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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-19
AS AGREED UPON.
The Conference Committees
Shaping of the Bill.
The Dependent Pension Bill Takes
Care of Dependent Parents-Rank
in Service Not to be Considered
Widows and Minor Children.

WASHINGTON. D. c., June 13.-Ihe depend
ent pension bill, as agreed upon by the con-
ference committee and reported to the house,
after providing for the pensioning of de-
pendent parents, says that all persons who
served three months or more in the military
or naval service OF the United States during
the war Of the rebellion, and who has been
honorably discharged therefrom, and who
are now, or who may hereafter be suffering
from mental or physical disability of a
permanent character, not the result of their
ON vicious habits, which incapacitates them
for the performance of manual labor in such
degree as to render them unable to earn q
support, shall be placed upon the list of in
valid pensioners of the United States and be
entitled to receive pension not to exceed
Sl2 per month and not less than So per
month, proportional to their inability to
earn support, such pension to continue dur
ing the existence of such disability. Rank
In the service shall not be considered in APP
plications fled under this act. Provision Is
made for pensioning at the rate of S3 per
month widows of men who served ninety
days, without proving death the result OF
army service, and likewise granting 81 a
month to each child under Is years of age.
Ten dollars is fixed as a limit of the fee to be
charged by agents in preparing cases under
this act.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-19
Terrible Condition of Egypt.

LONDON, June 1.-THE European powers
DO not seem to be making much pro-
gress in their professed object of suppressing
the slave trade which is made the pretext for
selling and apportioning Africa. The Red
sea trade in kidnapping children continues
to flourish without any attempt being made
for its suppression. Several thousand OF
these children are kidnapped from Africa
every year and disposed of at various places
along the Red sea, where they are subjected
to terrible treatment. The fact that there Is
no fertile territory TO be seized under the
pretext Of stopping the cruel trade In limo
cent and helpless humanity, probably ac-
counts for the circumstance that England
does not spare any of her immense fleet for
that purpose although the British station at
Alden Is very near the track of the slaves and
so far from suppresSing slavery on the east
coast and along the Congo, the system Is
rather encouraged by the compensation PAID
to slave owners for the labor of their human
chattels, and the anxieties of the various
European invaders of the dark continent to
realize on their Investments has made the
traffic in slaves briSker than before. i ne
most appalling accounts are received OF the
sutferings of the people IN upper Egypt ana
along the scene of the expedition Tor the re-
lief of Gordon. 1t Is said that the lnhabl
tants, driven desperate by starvation, feed
upon each other, while all kinds of animals,
however loathsome, are eagerly sought Tor
food. The wretched people fight with each
other for morsels, and hundreds are perish
ing daily. Failure of crops Is SAID to cause
this awful misery, though the wars IN whlcfl
British ambition for the territory has proul-
nently figured, has doubtless had their lntlu-
ence in causing the failure of the crops. In
deed, If is said that the slaughter OF the male
population left the devastated region without
sufficient male labor to raise the crops.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-19
Eight Hour Day,

Topeka, KAN, June ia public meeting
was held in the city park by the Carpenters
and Joiners' union, of Topeka, in the interest
of the eight hour movement The meeting,
which was attended by about 400 Of the rep
resentative working pen Of Topeka, was
presided over by Z. Fla. Clark. The Oak
land =. q. 5. OF A. band was present and
furnished the music for the occasion.
Addresses were made by Colonel George
w. Veale, l. K. Elliott and DIR. +. 5. Nc
Cabe. The speeches were all clear and forcl-
BILE, and the eight hour movement was in
dorsed a. beneficial to both employer and
employed. Before tho Meeting adjourned a
resolution was adopted, Of which the follow
ing is the substances:
Resolved, That the merchants who recog-
niZed the claims Of the clerks In the early
closing movement have shown disinter-
ested devotion to. the interests of laboring
men which is worthy of substantial recogni-
ton on the part of all labor organizations IN
the city. In short, it is the paramount duty
of union men to patronize their friends, and
under ordinary circumstances no good union
man will fail to do this. Let the various
unions see to il that one of the requisites OF
good standing in member Is that he gives
all his patronage to those who have so tena-
ciously stood by him in his eferts to obtain
his rights.
They also recognized that there was just
cause of complaint of ingratltude from SONG
of the early closing merchants.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-19
PLEURO-PNEUMONIA.
Secretary Rusk Attacks 1t In Its
Last Stronghold.

