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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-22
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-22
Mineral Point Feed Mill

VIII hereafter be operated only upon
Wednesdays and Saturdays Of each
week. X. ID. MARTIN.
Nov. z, 1894.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-22
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-22

Afternoon passenger leaves Chicago
at 100 p. m. All trains carry paSsen-
gers. y. Ii. SNOW, Agent.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-08-04
AMONG KANSAS CHURCH PEOPLE

Topeka Capital: At Grace cathedral
on Sunday, Dean Millspaugh, at the
time of giving the notices, availed him
self of the opportunity, crowded con-
gregation being present, to say that one
of the pleasures to which be had looked
forward, on coming to Topeka, was that
Grace cathedral is free church, and
that the poorest person in his cure had
an equal right with the richest in the
house of God. To make free church
real power for good in all its bearings
every family in the parish, whether rich
or poor, should give, if it be but 5 cents
a week, and that systematically and reg
ularly, to the support of the church and
its charities. The dean said, if the pas
tor is to receive his salary in this way it
will be his delight to know, not the
amounts, but that it comes from everv
one of his families, without exception,
and not from the one-half of the parish
who are considered well -to-do, and add
ed. no one really cares for that for
which he will not give or do something
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-08-04
Two-Thirds of Nebraska.

OMAHA. NEB., August Never in the his
tory of Nebraska did the future for the
farmer look SO discouragirg as at present.
Fields of corn that promised a bountiful
yield and winter of plenty a week ago
stand to-day dry and withered as though
swept by flames
Blasted by the simeon of last week, the
crop was almost utterly ruined. For hun
dreds of miles from the river there is pros
pect for partial crop yet, if rain comes
soon. Light local rains fell in this region
July %, but there is no likelihood of gen
eral fall soon.
In the western two-t birds of the state there
Is no hope. Every green thing is wthered.
Farmers who had calculated on an unusually
heavy crop of corn. and had invested their
all in cattle and hogs to feed, find themselves
wanting in the way of fodder and are send
ing their stock to market as fast as possible
to get rid of the animals before they begin
to Starve.
This is shown in the receipts of hogs at
the South Omaha market on Saturday when
10000 head came in. The normal Saturday
receipts at hese yards are about 1900 hogs.
During the week ~, 900 head were received.
The normal weekly receipts are about 3d.
600 head.
Many farmers are already on their way
out of the state, there being DO hope for
them to get through the winter.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-08-04
JOHN A. MURRAY.
Author of the Law Bearing His
Name is Dead.
Nebraska in a Bad Way-Rushing OF Live
Stock to Market-The Santa Fe and
Alton Railroads Re-EmplOy
Their Men.

Author of the Murray Law" Dead.
A dispatch from ElIery Murray from Tux.
tepec, Mex, tells of the death of his brother.
John A. Murray, at that place, of yellow
fever on July %.
The Mexican Colony company, of which
Mr.. Murray was president and general man.
ager, was organized for the purpose of ac-
quiring lands for himself and friends, upon
which coffee and other tropical products
could be grown. These lands were purchased
by Mr.. Murray and his company after a
two months investigation by himself; and
this investigation included careful inquiry
as to the healthfulness of the tract selected.
John A. Murray was one of the best known
and most highly respected among the young
men in Kansas. He was 33 years old. For
the past ten years he has been a prominent
figure in the political and legal field. He
was county attorney of Sumner county in
1884, and in 1886 was elected to the legisla-
ture from that county, and about six years
ago removed from Wellington to Topeka.
Mr.. Murray was best known as being
thor of the Murray law making the prohibit
tory amendment effective. He was only
iature and was made chairman of the COM
man of this committee that he drafted the
bill which afterwards became a law. 1t
provided for the sale of liquor by the drug
stores, made the nuisance feature of the law
concerning places where liquor is sold more
sweeping and provided for the examination
of witnesses by the county attorney to secure
evidence. 1t was this latter clause OF the
bill that was recently declared unconstitu-
tional by the supreme court.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-08-04

Professor W. L. Muir, of Chicago, of the
United States weather bureau, furnished the
Associated Press the following special re-
port on the extraordinary hot weather which
is prevailing in the central portion of the
country.
An abnormal low barometrical condition
attended by extreme he st and brisk south
winds covers the middle Mississippi and
lower Missouri valleys with area through
out which the temperature this afternoon
Thursday, July 26) exceeded 100 degrees,
embraces the states of South Dakota, Ne
braska, Kansas, Iowa, south half of Mime
sofa, western Wisconsin and northwestern
portion of Michigan. the entire Missouri
valley Texas, and mperature exceeding 80.
Other dispatches give the reading of the
mercury t points named: Omaha, los;
Chadron, Neb., 1O8; Superior, Neb., 112
Four Iowa reports give this: Marshalltown,
1O8; Waterloo, 105; Sioux City, 10Y; Des
Moines, 10; Aberdeen, S. D., 107.
St. Paul wiring says that reports from
points IN Minnesota, North and South Da-
kota and northern Iowa, the day was one of
the hottest ever recorded in the northwest.
From 100 to 112 is reported. The long con-
tinued heat is proving disastrous to crops.
Corn must hive rain Immediately in South
Dakota to save it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-08-04
Diminishing Train Service.

