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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-02-09
ReformatorY for Wcman.

TOPEKA, January 31.-The esta bl1shment
of woman's industrial institute for the
purpose of reforming women over 16 years
of age Is the object OF bill introduced by
Representative Gardenhire Fifteen thou
sand dollars is to be appropriate ted, $5, 900 is
to go for the purchase Of a suita BILE site.
Three women's reformatory commissioners,
appointed by the governor and approved by
the senate, are to have charge of the SCI &C.
ton OF the site and plans, subject to the
approval of the governor.
Provision is to be made for 300 inmates
with classified apartments. A board of five,
appointed by the governor and approved by
the senate, will have complete charge of the
institution. Two of this board must be
women, and no four may belong to the same
political party. They hold office for four
years and receive ony actual expenses. The
board appoints all officers of the institution
and fixes their salaries.
The special design of the bill is to create
a place of punishment for women offenders
IN place of city and county jails. Should
the bill become law, women offenders over
the age prescribed would be sentenced to
this reformatory instead of being given Jail
sentences. Religious, educat tional and in
dustrial training and influence are to be
made the special features of the manage
ment. When sufficiently reformed, inmates
may be released on condition to secure en-
ployment until their term expires. If they
prove unworthy, they are to be sent back to
finish their sentences. Forty thousand dol
lars for maintenance for 1896 and the same
for 1897 is asked.
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$1,000 90 for Seed

TOPEKA, February 2.-The house of repre-
sentatives passed by vote of 81 to q bill
to appropriate 100000 to be expended by
the board of railroad com miss1oners for
seed to be distributed in the counties of the
Sixth and Seventh Congressional districts,
excepting the counties of Jewell, MitcneIl,
McPherson, Harvey, Sedgwick, Sumner,
Harper. hlngman, Reno and Rice.
The distribution is to be apportioned to
the counties by the railroad commissioners,
and they are to inform the county commits
sioners of the several counties of the amour s
SO apportioned
The county commissioners are to issue
county warrants for the amounts due Feb
ruary l. 1896, which shall have priority of
all other warrants.
The county commissioners are to take OBJ
legations from those who receive seed, which
shall be first lien their crops, the coun-
ty commissioners are to collect such obliga-
tlons and transmit such collections to the
state treasurer to beceredited on the county
warrants. The act to take effect upon pub
Acation in the official state paper.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-02-09
wAKEENEY, KANSAS, SATURDAY FEBRUARY O. 1895
A Noted Pension Case.

Judge Bradley, of the District of Colum bia
supreme court, granted the mandamus asked
for by Judge Charles ID. Long, of Michigan.
to compel Com missioner Lochren, of the
pension bureau. to restore the former rating
of S12 month TO plaintiff,
Three questions were involved in the case,
whether Commissioner Tanner was justified
IN issuing the certificate giving Judge Long
SI2 per month rating, whether the commits
sloner of pensions is empowered to review
and reverse the action of his predecessor
upon the same state of facts for alleged error
IN judgment to change the status of the rate
to the pension rolls and to revoke his pen
sion certificates, and whether the court has
the power by mandamus to direct the COM
mission to veto his order of revocation.
Ihe disabilities of Judge Long, said the
court IN reviewing the case, are SO perma.
nent and total as to require the regular per.
sonal aid and attendance of another person
the class of cases for which congress fixed a
rating of S72 a month. No duty was i'm
posed and no authority conferred upon the
Commissioners, said the court, to order
special IN this case, and only cases wherein
the commissioners could increase or reduce
the pension according to right and justice
are those in which biennial examinations
are required.
Discussing the functions of the com
missioner of pensions, Judge Bradley laid
down the proposition that the commissioner
Is neither the government nor congress and
cannot give nor withhold pensions at his
pleasure. The action of Commissioners
Lochren in revoking Judge Longs certifi-
Gates, it was held, was illegal and his clear
duty, therefore, the court said, is to revoke
that order, restore the former rating from
the present rate of $50 per month and en-
force continuance of such larger payments
SUNNI 'ng up the case Judge Bradley held
that the court had the power by mandamus
to compel the performance of that duty
and accordingly granted the mandamus
asked.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-02-09
COMMITTEES Amendmen+s

