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The Delta independent., 1894-03-07
Notice for Publication.
LAND oFricK At NoSrRoss, Colo,

February 10. 1894. I
Notice Is hereby given that the following nam
ed settler has filed notice OF his intention to
make fnal prpof in support OF his claim, and that
said proof will be made beforu Vim. X. Robertson.
County Judge and Ex -Oflicio Clerk Of the county
court Of Delta county, Colorado at Delta, Colora-
do, ON March 20. 1884. viz:
JAMES J. wINToN,
Who made his ID. 3 Ne. ~, Ute Series for the
w, swA Sec, Is and Ets SEA Sec. i6 Twp. Is g.
X. pSw 6P.M.
He names the following witnesses TO prove hi,
continuous residence upon, and cult sation of,
said land. viz: John Mundry. Thomas II. Mower,
George fogg. and Walter Scott, all Of Delta. Colo
A. x. AMsBARi. Register.
tFirst insertion Feb. a last March as)
The Delta independent., 1894-03-07
i.s.N THE ooLD.suo.

Tho Money Changers and Their Associates
Are Massed ON the ~ Moaometaliic Side for
selfish Ends Alone
The money changers, the usurcrs,
the banking and brolscring guild and
the whole swarm of their associated
birds of prey, are n,asscd on the mono
metallic side. They arc not biinctal-
lists But they are not high nuthori-
ties on the science and philosophy of
money. They arc neither intelligent
nor unselfsh guides in this matter.
Few, very few of them have ever heard
nf Ricardo, and not one in one hundred
OF them could write out definition OF
what blmctallism Is that would not be
laughed at in every college classroom
in Christcndom. They simply know
that they nre against bimctallism,
without either knowing or caring OK
nctly what bimctallism is They are
for the gold standard by inst!nct-thc
instinct OF usury and plumber. They
grasp the one business fact that pay.
ment in gold only increases the amount
Of every loan and mortgage In the land.
scales up NIL debts, squcczes every
debtor, malscs him owe more and have
lcss to pay Il with, piles up his burden
both of principal and of interest, ant
so cnrichcs all creditors by the re
morselcss spolint!ou of all debtors
And Ms the money sharks Of Wall stree
and Lombard street represent the cred
itors OF tho world, they nrc instructive
ly solid for the gold standard.
"Wherc the carcass Is there will tn
vulturcs be gathered together" say
scripture. The carcass In this case
the vast total of the indebtedness o
tho United States, originally contracte.
In gold md silver. The vulturcs nat
urAlly want final payment TO be mad
In gold only, whereby the carcass
doubled In size. The vulturc's frs
concern Ia, OF course, his bcnk and hov
TO provide for It Bimetallism mean.
short rations for tho beak. Where
fore, tho united bealks OF British ant
American vulturedom aro against bi
mctallism.
And II is tho combined and consoli
dated ignorance OF bcalsdom that In
structs its press puppets to call .nll bi
mctallists silver cranks" Ncvcrthe
less, bimetallism Is tho money doctrine
OF the highest intelligence, and golt
standardism Is nothing but tho crcct
Of grccd.-N. Y. Recorder.
For what nimrt.Il.s.s are working,
The object for which intelligent bt
metnllists aro laboring is not for tn.
benefit OF mino owners, but the rcstora
tion OF tho double standard and tn,
old relation Of tho dollar TO commodi
ties and dcbta Tho purposcs-"ths
utilities OF silver AS circulating
mcdium"-arc the only objects worth,
Of consideration, and the enemies o.
these objects ndroitly make their fight
against tho selfishness Of the silver
miners. Tho attack is inconsistent,
because gold mononctallism is as much
n bounty to gold miners rs bimetallism
is to silver miners. indianapolis Scnti-
mel.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-29
Reb s1Iion Among Chickassws.

