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Thomas County cat., 1890-12-04
Gould on the Situation

BosToS, November 2s.-Mr. Gould SAID:
''The details of my plan are not yet worked
out. The Northern Pacific, Northwestern,
Atchison, Missouri Pacific and Wabash are
united in its favor and Mr. Orr, just elected
to the Union Pacific director, represents the
David Dows estate, which has large inter
est in the Rock Island. l have not seen the
Chicago, Burlington Il Quincy people.
think 1t will be a good thing but it is not yet
possible under the laws. What we want is a
new and strong association, succeeding the
present Western Railroad association, to give
a distribution of territory in which each road
is represented. Stockholders must assert
themselves. 1t is all right when their divi-
dends are paid. The stockholders are quiet,
but when the financial returns are not forth
coming there will be an overturn. just as in
a national election when times are bad there
will be change. A very slight advance
In rates and a union of traffic offices will
make big difference to railroad stockhold-
ers. There are railroads enough in the west
ern country for the next five years. We
want now to irtelligently develop the coun-
try and have it grow up TO the capacity OF
the roads without running shareholders by
competitive rates, which are an advantage to
nobody"
Thomas County cat., 1890-12-04
hut Few Eat Cattle.

KANSAS CRY, No., November 29.-Johp
Nesbitt, general live stock agent for the
Alton, is in the city. There are not many
fat cattle west of here now," Mr.. Nesbitt
said. shipments are rather light now. and
the season for heavy lots of cattle to come in
is past. The range cattle have nearly all been
marketed, and there are very few fat ones in
Kansas to sell. Corn is worth too much to
make it profitable to feed it to cattle at pres
ent prices. The exporters will find it diff
cult this winter to supply the foreign de-
mand for fat cattle. Corn is now in Kansas,
say, 40 cents a bushel: it would be impossible
to get it for less. 1t takes seventy bushels to
fatten steer-or S2S. The work of feeding
Is worth certainly S4 more. The steer as
native feeders are now selling. at 21a@2slc,
would cost. say $3.50, such cattle weighing
on an average 1000 pounds. Good feeding
will put about 300 pounds on the animal, and
the feeder can sell it for 3 cents a pound.
The animal cost altogether $50 and brings
only 500. You see that is not worth the
trouble.
Il was in Chicago three days this week.
and during that time the receipts of cattle at
the stock yards were $500 head: of that
number there were not 2,0OO good cattle.
There are about 5000 head IN the stock yards
here, and l will venture that there are not
500 good fat cattle III the number.
Thomas County cat., 1890-12-04
Marvellous Crop Raising,

NEw YoRK, November 29.-The most mar
velous achievements in crop raising ever
known is the result of competition, in which
farmers all over the country have Joined the
past season, to win prizes which we're offered
by the American Agriculturist. So extraor-
binary have been the yields obtained by sew
eral competitors that the result seems to
signify almost revolution in the scientific
practice of agriculture and the discovery of
new and priceless secrets of natures labra-
tory. 10 have actually grown 135 bushels of
oats on one acre, A, $50 square feet: 1881
bushels of potatoes on one acre, eighty bush
els OF wheat on one acre. and 225 bushels of
shelled corn within the limits of one acre.
was the magnificent total of the Agriculturist
crop competition of 1889. In each class these
were the largest crops ever grown on one
acre.
The winner of the first prize is William j.
Sturgis, of Buffalo, johnson county. Wyo.
His acre of potatoes yielded 974 bushels.
The crop was grown on virgin soil, without
manure or fertilizer, but the land was rich in
potash, and the copious irrigation was of
water also rich in saline material. There
were -, 500 sets on one acre and $50 pounds
of sets containing one, two and three eyes
were planted of the early Vermont and Man
haitian varieties. The profit on the crop on
this first prize acre was STA, exclusive of
$500 in prizes. The yield described is, of
course, phenomenal, but the natural condi-
tlons were also to say the least, unnatural.
Thomas County cat., 1890-12-04
Kansas Salt.

