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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-04-23
Cyclone in Virginia,

PETERSBURG, Va, April ia disastrous
cyclone visited this section. The storm was
especially destructive IN Dinwiddie county.
At Stony Creek, houses, barns and fences
were leveled to the ground, and trees that had
withstood the storms. of centuries were torn
up by the roots or twisted into all conceivable
shapes. The residence of Milton R. Rose
was lifted from its foundation and crushed to
pieces on the ground some distance away.
Mrs. Rose and a servant girl were instantly
killed. It is feared other lives were lost, but
owing to the prostration of telegraph wires
full particulars are unobtainable. The dam
age to property and vegetation will be enor-
nous.
At Norfolk the wind attained velocity of
sixty miles an hour.
At Lambert's Point, where new round
house is being erected by the Norfolk d West
ern Railroad company, wall 200 feet around
and fifteen feet high, was blown down as
though it had been paper. The three masted
schooner, Captain Insley, of Philadelphia.
encountered the gale near Craney light and
lost all her top masts, besides having all the
sails blown TO pieces.
Various other portions of the state report
immense damage to small buildings, fences,
fruit trees and early crops.
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Unpopular With Old Soldiers.

Unpopular With Old Soldiers.
OuAHoarA CRY, O. Secretary Mobiles
instructions to the United States land Office
here, prohibiting the fling of more than two
deciaratoly statements by one person, and
that filings cannot be made by mail, is hav.
ing the effect of bringing personally hundreds
OF Old soldiers here, who had given agents
power 70 act for them. They are camped in
front OF the land Office and continually wall
about the abridgement of their rights.
Those now in line are having prize fights
to hold their place, and at II O'clock Tues
Gay general stampede is expected, which
may cause blood to flow.
troop of soldiers is in camp here, but it
Is doubtful whether they can preserve order
among the excited and determined men.
Three hundred settlers arrived here to-day
over the Santa Fe, and say they will push
their way into the ofhce, irrespective Of the
lines already formed, and serious conflict
Is expected. Unless the newly appointed reg
lister receives his commission before Tuesday
no filings can be made, in which event the
actual settlers will win.
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honest money; lsgislafiM BY eone1so = d.
manded to secure to every electoe Z nee b6h
lot and to every voter fair count; approval
nexpreaeed for the forceful, fearless md dig
mined policy OF President HarIison's admin
and loyal endeavor by that noble petrsos and
statesman, James g. Blaine. The concaud-
ing plank states that while tho republicans Of
Michigan recognize the sterling worth and
ability OF General Alger, still they can safely
leave TO the collective Judgment of the repre-
sensayles OF the party at the national conyen-
ton the selecting of the man who will lead
the triumphant march of the republican hosts
70 victory at the polls in November, pledging
20 the nominees of that convention unquali-
ned cooperation and answering devotion.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-04-23
NEWS BREvITIeL

Wintry weather prevails in England.
The coal strike is bringing on a crisis in all
English industries.
Miss Amelia B. Edwards, the well-known
novelist and lecturer, is dead. She had been
Ill several weeks.
The new Illinois law allowing women to
vote ut school elections causes some exciting
times in the rural distric4A
HUGH s. Thompson has rendered hls resig-
nation a q member of the civil service COM
mission, to take effect May Is.
Congressman Holman has been re-nomi-
mated by acclauAtion by the democrats OF
the Fourth district of Indiana.
A priest vas decapitated with . sword in
hands of q crazy man, while kneeling at the
altar in q church st Angelosa, Spain.
An endemic of black smallpox Is raging
In Poland, especially on the Galician from
tier. Most of those who are attacked die on
the thlrd day.
The extra session of the Texas Legislature
adjourned without making congressional
oppoxt5onment and two congreamen will
hGvs to b elected this year from Tie stste q
l0ue.
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THE WAR OVER.
Cattle Men Surrender to the
Authorities.
Three Troops Of Cavalry AssIst
Civil Officers and Seem to Favor
the Rustlers as Against the Cattle
Men, Who Are Called Regulators.

