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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-08-10

complied with; the special pens are used foz
no other purpose and are separated from
the main yards by the Kansas river: the
wards are IN excellent sanitary Condition.:
less danger of infection from Texas fever
exists than in former years, and while few
cases have been reported thus season. inves-
tigation shows that they have Contracted
the disease before shipment into the yards,
There was no evidence to show that these
cattle would transmit the fever, it BEING
well understood that natives or half-bred
cattle do not convey the disease. As an adj
ditional protection to the native cattle, how
ever, the board recommended to the stock
Yards company that all of that part of the
Yards east of the state line, known as the
Alton side, be set apart for their exclusive
use, from which all Texas cattle should be
excluded.
Resolutions were adopted acquaintinp the
governor of Nebraska with the above facts,
declaring that no good reason exists for a
quarantine against the stock yards by Ne
braska, and respectfully asking the modi-
fication of the quarantine order and permit
the shipment of all cattle into Nebraska,
except southern cattle held in quarantine at
Argentine. The report and resolutions are
signed by the hive stock board: John T.
White, keenan, Hurst and Charles Collins.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-08-10
POINTERS FROM RUSSIA.

How Corners in American Mar
kets Help Russian Producers.
WASHINGTON, D. c., August 5.-The state
department is in receipt of an exhaustive
report On the Russian agricultural and
cereal trade from Charlton II. Way,
Unined States consul general to st. Peters
burg. He says the export of cereals from
Russia in the past two years shows an alb
normal increase. due to three causes.
First-The enormous crops gathered from
both the black lands and arabic prairies.
Second-The depreciation of the paper
ruble.
Third-the foolish practice of the system
of corners in the United States.
The arabic lands of Russia. Mr.. Way says,
excluding Poland, cover an area of 100000
square miles. The wheat growers of Kan
sas and Dakota will see at glance the area
of that fertile territory which with the
cheap labor of Russia Will always prove to
be formidable rival. Every corner en-
g;neered in the United States makes an op-
portunity for Russia. Not one dollar is ad-
ded to the import of wealth in America;
but exports from our country being stopped
Russia steps in and gets rid of her surplus
at remunerative prices but still far below
the prohibltive values established in Chi
cago and New York. As long as Russian
wheat exists any attempt to force the west
ern nations of Europe to pay artificial prices
for American grain, can but result in abso-
Lutte failure. Perhaps. if this fact was known,
corners would become rare and infrequent.
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Hot From the Wires,

SAN Francisco, CAL, August Zone OF
the heaviest shocks of earthquake felt in
this city for years has occurred here. Peo-
pie were awakened by the "a Ting of win
dows and the shaking of buildings.
Fort SCOTT, KAN.-The fire alarm sound
ed, when, in pursuance of his duty, Mr.. A.
H. Twigg, the superintendent of the water
works reservoir ana standpipe, proceeded to
turn on the fire pressure. In his effort he
ruptured blood vessel, and was found dead
at his post of duty.
BRAZIL, IND.-The number of dependent
miners is reported at 1852, an increase of
eight since Friday, although sixteen miners
left for Dogs Gap, Ala. One hundred others
will leave for Knox county, Kentucky. The
total relief fund was $24s.45, or cents
each.
New YoRK.-Three separate parties repre-
senting English capital are trying to corner
the enamelled and patent leather trade of
all America.
New YoRK.-The United States cruiser,
Yorktown has returned to the Brooklyn
navy yards from her forty-eight hours
cruise for battery trial. The result of the
test was eminently satisfactory.
CHICAGO, ILL.-The result of the meeting
of G. A. R. commanders was positive and
Unqualified endorsement of the announced
determination to discourage general attend
ance on account of the railroads refusal to
make rates. The states represented were;
Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, In
diana, Michigan. Kansas and Nebraska.
The conference was presided over by Cen
eral Martin.
NEBRASKA City, NEB.-Horse stealing dur
ing the past few months has increased to
such an extent that those most interested In
the matter have issued call to revive the
old vigilance committee which ceased to ex,
ist over twenty years ago.
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OIL In M,.Chf1an.

