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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-14
SPAIN STILL MAD.
Another Consulate Stoned by Mob--Uni-
Versities Closed.

Another Consulate Stoned by a Mob-Uni-
versities Closed.
MADRID, March 6.-The disorders
which were prevalent at Valencia
when the news was first received of
the action of the United States senate
on the Cuban question broke out
afresh yesterday, and there were re-
newed demonstrations of hostility to-
ward the United States. The mob
made its way to the United States con-
sulate, which was stoned and the win
dows smashed by the Infatuated popu-
lace. The universities at Valencia,
Barcelona and Granada are closed in
order to prevent the students from
making demonstrations against the
United States. The excitement, how
ever, has considerably abated, and
there is belief prevailing that Great
Br tain and France will support Spain
against the United States.
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REVIEW OF TRADE.
Iron Products Slow-Wool Declined-Corn
Observation-Disclosures.

NEW YORK, March 7-R- G. Dun 8
Co. IS Weekly Review of Trade says:
The Cuban resolutions and the appointments
Of receivers for the Baltimore & Ohio were
events of sufficient importance to affect almost
any genuine market, especially for securities
strength Of conditions or entire want OF
life and genuineneSS in the market that the
prices of the 90 most active railroad stocks,
which averaged Si9.74 per share February /,
has never fallen since that date lower than
1885. nor risen above so s. per share.
The industrials all report slightly lower
range of prices. except for iron and steel prod
ucts The demand for no class of iron products
is at this time brisk, but large structural BUSH
ness is expected In the spring and there is still
much hopefulness about railroad orders, an
earnings continue to improve
Prices of wool have declined an average of
"a per cent. within the month of February,
presumably because of the failure of the pro-
posed tariff bill, which included duties wool
There is no improvement whatever in the de-
mand for wooden goods and a number of eStab-
lishments have closed, or reduced working
force.
Speculation IN breadstuffs has not been par
ticularly active, nor has the change in prices
been important Western receipts of wheat
were 2,31 1888 bushels, against 1924 1923 for the
same week last year, having been in February
l,059,144 bushels. against 4,419,4I8 last year
With continued large receipts, corn remains
0.AAAy unSA"nSCu Ii pLAo0 Inc coeNoA
market has continued It's downward move
ments, spots have fallen three-sixteenthS
again and the May option 90 points. The re-
ceipts continue as before, so large to render
quite inadmissible the low estimates of the
crop Of 1895, and at the same time the prepara-
tions for planting this year go at such a
scale that 1t is believed by many conservative
observers that the crop, with favoring weather.
may prove one of the largest on record.
Failures for the week have been 2S5 in the
United States, against 234 last year, and 6S in
Canada, against So last year.
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SUIT AGAINST ARMOUR.
New York Will Enforce the State Law
Against Oleomargarine.

New York Will Enforce the State Law
Against Oleomargarine.
WATERFOWL, n. Y, March 10. At
torney-General Hancock has Instituted
an action against Armour & Co., of
Chicago, to recover penalties amount
ing to IS, 700, 900 for alleged violation
of the state law in selling oleomar-
garine in different places throughout
the state during the past six or seven
years. The venue is laid in Jefferson
county. This suit is the outcome of
the attempt made by Commissioner of
Agriculture E. 6. Shraub to suppress
the sale of oleomargarine since he as
sumed Office. His endeavors in this
respect were met by the defendants by
injunction restraining him from prose-
cutting any suit until the determine
ton by the supreme court of the
United States of the question of the con-
stitutionality of the law prohibiting
the sale. About a year ago that court
held the law was constitu tional, where
upon the commissioner of agriculture
sought to begin the suit in question,
but was unable to obtain service Of
the summons until now.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-14
HAD VOTERS TO SPARE.
First Kansas District Convention Goes for
Broderick, Leland and Mckinley.

First Kansas District Convention Goes for
Broderick, Leland and Mckinley.
LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, March TO- The
republicans of the First congressional
district held their convention yester-
day and the slate went through with
out hitch. Case Broderick for con-
gress; w. G. Hook, of Leavenw worth,
and John Schilling, of Hiawatha, for
district delegates to the national con-
vention; Burrill H. Tracy, of Wamego,
for elector; Cy Leland for national
committeeman, and William Mckinley
for president. The vote for congress
man stood IS for Broderick and 26 for
Bailey. Atchison, Jackson, Jefferson,
Leavenworth and Pottawatomie coun-
ties voted solid for Broderick and
Brown, Doniphan and Nemaha voted
for Bailey.
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WITNESSED BY FRIENDS.

