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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-11-28
President Folks Address-

INDIANAPOLIS, November 19.-President L
L. Polk addressed an open meeting of 5000
people. President Polk impressed upon the
delegates the weighty responsibility attach
ing to their positions az accredited represent
atives of the farmers of almost every state in
the union. No greater responsibility had
fallen on any convention since the meeting
of the continental congress-. The demands
OF the latter for equal rights were no more
Just than were inequalities which threatened
to undermine the liberties of the people and
destroy the agricultural interests of the coun-
try. The most sacred foundations of the
government had been usurped by the few to
the detriment and ruin of the neglected mil.
lions. The grievances of the farmer were
many. From 1850 to 1860 farm values had
increased 1Ol per cent From 1870 to 1880
the increase was only 8 Der cent From 1870
to 1880 the aggregate wealth of the country
increased IS per cent. The ten staple crops
of 1884 brought less than 2 per cent. moro
than the crops of 1856. During the last de-
cade agricultural bonds decreased in value
country's wealth was not assessed for taxa
ton. yet the farmer possessing only % per
cent of it paid 80 per cent. of the taxes. The
farmer was compelled to cell produce at
prices barely covering cost. Farm mort
cages were frightfully large. In Iowa tho
mOft&38e lnoeOVeQn0SS was $lU4 per capita,
in Kansas $165, In Illinois 500, and every
where the farmer was overburdeued with
debt Gross irregularities and discrimina-
lions against the farmer had caused the rapid
decline of agriculture in the face of a period
of wonderful development. These were the
causes that led tho farmers to appeal to tho
supreme tribunal of public OPINION and ask
justice through the ballot box.
Organized capital had attained control of
the volume of the currency. which resulted
in q fearful augmentation of the controlling
money power, to the Impeachment aud
robbery of honest industries. Tho govern
n,ent should control the railroads, retain the
public domain for Americans, prohibit gam
bling in futures. coin all the silver offered.
provide for the election of United States son.
ators by the direct vote of the people; also
for graduated income tax.
The speaker closed with remarks upon the
duty, politically, of the alliance. He said
the organization must he KEEP free from
with any party. "It would
utterly fail in its high purpose if it should Do
degraded into q mers party machine to DO
by deslgning men. When it
shall fail to elevate its membership above
he arrogant domination of party ma date.
HE hour for its decay, dissolution and death
viii have come"
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INDIANAPOLIS, IND, November N.-In the
alliance proceedings q resolution by Jerry
Simpson was adopted instructlng alliance
members of congress not to enter the party
caucussos.
Colonel Livingston, of Georgia, protested
against its adoption, saying he was elected
as democrat and proposed to act with that
party, whether the alliance liked it or not.
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Officers for the Next Term.


lND1ANAPoL1s, November 2l.-President
Polk was unanimously reelected, ]. b.
Loucks, of South Dakota. chosen vice presi.
dent, l. b. Turner reelected secretary-treas
urer and ]. F. Willis, of Kansas, national
lecturer.
George F. Washburn. of the national exec
utive committee OF the peoples party, stated
that the leaders of that party were jubiiant
over the election of President Polk. OF the
four great leaders in the alliance-Mesers.
Livingston, Macune, Terrill and Polk-the
latter was regarded as the one most favora-
BILE to the order of independent political
action.
The Reform Press association elected Off
GERS as follows: D. S. McLallin, of the To.
peka Advocate, president; vice president, J..
II. Mcclellan, of the Tennessee Toiler; sec
rotary w. S. Morgan, of the Ma
tional Reformer, of st. Louis.
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Franks Of Electricity.

