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Shh! Shh! Keep still!
Don't tell It XJ1I1.
An we'll havo a pile of fun
Wid a dollar bill
IJat's whnt wp will,
It'a Just dcnd ensy dono!
We'll drop 'er down
In do road, nonr town,
Wid a string on, lino
An' behind do gate
We'll hide, an' wait
For do fools tor come along!
Ar.' when gee whiz!
Dey bccs what 'tis,
Dcy'll try tor swipe It eool.
An den. by .TInK,
We'll pull do string
An' holler April Fool!
Hut the fun wan dry.
Not a soul eamo by
To reward their patient wait!
OATCAKE'S APRIL 1.
FARMER Oatcako
had como to town
on a load of hay.
After exchanging
It for the market
price ho proceeded
to sec tho "sights,"
like farmers some
times will. He had
not proceeded far
before his atten
tion was attracted
Vy u huge box on top of which was a
board sign, which read as follows:
LOOK OUT TOR THK BEAR.
Of course Mr. Oatcake could not re
sist tho temptation of taking a Rqulnt
nt bruin, so ho ambled up to tho box
rather nervously and peeped through
the barn that had been nailed
across the top to keep Air. Bear
safe. Finding that the bo was
entirely empty Mr. Oatcako be
gan to scratch his head. How had the
bear got out? Then someone yelled
April fool. Mr. Oatcake allowed that It
was a good one.
Later In the day Mr. Oatcake took In
tho dime museum. He Interviewed tho
fat girl, talked populism with tho
bearded lady, visited the chamber of
horrors, and had enjoyed himself gen
erally when ho saw the following sign:
SI3B TUB Q HE AT
RED HAT.
Draw Daek tho Curtain.
He drew back tho curtain. Then ho
saw a big red brick and turned a doublo
somersault In his hasto to get away.
Ho hadn't counted on being April
fooled twice in ono day.
After leaving tho museum Mr. Oat
cako thought he would take a drink or
two, and nt onco proceeded to a con
venient liquor dispensary. "I'll tako a
beer," ho said, putting a nickel on the
bar; "been April-fooled twice and hato
concluded to drown my feelings." Ho
was Just the individual that the bar
tender with the decoy beer glass was
looking for. It was produced in short
order, and Mr. Oatcako showed himself
to be rather an adept at tho art of blow
ing off tho foam. Then lie expanded his
capacious maw, preparatory to taking a
gulp. But It wouldn't gulp worth a cent
It was only an artificially colored glaas
with real foam. Farmer Oatcako coa
cluded that ho had better hitch up and
start home. Nearing n railway grado
crossing within tho city limits ho saw
a man frantically waving a red lias
and telling him to stop.
"No ycr don't, ycr gol darned flannol
moiUhcd son-of-a-gun; I've been fooled
three limes already," and ho piled tho
whip with effect. In another Instant
Mr. Oatcako and his outfit wero taking
a ride on tho cowcatcher of the engine.
TURNED A DOUBLE SOMERSET.
Fortunately ho was not badly hurt, but
tho npproach of April 1 always causes
him to shudder.
Wliy thn 'dntori Wero Not 'lhrrft.
An American naval ofucor, wlshlns
to batho In a Ceylon river, askod a na
tive to show him a placo whero tneio
were no alligators. Tho nativo took
him to a pool closo to tho ostuary. Tho
.officer enjoyed his dip; whllo drying
Yhlmsclf ho asked to his guide why thcio
ycro uover any alligators In that pooL
lUecaure, sah," tho Cingalese replied,
ioy plenty 'frald of shnrk,"
ihcy have a brand of whisky in San
lonlo called tho "Horn of Plonty"
ubo It will corn you copiously.
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And the fools, they say,
Who were fooled that day
Wero the foots behind tho gate.
James Courtney Chnllls.
THE THREE MISS BROWNS.
Their Wonderful 1'rrnont anil What
Cxmo of It.
Hang! bang! went the door bell. It
rang fearfully.
"Hetty," said the boarding-house
mistress, "go out and heo who thnt
giant Is that Is trying to break the
door boll."
The door bell JliiRlcd and rattled
and rang! Hetty tripped downstairs
ni'rt opened the door.
A district messenger, three feet
high, stood on the doorstep, smoking
a powerful cigarette. Now and again
a cloud of smoke hid him from view.