buffalo, WYo., April 1.-THE sheriff and
endorsements fom Fort Mckinney, con-
sisting Of three troops of United States cav
airy, reached T. A. ranch. The cattle men
were still barricaded in the ranch buildings
and the besieging party of rustles were firing
volleys into their intrenchments, but few
shots being returned. As the United States
troops approached the rustlers ceased firing.
Colonel Van Horne, in command of the
troops, together with the sheriff, with flags
Of truce, advanced to within 100 yards of the
outer Notifications, where they were met BY
representative of the besieged cattle men.
After short psrley the stockmen surrendered
to Colonel Van Horne and were at once e.
corted to Fort Mckinney, where they are at
present under the protection of the troops.
The rustlers offered no objection to the cattle
men surrendering to Colonel Van Horne.
During an almost incessant firing, which has
been kept up for two days on the besieRed
party, only two men were wounded, one q.
Ferely.
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disappeovll IN empkatic language. Concern-
ing The matter the commissioner said:-
Il unden.tehd very well the trouble these
ofoeD would cause those Who are seeking
undue advantage Il il my honest intention
to make Il absolutely fair to Ill honest home.
seeken do not propose to allow any man,
or see OF men to get an undue advantage The
By t6e Land essbbe.. T n, s ses tbeir dspssr
and are trying to intimidate the department.
some OF these Spectators have spent money
m buying up these declaratory statements
and now IN danger of being knocked clear
out they get every one they can control to
rush to the telegraph Office.
The instructions will stand" said the
been seeking to control a million acres of he
best land IN that country will be defeated"
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No Fights On the SIsseton

No Fights On the SIsseton.
BRowN's VALLEY, S. D., April 19.-Sisseton
reservation, so far as heard from, has been
thrown open without the firing of shot or a
squatter's row or anything of serious char
acter. There were broken wheels, smashed
axles and q few brushes after the scramble
for town sites, but the contretemps were
taken good naturally. A few minutes before
l o'clock the leaders in the townsite race ar
rived on the chosen ground. Half an hour
afterward 200 men and a few women were
on the spot. There ensued discussion as to
the exact locality of the section line. The
first care of the locaters was to settle the
women.
Inside of an hour restaurant and gro
Gerry store were running in full blast, while
q dozen shanties were IN course of construc-
ton. The outlook for water and other nee
essarles in the reserve is good. There will
be no suffering.
Wheaton than to Browns Valley. The site
is close to the intersection of three proposed
lines of railway.
The order for the withdrawal of the mill
tary is expected.
The crowd is increasing at the townsite,
but all is quiet. Officials who have just re-
turned from the reservation say the crowd
at this point Is slightly increasing and that
there is liable to be trouble there, though not
of a serious character. They found stray
glers in every direction. In the last two
hours they passed fifty people on their way
back here, discouraged, bedraggled and ex-
hausted. A few are now arriving and have
not word to say. They became lost
on tn prairie and thereby lost their claims.
The Indians picked up quite number and
guided them back to town.
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Twisted Wires.

KANSAS C1TY, Mo-, April IA Chinese
puzzle was what the telegraph system in the
great range of country to the Rocky noun
tains, west of the Missouri river, was turned
into by the wind.
Rain, snow, sleet and terrible winds played
strings were patched into temporary circuits,
where possible, bnt the scanty facilities they
eked out seemed far more of heart breaker
to the struggling operators and wire-men
than an adequate outlet for the huge accumu-
lation of private messages and newspaper
dispatches.
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One Hundred and Twenty-Five
Lives.


JACKSON, MISS. April 16-The water in the
Tombigbee river is now falling. The num-
her of drowned has reached 125. When the
waters have subsidized entirely it is thought
that other bodies will be discovered. 1t viii
be several days yet before the river gets inside
its banks. In many places it was upward of
ten miles wide. The loss to both life and
property has been greater by far than any
one at FIST believed could be possible.
Mounds that have never before been over
flowed were under six and eight feet of water.
To one of these which had never heretofore
been overdowed Mr.. Evans carried 200 or 800
bead of stock, including several head of
mules and horses. The mound went several
feet under water and all were drowned.
Houses in numbers were swept away like
% much chaf before q whirlwind. The
number cannot be even estimated until the
over6owed districts get into communication
with the outside world.
The water il also falling In the Big Black
nyer, and the fears expressed for the fno
bridge of the Alabama d VicksburH railroad
are alayed. The worst may be considered as
over.
One of the severest losses will be the dam
age done to the crops. All work put on them
win be entirely lost. In the overaowed dis
tricts many farmers had almost finished
planting both corn and cotton.
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Petards In a Procession.

