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AN AMERICAN ARMY.

Balllngton Booth Announces That He VIII
Not ReIinguIsh Command of the Saliva
fion Army.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-Commander
Ballington Booth, of the Salvation
army, last night announced to the
members of his staff that he decided
not to relinquish command of the army
in the United States and that under no
circumstances would he take orders
from England. This was taken to be
that he will reorganize the army in this
country on an independent basis, and
it was received with cheers and other
demonstrations of approval
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-02-29
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION.
Bishop futile Is Elected President OF the
Missouri Organization.

Bishop futile Is Elected President OF the
Missouri Organization.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 24.-The Sons of the
American Revolution, of Missouri, met
here Saturday in annual session. At
the business session the following off,
GERS were elected: President, Rt. Rev.
Daniel s. Tuttle, Episcopal bishop of
Missouri; vice president, Hon. Henry
Hitchcock, of st. Louis; second vice
president, William B. Clark, of Kan
sas City; secretary, Henry Codle, of
Bethany; assistant secretary, Ewing
M. Creamy Sloan, of st. Louis; register,
Gen. James Harding. of Jefferson City;
treasurer. Henry p. Wyman, of St
Louis; chaplain, Rev, George Edward
Martin, of st. Louis; historian, Prof
Alexander Fleet, of Mexico.
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TRADE REVIEW.
HE Treasury Reserve Brought Up-Heavy |
Receipts of Wheat.


Receipts OF Wheat.
NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-R. G. Dun Il
Co. IS Weekly Review of Trade says;
The restoration OF the treasury reserve has
been effected with remarkably little monetary
disturbance. though stringency in many mar
kets, greater elsewhere than here, and greater
In commercial than in other loans, has some
what retarded business. The rapid rise in the
price of bonds strengthens public confidence.
While money markets are growing easier as
rapidly as could be expected, after the with
drawal of $40 1000. 900 from unemploy ed funds,
the expected activity in commercial loans does
not appear as offerings are small In no i'm
portant branch of business is there yet APP
parent much disposition to expand. Purchases
to cover several months actual consumption
were made within few weeks Of rising mar
kets last fall. Distribution to consumers has
been slow, and reductions in prices have not
brought renewal of such buying. Prices Of
commodities as whole are now at the lowest
average ever known.
Receipts of wheat continue heavy-2.415,55
bushels for the week, against 1,542,5l7 last
year-and depress the price, February delivery
to 72A cents, although what is nominally called
cash price is IN cents higher. Corn is one
cent lower for cash, western receipts having
been very large. Cotton again declined one
fourth of a cent, with large realizing reported
sales aggregating 100000 bales for the week.
Speculative estimates are perSlStently re-
peated, but receipts do not favor them, nor is
actual consumption encouraging, as ueclInlnS
prices Of goods show. Lower prices would not
be hurtful to planters if preventing excessive
planting
OIn almost all manufactured products decline
continues, though in some classes Quototions
are so irregular that the change cannot be &C.
curately measured Textile manufacturers
fail as yet to meet the demand expected and
prices are generally weak, open reductions av-
eraging two per cent for cotton goods
and since January l about nine per
cent. Prices are now 10.2 per cent.
above the lowest point in 1895, but
at the highest point had risen % per cent.
Dress goods and blankets are in fair demand,
but mems woolens are both inactive and much
demoralized by competition among makers so
that actual transactions are in many cases to
10 cents below open quotations. Sales of wool
for the week 30 per cent smaller than
last year, though for the month only 10 per
cent, but 29 per cent smaller than in 1893.
Failures for the week have been 2SO in the
United States against 302 last year, and &c in
Canada against SO last year.
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TWO OFFICIALS CENSURED.

Comptroller Bowler and Secretary Morton
Will he Arraigned for ALE ged Violations
of Law.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-At the meet
ing of the committee on judiciary yes
terday the disregard of Comptroller of
the Treasury Bowler to pay out So
OOO,0 900 in sugar bounties, as authorized
by act of congress, and also the refusal
Of Secretary Of Agriculture Morton to
distribute seeds as provided in the APP
preparation act, were taken up for con-
sideration, and on recommendation of
Mr.. Boatner, of Louisiana, strong re-
port was drawn up, censuring these
officers for their disregard of the law
and commanding them in future to
obey it. A favorable report was made
on the bill to abolish the fee system in
United States courts and to put the
United States marshals and court Of
ficialS under salaries.
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A DESPERATE KILLED.
REVOLUTION SPREADING.

