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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-26
Unasked Aid.

TOPEKA, January Ex-Governor Morrill,
has received draft for $500 from the New
Era. published at Lancaster. Penn, for the
aid of western Kansas 'sufferers.''
The receipt of the money was very much
of a surprise to the people in the executive
office as no aid has been asked by that de-
partment and Governor Morrill, maintains
his position in believing that the people of
Kansas are a Bile and willing to take care
and provide for the people of Kansas who
are needy.
Every day the governor receives mes
sages by wire saying that car of goods or
a certain amount of provisions have been
cured and are awaiting the order of the
executive department as to the shipping
point. The letter from the New Era com
pany indicates that the money was raised
by subscription through the columns of the
paper in response to the appeals for laid for
Kansas sufferers" The origin of the au-
thirty for making such an appeal is wholly
unknown.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-26
Kansas Banks.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. January 19.-Com-
plete returns for the national banks of the
state of Kansas, under the call of the comp
troller of the currency, at the close of busi-
ness on the 18th of last month, shows:
Loans and d scount $19, ,878, 169, as against
SIS, ,164, 767 at the close of business October
2; overdrafts, $340.521, as against $349. .656:
due from national banks not reserve agents,
$1,011, 120, against 81, POI ,137: due from state
banks and bankers, $3.50, ,227. against $257.-
422; due from approved reserve gents, 49,
797 ,351, against S4,938, ,045; gold coin, ST.
$780, ,187. against $1,124,671 total specie,
$780, ,1C5, against 81, ,054, 1875; surplus funds,
81, sol 1903, against 81 ,498, ,903; due to other
national banks, $520,699, against $671, ,178;
due to state banks and bankers, $618. .316,
against 1914, 1873; individual deposits, $17,-
831,072, against ST., ,540, ,343; total sources,
$50, ,184,624, against $34, $40, 498; average re-
serve held, 1915, as against A.. 63.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-26

Tie annual meeting of the Kansas State
Sheriffs' ssociation met IN the circuit court
room, Topeka, last week.
Their first work was the election of these
officers:
T. L. Reid, of Woodson, was chosen presi-
dent: ]. I. Deeds, Crawford. vice president; !;
l.. Rothen berger of Leaven worth, treas
urer, and d. n. Burdge of Topeka, secre-
tary.
The association decided after much dis
cus>ion to take steps toward forming a
detective agency to aid the sheriffs in their
work and become an auxiliary to the pres
ent ASSOCIATION. A comm ttee consisting of
Bennett of Neosho. Smith of Dickinson and
Mayor of jackson was appointed to draft
a ch-rter and work up the Scheme.
A most vigorous protest was expressed by
those present on the system of allowing
cases to be filed in the district court and
poverty affidavit filed for costs rather than
a bond. This often lost large fees for the
sherltfs and sin many cases money was ex-
pended and never gotten back.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-26
Sovereign Scored.

District assembly SO of the Knights u
Labor of Providence, R. l., adopted the fol-
lowing by a unanimous vote.
To the members of the knights of Labor and
the working people of America:
Whereas, certain men to- wit: J. r. Sow
ereigu, John w. Hayes. NJ. J. Bishop, T. B.
McGuile, Henry B. Martin, J. NJ Kenny
and G. ID. French, claiming to represent the
order of the Knights of Labor, are endeav-
orlng to collect money from the working
people of this country to support themselves
IN 1dleness and to enable them to barter
with leaders of political parties for the
prestige which the order of which they are
the alleged representatives, is supposed to
possess; be it
Resolved, That as the power to lend in
fiuence to trucking knaves whose aim is
to barter the suffrages of the members of
this order comes from the mem bership that
contributes its revenues and the best
means of thwarting the schemes of design
ing scound rels is to cut off their revenue
we pledge ourselves not to pay another cent
of tax to these alleged general officers, and
we call upon all local Assem- bies in the
cGDsntry to take like action.
Resolved, That We caution all working
people in the United States to have moth
ing to do with j. R. Sovereign or John W.
Hayes, whose only aim in the labor move
ment is to line their own pockets"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-26
To Put the Missouri TO Bed

