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ADemocratIc Caucus.

WASHINGTON, D. c., February AT q
caucus of democratic members conserva-
tive counsels prevailed, and it was felt that
the party had better follow the leadership
of Messrs. Carlisle, Crisp and Mills. No
ons could suggest any new obstructive tao
tics that promised well, and the general
opinion was to the effect that the pro-
gramme followed during the last three days
should be continued In force, and that
every parliamentary move that would OBJ
struct the republicans in their designs
should be made. The reading of the jour
nal in full is to be insisted upon and is ex-
pected to consume an hour of each day;
the yeas and nays are to be demanded at
every step and appeals are to be taken from
all rulings regarded as arbitrary and unjust
by the minority. There was, however, no
formal resolution to do this adopted.
Mr.. Carlisle, with the aid of other leaders,
will draw up an address to the country,
which will be publi,hed in justification of
the course o. he minority.
During the speechmaklng the subject of
securing the Intervention of the supreme
court TO attempt to establish the illegal ma
ture of the republican proceeding was
preached. but no action was taken.
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Beef Steaks to Go Up.

CHICAGO, February 3.-The reports that
have been current some days to the effect
that an advance in the retail price of meats
throughout the cou try will shortly 60 into
effect are said on high authority to be well
founded. In fact all the big packing houses
are now revising their lists and the advance
is likely to take place in few days. In
view of tine fact that more cattle are being
reared now than ever before, that the prices
on the hoof are cheaper, aud that the for
eign demand has materially diminished,
thus atfording largec margin Tor home
consumption, the ACTON of the beef barons
has created no little comment and specula-
ton as to its why's and wherefores. People
who are in q position to know, however,
said that the combine has spent immense
sums of money in litigation in the courts of
q score of the states, the legislatures of
which had passed laws virtually excluding
dressed beef; and now that the American
Meat company, the only apparent competi-
tor of the combine, has gone out of bust
ness the latter are IN a good position to re-
coup themselves through the medium of an
advance in rates. The packers, however,
defend their action on the ground that there
Ia an increasing consumption without an
increase In range production. At any rate
meat is likely to be higher this spring than
ever before
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Conflicting Renorts-

WICHITA. KAN. February 3.-Conficting
reports are in from Conway Springs. One
says that Banker Armstrong. who was the
principal guarantor for the sugar mills,
was attacked by a mob of 100 men and
came near being lynched; that he was
thrown into the middle of the street and
everybody who could reach him gave him a
kick.
Another dispatch says he was knocked
down by I. Smith, and that he has been
removed by his friends, it Is believed, to St
Joseph, No.
Smith was one of the heaviest creditors of
the Conway sugar works, of which Arm
strong was local director, and which failed to
pay for cane supplied during the season.
Nearly every farmer inthe vicinity is out
sums ranging from $100 to $500. and the
feeling against the management of the
works Is very bitter.
Still another dispatch comes from Yelling
ton, saying that n. Jones, who lost 81, 900
by the sugar mill, was there and that he
Just came from Conway Springs, where he
had been all of the day when the trouble Is
reported to have occurred there. He says
that the farmers who raised cane for the
sugar company are entering suit and labor
ers have been compromised with by the as
Segment to them of the bounty due from
the governments.
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Inrdfness Of collections at various interiof
points causes more complaints, and the un-
seasonabl7 mid weather once more de-
presses many lines Of trade. The exports
Tor December prove much larger than had
been expected. with an excess of SS7 ,OO0,-
OOO over imports Money at New York is
aoundaat and cheap on call. and demand
for commercial psper u now strong.
Inc latter indication of business activity
are not quite so satisfactory "a would be
wished Goods do enot improve. Unex-
pected demand has raised domestic hides II
TO y, but foreign are dull. Leather Il sell
ing more freely. At Chicago dealing in
grain and meats are large, but in dry goods
som what less for the past two weeks. and
the shoe trade shrlnks little. Distribu ion
has been fair at St Louis, Omaha and Kan
sas City. From the reports teleQraphed IT
may be inferred that trade since the new
year began has not answered expectations
and there are some signs that the mild
weather Is not solely to blame.
In the iron business excess of production
begins to be felt. The coal trade also coz
tnues much depressed. The UNSURPASSED
activity in building has made materials
strong and active. Wheat is IL cents lower
with sales of 20,0O0, 600 bushels; corn / x
cents lower, and oats IL lower for the week.
Cotton is held by speculation. Coffee Is
unchanged. but oil and pork produces are
dull In the stock market for the past week
the average shows q slight advance over last
week, and the report of earnin. from all
roads goods-
The business failures are 291 as against
3S8 last week. For the corresponding week
OF last year the figures were 1872.
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STOCK AND FARM.

