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IS THEIRS AT LAST.
Lest Stronghold OF the Enemy
Evacuated.
pOPULISTS IN COMPLETE POSSESSION
from Remot st Administrative Outwork,
to 1nnermost Judicial Citadei-Und-
ertnke to Settle tho Division
of SPoiis.

Topeka. Kan. Jan. 13.-(Special)-At
high noon today Secretary Of State Bush
called the roll of the new Kansas house
and senate. Prayer was offered by o. L.
Smith Of Wellington. S. H. Allen ad-
ministered the oath Of office to members
Of the house.
In the senate the invocation was deliv-
cred by w. G. Todd Of Wichita. The
oaths were administered by Chief Justice
Doster. The committee Of five on con-
current resolutions Of both houses then
notified Governor Leedy at $3.50 that they
were organized and ready for business
The governor transmitted his message
al 1888 p m The senate adjourned to 10
O'Clock tomorrow, and the house to 2
o'clock.
Kansas is now for the first time In its
history in complete control of the Pop
ulist party.
You could have told that from the
faces on the floor and in the galleries.
The Pops wore a grin. 1t was different
from that OF four years ago. 1t was a
great big easy grin of relief and antici-
patton. 1t looked like the farewell of a
FEAR and suspicion that something
would happen somewhere. somehow, to
rob them of what they had won. But
"4iSh liz iNCpuoiASdIiS NdHlSnSu SUt1TGly.
packed their last stitch and vamoosed
down the big stone steps today noon, the
big crowd OF good natured reformers
sighed easily and cleaned and cheered.
The house stands: Populists 76; Re
publicans 49,. The senate is: Popul:st.s
90: Republicans IL.
Most of the new Pop members strolled
into the hall about 9 o'clock. took seats.
got paper and tried to look at ease
They are good-looking set of men, as
a body-a great Improvement, I am told,
on the rag-tag-and-bobtail aggregation
of four years ago. They are speckled to
an excess with the white edges of bills
hanging and dripping from every pock-
ct
The Republicans, headed by Cubbison
Lobdell and John Saaton, appeared
about 11:30 and jumped into a general
handshake and mix-up with the visitors.
I'VE are not disposed to obstruct leg
islation," said Mr.. Cubbison. but will
do all we can toward helping our need
ed reforms. if the Pops keep within rea-
sonable limits
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A FENCE-CUTTING CASE.
A Nebraska Jury Declares Small Farmer
Not Guilty.

A Nebraska jury Declares q Small Farmer
Not Guilty.
KIMBALL, Neb. Jan. 1.-THE fight
between large ranchmen and the small
farmers with reference TO the ina bility
Of the owners of small farms to avoid
the miles of wire fence erected by the
wealthy cattlemen is responsible for a
hard-fought case in court here, which
jury decided for the small ranchmen.
Thomas Wilkinson was declared not
guilty of cutting wire fences 1t de-
veloped that Wilkinson was completely
surrounded by wire fences, so much so
that he could scarcely reach a public
road without cutting the syndicate's
fence. All water for miles around was
fenced with several lines of big wire.
In desperation the farmer took his
Ratchet and chopped his way out of
the wire net. The decision is supposed
to esta blish precedent for future ac-
ton though cattlemen of the larger
companies declare the fence-cutting is
maliciously done.
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ANYTHING. JUST so IT'S PIE
What the Scramble for subordinate Po-
sitions Looks Like.

