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WAR BULLETIX SUPPRESSED ATKAXSAS DEMOCRATIC "FEED."
IT DID NOT FIT THE SPEECHES
IOTPPROBLEM OP GETTING RICH OS
$3,000 A YEAR IS SOLVED.
Solution Xot Made Public, but ResultIk In Evidence Leluiid and Wag- -
KfiiT Vot PlnliiK In EachOther' Unck lard
Any More.
TOPEKA. April 1. (Special.) The Repub-licans of Kansas will not ask for a betterthins next year than for the fusionlsts toconduct Hi campaign on the issues mappedout by Colonel Bryan and other Demo-cratic leaders at the Jcftersonlan banquet,held In the state house Thursday night.The Democratic orators spent the entireevening denouncing the war policy of theadministration. Not a good word for it wasbald by anyone. Strange as It may seem,the names of Dewey, Sampson, Schley, Lee,Sbafter and Otis were not mentioned onceduring the evening. Not a single refer-ence was made to the splendid victories ofour army and navy. An Associated Pressbulletin was received during the progressof the "feed" announcing a big victory ofthe United States troops over the Filipinosand telling of the gallant conduct of theTwentieth Kansas. It was handed toToastmaster Johnson to be read. Johnsonshowed it to Bryan and, after a brleT con-
sultation, it was smothered. They wereafraid to turn the information loose on thecrowd for fear that It would offset in an In-
stant the effect of all their talks againstthe army and the administration's policy.
The Democratic banquet will go down inhistory as the only Important politicalgathering held since the naval battle atManila bay during which the name ofDewey was not mentioned.
Once upon a time the "downtrodden"farmers of Kansas became dissatisfiedwith the existing order of things and pickedup a horse trader and made him governor
. of the state. He was nominated and elect- -. ed because he represented the very essence
of calamity and despair. He .was poor andIn debt. The octopus had ground him un-der its heeL The coupon clipper hadreached out and raked in his weedy farm.He had made a failure of farming andof everything else. For these reasons, "themortgage ridden fanners thought he wouldmake a good governor a governor in sym-pathy with the poor. During the campaignfor election he was "staked" by his friends.He was elected. "When he went into officehe had several hundred dollars less thannothing. He had no income from anyoutside business. He was stamping duebills "not paid for want of funds." Thesalary of governor Is $3,000 a year. During
""Hs'ferm 6t office his family lived in finestyle in a university town. He. himself,put up at a J2 a day hotel In Topeka.
He had no railway passes, and paid hisway everywhere he went (that Is, he saidhe did). He was on the move a good deal.He took his family on a trip to Ohio andNew York. He met the usual drafts thatire made against the governor for charityand political holdups. He passed throughthe second campaign, spending his ownmoney for expenses, including car fare. Hedonated a liberal amount to the state cam-paign fund. He was defeated. After do-ing this on $5,000 or two years' Salary hestill has money to burn. He Is buying upnewspaper properties. Is making large In-vestments in minlrg lands near Galena,is figuring on forming some kind of a syn-dicate to operate In Cuba, and Is still livingIn luxury. It is on the programmcfor himto make a b'g strike with his mine or sellIt In a few months and become Immenselywealthy all of a sudden. McNall will beout McNalled.
Associate Justice W. R. Smith Is alwaysgetting off good stories on some of hisfriends, and.he generally takes a story toldon himself good naturedly, but one wassprung on him here the other day that hedid not seem to appreciate. He Is a resi-dent of Kansas City. Kaa At the recentRepublican primary another lawyer by thename of J. A. Smith was running for citywas dereajed. The two Smithsare not the most ardent friends. As thestory goes the other Smith declares that? P. defeated because many- - people inhis district thought it was TV. RTSmithfor city judge. This was toomuch for the new associate Justice, andVVonhh.teeh? the st
Judicial contest the result would hvdifferent If Balle hadn?V But" TFnggener anf Leiand fluEelein of a federal judgeand the former saw an opportunityto get back at Leland and did It. shereators Armstrong, of Barton and SiCrawford, are both esnec'lai r3Z??' iWaggener. and the records show fhevhathave always voted about ?
5 thlsrerdunVMmind, s friend foHWaggener could control"Ih thatthis desfredV n?5so .n
. desire, it seems! rL? AdK. talked and lunseift fstvo'th'aVw. &$$$&
POPS RAISING A HOWLObject to Mr. BreldenthaP. Appoint-
ment of a Republican to BeBank Examiner.
TOPEKA, April -(-Special.) The ap-pointment of R. H. Baldwin, ofdeputy bank examiner by Bank CommSsloner Breldenthal has somewhat
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THEY RIDICULE IT.
Many- - People Ridicule the Idea of anAbsolute Cure for Dyspepsia
and Stomach Tronblea.
