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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-22

The store of M. E. Sharp came very
near being burned on Tuesday night.
The show window had been draped for
Christmas and lamp placed to give
the decorations effect, set fire to these
draperies. The fire was put out and
not much damage was done.
Goodland, out in Sherman county,
has been declared by The governor a
city of the second class. Goodland is
in the midst of what is commonly call
ed the arid region. No more complete
refutation of the damaging statements
that are given out periodically in re-
gard to the alleged barrenneSs and I'M
prOductiveneSs Of the country is need
ed than the existence of such towns in
it's midst. Towns and cities do not
grow up and flourish without SubStan-
tial backing from the surrounding
country, particularly in a purely agri-
cultural section. In this estimate there
is no intention to discount the enter
prise and push of the business men of
a community; their presence and con-
| tinuity of purpose in such towns as
! Sherman county's metropolis are addi-
tional proofs of the resourcefulness of
| the tributary territory. And Sherman
is not conspicuous exception among
| the counties of western Kansas; it is a
| SOOo Ach44 cbfOA AChAOc4 A1eS65AO'
A sad accident happened to G. G.
Perdieu on Saturday. He was taking
home a load of coal and provisions and
was accompanied by his boy, a lad of
about IA years of age. Crossing the
canyon of the Beaver north and west
of old Voltaire townsite, Mr.. Perdieu
was walking beside the wagon when he
was caught by the wheel and run over
breaking his leg between the ankle and
knee and fracturing several ribs. The
/ boy went for assistance and some of
Mr.. Perdieu's neighbors came. He was
taken on sled to his home about two
miles off, and when there was trans
ferred to a stretcher and carried into
the house. Drs. Candy, Rush and
Smith were called and did all they
could to relieve the sufferer. It was
thought at one time that the fracture
was so bad that amputation would
have to be resorted to, but after a
council in the case it was decided to
save the leg if possible, and to restore
to amputation only as a last resort. At
last reports he was doing well as could
be expected.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-22

Ennis & Walker have a carload of
StudebalHer wagons on sale.
Monday will be the happiest day in
the year for the little folks.
The wizard is selling goods as low as
they are sold 600 miles east.
Loans closed and money paid at
once see Thomas ?. Leonard.
The best 81 overshoes at the Kahn
Shoe and Clothing company.
g. L. Calvert was at Oberlin last
week on land office business.
Ennis & Walker have a carload of
Hollinger lister drills on sale.
The wizard is at the Daylight store
ready to do business with you.
Jim Wymore has gone to Missouri to
| see his mother who is very sick.
The Rock Island ;paycar came in on
| Wednesday and paid off the boys.
j. H. Hardy has returned from sew
eral months absence in Colorado.
Charles O'Brien will pay the highest
market cash price for good butter.
! The best ladies arctics rs cents at the
Kahn Shoe and Clothing company.
The wizard for hats, caps, gloves and
mittens, pants, overalls, shirts, etc.
| Frank Robson is the latest addition
/ to the Goodland Silver Cornet band.
| Billy Steele has returned from Nor
ton county where he has been working.
List your wheat in with a Hollinger
lister drill for sale by Ennis & Walker.
! "When 1 can read my title clear
call on Thomas P. Leonard, abstracter.
The best felt boots and overs S185 at
the Kahn Shoe and Clothing company
Will Sloan left this week with Elyton
for Wilcox, Neb, where they will win
! ter.
Moses Metheny is laid up with blood
thumb.
returned from visit in Rawlins
county.
DR.. E. E. Burwen left last Friday
morning for business visit to. Ian
ark, Ills.
Kahn Shoe and Clothing company
for bargains in mems, ladies' and child
ren's shoes.
See our line of carpet samples before
you buy your fall carpet. = Dawson
Bros. & Co.
Frank Campbell left this week for
Auburn, Neb., where he Will reside in
the future.
Buy the biggest bargains ever offered
at the closing out sale of Wittelshofer's
clothing stock.
T. M. Simmons and wife returned
Saturday from several weeks visit in
Norton county.
II. G. Tagtmeyer and family left this
week for Slower, Mo-, where they will
visit few weeks.
The wizard can always be found at
the Daylight store knocking the dark
ages out of prices.
Anew two-seat spring wagon to trade
for young stock a great bargain. In
quire at this office.
jim kinney, former freight brake
man on the Rock Island here, spent
Sunday in the city.
There was to be a ball of the hectic
order last night at the opera house,
but failed TO take place.
All persons knpWing themselves in
debted to me, please call and settle be-
fore Jan. DIR. Thomas.
The best clothing, hats. shoes and
furnishings at bankrupt prices at Wit
5eishofer's closing out sale.
Conductor W. B. Usher, who has
been suffering from cancerous growth,
Is reported as being better
The wizard has the best assorted
stock IN western Kansas Of everything
suit to the trade and times
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-22

