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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-04-05

place to get the worth of your
Produce in Groceries is at Meow
en- Bros. If you don't believe it,
come and see.
We've heard it said that "them
suffrage wimmin ain no cooks,' but
we have had proof to the contrary
The proof consisted Of box well
filled with cake and pie which came
from the suffrage social at the Cen
tennial school house-and we're
right here to say that we never ate
more delicious cake or pie. We
hope the Centennial ladies will have
socials often, and that well get
samples Of the eatables every time.
The new tariff bill may put a
cent pound on sugar, but the per
cent is taken off apple, peach, cherry
and pear trees, grape vines and
plants at j. I'll. Darche's, on FIRST
avenue.
Perry M. Thomas, of Lincoln
Township, called to-day. He says
the farmers in his neighborhood are
rushed with spring work that some
sowed their flax too early, and it
was frozen.
-2O-cent GOOD CARPETS al
the RED STAR.
On Wednesday evening, at the
residence of w. A Penny and wife,
their daughter Claudia was united
in marriage to Geo. Crum, Rev R
M. Acheson performing the cere-
mony. The bride and groom are
among Garnett's very best young
people. They deserve to enjoy a
life of happiness and prosperity, and
we hope they will. They left, to-
day, for Perry, Oklahoma, where
Mr.. Crum is engaged in business.
i have a yearling mare mule,
large of its age, which | want to
trade for horse.
l.. CHAMPE, JR,
Greeley, Kas.
The aristocrats of the East
don't want the income tax, but it
does not make any difference to j
II. Darche, who sells trees, vines
and plants SO low that you can't
beat them--a his grounds on First
avenue.
Prank Brown captured the An
derson county delegation, last Sat
urday, land never turned hair
"done it slick as grease"-and our
reputation as a prophet is injured
owing to the noise made by the
Ramsay boys" who remind us of
prairie wolves three or four of em
make so much noise you'd think
there were several hundred. Frank
is now pretty sure OF the nomination
for secretary of state, unless-well,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-04-05

Late Champe, jr., was up from
Greeley, Tuesday, on business.
Miss ALA Gregg visited friends
at Kansas City last week.
Mrs. Manford Schoonover is
visiting Mrs. Joe Groll, at Topeka.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-04-05

@Just try those Lemon Pies made
by the HOME BAKERY-South
side of the square.
The evening world., 1894-03-02
RIO REBELS SEIZE CATTLE.
Captain of steamer Merida Seeks
Aid OF u British Gunbont.

The steamer Merida, Capt TOmrsctt
arrived this morning from Rio Janeiro
and other South American ports. While
discharging "A cargo of cattle in Rio, one
OF Mello's traspOrts ran up alongside
and wanted to purchase several head Of
cattle. When Capt. Tompsctt declined
to sell any, the transport seized twenty
seven head. and steamed away to the
rebel warship Libertad.
Capt Tompsett sought the aid OF the
commander of the British gunhoat Sirius.
and the transport hastily returned tn"
twenty-seven head Of cattle alongside the
vessel. Two head had in the mean tim"
been slaughtered and dressed alongside
the Libertad.
The supcrcargo OF the steamer sold
four head of cattle to the Italian war
fleet. He was fined 200 milrcis for each
head by the Government for disposing OF
them. Much difficulty was experienced
in discharging and loading the Merida =
cargo. labor being very scarce.
The cruiser New York had just ar
rived as the vessel smiled on Jan. L.
The usual firing between the forts and
the rebel fleet took place daily. Numer-
Gus persons had been shot along the
quays by bullets from the improviscd
batteries on shore and from the rebel
launches.
At Bahia al was very quiet. Pcrnam-
buco was till under martial law and in "A
state of siege. Aboard the Merida Is a
diminutive Colorcd boy. aged twelve
years, who slowed himself away by slid.
ing into one Of the Ventilators while the
vessel was coaling at st. Lucia.
The evening world., 1894-03-02
NO PLANS FOR VlGILANT.
Hut n Lord Dunra,cn Wants
Race lie Can surely Have 1t.

