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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-11
Dun's Weekly L unl,p.

New YORK, November 6.-R. G. Dun b
Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says:
The bankers are more liberal in their &C
combinations and merchants are more
hopeful in their purchases.
The action of congress Will go far to re-
store business confidence, which is much
needed, but many expect from the measure
larger results than can be realized. The &C
ton of congress had less visible influence
upon speculative markets for products, in
part because foreign markets obstinately
refused to accept the higher valuations
which the spectators tried to establish.
Though the people across the water awarded
unstinted praises to those who secured the
passage of the repeal bill, there is little dis
position to pay high prices on that account
for wheat and cotton. In view of the great
abundance of money at speculative center5
the weakness of markets is more significant.
The demand for textile products has to
some extent improved. Metal working in
dustries manifest little interest as yet. Minor
metal markets are weaker on the whole,
though speculation lifts the load a little.
The volume of domestic trade gained but
little, exchanges outside of New York being
2.96 lower than last year for this.week. Ex-
port products for the past month have been
about 81 100000 larger than last year, while
imports have been about SIS, 4OO,0 900 smaller,
which indicates an excess of exports of $780,
OOO, 600 or more for the month.
The railroads have been doing little bet
ter, though returns do not yet come up to
those of last year.
The failures of the week numbered 1853
against 238 last year. Only five concerns
failed with liza biities exceeding $1OO, 900 each.
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CRAZY M'NOUN.
Fires a House and Shoots It's
Occupant,
Then Goes to His Brothers. Home and As
sauits Him; Is Shot With Shot
Gun by His Nephew, But
Gets Away.

Crazy George McNoun, at 8 o'clock IN the
morning, set fire to and burned the residence
of Elijah White, one of his old neighbors,
and shot White in the leg as he attempted to
escape from the burning structure with his
family.
The insane man then went to the home OF
his brother, John McNoun, where he as
saulted his brother, and was himself shot in
the head by his nephew.
Elijah White, who is a colored man, said
ne was awakened by the smell of smoke to
find one side of his house all in flames.
He hastily awakened the family and they
got out of the house with their clothes in
their hands. They at once suspected that
their house had been set on fire by McNoun
and they were no sooner out of the house
than he opened fire on them with his Win
chester. He fred seven shots, the last of
which took effect in Whites leg, just above
the ankle, the ball passing around the bone.
McNoun was next seen at the home of his
brother, John McNoun, between and z
o'clock in the morning.
John McNoun had gone out to the barn to
feed the stock, and had been out of the house
only few minutes when his son, a boy
about sixteen years old, who was in the
house. was startled by the voice of his crazy
uncle out at the barn.
The boy grabbed the shot gun and started
for the barn. When he got in view of the
barn he saw his father stretched out on the
ground and his insane uncle standing over
him in threatening attitude. The boy
thought his father was dead, and raising his
gun he fired at his uncle.
The shot took effect in his head. His hat
was shot off his head and as he started to
run he was tracked some distance by the
blood on the ground. John McNoun was
not dead; he had been knocked insensible
by his brother and recovered shortly after
wards
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-11
London as q Seller.

The passage of the silver bill by the senate
had no effect in checking the downward
movement on the stock exchange at New
York.
Fresh selling orders met the market at the
opening, and the first prices made were de-
clined 2%; sugar, Western Union and
Rock Island showing the heaviest losses.
London was in the market as a seller. The
heaviest pressure to sell was in Western
Union, and was accompanied by rumors
that the recent bull pool, said to be COM
posed of members of the directory, was
liquidating its interests.
The depression in the general list was in
force during the first half hour when rally
of ID to Il per cent. occurred, in which sugar
was most prominent. A renewed pressure
to sell checked the upward tendency, but
shortly before II o'clock speculation became
strong and at this time dominated the deal
ings up to noon, but the improvement was
not sufficient to wipe out the earlier losses
The declines range from a to 2 per cent.
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Greatest I'm the World

largest and most important showing of
flowers ever exhibited in this country is we'll
opened at the Art institute. A crush of
fashionable people were present. While the
attraction is known as the Worlds Fair
Chrysanthemum Show" the exhibition ia
almost equally rich in other flowers. All
parts of the country sent contributions.
The exhibit will run until November Il,
when it will close with a grand musical
programme. The money prizes offered
amount to over 5000.
Robert Craig. of Philadelphia, the recog-
nized authority on flowers, says the exhibit
is the largest and most important ever held
in the world. Over 1000 different varieties.
of chrysanthemuns are on exhibition.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-11
For Unconditional Repeal.

