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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-08-28
Last Picnic.

Columbia park will be abandoned next
September, as tho site will thereafter be
used as dumping ground for the Kelley
Run collery The asst event to be held in
the park is a picnic Of the Columbia Glee
Club, to be held on Saturday, September
l2th. 626-lw
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-08-28
A Kind Friend.

Is what they call that Famous Remedy, Red
Flag Oil, II quickly cures rheumatism,
Neuralgia, Cuts Bruises, Burns, Sores aud all
pain. II is good for man or beast. 25 cents.
AT Kirlin's drug store.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-08-28

Buy Keystone -four Be careful that the
name LEssIa s. Co., Ashland, Pa, is
printed on every sack. 3-3-Staw
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-08-28
-Four tintypes for 25 cents, at Dabb's,

Fancy Bartlett pears, IS cents per basket,
at Cosetts. s-22-tf
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-12-12

Columns, o., December 2.-''Land Bill
Allen" was born in Windham county, Con-
necticut, in May, 1909, and received the ben
eft of a fair education. His father was
tailor and extensive lana owner. under whom
the son served an apprenticeship before they
removed to New York. They resided in sue
cession A Providence, then at Batavia, N. Y.
He learned the printers trade and came to
Ohio in 1880. He settled in the vicinity of
Columbus and became peddler, claiming to
Ire the first engaged in this and the auction
eering business in central Ohio. On the side
of his peddllng wagon he had printed Land
Bill Allen" and "a home for ALL" The en-
ergies of life and all he could make were
finally spent in the effort to get the land bill
through congress. He was at one time worth
an immense fortune, but his hobby reduced
him to a small cabin in Plain township, this
county, where he spent his latter years. The
little home was taken from him a short time
ago and sold at sherlff's sale. Being without
means of support, he was taken to the in
frmary, against his loud protests.
Since his confinement at the poor house
the superintendent has received many letters
from all parts of the country inclosins con-
tributions for Aliens aid, and others proffer-
ing him the comforts of the old mems home.
Among the latter were letters from Philadel-
phia and Elizabeth, n. j. The land settlers
in the west also have been generous in their
contributions through sympathy for the man
who made 1t possible for them TO gain homes.
The contributions, which have been pouring
in from various parts of the country, will be
sufficient to buy lot In the cemetery and
erect a mon ument to the memory of the land
bill aRitator.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-12-12
Insurance FirebugS,

ST. PAUL, MIMI, December 3.-One of the
most diabolical conspiracies ever concoctel
was made public In the arrest of two men,
bers of a gang of incendiarles, who for over
year have MADE a regular business of set
ting fire to houses and stores in various parts
of the city for the purpose of securing por-
ton OF the insurance money.
The scheme was uuearthed by the clever
work of the private detective service, and the
men were nabbed in the very act of apply
ing lighted match, which was intended to
destroy the property.
Early in the fall the insurance agents of
st. Paul became convinced that many of the
numerous fires were of incendiary origin. A
meeting of the agents was held, and J.
Quincy Haas, of the German Insurance COM
pany, was delegated to. take charge of the
matter and detect the rascals if possible. As
a result of his work, part of the gang are
now under arrest for firing building. :
Morris MIchaels and Max Michaels, uncle
of Morris, were the persons arrested. In
company with Detective Floyd, they fired a
building uyon which a policy of. insurance
had been obtained by fraud, the understand
ing being that the Michaels we're to receive a
part of the insurance. Morris stated ito
Floyd that he lived in Chicago under the
name of John Meyers and had made lots of
money by setting fires.
There are three other members of the gang.
who will be arrested in few hours.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-12-12
HONOR THY FATHER.
A Command Brought Home to
All Sons.
The Case of Cyrus w. Field and
HIS Son One to be Conned by
All Young BUSINESS Men-Even
Church Funds EmbezZled.

