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Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05
Senator PIunob,s Silver RiiI.

WASHINGTON. d. c., May 2s.-The silver
bill prepared by Banker st. Johns, of New
York, and introduced by Senator Plumb,
directs the secretary of the treasury to pur-
chase monthly silver bullion to the aggregate
amount of 4.5OO.OO ounces of silver at the
market price, but not to exceed 81 for 311
25-1OO grains of fine silver. and to issue
United States notes in payment therefor.
These notes shall be legal tender for all pur-
poses unless otherwise specified in any con-
tract. The aggregate amount of such notes
outstanding shall not exceed the cost of the
silver reserved on hand on the purchase of
which the notes were issued. The notes shall
be redeemaple on demand at the treasury or
sub-treasury in coin. but the secretary of the
treasury may, after the expiration of two
years from the passage of this act, prescribe
regulation for the redemption of the notes
on demand of the holder in an amount of
silver bullion worth at the market price on
the date of redemption the face amount of
the notes thus redeemed in bullion, if in the
discretion of the secretary such method of
redemption shall be to the interest of the
United States. The secretary shall coin a
portion of the silver purchased. not less,
however, than 100000 monthly, as he may
deem necessary to provide for the redemp-
ton of the United States notes. After two
years the minimum coinage rate shall be re-
duced to S1,oo0,0oO per month.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05
The War Begun.

TOPEKA, KAS., May 3O.-Ihe officials OF
Shawnee county have taken steps toward the
determination of the original package hooses
in Topeka. The Missouri liquor agents, who
have been carrying on their business ID this
city for the past two weeks in defiance Of the
laws OF the state and the sentiment of the
people, will be closed up by the Injunction
plan under the nuisance clause of the Kansas
prohibitory law
The officials have been at work several days
and have secured the evidence against all the
original package dealers-six in number.
County Attorney Welch has filed information
against all of the dealers and also against the
owners of the buildings, and Judge Guthrie
issued injunctions restraining them from
continuing the business. The owners of the
buildings are also enjoined from permitting
the buildings to be used for the sale of liquor
in violation of the laws of the state.
1t Is understood that the dealers in origi-
nal packages are prepared to go into the
courts and fight, and, if necessary, carry it
up to the highest tribunal. The progress OF
the case will be watched with interest.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05
The Hostile Apaches.

SAN Francisco, CAL, May 29.-Oficial
news of the murder of Attorney Henry Har-
die by hostile Indians near Tombstone, Ariz.,
has been received at army headquarters, and
General Miles has issued orders to pursue
the Indians and to use the same tactics as
were used in the pursuit of Geronimo. That
will place troops at Lowell, Grant and Hua-
ohua, Ariz., and Fort Bayard, n. NJ, who
will close in on them. The hostile band con-
sists of Kid and his party, who were sentenced
to ten years IN the military prison; but after
serving few years were pardoned out by
President Cleveland and returned to their
reservation. The civil authorities then tried
them and sentenced them to be hanged, and
while being taken to Yuma penitentiary they
murdered the sheriff and escaped to Mexlco
They have committed innumerable depreda-
tions in that country since their escape.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05
Terrible Railroad Accident.

