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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
Market House Burned.

The market house at Minneapolis, Mimi,
burned on the night of July 10. The build
ing was constructed at a cost of $3.50, 200.
1t had a frontage and depth on one side of
320 feet and on the rear and opposite side
was 100 feet wide, being four and five stories
high and Cf pressed brick. In addition to
its purpose as a market house il was used by
fifty commission merchants, 1S8 stands and
288 market gardeners. The structure was
entirely destroyed, involving loss, includ-
ing the original cost and value of stocks con-
tanned therein, of $475, 900. Three horses
and thousands of fowls were burned.
The fire spread to the livery stable, store
and residence of Fl. B. Matson and the resi-
dences of Del Matson and g. B. Howard,
which we're destroyed and number of other
business and private buildings were dam
aged
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
HoW,s Trade.
New YORK, July 23.-Dun's Weekly Re,
view of Trade says;

New YORK, July 23.-Dun's Weekly Re-
view of Trade says;
The extraordinary payments to anticipate
the increase of taxation on whisky are rap
IDLY locking up large amount of cash and
taking from the government part of the ex-
pected increase IN revenue, while the current
loss in customs receipts is largely due to the
lower duties hereafter Thus the treasury
has been gaining in balance at the expense
of some loss to the revenue hereafter.
Wheat has been skating on thin ice, with
a chance of breaking through and making
the lowest record ever known, and has de-
clined 3 cents for the week. With railroads
generally blocked in the wheat belt. it is a
satisfying indication that the western re-
ceipts are about two-thirds of last years,
2,271. .751 bushels, against 3,028,379 a year
ago, while the exports from Atlantic ports
are insignificant. only 672402 bushels
against 2,868.627 last year. The enormous
visible supply has less actual weight in the
market than the prevalent conviction that
government estimates of yield are widely
erroneous
The most hopeful sign noted this week is
that failures continne comparatively few
and pot very important. The aggregate of
the liabilities for the twelve days. ending
July II, was s. $50. .306. of which 1,409, ,821
was of manufacturing 81, ,468, 204 of trading
concerns, which is decidedly below the aver
age for the past half year. The failures this
week have been 236 in the United States
against 49, last year, and A in Canada
against % last year.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
Two Hundred Arrested.

Two hundred citizens OF one of the ''gov-
ernment town sites" on the Strip are under
arrest for train wrecking.
Sheriff Hage was the first man taken and
Mayor FRANKIE the second. The arrests
were made by seven deputy marshals backed
by carload of federal soldiers. At first the
Pond Greek lookouts, stationed on the top of
buildings, saw twenty soldiers marching from
Pond Creek stations and so reported. The
citizens took their Winchesters in high g lee
to give them battle, but while they we're
waiting drawn up in line, for the soldiers to
demand their surrender two unexpected COM
panies of soldiers rolled off trail that had
Just come from another direction in great
haste. The citizens then grounded arms
and surrendered. 1t is said that when the
soldiers were putting the citizens under ar
rest, other citizens rode out of town hastily
and it is expected that they are scattered
along the railroad applying their torches
to bridges.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
Changes in Insane AsvIums.

