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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-07
Cold and Poverty

LONDON, December 29.-England is hav-
ing severe weather. Vigorous frosts pre-
vail throughout the country and London is
buried under dense fog. Many accidents
have occurred at Glasgow, Manchester and
New Castle, owing to frozen boilers burst
ing, two persons being killed at Avidrie.
Twelve sailors lost their lives by drowning
in Great Britain. The poor are suffering
terribly in London. Privation in London
among the unemployed increases with the
advance of the winter end Notwithstanding
the numbers already here, the multitudes
continue to throng in from all parts of the
country. Locked out employees at the Lam
cashire cotton manufacturing districts had a
hungry holiday. Hundreds are wandering
about begging, and it Is feared the vigorous
weather will cause the loss of many lives.
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Milwaukee Bombs and Fires,

NtlWduk06 BOMBS ana flFeSs
MILWAUKEE. December 3O.-A bomb was
thrown into the main building of the
south side plant of the Milwaukee Street
Railway company. There was tremendous
explosion and in a moment the interior of
the building was in flames.
In few minutes the fire was beyond con-
troll and in less than an hour the entire plant
was consumed, entalling loss of $500, 600.
The Street Railway company's south side
plant is located on Kinnlknlck avenue. Be-
sides the immense stables were the electric
motors, the machine shops and the horse
stables. In the barn were fifty new electric
motors and nearly all the summer cars
owned by the com pany.
The machine shops were built the past sea-
son and were fitted with very fine machinery
for the rebuilding and repairing of cars.
In the stables were sixty horses, but these
were got out alive. The cars stored in the
building were valued at $3.50, 900, while the
machinery Is valued at fully SIZE, 900, while the
stores of the company we're kept in the
building and amount to about $40, 900.
The barns which were destroyed were the
principal depot of the Milwaukee Street
Railway company, and the fire greatly
crippled the company.
Who the man is who threw the bomb is
AOV hhSW Ne 1AO 10 oOpPOSOO w OO VLiO
bug who has started fully dozen other dis
astrous blazes within month. The grand
jury will be summoned to investigate.
There was nothing of an explosive nature
about the plant, and the electric current was
not on, the machinery at the power house
not being in operation.
Investigation shows beyond doubt that the
fire which destroyed the two tanneries, caus-
ing loss of $250,OOO, and by which four
lives were lost, was incendiary. This is also
the case with the two fires en- Sunday, when
$125, 900 wor of property burned.
Mayor Summers issued a proclamation
offering reward of $500 for the arrest of
incendiaries. It has also been decided to at
once add 100 special police to the regular
force for night service.
A number of insurance agents, represent
ing the leading insurance companies, re-
ceIved orders from their several companies
to cease writing insurance on manufacture
ing plants at Milwaukee.
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Biz coIonIzation Grant.

Sr. LOUIS, Mo-. December 2s.-One of the
most valuable and extensive colonization
concessions ever granted by the Mexican
government has just been granted to Rafael
DoranteS, q prominent capitalist of this city.
By the terms of the contract the government
agreed 10 sell 10 Dorantes S0o, coo acres of
rich agricultural land In the states of Ia
busco and ChIhuahua at 10 cents per acre.
This 10 70 be paid in five yearly installments.
The land will be settled by colonists at the
rate of two families to every 1850 acres,
every settler TO hsve $50 acres ceded to him.
The concessions are subiecs to the COLOMBIA
ton law now in force and the settlers are
granted the usual exemptions and franchises
Stipulated In all similar concessions. The
titles to the land will be issued to Dorantes
by the government a. he pays for them in
the different successive lots A failure to
comply with any OF the stipulstions incurs a
forfeiture, together with a guarantee deposit
Of 5000.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-07
Open to Compromises.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. December 28.-Speak-
ing of the senatorial situation in the west,
Senator PETER strongly repudiated the idea
that any party had the right to advance the
theory that the populists were inclined IN
one direction or another. SIN those states
where we have votes and can elect our sena-
tors, said the senator, 1--WE will do it and
ask no questions of anybody. In the states
in which the two parties maintain the bal
ance of power and have sufficient votes to
com ine with US in the election Of senator,
we will make COMPROMISE that will be
most advantageous to US and that can be
made without sacrificing any principle"
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through Che years. This pres dispatch tens

