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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-24
UP-TO-DATE BURGLAR.
Breaks Into Safes with Machinery and
Saves Time.

Breaks Into Safes with Machinery and
Saves Time.
The modern burglar is adopting mod
ern appliances. The jimmy bids fair to
become relic of the past before long.
A recent burglary in France illustra ties
this fact. says the New York Journal.
\ gang Of ingenious craftsmen en-
tered a bankers Office armed with
steel saw of the newest construction
and handy little gas engine. There
was no need for the exercise of muscle,
nor was there any necessity for a good
strong wrist at the saw as there was
at one tine in the annals of famous rob-
berries.
The little engine was started. the
saw put in the proper place, and the
connections made. Seating themselves
serenely upon q couple of chairs near al
hand. these modern burglars watched
the true and rapid work OF their appli-
ances.
The big safe might have resisted for
hours the force of human hands, but
the saw, impelled by the engine, it
could not stand against. 1t promptly
yielded up its contents of over 1000
worth .of gold and bonds, and in a quar-
ter OF the time it would have taken to
have committed the robbery under the
old conditions the burglars were well
out of the building with their booty.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-24
sEPreMseR FOREIGN TRADE.
Great increase in Exports and Decrease In
1 Imports of Merchandise.

Imports of Merchandise.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16-The Septem-
Der statement of the principal articles
Of domestic export issued by the
bureau of statistics shows as follows:
Breadstuffs, ST, O54. 22e, against SILL
i3o, 547 in September last year. Cotton
exports during September, 1896, &c.
$40, 1913, against 81. 925, OILS last year.
The exports of provisions during the
last month amounted to Sl3,29S, S2S as
compared with 1919, 135 for Septem-
Der, 1895 The exports of domestic
merchandise during Septem Der amount
ed to $50. 734, 332, against S57. O63, sos
during Septemb Der. 1895.
The imports of merchandise during
Septem Der last amounted to $50, $685.
7o5. of which sec. ss4, O2s was free of
duty. The dutiable merchandise inn
ported during September amounted to
s34. 736, 757. and that free of duty, $780,
SOS. DOG. During the last nine months
The imports of dutiable merchandise
was about $50, 429, 600 less than the
amount for the same period last year.
The gold exports for September last
we're Sol, O5O, compared with SIT, 424 ,O65
for Septembe Der, 1895. The imports of
gold for September last aggregated
S34, 159, $50, against S749. 456 for Septem-
Der, 1895. The exports of silver during
September last amounted to SIS. 534, ITO,
which is practically the same amount
as was exported during September,
1895. The imports of silver during
Septemb Der amounted to Sal, 51S, and
for Septem Der, 1895, 81, 7Sl,193.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-24
AN ADDRESS ISSUED.
National Civil Service Reform League See
Danger in Bryan's Election.

National Civil Service Reform League Sees
Danger in Bryan's Election.
New YORK, Oct. 16.-The National
Civil Service Reform league sent out
last night lengthy address to the
voters of the United States. It calls
attention to the clauses of the demo-
cratic platform relating to the civil
service, and then proceeds to deny the
chief allegations therein. Continu ing
the address says:
The platform and declarations of Mr.. Bryan
In his letter indicate that there will be a COM
plete partisan reconstruction of the civil serv-
ice with the restoration of the spoils system.
The merit systematic product of a generation
of progress-will, If the principles of
the Chicago platform be enforced, be
destr Dyed at single blow: the business
of the government will be thrown back into
chaos; the cost of its maintenance will be in
creased by many millions, and the .'SpoiIs syS-
tenn" one of the greatest perilS which has
menaced our government since the civil war.
will again threaten the integrity and perma-
nency of our institutions.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-24

lyman Prophec5es the Early Downfall of
the British Empire.

lyman Prophecies the Early Downfall OF
the British Empire
NEW YORK, Oct ia special from
Me- says: P. j. lyman is
q free man. His release was uncondi-
tionaL He will go to Paris ct once and
will sail for New York by the next
steamer. In an interview he said:
"Whatever the nature of my mission
to Europe was it has been more than
successful. look for the esta blishment
in the near future of an independents
Irish republic The object of my visit
was not as attributed to it by the press
There never was an idea of a plot
against the car, and there never was
any idea of doing any injury to the
queen of Great Britain. poor old lady.
We Irishmen have nothing to do with
things of that kind. / believe in dyna-
mite a weapon of war with Great
Britain. The Irish people in America
proved their union in Chicago last Oc-
tober, when was delegate
to the convention there, by es-
tablishiDg an Irish national al
lance, a public organization for
the establishment of an Irish republic
The object of the alliance is plainly
stated, and it means to attain that OBJ
ject, it is equally plainly stated. by
force. 1 include dynamite and every
other method of warfare in force, just
as the United States government in
cludeS the ZalinSlxi gun"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-24
RAILROAD MEN MEET.

