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Western Kansas world., 1892-02-20
SampIe Press comments.

Sample Press Comments.
NEW YoHK, February 10.-The Herald says:
'tJames g. Blaine has declared over his sigma
ture that he will not be candidate for the
presidency in the approaching battle of the
parties. This eliminates from the political
campaign q very important element. So far
as the republicans are concerned it may be
said without fear of contradiction that they
have lost their strongest man. By all odds
Mr.. Blaine was their most available leader.
As to the democrats, their shrewdest oppo-
nent has retired from the field. They have
large number of men who can certainly win
to win against Blaine. If they handle their
forces with skill and enter the contest with
strong western man it will be their own fault
if they fail to carry the day, for the great
ou of the American people IN all sections
of the country are with them."
The Tribune says:
ssMr. Blaine tells the chairman of the re-
publican national committee, and through
him the party and the country, that he is net
a candidate for the presidency and that his
name will not go before the Minneapolis
convention. This formal announcement will
cause sorrow and disappointment to thou
sands of republicans, and there is no reason
for descending that fact. No other living
American has inspired such ardent devotion,
and upon no other have SO many Americans
ionged to confer the greatest distinction with
in their gift. That is simple and obvious
truth which nobody doubts and which dis
parages nobody. The certainty that the fore
most citizen of the country will not be the
next president of the United States and the
presumption that he will never occupy that
great Office can not fail to af1ict multitude
of his fellow citizens with keen sense of
personal grief. What we have said already
should be repeated here, that Mr.. Blaine has
had a perfect right to let his name be used in
connection with the presidency while holding
the Office of secretary of state, and nobody
has pretended to doubt his right except In
the silly hope of producing discord in the
republican party. General Harrison and Mr..
Blaine had no misunderstanding on this
subject"
Western Kansas world., 1892-02-20
German News.

BERLIN, February 16.-The joint movement
of the dreibund's squadron in the Levant are
due to the diplomatic warfare over the sui
tan's investure of the khedive.
France and Russia are urging the sultan to
refuse the investure unless the khedive pro-
ceeds to Constantinople. Although the khe-
dives predecessors were invested at Cairo, he
is inclined to 60 to Constantinople. The
khedive also shows other symptoms of being
inclined to kick against English regime. Tha
foreign Office here Is of opinion that English
diplomacy will win and the khedive will be-
invested at Cairo.
A number of German papers join section
of the English press in rancorous abuse of
the United States for the latter powers treat
ment of Chill The cause is not hard to see.
The cause is jealousy of the extension Of
AnNrican influence in South America, which
is leading to the loss of German trade. This
trade is already diminishing wherever it has
met with American competition. e@
Western Kansas world., 1892-02-20
Loud Speaking Telephone.

Loud Speaking Telephone.
LAWRENCE, KAN, February 13.-Professor
Lucien /. Blake, professor of physics and
electrical engineering in the state university
at this place, has just succeeded in series of
remarkable experiments by which he now
has loud speaking telephone. The profes
sor has been working at the matter for a long
time and has the, satisfaction of hearing the
voices in the telephone at q distance of ten or
fifteen feet from the receiver. At an expert
mental exhibition given by the professor a
few days ago he was enabled to give large
number of friends concert by attaching a
music-box to one end of the wire and attach
ing his loud speaking apparatus to the other
end; the music was very distinctly heard and
the visitors could all hear at once.
The professor is working hard to complete
the discovery and intends to make an exper-
iment soon by connecting Kansas City and
Topeka and then giving large room full of
people concert from the other end of the
line. He thinks that he will have no trouble
in doing so, as his crude experiments have
succeeded SO admirably, and he will at once
improve his attachment. While experiment.
ing on this he made a remarkable discovery
m regard to the diaphragms, which he thinks
wnl revolutionize the matter of diaphragms
and telephones generally. He was not ready
to give this matter to the public, but thought
he would surprise the world in few months.
The professor is pleased with his discoveries
and will give scientific report of it in q
few days.
Western Kansas world., 1892-02-20

