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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-10
TO EXTEND CIVIL Service.
President Cleveland FavOrs Extending the
System to Nearly All the Offices.

President Cleveland FavOrs Extending the
System to Nearly All the Omces.
WASHINGTON, Aug. President
Cleveland and the civil service com
mission are now considering plans for
the extension by executive order of
the civil service system to practically
all of the government offices now out
side of the classified service, including
the consuls, the postmasters and labor
ers employed on public works and under
the various bureaus of the govern
ment, aggregating in number more
places than are now under the civil
service rules and including classes of
public servants which it was supposed
could only be brought under the rules
by special legislation. There are over
800 consuls, about 20, 600 postmasters
and about 10000 laborers on the list.
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A CHURCH SHATTERED.
Lightning's Awful Work at Quakertown
Pa.-Twenty Persons Frustrated.

Llghtning's Awful Work at QuakertOwn,
Pa.-Twenty Persons Frustrated.
QUAKERTowN, Pa. Aug. 5.-The
Methodist church of this place was
struck by lightning esterday, and
twenty persons were Frustrated.
Nearly all of them were knocked sense
less by the stroke, and it is feared that
deaths will result.
DIR. Bowman, the pastor, had just
pronounced the benediction at the
morning services when the bolt struck
the belfry, running around the edifice
under the weatherboard and down un-
der the flooring. The services hav-
ing been all but concluded, many
persons were in the vestibule and
aisles of the church. Besides the
seriously injured, fourteen persons
were manned and SCARED. The
houses of the town were turned into
emergency hospitals and the victims
are being cared for. Sexton Bauman
had his coat torn from his back and
one of his shoes was stripped as by a
knife. Horses broke the tie posts out
side the church and many of them ran
away. A veritable panic followed the
stroke. After the excitement had SUBJ
sided it was found that the 600 pound
bell in the cupola was hanging almost
on thread, while fully 100 persons
were directly under it. The church
edifice is almost a wreck, as the light
ming penetrated from all sides.
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WOULD STEAL HAWAII.

San Francisco Filibusters Said to Be Anx-
iOus to Capture President DOle's Re-
public.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5.-The Chron-
icle prints story exposing an alleged
plot to restore Queen Liliuokalani and
loot Honolulu. Rudolph Spreckels,
youngest son of Claus Spreckels, is said
to be backing the scheme. The
Chronicle says: One of the best ar
ranged and most dangerous flibus-
tering expeditions ever fitted out on
American soil was uncovered in San
Francisco Saturday. It's object is-or
waste take the Hawaiian republic by
force of arms, restore to the throne ex-
Queen Liliuokalani and divide lands,
money and goods worth approximately
$27, 900, 900 among some 200 freebooters
picked up by ones and twos in western
America.
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THE GREAT CORN CROP.
Estimated 1t VIII Exceed by 100000, OO0
Bushels Any Previous Year.

Estimated 1t VIII Exceed by 2OO,OOO,OOO
Bushels Any Previous Year.
CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-The crop of corn
this year will be the largest that has
ever been known. It is estimated at
the present time that the yield will
exceed by 200, 900, 900 bushels, the
record of any previous year. How
much depends upon the corn crop Is
realized by few. The corn crop will
bring more money, if marketed, than alt
other grain products combined. The
estimated yield of corn for this year is
from 1880, 900, 900 to 2, 500, 900, 900 bush
els. At the present price, which is 80
cents for December or May delivery,
the crop would be worth $500, 600, 600.
A decline of cents a bushel would
mean a difference of Sis. 900, 600 in the
value of the crop. To emphasize the inn
mensity of this production it may be said
that the state of Iowa alone will raise
enough corn this year to supply more
than five bushels to every man, woman
and child in the United States. Illinois,
Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Missouri
and Kansas comprise what has been
termed the corn belt. This section fur.
nishes nearly, if not quite, two-thirds OF
the entire corn product. So favorable
have the reports become of an enor>
nous yield that the managers of the
various railroads that traverse the val.
legs of the Mississippi and Missouri
rivers are already making arrange.
ments and perfecting their equipment
for handling the crop. The force of
workmen has been increased in a mum.
Der of the shops, and all rolling stock
is being repaired and made available
for use in addition to new freight
cars that are being hurried rapidly in
construction
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netermined tn Die.

