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Kansas Gity A 1 V1 NINTH YEAR-NO. 148. KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1894-MGH PAGES. PRICE TYO CENTS. POPULATION OF KANSAS.

TALES OF THE TOWN. BASEBALL. PATENTS. Higdon Hisdon. attorneys at law CHAMPION TOMMY BILL.

FOR THEMSELVES. ON THE SOUTH SIDE. Bob Dunning, jewtjier and optician. Randies Son, Drugs, 511 Minnesota avenue. Webster's delicious ice cream, 536 Minnesota avenue.

A big picnic was held at Kerr's park yesterday by the Anstrians of the two cities. H. Parr, dentist, third floor Portsmouth building. Cheap prices but not cheap work. For fine work, prompt delivery, and low prices go to Jackson's laundrv, 530 Minnesota avenue, Kansas City, Kansas.

A banquet will be given bv Summun dowot lodge No. 3, O. to the wives and friends of the members tonight. A meeting will be held by the Tax payers' league tonight at the court of common pleas room. Impotrant matters will be discussed.

The best place to get your leaky roof and spouting repaired by first class workmen and materials, is at W. J. Wright's, 752 Minnesota avenue. The delegates attending the Colored Baptist Association 'left this morning. The pulpits of the local churches were filled by the visiting brethren yesterday.

The funeral services over the remains of Otto Hammerschmidt, the boy who was drowned in the Kaw Saturday, were held yesterday at St. Anthony's Catholic church. The remains were buried in St. John's cemetery. M.Pnrtell and F.Wright, the men who were arrested charged with robbng Hop Wah's laundry on James street, were turned oevr to the state authorities yesterday.

They were unaible to furnish bail and were sent to the county jaiL Frank Wren, the young man who is to have stabbed John Finnegan Saturday night, is still at large. Frank Wrightmeyer, who was arrested by the police on a suspicion of knowing some thing about the affray, was released by Chief Quarles yesterday. Finnegan is at St. Margaret's hospital and his condition is very serious. A meeting will be held by the city council tonight to deal with the Rock Island franchise and the electric light question.

There will be no opposition to the granting of the franchise by the property owners of the Sixth ward if the company will withdraw all op position to the opening of the Mill street crossing in Armstrong. At a late hour baturday night, a couple alighted from a hack and awakening Justice Swingley, said they wanted to get married. A license was produced and the ceremony peformed a hurry. The couple gave the names of D. C.

Dale and Miss Lou Kouts, both from Carroll county, Mo. It was supposed that they were eloping. Two enthusiastic meetings, were held by the Swedish Americans in this city Saturday night. About 300 were present at Sawyer's hall. Speeches in favor of the'republicans were made by prominent members.

Rev. Swanson of Bethany college at Lindsborg, Kansas, delivered an address at the Swedish Baptist church on Ohio avenue. It was on the general political situation of the day. SHE $AS PENURIOUS. The Pony's Shoes Were Just aa Gott as New so She Saved Them.

Lord Chancellor iaon was energetically aided in his parsimonious habits by his wife, of whom it was said that she and her daughter had but one bonnet between them. Rev. R. H. Barham, author of "The Ingolds- bv Lesrends," recorded in his diary an amusing story of Lady Eldon's penuri ousness.

Juno 1,1 S32. 'l he chancellor is very fond of shooting. One morning last year his lordship, intending to enjoy a few hours' sport after a rainy night. ordered "Bob," the pony, to be sad' died. Lady Eldon told him he could not have it, but company being in the room, gave no reason.

In a few min utes, however, the servant opened the door and announced that "liob was ready. "Why, bless me!" cried her ladyship, "you can't ride him, Lord Eldon, he has got no shoes on." "Oh, yes! my lady," said the servant; he was shod last week. "Shameful!" exclaimed her ladyship. "How dared you, sir, or anybody have that pony shod without orders? John," continued she, addressing her husband, "you know you only rode him out shooting four times last year, so I had his shoes taken off, and have kept them in my bureau ever since. They are as good as new, and these people have shod him again; we shall be ruined at this rate!" HE WANTED WORK.

And Be Climbed, to the Summit Nevis to Find It. An early tourist has brought down a curious story from the top of Ben Nevis. It is thus told in a Scotch paper: One afternoon last winter the assistants in the observatory were somewhat startled by a knock at the door a most unusual occurrence at that season of the year. The visitor turned out to be a tramp from London. His clothes were frozen stiff and his beard was a mass of ice.

