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WEATHER REPORT.
More Rain to Date Last Year Than
We Have Had This.

The Weather Bureau reports show
the highest and lowest temperatures
yesterday to have been 62 and DO de-
greeS, with fresh southerly winds dur
ing the fore and afternoon, and light
northerly wind in the evening, with
cloudy weather prevailing.
The barometrical readings at a. m.
and D p. m. yesterday were 29.6S and
29S4 inches, respectively.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were % and 40
degrees, and one year ago to-day 6S
and % degrees.
The dry thermometer at a. m. was
56 degrees. wet 55 degrees, dew point
"a degrees, humidity "a per cent, with
a vapor pressure Of All inches: wind
south, eight miles per hour and weather
light rain, with 10 of an inch during
the previous twelve hours.
The dry thermometer at p. m. was
go degrees, wet 5S degrees, dew point
So degrees, humidity S6 per cent, with
a vapor pressure Of .44S inches; wind
northeast, five miles per hour, and
weather cloudy, with rainfall of IA
OF an inch during the preceding twelve
hours.
The average temperature was SO de-
grees, normal 70 degrees, showing yes
terday to have been II degrees cooler
than the normal temperature for Sep
tember 10Th.
The rainfall yesterday amounted to
a Of an inch, making A of an inch
for this season to date, as against 1.3O
inches last year to October 1st.
The precipitation last year was as
follows: July .O4 of an inch, August a
trace and September 1926 inches. This
season there was a trace in July, 20
of an inch in August and "a of an
inch up to the present time for Septem-
ber. 1t will therefore be seen that last
season to date gave a much greater
total precipitation than we have had
for the present season, although there
is yet ten days in September to hear
from. Timely warning was given the
raisin men and fruit dryers, so there
will be but a minimum loss if any at
all
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apartments which will be occupied by
the Gar and Czarina at Balmoral
castle face the River Dee. They are
simply furnished, as, for that matter,
are all the rooms at Balmoral The cor
r1dors are hung with horrible imitation
marble wall paper, and are lighted by
OIL lamps, while trophies of the chase,
shot by distinguished visitors, heads
and antlers Of deer. ETC., are fixed at
every available spot. Hunting pictures
also abound.
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the worlds monetary circulation than
was added during the whole preceding
seventy-two years of the century.
Ihey also tell us that the demonetiza-
tlon OF silver stimulated the demand for
goid In corresponding proportion
Wnlch has caused the appreciation of
gold and the corresponding decline in
the value of silver Here again their
tacts are at fault. Since 1873 the amount
OF gold added to the worlds monetary
circulation is 90 per cent. less than the
amount coined during the previous sew
enty-two years of the century. In other
words, as compared with the seventy
TWO years from 1900 to 1873, the world S
coinage OF gold has diminished SO per
cent, while the coinage OF silver dur
ing the same period has increased 81
per cent
IN view of these facts, what are we to
thlnk OF the statement that half our
primary money was struck down by
the crime of 1S73?'' Yet this statement
was the very foundation upon which
the Whole free silver superstructure
rests. Take away this and their fabric
IalIS.-ProfeSSor Gunton
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APPROPRIATED THE PROCEEDS
Andy Derrick Names a Winner and
Receives Seventy Days.

Andy Derrick, a smooth-spoken col
ored man, was found guilty in the Po-
lice Court yesterday of having appro-
priated SO belonging to Mrs. j. Kel-
logg to his own use, and was sentenced
to serve seventy days in the County
Jail.
The evidence showed that Mrs. Kel-
logg had approached the colored man
who follows the races-and secured tip
from him which proved a winner. She
gave him s. to play on a to / shot,
and when the race was over Andy drew
down $25, which he proceeded to scat
ter among his friends He expressed
sorrow for his misdoing, which failed to
touch soft place in the heart of the
Judge. Andy will be out in time to at
tend the Christmas handicap.
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Silver Not Demonetized.

In fact, the Act of 1873 did not de-
monetize nor in the slightest degree i'm
pair single dollar Of standard money
On the contrary, nearly all the silver
money we have has come into existence
since the so-called crime of 1873 In the
twenty years from 1873 to 1893 we
coined fifty-two times as many silver
dollars as we did during the whole Pc
riod Of free coinage from the foundation
Of the Government to 1873. Nor was
this peculiar to this country From
1871 to 1876 thirteen of the leading
commercial nations stopped the free
coinage OF silver. and since 1873, 81 per
cent. more Of silver has been added to
The record-union., 1896-09-20
FIGURES THAT DO NOT LIE.
Amount of Silver Coined Before and
After 1873.

