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The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-02-22
CROPS OF TWO STATES.
Comparative Figures of the Production oi
 Kansas and Missouri.

Comparative Figures of the Production of
 Kansas and Missouri
 WASHINGTON, Feb. l6. 6.-According to the figures of the statistician of the de- partment of agriculture last year Mis- souri raised 15S, i97, ,715 bushels of corn valued at S47, 459, 3l5 on 5,670, 169 acres, and Kansas produced 139, 456, TOE bush- els worth s43, 231, 57S on 6,547, 263 acres, so that though Kansas had nearly million acres more in corn, it yet raised nearly 20 million bushels less.
 With l,609, 216 acres sown to wheat, Missouri last year produced 15,2S7, 552 bushels valued at s7,3Ss,025 Kansas raised 23, 25l, 973 bushels worth S9, ,765,- S29 on 2,76s O92 acres
 The influence of local conditions on prices is curiously illustrated in the fig ures relating to oats Missouri raised 29, 034, 229 bushels on l,240, 779 acres, and and the crop is valued at s7,25s,55 Kansas, on 1,5TS, 1l9 acres raised 29,- 195, ,202 bushels, valued at s7, ,sS2. 705; so that, though Kansas had 3+7, $40 more acres in crop, it produced but 1909 bushels more, and yet the crop was val ued at S624, 14S more than that of Mis- souri.
 A great comparative discrepancy is shown in the tabulated yield of pota- toes. Kansas took 4,66s, GOA bushels from 106, 091 acres, while Missouri took nearly twice as much, or :, ,054, AS, from it's lesser acreage of 90, 443.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-02-22
MORTGAGES OF TWO STATES.
Facts About Kansas and Missouri Cleaned
 from the Census Report.

from the Census Report.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Kansas had in 1890, according to census returns, a per capita mortgage debt of s170, while that of Missouri Is sS0. The ratio be- tween the debt and the true value of all taxed real estate is 15. S2 per cent. in Missouri as against 20 8 in Kansas. Out of the thirty-three enumerated states and territories only two carry a higher percentage in this relation New York and the District of Columbia.
 In Kansas there were in force Janu- ary 1, 1890, 29S, $50 mortgages, amount ing to s234, 148, S26, of which 203, 312 were on acre property and called for STA, 720, 071 and the other 95, 56S on lots and stood for s6S, 428, 755 in value. Mis- souri had over 106, 900 fewer mortgages, but they called for nearly as much money-s214, ,609, 772. Acre property supported 10S,1 ,161 of them amounting to S101, ,7lS,625, and SS,s67 on lots drew interest on SIP, 1891, 147. The av- craze unpaid amount of each mort gage in force in Kansas was sS59 on acres and $7i6 on lots, as against S9S6 and s1,210 on similar property in Mis- souri. In the first named state the av- craze population to each mortgage in force was 5; in Missouri, IA. In Kan sas the percentage of increase of debt incurred in the decade was s201. II, as against s2S5. l5 in Missouri
 Assuming that all taxed real estate can be incumbered for two-thirds of it's true value, Kansas and Missouri had cent of the greatest possible mortgage incumbrance reached by the existing incumbrance. Here again only the percentage of New York and the District of Columbia exceeded that of Kansas The percentage of the mortgage debt to the true value of taxed real estate is found in each state to be comparatively higher in the more populous countries In Sedgwick, Shawnee and Wyandotte counties, Kan sas, including the cities of Wichita. To- peka and Kansas City, the percentage is 37. S6 as against 32 for the rest of the state. In Jackson county and St. Louis, Mo, the percentage is 24.34 as against IL 4 for the other counties
 Kansas paid in interest charges every year on its mortgage debt S2l, ,0ls, GAS, almost as much as Indiana and Iowa together paid and more than the aggre- gate paid by Alabama, Arkansas, Con- necticut, Delaware, Maine, New Ham, shire, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennes. see and Vermont Of the total farms paid s14, 4,956, ,O3S, or nearly s4,0OO 900 more than Illinois farms paid and three times what the h. diana farms i've up to the interest collector. The average rate of interest was S64 and the average amount of annual interest charge on each mort gage, s70.
 Missouri's annual mortgage interest charge was in 1890 s16,474. 676, acre property paying ss, ,29O,O6s of of it and lots ss,1S4,60s. The average annual rate is less than in Kansas, 7.6S, and amounted to sS6 on the average mort gage.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-02-22
A Battle with Outlaws,

