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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-04-25
Who Gets CRYING Irands.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 1s.-Agent Wood
vas instructed by the Indian bureau to sigr
the leases for the cattle land in the Ponca
and Otoe reservations in Oklahoma. The
leases we're originally drawn up for a term
OF hve years, but Mr.. Bell, assistant Indian
commissioner, in his instructions to Mr..
Mooa, stated emphatically that no lease
should be signed for a Longer period than
one year. The lands of the Ponca reserva-
non are known as the east and west pasture.
Each contains 1900 acres, and the lessees
agree to pay ., 500 per annum for their use.
George W. Miller is the lessee of the west
pasture and A. Newman of the east. In the
Stoe reservation there are also two pastures.
iran. mitherspoon leases the west pasture,
In which are $1,000 acres. paving $1,000 an
nually for It Stacy Matloci taxes the east
pasture. containing 10000 acres, for which
he pays 81, 400 a year.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-04-25
Death on The Rail.

CLEVELAND, o., April PA frlghtful
wreck occurred on the Lake Shore railway at
Kiplin station, about forty miles west of
Cleveland, in which six poc al clerks and two
engineers were killed. The fast mail No. IA,
bound east, collIded with No. 81, the Toledo
express, just as the latter train was about to
pull on the siding to let the fast mail pass.
The fast mail was running at full speed and
the force of the collision was so great that
both engines, three mail cars and one bag
gage car were completely wrecked.
None of the passenger cars left the track
and none of the passengers received serious
injuries.
The bodies were all horribly crushed and
mutilated, arms and legs teing torn OF and
the corpses were almost beyond recognition.
Charles Tupton, the engineer of the fast
mail, remained bravely at his post and was
found with his hand on the throttle, dead.
His hands and face were SO badly scalded
that the blackened flesh dropped from the
bones when his body was taken out.
The poor postal clerks had not a chance to
escape. They were Gagged in like rats, and
the telescoping of the cars crushed the life
out of them without moments warning.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-04-25
Hedging Ara,n.t the First of May.

CHICAGO, April 20.-The possibilities of
serious labor troubles in this city being in
augrated on May are daily dwindling down
to a minimum.
The fathers, who have been at outs with
their employers for some time past, have
patched up a truce, the bosses offering to
submit the trouble to arbitration and the
men agreeing to accept the present rate OF
wages, $3.50 and 50 day, until the aroitra-
ton board has adjudicated the trouble.
It has also been agreed that the journey
me- shall work for none but the ASSOCIATION
bosses. The working rules adopted by the
joint committee of the boss carpenters and
the journeymen carpenters went into effect
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-04-25
The Comm "rcisi Congress Defeats RePub-
lIean ID. crimes

