A. TRAGEDY IN IOWA.
YOVXG 31 AN KTLZS HIS SISTER'S
BETRAYER.
The Murderer Expresses Satisfaction
at tlio Work Ho Accomplished Ex-
Ncnator Irigallft Says Ho Will Re
main In Kansas Buffalo Dill Going
to Europe With Indians Treaty
With Spain Presidential Postrnas-
"trr Appointments A Land Ofllce Dc-
ci' ion TIio Now Circuit Judges.
Killed Ills Sister's Betrayer.
'GniNNELL , la. , March 14. A little
after noon yesterday Ed ward J. Ricker
was.shot and killed by C. Braden , for
merly of Brooklyn , but recently from
-California.
The evidence before Coroner Mc-
Gain showed that Braden entered the
office of Newby & Parker's livery sta
ble and fired two shots , one passing
through Ricker's body from behind
cutting the artery near the heart. The
bullet was found in his clothing in
front.
Ricker ran from the office into the
stable and fell among the horses. Bra
den following and firing again , but
missing. Braden ran out to a lumber
ya.ru to hide , was followed and gave
himself up. Ho surrendered a large
44-calibre revolver and a smaller one.
He admitted he had killed Ricker
and had come for that purpose , saying
l\ictcer had ruined his sister five years
before , and had brought his mother
almost to the grave ; that God had told
him to kill Ricker. He meant to give
Ricker the small revolver to defend
himself with had he met him in the
street.
Braden seemed cool , and expressed
satisfaction at killing Ricker. Braucn
is unmarried , and his sister is in a
.house of ill repute. Ricker leaves a
wife and two children , about five and
eight years old.
Will Remain n
BOSTON , Mass. , March 14. Ex-Sen
ator Ingalls was among the passengers
on board the Baltimore steamer yes
terday. He has come to Massachu
setts to visit his aged parents. Ingalls'
attention was called to the report that
-he proposed entering the field of jour
nalism in New York , but he said : "I
shall enter into no employment , however -
over attractive or however lucrative ,
that will cause me to lose my citizen
ship. I am a Kansan , and a Kansan I
shall remain. I have received a great
many offers of various kinds since my
successor has been elected and have
'declined them all. but after a short rest
I shall return to my own state and en
gage in some employment. As fur as
journalism is concerned , 1 have always
been , you know , a quasi-newspaper
-man , and newspaper men have always
been my warm friends. But it is un
true that I am to attach myself to any
-newspaper in New York. "
Buffalo EIII1 Gointr to Europe.
CHICAGO , March 14 Buffalo Bill
has secured the consent of the govern
ment and will within a few days start
.for Europe with the hostile Sioux now
held at Fort Sheridan. They are to
make part of his Wild West show. He
mnlro n iinvt.v r f 100 Tnmsin < 5
from those on the reservation.
Dr. C. A. Eastman , an educated
Ogallala Sioux , arrived here today
from Pine Ridge. In an interview in
a local paper he says he has been in
the camps of the Indians at Pine Ridge
and from present indications the prob
ability of another Indian war is prom
ising. There is great discontent among
the Indians. Personally he does not
think they will do anything desperate ,
but the young braves are holding secret -
-cret conferences and even conserva
tive men are talking of wai1. People
-out there are dissatisfied at not having
received information as to how the
hostiles at Fort Sheridan are being
treated and fear treachery.
A Treaty With Spain.
WASHINGTON , March 14It is un-
'derstood that the mission of Messrs.
John W. Foster and James G. Blaine ,
.jr. , who sailed for Europe yesterday , is
to negotiate a treaty with Spain for the
opening of Cuban markets to American
products. Mr. Foster negotiated with
-Spain while United States minister at
Madrid under President Arthur , which
failed of ratification. He has been Mr.
Blaine's principal adviser in all nego
tiations with South American republics
and is better posted in such matters
than any other man in America. Spain
is anxious for a treaty since the passage -
-age of the McKinley bill , and it is predicted -
dicted that the forthcoming treaty will
in consequence -be very much more
favorable to the United States than any
.previous treaty.
Frecldciuial Postmasters.
