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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-10-09
A GRAND WORK.
Helping Tired Mothers and Giving Rosy
Cheeks to CbiIdreD.

Cheeks to CbiIdrep.
Thousands of tired, nervous, worried
women have found strength, health and
happiness in Hoods Sarsapari1la. which
purifies their blood, strengthens their
nerves and gives them good appetltes-
Pale and puny children are given rosy
cheeks and vigorous appetites by the great
blood enriching qualities of Hoods Sarsa-
parilla- It is indeed tie mothers friend
and it may well have place in thousands
of families Be sure to get Hoods
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-10-09
Minor State News.


Fort Scott has been suffering from
water famine.
There is an epidemic of typhoid fever
at many places in the state.
Judge w. B. Sutton, of Russell, will
open law office in Kansas City Kan.
An epidemic of cholera has killed
thousands of hogs near Independence.
c. j. Judd is in Jail at Salina for hav-
ing more wives than the statutes pro-
vide.
In Norton county the repu blicans
nominated Kate Williams for county
treasurer.
Rev. Charles Titus and wife, of An
thony, have gone to China to labor as
missionaries.
The senior class of the state univer-
sity elected J. c. Buttermore, of
Olathe, president.
Prohibitionists of Pawnee county
want AttorneyGeneral Boyle to help
them close the joints.
A fire of unknown origin at Canton
destroyed four houses, two livery
stables and II horses
Among those who pleaded guilty at
Fort Scott to liquor selling were three
leading hotel managers.
Ex-Gov. Morrill, has presented the
Congregational Sunday school at Hia-
watha with new library.
Liquor sellers under arrest at Fort
Scott allege that District Judge Simons
is prejudiced against them.
International money order offices
have been established in Kansas at
Coffeyville, Ness City and Scott
A glee club has been organized at
the state university to MAKE the an
nual mid-winter tour of the state.
Fire destroyed barn at the Kansas
state reform farm at North Topeka
Two horses were burned to death.
Rev. ]. w. Wright, a leading Meth
odist preacher of Kansas, will soon be
transferred to an Ohio conference.
A car load of young fish will soon be
shipped by the United States fish COM
mission for distribu ton in Kansas.
Miss Flora E. Merrihew, of Kansas.
has been appointed seamstress at
Rainy Mountain school, Kiowa, Ok.
Gen. Hugh Cameron, the Lawrence
hermit, recently returned from an
eastern trip. He said he walked 1000
miles
An electric railway will be built
from St Joseph. Mo-, to Wathena.
Troy, Doniphan, Whitecloud and Hia-
watha-
James Broadhurst, a wealthy Craw-
ford county farmer, was attacked by a
vicious boar and received probably fa-
tai injuries
There were robberies galore at To
peka during the carnival last week.
DIR. Joyce, of Clay Center, had $3.50
taken from him
William and Margaret Kelly, pioneer
settlers of Lincoln county, worried
themselves insane over religious and
financial matters.
1t is becoming quite common to see
q Kansas farmer leaving town in a
i new buggy or carriage with a bicycle
strapped on behind.
Ex-Speaker Lobdell has resigned as
. member of the legislature from Lane
county. He is now publishing paper
At Kansas City. Kan.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-10-09

HJ,. DILL are the only pills to take
llOOO > L lAAS with Hoods Sarsaparilla-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-10-09
KANSAS STATE NEWS


Marrow Escape from = Sharpen.
A sharper recently represented =
two residents of Chetopa, this state.
that they We're heirs to the '.Wardle
estate in England. The United States
consul at Manchester investigated and
found there was magnificent estate
near Manchester by that name, but it
was owned by another family who can
trace title for 100 years
Nine-Year-Old and Weighs 1913 Pounds.
J. A. Hammond. of Smith county,
has nine-year-old daughter who
weighs 19S pounds At birth she
weighed less than eight pounds, and
not until a few years ago did she be-
gin to manifest inordinate growth.
If her present growth continues she
will easily be the largest woman in
the world
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-10-09

Mrs. Birdie Sprague-Waggoner, OF
Atchison, an elocu tionist and reader,
has signed contract with Rev. Sam
Small to travel with him the comm g
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-10-09
Wrote Afectionate Notes.