LONDON. March 2 Mr. q. Oliver Ise-
lin. who has just returned from St Pet
crshurg. discussing the chances of an
Inter national yacht race thi' year, says
that h" does not believe that Lord Dun
raven and Lord Wolvertun will Chal-
l"nE" With seventy y-ruoirr.
When questioned as to tn" part the
Nirilant viii take in ~" years racing.
Mr.. Is"lin said that nothing had been
decided. hut th"r was no Intention Of
bringing In" yarh, over here.
TN" American yachts nan was greatly
surprised at th" suggestion that the Val
k,rr was to return - England because
the Americans would not compete
rEaiust that cutter.
III Lord Irunrhvcn wants a race
Mr. l,olin said, most emphaticallv, "hs
can get all h" wants. The NSilaE,
AMI tn" 'olonIa ar" ready TO meet him
at Hnf time. M proposal or Chalcns,
mas been made by Lord DunraN IN"
The evening world., 1894-03-02
OWENS ACCUSED OF ARSON.
Fire Discovered in, a Room He
Had Just Left.
His Family Had Trouble with the
Landlord of the House.

John owens, twcnty-siN years old. Nv
ing at Ellington place and Bushwick
avenue. BrcOlilyr, pleaded not guilty
TO a charge of attempted arson before
Justice Connolly in Gates Avenue Court
this morning and was held for cSam.na-
tion.
l'p to Feb 2S owens lived with his
parents on the top floor of a small frame
house at l2i Vermont street They had
trouble with the landlord and moved
away. Last evening John returned to
the house and went upstairs, telling
Robert Thomas, who lived on the first
floor, that he came to get some coal
which had been LEFT behind.
y few minutes later he ran out of the
huusr and Thomas discovered that the
house Was on fire. Tn" iircmcn were
called an eXtinguishel the blaze.
Th" police discovered tina, at attempt
had been made to burn the house In a
closet in the kitchen they founi pile
Of rags saturated with oil. Another
closet was filled with oil and there wa
trace of oil leading out to the hallway
The damage to the building did not cX-
ceri $500.
Thn story Of Owens's visit to the house
vas told to the police. Roundsman Har
dy ani Policeman Newfcd went I,
ONonss home and called him outside
When he appeared In the doorway ht
carried 4 long knife In his hand. whCf
he brandianed in threatening. manner
The police disarncd him and he was
locked up. He denied having any knowl
, edge of the fire.
The evening world., 1894-03-02
JACK TARS IN EVIDENCE.
Kearsarge Blue Jackets Called
Before the Naval Court.
A Sort of" Pinaforc" Turn Given to
the Proceedings.

The formality Of reading the previous
days testimony was again waived this
forenoon at the proceedings of the Court
of Inquiry in the matter of the loss of
the United States corvette kearsarGe.
Judge-Advocate Kelly announced as
soon as court opened, at 1880 o'clock.
that. with the permission of Admiral
Gherardi. he would give the witnesses
who testified yesterday the transcript OF
the stenographer's notes of their tcsti-
mony. They We're requested to retire to
another room and read their testimony,
which they were to correct and return
later.
The first witness called was DIR.
Thomas c. Craig, who was yesterday
ordered to examine the eyesight and
hearing of the tars who were on the
lookout when the corvette grounded.
DR.. Craig took the witness chair and
Judge-Advocata Kelly tapped his little
bell An orderly opened the door lead
Ing leading into the corridor.
Come right in. lads" sang out Mr..
Kelly, with real deep-sea accent.
Three blusjackets rolled in and stood
in row. They were identified by Dr.
Craig as the men whom he had ex.
| F. Ranahan and F. r. Lawrence. ap-
prentices, and proper looking tars they
were.
Asked II he had examined the men, DR.
Craig said
| II have, and frd that the eyesight
| and hearing in each case Is excellent; ir
| fact, could not be better"
"That'll do. lads" sang out the Judge
Advocate Cheerily. Just stand by for q
few minutes. We will need you again
The blue Jackets hitched up theil
| trousers and rolled OUT again.
| David NJ Borden. officer of the wal cf
from 1 to O'Clock on Feb. 2. was mex
| called.
The evening world., 1894-03-02
BIG PRICE FOR VIOLETs.
san Francisco Florist Sells Thirty
two for ~ 900.


