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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-18
A SHINING EXAMPLE of what

A SHINING EXAMPLE of what
may be accomplished by never vary
ing devotion TO single purpose is
seen in the history of the Mccormick
Harvesting Machine Co., Chicago.
For 65 years they have simply been
building grain and grass-cutting ma
chinery, and while there are probably
forty manufacturers in this line, it is,
safe to say that the Mccormick
Company builds one-third of all
the binders, reaperS and mowers used
throughout the entire world.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-18

Nfosr men have more courage than even
thew themselves think they have.-Grevllle.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-18

A DOCTOR may be able to speak but one
language. but he is supposed to have so.ae
knowledge of all tongues.-YoRkers Sta.es--
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-04
A TREASURER ROBBED.
Dallas ofieiars Tough Experiences with
Thieves.

Dallas ofieiars Tough Experience With,
Dallas, Tex, Dec. AT midnight,
five pistol shotssin rapid succession in
the vicinity of the courthouse attracted
the police to that building. W. Il.
Coe, county treasurer, was found in his
office with blood oozing FROM wound
in the back Of the head. He was IN
dazed condition and in very excited
frame of mind. He said he had been
working very late in order to get the
affairs of the Office in shape to retire in
favor of his successor. At midnight
two men appeared, and one placed
gun to his temple and ordered him to
open the vault. He did so and all the
valuable papers and contents OF the
inner vault were examined by one OF
the robbers. After placing consider
cable sum Of money in canvas sack,
the robbers withdrew from the vault.
Coe seized his pistol and shot at the
robbers. The latter returned the ire,
hitting the treasurer in the back of the
head, inflicting bad scalp wound.
The treasurer says the robbers secured
sc, 900, and he is confident that he shot
and badly wounded one of his assail'
ants. The police force and a large
number Of deputies with bloodhoundi
are on the trail of the robbers.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-04
REIGN OF THE Blizzard
Fearful Suffering in the
Northwestern States.
MANY LIVES REPORTED LOST
Cattle Buried In Snow Drifts. Trains
DelayedSand Wires Frustrated on
the Prairies Worst Storm for Years.

Cattle Buried In Snow Dfifts. Trains
Delayed and Wires Frustrated on
the Prairies Worst Storm for Years.
ST. Paul, Dec. Human beings
have been frozen to death, cattle have
been stampeded, bruised and smothered
in snow drifts; trains are delayed,
wires are down, and the storm record
is broken by the blizzard that holds the
Northwest 4oeked in its chilly grasp.
How many lives have been sacrificed
cannot be told until the snow DRIFTS
clear away, months hence. Men are
missing everywhere in the heart OF the
storm. Some are known to be dead,
and many are missing, with the chances
very much against them being alive.
From the cattle country in the west
ern part Of North Dakota come reports
of intense suffering of the livestock on
the ranges, but no definite information
can be had, as the wires are down.
Watson Ball. cattleman, says the
losses will be extremely heavy.
South Dakota is suffering, too. At
Pierre over eight inches Of show fell
during Thursday and Friday and the
wind maintained velocity; of. twenty
eight miles an hour. Wires were down
most of the time. and trains and street
cars were tied up. The first train to
move west went out about noon today
with a snowplow. - "a
Snow on the prairie drifted badly
and cattle losses are being reported. Il
/ was the worst storm for years. q :
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-04
worktpes OF the Raines Law.

New York. Dec. "A legislative
inquiry into the workings of the
Rai1ies excise law was begun here to-
day. The committee on investigation
consists of five members Of the state
senate, with Mr.. Raines, the "father"
of the law as chairman. 1t is expected
the hearing will continue throughout
the week, and one of the star witnesses
will be Police Commissioner Roosevelt,
who last week gave ont newspaper
interview which in effect pronounced
the Judgment upon the law that it
could not have been more inefioacious
had those who framed it had the pur-
pose of nakingit statute that could
not be enforced
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-04
The ;RlTzvluLE cHARlvARf.

