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Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13

institutA The new superintendent, Me-
serve. since his arrival from Massachusetts,
nas teen making it uncomfortable for the
nan sas empioyes. Already large mum Ter
nave oeen suspended to make room for
eas,ern relatives OF the new sup rIntendent.
1 ne Kansas employees. what few are left,
nave iaid he case before Senators ingalls,
aad Plumb. The superintendent has been
alsrespeefful t. the emp.oyes. Mrs. u. c.
haskell. widow of the late congressman, d.
l. Haskell. resigned the position of matron
IN chief, becauss of improper treatment
from Meserve. Mrs. Car-on. head nurse,
vas requested to hand IN her resignation.
with the promise of better position. The
resignation was forthcoming, but the posi-
non was not. A relative OF Mr.. Meserve.
OF Ohio, has been 6 ven the position. The
trouble came to a focus when Andrew A.
Htchinson, principal her. was asked to
resign. He is a graduate of the stats uni
yersity. and was recommended By Senators
ingalls, and Plumb. DR.. James Marvin and
the entire university faculty. The only
reason given by Neserve FOR this action Vas
that AtchinSon was not the man he wanted
to have hep him reorganize the work.
Atchlnson has rendered his resignation.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13
THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY.

Black Men Want the NV Territory.
TOPEKA, KAN, March 1O.-The Oklahoma
Immigration ASSOCIATION here has furnished
ier publication the following address:
'Real Zing the gravity of the problem
which to-day confronts the American peo-
pie. and fully consc Gus of the strained and
distorted condition of affairs between the
races, by reason OF inherent racial differ
ences. and believing further that all good
men desire bloOdieSs and speedy solution
Of that problem, we therefore issue this ad-
dress TO the American peop.e.
I'VE come TO you not as suppliants upon
banded knee, nor as crinClng sycophants,
but as men, appealing to that higher nature
within, and to that innate sense Of justice
and tair play, which is one of the charac-
terlStics of the Saxon race.
I'VE believe that our csu5s is just. hence
We are doubly armed.
I'VE believe that your sober second sense
and your maturer Judgment Will persuade
your belief. II 1t Is not already so formed,
that our solution Is the only Just aaG prac-
tlcal one.
oklahoma territory offers the only op-
portunity, and with unfettered chance TO
work out our destiny. 1t Is pecu larly
adapted by reason o. location and climate.
With .0,C0O already there. and this mum be-
daily augmented by new arrivals. warrants
Us in believing thar We are justified IN this
aTDeal'
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13
The X NJ u Scorched

ToPEKA, KAN. March 12.-Sunday night .
fire started IN the .'wetting down room," OF
the Kansas Newspaper Union printing es-
ta5lishment, the same room being used for
roller casting.
It destroyed weeks run of paper which
was on the ''bank,' all roller-Inaking appa-
ratys, and many cast rollers all ready for
shipment to customers. The fire got into
the press room, destroying the wood work,
betting, press blankets, etc, ABOUT the three
big presses: but it is still hoped that the
presses have not been spoiled.
Over the press room are the composition,
imposition and stereotyping departments.
The two former suffered d complete spoiin2
of all the type there. The stereotyping de-
partm-nt was not seriously injured, and was
IL full operation Monday p. n.
The Office had new dress taken from
stock in the 4. y. L. wholesale store, laid
throughout IN time to begin work ON this
morning. None of the customers of the kan-
sas Newspaper Union viii be affected by the
fire, as the work was temporarily transferred
to other presses in the city.
The large wholesale store of the Z. n. c.
was untouched, and all orders were as
promptly filed as usual.
No one of the firm s patrons are losers in
anyway except those who had roller cores for
recasting.
The loss is quite heavy, but the money
value of property destroyed all comes back u
insurance.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13
Four Engines Buried.

