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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-12-18
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Railroad Commissioners Powerless.~
1t is said that the state board of rail-
road commissioners in its decision in
the case in which the Kansas City
board of trade asked that grain rates
be reduced, has practically admitted
that it has no authority over the rail-
roads of the state, and that the orders
of the board are treated with indiffer-
ence; they obey its behests when it
suits them and would ignore the
board altogether if they did not fear
more stringent laws by the legislature.
Opposed to Irrigation.
Representative-elect Smith, Of Sher-
man, declares strong opposition to
further experiments in irrigation on
the uplands of western Kansas, and
will introduce bill to do away with
any more expenditures of money for
that purpose. He says western Kan
sas is a grazing region pure and sim
pie; that there is wealth in cattle on
the Kansas plains, but that failure and
poverty will be the only reward of
cereal planting.
Encouragement for a Good Cause.
State Superintendent-elec Stryker
says he is receiving great deal OF en-
couragement from tho members of the
legislature on his free textbook propo-
sition. He favors district ownership
of books and law fixing the maximum
price; he also favors fve-year con-
tracts and bids from publishing houses
for books for the entire state.
State Grange Omcers.
The Kansas State Grange. in session
at Olathe, elected Henry Rhodes, of
Johnson county, master; E. w. West
gate, of Manhattan, overseer: Mrs.
Otis, of Topeka, lecturer and George
Black of Olathe, secretary. Resolu-
tions were passed declaring that the
regents of the state agricultural col
lege should be practical farmers
Want the Law Repealed.
The Kansas Municipal league, COM
posed of the officials of first-class cities
of the state, elected B. P. Waggener,
of Atchison. president and c. S. Smith,
of Wichita, secretary. The convention
was held at Leavenworth and a major
ity of the delegates favored the ap.
peal of the metropolitan police law.
Ask Aid of Chairman Hanna.
A Washington telegram says Kansas
republicans have asked aid of Chair
man Hanna to carry on a vigorous edu-
cational campaign the next two years.
1t is proposed to establish headquar-
tiers at Topeka and put a man in charge
who will distribute literature and at.
tend to other requirements
Does Not Oppose Football.
In recent interview at Lawrence
Gov. ELECT Leedy disclaimed any un-
friendly feeling toward the game Of
otball, and animated that his mes.
sage to the legislature would contain
no reference to legislation prohibiting
the sport
The Office Is Purely Ornamental.
A strong effort will be made by the
coming legislature to do away with
the Office of secretary of the state
board of health. 1t is alleged that the
Office is purely ornamental and the
$1,000 year salary waste of public
money.
Alleged Coal Combine.
It is alleged that one of the biggest
com binations ever formed in the west
is now in existence to control abso-
lutely the entire output of the coal
mines in southern Kansas, which
amounts to about 1000 tons per an
NUN.
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Want the Law Repealed.

The Kansas Municipal league, COM
posed of the officials of first-class cities
of the state, elected B. P. Waggener,
of Atchison. president and c. S. Smith,
of Wichita, secretary. The convention
was held at Leavenworth and a major,
ity of the delegates favored the ap'
peal of the metropolitan police law.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-12-18

country.
A TERRIBLE disaster occurred at
Xeres, Spain, through building col
lapsing and burying SIS persons. Eleven
dead bodies were taken out of the
wreckage, besides 46 persons seriously
injured. The work to recover the
others buried was going on as rapidly
as possible.
WASHINGTON dispatch of the 9th
said that Delegate Flynn has had
number Of interviews with the secre-
tary of the interior regarding the
opening of the Wichita reservation and
felt confident that the allotting agents
would be appointed within few days
and that the reservation would be soon
thrown open to settlers.
THE combination express and mail
attached to train No 1O3, of the Illinois
Central railroad, was burned to the
tracks at Trimble, Tenn, and ten
pieces of baggage. six fine hunting
dogs and 60 mail pouches were con-
suned. 1t was caused by the over
turning of lamp.
The smallest salary drawn by any
national chief executive in the civil
lied world is that which the president
of the republic of Andorra receives.
1t Is six shil1ings a month.
The illumination in the lighthouse
at Cape de Heve, three miles from
Havre, is equal in power to %. 0oO, 600
candles 1t is the most brilliant artifi-
sial light in the world. and in clear
weather can be seen at distance of
IA miles
at Redditch, Eng, 10000 people
make more than 100, 200, 900 needles a
year, and they are made and exported
SO cheaply that England has no rival
and practically monopolizes the trade.
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State Grange Omcers.