SALEM. MASS, November 21.-Electricity
played some pranks at Potter's meat market.
On the roof of the building is clothes line.
During the rain storm a towel blew from
this line on to an electric line below. Being
wet it wound around the wire, and the cleo
tricity passed through it and shot down into
the ground, where it came in contact with
water pipes leading into the building.
Several parties received shocks from COM
ing in contact with conductors.
For few moments everything seemed
turned into an electric battery. The nails
in the walls became red, electricity few from
water pipes and flashed around the iron
bands on water pals. At last the cause of
the trouble was ascertaine6, and the towel
removed.
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me San Francisco at San Francisco.
San FRANCISCO, CAL, November 21.-The
United States cruiser San Francisco has az
nved here from Chill. Tho vessel was pres
ent at tho closing scenes of the revolution.
=, Admiral Brown, in an interview, stated
that the fall of Valparaiso was attended with
scenes OF carnage and rapine. He also said
that Notwithstanding the charges against
Mlniseer EGan. his conduct had been digni-
he'd and impartial.
You have no doubt heard of charges made
against You BY the congress- ,uaiists?''
Oh, yea" said the admiral, smiling.
"What have you to cay about them2'' was
asked.
There Is nothing to be said, - nothing Of
the kind ever took place"
What do you think of Minister EganY'
He conducsed himself through the entire
trouble with the dignity demanded by his
position. No man situated q b was could
have done moro"
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Some News at Last,

Rio DE JANE1Ro, November 2.-From dis
patches received here it Is learned that the
insurgents are fortifying the city of Rio
Grande and are making preparations for re-
polling any advances made on the place by
the forces of President Da Fonseca. The
government has ordered force of troops to
proceed to the city of Distierro, the capital
of the province of Sauta Catharina, 400 miles
southwest of Rio Janeiro.
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Getting Advance Advertising.

Gotttng Advahc6 AuVefCts1nE.
WASHINGTON, d. c., November 0.-Acting
Secretary Spaulding, of the treasury depart
ment, has ordered the collector of the port of
New York to seize tho noted painting, the
'Fall of Babylon" by Rociegrosse, which is
to be imported here for exhibition, If he finds
it comes under the provision of the tariff &C:
forbidding the importation of indecent works
of art,
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Troops to the Frontier.

VIENNA, November M.-Well founded re-
ports are current here that the Russian gov
eminent has ordered that 10000 troops be
dispatched to the Polish frontier, and that
the number of barrack huts in that region be
largely increased. In consequence of this
movement on the part of Russia, it is further
reported the Austrian government has or
dered that q large number of officers and
men be dispatched to strengthen the frontier
guards.
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BERLIN, November A.-The papers of this
city. on apparently good grounds, associate
the Russian ukase, prohibiting the export of
wheat and wheat products, with the failure
Of the overtures of the Russian finance min
lister to re- open the German market to the
Russian loans. 1t 10 understood that dipIo-
matte approaches through Count Won Schou-
valof, the Russian ambassador at Berlin, on
the attitude of the government received de-
clsive rebuff. Tho refusal of the German
government to permit bankers to bolster up
tho Russian credit, ends for long time to
como the chances for Russiais borrowing
money abroad, and strengthens the chances
of peace.
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Confidence Firm; Business Large.