PORTLAND, M-CH., August For some
time the presence of a considerable guam
tity of oil has been noticed in Grand river,
and discovery was made that throws the
town into excitement. The source of the
OIL has been found near the head of the
creek, where it oozed forth in considerable
quantities from the rocks. An expert was
summoned, and made his report. He says
the oil is equal to the finest Ohio pro1uct
and that gas exists III large quantities in the
rocks, and that it can be had for :he boring.
A seam was opened in the rock and the oil
gusbed out literally. The work of develop
ing the find will be pressed.
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TAHIEoUAH, !. T., August 2.-The Chero'
kee commission met in formal session foi
the first time. It was decided to call Chief
Mayes before the commission, and then to
make him, as the representative OF the
Cherokee nation, an offer of s1.25 for the
Cherokee's land. Chief Mayes must then
call the council in session and present the
offer to it. This will take some time.
A great political picnic was held at which
there were $500 people present, about
equally divided between the Mayes and anti
Mayes factions. The commissioners were
given the seats of honor during the speaking.
AL the speakers who referred to the pro-
posed purchase of the land by the govern
ment, opposed the sale. Five beeves were
barbecued and the members of the comm
sion were again given the seats of honor at
the feast. The Indians are inclined to show
the governments agents every courtesy,
despite the hostility of their mission.
V1N11A, 1. T.,-Chief Mayes has decided
to call the Cherokee legislature together to
decide the question of selling the Cherokee
strip.
AS there is:hardIy respectable minority
in favor of the proposition, the mission OF
the United States commissioners is practi-
cally failure, SO far as the Cherokees are
concerned.
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Where the Smoke Comes From

Where the Smoke Comes From.
HELENA, Mont, August 3.-The forest
fires which have been prevailing in Mon
tana for week show no sign of abatement.
From Helena west, north and south great
black cloud of smoke hangs over the
country, and for six days the sun has not
been seen. Granville Stewart, than whom
no man in Montana is better able to judge,
estimates the damage at half million dol
lars. In Missoula, Western Montana, the
streets, buildings and sidewalks are covered
with ashes, the air is like blast from fur
mace, the atmosphere is filed with crisp
embeH that have descended Ike light fall
of snow. It is estimated that the loss in
Jefferson county from forest fires SO far
this season, will aggregate In the neighbor-
hood of $3.50, 600; consisting chiefly of COM
mon wood cut and prepared for market, in
addition to which an immense amount of
standing timber has been destroyed.
The fire now raging in Boulder canyon,
near Bernice, has been most destructive of
property. The larger part of the cord wood
consumed in this blaze was contracted to
the Anaconda smelter. In the neighbor-
hood of the great mining camp of Phillips
burg the damage has been immense. The
mountains about the city are all ablaze,
and while there is no danger feared to the
city, the heat and sitting smoke are almost
unbearable.
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Illinois Normal In Trouble.

Illinois Normal In Trouble.
BLooMIsGToy, III, August 6.-The in
junction against the State Board OF educa-
zion granted by Judge n. ]. Hillsbury, re-
straining that body from expanding the
appropriation made by the recent legisla-
ture for the maintenance of the State Nor
NAL school at Normal, was obtained, not
upon the petition of E. W. Blackwell. the
claimant, himself, who wants the state to
deed back to his wife the 40 acres which he
donated to the institution, but upon the
petition of George Freeman, a taxpayer,
for the benefit of Blackwell. The Injunction
will have no effect Immediately at least, for
a draft had already been made upon the
state auditor and honored, by which the
board has already obtained money sufficient
to run the school through the fall term.
Even should the injunction be declared
permanent, the Normal school would not
close, though it would be greatly crippled,
for the act creating it sets aside for its use
one half of the college and seminary fund.
No fear whatever is expressed by the
friends of the Normal school that the in
junction will not be dissolved in Septem-
Der.
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A BAD SMASH UP,

A Fast Passenger Train Collides
With a FreIght--SeveraI Killed
and Injured.
CINCINNATI, August 2.-The fast passenger
train that left Hamilton, going west collided
with freight coming east at a bend in the
road at Ogleton, two miles east of Oxford.
The ''pusher'' is an engine used with freight
trains and assists the engines by pushing at
the rear of the train. These pushers 90 as
far as Connorsville and return to Hamilton,
returning with freight cars. 1t was a pusher
running wild from Connorsvllle that col
lded with this passenger train which was
running at very high rate of speed. The
place is remote from telegraph station
and definite news is hard to obtain. It is
known, however, that it was bad smashup.
Fireman Lee was killed outright, Mr..
Lage IS dying, Baggage Master Shields was
killed. Engineer Dougherty was badly hurt
and Mr.. Brennan, fireman, was severaly
hurt Seven of the injured were brought to
Hamilton. IT is believed that the number
of killed and injured will not be greater
than twelve or fourteen. This report was
obtained by telephone from Hamilton.
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a New StvIe of SwindIinp