ATCHIsoN, KAN, January 21.-The work
of digging the canal through the island
above town, through which it is proposed to
turn the Missouri river, is now actively in
progress. The contractor is J. W. Wag-
gener, of Atchison, who has sub-let 1000 feet
of the work to Patrick Mears, of Lincoln,
Neb., and 1000 feet to George A. Fuller, of
Burlingame, Kan. Both contractors re
here with large forces. Contractor Wag-
gener has 100 teams at work on the remain
ing portion of the contract. The canal will
be over mile in length, and of an average
width of seventy feet. A total of 167, 900
yards of dirt will be removed. This is con-
siGersd the only proper course to be pur-
sued for the protection of the Atchison
br .dge. The canal will follow the course of
the old riverbed which was abandoned a
year ago. Dykes will be built to force the
river through the canal.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-26
Hawai- in the Senate.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. January Ex-senator
Lodge, republican, of Massachu etts. gave
notice of an intention to call up the resolu-
ton offered by Senator Aldrich, on the 9th
inst, saying that such a course was made
necessary by the objection which had been
made to the present consideration of other
resolutions. The resolution is as fol lows:
Resolved, That the senate of the United
States, having in view public interests and
those of American citizens residing in the
Hawaiian islands, Is OF the opinion that our
government should be represented in Ha-
waiian waters by one or more ships of it's
navy.
He called attention to the statements in
the dispatches concerning the alleged readi-
ness of the British consul to recognize the
revolutionary government in case of its
being able to hold the palace for three
hours. He did not mean to imply that the
British were doing more than seeking by
the aggressiveness which Great Britain
shows in all such matters to extend the
commercial supremacy of that country in
Hawaii. He criticised the administration
not only for the withdrawal of the Ameri-
can ships, but for it's first effort to sustain
the royalists.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-26
More House Committees.

Speaker Lobdell, of the Kansas house of
representatives, announced the further ap-
pointment of comm ittees, as follows:
Roads ard Highways of Mem
aha; Clark of Linn, Hill, Dewitt, Chandler,
Claycomb, Metzler, Bucklin, Moss
Judicial Apportionments-Bone of Clark,
chairman; Robinson, White, Veale. Tucker,
Lam bert of Lyon, Brown of Crawford,
Stockebrand, Miller of Morris, Frazer, Rem
ington, Lough, Sheafor, Barkley, Matthe ws,
Hilton. Brodiey, Andrews, Reamer, Price,
Blair, Wilson of Barber, Funk, Claycomb
Hopkins, Brown of Pratt, Haines, Moore,
Aker, Rothwiler, Smith of Sherman, Cor
nell.
Fees and Salaries-Cox, chairman: Bal
linger, Zimmerman, Brown of Crawford,
Clark of Linn, Claycomb, Remington, Hill
ton, Villot
Claims and Accounts-Ballinger chair
man; Funk, Miller of Geary, Dewitt, Hal
liday, McKinnie, Barkley.
Engrossed Bills-Meredith chairman !;
Foster, Morrow, Shouse, Smith of Ottawa,
Winters, Sprague.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-26
NUMBER so.

A good vein of coal has been discov-
cred five miles northwest of Emporia.
Work is commenced to develop the find.
There are also good indications of Zinc
jack which will also be developed. Ex-
pert miners are sanguine that the
find will prove bonanza for the city.
From Hunnewell: The farmers and
merchants along the state line are suf
fering from nightly marrauding expedi-
tions from bands of Oklahoma outlaws.
Granaries are broken open and wheat
and other grain is stolen by the wagon
load. Chickens and hogs are taken
while the owners look on powerless to
prevent. Private dwellings and stores
are robbed of everything they contain.
w. 81. Brown, graduate of the uni
versity with the class of 1888, is pre-
pairing to return from five years. so
journ in South Africa, bringing with
him as free gift to the university Of Kan
sas, complete collection of the large
animals of that region. The geological
collections of the university have ac-
quired an international reputation,
which has induced several of the leading
paleontologists of the world to visit the
museum for the purpose OF study and
examination. The work of this de-
partment has been greatly hampered by
want of room In the last year, and the
increasing number of the specimens
that are being mounted under the direc-
tisn of Professor Dyche are also crowd
ing the room they occupy, and there
are great many specimens that cannot
be shown, nor even their value deter
mined till there is more room for their
display and examination.
The ninth biennial report of the Of
fcers and regents of the state normal
school makes complete showing IN de-
tail of the condition of the institution.
The total enrolment in all the depart
ments was 1877 in 1928 and 1885 In
1894. Ladies outnumbered the gen.
tlemen in the ratio of about z to 4. The
analysis of the attendance for the year
ending June 13, 1894, shows that 1922
were enrolled in the normal department
and 113 in the model school. Over 500
students held teachers certificates on
entering; 120 held first grade and 239
held second grade certificates; 100 were
graduates of high schools, academies or
colleges. The class of 1894, 96 members.
averaged over "a years of age and over
two and one-half years teaching ex-
perience. The average age in the normal
department was 81 years. Several mem-
bers of the class were already graduates
of colleges or of shorter courses in this
school. Ninety-one counties were rep
resented, far the greatest number of stu
dents, 315, coming from Lyon county.
Shawnee county has twenty five repre-
sentatives. Seventeen other states and
territories are also represented. There
are seven negroes attending. OF the
students parents SCI are farmers.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-26
Hill Gains one Amendman+