SAN Francisco, June 2.-One of the mos.
horrible railway accidents ever known in
California occurred when the local train con-
Meeting with the ferry boats from San Fran
cisco ran through An open draw bridge over
Antonia creek at Webster. The yacht Juan
ita had just passed through the draw when
the train appeared. going in the direction OF
Alamana. The draw keeper at once endeav-
ored to close the bridge but it was too late,
and the engine with its tender and first car,
which was filled with passengers passed into
engineer, Sam Dunnand, and Fireman
O'Brien, went down with the engine. The
former, when he saw that the bridge did not
close, reversed the lever, but the momentum
of the engine was too great to be stopped in
time. The weight of the engine and the first
car broke the couplings and left the other
two cars of the train standing on the track.
The second car ran third of the way across
the bridge and stopped, but the jar was suf-
fcient to break open the front of the car, and
many of the passengers were thrown into the
water. The first car, which had followed the
engine to the bottom of the muddy river.
soon arose, and such of the passengers as had
escaped were picked up by the yachts and
small boats which had gathered at the scene.
The train men and the rest of the passengers
lent their aid to the work of rescue, and when
the wrecking train train arrived from Oak
land the car was drawn into the shallaw wa
ter and the boats began dragging the creek
for the bodies.
Conservative estimates place the number
of people who were in the car as about thirty
thirteen of whom lost their lives.
The water over which the bridge is built is
an estuary of San Francisco bay, and is COM
monty called the Oakland creek. A strong
current runs in the stream. which at the
point of the accident is about 300 feet wide
and twenty feet deep. Both sides of the
creek are lined with shipping, and boatmen
from the vessels were of great assistance in
rescuing those who escaped from the car.
The draw bridge is about 100 feet long and
Just before the train from San Francisco got
on the bridge, they have to come around a
sharp curve and usually travel at high rate
of speed. A passenger train crosses the
bridge every half hour during the day, and
when the bridge is open. the keeper is sup
posed to signal by hoisting a red flag.
J. N. Dunlap, the bridge tender, says the
danger signal was properly set in the center
of the track when the bridge was swung open
for the yacht to pass. The boat had just gone
through and the bridge was being swung back
when the train ran of.
He supposed the engineer did not see the
signal on account of the curve. The stories
of the engineer and fireman have not yet
been obtained, as they disappeared as soon
as rescued.
The people who lost their lives were nearly
all of the better class and belong to we'll
known San Francisco and Oakland families.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05
Germans versus Moors.

isfied with their achievements in East Africa,
are endeavoring to gain a foothold in Mo-
rocco and are conducting quiet negotiations
with the sultan to that end. The news has
created much feeling in France and Spain,
both of which countries have eyes on the
riches of the barbarous empire of the Moors.
Spain regarding Morocco as hers by right of
succession to the Moorish sovereignty
IN the Spanish peninsula: and France, fol-
lowing out her policy of bringing the north
ern African states Mithin French control. a
policy interrupted for long intervals, but
apparently never abandoned. 1t is not
thought likely that the other great powers of
Western Europe will consent to the Germans
obtaining any advantage in Moorish territory.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05
Major MorrilI's Reasons.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. May 2s.-Congress-
man E. \. Morrill, of the First district of
Kansas, says OF his determination aot to be a
candidate again:
SIT is not on account of my own interests
that / retire. IF l were the only one affected
would sacrifice my own personal interests
if it were the wish Of my constituents for me
to remain. but the banks in which am in
terestad are caring for the money of other
people to the extent of more than million
dollars. I would be doing injustice to the
business interests intrusted to my care if
should neglect them. NV partner is unable
to longer assume the direction of affairs,
and am compelled to take his place"
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05
Flour Market Dull.

MINNEAPOLIs, May 31.-The Northwestern
Miller says: The flour output last week wa:
1O7, $40 barrels, averaging Il, $50 barrels dai-
ly, against 129, ,74O barrels the week before
and 1Oo, 600 for the corresponding time in
1889. The flour market is still extremely
dull and sales are reduced to the minimum.
Middlemen appear to have no confidence in
present values, and even If concessions are
made, it is doubtful if any considerable in
crease in sales could be effected. Millers are
therefore maintaining prices pretty well, ask
ing perhaps 5 to 10 cents less than week
ago. Foreign trade is as light as ever, a few
bakers being about the only grade that it is
possible to sell at all.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05

TOPEKA kan.-Rain commenced to fall at
a NJ. and continued all day and into the
night
Notwithstanding the ram, the program for
decoration of the graves of the soldiers dead
and the memorial services was not aban-
doned. The details from the various orders
reported at Music hall at an early hour.
Wagon loads of flowers were brought in py
the details and by the school children, through
the rain and bringing armloals and baskets
full of flowers.
At Music hall the flowers were wrought in
to wreaths and other designs by the ladies,
and arranged for decoration. Some of the
but wreaths of roses predominated.
The details for decoration delayed
their departure for the cemetery until
II o'clock, hoping that the rain would cease,
but at that hour there were no signs of ces-
sation and the details took vehicles for the
cemetery. Two large express wagon loads
of flowers were taken to the cemetery. There
were details from each of the G. 4. K. posts
Of the city, from the ladies of the G. A. R.,
the Womar's Relief Corps. T. y. 5. A., Odd
Fellows A. O. L. W. and Company A.
The details arrived at the cemetery in the
the midst of the hardest rain. but the cere-
monies were proceeded with. Capt. n. D.
Mckinley. commander of Lincoln Post, con-
Quoted the beautiful G. A. r. burial service,
Colonel Geo. w. Reed, commander of Tope-
ka post. officiating as chaplain. A detail
from Company A composed the firing squad.
The graves of all union soldiers had been
marked beforehand and all were decorated.
The men and women participating in the ser
vices vere thOro1Ohlv 1renche1
The committee on arrangements was san
cuine at noon that the rain would cease be-
fore o'clock. and arrangements for the pa
rade were carried forward. but the rain con-
tinued steadily throughout the afternoon and
the parade was declared off.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05
Back to the Old figures.

