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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-01-25

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DEATH OF GEN. COOKE.
A Veteran Who Had Seen Service for Fifty.
seven Years,

A Veteran Who Had Seen Service for Fifty
seven Years.
DETROIT, Mich, March 21.-Gen.
Philip st. George Cooke, died at his
home in this city yesterday afternoon.
Gen. Cooke was a native of Virginia
and was IS years of age. His
career has been identified with the
army since his admission to West Point,
when only IA years of age. He
where American valor has been dis
played for ffty-seten years. In the
Black Hawk war he was a leading Off
Ger. He was in high command in the
conquest of California and New Mexico.
He-dispersed the Lipans in 1853 and
later led a raid against the Apaches.
He was commander of the department
of Utah when the rebellion broke out
in that land.
Upon the breaking out of the rebel
lion, unlike most southern officers, in
Guiding his own son, Gen. John R.
Cooke, and his famous son-in-1aw,
Gen. J. E. B. Stuart, he cast his sword
in the balance for the union. He be-
came commander of the cavalry reserve
of the army of the Potomac and par
ticipated in all the important events of
GhC RCA4ASAASk CGLAPd1SA 0d1ACS
Mill, directly opposing his SON.
in-law. He afterward superin-
tended the recruiting service,
and in 1856 took command of the de-
partment of the Platte. He was bre-
veted major general for his splendid
services in the war while in command
of the division of the lakes, at Detroit.
In 1874 he was retired, after forty-six
years of continuous service, with the
rank of gadier-general.
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NEWS NOTES.

Young Critic and Jack Hanley fought
six lively rounds at the Southwick
Athletic club, Philadelphia, Wednesday
night, and while no decision was given
the contest ended decidedly in favor of
Hanley.
Two deaths. resulted from fire in
the four-story house, 1853 West Twenty
fifth street, New York. John Kurtz
burned to death and Tony Ketchum
jumped from the third story window,
receiving injuries from which he died
soon after.
Negotiations have been completed
which effect a ombination of all the
whisky interests of the country and
practically assures to the Spirits Dis
ti1ling association, of which Receiver
McNu1ta of the trust is chairman, alb
solute control of the spirit output OF
the United States.
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STATE OFFICIALS RESIGN.
Sensation in Tennessee Over an Investiga
ton at the Pen.

SensatiOn In Tennessee Over an Investisa-
ton at the Pen.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 2L-A SEN
sation was caused by the publication
in yesterdays American of the testi-
mony of w. Fl. Mitchell before the com
mittee investigating alleged charges
in connection with the construction of
a new penitentiary. The witness had
heretofore testified that the West Nash
vile Land Co. had paid him s., 900 COM
missions when the state had bought
the company's property for farm and
on being again examined yesterday
testified that of this sum he paid to
Adj. Gen. John A. Fite $500, and to C.
c. Estell, president of the Board of
Railway Tax assessors, $500. Yester-
day these two officials resigned and
their designations were accepted by
Gov. Turney.
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PATCHES MURDERED.
Turkish Soldiers Told Of to BayOnet
Helpless Armenians.

