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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-06
suing a JoIrusr,

KANSAS CITY. KAN. September 29.-Felix
Flannigan, well known liquor vendor
Of this city, was sued in the district court
for $4,000 damages. The plaintiff in the
suit is Isaac Landrum, former employe at
he Kingan packing establishment in Ar
mourdale. Landrum asks damages from
Flanagan, because, as he claims, the de-
fendant sold intoxicating liquors to Mrs.
Landrum two years ago. wreckng their
nome and blasting their future happiness.
In the petition Landrum claims that his
wife became a regular patron at Flannigan's
place and finally became an habitual drunk
ard. He further says that his life was
made miserable and his home life was so
broken up that he was compelled to seek a
divorce in the district court, which was
granted about a year ago by Judge Alden,
MS ground being drunkenness and neglect
Of household duty.
There is a section of the Kansas prohibit
tory law which provides that a man who
sells liquor and causes a person to become
intoxicated shall be held liable for damages.
The same is calculated to make a liquor
seller pay a wife damages for making her
husband drunk.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-06
Countv Attorneys Must Act.

TOPEKA. KAN, October Ex-Governor Lew
elling received a letter from l. z. Campbell
of Wichita inquiring into the status of the
recent schedule of rates prepared for the
transportation of freight by the railroads in
Kansas, and also inquiring why the ruling
of the board had not been enforced.
The governor turned the letter over to At
torney General Little. who has written a
lengthy review of the matter. He explains
that it is the duty of the county attorney IN
counties where the companies overcharge in
the matter of transporting freight to notify
the board of railroad commissioners of the
violation of the schedule and the board in
turn to order the county attorney to prose
cute the offenders to the full extent of the
law. The attorney general says that his de-
partment will furnish all assistance possible
in the litigation to enforce the schedule.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-06

In the United States court of appeals in
Chicago Judge Harlan, of the United States
supreme court, regarding the opinion of the
famous strike injunction of Judge jenkins
was rather severely handled. Justice Har-
Ian held that a body of men had right to
quit irrespective of the discomfort which
might result They had. however, no right
to conspire to do damage, or to EN- barrass.
He did not agree with Jenkins famous def
milton of strike that it was necessarily
illegal"
Judge Harlan held that there was such a
thing as legal strike. Judge Jen kins' in
junction was modified.
The opinion was rendered by Justice Har-
Ian, of the United States supreme court, and
Judges Woods and Bum. The bench was
occupied by Justice Harlan and Judges
Woods, Bum, Jenkins and Grosscup. Judge
jenkins appeared undisturbed by the deci-
sion.
The decision in part reversed the famous
strike order of Judge Jenkins and in part
sustans it. That part of the Jenkins injunc-
ton which restrained the employees of the
road from striking, or in the language of
the injunction, from so quitting the service
of the said receiver with, or without notice,
as to cripple the property. or prevent or
hinder the operation of the road,' the court
of appeals declares was a violation of the
rights of the employees, who could not legally
be restrained from leaving the employ OF
the receivers and the company when they
saw fit to do SO, whether they quit in a body
or individually.
That part of the injunction which restrains
the employees from entering into com bina-
ton or conspiracy to quit with intention of
Gripping the property and preventing the
operation of the road is sustained.
On the whole the decision, which was read
by Justice Harlan, who presided over the
court. is a clear recognition of the right of
the employees to strike.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-06
Tanning Experiments.

TOPEKA, KAN. Septem Der pa. Roenigk,
of Lincoln, Kansas, writes the state agricul-
tural department that he has been IN the
tanning business successfully for FIVE years
at Lincoln, using bark extracts shipped from
the east, which are of course very expensive.
He is convinced that in the Mexican plant
known as "Canaigre," there is an abundance
of the tanning principle which, if utilized in
Kansas on our Iow-priced hides, would open
up a new industry of great value to our
state. He intends to experiment with it to
that end.
This plant is similar to what is known
here as ''sour dock, with root something
like a sweet potato, from which the tannic
acid is obtained. 1t thrives in sand and
arid Iegions. The leather tr de journals say
its matured roots furnish upwards of 25 per
cent of tannin. while hemlock and oak
barks, which are the chief reliance of tanners
everywhere, yield but 10 per cent.
Small plantings of canaigre have been
made in the vicinity of Garden City, Kan,
and considerable attention is being paid ia
it in New Mexico and Arizona.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-06
Revolution Ripening.