Delegates from Several States at Osawato-
mie for Social Time.
OsAwAToMIE, Kan, Oct ia union
meeting of representatives. of five of
the largest railway orders is now be-
ing held here. Delegates are present
from Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Tex
as, Colorado and Nebraska. The object
of the meeting is purely social and has
no political significance nor industrial
weight, beyond the desire of
members to improve and extend
their organizations. Among the
prominent railway lodgemen present
are p. M. Arthur. d. G. Garrison. A.
F. Maier, P III. Morrissey and T. r.
Dodge. Three meetings were held
yesterday, beginning with an execu-
tive session in the forenoon. A public
reception was given the visitors in the
opera house in the afternoon, and in
the evening another open meeting was
held at which addresses were made by
several prominent railroad men.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-24
THE CUBAN WAR.

President Cleveland Ful1y Appreciates the
Gravity of the Situation.
NEW YORK, Oct ia Herald spe-
cial from Washington says: High Off
Gals of the administration agree that
if the Spanish government does not
succeed in crushing the Cuban insur-
rection by the first of the year it will
be the duty of the United States, indie
pendently or in conjunction with the
other powers. to intervene and stop
the war. A member of the cabinet
said yesterday that the president fully
appreciated the gravity of the situa-
ton in Cuba and the responsibility inn
posed on the United States. on which
would devolve the power of deciding
whether the war should be stopped in
the interests of humanity.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-24
WATSON STILL BITTER.

Unable to Speak In Kansas, He Writes .
Letter to His Followers.
TOPEKA, Kan, Oct. 16.-The follow
ing telegram was delivered to Abe
Stein berger, secretary ofthe midd1e-of-
the-road state committee, yesterday:
THOMPSON, Ga, Oct 1a-Ulcerated throat
will prevent my keeping appointments.
greatly regret this. The middle-of-the-road
populistS all over the union have my
sympathy and admiration. They have been
sold out and their party made foot-mat for
democratic politicians to wipe their feet
under the hypocrftical pretense of pa
triotisn. The fusionists have abandoned prin-
ciple and gone into q mad scramble for the pie
counter. If Bryan is defeated it will be the
fault of the traitors in his party and ours, who
have ignored the St. Louis compromise and
tried to force the populist vote for Sewall the
bondholder, national banker, corporation pluto
GRAFT and go1d-clause millionaire
II w
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A shear of bicycle Proverbs.

As jewel of guild in swine's snout,
so is a fair woman without skirt
A fat road maketh a cheerful coun-
tenance, but by steep hill is the spirit
broken.
Who can find woman who doth cy-
Gle with safety? For her price is far
above rubies.
When scorcbing cometh, then com
eth shame, but with the slow rider is
wisdom.
1t is better to ride alone on a ''bone-
shaker than with brawling. woman
on a tandem
She that rideth with wise men shall
be safe. but a companion CT scorchers
shall be destroyed
1t is the glory of women to conceal
their ankles, but the honor of men ID
to display their legs
A wise woman feareth and depart
eth from crowded streets, but the
foolish rideth and is confident
Whose mocketh the divided skirt
reproacheth his manhood. and he tina.
10 glad at skirt lifted by the wind
shall not be unpunished--N. Y. Com
mercial Advertiser.
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ALL PLEAD GUILTY.
Participants In tho sNIystic Member
Fraud Given Various Sentences.

