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The advocate., 1897-08-04

Mr.. Hanna must imagine that people do
not think and do not understand what is
going on. On his way home after the ad-
journment Of Congress he said: 'Pros-
perity is another name for high tariff. The
work is done, the tariff bill is passed the
people have an indefeaslble charter to an
indefinite period of prosperity. You can
see it all over the country. In every town
and State business is reviving. Prosperity
preceded me from Washington. / tried to
get back in time to give the good news at
home, but the increase in freight traffic
was so great that my train was delayed.
The final vote had hardly been taken in the
Senate before prosperity was abroad. It
was felt at the same instant in Maine and
California. The telegraph had hardly
ceased to spread the news before the wheels
Of industry commenced to move. Congress
touched the button and the rusty machine
which had been idle for five years started
to work once again. The effect Of the
tariff bill has been general; there is no sec
tionalism about it, see business improv-
ing at every place. Trade is heavier;
there is an expansion Of loans and gen.
eral sense Of renewed vigor in every branch
Of business"
The advocate., 1897-08-04

You can get the old reliable Kansas
Farmer and the ADVOCATE, both one
year for S1.5O. The Breeders Gazette
and ADVOCATE Cor $500.
The advocate., 1897-08-04
Kansas Court Of Appeals. Southern Depart
ment, Eastern Division.

No. l78.
Josephus Morris, ct al, plaintiffs In error,
vs..
W. F. Lennon and c. M. shartel, defendants
in error.
Error from Chautauqua County District Court
REVERSED.
SYLLABUS. By THE Court. MILTON, ].
Where one OF the defendants In an action Of
ejectmenG under tax deed had held actual
possession OF the real property for more than
Ave years preceding the date OF the trial,
under deed which conveyed the property 90
him as trustee for the other four defendants,
who were his children, only one OF them De-
ing minor at the commencement OK thG Ac-
tion, and which deed gave the trustee power
TO dispose OF the premises during the mlnOK-
ity OF the children, and where she delendant
raised no question as 20 the fact and Rigntful-
ness OF che possession OF the trustee Held
that he was necessary party defendants, ana
that failure 20 serve summons on h1m WlbnIn
the time fixed by law for commencing an &c.
tion for possession under tax deed defeated
plaintiffs right as to both possession ana Hen.
All the Judges concurring
Attest: 4 tst sof'' w. o. CHAMPR.
TsEALl Clerk.
BYE. Il. EATON, Deputy.
lCoullnued on page AZ.
The advocate., 1897-08-04
NEW WHEAT GRADE NEEDED
Kansas Wheat Should be Graded So That
Producers Can Secure Its Actual
Value,

of this month the Kansas Grain In
spector will establish the annual grades
required by the new inspection law,
and wheat producers and millers are
decidedly interested in the new grades.
So far, the grain department he's been
operating under the old rules adopted
In 1895 by the State Inspector and rep.
reaentatives of the boards of trade at
Kansas City, Argentine, COffeyVille
and Atchison, and there is understood
to be something Of pressure from
Kansas City and other commission
men to have these rules resdopted for
the future guidance Of the department,
A popularity of these rules is that
there are two No. grades made for
soft winter wheat (white and red),
while the best grade made for Kansas
hard winter wheat is No. 2, and that
grade covers everything which is
"sound, dry and reasonably well
cleaned" weighing SO pounds OF up
ward per bushel. Hard winter wheat
constitutes 80 per cent. Of the Kansas
crop, and judging from the quality Of
several hundred cars which were
inspected In Topeka last month, and
graded under the rules ss No. 2, the
crop this year will turn out large
major percentage Of grain equal to the
requirements of No. red in Chicago.
Last week one Topeka dealer found
ready market in Chicago for new Kan
sss wheat, on Kansas inspection, which
shows that it certainly meets Chicago
requirements.
The grain growers of this State will
object to continuing the old policy of
holding down the top grade on wheat
In the interest of the Kansas City ele-
Vator and commission men who have
heretofore been able to make rules to
suit themselves, and in this objection
they will be Joined by most of the mer-
chant millers of the State. There
should be a No. Kansas hard grade
established to apply to the insp ection
of the present crop.
AS the matter now stands, the farmer
who has sound, plump, well cleaned
wheat, testing from go to 62 pounds, is
able to get only fraction more than
his neighbor whose crop only tests SO
pounds, simply because he is at the
mercy of buyers who profess to be
governed by the daily quotations at
terminal markets for No. 2 wheat.
When the Topeka miller wishes to se-
cure some Of this high grade wheat he
does not dare to buy 1t on inspection
as No. 2, because he knows that when
he receives it at his mill that enough
of Well-cleaned No. 3 has been mixed
with it to reduce iE to about the So
pound downward limit, and he is COM
PEELED to go to country station where
there are no good mixing facilities In
order to get the best Kansas wheat
free from adulteration In order that he
may make the best -four possible. In
this method Of securing good milling
stock the miller pays over the grade
price for his wheat, the grower fails to
get the value Of his grain unless he
can sell to local miller, and the only
men who reap anything from the trans
action are the country buyer and the
The advocate., 1897-08-04
Low Rates to Mountain Lake Park, Nd,
via the Baltimore g Ohio r. r.