Revolt in Nicaragua More Widespread
Than Was First Reported
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Feb. 90 The
revolt appears to be more widespread
than was reported yesterday. Presi-
dent Zelaya has number of troops 40
miles west of this city, but he is with
ont information as to the exact doings
of the revolutionists. The forces of
the conservative party have all rallied
to the support of the president during
the present crisis. The United States
minister cabled to Washington re-
questing that the United States gun
vessel Alert, which is understood to be
near this coast, be dispatched to Co.
rinto in order to protect the property
of the United States citizens. The
request was granted and the Alert has
been ordered to Corinto.
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asDhvxlated by Coal Gas.

CHICAGO, Feb. 22.-Three members
of the jacob family were found uncon-
scious yesterday morning in their farm
house near Niles Center. Fumes from
a coal stove filed the rooms and were
responsible for their condition. Aid
was too late to save one life and
another is despaired of. Just before
the family retired Mrs jacob shut the
damper in the big base burner stove in
the front room. There was good fire
burning and the accommodating coal
gas, instead of finding exit through
the chimney poured into the room. It
soon filed the entire house and caused
the sleepers to succumb to its effects
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A REVEALS STORMY ENDING
Interior of an Ohio Church Wrecked and
Many Members Injured.

Interior of an Ohio Church Wrecked and
Many Members Injured.
PORTSMOUTH, O., Feb. 24.-The revi-
val meetings at McColloch church, in
Brush Creek township, ended Saturday
night in a bloody encounter between
the Pvles and Crabtree factions of the
congregation. The Pyles crowd de-
manded that Marion Crabtree be ex-
PEELED from the church on account OF
alleged indiscretions with a married
woman in the neighborhood. The Crab
trees resented, and the discussion devel-
oped into an engagement Clubs and
knives were used, but the furniture
furnished the favorite weapons. One
of the Crabtrees stopped bullet with
his left leg, and broken heads and
minor wounds were borne by nearly
every participant in the ARRAY. The
interior of the church was almost COM
pletely wrecked.
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A Big Strike.

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-It was an
nounced at a meeting of the Central
Labor union yesterday that a general
strike of the members of the Irterna-
tiona1 Lithograph Artists and En-
gravers' Protective and Insura 1ce
union in this country and Canada
would begin to-day. About 1000 men
will GO out. OF this number 500 are
located in this city and Brooklyn.
The other cities which will be affected
are Buffalo, Louisville, Cincinnati,
Chicago. Detroit. St Louis, Rochester,
Milwaukee, Boston, Cleveland and To-
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THE RAYS IN DISEASE.

Chicago Physicians Are Able to Locate
Tuberculosis in q Patients Wrist.
CHICAGO, Feb. 22.-Cathode rays will
discover the hidden ravages of disease.
The dread affection of tuberculosis
was located in the wrist of a patient
by DR.. James BURY and Electrician
Charles E. Scribner. The full extent
of the malady was measured. This is
the first time in this country, if not in
the world, that the value of Roentgen's
discovery in the exposing of internal
ravages of disease has been illustrated.
The experiment was made upon one of
DR.. Burry's patients. A clear negative
was developed in half an hour. 1t
showed the carpal bones were matted
together in the tubercular growth so
as to stop the circulation.
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TRAGEDY AT ASH GROVE, MO.
The Result of a Row with Farmer Over
Alleged Horse Stealing.