through the years. This press dispatch tells
the reason:
just received the largest individual bequest,
with one exception. in its history. it comes
from the late Ralph Butterfeld, NJ. D., of
Kansas City. Mo. Il is an estate worth
$50, ZOO.
DR.. Butterfeld kept second hand store
here on Grand avenue. He was an eccentric
old man and inclined to be misery.
He graduated from Dartmouth college
over fifty years ago. A few years later he
received the degree of NJ. d. from the Uni
sersity of Pennsylvania and began practice
of medicine in Natchez, Miss. He came to
Kansas City in 1868 and invested in real es--
tate the money he had accumulated in the
practice of his profession.
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Paris Police Explosion.

PARIS, December 31.-An explosion at half
past one in the morning, in the hall leading
to the suite of offices on the ground floor
and the first story of the prefecture of police,
has caused sensation.
An investigation is being held. The ex-
plosion caused no fatality, but windows were
smashed and wood work damaged and q
portion of the ceiling brought down. The
polls are inclined to attribute the affair to
anarchists, although not decided on that
point.
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County Attorneys Convention.

sembled in Tokeka; their second annual
meeting.
The election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows: President, Sam
Klmble of Riley county; first vice president,
w. F. Means of Brown county; second vice
president, c. H. Hurrell of jackson county /;
third vice president, A. H. Cobb of Wyan-
dotte county; secretary, B. b. Tracey OF
Pottawatomie county; treasurer, j. NJ.
Dumenil of Pratt county.
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More Poisoned Convtcts Die.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, December 28.-An-
other convict who partook of the poisoned
food at Helena has died, making the total
number of victims up to date nine. Abra-
ham Green, colored, who was taken ill at
Helena, went into commissions. All efforts
to save him failed and he fingered IN terrible
agony until he died. During the night three
other cCnvicts grew gradually worse, and
small hopes are entertained of their recov-
cry. The governor will otter large reward
for information that will lead to the arrest
and conviction of the parties who poisoned
the men,
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Gold Com as Back.

WASHINGTON, D. c., December 29.-The
treasury department IS gradually recover
ing the gold it lost by shipments abroad. It
has received SIS 100000 from New Orleans
and $1,OCO,0O0 from Philadelphia. The
heavy disbursements, however, reduced the
net cash to $26 3O0,O 900. Pension payments
continue to be the chief source of drain, $13,-
Csc, 600 having been paid out on this account
this month. Pension payments will reach
$14, 0O0, 900 before the month is out. This
rate, if continued, will make the pension
payments $168, 900, 900 per annum.
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Street Car Crmshad-

CHICAGO, December 3L-Four persons were
killed and twice that number were injured
by the collision of street car and locomo-
tive at Forty seventh street ana Stewart ave-
nue.. The street car was crowded, and was
crossing the Fort Wayne railway tracks
when Fort Wayne train crashed into it so
suddenly that the occupants hadn't time to
escape.
The engineer of the train and the watch
men at the crossings, of which there are two !;
one on the tracks, and the other in the
signal tower, are under arrest.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-07
KenriCk to HOGAN

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, December 3O.-Archbishop
Kenrick, of st, Louis, has decided to Bishop
Hogan, of the Catholic diocese of Kansas
City, large tracts of land owned by the
church in Monitoau, Miller, Camden, La
clede, Wright, Douglas and Ozark counties {;
also other lands in the western part of the
state. Other church property formerly held
IN the name of the archbishop had previously
been transferred to Bishop Hogan. The
change was made purely for expediency, it
being more convenient for the bishop to
look after the property.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-07
About Civil Servica.