The Kansas state board of charities asked
all the officials of the Topeka insane asylum
to resign.
Superintendent McCasey was the only one
to refuse to do so. Charges were at once
made against him and an early hearing pro-
vided for. G. c. Clemens is employed to
defend McCasey and the attorney general
will conduct the case for the board.
The board appointed DR.. c. II. Wetmore,
of Emporia, to be superintendent of the
ceed DR.. L. 7. Wentworth, the republican,
whose term expired this month. DR.. Went
worth was formerly assistant superintendent
of the Topeka asylum. A change was also
made in the office of steward, w FL. Wilson,
of Cherokee county, being named to succeed
Z. J. Hays.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
WA-KEENEY, KANSAS, SATURDAY. JULY 28 1894.
Cooler Reason Reasserted.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, July M.-The media
tion com mittee of the A. R. Q. held a meet
ing and unanimously voted to declare the
strike off Internationally. They sent a
short notice to that effect to Superintend-
eDt Fillmore.
The military will probably remain two or
three days yet to look after a few hotheads
who have been Intimidating workmen.
The action of the strikers in Sacramento
was brought about by comm ttee of citi-
Zens who showed them that the cause was
now hopeless and persuaded the men to try
to get back while there was yet a chance.
The position of the railroad company was
explained by the following letter from Mr..
Towne:
GENTLEMEN Your committee are at lib
erty to say that when the strike is declared
OF our company will employ. in addition to
those now in our service and a few who are
coming to us under engagement, such men
as we may need in our train and other ser
vice who have not during the strike will
fully damaged railroad property or forcibly
prevented our employees from performing
their usual duties, each to be considered
separately, and upon individual application,
and to be disposed of according to the mer-
its of the applicant. The company will be
careful that no individual suffers wrong or
injustice at our hands. Beyond this the
men must trust to the lenieDcy of the COM
pany. A. n. TOwNE,
Second Vice President and General Manager.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
Ouieter in california.

There is talk in California towns that the
strike on the Southern Pacific will be soon
settled now that Debs has consented that
local unions of the A. R. Q. may act for
themselves there.
There has been let-up of violence by the
strikers at Oakland.
The railroad officials claim that their train
service is satisfactory, yet many important
trains are regularly annulled each day and
the strikers claim that the company's opera
tions are badly off.
shops, an increase of 175 in one day.
The postoffice department has withd ra wn
its coast mails from the steamships and has
fully restored its service on the railroads. 1t
is claimed, too, that the last of the delayed
eastern mail has reached San Francisco.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
The Mccasey Story Denied.

The other article in this column concern.
ing changes at the Topeka insane asylum
was made up from the work of a reporter
of the Topeka State Journal. When that
paper was out McCasey stated that he had
received no notification of any such pro-
ceedings and was in no way aware that any
such proceedings had been established
against him. He further stated that he had
not employed G. c. Clemens to defend him
that NO notice of the preferring of charges
had been received by him.
That this is the true aspect of the case seems
more than probable from the fact that the
state board of charities ad djourned to meet at
Winfield July 80, IN regular session.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
A Penftentiary Offense.

An att mpt to wreck Santa Fe passenger
ira near Hutchinson was discovered by
thu se t on foreman in time to prevent an
accident
Some person or persons drove out three
miles east of the city, as buggy tracks show,
pulled up spikes from fifteen ties on each
s OF a. 'oIs st IN d .nd [ acd s2Gn Pc on 1ne
the rails at the joints in such shape as to de-
rail and wreck the train.
Sells Brothers circus trains passed over it
only a short time before the spikes were re-
moved. Suspicion points to some local par
ties who were recently discharged from the
employ of the Santa Fe.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
Must be PAID.

The committee of Santa Fe employees of
the Wichita division, which was recently ap-
pointed to protest to Circuit Judge Henry
c. Caldwell against the dilatoriness of the
receivers in paving wages, received an au-
Telegraph reply in which Judge Caldwell says
that the matter has been referred to the re-
ceivers of the road with instructions to be
more prompt hereafter - the payment of
wages. Judge Caldwell adds that the re
ceivers are experiencing tbs greatest diff
Guilty in securing funds sufficient to repair
the damage done by the late strike and in
conclusion says: For a month tho earn
ings have been cut off and thousands of dol
lars worth of the roads property has been
destroyed, but notwithstanding the deplor-
able condition of the road the men must be
paid as soon as it is possible to raise the
funds =
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
Their Side Stated.

SAN Francisco. CAL, July 20.-The strik-
ers' view of the railroad situation in north
ern California was tersely given by one of
the strike leaders in Oakland. Under or
dinary conditions" he said, eighteen to
twenty freight trains are dispatched from
Oakland daily. During the past few days
the railroad company has sent out five
freight trains. If this is running trans then
we are beaten"
1t is apparently a scarcity Of competent
train men that is troubling the railroad Of
ficials. In Sacramento almost the same
conditions pervail. One hundred and fifty
working men were induced to 90 back to
the shops there. The methods prevailin0 q
in Oakland were adopted and the men were
escorted to and from the shops by troops of
cavalry. The strikers made no attempt to
interfere,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
Democratic Senators Talk.


