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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02
A Receiver for the Fort Scott Bank.

Fort SCOTT, Kan, Oct. 24--Assist-
ant Acknowledgement A. A. GODDARD
to-day made application for the ap.
pointment of receiver of the State
bank of that city, which was closed by
the defalcation of Cashier Colean, and
Judge ]. S. West appointed C. w.
Mitchell of the insurance agency of
Mitchell. Chaplin & Peasly, fixing his
bond at 500. 600.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02
An Indians oninion ON Citizenship.

DENIsoS, Tex, Oct. Ex-senator
Holmes Colbert, of the Chickasaw ma
ton, chairman of the committee to re-
ceive the Dawes Indian commission, in
answer to the address of the commit
tee, said: 81 would rather be citi-
zen of the Turkish government than a
citizen of the United States govern
ment" The expression of Senator
Colbert created profound sensation
among the commission.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02
Executed Fonrteen ON snsnio,on.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Oct. 2S.-A threat
-ening letter was found in the palace
addressed to the sultan recently. Al
inquiry incriminated fourteen mem.
bers of the imperial household, All O.
them were executed on the same day
within the precincts of Yildiz. Thus
the sultan's mind was relieved of G
very Great weirht.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02
Against tho shInpers.

TOPEKA, Kan, Oct. 25.-The state
board of railroad commissioners
handed down an opinion to the effect
that railroad company cannot be re-
CURED to furnish its own cars to ship.
pers to be loaded and consigned to
points upon connecting lines The de-
sision is sustained by opinions of the
federal and state courts.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02
Madagascar Under French Control.

PARIS, Oct. 2s.-The treaty between
France and Madagascar has been pub
lished. In brief, the queen accepts
the protectorate of France and the lat
ter represents Madagascar in all for.
eign relations. Questions concerning
foreigners will be in the hands of the
French resident general and the re-
public undertakes to defend NADIA.
gaScar against all dangers.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02
A Coughing Fit End. 81 Da..h

PATERSON, n. j., Oct. 2s. Nellie
Van Kirk, p years old, was in ap
parently good health when she went
to church last night. At o'clock sht
started for home and on the way wa.
attacked with a violent fit of cough
7ng. She coughed necessarily up to
O'Clock this morning when she sud
denly died
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02
Indian Teachers AppOinted.

WASHINGTON, Oct. "a. = Secretary
Smith has made the following appoint,
ments in the Indian office: Miss An.
drey Setback, of Junction City, Kan.
teacher at Shoshone agency; Miss Mary
Mathews, of Sedan, Kan, teacher al
Mescalers, n. NJ; Mary Williams, OF
Ohio, teacher in Pottawatomie agency
school Kansas
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02
HaeChosen Another wife.

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct "a dispatch
from Seoul says that the king of Corea
has chosen another queen and has as
sumed the title of emperor" The
representatives in Seoul of the powers,
the dispatch says, have made protest
against the kings action.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02
shot for Insulting a mother.

1s years old shot and killed Joseph
Miller, carpenter, because the latter
used insulting language toward the
boys mother during quarrel.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02
OKLAHOMA PRAIRIE FIRES.
Two Indian Children Reported Burned &c
E'riS

TWO Indian Children Reported Burned &c
a Crisp Near Perry.
PERRY, Ok, Oct. % = Damaging
prairie fires have ragged for five hours
east of here. Many thousand bushels
of corn and many tons of hay ano
fields of kaffir corn were destroyed. A
number of farm houses were con.
sumed. Two Indian children are re!
ported burned to crisp, and many
people had narrow escapes. The wind
was very high. Hundreds of whites
and Indians turned out to fight the
fro
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02
Disappointed Burglars Set a Fire.

Sioux CITY, Ia, Oct 2S.-The safe in
the Northwestern depot at Neville was
blown open by burglars. The men
were SO much angered when they
found nothing inside that they set fire
to the building, burning it to the
rr0und
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02
TravaIing Men,s Congress

TOPEKA, Kan, Oct 24.-Gov. Morrill,
has appointed the following named
gentlemen to be delegates to the Trav-
cling Mems congress, which convenes
at Atlanta November 10: Vance Nor
gan. Claude Duvall, Ed Hoag, Walter
Clark, Ed Saunders, June Moore, Frank
Epps. j. S. Poindexter, j. A. Davis.
Frank Thomas and w. A. Seiber.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02

LEXINGTON, KY, Oct. 2s-At dem
ocratic speaking in Downingsville
Grant county, John and Jim Burgess
brothers, shot and killed Allen John
son, one of their neighbors. johnson
was a republican and the Burgess.
bTotkeTs axe democrats.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02
several vessels ashore in cuba.