The Kansas State Grange. in session
at Olathe, elected Henry Rhodes, of
johnson county, master; E. w. West
gate, of Manhattan, overseer: Mrs.
Otis, of Topeka, lecturer and George
Black of Olathe, secretary. Resolu-
tons were passed declaring that the
regents of the state agricultural col.
lege should be practical farmers
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-12-18

New York, Dec. 16.-The New York
council Of Cuban revolutionary clubs has
issued an address paying tribute tc
the character of the soldier and martyr
Antonio Maceo. and coluding as follows
Let every Cuban family re-affirm theii
warm devotion to the cause of indepen.
dence by forwarding to our brethren
now struggling on the battlefield, as g
cheering voice from every home and a.
new proof Of our close union in the com.
mon cause. at least one rifle, with which
a new arm, also ready to fall in a glori.
GUS death before yielding, shall respond
to the supreme and final effort and te
the presumptious confidence of the Span
iSh people"
The sun., 1896-09-22
History,

When Mexico first rose in arms against
Spanish despotism, eighty six years ago, tho
leader of the revolt was q heroic priest who
raised an army of 100000 men for war,
but was defeated and shot. After the exc
cution Of HIDALGo, another great priest,
MoRELos, took his place, won several vic
tories, reduced four Cities and manifested
marked genius as a strategist; but finally
he, too, was defeated, captured, and shot.
About five years after his execution, Mexico
was independent Of Spain.
In the history OF the wars for independence
that were waged by other Spanish American
countries, we frequently notice the names
OF patriotic priests who took the right side
on the battlefield. They sympathized with
the people in their struggle for liberty and
against Spain.
In the Cuban war, the last war of any
spanish-American colony against the old
felon, we have not yet heard the name
OF any mettlesome priest serving under the
flag OF emancipation. lis singular circum-
stance. We cannot account for it. There
are surely plenty Of priests among the Gu
bans who believe in their country, favor
its freedom, sympathize with its suffering
people, abominate royal tyranny, and are as
valorous as HIDALGo or as MoRELos Of Mex
ico Gen. GOMEZ needs them.
The sun., 1896-09-22
Fors,en No,ss or Rr., In,,-,,,

Arrenoh doctor has discovered n mean, n, IN
.ee''hs courage into men by means OF n s,r,pc.
me material he uses Is a mixture of sea ,v,,o ",
Picnic acid. ''' anu
frineess Dhueep Singh was nncd ,ysIv. ,,u,,,r.
l" 'hc burton upon Trent Police Court for ,o,,n
her inpdog TO drive In her carri,uo w,,,ou, ,-,n
II muXEied. "ou' hNlhB
"e' mas won the nrst move In the .'royanch,"
over germany. French beer made In tbe den,r,.
in"ht OF the Vosges. and ,med I'm Iorr,,,.. :.
won the gold medal at the Baden exhibition over
'he A'unieh Lowenbrau aud the Piisen Act,an,,,r
erei beer. '' "s'eho'au'
frenchman's pipe recently saved him from A.,
nSnfement. He was attackedb by n a,,ch.rr.,
VINO threw bottle of vitrioi at his fac.
~ oo'''o oroke on tho pipe no was smoking. send
=, hea'er part OF Its contents into the faos
VI MS asSa'lant who was terribly burned.
r., '"o great cross now being erected near the
-.u'eiNorlcEe In the ST. dotuaro 10 tbe p,,morv
OF suwaron's soldiers the Ru..,.n c "o''o''
nos "fee'ca that tie following inscrin,,op .hou "a.
'"'feu IN russian; "i70S. .ae To tho brovo ,o,,ov~
sU"oa'ahts ~ OF Marshal suwaror, Count of Rim.
hiksk'' Prince Ital.ski." '
r.v., '''oSnre made by the recent English
.,a,'a,, n'"""u'res was that tho system OF cons,
iprorma,' ""' NOT TO be trusted. Almost all tho
.'oh 49,, received by the AdmiraIs of tha two
-. was incorrect The commnrder n, ,hs 90
squadron was informed az the ,op,c mo.
,, "' 'ne enemy had been sighted at two nl,rc.
HihE many miles apart ''
Prince passport law is no respect.r OF persons.
r'aee t' fou'iewsky, tho son of car A,or,mdsr II
two -" ""o's.Hatic marriage. was kept waiting for
way 10 nr ~ me Russian frontier while on his
'o Faris Till tho passport nern,i,,,ro him 10
wa. ..s' "hich he had neglected to procure
a S" 1snt ster him from st. Petersburg,
in r."" Sar'Nn keeiy named HartI has patented
With ' a cheap electrical storage battsrr. In
y, ,S the electricity Is generated by the vnra,ons
ps,,u., transverse rays disclosed by R9ntsen,s OK.
He asssr,, "aSes the pressure of atmospheric Ais.
lalnps OF tan can,,i nus apparatus can keep twenty
'AHu'' power going for 5000 hours. /,
The sun., 1896-09-22
SCEBEAAS,

