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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-06-05

AT the unwilling of the monument'
erected at West Point, N. Y, to the
soldiers of the regular army who lost
their lives in the civil war, Justice
Brewer. of the United States supreme
court, delivered the address of the day.
DECORATION day was observed in
Kansas City, Mo-, and surrounding
cities in an appropriate manner, the
graves of the dead veterans in the diff
flowers and the day given up to parades
by the G. A r. posts.
AN earthquake was felt at Zanes-
vile, O., about one o'clock in the after
noon of the 31st. Employees in the
Courier building rushed downstairs,
the vibrations being SO decided Shocks
were also felt in towns in the Virginias,
Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia,
and other places
A FIRE broke out in Kings warehouse
at Charlottesville, Va, on the 31st and
dozen people rushed in to save what
property they could, when a key of
powder, exploded. demolishing the
building and catching several persons
under the falling timbers. One man
was killed and several others badly in
jured.
THE Cheyenne Indians at the Lame
Deer agency IN Montana were said to
against the white settlers and the
ranchmen were anxious to avenge the
murder of a sheep herder by the In
d1anS- Trouble was expected.
AN trade has been communicated to
the representatives of the powers by
which the sultan agrees to an armis-
tice of fortnight beginning May 30.
DURING a service in the cathedral at
Pisa. Italy, upon the unwilling of an
image to the Virgin candle fell, set
ting fire to the building and causing a
panic. During the rush for the doors
nine persons We're killed and 21 others
seriously injured. The fire was soon
extinguished, without causing much
damage.
The athletes of the Pennsylvania
university are the intercollegiate cham
pions for this year they won the
Intercollegiate associations champion
ship cup at New York on the goth.
The score by points was as follows:
Pennsylvania, "a; Yale, 2415; Harvard
1871; Princeton, 151G; Georgetown, Z;
Boston, 5; Syracuse, L; Cornell, 1; Trim
ity, u; Wesleyan, 3.
In an interview at New York on the
goth Senator Platt said he believed the
tariff bill would pass before July 1. as
every test vote taken had indicated
the final passage of the measure.
WHILE Grand Army post was de-
corating the graves in the cemetery
adjoining ST. Peters Episcopal church
at Philadelphia a wall upon which a
number of children were climbing to
get a view of the ceremonies fell down
and ten of the little ones were severely
injured.
WILL LEWIS and Wit Bosworth met
at Salem church at Sweet Hole, Tex,
n nhS0rva nao0ro
walked short distance away from the
crowd and began emptying their re-
volvers at one another. BY the time
their friends got to them both men
were dead. Bad blood had existed be-
tween them.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-06-05
His sad FIX.

eyes, sir, repeat that in my opinion
Jonathan Doxey Is a ruined man, and that
he is merely keeping up appearances IN
order to try to find some way of getting out,
of his present difficulties"
you surprise me! What has led you
to this conclusion?"
81 asked him for his daughters hand in
marriage yesterday, and he gave his con-
sent without a murmur. What would YOU
stay here and try to live it down?"-Cleye-
land Leader.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-06-05
Emporia Has a Night Prow1er.

Emporia was afflicted with. mys-
terious night prowler who had COM
pletely terrorized all the women in
town. He would boldly force his way
into the apartments of young women
and try to carry them away. In one
night he visited so residences where
men folks were away and left only
when the screams of women aroused
the neighborS.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-06-05
Kansas Poultry Industry.

Secretary of the State Board of Agri-
culture Coburn has issued an interest
ing book on the Kansas poultry in
dustry. The egg product alone for
1896 amounted to 3,6Os, s15. No field
crops, with the exception of corn,
wheat and hay, eaualed in value the
poultry industry, which came within
II per cent of paying the entire cost
of the public schools.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-06-05
Impressinx Him.

well, you had quite siege with that
real estate agent. never saw a man ges-
ticulate so violently. What allied him?"
"Oh, the fellow has just heard of that,
German professors theory that the Garden
of Eden was located in the United States,
impression OF Adams fall on rock in the
neighborhood of the land he had to ell.''-
Jester.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-06-05
Proposed Freight Reductions.