CHICAGO, Oc' ober 2.-Speaking of the re-
port of the rebellion of the troops in China,
Sam Moy, the local mandarin, said: 1T
means the beginning of the end. We China
men wish to see China win. but more than
that we wish our own emperor back in place
of the usurper who now eigns over US. For
years the 'Gee-Hings have been growing in
power and to-day they have generals and
officers in command of the army. The sole
object of the 'Gee-Hing' society is to over
throw the present emperor and restore the
old dynasty. 1t is secret society with mil
lions of mem bers in China and 5000 in Cal
ifornia. The emperor has offered $1,000
reward for the head of every Gee Hing but
there is not enough money in the treasury
to pay for the heads The war with japan
will not last much longer, for the Gee
Hings' will soon be strong enough to come
out openly and dethrone the emperor.
Mandarin Moy thinks this winter will see
a new emperor and an elaborate corona
tion in China, which many Cinnamon now
in America will attend if they can beg OF
borrow the money to cross the Pacific.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-06

TOPEKA. September 29.-T. N. Sedgwick
general attorney for the NJ, K. and T. al
Parsons, was a business visitor at the SUI
preme court.
Mr.. Sedgwick has recently fled appIica-
tion for a writ enjoining the Plaintiffs col
lecting judgments to the amount of nearly
$4,000 against the Katy. The suits were
brought in the Lyon county district court
by a large number of cattlemen, whose
stock died from effects of Spanish fever.
taken by native cattle near Hartford, En-
poria and Strong City.
The disease spread from cattle shipped
into that district by a Kansas City firm,
Hazier Bros, from Texas over the NJ. X. &
Z. The cattle we're from the district out
side of the Texas quarantine line and were
inoculated with fever. The stockmen
claimed the Katy was liable for the loss of
cattle on account of shipping diselsed cat
tie from that district, and obtained the
judgments payment of which the company
now seeks to enjOin.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-06
Hurricane Strikes Florida.

The expected hurricane from the West In.
dies struck Jacksonville, Fla, at IL a. m,
September 26, with the wind blowing gale
of forty-six miles per hour and rain pouring
down in torrents.
Business is absolutely paralyzed. The
Everett, the iargest building in the city. il
unroofed and flooded with water. The un-
finished union depot is blown down. The
loss is $4,000, and a number of people are
injured, but none killed.
There Is no communication from south
Florida, but it is expected that many groves
are totally ruined and the orange crop DAM
aged intellectually. The streets of Oxenville
are flooded.
The river IS three feet above the normal
point.
The wind at the mouth of the river re.
corded sixty miles an hour and Mayport is
flooded ana several houses inundated.
No persons lost their lives there.
Two houses in Jacksonville we're blown
down. Notrains are arriving or departing
from Jacksonville.
Many large washouts are being reported.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-06
Baroness VS.. Unions.

The correspondence between Baroness
Burdett-C Coutts and the secretary of the Lon
don Painters Trade society has been pub
lished and is attracting great attention and
comment. The secretary wrote that COM
plant had been lodged against the baroness
for allowing her stablemen at rookfield to
paint the stables instead of employing union
painters to do the work.
The baroness, in a spirited reply, after
pointing out that Brookfield is the property
of her husband, denounces the ''monstrous
and intolerable oppression which the union
claims to have the right to practice and
which would deprive every workingman of
the right to work out his own advancement
by his own energy and robs him of the birth
right of personal liberty.
The newspapers generally denounce the
action of the union and point out the ser
vices of the baroness to the working people
and show she has spent many years of her
life and large part of her great fortune in
their interests.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-06
LEGAL STRIKES.
Judge Harlan Says There Is
Such a Thing.