New YORK, Oct. ga Herald dis
patch from Havana says: The Span
ish gunboat Antonio Lopez is ashore
on Diana Key and it is feared that she
is total loss The schooner Angelica
and various other coast traders ara
also ashore in the same vicinity.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02

OMAHA. Neb., Oct. "a special from
Lincoln, Neb., says: Ex-Congressman
George Dorsey, president of the Ponca
national bank. which failed last spring
was yesterday acquitted of the charge
of falsifying the books OF the institu-
ton
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02

OMAHA. Neb., Oct. 2s.-The late ex
Senator Van WycL left large estate
an Nebraska and Washington and wa,
saccer lted by his neighbors million
.aire.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02

Baker, resident of this city, while at
tempting to cross the track of the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railway Co., was struck
by the northbound passenger and
killed. He leaves wife and four chill
dren destitute.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-02-13
Story of a Dogs intelligence.

There died in this city last week a
dog which was possessed of more than
ordinary canine intelligence. He was
owned by Joe Amann, employed as
round house foreman for the St. Paul
railway at the Junction. The dog was
trained to perform certain chores about
the house, one Of which was to carry
feed in pals to the stock. A certain
hour each morning he would take a
basket and go to the market after meat
for the family, returning Immediately
with the same. On one occasion be
was attacked by another dog while
carrying his basket, and laid it down
to defend himself. After Furnishing
his adversary sufficiently he started for
home, in his excitement forgetting his
basket When he entered the house his
mistress asked where the meat was. In
a flash he was out the door and up the
street, where he found his basket, and
returned safely with it. In the morn
ing when he would be returning home
with his master, who works nights, he
would run about two blocks ahead of
him and tap on the window to apprise
the inmates of their arrival. In mud
dy weather, before entering the house,
he would take all the dirt from mis- paws,
thus showing a commendable sense Of
cleanliness.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-02-13
The 'GOOd Roads, Bill.

Mr.. McGillivray has introduced in
she senatea bill to providefor the con-
sstruction Of good roads by local as
.sessment, county and state aid. It
provides for road improvement on
petition of not less than one-third Of
z5he lands bordering on any section
eof road already established or pro-
posed to be established. The state
labor commissioner is made super
VISOR of the work. The lands bene-
.6ted shall be assessed one-third
the cost, the county and state shall
each pay one-third, unless the area
benefited is less than two square
smiles for each mile of road, when the
proportion of cost to be paid by the
benefited district shall be diminished
an no case less than one-tenth of the
whole, the balance of the cost to be
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-02-13
Governments Not Properly Made up
to Conduct Banking.

Does the government, usurping the
function of banks in going into the
banking business to the extent of
note-issuing, fulfill, with it's paper
issues, the mission of the bank-note?
Emphatically no.
The government is made up of rep
resentatives of the people, not
chosen for peculiar business quail
fcation, but onsaccount of a variety
of attachments, in most cases
political. Now the currency has es-
sentially to do with business-with
commerce-and the regulation of it
must be thoroughly in accord with
the needs and requirements of trade.
True, we have many students of
finance and practical financiersi in our
own congress. venture to say that
the committee Of the house on bank
ing and currency is one of the best
informed bodies of men on financial
subjects to be found in any govern
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-02-13

