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2 THE WORLD. THE WEEKLY WORLD. ELLIS BROS, Publishers. WICHITA, KANSAS. CURRENT COMMENT.

THE Oberokee Indians own 96,500 head of cattle, horses and other stock. A LAD of9 years is under arrest in Lowell, Massachusetts, for horse stealIng. IT would seem, to use an ancient classcal phrase, that Pigott bit more that he could chew. Five new churches are being erected in Jerusalem and Betlhebom at the present time. A MAN in the interior of Pennsylvania killed himself because h9 couldn't use his $400 sleigh.

THE Indiana Legislature would never have thought of passing that Anti Treating Bill before election. THE millers in the Dominion of Canada have asked the government to increase the duty on American flour from tifty cents to one dollar a barrel. PRIVATE SECRETARY HALFORD has decided that his office is no sinecure. He how receives and attends to correspondence averaging 400 letters a day. AN orange grove of 30,000 trees, is to be planted in Pomona Valley, California, by a syndicate of Illinois and Iowa copitali-18.

It will be the largest in the world. A GIANT ice machine was shipped Friday from Cincinnati, to Denver, Col. It weighed about 300,000 pounds, and 13 cars were required to carry it. It cost A NORWEIGAN engineer locates leaks in a ship while in dry dock by filling the vessel with smoke. The leaks are soon shown by an escape of smoke, the process requiring only thirty or forty minutes.

JAY W. COWDREY, of Hartford, a "Christian Scientist," fell in a faint during a recent lecture, and just after making the statement that "Christian Science can defy death," and died the next day, PROF. PASTEUR, the French scientist, expresses the opinion that in the future dis ase will be unknown. "Our children are in luck," he says. It will be much pleasanter to live in the twentieth century, when epidemics will be done away with.

THE roof of St Stephen's cathedral Vienna is reported to ba in imminent danger of falling in. The forest of tim. ber of which it is constructed is of great age, having lasted long beyond its ral time, and is now in a state of decomposition OSCAR WILDE may be something of a critic in some branches of the fine arts, but when he says that lying is becoming one of the lost arts, be shows that he doesn't know what be is talking about, or else he is trying to give a specimen of high art in that line himself. Rev. DR.

EDDY, of Brooklyn, took occasion recently to congratulate the Baptist clergy of that city that none of their members had yet preached on "Robert Elsmere," which much-discussed book he described as "a compound of spiritual nightmare, religious dyspepsia and unforgiven sin." It was throught that the death of Hon. W. S. Case last week was the first instance on record of the death of a member of the Kansas legislature while that was in session. But the State Journal finds that it is not.

Representative Gambell, of Leavenworth, died during the session of 1868, twenty years ago. A LOT 20 feet wide and 40 feet deep in Chicago was sold the other day for 000. When you come to think of it, that is a pretty large price. It means $7,500 per front foot, or $187 50 per equare foot. If paid for in silver dollars, the number would be sufficient to cover the area nearly three times over.

A PARTY of San Bernardina, who went for a day's sport had very hard luck until they hired a small boy to play the harmonica for them. As soon as the music began the canyon swarmed with rabbits, and the hunters loaded themselves down with game. DR. HOLE, the English Dean of Rochchester, protests against the addition of three commandments to the Decalogue, "Thou shalt not play cards," "Thou shalt not drink a glass of wine," and "Thou shalt not dance." The Dean also advocates the opening of museums and galleries on Sunday. AMONG the countries in which woman suffrage in one form' or another prevails are: England, Scotland, Wales, Sweden, Russia, Austro-Hungary, Croatia, Dalmatia, Italy, British Burmab, Madras Presidency, Bombay Presidency, Iceland, Russian Asia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia.

WASHINGTON, March Harrison today sent to the senate the following nominations: Secretary of state--James G. Blaine, of Maine. Secretary of the treasury--William Windom, of Minnesota. Secretary of war-Redfield Proctor, of Vermont. Secretary of the navy--Benjamin F.

Tracey, of New York. Secretary of the interior--John W. Noble, of Missouri. Postmaster general-John Wanamaker, of Pennsylvania, Attorney -W. H.