Topeka. Kan, Jan. 13.-(Special)-
Harry Lands of Barber county who
is TO be warden of the penitentiary I'M
dar Leady spread his pie board in room
IS of the National hotel last night. and
has string of applicants at his door
that reaches through the corridor AMI
hotel office and down Kansas avenue u
the Salvation Army headquarters on
Fifth street. about six blocks away. He
has given out no informa ton as to ap-
pointments for places in the institution.
and will probably make no decisions in
the matter until he sees all the april
cants. which depends altogether how
enough to satisfy Topeka boarding
houses. R. w. Turner of Jewell City,
who is a candidate for clerk of the su-
preme court and wants to be secretary
Of the state board of railroad commits
sioners as second choice, will hustle for
the place of deputy warden in case he
falls down in his efforts for the other
places 1t is understood that the posi-
ton of state house guide is being held
out for him as a last resort. 1t is only
fair to state there are nineteen other
men whose ambitions are coordinate
and commensurate with Turner, among
whom might be mentioned T. E. Genet
and c. F. FoltZ of Harvey county, Rev
CHAMELEON of Butler county, and Mike
Markham and D. r. Lade of Cowley.
The positions of guards at the peni-
Tertiary probably have from $50 to LOO
persons chasing them. AS near as could
be ascertained there were between Lam
dis door and the front door Of the no
tel thirteen from Barber county, seven
from Pratt, six from Linn, Nine from
Crawford and five from Harper. So
far as can be learned none of the stat
officers have expressed any fear that
they canont get persons to undertake
the arduous duties Of subordinate posi-
tiOnS
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-EX-Gov. CORNELL, of New York,
makes strong plea for extending
the official term of the president to six
years and making him ineligible for
immediate reelection. His argument
has reference mainly to the effect of
political agitation on the business in
terests of the country. Our campaigns
come SO close together, he says, and
involve such serious possibilities of
changes in legislation affecting finan-
cial and commercial affairs, that there
Is almost constant disturbance and un-
certainty and our country requires, to
be prosperous, longer periods of free
dom from political turmoil.
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HE WON'T DO A THING
Colonel Jaquins has His Gun Loaded for
Stockyards Men,

Topeka. Kan. Jan. 13.-(Special)-
Colonel Ed. Jaquins of Cowley county,
who is 10 be chairman of the livestock
committee of the house. announced to-
day that the stock yards men of Kan
sas City would have to come off the
perch.
Just think" n said today. "of hav-
ing to pay a dollar for two scoops of
corn, dollar a hundred for hay and
% cents head for yardage. They may
be thankful if we let them do business az
half these figures, and if they go to
making any roar we'll furnish music on
half-beat time and let them shuttle to
the CALI
THAT livestock committee is going 10
work Immediately" he continued. Gin
the interest of Kansas cattlemen, and
if these stock men don't show hostility
Incompatible with my temperament.
we won't be mean. Say. I'll tell YOU"
But some of the colonel's constituents
got him by the arm and led him away
to get an endorsement for a seat at the
pie counter.
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The total production of metals in
the United States for 1896 was valued
at s24e. 311 ,4sl, an increase of 81, 694, Ill
over the previous year, while the value
of non substances was $41O, =
poo. 1877, decrease of SEC, 1888, 377 from
1895. The gold production in the
United States in 1896 reached the total
Of $57, 600, 900, which puts the United
States in the lead of the production
countries. The output of gold was no
less than 20 per cent of that reported
of the entire world.
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STREET HAS PRO nISED
Hackney to Have the Judiciary Chairman
ship II He Can Deliver IT..

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 13.-(Special)--
Speaker Street has declared that his
promise Is out for the craftsmanship Of
the judiciary committee and that Hack
ney is the man. Farchild of Kingman
is still holding on and has the endorse
ment Of Attorney General Boyle. the su-
preme court, and the bars of Reno and
Sedgwick counties This is interesting
in view Of the fact that it has an i'm
portant bearing on the fight for state
printer and may throw that Office away
from the Seventh district
The senatorial situation has not
changed materially. except that Harris
boom took a little squirt last night and
some of BriedenthaPs men lit out with
the appellate court argument against
Dennison. All sorts of combine tons are
rumored, but everything is at sea and
there is no means of getting at the ex-
act state of things
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Dividends Declared.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE com ptrol-
Ter of the currency has declared final
dividend of Is per cent on the Cherry
vale bank. of Cherryvale, Kan. making
in all 35 per cent; final dividend of
~ per cent. on the First national
bank, of Cedar Falls, Ia. making in
all $50 per cent. and final dividend
Of 34-1O per cent on the Newton ma
tional bank, of Newton, Kan, making
in all SO 4-10 per cent.
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Two Children Fatally Injured.