Secretary RuSk Attacks 1t In Its
Last Stronghold.
New YORK, June 1.-THE stringent meas
ures adopted by the secretary of agriculture
to stamp out the violent disease pleuro- pneu-
monia of cattle from its last stronghold IN
counties of Kings and Queens, on Long Is
land, hes created tremendous excitement and
aroused the dairymen into an attitude OF
armed rebellion. II is understood that Sec
rotary RuSk has recently received private IN
timation that unless this disease be effec-
lively extlrpated severe quarantine Will be
proclaimed by England against the lmporta-
ton of American cattle. This would para
I'VE one of the most important branches OF
American industry for the time beng. and
result in incalculable loss TO western cattle
raisers. Last week Secretary Rusk spent
two days in New York and energetlcally I'M
pressed upon the government agent Tor the
eastern states, the chief Inspector TOR the
state of New York, the urgent necessity OF
gathering in and killing all cattle diseased
or exposed. A great raid was therefore or
ganized and executed by the two gentlemen
named at the head of a large posse OF the
bureau employees. The dairymen were not
found unprepared for vigorous resistance.
They launched paving stones. brick bats and
other missiles upon the invaders, hand to
hand encounters took place and IN some IN
stances pistols were drawn. Some OF the
herds were so strongly defended that the
bureau forces were unable to capture them.
1t is understood that there Will be other RAIDS
and that Secretary Rusk will not modify the
stringency of his measures until tins iaS'
lurking place of pleuro- pneumonia be effec-
lively conquered and cleansed.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-19
County Debts.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 1.-The reports
of county Indebtedness are being compiled
at the census Office. Complete returns from
Kansas show that eleven counties have no
county debt. Leavenworth leads all, with
bonds outstanding to the amount of 81 ,O62,-
go. Wyandotte, in which is Kansas City,
Kan, has a debt of $40, 1920. DOniphan
has sos, :332 and Douglas has $50. 100. Sew
eral counties have decreased their debts since
1880, but most of them show an increase.
Dickinson is one of the counties which has
made phenomenal increase in ten years,
having now $3.50. 600 in bonds, while in 1880
the amount was s14 800. Riley, in which is
Junction City, has increased her debt from
$4,000 III 1880 to 1924 600. The aggregate of
county debts show that the general increase
is from S6.sS5, or to $14,229,G74.sO. Per-
haps the most interesting deduction to be
drawn from the figures is that the big in
crease in debts are limited to less than one
third of the counties. Half dozen Kansas
counties have entirely paid off their debts
since 1880. Twenty or thirty have reduced
their bonds. As many more have neithsr In
creased nor decreased.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-19
Arkansas Train Robbers.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, June 12.-Another
bold and daring train robbery has occurred
on the st. Lors, Arkansas i Texas railroad,
this time the Southern Express company sui
fering the loss.
The express car attached to the north
bound passenger train was robbed between
Camden and Texarcana by few masked
men and about $4,000 was taken from the
safe. Messenger A. NJ. Nesbitt was IN
charge of the car. As soon as he discovered
the intention of the men he fired two shots
at the leader and was in the act of firing
third when he received bullet IN the right
breast and fell to the floor. The robbers
boarded the train at water tank, where
they had been III waiting for some time.
Express Agent Burr, of Memphis, Tenn,
arrived this evening and reported that Mes
bitt was killed, and that the robbers secured
everything of value III the safe.
The men made their escape.
About fifteen months ago similar robbery
occurred on this same line near Iexarcana.
Two of the outlaws. Steve and Rube Burrows,
the celebrated tram robbers, were captured
and confined IN the Arkansas penltentlary
pending their trial. RUDE escaped and Steve
died while in prison. 1t is expected that the
men who robbed the train are part OF the
same gang. A late special from Camden
says the robbers placed distinctions on the
track in shape of logs, deraihnG the train,
and that Nesbitt was instantly killed.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-19
BUSINESS Unprecedented in Volume
New YORK, June 16.-R. G. Dun &.Oo. 9
weekly review of trade says:

