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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19
SEVERE DROUGHT.
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and West Vir-
ginia Badly Affected.

Penns ylvania. Ohio, Indiana and West Vir-
ginia Badly Affected.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Oct. 11.-For two
months severe drought has prevailed
all over western Pennsylvania, West
Virginia, almost the entire state OF
Ohio and parts of Indiana. In all ex-
cept the last named state there has
been a remarkable deficiency in rain
fall, according to figures of the
Pittsburgh weather station. Since
April 20 there has been no coal
stage in the Monongahela river. Not
a bushel of coal has passed south since
that month and 5000 miners in the
river pits have been idle almost
the entire period. All the boats and
barges are loaded aud 90 900, 900 bush
els of coal has been waiting three
months for higher water on which
to go south. At many points railroads
are being forced to haul water for
their engines. The Ohio river is sc
low at East Liverpool that the in
fluent pipes are bare and the
supply is scarcely sufficient for
domestic requirements in the
towns, some of whose estab-
lishments are idle this week. Nine.
tenths of the small towns have been
strictly limited to the consumption OF
water by police regulations. A large
number of towns have cut off shops
and mills In Lawrence, Mercer and
adjoining counties farmers are selling
their stock because of the difficulty in
keeping cattle watered.
In all of the oil fields surrounding
n i
wells has been greatly interfered with
for a month on account of the scar city
of water. So great has this become in
some sections as to cause practically a
complete suspension of operations.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19
UNCLE SANS FOREIGN POLICY.

London Paper Says He Wants All Euro
pean Flags Removed from American
Soil
LONDON, Oct. 14.-The Speaker COM
menting on the foreign policy of the
United States, says that Europe must
understand that the people of the
United States are decided, first of all,
to prohibit, if necessary with the
bayonet and rifle, any extension
of European domination; secondly,
that popular sentiment in the
United States enthusiastically IA
vors every discretionary move
ment which aims at the removal
of an European flag from American
soil. This will entail force. expend-
lures and complication. But these
facts are not clearly seen yet by the
American citizen who blunders blind
folded but headlong along what used
to be called the path of manifest des-
tinV"
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TROUBLE is LIKELY,
Ambassadors to Turkey Not Satisfied with
the POrte's Answer.

Ambassadors to Turkey Not Satisfied with
the Porte's Answer.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Oct. 11.-Late yes.
terday it became known that the Turk
ish government had finally presented
to the ENJOYS of the six powers reply
to their collective note on the subject
of the recent distur Dances here. The
reply, however, is not satisfactory
to the ambassadors The porte, in
it's answer. enumerated the measures
taken to preserve order and declared
that the Mussulmans were not the ag-
gressors in the recent rioting, but that,
on the contrary, the Armenians killed
inOffensive Mussulmans.
In view of the unsatisfactory nature
of the porte's reply, the six ambassa-
doris met to consider what shall be
done further. 1t is expected that the
dragomans of the the different embas-
sizes will assist the Turkish officials in
clearing the vic mites of the Arme-
Man churches of the rioters infes ting
them and installing the refugees in their
homes.
The sultan continues to be greatly
aisturbed by the presence of the Brit
sh fleet off the island of Lemnos, and
has sent again to the am AMBASSADOR of
treat Britain to ask for the withdraw
al of British warships from the vicini-
ty of the entrance of the Dardanelles.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19
NORTHERN SEA ABLAZz.

Wonderful Display of Volcanic Activity in
the Aleutian Chain of Islands.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1.-THE reve-
nue. cutter Commodore Perry has re-
turned from the northern seas, where
she has been confronted each night for
weeks by a gigantic line of fire. AS
Capt. Smith expresses it, 1.-The devils
stolers have been stirring up the sub
terranean sea of flames that is supposed
to lie thousands of feet under the
Behring's bed, and as consequence
fully twenty of the forty volcanoes in
the Aleutian chain are now active"
AS far as the eye can reach from any
point in the Behring sea, adjacent or
even at distance from the famous seal
island, the rising smoke and steam can
be seen in both directions. The erup-
ton is general and SO very lively that
at night the fiery columns cast their
glow all over the landscape. Nowhere
else on the globe can such a sight be
witnessed. The show of subterranean
force is the most noteworthy ever OBJ
served on American soil As proof of
the mighty power that is at work
beneath the islands, a neck of land has
been forced up out of the sea between
Bogaslov and Old Bogaslov and the
two islands are now one.
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TO FIGHT WITH GLOVES.
The Big Fight VIII BE Pulled on at Hot
Springs a Boxing Exhibition.