The vote in the senate on the bill to repeal
the purchase clause of the silver bill of 1890,
known as the Sherman act, Internationally,
was:
For Repeal-Aldrich. Brice, Gallery, Cam
den, Carey, Cullom, Davis, Dixon. Dolph,
Gray, Hale, Hawley, Higgins, Hill, Hoar,
Hunton, Lindsay, Lodge, Mcmillan. Nc
Pherson, Henderson. Mills, Mitchell wis. },
Morrell, Murphy, Plat, Proctor, Quay,
Ransom, Sherman, Smith, Squire, Stock.
bridge, Turpie, Villas, voorhees,, Washburn,
White Ga. Total, 43.
Against Repeal-Allen, Bate, Berry, Black
burn, Butler, Call, Cameron, Cockrell, Coke,
Daniel, Dubois, George, Harris, Irby. Jones
ark, Jones New, Kyle, Martin, Pasco,
PETER, Perkins, Pettigrew, Powers, Pugh,
Roach. Shoup, Stewart, Teller, Vance, Vest,
Walthall, Wolcott.-Total, 80.
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The Last of the Long De bate.

The last'day spent on the silver purchase
clause of the act of 1890, being the 61st day
of the debate, was exciting, acrimonious
and pathetic.
Friends of silver had the last words; Sen
ator Stewart was the last speaker.
In closing Senator Jones SAID: "This
may he regarded by some of my conferees
as the doom of silver, but it is only the COM
mencement of the fight We who favor this
policy and we who are against constantly
increasing the value in the unit of money
propose to go to the American people and
see to It that every man, woman and child in
the country understands fully the meaning
of what we intend to do next. We may be
fewer in mum Der, though doubt it.
Senator PETER arising said before vote
was taken he desired to speak word, as he
would not feel he had done his duty did he
not enter one last protest against what he
considered the GROWING mfamy of the pres
ent century.
Senator Harris, of Tennessee, declared the
passage of the repeal bill meant unmistak-
ably the utter demonstration of silver as
money metal.
Senator Stewart again rose to speak and
his first words caused ripple of laughter.
1.-The die is cast" said he, 1.-The surreptitious
and fraudulent act of 1873, demonetizing sill
yer, is ratified and confirmed. The gold
kings are victorious and the labor of their
champion, the senator from Ohio (Sherman),
are crowned with success. The Trojan war
horse is within the walls of the national cap
itol, but the betrayal and capture of the
White house and the capture of the two
houses of congress is not the end of the war.
Let the vote be taken; let the object lesson
be given. We will abide by the result
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Starvation in Wisconsin.

ASHLAND, WIS, November T-Cittzens of
Hurley and vicinity have petitioned. Gov
erpor Peck, alleging that there was an.
alarming condition among the people on.
the range.
The soup houses were In al least thirty
different places, and in fact ali the present.
circumstances of the range, were gone over
in the petition. The governor has answered
by referring the matter to the Iron. county
board.
The petition is somewhat surprising if il
applies to the town of Vaughn. The town
has already voted tax for the poor. Other
parts of Iron county and Ironwood will
soon be in quite as bad a condition.
The partial resumption of the mines will
only employ portion of the idle men. At
the Norrie, for instance. it is the intention to
work only 400 men, beginning November Is,
out of the 100 men formerly employed.
The recent cold weather makes the situation
more alarming
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-11
October at the Stock Yards.

