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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-04-16

republican party of the south. 3 =
composed Of gentlemen who were resi-
dents Of the southern states at tho
breaking out OF the rebellion and from
this relation they propose to inculcste .
new spirit in the coming campaign.
The club viii send prominent speakers
to the south, and, ignoring the race
question, will encourage the promulga-
ton and adoption of those truths which
were the inspiration of the life work Of
Henry Clay. It is believed by Mr..
Griffin and other prominent republicans
who are interested in the new movement,
that thorough campaign on this line
will bring West Virginia and number
of other southern states into the repub-
lican column this year. The headquar-
ters of the club will be at Washington,
where citizens OF the south who are In
terested in the doctrine Of protection to
American industries may meet from
time to time to adopt such suggestions
as may most speedily and permanently
advance the interests of the south.
Mr.. Griffin was for q number OF years
publisher Of newspaper at Mobile,
Ala, and before the war lived in the
state of Georgia.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-04-16
THE "ATTACK" ON "RAW MATE
RIAL"
From the American Economist.

From the American Economist.
Mr.. Springer has put forth his "How
to Attack the Tariff" and David A.
Wells has Endorsed it. Now, if the En-
glish press will do the same, the tire
formers" will at once adopt it as theirs
and proceed accordingly.
Mr.. Springer mentions few articles
TO be attacked" but leaves us to guess
what materials he means by 'raw mate
rails generally"
These "reformers" always aim to be
safely indefinite.
Mr.. Wells mentions coal among the
articles he wishes attacked"
This district Third Kansas) produces
coal, and its cost upon cars is about 81
cents per bushel, and this cost is made
up Of the following items: Mining, 4
cents; taking from the miner and put
ting on the cars, II cents; royalty to
land owner, / cent. Therefore, of tho
81 cents cost, 81 cents Is labor and /
cant is its value in the natural or "raw"
state.
have no doubt the coal which the
New England "reformer" wishes to dis
place with foreign coal takes about the
same per cent of labor to put it aboard
cars that the Kansas coal does.
It seems to me that an article whose
value is over 95 per cent labor is not 80
sxasperatingly ''raw" as to demand the
attention Of these ''reformers." No
doubt iron ore and many other articles
included in "raw materials generally"
would show about the same per cent of
labor.
Mr.. Springer must find something
arawer" than these articles or he will be
asked the troublesome question, Why
can't We produce coal, ore, etc, as cheap
- foreignerss
@Horkontal Bill considered it his
mission to encourage the hopes Of En-
glish manufacturers and make Americans
cautious by continually tinkering the
tnrs6.
Hneonstituents concluded they would
not BE- held responsible for such actions
and ssPiecemeal Bill' should profit by
his example.
CHAs. S. HxNNNo.
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HONESTY IN POLITICS.

By r T. Van Horn.
The democratic party has not been
honest on this silver question, which in
its present attitude is very largely Sec
tional one, growing out Of circum-
stances well understood, and which I
have discussed in these letters more
than once. Last congress when the re-
publicsns had the power, the free coin
age question was forced upon congress
by an amendment offered in the senate
by Mr.. Vest, to house bill framed on
the lines of the present law. This
amendment, which was free coinage,
pure and simple, was passed by an al
most unanimous democratic vote, re-
inforced by the republican senators from
the silver producing states, who simply
voted for the interests of the states they
represented. The bill thus amended
went to the house and received the
united democratic vote. The party was
thus committed to free coinage when it
thought to make sectional capital out
Of it. And it did, to the extent of send
ing 240 democrats and eight alliance
members to congress to eighty eight re-
publicans. And now, with the alliance
and tree-coinage republicans, they can
muster only 148 votes in the same
house for free coinage. Have they been
honest with the people on this question?
II the republicans now refuse to pull
any more chestnuts out of the fire for
them, what right have they to complain !?
The republican law takes care of all the
silver mined from our own mines, and
can stand on work done, letting the
democratic monkey take care Of his own
chestnuts. Honesty in politics is the
best policy after all.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-04-16
NO LONGER A MAN
UFACTURERS' POLICY.

