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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-24
How Peckham Was Rejected.

The vote on the confirmation of Peckham,
of New York, as justice of the supreme court,
was:
Yeas-Messrs. Bates, Blackburn, 'Brice,
Butler, Cafery. Dixon, Faulkner, George,
Gray, Hale, Harris, Huntoon, Kyle, Lindsay,
Mcpherson, Martin, Mills, Mitchell of Ore.
gon, Mitchell of Wisconsin, Palmer, Pasco,
Pettigrew, Plat, Proctor, Ransom, Roach,
Squire, Stock bridge, Turpie, Villas, Voorhees,
and White of Louisiana-Total, 81.
Nays-Messrs. Aldrich, Allen, Allison,
Berry, Call, Cameron, Carey, Chandler,
Cockrell, Coke, Cullom, Daniel, Davis,
Dolph, Frye, Gallinger, Gibson, German,
Hansbrough, Hawley, Higgins, Hill, Hoar,
Irby, Jones of Arkansas, Lodge, McLaurin,
Henderson, Morrill,, Murphy, PETER. Per-
kiDs, Power, Pugh, Shoup, Stewart, Teller,
Vest, Washburn, White of California, and
Wilson-Total, Al.
Paired for Peckham-Messrs. Camden,
Gordon. McNlillin, Smith, Morgan-Total, 5.
Paired against Peckham-Messrs. Dubois,
Jones of Nevada, Quay, Vance, and Wolcott
Total, 5.
Absent without pairs-Messrs Colquitt and
Sherman.
Senator Colquitt released Senator Wilson,
who voted against confirmation, and Sena-
tor Sherman released Senator Brice, who
voted for confirmation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-24
TOWN FIGHTS.
The Senate Reaches the Rail-
road Depot Bill.
Martin Believes the Territorial Legislature
Has Sufficient Power, While PETER
Thinks the People Should Not
Wait SO Long.

WASHINGTON, D. c., February 16.-The
house bill to compel the Rock Island rail-
road to stop its trains at Enid and Round
Pond in Oklahoma, came up as the unfin-
ished business, and senator Palmer, of 1lli-
nois, took the floor in favor of the bill. He
argued that the people of these towns were
suffering wrong and injustice and that it
being within the power of congress to afford
relief, this bill should be passed without de-
lay.
Senator Martin, in opposing the bill. de-
clared it was a violation of democratic doc
trines, that the legislature of Oklahoma had
ample power to deal with the subject and
congress should not interfere, He was not a
friend of the railroads, in fact they had al
ways opposed him when he was a candidate
for Office, but he did not believe in violating
the tenets of his faith because a railroad
would thereby be compelled to do thing
which the territorial legislature has the full
power to compel it to perform.
Senator Allen followed Senator Martin.
He favored the bill. It is proper the peo-
pie of the country should know these agents
and attorneys of that corporation are invad-
ing the capitol trying to influence legisa-
ton. They are in the committee rooms, in
the senate lobby and in the senate galleries.
1t is costing the railroads more money to
fight this bill than it would to establish de-
pots and stations in all the towns.
Senator PETER, of Kansas, thought con-
gress should exercise the power of compel
ling the railroads to establish these depots,
as it would be nearly year before the ter
ritorial legislature will be in session. He
believes, however, that the bill should be
amended
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-24
The W.C.T.U. and the Whisky Tax.

WASHINGTON, D. c., February 16.-The
whisky tax and the position of the W. c. T.
U. on the question, was brought up by Sen
ato- Frye. The senator stated that he had
observed in the Associated Press dispatches
recently statement that the w. c. T. o.
had petitioned congress for an increased of
tax on whisky.
On examination it had been found that
such petitions had really been presented to
the house committee on ways and means.
These purported to be signed by officers of
the union in remote western towns. Letters
had been sent to those towns, and it had
been found that no persons lived in the To-
cality bearing the names signed to the petit
tons.
II have the pleasure now he said ''of
presenting a remonstrance from the ma
tional w. G. T. .. against tax on whisky.
The remonstrance is signed by officers of
the w. G. T. Q. in forty-four states and
three territories, and these excellent women
do not believe that the United States ought to
enter into copartnership in either the man
facture or sale of intoxicating liquors"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-24
New Election Held.