The Big Fight VIII Be Pulled on at Hot
Springs as Boxing Exhibition.
HoT SPRINGS, Ark, Oct. 14.-Certain-
ty at last has been reached, and as
solid as rock The Corbett-Fitzsim-
mons fight is fixed, and sure as the big
hills of Arkansas. The fact has been
ascertained that the great mill, beyond
doubt, will take place at Hot Springs
on schedule time. It is now known
definitely by those few to whom such
information is absolutely essential
what course will be pursued, and re-
gardless of seeming difficulties, pres
ent or prospective all shadow of doubt
is now removed that the fight is to oc-
cur on the date set and at the site al
ready selected at Hot Springs.
In order to comply strictly with the
laws of Arkansas the articles of agree
ment of the Florida Athletic associa-
ton have been changed from finish
contest to a limited number of rounds,
the referee being vested with full pow
er to stop the contest when, in his opin-
ion, it becomes brutal, the contestants
to box with soft gloves.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19
The NICARAGUA CANAL.

The Com omission VIII Recommend That
An the Work Done Upon the Project BE
Abandoned.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-Col. Ludlow.
chairman of the commission appointed
some time ago to make a personal in
vestigation of the Nicaraguan canal
project, is at present in New York pre-
pairing his report. The outline has
been completed, and it was learned
that the commission recommends that
all the work that has thus far been
done upon the project be abandoned.
The railroad built to aid in the con-
struction is reported to be absolutely
useless, and the dredging of the har-
Dor of Greytown is said to have been
simply waste of money, because the
sands have drifted in AID filed up the
harbor so that it will all have to be
done over again. The commission,
however, finds that the Nicaraguan
route is the most feasible of any project
for ship canal between the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19
IMPROVED CROP REPORT.
The Agricultural Department. Organizing
Corps of 1000 Correspondents:

The Agricultural Department Organizing
Corps of $4,000 Correspondents.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.-Henry A.
Robinson, the chief statistician of the
agricultural department, is engaged in
the gigantic task of organizing corps
of SO, 600 correspondents throughout
the agricultural districts, particularly
in the west and south. This corps will
be twice as great as the standing
army of the United States, and
fifteen times as great as the
whole corps of first, second and
third class postmasters in the govern
ment service, TO whom nearly Sc, 900, OOO
is paid every year. And the work of
this corps of correspondents will be
performed without any cost to the gov,
eminent, except what is represented
by the value of some crop pam
phlets which, are distri buted by
the secretary of agriculture every
month. The chief has taken
twenty-one states, in which from
two-thirds to nine-tenths of the grain
crops are raised, and sent circular let
tiers to. the county clerks asking them
to send the names of men, two in each
township, who might be willing to act
as the departments correspondents,
and who would be competent to make
crop estimates. With each circular
was inclosed franked envelope for
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19
FATAL DOMESTIC FEUD.
Quarrel in the Jones Family Aurora
Mo-. Ends in Tragedy.

Quarrel in the Jones Family a5 Aurora,
NO.. Ends in Tragedy.
AURORA, Mo-, Oct. IA terrible
tragedy was enacted near here yester-
day afternoon, which resulted in the
shooting of Louis Jones, his son,
Tom, and Andrew Alexander, the
latter fatally. Tom is in a crit
ical condition and may not recover
and old man Jones is seriously hurt.
Andrew Alexander had been pay
ing attentions to Jones daughter,
Sarah, married woman, but who was
not living with her husband. This ar
reused opposition on the part of her
parents and few weeks ago she left
her home and went to the home OF
Alexander's parents to live. Yester.
day afternoon, in company with Alex
ander, she went to Jones' house to get
some of her clothing, which was
refused her and a stormy time
ensued. In the course of the
difficulty Jones and his son got into a
fight and during the melee Alexander
shot them both, the son in the right
side, the ball coming out at the back,
and the old man in the mouth, knock
ing out several of his teeth. In the
meantime old man Jones drew re-
volver and shot Alexander twice, once
in the left side of the neck, the second
bullet penetrating the brain at the
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Farmers Opposed to Free silver.

ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 15.-The meeting
of the Farmers National congress yes
terday furnished a sensation in the
vote on an amendment to resolution
petitioning congress to enact laws pre-.
serving the parity of gold and silver
and providing for an international
conference. The amendment provided
that congress be invited to consider
how to preserve a ratio not higher
than 16 to l, and it was lost by vote
of Psi to 1O4. The delegates from the
western silver states voted for the
amendment.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19
sACkvlLLE.s DEFENSE.
Echo from the Presidential Election Of
1S8S-The MurchisOn Letter Recalled.

Echo from the Presidential Election Of
1S8S-The MurchisOn Letter Recalled.
New York, Oct. 1O.-A special
cable to the World from London says:
An extraordinary and, in many re-
spects, unprecedented publication by
British or other high diplomat has
been discussed during the last few
days among the foreign representa-.
tives to the court of st. James. This
is handsomely printed pamphlet
marked ''for private circulation only
and entitled my Mission to the United
States, $780," and has just been issued
by Lord Sackville, who, as Sir Lionel
Sackville- Sackville West, K. NJ. c. G.,
was thesEnglish minister to Washing.
ton for the period named.
1t will be remembered that President
Cleveland, almost on the eve of the
election of 1883, sent Sir Lionel his
passports because of letter written
by him to an alleged Englishman in
California commenting upon the APP
preaching election. This pamphlet is
Lord Sackville's defense and eXplana-
ton, after seven years, of that incident.
But the unpreceden ted part of it, and
the part which has aroused very ex-
cited comment, is. first, the freedom OF
his structures upon the American peo-
pie and American public men, and,
second, his own expressed indignation
that the British ministry should have
accepted Mr.. Bayard as ambassador
to this country when as secretary OF
state of the United States Mr.. Bayard
had wantonly insulted in person its
accredited representative.
The pamphlet contains ffty-two
pages, Is, 900 words. and is of very lin.
tied issue-not more than 100 copies.
These have been sent under seal only
to leading foreign diplomats, the high
err English officials and few personal
friends
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19
CONDITION OF WHEAT.

rhe Price Current Saws the Leading Pro-
Is Retarded by Drought.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 1.-THE Price Cur
ent says: There is no essential relief
rom the influence of drought in re-
arding wheat seeding. The area is
acre likely to be reduced, though con-
fitions admit of much further seeding.
Disappointing outlook for prices is re-
tricting wheat planting west of the
Mississippi river. Drought IS The prin-
ipai factor. Eastward the crop is gem
rally retarded. but position is not dis
ouraging. Not much enlargement in
wheat movement is indicated.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19
A FlEND INCARNATE.
Crime of Woman in Sicily Who Poisoned
Twenty Three Children.

Crime of Woman in Sicily Who Poisoned
Twenty-Three Children.
CATANIA, Sicily, Oct. IA woman
known as Gaetana Stomoli has been
arrested here for the wholesale poison
ing of children with phosphorus. She
administered the poison by mixing it
with wine and prevailing upon the chill
dren to drink it. Her victims already
number twenty-three. 1t is stated
that they all died in fearful agony.
The women has confessed to having
committed the deeds, and offered as
an explanation that she wanted
revenge for the death of two of her
own children who had been bewitched.
A crowd of people attempted to lynch
the woman, and were prevented with
great difficulty.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19
Intruders WIN Be Moved.

SOUTH MCALEsTER, I. T., Oct r.
The bill providing for the removal of
the lntruders from the Cherokee
natioO has just passed both houses
and been signed by the chief. By the
provisions of the bill 315 heads of fam
ilis5 will be paid for improvements
inside in the nation. The amount of land
held is estimated to be 100. 600 acres,
and worth sos, 900. The bill Just passed
by the council ends the struggle that
has waged for the past twenty years
between the Cherokee people on one
side and the so called lutruders on the
other.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19
VEST ON SILVER.
The Missouri Senator Denies That He Has
Changed His Views.