The exposure to all sorts and condi-
lions of weather that a lumberman is
called upon to endure in the camps often
produces severe colds which, if not
promptly checked, result in congestion
or pneumonia. j. o. Davenport,
ex-manager of the Fort Bragg Redwood
company, an immense institution at Fort
Bragg, CAL, says they sell large quaint
ties Of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at
the company's store and that he has him
self used that remedy for a severe cold
and obtained immediate relief. This
medicine prevents any tendency Of the
cold toward pneumonia and insures g
prompt recovery. For sale by John
Molzahn, druggist.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-02-13

ment. They are thoroughly cogni-
zant as to what should be done, but
partisan pressure, expendiency, the
wishes of constituents, weigh heavily.
Most of all comes to them the ques-
ton, What will pass? Can this or
that, no matter how good, be put
through? The fact stands that one
bad man, or a few ignorant or vicious
legislators, are enabled to block the
whole body of congress; and at just
the point when prompt and sound
action is imperative they stand in
the way, with the whole country in
peril. We had such state Of things
in the criminal hardness of the silver
purchase repeal Given a body like
this, subject, too, to change from
period to period, SO that wave OF
populism and anarchy may at any
time cast up temporarily an un-
reasonable and dangerous representa-
ton, we turn over to them the privl-
lege of issue-the very likelihood of
trade and commerce.-W YIN. G. Corn
NELL IN February Forum.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-02-13
THE amount of money asked for b

The amount of money asked for by
the various appropriations and the
5aills already beforezthe legislature is
sprodigious. It would be prudent
thing to delay action until all the
bills are in, then take them upin eau
Gus, decide which are the most press
ing and meritorious, agree on their
passage and on the defeat of the
! Others. They cannot all pass and it
Is important that the right ones are
selected for favorable action.-Mad-
Eson Journal
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-02-13

THE long overdue French line
steamer, La Gascogne, cameinto port
at New York Monday evening. Her
voyage from Havre lasted sixteen
days, during thirteen Of which she
was in disabled condition, one Of
the main piston rods having broken
on the third day out. The break was
repaired and the voyage continued
under greatly reduced speed, but on
February 5 the machinery again
broke down. Repairs were for the
second time made, and it was with
great difficulty that the port ofdesti-
nation was at length reached. Fierce
storms and gales we're a:so encoun-
Iered, but the comman Ter and crew
proved themselves brave ard discreet
gnen, safely plotting their precious
charge Of 372 passengers through all
the dangers. There was much rejoic.
ing in New York and elsewhere when it
was known La Gascogne was safe.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-02-13

equally born by the county and state.
No county can receive more than 49,
900 state aid in any one year. State
aid will be granted in the order APP
plications are received. Detailed
provision is made for carrying out
the work. County boards are au-
thorized to borrow money for their
share of the cost, not, however, to ex-
coed per cent. of the assessed valu-
alton of the taxable property. AS a
fund to provide state aid $25O,OOO is
set apart each year from railroad
licenses.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-02-13

ALTHOUGH Breckenridge is in the
prime of strength and vigor he looks
Like an old man. 1t is his yellowish-
white hair that lends him venerable
appearance. He is one Of the most
powerful men in congress, and it was
with the strength of an enraged bull
shat he rushed at Heard. Since the
Pollard trial be has lost much of the
-9Slegance that used to characterize
aim. His dress is less carefully at
.jended to, his address is less bland
sand the lines of passion are more
strongly marked in his face. 1t is
with an evident effort that he as
zsumes his gentler nature.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-02-13

The Paris correspondent of Lon
don Truth thus speaks of M. Faure:
1.-THE new president is of an obliging
disposition, sees quickly through
those with whom he has to deal, is
ready and rather liberal in business
matters, has an instructive scent for
81 good market, and is the early
bird that picks pthe worm. He has
managed by rising at o'clock to
keep prosperous AS merchant and
eship-broker and to attend with re-
markable regularity to parliament
Cary business. His eldest daughter
is his confidential secretary. The
second is married to a Congo
merchant"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-02-13
SENATOR BAsHFoRD has introduced

SENATOR BAsHFoRD has introduced
g, bill to appropriate money to state
g1eformatory institutions for the two
years ending in March, 1897, as fol-
lows: State hospital for the insane,
$l66, 900; northern hospital for the
INSANE, $184,OOO; school for the deaf,
$105, 900; school for the blind, 1924,
900; industrial school for boys,
$4,000; state prison, $4,000;
state public schools, $114, 900. The
amounts asked are greatly in excess
eaOf previous appropriations, and will
probably be cut down by the legisla-
>ture.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-02-13

