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The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-08
IN SOCIETY
SURPRISE TAckY PARTY.

Several friends of Mrs. John r.
Ford of 229 Sixteenth street. treated
her 10 quite surprise last evening.
Mrs Ford was induced by her broth
er, per previous arrangement to go
with him on a short visit to neigh
Dor in the early part of the evening.
While she was away from home a
number OF figures. arrayed in weird
and ghostIy attire. stole silently into
the Ford home and when Mrs. Ford
returned she found her house occu-
pied by friends and neighbors. Only
little surprise tacky party was the
explanation.
The evening was spent with music,
games and dancing. after which a
bounteous lunch. which was brought
by the guests, was spread The queer
costumes worn by the visitors proyok-
ed much mirth and prizes were given
for the most comical and original
make-ups. Mrs. A. l.. Watson as
Queen Witch, was awarded the
lady's prize. handsome hand paint
ed china plate, and MIR. J. NJ Myers
as Isl Perkins carried off the hon
ors among the gentlemen, receiving a
beautiful stick pin.
The guests at this enjoyable affair
were: Messrs and Mesdames 7. r.
Compton, J. NJ. Myers. M. ]. Dob
schultz. Mrs. John Porter OF Barlow,
KY; Mesdames A. l.. Watson. J. w.
Gholson, John Ashley, Misses Wilma
Watson. Theresa Malinski. Ella Do
Ian, Dora Williams, Messrs, c. L.
Kiftner, Archie Hertrick. of Hickman,
Ky, Thurman Judy, Samuel West.
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IN THE MATRIMONIAL LINE.

Marriage licenses were issued We.
er.lay TO the following couples.
Frank Johnson. Cairo.
Mrs Jennie Patterson. Cairo.
Daniel Bell. Cairo.
Matte Harris Cairo
Bynum 4. Robertson. Paducah.
Mrs Ruth T. Brinkley. Clin on.
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Cure an Old One.

In view of the fact that Vienna
physician has become famous for cur
ing rheumatism by the external APP
plieation OF bee stings. an American
physician rises to say that the inter
nal absorption of the virus of the
honey bee has effected 500 times 500
cures.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-08

Arthur Rude, an employe Of the Chi
cago Mill and Lumber company, lost
the first finger of his left hand yester.
day by getting it caught in some Of
the machinery at the mill.
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;CENERAL LOCAL NEWS

The meeting of the Chlldren's home
board which was to have been held
today al the residence Of Mrs Chas.
Pink, has been postponed untll We'd
nesday at the same hour.
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Mrs, George Dougherty will take
the Cairo gold medol contest class to
Mound City next Monday night. where
they will compete for the W. c. T Y.
gold medal The class consists of
Fora Sutton. Sadie Youch, Mabel Kin
bred, Myra Smith, Howard Pennyba-
ker, Joseph Magruder
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HUNTING LICENSES.

County Clerk Jesse Miller issue
hunting iiceHaes yesterday a. foliuws
Cyrus Grace. Beech Ridge.
John z RIVAL Willard.
James Hawkins. Cairo.
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The story is told by Or. Abraham
jacob that gentleman on being In
troduced to DR.. Gerster some years
ago inquired: Arc you the brother
OF Ftelka Gcrster, the great prma
donna?" mo" replied tho doctor.
"Etelka is the sister of Arpad Gers,er,
the famous surgeon.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-08

Mrs W. c. Jocelyn went to St
Louis last night TO visit the big fair
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-08

Miss Kathryn Mcknight spent sun
lay in Paducah the guest Of friends,
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Married in ST. Louis.

DR.. Robert Fitzgerald and Miss May
Reyburn of St Louis were united in
marriage in hat city last week.
DR.. Fitzgerald is we'll known in
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THE WEATHER
Forecast for Today.

Indications Tor Cairo and vicinity
today:
Parity cloudy; no decided change in
temperature.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-08

Mrs. Mary l. Wood and Mrs II. H.
Rittenhonse left for Chicago last
night
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-08

Miss Mabel Downs of Paducah spent
Sunday in Cairo he guest OF Miss
Edith English
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staac YesterdaY al 4 8. n.