Here Is some useful and reliable in
formation as to what the nations Of the
world have done with silver since the
so-called crime" Of 1878, and the cor
responding Grimes of other nations.
1t is we'll known that many of the ma
tions ceased the free and unlimited
coinage of silver about the same time
that the United States did. Among
these were Germany, Belgium, Hol-
land, Norway, Sweden, France, Spain,
Italy, Switzerland and Austro-Hun-
gary. Yet all these countries continued
to coin silver on Government account
just as the United States has done, and
even more freely than they had done
before
The result is that there is more than
double the amount Of silver money in
the world to-day than there was in
1878 Preston, the Director of the
Mint, shows that the silver money of
the world in 1873 amounted to only ST.
SIT 100000, while to-day it amounts to
81, ,070 100000, Of which So, 44O, zoo, 900
is full legal tender.
Thus it will be seen that the silver
money of the world has not only more
than doubled since the crime" of 1873,
uul HAS IHCTcdSeu dL lIlc average Idle VI
500, 100000 year since that time. The
report of the Director of the Mint also
shows that the worlds coinage of sill
yer in the last three years has been
S406, $50, ,S15, or an average of S135,
531 ,93S per annum, thus showing that
the world is even now coming more sill
Yer than ever before.
Here are the figures side by side:
Silver money in the world in
silver money in the world in 'VO0'V00
1876 ............... 4UiU,oUUOuO
Annual average silver coinage
since 1873. ......... 9o,143,OOO
Average annual silver coinage
since lS92. .-............ I5o,o2l,OOO
Now as to what the United States
alone has done. The silver money in
the United States to-day amounts to
$625, 100000. In 1872 it amounted to
So, 100000. Thus it will be seen that
the silver money in the United States
Is more than ten times as much to-day
as it was prior to the "crime" of 1873
Even during the first seven months Of
this year, 1896, more silver dollars were
coined at the mints of the United States
than were coined in the eighty one
years prior to the Act of 1878
The following table shows the amount
Of silver money in the United States in
1873 and the amount in each succeed
ing year down to date:
The record-union., 1896-09-20
HAWKINS DISCHARGED.
Advanced nOney to Buy Beer, But
Failed to Collect the Change.

George Hawkins (colored) was de-
clared to be technically guilty in the
Police Court yesterday Of having dis
turbed the peace of Matte Fisher. but
Justice Davis tempered the finding with
mercy unrestrained and allowed him to
go without imposing a penalty.
According to Hawkins story, he had
given the Fisher woman fifty cents, ten
cents of which was to buy beer, and
the remainder to revert to him. 1t failed
to revert, and he was trying to recover
his own when arrested
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OPEN-AIR CONCERT.
An Excellent Programme Will be
Rendered by the Foresters' Band.

The music for the open-air concert to
be given at the Plaza this evening will
De furnished by the Foresters' Band.
The concert will begin at z o'clock and
the usual large attendance is expected
The programme is as follows:
March, THE Belle of New York..
Overture, Bohemian Girl. .BaIfe
WaItZ, "Fleur De Alsace'. Steiner
Medley of songs from THE Irish Artist"
....-.- Arranged by Francis Vernon
Contains Look in My Heart, MY
beautiful Irish Maid" Katie Malone" J"
etc.
Selection, THE Daughter of the Regi-
ment Arranged by Sidney Jones
Fantasia, Gems from Stephen FOSTER
Theodore NJ. Tobani
Sci Nicht Bos," from Der Obersteiger"
(Repeated by request)
Waltz, "Murmur of the Breezes Moreno
Potpourri, "All Around the Metropolis
....-.: IL. o. De Witt
March, "Gardes Du Corps b. Hall
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Wheelmen's r1eetinp.

The Capital City Wheelmen have re-
ceived word from Chief Consul Kerri-
gan Of the League of American Wheel
men for Northern California. that c.
Michener cannot be here on Monday to
address them on the good roads SUBJ
ject as promised, but will be here on
the 2Sth inst.
The record-union., 1896-09-20
A CROOK CAPTURED.
He R0ped in Well-Known Business
Man at the Track.

