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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-25
OF THE WEEK.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

he THE United States supreme court
gave its decision on the Goth on the in
come tax law, declaring it unconstitu-
tional in toto. Those against it were
Chief Justice Fuller and Justices Field,
GRAY, Brewer and Shiras. Those for
the law, Justices Harlan. White, Brown
and Jackson. The majority declared
it direct tax because not apportioned
according to representation
THE president has retired Adm.
doing SO has administered a severe re-
buke to him.
SECRETARY CARLISLE opened the dis
cussion of the question of sound money
at COvington, KY. on the goth. The
rush to hear the speaker was tremen-
dous. An attempt was made to reserve
seats for ladies, but it was given up
when the pressure for admission by
voters was felt. The beginning of the
address, which was very long, was de-
layed by street demonstration Of con-
siderable magnitude.
THE president on the 10th signed the
proclamations declaring the Yankton
Sioux reservation in South Dakota and
the Siletz reservation in Oregon open
to settlement at noon May 81. The
general land Office, it was understood,
has already placed itself in readiness
to carry out the provisions of the proc
lamations. The Yankton reserve en-
braces about 16s, 900 acres.
THE secretary of the interior has
rendered decision in the case of
eagle against Mendenhan from the
Perry, Ok, land district. The decision
of the commissioner of the general land
office is overruled and Mendenhall's en-
try is to stand intact The secretary
holds that settlers who acted in obedi-
ence to the instructions given by the
department forbidding entry from the
Ponca and Usage reservations should
not be deprived of their rights, and
therefore directs that the contest of
eagle, who made ''the rum from the
latter reservation, be dismissed.
IT was reported on the Goth that the
British had occupied Corinto and that
the Nicaraguans would not pay the in
demnity demanded until compelled to
do so, in order to avoid being forced to
resign office.
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE MORTON,
in letter to the National Provisioner,
says he will advocate placing beef alb
solutely on the free list if investiga-
ton proves the existence Of a com bine.
THE Western Federation of Miners
at Denver, Col, adopted resolutions
supporting the principles of the Omaha
populist platform, favoring the I'M
limited coinage of silver at the ratio of
16 to 1, appealing to all branches of
organized labor to unite for protec-
ton, concentrating efforts at the bal
lot to secure the election of the party
pledged to work for the enactment of
laws beneficial to the masses of the
people and the repeal of all laws whic h
placed capital above labor, and de-
claring that occupancy and use were
the only title to land.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-25
Spring Makes Me Tired

It makes pure, rich blood. 1t gives :
strength to nerves and muscles because
it endows the blood with new powers
Of nourishment. It creates an appetite,
tones and strengthens the stomach and
digestive organs, and thus builds up
the whole system and prepares it to-
meet the change to warmer weather.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is a medicine
upon which you may depend. 1t is
the only true blood purifier prom
inently before the public eye to-day.
1t has a record of cures unequaled in.
the history of medicino. 1t is the medi-
cine of which so many people write,
" Hoods Sarsaparilla does all that it
is claimed to do" You can take
Hoods Sarsaparilla with the confident
expectation that it will give you pure
blood and renewed health. Take it now,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-25
MISCELLANEOUS.

