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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-29

fifty miles apart, the diamond drill has gone
through three veins, one of two feet, another
of four feet, and third of seven and q half
feet, and in fourth it has already penetrated
twenty-five feet and is still working in coal:
The coal, which, by test, is said to equal
the finest Lehieh valley product. can be
showing the san,e thickness throughout the
whole extent. A railway sixty or sixty-fve
miles in length will carry the coal to the
harbor at Guaymas, from whence 1t can b
laid down in San Diego, Cal, at s. Q ton.
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jacksonville Searched.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, August 2o.-This city
has lost by FIRE about half million dollars.
The fire swept space two blocks wide and
six blocks long.
In tho Smith building large amount of
dynamite was stored. This exploded and
started fires blocks away to tho northwest.
The effects of the explosion was seen for fifty
milse. In the city the effect of the explosion
was stunning. Plate glass for five squares
was broken and the sidewalks were covered
with Rlass.
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Iowa Pearl Fisheries.

WATERLOO, a., August "a petty of
pearl fishers from Wisconsin have be.n hunt
ing for pearls in the CLAIMS in the Cedar river,
between this place ana Cedar Falls, for the
past three weeks and leave for Independence
to look for pearls in the Wapsie river. Dur
ing the three weeks they have been hero they
opened $50, 600 clans and found about $500
worth of pearls. Tho first 1000 clans they
opened did not yield q single pearl
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The English Wheat Crop.

LONDON, August 20-The Times refers to
the encouraging prospects ahead of the Eng
lish farmer, saying that given good weather
for a fortnight the wheat crop of Grea.
Britain will be a good average one. The
Times, in the same issue, predicting the
effects of the Russian ukase, says that it is
estimated that the central Europe purchases
will be equivalent to .0O0. 900 quarters of rye
in wheat, corn and potatoes. The chief
gamer, the Times says, will be the United
States, though England and India will have
their share.
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SIeNAL STATION, WAsHBuRN CoLLlen, To
P1KA, KAH.-The rainfall has been far in e1-
cess Of tho normal in the northeast and sx-
trsms southeastern counties, is about normal
in the southern counties of the middle divi-
sion, while elsewhere 1t has been very light
generally.
Temperature and sunshine have been above
the normal in all parts of the state.
The weather, this week, has been excellent
for haying and threshing; it has been go0d
for early corn and rpsning fruits, but un-
fruits, especially peaches. Ram is needed in
oil parts OF the state to put the ground into
shape for blowing. and to carry late crops
forward to the proper condition for matur-
ing. Flax is exhibiting much smaller yield,
at the threshing machine than anticipated.
Apples are still abundant. the main trouble
lying IN their being too numerous on the
trees, owing to the absence of high winds,
thus reducing the crop of ''wlnd-fall
ChautauQua-Too dry for corn, and for
fall plowing; hay excellent.
Cherokee-The rains of last two days will
help the late corn very much, and with an
other rain in due season will make q coed
crop.
Cheyenne-The week has been extremely
favorable for haying and also for thrsshing.
Cloud-Early corn is all right, in fine con-
dition; late corn and peaches are thought to
be slightly injured by the dry, hot weather,
though the corn is still green and with good
rams Will be all right.
Comanche-lu general, too dry to blow for
wheat; the dispatch in the Kansas City Star
OF the 18th inst, from Wichita. stating that
cattle in large numbers are dying from sun
stroke in Pratt, Barber, Kiowa, and Conan
che counties, is absolutely false as to Conan
che county.
Dickinson-Local showers through the
county, corn IL averaging better than last
week, but Q general rain is needed.
Ford-Corn maturing rapidly; rain needed
for blowing; soft wheat not yielding we'll.
Gove-Another hot week: too dry to pillow
for wheat; corn and sorghum cutting begun3
chinch bugs in some spots.
Greeley-No rain for two weeks, but NO
damage; corn would be better for rain, but
stacked grain needs fair weather.
Labette-The drouth has lasted too long
for corn to recover; late potatoes will b.
benefited by good rains; too dry to plow yet.
Observation-Disclosures are good for corn;
spples drug on the market, no demand
from outside, price paid to-day Toe per barrel.
Montgomery-The maximum therm ometer
has registered over 100 degrees each day ex-
cept the 18th; soil ID very dry and hard; We
have had Q3S of an inch of rain since July rs;
the early corn has dried up and some 10 be-
ing cut for fodder, corn ranges from good to
nothing.
Nemaha-Ths splendid soaking rain on
Friday. with the showers Of the week have
put now life into the corn and make il al
most impossible for the very latest corn to
b injured BY future dfouth.
Ness-So far the hottest August for thirteen
year.; ground ietoo dry to pillow; much wheat
10 being threaded and marketed, also rye; al
kinds of small grain turning out fairly well,
barley very heavy.
Pratt-Corn needing rain; ground too dry
to pillow.
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1nsectD Get = Tenth Of the Crop.
WAsHNoIuN, d. C., August H.-The asso-
ciation Of economical entomologsb vas ID
dressed BY the president James Fletcher,
eotomologiss and botanist of tie Dominioa
Of Can0da.
casioned By The ravaQes of insects. - said
that the value Of agricultural products Of
this country 10 estimated At $3.50, 100000 and
OF this IN average of about ten per cant i
Lost; in short, $50 000, 900 Is given up almosl
Without struggle By The people Of IL
United States.
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MusKoGEE. l. T.. August 1s.-9udge Shack
elford says that he has heretofore held. and
now holds, that the intent of the Law was to
prohibit the sale of intoxicants in the terri
tory, and that the sale of beer was not, in his
opinion excepted. Az this court has concur
rent jurisdiction with tho Paris and Fort
Smith courts, the beer saloons will have q
rough road to travel, Notwithstanding Judge
Bryant's opinion.
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A Good Rain Caused to Fall.


