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COREAN MONEY.

some are quite expensive. These for the
ladies are made of pink. blue ar-i red lcath-
or while the men usually wear black slip
pers with soles OF white wood about an
inch thick The common people wear
straw shoes, and these are n ade by the
bushel, and are carried by porters al over
the country | took a picture Of one with
about 500 pairs on a pack on his back, and
/ saw peddler- squatting down on the road
here and there with these shoes before
them. They cost about l cent per pair,
and are the cheapest article of clothing in
Corea. Most things Src extraVagantly
dear. General PAX showed me hats which
cost SIS apiece. and he bought a new gown
in order that he might go about with me
in style which cost him $40
Free Lunch Counters.
Think of free lunch counters in Coreaa
Well they have them in all parts of the
country and there is many dirty little den
in Seoul outside of which a clay oven
is continually cooking free soup and where
YOU can get a bit Of dried beef or raw
turnip without charge between drinks
The Coreans are less temperate than the
Chinese. and l think, also. than the jap
anese. They like intoxicating liquors, and
/ met many Keeling through the streets
and now and then saw one asleep by the
roadside. dressed in his long. white gown
and looking for the world like a corpse
In a shroud. l saw n number of fights
and General Greathou.e-rather too de-
lightedly, thought-once said to me:
"Why, these people ere just like our
people at home. They drink and they fight
and they go upon sprees. They have many
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CLARENCE.
BY BRET HARTE.
Men o. sandy BAR

was her influence, All his suspicious again
returned. She knew he was going near the
Tires. ana his very appointment. through
her influence, might be plot TO serve her
ana the enemy. Mas this letter which she
was cntrusting 10 him the cover If a mis-
sivc 10 her southern friends, which she CX-
pettcd him to carry as a return for her own
act Of self-sacrilce2 The perspiration stood
in beads on his forehead. What defect lay
hidden in his nature that seemed 10 make
him an easy victim of these intriguing Wa-
ntnr lie had not even the excuse Of gal
/ lantry. Less susceptible 10 the potencies
( OF the sex than most men. he was still
compelled 10 bear that reputation. lie r.
mcmbcred his GOODNESS t. Miss Faulkner
I'm the first days Of their meeting. and her
effect upon his subalterns. Why had she
selected him from among them. whom she
could have modelled the others like wax
10 her purposes Why And set with the
question came a possible answer that he
hardly dared 10 thipk of; that in it's very
vagucntss seemed TO fiji him with a stimu-
( hating thrill and hopefulncss. lie quicken
"a his pace He would take the letter. and
yet be master OF himself when the time
came 30 open ia.
That Time came three days later, in his
tent ou Three Pine crossing. As lac broke
open the envelope he was relieved TO find
that II contained no other enclosure. and
seemed intended only Tor himself 1t began
abruptly:
'When YOU read this you win understand
why ! did not speak TO YOU when We met
last night. why i even dreaded that you
might speak to me, knowing what / ought
10 tell you even al such place and mo-
mcnt-something that you could hear from
me alone. 1 did NOT know sou were in
Washington. although J knew YOU were
relieved. / had no way OF seeing you or
sending 10 YOU before, and ! only came 70
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QUICK DEATH PREFERRED
4 Nebraska Compile End Their suffer
ing. win n Rnzor.