The Chicago Evening Journal says: Econ
omy now has become the order of the day
with all the great roads, and especially have
the efforts of the general managers been
directed to decreasing the mileage. Mr.. St.
John expects to be able to reduce the Rock
Islands mileage 1000 miles against last
year.
The Santa Fe operating officials are at
work a new train schedule which, in
great measure, will cover the present ground
and yet enable the road to save about s., 900
a day. The saving will be achieved by run
ming the Pacific express as a single section
from starting point to terminus instead of
dividing it into two sections at Kansas City
under the present mode of handling the
traffic.
The officials of the road are of the opinion
that during the present hard tires one
through tram day each way on the old line
will meet all requirements. Other reduc-
tions will be arrived at by looping off GER
tain luxuries which close competition made
apparently necessary, but for which the aver
age traveller cares very little.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-08-04
The Sugar Schedule the sticker.

The general impression about the senate
is that the conference on the tariff bill now
agreed on will be as prolonged as the former
one. Some senators are of the opinion the
committee either will agree on a report
within two or three days after the sittings
begin, or within that time decide to report
another disagreement. The preponderence
of the opinion is. however, that there will
not be another report of disagreement. In
fact the democratic conferees assert another
disagreement means the defeat of the bill.
The indications all point to the proba-
bility that the sugar schedule will be the
principal point of contention and that, but
for the differences on this point an agree
ment would be reached after very brief
sitting.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-08-04
The Tariff to Go Rack to Conference.


The senate will accede to the request of
the house for another conference on the tar
if bill. This was the conclusion of the
democratic senatorial caucus after a two
days session.
While the caucus did not commit itself to
any definite line of policy in so many words,
the conferees feel with their democratic
colleagues that they understand what ma
jority of them desire and believe this to be
that they shall stand substantially for the
senate bill.
There have been few secret conferences
from which many conflicting reports en-
anated, and it was apparent each senator
took away an understanding to suit himself
as to what piled Instructions the conferees
were under. One thing which every one felt
assured of was that forty-three votes could
be counted on to SEND the bill back to con-
ference.
A majority of those who participated in
the caucus came out when it adjourned with
their faces wreathed in smiles and most of
them indicated by their actions that they
believed they had inaugurated a line of
policy which would insure the passage of a
tariff bill. Some of them who would say
nothing to the proceedings announced
themselves as confident of the ultimate pas
sage OF the bill.
Mr.. Springer said that the caucus action
would be readily accepted by the house.
This tendency in the house to end the
controversy was very marked among the
discussing groups of members and was
common expression by men who hereto
fore have been unyieldIng.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-08-04
corea,s King in the Hands of Japs.

of Corea is a Japanese prisoner. This was
the important statement contained in a
telegram which Secretary Herbert has re-
ceived from Captain D y, of the Z. ). S.
Baltimore, now at Chemulpo, Corea.
Captain Day besides stating that the king
of Corea is a captive in the hands of the
japanese, reported that he had dispatched a
force of marines from his ship to Seoul, the
capital, to protect the United States lega-
tion.
Cable communication between Japan and
Corea is interrupted, but the rumor comes
from semi-official circles that a japanese
warship has fired upon Chinese warship at
Kasan. upon receiving hostile provocaton.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-08-04
The Generals" All Desertins

WASHINGTON. D. c.. July 28.-Large and
indignant delegations from the industrial
armies encamped about Washington ap-
piled at the room of the house committee
on labor, not to urge their bills but to plead
for assistance. The expected has happened.
Their leaders had deserted them and they
sought congressional aid to return to the To-
calities whence they had come.
Coxey's men said their leader had left
them in the lurch. Kellys men declared
their leader had drifted away several days
ago and that they did not expect to see him
again, while Frye's men said their leader
had probably abandoned them. The men
who were brought from the Pacific coast by
Kelly were particularly indignant and ex-
pressed a feryid desire to tar and feather
their man.
McGann told them there was not the
slightest chance of a government appropria-
tion for their return and sent them to the
local superintendent of charities.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-08-04
one of the Disastrons E9ects.