By B. T. Van Horn.
And speaking of the tariff, it might
be as well to state few facts that the
general discussion seems to have over
looked. It is no longer manufacturers
policy, but has come to be one of labor
and production. It is q fact that the
capitalist manufacturer is now the free
trader. The stolid democracy has been
fighting protection Sin the interest of
agriculture" as it has the phrase, and
against the manufacturing monopoly"
but has seemingly not walked up to the
TACT that the protection" is now for the
agriculturist and for the laborer. It is
actually question now of wages.
What is the demand? For free wool
Free wool for whom? For the man who
makes wooden cloths and wooden fabrics
Of all kinds. The mill owner prefers to
buy South American and Australian
wool, because it is cheap, to buying the
wool of the farmers throughout the
United States-of Ohio, Missouri, Kan
sas, Colorado, New Mexico, and the
great grazing grounds Of our own
plains and mountains. So We find the
mugwump from Massachusetts and New
Hampshire voting for free wool with
Mills and Crisp. And so Of all the rest.
Then again, just SO far as we keep our
own markets for our own products, we
give our own labor the chance to sell its
wares at price to pay it fair wages, or
higher wages than are paid elsewhere in
the world. And just in proportion to
the amount Of competing articles that
we admit to our own markets, just in
that degree do we lessen the market
for them and reduce the wages earned.
That is about all there is now to the
tariff question. Anybody can see this
and see the republican party is right.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-04-16
THE DEBTOR CLASS.
Hrsm the Globe-Democras.

xrom the Globe Democrat.
The advocates of the free coinage
sphsme Of imitation place particular
akxess upon the fact that it ID calculated
10 bens6t the debtor class BY making
noney more plentiful and thus provid-
ing easier means Of payment. This Ar
gumsnt appeals strongly to the farmers
Who are burdened with mortgages; but
= matter OF fact they would not be
ths principal gamers by such legislation-
They do not constitute the entire debtor
eaass. Their obligations are only . part,
and that not the largest part Of the in
dsbtsdness Of the country. Tho great
oueporations owe moro than any class Of
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-04-16
STOCK AND FARM,

Ellsworth Reporter: There will be
q, 900 acres Of sod broken in Ellsworth
county this spring.
Clyde boasts of more fast horses than
any other town in northwest Kansas. It
is also claimed moro horses are bought
and shipped from there to eastern cities.
Lebanon Criterion: Fred Hurst, q
farmer near Ezbon, stated that he had
$50 bushels of apples to dispose Of. Mr..
Hurst sprayed his trees and his fruit is
free from worms.
Cove City Gazette: Last year Cove
county sowed between 5000 and 1000
acres of wheat. This year we have be-
tween 10000 and $1,000 acres. No
other county has so large rate of in
crease.
Medicine Lodge Index: We are as
sured by gentleman who has made q
careful and very extended examination,
that the fruit is not hurt. He says that
not enc bud in a hundred has been
killed. IF one-haf are alive the trees
will be overloaded.
Weir Journal: As John Lewis, living
a mile east of town, was burning some
prairie grass, his little daughter was
watching the rabbits run out Of the
grass, when the flames caught her
clothes, and before they could be extin-
guished burned her so severely that she
died from the effects Of it the next day.
Wichita Eagle; Sedgwick county ID
becoming famous for her great live stock
farms for breeding fine horse-heah. The
oldest farm Of this character u tho Jew
cit farm, containing 5000 acres and sit
uated in the western portion Of this
county, where are kept the gettings Of
jerome Eddy and other noted trotters
too numerous to mention. Next comes
the Toler farm, located near this city,
with Ashland Wilkes at its head, which
farm has produced some Of the most
promising colts now appearing on west
ern tracks. In fact, the Toler stock is
known from the Mississippi river to the
Rocky mountains. Another farm -
now being opened by Dr.. z. p. Miller,
Of New York. This last farm i near
Alton and il named tho "Afton Stock
Farm" The first annual catalogue Of
which has reached u; Leslie r Martin
manager and lessee, postodice address
Goddard. Allakon. IL, 963, Of blood lines
a 2:30 and $50; and SULTAN, Victor
Won Bismark, Niller's Bride 6,643, and
Q number a other stations and mares
and flliss are ut homo on The Alton
faxm.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-04-16
HENRY CLAY CLUB.

