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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-22

FoRT WORTH, Ten. September 14.-About
600 workingmen assem- bled hero for the
purpose of discussing the order of the Union
Pacific prohibiting the employees Of that
road from active participation in politics.
The following resolutions were unanI-
mously adopted.
Whereas. II has been reported in the
press of the country that the receivers of
the Union Pacific Railroad company have
issued an order prohibiting their employees
from actively participating in politics
therefore, be it
Resolved, That this order is blow at the
liberties Of American citizens; denial OF
the rights granted by the constitution of the
United States and should bo met by a
united protest by working men in every
section OF the country; and be it further
Resolved. that we, the working men at
Forth Worth, in mass meeting assem- bIed,
enter our sincere and solemn protest
against this attempt to coerce the work
ingmen in the employ of the corporation
referred to into acquiescence in an admin
istration that in its very act makes a lie of
the claim that this is government of and
by the people.
The president of the different railway or
ganizations in Texas will call a state con-
vention to he held either here or in Dallas
next Octo Der, for the purpose of further
discussiGg the order.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-22
KANSAS RAILRoADING.

Judge Foster made an order fixing
the bond of Aldace F. Walker, who was
recently appointed receiver of the Santa
Fe railroad, at $4,000.
All the night offices on the Santa Fe
between Topeka and Atchison have been
closed. There were threat Meriden,
Valley Falls and Nortonville
The advance of cool weather and the
application for, rates and tickets at the
Santa Fe headquarters indicate that the
homeseekers' excursions this fall will be
the largest in the history of the road.
The Santa Fe protective committee
has issued circular asking for proxies
to be issued at the annual election to be
held at Topeka, October 25, in which
they say it is their purpose to place the
control of the organization in the hands
of men who are In all respects worthy
of public confidence, and are widely
known in railway and financial circles
The Santa Fe excursion to Kansas
City from Emporia, Cherryvale and
other points on the Southern Kansas
division Sunday was the biggest of any
yet attempted, and the road hauled
about twenty-five cars in extra excur-
sion trains that were run as specials, in
addition to the regular train service
which was well patronized. 1t IS safe
to say that the Santa Fe alone hauled
nearly 1900 people to Kansas City. 1t
was the last of the summer excursions.
Passenger train No. 4, one of the fast
trains on the Santa Fe has been sched-
uled to stop at Reading. This is the
only stop of that train, with the excep-
tion OF Usage City, between Emporia
and Topeka. It has been made to stop
there on account of the petition of the
people of Reading who do a large
amount of their business at Emporia
and were unable to go there and re-
turn the same day, owing to late
change in the time card. The accom-
mediation is very generally appreciated
by the people of both towns.
Capital: A Santa Fe switch engine,
No. 287, while pulling train of rusty
stock cars from one of the sidings in the
east yards, blew out one of it's cylinder
heads, making report similar to the
discharge of a twenty FOUNDER, and
scattering fragments of broken metal
for distance of a hundred feet. For
tunately no one was Immediately in
front of the engine on the line OF
track, or serious results might have fol-
lowed. A man who was approaching
about 80 feet in advance of the engine
at the time of the accident remarked
that he was glad he hadn't walked any
faster
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-22
breckenridge Planned Contest.

The Breckinridge forces are hurrying mes
sengers to all parts of the Ashland, KY, dis
trct to secure evidence upon which to base
a contest. Stress is laid upon the fact that
Owens county of Scott, which gave him
1,200 plurality, showing an increase of Gil
over the democratic vote of 1892. and Frank
lin county. which Owens carried by 521,
shows an increase of 691, almost 1875 per
cent. in each county.
The other six counties show from 5 to 20
per cent. increase.
The Owens men say that scores of fraudu-
lent Breckinridge votes were cast in Lex
ington by men who were not registered last
fall, but who prod ready made affidavits
that they were out of the city on registration
day.
The Ashland district committee stands 6
to for Breckinridge, and it is thought that
the committee will find excuse for throwing
out enough of the precincts to nominate
Breckenridge.
Later THE democratic committee has
announced the official vote as follows
Owens, 1929: Breckenridge, 645; Settle, 146.
Owens plurality, l ,184; which probably ends
contest proceedings.
However, Desha Breckinridge and several
of his friends went before the county COM
mittee at Georgetown and protested against
the vote of every precinct in the county.
The committee refused to consider the pro-
test. Young Breckenridge gave no reason
on which to base his action.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-22
Contracts Let for the Hospital.