The small messenger hold his cigar
ette lightly and gracefully In tho air
and said:
"Here's a box for Miss Brown. There
is 25 cents due on it."
Hetty paid the money and took the
box.
Then ho shot down the steps like a
mtteor nml actually ran to a cigar
store on the corner after another pack
age of cigarettes.
"Miss Urown!" called Betty from the
hallway, "here is a box for you!"
Three pretty young ladles answered
the call, for It happened there were
three Mian Browns In the boarding
house. "Which Miss Brown?" asked each
In chorus.
"Thcro Is no first name," said Hetty;
"only Miss Brown."
The three fair .Miss Browns looked
at the box In a brown study. It was
certainly meant for a Miss nrown In
their boarding-house, for the number
had been written in large numbers en
tho box lid.
Tho Miss Browns agreed that they
would open tho box and If thcro was
nothing In it to Indlcato which of
them tho box was Intended for they
wen ui divide Its contents.
Tho three Miss Browna opened the
box with gleeful faces and great ex
pectations. Thcro was nothing in It but a brick.
The day was April 1.
A DREADFUL DAY.
The Otilck-Toniiicrml Patlmr and lilt
I.irllnc I.lttle liny.
The father had been out lato the
nlgV. before, "working on the hooka at
tho ofllce," you know, and when ho sat
down to breakfast with hla wife and
Willie, rosy-cheeked, mischievous, ind
lovable Willie, their only child, ho was
not In good humor.
Ho found fault becauso tho coffco
had cooled (whllo breakfast was W.
ing for him), he grumbled becauso nla
eggs wero too hard boiled, and ho m;do
his wife and child as miserable as ho
himself was.
Tho climax of his ugliness was
readied when for some fancied sin en
Wllllo's part he rushed the hoy into
tho parlor and gave him a sound
thrashing.
When breakfast was lesumed It was
eaton in silanco except for tho child's
half-choked sobs.
Tho father was sorry for what ho had
done. He had a nervous tomperament.
Ho did not stop to smoko his usual
monlng pipe, but hurried away. As
ho reached tho door Wllllo eamo up to
him with upturned faco and said:
"Willlo wants to kiss papa. Willi)
loves papa."
Tho father's heart was touched and
ho regretted his actions. Riding down
town in the train ho read in his morn
ing paper of tho death of a llttlo boy
by being run over whllo at play by a
passing truck. Ho imagined tho sccno,
and it was Impressed upon his mind.
Then his mind ran on with strange im
aginings. What if his boy should bo
killed. What If when ho arrived homo
at night Wllllo should bo dead dead
before ho could tell his boy how much
ho loved him, and how sorry he was for
his cruel conduct.
Of courso thero was not one chnnco in
a million of his losing his child; hut
then! there was that ono chance. Tho
Idea soon developed into a presentiment
that haunted him nil day. Ho per
formed his duties in a mechanical man
ner, whllo picturing n whito casket,
and a chubby llttlo faco cold in death.
Dy night ho had worked himself Into a
torrlblo mental condition. Ho loft tho
"L,f train nnd walked with nervous
etccs toward homo.
Wllllo was not playing In front of
tit? house as usual. The father missed
" U3U.il kiss n nd 'Hello, papa! I'm
F'r.d ytw'vp come."
e niccndod the steps. He saw
vMto .rape on the door bell, lie reeled
and Rii3pii for breath, and saw nothing
but mifll. Then recovering himself, he
opened the floor, and with moist ryes
entered the ItotiFo.
Wlint was It he saw? Was It Willie.'
Yes. i was his little son who merrily
shouted
"April Fool, papa; April Fool!" And
pnp.i didn't do a thing to Willie. -S. U.
Egor In New York Woild.
SHE DID IT.
What lie Was Sent I'nr, Though
Not
Wlmt lie, KipiX'tril.
He wan young and enthusiastic, and
he loved her to detraction.
"If I could but servo you," he said
tc the object of his adoration, "I would
indeed bo tho happiest of mortals. Com
mand tne."
And tho damsel blushed and said
she would.
"Stay here a moment nnd I will glvo
you a note to tako to a friend. You
will bring back a package," and sho
smiled, oh! so sweetly, as she glided
from the room.
She returned lit a few moments nnd
handed him the precious message.
