsTRous colLlsIoN.

CHILLIcoTHE. Mo-, Dec. 29-By = mis-
take IN train orders disastrous collision
occurred between two freight trains on
the Hannibal aud st. Joseph railway, near
here, this morning, resulting in the death
of four trainmen and the fatal injury of
two others The dead are Engineer Bus
bee, Fireman Barry, Fireman Price and
Brakeman Gilmore. Brakeman Bell was
taken from beneath a pile of debris and is
so badly injured that be cannot live, while
Engineer Harmon received internal in
jurieS and will die. Eleven cars OF cattle
were wrecked The wreckage caught IRE
and the poor animals were slowly roasted
to DEATH
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THE VICTORIAN PARLIAMENT,

MELBOURNE. Dec. 90 The earl of Hop
toun. governor of Victoria, prorogued the
colonial parliament today His exceilency,
in closing the session, said that he re-
gretted that difficulties had arisen in deal
ing with the commonwealth BILL but be
believed that the federation of the Austria
liam colonies was only delayed, not de-
feated. He added that the financial pros
poets OF the colony were promising, and
that good reports had been received con
ceTning the harvest
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pAKoTA souAWMEN.

PIERRE. S. d., Dec "a meeting of
squawmen and mixedblood Indians was
tend to see tue light-colored Indians at all
the different agencies III the United States
and get their aid in paying the expenses
in Carrying the assistant attorney generals
decision to the United States supreme
court. They believe that it affects ali
mixed-blood Indians of all Indian nations
in America, but tnat they can save their
lands and rations
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SHOoTING NEGROES

BCNKIE La. Dec. 39--Ye Yesier.lay a con
stable aud deputy while trying IN arrest a
negro were fired upon aud bota wounded
Tie sheriff. with q posse, atteru pied 10 ar
rest the negroes today. and were fired
upon sDd Anos her man was wounded The
posse then returned ;be fire. killing two
ne-.rOes. The others then sarrendesed
Fart her trouble = feared
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LORD RANDOl pH cHIJRcHuI

LONDON, Dec. est is stated today that
the government has received an intlmatiou
from Lord Randolph Churchill that he is
desirous of entering the diplomatic service.
be appointed ambassadorto ST. Petersburg
in place of r. B. d. Morier, who holds the
position at present. The Standard and St.
James Gazette oppose the appointment
LONDON, Dec. 2y.-An official denial was
made tonight of the report that it was
probable that Lord Randolph Churchill
would be appointed British ambassador to
Russia
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INDIAN TROuRIES.

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 29-United States
NJ ,rshal Wiswell has left for the Stock
bridges Indian reservation, in response to a
were rioting. No further particulars were
contained in the dispatch to the marshal
The Stockbridge are located on the east
shore of Lake Winnebago and number 800
They have abandoned their tribal re-
lationS
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A Give Away.

"Have any OF you children been a.
this cake? Have you, Tommy"
NO, sir"
"Have you, johnny"
NO, sir"
''Have you, Willie?7
''No, sir
Have you, Sarah?"
ma, dida't you tell Us the ether day
that at the supper table children should
be seen but not heardY'-Texas Sift
irlrs
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surR r.N cr0l 0clcTe

Co. CNBUS. o. D-c- - The Society %
American t4eolog3sts con vened here Eosla 3
.aud elected The following officers Tor IS-s-.
President, 4. y. Gilbert. NAshin gtoa.T5ce
presidents, Ssr = William Dawson. Eou-
srsal. and T. C Cham mteriaia. II sssas9a.
Wis, secretary. Il {. F4inchild. Rocles
ter. treasurer. /. G. White. 8orssuEosyst
" Va editor, ". : Mc5ee, w4satnssoa.
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HuNTlNG MOONshlNERS.