A Recommendation from Los Angeles
632 CASTELAR, street, Los Angeles, CAL
After having suffered for long time
from acute rheumatism without obtain
ing relief | used Chamberlain's Pain
Balm and was almost Immediately re-
lieved. highly recommend this as the
best medicine known. d. M. Hamilton.
For sale by John MolZahn, druggist.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-02-13

AssEMBLYMAN JECHE, of Dodge
county, has introduced a bill in the
legislature relating to the relief of indi-
gent soldiers and marines, which re-
<3uces the amount of aid that may be
given, cutting off everything except
she one-ffth of a mill tax.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-02-13
LAST Wednesday the judiciary con

LAST Wednesday the judiciary COM
zalittee of the state senate, to which
I8r. J. L. Scott's nomination as state
veterinarian was referred, reported
shat it found he is now citizen Of
The United States, and his nomina-
sion was therefore confirmed unani-
r-v7nvSlU
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-02-13
WATERFOWL, Wis, FEBRUARY 13, 1895.

Ex-Governor w. D. HOARD is being
mentioned as the next department
commander Of the Wisconsin G. A. r.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-26
THIS INTERESTS wHEELMEN.
l.. A. w. Racing Board Acts on Nu-
merOus Important Questions.


PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 25.-
Chairman George D. Gideon. of the
L. A. w. racing board, in his bulletins
this week announces the transfer of a
number of class A riders to "B;" the
suspension of several wheelmen, pend
ing investigation, the sanctioning of
number of meets, and other matters
of interest to the cycling world. The
suspended riders have thirty days in
which to answer the charges, at the
end of which time, If their innocence
of the charges is not proven to the
satisfaction of the board, the punish
ment melted out to them will be an
nounced. Orlando B. Stevens, of OF.
tumwa, To-, whose suspension pending
investigation was announced last
week, has been transferred to class
b. The following have been declared
in class b: Clarence A. Davis. San
Jose. CAL; T. A. Griff1ths, San Fran
cisco; Clyde Washburn, Durante, Cal. {;
Orlando B. Stevens, Ottumwa, 10.
Those suspended pending investiga-
ton are: Arthur Griffin, Los Angeles,
CAL; Charles Miller, Los Angeles;
Godfrey Schmidt, Los Angeles, Cal.
lows: August %. Colorado state meet,
Denver; May 80. Bay City wheelmen,
San Francisco; July 4, North Carolina
division, L. A. W.. San Jose; Septem-
Der 2, Silk City Bicycle club, Pater-
son; September 9, Garden City cyclers,
San Jose; May 80, La Crosse county
wheelmen, La Crosse, Wis.
President Wilson, of the L. A. W.,
has appointed on the racing board:
Douglass w. Roberts, st. Louis. Mo-,
and Frederick Gerlach, Chicago.
Members of the board have had as
signed to them their territory. Dis
trict d is represented by Mr.. Gerlach,
in charge of Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa,
Minnesota, Michigan, Dakota, Ne
braska, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.
Applications for sanctions should be
sent to the above-named as in charge
of the state in which the races are to
be held.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-26
CLEVER PENMANSHIP
NAME OF MILLIONAIRE FAIR IS
USED BY A FORGER.
NOTE MADE FOR LARGE SUM.
Issuer Probably the Same Person
Who Signed Floods Name to
Another Large Note.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 25.-Inves-
LEGATIONS made during the past week
show that the note for 100000 with
the late James G.. Fairs signature at
tached, and the late Leland Stanford'S
alleged endorsement Is a forgery, and
that the forger is probably the same
person who some years ago signed ].
c. Floods name to a note for 100000
in favor Of w. w. Corcoran, of Wash
ington. The fact that there ever was
such a note has only recently come to
light. In both the Flood and Fair
notes the forger made no blunder in
/, penmanship. but the fact that he
lives in New York, and that the same
man made both Instruments, Is shown
by the wording of the. notes, which
in both cases follow the New York
form. The Fair note was forwarded to
the First National bank, of this city,
for collection. The signature to the
letter accompanying was William G.
Howell" The Flood note was sent
in an ordinary envelope to Attorney
Oscar L. Schuck, misdirected Struck"
and he was simply directed to collect
it. The le.ler was signed "Stroud
Starbird." The note enclosed was as
follows:
California. September 6,1sSs.
Three years from date, 1 promise to
pay to the order of w. w. Corcoran,
100000, at his place in Washington,
d. c., with interest, without defalca-
ton, for value received.
]. C. FLOOD.
The note bore the endorsement on the
back, "W. w. Corcoran." Attorney
loo bot .
probably not genuine, and had forgot
ten the matter when he received
another letter In 1893, requesting him to
return the note in an envelope en-
closed, IL he had not collected it. The
envelope referred to was addressed
Hon. George Wolfe. attorney at law,
Bristol house. Wilkesbarre, Pa"
Mr.. Schuck mailed the note as re-
quired, but it was returned to him in
dorsed mo such person is known at
Wilkesbarre. 1t is believed by at
torneys in the Fair case, and those
converant with the Flood mot that
the Stroud Starbird'' of the Flood note
is identical with the ..'W. G. Howell"
of the Fair note. 1t is proposed to send
all Of the information in both cases to
the postal inspectors of New York city
with view Of discovering the Identity
OF the forger. The strongest circum-
stances about both cases is that nobody
Will positively say that any of the
signatures are forgeries. On the other
hand bankers. attorneys and business
men, who best know the signature of
the well known flnanciers involved
say that the work Is too clever for de-
lection.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-26
BROUGHT POODLE TO ST. PAUL.
Wife of Express Robber Ketcham
Makes n Confession.