Nebraska Couple End AHefr ~uHeF-
ing. with Razor
Paxton, Ncb.. January 15-T7e communal
ty was startled yesterday morning rs re-
ports broueht in by neigfbors taat 1oan
Harris and his wife, Ida wara f2E1i dead
at their home eight miles from here. The
coroner went at once 10 the place. where
n horrifvine spectacle was disclosed Mrs
Harris was king on the 1ea Wlth3u. any
clothing. with her throat en- tr-so ear %
ear. and the bed clothing sde.rHt@d Wita
blood John Harris. the husband. was
found lying on the floor near the loot OF
the bed with his throat sus-
The coroner imuanele3 Jury and made
an investigation. IL appeared 10 re q case
Of premeditated suicide The Gre'' we're
done with razor which was % ing upon Inc
floor 1t was disCoVeraI ~ n HdIFlS
had nartly given birth To- a child and Il
is supposed that Harris ave he- Inc Ifzor
v-ith which she cut her tn oar while lN.ns
on the he'd, he doing EkeWi 3 IN II tt'iy
afterwards Harris had WI e1Iy wttkes
or cravled 10 the door ard stepped outside
after cutting his throat, Is bloody tran
40 found on the door step. The following
letter was touhu Niltte' ~ s'AA47 az q w.
clear hand:
pear old Parents: We've decided to end
am lives tonight. Ida took sick before
daylight and il is now . CLOCK. Idd cur
her throat and ] am about 10 cut mlEe. l
vould give the world 10 see my poor old
pa YOUR BELOVED CHILDREN"
The motive of the deed was probably
their restitution, although they could have
gotten aid by asking. PaNtoh y NiIldse
in the eastern part OF lNeltH COUNTY a.iI -
ing 10 some misunderstanding as 10 the
Situation here the commissioners had con-
siderable difficulty in getting the supplies
they had solicited.
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sheets Of large foolscap paper upon it, a
waste paper basket, and four plain arm
caairs, completed The Interior, with ecn-
tfast as simple ana HON -ly Is its Lei e
hmbed black-coatcd occupant. Releasing
the hand Of the general ID shtl. the GCCI,
which opened into another apartment, tie
president showed an armchair toward Rrant
aud sank somewhat YEARLY INTO am lLcr
before the desk. lut only fl- a :nonent:
the long, stumbling limbs ibi mo- seem TO
adjust themselves easily to tie cnait, the
high, marrow shoulders dropped to rnd a
more comfortable Longing attitude, shifted
from side 20 side, and the lor.s lCse rtpved
disrcrSedN- Yet the face that Wds f4rlIed
toward BraGt was humorous ara lr:tr,,.it
II was told / should nave 10 scr q Tor
Won If | wished TO see ven" he sal !, SInil-
inglN.
Already notified, and perlans aSain fan
inc under the previous inGu "a fcs Il: this
singular mau Br,int began somtwha. hesi-
tatinsly 10 explain.
"Iou don't understand. 1t was something
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and starred with white crosses, that ~
the distance looked like flowers. sun less
was there in finding the newer marple
shaft among the older lichen spotted siah7,
which bore the simple words, alice Ben
ham, Martyr" A few confederate sol
dlcrs. under still palmer and newer wooden
hoadstones, carved only with initials. lay
at her feet Brant sank on his knees De
side the grave, but he was thrilled To see
that the base of the marble was stained
with the red pollen of the iatetul lily,
whose blossoms had been heaped upon her
mound but whose fallen petals lay darn
and soddCn In decay.
How long he remained there he did rot
know. And then a solitary bugle from the
camp seemed to summon him as ~ haa
once summoned him beforehand ne went
aMay-as he had gone once bcfore-to
separation that he now knew was Tor al
time.
Then followed a month OF supctinten-
dence and drill, and the infusing into the
little camp under his instruction the spirit
which seemed 10 be passing out Of his own
life forever. shut in b. alien hills Oh tne
border land of the great struggle, from
time to time reports reached MIN Of the
bitter fighting and almost disastrous sue
ccsses 81 his old division commander. or
dcrS came from Washington to hurry Ohe
preparation of his raw levies for the hctd
ami "A faint hope sprang w in his mind
Eut following il came another dispatch
ordering his return 10 the capital
He reached il with neither hope nor fear
so benumbed had become his spirit under
this last trial and what seemed 70 be no"
the mockcry OF his last sacuhce TO MS
wife Thou@h il was no Longer a question
of her life and safety, Ee knew That ne
could still preserve her memory from staih
by keeping her secret, even though lts a.
vulacucc might clear his own. For that
hos a.
Sury of her death. in the fear that y heF
thourhtless irrcsponshlity and impul7iNe-
moss She might be tempted to use II IN nus
favor. He had made his late appoint
mcpt a plea for Withholding amy present
efforts to assist him. lie even aNoiu'0
the Boompointers' house in what ne ne
Hevpd was partly a duty to the memory
III ,fs yyir. Put ne saw no Inconsistencies
in occasionally extending his lonely walk 70
the vicinity of a foreign legation, or ~ he-
ing lifted with certain expectation ny
the sight az it's livcries on the avenue
There was a craving for sympathy IN ms
heart. which Miss Faulkner's leller h"1
awakened.
Meantime he had reported Ersoe fcr
duty at the war department. Wa niue
hone. however, i'm that formaltty. but 'he
was SURPRISED the next day when DE chtet
uf The bureau informed him THAI has - IN
was before the president
II was not aware that ! a"d pr = 'td
any claim" he said. little a3's;hti}-
The bureau chief looked up with ,,ome
surprise This quiet. patti MT. rasar.Jo I'm
mao once or twice puzzled him hefor.l gra
haps I should say case general dent =,
drylv. "Eut the personal iut@ ;riloT =, !.
rtehcet rX.eative ID tuo 'and 81 Ia -
being desirable in augthins. IN 81
II only mean that / have 1te fver 4
dcrs of the department in raoorA ',.ie@
here, now and before sold 5saul,,,' = ~
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nc Drug stores.

