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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-22
Another Big Lumber Failure.

CHICAGO, August 15.-The st. John and
MARSH company, dealers in lumber in Kan
sas and Colorado, has made q voluntary as
sisnment to Morton B. Hull. The company
wa. organized SIX years ago. Attorney Mills
sai1 tne face assets were $253, 900 and they
VIII ccstsalndy realize $l5O, 900. The liabilities
gency In the money market and the fact the
Iailure OF the Peter Lumber company and
novel; company nave made it difficuit for
a n to get accommodation at banks.
Inc company business has been in Kansas
ana Colorado. and the accounts are what arc
Sao~n q siov, in short, collections could
n HSH 20 maoe Iest enough to meet maturing
ooneaMons. and the assignment was made 20
treat ell creditors alike. If Qiven time the
estate viii pay dollar for dollsr.n
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Texas Fever In the Territory,

GUTHRIE, o. T., Aug. 14.-Judge Green
has decided that the city Indebtedness, in
CURED under the provisional city govern
ment, which amounts to $4,000, should be
paid. Notice was served that an appeal
would be taken.
Governor Steele has issued notice quar-
antining against diseased cattle being
shipped through or driven into Oklahoma.
It especially guarantees cattle in the Chick
asaw country and Cherokee strip. This is es-
pecially important, as there are now at least
150, coo cattle in the Cherokee country, and
as the soldiers are driving the cattle out of
that country, they will necessarily have to be
taken through Kansas. It is known that
there are great many cattle in the strip suf-
fering from Texas fever.
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Suffering From Heat.

PHILADELPHIA, August Philadelphia
led all the cities of the United States in the
degrees of heat attained, the mercury stand
ing 81. The Thermometer at o'clock in the
morning registered SO, two degrees higher
than at the same hour the day before. As
the day advanced the heat increased, and at
2 O'Clock the thermometer stood at IS de-
grees.
BoRDER1owN, N. Y.-To-day the thermom-
eter ranged from 95 to 90
PLAINFIELD, CoNN.-The thermometer reg
istered 104 in the shade. Farm hands were
compelled to quit work.
WANKEGoN, CoNN.-To-day has been the
hottest day in this town in its history. The
mercury registered 103 in the shade. There
were many prostrations. Crops are burn
ing up.
JHwKTT CRY, CoNN.-To-iay was the hot
test In ten years, the mills being compelled
TO stop by the heat, and farm hands and
other outdoor laborers obliged to seek shady
places or melt in the sun.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-22
Will Leave 1t Ia the Stack.

ST. PAUL, August 18.-George Mueller,
who issued the alliance wheat circular, says:
We have received supplies from the secresa-
ries of alliances in southern Minnesota, South
Dakota, Wisconsin and Kansas, the larger
number from the latter state where the ALI
ance is strong, telling us of alliances having
voted favorably on the suggestion.
These are the localities to which the circu-
lars were first sent Not an unfavorable re-
ply has been received from an alliance secre-
tary.
My opinion is that the farmers will allow
their grain to remain in the stack, and GO on
with their fall work, blowing, ETC., and do
their threshing afterwards. This, in itself,
will result in large per ceutage of the crop
being held for time, at all events.
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WASHINGTON D. c., August 15.-Inquiry d
the treasury department develops the fact
that Secretary Fosters plan for continuing
tho ~ per cent. loan ut per cent. has 50
far failed to meet with favor, and is repudi-
ated by It's advocates. When on the I'd OF
June the offer was made to continue the ~
per cent. bonds at per cent. there were out
standing $51, 0O0. 900 of the ~ per cents. OF
which amount 100000 were held by 500
national banks as a basis for circulation.
Since then 5000. 600 of the bonds have been
continued, and of this amount 5000 COO
came from private persons and $15, SOC, 0O0
from 600 national banks, leaving $4,000, 900
~ per cent. in possession of 200 national
viduals. These bonds, aggregating $23, 00O, =
600, in order to be consumed under the
present offer, must be presented on or before
September 2, the date on which interest
ceases; otherwise the secretary of the treas
ury must be ready to redeem them on pre-
sentation or make terms with the holders for
an extension of time at the present rate of
interest, viz. ~ per cent.
The available cash balance in the treasury
to-day, outside of fractional silver coins and
deposits IN national banks, is $13, SOC, 900, and
ID gradually increasing. While there is no
question of the governments ability to re-
deem these bonds at maturity. it is we'll
known that it would prefer to continue them.
The department had assurance that these
bonds would be taken up by the national
banks and used for the purpose of increasing
the circulation, and this was the argument
that mainly induced the department to adopt
the 2per cent. plan. So far. however, these as
surances have not been made good and accord
ing TO prominent treasury official, this is
the entire fault of the banks. '.There is no
sense" said he to an Associated Press re-
porter, 'in the owners of these bonds hold
ing them from redemption by the govern
ment at par, when they are at premium of
q to per cent. on the market. They are
rather holding out for a greater premium on
the bonds which they were ostensibly 30 will
ing to take up for the purpose of increasing
the circulation. They have gone back en-
tirely on their promises to the department
and are making no effort whatever to secure
these floating bonds -
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-22

