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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-12

He opened the china closet. The first thing he
saw vas 4 japlnned box bearing label informing
him that there nothing but plated ware in
side al the solid silver having been stolen by a
previous burglar"
lie explored the box and all the shelves thor
ou.:hiy but there nothing worth stealing
Cautiously opening the door on his right he stepped
into the kitchen. Another card confronted him. Tie
turned up the gas and read
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-12
HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
From The Topeka Capital.

FfOm The Topeka LapItaL
There was a wedding out in the whoOping wesn>
ern part Of Kansas the other day. and, n speaking
OF the bride, the local paper sad: She u one -
he girls who nothing for paint and prtdA
and can ride a pony forty miles over our prairteal
and III bet hairpn against q nickeFs worth =
candy that she beat any one running q fooec
race. rein pony in herd Of cattle and cut o.
en- head quick any one can II should b
understood that in Kansas in other States to
standard Of accomplishment varies With the local
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LEGtL REPARTEk

From The Detroit FIRE" Press.
",;enticrcn Of the jury" said the pOmpous law
yer assuming MS most imposing. mcn. Il once sat
upon the judges bench in Iowa:
where was the judge quickly inquired the OPP
posing attorney. and the pompous gentleman found
he thread Of his argument hopelessly entanged
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-12

you're a good one. anyhow" muttered the
burgar. Il wonder what your little game is"
with his hand on the revolver in his coat peck
ct he stole softly into the dining room. There was
Just light enough to enable him to read the card
hanging from the chandelier over the dining
table.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-12

marked IL purihus unum.' or 'Auf wiedrrs'"cn,
ne complained rs they drew near 20 the Elytaa'
man and when they stood in front Of tins masn M,
cent pcroonaec his companion nearly itlnlru, In
Young r,an's confidence and sef-as~urhnct hau nc
serted h,m entirely ana Good evening. MI non
.icur + pnrihu. unum!" was wh1t NJ r,IIIy '"''
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If YOU WILL TRY THIS DOOR ON
YOUR RIGHT YOU WILL FIND YOU
CAN GO OUT WHENEVER YOU
PLEASE; 1T HAS A SpKiNG LOCK;
AND NOW WILL YOU KINDLY GO AND
CLOSE THE PANTRY WINDOW So
THE THINGS WILL NOT FREtHE'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-12
TIE BURGLARS NEW EXPERIENCE.

EVERYTHING WAS MADE EASY FOR HIM
From The Chicago Tribune.
With dexteuty acquired by long practice the
burglar pred up the pantry window and thrust his
head inside. A dim light burning. and large
card with this inscription confronted him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-12
THAT'S ALL RIGHT. DON'T MAKE A
NOISE AND DON'T DISTURB THE
FAMILY WE ARE ALL ASLEEP.

Startled at this. he drew his head backward and
listened A moment
Everything was quiet. and he cautiously climbed
in. An oblong card attracted his attention. II
read
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-12

YOU CAN'T GET UPSTAIRS WITHOUT
ROUSING THE FAMILY. TAKE WHAT
YOU WANT HERE AND THEN TRY
THE DINING-ROOM.
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sUPERs11T1oNs OF CH1xAMEv.
Discovery of Devil In Garden Hose and
It's Serious Results.