When the tariff conference report was laid
before the senate. Senator Smith, of New
Jersey, after criticising the president for at
tempting to interfere with the legislative
branch, as in his letter. defended the bill as
passed by the sen te and declared he would
not be intimidated by threats from the pres
ident.
Senator Hill, of New York. followed with
an appeal to listen to the president demand
for loyalty to democratic principles. He,
too. would carry out the Chicago platform
by making materials free from tariff
tax. He asked how it could be expected of
the president to sign the senate bill even
though the house agreed to it. after intimat-
ing that the enactment of that bill but means
party perfidy and dishonor."
Senator Vest followed. He found sub
iect for congratuIation that Senator Hill and
the president had at last found platform
on which both could stand.
In scathing tones Senator Vest arraigued
the president He had been his second. Se
had defended him the floor of the senaSs
when his friends could have been counted on
the fingers of one hand.
Where did the president get the right to
dictate to congress To denounce one
branch of congress TO the other. Did he
embody III his single being all the democ-
racy. all the tariff reform sentiment in this
country. Mr.. Cleveland was great man,
but the democratic party was greater than
any one.
1t had survived jefferson. Madison. Jack
son: it would survive Grover Cleveland.
He spoke with bitterness of the presidents
denunciation of the senate bill, which had
been passed after four months of such toll
as he could never assume again. Yet he
said. those who were instrumental in har-
monizing the differences and bringing about
its passage-tariff reformers before Mr..
Cleveland began his phenomenal career
had been arralgned as traitors, who sought
to dishonor their party.
Personally. the bill did not suit I'M. He
was radical tariff reformer, but if he could
not get all, he would take what he could get.
Il give it as my opinion, he declared, in
conclusion, THAT we pass this bill or moth
ing"
Senator Gray followed, insisting that the
senate stand by its amendments TO the tar
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
PanItantiarN Trial.

The investigation of charges of corruption
made against Warden Chase, of the Kansas
penitentiary, by Yarroll, Bum and Stone
hooker, who had been discharged from Off
cial positions by Chase, came to nothing, by
reason of refusal of the complainants to pre-
sent their case at the time.
The complainants we're in attendance at
the opening with Judge ]. F. Mcdonald, of
Parsons, as their attorney. During some
preliminary business Warden Chase and
Judge Mcdonald were in dispute, which
ended by McDonald's getting seriously
beaten by Chase, his injuries preventing him
from going before the state board of chari-
ties in continuance of the investigation.
The board, however, heard the testimony
of the defense.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
Their Best Service.

SACRAMENTO, July 20.-United States Mar
shal Baldwin sent the following reply to the
strike leaders who offered to furnish a force
of 2,50O deputy marshals to preserve order
along the Southern Pacific lines:
Gentlemen: l have the honor to &C
knowledge your communication. The best
service you can render yourselves, your
wives and your children is to refrain
from unlawful acts and allow others
the privilege of living and enjoying their
property without dictation; interference
or violence on your part is unnecessary
When you refrain from committing these
uni awfui acts there will be no occasion for
the presence of the military or need of your
services or services of others as deputy mar
shaIs
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
Working at Sacramento.

Eight hundred and twenty men went to
work in the Sacramento shops and 1000 ap-
plications were received. The boilers and
moulders' shops were opened for the first
time since the str1ke.
George W. Vice, vice president of the A.
r. O.. was arrested by United States Mar
shal Bald win on the charge of obstructing
the mails, conspiracy and insurrection.
Vice is a candidate for assembly on the
ticket of the reorganized democracy. He
was released on 81 900 bonds.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
Judge Seeds, Order.

