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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-09-10
COWBOYS and Indians Fight.

Meagre details have just been received Of a
fight between the cowboys and Indians COM
panies of Buffalo Bill and Dr.. Carver in the
streets of Hamburr. Germauv.
It is understood that a fierce conflict took
place, and that but for the interference Of
the police in force life would have been
taken.
DR.. Carver's company is but lately away
from Russia, where in Moscow it had great
trouble with the police when blood was
shed.
For long time there has been great RI
yalry between Dr. Carver and Buffalo Bill.
The latter had just opened his stow in Ham,
burg
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-09-10

A NOVEL feature has developed In the
Grain market since prices have outrun ex-
port dealings. At present figures, wheat can
be brought here from England with profit.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-09-10

THE Irish potato crop is the worst since
1879 in that part Of Ireland southwest OF a
line drawn from Waterford to sligo.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-09-10
Two Deaths in a Duel.

A desperate duel to the death took place
at Rowland, KY. the junction of the Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad with the Ken
lucky Central, at nine O'Clock on recent
morning.
Robert Ferguson, fireman on the Louis
vile and Nashville road, was recently mar
/ ried to pretty young woman, and Boss"
Hamilton, another fireman, was reported to
have told tales about her.
- The trains OF the two men met at Row
land. Ferguson walked up to Hamilton and
in an excited manner exclaimed: You have
been talking about my wife, so under
stand"
mo haven't" says Hamilton, "and the
man who says so tells lie"
II say so," replied Ferguson, and at the
same instant both men drew pistols.
They fired almost simultaneously, and in
less than fifteen seconds each man had fired
four times. Then both reeled and fell, their
leads almost touching as they dropped. The
train nIsss Isssss rushed to then, only to find both
dead. Each had three hultsF ho'As II ne
body.
An eyewitness said it was the gamest
fight he ever saw. Neither man finched nor
uttered a sound after the shooting CON-
menced.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-09-10
In, the House.

In the House.
10th DAY.-Mr. Butterworth submitted
the conference report on the bill making an
appropriation for an increased clerical force
to carry out the provisions Of the Dependent
Pension law. The conference report was
agreed to-. The House then resolved itself
into Committee of the Whole (Mp. Payson in
the chair for the consideration of the Senate
amendments to the River and Harbor bill. -. .
After non concurring in about one-half Of the
Senate amendments the committee rose. -.
At the evening session the House passed a
bill granting O pension of $50 month to
Caroline H. White, widow Of George B..
White, late Chief of the Bureau of Yards and
Docks. Thirty-two other private pension
bills were passed.
2OOra DAY.-The only matters considered
were the Paddock and Conger Lard bills
The former was ordered to be engroSsed and
to have third reading-yeas, 116; nays, a..
When the bill was put on final passage the
vote was Ill to 46-no quorum-anu the
House adjourned.
2O1sT DAY. The conference report on the
Sundry Civil bill was agreed to. Mr..
O'Neil, of Pennsylvania, announces the
death of his colleague, Representative Wat
son, and offered appropriate resolutions.
which were unanimously adopted. The
Speaker appointed as the funeral committee
Messrs. Culbertson, OF pennsylvania; NC
Adoo Craig, Townsend, of Pennsylvania;
Maish, Wallace, of New YORK, and Kerr, of
Pennsylvania. The House then, as a mark
Of respect to the memory of MIR. Watson,
adjourned. ,,,
SO2D DAy.-Mr. Taylor reported bill
amending Section 5515, Revised Statutes,
relating to the misconduct Of officers Of
election and custodians of ballots at Con-
gressional elections. E. The day was spent in
discussing the question whether or not the
Coneer Lard bill should be taken up, and in
debate upon Mr.. Cannon's resolution con-
corning members leaving the hall to make
quorum impossible.
2O3D DAY.-Mr Ketcham, introduced a
bill appropriating sos, S,2l0 for payment to
the legal representatives of John Roach, de-
ceased, in full satisfaction of oil claims.
Messrs Beckwith, of New Jersey, and Will
son, Of Washington, came to blows in a dis
cussion on the Cannon resolution; much ex.
citement was caused by vulgar remark
made by Mr.. Cannon concerning Mr.. Nc
Adoo: lhe Lard bill was not reached. Mr..
Brosius offered resolution for tho arrest of
absentees, directing the Sergeant-at-Arms to
telegraph for absent members, and revoking.
all leaves Of absence except those grantel on
account of illness. The resolution was agreed
to and the House adjourned.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-09-10

President Munroe acknowledged the
independence of the South American Re-
publics In 1922.
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AlaSka'S Volcano

PASSENGERS on the steamer Arago confirm
the report that Mount Bogosiov, Alaska,
steamer left Ounaiaska large volumes
Of steam and smoke could be seen
issuing from the volcano, while
at night pillar Of fire thousands Of feet in
height was discernable for miles Bogosiov
has been in a state of active eruption ever
since. The site is grand one, and mariners
hope the activity will continue, as it serves
as lighthouse in guiding vessels through
Ounamak Pass
Steam and smoke have been seen to come
from the centre, and fire and lava were daily
expected to be seen issuing from the mouth.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-09-10
Death of Congressman Watson.

