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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-01-23
Notice.

by order of the County commissioners Of
Tfego county. Kansas. l will let the Gs5DEIa4t
for building bridge on the laid RI. Il
htetHeen sections Il and p in nsiiip IL
south of range Il west Of the 9Th T. NJ
steep tiI aw crossing said read.
All bids for said contract shall Ice sealed
and same will he opened and contract
a xarded on
SATURDAY. February 13th.iss1.
at IL O'Clock NJ. at the Office of tl4s Register
of Deeds for said county. wiler< plans nd
sIses-iiicai tiuis file
l. g. JOHNSON.
Brit.ess Commissioner
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-01-23
Teachers' Examination

The regular quarterly examination
of applicants for teachers certificates
will be held in my office in Wa
keeney. beginning at Il. m, Satur-
day, January 80, 1897.
A. S. PEACOCK
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton, Trego county. Kan
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-01-23

uary $3.50, and the Retail Grocers'
Association convention is January &c.
p and D. The round-trip tickets are
on sale January % to p, inclusive;
good returning including February l,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-01-23
Local Happenings.

S10-suits at Verbeck's.
Picked pork at Bakers.
Smoked hams at Bakers.
Read Bestor's special ad.
Subscribe for the WORLD
Good fresh beef at Bakers.
Look at our S1O-suits Verbeck
Coal oil 15c per gallon at Verbeck's.
Package coffee only zoe at Yer
beck's.
8 bars of Lenox soap 25c at Yer
beck's.
The dog ordinance will be in force
Monday.
Fresh oysters at Bakers at IS cents
per quart.
John r. Wilson spent the week in
Kansas City
Gene Holmes is working for Blair
and Wilson.
George Layman is working for F.
II. Burnham.
20 lbs of granulated sugar $1.OO
at Verbeck's.
J. G. Henley, of Riverside, was in
town on Friday
Mrs. E. A. Rea was indisposed the
first of the week.
1t will pay you to look at the 80
suits at Verbeck'S
Ex-Sheriff Altman made us pleas
ant call yesterday.
Andrew Gullett, of the south side,
was in town yesterday.
DR.. Ivan Parker, of Moreland, was
in our city last Friday
Black dress suits at Verbeck's-good
enough to be married in.
j. p. Marquand, of Ogallah, was in
town on Monday on legal business.
Joseph Zeman was in town last
week delivering some cattle he sold.
DIR. Jones made professional visit
to Cheyenne Wells, Colo, this week
VIM. Bower and J. Fl. Deatrich, of
Collyer, were in Wa-keeney on Tues
day.
Bring your job work to WORLD. We
patch.
Dave Blackwell, the Quinter livery
man, came down to see live town
Monday
Hons. Frakes and Wheeler attended
the inauguration of Governor Leedy
last week.
EGeorge L. Verbeck paid the Z. p r.
*. freight bills to the amount of $5.-
600 last year.
For tablets, books, writing paper,
and everything in the stationery line
at Cortrights.
c. N Gibson yearling Shorthorn
heifer weighed 995 pounds Tuesday
Who can beat this?
Col. Jennings. of Glen Elder, was in
this vicinity last week gathering up
a bunch of cattle.
Our genial town herdsman reports
twin calves born to his fayorite
bovine, Rosa McCarty, last week.
Joe karaus, the Bosnia p NJ. was
in Wa-keeney the latter part of last
week. He sold some cattle to Mr..
Jennings.
Charles kulp was exhibiting COW
ote on our streets last Friday. He
killed it with his new shot gun near
the Henkel farm.
A. ]. johnson and W. F. Stranahan,
of Banner, were in the county seat
Monday. Mr.. S. sold horse to a
Graham county man.
Eighteen meat markets have been
started in the past fifteen years but
George Bakers sign still hangs out at
the old stand where good meats of all
kinds can be had.
Rev. Lee win hold Episcopal serv-
ices in the Baptist church Sunday.
January a Sermon and communion
at IL a. m. Evening prayer and SER
mon at ID. m. All are invited.
City Marshal Poffenberger is getting
interested in the sausage question
and in order to be fair he calls your
attention to the fact that his factory
starts up Monday morning bright and
early.
Report of school in district 81 for
month ending January 5: Number OF
pupils enrolled Il: average daily at
tendance Is 1917. Pupils neither alb
sent nor uardy, Harry Britt and Am
Der piprSae PuniIS ahSant b,,t NOT
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-01-23
Saline Valley Items.