After having been warmed and fed he astonished the hospitable winterers on the Ben by informing them that he had come up In search of work. When at the foot of the mountain some one had advised him with rather grim humor to try Ben Nevis observatory. Thus it was that he came to climb the four thousand and some hundred odd feet. The assistants, after replenishing his wardrobe and supplying him with a good store of food, sent him off on his downward way. so that he had no cause to grumble at being the 'victim of a practical Hk.

r- To Select Bland's Opponent. Jeft Citt, Aug. 13. The republican congressional convention for the Eighth district will assemble here on Tuesday next to nominate a candidate against "Silver Dick" Bland, who will be renominated at California on Wednesday next by the democrats. Sib Isaac PrmAjr, shorthand Inventor, has issued a library of about eighty volumes, printed entirely In shorthand, ranging from the Bible to Twasselas." Exodas to the Cherokee Strip Responsible for a Considerable Loss.

Topeka, Aug. 13. Secretary Coburn, of the state department of agriculture, has prepared a table giving the population of Kansas by counties for the year 1804. as shown by the assessors' enumeration made in March of the present The total population on that date is shown to be 1,333.331, a decrease of from the previous year, attributed to the exodus into the Cherokee strip. There was an increase of 19,787 in thirty-two counties and a decrease of 48.09 in seventy-two counties.

The counties showing an increase are Allen, Anderson, Cheyenne, CoEfey, Crawford, Decatur, Dickinson, Douglas, Finney, Franklin, Geary, Greenwood, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Leavenworth, Lyon, Marshall, Miami, Mitchell, Montgomery, Nemaha, Neosho, Osage, Osborne, Phillips, Rawlins, Rooks, Scott, Wabaunsee, Wilson and Woodson. The largest increase was 4,168, in Johnson county. Twelve counties gained more than 1.000 each. The greatest decrease was 4,859, in Cowley county, and there was a decrease of 4,558 in Sumner county. WILL GO ON THE STAGE.

Miss Pollard, of Breckinridge Breach of Promise Fame, Will Try Histrionics. New Yoek, Aug. 13. Miss Madeline Pollard has just signed a contract for a forty weeks' season with the unusual privilege of renewal, with Mr. Nelson Roberts, for many years connected with Mr.

Daniel Frohraan's business force. Miss Pollard will make her professional debut early in October, probably in Chicago. Kansas Charities. Topeka, Aug. 13.

The state board of charities has drawn the following amounts from the state treasury for the purpose of paying the July bills of the various institutions under its care: Asylum for insane and imbecile youth at Winfield, deaf and dumb asylum at Olathe, insane asylum at Osawatomie, blind asylum at Kansas City, 81,037. 20; reform school at this city, industrial school for girls at Reloit, state soldiers' orphan home, SI. 840.92; Topeka insane asylum, S10.079.88. Mills Destroyed by Fire. Watertown, Aug.

13. Yesterday at noon fire broke out in the Globe mill and soon extended to the elevator. It was at one time feared it would extend to other buildings and Oconomo-woc was telegraphed fqr help, but when their engines arrived the fire was under control. The elevator and mill were totally destroyed. Loss, insurance, divided among twenty-five companies.

The supposed cause of the fire is spontaneous combustion Fee din? Wheat to Stock. Topeka, Aug 13. The Topeka grain dealers report that they are receiving many orders for. wheat for feeding purposes. One firm shipped eight cars to Kansas during the week to be used in feeding1 stock.

Many requests are-being received from points in Iowa for wheat, to be used there in fattening hog's. Shawnee county farmers who have wheat on hand are feeding it to stock and saving their corn. To SfHr Oevilng. City of Mexico, Aug. 13.

The kill ing of Jose Verastegui by Congressman Francisco Romero in a duel has pro duced a profound sensation in official circles and has provoked severe criti cism from the press oi the dueling practice. The government authorities have received instructions from President Diaz to punish the offenders to the extent of the law, and all of those implicated in the affair of honor have been arrested. An Old Settler Dead. SrRiNG field, Aug. 13.

Judge Joseph T. Morton, one of the old settlers of this county and a wealthy citizen, died Saturday after a brief illness. Years ago he had his comn made and stored away in a room in his barn. Saturday, when the coffin was taken out, it proved to be in good condition except that the linings were musty. An undertaker repaired this and Judge Morton was buried in the coffin selected by himself.

The Lincoln Train "recker. Lincoln, Aug. 13. Interest in the Rock wreck yesterday centered in the arrest of George Davis, a negro, who is charged with loosening the rails causing the disaster and consequent loss of life. lie was captured Saturday night by City Detective Ma-lone on a farm near the scene of the wreck, and police officers declare there is little possibility of their being mistaken.

