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BURTON EXPLAINS.
The Senator Tells About His Courso
on Cuban Reciprocity.
Tlin Accusation Thnt He In Oppotod to
Cuban ICoclproclty Fulno Kitiian Ke-
publlcaiu Asked to Itoml tlio livl-
denco V. l.Long to Itcply.
Topcka, Knn., July 8. Senator Bur
ton addressed nn audience of about
2,000 persons In the Auditorium hero
Inst night on the subject nnd in de
fense of his course on the Cuban reci
procity bill in the recent session of
congress. Ho said that a cnbnl of
fellows in Washington had decreed
what sort of reciprocity we should
havo with Cuba and then tried to
drive tho majority of republicans to
their way of thinking.
The senator referred to tho fact
that dispatches had been Bent to
western newspapers representing
that the president proposed to dis
.ciplino the beet sugar senators; that
ho intended to ignore their wishes
in all matters coming before him, and
would exhibit his displeasure in many
other ways, which the senator said
"were entirely unbecoming, if true."
He declared that these reports, while
thinly veiled as a personal attack
upon tho senators, were a malicious
slander upon the president. The sen
ator then essayed to show from the
records that the present congress had
more nearly followed the recom
mendations of the president than
any preceding congress had followed
the recommendations of any preced
ing president. This was true, he said,
ccn of Cuban reciprocity. The sen
ator then said:
I, with other senators nnd members of
congress, havo been accused of being
opposed to Cuban reciprocity. Tho ac
cusation Is false, nnd Is based upon tho
assumption that tlio bill reported by tho
ways and means committee of tho house,
or the bill that tho senate commlttco pro
posed to report as a substitute, ex
pressed the only kind of Cuban reciproc
ity there was. It Is perhaps well at tho
start to Inquire what Is monnt by reci
procity, reciprocity, as taught us orig
inally by Mr. IJlnlnc, was tho admission
Into this market, without duty, of all
of those articles which wo do not or
cannot produco In exchange for a for
eign tnarkot for our products with equiv
alent reduction.
Until we had Cuban reciprocity tho
foregoing was tho only kind of reciproc
ity that was ever advocated anywhero
by any republican convention, and It lsi
only fair to say that It Is claimed by
Senator Piatt and his associates on tha
committee that their kind of reciprocity
does not violate this principles or chango
It. Therefore, tho disagreement arises,
not ns to whether we should have Cuban
reciprocity, but what kind of reciprocity
It should be. Should it bo reciprocity
thut would Injure American Industries
and American labor, a reciprocity that
Is not reciprocity at all and for tho bene
iit of the sugar trust, or n reduction of
tho tariff on Cuban products so sur-
rounded by safeguards as to protect
American industries, and American la
bor? It Is a safe proposition thnt tho peo
ple of no country are In distress when
all members of the laboring classes are
employed at remunerative wages. The
evidence taken beforo the commlttco on
ways and means of the house, and that
before tho senate Cuban committee,
proves this.
Now I want to say this to tho people
of Kansas to-night. First I want tho
republicans of Kansas, especially, and
tho peoplo generally to read the evldenco
given beforo the senate committee and
beforo tho house commlttco on this sub
ject. It Is our duty thoroughly to un
derstand a subject before we decide pub
lic questions In our minds. If tho repub
licans of Kansas after cnrefully consid
ering this great question bid me to vote
for this Cuban bill, and I enn find no
other wny to hatlsfy them and at tho
samo time to protect the boot sugar In
dustry of tho United States, 1 will do It.
Senator Burton also criticised Con
gressman Chester I. Long, who oc
cupied a back seat. It is understood
that Long will reply to Senator Bur
ton in a speech to bo delivered at
the Ottawa Chautauqua July 20. Mr.
Long employed a stenographer to
make a special report of tlio sena
tor's address.
Alitl-FuMon 1'opiil HtH Oilmen,
Topekn, Kan., July 8. Tho nntl
fusion element of the populist pnrty
won in the organization of the state
central committee) last night, W. J.
Babb, of Wichita, one of the most
pronounced anti-fusionlsts in the
party, wns chosen chairman; John
Curran as secretary and A. M. Har
vey treasurer. The recent populist
convention declared in favor of fu
sion. Killed While Jtlllklnc Cimn,
Wasocn, Minn., July 8. Adam Blsh
man, Jr., and his sister were killed
near hero while milking cows in the
basement of n barn. The barn was
torn asunder by a windstorm. Two
others were buried in the debris for
over two hours, but were rescued by
the neighbors before they suffocated.
Tho Choctaw's I"irt Tritlti Into Aril more.