TOPEKA, KAN, September 19.-Bids for the
building of the Santa Fe hospital in this
city were opened at the board meeting of
the association at the Office of General Man
ager J. J. Frey. There were present of the
board besides the general manager. Chief
Surgeon Hogeboom, W. H. Hamilton and
E. E. Ives.
There were nine bids. the lowest of which
was that of Cox 81 Jack. of Lawrence, who
will be awarded the contract as soon as they
qualify, produce their bond and sign the
contract. Their bid was $58,000. The high
est bid was $4,000.
The contract calls for the completion of
the building by the first day of June, 1895,
and the contractors will go to work at build
ing jrst as soon as they get the contract
formally.
The foundation has already been finished.
The building will be of five stories, the first
to be of red sandstone from Arizona and the
rest of brick. When completed it Will be
the main hospital of the system and will be
capable of accomm odating 120 patients.
Three surgeons will preside and there will
be several attendants and nurses. The build
ing will be heated by the fan system and is
altogether to be model hospital. the result
of fifteen years of study of hospitals by DR..
Hogeboon and Architect J. W. Perkins, of
Topeka, who drew the plans.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-22
1t is Commander x.awIer.

Colonel Thomas g. Law'sr, of Rockford,
ILL.,, was elected commander-iE chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic by a majority
of eleven votes over Colonel I. n. Walker.
of indianapolis. 1t was the closest contest
for the Office in the history of the G. A. R.
Major A. 2. Burchfeld was elected senior
vice commander and Charles A. Schupe, of
New Orleans, junior vice commander.
Comrade .. W. Weeks, of Marion, O..
was without opposition unanimously elected
surgeon general.
Colonel Lawler, the new commander-in-
chief, was bern in England on April Z, 1874.
When child he was taken to Illinois and
educated in the public schools of Rockford
At the age of II he enlisted as private in
Co. E, 10Th Illinois volunteer infantry. He
saw much hard fighting.
He commanded his company for two
months during the Atlanta campaign and
was elected captain by the company and
placed upon the roll of honor by Major Gen
cral Rosecrans. of the army of the Cum ber-
land. He has been a member of the g. A.
R. post at Rockford for twenty consecutive
years.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-22
Fourteen Passengers Injured.

A freight train OF the Chicago, St. Paul,
Minneapolis IL Omaha railroad was ditched
two miles west of Hammond, Wis. The
train carried two oil cars, one of which took
fire and exploded. A car of coal and the
caboose also burned.
While the passenger train from Mime
apolis was waiting at the scene of the ac-
cident and thee whole train load of passen-
gers were passing around the wreck to take
a train or the other side, the tank exploded.
The fragments of the tank went through
the air with a noise like bomb-shell and a
sho wer of oil fell upon the people. The list
of the injured includes fourteen names.
No one supposed there was any danger,
as the oil had been burning some time. The
tank contained about 5000 gallons of oil.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-22
STOCK AND FARM.