Ridicule, However, I. Jfot Argument,and Facts Are Stubborn Things.
Stomach troubles are so common and. Inmost cases, so Jobstlnate to euro that peo-ple are apt to look with suspicion on anyremedy claiming to be a. radical, permanentcure for dyspepsia and Indigestion.Many such pride themseh-e- s on their acute-rie- ss
In never being humbugged, especiallyIn medicines.
This fear of being humbugged can be car-ried too far. so far, m fact, that manypeople suffer for years with weak
?Z Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are vi.tly different in on. Importantordinary proprietary medicines for the reSson that they are not a secret patent mld-lcln-
e,no secret is made of their in-5-
jnts. but analysis shows them tonatural digestive ferments m,tic Pepsin the Golden sS5"bismuth, hydrastls and nux. They a rcathartic, neither do they act porfullvon any organ, but they cureon the common sense plan of dleestini?eaten thoroughly before if ha?KtIraeto ferment, sour and cause the inViStThis Is the only secret o : thelrcess1Is never have and nevercure indigestion and stomach troubles be",
cause they act entirely on oowIsSoSact wh0, trcubl u "Air to
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets taken aftermeals digest the food. That Is allto it Food not digested or digeAedIs poison, as It creates gas, acidity head-aches, palpitation of tie 'heartflesh and appeUte and many other troubles
are often called by Tome """name.They are sold by druggists everywhere atCO cents per package. Address F. A StuartCd Marshall, Mlchior; little book onstomach diseases, scat free.
Breldenthal's enemies In his own party.They charge that Baldwin Is a rantank-erou- s
Republican, and that Breidenthalshould have given the place to some de-serving Pop. Breldenthal says that Bald-win Is a free silver Republican, and thathe appointed him because of his peculiarfitness for the place. Baldwin will havecharge of the building and loan examina-tion department when the law take- - ef-fect In May. In the meantime, he will as-sist the other deputies in examining stateand private banks.
KANSAS JUDGE INSULTED.
Attorney General Godard AsUh toHave a Lawyer' Brief Mrlckr
en From Record.TOPEKA, April 1. (Special.) The Kan-
sas supreme court, at its sitting next week,Rill be called upon for the first time torule upon the question as to whether amember of the bar may insult a trial judgein an appeal brief. The question will comeup In the case of the state against W. G.Pace, convicted of bastardy in the Pawneecounty district court. In the brief filedIn the supreme court In the appeal, Page'sattorney. G. Polk Cllne, of Larned, usedsome language which Attorney General Go-
dard claims is a gross insult to the trialcourt In order to settle the question asto whether a lawyer can deliberately insultthe trial judge in a brief, Mr. Godard to-
day filed a motion to have the brief strick-en from the records. Cllne will probablycome in to defend his position, and a livelytime is expected. Judge J. E. Andrews isthe judge Insulted.
That portion of the brief which the attor-ney general declares Is offensive starts out:
"In the language of A. L. Williams. 'Inorder that this document will not be lo.--t
sight of to posterity, I copy the same infull and make It a part of this brief.' "Cllne then gives in full one of the instruc-tions to the jury to which he objects, andadds: "This Instruction is on a level withthe instructions in a large number of oasestried in the Twenty-thir- d judicial districtwhen the Hon. V. H. Grlnslead was wear-ing the judicial ermine. The court willtake judicial notice", of the fact that theV. H. Grinstead referred to above and theV. H. Grinstead who prosecuted this caseare idem sonans. Now. were it not for thehigh and lofty opinion I have of the abil-ity, integrity, discriminating powers andfairness of the county attorney (Grinstead)l would say that the Instructions com-plained of. taken in connection with otherthings plainly to be read between the linesIn this case, clearly demonstrate the factthat he Is not capable of instructing wit-ness. Judge or jury. Like Ananias, he isshort on conscience, and, like necessity, heknows no law. Like Richard, he 'seems asaint when most he plays the devil.' NowKentucky whisky. It Is said, improves withnee. but this is not true of any old thingthat comes from Kentucky. Were it notfor the fact that the Hon. J. E. AndrewsIs the peer of such men as Sir "WilliamBlackstone. Lord Bacon, Coke. Chief Jus-tice Marshall and other eminent jurists, Iwould say to him. In the language of theHoly "Writ: 'If the blind lead the blind,they will all get- - It in the neck." But asthere Is nothlnKin this bill of exceptionsto show who is the father of this legiti-mate child, and as the records import ab-solute varlty. you will have to presumethat Judge Andrews Is the guilty party."
In his motion to strike the brief from therecord, the attorney general calls thecourt's attention to the offensive languageand the insult offered the judge who orig-inally tried the case. Mr. Godard arguesthat the court-woul- d not only be justifiedin throwing out the brief, but would bewarranted In disbarring Cline from prac-ticing law In the state.