LONDON, March 21.-The correspond.
ent in Armenia of the Daily News
sends to that paper a story told by
Turkish soldier who took part in the
Sassoun outrages and who has since
quilted the army and fed across the
Russian border. His story confirms the
worst accounts of the outrages. He tells
how the Turks sent the Kurds to do the
rough work of burning the Armenian
villages and numbering the inhabi-
tants. It was the Turks who cut off
the fugitives as they were trying to
escape. Describing the outrages in
the village of Dellyegoozan, the scene
of the ''pit massacre" the Turk says
that two immense trenches were dug
and the soldiers were told off into
parties to butcher the inhabitants. For
a week one party or another was
marched at nightfau to trenches where
the soldiers were ordered to bayonet
and butcher patches of unarmed, help
less Armenians. The Turk remorse-
fully admits that he killed seven per-
sons, but says he would have been
killed himself had he disobeyed the or
der of his superior officer.
In an editorial comment on the fore
going dispatch the Daily News says:
''The ordinary calculations of diploma
cy can have no place in the delibera-
tions of the powers in this crisis of the
fate of Armenia"
IN DANGER OF LYNCHING.
FRANKFORT, Ind, March 21.-The
town of Flora was held Tuesday night
by crowd wanting Mahlon Eller,
saloonkeeper, who, it is claimed, bru-
tally whipped his two daughters, -
and II respectively, because they had
joined church and had assisted in
circulating petition in favor of the
celebration of the Nicholson bill passed
by the last Legislature. The officers
and cooler citizens controlled the
crowd. More officers were secured
last night, but still Eller is considered
in danger of whitecap whipping or
lynching.
A SHOOTING sCRAPE.
Ell RENO, Ok, March 21.-About
noon yesterday Constable Doss and a
cattle merchant named Hayes met and
angry words passed because Doss had
arrested Hayes on the charge of cattle
stealing Hayes states that Doss made
a pass for his revolver, whereupon
Hayes shot the constable in the stom-
ach
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Senator Frye is Disappointed at
the Turn
Affairs Have Taken in the Al
hanca Matter.
WEsHOULDHAVECUBA
But VIII Have No Excuse to
Take 1t.

WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator
Frye was asked yesterday what he
thought of the prospect of an amicable
settlement of the Alliance difficulty
with Spain, and replied: "Unfortu-
nately, the later reports make it ap-
pear to be very good. It looks as if
Spain would make the required apol-
ogy, and if so, all will soon be
settled. I had hoped cit would
be otherwise. and that Spain would
assume such "a belligerent tone
that it would be necessary for the
United States to go over and take pos
session of Cuba. We certainly ought
tohave that island in order to round up
our possessions as they should be, and
if we cannot buy it. for one should
like to have an opportunity to acquire
1T by conquest Inasmuch as Mr..
Frye is member of the senate COM
mittee on foreign relations, his utter
ances possess considerable significance,
indicating as they do the early revival
of efforts to acquire Cuba.
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORTS CRITICISED.
CHICAGO, March 21. - The Orange
Judd Farmer this week, in discussing
wheat reserves and comparing its esti-
AAAdbC VI 1OE,OOOsUOO OuSD0lS WIFI bA1O
government estimate of 100000
bushels, declares that the govern
ment expert is without authori-
ty of law or statistical expert
ence, and arbitrarily reduced the re-
turns of his correspondents by from
$4,000, 900 to sc, 700, 600 bushels. In
proof of this it declares that its returns
and the government returns come
from the same class of people, subject
to the same influences, and their fig
ures of percentage of wheat on farms
is but little more than half that
returned to this paper. The sta
tistician of the Orange Judd
Farmer was formerly assistant
statistician of the department of
agriculture, and is consequently famil-
lar with the workings of that office.
If this charge is true, the government
correspondents, the Farmer says,
must have reported 125, ZOO, 900 to $780,
600. 600 bushels in farmers hands March
1, instead of 75, 200, 900 bushels, as de-
clared by the bureau.
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MISS ANTHONY IN COURT.
Susan B. Comes to the Rescue of Two Err
ring Girls.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, March 21.-Susan
B. Anthony was in police court yester-
day morning in the interests of woman's
rights. She was there to attend the trial
of Agnes Brown and Edith Duval, the
two young girls who were arrested few
days ago while coming from the society
club rooms on Main street, where they
had spent the night in company with
two Free Academy students.
After Agnes Brown had been COM
mitted to the Western House of Refuge
for women at Albion, and Edith Duval
had been committed to the Door of Hope,
Miss Anthony asked a reporter that it be
stated that the two girls had been
brought where they were by that class
of men who go about the streets for the
purpose of running young girls, and that
she considered it extremely unjust that
the girls should be sentenced and the
boys allowed to GO
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MRS. LEASE DECLINED.

She Refused to Accept the Wichita Mayor
atty MISUNDERSTANDING Book.
WICHITA, Kan, March 21.-Mrs- Mary
E. Lease declined the nomination for
mayor of Wichita yesterday, and the
citizens convention nominated M. L.
Burwell, a wealthy and prominent cit
izen. Mrs. Lease said she had i'm
portant work to do in the state board
of charities and could not give the
Office of mayor the attention it would
require. She also said that she is en-
gagged in writing another book which
required good deal of work and study.
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SHE THAT WORKS EASILY, WORKS
SUCCESSFULLY" CLEAN HOUSE WITH
SAPOL 10
PuRTELL WON THE FIGHT.

