The Weekly Eagle from Wichita, Kansas • Page 1

A 1 1 VOL. XX. "WICHITA, SEDGWICK COUNTY KANSAS. FRIDAY MAY 1 1S91. NO 7 a NATIONAL NOTES.

GENERAL MS. WESTERNS Gents Dollars to dent into a diplomatic rupture. It is a long established rule of diplomacy that a nation is not obliged to accept a minister who is not persona grata, and that a rejection on that account is not to be construed We will beat all records in the way of Specials this week. that have died with the cholera, and in three days they are strickeu and soon die. The sick bugs are being sent out by the thousands this week from the station.

Upon receiving a letter from Russell, stating that the wheat in that county was turning yellow and appeared to be dying, Chancellor Snow left immediately for that city. It i3 reported that a small greenish insect, not yet matured, has been found in the wheat and was undoubtedly the cause of the blight. Hessian flies and chinch bugs are regarded to be working iu Brown, Ottawa, Dickinson, Cloud, Pratt, Rice, Marion. Ellsworth, Barton, Reno and Sedgwick connties. Probably very little damage has been dene "et.

Some localities, however, report entire fields destroyed. The wheat plant is so rank in growth, however, that there is, perhaps, an even chance of the wheat outgrowing the flies. LEON LACONICS. How do you like our New Store Have you inspected the different departments? Here's Something Interesting! Prince Albert suits worth $23 and $30; Famous price $14.75. Imported Worsted Fine Dress suits Worth $15, $18, $22, in black or blue, sack or frock, Famous price, $12, All wool worsted Dress suit, worth $1q, $12, $14, Famous price $7.

All wool, Mens Pants, worth $2, $2.50, $3.00, Famous price 1.75. We're doing the driving in our Boys and Childrens' department and throwing in a Blackboard with every suit. o- Kir, at.w-t i t. its Cliildrens waists 22c, flannel shirts 25c, flannel overshirts 40, i5 and 100c, white shirts 87c, pleated 87c, suspenders 8c, sox oc S. GOLDSTEIN CO.

FAMOUS CLOTHING ii2 East Douglas Avenue. into an intended arlrout to the dignity of the nation which sends the minister. The United btate3 hesitated for a long time to fully endorse this rule, and showed some resentment when the Austrian government during the last administration asked that Minister Keily be not sent to Austria as United States minister. But about the time of the Sackville-West episode the United States became an enthusiastic ad herent of the policy that a nation is not bound to receive or retain a foreign minis ter who is not acceotable to its people. Altogether the opinion in official circles is general that after waiting for a length of time sufficient to maintain the national dignity, a new minister will be appointed by President Harrison.

Chicago. April 29. Ex-Senator Blair, the new minister to China, arrived here this morning. He said that he had no official notice that the Chinese government had submitted a protest against his being sent to China. He will wait here until tomorrow, and if no notice is received in the meantime, he will proceed on hid way, en route to China.

Chicago, April 29. Ex-United States Chicago this mornins. enroute to China. will return to Washington tomorrow. He received a dispatch from secretary tflaine containing nothing but a reqnest to that effect.

Mr. Blair did not appear at all unpleasantly affected by the change in his plans, which was, however, something of a surprise to him. THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY. San Francisco. April 29.

The presi dent and Mrs. Harrison and party left here this morning for Palo Alto. Menlo park was reached at 30 o'clock. Senator and Mrs. Stanford.

Governor and Mrs. Markham. and a party of friends, met them with carriages. The party then visited Stanford university and the Palo Alto stables and stock farm San Jose, April presi dential tram arrived at San Jose at 4 o'clock this afternoon. A large crowd gathered at the station and cheered the party, the visitors were escorted to the Hotel Vendome, where- an address of welcome was made by Mavor Rucker.

and re sponded to by the president. Postmaster tieneral Wanamaker ana Secretary ot Agriculture Rusk also made short speeches. A street parade followed, and visits were made to the High scnooL jNotre Dame convent, and other educational in stitutions, to enable the president to re view the children. CHICKASAW INTRUDERS. Washington, April 29.

In regard to the instructions issued some time ago bv the commissioner of Indian affairs ordering the removal of intruders from the Chicka saw nation, it was today stated at the In dian bureau that these people were ntruders in every sense of the word. Those who have remained ana planted crops have done so at their own risk and in de fiance of the authorities, and their removal wiil certainly be insisted upon. The com missioner has already asiteu rne war de partment to detail a troop of cavalry to assist iu making the removal. TERRITORIAL TOPICS. News and ITotes of Interest Prom South of the Kansas Line.

Special Dispatch to th Daily Eagle. Guthrie, April 29. A charter has been granted the Citizens bank of Nor man. Capital $25,000. Secretary Martin is now In Washington, and will be homo on the 5th ot May.

The secretary is untiring in his efforts for Oklahoma. His accounts are declared by the first comptroller of the treasury to be among the most accurate that reached office. In his absence trusty Col. Urner attends to tne routine worK or tne office. The statutes have been distributed.