This question has never before been be-fore the supreme court. The court of ap-peals In the Southern department passedupon It last year. An attorney had offeredan Insult to one of the district judges Ina brief filed In the appellate court. Thattribunal struck the brief from the recordand warned the offending party that, wereIt not for the circumstances his familywere In, It would disbar him from practice.
NEW OIL INSPECTION LAW.
Inspector Spencer "Will Put the XewSystem Into Operation To-
morrow.TOPEKA. April L (Special.) State Oil
Inspector Spencer will begin operationsMonday under the new law regulating theInspection of oil and gasoline. For thefirst few days only three of the deputiesat large will work, on account of the short-age of instruments necessary to Inspectoil and gasoline. A supply has been or-dered from New York. Under the newlaw, oil companies must pay an inspec-tion fee on gasoline as well as on oil.leretofore only oil has been Inspected.
In order to facilitate matters the new lawprovides for a local inspector at each dis-tributing point. This will make placesfcr about seventy men. They will makefrom $3 to $50 each In fees a month. Theycan do this work and at the tame timehold other positions.
Inspector Spencer has divided up thestate by districts for the inspectors atlarge. He will be at the head of the department, and his deputies at large willsupervise tne work of the local inspec-tors of their respective districts.
The state Inspector will also have chargeof the First district personally. The stateIs divided as follows:
First district, under the supervision ofState Oil Inspector Spencer Fort Scott,Mound City, Paola, Olathe, Lawrence, To-peka, "Wamego, Manhattan. Junction City,Abilene. Sallna. Minneapolis, Iola, Pitts-burg, Eureka, Howard, Eldorado, Armour-dal- e.
Second district, under supervision of L.C. Weldy Galena. Chetopa, Coffeyvllle. Se-dan, Cherryvale, Neodesha, Chanute, Bur-lington, Emporia. Cottonwood Falls. Her-lngto- n.
Council Grove, Osage City, Ot-tawa, Garnett and Parson.
Third district, under supervision of A.C. Husey Winfleld, Arkansas City. Well-ington. Caldwell, Anthony, Kingman,Hutchinson, Newton, McPherson, Sterling,Stafford, Lawrence, Garden City. DodgeCity, Great Bend, Hays City, Ellsworthand Wichita.
Fourth district, under the supervision ofCarl F. Allcnmann Atchison, Horton, Hia-watha, Valley Falls, Holton. Frankfort,MarysvIIIe. Washington, Bellville, Man-kat- o,
Fhillipsburg, Osborne, Beloil, Concor-dia, Clay Center and Leavenworth.
BAKER ON CITY ELECTIONS.
Leavenworth Senator Telia "Why It IsImportant That Repnb- -'
llcans Win.LEAVENWORTH. ICAS., April 1. (Spe-
cial.) In talking with Senator Baker to-day he said:
"Kansas Is thoroughly Republican. Theelection of the Republican ticket last falldid much to restore confidence. Our stand-ing y Is excelent, our prosperityknown and favorably commented upon byall. We must hold what we have gained.While the municipal elections are local, yetthey are of much Importance in demon-strating that the state will take no back-ward step politically.
"The sooner we establish the fact thatthe state is thoroughly In harmony withthe national administration the better twll be for us. Republican victories in ourmunicipal elections will do much towardpermanently establishing our credit and en-hancing our prosperity."
STATE'S MONEY COUNTED.
Kext Time Treasurer Grimes 3IuntProduce All That Has Been on
Deposit In Bank.TOPEKA. April 1. (Special.) The gov-
ernor, secretary of state and state auditorto-d- finished counting the money In thestate treasury, as they are required to doevery quarter. They found the accountsabsolutely correct. A question arose as tohow the money which the treasurer hadon deposit in the banks should be counted.It was finally agreed to accept the bank'sbooks as correct. However, the officialsnotified Treasurer Grimes that, when theymade the next examination, they wouldexpect him to have all the money in thetreasury, so they could count it there.
Statistics of Kansas Doctor.TOPEKA. April 1. (Special.) Secretary
Gill, of the state board of health, y
Issued a circular giving the number andkinds of physicians in the state. Accord-ing to it. there are 1,467 allopaths, 191homeopaths. 261 eclectics and Si miscella-neous.
Forestry Commission Named.TOPEKA. April 1. (Special.) Bob
Wright, of Dodge City, was y ap-pointed state forestry commissioner byGovernor Stanley. He will have charge ofthe Dodge City and Ogallah forestry sta-tions.
Bolllnner Made Prison Director.TOPEKA. April 1. (Special.) T. C. Bollin-ger, of Coffey county, was appointed direc-
tor of the penitentiary to-d- by GovernorStanley to succeed F. M. Drake. Populist,whose term of office expired last night.
THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAL SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 1899.
