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The state capital., 1892-10-15

fn.ss Laufa Bafheti, President
Horace Muse, v. President.
Miss Birdie Boyd, Secretary.
Mrs. Ida Brown, Ass'tsecretary
ev. ii. II. Dewitt, Chaplain.
John Spencer, Librarian.
There will be grand Republican rally in
this city on Tuesday night Oct. 18th when ex
Gov. Oglesby will be present. TRIxY
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TURN BACK.
The President May Prevent
Their Landing.
He Says 1t is an Outrage That Ships
Still Come With Infected Emil
grants = Secretary Foster Says
Many Steeraee Passengers Are
Americans.

WASHINGTON, d. c., September 14-The
president proposes to administer salutary
lesson to the officers of the steamship COM
paries, who, for the sake of temporary gam,
continue to subject the people of the United
States to one of the most dangerous sources
of infection from the cholera. Secretary
Charles Foster has made the following state
ment: ST received from the president the
following telegram: Tt is an outrage that
the steamship companies continue to bring
emigrants from infected ports. Say to them
that it should stop or we may be compelled
to turn back such pest laden vessels When
the dispatch was read, I" continued Secretary
Foster, set was too late to find the agents of
the steamship companies, and gave copy
of the telegram to Collector Hendricks to
send to the agents. One of the difficulties
that the steamship companies encounter Is
the fact that a large percentage OF the peo-
pie now coming over as Storage passengers
are American citizens. Of course our duty
is just as solemn and binding to poor
steerage passenger who is an American cltl-
izen as it is toward the richest cabin pass
enger. I think most of the steamship COM
panies are now refusing to bring imml-
grants to this country, and l trust those who
are persisting in it will also desist.
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tn men from tho mann lad we've still guard
ing the dock TO prevent the landing Of the
paseengerA Meantime tho Cepheus was still
anchored IN the channel with The passengers
feeling very uncomfortable on account of .
chilly southeast wind. Food wss supplied
the Surf hotel on Fire Island.
Later.-A landing of the passengers on
Fire Island was effected, in the presence OF
the troops.
When Dr.. Jenkins visited the Cepheus on q
tug to inform the imprisoned passengers that
the Injunction had been dissolved and that
they could be landed and cared for in good
quarters at the Surf hotel, he could not, at
first, get hearing so great was the indigna-
ton of the passengers against him, person.
ally that they shouted their eAecrations for
some minutes.
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HEALTH GUARDIANS.
Eight States Send Chief Health
Officers.
Plan Proposed is that States Rep
resented Join and Quarantine the
Borders Of the Combination by
Help OF Railroads.

CHICAGO, September 16-The Illinois state
board of health held an executive session at
the GRIND Pacific hotel with C. N. Hewett,
secretary of the Minnesota state board Of
health; DR.. Scion Marks, president of the
Wisconsin state board: DR.. j. F. Kennedy,
Iowa state board of health; Henry B. Baker.
president of the Michigan state board of
health; C. O. Probst, secretary of the Ohio
state board; DR.. G. N. Metcalf, Indiana state
board of health; and ]. N. Mccormack of
the kentucky state board of health.
Dr.. W. A. Haskell, of the Illinois board,
who presided, said that his idea was that the
states represented should combine. and, if
necessary, establish qarantine at the Dor
ders of the territory included in the combi-
nation. This would do away with the neces-
sity of establishing quarantine stations at
each state line and the concentrated effort
would result in more perfect quarantine sts-
tons.
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eat: Dr.. 6. b. T. johnson, ktcS,son. psss.
dent; Dr. D. c. Jones, Topeka; Dr.. J. Nil
ton WEIGH, Wichita; DR.. r. C. MusRrave.
Grenola: DR.. Frank Swallow, Valley Falls;
II. =. w. Jenney, Salina; DR.. n. O'Brien,
Toreka
The present aspect of the cholera situation
en2rossed the attention of the meeting. Il
was resolved. should the cholcra reach adj
joining states. to station inspectors at Kan.
sas City. Leayenworth, Atchison, Coffeyville
ana Arkansas City, whose duty it will be to
examine all trains entering the state at those
points. excluding all who are affected with
any illness assimilatin9 cholera. The rail-
road companies will be asked to co-operats
with these officials.
the situation and viii support the state board
OF health to the extent of his official authori-
~. 1t is assured that so far as possible the
state viii Be protected from invasion.
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The Presidents Wife.

