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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-09
GENERAL M. E. CONFERENCE.

Delegates Present from All Over she World
The Woman Question Creates a Stir.
CLEVELAND, o., May 2--When the
Eavel of the venerable Bishop Bow
man fell this morning, calling to order
the general quadrennial conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church,
3, 600 people were in the hall, and on
the floor were white men and black
men. delegates from Norway and
Sweden and from India and Japan, and
nearly every other country on the
globe. Bishop Vincent read a hymn,
after which prayer was offered by
Bishop Foster that personal ambition
might be stif1ed and that harmony
should rule. Rev. William Burt, of
Rome, Italy, followed in reading of
the Scriptures, after which Bishop
Taylor. of Africa, read the hymn.
When the devotional exercises were
over, Secretary Monroe began to call
the roii. When the name of Lydia A.
Trim BILE was announced, a delegate
was Immediately on his feet with a
motion that her name be omitted until
a committee should determine whe Their
her election was legal. Bishop Bow
man refused to entertain the motion,
as he declared the convention was not
organized. As the other names of the
women delegates were called no excep-
ton was taken. The conference
decided to fill the vacancies from the
reserves, and to adopt the rules of the
last conference.
District conferences were held and
mem bers of the committee of 81 were
appointed. OF the IA district confer
ences seven declare unconditio nally
for eating the women delegates and
two others gave one delegate each to
the same cause. This makes a vote of
II to IL in the committee in favor of
seating the women.
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WOMEN kipNAP A MAYOR.

Keep Him Prisoner Until He A grees to
Cooperate In Reforms-
ST. JOSEPH, Mich. May Forty
women, leading members of local
clubs and church societies, have made
a captive of Mayor John v. Sterr.
They caught him on the street and,
dragging him into = private residence,
demanded that he cooperate with
them in a movement of reform. The
women cried that the laws were not
being enforced; that the sale of cigar
cites was carried on with impunity;
that young girls were being enticed
away; and that the saloon regulations
were loose, and boys of all ages were
given liquor upon asking. For two
hours the mayor was kept a prisoner.
aid not until he promised to submit
the matter to the executive depart
ment of the city was he permitted to
escape. The women demanded the
adoption of curfew bell, upon the
ringing of which children of certain
ages must retire from the streets.
The city is considerably torn up over
the determined stand taken by the
women, and the effect of their inter-
view with the mayor is freely dis
cuSSed.
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SCORES BURIED ALIVE.
Many People Killed by the Col
lapse of a Cincinnati Building.
SIX Dead Bodies Taken from the Ruins and
Is Injured Rescued-Intense Excite
ment In the vicinity-Gasoiine
Explosion Caused It.

CINCINNATI. May Sat eight o'clock
last night the fve-story building, 430
and 432 Walnut street, between Fourth
and Fifth streets, was blown to the
ground by an explosion of gasoline.
The shock was SO terrific that it was
felt all over the city, and not one brick
upon another is left in the front and
rear walls of the building, while the
adjacent buildings were badly dam
aged. The glass was broken out of
street cars that We're passing at the
time and one of the cars was badly
wrecked, bat none of the passengers
was seriously hurt All the horses
in the immediate neigh borhood
broke from their fastenings and ran
away and there was not only intense
excitement, but the greatest confusion.
There are wild reports about the ex-
tent of the loss of life. Six bodies
were recovered up to $50 p. M, and it
is known that there are many more.
The excitement was the more intense
because it could not be definitely
learned for some time what caused the
explosion It was finally ascertained
that the saloons in the building had
put in their own electric plants for in
scandescent lights and had just secured
a gasoline engine with which to run
the dynamo. The plant got out of fix
and there was a flash which communi-
Gated to the dynamo and caused tho
explosion. The sudden collapse of the
large building smothered every thing in
the cellar SO that there was no fire.
The fremen were soon assisted by
some expert engineers who made open
ings through the basement walls of
adjacent buildings and were recover
ing some of the victims in that man
.ner.
As the night passed, the scenes bout
the wrecked building became more
distressing than ever. Women whose
hus bands and sons had not reached
home came down to the Fountain
square and filed up the space about
the government building where they
were weeping and crying about their
friends being in the wreckage. There
were quite number of men among
these weeping ones. At 1920 the three
-year-old boy of Adolph Drachs was
taken from the ruins so badly hurt
that he is not likely to live. The
family of Adolph Drachs suffered most
severely. Drachs and his wife are
numbered among the dead, his-fve-
year-old daughter is dead and his three
year-old boy is believed to be dying.
holland Davit, a travelling man for the
Columbus Carriage Co., of Hamilton.
plete the list of those known to be
dead. There were a bout Is others who
We're more or less injured.
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REFUSES TO COOPERATE.

