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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-22
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.

The Senate Passes the Substitute Election
Bil-Warden PAGES Dinner Party.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, MAY 22.-The
senate this morning by unanimous
vote adopted the conference commit
tees substitute for the election bill
The action of the senate in adopting
the report is the passage of the bill.
No other action is needed and no other
vote is necessary. The substitute bill
is now law so far as the senate is
concerned.
Warden Pace, of the penitentiary,
had as his guests for IL o'clock dinner
to-day all the members of both houses,
newspaper correspondents and state
officers. Both houses adjourned to ac-
cept the invitation. 1t was undou bt-
eddy the merriest dinner party ever
given within the gray walls of the big
prison.
Senator Klene, of st. Louis, presented
a resolution in the senate yesterday
afternoon excluding ex-City Clerk F.
Graham, of Kansas City, and S. J. Roy,
POst-Dispatch correspondent, from the
floor of the senate during the re-
mainder of the extra session 1t was
caused by the alteration between SEN
atOr Lyman and the Post Dispatch cor
respondent over the note sent to Lv-
man purporting to be signed by W. H.
Phelps, asking the senator to meet
him at once in committee room, a re-
quest which he complied with before
discovering that it was a hoax The
resolution was adopted.
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RED MEN.

News of the Proposed home at Philadel-
phia-Around the Council Fire.
At the monthly meeting of the Red
Mems home board of managers at Phila-
delphia an additional 500 was voted for
Investment. This cherished project now
seems to be assuming Tangible shape, and
sanguine brethren are hopeful that a site
will be secured and the building formally
dedicated ere the session of the great coun-
Gil in flower moon next. If a suitable site
within easy access of Philadelphia can be
secured within the financial means of the
corporation, the home will at once become
an assured fact.
The order is having a big boom out in
Minnesota. Two tribes are in process of
formation in Minneapolis, and Deputy
Great Incohonee Brown reports that no
less than % tribes are nearly ready to be
instituted in other parts Of that great state.
New Jersey has III tribes, with a total
membership of 6,793, a net loss of 2S2
members during the year.
The committee on revision of the ritual
will soon meet to block oui the revised
ceremony contemplated by the G. C. Z. S.
and adapted to the legislation under which
tribes viii transact business in the chief S
degree after first sun cold moon, G. S. D.
406 (Jan. l, 1877
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
Rapid Growth of the Endowment Rank
Spear Points.


Rapid Growth of the Endowment Rank.
Spear Points.
The results of the past year, compared
with those of 1898, furnish undoubted evil
dence of the prosperity and increasing pop
ularity of the endowment rank. A review
of the work during 1894 shows the estab-
nshment Of 395 sections, an increase of 1913
over the previous year. Six thousand seven
hundred new applicants were admitted,
exceeding the number during 1898 over
1, 700. The amount of insurance issued ag-
gregates $13,000.000, nearly $4,000, 900
more than in 1898.
The uniform rank throughout the coun-
try is actively preparing for coming state
encampments this year and the national
encampment of 1896 at Minneapolis.
The supreme tribunal of the supreme
lodge and the supreme council of the uni
form rank will meet in Indianapolis
April 80.
Frank Bony, grand keeper Of records
general commanding the Wisconsin bri-
gade, uniform rank.
The First regiment, U. R., of Maryland
consists of II divisions, with member
ship of 446.
The grand domain of Maine has shown
greater activity than for years past, six
sections of the endowment rank having
been organized and added to the roster of
the Pine Tree State.
The board of control of the endowment
rank is doing splendid work.
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FOR FREE SILVER.

Oklahoma Republican League Declare for
the White Metal at the Is to 1 Ratio.
SOUTH ENID, Ok, May 22.-The Ok
1ahoma Republican league met here
yesterday with $50 delegates present.
Six hours were spent in discussion of
the silver question. Judge Beekman,
of Arkansas City, Kan, made the
speech of the day. Finally a resolution
was adopted declaring in favor of
the free coinage of silver at a ratio of
16 to 1 and for protective tariff on
foreign bullion. The following Off
GERS were elected: President, c. w.
Baker, of Pawnee; secretary, E. G. Ty-
Ter, of Kingfsher; treasurer, A. K.
Walker. of Perry.
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WILL Be A FARCE.
No Chance for Real Settlers in
KickapoO Country.
The Lands Are All Filled With
SOOnerS.
ONLY 10000 ACRES.
This is All That is Left for
Occupation.
10000 ACRE