TOPEKA, December 1.-The Kansas railroad
commissioners have rendered adecision upon
complaints made by Touring mills at Great
Bend and elsewhere. The board had pro-
cured for the salt industry of the state re-
ductIon upon freight rates for slack coal; the
Touring mills asked the same reduction.
In explanation of their action the board
says:
In this hearing conditions of facts, new and
unanticipated, we're developed. which, in our
Judgment. involved questions of much create
importance to the parties concerned than the
discrimination complained of. We discover
that with salt deposit greater IN extent an
purity than any other known to the world,
that salt manufacturing in Kansas, an in
dustry of immeasurabie value TO the state It
successful, was languishing upon the border
of utter failure.
Fuel and cooperage, the prime factors in
salt manufacture, were found to be SD ex-
pensive as to make it impossible for Kansas
salt TO successfully compete with that pro-
duced in Michigan, even In the markets of
Kansas. The salt deposits of Michigan un-
derlie dense pine forests, which furnish prac-
tically free fuel for the manufactur of salt
from the waste wood from the manufacture
OF lumber. and cooperaGe at its minimum
cost. Whereas il Kansas salt deposits are in
localities far removed from material for
both fuel and cooperage.
80 great was the pressure of these adverse
Conditions that many plants were found Idle
and many others contemplating the neces-
sIty of closing down. without hope of re-
kindling their fires. The board came to re-
alize more and more, as the subject was
pursued, the magnitude and value of this
wonderful deposit of the worlds necessity
and that no just means should be left untried
to make it available, and this vast buried
treasure be utilized as an active element of
prosperity and wealth to the state. We not
only believe that the development of this in
dustry would create wealth anu state de-
pendence in the product and profit OF our
own salt mines, but that it would open Il
new and almost limitless field of industry
for an army of men who, with those inde-
pendent upon them, would become home
consumers OF a home surplus of farm pro-
ducts which now seek a foreign market.
From these premises We reached the conclu-
sion, which time and reflection have only
served to confirm as correc. in law and wise
as public policy, viz: That Kansas railroad
companies should be asked to make rate
on fuel and cooperage to these salt MINIS,
which would enable them to be worked in
successful competition IN all markets, with
like industries elsewhere.
The board further says that the mills have
not shown that the alleged discrimination
has worked loss, cost or damage to them; nor
have the mills claimed that the rates they
are paying are either unreasonable, unJust or
exorbitant; and that to make the exceptional
rate given the salt works general in its appli-
cation to all industries would be unwarranted
and MUST to the railroads.
Thomas County cat., 1890-12-04
ParnRII and Gladstone

CHICAGO, December 1.-The Tribune spe-
cial cablegram from London says it now
seems certain that Parnell will not retire
from the leadership of the Irish party, no
matter what pressure may be brought to
bear upon him. Gladstone's position thus
becomes more difficult than ever.
1t is quite possible Gladstone will announce
the impossibility of carrying the home rule
scheme any farther during his lifetime and
propose union of his party on the basis of
the old radical program, leaving Ireland out
altogether.
This would force nearly all the liberal dis
sentients back into the ranks, and leave the
conservatives in minority and liable to be
turned out of Office.
LoNpoN.-The manifesto which Mr.. Par
nell promised TO issue, dealing with all the
questions involved in the present political
crisis. is made public.
1t definitely settles that Mr. Parnell will
not voluntarily retire from the leadership OF
the Irish parliamentary party. The mani.
festo is of great length. and sets forth why,
in Mr.. ParnelPs opinion, it would be disas-
trous to the best interests of the party for
him to withdraw at the present time.
Mr.. Parnell defies his political opponents
and appeals to the people of Ireland to sus-
tam him in the stand he has taken.
Thomas County cat., 1890-12-04
A Poverty. stricken Millionaire!

This seems a paradox. but it is ex-
planned by one of New York's richest
men. 81 don't count my wealth in
dollars" he said. "What are all my
possessions to me, since / am victim
of consumption My doctor tells me
that I have but few months to live,
for the disease is incurable. / am poor
er than that beggar yonder." But"
interrupted the friend to whom he spoke,
consumption can be cured. If taken
in time, DR.. Fierce's Golden Medical
Discovery will eradicate every vestige
of the disease from your system" "rll
try it." said the millionaire, and he did;
and to-day there is not a healthier,
happier man to be found anywhere.
The discovery" strikes at the seat of
the complaint. Consumption is q dis
ease of the blood-is nothing more nor
less than lung -scrofula-an it must
and does yield to this wonderful remedy.
"Golden Medical Discovery" is not
only an acknowledged remedy for that
terribly fatal malady, when taken in
time and given fair trial, but also for
all forms of Scrofulous, Skin and Scalp
Diseases, as White Swellings, Fever
sores, Hip joint Disease, Salt rheum,
Tetter, Eczema. Boils. Carbuncles, Ery-
sipelas and kindred ailments.
Thomas County cat., 1890-12-04
KANSAS RAILROADS.

