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VOL. XYil. TOPEKA, KANSAS, TUESDAY, MAY. 14, 1889. NO.

113. 01) TO DIE BY ELECTRICITY. i A Question of Age. KANSAS mm. FALLING TIMBERS.

THE CONTRACT IS BINDING. board of railroad commissioners to-day rendered a decision in the matter of the complaint of the citizens of Chico, Saline county, against the Missouri Pa-cifid railroad, for discontinuing the depot and station at that place. Whf the road was built a depot! was established at Chico and a written agreement entered into between the icitizens of Chico and the railroad company, in consideration of, certain aid votd to the road, that the depot should be forever maintained and that no other deppt should be established within five miles of it Gypsum City sprang up, with the building of the road, but three miles from Chico. It outstripped the latter in growth and importance and soon made application to the board of railway commissioners for depot and station acuities. "The apphcation waa stubbornly resisted by Chico, but Gypsum City got her depot Subsequently the Missouri Paoifio abolished the depot at Chico, giving as a reason for so doing that there was not; sufficient business to justify its maintenance.

The people of Chico immediately filed a protest with the board of commissioners agaiast the withdrawal of the station facilities, pleading their written contract with the company. The board, after having made due inquiry into the facts of the case, decide that the contract is binding and that the company, will have to maintain the depot and station facilities in ts fulfillment. PROBABLY A SUICIDE. Ernest Zeisenis, an unmarried man, twenty-seven years old, waa found dead in his room at No. 305 Jackson street, at 2 o'clock this morning.

An ounce bottle half filled with chloroform was found in the room, and was probably the cause of his death. The drug was purchased at J. K. Jones' drag store yesterday noon for insomnia and the name of O. Sperry was signed to IT WAS DONE; Particulars of Paymaster Wham's Bobbery.

The Bobbers Still Uncaptured and Bound for Mexico. William Kemmler Sentenced to Die By Electricity. The List of Presidential Appointments For To-day. The Paymaster and the Robbers. Tucson, Arizona, May 14.

A Fort Thomas special gives the particulars of the recent fight between robbers and U. 8. Paymaster Wham's party, near Cedar Springs, in which the robbers succeeded in carrying away $29,000. The road where the attack was made winds down a long hill, near the top of which it runs between a high wall on the east and a low ledge of rock on the west A large rock was dis covered in the road, and the party stopped to remove it. A volley of shots was there upon fired from the brow of the rose to the height of hi ty feet, almost perpendicularly.

None of the robbers could be seen from below. The paymaster's which consist-. ed of Major J. W. Wham, Clark W.

Gibson, two non-commissioned officers, nine, privates and two drivers, immediately returned the tire which became general. The robbers had placed men further up the hill to the right of the party and aiso sent along the hill to get in a cross fire from the left. It is known that at least one man in each of the flanking parties was either killed or The paymaster's party made a break for the ravine below the ledge, which for three hundred yards, is without shelter and five were wounded in crossing it. The others of the party retreated further around the point of the hill. Paymaster Wham from behind the ledge, thinking the cross, fire had been silenced, made a heroic effort to rally his men, but they were compelled to seek bthex shelter, being exposed to a terrible fire.

The paymaster, his clerk and the corporal were the only men who reached the last shelter nnwounded. While part of the robbers kept up the firt from the hill it was a very matter for the others to go down and secure the booty which was in a strong iron bound box on the boot of the ambulance. It was opened with an axe and the $29,000 carried away together with a valise, which they soon cut open and abandoned. One robber was seen to betaken away on a pack mule and tracks of blood showd them to have suffered badly. At no time was all of the band seen.

Six of the wounded in the pa; rnfiter's party were conveyed in a ambtUtooe to a hospital here and a surgeon Mid wagons were sent for the others. Eight men out of eleven were wounded and one of the wounded, soldiers has died and three others are in a critical condition. Soldiers and Indians are out searching for the robbers and troops in New Mexico are hastening to intercept- them if they enter that territory. It is believed, hqw-ever, that they will make the endeavor to escape into Sonora, Mexico. Governor Wolfley has offered a reward of $500 each for the arrest and conviction of the robbers.