York Times. He Wa born August 16. 1871.
ct Poultney, Vermont. HIS parents died
when be was IL years of age snd he vas LETT
to 6l,ift for himself.
He WAS IN apprentice in the same printing
o6lce at Poultney with Horace Greeley. He
followed Greeley to New York and was en-
ployed ON the Tribune, as also was Henry
J. Raymond. After years of ASSOCIATION to-
gether on the Tribune Raymond and Jones
together founded the New York Times.
Upon tho death of Raymond. Jones be-
came the responsible head of the New York
Times. in control of Its business manage
ment and editorial policy. It was through
Jones that the Tweed ring was broken and
overthrow. Jones had secured the secret
accounts of the Tweed aing. When Tweed
discovered that these accounts were about TO
be published he at once sent an agent to Mr..
Jones with IN effort to buy the Times at
any prce he might name. This offer being
refused an offer of 100000 for the sup
preston of the accounts was made, but it
was likewise refused.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-22

GUTHRIE, o. T.. August ia letter ad-
dressed by Governor Steele to the president
is published here.
The essential suggestions Of Governor
Steele in the letter to the president on the
opening of the new lands are Is follows:
II deem 1t my duty to inform you that
people desiring homes IN the new lands to be
opened to settlement, as the time approaches
when it is generally thought they will be
opened, grow anxious and restless, and there
is not minute when inquiries are not made:
When are the Indian lands to be opened for
settlement or How are the Indian lands to
ce settled?'
"May suggest that the president give the
public notice that on August 81 the lands
treated for will be thrown open for settle
ment; that on September 30 they will be
assigned to land districts. The object in civ.
ing the first thirty days notice being to en-
able soldiers who havs deciaratory state
ments in the hands of agents for filing. to
come and settle and file upon quarter sec
tons OF land in person. The soldier has
the right under the law, / need not say, to
file declaratory statement by an agent, and
owing to this fact, l am credibly informed
there are agents in various cities of Okla
oaN oJOAuiu& Btdtc6 WHO nave b6tCu6l0
full of declaratory statements ready to file.
Now, in practice, it is believed that less than
fifty soldiers secured homes in this land dis
trict where the filings were made by SCENTS.
In settlement of this territory, I am in
formed that the largest number of claims
ever filed and recorded in one day in land
office was done here, the number being 125.
On almost every good claim there will be q
question of the time of entry or fling to
settle, to their annoyance and expense. Now,
Is matter of fact, these soldiers agents
could not expect all of the first two hours
time at the land Office, nor would it take the
rumor one hour to reach the lands. If
the land is not assigned to land districts I'M
til after the settler has had time to enter up-
on and make such improvements as the law
contemplates, there will be few cases for litl-
CATION. For when the man knows he was
on the land before anyone else was and be-
fore the filing had been made, he would be
justified in making Improvements. Any man
who knows he was not first or doubts if he
was, would either quit or be sure he was en-
titled to the land before improving. There
ID no doubt about there being parties now on
those lands, in woods and hollows, ready to
walk out and take advantage of those who
obey the law. am sure they will be hunted
up and driven out"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-22
Lidderdale Pours on Oil.