A Chicago Brewer Robbed of Valuablca
While Saluting His Acquaintance.
CHICAGO, March 7.-One of the most
remarkable holdups that has ever oc-
CURED in this city took place at seven
o'clock last night on Ashland boule-
ward, the most aristocratic street on
the West side. The victim was James
w. Sheridan, wealthy brewer, and
he was relieved of gold watch, about
$500 in cash and pin valued at
5000 The robbery was committed by
three men, one of whom held re-
volver against Sheridan's abdomen
while another pressed gun against
his side. The third man did the col
lecting. While the robbery was going
on several of Sheridan's friends passed
by and said: Good evening, Mr.. Sher-
idan." The victim, persuaded by the
revolvers which were held against his
body, returned the salutation in a
cheerful tone, and his friends, think
ing he was talking with the three
men, went on their way and left Sher-
idan to be robbed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-14

WAsHINGToS, March S-The presi-
dent and secretary of the navy are con-
sidering a proposition to place several
classes of civil employees at the navy
yards under the operations of the civil
service law. An order of that kind
would hare the effect of making rea-
sOnably permanent the tenure of hum
dreds of men in the naval establish
mont. The proposed arrangement is
not to take IL skilled laborers or those
whose work may depend upon the
liberalfty Of congress, but to include
the clerical force, and possibly
drau ghtsraen and other similar crattaS
men. not in the lahorers' class.
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ST. LOUIS MOTOR cARAccIDENT
Three Men Have Died of Their Injuries
MOtorman Wholly to blame.

Three Men Have Died of Their Injuries
Motorman Wholly to Flame.
ST. LOUIS. March 10.-Three men are
dead and one more is not expected to
live as the result of Sunday nights
collision on the st. Louis & Kirkwood
electric line. Fifty more are more or
less seriously, but none fatally, in
jured. General Manager Houseman
states positively that the entire blame
rests with ]. Ell. Aiken, the Motorman
Of the east bound car, who was so Sc
riously injured that he died.
Herman Briscoe, boy of this city,
is an additional victim of the wreck.
He was found yesterday evening at his
home, where he has lain in an uncon-
scious condition ever since the accident.
It is thought that he cannot survive.
He is injured internally. Miss Belle
Mackey, of ST. Louis, had both feet so
badly crushed that amputation, it is
feared, is necessary to save her life.
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Kentucky Race War.

PADUcAH, KY, March 1O-Mayor D.
A. Yeiser last night shipped to the city
marshal at Fulton, KY, in response to
a private telegram, 200 Winchester
rifles that were used here during the
negro riot three years ago. There
were fears of an uprising in Fulton
last night. The trouble was caused
by a policeman attempting to arrest a
colored man and having to club him
before he could do it. The feeling in
Fulton between the whites and blacks
is very bitter. The authorities are try
ing to keep everything quiet and re-
fuse to answer kilograms. It was ru-
mored here last night that a serious
encounter had already taken place, but
this could not be confirmed
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A WILD PANIC.
Fire in Building Causes a Scare
Among the Girls.
CAUGHT By A FALLING BUILDING.
Five Persons Seriously Injured and One
Hundred Others Have Narrow Escapes
from the Collapse of u Con-
demned Structure.

