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Chicapo Stock Yards,

CHICAGO, July 1O.-The town Of Lake.
possessing a population of nearly $1,000
people, which was annexed to Chicago at
last weeks election, has through its old
town authorities fled bill for injunction in
the circuit court of Cook county, declaring
the election to be invalid. This suburb of
the Garden City takes in the great stock
yards district, and the opposition to annex
alton to Chicago is said to be founded on
the fact that an ordinance exists and is in
force which if the town we're added to Chi
capo would compel the removal of the stock
yards to a distance of at least two miles be-
yond the corporate limits of the city. Many
millions of dollars are invested in the hog
industry In this locality. and it is believed
by many that the right OF eminent domain
vested in the property holders in that section
cannot be set aside by the annexation vote:
The annexation of this town to Chicago will
be vigorously contested in the courts.
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New SsXle Cannon.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 1O.-C. E. Crecy
of the Pneumatic Gun Carriage company,
has fled a caveat, on advice, by which he
hopes to use the old monitors for coast de-
fence purpose. There are thirteen of these
monitors. The armor is too light to be any
protection against modern guns. Mr.. Crecy
proposes to take the terrets OF the monitors
and to place on each two large cannon
mounted on disappearing gun carriages
They are to be sighted and aimed from be-
low decks by the Intervention of mirrors
They are also to be loaded below the water
line and hoisted into place by pneumatic
power. The recoil of each gun carries ID
back below deck, and it is above the deck
for three seconds only.
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The News at Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, July 10.-No sporting event
has excited an interest in Baltimore equal
to that which centered in the Sullivan Kill
rain fight. So universal was the anxiety to
hear the result of the contest that many did
little else during the day than inquire about
the latest news. The sentiment of the crowd
was favorable to the Baltimore pugilist and
deep concern was seen in the faces of some
when the bulletin was posted that the ''Big
Fellow" had actually won the fight. The
book makers say that although Sullivan was
the favorite in this city, many dollars were
placed on Kiraln.
Mrs. Kilrain said: "My husband promis-
ed to send me dispatch es soon as he coula
after the fight was finished. think that he
could get a message to telegraph station
as soon as any newspaper, and as have
heard nothing from him don't believe the
newspapers" Afterwards dispatch from
New Orleans was handed her. It said;
Mature gave out. Am not hurt, signed
Jake, and to Mrs. Mitchell, who is visiting
the kilrains: ave are beat" signed Char
ley.
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millionaire Drowned,

CHICAGO, July, 1O.-Herbert A. Pearson.
a millionaire mine owner from Bonanza
City, Custer county, Idaho, was drowned in
the lake. He hired yacht and invited
Emily Lytton, an actress, to take sail. He
was fond of swimming and promised to teach
Miss Lytton. They came to anchor about
ECO yards from shore at Thirty-fr street.
The boatman started in yawl to find shallow
water in which Miss Lytton might take a
first lesson. Pearson put on bathing suit
in the cabin and took header off the
yachts side. The boatman heard cry
and saw Pearson drown. Miss LyttOn threw
a rope but it fell short.
Pearson was a man of great wealth and
had lived in Chicago since last November
making his headquarters at the Calumet
club. He had extensive mining interests in
Idaho and California. He was cousin of
Mrs. George NJ. Pullman. He was As years
old and unmarried. The body was not re-
covered.
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INTERNAL REVENUE.
Congress Expected to Do Away
With the System.
The Internal Revenue Taxes to be-
repealed. Except az to Whisky.
and Collect ons Turned Over to
y. >. Marshals; Doing Away With
internal Revenue Collectors.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. July 10-In recent
conversation, which seems to be well au-
thenticated, the president gave an intima-
ton of some important legislation next
winter. The conversation was with q west
ern republican, who was seeking the ap-
pointment of collector of internal revenue
for the district in which he lived. The call
er was well known to General Harrison and
had such relations with him as warranted
PLAIN talk on both sides. He told the presi-
dent OF his desire, and the president told
him that he would like to appoint him.
"But," he continued, 81 don't think you
want the appointment. You will be able to
hold the Office only q short time if you ne.
ceive it."
The applicant asked the president what he
meant, and the president replied that he did
not think there would be any internal reve-
nue. collectors year or fifteen months
hence.
In reply to further inquiries the president
said that he expected congress at the coming
session to abolish the present internal rev.
enue collection system. This. he explained.
would be effected by the repeal of all inter-
nal revenue taxes, except the tax on whisky,
and the collection of that would be turned
over to the United States marshals.
The applicant said that if such legislation
was probable he certainly did not want to
be appointed collector of internal revenue.
The president assured him that he was
congress, and advised HIM to think of some
thing else, promising to give him an APP
pointment if something suitable could be
found.
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The Virginia Wreck.