WASHINGTON. D. c.. February 2.-Some
of the amendments which the com mmittee on
banking and currency have recommended
to the administration bill are as follows:
The bonds which, by the original bill, were
made payable fifty years after date, are
made payable at the pleasure of the United,
States after ten years from the date of their
issue and are due fifty years after date The
section which requires the legal tender notes
and treasury notes when redeemed in gold
to be cancelled and not reissued is amended
by adding the following, offered by Mr..
Russell: Provided. that the amount of
such United States notes and treasury notes,
which may be cancelled and retired, shall
not exceed in the aggregate an amount equal
to the additional circulation taken out by
national banks, after the passage of this
act.''
On motion of Mr.. Brosius. the fourth sec
t1on of the bill, which provides hat national
bank notes of less denomination than $40
should be retired and cancelled, and an
equal amount in denominations of $40 and
upwards should be issued in their places,
and that silver certificates now outstanding
larger than $40 should be RETIRED and the
silver certificates of denominations of less
than $40 should be issued in their stead was
stricken out.
On motion of Mr.. Walker, section 5, which
requires duty on imports 10 be paid in gold
coin only, was striken out.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-02-09

TOPEKA, February 1.-Mr. Beekman, of
Cowley, has introduced a bill to regulate
building and loan associations. 1t divides
such associations as domestic and foreign
and they are all brought under the supervi-
sion of the state bank commissioner. Each
association is required to make statement
to the bank commits sioner at the end of its
fiscal year. The bank commissioners is re-
quired to examine at least once each year
every association, its books, papers, notes,
bonds, etc. Should he discover any irregu-
larity he shall direct the board of directors
to correct the wrong within thirty days un-
der penalty of action against them by
the attorney general. Foreign companies,
IN addition to being held to the same laws
as the state associations, must deposit with
the state treasurer 100000 in cash or United
States, Kansas, or Kansas county or munich
pal bonds, that are satisfactory to the bank
commissioner before they can do business
in the state. Foreign associations must
agree In writing that this fund shall be sub
Ject to Rarnishment in case of failure to pay
claims,
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Another Hundred Millions.

The assistant secretary of the treasury has
been in New York. 1t is confidently ex-
pected in financial circles in New York that
new bond issue will be announced within
few days and the amount of the loan is
generally estimated at S1OO,OOO,OOO. It is
known the foreign banking interests have
expressed themselves in favor of a per cent
bond, hence it is believed long torn fours
will be issued at a price which will yield the
purchaser 80 per cent. There is excellent
authority for saying that Mr.. Curtis was
vested with authority to do no more than to
learn the views of the representatives of the
foreign bankers of New York. Those with
whom he conferred were of the leading finan-
cial institutions of Europe.
August Belmont is said to have created
foreign syndicate to take the entire amount.
The gold to pay for the bonds will come, it
is said, in great part, if not as a whole, from
home sources, but without recourse to the
United States treasury. 1t is known Mr.
Curtis communicated a telegram in cipher
with Secretary Carlisle during the day and
received reply, but the nature of the dis
patch is not known
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The Wheel Blocked.


