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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-04-13
LAND TROUBLES.
iowa Has a Small Land War
Which l. Serious.
me situation Gro. worse Day by
Day and Hopes Peaceful Robbery
Become Less--The Country Is
Patrolled by Evicted Settlers,

FORT Dodge, Ia, April 10.-The situation
In the river land country grows more serious
from day to day and every day of delay on
the part OF the marshals makes what they
have to perform more difficult. All hopes of
peaceable enforcement of the eviction has,
been abandoned. Marshal Holbrook, who
organized posse in this city to commence
eviction Monday has sworn in fifteen men
instead of six, as he had last year, and in
stead of being armed with shotguns they are
being furnished with Winchesters. When
the settlers who have purchased their lands
OF the River Land company and who are
prosecuting the settlers for conspiracy,
awoke they found warnings posted on their
doors. Strangers going into the river land
country are stopped by armed men and COM
PEELED to state their business before being
allowed to proceed on their way. Among
those stopped was United States Swamp OF
ticer Forney and it was difficult for him to
convince the settlers that he was not on
river land business.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-04-13
The Santa Fe Situation,

Boston, April 5.-If any confirmation was
needed to the information which has been
given this week about the Atchison, it was
afforded when Messrs. Kidder, Peabody &
Co., publicly announced that the time had
come for radical change in the manage
ment of the company and called upon the
stockholders to send them their proxies for
the annual meeting. These proxies they
say "wiH be used in our best discretion to
secure conservative and economical man
agement with frequent prompt and candid
reports to the stockholders of the company's
earnings and expenses and of all other mat
tiers of interest. 1t is important to every
stakeholder that his stock should be repre-
sented."
This apparently carries with it by impli-
cation assurance of a certain financial back
ing for the property in any temporary emer-
gency and assurance of an honest effort to
place the company upon solid self sustain
ing basis. The directors of the company
held meeting and practically decided upon
the regular" ticket. This ticket will con-
tain several new names and the New York
interest is likely to get representation.
Director Magoun says: ''It is enough for
the present to state that the company's finan-
cial wants are amply supplied. The talk of
receivership has no basis whatever and so
far as refunding plan is concerned, that
has never been talked of by the directors.
Neither has the July interest question been
discussed. That is some way ahead and it
will be time enough to cross the bridge when
We get to it. There will be, undoubtedly
several changes in the board of directors at
the coming annual meeting, but it cannot be
said now who will retire or who the new men
will be. The change has been under con-
temptation for some time. Mr.. Magoun
when asked about the New York buying,
said that the directors had no more absolute
knowledge than the general public as to
where the stock was going, but there was
more than suspicion that the hand of
Gould was in it, Notwithstanding the report
cd denials
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Pension Decision Reversed,

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 6.-Acting Sec
rotary Bussey has rendered decision upon
the application of John p. Davis for de-
pendent fathers pension on account of the
death of his son, Samuel P. Davis, formerly
of company G, One Hundredth Ohio volun-
teers. The facts connected with the soldiers
death, as elected by the evidence, are as
follows: In 1868 the soldier was detailed as
regimental hospital nurse and while on duty
at Crab Orchard, KY, one night, feeling i'll,
he took a swallow of tincture of aconite, mis-
taking it for brandy, bottle of which was
on the same table, from the effects of which
he nearly died at the time, and never after
ward recovered. He died of disease of the
lungs and all the vital organs produced by
the poison. The former decision which held
that the soldiers death was not the result of
any disability incurred in the line of duty,
but the result of his own discretion, is re-
versed and the application is allowed.
The former rejection of the applications
of William L. Warwick, late private in COM
pany F, First Pennsylvania light artillery
and John Derenzy, late of company L,
Twelfth Illinois volunteers, is also reversed
and the claims allowed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-04-13
Disinterested Observers.