Sherman County Bank. -. 1905. 20
Cash and orders in SAFE. 5T2 II
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-22

and Mrs. w. D. Jeffrey, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. E. Swarts, Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Rush,
Mrs. G. B. Jewell, Mrs. E. E. Burwell.
Mrs. M. E. Douglass, Miss Grace Crick,
Miss Eta Green, Miss Flora Green,
Miss Elma Douglass, Miss Maude
Bourne, Miss Stella Dickey, Miss Rose
son, Pa; Mr.. G. F. Weber, Mr.. A. W.
Hostetter, Mr.. G.. G. Graham, Mr. John
Jordan, Mr.. Frank Dawson, Ed Daw-
son, Mr.. F. A. Beer, Mr. Will Usher,
Mr.. Will Tyler, Mr.. E. L. Green.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-22

GTATE of Kansas, Sherman county, S. l. B.
81 F. Brown. county treasurer of Sherman
county, do hereby certify that the above and fore
going exhibits are true and correct statement of
balance belonging to the various funds that have
come into my hands as county treasurer to the
best of my knowledge and belief
B. F. BRowA, County Treasurer
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 10th
day of December, 1893. ERNEST J. Scorr,
County Clerk.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-22
Settle Up.

I am going to move away and wish
all persons owing me to settle up at
once. Anyone having a claim against
me viii please call and have it adjust
ed. DR.. E. E. BURwELL.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-22
Financial Exhibit

xcINANCIAL condition Of Sherman County,
y Kansas. QuarterIy statement Of B. F. Brown.
county treasurer Of Sherman County Kansas for
the quarter ending Nov 80 1883
County .-.s-...-.--s<.sz.s 9.s6z S
State $1,000 .-y-s go g
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-22
Retter Than a Mil.

Better Than a MILL
Scott will exchange good patent -four
for your wheat-26 pounds for bushel
or sell you sack for rs cents.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-08-18
LITTLE CALL FOR CURRENCY.
Gotham Brokers Doing Almost No Bust
ness-Gold Coming IN Millions.

Gotham Brokers Doing Almost No Bust
ness-Gold Coming in Millions.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1j.-As was ex-
pected the demand for currency was
very light to-day, although it is known
that several large pay rolls had to be
prepared for. The shops of those
dealers in money who were most con-
spicuous last week were almost empty
of customers. They were buying only
to fill orders and paid one per cent
premium for small lots. No premium
was offered for gold to arrive.
The steamer Yucatan, which arrived
from Havana, had $3.50, 1000 Spanish
gold. The steamship Lain due from
Europe on Wednesday has SO, $50. 900
in gold on board. The steamship Ems
has 81, 4S0 900 in gold aboard. The
steamer La Normandie to-day brought
s2OS, 500 to Barring, Magoun & Co. and
slO7, 900 to Heidelbach, Ickelheimer e
Co. from France. The $50, $50 in gold
consigned to the Canadian Bank of
Commerce, brought in by the Aurania,
is for the Bank of Nova Scotia of
Chicago. The Etruria. which sailed
from Liverpool on Saturday has ST.
$50, 600 gold consigned to local bankers.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-08-18

duced bill authorizing the issue of
national bank notes to the full value
of bonds deposited. 1t was accom-
panied By q letter from Secretary
Carlisle recommending its passage as
a measure of immediate relief and
saying it would add $40, 600, 900 TO the
circulation 1t was referred TO the
finance committee.
The senate then passed the house
joint resolution for the payment of
session employees of both houses.
Numerous bills on silver were intro
duced and referred, as was also one on
the annexation of the Hawaiian islands
from the San Francisco chamber of
commerce.
Mr. Hill introduced a resolu-
ton that lies on the table declaring it
to be the sense of the senate that
nothing but financial legislation
should be undertaken during
the present special session.
Mr. Vest called up the resolution Of
fered by himself last Tuesday, in favor
of bimetallism and the free and IN
limited coinage of both gold and sill
yer and addressed the senate on the
subject. He likened the Sherman act
to houseless and homeless dog, with
no one to give it bone and without
kennel TO hide its dishonored head;
but declared, nevertheless, that he
would not vote for its repeal without
a guarantee OF silver as a money
metal.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-08-18
SULLIVAN SHOT AT.
The Ex-Champion Pugilist Forced to
Run for His Life.