KANSAS CITY, KAN, November A. The
live stock records for October have been
made up and they make surprising show
ing. There were over 10000 cattle killed by
the packers, $4,000 more than the same
month last year, and $4,000 more than the
same month in 1891.
Texas and the range country gave US more
cattle during October than ever before in
the histroy of the trade here, the receipts for
the month reaching 1854, an increase of
31,O78 as compared with the same month
last year.
The horse and mule market has taken new
life again and a good winters business is
expected after all.
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UNION OF ALL.
The Entire List of Labor Or
CARNATIONS
10 Come Together at the December Meet
ing; at Least There Are Plans for it
They Want One Supreme
Head to Give Orders

No achievement of organized labor in this
or any other country can compare in magni-
tude with movement which it is proposed
to inaugurate at the general assembly OF
knights, of Labor and to consummate when
delegates representing the entire American
Federation of Labor convene in December,
An amalgamation of every labor order
and labor union in the United States, where
by all shall recognize single supreme au
thority, and in which hundreds and thou.
sands of ,workmen shall be an organized
unit in everything that seems to effect their
interests, is the end aimed at.
Only one potent influence is being exerted
to the execution of this scheme, that of Sam
mel Gompers. Another man, willingly or
unwillingly, is looked to as champion OF
the movement, Terence Y. Powderly, and
he has already given it qualified approval.
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Powderly
had lately authorized an announcement of
his coming withdrawal as general master
workman of the knights of Labor. 1t is
now authoritatively declared by those who
have served on the committee which re-
quested Mr.. Powderly's acceptance of one
more election that he has consented.
There are indications of internal upheavals
IN all the labor orders. The utterances of
such leaders as John c. Costello, of Pitts
burg, Pa; John T. Byron, of Massachusetts,;
Thomas J. Morgan, of Chicago. and R. NJ.
Campbell, of Men phis, not to mention those
only who are of the rank and file, have been
long for consolidation.
The apathy of Mr.. Gompers has naturally
crystallized opposition, and especially as T.
v. Powderly is in favor of union on general
principles.
Briefly embodied, the objects of the con-
solidation are:
To exterminate militiaism in the settle
ment of labor disputes.
To influence legislation more effectively.
To save the expense of maintaining rival
organizations which, after all, have the saE1e
ends in view.
To do away with internal discussions.
The other aims are more or less subsidiary.
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swarrns of Cranks

WASHINGTON, D. c.. November 2.-Pren-
dergast's incoherent rawlings against Presi-
dent Cleveland and United States senators
causes much comment among the senators.
The additional fact is now developed that
the senators have been terrorized for the
last six weeks, not only by Prendergast, but
by an army of letter writers who have
threatened to assassinate senator's individu-
ally and blow up the senate wing OF the
capital.
Letters of this kind were received by Sem
ator Hill. of New York, Senator Mills. OF
Teras. and quite number of others. They
were disposed at first to read the letters lightly
as the emanation of harmless cranks, but as
the missives become more threatening IN
character, steps were taken to prevent per.
sonal assaults ON the senators, and aXo TO
guard the senate chamber from the dep
relations of cranks.
The pages were warned to maintain Sc
crecy as there was no desire to create need
less scare. 1t is the first time SO far as is
known that any such precaution has been
taken in either branch of congress. 1t APP
pears also that there has been much uneasi-
ness at the White house as result of the
threatening letters during the last SIX weeks.
A short time ago two uniformed policemen
were stationed on the marble portico leading
to the front door, the first time in the recol-
lectlOn OF the OIncldlS Ol the NHlUe HouSo
that blue coats and brass buttons had been
seen guarding the entrance to the executive
mansion.
AS further protection, an officer was sta
toned at the top of the first landing, where
a narrow passage way leads to the private
Office of the president. Heretofore these
halls and entrances have been open to all
corners and the uniformed ushers have been
the only ones to take precautions against
dangerous intruders. 1t is believed that
Prendergast wrote threatening letters to the
White house. but the officials declined to
say anything on the subject when inquiries
were made.
The letters of Prendergast to the senators
made such frequent reference to the presi-
dent that it is presumed Prendergast wrote
direct to the White house.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-11
Is &c the Kansas silk Woman.

