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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-06-28
DR.. HamiIton's Opinion.

WASHINGTON, June 21.-Supervising Sur
geon General John B. Hamilton, when asked
how serious the outbreak of cholera at Pu-
ebla de Rugat, in southern Spain, was likely
to be and what the chances were of its
reaching US, replied:
The indications are that it is the real
Asiatic article that has made its appearance
in southern Spain. The locality is one sub
Ject TO such yisitations as was the case IN
1885. Should it become epidemic in Spain
there are two channels of communications
by which it might reach us; through the con-
tinental routes and via Cuba. The latter is
the more dangerous, for there are several
lines of steamers constantly plying between
Cuba and Spanish ports. We keep two san
itary inspectors in Havana TO look out for
Just such contingency. Should the cholera
appear at Havana and gain any foothold,
they would notify me at once by cable to
that effect, and extraordinary precautions
would be Immediately adopted to prevent
the entrance of the scourge from that source.
have no fear that it will gain foothold IN
France even should it do so in Spain"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-06-28
AtchIson Suffers Great Loss by Water.

AICnlsCn SuHorS OreaJ LOSS Dy "atOTs
ATCHIsoN, KAN.-The heaviest rain ever
known fell here between and Q o'clock
Thursday night. White Clay creek ran to a
much greater height than the Oldest inhabit-
ant has ever seen it. 1t BECAME higher and
higher as the rain continued, until it amount
ed to a roaring and raging torrent of water.
At no point was it less than 200 feet in width.
Outhouses, sheds and many small dwellings
along its bank were carried away. Three
immense iron railroad bridges over the creek
at Seventh street were carried away, sweep
ing the Main street bridge with them and
the entire mass of iron and lumber lodged
against the Sixth street viaduct. The viaduct
Is an enormous stone structure and may be
able to stand the pressure against it. The
Easements of all the store rooms on the
south side of Commercial between Seventh
and Fourth streets have been flooded and
thousands of dollars worth of goods dam
aged. The main water pipe from the reser-
voir which supplies the city with water, and
which crosses White Clay creek under the
Fifth street bridge, was broken. This caused
the electric light company to shut down and
the city is in darkness. The press rooms of
both the Globe and Champion have been
flooded, and all the press rooms in the city
are in the same fix. The Champion will
probably not appear tomorrow morning.
portion of the culyert across Commercial
street at Seventh gave way, doing great
damage. No lives have been reported as
lost, but there have been many narrow es-
capes. All railroad trains on the Central
Branch and Union Pacific have been aban-
doned for the present, as the bridges are
considered unsafe. Six hundred feet of
track just west of the Central Branch shops
was washed out, and the shops are surround
ed by water.
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Saluda mountain, about thirty-two miles
from this city, on the Asheville & Spartans-
burg division. Three were killed and several
injured.
From the apex of Saluda mountain to
Melrose, the scene of the accident, a distance
of more than three miles, there is fall of
sos feet. This fact has made the railroad
authorities specially careful at this point and
an engine is kept constantly there to help
all trains up and down the mountain. The
track was very wet when a coal train
started down, and soon after beginning
the descent, it became evident that the
twelve loaded cars we're too much for both
engines to hold, with all brakes down, and
the speed gradually quickened during the
heavy pressure until speed of seventy-hve
miles an hour was reached, when the track
spread and the entire outfit plunged head
long down the mountain with horrible
crash, burying beneath the broken bars,
cross ties and earth the brave fellows who
had held to their posts. The loss to the COM
pany IN engines and cars alone will reach
$4,000.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-06-28
The Last Great RouDd-Un.

