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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-18

tial extent of the rush dawned upon
them.
My God" said one man to the cor
respondent, what are they thinking
of? Are people crazy? There will b.
terrible, horrible times on the Yukon
next winter. Starvation will stare them
in the face long before spring.
From his own personal investigation
at ST. Michaels the New York Worlds
special emissary is convinced that paip-
ers do not speak too strongly. The
company is doing its utmost to get
supplies up the river, and, were ii pos
s:ble tc do so. would have food for ali.
But it labors under disadvantages
which cannot be appreciated until seen
A serious mistake was made by the
Alaska Commercial company in carry
ing up too much liquor on the last trip
or two of the boats. The miners want
food-not liquor. Last year. with 1900
persons on the river and facilities for
transporting very little under those of
this season, there was serious short
age This year these same 1880 people
must have supplies. and they with those
who went in last spring. making a
total of probably 5000 persons ON the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-18

at restaurants averaging six dollars
day, the lowest price being $3.50 day
Lodging can only be had by putting
up ones tent. Two hotels are being
built and will be ready by winter, but
they will not begin to accommodate the
PEOPLE requiring lodgings.
William Oler, who left Dawson City
j nly IA, says that there was not at that
time enough supplies at Dawson to last
the people there over three months.
II don't believe" he said, that there
can be got enough supplies there this
season to last half the people until the
river opens next spring. l saw old
timers paying for their supplies in ad-
vance when / left. A friend of mine
paid one of the stores $1,000 in dust
for goods that had not left St Michae Ps.
Numbers of men have done the same.
l don't think there will be 4 pound of
food left in any of the stores by Decem-
Der l. Firewood will be at least SIS a
cord this winter and perhaps more"
One of the latest additions to Dawson
is Jack Smiths variety theater. This
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-18
HUNDREDS MAY STARVE.
Gold Is Plentiful, Food Is Scarce,
in the KlOndike.
..stop the Crazy Rush to the Cold
FieId..'' Is the Cry of Returning
Miners Dish washers
Lucky Strike.

The treasure ship Portland which ar
rived al Seattle, Wash. recently brought
Do1 only $S5o.OOO in gold nuggets, but
also a crowd of hardy miners who were
unanimous in advising gold-seekers to
stay away from Alaska until next sea
sen One of them went so far as to say;
Warn people to stay out OF ukon
this year! Tell them it means starva-
ton! Telegraph 10 every paper IN the
country that people will starve there II
more people go inl"
These warnings were repeated time
and time again by each and every one
of the Yukon miners who returned on
the Portland. More than this, several
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-18
ToLSToIS FOLLOWERS.

Russian Ecclesfaste Pronounce Them Dam
gerous to Church and State.
Moscow. Sept "a congress OF high
Russian ecclesiastics, now in session in
Kazan. is considering measures to stop
the spread of sectarianism- The con-
gress has decided to ask the govern
ment to proceed ag ainst the adh erents
of Count Tolstoi as being dangerous to
to the church and state. 1t also voted
to prohibit the pu blication of Lutheran
books in the Russian language 1t
was proposed that the children of sec
tarians be taken from them and edu-
Gated in public institutions of the
orthodox faith. One bishop suggested
. that the property of sectarians be con-
6scated by the government
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-18

was opened July IL. and the opening
night was a hummer Every inch of
standing room was taken, and the min
ers were perched on every rafter. The
sole performance was whlrlwind"
dance. The audience crowded the place
so that the dancer had but space less
than ten feet square to dance in The
price of admission was one dollar.
The saloons are doing brisk bust
ness Drinks are so cents for straight
whisky. fancy drinks are $3.50. Cigar
cites are so cents a box of ten. Cigars
are so cents each, and every thing else
P-oPortionately high
Dogs. which are valuable. are sold by
weight. The holding price is one dol
lar a pound up TO IS pounds For any
thing over IS pounds the price rises to
81 SO pound. These were the prevail
ing prices for live dogs for freighting
purposes last winter There is no tell
ing what dogs. dead or alive. will be
worth next winter.
The nearest diggings to Dawson are
eight miles distant on Bear creek All
the other diggings are within 80 miles
of the town.
But it is more than doubtful whether
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-18
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