LAWRENCE, KAN, February 15.-In orde,
to settle the matter of the officers OF the
Oratorical association of the State univer
sity, Chancellor Snow was asked to preside.
A meeting was held a little over week
ago at which the president of the association
was deposed because he refused to put an
appeal. A new chairman was chosen and
officers elected, but as there was a question
as to the legality of their election, a new
election was called for. With the chancel-
lor in the chair the affair went off quietly
and the following were elected: President,
Charles II. Lease, of Wichita; vice presi.
dents, M. L. Alden, Kansas City, Kan, C.
F. Pettijohn, Olathe; treasurer, J. Whiting
ton, Hum boldt; executive committee, E. E.
Hopkins, Lawrence, W. c. Atchison, Con.
way Springs, and Warren Edwards, Usage
City; second delegate to the state associa.
ton, Mayo Thomas, Longton.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-24
The Rock Island in the House.

The bill to compel the railroad companies
of Oklahoma to erect stations at government
townsites was sent to conference by the ma
tional house of representatives after an hour
of fierce conflict.
When the bill was laid before the house
Mr.. Wheeler promptly moved nonconcur-
fence in the amendment aud asked for
conference. The semi-circular open space
before the speakers desk was crowded with
memb ers in a moment, and such confusion
prevailed continuously thereafter that "busi-
ness" was several times suspended to enable
the house to proceed intelllgently. Charges
and counter charges of fraud, bribery, cor
ruption and lobbyism were made.
With much confusion and disorder the
question went to the committee on confsf-
ence where the issue will be bitterly debated,
the speaker appointing MessrS. Wheeler of
Alabama, Kilgore of Texas, and Avery of
Michigan, conferrees on the part of the house.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-24
Pennsylvania Mine Horror.

WILKES BARRE, Pa, February 15.-The
mining town of Plymouth is in mourning
over terrible accident that occurred in the
Gaylord colliery by a cave-in. Thirteen
men, all citizens of that town, lost their lives
while in the discharge of their duties.
The disaster throws eleven widows and
thirty-six orphans on the worlds charity.
The disaster is the worst that has occurred
in the anthracite regions since 1885, when
twenty-five men persisted by cave-in in
mine No. 1 of the Susquehanna Coal COM
pany at Nanticoke. Their bodies were never
recovered and monument marks the spot
where the s1en met their death.
Superintendent Edwards said he would
take care of the women and children whose
husbands and fathers lost their lives in the
calamity.
The mine, it is now believed, is a total
wrecE.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-24
REFORM SCHOOL.
A Kansas Institution Knocked
Out.
Judge Hazen Decides There is no Author
ity to Put Boys There, by Reason of
Defect in Statute-He De-
cIares the Act Void.

TOPEKA, February A.-Juoge z. T. Hazen,
eided that no magistrate has authority to
sentence any person to the Reform school.
The decision was in the case of the appli-
cation of Walter McLain, through his next
friend, J. Lee knight, for a writ of habeas
corpus to secure his release from the Reform
school.
McLain is a boy years old, who was con-
victed in Justice Furry's court of stealing a
sack of wheat from a car in the Santa Fs
yards. Judge Furry ordered the boy sent to
the Reform school until he should become Of
age.
Lawyers who represented the petitioners
for the writ, asked for it on the ground that
the act of the legislature creating the Re-
form school did not contain in its title any
reference to putting boys there, but merely
declared it an act creating Reform school
and providing for the maintenance thereof"
Judge Hazen decided this point in the af-
frmative. He said: THE courts have re-
peatedly declared that the title of an act
must be an index to what the act contains.
The act creating the Reform school makes
no reference to the power of magistrates to
put boys there, and l cannot do otherwise
than declare the section void"
This ruling, by which every boy in the Re
form school can gain his liberty on writ of
habeas corpus, made stir in the court room.
But Judge Hazen continued: II want it
understood that / shall hear no more appli-
cations on q writ of habeas corpus to remove
boys from the Reform school until the su-
preme court has passed on the point" The
supreme court has a case now pending be-
fore it involving the same point.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-24
pundx,s Order still stands.