john rhfel, II Is Said. Fired the Shot
at the Achxeiger-Rofof yVeHding. ,'9=
i RItzyille, Wash, Deo ]. Thursday
evening, at the, wedding of George
:Achzeiger; and Matilda Rolof, shot
was fired through the side Of the house.
from shotgun loaded with buckshot,
lodging in the head of Mary Bauer
Inquiry develops the fact that consider
able rivalry existed among the young
men of Adams county for the affections
OF the bride. John Thiel was per.
sistent suitor for her hand, and long,
laid seige to the heart of the comely
German maiden, but to no avail. she
rejected him, and accepted her present
husband, who is prosperous ranoher.
The race for the hand of the girl was
made more exciting by the fact that she
comes into possession of considerable
money when she lis % years !old. ON
the night OF the wedding, a married
man named Klannakamick, a laborer,
whe. resides In the town, carried a
double- -barreled shotgun to the house
wheae tbs wedding took place. W ben
the guests departed, this man, with
others, went into the yard. He after
wards returned for wraps which he had
forgotten, and says that before doing
so he was asked by John Thiel. the. re-
iected -suitor, for the shotgun. He
handed the weapon to Thiel, and few
minutes later the shot was fired through
the side of the house. passing through
the shawl Of the bride and hitting Miss
| Bauer. Miss Bauer may recover, az
the boards in the house broke the force
| Of the shot.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-04
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
Downing, Hopkins 8 Co.'s Review Of
Trade.

Portland, Or, Dec. .. - Wheat
prices last week reached the highest
point thus far ON the crop. and the
close was near the top. Compared
with it's value at the close of the third
week in November, it was at the close
of the fourth weeks business b-Sc
higher for December and 4Ae higher
for the May delivery. The lower
prices during the third week were not
the result of any change in the indica-
tions which previously existed OF pros
pective scarcity in the future, but We're
entirely due to the necessities OF certain
features of the speculative trade which
make the approach Of an important de-
livery of the stocks in store on specula-
tive purchases terror to impecunlous
buyers. No matter how unchanged
may be the opinion of buyer OF wheat
for December delivery in the substan-
tial wisdom of his purchase, if he has
not the needful cash to pay for the
goods when the grain is on the point
of being rendered to him he has to sell
at whatever sacrifice. Nothing has oc'
Cured since a week ago to make it Less
probable now than then that the
worlds wheat supply is smaller than
its needs. The demand from Austria
liza for American wheat is as urgent al
before; India continues to be buyer
instead Of a seller Of wheat, as in or
binary seasons, and the coming crop o.
Argentina gives no better promise OF
more than very middling yield thar
| il did before. We remarked in oul
letter last week chat "It welt may b'
that sharp declines are in order. Blu
we added that "they will only furnish
opportunities for buying to greater ad
vantage. We still hold to this view
of the case and advise purchases OF
every little decline.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-04
SHORT WHEAT CROP.

Frosts Stop Flowing In France and
Central Europe.
London, Dec. 2.-The Mark Lane
Express today, discussing the crop pros
poets, says:
"Severe frosts In France and Cen.
trail Europe have stopped plowing and
sowing, and we anticipate q. somewhat
short wheat acreage in the entire re.
eion between the Vistula and the bay
of Biscay. Winter has set in through
out Russia, the sea Of Azof was closed
to navigation November "a, and navi-
cation Of the Baltic is dangerous, on
the northern and eastern coasts, on
which there is already much ice.
Lowing to the rainfall in linda the
deficiency in the wheat acreage is re.
duced:' But while famine no longer
threatens, scarcity seems bound to be
felt until the spring of 1897.
- English wheat maintains a good
price in London, but the country mar
kets are firm. The cause of this is
clear. In the counties last week. 1885,.
es4 quarters of English wheat were
offered for sale, against SO, $50 for the
bsame week of 1895. !.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-04
THEY Want 70 Be Annexed
Hawaii Cannot Long Main
tain Its Government.
FOSTERS VISIT TO THE ISLANDS
People in Constant Fear That Some
Condition OF Bu-iness Is Good.

