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The Globe-republican., 1891-12-10
The Kansas Central.

TOPEKA, December S.-The Kansas supreme
court has reached a 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 a full
hearing upon all the proper issues in the con-
troversy.
The court intimates in its decision that it
has ample authority, UPON sufficient alleQa-
tons 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 a re-
pair of its tracks. The state was given leave
to amend the pleadings and make full ale
cations showing the neglect OF duty COM
planned 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.
thorizipg the appointment of railroad COM
missioners and prescribing their duties.
The Globe-republican., 1891-12-10

jamestown bas ten regular trains
every day. besides nearly as many extras
Could the cars b had . train load OF
grain would b loaded there daily by
bar three grain dealers and shipped "a
eastern marketa
Emporia Republican: Owing to the
great rush OF business along the G. K.
& W., better known - the Strong City
branch, there have been added engines
9, So and g. This makes six engines
on tho freigh: run and two on the pas
seuger run. Both trains are kept "a
their utmost limit and If more freight
cars could b had moro engines would
be needed.
GAYLORD Herald: Il 10 estimated that
there are 81, 900 bushels Of wheat stored
in elevators and vacant buildings Of
Gaylord at thu present time. It haa
been impossible to secure cars to haul II
away, and buyers have bssn compelled
to refuse grain because they had no
room to store it They say the i tha
condition Of affairs In several Other west
en- KsnsoD toWna
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For Suppression Of Vice.

fOe suppression OF VICE.
CHICAGO, December Anthony Com
stock, the head of the New York society fol
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 al possible, obscene
and criminal publications. Out of 22S insti-
tutlons of this kind in New York We sized
and destroyed the plates used by 296. Just
a we have accomplished so much there for
the good of society certain Chicago publish
ers are endeavoring to undo all that We have
done by issuing the filthiest publications.
What We need here in this city is an aroused
public sentiment that will take every man
and woman to the penitentiary Who de-
bauches the minds of children.
1T ought to be counted high treason to
debauch the children of today" continued
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 &c the men and women of the future,
but the parents Of still more remote 0ener.
alton. Tho pestilence of evil reading is
worse than any other known evil IN this land.
IN my Judgment To debauch tho minds Of
men and womel of to morrow"
Mr.. Comstock remarked that third of tho
population of the United States-more than
AO0O, OONis composed of boys and girls
under q years of age. To inoculate this 90
QUO, 900 With the moral leprosy of licentious
publications il to inf1ict damage upon the
men and women of the generation to come.
The Globe-republican., 1891-12-10
Ia It 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, 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. No.:
There is reason to believe that Hugh D.
Wilson, late member of the firm of Brew .ter
& 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 ie 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
mining stocks, and about a 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 straighteued 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.
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The Packers Co,onIze.

CHICAGO, ILL, December 5.-There has
been put ON record deed made by Aural
Openheimer and wife, representing A. B.
Stickney. to the Chicago National Stock
Yards company, of $50 acres, located within
what 10 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, 900, and it is
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 tsact. 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.
The Globe-republican., 1891-12-10
The Father Of Creenbacks.

CHICAGO, December &-One of Americas
most notable characters, Colonel Edmond
Dick Taylor. the man to whom President
Lincoln gave. the credit of originating tho
greenback currency idea, was buried in
Chicago this week.
Colonel Taylor's death brought to light
many important facts heretofore unpublished
or unknown. He it was who induced
Lincoln to leave the country store at Salem.
ILL.,. and go 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.
1t 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 a written letter to Taylor says:
1.-The scheme was the greatest blessing the
people of this republic ever had, and it 10 due
to you. the father of the present greenback."
The Globe-republican., 1891-12-10
Russian Sub-Trea.urIes.