On farm in the southern part Of California
young Chinaman was employed to do odd
jobs. His one great delight was to sprinkle
the lawn with the hose. One afternoon when
he was at his favorite occupation visitor
thought 1t would be good Joke to cut the
water off by turning faucet at one end Of the
piazza Now the Chinaman had sprinked the
lawn hundreds Of times. hut had not the re-
hottest idea where the water came from. tax
ing it for granted thatt was tho most natural
thing in the world for water to flow from
the hose. Therefore when the visitor carried
out his idea and the water stopped running.
the Chinaman was sorely perplex ed to know
what had happened. First he threw the hose
on the ground, stamped upon it and shook it.
and then as this vigorous treatment produced
no beneficial results he blew down the hose
Just then the owner Of the house stepped up
to see the fun. The visitor. seeing him coming.
said in n low voice:
Just see the fun. The next time he blows
down the hose l will turn 1t on full force"
Sure enough. in few minutes the Chinaman
started to blow down the hose. and as he did
50 the visitor turned the water on full.
Did you ever see such an astonished China
man 2" remarked the visitor Rleefully.
The Chinaman certainly was astonished. He
threw the hose on the ground and made one
beelno for his room, which was next to tho
tank in one Of the. outbuidings. In few
minutes he returned with small bundle under
his arm. and going up to his employer said
Give me my money. Ne no stayee. Dchbil
in hosec: nehhil in hosee."
The Joke had turned out to be Of n moro ser-
Gus nature than had been expected. The
Chinaman walked or in spite OF all remon-
strances. The owner OF the farm laughed and
said he would go to the Chinese agent and get
another boy Bright and early the next morn
ing new Chinese boy arrived. and as every
small paper bundle to his room. the same one
occupied by his predecessor. He had been In
the room only few minutes when he ran out.
and going mp to his employer said:
Me no likee. Me no likee. Ne no stayca"
pom being questioned he would give no an
swcr except that he didn't like il and wouldn't
stay. Recourse was again had to the Chinese
agent. ana the next morning another Chinese
hoy arrived with his inyRriable little bundle
under his arm. Going to his room. he returned
almost as instantly and. with a mystfed way.
said like the former one
Me no Stayee Me no stayee"
Things were beginning to look serious and
the visitor wished he hadn't played that prnc-
teal Joke. For the third time the Chinese
agent was called upon. This time tho agent
made some inquiries and promised to call the
next morning and try to find ont the trouble
the next morning he arrived. and. nfter look
ing around the place, went to the Chnnmun'R
former room. There nc discovered written on
one side otthe walt IN Chinese characters the
information that the place was haunted and
was inhabited with strange spirits or devils
and that Cinnamon had better keep clear OF H.
writing no trouble was had in procuring a new
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FROM me Iop'kd DGIiV Capital.
1t was way hnck in the seventies said an
old engineer. Il was pulling the limited cnst
from Council Bluffs to Chicago over the Rocl;
Island. The night was bitterly cold Wo had
G"n" about twenty miles out and had stopped
ut night office for orders aud had started nm
again, when the fireman reached oyorand.oiL.
There Isl hobo on tho nIot saw him get on
at tn" depot SureY | said Go OUT ON thu
running board and 500 II he's there yet Tho
ilr"man did rs he was ordered TO do and ra-
,uTH.I win inc information that the hobo was
., We'll said |, it's y hitter cold night. and
u ne can, stand 1t ont there | am wiling ia
sipul rae WIN me- And on We went towarI
IA, n.In lax, W'th ga - ,barking like SIXTY at
cEi passenger on the pilot ''''
III aEi W, HH ~" faint g!immcrIng Of IN,
h"2 'IEhl, Thought saw aheal What seminal
W Nc ulhrR OF cattle on the track. As wa
HiL,nirGtu u thn lunch seemed 10 grow
iarS re, II was now too intn t" DO anything. so
that bunch OF cattle 'kn-bii 10 paranhrase
Tho Language ui TCnnyson. who glide. into
Ihtni,HtIs OF nhmiraiioG over the charge 0! the
sS Gni nsigiHne az BAlaklavn there was Just
lett ut MS ami cattle to The rear oi us, hut nSns
ny moro IN 'front.' Oi us. After IL was over our
.hnu%hls lr t"rtrd 10 tho hobo on tho piiof
20 w 9ut ana '""e Il he Is still there. said ''"
fec" III" irnsts Of many winters had crsr Gmp 30
ne wrndrd his way IN the dark over many u" n
long tram OF box rnrs anl who had been Iis,yer"t
nG e the story We'll" said he. was ;is.' hc
No" replied the engineer There Ina ant
a an oyster can milking one Of those burned
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Fusion In South Dakota Not Likely to Las.
Much Longer.