The Result of a Row with q Farmer Over
Alleged Horse Stealing.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Feb. 24-Advices
received from Ash Grove, 90 miles
north, are to the effect that Jefferson
Brock, prominent attorney, was shot
and instantly killed by n farmer named
Gilmore. Gilmore, some time ago, had
Brock arrested on the charge of steal
ing horse from him, and a row over
this resulted in the murder. Brock
has been implicated in several cases of
a sensational character. Brock came
to Ash Grove four years ago from
Mound City, Kan, where he had just
completed long term in the Kansas
penitentiary for highway robbery.
While in prison he studied law, and
Immediately after his release was adj
mitted to the bar.
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A BANK HELD UP.
The Robbers Kill the Cashier, but
Are Afterwards Caught.
A BOY SHOT DOWN In THE ROAD.
"A Star Route Mall Contractor Fires Three
Bullets into a Boy in Cold BloOd-A
ChicagO Desperado Killed
by a Butcher.

WICHITA FALLS, Tex, Feb. 26.-Two
robbers entered the City national bank
%of this city at 2:45 p. m. and demanded
the money of Cashier Dorsey, who re-
sisted them Shooting began, result
ing in the death of Cashier Frank Dor
:sey and the wounding of Bookkeeper
P. p. Langford. Langford's wounds
are not serious, being light flesh
wounds. The robbers secured only
few hundred dollars in silver. They then
mounted their horses and made a run for
their lives. BY this time many of the
citizens had armed themselves and a
small battle took place. One of the
robbers had his horse shot from under
him and it is believed the robber was
wounded. He mounted behind his
partner and about one mile from town
met farmer in buggy. They took
his horses and made break for the
hills. The robbers were afterwards
corralled in large thicket in the mid
die of a pasture nine miles from town.
The thicixet was surrounded by 25 or
80 determined men, who finally cap
tured the robbers
BOY SHOT DOWN IN THE ROAD.
KINGsvILLE, Mo-, Feb. %. = A
tradgedy was enacted on the public
highway six miles from here last even
ing in which James B. Evans, an 49,
year-old boy. was shot down in cold
blood by Willard James, aged so years,
a star route mail contractor. The
James and Evans families have been
very friendly for a number of years
until within the past week, when, for
some reason at present unknown, the
elder James took dislike for young
Evans. Yesterday evening about six
o'clock James and two mpanions
were driving along the highway in a
buggy, when they met young Evans,
who was walking. The team was
stopped, few words were spoken by
the parties, when James pulled a
revolver and fired three bullets into
the boy, killing him instantly. James
then jumped into his buggy and
escaped.
DESPERATE KILLED.
CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-Edward, well
known in police circles as 'Bulr
Hickey, lost his life last night in an
attempt to hold up f. Haas, proprietor
of a meat market on Oakley avenue.
Hickey entered Haas place of business
and, while the latter's back was
turned, seized him by the throat and
threw him to the floor. A terrific
struggle ensued, during which the
butcher managed to grasp a long
bladed knife, which he plunged into
the desperado's side. Two pals who
accompanied him escaped.
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A PLAN OF HIS OWN.
It Is Said the President VIII Call an Extrs
Session on the Currency Question.

It Is Said the President Will Cali an Extra
Session on the Currency Question.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-On the au-
thority of a gentleman who enjoys the
personal confidence of the president
as fully as anyone living, the state
ment is made that if congress adjourns
without currency legislation along the
lines suggested by Mr.. Cleveland, he
will call special session and force the
issue upon the country as being the
one question of paramount impor-
lance. This is startling and sensa-
tional proposition, and it is something
that has not been considered by the
republican leaders as anon g the posi-
bilities
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Waller Pardoned.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2L-Secretary Oh
ney this morning received the follow
ing cablegram announcing the pardon
ing of ex-Consul John L. Waller by
President Faure, of France: Paris,
Feb. 20.-The president signed this
morning Walters pardon. Orders are
being issued for his release. -(Signe0
EnSfiS ~
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Depew Favored for Presid emit.

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-The feature Of
the Depew dinner Saturday night was
the Inauguration of Depew presiden-
tial boom by ex-Gov. Flower. Seth
Low, president of the Columbia coll
lege, spoke of Depew as the typical
American; George W.. Smalley told Of
the good work Depew has done abroad
as an exemplar of American doctrines
and American life, while ex-Gov. Ros-
well P. Flower sang his praises as q
candidate
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a MOTHERS CRIME.
I'm Fit of Insanity She Murders Her Two
Little Chilren.