NEW YORK, December 2.-The World says
that the Field family had consultation to
decide whether Cyrus W. Field should sacri-
fee his entire fortune and save his sons
name from disgrace. The liabilities of Ed
ward M. Field were ascertained to be much
larger than Cyrus w. Fields fortune, and it
was decided not to attempt to liquIdate.
It was hoped by the members of the family
that some arrangement could be made to
keep the facts in Edward Fields failure from
Che public and SO save the Field name from
being smirched with the story of embezzle-
Inent, theft and forgery. Two thousand
dollas in pew rents of the Tarrytown Pres
byterian church, which we're turned over to
Edward Field as trustee. are missing, as is
also $35, 900 collected from tenants in the
Washington building by Field.
DR.. Eugene Fuller, who is attending Cyrus
". Field. issues the following bulletin: Mr..
Field rested rather better. He is still very
much Frustrated, and has greater bodily
weakness.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-12-12
Lesson in Political Econ omy.

a Lesson In POLITICAL Econ Omy.
WASHINGTON, December I'm the trade
year recently closed there were exported
from Malaga, Spain, to the United States 49,
O89 pigs of lead. Last year there was no
shipment of lead from Malaga to this coun-
try. ut is somewhat queer" writes Consul
Newson, at Malaga, to the state department..
THAT Spain should ship lead to the United
States when our country is full of 1t, and
how It is done with profit l cannot under
stand, unless 1t may be By very cheap labor.
rs illustrated in the case af iron ore. If an
American. who knows the resources of his
country. is, surprised at the shipment of 49,
0S9 pigs of lead from Spain TO the United
States, he is more surprised to learn that 3d.
5S5 tons of iron ore were shipped from Mar
bella, in this consular district, to the United
States during the past fiscal year, the value
of which was 1927, 70i. The ore was dis
patched on twenty-slx vessels. How iron ore
from Spain can be carried to the United
States and sold at a profit can only be ac-
counted for by the fact that it must be a very
pure iron ore and extracted from the mines
at very low prIce-wages in the mines here
are only from 40c to SOC per day-and that
the vessels which carry it to the United States
must do SO at ruinously low rates. The
United States abounds with lead and iron
ore, we pay our laborers and mechanics and
miners from 81 to 50 per day, while here 90
cents per day Is the highest wages and is
considered an extraordinary good price.
This is the reason why the iron ore and lead
get to our country, and this is going ON all
through Europe. In the United States day
laborcrs get from 81 to S1.50 per day, here
30 or 40 cents per day; masons there get from
50 to So. 80 per day, here 80 or 80 cents per
day; American mechanics get S18 per week,
Spanish mechanics get $3.50 per week. This
tells the whole story. Cheap labor enables
Spain to send iron ore and lead to the United
StateS,o
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-12-12
The Kansas Central.

ne NdnSdS NSuITd1s
Topeka, December S.-The Kansas supreme
court has reached decision in the Kansas
Central railroad case.
Chief Justice Horton says of the case and
the opinion rendered:
This was proceeding by mandamus to en-
force specifically the order of the state board
of railroad commissioners requiring the re-
laying and repairing of the track of the Kan
sas Central railroad.
The decision of the supreme court is that
under the existing statutes of the orders and
recommendations of the board of railroad
commissioners concerning the repairs of
rallrod tracks are advisory only. The. court
therefore holds that it cannot make any de-
cree or enter any judgment without full
hearing upon all the proper issues in the con-
trOyersy.
The court intimates in it's decision that it
has ample authority, upon sufficient allega-
tions of the dangerous condition of the rail-
road. If the same are established upon trial,
to compel the Kansas Central railroad or any
other company to perform its charter obi
cations, and for that purpose to compel re-
Dair of ito tracks. The state was given leave
to amend the pleadings and make full allie
cations showing the neglect Of duty COM
blamed of. After issues are joined on the
record the court will proceed at once with
the trial of the case. The court. in its deci-
sion. refers to the legislation which resulted
in the adoption of the existing statutes, au-
tboriz,pg the appointment of railroad COM
missioners and prescribing their duties.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-12-12
A Terrible Accident.

HELENA, MoNT., December 3.-Saturday
morning the west span of the Great North
crn bridge across a river six miles from COL
ulnDIa Falls fell, carrying with it nine men,
three of whom are dead and three fatally in
jured.
The accident was caused by the guy rods
falling from the top and striking the trestle
work. The framing was nearly completed,
and only the last span was to be bolted.
John Poole was wheeling the iron rods onto
the span with prawl. The incline to the
span was covered with frost and the prawi
got unmanageable and went over the side,
striking one of the supports of the false
work and the entire span of sixty feet went
down with crash.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-12-12
The Father Of Creenbacks.