TOPEKA, KAN, April 9.-The members of
the state board of railroad assessors, who
made trip through Oklahoma, report army
officers as saying that thousands of boomers
are still concealed in the brush, and that if
the whole United States army was there it
could not drive them out. Names are taken
but so out of 100 are fictitious. Captain
Woodson and Lieutenant Carson are in re-
ceipt of kilograms daily to hire horses, have
them saddled and bridled and in waiting on
the arrival of the train at Oklahoma City,
April % at noon. The object is to mount at
once, and, by fleet steeds, distance rival
boomers on foot and capture choice claims.
A party of four Hoosiers with a balloon
are camped near Antelope Hills. They will
make an ascension in the morning, drift
about in mid-air until noon and descend
hours in advance of teams and speedy
horses.
State officials anticipate trouble, and say
the country will be an Ell Dorado for good
land Office lawyers. The excitement is in
creasing daily, and all southern Kansas is
ablaze. The assessors think that Oklahoma
is not what it has been painted. The land
is red and the soil is chiefly for hay and cot
ton. Oklahoma was surveyed some years
ago, but the corners are nearly all obliterat-
ed now.
Settlers taking claims will find it difficult
to describe the same when they go to the
land Office to make fling and this will give
rise to innumerable contests. More will
grow out of the fling by boomers who
stayed IN the country against the presidents
orders and Will come out of the timber April
2, and file anyway. Contests settled at first
by Winchesters will Afterwards have to be
settled in the courts. The outlook for the
country and the boomers is not Acadian by
any means.
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Fire Bugs at Wichita,

WICHITA, KAN, April 1O.-Four incendiary
fires occurred in quick succession, and there
is a theory that fire bugs tried to burn the
town. In two cases coal oil is known to have
been used. Old buildings were selected 20
start the fires in. The first alarm came from
q vacant house near the Santa Fe depot.
Hardly had the firemen returned after put
ting out the fire than they were called to the
southern part of town. Two stables and
contents, including two horses and cow,
were burned. Before this fire was out thel
department was called to Hill's butcher shop
on Douglass avenue. The shop and its con-
tents were Destroyed. While the firemen,
were still at work the fourth alarm came in.
It was from Dunbar's undertaking rooms
which with Singers secondhand store adj
joining and a restaurant and shoe shop to-
the south were completely burned out. Bry-.
ans wholesale commission house was partly
burned. Total loss, $4,000; insurance, $10,-,
600. A patrolman saw several men leave the
Dunbar building but was unable to catch
them.
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The NipSic FlOated,

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 6.-No news had
been received of officers of the navy depart
ment in regard to the floating of the Nipsic
at Samoa. The announcement through the
Associated Press that the vessel had been
floated was received with a great deal of
satisfaction by Secretary Tracy and the
bureau of officers of the navy department..
'That's good news, that's good. l am glad
to hear it, said the secretary and his face
indicated as well as his words, the pleasure
the tidings gave him. Commodore Walker,
chief OF the bureau of navigation, was also
highly gratifed at the intelligence.
That's gain of one," said he. eff we
can get her afoat and sent to Auckland and
repaired it will be doing very well. l am
glad to hear she has been foated. The
Nipsic is good boat, very good one of her
kind"
He did not think it likely that the Trenton
or Vandalia could be saved, as the dispatches
indicated that they were too badly damaged
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-04-13
Arkansas Land Decision,

WASHINGTON, D. c., April s.-The secre-
tary of the interior affirmed the decision of
the general land Office in the case of Thomas
F. Everett VS.. Fred T. NJ. Wenie, involving
lots 8, 10, II and II, section q, township Is
south, range % west and lots IA and Is, sec
ton 30, township 26 south, range "a west,
Garden City, Kan, land district. This is a
branch of the case of Wenie ct al. vs.. Frost,
heretofore disposed of by the department.,
and it is therefore considered in advance of
what would otherwise be its proper time.
Wenie, it appears, was first upon the land,
which lies just outside tbs city limits of
Dodge City, Kan, but his claim was contest
ed by Everett. After fling upon the land
Wenie became city attorney at Dodge City.
but still resided upon his claim. Everett
alleged that Wenie's residence was necessa-
rily in Dodge City, and that consequently the
claim had been abandoned. Later, Wenie
went upon the road as travelling agent for an
insurance company, but in his absence he
kept tenant upon the land. He subse-
quently returned and .as since made his
home upon the tract in dispute. The secre-
tazy hoAds that alb 1t Of the claim
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Deserted by Their Mother.


