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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-09
COL. YORK INTERVIEWED.
He Does Not Believe the Benders
We're LYnChed.

He Does Not Believe the Benders
We're Lynched.
DENVER, CoLo., November 6.-Colonel A.
M. York, brother of DR.. William A. York,
the last of the Benders' victims, was seen
by correspondent, who inquired about the
old report that the family of murderers had
been summarily executed by the enraged
posse which followed their trail.
'The story of the lynching was started by
detectives who failed to find the fugitives
after following after a false scent to Bur
lington, la. I have been much chagrined
reports which have been published at inter-
walls, lntilnating that the whole Bender fam
lily have been put out of the way by vigil
lance committee, and that the killing has
been covered up and kept from the pubic
by the parties engaged in the lynching. Al
most every item have noticed has con-
nected my name with the removal OF the
they have been at large 80 long, for in every
city and village the detectives have had
their senses sharpened with the hope, not
alone of the reward offered for the appre-
hension and conviction of the dastardly
villains, but as the time has worn away they
have had the strongest possible inducement
in the added fact that the discovery and
conviction of these parties would bring
them q reputation which would be the envy
of all competitor and they would receive
the thanks and praises of thousands of
warm-hearted and noble men and women
whose faces they have never seen. have
traced every possible clue until ] have be-
come satisfied there was no object to be
obtained in pushing 1t further-in fact, un-
til there was nothing left to investigate.
''When the news came that my brothers
body had been found, the most positive
statements were made that parties writing
were satisfe ed the Benders were in Michigan.
The fact that the information came from so
parties, all writing without any Community
of knowledge, and locating them at the
same point, would strengthen the idea that
perhaps the real parties have at last been
found
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-09
A"SHOcKING" AFFAIR.

Electricity Transmitted to Stone
slab Causes Unlimited Hllarity.l
MINNEAPOLIS, MIMI, November can
'ectr1c light wire passes down the front of
q store. In some way it got pushed out of
place and formed a close connection with
the large plate of iron which forms the step
leading to the side walk. The sidewalk was
covered with thin coating of melted snow
and hence there were the conditions for an
unlimited amount of hlarity. As the pedes-
TRAN stepped upon the sidewalk he felt an
electric -ock, and when there were num-
Der of people on it they all seemed to be
affected the same way and were not able to
walk we'll. An old lady stepped on the sec
ton ami with q scream she threw her bun,
dies, gave q jump AMI fell insensible. A
dog was the next vic i'm, and with q dis
gust yelp he whirled about to grasp his
supposed assailant. This electric wire
had transmitted power to the stone slap.
The fortunate individuals who wore rubber
shoes passed over the stone unschocked. At
last q ruober-coated. rubber mittened cleo
trcian mounted a ladder.and turned thu
current Into its own channel.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-09