The stage of the river at 4 p. m.
yesterday was %, showing a fall of
OIL in twenty-four hours,
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-08

Miss I.ottie Baupre of Vienna is the
guest of he Misses Hensacher Of
Park Place West.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-08

Mrs. Sadie Holman Of Nashville
Tenn. who has been visiting rela-
tives in Wickliffe and Cairo, was here
yesterday enroute home She visit
ed her daughter, Mrs G. c. Boyd.
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Jim Orange, a disreputable negro
who has been roaming the city
streets a. will for the past two weeks
in a half drunken condition. was cut
in the back last night by some IN
known party. He was on Commercial
avenue between venty-eighth and
Twenty-ninth streets about $50
o'clock last night when the trouble
occurred The cuts are on the left
side and were evidently made with a
sharp knife as the blade penetrated
The blue army coat worn by the ne
gro and made some ugly gashes in
the flesh. Orange was taken to his
place Of abode on Jefferson avenue.
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets ana Dr. Fields dressed the
wounds They will probably not
prove serious. bun the negro may not
be able to get out to vote today. Or.
ange is a great nuisance and the city
would be better off if he was given
good heavy fine and a stay to leave
He does no' know who inflicted the
wounds
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BRIEF MENTION.

Mrs, j. NJ. Wenger went to Chi
cago last night
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Miss Elizabeth Schooler. who has
been quite III, was reported somewhat
improved yesterday
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Miss Birdie Porter, who has been
the guest Of her uncle, Rev r J. Por-
ter, and family for several weeks, re-
turned TO her home in Joplin, Mo-,
Yesterday.
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Miss IVY Newman Of Paducah is
the guest OF her sister, Mrs. Joseph
Ezell Of Third street
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Mrs. W. f. Mcneil and daughter
Miss Ora, left for ST. Louis last night
10 visit the Worlds fair
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A horse belonging TO Mr. Sol Bald
win of Sandusky became frightened
near the court house yesterday noon
and ran away AT the corner of
Cross street and Washington avenue
he ran upon the sidewalk where he
slipped and fell, striking and slightly
injuring little Mildred Hodges, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. j Hodges of
upper Washington avenue who was
on he way home from school with her
younger sister Winiired who is about
six years of age. The children were
picked up Immediately and carried
to the court house where it was found
shey were more frightened than hurt
One of the older child's arms was
slightly injured and ii Is a miracle.
hat both little girls were not killed
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Mrs Margaret Blatteau has returns
ed from a several days visit with her
son. Mr.. Albert Blatteau and family.
OF Birds Point, Mo.
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Miss Regina Coyle has accepted a
position at Miss Minnie Comba's mill
inery store in the Gilbert block.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-08

Mrs, Anna Barth and sister, Miss
Jessie Baber. have returned from a
several days visit in the World
fair city.
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Mr.. and Mrs William Gillespie ana
little daughter spent Sunday with
the formers parents at Vienna.
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Miss Sarah Pink has gone to Nal
den, Mo. for a protracted visit with
her aunt, Mrs. r j. Lebo
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-08

Misses Nellie Coyle, Lizzie Casey
and Nettie Hediger spent Sunday in
Mound City visiting friends.
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The giving away OF a Bucks Hot
Blast heating stove by the Rhodes
Burford Furniture company yester.
day afternoon at O'Clock attracted
large crowd TO their store at the
corner Of Tenth street and Commerci-
al avenue. Tickets were given away
during the day and the person holding
the lucky number was given a s.ove
valued at $40, All holders of tickets
were required to be present when
the drawing took place. The first mum
Der drawn was posi- and was held by
Mrs. Force Balm who was present and
who was given the stove Messrs
Joseph Steagala, L. c. Herbert and w
f. Geisenhof acted as judges and
Miss Pauline Beck drew the number
from a box while blindfolded,
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Mr. Bynum A. Robertson Of Padu.
cab and Miss Ruth +. Brinkley OF
Clinton, Ky, were married yesterday
afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock at the resi-
denee of Mr. W, II. Lawson on
Eighteenth street, Rev. T. J. Porter
officiating They left for ST Louis
last night 10 visit the Worlds fair
Mr., Rufus Flaek will not engage in
the c,othing business in the opera
house block as was recently announc
ed Mr.. Flack was offered sufficient
inducements by Mr. f $. Haas, his
present employer. and instead of EN-
barking in business for himself will
continue with Mr. Haas. 1t is not
known who will occupy the opera
house block when 1t is vacated by
NJ Werner & Son.
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Mr. G. w Ryal of Lake Milligan
was In Cairo yesterday transacting
business,
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-08

Mr. Charles Hilton, who has been
in the south on business, has return
ed home
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-08