The alleged persistent violation OF
the prohibitory law by the joint
keepers of Topeka has aroused the
churches to renewed efforts for the
suppression of the law-defying ele-
ment, not only in Topeka, but through
out the state. The churches of all de-
nominations are to unite in a more
vigorous campaign than ever before in
behalf of the prohibition cause, and
will join with the law officers of each
county and city in working for =
better enforcement of the law.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-18
Minor State News.


Minor State News.
The attendance at the Kansas state
normal this year exceeds 1000.
Frank w. Elliott, deputy state oil
inspector. has bought the Troy Times
NJ j. Rhue, of Troy, sold 5000 bar
rels of apples from his farm at 81. so per
barrel.
The farm products of Kansas this
year are worth $10,0o0,0o0 more than
in 1896.
There are over 600 Baptist churches
in Kansas, with an aggregate member
ship of SO, 900.
Living Checkers" with "a girls as
the 'smen," was an attraction at the
Brown county fair.
Ground has been broken at Coffey-
Vile for new paper mill, which will
give 200 people employment
The annual meeting of Kansas
Seventh Day Adventists was held at
Council Grove the past week.
Joseph Cation, a Cowley county farm
err, was killed by a runaway team
while working in the hay field.
Kaw valley farmers have this season
sold $3.50, 900 worth of potatoes and
fully 800 car loads remain unsold.
w. j. Bryan received one-half the
gate receipts, amounting to STA, for
speaking two hours at the lola fair.
In his Topeka paper ex-senator
PETER advocates the union of all po-
litical forces to beat the repub licans.
Superintendent of Insurance McNall
has barred the Woodman's Accident
association from doing business in the
state.
The Y. NJ. C. A. of Kansas City, after
struggling several months under a
debt of s., 900, was forced to close its
doors
1t is said that hundreds of agents
representing Chicago grocery stores
are soliciting orders from Kansas
| farmers
Frank r. McCrary and M. G. Cooke.
! both of Kansas. have passed successful
| examinations for admission to the ma
! tional naval academy.
| William ]. Bryan was il Empor1a {
| few hours the other day and addressed
| the teachers at the state normal, re
| ceiving quite an ovation.
At Topeka tie other day nine
! months-old son of J. M. Senter, clerl
| of the state railroad board, was Sc
riously burned while playing on thu
floor by the apsetting of kettle OF ap
! pie butter
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-18
Liquor War at Galena.

Galena is in the throes of a liquor
war which promises to assume large
proportions A recent raid was made
on the joints, by order of the county
attorney, who says he is determined to
enforce the law. Unless he does, the
temperance people threaten to take
the law into their own hands, and
there are rumors of the secret organiza-
ton of vigilance committee to cope
with the lawlesS element
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-18
Kaosas suits Them AN Right.

Last spring nine families of Mennon-
ties near Great Bend sold their farms
and moved to Minnesota They re-
Gently returned, declaring that \ ansas
Just suited them. They bought back
their farms, but had to pay about %
per cent. more than they sold them fcr
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-18
Kansas PHOTOGRAPHERS Nee

Kansas photographers in session ct
Leavenworth last week, elected ii. 5.
Stevenson, Leavenworth, president; j.
J. Pennell, Junction City, secretary
and P. A. Miller, Arkansas City,
treasurer. The next meeting will be
at Topeka in January, 1898.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-18

Two weeks ago Edmonia Paxton,
aged IL, of Pawnee county, whose par
ents are wealthy, disappeared. Her
relatives thought her dead until she
was discovered living in a Bohemian
settlement in Barton county as the
wife of Won w. Boes. At last accounts
the officers were after Won Boes Cor
marrying a child.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-18

Will Increase the Wheat Acreage.
State Bank Commissioner Breiden-
thai says Kansas farmers will increase
their wheat acreage one-third this fall
and raise, if the season is favorable,
rs. OOO 900 bushels next year.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-18

Miners Sign a Two Years Contract.
All miners employed by the Durkee
Coal Co. in Crawford county have
signed an agreement to be contentee
with their wages for two years.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-18
single Tax Advocates to Meet.

