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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-01-04
Influenza's Fearful Havoc.

PARIS, December 30.-The large number
of deaths resulting from the influenza in
this city is exciting the gravest apprehen-
sion. It is reported that $50 deaths from
the disease have occurred within twenty
four hours. The papers print this report,
but some of them doubt the figures, claim
ing that they are too high.
81. PETERsBURe.-The car is making
favorable progress towards recovering from
his attack of influenza. He has never been
in critical condition and no fears have
been felt as to the outcome of his illness.
VIENNA.-The hospitals in this city are
crowded with patients suffering from lnflu-
enza. accompanied by inflammation of the
lungs, pleurisy and peritonitis. There are
over 100 cases of influenza in Prague.
BERLIN.-For some days past there have
been few sporadic cases of influenza at
Kanigsburg, but the disease has now be-
come an epidemic, and some of the cases
are of most serious nature.
LIsBoN.-The number of cases of infiu-
enza in this city and Oporto are increasing
LoYDoN.-The Countess of Flanders,
sister-ln-law of King Leopold, of Belgium;
Prince Boudin, eldest son of the countess,
and the king of Roumania are suffering
from influenza.
CHICAGO.-The News says that Ga grippe"
has reached Chicago, and that one physi-
clan reports fifteen cases which he considers
genuine influenza. States Attorney Long
checker is among the victims.
BALTIMORE, MD.-Thlrty of the local post
ONCE clerks and letter carriers are suffering
from influenza. Numerous other cases of
La Grippe are also reported.
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LxnehIng colored PrIsoners.


CHARLEsTowE, S. c., December 31.-A
mob of several hundred men raided the jail
at Barnwen court house. oyerpowered the
jailer, and took out eight prisoners charged
with murder.
The prisoners were taken out of town and
shot to death. The jailer was tied and
forced to accompany the lynchers. Tbs
whole thing was conducted in very skill
full manner, the citizens of the town noS
knowing anything about it.
A large number of negroes speedily con-
gregated at the scene of the lynchIng and
fears are entertained of serious trouble.
The governor has been appealed to for
troops to preserve the peace.
The latest accounts say that all Is quiet at
Barnwell, though it seemed for time that
the negroes would rise aud take revenge on
the town. The governor ordered a COM
pany of cavalry TO prepare for service at
once. The whites are pretty well organized
and armed. Ripley Johnson and Adams
will be funed by relatives. The other six
will be buried by the town.
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Weekly Trade Review.

NEW YORK, December 30.-R. 6. Dun d
Co.'s weekly review of trade says:
At western points, with scarcely an ex-
ception, the open weather and bad condi-
ton of country roads are noticed as causes
of unusually slow collections.
In other respects the reports OF trade are
generally salts actOry. The movement OF
grain at Chicago continues equal to that OF
last year to date, with an increase of per
cent. in beef products.
Receipts of butter nearly doubled, and
there was slight increase in lard, but some
decline in cheese, wool and hides. The
weak points of the situation are those trades
most elected by the two successive mid
winters
The anthracite coal trade is stagnant and
the situation is almost without precedent.
have closed, throwing 5000 miners out OF
work, and it is stated that 10000 miners are
working on three-quarters time.
No definite relief in the wooden goods
business can be expected until prolonged
weather has caused well sustained demand,
and the clio hing business in all parts of the
country must necessarily depend to great
extent upon the weather. On the other
hand the Iron business continues to prosper,
though sales of pig ore are not very large.
Prices are firm at Philadelphia and $500
is quoted here for No. l. Sales of 8, 500 tons
Vi SUS0l Tdl4S are Will buS pllSO
steady at $35 east and $685. at Chicago.
Bar iron is firm at &c and cOnEden ce IN the
future is in all branches of the iron and
steel business undiminished.
In speculative markets corn has dropped
213 cents, with sales OF L, 900, 900 bushels.
Wheat sales were but 81, coo, 900 bushels and
the price is unchanged, but oats are nearly
l cent lower. ork products are substan-
TALLY unchanged; petroleum quarter of a
cent lower, with insignificant trading; codee
q quarter higher, with sales of only 10000
bags, and cotton steady with small sales,
though the exports again exceed those of
the corresponding week last year, and the
receipts are nearly the same. The belief in
a very large yield grows stronger, but also
faith in a large increase in foreign con-
sumption.
Light money continues here and at Phila-
ielphia, and relaxation is not to be expected
row until after the January disbursements.
The November exports exceeded imports by
the unprecedented sum of S34, 653, 16 and
at New York in December the exports show
a decrease of per cent, while imports in
creased % per cent; but even at this rate
the excess of impoi ts for the whole country
would be over Sl0,000.C00.
The treasury is so conducted as to sus-
tain the money market as far as practical
BILE, and So, 10000 has been paid out in ex-
cess of receipts this week; but the move
ment of 100000 cash from the treasury
and banks to the west and south since
August 1, makes the present stringency by
no means surprising.
The business failures occurring through
out the country nun Der 2SS.
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Persisted in the Flames.