SANTA FE., n. NJ, July A.-The fourteen
strikers arrested at Ration for contempt of
court have been found guilty by Judge Seeds
and sentenced to terms of Imprisonment va
rying from fifteen to sixty days
Judge Seeds also issued an order approving
the action of receivers of the Santa Fe railroad
in discharging striking employees, in filling
their places with new men. and ordered fur
ther that all employees of the Santa Fe sys-
TEN in New Mexico who may hereafter fail
to perform their usual duties shall be deemed
as having voluntarily quit the service; that
new men employed in the places of the men
shall be kept in service as long as they are
com petent nd perform their duty satisfac-
torly and that no person who has been
guilty of contempt of court in these cases
or who may hereafter interfere with the ope-
rations of the road in any manner shall
not be re-employed by the receivers.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
STOCK AND FARM.

Threshers in Cowley county say the
wheat is turning out much better than
was expected.
Cherokee Sentinel: P. { Robbins,
who rents G. W. Pye's place north of
the city, known as the Nichols place,
threshed last week and the yield was
twenty seven bushels per acre. This is
only q sample of an average crop in
these parts.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
Business in Desnatr.

The following telegram was forwarded to
Washington from. Chicago on July 18:
To the Senate and House of Representatives,
Assembled in Washington. d. c.:
The whole country demands that con-
gress terminate the pending tariff legislation
Immediately. Failure to dispose of this
question quickly will work incalculable loss
and irreparable injury to financial and in
dustrIal interests"
1t WIS signed by two banks and eighty of
the leading business firms, Marshal Field IL
Co., and z. D. Armour & Co., heading the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
Leaving the Country.

CLEAEIASD. o.. July 2S.-The officers of
the various ocean steamship companies in
this city, are besieged by large numbers of
foreigners who are taking advantage of the
present steamship war and consequent low
rates, to return to their native lands.
1t is estimated that since the hard times
commenced fully 5000 foreigners have left
the city to return to Europe. These people
are mostly HunQarians, Bohemians, Ital-
ians and Savs and are leaving the country
for good
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
A Kansas Man.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. July 24.-The disbar-
ment of Pension Attorney Thomas Caldwell,
of Chetopa, Kan, from practice before the
interior department for violations of pen.
sion laws has been ordered by Secretary
Smith. The main charge Is acceptance OF
illegal fees from claimants.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28

The senate took up the senate bill to re-
serve for ten years in each of several states
100000 acres of arid lands to be reclaimed
and sold in small tracts to actual settlers,
and 1t passed. The bill applies to the same
ststes as the desert land law and also to
Montana and Kansas and to the states that
may be formed out of the territories of Ari-
iona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Utah
when admittad
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
Miss Marion Forsyth Married.

The marriage of Miss Marion Forsyth,
daughter of General J. W. Forsyth, colonel
seventh cavalry, 20 Lieutenant William
Ger I'D Fitzgerald, took place in the post
chapel at Fort Riley July 1S.
The officiating clergyman was Rev. Father
Hurley, of the Catholic church. The maid
of honor was Miss Parrot, of Colum bus, o..
the best man Lieutenant Frank w. Coe,
First United States artillery. Lieutenant
ano Mrs. Fitzgerald left on the afternoon
train for California
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
Dehs Gives Consent.

OAKLAND, CAL, July 21.-Telegrams have
been passing between local A. R. Q. officers
and Debs. Those from Debs were not at
first understood, many believing that they
meant that he declared the strike off in Cali
fornia. Later ii was determined that the
dispatches received from Debs did not state
that the strike had been declared of, but
merely informed the strikers that the strike
in California could be ended by a majority
vote of the unions concerned in It.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
For a Direct Vote.

In the house Mr.. Bowers demanded the
regular order. which was the resolution pro.
posing an amendment to the constitution
providing that senators shall be elected by
direct vote of the people.
Although a two-thirds vote Is required for
measures amending the constitution, the
pending resolution was passed, 137 to 49,
thirteen votes to spare.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
Regulars Leave Chicago.