OKLAHOMA CITY, Ok, May 22.-The
KickapOO opening will be farce IN
the matter of furnishing homes for
any considerable number of settlers,
owing to the fact that after the school
lands and allotments are taken out
only 10, 900 acres remain, or some 44O
claims, and much of that is not desira-
bic land, the worst in fact in the
whole reservation. The school lands
were selected by Hon. D. A. Harvey, ex-
delegate to congress from Oklahoma,
who has been appointed the agent of
the territory for that purpose. They
are indemnity school lands taken in
lieu of regular school land which had
been used for other purposes. In this
reservation a total of 1O1, 800 acres
has been selected by Mr.. Harvey, the
last selection having been made Thurs
day and approved by the secretary
of the interior last Monday. They
comprise the following tracts of land
in addition to former selections made:
Township 10, range l. east, sections %,
%, "a, 25, %. 81, %, 90, 80, 80, "a, IS and
east half of northeast quarter of sec
ton 81. Township II, range 8, east,
sections 8, 9, 10, II, ~, IS, IA, Is, II, 20
and the north half of section 81. Town
ship 10, range 3 east, northeast quarter
of section 10. Mr.. Harvey is allowed a
fee of 10 cents per acre for all land re-
covered by him for the territory, SO
that in this case he will receive
something like $4,000. Among those
awaiting the opening on the border
the feeling against him is quite bitter,
but all recognize the vast benefit that
will accrue to thesschool fund of the
territory. Notwithstanding the small
area of land, large mum ers are await
ing the opening. At Choctaw City and
at Shawnee the excitement is intense.
Both these towns are full of boomers
and gamblers and capitalists. and
saloons and gambling places are run
wide open. Trains arriving are
loaded down with prospective settlers
and the city is alive and lively. Sew
eral new townsite schemes have been
sprung, the most prominent being the
town of Olney, 8 miles west of Shaw
nee on the line of the Choctaw rail
road. It is a Tecumseh scheme and
the town, it is supposed, will move
over bodily to it. The Choctaw rail-
road has its track laid to Choctaw
City, right on the edge of the
Kjckapoo country, IA miles east of this
city, and is running trains. The
KiclapOo country is full of sooners
and every valuable claim will be con-
tested by half a dozen claimants.
There are now 3f5 persons in line at
the Oklahoma City land Office, waiting
to file and the line is still growing
Deputy United States marsha1s are ar
resting every one found in the
Kickapoo country and arraigning them
before United States commissioner
Wilkinson, who has moved his Office to
Kickapoo Springs. in the center of the
reservation. The penalty for trespass-
ing on the reservation is fine of from
500 to 81, 900. Trouble is feared, and
it is certain there will be a clash be-
tween boomers and marshals.
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AWFUL EXPLOSION.
The CALIFORNIA; Powder Works at Pinol
Blown Up.

The California Powder Works at Pfnola,
Blown Up.
SAN FRANCISCO, May ga terrific
report and conclusion which was dis
tinctly felt all through the city and at
towns around the bay for distance OF
40 miles was at first believed to have
been caused by an earthquake, but
proved to be an explosion in the nitro
gfycerine and mixing houses, store
house and gun cotton departments
of the California powder works
at Pinola, across the bay. The
crew of the glycerine house, four
in number, and the foreman of
the mixing house were all killed, as
were nine Chinese working in the lat
ter department. The explosion oc-
Cured in the nitro-glycerine house,
and was probably caused by the Chi
nese dropping a can of the explosive.
The cause cannot be definitely ascer-
tanned, however, as all connected with
the building are dead. There were
200 Chinese in the adjacent mixing
room, and at the sound of the ex-
plosion all ran and the major
ity escaped. The force of the
explosion was tremendous. Huge trees
were thrown into the bay, distance
of q mile, and nitro-glycerine tanks
weighing a ton each are now lying 500
Yards distant from the scene. Toes,
hands, legs and other parts of the
mutilated remains of the dead are scat
tered along the road for a mile. The
nitro-g1ycerine house went up, then
the mixing store house and gun cot
ton in the premises followed. The
nitro-glycerine house, of which not a
vestige remains, was three-story
frame structure 2OOx5O feet. 1t con-
tanned 8, 900 pounds of nitro-glycerine
and 1000 pounds of Hercules powder.
A remarkable feature of the explosion
is that although the store house, con-
tanning 1000 pounds of Hercules
powder, is completely wrecked, its
contents are intact. In all 10000
pounds of explosives went up with a
roar and a sheet of fame.
MINERS sUFFoCATED.
WHEELING, W. Va, May 22.-The
first reports of disastrous explosion
at the Monongah mine yesterday were
wildly exaggerated, and humber OF
very sensational stories have been sent
out over the country. The exact facts
are: At 1890 o'clock yesterday after
noon Pole carelessly ignited can of
powder in mine No. 4 of the MonOngah
Coal & Coke Co., and a terrible
explosion followed. The accident
occurred in the main air course
leading from mine No. 2, about 500 feet
from the mouth of mine No. 4, and the
smoke was thus driven through the
different parts of the mine, suffocating
four miners. Quite a number of 9th
ers were seriously but not fatally af.
fected by the smoke. Mine Inspector
D. NJ Harr is on the ground and is
making an investigation. An inquest
will be held to-day.
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Kansas snnrtsmen.

