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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-01-11

NEW YoRK, January 2.-The senate CON-
mittee appointed to inquire into the trans
portaticn and sale of meat products of the
United States held meeting in this city.
The members of the committee present
were Senator Vest, of Missouri, chairman,
and Senators Henderson, of Nebraska, and
Plumb, of Kansas. Senator Farwell, of
Illinois, the other member of the committee,
was not present.
Mr.. I. c. Eastman, large cattle dealer
at the foot of West Fifty ninth street, was
the first witness called. He said there was
nothing to stimulate dealers and shippers
Of cattle in this city since the interstate law
went into effect. Certain car companies
get mileage and pay part of that mileage
to shippers in the west to induce the COM
panles to ship their cattle by their roads.
In answer to a question put by Senator
Plumb, Mr. Eastman said that the Della
ware, Iackawanna d Western road are
transporting most of their cattle IN Gait e
cars and are paying half of their mileage to
be company shipping tn cattle, thus IN an
indirect way cutting rates. In regard to
the shipment of cattle TO England, Mr..
Eastman said that during the past year the
shipments had increased 10000 head, and
ported next year, as more cattle are being
dressed IN England at present than eyer be-
fore. owing, he said, to the increased pcpu-
lation in England.
''1n England" said Mr.. Eastman, 'they
can't raise cattle for the market as cheap as
we can raise here and ship to England"
"Do you think the beef dressed in the
west is as good as it was ten years ago."
asked Senator Plumb.
mo, / do not" replied the witness, "be-
cause the cattle "a sers throw inferior cattle
on the market and the beef is not only not
as good as it used to be but the proceeds are
lower"
n speaking of the canned meat industry,
Mr. Eastman SAID that the Gamers used the
lowest grades OF cattle on the market.
Bernard Beinecke, a dealer in cattle and
canned meats, said: l buy my cattle IN
Chicago and pay the highest price for my
purchases. The net profit on a beef was
$495. That included all expenses of trans
portetion.
William Ottman said he was doing bust
ness at loss now. He averages a profit.
however, the year round of one quarter of a
cent pound. He brings stock from Chi
cago.
i---tt55eenry Zahn test fed to the same profit.
He said the best meat came from the west
Eastern meat was classed as second and
third class.
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Storms South. Snow and Bitter Cold
North.

HOUSTON, Tex, January For forty
eight hours rain poured IN torrents all over
Texas, and nearly every road is suffering
Pass railroad were abandoned. On the
Trinity d Saline there are two washouts
and two engines in the ditch.
The water is over the tracks on the South
ern Pacific and the Houston d Texas Gen.
trail i in trouble, but no damage has yet
resulted. The Cotton Belt road has run no
trains between Cors cana and Texarkana,
and there are several bad washouts.
Fears are entertained that as the rivers
and streams are still rising much damage
will result. There was waterspout on the
Houston, East & West Texas. No trains
have arrived or departed on this road for
two days.
1t is still threatening, and the railroad
men are apprehensive of more serious
trouble.
PIEDMONT, Mo.-The heaviest rains have
prevailed in this section. Black river is
higher than it has been for fifteen years
and covers all the bottom lands on either
aide to depth of from four to ten feet.
Every farm is entirely inundated, fences
washed away and much stock destroyed.
HSLENA, MoNT.-The thermometer has
been as low as 80 below at some points.
There is but little snow reported in eastern
and central Montana, but there is some de-
lay to traffic IN the western part of the state.
Considerable suffering is already reported
m some of the ranges, though confined to
limited areas.
SEATTLE, WAsH.-The overland trains are
all detained in eastern Washington by snow
storms. The weather is the coolest known
here for years.
DEADwooD, S. D.-The thermometer reg
istered % below zero here, the coolest of the
winter. Business is practically suspended
owing to the intensity of the cold.
SACRAMENTO, CAL.-Telegraph;c reports
to the officers of the Southern Pacific COM
pany state that the fall of snow in the Sierra
Nevada mountains on the line of the Gen.
trai Pacific road is unprecedented. In
some places there ere six feet at the level
and twelve at Emigrant Gap.
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Weekly Trade Review.

