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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-05-24
STATUE oF GENERAL GRANT.

The senate passed a bill to appropriate
$500. 600 for a monument and statue to Gen.
eral Grant, to be erected in Washington.
The bill came from the committee for $780,
600, but was raised on motion of Senator
Edmund
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-05-24

Abuse is one of the few things a man can
get without earning or deserving it.
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81 can't see what you are driving at" wal
the remark of the blind horse.
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The house held an evening session, at which
it passed 139 private pension bills.
STILL T1NKER1xG THE SILVER BILL.

Senator Plumb offered an amendment fix
ing the limits of funds held in the treasury,
available for the payment of the public debt,
at $40, 100000. This included such as are
kept for the redemption of treasury notes.
Senator Sherman said that it is utterly i'm
possible for the hands of the secretary of the
treasury to be so tied up.
Senator Plumb argued that the treasury
department should have nothing whatever to
do with the current supply of the country.
The secretary seemed to think himself the
keystone, the lynchpin of the financial insti-
tutions of the country, and that he had to
take into account the barometrical conditions
of things in New York. He wished the sec
rotary would take into account the baromet-
rical condition of other places than New New
York. The holding of money in the treasury
Except for the needs of the government it
self which had been before that time in Cir
citation, was an economic crime. He (Mr.
Plumb) wanted, as far as he could by his
vote and influence to disassociate the treas
ury department from the business of the
United States. The treasury department
should be taken out of the currents and
tracks of business; out of connections with
affairs of men; out of suspicious or other re-
lations with speculation
Senator Cockrell asserted that there was
not particle of law on the statute books re-
quiring reserve of a hundred millions for
the redemption of treasury notes, and argued
that there was no necessity for it, as treasury
notes were rarely offered for redemption.
Senators Sherman and Allison both de-
clared that the real surplus in the treasury
was thirty-three millions: and that monthly
statements were not understood.
Senator Ingalls, said he found in the
monthly statements of the treasury "astound-
ing, amazing, bewildering and irreconcilable
discrepancies.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS tn THE TARIEE RITJ
In the house Mr. Mckinley offered great
many amendments to the tariff bill, many of
them unimportant, which were all adopted.
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SIXTEEN PAGES MORE.

The house worked through sixteen more
pages of the tariff bill; the process of offer
ing, debating and voting down amendments
continuing through the session. No very
important points came up in the third days
reading of the bill"
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7. d.
Sergeant Signal Corps. Assistant Director.
The Capital OF Western Siberia Destroyed
and One Hundred Lives Lost.

and One Hundred Lives Lost.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 20.-Horrible scenes
are reported as having occurred during the
burning of Tomsk, the capital of Western
Siberia. The place was visited simultane-
ously by confagration and cyclone, the
result of the combined disasters being the
destruction of three-quarters of the build
ings, which were of wood, and the loss of 100
lives
The cathedral situated in the high town is
IN ashes, the walls of the edifce IN falling
crushed an adjacent hospital. burying the in
mates, who were substantially roasted alive.
The garrison brutally refused to render
the least assistance in saving lives and prop
erty, on the plea that they had enough to do
TO protect the barracks and government
buildings. They also added that they had no
time to assist worthless exiles."
In strong contrast to this action of the
troops. was that of the bishop and his assist
ant priests. Marching through the burning
city at the head of q procession, with banners
and other sacred emblems, he stopped at
frequent intervals to give absolution to the
dying and bless the dead.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-05-24
TEMPERATURES AND SUNSHINE.

A decided deficiency in temperature has
prevailed, yet there has been about an aver
age amount of sunshine.
Ice formed in water troughs as far south
as Ford, and the ground frCze about an
eighth of an inch in Woodson.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-05-24
INDIAN CLAIMS.

Among the bills reported from committee:
and placed on the senate calendar is the senate
bill to provide for the adjudication and pay.
men of claims arising from Indian depre-
dations.
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TELLER ON SILVER.

Senator Teller spoke on the silver bill. He
criticised the Window bill as a scheme that
met the approval of the gold mono-metallists
everywhere, and that was reason enough to
warrant suspicion. OF the bill reported from
the finance committee, he said it was founded
on some system of financial policy, and there
was some philosophy in it, but it lid not pro-
pose to use silver as money. Its funda-
mental idea was, as in the other bill, the
silver was metal and nothing else,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-05-24
W. V. MOI

Shoe Manufacturers, Omaha, NebraskA
Wales Goodyear Rubbers are the best.
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STOCKS RUSTLTNG.

The Stock Market so Active to Have
Absorbed Idle Money Tendency of
Prices DOWnward-Tbe New Crop
of Wheat Casts Shadows.
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RESULTS.