San Francisco, CAL. December 31.-Three
lives were lost and several persons seriously
injured at fire in the old ST. Ignatius
church on Market street, opposite Baldwin's
hotel. The first three stories of the build
ing we're occupied by the New York Furni-
ture company, the Carrier Dove Print COM
Iany, and anumber of private houses. The
fire, which is supposed to have started In
the furniture store. spread very rapidly.
Mrs. Cope and. an old lady, persisted in her
room. Mrs. Elizabeth Evans in endeavor-
ing to rescue her brother was severely
burned before she could be got out. After
the flames were extinguishe ! it was found
that in addition to Mrs. Copeland, Mrs.
Crowel and a washerwoman named Ida
had persisted. Both had rooms in the attic
of the building.
Jack McAulife, a fireman. was preclpi-
tated to the ground by the breaking of a
I'D Ter and received fatal in uries. Another
fireman was slightly in. ured by a falling
wall. The pecuniary loss amounts to about
$4,000; covered by insurance.
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C0LoRED COLONISTS.
Three Thousand Negroes in
Oklahoma.
Where They Are Located-How
They Are Satisfied-Another Crowd
Going From Topeka-Schools Pro-
Vided For-Where Aid Comes
From.

TOPEKA, KAN, December SD. 3. Gar
tett has Just returned from Lincoln, Ok.
where he says his colored brothers and sis
tiers seem to be satisfied with their claims.
Over 200 colored people are on Turkey
creek, west of Hennessey, $500 north of the
Cimarren river, and zoo northeast of King
fisher, south of the river from Lincoln. He
says that the people are daily coming to
their claims and there is room for more.
He goes to Kansas City by request of the
Immigration society to arrange for another
colony to Oklahoma. The president of the
society was in lincoln last week to see him.
There will be quite crowd from Tennessee
town, Topeka, next week, and others from
the city. They will go by the Atchison.
Topeka d Santa Fe railroad. Lincoln is to
have high school at cost of from 5000
to $500, given by the Freedman's Relief
and church extension funds of the NJ. Z.
church
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ADecerber Cyclone.

SYRACUSE, n. Y, December 2s.-The Peo-
ple's Line street railway barns were blown
down and several persons killed.
A cyclone from the southwest swept across
Onondaga lake about 10 o'clock, prostrat-
ing many structures. 1t caught up and
carried great volume of water wildly be-
fore it.
In the course of its cyclonic force, it
struck the horse barn of the Peoples Street
Railway company, carrying away the cor
nice and roof of the building, and over
throwing the front walls. A mass of brick
and t1mbers was hurled into the building
doing much damage.
Charles A. Nichols, assistant superintend-
ent, aged 40, was instantly killed. GILES
Wood an employe, had his collar bone
broken and he was otherwise hurt; condl-
ton not dangerous. Joseph FOrkeimer was
hurt internally and his head bruised. Sew
eraI other employees we're slightly injured.
The damage to the building is several thou
sand dollars.
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Severe Blizzard.

