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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
T. DWIGHT THACHER.
His Lies Story From Boy on
a Farm.
OfPuritan Lineage, From Eminent Ances.
tors, He Was Educated by His Own
Eforts-His First Work In
Kansas Was as Editor.

Timothy Dwight Thacher was of the sew.
| enth generation in direct descent from Rev.
| Peter Thacher, the patriot pastor of Brattle
Street church, Boston, in 1776.
BE was born on his fathers farm at Horn
ellsville, N. Y, October 81, 1881.
From fifteen to nineteen he worked on the
farm of his father, and in the numbering 70
gion of western New York, At the age of
20 he determined to acquire thorough edu.
cation.
After a short session in local academy
he entered Union college, at Schenectady, N.
Y, in 1854, graduating in 1856; taking a
super-graduate course in 1865.
He came to Lawrence, Kansas, in April,
1857, to take editorial charge of the Lawrence
Republican, just being started by Lyman
and Norman Allen, two of his old classmates
In 1863 he purchased the Journal of Com
merce at Kansas City, Mo-, which he sold to
Colonel R. T.. Van Horn and his associate 8
in 1865.
For short period he then connected him
self with the Philadelphia, Pa, Evening
Telegraph; but returned to Lawrence and
to. editorial work there in March, 1879.
In 1859 Mr.. Thatcher was elected territorial
printer by the legislature, but the Office was
of no profit or honor; but he served three
terms as state printer, from 1881 to 1887.
Since he retired from the Office of state
printer Mr.. Thacher made his home in To-
peka, ana has been actively engaged as
grain dealer up to four days before his death,
when he was stricken down at his desk never
to regain more than partial conscious 1ess.
Mr.. Thacher was considered one of the
wealthy men of Topeka.
He owned considerable Topeka real estate
and business property, including the hand
some "Thacher" block on East Eighth street
and the building adjoining it in which the
state printing office is located. He had
beautiful home on Fillmore street, and was
the owner of large rancho in the western
part of the county.
He was vice president and director in the
Commercial Security company, a director of
the First National bank, and was lately in
terested in the Edison Electric Light COM
pany. In addition he was the active mana
ger of the Capital elevator in North Topeka
and did a large business in grain and was
most successful dealer. His other property
is scattered about Topeka, and he had some
outside interests with which none but his
most intimate friends are familiar.
It is understood that Mr.. Thacher a few
years ago secured paid up life insurance
policy for $4,000, which can be counted
among his assets.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
Declared it a Free Trade Bill.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. January 2O.-At the
night session Mr.. Sperry (dem., Conn. }
made vicious assault on the Wilson bill on
the ground that in the face of a certain de-
felt in the treasury of $7O,OOO,OOO by June
next, in the face of the appeal of the secre-
tary of the treasury for a bond issue, the
democratic ways and means committee had
brought in a bill, ostensibly to raise reve-
nues, which, if passed. would increase the
present estimated deficit to $145, 600, 900. It
was free trade bill, and if the issue between
free trade and protection were ever pre-
scented to the people of the country, the ver-
dict would be overwhelmingly in favor of
DrOtectlon
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TITS Senator Gear.

DIES MONIES, IA, January 18.-The legis-
lature took formal action on the United
States senatorship. John 81. Gear, the re-
publican caucus candidate, was nominated
in the senate by Senator Harmon and ex-
Governor Horace Boies was placed in nomi-
nation in behalf of the democrats by Sena-
tor Harper. Roll call followed and the vote
stood: Gear, 80; Boies, II. In the house
the vote stood: Gear, II; Boies, II; W. B..
Butler, 1.
A joint convention of the senate and house
was held to canvass the votes, which makes
Gear United States senator from Iowa.
He has served in congress and was gov
ernor of Iowa from 1878 to 1882.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
Exact Figures of Railroad Assessment.

