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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-07-01
LOCHREN,
With the Approval CT Hoke
Smith,
Issues Another Important Order; Barring
Printed Applications and Testimony
for Pensions - Oral Testimony
Must be Written Out.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 21.-An order
has been issued by Secretary Lochren, of the
pension bureau, and approved by Secretary
Smith, with a view to prevent fraud in max
ing applications for pensions. 1t has beer
the custom of certain pension attorneys in
different parts of the country to file apphca-
tons for clients, using printed forms, all of
the matter contained in the applications being
IN print except the name, regiment, etc. By
this means it is believed the applicants have
been induced by unprincipled attorneys TO
swear to false statements of facts. Zone OBJ
iect I have in view in issuing the order,'' said
Secretary Smith, sis to get at the truth"
The following is the order: "In the pre-
paration of testimony in support of claims
IN pension cases, all statements affecting a
particular case must be written or prepared
to be typewriter in the presence of a wit
ness, and from his oral declarations then
made TO persons who then reduce to testi-
mony to writing, or then prepare the same
to be typewriter. And such testimony must
embody the statement by the witness that
such testimony was all written or pre-
pared for writing Gas the case may be- in
his presence, and only from his oral state
ments then made; stating also time, place
and persons, when, where and to whom he
made such oral statements, and that in max
ing the same, he did not use, and was not
aided or prompted by any written, or
printed statement or recital prepared or in
dicated by any other person; and not at
tached IS an exhibit to his testimony. Any
needless delay in the preparation of such
testimony, after such oral statement by wit
ness, or in forwarding the same to this bu-
reau; and any material alteration, or erasures
will be cause for rejecting such testimony"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-07-01
NAVAL DISASTER.
Not Less Than 400 Men Go to
the Bottom of the Sea.
British War Ship CollIdes With Sister
Ship, Which Sinks So Soon as to Take
Nearly All Down-vice Admiral
Tyron Is One.

A most terrible calamity has befallen the
British battleship Victoria, of the Mediterra-
mean squadron, and hundreds of lives have
been lost. The Victoria, which few the flag
of Vice Admiral Sir George Tyron, z. c. B.,
was run into off Teopoli, seaport town OF
the Eastern Mediterranean, fifty miles north
west of Beyroot, Syria, comparatively short
distance from the island of Cyprus, by the
British battleship Camperdown, also belong
ing to the Mediterranean squadron and un-
der command of Captain Charles tombstone.
The Victoria had an enormous hole made in
her side, through which the water poured in
torrents. Before the crew could cast loose
the small boats she went to the bottom, car
rying down with her nearly all on board.
Some of the officers and crew managed to
get out of the suction caused by the sinking
vessel and were rescued. Not less than 400
of the officers and crew were drowned. Among
the lost is Vice Admiral Tyron.
The complement of officers and crew of the
Victoria comprised 600 men.
The news caused great excitement in Lon
don, and crowds of people beseiged the ad-
miralty. Among them were relatives and
friends of those on board the Inflated ship,
eagerly seeking news. So dense was the
throng about the admiralty that it was nee
essary to summon the police to restrain the
crowd, and all official kilograms relating to
the disaster wree at once repeated to Queen
Victoria.
Sir George Tyron was one of the b-st
known figures in the recent naval history of
England. He had earned the highest honors
within the gift of the British nation. His
name first appeared on the naval list away
back in the days of the Crimean war, where
he served in the naval brigade before Sebas-
tapol during the winter of 1853 and "a in
the trenches, where he was wounded.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-07-01
Business is Retarded.

TOPEKA, June 22.-The displacement OF
seventeen mail carriers of the Topeka post
Office, all on the same day, has proven seri-
Gus Underwent, and may result in financial
damage in many cases.
Banks, wholesale dealers, insurance offices,
and the many business places in Topeka
whose affairs are largely conducted through
the mails, complain of delay in receipt of
their letter mail. Many cases of delay oc-
Cured the first day the new carriers went to
work.
The early deliveries, which usually bring
letters to the stores and offices and shops of
Topeka in time to be attended to the same
day, were almost all so delayed as that they
did not reach their destination until late in
the day, and great numbers of such letters
were not received until one or two days later
having been left at the wrong place.
The business men of Topeka are anxious
to let the state of things be known, so that
their correspondents will exercise as much
patience as possible.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-07-01
Still Hanging in the Balance.