Away ho flew. Distance wan no ob
ject to him. Ho reached his destination.
The letter was opened nnd returned
with tho remark that the package he
was to fetch was at another remoto
part of tho town.
Ho flew there, only to bo referred to
the sergeant of police, at the ncurcat
station. Tho sergeant read the mes
8i.go nnd directed him to another
official, who in his turn sent the young
man four miles out of the city. But tho
elusive package was not to be found.
Ono sent him to Brooklyn, another
to Jersey City, until nt length, weary,
footsore and unable to go further, ho
hi. ul; upon a doorstep nnd tearing open
the missive rend these words:
"Send tho fool further."
The dawn of April 2 was breaking.
New York Journal.
A (inoil One mi Mr. lllnnk.
The best April-fool Joke of lccent
times wan played on n Chicago conimlp
iilon merchant a few years ago. Chi
cago commission merchants aro not al
ways good nnturcd and Mr. Blank was
no exception to tho rule. In fact, he
was unusually gruff, and was never
known to tako a Joke an such. That in
probably tho reason that ho was n fav
orlto mark for tho practical Joker. On
March 31 ono of his friends caused tho
following ad to appear in the columns
of n Chicago paper the following morn
ing: Wanted Fifty Maltese cats at onco.
Highest prices paid. Bring them nlonr.
Blank, Commission Merchant, S. Wa
ter street.
When Mr. Blank arrived at his store
ho was surprised to see a line of boys
in front of his store encli with a cat
under his arm. When ho learned what
it was all about he becamo n veritable
nrndman. It was many weeks befoto
he recovered his composure.
April Fool' liny In Africa.
Missionary Did you
notice which
way my collengue4wont?
Cannibal Ho Just passed down
minutes ago.
flvo
Folly am I;
This Ib ray day.
Tho old, tho young,
Tho grave, tho gay,
Abldo awhllo with mo to cheer
Tho world's dull, humdrum way.
Tho richest man,
Tho proudest girl;
Tho polished wit,
Tho heavy churl
Aio caught off guard and Jo3tlod much
In folly's merry whirl.
No harm Is meant;
AH'a but for fun;
And when tho dny
ItB courso has run,
Whocver's dono tho ml3chlcf gay
Have all themselves been "dono."
A Future Ciinwmlnnre.
Dlgglos hnd been working hard for a
long time with a refractory heating
apparatus. Ho eamo out of tho baso
mont with bluo fingers nnd a red nosa,
mid an expression of repressed emotion
on his faco.
"Maria," ho said, "thero'a ono coin,
fcrt nbout it."
"What is it?"
"Wo needn't worry about lco nest
summer. I think I have struck a plan
that's ontlroly reliable If wo want to
get nnythlng good and cold we'll tako
it down nnd put it into that heating
apparatus. Only wo imiBt bo careful
not to leavo It too long, or it'll freeze."
Cincinnati Commerclal-Onzotte.
Harder to Crt At.
'I supposo that it would tr.ko a great
dcsl of observation and cxperlonco to
cnablo a man to pick tho fastest horso
entered for a raco," sho remarked.
"Yes," replied the man of mournfw
oupcrlenco; "but that Isn't what you nro
trying to do. Whnt you want Ib to pick
tie hwfo thnt Ib going to win."
viishlaEton Star.
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"REUS Ad A IN ROCTKI)
ZELAYA'S TROOPS WIN THE
SECOND VICTORY.
Thry ('nitiiri I'llral The lnitn;rnl I
SUO Killed .mil Uomuli'il ikkI I'IiiI lit
Dlaonlrr 'lomiril Icon Miningim Willi
With Jut I'liml ll.itttc Soon.
Ma.vaoi a, Nicaragua, March I'' -The
Nicarnguaii government troops
won another victory over the Leonists
at I'itul, not fur from Moumloiubo,
yesterday. Itetweeu S00i) and .'l.OoO
men weie I'tigaucu. The lighting- wan
severe ami the troops from Loon. Chi
ohctfalpa and ( liiiuiiulega, tho three
stronghold of the Lcotitsls, number
ing about L-iDil men. were routed with
the los of '.'no killed and wounded.