Elc Drug stores.
The drug stores 90 not sell liquors and
they have very few liquids of any kind.
Their medicines consist OF powders and
herbs and patent medicines are as vet
unknown in Corea. / believe q great big
business could he done i'm both Corea and
China by taking patent medicines out there
and advertising them as wonderful cure
alls, using the before and after taking
signs, especially. The field is Il virgin one
and ii ought u worked. / went into one
drug store in Seoul. which was walled
with cabinet drawers about six iucncs
square filled with an kinds Of uauseOus
herbs. There We're bags of medicine hang
ing from the roof and the DRUGGIST was
squatting on the floor with his hat ON, max
ing more medicine. Both the Chinese and
the Coreans believe IN big doses. They
don't think a powder is worth anything
unless II is big enough FOR horse, and
their great cure-aH is ginseng. This we
consider q weed In America but # IS one
Of the most valuable products FIJI CCrea
and the king has the monopoly Of III. He
has great farms, which are watched at
night by men who sit on platforms which
have been built TIP ia them, ID keep the
people from stealing the crop The roots
arc shipped on To China. where the king
has his own officials IT, watch the sale
and see that he gets his share 81 the profit
1T is, in short worth almost IFS weight in
gold, Some of this herb is shipped FROM
America Z" CaiHa. ngt IS mos considered
as good as the Corean ginseng. THE week
is used as tonic. and 1T is believed IL
have wonderfully strengthening proper
ties.
The Cabinet shops
The Coreaus O. some very good cabinet
work ana about the only things YOU can
buy in the country which are worth carry
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.

other things in common with us. and they
are decidedly human"
There are many saloons and the sign OF
these is a basket which is hung on pole
above the door and which is OF the kind
through which the beer and other liquors are
strained when they are made. This basket
is usually about eighteen inches long and
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One ~ the Kings Prerequisites.

The king gets big income ont OF Corean
Manor IL is all made 10y hand, and if
brings about cents sheet, each sheet
containing about 2s much paper, 1 Judge,
rs eight pages of this newspaper l went
throue-h 4 paper factory, which is Just out-
side BE Seoul. along the banks OF a stream.
Some paper is made Of bark reduced tn
pulp. ana al the OH paper is worked over.
1t Is ground up into a sort OF q mush, and,
when it Is All in bits, n bamboo frame -
thrust s..to .c fuFlSEs AID tltut = ~ STICKS
10 the frame makes u sheet OF paper. IT.
is bleached in the sun, and is as strong rs
cloth Now. the king gets his percentages
out Of the hrst sale, and he makes a bis
lot Of money out OF his examination pa
pers. All Offices are supposed TO be aWard1
ed by civil service examinations, and a &
certain tunes Of the year the students. by;
the thousand, come from all parts Of the:
country, each carrying two or three of
these sheets of paper. They are admitted.
into the part of the palace grounds, and.
there squat down under umbrellas which
they bring with them. and write essays ln
poetry They have TO wear certain kind
cf n cap. known az q scholars cap at this
time and each essay covers a. sheet 81 TINS
Dauer 1t must have just so many verses
and lust so many lines to the verse, AMIR
the students don't know what they are
going to write about until they set inside
the grounds. The subject IL hoisted up on
a pole Just outside Of j pen in which the
king and tie Judges sit. After the writing
is through. each student folds up his essay
in peculiar way and throws II over the
fence of the pen. Ii is carried up to the
king and is spread out on top Of pile of
papers which grows TO large proportions be-
fore the e. animation is through. only
few mass at these examinations, and the
rejected papers are all sold by the king
or by his officials. and there are hundreds
OF houses in Seoul which are caTpeted with
these old examination papers. | wore
raincoat mado Of oiled paper which had
been originally used by j Corean student
for one OF these essays and trltted about
through the streets with lot of Coufuctau
doggcrrl ON my back. The paper stores
are round in different pants If the capital,
ana they do Il big business. This paper
takes the place of glass. and il forms the
window coverings Of Corea.
The shoe stores.
one OF tho largest OF the guild halls about
the great bell is devoted to the selling of
shoes. These are OF many. varieties. and
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-03-14
MANY sUFFocATED.
First Reports Of tho sultana Mine Hor-
rOr Confirmed.