Crowded out last week
Some one is tearing up and carrying
away the Chris house, on the road
near the Ostrander ranch.
p. FL. Smith, the principal of
Alanthus school, was visiting his wife
and parents during the holidays.
Yes. we gave thanks. and on Christ
mas we felt around in our hearts and
had peace and good will for all men.
and we have entered on the new year
with this feeling and with the In
tention of doing all the good we can.
OCCASION ALLY
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-01-23
Collyer Plck-Ups.
Crowded out last week.

tCrOWded out last week.
Rev. A. L. Hobbs preached two
vely interesting sermons Sunday last.
William Bowers keeps the feed
grinder rotating the most of the time
nowadays
Fire-guard burning still the order
of the day. Chief Roadmaster Ehrichs
to the front.
Rev. Hickman has built reservoir
east of his barn. with the intention
of investing in fish and trees.
Meeting on Saturday evening last
was postponed. for the Literary had
the right of way and every one wanted
to attend the trial.
At the Literary meeting it was de-
cided to put in some time every other
week in the study and discussion of
parliamentary rules-a very good de-
parture.
On Thursday night was the election
and installation of officers of the A.
o. U. W., and in connection the boys
had an oyster supper and grand
time generally.
Judge York graces his position, so
they all say. But wasn't the trial a
scorcher! Poor Pierce-tried for vio-
llting the prohibition Iaw-trembled
in his boots, but the jury was packed,
they tell US, and let him down with a
stand off.
Last Friday evening the young folks
gave an agreeable surprise to Mr.. and
Mrs. Myerly, and. being we'll received,
stayed till the small hours playing
'sMiller Boy" and Button" but not
the least feature of the occasion WAS
the .shand-out" which the young ladies
had brought along with them
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
IT IS PROBABLE THE CUBAN RES.
OLUTION WILL SUFFER A Sc
RlUUS SETBACK.
THE PACIFIC ROADS FUNDING BILL
viii BE Voted on in the House Wednes-
day-The Land Postal Bill Is on the
House Program-Free Home
stead Bill.

Washington. Jan. Beyond the fact
that the bill providing for free homesteads
on former Indian reservations is on the
calendar as the unfinished business, the
senate has 10 program for his week
There is liable to be a sharp clash Of in
tcrests in the effort to secure considera-
ton and a possibility that this clash may
develop and interesting situation.
The friends of the Pacific railroad fund
ing bill will make an effort to get that
measure up for consideration, unless they
conclude in doing so they may impair its
chances Of passing.
Until the past day or two it appeared
certain that the Cuban resolutions would
be brought up for consideration imme-
diatcly after the resuming of business on
Tuesday. 1t is probable now that the
resolutions will go over until later in the
session. The effort TO get the commit
the date on which it shall be called up
is being renewed. Senator Cameron is
quite sangune that it will be brought up,
but the enemies of the resolution think
if they can secure Il postponement of the
resolution until Wednesday they will be
able to secure further postponement.
Senator Gear of the Pacific railroad
committee is understood to be DESTROYS
of awaiting the action of the house on the
funding bill before calling it up in the
senate. If he does not decide on this
course he may get the bill up on Tuesday,
or Immediately after the homestead bill
is disposed Of If either the Pacific bill
or Cuban resolution secure prefermcnt
there will be sharp contest.
The homestead bill will be opposed by
Senator Plat and others, while Senator
pettigrew will take the lead in its ad-
vocacy.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
HOUSE FORECAST.

Washington, Jan. 3.-The house will
get down to serious business as soon as 1t
assemblies after the holiday recess. Tues
day.
Probably the more serious Importance
of general legislation to be acted upon
at the short session have been made spe-
cial orders, and will consume the entire
week They are the Loud bill, to amend
the laws relating to second-class mail
matter so as to prevent the shipment of
books and serial publications in connec-
ton with newspapers at l cent per pound
and to cut off the newspaper sample copy
privilege, and the bill prepared by the
Pacific railroad committee to fund the
debts of the Pacific railways and extend
their payment for fifty years at . per cent.
The funding bill has already been de
bated on one day and under the order
adopted the debating will continue Tues
day and Wednesday and the bill will be
brought to a vote on the latter date at t
o'clock.
The Pacific railway bill will be taken up
on Thursday. The general debate will
continue until Friday. On Saturday the
bill will be open TO amendment under the
J-minutc rule. On Monday vote on the
bill will be taken. The fate of the bill
will determine whether the government
WIN IolCcloSc us ucDt Oh tIe Ncntral ana
Union Pacific, and the president has said
in some words in his message to congress
that unless some congressional action was
taken Immediately steps would be taken
under the present law to protect the gov
crnmcnts interest by foreclosure proceed
ings. The friends of the measure realize
this is the last chance to accomplish n
settlement for which they have been work
ing for ten years. The bill has many on
poncnts, however, especially on the Pa
ciiic coast.
Mr.. Powers, chairman of the Pacific
road committee, will champion the bill
on the floor and the opposition will be
led by Mr.. Sulzer and Mr.. Mcguire of
California. Both sides claim to be con-
tidcnt. The debate on the bill will no
doubt be marked by many exciting in
ciiGnts
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
WALLER WON THE RACE.

