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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-06-13
MORE SEVERE STORMS.


severaI Western States Visited and the De-
struction of Property Ii Great
OMAHA. Neb., June s.-The worst
hail and windstorm and cloudburst
ever experienced in Sherman county
struck Loup City Saturday evening.
The family of Joseph Mccoy went
into the cyclone cellar, and when it
began to fill with water they all got
out except the little girl, years old.
She was drowned. The house of James
Bradley began to float away, but
caught on a slight elevation and the
family was rescued. The 6O-foot
bridge was carried bodily over 1000
feet A great many thrilling ex-
periences were had The family of
hole in the ceiling of the house and
crawl into the attic for safety. At St
Paul the losses resulting from the Sc
we're floods of Saturday are 500, 900 in
Howard county alone. Two very large
bridges over the North Loup river
were swept away, besides many smaller
ones great number of horses. cat
tie and hogs were drowned. Many
farmers lost all their buildings The
town of Lynch, Boyd county, was
wiped out by tornado Saturday after
noon No lives were lost
HAIL, FISH AND TURTLES DROPPED.
CHICAGO, June s.-Severc storms pre-
vailed throughout Wisconsin, Illinois,
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, South Da-
kota and Michigan yesterday, with
heavy rain, and in several sections
with cyclonic manifestations Three
hailstorms passed over this city, ac-
companied with heavy rains Hail
stones fell in some places in this vicin
ity SO thick that they could be taken
up by the shovelful. In one suburb of
this city small fish and turtles were
found in large numbers OF this re-
markable occurrence Observer Cox
states that the transplanting of fish
and shells and water gravel from their
original resting places to points miles
away was due to the air vacuums,
whirlwinds and straight winds which
have prevailed throughout the west
for week past
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NO COLOR LINE.
recover

Negro Delegates AT st. Louis VIII Be En-
tertained Wen White.
ST. LOUIS, June S.-Much indigna-
ton has been expressed by the man
ayers and owners of the leading
hotels of St. Louis over a circular
sent out by the Business Mems league
regarding the entertainment of negro
delegates to the national conven-
ton. 1t was agreed by the league
when it bid for the convention that
colored delegates would be treated the
same as their white brothers. The
leading hotels, however, have taken
care not to make any contracts for
rooms with any state delegations that
contained negroes The league officers
learned of this fact and sent out cir
cular letter requesting the negro dele
gates to make complaint if any of
them failed to be accommodated at
any hotel where they apply for rooms.
The hotels consider this an incent tive
to the negroes to prosecute them for
damages and say they will hold the
league responsible should any trouble
arise.
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A FRENCH STATESMAN DEAD.
Jules Simon, n Distinguished Republican
and ex-Premier at Rest.

Jules Simon, Disting uished Republican
and ex-PremIer at Rest.
PARIS, June 9-Jules Simon, the
French statesman, formerly premier,
who had been dangerously i'll for some
time, died al II o'clock this morning.
He was born in L'Orient, France, De-
cent Der 81, 1914. In 1876 Simon was de
feated for the cham Der of depu ties, but
was returned two years later and took
his seat with the moderate left. By
the time of Napoleon's abdication he
had become leader of the
republican party. In the govern
ment of national defense he
was minister of public instruction,
worship and the fine arts. In the first
cabinet OF NJ. Theirs he had COM
pulsory school law passed. In 1875 he
was elected a senator for life, and the
year succeeding was commissioned to
form a cabinet He did SO, and took
the portfolio of the interior for him
self Marshal Mcmahon and the right
disapproved of Simon's liberality to-
ward the press, and upon the receipt
of letter touching that matter from
the neutrality-suspicious., the minister re-
stoned.
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THE WHEAT CROP SHORT.
France and Belgium the Only Countries ts
he Excepted.