H. Miller, of Indiana. Secretary of agriculture--Jeremiah Rusk, of Wisconsin. THE NEW CABINET. PRAISE FOR THE VICTORS.

CALDWELL, March -An immense ratification meeting was held in this city this evening over result of congressional action on the Oklahoma bill. Speeches were made by prominent citizens, huge bonfires built and a general rejoicing was indulged in. Resolutions honoring Representatives Perkins, Springer, Peters and Weaver were adopted by the meeting among cheers. A neat sum of money was raised for the purpose of presenting cane for his success in conCongressman Perkins, with a gold headed ference committee. The bill as passed gives universal satisfaction.

Boomers, a large number of whom are camped here, will make no effort to go into Oklahoma until the president issues his proclamation. EVERYONE PLEASED. WASHINGTON, March nomination of members of the cabinet of Presi dent Harrison was received with evident satisfaction by the great bulk of representatives at the capitol. Senator Allison was asked what he thought of it and responded "It is first rate. The closer it is examined and the more the men are studied the clearer it will appear that President Harrison has done the best thing possi le." "What about Tracey?" "He's all right; an excellent man.

I've known him for twenty years and his appointment will be entirely satisfactory to the people of New York, and of the country at large when they come to know him." Senator Spooner, speaking of the Wisconsin member of the cabinet, said that Governor Rusk's appointment would be hailed with delight in the northwest at least. Said the senator, "He was reared upon a farm and is familiar with all the details of the pursuit of farmer. He left the farm to enter the union army, where, by merit and conspicuous service, he rose the rank of a general. During his many years of public life he has remained in possession and personally concucted operations upon his farm in Vernon county, Wisconsin. "He had much to do with the organization of the experimental station at the university of Wisconsin, the operations of which have proved of great value.

During the seven years of his service As governor he recommended and organized a system of farmers' institutes in Wisconsin which has brought farmers in every county together to compare notes with each other and to discuss all problems connected with agriculture, He has always been connected with agricultural societies of his state and county and has always manifested both in public and private life all active and intelligent interest in agriculture." NEW PUBLIC DOMAIN. WASHINGTON, March lawyers and men of ripe experience in public land matters respecting the Oklahoma legislation just enacted, agree that the lands in the Oklahoma country embraced in the Creek and Seminole cessions are now public domain, and that the issuing of a proclamation of the president is a mere necessary sequence. Prior to the adjournment of congress it was expected that the organization of territorial government over these lands would precede settlement. It is now apparent, wever, that the old beaten path of empire will be followed in this instance and that the settlers and home seekers will move into the country and Anglo Saxon like, organize a government afterward. This has been the rule from Plymouth rock to Salt Lake and from Salt Lake to the golden gate.

This is the way the states have all been evolved. When government becomes a necessity the American pioneer is sure to find it. It is conceded here on all sides that the requisition of these lands for the purpose of settlement under the homestead laws, has disposed of the whole matter once for all, and that the immediate occupation of the country by these people is a foregone conclusion. The near approach the crop season as well as the necessities of those who wish to secure homes the beautiful country justacquired will doubtless precipitate an immense movement in that direction from all parts of the country, and it is thought here tonight that business boom will and speedily follow throughout the west southwest, The opinion is freely expressed before the next session of congress Oklahoma will have a population larger than most of the territories recently admitted into the union. CONFEDERATE CAVALRY VETERANS.

NEW ORLEANS, March second reunion of the veterans of the confederate cavalry was held today, Col. George Moorman presiding. There were about 200 veterans present, inoluding the following: Gens. W. Jackson, of Tennessee; S.

W. Ferguson and W. T. Martin, of Mississippi, and F. Kirby Smith.

P. T. Beauregard and Col. Wm. Preston Johnston, of Louisiana Jefferson Davis, his wife and daughter were elected honorary members of the associatiation.

La in the day Miss Winnie Davis came into the ball where she was received with great enthutiasm. A recess was taken, and each of the veterans came forward and was introduced to and and with "the daughter of the General W. H. Jackson Was sident of the association and a vice president was elected for each state. After a banquet tonight the association adjourned to meet again next year.

RUMORS OF A RIOT. PITTSBURG, March is reported that a big riot is in progress in the Carbin stone quarry. It is said the Italians cut four cables. Three sheriffs and other officers have gone to the scene. Several are reported wounded.

TRONGS OF VISITORS. WASHINGTON, March White House was the center of attraction today and nearly all the thousands of visitors in the city made it a visit. Business was practically at a standstill in all the departments, pending the change of official heads. Sightseers streamed through the corridors and kept the clerks busy answering questions. The day at the White House began about 9 o'clock.