Single tax advocates in Kansas will
hold a state convention in Topeka
September 80. Prominent speakers are
announced. The call invites the at
tendance of s'all who believe that the
present system of taxation is unjust,
and that all taxes, fines and restrictions
should be removed from labor and the
products of labor"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-18
Serious Quarrel over Sc Stakes.

At German picnic near St Marks
the o.ner day three men were cut to
pieces and others were badly bruised
in a row that occurred over a horse
race on which the stakes for both
sides were only So.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-10
CONE In THE FAITH"
A New Church Greed Being Formu-
lated at St, Cloud,

life, teachings and character of Jesus
ference has been held by committees
representing the Congregational, Bap-
fist, Presbyterian, Methodist and Uni
tartan churches, at which the proposed
consolidation Of these churches was
discussed. 1t was decided that the
committee should report to their re-
srective societies the advisability of
consolidating, and suggest that the
new Union church have no regular
formulated creed, but unite upon the
following declaration:
We believe in the fatherhood of God,
the brotherhood Of man and in the
life, teachings and character of Jesus
Christ
A committee consisting Of one from
each of the five churches is to be ap-
pointed, which is to draft the plans
for the proposed Union church and
have the selection Of the minister. The
different church societies will meet this
week and vote upon the matter, and
the subject will then be reported to d
general meeting of all those who sig
nifty willingness to join the move
ment 1t is doubtful whether the or
thodox and liberal elements in the
churches will be able to get together.
and there are those who think that
the result will be that the liberal and
the orthodox elements will divide, and
there will be two churches instead of
five as at present.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-10
MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE
COMMITTEE GUESTS AT THE
WINONA NORMAL.
OBJECTIVE METHOD USED,
THE INSTITUTIONS NEEDS POINTED
OUT TO THE STATE
SOLONS.
HEARTY WELCOME GIVEN THEM
Reception i'm Honor of the Member
and Their Wives a Feature of
the Visit

Special to the Globe.
WINONA, Mimi, Feb. 9.-The state
legislative committee on normal schools
today inspected the largest normal
school in the state, the institution in
this city. They arrived here last even
Ing and were given a hearty welcome
by citizens generally at reception held
at the Hotel Winona. The committee
consisted of the following gentlemen,
accompanied by their wives:
Senate Committee-Messrs. W. H. Yale and
wire, ii. G. Spencer and wife, of Duluth:
george t. Barr, of Mankato; John Peterson, Of
st, Peter.
House-Messrs. George e. Odds. of Yellow
Medicine; William T. Coe of Minneapolis; j.
q. Hayter and wife, of Fair Haven; Andrew
r. Hill, OF Winona; William Jameson, Of
: Rapidan; William r: Mahood and wife. Of
lie Sueur Center; J. H. Manchester, of Lake
Benton; T. F. Martin, Of st. Paul, and Direc-
tor W. F. Phelps, formerly president Of the
school.
President Shepard made the commit
tee an address on their visit to the
school this morning, bringing forth the
needs Of the school. He showed them
by statistics that no other institution
OF this size is asked to get along on so
small an appropriation as the Winona
normal. Relative to the appropriation
asked for reseating the assembly hall
and increasing its capacity, the COM
mittee could see themselves that a
great proportion Of the school were
obliged to sit two pupils to one desk
President Shepard also spoke to the
committee relative to the proposed con-
tinuous sessions, both summer and win
ter. 1t would give those who teach in
winter a chance to attend in summer
An appropriation Of Is per cent addi-
tional would carry the school through
33 1-3 per cent more of the entire year,
with an additional benefit of at least
30 per cent. The committee were also
shown the great need of a new and
large normal home for young lady stu
dents.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-10
BUXTON SAYS NOTHING.
The Young Man Not Yet Ready +.
Talk

