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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-01-25

WICHITA, KAN, January 16.-Ths Kansas
State Immigration association held a two
days session. The following resolutions
were adopted:
Resolved, That the delegates in this con-
vention congratulate the people of Kansas
upon the suspicious opening of the year
1880
Resolved that it is the sense of the con-
Vention that an immigration bureau be
established for the state of Kansas, embrac-
ing one director from each county; that
said bureau should appoint an executive
committee of nine, which executive COM
mittee should have general charge of all
excursions and make contracts with passen-
ger associations and freight rates for immi-
grants.
Resolved, That each county not repre-
eented In this convention be authorized to
furnish the name of a director, and when
said director is named said county should
participate In all the advantages of this as
ISOLATION.
Resolved, That each county be requested
TO organize an auxiliary society.
Resolved, That we believe that by united
effort more emlgrants can be brought into
Kansas during the year 1880 than in any
previous year in her history. and that the
people are mutually interested in develop
ing the unsettled portions of the state.
AS ways and means committee, A. w.
Oliver of Sedgwck; Taylor Miller, of Sa-
lima; j. G. Wood. of Sumner: w. Z. Bolton.
of Kiowa, and E. n. Bell, of Lyons, were
appointed. A directory was appointed,
consisting of a member from each county.
The directors held a meeting and elected
as permanent chairman L. 3. Buck, of
Winfield, and H. Cowley permanent secre-
tary, and selected as an executive commit
tee one from each congressional strict, as
follows: Second, A. Z. Ford. Kansas City,
Kan; Third, c. r. Burlington, Cherryvale;
Fourth, S. A. Martin, Eureka: Fifth, T..
Miller. Salina: Sixth, G. A. Spencer, of
Russell; Seventh, w. E. Bolton, of Green's
burg.
The plan adopted is to send two agents
from each county, east.
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The Alton Firm.

CHICAGO, January ia meeting of the
southwestern division of the Western
Freight association was held to consider
what action is e,essary in consequence of
the b cut in caitls rates, inaugurated by
the Chicago d Alton road. The interested
lines were anxious to restrict the applica-
ton of the reduced rate to through bu sipess
from points beyond the Missouri river and
so leave the local rates undisturbed. Vari-
Gus propositions were made to the Alton
people, which t. e latter declined to con-
slider, and the meeting finally adjourned.
A conference will be held with the Trans
Missouri lines on the subject. Great efforts
Will be made to protect local rates east of
the Missouri river and to prevent the cut
rate reaching other Missouri river points
than Kansas City.
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WaakIv Round Up.

NEW YoRK, January 20.-Important i'm
provement in business is noted wherever
the recent change to colder weather has
been felt.
East bound shipments from Chicago last
week were 136, SO tons, much the largest
ever known. The exports of provisions are
heavy, the lard movement last week reach
ing Il, $50, 862 pounds.
The net earnings of banks last week were
not only the largest on record for that part
of the year, bnt showed an increase over
last year of II per cent. outside of New
York.
The stagnation in anthracite coal is aggra-
waited. Prices are demoraliZed.
There Is a marked revival in the trade for
domestics, worsted and light goods, be-
ieved to be due to the changes last year in
the treasury rulings, now for the first time
felt.
The shipments of boots and shoes from
Boston in the year 1889 were 3, 1893, $50 cases,
an increase of per cent. since 1888 and 90
per cent. since 1850.
Reports from various quarters are on the
whole more favorable and collections are
quite generally slow because of retarded
distribution, but uneasiness IS reported at
only few points. At Chicago business ex-
cecds last ears in dry goods, In boots and
shoes with much recent improvement and
very largely in grain and provisions, but
clothing is dull and out of season.
At st. Louis weather has checked distri-
button, but otherwise trade is steady.
Foreign exchange has weakened to 1896,
and the treasury has taken in for the week
only $4,000 more than it has paid out.
The money market here and elsewhere show
on the whole rather more pressure, with a
heavy business in progress accounts for the
hardness in collecting. The stock market
has bsen depressed. Speculative markets
for products are irregular, but not very
active. Wheat is nearly cent higher, with
sales of only 100000 bushels for the
week. Corn is a cent lower, with sales
nearly as large. and pork products are weak.
The business failures number 1886 as COM
pared with 1913 last week. For the CORES
ponding week of last year the figures were
320
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Dre RRed to Death.