Delivered the Messajte. PfWER, Aug. 13. The relay riders reached the city at' 10:37 last evening. The time consumed in carrying the message from Washington to this city, a distance of 2,037 miles, was six days, ten hours and thirty-seven minutes, a gain of thirty -seven hours and twenty-three minutes over schedule time, breaking all records.

George M. McCarthy was the last rider. Indians on the Warpath. Hkrmosili.0, Aug. 13.

The forces of government soldiers that were sent against the Yaqui Indians are meeting with defeat in all the attacks that have so far been made, and the In dians, emboldened by their success over the committing depredations on unprotected ranchmen with greater frequency than ever. John I. Blair Dying. New -York, Aug. 13.

John Blair is reported seriously, if not fatally, ill at his home hv Blairstown, N. J. His death will remove a unique "and striking figure from the business world, a man who is as well known in St. Loais, Kansas City and Chicago as he is in New York. lie is now past 90.

Steamship Employes Strike. London, Aug. 13. A dispatch to the Telegraph from Paris says that the cooks, stewards and attendants of the transatlantic lines have gone a strike at Havre. 'The employes allege that the cause of the strike is the poor food supplied to them while the vessels art dck and other griejinces.

National Lengne. SATURDAY'S GAMES. At Chicago Cleveland, 11: Chicago, 9. At Brooklyn Brooklyn, 11; Boston. At Baltimore Baltimore.

20; New York. 1. At r-hiladelpaia Philadelphia. 10; Washington. 7.

Second game Philadelphia, 10; Washington, 4. At Pittsburgh Pittsburgh. Louisville, 2. At Cincinnati Cincinnati. St Louis, 6.

SUKDAY'S GAMES. At Chicago Chicago. 16: Cleveland, 5. At Cincinnati St. Louis.

12; Cincinnati, i. STAKDIXG OV TH CLCBS. X. PC I PC Boston 59 32 .643 Brooklyn 47 44 .517 57 Zi Cincinnati .43 4H .468 New York 55 36 Chicago 41 50 Cleveland 51 37 St. Louis 38 55 .406 Pittsburgh iO 42 Louinville 31 61 .335 Philadelphia .45 41 .523 27 65 33 'Western Leajru.

SATURDAY'S GAMES. At Minneapolis Minneapolis, 18; Kansas City. 4. At Toled -Toledo, Indianapolis. 4.

--At Milwaukee -Sioux City. 12: Milwaukee. 7. At Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, 12; Detroit, 12. SUNDAY GAMES.

At Minneapolis Minneapolis, 18; Kansas City. 7. At Toledo Toledo, 17; Indianapolis, 5. At Milwaukee Milwaukee. Sioux City, At Grand Rapids Detroit, 23; Grand Rapids, STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

W. I- PC! W. PC Sioux 53 34 Rapids.41 4 .471 Toledo 50 36 40 46 .435 50 37 38 51 .414 Kansas 47 41 Milwaukee 27 53 'Western Association. SATURDAY'S GAMTS. At St.

Joseph Quincy, St. Joseph, 4 At Des Moines Des Moines, 10; Jackson ville, 9. At Omaha Peoria, 22; Omaha, 21. SUNDAY'S GAMES. At St.

Joseph Quincy. 8: St. Joseph, 7. At Omaha Peoria, 14; Omaha, 13. STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

W. I PC! W. PC Rock Island. 48 35 57.8 Jacksonville 44 40 52.4 Peoria 46 38 54.8 Lincoln 39 42 48.1 Omaha 45 39 53.6 Des Moines. .33 46 45.3 St.

Joseph. ..45 39 53.6,Quincy 28 53 34.6 Catbolie Knights. Wichita, Aug. 13. The ninth biennial meeting" of the Catholic Knights of America of the state of Kansas closed a successful meeting of the order in this citv vesterdav.

The following officers were elected for the ensuing two years: State spiritual director. Rev. Joseph Pompenny, of Pittsburg; state president, Michael Hums, of Leavenworth; state vice president, Nicholas Ilerrig, of Wichita; state secretary, Stance Meyers, of Leavenworth; state treasurer, Daniel O'Keefe, of Leavenworth; supreme representative, Rev. J. H.

Tihen, of Wichita; alternate, W. J. Thompson, of Leavenworth. An Irrigation Scheme. Grkat Bend, Aug.