Russian Sub-TreaSurieS.
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 q system now in practice in Russia re.
sembling certain plans incorporated in the
platform of the farmers alliance of this
country. of making advances ON farmers
grain stored in warehouses or delivered tn
officials of railways of the country. Ths
sallent points of the system briefly stated are
a. 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 gralu at the nearest mar,
ket place, except in cases of loans for Sly
weeks or less. when an 80 per cent. advances
may be obtained.
The usual interest is per cent. payable in
ADVANCE, with further small charges on &C,
count of sinking fund and commissions 70
railroads.
Loans range from six months to one year,
and if not repaid at their expiration the grain
Is aold 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,
1888. and at the present day is generally
adopted throughout the country and bust.
ness il carried on under it on q very large
scale.
/ have also to add, the scheme gives great
satisfaction to farmers, very many of whom
declare it has peen an essential feature o.
successful farming IN Russia.
The Globe-republican., 1891-12-10

was driving. Stevens saw . hawk. and
after shooting it handed his double
barreled gun to Alderich and had
alighted for tho dead hawk, secured it.
and took his seat in the carriage. but
had not relieved Alderich of the gun.
Alderich started to drive on, still hold.
ing the gun in tho seat beside him with
the muzzle against his side, when sud.
denly there was loud report, and be-
fore the two men in the back seat could
realize what had bar psned, Aldsrich
fell forward dead. The deceased was
one of the oldest settle rs, and his death
is a severe shock to the community.
Wichita Eagle: Southwestern Kan
sas seems to be over.run with horse
thieves at the present time. Almost
every night one or more horses are
stolen in this and adjoining counties.
A prominent official stated to an
Eagle reporter that, in his opinion,
there is an organized gang of horse.
thieves operating in this part of the
country, and that in short time some
startling disclosures will be made, and
a number of desperate and well-knovn
criminals will be lodged behind tho
bars. The sheriff daily receives large
numbers of kilograms and postal cards
giving accounts Of some horses stolen
and asking for the apprehension of the
thieves, who in many cases head for
Wichita.
Atchison. - Bernard Schmidt. the
Atchison county farmer who is detained
in the German army. has been a citizen
of the United States twenty three
years. When Schmidt went back to the
old country on a visit, few months
ago. he was arrested for having desert.
ed from the army. His friends admit
that he was a deserter, but say there
Is no other charge against him. In case
Schmidt is not released upon the peti.
ton OF the American government, he
will be compelled to serve SIX months
as soldier. A neighbor OF Schmidt's
in this county named Gronibger accom-.
panied him on his the trip has returned.
When he left Germany Schmidt was in
the guard house and had not consented
to serve as q soldier. Schmidt has a
fine farm near Huron, and q wife and
five children, who are naturally much
distressed over his detention.
The Globe-republican., 1891-12-10

NV YoM.-Shorsly after noon stranger
Broadway. He demanded that he be given
81, 100000. He opened a satchel which he
vas carrying and selling . bottle threw it at
the bead Of Mr.. Sage.
The latter lodged and the Office struck the
onacs wall, exploding with . fearful crash
and iniur,ng perhaps fatally, three clerks.
Mr.. Sage was badly, but not seriously hurt
The bottle vas evidently loaded with dyna-
mite.
The man who threw the bomb was instantly
killed by the explosion.
Washington Connor, tho we'll known brok-
er, was at the office at the time, but was not
injured.
The stranger was blown to shreds except
his head, and it Is thought he can be identi-
fed.
Mr.. Sage walked out of tho building rs
sisted by Officer Humel. As he passed the
door he said to the officer: That was ter
nole explosion; they meant it this time"
Fully $1,000 people were down to the scene
OF the explosion, and for an hour the police
were powerless to bring order out of chaos.
The explosion came with a force that was
absolutely startling. completely wrecking
the second floor of the building. throwing
pedestrians on the street to the ground and
startlin. people for blocks around.
Those who were close at hand saw q man
blown through one of the windows of Sage's
Office into Rector street. few minutes
later Sage himself, with blood streaming
from his face AND hands, was helped out into
the street and taken to q drug store on Broad
way.
Just inside the door of the general Office
was found the trunk of q man in state that
recognition was nearly impossible, the head
having been severed from the body. A
pointed reddish beard gave it the appearance
of an educated man, which was enhanced by
brown, curley halr and q heavy mustache
that adorned the upper lip OF the dead one.
When the body was taken up it was found it
had been torn in shreds by the explosion.
This is believed to be the stranger who ex-
ploded the bomb, and who said his name was
H. D. Wilson. He was the only one killed
outright.
Benjam F. Morton. who was blown through
the window, q clerk in the Office of Sage,
was removed to the hospital, whore he died
while under an operation for fracture of the
skull.
The following injured were taken to the
hospital:
Frank Robertson. 20 years old, employed
a. clerk for Imbro + Co, brokers, in
Sage's Office at the time of the explosion,
skull fractured and he will probably die.
Charles w. Osborne, Russell Sage's cashier,
fractured skull. will probably die.
Samuel ]. Calhoun. clerk, lacerated
wounds on head.
VIM. R. Laidlow, who was in the building
at the time, received a fracture of the leg.
Colonel j. j. Slocum, brother-in-law OF
Sage and his chief clerk, badly cut about
the head and face.
The Globe-republican., 1891-12-10
Nobody Responsible.