Washington, Jan. about 1000 poo
pie witnessed the closing struggles of the
siX-day international bicycle race at Con
vcntion hall tonight The men finished
in the same order that they have main
tanned during the last four days. with
Waller, the big "Flying Dutchman.' who
was riding for "A Chicago firm, in the
colors of a Chicago cycle club, heading
the line | IL laps ahead of Harry Mad
dox Of Asbury Park, who was nearly
even with Waller since the start; Charley
Ashinger of New York, third; Lawson,
"thc Terrible Swedc," won the fourth
prize by about ten feet, beating Hunter
over the line, although both men scored
the same number Of miles and laps. Eos
ter of Germany was in sixth place when
the shot was fired that brought the race
to an end. 1t was not until an hour be-
fore the final close that the men showed
any extraordinary bursts of speed. All
seemed holding themselves in reserve for
a final squirt.
The official score announced stood
Waller. S7i miles and : laps; Maddox
S74 miles and 3 laps; Ashingcr,s 1878 miles
and Z laps; Lawson. 81 miles and 10
laps; Hunter. 81 miles and 10 laps;
Foster, so miles and 10 laps.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
FREE HOMESTEAD BILL.
Senator Plat Will Present a Minority
Report in Opposition.

Washington, Jan. 3.-Senator Plat
will, on Tuesday, present the minority
report of the senate committee on Indian
affairs in opposition to the free homestead
bill The report opposes the bill on the
ground of the vast expense its adoption
would entail on the government. Com
mcncing with the year 1889 he says the
government has purchased 33,254 2i0
acres of land from the Indians, agreeing
to pay S20,G11 900 for it. besides $1,000
600 set apart MS n trust fund for the ben
eft of the occupants of the Great Sioux
reservation.
If" says the report. "all the land al
ready opened to settlement on Indian res
ervations heretofore cedcd shall be taken
up the sum to he paid therefor by the
settlers will be S35,353, 006.S6. This bill.
proposes to release the settlers from the
payment of this sum-
The report calls attention to the fact
that it was provided in the reports bear
ing upon this settlement with the different
tribes of Indians that settlers should pay
sufficient for the lands to reimburse the
government for money paid to the In
dams.
Several million acres of land are en-
braced in this pending agreement. The
bill. rs it passed the house, applied to
lands in Oklahoma, but by the amend
ments i'll the senate committee, the pro-
visions of the bill are extended to all
coded Indian lands the amount being
more than three times that contemplated
in the bill as it passed the house. All
the lands in the Indian reservations thus
opened for settlement have been paid for
by the government before the opening of
the same, except in the case of the Chero-
kec Indian outlet. where payment was
to be made in installments and the sum
of I.S90000 still remains unpaid and
in the case of the Great Sioux, Chippewa
and Colyille reservations, where the In
dams are to be paid as the government
shall receive the money from settlers upon
disposal of the land. Another amend
ment proposed TO the bill in effect pro
yides that the government shall, upon re
leasing the settlers from payment of their
Obligations, pay the Indians for their
lands the same per acre which by law
is to be paid now bv the settlers.
IF" says the report. this amendment
should be adopted and the bill passed,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07

The law requiring all railroad com
panics to adopt some automatic system
by which air brakes and self-actng coup
les should be used on all cars, went in
to effect on the LIST of January, 1897,
and the companies are now asking for
further time TO obey the mandates Of
the law. For that purpose representa-
tiyrs Of various lines have assembled
Mt Washington, ID. G. We are at loss
10 know what authority they can appeal
to by which the privilege can be accord
ed to them. When law has been pass
ed by congress and the time Of its going
into effect arrives there is no other way
Of cxcusing those upon whom ii operates
from its execution, but by repeal Of
the law. Certainly the executive has no
authority to excuse any man or corpora
ton from obedience to law. Some years
since statistics showed that several Of
the leading trunk lines Of railroad each
wounded or killed one man day while
coupling cars, and as there are numcr-
Gus inventions Of automatic ear couplings
by which these lives might be saved, and
as the law was passed in 1894, the rail
road companies by this time should have
provided against this risk Of life and
limb by selecting some one of the numcr-
Gus couplers that are on the market.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
AN UNFORTUNATE SUICIDES.

