AS TO LAND ENTRIES.
ANNUAL. REPORT OF COMMIS
SIONER LAMERAUX.
Statistics Given In Regard to Bniioent
and Recommendation Made The De
cline Before Noted Continues Entries
Appear to Have Fallen Off 19,095
Total Cash Receipts 2,033,454.
Land Office Report.
Washington, Oct. 5. 8. W. Lam
oreaux, commissioner of the general
land office, in his annual report to the
secretary of the interior, declares that
the decline of land office business noted
in the last report still continues. Com
pared with 1891 there has been a de
crease in land entries of 19,095, and of
6,010,685 acres entered upon, a decrease
of final entries of 6,584 and 356,059
acres entered upon, and a decrease of
cash receipts of $734,370. The business
of the office for the fiscal year ended
June 30 was as follows: Cash sales,
417,375 acres; homestead entries,
5.0 9,491 aeres; state selections, 636,169
acres; railroad selections, 1,967,479
acres; swamp land patents, 244,774
acres; Indian allotments. 35,455 acres;
Indian lands sold, 42,543 acres; total
cash receipts, S-,033,-i54; patented or
certified with the effect of patenting
to railroad companies, 13, 326 acres,
survej-s accepted by the land office,
lo, 12:', 053 acres.
Th commissioner recommends that
appropriations for the survey of pub
lic lands be made continuous instead
of annual, as under the rules of the
treasury department it has been found
that where extentions have been made
upon a contract an extension operates
as a new contract and must be paid for
out of the appropriations for the year
for which it was made. He also re
news hi- suggestion of last year that
surveys of public lands be made by
the government direct, instead of un
der the contract system, as at present,
under the supervision of the director
of the geological survey upon recom
mendation of the commissioner. He
refers to the fact that large surveys
have been made under this system in
Indian territory with success.
The total a-ea of vacant public land
in the United States is as follows: Sur
veyed. 313,S37.SSS; unsurveyed, 2S5,
24.",G07. The land office has examined
and has in process of adjustment twenty-two
land gTants to railroads. The
interior department has approved the
findings of the laud office regarding
the land grant adjustments in eleven
cases, and ten other cases for final ad
justments have been submitted to the
department.
Discussing the act of the last con
gress. granting1 lands to states for ir
rigation purposes, the commissioner
that he believes the necessity will
arise in the near future for the crea
tion of a national commission whose
function it t-hall be to regulate the dis
tribution of these waters which have
their source in a superadjacent state,
and which have heretofore been used
in core noon by the people of that and
the sub-ad jacent states.
The commissioner recommends a
law to compel the attendance of wit
nesses at land offices in contest cases;
an appropriation of 550,000 annually
for making1 examinations necessary
for the establishment of forest reser
vations and for the protection of
reservations already existing.
SHOT AT COL. CROFTON.
Dementi Causes Lieutenant Pagrue to
Commit a Hash Art.
Chicago, Oct. 5. Colonel R. E.
Crofton, commander of the Fifteenth
infantry at Fort Sheridan, narrowly
escaped death or at least a severe
wound at the hands of Lieuten
ant S. S. Pague of Company F,
Fifteenth infantry, yesterday after
noon. The lieutenant fired three
shots at the commander.
One passed through the fold of his
overcoat just over the right groin and
the second and third passed close to
the bod y. Pague a few moments be
fore had escaped from the hospital,
where he had been undergoing treat
ment for mental trouble, occasioned,
it is said, by over-indulgence in liquor.
At the fort it was stated that the lieu
tenant was not responsible for his act,
and that his meeting with Crofton was
i chance meeting:.
Mixed Marriages Forbidden.
Columbia, S. C, Oct 5. The consti
tutional convention, by an overwhelm
ing maiority, has adopted a clause for
bidding the intermarriage of a white
person with any person with any ne
gro blood whatever. This, in connec
tion with the suffrage clause, will
have the effect of disfranchising mu
'.attoes. A Dead Man's Shortage.
St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 5. An after
uoon paper saj-s the late Joseph H
Tiernan, for many years prior to his.
death, on September 1 last, one of the
best known and most prominent realty
men or the street, has been discovered
to be short in his accounts with the
St-carity Building and Loan associa
tion Xo. 2,. of which he was secretary
since its organization. It is admitted
to be over 10,000, and some say it
nay be as much as $20,000.
John Teel Dead.