WASHINGTON. d. c., January 1s.-Aftsr
a debate covering a week, the senate voted
down Senator Hills proposition to refer the
legality of the income tax to the courts
only five senators joining with Senator Hill
in supporting the proposition.
Senator Vest was the principal speaker
of the day and in the course of his speech
Sen tor Vest called attention to the gravity
of the tariff war which foreign. countries
had begun against the United States as the
result of the one-tenth sugar differential
Although Senator Hill failed in referring
the income tax to the courts, he secured the
adoption of an importan amendment limit
ing the interrogatories of the officers to COL
lect the tax. The amendment will have the
effect of compelling the treasury department
TO change the regulations as to collecting
the taxes.
The income tax APPROPRIATION was then
agreed to and the deficiency bill passed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-26
State House EMPLOYEES.

TOPEKA, January 19.-The executive coun-
ell has made the following appointments
of men to serve in and about the capitol:
Engineer, II. S. Pope, Marvin. Phillips
county.
Assistant Engineer, Charles J. Mohler.
Emporia. Lyon county.
Firemen, Joseph S. Sproat, Jefferson
county. Henry Fuel. Lawrence.
Superintendent of state house grounds,
Eric Nystrom. Topeka
Night watchman, Thomas Crowley, Don
iphan county.
Guide, w. R. Hillman, Sedan, Chautauqua
county.
=Me=sengers, Thomas Dillon, of Crawford
county and Albert Barton, Topeka.
Janitors. &. T. Bradshaw, Jetmore. Dan
GRIMES, Leoti, Wichita county, Bruce Born,
Stockton, Rocks county, Leonard Bright
wiser. Clay Center, Charles, L. Wilson,
Miltonvae, and A. Simpson. Fort Scott.
The council then approved the bonds of
the Central National bank o Topeka and
First National Bank as the collecting
agencies of the state. The bonds are in the
sum of $250,000 each.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-26
Cauousslng kor senator.

The adjournment of the first caucus of the
republican member of the Kansas legisla-
ture by vote of 50 to 48, after Mr.. Burton
had received AZ of the required "a votes,
showed how closely the division is drawn.
When the second caucus came together
and adjourned without taking ballot this
was still more clearly defined. The vote
was 53 for adjourn ment to Monday night to
81 against. OF the 80, Burtons friends claim
that one of their votes was cast by Repre-
sentative Mcknight under a misapprehen-
sion and that the vote of Mr.. Hack busch,
who did not vote. belongs to their column.
These two votes they claim would have
nominated Burton, as, with the tifty-two
Burton man who voted against adjournment,
they would have completed the necessary 81
votes to settle the matter.
The opposition, however, simply pointed
to the fact that they adjourned the caucus
over Mr.. Burton's strength and will be busy
until Monday solidifying the opposition
votes upon some one candidate, SO that when
the next ballot is taken there will only be
two candidates before the caucus.
This was the over Sunday situation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-26
Starvlne MINERS.