Petards In q Procession.
MADRID, April 16.-Like ali Spanish cities,
Cadiz has been observing holy week. There
was public procession of worshippers, and
priests bearing religious emblems and relics.
A considerable crowd watched the process
sionists as they passed along the Streets.
Everybody in the procession was passing
slowly along without the least thought Of
danger, when suddenly two men in the crowd
OF onlookers threw two petards directly into
the procession, where they exploded. In the
confusion the villains who threw the petards
made their escape.
A number of the processionists were more
or less injured by the explosion, but fortu-
nately nobody was killed. Many of the peo-
pie returned to the church from which the
procession originally came, and offered up
thanks for their escape from death.
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Preparations for Kansas Veterans.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 16.-Hon. A. r.
Greene, department commander of the Grand
Army for Kansas, has been very busy secur-
ing quarters for the Kansas boys who will
attend the encampment next September. He
was taken in charge by the district commit,
number of halls and buildings, suited for
barracks, he selected two school buildings
LOCATED near the center of the city. These
will accommodate about 600 comrades and
should it appear later on that more room is
needed, arrangements have been made with
the committee to meet the emergency. De-
partment Commander Greene has secured
located at the corner of Fourteenth street and
New York avenue. 1t is splendid location,
elegant rooms, and will certainly give salts.
faction to all, This will be the headquarters
foI Kansas.
( -Four Kansas comrades were appointed
members of Commander Greene's staff. They
live here for the present, but belong to Kan
sas posts They were added to the staff for
the purpose of looking after matters here,
and will be relied upon to attend to detail
arrangements as the time approaches for the
encampment. Their names will not be made
public until appearing in general order
from the department commander. The staff
will be composed of about twenty-five men,
mounted and some Of tie arrangements for
this have been completed.
Commander Greene assured the Washing
Ton 1SSSSS::-,ittec that he would h4ve the finest
cQlQy-be to head the KANSAS Column down
S6nsyfvania Avenue found in the line. He
tells btory which he says has not reached
print.
Willie be WAS being congratulated a. Atchi-
son over his election as department COM
mandeE a man six feet Ave inches high came
up to him and asked for word. He said he
had carried the flag on a number of battle
fields and marched down the avenue with it
at the grand parade in '65, and the only thing
he asked now was that at the encampment
he might be allowed to head the Kansas col
umn with the colors, and Greene sized him
up as q magnificent looking fellow and lat
once caught the idea of beating the other
states on color-bearer and promised him the
distinction, and the fellow, with tears,
thanked him and promised to be on hand.
Commander Greene estimates that ], 200
comrades will be in line in the parade, as he
expects all here to march down the avenue
again.
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Clash Between Cattle Men ana a
Governor.

Os0ou 0oCW00n C0IIl0 men ana a
Governor.
DxHvER, Col, April 16.-Some time ago
Governor Barber, of Wyoming, issued de-
cree prohibiting the chipping of cattle from
New MEXICO and Texas into Wyoming, by
train, to be unloaded there and driven over
land to Montana. Southwestern cattle men
have been trying to induce him to rescind
this decree, but without success.
The stock men have held counsel together,
and have resolved to despite the governor Of
wyoming and his militia, to transport their
cattle by rail to Oren Junction, on the Union
Pacific, or some point on the Burlington,
and to drive the remainder of the way into
Montana. If the governor attempts to inter
fere in this plan, the courts of the states will
be appealed to, and the governor will be
mandamused into inactivity.
The cattle owners are almost desperate in
the matter, and declare that under no cir
cumstances ought the governor to interfere
with the movement of cattle.
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Weary Waiting,