Der. pen A. Buxton having promised to make a
Ss,or1, a1t as soon as a complaint had been
Swolm out AGAINST him, was seen at Room 21O,
Nlcolet mouse. early last evening The ra
porter was treated very cordially and he
sues the eVer-present Detective Howard Mrs
r puxoon and her daughter were also in the
IVolI' Being Informed that it was under
stoCu that warrant had been issued for HE
arrest, and that it would now be a nroner
LITTLE Ing 10 make statement, Buxton replied:
move c6GrCa ey was not aware OF any such
move having been made. My attorney was
HeIe not more than ten minutes ago and no
uIu not INFORM me that any charges had hem
paglearea; therefore am not at liberty to
say anything for publication. The eve1ino
papers, which say a warrant has haen iss,,n
nust nave been misinformed Some of them
b,,. ing 70 roast me. | suppose they feel
hut M fla&t 49, 90 not make public statement
Fernaps shall be able tomorrow.
IL mas been learned from an Authoritative
Ruxton 'nat the populations Of Benjamin A.
proach $4,000 His formal arrest. which h Hp
peen expected hourly. will in all nroba hiiitv
take place today. The delay. il fransnires'
s spnai rom solicitous regard for his per,
st CoIniort at the considerate hands of
the authorities, 1t being thought seemIv hat
ne should revel in the luxuries Of an un-tnr
udIe motel while efforts were being made r.
secure the necessary bail immediste1v of+oU
the service Of the warrant for embezzio,oo,t
/, NO further efforts are being made to denv
the accuracy of the current charge that az
hhG t cashier misappropriated funds of
MS employer He now admits that nuhIicl0
put denies that the amount reaches the iimif
lhulcated by several thousands AS nearly
as can be learned from trustworthy sources
is as ne + empower OF the absconding cashier
is as yet uncertain. This is owing to the
cIeverness of the gay boys work. His move
neHts were IN a sense based upon syste
miatlc acton, and it is understood that the
suspicion engendered by the sudden disan
pearance of the cashier was the causo e.
the discovery OF the shortage.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-10
conference Report Adopted I'm Spite
of Mr.. Kiefer's Protest.

of Mr.. Kiefer's Protest.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The house
today agreed to the final conference
report on the immigration bill by an
overwhelming majority CIT to 33) and
passed two more pension bills over the
presidents veto. The notifications Of
the immigration bill contained in the
conference report by which an intend
ing immigrant was required to be able
to read and write the English or an
other language" and which permitted
the illiterate wife and minor children
to accompany an eligible immigrant,
removed the main opposition to the bill,
but Mr.. Mahany (Rep., N. "; Mcguire
Oem., CALI, and Kiefer Rep., MIMI
opposed the whole theory of the bill on
general principles. Mr.. Bartholdt Rep.
Mo- and Mr.. Mccall Rep., Mass)
both spoke in favor of the bill as modi-
fled. The benef1caries Of the pension
bills passed over the veto were both of
the class known as REMARKED
widows" Mr.. Cleveland has disap-
proved a number Of these bills, but he
has also allowed several to become
laws without his signature.
bill was passed to place the naval
officer on the board appointed to ex-
anime the deep water harbor on the
Southern coast of California ON the
same footing with the other members
of the board in the matter of per diem
allowance.
The open session of the senate today
was wholly perfunctory, and after
transacting some routine business the
doors were closed and an executive
session continued throughout the day.
The bill was passed to aid in the i'm
provement of the navigable channel Of
the South pass by closing the existing
crevasse in Pass pOutre in the Mis-
siSSippi river.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-10

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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-10
TRAIN ROBBER KHJ.ED
In an Attempt to- Hold Up a SAINT.
Fe Express