Confidence Firm; Business Large.
NEW York. November Or. q. Dun
Co.'S weekly review of trade says:
Much has happened of late to aepress bust
ness and shake confidence, and yet conf
dence is not shaken, and the volume o.
business is still close to the greatest ever at
| tanned.
Prices are settling downward with the
enormous production, but the fact that such
production continues shows that low prices
are not ruinous.
The alarm about the money market has
passed, ano no disturbance is apprehended
this year.
The industries are, on the whole, we'll en-
ployed, and It Is especially noteworthy this
week that there is better tone in the
branches of trade which have been most en-
barrassed. At Boston improvement is seen
in many lines. At Philadelphia the impor-
tant trades are fairly active. Chicago re-
ports merchandise sales much increased, cold
while the receipts of corn, cured meats, lard,
butter, cheese and cattle show some decrease,
gain appears in -four and wheat, oats,
hides, dressed beef and rye.
At Milwaukee, st. Paul, Kansas City and
st. Louis trade has distinctly improved, and
is fairly brisk at Omaha and strong at st.
Louis. but the car famine grows worse, with
coal blockade Southwark.
In the south trade is not so active.
Receipts Of wheat at western centers con-
tinue at the rate of more than a million BUSH
els daily, and the exports are also large, but
the price has declined 25sc on sales of 3d.
COO, 900 bushels. Speculation in corn is yield
ing. the price being &c lower for spot, while
pork products are substantially unchanged,
and oats Nc higher.
Oil has declined cent, but sugar Is q shade
stronger. and coffee has risen &c on account
of the Brazilian troubles, which render COM
merce with that country uncertain.
Cotton receipts continue to exceed last
years, notwithstanding the reported short
ness of crops.
The money markets of the country are
we'll supplied for legitimate needs. but some
points report Speculative money light"
Exports of merchandise from New York in
the three weeks of November have been $685.
251, 719, an increase of 81 per cent, while the
imports for November thus far are about 18
per cent. smaller than a year ago, which
points to an enormous balance to be settled
by other countries in specie.
One danger is that a great quantity of
wheat IS now carried abroad, as we'll as in
this country, on margins and loans, and
there Is a possibility that q sharp decline
might cause some trouble.
The business failures occurring throughout
the country during the last seven days num-
Der 285, as compared with total of 291 Last
week. For the corresponding week last year
the figures were ga.
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Fort Scott Made Happy.

FoRr SoorT, KAN, November IA spe-
cial meeting of the stockholders and direc-
tors Of the Kansas d Colorado Pacific rail-
rod took place at the Office of the company
in this city The stockholders authorized an
increase OF The capital stock of the company
from $40 600 to 81, 000, 600. and also au-
1hoeised ths directors and officers Of The road
- eoupleee the purchase Of tbs Fort Scoet.
93ehtss = Western road and TO lea6o III
CS1oeo1o Raci6c road, Eoa4 exssndinR ffoa
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DuB11x, November IA serious riot oc-
Cured near Kinsale between wreckers and
co.st ouards. who were protecting the cargo
of The wrecked ship Guelph, in which tho
coast guards we're beaten numerically and
forced 70 retire to their barracks, leaving
the cargo st the mercy of the wreckers, who
made GOOD use of their opportunity.
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Must Wait for the Nails.

LONDON, November 1&-The news from
Brazil continues of the most conflicting
character.
Official dispatches from Rio Janeiro an
nounce aboolute tranquility, while dispatches
from Busnoo Ayres and Santiago report Bro
III torn up With discussions and secession.
The actual facts win probably not b known
until mail advicos azo received
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The Denver R..o,u,,on.

Tho Denver Resolutions.
DENVER, November A-The resolutions o.
the mining congress are:
Resolved, That tbs first national minina
congress is unalterably in favor of the prin-
ciples OF 6i- metal,sm as approved BY Jeffsr.
son and Hamilton, enacted into law by con-
gress in 1888. and accepted by tho country
for all public and private business for the
hrst eighty years of our country's history;
that We believe that gold and silver are the
money metals of the constitution; that We
are opposed to any law which treats silver a.
a commodity; that We believe gold and silver
should have by law equal rights and none
tary purposes, and to that end we demand Of
the congress of the United States an enact
ment OF law by which silver shall be coined
free in all the mints equally with gold, aud
to have, with it, full and unrestricted moue-
tary power, and that the coinage be in tho
ration of sixteen to one, ana when tho COIN
age Is represented by treasury notes, each
dollar shall represent 41211 grains of stand
ard silver or 25.8 grains of gold.
Inc committee also resolved that their
senators and representatives in congress are
asked to take. without delay, such steps as
Will De necessary to ascertain why tho treas
ury department refuses to obey the statutory
requirements. providing that the coin paid
Tor duties on imported goods shall be set
apart as special fund and be applied, first
to the payment in coin on the interest of
bonds and notes of the United States; second
the purchase and payment of the United
States debt.
Millions of dollars of duties on imported
goods have been paid into the national treas.
ury since 1873 in silver coin and silver certi-
ficates, not one cent of which has been by
any secretary of the treasury at any time de-
voted to the second objects herein specified.
The resolutions further protest against apy
statutes of the United States which will re-
suit in tho confiscation to the Pacific railways
Of the mineral claims within these grants,
and declare that the alien act so far as it
operates to exclude foreign capital from in
vestment in mining lands in the territories,
Is false in principle and pernicious in effect
md should be repealed.
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NoHable shor,-Horn S,le.