Topeka Journal: The Santa Fe has
made contract with the National Car
Heating company of this city for heat
ing train with it's double circulation
steam heating system.
Atchison Champion: More work has
been done in the Central Branch shops
this fall. than in any corresponding 4
time for a number of years. Two en-
gines and four coaches were recently
rebuilt, and turned out few days ago.
While northwestern transfer train
propelled by Missouri Pacific switch
engine, was passing over the Missouri
Pacific tracks at Second street and
Minnesota avenue the front car jumped
from the rails and went over the en-
bankment in the rear of G. B. Allis'
lumber Office, while five more cars,
loaded with curbstones. turned over on
the opposite side of the track.
Thomas County cat., 1890-12-04

WASHINGTON, D. c., November 2e.-Minis-
ter Ryan is coming back from Mexico. He
got leave of absence TO visit Kansas, but there
is reason to believe he will come to Washing
ton. and that his trip has something of diplo-
matte nature.
year ago Minister Ryan came to Wash
ington to lay before the treasury department.
the impolicy of making ruling discriminat-
ing against the importation of Mexican lead
ores. He showed that the United States
would be the greater sufferer, as it would in
evitably invite retaliation on the part of
Mexico, and might also help to transfer
smelling industries across the border.
The ruling, however, was made and it was
followed by stringent provision in the Nc
KInley tariff bill. The carbonate mine own
ers in the United States have not yet gotten
rich by the discrimination in their favor, and
Mexico has managed to smelt a good many
of its ores at home.
Now new tariff bill is preparing. What
its provisions are is kept secret. But reci-
procity is in the air. In spite of all they say
about the dlscourteous treatment gwen them
when the house of representatives refused to
make effective the Grant reciprocity treaty
of 1888, the Menicans still want enlarged
commercial relations with the United States.
They want to encourage sugar production
in the sugar producing belt of their country.
They can do this only by having free mar
ket in the United States assured them.
In all probability Mr.. Ryan brings along
the draft of reciprocity treaty which will
be submitted to the senate this winter In
return for free sugar it will insure the Mexi-
can market for the farm products of the
United states, particularly live stock, and
also will be to the gain of manufacturers.
Thomas County cat., 1890-12-04
The Rebel Pen Purchased.

Macon, GA, November 29.-The site of
the old Andersonviile prison is now the prop
erty of E. S. Jones post, 6. A.. R., of Macon.
Commander /. d. Norford, of Jones post,
has returned from Americus, where the
formal transfer of the property was made.
The purchase, negotiations for which we're
begun year ago, included eighty acres of
land on which were located the stockade,
fortitfcatlons, rifle pits, ETC.. of the historic
prison. The land was bought from George
Kennedy, negro. and the purchase price was
s, 500. In thirty days the work of convert
ing the site into national 6. A. r. post will
be begun. The money for this purpose has
already been contributed BY G. A. r. men in
Georgia and elsewhere. The purchase will
be surrounded By Z 100 feet driveway and
wide avenue, which will lead to the railroad
station. Walks, drives, fountains and beds
of flowers and rare shrubs and berries will
be plentiful, ana in the center of it an eleva-
tion will be erected also an elegant club
house for the use of members of the G. A. r.
and their guests. Each point of special in
terest will be marked by a suitable monu-
ment or building. and az Providence Spring
a building will be erected for the holding of
decofatlon exercises. The SUPERINTENDENT,
d. 81. Bryant. of the Andersonville national
cemetery, Will overlook the work.
Thomas County cat., 1890-12-04
The Irish Land Bill.