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-The committee on res.
oluti ons agreed upon thirty subjects, Includ-
ing all manner of encouragement to all wat
tary Rusk's plan for foreign markets for
American meat, etc., etc.; but there were
two reports of the committee when partisan
doctrines were reached.
The majority report favors the adoption
by congress of a law authorizing the free,
unlimited coinage of silver and the issuance
of a sufficient amount of legal tender notes,
to be redeemable in both gold and silver, to
restore the equilibrium between money and
all other products; declares the congress to
be unalterably opposed to the protective tar
If principles; favOrS tariff for revenue only,
and urges congress to enact laws to place the
tariff upon purely revenue basis at as early
date as practicable.
The minority report opposes a tariff for
revenue only, believing that such tariff
would be levied ON tea, coffee, sugar and
other articles which We most largely import
for general use, and recommends that the
government hold fast to the time honored
patri otto American principle that in all tariff
laws should be a moderate protection to
INDUSTRY, and declares IN favor of fair trial
OF the present law, with reciprocity, and in
favor of a non-psrtisan tariff commission to
inquire into the workings of labor and all
industrial callings, including agricultural,
with a view to the equitable adjustment of
tariff schedules from time to time: the re-
port further favors the free, unlimited COIN
age of American silver as soon as Just ratio
can be established between silver and gold,
which should make the silver dollar and gold
dollar of equal purchasing power in ell mar
kets of the world: favors the holding of an
international monetary convention to estab-
llsh such ratio and secure its adoption by
all commercial nations of the world, but
until such ratio can be established opposes
the unlimited coinage of silver into the pres
ent legal tender dollar, believing that such
course would drive gold out of circulation,
lower the standard values, contract the pres
ent volume of the circulating medium and
seriously cripple our foreign trade.
The free trade resolution was adopted by
q vote of 76 to 40; showing that there were
forty-nine republicans voting and that there
we're seyenty-six democrats against them.
After the vote many of the republicans
withdrew, declaring that they could not con-
sistently remain as members of convention
that had proved itself to be partisan and
democratic.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-04-25
South American Mail Service.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 21.-The post
Office department has been informed that
three and three-quarters tons of mail matter,
the largest mail ever sent at one time to
South American ports, was delivered on
board the steamship Finance, of the United
States and Brazil Mail Steamship company,
at Newport News the last mailing day.
A glance at the agents report reveals some
interesting facts about the increase of postal
communication with South American ports.
Rio de Janeiro will receive eighty-two mail
bags, including seventy-seven of regular and
two of registered matter from New York.
Pernambuco gets eight; Bahia, seven; San
tos. six, etc.
The reciprocity treaty and the postal sub
sIdy discussion have perceptibly increased
the Brazilian mail, and 1T is evident also that
the other South American republics are be-
ginning to look to the United States for in
creased business. The mails are well known
to be an infalhble index to the state of trade.
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this week. and promises to be entirely sue
cessfu!.
The eight hour day win 60 into effect on
May 1. The journeymen plasterers have
adopted the articles of agreement which were
drawn up at joint meeting of employers
and employees, and which lasts for one year.
Ihey viii nave an .e elgns . nour e gay aIser
and all disputes to be settled by arbitration.
It has also been agreed that any journeyman
taxing contracts on his own account must
surrender his card to the union and join the
bosses association. This is the first city in
the country to enforce this rule.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-04-25
RudinI Crit,ci.es Our Po.i,,on.

ROME, April 18.-Msrquis Di RudiRi,
the chamber of deputies in regard TO Mr..
Blaine's letter, said that Italy could not ad-
init the responsibility of the United States
in regard to the acts of the single states of
the union. This was question which inter-
ested every civilized government as well as
italy.
He said that he did not fear political diff
culties between the United States an6 Italy,
but it is a matter of great regret that so
highly a civilized country as the United
States should not fulfill the duties of justice
and morality. This remark was met With
an outbreak of general applause.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-04-25
The Rock I,,.na ,,r

TOPEKA, April 17.-George L. Sands. Henry
Bennett and George T. Nealley, who were
appointed by Judge Foster board of ap-
praisers to place valuation on the Chicago,
Kansas d Nebraska railroad Rock Island),
which Is to be sold under foreclosure of mort
T. Dillon, master in chancery. They annraise
the property at $25, 232, 900. This includes
the entire Rock Island system vest of the
Missouri nver-about Loo miles altogether.
The appraiIement will not cover All the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-04-25
A Big Firm Tries 1t.

LONDON, April 18.-The old and vel.
known house furnishing firm of Maple j.
Co., having number of places of business
in this city, probably the largest concern in
house furnishing and house fitting business
in Europe, has been formed into limited
liability company.
The capital of the company will be- SIC, 000,-
600, which is wholly absorbed by the partners
of the firm, who have granted to their en-
ployes shares upon the cooperative plan IN
the recognized company.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-04-25
DIPLOMACY.
secretary Biaine's Reply to Italy Covers
the Case and Quotes PRECEDENT Estsb-
hsAed by Daniel Webster in D,s-
Pute With Spain.
IL hscognizsS Contingencies Wherein In.
demnity to Foreigners May be Claimed.
Sut Asserts That Such Contingencies
Have Not Been shown,