LONDON, August 1.-THE governor of the
Bank of England, William Lidderdale, has
consented to make statement to the public
in consequence of the alarming stories in
America and on the continent to the effect
that general financial crash is near at hand
and that the British banks are afraid to let
the full situation be known, for fear it would
precipitate panic throughout the world.
Mr.. Lidderdale has been unwillingto speak
because of the enormous Importance at
tached to the utterance of the governor OF
the Bank of England, but he has decided to
answer the worldwide rumors that hundreds
of penniless financiers are having their paper
honored in London and that the rotten ban ks
are dong business because the leading banks
did not dare to reveal their stupendous losses
at present. These rumors have been grow
ing in intensity since the embarrassment OF
Messrs. Barring Bros. a few months ago.
Mr.. Lidderdale is the official pilot of British
finance and his utterance is probably the
only one that would be accepted as beyond
suspicion and beyond dispute. Mr.. Lidder-
dale says:
81 wish to say emphatically that there is
no basis for the reports that a great financial
disaster is impending in Great Britain. 1t Is
quite untrue that any important banking
house is in danger save one, and the affairs
of that one are now in hand. AS for the
chartered banks, they are all sound, SO Tar
as know. There have been great losses, it
is true, but these losses have been spread
over large numbers of persons, and. as
rule, the losses have been already met and
paid. leaving tine losers poorer, but still SOL
vent.
1.-The talk about coming panic is I'M
founded. There are two ways in which losses
can come upon the market. One is the acute
form of panic, the other Is the watered form OF
dizziness, lack of speculation and dlstrust.
As l said before, the losses are already known,
and, in most cases, alread paid. One good
result of the syndicates, trust companies and
the like, is to divide the losses among null
Gtude, and so prevent crashes.
''Just now the investing spirit is dead and
money is pilIng up. 1t will be long time
before the lesson is forgot, but, of course,
the lesson will be forgot. / have been averse
to making any declaration on the situation,
because of my official position as head of the
Bank of England. But l consent to do SO
because / am aware of the strong efforts that
have been made in America and on the con-
tinent to create a panic without any excuse.
''The wonderful thing is that Russia did
not strike blow at England by withdrawing
gold during the last few months. 1t is the
policy of NJ. Vichnogradsky, the Russian
minister of finance, to keep vast quantities
of gold on deposit il English houses. He
can at any critical time force the bankers to
assist Russian loans by threatening to with
draw gold or embarrass England by creating
panic. This was the only overshadowing
danger in the recent crisis. Now that that
issue has been met, even Russia could not
bring about crisis even if she wished.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-22
A New Lumber Company.

ATcH1soN, August 13.-The Western Lum-
Der company of Atchison has just been or
gained. Its stockholders are principally
banks and individuals who were creditors OF
the Howell-Jewett company, the lumber
company which failed recently. They were
paid by George w. Howell, who gave them
a number of western lumber yards for their
claims. They then organized this corpora
ton, taking stock according to the values of
their respective claims, and will continue un-
til they can get their money out. 1t is said
that George W. Howell will take the business
off their hands if he can make q satisfactory
settlement with his creditors.
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AWarninx by Union Workmen.

A Warning by Union workmen.
CHICAGO, August 1S.-Fifty thousand cop
les of warning issued by the JOINT commit
see of the Trade and Labor union have been
forwarded during the past week to the prin-
cipal industrial centers of the United States
and Europe.
It ID addressed to the working classes Of
America and Europe, and declares that the
statements that there is room for unem-
ployed workmen in Chicago absolutely false.
The warning says that the deplorable expe-
riences of the working classes in Philadelphia
in 1876 are likely to he repeated in Chicago,
unless heed be taken, rs working men, with
out work and without money, will stsrve Ia
death in this city a. quickly a. anywhere else.
There il NO special encouragement to COM
pensate skilled or unskilled labor for leaving
homes elsewhere to come to Chicago, as all
The buildings are to b finished in eighteen
months, and even during that time wages
ars more likely to fall than to rise.
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The Week.. Business.