CosdFoRT, TEy., January 22.-Miss Eliza,
the sixteen-year-Old daugter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Kargar, who live one mile north
Of town, met an untimely death. MIR. Kar-
gar had been confined to his bed for several
days. His daughter was leading a spirited
horse from the stable to turn him into g
small pasture. As soon as the animal
shifted the open air he ran away. The
young lady became entangled in the rope
attached to the horse and was dragged over
the ground at furious rate. Mr.. KargaI
witnessed the affair from his sick cham Der,
and, thinking to rescue his daughter from
frightful death, seized his rife and shot the
horse dead. It was too late, for, when the
sick man hobbled to the spot where his
child and horse lay, she was dead, her neck
having been broken.
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HOt Words.

CHICAGO, January 17.-Mr. Fortune IN
addressing the Afro-Americam convention
said:
1--WE are met here as the representatives
of 1000, OC0, free men who know our
rights and have the courage to defend them.
We are met here to-day to emphasize the
act that the past conditions of a depend
ence ana helpIessness upon men who have
used US for selfish and unholy purposes, who
must be reversed. 1t is time to begin to
fight fire with fire.
I'VE propose to accomplish our purpose s
by the eacefpl methods of agitation
through the ballots and the courts, but If
othersuse the weapons of violence to COM
bat our peaceful argument it is not for US
to run away. What is worth having is worth
fighting for"
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Boston Aeain Scorched.

BosToN, January 20.-Fire started in the
building No. 13S Sumner street, occupied
by William Clafin, Coburn & Co. The fire,
lower floor of Claf1in, Coburn i CO. build
ing, spread with remarkable rapldity to the
upper stories. The building is of stone,
four stories Oh. The buildings adjoining
are occupied by Whitaker and Emery and
Potter, White and BARLEY, dealers in leather
and shoe findings.
The fire was confined to the Claflin build
ing. There will be considerab damage to
contents of adjoining buildings by water.
An estimate of the loss will fall between
$4,000 and 500, 900. The loss on the
Claim building alone is about 100000.
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A Curious Rond Iaw.

HIAwATHA, KAN, January 17.-Just across
che hue, the people of Richardson county,
Nebraska, are fighting the railroad bond
question IN new light. The state law SAYS
that taxes paid by railroads shall be used to
pay bonds voted by the township which the
line runs through. The county board needed
the money for other purposes, and thinking
townships voting bonds should pay them,
has employed lawyers to act in Conjunction
with the county attorney and endeavor to
obtain decision setting forth that such a
law is unconstitutional. The taxpayers of
Muddy and Falls City townships were pay
ing their Missouri Pacific bonds according
TO law. and are very hot at the action of the
-r,,1, rDissiOnarS
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Jews Forbidden to Build.

LONDON, January 21.-It is not so certain
that the Jews will be allowed to build the
magnificent synagogue in Rome, which
they propose to erect there, and the money
for which has already been subscribed.
The pope has been pleased to adopt On atti-
tude of meek despair in the matter, but tho
cardinals have been busy at the various
courts, and remonstrances from Spain,
Austria, aud even Germany have poured in
upon King Humbert. The anti Semetio
feelings of the young German emperor were
not appealed to in vain, and his disapproVal
of the project, though brief, was vigorously
worded.
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Premium Crops,

NEW YoRK, January 20-The most phe-
nomenal yield of corn ever produced in
America has been awarded the prize OF
$500 offered by the American Agricuiturist
for the largest crop of shelled corn raised
on an acre OF ground. The crop was within
fraction of 255 bushels green weight,
which shrunk to 239 bushels when kiln
dried, and chemically dried contsined 217
bushels. The South Carolina state board
of agriculture doubled the prize, making
the award $1,000 IN all. 2. J. Drake, of
Marlboro, S. c., was the man who grew
this wonderful crop. The $500 awarded
for the largest yield of wheat last year goes
TO henry +. Burton. of Salt Lake City, q.
T., for a yield of so bushels on one acre.
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Cattle TO Chicago.