Few people would want to pay 5000
for thirty-two violet plants. Yet that is
what a local florist sold so many roots
for, and he does not think he was over
paid. either. says the San Francisco Ex-
amirer AS may be supposed, the violets
are curiosities.
They are the outcome OF years OF pa
tient hybridizing. Only vIoiels OF one
gender grow on plant. This renders
them capable Of being experimental with
successfully. The big, bold, doIble violet
Is the male flower. The demure single
Hover the pollen is carefully cut and
placed in the cup of a single blossom.
only one blossom in a hundred OF those
artiticially treated will produce seed. This
violet is again hybrIdized with some other
remarkable specimen.
Sometimes odd colors are obtained.
Sometimes odd forms, year aso a
local nurseryman produced a violet giant.
1t was four times larger than the ordi-
nary flower and grew on a stem from
twelve to fifteen inches long. The plant
on which these remarkable blossoms
grew sprang up from one of the. seeds
resulting from lone series OF hybrdiz-
are thirty-two plants.
These were purchased a few days ago
by a city florist for 5000. An ironbound
contract prevents the propagator from
rootlet. A nursery will be started In a
| neighhorng county to be devoted to
multiplying the peculiar plant. None Of
| the plants or blossoms will be sold for
two years, by which time the thirty-two
| roots win have. grown to four or five
| 'Tiburcio Parrott," after the well-known
| capitalist
The evening world., 1894-03-02
KNIT LACE AND WON A BRIDE.
Romance of nm Invalid Young Man
and n Rich Widow.

Romance has paved the way for q
golden future for invalid Oscar Pierson.
the son of Daniel Plerson, Of North Port
MOTIFS, who was welded while propped
up IN his bed to n wealthy widow, whom
ru'nor credits with owning handsome
residence on Beacon Bay, Boston. saw.
the Philadelphia Record. ''
me family of the lucky bridegroom
Ppsithlse,y ihS E. refused to reveal the Identity
t ut the bride, and this secrecy adds to
the romance of this strange affair, which
mas eliminated SO happily. That they
hre perfectly satisfied with the match.
number OF hints dropped about the in
come possessed by the new Mrs. PIER
son. The fact that the bridegroom is but
seen forty-four Summers and Winters
does not seem to detract from their eat-
isfaction In the least, and in reality il IL
on no consequence in these latter-day ro-
For the past three years Oscar Pier
son has been confined to his bed. ono
arm was helpless to the elbow, but after
great patience and perseverance the
youth learned to knit lace of beautiful
texture, that found a ready sale. His
knitting, however. was naturally slow,
the lace barely supplied him with a few
Of the many dainties he craved When
tired OF knitting, Pierson was fond OF
literature and one day, he read story
tn, husband by writing her name and
| address on a card and placing it under
the band Of the hats she shaped.
His hours of loneliness had cultivated
the romantic in Pierson, and he argued
thai II a poor SRI had obtained a rich
husband IN this manner what was to
p' vent him from winning a golden
hrine by the. same means He deter
mined to make the attempt, and his
faith in the result Of his scheme has
evidently been bourtifully fulhlled.
a little note telling the simple and
pathetic story of his life was nlaced by
the youth in the next piece of lace his
thin fingers manufactured BY some
chance the package reached the hands
or the wealthy Boston widow whose
heart was touched by the tale She was
also romantic, and wrote to Person and
a regular correspondence ensued Soon
the letters few, Thick and fast between
| the couple. and the mails grew warm
with the missves from the lady as she
grew more and more tender.
Finally she proposed that they become
| life partners, and that she care for him
the balance Of his days. Young Pierson
| accepted and the widow sent a knot of
ribbon for the person who met her at
the station TO wear, she caring one
like IT, that they might distinguish each
other
The widow arrived on Thursday. and
her elegant costume and diamonds at
tracted general attention. One Of the
Pierson family met hei and she was taken
to the humble home of the bridegroom.
Neither party wanted to retreat after
| they had seen each other and had con-
versed for several hours. SO the strange
| marriage took place yesterday. and the
gossips have not yet stopped talking.
The evening world., 1894-03-02
HACKED HIS VICTIMS HEART.
Carlos Revenge on Blasi, Hi
Son-in-Law.
He and the Witnesses to Be Ex-
amined March 15.