About fifty of the government troops,
which tnunbeied about l.'.'Ol) men.
were killed or wounded. The rebels
were commanded by (leneial Ortl.the
leuder of the Leon forces. ltacn, the
rebel president, was at Leon supcrvis
lug tho work of putting that city in as
complete u state of defense as possl
ble. The government troops wero
commanded by (iuuerals l'ui. and Bo
il an.
I'ital is a small town near Lake
Mnnnguu. Of the .10(1 buildings which
compose the town, many aro of wood,
the others are. of mud bricks with red
clay tiles. Outside the town is a high
ridge of ground which forms an ad
mirable point of antago ugulnst mi
advancing' foe.
There Is much rejolclnu; hero at tho
success of the president's soldier.-.
The church bells have been kept ring
ing ever ulnce tho news was niiido
public, nnd a battery of artillery In
tho small patk In front of the palace
fires presidential salutes ut Intervals.
The government troops are now be
inp concentrated for the advance up
on Leon, which it U executed will be
gin In n fow day.
MENELIK'S TROOPS.
One
lltinilrml Thmniuiiil Sulillrr Murrli
llcfore Italy' lVarn Olllcor.
Maskowaii, March lti. The Negus
Mcnelilc has reviewed :oi),Uili) of his
troops in the presence of Major Kalsn,
tho Italian officer who is tieating for
pcaco with tho Aby.ssluians. Tho
troops marched in good order aud
were well untied.
Later tho Neirus showed Maior Salsa
his quantities of provisions, the Ital
ians having some, time ago been under
the belief that tho AliysNiuluiis were
hhort of supplies. In (act, it is said
that this was one of tint reasons
which prompted Ceneral llarntleri to
make his disastrous advaueu upon
Tlirrc.
A MATRIMONIAJL FEATURE.
W. C. T. V, Women Orpinlm to Secure.
(IihiiI IIiihIiuiiiIk.
Nonroi.ic, Va., March 10 Tho wo
men of tho W. C. T. U. of Portsmouth
will organle shortly tho "Naples Ma
trimonial Society." They think that
the organization of this society in this
city will be followed by tho organisa
tion of similar societies throughout
tho country by tho W. IX, T. U, and
that they eventually will tako the
placo of the various mntrlmoiiinl bu
reaus now in operation in some of thu
northern cities.
In Naples girls 11 years old and over
assemble onco every year In one of the
churches of that city, nnd the unmar
ried men, who so desire, go there and
cliooso wives. Tho proposed society
will carry out a similar arrangement
here, except that tho girls who desire
to assemble in a church to bo thus
chosen will hnve to register with the
society three, months ahead of tho
date, that tho society may satisfy it
self that they are girls of good moral
character, and the men who nro to
apply at the church on these occasions
to select brides will bo required to
register tnreo months prior to tho
date of choosing, that the society may
investlgato their characters for tho
purpose of ascertaining If they are In
dustrious and temperate. Only men
who have these (utilities will be al
lowed to choose a wife. Those who
register will bo informed fifteen days
in advance of their standing. Men
will be required to pay a registration
fee of 91, but girls will be allowed to
register free. Tho intended brides
will probably be required to wear
white Instead of black, as in Naples.
The principal object of the society
is to afford girls who desire to marry
an opportunity to secure temperate,
and Industrious husbands.
UNCLE SAM'S MILITIA.
An Army of 0,000,000 Could Enter the
Flohl In a Fmr llnurx.
WASiu.vmo.v, March 10. According
to a report on the organized mllitlu of
tho United States, which has just
Leen prepared by the War department,
the United States, in need, can put
0,107,004 men in the fluid. At tho close
of l8'J5,every Stato nnd territory, with
the exception ot Indian territory nnd
Alaska, had un organized ntttlunal
guard. Totnl forco of tho militia num
bers 1 1.1, OOO.of which lOU.OUl composed
tho infantry, S.'.MS the cavalry, .V-07
tho urtillery, Ot!) tho special corps, and
thcro weru 1,143 generals nnd stair
officers. Tho totnl appropriation al
lowed the mllltlaainouuted to 3100,000,
while tho states during the same
period spent 8i,83l,07(i on these organ
izations. It is estimated that tho
mobilization of thn militia could bo
effected In tho different stntes and
torrrltorles In from three bonis in the
District of Columbia to seventy-two
hours In Oregon, other stato organiza
tions assembling between these two
points.