To-Day's Appointments. Washington, May 14. The president to-day made the following appointments: John F. Plummer, of New York city, George E. St.

Louis, Jessie Spanieling, of Chicago, and Bufus B. Bullock, of Atlanta, to be government directors of the Union Pacific railway company. Alvin Saunders, of Nebraska, to be a member of the board of registration and elections in the territory of Utah. William H. Lyon; of New to be a member of the board of Indian commissioners.

Bennett S. Gillespie, of Nebraska, to be register of the land office at O'Neil, Nebraska. Samuel O. Wright, of Nevada, to be superintendent of the mint of the United State at Carson City, Nevad a. Want Men of Integrity.

Washington, May 14. The Cherokee commission is giving the administration a remarkable amount of trouble. The principal difficulty just now is the selection of a successor to Hon. John. H.

Baker, the Indiana member who has resigned. This place waa formerly held for a few days by Ex-Governor Robinson, of Massachusetts, or at least he intimated his intention to fill the place, but he afterwards declined. Then it was given to Mr. Baker and he declined. There are fifteen or twenty applications on file for membership in this com mission, but it is not likely that any one of me canaiaates win oe selected.

Tne president and the secretary of the interior agree as to the kind of man they want and they say He baa not madii apphcation. Who he will be they cannot tell. They deem the Cherokee commission one of extreme imDortance. and thev desire' that it shall be distinguished for its ability and integrity. It is not known how soon the vacancy can be filled, but every' effort will be made to appoint Mir.

Baker's suc cessor as soon as possible. F. M. Slutz hag sued W. O.

Perry 'and wife and Mrs. 8. J. Campbell for poses- Bion or lot 6 and part of lot 1, in Wilbers addition to Ft. Scott The action has oeen med in tne United States circuit court The property is wo rth $5,500.

The brick-layers began work upon the capitol dome this The stone masons will follow suit to-morrow morn ing. It is muoh livelier about the capitol Duuaing in consequence of resuming wors. The railroad assessors -departed this afternoon at 2 o'clock for ti trip over the 'Frisco, to.be absent until Friday. The relief board of Lincoln post will meet to-morrow evening at the residence oi ai. u.

rest. Til ijaincy street. cleaning and receiving new paper and ucvuiuuuua. HOI William Keminler of Buffalo, Sentenced to Death By the New Method. Bufpaio, N.

May 14. William who was convicted of murder in the first degree for the murder of his mistress, Tillie Ziegler, was to-day sentenced to "suffer the punishment of death to be inflicted by the application of electricity within the week commencing on Monday, June 24th," the exact day being left to the jailor, according to legal provision. This is the first death sentence under the new law. Railroad Conductor's Convention. Denveb, Ool May 14.

The annual convention of the order of Bailroad Conductors opened here to-day, the delegates representing all the leading railroads of the country. There is a larger attendance than at any previous convention. The annual report was presented by W. P. Daniels, grand secretary.

In it he said: "The record of divisions organized during 1888 is the smallest since 1881, although it is not by any means a bad one, and as our experience has amply demonstrated in the past, it is not best to try and organize a great number of divisions, half a dozen being much better than a larger number of poor ones. Charters have been refused to six places during the year. Yet with all this care the record shows at least one too many divisions organized. I refer to San Gabriel division. 238.

The number of divisions January 1, was 225; organized during the year up total in operation 237. Notwithstanding that the order has been disbanded west of the Missouri river," that 'it does not meet the requirements of organized labor;" that representatives of sixty divisions have contented themselves with an organization that has as its excuse for existence that it is wanted by, the enemies of the order to use as an instrument of revenge; and as a catspaw later, the record shows one steady, prosperous, gain. The number of members January 1. 1888, was but little over while on January 1, 1889, it had reached 14,000. The insurance department shows a slight decrease.

The total income for the year is 164,782.55, while the disbursements were 162,723.79. The number of policies in force at the beginning of the year wbs 4,768. The number added was 323, withdrawn 415, making a decrease of 92; and leaving at the end of the year 4,676, representing 311.690.0C0 insurance. Sixty-two policies aggregating $145,000, have been paid during the year." The reading of the report was received with cheers. The convention will be in session for several Hotel Men Meet.