Albert Griffin, Of Kansas. Who holds .
position in the statistical bureau of tho
treasury department. has been elected
corresponding secretary Of the Henry
Clay club, an association which has been
to advance The interests Of The
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-04-16
Busy for the Worlds Fair.

Busy for the Worlds Fair.
The Kansas women are doing fully as
much if not more than the men to make
the Kansas exhibits at the Worlds fair
notable. :
The lady commissioners, Mrs. Lewis
Hanback, and Mrs. Robert Mitchell, are
doing moro work than any members OF
the board Of managers. They have or
ganized women's Columbian clubs in
thirty counties, and in each Of these
counties the women are preparing some
thing for the woman's building or for
the Kansas exhibit.
One of the especial features Of this.
work will be wood carving. Mrs. L. E.
Lockwood of Oak Valley, who is one Of
the best carvers in the state, will carve
two panels for the woman's building.
One Of these panels will be carved
from q catalps tree donated by Mrs. John
Elliott Of Oswego, who viii have tree
from her front yard cut down and worked
up for that purpose.
Miss Belle Curtis Of Council Grove
win carve two chairs and furnish q
carved door for the Kansas building.
Miss n. e. Smith, Of Marion, win.
furnish q wood carved char made Of
historic wood, taken from q woman's
cabin in Linn county.
Miss Hattie Williamson, of North To-
peka, who il one Of the best wood carv-
ers in Kansas, viii carve q mantel for
the Kansas building. It viii be Of Kan
sas wood, probably black walnut.
Mrs. N. l. Chamberlain, of Topeka,
will furnish q piece Of tapestry work
to drape the mantel carved by Miss VII
hanson.
Mrs. A. B. Clark, of Independence, is
making . collection Of inlaid woods
from foreign countries for the woman's
building.
The Lola marble works viii furnish
handsomely pelished and carved marble
column for the woman's building. Il
will be single column 16 inches in d.
ameter and 10 fest high, and win be
carved from designs furnished by the
women managers ct Chicago.
The high wind did not drive the
workmen OF the state house dome.
Hon. A. r. Greene went to Waahinr.
ton, d. c., to sttend the national meet
ing Of railrood commissioners.
Headquarters Of the department Of
Kansas arc now fully settled q rooms
4 and 5, Keith building, and tis on
cials IN charge announce that they arc
IN readinAm To reoaive vi9ikoen Th>
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oAu soAy AAAAO PAOSAoAAA 49,
The teachers and pupils Of the different
schools Of the city have been making
arrangements for this entertainment for
some time, the purpose Of which was to
raise funds for the Kansas state educa-
tional exhibit at the worlds fair. About
$500 was Melted from the entertainment.
Wichits.-An old swindle in new dress
has turned up here in the shape OF .
note for $40, signed by James Sullivan,
q well-to-do farmer of this section, who
was supposed to have given it in pay
ment for lightning rod attachments.
Sullivan, it seems, paid the lightning
rod agent in cash, and was then asked
to sign an acknowledgment that the
work had been done satisfactorily. The
signature that he attached to the ac-
knowledgmept now ornaments the note.
Clyde letter: This vicinity was visited
by the most remarkable Gin some 10
gpects) hill storm ever witnessed BY the
traditional oldest inhabitant. There
vere hundreds Of hailstones larger than
the largest goose egg, and countless
thousands larger than hen. eggs All
list saved N from severe loss was tho
fses that there was very little wind. but
IN spite Of that fact there were hun
drsds Of window glasses and blinds
broken and some tin roofs badly dam
ased. Tia wind storm Of Friday did
~ very little damage.
From Wichita: Twenty thousand
dollars - the amount Of damages asked
by d.. Z. 81. Creditor, Of thie city, tor
conspi.acy alleged to have beea entered
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-25
The Presidents Wife Succpmbs to
the Dread Consumption.
THE FIRST LADY OF THE LAND.
The End Came Peacefully After Many
Weeks OF Suffering ana Patient En-
durance of That Grim Enemy to Man
kind-The President and Family at the
Last Moments-sketch of Her Life.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-Mrs. Harrison
died this morning.
The resistance offered by the constitu-
tion of the patient the last few hours
was marvellous and surprising to all at the
bedside. As the time piece marked the
hour OF 1.4o O'Clock, there was an inter-
ruption OF he feeble breath, a resump-
ton and then a stop, this time to be eter-
nal, and the life OF Caroline Scott Harri-
son had gone out peacefully and quietly
and without pain.
All the family in Washington were
present at the death bed except the three
little grandchildren aud the venerabls
DIR. Scott, the father OF Mrs. Harrison.
They were: Pres dent Harrison, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mckee, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Har-
rison, Lieutenant and Mrs. Parker, Mrs
Dimmick and Mrs. Newcombe. In addi-
tion Mrs. Harrison's faithful maid jose
phine and Miss Davis, the trained nurse,
were in the room.
The members of the family spent few
minutes around the lifeless clay In deep
grief. When they emerged with sorrow
full faces the President retired immedi.
ately to his own room and closed his
door. The other members OF the family,
respecting his evident wish, allowed him
10 remain unmoiested to contempl plate his
great bereavement and commune with
his Maker. They also retired and gave
place TO DIR. Gardner.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-25
Sketch of Mrs. Harrison's Life.