Nevada, Mo., Oct. 5. Ex-Representative
John Teel of Lawrence
county, died at the Nevada asylum
yesterday morning. Mr. Teel was
brought to the asylum early last
spring as a private patient. A few
weeks before this his mind became un
balanced while he was in St. Louis,
ilr. Teel was a lawyer and prominent
Tsmocratic politician.
Indians Out for the Money.
Abdmoee, I. T., Oct. 5 The Chicka
saw tribal authorities are understood
to be favorable to allowing the Cor-bett-Fitzsimmons
mill to take place in
this nation for a satisfactory pecuniary
consideration. With them it is a ques
tion of revenue. Kilgore, the federal
judge at Ardmore, claims there are no
lfgal impediments so far as his juris
diction is concerned. There is no tribal
law prohibiting physical culture ex
hibitions. Colbert's Ferry, another
prospective point, is on the Red river,
this side of the Texas border, and is
only eight or ten miles from Denison,
Texas.
LOST IN DARKEST AFRICA. '
Anxiety About Dr. Donaldson Smith's
Expedition.
Londox, Oct. 5. Considerable anx
iety is beginning to be felt in scien
tific circles regarding Dr. Donaldson '
Smith's African expedition, news of
which is long overdue. According to
the latest advices Dr. Smith had been
stopped by the Abyssinian army, and
it is feared that he has had to retrace
his steps and go in a southwesterly ,
direction, lie may thus have got De
hind the district where the British are
now fighting, at Mweli, on the British
East African coast, and have been
caught by the natives. It is hoped,
however, that when he heard of the
fighting, Dr. Smith made a detour, in
which case he would.be heard from in
the neighborhood of Lake Tanganyiki,
or along the German or English lake
routes.
Dr. Smith, who is a resident of Phil
adelphia, started from England in the
latter part of May, 1894, for the Somali
coast, with the object of reaching
lakes Rudolph and Stefanie from the
northeast. The last advices received
from him were dated December 14,
1894, at the Shibeyli river and Russa
Gallas. These were written by himself
in pencil while in the brush, and were
addressed to the press.
HEALTH AND LIQUOR.
Suggestions Made by the Sanitary Com
mittee of the American Association.
Denver, Col., Oct. 5. The American
Public Health association to-daj elect
ed officers as follows: President, Dr.
Eduardo Licego of the City of Mexico;
vice presidents. Colonel A. A. Wood
hull, United States ariny, and Dr.
Henry Sewall of Denver; secretary.
Dr. Irving A. .Watson of Concord, N.
II.; treasurer, Dr. Henry ilolton of
Brattleboro, Vt. The convention next
year will be held at Buffalo, N. Y.
The report of the committee on the
abuse of alcoholic drinks from a sani
tary stand point, by Felix Formenta
of New Orleans made the following
recommendations: Increase the penal
ty for adulterations; remove the tax
on beer, wine and coffee; total prohi
bition in communities composed of
vicious classes; high license to dimin
ish the number of barrooms and cause
better liquors to be sold, enforce a
strict sanitary inspection of all drinks
sold over the bar; promote the culture
of grapes; double the penalty for sell
ing to minors, compel drunken men to
work when sent to jail; establish eat
ing houses. The committee had no
faith in the Sunday closing laws.
A FAMINE IN CUBA.
Great Distress Predicted in Case the War
Continues.
New York, Oct. 5. A local paper
prints extracts from a private letter
from Cuba which predicts a famine if
the war oontinues. "The troops in
the interior part of the island are suf
fering unheard of hardships. They are
famished, clothesless, shoeless, and
without medical attendance. The
very officers confess the total demor
alization of the army and pronounce
the difficulty insurmountable The
departments of Santiago Puerto Prin
cipe, Santa Clara and JWatanzas that
is to sav, nearlv all the island are be
ing devastated. Everywhere small
parties of rebels patrol the country
with perfect impunity, robbing and
firing property."
WILL WED THE PRIEST.
Mrs. Steldel Relent and Her Daughter
Will Marry Father Wagner.
St. Joseph,Mo., Oct. 5. The mother
of Maude Steidel has relented in her
prosecution of Father Dominick Wag
ner and some time to-day or to-morrow
there will be a wedding at the
jail and Maude Steidel will become the
priest's bride. Father Wagner agreed
to transfer all his property and money,
amounting to about $10,000, to the
girl, if the prosecution were dropped
and he be permitted to marry her.