NEW YoaK, November Ar g. Dun
Co.'S weekly RENEW Of trade says:
Money has been working closer durlnl
the past week. falling to 1 per cent last Sat
urday, but then rising steadily to pa
cent, even more being paid in some cases
II does not appear that tho change has an!
other cause than the demand from the in
terror, which continues later this year thai
usual and ON account of great business
activity, which is unusually large.
The foreign situation has not essential.
changed, the Bank of England having
gained $1,6a0, 900 for the week, while th1
Bank of France lost $5s0.00. There il
scarcely any evidence of important move.
ment of securities either way, but the salt
of Minneapolis flour mills and northwestern
elevators to an English syndicate for a..
$50, 900 Ii q sample of many industrial ope
rations in progress which, in the aggregate
bring vast amount of foreign capital into
this country.
The volume of business continues very
large, though signs of a reaction begin tC
appear at some of the largest centers OF
distribution. Thus the gain of 81 per cent
in exchanges ut New York last week was
due to stock operations, and c.earings al
Boston fell below last years again, and al
Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago together
the increase was but "a per cent, but at all
other points together it was over 10 pei
cent Prices are stiffening, though the gen.
eral level has advanced scarcely % per cent.
in two weeks; in the speculative markets
there has been more activity, and, except IN
pork products and coffee, an advance.
These changes call for more money in the
movement of products, and building opera
-. al onkv kra,
Liquidation in trust stocks continues, par
ticularly in cotton oil, which has been heav-
lily sold at a severe decline. But railroad
stocks have been very stubbornly held and
average in price almost exactly as they did
a week ago.
Speculation in breadstuffs has advanced,
wheat rs cents and corn ~ cents on sales
of twenty-five and ten million bushels re-
spectively, but exports do not inCreaes. Oil
has advanced 5ss, oats "a and cotton Is not
withstanding port receipts continue larger
than last year, both receipts and exports
showing gains of 10000 bales for the week.
Coffee has declined a quarter upon larger
crop from Brazil.
Chicago reports money becoming tighter,
tensions regarding the immediate future.
An active trade in dry goods, wool and
hides, and dullness in clothing and boots
and shoes is reported. At Pittsburg window
glass has been advanced 10 per cent. and q
rise in coal is expected. Iron products are
firm. At other points trade is full and
active for the season, with scarcely an ex-
ception.
In general the outlook continues good,
though at some points the monetary situa-
ton is for the time being not encouraging.
The business failures during thelast seven
days number for the United States 229 and
for Canada 80, or total of 261 failures, as
compared with total of 225 last week, and
223 the week previous. For the same week
last wear the figures were 243 for the United
States and 80 in the Dominion of Canada.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-09

WASHINGTON, D. c., October H.-Secre-
Noble, of the interior department, has ad-
dressed a letter to the Cherokee commits
sion which covers the whole Cherokee outlet
controversy.
He speaks of the opposition to the efforts
of the government to bargain with the
Cnerrkees as adverse and illegitimate in
auences brought to bear upon the Chero-
KEGS by men who, while they are American
citizens, attempt to thwart the purposes of
the nation"
1.-THE adverse influence to which refer,
is, that certain individuals organized as a
cattle syndicate under the name of the
Cherokee Stnp Live Stock association.
After congress had passed The act author
izing your commission and expressed dis
position thereby to deal with the Cherokee
nation in regard to the lands west of the
came forward, as 1 uniformed, with prop
osition that it would lease to 7,OO0, 600 acres
involved at rentals as follows: For the first
five year $500, 0OO; for the next succeeding
five years 100000. and for the last FIVE
years $4,000. This is yet q proposition,
there being, tbs said, prior existing lease. !"
The letter goes on In detailed statement
of the various treaties and laws with rela-
ton to the Cherokee outlet up to the time
the Cherokees leased the lands, in 1888, to
the Cherokee Strip Live Stock association,
While the department did not interfere with
any arrangement, the lease was never FORM
ally approved by the commissioner of In
dian affairs, the secretary of the interior,
or the president and the department has
uniformly refused to approve any lease of
these lands. After stating the action of the
last administration, declaring all leases to
these lands to the cattle men null and void,
and ordering the latter out of the country,
the secretary says that careful considera-
ton of the whole subject by Assistant At
torney General Shields, led to the following
conclusions:
First-That the leases of the Cherokee
outlet are unlawful and illegal.
Second-That the president has authority
to declare invalid any agreement or lease
of the outlet for grazing purposes made con-
trary to the provision OF said section, 2, 116,
Third-That he may cause the removal of
unauthorized persons and property from
this reservation whenever their presence is,
in the judgment of the commissioner of In
dian affairs and the secretary of the inte-
rior, detrimental to the peace and welfare
of the Indians, whether they claim to be on
the reservation under formal lease, or by
license, or permit from the Cherokee nation.
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Kansas Weather.