MIDLAND, Tex, August 22.-General Dy-
renforth and party have again achieved sue
cess IN their efforts to produce rainfall by
artificial means.
This is the second heavy rain on Morris
ranch, which has fallen inside of eight days.
and there seems to be no reasonable doubt
especially for the copiousness of the fall.
Readings of instruments which Prof. Cur
It's, of Smithsonian institute, brought from
Washington, show clearly that the operations
have had marked effect on the meteorological
conditions and have produced definite and
practical results.
The conclusions in the atmosphere were
produced by large number of balloons,
zach containing 600 cubic feet of oxyhydro-
gen. The oxyhydrogen was made after the
usual methods Of chemistry, but in order to
get it in sufficient quantities General Dyren-
forth had to design some sort of rough appa-
ratus, which worked fairly well. The mix
ture of oxygen and hydrogen, which forms
the strongest explosive. is one part of oxygen
quantity employed. though an exact meas
urement was not maze. An ordinary cable
reel served as the medium for sending the
balloons up into midair. and keeping tho
connection with the earth, while small
dynamo or barrograph transmitted the cleo
ITlC EpAI& AlOux bL0 CdUlC duu CouoOA uAs0 ga
plosion. There was about 800 feet OF the
cable reel. A strong wind kept the first bal
loon, which was the size of an ordinary hogs
head, pretty near the earth, but ultimately it
rose about 500 feet.
General Dyrenforth briefly explained the
basis of the experiments to tho assem- bled
scientists and newspaper men. MY theory
is that the air holds moisture in suspension
much as q sponge holds water. That bal
loon is saturated sponge of / 1000 cubic feet.
Strike a sponge against wall and the vio-
lent impact knocks the water out of it. With
enough balloons up there filled with oxyhy-
drogen We believe the explosion would knock
the water out OF the atmosphere and rainfall
be the result"
large nur-her of the balloons were sent
I'D. When the electric current was touched
off there waa f"sh in the sky, torch-ike
light, lasting appr,ciably longer than . light
ming flash, the detonation echoed through
the hills for miles around. and what had been
a muslin fabric balloon came floating down
to the earth in strips SO small that mono OF
them would have tied up powder burned
finger. The force of the conclusion was
variously estimated as an equal to half .
dozen discharges of artillery. 1t was by all
odds forcible enough to demonstrate the
strength of oyyhydrogen as an explosive.
The rainfall that followed the explosions
after about twenty-four hours, seems un-
quest;onably to have been caused by them,
As rain at this time of the year in this part OF
Texas is almost phenomenon.
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December Whea.

CHICAGO, August 21.-At the opening of
the board of trade cables were quoted lower,
and another bearish item was telegram
quoting Government Statistician Dodge a.
saying that the wheat crop of this country
could not fall below 525, Co., 600 bushels. In
spite of this December wheat opened cent
higher, 1t 1.0S1S. It advanced to $1.O4, but
quickly broke to $1.0215. The market then
became quiet.
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Coal Fields OF Sonora.