New YORK, Aug. 1j.-John L. Sulli-
van, eX-champion pugilist of the
world, entered the bar room of the
Vanderbilt hotel about o'clock last
Friday evening He had been drink
ing heavily and was in an ugly mood.
Facing the counter he ordered wine
for every one in the place. At the
further end of the bar was a man
named McCluskey, with whom Sullivan
had had some words three years ago.
The latter refused to drink and
Sullivan went down the bar to induce
the man he believed to be stranger
to take glass of wine.
When Sullivan got within six feet
Of the man he saw who it was and
then began TRADE of abuse. He ae-
cused McCluskey of having slandered
him behind his back.
McCluskey quietly denied it and
said that he had not even taken the
trouble to give Sullivan thought
since their quarrel in Boston.
Sullivan glared at his enemy and
bringing his fist down shouted in a
voice of anger; "You are a liar, Nc
1 c."ei.y, aif::4I ! can prove it, DO you
hear what l say, you cur? You have
been talking about me behind my
back and l say you are liar
McCluskey was crimson with anger
by this time. He brought his fist
, down in tuyn and said: II havel told
you that | never spoke behind your
back, and, when you say | have you
lie and you know it"
Sullivan clinched his right hand and
shot it forth. 1t struck McCluskev on
the left side of the neck and knocked
him down, but did not stun him.
McCluskey reached for his revolver
and Sullivan ran for the door, but a
shot sped after him before he could
reach it. Before second shot could
be fired the pugilists friends rushed in
and wrested the weapon from Nc.
| Cluskev.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-08-18

CHICAGO, Aug. 15,-The Senate hotel,
a three story structure on Madison
street near Fifth avenue, was dc.
stroyed by fire this morning and five
people were killed, three fatally in
jured and eight badly burned. The
list OF killed was as follows:
HARRY GODFREY, years old. son Of ] God.
Trey, hardware merchant Of Little Rock,
Ark, burned
EDWARD SHORT, Chicago, gambler; burned
and jumped from rear window
An unknown woman, five feet six inches in
height, burned removed from bed by fremen.
An unknown man, five feet eight inches In
height, burned in bed
An unknown man, removed TO county hos
pital unconscious, died fifteen minutes after
arrival
AT the time of the fire the street was
alive with people and as it is one of
the principal streets in the city, il
seems incredible that so many persons
could lose their lives. Had there been
any fire escapes the loss would not
have been so great, but the law does
not require the fire escapes on lodging
houses less than four stories in height.
Hence there were none
Before the guests could be warned
the flames had cut off the escape of a
number from their stairways and they
were caught in a fire trap. Mrs.
AhrenS, wife of the manager of the
hotel, and her daugher Annie. who
slept in the front parlor on the third
floor, CROPPED their way through the
smoke to the window and stood on the
sill, the crowd below yelling to them
not to jump. They clung to
the framework, keeping as far out as
possible, while the smoke and flames
burst through the windows around
them. Although badly burned they
retained their position until the ar
rival of hook and ladder company
when they were rescued. A man
whose identity is unknown next
reached the window. The flames were
scorching his almost nude body and
he jumped to the stone pavement. He
was picked up unconscious.
The loss on building and contents
is practically total, but as the struct-
ure was old and the furnishings
cheap, the amount will not exceed a
few thousand dollars. A restaurant
occupied the ground floor and the
hotel the two upper ones. 1t con-
tanned thirty-siX rooms and had
thirty guests.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-08-18
THE MARKETS.
Kansas City Grain.

Prices were quoted at the close as follows:
No hard wheat 53a5ic No hard
wheat, j2Q52ltc: No 4hlri wheat 4sd5Oc re.
jected hard wheat. 42q46c No = red wheat,
5s65sl:c; No red wheat, 59G5ie No red
wheat i9q5lc.
CORN-Was firm The offerings were light
and demand moderate No corn was selling
al Memphis and not much Ut the river
Receipts OF corn 81 cars year ago % cars.
No mixed corn sold at 3l13lKc:..No mixed,
SOc No mixed 29c no grade 26G9sc:
No white, 3ld3llIc; No 3 white, 90dOhc;
No white, &c Shippers paid 55al gS6Ac Mis-
sissippi river and bid sac Memphis for No
corn No white sold at 36GS':c river
and Ssc Memphis was bid
OATs-Were steady The onerings were
liberal There was a fairly good demand
Receipts Of oats IL cars year
ago q cars. Cash prices: No . mixed,
2lGs2c: choice heavy, lc premium; No 3.
l9a9Oc: No 4, lsal9c No , white ncminally
25dsGc: No Swhite, s3a9ic. RYE-Steady; No.
Q nominally acc and No g. Hc. FLAX
sEED-Nominally s3aslc per bu upon the
basis Of pure in car lots small lots SG5c less.
BRAY-Firm, 5l6t53c per cwt: bulk, 5g6c less.
CORN CHoP-Firm. 6idG)c per cwt, sacked.
HAY - Receipts. 30 cars: market firm.
Timothy. fancy, 80 No. |, G50GS, low
grades. s5d65O fancy prairie, new. S.5Od6;
good TO choice g.: common, s3G+5O
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-08-18
Peary's Plans Disarranged.

