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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-05
WAKEENEY, KANSAS SATURDAY. JANUARY 5, 1895,
France Too.

WASHINGTON, D. c., January 1.-Signs
multiply to show that the Unit.d States is
on the verge of a great tariff war with all
Europe. Francs now appearE TO be fol-
lowing in the lead of Germany in placing
restrictions and obstacles in the way of the
importation of American food products and
as in the case of Germany, this is develop
ment of the agrarian policy and is intended
to help the French farmer although osten-
sibly put forward as a measure in the in
terest of public health. In report to the
state department from Roubaix, United
States Commercial Agent Angell warns the
department of movement put on foot by
the agriculturallsts of the department of
the north to establish certain reforms in ref
erence to duties on agricultural products
and other matters. The minister of agricu-
ture has been memorialized upon the sub
ject by a delegation. The memorial CON-
plains of the importation of American beef
and prays that the quarantine laws upon
animals may be rigidly enforced, that in
cases where the sanitary officials detect
contagious disease in cattle such cattle may
be refused entry, or at least shall be sub
jected to quarantine inspection.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-05

The annual New Years revel on the Chi.
cago board of trade was observed with unu-
sual enthusiasm. The market was neglected
during the last hour and at the tap of the
bell at noon every trader on the floor was
long on sacks of flour and short on dignity.
The galleries were crowded with people who
had come to see the fun and the perform
ance was fully up to expectations.
When the market closed the ball opened
The festivities began with a series of blood
curdling yells. and vivid imitation of the
ghost dance. A short fat trader with a
high silk hat. who was leading the vocal ex-
ercises. was suddenly cut short in his musi-
cal flights by the swift descent of bursting
sack of flour.
At this signal every man on the floor en-
tered energetically in the attempt to pound
every other man with -four sack. Hats
were battered and hured towards the cell
ing coats were torn: men were upsewand
for half an hour a merry war was waged in
the midst of flying flour.
When the stock of flour was exhausted the
sample tables were robbed of barley. oats
and corn and the air was full of flying mis-
siles until exhaustion ended the fun. When
it was over the pit looked as though it had
been struck by blizzard and the traders
resem bleo choice collection of tramps.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-05
Reoelverships Then and Now.


In speaking of receiverships in general,
| Judge H. G. Caldwell remarked that it was
1ot as formerly, so much matter to be de
sired by railroad to go into the hands of a
receiver; there was not SO much profit in it
70 the stockholders as in the past. It used
20 be the case that a railroad would fre.
1uently be anxiousy desirous for receivers
10 be appointed, and for this there were sew
eral reasons. One of these was that when
burdened with debts, when the load became
too oppressive, all the operators of the rail
road sought to evade these debts by rashing
ing into the arms of a receiver. Another
snap which a railroad in receivers hands
formerly had was with regard to the pay
ment of taxes. 1t was then customary for
railroad to use its own pleasure as to the
time taxes should be. paid and apparently
whether they should be paid at all or not.
Then again a railroad in the hands of a re-
ceiver seemed to hold itself above the law of
the state and ran its trains to suit itself.
Another thing was that in those days when
railroad went into the hands of "a receiver
no suit could be brought against it except
through the court in which the receiver had
been appointed. SO if a railroad was 300
miles long and citizen was injured by it in
person or property, he must go to the court
in which the receiver had been appointed
to obtain redress at whatever expense or in
convenience. But it was different now, as
citizen can bring suit against a railroad
in any county through which the railroad
passes.
point upon which Judge Caldwell spoke
was with reference to the rights of people
who supplied material and labor in the
construction of railroad. 1t has been his
holding that equity demands that laborers,
contractors for material, etc, have prior
right to the mortgage holders, and that
their right to be paid for their material and
labor must be respected.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-05
Senator Fair is Dead.

