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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-09
As it Pass ed.

The conference in the Kansas legislature
on irrigation bills resulted in compromise
measure, which includes most of the fea-
lures of the senate bill. There is to De an
irrigation board composed of five mem bers.
two of whom are the president of the state
agricultural college and the professor of
geology at the state university, and the re-
manning three are to be appointed by the
governor, two from the republican party
and one from the populist. These three are
to receive salaries of $1,000 each and actual
expenses, while the two first named are to
receive only actual expenses. For the pur-
pose of experimenting upon the high lands
of western Kansas by means of wells $50. coo
is appropriated. School lands west of 98th
meridian are withdrawn from market and
placed at the disposal of the irrigation board
for the esta blishment of pun ping stations
and experimental crop raising.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-09
On Mount Dread.

The following preamble and memorial
was unanimously adopted by the G. A. R.
encampment at Lawrence.
The most suitable monument to the union
sold ers of Kansas, and to her citizen soldiers
who served in regiments from other states
during the war of the rebellion, 1861 to 1865,
would be a magnificent building named
"The Union Soldiers Memorial Hall OF
United States History erected on tho
grounds now occupied by, and as part of
the University of Kansas at Lawrence. We
earnestly request the leg ature of the state
of Kansas to appropriate one half and the
congress of the United States the other hall
of the amount of money required for the
erection of suita BILE building for such me.
mortal hall, and the department commander
shall appoint committee to bring this re
quest to the attention of the legislature OF
Kansas, and the congress of the United
States
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-09
Our Meat is All Right.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. March 2.-Secretary
Moron, of the department. of agriculture,
has given out much of interest conc .rning
the cattle interest. The statement closes
with this:
The meat producer of the United States
send only the very best grades of live cattle
and dressed and cured meats to the Euro
pean markets. 1t is claimed by the United
States internal dealers in meats that all hue
and cry against the edibleness of American
meats and all the charges against the sani-
tary condition of American live cattle sent
abroad are inspired by the land-owning pro-
teetionist5 of Germany and France. They
desire, it is said. to make cattle and meat
higher for theqIGerman and French markets
by making cattle and beef scarcer.
The herds of cattle and SWINE, in fact, all
the dome tic animals of the United States
are in splendid sanitary condition. There
has not been a case of pleuro- pneum onia in
any section of the United States or terri
tories during the last three years. There
is no contagious, infectious or communca-
BILE disease now prevalent among the do
mestic animals in any state or territory of
the Union. There has not been and there
will not be shipped to any European port an y
animal. or the products of any an imal, which
has not been inspected and declared healthy,
wholesome and edible. The United States
will continue to furnish all meatless Eu-
rope with the best and cheapest pork and
beef in the world.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-09
kansas Gets a Rlch Gift.

TOPEKA, March 5.-The Fort Hays reserva-
ton comprises 1910 acres of excellent land
situated along the valley of Big Creek, one
of the never failing water courses of Ellis
county. The body of timber along the
stream is the largest between Salina and
Denver, and the government has had two or
three custodians at the reservation to pre-
serve the timber since the abandonment of
the fort in 1889. The most valuable stone
GuaFries in Ellis county are located upon
one corner of the reservation. AS whole,
the tract of Iand is one of the most valua BILE
in the state. evidenced by the fact that
syndicate of New York capitalists offered
the secretary of the interior 100000 fo< the
reservation four years ago. The land and
least $500, 700.
There are ffty-one buildings on the reser-
vation-officers' quarters, barracks and such
other structures as are usually found upon
government military reservation.
The bill passed by congress provides that
the land shall be coded to the state for use
in conducting an experimental station which
shall be a branch of the Agricultural college
stations. that the buildings shall be devoted
to use as normal school and that portion
of the remaining unoccupied ground shall
be maintained as park. Efforts have been
made to have the land opened to settlement
but without avail.
Almost at once, upon hearing from Wash
ington of the passage of the bill ceding this
magnificent property to the state of Kansas,
both house and senate passed a con current
resolution giving the governor authority to
Immediately take such steps as are necessary
to properly protect the buildings and trees
on the reservation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-09
Three Edison Patents Expire.