- NS~ Styl0 OI SwInOlln8.
MEANWHILE, Pa, August 6.-Seymour
Hitchcock and wife, Sarah A., alias Hugie,
were arrested in this city by Postof6ce In
spector Nash, charged with using the mails
for purposes of fraud. Their scheme was
to place an advertisement in western
newspaper, among others Chicago matr1-
monial paper, to the effect that widow of
IS desired western correspondent with a
view to matrimony. The dupes who
answered. these advertisements were drawn
into a loving correspondence, helped along
by the picture of handsome young woman
which would be sent in due time. The OBJ
ject was to work up an engagement of mar
rage, get ring or other presents and
last of all a remittance of money with which
to 60 to the western lover. When remit
tances were received the ddpe would get a
receipt signed Sarah A. Hitchcock, per
Seymour Hitchcock" which generally wound
him up. They have operated in Oneonta,
N. Y, Erie, Ashtabula, Olean, Leadville
and other places. Between March and
July they received through the Oneonta
money orders to the amount of 500 and
nineteen registered letters. To-day was the
first time IN seven weeks that they have
called for their mail here, and the invoice
amounted to fourteen letters. The same
number is awaiting them in the Ashtabula
Office.
Hitchcock, who since coming here has be-
come prominent member of the State
Street Methodist Episcopal church choir,
admits his guilt and says his wife assisted
him under protest.
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George B ach Sentenced.

TOPEKA, KAN, August 6.-George Beach,
who was recently convicted in the district
court of manslaughter in the third degree,
has been sentenced by Judge Guthrie. to
serve term of one year in the county jail.
The law provides as sentence for this Of
fence, Imprisonment in the county Jail for
not less than six months or in the peniten-
tiary for not more than three years. The
crime for which Beach was sentenced was
committed last January, in the public
highway IN Monmouth township, and con-
sisted of the killing of Robert S. Stewart, a
fellow farmer. The children of Beach and
Stewart were schoolmates, bnt they quar-
relied on the way home from school, feeble
son of..Beach's being abused and ill-treated.
MI. Beach went to accompany them home,
and when passing the Stewart homestead,
was savagely attacked by Mrs. Stewart and
her husband. In self defense Beach shot
the latter, killing him instantly. Beach
Immediately came to Topeka, and gave
himself up to the authorities.
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A Rock Island Scheme.

LINCOLN, NEB., August 2.-The recent Or
ganization of the Omaha, Lincoln & Gull
railway is now thought to be Rock Island
scheme. Lincoln business men are spe-
cially interested in the matter and express
confidence that the new line from Omaha to
Beatrice via Lincoln will be built very soon,
perhaps this year yet. President Lowe. Of
the Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska, is said to
have stated that such line would be built
at once if it was found the Rock Island
company was losing business. It is reported
that the stock business for that line is light
from Nebraska because it has no connection
with the Omaha stock yards. The building
of such connection seems quite probable.
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Milwaukee Gives It Up.

MILWAUKEE, WIS, August 3.-The en-
campment situation is rapidly growing
worse. It is now evident that not much
short of miracle can prevent the encamp-
ment as an encampment from being a fail
ure. The last hope of getting rate of a
cent mile to bring large crowds to Mil
waukee is gone. Twenty business men of
Milwaukee held a conference with Presi-
dent Miller, of the St Paul road and John
S. George of the Chicago Il Northwestern,
made strenuous attempts to induce the
representatives of the two Milwaukee and
Chicago lines to favor cent rate. Pres
ident Miller stated positively that be could
do nothing toward securing it.
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Multum in ParVO

CHICAGO August 3.-The Journal says ed
itorially:
''On Wednesday, dispatches were sent to
the Milwaukee press, if not elsewhere, abso-
lutely stating that eight states were repre-
sented in Chicago at secret meeting of the
kickers held that day, and list of the de-
partment commanders given, as if they
were actually present. The story is abso-
lutely false. But two department COM
manders were in Chicago on that day
Martin of Illinois, and Brown of Michigan.
All the rest is fustian.''
BISMARCK, DAK.-On the proposed adop-
ton of the report of the committee of the
whole, giving the legislature power to ex-
oratorical contest was had, Loer of Lamour
offering an amendment, that before the
action of the legislature becomes law it
must be ratified by vote of the people.
After several hours of debate and filibust-
ering the amendment prevailed, and the
suffragists are Respondent.
New ORLEANs.-The Times-Democrat's
Sas Juan Del Suar special announces the
death of Evariste Caraso, president of Mic
aragua.
HASTINGS, NEB. The Gazette-Journal
plant recently purchased by ex-Public Prin-
ter S. p. Rounds, of Omaha is burned. Loss
on building $25, 900, insurance $4,000.
Loss on stock $4,000, insurance $4,000.
Other losses aggregate $1,000, insured for
$4,000.
LoNDox.-The government imperial yacht,
Hohenzollern, with Emperor William on
board, accompanied by the German SQUAD
ron, has arrived at Dover. Statutes of
artillery were fred in honor of the en-
peror.
HARRIsBURG, PA.-Governor Beaver re-
celved, through consul at New York. $1O,-
600 for the Johnstown sufferers, contributed
at different points in Germany for the relief
OF the unfortunate flood stricken people.
BALTIMORE, MD.-The Baltimore & Ohio
will reduce the working time of about half
the force at Mount Clare shops from ten to
eight hours a day. Skilled workmen at
Mount Clare now earn $1O.SO. The reduced
working time Will leave their income about
s6. 40a week.
MNNEAPoLIs, MINN.-There were seven
teen mills in operation at the close of last
week, and some of the larger ones increased
their output materially over the week be-
fore, making the aggregate figures show
another gain.
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No Justificatlon For It.