The Kansas City Man knocks Out the
Swede in Twenty-Five Rounds.
GALENA, Kan, March 21.-Paddy
Purtell, of Kansas City, knocked out
Johnson, 1.-THE terrible Swede," after
twenty-five rounds of hard fighting
here last night. johnson was terribly
punished and was unconscious fully
ten minutes after receiving the knock
out blow.
Purtell conceded nearly thirty pounds
in weight. Gov. Morrill, instructed the
sheriff of this county to prevent the
fight coming off, but there was no in
reference from the officers.
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SMALL WAREHoUsEMEN KICK.
They Object to the Missouri Law Which
Requires q S26,O 900 Bond.

They Object to the Missouri Law Which
Requires a S25,OO Bond.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 21.-A bill
has just been passed in the state legis-
lature declaring all warehouses in
cities of over $4,000 inhabitants to be
public warehouses, and requiring the
proprietors of all such to give $25, 900
bonds for the security of goods stored
in their charge. This bill, which is
now law, is spreading CONSERVATION
among the mailer storage warehouse
men of the city, many of whom cannot
give bond in so large sum and will
consequently be driven out of business.
There has been a report to the effect
that the bill was gotten up by several
of the larger storage men here, with
the end in view of driving the small
men out and thereby getting
MONOPOLY on the business
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PAYING INCOMETAX.
Chicago Collector Says the Law Brings
Out Some Surprises.

Out Some Surprises.
CHICAGO, March 21-There are some
surprising things about the income tax
collections. Collector Mize, who guards
closely the secrets of the incomes of
Chicago's wealthy men, could throw
Hood OF light upon the amount of money
earned by them during the past year if
the law did not close his lips.
"There are lots of men in Chicago
reckoned rich," said the collector this
morning, "whose small incomes would
surprise the public. There is more IN
productive property held by them than
one would imagine. We have not yet
heard from the men who stand at the top
OF the columns as millionaires, but we
have heard from others comparatively
unknown to the general public who dis
close big incomes.
Il have in mind one gentleman in par
ticular. not 80 very prominent in the city,
whose return was big surprise. 1t is
the largest individual return thus far
made. His income for 1894 amounted to
few thousands over 100000, and he
will pay tax of $4,000 Among the
corporations, the largest single return
gave an income of 100000 1t was
another surprise, as the firm is not wide
ly known, and it's annual business is
probably considered less than the amount
of income it returned.
There are some fifty people who have
already paid their tax. and the amount
received is about $4,000. We got let
ter the other day enclosing return from
ChicagOan, which was filled out in
Switzerland and mailed from Rome"
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SHOT BY BURGLARS.

Son OF the Superintendent of OberIiu
Schools Severely Injured.
OBERLIN, Kan, March Yesterday
evening Morton Waite, son of Superin-
tendent Waite, of the public schools,
was shot by burglar. 1t seems that
the young man heard a noise in the
kitchen, and upon entering it
he found four men there bent on rob-
bling the house. One of them pre-
sented pistol to the young mans
breast and told him to keep still With
a quick movement he pushed the pistol
downward and it was discharged, the
ball passing completely through the
fieshy part OF the leg.
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BLOWN TO ATOMS.
A Terrible Explosion in a Wy
Oming Mine.
Most of the Miners Had Come
Out in Time.
ALL THE REST KILLED.
ILL THE REST KILLED.
Fifteen Dead Bodies Have Been
Recovered, So Far.