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, June 24.-ExState-
Senator E. M. Hewins, af Cedar Vale, Kan,
president of the Cherokee Strip Live Stock
association, announces that the grass in all
the Cherokee ranges and those in the Usage
country is unusually good, and predicts that
all cattle in the territory will do unusually
well this summer. He will commence a
roundup of his herds next week, which will
be the last he will ever make in the territory.
ssIn fact" he says, ''the roundup of this
epring will be the last great roundup made
in America. So much of the grazing do
main will be placed beyond the reach of
ranchmen this year that hereafter the herds
of the country win be confined, nearly alto
gether, to the possessions of their owners.
This year Will also see the last of the great
herds, the public domain being fenced in
from them, and private estates being too
small to care for the monster herds that
have dotted the plains of the Indian terri
tory and No-Man's Land for a score of
years and more"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-06-28
The chicago stotk Yards Deal.

CHICAGO, June Pa statement is pub
Lished here to the effect that the English syn
iicate which has Just bought the Union stock
yards in this city is liable to find it poor
investment. 1t has been recognized by the
stock yards company for some time that the
sncroachments of the city would soon rem
Ter a removal desirable if not absolutely
necessary. Accordingly, syndicate includ-
ing the stock yards company, and a number
of railroads was formed, which bought a
tract of ground nine miles square. some
eight or ten miles southwest of this city. On
this tract it is proposed to lay out large stock
yards and freight switching yards to serve in
the capacity of a clearing house for all
freight handled by all OF the railroads run
mng into the city. Having made sure of all
the preliminaries in this direction, it Is said
that the stock-yards company began negoti-
atoms for the sale of its property, with the
result already known.
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Some Indian Lands Matters.

WASHINGTON d. c., June 23.-The COM
missioner of Indian affairs has received a
telegram from the governor of Oklahoma
territory stating that passing cattle from the
Iowa Indian reservation are destroying the
crops of the Oklahoma settlers and asking
that prompt and effective measures be taken
TO prevent their depredations. In response
70 this appeal the Indian officials have mott
he'd the cattlemen occupying under lease the
grazing lands of the lowas that If further
damage to the Oklahoma settlers Is done by
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Paw Car and FreIght Train.

ATcH1soN.-A serious head end collision
between the pay train and freight train oc-
Cured on the Kansas City, st. Joe e. Council
Bluffs railroad. Engineer Yocum of the pay
train was killed. The injured are: Con-
ductor Pritchard, of the pay train, bruised
about the shoulders; Joseph Hayward, road
master, back seriously hurt; Den Bartlett,
assistant roadmaster, ribs broken, and the
colored porter, head hurt. No one on the
freight train was hurt.
Both engines were telescoped and the ten
der of the freight train was driven into the
car of twenty-four horses just behind it, kill
ing eighteen of them. The cause of the ac-
cident is found in the supposition of the en-
gineer of the pay train that the freight,
which had nearly come to stop on the main
track was on the switch. Had the freight
been going at its full rate of speed, fearful
less of life would have resulted.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-06-28
Kap.a. civ Grain Mem ths aa,nsr..

TOPEKA, KAN, June 2O.-The closing day
of the hearing of the railroad commissioners
developed the gist of the whole matter.
The testimony that the Santa Fe refused
to prorate with other roads, except on Chi
cago business, was denied and proven un-
true by General Freight Agent Gay, who
produced tariffs to support his denials. The
Rock Island explained its position regarding
prorating, which was that on account of the
negotiable division of freight rates between
that road and the Memphis on southern bus
mess, they had refused TO prorate until they
could secure a readjustment of that rate.
Speeches were made by Messrs. j. w.
Jones, G. W. Click and NJ. A. Low.
As a matter of fact. it is the opinion of
those who attended the hearing, that the
Kansas City grain men were the only parties
who would be materially benefited by the
rates demanded by the farmers alliance.
The reduction of the local rate to Kansas
City alone. would make Kansas City para
disc for middle men and grain commission
men, when there Is no reason why, by reduc-
ing local rates to all points in Kansas, that
Topeka and other Kansas cities should not
be the buying center. The board took the
matter under advisement and will announce
its decision soon.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-06-28
Orgies forthe Nobility