| NEW YORK, June 26.-R. G. Dun & Co.
weekly review of trade says:
| The improvement expected from the issue
of clearing house certificates, thus utilizing
credits instead of cash in local dealings, has
not yet been realized. Other cities, espe-
| cially in the west, have not taken similar
measures to relieve the pressure, and the de-
mand for money from the interior continues
| undated. The volume of trade is consider
| ably reduced by the monetary stringency.
Bank clearings outside of New York are de-
Ginning materially in comparison with last
year. In some departments of business Or
| ders from merchants are deferred, since there
| is no assurance of their ability to carry the
goods until they are sold, while in other de-
| partments orders are not received because
| the future is distrusted.
The effect on the great industries has been
less thus far than might have been feared, as
| most of the firms are employed on orders
booked before the trouble began. But many
works are now reducing the number of hands
and others must soon suspend operations,
unless the prospect becomes clearer.
In the iron business improvement is eXpe-
rienced and pig iron is as low as ever, while
finished products are in fair demand. Prices
are extremely low.
The wool manufacturers are moving with
greater caution than usual. At the west at
present the mills are working mainly on past
orders. Cotton goods are comparatively
quiet and while shipments of boots and shoes
in past orders far exceed last years, new Or
ders are encouraging.
Speculative markets have been much de-
pressed by the monetary stringency, wheat
having been sold for several days at the
lowest price ever known here and at Chicago,
though the wide margin between June and
September offers strong temptation for the
use of money in carrying.
The movement of grain from the far west
was the largest of the season, and by no
means indicates an exhaustion of stocks
and the visible supply decreases so slowly
that purchasers are little encouraged. The
new harvest already begins and prospects
are decidedly frightened by much needed
rain in the northwest. Lower prices have
increased the export demand yet it is not
large enough to make much improvement
on the enormous stocks in sight.
Accounts from other cities nearly all
show the monetary pressure affects trade
materially, that collections are unusually
slow and banks are extremely cautious in
lending, even where they are strongly forti-
fed. The state of foreign trade is not yet
satisfactory.
The failures of the week were 287, COM
pared with 347 last week. The correspond
ing week last year the failures we're 100.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-07-01
British Buster Rebuked.

PARIS June 22.-In the sitting of the Beh-
ring sea tribunal of arbitration Sir Richard
Webster, counsel for Great Britain, con-
tinued his argument. In the course of his
remarks Sir Richard maintained that both
Great Britain and the United States were un-
der moral obligations to sanction by legisla.
ton whatever regulations as to the seal fisher
les the tribunal might adopt. But" added
he, this obligation is not legally binding"
Baron de Courcel president of the tri-
bunal, Immediately interrupted Webster,
and in sharp tone said to him: 81 cannot
allow you to say that before us. We are
conducting serious business. Neither coun-
try, party to this arbitration, can break it's
word and reject the award made by this
tribunal"
Sir Richard was taken back by the sharp
ness of the presidents tone and fastened to
explain moral obligation was as binding
as @ legal one.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-07-01
One Maiority for His Army Bill.

BERLIN, June N.-The progress of the by
elections appears to support the govern
ment's calculation that the reballotting will
give it sixty-nine seats. Taking the adher-
ents of the army bill elected on the first bal
lot of 100, the government will thus have IN
the new reichstag 1879 votes out of 397.
A bare majority of one vote is not much to
rejoice over. yet the government expresses
content with the result of the voting.
The speech of Emperor William at the
opening session of the reichstag is awaited
with much anxiety, as the report widens that
his language will menace the restriction of
suffrage. In an interview prominent Off
cial said the government neither anticipated
further dissolution of the reichstag nor any
encroachment on suffrage. On the contrary,
he hoped that an entente between the domi-
nant potent groups would be effected and the
army bill speedily passed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-07-01
To Stop Meat Inspection.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June N.-Secretary
Morton has prepared statement in which
he attempts to show that meat inspection Ia
not only useless, but a highly expensive
amusement, and the fact that he has re-
duced the force of salaried employees in the
bureau of animal industry by 242 since he
took charge of the agricultural bureau, max
ing saving to the government thereby of
about 5000 is evidence sufficient to show
that he intends to render the meat inspection
less expensive in the future, if not abolish it
entirely.
He has recently addressed to the German
government through the state department
communication asking a number of ques-
tons on the subject of meat inspection.
He expects when this reply is received to
have official evidence that the American pork
export to Germany is not affected by the in
spection in this colsltry, for the reason that
our exports are not admitted into Germany
even on a certificate of inspection until they
have all undergone a thorough inspection
by the German government.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-07-01
What Kansas Railroad Commissioners
ProDOse