In Memory Of the Martyr President.
Az Nxw Yoax.-LAfayette Camp 10 81
the New York division Of tie Sons Of veter-
ans Of the United States army, hanQueeqd -
the Hotel Brunswick. General Horace For.
ter responded to the toast m memory Of
Lincoln, and General Palmer, commandeE-
in-chief of the g. A. B. Barton s. Weskss
commander in-chief of the Sons of Veterans,
and Governor Flower were among The sev-
eral speakers
Ar CmcAeo.-In the closing hours OF The
last legislature an oct Was passed making
Lincoln's birthday day of rest from b0si-
ness. To-day is the first observance OF the
law.
All the banks, the municipal departments,
the board of trade and the stock exchange
were closed. So were large majority OF tho
stores and manufacturing establishment,
and the day was very generally observed.
AT BRoonN.-Hon. John S. Wise, of Vir.
ginia, and son of Henry A. Wise, who was
governor of Virginia at the time of the hang
ing of John Brown, responded to the toast
abraham Lincoln" at the banquet of the
Lincoln club.
AT COLUMBUS, O.-Twelve hundred people
I sat down to the fifth annual banquet of tho
Ohio league of republican clubs. Ex-Gov-
ernor Foraker was toast master. Hon Chaun-
cey Depew responded to the toast, "Lin-
coln," and the other speakers included Hon.
j. Sloat Fassett, of New York, and Governor
Mckinley,
Western Kansas world., 1892-02-20

done the franchise can be turned over 20 the
MISSOURI, Kansas Il Texas The new corpor.
alton viii be capitalized in 81 ,000,0 900. Tho
route has not been fully determined as get
and the selection of it viii depend upon two
or three contingencies. The Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas may enter st. Louis over the
route faid out ior ine cieseiana' 81. LOUIS n Is
Louis, Kansas City 4 Colorado off the hands
of the Atchison company. If satisfactory
terms cannot be made ON either of these
plans, then the Missouri, Kansas d Texas
will build its own line from Sedalia to
Boonyille.
Western Kansas world., 1892-02-20

Woman's Interstate Conference.
KANSAS CrTY, Mo-, February R.-The
woman's interstate conference held here has
proved an immense success.
The audiences for the afternoon and two
evening meetings have been very large, the
Congregational church being crowded to the
last inch of standing room.
Wonderful enthusiasm has been expressed
by the people, and the speakers have sur
passed themselves in eloquence, wit and logic.
Three organizations were formed-the Mis-
souri, State Suffrage association, the Kansas
City local and the Wyandotte county, Kansas,
organization. Mrs. Virginia Hedges, of
Warrensburg, was elected president of the
Clark is at the head of the Wyandette county,
Kansas. The Kansas City organization starts
out with 100 charter members, Mrs. Kersey
Coates being president.
Miss Shaw has captivated Kansas City, as
she does every place she speaks. Miss Flor
ence Balgarine has been great favorite,
combining with oratorical talent of high or
Mary Seymour Howell appears and speaks
very gracefully. Mrs. Clara C. Hoffman, of
Kansas City. Mrs. Elizabeth F. Hopkins, Mrs.
Laura M. Johns (whose speeches quite cap
tured the audience) and Mrs. May Bellville
Brown, of Salina, spoken of es the youngest
woman IN the work. She Is said to be about
% years of age and shows great promise.
When Mrs. Johns declared the conference
closed she intimated that this, the first
woman's interstate conference of Kansas and
Missouri, will not be the last, and that there
is an intention of making these meetings an
nual. The reorganization OF the Missouri
Suffrage association in good old Missouri
will give an impetus to the work of the suf-
fragists there, and since Mrs. Baxter has set
tied the question of woman's right to hold
office, we shall soon have stir which will
bring out bonnets to the polls eventually.
Western Kansas world., 1892-02-20
A Strike MAY Reault.


