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The advocate., 1897-07-07
Kansas Crop Figures.

Reports have been received by the
State Board of Agriculture showing
a summary of the Assessors statistical
returns from sixty-two counties. In
these counties the acreage is as follows:
Wheat, 2,1S6,OOO; corn, 5,22l 900; oats,
654, ,740; fax, l23.24O. In the same
counties last year the acreage was ss
follows: Wheat, 1886, 900: corn, 4, ,904,.
900; oats, 947,9lO; flax, 168,339. The
Secretary figures that it is safe to say
that the total winter and spring wheat
acreage is over 100000 acres. The
total yield is estimated at at least
100000 bushels. The greatest In.
crease in wheat acreage Is shown in
northwestern and central western
counties, If the corn acreage averages
up In the counties which have not re-
ported, the total acreage will be $780,.
900 acres, the greatest number ever
grown In any State.
The advocate., 1897-07-07

Of the members of this conference to
his reelection Ia 1894. The refersn-
dunn or system of direct legislation is
strongly commended, and the Nash
vile Conference is urged to give It
special emphasis in the resolutions
adopted, John F. Willis is recon.
mended for National Committeeman
from Kansas If such committee 10
named.
A State Committee is then deslg.
mated, with W. H. Bennington as
Chairman and Ed 9. Corning Secre-
tsry. The Committeeman are @. A.
Baldwin, G. H. Black. J. G. Buchanan,
I,1V. B. Kennedy, Abe Steinberger, s.
Cherry, Ed G. Corning, r, G. Brad
shaw, George Garten, j. H. Haskell,
H. b. Reynolds, W. s. Wait, S. N.
Johnson and G. W. Swallow.
The delegates to Nashville, In addi-
tion to the members of the committee,
are John F. Willis, R. G, Webster,
Lee Moore, p. H. Stewart, J. D. Hib-
ner, Joseph McCIsin, V. Stanley, B. S.
Abel, John Lesvings, William Baker,
H. G. Webb, H. H. Artz, Frank Bald
win, John G. Otis, Senator Campbell,
Cyrus Corning, Mrs. Lease, Eva Corn
ing, w. P. Brush, Joe Bergen, John
Bunker, M. d, Lee, J. G. Melvern, H.
W. Lambert, M. A. Pratt, E. Colyer,
E, F, Heisler, M. A. Wsrdan, N. Rob-
bins, G. A. Frsntz, W. S. Chase, "A. S.
BledsOe, M. Pembleton, Ed Green and
George Mckay.
The advocate., 1897-07-07
A Kansas Trust.

The Kansas Wholesale GroCers' AS.
sOCistion is a Kansas trust. It is an
organization of Wholesale groCers.
The association makes contracts with
the Eastern trusts, which control sta.
pie articles In the grocery line, to pay
certain prices for goods and not 20 sell
them at a less price than that named
by the trust controlling them. If
goods are sold at a lower price, the
wholesaler must pay to the trust the
price for which he sells the goods. If
violations Of the agreement continue,
no goods will be sold to the wholesaler.
No goods are sold to wholesale houses
which do not belong to the association.
This enables the various trusts, such
as Che sugar trust, the match trust,
and the tobacco trust, 20 fix and con-
troll the prices which retailers shall pay
the wholesale houses and thereby to
practically name the price the con-
sumner must pay.
The retail grocers are up In arms
over the formation and operation Of
this trust, as 1t seriously handicaps
them in their business and makes OF
them unwilling agents Of the trusts in
robblng the people. They will back
an action which Attorney General
Boyle will soon bring under the anti.
trust law to break up the home trust.
It is to be hoped that this action,
which will be the first under the anti
trust law passed by the last Legisla-
ture, will result IN destroying this or
gsnization,
The advocate., 1897-07-07
FIrecrackers Prohibited.

Mayor DobsOn of Ottawa is not as
patriotic as he might be. AT any rate
that is what the small boys and some
Of the larger ones Of his town think.
He prohibited the use of firecrackers
on Main Street during the recent Cele-
bration. He is able TO give reasons
for his order, which are as follows:
"No one objects to the patriotic boy
shooting flrecrsCkers on our natal holl-
day. No one objects to his filling his
hide full of powder, or burning his
bare feet to blister with the evil
dences of patriotism which are always
at hand.
"What we object to and what every
good citizen objects to, and has OBJ
jected to ever since the Declaration
was written, is the internal nuisance
of having firecrsckers on Main Street.
There ought, even on July 4, to be
some place where old men and nervous
women can enjoy life, liberty and the
pursuit Of happiness. This cannot be
done If firecrsckers are shot on the
streets. Without the enforcement of
the Mayors order, Main Street would
become q psndemonium, a reign of
fire and terror.
"The scene repeats Itself all day
long, until personal liberty becomes
bore and nervous people begin to wish
that the age of the dungeon and the
bastile and the witch burners and the
blue laws would all return"
The advocate., 1897-07-07
Kansas Labor statistics.