COLUMBUS o., January 18.-A delegation
of the miners of Hooking Valley has visited
Governor Mckinley. Thousands of miners
are idle. Operators have no orders for coal,
the competition of natural gas being large
element of the cause.
Natural gas has has supplanted coal as a
means of both heat and light in many sec
tions of Ohio, Indiana and Michigan which
were once supplied with coal by the Hook
ing Valley mines.
Another and prevailing cause of the dis
aster which has overtaken the valley, is
found in the action of the miners themselves.
The Hooking Valley miners and operators
have uniformly stood by the wage scale ad-
justed annually at meeting of the competi-
tive fields. year ago this scale was fixed
at 50 cents for the Pittsburg district and go
cents for Ohio. The operators at Pittsburg
are paying but So cents, while Ohio has lived
up to the scale. Pittsburg is thus able to
undersell the Ohio district and the middle
men buy in the cheapest market. The great
strike of last summer injured the prospects
of the miners i'm mmeasurably.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-26
Browns Irrigation B,,r.

TOPEKA, January Ex-senator Brown has
an irrigation measure before the senate. By
the provisions of the bill every school sec
ton, or portion of section, owned by the
state and situated on the north. south. east
and west lines of every county west of the
9Th principal meridian is withdra wn from the
market for twenty years, though their are
certain exceptions to this Upon = petition
signed by a majority of the resident tax
payers of a county the commissioners at
their next meeting aft receiving the peti-
ton shall examine these sections with the
aim of finding a site for an irrigation well
and let the contract to the lowest res ponsible
bidder for digging and constructing an irri-
cation we'll for the production of flow.
The cost of locating and constructing wells
is to be added to the price of the lands with
drawn from the market. These lands may
be disposed of at the price thus in ncreased,
as school lands are now disposed of, except
that the purchaser must give OBJ igation In
addition to the usual contract to cover any
waste that may be committed land so
purchased In digging wells samples of the
soil will be preserved and catalogued.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-26
pension Amendments.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. January 19.-The
senate passed the pension bill appropriat-
ing $141, 900, 900, with two important amend
ments, one making Sc the lowest rate for
pension disability and another repeating the
present law cutting off the pensions of nou-
residents. 1t was stated during the debate
that the Sc amendment would increase PEN
sion expenditures not exceeding $1.000,000.
The bill served as a text for severe criticism
against the administration of the pension
office.
1t was Senator Haw!ey who offered an
amendment making Sc the lowest rate for
disabilities instead of the present ratings of
81 and 81.
Senator Lodge severe y arraigned the pen
sion Office for del VS..
Senator PETER offered an amendm ment fix
ing $S the minimum pension rate, but it
was ruled out of order.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-26
Santa Fe Reorganization.

LONDON, January 18.-The Pail Mall Ga
zette says that the features of the proposed
Santa Fe reorganization which, it believes,
will probably be adopted by the holders of
its securities. are that the general mortgage
As holders will receive new As for rs per cent
of their holdings for the balance they will
receive new income Is.
The interests due for 1894 and 1895 on the
present 4s will be funded in new As. of which
$50, 100000 will be issued and $108, ,0O0,O 900
will be used to exchange old securities. For
the payment of th4 interest due on the re-
naming S42,0)0,000 a small block will be
issued for imme diate needs.
Part of this will take the place of the guar
antee fund of $9,000,000 and $4,000.000 of
other issues. The balance will be issued for
improvements. The present land mortg ge
will be replaced by per cent preferred
stock.
''A'' bonds will be assessed So and ''B''
bonds will be assessed 50 per bond, and the
ordinary shares will be a ssessed So per share.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-26
All Europe Interested.

PARIS, January 18.--The attention of the
whole of France and for that matter the en-
tire European continent is centered in this
city.
There is no doubt that the political crisis
resulting from the resignation of the Dupuy
ministry and the subsequent resignation of
President Casimir- PerIer is one of the most
serious in the history of France.
LoNDoN.-The Standard says editoriaIly: /:
THE evil of France is less a riot of So
cialist and anarchist forces than utter reck-
lessness and mischievous spite on the part
of the moderate groups. Truly the Gran
DE Nation offers ptiable spectacle. There
IS no man left TO lift her out of the perilous
slough into which she has fallen.'
In leader the Daily News says:
m. Caslmir-Pe-ier cannot be COM
mended. He has deserted his post at time
OF difficulty and danger NJ. Casirnir- Perier
has plunged France into political confusion
rather than stick to bis onerous duty of his
post"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-26
Gold Continues to Go.