KANSAS CITY, Kan, May 22.-The
annual business meeting of the Kan
sas State Sportsmen's association was
held last night and the following Off
GERS elected for the ensuing year: DR.
M. A. Brawley, president; w. w. Nell
haney, first vice president; n. Smock,
third vice president; D. Edwards,
fourth vice president; E. L. Diebert,
fifth vice president; w. J. Gregg, sec
rotary, and G. w. Jenkins, treasurer.
Frankfort was selected for the next
tournament.
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KANSAS OIL TESTED.

Experiments Made in PennsyIvania Insures
Large and Rich Market.
NEoDEsHA, Kan, May 22.-Report
has been received about car of crude
oil sent from the Kansas oil field to
Corapolis, Pa. Practical tests show a
high grade illumination yield of 80
per cent, $50 degree flash test refined
oil or so per cent, ITO degrees test with
IS per cent. lubricant, Is per cent.
naphtha on asphaltum base with
valuable by-products. The plans
for a refinery at Neodesha are
in the hands of contractors, and the
building will be erected by October 1.
This insures market and opens the
field, which extends from the territory
line south of Sedan in northeasterly
direction to Allen and Bourbon cOun-
ties, a distance of from Is to 100 miles.
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Baseball Games.

E
At Chicago-Philadelphi Is: Chicago ,.
At Observation-Disclosures 8; Louisville, 7.
At St Louis-New York. II; St. Louis 1.
At Observation-Disclosures 10: Boston, Z
At Observation-Disclosures, II; Brooklyn, Z
At Observation-Disclosures 10; Washington,
z.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
At Observation-Disclosures 9; Kansas
City, 5.
At Toledo-Toledo, Z: Milwaukee, ,
At Detroit-Detroit. 70 AIinneapol ,
At Grand Rapids-Grand Ra pids. ID; St Paul,
H.
WESTERN ASSOCIATION.
At Rockford-Rockford. 10; Des Moines g.
At Quincy-Omaha, II; Quincy 10
At JacksonVille-St. Joseph, II; Jackson
vile, 10.
EXHIBITION GAMES.
At Omaha-University of Michigan, g; Uni
verSity OF Nebraska. ).
At mporia-Emporia 8; Leavenworth z.
At NeVada-Nevada, :. Carthage, 6.
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WILL WAIT ON ENGLAND.

Prussia's Diet Favors BimetaIlism, but Not
independent Action.
BERLIN, May 22.-The lower house
of the Prussian diet by vote of 1877 to
% adopted the motion of DIR. Arendt,
urging the government to take
steps in favor of an interna-
tional settlement of the currency
question with the view of securing
international bimetallisn. The house
also adopted an amendment proposed
by Baron Won Sedlitz, a member of
the privy council, that Germany would
only act in the matter in connection
with Great Britain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-22
CRUELTY SHOT A BOY.
A Farmer in the Territory Resents Having
His Hogs Worried.