EVANSTON, Wyo., March 21.-At 5:45
yesterday evening an explosion of gas
occurred in Rocky Mountain Coal &
Iron Co.'S mine No. at Red Canon,
several miles from here, with terrible
results. James B. Bruce, mine fore
man and ex-county commissioner of
Utah county, was Instantly killed by
flying timbers, as also six others. As
found the others are: A. B. Maltby,
superintendent motive power: William
Sellers, Jr., rope runner; j. Clark,
Edward Coach, head carpenters; Jerry
Crawford. The other man has not
been identified.
From twenty-five to fifty men were
in the mine at the time of the ex-
pIosion. They have not been rescued
yet and are certainly dead. Andrew
Mason is badly injured, but may
recover. About $50 men are employed
in this mine and most had gone out.
Among those in the mine thought to
be dead are: William Brown, John
Fern, Samuel Thomas and son, old
Mr.. Burton, Samuel Hutchinson and
William Sellers, ST., and son.
The covering of the slope and build
ings at the mouth were blown to atoms
The mine was considered one of the
safest in the state. Eight men have
been brought out of the mine so burned
as to be past Identification, with the
exception of one, James Limb. All
hope of rescuing anybody alive has
been given up. The death roll now
numbers fifteen.
BLOWN UP BY Dynamite.
COLOGNE, March 21.-A terrible ex-
plosion of dynamite took place in Sal
mouth in the district of Dusseldorf.
The cargo of the ship Elizabeth, con-
sisting of 1900 lxilos of dynamite, was
being unloaded when the explosion oc-
Cured, killing a mum Der Of people and
doing a terrible amount of damage.
The exact number of persons killed is
not yet known. Another vessel which
was alongside the Elizabeth caught
fire and was burned.
The force of the explosion was felt
for miles and was at first believed to
have been the result of an earthquake.
Several houses collapsed at Koeken
and other villages and windows were
shattered within a wide area. At
Cleaves, miles from the scene of the
explosion. doors were torn off and
window frames were smashed. The
bodies of the victims of the explosion
have already been recovered, and six
persons believed to have been killed
are still missing.
The force of the explosion was so
great that three vessels at Lobith, the
last Dutch village on the Rhine, were
sunk. 1t has transpired that the
Elizabeth was taking the dynamite on
board instead of discharging it
as at first reported. Two hun
bred and twenty tons of ex-
plosive was taken in six boats
from Lobith to Salmouth last January
en- route to Antwerp, whence it
was to have been shipped to Australia.
Owing to the ice blockade in the river
the dynamite was landed at Sa1mouth,
where it was stored, awaiting the re-
opening of navigation. In the mean
time the Elizabeth was chartered to
take the dynamite forward, and the
cargo was being stored when part of it
exploded. The cause of the explos ion
is unknown.
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BIG GRAPE FRUIT FARM,
To Be One of the Largest Fruit Or
chards in California.

chards in California.
POMONA, Cal, March 21.-One of the
largest enterprises in the planting of
fruit orchards now in progress in this
state, has just been begun within three
miles of this city by Henry NJ Loud.
millionaire Of Detroit, Mich, who owns
about 900 acres of fine fruit land in this
valley.
Mr., Loud is the first man to undertake
the production of grape fruit on large
scale on this coast He has contracted
for 5000 trees of this variety of fruit, all
that can be had in this part of the state
for immediate planting, but the success
of the experiment will be watched with
interest by fruit growers and followers
in all parts of the country.
Grape fruit has come to be in demand
at good prices in the eastern markets,
and has been one of Florida's most prof
table crops, but the recent cold weather
along the Atlantic coast killed every
grape fruit tree in that state.
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Bark will be hanged at this place on
next Friday. This much was settled
yesterday when Chief Harris positively
refused to interfere with the decision
of the court. Bark was convicted of
the murder of Johnson Reese in the
Going Snake district court six months
ago and has been once respited. All
necessary preparations are now being
made for the execution Friday.
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The BRITISH PREMIER.

If Lord Rosebery Resigns Sir William Har-
court VIII Probably Succeed Him as
Prime Minister.
LONDON, March 21.-In the event of
the resignation Of Lord Rosebery the
chances are that Sir William v. Har-
court will be named by the queen as his
successor. Since the retirement of Mr..
Gladstone, Harcourt has been the
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RYAN WON Easily.

CHICAGO, March 21.-Tommy Ryan,
of Chicago, had easy work with Tom
Tracey, of st. Louis, last night. No
decision was rendered, chiefly because
the managers of the affair were appre-
hensive of police Interference with the
Choynski-Creedon fight of tonight, if
the affair was carried to the extreme
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Hopkins Picture ON Baltimore Bonds.