CHICAGO, November 20.-At the cattle sale
at the stock yards herd of shor-horns be-
longing to E. ]. Thomas, of Kentucky, was
cold. Fifty Marrs brought an average of
$500 each, seven Duchesses $500 and seven
Cruickshanks $2O7 each.
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INDIANAPOLIS, November 23-The peoples
party men are the best satisfied of all those
who have gathered here. They claim to have
secured all they came for. and even more.
The national executive committee issued an
address to the people of the United States.
The address says there is no longer any
doubt that the peoples party will have can
didates in the field in the next presidential
election. The address condemns the money
power, banks, railroad and telegraph corpora
tons, and what it calls the subsidized press,
which. it says, has been telling glaring lies
about the alliance and other industrial organ
izations. On the latter point the address
says: cas- a striking illustration of the colos-
sal lies with which the people are fed and
misled, We <ould point to the vote of the
peoples party this year IN the state of Kan
sas. Nlne-tenths of the population of this
country, in consequence of the gross misrep-
reservations of the press, believe that the
peoples party vote of Kansas in 1891 fell of
very greatly from their vote in 1890, when
the official publication of the vote this year
shows the peoples party vote was actually
increased about III per cent over It's vote
IN 1880, or Al per cent. of the entire vote.
The republican majority in South Dakota
was reduced from 10000 in 1890 to 2. 700 in
1891; while in Nebraska the peoples party
came within 5000 votes of defeating the COM
bined power of both the old parties and
elected eleven district judges. It is true that
in some judicial districts of Kansas the peo-
ples' party candidates were defeated. but it
was only by an unholy union of the demo-
cratic and republican parties against them.
The hereditary enemies of half q century
gave up the sham battle. and under the in
SEPARATION of the money power, rushed into
each others arms. In this act they 'conclu-
sively demonstrated that they are the two
dromios of plutocracy, and that only the
difference of a feather distinguishes them
from one another. There is room in this
country for only two political parties, the
party which represents the people, and the
party which represents the plunderers OF the
people, We expect to see the two old parties
marching together in defense of the Unequal
tiles which have covered the land with mort
cages and driven the republic to the verge of
Continuing, the address says: Sand so.
under suspicious circumstances, cheered by
an abiding faith in our triumph in 1892 at
the ballot box, fighting for the homes OF |
free people, for liberty, union. industry, JUS.
tice, we confidently appeal to every honest
man in the United States to come forward
and help US bury this monster of plutocracy |
SO deep that he will never arise again to
trouble the children of liberty"
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Indicted for Getting Rebates.

CHICAGO, November A-The federal grand
jury has indicted Swift & Co., packers, on
evidence that they received freight rebates of
over SO, O0O in six months.
Firmench d Co. glucose firm, are also in
dicted, the evidence showing that over $780,
600 in rebates had been pad to them in the
last six months.
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BERLIN, November 21-The German war
Office has ordered large number of portable
tents for the uee of the eastern army corps
and for the protection of troops in the event
of war with Russia.
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AT ATCHISON.
The G. A. r. Council of Admin.
istratiOn