The state railroad board has adj
dressed letter to the different Kan
sas railroads suggesting a reduction of
rates as follows: Twenty per cent. on
the distance tariff now in force; 20 per
cent. -on coal rates; Is per cent. on
grainsrates and five per cent. on live
stock rates.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-06-05

Prof. d. E. Sanders, who has been
president of the Kansas normal coll
lege at Fort Scott 10 years. has re-
signed to accept the presidency of a
college at Dillon, Mont. He will be
succeeded at Fort Scott by Prof. q. w.
Martin, of Baker universitv
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-06-05

As long as a girl let's you see the address
on her letters there is nothing serious going
on.-Washington Democrat
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-06-05
Kansas Sunday Schools.

The annual session of the Kansas
State Sunday School association at
Newton last week was the most sue
cessful ever held. Martin Mohler was
elected president; F. r. Moses. S. B.
Wood and Mrs. Eva Nall vice presi-
dents; Mrs. Anna Foster secretary and
r. NJ. White treasurer. Abilene was
chosen for the 1898 meeting.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-06-05
A Preacher Threatened by a Mob.

There is great excitement and con-
siderable acrimony in Montgomery
over the attempt to secure a grand
jury to aid in enforcing the liquor law.
At Liberty Rev D. NJ. Campbell, the
Methodist preacher who had been ac-
tive for a grand jury, was waited upon
one night and threatened with mob
violence.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-06-05

The state textbook commission has
selected books for use in the public
schools. They We're all taken from diff
ferent companies at the rate fixed by
law, which is about so per cent. under
old prices. Spoilers cost 10 cents, arith-
metics 25 to 35, algebras so, histories
so, biographies 80 and rs, grammars
35, readers, 10. II. s5. so and 40. physi-
ologies soc, PHILOSOPHERS so, bcokkeep-
ing 40, constitutions 40 and physical
Biographies so.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-06-05
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Interesting Decision the Bank law.
In q decision at Fort Scott recently
Judge Simons sustained the contention
of Judge West that the Kansas banking
law of 1897 precludes the depositors of
a suspended state bank from suing
stockholders for double liability.
Judge Simons held that it was the ex-
elusive province of the bank receiver
to become the plaintiff in such action.
Attorney West also raised the point
that prior to 1891 there was no Kansas
law authorizing the incorporation of a
company to engage in the general
banking business All state banks are
SO chartered and if this point is sus-
tanned all banks chartered prior to 1891
are illegally formed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-06-05
Gov. Leedy and a New Railroad.


In a speech at Mankato the other
day Gov. Leedy said the only solution
of the freight rate problem was to
build a north and south road to deep
water. He said a party of railroad men
were anxious to construct such road,
if backed by the states of Nebraska,
Kansas and Texas, and would not ask
a cent until the road is completed. He
said the road would be l, 900 miles long
and could be built for S12, 900 per mile.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-06-05
A Good Thing for Pittsburr.

Pittsburg has been made the division
point of the Pittsburg & Gulf railroad,
creating monthly pay roll of SIS, 900.
Pittsburg now has five railway systems
Fort Scott & Memphis. Pittsbnrg &
Gulf, Santa Fe, Missouri Pacific and
Frisco.
o. NJ. b. Lodges WIN Resort to Boycott.
A Topeka telegram said the o. NJ. B.
lodges, anti-prohi bition, would boycott
the Santa Fee and Union Pacific rail-
roads because the attorneys for these
roads were agitating the enforcement
of the prohi bitory law.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-06-05
Minor State News,


Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Lise, of Fort
Scott, have been twice divorced and
thrice married.
lola will soon have the largest ice
plant in the state, which will be built
by Lawrence capitalists.
Clara Taylor, a grown woman, was
convicted at Empire City of wi1lfu1ly
burning baby's fingers
Two thousand delegates were ex-
pected to attend the annual convention
of the Kansas Christian Endeaver
union. which assembled at Topeka
June 3
John Coleman, of Ottawa. tried to
keep his daughter away from the SAL
walton army meetings by numerically
beating her. He was arrested an q
charge of cruelty.
State Bank Commissioner Breiden-
thai warns Kansas bankers that where
one bank bids for the county funds and
then divides the deposits with the
other banks they are violating the
-anti-trusc law.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-06-05

HnOdsc DiIIc act easily. promptly and
AAOO~A , AAAo effectively. 25 cents.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-19
THE REDIsrRICTINo BILL
1t Wilt he Pushed at tho Coming Session OF
of tho Legislature.
TThe State, 10th.l