New YORK. January 21.-R. G. Dun Co. Is
Weekly Review of Trade says:
There are some good igns, but they do not
as yet extend to business generally, which
hesitates much as it has done for months.
God continues to go abroad, $500, 900
having gone during the week and the deficit
of rev nue. is already over $9,500.0)0 for the
month. This state of fact, with the failure
of congress to make provision for borrow
ing or for increasing revenue, still operates
to retard wholesome recovery and thesEol-
ume OF domestic trade represented by ex-
changesethrough earingt houses is again
about,7 per cent larger than last yesr. It
was in the ir-t.week of the month. but is 33.7
per cent smaller than tw years ago, higher
rate of decrease than for some time past.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-26
New President of France.

The French senate is composed of 300
mem bers and the chamber of 584 membe A
president is elected for seven years by a ma
jority of the votes of the national assembly.
The national assem- IDLY. composed of the
senate and cham Der, Assem- bled at Versailles.
The following the official figures for
the first ballot for president. which was cast
soon after assembling, at l p. M:
M. Henri Brisson, 344: M. Felix Faure,
PIG; M. Waldeck- Rousseau, 1876.
majority of the total votes cast is re-
quired to elect.
The casting of the secono ballot was be-
gun at 4:40 p. In. After the announce
ment of the first ballot there was great ex-
citement.
The following was the result of the second
ballot, SO far as the leading candidates are
concerned: NJ. Felix Faure, 435; M. Henri
Brisson, 363 There we're violent socialist
protests when the result was announced.
M. Challemel- Lacour, president of the
senate, the presiding officer of the assembly,
announced that NJ. Felix Faure was elected
president of France.
He is the sixth president since 1871.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-26
State Bar Association.

TOPEKA, January 19.-The state bar as
sociation discussed means of relief for the
supreme court and it was decided after spir-
tied argument as to VIII ther there should be
one, two or three of the appellate courts rec
commended, that one would be enough and
a recommendation to that effect will be
made to the legislature at an cary date.
The question of location was discussed to
some extent and the association seemed to
be in favor of Topeka "a the best point for
the esta blishment of an appellate court,
partly because the only perfect law library
in the state is at the state house.
At this session the differ mt sections for
the state were all represented; about 125
lawyers were present.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-26
To Give un Samoa

WASHINGTON, D. C., January 1S.-In the
s1ndry civil appropriation bill there is no
appropriation to maintain the part of the
United States Ia the tri-partite protectorate
over Samoa.
Secretary Gresham has several times sue-
gested hat the United States recede from
any part in the government of Samoa and
ms views were made the subject of a strong
paragraph in the PRESIDENTS last messaUs'
In accordance with these views the admins
fration has for some time neglecte to sta
llon warship at the islands. although il
was feature of the agreement that ships
should be kept at Apia.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-26
Immense PIant VIII be ButIt

KANSAS CITY, KAN, January "a local
paper says:
A gigantic corporation is being form ed
for the purpose of m nufac uring refrigera-
tor cars in Kansas City. The com pany will
b We a apitaI of s.. .5O9.O 600, and II is being
backej by the Adamses<4of Boston, and
other prominent stern capitalists
i he company wi | build an immense plant
at Armoureale. Th plant viii include a
big foundry for casting car wheels and all
other iron work necessary on the cars. big
p aning mills and carpenter shops. It is es-
tim ted that the works will give semploy-
ment to between SOD and 900 men.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-26
Pencil Pushers

ToPEKA, January 23.-The Kansas State
Editorial association closes three days ses-
sion to-day by an excursion to Lawrence.
The last business meeting will bs held there
and officers and delegates be elected.
The meeting, which cOmmenc- d at 10 a.
%. of Monday, hss been in session, meeting
three times each on Monday and Tuesd y,
With full attendance. A good time 10 coa-
iessed By every body.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-01-26
Seed. Grain fer the West.

TOPEKA. KAN, January 21.-Mr. BuckIin
has introduced bill that provides for fur
nishing western Kansas farmers with seed
gram. The bill calls for an appropriation
of. 100000. The gram is TO be purchased
by tie board of railroad commissioners and
furnished to counties on application of
th> boards of C unity commissioners.
The county receiving a consignment OF
grain Is TO give its warrant for. the re "a
burseInent OF the state and the county IN
turn Is to take tie notes of the farmers re-
eeiVinz the grain.