LoxDos, August 7.-Tte Times holds that
there is not particle of justification for the
''high-handed" seizure of the CanadiaA
sealer, Black Diamond. It says: 'fNo stat
ute of congress can bind English citizens
beyond the territorial waters of America
without the consent of England. The seiz-
ure is contrary to International law and
comfy" In conclsnou it says: The
nations good sense and the love of the
American people can be relied on to assist
the settlement of . question that ought never
to have been raised"
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No Power to Compel Railroads to
Combine.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, Aught 6.-The Hot
Springs, or as it is more popularity known,
''the Diamond Joe line" has been discrim-
mating in favor of the st. Louis, Iron
Mountain & Southern road by selling
through tickets over that road in preference
to the Little Rock & Memphis road.
A short time ago the Little Rock & Men,
pins road brought suit In the federal court,
alleging unjust and illegal discrimination
on the part of the Iron Mountain & Hot
Springs raod, and asked that action be
taken to compel the defendant roads to rec
ognize through tickets sold over the plain
tff's road from Memphis to Hot Springs, or
"vice versa"
Judge Caldwell in the United States
court, rendered decision in favor of the
defendant roads. The Judge held that there
was no power in the law of the United States,
either in the Interstate Commerce commits
sion, or in the United States courts, compel
ling one railroad to enter into a convention
as to rates with competing railroad.
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THE CINCINNATI REBELLION.

Governor Foraker Says Smite the
Saloon Keepers, and They are
Smitten.
CINCINNATI, August 3.-The Times-Star
prints letter from Governor Foraker to
Mayor Mosby, concerning the threatened
defiance of law by the Turner hall mass
meeting of saloon keepers held last week.
Hon. John B. Mosby, Mayor:
DEAR S1R-Do not tolerate any defiance of
law. No man is entitled to enjoy the free
institutions of America who rebels against
duly enacted statute and defies the author
tiles charged with its enforcement. Smite
every manifestation of such spirit with a
swift and heavy hand. don't make these sus-
gestlons from fear you need them, but only
that you may have an assurance they may
afford you in the discharge of your duty to
which you are called in the action of the
Turner hall meeting, the proceedings of
which have just read in the paper.
j. B. FORAKER.
THE sALooN1sTs IN COURT.
The law-breaking saloonists find them
selves in bad box. All the offenders, 164
in number, were arraig ned IN police court,
and the army of violatorS formed in q solid
phalanx in the outer hallway in four lines
close together and extending to the
street. But they did not come with q
brass band and martial music, as they
had threatened. 1t was seen early that
Judge Ermston meant business. At the
opening of the court he announced: ave
will have every one of those saloonists here
in court. Call their names. want to see
whether they are coming into court with a
brass band or not. I'll give them a chance to
do it,
The first man called did not respond.
tissue capias for his arrest, and let his
bond be forfeited" said the Judge; 1--WE will
see whether he has more business in some
saloon than in this COURT
In a few minutes he was brought in by
an officer. Nearly all of the 1874 demanded
jury trial and their cases were postponed
indefinitely.
Concerning the matter of repeated viola
lions of the law by the same men, the court
remarked: 81 believe that an ounce of pre-
vention is worth pound of cure, and espe.
cially SO in this matter. Therefore, in order
to prevent the necessity of calling out the
entire police force, as was necessary Sunday
will fix the bond of any saloonist who vio-
lates the law next Sunday, and who has al
ready violated it. at $1,000" The statement
made to each saloonist as he came up.
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Religious Divisions.

NEW YORK, August 6.-Advices from
Apia, Samoa state:
Considerable annoyance is expressed here
on account of newspaper argument which
Roman Catholics and London Missionary
society as to which religious body the ma
tives belonged who saved lives during the
hurricane. The Samoans are divided in
their religious belief and it is feared the dis
cussion may tend to increase the bad feel
ing which already exists among the natives.
Some of the high chiefs say that they fear
the religious differences may be carried into
the election for king which will be held on
Malietoa's return. and that split may oc-
cur among the adherents of the Malietoa
family, of which Mataafa is member, and
that thereby, Tamasese may be elected king
in which event the Germans would have
full power as they had two years ago.