ST. JOHNS, N f., Aug. 15.-The
La brador, mail steamer, reports hav-
ing spoken Peary's steamer, Falcyon,
in the latitude of Northern Labrador
August .. She had been storm bound
two days. Peary had been engaged
in visiting the coast settlements for
the previous two weeks endeavoring
to get dogs, but had not succeeded,
and then proposed visiting the Nor
avian settlements to the north, and
then going to Disco, as he was nearly
certain to get dogs there. His plans
had been seriously disarranged through
the unexpected delay.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-08-18
REPUBLICANS HOLD OFF ON
THE SILVER ISSUE.
Will NOT LEAD IN THE DEBATE .
Leaders Of the Party Declare II Is a
Strictly Democratic Af1air-Mr. Perry
Appointed District Attorney for
Kansas - Senator Voorhees,
Introduces Bill to help
Out the Banks.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-Inquirics of
the leaders of the Republican side of
the house elicit the statement that
they expect to take little or no part in
the debate now in progress Said one
OF them: THE Democrats have under
taken to control and direct the con-
sideration of the question and refused
10 give the Republicans a chance to
amend the order regulating the de.
bate. We did not believe that free
silver or no silver, which are the
only alternatives possible under the
Bland order, were the only two solu-
tons of the situation and would have
been glad of an opportunity to have
amended the order to secure a vote on
proposition which we believe would
90 farther than any other to meet and
relieve the necessities of the financial
situation. But this having been de-
MED us,we do not feel that the Repub-
licans have anything to argue, and my
belief is that none of the members on
this side will take formal part in the
debate"
1t may DE doubted, however,
whether this plan of reticence and re-
serve will be carried out. 1t is almost
a certainty that as the debate
progresses a stage will be reached
where the opportunity to score a poll.
tical point will prove irresistible to
such aggressive leaders as Reed, Bur-
rows, Cannon, Hepburn and Hender-
son.
There are some of the best speakers
in the Democratic ranks still to be
heard-Cockran and Fellows of New
York, Wilson Of West Virginia, Gull
berson of Texas, Bynum of Indiana,
Bryan of Nebraska and Hatch Of Mis-
souri,
There is every indication that an ir-
regular debate on the silver question
will be kept up in the senate without
waiting for the Democratic steering
committee" to accomplish its appa-
rently hopeless task Of agreeing upon
plan as to how that debate shall be
brought about and within what lines
it shall be confined. 1t is easy for
either the silver or anti-silver men to
call up the question. They can move to
take up Mr. Stewards free coinageIor
Mr.. Lodges resolution to have q vote
on the repeal of the purchase law
August % and so attack the subject
from either side. Nothing but the
high privileged questions involved in
the contested Northwestern senator
ship can shut them off. Mr.. Hoar, it
is known, expects to make a set
speech in favor of the repeal of the
purchasing clause of the purchase law
either tomorrow or Wednesday.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-08-18
LARGE SLICE OF MiNNEAPO-
LIS WIPED OUT.
TWO HUNDRED HOUSES BURNED.
A Fortunate Change In the Wind Saves
Many Other Buildings, as the Fire
men Seemed Helpless to Stay
the Flames-Fifteen Hun
dred People Made Sud-
denly Homeless.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, Aug. Is
About 100000 worth of property
went up in flames yesterday after
noon. Over 200 houses are burned
and at least 800 persons are rendered
homeless. This is the record made by
the destroying element in the short
space of two hours. A kind Provi-
dence, and not the fire department
or the feeble efforts of the owners of
threatened property, saved the greater
portion of the manufacturing and resi-
dence portions of the East side. The
fire had gained such Roadway that no
human agency could quench it. and
only change in the direction of the
wind prevented an awful confagra.
ton.
The Nicollet island losses are as fol-
lows: Clarke box factory, 1000, in
sured; Lenhart wagon works, Sl5, 700,
partly covered by insurance; Lintges
& Cornell, 100000, insurance S11, 900;
L. S. Coffin box factory, 81 1000, insured;
Cedar Lake Ice company, $4,000, in
sured; Bergman Lounge company,
$500, insured. Other small losses
bring the total loss of the island up TO
S175, 900.
E. w. Backus & Co. place their loss
at over S1,OOO,OOO. They state that
they had 6O,OOO,OOO feet of lumber
worth S75O,OOO alone, and that this is
a total loss. Their mills are also gone,
and these, they claim, were worth
S25O,OOd. 1t is impossible to learn
their insurance, but it is thought they
are protected. Several fremen were
injured but none seriously.
The fire laid a square mile in ruins
An unknown child was burned to
death, and Thomas FalOn lost his life
from heart failure due to excitement
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-08-18
The Last of the Wichita Robbers.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Aug. l5.-John
W. Kittrell, young negro who, with
the assistance of two white men and
the connivance of the express messen-
ger, robbed wagon of the Pacific ex-
press company of s., 500 in Wichita on
the night of July %, was caught here
this morning by Policemen Sol Davis,
$. W. Nichols and Thomas Wilson,
who will receive rewa.i Ct $500.
The negro took about s.! so as his
share of the booty, and what he did
not spend he claims was stolen from
in Chicago last week, SO that not a
cent was recovered.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-08-18
District Attorney Perry.