THE Henry McShane Manufacturing
Co., at Baltimore, Md, has voluntarily
raised the wages of its ZOO employees
10 per cent.
DISPATCHES from points in North Da-
kota indicated that the frost on the
night of the 18th was the severest in
many years. Young wheat was frozen
off to the ground in many localities.
One report placed the damage as high
as 30 per cent. Corn was believed to
be ruined.
INTERNAL. REVENUE COMMISSIONERS
MILLER has telegraphed all collectors
Of internal revenue TO forward at once
TO his Office all income tax returns.
There has been collected about $50, 900
under the income tax law. Commits
sioner Miller, as soon as he is officially
informed of the supreme courts deci-
sion, viii, no doubt, take steps to re-
fund ali of the collections.
Mrs. WARRICK, a farmers wife, near
Oskaloosa, Ia. gave rough on rats to
her three children on the Goth and then
committed suicide. Two children will
die
A TURKISH pilgrim steamer, carrying
Mahommedan pilgrims going to Mecca,
was wrecked on the Red sea on the
18th. There were 700 persons on board
but all were saved.
THE oldest business block in Ben
nettsville. s. C. was burned on the 10Th,
seven stores being destroyed. Loss,
So, 900.
Mrs. BELLE RICHMOND, colored, 1iv-
ing near Hillsboro, O., became insane
and hanged her 1O-months-old child
till it died. Then she ran across fields,
beating the ground with it's dead body.
Another child. years old, she threw
in the well and jumped in after it. She
climbed out again with the child, who
was dying. Alarmed neighbors PIN
toned the frantic woman and carried
her to Jail.
AT Louisville, KY, a military and
civic parade was held on the nth in
honor of the arrival from Washington
of the historic cannon donated by the
| United States government to the citi.
zens and Grand Army committee. Bust
ness was generally suspended, and the
| people of Louisville turned out en-
masse to receive the relics. One of the
| cannon was in service or the federal
! side and the other on the confederate
side during the war. 1t is the inten-
| ton of the committee to have the can.
non melted down and made into SOU
venirs for distribution during the com
ing encampment next Sc ptember.
NIKE KING was hanged at Helen
wood. Tenn. on the nth for the muir
der of ". A. Beck. 1t was the first
legal execution in the county. and a
large crowd was present The con-
demned man broke down completely
| on the scaffold.
| A TWO and half story wooden tene-
ment house occupied by several French
families, in Coventry, miles from
Providence, r. l., collapsed on the 18th
and three persons We're killed and
| elev-n injured. 1t was thought that
two of the latter were fatally hurt.
The building had been raised to per
NIT the building of another story be.
l aeath it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-25

THE United States supreme court
has decided that all officers and men in
the army and navy, as we'll as those in
the militia while in the service of the
United States, are at all times subject
to military law, and that court-martial
sentences cannot be set aside or re-
viewed by civil tribunals on writs of
habeas corpus That is to say, when a
man enters the army or navy he ceases
to be citizen in the sense of having
the right of appeal to the civil courts,
and is bound to submit to the military
code under all circumstances
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-25

THE Paris-Bordeaux race of automo-
bile carriages, to be run in June or the
beginning of July, promises to fore
shadow the horseless period. The race
the competition of carriages without
horses-is to demonstrate whether the
Iong-delayed, oft-attempted invention
has been completed by the creation and
adaptation of type of automobile
carriage that IS at once free from dan
ger, and the management of which
calls bnt for the exercise of ordinary
skill The race is to be international
IN the broadcast sense. and unrestricted
as to the employment of motive sys-
tens.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-25

Gov. HASTINGS, of Pennsylvania, has
vetoed an act of the legislature giving
married women the same control over
their separate real estate that is exer-
cised by married men. To give married
women this power, he says, lis to in
vite ill-considered and selfish advice
from meddlesome and impecunious
relatives, and to afford new opportuni-
ties to the itinerant speculator on the
creduiity and inexperience of tie peo-
pie"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-25

REPORTS recently reached Little
Rock, Ark, of the wholesale kidnap-
ing of negroes by white men from
Louisiana who need farm laborers.
When laborers were wanted, they
crossed into Arkansas, selected the
negroes they needed and took them to
Louisiana by force. In some cases,
the kidnapers have been seen driving
before them like so many sheep a
bunch of negroes with their arms pin
toned and tied together.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-25

A SPECIAL agent of the United States
bureau Of labor was in Ashland, Wis,
recently gathering labor statistics.
He had been all over Wisconsin and
was about completing his report on
that state. He said there was more
child labor in proportion to manufac-
turing institutions in that state than
in any others, and in regard to wages.
hours, etc., labor in Wisconsin was
worse off than any other state in the
union except Pennsylvania.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-25