Statistics compiled by Labor Com.
missioner Bird show that the number
Of school children In Kansas schools
does not quite average one for each
head Of family. The largest increase
In wages Of workingmen is in retail
clerks, the per cent. being 81. Car.
penters show q So per cent. decrease In
wages. The average age of working
men Ia 81 years, 70 per cent. of whom
are native born; % per cent. own their
own homes, end 49 per cent. carry life
insurance. The average value of the
homes owned is $l,2l4, and the aver
age incumbrsnCe is 1928. The aver
age monthly rents paid by the 76 per
cent who are tenants is $706. The
largest percentage of those owning
their own homes Is railroad con6uc.
tors-6l,l5; the next highest, locomO-
tive engineers, SO; the third, street
railway conductors and coal miners,
each with 80 per cent. Stationary fire.
men and coopers report none owning
homes.
The average yearly earnings is
S5ll.25. Railroad conductors are the
highest, averaging $9S3.66; locomotive
$877; city firemen, S67794;
policemen, S626,0Si BARRIERS, S5SS,SO;
The advocate., 1897-07-07

mschiniStg, e53565; painters, 1924. 10;
motOrmen, $50; locomotive fremen,
$6l2.l2; retail clerks, S484; street rail
way conductors, $40; coal miners,
S2S0,93; hotel walters, S26O.63. Seven
per cent. enjoyed an increase Of wages
since 1895, while Che wages Of l4.4 per
cent. were decreased during the same
period.
The report says that SOL per cent.
declared themselves In favor of com
pulsOry arbitration and 4l.9 per cent.
in favor Of restricting immigration.
Suppressing immigration entirely is
demanded by sos per cent.
The per cent. belonging to labor or
gsnizatiOns is 661 and to beneficiary
organizations 53.7, while 2O.4 per cent.
carry accident insurance.
The advocate., 1897-07-07
THE INSURANCE FIGHT.
The Insurance Trouble Fairly Begun by
Judge Fosters Decision.

The Insurance Trouble Fairly Begun by
Judge Fosters Decision.
Judge Foster Of the Federal Court
rendered his decision In the case
brought by the Metropolitan Life Insur.
ance Company against Superintendent
McNall. This cOmpany's license to
do business was revoked by MCNaIl
some time ago, The company then
asked the court for an order restrain
ing him from interfering With their
business end for ga order requiring
him TO Tescind his order IN which It's
license is revoked. The court gave
the order to prevent further interfer-
ence, but did not comply with the re.
quest for an order compelling McNsll
TO provide It with It's license again.
This was a temporary victory for the
corporation, although 1t amounted TO
nothing, as the Supreme Court of the
United States 10 numerous cases has
held that the Federal Court has no
right to interfere with State affairs In
commercial matters where there Is
R0thlng done In conflict with the con-
gtitutlon of the United States. The
decision is Of no value to the company
as 1t does not give 1t a license and it is
necessary that It should have such q
license.
McNsll will fight. 1t has been Bug-
gested that he violate the order and 20
to the Supreme Court of the United
States with an application for a writ
Of hobeaS corpus. This will bring an
early hearing and decision. 1t is safe
to predict that If that court sustains
Its own former decisions, McNall will
win, and that IL will be sn established
feet that Kansas has the right to i'm.
pose and enforce such regulations and
conditions as 1t may see fit on corpora
tions OF other States which may come
here to DO business, provided there is
no conflict between the regulations
and the Federal laws and constitution.
The advocate., 1897-07-07
Legislative ECONOMY.


While the last Legislature did not
make an altogether satisfactory record
In some respects, its record in other
respects shows that the members had
some regard FOX their constituents In
terests. 1t has already been shown
that the daily expense of the session
was S542, Compsred with $l,002 st the
next previous session. 1t has been
shown that it's work was done with 80
Senate and 102 House employees, while
In 1896 the Senate had 1871 and the
House 20S. It has been shown that
Che stationery supplies cost 9l,67S,
while In 1895 the cost was S3,880. It
has been shown that the engrosslnG
cost S726, and that the expense for the
same purpose In 1895 was 81 1877.
Readers may wonder how these say.
ings could be made In such large
amounts. A comparison Of the items
ot expense for the House will throw
some light on the subject. The Ser
geant-at-srms Of the Republican House
IA 1895 did not begin keeping record
of the stuff he bought until February
lg. which was nearly thirty days after
the session began, so that the POpullst
report for 1897 covers twice the tune
chat Che 1896 report does. The first
item Is pocket knives. In 1896, 45
dozen, costing $3l0, were purchased.
I'm 1897 none were bought. In 1896
there were 1875 members and 203 EN-.
ployes, q total Of 1928. Forty-Ave dozen,
Or $40, knives would supply every mem
beg and employe, leaving 2l2, enough
70 supply every emplOye with a second
pocket knife and still have q few left.
WAS this q necessary expenseg Did
tho House Of 1897 suffer any inconve
nlsDcs from lack Of q sufficient sup
The advocate., 1897-07-07