CHICAGO, III, January 16.-At the meet
ing of the Western Freight association the
proposition of the Chicago & Alton to re-
duce the rate on cattle to 1251I cents hun
dred pounds. from Kansas City to Chicago.
was brought up for consideration. When
put to vote the proposition was rejected
almost unanimously. The Alton represent
atlve then gave ten days notice as equired
by the ag cement, of ITS intention to put
the rate into effect. The southwestern divi-
sion will meet separately to consider the
Atoms action, and decide whether it shall
be met or not. The proposed rate is tn
lowest ever made on cattle from the Missouri
river to Chicago and leaves a very narrow
margin for the railroads. A few months
sgo the rate was 2751S cents.
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Missionary Ridge.

WAsE1NGToN. D. C., January IA bill
has been prepared by General Grosvenor,
establishing the Chattanooga and Chicka-
manga national military park, which has
the support OF the leading members of the
societies of the Army of the Cumberland,
Tennessee and Potomac ana all the leading
confederate officers engaged in the battles
indicated.
Il provides that upon jurisdiction being
coded to the United States by the states of
Tennessee and Georgia. that. the public
roads along the crest of Missionary Ridge
from the north end of Sherman's Heights.
OF RossViIle, to the road from Rossville TO
McFsrland's Gap and the road from Ross
vile by way of Lea and Gordon's Mills to
Crsvtsh Springs, shall be approaches and
9 part of the SAID national park.
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Kunze Gets a New Trial.

CHICAGO, January 16.-Judge Mcconnell.
after hearing the arguments on the motion
for new trial for Coughlin, Burke, O'Sul-
Ivan and hume, refused the motion as to
the first three and sentenced them, in &C
cordance with the verdict of the jury, to
imprisonment for life.
In the case of Kunze a new trial was
granted, and he was permitted to give bail
in the sum of $1,000. which he did not at
tempt to give at present, on account of an
intimation by tire states attorney that if
they let Kunze stay in Jail few days he
might conclude not to bring him to trial at
all, but let him go.
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An Appeal to iowa Women.

WASHINGTON, D. c., January 1S.-An in
teresting circular, signed by President
Frances F. Willard and her colleagues in
Office. has been is ued. 1t says.
''The general officers of the Nat onal W.
c. L. Q. send greeting to the non-sece ding
White Rib on ties of the Iowa w. c. T. U,
inviting all who are with the National in its
policy of no ssctar.anism in religion, no
sec onalism in politics, no sex in citizen
ship, nut each and all for prohibition by
constitutional amendments, national and
state TO hold meetings locally and pass
resolutions to this effect"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-01-25
Idaho Must Wait.

WASHINGTON, D. c., January IA meet
ing OF the senate committee on territories
was held, and Chairman Flatt was instructed
to report, recommending the passage of the
bills to make q state of Wyoming and to
organize territorial form of government
for Oklahoma. The committee decided
that inasmuch as q case IS now pending be-
fore the supreme court involving the con-
quired by the constitut Oh, adopted 10y the
people of Idaho. affecting the ormons,
the oil for the admission of Idaho as a state
should not be &C ed upon definitely until
the supreme court decides upon the case.
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Free Trade With Mexico.

WASHINGTON, D. c., January 21.-A bill
introduced in the house by Representative
Mills provides for reciprocity in trade be-
tween the United States and Mexico. All
Rrtic es produced by t Mexico are to be
admitted free of duty to this country,
by presidential proclamation, whenevee
Mexico shall admit the products of the
United States free of duty. Articles sub
ject to az intej nal revenue tax are exempted
from the operations of the bill, whose pro-
visions are to continue in force so long aS
Mexico adheres to her part of the arrange
ment.
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Sunday Saloons Shut.

DENVER, Colo, January 22.-Sheriff Bar
ton, created a sensation by making his 6rst
order which is to the effect that hereafter
all saloons must be closet. He declares
that he intends that the law shall be rgor-
ously en- creed and all offenders severely
punished. Heretofore the law on this mat
ter was practically dead letter. A number
OF special deputies have been sworn in for
this purpose. Several saloon men declare
that they will pay no attention to the sher-
IFS orders and some sensational develop
nents are antIci Dated.
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Pauper Immigration.