NEW YORK. January 6.-R. 6. Dun Z
Co.'s weekly review of trade says:
The new year opens with most confident
feeling prevailing in all parts of the coun-
try, and yet with some features which sug-
gest especial caution.
The money markets are strained at the
east, close at Chicago, Cleveland and De-
troit. and closer than before at Kansas City
and Omaha: but at other western points
fairly supplied. But the advance in the
Bank of England rate and the signs of pos
sible disturba resulting from the Excess
sive speculation abroad, render the outlook
here less clear. N.
The heavy disbursements for interest and
dividends estimated at $j6, 294, 716 at New
York alone, nearly 6 per cent more than
last year, will doubtless give present relief.
Reports from other centeTS of trade all
show that unseasonably warm weather is
having depressing influence, but in other
respects are generally encouraging. Many
iron and other mills, temporarily, are closed
for repairs.
Chicago foots up transactions in 1889
amounting to 81. liz, 900, 600, against 81 ,125,-
UOO,OJO In 1893; gain OF 80 per cent. In
cured meats the gain has been 100 per cent,
and In dressed beef, lard and cheese, large.
But our receipts are smaller with an IN
crease in grain. The dry goods trade was
fully up to the previous years with easy col
lections.
st. Louis notes the large trade record and
receipts OF grain and produce, limited only
by the transportation power of the railroads.
At Milwaukee there is uneasiness as to the
near future and the weather causes slow
collections, and there are similar fears at
Detroit. At Kansas City and Omaha bust
ness is fair for the season. The hlef indus
tries are on the whole unusually prosperous.
Produce markets have been dull. The
decl ne in prices of all commodities from
January 1, 1889, to January 1, 1850. was
about \ per cent, and the range now Is a
little lower than IN any previous anuary for
thirty years. The average Tor 1889 was 49,
per cent. below that of 1888.
The treasury has put out only 1900
more than it has taken during the last week,
the disbursements for the new year having
not been felt yet. but the available surplus
has been reduced $4,000 for the month
of December. indicating large addition to
circulation. Foreign trade co .tinues heavy,
exports for five weeSs at New York falling
only 1.S per cent. below those of the prevl-
Gus year, which indicates an excess of $Z0,-
OO0.OO) or more in exports over imports for
December.
The failures in 1850 numbered 1882 in
the United States or one in every 81 firms,
and ~ in Canada, or one in every IS
firms. The aggregate of liabilities were
Sl4S. 7S4, 337 in the United States, against
$123, 829 973 1888. and $14, ia, 223 in Can
ada, against 81 ,9S1, 1853.
The business failures during the last seven
days number 322.
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rhe Territorles In Congress.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. January ga repre-
sentative of the Mormons of Idaho sp-
peared before the senate committee on ter
ritories and asked that consideration of the
bill for the admission of that territory to
the union as a state be postponed one week
in order to allow attorneys for the Nor
mons to appear andpresent their objections
to the adm ssion of the territory under the
recently adopted constitution, which virtu-
ally excludes Mormons from citizenship by
reason of its other provisions. In view of
the fact that a case is pending in the SUI
preme court, an early decision of which IS
expected. involving the constitutionality of
this provision, the committee decided to
grant the re1uest for postponement. Con-
sideration of the bill for the admission of
Wyoming was also postponed. The bill to
invest the territory of Oklahoma with state
hood was referred to a subcommittee to be
reported to full committee next week.
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bounty was departure from the long set
tied policy of tariff, with which the people
are familiar; il Is untried and unknown
The imposition of bounty would invite q
constant agitation of the question. to the
detrimenk of the industry. Witness 81
that Kansas needed additional capital co
put up sorghum sugar mills. but that capi-
tai cannot be obtained under bounty. He
said he spoke from personal experience in
that matter and knew what the feeling of
capitalists was.
Mr.. Peters further said that there was 8
feeling of unrest among the farmers of his
state, which, if not allayed, might result in
making Kansas with ITS $4,000 republican,
majority democratic state. And this is
not one-sided, witness said; the feeling per-
meateS Missouri and Texas and is bringing
about political revolution in those states.
As far as the Kansas farmer is conc .rned,
he believed that if he was assured of a sat
lsfactory market for his sugar cane he
would be satisfied In further calculation
of his argument Mr.. Peters spoke or the
production of beet sugar. He told of .
sorghum mill in his district. the proprietor
of which had planted A. LOO acres in beets
from VIII ch he had raised sixty tons, out OF
which he made 10, LOCO pounds of sugar polar
IZlng 80 per cent. Tins demonstrates he
said, that the beet could be proftaoly grown
there ard the finest quality of sugar made
from 1t at the rate of 16O pounds of sugar
to the ton of beets-
Prof. Wiley, of the agricultural depart
ment, dld not anticipate very high results
from these sorghum experiments IN Kansas,
as 10 per cent. article like sorghum could
not compete with Ii per cent. art Gle like
beet. Sorghum, however, made an excel
lent alcohol. and he thought Kansas stood
in its own light in preventing its people
from making alcohol. If he were a CAPT
tallst he would rather invest in beet sugar
than in any other sugar.
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A Heartless Conductor.