WASHINGTON , March 14. The records -
cords of the postoffice department
-show that during the two years of the
present administration ended March 4 :
there were 2,754 : appointments made
of presidential postmasters. Of this
number 478 were made upon resigna
tions , 965 upon expiration of commission -
sion , 778 upon removals , 74 were made
-to fill vacancies caused by death and
159 were made at offices which were
raised from the fourth to the presiden
tial class during the two years. At
290 presidential offices .no changes have
vet been made.
Pauncefote Confers With Blaine.
WASHINGTON , March4. Sir Julian
Pauncefote , the British minister , had
a conference with Secretary Blaine
this afternoon. It Telated principally ,
; o it is said , to an arrangement of the
preliminaries for the submission to
arbitration1 ofithe various questions at
issue in regard - tothe Behring sea
fisheries , -on the 'basis suggested by
Blaine ; and accepted bySalisburywith
certain * modifications.
Secretary Rusk Talk * .
WASHINGTON , March 10. Secretary
Rusk was asked today whathe thought
of the statomen t by Minister Boettichcr
in the German Reichstag , to the effect
that the new sanitary measures adopted
by the United States were inadequate
and that Germany would not rescind
the prohibition upon American hog
products. Secretary Rusk said ho could
hardly believe such a statement had
been made for it imparts willful or pre
tended ignorance of the legislation now
in force in this country. The last meat
inspection law passed by congress pro
vides for the most thorough and com
plete system of inspection possible
more thorough than that now in force
in any other country. If ante-mortem
examination and microscopic examin
ation will not satisfy the German gov
ernment it is simply because they do
not propose to be satisfied with any
system. This government has suffered
the imputations placed upon its meat
products by foreign nations to exist
under cover of such pretexts a long
time , but the time has about arrived
when unjust discrimination and false.
statements as to the purity of meats
must cease. Such statements will no
longer bo permitted to go unchallenged
by this government and such redress
as tho' laws of this country permit to
be should in my judgment be enforced.
Commissioner GroflT Resigns.
WASHINGTON , March 16 Land
Commissioner Groff has resigned. He
was found at his home and stated that
delicate health had led him to take
this step.
Judge GroiT has contemplated re
signing for some months , but has
postponed it in the hope that his
health and that of his family would
improve with the approach of spring.
His oldest and youngest daughters
have both been ill with malaria for
some weeks , and when he left his
offcc yesterday it was to take a fifteen
uiys' leave and then to retire from the
otlicc.
Judge Groff may return to his home
in Omaha. He may be tendered an
other position where the climate will
be better for him and his family.
lie has made the best officer the
land office has ever had. He was paid
a special compliment by congress in
having his salary raised from $4.000
to $6,000 a year for unusual efficiency.
Now he stands in very high esteem at
the white house and his departure
will bo regretted by everyone hero
and on the public domain who knows
of his official work or his personal
popularity. .
President Harrison's Delicate Posi
tion.
WASHINGTON , March 16. President
Harrison is now experiencing the most
delicate period of his official career.
Heretofore he has been called upon to
deal only with questions in hand. Now
he is asked to deal with theories and
hypothetical questions on paper. His
mail was never so large except during
the first three months of his experi
ence at the white house , when about
half a million citizens sought office
and each felt it his Christian duty to
have as many of his friends as possi
ble address the head of the nation an
urgent appeal. The correspondents
iii. ureauiii/ largely ueai wun me polit
ical future of the president and the
organization of the party nationally or
by states , districts , counties and town
ships. They seek advice and "point
ers. " The president has many oppor
tunities to commit himself as to his in
dividual plans and preferences politi
cally. He is frequently requested to
announce whether he is a candidate
for renomination , notwithstanding the
fact that General Harrison is not the
character of man who would announce
his intentions , one way or the other ,
thus far in advance , if for no other
reason than that a wrong construction
would be placed upon his action. With
about sixty ex-senators and ex-con
gressman and probably three hundred
other prominent men seeking the nine
new judicial appointments and an army
of applicants presenting their claims
for the land court and other places ,
the routine work of the president is at
this time voluminous.
Funeral of Senator Hearst.