Representative Lewis F. Watson, Of Penn
.sylvania, died very suddenR few days ago in
Washington City. He wasabout to enter his
carriage at the Shoreham Hotel to drive
to the Capitol at about II o'clock,
when he was suddenly overcome by
an attack Of heart disease, and died soon
after being carried into the hotel. Mr.. Wat
son represented the Twenty-seventh Penn.
sylvania District, and his death makes the
third which has taken place in the ranks OF
the Pennsylvania delegation this session.
He was an elderly man and had been in
feeble health for some time. He was from
Warren, and for the past twenty years
was an extensive operator in lumber and
petroleum, besides organizing railroad
company and acting as a bank preSi-
dent. He was member Of the Forty-fifth
and Forty-seventh Congresses, and was
elected to the present Congress as Repub-
hcan by a large majority. Mr.. Watson was
wealthy, and a member of the Millionaire
Club OF Washington City. He leaves
widow and two daughters.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-09-10
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
In the Senate.

1S9TH DAY.-Unusual progress was made
on the Tariff bill, the Senate getting through
nearly six pages of the text, containing
thirty-one paragraphs. Having reached the
paragraph as to lead ore Mr.. Vest suggested
that he desired to discuss that question, and
that it was time to stop for the day. Accord
ingly the Senate adjourned.
l90TH DAY.-The Senate met at noon un-
der agreement to devote the entire day to
eulogies of the late Senator Beck, of Ken
lucky. Addresses were delivered by Messrs.
Blackburn, Vest, Allison, Carlisle, ingalls,
and others, and letter was read from Sen
ator Morrell.
19lsT DAY.-A resolution fixing date for
voting on the Tariff bill went over on account
of MIR. Plumb's objection. The silver-lead
ore paragraph was debated. :. Mr. Quay Of
fered resolution, which was agreed to, con-
curing in the appointment OF committee
to take action on the death Of Representative
Watson, of Pennsylvania, and providing as
an additional mark Of respect that the Senate
adjourn. Messrs. Cameron, Cullom and
Faulkner were appointed committee on the
part of the Senate, and then the Senate ad-
journed.
192D DAY.-Mr. Aldrich's memorandum,
limiting debate on the Tariff bill, and fixing
a date for beginning the voting, was agreed
to. Much progress was made with the text
OF CQe DILL i uS COUleEeuCG EcpUIG Oll Vuo
Sundry Civil bill was agreed to. Mr.. Evarts
introduced bill to provide for the payment
Of awards made by the Venezuelan Claims
Commission, now in session in Washington
City. :. "A substitute for the bill pending in
the Genate, providing Tor the transfer of the
Revenue Marine, from the Treasury to the
Navy Department, was introduced by Mr.
Sherman.
193D DAY.-The Tobacco schedule and part
Of the Agricultural schedule Of the Tariff
bill were disposed Of; the House rates on bar
ley and barley malt were restored; MIR. Da-
Wis madea speech .. The resolution hereto
fore offered by Mr.. Plumb, instructing the
Committee on Rules to issue such orders as
will wholly prevent the sale of spirituous,
vinous and malt liquors in the Senate wing
Of the Capitol was taken up, the first ques-
ton being on Mr.. Buffers amendment di-
recting the Sergeant-at-Arms to make daily
inspection of committee rooms and other
apartments. The amendment was rejected.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-23
OF Ilt Ed-.Ie.
VOICE FROM THE WEST.
BYE. P. FORD.