CHICAGO, December 8.-One of America's
most notable characters, Colonel Edmond
Dick Taylor, the man to whom President
Lincoln gave the credit of originating the
greenback currency idea, was buried in
Chicago thus week.
Colonel Taylor's death brought to light
many important facts heretoforeunpublsh
or unknown. He it was who induced
Lincoln to leave the country store at Salem,
ILL.,, and 90 to Springfield to study law. The
story of his relations with Lincoln is a re-
markable one.
Colonel Taylor, who was a cousin of
Zachary Taylor. was born in Fairfield Court
House, Va, in 1902.
It was during the civil war. at the time the
governments credit with Europe was ex-
hausted, and the soldiers we're crying for
money, and the treasury was empty, that
Lincoln sent for Colonel Taylor. The
greenback currency idea was originated and
it was pronounced a success. President
Lincoln, in written letter to Taylor says:
1.-The scheme was the greatest blessing the
people of this republic ever had, and it is due
to you. the father of the present greenback."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-12-12
Russian sub-Trsasuries.


WASHINGTON, d. c., December 5.-Consul
General Crawford. at St. Petersburg, has
Transmitted to the department of state an i'm,
portant report upon the details and workings
OF system now in practice in Russia re-
eemoiing certain plans incorporated in the
platform OF the farmers alliance of this
country. of making advances on farmers
gram stored in warehouses or delivered tq
ofiicials of railways of the country. The
salient points of the system briefly stated arc
as follows:
Advances on grain may be made by any
railway company on account of the Imperial
bank of Russia authorized by the minister o!
finance. They must not exceed GO per cent,
of the value of the grain at the nearest mar,
ket place, except in cases of loans for si..
weeks or lese. when an 30 per cent advance,
may be obtained.
The usual interest is per cent. payable in
ADVANCE, with further small charges ON ac-
count of a sinking fund and commissions to
railroads.
Loans range from six months to one year,
and II not repaid at their expiration the grain
Is soid by the railroad company at auction.
Grain may also be solo if in danger of de,
teriOration.
This scheme went into effect on June IA,
1883. and at the present day is generally
adopted throughout the country and busi-
ness ID carried on under it on very large
scale.
have also to add, the scheme gives great
eatist action to farmers, very many of whom
declare it has been an essential feature o.
successful farming IN Russia.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-12-12
IL 1t Hiram or Hugh.

New YORK, December Sit was supposed
confidently, that the man who threw the
bomb in Russell Sage's Office, was Hiram D.
Wilson, of Glenn's Falls and Lake George,
N. Y, but this is now found to be mistake,
by this from Utica:
Hiram d. Wilson, of Glenn's Falls, q luna
tic at the state hospital some time ago, is not
the bomb thrower who made the attempt on
the life of Russell Sage. The man is still an
inmate of the institution. which he has never
left since his incarceration.
Then comes the following from Kansas
City. Mo-:
There is reason to believe that Hugh d.
Wilson, late member of the firm of Brewster
q Wilson, of this city, is the man who threw
the bomb at Millionaire Russell Sage in New
York. Men who knew Wilson when he lived
here, say that the published description of
the would be assassin is his. For years Will
son was partner of Charles Brewster in the
real estate business in this city. Wilson
made considerable money. but his friends
say that with the collapse of the boom he
lost almost everything. He began to handle
mining stocks, and about year ago re-
moved with his family to New York. Per-
sons here who aver they have lately heard
from him, say he has for the past few months
been in Strengthened circumstances and in
need of support for his family. Nobody here
can assign any raason for the wild deed,
should the dynamiter prove to be Hugh ID.
Wilson. He never showed any signs of in
sanity. but the troubles. which he is averred
to have had, may have unsettled his mind.
Still another dispatch, this one from Hia.
watha, Kansas. would show the bomb thrower
to have been formerly of Kansas He is
said to have married at Padonia, Brown
county, Kan, and had always led dessolute
life. From there he moved to Jackson coun-
ty. This dispatch further says that his father
resides in Osborne county where he is q re-
spected farmer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-12-12
Nobody Responsible,

