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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-20
WRONGS WITHOUT REMEDIES.
From the St. Louis Post Dispatch

From the st. Louis Post Dispatch.l
Three is an outcry from Lafayette
county about the strong game the nan
ayers of the Missouri Pacific are play
ing on the coal miners and owners of
coal land in that county. 1t Is the old
game of "freeze out'' which the rail-
road rings play where they are permit
ted to build up monopolies and acquire
valuable property on their W terms
BY that process. Having obtained coal
property and organized a coal company
of their own in Lafayette county, the
Missouri Pacific people have raised the
freight on coal from 60 cents to 70
cents per ton for the haul of forty
miles to Kansas City, and have at the
same time put the price of coal in that
market below the cost of mining and
delivering. A private rebate can, of
course, enable their W company to
stand the rate until all the others are
driven out of business and forced to
sell out to the monopoly on its own
terms.
What can the victims do to protect
themselves? If they try the common
law remedies, how can they prove the
rebate, the discrimination, the under
weighing or the overlooking of the
favored company's cars? If they apply
to the state railroad commissioners,
they will be told that the board is
poWerless to enforce the rates it may
fix, or to apply any effective remedy in
the premises. If they invoke the pro-
visions of the state constitution they
will find that these are violated with
impunity, because the legislature has
failed to attach any serious penalty to
such violation.
Until the remedies recommended by
Gov. Pattison in Pennsylvania are
enacted in Missouri-untiI every rail:
road officer or agent who violates the
law like a highwayman a be. put in
the ~penitentiary for such offense-rings
of scheming monopolists having control
OF railroads can continue to commit in
this state robberies and expressions
that would have excited the envy of
the greediest among the robber barons
of old.
But the shippers and boards of trade
that are now alternately threatening
and begging for mercy at the hands OF
their railroad masters will all be lobby
ing against any such legislation when
the legislature meets again. Just be
fore that meeting the railroads general.
ly manage to pacify them with tenn
porary concessions and promises, or tc
scare them with some bugaboo as
ridiculous as a pumpkin head with /;
candle in it.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-20
SENATOR VEST NOT IN SOCIETY.
from a Washington Letter

As to Senator Vest, all female WASH
ington has a grudge against him, and
women who make calls hold up their
hands at mention of his name. Ihere
is a Mrs. Vest they all know, for he
announces it by putting a to his name
in the congressional directory; but half
the time he has entered as his address
a little tumble down wooden house on
Capitol Hill, where he has his Office
and where he does not live at all. For
seasons past the diplomats and their
wives, the Cabinet ladies the newer
senatorial families and the others who
would make first calls of ceremony on
Mrs. Vest, drive frantically around the
hill. marvel at the sort of a house they
finally find, and in the end meyer get at
the very pleasant and lovely woman
whom they wish to see. Mrs. Vest
cares little for society, and is seldom
here for any time. so that very few
know her; but when, as during the
Arthur days, Senator Vest became
such a social quantity, was the chosen
one of dinners. quiet suppers and fish
ing parties with the president, great
and persistent efforts were made to 90
honor to his wife, with no success.
Now that his W party's turn has
come, every democratic family Is look
ed to to take it's part, and Senator and
Mrs. Vest are not willingly exempted
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-20
MILL WAGES ADVANCING.
From the Springfield Republican.

lETOm Tic opTluSncIu nepuuliCau'1
The feature of last week in business
was the appearance Of voluntary move
ments on the part of employers to in
crease wages. The Fall River manu-
facturers on Wednesday voted to raise
the wages of spinners 10 per cent.
March l, if the market continued to
afford the present margin between
selling price and cost of manufacture.
Some of the manufacturers groaned
over the protitlessness of their invest
ment and others wished the rise post
poned until April ! to enable contracts
at 3 Is cents per yard to be filled. This
action probably put a quietus on exist
ing disputes at Fall River. New Bed
ford and Providence are expected to
follow suit. On Saturday all the Low
ell mill managers voted an advance of
10 per cent March 1. This 10 per cent
cut was taken off two years ago and
the restoration was quite a surprise to
operatives. Somehow those things are
managed much better at Lowell than
at Fall River. The Contoocook mills
at Penacook, N. H., raise 10 per cent
March 1. The Glendon iron company
at Easton, Pa, has restored wages to
the plane of June 1854 rise of 90
per cent. 1t is rumored that the Lewis.
ton, Me-, bleachery will pay 10 per
cent advance.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-20
HYMEN'S HALTER
Entangles in It's Coils one Of Troy's
Fairest Daughters.
mnrstaRe Of G.. A. Sturgis. OF Lex
ington, to Miss Hattie
From the Troy Free Press.]