WASHINGTON, D. c., December 31.-A gen.
tleman who has talked with President Har-
rison on the subject says the people are ex-
pecting large increase in the classified civil
service before the administration changes
will be very sadly disappointed. He said
the president is strongly inclined to extend
the civil service rules in connection with the
postoffce department., but has practically
abandoned the purpose of any general ex-
tension. All employees now outside of the
protecting lines Of the regulations, are using
every endeavor to have themselves en-
trenched against democratic interference,
but so far without success.
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Contests Galore.

TOPEKA, December 30.-This is the last
day to file contests for seats in the legisla-
ture.
eral more than will ever get any further
than the filing.
They come FROM both populists and repub-
licans; the contesting business being started
by the former, the latter hunting up cases to
turn on similar points.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-07
DELAYS and RumorS.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, December 2S.-Rumors
of wrecks on several of the roads were circu-
lated, but no foundation could be found for
any of the reports. Owing to the failure of
tho wires it was impossible to either affirm
or deny the report OF wreck on the Wabash.
All trains in and out of Kansas City are
from one to six hours late.
Freight trains are TIED up at almost every
point and it Is impossible to make any sort
of time against the wind and snow with
heavily loaded trains.
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Industrial Legion.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, December 30.-The
conference of the peoples party agreed to q
revision of the constitution and bylaws Of
the industrial legion as suggested by Paul
Vandervort. The commander-in- chief will
for the present, at least, have his headquar-
tiers at Omaha. It is said that the changes
made remove the military character of the
legion and also makes of it an open instead
of secret order; but this is not certain.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-07
A Motion tOOuaSh-

TOPEKA, December 31.-Attorney General
Ives, for the state board Of canvassers, filed
with the supreme court a motion to quash
the alternative writ of mandamus in the
Rosenthal case. The motion is made upon
the ground that the writ states facts and
shows upon its face that the relator and
plaintiff is not entitled to the relief de-
manded.
Such proceeding must be based on a
question of law not of fact besides there IS
another source of legal remedy aside from
the writ asked for.
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Sant to tha Asylum.

TorzKA, January Iceland j. Webb was
adiudged insane in the probate court and was
taken to the asylum. About q week before he
was before the court, bus his case was contin-
ued IN hopes his condition would be i'm
proved. He has not been violent OF late, but
"A conversation and in action be has shown
unmistakable signs of insanity. It 10 believed
that in confinement where ne can not secure
morphine and cocaine, Mr.. Webb Will Do
cured.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-07
Two Tannarias Burn.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, December 29.-The big
leather tanneries of w. A. Becker and Con-
rad Brothers are burned, and as a result of
the fire one fireman is dead, another miss
ing, and two men are lying badly injured at
the emergency hospital.
Becker company's loss is $225,O Insur-
ance, 81, $50.
Conrad Bros loss is 100000. Insurance,
$40 00o
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A Box Of Death.

Lone ISLAND CITY, L L, December GA
box of dynamite exploded in the shaft sunk
for the new East river tunnel, setting fire TO
the four story brick building adjoining, aud
shattered every pane of glass in the buildings
for blocks around.
A score or more persons were Injured by
falling timber and glass.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-07
Mercury Wav Down,

HURON, S. D., December 29.-Intensely
cold weather has prevailed here and through
out the Jim River valley for the past three
days. The thermometer registered from
20 to % below zorro. Great suffering re-
ported from many directions. Settlers gen.
orally we'll provided with food and fuel ex-
cept OF the extreme northern part of the
state, where the fuel supplies are reported
scarce
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Ponulists Get Than.

BISMARCK, N. D., December 29.-Judge
Rose has decided the famous Seliz precinct
contest case against the board of canvassers.
who refused to canvass the returns 1t 10
held that the board has no judicial authority
and must simply canvass all the returns
regularly on their faces. This gives the
fusionists all three electors from Norsh
Dakota.
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Nebraska Les,slature.

OMAHA, NzB., January IA secret caucus
lasting all night, in which all the alliance
members of the legislature participated, de-
cided upon some radical railroad Legislation.
The state board of transportation Will oe
abolished and maximum rate bill passed
reducing rates materially.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-07
Commission Is Usury.