WASHINGTON, d. c., July 5.-Henry N.
Martin, of New Orleans, who was on the
wreck of the Norfolk & Western railroad,
but escaped uninjured, his sleeper and one
of the coaches remaining on the track, az
rived in this city. He says that the night of
the accident was very dark and stormy, and
that when he looked out of the window ten
minutes before the disaster the rain was
coming down harder than he had ever seen
it before. An embankment had been built
at the scene of the washout with a small
culvert to carry off the water. The unusual
rainfall had backed the water up against
this embankment and had undermined the
whole mass of earth, making deep ditch
into which the engine and five coaches
plunged. As those who escaped realized
the situation they went to the assistance of
the injured, but could render no aid, as
their strength was inadequate to lift the
heavy beams which pinioned most of the
unfortunates. There was no shelter for the
wounded who were exposed to the inclem-
emit weather. They were without medical
assistance until 6 O'Clock, before the wreck
ing train arrived from Roanoke, twenty
seven miles away.
Nobody, Mr.. Martin says, will ever know
Just how many were lost. He added: 81 do
not belis-- that anybody in an ordinary
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KANSAS CROPS.

Secretary Mothers Official Circu-
TOPEKA, KAN, July 9.-Secretary Mohler,
of the state board of agriculture has issued
the following:
The excellent condition of crops reported
month ago has been generally maintained
through the state during the month of June,
as shown by reports now in from correspon-
dents of this board.
Excessive rams in some sections in south
eastern and central, as well as northwestern
Kansas, are reported as having caused con-
siderable damage to crops, especially on
bottom lands.
Wheat and oats in such localities have suf-
fered from rust. Corn and sorghum have
been retarded IN their growth and many
fields have become weedy, the farmers for
many days lot being able to cultivate them
by reason of incessant rains.
TIE area of wheat and oats thus affected
is comparatively small and probably will
not very materially lower the aggregate pro-
duct of the state in these crops.
Corn and all forage crops are In promis-
ing condition, while potatoes and all kinds
of grasses, native and cultivated, are in an
extraordinary good condition.
Wheat-The wheat harvest has been in
progress in the state since the first week in
June and will not be completed in the nor
thern portion of the state until July 10 lin.
GLIDING spring wheat harvest). Much diff
Guilty in some sections has been experienced
in cutting wheat with binders by rea-
son of soft condition of the soil. The crop
however, for the most part will be saved in
good condition.
Spring Wheat-The estimated product
per acre is placed by our correspondents at
eighteen bushels. On an area of 54,92O
acres, as reported before, We have total
product OF spring wheat for this year of 9Ss-
66Obushels. This product, added to the to-
tai product of winter wheat as estimated by
our correspondents month ago, gives .
grand total of wheat for 1889 of "a, 76S, SEQ
bushels. The extent of damage to the wheat
crop from excessive rains and rust can not
be fully known yet, but it is believed it will
mot materially affect the aggregate product
for the state.
Corn-The stand of corn 10 generally
good and with the exception of that on bot
tom land excessively wet, and other fields
neglected in cultivation, the plant, although
noe % far advanced as usual at this date, IL
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The President at Woodstock,