ply Of knivegY In 1896, lOS paper
weights were bought. None were
bought In 1897. Nine mirrors were
purchased In 1895, but none were
deemed necessary in 1897. The fact
chat the 1885 Legislature used IS dozen
towels while the last one only used 5
dozen may, IL is true, make q bad show
ing for POpulists. Perhaps the fact
that dozen boxes of toilet soap were
bought in 1895 compared with 216
boxes In 1897 makes q similar showing.
Five fine toilet sets we're purchased In
1895, but no toilet sets Of any kind sp-
pear In the statement for 1897. Twelve
extra fine hair brushes with chains
were paid for in 1895, but no money
was spent for that purpose in 1897.
Exactly the same number Of floor
mOps were required at each session.
Sergesnts.at.arms were so numerous
In 1895 that II was necessary to label
them 30 that the chief Sergeant could
tell who was on his force, and 1t re-
quired twenty,fOur badges for this
purpose. No badges we're necessary
in 1897, because the number Of officers
had been reduced so greatly that 1t Oc.
casiOned no trouble to keep tab on
them. Eight Office chairs, nine office
desks, fourteen Office tables, two type
writer desks and 148 heavy chairs were
purchased In 1895, and notwithstsnd-
ing the fact that there was little of
this left after the members got
through voting 1t away to reporters
and employees and stealing 1t them.
selves, the 1897 House bought none of
this class of furniture. In the list of
1895 purchases are found twelve
skins, but no similar item sp-
pears In the 1897 list. The Sergeant
alarms reports that he found one
large water tank bought In 1896 and
that 1t 10 the only thing on long list
Of 1895 purchases which he did find.
1t is presumable that 1t remained be-
cause 1t was too heavy to be carried off.
After the above showing it is not
hard to understand how such a large
reduction In expenses could be made.
Tt shows that there was q disposition
10 handle public funds carefully, and
that In 1895 they were handled in the
most reckless manner imaginable. In
The matter Of It's own expenses, the
ADVOCATE thinks that the Legislature
made credltable record, and If there
8 an extra session, 1t hopes to be able
10 note o still greater reduction all
SlOng the line.
The advocate., 1897-07-07
Mlddle-of.the-road lonferenoe.

The middle-of- -the-rosd POpulists,
under the leadership of w. H. Ben.
nington and Cyrus Corning, held a
conference at Emporia July /, and
after adopting resolutions selected del.
egates to the Nashville Conference.
The resolutions condemn the fusion
Legislature, and after roasting ex.
Governor Lewelling, point TO his rec
ord sg q Justification foF the opposition
The advocate., 1897-07-07

General Caldwell OF Topeka has been
appointed Consul at San Jose, the cap
ital Of Costa Rlca In Central America.
He served as Consul at Valparaiso,
Chill, under Grant and as Minister TO
Uruguay and Paraguay under Hayes.
He is improperly given the reputation
of being the only living general In
Kansas. General Bradshaw also re.
sides in Topeka. Caldwell came to
Kansas In the early eighties as repre-
sentative of James G. Blaine to line
the State up for the man from Maine.
His removal to the West was also for
the purpose of being in q good location
to get q good foreign appointment
which Blame had promised him and
which could not well be given IL he re-
manned at home. In addition to the
Federal positions held, he has been q
member of the State Board of Pardons
foF stx years,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-02-15
E1-rongres.n,an In TrouDlr.