The wheat continues in good shape in the
western counties and in the central counties
of the middle and eastern divisions. 1t is
heading out in the central and southern cOun-
ties. In the southeastern counties and the
counties north of the Kaw and east Of Mitch
ell rain is needed for the wheat. Corn.
sorghum, Kaffir corn and gardens are being
generally retarded by the continued cool
weather. Replanting of corn is being
largely practiced, more as a precautionary
measure. The unusually cool weather is
proving deleterious to fruits.
In the extreme southern counties the cotton
is mostly planted. strawberries rlpenting,
with the earliest varieties ripe.
In Labette apples have dropped badly.
7. b. Jennings,
Sergeant Signal Corps. Assistant Director.
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FlFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
LIQUORS.

The senate bill, reported by Senator Will
son, of Iowa, from the judiciary committee,
sublecting imported liquors to the provisions
of the laws of the several states, was placed
on the senate calendar, and will be called up
presents itself
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-05-24
SENATOR TELLER CONCLUDES.

The bill, he said, was a half way scheme.
1t afforded no relief whatever except III max
ing special market for silver in excess of
the present government demand of 81, OOO,-
coo month. If it was proposed to restore
silver, it would have to be given its full
money function. There were not more than
125 0O0, 600 of people that preferred in their
trade gold to silver; while there were over
thousand millions of people among whom by
preference and by law silver was the chief
money. When silver was demonetized
silver dollar was worth intrinsically dollar
and three cents and fraction. There was
nothing at that time to indicate that silver
was going to fall.
There is in this body a majority of men
who believe there is a righteous and just de-
mand for the free coinage of silver. Some
of them may be retarded by fear from other
quarters. They may be retarded by fear
that we will not be able to enact free coin
age bill into law.
139 PRIVATE PENSION BILLS.
The house held an evening session, at which
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07

July 19, 1890,
The board approved the action of the
superintendent of schools in the matter
of formation of new school districts No.
IS, SO and 81, and also in annexing GER
tain unorganixed territory to districts
No. So, SO, AS, "a, 68, 80, II and ~.
The names of 40 persons having the
qualifications of jurors were selected
from the 1890 assessment roll to CON-
plete jury list.
Communications from John Mowair,
ID. g. Alderman and others were read
representing that graders on the B. H.
and TT. p. R. r. were obstructing our
highway. Ordered referred to the road
supervisor with instructions to require
graders to replace and repair such por-
tions OF the highway,
Communication from VanCise & Will
son. associate attorneys in case OF Meade
county VS.. Woods, White & Woods was
read and ordered filed.
On petition right of way was granted
B. I'll. T. & T. Co. along the highways oi
Meade county for erecting and maintain
ing telephone lines subject to action o
any future board.
On motion $a5. 90 Of the general funi
was ordered transferred to the institute
fund and $4,000 OF the general funds
| was ordered placed to the credit Of ,
contingent fund to be expended by th,
county treasurer ON order OF the audito
for payment Of express, freight, telegraph
charges, postage and other similar casl
items. All OF such expenditures to b.
subject to approval Of county commits
sioners.
| Following appointments of road sup
eryisors were made to fill vacancies:
District No. 2, w. A. Lynch; No. la
James Al. Hale; No. 26, A. G. Morehead
Quarterly report as heretofore pub
lished read and approved and orderet
1spread ON the records and published.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07
sTURGIs ssoUTH DAKOTA THURSDAY

ticai ignoramus, who, sitting III bis Office
Hat Washington, never having seen any
portion Of the country west Of Lake
Michigan perhaps not even 80 far west
as that assumes to sit in Judgment up
on the character of q country which he
.hetrays the most stolid ignorance, il is
truly refreshing TO every western man,
but more especially to the people OF
South Dakota For this manly defense
OF his state Senator Moody is entitled to
the highest credit. Whatever may be
said or thought OF his other acts. either
public or private, give him full credit for
this act OF justice to his people. Spear
fish Bulletin
The Mitchell Republican, thus prayer
fully refers to Moody's speech on irriga-
ton" 20, Gideon, we thank and adore
thee In thy gracious efforts to secure unto
us more founts that shall give forth the
pure sparkling waters Of mother earth
that shall beget within us vigor and
strength sufficient TO overcome the blasts
of winds from regions more than hot;
and we do praise thee that thou art man
ifesting thy love for Dakota in that thou
hast laid fast hold of the Powellistic lava
that has heretofore gushed forth in tor
rents of blighted theory to improvish the
national treasury, and that thou hast
stayed the base spoiler in the'pilfery
march that wroughtour perpetual pow
erty. Continue thou in thy good deeds,
and this people will work thy will and
say to the troubled elements peace, be
still
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07
SENATOR MOODY ON IRRIGATION.