BUSINESS Unprecedented in Volume
New YORK, June 16.-R. G.. Dun &,OO.'s
weekly review of trade says:
Speculation has been neither large II vol
ume nor enthusiastic in tone during the past
week, but the legitimate business of the
country continues unprecedented in volume
for the season, and highly encouraging in
prospects. There has been quite a decline in
exports from New York for two weeks past,
the value having been IA per cent below that
of the same weeks last year, while in imports
here a moderate increase continues. last
week it being per cent. But the flow of
currency to the center supplies demands and
makes the market easy. Interior cities re-
port rather more demand for money. and at
Boston rates are rising. At Chicago and 81
Louis it was steady, and at Philadelphia dull.
Not much commercial paper offering, but at
most points the demand is fair, with sufh-
Gent supply.
Crop prospects begin to rule ali markets
at this season, and these are constantly i'm
proving. Wheat has declined 1ss cents: oats
l cent. and corn s. cents. Cofee is I'M
changed Hogs, lard and pork have scarcely
changed in price, and the rise of "a cents IN
oil is purely speculative. A better demand
for refined sugar is alleged as a reason tor an
indicate that dealers are not buying freely at
the high prices asked.
The general level of prices is but shade
higher than week ago, and the prevailing
tendency seems at present to be toward a
lower range of quotations for a time.
The demands for various forms OF manu-
featured iron and steel is good and prices
steady. The wool market has been dull
Philadelphia and Chicago reports Indicate
that growers are holding for higher prices,
but no improvement is seen in WOODEN goods.
though dress goods are in fair request here,
and stocks of light weight cloths are small.
Flannel mills are generally cutting down
production.
The reports from other cities show :
healthy state of trade, with clear signs OF
| improyement where better crop prospects
have immediate influence.
The snslness failures occurring throughout
| the country during the last seven days mum
| bered 2l2, as compared with 3Oo last
week. For the corresponding week of Last
year the figures were 80
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-19
A Hitch in Deep-Water.

WASHINGTON. D. c., June 13.-The Gal
weston haroor people are considerably dis
turbed over the attitude of the house COM
mmitte on rules toward their bill. This bill
appropriates 100000 to be Immediately
available. for the improvement of the deep
water hartOr at Galveston, and 1t is further
provided that the appropriation of 81 600, 600
year shall continue for five years, thus max
ing $4,000 in all. This has. been an ap-
preparation which was left out OF the regular
river and harbor bill, the understanding be-
ing that the Texas deep water bill and the
bill for the improvement of Sauit Ste. Marie
canal, in Michigan, should go together as in
dependents measures. The Sault Ste. Marie
canal bill carries an appropriation of $780,
600. The river and harbor bill passed the
house a couple of weeks ago, end about the
same time a resolution was introduced
authorizing the committee on rules to fix a
day for the consideration of the Texas deep
water and Sault Ste. Marie canal bills. 1t
was expected that the committee would re-
port before this time, but there appears to be
hitch about the matter, and the Michigan
and Texas people are beco,ning concerned
at the delay.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-19
IndiananS Hot.

WARRINGTON, D. c., June 14-h is ex-
pected that the compromise pension bill
agreed upon will be received with cyclone
of protests from Indiana and Kansas. Gov
ernor Hovey, from the former state, made
service pension an issue. He talked 1t on
the stump and pledged the republican party
to it in the campaign of 1888. He does not
hesitate to cay that Indiana was carried for
Harrison on the distinct understanding that
a service pension would be voted. When
congress met the Indiana Grand Amy posts
led off with memorials to congressto redeem
their pledges of 1888.
They were ably seconded by Kansas. The
old soldiers of other states manifested inter
est in the subject, but Indiana and Kansas
have been afire from the start. Yesterday $
action settles that there will be 40 service
pension. The disappointment N the two
states will be very great. Responsibility for
the failure rests with the senate, which body
utterly refuses to accept the principle IN any
form. Some senators who professed, for
the benefit of soldier constituents, to be for
service pension were really against 1t
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-19
The Public School Agitation in Wis
G0nSin.