The police have landed another we'll
known crook in the City Prison in the
person Of kid" Flood. but who insists
that his name is William Edwards.
Flood is well-known in San Francisco.
where he is known as professional
pickpocket and garroter.
Yesterday Officers Higgins and Logue
captured Flood at the race track.
where he was playing the little game
OF commission merchant In buyins pool
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How Jacobs Case Ended.

Oscar Jacobs, recently arrested for
having disturbed the peace and for
battery, withdrew his plea of not
guilty in the Police Court yesterday
morning and entered one of guilty He
was sentenced to pay fines of $40 and
$15, respectively, for the offenses,
with the alternative of spending twen-
ty-fve days as the guest Of the county
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S224.464 90
Preliminary Examination Set.

Harvey Boothworth, alleged to have
been found in the residence Of B.
Shinkle at 1926 M street, which he was
attempting to burglarize, was ar
raigned in the Police Court yesterday
morning, and his preliminary examina-
ton set for tomorrow morning.
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For Cruelty to Animals.

D. Gardner, recently arrested by HUI
name officer Dan Healy on a charge of
cruelty to animals, in having driven
team Of horses that were sick, sore and
lame, entered plea of not guilty in
the Police Court yesterday morning,
demanded jury trial, and the case was
continued until Tuesday next at 1:3O
n m
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Now q Professional.

The announcement has been made
that II. G. Lille of Lodi, a prominent
wheelman of this section of the State,
has been at his own request trans
ferred from the amateur to the pro-
feSSiOnal class Of riders
The record-union., 1896-09-20
Twelve Years for ParkhiIl.

William Parkhill, who pleaded guilty
last week in Judge Hinkson's court of
criminal assault on little Lulu Franks,
was yesterday sentenced by Judge
Hinkson to twelve years Imprisonment
in Folsom State Prison
The record-union., 1896-09-20
Perry Goes for Six rlonths.

Harry Perry, alias Henry Baldwin,
who was allowed to plead guilty of petit
larceny instead of grand larceny. was
yesterday sentenced by Judge Hinkson
to six months in the County Jail and
to Day q fne OF $500.
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Inventory Filed.

The executor of the T. M. Lindley es-
tate has filed his inventory Of the prop
erty in the Superior Court, showing
the total value to be $3.50, 1877 %.
The record-union., 1896-09-20

checks He roped in a well-known
business man for goodly sum of
money and appropriated it to his own
use.
The record-union., 1896-09-20

Do you think that the claim that sill
yer has been badly treated by the
United States or in the world at large
is we'll founded?
The record-union., 1896-09-20
City Finances.

Following is the report of City Auditor
Young for the week ending Saturday, Sep
tay,, l,ar 10 1909.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES

A SWITCH engine ran into circus
wagon at Chicago on the Goth, smash
ing the wagon and injuring five peo-
pie. three of them probably fatally.
CHINcH bugs were reported as doing
much damage to corn and oats in Blu
reau county, Ill, and a small green in
sect was causing much alarm to the
farmers in that vicinity. it having to-
tally destroyed one wheat field in two
days
ACCORDING to the best informal ton
obtainable at Washington on the Goth
36s delegates had been chosen to the
Chicago convention, $50 being for free
silver. 172 for sound money and 10 in
doubt, owing to Nebraska having Sc
lected two sets of delegates
THE Aultman & Taylor warehouse
at Mansfield, O., said to be the largest
frame building in the state, was struck
by lightning and destroyed with all its
contents, consisting of threshers and
separators. and only a heavy rain pre-
vented the destruction of the other
shops of the company.
DEsERoNro, Ont, was swept by fire
recently and about as families were
made homeless The loss aggregated
$3.50, Oo0- The flames spread SO rapidly
that many lost all their possessions
NICHOLAS ALExANDRovITCH. car of
Russia, and Alexandra Feodorovna, his
spouse, were crowned at Moscow ON
the 25th with all the ancient rites
WHILE heavily laden tram car was
crossing the Point Euice bridge at
Victoria B. C. on the Goth the struc-
ture collapsed and the passengers were
precipitated 100 feet into the water
| below and so were drowned
Mrs MARTIN FROST, of Cleveland.
Mo-. drowned her three children in a
| barrel of water and then cut her
throat while temporarily insane, her
husband being absent at the time
The ferry boat Katharine was caught
at the mouth of the Ohio river, near
Cairo, Ill, on the Goth By a sudden
hurricane and capsized and all on
board, except the captain. engineer
and clerk, were drowned, the dead
mum bering probably IA
In the senate on the Goth a bill was
passed to pension at SIS a month the
widow of Gen George Spencer. at one
time United States senator from Ala
bana- The anti-bond bill and the
filed cheese bill were both debated
The house passed the bill for the re-
peal of section 81 of the present tariff
law, providing for a rebate on alcohol
used in the arts and agreed to the sem
late amendments for bill across the
Missouri at St Charles. Mo.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30
MINIATURES BIG BOYCOTT.
The whole City Fighting the Street Rail
way Monopoly.

