Fort Scott Daily Monitor from Fort Scott, Kansas • Page 1

nrriP. THE OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN SOUTHERN KANSAS. VOL. XXVIII. FORT SCOTT, KANSAS, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 30, 1892.

NO. 227. Historical Society PLfL I Fort Scott Furniture Co DRCMSES! msS0 DELIGHTED (INCORPORATED) TfiE LATEST THING In Ladies' Low Cut Footwear. Wholesale and Retail Furniture and DndertaMni it Are tliey wlio are taking advantage of our GREAT REPJIOVAL SALE. We supposed after Christinas tliere would be a let up in trade, but there is no cessation in the rush for Boots and Shoes at' this great sale.

From 40 cents to 1 a pair off on all Ellen's Fine Shoes. Carrying the largest and best selected stock of Furniture and Undertaking goods in the state. VISIT OUR SHOW ROOMS, IOf 12, 14 20a Scott Avcu GOODS SOLD ON WEEKLY AND MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS. Bed Room suitings $12 and up; Lounges, Rockers; Parlor Suits $20 anditp, Couches, Dining Chairs, Rattan goods, Divans, Willoic Rockers, Sideboards Extension Tables, Parlor Tables, Library Tables, Center Tables, Kitchen Tables, China Closets, Cupboards, Safes, Book Cases, Secretaries, Cabinets, 1 Wardrobes, Cylinder Desks, Office Chairs and Tables, Mirrors, ChevaEs Glasses, Pedestals, Cheffoniers, Dressing Tables, Hat Racks, Reception Chairs, Library Chairs, Hall Chairs, Children's Chairs, Misses' Rockers, High Cliairs, Easels, Music Cabinets, Music Racks, Hair Mattresses, Wool Mattresses, Cotton and Excelsior Mattressess Springs, Folding Beds, Crcsr dies and Cribs. WE CARRY EVERYTHING.

GREENE mim MM mirr a La I cott IT t. THE AMERICAN END. PANAMA BOODLE WAS USED IN THIS COUNTRY. TWO AND A HALF MILLION BLOWN IN A New York Paper and Two Congressmen Subsidized The Visit of Ferdinand de Lesseps and Its Result Why General Grant Declined to Become Mixed Up in the Swindle. New York, Dec.

29. In a three column article this morning the World charges that the Panama canal cor-ruptionists expended over $2,000,000 in bribing American legislators. It says: 'There is an American end to the Panama scandal. Two and a half million dollars were sent to this coun try and no explanation has been given of what use was made of this vast sum. The bribery and corruption prac ticed in the United States was just as flagrant, although less in extent, than that in Europe.

The French speculators obtained their rights from the United States of Colombia, and purchased the services of Ferdinand de Lesseps to give their scheme eclat. The farce of a canal congress which met at Paris on May 15, 1879, was enacted and in the face of intelligent opposition a packed cnmmittPA rn thfl Rflfp.tmn nf n. selection Trmo frnm Finding that we are overstocked on Lanterns, Oofiee Mills, and a large line of Fancy Glassware, and to increase the already large sale of our famous J3 Access sea to sea. Soon after the Paris canal be1red at ashing ton by some of those congress dissolved. General A.

E. Burn- who received some of the boodle. A side, senator from Rhode Island, in- certain newspaper in Lew ork re-troduced a resolution on the subject ceived a liberal subsidy to fayor the in r.o-T.s Tt. rpafl t.liat. 'tlift TTnit.Ad canal.

Two congressmen were bribed, We will give you your choice of the following articles: Tubular Lantern, regular retail price 75 cents each. Double French Burr Coffee Mill, retails regular at $ioo. Fancy Glass Set, consisting of one sugar bowl, one butter dish.one cream pitcher, one spoon holder; cannot be bought at any store for less than 75 cents per set. Also Fancy Cake Stands, Large Fruit Dishes. Water Pitchers and Fancy Lamps.

We have not space enough to tell you what we will give you with our "Success" Baking Powder, 'fry it. Every can warranted. SOLD ZBy I'VE BEEN TO GREENE'S. PARIS DYNAMITERS. Oaring ATTEMPT TO BLCWUP i A POLICE STATION.

SfiE WOEK OF FRENCH ANARCHISTS. Ullomb Exploded in the Entresol Does Iloch Damage But Injures No One The lied Take Advantage of the Panama Scandal to Inaugurate Another Reign of Terror in the French Capital. Paris, Dec. 29 An explosion caused by Anarchists occurred at 1:30 o'clock this morning in the hall leading" to the Suite cn the first story of the prefecture of police No one was injured, but Windows were broken, wood work damaged and a part of the ceiling brought down. I The police at once attributed the af-i fair to Anarchists, holding that the explosion had something to do with the extradition and approaching trial of Francois, the Anarchist leader accused of connection with the Cafe "Very explosion.