ST. JOSEPH, NO., April Son January "a
Cochran, accompanied by man, called at
the Home of the Friendless and desired to
leave her two children, boys, aged 2 and 4
years. She stated that the man in company
with her was her husband, and that they
could not take care of the children. The
president and the matron of the Home
agreed to take them provided the mother re-
inquished all legal right to them, which she
promised to do before leaving. The man
and woman left together, and nothing more
was thought of it by the matron until last
Monday morning, when gentleman drove
up to the Home and asked that he might be
granted permission to see all the children
living there under years of age. His wish
was gratifed, and Immediately seeing the
children spoken of he grabbed them up,
calling them by name, and told the matron
that he intended taking them with him. He
informed the matron that his name was
James Lehr, and that he lived at Allegheny
City, Pa, where the children's mother lived
with her husband. Her name was not Mrs.
Cochran, but Mrs. johnson, and that she
had become enamored with some worthless
wretch and ran away with him, leaving a
good home and good, kind and indu]gent
husband. Arriving in st. Joseph, the man
whom she had bestowed her affections upon
refused longer to have the children with
them, and prevailed upon the mother to take
the steps she did to dispose of them. After
they were disposed of to the Home the
mother wrote to friend abont it, who in
formed the mothers brother where they
were. Upon learning all Mr.. Lehr immedi-
ately came to st. Joseph, and has left for
his home in Allegheny City, with his sisters
children accompanying him. 1t is not
known, nor could Mr.. Lehr or the matron
find out, where the woman is.
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Can't Collect That Kind of Fees.

Can't Collect That Kind Of Fees.
TOPEKA, KAN, April SIN the case of c.
S. Bowman ct al, vs.. W. h. Phillips ct al,
error from Harvey county, the supreme
court held that "where contract is entered
into between certain attorneys at law and
certain other persons engaged in the illegal
sale of intoxicating liquors, providing that
the attorneys at law shall, for one year, for
the monthly recompensation of $50, payable
on the first day of each month, defend all
cases brought against such persons for vio-
lations of the prohibitory liquor laws, and
services are actually performed by the attor-
neys at law under this contract and are paid
for for the first nine months, but not paid for
for the last three months; held, o. that the
contract is against public policy and void;
(2) that the attorneys at law cannot recover
an additional amount for the value of their
services actually performed under the con-
tract, although their services may be worth
more than the amount which they have al
ready received" Affirmed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-04-13
Spring Immigration.

NEW YORK, April 5.-Both the Cunard
steamship Aurania and the Guion line
steamship Alaska, which have arrived, en-
countered heavy winds and high seas on
their way here. The Alaska landed 6OS
steerage passengers, and the Aurania So.
This is the first large influx of immigrants
this year. For the first three months of this
year Secretary Jackson of the board of emil
grafton reports the landing of 10, s65 steerage
passengers, being a decrease of 1851 as
compared with the first quarter of last year.
4.015 passengers in their cabins during the
quarter last ended, showing an increase of
252, as compared with the similar quarter of
last year,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-04-13
Harrison,s Southern policy

HarrlSOn'S SOutnern Policy.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 9.-It is assert
ed that President Harrison has plainly given
colored Office seekers from tho south, who
are here. to understand that they have very
little to expect from him. He proposes to
recognize the protectionists of the south and
to try in this way to make the dividing line
of the parties not upon color, but upon
economic policy. The south is full of pro-
tectionists, who have been always working
with the democrats because of the race
situation in that section. It is said that many
OF these have signified their desire to join
hands with the republican protectionists,
making that the issue, if they come into the
party with the proper recognition. The
men who belong to this class are wealthy
and intelligent, the active, progressive men
of the south. 1t is asserted that Mr.. Harri-
son proposes to ease the way for them into
the republican party by eradicating the race
question as an issue and recognizing emf
nent protectionists, formerly democrats as
well as republicans.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-04-13
DakOta'S Losses.