13. A meeting of the citizens of Great Bend and farmers of Barton county was held here Saturday night to discuss irrigation and the proposition of A. J. Hois-ington, agent for a St. Louis company, to furnish water for the valley lands east and west of town beginning next spring.

lie wants a guarantee of acres for ten years, each farmer paying for the amount of water he uses. When sufficient contracts are signed dirt will fly. Poisoned by Eating Dried Beef. Mtjncie, Aug. 13.

The first eases of poisoning that ever occurred from dried beef in Muncie developed last night. Eight persons were poisoned, and for hours it was believed that none could recover. Each had purchased meat from the same grocer, and it was fresh and very fine looking. Smith Hadley, wife and children and Mr. Hadley's mother and father and Charles Mitchell, a clothing.clerk, his wife and daughter were affected.

Some are not yet out of danger. Dr. Reed analyzed a piece of the meat, and he says it is from diseased beef. Luxurious Legislators. IIabrisburo, Aug.

13. When next the legislature meets the dignified senators will have the pleasure of bathing in a new $12,500 bath room in the basement of the new annex cham ber. There will be Russian and Turk ish baths in a room 10x40 feet, wains coted in gorgeous foreign and native marbles, with mosaic French plate glass mirrors, mahogany doors, electric bronze stairway, gold picked panels and glazed cathedral glass. Ills Eyes Punched Out. Fairbury, 111., Aug.

13. James Chit tenden had his eyes punched out by Laurence O'Malley while the latter was under the influence of liquor at Strawn, in this county, 11 miles south east of here. The unfortunate man will probablv survive, but will be blind forever. Warrants for O'Malley, who is a farmer near Strawn, have been sworn out, but up to last accounts he had not been caught. Yon ii Women Take the Veil.

Wilkesbarre, Aug. 13. Sixty two young from different parts of the country, received the white and black veils at Malinckrodt convent yesterday. Missouri was represented by Sister Alacoqua Williams, of St. Charles, who made her nnal vows.

Rev. F. Williams, of St. Charles, cele brated the mass. Twenty-eight priests took part.

Koobed and Thrown frtfm a Train. Louisiana, Aug. 13. James R. Martin, of Jerseyville, in attempt ing to board the Chicago fc Alton St.

Louis vestibule tram, bound east, at 3:24 a. m. Saturday was robbed and thrown from the platform while cross- tAe Noix creek bridge. Caused by Meteors. Pierre, S.

Aug. 13. Severn prairie fires were started in Sully coun ty by a fall of meteoric stones, coming from a clear sky. N'tTtAS NOTES. Fritz Majors, grand tyler of th granl lodge of Masons of Kansas, died at Leavenworth Sunday, L.

E. Wright, a prominent citizen and ex-banker of Douglas, com mitted suicide some time Saturday by hanging. E. E. Miller, of Kansas City, was killed by an accommodation train on the Santa Fe railroad near Leaven worth, Saturday night.

The trial of the thirty anarchists before the assizes court at Paria, France, ended on the 12th in the acquittal oi all but three of the accused. 5 A man named Ivery, claiming to be from Kentucky, was shot while resisting arrest at Sikeston, Saturday night. A kit of burglar's tool' ws and solicitors of patents, report through their Kansas City office, Times build ing, junction Mam and Delaware streets, the folio wine last of patents granted to "Missouri, Kansas and Nf braska inventors the week ending Tuesday.August 7,1894: Missouri A. P. Cochrane, St.

Louis, sheet packing. J. W. Louis, computing weighing scale. John Friedlander, St.

Louis, machine for polishing shoes. Gerolt Gibson, St. Louis, nut lock. D. IL Grant and II.

Miller, Raymore, reversing gear -for engine. J. H. Hottes, St. Louis, sash astener.

A. J. Speare, assignor of one-half to H. J. F.

Davis, Thayer, electric hand appliance for massage. F. Stroker, Olney, wheel cultivator. Win C. Whitacre, St.

Louis, engineer's valve. T.H. Wimbush, St. Louis, adjust able portable Rcaffold. T.

J. Park, Rensselaer, design patent on washer. Kansas L. Blake, Lawrence, sub marine signaling. J.

W. Regier, Mound- ridge, band cutter and feeder. D. U. Ruth, Halsfead, band cutter and feeder for thrashing machines.

Nebraska Gustavo Andreen, Omaha, shutter worker and fastener. J. M. Barclay, Kearney, wire fencing tool. F.