Chicago, May 14, The large conference hall of the -Palmer house was crowded at noota to-day with about as sleek and well fed a looking collection of honifabes as the world, could produce. The event that had 'brought them together was the annual convention of the Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit association. When President James C. Matthews, of New York, brought his gavel down on the desk and called the meeting to order, the participants included Mine Hosts Shepherd, of the Hotel West, Minneapolis; Willis Howe, Lin-dell, St. Louis; D.

C. Sheers, Emory, Cincinnati; J. Lewis, Southern, St. Louis; J. Kelley, Louisville hotel, Louisville: J.

Dorsey, Barnum, Baltimore; W. H. Yawd, Greenwich, the Veteran, Peter Ballingal, Ottnmwa, Iowa; Louis McOreery, Russell, Detroit; Frank Crane, Kimball, Davenport; Bres-lin Gilsey, New York; Souihgate, Brunswick, New York; and the folio wing New York delegation which had come on in royal style in special train: Edward L. Merrifield, Continental; W. D.

Garrison, Grand Union; A. L. Ashland, Sinclair; Charles Sprague, Grand Central; N. D. Barry, Glenham; H.

H. Brockaway, Ashland; Frank Coleman, Everett; James H. Rogers, Coleman; A. W. Foster and A.

C. Foster, Abeideen; Andrew Blakely, Windsor; J. Sternfield, Vendomi; C. N. Vilas, Fifth Avenue; F.

J. Allen, Aster; Andrew J. Dam. Union Square. Chi cago celebrities included F.

W. Rice, publisher of the Daily Hotel Reporter, who occupied a position of honor to the right of the president; O. W. Bable, Commercial; H. J.

Bohm, editor Hotel World: 7. D. Fanning and O. O. Hilton.

Palmer. The annual roport, presented by Secretary W. C. Snow, showed that the association was in a flourishing con dition, and that the treasury was excel lent shape. The election of officers takes place this evening.

There is an animated contest for the presidency; the leading candidates being James H. Brer-Jin, of the Gilsey, New York, and one of the lessees of the Chicago Auditorium hotel, and L. G. Howard, of the Transit house, Union Stock Yards. At the banquet to-night Mayor Cregier will deliver the address of welcome and Congress man W.

E. Mason will be one of the speakers A Very Green Farmer. Kansas City, May An entirely new and unique confidence game was played on a farmer named John Water-house, of Alma, Kansas, this morning. At the union depot a man with brass buttons 'sold "him his position as conductor of a Union Pacific freight train for $10., Waterhouse was placed on a caboose, butr when he "attempted to run the train two brakeman gently land ed him on the track. He is now looking for the man with brass buttons.

1 A PATENT EGG CELL. Joseph Weiland has been bound over to the district turt by Justice Hale on the rt osing of a patent right without having Bled letters patent with the clerk of the county was committed to jail in default of bond of $500. The real crime however, was an attempt to defraud an old man named Ben jamin Eberle of Emporia, who with a little coaxing, consented to trade a team and wagon for the county right to sell a patent egg cell or orate, on condition that a man named Frost, who engineered the scheme, would purchase the rights for $300. Weiland got the team and Frost did not appear to take the county rights from Eberle, who had no use for them whatever. Weiland was captured yesterday.

Eberle is a man who came to Topeka some time ago to work with his team. Terrible Accident at Tacoma, Washington Territory? A Sudden Wind Wrecks a Three Story Building A Score of Workmen Buried in the 17 Buins. Many of Them Taken Out Dead 1 or Dying. Wrecked by Wind. Tacoma, W.

May 14. Shortly after, six o'clock last night, between fifteen and twenty men were at work in a new building being erected for a hotel by Walter Bates, who was acting as his own foreman. Suddenly a tremendous storm c-ime up from the southwest, which struck the building with full force, iThe structure tottered for a moment and then collapsed, burying the workmen in the ruins. Hundreds of citizens and laborers just returning from their labor were soon at work endeavoring to rescue the imprisoned men. In a few minutes sufficient debris had been removed to get at some of the men, and the body of Walter Bates was first taken out.