WEST CHESTER. Pa. Feb. li.-Ix-
Congressmnn Smedley Darlington has
been arrested on a charge of cmbezHle-
menl arising from the financial trou-
blcs Of the West Chester Guaranteed
Trust aud Safe Deposit Company. OF
which he was president before the np-
p0lntmunt Of receivers The charge "
preferred by Mrs. a. Burnett, Of NAL
yern, who alleges tliat on December ..
last. Darlington received from her on
depOsit. $1,000, knowing nt The time
that the company was insOlvent. Dar-
llng,un vas held IN his own rccogniz-
ancc for further hearing The ofcnse
with which hc is charged Ii punlsh-
able by flnc OF double the amonnt
rnrcivod ana imprisonment from one to
three years
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-02-15
Al oprra slnger,n Fnneral.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1A-Probably no
person connected with the theatrical or
operate profession had such tribute
paid to his memory in this city as was
displayed this afternoon at tire funeral
services over the body OF Count Armand
de CASTOR, known as Customary. the
opera singer, who died at the Metropolis
tan opera House on Wednesday night
while singing in Martha The cruwd
that collected In and around the French
church OF st. Vincent de Paul at Twen-
ty-third street, was 50 large that thee
forty policemen on duty there could
hardly control II. More than 1000 per-
sons we're in the church and many
women swooned All the members Of
the Metropolitan Oepra Company were
present, aud NJ Plancon, Nine, Litvinne
and NJ. Hassalbrink participated IN the
elaborate music7l programme: The
floral tributes were profuse and came
from all the stars Of the company ana
many who knew not the dead man, but
who had upplauded him at the opera
Thc body was buried in Mt. Kisco ceme-
tprv
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-02-15
IpccIal DIIpatch to tho Intolllsoncor.

Special DlIpAtch to the Intollisencer.
WASHINGTON, d. O., Feb. l4.-wegt
Virginia will fare very well in the gem
eral appropriations for public improve
Enents. II the states representatives sue
ceed In holding what IS already assured.
The sum of 100000 is ALREADY inserted
for for continuing the Monongahela sys-
TEN of dams from Morgantown to Fair
mont, and that Is about doubl what was
at first expected. The rivers ana har-
bOrs bill passed at the last session made
provision for completing slack water
navigation under continuous contract,
but II requires a specific appropriation
annually to insure the carrying out OF
that provision. Just before the sub
committee ON rivers and hnrboTS left for
New Orleans It began to look as though
there would be but slight recognition OF
this Improvement in the current nppro-
priations, and a subcommittee, OF which
Captain Duvencr was member, paid
the appropriations committee q visit,
urging that the work be authorized.
There had already been considerable de-
lay, for various reasons, though not due
TO Congress. and II was insisted that
there SdOQlu De no more opHlAClGA leAt III
the way. The result OF this. call, and OF
the personal efforts ot the West Virgin
lans ia Congress, was that instead OF re-
celvlng sell, 900 the Monongnhela item
will go 70 the senate almost double that
amount. II IS the understanding that an
item OF $s00.O 900 viii be added In the SEN
ate for the Improvement OF the ka-
nawha.
II could not be included In the bill on
the house side owing 10 the absence OF
the continuous contract clause as to that
interest in the rivers and harbors bill,
and 10 appropriate the money would have
been in the form OF new legislation, or
the appropriation of money fora workfor
which there had been no provision made.
A sum Will be added In the senate, also
for the construction Of dams and 3, In
the upper Ohio system OF improvements.
For the same reason that prevailed In the
Kanawhn case, that appropriation could
not originate in the house. but both Will
be properly cared for, when the bill
comes to a conference.
Speaker Hanen, OF the West virginia
house OF delegates, and Mr.. Arnold G.
Scherr, a prominent Republican OF Grant
county, are in the city for to-day only.
w. II. Wilson has been appointed post
master at Roaring Creek. Randolph
county, vice j.. II. Rowan. resigned.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-02-15