WHEELER, Col, March S.-One of the
greatest catsstrophes IN the way of a snow
slide, without the loss of life. occurred five
miles east of this lace, at what is known
as Wa. Cut. on the high line d;vis.o. c.
the South Park railroad, in which two pas
seDger trims came near being swept away.
The train going west wa running IN sec
tons, the first sect on got sGucs IN the snow
at Wall ut. and sc ton two came up with
two powe ful engines to pull out the first
section. Roadmaster DoDbins was stand
in. IL front of the head engine, superin-
tending the W rk, when IN an instant an
avalanche came down, sweeping him away.
He was completely covered by the flying
mas OF snow and carried distance of sew
eral thousand feet, entirely across the river
and into the Rio Grande ira ks where he
man ged to extrica.e himself with great
dI Guilty. He was severe injured. The
tremendous volume OF snow was piled en-
trey ov the four engines, putting out
tn fires and completely Gov red the mail
cars in which were the mail agent, George
Roberts, and Ba gage master Mason. OF
f,enver. 1t took some time to extr cate the
men, fut neither was injured. Fireman
CulbertsCn was badly scalded.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13
Cattle Men Have No Right.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. March 12.-Immedi-
ately after the issuance of the president 5
proclamation ordering them to remove their
cattle from the Cherokee strip they began to
negotiate for leases on the several Indian
reservations in the territory. Some have
consummated these leases and paid large
sums of money to the Indians. Now comes
the following order from Commissioner
Morgan with all its attendant horrors:
'.DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, OFFICE OF
INDIAN AFFAIRS, WASHINGTON, ID. {.
''Sir-1ou are advised by the president of
the United States by proclamation. dated
February l.. 1889, that he had directed the
removal of cattle and other live stock from
the Cherokee outlet lands, said removal to
take place not later than October l next. and
50 much sooner As said lands or any of
them may be or become lawfully open to set
tlement by citizens of the United States.
You are advised that the proclamation above
referred to confers no authority upon any
ore holding cattle upon the said outlet to
drive cattle upon any other Indian lands,
and you are therefore directed to use every
precaution to prevent cattle moving under
the said proclamation from being driven
upon lands under your jurisdiction, and if
any such cattle shall be driven there you viii
turn them back and drive them from the
reservation with the aid of your Indian police.
In the event of Your inability to prevent
the invasion of the reservation by such in
truding cattle you Will promptly advise this
department by wire. You VIII also see that
no attempt be made by any cattle men or
Others to negotiate with any OF the Indians
under your charge for the privilege of graz
ing cattle on any reservation or part of reSer-
vat.on under the jurisdiction of your agency.
You viii keep close watch upon any cattle
which may be moving toward the Indian
lands under your charge. and promptly re
port by wire the presence of any IntrudinC
stock there. You viii also use due vigilance
to prevent the invasion of the reservation by
and cattle infected with contagious disease,
and If such cattle are driven upon the reser-
vation you will have them herded and cor
rallied in an isolated place and ask this Office
by wire for instructions. Very respectfully,
I. j. MORGAN, Commissioner"
The following Is the agents order to one of
the cattle men:
''ISDIAS TERRITORY, MARCH 8, 1890.
ITO Hon. H. 6. Williams:
SIR am authorized by the honorable
commissioner of Indian affairs. dated Wash
ington. March 3. 1880, to allow no arrange
ments to be made by any cattle men or 9TH
ers to treat with the Indians for lands for
grazing purposes upon any reservation under
my charge. and that if any atteInps are made
to force cattle upon any OF these reservations
| shall at once instruct the police to drive the
cattle of of the reservation.
Signed d. j. NJ. WooD,
United States Indian Agent.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13