Drs. F.. E. Gardner, of Washington; F. E.
Doughty, of New York, and E. T. Trudeau.
of Saranac, had a consultation at the presi-
dents cottage at Loon Lake in regard to the
case of Mrs. Harrison, and have issued the
following statement of her condition:
Primary disease, pulmonary tuberculosis
of the night side associated with nervous
prostration; recent complication, subacute
pleurlsy, with rapid effusion of water in the
right chest, necessitatlng two tappings with
some relief. The present condition is criti-
cal, on account Of tendency to reproduction
of the fluid. Removal to Washington at
present is impossible. Representation as to
the immediate future uncertain"
The presidents family take no encourage
ment from the bulletin and make no effort
to conceal great alarm at the situation. The
physicians advise them to hope for the best,
but offer no real encouragement. They adj
NIT that they are uncertain as to the result,
and have. SO 1t is SAID, quietly intimated to
the president the strong probability of fatal
result. The pre- ident is a most faithful
companion and rarely leaves Mrs. Harrison's
bedside. In fact he really shares the nursing
OF the invalid with a professional attendant.
Russell Harrison and Mrs. Mckee, the presi-
dents son and daughter, are also in constant
attendance.
One of Mrs. Harrison's physicians has au-
thoriZed the following statement of her case:
'She was first taken with a severe attack of
the grippe, in Washin gton, in the winter of
1890, followed and aggravated by severe pull
m onary trouble lasting some time. While at
Cape May in the summer of 1891 she again
took heavy cold and bronchial troubles re-
appeared. 1t was some weeks before this
attack yielded to treatment. Last winter
she had second attack of the grippe, which
this time was followed by catarrhal pneumo-
mia, lasting seven or eight days. After that
she was troubled with a severe cough, fol-
lowed in March last with slight hemor-
rhage of the right lung followed by the con-
solidation of the right apex. This CONSOLE
datlon has gradually increased up to the pres
ent time, accompanied throughout with
nervous prostration. The conditions stated
in the bulletin then ensued, resulting in the
DEVELOPMENT of etfusion."
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Pearx Heard From.

WAsHneroS, D. c., September 1a-The
stars and stripes have been planted at the
two points nearest the north pole yet reached
by civilized man. The navy department re-
ceived the following telegram from Lieuten-
ant Peary, at St. Johns, Newfoundland:
United States navy claims highest discov-
enes on Greenland east coast, Independence
bay, 81 degrees north latitude; 81 degrees
west longitude; discovered July 4. 1892
Greenland Ice cape ends south of Victoria
inlet"
The highest points heretofore attained on
the east coast is about 70 or n deg, and was
made by Holdenby, German.
The highest point on the west coast was
SO deg. made by Lockwood and Brainard,
of the Greedy expedition. Naval officers are
delighted at the success of Lieutenant Peary
and his telegram was received with much
pleasure.
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Fire Island BarriCaded,

By action of Governor Flower Fire Island
was purchased by the state to be used for
quarantine ground for cabin passengers.
Near by are Babylon, Islip and smaller
places, whose people took arms to prevent the
landing of quarantined passengers. On Fire
Island is large hotel with cottages which
we're to be used to shelter these people. Gov
ernor Flower was teIegraphed for and hast
ened to the threatened locality with the an
nounced intention of calling out the state
TROOPS ii necessary in order TO obtain posses
sion of Fire Island. On the other hand the
baymen hint that by the time the troops reach
Fire Island the Surf hotel and the hotel prop
city surrounding it will be SO many heaps of
smoking ashes.
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In the Lower Bay.