TOPEKA. December a.-The supreme court
has decided that coal dust is not an explo-
sive, and that the 100 people who we're killed
in the mine explosion at the Frontenac mines
near Pittsburg, Kan, November 8, 1888. did
not come to their death by the carelessness
of the Cherokee and Pittsburg Mining COM
pany. owners of the mine.
The administrators of Richard Wilson and
Daniel Limb, two of the miners killed, Sc
cured judgment for damages against the
com pany in the lower court, which the su-
preme court has now reversed. 1t is said
that the relatives of the other miners were
waiting the result of the cases decided, and
had they been against the company, over 100
more suits would have been filed at once.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-12-12
The First Three Ballots.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The democratic eau
Gus of members of the house of representa-
tives took three ballots without interruption
by speeches or otherwise.
FIRST BALLOT.
The first ballot of the caucus for speaker
resulted: Caisp "a, Mills 49, Springer 81,
Mcmillan IL, Hatch IA.
SECOND BALLOT.
Crisp 50, Mills 50, Springer q, Mcmillan
18, Hatch II.
THIRD BALLOT.
Crisp 81, Mills 50, Sprague "a, Mcmillan
49, Hatch II.
Balloting continued until late hour, II
ballots being the score. This one stood:
Crisp "a, Mills 81. Springer II, Mcmillan 10,
Hatch 5, Stevens 1.
The caucus then adjourned over Sunday.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-12-12
For Suppression of Vice,

TOf suppression or VICE.
CHICAGO, December Anthony Com
stock, the head of the New York society for
the suppression of crime, is in Chicago. He
tells his Grand:
''The society in New York and the western
society in Chicago, of which R. W. McAfee
is chief agent, have labored assiduously for
years to crush out, as far as possible, obscene
ana criminal publications. Out of 228 insti-
tutlons of this kind in New York we sized
and destroyed the plates used by 226. Just
as we have accomplished so much there for
the good OF society certain Chicago publish
ers are enoeavoring to undo all that we have
done by issuing the filthiest publications.
wv nat we need here in this city is an aroused
public sentiment that will take every man
ana woman to the penitentiary who de-
oauches the minds of children.
1T ought to be counted high treason TO
debauch the children of to-day" continued
Mr.. Comstock. 1T not only curses the
future life of the individual, but it affects the
next generation, besides breaking down the
strongholds of morals and religion. The
publishers OF these vile things seems to for
get that the boys and girls of to-day are not
only to be the men and women of the future,
but the parents OF still more remote gener.
alton. The pestilence of evil reading is
worse than any other known evil In this land.
IN my Judgment To debauch the minds of
men and womel of to-morrow."
MIR. Comstock remarked that third of the
population of the United States-more than
z0Up,OOO-is composed of boys and girls
under Il years of age. To inoculate this 90
OUO,OOO with the moral leprosy of licentious
publications is to infict damage upon the
men and women of the generation to come.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-12-12
Sent Back by Snow.

DENVER, COL, December B. Information
from Sidney, COL, is to the effect that freight
teams which started for North Park last week
via the newly opened road, hauling over the
surplus grain produced in this county, have
returned with their loaded wagons. Four
miles from Bear river, on the summit of the
Continental divide, snew drifts wezeencoun-
tered from ten to twelve feet 5eep. After
working With shovels and bucking with horse
power for daysst hey were obliged TO return
20 the riyes.I, Some hardship will result for
the ranc6ers who. are depending on the pro-
ceeds Of gram sold in North Park for the
purchase of the winter supplies.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-12-12
The Packers Colonlze.