W. Wittkowski, Omaha, automatic railway switch. Whole issue of August 7, 1894 Patents. 332; designs, 24; trade marks, 26; prints, reissues, total, 384. POPS AND THE NEGROES.

Mrs. Anderson, who lectures tonight in behalf of made a sensation at the celebration at Arkansas City, August 4, Some populists who were present attempted to run the meeting into politics. Fred Close, the Govern ors' private secretary, advised the negro to vote the populist ticket. Mrs. An derson in her speech took issue with the pop orators.

She said that no black man could conscientiously and consist ently vote the poeple's party ticket under existing circumstances. She urged them to think of the attitude of the A. R. not a black man is allowed to join that union, and all these unions prohibit the railroads from employing black men on their lines to fill any re spectable position. She showed that every branch of organized labor was in opposition to the black man, and shut up every avenue ofjadvancement to their children.

And these are the men who support the people's party. It was time she said, that a few were shown favors, but the whole were ostracised and it was her opinion that should the labor power gain control it would mean extermination to the so-called negro man. FIRE FROM WET SAWDUST The fire department was called at 2: 30 o'clock this morning to Abraham's drug store on Minnesota avenue where a barrel of wet sawdust in the cellar had ignited a blaze by spontaneous combustion. The building was filled with smoke. The firemen carried the barrel of sawdust outdoors and by that means possibly prevented a disastrous conflagration, for the cellar was well stocked with paints, oils and varnish, and other inflammable compositions.

The only damage was inflicted upon the barrel of sawdust. ONE WAY TO RESENT INSULT. Charles Mills and Tom Hannahrui, a well known switchman tf the Sixth ward, became involved in a fight in which Hannahan was seriously injured last night. Mills and his wife were passing along Kansas avenue, near First street, when Mills claims that Hannahan insulted his wife. He was knocked down by the husband, who was preparing to finish him up when the crowd interfered and Hannahan escaped.

Mills was arrested by the police but was soon released on bail. ENCOURAGED BRODERICK. All the protestant churches cf this city during their regular services yes terday adopted resolutions endorsing the Hon. Chase Brodenck action behalf of the anti-lottery bill which is now in the lower house. The resolu tions urged in addition to the endorse ment, the speedy passage of the bill.

These resolutions were adopted to as sist the Anti-Lottery League in its work of securing the passage. The bill, if passed, is expected to drive all lottery companies from the United States. WILL SPEAK ON SUFFRAGE. Mrs. Naomi Anderson, the colored Baptist missionary, of Wichita will de liver a lecture to-night at the Fifth Street opera house under the auspices of the Equal Suffrage society of this city.

Her subject will be, "The Suff rage Amendment From a Race Stand point." No price for admission will be charged. The church choir of the Met ropolitan Baptist church will be present and furnish vocal music. THE WORLD OF LETTERS. There are no servants in the Tolstoi household. The count cuts his own firewood, while the countess preparos their simple meals.

Lord Randolph CmrBCHirx is under contract with a Paris journal to write four articles for its columns during his journey around the world. The mother of Bret Harte was handsome factory girL Her' husband educated her, and she became one of the most cultured women in Detroit. The rage for lists of the "most popu lar" books has struck Norway, and it appears that Ibsen's "Peer Gynt stands easily first. Among foreign authors Charles Dickens seems to occupy the first place in the affections of the Norwegian public. TOLD OVER THE BACK FENCE.

A womak living in Trenton, is described as "an amorous, athletic am- axon, agile aa a catamount and fierce as a tigress." A Nebbasxa paper missed publica tion one day lately on account of the editor's wife, who did the typesetting. being away on vh.it. To bk beautiful a woman must have sweet looks, sweet speech, sweet smiles. sweet voice, lovely eyes, a comely head and a graceful figure. That is what Walter Besant says.

AjfElmira lady recently 'agreed "to shave her husband ten times for dollar, the proceeds to be given to her church- The husband thinks that church ought not to raise money by inflicting cruel and unusual punishznent. tta Cigars stra the finest. Dr. Price's Biking Powder WorU's Fair MJ a4 Diploma. Wins The International Beef Killing Championship at Walruff 's Grove.

A STEAK IN SIX MINUTES. John Beilstein Wins Second Prize Both Men Residents of Kansas City, Kansas Butchers 'Annual Picnic. The Retail Butcher's association held its eighth annual picnic at Walruff's grove yesterday. The association is composed of the retail butchers of the two Kansas Cities and number about 125 members. They were all at the picnic yesterday, and they brought with them their families, and had a royal time.