WASHINGTON, D. c., Apnl 1.-THE cor
respondence between Secretary Blaine and
Marquis Di Rudini is published and covers
several columns of closely printed matter.
In it Mr.. Blaine shows Rudini that this
government has not recognized the right to
indemnity as already established. but argues
that such right may or may not exist, accord
ing to facts as they may appear.
Mr.. Blaine says:
Inc Marquis Rudini may be assured that
the United States would recompense every
Italian subject who might ''be wronged by
violation of treaty" to which tie faith of
the United States is pledged. But this assur-
ance leaves unsettled the important question
whether the treaty has been violated.
This government supposes that the rights
OF public officer to reside under the protec-
ton of the United States government are
quite different from those of subjects who
have come into the country to mincle with
our own citizens and here to pursue their
private business and objects. And these pri-
vate individuals. subjects of foreign power,
nave certainly no cause of complaint If they
are protected by the same laws and the same
administration as native born citizens of this
country. They have, in fact, some adVan-
tages over citizens of the state in which they
happen to be, inasmuch as they are enabled,
until they become citizens themselves, to
prosecute for any injuries done to their per-
son or property In the courts of the United
States or the state courts, at their election.
The widows and children of the citizens
who lost their lives by mob violence may sue
the leaders and members of the mob only in
the courts of the state of Loulciana, while
the widows and children of the Italian sub
Jects VINO suffered death. have a right to sue
each member of the mob, not only in the
state courts, but also before the federal tri-
bunals for the district of Louisiana.
The United States cannot by the treaty
with Italy become the insurer of the lives or
property of Italian subjects resident within
our territory. No government is able, how
ever high its civilization, however vigilant
its police supervision, however severe its
criminal code, and however prompt and in
flexible its criminal administration, to secure
its own citizens against violence promoted
by individual malace or by sudden popular
tumult. The foreign resident must be con-
tent in such case to share the same redress
that is offered'bY the law to the citizen.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-04-25
An Iowa Cons,able Beaten.

BURLINGTON, IA, April 15.-An open revolt
against the prohibitory law occurred in this
city. A county constable named Green, who
has been searcher in connection with a jus
tees court at Mediapolis, came to Burling-
ton. and with three deputies began to search
the place of one Hirschberg. Before he had
finished reading his warrant he was sur
rounded by an organized band of about fifty
well known liquor dealers, who administered
a terrible beating to him. Green's skull was
fractured, nose broken and one eye nearly
DESTROYED. His three deputies deserted him
at the first blow and escaped from the crowd.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-04-25
The Interstate Commerce. Law Approved

Inc AnteTssHs Commerco Law Approves
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, April 1S.-James Pea
body, of Chicago, read a paper before the
commercial congress on railroad pools He
said it was not SO much low rates that the
shipper wanted as stable rates AS tending
to obtain stable rates, he Endorsed the inter-
state railway commission. What the rail
roads wanted was not so much great bust
ness as steady business. The shipper wanted
equality of treatment at the hands of all the
roads, and the railroads wanted protection
against the dishonesty of competitors. These
were the objects formerly attempted by the
old pool. They are now being made posi-
bic by the operations of the commerce COM
mission. but even now pools were necessary
TO maintain rates and keep them stable. AS
such they were benefit to both the shipper
and the railroad.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-04-25
FruItl ard Flowers I;.ended in a Grand
Display at Chicago.