THE Herrick cannery at The Dalles,
Ore, has begun to pack horse meat
and Mr.. Eerrick was feeding 3-year-
old FLY on grain to see if the quality
of the meat would improve. Samples
of the canned horse meat have been
distributed in the large cities and, if
the demand warrants, one hundred
horses day will be slaughtered and
canned
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-25

THE downfall of the Hawaiian re-
public was said to be likely to occur
at any time, the people being dissatis-
fed, particularly the American resi-
dents. At a recent conference between
Mr.. Thurston, late minister from
Hawaii to Washington, and President
Dole and other mem bers of his cabinet,
the former declared that the only hope
of permanent peace on the island was
to place Princess Kaiulani in the posi-
ton on which the former monarchy
proposed that she should some day
have
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-25

IN spite of the fact that the chancel-
lor, Prince Hohenlohe, deprecated the
matter, the upper house of the Prus-
sian diet, by vote of ~ to 3S, adopted
the resolution of Count Won Mirbach in
favor of steps being taken for the
prompt settlement of the currency
question by an agreement as to inter
national bimetallism.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-25

Ex-Gov. JOHN P. ST. JOHN has writ
ten letter to the press denying that
he was about to drop prohibition and
advocate free silver coinage, or that
he had discouraged the nomination of
a prohibition candidate for president
in 1905
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-25

Beecham's pills are for bilious
ness, bilious headache, dyspepsia,
heartburn, torpid liver, dizziness,
sick headache, bad taste in the
mouth, coated tongue, loss Of
appetite, sallow skin, ETC., when
caused by constipation and con-
stipation is the most frequent
cause of all of them.
Go by the book. Pills ice and 25c a
box. Book FREE at your druggists OF
write B. F. Allen Co., 365 Canal Street,
New York.
Annual sales more than 100000 boxes
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-25

THE United States weather bureau
cost the country S812, I'll last year, but
few persons would say that the invest
ment was not a good one, as its pre-
dictions of late have been nearly cor
rect as a rule.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-25

POETS who sing of a ''shoreless sea-
leave nothing in their imagination for the
waves to break on and for ships to arrive
at and land whale oil after long voyage
n. O. Picayune.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-25
FARM AND GARDEN.
RULES or THE ROAD.
The EngEishman Turns to the Left, the
American to the Right.

different in different parts of
Anglo-Saxon world. When, for
st4pce, an American who is riding
drying meets another rider or core
anee on the road, he turns to the
Ths Briton, on the contrary,
the :eft. But if a walking Bn Tifin,
-anoSher pedestrian on then bloom
sidewalk, he turns to Their
TIE rule Of the road
cryssallized in Enpor commission
forE3a, one of which IS investigating
Tbs rule Of the ros of women's work.
FeF in drivineUe a year or more be-
Ii s'u 9ear are given to the public.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-25
When You Want . rhresher,

Horse Power, Swinging or Wind Stacker,
Saw Mil, Self Feeder, or an Engine, ad-
dress the j. I. CASE T. M. Co., Racine, Wis.
They have the largest Threshing Machine
plant in the world, and their implements may
be relied upon as the best. Business estab-
ished 1912. Illustrated catalogue mailed free.
THE good are heavens peculiar care
Ovid
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-25
Sympathetic.

De Spouter-What was that disturb
apce in the rear of the room when I
was reciting Mrs Hemans' poem last
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-25

Sc legation at Washing
Bus in "a an official cable recently
~ Enat a final and satisfactory
cement had been reached by Japan
It'll the European powers on the east
ern question.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-25

Van Sharp-That was Old Soak weep
ing over the line, He never smiled
again. Town Topics.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-25
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Is the Only
True Blood Purifier
Prominently in the Public Eye To-day.
Defined.