Holton Signal: The scarcity of corn
is causing the farmers to dispose of their
surplus stock. The surplus of hogs is
being rapidly thinned.
The Kansas Swine Breeders associa-
tion will meet in the Office of the secre-
tary of the fair association in Wichita,
October and 5. An interesting pro-
granme has been prepared, and will be
carried out.
Topeka Mail: Onion culture is be-
coming an important branch of farming
in Rossville township. Clayton Banks
and Edward Risk will grow from 1900
to 1,800 bushels on five acres of land.
They have sold car load at 81 cents
bushel.
The Welhouse orchards at Fairmount
will yield $4,000 bushels of apples this
year. There are 1000 acres in trees,
confined principally to four varieties
which Mr.. Welhouse claims are particu-
larly adapted to Kansas soil. 1t will re-
quire $4,000 to gather the crop and
get it ready for the market.
Abilene Reflector: F.. NJ. Whitlaw,
of this city has arranged for irrigating
thirty five acres on his fine farm east of
the city. The land adjoins the river
and can be moistened with little ex-
pense, comparatively. Mr.. Whitlaw
proposes to raise the water from the
river and devote the land principally to
the production of potatoes.
Sergeant jennings weekly crop re-
port closes with: During the week
pastures have freshened, the old grass
has 'greened up and new grass has
started. Wheat that was sown right
after harvest is coming up and at the
close of the week was two inches
high. Flax and oats that were shelled
in harvesting are growing, gardens have
revived, apples have ceased to fall, buf-
falo grass is green, meadows have en-
tirely changed their appearance and
stock water is becoming more plentiful.
July planted corn is silking in the south.
The coming week will see much ground
prepared for wheat"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-22

In the trial of Debs and his associates at
Chicago, and much to the surprise of every
one, the attorneys for the defense announced,
when the last witness for the prosecution
was heard, that they would stake their case
on the evidence before the court. Mr.. Ora.
ney said that the defense had some witnesses
who could modify the testimony, but the
cardinal points would probably not be af-
fected. He said he and his associates would
therefore refrain from putting witnesses in
rebuttal on the stand and would be ready
after a reasonable time for the preparation
of abstracts to go before the courts with his
arguments.
The case was then laid over until Septem-
Der 25 to give both sides time to prepare
their briefs and arguments.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-22
New Directors.

The reorganization committee of the
Santa Fe railroad has issued another cir
cular which advises that new directors be
elected at the meeting of the stockholders
which will be held in Topeka on October 25.
A Topeka man who Is supposed to know
is reported as saying:
Il knew this circular was coming and
know what it means. 1t means that every
member of the board of directors will be
forced to resign. Some of them may be
taken back but at any rate the entire policy
of the road will be entirely changed.
"A A. Robinson will be called back and
put at the head of the road. General Man
ager Frey and many of the rest OF the heads
of the departments will have to go and new
men viii be elected. l do not think that
George r. Peck will be asked to resign be
cause he has not been responsible for the
trouble
The circular excuses Mr.. Reinhart's ac-
ton by saying that he occupied merely q
clerical position to the directors, and that
the directors are the responsible parties.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-22
The People Would Attend to It.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, September 18-George
Scholtz, president of the Terre Haute branch
of the American Railway union, and n.
Daniels, chief of the grievance committee
of the union at Terre Haute during the re-
cent railroad strike. were both found guilty
of contempt of court by Judge Baker, of the
United States court. The court released the
men on their good behavior. Referring to
the alleged statement of Scholtz, brought
out in evidence, that the flag of the A. r. U.
would take the place of the stars and stripes.
Judge Baker said: when we get new
flag the whole body of the people are going
to be invited and are going to have a chance
to say what they think about it, and not sim
ply the members of the A 4lerican Railway
union"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-22
KANSAS MINES.
Has the Greatest Zinc Smelt-
ing Town in the World.
Seventeen Kansas Counties Have Deve1-
oped Coal Mines-New Idea Concern
ing Convict Labor-Contract Let
for Big Topeka Hospital.
Coal, Lead. Zinc, Salt, Etc, in Kansas.