The Public School Agitation in Wis
ConSin.
CHICAGO, June 1.-the anti-rublie school
agitation which has come to the front IN
Wisconsin and Illinois is to be met BY SOLID
front by the American Protestant associa-
ton, several hundred delegates from which
have been in secret session In the city Inc
ASSOCIATION has membership OF over lOO,oO
and il In utilization with other organizations
which represent total membership OF hall
a million. 1t has been decided to inaugu-
rate a national agitation IN support OF an
amendment to the constitution OF the Cnlted
State. to be couched in something OF the FOL
lowing terms: mo state shall pass any ID"
respecting the establishment OF religion Or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or use
It's property or credit, or any money raised
by taxation, or authorize either to oe useo
for the purpose of founding, MAINTAINING OF
aiding by appropriation, payment for ser
vices. expenses or otherwise. any church, re-
lgious denomination or religious society ..
any institution, society or undertaking wnlcn
is wholly or in part under sectarian or eccie-
siastical control" Conference OF other organ
izasions are to be called throughout the coun-
try with the view to general pubic asta-
ton of this amendment, and the associat.oH
will also take an active part IN the coniiH&
Wisconsin campaign.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-19

arrested for perjury for swearing to false
statements in affidavits of contest. The
court held that the arrest was right and the
habeae eorpus was accordingly denied. This
will tend to stop these contests, which have
of late grown less frequent on account of
several cases of perjury brought against con-
testants.
The Iowa and Sac countries are being over
run with boomers, who are hunting for good
claims, for which they will strive when the
lands are thrown open for settlement. One
of these exploring parties, consisting OF
eighteen persons, report that Governor
Jerome Is sick at the Sac and Fox reservation
and was obliged to send to Edmond for a
physician His illness is thought to be only
slight, and he will be ready to proceed with
negotiations with the Pottawstomles in a
few days.
The land Office here is rushed with business
and is doing a genuine land office business.
Three contests are now being heard. lnvolv-
ing the townsites of West Guthrie, Oklahoma
City and Norman. besides many between
hOmeSteadars
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-19
Fusion PROPOSED.

TOPEKA, KAN.-A joint conference OF dele
gates from Farmers alliance and Industrial
union. the Farmers Mutual Benefit associa-
ton. the Industrial Grange, the Union Labor
and the knights of Labor was held at Rep
resentative hall. attended by about 100 repre-
sentatiyes from all parts of the state. The
union labor party seemed TO have larger
representation than any of the other organ
izations. The conference assembled In Sc
cret session. Representatives of the press
were excluded and every precaution taken to
prevent the proceedings being made public,
except such as they choose to give out after
the conference concluded its work.
II is learned. however, that 1t was decided
To nut a full ticke. and congressional and
cour II tickets in the field. A committee
was appointed to draft .s eau , ~, s'a'e c0n
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-19
Missing Links,

CORY, Pa, June IA terrific thunder
storm and heavy fall of rain here. Many
telegraph and telephone wires were burned
in two. Several houses we're struck and one
little girl fatally injured.
New YoRK-Colonel Andrew D. Baird. of
Brooklyn. has declined the postmastership
of Brooklyn, witch was rendered him by
President Harrison last week.
PoRr HURON. M1CH.-The steam barge
Ryan foundered ten miles north of Port
Austin light. All hands were saved except
Patrick Slattery, of Buffalo.
MoBERIY Mo.-While the funeral of Mrs.
John Hook was taking place at the Hickory
Grove church, near Darksville, this county.
a severe storm of rain accompanied by heavy
thunder and lightning passed over. large
number of saddle horses were tied to rack
which Joined a barbed wire fence. The light 4.
nlng struck the fence and ran along by the
horses, twenty being knocked flat and four
killed outright. Mrs. Robert Derigue, who
was sitting in the church at the time, was
seriously burned.
GALVESTON. TEx.-The National Wool
Growers association earnestly recommends
that any further changes that may be made
in the Mckinley bill shall be only such as
Will give to the wool growers of the United
States protection on wool as grown by Amer
| lean flock masters.
WELLINGTON, KAN.-Captain L. K. Myers,
| a prominent pioneer citizen, Is dead. He
| was IS years of age. He built the first build
| ing erected IN Wellington. He had been IN
Oklahoma during the past year, but was
brought back here a few days ago to die.
PARIs-Violent shocks of earthquake have
occurred at Poligny and other towns in the
department of Jura.
CARRoLLroN, kY.-Hon. W. W. Dickerson,
| of Grant county, was nominated on the 2'oth
ballot to succeed Mr.. Carlisle as representa-
| tive in congress.
CH1CaGo.-The National Furniture Manu-
facturers' association decided to advance
| prices July l. The increase, III the language
of the agreement, is to be sufficient to cover
the increased cost of materials and enable
| manufacturers to make a living profit"
DENVER. CoLo.-Twelve hundred carpefi
tiers are on a strike here. The probabilitle:
are that the hod carriers and timers Will JOi1
the strikers unless the trouble is settled
| within the next few few days. Quite mum
Der of non-union carpenters have joined thu
strikers.
W1cH1TA-Thomas O'Brien was fatal.
stabbed in the abdomen by John Bush. The!
were IN dispute over business matter.
AUGUSTA, ME.-The republican state con
vention renominated Governor Burelgh b!
reclamation.
BosToN.-Two young ladies OF Newpor
are lying in a critical condition, due to hyp
notism practiced upon them by teacher Il
Lasell seminary, a great Methodist lnstltu
ton at Auburndale.
LoNpoN.-The farmers of Catalonia, IL
Spain, have had poor success in an attemp
to introduce American vines.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-19
NEWS BEEyIgES.