The Mohawk, of London, came into New
York harbor with all we'll aboard with Sena-
tor Ingalls, among the passengers. There
are slxty-seven cabin passengers and fifty.
five passengers in the steerage. The latter
were a. healthy as those on the upper decks
and the Mohawk was permitted to come up
TO the city. There are nearly 1000 souls de-
tanned down the bay and feet of ships are
at anchor. The Bothnia, Suevla and City of
Chester were added among the later arrivals.
The Wieland will probably be released and
90 to her dock. The Moravia will be dis
charged soon and her passengers landed at
Ellis Island. The Wyoming IS being held to
get the result of the meteorological examina-
ton. The Heligoland will be detained some
days. The Bohemia will also be held. She
has had no new cases and no suspects since
her arrival. The cabin passengers on the
Wyoming and Rugia will be transferred to
Fire Island. Each ships passengers will be
keps separate at Fire Island. The cabin
passengers of the Stste Of Nevada have al
ready come MP to be disinfected. Every one
of the Scandals thousand passengers Will be
reclothed and then transferred to Camp Law.
Their own clothing will be disinfected and
returned to them before they are discharged.
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Accident on the Track,

During heat of the $50 trottlng race an
accident occurred on the track which was
luckily much more terrible IN its appearance
than its results.
When about third of the way around the
track the first time Clay Cross stumbled and
fell, the sulky rolled over and the driver was
thrown violently to the ground. The excla-
nations of horror had scarcely been uttered
when Jane Curry coming up SHE'D at the un-
usual spectacle on the track and wheeling
jumped clear over the inside fence. When
the wheels struck the boards it brought the
mare down and she crashed through the
fence. Both animals were held fast on their
sides until released. Neither the horses nor
their drivers received anything more rerious
than scratches and both the pneumatic sui
kies came out of the fracas without break.
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To WASHINGTON,

KANSAS CRY, No., September O.-The g.
A. R. business has been very much lighter
than was expected. The different roads had
prepared to send from. here special trains Of
unlimited number. But few special trains
have gone.
The cholera scare has had its influence and
the stiff rates adhered to by the roads got
their work in. Post after post of the Grand
Army, which had about completed arrange
ments to 90 to Washington, have, at the last
hour, wired their determination to stay at
home. Many of them say plainly that higher
rates than they expected to be given 10 the
cause of their changing their plans.
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The Sheep Show,

The sheep department pens at the Kansas
state fair, were well filled with representa-
tive animals and the exhibit, while no better
than last year, Is equally good, showing
manifest improvement in the Kansas fiocks.
Shropshires were shown by w. T. Clark,
Monroe, Mo-, thirty-6ve head, and GRANGER
d Bell, of Nicely, Leavenworth county, Kan
sas, eight head.
Merinos were shown by Samuel Jewe.t and
sons, Lawrence, Kansas, twenty-five head,
and forty-ive head by King u Burwen and
E. d. King. Burlington, Kan5as.
Cotwold sheep twenty-four head were rep
resented by the single exhibit of GRANGER &
Bell Of Leaveuworth county.
The expert Judge, Lewis Bennett, Indepen-
dence, Mo-, made tie awards of premiums
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The West Protected,

CHICAGO, September 15.-All the Chicago
railroads are adopting measures to prevent
the transportation of cholera infected immi-
grants into the west.
No recent arrivals from Europe are now
being brought from New YORK, or any of the
eastern seaports, who are not armed with
bills of health or certificates showing holders
do not hail from parts of Europe afflicted
with disc ase. Ticket agents throughout the
west have received orders to discontinue alb
solutely the sale of prepared orders until the
danger is past. Instructions also have been
sent to agents in Europe to sell no more
tickets while the presidents quarantine proc
lamatlon is in effect.
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What May occur

WAsH1NGroS, D. c., September A-H
the New York authorities finally succeed in
preventing Judge Bardard's temporary in
junction against occupying Fire Island, from
beng made permanent. the federal govern
foothold on terra frma to the unfortunate
Normannia cabin passengers. The govern
ment cannot, however, intervene until Gov.
ernor Flower shall have certified he has used
all the power of the great state OF New York,
both judicial and military, to overcome the
resistance of the township of Islip. and In
that case President Harrison, upon the gov
Tracy to send to Fire Island the monitor
Minantonomah CT cruiser Philadelphia, and
either of these vessels can easily effect
landing of the military or passengers.
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The Poultry Show.