Sturqes-Perkins.-At the residence
of the brides parents, 81. w. Perkins
and wife, in this city, Wednesday after
noon. Feb. 10th 1886, at 4 O'Clock,
Gould A. Sturges, of Lexington, to
Miss Hattie r. Perkins, Rev. A. A.
Pfanstiehl, of Columbia, officiating.
Attendants: T. j. Cummings, of st.
Louis and Miss Lizzie Perkins; W. b.
Mackey, of Sedalia, and Miss Atadge
Sturges, of Sedalia.
The elegant home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Perkins was, upon the occasion OF the
celebration OF the above event, the
scene of an assemblage Of the beauty,
fashion and elite of Troy's social circles.
The mansion was brilliantly lighted,
and the handsome parlor and drawing
room tastily decorated. Guests began
to assemble at about three O'Clock and
the assemblage numbered perhaps one
hundred ladies and gentlemen. At
about the hour named above b bridal
party, to the embracing music of the
wedding march, entered the presence
of the guests and faced Rev. Pfanstiehl,
and were by him united in marriage by
q ceremony both beautiful and impress
sive. Congratulations of those in at
tendance were then rendered the new
" welded couple. Afterward the
guests were seated at a marriage sup
per of the choicest viands arranged up
on tables appropriately decorated.
The bride was beautifully arrayed in
cream satin, duchess, Roman pearl
front and trimmings, Rembrant cellar
filed with mechlin lace, elegant cream
x,osl loono1 Nth too rnooa and EiQa nj
the valley; diamond ornaments and
hand bouquet of tea roses, lilies OF the
valley and smilax.
Miss Lizzie Perkins, first bridesmaid,
wore q combination of pink saith
duchess and MORE, made round neck
and sleeveless, trimmings of tulle and
Bon Silene rose buds; short veil ant
diamond ornaments.
Miss Madge Sturges, second brides
maid, wore q combination of light blut
satin, duchess and brocade; trimmings
of silk lace; square corsage and sleeve
less, short veil, Marechal Neil rose
and diamond ornaments.
The groomsmen wore the customary
evening dress suits.
The universal verdict of the guest
was that Miss Perkins looked her love
lest, that the bridesmaids were charm
ingly beautiful, and the groom ant
groomsmen wore the happy and hand
some appearance demanded by thu
occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sturges left on the
north bound train at 1920 p, m. TO
Sedalia, where they will be tenderet
a reception, after which they will de-
part upon an extended bridal tour be
fore settling at their future home a
Lexington.
MIR. Sturges is n of the most prom
inent and prosperous young business
men of Lexington, and Miss Perkin
is we'll known as n of Troy's lowell
est daughters. The best wishes Of
numerous friends in this city will &C.
company them all along the journey o
life,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-20
THEY GOT MARRIED..

In one of his letters to his sister, just
published, Benjamin Disraeli wrote,
anent a party at Bulwer's: "I was in
troduced, 'by particular desire,' to Mrs.
Wyndham Lewis, a pretty little wo-
man, a firt and a rattle; indeed, gifted
with a volubility l should think I'M
equalled and of which l can convey no
idea. She told me that she 'liked silent,
melancholy men, l answered that l
had no doubt of it!'" And yet in a
few years Mrs. Lewis and Mr. Disraeli
"were married and lived happily ever
AFTER" as the story books say.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-20
HIGHER GABLE RATES OR A WAR.

