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The People's friend., 1894-07-27
a MUSICAL E1ELAN GE.

SIR ARTHUR SUILIvAN's literary col
laborator in his next opera will be none
other than Mr.. A. W. Pinero.
PRINCESS OF WALES and Miss Annie
Paterson. of Dublin are the only hon.
orarv musical doctors in the Unitco
Kingdom.
VERDI has undertaken to remedy the
weakness of the third act Of 'CthclIo'
for it's next production in Paris, by
writing a new march and new ballet
john W. HUTCHINSON, the last srrvi~
vor of the Hutchinson brothers. Who
became famous as singers many years
ago. is now seventy-four years Of age
ONE of Nine PATHS trials is the
mania people seem to cherish for hav'
ing her adopt their children. She de
clares she receives hundreds of "ffera
of babies for adoption in the course o.
the year.
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
A BAD FIRE.
The Knox and the Adams Express
Stables at Washington Destroyed.
MEN CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Policemen Overcome by the Heat-About
$50 Heavy Draught Horses and Ex-
press Wagons Burned-Also
Number of Houses.

WASHINGTON, July 26.-The Knox
stables on Il street. the Adams EX-
press Co.'S stables eight two-story
houses on the alley north of the Knox
building and two small frame houses
back of the Adams stables were de-
stroyed by fire early this morning and
SIX Or eight residences were more or
less damaged. The total loss will eX-
:eed $3.50 0OO The cause of the fire is
not known.
The bodies of the following named
tiremen, crushed to death under fall.
ing walls. have been recovered: Sam.
uel E. Mastin, Michael Fenton and
Dennis DOnohue.
The above were firemen of No. com.
pany A number of fremen were in.
Iured and one of the Knox stable en-
ployes was burned and may die. Fully
a dozen firemen and policemen were
overcome by heat and had to be carried
to places Of safety.
About 25O heavy draught horses,
nearly all the companies express
wagons and the contents of the large
storage building were burned. The
Adams Express Co.'S stable, at+joining
the Knox building to the north. was
almost entirely consumed. About l5C
horses were in the Adams Express Co. 2
stables, but all were taken out by the
hardest kind of work on the part OF
citizens and policemen.
\ number of men were sleeping in
the Knox building and were awakened
al l,,- e.,
the entire rear Of the second floor of
the building in flames and had hardly
time to escape with their lives Before
they had left the building the flames
had communicated to the three-story
rear part of the Adams stables. A gen
eral alarm was turned in soon after
and the entire fire department of the
city called out
\ hundred men ran into the Adams
stables, and cutting loose $50 horses,
turned them into the street. The
horses of the Knox company could not
be reached. as they were on the second
story of the building. The Knox build
ing was four-stOry structure of brick.
On the first floor were the heavy Wag-
OnS of the concern, on the second floor
the horses. on che third and fourth
floors hay in lsrge quantities and mer-
chandise Of all kinds which had been
stored with the company.
In the building adjoining the heat
was so intense that fremen were
obliged to throw water on each other
repeatedly il order that they might
continue at their posts. The members
of hose com pany No. l and several men
of other companies were caught inside
of this building. A portion of the wall
of the KEOx fell, blocking the exit.
Chief Paris and twenty fremen went to
the rescue The walls of the knoT
building were tottering and just be-
fore thoY fell the rescuers appeared
carrying the bodies of three fremen.
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
STARTLING FIGURES.

LONDON bridge is crossed by 100000
people daily.
INDIA has 1871 600 lepers, according to
the last census.
A AMILIIoN matches are used in Europe
every twelve minutes.
THE New York fire department uses
II. .OO0,O 900 gallons Of water year
A GERMAN statistician says that his
latest discovery is that 5000 years
hence there Will be one man to every
220 women.
THE production of copper in the
United States in 1893 is plHced at 337.-
900 pounds, valued at New York at
$50, ,054 900,
THE total coinage. gold and silver, OF
the reign of Henry III. was e3'oos; the
total coinage Of the reign Of Victoria
ND to 1892 was G1t t,.100Wo. of which
e312 .e0o. 600 were of gold and e321,Soo,~
900 of silver.
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
TARIFF BILL GOSSIP.
The General Impression Is That Some Sort
of Bill VIII Pass Before Long.