Ex-senator James g. Fair died suddenly
at the Lick house on the morning of De-
cember %. Senator Fair has been in poor
health for some time, suffering from asthma
few days ago he caught cold while going
out in a rain storm to view some of his prop
erty improvements at North Beach.
Senator Fair was about GA years old. His
death was due to a complication of kidney
and stoma ch troubles. His only son, Charles
G. Fair, who he disinherited about a year
ago, was with his father at the time of his
death, recon nciliation having been effected
a short time ago.
Senator Fair was born in Ireland and was
United States senator from Nevada. He
was member of the famous Bonanza firm,
Flood, Mackey. Fair IL O'Bren. He largely
increased his wealth by investments in San
Francisco and California real estate, and his
fortune is estimated at SO, 600 900.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-05
socialtstic Measures.

Carroll D. Wright, United States commits
ioner of labor, in an address-before the
American Economic association in New
York, said this country is in the midst of a
silent revolution.
when the first bill to regulate commerce
was passed, said he, ''the great and power.
ful wedge of state socialism was driven one
quarter of its length into the timber of con-
servative government, of that government
which means democracy. The pooling bill,
the moment it becomes a law, will drive the
wedge three-quarters of its length into the
tim Der. There will then be needed but one
more blow to drive the wedge home, and
that blow will come at the instance of busi-
ness and not of labor--entire government
control of all the railroads of the country
instead of partial control under the laws
now existing, or proposed.
This blow will be struck in the most Sc
1uctve way. 1t will come through a de
mand that the government shall take charge
of the roads. not purchase them-shall II take
charge of the roads and out of the proceeds
of the transportation business guarantee to
the existing stockholders of the road small
but reas enable rate of dividend. Under
such seductive movement the stockholders
themselves conservative men, men in this
hall nov, will vote for the striking of the
blow
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-05
Money for Irrigation.

TOPEKA, January 1.-The legislative COM
mittee of the Kansas Irrigation association
have adopted bill which will be presented
to the legislature. 1t is as follows:
BE it enacted by the legislature of the
state of Kansas. That the sum of $4,000 be
Appropriated out of any funds not otherwise
appropriated for the unexpired balance of
the year ending June 30, 1895, and the sum
of $4,000 for the year ending June 30, 1896,
and $45 900 ending June 30, 1897. to be ex-
pended by the state board of agriculture IN
behalf of developing the irrigation interests
of the state. by the collection and dissemina-
tion of information, and in making any sur
veys, p. actical tests and experiments which
may be judiciously undertaken by said board.
provided that none of said money shall be
expended in the purchase of lard.''
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-05

In Pittsburg, Pa, Colonel Rend. big
mine owner of Chicago, was present at the
miners and operators meeting and gave
John Burns a scorching rebuke. His re-
marks were in opposition TO Burns being
granted seat in the convention. Colonel
Rend said: ''Mr. Burns is a stranger in
America: it is therefore hsittng that he
shall observe the decencies and proprieties
of the position he occupies. These proprie-
ties he is constantly violating by his con-
stant attacks on our institutions. 1t is about
time for American manhood to resent the
offensive conduct of these men. l have no
objection whatever TO leaning toward the
views of Mr.. Burns the labor matters.
My protest is simply directed against glar-
ing abuse that has become in this country
intoerabe. When Mr.. Stead came to
Chicago he was taken by the hand by
many of our leading citizens. He also
abused the hospitality of our city. At
that time 1 predicted that he would re-
turn to England and initiate the example of
other foreign adventures by writing SLAM
derous books about our country. 1t is time
to stop lioniZing characters of this kind
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-05
Suffering Indeed.

DENVER, COL, January 2.-The Rocky
Mountain News has received several dis
patches from western Nebraska telling of
the destitution and distress prevailing am ong
the inha bitants of the drouth stricken dis
trcts. A dispatch from Hastings says:
Terrible destituton exists in Perkins, Chase,
Dundy, Lincoln. Hays. Hitchcock and From
tier counties, and the worst feature is the
people in several localities are afflicted with
scurvy for want of who! o!esome food.
The state relief committee is unable to
relieve all the people in distress, SO great
are the demands for aid.
The railroad men report that since the
cold snap no less than dozen people have
perished in the above counties in the past
two days for the want of food and fuel.
Hundreds of families are without coal,
and in the border counties, where no trees or
brush exist, the poor people had hard time
to keep from freezing to death. In Perkins
county destitution is complete. Over 600
families are appealing for help.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-05
Kansas Woodman.