FIX. Valentine, of Nebraska, sIeceeds
Seryeant-at-Arns CanadaS, of the United
States senate, resigned
every Grand Army man, for fund TO build
a memorial hall at Decatur, I'LL.
Mr.. Elaine has called a meeting of the
world = fair cOmmissio 1ers. at Chicago, June
26, for the purpose o. formal organization
The Catholic Mercy hospital at Davenport,
Iowa burned: loss $1,000. -OnF. sister per-
ished The hospital patients vers success
ful.S removed.
4 big cloudburst occurred ia arcadia, Wis
osrsin. Two mil jdams and one mill were
sgept away. Tho city was flooded. One
yefson was drowIsed.
! It is probable hat if the. resignation OF Mr..
Munro, chief of the metropolitan police force
of London, is accepted the superintendents
and inspectors, who keep the force together,
will resign wishin a month. A strike by the
policemen Is oy no means impossible.
Postponed Memorial day exercises occurred
every day, s0mewhese, during the nrst Ten
days of June. Excessive and general rams
on May 80 was the cause
The lssest wheat estimates put Kansas next
to Oregon. with second place IN percentage
of present condition: but Kansas mas a
greatly larger percentage Of increased area.
which places hex first on the list OF whest
states now.
Senator psomb has evolved a scheme to
catch trusts. His plan is that any lmporter
may be relieved Of the payment OF duty on
!! his eoods If he proves that there exists
trust among The manufacturers OF sicn COCOA
! in this country.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-19
c,ally Grand Army members to refuse to

cially Grand Army members to refuse to
take cars out.
As the first car pulled out it was boarded
by the police, strikers and general crowd. Its
course was down Long street, three miles to
the principal thoroughfare. The first car
was loaded down with strikers on top, and
was derailed after running mile. The driver
was pursued through alleys and finally es-
capped. A second car was taken to High
street and was there thrown across the track
by strikers and their friends, with the win
dows broken and car otherwise damaged.
The driver and conductor escaped, one of
them being stoned. The police were unable
to do anything with the excited thousands
who had gathered. The employees OF many
OF the largest works of the city are laying of
to aid the strikers.
The company contemplate asking for the
military through the sheriff and governor.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-19
United States Court.

LEAvENwoRTH, KAN, June IA very i'm
portant case was decided in the United States
district court, Judge Caldwell refusing to
grant the application for a writ of habeas
corpus of Waite rman Stone, receiver for the
Kansas City Elevated Railroad company.
Stone was arrested for refusing to pay, as
per contract, a tax of Sl2 80 per year for each
car run into Kansas City, Kan, by the ele-
waited road Of Kansas ,ity, Mo-, on which
terms the road secured the right of way into
Kansas City, Kan.
Judge Caldwell, in the case of the Amer
can Loan and Trust company of New York
vs. the Paola Waterworks company, returned
a Judgment for the full amount claimed,
S95, 30, and ordered foreclosure and sale.