Epworth League Rejects a Proposal to
Unite with the Christian Endeavorers.
CLEVELAND, O., May 1.-The old
struggle with the society of Christian
Endeavor influence came up in the
meeting of the board of control of the
Epworth league. A report recon-
mending that the Epworth league en-
ter into cooperative work with the
Christian Endeavor society was sub
mitted by a committee which had been
appointed to confer with Christian En-
deavor representatives on the subject.
After a long and warm debate the re-
port was rejected and a resolution
adopted pledging the fullest and most
fraternal cooperation in all Christian
work with the Christian Endeavor,
and hailing with delight the growing
spirit of fraternity and anticipating
the future federation of all evangelical
young peoples societies
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A STREET MURDER.
One Chicago Man Shoots Another for Strik
ing u Woman.

One Chicago Man Shoots Another for Str1k-
ing Woman.
CHICAGO, May Yesterday after
noon NJ. j. Wyckoff, an engineer en-
ployed by the Huossner Baking Co.,
shot William Wegner, a wealthy man
ufacturer, through the head and in the
left breast, inficting wounds from
which Wegner died within few min
utes- The two men were neighbors
and did not get along well. and two
days ago, it is claimed. Wegner, dur
ing row, struck Mrs. Wyckoff, black
ing her eye. The killing was done at
Lake and Anne streets, a crowded
spot, in the daytime, and after two
officers had taken Wyckoff into Gus
tody large crowd endeavored to take
him away. The policemen fought
hard for their prisoner, but they were
on the point of losing him when pa
troll wagon of officers came in response
to riot call. Even with this rein
forcement the officers had all they
could do, and they were compelled to
use their clubs freely in order to get
the prisoner to the wagon Several
heads were broken in the fight, but no
serious injuries were inflicted.
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JUDGE LYNCh'S WORK.
Posse Strings Up Negro Murderer a
Rpna. Tex.

BUNA, Tex, Ma will Bendy,
colored. shot and seriously wounded
his sweetheart, Roxey Wall because
she left him. Consta BILE Bibbo tried to
arrest Bendy when he, too, was shot
and Bendy made his escape. Philip
Haines tried to stop Bendy and was in
stantly killed by the latter, who, con-
tinuing on his way, met E. 3. Bone,
another negro, who, in turn, was
mortally wounded by Bendy. A posse
yesterday morning found him at the
home of his brother-in-law. He was
not quick enough in yielding, when a
shot rang out that brought him to his
senses. The shot wounded him and he
began running. When about so yards
away he gave in, and was led by the
crowd to suita BILE tree and swung up
Through the still air rang out the
shots of 80 cool and determined
men who had taken the law in their
own hands His body was riddled with
bullets and was left hanging Con.
stable Bibbo, E B. Rome and Roxy
Wall, the last two colored, are still
alive, though suffering severely from
the wounds of Bendy. Philip Haines
was inferred Yesterday
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-09
WAS BAYARD INDIFFERENr7

Sensational Story That the Ambassador to
England Neglected Mrs. Aaybrick.
CHICAGO, May IA special to the
Tribune from Washington says: Evil
dence on file at the state department
shows that Ambassador Bayard is
chiefly if not wholly responsible for
the failure of the efforts to secure the
release of Mrs Maybrick. Secretary
Olney has known for some time that if
Ambassador Bayard could be prevailed
upon to interest himself sufficiently
the British government would be dis
posed to give Mrs Maybrick a new
trial if not a pardon But papers on
file in the department show clearly
that but for Bayard's Indifference Mrs
May bricks case would have been re-
opened long ago.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-09
KANSAS CITY'S NEW DAILY.