WICHITA, KAN, September 21.-A special
to the Eagle from Stonewall, in the Chicka-
saw nation, brings information to the effect
that King Blue, the leader of the ChcKasaw
Negro Indians, is in open rebellion.
The insurrectlonists have gone out on a
marauding tour and are terrorizing the In
dian citizens and especially the squawmen.
Last Saturday the band headed by King
Blue, swept down the farm of George FL.
TruaX, postmaster at Stonewall. The me-
groes came down on the farm at midday.
Truax, white man and his squaw, were LED
from the house and bound with a rope and
held prisoners King Blue and his men then
proceeded to destroy everything in the house
they could not eat and drink, and after sat
isfying themselves rode off bowling and
screechng. Neighbors fond Truax and his
wife and released them.
Other Indian citizens have been similarly
treated and the eastern part of the Chickasaw
nation is in state of terror.
tits said that the Chickasaw government
is thinking of taking steps to put them out
as intruders. This could be done under the
ChickasaT or United States Laws, as the ne
groes have no legal right to lands in the
Chickasaw nation and are not even adopted
citizens.
King Blue. while an old man. is very
strong physically and natural leader of
surprising tact. He was chosen king of the
Negro-Indians shortly after the war and
he exercises an absolute tyranny over his
followers.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-29
Mckinley Will SPEAK IN Topeka.

1t is now announced that Governor Will
liam Mckinley, of Ohio, will speak in To
peka, Wednesday morning, October 3, and
all the people in eastern Kansas, who come
here on that occasion, may have the oppor-
tunity of seeing and hearing the Ohio states
man.
The Ohio state central committee, which
is managing Governor McKinley's western
tour, has arranged for him to 60 through
eastern Kansas IN a special train, which will
arrive in Topeka from ST. Louis Wednesday
morning at 8 30 clock, and after an hours
stop, will, at 10 80 o'clock, leave for Hutch
inson, where Governor Mckinley will speak
in the afternoon.
When the train reaches Topeka. Governor
Mckinley will at once be escorted to the
state house and from the south steps of the
capitol building will address all who can get
within hearing distance.
After leaving Topeka the special train will
make ten minute stops at several other sta
tions.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-29
Democratic Platform in Ohio.

The Ohio democratic state convention met
at Colum bus.
The platform adopted praises 1.-The eff
cient, economical and honest administration
of President Cleveland - declares protection
a fraud. and while recognizing the benefit
of the reduction ,of duties on imports just
made by congress, favors such further reduc-
tion as can be made, to the end that purely
protective duties be abolished; declares that
the Mckinley law caused the depression,
reduced the revenue and led to the necessity
for issuing more government bonds. Busi-
ness failures, strikes, low wages, low prices
for farm products are enumerated as the re-
suit of the Mckinley law. Under the new
tariff business is declared to be reviving.
"We dissent says one plank, from the
presidents views, construction and treat
ment of the silver question, and therefore
believe that silver shouln be restored to the
position il occupied as money prior to its
decentralization by the republican party and
to that end we favor the unlimited coinage
of silver
The platform denounces the last general
assem- bly, of Ohio, Governor McKinleys ad-
ministraton and the American Protective
association. 1t favors liberal pensions; a
corrupt practice law, limiting amount of
money to be expended by candidates and
law prohibiting free passes on railroads.
A minority of the committee on platform
reported in favor of adding to that docu-
ment a proposal to elect United States sena-
tors by the people, which was adopted by
vote of 46S TO 319.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-29
PACING Exprsss COMPANY.

TOPEKA, Septem Der %. "A report has been
filed with the state railroad commission
showing the transactions of the Pacific Ex-
press company for the year ending June 30,
1894, in compliance with the request of the
state board.
The company operates on total mileage
of 49, 423, of which 3.248 miles are in Kansas.
The capital stock is Sc OOO, 900 in 10000 shares
of 500 each, all of which is issued and out
standing. The dividends for the past year
were AZ per cent, or $270,000. 1t is ex-
planned that the stock has been issued to
railroad com panies for franchises.
The company has no funded debt and no
liabilities, excepting current expenses. The
cash assets are given at $473,910.75. Gross
earnings for the past year. S3,507, 167. .S5 ;
operating expenses, So, ,298, ,064. %, of which
the sum of ST. .699, 1870. .83 was paid to railroad
companies. The net earnings we're $685.
1882.
The average of all employees in Kansas is
$1.09 per day. The report explains that the
company does not keep an account of
tonnage, nor does it separate its earnings
by states, hence the Kansas business proper
is not Indicated. The manager explains
that the company's payments are on the
basis of 50 per cent of the gross earnings,
except in case of few short lines, and the
earnings are divided only by systems of
railroad. or roads over which it has con-
tracts, such as the Union Pacific and Texas
Pacific systems.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-29
STOCK A. FARM.