One Of the matters remaining upon
the calendar at the last session OF
the general assembly was the redis,
tricting bill. 1t will be high up on
the calendar at tho approaching ses-
sion and it's author proposes to push
it. There may bo few changes in
the bill, but they will be of an i'm
material character. Tho author OF
the bill yesterday stated that he had
conferred with many of the members
Of the body during the recent State
fair and had found that n great deal
of tho opposition developed at the
last session has Disappeared Thore
will DO aomo opposition Of course,
but ho hopes to got the bill through
after presenting tho argument show
ing tho necessity for such Il measure.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-19
Productive Powos ofsthe Unfesd sta.ea.
(Eorth American Re view. }

(Eorth American Review.)
II appears, that, as regards guam.
tity, three Americana now export az
much as five did twenty years ago,
which suffices to show how ground.
less are tho predictions Of somo
writer's who toll us that as population
has risen from 45,000,000 to II ,O0O,.
600 souls, an increase Of 59 per
cent, and at the same timo the
weight Of exports has risen ITS per
oent--that ls, three times as fast 90
population.
The quantities # food yearly OK
ported are sufficient to food 80,O00,-
600 persons in Europe, from which
it appears that American farms raise
food for l00,000,0O0 OF people year
ly. The western prairies are eapa.
bic OF carrying double the present
number OF live etook and producing
ten times 90 much grain as they do,
go that for at least century to come
there is every probability that OK.
portation Of food will increase with
population. The same 10 true 40
regards cotton, the crop having risen
125 per cent in twenty years.
The world 10 only beginning to
have evidence Of the enormous pro.
dnctive power Of tho United States.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-19
THE CONFEDERATE ROLLS,
A Requost From tho State Historian- More
Records.
Tho State, 10Th. !

Col. J. p. Thomas, tho State his
torian, requests all parties in the
State having in their possession Con.
federate rolls sont them by tho late
General Farley for revision to sond
those rolls in to his Office at once.
He is very desirous Of taking an in
ventory Of all tho rolls and getting
tho work thoroughly systematized.
A number Of these rolls have already
been returned, but thero are still a
number of them that cannot be To-
Gated
With the approval of Governor El-
lebe IN arrangement has been made
whereby the adjutant general is at
once to turn over all tho Oonfeder-
ate records OF every character now
on ille in his Office to the State his
torian.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-19
7akisS; 4 .!i|OHlNSOWS
80.
CHILL. q FEVER
TONIC .-ssaaasss''ggHslsesglsss~
TONIC.
The Hioks 1903 Almanac md rapeY.

We are informed that tho 1893 AL.
manac Of Prof. Irl r. Hicka is now
ready, and judging from its past
history, it will not be many weeks il.
finding it's way into homes and Offices
all over America. 1t is much larger
and finer than any previous issue.
1t containo l16 pages, is splendidly
printed and illustrated on fine book
paper, having the finest portrait over
given of Prof Hicks. Itcan no longer
be denied that tho publications
of Prof. Hicks have become neces-
sity to tho family and commercial
life OF this country. His journal,
sword and Works." aside from it's
storm, weathor and astronomical fea.
lures, has taken rank with the bes,
literary, scientific and family tnaga.
zines Of the age. Do not believe
hearsay and reports. See tho Hicks
Almanac and paper for yourself.
You will then know why they are 30
popular. They are educators OF tho
millions, and unrivaled safeguards to
property and human life. It is mat
ter Of eimple record that Prof Hicks
has foretold for many years all great
storms, floods, drouths an9 lorna
does, even the recent drouth over all
the country. The Almanac alone ia
rs cents q copy. The papet 10 $l.00
year with the Almanac as pre-
MUM. Send to
WoRD AND WoRKs PuB. Co.,
220l Locust st., st. Louis, No,
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-19
BIG LAWaUIT.
EiRhty.ntne Plaintlffs, Two Defendants aud
Eight Hundred Acres Involved.
(From tho Lincoln Journal)