A Farmer in the Territory Resents Having
His Hogs Worried.
TAHLEQUAH, 1. T., May 22.-Five
miles east of here on Barren Fork ".
H. Mapes, a farmer So years old, shot
and mortally wounded Fayette Whit
ington, a neighbours boy, only Il years
of age. The boy was throwing
stones at Mapes' hogs, when he
went to his house, took down his
double-barreled shotgun and emptied
one barrel of turkey shot into the
boys face and breast. The old man
was arrested and taken to Fort Smith,
where he will await his trial in the
federal Jail.
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DANIEL ACCUSED.
The COnductOrs' National Secretary 81
to Have Used the Orders Funds.

The ConductOrs' National Secretary Said
to Have Used the Orders Funds.
ATLANA. May ga bomb was thrown
among the railroad conductors at the
Atlanta convention by the announcement
that charges had been preferred against
ex- Secretary VIM ?. Daniel, and that he
was accused of using the orders
money for personal speculation. Mr..
Daniel admits that he is the
president of mining company, and has
been running for congress, but says he
is all right, and courts investig alton
which he will be given. Daniel says he
was getting along too we'll and the other
fellows were Jealous of his success.
He has been the grand secretary of
the organization for seventeen years. It
is not charged that he is short in his &C
counts
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BEARDSLEY MAKES MONEY.

The New Art Faddist's Pictures Are Very
Popular.
LONDON. May 22-An intimate friend
of Aubrey Beardsley says that Beardsley
has not decided to visit America at pres
emit
He has just returned from Paris, where
he was staying some weeks with Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Harland, the former an
American and author of "Yellowbook."
Beardsley spends most of his time with
the Harlands, does not go much into ar
tistic society, and despite the recent out
cry against his pictures is making a
large income.
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KILLS HORSE RACING.
The Abolition of Betting by Law spoil
the sport.

The Abolition of Betting by Law Spells
the sport.
PHILADELPHIA, May 22.-Horse rae
ing in Pennsylvania, it is said, has been
killed off by bill that passed the legis-
Iature forbldding the sale of pools or
betting of any sort in the state. L is
especially directed against horse racing
and was INTENDED to break up the pool
rooms recently established near the city.
While hitting at the pool rooms it has
wiped out all betting. AS a result, il ID
doubtful whether the grand circuit trot-
ting meetings which had been set for
the Philadelphia driving park at Point
Breeze or the Belmont driving park will
take place.
No official action has been taken,
but an announcement will be made
in a day or So
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SUDAN Declaration of Independence.

New YORK. May 22.-Advices re-
ceived at the Cuban revolutionary
headquarters in New York state that
Gomez has instructed all insurgent
bands of 100 men and upward to sen d
a delegate to the general assembly
which will meet at Yara in June to
put into execution the declaration OF
independence and form a definite pro-
visional government. The Cuban
chiefs have great hopes that the
United States government will recog-
nize them as belligerents at the next
session at Washington.
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Miners Reaten.

PIrTBURGH, Pa, May 22-AT the
mines on the Wheeling division of the
Baltimore & Ohio railway are in opera
ton in full This is a great victory
for the operators, as this district was
made the battle ground in the miners
strike, and every effort was put forth
by the strikers to keep the mines there
closed down until they were granted
the SO cent rate. The opera
tors claim they have all the men they
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the National Provsdent union since Jan
proves its citizens activity. Reports from
councils in all sections show that the &C
tivity is becoming general throughout the
Union. The prompt payment of death
claims and the prospect of reduction in
the nun Der of assessments will help to in
crease the boom.
Governor Jasper Wylding OF Texas, who
has had q severe attack of illness while
abroad, is repsrted as convalescent.
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COURTHOUSE BLOWN UP.

Oklahomans INDUCING in q Decidedly
Serious County Seat Contest.
GUTHRIE; Ok, May 22.-The county
seat fight which has been in progress
in Pottawatomie county for some time
is assuming bad condition. Both ap-
proaches to the courthouse were blown
up by dynamite Sunday night, doing
much damage. Armed guards now
surround the building and more trOu
b1a iS axnecte6
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TAX CLERKS TO Be DROPPED.

Commissioner Miller Sends Orders to All
Internal Revenue Collectors.
WASHINGTON, May %. Commission
er Miller, of the internal revenue
bureau, this afternoon sent out the
following message to all collectors
of internal revenue: dispense with
the services of all persons en-
ployed under allowances made for the
income tax work at the close of bust
ness on the 25th inst. reporting at
once the number di scontinued and sal
arY and EXPENSES allowed to each"
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denlan, the new
grand regent OF
the grand council
of Missouri. Mr..
Haldeman is CHIEF
clerk of the engi-
neering depart
ment of the Mis-.
sissippi river com
mission. He was
born at Lexing-
ton, KY, in 1856.
Bro. Haldeman
has been a mem
Der of the order Is
years and has
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-22
SWEET MUSIC OF HAWAII.