During the session of the A M. e.
conference of Kansas at Leavenworth
last week Rev. w. J. Tolliver, of Hia-
watha, was suspended for writing af-
fectionate letters to women of his flock.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-10-09

Judge Myers, of the Leavenworth
district court. recently decided that the
Kansas law prohibiting work on Sum
day was constitutional. The decision
was in the case of a barber who was ar
rested for keeping his place open on
SUNDAY,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-10-09

William Byrnes, near Belle PLANE,
has three acres planted to celery and
onions, which yielded him this season
so, 900 punches of celery and 700 BUSH
els of onions
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-17
COL. CRISP CAUSES MUCH MERR1mENT.

Now let me tell you something. The
gentleman from Idaho has truth
fully said that we meet here as
business men. as Americans, not as
Republicans, not as Democrats. not as
Populists-nOt as anything except as
men that believe they can meet here,
look face 10 face at each other. look
each other in the eyes and talk about
the several resources of the United
States-talk about the mining over
there in California. the arid land in
Utah and Nevada, and elseiTheTe-.allS
about beet sugar. in order 10 get better
acquainted with each other TO get
closer to each other: and when We have
formulated our plans. be alb 70 to
the congress of the United dies. or
to whoever else we want to help us.
and say: out there by the city bv
the sea there assembled business men
of the western country. They came
there regardless Of political affiliations.
We discussed such questions as need
not have caused the slightest fear as
TO the political faith of an member OF
the convention. We came there and
discussed just questions which we all
could agree upon. and present them for
--our consideration" When we have
done that, my friends. we have done
something that viii carry with it
wei-ht
am Republican. The man who
preceded me is a Democrat We are
both applying to you for the same
thing; and 1 want to join him right
now and say to you. that the Cali
fernia delegation has consulted upon
this thing. and the California delega-
ton, desiring as ii does, to keep al po-
litical questions out of this congress,
political questions of a partisan ma
ture. al least. have agreed to vote
unanimously against the substitute Of
fered by the gentleman frem Nebraska
in favor of the gold standard. CAP
plause.) Likewise We Will vote unani-
amongst us. in favor Of the minority
report. We say in that resolution this
congress. having repeatedly expressed
itself upon that question. and 1t now
having passed into the domain of par
tisan politics. let US leave IL there; that
is a good place for it. This congress
has done its work before the question
had been taken up By the political par
ties; it expressed itself in no uncertain
terns-it has found itself in the realm
of political politics; let us leave it there
and confine ourselves to such questions
as will not arouse any bitterness or an
tagOnisEns.
Now. let me tell you another thing.
you gentlemen here from Utah. from
Kansas. from Idaho, from any other
state where the silver sentiment has
Observation-Disclosures
and think lust a moments it always
best 10 do that which We have the
power TO do? You have the votes here,
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you have them in abundance: you can
do as ypu please today. Now. hadn't
you better think a little bit seriously
before you say TO the great commercial
bodies situated in San Francisco. in st.
Louis, in Omaha. in Portland. and
throughout this great country-before
you plant yourselves squarely upon the
financial plank OF a political party that
has given rise principally to the great
esu political discussion known since
the ante-bellum days?
One word more before 1 close. This 1
feel / ought to say in behalf of Cali
fornia / have been pleased that there
has been so little obstruction of de-
bate this morning. Il has been to me
personally pleasing thar gentlemen
from various states, whose pent-up
feelings upon this matter must find
occasional vent, have been able to so
control themselves as 10 say but few
sighting things of those who disagreed
with them. / have therefore regretted
more than I could express to you. that
the fair name Of California should in
the slightest degree have been as
sailed, or her good people who are so
loyal to men should have been even
slightly questioned. Gentlemen of this
convention, you don't know California
nor Csliforniars if you think within the
breast of any one of them there can
ing man for any opinion he can hold
upon any subject. Great applause.) l
appeal to you, l appeal to the recent
ca rdidate of the great political party
to (which the majority of your people
adAere. 10 testify that. within the last
few days in trGversing that grand state
of California from one end of it to the
other. If he was not treated with the
high respect and received those mag
niEcent ovatiOns that California al
ways gives to all distinguished men, re-
gsrdless of party utilization. Great
alNpiause.)
am Republican. l have honored
William J. Bryan for the last two
years. since he has become a national
figure. l have taken some paint 10 study
his life. II has been a. proud thought
with me; l have been glad 70 know that
mi that life / have found the hapDiest
SORT of domestic character. I have
found the highest order of purity and
integrity and an Americanisn that l
believe is safe. sound and sure. Great
applause and cheers.) 1 am a Repub-
lican. l DO not believe in the Chicago
platform. l told the people of Califor-
MIA in my simple way last fall that
they ought TO vote for Mckinley and
not for Mr.. Bryan. I am glad McKin-
ley was elected; but l say to you that
if Mr.. Bryan again goes to California
and anyone should dare TO offer him
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the slightest insult that state would
rise in its mighty wrath and. Democrat
and Republican alike. would so con-
denim il that it would be ever impressed
on the mind. (Great cheering and ap-
plause.)
Now let US be friends; let's do not
talks about sectionalism; let's do not
talk about sectionalisTn; let's do not
about politics: let's leave all those
things to time. and if possible agree
upon some line of action so that when
we leave this convention hall and go
TO our respective homes, what reSolu-
tons formulated here shall have been
adopted and sent TO those quarters
where we intend them TO CO. will do us
some good. that they will carry the
same weight that always attaches 70 a
conservative non-partisan body of rep
resentaJive men ard women. Gentle
zen, thank you. (Applause.)
BRYAN'S GREAT EFFORT.
Mr.. Bryan was then called upon to
make the closing address in favor of
the adoption of the majority report. He
called Mr.. Craig to the chair. and as
he stepped forward on the platform he
was greeted with tremendous applause,
and there was hardly a space of
minute during his entire speech when
this was not renewed. at times the del
GSdleS ana Tl.ilUTS IlSlLB III their seats
and waving hats and handkerchiefs in
the air.
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Trans
Mississippi Congress this ques-
ton will apparently turn upon the form
of a resolution. we need not ignore the
thing that has been so plainly mani
tested this mcrning No matter what
we may say about the question the
people of this Trans Mississippi coun-
try recognize the Importance of the
question embodied in this resolution
Nor when we come to decide what the
congress should do. We have got to I'M
derstand what will be the effect of
what 1t does do; we must understand
that the action of this convention will
not be discussed by our friends who
are delegates only, but it will be dis
cussed by the enemies of free coin
age all over the country.
l call attention TO the fact that the
gentleman from Minnesota pointed to
the action taken at Denver as evidence
that the silver sentiment was dying
out. If that gentleman will come out
to Utah and boast of the action of that
convention showing the dying out of
free silver, what Will he say when he
travels to the Atlantic coast, upon the
action of this convention. among the
people who are opposed TO free coin
agage? If that gentleman viii come
here and tell the delegates of a COM
mercial congress of the action of the
Gold Mining congress as an evidence
that the silver sentiment is dying out,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-17
nd he was warmly applauded through