Federico Carlo, who murdered Guiseppi
Blast. his son-in-law. by stabbing him
four times in the heart at their home.
81 Classon avenue, Brooklyn, was held
to-day by Justice Haggerty. in Myrtle
Avenue Police Court, for examination
on March i5
Carlo and his victim had lived several
years in the big tenement. Two months
ago Blasi married Carlos daughter
Rachelle. The old man shared the apart
1re ments of the newly married pair until
last Thursday, when, because OF frequent
uudrrels with his son-in-law, he hired n
room on the floor above. Blasi. 1t is
S,leSea %r sd b beat nb. his Wife and Car} up
Yesterday morning. and Carlo warned
his son-in-law that if he didn't treat his
bride With more respect he would thrash
face and entered his rooms
Late yesterday afternoon, Basi called
Carlo downstairs into his apartments.
No sooner had he entered the room, than
Blasi sprang upon him, beat him with
his fists and kncked him. Carlo de-
Tended himself as we'll as he could. and
finally broke away from his ssailants.
Then he ran down into the backyard.
Blasi following him.
Carlo retraced his steps intending TO
lock himself In his own rooms. Just as
he REACHED the landing on the second
short, sharp struggle, and then. wit
nesses declare Carlo clutched his son-in-
law by the throat, and holding him up
against the wall drew knife and
plunged 1t into his heart. AS Bias
struggled Cairo withdrew the knife and
plunged 1t into his victims body again
and again. Blast fell to the floor. Cairo
stopped over the PROSTATE form and
hacked at his helpless victim.
Some Of the inmates of the house sum
moned Policeman Flannery and he ar
t-tN tV,nn 20 HaTi.. ,tahI l.,
awful work. A squad of reserves was
| called and they arrested everybody they
| thought had witnessed the crime.
| There are several wounds over Blas.:
| heart four or five inches deep and fully
four inches long. There are also twt
ugly Eashes on the head and variou.
| other smaller wounds on the body :
surgeon who examined the wounds saic
that Blasts heart must have been Gu
| to pieces.
| Rlasiswife was released to-day to al
! low her to attend her husbands funeral
and the other Worcestershire in numbcl
were held for examination on Marci
| l5
The evening world., 1894-03-02
CHASED TWO BURGLARS.
Policemen tntch Men Accused of
Hrenking Into u saloon

In tn" Norkvilic Court tu-day Edward
l."ahcy, aged twonty-on" years. ur %ls
East Seventy-nfth street, and Charles
Mcehan, twcnty-siN years oll of ~
East Seventy street, Wrr" held
for trial on the charge of burglary
shortly after ! O'Clock this morning
Frank liOllonbck Il saloon Keeper Of -
East S"ventv-third street heard hia dog
barking in IN" saloon II" was then dis
iohinG for bod but determined to- maxi"
an investigation. As h" descended tho
stairs on tn" way to IN" sIiopn, ne saw
Two men dashInE out of th" Sidr door Of
III" saloon into tn" han, and then t. tn"
street.
II" shouted at TN" top Of his vote" and
ChnScd th' burglars Policemen GuTlpu
and Mahon"y of tn" East SiNiy-s"y"uth
street squad, heard ilullunhok's cries and
Joining IN tn" pursuit., arrested Lnuh"y
nni M""hHu nt S"Nuut second street ana
FirHt avenue. lIuriug the chas" th" hur-
glars dropped tN" BOTTLES Of whiskoY un
tn" sidewalk The bottles hroh" with q
crash and tn" liquor flowed IN TIA" gut
ter They had catered tn" stluuu hy
forcing open tn" hali door ana the side
door that led into tn" saloon.
The evening world., 1894-03-02
A DETECTIVE WAS REFEREE.
Waters Broke Up Prize Fight
in a West Thirtieth Street Loft.
Twcnty-Scvcn Men and Boys Cap
turcd and the Principals Held.