because the weapon was small and cheap.
This Is all embodied IL n letter written at
Paris by Russian friend OF Mr.. Remnants.
TIE letter says:
In the wo.ds of one OF the political con-
victs, this is the beginning OF the end.
The governor OF the province OF the Trans
BoIkal, the procurer. the district surgeon
and two gendarme otncers have gone to
hara. bat for more than week my CORES
pondeut says no news has been received
from there"
In his letter to the Associated Press, Mr..
kennan states AT be has every reason to
believe that his CORES pondent is trust
worthy: that he received directly from the
province of the Trans Boikal the informa-
ton that ne sent b IN. Mr.. kennan says
that the Journal de 81. Petersburg. the Or
gan If the foreign Russian Office, and the
St. Petersburg Novoe sremga. deny the
fiogging and subsequent suicide, but that
their denials unfortun ately Go not carry as
much weight aS they would if the Russian
government ha rot denied the story of the
slaughter of political exiIeS al Yakutzka last
Mcrcn. The story ain now prepared to
prove before a comm ttee Of the 1pterna-
tional Prison association.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13
SHORT ON WHEAT.
1t VIII Take Higher Prices to
Bring 1t Forward.
The Departments Report for March
Quite interesting. The Available
Supply for Expectation and for
July is Small.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 1c-The Sta
tistical report of the department of axricul-
ture for March relates to the distribution and
consumption of corn and wheat 1t makes
the proportion of the corn crop in the hands
OF growers 45.9 per cent, or 97O. .OOo. 600 bush
els, and of the wheat crop S1.9 per cent, or
156, ,cp,0 900 bushels. The stock of corn on
hand is the largest ever reported in March. of
the largest crop after the mildest winter
The average of eight annual returns is 671,-
10000 bushels, that of last year. 7S7. COO. 900
bushels. The estimated consumption to
March l. Is liz, 900 bushels. a figure exceed
ed only last year and in 1856. The proportion
OF merchantable crop of 1889 is s5.7 per cent.
exceeded N recent years only by those of
1854 and 1886.
The average value of all corn on the first
OF December was 2S.3 cents per bushel. The
average on the first OF March was - 3 cents
Tor me-cEantahle, and 1872 for unmerchant-
able, making an aggregate of value S35, ,0OO, 900
less than the December estimate.
The Wheat crop of 1889 was exceeded by
the crops of 1889. 1882 and 1854. The aver
age remainder IL the hands of growers on
the frSt OF March for ten years past has been
15p.GU.U0 bushels. The average crop dur
ing this period was $50, ,60o, coo bushels. Most
OF the wheat In farmers hands is in states
which have no surplCs over consumption. or
IN those IN which much the larger proper
ton Is consumed at home. The six spring
wheat states have only 45,00.0o0 bushels,
100000 of which VIII be required for spring
seed and the remainder Is scarcely more than
four months consumption Of their popula-
ton.
Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. Illinois. Mis-
SCUM and Kansas, the only wheat states eas.
OF the Rocky mountains contributing to
commercial distribution, have only 60Ooo,-
O0O bushels, half of which viii be needed at
home and part of the remainder is CONNER
cl->ly unavailable al present prices. 1t is
seen therefore that the available supply for
expectation and for home distribution for
July Is small.
The depleted farm reserves have been meas
ureably nIled except in a few states, but it
Will require the pressure of high prices to
squeeze any considerable proportion of them
into commercial distribution.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13
Reports About Wheat.

CHICAGO. March 6.-The Farmers Review
says: The reports OF our correspon ients
intimate that the present cod snap dam
aged winter wheat in many counties in cen.
tral Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas aud
Michigan from 10 to 0 per cent. NIscon-
sin, and Il Io-tlon of the counties in north
ern Illinois, are protected at present b a
blanket OF snow. Very few reports OF dam
age 10y winter killing have been received
from Ohio and none from Kentucky. In
the Ohio valley. however, embracing por-
tons of Ohio. Indiana ana southern Illinois.
excessive rain has swelled the streams and
flooded tie bottom la ds, greatly dam aging
wheat feds on low ground. With the ex-
ceptlon OF 4 few co mites n Kansas and
central Illinois, there are 10 complaints Of
damage from the Hesslan ty. The best al
around report mes from kentucky. The
most dlscouragluC eport comes from Mich
Igan, where wheat has suffered greatly from
the alternate freezing aud thawing expert
enced during the past month.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13
Hungry Kansas Women.


ATCHIsoN, KAN, March The sessions
OF the woman suffrage convention have
been chiefly devoted to the dicussion of re-
form measures and the adoption of the res
olutious.
The res olutions cover everything pertain
1ng TO woman suffrage, and request that al
Ieas: two women be appointed on the state
board of charities and that a law be enacted
compelling cities to enforce the act prohib-
lung the sale of tobacco to minors.
A resolution OF thanks was telegraphed to
Booert +. Porter, superintendent of the
census bureau, for directing his subordi-
mates IN Kansas TO appoint both men and
women as enunerators. Because of these
instructions the women expect half of the
appointments. 1t was also voted TO re uesi
Senator ingalls, to use his influence th
Supervisor Burch to secure the women the
appointments Provision was made sfol
raising fund for carrying on the work of
OrCaQlZatlOp.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13
Weekly Trade Review.