Now York is far In tho lend of tho
number of men enlisted in the na
tional guard, its strength amounting
to 11', 901 olllcers and men. Pennsyl
vania is second with H.lbl', Ohio third
with 0,10.1, Illinois fourth with 0,2'JC,
Missouri eighteenth with L',107 ami
Kansas twenty-second with 1,813. Ok
lahoma ends thu list with l.'iJ.
Tho Chilian Duty on ClRarattoi Inrrenseil.
Wasih.noto.v, .March 10. United
States Minister Strobel at Snntlago
has informed the Stato department
that the government of Chili has in
creased the duty on cigarettes ft cm
81.-14 per 1.000 R5.30 per 1,000.
DUN'S BUSINESS REVIEW.
Malting l Mill (he tttitn In thn llru
rral Murlict
Ni:w Yoitu, March 10. -I!. (I. Dun A.
Co 's weekly icview of trade u:yn:
Waiting Is still the rule Large
hope, but little actual business, e
plain the st length of Mime markets
and tne weakness "f other. Tne
fcellinf that the i."rmg of Is'.M ought
to brine; lnr,;er business will nut suf
fice t meet chmiscs all the season if
the larger business does not come.
It is especially noteworthy that
prices of mateilals have varied qtilto
differently from prices of manufac
tured products, although In most eases
the advance last fall was comuu'iced
by oUraordinnry uplifting of prices
for materials. Thus, cotton Is 17. H
pet nt higher than a year ago, but
cotton goods average only 10,7 per
cent. Nool is about ft.ri per cent
higher than a year ago, but woolen
goods are, on the whole, about I per
cent lower. I'iglron Is only 17 per
cent higher than n year ago, whllo
finished products of Iron anil steel
nverago 1.1 per cent higher These
comparisons nro important because
they disclose something of tho grave
dislocation of prices which inadequate
consumption and combinations have
produced.
The market for wheat is wenker,
with no better reason than tho tiovern
ment report of wheat In farmers'
hands, which is altogether out of
keeping with the (lovcruuiont estimate
a year ago, and yet is probably more
nearly correct.
1'a I lures for the week have been
8-.1ML77.'., ngnlnst SLO'.W.O.'.U last year,
and SV-!?il, "'.: in :sui; manufacturing
was SsiM.uLI, against S7H.1,'J0i'. last
year, and trading' was S'J.(lO.",..0tl,
against 8SU7.0.M1 last year. Failures
for the week have been 300 in tho
United States, against "00 last yenr,
aud 00 in Canada against 57 lust year.
REPORT TO THE GENERAL.
Colonnl Mrnl Returns Kroin Clilrugo to
Nrir York anil Sails for Kurnpr.
Nr.w Yoiik, March 10. Colonel Alex
ander Nlcol, the special representative
of the International headquarters of
tho Salvation army to the United
States, sailed for 'Knglaud on the
Lucanla to-day. The colonel arrived
from tho West yesterday after
noon and was scheduled to
speak at tho big meeting in
l'ourteonth street to-morrow. At the
national headquarters nothing could
bo ascertained ns to the nature of the
colonel's leavctuking. It was said,
however.thatCommU.stnner Kva Booth,
Commissioner Lnrluton and Colonel
Kadie wero busily engaged with Colo
nel Nlcol (luring the greater part of
the night. It is stated that Colonel
Nicol found tho affairs of the army In
the neighborhood of (Jilcago to bo
in u turbulent condition; that the
London ofllce had been so informed
and that (icnerul Booth had decided
to summon his special agent homo
that the exact situation might be made
clear to hi in.
Ciiicaoo, March 14. An officer of
tho Northwestern division of the Sal
vation army says that Ifalllugton
Booth is coming to Chlcngo within a
fortnight and that when ho comes
thero will bo secession.
He continued' "The declaration of
loyalty won't stand in tho way nn In
stant when the question of higher
usefulness and duty comes up for de
cision. Tho War Cry scandal is a dam
aging thing to us while we remain un
der tho flag. It never was Hailing
ton Booth's Intention t hat the inti
mate causes of his revolt should be
come public. Tho details of his dif
ference with ills father reflected no
credit on tho general, and Hallington
willingly would have spared him piiln,
but some over-zealous friend has lot
the secret leak out."
SUPPORTSTHIRTYTRAMPS
A Wealthy Young ClilniKoaiil NiiiiinilerliiK
III Wealth.