NEW YORK, March 6.-The decision OF the
supreme court of the United States disposes
of very large number of patents which
the public have assumed to have expired
under the ruling of the lower court, but
which would have been revived If the deci-
sion of the supreme court in this court case
had been otherwise, and it shortens the life
of great many patents which have not yet
actually expired.
The original case was of minor impor-
lance. but the great interests; the General
Electric company aud the Bell Telephone
company on the one hand, and the West
inghouse Electric company and the anti Bell
telephone interests on the other; discovered
that their interests were involved.
These great concerns furnished the most
expensive of legal talent to try the case and
it became battle of giants.
After the case was certified to the supreme
court of the United States it was treated as
one of so great importance that the court
took the very unusual course of assigning 1t
for hearing some three years in advance OF
the regular order and allowing about double
the usual time for argument.
This decision terminates three Edison pat
ents for the carbon transmitter, owned by
the American Bell Telephone company, by
which it hoped to extend its control for twen-
ty-five years more.
considerable Der of broad patents,
owned by the General Electric company,
are also disposed of by this decision, includ-
ing Mr.. Edison S patent upon the incandes-
cent lamp, regarding which there has been
so much litigation, and also his patent on
the multiple arc system Of distribution
and his patent on the socket for incandes-
cent lamps
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-09
The Government Wins.

United States District Judge Riner has
made a decision in the Leavenwarth Coal
judgment for S64, 945 against the company
The question at issue was whether the
company was liable for royalty of u of
cent FER bushe or the coal mined under the
Leavenworth military reservation and Mis-
souri, river.
Judge Riner held that it was, and placed
the amount for coal taken from under the
reservation at $33,317, and from under the
river at $36.628.
The company is to pay the amount to the
government on or before May 1.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-09
Railroad Taxes.

TOPEKA, March 2.-State Auditor Cole has
| discovered an error in the claim made by
| the com 10 issoners of Reno County on ac-
count of double and erroneous assessment.
| The commissioners asked for : credit on
| state taxes amounting to 5000 Mr.. Cole
finds that this amount is the proportion al
lotted by them for the state to pay on account
of compromise made by the commission
ers with.the Santa Fe Railroad company in
the settlement of taxes for 1893 on the basis
OF levles for 1888, as applied to the valua-
ton of 1892.
The claim was filed and credited, as
asked by the county clerk. by State Auditor
Prather. Mr.. Cole referred the matter to
Attorney General Dawes, who has prepared
opinion upon the points involved, in
which he says that the county comm issioners
OF that county had no right or power to
compromise the taxes LEVIED by the state
board of railroad assessors, and in doing so
the commissioners have made themselves
liabe to the penalties prescribed in para
graph 7O2l of the general statutes OF 1889.
Mr. Dawes further says that the county is re-
sponsible for the payment to the state for the
full amount of taxes and that the compromise
with the railroad companies does not relieve
the obligation of the county; therefore the
credit on double and erroneous assessment
was wholly improper and Mr.. Dawes sug-
gests to Mr.. Cole that he call upon the COM
mi siOners and the county clerk for new
and correct statement from which the books
of the auditor and also the books of the
treasurer shall be corrected by the proper
entries, showing that tn county is in no
way entitled to any such credit as has been
made by the former auditor
The action of the state board of railroad
assessors in making the levies on railroad
property for purposes of taxation is state
matter and one which county commission
ers. assessors nor any other officials have
right or power to compromise. The statute
also indicates that county commission ere
can not release the railroad companies from
any obligation and at the same time secure
credits on state taxes while the treasury of
the state is called upon to pay for what
the coun tY is alone responslble.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-09
To Mitigate silver Evils.