At the Kansas state fair very good premi-
ums were offered in the poultry department.
The large tent devoted to the exhibit is
completely filed with coops containing
chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, pigeons and
pet stock.
braska Poultry Breeders association, and
who was superintendent of the poultry de-
partment at the Nebraska state fair at Lin
coin this season, was in attendance and pro-
nounces himself as exceedingly we'll pleased
with the show. He expresses the opinion
that it will not be many years before poultry
managers and visitors as cattle or horses,
and judging from the enterprise and interest
shown this year his prophecy seems quite
probable of fulfllment.
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Railroad Men Protest

CncnmAu. September N-The broenex.
hood of locomotive frenen, in session hexps
have a6lopted n set of resolutions denouncinR
as q thrust at the very life of American insf!-
buttons, the action of tho PhiladelpAiA =
Reading Railway company, demanding n
withdrawal Of their employees from labor o..
ganizations; they protest against the uS9 ot
the military power by corporations to furtner
their interests, and declare that when ne
militia shall be detailed to take the place OF
strikers, performing other than military
duty, they disgrace the flag of the nation.
The resolutions advise the further federation
of all railway unions.
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Opera House Balcony Falls.

GUTHRIE, o. T.-September 15.-The re-
publican convention of Logan county had
just been called to order in McKinnon's op-
era house when the balcony gave way. The
house was crowded, the floor with delegates
and the balcony with spectators.
The balcony was suspended from above
by two iron girders, one at each end. For
tunately only one end of the girders gave
way or the loss of life would doubtless have
been very great. As it was one end of the
structure fell making an incline plane of it,
allowing spectators to slide off to the floor
below.
The accident came near causing a panic,
which was averted only by the GOODNESS of
Colonel Thomas Sumner, who was presiding
as temporary chairman, and two delegates
in either aisle of the floor, who stood the
rushing crowd back.
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For Another State Ticket.

For Another State Ticket.
TOPEKA. September ia call is out for
state convention of democrats, which con-
clrdes thus:
To the end that the credit aud good name
of our state and people may be preserved,
and the principles of our party upheld, and
ut the request of many democrats, we hereby
call conference of those democrats who do
not inteno to support the state ucket of the
so-called peoples party, to be held at the
senate chamber in the city of Topeka, On
Friday, the eth day of October. 1882, at 10
O'Clock a M, and we cordially invite all
such democrats to attend.
The call il signed by A. A, Harris, ]. G.
Lowe. c. f. Spencer, ]. 8. Emery, T. p.
Fulton. Ed NJ. Hewins, Samuel Clark, ]. B.
Crouch.
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In a Critical Situation.

President HARRISON makes no effort to con-
ceal his an xiety over the condition of Mrs
HARRISON, and is constantly at her bedside.
The whole family share the deep concern
and all are evidently apprehensive over the
continuance of the present unfavorable
symptoms. They are doing their utmost to
cheer the patient up and have succeeded SO
well that she is not fully aware of the ex-
treme gravity of her case. DR.. Dougherty,
the New York specialist, has been brought
from Malone on a special train.
The family prefer to say nothing in regard
to Mrs. Harrison's symptoms until the med
ical examination shall have determined the
present nature of her malady. The presi-
dents future movements will depend upon
the state of Mrs. Harrison's health, ano it is
now likely he may have to abandon his pur-
pose of being present at the Grand Army
encampment at Washington next week.
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The Monroe Doctrine Applied.