| TOPEKA, January 22.-In connection with
| the efforts of two of the Kansas railroads to
| compromise their taxes in this state on the
| ground of unjust assessment and the unrea-
sonable increase in the valuation of railroad
property for the year 1898, the following
| statement has been prepared showing the
valuation put upon this class of property by
the state board, and the changes from the
former year: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe,
raised from $6,187.29 to $7,865.9S per mile :;
increase in total valuation. 1858 per cent. st.
Louis 81 San Francisco, raised from 5,455.6 &c
to $6,918.28 per mile; increase in total valu-
alton, 1858 per cent. Manhattan, Alma &
Burlingame, raised from ST. ,OO7. O2 to Sc, 1873 10
per mile; increase in total valuation, 281
per cent. Union Pacific, raised from &c.
1883 to $7,220.06 per mile; increase in total
valuation, 17.8 per cent. St. Joseph IL Grand
Island, raised from $7,217.83 to $7,571.29 per
mile; increase in total valuation, 40 per
cent. Missouri Pacific, raised from A.928 "a
to $5,572.85 per mile; increase in total valu-
alton, 1873 per cent. Missouri, Kansas &
Texas, raised from 81 ,524.42 to $685. .51 per
mile; increase in total valuation, Az per
cent. Kansas City, Wyandotte & North
western, lowered from $5,223.98 to 81, 1859
per mile; decrease in total valuation, 1913
per cent. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific,
raised from 5,739.32 to $6.855.76 per mile;
increase in total valuation, 1913 per cent.
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis, raised
from $8,556.20 to $10,583.04 per mile; in
crease in total valuation, 1872 per cent.
Kansas City, Clinton & Springfield. raised
from S4,77O.H to S6,164.52 per mile; increase
in total valuation, 1912 per cent. Burlington
& Missouri River, raised from $685. 30 to
$5,589.O2 per mile; increase in total valua-
ton, N.2 per cent. Fl. & S., lowered from
81 1882 to 4,164.04 per mile; decrease in
total valuation, g per cent. D. c., M. & T.,
raised from $2,720.97 to $2,733.13 per mile;
increase in total valuation, 4 per cent. =
This statement is condensed from the off,
cial report of the assessors and shows that
an increase was made in the valuation of
nearly every railroad in the state. The,
change in mileage has in no case amounted
to two miles, so that the change in total val
uation is almost exactly the same as the
change in the valuation per mile.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27

WICHITA, KAN, January IA novel case
heard In the United States circuit court waa
that of Mrs. Ida B. Mccormick, of Arkansas
City, against the New York Life Insurance.
company for recovery of 5000 insurance
on her husbands life. Some time last year
Mrs. Mccormick and John Bramlet were
discovered by the woman's husband in a
room in hotel at Arkansas City, and in the
fight which followed both men were killed.
Judge Williams instructed the jury that
Mrs. Mccormick could not be q beneficiary
from her husbands death because she her
self, through her illegal act, had been the
indirect cause of the death, and a verdict
Was rendered for the insurance company.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
To Restrain the Bond Issue.

WASHINGTON. D. c., January 22.-The
Baltimore dispatch announcing threatened
injunction by the Knights of Labor against
Secretary Carlisle to restrain him from issu-
ing Sc, OOO, 900 in bonds as contemplated by
him. was taken to the treasury department
and shown to the secretary. Mr.. Carlisle
merely read the dispatch, but declined Do
say anything whatever for publication.
It is believed no delay would be occasioned
by these legal proceedings, as even a tenn
porary injunction doubtless would be
denied.
The populists of the house know nothing
about the Injunction against the bond issue.
Jerry Simpson, of Kansas, says he will have
no hand in it, but would be glad if it were
true.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
Profit sharinr succ..,ful.

81. LoUrs, January 1S.-The employees of
the n. c. Nelson Manufacturing company
are in good spirits. This concern ID con-
Quoted on the profit sharing plan, and for
the past ten years the workmen have received
annual dividends. In August last, when the
financial stringency was mailing itself man
ifest they accepted without demur cut of
Is per cent.
Under recent resolution of the board of
directors, dividend of per cent. was dis
tributed, and in addition the loss by the cut
In wages was returned in full in cash to each
employe. This satisfactory condition of
Affairs was brought about by q revival in the
business of the corporation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
Troublesome RESOLUTIONS.