Robert L. Everett, liberal, moved in the
British house of commons the bimetallic
resolution which was approved on Friday
last by the parliamentary committee of the
bmetallic league. The resolution in sub
stance was that ''this house regards with
increasing apprehension the constant ductu-
ations and growing vergence in the relative
value of gold and silver, and heartily con-
ours in the recent expression of opinion up
on the part of the government of France
and the government and parliam ent of Ger
many in regard to the serious evil resulting
therefrom. 1t, therefore, urges on the gov
eminent the desira lity of cooperating
with other nations in an international con-
gress to consider what measures can be
taken to mitigate these evils"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-09

The steamship Australia arrived in San
Francisco from Honolulu Among her pas
sengers are thirteen exies from the Hawaiian
islands. They were put on board by an
official of the republic at the last moment
before the sailing of the steamer. Among
the number only few who have been
accused of actual completely in the recent
revolut on. The others are mostly Britishers
and Germans who made themselves obnox-
ious to the republican form of government
by doing too much talking.
Among the exies who became known as
supporters of the revolutionary party are
Wurben burg, Creighton, Peterson, Rath-
emil, Brown and FitzsiInmons. The most
important news brought by the steamer was
the decision of President Dole and cabinet
committing to Imprisonment the death SEN
fences imposed by court martial upon Will
COX, Seward, Richard and Quick, the four
leading rebel plotters. The sentences were
commuted to thrty-fve years Imprisonment
and a fine of $4,000 each. This means that
there will be no execution as result of the
recent revolution.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-09
Senate on Sugar.


WsArNGToN, d. c., February 2S.-The
sense had warm debate on an amend
met to the sundry civil bill to pay sugar
prducers back bounties, cnt off by the Will
soi tariff.
During the debate Senator German OPP
psed the amendment. 1t would be most
unfortunate, he said, to have this great SUN
stached to the sundry civil bill.
I'VE will soon have the question of finan-
ial deficiency before u.s. said Senator Cor
nau. 1--WE are to-day and have been for
two years, paying the current expenses of
the government from bonds sold, and I'M
less we make royisions for meeting our
Obligations. there will n OF be enough by $780,
100000 to pay the current expenses of the
current year.
Il There were numerous amendments Of
Tered to this sug bounty item-to pay it
in treasury certificates; in silver TO be pur-
chased and coined for the purpose, ETC., etc.
One of these amendments offered by Sena-
tor Mitchell, of Oregon, was for the pay
lnent of a cent bounty per pound to
American wool growers for losses sustained
by placing wool on the free list. He sup
ported the sugar bounty bill, but the same
equities would give the wool growers com.
.pensation for their great losses, their indus
try having been destroyed by the tariff law.
The amendment was ruled out of order.
Senator PETIT grew said the sugar men
were no more entitled to compen sation than
were others injured by the Wilson tariff
Legislation. The Louisiana claim was
premium on impudence." The Louisiana
senators had helped break down the pro-
tective tariff AND ruin northern industries,
ana now came in asking protection for their
own people,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-09
OLEO IN COURT.
The Compromise Irrigation
Bill as Passed.
Still Military Prison-NeW Normal
peIIate Court Judges by Districts
Suitable Monument to Kansas
Veterans.
The Governor Appoints.


Governor Morrill, appointed the six judges
of the new appellate court as follows:
Eastern division, northern department.
George w. Clark, of Topeka.
Central division. northern department, T
F. Carver, of Salina.
Western division, northern department,
D. Gilkeson, Hays City.
Eastern division, southern department, W.
A. Johnson, Garrett
Central division, southern department, A.
W. Dennison. ElDorado.
Western division, southern department.
Eirick G.. Cole, Great Bend.
OF the six, three were required by the act
to be republicans, two to be populists and
one to be a democrat. Carver, Cole and
johnson are republicans; Clark and Denni-
son populist and Gilkeson the democrat.
Judges johnson and Carver will be the
presiding judges of the two departments,
by reason of seniority in years.
Before the appointments were made At
torney General Daw gave an opinion that
the law creating the court was unconstitu-
tional in that it, in terms. rendered a mem
Der of one duly organized party, the pro
hibition party, inelgib'e to the position
this was promptly cured by the adoption in
both houses of the legislature of an amend.
ment to the new law. Then the names
we're sent to the senate.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-09
Stock Yards Report.