An investigation of the premises by experts confirmed the suspicions of the police, the experts declaring that the affair was undoubtedly the work of Anarchists who had placed in the entresol a bomb heavily charged with chlorate powder. The result of the investigation caused considerable excitement in official circles, where it is believed that the anarchists, taking advantage of he confusion attendant upon the revelations of the Panama scandal, have Started to inaugurate a reign of terror similar to that which prevailed when Ravachol and his colleagues caused the explosion here, when many of the wealthy residents of the city hastily packed their household effects and took refuge in the country. The best detectives in Paris have been detailed on the case and arrests are sure to follow. LE CARON IN FAVOR. The Notorious Irish Spy Employed to Work Out the Dublin Explosion.

Dublin, Dec. 29. Considerable excitement was caused in Irish Home Rule circles by the news that the imperial authorities have directed Scot-Jtand Yard to take the spy known as Major Le Caron into the employ of the government for the purpose of tracing out the guilty parties connected with the Dublin explosion. Le Caron is abhorred by Irishmen of all factions, and it is believed that the report will, if confirmed, greatly weaken the hold of the liberal government in Ireland. Removed for Good Cause.

Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 29. Several weeks ago it was announced that Superintendent Lewelling of the state insane asylum at Clarinda had resigned and Governor Boies had appointed Dr. F. E.

Hyde of bt. Joseph, to fill the position. It is now declared that Lewelling was forced to resign, the board of trustees having discovered that he was a morphine fiend and, when under the influence of this drug, brutally mistreated patients in his charge. Killed by a ltlonr of the First. Cincinnati, Dec.

29. Tuesday Jacob Collins of Newport, Ky tried to force his way over the Newport and Cincinnati bridge without paying toll. Jo-feiah B. Harrison, the toll keeper, tried to stop him, and in the struggle that ensued struck Collins with his fist. Collins died yesterday.

Hilled II Wife in a Fit of Jealousy. Dss Moines, Iowa, Dec 29. Peter Sutter this morning in a fit of jealousy murdered his wife with a hammer, crushing in her skuU. Sutter is one of the wealthiest citizens of Des Moines and has seven children, all occupying prominent positions in the city. He surrendered himself to the police.

A King: in Manuscripts. Washington, Dec. 29. The Post this morning reiterates its assertion that certain valuable manuscripts that had been placed in the archives of the state department for the benefit of the public hav3 been utilized only for the use of certain Boston parties. 1 asserts that the Western writer who was not allowed access to these documents was William Henry Smith, who, "though a man of influence, of reputation and of learning, nevertheless, found that not one of these qualities was an open Beiae to tne careiuiiy guarded The rozeu Up.

St. Louis, Dec. 29. The Mississippi river is not only shallower than Bince 1856, but is frozen up opposite the city, with the exception of one place, where the tug Reliance is pushing around in rapidly narrowing limits. The ferry boat is on the east shore and will be compelled to stay there until the ice breaks up, The Brotherhood Wins.

Baltimore, Md.t Dec. 29. The difference between the Baltimore and Ohio officials and the grievance committee of the Brotherhood of Trainmen has been settled by the signing of a wage schedule, which makes an average increase of from to 10 cents per day. Cotton Factory Owners Prosperous. "Fall RiVer, Dec.

29. The financial year of the local cotton manufacturing corporations has closed and has proved remarkably prosperous. Thirty-six corporations operating fifty-nine mills have paid in dividends 2,155,800 on the capital of "519,518,000, or an average of 11.04 per cent. In 1891 the average was 4.90 per cent. More Cabinet Guesses.

Washington-, Dec. 29. To Carlisle for the treasury there has been added by the political saws, who claim to know all about these things. Diekinson as secretary of state, Lamont as attorney general and Morrison as secretary of the interior. OBITUARY RECORD.

An Ex-Supreme Court Judge Dead. St. Louis, Dec. 29. Judge Barton Bates, an ex-justice of the supreme court of Missouri, died 69 years, at his home in St.

Charles county of a complication of diseases incident to old age. He had been ill several months. Judge Bates was the eldest son of General Howard Bates of this city, who was attorney-general in President Lincoln's cabinet Prominent in Two States. San Francisco, Dec. 29.

Justice John It. Sharpstein of the supreme court of California, who was stricken with paralysis Monday, died last night. He was 60 years of age, and before coming to California was a prominent editor and politician of Wisconsin. A Noted Author Dead. New York, Dec.

29. Richard B. Kimball, a distinguished author of this city, is dead. Ten days ago he com- leted the most important work of his ife, a valuable collection entitled "Half a Century of Recollections." A Famous Minstrel Dead. Toledo, Ohio, Dec.

29. Bob Slavin, the famous minstrel, died suddenly at the Merchants' hotel, this city, last night, being found dead in bed this morning. J. J. In gall's Father Dead.