WAILS IN COURT
PLEADS NOT GUILTY AND BIS CASEGOES OVER A TERM.
GRAND JURY TO RESUME WORK
BEGINS PROBING INTO BOODLINGCHARGES AGAIN
Sensation Promised When OklahomaCltynns Who Have Been Sum-
moned Take the Stand ManyPolitician Are on the
Anxious Seat.
GUTHRIE. O. T., April L (Special.) Rep-
resentative Wails, under Indictment forbribery, appeared before Judge Burford, ofthe Logan county district court, y,
and pleaded not guilty. His case went overfor hearing at the next term of court.
Mr. Wail has proved to be a most loqua-cious individual, and the fact that he hasconfessed to newspaper men that he didoflr money to Councilor Frank Hutto isnot likely to prove a point In his favor.Wails came to Guthrie yesterday and stat-ed that he desired an immediate hearing,but as he made no such demand y. Itis apparent that he has been prevailedupon to listen to the advice of his attorneys. When he was arrested, the repre-sentative, true to his Populistic principles,boasted that he would have none of lawyers, but soon saw the error of his ways.He is now prepared to accept legal ad-
vice.After a recess of two weeks the Logan
county grand jury will resume operationsnext Monday, and politicians hereaboutsare feeling uneasy again. It is expectedthat there will be no dearth of sensationaldevelopments, and It Is hinted that peopleIn high places may be treated to some dis-
agreeable surprises.The testimony most greatly feared and
which will probably be productive of themost interesting features will be that oflive prominent Oklahoma City citizens, whohave been summoned to tell what theyknow about the expenditure of $1,330, whichthe city council entrusted to their keeping.They formed a lobby sent here ostensiblyto kill the public buildings bill, but theirstatement of expenditures was not satis-factory to men who raised the purse. Someof these witnesses have boasted that theywill give testimony incriminating wellknown Gutlirieltes and this is expected topartake of the nature of a well developedsensation.
Auditor S. N. Hopkins has been summon-ed to produce the vouchers and war rec-ords of former Quartermaster General PhilC. Rosenbaum, who is charged with hav-ing padded his accounts. Rosenbaum isnow considered a back number, politically,as he was several months ago relieved ofhis straps by Governor Barnes.
A CITY IN THREE MONTHS.
Thriving: Oklahoma Municipality Now"Where a Corn Field Was In
December.GUTHRIE, O. T.. April 1. (Special.)
Governor Barnes to-d- received an appli-cation from the town of Weatherford, inCuster county, to be declared a city of thefirst class. He will Issue a proclamation ina few days. All records at city buildinghave been broken in Oklahoma, but notsince the year of the opening have townsrisen to positions of importance and prom-inence with the speed with which Weather-for- d
has grown. That part of Custer coun-ty, now occupied by the town, was a cornfield last December when the ChoctawRailroad Company announced that it pro-posed to build an extension westward intothe county. Settlers from other points wereearly on the spot and drove stakes and setoff lots at the proposed terminus of therailroad. To-da- y, less than three monthsfrom the founding, Weatherford is a livetown of 2,620 souls, equal In a business wayto any other Oklahoma town of equal popu-lation. Brick buildings are being reared,sidewalks have been laid and a flro de-partment has been established. It has aineaier, two Danks and several factories,and now It proposes to be called a city ofthe first class, for It has 120 more inhabi-tants than are necessary to attain thisend. Corn still grows on some of the side-stree-
but this will be cut down when thecity government has had time to resolveitself into working order.Weatherford is a fait town in a doublesense. Variety theater "artists" and "primadonnas" will tell the strangei that It Isthe best theater town In the territory,
which is saying a good deal, for the Okla-homa "woman actor" always draws well,either in Guthrio or nilnhnm, -- ...Weatherford has two "Honk-a-tonks- ." thename by which the Oklahoma "free-and-eas-
playhouse is officially known, and.standing room only" signs, hoisted wher-ever "Black Diamonds." "The Dai ternBoys." is billed for rendition, testify to thelove Weatherfordians have for high class"wild and woolly" drama. Weatherford.three months' time, appears to haveabout as well as the best of them, and Gov!theTask."163 " e'V6 thm the "tactton
OKLAHOMACATTLE.Losses, It Is Declared, Will Be Less
Than lO Per Cent onRanges.
COUNCIL GROVE. KAS., AprilFrank Lower, one of the leading
cattlemen of Central Kansas, has just re-turned from a trip through Western Ok-lahoma and the Panhandle country, visit-ing many ranches'. He says:
"The" cattlemen agree that the winterhas been the worst since, the plains weresettled, but stockmen are so much betterequipped for handling their stock thanformerly that their losses will be com-paratively light. While in some localitiesit has been large in others where shelterand feed were abundant it has been almostnothing. The average is probably less than10 per cent. The cattlemen there count on2 to 3 per cent for an average winter, andof course feel the losses severely. Thestorm of Monday was severe in Oklahomaand Texas, and was hard on range cat-tle."