The Monroe Doctrine Applied.
WASHINGTON, d. c., September 14.-Ad-
miral Walker has sailed to the coast of Ven
ezuela with the Chicago as his flag ship,
where he takes command of the squadron
composed of the Chicago, the Concord and
the Kearsarge. Admiral Walker left with
sealed orders, but it is known that the object
of the visit of this powerful 50 uadron to Ven
eZuelan waters is to say Hands off" to the
British squadron already there.
For several years England has been en-
'croaching upon Venezuelan territory, COM
mencing with claim of a small extension of
the boundary of British Guiana, following
this up by other claims of territory until at
length England took possession of the mouth
,os the Orinoco river.
This action makes Venezuela not the only
American republic that is at the mercy of the
naval power that gets control of the Orinoco
river. Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, the
Argentine Republic and Uruguay are likewise
at its mercy.
In 1888 Secretary Bayard, in correspond
ence with Minister Phelps, then represent
ing this government in England, charged
preconcerted plan to acquire territory in
South Amerlca, in fact declaring that her
rights are without limit and embrace what
ever regions may be suggested to her by her
Unsuitable thirst for conquest.
Correspondence diplomatic has continued
ever since with no results other than Eng
lands constant extension of her encroach-
ments upon Venezuela
Meantime Venezuela has time and again
shown to this government that she was not
alone in danger, but that other American re-
publics were interested, and pleading for
active intervention on the part of the United
States to compel England to submit the mat
ter to arbitration: which Venezuela had all
along asked from England and had been re-
fused.
1t may be with a powerful squadron of
United States gunboats in the harbor of La
Guyra under the command of an admiral
specially instructed to aid and assist to the
full extent of his power, Venezuela may be
able to renew the overtures for arbitration
to better PURPOSE
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Cheering Opinions.

NEW YoRK, September 16-President
wilson said that there was no occasion for
excitement in this city. The health depart
ment had taken every possible measure to
prevent the spread of the infection.
Sanitary Superintendent Edison said there
was no danger of cholera becoming epidem-
&c. There would be sporadic cases, he said,
Tor at least sixty days, until the real cold
weather set in, which will have the effect of
Stamping out the disease.
Dr.. Edison said the Infection which caused
the cholera to break out here must have come
through some quarantine. It may have been
caused by some infected baggage or clothing
or some passenger who came ashore who
may have communicated the germs.
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Subscribing for Quarantine Fund.
NEW YORK, September 1.-THE authorities
here are taking every precaution to prevent
the cholera gaining foothold in this city.
Sanitary Superintendent Edison had a con-
ference with Police Superintendent Byrnes
and over zoe, 900 cholera circulars are beng
distributed throughout the city. The circu-
lars are printed in English, German, Hebrew,
Italian and Bohemian.
j. Plerpont Morgan, treasurer of the cham
Der of commerce quarantine emergency
fund, acknowledges the receipt of So, 335 in
subscriptions. The grand total now amounts
to S13O.625.
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Better OF Pieurisy.

Mrs. Harrison passed favorable day. the
best she has experienced since she was strick-
en- down with the pleurisy ten days ago. and
her physicians express confidence this even
ing of her recovery from that particular
complication.
Thew admit, however, that the terrible
seeds of consumption are still present and
are apt to continue their steady inroads into
her constitution. The manner in which she
is recovering from the pleurisy encourage
the physicians to believe she has fighting
chance against the more serious malady with
which she suffers.
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Anf 49, Hls6k Dick, . hozse oNned
Surine6eid 20. nm awAy md - -
stoucsd uniil 8 I'D run four nils v3n - r.
driver md sully. In the flrst heet G1eloo
: horse owned By w. A. Wiley, Of Q1e
Kan. broko blood vessel and fell 49, 8
The track, and two other horses 49, II >
In the second hat there weEe three seaxse9s
Riley Medium broke the woFld's record g
2:13X ON half mile track by taxing We -
IN 2:la The remaining horse IN ene Iece
Fred K.,wa Withdrawn before The third -. -.
and Riley Medium paced to beef he I5ss - ~
record With running horse at his 9de m9
made The mile In 2:l1x. Riley Medium =
owned By R c. Campbsll, OF OtaAw4 wa
values hum ut $4,000
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Indian School Matters.

WASHINGTON, D. c., September 15.-Gen-
eral Morgan, commissioner of Indian
affairs, is in Chicago, where he will join
Senator Dawes and the senate committee on
Indian affairs. They will first go north, and
in about two weeks will reach Haskell insti-
tute, at Lawrence. The commissioner said,
before leaving here, he thought the party
would proceed to Oklahoma from Lawrence,
and there visit number of schools and
make close inquiry concerning many mat
tiers relating to the Indians in the two terri
tories. They will give no attention to the
intruder question in the Cherokee strip. as
that work has been assigned to a special
committee of which Senator Perkins is
chairman.