The Hawaiian Band Lands at San Fran
cisco and Ssrenades SprsckIcs.
SAN Francisco, May 22.-The Ha-
waiian band, the crack instrumental ag-.
pregation of Honolulu, composed al
most entirely of Kanakas, has invaded
San Francisco, and is playing at the
Metropolitan temple 1t is under the
leadership of Senior ]. LibOrnio, who for
six years was bandmaster of the Seventh
regiment of Spanish infantry at Ma
nilla. The band last night serenaded
Claus Spreckles.
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A NIGHT OF TRAGEDIES.
In st. Louis One Man Is Murdered and Two
Others Commit Suicide.

In st. Louis One Man Is Murdered and Two
Others Commit Suicide.
ST. LOUIS, May 22.-One murder and
two suicides was the record for last
night in this city. Allen Banks, col
ored, was stabbed to death by Southy
Gaines, another colored man, who
found him in company with his
(Gaines0 wife. The murderer is still
at large.
Because of fatal illness, Patrick F.
Scollard, aged 81, a well known dem
ocratic politician, committed suicide
by shooting himself in the head. He
leaves a large family. A carpenter by
the name of Ernest F. Steger, aged So,
who had been sick and unable to work
for some time, ended his existence by
cutting his throat with hand saw. A
widow and several children survive
him
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Refused to Call a Convention.

CHLLICOTHE, Mo. MAY pa petition
signed by about 100 democrats was
presented to William McIlwarth, chair
man of the county committee, asking
to cali meeting of the committee to
authorize county convention of the
party to get an expression on the silver
question on the ratio of Is to 1, and to
appoint delegates to a state convention.
Mr.. McIlwrath refused to call the con-
Vention.
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rhnratnn Eaifes win

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 22.-At the
interstate drill yesterday the prizes
were awarded as follows:
Class A-Tnurston rifles, of Omaha,
first; Morton cadets, second; Seeley
rifles, third.
Class B-Morton cadets, first; Thurs
ton rifles. second
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Bogus Annie Rutfer.

CINCINNATI, May 22.-Dairy and Food
Commissioner Luebbing has made q
crusade on bogus apple butter, and this
morning Chemist Fennel reported on
some of the samples, number of which
we're found rankly adulterated. War
rants will be issued, probably late this
evening or tomorrow morning.
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MARSHALL, Mo-, May 22.-Suit for
absolute divorce was fled to-day by
Mrs. Ida B. Shaw, of this place, against
Rev. W. H. Shaw. She alleges failure
to provide and asks for the custody of
their little girl Mr.. Shaw is widely
known as an evangelist and when last
heard from was in southern Kentucky
holding revival MEETINGS.
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Mr.. Hastings in Cbarpe.

WASHINGTON, May s2.-The official
service of Lorin NJ. Thurston as Ha-
waiian minister to the United States
closed when Frank P. Hastings pre-
sented to the state department his Gre
dentials which he received to-day as
charge d'afaires in the official mail
from Honolulu
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Important Insurance Ruling.

ST. LOUIS, May 22.-Judge Priest TO-
day gave Minnie Robinson judgment
for S., 376. 16 against the United States
Mutual Accident association. This es-
tablishes the proposition that woman
who is engaged to marry a man has an
insurable interest in his life.
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Knights of the Golden Chain.

This order is not an insurance company,
but by paying an initiation fee and stated
assessments the members secure all the
benefits to be derived froIu life insurance
at about one-third the outlay necessary to
carry like amount in the regular life in
surance companies. Combined with this
it has distinctive social character which
unites the members in one common bond
of sympathy and fraterna1 allegiance,
which is the secret of its success.
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Knights of the Golden Eagle.

Past Chief William B. Miller of Ironside
castle, No. 100, has been appointed grand
instructor and assigned to Nos. 8, ZIG and
259.
The members of Eureka castle, No Sc,
of Mahanoy City have formed command
cry and been granted a warrant.
Adonai CASTLE No 20, of Kutztown will
confer the three degrees on at least 80 can
didates April %
Try us-Peerless Steam Laundry,