CAICAGo, May 31.-The general passenge
agents of the western railroads have agreed
to restore passenger rates June 8. to the ba
sis in effect December 81, 1889, subject tt
such tariff changes as has been made by tn,
Transmissouri association in that time.
is understood that the Transmissouri associ.
alton will meet at once and order a restora
ton of rates from the Missouri river to Col
oradO points. In accordance with the under.
standing reached by the presidents. the new
passenger agreement becomes effective al
once, and is absolutely binding upon The
members for sixty days, after which, any
road desiring to withdraw must give thirt!
days notice of its intention.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05
O. p. Dealers.

TOPEKA, kAN., May 31.-The original
package houses have got to go; at least, so
Gays the county attorney, Sheriff Wilkinson
and the police commissioners, and the first
action to compel them to 60 has been taken.
Sheriff Wilkinson, accompanied by his
deputies, visited all the houses except the two
which were opened last, and served injunc-
ton proceedings on the agents and the own
ers Of buildings, restraining them from con-
tinuing the traffic or allowing it to be contin-
ued in their buildings, and eight of the men
engaged In the business were arrested, and
locked up in Jail in default of S., 900 bond for
violation of the nuisance act and for selling
liquor to minors.
They ali refused to give bond, expecting to
be released at once by writ OF habeaS cor
pus from Judge Foster.
One of the prisoners said that they would
all act as unit and the fate of one would be
the fate of all.
RELEASED ON HABEAs CORPUS.
Applications were made for writs of habeas
corpus for all the defendants before Judge
Foster. The first application was made by
David Overmeyer, as attorney for B. F. Tuch-
man. and set forth that he was deprived of
his liberty in violation of his constitutional
rights.
Overmeyer is also attorney for Yount, and
one other of the defendants. The writs were
issued directed to Sheriff Wilkinson, COM
manding him to produce the defendants in
court forthwith. The defendants were not re-
leased but will have their hearing to-day or
Monday.
The property owners who have had injunc-
ton proceedings served upon them are W..
S. Bower, n. c. Linn, L. NJ. Crawford. Mary
j. Copp, J. kensella, Caroline Mosier and j.
5. Branner.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05
HoosIers Shaken Up.

IxD1ANAPoL1s, Ind, May 3O.-Earthquaks
shocks were felt here at an early hour Tues
day. Fifteen occupants of frame building
at the Vandalia transfer yards experienced
an unusual shock, accompanied by shaking
of the building, and sound like the rushing
of a volume of water beneath the building.
The first shock was quickly followed by a
second, and so on until nine distinct shocks
had been felt. A peculiar feature of the dis
turbance was its being heard by yardmen
some distance from the building, and they
also thought they could discern a sound like
the rushing of water.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05
NEWS BREv1TIES.

W. W. Scott, well known attorney of En-
poria, Is dead.
The Presbyterian general assembly, at Sar-
'atOgO Springs, n. L., chose Detroit as the
place of its next meeting.
Gloversville, New York, has had an earth
quake which rolled people out of their beds.
The earthquake was also felt at Tribeshill.
Rev. DR.. n. c. Woods, superintendent of
Baptist missions west of the Missouri, de-
scribed the new territory of Oklahoma. It Is
the Benjamin of our many tribes, he said,
and full of promise.
William r. Smith. of Atchison, the man
who nominated Governor Martin in state
convention, is out as a candidate to succeed
Congressman Morrill,.
The Japan Mail says: About 100 earth
quakes were felt at Myake island. il the
1dsue group, frcm April II to IS. Many
houses were destroyed and landslides occurred
in various parts of the island.
The Presbyterian general assembly, in ap-
proval of an overture from the Wisconsin
synod, reaf6rmed its deliverance in 1870, in
common schools.
The Presbyterian general assembly ap-
pointed committee on the concensus creed
Tor al the reformed and Presbyterian
churches. A committee was appointed 70
confer with other denominations as TO CO.
operation between weak churches in small
fields.
The second week of the great Baptist ami:
sersaries opened with the fifty-eighth annual
meeting of the American Baptist Home Mis-
Gons society. The annual report OF the e1-
ecutive board showed gratifying progress IN
the work. The receipts for the year were
$4A9.445. The treasurer's reports showed au
debts paid and sc, 900 in the treasury. Inc
sodety has never before been IN 80 sooo
financial co~dition.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05
Has He Joined the Alliance?