Owosso, Mich, Aug. 6-Mrs Jenni e
Garfield, of New Haven township, died
from starvation, having taken that
method of committing suicide. Domes-
tic troubles separated her from her
husband a year and a half ago.
She brooded over the separation
until her mind became Unbalanced.
She attempted suicide three times,
once by taking morphine, again she
used razor on herself and the third
time she jumped into cistern. Finally
she decided to starve hersel If. She
took no neurishment for thirty-three
days. which reduced her from a large,
handsome woman to mere skeleton
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-10
VICTORY FOR MINERS.
Those In the Pittsburgh District Have Ma
tiers Their Own Way.

Those In the Pittsburgh District Have Mat.
tiers Their Own Way.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 3.-The big.
gest victory ever made by organized
labor was won yesterday in Pittsburgh
by the miners. Almost every demand
was granted and the operators gave .
written guarantee for the fulfllment Of
the contract. The papers were signed
last night, which increases the wages
of 10000 miners in Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. The terms
of the agreement are that the present
rate of wages shall continue in force
until October 1, when every operators
in the Pittsburgh district will pay the
present rate, with a differential of q
cents in favor of operators who do not
have company stores. The agreement
further provides for another advance
on January l. It is understood that
the rate will be made IS cents.
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WHAT UNCLE SAM OWES.
Monthly Public Debt Statement Shows q
Slight Increase.

Monthly Public Debt Statement Shows q
Slight Increase.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-The monthly
treasury statement of the public debt
shows the total debt on July 81, less
cash in the treasury, to have been
$40, 103, 9O5, an increase for the month
of $3s, ABS, 938. This increase is due to
the delivery to the London syndicate
during the month of S31. 157, 700 in per
cent. bonds, together with loss of
IS, 900, e22 in available cash. The debt
is recapitulated as follows:
Interest bearing debt, STAT. $50, 400;
debt on which interest has ceased since
maturity, $1,000, $50; debt bearing no
interest, 1887, 1913, 3s4; total, 81, 127, 1885,
AS; certificates and treasury notes
Offset by an equal amount of cash in
treasury, 1851, 799, 500. The cash in the
treasury is classified as follows: Gold,
S155, 354, O65; silver, S512, TAG, 149; paper,
S123, $40, 791; bonds, disbursing officers
balances, etc, SIS, 920, S23; total, $s07,-
397, $50, against which there are de-
mand liabilities amounting to $780,
PAS, 800, leaving cash balance in the
treasury of S1s7, 149, $50
The monthly statement of the re.
ceipts and expenditures of the govern
ment during the month of July showT
receipts s29, O6e. 697, as against S34. sO9,-
$50 for July, 1894. The disbursements
during July, 1895, amounted to $685.
54s.O63 as against $50, GAS, $50 for July,
1904. OF the receipts, $14, O76, s94 were
from customs, and S12, s9s, 4O5 from in
ternal revenue. During July, 1894, the
receipts from customs were So, 437, 33s,
and from internal revenue, SIS, 200, 4S7.
The pension payments last month
amounted to S12, 755, 427, reduction Of
about STAT, 900 from July, 1894. /,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-10
A NOES VIOLENCE.
Unruly Italians Attack Negro Colony Meas
Spring Valley. Ill.