August 2 to %, inclusive, the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad will sell excursion tickets
to Mountain Lake Park, Md, at rate Of one
fare for the round trip, on account Of the
Chautauqua meeting. On this basis the
round trip fare from Chicago, ILL.,, viii be
Sl5.35. Tickets will be good for return
until August 81, 1897. For further infor-
nation call on or address B. IN. Austin,
General Passenger Agents Chicago IN.
The advocate., 1897-08-04
Kansas Court OF Appeals, Southern Depart.
ment, Eastern Division.
No. l59.


No. 169
+. Il. Crane, plaintiff in error.
C. S. Cox and q. W. Goodin, defendants In
error.
Error from Franklin County District Court.
AFFIRMED.
SYLLABUS. BY THE Court. MILTON, J.
1. In an action on promissory note against
two defendants, one the guRrantoP and the
other the maker the latter pleaded want OF
consideration and the fraud OF his co.defend.
an In procuring the note as defense, and
asked that the note sued on be declared void
and that he have Judgment against his code.
fendant for the amount he had been obliged
to pay in settlement OF another note given at
ths same time and in the same transaction
with the one sued on: Held that said guar
antOTs demand tor o separate trial OF the IS-
sues between himself and the maker OF the
note was properly Overrule6
O. The verdict Of the jury being based on
conflicting evidence and approved Dy the trlal
court, will not be disturbed.
g. Instructions given and refused examined,
and the action Of the trial court In respect
thereto approved.
All the Judges concurring.
true copy.
Attest: W.O. CHAMPE,
[sEALI Clerk.
by E. H. EATON, D9puty.
The herald., 1897-04-28
A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
Ships and Property Destroyed Worth
Two and a Half Million

NEWPORT NEWS, April 27.-Flre
broke out at o'clock this morning at
Pier and destroyed two coastwise mer
chant ships, the contents of three ves-
sells and one tugboat, entailing total
loss of about 81. 500 900. Before an alarm
was sounded the entire building was
in flames. Numbers of persons were
injured, and it is thought that several
lives were lost The firemen are still
fighting the flames Some of the injured
are: Captain Kreite, of the German
ship J. d. Bischoff; Captain Bullman, of
the British steamship Clintonia; Cap
tain Roper, of the tugboat Wanderer.
These were badly burned while attempt
ing to escape from their ships. Three
vessels were completely destroyed, to-
gether with partial cargoes. They are
the British steamer Clintonia, the Nor
wegian steamer Selveig. and the Ger
man full-rigged sailing ship J. d. Bisch-
off The loss on the ships is estimated
as at least $500, 900, partially covered by
insurance. over $1,000,000 worth of
grain and merchandise was stored on
the two piers destroyed. This loss is
partially covered by Insurance. By hard
work the huge grain elevator was
saved The fire is still raging, but there
is no danger of its spreading unless the
wind shifts The origin of the fire Is un-
known.
The herald., 1897-04-28
A Fatal Fire