CHICAGO, December 29.-November the
Western National bank of New York began
an assumpsit suit for 500, 600 against Ali
son, Shaffer q Co. on two notes given by the
to secure loans by the plaintiff.
Now comes the defendant company and
pleads that the notes are void by reason of
usury in the form of heavy commissions for
making the loan to them.
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Worth a journey to See.

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, December 2s-Not
since the memorable winter of 1879 has the
ice scenery at the falls been excelled. The
alr was nearly 40 degrees colder and great
clouds of steam rose from the rapids The
scenery at Prospect Court and the isles has
seldom been surpassed in brilllancy of effect.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-07
cone BACK to the Soutb

eral Rice, the venerable journalist, for many
yesrs editor Of the Fort Scott Monitor, has
gone to La Porte, Texas, where he will
make his perms nent home hereafter. He
has bought the LIS Porte Chronicle and will
assume control and editorshIp of that paper
January L
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Fin VIIIaues showed n

SroCKHoIM, December 3o.-The famine in
North Finland is increasing and there is q
tons of last year for the aid of the starving
Finlanders. Many villages are snowbound
and it is feared that who'e communities
have persisted, as nothing has been heard
from them for a number of days
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Boiler Makers Strike.

DuEuKK, n. Y, January 3.-The entize
force of boiler makers employed in the
Brooks locomotive works. about 900 in num-
Der, have struck fer higher wages. The
works employ about ], 500 men. and unless
the matter is settled 1t will paralyze AL de-
partments of the establishment.
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SafaIv Arrivad

NEW YoRK. January a-The long overdue
Cunard steamship, Umbria, has arrived.
gage has been examined, many of thecs have
left town, and thousands OF anxious hearts
rest eeaY.
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Remembered His Alma Mater.

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, December 3L-Few
people in Kansas City ever heard of DR..
Ralph Buttertield in all the twenty-four
years of his residence here. Fewer still
know him. Only one man In all the city
could be classed as his friend. Yet the
name of DR.. Ralph Butterfield today be-
comes famous and viii he handed down
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Vessels Overdue.

NEW YoKK, December 29.-More than
twenty steamships are overdue at this port.
Vessels reaching various ports on both sides
of the Atlantic are IN q more or less disabled
condition, and all covered with ice.
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Struck by a Cyclone.

CrrY OF MEuco, January "A cyclone
passed over Vera Cruz, causing considerable
damage TO property. Four lighters in the
harbor were wrecked and q considersois
quantity of goods, lying on the wharves, was
DESTROYED.
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Railroad BIockad >.

RAroS, N. n, january 2-The railroads.
az well as all kinds of outdoor TRAFFIC in
southern Colorado and New Mexico, Is
threatened with q blockade By the severe
storm of snow and high wind
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Sinking R-pidly.

OMAHA, NEB., December 29.-Relatives of
Colonel A. C. Dawes, the st. Joseph railroad
man. who is now at Tampa, Fla, say that he
is sinking rapidly and cannot live long.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-07
Orange Judd Dead.

CHcAGo. December 29.-Orange Judd, the
widely known senior editor of the Orange
Judd Farmer, of this city, and pioneer
western journalist, Is dead.
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School House Burned.

MARsHAILTowN, Ia. December 31.-The
fine high school building Is burned. suppOs-
edly from an explosion In the laboratory.
The loss ID $4,000; insurance. $4,000
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-07
bismarck no Milwaukee Investor.

BERLIN, December H.-The Hamburger
Nachrichten denies the report in Milwaukee
paper to the effect that Prince Bismarck has
COMPANY.
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Deputy Marshal Dalton.

NSP4Gy INteII SEIeAI 1oEGVfIs
WASHINGTON. d. c., December @.-Attor-
Msy General Miller 10 somewhat disturbed
The morning call., 1893-12-05
LABOR THE CORNERSTONE.