WASHINGTON, D. c., August 1S.-Ths re-
ports of the discovery of extensive anthracite
coal fields in Sonora are confirmed oy Cd
vices received by the bureau of American re-
pubics. Operations a. the coal fields arc
beang carried on about forty miles nom
OKtis, town on the SonoEa railway between
HermoGillo and 0uaymaA The co0ce1n -
oWned bye Mexican company covering yo0-
- ocses. Cool hae beeo found in bos11ep
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xev, Ter nsnssssaEsrs.

WAsuue1es, D. C., Angus A.-0scBs6a-
y Noble = nov giving much of bis attsa1ioa
% maStsss preliminary 70 oDening 70 sst1ls-
usot ~ lands in eastern Oklahoma peeoa1iy
odd 10 ths governmeatb b. tie Sec, 1o1, lsws
s.d Potsavatomis Indians. and taat within .
IGNITION q ths president for oeGiou. Thie.
will opsn - settlement shout ooQ0oo seEss.
A 70 ths Cheyenne md Arapahee tosse-
vataoas vest Of Oklahoma, ssvsn allo1tiug
aesals ass nov q work, and il = hopea ~
a1lotnsntB win I'll b made b. IL coming
autumn, when this reservation, ahout AOo1-
ooQoc4, scsss. vii also - opened - ~ :
moak
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s.ver, Tnu.aer ser.

A Severe Thunder SeosA.
81. PAUL, August 2-Probably 10 srsat-
ct electric storm in the history Of his coun-
tn struck this city. Flalhss Of ightning
followed each other with such Eapidisy fog
forty minutes that the entire city Was liz up
With tho glare. The roar Of the thunder was
kko that arising from some great bottle.
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WAmus1oa. D. C., August A-Aces.s
ssesstazy Chandlss's attention ves called %
H. uubIished statement from Caldwell. Kan,
20 ~ s6ec4 that q . meeenG Of casae@e !:
IA iesdin9 CSorokes Indian6, hsld there, Il
- srran0sd that IL 10000 head Of cataaa.
nov araxine on IT, Cherokee stxip, snoulo
- temporsrily transferred By The whites,
thedr OMEN, 10 individual Indians thua
svoiAiue ths presidents recent perempsoey
orier Of removal. Judge Chandler 1890
that such transfer would unqueseouaDiy -
rorarded a IN EVASION of the presadenss or
~. and would not be permitted.
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Where the Green Mountain Boys Won.
BENNINGTON, VT.-Bennington's great day
dawned clear and beautiful.
The decorations are elaborate and beau
tiful.
Colonel Seward Webb, accompanied by q
mounted Grand Army post, escorted Presl-
dent Harrison from General McCullouSh's
house to the Soldiers Home, where Governor
Page and all the living ex-governors of the
state were waiting to greet him.
The president remained only q short time,
and then resumed his place in q carriage,
which, with other vehicles, took their places
in line.
The procession continued its march to the
massive and lofty pillar which will tell gen.
eratlons yet unborn of the patriotism of the
Green Mountain boys of III.
Hon. Wheelock G. Veazey, ex-commander.
ln-chiet OF the G. A. R., addressed tho Sass
concour0e, saying:
I'VE stand at the point where Stark had
brought volunteers from New Hampshire,
Massachusette and Vermont in August. III,
20 defend military stores here collected and
operate IN his discretion upon the flank OF
tho hostile army which, In its southwark
movement, invaded the western borders OF
tho territory of Vermont. Measured by con-
sequences and verdict of history, il was .
facs that accounts for the erection of this
massive structure and the presence of the
president and cabinet, OF governors and
statesmen"
Ex-Governor Prescott, of New Hampshire.
president of the Bennington Battle Ionu-
ment association, Transferred The monument,
The result Of the associetion's many yeaxs OF
enS.t 70 The care and keeping of ths sease,
ma Governor Page accepted The gift IN .
brat aneach Afkar ynre.~ Cemnr6 Vaa2av
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Two Big Buildings Collapse.