BERLIN, June 20.-The trial of the Count
ess Won Luetzont, charged with making her
fashionable residence in the Thiergarten the
scene OF outrageous orgies, in which many
members of the highest German nobility
took part, is proceeding here behind closed
doors. The case became public through
the arrest of the countess for at
tempting to strange a servant girl who
threatened to disclose to the police
what went on within the house. Although
the public are excluded from the court room,
it is known that the Prince of Saxe-Alten-
berg Count Won Kotze, Frau Grohnwaldt,
the singer, and many members of the nobil-
ity of the capital are among the witnesses
who have been summoned.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-06-28
HERDING "BUFFALO."
The Location Of B1HAlo, NO-Aan's-LAnd
Stln In Doubts It on Section Is er
en- Section 2S?-TWo City
GoYernnsnts. Chosen.
Prospective Town Builders State Cities In
Three Places, and Boomers Go From
One to Another Place as They are
Influenced By Talk

LIBERAL, KAN, June 25.-The town site
muddls caused by conflicting information
about the quarter section on which the land
Office for the old neutral strip, now Beaver
county, Oklahoma, has been located Is not
cleared, and in consequence there is consid-
cradle excitement and unress- The conServa-
tive people believe that the original town
site of Buffalo, on section twenty-three is
the location, and have shown their faith by
making Improvements. Buffalo two days
ago had nothing but a postoffice and pub
lie well. Now it has two grocery stores, two
lumber yards, hardware store, bakery,
two restaurants ana several lunch rooms,
with about a dozen buildings on the road
from other places to help make up a town.
The city government, which was selected
from the old settlers of the neighborhOod,
lad $40 acres surveyed and plated, had the
town well deepened to furnish larger water
supply. and is prepared with lot certificates
and otherwise to handle and accommodate
the big rush which is expected as soon as the
location of the land Office is definitely set
tied.
Meanwhile the parties who had caused the
stampede to section % ten days ago, as men
toned by the telegraph at that time, have
not been idle. After the crowd had left them
they wired some attorney in Washington
and receiving dispatch stating that the land
Office quarter was in section %, they again
went to work to enthuse the people. They
succeeded in getting quite a crowd to go
with them to the new town site. Then they
elected city officers, surveyed the site, called
the town East Buffalo and commenced is
suing certificates for lots. Somebody had
started the rumor that the land Office had
been changed to H ardesty and to HRrdesty
the East Buffaloans have gone.
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thsir cattle they will be summarily senoyed
from the Indian territory.
HIAwATHA, KAK.-Judge Bassett gave an
opinion that made sound the titles held By
many buyers of Indian land in Brown coun-
ty. The Indians made sales fora small
amount of money and as the land grew In
in value have sued different parties from
time to time to regain possession, claiming
that they had been duped into selling. In
one case land that was sold for 81 900 Is now
considered worth $4,000. it being just south
of the city of Horton. The Indian owner,
All Irvine Gosseline, sued W. w. Letson for
the property, but the court decided that he
had no right to it
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-06-28
A Terrible Predicament.

DUNBAR, Pa, June A.-The imprisoned
miners have been heard from. The men
working in the head of the entry through
which the rescuing party is working, sent
word down the entry to keep quiet. Every
one did so and IN a moment, "Pick, pick, I"
for dozen times came the signal from the
inside. Then the men went to work with
renewed Eigor.
The entombed men cannot be reached for
twenty-four hours yet. The rescuing party
is within few feet of the line leading from
the Mahoning to the Hill farm mine, but
after that is reached, the men will have to
drive through sevcnty-fve feet of coal to
reach their imprisoned comrades.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-06-28
K.c,procitv win Latin st.,r.-