ST.. JOSEPH, No., February I2.-It has been
announced that the Grand Island and Union
Pacifc roads would qccede to the demands
OF the joint committee from the Brotherhood
OF Railway Trainmen and Order of Railway
Conductors, who submitted their new sched-
ule OF wages to the managers of those roads.
.lhis announcement was premature and iu-
correct. The management of the roads de-
ciin ed. point blank, to grant the demands,
and strike seems probable.
General Manager Robinson, of the Grand
island, stated that the same demands had
been made upon the Union Pacific THAT had
been made upon his road, and that both
would stand together in resisting them. The
principal objection by the roads to the de-
mands submitted by the employees was to
granting passenger conductors an increase in
salary from 800 to SIPS per month md to
substituting new schedule of bzakemen's
wages for the old one.
A new member of the JOINT committee from
the Hro.herhood of Railway trainmen and
Order OF Railway Conductors minated that
the men were - ready to stand Arm q
the railway managements, and strike on
both the Grand Island and Union Pacific
might result
Western Kansas world., 1892-02-20
Silver Issue Defined.

WASHINGTON, D. c., February 1.-THE sill.
yer issue of the Fifty-second congress has
been defined and the Bland free coinage bill
is to be ordered favorably reported to the
house committee on coinage, weights and
measures. Formally this was decided upon
by the free coinage members of the commit
tee, and as the result of the series of confer
ences by the free coinage men, it has been
determined that not only shall the Bland bill
be ordered favorably reported, but the speedy
consideration of the measure will be forced
in the house.
The free coinage men claim that of the 332
members they will have 200 votes in favor of
the Bland bill. Ten or eleven of these, they
say, will be republicans and the remainder
democrats.
Of the opponents of free coinage about
forty will come from the democratic side.
Western Kansas world., 1892-02-20
Living In State.

LoNDoN.-From o'clock the body of Rev.
Charles 81. Spurgeon, which was brought
to London from Mentone, in which place he
died on Wednesday last, has been lying in
state in Metropolitan tabernacle, Mr.. Spur
geon's church.
An immense crowd were waiting for the
doors to open, end as soon as they were per-
mitted the throng began to move past the
coffin. Thirteen thousand persons had viewed
the body before II O'Clock. The coffin is
covered with palm branches.
Western Kansas world., 1892-02-20
BLAZES.
Memphis Sees a Million Melted
Hats, Hotels, Hardware.
A Whole Block Destroyed In the
Business Center-Guests Of Hotel
Have Ample Time to Escape-The
Wind Changed Twice.

8. MxarHu, TENN, February 10.-About 1C
O'clock ut night fire broke out in the building
occupied by the Bruce-Beine Hat company,
OF s, ,ooo. 600.
From the hat company's building the fire
communicated to the trunk factory of s.
Levy and the Langstaff Hardware company,
which adjoined the burning building on each
aide.
From there the flames spread to Luhman's
hotel, probably the finest hotel south OF the
Ohio nser.
It Is not thought that any lives were lost in
the hotel, as the guests had ample time to
escape.
The loss on tie hotel, which was magnif-
cent five story building, will be 500 900.
At this juncture breeze arose and changed
the course of the fire, and the fremen were
forced back at every point by the resistless
fury of the flames, and in short time the
Ruby saloon and Mayors saloon were de-
stroyed.
Eastward and to the south of where the
blaze started the fire went, and soon Lem
mon d Gales wholesale dry goods house was
. mass of ruins. a.. Wetter's hardware store
and William Jacks china store were next de-
stroyed, and w. N. Wilkerson's wholesale
drug store was next reached.
Again the wind veered and the fire started
eastward to Second street, and Jones, Huhn
Il C.'s printing establishment was reduced to
ashes in short time. The Lilly Carriage
company's establishment, on Second street,
was next destroyed.
The fremen on Second street had mean
while gained foothold and began to keep
the fire within the block.
The block destroyed is bounded by Main,
Union, Second and Monroe Streets and is in
the heart of the business district of the city.
The loss will reach 81 .OO0. 900.
Western Kansas world., 1892-02-20
GLICk-JONES.
Their Town a Scene Of Desperate
Events,