(From the Lincoln Journal)
Just fifty one years ago--October
30, l804-Maj'r Fl. W. Burton, of
this place, sold Missea Salie and
Caroline I.uokoy a tract Of land in
East Lincoln for a certain note for
$2,500, which thoy had inherited,
along with the other personal and
real property, under their iathcr'a
will. Some few months after this
Miss Caroline Luckoy died and Miss
Sarah Luokey remained in posses.
sion Of tho property until her death,
some ten or twelve years ago. She
willed the property to her nephews,
Messrs. Robert and James Sims,
who have remained in poaccablc,
(barring tho recently closed "Sallie
Luckey Lane" incidout) possession
Of tho property ever since.
Now, however, O storm has arisen,
and tho heirs Of Miss Caroline Luckey,
who has been dead fifty years, have
brought sult in Mecklenburg County
against the Sims brothers to recover
Miss Carolino's interest in tho prop
erty.
lawyers toll us thoro arc many
"pretty" points Of law involved, af.
fecting many Of tho rights to real
property, succession, inheritance, otc.
Tho do'ondants, we are informed,
claim that the noto for 50, 500, which
was the consideration paid MAJOR
Burton for tho land, was tho indi.
vidual property of Miss SaIlie Luck
ey, and tho aettlemcnt Of this oues
ton involves reconstruction of the
terms OF the will under which the
sisters inherited their property.
Another matter of great importance
that will be doubtless considered by
the Courts in the right Of snccession
involved in tho question Of Miss
Sarah's inheritance from her sister
upon the latter's death.
There are 80 plaintiffs in tho SUIT
and 800 acros Of land involved II
promises to be long and costly liti
CATION.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-19
TIE CALL ISSUED
woE aiEHTlNas OF COTTON oRowHas
..." OE.!COUNTIES. .,-
a Coning Convention of Delegates Reprs.
esntinR all the Southsrn Btatea Ia
-, A.lansa-Mr. WDborn Issing
No 1Im0,
{The State, 16tb.l

Preparations are being rapidly
made for the holding Of tho eonven
ton of the cotton growers OF tho
Southern States in Atlanta on De-
cember l3. This convention has
been called by those in charge OF
the recent convention hold in this
city in consequence of the action
taken at that time. President Viii.
born Of tho State Farmers Alliance,
who was president OF tho State con.
vention is confident that the gather.
ing in Atlanta will be a moat repro.
sentative ono.
The following was issued by Mr.
Wilborn yesterday:
BY direction of the South Carolina
Cotton Growers Convention, which
assembled in Columbia November 10,
1897, hereby call npon every cot.
ton grower and each person inter
ested in producing cotton to Assem-.
bic al their respective county court
houses on tho first Monday Of De-
cember for the purpose Of effeoting
permanent organization to join in
with tho other Southern States in
taking suoh action an will enable
the cotton growers to in some way
better control the production and
sale Of the cotton crop Of the south
and in some measure obtain tho full
market value Of this great staple
crop. J. C. W1Lnong,
President Of s. O. Cotton Growers
Association.
Mr.. Wilborn wac Ia the city yes.
terday. He fears that the cotton
growers in the various States will
not have time to meet and elect dele.
gates to represent them at the con-
vention because Of the nearness of
the date appointed, aud he will ask
Governor Ellerbe to write personal
letter TO each OF the Governors Of
the other Southern States asking
them to appoint two delegates at
large and ono from each compression.
al district In their respective Stst"s.
Governor Ellerbe, it 10 understood,
will write these letters today. The
several Governors will be- asked 30
appoint men who arc directly con-
oernod in the matter and aaeh mon
only.
The coming convention will doubt
less attract widespread attention both
in tho north and the south and the
result Of its deliberations will be
awaited with no little concern, par.
tioularly by those who manipulate
the price Of cotton.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-19
A 0rsat Magazine Feature.

The Ladios'D Home journal has
secured what promises to be the
great magazine feature of 1893. 1t
it entitled "rho Inner Experiences
Of Cabinet Member's Wife" In a
series Of letters written by the wife
OF q Cabinet member to her sister at
homo, are detailed her actual expert.
enoes in Washington, frankly and
freely given. The letters were writ
ten without any intention Of publica.
tion. Thoy give intimate peeps be.
hind the curtain of high official and
social lifo. They are absolutel~ fear.
less, they study Washington life un.
der the aearohlight as it has never
been before presented. The Presi
don't and the highest officials Of the
land, with the most brilliant mon
and women OF the Capital, are aeon
in the most familiar way. As these
are oil actual experiences tho name
OF the writer is withhold. The let.
ters will doubtless excite much shrewd
guessing kv readers and study OF
internal Evidence to discover the
aeoret. The "Experiences," which
will be beautifully illustrated, ,s,
gln in the December number and will
continue for several months.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-19