The tobacco harvest is on in the vicin-
ity of Lane, Franklin county. Consid-
erable quantities are raised in that To-
cality.
A man in Beloit is feeding 800 hogs
on ground wheat made into a thick
mush and A. NJ White, near Vesper, in
Lincoln county, is feeding 200 cattle
with wheat.
Atchison Champion: Every day some
farmer tells us that he has twice as much
corn as ne expected a month ago.
The Kansas farms are all right and the
best thing in the world to have in the
family.
Mcpherson Republican: hn lamar,
of Smoky Hill township, r one of
the most successful farmers of this
county. His wheat averaged twenty
five bushels to the acre and he is now
fattening his hogs on it. He says by
this plain he will get 80 cents bushel
for his wheat.
Medicine Lodge Index: Uncle Billy
Brown brought a load of large melons
and some samples of corn to town. His
corn astomished everybody who saw it,
as no one thought that Barber would
produce such splendid grain this year.
Uncle Billy will have over 5000 bush
els of good corn this year.
Sergeant jennings last crop report
closes with: A decided Improvement
has obtained in the southern half of the
state Gardens, meadows, pastures, late
crops are looking green and thrifty; late
peaches, apples and stock water much
improved; volunteer wheat, oats, rye
and fax are coming abundant on fields
harvested this summer. The general
improvement has extended into the
northern half of the state. Fall plough
ing and seeding have become more gen
eral, and correspondents report that a
larger acreage than ever will be put in
wheat. Much hay has been damaged
in the stack by wind and rain in Coffey
and Woodson, and potatoes are rctting
in the ground from too much dampness.
In the extreme south rye is up and
growing finely. The frost of the 18th
injured sweet potatoes and cucumber
vines in the northwest counties.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-29

NEW YORK, September 24.-An open car
on the Eighth avenue line was held up near
Abingdon square. A gang of about forty
hoodlums, some black and some white,
rushed out of a side street, and crying fire,
stopped the car horses.
The driver, thinking that the fire engines
were about to rush across the track, did not
attempt to go on, and several of the young
toughs held the horses while their compan-
ions proceeded to rob the twelve passengers
on the car. One man was robbed of gold
watch and a woman of pocket book con-
tanning S25, while several others were re-
lieved of smaller sums.
When the police arrived the young toughs
were in retreat and only two of them were
caught.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-29
Land Fraud Exposed.

WASHINGTON, D. c., September M.-The
interior department has just passed case
in which peculiar fraud is being practiced
Some time ago a resident of Tennessee
wrote to the attorney general stating that
last May he saw an advertisement in a Chi
cago paper offering for sale $50 acres of
land in Cove county Kan. The real estate
agent lived at Lathrop, Mo-, and through
him the land was purch sed by the man
from Tennessee. 1t was then found that
the government owned the land, although
the Lathrop agent had furnished complete
deed and abstract of title. Since then the
same tract has been advertised by the same
agent. 1t is held by the interior depart
are IN no way affected there is nothing for
the interior department to do in the prem
ises. 1t is suggested, however, that the at
tentiOn of the proper authorities be called
to the fraud with view to saving innocent
parties who do not Ike the trouble to make
a thorough investigation of land titles.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-29
Killed by a Falling PLATFORM.