The meeting of Congress comes at good
time. Prominent journals OF both parties
are discussing the new tariff bill with con-
siderable disregard of party relations.
New England manufacturers are almost
without exception opposed to It, They
say that the reductions in the proposed
bill are greater than they can stand. Ex-
Governor Ames of Massachusetts, one Of
the largest manufacturers of agricultural
implements in the country, intimates that
the reductions will mostly be made up in
the rates of wages. Manufacturers, he
says, cannot pay 50 day and compete
with European manufacturers who pay
only 75 cents day. But Governor Ames
favors free coal and free iron. Probably
IL ne were wooden manufacturer ne
would favor free wool. The tendency of
men to look out for their own especial in
terest has exposed the country to the
change which now threatens it. Some
years ago Eastern manufacturers began to
agitate the proposition to admit all sorts
of raw material free. Several Republican
papers of influence went over to Cleveland
il 1892 on that issue. They went in for
the measure Of tariff reform which would
benefit that locality. Having helped to
put the free-trader on top they now admit
that reform hurts. There is no reason.
apart from selfish ones, why the labor In
The morning call., 1893-12-05
TWO LETTERS.

The Chicago Times, which was owned
and edited by the late Carter II. Harrison,
has printed two letters from Grover Cleve-
land to Mr.. Harrison which illustrate the
popular definition OF gratitude as 'ively
sense of favors to come" The first letter
was written in July, 1892. when Mr.. Cleve-
lands prospects of being President Sec
ond term were somewhat dubious. Mr..
Cleveland then wrote:
wish the Democracy might carry your State
in November, and believe 1t would be done If
you willed it so.
Carter willed it so. He threw whatever
personal and political influence he had
into the campaign aud without doubt con-
tributed materially TO the unexpected sue
cess of the Presidential ticket In Illinois.
Some months later, when Mr.. Cleveland
was President and Carter Harrison candi-
date for Mayor of Chicago, the President
was invited to say word in support
of man who had spoken so many words
in support of him. But the President did
not understand the situation in Chicago.
He understood that there were "serions
dssensions among our Democratic bretb-
rem" in Chicago, which made it delicate
matter for him to interfere. Cleveland
declined to give the good word solicited.
but Harrison was elected all the same.
After the death of Harrison, when there
was fight for the succession, the Presi-
dent according to the Times threw the
patronage of his office against the faction
which Mr.. Harrison, when in life, had
represented. The Times concludes a re-
view OF the correspondence in the follow.
ing words:
This is the history Of two Presidential letters
and two Presidential appointments. The Times
holds that by his own acts and in his own hand
writing the President stands convicted of hos
tilliy to the very Democrats who rolled up the
magnificent m jority In Chicago in 1892 which
gave him the electoral vote of the State.
The morning call., 1893-12-05
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Mr.. Lecky, the historian, has been
chosen to deliver the inaugural lecture at
the opening of he winter session of the
English Imperial Institute.
For one good speech Mr.. Chamberlain
or Mr. Balfour may make Mr.. Gladstone
makes twenty. He is versed in every arti-
tce Of oratory. He is practiced in every
mood and method of debate.
An appeal has been issued by the Nc
Clellan Memorial Association of Ph.ladel-
phia for contributions for the equestrian
statue of General George b. Mcclellan.
whicn is to be placed on the north plaza of
the City Hall.
1t Is reported in England chat new
dukedom is to be created and conferred
upon Lord Lansdowne. the retiring Viceroy
oil india. ln compliment to the neiglbor-
ing Island. 1t Is said he will be made the
Duke of Kerry.
Theodore D. Weld, one of the most
prominent OF the early abolitionists,
chum OF harrison, Phillips. Mrs. Child
ana the Grlmkes, Is still living at his home
IN Hyde Park, near Boston. where he re-
Gently celebrated his ninetieth birthday.
Dr. Stuhlmann, the companion of the
late Emin Prsha on his last expedition,
mas gone TO Hamburg TO bid his relatives
there farewell, but will return to Berlin
soon TO complete his preparations for
new journey to German East Africa.
Captain Henry D. Foster Of Vineyard
haven, Mass, has just retired from the
sea after forty years of service. He served
IN me navy during the war and was mas
ters mate on the Varuna when Farragut
TOOK New OrleaDs and fred the last gun
before the vessel sunk. He was also o.,
the Qeck OF the Calhoun when Commander