The president and his family did not finish their breakfast and morning duties until that hour. The president came down about 10.15 o'clock and took his stand in the east room. Colonel J. M. Wilson, of the United States army, stood by his side and assisted him whenever necessary.

He announced the names of the earlier callers, but they came so thick and fast that he was obliged, to discontinue so doing and allow callers to shake the president's hand and pass along. The reception continued steadily for several hours with but few short intervals. The president continued his reception with thousands persons, including today up to 6:30 o'clock, and shook hands members of many military and civic. in with organizations. the rest Secretary the crowd Blaine and stopped for a short chat with the president.

He was recognized by the waiting throng as he left the house and was given quite an ovation, hundreds of persons insisting upon shaking hands with him. Another conspicuous visitor was Representative Randall, who called with the Pennsylvania organizations. with people awaiting admission and as the At 3:30 the grounds were still thronged crowd was receiving fresh accessions every minute, it became evident that if the president received them all he would have to keep up his reception indefinitely, He was also much fatigued his continued exertions. The reception was therefore closed for the day and those in waiting were informed that as it was impossible for the president to shake hands all of them he would come out on the porch and review them AS they passed along. This announcement was well received and the crowd formed in a line and marched across the portico while the president stood in the door way, bowing his acknowledgements of their salutations.

At 6. o'clock this evening General Harrison gave a special reception to about 200 persons, comprising the Boys in Blue, of Troy, N. and their wives and the Cleveland Grays, an organization which in 1841 escorted William Henry Harrison through Ohio. PURCELL EXCITED. PURCELL, I.

March has been great excitement in Purcell for several days on account of reports from Washington with reference to the proceedings of congress concerning the Oklahoma question. It is estimated that there are now in Purcell 1,500 people, and each train brings now arrivals. It is an open secret that a large majority of them are here for the purpose of securing a home homa at the earliest possible moment. Many of the best business men here declare they will cross the line as soon as permitted to do so. Meetings have been held almost daily for the past two weeks and every feature of the Oklahoma question discussed.

Couch arrived here from Washington Saturday and addressed a large and anxious crowd in the city hall. Hundreds of people gathered in town to learn the latest news from Washington, but the city ha'l would not hold half the crowd and the Rev. Mr. Bandy tendered the free use of his large church. which was filled to overflowing at 5.

p. m1. The meeting was presided over by the Rev. Mr. Bandy and Mr.

Engle, editor of the Purcell Register, acted as secretary. Captain Couch was the next speaker, and explained the provisions of the legislation secured, stating that as he understood the matter the president was now authorized to issue a proclamation declaring Oklahoma proper now open to homestead settlement, and as he expressed the hope that within a few days that would be done. He called attention to the provisions prohibiting settlement until authority should be given by proclamation of the president. He received a telegram during the meeting that President Cleveland had signed the bill. This was 8 sigfor rejoicing, and it was some time before the cheering ceased.

John Blackburn, Colonel Sam Brooker and John R. Furlong, all of whom are in the Oklahoma cause, also addressed the meeting. All advised the people to be patient and await the action of the president. Mr. Furlong expiained that the resolution passed at a meeting here days since expressing determination to invade Oklahoma in case the Oklahoma bill should fail meant case all Oklahoma legislation should fail, but now that the Creek and Seminole lands would be opened he favored giving President Harrison reasonable time to open the country by proclamation.

Everybody in Purcell is organizing tonight, and all seem disposed to accept the advice of the speakers. IT GOT THERE ALL RIGHT. WASHINGTON, March the measures which died with the dying congres; was the Oklahoma bill, which remained to the end upon the senate calendar. Some of its provisions were, however, incorporated in the Indian appropriation but an area of land embracing about bill. No territorial government is established, 6,000,000 acres in the Indian territory is thrown open to settlement.

The land forfeiture bill reached the stage of being reported to the house by a conference report, but was killed by filibustering. COUCH IN OKLAHOMA. OKLAHOMA, I. March are about one hundred persons here, some of whom are on their claims. The majority, however, are not, but remain at the station awaiting results.

Captain W. L. Couch arrived here yesterday and was greeted by many of his old friends. The captain advises all his friends to make no settlement at this time. He left this morning for Purcell, where he was met by a large number of boomers who prevailed upon him to make them a speech at night, which he did at Low's There were fully two hundred people assembled to hear the words of the Oklahoma hero.