France and Belgium the Only Countries to
he Excepted.
WICHITA, Kan, June &C. Wood
Davis, the crop statistician, in an in
terview stated that the crop conditions
are bad in all the wheat growing
coun tries of the world save France and
Belgium He says the crops of wheat
and rye in nine out of the past ten
years have been 2,4OO, OOO, 900 bushels in
excess of the average in acre yields,
and that this excess has added IA per
cent. to the worlds supply of bread
stuff during that period. This ae-
counts for the low price of wheat
Notwithstanding the fact that the en-
tire commercial press reiterates the
sta tements that the world is full of
wheat and that Europe alone will pro-
duce this year 100, 600, 900 bushels more
wheat than in 1895. Mr.. Davis declares
these statements to be absurd, and
presents late statistical data to prove
them such. Since the May report of
the federal department of agriculture,
he says, there has been a material de-
cline in the condition of the crop in
every one of the principal winte
wheat states except on the Pacific
coast
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MORE CHEERFUL ASPECT.

st. Louie Gradually Recovering from the
awful Storm-For Extra Session.
ST. LOUIS, June 6.-Affairs in the
storm-ridden district of the two cities
are taking on a more cheerful aspect
The first rush for relief is over, and
there is evidence of general improve
ment in the condition Of the tornado
sufferers at the district relief stations
The relief fund continues to grow
until it has reached $1S3, 53L In all
parts of the tornado district houses are
being made habitable once more and
demolished buildings are being rapidly
rebuilt In East St Louis the work
of restoration goes on steadily and
there is no abatement of the relief
committees work. Many people VIII
were compelled to live in tents unth
their demolished homes are repaired
are becoming accustomed to their new
environments In some places tenants
live in box cars
Mayor Walbridge has decided that
the most feasible way to get the money
needed to rebuild the hospital, and
issue. In order to issue bonds it is
necessary to amend the constitution of
the state. This can be done at this
time only by calling a special session
of the legislature to formulate an
amendment to be submitted to the
voters at the fall election. That being
SO, Mayor Walbridge wrote a letter to
Gov. Stone Setting forth the facts and
requesting him to call an extra session
of the legislature.
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LAKE COLLISION.
TWO Vessels Come Together Near Chicago
Marrow Escape Passengers.

Two Vessels Come Together Near Chicago
Marrow Escape of Passengers.
CHICAGO, June "a gaping hole in
The black side of the Goodrich line
steamer Virginia, just above the aft
gangway, tells of the narrow escape
the steel lake greyhound and 200 pas
sengers had Thursday night from be-
ing central figures in a terrible lake
tragedy. While the Virginia was re-
turning from Milwaukee she collided
with the schooner Mary A. McGregor.
A thick fog prevailed at the time,
which rendered objects invisible at a
distance of a few feet A panic on
board the Virginia followed, and a
rush for the upper decks was made by
the terrified passengers The quick
command of Capt Stein, of the Vir-
ginia, who was on the bridge, altering
the course of the steamer just as the
two vessels came together prevented a
horrible lake disaster. Capt. Stein
said that the collision was unavoid-
able The Virginia, he said. was rum
ming slower than usual, and to this
fact he attributes her escape from
laundering.
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FOUR BOYS DROWNED.
Took Refuge in a CuIvert and Were Caught
by "A Torrent.


LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, June S-Four
small boys lost their lives by drown
ing in this city yesterday afternoon.
The names of the victims are: Dennis
Desmond, IL years of age; Michael
Desmond, 6; Daniel Cummings, z, and
Eugene Cummings, 5. The Desmonds
are brothers, as are also the Cummings
boys. At two o'clock in the afternoon
this section was visited by a down
pour of rain, reaching almost the pro-
portions of a cloud burst The four
boys, who were afterwards drowned,
sought shelter from the rain in
a culvert at the corner of Fourth
and Linn streets. Before the boys
realized their peril, the ravine
which the culvert drains was con-
verified into a roaring torrent, and they
were shot through the Go culverts
with irresistible force, while the four
little fellows could offer no resistance
to the pitiless flood The ravine ends
in the Missouri river about :, 600 feet
from the culvert where the boys had
taken refuge, and the bodies of three
of the victims were carried into the
river, beyond the hope of immediate
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KANSAS DELEGATION DIVIDED.
But Majority of the Democratic Dele
. gates Favor Bland for President

But Majority of the Democratic Dele
. gates favor Bland for President.
TOPEKA, Kan, June 6.-The Kansas
delegation to the national democratic
convention is divided in its preference
for president. There is not one of the
20 who will support an eastern candi-
date. Richard p. Bland is the choice
of IL, Horace Boies of 4 and Gov. Mat
thews, of Indiana, of 4. Ex-United
States Senator John Martin and David
Overmyer, the leaders in the delega-
ton, are for Mr.. Bland and will make
an effort to give him the solid vote of
the delegation. Many democrats who
attended the state convention are IA
vora BILE to Gov. Matthews because,
they say, he is a more conservative
man than Mr.. Bland, and that his
nomination would be more accepta BILE
to the eastern gold standard wing OF
the
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REVIEW OF TRADE.
More Active business Expeeseh After the
Conventions Have Been Held.