Chairman Powers, of the live stock COM
,nittee, presented the report of the commit
tee on the Kans S City, Kan, stock yards
investigation. The report, in brief, found
that 60 per cent of the receipts were used up
in expenses: that profits were small; that
the proposed bill cutting charges in half
would not only be unjust but drive them out
of business; that there was no evidence " hat
ever to indicate that short weights OF hay or
grain had been given; that the va'ue of the
entire stock yards property was over Sc, 000,-
600, and that of this S5,000,000 was invested
in land and about $1,000,O00 more in inn
provements; that the company pays $4,000
annually in taxes and that it would entail
great loss uron the state if by hasty legisla-
ton these extensive interests were moved
across the line. The committees conclusion
was that the charges were not unreasona BILE
and in no cases larger and in many instances
lower than at other large stock yards.
The minority report, signed by Mr.. Lam
bert of Lyon, Miller of Morris, Claycomb
and Van Gaasbeak, was short and sweet. 1t
was simply to the effect that they consid-
cred reduction necessar and that the senate
bill should be Immediately considered.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-09
Leavenworth Happy.

The news that the senate had refused to
pass the bill which was rider to the sundry
appropriation bill to transfer the military
prison at Fort Leaven worth from the war
to the department of justice and make it a
civil penitentiary created stir at the post
The defeat of the measure is said to be due
TO the influence of Senator-elect Baker, who
arrived in Washington and who is strongly
opposed to the proposed change. He is
thought to have influenced the republican
senators to have lined up against the bill.
The officers at the fort do not want civil
penitentiary in the garrison proper, but
they favor putting one on the government
reservation,
Captain Pope. prison commandant, stated
that he could build one with rock on the
reservation and prison labor at little cost to
the government.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-09
Pension bureau Reversed.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. February 28.-Several
decisions of pension matters have been pro-
anugated by Assistant Secretary of the In
terror Reynolds. In the case of the depend
ent mother of Abraham Woods, of the 22nd
New Jersey volunteers, who died in the err
vice, the department holds that where the
father and mother of the soldier are with
out property and the father is unable to
support the family, the mother is dependent
within the meaning of the law. Her claim
was recently rejected by the commissioners
of pensions and his action is overruIed.
The assistant secretary also holds that a
muster-in is not essential to the pensonabe
status of a soldier who has been regularly,
according to the military law, enlisted in
the military service of the government The
ruling reverses the action of the pension
bureau
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-09
House Finally Agreed.

The lower hou e of congress worked fast
and hard upon the referees report on the
sundry civil BILL The senate had added
$9,927,00O to the bill as it passed the house.
In this the senate had receded from 81 $751;
391, and the house had agreed to s., 473, 900,
leaving about SIS, 100000 still in dispute. OF
this the 100000 to pay back bounties on
sugar was the big item. The items were
voted upon separately.
Mr.. Cannon (Illinos) tainted his fellow
democrats who dec ared their unaltera BILE
opposition to bounty to build up an in
dustry, and were ready to vote for bounty
that was an empty gratuity. He should
never vote for it.
"Would you not pay your debts if you
were going out of business"' asked Mr..
Tracy, democrat of New York.
81 would" replied Mr.. Cannon, shut l
should have no preferred creditors. / should
pay the tin manufacturers of Pittsburg,
the wool growers of Ohio, and all the others
affected by the new tariff law as we'll as the
sugar growers"
The house finally voted to agree with the
senate on this item; 133 to 124.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-09
MANY Lives ENDANGERED.

fire which started in the heart of the
West Side factory district of Chicago caused
a loss of 100000 and threatened to destroy
q vast amount of property. The fire began
in the five story prick Kaestner building at
245 South Jefferson street. In the building
were the Kaestner knitting works, the Pho
neer Paper company and the Bach d Hertz
Feather company.
The building was crowded with men and
women employees, and the rapid spread of
the flames resulted in a panic in which heavy
loss of life was narrowly averted.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-09
Sons of Veterans