ST. PAUL, January 1.-Advices received
here seem to indicate that the great snow
storm ragged over very extended area. The
center of the disturbance seems to have
been at Huron, South Dakota, where the
wind veered to the north and the storm in
creased Until 1t became ver1table blizzard,
blowing fifty miles an hour. The memora-
bic experiences of two years since prevented
people from unduly exposing themselves on
the prairles and no bad results are antici-
pated. The storm has been marked in
places by singular phenomena. At WinOna,
Mimi, rain descended in great sheets and
the whole city was flooded. When the rain
stopped the mercury fell rapidly 30 degrees
In three hours. People could skate to busi-
ness in the morning. At other points cleo
trical disturbances produced the fall of
snow. Duluth was visited b. a severe biz
Yard, ushering in the heaviest fall of snow
for the season. Considerable damage has
been done in the city and street cars are
blockade1. Trains are delayed by drifts
six feet deep ID many places.
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Storms East ana Storms West.

Storms East and Storms West.
Los ANGELES, CAL, December 2S.-The
heavy rams of the last few days continue.
All the trains from the northeast and south
are now cut Of and the damage to the track
is very great The Santa Fe officials esti-
mate the loss on that line at 100000, and
the loss on the Southern Pacific at $4,000
The country to the ocean is flooded and
many miles of track usder water
The Southern Pacific bridge at Elmonte
has been washed away and passengers are
brought here on hacd cars.
Great damage has been done to the street
cables and bridges N the city. Many houses
on the lowlands are flooded and families
driven out. 1t is reported that the house of
James Ryan, on the river bank, has been
washed away and that the whole family is
missing.
NEW YORK, December ga thunder
storm, accompanied by heavy wind, passed
over this state. At Buffalo the wind reach
q velocity of sixty-five miles an hour, but
no damage is reported from that section.
At Rochester an empty ice house was
blown down ard considerable damage was
done to chimes and OutbuIldings.
At Utica immense haIlstones fell and
great damage was done to fruit trees. A
large blacksmith ship was blown down at
Rome. but no one vas in ured.
dispatch from Lock Haven, Pa, says:
Heavy showers accompanied by thunder
and lightning and heavy wind, passed over
that city. The large ice house of Musena &
Reed was blown dowr and completely de-
stroyed.
At Auburn. rain, hail, under and light
nIng and high winds characterized the day.
weather. Lightning struck dwelling house
and demolished one side of it.
PITTsBUR Pa. December 2s.-Quite a
heavy rain, accompanied by thunder and
lightning and high winds, passed over this
section. The storm was of short duration,
but considerable damage was done by the
wind. Small trees, fences and outhouses
were blown down, and the telegraph service
north and south badly crippled by the pros
tration of the wires
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Judge Gregory Calls on the Pres
ident.

WASHINGTON, D. c., December 30.-Hon.
]. W. Gregory, of Garden City, Kan, was
among the callers at the White house.
Judge Gregory. who is one of the pioneers
of western Kansas is an advocate of irriga-
ton in the arid an seml-arid regions of
the west. He is here to assist IN securing
some legislation by congress, and he called
upon the president to request that especial
attention be directed to the subject BY the
administration. Judge Gregory suggested
that irrigation be mentioned in a special
message to congress, but the president ex-
planned that congress; had more informa-
ton upon the subject than had the execu-
tive.
The president was much interested how
ever, and held a long conversation with
Judge Gregory on the subject.
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Have Given 1t Up at Last.

TAHIEoUAH, /. T., January 1.-The Cher
okee legislature adjourned sine die without
giving the government commissioners an
answer to the strip propos Atlon.
The commissioners addressed the follow
ing communication to the Cherokees, and
Immediately left for their respective homes;
"GESTLEMEN:-The United States govern
ment being unwilling to be embarrassed in
the slightest degree IN any course which
may be hereafter pursued with references to
the lands west of the Arkansas river, known
as The Cherokee outlet, by having any offer
concerning such lands pending, now wholly
withdraws its offer to pay the Cherokees
S1.z5 per acre for any title claim, or inter-
est in such lands. which offer was made
July 81, 1889, by letter, to the principal
chief, and to whom the Cherokee legisla.
ture made no reply.
Signed "LUCIUs FAIRCHILD,
"a. M. WILSON,
''W. G. SAyRE,
Commissioners"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-01-04

Mr. 0iadstons took his usual part IN the
service, reading the lessons, and said few
words Of devout thankfulness FOR the bless
inQs of health and friendship. Tho scera
Was such as Shakespeare might have had in
mind describing the ideal old sge-suT-
rounded by troops OF friends showing love-
honor and obedience.
Besides those who m ght have been ex1
pected to send congratulations, as matter
of course-personsl friends and political
admirers many contributed whose ODER
ing of remembrance attracted more than
ordinary attention. Among those may De
mentioned the Countess Tolstoi, the speaker
Of the house of commons and a number OF
prominent unionists,
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Mr.. Peck Fills Senator Ingalls, APP
pOintment.