Ward Detective Francis Waters of the
West Thirtlcth street police station. Thil"
standing in a doorway ncIr Farmers
stable. at lo} West Thrticth street, early
this morning, sIw two men stellthily
dodge into an allryway leading to the
rear
This struck him as being Il queer pro-
c"odur. "ul he was Just about starting
To- inyrsriIa'" when three more men
doL@"d into the alloyway. dozen
NOR" men rollrw"d at intervals. and
lnrn Walters making up his mind that
something was going on, went to TIA"
station for assistance.
ltuUuh-mlu Carey, polio mon Link
schultz aud buchanan W"I" d"tnii"d To
." with Waters. IN" latter took Link
anl went thiuG&h TIN aIlrywdN to tn
stnhl" in the rear. RrGht lights shpno
thruuEh the cracks IN tn" building, and
y sound 'i>r mat of applaUs" greeted the
officers ears,
negro ON guard. and. leaving, HIM with
thu other uincrIs. Went up ip the lof;.
IN. astonishing slEht met their eyes.
There. In ~" c"rtr" # the loft. was a
regulation nri&"-rlug. Tn" posts were
ruv"ld with blankets and well ruprd
Ih,r" W." hotties pailH,sI"nHrs, towels
ani all ia, other raraphcrunlit nccps-
snry 3" ~ pltAo hrht.
into IN" ring while the policeman
waited
"Snll,r hnls," cred an inlvtiual. who
| rrs' mh!"l champ On tnrhalt, il that he
| nal his hair brushed rnmpadnur
"cn'osr you own referee, grmti men, :"
continued this master Of ceremonies.
I'm hc r"fcrc". | guess" said Waters.
| jumping into tn" ring. "Consiirr your
| selves al Unin~ arrest"
Immediately th" doors and windows be
came on" confused mass of Struggling
/
/ hunirrh spectators, ami all were ma lily
| rushing to- escape.
Tn" r,h lice captured twenty seven in
| All. Two of these were the lighters
| They sAV" their names as james Bitten.
| alias Grorg" Worms. Of i0 Seventh ave
nu", ani Frank Rogers, OF 9$i West
! Thirty ittn street
Th" master ut ceremonies was Francis
! T. Rogers who's" real nam" is said to
! Ice Nulloun II" lives at i,@ sixth
avenue. All three w"r' held in $500 bail
|,lch in Jefferson Market Court this
| morning. Tw,uty -four ,ycstta,lrn sports
| Wrr" discharged.
The evening world., 1894-03-02
YOUNG AMERICANS CAUGHT,
Ten Boys Answer for Being in an
Alleged Disorderly House.
Justice Taintor Discharges Them and
Holds the Proprietor.

Ten boys. ranging in ages from four
teen to seventeen years. were prisoners
in the Tombs Court this morning. along
with eighteen men, a young woman
named Lulu Aine and Mr.. and Mrs
Martin Reister, proprietors Of an alleged
disorderly house at Sc Greenwich street
Relster was held in s5CJ bail for trial
and others were discharged
There were tears in the eyes OF soma
OF the young Americans others affected
an air of bravado but all were apparent
~ Ill at case as they received a lecture
from Justice Taintor.
Detectives pevery. Sheridan and Com
nor. who conducted the raid last nigh,
said the boys were drinking and playing
POOL when caught. They made wild
and the majority We're obliged to spend
the night in Jail. ''N
The complaint against the house was
sing German girl, who arrived in Amer
lca tour weeks ago. and had been stop
ping at the Leo House. an institution
stree, TnH by ren the dEatholic Church IN State
a man called Mike iniduiced her to 90
70 40 GreenWilh street bv representing
that he would get work for her, There
she asserts. she was courted hy West,
ern en man who bought wine by the case
rom rom ne house and spent s4C0 or $500 in
cntertaining all the inmates.
she would not marry him. howevr. and
ne ilnaliy went away. She made grave
SHarges against Reister and the man
Relster testified that he keeps an emf
grant boarding g-house and that the Ger
man an girl had been boarding with him.
Inc police say they have received
many complaints that Young bovs and
girls frequent the house.
The evening world., 1894-03-02
DOWN GOES SUGAR AGAIN.
Heavy Sales Made After M IrrcGu-
lar OPENING.