This has been agreed to by Mrs. Stei
del and the girl.
EPISCOPAL MISSIONS.
Report on the Embezzlement of Henry
Oakley and Rev, William Newbold.
Minneapolis. Minn., Oct. 5. In the
Episcopal house of bishops one of the
principal reports presented to the
board of missions was the report of
the executive committee of the Ameri
can Church Missionary society, read
Secretary J. Thompson Cole. It was
the first public and official utterance
as to the embezzlement of $41,000 by
the former treasurer, Henry Oakley,
and the former secretary, the Rev.
William A. Newbold. It had been
hoped to avoid all public reference to
the affair, but this was found impos
sible. The amount taken by Oakley
was computed at 82324 and
by .Newbold at $19,034.16 from Sep
tember 1, 16S7. The defalcation was
made possible by the fact that there
was no check on the accounts of either
save by the other, and upon this they
relied for safety. The treasurer has
reimbursed the society, but the secre
tary has no money nor anyone suffic
iently interested in him to make it
good. It would be impossible to pros
ecute the treasurer without returning
the money made good as it came from
another source. No promises had been
made, but prosecution seemed impos
sible. The secretary was old, penni
less and disgraced. To proceed against
him and not against the treasurer
would justify the charge that the pros
ecution was not because he took money
but becavse he had no friend to pay it
back.
Violated Treaties.
WASHiNQTon. Oct. 5. William F.
Cody was at the Indian office with a
large delegation of Indians connected
with his Wild West show. They were
given a hearing by Acting Commis
sioner Smith, to whom they com
plained that their treaties were not
being carried out according to agree
ment, all of them saying that if he
should stop to tell all that the govern
ment had promised them that it would
occupy him two days. He said that
they were short of rations, clothing
and blankets on the reservations. All
those that spoke said that they were
beiar treated well by Colonel Cody.
DAYS OF DEPRESSION.
HOW THEY ARE FELT BY THE
RAILROAD?.
Commissioner Hampton Makes His Ile
port or the Pacitic Lines He Thinks
the Thnrnian Act Will lie Found to
Justify the Kxpeetatlon of Its Fratuem
if Several Amendments. Which He
Suggest. Are Made Railroad Legisla
tlon Reviewed.
Washington. Oct. 4. Wade Hamp
ton, commissioner of railroads, has
made his annual report to the secre
tary of the interior. He says that
during the hard times the gross re
ceipts of the Union Pacific system was
reduced Sl,0ft0,0X a month below the
normal. He also says that a cast-iron
rule as to pnyraents cannot be ob
served, and thinks there should be a
flexible adjustment of annual pay
ments to correspond with diminished
earnings. lie thinks that the Thur
man act will be found to justify the
expectation of its its framers, if the
following amendments are made:
First To embrace within its pro
visions all Pacific roads which have re
ceived from the United States a loan
of its bonds in aid of construction.
Second To provide that o0 per cent
instead of 25 per cent of the net earn
ings be retained.
Third To extend the debt till it
shall have been discharged as pro
vided. Fourth To further provide that if
any of the companies abandon any por
tion of the subsidized lines or divert
their business from a subsidized to an
unsubsidized road, the company shall,
in such cases, oe required to transfer
the lien and condition which attached
to the old or subsidized line to the
new and unsubid.zed line, in order
that the rights and interests of the
United States may be protected.
The con rnissiouer believes that such
legislation will hasten the pa-ment of
the companies' indebtedness, as they
are anxious to be freed from govern
mental supervision.
The commissioner alo renews his
recommendation relative to .a revised
system of accounting by the Pacitic
roads.
If the recommendations previously
made that the Thurman act be
amended be not accepted as an alter
native, he recommends that a com
mission be appointed by the president
to settle the indebtedness of the bond
aided lailroads.
The commissioner further recom
mends the order of the treasury de
partment which directs that compen
sation services rendered the govern
ment by the non-aided and leased
lines of the Union Pacific company be
paid to the receivers of the roads in
cash and not retained in the treasury
as formerly.