Display at Chicago.
CHICAGO, April 15.-Everything is in read
iness for - opening night of the great
South-I.- r..lifornia orange festival at the
exposition building.
Fifty prominent residents of Los Angeles,
Pomona, Redland, and other portions of
southern California, have arrived in the city
during the past two days to participate in
the opening ceremonies.
This is the first time that so large a terri
tory of any Pacific coast state has sent across
the continent such display of its products,
while the enterprise has also the distinction
of beng the first state fair that has been
transferred out of one state into another.
Included in the great exhibit are half a
million oranges, 100000 lemons, 100000
lines, 10000 shaddocks, $4,000 Gala lilies,
1000 pampas plumes and 5000 palm leaves.
Los Angeles county is represented by a
gigantic arch constructed of 10000 oranges.
In the center of the exposition is tower
fifty feet in height made entirely of fruit, The
contribution of Pasadena county. A Moslem
mosqe has been constructed of $4,000 oranges.
Among the other novelties is a street car
made entirely of fruit, and a model of San
Gabriel's old mission church covered with
$1,000 tangerines. The total value of the
fruit and tropical plants exhibited is over
100000.
The opening ceremonies will be partici-
pated III by the mayor, members of the city
council, large number of prominent citi-
zens and all the old California pioneers of
the days of '49 that are able to leave their
homes.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-04-25
At LagRerheadS.

CHICAGO, April 16.-The executive COM
mittee of the lady managers of the worlds
far and Miss Phoebe Cousins are working
hard. They are now at loggerheads over the
printing of the minutes of the November
meeting of the board. A committee was
appointed at that time to see that the min
utes were correct, but Miss Cousins proceeded
to have them printed without first submit
ting them to the committee, claiming that
she had right to 40 so. The matter was
considered at a meeting of the executive
committee and resolutions were passed de-
claring Miss Cousins action as a serious vio-
lRtion of respect due TO the lady managers
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-04-25
tn. Rsllirsr.nt Phoebe.

CHICAGO, April 21.-The strife between
Miss Phoebe Cousins and the executive COM
mittee of the lady managers of the worlds
fair over the secretaryship continues. Miss
Cousins received a note from Colonel Jones,
of the st. Louis Republic, IN which he says:
''Of course the executive committee has no
more right to remove you from your Office as
secretary than you have to remove the execu-
tive or Mrs. Palmer. Maintain your posis
ton firmly Is my emphatic suggestion"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-04-25

PARIS, April 15.-Apropos of the future in
crease of the effective force of the French
army and of the minister of wars demand
on the budget committee of the chamber of
deputies for further appropriations, Senator
Barthelemy st. Hilaire, ex-minister of for
eign affairs, said to the Associated Press cor
respondent:
SIT becomes more and more evident that
France is on the high road to bankruptcy.
We often hear it said that France is one of
the richest countries in Europe. This is
quite true; SO. too, We hear of man who
had an income of a million francs a year.
But suppose he spent each year 100000
francs, and suppose he kept on doing so year
after year, what would his wealth amount to
under such circumstances? And yet this is
Just what France is doing, and has been do
ing for a long time. The upshot of the
whole thing must be that we shall have to
repudiate our debt as we did In the first rev.
olution and start afresh. Our military sys-
tenn is too expensive and it keeps on growing
more so every day. 1t seems an almost
hopeless task to try to stop this suicidal fnan-
cial policy. We cannot reduce our army,
for there stands that Alsace-Lorraine diff
Guilty undecided. What an unpardonable
sin it was for Germany to take those prov
inces! We would willingly have paid many
more millions of francs could we have pre-
served our territory intact But France will
never abandon Alsace- Lorraine without a
struggle, which. when it comes, will be a
deadly one. France must win or be efaced
from the map of Europe like Poland. She
will fight to the last man, for she will see
that her very existence depends on victory.
And if she comes OF the victor, in what an
exhausted state she will probably be left.
Then the ordinary financial situation, rem
dered still more oppressive by the increased
expenditures of the supreme struggle, will
weigh down upon the bleeding nation and
bankruptcy will be inevitable"
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A Terrible Outrage.

WHEELING, W. Va. April 19.-The resi-
dence of Henry Church, about thirty miles
south of here, was visited by large number
of masked men and destroyed by fire.
All the buildings we're also burned.
The occupants of the house, three women
and one man, were taken from the burning
building, stripped to the skin and brutally
whipped, the man afterwards being driven
in nude condition to the woods.
The women have also disappeared. 1t is
supposed that a personal grudge is at the
bottom of the outrage.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-04-25
From Far Away Alaska.