LONDON, February 5.-At the annual
meeting of the shareholders of the
Anglo American Cable Company, to-
day, it was reported that the receipts
for 1885 had been reduced f93, 926 by
the cutting of rates and the competition
of the Mackey- Bennett company. The
chairman OF the Anglo-American COM
pany predicted that there would soon
be all increase in cable tariffs. He de-
clared that If the Mackey- Bennett COM
panv declined to be influenced by the
reasons in favor of higher tolls a war
of rates would be inevitable.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-20
RAILROAD BUILDING IN NEBRASKA

While Kansas is experiencing a re-
vival of railroad building, Nebraska is
not being neglected. The Burlington
and Missouri river company has 800
miles of railroad under contract, all of
which will be built this year. The
principal line is the extension from
Grand Island to Broken Bow, a dis
lance of 100 miles. Lines will be built
from Tobias to Hastings and from Fair
mount TO Geneva. A road to be run
from Omaha to Ashland, twenty-five
or thirty miles distant. and the Hold
ridge line is to be extended fifty miles
to ElmWOOd.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-20
THE TIMES.
From the New York Times.I

TFrOm the New York Times.
1t is high time that the
interests of the people as against
those of patentees received some
consideration and protection. The
spirit of the times is hostile to monop-
olies, and Justly so. 1t is hard enough
for the public to bear the exactlons of
corporate m%onopolies, which have no
other warrant than a charter, granted
under state laws, and no protection
save that accorded them by bribed leg
~islators and lenient judges.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-20
THE TEXAS VIEW.

Dallas News:-''A Columbus, Ohio,
special to the Chicago Times charges
that the late election Of John Sher-
man to the senate cost the gentleman
about 800 900 in cash. The two at
torneys who represented the republi-
can contestants from. Hamilton county
presented their bills to him for 5000
each, which he cut down to So, O00
each and paid. 1t would be extremely
interesting to see both senator's from
Ohio undergoing investigation for the
unlawful use of money in securing
their elections. So bad is the charac-
ter of Ohio politicians, both democratic
and republican, that a charge against
its prominent neil is well nigh proc
positive to the country at large"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-20
THE GLADSTONE CABINET.
From the X. c.. Times.l

lCAoA u ~
Mr.. Gladstone has been forced by
circumstances which he probably does
not much regret to install advanced lib
erals in two most important places. 1t
is in ireland and in foreign affairs that
England will find most Of her difficult
ties during a term of years which will
extend through the life of the new
ministry. Mr.. John Morley and Earl
Roseberry are therefore the most con-
~spicuous figures in the cabinet, next to
the prime minister.
Earl. Roseberry is q patriotic English
man, but he is as free from the typical
insular prejudices as any man on the
island. He is also free from the neces-
sity of fortune hunting. Rich himself
and with a still richer wife, he has
neither wealth nor social rank to earn
by trucking to any interests. He will
conduct the foreign Office after a more
enlightened policy than ever Lord
Granville applied. Granville is old
fashioned and he would now be weak
ened by the failure of his administers
ton last year. R%Oseberry is young
educated and brave. He has usually
been q little ahead of Gladstone in his
liberalism rather than q follower. He
will certainly not now impose any
checks upon his chiefs idea of a tai
and business-like dealing with otheI
nations. There will be no jingoism il
the foreign Office. The eastern ques
ton will soon call for the new secreta
rvs treatment. 1t would not be yer,
surprising to find that he has caugh
some echo of the modern idea of let
ting Russia and Austria fight anon!
themselves for Turkey, with the ulti
mate object of giving Russia contro
of the straits, while England remain
secure in India and Egypt. Roseberr
might make himself a great name b
executing that idea of settlement
Americans may be IRE that there
small danger of a clash between thi
nation and England while MI. Bayar
and Earl Roseberry are in Office.
Mr.. Gladstone will be required t
bring in a measure for the relief {
Ireland at an early date. IN col
structing the bill and in the practic,
pending administration of Irish loc'
-vuxI--a-
+. and cOmm6nL-
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-20
sTR NOTICE.

T ETTERS of administration on the estate OF
IL Erwin Zeysing deceased, We're granted to
the undersigned ontne Goth day OF january
1886, by the Probate court Of Lafayette
county, Missouri.
All persons having claims against said estate
are required to exhibit them to us Tor allow
ance within one year after the date OF this notice,
or they may be precluded from any benefit OF
such estate; and If such claims be not exhibited
within two years they will be forever barred.
JOHN ZEYSING,
ERWIN ZEYSING
j23l5 Administrators.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-20
BLAINE AMI BAYARD.
LFrom the Chicago Herald.l

From the Chicago HERALD
The announcement comes from Au-
gusta that in his second volume Mr..
Blaine will literally fay Mr.. Bayard
alive, which will be the first time that
a dead man ever essayed a job of that
kind.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-20
HE LEARNED HOW TO GET RICH
From the Butler Citizen.