The General Impression Is That Some Sort
of a Bill VIII Pass Before Long.
WASHINGTON. July 26.-The sturdy
refusal of Senator Villas yesterday,
when besieged with appeals and en-
treaties in long continued caucus, to
withdraw his motion against the one
eighth differential on sugar left the
situation as chaotic to-day as it was
yesterday and necessitates the holding
If another caucus this afternoon after
1 omparatively early adjournment.
The general impression is that some
sort of bill will pass before great
while, and that the president will sign
It. The number of these who assert
that it will carry free raw materials IS,
while increasing, not nearly so large
as the number of those who believe
that the bill will carry reduced taxes
On coal and iron and 42l5 per cent ad
valOrmen on sugar-abOut differ
entail.
The combine senators still StOutly
declare that the adoption of Villas res
olution means the utter defeat of the
bill. but if current reports on the work
of the sugar investigating committee
are tenth part true there may come
any day such astounding revelations of
corruption and esta ablished per jury on
the part of at least three combine SEN
ators as might make them flee for very
ca fafu
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
DARING MEXICAN BANDITS.
They Held Upa Stage Coach and Robbed
Express Box and Passengers.

They Held Upa Stage Coach and RObbco
Express Box and Passengers.
PERoTE Vera Cruz, July 26.-The
diligence between this place and Te.
zuitlan was held up by bandits and a
large amount of money and valuables
secured. The robbery is the first in
Mexico in nearly ten years The stage
coach met the trains of the Interoceanic
railway and started for Tezuitlan.
While still in the great pine forests the
diligence was attacked by seven armed
and mounted men. The driver, guard
and ten passengers were taken com,
pletely by surprise.
One Of the passengers, rich Spanish
merchant. living near TeZuitlan, was
robbed of $1,000 in bank notes The
bandits then rihed the lIidalgo express
box and the pockets of the passengers,
two of whom were women. These
were relieved of diamonds. rings and
Jewels, and the entire party was com
pletely stripped Of everything of value.
Over fifty troopers are in pursuit and
will probably make no captures, bat
kill on Sirht
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
PENSION POINTS.
Some Interesting Figures Compiled from
Pension Agent Clicks Report.

Some Interesting Figures COmpileu from
Pension Agent Clicks Report.
TOPEKA, Kan, July 26.-PensiOn
Agent George w. Clicks latest report
to the government, which was made
the last day of June. contained a vast
amount Of statistics concerning the
pension business in this district. much
of which is interesting to old soldiers
in particular and citizens in general.
The statement showing changes in the
pension roll during the year ended
June 30. 1894, contained the following
interesting facts:
The number of pensioners on the
roll at the beginning of the year was
1O1 .4a3: at the close of the year the
number was 1O4. .917. During this year
the number of original pensioners en-
rolled was 4.Ol1; the total number of
pensioners added during the year was
1859. The loss to the roll by all OW-
ance under act of June ~, 1890, was
III; by death. 1.804; by re-marriage,
1SS: minors by legal limitation, 166: by
failure to claim, 154; for other causes,
762; by transfer to other agencies, 300;
the total loss was 3,545. The mum be I
of restorations and renewals of pen
sioners that were dropped from the
rolls were 227.
The sum of 1881 ,G7S. 90 was paid as
back pay to /, ,229 pensioners during the
year.
The reduction in rate of pensions
during the year amounted to s., 127.
One thousand, five hundred and for
ty-six pensioners have beer. increased
during the year. the total amount of
this increase being $3.50
At the end of the year there was only
s34. 4.55S7 70 due for which no vouchers
had been presented.
The number of pensioners in the
various states and territories on the
rolls Of the Topeka agency June 30,
1894. was 1O4. 917. and the total amount
disbursed for pensions at the Topeka
agency for the fiscal year ended June
30. 1894, was S14, 763, 462.45.
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
ATCHISON GLOEULES.

MARRIED men are always preferred
as worltmen. They are more dOcile;
they know what it is to be bossed.
WIEN we met a proud person we
wonder what it is about. We never
knew anyone who had reason to be
proud.
The first face child sees is full of
kindness, and the last to bend over him
whep he is an old man and dying is
full of plying tenderness. 1t is the
faces be sees il. between that cause him
his troubles.
ACCORDING to an investigator located
at Davenport, Ia, there are twenty
million microbes to each cubic inch of
water taken from the Mississippi at
that place.
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
Minor State News.