Haverhill, Dec. 29. Elias Ingalls, father of ex-Senator J. J. In-galls of Kansas and one of Haverhill's most prominent citizens, died at his residence on Summer street last night.

An Old Missourian at Rest. Nevada, Dec. 29. R. J.

Amor, aged 78, died this morning at Ball-town, this country. He was a large propert3 owner in Kansas City and Nevada. Mrs. Langtry Worse. London, Dec.

29. Mrs. Lillie Lang-try is reported to be worse and she is now in imminent danger of a fatal result of her illness. THE UMBR1A DISABLED. News Received at Last in Regard to the Overdue Cunard Vessel.

New York, Dec. 29. The steamship Galileo from Hull, December 11, which arrived at the bar at 4 o'clock this morning, reports that December 25 at 5 'p. m. she sighted a large steamer bearing northwest, apparently disabled.

The Galileo "bored down close to her and she exhibited three red lights, showing that she was unmanageable but not requiring assistance. Night signals showed her to be the Cunard liner Umbria from Liverpool for New York. She made no other signals for assistance; although a heavy sea was running at the time, she was quiet and comfortable with the wind blowing a fresh northwest gale. Captain Jones was of the opinion that the machinery was disabled and that she was laying to, making the necessary repairs. On the morning of the 26th the Galileo passed two steamers bound east which would no doubt fall in with her and render her any assistance should she reqnire it.

The Umbria left Queenstown with 375 passengers and 250 men in the crew. Of the passengers, 130 were in the saloon. I soon after De Lesseps returned to France he announced that ail problems had been solved and difficulties smoothed over by theN formation of the American committee. "The American committee was not disposed to work for nothing and De Lesseps agreed to make, when the company was organized, six annual payments to this American committee. The first payment was 3, 100,000 francs.

A year following a payment of francs was to be made, and subsequent payments of 1,500,000 francs a year for five years. Thus it was that about" 2,500,000 was provided by the head of the Panama canal scheme to influence the people of the United States and their government. Here was a corruption fund that was capable of accomplishing great results. "The organization of the committee was negotiated by New York bankers. The purpose was to secure for chairman a distinguished American whose name would inspire confidence and lend luster to the Panama project.

The first chairman suggested was General U. S. Grant, who declined the honor." General Grant saw through the intentions of the committee. A friend of General Grant informed the writer that in the course of a conversation on ne SUDject ne general said he was noi satisnea witn some tilings wmcn he had seen and heard, and did not view favorably the work done in Washington by some of those associated with the committee. Continuing the article says that certain public officers on the American committee received a year for i their services, and continues: "The corruption which followed the organi- zation of the American committee and the income of the hard earned money jof the French subscribers to the.

canal company are stillfondly remcril- and the money of the French peasantry I Tfj lilro of 4-Vi no inn 1 nonifql "An article in the Financial News of London described the situation as follows: "The American syndicate is one of the most shameful corruption funds ever recorded in the history of financial enterprises. Imagine the expenditure of so that a few men in New York might represent the company in America and co-operate with it when requested. To that fund is due the success which attended M. De Lesseps' invitation to the then secretary of the navy of the United States to accept the presidency of the syndicate, and no respectable bankers should ever have participated in that costly fraud upon the shareholders of the Panama canal company. These men are challenged to show that they ever did anything for the company, except to lend their names so that in Europe M.

De Lesseps might say that America was all right." RUN DOWN AT A CROSSING. Chicago Street Car "Wrecked and Four People Killed. Chicago, Dec. 29. Four persons were killed and eight seriously injured without warning or chance to escape this morning by a collision between a crowded street car and a locomotive at a grade crossing at Forty-seventh street and Stewart avenue.

The accident happened when the street car traffic was the heaviest and the cars were crowded to the doorways with people standing and sitting. The police at once arrested Conducter O'Connor and Driver Stanley of the street car and Engineer Rosscup and Fireman Meager of the train which did the damage, and then turned their attention to the employes of the railway who are responsible for guarding the crossing. They were all locked up awaiting investigation as to who was responsible for the disaster. There is no doubt, however, that the accident was due to the gross carelessness of the men whose duty it was to guard the crossing. l'wo cgTf AsTar-jsItTC Lynched.

New Orleans, Dec. 29. Last Saturday night two negroes at Luling, in St. Charles parish, shot Emmanuel Bastel, a white clerk, just as he was closing his store, "killing him. Monday night the same two tried to kill the telegraph operator at David, but failed.

They were pursued and caught and were tanen to jau. two were lynched. Last night the Milwaukee Citizens Take Action. Milwaukee, Dec. 29.