and he was warmly applauded through
/ out He said:
Against my will, but at the request
/ of some friends. l will say a word or
two. concluding the advocacy of the
minority report. l hope TO address my
self particularly to the delegates here,
using as little time as possible and with
as much earnestness as possible to
bring you down from those lofty
flights and from those imaginative
realms to which you have scared for
an hour or two, and ask you TO think
for just a moment of the precise ques-
ton before you. You are not called
upon just now TO air your views upon
what you may consider the panacea
for all our ills. There is no question
before you now, primarily at least. af-
fecting the unlimited coinage of silver
or the adoption of a single standard.
Let us first determine carefully wheth-
err we shall be guided by the invitation
extended to all delegates to come here
and have their political beliefs re-
spected, or whether we shall, under
the control of the immense majority
that rules this convention, permit the
introduction of a subject that in my.
min6-and sincerely so-can but work
harm by its results.
There is no partisanship in this
minority report nor in its advocacy.
of your neighbors-as your friend. Let
me give you some advice. Let me
talk to you from my soul l want TO
say to you that upon that committee
there was gentleman who halls from
a state that contains a larger proper
ton of the advocates of the silver
standard than ar other state in this
Union. There preceded me upon this
platform in advocacy of that minority
report a gentleman from one of the
loveliest cities OF the west-from the
beautiful city of Los Angeles-which
last year converted a former ReDub-
lican majority to a majority for the
distinguished gentleman whom you
have honored by making him pIesi-
dent Of your congress (Appiause).
This gentleman who preceded me upon
this platform is a Democrat; he is q
silver Democrat; he is q strong and
ardent advocate of the unlimited coin
age of silver at the ratio of is to l
without waiting for the aid or consent
of any other nation on earth. Great
applause). Do you think that man
would remain here during Jubilee week
TO get a gold standard resolution put
through here? That is the character
of men that are advocating this mi
nority report. Do you think Mr.. Tay
lor of Nevada would remain here dur
ing Jubilee week to get a gold stand
ard resolution through this body?
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FREE SILVER THE SLOGAN,