WICHITA, Kan, Feb. l8.-Word comes from Fl Reno, Ok, that early yesterday morning a posse of deputy United States marshals overlook a band of horse thieves, members of the notorious Maupin gang, in the Cheyenne coun- try, and that battle ensued in which one of the horse thieves was shot. When he fell from his horse the band surrounded him and he was picked up, and the gang then retreat ed to rocky canyon, in which they are still intrenched. One of the officers had his horse shot under him in the melee. Achievements have been called for from Fl Reno.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-02-22
THE BUTCHER EXECUTED.
The Murderer of the Wrattan Family Pays
 the Penalty of His Crime.

The MurOerer or Une NraUtan Amhy rays
 the Penalty of His Crime.
 JEFFERsoNvILLE, Ind, Feb. 16. James E. Stone expiated his crime the gallows in the prison house at 12:OS this morning. The sextuple murderer kept up his air of bravado until the last moment The death warrant was read to him by Warden Patten at o'clock yesterday afternoon. During the read ing Stone preserved the same stoicism that was characteristic of the man dur ing his stay in the prison. His spirit ual adviser attempted to bring him to a realization of his near approach to death. but, in the language of the warden, he tried to the last to bluff God Almighty and everybody else"
 Stone walked to the gallows without a tremor, and met his doom without a word of excuse for his horrible crime. The animal in his nature was exhibited to the last moment. His neck was broken by the fall, and there was no movement of the body after he passed through the trap.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-02-22
A Ton of Coal.

The boy applied to the coal dealer for job and, being rather stupid looking youngster, the dealer ques- toned him
 Gan you read and write?'
 "Yes, sir"
 "Know 'rithmetic?"
 "Yes, sir-some."
 "How many ounces in a pound?" Sixteen"
 "How many pounds in a ton?" "Ton of what?"
 "A ton of anything"
 The boys face was duller, if possi- ble, than ever
 "A ton of coal?" he asked, stupidly, "Yes; say a ton of coal"
 Well, you can't most always some times tell till you find out how heavy the driver is that sets on the load" As remarkable as it may seem to minds unaccustomed to such things, the boy was not employed. Detroit Free PresA
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-02-22
DESERVED FATE.
A London Anarchist Meets Death While
 Seeking Destruction of Others.

Seeking Destruction of Others.
 LONDON, Feb. i7.-Paul Bourdin, a French anarchist, who is thought by the police to have been on his way to blow up Greenwich observatory, was blown to death by his own bomb in Greenwich park last night
 The park keeper heard the report of the explosion, which came from the direction of the observatory, and found a man kneeling on the ground covered with blood. His hand and wrist had been blown away, his face and body were covered with wounds and there was gaping wound in his stomach. He was only able to say ''Take me home" Where his home was it could not be learned from the papers in his pockets, and he was there fore conveyed to the Seaman's hospital, where he died half an hour later. tis believed that he stumbled and fell on the bomb he was carrying, for there is no reason to think it was a premature explosion.
 The police have found that the man came from Paris to London in 1888 and worked here with his brother, small master tailor. He visited all the an- archist clubs of this city and became imbued with their opinions and meth- ods. In 1891 he is said to have gone to the United States and to have been employed by ladies' tailor establish ment in Detroit directed by Hebrew named Weilgard. According to the police, after leaving Detroit, he re- turned to Paris and from there came to this city. He is said to have been a trusted organizer of the anarchists
 Bourdin had been watched by the po- lice for some time past as it was be- lieved that he was contemplating some desperate deed His sister-in-law says he called upon her yesterday and when she playfully pushed him he exclaimed "For Gods sake, don't push me-" From this it is believed he must have had the explosive in his pocket when he called upon her.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-02-22
PECkHAM DEFEATED.
The Senate by a Vote of fl to 31 Rejects
 His Nomination.