The principal event of the day was a prize beef killing contest for the international championship. The contestants were Gill, employed at Dold's packing house, and J. F. Beilstein, of Armour's. The first prize was a beautiful gold badge.

It was susp Tided from a pin composed of a butcher's steel and carver crossed. Upon the badge was mounted in relief the head of a steer. The badge was not lettered, and the ame of the winner will be inscribed upon it. Two fine Galloway steers were led into one corner of the grove and tied to trees. Dennis Bowes acted as referee and Joseph Smart as timekeeper.

Thomas Gill was the first to go to work. The animal was knocked in the head, its throat cut and then turned over to him. In 5 minutes and 38 seconds it was skinned and quartered and hung up ready to be cut into steaks. It took Beilstein 7 minutes and 26 seconds to dispose of his animal, and Gill was awarded the prize first. Beilstein received $10 as a second prize.

There was also a sheep killing contest between K. C. Stanlev. a butcher at the corner of Twenty eighth and Penn, and Henry Hueben of 919 State line. Ed Moore won the 10-vard foot race: George Williams was champion in the 5 yards fat man's race, and Miss Annie smith won the ladies' ton race.

There were also sack races, boy's races and a prize given to the best waltzers. The crowa remained at the park until quite late at nignt. lonimy Gill who will be entitled to wear the elegant gold medal as the in lersiaie cnampion swift butcher, Has been at the business since he was 14 years of age. He is now 30, and for seven years has been employed at Dold's. He is married and lives in Kansas City, Kansas.

One of the most interested spectators at the contest yesterday was his wife and no one was more proud of we victory than she. BeiLstein. the winner of the second prize, is also a resident of Kansas City, nansas. HELPED THEM tanair Loach's Indorsement of tli Ho Cholera Core. "In Nemaha county, southeastern Nebraska," said Representative Mercer, Omaha, "there lives an old farmer named Eufus Leach.

The Log1 cholera was raging in the county and Leach's tioirswere dying fast, when long came a smooth-tongued fakir with a patent cholera cure for hogs. He showed Leach his good, read him the directions on the bottles, and sold him two or three bottles of the compound for five dollars. "Three or four weeks later Farmer iLeach was standing at his gate in the evening when a well-dressed stranger, who was driving by, hailed him. There was an air of desolation about the farm, a lull as of death, unrelieved by the snusioal baas grunts of a lot of contented hogs. 'Good evening, Mr.

called out the stronger, pulling up at the pate. 'Good said Leach. 'You don't remember me, I eaid the stranger. 'No, not exaotly, said the farmer. 'I sold you come oholera cure for your hogs a few weeks the stranger explained.

Oh, you're the man, are said Leach, quietly. said the fakir, 'and, by the way, how did it 'Well, said Leach, in his complacent style, 'I don't know that it done any good, except to make the hogs die a little Two Very Old Ladles. It is well known that women attain an extraordinary age bftener than men. One of the most celebrated female centenarians was Countess Desmond, who lived one hundred and forty-five years, and died in the reign of James I. as the result of an accident.

This extraordinary woman was, at the age of oae huadred years, so active and lively Chat aha used to take part in the dances with young people. At the age of one handred and forty -five she traveled from Bristol to London, no small' undertaking in those days. Even this Instanoe, however, is surpassed by the ease of a French woman aamed Marie iMon, who died at St. Colombo at the age of ae hoadred and fifty years. Tue In Germangr.

Instead of paying taxes as ordinary tnortals th citizens of Klinye'nberg-on-the-Main, Germany, received each three hundred marks from the income from several factories owned by the tows. The division was made after the expenses of administration had been paid by money from the same source. That's one place where the politicians don't get it alL Cleverly It Is said that Lord Campbell was eften overbearing and irritable. A lawyer who had long struggled against the chief Justice's criticisms finally folded up his brief and remarked: "I will retire, tay lord, and no longer trespass oa your lordship's impatience. Smok StnvggUr So Cigar Dr.

Price's Cream Baking Powder World's Fair Highest Award. New Union of Switchmen Organized Yesterday. INDEPENDENT OF OTHERS? Afflliation'With Knights of Labor and Other Orders Not Favored and Sentiment Expressed Adverse to "Sym-pathy'l Strike-Miles Barrett's Words. The new Switchman's Union, which to succeed the disrupted Switch is man's Aid associatio was permanently organized at a meeting at Fourteenth and Penn streets Kansas dry, Ma, yesterday afternoon. It starts out with about 340 members which number in cludes the switchmen of Kansas City and adjacent towns.