The Missouri Senator Denies That He Has
Changed His Views.
FAYETTE. Mo-, Oct. Ex-senator Vest
addressed about 1900 people in the
opera house here Saturday afternoon.
Fully 5000 people assem- bled to hear
him, but no building in the city was
large enough to accommodate them
all. After being introduced by Col
w. E. Switzler, of the Boonville Demo
crat, he began as follows: 1.-The weak
ness of any cause is demonstrated
by a res t to falsehood and mis-
represent ation. When 1 returned from
Europe where had gone for rest and
so regain my health, / was confronted
by the statement in the New York pa
pers that 1 had changed my position
on the silver question and had joined
the single gold standard party. The
statement was absolutely false and
groundless. No syllable had ever
fallen from my lips which iusti-
fed any such charge. Instead of
changing my position on silver came
back more firmly convinced than ever
that the best interests of this coun try
and the world demand the free and
unlimited coinage of both gold and sill
yer and that this great republic, if true
to the principles on which it was found
ed, must stand to the last extremity
for bimetallism and against the single
gold standard"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19
Pious Indians.

The history of Canada, especially its
earlier history, preserves the story of
many a deed of heroism and devotion
on the part of Christian missionaries
who worked and persisted among the
Indians, but there are few stories
which reflect so much credit on Indian
piety as that published from Quebec.
Montagnais and Eskimos came from
the southern shore of Hudson strait to
worship in the province of Quebec.
This involved a tramp on foot of ono
thousand miles through an inhospita-
BILE country, through forests, across
rivers, mountains and lakes. to render
duty they owed to their religion
Boston Transcript
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19
A oueer Hablt OF rhIevss.

There is one peculiar fact about .
professional thief that always notice.
and that is that he invariably insists
on going into a crowd, where suspicion
is sure to rest on him." said Detective
Murray. Another thing is that you
can't induce these fellows to leave
town. and go where they are unknown.
Then, of course, when we see them in
a crowd the only thing to do is to ar
rest them. The prisoner sets up a
howl that we are bounding him and
driving him to commit crimes, but
still he persists in going where he is
sure to be noticed" - Philadelphia
Call !.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19
ANOTHER GUT IN RATES.
A Twenty Cent Tariff from Missouri River
to Colorado Common Points

A Twenty Cent Tariff from Missouri River
to Colorado Common Points.
TOPEKA, Kan, Oct. 15.-The Chicago,
Rock Island 81 Pacific Railroad Co. has
made a 20 cent rate on fruit, potatoes
and other vegetables, canned goods,
packing house products and hay
from the Missouri river and. all Kan
sas points to common points in Col
orado. This is cent cut under
the rate esta blished last week by the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Co. The Santa Fe's % cent rate was
made upon the suggestion of the state
board of railroad commissioners to en-
able Kansas producers and shippers to
place the immense crop of fruits and
vegetables upon the Colorado market
at a profit, which could not have been
done under the old rate.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19
A DECLINE IN CROPS,
Reports to the Agricultural Department
Tend to BE Gloomy.

Reports to the Agricultural Department
Tend to BE Gloomy.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-Reports to
the agricultural department show
decline in the conditions of all the
principal crops except oats, rye and
barley. The detailed summary, made
public yesterday, shows widespread
reduction in the condition of potatoes,
due largely to drought. Complaints Of
potato rot come from the northern and
more southern of the New England
states, New York and several
states adjoining the great lakes, and
Missouri and Kansas The most seri.
Gus complaint of the potato grower
this year is the low price of the prod
uct, particularly in the northwest.
The report from the departments
agent for Wisconsin and Minnesota
represents that in the latter state the
tubers do not pay for digging" He
states that the yield is enormous.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19
THE FINANCIAL MISTAKE.
Views of Senator Carlisle Delivered to the
Reform Club at Boston.

