Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-12-18

Wiz ul VIC 1U UutkI.
Illinois Dillers held their twelfth annual
meeting at Springfield.
w. T. Prise, representing the Eighth Wis
osnsiR dietrict in congress. died, eyed e.
years
Coal in ipmenee quantities hss been dis
severed in Henderson and Smith counties
TeAs.
The tannery of L. R. Hersom & Son, at
South Berwick, Maine, valued at $SO, 200 or
more, was burned.
Governor Marmaduke has refused to in
serfere in the case of Robert Grayson, sent
enoed to be hanged.
DR.. A. +. Erich, of Baltimore, widely
known az q writer on medical subjects, died
Of apoplexy at the age OF 40.
A citizen of La Porte, Indiana, offers to
furnish a man who can eat twelve pound
goose each day for month.
At meeting of the board of directors of
ltBaltimore d Ohio railroad Robert Gar
EFT was re- elected president.
The sheriff at Hot Springs, Ark, raided
every gambling establishment in town and
barned the tables and chips in the street.
Tho Michigan Central rad reports that
for the past TWO months it has carried more
freight than in any similar cine III its his
tory.
Baron De Lorme, who has arrived in New
York, represents cattle syndicate in Europe
which desires to secure several million acres
Of grazing lands.
Another earthquake shock was felt in
Charleston. 1t WAS very perceptible, wax
ing up sound sic epers and the tremors ap-
peared to last fully minute.
dispatch from Ottawa represents that
unless the fishery question is settled before
spring the CANADA government Will add SIX
cruisers to its patrol service.
Mrs. o. II. Wright, one of the earliest set
tiers of Freepott, ILL.,, died. Signor Operati
leader OF the orchestra at the Centennla
exposition, expired at Leadville.
A negro convict named Hughes, in the
Missouri penitentiary at jefferson City, as
eanlted and b IDLY cut keeper named Coined.
His chances for recovery are very poor.
The attorney general of Pennsylvania filed
bills in equity against the anthracite pool
combination and the trunk line pool and
asked for temporary Injunction. large
number Of corporations are affected.
John c. Miller, a we'll known pension
attorney and stenographer, was shot in
Washington by George N. Walker, con-
trsctor, for writing scurrilous letters about
WalkeT . ~1tcs WouAO 40 PAooobAy
atsl. Walker is in Jail.
The commissioner of the general land Of
fee recommends that proceedings be COM
menced to compel the removal of ferces I'M
lawfully enclosing public lands il New Mex
leo, amounting to 165, GOO acres. Six COM
panies have that amount of land enclosed.
Something to eat and collins are about the
only thing that 1t is possible to buy in In
dianapolis on Sunday. The liquor league
have men on watch over all pla bes of business,
and in conse quence there ia nothing done
that will warrant prosecution for violation
Of the Sunday law.
The secretary of the treasury sent a CON-
munication to the house from the director
of the mint concerning the need of q new
legislation concerning the restriction placed
upon the issue of subsidiary silver coin. He
recommends the repeal of the law limiting
the amount of the issue to $50, 100000.
The Western Union Telegraph company,
after reporting net surplus of Sc, lSO, 791,
decided to declare no dividend. The Balti-
more d Ohio lines are now connected with
the Canadian Pacific system, and t is stated
that wires from Vancouver to San Francisco
will be completed within thirty days.
The United States district attorney
Boston brought suit against L. Edwin Dad
ley, to recover 81 ,29O which is alleged to be
due upon the So Element OF his accounts
with the government as special Indian com-
missioner. Dudley was appointed to SUI
perintend the conveyance of a tribe OF In
dams from California to New Mexico, anG
his period Of service covered less than a
year.
The national legislation commit of the
Knights of Laoor had consultation with
Senator Blair, chairman of the senate com-
mittee on education and labor, with regard
to the attitude to be taken by knights to-
ward the Blair educational bill. The results
of the interview will be forwarded to the
general executive board, with a recommen-
dation OF the bill, and if the board approves,
the legislative committee will try to secure
the passage of the bill at this session.
delegation of representative colored
men from the states of Mississippi and Ten
nessee, Kentucky, Illinois and Missouri, uu-
der the leadership of j. Milton Turner of
the day looking over the Chouteau lands in
the county lying between the Black and st. |
Francois rivers, and Oh which it is proposed
to establish colored colony. The dele |
gates left for home to-day, we'll pleased |
with the country, and their report will be, |
all probability. satisfactory to those who |
sent them out here.
The quartermaster general of the army, |
acting under the provisions of bill passed
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Missouri, at the last session of congress, has |
examined the claim of the Christian Broth |
ers' college, of st. Louis, for occupation of |
lbs building by United States troops during
the ar, and has certified to the secretary of |
the treasury that the college is entitled 10
$4,000. This is somewhat of new depart
ure in the mode of payment of similar war
claims, q specific appropriation by congre IS
being generally required.
Alfonso King of Buffalo who was adver-
6sed 10 walk scross the river below Niagara
falls with his feet encased in his wonderful |
gold fish shoes, made the attempt, and sue
decided in making dismal failure. He start
Cd from the Canadian shore, and WAS towed
short distance into the river by boat
he was then cast adrift, and went floating
Town stream, throwing his arms about in a
.utile endeavOr to maintain his equilibrium.
He hoated thus for about two minutes,
when he lost his balance, toppled over and
vas dragged into the boat. 1t is not
likely he will repeat the attempt.
In the sextradition case of the United
States against William Bauscher, which
the United States supreme court decided,
Chief Justice Waite, in dissenting from the
opinion of the court, said: 81 am unable to