ST. VINCENT, MINI, January 22.-AR
alarming increase of pauper immigration
is reported via the Canadian Pacific from
the Allan hne of steamers at Montreal.
Six cases of leprosy have developed in this
county among Immigrants, one of which Is
now in the last stage of putrefaction. 1t ID
intimated that the steamship companies
have been sending undesirable passengers
over the boundary at Hsllock, Mimi, on
the supposition that the official force is
lower around this vicinity than it Is around
New York, a superstition which the Kit Car,
son county commissioners ask the custom
officers to cooperate with them in correct
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rha 10 IL Cent Rate.

CHICAGO, January 22-At the meeting Of
the Western Freight association, it was
agreed to confine the cut in cattle rates t.
dlate points. The Omaha decided to main
tain the twenty FIVE cent rate from Omaha
to Chicago and TO preserve the presens
standard of rates in Iowa This seems to
be q violation of that provision of the in er-
state commerce law which prohibits dis
examination against localities, since the
arrangements will compel Chicago dealers
to pay double the amount charged Kansas
City shippers for the same service. A com.
mittee of ten was appointed to adjust inter
mediate rates between Kansas City and
Chicago on a basis of the 1211s cent rate. 1
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PresIdent ManyeI,s Report.

BosToS, January 22.-At meeting of the
AtchisOn directors, the fiscal year was
changed 50 as to begin November 1, IN
merce commissioners reports.
1t was President ManvePs first meeting
with the full board He made general re-
port on the condition of the system, and the
result of his recent trips over the propert I.
he found the condition of the road more
provements, and 100 miles from Paris to
Dallas would have to be rebuilt with steel
rails IN place Of iron.
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Refused to Issue the Papers.

KANSAS CRY, January 22.-Judge Glib
son. in the United States circuit court, re-
fused to issue the papers necessary to allow
Tim Ching, the Chinaman, to become g
naturallzed citizen of the United States.
The first reason for the refusal was that the
applicant was not q white person, as the
federal statute required. The other reason
was because the statute of May 6, 1882, for
babe United States circuit courts to admit
Cinnamon to citizenship.
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An Evidence OF Prosperltv,

HAxTFoRD, COgH., January 21.-The gen.
eTal prosperity of the country is st:ickingly,
evidenced b. the growth of market values
of real estate owned by insurance COM
panies. always very conserVatively esti-
mated. For one example. this cause has in
creased the assets of the Travellers, of Hart
ford, 10 S11, Sc, 900: its surplus to $685.
0J0. The fact that money mas been ca fer
is also been shown the heavy increase in
new life insurance: the company above re-
porting s., 900 IN 1882.
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Tariff on Hides.

WASHINGTON. D. c., January NV. F.
Wakeman, of Kansas City, representing the
cattle growers association, asked duty OF
of l p cents a pound on unmanufactured
hides, whether picked or unpickled. He
thought this might slightly increase the
price, but the object was to secure our home
market. There were many sections of the
west where hides we're frequently burned
for fuel. the price paid being too low to
warrant their shipment. There had been
very large importations of late and great
depreciation in prices.
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Colorado's Cattle Quarantine,

DENVER, Colo, January 21.-Governsr L.
Bradford Prince has issued proclamation
of quarantine on account of pleuro-pneu-
monia against the state of New Jersey,
counties of Kings and & ueens, New ork,
and the foreign countries. Great Britain,
Ireland, France, Germany and Belgium.
All the cattle before entering New ) eticO
must be inspected at Trinidad, Colo: FL
PasO, Tex, or Clay on. n. NJ, in o-ter to
ascertain where the had been during tho
previous six months.
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They Want the Paper Mills.