WASHINGTON, D. c., February 6.-CaIcula.
tlons of the supporters and opponents 1s
the new administration financial bill wera
upset by the interjection of new factor in
the campaign. Mr. Reed, of Maine, the
republican leader, brought forward a new
plan, for which he is endeaVorinp to enlisf
the entire strength of his party and which
he will offer as substitute for the admins
tratlon scheme if he thinks his plan can
command sufficient support to make il q
factor in the fight
There are but two sections to the Reed
plan IN the form in which he has submitted
1t to his colleagues. The first proposes to
restrict the law of 1875, which authorizes the
secretary of the treasury to Issue bonds to
redeem the green backs, to per cent bonds.
The second section authorizes the secre-
tary OF the treasury, when there is a deficit
10 issue certificates of Indebtedness to pay
current expenses, the certificates to be in
sums of $25, $50 and 500 and any multiplem
thereof, bearing interest at per cent and
payable in coin.
The bill, as Mr.. Reed explained to the re-
publicans whose support he asked, is but a
temporary expedient to tide over the pres
ent distress. The substitution of ''coin" for
the gold provisions of the administration
plan Is expected to win for it toleration IL
not the support of the free silver men, who
bitterly oppose all propositions to discrim-
mate by stipulation in any bill in favor of
gold.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-02-09
British Comments

The London Standard says, commenting
editorially on the message sent to congress
by President Cleveland: SIT is a state pa
per of very high quality. To US it is amaz-
ing that language of such plalnness should
be necessary. To offer to pay national obli-
cations in silver is to cheat the creditor of
more than half bis due. No respecting
honorable people could contemplate the per
petration of such a fraud with anything but
horror and disgust. -
The Daily News believes that President
Cleveland's protest will be ignored and that
more bonds will be issued on the ruinous
conditions as before.
The Chronicle fears that the presidents
spirited appeal will fall on deaf ears. espe-
claily if the belief prevails in congress that
the cat is about to jump on the silver side of
the fence.
The Times says: "The message is a very
welghty, indeed. a rather alarming docu-
ment. The life of the present congress is
too brief for the hope of the adoption of
President Clevelaud's suggestions, even if a
majority should favor them. 1t is i'm proba-
bic that the next congress will adopt Mr.
Cteveland's lead, and IN any case, it may be
doubted whether an attempt begun in March
to cope with the decline OF gold would be
too late to avert the serious consequences
anticipated, hence Mr.. Cleveland's plan is
only of speculative interest"
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Business for a Week

NEW YORK, February Ar. G. Dun Co..:
Weekly Review of Trade says:
January leaves behind it the lowest aver
age for all commodities ever known. Fol
cotton, iron and its products, wool and sill
yer the lowest monthly average ever known,
and for wheat range above the minimum,
but declining rapidly toward that point. In
dustrlal operations have not materially di-
minished, though it has been a disappointing g
month because the revival expected has not
come.
The continuing drift of money to New
York shows scanty demand in the interior
and no improvement appears here in COM
mercial loans. Short business is still wait
ing and finds reason for hesitation in the
condition or the treasury.
Speculation has not favored producers
Wheat is half a cent lower, but corn is 2
cents higher.
Silver has been weak, and for the month
the decrease was II per cent while the in
crease in gold was 35 per cent.
Failures for the week were 534 in the
United States, against $40 last year, and "a
in Canada, against 81 last year.
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The Elba Disastar

One report from London has it that there
were about 400 persons on the Elbe, 240 OF
whom were passengers, 160 officers and crew
and number of cattlemen who were re.
turning to the United States.
A ca blegr ram received at Grand Island
Neb.. from Chris A. Hoffman, a local mer-
chant who, with his wife and son Henry,
were on the Elbe, says he was saved after
terrible suffering, but his wife and son per-
lshed All are we'll known in Nebraska.
press cable from London gives Mr..
Hofman's story:
After the coils on rockets were fred
from the steamer, but no help came. l
think it was impossible that others were
saved besides those in the one boat, about a
dozen, for the ship sank almost i'm N ed iately
after We left it. do not believe the steer
age passengers were aware of the accident,
because the collision did not make much
noise. We were exposed to a heavy sea and
bitter wind for over five hours. The boat
shipped water constantly"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-02-09
Carlisle Sees a surpIus.