Under the act this gives every legislator a splendidly bound volume of mighty poor statutes. The leasing of the school lands is not yet completed. It has proven by far the most extensive piece of work the governor has had to perform. The executive has been patient and has gotten the most money possible out of the leases for the school fund. About $1,000 in cash has been re ceived.

There has been a great deal of wanton destruction of timber in Oklahoma, which is plainly contrary to the law. Hon. Horace Speed, district attorney, has taken the matter in hand and, with the hearty co operation of united States Marshal Grimes, is making it hot for the transgressors. The following letter was sent to the different deputy marshals and commissioners: "United States Marshal's Office, 1 "Guthrie, April i "SIR By the act of June 4, 1-SsS, section 53SS of the revised United States statutes is amended so that every person who unlawfully cuts or aids, or is employed in unlawfully cutting or wantonly destroying or procures to be wantonly destroyed, any timber standing upon land of the United States which iu pursuance of law may be reserved or purchased for military or other purposes or upon Indaia reservation or lands belonging to or occupied by any tribe of Indians uuder authority of the United States, shall nay a fine of not more than $500, or be imprisoned not more than twelve months or both. This act gives full protectign to timber upon the Osage and every other reservation in this territory aud the Cherokee outlet.

If timber cutting is permitted there will be no timber in the Indian reservations in this territory within two years. I trust you will give this matter your especial and immediate attention. "Horace Speed, "United States Attorney. "To William Grimes, States Marshal." Actins? under the-e instructions W. C.

McCormick, of Beaver county, proceeded to arrest Benny Bireus, who was cutting posts. Birens and coterie held up the marshal, and. it seems, got the drop on him and shot him through the shoulder and neck. The marshal went to Trinidad to have his wounds dressed. Marshal Grimes at once wrote to the proper author ities to arrest Bsrens and the others There is likely to be a collision with the Indians on the strip.

They persist incut ting and removing timber. The author ities will stop this at all hazirds. Col. Patrick has several of the deputy marshals in his neck of the woods. Ine vultures have scented the prey, and it would not be surprising if there were some startling development.

The allotting business goes on as all government work dues. hiie th appro priation holds out the wort wiu continue. and not until the well has run dry will it be completed. The good Lord knows when this will be. The aUotters are only doine what ninety men cut of a hundred would do nnre the job.

Soon the Cherokee commission will sit in judgment upon the Kickapoos. Mr. Kick tninks he would like to have some land. The prisoner that was supposed Xo be the escaped Scaggs proved to be one that got away from a Jb ort Smith marshal some kix weeks ago. Mr.

Robb. chief clerk in the marshal's office, is off oq a visit of a few weeks. RAILWAY REFORM. New York. April 29.

The New York Central railroad management has decided on civil service reform among its employes. An examination is soon to be held of the ra-a connected with the operating and motor department. A list of about 2fi0 questions has been orepared, of which 75 per cent shall be required to be answered correctly. ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE UNION PACIFIC KAILW AY. Mr.

Gould Talks of the Future of the Froperty and of the Talue of Its Securities. ''Old HatcV Famous Caicago Specu lator Disappears Tha Old Miaoa tie "Wrong Side of the Market. Montana Indians Opposed to Leasing Their Lands to Cattlemen Tha Kas-dan Laws Against tbs Jewa Bein Timorously Enforced-Regroea Leaving Oklahoma Mafia Families Notes, UNION PACIFIC STATEMENT. BostoST. April 29 The Union Pacific issued its annual report today.

It is not as unfavorable as expected, the deceit for the whole system being only 275. This loss, i'resident Dillon says, la -bis Intro ductory remarks, is due to the large increase in operating expenses, which, is in fart, accounted for by the fact that a arger amount of freight was moved at lower rates in 1890 than 1SS9, and also to the fact that the total mileage was increased to miles, on which gross earnings were 42.049,243 and net in ISOfl. against gross of llSa.GoD.tiOO and net of fl3.65o.047 in 1W. The per centaga of operat ing expenses to gross eaminjs was 71.57 against 65.58. During the past year $.101,000 Kansas Pacific consolidated bonds and $7,513,000 Union Pacific sicking fund eights have been paid from proceeds of land sales, leaving outstanding fd.5.'K),O00 sinking fund eights at the close of the year.

Tha proceeds of land sales subject to this mortgage will be sufficieut to eventually retire all the bonds and leave a surplus to the company of $3,250,000. The estimated value of thn lands subject to the Kansas Pacific and Deuver Pacific mortgages. contracts, cash aud interesttoaccrue.il The net decrease in the Union Pacilic company's funded debt for thn year was $3,121,700. Tbe balance to credit income account, December SI, was against $7,714,385 the previous year. The floating debt of the corapauy amounted to Of this was bills payable, in which item thero was a decrease of $2,501,600.