Sioux FALLS, s, D.. June 10 The Porulist
party Of South Dakota Is NJ present in n rurious
situation II was started as rcbuke to both
old parties. hut its machinery was CAPTURED
several years nGo 10y politicians who formed an
aIhanc" with the Democrats and placed fusion
tickets in the field Many od-line Popull.,s
have refused longer to he Identified with tho
party which they built up, and have lo-
come Republicans or Democrats again. Many
OF the original Populists were men who loft the
Republican rnrty because Of Senator rc.ti-
grows end"rship vet IN 1890. when tho Scna-
tor walked out Of tho St. Louis Convention. he
took to- Populsm as naturally as a duck
takes To water. and h" is to-day as arbitrary
aud Supreme n dictator Of the south Daknta
InpuilstS ana Democrats as ho was Il few years
tn" result 81 his hictatorship in this instance
WI ,HvrniHh,ly he the sam" as in tho former
n" general election Of noxt wear. after which
tim" =" ltenubicans are. likely again to have
control ~ the affairs Of tho state and elect
successor to Pcttigrcw. The fusi1r,ists in In"
last two elections have lost ground ana would
not new +" c"nsder!cl 'actor in therrvt g"n,
rr9l election wer" il not for Icttigrcw IIo il
holding them together by sheer force. AMI
only lv doing So can he hope tn lie rescued
Judge g. u KonnaAy ONE IT HE !enGnr,s Who
di"p,n""I tho nnti illusion lOpuIists said re-
th@ ac ~ s my ilRfHSWG" Sh% reoH" p4ry "r
condition than 7 Is to-day In 1900 It will he
IN better c0u'ition IN oppose the Republican
party than 1t over was before. and II viii srnd
ad"l"Ght On to tho ncNt National Convention
party and 10 nmalGamatc with none"
Ham ,kautzmnn. editor Of tho TGukton
n"utly Identified with tho upLuldinE or the
party in both Nebraska aud South Dakota. hut
VT" renrGs"nts tho faction which opposes
1T Is n hard matter to decide at this da .
what h" Populist par'y will 40 as the rcnl
foGullSiS seem to have been, crowded from the
leadership Mh"'h"rthn old guard have sand
enough t. com" to th" front aud assert their
going 10 lIadcs into the old parties nj n very
Iapid pace. md, II the men from tho shops, tho
fields and the forges do not rally 70 the pri-
maries nnd conventions and weed out the un-
principlrd fusion Spectators there will soon
be nothing left OF the P0pulist party but the
hole where 1t went under" Wv
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NEBRASKA CLISGs TO FUSION.
Spells and Bryan's Influence Keep the
Coalition Alive.