TOPEKA. December S.-The supreme court
has decided that coal dust is not an expiO-
sive. and that the 100 people who we're killed
in the mine explosion at the Fronteuac mines
near Httsburg Kan, November 8 1883. did
not come to their death by the carelessness
of the Cherokee and Pittsburg Mining CON-
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
company in the lower court, which the SUI
preme court has now reversed. Il 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.
The Globe-republican., 1891-12-10

WASHINGTON, D. c., December 4.-Hon.
E. II. Nebecker, treasurer of the United
States, has submitted his annual report in
regard to the operations and condition of the
treasury to Secretary Foster.
The net ordinary revenues of the govern.
ment for the past fiscal yea were $685., 81,
Az, or $40, 49,, 535 less than those of the yeaz
before. The net ordinary expe nditures, ex-
elusive of amounts paid in premiums on
bonds purchased were s355, 37.6s4. an in
crease of $57 ,636. 1913. The surplus revenues
were thus cut down from $lO5, IN, 1856 to $751;
239, 76e, which las. sum was applied to the
reduction of the pu bile debt.
0Ihe postal revenues amounted to $c5, 762, +.
9OS and the expenditures to 81, OS7, $780, an
increase of about s., O00, OO on both sides.
The reduction affected during the year in
the principal of the bonded debt ana circu-
lating notes, which cannot be reissued.
amounted to $116. $50. 273, and the required
expenditures to SIG, y91 ,694, including pre-
miums on bonds purchased. This sum was
made up by taking SIS, ISL, 731 from the re-
serve in tho treasury In addition to the sur
plus revenues OF the year. The consequent
reduction in the annual interest charge was
81, 332. O92
According to the revised figures the amount
of money in the country ON June 30, exclu-
sive of certificates In circulation for which
the treasury held deposits was 81, sc, ora, 1O2.
of which $3.50. Al, Ol9 belonged to the treas
ury and 81 495. 666. 0S3 was in circulation.
There was net gain of upward of $4,000
600 of o:her money, and q consequent con-
traction Of about $9,UOO,OOO in the whole
volume.
Unusually large amounts of notes Of small
denomination have been sent out to the west
ana south since July l, chiefly for deposits
in the SUBJ treasury in New York. The a2gre-
gate up to the middle of November reached
upward of SIS, COO, 900, as against $61 OK, 900
for the whole preceding year.
The withdrawal of notes from circulation
amounted to nearly $1,000 600, while the
redemptions from the fund arising from this
source exceeded $25, goo.
Deposits of 2 per cents exceeded the with
drawals of old bonds, and there was an issue
of new notes amounting to about s., sou, 100
The Globe-republican., 1891-12-10
The First Three Ballots.

WASHINGTON, d. C.-The democratic cau-
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 g, Springer 81,
Mcmillan IL, Hatch II.
SECOND BALLOT.
Crisp SO, Mills 50, Springer %, Mcmillan
10, Hatch IL.
THIRD BALLOT.
Crisp 81, Mills 50, Sprague "a, Mcmillan
Is. Hat h II.
Balloting continued until late hour. I.
ballots being the score. This one stood:
Crisp 81, Mills 81. Springer Il, Mcmillan IS.
Hatch 5, Stevens 1.
The caucus then adjourned over Sunday.
The Globe-republican., 1891-12-10
STOCK AND FARM.