MINNEAPOLIS, MIMI, April 6.-South Da-
kota and Minnesota have been swept by wind
storms destroying large amounts of property
| and several lives. The storm extended from
| along the Northern Pacific road in Dakota
into the southern tiers of counties of Min
nesota. The wind alone did not do the
greatest damage but fires accompanied it.
Every house but three at Violin burned and
100 people are left without shelter. Lester
vile was tlattened to the ground, leaving
twenty families houseless. At Vernon 200
families are homeless and 500, 900 of prop
erty destroyed. 1t is reported that several
lives were lost there.
The spring had been very dry and all Or
binary precautions were of no avail In stop
ping the fires in the grass, as they would
leap 800 feet across ploughed land, roads or
creeks. Outside the towns it is as yet i'm
possible to know the extent of the losses.
Farm houses over the prairie have been de-
stroyed by the dozens. The town of Puk-
wanna was wiped out. In the vicinity of
GAINESVILLE it is known that eight farmers
lost 81 600 in money which he had in his coat
on ploughed land 300 feet from the grass.
Sixty miles of Western Union wires were
blown down between Centerville and Huron.
Near Blunt the losses are figured at $780,
OOO Fire leaped 300 feet in places, igniting
buildings that distance in advance of the
surface prairie fire. At Highmore the fires
swept farms of all buildings and some stock
was burned. At Lee Heights thirteen resi-
dences in the town were destroyed. Several
deaths are reported in Hyde county. At
Scotland 100000 would not cover the losses.
Twelve miles west twenty-five farmers are
known to have lost everything. Leoti was a
town of 300 inhabitants and the country for
miles around was settled by thrifty people,
Here the loss is practically complete and
will reach $4,000. Parties who have driven
over the twenty-five miles between Leoti
and the railroad say that the surrounding
country is devastated. Hundreds of farm
houses are in ashes and carcasses of burned
stock are lying all along the way.
The reports say that it is probable that not
one-tenth of the damage is yet reported.
Scores of farmers are without seed, stock,
buildings or implements.
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Stanley'S Letter.

LONDON, April 1O.-Henry NJ. SANKEY'S
letter to the royal geographical society was
read at the meeting of that body. The letter
consts m ainly of repetition of what has
already been published. He describes at
length the various devices by which the ma
tives endea vored to prevent the advance of
the expedition. One of these was to dig hol-
low pits across the path of the column and
fill them with skewers which were deftly Gov
cred with leaves. The skewers pierced the
feet of Stanley's men, INJECTING wounds that
in many cases developed into gangrenous
sores. The men who were famed in this
manner were seldom of further service.
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the Missouri Pacific. Then Huntington
will bring in his systems and perhaps even
the Mexican roads will be included. The
combination will come under Mr.. Gould's
management and will be the most colossal
arrangement yet entered into by him.
ssMr. Gould's hand is becoming more an
parent every day in the hammering which
Atchison stock has just received, and it is
now almost certainty that the bear raid of
the last few weeks was manipulated from
the Western Union building, so as to give
the Gould faction a chance to secure at little
expense the blocks of Atchison which Mr..
Gould has been after"
As Mr.. Gould stands in danger of losing
control of Missouri Pacific, he may not be
able to take that line into the consolidated
system.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-04-13
Will Burn the Bridges,

WINFIELD, KAN, April "a reliable man
just from Oklahoma says he got onto the
fact that the boomers, hundreds of whom
are oiding in the thick brush on the many
streams in that country, have combined on
plan to burn all the bridges on the Santa
Fe on the night of April q, or sooner, that
no trains can get into Oklahoma on the end.
He says the boomers swear they are going to
have the claims they have staked over at
whatever cost. People bound for Oklahoma
are arriving here daily from all over the
union and excitement runs high. Thirty
five wagons arrived from Mead and Conan
che counties and camped just west of town
to await the props. time to move to Okla
hOma.
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LOOKING BETTER.
Arrteen Per Cent Increase in
Railroad Earnings.
~ Looking Worse With Another
op In Wheat and in Wool-Slight
uvance in Gorn--Commercial
eairlc at Western Points More
satisfactory.