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug 15,-W. C. Per-
ry, nominated to-day as United States
district attorney, was born in England
about forty years ago. In his early
youth he came to America and finally
settled in Southeastern Kansas, where
he was a coal miner for several years.
Afterward he was promoted to the
position of weighmaster, and during
his leisure hours he read law under
the direction of General c. w. Blair,
who then lived in Fort Scott Having
been admitted to the bar he was taken
into partnership by General Blair, and
the firm was regarded as the strongest
IN that part of the state.
Mr.. Perry has always been a Demo
crat and has taken part in every polit-
ical campaign in the state since he
became voter. In 1884 he was made
chairman of the state central commit
tee, succeeding John Martin, and con-
Quoted the campaign of that year with
marked ability. He was also a dele
gate to the national Democratic con-
vention of that year which nominated
Grover Cleveland for president. In
1885 President Cleveland appointed
him United States district attorney,
and he held the Office until President
Harrison appointed ]. W. Ady, who
recently resigned.
In 1851, Mr.. Perry, in obedience to
President Cleveland's famous order re-
quiring federal officers to keep out OF
active politics resigned as chairman o!
the state central committee and was
succeeded by Ed Carroll. Mr.. Perry
opposed fusion with the Populists in
1892 and made speech in the Demo
cratic state convention against it. He
is at present member of the state
central committee and notwithstand'
ing his opposition to fusion he was ap-
pointed on the executive committee
Last year he was again delegate t
the national convention.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-08-18
Fourth Bank Failure at Springfield. Mo

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Aug. 1.-THE
fourth bank failure here in the last
two months occurred this morning
when the bank of Springfield, with a
capital of $780, 900, failed to open its
doors. 1t is one of the strongest and
largest banks in the city and its failure
was a great surprise. The St Louis
& San Francisco railroad generally
had large deposit there.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-08-18
WANTS $4,000.
Congressman Breckenridge Sued for
Breach of Promise.

Congressman Breckenridge Sued for
Breach of Promise.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l5.-Madeline v.
Pollard has filed suit in the supreme
court of the District of Columbia
against Congressman w. c. P. Brock
inridge of Kentucky for $50, 900 dam
ages for breach of promise to marry.
Miss Pollard was formerly employed
in one of the departments here, and a
report that she was to be married to
the brilliant Kentucky orator game d
very general circulation only a short
time before the latter's recent mar
rage to Mrs. Wing. The allegations
filed go at great length into the
relations which existed between the
plaintiff and Mr.. Breckenridge, as
she charges, until recently. The
birth of two children (who died) and
the premature birth of third child
are alleged asa result Of this intimacy.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-08-18
A naY Of PRAYER Asked For.

DENVER, COL, Aug. i5.-At a union
meeting of the pastors Of Denver last
evening, memorial was adopted to
be sent to President Cleveland asking
him to appoint q day OF fasting and
prayer when the people of the nation
can meet together in their houses of
worship and petition the Almighty to
tighten the burdens that are Cypress
ing the people of this land.