This was followed by two injured workmen, and then a workman named McConnell, who was dead. W. H. SneJl, who one week ago to-day was elected city attorney and who was a son-in-law of Bates, was soon after taken out seriously injured. Then at intervals of fifteenor twenty minutes, the other dead bodies were recovered, but these have not yet been identified.

The work of removing the debris is still going on and stifled moans are heard underneath. Besides the workmen who were injured the Rev. W. A. Mackey pastor of the Presbyterian church, who stoppad to seek shelter from the rain, was severely injured.

The building was a frame structure three stories high on Tacoma avenue and four on the alley below. The storm had free scope, and coming across from the upper sound, had nothing to intercept its progress until it struck this building at the top of the hill. The Sioux Reservation Opening-. Pierre, May 14. The rush for the Sioux reservation still continues' and the excitement daily grows greater.

The prospects are that before sixty days, the boom will equal if not exceed, Oklahoma times. An agent representing a colony of 600 families from the Devil's Lake district, in North Dakota, is on the ground arranging for the colony to come at once, when the suooess of Sioux commission is assured. The fact that crops in South Dakota have hann Hlaota1 rnntn twrk eeBsor.s induces" people to seek new homes on the Sioux reservation. The ferry at Pierre is doing a big business transferring prospective homeseekers across the Missouri river. Bishop Hare, of Sioux Falls, arrived in the city last night from a visit to all the Indian agencies and mission schools on' the reservation up the MisEouri river.

He regards the atlook as the brightest. An Atchison Join test Fined. Atchison, May 14. August Brandt charged with 'violating the prohibitory law in a building on Commercial street, between Seventh and Eighth streets, plead guilty in police court and was fined two hundred dollars, he having been arrested twice during the present month on the same charge. Brandt said that he had understood that he would not be arrested of tener than once in every two months, and he regarded his last fine of 9100 as a sort of a license.

The police officers say that Brandt was running ope'nly on the first floor, with an assistant bartender, Across the Continent on Horseback. New Yobk, May 14. Prof E. H. Piatt, of a riding academy, in this city and John Allen, a hotel proprietor, started rrom nete thia morning on a horsebaok trip across the continent to San Francisco.

They will take a direct route for their destination and will change horses wneneyer necessary. At ban Francisco they will take the steamer to Australia and complete a circuit of the globe but they will not take horses with them. Halts will be made at Pittsburg, Wheeling, Leavenworth, Kansas City, and Salt Lake Oity. The professor is 50 years of age and Mr. Allen 85.

-'They lloth Had Their Fan. Mason City, Iowa, May 14. John Forrester and William Nolin, residents of New Hampton, became drunk Saturday. The former, in his drunken stupor, laid down on the railroad track and was killed by a passing train. The latter, while on his way home, drove off a bridge and broke his neck.

War on St. Louis Bucket Shops. St Louia, May 14. Th Merchant's Exchange, of this city, has a war on the bucket shops. At a 'meeting of the board of directors yesterday, a resolution was adopted cutting them off from St.

Louis quotations. It was also decided to formally request the Chicago board of trade to refuse them quotations Ihe White Caps Repulsed. fjATTT TSTlTTTfYl "Kt7 Mow 1A A of men surrounded the house of a farmer named Sam Phelton, at Bodgersville, Saturday night, and attempted to take him out. Phelton onened fire nn th oa-nrr killing two of them. The others fled.

Snow in May Considered Beneficial. Hope, Dakota, May 14. Snow fell' to the depth of two inches here to-day. If is considered beneficial to the grain crop. Santa Fe Stock.

Nltt Yobk, May "14. A. T. S. F.

stock is quoted at 43 to-day. airs. it. A. Snow left this afternoon over the Santa Fe for a six weeks' visit with friends and relatives in Wellington, Ohio.