Mayor Latrobe, with the concur
renee of the finance commissioners, has
directed City Register Robb to have
vignette of Johns Hopkins on the certif
icates Of stock to be issued for the 81
600, 900 loan. Issues of bonds have pre-
viously contained vignettes of the may
ors of Baltimore who held Office at the
time the bonds were issued. -Baltimor
Sun.
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leader of the Gladstonian liberals in
the house of commons. He also re-
tains the office of chancellor of the ex-
chequer, to which he was appointed in
1892. He is favorite with the royal
family, though not personally a popu-
lar man. Sir William has a literary
tendency and possesses a thorough
knowledge of journalism. His wife
was an American girl, the daughter of
the historian, Mr.. Morley.
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Fen Dead at q Dinner Table.

MEXICO CITY, Mex, March 21.-Jud
Freeman, an American, while eating
dinner at a Penon Turf Exchange cafe
yesterday fell from a chair and died in
a few minutes from heart disease. No
papers of Identification were found on
his person, but acquaintance suppose
from his conversation that he came
from Woodlawn, Cal.
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Fourth-Class Postmasters.

WASHINGTON, March 21.-Fourth-
class postmasters appointed yesterday
were: Kansas-Morgan, Chase county,
Augustus Veburg, vice Albert Bartlett,
resigned; Sharon Springs, Wallace
county, Mary M. Gamle, vice ]. NJ.
Ericsson, resigned; Winkler, Riley coun-
ty, Fred Winkler, vice Emma Schwartz,
rocirno1
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Maruagua Not Recalled.

WASHINGTON, March 21.-Notwith-
standing reports that have been in
circulation it can be stated that no
request has been made thus far for the
recall of Minister Maruagua of Spain,
but beyond this no statement can be
made at this time.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, March 2L-Three
children of Charles Ross, a 1aborer,
were left locked in their home while
the parents went visiting. A lamp was
left burning and the house caught fire.
All of the children were burned to
death. All were under years of age.
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Prairie Fire in Oklahoma.

GUTHRIE, Ok, March 21.-During a
high wind spark from a chimney set
fire to a straw stack in Pawnee town
ship and the flames soon spread to the
dry prairie grass and the country for
many miles was devastated. A num-
Der of farmers lost all of their build
ings, hay, grain, implements, ETC., and
many a head of stock persisted.
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Appointed a woman Rertster.

ABILENE, Kan, March 21.-The coun-
ty commissioners appointed Miss Mace
King register of deeds to fill out the
unexpired term of her father, who died
Sunday. Miss King has been her faith
er's assistant in the Office, and is well
nualified for the position
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The best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe-
yer Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill
blains, Corns and all Skin Eruptions, and
positively cures Piles or no pay required.
It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
ton or money refunded. Price % cents
per box For sale by J. <. Jones, 501
Kansas ave.
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But if you desire to stop coughing, try
Begg's Cherry Cough Syrup Itrelieves
instantly. and will effect a permanent
cure quicker than any cough cure on the
market Price 30, 90 and $L00. A posi-
tive guarantee with every bottle Sold
by W. R KennadY
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The STATE JOURNALS Want and Mis-
cellaneous columns reach each working
day in the week more than twice as
many Topeka people as can be reached
through any other paper. This ia fact.
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The STATE JOURNALS Want and Mis-
cellaneous columns reach each working
day in the week more than twice as
many Topeka people as can be reached
through any other paper. This is faoL
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The postmaster-gen has recon-
mended the appointment of L. B. Dav-
idson for postmaster at Girard, Kan,
and c. 2. Baldwin at Belleville. Kan
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Peace Negotiations Opened.

YOKOHAMA, March 21.-The peace
negotiations between China and Japan
have been opened at Shimonseki Ii
Hung Chang, the Chinese envoy, who
arrived off that port yesterday on
Chinese steamer, has taken quarters
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Beggs' German saIve

The household remedy. Every family
should keep it for cuts. burns, bruises,
and Inflammation of all kinda w. r
Kennady keeps full supply.