Their Town a Scene Of Desperate
Events.
GUTHRIE, o. T., February u.-Scenes of
the widest excitement at Ell Reno outrival
anything ever seen in the territory. That
town is built upon the claim of Major For
man, all residents of the place having bought
their lots of hum. So, when Secretary Noble
decided that Forman's title to his claim was
void, it left every piece of property in town at
the mercy of vandals, for nobody had any
valid title to the property.
When the news of the decision got there
the town went wild. First the loafers began
jumping lots, then others followed suit, and
officers rushed from their offices and joined
the mob, which by night had become wild
and unruly.
Governor Seay telegraphed the sheriff and
other officers to dispense the crowds and pro-
tect the property, but they did nothing.
Houses were broken into people were
driven from their homes and everything pos
sible was done by the excited mob to drive
the orderly element out and give the jumpers
possession of all the property in town.
Many citizens telegraphed the governor
that their property was being destroyed and
their lives endangered, and demanding that
troops be sent to protect them. United States
Marshal Grimes has ordered all his deputies
to the scene to protect the people, and Secre-
tary Noble has been wired as to the condition
of affairs, and he will probably order troops
from Fort Reno to proceed to the scene of
disorder.
The lot jumpers have been joined by the
worst elements from all the country round.
Governor Seay says the lives of orderly
people and their property must be protected,
and has issued orders accordingly.
The lot jumpers will gain nothing in the
end, as the property holders who have i'm
proved their property will get their titles re-
gardless of the possession now claimed by the
Jumpers.
Western Kansas world., 1892-02-20
wedding Out.

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, February 10.-It is re-
ported on good authority that the directors
of the American Live stock association, which
has an organization in all the principal cattle
markets of the country, is about to dissolve
its present organization for the purpose of
recognizing on a new basis.
The principal reason for recognizing is
said to be the desire of the Management to
get rid of several troublesome stockholders
who have opposed the interests of the Ameri-
can in its recent legal battles with the live
stock exchanges of the country. As an Incl
dent of reorganization it will be provided
that the conduct Of the business shall in no
way violate the rules of the various live stock
exchanges throughout the country in which
it is an advantage for the company to hold
membership.
Western Kansas world., 1892-02-20
Fun In Texas.

(. DALLAS, Tex, February 13.-The state
meeting Of sub-treasury farmers alliance
democrats to the number of $50. in session
here, took action in regard to recent ruling
OF the state democratic COMMITTEES, practically
reading such democrats out of the party.
Resolutions were adopted in effect the same
as the Ocala platform: also denouncing the
present administration and opposing the re-
peal of the alien land law. Then 'the JEFF
fersonian democratic party" of Texas was
organized, with full set of state officers.
The convention then adjourned.
1t has been decided to organize sub-treasury
clubs in every precinct in the state. They
will fight against Governor Hogg, Senator
Chiffon and Congressman Mills.
Western Kansas world., 1892-02-20

: e cosl cs.lk e.s..llI -. & ess
vsse cripplsd. Sessull holee 81 Gel -
were 2lled With the lad q ths miaIlle6 and
the inhabitants badly ftightened. Can1.
mander Andensont telegTaphed General Games
for moro ammunition and arms. Five hun
dred miners did mot work, but held meee
ing at which iery speeches were msde ebd
the miners told to defend themselves aeaiAse
any blood WAS shed. Crowds of men WerB
seen among the hills IN and around Coal
Greek, but there was no attack on the troops.
As many miners are not working and few
drinking freely, it b feared that trouble may
occur.
Western Kansas world., 1892-02-20
Smothered.

COLUMBUS, O., February 13.-Mr. Harsh
barger's joint resolution, calling on Senator
Brice to take such steps as he deemed neces-
sary with reference to the charges of corrup-
ton in connection with the recent election of
Senator Sherman, was disposed of in the
house.
Mr.. Danberry moved that it be referred to
select committee of one, with leave to re-
port at any time, and the proposition was
carried before the democrats realized what
was done, the resolution being referred to
the author of the motion.
1t is understood that this will smother the
resolution
Western Kansas world., 1892-02-20
Peck in Denver.