ST. PAUL, MINI, January Ga peculiar
suit for damages has been begun against
the Northern Pacific railroad by Frank B.
Hooper, a travelling agent from Payton,
Ohio, who seeks to recover $4,000. Last
Saturday night, fearful stormy one, Mr..
Hooper noun ted a train at Glyndon, Mimi.
He tired to get into he front door of the
passenger coach, but the conductor, after
trying to open 1t for a moment, declared it
locked and leisurely strclled a Eay down the
car aisle, although i oofer begged to be
taken In as it was very cold. By this time
the train was going at high speed. Hooper
tired to keep his feet under him by hang
ing on to the door knob, but became
numbed, and the platform being icy, he
could no longer stand. He slipped down
upon his back. threw one leg around the
railing post and with one hand grasped the
brake stand. In this way he rode into
Fargo It was found that Hoo er was badly
frozen from the top of his head down the
right side to his ankle.
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Sugar Considered.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. January 8.-Before
the committee on ways and means Repre-
sentative Peters, of Kansas, said he was IN
terested in the three S's-silk, sugar and
salt. As to the first subject, he said that
his district raised in 1889 more than one
fourth of all the cocoons produced in the
United States. This work Is carried on
without any outlay, and results in an addi-
ton to the farmers income that is like
finding so much money. Witness asked
protection for these constituents of his by q
suitable duty on raw silk. As to sugar. the
witness said that Kansas IN 1889 made !, 200,-
900 pounds from the sorghum cane. lie
methods of producing the sugar are inprov-
ing, 80 that now 81 per cent. of the saccha-
rine matter in the juice is extracted.
''The industry is IN It's infancy yet," said
Mr.. Peters. ut Is a healthy infant, how
ever, and if you don't strangle it or deprive
it of the support 1t has heretofore drawn
from the tariff soothing syrup it will grow
INTO the proportions of a healthy, full grown
man, If you don't put bounty on it. )"
Mr.. McKinley-"What do you think Of q
bogntyf''
Mr.. Peters-"T think it is contemptible
thing"
In explanation Mr.. Peters said that =
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Collision on the Panhandle.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, January "a fright
full and fatal wreck occurred at Kokomo,
on the Panhandle railway, one mile north
of the depot. Train No, 12, north bound,
left the junction at 2:15 a. M, the schedule
time, and when about a mile north 1t met
tram No. IA, south bound. l. was running
about fifty miles an hour. The two crashed
together, totally demolishing the engines
and burning the baggage car and coaches
of the south bound train, which elm bed on
top of the engine. The injured were con-
fined to the engine, baggage and express
cars.
George Cummings, engineer of No. Il,
was killed. Tom Mccullough, engineer of
No. ID, cannot live. Baggagemaster ].
Kerlin died at 8 o'clock. Thomas Harbor
also was hurt seriously. These men all live
at LOgansport. The Adams express mes
senger, Giant, and two men named Woods
and Webb were badly hurt. number of
passengers in the COACHES were shaken up
badly, but the tullmans escaped, many of
the passengers not being awakened. The
cause of the wreck is a mystery.
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The Vacant Circuit JudgeshIp.