TOPEKA, June 24.-There is no longer any
doubt that the new board of railroad COM
missioners propose to make at an early date
a new schedule of freight rates which will
be much lower than those now in force.
The board will close up the Wichita case on
July IS and will then visit Hutchinson, New
ton, Arkansas City, Salina, Minneapolis,
Larned, Great Bend, Winfield and a num-
her of other cities for the purpose of inquir-
ing into the needs of lower freight rates of
the business interests of those sections. All
the members of the board say that they
have investigated the existing freight sched-
ules enough to convince them that there are
many inequalities that should be remedied.
They do not intend to make sweeping re-
duction all along the line, but only on GER
tain articles which they believe are now en-
tirely too high
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-07-01
Dronped From Pension Rolls.

TOPEKA, June 21.-The old soldiers of Kan
sas are being dropped from the rolls at a
rapid rate. 1t is said that the number of
suspensions averages over fifty a week. The
first information the pensioner receives is a
letter from the department informing him
that his name has been dropped pending an
investigation. The anxious pensioner is
given no explanation and usually uttererly
in the dark as to why he has been dropped.
Hardly day passes that a number of old
soldiers from various parts of the state do
not come to Topeka to get information, if
possible, about the pension that does not
come. AS a rule it is almost impossible to
get any definite information from the United
States pension agency in this city. The work
is done at Washington. Pension Agent
Kelly declines to talk to the newspaper men
about it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-07-01
Topeka a Great Milling Center.

TOPEKA, June 2.-''Topeka is the biggest
milling center west of St. Louis, with the ex-
ception of Minneapolis" says Senator PETER,
and his investigation here proved it.
Representatives of every mill in the city
have been examined, and it was found that
the total output is $500 barrels a day. Min
neapolis has twenty-five mills and capacity
of As, 900 barrels day. Other cities west of
the Mississippi have comparatively small
is 800 barrels day Kansas has furnished
all the wheat for the Topeka mills for the
past ten years.
Senator PETER questioned the witnesses re-
2arding the proposed change of toll paid to
custom mills. They all replied that they are
willing to take from Is cents to % cents
barrel on custom -four, and said they would
receive such law favorably.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-07-01
To Test the Disputed Points.

TOPEKA, June N.-J. B. Watkins, the we'll
known mortgage dealer of Lawrence, has
commenced proceedings in the supreme
court to test the disputed points in the mort
gage redemption law passed by the recent
legislature. The main question to be passed
upon is whether the new law applies to exist
ing contracts. Mr.. Watkins case is brought
up from the district court of Rice county in
which Judge Bailey, populist, decided
that the'law applied to existing contracts the
same as to mortgages made after the law
went into effect. Three other district
judges have decided the other way. A de-
cision will be reached in three or four
months, c -~%es
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-07-01
The Pona m Schools

BALTIMORE, June H.-The pope's letter on
the American school question is now IN the
hands of Cardinal Gibbons. 1t commands
Catholic parents to procure truly Christian
and Catholic education for their children
and to shield and secure them throughout
childhood and youth from the dangers of q
merely worldly education by sending them
10 parochial or other truly Catholic schools
The pope does not condemn or treat with
indifference the public school, but desire:
rather by the joint action of civil and ecclesi
astical authorities there shall be public
schools in every state according as the cir.
cumstances of the people require.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-07-01
c1ox,,g II. p.t.i1, Of tn. Trade.

TAHLEoUAH, l. T., June 2.-Chief Harris
Gays that negotiations for the purchase OF
the Cherokee strip bonds were still in pro-
gress, and he had every reason to believe
that the deal would soon be contaminated.
Beyond this neither he nor any OF the other
officials would say anything.
It is known that Chief Harris received a
cipher message from Christie d Janney, OF
New York, requesting that he meet repre-
sentative of their firm at the Palmer house,
Chicago.
Delegates Lipe, Cunningham and Starr
have gone to Chicago and what the outcome
will be is awaited with much interest 1t IS
believed here that this new feature of the
deal is simply the elimination of an under
standing arrived at while Chief Harris and
the delegates were in New York two or three
weeks ago.
1t is thought that the details of the trade
Gill be closed in Chicago, when the delegates
will send for Chief Harris and then proceed
to Washington to have Secretary Carlisle
sign the papers making the final transfer.
There is renewed confidence in business cir
cles and merchants of all classes are feeling
much easier
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-07-01
Ben Curti, Dies Suddenly.