VIEW YORK, April s.-R. G. Dun s ot's
weekly review of trade says:
hairoad earnings show an increase Of
ABOUT 10 per cent over last year for March sc
lar as reports have been received and vel
SUCKS are lower, though at the later quota.
lions partial recovery is seen. Trade at in
eeror points is dull or quiet in nearly all
cases though at Cleveland it is fairly salts
factory. At Omaha it is considered good.
AT Kansas City improving. There is i'm
provement at Detroit, particularly in ship
building and lumber is frmer. The money
markets are easier and collections have i'm
proved somewhat at Kansas City and Detroit
but have fallen off at Atlanta.
wool has declined for nearly all qualities
except New Mexican and Texas; the average
OF lN quotations is A.8c. The outlook is
favorable for good demand when the new
clip appears, Distressing influences are felt
IN the several branches of dry goods and
clothing trade, not the least being the accu-
mutation of stocks which the open winter
left unsold.
The most important change is the fall of
29sc in wheat, which naturally weakens as
the dreams of expected famine give place to
the realization of large unsold stocks on
hand. Reports from growing and sowing
regions continue to foreshadow large yield
this year and the demand from abroad,
though better since prices fell, is not large
enough to promise a clearing of the surplus
stock on hand.
Corn has advanced &c. the export demand
continuing, and oats fraction. The favor
able crop prospect strongly sustains the con-
fdence of those who look for improvement
in all branches of trade.
The export business distinctly improves
already and for the past five weeks the value
shipped from this port aggregates $34, O70,-
goo against $25, 901 600 for the same weeks
last year. The apprehension of stringency
in the money markets about April 1, has not
passed and the heavy liquidation in securi-
ties on foreign account causes as yet no such
withdrawal of foreign capital as has been
feared. Secretary Window has made it clear
that he will not at present pay more than
LOS for ~ per cents or purchase per cents
in preference and during the past week the
treasury has taken in about 81, 500, 600 more
money than it has paid out.
The business failures number 222, as COM
pared with 240 last week and 249 for the
week previous. For the corresponding week
last year the figures were 90.
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Dakota Sufferers,

AoNSSo S0iiSt OF
CHICAGO, April 10.-The following letter
from Dakota prairie fire sufferers was re-
ceived at the mayors Office:
OuIDA, SU1LY COUNTY, D. T., April 5.
To the Honorable Mayor and Citizens Of Chicago,
ILL.,:
The heaviest windstorm that ever visited
central Dakota sprang up Tuesday forenoon
April 2, and about noon when the wind was
blowing at the rate of sixty miles an hour,
three distinct prairie fires started and swept
over nearly the whole east end of Sullyi
county. The fires travelled with the speed of
an express train and nothing could be done
to check its progress. 1t was only by hercu-
lean efforts that the back fires could be SUBJ
dued. No reliable estimate of the damaged
can be arrived at yet, but at this date thei
losses in Sully county reported at Ouida are!
as follows:
Twenty-Five residences, the occupants of
which were forced to flee for their hvesi
without having time to rescue any furniturei
or clothing.
"Forty-eight barns, the owners reporting
that they were unable to save hay or grain.
The seed for sowing all went up in smoke as
well as all the farming implements.
twenty-five head of horses, thirty eight
head of cattle, thirty-on head of swine, four,
mules and $50 head of sheep.
This if only portion of the losses. One
hundred farmers have reported with only
one suit of clothes and no shelter save that
furnished by those living beyond the fire
line. All who lived in the burned districts
are without homes, farming implements or
seed for sowing. If they receive help til
should come shortly because the time Is at
hand for putting in crops. If any assistance
can be rendered please send in care of,
county commissioners of Sully county.
ALBERT A. FEUsT, Sheriff,
VIM. TOURNEY, Treasurer
H. E. KIsfME1., Auditor,
]. X. CLARK, Clerk,
N. w. PETER, Recorder.
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Fire at HOltOn.

HoLToN, April ga large grain house
near the Union Pacific depot, owned by
Basye & Sarbach, grain merchants, has
burned. 1t contained :, 500 bushels of wheat,
LOCO bushels of flax and two car loads of
shelled corn. The value is estimated at $5,-
600: insured to the extent of $4,000. It is
supposed the fire was the work of an incen-
diary. A few days ago one of the proprietors
received threatening anonymous letter
which may lead to a clue to the criminal or
criminals