SAN FKANCISCO , March 16. Fun
eral services were held yesterday
over the remains of Senator Hearst.
Since last Thursday , when the body
arrived from Washington , in has lain
in state in Grace church , where it was
viewed by hundreds of citizens. The
services were conducted by Rev. W. C.
Foute of Grace church and the build
ing was crowded to the doors with
people. Among the pall-bearers were
Governor Markham , Mayor Sanderson ,
Chief Justice Beatty and others of the
most prominent men of the state. Al
though rain poured down steadily all
flay thousands of people who could not
gain admittance to the church lined the
streets to view the funeral , procession
in which militia organizations and
many civic bodies took part.
Thurstoii Declines Re-election.
CHICAGO , March 16 Hon. John M.
Thurston of Omaha , president of the
republican league of the United States ,
in an interview to-day said that he
could not allow his name to be used
as a candidate for re-election , as his
personal affairs would not admit of his
giving campaign matters proper atten
tion. He has heard suggested the
names of ex-Senator Spooner , Nathan
Goff and others as his successor. Re
garding the rumor that he is slated
tor one of the new circuit judgeships ,
Mr. Thurston said he could not and
would not accept any federal appoint
ment.
NKWS NOTES.
The California assembly has passed
the senate anti-Chinese bill. It pro
vides for the issuance of certificates of
residence to the Chinese now in the
the state and excludes all others.
ALL CAN WEAR SOCKS
TERRY snzpsoy LOOKS FORWARD TO
TUB GOOD TIME CO.VJ.VO.
Elc Explains in Regard , to the Story
That He Does Not. Wear Half Hose
How the Story Originated A Speech
That was Greeted With Great Ap
plause A Electing In the Interest of
Kansas , Nebraska and South Dakota
Sufferers The Spcakemhip Question
Heard From Through a Medium.
Jerry Simpson Does Wear Socks.
ANNAPOLIS , Md. , March 13. Rep
resentative Jerry Simpson of Kansas
created a sensation yesterday after
noon among the Maryland farmers
now in convention at the state house
when ho interrupted the proceedings
to deny the statement that he did not
wear half-hose. The explanation was
precipitated by a reporter who , during
the recess , called at the Maryland ho
tel where Simpson was stopping and
sent him a note in which he requested
the farmer congressman to affirm or
deny the report regarding his foot
wear. The note wound up :
"Do you wear socks ? "
After waiting some time for an an
swer the reporter * went back to the
convention , which had just been called
to order , and soon Simpson , hatless
and with his overcoat over his arm ,
rushed into the hall and demanded im
mediate recognition. He then handed
to the secretary the note left for him
at the hotel. There was a quiet smile
on every farmers' face when the secre
tary finished i-eading it , and all eyes
were turned expectantly on Simpson.
Tossing his coat to one side ho faced
the convention and spoke as follows :
"Mr. President : This letter refers to
myself and I wished it read to this
alliance and then to make a personal
explanation. It has been alleged that
at a certain time in Kansas I had said
the poverty of the farmers was so great
they could not afford to wear socks ,
and that I was a living example. So
far as I am concerned there is no truth
in the story. The statement originated
from the brain of a republican editor
in Kansas. My constituents know all
about me and I took no occasion to
deny the yarn. It is true that owing
to the high tariff some of the farmers
could not afford to wear socks , and we
were in the same position as was Napoleon
leon during the time he attempted to
cross the frontier to attack the Aus
trian army. He was without arms ,
and when asked where he thought ho
could get them , said : 'Take them from
the Austrians. ' The man who was
against me was a member of the silk
stocking aristocracy , better known as
Prince Hal. At the time of the elec
tion I told my people I expected to get
the other fellow's socks , and not only
did I get them , but I got his shoes as
well.
well."I
"I want to say that I do now wear
socks and I put them on aftjr the de
feat of Ingalls , which I believe was the
beginning of the era that will mark the
time when the humblest people can
wear socks ; and people who sustain
the government , some of whom are my
constituents , should wear the very best.