lage Of Halepa, the residence Of the con-
sui was In n state Of greet trepIdattOn
yesterday Saturday, owing 70 the ap-
proRch Of the Insurgents who Joined, it
In stated, by Greek volunteers, assem-
bled In great force on the Akrotlrl Dentn-
sula made in advance into the nGlgifbor-
hood. The Hellenic flag, hoisted on the
arrival OF the Greek WarshlpS was disPJ
played oh the summit OF an adjoining
hill. All Of the members 0f the faIniaeB
Of the consular agents were transferred
TO the warshlps The Greek consulate,
which was gaTrisoned, made an iuapres-
slve show Of force by native Christians
and sailors In anticipation Of an attack
from the MohamneCanS from the Viclhi-
ty OF Canea, The Insurgents advanced
yesterday Saturday toward the 18th
mus connecting the peninsula with thh
mainland and engaged the Turkish arr
tlllcIy throughout the afternoon. ThA
Mohnmmedans at Canea we're in q state
OF extreme excitement, and owing 20
rumors OF an intended attack upon Tho,
consulateS at Canea, special pEecautionil
were taken at the offices Of the British
consul. The archives were packed and
ready for removal before daylight About
400 Baghi- -Bazoucks and a company or
regulars hurried out from Canea and at
tackled the Christians. The Christians
were finally repulsed and pursued into
the interior Of the peninsula. Sub9e-
Uuently the bishop Of Canea invoked tlis
aid Of the consuls with view to the es-
tnblishment OF the RrmlstiCe, but practi-
cal difficulties were in the way Of inter-
vention.
II Is reported tonight Sunday that
the Christians have succeeded In maxi
Ing a stand and that they now maintain
their, DOgitiOn
HeraklIon is now more quiet as q
large portion Of the Christian popula-
lion have embarked on board Of the
men-of-war and departed from the
city.
to-day Sunday has Just put out To
sea. pursued by the Greek transport
fbrahim Pasha. the military goyer-
nor, has resigned.
ATHENS, Feb. 15.-The Greek Ny
kale brought news from Syria that the
Mussulman boys at Canea tried 10
embark on the Austrian Lloyd steam
er with their families, but the Mussul@
man populace prevented them from
leaving as planned.
According the the Asty the Muszul-
mans have placed three guns In 'front.'
Other kilograms received at Athens
confirm the reports that the Mussul-
mans made O Sortie upon Canea, the
regular troops being followed by Q
thousand Mussulmans. The troops had
four guns, and the battle lasted until
evening.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-02-15
WANTS REST.
Tho President Elect Will slip Away
From Visitors THIS Week.

Tho President Elect Will Slip Away
From Visitors This Week.
CANTON, o., Feb. Alt Is not defin-
ltely known whether President-elect NC
Kinley will start for Cleveland in the
morning, or delay his visit to that city
for a day or two. But 1t IS apparent to
his friends that he should take rest and
seek relief from the strain OF receiving
the army Of visitors constantly besleging
his home. He has held up remarkably
well under the Over-tax that has been
placed upon him since the election, ana
always gave the visitors cordial and
hearty welcome. 1t Is understood that
he will be away for at least a part Of the
time this week. Definite plans have not
been yet announced
To-day, the Major received scarcely
any visitors He always has been averse
TO attending to business matters on Sum
day.
Congressman d. K. Watson. and c. "A.
,Chickering, OF New York, who were late
callers last night, accepted an Invitation
TO accompany the Major TO church this
morning, and the First Presbyterian SER
vices were attended Besides this, the,
Major left the house for call on his
mother and a drive with Mrs. Mckinley.
The remainder of the day was spent at
the house with Mrs. Mckinley and In
reading.
jerome Carly, OF Philadelphia. was q
late caller Saturday night. He is deep
ly Interested in the candidacy Of General
j. H. Weldensham, for commissioner OF
pensions Mr.. Carty is prominent at
torney OF Philadelphia
A news dispatch announces that the
Spanish authorities at Regla nave ar
rested Charles Scott, an American, The
prisoner Is presumed to be Oliver Ream.
OF this city, who has Travelled under that
name for several years, and from whom
relatives can receive no communieot
]. H. Ream, the father, feels certain chat
the prisoner IS his own son.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-02-15
THR CUBAN CATSE
IA EIOurl1l,inE in Plnar del Rio Province.
That Seution Not PaSIGed.


That SeUtion Not PhSIGed.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. Feb, 1.-THE
commcrclal-TrIbune's special from
Jacksonville. Fla, says: Colonel Fred
erico Perez Carlo, late dispatch chief
10 General Maceo. received letter
from General LUCAS Rivera from the
Piuar del Rio section to-day. 1t spoke
In the highest terms o: his men, their
enthusiasm in the cause and denied in
the strongest terms that the province
was paelfed.
"The Spanish do not come out OF
their entrenched camps wrote the
general, "and when we want to aght
them we have 20 20 down 10 them. We
have full control OF all the open Coun-
try
His army consists OF over 5000 men.
all well armed and the health of the
troops Is uenerally good. Several Inn
portnnt engagements had taken place
and in every one the Cubans had been
victorious,
While the men regretted the death Of
Maceo, vet they were full OF patriotic
fire and the fight was being continued
on the plans outlined by that great
general One expedition had landed
there not long ago, with needed sup
plies and the general was In good splr-
lis over the outlook for Cuban inde-
ppudence.
Rivera spoke OF the good work ac-
complished by their dynamite gun
commanded by young John Lunn. OF
Jacksonville. and said that he wanted
another. In one OF the last expeditions
an ample supply Of ammunition for Il
had come over and 1t was being used
very often 10 the damage OF the Span
ish. A.temisa has been laid in ruins
almost by the gun. and other places
aud camps had felt its power. I'M
portaut information was also sent Col
onel Carlo to be forwarded TO the New
York innta.