GALVESTON, TEX, November miss Mar
garet Palmer, an attractive looking young
lady of about %, who has been a guest at a
fashionable boarding house in the city for
about five weeks, was arrested on a warrant
sworn out by carpenter named Bowden, q
boarder in the same house. Bowden charges
her with swindling him out of SIS. The
scheme was to purchase large quantity of
silk-worm eggs through the agency of Miss
Palmer and resell them at an advance. The
eggs failed to arrive at the time promised.
and Bowden. becoming uneasy, swore out q
warrant for Miss Palmer's arrest, and she
passed the night in the Office of the chief of
police, being a stranger and unable to secure
bondsmen at the late hour at which she was
arrested
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Urcle Sans Seed Clerks Dismissed.

WASHINGTON, D. c., November 3.-One
hundred employees in the seed division of the
agricultural department have beenfurloughed
because there was no work for them to do
The necessity for this action is shown from
the statements in the office as to the cost of
distributing seed. Under the last admins
tration it cost the department $5O,675 to dis
tribute $4,000 worth of seed. It has been a
custom in the departments when there was
no work to be done to allow the clerks full
pay. The agricultural department has insti-
tuted a reform in this direction by which
there will be great saving in running ex.
penSeS.
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Directum Beats Mascot,

New YORK, November 4.-Directum, the
crack trotter of the year. won the first heat
in the match race with Mascot the famous
PAGER, at Fleetwood park, in 2:1O4. Mascot
broke at the first turn and after that was not
in the race. .....
In the second heat Directum won by four
or five lengths in 2:07A. Mascot again
broke badly on approaching the three-quar-
ter mile post.
Dircctum won the third heat and the match
at 1854. Mascot gave him a better race
in this heat than before. hanging on to him
all the way, but Dlrectum finally won by
about length amid great excitement.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-11
severnl Fires An St. Ioa.nh.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, November IN. E.
Hartz's stables, adjoining the exposition
grounds, and all the cattle sheds on the
grounds are burned. Two trotters, Golden
Church and Ben, burned. The loss is $10,-
600.
About the same hour a church, school
house and the A. NJ. lodge rooms in the
southern part of the city burned. The chill
dren were gotten out of the school rooms
with considerable difficulty.
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Refused One.HaIf Million.

CHICAGO, November 6.-The makers OF
No-To-Bac, the guaranteed tobacco habit
cure, lately refused syndicate offer of one
half million for their business. No-To- BAG
is an absolute guaranteed cure for chewing,
snuffdipping and cigarette smoking. 1t is
sold by nearly all the druggists in this coun-
try and Canada. Made by the Sterling
Remedy company, box Is. Indiana Mineral
Springs, Ind. Chicago Office, As Randolph
street. They print book. called Don't
Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away"
Every tobacco user should read it and they
mail il for the asking.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-11
Seized hxTramns.

CLEVELAND, o., November About a
dozen tramps boarded freight train as il
was leaving the Lake Shore yards at mid
night. They commenced to set the brakes,
which retarded the speed of the train. and
when the conductor and brakeman appeared
they were seized and bound. The engineer,
comprehending the situation, uncoupled the
engine, ran back to the yards for help, and
squad of officers was taken on the engine
and sent back to the train. On their appear
ance the tramps fled. Several cars filled
with valuable merchandise had been broken
into, but the thieves were unable to make
away with their plumber
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Public Debt Statement.

WASHINGTON, d. c., November THE
public debt statement shows that the net in
crease of the debt, less cash in the treasury,
during the month of October, was $5,14.-
058. The interest bearing debt increased
81 300
The debt on which interest has ceased
since maturity decreased $4,000, and the
debt bearing no interest increased $568, 617.
There was reduction of A.581 81 in the
cash balance during the month.
The interest bearing debt is $685., OBS, O4O;
the debt on which interest has ceased
since maturing, $1,974.570. and the debt
bearing no interest, 1914, 932,882, q total
debt of 1851 946 492
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-11
New Rules and tn. Jer.ey sr,dr..