I deem it necessarv to exolain to the
people of Maryland the much vexed
question of socks. Just now I am un
able to determine which has given me
greater reputation my feet or my
head.5'
This speech was greeted with tu
multuous applause after which the bus
iness of the convention was nroceeded
with. "
South Dakota Sufferers Seeking Seed.
CHICAGO , March 13. A meeting of
editors of agricultural papers was held
yesterday to listen to Mrs. Blackfan of
Nebraska and A. A. Pain of Dakota ,
delegates to solicit help for the desti
tute population of the arid districts of
South Dakota , Kansas and Nebraska.
Another meeting will be held today.
Milton George , who presided at the
meeting , said the tales of suffering
and privation are awful. All they
asked for is food for stock and seed
grain. George said he had talked the
matter over with a number of wealthy
business men , including Messrs. Ar
mour , Higinbothen , Harvey and others
and all have signified a willingness to
do something handsome , provided they
are assured the delegates are acting
for all and that there will be no neces
sity for doing the work over again.
Officials of roads running west say they
will carry goods sent to the arid dis
trict free of charge.
The Next Speakershlp.
WASHINGTON. March 12. The first
estimate as to the probable outcome of
the speakership contest is furnished by
a friend of Congressman Mills , who
asserts that the gentleman is assured
of 75 votes on the first ballot , while
Crisp will have -McMillan 27 ,
Springer 23 , and Bynum 13. These
figures are of course made up by Mills'
particular admirers , but the advocates
of Crisp's election assert that if his
and Mills places were transposed in the
list it would be very much nearer the
real probabilities. There can be no
doubt but that the contest will be be
tween Crisp and Mills in the outset ,
with Wilson and McMillan
very strong leads for the first place.
Heard From Through a medium.
NEW YORK , March 12 More than
one hundred days ago Captain F. L.
Norton sailed for Europe with his fam
ily and crew on a small steamer of the
same name , for which he claimed the
quality of being unsinkable by storm
or flood. He has never been seen
since. Now one of the members of
his company has heard from the ill-
fated craft through a Brooklyn spirit
ualistic medium. The medium declare *
that Captain Norton died of starvation
when eighty days out from this port ,
his wife and hia niece haying died a
few days before. The little ship , so
the story goes , met with a terrible cy
clone and was driven far to the south
ward , with the loss of the smoke stack
and deck houso. At present the wreck
lies about 3,000 miles east of Brazil ,
and .Engineer Coulson was the only
survivor.
To Feed the Sioux.
WASHINGTON. March 13Tho com
missioner of Indian affairs has awarded
the contracts for furnishing the Sioux
Indians with beef and corn under the
recent act appropriating $100,000 for
that purpose. Among- the contracts
are. 1,300,000 pounds gross beef to bo
delivered at Pine Ridge agency at $4
per 100 pounds to bo supplied as re-
vuired , Contractors Walter Brothers ,
'
Charles City. la. : 210.000 pounds of
corn for the Rosebud agency to be de
livered at Valentine , Neb. , at $1.16 }
per 100 pounds. Contractors Broosch &
Rees , Norfolk , Neb.
Palmer For President.
WASHINGTON , March 14. The name
of John M. Palmer of Illinois , whose
election to the United States senate
terminated a dead-lock which had at
tracted national attention , is on every
lip.A
A prominent politician who arrived
in Washington from New York says
that when it was known in New York
that General Palmer was elected sen
ator the talk of Palmer for president
in ' 92 was rife. At the editorial rooms
of the Commercial Advertiser , a well
known Cleveland paper , Palmer's name
was put down as a candidate for 1S92.
It was stated that the dissention in the
state of New York made the selection
of a New York man wholly impossible.
These views are thought to be very
significant , coming as they do from a
newspaper which has always been a
Cleveland organ and whose editor is a
next-door neighbor and a warm per
sonal friend of G rover Cleveland. It
was stated also that various telegrams
passed between New York and leading
western democrats , the result of which
will probably be announced in a form
idable Palmer boom which will bo
launched from New York in the next
day or so. General Palmer is known
to hold conservative views on the ques
tion of coinage , which makes him pop
ular in the east.