The whole City Fighting the Street Rail-
way Monopoly.
MILWAUKEE. May 2a--The procla-
nation of Mayor Ranschenbergerc call
ing on business men to unite to
bring about an end of the street rail-
way boycott is the latest develop
ment in an almost unheard of war
between the public and a corpora
ton. The Milwaukee Electric Rail-
way Co. controls all of the car 1iues-
1t has been a political power and has
succeeded in operating its cars in
spite of its $50 conductors and motor
men. who struck about three weeks ago,
but now it is confronted by boycott
which bids fair. unless checked, to cost
it very dear and also to damage the
business interests of the city most
seriously. The cars are running empty
at dead loss, and anybody who rides
in them comes under the ban of the
general and bitter boycott The
strikers are running buses beside the
car lines and get all the business
Practically the whole city is fighting
the street railway
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30
MISCELLANEOUS

AUGUST GUENTHER shot his wife
Minnie at Cleveland, O., on the 25th
and then turned the weapon on him
self. The tragedy was the result of a
family quarrel
A BAND of renegade Indians attacked
the Lojos ranch near San Bernardino,
Mex. recently and killed Is per sons,
several of them women and children
\ TELEGRAM from New York stated
that after an extended and brilliant
career as operate and dramatic man
ayers Messrs- Abbey, Shoeffel & Grau,
controlling opera houses and theaters
in New York and Boston, had been
obliged to make an assignment for the
benefit of creditors
On the Coe ur G'AleDe branch of the
Northern Pacific road, three hours
ride from Missoula. Mont. snow was
reported as falling thick and fast on
the cath, there being six feet of hard
and frozen snow on the ground and
not the faintest suspicion of spring.
PORTIONS of Iowa were visited by
terrible storms of wind, rain and hail
on the 23d- Near Van Horne hail fell
to the depth of two feet At Wapello
a tornado demolished two churches
and growing crops were beaten into
the ground
DRIVEN to desperation by the scold-
ing of mother, who. she said. turned
| her out of the house for not doing
work right. and the jeers of brothers
| and sisters. little Grace Schloenbeclx
| sought death in a lagoon at Jackson
park, Chicago, ON the ed Not once,
| but twice, she plunged into the water
and fought off those who finally saved
her The child was but IA years old.
THE combination train on the Girls
void branch of the Rock Island was
ditched by striking a mule on the 2ed
| near Atlantic. Ia All the cars and en-
CINE went into the ditch, but the coach.
crowded with passengers, remained on
| the track Several were injured, but
none seriously
FAILURES for the week ended the
ED were, according to Dun's Review.
ae7 in the United States, against 20.
| last wear, and IS in Canada, against -
| last year.
FREIGHT train No. ID, south bound,
on the Omaha road, was derailed by
| eolliding with COW near Lemars, Ia
| Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Hildebrand, of
beatrice. Neh. were in the caboose.
and were killed The caboose turned
over and the death of the victims was
caused by the collapsing of the car.
A DISASTROUS cyclone and waterspout
passed over the section around Guth-
RE. Ok. recently. causing great dam
age At Edmond 20 houses were de-
molished and two persons were killed
At White Eagle 1e houses were demol-
ished aed 20 or so head of stock were
killed At Black Bear John Rodgers
and wife were killed by falling tim
bers. while a farmer named White was
killed and all the members of his fam
ur I'M ured by their house being blown
Town on them At Cushing 1--WE per
sons were killed
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30

THERE is city on Vancouver island.
close to the Pacific ocean, in which
women are very scarce 1t lacks
women so sadly that in a recent census
0f the place it was found nearly 80. 600
short The thrifty people of the place
have written east aud . few DAYS ago
the mayor of the place received a sug-
gestion that. as women we're numerous
IN the east he should devote a part OF
the funds of the town to sending east
for car load of marrigeable young
women to come out and settle in the
vacant homes The town resolved to
adopt the suggestion and will ct up >
s-home" for the new arrivals
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