WASHINGTON, D. c., February 6-Secre-
tary Carlisle submitted letter of informa-
ton to the senate which dissipates the
gloomy forebodings as to lack Of revenue to
carry on the government. 1t is in response
TO resolution of inquiry adopted last week.
Inc text of the letter Is as follows:
In replying to senate resolution of Janu-
ary %, 1895, that the secretary of the treasury
be directed to inform the senate what 1s the
estimated deficiency in the revenues of the
government to pay current expenses between
the 51st day of Decent ber, 1894, and the 3lst
day of Decem Der, 1895, and if the S153. 337-
1888 cash balance in the treasury on the
3lst day of December, 1894, will be sufficient
to meet such deficiency, have the honor to
state that from estimates made upon the
basis of laws now in force, it is believed for
the twelve months ending December 81,
1885, the revenues of the government from
all sources will exceed ordinary expenditures
by SO, $50, ,O23. ]. g. CARIIsIE.
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Sherman Snaaka-

When Senator Sherman rose to give hi
views on the financial situatlon-the first he
has expressed in the senate for some time
there was buzz of expectation and interest.
"We have reached a point" said he,
when we are being tod no relief will be
given to the country until we have conceded
the free coinage of silver
He believed that such an absolute con-
cession would be greater disaster to the
country than any other course that could be
adopted. And yet the senate was being
brought face to face with the alternative of
taking free silver or nothing. If there was
to be choice between the two CONS, then
the senator believed in taking the one that
was recognized the world over as the best
But he did not believe that such choice
was imperative. He still believed both met
ais could be used.
But l am bound to say Senator Sher-
man said, that the finance committee is
utterly helpless. We are equally divided.
We can reach no agreement. We are not
able to report unless the concession is made
to free silver.
''The people had plenty of money. They
now had 81, SEQ, 100000 in the savings banks.
Give the plain people, the laboring people,
chance to meet this SO o-called urgency and
they would supply the deficiency in two days.
He begged the senate to unlock the doors of
the finance committee and endeavor to agree
upon measure of relief
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100000 or More

On reliable authority the New York Prean
announces that the new bond issue will be
taken up by syndicate composed of Amer
lean and foreign bankers. The issue will
be at least $1O0,OOo,oO0 of the United States
governments fours and may be more. The
delay is understood to be due to the exact
figures at which they Will be sold The men
who will underwrite the new issue, accord
ing to the best information of Wall street.
are the Rothschilds, ]. Pierpont, Morgan
and several prominent local financiers who
are the heads of big moneyed institutions in
the city.
:, Assistant Treasurer Jordon in discussing
the situation had this to say: I do not ar.
pect Mr.. Curtis will find it necessary to
come to New York again. Judging from
the inquiries we have received | think there
would be plenty of demand for the bonda
when once they are ready to be issued. The
general conviction is that the loan will be
announced in very short time"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-02-09
HOPKINS, Scheme.

bill introduced in the Kansas house of
representatives by Mr.. Hopkins, of Finney,
provides for the appointment of state
board of irrigation by the governor. Not
more than two of the members are to be-
long to the same political party They are
to hold their offices for two years and are
each to receive a salary of $1,500 year.
This board is to expend $4,000 in locating
and construction of not less than twenty
stations or wells and also $4,000 for expert
ments to determine the underf1ow. The
stations are to be located on unoccupied
school lands which shall be withdrawn from
sale for three years. When eventually sold,
if the wells are found practical, they shall
be considered as improvements and their
actual cost added to the price to be paid for
such land,
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A Printer Expert.

TOPEKA, February "A printer expert is
called for in a bill introduced by Mr..
Simons, of Sumner, in the house. The of
fee is created with view to the stoppage of
all leaks in the manner of doing state print
ing and thereby reduce the expense to the
state. The printer expert is not to take the
place of state printer, but is to examine and
pass upon all printing before it is delivered
to the state printer, and see that it occupy
the least possible space consistent with goCd
work. He is also to pass upon work com
ing from the printer and determine whether
it is done properly. The printer expert
must have had 10 years experience IN print
serve two years. His salary is fixed at 81 500
a wear
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How it is Viewed.