Chicago Democrats
CHICAGO , March 16. A rousing re
ception was given by the Cook county
democratic club to the 101 democratic
members of the legislature. With the
latter was Farmer Cockrell , who voted
with the democrats. After a street pa
rade the legislators were driven to
Central Music hall , where nearly three
thousand persons applauded them
again and listened to speeches by May
or Creiger , General Black and others.
Farmer Cockrell said he had not
come back to the democratic party ,
and would not until it became the par
ty of the people. He declared , how
ever , that he had always intended to
vote for Palmer , provided the farmers
could not elect their own man , Palmev
having i-eceived the suffrages of the
people of the state. In conclusion
Cockrell said impressively : "Now , on
behalf of the 4 , 000 , 000 farmers. I wish
to warn you that you cannot havebro-
ver Cleveland as the next President of
the United States. "
A large portion of the audience ap
parently heard only the words "Cleve
land" and "next president. " and yelled
with delightful intensity.
The American CJrape.
WASHINGTON , March 16. The cen
sus bureau bulletin upon viticulture
shows the total area in vineyards in
1889 to have been 401,261 acres , of
which 307,575 acres were in bearing.
The total product of 1889 was 572,130
tons , of which 367,271 tons were table
grapes , and 240,450 tons were used for
producing wine , making 24,306,905
gallons : 41,166 tons for raisins , mak
ing 1,372,195 boxes of 920 pounds
each , and 23,345 tons for dried grapes
and purposes other than table fruit.
The product of California for the year
1889 was 14,626,000 gallons of wine
and 1,372,195 boxes of raisins. The
product of 1890 is estimated at 14-
500,000 gallons of wine and 2,197,463
boxes of raisins , with young raising
vineyards enough to increase the yield
of raisins within the next five years to
8,000,000 or 10,000,090 boxes.
The President's Residence.
WASHINGTON , March 12. Although
the bill to construct a home for the
president beside the white house came
to the very verge of becoming a law ,
Chairman Milliken of the house com
mittee on public buildings and grounds ,
who had it in charge , says it cannot
be successful under such a rule as con
gress is about to enter upon. It looks
as though the house of the president
would continue to be a public place for
many years yet , and strangers will con
tinue to demand admission and receive
it at all hours of the day and night in
the interest of common curiosity.
About forty persons ask to be shown
through the kitchen and bed chambers
every day , and if they are reminded
that a portion of the executive man
sion is a private household they turn
away with a threat to vote the other
ticket next time.
The Windom Testimonial.
WASHINGTON , March 12. There art
a great many wealthy men in Wash
ington who have recently expressed a
desire to contribute to'the Windom
fund which has been raised in New
York. But the New York people in
this instance ask no outside help , and
it is- said today that the entire sum ol
| 50,000 has been raised and will be
turned over to the widow of the late
secretary very shortly. Windom was.
next to Blame , the most popular cab
inet officer under President Harrison's
administration.
THE INDIAN PROBLEM
I'OUXQ SUCKS I3IPATIEXT TO
MADE WARRIORS.
Ai\a the Probability Is that When
Spring Comes Refractory Tenden
cies Will Crop Out The Remedy
Iilcs In Breaking Up Tribal Rela
tions The Gubernatorial Question
In Nebraska Interest In the ItlcKIn-
ley Tariff Act.
< The Indian Situation.
WASHINGTON , March 12. A letter
lias been received from a well known
official at Pine Ridge , S. D. , tolling mo
of the Indian situation there. There
is no man who could better speak on
the subject or who knows more about
Indian warfare or what has been or is
likely to be done at the seat of the late
Indian war. Ho writes :
"Tho Indians who have returned
from Washington have sore hearts.
They did not get all they wanted , and
are disappointed. At this time of the
year , with the ground covered with
snow and the thermometer at nearly
zero , the Indians are apt to be quiet.
When the spring comes no doubt ten
dencies will break out , as some of the
young bucks are impatient to bo made
warriors , to replace those rapidly pass
ing away. The old ones naturally re
count their deeds of valor , while the
young ones are only too anxious to
emulate.