Mr.. p. Mcnamara is recovering
from short illness.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-08

Mr. Il. Sadler went TO St Louis yes
,erday on business and pleasure com
bined.
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in strange tongues, they would turn

in strange tongues, they would turn
away.
There were stalwart followers there.
black and white, both who went down
to do the work of bratticing up the
mine or any other work that came TO
them to do and then about II O'Clock
some of the best miners in the district
started down the shaft, two al a time.
Peter Wise, a former member of the
district executive committee got into
the bucket and disappeared. So did NJ.
J. McQuade, the veteran mine foreman
of Freeport and two of his men. So
did W. ]. Bell. So did Bob North, who
did his best last night. So did half
a score of other men and the first real
exploration of the mine was begun.
There was no hurrah or hand clap or
cheers, but with the heartfelt and 81
lent God bless you of every man,
woman and child about the pit mouth,
the men went down to their grim
work
If it is once settled beyond doubt that
all the men in the mine are dead. the
work of ventilati-g the mine can pro
ceed more rapidly, but that is the
trouble and has been since the work
of rescue began. To work the fan in
a way to quickly clear the mine of the
foul air would drive the after damp in
onto the men who may have found
temporary place of refuge, and it would
mean almost instant death. The only
hopeful persons about the mines are
the women and children. and they will
never be convinced that their hus-
bands or their fathers have perished
until the corpse is brought from the
opening Their hooefulness is sublime
but it is none the less pathetic and
doomed it is feared to the direst disap-
point-nent.
Contributions to aid the families Of
the entombed miners are already COM
ing in. There are more than 100 widows
and probably 400 or 500 orphans. who
have been living on the scanty WAGES
of the average coal miner. The cor
oner's jury was brought to the scene
this morning.
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1903 A warrant for his arrest had been
issued in London five days previously,
but Wright had already left for the
United States. He was accused of alb
sconding with funds of the London &
Globe Finance corporation, by which the
stockholders lost more than $111, 600, ,000
The ostensible purpose of the London &
Globe company was to facilitate invest
ments by the shareholders in various
enterprises, ranging from mines de-
veloped, to street railroads and water
works.
Whitaker Wright formerly was a
broker in Philadelphia and in New
York. Wright was one of the biggest
plungers on the exchange. He also in
vested heavily in West Australian
mines. After making more than 81. .500,
900 out of them. he went broke" Then
he went to London where he f1oated
the London & Globe.
The financial crash of the companies
foated by Wright came in December,
1900 There were eleven of them, in
Guiding the parent company, entitled
the London & Globe Finance corpora
tion, with total capitalization of $780,
675 900. Wright was managing direc-
tor.
One of the victims of the crash was
the late Marquis of Dufferin and Ava,
formerly governor general of Canada,
and later British ambassador in Paris.
He consented to be chairman of the
London e Globe and had 25, 900 shares
in the differetn companies With Lord
Dufferin on the board of directors were
Lieutenant General Cough-Calthrop,
who was colonel of the Fifth Dragon
guards and Lord Edward William Pei
pam-C Clinton, master of Queen Victoria's S
household, son of the fifth duke of
Newcastle. When the crash came Lord
Dufferin was severely cenSured for his
connection with the Wright companies,
but in a frank speech to the stockhoId-
ers of the London & Globe he declared
his position and won the sympathy of
his country. Much American money
was lost in the failure of the Wright
companies. There was great outcry
againts the attitude of the authorities
is not prosecuting Wright and his fell
low directors and petition was circu-
lated on the London stock exchange
signed by many influential men de-
manding the prosecution of Wright.
Few millionaires lived in as princely
style as Whitaker Wright.
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BOLT At HOLTON.
Curtis Walker Delegates Walk
Out of Convention.
Organize One of Their Own and
Elect Delegates.