WASHINGTON. D. C. November 2.-Senator
Blackburn offered the following resolution,
which was agreed too:
RESOLVED, That the committee on rules
be instructed to inquire and report to
the senate, what revision of, or amend
ments to, the rules, if any, should be adopt
ed to secure efficient and satisfactory dis
position of the business of the senate.
The New York and New jersey bridge
bill was then taken up on motion of Sena-
tor Hill and the remainder of the session
was almost wholly consumed with debate
on the measure. The bill passed without
division.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-11
How worthless securities Are Used.

New YORK, November IA slight, I'M
dersized man in a rusty overcoat wearing a
pair of steel-bowed spectacles, stood among
the bidders at the auction sale of the Msdi-
son Square banks assets. He made him.
self conspicuous by buying blocks of some
of the most worthless securities offered. He
carried small valise. and took away his
purchase for which he had paid cash closely
packed in that receptacle. One man pres
ent at least recognized him as an individ-
ual who makes his living by dealing in Sc
curities which have a purely speculative
value, and which in many cases are known
to be worthless. He buys these cheap for
cash and sells them to men who 60 into
fraudulent bankruptcies and want to make
q showing of assets to their creditors
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-11
An EIght Hour Demand Won.

BosToN, November Accommodating with
this month the $500 carpenters of Bostor
are working but eight hours per day.
The eight hour day has been in contro-
versy between the builders and the union car
penters here since May 1, 1886, during which
time there have been two strikes of several
weeks in each instance. Throughout tbs
entire contention, the union carpenters
have never lost hope of ultimately securing
their object.
In February last, the carpenters took
up the issue for third time, and instead of
preparing for a strike, all their energies
were devoted to securing recognition from
the Carpenter Builders association.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-11
The World Being Educated on Silver.

WASHINGTON, D. c., November 1.-The
president of the Bimetallic league, Moreton
Freeman, does not think the cause of BIZ
metallism by any means hopeless but on
the contrary believes the wide attention
which has been drawn to the subject by dis
cussion in the senate will serve to force the
question to the front the world over.
He has no doubt that the eastern business
classes which are now clamoring the loud
est for repeal will be forced by business
exigencies to come to the support of silver
coinage in few years.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-11
a oueer pi.ea.. carried Horn.

CHICAGO, November Local physicians
say that there is nothing dangerous in the
new complaint that has been des;Op.t.d
the worlds fair grip" and which i not
only very prevalent here, but appears ~
reports to have been carried home by worId's
fair visitors from different parts Of the
country.
A general langour. severe construction Of
the base OF the nose. and hacking cough
are the principal symptoms.
Some physicians regard it as merely a
modified form of the old Ia grippe. and a.,
that it presents no features that are new IL
medical science. -
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Ruf1aans Mask.d as Students

About midnight 700 or 800 students toos
possession of Michigan university at Ann
Arbor, and in the absence of the mayor
from the city and the city marshal being
suspended, the small police force was unable
to cope with the students.
Bonfires were built on the campus and sew.
eral small buildings were used to feed the
flames: ;treet cars were stopped by effgies
placed on the track and much damage done.
Several students were arrested and all is ex-
element among them.
1t would not take much to cause another
outbreak
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-11
Struck q Pay Streak.

SANTA FE, N. NJ, November 3.-There has
just been discovered 100 feet under ground
strong load of solid quartz with pay
streak thirty inches wide that will yield $134
per ton in gold. The new find is located at
Monument Rock, nine miles up the river
from this city, and has created a genuine
sensation here. 1t is the first mineral strike
made in the Santa Fe range.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-11
A rhou.and rroop. prown.d.

LONDON, November 6.-The Morning
Leader has the following special from
Lisbon: "a private telegram from Buenos
Ayres says the insurgent war ship Republics
ran into and sunk the transport Rio de
Janeiro, with troops for President Peixoto.
Thirteen hundred troops were drowned"
A dispatch to the Times from Rio dc
Janeiro. contained the information the Re.
publica had rammed the Rio de Janeiro and
that 500 out of the 1,lOO troops on board were
drowned.
This dispatch also said that Admiral Nellie
had confirmed the truth of this report.