The order is protective and entirely independent of any other organization. AJvery possitive stand was taken against amliatmg in any way with the Knights of Labor. Thomas McGuire, represent ing that order, asked permission to speak for the purpose of inducing the men to organize under a Knights of Labor charter. He was refused. Miles Barrett, grand master of the old Switchmen's Aid association, was resent and made an address in which advised the members to stick strictly to their own laws, and to beware of sympathetic strikes.

He said the last great strike had cost 2,800 switchmen their places because they allowed their sympathy for a lot of carpenters at Pullman to get the better of their judgment. He opposed the scheme for the switchmen to organize under Knight's of Labor or A. R. U. charters and said if they did so they would al ways be called upon to strike.

Independent switchmen unions have been organized in nearly all the important cities. NAPOLEON AS A HORSEMAN. He Changed His Mount feQeatlr and 'Insisted on White Chargers. Napoleon was a most cruel horseman. and changed his mount frequently dur ing battle.

At aterloo, however, he rode only the famous "Marengo." Another celebrated war horse of the gTeat Corsican was. "Austerl its. Napoleon always insisted that his horses should be white or gray. Twclv were killed under him. He was once carried quite within the enemy's lines, when he narrowly escaped capture, by a mad charger.

Napoleon's it is only fair to confess, was caused by a terrible wound that goaded the poor steed to uncontrollable madness. Men lose their heads from pain; why may not a horse? For a dumb combatant of unqualified savagery we must go xo the camp ot those masters of warfare the French of Napoleon's day, the Chicago TJerald. 'One of the emperor's Capt. de Marbot, owned a mare named "Lizette," noted in peace or war for viciousness under certain provocation. Once, with her master on her back, she was surrounded by Russians.

A huge grenadier made a lunge at Marbot with his bayonet, hut Lizette dis patched him with tigerish ferocity, using only her teeth. Afterward she backed off clearing with her. iron heels a space among the Russians pressing on her flanks, then dragging down to death beneath her hoofs an officer as she did so, and darting through the astonished crowd to a place of safety. In that brief encounter she killed two Russians outright and crippled several others with her heels, and it all came from a cruel bayonet thrust that aroused all the poor creature's latent frenzy. A SHREWD SOVEREIGN.

An Emperor Who Financiered to Some Furpose. Among -other expedients to" raise money, Ivan resigned the crown in favor of a Tarter kahn, who was baptised under the name of Simeon. Ivan, says the Gentleman's Magazine, feigned to withdraw himself from public affairs, but in reality he held on to them, and made the new czar call in all the charters formerly granted to the monasteries and bishoprics, and all the charters were canceled. This curious interregnum, or by whatever name it should be designated, lasted nearly a year, and then Ivan declared he did not like the new regime, and, dismissing the baptised heathen, 'again took up the" scepter which, as a matter of fact, he had never really discarded. He issued fresh charters to the monasteries, but was careful to keep back several fine slices of the revenues, extorting from some of them fifty thousand and from some others one hundred thousand rubles annually.

We shall see, as Ivan's character Is unfolded, that this spoliation of the monasteries was not the only thing in which he resembled our own merry monarch, Henry VIII. He would send his agents into the variousr provinces, there to buy up at low prices the whole of some particular commodity for which the province was noted. After retaining the monopoly for awhile he would sell for a high rate and even compel merchants to at the prices he named. He followed a similar course with foreign imports, creating a monopoly and forbidding others to sell their stocks until he had disposed of his own. By these means' he cleared two hundred thousand rubles a year.

BOOKS AND BOOK WRITERS. Sw tnburjts's favorite exercise is swimming. Mb. Haix Cacti's somber story, "The Manxman, Is nearly ready for publication. Tbxsk are ten thousand copyrighted volumes of American poetry in the Congressional library at Washington.

Ms, Rota Haggard has changed the title of his hew: novel, and it is to appear umder the name of "Joan Haste." It is intended to publish a volume of the '-Table Talk of the Prof. Jow- News of Interest Gathered in the Big Sixth Ward. REPARING FQR THE PICNIC. South "Side Members of the A. O.

U. W. Will Take an Active Part in the Interstate Event-Mr. Barkley, of Marion County Says Corn ia a Failure. V.

The South side members of the O. U. W. are anticipating a grand time at the interstate picnic on August 23 at Fairmount park. Mr.