First Reports Of tho Sultana Mine Hor-
rOr Confirmed.
WINXIpEG, Manitoba, March "a
The shaft house at the famous Sui
tana gold mine, fourteen miles from
Rat portage caught fire early yester-
day afternoon, and before the flames
were discovered they completely en-
veloped the building. This, of course,
shut off the air supply to the mine, in
which were working twenty or TWEEN
ty-tive miners Shortly after 2
o'clock the fire was distinguished in
the shaft and the men descended it
end found six men on the first level
apparently all suffocated. They de-
scended to the lower level and found
three more, but these men were in
better condition than the others
and efforts were begun to
raise them. The first raised was
suffering badly, but was revived after
short time. The fourth man, John
LAGER, was very low when he arrived
at the surface and died shortly after
wards The others were in critical
condition when brought to the sur
face, but all recovered except Dolph
Ericsson. Eight men in all were
rescued,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-03-14
A RACE WAR LIKELY.
Excitement at Union Vile, Mo, Over the
Killing OF Al Todd.


KNOXVILLE, Mo-, March 13.-The
excitement attending the shooting
of Al Todd, the colored man, by City
Marshal Clark, has abated and a de-
plorable state of affairs exists.
Parties unknown with strong preju-
dices against the colored race
have sent notices to all
the colored men, ordering
them to quit the town. The letters
are adorned by a skull and cross
bones, and the one in possession Of
your correspondent reads as follows:
"You will please move out of town
by April /. This is fair warning.
Tell Jim Bradfields to get out Of
town. By order of committee" This
was directed to a married man. 1t
was sent to the single men, but gave
them less time to get out of town.
Prosecuting Attorney Lee 7. Robin
son has issued a manifesto and the
chances are the would-be white-caps
will be prosecuted to the full extent
of the law.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-03-14
ChIcego Board ID rrade.

CHICAGO, March 10 - The following table
shows the ranZe OF prices for active futures
on the board OF trade to-day;
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DooKERY's FIGURES.
Makes a Comparison of Congressional
Appropriations.

Makes a Comparison OF Congressional
Appropriations.
WASHINGTON, March 10. Represent
alive Dockery of Missouri, member
of the committee on appropriations
makes public statement containing
a comparison of appropriations by the
Fifty first, Fifty-second and Fifty
third congresses. 1t shows, says Mr..
Dockery, that the appropriations of
the Fifty-hrst congress were $l,0S5,-
$50, 100; of the Fifty-second, $I,027, :
107, SAT, and of the Fifty third, $780,
33S, 69l.
I'm other words, this congress, the
Fifty third, has reduced the appropri-
ations under those of the Fifty first
congress $45, 35l, 41S and below those
of the last congress $3.50, 765, s56."
Mr.. Dockery also asserts that for
the first time in long series of years
the regular annual appropriations
which come within the supervision of
congress are smaller at the conclud-
ing session than at the first regular
session.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-03-14
March la op'nd als lost Mar 49, Mar f.


KANSAS CRY Mo, March i3
Cattle-Receipts, 5,I5s: calves, 1885, shipped
yesterday, L355 cattle, i75 calves The market
opened slow and barely steady on cows.
helfers and steers In the native pens and Il
was generally quoted iOc lower on all grades
Dressed beef and export steers a. 20 95 80:
Texas and Indian steers, 81 6JG4 70: Western
steers $3.50; COWS and heifers. Sl25043 81
stockers and feeders, e. 1904 Is; mixed, SAlo
oil
Hogs-Receipts, 1894; shipped yesterday,
2i6 The market opened steady TO strong and
closed weak. Some very fine hogs were Of
fered and the quality generally was consid-
cred much better than on yesterday. The
top was r. sly and the bulk from g. Is 70
sLeS AGAINST A3j for top and $40 TO HeO
for bulk yesterday The supply was ii,loZ
Sheep-Recelpts l,lOl: shipped yesterday,
2iS The market was slow and i5a2jc lower.
Inequality was fair The supply was large
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-03-14
A Promlnent AIIssourIan Dead.

CHnLIcoTHE, Mo-, March 13.-Dr.
John H. Ellis, for forty years resi-
dent and prominent physician here,
died at Deadwood, S. D. DIR. Ellis
was prominent as a Union man during
tie Civil war, was paymaster in the
army, state senator from this district
aud in 1870 was the Liberal Repub-
lican candidate for congress and came
near defeating Hon. I. c. Parker, now
United States district judge at Fort
Smith, Ark. Dr. Ellis removed few
years ago to Deadwood aud died at
the residence of his adopted daughter,
Mrs. John r. Wilson, who was one of
the woman commissioners of the
worlds fair in 1904.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-03-14
THE MARKETS.
KANsAs CIrY. NO March