In N E1C or insanity Sh0 M0T0erS her WO
Little Chilren.
NEW YORK, Feb 21.--While temper
arily insane, Mrs Ethel Kelso, .wife
of George Radford Kelso, business
manager of Martin & Browns printing
esta blishment, killed her two children,
Ethel, aged 4, and George, aged 2, last
night, and then attempted suicide.
The tragedy occurred in the handsome
house of Mr.. Kelso in Fifty-Ninth
street. Mrs Kelso put the children to
bed for the night, and then, on an i'm
pulse, it is thought, took a revolver
with which she intended to take her
own life and shot both the children IA
tally. Then she took her hus bands ra-
zor and attempted suicide by cutting the
arteries in her wrists. The house had
become alarmed, however, at the noise
of the shots, and Mr.. Kelso entered
the room in time to save his wife's life.
She became quiet at once and did not
seem to realize what had happened.
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A SOUTH AFRICAN HORROR.
One hundred People Killed and Several
Thousand Rendered Homeless.

Thousand Rendered Homeless.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Feb.
21.-Details are reaching this city of
what is pro bly, one of the most dis
astrous dynamite explosions on record
in any part of the world. Thousands
of people have been rendered homeless,
about 100 persons are believed to have
been killed, several hundred men,
women and children have been severe
ly wounded and many others have
been more or less injured.
Viedendorp, the scene of the explo-
sion, is su burb of Johannesburg. It's
Inhabitants number the poorer classes
of whites of the Rand, Malays, Kaffirs,
and Cinnamon, who subsist for the
most part by doing odd jobs about the
place, which is a railway transfer sta
ton for the mining districts of the
section
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PoPULIsTs WILL VOTE AYE.
They VIII Not Again OppOGe the Consider
alton of the Tariff Bill.


alton of the Tariff Bill
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-The populist
senators have now decided that when
the motion is renewed for the consid-
Grafton of the tariff bill they will cast
their votes in the affirmative. If they
adhere to this decision they will be
able to turn the result from the neg
alive to the affirmative side of the
scale, and thus secure the considera-
ton of the measure in the senate, pro-
viding as large number of repu blican
senators vote in the affirmative as on
the first occasion. 1t is understood
Mr.. Morrill, considers it in the interest
of the bill to postpone for some time
another effort to secure action, so that
considera BILE delay is possible.
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sam Annther Fort Scott Snicide.

FORT ScoTT, Kan, Feb. 26.-George
Abbott, late manager of the Durkee
Coal Co.'S store at Scammon. and a
property owner in this city, went home
to Galena yesterday after learning of
the suicide of Michael Clark, who had
just shot himself at Mercy hospital
here, and shot himself likewise, on the
doorstep of his own home. He was
found dead short time afterward.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-02-29
EDGAR w. NYE DEAD.
The Noted Hum0rist Succumb0 90 a StroA
Of

The Noted HumorIst Succumbs 60 a Stroke
of Apoplexy.
AsHEvILLE. N. C., Feb. 2A-"BiM
Nye," the noted humorist, died Saturday
afternoon. He suffered stroke of apo
plexy two weeks ago and since then
his condition has gradually grown
worse. All hope was given up by the
physicians Thursday night. He was
unconscious hours before he died. His
family was with him.
Mr.. Nye first became known IS q humorist Of
great promise about 10 years ago, says the Chi
cago Times Herald, when it was discovered
that he was the writer of certain capital
sketches published in western paper which
was totally unknown except for his work.
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Labor APPLICATION Isll1.

LONDON, Feb. 2L-The house of COM
mons has passed the second reading Of
the bill providing for the establish
ment of d board of conciliation, in
tended to be permanent tribunal of
arbitration for labor disputes.
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kansas civ Times Sold.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. 21.-At the
courthouse steps in this city yesterday
the property of the Kansas City Times
Co. was sold to Wiley o.
Cox, who has been acting as receiver
of the property for several months.
The price paid was So. 200.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-02-29
NearIr SO Per Cent. Paid In.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-The treasury
gold reserve was officially stated at the
beginning of business to-day as being
S103, 43o, GAG. The withdra walls Satur-
day were S547, 800. Official treasury
figures show that of the Sill. O00 600 for
which the new bonds sold, $S7, 554, 363
have been paid In.
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one minute and
thirty-five seconds
of actual fighting.
Fitzsimmons played
the same old game
he has so often
played before, lead
ing on his opponent
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Freedom Coz a1r.. Maxbrlek.