Judge Dundy, at Oraha, when shown the
ST. Louis dispatches detailing Judge Cald-
wells conversation with General Solicitor
Thurston, said:
"My order still stands, and will stand un-
til it is reversed. The whole situation can
be expressed in few brief sentences. The
receivers made an order reducing wages on
certain schedules. They brought the order
to me and / approved it. There was moth
ing in my approval of the order to prevent
the receivers from restoring the old wages if
they saw fit to do so. They can do SO now if
they choose. Judge Caldwell's action is
peculiar in this, that in private colyersa.
ton with the general solicitor Of the Union
Pacific he orders the receivers Of that CON-
pany to restore the old rates. He does not
make the order in the shape of decision
announced from the bench. AS it is, all
that Judge Caldwell has done is to order the
receivers to temporarily restore the old
wages pending a settlement. His order
places no new aspect upon the situation as
far as the court is concerned. Of course l
cannot tell what the receivers will do in the
matter"
Suppose the receivers do not consider
Judge Caldwell's order mandatory and leave
the wages where they are under the schedules
approved by yourself, will the employees have
the right to striker asked the Associated
Press representative.
"Why, certainly" responded Judge Dun
dy, with significant twinkle in his eye.
..Of course they have the right to strike in
the sense that they have the right to quit
work and 60 home. But if they attempt to
we'll, if they attempt to raise row they
will find that the orders of this court are
very much in force, the order of Judge Cald-
we'll to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-24
Lowest Prices Ever Known

NEW YORK, February 19.-R. G. Dun d
Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says:
This has been week of record breaking,
in wheat, in silver, in some forms of iron
and steel, in Connellsville coke and in we'll
known cotton and woollen goods, the low
est prices ever known have been made.
While no action affecting business pros
poets was taken at Washington, the contin-
| ued discussion of revenue and monetary
measures, and the uncertainty regarding
them, have a constant unfavorable infiu-
ence, and indifferent markets have caused
sudden fluctuations in prices.
Wheat at Co.'S cents is not only lower by
~ cents than it was for any single day last
ever been in the previous II years. A visi-
BILE supply of over 100000 bushels Febru-
airy 10, with sales and receipts from farms
continuing large, has completely destroyed
faith in the official reports of the yield last
year, and caused enormous liquidation. Re-
ceipts last week were but 1,S10,314 bushels
against 2,9O1, O48 for the same week last
year, but Atlantic exports were only 1862
bushels against 1,013.015 last year, and the
recent decrease in foreign demand has been
an important factor. Some trust companies
have arranged to advance money against
what is collateral security, but with results
not as yet encouraging.
Corn and other products fuctuated but
little, though receipts of corn were large.
Textile industries do not seem to have
gained within the past week, for as many
works have closed as have resumed work,
and in wooden and cotton manufacture rather
more. There has been a sharp break in
print cloths to 2$4 cents, some of the best
known cCttons have been put at the lowest
prices ever made and there is talk of general
closing of mills.
Failures for the week have been 1913 in the
United States, against 1877 last year, and 81 in
Canada, against 36 last year. Though sew
eral were of some magnitude the aggregate
of liabilities was apparently below the weekly
average for January.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-24
A Wide SfnrT,1

Dispatches from many places from the
Rocky mountains to Lake Michigan and
south to st. Louis and Arkansas give details
of the mighty snow storm of February II.
At st. Louis comes the first mention of
damage to man or beast. The dispatch says
Telegraph, telephone and electric wires
are down, and as a result death of animals
from the live currents have been reported
Rumerously, but so far no human beings
have been injured. Reports received here
from points in southern Illinois, southern
and central Indiana, Missouri in general,
and Arkansas, give the same story, the heav-
Jest snow OF the season, with wind in ma
iority of cases drifting the deposit badly.
Later Bellevue, Ohio, special tells of two
freight trains meeting in the binding storm
and piling up together. The four engine
men and one brakeman were killed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-24
The Lords Are Vain and Ignorant.