The net floating debt was $6,674,941, against December 31. an increase of President Dillon called theUniou Pacific stockholders' meeting to order In tho Ames building this morning, and at the polls were declared open for two hours for the 500 stockholders present to choos fifteen directors. It was immediately vo'ed to approve the company's acquisition of the $13,250,000 Union Pacific. len-ver and Gulf railroad stock; consolidated morteage bonds of this company; the Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern 5 per rx-nt bonds, and collateral trust bonds of the name company for $4, 75H.OO0 and minor securities. The stockholders then voted to approve ail the dl-rectors' acts and to annul and declare ultra vires the famous Itock Island and Ht.

Paul bridge contract with tho Union Pacific, which, it was declared, had never bon submitted to the board of directors of the company or to the government directors. President II. Hon declared this bridsre contract unfair and never properly inspected or passed upon. Mr. Dill also said that Air.

UoulL Mr. Ames nd himself would make an in spection of the road about JWay I5nr 2ft. And II here is a rotten limn there, 1 win cut it oft. If there are supernumerarin or hiah waes we will cut them olf. There has leeu," he continued, "a naturnl tendency the past few years to go up, up.

up. ow we uiuit come down to tlm bottom." The ticket for directors received 371 .233 votes, ail that were cat. i he director or2Hiiized as follows; President. SSidney Dillon; vice president, 8. II.

it. Clark; second vice president. C. M. Lane; comp troller, Oliver M.

Minlii; treasurer, u. Harris; secretary, Alexander Miller. GOCLD TALK. Mr. Jay Gould, in an interview, said: The proposed new collateral trust 5 per cent mortaaze will be limul to f2i.0t,- 000; but not more than iO.OJO.OO) will 1 isued at present.

ve ought to realize $9,000,000 CHhh from these bonds. We can not, under the law, mortgage th tnam line to Omaha: but 'he new wm cover th Kansas Pacific main line to Kansas City, as well as the Kaosaa Pacific system and the Iivt Pacific, which cr- riwl the Kansas I'acine to i.neyenne. it will uliimttely lierrmie a fint mortgag upon the Kansas Pacific main line. Ther ar outstanding Kna pacitfo consolidated morf bonds due In and the sinking fund io the hands of th trustee, together with the Kauas Pcifl3 lauds, will, we figure, amount at th maturity of the bond to tich a mini as will not only par oif those uquh, but ieav a urpbis of "The new mortgage win also cover th bond held by the Knas Pacific trusted. They will alto be wcured bv Union Pacific, Denver and Gmt pef cent bond, of which we have ti.i4i.VM be treary; by Orejroi Hhort Line.

ao4 Utah Northern consolidated 5 cent i-ond. of which have tl.h'.ZMfr, by Oregon Line and L'tah Northern collateral trust 5 per cent bond, of whicft tbe Union PwcifSe tr-aury baa $4 and by other bonds which a wt down In tbe report among our of hn4 set. Tfcee. bond will be-ul aa may be e-eded in tbe new collateral trot mortgage, and we alv tbe new bood nA upon the Union PaeiSe coal- prcp-ertifc. Of wurM I shall tke om of the ootids.

I do itkaoar a better security. OMiSi, Atri 23 Tb Usiot Pacifcc today filed mortgage t-r-gticz to lb Bfk Locotaotiva works. Barufcatn. W1U- lain and Parry, and th Lulu! State lulling fctock cnmpaf awi tt American In and Trnat company. Tnm mortgage cover a large ataoubt of rolHag fctock.

EP.ltFS. The deck of the erair Newark Lav bees found to be ieaklag bdly that i hi laid np to repv.r. Qtieea Victor; fc left Grae, Frvnr.e, for home. Tbe printer of on a strike, an4 liO paper will be. iwiH tody.

Atiabcalied the Waafcicitoo fca bea by worao at the 6ti4 eapi-ud. Tha dab room art at tb likn-d tsntel. Tfce wrestled jt-terday aJtersa. THE MAFIA FAMJUES. Rows.

April L'Opvsoioae today pib dtpteli. which reirtl from Palermo. ti whkn cstaie the IcforsR-t'iot tui a Acjericaa JoarBlit utad KsgierB, wi arrived to that city. by I J. mrmceffii 6 the Uited State to rto'Ser to tb famtiie of the ItaSua u'uci who PROCEEDINGS OF THE KANSAS GRAND ARMY MEETING.

Tim McCarthy Elected Commander After an Exciting Struggle. The Eeports of Damage to Kansas Wheat Fields by the Hessian Fly Generally Denied The cnincnDug. The Chicago. Kansas and Nebraska Rail way Sold The Qnestion of Prohibition at Earpei The Botkin Impeachment Trial The Lawrence Stallion Show General State Notei Hutchinson, April 29. The fore noon of the second day of the state Grand Army encampment was devoted to the consideration of the reports and address of commander Collins, lhepartot the address relating to politics and criticizing the posts that endorsed candidates for political office was disagreed with, aud that part of the address eliminated from the records.

The criticism on congress for not passing the service pensiou bill shared a like fate. There is considerable feeling manifested on both sides. The election of officers has not yet taken place. The contest i3 becoming warmer each hour. Tim McCarthy has the lead for department commander, but the field is organizing against him.