TOPEKA, April 15.-Commander-in- Chief
Leland ]. Webb, of the Sons of Veterans,
has issued a charter to Juneau Camp, Sons
of Veterans, at Juneau, Alaska.
The camp comes into existence with ten
members, and they have written for special
dispensation, asking that five members
should constitute quorum for the transac-
ton of business, as there are only five men,
bers in the town, the others living in the
small mining camps in the mountain.
General Webb said, ''0f course. they
can have the dispensation or anything else
they want, and this settles the G. A. R. joke
of 4 belong to the First Alaska"
The new camp will probably be assigned
to the Washington department.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-04-25
Emirrants MURDERED by Indians.

BLACKFooT, IDAHO, April 15.-Great ex-
element was caused by the discovery that
Indians had killed two unknown white emf
grants, who were camped at water tank
one mile below this place. Nothing could
An uprising is feared. Agent Fisher, who
was at Pocatello, was telegraphed and came
upon a special train. Deputy Sheriff Rose
left Immediately for the scene. Business is
suspended and the citizens are up IN arms.
About 100 armed mounted men have left the
city to demand the surrender of the guilty
parties. Should the Indians refuse, trouble
is sure to follow. Not an Indian was to be
found in the city an hour after the affair.
The governor and adjutant general have been
telegraphed in regard to the affair.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-04-25
The directors Want a change Of Cour..

NEW YORK, April 18.-The motion for the
removal of the indictments found against
Chauncey Depew and the other New Haven
railroad directors, growing out of the recent
tunnel disaster, from the court of general
sessions to the court of oyer and termlner,
the highest CT minal court, has been signed.
1t is believed that the motion will be granted.
The indicted directors object to the trial in the
lower court on the ground that the involved
questions are of the greatest public interest,
in which men of prominence figure, and also
that important legal questions will arise
which can only be settled by a superior court.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-04-25
SHmnafhY for Halfnrd-

ATLANTA, Ga, April 1S.-Shortly after
leaving Chattanooga, the president was in
formed of the death of Mrs. Halford, the
wife of his private secretary. He was shocked
at the news and Immediately sent telegram
of coincidence to Mr. Halford. In it he said
that If he could follow the full desires of his
heart he would turn back to Washington so
as to be with him in his hour of sorrow, but
he felt that ne Mr.. Ralford) would advise
him to continue his trip in view of the pre-
partitions made for it, and the great disap-
pointment that would result from its aban-
donment- He had, therefore, decided to
continue it according to the plans already
made.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-04-25
The Government Should Keep Hands on.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April Is. in the COM
mercial congress General Charles W. Blair,
of Kansas. read paper on transportation as
affecting commerce and transportation. He
said that the basis principle of his argument
was that the government was the best which
governed the least. Applying this principle
to legislation as affecting finance, he said the
government ought to provide as much money
as was necessary to carry on the country's
business and leave the question of finance
alone. In like manner the government
ought to keep It's hands off of commerce and
natural laws
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-04-25
rh,rtv-s.ven Years Imprisoned.

LANSING, MICH, April 15.-Early in the SOS
James Hitchcock, of Mason. was convicted
of numbering neighbor and sentenced to
life Imprisonment. 1t was not until two
years ago that it was learned that while
Hitchcock actually killed the man he did SO
II self-defense, one of the witnesses confess
sing on his deathbed that he swore falsely at
The trial. Movements mere made To- the
nov old mans pardon, after he had been IN
Jail thirty-seven years. The whole atfalr was
brought up by Hitchcock appearing at the
capital with bill for $1,000, which be wanted
tie state to pay for his imprlsonment- The
bill has large backing of petitioners, but It
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claims against the road, as these amount to
over $26,000,000. The property will be sold
building IN this city. Il will be bought in
by the United States Trust company, which
means practically that the Rock Island rail-
road will purchase it.
The municipal stockholders who have been
fighting the foreclosure on the ground that
it is a scheme to freeze them out, have ap-
pealed to the United States supreme court
but this will not stay the sale on the 18th