CHICAGO, March 11.-During a fire in
a six story brick building at As to 40
Randolph street, yesterday afternoon,
d serious panic among 500 women en-
ployed there was narrowly averted.
Lizzie Smith and Mary Mari tainted
from fright, Maggie Burns fell down a
flight of stairs. and two boys, John j.
Heis and Bernard Reinhardt, were
nearly overcome with smoke. This
was all the injuries suffered, but it
was almost a miracle that many lives
were not lost. The fire started among
the wall paper belonging to the Lartz
company on the SECOND floor. It was
not discovered until it had gained a
good start, and the building was soon
filed with smoke.
A wild panic ensued among IT'S girls,
who were employed by the Mansure
Fringe Co., on the fifth and sixth
floors, and the girls were making a
stampede for the stairs, when Miss
Dena Bayrel, the fore woman, managed
to check them. She formed them in
line and marched them down the
smoking stairways and through the
hall on the second floor, which was
partly on fire. All of them reached
the street without injury except Mag
gle Burns, who %as badly battered up
by rolling down the first flight of stairs.
In the Chicago Business college 500
students, girls and boys, were kept in
line by Principals Gondris and Virden,
and all of them reached the street in
safety. The danger was too much for
some of the girls, and several were
carried from the second story to the
street safely, but went back for the
wraps of some girls, who were SILVER
ing in the cold. They were nearly
strangled by smoke, but were revived
in a short time. The fire damaged the
Lartz Paper Co. to the extent of $35, :
900. The other losses are trifing.
CAUGHT BY FALLING BUILDING.
CHICAGO, March 1.-THE collapse of
the rear portion of the two story frame
factory building at S43 and 845 Airport
street, yesterday afternoon, resulted
IN seriously injuring five persons and
nearly 100 others had narrow escapes.
The collapsed building was an old
frame structure, which had been con-
demned, and when the accident oc-
Cured fully $50 people, mostly Poles
and Bohemians, were around it, pick
ing up kindling wood. The rear por-
ton of the structure fell upon the
crowd, but all escaped serious injury
except the five who were caught by the
falling timbers. Besides these many
others were slightly injured by flying
boards
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A RIVAL OF n. n. HOLMES.
III. c. Wnmoth Engages In Marriage in a
Wholesale Manner.

III. G. Wumoth Engages In Marriage in a
Wholesale Manner.
KANSAS CITY, Kan, March Oh. c.
Wilmoth, who was recently arrested
in Terre Haute, Ind, and brought to
this city to answer to the charge of
bigamy, is without doubt the most dar-
ing. INSCRIPTIONS and successful biga-
mist who ever operated in the west.
The police records of different western
cities, when compared, show that Will
moth in the past ten years has married
dozens of women, solely for their
money, deserving them as soon as he
got hold of their money.
There is strong likeness between
the methods of entrapping women
used by Wilmoth and Holmes, now un-
der sentence of death in Philadelphia.
Each of these master bigamists seems
to have exerted some hypnotic in
fuence over women he designed to
dupe, and each, in his dealings with
women, was utterly without principle
or pity. When brought into court
Wilmoth pleaded guilty. Two of his
wives were present to testify against
him
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THE KENTUCKY FIGHT.
Republicans Nominate Third Candidate
for standardization Refuses to With

Republicans Nominate Third Candidate
for Observation-Disclosures Refuses to With
draw.
FRANKFORT, KY, March 6.-The re-
publican joint caucus met last night
and, by an agreement between Senator
w. J. Deboe and Judge w. FL. Holt,
Hon. ST. John Boyle, of Louisville, was
declared the repu blican nominee for
United States senator, by reclamation.
The only drawback was the action of
Representative Tindle, who, when the
announcement of the selection of Boyle
was made, exclaimed: THAT settles
it with me-" and left the caucus in APP
parently i'll humor. The democrats
asst night drew the line strongly
between the free silver men and
the sound money democrats. A joint
caucus was held to hear the petition of
the sound money democrats for the
withdrawal of Senator Blackburn.
Twenty-Five sound money democrats,
including 20 signers to petition ask
ing Blackburn to withdraw, were alb
sent from the democratic caucus. SEN
ator Blackburn was present He said
he was the caucus nominee and only
the caucus could remove him. He said
it had been in the power of the five
democrats who had refused to vote for
him from the first to elect him at any
time He said he was determined no
republ should be elected. The
caucus adopted stirring resolutions in
support of Blackburn and adjourned,
determined to support him to the end.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-14
GREEN GOODS swINDLERs.
Three Men Captured In Chicago Who Had
$4,000 in Gold with Them.

Three Men Captured In Chicago Who Had
$4,000 in Gold with Them.
CHICAGO, March Post Office In
spector Stuart yesterday made an inn
portant capture of green goods swim
dlers. The sharpers had in their pos
session, besides their bogus bills, a
satchel containing $25. 900 in good
money. The prisoners are Charles
Herd, alias Vogle, ST., E. R. Gray, alias
Vogle, Jr.. and Frank Smythe. The
capture was the result of cleverly
laid plot For two months past the
mails in this section of the country
have been flooded with green goods"
circulars. Last week deputy marshals
were sent to Arkansas, where they
placed themselves in communica ton
with the operators. An appointment
was made for Chicago. and two depu-
ties, disguised as countrymen, came
on. The capture followed.
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CURTIS BY AccLAMATIoN.
The Fourth Kansas Republican Convention
| Ia q Harmonious Affair.