CHICAGO, July 31.-One of the most dis
lstrous effects of the great strike to Chi
.aRo it is feared, will be the disintegration
Of the great plants at the Union Stocks
yards.
On account of the labor unions which ex-
ist there, it is said that the intention is to
scatter the packing houses. Four of the big
packing houses-Swift. Armour, Morris and
The the Chicago Packing and Provision COM
pany-have seriously considered the change
and it is said a committee is now at work
making arrangements for the move.
One of the big packers at the yards. in
speaking of the matter said: ''Such a
move was in contemplation for some time
by,at least four of the large establishments
at the yards"
The great railroad strike of 1877 and the
Knights of Labor strike in 1886 did more
than any other events to break up the
live stock trade of Chicago, and were di-
rectly responsible for the establishment of
most of the smaller packing houses through
out the west.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-08-04
NUMBER 25.

The large library left the normal by
the late Senator p. B. Plumb has been
moved from the Masonic building in
Emporia, where it has been stored sinca
the senator's death, to its handsome.
new apartments in the normal building
1t consists of over 1000 volumes. Ii
represents wears of effort in its collec-
ton on the part of Senator Plumb and
will prove an extremely valuable addi-
ton to the already large library in the
normal.
From Coffeyville: An explosion oc-
cured at gas we'll No. 3. This well was
an unused one and was on land adja-
cent to the city and no one was injured
The force of the explosion was simply
terrific, arousing the whole city, many
thinking that an earthquake had taken
place. The ground around the we'll,
covering an area of an acre, was thrown
into ridges from two to twelve feet deep
Rocks weighing two tons were thrown
to the surface. The supposition is that
gas had been escaping for a long time
into the assures ard crevices of the rocks,
forming large amount and the pres-l
sure became so great that an explosion
followed.
Neodesha letter: The Bauman oil
we'll No. l, located near this city, was
shot with forty-two quarts of nitro
glycerine. The glycerine was discharged
by means of ''go-devir' dropped
down a wire from the top of the well. One
and half minutes after the discharge
took place the black petroleum and.
water made its appearance at the mouth
of the we'll Then, like a mammoth
geyser, it mounted higher and highsE.
until it reached the height of ninety
feet, or thirty feet above the top of the
derrick. The we'll is $50 feet deep and
penetrates a twenty-five foot strata of
very fine oil-bearing sand The COM
rany is highly pleased with the well,
and pronounces 1t one of the best yet
shot.
Chancellor F. II. Snow and party
have left for New Mexico, where five
weeks will be spent in collecting nat
ural history specimens for the Snow
hall museum at Kansas university. The
party will be in the Magdalena noun
tains in Sorocco county in New Mexico,
from which place Chancellor Snow was
driven out by the Apaches in 1881
They will camp out and expect to have
a very pleasant time as well as collect
numerous specimens. The collection
will not be confined to any one branch
of natural history, but will include bugs,
fossils and animals. The party con-
sists of Chancellor Snow, VIII and Frank
Snow, Professor Kahl, assistant in the
natural history department, aud E. c.
Case and H. A. Menke.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-08-04
Allie From Whole Cloth.

Statements have been published and talked
about to the effect that the Santa Fe was
about to abrogate its eontr&y.s with the sew
eral associations of its employees. The Kan
sas City papers made much of it.
General Superintendent Nudge was shown
the story on Saturday. sent out from Kansas
City, and he denies it most emphatically.
1T is a lie from whole cloth. The road
has in no way hinteG that it was going to
annul the contracts mentioned, and to my
knowledge there have been nc new ones
printed. l saw D. B. Robinson and he told
me there was nothing in the story. If there
was he would certainly know it. When we
hire man we take his statement on paper
as to his railroad record. We have blanks
for this purpose. Very recently we had
new supply printed, because we were out.
These are pro badly what the men have seen.
1t is untrue that we have any individual con-
tracts with anybody, or that we compel an
employe to sign anything saying he is or is
not a union man. The statement is annoy
ing, but it will do us no harm because all
the chairmen of all the orders in question
understand there is no truth in it. 1t is
simply the A. R. U. making a last effort to
stir up a row."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-08-04
Fierce Forest Fires.