OKLAHOMA CRY, O. T., April leland
Office block is packed with people who are in
line awaiting the opening day to file. They
are regularly organized and have president
and secretary. Each man has number and
must answer roll call twice day PeQrle
are focking here from all along The border
in order to get place to sleep and EFT.
WArERTowN, s. b.-Tbe storm still pre-
walls, and Sisseton boomers have lodged
themselves in front of the land ofice with
dry goods boxes to protect them from the
elements. The rush still continues, every
train bringing in loads of would-be settlers.
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Debarred bv Court RuIinoe

Debarred by Court Rulings.
CHICAGO. April 19.-It has been claimed by
legal representatives of the federal govern
ment that. under the rulings of the federal
courts, Neither the shipper nor the represent
alive of any railroad with which he deals, can
be compelled to criminate himself in any
case under the interstate commerce Law. it
is practically impossible to obtain evidence
to convict, under the law.
For answer to this, the Tribune prints morn
than full page of fac SMILES of documents
and attested copies. all proof of the payment
to such firms as John N. Farwell Co. SWi-
gel Co, Standard Oil company and the
Sugar Trust company, and number of other
hrms. companies and corporations, of sums
OF money % rebates, carriage allowance, etc.
Evidence is also Riyen shovino Chat sres;si
rates have been given in a number of cases.
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ALaudable Project.

CHICAGO, April 15.-Mrs. Potter Palmer
and nine other we'll known women connected
with the board of lady managers of the
worlds fair, at meeting, decided to organ
ize under the name of the Chicago Woman's
Dormitory. The association, with the. pur-
pose of erecting building for the accommo-
dation of the women visiting Chicago during
the fair, particularly those Of limited meanA,
aim to have q structure that will comfortably
lodge 5000 women at cost of from 80 to 40
cents per day each.
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Mans a Rank Fraud.

GUTHRIE, o. T., April 19.-The presidents
proclamation, as published in the Oklahoma
State Capital, made twenty-five columns of
fine type. An examination of the list of
lands in the proclamation and comparison
with the allotment maps, sold here by the
The 's show s1 %a mse claims 1s q a sbe s e
land as oeing allotted to the Indians, when
they were really open to settlement.
The maps are evidently doctofed in the in
terest of band of SPECTATORS, who hope,
through them, to keep the people off the choice
lan0s and secure it for themselves.
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CURIOUSLY SECTIONAL.
Western Cities Gaining and
Doing Larger Business
Tho South Doing Lighter Business.
With no Prospect Of Change-The
East Doing a Big Business. But
Lighter Than Was Expected.

NEW YoxK. April 18.-R g. Dun d Col
Weekly Review of Trade says:
During all this years. business news has
been curiously sectional The western cities
are gaining almost without exception, doing
tho largest business ever known, and inclined
to resent the suggestion that it is IN any de-
gree below expectation. The south has been
struggling with unfavorable conditions, do
ing les business than q year ago, and look
ing in vain for material change. The east
has been doing large business, rather less
than year sgo, on the whole, but especially
less than many traders expected to do this
year. This, with very thin profits, makes the
season disappointing to many. These cordi-
irons continue and are reflected in the returns
this week. Yet the volume of trade in the
whole country has been larger than in any
previous year. The iron trade illustrates the
situation. Tho output of the furnaces to
April was 185. 500 tons, against 193, 800 March
and 1850 year ago. when the great
strike was in progress. A reduction of the
output of pig iron is clearly necessary, since
consumption has been 10 600 tons weekly be-
low the output. Better demand is seen for pig
iron and plates at the east, also at Chicago;
and pipe business Is reviving at Pittsburg.
Tin is speculatively strong and lead very
firm.
Wool sales are large for this season, and
since January have been per cent. greater
than last year, the demand for goods having
somewhat improved, and for knit goods be-
ing far better than recently expected. In
mems wear goods doubt about the future
taste of the public still delays order, but
strong consumption is clearing off the stocks
of jobbers.
News from cities is rather better as to the
east, cheering as usual from the west, but
somewhat less satisfactory as to the south.
The speculative markets have been more
active, wheat falling 81 cents, with sales of
81, OOO, 600 bushels here, and corn cent, while
oats are slightly higher. Western receipts of
wheat continue at the rate of ., 6O0, 600 weekly,
with exports shrinking; but western receipts
of corn have been 10000 bushels in three
days and the exports 10000
Cotton exports have started up again, eys
ceeding last years, and prices advanced q
cents during the week, with an enormous
speculative trade.
Pork products unchanged; coffee is Nc
weaker.
The financial situation is remarkably free
from unfavorable signs. Collections in
nearly all parts of the country are better than
usual, though delay is seen at some points in
the south, and the money markets are every
where amply supplied.
The business failures for the past week
number 226, compared with 298 the previous
week. For the corresponding week last year
tho figures were PSI.
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To be Tried at Topeka.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April ia representa-
tive of the 500 settlers of Allen county, who
have been fighting for the last twenty years
with the Missouri d Kansas Railway COM
pany for the possession of moro than SO, 0oO
acres of valuable land in that county, was in
consultation of Attorney General Miller 10
garding the case, the result being that the at
torney general sent instructions to United
States District Attorney Ady to prosecute
with all vigor in the interests of the settlers
the case which comes up at Topeka next
week. The decision in Topeka will settle the
question as to the title of the land.
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Soup Kitchens Opened,