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. "a die
pdIcn mas been received to the affoct
that at 1910 the WeSt-b0und Santo n
Train was held up and robbed bv t+vn
MASKED men, near Nelson, a small sta
lion ABOUT six miles east of Peach
RiIHsS' ArlZ. one of the robbers was
killed by the express messenger. The
train robbers stopped the train bv
signaling, and as the engineer stepped
out OF the cab to ascertain the caI,co
OF the trouble, an armed masked man
commanded him to cut off the engine
and run ahead a quarter of mile. which
hed oid The robbers then turned their
attention to the mail car their command
to open the door being complied with
one robDer entered the car and began
picking up the loose registered pack
ages. The robber started for the ex-
press car then, but Messenger Sum
mers quickly opened the door and with
extraordinary GOODNESS, shot the robber
dead. The other man then escaped.
taking with him few registered pack
ages. The dead robber was taken to
Peach Springs, but has not vet been
identified.
Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 9.-The Santa
Fee overland train, which was held
up, arrived in Los Angeles tonight.
Pullman Conductor Holmes said the
robbers held the Waterman at Nelson
SIX miles east of the Springs, under
guard four hours. waiting for the
train. Alexander G. Summers, the ex-
press messenger who killed one of the
robbers, said that when he found the
train was being held up, he opened
the car door cautiously and crawled
out and hid under the car. While there.
he saw robber standing on the car
step preparing to shoot the assistant
messenger Summers took careful aim
with his pistol and sent a bullet
through the robbers head He after
ward found that this man carried the
outlaws stock Of dynamite. Soon after
the robber was shot, the other two ran
the engine with mail and express car
some distance down the track They
called their companions but finally
left, taking only. nine registered pack
ages. Not having any dynamite, they
did not attempt to open the safes.
Albert S. Grant. the mail clerk. said
that the robbers demanded admittance
to his car through the engineer. He
obeyed the command and while the
robber covered him and the engineer
with a gun. he helped himself to nine
packages Of registered matter.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-10
FARMERS FOR FREE TRADE.
Canadian Tariff Comm ON Treated
to Big Surprise.

Special TO the GlODe.
WINNIPEG, Man., Feb. eff the
millers and manufacturers presented
a strong case to the dominion tariff
commission yesterday, the agricultural
delegations certainly outdid them to-
day. The former urged that protective
duties be retained alleging a fear that
the United States farmers and manu-
facturers would make a dumping
ground of Canada for surplus products,
while the latter, majority Of whom
are supporters of the present federal
government, talked right out in school
and insisted on a material reduction
being speedily made all along the line,
and threatened that unless the gov
eminent redeemed its ante-electiOn
pledges regarding tariff reform, it
might look for a storm Of resentment
from the agricultural classes that
would sweep it out Of existence. They
said the Northwest farmers could hold
their own against the world and did
not propose longer to be slaves Of a
few manufacturers who were reaping
the entire benefit Of the protection.
A bitter attack was also made on high
freight rates. The commissioners were
not little astonished at the Outburst on
the part Of the farmers, whom, it was
thought, were afraid Of competition
from Minnesota, Dakota, Washington
and Oregon, and would be compelled
to favor a tariff for manufacturers, in
order to get it for themselves.
The farmers spokesman, who had
been specially invited to appear be-
fore the commission by Premier Green
way, close political friend of Premier
Laurier was extremely frank. He said
that Laurier and his colleagues before
election had characterized the protec-
ton policy as legalized robbery but
now were trying to hedge and promis-
ing manufacturers that their interests
would not be molested. This" said
the speaker, will not do. If the tariff
limb of the fiscal policy is diseased,
we do not want 1t amputated toe by
toe, but removed with cutting. If the
Liberal government has not the heart
to do this, we will get new doctor
speedily. There are hundreds Of us in
this country who have voted and
worked for years to get control of the
government for the professed tariff
reforms, and, if we are now to be de-
ceived, our resentment will know no
limits of mercy. We want no truck
ling half measures. We have borne
the burden of taxation too long, and
our patience Is almost exhausted"
The representatives Of the patrons of
industry and farmers institutes sub
mitted memorials on the same lines,
going extensively into details to prove
that the farmers were being systemat-
ically robbed by the protective tariff