LONDON, November 29.-In the house of
commons Mr.. Balfour, chief secretary of
Ireland, introduced the Irish land bill. He
said the government policy was the same as
in 1889. But for simplicity, the bill had teen
cut in half. Both portions, however, were
practically the same as in the bill of 1885,
Among other changes embodied in the new
bill. one had reference TO the objection taken
at the last session to a limit of twenty years
purchase then proposed. That limit did not
appear in the new bill. Cries of Hear.
hear"' Further power would be given the
viceroy to extend the period of five years,
during which per cent. of the purchase
money was payable. In regard to increasing
the powers of the local authorities, Mr.. Bal
four said that he considered the original pro-
posals therefor IN the bill were tine best that
could be devised. Land purchase in Ireland
was not local question at all. The govern
ment was using the British credit to
carry out this vital reform, not primarily. for
the benefit of this country, or that, but for the
benefit of the empire as a whole. Conserv-
alive cheers. Another consideration is the
fact that the land question in Ireland was
largely used for political objects. 1t would
be absurd. therefore, to leave to communi-
ties under the excitement of agitators to de-
termine whether they should adopt remedy
going to the root of agrarian discomfort.
Parnellte laughter. If they were to give
local control in any form, it ought to be by
a plebscite of rate nay, or enabling them
under the safeguard of the ballot to vote
upon the question of granting a contingent
portion of the guarantee fund for each county.
Mr.. Labouchere moved an amendment
against pledging the imperial credit for the
purchase of land until the country should
have given its consent at general election.
The amendment was rejected by vote of
26S to III.
Mr.. Gladstone. Sir William Vernon Har-
court and Mr.. Morely walked out before the
vote was taken.
Thomas County cat., 1890-12-04
The w. c. e. II.

WAsHINaToE. d. c., November GA
committee of ladies, of which Mrs. L. c.
Hughes, of Arizona. was chairman. appointed
by the national convention of the W. C. T.
u, held at Atlanta, Ga, called on the presi-
dent and secretary of war and urged them to
issue an order forbidding the sale of beer
and light wines at military posts. The COM
mittee said that the government was not
only licensing and encouraging beer and
and wine drinking. but was even compelling
commissioned officers of the army to be
"Overseers Of military saloons, called con-
teens, and thus give a semblance of respecta-
bility to beer drinking" They stated that
under the government canteen system the
consumption of beer had more than doubled,
and declared that the military garrisons in
the west were rapidly drifting into agents
for brewers and the soldiers were acquiring
incorporate ha bits which untitled them for
either military or civil pursuits.
Thomas County cat., 1890-12-04
POSTAL SERVICE.
Reduction in Expenses; In
crease in Service.
Gross Revenues Increased Five
Millions; $4,000 New PostofficeS
Mileage Increased 100000
Miles; Free Delivery Given Fifty
More Towns.

WASHINGTON, D. c., December 1.-The
postmaster general in his annual report re-
views the legislation of congress for the i'm
provement of the postal service and dwells
at some length upon the changes for the
better during the past year in the admins
trative methods of the department.
The following reductions in expenses have
been made: Two hundred thousand dollars
on postal cards; 100000 on stamped envel-
opes; $4,000 on carrying the mails, while
the routes have been extended nearly 1000, :
600 miles. The inspectors treated S7,136
cases against &c, ,30i cases last year. The past
year has been made very disagreeable to
green goods" swindlers and lottery ope-
rators.
The gross revenues are s5,Oo0, 600 larger
than ever before. Five thousand new post
offices have been established. Free delivery
has been extended 10 over fifty towns. Three
times as many public stations and stamp
agencies were established as during the pre-
vious year. The Star Route mileage has in
creased FIVE million, and the railroad mile
age II 900 900.
The report recommends the establishment
of the postal telegraph and postal savings
banks.
The report refers to the efficacy of the lot
terry bill and recommends the passage of
bill providing an ocean mail service.
During the past two years H,OI2 postmas
tiers have been removed. The humber of
postoffices is g., i0l.
The revenue from letter portage last year
was S3S 1000, 900. One cent letter postage
would cut that revenue in half, but an in
crease in revenue would result from an in
crease of business at the lower rate and
from the completion of legislation to collect
proper postage on sample copies of so called
newspapers. and on paper covered books.
the latter of which keeps S1,e00.OOO out OF
the postal income for the benefit of certain
book publishers. The report recommends
more civil service examinations to keep away
the political place seekers. The revenues
for the department for the fiscal year, the
report shows, was $50. .S59, 1S5. The ex-
pendIture and liabilities were S66, ,635, ,0S3.
The deficiency for the year was, therefore,
S., 1885, 300.
Thomas County cat., 1890-12-04

President Charles Francis Adams submitted
: his resignation in an address to'the meeting.
Following Mr.. Adams address, Directors
h. L. Ames, F. G. Dextor and Government
Director Bullock made brief addresses appre-
ciative of Mr.. Adams service, and Messrs.
Ames and Bullock were appointed COM
mittee to draft appropriate resolutions.
The designations of Messrs. Charles F.
Adams, John z. Spaulding. James A. Rum
nil and Samuel Carr. jr.. were accepted. and
Messrs. Jay Gould, Russell Sage. H. B. Hyde
and A. Z. Orr were elected directors and took
seats at the board. Sidney Dillon, already a
director, was elected president.
The resignation of Vice President Lane
was not accepted, and he will be retained in
that position. After the election MessrS.
Adams Spaulding. RumrIlI and Carr left the
meeting, and the new board after discussing
the policy of the company and appointing
committees, adjourned.
Thomas County cat., 1890-12-04
STOCK AND FARM.