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 24.-Referring
TO the published stories concerning the scene
IN the room of the committee on appropria-
tions, the other day, gentleman who was
present said that the whole affair had been
greatly inexperienced. The discussion
which took place was not in relation to the
general schedules of the Mckinley tariff bill.
but the feature which Mr.. Blaine condemned
was giving free market IN the United
States to the products OF sugar planters of
the southern continent and not asking in re-
turn free markets for the products of our
own farmers where he can get them merely
for the asking.
Mr.. Blame says that corn would not be sell
ing in Nebraska for Is cents bushel if the
markets of Latin America were open to our
uroducfs
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-06-28
Increases and Reductions Which Will
Follow the Tariff Bill.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 25.-The clerk
of the senate finance committee has COM
5leted the preparation of the statement
called for the Plumb resolution adopted by
the senate, showing the increase and reduc-
tions in revenue, which are estimated to fol-
low the enactment of the senate tariff bill
compared with the present law and the
house or Mckinley bill. The importations
for the fiscal year Of dutiable goods (the
rates on which it is proposed to change) ag-
gregated $3.50, 49,. 117.07 in value and the du-
ties collected on these aggregated $161 ,403,-
S46.49. The estimated duties on these arti-
cles Cor an aggregate equal to that of the fs-
cal year, under the house bill is estimated at
SOS, 344, 977.77, while under the senate bill
the estimated receipts from the same aggre-
gated are sol. 689, 9O7 .0s. The house bill
transferred to the free list articles which,
during the fiscal year 1889, were received in
the aggregate value of $107, 921. 735.04, and
paid duty amounting to $50, 736, 896.12, The
sent tie bill transfers to the free list articles
valued in the importations for 1889 at S10S,-
e19,907, and paying an aggregate duty of
k60 500 345 60
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Circumstances Imperat'veIy Demand 1t

Circumstances Imperatively Demand 1t.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 23.-The chair
man of the committee on election of presi-
dent, vice president and representatives in
congress submitted the report of the COM
mittee upon the federal election bill, drafted
in pursuance of the instructions of the re-
publican caucus:
''Your committee deem it sufficient to say
here that they believe that fraud, violence
and corruption exist to such degree, and
popular confidence has been so largely shak-
en- in regard to elections in many congress
sional districts, that they have as little doubt
of the expediency of such measure as this
which they propose, as they have of the full
and absolute power of congress to enact leg
isiation of this kind wherever circumstances
seem as they do now imperatively to de-
mand If
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Resolutions, Adopted a. St. Petersburg.


ST. PETERSBURG, June 21.-The Interna-
tional Prison Congress, now in session in
this city, has adopted resolutions declaring:
First-That in future treaties between ma
tons the general principle of extradition
should be recognized and an agreement ar
rived at as to the nature of the cases to be
deemed exceptions to the rule.
Second-That international associations
should be organized to assist discharged
prisoners and their families.
Third-That the action of charitable
lies: both punitive and preventive, should
be brought into general agreement.
Fourth-That inebriety, accompanied by
disorderly conduct, should be punishable;
and that the sellers of alcohol should De neid
responsible for crimes resulting from their
serving OF it to drunken men; and that the
sale of liquors on credit o. to children should
be prohibited.
Mr.. Randall, of Michigan, viii address
the congress on the subject OF Young
Offenders"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-06-28
The President WIN sava Word

WASHINGTON D. c., June, 24.-Among tho
many phases of silver legislation, now be-
fore congress is one to the effect that there
is a strong probability of the president trans
hitting to congress message which would
indicate very fully his ideas on this subject.
He thoroughly appreciates the necessity Of
some legislation on this subject, and mas
much as he has made no recommendations
on the subject in his annual message, 1t Is
said that he seriously contemplates doing so
now. believing that it would materially as
sist the two houses In coming to an agree
u1ent on the question.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-06-28
An Alabama Postmaster.

B1RuNeHASd, ALA, June A.-Postonics
inspectors have been sent to Kennedy, La
mar county, Alabama, to investigate the
writing of threatening letters to Postmaster
Faulkner of that place. Faulkner has re-
ceived several letters warning HIM to leave
the county. The letters were signed
Friends of Rube Burrows" and the post
master is afraid to attend to the business of
the Office. Last summer the noted outlaw
and train robber shot and killed Postmaster
Graves. of the same place. Postmaster
Faulkner fears he will meet similar fate If
he remains there, as Burrows is believed to
he in that locality.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-06-28
An Omnibus Full of Girls Upset.