PERRY, Ok, Jan. 11.-Near Otoe
agency the two-year-old child of john
Moffitt and three-year-old child of Tim
Garfield were burned to death while
playing. They set fire to the grass in
the yard and their dresses caught fire,
and the children were both burned to
death before the mother could extin,
puish the flames
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-01-15

ESTIMATES based on certain averages
and official statistics show that at the
close of the year 1896, the world was
richer in its stock of human beings by
13, s97. 600. First in the rate of increase
of births over deaths are the United
States, with the births more than
double the deaths. Next in rank is the
United Kingdom, with births nearly
double the deaths; and then, on slid
ing scale, Japan, Italy and SO on, down
to Spain, with an excess of only 60 in
favor of births, and, last, France. with
. miserable excess of L. The ultimate
supremacy of the AnQlo-Saxon finds :
eolid hAsia IN the birth records
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-01-15

A FLYING machine is now occupying
the attention of an inventor at Mil
waukee and he has applied for pat.
emit The machine is to be made in
the form of a bicycle. Connected to
the bicycle, including the propelling,
soaring and steering mechanism, is a
cigar-shaped balloon, 60 feet long by
IA feet in diameter at the largest point
The object Of the balloon is to reduce
the weight of the whole machine to as
few pounds as possible.
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Railroads of North America.

New YORK, Jan. 9.-According to
figures compiled by the Printing-Tele-
graph News Co. on railroad dividends
in 1896, the total capital stock of all
steam railways in North America was
on January !, 1897, S5,OOs, 352, 237, of
which Cam ada furnished $50, 9Ts, 600 and
Mexico SOL ,234, 100. The total mum Der
of railroads of which any records could
be had at the close of the year was 491
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-01-15

WITHIN IL miles of Phenixville, Pa,
there are 80 persons whose ages aver
age 95 years, and so whose ages aver
age IS years. There are several GEN.
tenarians in the group. The little
village of Birch Runville contains 100
people, the ages of seven of whom
average 95 years. Scientific research
will find a faithful field here in con.
nection with solving the problem of
longevity, and telling the people how
It ia done
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Fighting CjParettes.

VALPARAISO, Ind, Jan. Ii. - The
Women's Christian Temperance union
circulated petitions in all the churches
of this city Sunday. asking the legisla
ture to pass an anti-cigarette law, also
to prohibit manufacture of cigarette
goods within the state. The petitions
were signed by 1000 people. The same
thing was done all over the state by
said organization.
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The President'. State Dinner.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9-The series Of
state dinners given annually by the
president at the white house began
last night with that given to the men,
bers of the cabinet Ex-Secretaries
Smith and R:ssell, both of whom re.
signed as members of the cabinet of
this administration. were among the
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-01-15

The time is approaching when the
hired man on the farm will be sue
ceeded by. the machinist. On one Ger
man farm an assistant looks after the
dynamo which lights the barns and
dwelling. and furnishes current
to work pumps. thrasher. etc
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-01-15

THERE will be tested this month at
Providence, R l., an electric ship of
such marvellous speed that it will set
the tongues of all the world wagging.
The electric wonder has no name as
yet, but she has IA propellers The
ideas that have been put into practical
execution in this marine wonder, have
been kept so carefully concealed that
few persons have had the remotest no
ton that any such revolution in marine
engineering was ever contemplated.
Now, however, we are to have a ship
that will speed across the ocean in less
than three days by the use of the Pain.
ton system of electric motors.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-01-15

A VEIN of gold ore 80 feet wide has
been found in the Kennedy mine in
Grass Valley, Cal, at perpendicular
depth of 9, 100 feet. This fact seems to
explode an old belief that gold ore dis.
appears at certain depth.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-01-15

A RECENT dispatch from Rome stated
chat a young Italian doctor named
Cacarelli, who had recovered from the
yellow fever in Rio Janeiro, had dis
covered the germ of that fever and
had given the details of his discovery
under seal to the Rome Academy Of
Modicino
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-01-15

The number of steerage passengers
landed at Ellis island, N. Y, during the
year 1896 was 25s, $50. There were 90, 2e3
cabin passengers landed at the port Of
New York during the same period.
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In Penobscot county. Me-. the fines
imposed on dealers who violate tho
liquor law pay all the county expenses.
The fines are collected with as much
regularity as If they were licensed
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THOSE WHO TOLL.