NEW YoRK. August 18.-R. g. Dun b Co b
weekly review of trade says:
The prohibition of tho expectation Of rye
by Russia because of official declaration that
famine 10 impending has suddenly affected
the grain markets of the whole world. Rus
STA usually exports about 5000, 600 bushels
of rye, and grain men reason that other grain
in large quantities will be required. Not
enough attention 10 paid to the fact that the
European consumption may oe greatly re-
iuced by high prices, and speculation goes
on the theory that every person must have so
many bushels or there will be starvation.
Before the year is over this notion Will prob
ably be corrected.
Wheat rose 81 cents on moderate saIes
and . heavy operator at Chicago went down.
Corn rose SIC and cats 21ac, with small sales.
Crop prospects grow brighter every day,
and with the assurance that the country Will
not only have enormous supplies OF grain,
put market for it at good prices, business
IS improving throughout the north. The
movement begins close to the farms. country
merchants buying more freely, and their
purchases are felt by the wholesalers and
manufacturers.
Speculation in stocks was dull and tended
downward, but oil advanced Ike for the
week.
The exports of wheat for the week have
oeen three times that for the same period last
gear, and western receipts average about
million bushels daily.
Labor troubles in the Omaha smelling
works advanced the price of lead to ~ cents.
The advance In prices during the past week
averaged nearly per cent. for all commod-
tiles.
The money market here continues easy on
call, and commercial paper is rather more
saieable here and in other eastern cities, but
there is still a vague sense of uneasiness.
Foreign trade continues to improve, for
while imports declined largely, the exports
for the two weeks in August exceeded by
dearly 10 per cent. those of the correspond
ing weeks last year.
The business failures occurring throughous
the country the past week were 221, as COM
pared with a total of 23l last week, and for
the corresponding week of last year the fig
ures were 1S7
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They Would Not Put Up.

LEAvENwoRTH, KAN. August ia. M.
Cleveland, the leading grain and provision
merchant of this city, has failed. He was
carrying q couple of local traders on the
bear side of the Chicago wheat market, until
they lost over $4,000, and they failed to
make the margin good. Cleveland notified
the Chicago brokers whom he placed orders
with, to come on and settle up affairs with
the parties here in Leavenworth. One of
them is q prominent and wealthy man, and
unless he makes good his losses an exposure
will be made that will more than create q
local sensation. Cleveland has always been
considered square-dealing man. and there
is much sympathy for him in his trouble.
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A st. Joseph Lady Missing.

81. JOSEPH, Mo-, August 1.-The upper
social circles of this city are excited over the
mysterious disappearance of Mrs. Ida Bur-
CESS Lord, wife of Woodson K. Lord, of the
Merchants bank, and daughter of Thomas
J. Burgess, president of the Burgess Frazer
Iron company.
Although the disappearance took place last
Thursday it has been bept quiet Detectives
have been put on the case, but 80 far not q
single clue has been obtained. Mrs. Lord is
q sister-in-law of Ex-Governor Silas Woodson.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-22

AMSTERDAM, August 1a-At the world's
convention of the Y. N. C. A., in session
here, the report of the committe on the CEN
trail committees report was presented. It
showed there were ,551 associations afiliat-
ing With the committee, of which there were
Ia the United States, 1,305; Canada, 80;
Great Britain, Ga; Germany, 500: Holland.
3s7; Switzerland, 37S; Norway, Sweden
ana Denmark, %; France. &c; Russia, 8;
Isia- 81 Most of the continental associa-
lions arc email, the executions being those
orranised on the plan of the American 1850
cist,ons, with secretarys and buildings. nota-
Div thoos of Paris, Berlin, Genevs and Lyons
London was chosen Is the place for hold:
,ne Is next convention. and it was decided
thSt the convention should BE- held IN 1881,
the fiftieth anniversary Of the founding OF
the aaoociation occurring in that year.
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A Big Jump In wheat.

CH1cAGo.-December wheat opened ex-
cited 1ssc higher at SIC and rapidly advanced
9s15c and at IL o'clock was quoted 9755sc. As
at the start an illustration of the wildness Of
the market the Gold and Stock Report says:
The opening sales were made as low as $40
and high as 99c, all within one minute. The
market remained comparatively steady
around 9739c to 97%c till afternoon, when the
crowd got scared ana began buying, putting
prices up to $3.50. At o'clock il touched
9916c, and Los D. 10. reached 81 per bushel.
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Saloons in the Territory.