WASHINGTON. D. c., January 2O-The sub
committee of the judiciary committee of the
house ordered favora BILE report on the reso-
luton of Representative Bailey, declaring
that the secretary of the treasury has not
authority to issue bonds.
Even though the full committee adopts
the report, the house cannot act upon it IN
til after the tariff bill ia disposed of.
Senator PETER introduced resolution in
the senate reciting the recent letter of the
secretary of the treasury calling for bids for
bonds, and declaring that the secretary of
the treasury has no authority to issue bonds
for any other purpose than stated in the re-
sumption act, and that in the opinion of
this body the secretary of the treasury has
no authority for issuing and selling bonds as
-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
Kew BOND Lewislation Not Needed.


WASHINGTON. d. c., January 1s.-The ssn-
ate finance committee authorized Senator
Voorhees, to introduce the Carlisle bill in the
senate and also to present the letter from the
secretary of the treasury for the considera-
ton of that body, which was done. This
authorization in the introduction of the DILL
is not intended to mean. however, that the
committee has decided to pass the bill
through the senate or that it has given fur
Their endorsement than to allow it to be
printed and referred to the committee in the
regular way for consideration.
Chairman Voorhees, gave out statement
to the press, expressive of the conclusions of
the finance committee, which says that the
secretary of the treasury now has full power
to protect the credit of the treasury by issr-
ing bonds; and while shorter time and
lower interest bond would be desirable that
consideration must not permit the public
credit to be endangered.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
Concerted Action on Railroad Taxes.

TOPEKA, January &C. W. Fairchild,
county attorney of Kingman county, was in
the city for the purpose of consulting Attor-
ney General Little about the collection OF
taxes from the Santa Fe railroad.
The attorney general advised concerted
action by all the counties interested, and be
advised q meeting of the county attorneys
to determine on q mode of procedure. Mr..
Fairchild will ask President Hurreli, of the
attorneys' association, 20 call meeting soon
Of all the attorneys through whose counties
the Santa Fe runs.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
More Mob Rule.

CRIPPLE CREEK, COL, January 3D.. 81.
Locke, manager of the Isabella mine on
Bull Hill, was driven out of the camp after
being compelled to go down on his knees
and swear that he would never return. He
had a guard of two deputy sheriffs who sur
rendered without struggle and were warned
never to return to Bull Hill. Miners Their
marched to Victor mine and served notice
on Manager Treyellow the men must work
only eight hours after February 1. The
managers of both these mines have resisted
union demands for an eight hour day.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
Church Dissertation.

OMAHA, NEB. January 18.-Someone broke
into st. Agnes Catholic church at South
Omaha, smashed fine piano and destroyed
the chancel and altar rail with an axe, tore
up the vestments of the choir boys and stole
the communion service. The latter was
valued at several hundred dollars.
st. Agnes was one of the finest church
sdifces in the state, and the ruin wrought
by the Vandals will amount to upwards Of
$1,000.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27

Rock, Ark, In The center of a manufacturing
and numbering district. Lawless charactery
posted this notice:
"All negroes must leave this town insid,
of ten days or take what follows, and all who
have houses rented to them must fire. them
or we will fire the houses inside of ten days.
Negroes. don't let this slip your mind"
The mills and factories are guarded, and
the streets are patrolled by men armed with
Winchesters. The other aide claim they
have the promise of outside help, and serious
trouble seems imminent.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
Premium May Rsaeh twenty.

WASHINGTON, D. c., January 2O.-It was
said unofHcially that the 100000 orde.
was at the minimum premium of Sill, 223
There is said to be no likelihood of the ac-
ceptance of this or any similar offer, as it il
contrary to the secretary's desire, which
is to make the loan popular one, to which
the public generally may subscribe. On
this theory it is proposed 20 encourage Of
fers for small lots from all sections of the
country rather than to give the entire loan
taken by few dealears in large blocks. The
idea naturally included in the proposal is that
some small denominations will be taken in
preference to larger ones. This idea natur-
ally included in the proposal is that some
small denominations will be taken in prefer
ence to larger ones. This, of course, would
involve the issue of a great many more bonds.
ESTIMATED TOTAL OFFERING.
It is believed at the the treasury depart
ment from orders already received that the
total offerings will aggregate nearly $780,
100000 and that the price will reach 40,
making the bond practically bearing about
2k Der cent. interest.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
In London in May and June.