TOPEKA, KAN, December 3O.-The twelve
or fifteen hundred teachers in attendance
on the convention had been determined to
remain through the entire convention in
order to listen to William T. Harris, the
commissioner of eiucatio7, and Senator
John J. Ingalls,, who was billed to speak on
''The Problems of thu Secon1 Century,"
Mr.. Ellsworth ingalls, arrived from Atchi-
son to say that his father had contracted a
cold on his way from Washington to Atchi-
son and was utterly incapacitated for speak
ing in public. The disappointment of the
convention when this announcement was
made seemed to be speedily cured when
John Mcdonald offered a resolution re-
questing the Hon. George r. Peck to take
the senator's place. The resolution was
adopted with enthusiastic unanimity, and
committee was selected to wait on Mr..
Peck, who consented to deliver in su bstance
his recent address before the teachers at
Concordla, and he was accordingly intro
duced to two vast audiences-one at the
state house and one at the Grand opera
house. HIS preliminary remarks appropri-
ately expires the regret of the convention
that the expected speaker could not be pres
ent and sufficiently set forth the absent sem
ator's claims on Kansas for love and admit
ration. The topic discussed by Mr.. Peck
was Temperament"
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Free Prescription.

CHICAGO, January lat a meeting of
city physicians to discuss the epidemic, in
fuenza, paper was read which was sp-
proved. 1t said:
''Thsre is no specific for It. l have no
doubt that moderate dose of quinine taken
gra rs will give a tonic st mulus to materi-
ally resist the exhaus. ion. a spray Of one
quarter parts katharmsn to three and one
quarter parts of wat er will lessen the nasal
and pharyugeal trouble. A hot water bath
at the beginning o. the fever, followed By
rubbing with hot alcohol and salt to secure
satisfactory in many casea
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On the High Plains.

WICHITA, KAN, January IAN appeal for
help comes from the people of Sherman
county, in the western part Of the state.
The cold snap which prevailed in this sec
ton Saturday seems to have developed into
a blizzard out west and everywhere from a
foot to three feet of snow co ers the ground.
Tn settlers of the treeless prairies are
unequipped for winter. Their houses for
the most part are mere she Is and the crops
in many cases have been failures. Many
of these sttlers live fifty miles from a rail-
road. and shou d the snow continue TO Iall
it would be almost imposs BILE to reach
them with any heavy freight. A meeting
of the board of trade will be held to take
STEPS to furnish the necessary aid, and the
county commits 'ioners will lend all help IN
their DOWer
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CoIored Men Awakened.

BARNwELL, S. c., January AFTER the
inquest on the eight bodies tied TO saplings
and riddled with bullets, a leading colored
citizen was asked what his people thought
of the lynching.
''We think 1t is great outrage" he said.
''Nhat course do you all propose to take
in the matter: Is it true that here is any
idea of violence or vengeance entertained
among your"
Not the SLIGHTEST" said he. sit would
do no good and nobody Is thinking of it.
but we have decided to call a meeting of
all the colOred people in Barnwell county.
''Nhat forI'
ITO move away from here. We want
everyone of US to get out of the county and
leave it forever. We would be willing to 60
even to a worse place, if that were possible,
rather than stay here. No. sir. we contem-
plate no violence or revenge, but We mean
to leave Barnwell county"
This was assented to by all those present.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-01-04
That Runaway Match.