Teacher-What is greediness, Ted
die? When is person greedy?
Teddie (tentatively)-A little boy?
Teacher-Yes; when is little boy
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-25

Teddie (promptly)-When he wants
something that you want for yourself.
Judge.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-25

grand matron, Mrs. Helen Kermer,
Eureka; associated grand patron, A.
Anderson, Wichita; grand treasurer,
Mrs Jesse Pearsall, Fort Scott; grand
secretary, Mrs. Myra Mottram, OF
tawa; grand conductress, Mrs Del
La Bennett, Hutchinson; associate
grand conductress, Mrs. Libbie Young,
Kansas City, Kan; grand chaplain,
Eliza s. Wearner, Olathe; grand mar
shall, Mrs. Belle HaiRes, Emporia;
grand warden, Mrs. Emma Fulton,
Winfield; grand organist, Miss Emma
Stetis, Girard; grand Adah, Mrs. A.
Sutherland, Beloit; grand Ruth, Mrs
Eva Foster, Independence; grand
Esther, Mrs. Jennie E. White, Paola;
grand Martha, Mrs Rachel Passon,
Lawrence; grand Electa, Mrs. Eva
Wheeler. Norton.
A negro convict in the penitentiary
got hold of a knife and the other
morning when the prisoners were let
out of their cells he murderously
assaulted another colored convict,
against whom he had grudge, and
stabbed him several times, inficting
serious wounds
The boiler plug of a Missouri Pacific
engine blew out at Haven the other
day, fatally scalding Engineer Hodg-
son.
J. n. Harvey, ex-treasurer of school
district No. So, Shawnee county. is
charged with being short $4,000 in q
fund raised to build a new school
-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-19
SAM JONES TALKS SENSE.
In Reply Ia a CoIored Voter He Gives Good
Advice tn His People.

sam Jones. that worthy and loyal
young colored man who has made such
2 faithful constable for the past two
years. has addressed the following COM
munication 10 the Eagle;
To the Colored Voters Of Wichita:
Gentlemen observed in last even
ing's paper an article that purpoted 10
have been written by a Colored voter
of this city. which was evidently pen
red by some disappointed ''ringsteT'
who has no love or regard FOR our race
! was one Of the colored defeated can
6idates in the late Republican conven-
lion. The people of this city had here
tofore nominated and elected ME 40 the
position OF consta BILE. which l now hold
/ was a candidate for reelection
wanted the office because I thought I
had discharged the duties or constable
faithfully and well for the past two
Years. but | am not one Of those Re
nuclhians that believe that I was sent
into this world simply 10 hold office or
that | had q divine or any other right
To go before any convention and de
rr,and 4 nomination as matter or
course.
There were many complications which
arose in the late convention that could
not have been forseen prior 10 the
nomination of the candidates and Tor
which the ticket is not responsible IN
any manner. No man in the conYen-
ton could know with any degree OF
certainty that he would be nominated
until the final ballot was taken. except
the Hon. L. VI. Cox. who was nominated
by reclamation.
don't believe there was a Republl-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-19