The Josses in this vicinity among thefeeders have been less than was expected.One feeder, with many Southern cattle, haslost heavily, but In general the losses havebeen very small. Farmers have plenty offeed to last until grass, and stock will goon pasture in good shape.
ANOTHER WARRANT UNPAID.
Deputy Auditor McCabe Tarns Downa Claim Because of the
Clarke Bill.GUTHRIE, O. T., April 1. (Special.)
Sidney Clarke's warrant bill was respon-sible for the turning down of another ap-plication for territorial money y, therole of watchdog of the treasury being thistime assumed by Deputy Auditor E. P. Mc-Cabe. In the absence of Auditor Hopkins,Mr. McCabe received a cUim of $1,500 forsupport of the territory's blind during thefirst quarter and he promptly refused pay-ment.
"I don't know whether the Clarke billbecame a law or not." said McCabe, "but Idon't propose to risk my head by takingany chances."
The territory his no blind asylum but as-sumes expenses Incurred in the care of itsblind.
JONES' DEMURRER ALLOWED.
Jada--e Strans; Scored Against In RIsFight for Office at
Guthrie.GUTHRIE, O. , T., April 1. (Special.)
In the case of Strang against Jones. JudgeBurford to-d- granted the demurrer ofEdgar W. Jones, the Logan county prose-cutor, who is the defendant. On the faceof the returns as convassed after the lastcounty election, Edgar W. Jonas was elect-ed county attorney over the then incum-bent, Judge J. C, Strang, by a majority of
93. Strang set up general .charges of fraudand petitioned the court to oust Jones.Jones filled a demurrer, which was accept-ed y. Judge Strang was given thirtydays in which to prepare his case for thesupreme court.
OBJECT T0ALL0TMENT.Delegation of Comanche, Kiowa
and Apaches Appear Before Sec-retary of Interior Hitchcock.
WASHINGTON, April 1. A delegation ofthirteen Comanche, Kiowa and Apache In-dians appeared before Secretary Hitchcock,of the Interior department, to-d- In re-
gard to the allotment of lands in their res-ervation in the southwestern part of theIndian Territory. Headman Saddle Blanketexplained that the tribes Interested didnot desire to have an allotment made atthis time, as they were not prepared forsuch a change, but thought the next gen-eration would probably be educated up tolooking after the individual Interest-,- . Thereis a proposition before congress providingfor the allotment.
HE KILLEDAN EDITOR.
Trial of Clarence Dona-las- at Pur-cel- l,
I. T., Is Attracting Wide-spread Attention.
PURCELL, I. T., April L (Special.) TheUnited States court here Is now tryingClarence Douglass for the murder of Edi-tor Williams, which occurred at Ardmoresomething over a year ago. It is attract-ing widespread attention because of theprominence of both parties. Douglass is aprominent attorney and Williams was theeditor of an Ardmore paper. The cause ofthe tragedy was a newspaper article.Both men were Pythians. Douglass' plea Is
e. The case will go to the jury
Oklahoma Finances.GUTHRIE, O. T., April 1. (Special.) Thequarterly statement of the territorial treas-
urer was made to the auditor y. Itshows receipts aggregating JU8.636.70 sinceDecember 1, the sums being collected fromthe general revenue and the various schoolfunds. Since January 1 there has beenpaid in government funds on the secretaryof state's order the sum of $19,690.27. Thisincluded the per diem and mileage of mem-bers and employes of the legislature, andthe cost of a part of the legislative fur-nishings.
Fight on Grimes Begun.GUTHRIE, O. T.. April -(-Special.)Republicans who are unfriendly to WilliamGrimes, chairman of the territorial centralcommittee, commenced a fight on him In
some of the weekly papers this week. Asyet, no opposition candidate has appeared,
Oklahoma Notes.Oklahoma Is a great country for slot ma-
chines. There are six In one Guthrie hotel.The house of representatives of the Fifthassembly held its sessions in a grocery
storeroom.The registration books are closed, nnd
Oklahoma papers are "leading " all thelrstuff to fill space.
The Territorial Federation of Women'sClubs will hold its annual convention atNorman, May 6.
According to the Cordell Messenger, dug-outs are giving way to frame dwellinghouses in Washita county.
Deputy State Auditor E. P. McCabe iataking an active part in the Republicanmunicipal campaign at Guthrie.
The man who has the contract for carry-ing the mail between Cloud Chief andWeatherford receives $444 a year.
The candidate of the Republicans ofGuthrie for city clerk Is a colored mannamed Capers, and he Isn't a cutter either.
Frank Greer and W. H. Coyle, the Dem-ocratic candidate for mayor, once triedto run a territorial fair at Guthrie. Theylost.