T. W. Barkley of Lincolnville, Marion county, Kansas, spent Sundry with his brother H. S. Barkley.

Mr. Barkley reports the corn crop in his vicinity to be an entire failure and that the farmers are preparing to feed wheat to their stock. Good wheat sells for 37 cents per bushel. Wheat and oats were a reasonably good corp. The masculine members of the M.

EL church will give a novel entertainment at 819 Osage avenue.on the 23d. It will be a banquet given by the men, The men will fix up the bill of fare, do the cooking, set and decorate the tables and do all the work and wait on the table, etc, laciy in town and all their rieuds are invited. On Saturday at 3 oVloek p. m. the thermometer, in the mudle of O.

Q. Claflin's drug store Osage and Mill streets, registered 96 degrees and at the North front 106. On yesterday at the same time and places it registered 92 and 102. Mr. A.

J. Murphy will on the 17th in the evening give a dancing party in Vic Roy park. Admission 10 cents for each masculine dancer for each time he dances. Miss Maggie Powell left this morning for Piatt City, to visit her parents John and Frank Duff returned yester day from the funeral ot their sister in Iowa. Mr.

and Mrs. J. L. Holland and Mrs. Holland's sister are enjoying the Colo-J rado breezes for health and recreation! Mr.

M. P. Jones leaves today with his family and effects for Michigan where he expects to make his future home. Miss Agnes Wood of Greenfield, Iowa, is visiting Mark Mazwell and family at 721 Pyle street. The case of the state vs.

rLassimer was continued by mutual consent to the 27 iu Judge Sims' court. Mr. K. P. Snyder was in the "big" Sixth ward Saturday shaking hands with the dear people who may attend Saturday's primaries.

The Metropolitan Co. should nx up at least a sun shade for the people who patronize their roads at Shawnee avenue and Packard streets. It is fearful hot there these days. Lewis Russell, sou of pr. Kussell, or the Park pharmacy, is suffering with malaria fever.

The two incorrigible Smiley boys are in the lockup, held there untu Keiu can, if possible, have them sent 1 to the reform school. The street comimssioner ought to clean up Kansas avenue. It needs it badly and the people demand The tent has disappeared from the park, and it is said will be erected near Chelsea park. The sneak thief who took iu. u.

Dudley's watch from his vest pocket, while hanging in the coal house nar the M. E. church on Seventh -and Pacific avenue, had better return the same at once and save trouble. The Presbyterian Missionary society held an important meeting last night. There was a most enjoyable surprise party at the residence of M.

S. S. Kirby on Pennsylvania avenue last Friday night, given by Miss Clara Leudkey to Miss Lizzie Sehultz. Mrs. Cooke, widow of the late Harry Cooke, is recovering from a spell of typhoid fever.

Contractor -Kerns, is erecting a splen did cottage on First street. OUR BULWARKS AGAINST AN-. ARCHY. At the Grand Avenue M. E.

church, in Kansas City, yesterday Charles B. Mitchell, in reviewing the recent strike! enumerated some of the good results as follows: The country has come to see anew what has been urged by many patriots' for a number of years the perils of unrestricted immigration. Read the names of the rioters, killed, murdered' or captured, and they are the names of mischievous foreigners. We have had another illustration of the fact that our Christian Sabbath is to be maintained as one of the bulwarks of the Repulbic. Those who were foremost in the riotings and plunderiugs and murders were those who have no regard for- the Sabath.

A Sabbathless nation will breed a lawless and riotous people. The necessity of all provision for the prevention of labor disturbances on a large scale has been estab-lshed beyond a perad venture. If this country is ever threatened seriously by socials ts or anarchists, I look to the gie it south, with its population of hoinogyi.i ous Amaricans, to rise in defense of our free instirutionns. That old doctrine, supposed to have been killed after four years of bloody struggle, the evil doctrine of states rights, has again lifted one of its hydra-heads to have it clipped off by a democratic president against the crying protests of democratic governors. FATHER AND DAUGHTER IN William Sitzler and his daughter Gertrude were severely bruised and cut by falling between the grip and trailer of the Fitfh street cable train, at Sixth and Minnesota last night.

The girl lost her balance by a sudden jerk of the car and fell between them. Her father attempted to save her and losing his grip fell and struck his head on the stone pavement between the tracks. The cars were stopped before the coach passed over them and the couple were removed. The father received a bad cut on the left shoulder but the girl was not hurt beynod a few bruises. Mr.

Sitzler is- the head bookkeeper for the Val Blatz Brewing; company of Kansas City, Mo. All Druggists sell Dr. Miles Pain Pills ft 27 G. Ilea liens Co. Alt 10 Cigar.

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