More Active PusIness Expeesen a fter the
Conventions Have Been Held.
NEW YORK, June 6-R- g. Dun d
Co.'s weekly review of trade says:
1t IS highly suggestive that with as htrIe help
as there Is from new business. markets
are so nearly maintafned. Semmer is close at
hand and with new crops promising well ana
old stocks large it is no wonder the farm prod
ucts are cheap. The factories and mills arc
still waiting for the rush of business seen lass
year, and in spite of narrow orders are at pres
ent generally holding ON with much confidence
It is late that gold exports no longer alarm
for the date of the expected resUrns draw
near The opinion gains ground that more &C
tive business is to be expected after the con-
ventionS have been heli and the safety ana
sun1ciency of crops have been assured Low
prices at this season AFFECT farmers very little
but the spectators who have bought them for
a rise.
The movement of cattle at the west is very
heavy at Chicago ten per cent greater than
record, with enormous stocks accumulated
The hardest problem of the day is whether
iron and steel prices can be maintained as
they have been during the past week. The
nail associations have failed thus far to win
over competitors who undersell them, and arc
able TO manufacture 1000 kegs against every
100. 900 by concerns in the combination
The textile manufactures falling. with
some cotton goods reduced still further in
price, and ginghams to the lowest price ever
known, while no increase appears In the de-
mand. Sales of wool still fall below half the
quantity required for full consumption. and
prices have further declined. Clay worsteds
and mixtures fancy cassimeres and fancy
worsteds shade lower.
Failures for the week have been 23i in the
United States against 1876 last year, and % in
Canada against 25 last year.
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THE COLOR LINE.


: It Is So Closely Drawn st. Louis q -
Create Trouble.
ST. LOUIS, June 9.-What shall be
done with the colored delegates and
alternate delegates to the national re-
publican convention? This is the
question which is puzzling the MEM
bers of the national committee who
have arrived in this city and the Bust
ness Mems league, which secured the
convention to st. Louis as well. Every
hotel and boarding house and cafe
came out fat-footed yesterday and de-
clared it would entertain no negro as
a guest or customer. Money is no OBJ
ject- Threats of prosecution have had
no effect, and from the present outlook
it would seem that unless tents are Sc
cured the black men will have to go
hungry and unhoused. When asked
what the national committee would
do, Mr. Long replied: 81 have con-
suited the members who are here and
we have decided to offer a resolution
as soon as the committee meets, con-
demning the hotel and innkeepers
and for the setting aside of a fund for
renting a hall in which cots shall be
placed for the accommodation of the
negroes who may come to the conven-
ton. We will also request the en-
ployment of a corps of cooks to supply
them food The Business Mems
league have issued a manifesto asking
commodations to report to the general
hotel committee This has only
served to make the hotel men wrath
full, as they say it is an Invita- ton to
1he colored delegates to prosecute
them
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HOW HE STANDS.