LINCOLN. Neb.. June 1O.-The wane Of the
Pcpulist party. SO marked in Kansas. is not
noticeable in Nebraska 1t is a fact. however,
which none OF the leaders denies. that there
has been visible shifting about. and the
elections of tho last two years in the State
have shown that the Fusionsts have been the
ones to suffer No prominent member OF the
Populist party. no man whose rank In the
organization In this State corresponds in the
least with that OF Pefror in Kansas. has de-
serted the party standard. This Ia due In the
main to the fact that all the prominent MEM
bers have either been cared for In Office or
hope to be cared for In tho near future. The
cohesive force OF official apoils has not only
kept the party organization alive and active
but hns made the continuance of fusion a
In each Populst State Convention for tho
last three years there has been an element. in
demanded that the conyention prSeeed I" " bns
ness without submitting propositions and
names to the Democratic Convention. Their
each time 1t has been only by the personal ap-
peaIs and protests Of leaders like Allen and
Bryan that split has been prevented These
leaders. as well as every man in ali three OF tho
other parties who has his hopes fixed upon
sSp 9Gs T real that With the END Of
for them. Every effort is therefore bent to
pbrGiyen1t Ss dif9pto9 Of hS Political sopaTtnsr
Popultst rarity has been growing. In fact It
might have trlumphed a year ago had not its
leaders made the mista Ike OF allyng themselves
IN the National Committee with the element
that was seeking Aliens overthrow The big
senator has personal following that In s1lres
his triumph In any internecne conflict I'm the
State. Recently mum be of Middle-ot- the Road
Popuiist newspapers have been esta blished one
here at LINCOLN. whore fusion has it's greatest
footing. The opponents OF fusion frankly say
they DO not hope to prevent it this year and
possibly not next. but they look upon Bryans
deieat at the polls in 1900 as certain. In fact
they hope for IT, because in that defeat they
see the end Of fusion in this State They say
that with the overshadowing personality OF
Bryan withdrawn the alliance will be dis
solved. The FREQ Silver Republican element is
regarded now as OF such shadowy substance as
no longer to be reckoned with although a
small coterie keeps up the organization in
order TO demand an Office now and then.
Ex-Gov. HOlcOmb. who is that seeming i'm
possibility. a conservative Populist was asked
recently If he thought Populism was dying in
Nebraska.
No" he replied. "Populism is just about
holding its own. 1tisnot growing any numer-
tcally for the reason that the lled parties des-
ignatcd as the Fusion organization are advo-
eating the same principles. Each keeps it's
own political organization intact but Populist
principles have been growing and have leav-
ened the whole mass. Being in power tho
party has been forced on the defensive. but
from no part of the state nre there any reports
Of defections. and free silver sentiment Is as
strong a6 ever"
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h0ib and than W. hath snddanlr remembered

bath. and then ", beth suddenly remsm6Shre y
s.oS On . lad ts hot hHa We
and We were right Tc got $50 more on his
Wy wy Tets cut now for New York, I said to him
:" Not on your lfe. said he. I'm going e
get into New York
THE next day we took separate routes to get
thing EASY. It was a novelty in Chicago then.
aud we didn't get one turn. down out OF i've
Ssg s, Ss a lnsd % S cS
boards. Then we got the privilege TO erect
boards and WORKING gear on three q tho most
small percentage OF the rake.ofY ana we only
had TO flash our contracts on the stereoptlcon
people 10 get three machines and the men to
We made money hand over nst: got AL the
gig lamps out OF hook, and we're settling down n,
to tho utI!usDce of boated ndhooers; all In
uD and blew ali three Of our boards down and
s,nessi to pn, of we're @ tie
good. outs de OF tae lewelry we'd redeemed.
=" Come on. let's go to New York said my
I agreed, and with all kinds o. afront; money
Just as we Intended to be before we started
for New York took the train. We went by
T 1g q Detroit in drHwRgJT9SG ear
to get by Detroit, but, we didn't We only
took = few on the train, but we, woke unr IN the
gone to sleep In the same room with our plug
hats on, We woke M about the same time.
S%sus sG w ysrf9 for nf ss s~ week
5000 80 that when 70 decided 70 call call II Of
through ticket. to New York.
hgndIsa,s not enough ts sna inn IN New "
pick I'M few mora hAro'
.TTeE We ecina e dS itt', I asked h him: =.
$sTa e sSs Se Ss J.
Fairs going to happen here next week; I'm
going to rent that balloon. All 'er up with gas.
,ie er to stake out on the fair grounds have
Tor a quarter q head; It's mint; The fair'll
Then we can roll into New York and tell EN-
that at we've Jus, been w Sway for few months
would. Instead. however. q cleaning up $50
day on the game. We pulled down close to
aeronaut literally for his end OF it.. We each
had $500 and over In our clothes when; at the
to Of take the s New YORK on The The
way down my pal. passing by q big gin mill.
SAID to me- Come on In.
he gave me queer look out OF the corners VI
his eyes.
" Let's have a couple OF quart bottles Of
vine. said he to the waiter when we sat down
at a table.
The waiter brought them.
II Just want TO give this stuff the laugh for
once SAID he. crashing one Of the bottles by
merry boot for a long lime now. It has been
man handling and Furnishing me for a good
twelve years. 1t has been Turing me with a
with mirthfu yelps OF Victory. WolI here
where | pass II up, not for while. but until
hell freezes over AMI he deliberately knocked
the mock of the bottle and permitted the up
turned contents to race and splitter into the
spittoon at his side.
He nodded to me to follow suit and did.
I was dead willing. for had some memories.
too.
That's how got from q bug ward In Mil
waukee to New York In the summer and fall OF
'0l. and all the verlfcation need for the mar
rative is the blushing countenance Of our re-
spected Chief Ex-Tank. who was-and is-my
The Chief Ex-Tank rose and bowed amid
cheers and the meeting adjourned.
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From TIE Chi,1ao n card.