CHICAGO, December 2S.-Ch'ef Justice
Fuller spent an unusually happy thristmas.
His iollity OF spirits was due to the fact tina,
he is grandfather. a new arrival to the
home of the eminent jurist having put in an
appearance a few days ago. 1t Is boy,
plump and Growing. and appearance re-
calls the somewhat sensational elopement
to Milwaukee about a year ago, in which
the accomplished daughter of the CHIEF
justice and young Matt Aubr y were the
participants. The ma -ried life or the young
couple, so it is said by those c.oie them
has been one period of unalloyeo bliss.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-01-04
KANSAS CHURCHES.

Atchison Champion: The ladies of
the Congregational church have had no
fair nor public entertainment, but they
have quietly raised about S11O, and
paid this years installment of their
Kansas Avenue paving tax.
Arkansas City Traveller: The Baptist
church people at Burden baptised
eighteen persons, Sunday evening. This
makes thirty one that have united with
this church within the past two weeks.
They were baptized in Silver creek, or
the "River of Jordan" west of town.
A large crowd was present, and nothing
happened to mar the solemnity of the
occasion.
Leavenworth~ Standard: The brass
cross that is to be placed in st. Paul's
church, in memory of Bishep Vail and
which was mentioned in the STANDARD
has been finished and will be dedicated
as a part of the church. The cross is
handsomely finished with passion flow
ers in has relief, with 81. a. S." at the
intersection. Tie three steps of Cal
vary bear the inscription: "Ad Major
EN- Del Gloriam ct Memoriam Thomas
Hubbard Vail, Episcopi Primi Kansas"
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calls for evidence IN shess Gases. As soor
az the necessary evidence IN any case Ia re-
ceived, that case will imnedhassly be PCT
upon the completed list and recsiye proper
action IN its regular order. An improve
ment also has been made IN the manner of
keeping the record on each case, of what
evidence has been received. and what il still
required to make 1t co1nplete.
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State Teachers Association.

TOPEKA, KAN, December 3O.-The attend
ance at the annual meeting of the Kansas
State Teachers association reached LOO,
making this the most largely attended state
convention of teachers that has ever taken
place in any state in the union. and twice
as large as any heretofore held in Kansas.
Prof. William T. Harris, United States
commissioner of education; Prof. Garfield,
of the Kansas state university, President of
the National Teachers as sociatlon, and
Senator Ingalls, were three prominent attrac-
tons.
An interesting event was the discussion
on Training for Citizenship" by Prof.
Fairchild, Prof. Garfield and Prof. Taylor.
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The Grand Old Man.

LoSDos. January 1.-The 80th anniversary
of Mr.. Gladstone absorbed so much atten-
ton as to make of the quiet Sabbath day
of national remembrance. kilograms and
letters of congratulation and admiration
poured into Hawsrden from not only all
quarters of England, but literally from all
parts of the world, many coming from
Australia, America and India All the
members of the Gladstone family branches
were gathered at Hawarden to meet and
greet their eminent kinsrnan. The church
attended by Mr.. Gladstone was crowded at
the morning service and large throng re-
NAMED outside unable to gain admittanee.
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The Ex-Emperor's Property Has
Not Been COnfiscated.

WASHINGTON, D. c., January 1.-The fol-
lowing telegram, received by Mr.. Valente,
the Brazilian minister. from Mr.. Ruy Bar
bosa, the minister of finance, shows to be
untrue the statements recently made that
the provisional government had conhscated
property belonging to the ex-emperor:
Brazilian Minister, Wash ngton.
1--WE hear the European press continues
to accept false rumors as basis for accusa-
tons against US. The property belonging
to the imperial family has not been conhs-
Gated. On the contrary the decree has
guaranteed to allow the imperial family the
term of two years within VIII Oh to dispose
of its property. What has been cancelled
is the allowance of civil list AMI the sub
sldy grated by the pro 7isional government
RIJY BARBOzA."
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Winter Has Arrived.

ST.. PAUL, MIyN., January Winter
weather is reported as having set in gener-
ally throughout the northwest. Heavy snow
has fallen over a wide area, and trains Will
III doubtedIy be DELAYED at many points.
The general snowfall which reached the
twin cities early, had strengthened into a
gale of the biz sar1y persuasion later. and
rage1 furiously until morning. Late sleep
ers were awakened by the sound of sleigh
bells. and all day long both cities wore a
gala appearan e, clothed in giistening white
under cloudless sky.