Participants In tho eMystic Members
Fraud Given Various Sentences
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Oct 19.-After a
trial lasting two days in the federal
court, in the case of James T. Swartz,
alias G. r. Bell, the noted confidence
man, the defendant walked into court
Saturday and Withdrew nis plea of not
guilty and entered a plea of guilty.
His partners in the famous mystic
mem bers" game, Hobson, Wells, Nc.
Ginnis and Robbins, also pleaded
guilty. Bell, the leader of the gang,
was sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary and fined $1,000. McGin-
tence, while Hcbson and Robbins were
fined $1,000 and sent to Jail for six
months. Swartz, under the name of
Bell, swindled 100 farmers and others
in southwest Missouri and Kansas out
of thousands of dollars by organizing
a peculiar society, which he called the
American Knights of Mystic Mem
bers- Swartz would deliver a
lecture and pretend he was
a personal representative of the
treasury department., and his duty
was to distribute money secretly
among the people. He pretended that
mem bers of the order would receive
ten times the amount of money paid
for initiation. The fee to join was
fixed at $3.50, and members who paid
ia this sum would receive 81 500. His
oily tongue deceived many ignorant
people, and it is estimated that Bell
and his confederates made $4,000 by
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-24
WORLDS FAIR REPORT.

Committee in Session in Chicago to Perfect
Reports Congress.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16-President
Palmer, of the worlds fair commits
sion, and his associates on the commit
tee on final reports Assem- bled here yes
terday for a session of several days,
during which reports to the president
and to congress will be perfected. These
reports will present a complete re-
view of the accomplishments of the ex-
position. The report of the board OF
awards will make about 25 volumes OF
500 pages each; that of the director
general ten volumes; that of the presi-
dent and secretary two volumes, while
the extent of the report of the ladies'
board is not vet determined.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-24
CONTROL MACHINIsTS, TOO.
TypoEra phical Union Assumes Jurisdiction
Over Repairs OF Linotypes.

TypoGra phical Union Assumes Jurisdiction
Over Repairs of Linotypes.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, Oct. tI-By
yesterdays action the international
Typographical union, now in conven-
ton in this city, assumed the entire
control over the linotype machines,
and said in substance that no one shall
be employed on these machines either
as operator or machinist, unless he is
member of the typographical union.
The work of repairing and taking care
of type-setting machines will now be
done by the printers who are memters
of the typographical union. Thou
sands of printers were thrown out of
employment by the introduction of the
type-setting machines several years
ago, and the action taken by the inter-
national union is aimed to create a
field of work for as many of these as
possible. A number of minor amend.
ments to the constitut ton were made.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-24
THE APPLE CROP.

Government Report Says Much Damage
Was Done by Eastern storms.
WAsHINGToN, Oct. l6.-The October
fruit report of the agricultural depart
ment shows a heavy apple crop and an
especially fine quality in the northern
tier of states. Prices are extremely
low. This is particularly the case in
Michigan, where the markets are
glutted. The disastrous storm of the
last week in Septernb Der did much dam
age to fruit along the Atlantic coast
The loss was particularly heavy in
parts of Pennsylvania and New York
Some complaint of the dropping of
fruit comes fl ON the middle west
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-24
MURDERED A CRIPPLE.

DIR. C. G. Lockwood Shot by a Cowardly
Enemy Near Eurdett, Mo.
ADRIAN. Mo-. Oct. 16.-Last evening
DIR. C. G. Lockwood. living at Burdett,
eight miles west of this place, was shot
by an unknown person from behind
hedge within short distance of his
home. The reT ort of the gun and his
cries brought mis- wife to his rescue.
The assassin had fled. Upon examina-
ton it was found that nine buckshot
had deeply penetrated his left side and
back. His condition is considered crit.
ical from the fact that about four
months ago he met with accident
which caused him to have his right
foot am puta ted.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-24
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS REPORT.
Gen. Ruggles Comments on the Enlistments
and Favors Underground Wires.

Gen. Ruggles Comments on the Enlistments
and Favors Underground Wires.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-Adjt.-Gen.
Ruggles in his annual report to the
secretary of war states that the mum.
Der of enlistments and rec nlistments
during the past year was sos; S22s
per cent being natives and the remain
Ter naturalized citizens. The aptitude
and interest of the students under mil
itary instruction at military colleges
was generally satisfactory.
Attention is called to the fact that
the great storm of Septem Der 90 last
isolated the capital from the country
at large, and it is pointed out that in
times of great excitement the seat of
government might be thus cut off by
evil-minded persons, wherefore the ne
cessity of laying wires under ground is
suggested.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-24
Union Printers Elect omcers.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col. Oct. 49,
The International Typographical
union reelected w. b. Prescott, of To-
ronto. Ont, president, and John w.
Brentwood, secretary and treasurer.
J. w. Cline, of Kansas City. was chosen
one of the trustees of the Chi1ds-Drexel
home in this city. The most important
work of the convention was the pas
sage of nine-hour day law. defeating
the eight-hour day proposition. The
convention voted 81. 500 to prosecute
the boycott against Kansas City pub
fishing house.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-24
FIRE QuENcHED BY WINE.

