Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-12

United States Treasurer Jordan said in an
interview ist the policy adopted by the
treasury i srtment to secure better Cir
culation of silver coin is meeting with
| gratifying success. During the month OF
August, just ended, there was paid out from
different subtreasuries 81 81, 444 in standard
dollars, and $4,000 in fractional silver
coin, which amounts were largely in excess
Of the corresponding month of last year.
| two dollar notes from circulation was made
necessary by the rapid accumulation of
| silver in the subtreasury. It was expected
| ia this way to create q demand for silver
coin. That the plan was successful is
| shown by the large out put of silver during
| the past month. 80 far no formal COM
plants or protests against the withdrawal
OF one and two dollar notes have been made.
Applications have, however, been received
for large quantities of small notes. In each
case, the answer has simply been no ade that
the issue of those notes has oeeL suspended
for the past. Treasury officials express
themselves IS much encouraged by the
present state Of finances and predict an i'm
provement in the general business of the
country.
The secretary of state has received de-
tailed report from Consul Mason in regard
to the cholera at Marseilles, France He
comments on the false policy of the author
tiles in endeavoring to suppress the truth as
to the existence of the disease, and speaks
of the sensation caused by the rude awak-
ening on the 18th ultimo, when the COM
munity was shocked by the announcement
that an epidemic prevailed in their midst.
He says, further, that then the city realized
thst it was in the first stage of an epidemic
of real Asiatic cholera, which had been i'm.
ported from Spain or elsewhere. The most
elementary PRINCIPLES of sanitary unclean-
illness are unknown in Marseilles. The gut
tiers of tie streets flow with the veriest filth.
The canals and sewers are infected. The
malady. has been in q more fatal form than
last year to the sailors of vessels in port,
and has been particularly serious with sea-
men from England and Scandinavia. The
disease manifests its cha acteristic prefer
ence for the dissipated, the insane and the
unciean. The present situation indicates
that the scourge has perhaps reached its
maximum fatality, and will gradually cub
side to finish in October or November. He
states that on various occasions he has pro-
posed measures which, if accepted, would
assuredly have brought about the desired
end, but that he has been met with resist
ance, even contumely.
"a IeCout uiepdtCU ITom CH0tduOC&d,
Tenn, says: There is intense excitement at
Dalton, Georgia. over visit paid that
place by band of Ku Klux last week.
There was fifty men, all we'll disguised,
who entered the city shortly after mid
night. They visited a house of i'll fame
owned by Mrs. Jane Kidd, and the woman
and six of her boarders were dragged from
their beds, and each one was given fifty
lashes. Some of the women are in criti-
Cal condition and may die. The band that
went to the house of rom Carver, q noted
thief, and beat him to death, after tortur-
ing him for half hour. Another negro,
named Armstad, was 80 terribly beaten
that BE will die. The band then notified
everal persons to leave the place at once
or they would be killed. No clue can be
had as to the identity of then. The mob
took in all the disreputable houses, regard
less Of the color of the occupants. They
went to the mayors office and left list of
those under mob surveillance. The whole
affair was an effort to rid D,lton of the bad
characters that infest the town.
language and are doing as we'll in their in
dustrisl and mechanical training as in
their studies.