Having taken his brides name upon n.rri,,.
topeka man who is suing for divorceAwants now
10 regain the untarnished name of his heydav
-huncie. Ind. young women have a cold reea
eiuo whose newest ana most popular amusenen,
corn roast" at which tho chilly members ara
warmed around q nre.
six times In half year has a cierSyman,a
morse run away with him AT Carthage, Mo-. and he
having difficulty IN holding to the belief rh.,
'here u Sill some soul OF goodness In things evil
Loves young dream is streaked viii, sllver I,
Iopekn, where Popuiist's daughter has accented
suitor On condition that the wedding ring shall,
"e OF the white metal dear 10 her pap,'s heart
AT bowlins Green, Fla. tho irate father OF -.
'ehooioos who had been whipped by the teacher
met the podaSogue on the street md curs,s ht,,
"hereupon the wieder OF the fcruie had him AZ.
rNA.ed' ana the Justice fined him IS and costs
In celebration OF the Mexican national hoIio,x
crown OF incanecscent lights was placed above ,b.
mead OF the H'dngo statue In the Htda,so pr,,, NJ
monterey and there was electric illumination In
protu'ioh throughout the square In honor OF m.
AeHican father OF his country
-Hundre's OF mlllers flying about the e,,ctr,,
power OF tho Pendleton, Or, light company, en-.
'ered the building through an open wlnoow nm.
n'snI' ana being drawn by suction under n b.I,
loaains TO the big Il. namo. stopped the mach,nerv
anu put out all the lights In town.
The sun., 1896-09-22

Mexico is as proud Of the bell of Guiana
5uato as Philadelphia is of the Independence
ben The Mexican bell was runR whom
tho bravo and brilliant priest Don MIC
uEL HIpALGo. called tho people to arms
against Spain on Sept. l5. 1910, not
so many years after tho Philadelphia bell
had been ruug for the Declaration of Indepen-
dence. The Mexican priest failed and was exc
cuted; but he 1t was who began tho struggle
which was successful a few years afterwnrd for
Mexican Independence.
On the 10Th of this month. tho Anniversary of
tho revolt of Don MIGUEL HIpALao, his famous
bell was placed in the national palace in tho
city of Mexico amid the acclamations of the
populace. 1t is In better order than tho Phila.
delphia bell.
1t Is to tho credit OF the Mexican people that
they commemorate the great, though unsuc-
cossful, revolt Of which tho illustrIo Ious priest
was the leader. To this priest, moro than to
any other man, Mexico Is indebted for her re.
publican freedom. They never fall who die
in a great cause"
May the honored bell Of Guanajuato never
crack!
The sun., 1896-09-22
All the Same in PIattdeutsch

The impracticability of endeavoring to
transact the public business of community
OF which English Is the official and COLO
quial language in the peculiarly indefinite
and unsatisfactory idlom of Plattdeutsch as
spoken in Holstein, is again illustrated. 1t
is made evident in the RosENHAM case IN
which DAMsEN, the Landvogt is delinouent,
According to the allegation. the admins
traitor OF an estate, RosENHAM by name,
failed to pay over to the beneficiaries of the
trust OF which he had charge, the sum of
s"'ooo. In the month Of June, after a
formal accounting, Surrogate ARNOLD di-
rected him to make forthwith the payments
showed by his accounting to be due.
lie failed to do this, and an order was
signed by Surrogate ARNOLD and turned
over to the Sheriff for execution, directing
him to take the defendant, RosENHAM
into custody for contempt of court In
falling to obey its mandates, unless two
responsible and approved sureties should
stipulate. under n penalty prescribed by
the Surrogate, to produce him in court
on the day required. In such cases, where
there is failure to pay over to the rightful
owners a sum OF money held by another, it
Is customary to fine him the amount of the
Judgment, In this case nearly $4,000, the
alternative of evading imprisonment being
the payment Of the amount due to those
found to be entitled to 1t.
Contempt of court in German, the Ian
guage of poets, philosophers, publcists, and
statesmen. is lnSsachtung deS Gertchtshofes.
In Plattdeutsch the word used colloquially
for contempt is AbmiSsdchthei. 1t isa com
posite corruption of MtSSacht,u,g, which
signifies contempt. and Ab,pesenheit, which
signifies absence. There is, practically, no
such thing as illiteracy in Denmark, where
the standard Of education Is higher even
than In Germany. But in Holstein, a
Danish province under German turis-
diction. the language spoken is a much
more corrupt kind of Plattdeutsch than
Is to be heard either In the Baltic
provinces OF Germany or m Denmark it.
self. Abmtssachtung means in Holstein
contempt and absence INTERCHANGEABLE.
1t appears, therefore, that whom the
The sun., 1896-09-22