WASHINGTON, D. c., January 8.-The ques-
ton of a successor to Justice Brewer as
Judge of the eighth circuit is in statu quo,
no action having been taken in the matter.
as the president desires first to have an in
tervlew with Justice Brewer on the subject.
The president is inclined to promote some
one of the United States district judges and
his present preferences are in the order
named: Judge Shiras, of Iowa; Judge Par
ker, of the western district of Arkansas;
Judge Dundy, of Nebraska, and Judge
Caldwell, of the eastern district of Arkansas.
Thus far the Kansas delegation has not
formally presented any name from that
state, and will probably not do so as g.
united delegation, although they have men
toned in this connection the name of Judge
Horton, of Topeka. In case, however. that
promotion of district dge is not deter
mined &Don, the chances favor the selection
of Assis mt Attorney General Shields, of
the inter- 2 department, who is being earn
estly pressed by Secretary Noble.
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Difference OF Wages in the United
States and in Canada.

New YORK, January 2.-Mr. Ellis b. Rob-
erts, sub-treasurer of the United States, was
q witness before the Canadian committee.
The witness gave it as his opinion that the
present commercial relations with Canada
were advantageous to the United States.
Restricted trade, as it is now, Mr.. Roberts
believed, would act materially toward the
annexation of Canada to the United States.
If the United States permitted Canada to
bring her products to this market free of
duty and dispose of them, Canada would
have no derire to become annexed to this
country. We pay better wages here and
have a better market, and it would be un-
desirable to throw such field open to Can
ada. The wages paid on this side are from
% to S3H per cent. higher than these paid
in Canada.
''Do you think commercial union between
the two countries would be advIsableY"
II do not; a reciprocity treaty would be
practical, but OF advisable, as it would not
be to our advantage. Commercial union
would not be practical"
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Lucky Ones.

WASHINGTON, D. C., January 8.-The pres
ident sent to the senate the following nom
nations:
Interior epartment-Claiborn J. Wal
ton, to be pension agent at Louisville, Ky.
]. Lee Knight. to be receiver of public
moneys at Topeka, Kan
To be register of land Office, James c.
NOEL, Trenton, Mo.
Department. of Justice Hiram Knowles,
to be United States district Judge for the
district of Montana.
Robert II. Paul, to be United States mar
shall for the territory of Arizona
Postmasters-Robert Henderson, juno
ton City, Kan.
Joseph Lucas, Cherokee, Kan.
William C. Osgoo1, Meade, Kan
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A Vote of Thanks.

ST.. LoS1s, No., January a.-Word comes
from the Indian territory that two notori-
Gus Indian desperadoes named Red Lendal
and Choctaw Pete, heavily loaded with tan
glefoot, took possession of the town of fish
vawa on Christmas day and carried things
with high hand. After nearly killing the
town marshal, when he attempted to arrest
tnsn, they empt'eC drug store and tried
% ride their horses into a hotel At this
Jancturs q veil armed stranger rode up
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ConsolIdatInp In Kansas

TOPEKA, KAN. January "A circular has
been received from Boston, over the sigma
ture of ]. ". Reinhart, general auditor aud
fourth vice president of the Santa Fe read,
making b. c. Clements, present auditor of
the Santa Fe, auditor of the Santa Fe sys-
tenn, including the Chicago, Santa Fe &
California, the ST. Joseph q st, Louis and
the Atchison, topeka & Santa Fe proper.
The Office of auditor of the Chicago, Santa
Re d California, held By c. S. Sutton, is
abolished. The books and records will be
moved to Topeka at once, together with a
force of fifty men from the Chicago Office.
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The Wastern Rate War.

CHICAGO. January 4.-The western passen-
ger rate war is now farely begun The re-
duced rates from st. Paul to Chicago went
into effect January l, and to make the fight
more interesting the Chicago, Milwaukee q
st. Paul road executed ank increment
and opened fire from the Missouri river.
That company has ordered a cut of 80 in
the first class rate from Kansas City to
Chicago, bringing the fair down to $40. The
evident object of the cut ID to punish the
Burlington for the action of the Burlington
d Northern. A general collapse of Missouri
river rates is expected to follow.
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The Gar Crazed.

BERLIN, January 6.-Reports are accumu-
lating of the elaborate precautions observed
at St. Petersburg against the approach of
any person other than his immediate house.
hold and attendants to the presence of the
car. The guards of the palace have been
increased tenfold. His ma esty is in a state
OF alarm bordering on frenzy, and those
who have been numbered among his most
intimate attendants are afraid to 60 near
MN lest his terror assume a violent phase.
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VIII Do All They Can.