Ardmore, I. T., July 8. The Choc
taw, Oklahoma & Gulf road ran its
llrst passenger train into Ardmore
from llaileyville last night since the
completion of tho Ardmoro-Unrts-horne
extension, a distance of 110
miles.
Mother Superior of .Mount Curiuel Dead.
Wichita, Kan., July 8, Sister .Mary
Leo Crltla, mother superior of Mount
Carmel semi nary, is dead at 44. She
wns noted for her rare executive talent.
"EXPECTED OF THE FAMILY.'
President ItoiovcH'A Chnraeterlstlo Ho-
mark Upon Hear nc That II In liny Ilml
Accidentally Hurt Himself.
Philadelphia, July G. President
Roosevelt arrived here over the
Pennyslvnnia railroad from Pitts
burg en route to Oyster Bay at 12:17,
promptly on schedule time. Ills
special train was surrounded by rail
road employes, with whom tho presi
dent shook hands. To a friend tho
president fiiid: "I see by the pap-jrs
that my boy shot a firecracker in a
glass bottle and cut his hand. I aup
pose that is to bo expected of the
family." The president reached
Oyster Bay lato Fturday evening.
No I'ubllo Demonstration.
Oyster Bay, N. Y., July G. Uncer
tainty ns to tlio time of President
Roosevelt's arrival here spoiled tho
plan to give him a formal reception
on his return home. A national sa
lute was fired on his arrival but thcro
was no publio demonstration or for
mal reception.
A FIRE AT SWIFT'S.
The Main Ilullillntr of tho racking Plnnl
nt Chicago Destroyed Loss lstl-
mated itt 81,000,000.
Chicago, July 7. Fire at the stock
yards Saturday night destroyed tin
main building of Swift & Co.'s meat
packing house. The estimated Iosj
is $1,000,000. The general office and
the wholesale, export and loading
markets, as well as the bank and res
taurant conducted by the company,
were in the building. The fire was
confined to the one building stand
ing at the intersection of Packers'
avenue nnd Broadway. The cause of
the fire is not known, but it was dis
covered near the engine room. It
spread so rapidly through the build
ing that it was found impossible to
save anything in the structure.
THE PANAMA CANAL.
Assistant Attorney General Itnssell t
blurt for l'ur h to Investigate Ability of
Company to (Jive Title.
Washington, July 7. Assistant At
torney General Charles W. Russell is
completing his preparations and
within a week will start for Paris to I
imestigate the ability of the new
Panama Canal company to give the
United States a satisfactory title to I
concessions nnd property on tho '
isthmus. When this preliminary
work shall have proceeded to a cer
tain point tho attorney general, ac
cording to tho president's expressed
wish, probably will go over and per
sonally look into the matter. He has
invited Senator Spooner to go along
nnd assist him in view of tho sena
tor's well known familiarity with
tho matter nnd the attorney general's
opinion of his ability and hopes that
he will go.
WIFE WILL NEXT BE TRIED.
W. U. Wngnor, Who Killed ii Man lit Mr.
Wagner's Itcquost, 3ets Oft with
Light I'lno.
Joplin, Mo., July 7. W. G. Wagner
was given a sentence of 100 days in
jail and a fine of $100 for the killing
of W. II. Mayes, of Webb City, about
two months ago. Wagner killed
Mayes at the request of his wife,
who claimed Mayes had been harass
ing her with his attentions and tho
killing toolc place at Wagner's home,
where Mayes was trying to gain an
interview with the woman. The
state claimed Mrs. Wagner was re
sponsible for Mayes' actions. She
will havo a separate trial.
Shot dime 1 hrnugh tho Window.
McPhcrson, Kan., July 7. At her
home seven miles east and two miles
south of MoPherson Saturday night
Miss Maude Holmes was retiring for
the night when a full load of shot
was discharged into her head, neck
nnd breast from outside tho house.
Her physicians say she is fatally
wounded. No arrests have been
made, but several persons are sus
pected. Cuttle Dying Around .Joplin.
Joplin, Mo., July 7. Cattle are dy
ing in large numbers in this section
by what Is known as Spanisli con
tagion, nnd unless immediate steps
are taken the entire country will be
infested. Cows in this city are dy
ing by the score from the disease
The malady came from a herd of cat
tie brought in from Arkansas infected
with the disease.
Tho King Fed 000.(100 Poor
London, July 6. Hnlf a million ol
Londr n's slum-dwellers were King
Kdward's guests Saturday afternoon
They were scattered in about 40(
halls, schools and parks in varying
numbers, the great number of the
royal beneficiaries being at Stepney
where no less than 4.",000 enjoyed o
dinner such as they seldom partake
of.