NEW YORK, January IA well known
paper manufacturer said that there was not
a plant with a capacity of ten tons a day
whose owners had not been approached
within the last year by porties representing
English investors. II do not believe" ,
said he, 1.-THE purchase of plants by Eng
lishmen who are seeking to do so would have
any effect on the market in labor or in ma
terials. There is nothing in the way OF
machinery or material used that cannot be
bought from American producers more
cheaply than it can be imported"
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Trains Trying to Beat Each Othe

Trains Trying to Beat Each Other.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, January 20.-Thc Han
nibal & st. Joseph and the Rock Island pas
senger trains colided here.
The coaches on the Rock Island and the
engine on the other train were wrecked.
Several passengers on the latter train were
injured, two badly.
They are Frank IrumoTll, OF Atchlson,
Iowa. Both are injured internally.
The accident was caused by the engineer
on the Hannibal train trying to pull into
the depot ahead of the Rock Island. The
latter train had the right of way.
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The Great GuSh.

WooNsoCKETT, DAK., January 1S.-The
flow from the great artesian well has been
brought under control. A lake covering
forty acres has been formed in the lower
part of the town on some vacant LOT y, and a
dense fog is constantly rising from the warm
water. Numbers of balnr and walks are
flooded. Half the pressure is now turned
on, and the water ruGs through a SIX inch
pi' and throws a solid stream $50 feet.
Art sian experts say the well is one of the
most powerful in the world.
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To Answer to the Pone.

NEW YoRK, January 1S.-Archbishop Cor
ngan sails for Rome on Saturday. The
vatican is far from well satisfied with the
administration of affairs in the diocese of
New York, and the troubles of DR.. McGlynn,
DR.. Bi dstall, and other priests of TO n er
promin nee will be gone over and thor
oughly ventilated while the archbishop is
at Rome. A farewell ecept OF was given
to the prelate at the cathedral, for which
1900 invitations were issu. d. Frederick r
Coudert was the orator of the evening.
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Wisconsin Stale Granee.

MADISON, WIS, January 1.-THE States
Grange Patrons of Husbandry is in session.
Grand Master Carr, in his annual address,
alluded to the depressed condition of agri-
cultural interests at the present time.
Farmers are compelled. he said, to pay too
much interest and borrow too much money,
and he explained that farmers are forced to
market their products at low figures owing
to the Vaccinations of trusts and cliques.
He insists that there should be more farm
ers in congress.
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President Marvel found the local bust.
ness of the Atlantic & Pacific increasingly
but through business was not satisfactory.
He would go again TO California IN few
DAYS TO attend tire DEVELOPMENT OF Atchly
sons business on the Pacific coast L -
the intention to push tins traffic which fur
nishes so long haul, and one of the trat1c
managers is now at work IN southern Cali
fornia, where the fruit traffic is showing the
result of his labors.
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BriCe Elected.

COLUMBUS, o., January 16.-Calvin S.
Brice was elected to the United States sem
ate, receiving a majority of the votes in
either branch of the legislature. The vote
in the senate was Halstead, l; Foster, IA.
and Brice, IS. The vote in the house stood,
Brice, 81: Foster, 81, and Neal, l. Brice
was declared the choice of the house, hav-
ing received a ma ;OritV of the votes. The
result as canvassed by the senate and house
in Joint session is: Brice, 20; Foster, IS;
HaIstead, 1; and Neal, l.
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Kansas Loses a Friend,

ROCHESTER,, n. Y. January 20.-Asa T..
Soule died here, aged e5 years. He was
president of p tent bitters concern. Mr..
Soule had very large interests in western
Kansas lands He was the founder of
Soule's college at Dodge City, and the
president and owner of the First National
bank there. He was also owner of most of
the town of Ingalls,. Mr.. Soule was prob
ably worth S2OO0OOO.
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Moodv,s New Denarture.

CHICAGO, January 18.-The mems depart
ment of d. L. Moody's new evangelization
institute was opened and addressed by Mr..
Moody and several prominent local clergy.
ing during the day. The institute will aim
to tram missionaries to get at the unreached
masses in city and co ntry. The idea is
announced to turn out aggressive men to
go Iato gambling dens and dens of Sums,
to lay their lives along the side of the aban-
don and 80 try to save.
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Lost in the Snnw

ATCH1soN, KAN, January 16. - Henry
Schook, a carpenter, while temporarily de-
ranged. tore his clothes from his body, left
his room and disappeared IN the storm, and
search for him has proved futile. 1t is sup
posed that he persisted in the storm, and
that his body lies buried in q snow drift.
Too large a dose of medicine caused his
arrangement.