Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-06-19

GENERAL NEWS.
DOM ESTlc.


The reports of the joint committee Of
congress to consider the present organiza
ton Of the signal service, geographical sur
graphic Office, has been submitted to con
gress. The majority report is signed BY
Messrs. Allison, Hale, Loury and Waite
but the last named does not concur in thai
portion relating to the signal service. The
report recommends the continuance of the
photographic Office exactly as at present or.
ganized. It recommends that the coast sur.
vey be maintained as a separate institution
as at present, till it shall complete its work.
1t recommends the abolishing of the signal
service school at Fort Mayors, Virginia, and
ployes for enlisted men for the signal ser
vice when the terms of the latter shall ex-
pire. 1t also recommends the repeal of the
law providing for the appointment of t'7o
second leutenants from the sergeants OF
signal corps. A minority report, signed by
Messrs. Morgan, Herbert and White, recon-
mends the passage of the Morgan bill to
abolish the signal service bureau on July
LIST, 1886, and the establishment in its stead
of weather bureau as civil establishment.
Messrs. Herbert and Morgan join in recon-
after June Goth, 1886, the geological survey
shall not, except for the collection, classii-
cation and proper care OF fossils and other
materials, e1pend any money.
The war department has received the fol-
lowing telegram from General Miles, dated
at Calabassas, June 7th: For thirty-six days
the hostile Apaches have been pursued by
the troops, in scattered bands and together,
500 miles over the most mountainous region
Of the country. After an engagement with
ours and two with the Mexican troops, part
of them endeavored to reach the agency.
Lieutenant Wade and Captain Pierce had
control. Instead of getting assistance what
horses they had were captured and the band
escaped on foot. In the mountains they
stole remount and joined the remainder in
the Catalina mountains, where they we're
driven out by the troops under Captain Lebo
and followed by Lieutenant BIgelow through
the Whitestone, Santa Rita and Patagonia
mountains. Lieutenant Walsh, of the
Fourth cavalry, with thirty nire soldiers and
Indian scouts, intercepted the band in the
Patagonia mountains and captured three
horses, saddles and supplies. He was joined
by Captain Lawton and renewed the pursuit.
Since they entered United States territory
they have killed thirteen persons whom they
found unarmed in remote places. They have
been given no rest, and if not captured they
will be driven into Eonora, Mexico.
The Chicago Times prints the following:
For the sum of $4,000 to be divided
amor g less than twenty of its members, the
city council the other evening, after pro
longed debate, passed an ordinance giving
the North Chicago passenger railway COM
pany the right to make all needful and con-
venient curves, trenches, excavations, sewer
connections, and to place convenient cables
and machinery on any street upon which its
railways are now constructed. This amount,
received from reliable sources, was paid to
the aldermen, some of them have always
had price. Some of whom said while the
measure was being discussed, we are earn
ing our money The franchise sought TO,
was a valuable one. The aldermen rated
themselves high, but their figures were &C.
copied. The ordinance passed, and will nc
doubt be signed by the mayor, who, it is al
legged, has already announced his intention
not to veto it. The aggregate amount OF
Doodle is larger than has ever been offered
for any franchise that the city had authority
or legal right to grant"
The following is furnished to the Associat-
ed press, with request for publication:
"ExDCUTIvE MANSION, WASHINGTON, D. c.,
Notwithstanding the announcement here
tofore made BY the president, reserving
Monday in each week for the transaction of
such public business as absolutely requires
freedom from interruption, he finds that
through ignorance of the rules adopted, OF
from other causes, the time he thus seeks to
reserve is, to great extent, engrossed by
those whose calls are of q personal and 80
claI nature, or by the presentation of business
which might easily be postponed to anoth-
or day. At half past one every Monday, and
the same hour OF Wednesday and Friday OF
each week, the president will meet all who
Aocy rr,v fhQI a "
requests that with the exceptions above
specified, the remainder of Monday and the
afternoons of other days in the week, may
be allowed him by the public, not for his
pleasure, but for the performance of official
duty and the transaction of the public bust
ness.
A Philadelphia dispatch says: General
B. F. Butler has expressed himself at some
length to q newspaper correspondent on the
general political outlook. He branded
civil service as sham and thought the dem
ocrats in congress showed a lamentable
want of cohesion. Taking what he called a
long range view of things, he expressed the
idea that the great preponderance of the
produce discord again. but just when, no
man could say. He referred specially to the
fact that the south pays but one-fifth of the
taxes che dominates the presidency and the
lower house, and will soon secure the senate
On the system of representation based on
the suppressed negro vote. Trouble will
ensue some day, he believes, when the south
tries to use it's power to coerce the north in
10 the payment of the southern losses during
he war.
For some time past number
Of prominent Knights of La
Dor organizers have been industriously at
work among the servant girls of st. Louis,
With very satisfactory results to the order.
local assembly has been organized, and
hey will be admitted to the Knights of
Labor as part of national district assembly
% be composed entirely of servant girls.
The assembly already numbers in the neigh
oorhood of 15O members. and is increasing
It every meeting. The place of meeting is
Kept secret for the present, the principal
.eason being the desire of the girls to with
hold their names from the public, for fear
hat if they we're to be known as members
heir situations. There viii be admitted to
he assembly hotel Mattresses also, and the
combined strength of those and the servant
,irls will, they are confident, bring their
Employers and mistresses to terms.
Mr.. Powderly of the Knights of Labor
n an interview has said: thereafter no To-
al assembly of the Knights of Labor can
strike until the members have
irst voted on the question by secret ballot.
Zach man must record his verdict, after
which the executive board of the district
Vill be called in and endeavor to effect
ettlement by arbitration, 90 that the strike
. not TO be undertaken except as q last re-
ort- Not only this, but every week during
he continuance Of . strike, the men win
'ote secretly whsther they viii continue it
4 not. II strike extends beyond the dis