Holton, Kas, Jan. 26-There was a
bolt in the Jackson county Republican
convention here today, the Curtis
Walker faction walking out of the con-
vention. because the friends of Gov
ernor Bailey, Judge Broderick and w.
A. Thomson organized it.
The convention was called to order
this morning by C. D. Logan, chairman
of the county central committee. who
is a Curtis man. ]. E Hogueland was
nominated for chairman by the Curtis
Walker side and A. E. Crane by the
roderick-Thompson delegates. The
vote stood rs for Crane and AZ for
9oguelanG.
Logan then stated that contests had
been fled against some of the Rrod-
erick-W Walker delegates but he did not
state how many. He said they would
not be entitled to vote. Contests had
also been filed against all of the Curtis
Walker delegations, but Logan said
nothing about these.
Both Crane and Hogueland started for
the chairman's desk, when, John O.
Myers moved that Crane be made chair
was that the Walker men walked out of
the convention.
The convention then got down to busi-
ness and elected ten delegates to the
state convention and ten to the con-
gressional convention. Resolutions were
adopted endorsing President Roosevelt
and Governor Bailey, and instructing
the delegation to the state convention
to vote for Bailey for denomination and
for w. A Thompson for railroad COM
missioner, and also instructing the con-
gressional delegation to vote for Judge
Case Broderick, Jackson county's candi-
date, for congressman from the First
congressional district.
The delegations 10 the two conven-
tions are as follows
Congressional-John @. Myers, DR.. S.
S. Reed, Adam Anon, Joseph Hill,
David sHagar, A. E. Crane, David Rice,
! H. F. Graham, DR.. Ed Love, Albert
Smith.
state-C. E. Friend, w. r. Fisher,
Frank Pomeroy, J. w. Atwater, F. L.
Abel, A McAllister M. NJ. Beck, f. L..
Ukele. Fred Brown, Henry Daniels.
The floor manager of the Curtis
Walker crowd in trying to organize the
convention was Judge ]. H. Lowell, who
was on the CurtiS-Walker delegation
from the Third ward. He has always
| been a lifelong Democrat and was a
candidate for the Democratic member
of the board of railroad commissioners
when Walker was elected
The boilers went to the City hotel
and called their convention together
there. Then they adjourned until after
dinner to map out their plan of action
This afternoon they will elect contest
ing delegations to both state and con-
gressional conventions.
] 1t seems to be the plan of the Curtis
people to get up contesting delega-
ton wherever they find they are not
strong enough to carry the primaries
to do So This evidently means thai
there will be contested delegations
| from Jackson, and AtchiSon counties
and the Soldiers home.
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accompanied by his counsel Almost
Immediately afterwards Wright was ta-
ken suddenly i'll and collapsed in the
idly worse and in less than an hour
after his sentence, the financier was
dead.
tremendous sensation.
was in the ante-room when Wright was
stricken, the latter was talking to So
licitor Lewis about his family and Civ
ing instructions regarding their future,
while jailers were waiting outside to
take him TO Brixton prison, when
Wright suddenly stumbled and fell for
ward. Mr.. Lewis and the court attend
ant caught him and put him in a chair,
placing his foot on another chair They
then summoned a doctor. Wright almost
Immediately became unconscious and
never spoke again. The doctor when he
arrived said nothing could be done and
by 3:55 p. m. the financier was dead. His
body was covered with a sheet and laid
on the floor 1t will remain there dur
ing the night and until the coroner and
legal authorities decide on its DISPOSE
ton. The corpse retains its normal ap-
pearance, the face being little changed.
Wright ate a fairly good lunch dur
ing the midday recess and said nothing
about feeling i'll. None of the relatives
has thus far arrived.
Curious crowds are thronging the
court.
STORY OF HIS CAREER.
London, Jan. 26.-Whitaker Wright
was arrested in New York, March 16,
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TEN BELOW ZERO.
That Is the Cold w Gather Record
Today.

The government thermometer in To-
peka registered 10 degrees below zero
for over two hours this morning. which
was the coldest temDera ture record of
the winter.
The mercury was degrees below
zero at o'clock Monday night and was
10 degrees below zero at o'clock this
morning. The temperature remained
at 10 below until o'clock and then
began steady rise. The wind has
been south blowing six miles an hour
and even with the temperature much
lower tnan on Monday morning the cold
was not so severe on people who were
on the streets as Monday morning.
when the wind was blowing IS miles
an hour.
The weather has moderated over the
entire state. A dispatch from Kansas
City this morning was as follows:
Tne cold wave that prevailed in this
part OF the southwest yesterday is NOV
ing southeast. At Springfield Mo- the
temperature this morning registered &
degrees below zero. a fall of Sc degrees
in the past "a hours. While at Kansas
City it was degrees colder than yes
terday, the government Thermometer
registered below at 8 o'clock At Con-
cordia. Kan, near the Nebraska line if
was below this MORNING and at Dodge
City, KAN zero At Oklahoma CITY it
was degrees above zero this morning
and moderating. Moderating weather is
predicted today for northwestern Mis-
souri,. Kansas and Oklahoma and Indian
Territory
The government forecast for Kansas
sent out this morning was sspartly
cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Warm
er tonight" The hourly temperatures
recorded by the government thermom-
eter today were as follows:
o'clock 10 below zero
o'clock 10 below zero
9 o'clock below Zero
10 o'clock above Zero
IL o'clock above zero
IL O'Clock 10 above Zero
1 o'clock Is above zero
clock 20 above zero
The wind at two o'clock was SOUTH
west blowing 10 miles an hour. The
minimum temperatures reported from
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ARMY BILL PASSED.
Carries an Appropriation of
$4,000, 900 for Military.