''The laborer is worthy of his hire"
is saying as true today as when it was
uttered, near two thousand years ago.
"Glve the devil his DUE" is another trite
saying, the strict observance of which
would make MS all the better.
This paper has never been an ardent
admirer of Senator Moody and his pecu-
liar methods. But fairness to the man
and bis public utterances, regardless OF
the motives impelling him, demand that
proper credit should be given him for
whatever Of good may be found in his
public acts. The senator has of late re-
membered this Office with valuable pub
lie documents, the most important oi
which is his famous speech in the United
States senate on the subject Of sIrriga,
tion, and the Withdrawal OF Public
Lands On the subject of irrigation he
may be trifle in advance OF the times
but his views on that all important ques
tion are eminently correct, and the day
is not far distant when they will bt
adopted and carried beyond what he nov
advocates. But it is on the withdraw
Of public lands that he appears to bes
advantage The recommendation Of th'
director of the geographical survey tina
all that portion 81 South Dakota between
the Missouri river and the forks Of th'
Cheyenne be- Withdrawn from market be
cause of its aridity, was what stirred th
senator. The way be roasts that egotis
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07

AS no proxies will be allowed, delegates and
alternates should be chosen at the primaries.
COUNTY CONVENTION.
On Saturday. September 20 1890, at IL o'clock
a. M, the republicans of Meade county will meet
in delegate convention at the court house in
Sturgis, for the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for the several county offices and for the
transaction of such other business as may come
before it.
The primaries for this convention will be held
on Saturday. September 18th, 1890, between ) and
8 D. M, at the places designated above and the
representation of the several precincts for this
convention shall be the same as given above foI
the convention at Sturgis on August 20, 1890
hence dslegates and alternates should be chosen
at the primaries.
By order of the Central Committee
Il. Il, MARSHALL,
MAX HoEHN, Chairman.
Secretary. pro TEN,
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07
Republican Conventions.

The republicans of Meade county will meet in
delegate convention at the court house in Stur-
gis as follows:
On Wednesday, August 20, 1880. at IL o'clock
a. m, for the purpose of electing six (6) dele
gates to attend the republican state convention
at ba S0p o on AIgns
senatorial convention of the republicans of Butte
and Meade counties.
T6e for the Gsao VIII a9 be held
m. at the places of holding the last election in
each precinct except as follows:
In Osgood precinct, at the house of A. j.
Holmes; in Lower Bear Butte precinct, at the
Wilson school house; in Upper Alkali precinct,
at the school house. The several precincts are
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07
ENLARGED USE OF SILVER.

Henry Clews, the well known New
York banker, has always been favorable
to the enlarged use OF silver as money
being an exception among New York
bankers and he goes on to show how
the last silver act will operate in that
direction. Among other things he says:
On August IS, the treasury will have
to purchase 100000 ounces of silver
bullion, which at its current price, will
call for an issue of about $5,000,000 OF
the new legal tender silver notes. The
proceedes of those purchases will go
principally into the New York banks
and, being wholly of high denomination,
will be apt to rest there as permanent
contribution to the reserves. About a
month later like addition will be made
to the circulation, and SO on for each
successive month in perpetuity. 1t is
thus apparent, from this time forward,
there is little or no possibility of any
real scarcity of money at this center; but
rather probability, amounting almost
to certainty, that these special additions
to the active circulation will more than
suffice to satisfy the prospective demand
for crop movements and may result in a
steady, and at later stage, an import
ant accumulation of lawful money at the
metropolitan center; and this probability
is strengthened by the fact that these
supplies will be disbursed mainly at
New York and will naturally rest here
for time before getting into more gen.
eral distribution, the crop movement be-
ing the limit of the outside demand for
the next few months. The removal of
distrust about the future of the money
market takes out of the way one of the
principal causes of the hesitancy, post
ponement and dullness of the stock mar
ket; and the attitude of waiting for
something unforeseen to turn up is now
changing for one Of waiting for the
fuller effect on the money market of the
initiating tendency of the silver act.
L
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07
REPUBLIcAN STATE coNvENTIoN.