Reported That Stuson Hutchins VIII start
Democratic Morning Paper There
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 2.-CoL John
T. Crisp told a correspondent that
Stilson Hutchins, whose close friend
he is. had securrd the United pres.
franchise and would start democratic
morning paper in Kansas City at an
early date This newspaper, according
to Col. Crisp, is to be las good a paper
as money and brains can make it." But
one man will, it is stated, be imported.
That man is John Oberly, formerly OF
Illinois, known all over the state, some
years ago. as Bishop Oberly, a bright
and extremely popular politician, who
was once a United States civil service
commissioner. The remaining mem
beers of the force will be western men.
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BILL TAYLOR'S CIPHER.
The Murderer's Plans of Escape Disclose
by Intercepted Letters.

The Murderer's Plans of Escape Disclosed
by Intercepted Letters.
CARRoLLTON, Mo-, May 1.-The com
plete story of Bill Taylor's cipher code
has now been disclosed. Letters writ
ten in this cipher between Bill and his
wife were a means of communication
between Bill, locked up in jackson
county Jail, and George, at large. Bill
was thus informed of plans for the
rescue and this was one of the reasons
for his remarkable composure and
hopefulness. However, the cipher was
unraveled.
The officers discovered twice, by
reading the cipher letters. the where
abouts of George Taylor, but failed to
capture him, although posses of men
went out, only to find the bird had
flown. Furthermore, they learned OF
plan to rescue Bill from the Jackson
county Jail on Tuesday night, April 2I,
and frustrated the plan.
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WOMEN EXPECT TO WIN.
Two Reports Before the General Methodist
Conference on the Question.

Two Reports Before the General Methodist
Conference the Question.
CLEVELAND. O., May 5.-The advo
Gates and opponents of the proposition
to admit women delegates were pitted
against each other yesterday in the
Methodist general conference in what
will probably be a decisive battle. The
committee of 81 on e1igib ility sent in a
majority report in favor of the women
and a minority report These were de-
bated warmly, and will De further con-
sidered to-day. Each side claim sue
cess DIR. Mueller, of Cleveland, pre-
scented a resolution favoring arbitra-
ton for all English-speazing countries
which was adopted and copy ordered
sent to the president of the United
States The resolution pictured at
length the horrors of war and an
nounced that the English-speaking
countries of the world had too much
in common to risk the lives and treas
ures of their people in a bloody con-
f1ict The resolutions further reported
in favor of an arbitration commission.
The supporters of the women dele
gates cause claim that they have GER
tainly won the victory, and that the
final vote will seat the women. Their
opponents, while they concede that the
other side had a large majority of the
delegates from the start, declare their
belief to be that the tide was turned
by the speeches in the confer ence yes
terday.
1t is stated that Rev. A. F. Kollas-
sewki, pastor of the Independent
Polish Catholic church of the Immacu-
late Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
and also the head of the independent
Polish movement in the United States,
has approached Chaplain Mecca be with
a proposition to turn his church, with
its congregation, into the Methodist
denomination. Chaplain McCabe, while
admitting that the offer had been
made, declined to discuss it.
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BETTER THAN "DOPE."
1wo Horses "Deadened" at Frisco with
SponGes in Their Nostrils.

Two Horses "Deadened' at Frisco with
Sponges in Their Nostrils.
SAN FRANCISCO, May Marjorie,
the speedy Iroquois FLY, who appeared
to have the last race on the card at
her mercy, was scratched at the last
minute because she wheezed in her
preliminary gallop A veterinary dis
covered a sponge stuck in her nostrils.
This discovery brought to light an old
method of 'deadening" a horse and
one that has doubtless been practiced
in California for some time. The inn
preston prevailed that Decision was
doped" in her last race. She ran well
for little way, but stopped to almost
a walk near the finish. The mare has
been sick ever since the race. The
veterinary made an examination of
Decision and discovered a sponge in
her nostril also. The board of stew
ards is making an investigation.
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REVIEW OF TRADE.
Business Less Than Was Expected-Farm
commodities Low.