GoDSDEN. Ala, Dec. - 9-Informatlou
wss received here today Of a bloooy en-
counter near here last night. between
United StStes Marshal Chalsoa aud
twelve deputies and A gang OF moon.
sinners. Two moOashiuerS. hirk and
Sprouse. were killed and United State
Marshal jackson was fatally wounded
The nlcoHsniuers were not disledsed. and
another attemDs viii be made shortly.
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AN OREGON FRESHET,

PORTLAND, Or, Dec. 20 Unusually
heavy rains have fallen in western Oregon
during the past three days, causing rapid
rise of the Willamette river. Merchants
along the water front are preparing to
move their goods to higher ground Ii the
rain continue twenty -four hours longer
much damage will result along the low
lands
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A WALL STREET DEFAuLTeR.

NEW YORK, Dec. 29-Rumors were still
floating around Wall street this afternoon
IN regard 10 the disappearance Of Broker
Titus. IU Is reported that his affairs are in
a badly tangled condition aud that he is a
deftulter in an amount ranging from
10000 To $4,000 Mrs. Titus saws thar
her husband i in the south.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 2S.-Mr. w. T. Hall
a veteran real estate man, has been missing
since Dec. Is, and his friends entertain
fears - TO his safety The firm of W. 4
Hail q Co, OF which lie J. chief. has lately
become involved in financial difficulties
aud Mr. Hall has appeared 10 be 50
worried and harrBsSed that his friends
think thsJ he has committed suicide
during \ fit OF despondeucy The extent
Of the firms obligations is unknown. hut
they are said TO be We. up IN the
thousands
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COUNTERFEITERS.

police of this city captured a gang of
six counterfeiters on the outskirts of the
city this evening. They found with them
d number of untrimmed coins, moulds
and the metals with which they operated
1t is not thought that they have been
operating long.
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own Up WITH DYNAMITE

ALTOONA, Pa, Dec 29.-The Clearfield
hotel livery stable was blown up by dyna-
mite at 2 o'clock this morning. The de-
ribs took fire,land, spreading to adjourning
properties, destroyed five other buildings.
Eight horses were also consumed. The
greatest excitement prevails, as it is feared
by the people that an organized effort TO
destroy the town IS being made.
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Harrv-Still an ". D.?
PIllsbury-No. Gone TO the other ex.
irene.
What do rou u1ean?"
I'm operating a dyspepsia factory -
The Dickens!7
Yes I'm proprietor Of . railroad
restaurant, and my partner is a special
ist in stomach disorders. We're getting
rlch- h-"-P.ttsburgh Bulletin
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WEATHER BULLETIN.
" EATHER BUREAU,
WICHITA. Kan Dec. .. 1891.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
WICHITA, Kan, Dec. 20. 1891. J
Forecast for Wichita and vicinity
Fair weather, nearly stationary tempera-
ture.
During the past "a hours the highest
temperature was 49o, the lowest 26' and
the mean SSe, with gentle southwest
winds. backing to south, high pressure.
generally cloudless.
For the past three years the average
temperature for the month of December
has been Ale, and for the 29th day 800.
FRED L. JOHNSON, Observer.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 29.-Forecast until 9
p. IN. Wednesday:
Kansas-Fair, south winds, warmer in
western portion, stationary temperature
in eastern portion.
Missouri-Fair, southwest winds, slight
ly changed temperature.
Indian Territory-Fair, south winds,
slightly warmer.
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THE FORESTRY ASSOCIATION.

WASHINGTON. Dec 29-The American
Forestry association began its tenth an
nual session here today. Routine matters
occupied the forenoon session, while the
afternoon was entirely devoted to the sub
ject of public timber reservations.
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GLADSTONe,S BIRTHDAY.

LONDON, Dec. 29.-Mr. Gladstone is 81
years OLD today. With his wife, he is at
present at Biarritz, French watering
place. where he is seeking TO recruit his
strength, in order to perform the parlia-
mentary duties before him. A number of
congratulatory messages were sent to him
by residents Of Hawarden. his personal
friends and political followers.
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Ys Cold sll,nt Moon.