The stock market opened irregular this
moaning. in marked contrast to tn" uni
vcrsal hu0yancy at tn" close of ycster-
lay. Sugar was heavy, opening 5-N
lower and under sales Of large blocks
made further d"Clin" Of per cent
The lower range brought in some
buyers, whose purchases resulted in n
recovery of Is per cent. hut fresh stock
was put out. which carried the price
back 3-i per cent.
The other industrials were shade
lower at the opening, except Chicago
Gas, which was 3-S higher
In tn" railway list burlington opened
IL and Rock Island 3-S lower tho other
shares traded in being unchanged. Tho
break in sugar depressed the general
market. an! a decline Of is a rs was
recorded, General Electric. chicago Gas
and New York Central leading.
Exceptions were Mobile & ohio, which
advanced Ii. and Cotton preferred
per cent.
The evening world., 1894-03-02
FIVE YOUNG BOYS ESCAPE.
Flee from House of Refuge on
Randall's Island in a Boat,
One of Them Captured and Returned
to the Island.

,, r,,.. -, 49,, ,-, ,r,
fohcenhh rId''''E' vi INV i'"''
Hundred and Forty-siXth street station,
s,u a., b,v walking st,nIthiy along
90" '' ID ,I
Second avenue ana 'l' ii"'n''' anu
First street at ! o'clock this morning.
,yho, .bo ralicon,an cot rlosn tn thc h,v
49," - - ~, 80 p.,.,,.
he saw that he wore House "t k"l"t'
suit. As soon as the hoy "a" TIA"
officer no started to run nwav. After n
-, 49,, 49,, ,,.,, oa,,,,h, ,,1
snort chase 'h' p'! WIS ca"sI'' "'''
proved to be Walter White, fourteen
wears old. who with four companions
The evening world., 1894-03-02
IHClius BiS Deficit.
CIV Associated Press }

LONDON. March "A calcutta de-
spatCh to The Times says that Finance
Minister WeHtlaud announced at yester-
days Niceregal Council, that the de-
felt amounted to thirty-hve millions of
rupees The new duties proposed would
leave twenty millions still unprovidcd for.
MIR. Plnyfair, n commercial member OF
the Council. said that a large section of
tn" mercantile community considered
that the duties on cotton ought to he re
imposed. There is no doubt that public
opinion in India will strongly condemn
the omission of a duty on cotton and an
export duty on jute.
The evening world., 1894-03-02
CHARLES D. SHEPARD DYING.
He Was the Owner of the Fnmous
white Elcphnnt."

Charles ID. Shepard widely known in
this city, particularly in sporting circles,
as the proprietor Of the white Elc-
phant," that formerly stood at Thirty
first street and Broadway, is danger
ously III at his apartments in West
Twcnty-siXth street. near Fifth avenue.
He has congestion OF the brain. Dr.
Walter NJ Fleming and Dr. Arthur
Townshend, say that his death is only n
matter of a few hours.
Mr.. Shepard has been confined to his
bed for four weeks, and has been un-
conscious for several days,
Mr.. Shepard and his wife had lived
apart for years, but since he became
seriously i'll, she has been constantly at
his bedside
Mr. Shepard was few years ago he
lieved to be worth 10000, but recently
he lost n great deal Of money. Much of
his property is in real estate IN this
city and Larchmont.
He backed several theatrical enter
priscs. and put Minnie Maddern on the
stage. Miss Maddern is relative OF
Mrs. Shepard.