| NEW YORK, March 10.-R. G. Dun & Co. s
seekly review of trade says:
The state OF trade has not materially
altered during the past week, though the
change of weather has produced much
temporary improvement IN some line. and
( IN other trades Is less satisfactory than be-
fore.
/ The monetary situation is much more
I satisfactory. notwithstanding the fact that
the cash actually held by the treasury is
S3. 3.299. 900 more than last week, and rates
on call here nave Cec,ine1 from 5 to ~
cents. and foreign exchange has risen from
/ Sl.SIsG to Sr.S6-=. The interior money
markets are generally steady, but on the
VINO rather more easy. The demand at
Kansas City Is only moderate. The de-
crease in actual circulation, outside the
treasury, IN the mouth of Feb uary, was
| Sl0,21o.96 and thus, with the further ab-
sorption this month by ths treasury, lndi-
Gates less active commercial demand.
The volume of domestic trade appeared
well sustained. A satisfactory distribution
In all seasonable lines az st. Louis: a good
loob ug trade at Omaha. and building ope-
ratlonS more than double those of last year,
though storms ch-cl retail trade: quiet at
Kansas CITY. and at Chicago an improve
ment over last year IN grain ami meats
with the dry goods trade about equal to last
year and the clothing trade only fair IN
volume.
little can be said of the market for bread
stutfs, for not Iths anding a spa-moiIc
activity on day in wheat, The prlce Is but a
quarter of cent iow-r Re than q month
ago. Corn Is unchan ged. but oats are , y
ceats higher. The general cour=e of prices
for commod ties has been upward, and the
average ad ance FIR the week has been
nearly half O , per cent.
1t may be added that decrease in activ-
ity of traie throughout the country tends
to re!eGse larger amOuns o. money than
have been expected TO return to this center
al present. but with bank resources remark
ably mar ow for the season speculation for
al advancr OF sto"ks Is checked by the fear
OF artificial s;ringency IN money, as it Is
natural Y. also by the approaci of the sea-
son OF open navig tIon, without sat sfactory
settlements among the transporting lines.
The business failures for the week are 260.
as against d total of 30 last week. For the
cor esponding week of last year the figures
were 20i.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13
An Opening for Negroes.

BRussEI-s, March S-Ihe industrial de-
ve opment OF the congo free state is Just
now being pushed with great vigor, and
several new and striking lines of operation
are being opeced up. OF these one OF the
most interesting Is the determination OF
the Belgian commercial com anies- which
largely CO trol e trade of that region. 10
employ American CITIZENS of AIR can de-
scent Z their offices there. This p an was
broached as long ago as IN 1884 by Co onel
George W. Williams. Worcester NJ ~sa-
chuse Is, who, at that time. was active
engaged IN asdiI- King Leopold In has Al l.
can enfe prise. The idea hen was to en-
ploy a are force of Amencan egro' 10
go to Air.ca Is ordinar, iaborers, TO oIen
U. loacs, b. d trading stations etc The
king " a. favoTeo impressed by the scheme
ano SO was Mr. Sani =. to whom II was
refer ed for consi erat on. For vario IS
reaSOr-s hoa ever IL as found lnexpetie-t
TO put INTO execU ion at that time.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13
NLwS BI;ESiTES
ton.

Colonies are already entering upon the
Cherokee outlet prepared to commence farm
ing.
Weather prognosticators are giving us
cold rain storms from the 1eth to the 2lss
of March
The cut IN passenger rates between St
Louis and kaLsas and Colorado points has
about reached bottom.
The great Ohio food began tc recede OF
March 2: more so above than below tn0
mouth of the Kentucky RIVER.
The damage done to crops IN Texas oy
the late repeated hail storms. as reported
from day to day, Is immense In tie aSSre-
gate.
The Louisiana lottery people are st,ii ng-
uri to get into No tn Dako-a, at tae e1-
piratlon Of the.r present charter al Nsu
Orleans
Judge Shackleford, OF the United Ssases
court. at Muscogee, /. T., decides tnaL No
government can sue for penaities,- p
head-for cattle grazing on INDIAN An@
without the consent of the Indians.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13
Reimhursing Western States

WASHINGTON. d. C.. March 10.-The sem
ate committee OF military affairs ordered a
favorable report TO b. mad upon the bill
to appropriate money 10 rein burse the
stats OF California, Nevada and Oregon
for The expense; in urre1 by them to aid ii
supp.eSs ng the rebellion. The amo Ints
are: To California, S,.f2S. Sa2: to Oregon.
1852 ,; to Neva a, 500 907. Wherever
the state paid interest on loans to meet
these ex enSes. that amount, after being
determined. shall also be pad to the states.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13
COACHES TELESCOPED.
Number of Killed and Injured
Not Yet Known.
An East Bound Lake Shore Train
Breaks in Two Near Hamburg and
Terrible Disaster Results-Re-
porters Not Allowed Access to
the News.