The President at Woodstock,
WOODSTOCK, Conn.,, July 6.-The celebra-
ton here was somewha' uncomfortable by
reason Of showers.
General Harrison, president of the United
States, was among the speakers. His ad-
dress opened with:
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
"Mr. President and Fellow Citizens. La
dies and Gentlemen: 1t is not my purpose
to make an address to-day. l did not know
until this morning that the programme
would contain any mention of my name at
all, but it would be altogether unclvll if
did not, this opportunity having been offer
ed me, express my thanks to those of you
who are gathered with me this morning,
and to those upon whose hospitable invita-
ton you have gathered, for the cordial and
friendly welcome which you have given me
terday. (Cries of '.Good.'') Your patriot
ism has been put to the test by the weather
conditions as unfavorable as are possible in
the summer season, but you will not, l am
sure, hold me responsible for the bureau
having these conditions in charge, having
failed to secure to you such weather as we
would have desired to-day Laughter).
st is very gratifying to know that your
love of country and your interest in the per-
petuation and the right observance of this
pleasant celebration at Woodstock has so
perfectly triumphed over every impeachment.
l am sure I look into the faces this morning
of a body of citizens filled with honest
pride Of their country, and full of serious pur-
pose to maintain these institutions from all
faint of corruption or decay.
'We stand to-day as nation exempt
from all fears of foreign hurt. 1t is not in
the power of any people upon earth, much
to harm us, except our own people. We do
not say this in any spirit of boastfulness,
but rather in one of thankfulness; for that
divine providence which has given us such
location and assignment among the nations
of the earth, that no people of great power
touches us on any side. ALI the more, ex-
empt from thoughts of foreign assault,
ought our thoughts to turn to dangers which
are internal, and from which, alone, we can
have serious harm. All the more should
every thoughtful citizen consider how he
may promote the public veal; how we may
hold up our Institutions in honor among
ourselves, securing and promoting both in
state and national legislation those meas
ures which have best prompted-not indi-
vldual, not the special but the general good
of all the peop!e
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NEW YORK, July s.-R. G. DUN & Co.'s
weekly review of trade says:
Business has been fairly maintained In
volume, and is gradually improving in pros
poets. June has been a month of unusually
large transactions. Prices of commodities,
despite the rise of some speculative markets,
have fallen during the month about 2
per cent and are hardly now II above the
lowest average ever recorded. But there
are signs OF substantial improvement in the
most importan branches of industry.
The monetary situation remains undis
turbed. Nevertheless the stock market, by
many considered an indication of the future,
has been sinking. The wars of western,
and to some extent of eastern railroads have
disheartened many buyers. The half yearly
return OF failures show relatively larger in
crease In New England than in any other
section. about % per cent, and next in the
s-Mississippi regions this side of the
Rocky mountains about 20 per cent.
In the middle states the increase has been
but 1-5 per cent. thence to the Mississippi
about per cent. and the south about 81
per cent. Against a general increase of 8
per cent there is decrease of 81 per cent.
in aggregate liabilities. The markets have
not changed greatly during the week.
The monetary prospect is clouded by the
exports of 81, 707, $40 gold and 81, 135, 464 of
silver from New York alone since June l.
In consequence the circulation has been re-
duced ST., O0O, 600 in June, though the az
gregate is even now So, 600 600 larger than a
year ago. 1t is felt that e. continued outgo
in July would be apt to cause pressure in
September.
Business failures numder 2O2 as compared
with 215 last week, and go the week pre-
vious For the corresponding week of last
year the figures were 2l4.
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LAWYERS, "Combine."

WICHITA, KAN, July Sat meeting of
the Bar Association the question of adopting
a schedule of fees was discussed at length.
The question was raised whether an act
passed by the last session of the legislature
on trusts does not prohibit lawyers from
adopting such schedule. The bill referred
to was introduced in the house by J. R.
Burton. and then known as the antitrust
bill, while the clause concerning lawyers
was added by farmer senator when the
bill reached the senate. The association in
structed its judiciary committee to investi-
gate the question. It seems evident that a
schedule of prices would be agreed upon
by the association provided it is thought
lawful
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crea+ed New Division.

WASHINGTON. d. c., July 10-Secretary
Rusk has created new division of the agri-
cultural department. It is that which Will
have charge of the weekly and monthly
agricultural bulletins. 1t will be IN the
hards of competent and experienced news
paper men, who will revise and edit the re-
ports received from the departments CORES
pondente. The new division will be IN
charOe of George William Hill of Minnesota
who for many years has been publisher and
editor of agricultural papers, notably OF the
Prairie Farmer of Chicago and the Farmer
Of St Paul
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The Weather Crop Bulletin.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 9.-The week
has been slightly warmer than usual
throughout the northern states, while the
temperature has differed but slightly from
the normal over the cotton and tobacco re-
gions of the southern states. The rainfall
for the season continued in excess from
New York southwark to Florida and from
Texas northward to the Missouri valley.
There is large deficiency of the rainfall
for the season in southern Ohio, northwest
ern Missouri and northwestern Dakota,
where the rainfall for the current season is
less than sixty per cent. of the usual rainfall.
The weather has been especially favorable
for growing crops drought the corn and
wheat belt,
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Possible War in Central Am erica
SAN FRANCISCO, Gil, July 5.-Sensa-
tional news of probable war between Costa
RIGA and Nicaragua over the canal came by
steamer from Panama. The managing
correspondent of the Panama Star and
Herald says the war party has control of
the Costa Rica government and urges i'm
mediate invasion of Nicaragua unless heavy
indemnity be paid TO, crossing the canal in
San Juan river for sixty miles along the
Costa RIGA boundary. This Gland claimed
by Costa Rica has once been decided by
treaty to belong to Nicaragua, but this
treaty will be violated.
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A Big Reduction in Freights

"A Big ReduCtfOn IN FretQntS.
CHICAGO, July s.-A change of some i'm
portance to shippers was given effect by
the management of the Chicago, St., Paul
& Kansas City railroad by its adoption OF
the low commodity tariff. The new sched-
ule is a reduction of about IS per cent on
the 60 cent basis from Chicago to st. Paul
and scales down many staple articles to
and 10 cents hundred. This innovation it
is believed will have the effect of lowering
rates on all other lines, although the West
ern Freight association is vigorously oppos-
Ing the change initiated by the road in ques-
tion
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The Texas Louise In Missouri.