The commissioner refers to the fact
that there has been great improvement
in conditions since his last annual
report, and that there is an increase of
earnings of roads under his supervis
ion, lie reviews the financial condi
tion of the Union and Central Pacific
railways and say the debt of the
Union Pacific to the United States is
$53,005,063, with a total liability of
S187,STo,500; the debt of the Central
Pacific to the United States is 57,7o4,
uSZ, with a total liability of 155,003,
iol'. The commissioner says that the
bonds of the Central Pacific, which
fell due on January it, lS'.5. were to
have been paid by the company, but
as a matter of fact, were paid out of
the general fund of the United States
treasury. He said that this paj-naent
may be reimbursed from the sale of
bonds in the sinking fund, but there is
not sufficient market for the sale of
such bonds to cancel one-tenth part of
the debt. The properties of the two
roads are reported in good condition.
Commissioner Hampton, reviews the
attempt at Pacific railroad legislation
in the last congress, and says: "The
results of the past two years have
shown that during a period of finan
cial and industrial depression, it would
be impossible for the Union Pacific
company to meet the annual fixed
charges in addition to other necessary
and inevitable expenses, of such an
amount as would be required to dis
charge the debt of the United States
in fifty years at 3 percent, as proposed
in the'lleilly bill, or even - percent,
which the representatives of the com
pany were understood to be willing to
accept. Some regard should be had
for such conditions as have existed and
which are likely to arise again."
UD THE HORSEWHIP.
Air. Gufctave I'abat, Formerly Margaret
Mather, L.itthet Her IIiHlmnd.
M ILAV A I'KEK, Wis.. Oct. 4. Mrs.
Gustave Pabt, formerly Margaret
Mather, the actress, created a sensa
tion near Twenty-ninth and Cedar
streets yesterday afternoon by strik
ing her husband, a son of the wealthy
brewer, several times with a horse
whip. What was the cause of the
trouble no one seems to know, but
numerous residents in the vicinity
were eye witnesses to the altercation,
which began in a buggy in which the
couple were riding, and which ended
at the corner of Twenty-fourth and
State streets, where Mr. Pa list
wrenched the whip from his wife's
hand as the latter struck her husband
a blow full in the face.
Gustave Pabst and Margaret Mather
were married in November, 18U2, but
the wedding was kept a secret for
several months, creating a great sensa
tion when it finallj' became known
The bride soon after left the stage
and has since lived quietly with her
husband in this city.
Friends of the couple give no ex
planation of the trouble and Mr. Pabst
has not been found since the en
counter. Insurance Tax Money.
Jeffekson City, Mo., Oct. 4. State
Auditor Seibert apportioned the Si 07,
608.84 county foreign insurance tax
moneys for l$r-5, now in the state treas
ury, toethe various counties and the
city of St. Louis upon the basis of
ll.392S cents per capita of school chil
dren, as shown by the last enumera
tion. This money is in lieu of county
and municipal taxes on the net premi
ums collected by foreign insurance
companies in 1894, and will, when paid
to the counties, be divided between
the revenue funds of the counties and
I incorporated cities and towns.
pugilism knocked out.
There Will It no Corbett-Fltzsiuitnoni
Fight in Texa.
Arsrix, Texas. Oct. 4. There will
be no prize fight at Dallas October 31
between Corbett and Fitzsimmons.
This fact was settled yesterday after
noon by the Texas legislature in ex
actly three hours by the watch. The
two committees, one in the senate and
the other in the house, gave an audi
ence to tht iallas attorneys all the
morning to ascertain their objections
and protests to the passage of the law.
After hearing- the gentlemen until
noon, the two committees adjourned.
When the two houses met at 3 o'clock,
both committees were ready to report
and the senate bill was very
promptly considered. From the time
the bill was placed before the sen
ators to the time it passed was ex
actly fifty-five minutes. During this
time Senator Dean opposed the bill
and Senator Lasker spoke in its favor.
There were only two gentlemen who
spoke on the bill, the balance satisfy
ing themselves by voting. The vote
on the final passage of the bill was 27
ayes and 1 no. Dean being the nega
tive voter. The bill was immediately
sent over to the house and at 4 o'clock
that body began discussing it, substi
tuting the senate bill for the house
bill. After several gentlemen had
spoken on the bill and the emergency
feature, pro and con, a final vote was
reached at C o'clock precisely and the
bill passed the house by a vote of 110
ayes to five nays. Thus, within three
hours, did the Texas legislature for
ever put an end to prize fighting in
Texas.
Governor Culberson's friends con
sider it a great victory for him, and
lost no opportunity to congratulate
his excellency on the outcome of one
of the hottest and, it might be safelj
termed, one of the bitterest, as well
as the shortest, political fights ever
brought up in the Lone Star state on
any one single man.