e e9k the Platform and delivered an
g5loqoent address in favor Of the ma
lofty report of the committee on reso-
. .; He was listened to most at
LShtively and was interrupted by ap-
pause every few minutes. Mr.. Thomas
spoke as follows: ma
" Sna-rman and Ladies and Gentle
III .o,.t t!lihk II was Mazztni who said that
3 ~, HolGcal questions were in their last
s.t SIS economic in their character. and
o ~.ie me. thar profound reflection be true
VI u not as applied to all questions upon
Wsllch mankind divides. il is ernDha tic3lly
d dlue Of the greatest questions which to-
10y absorb public attention. and which
must be disposed of rightly before the
n n. OF human progress can permanent
y begin again
Soid and silver are the money metsls
OF the constitution of this country. and
togetner they perform and have per-
formed the true monetary work of the
clVeEzed world. As consequence the
financial question is and must be more or
less a political one: and II IL be true that
TINS distinguished body can only consider
those subjects which are not tinged with
political color, then the time is not far
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-17
THE HERALD BULLETIN

PAGE ONE
Free Silver Wins.
Victor at the Jubilee.
King Roasts the Carnegie Company
Col. Randlett's Report.
IAGE TWO.
Bryan Given ar Ovation.
Ladies' Banquet 1t Saltair.
PAGE THREE.
viii Use Electricity.
Sale of the Creole.
Positively Not Hermar5.
PAGE FOUR
PAGE FIVE
Mining Recorder Monk Eandam-
used.
PAGE SIX.
Jubilee Matters.
The Tariff Troubles.
An Alabama Function.
Condition of the Strike.
PAGE SEVEN.
State News.
Salt Lakes Bank Clear.ngs.
PAGE EIGHT.
Some Living Pioneers.
FrGtt's Case Gees Over.
In Railway Circles.
General De Trobria1d Dead.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-17
JEALOUSY THE CAUSE.
Why One Fool Woman Wanted to
Kill Another.

Chandler. o. T. july 16.-Miss Grace
Allen, of Fredonia. Kan. is under ar
rest charged with poisoning Miss
Phyonia Eches and her mother. The
latter is dead. Jealousy promEsed the
deed.
Miss Allen and Miss Eches were in
love with the same man. Before being
arrested Miss Allen tried to commit
suicide. but was prevented. The rivals
are school teachers.
Miss Alien first attempted TO poison
Miss Eches on Saturday last. She re-
covered and the following night Miss
Allen made another attempt. poisoning
her food. Mrs. Eches ate the stuff and
died. The man in the case is ". c.
Smith. who also comes from Fredoria,
Kan.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-17
Special to The Herald1

