The Kansas Agriculturist from Atchison, Kansas • 1

5 r. 'E tx2 KANSAS VOL1. KANSAS, DECEMKER 12, 1898. on CULTUDsDST. morning.

They will resume work as scon as the weather will permit. London. Inflammation of the brain waB the immediate cause of the death of Novelist William Black. here ye-terday" and this' morning and bearded the train for Pinar Del Rio province. WIND-UP OF THE STRUGGLE WOODFORD Ml TO GO SPAIN Havana.

A reception is being prepared here for General Fitzhugh Lee, who is expected to arrive Thursday. The people of Havana desire to honor him. Rome A consistory will be held by the Pope early in February for creating new cardinals. There are thirteen vacancies, but about half have been filled and there is little show for an American cardinal. New York.

Owing to an attack of grip Rear Admiral Schley is confined to his home in the Hotel Kensington. San Francisco. The steamer City of Pekin has arrived from the Orient. Captain White of the cruiser Boston, was among the passengers. BRYAN WILL NOT TALK.

Savannah, Dec. 12. Colonel Bryan refuses to be interviewed in regard to his intention of resigning from the army and while he does not deny that such is the case he says he is not ready to make a statement at present, but may do so within a few days. New York, Dec. A Washingtor correspondent to the Journal polled the Democratic members of congress as to the Democratic leader and the chief issue in 1900.

A large majority of both houses favored Bryan and the currency question. BRYANT RESIGNS. Washington, Dec. 12. Adjutant Generaf Corbin said today that he had received a telegram from Colonel Bryan of the Third Nebraska, saying that he had forwarded his resignation to the war department.

The Spanish and American peace commissioners met at 15 this noon ana reading or the treaty began and at 4:45 is still progressing. It is expected the meeting will be concluded by o'clock and the treaty signed. Washington, Dec. 12. Senators: Quay and Clark were in their seats in the senate today, the latter for the first time.

Quay has been absent several days fighting the case against him in the Penr.rylvania courts. The met today after two clays rece-s and took up the act to" acquire by condemnation land and water rights at Creat Falls of Potomac for the United States. This was temporarily laid aside to discuss a bill allowing the recorder of'deeds to use typewriters in recording deeds. ABOUT TOWN. Irobale Judge Snyder this morning joined in marriage Odus Allen, aged 21 years, of Weston, and Miss Dora Sewell, aged 19, of Wallace, Mo.

Frazier got into a difficulty at Fenncr's yesterday and left one eye in mourning. He was boozed and was lined $5 in police court this morning. The man killed by Jack Hall's Missouri Pacific train in St. Joe Friday evening proved to be Fritz Shurmns-ter, a German cook, whose home was at 415 Franklin ayenue, in St. Joe.

Tie leaves a wife. John Donahue's Missouri Pacific work train crew has been laid eff until the weather moderates, and the men returned from Nebraska this Articles of the Treaty of Peace Will be Signed Tonight. SOME OF SANGUINARY OUT-COMES Sixty Repatriated Solders Die Aboard the Transport While Enroute From Manila. Paris, Dec, 10. Secretary, Moore of the American commission, and Senor Villaritia, acting secretary of the Spanish commission completed the drafting of the treaty of peace yetterday.

Some of the articles are divided for the sake of clearness. The treaty consists of fifteen articles instead of fourteen as at one time contemplated. It will probably be signed today, the hour depending on completion of the engrossing. SIXTY DEAD. Barcelone, Dec.

10. The transport Buenos Ayers arrived with repatriated troops from Manilla; Sixty died on the voyage. OFF FOR PINAR DEL RICO. Havana, Dec. 10.

Two hundred of the Second New York regiment arrived Dick Ilanlln is now running nn engine for the Santa Fc out of Atchison. He was fireman on the Goodland division for several years and was engineer of the Roswell switch engine at one time V. Brown went to the Donahue hoarding house last night with a friend and a jag. A racke? was raised and he was twisted for $19.50 in police court this mlarnins, which he readily forfeited. One of the funniest things anion g-the outside entertainments of a circus; is at the side show.

The ventriloquist pulls a string and the little wooden man spreads its less, wobbles its jaw and says, "your a liar." Dr. F. M. Loper, who came from latan this morning, reports that the little daughter of Mr. and Swisher of Bean lake fell down while on her way to school yesterday and broke her arm.

Mrs. Richard E. King, wiio hns been critically ill the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs? Henry Sacks, two miles southwest of Oak Mills, wit able to be removed to the home of H. M.

King at Oak Mills in a sleigh yesterday. i Moses Trimmer of school district No. 4, Shannon township, was in Atchison today looking up a of vacancy in the district boanl. Jim Jackson was a director, and when arrested charged with stealing-a sa'-k of bran from the Cain mill, be resigned. Jackson was released on habeas'1 proceedings.