He talked for an hour and half, answered all the interrogations put to him, fuily explained the present status of the Oklahoma bill and advised all his friends not to attempt settlement at this time. He said he was satisfied the country would soon be open to settlement, but would be done by the incoming administration. He will leave here for Oklahoma City Monday or Tuesday. SENATE. WASHINGTON, March diminution but rather an increase today of the crowds that have held possession of the capitol for some days past.

Long before noon every seat and standing place in the galleries was filled and the corridors and stairs were packed with people anxious to obtain even a peep into the senate chamber. When Mr. Ingalls entered and took the seat he used to occupy before being chosen as presiding officer, he was greeted with a round of applause from the spectators and a like compliment was paid to Vice-President Morton as he came in with the chaplain. The opening prayer had allusion. to the peaceful and hopeful change in the administration of the government.

After the reading yesterday's journal Mr. Edmunds reported that the committee which had been appointed yesterday to wait on the president and inform him of the meeting of the senate in extraordinary session had performed that duty and had been informed by, the president that he would, early today, communicate with the senate in writing. Mr. Marston was sworn in by the vicepresident, and took his seat as senator from New Hampshire. In the meantime Mr.

Pruden, one of the president's secretaries, had delivered a msssage in writing (being the cabinet appointments) and on motion of Mr. Hale the senate proceeded to consider them with closed doors. The senate promptly confirmed them all, and adjourned at 12:45. The proceedings in executive session were of the most, formal character. According to almost unbroken line of precedents the nominations of members or -members of the senate were confirmed without reference to committees.

Messrs, Blaine and Windom being of this class, Morton's question as to them: "Will the advise and consent to this appointment," was answered affirmatively by the unanimous vote and so as to all the rest, There was no objection raised to any of the names by anyone. COURTESIES ACKNOWLEDGED. GENERAL OFFICE A ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK, March 4, 1889. The retirement of Mr. Cleveland from the presidency, affords fitting opportunity for the Associated Press to make some recognition of the uniform courtesy with which its representatives have been received at the white house and the intelligent interest that has been exhibited in placing at its service promptly and without the annoyance that too often accompany official acts, everything that mighty properly be given to the public.

While the Associated Press has always been on pleasant terms with the occupants of the white house, the fact that the press was a servant of the people and a proper medium through which to reach them was never so clearly understood before the administration of President Cleveland. The experience of Col. Lamont as a was undoubtedly useful in establishing such sensible and practicable relations with the Associated Press at the very beginning of that administration. BOILING OIL IN A RIVER. WABASH, March of Huntington are greatly incensed because of the failure of the Standard Oil company to repair the big break in the oil pipe line running from Lima, to Chicago.

The break has occurred at a point where the pipe line the Little Wabash river. All the vicinity crossed, of break was destroyed and since the ice has been carried away tho black fluid can plainly be seen boiling up in the water where the pipe crosses, giving out an odor which is very disagreeable to the, people living in the vicinity. The authorities have been appealed to in order to get the nuisance abated. A strange phenomena in connection with the escape of the oil is the fact that great stacks of foam, some of them 20 feet long, and very high, have formed on one side of the river. There are hundreds of these stacks, and nothing like it has been seen before on the stream.

INDIANA'S HOT FIGHT. INDIANAPOLIS, March constitutional question which Governor Hovey has raised in regard to the appointive offices of the state has alarmed the majority of the legislature, who apparently did not anticipate any check in their plans for taking all the appointing power away from the governor. The Democratic majority, however, declines to recede from its outlined course. Of the thirty-seven appointments vested in the governor, the legislature has taken away thirty-five, and has now under headway a bill depriviog him of the remaining two. Governor Hovey states that he will continue to veto all bills which may provide for placing the appointive power in the hands of the general assembly.

He states that he will not recede from this position and if not sustained by the state courts will appeal to the United States supreme court. "By pursuing the line of action the legislaturd has adopted," said he today, "it may take it into own hands at any moment the election of the officers of the state. It may take directly from the people their rights as well as the governor. If the logic of this action be followed to the natural conclusion it will become purely an oligarchy. "The position the governor has taken has caused the majority in the legislature to seek retaliatory measures, and today a bill was passed repealing the statutory a appropriations and making it a penal offense for the treasury to pay out any money unless it has been especially appropriated.