"There seems to be some difference
of opinion in the Miles-Forsythe mat
ter. Two editorials appeared in west
ern papers whose correspondents were
present at the fight , who claim a great
mistake was made by Forsythe , whose
actions , while unfortunate , did not de
serve his degradation by relief from
his command. He made a mistake , no
doubt , but not from any desire to evade
orders. Miles , while blamed for re
lieving him in advance of an investi
gation , is believed to have had a bed
rock foundation for his statements of
an unfortunate disposition of troops.
"Tho Indian problem consists in
breaking up the tribal relations and
scattering the Indians , placing them
in localities where they can be taught
to farm and make a living. An In
dian does not object to work if any re
sults come from it , but to plow the top
of a hill , as they arc here , and have
no rain or crops , does not encourage
the Indian to labor. They make good
herders , and if so employed on the
different ranges good results follow.
Enlisting them as scouts is not well
unless they are regularly drilled and
disciplined , and taught all that a sold
ier is in garrisons. To lay around and
be fed and clothed only is encouraging
and teaching laziness in its worst form.
Eastern education does not seem to
work , as some of the worst boys dur
ing the last outbreak were among
those educated , and the rule applies to
girls. Education , unless it can be fol
lowed by a , practical application , leads
to morejiarm than good. To educate
and then return them to their tepees
and wild life develop the worst traits ,
if the Indian was given a vote , one of
the three political parties , if not all ,
would take an interest , if not in his
welfare , at least in his vote , which re
motely would lead to improvement.
' Till something practical is done to
better the Indians' condition , by teach
ing him to labor and help support him
self , the government should give him
a sufficiency , have a law to prohibit
and punish individual violations pf
peace , and when this breacii of the
peace extends to whole bands of In
dians declare them as at war. Then
pursue , capture , imprison or kill such
as may resist the forces of the United
States. Have no sentimentalism , inter
fere or stop the execution of the pro
cess , any more than would be allowed
in the punishment of any gang of des
perate outlaws. If the Indians once
understood this trouble would cease. "
The Nebraska Governorship.
LINCOLN * March 12. The Boyd-
/hayer contest came up in the su
preme court yesterday on Boyd's filing
his answer. The answer is x-oluminous
and recites a history of his birth , com
ing to America , and all his official acts
since becoming of age , and asserts that
these all constitute him a citizen of ths
United States. Yet to further clear
up the doubts that had appeared on
his citizenship , he went before Judge
Dundy , of the United States district
court , at Omaha , on December 16 ,
1890 , and was duly admitted to citi
zenship.
Upon the filing of this answer , Thay-
er's attorneys filed a demurer to the
answer , asserting that the answer does
not state facts sufficient to constitute a
defense to the information ; that the
facts stated in said answer are insuffi
cient to justify the defendant in hold
ing and exercising the office of govern
or of Nebraska ; that the answer shows
upon its face that the defendant , James
E. Boyd , was an alien and in
eligible to the office of governor of
Neberaska in November , 1890 , at
the time of his pretended election and
that he unlawfully invaded and usurped
the office of governor in January , 1891 ,
and that he now holds the same unlaw
fully and without right or authority of
law as charged in the said informa
tion ; that the said answer admits upon
its face the facts pleaded in the in
formation showing the election of the
relater , John M. Thayer , in Novem
ber , 1888 , and his right to said office
by reason of the ineligibility ana consequent
quent non-election of the defendant for
the term of two years from the first
Thursday after the first Tuesday in
January , 1892 , and until a successor
shall be elected and qualified ; that the
exhibits filed by the defendant with
his said asawer , show him never to
have been a citizen of the United States
prior to December , 1890 ; wherefore
the relater prays judgment of the court
r
upon the pleading that the said de
fendant bo ousted from the said office
of governor of Nebraska and that the
relater bo reinstated therein.
The court will sit Thursday morning
to hear arguments on this demurrer.
It-is quite generally conceded that Mr.
Boyd will have to go. Ho is a citizen
to-day , but hia citizenship dates from
December 1C , 1890. and the constitu
tion requires that ho shall have been a
citizen for two years prior to the day
of the election. The record of his na
turalization on December 16 , 1890 , has
been suppressed until to-day and attor
neys argue that the filing of that record
as an exhibit to his answer virtually
admits himself out of court.