Why is II that thousands remain in the east,
Struggling through lie for the privilege to live,
While the pittance they get affords them the least
OF the comforts they earn by the labor they give.
On their farms midst the rocks. with the roots. and
the brier,
They wrestle from dawn till the closing Of day.
Thro the heat and the cold and the dust and the
mire,
From the morn Of their life till they sleep in the
clay.
Atthe loom and the forge. in the mine the mart,
Wherever the toiler is struggling for bread,
Oh, to have my own home, is the cry Of the heart
OF the thousands vino look 10 the morrow with
dread.
Break the thralls which bind you; start at once
for the West,
In Kansas the tOIler can choose where he viii,
Can farm AT his ease and his labor be blest,
or can earn his own home at the forge or the
mill;
Here's SedgTcll, a county, which is of the best
OF the hundred and six OF our fair commonwealth
Rich in valley and upland and nowhere in the
Is soil more responsive when asked for its
wealth.
Clear streams Of pure water from springs ever flow
Broad rivers and creeks and streamlets formiles-
Two hundred or nOre-thro' the pr;4iries they 20,
Shedding beauty and green, and iowery Smiles.
In this county so favored is city whose name
is known from the east, to our coast on the west.
Foremost IN churches, and schools and in fame
As a center of trade. and Of ali that is best.
The Wichita homes are models Of taste.
The Wichita churches attended with zeal,
The Wichita folks are a people who haste
To relieve the distressed, or-tO make good deal.
We welcome the stranger. whoever ne be,
II honest we Ike him. and want him TO stay.
Now, visit Us, then for yourself you can see,
And, that the halls neer been told, you viii
readily say.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-23
EUROPEAN DISARMAMENT.