I The Swift and Armour Packing companies will begin putting up ice at Bean lake Tuesday morning. The ice is about eight inches thick at present and of excellent quality. A number of Atchison; men will go to Bean lake to work during the ice harvest. The harvest will also begin at Sugar lafce. LV: first of thhe With thirty-three saloons in Atchison where all kinds of amusements can' bp secured at 10 cents amuse, with.

Sin Killer's show at Ebenezcr church, with church "eniertainruents. with one-third of the eligible population drilling for Damon, and Christmas eres- ents ripening, a repertoire sho-wst-tnds a poor show, no matter how good the show. According to an old tradition the weather in January and February will be wnrin and pleasant. It hns been said that the first three days in De-cembed regulate the weather in the first three months of the next year. December 1 and 2 were nice warm days, but Saturday, the 3d, was quite changed.

Let's see if there is any truth in the old weather sign. Bill Hellman and his favorite chum, Gus Gutzman, held a levee in Horton Sunday and entertained themselves in all kind of styles. It has got to be a necessity for Bill and Gus to get together occasionally, just for a social I good time and to recall and talk of the "old days." Troy Chief. The above fllliilm in A pliiann'c (Ins ItiKTman who is now running a saioon at roy. It is said that the man who stole Mrs.

Montgomery's guitar intended stealing a house and lot, but he went to hear Sin Killer and concluded to steal only a horse. He went again and dropped to a guitar. If he bad gone last night instead of stealing a guitar, he would today be restoring articles previously stolen. A story, which discounts any Kentucky colonel story we have ever is being told on a prominent citizen of Murpheysboro. While at the reunion at Centralia.

last he boasted that he could tell the brand of any beer made by the taste alone. He was blindfolded and four brands of beer and a glass of water set before him. He gave correctely the name of each brand of beer as he tasted it, but. when he came to the water he gave it up and said, "That's a new one on me; never tasted it before in my life." Muscotah Record. "A young man, recently married, sat one evening in twilight soliloquizing, and these are his words: "Backward, turn backward, oh time in thy flight, feed me on gruel again just for tonight; I am so weary of sole-leather steak, petrified doughnuts and vulcanized cake, oysters that sleep in a watery bath, and butter as strong as' Golinh of Oath; weary of paying for that 1 can't eat; chewing up rubber and calling meat.

Backward, turn backward, for weary I am; give mo a whack at my grandmother's mo drink milk that hns never been skimmed, let me eat butter whose hair 1 hns been trimmpd: let me one" nore have an old fashioned pi, ami then I'll be will ing to curl "nd Gazette. President Refcdy to Resume Diplomatic Relations With That Nation. PLATT HURRIES TO WASHINGTON Says He will Fight Against Whitelaw Reid for Ambass-dor to Great Britain. Washington, Dec. 12.

The president prepared to resume diplomatic relations with Spain the moment the Madrid government accredits a representative to this country. General Stewart L. Woodford will resume the post as American minister at Madrid. Assurances are unmistakable that he will be given an oration when he reaches that fity. PLATT WILL FIGHT REID.

New York, Dec. 12. Senator Piatt left hastily for Washington yesterday hearing the report that the president had offered the British to Whitelaw Reid. The it is said, will fight Reid bitterly if -tis name is sent to the senate. DEAD POLICEMEN.

'Guild Dead in the Street and Suicide Seems Evident. Cleveland, 0., Dec. 12. Patrolman Joseph Spurney was found dead in the Ktreet here this morning. The police authorities thought at first that he had been murdered, but later, evidence of suicide is found.

SWEDEN AND DENMARK AT OUTS Christiana, Dec. 12. The feeling between Sweden and Norway keeps in a dangerous state. Sweden is much the stronger of the two, yet war discussed. i MOURN FOR GARCIA.

AVas'bington, Dee. 12. The Cuban mlony is in mourning over the death of Garcia. Plans of the Cuban commis-stan. are knocked awry for the moment, but the remaining members ill ad-re to the 'plans mapped out by the dead leader.

THE COLLINS CASK. Defense Began Calling Their jnesses This Morning. Wit- Topeka, 12. The defense in the Collins murder ease began (calling their witnesses thisi morning. The "testimony related to friendly relations between John Collins and his father and one witness said the murdered tod many enemies.

FEDERATION OF LABOR. In Session at Kansas City Gomper Will Be Re-Elected. Kansas City, Dec. 12. The convention of the federation of labor was railed to order this morning.

The session was devoted to hearing addresses and reports of offices. President Gom-pers will undoubtedly be re-elcted. GUARDING FRENCH Paris, Dec. 12. All railway, stations whie'h were protected last evenSng against an outbreak growing out of popular feeling in regard to Dreyfus jtaa Piequart are still strongly guarded by the military.

BRIEFS. Lima, Peru. A Grand Army of the Republic post, to be known as Abraham Lincoln post, is being formed ere. THE WRECK OF THE IllON GUFF IN CHICAGO HARBOR. Fkom HARPER'S WEEKLY After a Dkawino by H.

Rbutkroaiil. Reproduced from Jbtrpei't Wttkly, By Permission Copyright, 1898, by Harper Brothers.