O. 11. Coulter is a strong second, with R. A. Campbell showing more strength than expected.

The Sons of Veterans re-elected C. U. Jones, of Norton, colonel. On reassembling after dinner the encampment proceeded to the election of department commander. The candidates were: Tim McCarthy, of Topeka; R.

A. Campbell, of Hutchinson; O. H. Coulter, of Topeka, and John T. Showalter, of Wellington.

The contest gradually narrowed down to a contest between Campbell and McCarthy, and on the fifth ballot McCarthy was elected, receiving 24 votes more than Campbell. There was a good deal of feeliug manifested at first; but when the result became known all parties acquiesced and joined in ratifying the choice of the convention. McCarthy was called before the convention, and made one of his characteristic speeches, declaring that he would devote his entire tme to the work. The balance of the officers will be elected tomorrow. The case of F.

J. Clore, of Troy, who was suspended from Kearney post, for alleged nonpayment of dues, was taken up, but no action was taken. The Woman's Relief Corps re-elected Junkerman president, ovee Mrs. Moore, of Abilene. The Sons of Veterans re-elected C.

D. Jones, of Norton, colonel; Clyde E. Lum- bocker, of Baldwin, lieutenant colonel, aud C. W. Bishop, of Great Bend, major.

Oberlin camp received the premium of a large silk flag for the largest increase in membership, and JUyon camp a flag for the largest num her ot memners present. In the evening a reception was tendered Leland J. ebb, commander in chief of the Sons of Veterans, which was largely ati ended. Atchison was chosen as the next place of holding the encampment, receiving a ma jority over Pittsburg, the other city pro posed, lue encampment wiil adjourn to morrow. KANSAS WHEAT.

ABILESE, April 29 The report of serious aainage to JJicKinson county wheat is unfounded. The fields that wt-re well put in areabsolutely unhurt. Those sown very early, badly put in, or which were pastured close, show some bad spots, The fanners show no anxiety regarding an immense crop and report no damage from the fly or chinch bugs yet. The growth is very rank and tall, and harvest will come ear I v. KANSAS CITT, April further reports of damage to Kansas wheat were received yesterday and the general impres sion is that the stories oi the appearance of the chinch bug and the Hessian fly are unfounded.

"I do not think," said li. L. Harmon. general agent of the Burlington, that there is anything the matter with the crops in Kansas. Our line rnns north of the wheat belt for the most part, but what wheat there is along the line is reported to be in the finest condition.

A good place to find out how matters are in the country is to go to the stocK yards omce ana listen to the talk of the men who come in to sell stock. They are fresh from the countrv. and from all parts of the west, know what. they are talking about and are interested in no speculations, so that what they say can be relied on as uu colored. 1 went down there yesterday for the purpose of hearing how the crops are looking, and I dsd not hear a single unfavorable report.

ere there anything in tnis tallt el rav ages by the Hessian fly, I would have heard of it there." Mr. J. M.Lowe, of this citv, has just returned from a trip through Kansas, and he is very emphatic in his denial of the re port that there has been any damage to ttie wheat fields of that state bv the Hessian fly. "The Hessian fly story is not true," he said yesterday. "I have just been out in tne state oeyona Emporia and as far south as the state line, and I have never seen wheat nelds look better than they ao at present, miact, nave never seen wheat locking so tine anywhere in Kansas as it does this i it is waist high, and in the southern part of the state is beginning to head out.

It has reached a staire of ius development when the fly can have no effect on it. It is certain that if anything is to be told by the present appearance of the fields there will be a great crop in the state." THE CHIXCH BUG. LAWRESCE, April 29 At the last session of the Kansas state legislature an appropriation of $3,500 was made to be used by Prof. F. H.

Snow in furthering his experiments in enmch-bug extermina tion. About two yeass ago Prof. Snow discovered a fatald'sease among the chinch bugs in some localities in Kansas, and he immediately began of experiments. So successful was he in spreading the dis ease, which be termed chinch-bag cholera, that Last season do damage was reported in Kansas from chinch bugs. Th state experimental station, by an act of the leg isUlare, was located at the state univer sity at this place, under the immediate charge of F.

II. Snow, chancellor of the university. Daring the winter Prof. Snow has been carrying on Lis experiments by infecting fresh bugs received from dif ferent parts of the state. Just sow the chinch bug is again making his appearance in tte western counties and infected bugs are sent out to farmers.

Ii.asd bars are scattered throughont the field. and the result ht that ia a few days all th buzs become diseased and die Toe rvssuu so far (his season have been highly aaus-factorr. and the indications are that the ravages of the chinch bugs will be of short darauoa. The chinch bag has always been the Kansas farmers greatest eoemy. and un- like other ordinary diseases nil are anxious to spread chinch-bug cholera through the state.

Live, healthy bugs SECRETARY FOSTER ON THE CON DITION OF THE TREASURY. The Yiews Expressed by Director Leech in His Recent Statement Partly Endorsed. Banquet of the American ProtectiTe Tariff League in the Oity of New York-Toasts and Speakers. The Chinese Government Officially Declines to Receive Mr. Blair The President Spends Another Day on the Pacific Coast Intruders on Chickasaw Lands to be Removed Notes.