Wife of Express Robber Ketcham
Makes n Confession.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, April 25.-In a
deposition made by Mrs. Ketcham.
wife of Charles A Ketcham, who has
been under suspicion since 1893 of
robbing the Adams Express COM
pany of $4,000 in transit to New Or
leans from Cincinnati, she duplicates
Louisville photographer named Ell
rod. Mrs. Ketcham said that the rob-
berry was a scheme made up between
her husband and Elrod. Ketcham
substituted slips of paper for the
money, which was concealed for the
time being In Elrod's gallery Then
the money was taken by Ketcham
and wife to ST. Paul. where it was
exchanged for large bills. Later it
was concealed in their Kansas City
home. AS stated in these dispatches
last night. Mrs. Ketcham had mar
row escape from death at the hands of
her husband, because she was testify
ing against him in suit brought by
the Wells-Fargo Express company
against the Adams company to re-
cover the amount stolen by Ketcham,
oiido I1dTUlIl.
ketcham was arrested, charged with
the robbery. at the time 1t occurred.
but the evidence against him was
insufficient and he was discharged.
The deposition of Mrs. Ketcham, how
ever. may lead to a recovery of the
money. Ketcham had a hearing this
afternoon, and was released but i'm
mediately rearrested on a charge of
felonious assault with a revolver. He
gave cash bond of $500, however, and
was released.
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 25.-
photographer Charlton Elrod, of this
city, whose name is linked with that
OF Charles A. Ketcham by the deposit
ton of the latter's wife, taken at
Kansas City yesterday, denies all
knowledge even of the existence of
such woman, and says he never saw
nor heard of her. He thinks it is a
scheme of the express company.
against whom he has a suit pending
for $4,000. to influence matters in their
behalf.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-26
Going East,

If you take the Burlington vestibuled
Limited leaving Minneapolis at and
st. Paul TAO any evening, you will have
comfortable nights rest, an excellent
breakfast on the dining car (cafe pIanl.
and be in Chicago at next morning.
There you will have the choice of a
number Of lines leaving Chicago at in
tervals from 1880 in the morning to
1:30 at night. According as these
trains are limited or ordinary, you will
reach New York from las D. m. to 8
p. m. the second day after leaving the
Twin Cities, and Boston 3:45 d. m, to
l:3o p. m. Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington may be reached at about
the same time. and on the same day as
New York. By taking the Burlington.
you reach Chicago about the beginning
of the business day. and can leave for
the East within an hour. or have the
day for business or pleasure, leaving in
the afternoon or evening. Ticket Of
fees. 400 Robert street Qiotel Ryan,.
st. Paul; BOG Nicollet avenue, and 12l
Third street south Guaranty Loan
building). Minneapolis, and union de-
pots in both cities.