The pope. 1t Is announced. proposes to
act as mediator in negotiations for a gen
cral European disarmament. His holt
ness viii be obliged to materially change
the dispositions of several potentates and
the sentiments of some nations before he
can effect "a disarmament in Europe.
VIII France ever disarm until she has at
jea~, tried to get revenge for Sedan or
Metz: Win Russia dishand her armies
while the jealousy of Germany con-
Times: VIII the Spanish and Portu-
guese monarchies try the experiment of
ruling without armies while the repub-
lican sentiment within their borders con-
tinuoS alive and threatening? VIII Ger
mauy reduce her military establishment
before the ambition Of her young en-
peror Is gratitied or crushed: VII Eng
land turn her soldiers into farmers
and artisans or convert her
iron clads into merchant YES
sells until she Is ready to give
lp her Indian empire: VIII any nation
of Europe diSarm while the others keep
their armies. Win the Pope indeed not
have hard work TO make 4 start in dis
banding the forces that are maintained
for the purpose of killing each other?
The peace congress OF nations that met
some years ago it Was hoped had sue
Ceeded in supplantinC the sword with
the forum and pen as the great arbiter
between nations. but recent events on
the continent, 1t seems. have impressed
upon ms holiness the conviction that
that understanding or compact has about
lost its hold upon the rulers if not the
people of today. II his proposed scheme
could succeed in that which ii is de-
signed to accomplish it would indeed he
glorious achievement for the church in
is mission of preparing the world fer
the milleuial tide.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-23
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Work will begin soon on Norman's new
school house.
Hennessey Courier: "Oh! mamma, see
the soldiers
Reno City has an organization OF the
( Sons of Veterans.
The farmers of Oklahoma begin to plant
corn this week and lots of 1t.
The BLACK Jack" region alone win have
over 800 acres OF tobacco planted.
The charter for the Saltwater post g. 4.
Il. was received Tuesday evening.
Union City has appointed a city marshal
and is forging head in first-class style.
Hennessey and Kingfsher both expect
to have large tobacco warehouses this
fall
A Farmers Alliance will he organized at
the church in Downs Monday afternoon.
March p
A large number Of horses have died with
the blind stsagers at Norman the past few
weeks.
Fl Reno now has teIegrapnic connection
with Fort Reno, Fort sill, AutdarhO aud
I CautOWmepr
Caddo advertises for manageable ladies
for the benefit Of the large number Of
handsome widOwerS.
j. j. now known for what Frank Gil
lette j. in Oklahoma. He j. after the at
tOrney geueralshJp. it's said
Two new business firms VIII locate At
Norman this week Norman j. booming
and she doe, not care VINO knows IT,.
The citizens of Edmond are painting
their houses and fixing up their lawns.
They believe in c0miorl and beauty.
4 correspondent from Perkins save.
Give u more rope" we are only e can
bage plant get, but our soil Is fertile and
We VIII head
Chief Maves' name is never mentioned
a. possible candidate for reelection 10
the chiefcaiucy Gf tEs Cherokee nation
he j. not popular.
Atrhi.on Globe A gentleman who r.
turned lrdm Oklahoma this morn ~
brought the 5l5be a number Of cigars
made from Oklahoma tobacco
The people arouad K.ngd~her hear
Kissing sound emaHeti1s from toe -rn3.Id-
aud d. nos know to what 70 attribute IL
Have they Thought 81 snakes
The Democrats a Orlando ard vicinity
gathered together ia mass convent .on
Wednesday and organized q c.gD. 80 ~
known a. tae Orlando Democratic club
Load after load Of household goods. farm
Ing implements, hIIs1HZ material and
other uece--5r 5.~ are 1u5ueFset Is tht~ urlGt
every dsy. says the Norman IrazlscEls--
4 ride through fH- Cherokee strap lu The
winter j. devoid - Interest 4s4f + s.
dJuhiy 80 ~ tEl- t5u8e- -lune The d-sa--r.is-
Ing ~ e a. Te-E nB; hing san te seem
s-EeefH fsfe hlgrE surface 81 -ife ground
TIE bills and valleys which were les than
a week ago covered BIZ rsEEr jess EeT7l,. n ~
fasiEv 6r-arv and lHiuha1jtesi eseu - cog
0ts-. a recent visitor Fepor1e-
The K.agfl-ler World rvposts An da7
fsz-u aalsElY -uFanlrZ tAe Cheyenne and
trsglsfas- co75Hfry igiaE sls-f wet 81 h11E
fisher. assa beating thesT siEius e =
estimated filst -s5a1e "a fksful- a-e EirferE
feeea TIE boomer are Eie.az le OK
.srv carefully. IE-fezsa sf zsiuE iE -sfszsf
r.e,Isf--r- 20 STAKE ~ cizsfs-- ttseF --atstr
fr Is eTpuE s15FFe-f saU- uEs - ffEaf ~ go.
{ 10 - Observed - lhe s1i4IeEs ~ Lsd4sn
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them was as to the amount of reduction
and as to the method of securing that
reduction. Before the election both the
house and senate had passed bills affect
ing the revenues. The house bill would
probably have reduced the revenues
eighty millions of dollars; the senate bill
reduced them about sixty millions. On
account Of the differences between the
two houses the bill did not become flaw:
but at that time there was no suggestion
whatever that the revenues should not be
reduced. Now the comrades come for
ward and ask that measure shall be
adopted which viii require not only all
the existing revenues, but that new taxes
be imposed. do not say that this IS not
just; what | do say. however, is that the
congress now in session cannot be IN
duced under the circumstances to pass
any measure which viii result in an
increase of taxation. Each individual
congressman looks at this question from
his own standpoint and it Is not queS-
ton OF the ability of the American peo-
pie to pay additional taxation, but each
congressman pays Difference to the public
opinion existing in his district. If the
comrades Were to unite upon measure
which would provide pension for every
one who was disabled without requiring
him to prove that his disability was in
CURED in the line of duty, and for such
an increase of ratings as would make the
pensions now allowed more nearly cor
respond to the needs of those receiving
them, and thereby provide that practi-
cally all the surplus revenue resulting
from the present system of taxation
should be disbursed in favor of the COM
rades, this could, in my judgment, be
readily brought about. To now demand
what cannot be done will inevitably have
tendency to prevent anything being
done. and thus postpone to a compare
lively indefinite period, and at least UNI
til after another election, the doing of
justice to the disabled comrades. What
ever may be said about the obligation of
the government to those who were not
disabled and not needy, no one can deny
that the first obligation of the govern
ment is to those who We're disabled and
who are needy.
What | have written and what [ shall
do about this matter is not with the de-
sign of affecting the political status of
the comrades Whenever they think
that it Is TO their interest to support the
party of Grover Cleveland against the
party of Benjamin Harrison they will so
do. They have earned the right to do as
they please, and whatever action they
take in the direction of their interests, as
they conceive them to be. they will not
be reproached by me. Yours. truly.
=. Il. PLUMB.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-23
THE WHEAT FIELDS.

The wheat fields Of Kansas, and there
are nearly one and three-quarter millions
Of acres of them, the area Of which
would make a couple Of New England
states, shows an unusually magnificent
set this spring. Reports from all sections
Of southern Kansas are to the effect that
the winter wheat never looked better or
more promising, many prophesying that
the yield for 1890 viii surpass that of
1889. As Kansas soil never heaves from
frost, and as the moisture for the winter
has proven abundant, with no signs of
insects, it may be set down that Kansas
will this year again lead all other states
in the amount and value of her wheat
yield, which last year was valued at $l9,-
S42 513.11
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-23

The determination and tact displayed
10y the attorneys who have managed the
case of Kemler, the New York murderer,
entitled them to better success. Kemler
was convicted a year ago and sentenced
TO be executed by elecmicity-the first
case under the new law of that state sub
shutting electricity for the gallows as a
means of executing convicts. Every
conceivable devise has been employed to
save the condemned man, the case being
fought inch by inch through the entire
course Of legal proceedings up to the
court of last resort, which has oyeruIed
oil the points of objection raised and
affirmed the decisions of the lower
courts. The efficiency of the electric
current as legal agency for executing
ronvicts viii therefore be tested and if
satisfactory in its operations viii proba-
bly, he adopted generally for that pur-
pose.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-23
THE FORUM.