NdnSdS "SdIuSTs
LAWRENCE, KAN, November 6.-Professof
F. Il. Snow, in his report of the October
weather, says:
The temperature, rainfall ana wind veloc-
ity were below the October averages. Nearly
ali the rainfall occurred on the last three
DAYS of the month. The first killing frost
of the season occurred on the 27th-seven
days later than the average date.
Mean temperature-53.5Sd deg, which is
0.8' deg. below the October average. The
highest temperature was 80 deg... on the
10th; the lowest was 81 deg, on the 9th,
Rainfall-2.09 inches, which Is 0.84 inch
below the October average. Rain, in meas
urable quantities, fell on six days. There
were two thunder showers. The entire rain
fall for the ten months of 1889, now COM
pleted, has been 41.95 inches, which is 1Q47
inches above the average for the same
months in the preceding twenty one years.
and 6.85 inches above the average annual
rainfall of this station.
Mean cloudiness-49.25 per cent. of the
sky. the month being 11.46 per cent. cloud
Ter than usual. Number of clear days (less
than one-t third cloudy Il: half clear (from
one to two-thirds cloudy z; cloudy (more
than two-thirds) 10. There were entirely
clear days and enterely cloudy.
Wind-Northwest, 20 times: northeast, 20
times; southeast, 18 times; south, 10 times;
moth, times; southwest, times; west, 5
times; northwest, 4 times; east. l. The to
tai run of the wind was $50 miles, which
is 1858 miles below the October average.
The highest velocity was 40 miles an hour,
on the 18th. from to 8 p. m.
Barometer-Mean for the month, 29.l7S
inches: at q. M, 29.202 inches; at p. M,
29.167 inches; at 8 p, M, 29.166 inches.
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PRESIDENT ED. HEWINS,

OF the Cattle Association, Objects
to Being Treated as an Outlaw.
ARKANSAS CITY, November 2.-Senator
Hewins, president of the Cherokee Live
Stock association, was met on his return
from the territory.
Secretsry Mobiles letter to General Fair
him and the question. ''What do you think
of this letter." was asked.
81 think Secretary Noble is laboring I'M
der Wrong impression in regard to the
position of the Cherokee Live Stock associ-
&taoa. We never have antagonized tie
Omitted States government in their negotia-
tons with the Cherokees in any way what
recognized by former secretaries Of the IN
terror and by the different commissioners
of Indian affairs. We have always believed
we have been carrying on one of the great
est Industries in the country in producing
ichesp beef. # we have, as an association,
eser stood III The way of the present COM
dams, we are not aware of it. The impress
sion seems to prevail with the secretary
that We are asking for an extension of lease
Of Some fifteen years. This is also mis-
take. Our present lease will not expire
until January l, 1894. The parties who
have proposed to lease for fifteen years are
citizens of Independence, Mo-, the firm of
connection, as firm, with our association.
We have always expected, and it is gener-
ally understood with the members of our
association, whenever the Cherokees dis
pose of their lands to the United States
government, that we would be ready to
vacate without putting the United States to
any trouble or embarrassment by our pres
sofi nj
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STOCK AND FARM.

Topeka Capital: Major N. A. Adams,
$500 head of cattle on sugar cane at
the Topeka sugar works.
Osborne Journal: Lum Foster
hauled off his broom corn this week.
He had ninety-six bales, averaging
about $50 pounds to the bale. Sixty
dollars per ton is the price received.
Abilene Reflector: Oliver Ball and
assistants went to Manhattan, from
which place they will bring 500 steers
for fattsning on Balls ranch, north
west of town. Dickinson county will
be one immense feeding ground this
winter.
Dighton journal: Farmers have
commenced anew the work of seeding.
The rains of last week put the ground
in excellent condition for sowing wheat.
Many farmers will continue to SOW un-
til freezing weather commences, and the
result will be an immense crop of wheat
next year. The rains also put an end
to the worms which were working in
the wheat.
The Kansas Democrat tells story of
q farmer near Salina who became weary
Of his mortgage, and went to the loan
agent and said: II want you to fore
close on the mortgage, sell the proper
ty, and if anything is left turn it over
to me; if not, clear of the debt and rid
me of load I can't carry any longer"
The agent responded that they did not
want his land, and for him to go and
try it one more year and they would
furnish him the seed and carry him for
a year. We quote the results: "This
the farmer at length agreed to. He
planted $40 acres in wheat, and when
he harvested it the yield by actual scale
measure was just one peck less than
forty bushels to the acre average. He
had the whole crop contracted for be-
fore the grain was cut, at sixty 1.-TWO
cents per bushel, and last week he went
to the agent, paid of his entire debt,
principal and interest, and had $4,1O0
In clean cash left. Besides this, be has
yet to cut nearly 200 acres Of fine corn,
and to the result Of the years work
must be added his crops Of sorghum,
nillst, hay, etc
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Rates for Telegraphino.