Dighton Journal: There will be the
largest area of sod broken next spring
there has been since 1885. Nearly
every farmer sowed all his cultivated
ground in wheat last fall and will have
to break for spring crop.
The Caldwell Journal tells Of the
loss, by NJ. NJ Robinson, of thousand
dollars worth of horses by distemper.
1t got among his horses by contsgion,
his son having regularly ridden horse
to town to school and stabbed it through
the day in barn where an infected
horse was kept.
Topeka Capital: State Treasurer
Hamilton returned from trip through
southern Kansas. He visited Yelling
tor, Kingman, Caldwell, Winfield and
other points where he interviewed the
cattlemen. Mr.. Hamilton says that cat
tie throughout Kansas are in splen-
did condition. The winter has been an
admirable one for cattle. He says,
however, that the movement Of live
stock to the markets is very light.
Nearly everybody is holding on for bet
ter prices.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-08

CHICAGO, February Edward Crews
don, u, of London, England who has
promoted" several of the sales of the
american breweries, mills and elevators to
English syndicates has been in the Rocky
mountains and is making hurried trip to
London with an option in his pocket on q
big gold mine.
American newspapers and people heap
abuse on English syndicates," said he.
'Tnis country is new and it needs money.
England has lots of money which it is will
ing to use in this country at terms sdVan-
tageous to Americans. The American peo-
pie are the gamers in every transaction that
has been made by the English syndicates,
but they don't seem to know it. In every
newspaper read see articles chasing the
English syndicate with the American trust.
They are as different as two things could be,
The trust centraliZee wealth and hurts the
people, but the syndicate scatters wealth
and helps the PEOPLE. The English syndi-
Gates, or companies, make it their business
to scatter wealth. They send representa-
make arrangements for the purchase of
manufactures or mines. These men sat
isfy themselves that the business they are
about to purchase is really paying one.
As far as know the deals that have been
made in America have all been profitable
except the purchase of the Detroit brew
cries. The syndicate lost money on that
deal because it was hard to market the
stock III England. The purchase of the St.
Louis breweries was a particularly lucky
deal. The stock is now quoted at 81 above
par IN England
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years, and yet neither knew tbs other
was in the county. Warren Cole has
not voted since he came INTO the coun-
ty.
Wellington Monitor: The trouble at
CONWAY Springs over the unsettled
claims against the sugar factory stilll
continues. It is stated that there are
nearly SIS, 900 due farmers living with
in few miles Of the town, for cane fur
nished, of which $4,000 was for last
years cane. Banker Armstrong, Of the
Citizens State Bank, is held principal
~ responsible by the farmers for the
company's refusal to pay them, and he
has been threatened with violence on
several occasions by indignant cane
rsisers. Many OF the farmers near the
town made cane their principal crop.
and are badly in need Of the money
they expected to receive. The non-suc-
cess Of the mill during the past season,
is attributed to the improvident man
agement, and it is believed that in COM
petept hands it will make much bet
ter showing in the future.
A special from Washington to ths
st. Louis Globe Democrat gives the
latest scheme OF q Kansas man. Il
reads: "Hon. G. J. Jones, or Buffalo
JONES' as he is called at home in Kan
sas, gave dinner to a party Of Kan
sans who are in the city. The especial
feature of the affair was buffalo meat
Mr.. Jones is the proprietor of buffalo
ranch near Garden City, Kansas, and he
has a second herd Of buffalo at Salt
Lake City, in Utah. He is engaged in
preserving the noble animal as he ex-
presses it, and he proposes to see that
the American buffalo does not become
extinct. Some of his buffalo were cap
tured in the Panhandle of Texas four
years ago, few were secured in Mon
tana, he bought some recently in Man
itoba, and the rest he has reared on his
two ranches from original stock. He
now owns about 100, and the two herds
are increasing. He brought several
hundred pounds of Buffalo meat east
with him and sold quantity Of it at
SOC pound in New York. He brought
some to Washington, and to-day he
gave a buffalo dinner Representa-
tives Peters, Perkins, Funston, Morrill,,
Turner and Kelley were among the
guests who discussed the bill of fare.
Other Kansans around the table were
Ex-Gov. Osborn, Hon. James F. Leg
ate, Col. Frank Flennikin and Chief
Clerk Chas. s. Martin, of the house Of
representatives.. Mr.. Jones carved the
roast, and as he gracefully oficiated,
took occasion to interest the guests on
the subject Of buffalo farming. He ex-
poets to ask permission of the depart
ment of the interior to locate herd OF
buffalo on the vacant government lands
lying in the western part of the public
strip between the Texas Panhandle and
Colorado"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-08
Proposed Addition to Pension Rolls