Washington, Jan. 26--The house has
passed the army appropriation bill,
carrying approximately s75,000,0O0, after
adopting a number of amendments
The provisions for the consolidation
of the adjutant generals department
and record and pension office of the
war department into one bureau, to be
known as the military secretary's Office.
was stricken from the bill on a point
of order raised by Mr.. Grosvenor of
ohio.
The item of 100000 for the construc-
ton of an army general hospital at
Washington also went out on point
of order, as did the para graph provid-
ing for the construction of submarine
cable from Sitka to Fort L-iscum.
A resolution calling on the secretary
of state for information as to the num-
ber of carriages maintained by the
government for the state department
was adopted
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SCALDED TO DEATH.
Elmer Graham Loses Life at
Agricultural College.

Manhattan, Kan, Jan 26.-Eimer
Gardner of Clifton, a student at the
State Agricultural college, lost his life
this morning by the caving in OF the
pump pit connected with the college
heating plant. a.. 6araner 1rit i've was + saanaang IIs
crumbIed and he went down into the
pit and the scalding water from the
heating plant rushed into the pit, scald-
ing Gardner so badly that he died be-
fore he could be taken out. He had
been in school only two week.
As a result of the accident the heating
plant could not be operated and all de-
partments of the college were closed
pending its repair.
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MURDOCK ON THE WAY.
Will Be the Only Congressman at
Kansas Dav Bapouet.

Washington. Jan. 26.-Victor Murdock
left for Kansas tonight to attend an
nual banquet Kansas Day club. He is
only member of delegation who will at
tend. Scott expected to go but has
given up the idea.
Lafe Young of Des Moines will
be the foreign speaker at the banquet.
He placed Roosevelt in nomination at
Philadelphia. 1t is at the personal re-
guest of the president that he goes to
Kansas. The president took the mat
ter up with him by telegraph on Sat-
urday and made it a personal matter
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WRIGHT IS DEAD
Promoter Of the London & Globe
Collapses
Immediately After Being Sem
fenced by the Court.
GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS
Condemned TO Seven Years
Penal Servitude.
Was Dead Within an Hour
After Sentence Was Passed.

London, Jan 26.1The trial of Whit
aker Wright ended in a tragedy today
Within an hour of being found guilty
and sentenced to seven years penal
servitude, the most severe sentence the
law allows for the fraud of which he
was convicted, the financier whose colos-
sal dealings have created a sensation on
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Kansas for the "A hours ending this
morning at seven o'clock were as fol-
lows: Concordia 10 degrees below zero,
Dodge City 2 below, Wichita below,
Kansas City below. The minimum
Temperature on January 27, 1902, was
1O1 degrees below zero. The minimum
this morning was 1o.5 degrees below
and today was the coldest since Feb
ruary u, 1899, when the government
thermometer registered 25 degrees be-
low zero.
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CURTIS IS COMING.
Changes His Mind About Re-
turning to Kansas.

Washington. Jan. 26.-Congressman Cur
tbs left for Kansas this morning. Con-
gressman Miller will leave tomorrow at
ternoon Both will attend the Kansas
Day club banquet and Mr.. Curtis viii
incidentally look after his political inter-
ests in the First district.
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Temperatures of Large Cities.

Chicago, JAN 26.-7 a. m. tempera-
lures: New York, "a; Boston, IA; Phil
adelphia, 26; Washington, %; Chicago
4; minneapolis, Is; Cincinnati, 26; St.
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Weather Indications.

Chicago, Jan. 26.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Partly cloudy tonight and We'd
nesday; warmer tonight; variable
winds.
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The wind at two o'clock was south
west blowing 10 miles an hour. The
minimum temperatures reported from