Soup Kitchens Opened.
ST.. PETERsBURe, April 19.-The American
agents having in charge the distribution of
-four, grain and provisions sent from the
United States as gift to the famine suffer-
ers, have already relieved host of sufferers
in the province of Sartoy. Through their
distribution of grain over 10000 horses in
addition to the peasants, have been provided
with corn. Soup kitchens have been opened
in twenty -four districts and peasants are be-
ing supplied with nourishing food free of
cost The peasants are also being supplied
with seed grain.
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Recommendations to Congress.

Recommendations to Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 15.-The annual
convention of state railroad commissioners
resolved to recommend 10 congress that the
interstate commerce act be amended
First-That railways shall try theif cAses in
the courts upon the evidence introduced be-
fore the commissioners.
Second-That, as between parties, the And-
ines of the commissioners shall in equity
proceedings have the force and effect Of q
masters report in chancery.
Third-That commission be authorized
to employ competent counsel to represent
them in any litigation they may cause to l,e
instituted under the act.
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Nebraska Veterans Speak.

Nebraska Veterans Speak.
LMcoIS, NEB., April 1h-At mass meet
ing of representative citizens, held to protest
against the passage Of the bill now pending
before congress, making $10Q, 900 appropris-
ton to defray the expenses of the next @. A.
R encampment, which will be held in Wash.
ington, D. c., resolutions were adopted in
structang Nebraska congressman not to vote
for the bill
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Showing and BLOWING.

CHICAGO, April 16-Advices from northern
Illinois and southern Wisconsin and Iowa in
dictate that . severe April blizzard has visited
those sections. The rain gave place to hesvv
snow, the high wind beng unabated.
The weather was cold. Telegraph and tel
ephone communication is greatly interfered
with, and in many places the wires are pros
trated
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Has Declined Them All,

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April 19.-Ex-Senator
Ingalls, of Kansas, dined with Governor Fifer
and in the afternoon visited the Lincoln
monument. Speaking of politics as regard
ing himself he said: $50 far as l am con-
cerned my retirement from public life is
final. I have been talked of for congress
man-atlarge, for delegate to the national
convention, and for other places of honor,
but have peremptorily declined them all.
My interest in politics, however, is unabated."
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A Great Flood.

W1NsEPEe, Man., April 19.-The water
continued to rise here all day and if it keeps
on another twelve hours the city must be par
TALLY flooded. Already large portion of
the Northern Pacific tracks are under water,
and both electric and gas company premises
are in great danger of being flooded.
Should the water rise a little more the town
will be in darkness. Advices from st. Vim
cent, Emerson and other points up the river,
say that the water is rising all along, and the
danger of the flood is increasing.