one ri he latest % tho som-charltable insti-
!ntons Of London X " liowton's." There ara
thousands OF lahurcr~ mechanics ana even
cl"LEs who hay" cagsN Ia bless the name piyen
10 the raIHtl4 hotel erected two or three Snors
ago by Lord Rowton Tor tho benefit OF th"ss
w|'H"r .,n"1 inr Whlm ho'or" this tim" there
W.. 70 Sh"i'"r say" ia the common and usually
i3nlhs!mr lodging houses ri" iirst of ,hess
u .Tinn houses WIS started BY Lord Rowtnn
YIN w y' g, I" tn" netor Wing Of those ualS
me E9Nton house have in mind at urcsnmt
II, 10. ,n"rn are others now-is lyc stories high
rs visitors list Is always fG! for many mora
tdan enough to III the hug" Building arc only
rupcphtrht 70 pay the modest siNprmro n night
Wmirn entities, on" to the small Int ciranrsS
:" mm'n.,S' Oh Dehrooms, The only conditions
o nGuIhtlnll are payment in advance, inlet and
ftth" "nn aeu"rlmcnt, vacation Lrioru i 0c,uCE
~, 10y, ~. ming and 20 smokius IN tho BOD
JJ,tmc nh ~ b." t"rne EowloH'- 'iN a"""mr'-
gives the holder TIE ruu i In, ST,',iinrSS - q
tbbn ~ insn room. the smoking room. the iIar",
t thu io neSS for To-" hath, III" washtaaa and
IIn Io few weeks ago one Of our icalrrnei
whn G rsn ronnd occnS sion to quarrel with man
"hen ne was possessed OF $1,000 year.
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the Populist host into the camp Of the Union
Reform party. The story Is that majority Of
the members Of the Missouri State Committee
will. at the proper time, resign from that body.
Issuing statement to the voters giving ns
their reason for so dOtng tho utter utility OF
lines nn which they have l,ssn working. as tho
fusion q. 1896 destroyed all faith In the SINGER
ity and honesty Of the leaders.
large majority Of the Peoples party, the So
called Midile-oi-ths- readers are unalicrnbly
opp p e. 'usion nnh to SntangnE SiiLancHti
probably ho stampede to the Union reform
party. whose platform contains only one plank
-direct leglslation.
Sheridan Webster. lawyer and until recently
mem Der Of the P9pulI-t State Committee and
arahid Middle of-tLe- Reader. says the leaders
and no breadth OF mind They mr." unable TO
grasp the vital questions OF the hour hut grope
hold Of something tangible. With such leaders
s shis mros;iGl" The rank anh lIIr realize
men His statement follows:
Where is the PEOPLES partyat1 What il its
probable FUTURE 1t is true the convention OF
iiS2 b instead Of nom!nating Bryan. 2nly Of
and on the ,cEet with Tom Watson. which
" true that the bosses the Peope par
with their Democratic purchasers. were able
70 prevent my effective action 10y tho Middle
of-the- Readers To get candidate for President
before the voters. Since lSshi state cOnvrn-
tons and the attitude Of the reform press have
~ Nv, p'y,''W .iSpuIr tmat tnr ern, naIoriy
ing to rescue their rHrty from the hospism
Of its hetrhycrs and to perpetual" the PARTY
by avoiding all fusion in the future. They
cannot SUCCEED. Their wcll-mcant endeavors
Will fail The Peoples party usefulness IL at
an end. Al new party must arise to afford the
people a vehicle for reforms. The voters arc
tired OF form ng parties for leaders to sell out.
The great reform marty Of the future must be
but by the initiative. referendum and inpera-
tive mandate. Such party is tho Union Re
form party, and TO 1t the Peoples party voters
will grayitate as their only means OF attaining
reform"
Mr. Webster Is a member OF the National Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Union Reform party.
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SCHEME or InE MISSOURI LEADERS.
Popniism HeinE Dead, They win Try to
nOlstcr Cn the Union Kefnrm rnrtX