Cincinnati. Jan. 3.-Miss HadleI
daughter of an undertaken at Rochest,|
n. Y, committed suicide today ut Bel
Currys place on Broadway. she w5
known here as Belle Howard MorgaI
and while with Whitfield & Ebery|
vaudeville company as Belle Howard
She was addicted to morphine tld too
an overdose after being out wi In Bill
Becker all night. Becker yer
wealthy and wanted to marry Der, bu
she said she was not fit to marry hin
She left letters to her mother an other
and then took the drug. She die VI in tn
patrol wagon while being taken Ito tn
hospital. She was highly educated an
ranked high in song and dance Ispecia
ties, hut her appetite for morphine cause
her TO lose all engagements.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07

CATARRH CAN NOT BE CURED
With local applications, as they can not
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is
"A blood or constitutional disease, and in
order to cure ii you must take internal
remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces Halls Catarrh
Cure is not quack medicine. It was
prescribed by one of the best physicians
in this country FOR years, and is regular
prcscription.l 1t is composed of the best
tones known. combined with the best
blood purifiers, acting directly on the mu-
cous surfaces. The perfect combination
Of the two ingredients is what produces
such wonderful results in curing catarrh.
Send for testimonials, free to +. j. Che
ncy d Co., proprictors, Toledo, o. Sod
by druggists, price 75c.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
POLITICAL POINTERS.
srKENLEY AT HASNA's H0M,

arKINLEY At HhSNh'S HOME.
Cleveland, o., Jan. when Mai. and
Mrs. Mckinley stepped off the train here
today they were in company with Maj.
Chas. +. Dick of Mr.. Hanna's office and
were driven TO Windcrmcrc, Mr.. Hanna's
home. In the afternoon the president
elect spent considerable amount of time
in debating TO his stenographer. To a
representative of the Associated Press
he said: IL came up here to rest as
much as possible, This is good place
for that"
They received no callers and retired
early. Much remains for the president
elect to do between now and March 1
and his coming to Cleveland is due prob
ably to the fact that he has been CON
stantly interrupted ut Canton by callers
The location of Windcrmcrc, several
miles west of the city on the shores of
the lake. and the barriers which Mr. and
Mrs. Hanna are able to throw around
him will give him practically all the
privacy he desires for work and consul
tation. 1t is expected that men promi-
ucnt in national affairs will be at Winder-
mere during the next week.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
THE NASHVILLE FL IRE.
Details of the Damage Wrought by Yes
terday Mornings Flamis.

Nashville, Jan. 3.-About 3 o'clOcl
this morning the fire which originated il
the immense dry goods store Of Lebccl
Bros. was under control and II Tough, be,
cause of fierce southwest wine. blowing,
there was a measure of DANCE and the
department was kept on the fire for
many hours later, no further losses were
accustomed. Nine stores AND he south
end of the market house, containing
offices of the heads of the ctr depart
ments, were destroyed. Losse and in
surances are not yet fully asce tainable,
insurance agents not being IN their
offices. The following insurance ON
buildings and contents are abou correct:
Lebeck Bros, on stock, $10tD0O; on
building $4,000; Langham Hbs., on
stock, $4,000; on building, $25, 1000;
Wolf & Co., on stock, $4,000; building l
$4,000; Leickhard's on stock, 81, 600;
Robinson, stock partially burned, $780,
000 Burns and Co., stock total loss; in
surance unknown; building, $70D;Nvl1D
Brandon, on stock, $500; total ljss.l
The city's building was insured +,
small amount.
The building occupied by Lebe DIX d
and NJ. Burns was Il splendid fdur-st
stone front building, one of the hi
soonest in the city.
The total loss on the buildings and
tents are somewhat in excess Il SO
600. The losses on all buildings
contents injured or totally destroyed
estimated at from 100000 to SA00.
The origin of the fire has not bee N as
tanned. Several firemen were in lureJ p'
falling walls, and Capt. Sullivan Va
caught by falling wall and badly IN
iured, one of his legs being broken. CltaS
Thompson, cashier, and j. b. Carr, MAD
ger of Steiffs iewclry store, were bald!
wounded by falling walls. Ill
Buildings totally destroycd LebI "
Bros; Abcrnethy, Langham u She I
Evans heirs: Wolf & Co.; Leickhalt /
NJ. Burns & Co.; Brandon Il ~
Tracey & Co.; Hault * Boyland.
Buildings damaged: Stciff JewJlr,
company; Marshall & Bruce; DAILY .
Robinson.
During the fire the electric lights o
the city went out, and but for the intcIPs'
glare of the flames the city would ha|!'
been in darkness. Occurring rs it did II
the center of the business portion of tlll,t
city, it is believed that rebuilding VIII
begin at once.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07