Rates for Telegraphine.
WASHINGTON, d. c., November Post
master General Wanamaker has made pub
lie an order fixing the rates for telegraphic
service for the government for the present
year. The order provides that for day
messages not exceeding ten body words to-
be sent distance not exceeding 400 miles
the rate shall be ten cents, and half cent
extra for each word in excess Of ten. For 4
distance over 400 and less than 1000 miles
the rate shall be Is cents for the first ten
words and q of a cent for each word in ex-
cess of ten. For distance over /, 900 miles
s, Il cent per word shall be added to the
1000 mile rate. Night messages not ex-
ceeding twenty words the rate shall be Is
cents for all distances, and 4 extra for each
word in excess of twenty.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-11-09
AN EARTHQUAKE SHOCK.

St. Louis and Vicinity Is Visited by
Slight Earthquake Shock.
ST. LOUIS, November 5.-A very percep-
tible shock of earthquake was felt in this
city. It had sufficient force to shake the
tall buildings and brighten the inmates OF
MANY. and was of something like two Sec
onds duration. It sho X the female hospi-
tai, insane asylum and poor house. Reports
Of the same kind were given by watchmer
at several engine houses.
Cairo, liza heavy shock of earthquake
accompanied by a low report was felt here.
It was about one minute in duration. The
direction was from southwest to northeast.
No damage reported in this vicinity.
JACKSONVILLE. LL.-Ou- city has been
visited by an earthquake sho X. which lasted
several seconds. No damage was done.
though houses were shaken and windows
rated.
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KANSAS RAILROADS.

Horton Headlight: We understand
that the working hours in the shops
will be reduced to nine hours per day.
Horton Headlight: Business on the
Rock Island is very brisk Supt. Still
well informs us that they are running
on an average ten stock trains per day
out of the Indian Territory alone.
About five more engines end crews are
needed to handle the business.
Atchison Champion: The records for
September show an increase Of traffic Of
more than twenty-five per- cent in tho
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A Pension Decision.

WASHINGTON, d. c., November I-Aesist-
ant Secretary Bussey, upon the case of q
veteran who has become idiotic, and who
was not bright y hen he enlisted, says:
'This stability, thu surgeon SAYS, existed
prior to enlistment and upon that ground
the claim was originally rejected 1t
ia q we'll settled ar,lcle of practice in the
adjudication of p nsion claims he says,
than an unusual susceptibility to some fern
Of disease did not velop until afther the
G almant's admission 80 the service The
rule il essen tally just, and am clearly of
the opinion that he is entitled to pension
under the law"
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ouarantina Lifted.

WASHINGTON. d. C., November 4-The
secretary of agriculture has Issued the fol-
lowing order in regard to the transportation
of Texas and southern cattle, to take effect
November I:
ITO the Managers and Agents Of Railroede and
Transportation Companies OF the United Stasss.
.sThe order of July 3, 1889, prescribing
regulations for the transportation OF Texas
and southern cattle, and for the isolation,
cleaning and disinfection of pens which had
been occupied by such cattle, il hereby re-
voked. Il ia believed that the DANCER from
spleuetic or Texas fever has passed for tie
resent year. VERY respectfully,
]. n RusK, Secretary"
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What Causes the Distress

MINNEAPOLIS. MINI, November q
George A. Bracket, sent out by the asso-
ciated charities of Minneapolis and st. Paul
to learn all about reported restitution in
the Dakotas, says he failed to find q family
that was really in the need of the necessa-
ries of life.
Mr.. Bracket believes that the people in
that section are suffering more from mort
gage sharks than from failure of crops. He
says they are compelled to pay from 80 to
100 per cent per annum for loans. He has
a scheme for the organization of trust
company to loan money to Dakotans for 10
per cent per apnum.
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OFFICIALLY ADMITTED.