OZARK, No., July 6.-Southwest Missouri
is cursed with what ID known as the ''Texas
louse," and it is destroying the oat crop IN
this section. The farmers have commenced
to cut their oats before they are ripe In Or
der to make hay out of them before the
louise kills the blades. Some five days ago
this plague was first noticed, and since that
they have come by millions. The fly that
lays the eggs resembles large gnat, with
long legs and wings. 1t deposits the eggs
on the stem of the oats just below the head
and goes around the stem. The egg is lit
tie, flat, green-looking speck, and will hatch
out in less than day. One fly will lay hun
dreds of eggs in one hour. 1t takes about
two days for this little insect to get SO 1t
can crawl and 60 to multiplying.
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Assistant Signal Corps Direct,
The Johnstown Verdict.

JoHNsTowN, Pa, July 9.-The coroner's
jury has given its verdict. It says: We find
from the testimony and what we saw on the
ground that there were not sufficient waste
weirs, nor was the dam constructed strong
enough, nor the proper material used to
Withstand the overflow, and hence we find
the owners of said dam were culpable in not
making it as secure asst should have been,
especially in view of the fact that popula-
ton of many thousands were in the valley
below, and we hold that the owners are re-
sponsible for the fearful loss of life and
property resulting from the breaking of the
dam. Witness our hands and seals, July G.,
1884
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-07-13

B1s1ARCK, DAK., July Sin the North
Dakota constitutional convention the Farm
ers Alliance beng very powerful politically
has enuncisted platform of principles
which they wish to place in the constitution,
and they have a sufficient membership In
the convention and enough power in the
state to make their demands of great
weight. Among the panlks in the platform
are the following:
Government control of the railroads and
of all public necessities; prohibition of the
liquor trafics election of the United States
senator's by the popular vote; courts of ar
bitration; abolition of the contract system
in public works; self sustaining criminals;
woman Suffrage; few appointed and many
elective officers and the Australian system
of voting.
All of these principles can not expect to
obtain place in the new constitution, but
many of them will make hard fight for po-
sitions. The questions of prohibition,
woman suffrage, Australian ballot system,
and minority representation will come IN
for good share of the attention of the con-
vertlon and there has already been good
strong argument in favor of one legislative
body. In other words the delegates are
prepared to consider any suggestions which
are made which have foundation OF good
sene and sound reason.
The Australian ballot system, with some
modification together with one or two of the
principles mentioned, will undoubtedly ap-
pear in the new document. The constitu-
ton already adopted for the new state of
South Dakota is well thought of here ana may
be the ground work upon which the North
Dakota constitution will build. 1t is undoubt-
by some of the best legal talent in the ma
ton. The great trouble will probably be
that the delegates will want to insert. too
much in the organic law and really get SO
much in that the legislature will devote
much time to modifying the work of their
predecessors in the art of law making. In
other words there is danger that the work
will he oyardof1n
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Washington's Convention.

OLYMPIA, WASH, July 6.-The territorial
secretary called the constitutional conven-
ton to order. Only three delegates were
absent. A temporary organization was
perfected. kilograms of greeting. were re-
ceived from the chairmen of the North and
South Dakota conventions at Bismarck and
Sioux Falls. Responses were ordered to be
sent. Judge Hoyt, who is conceded the
craftsmanship, has been speaker of the
Michigan legislature, governor of Arizona
and was also appointed governor of Idaho,
but did not act.
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A New Line,

ST.. PAUL, MIMI. July 6.-American and
European capitalists have agreed to furnish
all the money needed for the building of a
new railroad, which shall begin at Sioux
Falls, S. D., and extend across the western
borders of Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas and
Louisiana to Morgan City, on the Gulf of
Mexico, at which point connections will be
made with line of steamships reaching
out for the trade of Central and South
AmerioEa ports. Parts of the roads already
built will be made use of SO that the ex-
pense OF building will be thereby decreased.
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Action at Helena,

HELENA, MoNT., July 8.-The constitu-
tlonal convention met. After brief prelim-
inaries q permanent organization was eff
fected. officers and attaches being elected as
follows: Hon. w. A. Clark, president; w.
81. Todd, chief clerk: Sam Alexander ser
gent at arms; Rev. E. Clews, chaplain; all
democrats. Seventy-three of the seventy
five members answered to the roll call, divi-
ded as follows: Thirty-nine democrats, thir.
ty-two republicans, two scattering.