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, May 29.-HOn. ". B.
Strong. ex-president of the Santa Fe, was on
his way home to his farm near Belot. Wis,
after making short visit to his sons ranch
near Salina, Kan. Mr.. Strong refused to
talk about the railroad situation, saying that
he had retired from railroading and was now
devoting himself entirely to agricultural pur-
suits. The ex-railroad leader is looking ex-
ceedingly well and declares that his country
life is furnishing him the much needed relax
alton from the strain of many years hard
work at the head of q great railroad system.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05
Ira r. Collins.

TOPEKA. KAN, May 29.-Hon. Ira F. Col
Inns. of Sabetha. department commander of
the G. A. R.. authorizes the statement by the
Journal that he will be candidate to sue
ceed E. n. Morrill, in the First Congressional
district. W. R. Smith and W. W. Guthrie,
Atchison, Colonel D. R. Anthony, Leaven-
worth, and Senator J. S. Codding, of Louis
vile. Pottawatomie county, are mentioned
as probable candidates for the nomination.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05
Judge McCrary'S Illness.
rhe ExSocra,urv iS DauDerouSlv II

ST. JOSEPH, No., May 29.-Judge George
W. McCrary. of Kansas City, who is danger
ously i'll at the residence of his daughter,
Mrs. DR.. Boteler, with tumor of the stomach,
is resting somewhat easier, but the members
of his family seem to realize that he is very
sick man, and while he may, from the fact
of his superb constitution, grow better, they
do not feel that he can be cured. Judge Nc
Crary, Mrs. McCrary and Lieutenant Nc
Crary arrived in the city early last week from
New York, where he went to consult eminent
specialists, and it seems that the result was
not encouraging.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05
Christians Appeal.

CANEA, CRETE, May 31.-The Christians OF
adopted resolution appealing to the foreign
consuls for protection against the continued
outrages perpetrated upon them by the
Turks. They also resolved to send deputa-
ton to Chakir Pasha, the governor of the
island, to protest against their treatment
The Christians threaten to close their shops
and bring about a general suspension of bus
mess unless there is a change for the better,
in the attitude of the Turks toward them.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05
Bending the Knee.

MILWAUKEE, May 2s.ZThe German Cath
olic convention was called to order at II
. clock, when speeches were made by Will
fam Casper, of Milwaukee,; II. j.. Spaun-
horst, of St. Louis: Rev. Father Fieldmann,
Of Chicago, and others.
Mr.. Spaunhorst said the Bennett Law pre-
sented a political question that Catholics
,ould not ignore, because it directly affected
she welfare of their institutions. While Rev.
'Feldmann was speaking, committee Escort
ID Bishops Flasch and Razor and Administra-
tor Zeininger to the stage. The audience arose
e the bishops came in and remained stand-
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05
Oklahoma Townsites,

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 2s.-The Sec
setary of the interior has written letter Of
instructions to registers and receivers of the
United States land offices in Oklahoma inter-
preting and carrying into effect the Okla
homa act approved May IA, 1880. This act
the secretary construes to apply as well to
the public land strip as to that portion of tine
territory opened to settlement by the presi-
dents proclamation of April p, 1889, pre-
Gminary to a more extended series of in
structlons which will soon be promulgated.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05

ing allowed to remain there, but the author
tiles refused to take them down. Sew
eral other evidences of intense feeling are
visible, but only in spots.
The Evening Star says. sRobert E. Lee,
Americas Greatest Man." over it's front Of
tce. In speech made at the reunion of
Picket Camp, Confederate Veterans, last
night, General Rosser said: IF Lee had
known what the horrors of reconstruction
would be he would not have surrendered at
Appomattox,"
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05
Thayer Gets Nervous.