Twenty young men were more or less seri-
ously injured at Akron, o., by the falling of
a wooden platform between the Vagel block,
South Main street, and building directly
in the rear. Two have died, and among the
others there are several who are seriously
hurt.
The announcement that the Excelsior Ats.
lethic club would give free entertainment
in its hall in the third story of the rear
building had attracted quite a crowd to the
place. The doors were not open when the
people began coming. and those who arrived
early we're obliged to stand on a wooden
platform which connected the two structures.
This platform was forty feet from the
ground and the strain upon it proved too
great, and with crash that could be heard
blocks away it fell, carrying sixty people
with it. They were buried under the heavy
timbers several feet.
As the doors opened the crowd made Z
rush, and this, it is believed, caused the ex-
ira strain which the flmsy platform could
not stand. The crowd of sixty were all pre-
cipitated to the ground, forty feet below,
and those who escaped serious injury were
more or less bruised and shaken up.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-29
Com ptro1Ier Ecke1s, Speech.

Among the speakers at Cleveland at the
fourth annual convention of the Ohio Bank
ers' association was Comptroller of the Cur
rency James H. Eckels. After reviewing
the history of the national banks and de-
claring that the system under which they
were conducted is the best that could
be devised and one which would be changed
only when circumstances made a change
necessary, he said that the problem to be
met was how to secure a more elastic cur
rency and still maintain it solely upon
bonds deposited to secure it. The serious
difficulty in the way was the idea to which
SO many of the people clung that it was
essential to the peoples prosperity that
there always be large volume of money re-
gardless Of its representation of intrinsic
value. He then said:
''Our colonial history is repIete with at
tempts to make the people rich through
great volume of currency which had neither
representative or intrinsic worth. 1t is his
tory of financial failure and distress. Late
under the articles of federation is recorded tn
same attempt, and the same series of failure.
and financial loss. There was scarcely a state
in the union before the war but whose his
tory is marked by efforts to enrich people
through such currency. If the result of
such attempts was prolific of ruin to the
people then, why will they not fall with
equal ruin now? The laws of political econ
omy do not change with changing ages or
changing people, and the same causes find
fruition in the same effects whether the cen
tury be the eighteenth or the nineteenth, the
form of government colonial or republic.
There is no sentiment embodied in the
laws of money, and no matter how great
may be the volume of the currency if each
and every dollar of that currency is not of
value to pass current in the world of bust
ness it cannot add to the blessings of the
people. To be productive of the peoples
good it must. whether of gold, silver or
in the order of tbJD0S he Of
questioned and unvarying value, and when
called into requisition discharge, without
the aid of legal tender acts at home or
abroad, the obligations of the holders. But
with such currency our people have yet
much to learn. and most important is the
lesson that no matter how abundant it may
be, it will not find its way to those who are
wanting in credit
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-29
Vast Areas to Railroads.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. September 26.-Tkere
is still pending in the war department un-
settled over 10000 acres of land granted to
railroads and wagon roads many years ago.
In the past ten years about 100000 of
acres have been passed to patent to the com
panies claiming them. Commissioner Lam
oreaux believes that all grants where there
can be no question as to the right of the
company to the land should be passed to
patent at as early date as possible. The
records show that during the fiscal year end
ing June 3O not much more than half
million acres were patented in railroad
grants while in previous years the amounts
have been larger. reaching 100000 acres in
1891 and 100000 in 1892 and nearly 2,O00,-
600 in 1893. With the mineral land difficulty
settled and the proposition for the survey
of railroad lands as fast as the companies
desire, there is possibility of large increases
in the amounts passed to patent IN the next
few years
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-29
Wrecking Wind.

wind storm passed Emmettsburg, Ia,
on the evening of September 21, doing con-
siderable damage in that city. South of the
city the house occupied by the Foley family
was torn to pieces and Miss Foley killed 9TH
ers of the family badly hurt. East of town
Mrs. Golden was killed and her husband
will die.
At Cylinder, ten miles east, several houses
we're wrecked and many persons injured j;
some supposed to be killed. Here the build
ing5 a the fair grounds were all demolished.
In Great Oak township, five miles west,
many buildings were blown down, but par
ticlars are not received.
At Lemars, barns, windmills. ETC.. were
blown down. Across in Minnesota the
town of Leroy is reported to be ruined and
three people killed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-29
Business some Larger.