Many bicycle firms have increased
their labor force, especially in thu ease
and production for 1897 Is rushing.
Over 10000 men are now involved II
the great shipping strike at Hamburg
Germany, and dock work is at stand
still.
A deep-water harbor in south Califor
mia will cost $4,000. 900 for labor and
supplies. Work will be commenced al
once.
Because of a drought and q bad ser.
son the South Australian government
distributing seed wheat to impover
ished farmers.
A society Of workingmen has been on
ganized at Rochester, n. Y. for the pur
pose of dealing with political-labo,
questions.
The first eight-hour demonstration
ever held in West Australia took place
at Perth lately. oil the unions com
bining for the occasion.
A federation Of all the coal miners II
Australia is contemplated in the scheme
OF reorganization of the New Soutl
Wales Miners association.
Skilled men are lacking in the engine
rooms of the warships of the United
States navy, and the chief engineer ha.
made a request for more.
Wages Of carpenters in Australia
have been increased IL cents a day b,
agreement between the union and th'
bosses association. They are now $2.oI
a day.
A new clause permitting Jewish
workmen to toll on Sundays to make W
for lost time on Saturdays will be in
troduced in the factories and work
shops bill of Australia.
During the last fiscal year the farm
ers Of the United States were paid $571.
900 by foreign countries for prod
uce. Next years crops promise to b.
greater. and the benefits are felt II
many directions.
London cabmen are carrying on
guerrilla warfare against the railway
companies. which is conducted like ,
boycott. They refuse to enter any d
the stations with passengers or bag
gage and are otherwise disoblig;ng.
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THE increase in cigars consumed by
the American people last year amount
ed to "a, oOO, 900, whereas the eonsump-
ton Of the cigarette exceeded that of
the previous year by So, 99s, 23a.
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and injuriI

Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte's
great pathological library has been sold
to q London bookseller, as the efforts
to raise money enough to buy it for
the Guildhall library were .unsuccess.
fu1
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Boston. Mass. Jan. 9.-Dennis B. Cush-
man. q co-Iaborer in the Irish cause with
the late John Boyle O'ReiIly, Is dead. Mr..
eastman and John ORe.lly together were
sentenced to the British penal colony in
Australia in the early COS. eastman made
his escape after O'Reilly had gained his
freedom. He came to Boston and was as
ISOLATED with Mr.. O'ReiIly on the ALTERS
paper.
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w,ch... and Western Rail. Sold.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 11-Oficials Of the
Santa Fe road have purchased for the
company eighty miles of steel rails Of the
Wichita and Western road. recently Or
dsrsd torn up by the United States court
because the receivers could not make it
pay operating expenses.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-01-15

The number of steerage passengers
landed at Ellis island during the year
1896 was 252, $50. There were 80, 223
cabin passengers landed at the port of
New York during the same period.
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JOPLIN, Mo-, Jan. 9.-Fred Feltenber
and Joseph Noble, two miners, quar-
relied yesterday over q trivial matter
and the former shot the latter, inf let
ing . mortal wound.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-01-15

In Massachusetts, last year the births
Of 1,472 twins and % triplets were re-
corded, surprising all previous achieve.
ments in that line in the state.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-01-15

Atlantic City, N j., Jan. 1.-THE resigna-
ton of Major I. A. Byrnes of this city,
as Indian agent at the Ute reservation in
Utah has been forwarded to Washington
Major Byrnes IS at his home IN Washing
ton and says he has tired of his post. He
has been an agent for seven years.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-01-15

A REMARKABLE instrument for count
ing the corpuscles of the blood has
: been invented by DIR. Judson Daland,
of Philadelphia.
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lKINSLEY GRAPHIC.
KINsLEY, KANSAS
CURRENT COMMENT.