LINCOLN. NEB., May 29.-The action of
Governor Thayer in calling an extra session
of the legislature. is condemned by all the
leading dailies in the state except one, and
interviews with politicians and business men
disclose feeling of opposition in every quar-
ter. They think 1t was unnecessary, un-
called for and will result in no good to any
one, and be great and useless expense.
The governor is quite nervous over the situ-
alton
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05
RELEASED ON HABEAs CORPUS.
OUR DEBTS.
State. National and County.

State, National and County.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 31.-The census
office has made public the first results of the
the eleventh census IN relation to state and
local finance.
1t consists ofa preliminary report by Mr..
I. Campbell Copeland, in charge of local f.
nance on the Indebtedness of the 2 ,SO9 coun-
ties in the United States. The reports show
that the principal of the state debts at the
present time is S222 2.679. 81. Of this amount
$194 ,954 ,2O6 is bonded debt, and S33, 725, $40
floating debt. This shows a net decrease in
the total debt during the last ten years of
S5i,45S, ,4S4, the bonded debt having been de-
creased by $64. .OSS, 2l9 and the floating debt
increased by s.. 9.62, ,764.
The changes in the same debt by geograph-
ical divisions have been as follows:
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05
Storm in Paris.

PARIS. May 29.-The most severe storm of
rain, wind and hail ever recorded has just
occurred here. The rain came down. not in
drops or streams. but in vast sheets. The
hail was wonderful in amount and kind.
Some of it was white balls. like ordinary
hail, but more was in the form of Jagged
masses of ice. Great damage has been done
in this city and suburbs, and along the valley
of the Seine
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05

nearly all members of the committee on ehe
stage had saluted the bishops by bending the
knee and kissing the extended hand, Chair
man Kaiser called upon Bishop Flasch to
make an address,
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05
A Kansas Woolen Mill.

Ell DORADO, KAN, May 31.-The Ell Dorado
woolen mill which was erected during the
boom and which has since remained idle for
want of an operator, has been leased for three
years to j. NJ. Pierce, of Rochester, n. Y,
who will run the plant. Butler county leads
the state in sheep and there is no reason why
good cloth cannot be produced at q good
profit here. The plant is valued at $4,000.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05
LIGHTNING Rod Sharp.

FORT WAYNE, Ind, May 31.-Waldo Hills.
the king of lightning rod sharps, whose op-
erations have extended all over the western
states, has been convicted of obtaining mon
ey under false pretenses, the circuit court
jury fixing his punishment at three years
imprisonment. Hundreds of farmers whom
Hills has victimized will learn his fate with
interest
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05
TownSite Decision,

GUTHRIE, Ok, May 29.-Register John l.
Dill and Receiver Barnes have rendered their
decision in the Guthrie contest cases in which
the titles to all the Guthrie cases are involved.
They decide the cases of Guthrie. East Guth-
rie, and part of Capitol Hill were used for
pusposes of trade and business before claimed
for homestead purposes, and decide in favor
of the cities This will strengthen titles to
town lots, and if affirmed will give perfect
title to the lot owners
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05
Wilhelm Unset

BERLIN, May s.-The fact that Emperor
William has been ordered to remain in his
room for ten days, as the result of his recent
carriage accident, induces quite general belief
that his injuries are far more serious than
his physicians will admit. 1t is freely pre-
dicted that he will not be able to leave his
room for a much longer period than that
named.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05
PRINCIPLES.
German Catholics Loyal &c
the Pope.

They Hope for the Return Of Tenn
porai Sovereignty by the Holy See
They Endorse the Position Of the
Benevolent Societies on the Ben
net Law.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05
Governor Gordon Saws.

ATLANTA, GA, May Ex-Governor Gordon
has created great hub bub in Georgia poll
tics by coming out squarely in an endorse
ment of the Farmers alliance. He writes a
long letter to the official paper of the alli-
ance, in which he declares that the farmers
owe it to themselves and their interests to
organize politically as well a, otherwise.
The present strength of the oRsanization
meets the cherished hope of fifteen years
standing
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05
-s2sS. .61esi7 a5f.449. .4sl
Totals.

The total bonded debt of the United States
is shown to have been 81, 1O9. .S9S, 100 in 1880,
of the several states in 1880 was s25s. .o37. ass,
and $194, ,954. .O6 at the present time, making
a total debt of 81, ,054, ,s97,7SO state and ma
tional. As to the county Indebtedness the
report shows an increase in the total debt of
the United States during the last ten years of
$244A.76.