Novel but Effective Method of Partly Saw
ing Great Store House.
SANTA Rosa, Cal, Oct 17--Wednes-
day night fire broke out in the second
story of Korbers great winery at Kor-
bells station and soon worked into the
third story, causing the 1 oof to fall in.
One of the large presses was destroyed
and about $50. 600 gallons of new wine
were turned loose. Water being scarce,
pumps were applied to the wine casks
and the wine was thrown on the flames
with good effect. The cellar, in which
were 1Oo, 600 gallons of old wine stored
was saved. The fire ragged for three
hours
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-24

October 81 Suggested for n General Display
by All Republicans.

October 81 Suggested for n General Display
by All Republicans.
CHICAGO, Oct. 19.-Chairman Hanna,
of the republican national committee,
suggests that on Saturday, October 81,
''all who intend to vote on Novem Der 3
for the preservation of our national
honor, for sound money and the adj
vancement of our peoples interest
and general prosperity display the
national colors at their homes,
in order that voters whose hearts
are for their country may be
strengthened in their purpose and
those who are undetermined may the
more periodically and intelligently
conclude how best to perform their
duty as citizens"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-24
THE POPE DISPLEASED.

Archbishop Ireland's Attitude Regarding
the Chicago Platform Disproved at
Rome.
LONDON, Oct 16.-The Daily News
pu blishes the following dispatch from
Rome: The vatican disapproves of
Arch bishop Ireland's letter because it
openly mixes religion and politics,
which the vatican desires to keep
separate in the United States. The
letter will displease the eastern and
southern Irish Bryan Catholics 1t is
proba BILE that instructions will be sent
to Mgr Martinelli concerning the at
titude of the Catholic clergy.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-24
Was 1t an Accident:

NEW YORK, Oct. I9.-Walter Louis
Lenau, who married the widow of Col.
John A. Cockerill, shot himself yester-
day at his home at Englewood, N. j..
According to Mrs Lenau the shooting
was unintentional. Mr.. Lenau has
made no statement regarding the
affair. The surgeons in attendance
held out little encouragement for his
recovery. The couple were married
last June. only two months after Col.
Cockerilps death. She is 40 and he is
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-24
LIQUOR is A NECESSITY.


So Think Members of the National Retail
Liquor Dealers Association.
CLEVELAND, o., Oct. 16.-Tie Ma
tional Retail Liquor Dealers associa-
ton adopted resolutions on various
subjects yesterday. One declared the
use of spirituous liquors to be ne
cessity rather than a luxury, and de-
nounced illegal traffic in them and
their sale in places where youth is de-
bauched- Another pledged the efforts
of the association to defeat a bill
which, i. is reported, will be introduced
in the next congress This bill, it is
reported, adds so per cent to the pres
emit tax on beer, which the association
designates as the national beverage
Resolutions expressing disapproval OF
high license laws were adopted on the
ground that such measures did not
give sufficient protection to dealers.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-24
MASONIC HOME DAMAGED.
Flames Do 81 900 Injury to the Edifice II O
Gently Dedicated at Wichita.

Flames Do 81 900 Injury to the Edifice Re-
Gently Dedicated at Wichita.
WICHITA, Kan, Oct. 19.-Early Sum
day morning a fire broke out in the
Kansas Masonic home, the magnificent
stone building recently dedicated here,
and despite the efforts of the entire fire
department considerable damage was
done. The handsome reception room,
with its rich furnishings, which were
the gift of the masonic bodies of Win
field, was Quilted and other rooms were
badly damaged. An aged inmate was
saved by n fireman, who carried him
down the fire escape. The loss, over
81 ZOO, is fully covered by insurance.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-24
Masked Men Terrorize . Town.