LONDON. Feb. 24-There is excellent
reason to believe that the home secre-
tary has decided to liberate Mrs. May
brick, who was convicted some years
ago at Liverpool for poisoning her
husband An official announcement
to this effect will probably be made
next week
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Two Heirs to EIght MillIons.

WEsTFIELD, Mass, Feb. 22.-James
E. Wetmore, an organ builder, who has
resided in this town for over forty
years, has received word from his
cousin. Jesse L. Wetmore, of Oakland,
Cal, that they are heirs to a fortune of
IS. OO0, 900, which is now in the Bank
of Holland. Amsterdam.
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The OIney Boom Launched.

BosToN, Feb. 24.-Mayor Josiah
Quincy furnished both enthusiasm and
surprise Saturday to $50 democrats
who attended the Washington banquet
given by the Young Mems Democratic
club and the democratic state commit
tee here, by presenting the name of
Secretary of State Richard Olney as
the candidate of Massachusetts, and
New England for presidential honors.
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A BIG HAUL.

Four Men Make OF with $4,000 Worth of
Diamonds and Jewelry.
New YORK, Feb. 26.-Dennis Fergu-
son, a pawnbrolxer of Long Island
City, was seized in his shop yesterday
afternoon by four men. He was bound
and gagged, after which the men gath
cred up $4,000 worth of diamonds and
other jewelry and made off with it.
Ferguson cannot describe the robbers
accurately
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CoNsTANTINoPLE, Feb. e4.-There Is
persistent rumor here of fresh mass
sacre at Urfa- The government OBJ
jects to Miss Clara Barton. president
of the American Red Cross society, Ro-
ing to zeitoun to distribute relief
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LONDON, Feb 22.-The Times has a
dispatch from Odessa which says that
during the recent storms on the Black
sea seven steamers and is sailing yes
sells foundered and N hundred lives
were lost
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CLIMBING reward q hundred MnIion.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2L-The treas
ury gold reserve at the close of bust
ness yesterday stood at S92, AS, 9s7.
The Withdrawals for the day aggregated
1,099. 9S7. It is expected that to-day
the gold reserve will exceed 500, OOO.-
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Ice GORGE in the PIatte river.

La PLATTE, Neb., Feb. e1--Au inn
mense ice gorge has formed in the
Platte river here and caused a large
overflow. Farming land for many
miles is submerged, and the farmers
have sought the highlands. Much
farm provender has been ruined.
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VIII Attack It's Observation-Disclosures.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 24.-Chief Mayes,
of the Cherokee nation, observed last
night: ST the Dawes commission bill
becomes law, we will attack the con-
stitutionality of the law. This il our
only show"
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two miles from the
village Of Langtry.
In the center of a
canvas wall. about
200 feet in diameter,
t h e lin e w a S
pitched. The board
floor was covered
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Corbett Raises the Bet.

CLEVELAND, o., Feb. 26-On learn
ing Fitzsimmons' opposition to accept
ing the Bolingbroke clubs offer of
SIS, 600, on the ground that the purse
was too small, Corbett wired Fitzsim-
mons proposition to.bet him as a side
stake any amount from $1,000 to
sim mn
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There seems to be an epidemic of
tuberculosis among dairy cattle in the
vicinity of Elgin, ILL.,, and determined
efforts are to be made to stamp the
disease out. Hundreds of animals will
be slaughtered.
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FOUGHT IN MEXICO.
Maher Knocked Out in the First
Round.
EItzsimmonH Is Now Champion of the
WOrId-The Contest Decided in Less
Than Two Minutes-The
Fight Described.

LANGTRY, Tex, Feb. 22.-Peter Ma
her was knocked out by Bob Fitzsim-
mons Yesterday in the first round, after
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The steamship St. Paul, which will
sail from New Y ork for Southampton
to-day, will take out 5S5, 600 ounces of
silver.