NEW YORK, January 1S.-The world COM
mittee of the Y. M. c. A., with headquarters
at Geneva, Switzerland, has just issued the
call for the thir tenth annual conference of
the Y. M. G. A. of all lands, to meet in Lon
don on the 31strof May next.
The conference will continue until the 9Th
of June. It will include public thanksgiv-
ing sermon in st. Paul's cathedral on June
5, presided over by the Right Rev. Bishop of
Ripon, D. D., and reception on June 6, the
Jubilee day, at Royal Albert hall, South Ken
Sington.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
Simpson and Cochran.

WASHINGTON, D. c., January 20.-Repre-
sentative Jerry Simpson said: "It's an in
fernal outrage and inexcusable. There is no
reason why the administration cannot tide
over any embarrassment in the matter of
revenue and expenditure without paying in
terest on the loan. How? By the issue of
greenbacks, the same as in war times"
Bourke Cochran said: SIT was the only
thing to do. A constant increasing deficit
meant the speedy insolvency of the treasury
and that would be followed by universal
hankruptcv"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
A Loan Associations Offer.

NEW YORK. January 1S.-A special from
Washington says: Secretary John G. Car
Isle has until the first of next month to de-
eide whether he will continue to earn So 600
a year as secretary of the treasury or make
SIS, 600 year as president and legal adviser
of big financial institution which is now
being organized by some of the leading cap
italists of Ohio and the adjoining states, to
be called The National Loan association.
Secretary Carlisle has consulted with a
number of his friends and nearly all of
them have TOLD him he ought to accept the
offer,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
Another Hold Up Near St. Joseph.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, January D.-This city
has been the scene of another train robbery.
Five masked men held up the north bound
train on the Kansas City, st. Joseph & Counl
Gil Bluffs road, leaving this city at 1920 g..
m. All of the contents of the safe in the
express car we're taken by the robbers The
scene of the robbery was what is known as
Roy's branch, two miles north of the city,
and is the same place where the the attempt
was made to hold up train on Septem Der
% last, when two men we're killed, and for
which crime another was sent to the peniten-
tiRrv
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
Small Legal Tender Bonds,

WASHINGTON, D. c., January 1S.-Repre-
sentative Sibley, democrat, of Pennsylvania,
has prepared bill to pay pensions in a new
issue of two per cent bonds.
The bonds to be of small denominations
and to be legal tender except for customs
dues.
His plan contemplates the issue of such
bonds until the amount reaches $50 per
capita for the population of the country.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
The Pension Door Opened to Rebels.

WASHINGTON, D. c., January 1S.-The house
committee on pensions ordered favorable
report on the bill of Representative Moses
to repeal that section of the revised statutes
which reads: "No money on account OF
pension shall be paid to any person, or to
the widows, children or heirs of any deceased
persons who in any manner voluntarily en-
gagged in or aided or abetted the late rebel
lion against the authority of the United
States"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
Mutual Protection Against Thieves.

DENVER, Col, January 23.-The cattle
growers of Park, Ell Paso, Douglass and JEFF
ferson counties met at Buffalo Greek and
formed an association for their mutual pro-
lection. For years the cattlemen of Buffalo
CreeE have suffered from depredations from
men who killed cattle. Several thieves have
been sent to the penitentiary, but the steal
trouble.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
Enrine Through a Bridge.

SAN Francisco, CAL, January 17.-An acct
lent has occurred on the narrow gauge near
Cassandero. An engine was sent out to ex-
anime bridges, there having been washouts.
It passed over bridge all right, but upon
returning, the piles, having been under
mined, gave way and the engine went down
INTO Austin creek. Seven of the eight men
N the engine were drowned.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
Viole MT Union Miners.

CakoRADo SPRINGS COL, January 1S-The
sheriff received telegram asking him to
tend force of duputies to Bull Hill, Cripple
Creek, as violence is threatened by union
miners. The trouble is caused by a number
of the mine managers signing an agreement
TO make the union men work nine hours in
stead of eight as heretofore. The agreement
goes into effect February 1.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
Gear IA Nominated.