GUTHRIE, Ok, Oct 19.-The little
town of Carney, 16 miles east of here.
was held up at nine o'clock Saturday
night by six masked and heavily-armed
outlaws. The store of Trader Fouts
was ransacked and $500 in money taken.
Fouts and his son were taken mile
from town and bound to tree Three
posses are in pursuit of the robbers,
who are headed towards this city.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-24
war Denart,ncnt Estimate..

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-Secretary La
mont will to-day transmit estimates OF
appropriations required by the war de-
partment for the next fiscal year. The
aggregate is s52, S75,63 The estimate
for Notifications and sea coast defenses
has been increased to SIS, 1924, 29s, an
amount, Secretary Lamont saws. which
will tie required to continue this work
at its present rate of progress
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-24
Six Children Burned to Death.

New WHATCoM, Wash, Oct. 16.-The
house of j. s. Miller, farmer living
four miles north of Linden. was de-
stroyed by fire and six children were
burned to death Another child and a
man named Frank Boise were serious
ly burned Miller and his wife were
away from home, having gone to New
Whatcom to participate in populist
parade, leaving their children at home
in care of Boise, who was visiting
them. The origin of the fire is un-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-24

Boston, Oct. 19.-T'he semi-centen-
NAL anniversary of the first use OF
ether as an anesthetic was cele brated
in the Massachusetts general hospital
here yesterday by a noteworthy recep-
ton and literary exercises The re-
ception took place in the lecture am
phitheater, which had been restored
to the appearance it bore on
that occasion so wears ago
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-24
Populist expenditures in 1894 1916. 123. 2
Republican expenditures in 1896. 80. 753, I46. 6

Republican saving in 1895 compared
with 1895 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 146 937 81
Total republican saving. 5000 ,9Is 90
The year 1894 was wholly under the
control of popu1ists, and their eXpendi-
lures were $40. 7s3- ~. an amount which
was S23, O24 40, in excess of the expend-
itures of the repu blicans for the year
1892, their last whole year of control.
The legislature of 1898 appropriated
$40. 600 for public prin ting for the year
1895, but under the populist manage
ment that entire appropriation had
been expended during the first 615
months, by January IA, 1895, when the
republicans came in, and nothing was
left to pay the cost of prin ting for the
remaining So months of the year 1895;
and to make matters still worse, there
had been delivered to the populist
state printer Si4. 165. 96 worth of print
ing in excess of the original appropria-
ton of $40. 600. This condition com
PEELED the legislature of 1895 to make
deficiency appropriation. Accordingly
SOD, 900 was appropriated, of which,
after the republican officials had paid
for legislative prin ting. there remained
undrawn from the treasury, by the re-
publican economical policy again
adopted when Gov. Morrill, and his as
sociates were inaugurated, the sum of
81, 217.4I.
1t should be particularly noted. and
indeed the fact will bear emphatic re-
iteration, that of the total expenditure
of S129, 1872. SO for state printing in 1895,
which. excepting 81, 229 %, was all paid
to populists, the sum of Ss4, los sc had
been either extended or contracted
when the repu blicans came in, on jan
uary IA, and Si4, los. SO of it in advance
of any appropriation Of the remain
ing S45. clio IS, the sum of S14, 49l. 80 was
for legislative printing, and the differ
ence between these two amounts, $751;
1e4. 81, shows the cost of ordinary print
ing under the repu blican policy, cover
ing the last So months of the
year, which policy resulted, as has
S4,af7.41, which, at the close of the
year, remained undrawn from the
treasury.
The year 1896 was wholly under con-
troll of the present administration, but
the entire sum expended for printing
was So, 994 So, an amount less by $14 :
Tsa 50 thru that expended by the popu-
lists in 1894. their only full year of
control The table speaks for itself,
and is a clear demonstration of the
reckless and extravagant expenditures
of public moneys by the populists when
allowed full swing, and is equally con-
vincing that, under republican man
agement, the interests of the citizens
and taxpayers are carefully guarded.
1t is also well known to the public,
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ANNIsON, Ala, Oct l9-Mrs- s. B.
Causey, a widow, aged 70 years. COM
mitted suicide by hanging herself to a
tree near her home, five miles west OF
this city. Her last single child, a
daughter. was married yesterday, and
rather than put herself upon her mar
Fried children for support she slipped
away from the wedding feast and took
her life