3aon''"1y. we submit to yonr Ex-
consideration the fact that
From what we have heard Of Mr.,
EMay he has always borne a roputa.
tion for peace aud good order; that
bis reputation in the community III
which he lives, and il Aiken
County, for peace aud good order,
moral character, sobriety and indus.
try has always been good, and that
we have never heard Of his having
been engaged in any disorderly con-
d"ot, aud in our opinion we do not
think that he would commit an act
like the one with which he ia charged
unless he was compelled to do so to
protect his own life. Aud, there.
FORE we humbly petition you to grant
himJa full pardon, etc.
The sheriff, county supervisor,
clerk of Court, auditor, treasurer,
Representative Cushman, Master and
other officials of Aiken County wore
among the signers Of the petition.
A like petition was presented in
Mays behalf by the citizens of Gran
iteville. in Aiken County. Six pages
OF foolscap paper, covered with sigma.
tures, two to the line, are attached.
Tho following are the jurors who
now petition for pardon: w. S.
Foster, j. H. Bookmsn, Taylor
Smith, w. X. Barnett, e. B, Loeb.
man, w. 9. Berry and r. G. Gassett.
The form Of their petition reads:
"Your petitioners respectfully show
that they were jurors in the trial of
the State vs. j. A. Buice and j. A.
May for the killing of John Sims.
We respectfully ask that pardon be
granted them by your Excellency."
There were also petitions from
GreenVllle, Cherokee and Greenwood
counties. May is from Aiken Coun.
ty, and Buioe from Cherokee County.
In the Greenwood petition the sher.
iff, clerk Of Court, mayor, Probate
Judge and others join in asking for
the pardon.
. Governor Ellerbs simply referred
to the papers on file In his Office 90
to the occasion for the pardon.
1t is suggested that May and
Buice have been paid during the
progress Of their trial and until the
removal Of the entire force. They
were not removed when Governor
Ellerbe went into office. as ii was
thought that this would unneoessari.
ly prejudice their case.
The case Of BULGE and May has at,
tracted considerable attention, and
now that tho pardon has been
granted while the State ls agog over
the Aewbold killing, 1t will be of
much interest, and on that account
the full record ie given In justitios.
tion Of the action taken.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-19
Aals. DBADLEx's PLAN 10 PLANT cor.
TUE
How He Redueea,Aereago Ono Hnlf, 1Iakes
Fair Crop and Enrlohea tho Land
TO the Editor of The State:

10 the Editor of The State;
It 10 q fact we'll known to every
ono that our financial condition is
depressed-I moan the Southern
States--end it is all duo to tho fact
that We are getting nothing for cot.
ton, our money crop; and this is
caused. an we all know, by over.
production. Various remedies have
beea suggested. It is a problem
that has taxed the minds of our--best
thinkers and most practical farmers
for years That something must be
done ia evident, or we cannot 500 fu.
ture relief.
1 suppose it will not come amiss
for me- to give my experience in the
fond hope that what I say will be
tho means Of doing something to re-
lieve tho situation. have made a
study of this subject and shall at :.
tempt to give you my experience.
1t is universally conceded that re-
duction of the acreage is the cure
for all the ills. How to bring about
this reduction is the question. Any
of the plans suggested would bring
the desired relief if carried out
My plan is this: Let the farmer
prepare as much land for cotton as
ho may wish, but when he is ready
to plant, lot him plant every other
row in cotton, and in June let him
plant the remaining rows in peas.
This, you will observe, reduces the
acreage one-half but docs not reduce
the yield 80 much, as my experience
teaches me.
make at least three fourths OF a
crop Of cotton, aad peas without
limit. You enrich your land, 80 that
in few years you can make q bale
per acre With every alternate row in
peas, have an abundance Of food,
and consequently fat stock and your
bacon at home. Besides, you save
one-half fertilizer, one half hoeing
and one.third plowing.
We have in cultivation this year
24,00O,000 acres. We will make Gin
round numbers) 100000 bales.
This cotton is worth at the present
price $2bO,O0O,O00. Now, to follow
the pea suggestion, we would have
100000 in cultivation, which
would yield $500, 900 bales, or $780,.
100000 at g cents per pound, a GIN
Of $5O,000,oO to say moth ing about
the coat OF production, which, as
have ahowa, woald he about one,
half.
+ If IL 10 not desirable to plant &C
many peas. you can plant pindars
sweet or Irish potatoes, with equal
success. bought ten acres Of very
poor land and farmed it as above
suggested, and today I am offered
34O0 for tho ten acres. lam making
q bale per acre, and corn, sto., in
proportion.
Now, Mr.. Editor, what has been
done on a small scale can be done on
q large one. Let any man follow
this plan and he will have like OK.
perienee. w. r.. Bradley,
Troy, 8. c., Nov IL, 1897.