New YORK. September 24.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade says that
plenty of material for encouragement and
also for discouragemeut can be found by
those who seek that and nothing else. But
business men who want to see the situation
exactly as it is, find accounts SO far conflict
ing that it is difficult to strike balance.
In the aggregate business is about tenth
larger than last year, but still falls about 25
per cent below full volume for the season.
Failures in two weeks of September show
liabilities of only s., ,867 ,764, of which $685.
716 we're of manufacturing and $1,769, ,O48 of
trading concerns. Failures during the week
421 last year, and in Canada 48 against 40
last year.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-29

CoLUAIBUs, o., September pa local
labor leader declares that the recent visit of
General Frye. the California Coxeyite. to
this city was for the purpose of forming a
ranch of a secret order which is being or
gan1zed in all the large cities and CONNER
cial centers to spring revolution at the next
national strike.
Frye, it is said. became confidential with
a number of persons, one of whom is loyal
to the government, and stated that the secret
organization was rapidly increasing in
mem bership. It was proposed that when
the next great strike should be on and while
the militia was preserving order, to have
the revolutionary leaders assent BILE in Chi
cago and issue a proclamation for the es-
tablishment of revolutionary government
and be prepared TO enforce its decree. 1t is
hoped by the boldness of the movement to
draw the working men. hundreds of whom
would be loyal to the government, into this
revolutionary scheme during the excitement
and passions of the strike.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-29
Convention of Mothers.

CHICAGO, September 21.-Fornal an
nouncement is made of a unique and not
able gathering, the first of the kind ever
held in America-a national convocation of
mothers. The couvocation will be held in
this city under the auspices of the Chicago
kindergarten college, beginning Septem ber
25 and ending September y.
The meeting is called primarily for moth
ers who feel their inability to do the highest
work with children without special train
ing. The convocation viii it is expected,
be quite as valuable to primary teachers,
Sunday school workers and all who wish to
be helpful to little children. number of
leading physicians, educators and others
we'll qualified to speak upon the subjects to
be considered will take part in the proceed
ings.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-29

WASHINGTON. D. c., September 26.-Three
bulletins have been issued from the census
Office showing land ownership and debt in
the states of Kansas, Arkansas and Alabama.
The figures for Kansas are more interest
ing than any others. because it has been
pointed out as the state where debts and
mortgages are more burdensome than all
other
The bulletin shows that of the farms in
Kansas BLOB are hired and 68.97 per cent
are owned by persons cultvating them. OF
the farms SO. 56 per cent are enc um bered by
mortgages. The mortgages on farms amount
to $40, 1928, which is 35.99 per cent of their
value.
This debt bears an average rate of interest
of 8.15 per cent; the average annual interest
charge to each family owning an encum-
bered farm being $92. Each of the encum-
bered farms is worth on the average of S3,-
2l9, and subject to debt of $1,126
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-29
Kansas Weather and Crops.

Serge mt Jennn gs, of the weather bureau,
located at Topeka, says in his last weekly
report:
With but few local exceptions pastures are
in fine condition over the state and the week
has given good growing weather. PlowiDr
for, and sowing wheat are in general pro-
gress. Wheat and rye up in many coun-
ties and present fine appearance. Apples
are growing larger, tomatoes ripening, gar
deDs responding and late cabbage lmprov-
ing. In the far southwest better second
crop of sorghum is expected to be harvested
than the first. Alfalfa is all cut and stacked
in the northwest. In Barber late peaches
are selling from S5 to IS cents per bushel
and apples from IS to 81.
The hail did much damage to apples and
window glass, while in Mitchell four horses
were killed by it. In the eastern division
potatoes have rotted in the ground in con-
siderable numbers, and in some cases those
not rotting have begun TO grow. In the ex-
treme northwest the ground is getting dry
again,