Droivneil In the Missouri.
Kansas City, July 7. Frank Moran
aged 20, of 11.'! 1 Pacific street, wai
drowned in tho Missouri river neai
the mouth of the Dig Blue about fivt
o'clock yesterday afternoon. He ant
another companion were in swim
xulng and got caught in the current
IN BEST OF HEALTH.
Gin. Itrooke, After 41 Years' Hervlro In
tho Army, Will Itotlro .July 21,
Aged (It Years,
Washington, July 5. Maj. Gen.
John R. Brooke, in command of tho
Department of tho Knst, is packing
up his furniture nnd books on Gov
ernor's island. He will bo G4 years
old on July 21, nnd will bo retired un
der tho age limit. It is understood
MAJ. QEN. JOHN K. BKOOKE.
Gen. MncArthur, now in commnnd at
Chicago of tho Department of tho
Lakes, will lake tho vacant post. "I
shall go to my old home in Mont
gomery county, near Philadelphia,"
said Gen. Brooke. "I have seen 41
years of service and nm in tho best
of health.,"
CATTLE WERE DRUNK.
After Drinking "Distillery Slop" nt Chica
go it Herd Mampedcd mill Canned
Trou lilo.
Chicago, July 5. Maddened and
half intoxicated from alcohol used
in "distillery slop" fed to them, a
big herd of cattle stampeded in tho
stock yards yesterday. More than a
score of the animals met death in
tlio rush. Scenes were enacted that
for terror and blood made old stock
men and cowboys turn their back.
Ono man nearly lost his life. Tho
herd stampeded numbered more than
COO of the kind thnt is known as "dis
tillery cattle" and uro fattened on
tho refuse from liquor mills. A
closed gato caused the trouble and
beforo it was over 21 animals lay In
a heap, some impaled on horns,
others with broken necks and others
frantically climbing over tho squirm
ing mass, while some of thb surviv
ors leaped fences and escaped to va
rious parts of the yards. A dead wall
of cattle was what finally brought
the rear rush of animals to u halt,
the herd only btopping when the
pressure behind gave way because of
the lessening numbers.
DROVE OUT ANARCHISTS.
1'lttshurg Police Wouldn't Permit Itcds to
Kuturn to the City While 1'rcsl-
dunt Wiih 1 here.
Pittsburg, Pa., July 5. Bccauso
President Roosevelt spent the Fourth
of July in Pittsburg all known an
archists were ordered to leave tho
city this week and to stay away for
the week. Detectives told them that
if they did not obey tho order they
would be arrested as suspicious per
sons and locked up for tho week.
Tho detectives also visited the coal
mining lowns where there nre groups
of anarchists nnd notified them that
if they came to Pittsburg any day
tills week they would be arrested.
Allegheny anarchists received similar
warnings.
Cheered by 000, "(10 1'coplo.
Pittsburg, Pa., July C Half a mil
lion persons greeted President
Roosevelt in Pittsburg yesterdny.
It was the distinguished guest's first
visit to Pittsburg as president nnd
his welcome was most enthusiastic.
From tho Union station to the speak
er's stand in Schenley park, nearly
four miles away, it was ono continu
ous cheer.
CONVICTS BROUGHT TO BAY.
mounted Guards from I'ort Leavenworth
1'rlHiin Itouiiduil Up" Three fllun
W ho Mail Lacnpotl,
Leavenworth, Kan., July 5. Three
convicts, Tnylor Burns, Lish West
and J. C. Pierce, made a daring break
yesterday afternoon about threo
o'clock. They were members of tho
stone quarry gang and hnd just been
started back to the federal prison.
Eight armed guards were in charge.
Tho men were in tho rear ranks nnd
their dash so sudden they had se
cured the cover of the brush before
any effectual shooting could bo dono.
Four shots were fired, but did not
touch tlio desperadoes. Lcaing five
guards in charge, threo set out after
the fugitives and two others a few
minutes later mounted horses and
hended the convicts off. After twe
hours chase the convicts were
brought to bay and enptured.
Tho Keel of the Nebraska I.uld.
Seattle, Wash., July 6. Tlio keel
of the battleship Nebraska was laid
in Morgan Bros.' company's shipyard
yesterday morning in the presence
of an enormous crowd. Gov. Snvngc,
of Nebraska, and (low Henry Mc
Bride, of Washington, drove tho first
rivet.
0wmSw
MEAT PACKING INDUSTRY.
A Census llnrenu lleport for tho Yenr
1DOO-A lliipht Tendency to
Concentration.