Views of Senator Carlisle Delivered to the
Reform Club at Boston.
Boston, Oct. 14.-At the dinner of
Massachusetts Reform club Saturday
night Secretary Carlisle, who was the
guest of honor, said:
The first great mistake in our currency leg
islation was made in the act of March IL, 1852,
which authorized the secretary of the treasury
to issue United States notes to the amount
of S150O00,OO0 This was radical and danger
departure from true financial principles,
If not serious infraction of the legislation OF
the United States. This deprecated paper, of
course, expelled specie from circulation, but
as the government had not promised to redeem
IL at any particular time, i! subjected the
treasury department to no serious response
bility or Inconvenience. That department
for the first time in our history
invested with authority to Issue
notes to circulate as money and
for the time being it w2S exempt from all re-
sponsibility for their redemption. But since
the passage of the act of May 81 1878. and the
resumption of specie payments on the first day
of January. 1879, the situation has entirely
changed. and the treasury department is not
now merely an agency for the issue OF
circulating notes, but is required to pro-
vide for their redemption in coin and to re-
issue thea when redeemed. 1t thus appears
that the government has redeem med notes in
gold now to the amount Of 1896, 100000 and the
notes redeemed are still outstanding and
may be presented for redemption over and
over again, SO long our legislation remains
in its present condition. My contention is that
the notes ought not to be kept outstanding, but
should be retired and Cancelled as speedily
as sound and safe currency can be pro-
vided to take their places There can be
no financial repose in this country long as
these notes constitute a part of our currency,
because the fact that they exist compelS the
government to provide a. large gold reserve,
which in the very nature of things, cannot be
permanently maintained at any fixed amount
and whenever it begins to diminish distrust
and apprehension arise in the public mind,
values are unsettled, business is disturbed and
more or less loss is entailed upon the people.
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a HUNDRED LIVES LOST.
Three Steamers Probably Wre c<ed in tn
Lower California Hurricane.

Three Steamers Probably Wre cked in the
Lower California Hurricane.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct 14.-Private adj
vices from Guaymas estimates that
the steamers Diego, Mazatlan and an
other small gulf coaster have been lost
with all hands on board. The
craft were right in the path of
the hurricane, and nothing has
been heard of them. though one
was due at Guaymas and the other at
Mazatlan several days ago A number
of miners, American and Mexican. took
passage on the steamers, and, if it be
true that the vessels went down, 100
lives have proba blv been lost
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19
Condition of Cotton.

WASHINGTON, Get. 12.--The returns
to the statistical division of the depart
ment of agriculture for the month of
October make conditions show a de-
cline of 81 points from the September
condition of cotton, which was 10 8
against 65.1 for the present month
Missouri's percentage is S. There
is a general complaint from all the
counties reporting of extensive damage
from early rains, recent droughts and
ravages of boll-worms and other in
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19
THREE PERSONS KILLED.
Runaway Trolley Car in Pittsburgh Re-
suits DisastrOusly.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Oct. 14.-Three
persons were killed outright and four
teen others injured by runaway troll
ley car on the West End Electric line
jumping the track and going over an
cmbankment, at 6:20 o'clock last night.
Just before the city limits are reached
there is sharp curve and hill along
the track for about Il mile. When
the car reached this point the brake
rod broke and the motorman lost con-
troll. The car dashed down the hill
until it reached Mccartney street
where there is sharp curve. Here it
jumped the track and turned COM
pletelv over, landing in a ravine along
side of the road. The car was broken
into splinters and the three persons
killed were horribly mangled.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19
EPISCoPALIAN MATTERS.
Washington the Next Meeting Place
Rishons for 8 Iaslxa and .Ianan.

Washington the Next Meeting Place
Bishops for Alaska and Japan.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Oct. 14.-Both
the house of deputies and the house of
bishops of the Episcopal biennial con-
gress have agreed on Washington as
the place for holding the con-
vention of 1898. This disposed of
both Atlanta and Boston. The house
of bishops voted to elect an
other bishop to Japan to be known as
the bishop of Toxic. The election will
occur next week. Last evening the
board of missions held another large
meeting to consider the Alaskan ques-
ton and by vote of 161 to 81 decided
to ask the house of bishops to elect a
bishop of Alaska.