The republicans of South Dakota will meet in
delegate convention in Mitchell, South Dakota,
at the opera house, on Wednesday, the 9th day
of August, 1890. at o'clock p. M. for the pur-
pose of placing in nomination candidates as fol-
lows:
For two representatives in congress-.
For governor.
For lieutenant governor
For secretary of state.
For treasurer.
For auditor.
For encouragement.
For superintendent of public instruction.
For commissioner of school and public lands.
The several counties viii be entitled to the fol-
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07
STURGIs ADVERTISER. V

|. n. GROW, PROPRIETOR 1
The ADVERTISER is entered at the Sturgis post
Office as second-class matter.
OFFICIAL PAPER or MEADE COUNTY.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

OF the Board Of County Commissioners Of
Meade County Regular Session,
July IS, 1890
Board met at q. M, July Is. Pres
ent, all members of the board and audi
tor.
On petition OF s. B. Miller, ct al for
vacation Of road in sections Q and 3, T 8,
r. 4. Bland Herring, D. 2. Flood and E.
%. Lane we're appointed viewers to meet
and qualify on July 10, and view said
road.
r. r. Sparks petitioned board 10 re-
duce assessment PA certain real estate
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.

The democrats of Meade county will meet in
delegate convention at the court house in Stur-
gis on Tuesday, the 9th day of September. $780, at
IL o'clock a. m, for the purpose of placing in
nomination candidates for the following county
offices:
Two representatives to the state legislature.
Treasurer.
Sheriff.
Clerk of Circuit Court.
Register of Deeds.
States Attorney.
Auditor.
County Judge.
Superintendent of Schools.
Board of County Commissioners.
The convention will also transact such other
business as may come before it: The ratio of
representation is one delegate at large from each
precinct and in addition thereto a delegate for
each twenty votes or major fraction thereof, cast
at the November election in 1889. for Edward
several precincts are entitled to representation
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07

The Omaha Republican hlass eaased 70
exist, owing IA insnfliciept patronage tai
pay the cpyrept expenses. Major Y. q,
Wilcox, the proprietor of the defunct
paper, was once 4 resident of etnrgis.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07

The primaries will be held at the place of hold.
ing the last election in each precinct on Friday
the 5th day of September, between the hours OF
and 9 D. m.
By order of central committee.
8. H. KNEPPER, Chairman.
j. w. RoDEBANK, Secretary.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07
Senatorial Convention.

The Republican Central Committee for the
fortieth senatorial district viii meet at Sturgis
on Saturday, August 8, at p. M, for the purpose
of calling convention to nominate state senator
for said district, and apportion delegates to
attend same. CHAs. J. TRUDE,
VIA.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07

By order of the committee.
Dated at Aberdeen, South Dakota, May 9, 1890
CHARLES T.. MoCoY Chairman.
WILLIAM B. STERLING, Secretary.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07

A large force Of workmen arrived last
Saturday and commenced at once to
erect the cattle pens for the Fremont,
Elkhorn and Missouri Valley railroad
company, near the Belle Fourche. The
shipping Of cattle win commence just as
soon as the ties and rails are laid, which
will be about the fifteenth. The mater
lal for the cattle pens was hauled over
from Whitewood by large freighting
outfit. Minnesota Star.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07

1t is expected that the soldiers home
at Hot Springs win be opened for the
reception Of inmates September first All
persons desiring to enter the home are
requested to at once notify Secretary W.
v. Lucas, at Chamberlain.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07

Pursuant to call the Independent dis
trict convention met at Sturgis, Saturday,
to nominate candidate for state senator
for the fortieth district But as Butte
county had failed to send delegates to
the convention an adjournment was TAX
en- until August 16, to give Butte more
time to chose her three representatives.
Inasmuch as Meade county has ten dele
gates to that convention who are in
structed to support W. E. Jones for the
Office, it must certainly make but little
difference whether the three show up
from Butte county.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-08-14
BUSINESS COLLEGES.

We have many most excellent
schools of this kind; many of them
have a national reputation, and
have graduates in almost every
state in the Union. They are a
necessity in order to meet a pub
lie want, that our free schools and
colleges fail to supply. In every
village and town there are many
young people that are anxious to
learn something that is practical
and useful, that they cannot find
in our common schools. They
would like TO 60 to a commercial
school but cannot afford the time
nor expense. Few are aware of
the large number Of this class.
1t may be seen in the large num-
ber that set out to supply their
need, by taking a course of study
by correspondence with some col
lege. But it rarely terminates
satisfactorily. 1t may also be
seen in the large number that at-
tend these temporary, travelling or
summer schools. But recen tly in
a small eastern city a gentleman
started a class of twenty, charging
each thirty dollars for a two
months course. Half of the class
he taught in the day time and
half in the evening, four days in
the week. In this school the stu
dent is taught nothing but what
could and should be taught in our
public schools. In the high
schools Of this same city, Latin,
Geometry and Algebra are taught,
and yet the graduates in a bust
ness college have to study spelling,
writing, correspondence, book
keeping. 1t is evident that there
is much that is useless taught in
our public schools at sacrifice OF
the practical and useful.-Ex-
change.