A boy named .JacOby was recently
killed by lightning near Albert, in
Barton county.
The State Horticultural society will
hold its regular annual meeting at Fort
Scott in Decem YER.
George c. n .Faldin. d well-llnown
Topeka printer, Was recently killed by
the ears near Emporia.
The house Of eX-Sheriff Hayes, of
Wichita. was recently struck by light
ming and badly wrecked.
Col. II. l.. Moore. of Lawrence, has
been nominated for congress by the
democrats of the Second district.
Domestic trouble caused A. G. Hager,
city attorney of Lawrence. to send in
his resignation and unceremoniously
leave the city.
w. A. Quayle, president of Baker
university. at Baldwin City, has re-
signed to become pastor of the indie
pendence Avenue NJ. L. church at Kan
sas City. Mo.
Sam Taylor: of Litchfield, who had
been drinking. secured a Winchester
rifle the other evening and terrOrized
the officers and citizens until he was
killed by some one unknown. He was
a native of Ala bama. and was under
bond of s. 900 for shooting two negroes
and a white woman in that state some
time ago. and would have left within
few days to put in an appearance for
trial.
The state board of charities recently
elected DR.. c. II. Wetmore. of EmpOria,
to be superintendent of the insane asy-
lum at Osawatomie, vice DR.. l.. I.
Wentworth, whose term of office had
expired.
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
THE HORTiCULTURiST.

THE species of towering plants al
ready described and named are about
100000
SOME species of fungi have neither
roots, stem. leaves, flowers nor seed
and derive their nOurishment through
pores.
PLANTS are affected by various sub
stances, just as animals are; electricity
will stimulate them, narcotics Will
stupify and kill them.
THE Chinese have flower resem-
bling lily in shape, which is white in
the shade or at night and assumes
light pink tinge on exposure in the
sun.
THE "chaste mimosa are so sensitive
that the near approach of human
hand, even without touching it's leaves,
will cause them to shrink away.
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
A Rioter Shot in Chicago.

CHICAGO. July 26.-Policeman Lind
greu was seriously wounded and two
rioters badly hurt in a fight which oc'
cured in the Grand Trunk yards at
Forty-ninth street. small crowd Of
strikers attempted to stop freight
train and when the officer went to the
rescue he was met with a vOlley of
stones and coupling pins and fell,
bruised in a dozen places. Regaining
his feet he fired, probably fatally
injuring Alexander Hart and slightly
wounding a striker named DOnnigan.
One of the rioters was arrested.
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
SOVEREIGN'S ADVICE.
He Thinks Workingmen Should Join Mill
tary Companies.

OMAHA. Neb., July 2G. - General
Master Workman Sovereign was asked
regarding his intentions in the matter
Of military companies. and said: Here
tofore the advice to worFingmen has
been to keep out of the militia. 1t
should be changed. Every working
man should join the military, thus get
ting the discipline and arms necessary
to defend the company and the people
from the anarchists. railroad managers,
their trusts. attorneys, and the mur
derous deputies and Pinkertons whom
they employ. [ am also in favor of
capturing the whole system of govern
ment and operating the same in the in
tereStS of the people
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
THE X. OF l.. IN POLITICS.
They VIII Rally with the Populists in Ne
braSka This Fall.

OMAHA, Neb., July 26.-The general
executive board of the Knights of La
Dor to-day completed arrangements fo,
canvassing Nebraska in the interests
of the populist party, and State Work
man DAllemand was sent out to confer
with the populist central COMMITTEES
and fix dates for twenty-four rallies
during the fall campaign.
The general secretary was instruct
ed to carefully prepare list of all con
gressmen who have opposed the de
mands of the Knights Of Labor, anG
extra efforts will be made to defeat
them. Copies of this list were ordered
sent to all local assemblies in the
limited States
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
His Life UnprOfitable,

George D. Bowling, nephew OF ex-
Sheriff Bowling, of Kansas City, Kan,
committed suicide in Kansas City, Mo-,
the other night by taking strychnine.
He was less than 80 years of age and
his father at one time was prosper
Gus merchant of Wyandotte, who left
Young Bowling spent all of his part in
a few years in fast living and was
driven to earn a livelihood at hard
work, but he could not hold job any
length of time. He was said to have
never tasted drop of liquor, but kept
bad company. He closed his ill-spent
career by paying his last nickle for
Strychnine.
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
The Penitentiary Case.