CHICAGO, ILL, December 5.-There has
Openheimer and wife, representing A. B.
Stickney. to the Chicago National Stock
Yards company, of geo acres, located within
what Is known as the Stickney tract. on the
west side of the city.
This completes the already announced deal
by which syndicate of packers, exclusive of
the 'oig FOUR" Armour, Morris, Swift and
Hammond, are to leave their union stock
yards, which are overcrowded.
The consideration was $3.50, 200, and it is
announced that the work of building neces-
sary yards, packing and slaughtering houses
will begin at once. Dwellings for the en-
ployes are to be erected on the $50 acres ad-
joining this tract. There are fifteen packing
firms In the syndicate, and they are to have
50 per cent. more space than there is in the
present yards.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-12-12
A Car Famine

Omaha, December 5-For some time past
there have been tears that the railroads oper-
ating in Nebraska would run short of
cars to move the enormous crops, and the
dreaded blockade appears now to be immi-
nent.
"We have just received notice from eastern
connections" said General Freight Agent
Crosby of the Burl ngton, "that they will not
receive any more shipments of grain until
further notice. The Burlington is loading
800 cars per day, and could use ], 600 if it had
them"
J. p. Phillippl, of the Missouri Pacific,
said: "We are considerably behind the de-,
mand for cars for moving corn and coal,
and are loading these commodities in stock,
cars. Much of our rolling stock liz tiei up
in the south, in the cotton trade, and many
cars are in the east, where unloading seems
to he sIow.''
The shortage OIL the Union Pacific amounts
to only 400 cars.
The Elkhorn is short nearly 1000 cars,
with no immediate relief i'll prospect.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-12-12
More One Pound Notes

LONDON, December 4.-The Right Honor
able George Goschen, chancellor of the ex.
cheauer, addressed meeting of thdAeadinp
bankers and merchants on the financial cues.
ton. He entered into detailed statement
of his proposed scheme for increasing tbs
stock of gold in the Bank of England by the
issue of FL notes to the amount of f38. OOO.-
COO, on the same conditions as notes are now
issued. After that point they will be issued
at tho rate of four fifths against gold and
one fifth against securities. If. by these
means, the stock of gold is largely increased,
Goschen said that he would relax the bank
charter act so as to allow the bank, in times
of an internal crisis, to issue notes against
securities, on condition of its paying a high
rate of interest to the government on such
issues. The scheme would be an enabling
and not compulsory one. 1t would depend
for Its success upon the popularity of the one
pound note with the bankers and public.
The scheme for issuing ten shilling silver
notes had been dropped, but on condition
that if foreign governments opened their
mints to the free coinage of silver, the Bank
of England would be entitled to act upon the
provisions of the bank charter act, allowing
it to hold one-fifth of its bullion in silver.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-12-12
Only One Mile Wide.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, December 3.-The re-
port of Prof. Mendenhall, chief of the United
States geological survey. concerning the
Indiana ONO boundary line, has been made
made to Governor Campbell at Columbus.
Ohio disputed the correctness of the Indi-
ana line, claiming that it was too far east at
the northern extremity of the state.
The survey of Prof. Mendenhall and his
assistants show that it is one mile east of its
proper place at that point, and converging
to its proper point at the southern extremity.
This would give Ohio nearly 100 square miles
of Indiana territory.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-12-12
The Field Failure.'

New YORK, December 3.-In regard to the
Field failure Assignee Gould said: 'There
is really nothing new in the situation. am
somewhat encouraged to find that things are
actually looking brighter in some respects.
The fact that there are no large creditors
appearing with claims, and that no one in
Wall street has been nipped, leads me to be-
heve that the only great sufferers are the
members of the firm, who have been victim
lied by Field. l am particularly sorry for
Weichers, whom consider as honest young
man as | ever met. The fact is, he has been
robbed
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-12-12
The Free Delivery System.

Inc fF00 delivery SySre".
WASHINGTON, D. c., December 3.-W. j.
Pollock, superintendent of the free delivery
system, postoffice department. has made to
First Assistant Postmaster General Whitfield
his report for the fiscal year ended June 80,
1891. 1t shows that the number of free de-
livery offices in operation at the close OF the
year was 159. an increase of sixty-dve over
the preceding year. The cost Of this service
was 5000 which is So. 424 less than the
appropriation for that purpose. The num-
Der of carriers employed on June 30 was TO-
100, which is an increase of 1,O4 during the
year. The local postage for the year
amounted to $11, 174,74. The number of
pieces of mail handled was 3,6O6, 1854, $40.
Considerable attention is given in the report
to the subject of overtime claims of letter
carriers under the act of May "a, 1889. limit
ing the hours that carriers shall be employed
per day.