Two hundred citizens attended the mass meeting in the chamber of commerce to-day for the purpose of taking action in the matter of the many disastrous fires which recently occurred in Milwaukee. Resolutions requesting cations to prevent fires were the authorities to take the utmost pre- FREE F. The Grocer. Twelve hundred half pound cases of opium, valued at were found hidden in the sheathing of he hold of the steamship Oceanic, which arrived at San Francisco from China Monday. It is reported from El Reno, Ok.p that dozens of miners have eluded, the officers in the Wichita reservation in the Indian territory and are now prospecting for gold in the Wichita mountains.

It is reported that the Russian ministry of justice has decided to exempt female exiles in Siberia from flogging; and from wearing manacles and to substitute punishment by restricted diet and isolation. Senator Stewart of Nevada, pronounces the monetary conference a fraud, and says that if the two old parties do not better themselves on the silver question, the Populists will elect th.e president in 1896. Ft. ScottHardware Store Christmas Presents. FOR THE LADIES: Pen Knives.

Carving Knives, Scissors Shears, Tinware, Knives Forks, Spoons, BirdCages, Nut Cracks. FUR THE BOYS: Sleds, Skates, Balls, Bats, Toy Pistols, FOR THE MEN: Air Gun3, Knive3, Velocipedes Guns, Rifles, Hardware, Pistols, Stoves, Revolvers, BathTubs, And a Great Variety of Specialties for Christmas. WARBASSE. Baking Powder Statesviews with serious disquietude any attempt by the powers of Europe to establish under their protection and domination a ship canal across the isthmus of General Burnside, in conversation with friends, stated that he foresaw that an attempt would be made to influence congress and he has stated that he introduced the canal notice with the intention of anticipating any work its promoters might attempt at Washington. "No sooner was the Burnside resolution made public in France than there was much discussion in official circles and by the press.

The investing public soon formed the impression that the United States government would not tolerate a canal built by Frenchmen." Of the ai rival of M. de Lesseps in the United States the article says: "President Hayes received the Frenchman courteously and, after listening to the compliments and the plausible assertions of the canal promoter patiently, responded that the "people of the United States were convinced they must have the preponderating influence of the canal, whoever might build it." President Hayes was stirred by the presence of De Lesseps and he hastened to send to the senate a message. Ihe president's message to congress was a staggering shock to De Lesseps and those who had gathered about him. No sooner had he reached Washington than the head of the govern ment issued a proclamation against foreign control of the canal. To think was to act.

De Lesseps banked on the confidence his countrymen placed in him self. Among those who accompanied the count to America was his friend. M. de Bionne, who afterwards died at the isthmus. Turning to M.

de Bionne he quietly said: "Cable Charles (De Lesseps) that I say the message of the president assures the political security of the canal. Direct him to give out to the newspapers my message. "The sublimity of this was inconceivable, but the success wkich followed De Lesseps' coup of March was marvelous. "The senate committee of the house was in session and the day before President Hayes issued his message, De Lesseps appeared before them. His good, friend Appleton engineered the invitation and acted as interpreter for the count, who could speak little or no English.

"On July 7, 18S0, De Lesseps organized in New York that which he regarded as a master stroke of policy and called it the American committee. "The alleged purpose of this association was to represent the interests i of the company in everything that concerned the observance of the neu- trality of the eahal as defined by arti- cle 5. of the law of the concessions of the United States of Colombia. This was to confirm the impression he had created in France that America was friendly. as well as to lead the people of the United States to think that the interests of their country were being' favorably considered bv the canal coxn- w.

1 02 and 105 National Ave, AN 524 Eist Wall Stteet, NEWS BOILED' DOWN. Fire destroyed half a block of business houses at Edina, Mo. Gladstone does not believe the Dublin explosion resulted from politics. The Hocking Valley coal interests will combine against the Reading coal combine. Surgeon Dickson of the navy has been granted a divorce as a sequel to a big Washington scandal.

A Denison, Texas, special says that Mrs. M. E. Lease of Kansas was once a Catholic, but is now an infidel. The falling off of revenue from the immigration tax has necessitated the discharge of a number of agents.

It now appears that special legislation by congress will be necessary before the Chilian indemnity fund can be distributed. Before the end of the present week a new tin plate plant will be put in operation in Baltimore by Welsh, man ufacturers. A subcommittee of the house committee having in charge the matter of a national quarantine has agreed on a bill to that end. The IUinois railroad commissioners have made a report to the effect that many railroads in that state are in an unsafe condition for travel. Negotiations are reported to be under way in Chicago for the consolidation of all the elevated railroads of that city under one management.

On the arrival of an Illinois Central train at Tuscola, the dead body of a man was found on the engine pilot. He was E. S. McMacken a farmer. Joseph Rosenburg of San Francisco will, it is announced, present to Chicago a 10,000 drinking fountain, to be completed by the opening of the world's fair.

The Worcester traction company has filed articles of incorporation in Newark, N. J. Capital, $5,000,000. lease and nanv..