From the Butler CitiZen.l
An uptown man sent % cents to
learn how to make $50 a week at bone
working on a capital of $40 and re-
ceived the following printed slip:
'sFish for tools, as | do"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-20
Lexington Market.

In this reportth the wholesale prices are given IN
lett hand column, and retail pIrces in right hand
column. In country produce the figures on the
left denote what the merchants are paying, and
on the right the prices ut which they sell.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-20

subscribers to the Intelllgencer can Obtain oul
Clubbing Rates on foreign papers and periodi-
Gals At any time during the year. In addition
to the above we extend to our subscribers tne
bene 1t OF lowest club rates to all other leading
magazines and periodicals.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-20
GROCERIES. GLASSWARE, sc.

AIR. ADAM TOEPPE wishes to call M{a
Vl attention to his large stock of 0&&W
Groceries, Glassware, Queensw are, -
etc , just received, fresh and new, and to be
sold nj bedrock. prices. Being at no expense
for rent or clerk 8 hire and buying only for cash,
he Is enabled to sell good Goods of every kind
kept in stock ut such prices as will astonIsh
houses. Don't fall to examine his stock and
prices before purchasing elsewhere. Franklin
street, first door east Of brewery. seu26tf
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-20
NOTICE,

T ETTERS of administrator on the
II estate OF Walter S Crutsingcr deceased,
were granted to the undersigned on
the 19.h day of January. 1886. by the Probate
court OF Lafayette county, Missouri.
All persons having claims against said estate
are required to exhibit them to me for allowance
within one year after the date of this notice, or
they may be precluded from any benefit ofsuch
estate; and if such claims be not exhibited with
in two years they will be forever barred
jan 24t5 SARAH j, CRUTSINGER,
Admins tratrix.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-01-02
THE NORTH ADDITION.
The Wa.Keeney Town Company
in the Business Saddle.

It has dawned on the minds of five men,
whose good sense we appreciate, that it
would be a good thing all around to lay
off north addition to Wa-Keeney. The
quarter section just north of the west
half of the old city limits has been select
ed for this purpose. The proprietors,
Messrs. G. G. Stebbins, James Kelly, E.
NJ. Murray, s. B. Barnes and R. G. Will
son, have formed a company for the trans
action of business. The company has
been incorporated under our state laws.
Eighty acres of the addition have al
ready been plated into blocks and lots.
Each lot, with some slight variations,
will have ffty-foot front. The streets
will be 100 feet wide, to correspond with
the streets in the city proper. The av-
enues will be eighty feet wide; the alleys,
seventeen.
This company means business, and the
WORLD now places itself on record with
the prediction that, inside of six months,
many houses will decorate the beautiful
surface of the north addition to Wa-Kee-
ney.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-01-02
A Portion

OF the land attorneys in this place held 6
meeting one evening last week and anoth-
er last Thursday evening. The discus
sions are said to have ranged all the way
from agitating the adoption of a standard
scale of raised prices for making out land
Office papers to uniting on one of the Wa
Keeney printing offices to do all the job
printing for the land attorneys.
It is perhaps hardly necessary for us to
say that, while we see nothing wrong in
land attorneys or anybody else establish
ing scale of prices, there are too many
of them in this town to unite on any def
mite policy. AS to the job printing part
of the business, we shall lose no sleep as
long as business continues as peart with
us as it is.
There is one point, however, which we
wish to straighten out right here. If any
man says that We have threatened to
make ont land Office papers and print
land notices free of charge, unless land
attorneys give us all the notices, he is a
liar or a fool. He can locate himself. We
have said that If any such thing as a
boycott was attempted toward us by any
set of land attorneys we would see that
they did not get to make out the papers
in as large proportion Of land cases as
they have done heretofore. We meant it..
We mean it. This is aimed for no one
who don't feel that the prod punches.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-01-02

Attention is directed to the ADVERTISE
ment of T. 81. Maxwell & Co. They are
opening grain, -four and feed store in
the west room of the Grand Central
block. Mr.. T. H. Maxwell, who will have
charge of the business, is public-spirit-
ed gentleman, and he will see that who
ever wants any of the numerous articles
in his line is accommodated both as to
quality and price. Mr.. Maxwell comes
here from our neighboring city of Ellis
one of the mills; and, in starting this bus
mess at Wa-Keeney, he acts with his eyes
open.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-01-02
WESTERN KAS. WORLD.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1885.
IT is seldom that we paw heed t,