People in Constant Fear That Some
Unpleasant Change May Occur
Condition OF Bu-iness Is Good.
Washington, Dec. 2.-John W. Fos-
ter, former secretary of state, has re-
turned to Washington from four
weeks visit to Hawaii, whittier he
went as the representative of the Pacific
Cable Company. In speaking OF his
visit, Mr.. Foster said:
"Tbe condition of business in Ha.
waii is hourishing. The islands are
prosperous. and their FUTURE is blight.
The Pacific Mail has recently doubled
its service, sending steamer there
twice month instead of once, as for.
merly, and new line is soon expected
to be established by the Japanese,
which will touch at the islands ON the
way to San Francisco.
''The people of Hawaii wish to be
annexed to the United States. The
present government has the approval OF
a majority of native Hawaiians, and
there is no likelihood that there ever
will be a restoration of the monarchy.
The English and German element,
however, are opposed to annexation to
the United States, because they believe
it will interfere with their contract Ia
Dor and so affect them commercially.
"The present government in its ad-
ministra.ion is giving satisfaction; yet
shis government is only temporary, and
the people want to be annexed to the
United States. The members of the
government are pledged to it, and the
present constitution Of the republic ex.
presses this expectation. So it is the
general belief that the matter should
be decided at an early date, if possible. .
He said it was not apparent that
Hawaii could maintain herself as an
independent government in case the
United States should refuse to annex
the islands. Although her people are
law-abiding and the present govern
ment gets along smoothly and success
fully, there is continual fear, sayi
Mr.. Foster, that some change may oc
cur. So far as the Hawaiians are CON
cerned, independently of outside inf1u
ences, they are Capable of self-govern
ment. In Mr.. Fosters opinion, how
ever, annexation is the only way out o.
the situation In which Hawaii is placed
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-04
THE NORTHWEST STORM.
Loss of Five Lives Reported-Dynamite
Used In Tearing Streets.

Loss of Five Lives Reported-Dynamite
Used In clearing Streets.
st. Paul. Dec. 2.-News from the
great blizzard has been meager today.
So far as learned, only five lives have
been lost. OF course, nothing has yet
been heard from the remote districts
beyond the reach of the telegraph, and
it may be another week before it can be
positively stated that there has not
been more serious loss of life.
The streets of the snowbound Dakota
towns are bieng cleared as rapidly as
possible. The extremely cold weather
has frozen the snow until the immense
drifts have reached the proportions OF
gigantic icebergs. Dynamite is being
used to blast these out of the way, Or
dinary picks and shovels being unable
to make any impression on them.
Stock on the ranges has undoubtedly
suffered heavily, and fuel famine Is
threatened in many of the smaller
towns in the Dakotas. This is by no
means trivial matter where the mer'
curry is ranging from is to 80 degrees
below zero.
Ih0 fal1OraQS are UoS lAAluS W 6oS
their trains running again. The Great
Northern got its first train into St
Paul from the snowbound district this
morning, and the Northern Pacific re-
! ports that its line is now open from
Portland to ST. Paul. Delayed west
bound transcontinsntal trains on this
road, which were icing held at Tower
City and Fargo, left those points at
o clock this evening, and the eastbouno
trains, held at Mandan, are moving
and will be due here tomorrow. INT
Northern Pacific officials do not anticl
pate any further trouble, and expect tf
have trains running on schedule time
Tonight, farms and farm building
along SIX miles of the Chippewa rive
! are under water. The food is belnl
added to hourly at the rate OF si'
4 inches, and before morning. unless tn
gorge breaks, Chippewa Falls will b
st stpartly under water. At 9 o'clock to
lnight, Easements of all buildings o.
| Spring street are flooded, and in som
.instar ces the lower floors are covered
In 1894 a similar food occurred, caus
Ting loss Of many thousands OF dollars
r A great deal of railway property
threatened, and many highway an
railroad bridges wall probably be swel
away,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-04
TWO VOTES CAST.
A Kansas Township Holds Peculiar
Record.

Topeka, Kan, Dec. 1.-According to
official returns received at the secretary
of states Office, there was one township
in Kansas, where only two votes were
cast at the recent election. II was
Garfield township, in Seward county.
One of the voters casta straight Repub-
lican ticket, while the other voted the
Populist ticket straight, with the ex-
ception of county attorney. There
was a tie on all other officers. and the
candidates for township offices cast lots
to see who should serve. Garfield
township has about twenty inhablt-
ants, eight of whom are voters. There
are four Populists and four Republl-
cans. On election day three OF the
Populists paired off with three Repub-
licans, and six did not vote. The other
Republican wanted to pair off with
the remaining Populist. but the latter
would mot do it, because he had
grudge against the nominee of his own
party for county attorney, and said he
wanted to vote for the Republican
nominee. This necessitated the cast
ing of two ballots, with the result as
stated. A regular voting precinct was
maintained the entire day, and i've
voters received 50 each for serving as
judges and clerks Of election.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-04
p,t..trous Fire I'm Portland.