ST Louis. June lG-The consensus Of opin-
ion among Missouri politicians is that the dis
Indignation "t Popu!iSm has begun. The re-
turn u senator PETER to the Republican rarty
indicates t" them III" subsistence Of the move
mont that SWEPT ovor Kansas and many West
ern states like II Drairio fire. II is assorted
that considerable faction OF the party has
decided To abandon Popusm and all that it
stands for. but it is not tho purpose Of the
leaders OF this new departure to align them
selves with tho Democrats nor yet with the
Republicans. but SO far as possible. to march
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~ TIE NiDDhn or rnE aoAn.

MILTON Park Says There VIII lie "A Straight
out popuiiSt Ticket In 1900.
DALLAS Tea. June lj.-In RreAk,ng about
tbs part the Peoples party will play in ma.
tional politics aeNt year Chairman Milton Park
OF the Middl"-of-'hc-Roal National Committee
Caid TO TIE SrN cutrH Hondcut ir-dpy:
The man ~ The Popul-ts /, tu alr,uo p
ornGsly the lines Of action laid out \. their ~,
natton" 90 Zion, which was held at Omaha
IN lS'@. There definite political r.ug.p.niu,
was mapped ont. The party principles w,ro
clearly stated in the platform adopted there,
tho Omaha PLATFORM as it Is known Those
are c:i!! She principles Of the rarity. the creed
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will cut very little figure In the campaign.
Yhe fAct Ia. the POpnIatA hnYa found refuge

will cut very little figure In the campaign
The fact 10, the Populsts have found refuge
permanently in the Democratic party. Old
leaders. such as Gen James Is. Weaver and W.
IL Robb. keer up the separate organization for
the purpose Of exacting compensation OF one
kind or another from tho Dem ocracy. Con.
Weaver Is Chairman OF the regular Iopulist
party committee. IIo has Issued call for q
State convention. to be held the same day and
at the same. place as the Democratic State
convention. Tor the purpose Of consultation
and to take such action concerning the selec-
ton OF candidates as may 10 deemed adyisa-
BILE" This, OF course, means fusion, which
Gen. Weaver has always favored.
IL the Democratic State Convention fails to
indorse the whole Chicago platform. or evade
the free silver issue. tho Weeks party will gain
lew thousand votes. u 70 not likely. however.
hold their Populst and Free, silver Repu bllcan
allies together without this Issue, and probabl y
majority Of the Democratic are still for free
silver Mt III to |. anyhow,
As to ex-senator PETER ot Kansas, no has
very little influence with either faction. He
spoke in Iowa two years ago for the Middle of-
the Road faction. but as he ran for Governor ot
Kansas on the Prohibition ticket last year he
IA regarded az an outsider. and has been by
most Populists for three years.