NEW YORK. April 26.-It was reported
early this morning that four lives We're
lost In a fire at Ffty-fourth street and
Third avenue, Brooklyn. A blaze started
in tenement house at that corner
crowded with people. The tenants, aroused
by the flames, hurried to the street. Sew
eral Jumped from windows. Three chill
dren were thrown from the third floor
windows to the pavement. Two OF them
were killed. The third was seriously hurt.
A man and woman were on the top floor
and the police and firemen were searching
for their bodies. Several other tenants in
the house are unaccounted for. The fire
was confined to the tenement house. which
was entirely destroyed. The police say
that only four lives were lost, man,
woman and wo-children. None of the
names OF the dead could be learned. The
property loss Is small
The herald., 1897-04-28
HISTORICAL
How Funds Were Secured-New and
Old Tombs

1t was by popular subscription that
the fund necessary for the erection of
the tomb of General Grant was raised
and it is estimated that 10000 people
contributed sums ranging from cent to
$4,000. In all S559.000 was secured. The
unexpended balances were kept in trust
companies and drew 3 per cent interest,
so the sum increased until now it
amounts to about 100000 With the ex-
ception of about $4,000 the entire fund
was raised in New York City.
Five days after the death of General
Grant on the 2Sth of July 1885. New
York City having been suggested by
General Grant before his death as the
place for his burial William r. Grace,
then mayor, called meeting of citizens
at the city hall to take steps towards
the collection of a fund for the erection
| of national monument. On the day
following the Grand Monument commit
tee wac permanently organized with eX-
President Chester A. Arthur as chair
man. The first appeal to the public was
signed by Mr.. Arthur aS chairman, and
by William r. Grace and Hamilton Fish,
as vice chairman, and within a week
subscriptions of money were pouring in
so fast that there was seroue belief that
little difficulty would be found in collect
ing $2,000,000 In February, 1856, when
the Grant Monument association was
organized under an act of the legisla-
ture, $1l4,000 had already been raised.
Scarcely week after this date, how
ever, eX-President Arthur was forced to
resign as president of the association
because of the Illness which shortly after
proved fatal Sidney Dillon was then
elected president, and was succeeded by
Cornelius Vanderbilt in the early part
of 1887. In February, 1883, William r.
Grace, eX-mayor, became president.
When subscriptions began to move
slowly many plans were followed out FOR
the collection of money. The members
of the Grand Army of the Republic in
this city worked with untiring energy
from the start and the subscription
boxes were placed in all of the post quar-
tiers; collectors representing various
enterprising periodicals. solicited funds
in every quarter, and the newspapers of
the city kept the urgency of raising
money quickly before the people, pub
fishing from day to day the names OF
subscribers and amounts subscribed.
With the year following the creation Of
the Grant Monument association. prom
inent architects were requested to SUBJ
nit designs for monumental tomb. but
because of the general desire to obtain
design which should at once be a work
of art picturesque to the popular eye
and durable enough to last through the
ages, great caution was taken and ideas
and plans were criticised from every
standpoint. 1t was not until September,
1890, that the plans of J. H. Duncan Of
New York were accepted by the associa-
| ton, and on the anniversary of General
| Grants birthday in 1891 ground was
broken, with appropriate ceremonies, for
| the construction of tomb to cost be-
tween s50O, 900 and $500, ,OOO
BY January, 1892, with the work Of
The herald., 1897-04-28
sHELDoN's SUICIDE
A Bankers Death Followed by Bank
Failure