Washington, April 29. A reporter had a talk with Secretary Foster relative to the statement by Director of the Mint Leech, that the government had a surplus, or available cash balance, of some and to make this amount he counted in the no-called gold reserve of $100,0,000 and about $34,000,000 of silver which was purchased by the issuance of legal tender coin certificates. 1 he secretary said, in substance: "I saw Mr. Leech's first statement, and said he might give it I did not see the second before it was printed." "Do you agree with him" "I guess he is about richt in the main. I should have stated it little differently if I had been writing it myself.

I should have said that some of the 1250,000,000 of available cash might be regarded as trust funds; might be, I say. It would be correct to say that about $70,000,000 is unquestionably available cash, that is, about $28,000,000 in the banks, $21,000,000 of subsidiary coin, H.000,000 iu trade dollar bullion, $12,000,000 of current cash in the treasury, and .5,000,000 in silver against which no certificates have been issued. A3 to the $100,000,000 of gold reserve, it is held against the $350,000,000 of greenbacks, to make the credit of the government impregnable; for no one would be able to get together enough greenbacks to take all the gold out of the treasury, and therefore they do not take any. But these notes outstanding are legal tender, and the government can add this gold reserve if it needed to on a pinch. It should, therefore, appear in the debt statement as available cash." "Do you regard the silver purchased under the new act, against which certificates have been issued, as available cash that may be used by the government at any time?" "Xo, I do not agree with Mr Leech there.

The certificates are issued agaiust that, and it is in the nature or a trust; but the profits on the silver purchases, which amount now to some $4,000,000, may be used. "I presume that during May and June there will be an extraordinary expenditure for pensions coming in June-extraor- dinary iu that it will probably be larger than last year. as to the redemption ofthe4ia per cent bonds, I am thinkj'ig of trying to substitute a per jeuts tor them, as Mr. Windom proposed. If it can be done there will be two advantages iu it over the re demption.

To be able to float 2 per cent bonus will demonstrate the extraordinary soundness ot the government credit, aud the money that would be required to redeem the 4Ws mav be used for the pur chase of 4s at a saving of 2 per cent of the interest hat would be paid on them up to the time ot maturity. "I talk about these matters freely, because I believe it to be a good thing to have them discussed, and well understood before they are tried." LEECH AGAIN'. Washington, April 29. The Post will publish in the morning a statement Drenar- ed by he Mint Leech, regarding the resources of the treasury department. Mr.

Leech says that the refund of the direct tax has cut no figure iu the reduction of cash in the treasurv. and that the real cause of the rapid disappearance of the "so called" surplus has been the extensive purchases of the interest bearing debt, at a cost, from March 1, ly, to March last. of a fact, he says, unparalleled in the history of the government. Touching the trenching upon the gold reserves of the treasury, Director Leech says he has no such intention, and believes in maintaining the gold standard. He also holds that the maintenance of the gold standard is of great importance to the country, and this applies with as much force to new treasury notes as it does to the greenbacks.

A PROTECTION BANQUET. NEW YoRk, April 29. There was not vacant seat Ht the bauquetof the American Protective iariti league, held in Madison Square garden assembly room toniah Everything about the affair was emblem atic of American industry. The dishes cutlery, table cloths, napkins, wines and cigars, and even the tin menu cards were all of American manufacture. At the fifteen tables there sar 5O0 guests.

Cornelius N. li.iss presided. Ine purely American bnnquet was opened. At the speakers table sat ice President Morton and Hon, Wm. McKinley.

Others at the table were Secretary Nobie, Senator Hiscock, J. Clarkson and Murat Halstead. The list of toasts provided was a lengthy one, as lollows: ine president," Jsecre tary Noble; Protection our true national policy, Hon. llliam Mckiulev. Jr.

"The maintenance of the protective sys tem indispeus tble to a proti fable foreign commerce." Hon. Nelson W. Aldrich. of Rhode Island; "The Empire state and the tariff of Hon. Frank Hiscock, of New lork: "Abundance vs.

cheapness, Hon. J. P. Dolliver, of Iowa; "Protection as it effects the prosperity of the people and development of the Pacific coast." Hon. Josepn Dolph "Reciprocal treaties between the United States and her sister American republics," Hon.

William E. Curtis "The wageearners' interest in protection oeorge ounter, oi orx; commerce aud shipping." Hon. John Jrarquhar, or ew iorK; rree raw material and foreign markets." Gen. George A. Shenlian.

of New York; 'The new south, the product and now the bul wark of protection" Hon. F. F. Harrison, of Georgia; "lhe fruits of protection as shown by the eleventh census," Hon. Robert P.

Porter; uar mining resources. their developmeut under protection the basis of our industrial growth." Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada; "Agriculture and the tariff, the American protective svstem a farmer's policy," Hon. J.

H. Walker, of Massachuetts. BLAIR AND THE CHINESE. Washington, April 29. To an Associated Press representative this morning the Chinese minister, Mr.