The board investigating the charges
against Warden Chase, of the state pen
itentiary. closed it's work on the 24th
after a brief session at Lansing. The
proceedings were reported to be Of a
highly interesting nature. None of
the accusers nor their counsel were
present at the last day of the sitting.
The board will submit report to the
governor as soon as the notes are
written out by the stenographer. The
board notified the governor that the
investigation was closed.
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
Child Burned to Death.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, July 2G.-EdwiD
l.. Bishop, , years old, son of j. II
Bishop, a Wabash switchman, was
burned to death at o'clock last even.
ing at the family home. 423 North Sixth
street, Kansas City, Kan. The child
and its brother, aged years played
with matches in the back yard and the
Younger child's clothing was set afire.
The child ran to its mother but before
she could extinguish the flames its
body was so badly burned that it died
in few minutes.
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
Asylum Officials Ask Reinstatement.

TOPEKA, Kan, July 2G,-The decision
of the encouragement to the effect
that the state board of charities ma
not remove officers Of institutions un
der its control before the expiration
of their full terms of service. has in
structed DR.. Eastman. uperintendent,
and John Brun, steward, Of the Topeka
asylum for the insane, removed by the
board in February. to apply to the su
preme court to be restored to THEN
places on the ground that they were
not legally removed. They have EN-
ployed an attorney and he will file the
ease in a few DAYS
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
PULLMAN's HOUSE STONED.
A Russian Smashes Ten or Twelve Larg
Plate Glass Windows.

n
Plate Glass Windows.
CHICAGO, July 26.-SimOn Reskins, a
Russian, made an assault upon the res
idence of George NJ. Pullman to-day.
He hurled many stones at the building,
breaking out ten or dozen large plate
glass windows. He was arrested. He
had thrown perhaps a dozen, each
striking and breaking apane of glass,
when the butler and another man en-
ployed in the house rushed out and
seized him.
When arrested he delivered himself
of curses against the United States
government and George NJ. Pullman.
He said Pullman had thrown him out
of work, and that this was not the last
Pullman would see of him. Later he
admitted that he was tailor by trade
and had not been working at anything
for q year.
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
The King kidnapped.

WASHINGTON, July pa special to .
news agency from Yokohama states
that Corean and Chinese engaged in a
battle on the 18th inst. with Tungsis
rebels and large number were killed.
1t is reported that the Corean king has
been kidnapped by the Japanese. Eight
Japanese and three Chinese men-of-
war and 10000 troops are at Jensen.
Trouble is imminent at that place.
Cholera is increasing at a fearful rate.
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
THE RA,IROADER.

TIE African state railways in Cape
Colony and the Orange Free State
yielded a dividend of close upon five
per cent. during last year.
RAILWAY employees in England are
now instructed in first aid to the in
jured under the auspices Of the st.
Johns Arc bIil a nee a ss.scia atiQn.--.-
A RAILROAD train in Spain recently
made a run Of twenty-five miles in little
ever an hour, and the papers are full
OF iubjlant articles about the achieve
ment.
The People's friend., 1894-07-27

CHICAGO, July 26. - Mrs. Warner
Springer, the wife of the Chicago mil
lionaire. was held to grand jury to-day
in bonds of $1,000 on a charge of jury
bribing. Mrs. Springer is accused of
attempting to bribe two jurors, through
their families. in a condemnation suit
in which her husband was interested
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
Shot OFF His Arm.

CLINTON. Ia. July 26.-In a fight al
Dewitt last night John Bush shot
George Vance's right arm off at the
shoulder, and fatally wounded him.
Both were attaches of Howe & Cush-
ing's circus Bush made his escape.
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
Unknown Suicide.

An unknown man committed suicide
the other morning near EastOn, by
throwing himself under the westbOund
passenger train on the Kansas Central
railway. The head was severed from
the bOdV
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
Declines to Serve as Arbitrator.

CHICAGO, July 26.-Judge Lymar
Trumbull has wired to Washington de
clining to act as government arbitrator
in the Pullman strike. Judge Trum
bull gives as his reason for declining
that the act under which the arbitra
tors are appointed will confine theil
Investigations to the recent strike ant
that inasmuch as the trouble is over
he sees no need Of investigating it.
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
The Poet Scout to 60 Abroad.

New YORK. July 26.-Capt. Jack Craw-
ford. better known as the Poet Scout
will sail for Liverpool to-day on the
White Star steamship Teutonic. His
object in going abroad is to discover, if
possible. the missing links to prove his
title to share Of the great Wallace
estate now held by this state and city,
and valued at $4,000. 600.
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
A Veterans Suicide.

John w. Tatfe, of Kansas City, Kan,
committed suicide in the Midland hotel,
Kansas City, Mo-, the other night by
taking morphine. He was about so
years of age and leaves an invalid wife
and three grown children. He was
despondent because i'll health prevent
ed him from working. He carried a
heavy life insurance.
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
FOR TARRING TARsNEY.