TOPEKA, June 22.-County Attorney Ben
Curtis, of Shawnee county, died suddenly at
Dwight, Ill.
DR.. S. A. Mcclure, his family physician,
says of the case:
Ever since Ben had the grippe, some two
years and half ago, which developed into
the pneumonia, he has not been himself.
His nervous system has been upset, and his
lungs have been in bad shape. He has not
been a drinker of liquors since he took the
cure when police Judge, but of late he has
been using drugs to keep down his nerves.
chlorals and bromides, and other like medi-
cines. He was taken to Dwight for treat
ment of the nerves."
II. w. Curtis, the father of Ben, was on
jury in Judge Hazen's court when the news
arrived. He got excused and went home to
look after Mrs. Curtis. He has been making
his home with his son. The sad news had
most unfortunate effect on Mrs. Curtis, and
DR.. Mcclure was telephoned to come to the
house,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-07-01
Exchange Rates Let Gold Come Back.

New YORK, June 23.-The first importa-
ton of gold is on its way to this country
It consists of half million dollars, and is
being imported by Barring, Magoun & Co.
Magoun said the Importation is due to the
low rate of exchange. A slight improve
ment is reported in the money market.
There is less demand for money from this
country. 1t is hoped the government will
promptly anticipate the payment of July in
terest, and if it does, there will be a further
improvement in the situation.
1t is reported that the First National bank
has ordered 100000 in gold from Eng
land.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-07-01
For.s. Fires in Colorado.

DENVER, Col, June N.-The greatest num-
Der of destructive forest fires that ever ragged
simultaneously in Colorado are IN progress
in different parts of the state. The town OF
Bachelor, one of the big towns OF the Creeoe
country, is in danger of complete destruc,
ton. Breckinridge has several times escaped
devastation by the flames only by the des-
perate efforts of the citizens, and several OF the
Cripple creek towns have been IN immedlate
danger.
Fresh fires are reported from several places,
one having started in the mountains near
Collage, which has been sending great
clouds of smoke over Denver, almost COM
pletely hiding the sun from view and giving
sunlight, filtered through the clouds OF
smoke, bright red tint.
Buela, in Pueblo county, has been SUP
sounded by flames, and it was feared that
several of the ranches on the outskirts OF
town would be burned.
If rain does not come within very snort
time the losses, which are already great, Will
grow to unheard of proportions, nearly all
of these fires having devoured costly saw
mills and shaft houses, besides destroying the
humble buildings of many miners. In addl-
ton, the losses through the state by damage
to the water sheds will be tremendous.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-07-01
Later From WflIiamstown.

The dreadful cyclone that swept the coun.
try around Williamstown extended from
about mile and half west of the town to
about two miles east of the town. The storm
was preceded by a heavy rain, and its ap-
proach, apparently from the northwest. was
heralded by an ominous silence, a sudden
darkening OF the skies and a terrible rush OF
wind.
In the path of destruction nothing re-
manned that could be at all recognized.
Trees were warped and twisted fields of
grain completely wiped out; hedges stripped
of all foliage; stock killed and terribly
manned; houses and barns and all buildings
were swept clear out of sight, and human
life lost
The storm was only about six minutes in
passing, but when it was over, strip of
country about five miles long and eighty
rods wide was the scene of devastation such
as to defy description.
About thirty farm houses we're totally de-
molished, only one was left in the storms
path.
Animals were killed by hundreds, fences
destroyed and even the bark blown from the
trees. The storm passed through a ceme-
terry about mile north of Williamstown and
blew down many tomb stones. One stone
was carried onto the prairie three quarters of
a mile distant.
Not panel of wire fence remains on the
Evans farm, and the potatoes we're dug by
the wind and strewn all over the ground.
One barn was carried about half mile
and set down right side up and the owner of
the barn found his COW and calf all right in
the barn.
A boy who was in a barnyard with hoe
in his hand when the storm struck him, was
afterwards found about quarter of mile
away in a fence corner picking the dirt out
of his eyes with the fingers of one hand while
he held a tight hold on the hoe handle with
the other. He was not hurt in the least.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-07-01
"Shallow Soil and Little Water"

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 26.-Secretary
Morton, of the agricultural department, is
very busy uprooting things. He has made
the order to abolish or abandon the expert
mental farm at Garden City. Kan. The
farm was essentially grass experiment, es-
tablished some time ago under a law intro
duced as a bill by the late Senator Plumb.
1t was attempted through the experiments
there conducted to settle the western grass
question and select some grass which would
flourish in an arid country.
''The very idea tired me-" said Secretary
Morton, land the proposition of raising
grass OF any other crop where there is such
shallow soil and little water strikes me as
promising a useless expense