Wichita Visited by Tornado-De-
pot Roof Carried Two Blocks
Reports of Five Lives Lost-Ser-
geant Jennings Last-Rebekah
Membership Extended.
Tornado at Wichita.
On the night of October 1 Wichita was Wis
tied by tornado.
The division headquarters and the Twelfth
street depot of the Missouri Pacific road was
the first building struck and it was com
pletely demolished. The roof of it was
picked up and carried away, striking the
stable of DR.. Hupps, two blocks off, crush
ing it like an egg shell. Twelve men were
in the building at the time. and strange to
say, none of them were hurt, although they
were thrC wn about from end to end of the
building.
The storm passed east about a mile. ac-
complishing all its destruction in less than
two minutes.
About thirty houses and barns we're
wrecked and probably 500 shade trees, some
of them, ten feet in circumference, were
pulled up by the roots and strewn about in
all directions
The path of the cyclone was about fifty
feet wide. 1t progressed with fearful roar
and was regular twister. At the police
station ii was reported that three children
and two men we're killed.
Owing to the terrible rain which accor-
panied the storm 1t was i'm possible to asceT-
tain the full extent of the injuries that
night.
Lightning struck a little boy named
Fitzgibbon and killed him. Lightning also
struck the Fifteenth street depot and the
car stables of the electric street railway and
completely consumed 1t with all its contents.
Paramount street electric street railway
wires were completely destroyed.
Roughly estimated the loss in the city will
be $50,U00. 1t may exceed that sum good
deal.
Reports from Kechi township say that
the twister played havoc there. but owing to
the rain storm it was impossible to obtain
any details.
The cyclone passed within ten feet of
Governor dwellings home.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-06
KANSAS RA1LROADING.

Howard Valette, 16-year-old boy,
while attempting to board Central
Branch train at Glen Elder, was injured
in such manner that he has since died.
Out of 900 men in cne department
of the Santa Fe shops in Topeka,
less than fifty voted for the proposition
for half holiday for the races. The
shops were closed by. the management
Directors of the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas railroad have incorporated the
Southwestern Mineral railway. The
road it is expected, will be completed
within year, and win extend from Jop-
lin, Mo, to Parsons. Kas 1t will be
branch of the katy
Kansas City. No, Journal: a ma
jority of the Pwitchmen and trainmen
who were engaged in the recent strike
and who subsequently applied to the
Santa Fe for reinstatement. have re-
ceived answers to their applications to
the effect that the company could do
nothing for them in the way Of EMPLOY
ment
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-06
kansas, Demonstration.


Topeka. KAN, Octobee 1.-The exhibit of
the Food and Health exposition at Boston,
prepared by the Santa Fe land department,
has all been forwarded in charge of Hon.
Fred Wellhouse, of Topeka, who will look
after it there.
There were twenty-five cases of exhibit
preference being given the Kansas products,
which, in add ition to vegetable and miscel-
laneous displays, was composed of 297 diff
ferent collections of fruits. There were six
ty-two collections of grain and nine of veg
etab.es, seventy varieties of apples, ffty-one
of grapes and several of pears, wheat, oats,
rye and corn. The best apples we're from
Reno and Ed wards counties, though eastern.
central and western portions of the state
were we'll represented. Marion and Barton
counties furnished the samples of grain.
The exhibit from New Mexico, shipped
at the same time, consisted of twenty four
varieties of apples, together with piums,
peaches and,pears, with rice and pears from
Texas.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-06
Snap Shots.

THREsHER PLANT Observation-Disclosures,
Mimi, has been visited by a $4,000 fire
which destroyed the Saltwater Manufacture
ing company's plant. the warehouse of the
Minnesota Thresher company and four
dwellings. The loss was covered by insur-
ance.
S. D. DRoUTH BRoKEN.-The long drouth
of two months in South Dakota has been
, broken. Rain has been falling several days,
off and on.
Mrs. JOSEPH MEDILL.-Mrs. Medill, the
wife of the Hon. Joseph Medill. editor of the
Chicago Tribune, died at Elmhurst, ILL.,,
October 1.
REBEKAH MEMBERSHIP.-Ihe sovereign
grand lodge at Chattanooga, Tenn, enacted
a law which admits to membership in the
Rebekah lodges all white single women over
18 years ole with good moral characters, no
matter whether they have relatives who are
Odd Fellows or not.
CHoCTAw CoUNCIL.-The Choctaw council
convened at TuskahoIna, /. T., October 1,
and will be in session nearly five weeks. 1t
is thought bill will be p ssed accepting
the proposition to treat with the Dawes COM
mission.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-06
Infornoer MCDANIEL Held.

