The Kansas blackman., 1894-05-18
FlDorado Republican: The

ElDOraQ0 hepuUlICdA' AAO SOuAVJ
treasurer received S30,695.O9 from the
santa Fe tax commissioner for the whole
tax and penalty on the Santa re and
Frisco railroads in this county. 1t has
been distributed among the dlfferent
funds and the school districts can re-
ceiye their proportion by calling on the
county treasurer.
Officers of the Kansas City, Pittsburg
& Gulf railroad were IN Plttsburg ana
completed arrangements with the city
conncil which definitely settles the ques-
ton that the shops will be located there.
The necessary bonds were signed and
delivered, streets vacated on the ground
desired by the company and all preilm-
inaries arranged for Immediately com
mencing work.
Independence Reporter: J. K Staum-
bach. of North Dakota, win ship big
| herd of horses from here to that state.
! He has 228 horses, bought last fall IN
| northwestern Kansas and wintered IN
the Territory. He will drive them into
town and hold them here until they are
rested and shod preparatory to their
long trip on the cars. The horses are
all large ones, ranging from l,2OO to
1900 pounds in weight.
Hutchinson special: Two tramps,
giving the names of George Smith and
Charles Davis were caught IN Santa
Fe freight car, the seal of which they
had broken, loaded with merchandise
They waived preliminary examination,
and rather than lie in Jail until Septem-
Der were arraigned in the district court,
pleaded guilty. and in less than twelve
hours from the time they broke open the
car thew we're sentenced by Judge Mar
tin to five years each in the penltentlary
at hard labor.
The United States court for the Third
district opened in Fort Scott before
Judge John A. Williams. The hearing
of the case of the state of Kansas VS.. the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad for
the forfeiture of its charter for failing to
comply with the state laws in regard to
keeping the general offices OF the road
in this state was by consent of Attorney
General Little, for the state, and Attor-
ney Sedgwick, for the Katy road, con-
tinued until May "a, when it will be
held at Little Rock, Ark, before Judge
Williams. This case was brought to
the United States court on change OF
venue from Neosho county and the
question of it's admissibilitv into the
United States court is the question that
is to be deter rmined.
Eli Titus, live stock agent OF the San
ia Fe system, says that the shipments
of cattle from Texas to the Indian terri
tory, this year, had been about the same
as last year. Cattle from Arizona and
New Mexico are moving freely to Kan
sas pastures. Shipments of cattle from
southern California to Kansas to be
grazed, on account of the drought IL
California, have commenced, the first ship.
ment having been made from Ventura
The Santa Fe has made a Sery liberia
rate to California stock owners who are
forced to remove their cattle to place
where they can get feed. Since the first
of January the Santa Fe has brought K
Kansas City, Kans., several thousant
more CdLGl0 GLCfl i4C NOAACp SAA'
of 1898.
! Topeka Capital: The Rock IslanC
railroad has employed G. b. Jewell agar
this season to make rain. He is having
J three cars constructed at the Horton
= shops and next week will start tina
= many experts to produce rain at varion
: points along the system. Later in th'
season he expects to have twelve or fif
teen cars on the road and will operat'
1 in every state on the system west OF th
Missouri. He will direct operations il
b. Texas in person and has made an indie
s pendent contract to produce rain on c
f b. Farwelrs ranch of 100000 acres il
: that state. For the latter he is to b
: paid $4,000. He also expects to oper
n ate in South Dakota, where three coun
d tea have voted tax of one mill on tn
/, dollar of assessed valuation for rainmak
ing purposes.