Buffalo y. Y. CHRISTIAN Advocate, March s. 80.
We feel that we are doing our readers
a real service when we commend 10 their
favorable notice The Forum. which Is
the organ of the advanced. independent.
conservative thought Of the age. Who
ever reads Its monthly pages will become
conversant with tine great social. politi
cal and religious topics which engruSs
the attention OF the leading minds IN the
various fields of inquiry and activity
The Forum has a mission. and right
royalty Is il fulfilling 1t. Its intention i
not 10 divert. divide or destroy. bat 20
unity the forces on the side Of truth and
by free interchange If thought among
the honest fearless friends Of the truth
10 promote It's dissemination and estsb-
hshment. The mas, of the people who
are IN search Of truth and have not lo-t
their bearings bv reason of anv of the
wild tbe0rie- of the time have fouud IN
it, conduct constructive purpose u
sympathy with their own ideas II pro
gress. The Forum has never admitted
t. IT. pages ady0.stss Of revolutionary
methods. but has sought n gave IT. read
cts the benefit IL the thought and eNT-s-
Hence of the safest guide.
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FOR THE BUTTERwoRTH BILL.

CHENEY, Kan, March 20, 80.
To the Editor of the Eagle.
At a regular meeting Of Morton Cen
ter F. A. and L Z. the following petition
to the Hon. S. r. Peters, member of con-
gress. was adopted, and on motion. a
copy is sent to you with request for pub
LEGATION. Yours truly,
HARRY w. COMSTOCK. Sec.
To the Hon 5. r. Peters, member of congress, Wash
ingtOn, ID. G.:
Dear sir-We, the undersigned mem
hess of Morton Center Farmers alliance
and Industrial union at Sedgwick county.
Kansas, beg leave to represent to you the
deep interest we. as farmers, have in the
passage of what is known as the Butter
worth bill, and also that presented by
Senator Sherman for the suppression of
trusts and combines and the prohibition
OF the dealing in futures. and easnestiy
request you to use all honorable means
to secure the passage of said bills. and
that you will hearus in this, our petition.
we will, as we are in duty bound, ever
pray.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-23
NE CentaI star Of 80 Galaxy.

Fr7E -s= EsaFa l1lFrg -isEs4-
Tine new head 81 the Wi-hifa DslT
EAGLE IS 81 sure enough dalsf, iH fhe
forefront - the Illustration -fana- the
proud iiri- tbrae--f1rF root. backed go
fine rigft bv tle sd e-leE bloc 5. one ~
the he-t iu tna state 10 che Eglt 81 tfl-
Il the famed Burton car work.. ar5 i-srk
of these tl1e imU1es-a packing s.isstifslI-
fnenfs ~ D0id * Asa AMI Whitaker 4
~gn While ~ the Jeff ~ ffae eFrle D.
sbogru the new county co1rl sa-e iG IS
magnificent pTDpoTi-ra. halkei ~ tne
-ev-n story ZImmaglT ito~k. f1e -rieudid
Garfield NiFer-5fv and q tne st9sinz
~ eisvators and array ~ railway tracks
an3 trains. gssth q delightful r3-as--tlrga
af fi- tread u.er which isss fer ifz rlgfg~
as-ear ~. ceufer ~ tas zrsag and r.5szl-
l1sa- Agkausas Valley frosG 81 s1grra 10
Tire F1ds ~ rn5lgctasrs g. re- fafs3 sazer.
of the l4rer Siis-szef 20. G5se earltrsg frEre
4 tae zrst -fai - Kan aua ffe 49,
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composing tbe eoassa.lass5 ~ thaa Unssa
- sts4tes.
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scouts constantly scouting the country for
intending hunters or boomers. No arrests
have yet been made
The Cinnamon are leaving oklahoma,
says the Oklahoma Chief. The times are
too dull here to suit the Acknowledged
celestials' ideas of prosperity. According
to Sam Choug who should be authority,
there were fifty-four Chinese in Oklahoma
City last summer and but nine today.
Cinnamon are like gamblers. They follow
up booms and are ever on the lookout for
flush towns The western Chiuaman never
settles down In the mountains he is con
tinUally on the move from one camp 10
another and on the plains he is ever in
quest of his ideal boom town.