TAH1EoUAH, l. T., January 6.-The COM
mission provided for by an act of the late
legislature to go to Washington and treat
with the representatives of the national gov
eminent for the sal. of the Cherokee outlet,
has been appointed by Chief Mayes. 1t
consists of ex-Chief Bushy Head, John
Linch and George Adair. The members of
the commission are dissatisfied with the
limited powers with which they are invested,
but they will 60 to Washington and do all
they can to arrive at some agreement with
the government. The terms of the act by
which the commission was created do not
allow it to make any contract.
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An Appeal to the British Minister,

An Appear TO the British Minister
WASHINGTON, d. c.. January Sir Julian
Pauncefote, the British minister, has re-
ceived a petition from Rev. T. NJ. joiner,
of holly Springs, N. c., for redress for in
juries received oy himself and wife at the
hands of mob at Holly Springs last month.
He states that he is British sub ject; that
he and his wife were giving religious and
other instruct on to the neQroec at Holly
Springs: which fact, he says. so incensed
some of his neighbors that they broke lnto
his house and assaulted and maltrested both
himself and his wife, The crowd was
masked and many of the number were
armed with guns and pistols. He says he
had previously been warned to leave the
place, but had refused to do so.
When the mob appeared at his house they
discharged a volley of bullets into the room
where he aud his wife were sitting, wound
ing him in the left arm and also in the left
hand. Mrs. Joiner received three flesh
wounds in the scalp, and was knocked
down by one o. the men with his fist.
Mr.. Joiner says he appea ed for redress,
first to the local authorities, and next to the
st tie authorities, but received no satisfac-
ton. He then came to Washington with
his wife to iay The matter before the British
minister. The latter is now investigating
the case, and expects to bring it to the at
tention of the secretary of state as soon as
he has received the proper evidence.
Mr.. Joiner has been preaching in North
Carolina slnce 1859.
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Kansas Freight Rates.

CHICAGO, January 3.-The board of man.
ayers of the Interstate Commerce Railway
association agreed upon a basis of freight
rates to apply on Kansas and Nebraska
local traffic. New tariffs were adopted to
take effect January 10, making a slight adj
vance in Nebraska rates. as they now exist,
and a proportionate reduction IN Kansas
rates, in order to put them on uniform
basis. meeting will be he'd next week to
adjust the through rates from Chicago to
Kansas and Nebraska points, in conformity
with the local rates thus Established.
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he hotel aud dismounted. The outlaws or
dered him away and cut the halter OF his
horse. The stranger demonstrated. where
upon Choctaw Pete covered him with his
revolver and ordered Iendell to disarm
him. AS Lendall approached the stranger
shot him through the heart. A duel then
occurred between Pete and the stranger ana
Pete was shot through the head and KILLED.
terronzed citizens felt more like given him
a vote of thanks, and after eating his dinner
he leisurely rode away. He was supposed
to be Winchester Frank, the crack shot and
renowned scout
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A Russian Bishop Appointed.

ST. PETERsBTRG, January 3.-The Novoe
Vremye says that the appointment by the
pope of bishop for Russia shows evidences
of a reconciliatory spirit on the part of the
papacy. Russia, the paper says, has always
been tolerant in religious questions. Cath
olics In Russia enjoy equal rights with Prot
estants, Armenians and Georgisus. The
settlement of the Episcopal question in
Russia will certainly be an advantage to
the vatican, and will prove that the pope
was right when he condemned the Oirgys
interference in politics.
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A kansas RaIlro4d Sorimmage


KANSAS CITY, Mo-, January SIT is OH
cially stated that the Chicago, Wyandotts
& Northwestern railroad will shortly issue
q circular reducing rates to all Kansas and
NehA Aska and Colorado points 2 cents per
mile if the other roads will not grant ths
former road nght-of-way into the union
DEPOT IN this city.
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Furniture Factory Burned.

FAIRBAULT, MINI, January "a fire
broke out IN the third story of Ansel HILLS
furniture factory. The heat was so intense
that the firemen could not approach the
burning bu lding. The loss will exceed
$50, 000 being fully insured. The cause of
the fire was spontaneous combustion. It
started in the paint shop.