There are many eminent mathematicians
among the Popocrata, as WAS to be expected
The development OF the proposition that So 100
requires high degree OF mathematical skill
and precision; and nobody can study in m
attentive spirit the great formula Of 10 to l
without seeing moro In numbers than was ever
seen by Sir ISAAC NEWTON. Among tho
Popocratic mathematicians those Of Texas
naturally hold high place. They have
heads in proportion to the size OF their
State. and their mental processes hayo the ex-
actness and the harmony OF the spheres. Notice.
Tor example. the State Convention of the Texas
Popocratic Clubs the other day. There are said
to bo 10000 members OF these clubs. On this
strength. estimated or Rscertaincd, the Conyen-
tion had a calculation made and sent the result
to Mr.. BRYAN at Washington. "A telegram OF
congratuiation. endorsement and encourage
ment pledged Texas to give him at least aOO,-
900 majority" Mr.. BRYAN would have been
still more congratulated. endorsed. apd en-
cournged II he had known that 1t is clear from
the intrinsic evidence that the mathematician
who made tho calculation can have been no
other than the famous Hon. ToBE ScRuGGIHs.
the leading Texas Popocrat.
The sun., 1896-09-22
Uncle Sans Soldiers.

During the past summer there has been
such rush to the recruiting offices that
twice as many vacancies as existed in the
enlisted strength OF the army could
have been filled. Not all actually
were filed, and in fact at recent
date the ranks were several hundred short
OF the maximum allowed by law. This.
however, Is due to the fact that enlistments
are continually expiring, but more especially
TO the habit of picking carefully among very
good applicants and waiting for the best.
The explanation given for the current
easerness to don the army blue Is the num-
ber OF men out of employment. This is
what happened in the hard times of two
years ago when the recruiting offices were
overrun by good class of men who could
find nothing to do in their regular occupa-
tions. The army is in some ways a sort of
barometer for the industrial condition of
the country, and 1t now seems to indicate
that tho disturbance caused by Bryanism
has hurt the trades.
As cold weather approaches readiness to
enlist may be increased by the desire to
make sure Of food, lodging, and clothing for
the winter. Refreshments, too, are fire.
quent, while desertions, extraordinary as
the statement may seem, have been
OF late years only about a third of
what they were a dozen years ago. Not
only has the expense of recruiting been
greatly diminished thereby, but, with 80
much smaller drains upon the enlisted
strength, there are fewer vacancies to fill.
The sun., 1896-09-22
Not a Year for Thncheriam.

Reduced to It's simplest terms, Mayor
That he intends to go to the polls and vote
for BRYAN and Reputation with heart as
true as ever to the honest dollar.
In estimating the sincerity Of this ex-
PLANTATION, It is only necessary to consider
what would be the result II every honest
money Democrat should follow Mayor
THAoHER's example.
Democrats whose hearts are true 30 the
honest dollar, and who have not received
Popocratfo nominations for Governor, are
not troubling themselves at all about
regularity" in the sense In which Mr..
THACHER understands that misleading
and deceptive word. They intend that
their devotion to the cause OF honest
money and the nations honor shall bear
fruit ON Nov 3. They will march to the
polls on that day and deposit their votes
against BRYAN, in some instances in the
shape of ballots for PALMER, and In other
cases, and we hope in the vast majority Of
cases, directly for MCKINLEY, in order that
each ballot may count two instead OF one
for honest money.
They will be Democrats all the Same
whether they vote for PALMER or for Mo
KINLEY
Then they will stand back and watch
THAcHER as he marches to the polls with
his heart true as ever to the cause Of honest
money. and drops into the box ballot for
the candidate of repudiation and dishonorl
Faugh! This is no year for Thacherism
in politics, or for TEACHERS at the polls.
The sun., 1896-09-22