The republican caucus of the Iowa legisla-
lure for the nomination of United States
senator assembled in the hall of representa-
dives. Seven candidates originally entered
the field. OF these Gear had the largest
aumber of votes on the first ballot. No
dominating speeches were allowed. Gear
WAS nominated on the third ballot, receiv-
nR hfty-peven votes.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
HornbIower's Nomination Rejected.

WASHINGTON, D. c., January lin execu-
i've session Senator Hill opened the fight
against confirmation of Hornblower for as
iociate justice of the supreme court and Sem
Itor Villas, of Wisconsin, the only democratic
member of the judiciary committee who
supported Hornblower in the COMMITTEES
room, made strong appeal forconfrmation.
After general discussion lasting through
Sut the afternoon Hornblower's nomination.
vas rejected by majority of six. "a
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
His First Course of Lectures.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, January 17.-Ex-Pres
dent Harrison will leave here in about two
weeks for California for the purpose of des
ivering his first course of lectures before
he students of the Stanford university. The
ectures have been completed, and it is said
hat they are master pieces on the subjects
reated. After the course is completed the
,x-president will spend month or more
Tisiting various points in California, includ.
ng the Mid winter exposition.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
Kansas Historical Society.

At the annual meeting of the Kansas Histor-
ical society the election resulted in the follow
ing choice of officers for the ensuing year
President, V. S. Lane, of the Kansas City
Herald; vice president, w. L. Brown, of
KinQman second vice president, James B.
Abbott, of De Soto. The secretary is elected
biennially and his term of Office will not ex-
pire until next year.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
A Wild Scheme.

Dr.. COL, January N.-Ths senate
majority in caucus is considering the propo-
sition providing for the dismissal of every
officer and employe of the senate and the
taking of an adjournment for one day; every
mem Der then to GO home and not return.
Should this resolution pass, it will leave
the governor without any official to call the
senate together, or arrest the members on a
writ of attachment, and that will be the
means of compelling the house to adjourn
sine die
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
Thought it a slick Thing to Do.

WICHITA, KAN, January 2O.-Robert F.
Dori, alias Frederick Dori, was convicted in
the United States court here of defrauding
the government by falsely representing
himself as discharged soldier and thus Sc
curing pension arrears of pay and and a
bounty. Robert, who lives here, passed
himself of as his deceased brother, Frederick
Dori, who was soldier in company Z, 154th
Illinois, and who died in 1867.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
Ind.pend,nt Politic.l Actior.

Bosrox, January 1.-THE Building Trade
council of this city, embracing between 15,-
90 and 5000 skilled mechanics have voted
hat in the future, they will take independ-
ent political action In matters which would
benefit the various trades attached to the
organizations.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
New Bonds Put ON the Market.

WASHINGTON, D. c., January 19.-Secre-
tary Carlisle has issued a proposal for bids
for $4,000, 900 bonds, to bear date February
!, 1884, and to draw per cent interest pay
able quarterly. The bonds to be paid for in
gold coin; and to be paid, principal and in
terest, in the same. The bonds TO be pays
BILE after ten years, at the option of the gov.
ernmAuk
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
Third Trial Ended.

Clyde Mattox was found guilty of murder
IN the first degree BY the Jury in the United
States court In Wichita. This was his third
trial in the federal court for the killing Of
John Mullin, at Oklahoma City, in Deosm.
Der, 1889.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
Arkansas Daily Sold.

OTTAWA, KAN, January 23.-A deal has
consumnated here by which the Daily and
Weekly Republican again changes hands.
Clark Wilkinson retires and W. T. and
Frank Finch assume control February 1.
W. T. Finch 10 now @ resident of Ottawa.
while Frank il engaged on the stan of tbs
81. Joseph Herald. The amount paid foR
the plant h $500.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-27
An Epidemic Of Sore Throat.

ExrozIA. KAN, January 2o.-An epidemic
of liberated sore throat somewhat resemb-
ling diphtheria and which the doctors are
having much trouble to control prevails in
this city, As malignant diphtheria prevails
at Olpe, few miles south of here, the sick.
ness causes considerable uneasiness.