The Fourth Kansas Republican Convention
Is a Harmonious Affair.
EMPoRIA, Kan. March 1O.-The re.
publican convention of the Fourth con-
gressional district organized by select
ing Ed w. Hoch, of Marion, for chair
man. The usual committees were ap-
appointed and retired. During their
absence J. M. Miller, of Morris county,
moved that the rules be suspended and
Charles Curtis be declared the unani-
nous choice of the Fourth district to
succeed himself in congress. The mo-
ton was carried by rising vote. A
motion was then made that the dele
gates to the st. Louis convention from
this district be instructed to vote for
Maj. Tom Anderson for member
of the national publican CEN
trail committee, which was car
ried. This was followed by mo-
ton that the Fourth district delegates
be instructed to vote first, last and all
the time at the ST. Louis convention
for William Mckinley, and before the
motion could be completed the entire
audience arose, drowned the voice of
the speaker and insisted that the mo-
ton was carried, and it was so declared.
The platform declares for protec-
ton and against the Wilson bill,
for free ballot and a fair count
The silver plank favors bimetallism
and demands the use of both gold
and silver as standard money. The
resolutions condemn the recent bond
issue and the alleged bond syndicate
deal Restricted immigration laws are
asked for. The usual pension plank is
included in the platform, and a plank
condemning the administration in the
John Waller case follows A Monroe
doctrine plank is inserted and strong
resolution of sympathy for Cuba is put
in.
The names of J. S. Dean, of Marion,
and l. E. lambert, of Lyon county,
were presented as nominees for dele
gates to the st. Louis convention, and,
no others being named, they were
elected by reclamation. d. P. Blood,
of Butler, and Charles Sayer. of Chase,
were chosen alternates Ex.Lieut.-
Gov. D. w. Finney, of Woodlson, was
selected for presidential elector.
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Ninety Senators Require $50 Employees
Who Draw @4S2,O Yearly.

Ninety Senators Require $50 Employees
Who Draw @4S2, 600 Yearly.
WASHINGTON, March g. - Senator
Chandler has been investigating the
senate's extravagances. The result of
his researches more than justifies all
that has been said in the newspapers
on the subject. The senator finds that
the roll of employees of the senate has
been growing until it has now reached
the startling number of 353. Among
these are lei clerks, 81 messengers. So
laborers, % pages, IS folders, IS police
men, mail carriers, watchmeny and
so on. The senate employees draw
1882, 600 annually. The striking fea-
ture is the rapid increase in the num-
Der of persons required to make official
life comfortable for 90 senator's This
pay roll was $3i7, 9SI in 1887. 1t has
been increased S175, 900 in nine years.
The salaries and mileage of the 90
senators is $3.50, 600 annually. So it APP
pears that the cost of the help is a lit
tie more than the cost-of the senator's
Besides the enormous salary account
of the employees the senators manage
to get away with S175, 600 a year for
various incidentals, or for contingent
expenses" as the report has it. Nine
years ago the senate spent SAT-, 2S2 tor
employees and on contingent account.
In 1894 these expenses reached $699, 1S9.
Last year the senate had a spasm of
economy, and got away with $64S, 201,
besides salaries and mileage. These
figures compiled by Senator Chandler
show there are about four employees, to
each senator
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DouBLE-HEADED CONVENTION.
Two Chairmen, Two Secretaries, Two
Speakers at q Time and a Row.

Two Chairmen, Two Secretaries, Two
Speakers at Time and n Row.
GAINESVILLE, Ga, March 1.-The re-
publicans of the Ninth congressional
district had an exciting circus here
yesterday. The two factions engaged
in the fight, the whites on one side,
and the blacks, with a sprinkling of
whites, on the other. The convention
ran with two chairmen, two secre-
taries and two committees on creden-
tials. Two speakers were frequently
on the floor at the same time, and
everything was in a state of confusion.
The convention finally broke up with
out expressing any preference for
presidential candidates.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March Car
dinal Satolli, who arrived in the city
from Denver Saturday evening, put in
busy Sabbath yesterday At ten a.
m. he celebrated pontifcal high mass
at the Cathedral of the Immaculate
Conception, on West Eleventh street,
the first mass of the kind ever cele-
brated in Kansas City In the after
noon from two until six he was given
a dinner and reception at the Coates
house, when it is estimated he shook
hands with 5000 people. Satolh will
remain in the city until Tuesday.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-14
STREET CARS COLLIDE.
A st. Louis Motormaus Refusal to Obey
Orders Results Fatally.

