Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-10-30

It is learned that the district attorney Of
Arizona recently presented to the
attorney general sufficient evidence that was
braves of murder before civil tribunal, and
that III view of this fact Governor Zulick
of Arizona, had requested the president ia
cause the military officers to surrender the
bostiles to the civil authorities of the terri
tory for trial. Notwithstanding this re-
quest, the action of the president in order
ing the confnen ent of the Indians at Fort
Pickering, Florida, is accepted at the wal
department as conclusive evidence of the in
tention of the government to t. eat them as
prisoners of war, and not as orc nary mar
auders amenable to civil jurisdiction.
In the case of Maria Good, nee Wilcox, of
Kirwin, Kan, on appeal from the decision
of the commissioner of the general land
Office, the secretary of the interior has de-
cided that in accordance with former rul-
ings of the department, the marriage of
single women, who had made homestead
entry, will not defeat her right to make
final proof and receive a title to the land
under the homestead law. This decision
reverses that of the commissioners of the
general land office, who held that "a woman
who makes homestead entry and subse-
ouently marries before completing the same,
forfeits her right thereby to acquire title
to the land"
Jeanette Candrie, the 19-year-old girl
who, il is alleged, was assaulted by Charles
Theron, proprietor of the Hotel France. in
New York, last August, has, it is said, been
kidnapped. The girl, who has since the
time of the assault been residing with her
parents in Ottawa, Ont, was to have left for
New York to give evidence in the case.
One night, however, after eating supper, she
went to her room for the purpose of arrang-
ing selection of music. Her father and
mother left the house for short time while
she was engaged, and on their return found
that she had been abducted. The opinion pre-
walls generally that the girl was taken away
by friends of the hotel keeper, who will
keep her confined until after the case comes
on for trial, and she being absent acqulttal
will be the result.
Hon, James G. Blaine, in his speech at
Pittsburg referred to Chattanooga as point
in the south were colored laborers are paid
GO and 70 cents per day. The daily Times
commenting on this speech, says: "a care
full Investigation here reveals the fact that
the lowest wages paid to colored laborers in
any industry is 80 celts per day, and this
rate covers only few at the South Iredsgar
iron works. The greater number of colored
men at these works receive wages running
from So to So per day, with large number
What we say OF Chattanooga in this regard,
applies to Birmingham, Knoxville and other
places. Some colOred men receive as high
as 81 per day as puddlers and foundry men
in this section. We may say, generally,
that the scale runs from 81 to 1.50 for the
greatest mass of colored men working in
southern manufactures"
Rev Nj. Powell, Baptist minister of
Orangeville Pa, has been giving that viclni-
ty a very luriu tint, to the great mortitica-
cation of his flock. After drinE ing large
quantity of unadulterated alcohol he procur-
ed two butcherknives and proceeded to make
his wife and small daughter tho victims of a
tragedy. Fortunately he, in his maudlin
condition, SO openly profossed his murder
GUS intentions that q posse of cistizens was
on hand just in time to stay Powell's hand
and arrest him. Owing to his condition and
the loss he had already suffered by disgrace,
the magistrate exercised clemency, and he
was released on condition that he leave town.
He did, but in an absent minded manner
took with him q horse and buggy owned by
his wife. Rev. Mr.. Powell is we'll known in
st. Louis, and had it not been for liquor
would have been q great church authority
before this. His wife feels heartbroken.
The infdel lecturer, G. B. Reynolds, who
caused 80 much excitement few months
since at Boonton, N. j., where he erected q
tent, delivered lectures and distributed
pamphlets reviling the bible and Christians
in general, until public feeling was so much
aroused that his camp was broken up and he
was placed under bonds 10 appear before the
grand jury, has again appeared in the town
ments.. He came from Boonton to Albany,
N. j., where he repeated the distribution of
his posters, until he was ordered to stop by
the mayor. The grand jury, which is now
in session, will undoubtedly find an indict-
ment against Reynolds. Over fifty witnesses
In the case have been heard since the trOu-
BILE at Boonton. The Truth-Seeker, an inf
del paper, has contained weekly articles and
cartoons about Boonton people. Perhaps
one uf the most ridiculous articles was one
in which Rey nolds was described as feeding
pearls to swine, the swine representing the
people of Boonton.
Commissioner Sparks has made his report
to the secretary of the interior upon inform
ton received at the general land office to the
effect that the Montana improvement COM
pany is making e1tenslve depredations upon
public timber on unsurveyed lands along
the line of the Northern Pacific railroad,
under an agreement with the railroad COM
pany, and that private surveys are being
made by the timber company with view of
that the lands deprecated upon are
odd sections belonging to the railroad COM
pany, and not to the United States. The
in his report urges vigorous
Prosecution of both companies. He says
that the public lands in portions of Montana
Idaho and Washington Territory, are being
rapidly denuded by it of all their valuable
timber, and unless the full force of the gov
is exerted to put an immediate stop
to these deprecations, much of the pubic
timber land in said territories will soon be
but barren waste.