Business Less Than Was Expected-Farm
commodities Low.
NEW YORK, May 2.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade says:
AS the season advances there is more bust
ness, but advices indicate that the whole
the present feeling is that the gain is less than
there was reason to expect. While retail
trade has been active enough to lessen stocks
and obligations, and thus to prevent great
many embarrassrnents, it has not yet brought
new business to the mills or factories to pre-
vent decrease of untitled orders and the clos
ing of some works. Substantially the same
state of things existed in all the great indus
in some, and the evidence of inadequate con-
sumption appears in the fact that the general
range Of prices for commodities farm and
mine. as well as manufactured products, is
nearly one per cent. lower than it was April l.
and the lowest ever known, the decline since
October. 1892, being 1871 per cent
Failures for the week have been 23S in the
United States, against 23i last year, and 81 in
Canada, against 81 last year.
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PERSIA'S RULER SHOT.

Killed by a Fanatic in the Inner Court OF
a shrine.
LONDON, May 2.-The shah of Persia
was assassinated by fanatic this at.
ternoon just as he was about to enter
the inner court of the shrine of Shah
Abdul Aim, six miles north of Te-
heran. The assassin used a revolver
and the first bullet proved the fatal
one, passing through the heart The
physician attached to the German le-
CATION was sent for in haste, but be-
fore he arrived the shah was dead. In
order to prevent public excite ent
from becoming too high, the first re-
port sent out was that the shah was
only slightly wounded, but an hour
later it was officially announced that
the wound had proved fatal almost in
gtantlv
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SAVED FROM THE GALLows

Murderer Punshon, of St. Joseph, VIII
Serve 30 Years In Prison.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo, May Gov.
Stone committed the death sentence OF
Thomas Punshon, who was to have
been hanged at St Joseph on Wednes.
day next, to 90 years Imprisonment in
the penitentiary. Punshon was in.
-dlcted for murder, the charge being
that he killed his wife, and the case
had several trials in the criminal court
of Buchanan county, and the main
questions presented at the trial was
whether Mrs Punshon committed sui
eide or whether her husband killed
her
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BEATEN TO DEATH.

A Preacher Murdered by Three Men In .
Dispute Over Land.
PERRY, Ok, May AT Mckinney, a
small town ID miles north of here,
Rev. George r Mckinney, who owned
most of the town and was cowboy
and preacher from Texas, also post
master and justice of the peace. was
beaten to death last night by Sidney
Roberts, William Hook and William
Jones. The news was brought here
by McKinney's 15-year-old son, who
saw the affair and says Roberts was
his fathers chief assailant A dispute
over land is believed to have actuated
the deed. and it is suspected also that
money was taken from the corpse.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-09
AT KANSAS CITY NEXT YEAR

The south and West Grain Congress Votes
to Meet There.
CHARLESTON, s. c., May L The south
and west grain congress held its final
session yesterday afternoon and de-
cided to meet again in Kansas City,
Mo-, some time during April, 1897.
Resolutions were adopted urging upon
congress the wisdom of building the
Nicaragua canal, establishing a naval
station and yard at New Orleans, i'm
proving the Mississippi and indorsing
the bill of Senator Frye, of Maine, for
the creation of a department of COM
merce and manufacture, with a cab
met officer at its head. The resoIu-
tions declared that the object of the
congress is feasible and practicable
and that the volume of trade between
the west and south can be indefinitely
swelled- The convention then ad-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-09
MAKING CHANCELLOR Two-FlFTY
It Will Break Up the System of the Az
erage Cashier.

1t Will Break Up the System of the Av-
erage Cashier.
1t was only a little $3.50 gold piece,
but it is surprising the amount OF
trouble little thing can sometimes
make.
The young man handed it to
the cashier in the restaurant, and was
waiting for his change, while behind
him were two or three other people
waiting for him to get out of the way.
But cashiers are methodical, and,
furthermore, nine-tenths of them have
one certain way of making change that
involves dealing in even dollars, as 4
general thing. No matter what the
size of the bill, they take the amount
of the purchase out of the first dol
lar, if it is below that figure, and then
hand over the rest of the money in dol
lars, or bills of larger denominations.
That was what puzzled the cashier.
80, two dollars and a half" she said.
while she was trying to make mental
calculation according to her usual sys-
tenn.
That's what it is" replied the young
man.
''Of course" she returned, slipping it
into the drawer. Check, 40 cents.
and she counted out 60 cents in order
to get on the dollar basis as soon as pos
sible, after her usual fashion; lone dol
lar, two dollars, three dollars-no;
that's not right
She was red in the face as she drew
the money back and began over again.
realizing that the paltry half dollar in
the gold piece had thrown her financial
system out of order.
She made three trials before she got
the right amount of change on the coun-
ter, and-well. if you don't believe that
a $3.50 gold piece will knock OUT the
average lightning change" cashier, try
it some time and you will be convinced.
Chicago Post
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KILLED BY LIGHTNING.