Washington, July 3 Tho census
bureau in n report on the slaughter
ing and meat packing industry of tlio
United States for tho census year
1000, issued ycBtcrday, snys that tho
development of this Industry during
the last half century 1ms been al
most phenomenal. During that
period capital invested has grown
from $3,482,600 to $180,198,204; tho
number of wngc-enrners from 3,276
to 08,534, nnd value of products from
$11,081,642 to $785,SG2,433. For 1000
tho report shows a capital of $189,
108.2G4 invested in land, buildings,
machinery, tools nnd implements nnd
tho live capital utilized. Tho valuo
of products is given nt $785,002,433,
which involved an outlay of $10,123,
217 for salaries- of officials, clerks,
etc.; $33,457,013 for wages; $24,060,412
for miscellaneous expenses, Including
rent, taxes, etc., and $G83,583,577 for
material used, mill supplies, freight
and fuel.
Thero were 921 establishments with
an nverago capital of $205,427, against
1,118 establishments in 1800, with nn
average of $104,551 invested per es
tablishment. Tho figures show this
decade to bo tho most rapid in its
tendency toward concentration in
this industry of all tho periods cov
ered by census statistics. Tho num
ber of women employed increased 108
per cent, and their wages 199 per
cent. Tlio number of children em
ployed increased 138 per cent, nnd
wages 170 per cent, since 1890. Illi
nois led tho states in tho valuo of
products in both 1890 nnd 1900.
A REMARKABLE SHOWING.
The Year 1003 So Far Noted for It Fro
ilum from Kallroad Insolvencies
and Kucelvershlps.
Chicago, July 3. Tho Railway Ago
snys: Tho year 1902 has, bo far, been
tho most remarkable period in 50
years of railway history in respect
to insolvencies and receiverships.
Since January 1 only one operating
railway, tho New York & Pennsylva
nia, 52 miles long, has been placed In
tho hands of a receiver, and that ono
broke all previous records for brev
ity of stay, tlio appointment having
made in February and tho road hav
ing been sold under foreclosure and
started for reorganization in May.
Tlio receivership "thus covered the
short season of four months. Tho
Hallway Age, therefore, for tho first
time in its history, ciuinot report a
railway for which a receiver has been
appointed and continued in the cur
rent six month. During tho 2G'a
years in which tho record has been
kept it has shown tho appointment
of receivers for 039 roads, covering
114,400 miles of lines and represent
ing stocks and bonds aggregating tho
vast sum of $0,291,307,000.
In a single yer, 1893, no less than
74 roads went into bankruptcy witli
29,340 miles and $1,781,000,000 of
stocks and bonds. But since that
year of greatest financial calamity
failures havo rapidly decreased and
reorganizations have gono on at
equal speed, so that to-day tho era
of railway receiverships may be said
to be ended.
A RAIN OF WEALTH.
Illinois Prohibitionist In Ktate Convention
ItiiUo Nearly t$5.(l(0 In Voluntary Con
tributions In n Novel Manner.
Peoria, 111., July 3. The conven
tion of tho Illinois prohibitionists
yesterday was a most excitng affair.
When tho call was made for volun
tary contributions, tlio 1,200 dele
gates went wild with enthusiasm and
crowding to the stago they show
ered their contributions upon tlio
stage. It was a rain of wealth and
tho chairman and secretary of tlio
convention were compelled to retreat
from the stage until it hnd ended.
Almost $5,000 in cash was heaped upon
the platform. The nominations of
candidates for state offices wcro
made as follows: Treasurer, John II.
Wilson, McLennsboro; clerk of tho
supremo court, Robert II. Hardin,
East St. Louis; superintendent of
public instruction, Chnrlcs P. Blanch
ard, president of Wheaton college.
The Number of limine Hills Intocluood.
Washington, July 3. The records
at tho capitol show that every bill
presented to President Koosevelt was
signed by him beforo congress ad
journed. This is exceptional, ns it
generally happens that some meas
ures are overlooked or forgotten in
tho hurry. The total number of bills
introduced in the house during the
recent session was 15,330.
Democratic Leading Issues.
Washing! on, July 3. "Tariff reform
and conomy in our national govern
ment will be tho leading democratic
issues of this year," according to
Representative Cowherd, of Kansas
City.
A Cyclone Caused Thirteen Death.
Bombay, July 3. A train on tho
Knst Indian railroad near Hampurha.
was blown down an embankment by
a cyclone Wednesday. Thirteen per
ions were killed and 15 were injured,
FEDERAL LAW OFFENDERS.
Chief Wllkle, of the Hccret Hnrvlro Dl
vision, Milken n ICcport to Sea
rotary Hlisivr.