IT was stated that Iowa had lost $751;
600, 900 through hog cholera during the
past year.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-01-15

TIE marriage licenses in Chicago for
1895 fell off nearly 1.sOO from the mum.
ber issued the year before.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-01-15

MRS A. E. RINEHABr. an enthusiastic
bicyclist of Denver. Col. rode 116 cen.
turtles during the past year.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-01-15

THE fire losses in the United States
for 1896 aggregated S115. 295, 500. In
1895 they were SIPS, 246, 400, and in 1891
&120. ss9. TOO
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Permanent School Fund.

The state permanent school funds have
reached the magnificent sum of sass 49,
70, the greater part Of which has been invested
In bonds The intent and purpose Of the law
governing the purchase Of bonds with this fund
was to buy none but the best and those on which
the interest and principal would be promptly
paid should suggest that the attorney-gen-
eral, II necessary, be empowered to collect the
interest and principle on these delinquent bonds,
II possible and il not possible TO collect in full
by and with the consent Of the executive coun-
ell to compromise on the best terms possible
for the interests OF this fund.- the proceeds to be
turned into the permanent school fund, as pro-
yided bY lnw.
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Many man

MdHyd man
who would be
startled at the
! bare thought
of sitti ne
d o W n and
deliberately
DIR in king Q
dose of poi.
son, allows
himself to be
regularly and
syste m attic.
ally poisoned
day after day
by accumula.
r IT.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-01-15

Tor the insane. the Dllnd. and deaf and dunn
should be selected solely by reason of fitness,
reasons. The responsibility for these unfortu-
nate people is too great to be the football of
faction.
Evidence in Divorce Cases.
Recent decisions of our courts indicate that
the statutory rules of evidence in divorce cases
are decidedly defective and by means ac-
complish the purpose of their enactment This
matter should receive the early. indeed the i'm
mediate, attention of the legislature.
Coal Mines and Miners.
From the state mine inspectors report find
that there were mined in 1895. 3. 90.s43 tons of
coal valued at s3,59j,1I. Nine thou
sand and twenty-one men and 35 boys
were employed in the industry and the
net product was 420.S1I tons less than in
1894. The miners AMI mine owners of the state
will ask for certain legislation bearing on this
important industry which respectfully ask you
to give careful consideration The mining COM
panies issue scrip to their employees. redeema-
BILE in goods at their store 1t should be made
redeemable in cash once month
Bureau of Labor and Industry.
The commissioner OF labor statistics submits
the 18th report OF this department The bureau
possesses possibilities of great usefulness and
especially is this true under present economic
conditions while the relations between labor
and capital are Of such vital importance
In Conclusion.
Gentlemen of the legislature We cannot
hope in the short space Of 80 days to correct all
the mistakes, to remedy all the evils that have
been made and have risen along with our
magnificent civilization, but we should endeav-
or to accomplish such results as win demon
strate to those who follow US that our inten-
tions were good. our actions determined and
our counsels judiciousL We are mere hands on
the dial plate Of Kansas The works are be-
meath and behind us where a million and a half
of Gods people toll and struggle A generation
has passed away since John Brown Of Osawato-
mic struck one. Let us SO live and so move
while dressed in our little brief authority that
those who look may hope that we have struck
two JOIN W. LEKDY. GovernoE
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The question of the regulation of transporta-
ton companies has been one that has COM
manded the attention of the legislatures of the
various states since railroads were first intro
duced These corporations have received their
charter rights from the various states, and
these states naturally concluded that they had
the right to regulate and control the corpora
lions that they thus had created. This view of
the case was constantly conbatted by the cor
porationS. who claimed. they were private
corporations, they were not subject to state leg
islation so far as their charges were concerned
view they have not yet abandoned.
When, however, congress IL years ago,
created that Sub.erfuge for Justice
called the interstate commerce commission,
it enacted legislation that was supposed by
the people to be for the purpose of securing
their rights and controlling these corporations
After II years OF weary waiting, the people are
now told by this commission that the law under
which they were acting was defective and had
been held by the court of last resort as fnopera-
tive and unconstitutional Thus after 50 years,
of effort In this direction, we find that practical
" nothing has been done toward the control OF
corporations recommend that the legisla-
ture pass maximum freight law that Win be
fair to corporations and just to the people I
believe also that the board Of railroad COM
missioners should be clearly vested