CHICAGO, July 2I.-Ihe federal troops
have moved out of the city. The Ninth reg
iment from Madison barracks, Sackett's
Harbor. n. Y, left on special train over
the Lake Shore road.
All of the other troops marched to Fort
Sheridan. The troops going TO Fort Sheri-
dan include the Fifteenth regiment and the
details from Forts Riley, Brady, Leaven.
worth and Ninhrara.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
Saloon Men Barred.

NEW YORK, July 2o.-Mgr. Satolli, the
pope's delegate, has just rendered decision
condemning the liquor traffic. He approves
of the expulsion of liquor dealers from Cath
oiic societies. This remarkable decis sion was
Bishop Watterson, of Columbus, Ohio.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
The War in Oklahoma,


special from Guthrie, O. T., says the
war between the people of Enid and Round
Pond and the Rock Island railway grows
worse hourly. Another bridge was blown
up, putting a stop to all travel on the road.
Later a long section of track was torn up
south of Round Pond and bridge was fired,
but was partly saved by the soldiers and
guards. All section men living in that vicin-
Ity have been warned to stop helping the
railway under penalty of death to themselves
and the destruction of their homes by fire.
Several oil the Rock Island guards were as
saulted by the mob and badly injured. At
Round Pound, County Attorney Asher was
driven out of town by an armed mob and
the Intervention of a few conservative citi-
gems alone saved his life.
The work of destruction is being carried
on by a secret organization composed of
men who will stop at nothing, and it is stated
upon good authority that they have been
paid Sc, 600 to carry on the guerrilla warfare.
and, if necessary. burn every bridge in the
Cherokee strip, tear up the track and wreck
trains until the railroad company Tecog-
nizes the two towns. A veritable reign of
terror exists in the two counties, and no man
knows what will happen next. The troops
and deputies are wholly unable to cope with
the mob, who care nothing for them. One
man openly threw a dynamite bomb under
a train carrying soldiers. The railway com
pany and the better citizens are telegraph
ing for more troops. but it seems to be
i'm possible to make the authorities at Wash
ington understand the gravity of the situa-
tion,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
Ano+her NominatIon.

CHICAGO, July pa mass meeting OF
1.5OO men was held at Ogden's groves and
Debs was nominated for president of the
United States amid great enthusiasm. The
speakers were all local labor men and
all of one tenor. The meeting declared
itself an utterly opposed to the democratic
and republican parties, and predicted a
sweeping success for the populists in the next
aIection.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
West Bound Mail Burned.

mail car on the Atchison, Topeka i
Santa Fe California express was burned at
Timpus, twenty miles from La Junta, July
20. The fire is supposed to have caught
from sparks from the engine. Over 2O6
sacks of papers and twenty pouches of let
tiers, all for California points, we're consumed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
A Kansas Appointment.

The president has sent the following nOm-
nations to the senate: Charles II. Robin
eon, of Iowa. to be pension agent at Des
MONIES; Clayton Belknap. of Nevada, to be
surveyor general of Nevada; Louis T. Pear
son to be agent for the Indians of the Pot
tawatomie and Great Nemaha agency in
Kansas.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
THE DISAGREEMENTS.
Schedules Which the Confer
ence Could Not Settle.

Second Kansas Democrats - De-
struCtiOn of Property on the Cher
okee Strip-Competent Trainmen
Scarce in CalifornIa-A Dispatch
to Congress.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
Argentine A r u

At meeting of A. r. q. men from Argen-
tine, held in Kansas City. Mo-, it was mutu-
ally held that all strikers. excepting Santa
Fe men, might consider that they had per-
mission to return to work, though the strike,
it was stated, was not to be considered
s'called Oh"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
TABLES TURNED.
Hill SuStainS and Vest Con-
demnS the President.

Debate on Conference Report
for President Wheat Skating on
Thin Foreigners Shipping for
Europe.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28

The railroad tax assessment in Doug
las county is nearly $4,000 less than
in 1898.
The striking Santa Fe employees at
Emporia have received their pay and
their discharges.
The Santa Fe has announced rate
of one fare for the round trip for the an
nual meeting of the Seventh Day Adj
ventists at Emporia. Tickets Oh sale
September 5, and 10, good returning
until the 18th.