Wholesale Arrests to Be Made for the Out
rage on CoIOrado's Adjutant- General.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, July 20.
Twenty-Five persons will be arrested
tomorrow for participating in the tar
ring and feathering of Adjt. Gen
Tarsney. Chief Of Police Armstrong
of Denver. has completed the chain OF
evidence against the parties concerned
Treasurer Nanca has paid the reward
of $3.50 offered by him for their detec
ton.
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
The Black Plague.

WASHINGTON, July 26.-Additional in
formation regarding the black plague
in China has been received at the ma
rine hospital service through the de-
partment Of state. In Hong Kong the
new cases have numbered between
forty and fifty per day, with about 20
rer cent. Of deaths.
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
Russia TO Helm China,

ST. PETERSBURG, July 26.-The Novoe
Vremyau says that Russia is unable tC
remain Indifferent to the fate of COrea
and that she ought to help China or at
least contribute to localize the war.
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
Bad Accident.

While George Napp and two other
men were recently returning to Perry
with threshing machine, in cross
ing a culvert. it gave way, and the en-
gine and mel fell in a mass. Two of
the men were scalded about the head
and breast, and Napp had his leg brok-
en-. 1t was feared the scalded men
were fatally burned
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
Kansas Pensions.

Pensions lately granted Kansas vet
Grams: Original, George w. Johnson,
Leavenworth. Additional, Marshall
Meal, Hartford Increase. John Harlan,
Burlington: Wilson Turney. Hiatville.
Original widows. etc. Mahala }. Neely,
Leavenworth: Hester A. Gordon. To-
pella. Widows Indian wars, Mary y.
Tennis. Larned.
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
Elevator Boy Killed.

William Ram, the elevator boy at the
Masonic temple in Topeka. was crushed
to death recently while trying to climb
into the car after it had started. He
was 10 pears old.
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
Two Bows Burned.

Two sons of William Watson. aged s
and 10 years, living northwest of
Dighton, were burned to death the
other night while sleeping in a gran
airy about 10 rods from the dwelling.
The origin of the fire was not known.
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
A Point Against Druggists.

The probate Judge Of Shawnee cOun-
tv has decided that druggist who
rests under charges of violating the
prohibitory law is not entitled to a re-
newal of his permit to sell Intoxicating
liquors unless he be acquitted by q
Jury or court.
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
Mail Clerk Arrested.

c. f. Dimmitt. 4 mail clerk running
on the Kansas City. Wyandott & North
western railroad. was arrested at Kan
sas City. Kan. the other day on the
charge Of riflinG registered letters. He
was taken to Leavenworth and com
mittcd to jail. He resides in Kansas
City. Mo-, and has a wife and two
Oh ilIrnn
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
GOred by a Bull.

Henry Wilbur, a 10-year-Old colOred
boy, was frightfully gored by an in
furiated bull in pasture L. miles south
of Topeka the other morning. The
lad went to the rescne of dog which
the bull had attacked, with the result
stated. The boy will probably die.
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
College Burned.

The North dormitory of the South
western Kansas college. at Winfield,
together with all its furnishings, was
destroyed by fire the other morning.
The fire was supposed to be the work
of an incendiary. Loss about $1,000,
partly covered by insurance.
The People's friend., 1894-07-27

Richard Tate, defaulting treasurer
of Kentucky, is said to be living in ia
pan.
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
American War Ships to Go to China.

WASHINGTON. July 26. - Secretary
Herbert has prepared orders for the
Petrol and Concord. now on duty with
the Behring sea patrol fleet, to proceed
Immediately to the Chinese station.
This action was taken because of the
threatening aspect of affairs in COrea,
and the administrations desire to see
that American interests have full pro-
lection.
The French war vessel Duguat TrOuin
is awaiting orders at Victoria, B. c., to
sail for Corea.
The People's friend., 1894-07-27
Confidence Men Caught.

NEBRASKA CITY. Neb., July 26- Sher
iff Pixler and two deputies from Noda-
way county. Mo. arrived in this city
Yesterday to identify two men who are
held here on the suspicion Of being the
men who buncoed the Missouri farmer
out of $1,000. They were identified as
being the right men and the officers
have returned for requiSition papers.
The men gave their names as John
Green and Ed Hennessy. Each has six
different aliases. They are wanted in
OslalOosa. Ia. for similar crime.