The Associated Press caused the leading
bankers of New York to be promptly inter
viewed on the presidents gold bond message.
without an exception the bankers approve
of the plan suggested by President Cleve-
land in all its details
London bankers were also called upon for
AN expression. Mr.. Burns, managing part
ner in London of }. p. Morgan & Co., said /:
"Of course we have no knowledge of the
plans of President Cleveland, but from the
tendency of events l should say he will bring
out gold loan. But the silverites in con-
gress probably can obstruct the proposed
action until March, when a really serious
situation may arise.
IF another S5O,OOO,OOO is issued in the
same way as the last two loans the gold so
obtained will be exhausted in a few weeks
again and no advantage will be gained,
The manager of Barring Brothers was more
explicit. I've have been looking with as
tonishment for the last four or FIVE years.
said he, ION the methods of finance adopted
by the United States. We have foreseen
what the result would be and we are not at
all surprised at the state of things now
reached"
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Mattnn Mna+ Hann

TOPEKA, KAN, February 6.-The United
States supreme court has refused to grant a
writ of error in the case of Clyde Mattox,
appealed from the United States circuit
court of this state on the ground that at the
second trial of Mattox the stenoRrapher's e
notes of the testimony in the first trial were
used so the defendant could not be con-
fronted by the witnesses against him. lav.
ing down the general proposition that the
constitution does not entitle man held for
trial 10 demand that he be confron ted
by his witnesses more than once.
Justices Shiras, White and Gray dissented
on the first part, holding it was competent
TO impeach the testimony of a deceased
witness.
Mattox is in the Shawnee county Jail, SEN
fenced by the United States circuit court at
Wichita to hang for murder committed in
the territory
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OInev,s Arbi+ra+to, Ru,

WASHINGTON, D. c., February 1.-The
house labor committee has agreed to report
favorably to the house the Dor arbitration
bill prepared by Attorney General Olney as
amended at the instance of representatives
of railroad employees now in the city.
these amendmenti relate principally to
the matter of choosing the committee of
arbitrstiony and prohibit the issuance Of
Injunction restraining empioye. from con-
tlnulng the Strike, and putting the fzilroads
temporarily in the hands of receivers for
operation. The comm ttee also agreed to
report bill for the issuance of labor bdIIe-
tins by the bureau of labor
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Want to Get In

ST. JOHNS, n. F., February A move
ment favoring annexation with the United
States has been inaugurated here. The towr
is placarded with bills advocating annexa
ton and beginning: "Now's the day; now's
the hour
Following this public advocacy of union
with the United States, there will be meet.
ventilated. Many of the principal citizens
of this place are working for annexation
and there is strong sentiment in its favor
throughout the various cities
The press generally has referred to the
value of the fisheries to the American peo-
pie as well as to the advantage the introduc-
ton of American capital would be to New
foundland. great many people living
here now have relatives and business con
nections in Boston and other cities in the
United States
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ne taxpayers Will groan.
LiIiu Under Arrest

Advces received from Honolulu via Auck.
land, n. H., under date of January 10, an.
nounce that ex-Queen Liliuokalani has been
arrested on the charge of completely with
the insurgents in the recent rebellion,
In addition al the insurgent leaders have
been taken into custody and are being tried
by court martial. Three of the leaders
pleaded guilty to treason Martial law is
maintained.
The rebellion against the republic of Ha-
wall turned out to be a complete fiasco.
After the first engagement the rebels scat
tered and some time later Wilcox Molim,
Buttelman and others of the leaders of the
lnsurrection we're captured and, as already
stated, are being tried for treason before a
court martial.
Shortly after Queen Lilliuokaani was ar
rested ber house was searched and in it were
stores of arms and dynamite bombs. The
arrests referred to have resulted in the resto-
ration of order in Hawaii
Later advices, dated January q, say that
quite large quantity of arms, imported for
the use of the rebels, havs been seized in
addition to those found in the house of the
ex-queen. Messrs. Savais, the importers of
the arms, have been fined.