Tommy Wyant, a precocious youtl ofArdmore. I. T mistook castor beans forbull nettle and lunched on them the otherday. Medical science came to his rescueand he lived to tell the story.
Charles Laux, the Democratic candidatefor city clerk of Guthrie, was formerlyfirst lieutenant of the First regiment. Okla-homa national guards, and his candidacyhas been indorsed by the company.
There were two towns in Woods countythat wanted to be named Dewey, and theone that put In ,lts application first wassuccessful. The postofflce department de-cide to call the 'Qther one Yewed. Thiswas rather a back-hande- d compliment.
The Evening Leader, of Guthrie, fell downterribly In its telegraphic service Thurs-day night. It printed a dispatch fromTopeka telling about the entry of JenningsBryan Into the city, but didn't say a wordabout the reception which must have beenaccorded Sidney Clarke when he broke intotown.
The second annual tournament of the Ok-lahoma and Kansas Sportsmen's Associa-tion will oe held at El Reno, April 2.
Competition for the Oklahoma champion-ship gold medal, now held by F. M. John-son, will be a feature of the first day's pro-gramme. Twenty-tw- o events will be shotoff during the tournament.
The twelve good men and true who votedto convlet Boggs, of Shaw-nee, of Interfering with the mails, willfeel very small now that the apocalypticangel and the local paper have arrayedthemselves against them. The ShawneeNews speakB in this wise of Boggs and hisdefenders: "The holy joys are his of know-ing that the apocolyptic angel flying In themidst of heaven joins hands with us inproclaiming his Innocence."
MISSOURI CROP REPORT.Average Condition of Wheat Estima-
ted at CO Fruit Very SeriouslyDamaged.
COLUMBIA, MO., April 1. (Special.) TheMissouri state board of agriculture Issued
y, through its secretary. Colonel 3.R. RIppey, its monthly crop and stock re-port for March.
The report is as follows:Wheat Condition estimated at 66 per cent
of average. Estimated that 19 per cent willbe planted to other crops. Some fields arecompletely killed, while others where therewas snow protection are in fair condition.Late sown fields are generally conceded tobe worthless. Many farmers are of theopinion that the present plant is so ser-iously Injured that it will not make theusual vigorous growth upon the appearanceof favorable weather. Higher temperature,however, may materially change estimatesby the 1st of May. Sixteen per cent of lastyear's crop Is still In the hands of theproducer, held largely for home consump-tion.
Corn Estimated that 23 per cent of lastyear's crop Is In the hands of the pro-ducer. This will be used largely for feedand seed.
Clover Badly frosted out of the groundand some fields are said to be dead, butgenerally in fair condition, considering theunfavorable winter. The condition of thestate is 71 per cent, against 76 last season.
Oats Estimated at 83 per cent of lastseason's acreage, but cannot be accuratelyobtained.
Apples Sixty-nin- e per cent of buds saidto be alive, against S9 per cent last sea-son. With future conditions favorable, how-ever, and with perfect fertilization of thelive buds there may yet be an abundantcrop.
Peaches and small fruit Only 3 per centof peach buds said to be alive, against 8per cent last month, and 77 per cent forApril, 1898. Small fruit of last season placedat 88; y. 58. Strawberries, last season,81: 60.
Horses In good condition; unusually freefrom disease; 44 per cent of mares willdrop foals, against 41 per cent for 1898.
Cattle In good condition; shortage ofnumbers being fed in some localities andlate feeders of' large bunches have hadgreat difficulty In getting feed to theirlots. These and other unfavorable condi-tions have rendered results not so success-ful as usual.
Hogs In fair condition; 9 per cent,of dis-ease reported, against 10 per cent last sea-son. Pigs, estimated at 81 per cent of lastyear's crop. A large number of pigs andlambs and a few foals and calves that weredropped In February and March werefrozen.
Sheep and poultry In good condition.
"Wants f30,OOO for Her Husband.SOUTH; M'ALESTER. I. T.. April 1.
(Special.) Mrs. Belle Hatfield has broughtsuit at Ardmore against the Gulf, Colo-rado & Santa Fe in the sum of $30,000 fordamages by reason of her husband, .whowas a conductor, being killed by one ofthe defendant's trains in a railway wrecknear Red river.
Santa Fe Bond Interest.Up to March 1 the Santa Fe earned the
full year's Interest on all Its bonds, in-cluding 'the adjustments, leaving fourmonths In which to earn a dividend onthe preferred stock.
Smith "So you've won her hand; nowwhat do you expect from, the old man?"
Jones "His foot."