ASHLAND, WIS, July 30.-Forest fires are
producing great loss in this vicinity and
railroad companies have experienced much
damage. On the Wisconsin Central road it
is impossible to move trains Phillips, the
headquarters of the John r. Davis Ium ber
company, a manufacturing town of $500, is
destroyed by fire and only few buildings
remain standing. A dispatch received from
Fifield, a small station few miles this side
of Phillips, says 500 women and children
from Phillips are in the woods there without
shelter. They sent request for food and
supplies, as the supply at Fifeld is very
short
Mason. small town south of the Omaha
line, caught fire. The w hite River Lumber
company's mill, with 100000 feet of lum-
ber in the yards. destroyed, and the
latest report received here says the entire
town is threatened.
The Omaha bridge across the White river
at Mason is burned. Railroad officials say
the loss at Mason is fully $1,OOO,OOO, with
$250,O00 insurance. Homesteaders in the
outlying districts are all fleeing into the
nearest towns, leaving their homes to the
flames. So far, no loss of life is reported.
The fire department is carefully guarding
the outside limits of Ashland and the city is
not in any immediate danger.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-08-04

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, July 31.-Briefy sum-
married, the forest fires have burned as fol-
lows: Ths city of Phillips entirely wiped
out; the city of Mason is practically de-
stroyed with the White River Lum Der com
pany and 100000 feet of lumber; head
quarters of the Ashland Lum Der company
near Spies Crossing is entirely wiped out !;
a special train on the Omaha consisting of
sixteen cars and the locomotive were all
burned, having broken through the brid ge
near Ashland Junction the camps of the
Thompson Lum ber company are burned at
White River; two bridges on the main ina
of the Omaha and two bridges on the Wis
consn Central railroad, both on the line
south of Ashland These are the losses, and
besides the above the damage to timber and
logs scattered through the woods, to indi-
vidual homesteaders and other property, to
cut cord wood, etc., will swell the general
damage to appalling figures.
Several parties of berry pickers from Ash
land narrowly escaped with their lives, and
it is almost certain that some of the lone
homesteaders scattered through the burning
timber have perished in the flames unless
they have in some manner escaped through
the sutfocating flames and smoke.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-08-04
STOCK AND FARM.

From Atwood: The Russian thistle
is gaining a strong foothold in RawlIns
county. Near Atwood is an eighty. acre
field that is completely covered with the
pest. The farmers in the vicinity are
combining to eradicate the weed.
Paola letter: Soaking rains have
visited eastern Kansas. A great deal
of corn is now in the silk and this rain
will almost complete its maturing even
if there be no more Wheat is largely
in the stack, and oats in shock and
stack, both crops being much better
than was anticipated. Potatoes and
vegetables are in great abundance, and
the horn OF plenty grOans to bursting.
From Garden City John Arndt, OF
northeast Finney, has twenty-five acres
OF wheat from which he expects yield
of twenty bushels per acre. Simon Gin
grish, of the same locality, has a light
yield, but will have some 300 bushels
for bread and seed. l.. w. Mckinney.
of northwest Finney, has good crop.
While we regard it failure there viii
be enough wheat for home use and
little to sell.
Garden City letter: Some of our al
alta farmers have been disturbed by the
discovery of numerous small insects on
the alfalfa bloom. 1t is thought to be the
same that has ravaged the bloom in Col
orado. Conversation with farmers from
various localities indicate that the pest
is over the greater part of the alfalfa
territory, but some think their seed croE
so far advanced that very little injury
will be done. A few have concluded te
cut the crop for hay, instead of taking
chances of seed failure. 1t will taks
some davs to get an idea of the extent
ofthe damages. The late heavy rain
m ay have been beneficial in saving tn,
seed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-08-04
For, st Fires Destroy Towns.

SPOKANE. WASH. July 27.-A special to the
Spokane Review from Nelson, B. c., says:
The forest fires which have been raging in
the mining country for the past two weeks
were famed into conhagration by the
heavy gales and swept east from New Den
yer. The towns of Three Forks and Watson
were completely destroyed, not a building
being left The losses cannot yet be esti-
mated, but will run into large figures.
The Galena Trading company and Lem
on's store at Three Forks saved nothing,
even the books being destroyed. George
Hughes, the we'll known mine owner, loses
about $4,000 all his horses, wagons. stables.
etc, being burned. So far as known no
lives were lost, although there were many
narrow escapes. The people of Watson were
saved by taking refuge in a tunnel.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-08-04
President Cleveland Again Defended.

Senator Villas, of Wisconsin, spoke at
length in the senate in defense of the presi-
dent in connection with tariff legislation.
A democratic senator, he said saw fit to
attack the president, without precedent, he
thought, or if there was a precedent, 1T was
one that ought to be Stunned instead of fol
lowed. 1t was a personal assault upon the
president and his character.
He would speak as the personal as well as
the political friend of the president. He re-
joiced in the honor of Mr.. Cleveland friend
ship. 1t was a pride to him. OF the re-
wards. few and stinted, that came to public
men, was the intimate association with that
lofty and distinguished man.
1t was his honest testimony to his charac-
ter that never at any moment in any tempta-
ton, political or personal, had he failed to
see in Mr.. Cleveland the pure, white light of
an upright purpose.
For such a man he saw fit to say some
words-not in defense, Che needed none). !.
but some correction of a discoloration of
facts by which Mr.. Cleveland had been
placed in false light before the country.