There is considerable hog cholera in
the western part OF Atchison county.
One farmer has lost seventy hogs.
J The cotton crop in the southern tier
OF Kansas counties was unusually good
this year. The best fields were in
Montgomery and Chautauqua counties.
Haddam Clipper: George Byfield
raised this year over 5000 bushels Of
corn on tho farm he rented OF Miss
Mamie Neebit. This farm is located
five and one.half miles north of here.
Coffeyville Journal: A large amount
Of cotton has been raised in this county
this year. and We are told the crop is
double that of last year, and the yield
is such that the industry 10 very prof
liable one.
Cedar Vale Star: Andrew Fessler
cIaims the belt, having shucked and
cribbed seventy.five bushels of corn in
a day. This was done on the Frank
Thompson farm, in the best corn. Fess-
Ter says, that he ever saw. 1t was
raised by E. NJ. Cole.
Cove City Gazette: Christ Beough.
or has $40 acres of wheat sown, j. J..
Bigbee $50 acres, Henry Mense 1875
acres, Tip Eaton nearly 200 acres; DR..
Jones 100 acres, Cox 10 acres-and
this is ouly a few of the many we
might mention in this township who
have in a large acreage OF wheat.
Medicine Lodge Cresset: Frank
Gordon, from Lake City, is one of the
best. posted cattlemen in the county,
and his opinion is generally accepted
by all. He says the outlook for feeders
is gloomy indeed. The range 10 almost
worthless, forcing stockmen to COM
mence feeding two months before they
usually do With the high price of feed
and the low price Of cattle, the profits
of our stockmen look pretty small.
The agricultural college farm at Man.
haitian has corn harvester that cuts
and loads one row OF corn as fast as Q
team can walk. The machine also has
q binder attachment which binds and
drops the corn of in shocks when de-
sired. 1t may revolutionize the present
Kansas method OF gathering corn, as
all the valuable fodder can thus be pre-
served, and the corn can be piled in
sheltered place and husked in any kind
of weather.
Douglas Tribune: Bert and Frank
Anderson, OF Latham, with their father,
are largely engaged in the sheep bust
ness. They are taking a bunch Of 1,500
up to Heather Bend, above Augusta,
to be wintered. Another large bunch
viii be shipped from here to Oklahoma
in . low days. whore they already have
q large Aock. They were fortunate
enough to secure lot Of cheap corn in
Payne county, Oklahoma, early in the
seasou, hence they arc moving 50 many
there to winter. They will return t.
this county in the spring.
The Globe-republican., 1891-12-10
The Reports All In.

CoLuMBUs, o.. December The petiod
allowed the presbyteries throughout tho
country to consider and act upon the report
of the committee ON revision of the West
minister confession to the recent general As
sembly Of the church at Detroit, expired On
Tuesday last, and Rev. DR.. W. c. Roberts,
of this city, the chairman of the committee,
has received replies from every one of the
PIG presbyteries under the jurisdiction of the
general assembly.
These replies will now be tabulated and
printed, after which the committee will dis
cuss thoroughly all the criticisms and sus-
gestions offered, preparatory to drafting =
final report for presentation to the general
assembly next year. It is understood that
very few of the presbyteries have given full
approval to the report, while large majOity
have faileo to agree with the committee ON
revision in some one particular or other.
Some of the criticisms on the changes pro
posed in the confession are very severe.
Many important changes are recommended,
some of the presbyteries being Numerically
opposed to the views of the committee, espe-
cially on predestiuation and election. A
few are opposed to the work of the commit
tee from beginning to end. As a result. the
task now before the committee will be far
more difficult than the original one.
The Globe-republican., 1891-12-10
TrestIe Gives Way.

MKxPH1s, December ga north bound
passenger train on the Louisville, New Or
leans 4 Texas railroad left the track near
Evansville, Misa., ran along the ties for 15O
feet and on to q trestle over a bayou.
THE gave way ard the train, consisting of
two day coaches, one Pullman sleeper and
two baggage carr, was precipitated thirty
feet into the bayou, which is partially flle6
With water.
Several are known to have been seriously
injured. A relief tram carrying railroad
men, helpers and physicians left immedi-
ately for The scene Of the wreck.
The Globe-republican., 1891-12-10
Furnishing Avaricious Dealers.

Furnishing Avaricious Dealers.
ST. PETERSBURG, December 5.-A large
number of dealers in grain in the provinces
of Riazan and Nazan, who have been seek
ing to make larger profits unlawfully, mixed
fine earth with their -four, which added
greatly to the weight, and then sold the CON-
pound to poor people. This came to the ears
of the authorities, and the dealers found SELL
ing the adulterated flour were arrested. and
each of them sentenced to q weeks impris-
Onment
spectators in grain. who seek to put fcti-
taous value upon cereals. A number of these
were arrested and held for trial on the charge
of buying up rye in the markets and imme-
diately afterward raising the price to the
Would.be purchasers.