UnruIy Italians Attack a Negro Colony Nea3
Spring Valley, Ill.
SPRING VALLEY, ILL.,, Aug. 5.-The
location, a patch of some hundred odd
company houses near No. shaft, in
habited almost exclusively by negroes,
was yesterday morning visited by a
vengeful mob of 500 Italian miners and
given taste of mob violence. Satur-
day night near midnight five colored
menheld up white man named Barney
Role between this city and the loca-
ton, and after robbing him of nearly
500 in money, fred three pistol shots
into him and left him for dead. Role
is the third man shot at the location in
the past few weeks.
When the white miners of this city
yesterday morning heard of the out
rage they assembled on the public
quare and decided to march in a body
20 General Manager Dalzell's house
and demand of him the discharge of
every colored man in the location. A
brass band was secured and the mob
repaired to the general managers
house. He refused to grant what the
white miners wanted. They then told
him that, as he was not disposed to
run them out of town, they would
take the matter up themselves, and
with that they marched toward No. 3.
BY the time the mob arrived at the
location most of the negroes, having
been notified of the wrath of the
whites, had fed to the woods. About
dozen were caught and treated to
most violent kicks. Stones were
hurled at them and shots fred. Two
were shot, but not seriously hurt.
BY noon yesterday every negro had
fed the city. All afternoon gang of
men with pistols and shotguns secured
the woods, hunting for negroes to
shoot at. Sheriff Clark, who was tel
egraphed for, arrived in the afternoon,
with a dozen deputies. No more
trouble is anticipated, unless the ne
RrOes attempt to come back.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-10
ANOTHER DEMAND ON FRANCE

Uncle Sam VIII Insist ON Seeing the Rec
Ords In the Waller Case.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-Failing to re.
ceive any assurance of progress from
Ambassador Eustis in the Waller case.
Acting Secretary of State Adee has
again cabled him to press the request
for the record of Walters trial at Mad,
agascar, and has instructed him at
some length as to the position
which he should take in presenting it
1t is understood the department has
adopted the view that this governments
is entitled to full record of the pro
ceedings and that Mr. Eustis has been
instructed to say to the French author
tiles that nothing less than the in,
spection of the complete papers in the
case will be sufficient to satisfy thu
United States whether justice has been
done. 1t is also stated, on what is be.
lieved to be good authority, that the
instructions to Mr.. Eustis go farther
in that they direct him to say that
final refusal to furnish a complete
transcript will be accepted by this gov.
eminent as a denial of Justice.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-10
FROM A BURNING BALLOON
Horrible and Fatal Accident to Two Aero
nauts at Jackson, Mich.

Horrible and Fatal Accident to Two Aero
nauts at jackson, Mich.
DETROIT, Mich. Aug. 5.-A special
from Jackson, Mich, says: Two aero
nauts were fatally injured in a balloon
accident, which occurred at Wander
cooks lake, a resort miles south OF
jackson, early Saturday morning. The
balloon used was one of the largest of
the hot air variety, with double trapeze
bars About o'clock it was success
fully inflated. Ella Peake, a trapeze
performer, took the upper bar and
Charles Elliott, the lower. At the mo-
ment the retaining ropes were cast off
gust of wind caught the canvas and
careened it to one side and it took fire.
The monster shot into the air some dis
tance, with both of the Mortified aer-
onauts on the trapeze. Then it col
1apsed and came crashing down. Miss
Peake is large woman and fell
heavily, breaking both legs, besides
suffering internal injuries. Elliott
struck on his shoulders and is badly
crushed. His injuries are said to De
fatal
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-10
THE SEARCH ENDED.
The Police Give Up Hunting for Bones in
Holmes 'sCastle.''


Holmes castle"
CHICAGO, Aug. 6-The search for hu-
man bones in the basement of Fl. 81.
Holmes ''castle" was abandoned to-
day and a small force of men
was put to work smoothing up the
basement floor, filling up the hole
and repairing the breaks in the ma
sonry made by the detectives in their
search for clews. The house will
shortly be vacated by the police and
turned over to it's owners. The work
of the detectives hereafter will be con-
fined to a hunt for witnesses who can
directly connect Holmes with some of
the numerous murders with which he
is charged.
L L. Conner, husband of Mrs. Julia
Conner, who is supposed to have been
one of Holmes victims at the Engle-
wood castle" has decided to swear
out warrants for the arrest of Holmes
and Quinlan. He claims that he has
discovered considerable that the police
know nothing about and that he is con-
WINGED that Holmes murdered his wife
and little girl and that Quinlan was an
ACCESSORY.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-10
The Waller Family.