Washington, July 3. Tho nnnual
report of Chief Wllklo, of tho secret
service division, submitted to Sccrc
tary Shaw, shows that during tlio
year thcro were arrested 673 per
sons charged with various offcnsci
agninst tlio federal statutes, Now
York lending with 85 prosccutiona
Of tho offenders 413 wcro of Amcrk
enn birth, tho next largest numbci
of ofTendcrs being Itallnns. Sixty
tlireo per cent, of those ariostc'd wer
convicted. Tho report records tho
fact that during tho fiscal year but
ono dangerous spurious note was put
In circulation, a five-dollar silver cer
tificate, while thcro was only ono
other even pnssablo counterfeit, n
one-dollar silver certificate, whoso
makers, with their complcto plant,
wcro captured in Chicago tho samo
day they attempted to put ono of
their notes into circulation. Tho re
port refers to a change and marked
improvement in tho New York dis
trict, where tho circulation of "all
bilvcr" counterfeit coins has been re
duccd more than 80 per cent, as com
pared with the previous year.
Reference is made to tho continued
activity among criminals who mako
tho "raising" of notes a, specialty,
and it is pointed out that this crlmo
might bo prevented by the adoption
of a distinctive size for tlio notes
of smaller denomination tho onca
and twos, to be, say, an inch Bhorter
nnd one-half incli narrower than
thoso of five dollars or over.
SWEPT BY A TORNADO.
A Stretch of Country In Wisconsin Devas
tated by a Hlorm One I.lfo He
ported Lost.
Racine, Wis., July 3. A stretch ok
country half a milo wide and extend
ing from tlio town of Raymond cast
to Hushcr, in tlio township of Cale
donia, this county, a distanco of ton
miles, was swept by a tornado lato
yesterday afternoon. Ono man wna
killed and severnl persons wero In
jured, 40 houses and barns wcro
wrecked, 30 or 40 head of stock wero
killed, hundreds of trees wero blown
down, hundreds of acres of grain
ruined and other damage, done, tho
property loss amounting to many
thousands of dollars.
Tho only fntality reported is nt tho
homo of G. II. Thyson, of Caledonia.
His houso was completely wiped away
and also tho barns and Thyson was
killed. Tho other members of the
family escaped serious injury.
GRAIN SWEPT AWAY.
lly Macoupin Creek Overflowing Much
Wheat In the Hhock Huh lleen Lout
In the itiiglng Water.
Hnrdin, 111., July 3. Heavy rain
h-avo caused Macoupin creek to over
flow from tho head to tho mouth,
and many thousand acres of growing
corn havo been ruined. Tho shocked
wheat upon many hundreds of farm
lias been swept into tho river. Tlio
waters from tho creek have left tho
main channel and nro sweeping
through miles of timbered land hIx
miles above its mouth. H. Stiles and
Slillnian Campbell, two farmers re
siding on Macoupin island, say that
over 200,000 bushels of wheat havo
passed down tho creek during 24.
hours.
Henatorn to Vlxlt Hawaii.
Washington, July 3. Acting in ac
cordance with a resolution recently
adopted by tho senate, Mr. Fornkcr,
chairman of the senate commlttco
on Porto Rico and the Pacific is
lands, appointed a sub-committco to
visit Hawaii during tlio recess of con
gress for the purpose of making an
inquiry concerning conditions In that
territory. The sub-comniittce con
sists of Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Foster, Mr.
ISurton, Mr. Cockrcll and Mr. Black
burn. rho New Town of Bpokoceo, I. T., Opened,
Hufaula, I. T., July 3. Tho new
town of Spokogee, in tho Creek na
tion, wiib opened to tho publio Tucs
day. Six hundred chances for busi
ness lots were sold und drawn out.
After the drnwing a few lots wero
sold to the highest bidder, tho bids
ranging from $75 to $200. Tho salo
was continued until yesterday after
noon on account of darkness. Over
300 people were on the ground.
Tar nnd reathem at u funeral.
Sterling, 111., July 3. Tlio funeral
of Mrs. John Selbert, of Mount Mor
.is, near here, was delayed yesterday
antil the mourners could adjourn to
i corn field nnd administer a coat of
nr and feathers to the husband nnd
dster of the dead woman. Then tho
funeral proceeded, but tho two who
ivere to havo been "chief mourners"
wero absent.
A Tunnel Cave In,
Minerva, 0 July 3. With a rum
bling and grinding that could bo
neurd for miles, tlio tunnel on tho
l.nko Kile, Alliance & Wheeling rnll
oatl near here enved hi its entire
ength early yesterday. Four men
.vere caught in the cnve-ln, but on
man only was killed,