"A l1 known employe about the capital will become a benedict to-morrow evening. All grades wall papers at Price Brcte A Caldwell Eloping Couple Outwit the Old Man. An Outraged Husband at Leavenworth Shoots to Kill. The Kingman Postmaster Asked to Resign Bight Off. A Light Vote Being Polled in North and South Dakota To-day.

An Elopement and Wedding. Wellington, May 14. Thursday evening last Joshna Huntsman and Susie Freeman left Caldwell in a buggy, driving to South Haven. The young lady's, father was strongly opposed to Huntsman as a suitor for her hand, but the twd had held many secret meetings in spite or parental wrath. Tne young ady was missed next morning.

Telephoning to South Haven, the girl's father discovered that the runaways were there, and ordered their arrest which was complied with at once. The irate father armed himself with a shot gun and start ed "cross country" to meet them. The interview was long, winding up by the man coming to Wellington, where a marriage license was secured, and on their return a preacher was called in who united them "for better or worse," and all parties concerned returned to Caldwell. Shot the Despoiler. Leavenworth, May 14.

Ohes. Myers, a tailor at Fort Leavenworth, returned to his horns in this city late last night and found the door locked. He de manded admittance but was refused. He then forced the door open and found Tom Hederington in the house with his (Myers') wife. Myers immediately seized me miruaer ana a ecu ma eiisuea, during which Myers drew revolver and shot Hederington in the left thigh.

The wound will probably prove fatal, as an artery was severed and amputation is considered necessary. Big Dry Goods Failure at Hutchinson. Wichita, Kas May 14. A telegram to Dunn's Commercial agency from Hutch inson announces the failure in that city of B. E.

Taylor's wholesale and retail dry goods establishment. The extent of the failure is unknown. The firm is quoted on the commercial books at $30,000, and it is the largest institution of the kind in the city. The failure will effect local institutions to a slight extent. The cause of the embarrassment is a mystery.

The Pharmacists. Atchison, May 14. The State Phar maceutical association holds its annual convention in this city commencing on Wednesday. The members of the association will be banqueted at the Byram hotel on" Wednesday evening It is believed that three or four hundred mem bers of the association will be present. The Kinsnnan Postofilce.

Washington, D. 0., May 14. Ethan tVaite, postmaster at Kingman. a presidential omce, tendered ms resigna tion, to take effect July. 12, but Postmaster General Wanamaker has notified him that he could not wait so long and that his resignation should be immediate.

Peter A. Bocker will be appointed his successor. Electric Light at Hays City. Hats City, May 14. The city council last night granted a twenty-five year exclusive franchise to Hays City Electric Light company.

Light to be put in within six months. Over five inches of rain fell here during the last nve days. Wheat is in the grand est possible condition. Southern Kansas Wichita, May 14. The twenty-ninth semi-annual meeting of the South Kan Bas Medical society is being held in the Crawford Grand opera house.

In the evening the Wichita members of the pro fession will banquet their guests at the Carey. Nearly all the prominent mem bers of the medical profession in South ern Kansas are present. THE DAKOTA ELECTION. A Small Vote Reinjr Polled Upon the New Constitutions. 14.

This is a great day for North and bouth Dakota. The first election preparatory to their admis sion as states is in progress, and all ad vices indicate that a light vote is being polled in all sections. Tne two etatee are divided into twenty-five districts each, and each constitutional convention will be entitled to seventy-five delegates The people of South Dakota are also voting upon what is known as the Sioux Falls constitution the tick ets reading for and against and should it be adopted, the delegates elected to-day will have little more to do than to draw their per diem and mileage. An interesting part of the program is tne tight for the capi tal location of South Dakota. Sioux Falls, Huron, Pierre and Aberdeen are hot in the race.

Bismarck has also to fight to retain the seat of government. In addition Fargo, Devil's Lake, James town and Grand Falls are in the race. It is a free for all, with no and money even. There is no opposition whatever to the old' Sioux Falls constitu tion or ioi. ine repuoiicans are in the majority in both sections of the territory.

Bam and snow in some parts of North Dakota are interfering with the vote. The election develops no excitement whatever as there is nothing partic ular at issue. mini iq Turr oruAon E. W. Smith, the Alabama detective, who has been in the city for the nast ten days anticipating returning to his state withjnd.