CHICAGO, April 27.-The reported
suicide of John S. Sheldon, banker OF
Loda., ILL.,, was followed today by the
failure of the bank of which Sheldon was
president, the leading bank of the town,
and Immediately afterward four of the
leading business firms of Loda were
forced to assign. The firms involved are
Slocum & Bradley, dealers in hardware
and lumber; Gray & Swanson. general
merchandise; Nels Peterson. dealer in
furniture and farm implements. and w.
l.. Kinsman, lumber man. The failure
of Sheldon is believed to be complete. He
had in his keeping township funds and
trust funds. as guardian of several es-
tates, aggregating probably $250,OOO.
Members of the firms which were car
ried down today were on Sheldon's bonds
to the amount Of $1500O0.
That Sheldon has committed suicide,
there is little doubt. His attorney, John
H. Moffet of Paxton. has received let
ter dated Chicago and signed by Shell
don, in which the banker writes: 1T
is disgrace and the penitentiary, or the
lake, and l have chosen the latter"
The herald., 1897-04-28
TWO MILLION DAMAGE
DONE BY A FIRE AT NEWPORT
NEWS
Three Men Are Badly Burned and
Rumor Says That Many
Lives Were Lost

NEWPORT NEWS, April 27.-Fire
broke out at o'clock this morning at
pier five and destroyed two coastwise
merchant ships and contents, three ves-
sells and one tug boat, entailing loss
of about s2,5O0.000. Three vessels were
completely destroyed together with part
of their cargoes. They are the British
steamer Clintonia.t the NorweigaDsteam-
er Solveig and the German full-rigged
sailing ship ]. d. Bischoff. The loss on
the ships is estimated as at least S5Oo,OoO,
partially covered by insurance. over
81, ,000, 900 worth of grain and merchan-
disc was stored on the two piers destroy
ed. The loss is partially covered by IN
surance. BY hard work the huge grain
elevator was saved.
Ships Solveig and ]. D. Bischoff and
tug Wanderer were badly damaged by
the fire.
At / o'clock this morning the fire had
spent its fury and was well under
control.
The injured so far as known are as
follows:
CAPTAIN FOREST of the tug Wan
derer, slightly burned
JOHN DIGGS, mate of the Wanderer,
badly burned about the head and arms.
CAPTAIN KRITE of the ship Birchon,
perhaps fatally burned, and boatswain
of the same vessel, who was terribly
burned about the arms.
There are vague rumors of many per-
sons having lost their lives, but they can
not be traced to any reliable source.
The Chesapeake & Ohio railroad COM
pany estimate their loss at 100000. which
is fully insured.
The total loss, including the three
ships, will probably reach $2,000,000.
The herald., 1897-04-28
NOT AT HOME
Lee suey Is Not Expected to Return
Soon

SAN FRANCISCO. April 27.-The
United States revenue officers are anx-
ious to locate Lee Suey. arrested for
violating most Of the regulations gov
erning the manufacture and boxing of
cigars. His factory was seized, the
stock confscated and Suey released ON
$500 bail. The case was set for today
before United States Commissioner
Heacock. The defendant failed to ap-
pear and the case had to be postponed.
Then a startling discovery was made.
The government lock on the cigar shop
had been pulled Off during the night
and the contents of the shop carried Off.
The government had keeper rn watch
during the day. but at night the place
was left simply under lock and key.
Warrants for burglary will be issued,
es the property is considered that of the
government.
All the revenue agents are looking for
Lee Suey, but it is quite probable that
he has levanted. as the possession OF the
property and the escape of sentence
is worth much more than the $500 which
will be lost should he fail to appear.
The herald., 1897-04-28
MIMMS MANGLED
May Not Be Able to Serve Out His
Term

SACRAMENTO. April 27.-Deputy
Sheriff II. c. Mcclure of Los Angeles ar
rived in this city yesterday in charge of
a colored prisoner named Joseph Mimms.
who is en- route to Folsom for burglary.
The prisoner had attempted to escape
by springing off the train. but the fall
injured him so badly that he was re-
captured shortly after the train stopped
on signal from the conductor, who wit
messed the attempt. The prisoner,
Mimms, Is undoubtedly badly hurt by
the fall. His head and face are cut and
bruised, and he complains of severe in
ternal pains. principally in the region of
the lungs. The trainmen say the train
was going over thirty miles an hour
when the prisoner sprang from the
platform. He was taken to Folsom,
where he is to serve seven years for
burglary in Los Angeles county.
The herald., 1897-04-28
Mariposa Club Party