D1S0etrOu9 AH oAsAoA~'
The extensive plant of the Inman,
Poulsen Lumber Company, OF Port
land, Or, was almost completely de-
stroyed by fire Thanksgiving evening.
The, fire.was discovered by the night
watchman, andsin an Incredible space
of time the entire plant was seeth1ng
cauldron of flames. The loss sustained
is about $50, 900, covered by insurance
in numerous companies to the extent
of about $4,000. The most distressing
result of the fire is that 100 men are
thrown ont of employment, temporarily
at a season Of the year when they can
ill afford to be idle. The firemen on
duty did good service, but could not do
much except to prevent the spread OF
the fiameaslzJust how the fire originat-
ed is difficult to determine, but 1t Is
supposed to have been caused by spon-
taneous combustion. Mr.. Robert d.
Inman, of the copmany, says that al
though sustaining heavy loss he Is NOS
at all disheartened and will rebuild as
soon as possible. 1t Was fortunate that
a strong east wind was blowing as 1t
carrIea tie flames out over the fiver
and the lumber piled up in the yard
south of the mill escaped almost alto
gether. Had the flames reached the
lumber, the loss would have fallen
heavily upon the mill company as more
than $4,000 worth of lumber was
stored there.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-04
Three Boys Shot.

Oakland, CAL, Dec. a.-Three boys
met with a serious accident yesterday
afternoon. John Donovan, Harry
Canty and John strisch, all IL years
of age, went out on the Alameda marsh
to shoot quail with shotgun. While
crossing creek they passed the gun,
which was cooked, from one to an
other, handling it carelessly from stock
to muzzle. The gun went off, when
all three lads were in the line of fire.
Canty received NEARLY the whole charge
in his breast and face, and some OF the
shot entered his lungs. He is ttally
injured. Donoyan's little and third
fingers were shot off, and strisch re-
oeived few shot in the face, but the
injuries of the two last named are not
serious.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-04
ORGANIZED ASSASSINS.
Made Desperate Attempts to Kill the
Family of an Oklahoma Rancher.

Made Desperate Attempts to Kill the
Family of an Oklahoma Rancher.
Perry, o. T., Dec. 1.-Great excite
ment continues near Tonkawa, twenty
miles north of here, over an attempt to
murder the family of r. Brooke and
his wife. Reports from that oommu-
nifty are that q second attempt was
made last night to murder Brooke. A
month ago, Charley Graham, Bill
Jones and Kenneth Mcdonald attempt
ed to assassinate Brooke and his wife
one night, and Brooke killed Graham,
who proved to be noted outlaw.
Graham, before his death, confessed,
duplicating several men in the COM
munity. He said these men employed
him to kill, Brooke and his wife and
burn their house. Yesterday, several
of those in Jail escaped, and last night
masked men went to Brooke's home,
but were repulsed by Brooke and his
wife, who stood them off with Win.
oheStere,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-04
WOMAN KILLED. HERSELF.
Fatal Deed Committed In q Fit of In
sanity.

Fatal Deed Committed In . Fit of In
sanity.
Seattle, Nov. 3O.-Mrs. Louis Zim-
merman, of River Park, suburb of
this city, shot herself in the mouth at
Q O'Clock today during'a d Temporary fit
of insanity, INJECTING a wound from
which she died two hours later. She
had been complaining for several days,
and few minutes before she fred the
fatal shot had sent her husband for a
physician, claiming she was unwell.
Zimmermaii' had not gone but few
feet from The the house when he heard
a shot. He stopped, and in an instant
heard another report. Rushing back
to the house, he was Mortified to find
his wife lying on the floor with
smoking revolver in her hand and
stream of blood rushing from her
mouth. He tried to rouse her, but she
never regained consciousness, dying at
4 O'Clock. Deceased was % years of
age, and mother of 9-months-o old
baby. Zimmerman is a carpenter, in
the employ of the Seattle Brewing q
Mailing Company. a.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-04
Certainly Insane.