Ciiicaoo, March 10. Tho pollco aro
investigating a story that may result
In the appointment of a conservator
for William O'Brien. Tho case was
not brought to the oflicinl notlco of
tho department until Thursday even
ing, when O'Brien was arrested for
disorderly conduct. It is nlleged thnt
O'Brcn has an income of S-!,000 a
year, l-or many months he lias sup
ported about thirty tramps ami vaga
bond:?. Stories are going thu rounds
that O'Brien has been known to spend
as much as .'00 in one day on liquor
and other extravagances for himself
nnd his following.
According to the police, O'Brien wns
born twenty-two years ngo in Nash
ville, Tenn., where his father, a very
wealthy furniture dealer, had large
landed intorests. Six years ngo tho
father died mid his widow soon fol
lowed. Tho property, tho exact value
of which O'Lrien refuses to dlvulgo,
foil to him. Tho boy, then 10 years
old, entered upon n career of fast liv
ing nnd largo sums nro said to have
been-spent for liquor for himself nnd
friends.
A few days ago ho Is said to have re
ceived SID.OOx from Ills Income, which
he proceeded to spend in tho usual
manner with his vagabond friends.
Thursday he was robbed of Sl'OO, nil
that remained, When ho discovered
that ho had no moro money O'Brien
becumo crazed. At Harrison and Statu
streets hu broke one of tho windows
of a cable car. Dotectlvo Wagner ar
rested him after a struggle. Mrs.
Mngglo Nagle was slightly injured by
the broken glass.
Chill Mi.ilfen lr Knrtluiiialc
Vai.I'AHVIM), March 10. Several se
vere earthquakes occurred Friday
evening. The disturbances woro pre
dicted by l'refessor Falb.
Ilalllnston Ilo.itli'a Call.
WAsuiNorox, March 10. Thero Is a
prospect that Hallington Booth may
accept a call to Washington. Nego
tiations aro now under way looking to
his taking charge of tliu National
(lospel Mission Union, which was
organized In Washington nbout a year
ago, and the headqunrters of which
ate in Washington.
Harvard' Orator Win.
Camiiuiihik, Mass., March 10. Har
vard's young orators won tho competi
tive debato with Princeton last night,
ami tho Crimson's long record of ora
tririn"! -t.n.iniis remains uubrokcu
SILVER IN OHIO.
free ('nlnnce llrmornils nrg.nilrn to rin
feil n Sound .Monry llcli cutlon.
t'l.r.vi.i.AMi, Ohio, March 10, Forty
of the eighty eight counties of Ohio
were represented at a conference of
silver Democrats ul the llollnndcn
last night. At first it was proposed
to work in tinlMiu for the following
ilelegales-at-large fiotu Ohm to the
( hk'iio convention: I, I', Hidden of
Cleveland, Allen W. Thurm.iu of Col
uitihus, U, V Moore of Stark county
nnd (Jeneral K. It. Findley of lliirvrin,.
A hot debate defeated this proposition
nnd It was decided to use every effort
to send enough sliver delegates to the
State convention to curry thnt body,
thus Insuring n silver d'elcgntlon to
Chicago. Before adjournment n formal
State organization was formed with
(ieneral Findley ns chairman. Tho
four named uudnuptcdly will bo the
silver candidates in the Statu conven
tlon for delegtitcs-at-large.
WILL ADMIT WOMEN.
Knmui AlethnillMs Urchin for Iteprcm-n-tallnn
hy Ilnth sric In i'onfnrenc.
Atchison, If an,, March 10. Tho
question of admitting women ns dele
gates to tho general conferences of tho
Methodist I'plscopal church emtio up
nt the Kansas conference now in ses
sion here, and was decided In tho
nflirmntive, tho vote being SO to 14. It
developed nt the afternoon sossion
thnt Hie Itev. (Moll of Doniphan had
received 81 only for his services during
the last year.
The following lay delegates were
elected as delegates to the general
conference at levelatid, Ohio: .1, M.
Miller of Council drove and W. P.
Frvhoffer of Randolph. Ministerial
delegates, Hov. A. S. Kinbree, Topekti;
Kev. W. II. Underwood, Clay Center,
and the Hov. ,1. A. Mutter, Baldwin.
DR. BROWN'S CASE CLOSED
Thn CoiiRrnRiillnnnl (.'nunell I It.illollnc
for n Venllrt.