The President Issues a ProcIama-
ton Officially Admitting North
and South De- kota to the Union.
WASHINGTON, D. c., November k-Fol-
lowing il the text of the proclamation ad-
hitting North Dakota:
By the President of the United States, Procla-
nation.
Whereas, The congress Of the United
States did, BY IN oct approved on The z2nd
day Of February, one thousand eight huA-
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At Lincoln. T,mb

SrRuaTIKID, III, November 1.-The in
ternational American excursion party, while
here visited the tomb of Abraham Lincoln.
There was among the southern delegates a
spirit almost of reverence as they assembled
the steps to the terrace about the shaft. AZ
vas remarked by one of the southern dele
gates, Llncoln's tomb to him seem d like q
mecca. and tho p esent pilgrimage could
no have been complete without having been
led hitler. Al with q common impulse
= ads wsre bared - the party walked up 70
the momuDe0k
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The First Annual American Horse
Show.

The First Annual American Horse
Show.
CHICAGO, November 1.-The first annual
American horse show, which opened in the
Exposition building, grew out of the fat
stock show which has been held for several
years in the same place uuder the auspices
of the state board of agriculture. There are
over L. 400 entries, from nearly every state
in the union, making the show the largest
and most successful one ever held in the
country. Ninety French draft horses are
exhibited by NJ. w. Durham, of Wayne, I'LL,
while an even hundred animals come from
the famous stables of w. l.. Elwood, of De
Kalb, these gentleman being the largest i'm
porters of horses IN the United States.
Other extensive exhib tors include the Inter
national Horse company, of Marion, Iowa;
N. p. Clark, of ST. Cloud, Mimi, president
b. B. Ogilvie, Madison. Wis; Galbraith
Bros, GAINESVILLE, Wis, all with long strings
of British horses.
In the center of the building where the box
stall are occupied by high priced and famous
trotters, there are King Rene. owned by II.
c. Mcdowell, of Lexington, KY; Amb ssa-
mazoo; Memonno King; Penant Princess
Wilke and a number Of others. The rich
blood of the celebrated patriarch stallion
Ethan Allen is largely represe ted by his
sons and grandSons from the New England
states. New York is specially represented
in several classes. Reguold Frey, of New
York city. brings his celebrated stallion,
Swell, said to be he handsomest horse in
the world. The noted stables of c. J. Ham
lin. of Buffalo. contributed some fine speci-
mems of horse flesh. Ohio is represented BY
John A. Logan, IT., of Youngstown: ]. B.
Perkins, of Cleveland, and several others
Kentucky sends representatives from its
prom :nent stables, including John T.
Hughes & Co. and N. II. Rowland. of Lex
ington. The exhibition opened with dis
play of draft horses. eight hundred in num-
Der. The exhibition has been turned into q
vast amphitheater, with seating accommo-
dations for 5000 people.
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QUIT POOLING,
Secretary Noble Gives an Ulti-
matum.

fhe Cherokees Must Accept the
Offer Made Them Of SIPS an
Acre, or Take At 1-2 Cents an
Acre Under Authority OF Previ-
Gus Treaty.
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PRICES STIFFENING,
Though the General Level is
Only IL Per Cent Higher.

Business Activity In the Interior
Draws Funds From the Com
mercial CenterS 80 n to Raise
Dlscounts-TheC General Outlook
Continues Good.
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ALMOST INCREDIBLE.

Stories Of the Destitutlon In North
and South Dakota.
81. PAuI, AIxx., November 1-Ths
greater amount Of information received