Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-03

the secretary or the treasury 70 ISSUE coItlu
Gates of the denominations Of one, two ane
five dollars on all surplus silver liars, nov
in the treasury, in payment of approprla
tons made in the bill and other expenditure
and obligations of the government.
A monster log Jam has formed in the St
Croix river at st. Paul. Report says it Ii
two miles long and includes not less thar
| lac, OO0, 900 feet of lumber. and the amount
is being increased at the rate of l,OO,Ou
feet per hour. Loggers say that under the
the most favorable circumstances 1t vii
take from ten days to two weeks to breaE
the jam.
One of the most remarkable sinecures II
the history of the state of Louisiana has beer
brought to light in the investigation by
committee of the legislature of the con
tract entered into by the late Gov. Louis
Alfred Witt with John McEnery, the Pre-.
sent governors brother, for the recovery OF
lands given to the state by the federal gov.
eminent.
From computations made at the treasury
based on last years receipts, 1t is estimated
that the Randall tariff bill introduced In the
house, will effect reduction in the govern
ment revenue of $4, gu ,6e5, including ST.,
O54, 542 on account of reductions of tariff or
dutiable articles: $1,526, LA on account Of
additions to free list, and SIG, 4C1, OoS on &C
count of removal of internal revenue tax or
tobacco, etc.
| The following named postoff1ce inspector
have been dropped from the rolls OF the de-
partment: T. R. Bannerman, california
William A. Brown, st. Louis S. P. Childs
Chicago: G. NJ. Drake. st. Louis; w. w
Herrick, Cincinnati; &. G. Maynard, St
Louis; II. D. Norton, Texas; d. Pulsifer
Chicago: R. NJ. Thompson, st. Louis F. F
Tracy, San Francisco: j. A. Small, Sar
| Francisco.
Nearly 800 girls at Krippendorf & Det
mer's shoe factory in Cincinnati, o., went
on q strike for curious reason. They al
belong to the Hannah Powderly assembly
Knights of Labor, and are ardent partisans
The other day a man had row with one
Thane, of the Knights executive committee
beaten up and severely hurt. The girls con-
cluded the row was on account of the
Knights of Labor, and refusing to believe
otherwise walked out.
The merchants of Harrisburg Pa. and
vicinity have been informed by circulars dis
tributed among them that after July Is next
all goods manufactured wholly or in part by
prison contract labor, and all goods manufac-
tured by any firm or individual who employed
prison labor. will be boycotted by the
Knights of Labor. The circular closes with
a statement that the Knights shave de-
termined to protect the home manufacturers
and workingmen by refusing to buy prison
made goods" and requesting others Ito hold
with us in their behalf"
O'Donovan Rosa at a meeting of Irish
men in New York City said: If Irishmen
want Ireland free, they must fight. Dyna-
mite is the resource of civilization that has
brought Gladstone to his present position.
Every Englishman who goes into Ireland for
the purpose of governing it should be slain.
One thousand Irishmen can be got any day
to 60 into the heart of London and lay that
city in ashes. Gladstone and the English
leaders are not likely to take any advice
from me; but warn theu."
The knights of Labor in Maine propose to
address open letters to the candidates for
the Office of governor and to all candidates
for the legislature, demanding a decided
eyes" or ''no" without any "glittering gen.
Civilizations" Among othsr things in the
candidate pledge themselves to vote for q
10-hour- law, employers liability bill, repeal
of the law of imprisonment for debt, and
the abolition of the trustees process.
G. Mcdonald, workman who was put
ting waterproof preparation on a Wall
street building in New York, was fatally
injured by the explosion of a benzine can,
which had been overturned SO as to come in
contact with lighted blow pipe. After
trying to climb to the roof and extinguish
the flames in his clothes. he fell back. strik-
ing the telegraph wires in his descent and
landing on tho roof of the stock exchange,
his clothes still mass of flames.
During the firemen's tournament at James
town, Dakota, and elderly man attracted by
his strange actions, such as throwing hand
fuls of silver to small boys in the street from
the hotel balcony. He was taken before
the court of the board of commissioners
for the insane and committed to the Dakota
asylum, to await the arrival of friends.
The man turns out to be Charles r. Bnrch-
ard, own cousin to Ex-President Hayes.
When committed he had on his person 81,
DOC in securities.
The Central Labor Union picnic at Sharp
shooters grove, near Chicago, to raise funds
for the defense of the anarchists, was very
and peaceful affair. There was
about 5000 persons present. There was a
stand on the grounds on which were exhibit
ed plaques with bust of August Spies on
each, and motto, ''FOr the Sake of the
Cause" These were sold for fifty cents,
while some photographs of Spies and Par
sons only brought twenty five cents each.
The president was so much occupied the
SGuCA udt LII constructing d 4dISo O6UCu VI
private pension bills that he denied himself
to all calls, and even postponed the regular
cabinet meeting. The president informed
the secretary that he would prefer to dispose
Of the pension bills while his mind was on
them, rather than take up the business of
The cabinet, unless some of the departments
had important matters to submit requiring
attention. As there was nothing
requiring immediate attention the meeting
adjourned.
A dispatch from Grape Creek, Illinois, |
says that the miners who went on q strike |
May ] are now being turned outlike so many
cattle in the woods. At that time the men
we're given until June q to move ont of the |
houses, but failed to comply
with this recruitment, and last week the |
work of forcible eviction was begun. The |
strikers with their families, are camped in |
he woods, and subsist on a pittance dealt |
1ut to them BY the union. They number |
about ]. 900 persons. Their present condi- |
ion is deplorable.
DR.. v. G. Vaughn, of Ann Arbor, Mich, in
specimen of the ice cream |
which recently poisoned a number of per-
IONS at Newton, that state, made the impor-
ant discovery that tyrotoricon, active ele-
nent in poisonous cream, which he discov-
red some time since, was also present in
he ice cream, and was the cause of the sick
hess. This proves that tyrotoricon is due to
he composition of milk, and may be devel-
,ped in any milk which is kept in an impure