PERSONAL AND
THE senate committee on finance
instance of Senator Sherman to con-
slider whether it was not possible to
form llate some bill to increase the rev.
enue of the government upon which
the democrats and republicans could
agree The meeting was a very brief
one and it Immediately became appar-
emit that there was no possibility of
reaching a common understanding.
THE London Chronicle stated on the
21st that it was learned Cd excellent
authority that the mikado of Japan
con templates a tour of America and
Europe
to be expected by republican leaders
about June 10 Senator Carter. a silver
man, denied the existence of a free sill
yer combination to defeat adjourn
ment-
Mr. TRACEY introduced joint reso-
luton in the house recently providing
for delegates from the United States
to attend an international conference
on bime ta1lism, to be called and to be
participated in by the civilized nations
of the world 1t is provided that un-
less some such conference comes along
in six months, the president of the
United States is directed to use his
efforts to bring about such a gather
ing.
GEN. A ]. WARMER has issued a call
for a national council of silver men at
Co1um bus, O., June g. =
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND on the 23d
sent to the senate a message declin-
ing to furnish the correspondence of
the state department in regard to the
treatment of American citizens in
Cuba on the ground that it was in
compatible with the public service to
do so at the present time The sem
ate had previously adopted q resolu-
ton asking for the correspondence
SENATOR BLACKBURN, of Kentucky,
recently gave his opinion that there
would be two conventions, two nomi-
nations and two platforms at Chicago
and that Grover Cleveland would be at
the head of one of the tickets. but he
thought it impossible for him to be
elected
GEN. LUCIUs FAIRCHILD died sudden
" at Madison. Wis. on the 23d, though
he had been in bad health for some
time, aged 65. In 1886 he was elected
commander-in-chie of the G. A. R
A SPECIAL dispatch from Washing
ton to the New York Herald stated
that a member of the cabinet had said
there would be no compromise at the
Chicago convention on the money
question if the Cleveland administra-
ton can prevent it and that it will be
a fight to a finish as far as President
Cleveland was concerned.
A STORY has been started in Wash
ington that Senator Quay may be
made chairman of the national COM
mittee to take care of the Mckinley
campaign.
CAPT JOHN WILSON, who first planted
the federal flag on Lookout mountain.
Tenn, in November. 1864. after the
confederates had been routed. has
died at his home near Irvine, KY, OF
cancer in the face
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30
RATHER CLOSE SHOOTING

of Door.
An Eng1ishman who lived many
years in Africa says that it is new sew
one of the most daring shots that ever
was hazarded- His wife was sitting in.
the house near the open door, the.
children were playing about her. and
he was without not far away, busy
with wagon
Suddenly" he says. though it was
midday. an enormous lion appeared at
a short distance. slowly advanced and
laid himself quietly down ia the shade
upon the very threshold of the door
MY wife. frozen with fear.remaiaed
motionless in her place The children.
took refuge in her lap. and the cry
they uttered attracting nv attention,
1 fastened toward the door Ny as
Constituent and horror may be imag-
ined when 1 found the entrance barred
in such a manner.
THE lion had not seen me, and L
glided gently. scarcely knowing what
1 meant to do, to the side of the house,
and to the window of my chamber. in.
which 1 knew my loaded gun was
standing.
by happy chance had set IL in a
corner by the window. SO that could
reach It from the outside. and. still
more fortunately, the door of the
room was open so that / could see
the rhole danger of the scene
There was no time to think. for the.
lion was beginning to move. perhaps
with the inteu ton of making spring.
1 called. softly to the mother not to be-
afraid and then fired The ball passed.
directly over my boys head and
lodged in the forehead of the lion i'm
mediately above his eyes and stretched
him on the ground
There was an instant of fearful
suspense. Then 1 fred again But the
second bullet was thrown away, for
his majesty never moved after the first
shot, and 1 leaped over his PROSTATE
body to clasp my wife and children in.
my arms'-Youth's Companion
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30

THE metric system. the Philadelphia
Ledger says. will not be adopted at
the present session of congress, but
the agitation for it is progressing
among the business associations of the
country Public sentiment in its favor
is growing, aud the house committee
on coinage, which has the subject in
charge, is preparing to make an effort
TO have suitable bill passed next
winter. Meanwhile it NAV be well for
every body to become familiar with the
system If only for the sake of being
able to understand the weights and
measures which are used by the rest O,
the world