IT is seldom that we pay heed to
the rawlings of a mailman, such as the fell
low seems to be whom Mr.. Burnett, while
on his trip to Mississippi, has left in charge
of the Buffalo Park Pioneer. All we say
now is that the poor puppy, in the several
charges which he makes, 7,rfhonf the sAtutoz.
Of frozocaf'on, against Tilton, does not
approach single truth. Even the citi-
zens Of Buffalo Park, as rule, will know
this to be true. If, on Mr.. Burnett's re-
turn, any disposition is shown by that pa
per to uphold the specifications of this
mailman, we shall meet them publicly.
We are not posing as martyr, but no
reason is in sight why uniform defender
OF the Republican party should sit quiet
while being spat upon, in the alleged in
terest OF that same party, by fellow whose
legitimate place is in an asylum for the in
sane.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-01-02

"A short time ago colored young
man by the name of John T. Brown was
charged with having attempted to commit
rape on young girl of the same color in
this place. On the calling of the case, the
fore part of this week, for the preliminary
hearing, the county attorney, for the rea-
son that he thought he had case which
would not "hold water" asked that the
prosecution be dismissed It was. The
costs amount to about fifteen dollars.
The county will foot the bill.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-01-02

Close Bros. & Co., who own the
railroad lands in Graham and Trego
counties, are Offering the same for rent at
$4,000 per section, the leases being sub
ject to cancellation whenever the land is
sold. No lease money to be paid until
the expiration of the first year. Stock
men are rapidly taking advantage of this
generous offer. Afizlb,ook Herald.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-01-02
Elsewhere will be found the card

Elsewhere will be found the card of
Messrs. A. J. Harlan and Sam II. Kelley.
These gentlemen have settled in Wa-Kee-
ney with the intention of doing law and
land business. Judge Harlan has had
long experience as lawyer. Years ago
he served as a member of congress. He
is fond of the law practice. Mr.. Kelley
was admitted to the bar at the recent
term of our district court. He is son of
the famous Judge Kelley, of Missouri,
and, we doubt not, will early demonstrate
his efficiency as a practitioner. At all
events, we feel that we run no risk in
speaking of these gentlemen in manner
more than usually fattering. Their office
is up stairs in the WESTERN KANSAS
WORLD building.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-01-02
o. S. Land Office, Wa-Keeney. Kan.
No. H79.

Dec. o, 1885.
Complaint having been entered at this Office By
William Snyder against James Scott, for failure
to comply with law to timber-culture entry no.
1892 dated May s, 1880 upon the " 4 sec 2, tp IA
s, "a ", in Trego county. Kan, with a view to the
cancellation Of said entry contestant alleging that
said James Scott has failed during the third,
fourth, fifth and sixth years since entry to break,
pillow or cultivate any portion of said tract, or to
plant trees, seeds or cuttings thereon, and that
said tract has been devoid Of timber living
trees for over three years last past the sid parties
are hereby summoned 10 appear 1t this Once On the
9Th day OF February, l606 ct O'Clock p. M to NJ
spond and furnisA 1mony concerning said alleged
failure. E
NB. J. F. HANNA, Register
Osborn 4 Mcnroo, Aft.ys sS7
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-01-02
-Messrs. j. 81. Mathers and w.

-Mesrs. j. 81. Mathers and W. l.
Dswson, composing the firm Of Mathers &
Dawson. land agents, Wallace, were in to
see us yesterday. They are bright young
men, whose good viii we appreciate very.
highly. Mr.. Dawson went from here to
0rsat Bend. Kan, intending to 60 west
from there to Dodge City and Garden
City, and thence home.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-01-02

The Odd Fellows held an informal
meeting last Saturday afternoon; at the
Office of Bennett & Smith, and decided to
organize lodge in Wa-Keeney if suf-
Acient encouragement is given by MEM
bem ct the ordex.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-01-02

Mr.. G. G. Bestor tells lis that he is
feeding, at his Smoky ranch, 2,4O0 sheep,
and getting along nicely with them. He
credits the nice "get along" to having
plenty of corn to feed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-01-02

g. W. Sweet, editor Of the Ger. Am.
Aduooate, at Hays, accompanied by Mr. J.
b. Lavender, was an early Tuesday morn
ing caller. Mr.. Sweet went home on the
one-hour-late passenger train that NOR
ming.