TOPEKA, December 28.-There were fully
500 memb bers present at the opening meet
ing of the Modern Woodmen of America
in Kansas in the hall of Sunfower camp,
704-6 Kansas avenue. Early the first day
nearly 300 of the $50 delegates were in town.
The visitors were entertained with work in
the first and second degrees with one caDdi-
date. T. E. Sheard, venerable counsel,
opened the meeting and put the audience in
good nature by making a few of his char
acterstically humorous remarks. The work
followed and was exemplihed with much
credit to the degree team. During the
evening short addresses on the good of the
order we're made by j. q. Johnson, of
Peabody, one of the directors: E. E. Muir
ply, of Leaven worth. secre tary of the state
association, ano Frank Swallow, of Valley
Falls Mr.. Johnson paid high compli-
ment to the Sunfiower camp degree team
for the work they performed. He said he
had attended meetings all over the jursdic-
ton, but had not seen the work exemplifed
as we'll as was done here.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-05
Heavy Snow storms.

Louisville experienced the heaviest snow
storm that has visited this section il some
years. It is estimated at midnight that fully
ten inches has fallen and it is still showing.
Street car traffic is greatly impeded, some
or the lines having been compelled to aban-
don their service entirely.
Reports from Henderson, Greensboro and
Paducah say that he snow is heavy and still
falling. Lexington reports he IVY snow
throughout the blue grass region.
Cattlesburg reports heavy fall and still
showing there, and at points up the Big
Sandy.
AT Memphis three inches Of snow fell. the
temperature falling 10 degrees in twenty
four hours, the. thermometer reading 29
Another fall of ten degrees is predicted.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-05
Modern Woodmen Election


The Modern Woodmen at their Kansas
state camp in Topeka elected delegates to
the head camp which will meet at Madison,
Wis, June 4, 1895.
The various parts of the state are districted
to conform to the congressional districts.
Twenty nine delegates and one delegate-at-
large were chosen. as follows
At large-E. E. Murphy, Leavenworth
alternate, J. w. Breidenthal.
First district-C. E. Hathaway, Wamego
U. S. Griffin, Nortonville; John White, Hia-
watha; and J. E. Cooper, Muscotah.
Second district-O. H. Sears, Fort Scott
w. 7. Walker, Kansas City; H. D. Skinner,
Spring Hill, and L. w. Dunkin lola.
Third dstrict-H. Beck. Winfield; J. B.
Cnderhill, Independence; t. W. Pomeroy,
Lltchteld, and 6. R. Blackwood, Wilson
county.
Fourth district-D. II. Brown, Council
Grove: H. Retschlag, En- poria: II. 2. Jones,
Alma, and w. B. Kirk patrick, Topeka.
Fifth district-W. w. Hawley. Dickinson
s. H. Myers. Salina; o. R. Wald. Washing
.on; George Smith, MarysyIile, and j. E
Caswell, Belleyile.
Sixth district-D. NJ. Duval, Norton; P
3. Ghubbic, Beloit, and W. H. Remy,
Plainvile.
Seventh district-H. B. Lawrence. Garden
City; J. M. Kirkpatrick Dodge City: w
E. Clark. Sawyer; S. E. Parkhurst, Wichita,
and H. w. Gleason, Hutchinson.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-05
Test OF Membershln.

In the populist conference at St. Louis
Grand Master Workman James II. Sover-
eign, of the Knights of Labor, said that the
test of mem bership to the organization was
being SO sharply drawn that neither re-
publican nor a democrat could become a
member.
There was but one feminine delegate in
the conference. She is Miss Mary E. O'Neill,
editress of the Peoples Record. Saline coun-
ty, Mo. Miss O'Neill's paper is said to be
one of the ablest advocates of populistic
doctrines in the state. She occupied space
at the press table. Mary Eliza beth Lease.
present and assist in making things lively,
teEegraphed that she could not be present.
Many regrets were expressed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-05
Gathering of Nntahles