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properties derived from CUTICURA, the great skin cure,with the purest of cleansing ingredients and most refreshing offlower odors. No other medicated soap ever compounded is to becompared with it for preserving, purifying and beautifying theskin, scalp, hair and hands. No other foreign or domestic soap,however expensive, is to be compared with it for all the purposesof the toilet, bath and nursery. Thus it combines in ONE SOAP,at ONE PRICE namely, 25 cents the best skin and complexionsoap and the best toilet and baby soap in the world.
f irlfered two years with Acne. I haretried all kinds or medicines, but they didme no good. I used nine cakes of CUTI-CURA SOAP, and my skin Is now asmouth as any baby.
LrfS I-- FISHER.023K N. Compton Are.. St. Louis, Mo.
Before using CUTICURA SOAP, my fateanu bands were Just as rouih as theycould be. and my ft.es was all coveredwith pimples I wss unfit to look at, butafta- - using CUTICURA SOAP three weeksmy txce was equal to TeUet.
PAUL DCPEE. Chaler, Ls,
Speedy Cure Treatment for Itching, Burning:, Scaly Humors. HotBaths with CUTICURA SOAP to Cleanse the Skin and Scalp, gentle anoint-ings with CUTICURA OINTMENT to heal the skin, and mild doses of CUTI-CURA RESOLVENT to cool the blood. Price, THE SET, Si.sc, or SOAP25c, OINTMENT, 50c, RESOLVENT, 50c. Sold throughout the world!Potter Drug and Chem. Corp., Sole Prop., Boston. Send for "All About theSkin, Scalp, Hair and Hands," 64 pages. Sent free to all mentioning this papa:
IN HONOR 0FS0LDIER DEAD.
Funeral Over the Bodies of 350 Ment Arlington Cemetery This
Week."WASHINGTON, April 1. The funeral
train bearing the bodies of 150 soldiers wholost their lives in Cuba and Porto Ricoarrived at Rosslyn, Va., this afternoon,having passed through Washington with-out a stop. The train was heavily drapedin mourning and decorated with flags. Theremains are encased In hermetically sealedcaskets, marked, wherever possible, withthe name and regiment of the soldier.These caskets were removed from the trainas rapidly as possible to the part of theArlington cemetery where the final inter-ment ls to be made. A large number oftents have been erected there for the safe-keeping of the remains until arrangementshave been perfected for their Interment.There are about 350 of these bodies to boburied at Arlington. The funeral train, aft-er discharging at Rosslyn, will return toNew Tork and receive the remainder ofthe bodies. It is expected hat the ship-ment will be completed by Tuesday after-noon.
In case arrangements can be perfected bythat time, the funeral ceremony of tho en-
tire number will be held at the cemeterynext Wednesday. There Is an Impressionat the department, however, that the ar-rangements can not be concluded In time topermit of the funeral before Thursday.
Full military honors will be paid to thememory of the patriots who lost their UveaIn the West Indies. Orders have been is-sued for the participation of Troop H, ofthe Third cavalry, at Fort Myer, and threebatteries ot artillery from Washington bar-racks, together with the band of the Fourthartillery. The military escort will be incommand of Colonel Frank L. Guenther, ofthe Fourth artillery, and includes all theavailable regular troops In the vicinity.The president has under consideration aproposition for the participation of the Dis-trict National guard In the funeral cere-monies next week, and it la probable thatIt will be ordered out for duty on thatoccasion. In special recognition of the oc-casion, and in order to permit tho govern-ment employes to assist in doing honor tothe memory of the soldiers who lost theirlives for their country, all the govern-ment departments will be closed at noonon the day set apart for the funeral
Jfew Position of Santa Fe.TOPEKA. April L (Special.) The posi-
tion of landscape gardener has been createdby the Santa Fe and A. Relnlsch. of Law-rence, has been appointed to fill the posi-tion. The creation of this position markssomething of a new departure in railroadwork, and means that Santa Fe stationproperty along the right-of-wa- y of the roadis to be greatly improved. Small parkswill be laid at' every station, large andsmall, and the parks stocked with, trees,shrubs and flowering pLiats.
I suffered with blackheads and pimplesfor two or three years, until It becamechxcnlc. 1 tr!d ererrthlne Imaclnable.bat It did me no good. CUTICURA SOAPcared me.
L. V. GILLIAM, Oak P. O., Vs.
I wts tronblod for eirht years withpimples on the fae. I eommenred ualncCUTICURA SOAP. In Tery abort tlnisthe pimples all disappeared, and my akinls now la a healtbj condition.
JAMESFOSTKR.Dismount. Alleiaeny Oft, Pa.
MARCH UNUSUALLY COLD.
Only Trvo 3Iarcb.es In Thirty-tw- o
Years Have Had So Low m
Mean Temperature.LAWRENCE, KAS, April 1. (Special.)