MEMPHIS. Mo-. October 2.-W. E. McDen-
iel, the informer of CORN, Mo-, train rob
berry fame, has been held to the grand jury
in. 81 800 bail upon the charge of conspiring
to rob train. He pleaded not guilty to the
information filed against him before Justice
c. F. Sanders. and so far failed to secure
go on the bond.
Mcdaniel persists in his story that he had
nothing to do with the planning. simply fol-
lowing Overfied's instruction and keeping
the railroad informed.
Mcdaniel was brought from Topeka. Kan
sas, by Detectives J. ]. Kinney and Mat
thews. of the Santa Fe secret service, who,
upon information that complaint had been
made against him in behalf of the wounded
and captured robbers. Abrams and Overfeld,
advised him to surrender and accom- pany
them here
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-06
Laktn Townshtp Warrants.

A long dispute over the validity of town
ship warrants issued in 1887 by Lakin town.
ship, then of Finney county. but afterwards
detached and made part of Kearney couu-
ty, was terminated last Saturday at Wichita
in the United States circuit court before
Judge Williams.
These township warrants we're endorsed
not paid for want of funds, subsequently,,
payment having been demanded and re-
fused, suit was commenced to enforce pay
ment on a number of them aggregating
several thousand dollars. The case was tried
at Wichita before Judge Williams and judg-
ment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff
for the faee of the warrants with per cent
interest, amounting to over St, coo.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-06
Hill Nav Accept.

Senator Hill and Hon. Daniel S. Lock
wood were serenaded at the Kenmore hotel,
Albany, when they came from Saratoga. by
the Albany Phalanx.
Senator Hill in responding said: This
demonstration Is part of unexpected events
of day which TO me has been one of min
gied surprise and EN- mbarrassment. The ac-
tion of the democratic convention, which
was as unforeseen by you as by myself. i'm
poses responsibilities and obligations of
which / cannot speak tonight.
Unwilling as | was to receive the honor
which the convention, in spite of my pro-
test, has sought to confer upon me, am
deeply touched by the unusual manifesto
iton of confidence and esteem, and tonight
l can only express in feeble language a
small part of the gratitude which l feel to-
wards the democracy of New York"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-06
RECEIVER walker Talks.

CHICAGO, September 29.-Receiver Aldace
F. Walker, of the Santa Fe system, made
his first official visit to the offices of the road
here. He declined to say what the policy of
the road would be under his management,
declaring he had no time as yet to become
acquainted with the system and its work ings,
but that in his opinion, things would move
along in the future as they had in the past,
with the one difference that the road would
be managed by the receiver from the gen.
eral offices in this city and not controlled
from the east as heretofore.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-06
No Tax War in Kentucky.

EVANSVILLE, ND, September 29.-The
special tax collectors enlisted by Captain
Blackwell to assist him in collecting the levy
made on CaseyviIe and Lindle townships in
Kentucky, south of here, have nearly all re-
fused to serve in the face of 1000 men of
those precincts, all armed with Wnchesters
and backed by a cannon.
Blackwell is preparing a manifesto of
peace, which he will issue to the people.
This will be first submitted to legal counsel
and it, he hopes, will cool the angry passions
of the people, The citizens will not pay the
tax. that is a certainty, and it is believed
that the bondholders will now try and effect
a compromise by which the debt will be set
tied on long time and in easy payments.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-06
In Spite of Himself

Amidst pandemonium the New York dem
oeratic convention at Saratoga gave every
vote for David B. Hill for the party's candi-
date for governor.
Senator Hill was presiding and continued
his protests during the entire roll call, call
ing upon the band to play SO as to stop the
racket and let him be heard. The band s
NOISE was drowned by the continuous roar
of ..Hill.' ssHill"
After the nomination Senator Hill would
only say angrily to tbs. reporter of the Asso-
ciated Press, "Oh, it's an outrage; it's an
outrage
Judge Gaynor was nominated by acciama-
fion for the court of appeals, and Mr.. Lock
wood for lieutenant governor.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-06
Tha Last for tha Yaar-