The dead mistress of the White House
may be called a typical American
woman; thoroughly domestic, devoted to
husband aud family, capable of self-de-
votion and self-sacrifce to any degree
| when IL may be required. but, with the
versatility of our countrywomen, equally
well lifted for position where dignity
tact and diplomancy are essential, even
to that OF first lady of the land.
Caroline Scott Harrison was born in
Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, and was
the daughter of DIR. John Witherspoon
Scott and Mary Scott Her father was
one of the pioneer ministers Of the Pres
byterian church and president of the
| Young Ladies' Academy at Oxford,
where his daughters were educated.
Caroline Scott was particularly bright
and attractive young girl, and student
OF the Miami University soon became
deeply impressed by her charming. viva
cious manner aud sterling qualities Of
heart and mind. The announcement OF
the engagement of Benjamin Harrison to
the daughter of the president of the
academy soon followed. Mr.. Harrison
was only eighteen at the time, "A hard
student just out Of the junior class
The marriage took place on Oct. %,
1893, and the young couple took uD their
residence In indianapolis, where Mr.. Har-
rlson was practicng law. During his
political career he has often been refer
red To as cold man; but i'm some remi-
niscences which have recently been made
public by an old Acquaintance, who has
known him from his school days, he is,
on the contrary, found TO be high-spirited,
warm-hearted aud affectionate, true
friend and n man of strong character.
The Harrison family is one Of the oldest
and most esteemed in Cincinnati. The
first secretary of the Territory of Ohio
was William Henry Harrison.
Mr.. Harrison's good qualities have
shOne pre-emnent in his family relations,
aud are reflected i'm the love aud devotion
Of his wife, who has been his loyal co-ad-
jutor during the vicissitudes of his career
IA LAWYER, soldier, Senator and President
OF tie United States
Mrs. Harrison was the prime mover in
the organization known as the Daughters
OF the Revolution, aud In 1890 was elected
as the first President General. In 1892
she was unanimously reelected by ris-
ing vote. The delegates 90 the COntineu-
tai Congress i'm February were univer-
sally charmed by her gracious reception.
She has been recently devoting her ener-
gies to the plans for the Memorial Build
ing in Washington. aiming To make ~ a
successful outcome OF woman's work.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-25
Inherited Tuberculosis.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-Dr. Gardner
was disinclined last night to give many
details of the medical history OF the case
during the last hours of Mrs. Harrison's
illness. After urgent solicitation, he
said: "There have been criticisms in
certain quarters that my recent state
ments TO the press have given no details
regarding the pulse, respiration and tenn
perature of the patient. There was no
occasion for the suppression OF these
statements, and IL they were not stated
publicly, il was simply because no one
thought to ask for such information.
As q matter OF fact Mrs. Harrison's
cough, temperature, pulse and respera-
tion decreased after she reached Loon
Lake, but the improvement was only
temporary, and the cough and fever soon
became as bad as before. Since her re-
turn TO Washington little over month
ago, her cough has been continuous, her
temperature has ranged from 103 to 104
and her respiration from 50 to 60 a
minbte. The pulse has averaged 100.
Mrs. Harrison inherited tuberculosis.
Her brother and sister, / understand,
died from the disease"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-25
TWO MEN FOUND DEAD.
Litch6eld Agitated Over What Looks
Like a Great Mystery.
IS IT MURDER OR SUICIDE? :?
Two Farm Hands Found Dead with No
Evidence Of How They Met Their
Fate, Unless They Were Poisoned-No
Clue to the Mystery.