Sn Fiia.ncisco, March Id. The Kev.
C. (). Brown Is waiting for the verdict
of his eceleclastlcal judges.
Two executive sessions of tho coun
cil hnvo been held, but a verdict has
not been reached on all points in
volved. The charge of immorality, so
far as Mrs. Stockton Is concerned, Is
not sustained.
The second vote was on tho charge.
of intimidating a young woman mem
ber of the church. The deliberations
of the council devolopcd the fact that
the charges of intimidation made
against the pastor by tho young wo
man are among tho mo,i serious of
all. Tho council is moro nearly unan
imous upon this point than any other.
A ItcRlrlitn Herli I'anlon.
Ciiicaoo, March 1 0. One of the
Russian Nihilists concerned in the
assassination of Czar Alexander II of
Russia has applied for a pardon to tho
Russian government, offering, if thu
pardon is granted, to join thu Russian
secret service and give tho govern
ment valuable information. Tho
name of the applicant Is Ocnrge Ifras
now, and lie has lived in Chicago under
un assumed name, carefully protected
by his countrymen. After tho assas
sination of tho czar Krasnow was ur
rested, but .secured Ills release on
bonds through Influential friends nnd
fled to America.
ArcliliUhnp Kcnrlch' Will.
Sr. Louis, Mo, March 10. Tho will
of the lato Archbishop Kenrick wns
lllcd in tlio Probate court yestordny.
It was written by himself in 1HS8. To
Rev. Philip P. Brady, now deceased, he
bequeathed all lib, personal anil real
property. There aro several codicils.
Tho first, di awn up In IH'.iO. provides
for the pnyinent of annuities to a num
ber of relatives. The second codicil,
written in another hand than the
archbishop's, conveyed to Archbishop
Ifain tho immense church property.
A I'nrt Scott (.'oupln Klnpni.
Four Scorr, Kan., March lw. Will
Davison nnd Miss Lizzie Parks, two
well known young people of this city,
nlopod yesterday, going to Kansas
City to get married. They were unable
to srouro a cnrrlugo to drive them to a
railroad junction north of town and
enlisted thu survives of a drav wagon
for that purpose. Davison nnd another
young man admirer of tho young
lady had had nu altercation over her
and while visiting away from home,
he met her nnd induced Iter to go.
KcMlnlKtiir NnUoiiTeail.
Tkiiiik IIaiiti;, Ind , March 10
Colonel Thomas II. Nelson died here
this morning. Ho lias been a conspic
uous leuder in polities for over half a
century. Ho was a brother of (Jen
eral William Nelson. From 1801 to
Infill he was minister from this coun
try to Chili, and took an active part
as mediator between Chill and Spain
in tho war of 18fi to 1800, From lrt'i'.i
to 1873 ho was envoy from this coun
try to Mexico. He was born in Mason
county, Ky , In 1820.
ItothxchlliU 1'leuil (inlly.
Monr.ui.Y, Mo:, Murch 10, Abo
Rothschilds, nhas Henry Sm.ythe.
pleaded guilty to tho charge of forgery
in .Itldi'ii John A. Ifnclmilni-'s eonrf
hero and was scntunccd to four years
in tho penitentiary Rothschilds is
tho man whom tho Luited States offi
cials had been after far years for using
thu mails for fraudulent purposes.
South McAIenter to l.otn llallroail .Sliopi.
Il.MiTsiioit.VK, Ind. Tor., March Hi.
It Is settled that all the round houses,
machine shops and buildings belong
ing to tho Choctaw, Oklahoma t (Sulf
railroad will bo moved from South
MoAlester to Shawnee. The work of
removal hits been begun.
Held Up "Katy'' Train.
(iIikrnvim.r, Tex., March 10. Tho
northbound Katy was boarded by a
masked and armed man who entered
tho sleeper nnd went through the pas
sengers. Tho amount secured was
small. As the train neared the city
hu jumped off. He had u confederate.
Officers nro on tho trail.
llancnil for Ilia SUtrr'a Murtler.
Pkoiiia, 111., March 10. Albert Wal
lace was hanged at Pekin to-day for
tho murdor of his bister, Mrs. Bowlby.
Dissatisfaction over tho disposal of
their father's estate was the cause ot
tho murder.
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