LONDON, February 20.-The Chronicle says:
"Lord Salisbury's passionate pilgrimage for
landlordism is ended. In the course of it he
ruined his character as statesman, and
struck blow at hereditary legislation from
which it ought never to recover.
''The house of lords has never within the
last twenty years SO completely exposed its
real character, its vanity, ignorance, incom-
petence and meanness. 1t is quite time that
we should come to grip with foe so weak
and insolent."
The house of commons rejected without
a division a number of amendments by the
house of lords to the parish councils bills.
There was a division In one instance, and
the government obtained a judgment of
ffty-tT6.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Fowler, president
of the local government board, the speaker
ruled two of the amendments of the house
of lords out of order, as branch of the priv
ileges of the house of commons, in that they
created new taxation. The speaker added
that he would have ruled them out of order
IN his own initiative had he not been asked.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-24
Manufactures Coming West.

VALPARAISO, IND, February 2O.-The Por-
ter Land and Manufacturing company,
composed of Chicago and Boston capitalists.
organized with capital stock of $500, 600,
has purchased 200 acres of land adjoining
Chesterton and Porter, in tho moth part o.
this county. P. D. Pike, of Boston, is presi-
dent, and Others interested are Messrs. Bald
win q Darling, who own large stone quar-
ries in Massachusetts and Hanck, of Boston,
and Glover, of Chicago.
A contract has been made with the American
Brass Works Co., of Cam bridge, Mass, to
remove the property and to employ $50
men: The contract has just been let for the
building of thirty houses to be occupied by
the men employed in the brass works.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-24
Cleveland Would Sign 1t.

WASHINGTON, D. c., February 16.-Con,
gresham Rayner, of Maryland, who has
been recognized as an authorized interpreter
on the floor of the house of the presidents
financial policy, said explicitly that if the
present Bland silver seigniorage coinage bill
should pass congress Mr.. Cleveland would
not veto it.
Mr.. Rayner's single statement is worth an
ocean of gossip.
Mr.. Rayner contemplates offering an
amendment to the pending bill authorizing
the secretary of the treasury to issue 3 per
cent. bonds for $50 ,OOO, 900, running ten years
should the necessity arise.
Members not fully convinced of the re.
ported attitude of tine president say that
Rayner's proposed amendment is a bid from
the administration.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-24
Letter Carriers Claims.

WASHINGTON, D. c., February 16.-Henry
L. Terrence, of Toledo. o., has been ap-
pointed special attorney of the department
of justice in connection with the suits of
letter carriers in different parts of the coun.
try for compensation of time IN excess of
eight hours a day. There are now about
5000 of the cases pending and Mr.. Terrence
will examine and brief each case for action
by the court.
w. W. Hill, as commissioner of the court
of claims, is now engaged in examining the
carriers books, time sheets, ETC., in the diff
ferent cities. Where there is no dispute as
to the facts, as reported by Mr.. Hill, the
court will decide the case upon his findings.
The procedure, it is said, will greatly expe-
dite the determination of these cases.
The supreme court has already decided
that carriers are entitled to compensation for
time service in excess of eight hours, so that
the only question involved is the amount of
extra time each claimant has worked.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-24
Insane ASYLUM Attendants Removed.

TOPEKA, February 16.-Dr. J. H. McCasey,
who will assume his duties as superintendent
of the insane asylum March 1, has notified
seven attendants that their services would
not be needed after that date.
Those notified of their removal were D. E.
Hollar, D. B. Conger, G. W. MCGOWAN, A.
L. Vail, NJ. Bing, ]. Stephenson and S. j.
Neil.
been given the fifteen days notice, but this
is denied by DR.. McCasey.
The names of the five lady attendants are,
Lulu Z. Smith, Bessie Wilson, Hattie An
derson, Mintie B. Staley, Molly o. Wilder
and Hattie Campbell.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-24
District Judges Receive a Schooling.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, February T.-Attorneya
of the Union Pacific came before United
States Circuit Judge Caldwell, here, to Sc,
cure an order harmonizing Judge Dundy's
order, at Omaha, for a new wage schedule,
and Judge Hallett's order, at Denver, refus-
ing to apply Dundy's order to his district.
After some desultory talk, Judge Caldwell
said to General Thurston, the Union Pacific
attorney, that the receivers had taken advan-
tags of the men behind their backs. go
back to Omaha and revoke that order" the
Judge said, 'then will take your case. Pre-
pare and advertise your schedule and give
the men notice, and think that sixty days
might not be unreasonable.
81 will come to Omaha and hold the con-
ference with your receivers and the repre-
sentatives of the labor associations and we
will see if we cannot agree upon schedule
that will be just to the employees, and will
be such as the receivers can afford to pay
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-24
Complain of Unfairness.