 His Nomination.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. l7.-By a vote of 40 to 31 the senate yesterday afternoon rejected the nomination of Wheeler H. Peckham, of New York, as member of the United States supreme court This was an increase of three votes over the majority against Mir. Horn- blower, the first of President Cleve- lands nominees for the position.
 The rejection was due in large part to adverse republican votes added to the following of Senator David B. Hill, who had fought this nomination eve n more bitterly than he did that of Mir. Hornblower. Just what he will gain by it is difficult to determine, for the president will certainly never bow to his will or consult his wishes.
 The following is the vote subject to some alterations in pairs which may make one or two changes.
 Yess-Bate, Berry Blackburn. Brice, But. Ter, Ca1ery, Csll Daniel, Dixon. Faulkner. George, Hale, Harris Hunton, Lindsay, Mc- Pherson, Martin, Mills Mitchell of Oregon. Mitchell of WiSconsin, Palmer, Pasco Platt Proctor Ransom Squire, Stockbridge, Turpie. Villas Voorhees,, White Of Louisiana Total 3l.
 Nays-Aldrich Allen. Allison Cameron. Carer, Chandler, Cockr IL Coke Cullom. Davis, Dolph. Frye, Gallinger, Gibson, German, Hans. brough, Hawley, Higgins, HilL Hoar Irby, Jones of Arkansas, Kyle, Lodge, McLaurin, Manderson, Morrill, Murphy, Peffer, Perkins, Powers, Pugh, Roach, Shoup Stewart Teller, Vest Washburn White of California, Wilson. Total 41
 Paired for Peckham: Camden, Gordon, Gray, McMillan, Morgan, Smith
 Paired against Peckham: Dubois, Jones (Ne- vada), Pettgrew Qray. Vance, Wolcott Sherman and Colquttt did not vote, but re. leased their pairs
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-02-22
susseY UNDER ARREST.
The Michigan State Salaries Scandal Com O. ing to a Focus.


 2. ing to a Focus.
 DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 16-George n. Bussey, chairman of the footing com mittee of the Detroit canvassing board of 1893, was arrested yesterday evening by order of Prosecutor Frazer. His arr rest follows that of James c. Clark, another member, who is supposed to have confessed. It has been sus- pected that Bussey was the insti- gator of the job swelling the yea vote on the state salaries amend ment. To-day the secretary of state, state treasurer and land commissioner must appear before Gov Rich to show cause why they should not be removed for negligence as members of the state canvassing board in allowing the re- turns on the salaries vote to be falsified.
 LANSING, Mich, Feb. 15.-Secretary of State Jochim, Treasurer Ha mbitzea and Commissioner Berry appeared be- fore Gov. Rich in the executive office to show cause why they should not be re- moved for neglect of duty as members of the state canvassing board.
 Attorney J. P. Lee opened the pro- ceedings by moving to vacate the or der to show cause for the reason that the governor had no power to remove the officials as members of the state board of canvassers and that he was not clothed with power to remove, it resting wholly with the legislature; that there had been no such wilful neglect on their part, as the constitu- tion contemplated in such cases
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-02-22
The Michigan Brands.

LANSING, Mich, Feb. 1Z-Postmas- ter Healy, of Ironwood, who was oh air man of the board of canvassers of Go- gebic county in 1891, when the returns were manipulated, is said to have ad- mitted that he made the changes at the suggestion of Attorney-General Ellis. Negotiations are said to be un- der way to secure immunity from pros- ecution for him on condition that he tells all he knows. He claims that he made the alterations honestly, believ- ing that he was correcting mistake of the board and that he had right to do SO.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-02-22
The First Union Volunteer.