It is asserted that the plan is to drop the general appropriation bill and thus deprive the governor, state officers, supreme judges, circuit judges and prosecuting attorneys of their salaries for two years. It is also stated that the appropriations are to be denied in order to compel the governor to call an extra session." THREW A LAMP IN HIS FACE. ST. PAUL, March Helena, special to the Pioneer Press says: Joe Anderson, a well known driver of this city, was probably fatally injured last night during a quarrel with his mistress. Infuriated at his abuse the threw a lighted lamp in his face.

The lamp ezploded and burned out both his eyes and otherwise disfigured him. He is in bospital (u a critical condition, and the woman is to jail. Jim Walters, colored stabbed Ed Burgess, white, at Minneapolis during a quarrel on the ice. The boys are neither over 16 years old. STATE NEWS.

Argonia will raise cotton. No one wants to be mayor of Wichita. Northern seed corn is selling in Kansas Junction City has two cases of smallpox. The Finney county jail is without an occupant. The smallpox at Bushong is still on the increase.

A Parsons school girl swallowed a pin. She will live. Geary county is the new name for Davis county. Spring races and wolf drives go hand in hand in Kansas. Brown and Tascott must be looking for John Baltimore.

Fifty ladies at Emporia have registered for the spring election. "Dehairing" is the way they speak of clipping horses in Kansas. There are no white caps in Harvey county. They all wear hats. A naughty tramp is terrorizing unprotected females in Parsons.

A German farmer named Browelsick committed sucide near Baldwin. Wichita kicks over the removal of the land office from there to Topeka. The old Walruff brewery at Lawrence is being remodeled for a tannery. "Korn, ots ha" is the way a sign reads in Salina, says an Abilone paper. The White house will be supplied with Kansas dressed beef.

So 'tis said. What's in a name? Steele is 88- sistant cashier of an Emporia bank. Counterfeit five dollar gold pieces in poker games at Atchison are causing trouble. Topeka physicicans will soon begin the publication of the Kansas Medical Tournal. Anthony is filling up her ice houses, with the manufactured product from Wichita.

Gov. Humphrey has tendered the adjutant generalship to J. N. Roberts of Lawrence. The small boys at Sumner are tarring saddles.

It is said to be very hard on pantaloons. Stailey, brother of Col. John Stailey of the Hutchinson News, died in New Mexico. A postoffice has been established at Bruce, Stevens county, with D. S.

Bell as postmaster. William Wetzel ate a piece of turkey in a Leaven worth restaurant. He died an hour later. Ole McPherson banker who killed himself recently had $45,000 life insurance. A bridge steal of twenty years ago 19 being stirred up in the Kansas City Gazette.

'The Stockton, Hill City Western railroad company has been organized and incorporated. Jennie Davis, the white inmate of negro drive at Wichita, attempted suicide by taking morphine, Jim Walters, colored stabbed Ed Burgess, white, at Minneapolis during a quarrel on the ice. The boys are neither over 16 years old. $36,000. The business men of Burlingame have increased the capital stock of their knitting factory to $2,700 and are at present looking for a canning factory.

H. W. Westmoreland, owner of a cattle ranch in the Neutral strip, bas sold four two year old buffaloes to T. W. Hardwick of Sioux Falls, for $1,200.

The young ladies of Leavenworth are crazy over gymnastics and they practice once a week. The idea is not to acquire muscle, but a pretty walk, rosy cheeks and a good form. "Don't chew know." An employee of Swift Company's packing house at Kansas City was badly wounded the other day by being struck in the head with a 150 pound piece of coal which was hurled off a car by an engineer. George S. King was convicted at Abilene of rape, notwithstanding the fact chat the sympathies of the young lady, Cora Wardell, were with the accused.

The girl's father brought the charge under the 18 year old consent law. Father Poniziglione, of sage Mission, celebrated his golden jubilee Wednesday. He was ordained in Italy and came to Kansas forty-one years ago. He has established sixty-one missions among whites and Indians and assisted the Jesuit fathers in organizing as many more. Mr.

W. W. Webb, a clerk in the Rock Island general offices at Topeka, was married Wednesday evening to Miss Josie Klein. The bride has an income of $12,000 a year in her own right, and before the marriage purchased an elegant home and fitted it up in regal style. It was throught that the death of Hon.

W. S. Case last week was the first instance on record of the death of a member of the Kansas legislature while that was in session. But the State Journal finds that it is not. Representative Gambell, of Leavenworth, died during the session of 1868, twenty years ago..