Buffalo, n. Y, March Strain No II,
on the Lake : hore railroad, from the west,
due in Buffalo at $40 p. m., and inning
very fast to make up lost time, broke ID
two near Hamburg, about $50 O'Clock
1 The second part of the train consisted OF
engine, teEder, smoker and two day coaches
was quickly brou hit to a standstill. The
rear half, composed of fv heavy Pullmans,
came on down the grade and dashed into
the second day coach. The Pullman, be-
ing the heavier, Lifted the day coach ID the
air, and they now lie one On top of the other
and both having teleScopsd the first day
coach. Both the day coaches and the Full
man were full of passengers, and the loss
Of life and limbs will probably be terrible
relief and wrecklnG train left here at
once for the scene OF the wreck. The au-
thorItes and employees refuse any lntorma-
non whate er to the press. The Assoc! ated
Press reporter went on the train as sur
Geon's assistant, as no reporters were t. SO
II known as such.
The wreck Is one mile west OF Hamburg
AS near as can be aScertaIned ten were
killed and twenty-five injured.
The train had eleven coaches, three bag
cage, four day coaches four Pul mans.
iG lIfllu ID1IlcO SOLLit lLll!e, "CNt VI 1ASAll-
burg at the coupling between the last day
coach and the first S.eeper.
i he first sect on wen on ahead and was
stopp d by Conductor Eoughtallng pulling
the bell rope. Most OF those IN the last day
coach were warned N tiT.e to leave. bu-t
sEsse in the first Pullman had no warning
and the cars met with terrific force.
The ullman WAS completely buried be-
Meath The other cars. An engine was dis
PATCHED to Buff 10 fo- aid. =. L. Hennie,
who had his arm cut OF. being taken along.
1t was two and half hours before the ply
slcians arrived.
wrecking tram preceded the relief train
and the work was begun of extr!catlng the
imprisoned sufferers The bodies already
taken out are stretched IN q baggage car.
Nine were more or less injured, Mrs. 6.
d. Burns, of Buffalo. fatally. 4 great bon
ere on tie side track throws lurld hight
upon the terrible scene. A passenger says
the coupling was defective. 1t broke pre-
c>sely IN the same place as the tran u left
leyeland.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13
She Killed H.-.

CHARLOTTE, y. c., March About
O'Clock in the morning Miss Alice Kinney.
l9 years OF age, who, with har mother, lives
by the noise of some one IN an adjoining
room. She at once realized that bur lar
was IN the house. She took revolver from
under her pillow, and holding 1t concealed
in her hand. she lay as if asleep, until the
burglar came into the room. Miss Kinney
raised herself II bed. aimed at the man S
head and fired. Instantly the burg ar
turned and shs again fired. and be fell to
the ground with a groan. He died IN about
five minutes. I he alarm was given and d
crowd gathered at the house. The burglar
proved TO be negro.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13
Texas Fever Ouar-ntIne.

ToTEKA, KIN, March The Kansas
state sanitary commission held meeting
with closed doors and discussed the ques-
ton o. ra-e-tabishing the state Texas fever
Quarantine regulations. The proceedi gs
were not made public. bat Ii Is stated that tie
sanitary board VIII continue the ID quar-
ant.ne regulations from March ! To De-
ember l. Albert ! ca Will be chief IL
spector at the stock Yards.
Since the adoption by the national agri-
cultural bureau OF stringent Texas fever
quarantine regulations the sta.e board has
been expected TO abandon the state Quaran-
tine regulations As unnecessary. The old
system went into ect asst Saturday. and
If abolished at all VIII continue IN effect
until 1891 at least.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-13
The Awful Story Repeated.

CHICAGO. March George kennan has
sent to the Associated Press further written
particulars of the kara atrocities which led
to the hunger strike" which was self-iu-
hicted by the female prisoners. The COM
munication gives details also of the brutal
hogging inflicted upon Madame Sigidi at a
tine when she as physically unable to en-
dure the punishment, and from which. Ii is
thought, she died. 1t Is further stated m
the communication that almost immedl-
ateiy afterwards Madames Smiritska, kalu-
schoaga and kava skaga poisoned them
selves. THIRTY of the male prisoners tooE
poison, but two of them died. kalushnoi
and Bol ek IL Hecker shot himself in The
head, but recovered from the pistol wound