tcpEC4di 10 me Herlld.)
Washington, July 16.-During the
debate in the house today over a mo-
ton made 70 non-eoncur in the senate
amendment TO the deficiency bill. max
ing the price TO be paid for armor plate
$500 per ton. instead of 500. which has
heretofore been the price to the gov
eminent, Judge King made a forcible
speech IN favor of the senate amend
ment- He savagely attacked the Car
negie company. and referred to official
reports in which they had been con-
victed of defrauding the government
and placing defective armor upon YES
sells He contended that with this rec
ord of fraud. it would be a national
disgrace for the government to further
deal with them.
Even if further battleships are
necessary, it would be better for the
nation to postpone their construction
for ten years than legalize fraud. con-
done the rascality of this cheating.
swindling company, and pay them over
SS,OOo,O0O for work that is worth less
than 100000
UNCOMPAHGRE ALLOTMENT.
Secretary of the Interior Bliss will
shortly render a decision on tho cues
ton of the allotment of the Uncompah-
gre reservation lands in Utah. as au-
thorized in the last Indian appropria-
ton act. The question submitted to the
secretary by the Indian office is
whether the lands are to be allotted
under the general allotment law, or in
accordance with the treaty stipulations
entered into when the Indians removed
from their reservations in Colorado. In
the former each member of the tribe
VIII receive so acres of agricultural
land. Under the latter each head Of a
family will receive 800 acres, equally
divided into agricultural and grazing
lands, and each minor will receive 100.
divided in the same way Another
question which will be decided is
whether the Indians viii have to pay
s1.25 Der acre for their allotments, as
provided in their treaty 1t is ex-
pected that the decision Will be forth
coming within a week
CYANIDE DUTY REDUCED.
The mining interests will succeed in
securing a very heavy reduction in the
cyanide duty from the conference com
mittee. It may be as low as 20 per
cent ad valorem. The manufacturers
have had representatives here fighting
the reduction. but they are now great
ly discouraged and are willing to com
promise on the rates of the present
law. which they are not at all likely
to get. Senator Jones of Nevada is
for the miners position
with characteristic stubbornness ard
is now deemed a sure winner
M'KINLEY COMING.
President McKinley's visit to the
Yellowstone park is now set for Sep
tember There is no doubt that ne
Will go to Denver and Salt Lake A
very strong effort is being made 10
induce him 10 make the visit trans
by visiting San Francisco,
but ii is regarded as extremely doubt
full if he proceeds beyond Salt Lake
City.
ARMY ORDERS
James Abbott Of Fort Douglas, Utah.
has been ordered TO Fort Bayard. y.
NJ Private Marshal X. Polk, Company
E, Twenty-fourth infantry, Fort Doug
as. placed on retired list.
An original pension has been granted
Henry A. barrow. Lewiston. Ida.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-17
j. :sLoAT FASsETT's MINE.
VIII Probably Resume Work On an
Idaho Property.
Especial to The Heraid)

Boise. July 16.-Hon- j. Sloat Fas-
sett, the New York Republican leader.
is in the city on his way TO Banner to
examine the Elmira company's silver
mine This property was at one time
a big producer and Mr.. Fassett, as one
of the heaviest stockholders, is to
make an examination which viii likely
result in resumption of operations on
an extensive scale. Mr.. Fassett ex-
presses the confident opinion that the
vigorous declaration for silver on the
part of Tammany will result in victory
for the Republicans in the Greater
New York electiOn.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-17
BRYAN'S GREAT EFFORT
His Magnificent 0ratOry Gre
ateS BOundleSS En-
thuSiaSIn.
EXCITEMENT AT FEVER HEAT
Hugh Craig President For the
Ensuing Year.

C. 4. Cornell, of Minnesota, First
Vice President, Ex- Governor
Prince, of New Mexico, Second
vice-President End B. Smith, of
Louisiana, Third Vice President
selection OF the Next Meeting
Place Deferred Until Today-The
Most Remarkable Session of the
Congress Ever Eeld.
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TOTRAUE IN ALASKA.
Senator shoup at the Head Of a New
Enterprise.
Especial TO The Herald.J

Boise, Ida. July 16.-It is reliably
stated here that Senator ShouD is at
the head of a move to establish an
extensive system of mercantile houses
in Alaska to supply the miners of the
Yukon and elsewhere. Hon. A ].
MacNab, Senator ShouD's partner in
Salmon City, is now in Boise on his
way to Alaska to make preliminary
examinations. He will accompany
James NJ. Shoup, the senator's brother.
to Sitka, where the latter will take
charge of the United States marshaIs
office under his recent appointment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-17
HOT INVEC'TIVE
FROM MR.. KING
Carnegie'S Company Roasted
BY Utah'S Congressman.
CALLS 1T "a CHEATING,
SWINDLING COMPANY"
Uncompahgre Allotment Cues
tons TO Be Decided.

Some Important Points to Be Settled
By Secretary Disclaimers VIII
Secure Reduction In the Duty On
Cyanide of Potassium-McKinley
viii Visit Salt Lake In September
Fort Douglas Orders.