W. Allen, and securing the tfzuu reward for his arrest, departed this aiternoon, 'minus his man and his re ward. That was all Allen was wanted for the reward. The action of Governor Humphrey is universally endorsed, as it has been the general remark upon the streets that it would be a wrong and an outrage to take Allen back for trial upon such a trivial offense, when he has shown himself to be a law-abiding citizen and a man during his seven year residence in tida city. Grandruaxoma is 86 years old, and sbi danced a minuet here to-night.

Ho (jnst from the-theatre) Why, she is al most old enough to appear in the ballet. Life, Knew What to Order. "James," said the village jeweler, "are there any weddings to take place in the neighborhood soon!" "There are two to come off next said tho clerk. And the jeweler sat down at once and wrote an order for two dozen picklo casters, with privilege of exchanging twenty-two of them for something else within thirty days. Chicago Tribune.

The Cure Easily Applied. Mrs. Cahokia Alfred, I have been reading about the hot air treatment for weak lungs, and I think I should like to try it. Mr. Cahokia (struck by a happy thought) All right.

Esmeralda. This is April. Next month is May. Well spend the whole month right here in St. Louis.

Chicago Tribune. It May Be So. Brightly Do you know why people are never stuck up in autumn! Dullard Can't say that I do. Brightly Because prido always goes be fore a fall Lowell Citizen. i A Good Idea.

Strawberries are now fine and plentiful, and so largo it seems' the bottoms of boxe? ought to be lowered just a little to get them in. New Orleans Picayune. Caught. "When Phyllis turned her eyes on mo I blushea and hesitated; For though on terms familiar, wo Were Dot at all related. I felt her mild, reproachful glance, And knew her words would rankle; To tell the truth, 1 had by chance Boeii rt hor ankl life.

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Kansas City, Mo. NOTICE. To tchom it may concern: Be it known that our petition is on file the probate court, asking for a permit to sell intoxicating liquors at 834 Kansas avenue, in the Third ward, city of Topeka. Hearing of same is set for. June 10, at 10 o'clock a.

m. Wooivebton Bbos. May 8, 1889. TO-DAY'S MARKETS. At Kansas City.

Kahsas City, May 14, 1883. WnxAT Quiet. No. 2 red, cash 71c; July sales at 64v; August 63o asked. Coss Steady.

No. 2 cash. 28c; Joly27Mc Oats No. 2 cash 20c. Rtk No.

2 cash, 36c Huron Creamery 12c16c; dairy fancy 12c Eggs Firm at 10c. Cattl beceipta, 4f6ll. Market, stead? to weak. Shipping steers $3 554 00; natira cows $2 25; mixed butchers' stock, $1 603 90; stockers and feeders $2 753 25. Hog lieoeipta, 17,848.

Market 5c glOo lower. Hearies 4 SO; mediums and lights, (4 25 4 374; Pigs $4 204 40. bHETP lleceipta 359. Market strong a $3 60. At Chicago.

Chicago. May 14. 1S89. Hoas Receipts 22,000. Market fairly actire to lower.

Light, $4 6034 80; rough packiog, $4 404 45; mixed, $4 454 60; hear packing and shipping, $4 454 60. Cattlb Keceipts, 6,500. slow and steady. Beeyes $3 40: cows fl 8Qg8 30; stockers and feeders, $2 60. BHxrr Receipts.

3,500. Market steady. Natire wooled muttons, $4 00; cornfed westerns. $3 CO4 10; Texans, $2 90gj3 50; lambs, wooled, $4 75fe5 85. Wheat Steady.

Cash, 84c; June, 83c; July, 78Coas-Firm. Cash June, 84tfc; July, Oats Steady. Cash, 23c; June 23J4c; Joly23Kv 22c. Bablbt Nothing doing. pnnra TtKQTHT 31 32.

Flax Si 54. Pobk Steady. Cash, and June, 65; Jol? IiAKD Steady. Cash and June, $3 85; July, $5 90. 8H03T BIB 9 $5 92.

Buttkb aud Egos bteady. 3 At St. Louis. St. Lens.