A Friend of Mai. Mckinley Foreshadovs
His Views-Tho Tarin the Real Issue.
ST. LOUIS, June 6-The Republic
this morning printed lengthy inter
view with Perry Heath, of Cincinnati,
in which he gives what purports to be
Mr.. McKinley's position on the fnan-
cial question. Mr.. Heath did not at
tempt to deny that the Mckinley pr o.
gramme was to force the tariff issue to
the front in 1896 Mr. Heath said:
Wall street has attempted every ma
tional convention held since have known any
thing about national conventions 1t will try
to run the republican convention this year, and
it will, as usual fail MAJ Mckinley
Of those men who 90 not believe his judgment
should be taken against the combined wisdom
of his party. Nobody has spoken for him au-
thoritatively on the currency plank. and no
body will be able to do So because he is will
ing to trust the convention and stand by it's
decision The best judgment of thu whole
party must prevail in this matter.
There are not to exceed four states which
will insist on an uneouivocal declaration for
the gold standard These states New
York. Maine, Massachusetts and probably
New Jersey. In the same way, there are about
a half dozen silver states which will demand
n sixteen to one declaration. In a great ma
jority of states the one issue in the campaign
is protection You cannot talk the currency
question to republicans in Ohio, Indiana or
Illinois Tariff is the great issue, and what
ever the republican convention adopts as its
platform will be the Mckinley platform.
Having disposed of the Mckinley
currency attitude, Mr.. Heath at the re-
quest of the reporter, addressed him
self for a few moments to Thomas C.
Platt, with the following result:
Yes, Mr. Platt is preparing kind OF
coup I informed that it is be sprung
either before the national committee TIE
floor of the convention He has served notice
repeatedly during the past few days that he
would not give up his fight until the nominal
ton was announced, and there was no longer
any opportunity to enter his protest against
the Ohio candidate. just what he intends to
have letters from at least one member Of the
national committee, to whom Mr.. Platt has
written, in which one of his moves is named.
He intends, if possible. to control the pre1im-
mary roll in the convention and use the ad-
vantage he might obtain by that success against
McI[inley
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WON BY A FRACTION.
An Indiana District Takes the Palm for
Close Political Fight.

An Indiana District Takes the Palm for .
Close Political Fight.
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, June 6.-Judge
E d. Crumpacker, of Valparaiso, who
was nominated yesterday for congress
man by the Tenth district repu blicans,
won that place by the narrowest mar
gin in the history of politics His ma
jority over j. Frank Hanley, the pres
ent representative, was on the right
hand side of the decimal point, and so
close was the contest that the result
was in doubt up to the time the very
last one-hundredth of vote
was counted. A painful hush
fell over the convention hall
when the ballot was closed, and
breathless excitement held sway for
several minutes while Chairman Gill
lette, of Valparaiso, counted the
ballots. He finally announced that
Judge Crumpacker had received a ma
jority of fifty-two one-hundredthso of a
vote, and declared him to be the nomi-
nee of the convention The total vote
gave Crumpacker 12276 votes and
Hanly 122. "A votes
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HERD OF BUFFALO FOUND.
Eighty Head Discovered in Preside Coun-
ty, Tex.

ty, Tex.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, June 9.-Several
weeks ago DIR. ]. b. Taylor, the
wealthy Texas stoclxman, sent three
experienced cowboys and frontiers
men in search of the herd of wild buff
falo which were discovered in Brews-
ter county two years ago, and have
been seen several times since then.
The hunters have just returned from
their trip and state they found the herd
of buffalo, mum boring about so head,
in remote section of Preside county.
The animals were trailed by the hunt
ers from the Carmen mountains, in
Mexico. Now that the exact loca ton
of the herd is again known, it is DIR.
Taylor's intention to start with his eX-
petition, which has been organized for
several months, and round up the ami
mails and place them all on his ranch
in Tom Green county,.
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UNITED PRESBYTERIANS.
The Work of the Closing Hours of the Gen
eral Assembly.

KENIA, O., June 6.-The closing
hours of the United Presbyterian gen
eral assem- bly, were busy ones The
following sums were appropriated to
the various boards: To foreign mis-
sions, Sos, 900; to home missions, 500. =
600, with the direction that the board
of home missions set apart five per
cent. of the contributionsforthe pur-
pose of restoring the reserve fund;
church extension, $50. 600; freedmen's
missions, $50. 900; ministerial relief, S.
600; education, regular work. SO. 600;
colleges and seminaries, $40, 900; as
sembly's fund, $1,000; total, S349, 600.
Among the last things done by the
assembly was providing for a contri-
button to be given during the year by
each congregation to further the
cause of national reform and appoint
ment of the fourth Sabbath of Novem-
Der as temperance dav.
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wALLING ON THE STAND.
The Accused Murderer Attempting te
Throw All the Blame ON JAG

The Accused Murderer Attempting to
Throw All the Blame jackson.
NEWPORT, Ky, June 9.-Alonzo NJ.
Walling, charged with completely with
Scott Jackson in the murder of Pearl
Bryan, took the stand in his own be-
half yesterday. He went into the wit
ness chair at two o'clock, and at six,
when the court adjourned, his eXami-
nation was not completed 1t was
manifest from the drift of the direct
animation that the purpose of the de-
Tense was to throw the whole guilt of
the murder on Scott Jackson and, if
possible, establish an alibi for Walling
himself
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STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
Three Cars of the Kansas Mckinley Corr
Train Completely Destroyed.