The Sons of Veterans encampment at
Lawrence elected and installed new officers,
as follows:
Commander, W. II. Russell, Rush Center.
Senior vice commander, L. B. Price, Null
vane.
Junior vice commander, A. G. Clark,
Lawrence.
Division council, John Berry, Troy; w.
B. FEEDER, Great Bend, and Howard Han
nah, Wilsey.
Surgeon, w. W. Mnnick, Wichita.
Oh plain, J. F. Fulton, Marysvile.
Adjutant, II. A. Russell, Rush Center.
Quartermaster, o. H. Graves, Emporia.
Inspector, Fred Robinson, Hutchinson.
Mastering officer, E. |. Stein berger, Erie.
Judge Advocate, John Redmond, Bur-
lington.
Sergeant major, E. J. Patchen, Oberlin.
Quartermaster sergeant, r. w. Hosklnson,
Garden City,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-09
Grippe In BerIio,

BERLIN, March 2.-Infuenza has taken
hold of the people of Berlin with a strong
grip. The milder weather appears to have
favored it's spread. In fact, according to
the statistics of the local sanitary bureau,
three-quarters of all the sickness in the city
at the present is due to influenza. The cpl
demic has apparently taken the frmest hold
of the well-to-do classes and very few houses
in the west, southwest and northwest dis
tricts have escaped. 1t is also noted that
the complaint, which was at first of a mild
character. has grown much more dangerous
and the number of deaths from influenza
and its com plications in one week has reached
several hundred.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-09
AS STRANGERS.
Contractors Will Recognize
Their Workmen Only.
Will Get Fort Hays Reservation
Next Tfme-Dead Miners in New
Mexico-No Treasury Certificates
-Bissell RetIres-London Stand
ard of Patriotism.
his Unp trIottc oppone1ts.


LONDON, March LIN its financial article
the Daily News says: 1.-The letters giving
notice of allotment of the new American
loan have been posted. It is understood
that the amount offered was covered eighteen
times. The allotments we're made at vari-
GUS rates, according to the amount, ETC.,
with minimum of per cent.
''The whole transaction has been very
creditable to all the parties concerned.
President Cleveland has ably safeguarded
the national credit and check mated his un-
patriotic opponents, while the public here
have shown their strong faith in the honora-
BILE ful6llment of its Obligations by the Amer
lean government. There seems now to be
much less proba bility of factious opposi-
ton to the currency reform proposals which
the new congress will discus.
1.-THE necessity has been amply proved by
recent events, but Mr.. Cleveland has also
shown that his cabinet will not be coerced
into the acceptance of inadequate or nope
rative remedies"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-09
Contests Of 500

TOPEKA, March 2.-The contests for seats
in the legislature two years ago were from
the counties of Atchison, Doniphan, Coffey,
Morris, Ness, Grant, Mcpherson, Reno,
Jackson, Shawnee and Linn. The amount
involved in these contests was so large that
the settlement was referred to Speaker
Douglass and Representative Dunsmore.
These two men were unable to agree and de-
cided upon John Guthrie as arbitrator. Mr..
Guthrie has submitted his report. It was
quite lengthy and after citing much law.
dec des that the settlement rests alone with
the legislature, and that it cannot delegate
house Will have to settle the matter itself.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-09
Improvement of HIGHWAYS.

Recent reports to the agriculture depart
ment show marked degree of interest in
the good roads movement among the state
legislatures.
General Roy Stone, in charge of the
bureau of road inquiry, has re urned from
California and Texas, where large road con-
ventions are held, the former having con-
Guided to adopt convict labor in preparing
road materials.
Several bulletins to stimulate the move
ment will soon be issued by the department
They will treat of wide tires as lettering
the conditions of roads; convict labor in
and of the measures of various state gov
ernments on road questions