WASHINGTON, Aug. ALI of the
members of the Waller family are at
last out of Madagascar, but their mis-
fortune continues, and Mrs. Waller,
wife of the harassed ex-consul,
is now with her little children
helpless and stranded on an island
at the other side of the globe. A letter
was received by Paul FL. Bray, Walters
son-in-law, and dispatch yesterday
by the state department from United
States Consul CAMPBELL at the island OF
MaIritiuS
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-10
NOMINATION BY PETITION.

Kansas Republicans VIII Not Hold Con.
yention to Nominate Justice Martin.
TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 1.-The plan
which seemed to meet the approval of
most of the republican state commit
teemen at the consultation yesterday
was to nominate Chief Justice Martin
through petition, as provided in the
Australian ballot law, and not to
hold state convention. 1t is pro-
posed that at the committee meet.
ing, which has been called for August
Is, resolution shall be passed calling
upon republican county central COM
mittees each to furnish a petition
naming Judge Martin as the candidate.
This will give his nomination the party
color which is desired.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-10
WILL CARE FOR KANSAS.
Representatives of the State to the Mexican
ExDOAitiOn Organize.

Representatives of the State to the Mexican
Exposition Organize.
TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 1.-The mem
bers of the committee appointed to
represent Kansas at the internationa
exposition to be held in the City Of
Mexico met at the state house yester-
day and effected an Organization by Sc
lecting the following officers: Col.
Alexander Warner, president; E. S.
Chenoweth, vice president; E. R. Moses,
secretary; Arthur Capper, assistant
secretary, and r. w. Turner, treasurer.
1t was determined to secure an exhibit
from every county in Kansas for the
exDOSitiOn
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AFFAIRS IN C06A.
Insurgents Defeated by Government Troops
in Two Engagements.

Insurgents OeIe8CeO Dy GOV0rnmenb troops
in Two engagements.
HAVANA, Aug. 5.-Lieut. Col. Mo-
lima, at the head of force of auxiliary
troops, had skirmish to-day with the
insurgents, commanded by the we'll
known leader Matagas, at Sabana
Torres, near Rosario Vieja, in the
province of Santa Clara. The inscr-
gents attempted to surround the aux
iliaries. but the latter, rein forced by
forty infantry soldiers, charged the en-
envy, who numbered 200, and dispersed
them. The insurgents left five dead
upon the field and retired with many
wounded. The troops captured ten
saddle horses, carrying provisions, and
during the engagement twenty saddle
horses, carrying ammunition and other
supplies for the insurgents, were killed.
Among the killed was Capt. Jose Reyes
Caderera, of the insurgents, whose
body was fully identified. On the side
of the troops one corporal and one
guerilla were seriously wounded.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-10
The Tr,p of the Liberty Ben.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 2.-Counsels
committee met and arranged the
itinerary for Liberty Bell on its trip &c
.he Cotton States exposition in At
lanta. The bell will leave Philadel-
phia via the Pennsylvania railroad on
the morning of September II, and will
arrive in Washington at noon, leav-
ing Washington at 2 p. M 1t will
pass through Richmond, Petersburg.
Lynchburg, Roanoke, Bristol, arriving
at Knoxville at p. m, September b.
mt Chattanooga, 1880 a. M, Septem
Der il, and Atlanta at 4 p. m, Septem-
Der l6
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-10
ELEcTRocuTEp.
Richard Leach Suffers the Penalty for
Numbering His Wife.

Richard Leach Suffers the Penalty for
Numbering His Wife.
SING SING. n. Y, Aug. 6.-Richard
Leach was electrocuted to-day for the
murder of his common law wife, Mary
III. Leach, which occurred Decem Der IL,
1894. Leach was young man, florist
by occupation. The woman was known
to have an unsavory reputation. There
were no sensational features con-
nected with the electrocution. Leach
met death as calmly as though it were
a common place affair. The execution
occupied about two minutes and
was completely successful. The
current was turned on at 11:16:40
A convulsive Strengthening of each
limb and body followed by the
heightening color of the face were the
only external indications of the work
of the electric fluid. The first shock
was at the full intensity of I, 700 volts
and at the end of seven seconds the
current was reduced to 300 volts where
it remained forty-eight seconds, then
was shot up again to 1,70O volts for an
instant and reduced to 800 again, and
when DR.. Gibbs gave the signal to turn
it off it was increased suddenly to 700
again and turned off at at once. The
total period of contact was 1857.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-10
PRoHIelTloNIsTs AT DECATUR.
Ten Thousand People Present at the Close
of the Camp Meeting.