Three Cars of the Kansas Mckinley Corn
Train Completely DESTROYED.
WICHITA, Kan, June s.-Early yes
terday morning, Dixon's train of 40
cars of corn, which was to be started
this evening for the St. Louis conven-
ton by ex-senator Ingalls,, was struck
by lightning at the little town of Oat-
vile, five miles outside of this city,
where it was decorated and made up
ready to be run into this city last night
Three cars with their cargo of corn
were burned to the ground, as was also
the Missouri Pacific depot This acct
dent will not, however. interfere with
the plans of the projectors, and the
train will start on schedule time,
minus the three cars.
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A HISTORIC GAvEL.

Tho One to BE Used st. Louis Made from
Wood in Lincoln's Cabin
ST. Louis, June 9-The gavel which
will be used by the permanent chair
man of the republican national con-
vention is an excellent piece of wood
carving, done by w. H Bartels, of
Carthage, Ill. Mr.. Bartels selected the
wood "a hickory log taken from the
log cabin occupied by President Lin
coin at New Salem, Ill, in 1882 There
are panels on either side, which are
filed in with suitably inscribed plates
of gold and silver.
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ALMOST UNANIMOUS.

Silver Democrats AIRY Cincinnati with q
wboop-Bow the Vote Stands.
CINCINN June 9.-The democratic
primaries of Hamilton county last
night resulted in the election of &c sill
yer and two gold delegates to the dem
.ocratic state convention at Colum bus,
June %. Of the 6, e19 votes cast, 5, $50
We're for the silver tickets, and the
city of Cincinnati cast 1000 silver
votes The returns from other coun-
ties show the delegates selected up to
date to the state convention stand as
follows: Silver, So7; gold, IA; unin-
.Strnrted
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Col. Moore Need No. Paw.

LAWRENCE, Kan, June 6--In district
court here the suit of S. S King against
II. L. Moore for pay of services alleged
to be due King for making political
speeches in the campaign when Col.
Moore was elected to congress from the
Second Kansas district. four years ago,
was decided against the plaintiff. King,
the court holding that there was no
contract and that Moore owed King
nOthinO
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CurfeM Tor Kansaa City, Kan.

KANSAS CITY, Kan, June 4--The
city council by unanimous vote passed
a curfew ordinance last night. 1t
makes it unlawful for any child under
Is to be on the streets or in any public
place in the city after nine o'clock p.
m. from March to August 81, and
after eight o'clock p. m. from Septem-
Der / to the last day of February, un-
less accompanied by parent or guar
dian, or unless the child is in the per-
Torrance of an errand of mercy. the
maximum penalty being a fine of S25.
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a Newsp.per omce Mrecked.

WAMEGo. Kan, June 6.-The ST.
Mary's Journal Office was sacked yes
terday, the press and cases completely
wrecked and the type thrown into the
Kansas river. Editor James Graham
had been attacking a man who is said
to have collected license money from
the saloons. and George Welsh had
threatened TO demolish the Office. He
is under arrest and cannot get 81, oOO
bail
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WASHINGTON, June s.--Sccretary Oh
ney has written a letter calling the at
tentiou of the Spanish government to
the unsatisfactory condition of affairs
in Cuba, and suggesting that it can
not be expected, in view of the interest
and public sentiment here, that this
country will refrain from interference
if the war is not brought to speedy
close. The letter is friendly and dip
lomatic in tone
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SILVER CERTIFICATES BOOMING
Heavy Foreign Demand for the White
Metal Reported on Wall Street.

Heavy Foreign Demand for the White
Metal Reported Wall Street.
NEW YORK, June Ga question that
is agitating many spectators in Wall
street is the probable continuance of
the recently revived activity and
strength of silver certificates Pre-
dictions of sharp advance in the price
of the metal are indulge in, and bull
lion dealers hope for a recurrence of
the movement that marked the year
1890. 1t is reported that a consider
able demand for the white metal has
developed in Europe. Many smelters
are said to have sold their product for
three months ahead, and there is, COM
paratively speaking, only a light stock
of bullion on hand