NEW YORK, August 26.-From al that can
Be learned, fully City people lost their lives.
The accident came 40 suddenly that not a
single person in the two big buildings at 70
and p Park Place escaped alive.
There was but one eye witness Left. ms
man is named A. A. johnson. janitor. He
8, across the street, at noon, when he heard
the sound of the explosion.
Immediately the front walls OF the two
buildings collapsed and the entire building
caved in with q great crash.
On the ground floor was q restaurant
CROWDED WITH PEOPLE.
The other floors were occupied BY the
Southern Publishing company and several
printing and bookbinding concerns.
The ruins are burning iercely.
As near a. could be learned the explosion
took place in the metal leaf factory OF Rosen a.
field d CO., on the second floor of No ~
Park Place.
PEDESTRIANS CRUSHED.
As the walls fell there was many pedestn-
ans who were passing the place, who were
covered under the bricks and stones.
A large number ef girls were at work in
tho metal leaf factory.
The number of people in the restaurant Is
estimated to be between twenty i've and
thirty-five 1t is thought that there we're ten
or twelve girls in the washroOm in the base.
ment Trippc d Co., druggists, at 20 and y
Park Plack, also had large number Of en-
ployes who must be in the ruins. Three
children of Frank Haggarty, janitor. No. 81
Park Place. were playing IN front OF No. q
Park Place. when the explosion occurred.
They we're killed.
TIE TIRKMKN AND BYBTANDEls
cut hole in the nde wall of No. 20, out of
which seventeen persons crawled.
The greatest difficulty was experienced IN
keeping thousands of people over beyond the
fire lines when 1t was known that there had
been fearful loss of life.
The number of those buried il The ruins
10 estimated ut 100 persons.
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A or..s v.,-m. q W..er.

JAcKDox, 4IcH., Aug. IA storm devel-
oped into small tornado and swept across
tie townships of Leonia, Napolo and Mar
trees being uprooted. The volume of water
that fell Was very great. On the line Of the
Storm houses and barns were wrecked and
the inmates sought safety in cellars.
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Want Axtsl, Taxed.

TEnnI HAuIl, IxD., August &.-Ths eeun-
tv board has valued the great stallion, Az
tell, at $500, and committee from ths
farmers' alliance will visit Indianapolis to
AL the state board of tax commissioners to
raise the figure.
Many members Of the alliance wans sne
he.1o taxed nc S106, 600. the amount paid for
him. claiming that farm land % asseseed Ion
n full value, while Others will b content
With So 600
~ alliance leaders aver that they con
ueovo that The stallion 10 earning a enoe-
nous dividend yearly, and that - xccz
,alsos II profits were nearly $60,oW y =
Gid that Mr.. 1jems, one OF TIE owens o. ~
~ ~ made Q threat TO move AXto2l
sWay fro0 Vigo county in case shigh aass.
ment g mads. and this fact. - alliance q
leeos. deferred the local board fro0 making
\ prope4 assessment.
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Moving to Their Allo,me,,..

GuTMH, Ok, IT,, August 21.-Wm Mur-
ray, interpreter to the Iowa Indiansy says
~ blind chief, To-hee, has gone to reside
On hls allotment, and thai mos Ill IL lows
vho hayo takoa allotments are nov hving II
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FIour P.ekers Strike and Wiz.

MuxlArolls, NMH., August 0.-Tvo
hundred and City nailers and packers 1t The
Aour mills struck for IN advance in wages Of
g cents per day. Al it 10 the busiest time Of
year thtrs was nothing for the mills to do
huk submit ~
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UNIFYING.
New England Character Hon
ored--lts Work, Marvellous.

ssrJamin harrison Believes That Thsre II
Now . Deeper Love for the Uaity
OF the States Than Ever IA
fore In Our HISTORY
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AZ - British bank Of Australia = announced.
The Liabilities aEe $eo10M
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uli.els a.A laIssisaIppi Rav.rn

AuoOO oo2 -~sRpe Asv0fo.
WAsnueToS. D. c., August 0.-Ths fol.
lowing are tAs board of engineers who are 10
take under coasideration and report upon .
site for Tie western terminus Of the nlinois
aud Mississippi river (Hennepin) canal:
General o. p. Poe, chairman; Major Asxan-
der Mackenzie and Captain Aarshal.
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GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT
Conservatism Checks Dispo-
sition to Speculate.

stocks Of 0eeAs Carried Over Lesson hat
Much the Current DeAanA Ersn Re-
taiisrs-Colleoslons Net Generally
6ood-lmmense Iron Prod ueti0n.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-07-11
Couldn't Forget the Ear.