Proposed Addition to Pension Rolls.
WASHINGTON, D. c., February 1.-The bill
introduced by Congressman Kelly, of Kan
sas, and referred to the committee on PEN
sions, is something new in the line of PEN
sion legislation. It is entitled a bill to
pension the widows, dependent parents and
minor children of all citizens of the United
States who have been killed for political
purposes since the close of the late civil
war. 1t begins with a preamble, which
cites that since the close of the late civil
war. In April, 1866, ''many thousands of
loyal citizens of the United States have
been murdered, assass naied and killed be-
cause they were loyal to the tag and gov
eminent of the United States" and that
the government b been, and now is una
BILE 10 protect the lives of its loyal citizens
in large section of the country against the
murderous assaults of assassins who are
enemies of the flag.
The first section of the bill instructs the
secretary of the interior to place upon the
pension rolls ''the names of the widow, de-
pendent parents and childIen (the latter
under 16 years of age) of all persons who
have been murdered or assassinated or
killed in any way for political reasons since
the - day of April, 1865, IN any state or
territory of the United States.
Section 2. That the persons so placed on
the pension rolls shall be pIa ed at the same
if the husbands and fathers so killed had
been private soldiers in the armies of the
United States at the time of their death,
and had been killed in battle.
''Sec. 8. That the secretary of the interior
is hereby instructed to prepare the neces-
sary blank application to supply applicants
for such pensions, and the necessary blank
forms for such applicants, and to make the
necessary additional rules and regulations,
and to appoint such additional pension
agents, special examiners an other officers,
clerks and agents as may in his judgment
be necessary to carry out the provisions of
this act.
Sec. 4. That the proof in any case that
the husband or father came to his death by
the acts of ku-klux-klan or other organiZa-
ton similar IN construction or design, shall
be prima facie evidence that it comes with
in the provisions of this act.
''Sec. 8. That the date from which the
pension shall begin TO accrue shall in all
cases be the day of the death of the hus-
band and father
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Noble Interferes,

GUTHRIE. Ok, February 3-The disorder
that has prevailed here for several days re-
celved death blow by the receipt of this
telegram from Attorney General Miller to
Marshal Walker:
"Iou will permit no more lot jumping or
are.o
Mayor Dooly also received from Secretary
Noble this telegram:
81 have just called on the president, and
he desires me to say to you that he has been
in consultation with Attorney General Nil
Ter, and that orders have been forwarded to
the United States marshal to let matters re-
main in statu QUO until territorial govern
ment is established, which l am pleased to
state will be SOON"
These kilograms were read by the law
abiding element with much satisfaction.
The lot jumpers have ceased operations.
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KANSAS RAILROADS.

Salina Journal: The news comes to
Brookville that the Rock Island is to be
built into that city the coming summer.
That they intend to make that the
passenger station where all trains
will stop for meals, besides making it
division point. If such be the case,
Brookville will have seen its darkest
days.
Topeka Capital: A. B. Pomeroy,
president of the Topeka, WestmoreIand
4 Marysville Railway company, is now
in the east with other members of the
company making further negotiations
for the material for the new road, and
on his return the people may hope to
hear something definite concerning the
time actual work will begin on the con-
struction of the road. It is already
understood that the company have over
q million dollars secured for the build
ing of the road, and that it is the in
tention OF the company to commence
work and push the building of the line
to completion at the earliest possible
date when spring opens. That the road
is an assured fact now, there can be no
doubt, even in the minds Of those who
have all along cOntended that it would
not be built. The right-of-way, ground
for depot, yards and side tracks, have
already been secured in Topeka, and
steps looking to the successful compile
ton and operation OF the road are be-
ing pressed forward by men who know
not what the word failure is.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-08
Lapse of Litigation.