A BOY While Fishing and Man While
Riding struck by - Thunderbolt.
TEMPLE, Tex, May 5--Thirteen-
year-old George Folliard was struck
and instantly killed by lightning while
fishing on the Leon river. Another
lad, Vert Stevens, who was with him,
was slightly injured Near San An
tonic, Juan Rodriguez. aged 20 years,
and his horse were killed by lightning
while en- route home from his ranch
Nearly every bone in both bodies was
broken The mans hair was almost
burned off his head and his clothes
were -3rn into tatterS
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MAYFIELD, Ky. May 1.-The wife OF
Oscar Lyons, a farmer living one mile
west of here. gave birth to five chill
drer, ali boys The children are all
we'll developed and healthy Four of
them weigh AZ pounds each, and the
fifth five pounds Hundreds of people
visited LYONS farm to see the children
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The Treasury Condittop

WASHINGTON. May 1.-The treasury
figures which will be officially pro-
claimed Friday show that up to May 1,
the excess of expenditures over re-
ceipts for the fiscal year aggregate
SIS. 200, 600. For the month of April the
excess is 81. 500. 900. In round figures
the receipts for the ten months of the
fiscal year are S274. 500, 900 and expen-
ditures S29S, DOC, 900.
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The Circulating Medium.

WASHINGTON, May 2-The national
bank note circulation outstanding is
1924. 1oI, 345, an increase during April
of 81, S73, $40; the circulation based on
bonds is Sao3, 4o3. $50; coinage executed
at United States minis during April
aggregated 50. go. of which gold
coinage amounted to 81, 500, 900, and
silver to 81, s3I. 600; $500, 600 was in
standard silver dollars
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The Unwilling of a statue.

WASHINGTON. May 4-The pro-
gramme of exercises for the unwilling
of the statue of Gen. Hancock here
May IL has been completed President
Cleveland will preside and possibly
may make a few Introductory remarks
Senator Palm7F, of Illinois. will be the
orator of the day.
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Was = nIanufactured storv.

CITY OF MEXICO, May Limited
States Senator Cameron, of Pennsvl-
vania, and party have returned from
Pueblo The senator says that he is
not candidate for the presidency and
that newspapers have manufactured
the story.
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A Large Number of Italian ImmIgra

A Large Number of Italian Immigrant.
NEW YORK, May 1.-The Anchor line
steamer Belgravia arrived this morning
from Catania, Palermo and Naples
bringing 1.54S Italian immigrants.
This IS the largest number of passen-
gers arriving b. any one steamer this
SaaSan
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DANvILLE. May George Griffith,
charged with running a crap" game,
was fined $500. sentenced to the peni-
Tertiary a year and under a special
statute barred from voting or holding
public Office In the state.
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Nicaraguan Rebellion Ended.

WASHINGTON, May "A special
cablegram received here from Mana
quay announces that the rebel force.
in Nicaragua have surrendered and
that the rebellion in that repu Ollie has
ended.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-09
LOST AT CRIPPLE CREEK.
A Man Who Was impoverished by tie
Fire Commits Suicide.

A Man VINO was Impoverished BY tie
Fire Commits Suicide.
DENVER, COL, May L Robert
Campbell. prominet man of this city
and ex-mayor of Central City. who was
impoverished by yesterdays fire at
Cripple Creek, having his extensive
properties there uninsured, killed him
self this morning in a fit of despond
ency by shooting himself through the
heart His wife subsequently at
tempted self destruction.
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An Early Execution.

COLUMBUS, O.. Nay L. William
Paul was executed at the Ohio peni-
tertiary at 1910 yesterday .nol ming.
Hi: neck was broken.