Chancellor Snow, of the state university,says In his weather report for March:
"The month Just closed was unusuallycool, snowy, damp and cloudy. The meantemperature was nearly seven degrees be-
low the March average, only two Marcheson our thirty-tw- o years' record having hada lower mean. There were fourteen win-ters days, with a mean temperature be-
low the freezing point. This Is twice theaverage number and more than for anypreceding March. Only two March days inthe past thirty-tw- o years have been colderthan the 6th, with a mean temperature otnine degrees. The mean temperature orthe second half of the month was severaldegrees below that of the Hrst half.
"The total depth of snow for the monthwas nine and a half inches, which ls sixinches above the average, and, with oneexception, the greatest for March on record. This makes the total precipitation
rain and melted snow slightly above theaverage."
GAIN IN MEMBERSHIP.A. O. V. W. of Kansas Adds 1,103
to the Order During theMonth of March.
WICHITA, KAS.. April Themonth of March has been a record-break- er
In the history of the Ancient Order otUnited Workmen of Kansaa During Itsthirty-on- e days Just 1.163 members havebeen added to the ranks. This is 400 moreman were ever aamitiea to the order inany one month. The order In Kansas hasnow a membership of over 30,000.
Dead Game.From the Indianapolis Journal.
Weary Watklns "If I was to And a dol-lar an' buy a lottery ticket an' win thecapital prize I'd first take a bath "
Hungry Hlggins "What!""Take a bath. I'd play the whole string
out, you bet!"
A Gigantic Task.From tho Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"A herring lays 20.000 eggs.""Ha, ha, ha! Imagine a trust to control
the herring egg output."
Skin, Scalp,Complexion.0Itchlnc, Inirnlnc, irritated kin,
scaly, crusted scalps, falling hair anddandruff and blemlihed complexionslnstantlr relieved and restored to a healthy, naturalcondition by ike dally uw of WOODBURY'S FacialSoap and Facial Cream. They are atrictly aaUaepUc.aeallni and purifying;. Sold ererjnrntra.
SpecialsFOR
MONDAY.We have picked from our
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terest you.
WS Silver Filled Tea Sets, Mon-day 10
J10 Quadruple Silver Tea Sets.Monday !5C Silver Fern Dishes, Monday ijutto Silver Cake Baskets. Monday ,..)(to Silver Berry DUhes, Monday j(
J5 Silver Vegetable and Baking Dishes.Monday ifll.r.oRogers' Silver Knives or Forks, per
set ..... ... ...... ..... ..........ipt.w.Rogers' Silver Teaspoons, per set T5o
Cut Glass Salts or Peppers, with SterlingSilver Tops, each, Monday iScPer pair 2.1cCut Glass Berry Bowls, each. Monday.. ?3
Solid Sterling Silver Teaspoons, per set.Monday fKB -- karat Pure White and Perfect Dia-
mond Rings or Studs. Monday 1JKIO
J10 Elgin Gold Filled Watches. Monday.faJ30 Solid Gold Watches, Monday $18
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Men and Women"Were Intended to Be Strong;, Healthy
and Vigorous Electricity Suppliedby Dr. Bennett's Electric Belt Isthe Greatest Boon Known forWeakPeople Indorsed by Physicians andRecommended by 10,000 Cured Pa-
tients.Electricity Is the .one great remedy for
the Ills of men and women that may berelied upon It cannot fail failure Is im-possible. All weaknesses and Less ofVital Force come from a lack of Elec-tricity in the system. To be well thisVital and Nerve Force must be suppliedthat is what my Electric Belt Is for tosupply this absent Force and Vigor. Elec--itriclty as applied through the medium ofmy Belt is the only remedy that will dofor you ail that Is claimed for It It goesdirectly to the seat of the weakness. Tryit and you will not be disappointed. Itwill far exceed your fondest hopes. It will 'cure ycu quickly, pleasantly and perma-nently. It will give you satisfaction fromthe beginning. It enlarges and hardens allthe muscles of the body. It cures nervousprostration and loss of brain power.
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The prices of rayElectric Belts aro
only about half what is asked for the old-- 1style kind that burn, and I am sure theyare within the llnanclal reach of all thoafflicted. I guarantee my belt to euroSexual Impotency. Lost Manhood. Vari-cocele, Spermatorrhoea, and all SexualWeaknesses in either sex; restoroShrunken or Undeveloped Organs and vi-tality: cure Kidney. Liver and BladderTroubles. Rheumatism In any form.Chronic Constipation. Nervous and Gen-eral Debility. Dyspepsia, all Female Com-plaints, etc.
Call or write y. I will send yottimy Book About Electricity, symptomblanks and testimonial free for the ask-ing. My Electrical Suspensory for thocure of the various weaknesses of men is'free to every male purchaser of on of,my Belts. Sold only by
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, Twelfth and Grand avenue.KANSAS CITY. MO.
Open from 1:30 a. m. to S p. m. Sundays)'from 10 to 2. i
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