DECATUR, ILL.,, Aug. 6-The attend
ance at the national prohibition camp
meeting, which closed here yesterday
evening, was about 10000 Nine ex-
cursion trains came in on various rail-
roads. Religious services were held in
the big tent at IL a. M, with sermon
by Rev. Jasper L. Douthit, of Shelby
vile. In the afternoon addresses were
made by COL Eli F. Ritter, of 1ndianap-
oils, and Col. Nate A. Reed, of Chicago.
Col. Ritter, who is considered the best
available candidate of the prohibition
party for president made an argumen:
that the rights of the individual are
subject to the public welfare and on
that basis hopes to secure national pro-
hibition through the7federal courts by
having the granting of dramshop liz
censes declared unconstitutional. At
night Mrs. Helen NJ. Parker, of Dakota,
national treasurer of the w. C. T. u,
delivered the closing address of the
meeting, which has been in session
eleven DAYS.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-10
ZIP WYATT IN THE TOLLS.
The Noted Desperate and Outlaw Captured
Near Sheridan. Ok.


Near Sheridan, ok.
WICHITA, Kan, Aug. 5.-Dick Yeager,
alias Zip Wyatt, the most daring des-
perado in the Indian territory, and for
years the terror of Oklahoma, was
captured yesterday near Sheridan, Ok,
after one of the most desperate fights
recorded in the criminal history of
Oklahoma. For over an hour he stood
out against the officers. who emptied
several shots into his body, and not
until both arms were rendered use
less were the officers able to capture
him. Physicians have dressed his
wounds and say he will live. He was
removed TO the Garfield county jail for
safe keeping. This breaks up the last
gang of bandits in Oklahoma 1t has
cost the government a mint of money,
but it has triumphed. One of the Yea
gers recent crimes is the killing of q
Baptist minister because he protested
when the bandit took from him the
horse he was riding.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. IA special
from Chillancingo, Mex, says that a
terrible tragedy is reported from the
village of Chilepa. west of there.
While ball was in progress at the
home of Jose Ferreta, a prominent
citizen of that place, Louis Martinez
a young Spaniard, became enraged at
being refused dance by young lady,
and drew pistol and began firing in
discriminatory into the crowd OF dane
ers He fired a dozen or more shots
and killed three men and one woman.
He then les .he place in the midst of
the excitement and has not yet been
captured.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-10
AN ANARCHISTS SWIFT FATE.
Blown to Atoms by His Own Bomb While
Attempting Assassination.

Blown to Atoms by His Own Bomb While
Attempting Assassination.
DoUAI France, Aug. s. During the
fetes in the mining district of Anyche,
to celebrate the jubilee of M. Vuille-
min, manager of the Anyche Colliery
Co., an anarchist named Decoux in the
crowd fred five revolver shots at NJ.
Vuillemin while he was leaving the
church. Three of them took effect.
though the wounds inflicted were
not serious. Directly afterward
a tremendous explosion was heard
and Decoux's body was hurled
several hundred yards, while
ten of the bystanders were thrown to
the floor, injured by the explosion.
Decoux had been carrying a bomb be-
meath his coat, which was prematurely
exploded. Decoux was disem bowled
and terribly mutilated and expired i'm
mediately. He was dismissed from the
colliery after strike in 1893.
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Kansas July Weather.

LAWRENCE, KAN, Aug. 2.-The
monthly weather report issued by
Chancellor F. H. Snow says that the
month of July just closed was charac.
terized by an extraordinary rainfall,
exceeding by far any previous July in
twenty-eight years record The total
rainfall was 1906 inches, being sos
above the July average. Tho total
rainfall for the year 1895 SO far is %. &c
inches, which is 3.92 inches above the
average twenty -eight years record.
The month was also remarkably cool,
only the Julys of 1889 and 1891 being
cooler