SOAl3 A~Sdus LAllCs A1tC-s III NAeahotaos
TOPEKA, September 19.-The annual re-
port of State Mine Inspector A. G. Gallagher
has been submitted to the governor. Il
shows that there are 243 coal mines in the
state, employing 1891 men, and producing
70 O48, ,268 bushels. or 1881 929 tons, the esti-
mated value of which, for the year 1888, was
So, ,960. .331. "a.
Coal is found in seventeen counties, as
follows: Atchison, Bourbon, Chautauqua,
Cherokee, Crawford, Cloud, Coffey, Ellis
worth, Franklin, Labette, Leavenworth, Lin
coin, Linn, Usage, Republic, Russell and
Shawnee. Nearly 50 per cent. of the output
for 1898 was in Crawford, Cherokee, Usage
and Leavenworth counties.
There are but ten states in the union which
produce larger annual output of bltumln-
Gus coal than Kansas, and but seven the out
put of which has greater market value at
the mines. The principal coal fields are
Cherokee and Crawford counties.
The largest output of any mine in the state
is that of the Cherokee and Pittsburg COM
panys mine No. l, at Frontenac, which pro-
duced 3. 5.S44. .S27 bushels.
Over $6,0OO,OO0 worth of lead and zinc
ores, salt and gypsum, mineral paints and
clays were mined IN Kansas in 1888 The
proximity of the rich Kansas coal fields to
the southwe Missouri mining district
caused the erection of zinc smelling works
at Weir City in 1873, before inc ore was
mined in the state. With the increasing
market for spelter (metallic zinc), due
largely to the extra demand for galvanized
sheet iron and iron wire, the zinc industry
has increased with wonderful rapidity dur
ing the last twenty years. 1t will probably
be surprise to many to learn that Kansas,
the great agricultural and stock raising
state, occupies so important place in the
mining and metallurgical world. But such
is the case. Pittsburg, Kan, is to-day the
greatest zinc smelling town in the world :.
with Weir City close follower, while Girard,
ScammOn and Galena are following not far
behind
The state inspector recommends that the
convicts who are used for mining coal IN the
state mines shall be paid the same wages for
mining as are paid the free miners in the
Leavenworth mines, the state to charge them
for board and clothing. This would make
it necessary to sell that coal at as high a
price as the Leavenworth coal and would
avoid the necessity for cutting wages of
miners by operators to meet the cheap con-
vict coal the market. 1t is suggested
that this plan would enable the convict to
support those dependent on him, If there
were any. and give him chance to accumu-
late something by which to start IN business
at the expiration of his term.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-22

WASHINGTON, D. c., September 18.-The
net cash in the treasury is s127, ,162, AL, of
which $56. .948, ,524 represents the gold reserve.
The gold reserve has been steadily climb
ing up for the past month. On August it
reached its lowest point in the history of the
department, $50. 1897 800. Since that date it
crease has largely allayed the fears of treas
ury officials. During the past week it has
increased over $1,OO0OoO. This increase is
accounted for by the surrender of gold vol
unfairly by banks and its exchange for small
been so exchanged The balance of the in
crease is due to the purchase of bullion at
Helena, Denver and Charlotte, n. G. The
large increase in the output of gold in Colo
RADIO and Montana piles up the gold reserve,
as it finds its way directly to the assay offices
of the government.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-22

neral party from Irondale was returning
from the cemetery the horses attached to a
carriage became frightened. The driver lost
control of them and they dashed into an
other carriage, wrecking it and causing the
second team to run away. Both teams
dashed into carriages in front, causing other
horses to run away, and all four teams
plunged down a steep hill, completely wreck
ing the conveyances and throwing the in
mates under the horses feet
Miss Anna Burnside and younger sister,
Burt Holder and Eli Cope were probably
fatally injured and Alexander McBane and
wife seriously hurt. Nine other persons we're
more or less injured
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-22
WAKEENEY KANSAS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1894
a. Enr1lsh statesman,s yiems.

Chauncey NJ. Depew was interviewed upon
his return from Europe and reported as fol
lows:
SIN England the tariff was the one absorb
ing topic. 1 met one of the oldest mem bers
of the house Of commons at luncheon and
he said All | care about your country is
to know whether yoI are going to let my
wool into your market or not
''The conditions in Europe for the past
year and since the enactment of the measure
demonstrate how dependent the industries
and business of the old world are upon trade
with the new. Our commercial depression
has found its counterpart on the other side.
''Since the tariff question was settled there
has been a wonderful revival of business,
both in England and on the continent. The
situation is not materially different from
what it was under the much abused McKiD-
ley bill, but the world believes there will be
but little change for many years. So instead
of waiting for a free trade millennium, Eu-
rope is adjusting itself to the inevita ble.''
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-22
Mileage Cost of flowing Freight.