New York, Dec. T. DR.. Charles
Lafiin was today committed to Bellevue
hospital for examination as to his
sanity. He is. according to the story
told by his wife, a pitiful wreck of a
brilliant scholar, man suffering from
the peculiar and powerful disease, At
rican fever, contracted while accom-
panying Bishop Taylor. on an expedi.
tion to the, west coast of Africa. He
married Clara Freeman, OF Milton, N.
S., June 25, this year. On the follow
ing night, DR.. Lafiin acted strangely.
One of his freaks of insanity was to dis
locate the Joints of his wife's body and
then snap them back into position.
Once, she says. he took five grains OF
opium in; one dose. Poison, however,
seemed to have little effect on him.
Finally her sufferings became SO in
tense she; says that she was obliged to
appeal to the authorities for protection.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-04
:. Never make two bites Of cherry.
You might cfM worm in half.
How II Felt to Die. +

Chicago, Dec. Ia man giving the
name of, e. L. Bryan. who is thought
to have come from Pittsburg, commit
ted suicide at the Kimball hotel this
morning by taking laudanum. On the
table in the room was found notebook
in which he described for twenty min
utes the. feeling he experienced as he
was dying. The statement was dedi-
Gated to medical science. He had taken
great care to conceal his identity, tear
ing all marks from his clothing and un-
derclothing. On the cover OF the
memorandum book was found the nams
Of FIRM in Pittsburg.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-04
Ready for Service.

Philadelphia, Dec. 2.-The new ar
mored cruiser Brooklyn, which earned
for its builders premium of $500. .o00'
will go into commission tomorrow
morning at League island navy yard.
This is in pursuance of request of the
government received over week ago.
and as a consequence of which Cramps
men have been working night and day
to have the big vessel finished in time:
All work beyond a few finishing
touches was practically completed to-
night, and at 8 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing, four tugs will tow her to the navy
yard, where the customary formalities
will be gone through with.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-04
NO ONE. TO SAVE HER.
A Blind Woman Burned to Death Neal
Anacortes.

Blind Woman Burned to Death Near
Anacortes.
Seattle. Dec. "A special to the
Post. .Intelligencer from Anacortes says
that about l O'Clock this morning fire
destroyed the residence Of b. MoDon-
aid; farmer, living six miles from
here, and also burned to death the only
person in the house at the time, Mrs.
Mcdonald. The origin of the fire is
not known Mr.ttMcDonald had gone
to the home of his son. .in-law, Henry
Layton, leaving his wife;.whe was 70
years old, and blind, at. home. The
burning building was first seen by j..
L. Satterlee,. neighbor, but before any
one could reach the spot the roof had
fallen in. An examination Of the de-
bris revealed the remains, terribly
charred and almost unrecognizable, OF
theunfortunate woman. i 8.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-04
RETALIATION SUGGESTED.
Austria Discriminates Against ou'
Glucose.

7
Washington, Dec. 2.-Retaliation
against the European. countries that
seek to destroy American trade is sug-
gested by United States Censul-dep'
eral M. Judd, at Vienna. He says
that the Austrian glucose producers,
finding their trust powerless to meet
the rates asked by Americans, appealed
to their government, and the latter has
increased the duty onsimported glucose
from ~ to forins per 100 ,kilos, to
take effect December 1. This Is aimed
directly at America, as the United
States is the only country competing
for this trade, and it wilt shut us out
from further sale of syrup. Mr.. Judd
says: ...s :sc.i,e -
sit has been this way with other ar
ticles for which Americans found .
foreign market If it was not a tarlh
measure, some other obstacles have
crippled their efforts to maintain the
trade. Would not threatened retail
atory measure. say against porcelain
and glassware, have the desired effect
! of possibly preventing the intended
change from going into efect?"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-04
succeed. viscount cough.

Washington, Dec. 1.-Ambaseador
Pauncefote has. been officially notified
of the appointment of Maurice de Bun
sen as secretary Of the British embassy
at this capital. The new secretary has
been distinguished in diplomatic serv-
ice in number of the capitals of Eu-
rope, and the Orient, and he succeeds
viscount Cough, the present secretary
who will go to Germany.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-04
! want to Make New Coast Rates.


~,enver, Dec. IA petition has been
fled with the inter state commerce
commission in Washington by repre-
sensatives of the Santa Fe, Rio
Grande, Rio Grande Western. South
ern Pacific, Colorado Midland and
Union Pacific, asking that these roads
be permitted to char ge less aggregate
for longer distances between Colorado
points and California than for shorter
distances over the same lines. The
purpose is that the railroads be allowed
to make schedule of lower rates from
Denver and other points in the state to
the Pacific coast than to Salt Lake:
The interstate commerce commission
has set the hearing on the petition for
December 18. at Washington