SALT LAKE City, UTAH, February 15.-
Three hundred unemployed men marched
through the streets here. demanding work.
They went to the county selectmen, who
employs workmen on joint city and county
buildings, and complained of unfairness, in
that men of property, who had no need to
work, were given jobs and work was refused
needy men.
bune Office and called for Judge Goodwin,
who counseled moderation and promised to
do all he could for them. They then tried
to find Mayor Baskin, but failed. Some of
the crowd besieged the council at its meet
ing, and the council resolved to employ 200
men for five consecutive weeks at an expense
not to exceed 81 200 per week.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-24
The Chicago Postoffice Damaged.

Inc chicago POStOfhce Damaged.
The blizzard was particularly severe in
Chicago.
An exceedingly dangerous spot was di.
rectly beyond the Masonic Temple, which is
Histories high. The wind was drawn through
the narrow alley behind it at an awful rate,
and whoever attempted to cross the alley
was blown off his feet. So many people
were injured here that special detail of po-
lice was made to keep everybody off that
side of the street.
The new addition to the postoffice was
badly damaged. Windows were blown out
and the glass roof shattered. Snow an inch
deep covered the floor, and the water drip
ping through the roof softened the plaster
covering the supporting beams and great
Jumps of plaster fell to the floor. Superln-
tendent of Carriers Stoll was struck by a
large stucco ornament and badly hurt.
The gale from the lake continued to blow
furiously well into the night without abate-
ment and before it was binding snow.
Drifts six feet deep which formed on streets
along the lake front rendered them almost
impossible.
The high wind caused numerous fires and
it was almost impossible for the fremen to
get through the streets. The street car
tracks were particularly blocked by vehicles,
and the snow was too deep on the sides of
the streets to admit of any progress at all.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-24
HallowelI Defeated.

WICHITA. KAN, February 1.-THE holly
contested fight between George L. Douglass
and j. R. Hallowell for the endorsement of
Sedgwick county for the republican nomina-
ton for congressman-at-large has ended IN
a victory for Douglass. He carried four
wards out of the SIX in the city. and 1t was
all along conceded that he would get two
thirds of the country delegates. The vote
in the city was by far the largest ever cast at
a primary election. Uuder the call for the
election the delegates are already instructed,
so there can be no fight in the convention.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-24
State Sheriffs' Association

The State Sheriffs' association met in the
district court room in Topeka. The sections
of the state were represented. The first
business before the convention was the an
nual election of officers, IN which T. l..
Reed, of Woodson county was made presi-
dent; S. S. Peterson, of Wyandotte, vice
president; d. N. Burdge, of Shawnee, secre-
tary, and o. E. Need, of Clay, treasurer.
The prime object of the meeting was to
discuss the recent victory of the sherifs in
the supreme court deciding their fee bill
constitutional. They congratulated each
other and discussed many questions relat-
ing to the good of the order"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-24
No New Federal Buildings.

WASHINGTON, D. c., February 20.-While
the committee on public buildings has held
numerous meetings, it has not yet decided
to make favorable report on any building
bill, but has authorized the purchase of land
and the erection of a government printing
Office in Washington at cost of ST, SOC, 600.
1t is we'll understood that no appropria-
tons would be made by this congress for the
beginning of tho public works except in
cases of absolute necessity, and that as
rule provision will only be made for carry
ing on work already begun.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-24
Death of a Kansas Pioneer.

Ex-Judge W. R. Wagstaff is dead. He
died at his home in Paola. He has been
identified with Kansas legislative and judi
cial history for half century, having been
the first democrat ever elected to Kansas
Legislature and also the first ever elected dis
trict Judge. He led the opposition backed
by John J. ingalls, against Carney for gov
ernor in 1862 and ran against D. M. Valen-
tine for the supreme court. Mr.. Wagstaff
was one of the committee who organized the
State Agricultural society and with z. B.
Plumb, assisted in the memorable impeach-
ment of state officers. The law firm of
Wagstaff and Ben Simpson was the first
formed in Paola.