BosToN, Feb. 17.-Gen. Edward w.. Hincks died about o'clock last even. ing at his home, corner of Fayerweather and Huron streets, Cambridge, after a long and painful illness, resulting from injuries received while fighting for his country. Gen. Hincks ranked among the highest generals of the country during the war He was commended by congress for his bravery.
 That Gen. Hincks was the first vol. unteer of the war is verified by known correspondence which passed between Mai Gen. Robert Anderson and him, self
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-02-22
WORK OF BANDITS.
4 Southern Pacific Express Train Wrecks0
 and dRobbed-Dynamite Used.

4 Southern Pacific Express Train Wrecked and Acknowledgements Used. Los ANGELES, Cal, Feb. i7-Three train robbers, two of them believed to have been Evans and Morrell, the notorious deperadoes, partly wrecked a Southern Pacific express train at Roscoe station at o'clock this morn ing, injuring the engineer and fireman. blew open the express car and wounded the messenger and then carried off a large amount of money.
 As the train, which carried many passengers and an unusually heavy Wells-Fargo express shipment, neared the Rosco switch, Engineer Thomas saw too late that the switch was mis- placed and vainly tried to stop the train, but he could not do it and the engine and two fruit cars of oranges went into the ditch, the engine turn ing over and burying the engineer and fireman The two fruit cars were a total wreck
 Three masked men sprung up out of the bushes and began fusilade. A few moments later couple of dynamite bombs were placed under the express car. the messenger refusing to open the door, and the whole side was blown off. Brakeman Foster, as soon as he heard the shots, ran to neighboring ranch house, where he saw light, got team and drove back to Burbank and gave the alarm. He cannot tell how much the robbers got, but it is probable that they cleaned out the express car as they had their own way when he left.
 Engineer Thomas was badly hurt, as well as the fireman, and Drainsworth, the company's surgeon here, left on a light engine for the scene. Foster could not tell whether any passengers were hurt, but thought they were only badly shaken up.
 Two posses of deputy sheriffs have just left for the scene
 The wrecked engine went down the bank ten feet Engineer Thomas jumped but Fireman Masters was pin toned between the cab and tender and died as he was taken out
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-02-22
A MYSTERY SOLVED.

Richard F. Fox Hanged Himself Two
 Weeks Ago at Cincinnati
 CINCINNATI Feb. 14-Early this morning, while preparing to start up a mill that had been idle for some time in Lockland, an employe found in a dark unused wareroom the dead body of Richard P. Fox, of the firm of Friend & Fox, paper manufacturers, hanging from rafter. He disappeared myster- iously about two weeks ago, being last seen within half square of his home. It appears he went directly to this de- serted wareroom and hanged himself
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-02-22
REPUBLICAN, PRINCIPLES.

Ex-President Harrison on the Political
 ,f Y Situation.
 At atneeting of the Lincoln league clupslin Indianapolis on February IS, Ex-E -sident Harrison responded to an invitation to address the assembled rep resentatives in the following words:
 There are some who hold that an ex.presi uent should be deaf mute, but this l am in. ciined to doubt A man who has been honored by his fellow'oltizens with the highest place in the government ought not to have less interest
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-02-22
Gold Brick Swindle.

TOLEDO, O., Feb. 16.-The grand jury
 is Investigating gold brick case The victim is John Groil, farmer, and he paid s6,697 for two brass bricks, after they had been tested by government assayers last week. The .swindle was perpetrated in the leading hotel of the city. Officers claim to have important
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-02-22
FAKIRS AT WORK.
,ries of Horrors from Oklahoma Lot
 

Stories of Horrors from Oklahoma a Lot
 of Bosh.
 GUTHRIE, Ok, Feb. 14-There is no truth in reports sent out from this coun. try as to suffering from the cold. Two inches of snow has fallen, no more. No one has applied for aid as yet and it is safe to say that so long as people have wheat to feed to hogs, as they do in this country where water and wood is plentiful, suffering cannot be known. Two inches of snow is welcomed; the people like it. No deaths reported au- thentically.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-02-22
THE TIDE TURNING.
Increase of Internal Revenue Foreshadow.
 ing Prosperity.