Archbishop Satolli and Cardinal Gibbons
took part December 80 in the i'm posing GER
emony attending the dedication of St. Paul's
church in Washington, d. C. 1t is seldom
that SO many of the heads of the American
church are brought together at church
event. Besides the cardinal and papal dele
the Catholic university: Bishop Curtis, of
Delaware; Father Richards, priest of the
Georgetown college; Father Sharretti. sec
rotary to the papal delegate. and about thirty
other ecclesiastics of Washington, Baltimore,
Philadelphia and elsewhere. Letters had
Ireland, Ryan and from many bishops. The
new church is one of the handsomest in
Washington and this, together with the fact
that it represents the life work of its pastor,
Father Mackin, brought about the unusual
gathering of church dignitaries.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-05
Ex-Confadarate Home,

Hon. W. H. Kennan, vice president of the
ex-confederate home at Higginsville, Mo-,
has drawn a bill to be presented to the next
legislature of Missouri, which provides that
the state assume the management and main
tenauce of the home and the cost not to ex-
ceed $4,000 annually. The bill also pro.
vldes that after twenty years the home shall
become the absolute property of the state
and may be disposed of as the legislature
deems proper. This bill will be presented
to the board of managers of the home at a
meeting in ST Louis in January
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-05
Makes Indians Paupers.

WASHINGTON, D. c., December 2S.-Gen-
eral complaint against the issuance of gov
ernment rations to Indians is made in the
annual reports of the agents.
Lieutenant Mercer, of the La Pointe wis. J
agency, officially characterizes the practice
as most potent factor in retarding the Ge-
velopment of the Indians, and Captain p.
III. Ray, of the Shoshone agency in Wash
ington, says: "They will never become self
supporting as long as the government gives
them semblance of a support; neither can
they begin to accumulate property so Ions
as the supply of the necessaries of life Is
solely in the hands of the white traders"
The Shoshones are regarded as communists
who are 10th to take up any untried pursuit.
Their agent recommends that the ration is
sue, except to the INDECENT and helpless, he
gradually discontinued and the money now
used for Tations be devoted to payment of
Indian Ia bor
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-05
teachers Elected to offioe,

Following is list of the new officers for
the State Teachers association named at
their state convention in Topeka by the
nominating committee and confirmed at
Thursday evenings meeting: President,
John Dietrich. erintendent of the city
schools at Emporia vice president. Addison
Ludlum. superintendent of Mcpherson pub,
lie schools: secretary. Miss Eta Cross,
county superintendent of Osborne county
-treasurer, e. E. Trower. county superintend-
ent of Leavenworth county; executive COM
mittee: Miss Mamie Anderson, superin-
tendent of Johnson county; Otto Focht.
principal of the Pittsburg high school: G.
W. Hendrick, superintendent of the juno
tion City public schools.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-05
Railroad Assessments.

Topeka, January 1.-After long and unu-
sual delay the official publication in book
form of the railroad assessment for the year
1894. has been issued from the state printers S.
As general rule the asses ment> are given
out IN full in the summer when the assess
ment is made. The report shows that II e
railroad assessment is decreased over 1853
by about $2,0O0,0O0, aad the Santa Fe got
H,750,00O of it,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-05
Endowment Fund.

Topeka, January 1.-THE report of the
regents of Kansas Agricultural college says
the endowment fund of the college now
amounts to $501, ,632. THIS fund is nearly all
in school and municipal bonds and produces
an income of about $4,000 year. The an
nual experiment station appropriation and
the annual payment by the government un-
der the act of 1890 bring the total income of
the college ND to about S7O.000.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-05
HIGH SCHOOLS.
Kansas Teachers FaVors Com,
pulSOry Laws.

Failures in the West Decreased
ne-Half-ConfePen OF Popu-
lists-The State Department Be-
sieged by Importers-The Kansas
Salary Law.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-05
Prohibition Discussed.

Inc County Attorneys ASSOCIATION Tor the
state of Knasas was called to order in the
supreme court room. Topeka, by President
C. F. Hurrell. The report of Secretary
Frank Wells of last years meeting was read
and adopted. A paper on "The Prohibi-
tory Law as 1t is and as 1t Should be to be
Practicable was read by C. E. Branine in
which the law and its enforcement was dis
cussed at length; and advocating its amend
ment in certain particulars, the most inn,
portant of which was the reduction of the
minimum penalty for its violation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-05
a Now Horae Plaeue.