DTNvxR, CoI--The celebration in banquet,
song, story and oratory of the Colorado Loyal
Legion, in this city, was an occasion long to
be remembered. Aside from the military
celebrities of the centennial state, who were
present in force, Kansas sent a contingent Oh
notable military men, members of the famous
Seventh cavalry, once led by Custer. These
were General Fnrsythe, Captain Edgerly and
Major Whiteside. Kansas, too, furnished the
orator, who spoke about ''The Old Cause,
and What It Meant"
That is the title of the eloquent oration
that fell from the tongue of the brilliant
Kansas orator, George r. Peck. The occa,
sion, the day, the subject and the surround
ings all acted as framework to present the
address as rich work of nature and art,
filled with gems of literature and oratory,
which sparkled like the settings of precious
stones in the products wrought from Colo
radios mountains of gold and silver.
Western Kansas world., 1892-02-20
Offered to CIarkson.

IISTSQ 20 CIdfkSOn.
NEW foRx, February IA morning paper
states that General Clarkson has been offered
and has accepted portfolio in President
HaErison's cabinet either as postmaster gen.
eral or as secrelafy Of the Interior.
Before his acceptance Clerks6n refused the
position, as he was the staunch friend of
Blaine, and could not, of course, work for
Blaine nomination for the presidency and
be IN Hanison's cabinet at the same time.
The Blaine letter of withdrawal from the
race Bmoved the obstacle and Clarkson con-
eented to accept either one of the two posi-
6pns mentioned.
The president has offered Wanamaker, as
has been stated, the French mission, which
Minister Whitelaw Reid is going to resign.
Western Kansas world., 1892-02-20
Concentrating In Egypt.

LONDON, February 16.-There is something
portentous in the simultaneous assembling
IN the Levant of the fleets of the great pow
and Russian squadrons in the Mediterranean
are going to Alexandria, orders have been
sent to the Austrian admiral, Rohrschiadt,
now at Smyrna, to sail with his five war-ships
for the Piracus, where his squadron will Be
joined by two Italian ironclads and division
of the German squadron. Wrhin fortnight
the united squadrons of the dlisbund will be
within cooperative distance of the feet al
Alexandria. If Frances design is to impress
the khedive by a naval demonstration, Eng
land and her allies are prepared to make q
more impressive demonstration.
Western Kansas world., 1892-02-20
The Lumber Combine.

81. PAUL, MINN., February 16.-The sus-
pense of the Mississippi Valley Lumbermen's
association is ended by the United States
court making public the names of the lumber
kings who were indicted and ordered under
arrest. There are score of them on the list.
These men combined owned mills and lum-
ber valued at over $500 000, 900.
The trouble all grew out of meeting last
September, when resolution was reported
expressing the sense of the meeting that luu-
Der shall be advanced 81 per 1000.
The gentlemen are indicted under the act
of congress of 1880 prohibiting combinations
in the restraint of trade between states, and
careful inquiry shows that this is the stand
the lumbermen will take and a portion of
their defense. The object of the law was
aimed at trusts, where all the property owned
by different individuals and corporations Is
transferred to trustees, and they control and
manufacture just as much or as little as they
please. The law was not intended to apply
to case like the present one, where men in
faith for the purpose of getting at the condi-
ton OF the lumber market, which includes
supply and demand, and to determine whether
the condition of the market was not such as
to require an increase in the price of lumber,
IN order to charge persons with entering into
D combination in restraint of trade, because
"a result OF such combinations prices have
increased, it must be shown that these prices
are greater than what is necessary to protect
those engaged in the trade, and greater than
the supply and demand and the market and
circumstances require, so that it could be
said to be hardship to those compelled to
buy the article. Il is claimed that no one
who viii familiarize himself with the facts
will for q moment claim that the advance in
the prices of lumber agreed upon by the lun-
bermen was not just or reasonable, or that
the public has paid since then any more for
lumber than il was reasonably worth.
Western Kansas world., 1892-02-20
Died Disowned.

New YoRx. February 16.-Count Won
Rlucher is dead. His sensational marrisge
Last July in Milwaukee, to Miss Alma Loeb,
of Brooklyn, and his practical dis;nheritsnce
by his princely father in consequence, Ill
have given him deal of not0riety. Al
alone, save for the calls of his intimate
friends, the young man passed away.
and was "a years old.
His father was cabled and the reply came
that he had disgraced his name and W. cast
OF. A small sum was sent for his burial.