set of mon exceDt for the men and
women who are paying for conducting
the city and school government. Sec
ond. to commend your editorial IN
recent issue in which you take the pos
ition. and clearly state it, that what
the people want is information of what
the eXepnditureS have been, what the
receipts have been. whether the former
exceed the latter, and if so how TO REM
edy il.
| think the Eagle is honest enough to
admit that if a man Is so constituted
that he cannot believe that there is any
reform or economy in any city govern
ment chosen on a Republican ticket,
that he has a right and it is his duty
to help nominate a ticket that he
thinks can accomplish some good, and
! think you would commend his zeal,
even though you might criticize ms
judgment.
But that is not the issue. The issue
cannot be defined until we have the in
formation on which TO base our con
clusion and opinions. This Is why 1
write. Simply to ask your assistance
in getting every citizen who Is IN earn
est about reducing taxation. or at least
stopping its increase, 10 come out ana
attend the citizens meeting on We'd
nesdav evening. Let no man stay away
beIieveine il 10 be conducted in the in
terest of any man or any party. 1t Is
to he an honest and energetic effort TO
ascertain our true condition, giving the
candidates Of all parties an opportu-
ritv 10 announce their methods ana
plans for the future and 10 devise
means Of assisting our city officers,
regardless of who may be elected, in
carving out the expressed intentions
Of the people TO have their burdens
Ughtened The committee has been
working hard and while the time at .ts
command has been brief. il Will have
accomplished very much by ednes-
dav evening. All the candidates have
been invited according to resolutions
of last weeks meeting and every cit
lien can learn something that VIII as
siSt him in assisting our city govern
uent in solving these problems which
are not easy ones | assure you. Nheth-
I er we are 10 have another ticket or not
is not now OF interest 10 those OF Us
who are in earnest in this work OF
| economy. What We are interested IN
is finding out what our difficulties are
and how 10 remedy them When We
know this We can. each FOR himself,
conclude in whose hands he thinks the
work can best be entrusted. Until he
knows what conditions are and facts
are how can ne ask candidates 10 de-
fine their positions and express their
intentions.
Truly. what we want is facts and
figures. When We have these We can
easier distinguish between candidates
Threfor. 1t every citizen attend the
meeting. Let him rot tell his vie h.
viii be home al 2 or - o'clock but
come prepared u take time 10 hear and
| consider and devise "A plan of action
whereby the city government can b.
conducted efficiently on our actual r.
ceipts / am NOT and have not been
candidate for any office
/. W CIAPP.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-19
SUIT CONCERNING 4 UNIVERSITY.
Federal Court Asked to Straighten Out
Compticafed Case.

The federal court will be asked this
morning 10 dicharge garnishment
suit brought against the Wichita Uni
versity by a number of persons in
PENNSYLVANIA who shortly after the
boom became guarantors on a mort
gage given to pDocure a loan 10 satisfy
the mechanics liens then held against
the university building on College Hill.
In 1856 Rev. y. y. Shuey. represent
ing the cause Of the Reformed church
in the United States, proposed that II
the city of Wichita would raise
building fund Of $4,000 and donate
fifty acres Of ground 10 the cause, the
various synOds OF the church would
furnish an endowment fund Of 5000,
which should be placed at the disposal
of the university. Subscriptions were
readily made and the donations OF land
granted by persons residing and own
ing properties on college Hill AFTER
the building had been partly erected
and the $4,000 for the endowment fund
paid by the church. the boom substd-
ing the subscribers 10 the building
fund having paid $1,000 OF the 81 coo
subscribed. refused 70 make further
payment The work as Il progressed
was paid in part. 10 the amount OF
about 3 600 out OF tunGS loaned from
the endowment fund. pending the CON-
ple7ion OF the building fund. After
me completion OF the building the sub
scriptions 10 the fund for ats erection
not being paid within $40 9sa q loan 70
that amount on mortgage, on the
buildings was negotiated ~ W n
Bridentaugh. Esq. then Of this city.
from a man in Pennsylvania. but n
order 10 procure the loan BridenbaDsh,
unknown 70 the board u trustees, pro
cured the names q Hon. George z.
Baer. Rev. = Baussuan. = n. and
several other persons q prominence
and wealth n the church. being in
Reading. Pa. as guaranJOrs on the
mortgage. owing - the stTaitened
circumstances OF the university. these
guarantors paid the interest on the
loan as il came due
At the session q the district court
held in December. tSs3. tn university
procured Judgment 70 the amount Of a
little les< than $500 against Henry
S~hweiter. A - Dickson and 7 "
Hutchings on subscriptions toward ths
building fund made IL lSSf but never
paid. At the annual meeting 81 The
board II trustees held May H. 1894. tn
Monies procured by judgment were
turned over u pay the loan made from
the endowment fund - complete the
building These monies. however. q
few cays prior To The action above