Senator Money, who has been visiting
Cuba to ascertain by his personal obscr-
walton the condition of affairs on that
island, disappeared from Havana the
other day much to the uneasiness of his
friends, but he soon turned up q. X.
The senator in his early years was one
of Forests bold riders, and he has not
forgotten the daring and ssgacity of the
scout. He will take care of himself, and
his friends need not be uneasy about
him.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07

We notice that Mrs. Castle Of San
francisco, who had such an unpleasant
kleptomaniac experience last summer in
London, has recently been discharged
from the polytechnic hospital in Philade,-
phia perfectly cured Of that mania
The most scientific experts on insanity
tell us that insanity proceeds from
physical causes-that some physical organ
becomes diseased and the organs through
which mind shows itself either are af-
fcctcd directly or through sympathy with
the affected organ and IL that Is cured
the mind resumes the use OF the recovered
and restored normal organ. This IL n
confirmation Of the theory that The mind
Is spiritual essence or entity that can
not become impaircd-that IL Is n direct
emanntion from Coda spark of divinity.
AZ 1t were, that is not subject to the
laws Of physics. The truth of this
theory, we think, has been well cstab-
lishcd and 1t becomes one of the strongest
contributions Of science to the truth of
higher spiritual existence of which we
know 80 little But that much ought to
satisfy any scientist Of the truth Of divine
revelation and dispcl the doubts of all
skeptics M to the certainty of another
spiritual life, as all of us are aware of
the fact that we possess spark, at least,
of that spiritual essence that, not being
subject to decay and death, must be inn
mortal and eternal in the existence of its
spiritual entity and personal individuality.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07
CRAWFORD INTERVIEWED.

Corsicana, Tex, Jan. 2.--(Special.l-
Ion. John. W. Crawford, congressman
flect from the Fourth congressional dis
Irict to succeed Hon. D.. b. Culberson,
WAS in the city today on legal business.
To reporter he said that he thought
an extra session of congress would be
|called. He is of the opinion that the
will somewhat alter their po-
|Sition on the single gold standard, es-
hecially il bank and other failures con
|tinue. He states that in his opinion the
|lemand made for Senator Sherman for
secretary of the treasury will be so strong
that the Ohio senator will have to sc-I
|cept. He expresses himself as being JIM
favor of Bailey of Texas as the Demo
cratic nominee for speaker.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-07

The Chicago Dispatch says that "a
good deal OF the bloom has been removed
from the rose by women entering the
business walks Of life" The same paper
also says that women, by entering into
this competition, have impaired the
chiynlry of men towards them that was
once 30 general
That kind must be Il surface chivalry
that respected nothing but the mystery
that surrounded women in their exclusive
ness and that could not endure n business
contract with them without injuring the
bloom of the rose. 1t is chivalry
oriental in its instincts that must regard
woman rs the pet of the harcm and the
paything of the moment TO minister to
its pruricncy Woman shines brightest
under the scarchlight of publicity. Her
virtues scorn the devotion of chivalry
that keeps her behind blinds for its own
dedication and that makes her little
dearcr to man than his dog and perhaps
less dear to him than his horse. A manly
chiyalry towards woman cmanates from
mans respect for her equality and for
her independent assertion of her equal
rights in all things to the sterncr sex. A
man is but half made up in all the quail
ties that 80 to make IN all-round char
actcr, The perfection of manlincss and
womanlincss requires the blending Of the
different characteristics of the two.
male and female created He them"