ARDMoRE, !. T., August 13.-Under a re-
cent decision of Judge Bryant, of the United
States court at Paris. Texas, to the effect
that it is not a violation. of the law to intro
duce or sell beer in the territory, several
saloons have been opened in Ardmore.
The decision means thousand saloons in
that country IN less than three months if the
United States government does not take some
action to stop it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-22
GREAT ARMIES

Or Locusts Devouring Pennsylvania.
P1rTsBURG, Pa, August 15.-The grasshop-
pers have reached Pennsylvania in great
swarms.
Two weeks ago they were scarcely notices.
Die, but now, in some meadows, they fly up
in such masses as to almost hide the ground
before the traveller, and they appear to be
unusually ravenous.
All farmers know when the iocustade are
numerous that wooden machinery of any
kind will be perceptably lighter in an hour 8
time it left in meadow, and fork handles
become SO rough after giving the grasshop-
pers a change of diet for few minutes as to
be uncomfortable in handling, but this sea-
sons crop seems to have better appetite
thar usual.
On Friday last patch of cabbage contain
ing about thousand late plants, some six
inches in diameter, nearly three miles north
west of Remington postoffice, presented a
splendid appearance. vigorous and of the
proper color. On Sunday evening there we're
not more than a dozen that were distinguish
able at a hundred feet distance. An exam
ination revealed state of affairs that startled
the agriculturist. The plants were eaten
close to. and in some cases below the surface
of the earth. and on the dozen or SO not en-
tirely consumed were found from ten to 100
grasshoppers on each plant. The same man
has another patch of about 5000 plants in
the same field that had not been touched,
and the only reason he could assign for their
immunity was that this patch Is bounded on
three sides by growing potatoes and on the
fourth by wagon road. II, however, the
insects take it into their heads to head for
that patch it isn't likely to escape, as poison
would have no appreciate effect on that
horde. If each hopper took a bite and then
gave up the ghost the cabbage would go any
how, without sensibIy diminishing the army
camped on the border.
A farmer living near by said if the reporter
old not believe his story he might take a
walk about a mile over to his hayricks and
see the devastation. Though the thermome-
ter was at 81, the visit was made, and the
trip was worth the cost. The hoppers had
dropped SO many crumbs from the table while
feeding tn; t there was a deposit foot deep
to have each the timothy stalks, seeds and
silica than agreed with their taste, had
dropped the remainder.
A gentleman who was at Camp Kenslngton
on Sunday states that there is danger that
the tents of the National Guard will be de-
voured by the grasshoppers, being SO thick
that the point of your finger could scarcely
tact with them. He said that he could catch
the guy-rooles, and by stripping them down
hill both hands, catching nearly pint at
time. It would appear there Is danger that
the soldier boys will wake up some morning
and be able to see the stars through their
tents, If, indeed, there be anything left of
than,
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Successful Rain Experiment

CHICAGO, August 13.-Hon. C. B. Farwell,
received telegram from Prof. Dryenforth,
in charge of the rain producing experiments
provided by the last congress, now being con-
Quoted at Midland, Texas. The professor
says that the first experiment. was made
August 10, powder being exploded high in
the air; that clouds soon after began to gather,
and that it rained heavily there.
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British Iron Works.

LONDON, August 18.-Owng to depres-
sion in the iron trade, operations at many Of
the principal iron works IN the Cumberland
districts have been suspended for some time
past, and the inability of workmen to pro-
cure employment is causing most acute dis
tress. Over six thousand men are out of en-
ployment.
The families of the iron workers. men, wo-
men and children, all shog traces of the phi.
vations they have suffered and it is an abso.
lutte fact that hundreds are on the verge VI
starvation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-22

LONDON, August 1a-The first OF the largo
estates in Ireland to come under the opera
tions of the Irish land purchase act, which
was passed by the governments q the Lass
ean. situated in county of Armagh and the
county Down. An agreement has been en-
tered into between his lordship and sos ten
ants living upon his estates, by which The
latter agree to purchase the property under
the provisions Of the land purchase bill The
price agreed upon 10 ESQ