Yen. said that be had received a cablegram rm the Chinese foreign office, which he was instructed to lay before Mr. Biaine without delay, expressing the unwillingness of the emperor to receive Mr. Blair. Among the departmental officials there is a general Indisposition to discuss the subject of Mr.

Blair's rejection br the Chines government. Still, it is evident there is no general desire to magnify tho iaci- Leon, April 29. Special. The report sent out from point that the chinch bun is injuring wheat is bosh. There may le some excuse hereafter, but not now.

Wheat never looked better. All farmers are busy planting corn. The small towns are deserted, so far as the presence of farmers is concerned. Mr. Strafford, of Ei Dorado, addressed the Alliance at this place last night.

He stated that the sole object of the Alliance is politics; that they had overcome the 80,000 maioritv of the Republican party. but that unless they kept well organized they would in turn be defeated bv the Re publicaus in 1S92. He read quotations from El Dorado aud other papers to prove that the Republicans were well organized, and that Sheldon and unlock bad kissed aud made up. lie stated that he did not approve of repudiation. He defended the house of the last legislature and severely sar down on the Republican senate.

There was frost yesterday morning in the low lands around L.eou, but it did no damage. PROHIBITION AT HARPER. Harper, April 23. Special The city couucit ot Harper eduesday night passed an ordiuance for the prevention of illicit liquor selling. The city attorney seemed de ermined to find a conflict with the state law, but finally consented to draw the ordinance and let some one else find the flaw.

The fine imposed is not less than nor more than S100. lue new officers were pledsred to the enforcement of the prohibitory law and the closing of the joints. Their proceedings have been close ly watched. A number of ladies attended the meeting. The joint keepers also had representatives.

The teruperauce people propose to use the power gained iu the last election. THE ROCK ISLAND FORECLOSURE TOPEKA. April 29. The Chicaco. Kansas and Nebraska railraad was sold this morning by the United States mar shal, to satisfy the $36000.000 mortgage against the company iu favor of the United atittes trust company of ew York, ihe road was bought in br Edwin W.

Sheldon. of New York, acting for the trust com pany, for $25,232,000, the appraised value. By this foreclosure the farmers of the state claim that they have lost $2,000,000 iu bonds, voted to the road in he various counties. A fund was raised by the citi zens of these counties and the foreclosure proceedings bitterly fought. THE BOTKIN CASE.

Topeka. April 49. Judge Botkin filed his answer to the impeachment case this morning, which is a general plea of not guilty. Th8 morning session was taken up in a discussion in regard to the payment of witnesses. The discussion brought out the fact that there were enough witnesses in attendance to absorb the whole of the $15,000 appropriated for the impeachment proceedings.

GUTHRIE NOTES. Guthrie, A pril 29 After hard work the jury has been impanelled in the trial of Carter for the killing of Watkins, and the case is fairly uuder headway. Coun'y Attorney Joues, Attorneys Willis, Judge Allison and Clevenurer a for the prose cution, and Joseph Wis by, assisted by Judge Merrick, for the defense. They are beginning in a cautious sparring match, but it will undoubtedly warm up into a good fight l)efore the trial is over. two families passed through this city yesterday enroute for the state of Wash ington overlaud.

from the Cherok-e na- ti n. r.aoh runny had eight oxen hitched to a wagon. 1 hey expect that the journey will occupy eight months. Mr. Alcorn, a farmer living about four miles east of Guthrie, alout 5 o'clock roounteil his pony to ride from the pasture to his home.

Having nothing on the pony but a baiter, the animal ran away, throwing his rider against a tree, and injuring: his head aud breast. He liugered about an hour. Sherilf Hixon made quite a pull in the way of a criminal that the chances are will not be bard to hold. The pheriffof Clarendon county, Texas, sent out a print ed circular offerimr a reward for the person of George Halstead. a noted thief.

The circular came into Sheriff Hixon's hands aud he recognized and caught the gentleman in Guthrie. Sheriff llixou telegraphed tbs parties of his catch. and received an answer that they would come up immediately alter their man. TORPEDOES AND IRONCLADS. April The admiralty has directed the ofScer commanding th British squadron in Chilian waters to procure and forward tht rnot complete details of the recent destruction to Chilian insurgent war vessels by torpedoes.

The affair has aroused the liveliest iuteresnt in British naval circles and aIo considerable aniony: some. Naval officers allege that it will render useless to areat extent the larger ironclads, whose and weight prevents tbem from readily getting out of the way of danger. I he liritish admiralty has lor jtorne time past been giving especial attention to the sub ject of torpedoes and believes that it pon- eves an instrument as ntar ptrftctzoa as in the Brennan topedo, for which an immense sum has paid the inventor. At presftnt, it is said the Britith naval authorities are jnStly endeavoring to devise ome method of protection gaaiost torpedoes, but as yet they Lave found nothing AHixtTOK, Aprs! X'j Jrxpnmniii are being made by tbe navy department with a new system et protection lor gun ntrs in exposed piac on men-of-war dur ing action. From a Pennsylvania, factory has been procured a pecunar description or wire weouicg rrwie cp ci mtn ciing eteei spirals, which is remarkably Sexibl and strong.