Young Lady-The astronomers have
found snow on the moon
Old Lady--That explains f. Inever
could make out what that man IN the
moon was doing with q bundle Of
brooms over his shoulder. They must
be snow shoyeis--Goo3 News.
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A SERVANT OF THE loan

received here from Hampsden today of the
death of Rev. William Potter, aged 95
Father Potter" as he was familiarly
known, was the oldest congregational
minister in the world, his ministerial age
being II years, 9 months and II days, as
shown by foreign and American statistics.
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LOTTERY TICKETS S-izFO

OTTAWA. Can, Dec .a.-The govern
ment has made an important seizure OF
Louisiana ana Mexican lottery tickets al
Montreal. for having oeen smuggled into
Cauad B. such articles being duIiabse The
man from whom they were taken pleaded
that be WAS simply 81 sub-Ageut for Mon
treal tobaccoulst. VINO j. the general agent
FOR the wnole city. a long list OF persons
in Montreal. chiefly tobacco and gi.ar
dealers, who acted A. Suo-asents, have
been secured. aud interesting develop
menIs are expected.
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MENERYS PLATFORM.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec .9.-Judge S. D.
McEnery, the nominee of the Democratic
convention for governor, today sent his
letter of acceptance TO the committee. The
document, which is quite lengthy. is de-
voted TO a discussion of the proposed rev.
enue Qottery) amendments. He tavors
submitting the question to white primar-
les He is opposed TO lotteries as a means
Of raising revenue for the support OF gov
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''You introduced a man - ras las.
night az a lord. GOssin-7
Il did BIoobuuper.
Hes no lord Hes = fraud"
''HoEz do yoa know
He didn't try - borrow any money
from me. e.~-Phiiadeiphia Press
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COMMENDARIE.

All claims not consistent with the high
character of Syrup of Figs are purposely
avoided by the California Fig Syrnp com
pany. II act gently on the Kidneys, liver
and bowels, cleansing the system effec-
tually but it is not a cure-all and makes
no pretentions that every bottle Will not
S11bStantista
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ASPHYXlAIED.

FARGO, n. D.. Dec. 29-Mr. and Mrs.
John Brunette of Wild Rice were found
dead IN bed this morning, having been
asphyxiated by escaping coal gas from the
stove. They leave nine children, some of
whom are sick from the effects OF the gas,
but all of whom WI recover
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MANHOOD RESTORED.
Tne Genial Car Driver.

Smith-A new motor for increasing
ithe speed Of horse cars has been dis
covered.
Jones-Has It? Well, the horse cars
don't need ii up ray way All have to
ldo to increase the speed Of the cars Is TO
signal TO the driver with my umbrella
that / want to get on board.-Texas
.Siftiurs.
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FAILING Walls

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Dec 29-Yester-
day six men narrowly escaped death be-
meath falling walls that mark the scene of
Saturdays confa grafton. All were badly
bruisei or hurt, bnt none Of them fatally
injured.
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a SNOWSLIDE

occurred at Alicanti mining camp, ten
miles from here, last night John Asmus
was instantly killed and number of other
men severely injured. Several cabins were
daInOliShaI
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FAILURES.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 29.-The Imperial ho-
tel. formerly the St. Clair hotel, which
when run by Tommy Beylon, was the
most noted resort for theatrical people in
the south, is in the hands of the sheriff's
bailiffs'
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Mrs. De Fine-Here's 5 my new bonnet.
Isn't it darling? Only twenty-eight
dollars!
Mr.. De Fine-Great snakesi You said
bonnets could be bought at from three
dollars Up.
Mrs. De Fins-Yes, dear. This Is one
OF the ups. ~. Y Weekly.
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Neuie saw = negro for tie Erzs tlzns
The other day *Is hs az orphan. ran
n1z1 sae asked
= doa's Aaoss. DEAR zhvy- sss
askc3
Hes d.; he fzez sSsd bands IA us9zra.
ta'-~-iizEpev's B&z2s.
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JUST sEFoRE THE BATTLE