Speaking OF dogs calls to mind on,
the proprietor of downtown resor-
used to have at his esta blishment yea1
or two ago. The dog was sort of pet
OF all the customers and was very ia
miliar with most of the regular corners
One day there was fire, and the dog
being out on the street was run over
and had his ear cut off by hose cart
Ed Marcilla was close by, and the in
jured canine being great favorite with
him he was anxious to relieve it's suffer.
ing. He picked up the severed piece
and sewed it on, as he thought, in a very
artistic manner. Somehow or other.
though, Ed did not get it right; in fact,
he got it decidedly wrong, so that the
ear did not feel natural to the dog.
This caused GOODNESS to spring up be-
tween them. Heretofore they had been
the best of friends The dog would de-
sert almost anyone to come to lick Mar
elias hand, but after this unfortunate
surgical operation Ed never went into
the place but the dog would set up a
vicious bark at him, always keeping at
a distance.-Chicago Times
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A BRAVE ENGINEER.
He Gives UP His Own Life But Saves His
Passengers.

He Gives Up His Own Life But Saves His
Passengers.
CHICAGO, July 8.-A sensational train
wrecking is being investigated by the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul road
The wrecl1ing occurred near Lansing,
La, July 4, and has, up to this time, es-
capped publication. A prisoner was to-
day taken into custody at Lans-
ing, and the officials are on the
track of his three confederates.
The II McGregor passenger train
bound for La Crosse, Wis, with several
cars heavily loaded with passengers
when near Lansing struck an obstruc-
ton placed upon the rails and the en-
CINE was hurled over the bank into the
Mississippi river. Fortunately the cars
remained on the track, the engineer,
Charles Todd, giving up his life to save
his passengers.
The fireman jumped and saved him
self. The engineer reversed the lever
and opened the sand valve SO that the
cars might stay on the rails. His
first question when rescued from the
ruins Of the engine, badly scalded
and writing in agony, was if any
passengers had been hurt. Upon re-
ceiving the negative answer from the
passengers who crowded about him,
Todd smiled as he looked around.
"Wcll, this is glorious Fourth we are
having. 4 am afraid we had too MANY
fireworks" Todd died shortly after
wards. The culprits are said to be
farmers
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NEWS FROM CHILL,
The COnstitutiOnalIsts Bitter at the United
States-Balmecada LfkeIY to Lnaa.

The ConstitutiOnalIsts Bitter at the United
States-Balmecada Likely to Lose.
SAN DIEGO, Cal, July 6.-Officers OF
the United States steamer Charleston.
report that the feeling on the part OF
the Gillian congressional party is ex-
tremely bitter toward the United
States, to which they looked, if not for
assistance, at least for non-interfer-
ence.
The Charleston also brings news that
the insurgents have now about 20, 900
men in the field, while the government
forces are not quite as numerous Be-
sides the insurgents have taken possess
sion of almost the entire country north
of Valparaiso.
The insurgents were recently attacked
by Balmaceda's forces in the town of
Iquique. They tonight their way into
the very streets and attacked the Gus
tenn house, where there were a great
many English goods and a num-
Der of English and American
residents had taken refuge The
commander of the British war ship
Warsprite appeared with a detach-
ment of marines and informed both
sides that foreigners and their property
would be protected. If they did not
stop fighting in the streets he would
take hand himself. They retired to
their country back of the city and con-
tinued the battle. The insurgents
finally came off victorious
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-07-11

WASHINGTON, July & the papers in
the Chickasaw and Choctaw claim. for
the payment of which the last congress
appropriated s., 991, $50. have been sent
to the president by Secretary Noble.
The papers in this case have been in
the hands of interior department Off
Gals for the past two weeks Secretary
Noble, in his letter transmitting them
TO the president stated that the deeds
were found to be all in proper form.
The president said that he would take
this matter mp in its regular order and
dispose of it Mr.. Harrison left for
Cape May, taking the papers with him.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-07-11

DUBUQUE, Ia. July S-A man opened
saloon at Elkadar, county seat 81
Clayton county, Ia Rialto E. Price,
who has been prominent in enforcing
the prohibition law there, and his son
commanded the man to close his saloon.
On his refusal, Price secured the city
marshal's aid and closed the saloon AS
Price and his son were going home
across the bridge after dark mob at
tackled and cut them badly. They were
forced to fly in an adjoining building
and barricaded the doors to keep the
mob from executing their threat Of
lYnching them.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-07-11

PHILADELPHIA, July 6-By an ex.
plosion of coal oil on board of the tank
steamship Standard, lying at Point
Breeze seven employees and sailors
were horribly burned The steamship,
with full cargo of oil, will be almost
total loss by the fire that followed
the explosion.
The injured were all conveyed to St
Agnes hospital, where the physicians
stated that there was but slight hope.
for the recovery of any of the injured
with the exception of one man. The
cause of the explosion is not yet
known