The bill that will prohibit prizefight
ing in Texas in future, as passed, reads
as follows:
Section 1. lie it enacted by the leg
islature of the state of Texas, that
any person who shall voluntarily en
gage in a ougilistic encounter between
man and man, or a fight between a
miin and a bull, or any other animal,
for money or other thing of value, or
for any championship, or upon the re
sult of which any money or anything
of value is bet or wagered, or to see
which any admission fee s charged,
either directly or indiiectly, shall be
deemed guilty of a felony and, upon
conviction, shall be punished by im
prisonment in the penitentiary not
less than two nor more than five years.
Section 2. By the term "pugilistic
encouter," as used in this act. is meant
any voluntary fight or personal en
counter by blows by means of the fist,
or otherwise, whether with or without
gloves, between two men for money,
or for a prize of any character, or for
any cnampionship, or for any other
thing of value, or upon the result of
which any money or anything of value
is bet or wagered.
Section :". That all the laws and
parts of laws in conflict herewith be
and the same are hereby repealed-
Section 4. The fact that there is now
no adequate penalty against prize
fighting or pugilism, or against fights
between man and beast, creates an
imperative public necessity and emer
gency requiring the suspension of the
constitutional rule requiring bills to
lie iead on three several days, and
that this law should take effect and be
in force from and after its passage,
and it is hereby so n acted.
WAGNER'S CONFESSION.
The Fatten Priest of St. Joseph Makes a
Clean Ureas t.
St. Joseph, Mo., Oct. The Father
Wagner scandal , is still the reigning
sensation in this town. The priest
has made a clean breast of the whole
matter.
He admitted that he had been inti
mate with Miss Stei lei and stated that
the intimacj' had extended over a
period of eighteen months. He
claimed that it was his intention to
resign from the priesthood and as soon
as that was accomplished he had in
tended to marrj' the girl and get out
of the country, lie said that he had
several thousand dollars of his own
which had been left to him as a legacy,
his possession of which was not known
to the public, and with this monev he
had intended to take care of his wife
and engage in business. The confes
sion was made in the presence of the
uncle of the gtrl, Alexander Podvant.
and at its conclusion the priest begged
Podvant to intercede with the motner
of the girl and allow him to make
what reparation was possible by mar
riage to the girl, whom he said he
dearly loved.
The mother of Miss Steidel is utterly
opposed to the union of her daughter
with the disgraced priest, and declined
to listen to anv overtures of that char
acter. The young womni is said to
favor the proposition, and it is under
stood lhat all of her relatives favor
the idea and will see if thev can not
pet Mrs. Steidel to look on the matter
favorably. Father Wagner asked Miss
Steidel and relatives to assist him in
stopping the prosecution asrainst him,
and from indications he will probably
succeed.
Maude Steidel said her relations
with the priest began about a year
ago. She is willing to marry him.
and says in the event of a wedding
they will go to Chicago to reside.
Mrs. CummlnKS Acquitted.
Milan. .Mo., Oct. 4 Mrs. C. G. Cnm
mings of Linneus, who was arrested
on .July 4 last on a charge of poison
ing her husband in order to collect
a S2,Km) life insurance policy, was ac
quitted by a Linn county jury.
A Ship liurned at Sea.
San Francisco, Oct. 4. Private aa
vices received here from London, Eng
land, state that the British ship
Europe, bound from Leith to San
Francisco, has been burned at sea. The
crew of the Europe was rescued by the
Oscar ll, which brought the news of
the disaster and landed them at Liv
erpool. A Territory Attorney Appointed.
Washington. Oct. 4. Charles li.
Kendrick of Ardmore, Ind. Ter. , has
been appointed a special assistant
United States attorney for the South
ern district of Indian territory.
AFFAIRS IN OKLAHOMA.
Governor Itenfrow Presents His Annual
lleport to Secretary Smith.
Washington, Oct. 4 Governor Ren
frow of Oklahoma, in his a'nnnal re
port takes a strong position in favor
of opening to settlement the Wichita,
Kiowa, Comanche and Apache reserva
tions. He scores the press of the coun
try for publishing things about Okla
homa, and also takes to task the Homo
Missionarv society for making repre
sentations about destitution pre
vailing in certain parts of
Oklahoma. Says the governor:-
1 he press of the nation has often
depicted the suffering in Oklahoma,
which may have led many to a miscon-
ception oi tne true condition of the
people of this territory. So, too, have
been the statements of many persons
who have taken upon themselves the
task of calling aid for Oklahoma, and
even the agents for some of the Home
Missionary societies have depicted a
condition which, if it really existed,
ought to cause their supporters to
withdraw from so barren a field."