LONDON, February 6.-The trial of the
suit for libel brought by Parnen against
the Times was called. and counsel an
nounced that the suit had been compro-
missed, the Times paying Mr.. Parnen 95, 600
damages. The withdrawal was also an
nounced of the action brought by Mr..
Henry Campbell, Mr.. ParnelFs private sec
Ietary, agan>t the Times for damages for
statements affecting Mr.. Campbell, made
by Attorney General Webster, counsel for
the Times, in his opening speech in the case
of ODonnell vs.. Walter, proprietor of the
Times, and for charges made against the
plaintiff in an editorial published by the
Times in July, 1888. The court room was
crowded. Mr.. Parnell was present. He
looked well. The announcement of the
result OF the action caused a sensation il
the court room.
1t is stated that the Times will pay Mr..
Campbell ECO damages, besides meeting
all the costs of his action.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-08

SALIVA, KAN, February 1.-The encamp-
meut elected the following delegates TO the
national encampment at Boston:
Atlarge-R. W. Blue, Bernard Kelley, G.
r. Anthony, ]. G. Mohler and NJ. w. SUIT
ton.
From districts-P. B. Gerow, George
Trout. D. G. Bliss, L. A. Stanley. z B.
Park. A. B. Arment, E. T. Sprague, ]. II.
Howe. z. NJ. Clarke, E. g. Putnam, Lew
Hanback,, q. D. Shafer, ". R. Hopkins and
A. w. Hoyt
The reports of all committees have been
adopted.
The following officers we're elected by the
department encsmpment of the W. R c.:
President Mrs. Clara Junkerman, of
Senior vice, Mrs. Matte Coulter, of To-
peka-
Treasurer, Elizabeth A. Wharry, of To-
peKa-
Secretary, Mrs. Laura Myers of Wichita.
Chaplain, Mrs. Sarah Shields, OF Nc
Pherson.
The Western Veteran was made the OFF,
cial organ of the department.
The following officers were elected by the
Sons of Veterans for the nsulng year:
C. d. Jones, Norton, colonel command
ing.
T. A. Agnew, Newton, lieutenant colonel
E. D. Forney, Cottonwood Falls, major.
Division council ID. r. Hindman, w. E.
Morris, jr., E. L. Barber.
Delegate to national encampment-T. J..
Anderson.
Delegates at Iarge-J. H. Fisher, E. F.
Parks, W. Y. Morgan, of the Strong City
Republican.
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The Oklahoma Bill Completed.

Inc OkldnOna Bill competed.
WASHINGTON, D. c., February 4.-The
house committee on the territorial govern
ment met aud considered the bill providing
territorial government for Oklahoma. The
committee finished the consideration of the
bill.
A subcommittee, consisting of Messrs.
Struble, Springer and Perkins, was then
appointed to draw up report on the bill
and present it to the committee. AS fully
agreed upon, the bill establishes district
courts in the proposed territory at the fol-
lowing places: Guthrie, Oklahoma City,
Kingfsher, Edmond and at a place in the
southwestern part of the territory to be
hereafter designated by the governor.
The committe also determined to moor
porate in the bill a provision making the
laws of Nebraska applicable to the new ter
ritory. Authority was, however, given the
committee to substitute the laws of rome
other state in place of those in Nebraska in
event of its finding that there were provi-
sions in those laws which were not compat-
ible with the interests of the new territory.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-08
More English CAPITAL.