A st. Louis Motormaus Refusal to Obey
Orders Results Fatally.
ST. LOUIS, March 9.-As the result of
the disobedience of orders by j. A.
Aiken, motorman, a terrible head-end
collision occurred yesterday evening
about o'clock between two cars of
the newly completed Kirkwood cleo
trio railroad, which connects the sub
urban town of Kirkwood with this
city. Both cars were badly smashed,
four men were probably fatally in
jured, 90 badly hurt, and between 20
and 80 others less seriously injured.
The names of those fatally injured are:
j. A. Aiken and Sam Smith, motor
men; j. L. Jones, claim agent Missouri.
Kansas & Texas railroad, and Richard
Lonagan. insurance agent.
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KANSAS FARMER MURDERED
Frank Mitchelrs Dead Pody Found Near
Alta Vista. Kan.

Frank MitchelPs Dead Fody Found Near
Alta Vista, Kan.
ALTA VISTA, Kan, March 1O.-Frank
Mitchell, prominent farmer near this
place, was murdered last Thursday
James Glare, a brotherin-law of the
deceased, on going to MitchelPs farm
yesterday morning found Mitchell
missing. A search discovered the
body on the farm of John Hep
ner, a neighbor. On being con-
fronted with the fact and taken into
custody, Hepner confessed to killing
Mitchell, and hiding the body in the
grass. Excitement runs high, and
threats of lynching are common.
Mitchell was known as a quiet and
sober man, while Hepner has a very
unsavory reputation. Hepner's wife
denies all knowledge of the deed. She
was also placed under arrest.
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A SAD MISSOURI TRAGEDY.
Death of a Farmer Craxes His Wife and She
Follows Him Shortly.


Follows Him Shortly.
MEXICO. Mo-, March 1O.-Coroner
Rhodes, of this city, received tele-
gram from Martinsburg, telling him
to come there Immediately. He did
so, and on his arrival was taken out to
the farm of Pat Cronin, an old
Irish farmer who lived with his
wife on a small farm about mile
from Martinsburg. On entering the
house, an awful sight was disclosed.
Lying on bed was the body of Mr..
Cronin, in a most advanced stage of
decomposition, and the stencil which
filed the house was almost nbearab BILE.
Mrs. Cronin was proceeding with her
household duties as usual, cooking a
meal in the room where the corpse
lay and taking no particular
notice of it. It was plain that she was
demented, and that nothing could be
learned from her as to when her hus-
band died or what caused his death.
Mr.. Cronin had been dead at
least a week. Mrs. Cronin her
self died not long after the dis
covery, and a double funeral was
necessary. The supposition is that Mr..
Cronin died of pneumonia, that his
death caused his wife to lose her mind,
and that she sat by the corpse night
and day for a week before the facts
became known.
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NEW YoRk's LIQUOR LAW.
Raines Excise Bill Passed by the Senate b
Big Majority.

Raines Excise Bill Passed by the Senate by
a Big Majority.
ALBANY, n. Y, March 1.-THE sem
ate voted closure in the Raines excise
bill, "a to ia. The bill was put on les
passage and adopted, 81 to Is Accord
ing to Senator Raines, the effects
of the bill will be to proven {
corruption in excise boards, to
stamp out low gin shops, and to
greatly reduce Sunday selling and
other violations of law by saloonkeep-
ers. Although he expects the number
of drinking places to be reduced from
25 to 20 per cent. he holds that the in
crease in the license fee will prevent
loss of revenue
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NEW MEXICO.
The Sub Committee VIII Report in Favor
of Statehood.

The Subcommittee VIII Report in Favor
of Statehood.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE SUBJ
committee of the senate committee APP.
pointed to consider the bill for the adj
mission of New Mexico, decided unani-
mously yesterday to report to the full
committee in favor of the passage of
the bill. The house committee will re-
port the bill as introduced by Delegate
Catron, with few verbal changes
While it is understood that the bill
will encounter some opposition in the
full committee, it's friends express con-
fidence that the subcommittee rec
ommendation will be accepted by a
majority of the entire committee, and
that they will soon get the bill into
the senate with a favorable recon-
mendatiOn