The ITIcKInley Tariff Act.
WASHINGTON , March 12. A great
deal of interest is manifested hero in
the forthcoming arguments before the
supreme court as to the constitutional
ity of the McKinley bill. The case has
been set by the supreme court.for the
foilrth Monday in April , and it is ex
pected that all the big importing
houses of New York will bo repre
sented , directly or indirectly , by coun
sel , while the United States will array
in opposition Attorney-General Miller
and all the best legal talent of his de
partment , and that several senators
nnd members of congress will also ap
pear in support of the bill. The gen
eral opinion is that the law will be sus
tained.
Boycotting u Stock Company.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , March 12. The
Kansas City live stock exchange has
made good its threat to debar from
doing business on the exchange repre
sentatives of the American live stock
commission company. Peters Broth
ers , commission men who were ap
pointed agents of the company , have
been formally notified that they may
continue to do business on the ex
change as individual members , but not
as the company's agents. The action
of the board of directors went into
effect this morning. Five car loads ot
cattle arrived this morning consigned
to the American company from Kan
sas. Jt was a , fine lot of stock , but
the order proved effective among thti
commission men and not a buyer even
came around to look at the cattle.
Buyers will not admit openly that they
have agreed not to handle any stock
consigned to the American company.
The only excuse assigned , when the
question is put to one of them is : "We
don't care to buy cattle , that is all.
There is no law compelling any man
to purchase that which does not suit
his taste or is calculated to work a
detriment to him.
Late this afternoon the American
company filed injunction proceeding.- )
against the Kansas City live stock ex
change.
IVorld's Fair People Sick.
CHICAGO. March 14. Vice Chair
man McKenzie of the world's fair na
tional commission has been compelled
to return to his Kentucky home , his
physician fearing that should he re
main in Chicago his attack of grippe
will prove fatal. Colonel McKenzie's
illness , combined with other misfor
tunes , leaves the national commission
in a crippled condition. President
Palmer is now on his v. ay to Foriua.
lor his healtn. Director General Da
vis is sick at home. The members of
the board of control of the national
commission , who have been consider
ing financial questions , have reached ,
the conclusion that the appropriatiolf"
will not permit of paying the expenses
of the meeting of the whole commis
sion in April , as projected. The board
has decided to issue a circular stating *
the exact financial condition of things
and explaining that if a sufficient num
ber of members to constitute a quorum
would pay their own personal ex
penses , including railroad fare to Chicago
cage , a session would be held. There
is a project on foot to have the fair
opened by the only living descendant
of Coiurabus , the duke of Zarugua of
Madrid.
The board of control today defined
the duties of the lady managers. Thev
are , among other things , to appoint
one-half the members of all commit
tees that award prizes for exhibits pro
duced in whole or part by female la
bor , besides having exclusive charge
of the women's building and the gen
eral management of the interests of
women in connection with the exposi
tion.
Ija Grippe Epidemic.
NEAV YOP.K. March 14. A special to
the Mail and Exnress from Chicago
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says : The grippe is on the increase ,
and there seems a fair probability that
Chicago is about to have another visi
tation like that of last winter. The
county hospital is filled with patients ,
and as pneumonia follows in manv
cases the mortality is great. Already
the effect of the epidemic is visible in
industries employing a large number
of men. Half of the regular force of
street car employes are laid up and the
ranks of the police are thinned. Forty
letter carriers are prostrated , together
with fifty postal clerks , as well as Post
master Sexton and Assistant Hubbard.
In the custom house twelve clerks are
on the "grip" ' sick list and at the pen
sion office eight have failed to report
for the same cause. At Hooley's thea
ter last night , where Rosina"Voices'
company is playing the green room
looked like a hospital with doctors and
nurses and medicine enough to stock a
drug store. The company insisted on
playing , however. Two-thirds of the
actors are in bed to-day.
A School Girl's Kah Act.
VIRGINIA , Nev. , March 13. Bella
Preusch , a fifteen-year-old girl , was
suspended from school for thirty days
for misbehavior. She went home and
shot and fatally wounded herself with
a revolver. She says she is innocent
of the charge and could not stand the
disgrace.