May 14. lS8a Cattub Receipts, 1.200. Market Hoas Receipts, 6,000. Market slow and lower. Choice heary 4 5P4 55; packing, $4 30 4 45; light grades.

$4 454 55. Bhxxp Receipts 700. Market strong. Whxat Cash and. May higher.

New crop months lower. Cash 78c79c; May, 78c; July 73Xc74c. Cobs Higher. Cash, May tlXct July 82Mc: tteptamber ZZSc Oats Higher. Cash, and-June, 23c; Max Pcax-Qoiet.

Jobbing $12 CX LtisJ Nominal at $3 w. record which is kept of all sales of poison. The home of the man is at Eudora, but he had been employed by Baird, the tinner on Jackson street, for some months. He was a drinking man, and it is said was intoxicated last evening. He was a member of Lodge No.

42, 1. 0. O. at Eudora, where his body was taken this afternoon for burial. TRADES ASSEMBLY ORGANIZED.

The organization of the trades and labor assembly of Topeka was effected last evening. Two or three preliminary meetings had been held, and its constitu tion and by-laws submitted to the various unions of the city. These organizations reported last night by sending their per manent delegates. Eight unions, comprising a membership of more than five hundred skilled mechanics, were thus brought together under a well considered and solemn agreement to discuss and act upon all matters affecting their interests as a whole. A standing committee on organization was appointed.

Was It a Rebuke Whichever church the President attends In Washing-ton is always crowded, and the revenues are largely increased. It is related that on one occasion a certain minister called at least a score of times to see a newly-inaugurated President to urge him to attend his church. Finally, in reply to an inquiry by the President as to the cause of his persistency, the clergyman said: The vestry have promised an increase of one thousand dollars per annum in my salary if you will attend our church, and I am seeking your attendance solely because I need that additional income." The President thereupon went to his desk, wrote a couple of lines, stepped Iback to his reverence, and said: "I have known of church vestrymen who failed to keep their promises to preachers in the matter of salary. Here is somethinir surer and safer. Ver.

mit me to give you my; personal check for one tnousana dollars, which you may have immediately without waiting for a year and running the risk of losing it after all. I can not attend vour church and assnriatA with Christians who make their, pastor a lobbyist upon promises of tiiat nature." The preacher took tho money, thanked the Pres- laent, ana never irouDiea nun more. A Disgrace to the Town. Louisville has never had a ball club that was more of a disgrace to tho city than the one is masquerading in her name this season. Last year's aggregation was bad enough, but it was a pennant winner compared to the nine that is now wandering hopelessly about the country.

To tell the truth there are not more than three or four first-class men in the organization. Unless something is speedily done to improve the character of the playing, the club will doubtless be disbandsd, or else pass into the control of men who are experienced in the affairs of the diamond and who would immediately weed out the rheumatic back numbers, and reorganize on a winning basis. There has been a great deal of talk in the base-ball circles recently about a project to buy out President Davidson's interest in the club, but if any thing definite has materialized the fact has not become public. LiOUisviUQ Courier-Journal. The West Side Sprtaff Meeting.

Preparations are nearly completed for the spring running meeting at the West Bide Park, Chicago, which will open Monday, May 13, and continue until June 2L Between fifty and sixty horses are already at the track and to-day Ed Corrigan will ar rive with twelve racers and David TValdo with seven. Next Sunday a special train will bring in a largo number of horses from Nashville, and at the end of the Lexington meeting another special train will add still further to tho west side collection of flyers. There will be five races each day, for which purses are offered ranging from 300 to (S00. Entries for the first day's races must be made through the entry-box at the track by 4 p. Saturday, May 11; thereafter thirty minutes after the last race ot the day.

The programme is issued up to May 25, and lor the succeeding two weeks will be out not later than May 24J Tin? cost 'of wars form an interesting study. The American wars from 1775 to 1788 cost England $190,000,000. The war with Franco cost from Its opening 1793 to its close at Waterloo nearly $600,000,000. carrying out the war with Russia, England added $16,000,000 to the National debt. Thz art of starching linen was introduced wuwjxgiaaa by a juts.

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