Callahan = a totne pe EaoorAooa.
Miss Quiisy. 6arriu' the vsgzbonda Re
hare 2 bou-
nez5rzfts ais rivzls--O revrlt - So.
iss Qutity, tact yer tsesEstfful rissgsence
EzSse6 xl5 shn2a-eA --PnaA-
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sh.-And We shall have = carriage
after We are married. George
Hs--CertainlT. Aaud dear, y youI
father Is wiling
She linterruptiag j-IFhy, q comze he
vii De-
lie containing To par for IT,
YansEee B.ade-
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-07-25

WHEN the railroad commission
was abolished by the Legislature
many thought the railroads would
Immediately proceed to rob the PEG
pie. But they didn't. In fact, some
of the roads have reduced freight
and passenger rates of their own &C.
cord, doing of their own free will
what the commission could not com.
pei them to do. The Florida Gen.
trail and Peninsular company have
recently reduced the rates on pears
from Tallahassee 10 New York from
the already low rate of "a cents a
barrel to 50 cents barrel and the
Charlotte Harbor d vision of the
Florida Southern has reduced pas.
senger rates to four cents mile
Just what the commission failed, even
in the courts, to compel them to do'
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stead of, as true "friend Of the peo-
pie" would have done, pointing out
to them the real causes whence
springs their discomfort and appeal
ing to their reason in legitimate ar
gument for the purpose of bringing
about betterment of those condi-
tions of which the poor er CLASSES COM
plain. He became a socialist and read
a socialistic magazine article to his
hearers, expressing a concurrence in
the views thereof, and in but the
effort to beget sympathy, from
those whom he addressed, with Will
kinson Call. He sought to foment
that discomfort, now being mani
tested by the masses, in irrelevant
and untruthful illusions to the
causes thereof, and in the idea solely
of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of self. Now,
when, more than ever, it is necessary
that the true significance of the
principles of democracy should be
comprehended by the people, who
may hope for relief only in the
triumph of such, we find this friend
of the people" propagating ideas at
variance with the tenets of democracy
and the general obtainment of which
can be but provocative Of revolu-
ton.
And, not content with stirring the
passions of his hearers in a COM
munistic way, this great ''friend of
the people" incites his auditors to
blows and bloodshed by his gratuitous
insults to those who exercised their
rights as citizens to oppose his can
didacy for political Office, then, like
the poltroon ne has ever been, sneak
ing to cover until the unseemly
wrangle which he himself provoked
had ended.
But that is Call all over. He has
never been truly a democrat, and it
has not needed his advocacy of in
dependent tickets nor his vote on the
dependent pension steal to attest
that much. He has never been a
trend OF the people, and 1t has not
needed his failure to forfeit railroad
lands that should have reverted to
the government, and the forfeiture
of which he could have assured, to
exhibit his demagogism to those who
have studied his character. Clothed
in the skin of a lion, he succeeded in
duping msny who mistook his bray
for roar, but the end has come, and
none too soon, for he might again
have been chosen to a position in
which he has worked so much harm
to his state, and which has been sc
completely disgraced in his incum
bency oft.
Florida was we'll rid of an incubus
when the Legislature refused to cleo
Call to the United States senate.
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THE SUNNY SOUTH.

In the Far West the voice of the
Farmers Alliance is still heard. In
Ohio the lines are forming. In the
North and East the sound of the
preparation for political battle is in
the air, says the New York World,
but the South is a land of rest and
peace.
The sun beats holly down upon the
fields. The pillow has done its part
and the generous alchemy of nature
is taking care of the crop. The
white man is off fishing or calmly
forming his opinions under the cool
shade of the magnolia and the pine.
The black man picks his banjo or
luxuriantly explores the red depth
of mammoth melons. In the woods
is heard the plaintive note of the
wild dove; in the fields the partridge
chirps to her pretty fedgelings.
All is peace, but how different it
would have been had the force bill
passed! Where then would have
been the unity wherein the races
dwell? Where then that political
quiet which promotes the general
prosperity?
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TIE air is full Of rumors of great
improvements soon to be made in
she Jacksonville Daily Standard.
Colonel Merrill is to be congratula-
ted upon the wonderful success his
paper has met with. The Standard
is already one of the brightest and
best jour nails in the South, and if it
continues to improve as steadily and
rapidly as it has during the past
twelve months it will soon be the
best in the Union. The secret Of
the Standards success is that il
prints the news without color and has
never closed its columns to any mar
who wished to express his views, b,
he democrat, republican, Call, anti
Call, Alliance or crank.
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GALVESTON claims to have han
died over 100000 bales of cotton
up to the middle of July, every bale
of which grew in the state of Texas.
That is a pretty good record, not
only for the port but for the cotton
crop of the state. But, says the
Savannah News, Savannah long
since passed the 100000 mark with
cotton still coming in. Evidently
the cotton crop this year will aggre-
gate something immense when the
season closes.
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ABOUT BUSINESS.