CARLISLE, III, January 2.-The diphthe-
ria epidemic has assumed alarming proper
tions six miles west of here among farm
horses The animals are first afflicted with
distemper and afterward the glands of the
neck and jaw become very much distorted.
There has been a number of deaths. and at
present nearly 100 cases exist. The disease
is spreading rapidly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-05
For the omaha PIatform-

At the ST. Louis populist conference Com
missioner Breioenthal, of Kansas, demanded
adherence to the Omaha platform. The
same line was taken by spokesmen for the
states of Kentucky. Louisiana, Massachu-
sets, New Hampshire, Vermont, Minnesota,
ssis-ippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska,
Michigan. New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma.
Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee.
Texas. Virginia, Wisconsin, Connecticut and
New York,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-05

ATLANTA, GA, January 2-Ex- Governor
William J. Northen is heading movement
to send corn from Georgia to the starving
people of western Nebraska and is meeting
with assurance and success. On January Is
a long freight will pull out of Atlanta laden
with the silver and golden grain, New
Years present from the overhowing bins of
Georgia to the empty cribs of suffering Ne
hraska-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-05
Massillon Miners

MAssILLoN, o., December 28.-The minerc
employed at the Anderson mines have de-
cliued the rate of 60 cents per tou fxed by
the arbitration committee and are idle Il
ls thought all the miners in the MassiIIon
district will soon ceas. work.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-05
willie to be Bovcotted.

MEMPHIS. TENN. January 2.-The Wom-
ans Council and the Nineteenth Century
club, embracing a membership of 1900
women of this city, passed resolution to
boycott W. c. p. Breckinridge when he ap-
T1ears here to lecture
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-05
SIXTEENTH YEAR.
TEACHERS.
The State Associations Thir-
ty-Second Session.

Enough Woodmen to Supply the
Pedagogues With Gads- Advises
fiscOntinuance of RatIons to In
ans and Paying Them for Work.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-05
DEDICATION.
St. PauPS Church at the Ma
tionaI Capital.

Startling Horse News-Destituti
Extreme, But Aid is Coming-Chi-
cago Gamblers Have a Crazy
Frolic-Deaths and Injuries at the
DeleVan House.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-02-15
HypnOiism for the Deaf.

Principal Currier, of the New York
Institution, has startled the scientific
world by his theory that hypnotism
may, in certain cases, be successfully
applied with view to give hearing to
the deaf. The average individual
knows little or nothing concerning
the "eerie SCIENCE" rs some writer's
term it, but scientific and medical men
have shown it be of value in mental
diseases, and, we believe, in surgery.
1t would be folly to say that it is GER
tainly going to prove efficacious in re-
moving deafness; still the theory ad-
vanced and the arguments used are
plausible enough to justify experiment..
All the great inventions that are now
being Of so much service to mankind
were ridiculed and denounced at the
beginning, and Principal Currier will
be exceptionally lucky if his theory is
not maltreated and abused by unbc-
levers. Results will show whether
his position is tenable or otherwise.
Deaf Mutes' Journal.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-02-15
JUDGING BUTTER.

1t seems to me that one method OF
Judging butter would be improved if
we would follow the examples of
judges of live stock to certain ex-
tent, says Professor H. G. Wallace.
When a judge is asked to pass upon
% ring of twenty-five or thirty horses,
he first goes over them carefully and
selects dozen Of the best ones, send
ing the rest to the stable. Then he
goes over these critically and weeds
out the poorer half, continually mar
rowing the competition down until
he has but two or three to decide be-
tween. If, instead of doing this, he
started in with handful of score
cards and attempted to select the
winner in that manner, he would very
soon regret the day he consented to
act in the capacity Of a judge. And
yet he would have very easy task
compared to that of man who at
tempts intelligently to score thirty
tubs of butter in succession. If our
butter judges would go over the ex-
hibit in this manner, they would have
little difficulty in selecting tho best
half dozen or dozen tubs. Farm and
Dairy.