The governor observes that there has
been very little outlawry in Oklahoma
outside the invasions made from the
Indian territory, and the estimated
population is 275,000, with Oklahoma
county leading, with 20,523, and Logan
county next, with 19,532.
laxable property has increased dur
ing the year from 519,947,922 to $39,
27;', 189. " This phenomenal increase is
ascribed to the fact that patents are
being issued on claims, placing claims
within the reach of taxation. Cana
dian county leads in taxable property,
having SfalG,oCK, and Oklahoma coun
ty next, with S4, 575,52').
In covering the finances oi tne ter
ritory the governor observes tnat
there is very little borrowed capital
there and that there are fifty-seven
banks in the - territory, and twenty
four of them responded to his request
for information covering deposits and
business in general, to be incorporated
in his report. Those submitting re
ports show deposits of $1,302,000; dis
counts, SL'fi.uOu; securities, 19,000;
cash and sight exchange, $IG5.K)0.
The school population is reported to
be 77.770, and the membership of the
Baptist church 3,500, and that of the
Catholic church is placed at even
10.000
The governor closes his report with
some remarks about the Indian, in
which he insists that it would be well
for the Indian to be forced to work.
The governor observes: "The Indian
citizen, when left to solve the problem
of life like other men, will no doubt
find that he must conform to the con
ditions of life about him, and will set
tle down to a life of useful industry.
RIOT IN CONSTANTINOPLE.
Armenians and Turks Come in Conflict
Many Killed.
Washington, Oct. 4. Secretary Ol
ney received the following cablegram
from United States Minister Torrell at
Constantinople. Monday several hun
dred Armenians marched on the porte,
to ask redress of grievances. The pa
triarch tried to prevent it. A conflict
occurred between Armenians and po
lice Probably about sixty Turks and
Armenians were Killed. Among oth-
era a Turkish major, and many wound- I
ed. Armenians carried pistols. Yes- !
terday several more were killed. Last
night eighty were killed and several
hundred imprisoned. Porte had no
tice of the demonstration which they
say was organized by leaders of Hun
chargist revolutionists whom they had
captured. Much terror exists. I think
the porte will be able to resist fanati
cism. Constantinople, Oct. 3. Five hun
dred arrests have been made in con
nection with the recent rioting of Ar
menians here. The government is
greatly alarmed and the garrison is
kept under arms.
Trouble among the Armenians of
this city has been brewing for a long
time past, the bitter feeling against
the authorities growing stronger as
veek after week passes without the
adoption by the Turkish government
of the scheme for reform in Armenia
proposed by the representatives of the
powers. The long smoldering flames
of discontent, carefully fanned by the
Armenian agitators have at last bro
ken out.
The Turkish government, in its ef
forts to calm the apprehension expe
rienced on all sides, has sent a quiet
ing circular to the envoys of the dif
ferent foreign countries here.
At the palace the utmost consterna
tion is said to prevail and every pre
caution has been taken to suppress
further outbreaks upon the part of the
dissatisfied Armenians.
The City Takes Possession.
iV Ellington, Kan., Oct. 4. The
Wellington Water Works company
yesterday morning shut down its
pumping plant according to previous
notice, the city having refused to pay
any more hydrant rentals. The city
authorities immediately took posses
sion of the plant and will open it un
less dispossessed by the courts. The
works are owned by men in Rhode
Island and are valued at $1-30,'K).
Summary Action Taken.
Seattle, Wash., Oct. 4. Judge Han
ford refused to accept the resignation
of the receivers of the Northern Pa
cific and removed them because of fail
ure to comply with his order.directing
them to give . an accounting for their
prist acts, and to answer the charges
of Brayton Ives. Andrew F. Bur
leigh was appointed as receiver for the
lines in Washington.
Woman's temper has always been
spectacular, but there are possibilities
never dreamed of when the new woman
discovers that the hired girl has worn
her bloomers out.
The Cable Car System Put In Operation
in New Tork City.