La Mariposa club gave large recep-
ton and dance last Wednesday evening
with the following present: Misses
Mead, Youle Hollernen, Underwood,
Hannen, Clinch, Richter, Parker,
Kavanagh. Eager, r. Eager, Griffen,
Mcclure, Bean, Gerhard, Rapp, Nc
Cam, Ganahl, Connell, Kerr, Lyon,
williams, Smith, Hannas and Parle,
Messrs. Wheeler, Clifford, Lindenfeld,
O'Shea, Clinch, Pausch, Engelbracht,
c. ]. Engelbracht, Borgemeyer, Fitz-
Patrick, ]. Fitzpatrick, Connell, Good
win, Corbin. Casey, Korkel. Eager, Ger
bard. Brent, Smith, Kramer. Conboy.
Malony Colgan. Bissonette. Rapp and
The herald., 1897-04-28

American college of dentistry of Chi
cago, and upon presentation to the state
board that body refused to issue a IL
G. e. claiming that the college was not
oona fide school. The lower court
gave judgment for the plaintiff, but the
supreme court held that the functions
of the board were of a quasi-judicial
nature. and that 1t had the power. un-
der the statute Of the state to re-
fuse the application The court today
made an order setting aside this decis-
ion. and ordered the cause to be heard
in bank at Los Angeles in October.
The herald., 1897-04-28
-
THE NATIVE SONS
The Next Annual Session Will Be at
Nevada City

REDWOOD CITY. April 27.-The Ma
tive Sons today decided to have their
next sessionat Nevada City. II. r. No
BILE of Stockton was elected Grand Mar
shal to succeed w. b. Nutter resigned
Santa Rosa was selected as the place
for holding the next Admission Day cell
ebration, San Jose withdrawing from the
contest in the hope of securing the 9th
OF September celebration next year.
In the election of officers next Thurs
day the contest for Grand Orator be-
tween Judge Rust of Amador and Frank
Coombs of Napa will be close.
The herald., 1897-04-28
The Fair Case

SAN FRANCISCO, April 27-There
was little of the sensational incident in
the Fair case this morning. ]. A. Schnei
der, a San Rafael tobacconist. testified
that he saw Senator Fair in San Rafael
on September "a, 1894, the date on which
he is alleged to have signed the deeds
tc Mrs. Craven. Testimony was also
Introduced to show that after the hour
at which he was seen in San Rafael
no train could bring him to this city by
the hour at which Mrs. Craven testi-
fed he signed the deeds.
The herald., 1897-04-28
ON THE TURF
Results at Ingleside-The Eastern
Season Opened