Ellsworth Republican: The late
heavy frosts have killed what few Hes
sian flies there were to be seen in the
wheat fields, and the stool is looking
healthy.
Medicine Lodge Cresset: Ephraim
Beeton exhibited couple of huge
radishes on the street which measured
twenty five inches in length and the
two weighed seventeen pounds.
La Crosse Clarion: Wheat is looking
fine, farmers say, since the recent rains.
MANY fields that had been sown for two
months and wheat not up are lookin g
green and growing nicely.
From Leavenworth: Mr.. Wellhouse,
who has three quarter sections OF land
near this city. in an apple orchard. is
SAID to have netted S37,000 out of the
same this fall Mr.. Wellhouse has pur-
chased the Ballet farm, in this county,
paying therefor $4,000. with the in
tention Of placing it all in an apple
orchard.
Anthony Enterprise: Mr.. Pumphrey,
of this city, is feeding twenty head
of cattle in stalls with cotton-seed meal
and the hulls from the seed, winch he
ships in from Ft. Smith, Ark. This
manner and kind o. feed for cattle is
something new in this part of the coun-'
.try. and Ne: Pumphrey's experiment
in this line will be watched With infef-
est by many stockmen.
Junction City onion: A. G. Pierce
sold west half of section 5, township
13, range 8 east, to Joe Bell for $4,000.
Mr.. Bell intends to put some of .he
land in fax in the spring. and nearly all
in wheat next fall. In the two crops he
hopes to be able to pay for the land
Wheat in the vicinity this year pro-
duced from twenty to thirty bushels
per acre, and would bring more money
per acre than Mr.. Bell paid for his
land.
Thomas County cat., 1890-12-04
Maraudip0 Indians.

PINE RIDGE, S. D., November 2S.-Word
was received through the government courier
that 200 lodges of Rose Bud Indians were
rading the homes of settlers in the vicinity
of Porcupine creek. The settlers had flown
in terror a week ago. They left all their
household goods. together with the stock.
There are six persons usually in an Indian
lodge, and the marauders are therefore sup
posed to number about 200 persons. Gen
eral Wheaton and his command, consisting of
four companies from Fort Omaha, has ar
rived in camp and consultation with officers
on the situation was at once held, the result
of which cannot be ascertained.
Thomas County cat., 1890-12-04
Lard Legislation.
(From Primes Crop Bulletin.)

I'm September, 1 sen. 100 inquiries TO tho
farmers. regarding their sentiment to the pass
Of the Corger Lard Bill. receiving 1919 replies.
992 favored the passage OF general pure food bill
This bill belongs to q class which attemp TO
regulate things. bu. the final results OF which
prove TO be directly opposite 10 VIVA: is intended.
We should have hsd national Pure Food Bill
long ago. but for this agitation for Lard Bill.
The Wholesale Grocers' Assn, of y. Y, sent >
memorial to Washington. strongly opposing the
passage of the Conger Bill. They claim that the
bill is onerous. that /; would practically prevent
the use of compound lard.
No attempt has been made TO show that il is in
9urious TO health. On the contrary il is . whole
some AID excellent product and sho ud stand on its
merits, carrying rs it docs on tho face Of every
parcel, brand which cannot be misunder- .ood I;
hence no consumer is deceived when purcl ing.
They claim that If this kind of lie is-t;ou is to go
on, it may apply TO all food products. lam conf
dent that the voice Of the whole country is IN favor
OF the necessity and importance Of psssirga pure
food bill" -
Thomas County cat., 1890-12-04
In a State of Terror.

PINE RIDGE AGENCY, November 2S.-The
Indians here are in state of nervous terror,
and when the soldiers went out to drill it was
with the utmost difficulty that stampede
was prevented. Terrible stories as to what
the soldiers intend to do with them are in
,:irculation among the Indians, and they are
constantly on the alert, keeping their ponies
near at hand ready to mount them at the
first sign of attack. They say that they do
not want the soldies to kill them nor do they
want to give up their arms, but will no SO if
the soldiers insist upon it.