LITCHFIELD, Conn. Oct 25.-The en-
tire town is in state of great excite.
ment this morning over the finding of the
bodies of two men At the farm of Frank
Coe. twenty-one miles northwest of here,
under very peculiar circumstances
There are rumors OF murder and sui
eide. and crowds of curious people have
been focking to the scene all the morn
ing.
The bodies Of the two men, jackson
Tompkins and Patrick LAWN. were found
in Goes barnyard within six feet OF each
other by Jones, farmer VINO resides in
the vicinity.
Both men had been in the employ of
Coe as farm hands and bad been working
in the corntield during the day. Coe was
away from home having been called to a
neRhboring town to attend the funeral
Of an aunt, and the hired girl was the
only person about the place except the
men.
AT noon the girl blew the horn to call
the men to dinner. They did not answer
and she saw nothing of them until some
fifteen minutes later, when, on going to
the door, she saw both men stretched full
length on the ground in the doorway Of
the barn. TomDkins was lying just in
side the barn door, ana his companion
The girl was frightened and immedi-
ately went TO the house of Mr. Brennan,
the nearest farm. Brennan returned to
the house with her and after looking at
the men said that they were intoxicated
and would come around all right il left
alone.
Brennan then went back home, and
upon his assurance that the men would
be all right shortly, the girl resumed her
work.
The men lay in the yard without being
disturbed until late in the afternoon,
when Charles Jones, driving home from
town, noticed the men, and much sur
prised at the unusual sight. stopped and
went To the house. He called the girl
and asked her what was the matter with
the men. She replied that they were
drunk and had been lying there all the
afternoon. Jones went TO try and arouse
them and was horriiied to discover that
they were dead.
The bodies were cold and life had evil
IDENTIFY been extinct some hours.
Jones Immediately returned to town
and sought Medical Examiner Beldiu.
and with him returned to the scene
DIR. Belden made a thorough examina-
tion of the bodies and pronounced IL a
very suspicious aud mysterious case.
There were no marks o. violence on the
bodies, ana the only conclusion he could
come To was that death resulted from
poisoning. there being some slight evil
dences of this.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-25

After a brief inspection OF the lifeless
body he passed out and then the last sad
efiices OF the dead were perform ID by the
nurse, Miss Davis, who composed the re .
mains for the hands OF the undertaken :.
The doctor went home, he last OF th Q
many questions put by the knot OF watt
ing reporters were answered by Mr.. Hal
ford, the lights were dimmed and the
quiet OF the grave lay upon the great
white mansion.
Policemen were stationed at all the en- :
frances OF the grounds to prevent people
from intruding on the President and
family in their bereavement, and tele-
grams conveying the news OF Mrs. Har-
rison's death were at once dispatched to
all members OF the cabinet absent from
the city, and to Judge Scott, Mrs. Harri-
sons only brother, now on his way TO
this city. He started from Port Town
send, Washington, yesterd ny and is prob
ably now as far on his journey as Bis
marck.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-25
AN END TO ALL.
woman's Death at Portsmouth, N II.
Calls to Mind n Terrible Tragedy.

Woman's Death at Portsmouth, n. H,
Calls to Mind q Terrible Tragedy.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Oct. 25.-One OF
the most horrible tragedies that ever oc-
Cured in Portsmouth took place early
Wednesday evening, Sept. IS, 1890, when
Fred II. j. Helm shot and killed his three
daughters and made an ineffe ctual at
tempt to take the life of Charles w. Tay-
lor, his wiie's paramour, and then shot
himself, death resulting instantly. Tay-
lor, after long illness, recovered from
his wounds and shortly after sold out b 10
business and left the city.
The next heard OF him was his mar
riage to Mrs. Helm, wife OF the murderer
aud suicide, in Chicago. From there the
couple came east TO Providence and took
up their abode. About one year ago Mrs.
Taylor was taken sick and few weeks
ago came to this city, and yester day she
breath he'd her last at the homs OF her
mother, this adding another chapter to
the only triple murder and suicide that
ever occurred in Portsmouth.