0cdSOu OpcncQ
SAN FRANCISCO, April 27.-Ingle-
side results. Weather cloudy: track
fast.
Four and half furlongs-Miss REM
sen won. Front de Boeuf second, Her.
mosa third; time, 056.
One mile-Tulare won, Nebula second,
Infiammator third; time, 1:42&.
Seven furlongs-Montallade won, Blue
Bell second, Trappean third; time 1;291a.
Six misunderstanding won, Zamar
II second, Torsina third; time, 1:13%.
Seven furlongs-Kowalsky won. Ref
ugee second, Daylight third time, 1:2S1a.
One mile and an eighth-Imp. Trance
won, st. Aignon second, Peter II third;
time. 1:55%.
FRESNO RACES
FRESNO. April 27.-The opening day
of the Fresno Jockey club drew very
small crowd out to the race track this
afternoon. The card today was not one
70 attract much attention, but with the
horses that are quartered at the track,
Fresno race-goers will probably see
some good racing during the week. The
weather was fine and the track good
Results:
Six furlongs-Jim Boeman won. Leon
second, Myrtle H. third; time, 1:17A
Grady. the favorite, was left at the
post.
Quarter mile dash and repeat-First
heat, Sontag won, Lady Kern second,
Jennie d. third. Second heat, Jennie d.
won, Sontag second, Lady Kern third.
Final. Sontag won, Jennie d. second;
time. :23, :23 IA.
Five-eighths of mile dash-Quick-
silver won, Christina second, Gold Bug
third; time, 1:02.
THE EPSON MEETING
LONDON. April 27.-The EPSON spring
meeting of two days opened today with
brilliant weather. The Prince of Wales
was present and there was an unusual
turnout of coaches. The Great Metropol-
itan stake was won by Mr.. Higham's Sol
imam, c. Morbis' Glentolt second. and j. e.
Platt's Hattie third. The race was han
dicap event of 1000 sovereigns. There were
ten starters and the course was about two
miles and a quarter long.
Mr.. Richard Croker's, Americus ran sec
ond in the Great Surrey handicap. there
being fourteen starters. The event was
for 3-year-olds and upwards and the stake
was 500 sovereigns
d. Seymour's Sirdar won and B. l.. Bar
nato's Miss Primrose was third.
The Nord Park plate was won by Mr..
lie Baudys Sweet Auburn the Loriliard-
Beresford's stables 3-year-old Sandia be-
ing second The event was for 200 SOW
ereigns for 3-year-oids and upwards There
were eight starters and the distance was
oi frrlonVc
The herald., 1897-04-28
Dentists Rights

SAN FRANCISCO. April 27-Four
weeks ago the supreme court in depart
ment rendered an opinion holding that
the state board of dental examiners had
the power to refuse on its own motion
to issue a license to practice dentistry.
This was the case of Van Week against
the state board of dental examiners, on
appeal from Orange county. The plain
tiff was possessed Of diploma from the
The herald., 1897-04-28
Spalding's Successor

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2I.-Governor
Budd has appointed Frank II. Gould. the
Stockton attorney, a member Of the Build
ing and Loan association commission 10
succeed William A. Spalding, whose erm
has expired. The salary is s2i0O a year. 1t
Is the intention of Mr.. Gould to remove to
this city. He was speaker of the assem-
bly, in 1893 and chairman of the Democratic
state central committee during the Budd
campaign in 1894.
The herald., 1897-04-28
Drank Carbolic Acid

CHICAGO, April 27.-Frank Smith,
said at one time to have been a cashier
of the Bank of New York. whose parents
it is claimed are wealthy residents OF
San Francisco. committed suicide today
in lodging house on Van Buren street
by drinking carbolic acid. From APP
pearances Smith had seen better days.
The herald., 1897-04-28
An Illinois Earthquake

CAIRO, ILL.,, April 27.-A light earthquake
shock was felt here at $3.50 o'clock tonight
vibrations being east to west. The shock
was not so great. nor did it last as long
as the one Sunday night.
The herald., 1897-04-28
MEDIUMS

NINE. LEO, THE RENOWNED FoRA
caster and card reader she tells the PAD
certainty as TO the proper course I
pursue In life; she gives lucky charmt
brings the separated together, cause
speedy marriage with the one you love
tells IL the one you love is false or trui
also very successful in locating ming
and minerals: all those in trouble In busl
ness matters. love and family AFFAIR
should by all means consult her; letts1
age. color of hair and eyes. married q
single, will receive prompt attention
don't fail to see her; hours am. TO "a
pm: Sunday. 10 am. to pm, at 6i6H
w. Sixth St, Los Angeles. Oils
The herald., 1897-04-28

MONEY TO LOAN ON FURNITURE.
watches. diamonds. pianos. sealskins and
real estate: interest reasonable: private
office for ladies; busineps confidential
C. c. LAMB, 226 S. Spring st.. entrance,
room 81. 8-21tf
The herald., 1897-04-28

TO LOAN, A BARREL OF MONEY ON
diamonds. pianos, furniture and all first-
CREASINGER, 247 S. Broadway, rooms
/ and 2. o-zStf
The herald., 1897-04-28

MONEY TO LOAN
500 to $4,000 on city or country real
e'' LEE A. MCCONNELL.
7-2l 113 s. Broadway.