TOPEKA, September 5-The board of
railroad commissioners have on file the state
ment of the Santa Fe company in the Osage
City case, in which the omplainants allegs
determinations against the city by the Santa
Fe and Missouri Pacific.
The statement is a lengthy document and
covers the rates on brick and coal, the prin-
cipal items complained of, from Usage City
to all points on the Santa Fe line.
Regarding the cost of transportation of all
classes of freight per mile on that line the
statement is as follows:
April, 1894 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. OO791
May. 1894 Observation-Disclosures. .OO753
June, 1894. 4.................... ...... .00895
July, 1894 Observation-Disclosures. .0108S
The statement of the Missouri Pacific has
not yet been filed. The Santa Fe document
is filed by A. p. Tanner, assistant general
freight agent, and is subscribed and sworn
to before a Eotary public.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-22
Great Fire at Norlh Enid.

North Enid. 0. T., lest by fire. in the early
morning of September Il. the best of its
business buildings. including a new $4,000
hotel. The guests of the hotel saved moth
ing but their lives.
The city has no fire apparatus. buckets
were scarce and wells were scarcer and the
frantic people could only look at the devour-
ing flames in helpless horror.
The fire seems to have started in the Col
umbia drug store and Kirk d Company s
big wholesale and retail grain establishment.
A heavy wind was blowing from the north
west.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-22
Now York Constitution Makers.

New YoRK, September 14.-That the labor
leaders of the city are disappointed at the
action, or rather the lack of action, taken by
the constitutional convention at Albany
upon the proposition submitted by them is
putting it very mildly. The amendments
proposed, it will be remem bered, were: IL
Fixing the liability of employers for injury
sustained by the employees; 90 Initiative
and referendum; 80 Home rule for cities.
and a. Changing the conspiracy laws,
Samuel Gompers, head of the American
Federation of Labor, says:
''Ihe convention has done nothing what
ever in these matters, but to turn its back
on them. There is only one redeeming fea-
ture in the whole business, and that is that
the convention has done practically nothing
IN any other direction. 1t is not improper
to say that l am greatly disappointed and
that the workingmen of this city generally
are disappointed, but that is about all there
: is to say
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-22
Leaxenmorth Has 1t.

LEAvENwoRTH. Kan, September 18.-John
Haygood, the smallpox patient taken to the
pest house, is dead. A. E. Broderick, neph-
ew of Congressman Broderick, was found
wandering in the public streets, all broken
out with the malady
He was at once removed to the pest house.
but not until many persons had come in
contact with him before his ailment was
made known. Two other patients. ID a re-
mote part of the city, have also been discov-
cred and removed to the pest house.
strict quarantine is in force at the Sol
6iers' home no one being permitted to en-
ter or leave the grounds. There Is talk of a
quarantine to keep outsiders cut of the
Fort reservation
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-22
For a Medical school.

Kansas university has received another
valuable endowment in property worth $780,
300 and located in Kansas City. Kansas. The
donator is DR.. Simeon B. Bell, a wealthy
physician of that city.
He gives the land as an endowment of a
medical school and the only provision put
upon the gift is that the hospital for the
school must be erected on a part of the land
within the next ten years.
This will be the means of at once found
ing medical school at Kansas university,
which will have four years course.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-22
Breckinridee Bea1en.

Though returns were not all in every body
seemed to concede that Owens was nomi-
mated at democrat primaries of the Ashland
district of Kentucky, over W. c. p. Breck-
inridge.
The contest has been among the most excit-
ing in the history of the state and the result
is universally given to the credit of the
women of the district. They held rallies
and prayer meetings in opposition to Breck-
inridge and we're active in every practicable
way.
Owens plurality is believed to be about
1000 in the district.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-22
The strip Race of a Year Ago.

At Enid, o. T., the race for claims and
town lots one year ago was coInmemorated.
The feature of the occasl on was an exact
reproduction of the original race for the
townsite. the prize TO the winner being lot
valued at 5000. Fifteen thousand people
participated in the race, but the real contest
was between 1000 horsemen. including In
derful race. with systematic entries. on
record. The prize lot was reached simulta-
neously by Cheyenne Indian and Kansas
cowboy named Parks.