It 1-ears some resttnbiiiDce to the Oid fashloaed chain armor, and it proposed to ue curtain of thU mtril to protect gunner rehiad shs'd'Js from fragments of exploded mhel.s. Tb ine quality of the netting Is believed to be equal to a solid plate qI t-ei aa itch thick. NEWFOUNDLAND MATTERS. LOSBOjc. April 29.

Lord Knatefocd promise an eerlvarmugementof the New foundland matter. Sir WiilUta White- way is emoted saying in regard to tbs Newfoundland bill that if Iord bury persists in pushing the bill a St dow stand we haa appeal to the fcouMt of common for 5uuc and hold rmbile meeting to bring fo bear upon the bouaq the pressure of prrpaar souraest, wbca ia in our fvor. all we will return horae and enouiy coatder union with the United Stat." GERMANY AND THE FAIP HKT-US. April 25 Tb Banderatb fca agreed to the government irtpoiL submitted to that body oa Baodav ii. authorizing tbe acceptance of tle invitation to take part la the Chicago world's fair, and providing for the.

appoiatrseni of ao imperial tomperrnw tbe German exhibit, aud tm the of appropriation for the effective trffuni- the Gerzaaa dtsartaxal cf U. 2 CO fi CO. A GREAT BORE. Wheeling, W. April 29.

There Is an enterprise in proeress near this citr. under the joint patronage of the United Mates coverument and a number of en terprisins citizens of Wheeling, which is already attracting national attention. and if successful will prove of extraord inary interest to the scieutiMc world. The following extracts from a letter received by Hon. N.

R. Scott, president of the Wheeling Development company, from Maj. G. A. Powell, chief of the United States Geological survey, partly explain me project: "I have learned from Prof.

J. C. White, of the University of West Virginia, that the public-spirited citizens of Wheeling naving raiieu or financial success in the boring of a deep well, have dedicated the well to the purposes of science, and deter mined that it shall become in that way success. Not only does this determination Kive me reat personal sati-faction, but it will entitle you to the gratitude aud hign esteem of the fjoologists and physicists of the world. If the well is carried down unt il it reaches the lime stone it will add a very important measurement to geology, and will aid in guiding operations in boring for future economic purposes, not only in your own vicinity, but in Oliioand Kentucky.

It will also afford an opportunity practically unique for the determination of the laws of temperature change beneath the surface of the earth. The ideal locality is one where a deep well penetrates undisturbed horizontal strata, and does not tap veins of water. These are the peculiar characteristics of 5'our well, and the combination lias never been realized before. "I am therefore very anxious to secure for science the best records attainable from observations of this well, and have detailed for the purpose Dr. William Hal- lock, a trained and experienced physicist, who will his preparatory- work immediately." The well in question has already been bored by the Wheeling gentlemen to a depth of 4,100 feet, and was started with the avowed intention of boring until either oil or natural gas wa9 found if they had to go through to China.

There are few wells in existence as deep as this, the deepest ever sunk being 4,000 leet. Professor White interested the government geologists in the project of goiug down to the greatest depth ever attempted for the purpose of ascertaining in the interest of science, a number of thiugs concerning tho state of affairs in the remotest bowels of the earth. To reach a mile deep it will be necessary to sink the hole 1,180 feet deeper. At the present depth it cost $3 a foot to drill. 1 here is not thought to be any great chance of striking oil or gas in the fur ther progress of the hole, although there is a possibility of doing so.

It will be a great thing, however, to sink the well as deep as interest makes advisable. It is proposed to ki-ep a careful measurement of all the strata eone through bv the drill ami save samples of formation. Thee will be arranged in gliiss tubes in the proportionate thickness in which they exist in the earth, lhistunewui De ex hibited at the world's fair in Chicago in Wi, and afterward preserved in Washington, aud careful statements of what is revealed by the drill in its descent will alo he kept at Washington for the information of all the nations of the earth. When the drill tfets down to a greater depth than or.o has ever gone before, the temperature of the tarth at that point will be taken by a self-recisteriag thermometer, and minute observations will also be made of the macuet ic conditions and other peculiar characteristic things cf which the scientific world has now no experimental knowledge. FOUND AFTER DEATH.

San- Diego, Col, April 27. After eight years' separation froiu her husband. Mrs. Alfred Hure. of Denver, identified him as the victim of a cowardly shooting of last December In this citv.

She lived in Denver iu but wiiiie on a visit to relatives in New York her husband paid attentions to anot her woman. Her jealousy led to heir separation. She refused to return to Denver and he finally wrote to her that he was going to San Francisco. This was eiht years ago, and not a line passed between husband and wife fince. A few months ago Mrs.

Hi: re, repenting of her harshness, decided to come west and find him. She accepted an invitation to visit friends here and arrived about five weeks a iff, and Saturday last, while looking over a uewspaner, the widow read that the trial of A. D. Peterson, who had killed Alfred Hure in last December, had been postponed. She could hardly believe that he Hure mentioned was her husband, bus thought it worth while to investigate the matter, and made a call on Chief Clyne.