KANSAS CITY, KAN, February st j:
stated that an English syndicate Is to pur-
chase all the sash and door factories in the
Omitted States, thirty-five in all. The pur-
chase price is to be between twenty and
twenty-five million dollars. Mr.. F. L. On
derwood, a prominent business man of this
city, who, it is understood, is acting IN the
interests of the companies, has left for New
York, where the agents of tine syndicate
now are; there he will endeavor to effect
q sale. Members of the Western Sash and
Door company, which has plant here and
four others in as many different cites in
the United States. say that though no op-
ton has been given on their property that
they would not be adverse to selling to the
syndicate for fair prlce.
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Not Guilty..

TOPEKA, KAN, February 3.-In the dis
trict court the trial of Fanny Burnside was
ended and the jury returned a verdict OF
not guilty. This trial has been in progress
an entire week, and has attracted great at
tention from the colored people of the city.
In confession made before County Attor-
ney WEIGH and others some months ago.
Charles Burnside, an ex-convict, declared
that he and Fanny Burnside had poisoned
his father, her husband, Robert Burnside
by putting rough on rats in his tea and
coffee. His body was exhumed and an ex-
animation revealed the presence of arsenic.
Both Fanny and Charles were arrested. II
was love affair, Charles being desperately
in love with his stepmother, Fanny Burn
aida
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West, of the Times, Sentenced.

CHICAGO, February 5.-Judge Grinnell
overruled the motion for q new trial for
James j. West, and imposed sentence upon
the one-time president of the Chicago
Times company, in accordance with the
verdict, five years in the penitentiary and q
fine of $1,000
The charge of which the prisoner was
convicted was fraudulent overissue of the
stock of the Times to the extent of nearly
$4,000. West turned pale and trembled
while sentence was delivered, but after
wards recovered his self pos. ession.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-08
KANSAS CHURCHES.

Marion Scimeter: The prctracted
meeting now in progress at the NJ E.
church in youngstown, conducted by
Revs. Crown and Clark, is growing in
teresting. The church is crowded
every night and some confessions have
been taken and many others are looked
for soon.
Liberal Leader: The revival meet
inos which the Presbyterians Of Liberal
are holding at present, are increasing
in interest from day to day and give
promise Of great results. Rev. j. s.
Glendenning, Of Pratt, is preaching
night after night, and his eloquence
and his arguments are making deen
impressions on the people.
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Insane From Grief,

81. JOSEPH, Mo-, February 1.-Thoma'
Jenner, lad 10 years old, was accidentally
shot and almost instantly killed by play.
mate named Frank Sullivan. The boys had
22-caliber target rife, and were SHOOTING
pigeons, when young Sullivan, pointing the
qua at the Jenner boy, said: I'D just al
soon shoot you as a pigeon"
the ball penetrating the abdomen of young
Jenner, and he died without uttering 6
word.
Mrs. Jenner upon hearing of the accident
became violently insane, and attempted sui
eide by jumping out of second story win
dow. All efforts to quiet her have been un-
successful and permanent loss of her mind
is feared
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Less Favorable This Week.

NKw YoKK, February ar G. Dun d
CO.. 3 weekly review of trade says:
The closing of one considerable bank and
two smaller ones tends to impair public
condolences. In other res ects the news il
less favorable this week. The financial de-
preston at London does not abate and for
eign exchange has risen from $Le6H 70
$4-S7Z. Ths sales Of lOnds have been
small and the treasury has taken in nearly
q, 10000 more cash than it has paid oat.
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Packing House Fire at Kansas CITY,

Packing House Fire at Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, KAN, February "A disas-
trous FIRE occurred in the plant of the Kan
sas City Packing company in Kansas City,
Kansas. The ire started in the lard room
of the hog killing building. The flames
spread to the building occupied by the fer
tilizing department. It became evident
then that both buildings were doomed and
the firemen turned their attention to saw
ing the adjoining buildings. In this they
were successful, but the other two build
ings were wholly consumed. The loss is
about 500, 1000. Fully insured.
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Another of BIaine's Children.

WASHINGTON, D. C., February 2-Mrs.
John ]. Coppinger. the oldest daughter Of
Secretary Blaine. is lying critically Ill with
brain trouble at his residence on Madison
Place. and the gravest approximations are felt
IN regard to her.
The preside It learned Of the case and
went over to Secretary ElSine's house to
ofer sympathy and assistance. consulta.
ton OF physicians was held. They offer no
very strong hopes of the patents recovery.