READING, Pa, June PA serious acct
dent occurred near Jamestown, Lebanon
county. Fifteen young ladies from the
Schuylkill seminary at Fredericksburg were
on their way to the railroad station at Jones
town, on a coach drawn by four horses.
When near Jamestown the harness of the
horses broke and the animals becoming I'M
manageable, suddenly plunged down twen-
ty foot embankmenJ, the coach and its occu-
pants falling on top of the animals. The
widest confusion followed and the ladies
we're all more or less injured.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-06-28
con,inu.d Russian Barbarities.

st. PETERSBURG, June H.-Madame
Tschebrikovi, whose recent letter to the car
protesting against the system of government
prevailing in Russia led to her arrest, has
been removed to the village of Yarensk in
the remote northern portion of Vologda.
Fifteen other prisoners were also sent to
Yarensk with Madame TScheorikoyi.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-06-28
wolves Devourinc Human Beings.

LONDON, June 21.-Hordes of famished
wolves are over-running Austrian Galicia,
destroying thousands of sheep and many
larger animals, and IN number of cases
men have been attacked by the ferocious
beasts and devoured. In some regions it Is
exceedingly dangerous for the inhabitants to
60 abroad and the people have organized
large bands of armed men to exterminate
the brlteS
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81. Johnnies In Ohio.

COLUMBUS, O., June 21.-The prohibition
state convention has concluded its sessions.
The platform, in addition to prohibition,
asks for free coinage of silver, service PEN
sions, woman suffrage, fair ballot, re-
stricted immigration and limited ownership
of land. The following ticket was nomi-
mated: Secretary of state, Rev. NJ. c. Lock
wood, Hamilton county; supreme judge, O.
J. Ross, Highland; member of the board of
public works, J. NJ. Scott, Licking county.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-06-28
Nor. Railroad u.nIa,d or.

OMAHA. NKs., June 24-An order has
gone out from Union Pacific headquarters to
reduce expenses by % per cent in the motive
power and machinery department OF the
road. commencing next Monday. The brunt
of the reduction will fall upon the shopmen
unless business slacks up so much that many
engineers and fremen can be let out. The
reductions of shop men will vary, some
shops being left with almost or quite the
present force, while others VIII be considers
blv leSsened
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-06-28
Lumber and Saw Logs.

OTTAWA, OST., June 25.-Congress having
amended the tariff bill reducing the duty on
lumber to 81 per 1000 feet, board measure
nent. the Dominion government viii now
remove the export duty on saw logs as soon
as the United States tariff bill becomes law
and the duty on lumber definitely fixed at 81
~ I 000 feet
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Pint to Work.

: ArcHsox, KAN. June 24-The city beins
without protection from fire on account Of
the broken water mains, and the electric
light company being unable TO light the city
their works beng injured by lightning, May
or WaQgener ordered out Captain Spragus
and company E, FirSt regiment, Kansas Ma
f;onsI Guards. to patrol the streets, as pre-
caution against possible danger.
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Chicago May Get Second Place.

CHICAGO, June 15.-Superintendent of
Census Gilbert, IN an interview, states that
the returns made already show the pOpula-
ton of Chicago much over one million.
How much over one million Mr.. Gilbert
would not venture to say, except that it
would be considerable. The city he added
had certainly doubled its population in a de-
cade and it was a question between Chicago
and Philadelphia for second place on the list
of American cities.
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n,.,inrni.h.h uf.ahinr

LAKE FoREsT, III, June 2l.-In the Pres
byterian church Miss Rose Farwell, yonng.
est daughter of United States Senator
Charles b. Farwell, and MIR. Herbert Chat
field Taylor, member or an old and wealthy
Chicago family and one of the editors OF
America, were united in marriage.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-06-28
Protection in spain.

Madrid, June 21.-Senor Medrol has pro-
posed modus vivendi which is favored by
the budget committee. BY the terms of the
proposal the customs tariff VIII be raised
with view to reconciing Prime Minister
Sagasta and the liberals who favor protec-
ton. This is tantamount to a surrender of
their principles by the free trade liberals.