New York, Oet. 4. The Third Ave
nue Railroad Postoffice, as the cable
car system on that line will hereafter
be known, was put in operation yester
day morning. Promptly at 5 o'clock
two mail cars were st.arted simultane
ously, one from the general postoffice
and one from the end of the line at
One Hundred and Eighty-sixth street
and Amsterdam avenue. The Pitts
burg mail, which heretofore left the
general postofSce or uptown delivery
by the wagons at 10 o'clock, left at
8:30. The trip to the end of the line
was made in 43 nrnutes.
SARCASTIC "TRUTH.-
Suggests a Way for American Girls to Oet
Titles Without Marrying Noblemen.
London, Oct. 3. Truth said yes
terday, commenting upon the
engagement between the duke
of Marlborough and Miss Van
derbilt: "British mammas and
their daughters will soon be clamoring
for protection if all the prizes in the
marriage marktt are to fall to the
American damsels. The mania for
title inherent in the Anglo-Saxon
it is in vain to contend aganist.
But the matter is somewhat
serious to the United States,
That country must be a great loser
through much of its wealth crossing
the ocean. The United States will do
well to manufacture the coveted titles
at home, for it is a wooden nutmeg
that is easily bought. The existence
of titles, it is true, is not in ac
cordance with the simplicity of
republican institutions, but in view of
the heavy drain this might be
overlooked and the parents of any
girl might be allowed to buy her a
title, say for 5200,000 (l,000,0u0.) The
public treasury would thus be filled
with dollars and the girl would
remain at home. But there would
still be the difficulty of find
ing husbands in the home market, for
the Americans are as strongly opposed
to becoming rich through their ladies
as the British noblemen are in favor
of this mode of enrichment."
DEEP WATER CONFERENCE
Senator Test Made Permanent Presiding
Officer.
Topeka, Kan., Oct. 3. Representa
tive hall was comfortably filled at ll
o'clock this morning when the tem
porary chairman, Congressman Burton
of Missouri, called the deep water con
ference to order. Th following perma
nent organization was reported by the
committee: For permanent chairman,
Senator George C. Vest of Missouri; for
permanent secretary, Thomas Richard
son of Texas: for reading clerk, Charles
Martin of Kansas; vice presidents,
one from each state represented.
Senator Vest was escorted to the
chair by Congressman Sayers of Texas
and C. S. Chase of Nebraska and said
merely: "Gentlemen of the conven
tion, I return my thanks for this
honor. It is expected that our action
will be cautious, conservative and sin
cere, and thus command the respect of
the people. This convention is now
open."
Ex-Governor Hubbard of Texas
spoke from 11 o'clock to 12:30. His
speech was full of statistics covering
the deep water agitation and its re
sults and prospects.
QUAY AGAINST CARTER.
The Pennsylvanlan and Piatt of Neir
Tork In a Combine.
Washington, Oct. a. There is a
movement among the anti-McKinley
and anti-Harrison forces to combine
at the November meeting of the Re
publican national committee and elect
Senator Quay of Pennsylvania nation
al chairman in place of Senator Carter
of Montana.
Senator Quay is believed to be in
earnest in his advocacy of Pittsburg
as the place for holding the national
convention, and it is claimed that ex
Senator Piatt has received a communi
cation from him asking for , his co
operation. CANNIBALISM IN CHINA.
Seven Men Captured in Fights Between
Rival Villages Killed and Eaten.
San Francisco, Oct. 3. According to
mail advices from China, the people of
Lang Cheng, a large village in the
Canton province, China, cut the sea
embankment and let in the water so
as to destroy a large part of the rice
of the people of Pien Cheng, which
was then almost ready for cutting.
Reprisals followed, the fighting con
tinuing for over a month, involving
many villages and causing a large
number of deaths. By one side three
and by the other four prisoners were
taken alive. These men were killed
and eaten.
A Life Sentence for "Pea Ridge."
Spring field. Mo., Oct. 3. George
Hayes, better known as "Pea Ridge,"
pleaded gnilty of murder in the seconJ
degree in the criminal court to-day on
a charge of murdering Deputy Sheriff
J. H. Keller, and was sentenced to the
peniten.iary for life. He had just
been tried for murder in the second
degree.
LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS
Quotations from New York. Chicago.
Louis, Omaha and Elsewhere.
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Butter Creamery separator..
Butter Fair to good country.
Fpps Fresh
Honey California, per fi
Hens Live, per lb
bpring Chickens, per lb
Lemons Choice JJessinas
Apples per bbl
Sweet Potatoes Good, per bbl
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Beeves Mockers and feeders.
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