Sergeant Jennings last weekly crop re-
port says:
The week has given Kansas ideal weather.
normal with an average amount of sunshine.
But little rain has fallen, being confined to
a few showers in the northern counties of
the western and middle divisions and the
central counties of the eastern.
Full advantage was taken of the fine
weather to continue fall plowing and seed
ing. Wheat and rye in all parts of the state
are generally in fine condition. Farmers
have commenced to gather corn in various
parts of the state. Pastures continue in
good condition. The apple harvest has COM
menced. and apples have e-im proved consid-
erably during the month. Frost killed sweet
potato and tomato vines in the central coun-
ties Saturday
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-06
Elated At the state House.

TOPEKA, September 29.-The populsts at
the state house are elated over the action OF
the Seventh district democratic congressional
committee in indorsing Jerry Simpson for
congress and claim to be confident that
Simpsons reelection is assured.
Chairman Richardson. of the democratic
committee, believes and has said, that the
iudorsement will defeat Simpson. Ex-Gov-
ernor Click, on the other hand, believes that
it was good politics and so told Mr.. Rich
ardson
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EnisoopaI brotherhood.

New YORK, October "A new celebate or.
der of laymen in the Protestant Episcopal
church has been instituted at st. Chrysos.
TOMS church by Bishop Potter. The order
is called the Community of the Brothers OF
the Church and WAS founded by Russell
Whitcolnb, recently student in the General
Theological seminary, with the approval OF
the bishop and the clergy. The peculiar
service known as the ''service for the profes-
sion of a brother began when Mr.. Whit
comb took the vows of poverty. chastity and
obedience and became Brother Hugh. the
head of the new community of monastiC
laymen. Work among the poor will be the
main purpose in the life of the Brothers OF
the Church
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a Kansas Man

HAMBURG, IA. October 3.-The body of NJ
L Donnelly, of Independence, Kan, was
found buried under foot of earth near the
Nis!nabotna river The murdered man
camped near where the body was found with
another man. supposed to be L. III. David
son, of La Sale, Col. They were driving
across the country trying TO dispose of a
bunch of horses owned by the murdered
man. During the night shots were heard,
and in the morning the abandoned wagon
and straying horses led TO a search. This
resulted in the discovery of the body There
were bullet holes in it and the skull had been
crushed with an axe.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-06
Smothered bx Rain.

BRAINERD, MINI, October IA heavy rain
has fallen and all fear from the forest fires
are now over. The last night was a night of
terror here. The fires had eaten their way
into the city limits and a fierce gale was
blowing the flames directly toward the Gen.
trail portion of the city. Hundreds were
fighting the flames all night and every one
was awake and anxious. The smoke was
dense and the red glare of the angry flames
reminded one of the Hinckley disaster.
Scores of farmers have been burned out.
Many came into the city. having lost all but
the clothes on their backs.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-06

New BEDFORD, September 29.-The great
textile strike in this city is broken. At meet
ing of the weavers' union. the employees of
the Piery mills were instructed to 60 back to
work. The officials of this corporation
have decided not only to pay the oldasoale.
but to furnish specifications of work as de-
manded by the strikers. making the victory
for the latter complete. The early resump-
ton of work by all other cloth mills is
looked for.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-06
To Stop Making Headers.

TOPEKA. October 1.-Judge Foster has
granted temporary injunction against the
J. B. Ehrsam Machine company. of Enter
prise, of which c. B. Hoffman is president,
to prevent them from manufacturing wheat
headers.
The companys bought the right to manu-
facture headers for one year and some diff
ferences arose between the patentee and the
purchasing company. This is the second
tiu-e the case has been in the United States
courts. Before the Ehrsam company sued
the patentee, Wilson.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-06
Changed to Boston.

BosToN, October General Secretary
Baer, of the United Society of Christian En-
deavor. announces that the International
convention of 1895 would be he'd in Boston
instead Of San Francisco. This change has
been made on account of the long delay of
western railroad managers in announcing a
decision in regard to special rates to the Pa
cifc coast.