The big battle ships OF $4,000 tons or
more that England is building follow ono an
other into tho water rapidly in these days
only very short time ago the Cesar was
noatea out or the dock at Portsmouth. and now
tho Illustrlous has been launched at Chatham
She Is the last OF the three built at the latter
port, tho Magnificent having already gone into
service, while the Victorious recently had hor
trials. mating an average of nearly II knots In
eight hours under natural and 1877 knots In
four hours under forced draught. whereas the
contract called for only lOll and TN knots.
respectively. 1t is true that the 1877 knots
were reached only by loR. which Is much less
accurate than our system Of the long, measured
course Besides tho four vessels mentioned,
Ehglahd has. either built or building. the
Malestlc' Mars Jupiter. Hannibal. and Prince
George, of the samo heavy dlspincem.nt
The sun., 1896-09-22

The Hon. WILLIAM KERR Of Pueblo. Colo
rado, is not as we'll known in these parts as his
evident force and mastery Of expression entitle
him to be. but he is making himself heard. and
Is as crimson of word, II not of poll, as his re.
nowned fellow citizen. the Hon. JAMES BU-
oEPHALus BELroRD. In aspeech delivered at q
popocratic meeting in ottumwn, Ia. last week,
Mr.. KERR is said to have talk ed freely OF war
II the cause failed at the polls this fall"
Ho is said to have spoken of persons who
refuse to vote for Mr.. BRYAN as "scoundrels,
thieves traitors. poisoners. bribers, manu-
facturers of bcERars paupers. suicides, hobocs,
and dirty yellow wholps who want to ruin their
country" They were dirty. yellow jaundice
whelps." From which 1t seems that Mr. KERR
OF Pueblo Ia n gentleman of moderate and con-
servative opinions and great gift OF judclous
speech.
The sun., 1896-09-22

order of Surrogate ARNOLD was trans
lated for the benefit Of DAMsKN he under
stood, 20 far as our abstruse Landvogt
may be said to understand anything, that
RosENHAM was charged with "absence
from court" A Sheriff's deputy arrested
RosENHAM, and DAMsEN. acting in quasi
judicial capacity, imposed upon him fine
OF $500 for absence from the court, taking
the samc In cash, American dollars, the
equivalent Of 79b rigsdalers, rigsdalers
being the standard Of monetary value in the
Office Of the Landvogt.
In the Surrogate's Court the other day,
when DAMsEN was called upon to produce
RosENHAM, in compliance with Judge
ARNoLDs order, or to call upon RosEN-
HAMS sureties to produce him, 1t was
brought out that he had escaped (esgabed,
tCcggcgdngen), and that DAMsES had sent as
substitute the amount of his fnel DAM
Sen appears to have thought, SO far rs that
grotesque functionary may be said to do
any thinking, that RosENHAM had been
fined $500 for absence from court. He had
let him escape, and, as the order from the
Surrogate's Court had been disobeyed, dis
regarded, or misunderstood, DAMsEN him
self was in contempt.
The recurrence of these escapes from
DAMsEN's custody, through his misunder-
standing of the English language, would be
ludicrous were 1t not for the contempt into
which they bring the process of the courts
In New York. Tho Sheriff is, by law,
the agent Of the courts for carrying out
their orders. These orders are In English.
They are addressed to DAMsEN, the Sheriff,
who does not understand English, and
hence in bunglinR though not intention
ally sinister way he failed, as in the RosEN-
HAM case and long list Of other cases.
to do what he was ordered to do
Here have l." said Mr.. RANSOM, son of a
former Surrogate and the attorney for the
heirs in the RosENHAM case, "a Judgment
against this man for $4,000, and the Sheriff |
allows HIM to escape on small $500 for
feture of bail do not propose to allow
the matter to drop that way. shall bring
action against the Sheriff for the entire |
amount, and am sure my claim will be sus-
tained in the courts"
Ignorance of the law excuses no one. |
Does ignorance of the English Language |
excuse DAMsEN' 1t is disputed point.
Wds ich richt treiss
Dds niacht mitch nfcht hetss."