Ing PrOsperity'
 WAsHINGToN, Feb. 14-The receipts from internal revenue during the first ten days of the present month aggre- gated s5,O79,211, as against s4,514, SO4 during the corresponding period last year, d gain of s564, 407. This tremen- dous increase is regarded by treasury officials as sure sign of returning bus mess activity. The significance of it will be understood when it is known that since the beginning of the fiscal year the receipts from internal reven- ues had constantly declined month by month, until the aggregate receipts for the half year were fully s12, 2,0O0,O00 less than for the corresponding period in i SQ3
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-04
"WANG."
Truss q Companv's Superb SpectaouIar
Production.

Truss q Companv's Superb Spectacular
Production.
Preparations for the tour of Wang"
went on last sum mer with costly elab-
Grafton that utterly ignored hard times.
No one in New York need expect to see
the Wang" people back on Broadway
even il they play empty houses. They
are among the bsst backed on the ROAD,
and the hackers, who have occupied the
position for two phenomenally success
full seasons, are prepared for bad bust
ness. All the same they do not pro =.
pose to have any such business if spend
ing money can draw money, and up to
the present time the audience witness.
ing this famous comic opera have every
where tested the capacity OF tho thea
tiers. 1t IS to be given here next Thurs
day evening under the personal direc-
ton of ID. w. Truss & Company, the
successful impresssrios who have been
the fortunate owners OF the opera from
the night of it's first production in New
York. This city has waited for three
years to hear this famous music, which
Is said to be at once delightfully."-
catchy" and remarkably representa- :
tive OF Siam, in which land the scenes
OF the opera are laid.
One of the songs il Wang" has be-
come more popular in the homes than
Tara ra" ia on the streets. This is
mataya's pretty solo, "a Pretty Girl, I"
the first verse OF which describes
"a pretty GIRL
summers night
moon, scrcnely mellow,
fond caress-
loving VOW
A kiss, and all is we'll, oh!''
Since it was first heard two years
ago the sales Of this song have averaged
the surprising number of 4 1000 copies a
month. The people who will sing
"Wang's" famous music in Roanoke are
identical the same who have this
season appeared in all the great cities,
from Montreal to New Orleans and from
Philadelphia to st. Louis.
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PERSONAL.

j. Stevens, Shenandoah business
man, was in the city yesterday.
T. B. Jones and R. B. Thompson, of
Buffalo Mills, Va, are in the city.
W. Ridgeway, of this city, LETT the
first OF tho week for Sacramento, Cal.
Edward W. Robertson left last night
for short business trip to Baltimore.
Rev. R. G.. Anderson went to Mont
vale yesterday to be gone q short time.
Major Griffin and Edward Lyle went
to Wytheville yesterday afternoon on
legal business
Mrs. E. B. Cats, tao children and
Mrs. Knotlaugh have gone to San Jose,
Cal, to reside in the future.
Austin Pfeiffer, who formerly resided
in this city, but who has lately lived in
Altoona, Pa, is in Roanoke again.
Miss Carrie White, sister of Mrs
j. o. b. Palmer, will leave for her
home in Henderson, N. c. to-day.
DR.. John D. Scott is on visit to
friends in Montgomery county, and will
be absent from his business several
days
Miss Edith Workman will leave this
evening for visit to relatives and
AhAohNS AL OhhoJ wanna w Sp6uQ Lu6
summer season.
President Kimball and Vice President
and General Manager Sands, of the
Norfolk and Western, we're in Norfolk
yesterday. They are expected to ar
rive in Roanoke this afternoon.
Mrs. j. t. Meadows. who has been
very i'll for the past seven weeks, was
taken to Washington by her husband
last night, where she will be placed in
the Columbia hospital for treatment
Samuel Spencer, the receiver for the
Richmond and Danville Railroad Com
pany, accompanied by party OF friends,
passed through Roanoke yesterday
morning in Richmond and Danville
private cars Nos. 1O1 and LOG, en- route
to Knoxville.
Dennis McCrossin, of No. SIS Gilmer
avenue n. O, blacksmith at the Roa-
noke Machine Works, was feeling
jubilant yesterday over the advent of a
l6-pound helper, who was born to his
wife yesterday morning. Mother and
child are both doing we'll
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