The merchants of Tallahassee have
had no opportunity this summer to
complain of dull trade. They have
all been busy.
One merchant remarked the other
day, Il don't know where the
money comes from, but my cash
business has been fully one hundred
Per cent. better this summer than II
sgas last" In fact all the merchants
DDport that their credit trade is MOI
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more than half what it was last year
and that their cash trade has about
doubled.
There could not possibly be better
indications of prosperity than this.
The old-time credit system has had
it's dav. 1t has ruined more men
than financial panics, war or any
other calamity ever did. King Cash
is coming to the front and there is a
consequent increase in industrial &C.
tivity.
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SOPCHOPPY PHOSPH1TES.

The Tallahassee country has at
last begun to unfold it's great re-
sources as we'll as to put on the full
spirit of enterprise and development.
The recent big sale of phosphate
lands right at the very gates of Tai
lahassee, made by G. w. Saxon ct
ais, has walked our people to the
possibilities in store for US, and a new
and strange energy and business stir
has taken hold of the erstwhile quiet
and quaint old city.
The discovery Of phosphate de-
posits of an excellent standard in the
immediate vicinity of Tallahassee
and in the counties south of and
adjoining this, bids fair to rival any
find in the state in both quality and
quantity.
The lands belonging to the Flor
ida Phosphate and Fertilizer com.
pany on the Sopchoppy river in
Wakulla county, on the line of the
Carrabelle, Tallahassee and Georgia
railway, have recently been visited
and scientifically and carefully in
vestigated by Prof. Lawrence G.
johnson Of the United States geo.
logical survey, department Of the in
terror, and in letter to Hon. John
L. Crawford, secretary Of state, he
says:
| What l had heard previously, (writing
of the Sopchoppy fields had given but n
faint notion of the reality. One small spot
only had been opened, and from the
quantity of bones and phosphate pebble.
obtained from it, should judge the quaint.
ty must be immense in the adjoining few
acres, yet how extended it may be has
never been determined. The probabilities
are that it occupies many acres. One ad
vantage the beds have is the convenience,
TO water transportation. Works locate
near the banks of the stream might receivt
the material by cars worked by an endles
chain and wash and deliver it directly Il
barges in tide-water.
These deposits were discovered ane
the lands purchased in the early
part Of 1888. The Florida Phos
phate and Fertilizer company wal
then organized and chartered, bu
very little effort has been made t
fdevelop or sell the stock. NJ
booming of it has ever been attempt
ed. The stockholders felt assured
they had a good thing and hav'
been contentedly holding and wait
{ ing, but are now disposed to place
g upon the market for development,
I With such natural deposits Lynn
t within the bosom of this beautifu
8 portion of our state, with our incon
parable climate and capabilities
e surely new and prosperous era hs
l. dawned upon our unexcelled hi
county, and we may speedily loo
for the upbuilding of consequent an
kindred enterprises that will mai
Q our hills and valleys echo with II
o busy din of industry.
70 Providence has heated the iron
progress to white heat, and it b,
'r remains for our people to bamm
le it into shape and with it open IL
III gate and let in the food of pro
ID perity that is pressing hard to bre.
it down the barriers and come
to among us.
OF Tallahassee is elected.