The description she gave of her missing husband fitted the dead man exactly, and when the widow called again at "police headquarters today with a letter and photograph there remained no doubt that her fceareii was sorrowfully ended. Hure was a restaurant-keeper here, but failed last December, aud the seriff's officer was put in charge of the place. Hure and the oilicer drank together, and when Hure forcibly attempted to enter and remain in the restaurant all nifiht the officer shot him dead. OLD HUTCH" MISSING. CniCAC.o, April 20.

The break in the grain market this morning whs caused by rurnnrs that H. Hutchinson, the veteran peculator, was In financial straits. It is a common rumor that he has lost heavily in both wheat and corn recently. He was not on the floor of the exchange today, but Inquiry at the Corn Exchange National bank, of which his son Charles is president, confirmed the rumor. The vice president of the bank, Mr.

Havill, aid that none of Mr. Hutchinson's family have audi him since yesterday afternoon, and that they arc very anxious in regard to him. Tho nuppoaitiori among his friends is that he has wandered away in a lit of temporary mental despondency. The Actual 'condition of his financial affairs cannot bo ascertained. It is understood tli.it nearly all of his trades have been ched.

Tho last seen of Mr. Hutchinson was at nbont 7 o'clock last night. He was in a drinking place with a friend, and remarked to him as he left the place: "This i- the last time that you will ever see me tiive." Nothing was thought of the remark at tho time. fc.id a gentleman, who is a near relative cf Mr. Hutchinson: "We have wen for Home time that his mind was affected, and we have Wen consideriug whether it would not be best to take Nome measures of restraint.

As regards the trades made by himwe have made home careful inquiries. "They are few in number, aud are being settled now, and there are ample funds to meet all of his liabilities. He was seen late lust night nt the Inke Shore Hock Island depot with a bag in his hand, and the supposition is that he left the city on a train on one of those roads. It has been learned that Mr. Hutchinson bought a ticket list night for Pensacola, I "lit.

It is believed that his losses on the Hoard of Trade unbalanced his mind. The threat operator's outstanding trades jimount to 1, 000,000, which will be settled dollar for dollar. Some believe that "Old Hutch" is insolvent. If such is the fact heveral brokers will lose large amounts. In an interview tonight 11.

I), llussell, of Kussell Uarrett, said: "I estimate Mr. Hutchinson's losses during the past fourteen mouths at not less than Weplaco his present obligations at and his available assets at 1,000, representing a total shortage ot 100,000. In his departure from the city I think Mr. Hutchinson knew what he was doing; that lie was aware he could not set tle in lull, and was so mortified that he concluded to absent himself until a settlement could be made." F.VANRvtLIK, April CO. H.

I Hutchinson arrived here this morning at and left at this atternoon for the f-outh over the Louisville aud Nashville road. THE MILLINGTON MURDER TRIAL. Dknykk, April 9 The famms Mitlinirtoii murder trial ended today, the inry bringing in a verdict of not guilty. The case is the most noted one ever tried in the wet On the 2d of June, Win. Avery, a wealthy citizen of Fort Collins, died.

Twelve days after his wid was iecret ly married to her dead husband's partner. Frank Millington. Humors were rife that Avery had been jMiisoued by his wife. Frank Millington and his sister Dollie, a young girl IS years old, were arretted ami Indicted, and then the case brought here on a change of venue. FORAKER'S EXPLANATION.

Chicago. April F.x -Coventor Foraker, in an interview touching his remarks at. Cincinnati in which it is alleged that he flighted President Harrison, said to a reporter: The truth is that had I foreseen what 'views the touchy Harrisou men would take of the matter I would centainly have surrounded each word that I uttered with whose meauing could not bo "Hut the dispatches from Walhington tate that the nieinlers of the executive rommittee of the National Republican liesgun stated that you came to Cincinnati With tho premeditated iuteutiou of booming Maine. cau deny that allegation." NEGROES LEAVING OKLAHOMA. Desison.

April 29. A number of ncgries who left their homes in Arkansas Hiid Eastern Texas, under the impressiou i hat they would have houses prepared for them in Oklahoma, passed through this ity ou their way back. They were destitute, and In one instance thirteen peopie were huddled together in oue wagon. They drcl.tred tint they hadlieen deceived by an agent, to whom they paid WH), under a printed obli.aion that they should have a comfortable home, with land and agricultural implements to put in a crop. When they arrived in OKlahomathey were turn-ad loose to ishift for themselves.

BURIALOF VON MOLTKE. Kkfisal. April The remains of the late Field Marshal Count Von Moitke reached here today, and were conveyed from the rail road stat ion to the nmi.seolum, the procession being headed by q. 1'. vinsic.

Bishop Koppell and the civil authorities of re i sail. Pastor Grueditz delivered an oratiou at the eraveside and the ceremonies concluded with, an autbem. secured and placed ia jars with bugt.