Decides That the February State Reunion
Shall be Held at Atchison-The Ellis
worth Coilege-Nsmes Of Notab,es.
All Prominent Veterans. Present.
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JOLIET, ILL, November 4.-Gardner, %
miles from here. is excited over the discovery
that two of the leading physicians and livery
stable keeper are responsible for the recent
daring burQlaries there. Drs. Boyer and
McAdam and Liveryman Briggs were dis
covered trying to blow open the safe of the
Gardner bank.
Burglaries have been frequent during the
past year. and detective was employed to
ferret out the perpetrators. He suspected
the trio and joined them in order to get at
their secrets. He helped them to plan the
burglary of the bank. and while they were in
the act of blowing open the safe called on
them to surrender. They resisted. The de-
tective shot McAdam down and captured DR..
Boyer. Briggs ESCAPED.
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They BoYcnif

TOLEDO, u, November 19.-The committee
on legislation of the Knights of Labor gen.
eral assembly recommended that the general
executive board should use every effort for
the enforcement of the laws, under which, il
carried out, the charter of the New York
Central road would be forfeited.
Tho attention of the general assembly was
called to tho movement Of the morocco man
ufacturers, q protected industry. that bad
combined to destroy the organization of
workingmen in their employ and thus pre-
vent them from obtaining their fair share of
the benefits OF protection. Il was resolved
that the general assembly petition congress
to put finished morocco on tho free list
Resolutions were adopted to press the boy
colt against the goods of Armstrong Bros. d
Co, of Pittsburg, cork manufacturers; con-
demning tho convict labor system, and one
condemnin9 the Howe Scale company, Of
Rutland, Vt
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Killing Frosts Down South
WAm,Hazox. D. c., November A-Killing
frosts are reported at Jacksonville, Fla, and
Mobile; line Of freezing passes from Savan-
nah south to Mobile and through New Or
leans.
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EVsy csassry Wants Faeterieat
LouDon. November IA dispatch from
Nelbuurne statss that The parliament of
Victoria ~ passed . bill providing for
Loan q k1amoM, tie proceeds 70 b. d.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. q productive work..
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Condition Of wi.,er wheat.

CHICAGO, November 19.-The Farmers
Review, outlines the condition of winter
wheat and the supply vii nots that in ILL
nois only one-third of Tie counties report
tie condition good. In Ohio rome counties
report the stand not 30 good as last year.
From Missouri few good reports are re-
ceived. Indiana starts out with q little
better prospect than Illinois. Kentucky Is
poor IN half the counties, and fair to good in
the Others.
In Kansas sixty Ave per cent of the coun-
ties report tho condition fair and gcoa.
In Nebraska and Wisconsin the status
wares greatly according to the location. In
Minnesota AMI Dakosa wheat 10 reported
generally fair to gcoL
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Choos,nx Arhisrafon.

WARRINGTON. d. c., November Alt u
rumored in well informed quarters that Eng
laid viii AJAX either the emperor of Germany
or the president of the swiss republic 70
arbitrate it, claims in the Behring sea con-
troversy with the United States.
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English Libsrai Platform.


LONDON, November 24.-The liberal lead.
ers have decided to incorporate in the plat
form approved at the Newcastle conference
the English tenants rights bill. This deci
sion is one of the most important steps tho
party has ever taken. The question of amel-
ioratipg the condition of the british farmers
by giving them greater security for their
capital and freedom from the harrass,up
covenants imposed by landlords, has long
been recognized as ripeninS toward liberal
legislation. The magnitude of the liberal
victory in South Molten, and the conviction
of the capture of the rural vote by the ilber-
ais will lead them to overwhelming success
in the general elections, have lifted the meas
ure in favor of tenant farmers into the front
rank of liberal proposals. This resolution
on the part of the liberals has been fastened
by the movement of the conservatives in the
same direction.
The history of the conservative party pre-
sents no change more surprising or more
sudden than that which mas occurred on the
English land question. under the fear of
what would happen to the landlords inter-
ests through an uprising of the laborers and
farmers to the liberal banners.