Receipts OF wheat o cars; o year ago. 0
cars Sales: No 9 hard wheat 53Hc: No.
8 hard, 62Hc No. 4 harl sic. rejected, 400;
No 2 red cars 53hc No red, 52hc:
No rcd. 5lc rejected ACC
Receipts OF corn. s cars a year ago i2 cars.
Sales: No mixed corn, cars, 4ihc 1 car,
4lAc: . cars. 4lc No mixed, 4Ohc No,
mi cd. 4Oc; No white . cars 424c; / car,
4l4c; | car 49c: No white. 4OHc
Receipts OF oats. cars year ago 10 cars
Sales: No ? mixed oats 3 cars 29c; No 3
oats, 27llc: No. l. 27c No 2white oats sic;
No white oats, SOc
Rye-Firm No 2, SEC No 8, SOC Flax
seed-Dull $3.50 Bran-Firm: 67069c per
cwt sacked Corn chop-Dull; 7f0sJc per cwt
sacked
HAY-Receipts IS cars Market weak.
Timothy, fancy. 30: choice tSGs5 so;
No ], S0Z5O; No 2, S5055O; clover, mixed
s65OG7 81 fancy prairie ssGs6O choice, 10
L59; No |, s6ad5l No. 2, g. 5O95bO, packing
hay SS50a451
Chicago Board OF Trade.
CHICAGO, March 10 = The following table
shows the range OF prices for active futur1I
- tho hoard NJ trada tn.daV.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-03-14
Chlnese Agaln Routed.

LONDON, March 10. "A Shanghai
dispatch says that Chinese force Of
1000 men, supported by thirty guns,
was attacked by the Japanese at
Donshotal on Saturday last The at
tack was successful, and in two hours
the Chinese fed toward Chin Chow,
losing 400 men. The Japanese loss
was ten killed. After burning DON
shotal, for strategic reasons, the Jap
anese recrossed the Lao.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-03-14
United statss Troop, Asked For.

WASHINGTON, March 13.-Applica-
ton has been made for United States
troops for the riotous uprising in
Louisiana. The attorney general has
taken the matter under advisement
and has conferred with the war de-
partment. but it is not known what
course will be taken.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-03-14
Confeaaed HIs shortare.

KANSAS CITY, Kan, March 13-P
W. Service, treasurer Of school dis
trict No. 9, in Wyandotte township,
has confessed to being short in his
accounts S4,696. SO, and has turned
over property and securities to
make good the amount.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-03-14
win DEFY tho Veto.

PERRY, Ok, March l3.--G. C. Jones,
president of the proposed railroad.
declared to- day that in spite Of the
presidents veto a corps of surveyors
will be put in the field Immediately
to locate the line from Sapulpa, !. T.,
to Oklahoma City.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-03-14
The whlte oaks Wine Horror.

SAN ANTONIO, N. NJ, March IA
When the stage left Whiteoaks yes
terday it was certain eight men had
lost their lives, the only one escaping
being one who was close to the mouth
of the shaft when the fire broke out
Already six bodies have been recov-
cred
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-03-14
FIsh Commissioners Garllch Resigns.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, March 1a.-H. M.
Garlich of this city, one of the mem
bers of the board of fish commission
ers, has sent in his resignation to
Governor Stone. Mr.. Garlich and
Colonel Crisp have been at logger
heads for some time and the resigna-
ton is the outcome of the differences
which exist between them.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-03-14
cigarettes Barred From Lawrence,

LAWRENCE, Kan, March 13.-The
city council last night passed an
ordinance absolutely prohibiting the
sale Of cigarettes or cigarette paper
in the city limits to anyone
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-03-14
pEAnE pRoPosALs.
Independence OF Corea ana Monetary
Indemnity Agreed Upon.

Indemnity agreed upon
LONDON, March 10. "A dispatch from
Pekiu says that the Chinese govern.
ment, through the United States
ministers. Messrs. DENLY and Dun,
have already agreed upon the points
in the peace conference regarding the
Independence Of Corea, the concession
of territory and money indemnity,
the amount to be agreed upon by the
ENJOYS. 1t is expected the agreement
will be signed at an early date.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-11-06
THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS.

The returns up to one o'clock this morn.
ing from the states in which elections we're
held yesterday were very unsatisfactory
and meagre, owing, probably, to the slow
counting necessitated by the Australian
ballot.
The following dispatch was received from
the Boston journal shortly before mid
night Williams will carry Boston by
$500 plurality. Greenhalge will carry the
state by 10000 New York city may go
democratic by $1,000. Shooting affrays re-
ported from the South"