Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-03-13
EIGHTH YEAR.
GENERAL NEWS.
DOM ESTIc.

DOMESTIC.
Attorney General Montgomery, law officer
of the interior, has written to Senator In
gals in reply to the comments of the latter
on his speech, relative to Mr.. Montgomery
position on the school question. In his let
ter Montgomery says: 81 am not a little
surprised to find that in order to make good
your opposition to my confirmation you ap
pear to have thought it incumbent on you
not to confne yourself to Directing to what
l said in my pamphlet, but to many things
which never said at any time, nor in any
place. If the sentiments contained in the
pamphlet I sent you had in your opinion
constituted at sufficient objection to the
confirmation of my appointment, you could
scarcely have deemed it necessary to supple
ment the objection by a series of quotations
from a false and anonymous pamphlet;
neither could you have thought it necessary
to torture my card as published, either into
twelve years silence or into partial ad-
mission on my part ofthe infamous utteran
ces attributed to rue, although disapproved ~
more than dozen unimpeachablew witnesses
ers, all OF whom were present and heard
what did say on the occasion in question.
l am free to admit that if / had ever
uttered or entertained the Infamous senti
ments which you and your anonymous letter
attributed to me, / would be unfit to hold
the Office.
series of explosions took place at Dun
bar four miles from Connells-ille Pa, by
which two men were killed, and twelve
others injured which will prove fatal in at
least four cases. The cause of the explosion
was fire damp. There were no men in the
pit. 1t was a terrific shock, and was follow
ed by two others in quick succession. The
lights were blown out. The dust blinded
the men, and the passageways were blocked
up. The pit was on fire and a horrible death
awaited the imprisoned miners. Nine of
them, who had been working in another
entry, managed to work their way out before
the mouth of the pit was choked up. A
rescuing party soon went to work with picks
and shovels to force an entrance. In few
moments an opening was made, and several
rushed forward to enter the mine, but were
repealed by volume of flames 1t took
several minutes for the smoke and fire to
clear away. The cries of pain, and the
means of the injured men, were pitiable.
They were lying in every direction. Twelve
were found in dying condition. Two 9TH
ers were dead. The killed are: John Will
liams, trackman, wife and four children;
Joseph Cope, miner, wife and nine children.
1t is impossible to estimate the extent of the
damages to the mine.
A telegram from Miledgeville, Georgia,
says the killing of Marshall Haygood by Mr..
Samennis has given a bloody elimination to
one of the bitterest contests over prohibition
yet conducted in Georgia. AS explaining the
feeling which led up to this state of things
both parties charge the other with melting
to riot and bioodshed. The prohibitionists
brought Rev. Samuel Jones here. He deliv-
cred a speech and preached a sermon. The
ti-prohibitionists alleged that he advised
the prohibitionists to be ready to fight if it
should be found necessary in order to Sc
npl1inn of THAR UOfpS and that ha
recommended that they should go to the
polls armed with pistols The prohibition
lists admit that Jones made use of some
such expressions, but they insist that he
meant that the prohibitionists should stand
firm for their rights and nothing more. I'm
mediately after the terrible tragedy such ex-
presslons as these were common: 1T was
Sam Jones' work" "How will Sam Jones
feel when he hears to what his incendiary ut
terances have led to-" The prohibitionists
and even some that occupy neutral ground
maintain that Jones' utterances had nothing
TO do with the killing.
The following cable has been received by
the Chinese minister at Washington, from
the governor general of Canton. Lawless-
ness in California is evidently breeding
trouble for our people in China:
CANTON, February %, 1856.
To HIS Ercellency, Cheng, Chinese Minister
Washington, ID. c.:
A cablegram has been received from the
Chinese merchants at San Francisco. stating
that the Chinese in the United States are
being most outrageously attacked. Hearing
of this news, the Canton people are furious.
Retaliation is threatened. How did the
American government act in the matter?
Can you not ask the president to adopt
measures for the protection of the Chinese
there, and for the prevention of these inhu-
man acts, in order to preserve the good
friendship of the two countries? Otherwise
the consequences here may be serious.
ISignedl CHANG CHI JUNG.
The strike of the employees of the Dry
Dock street railroad lines in New York city
continues. Travellers by the Grant street
ferries are put to much Inconvenience there
by. The hearing before the state railroad
commission was continued, at the company's
Office. The conference ended without any
agreement being reached. An attempt was
made to run the cars during the afternoon,
but the strikers put such obstacles in the
way that the trial was abandoned. A car of
the Grand, Houston d Forty-second street
Line was stopped by the strikers, the harness
was cut, and the car placed square across
the track. Each car that arrived was thus
derailed, until sixteen cars were standing
across the tracks. The passengers were
turned out, and travel stopped. Fifty or
sixty cars were finally blocked, and thou
sands of persons were part of the scene.
Special kilograms to Bradstreet's last week
record further improvement in business in
some lines at cities where gains have been
noted within a few weeks. This is more
conspicuous at Chicago, Kansas City, Bos
ton, Philadelphia, and in small degree at
Cincinnati. There is less evidence of gain
IN the volume of sales at the smaller western
cities, potably Memphis, Burlington and
Des MONIES. The reverse is true at Indian
apolis and Norfolk. The cut rates in the
trans-continental lines is marked by heavy
shipment of goods east from San Francisco.
The general industrial situation is better.
The strikes at the Amoskeag mills and at
McCormick's are failures. Work is likely
to be resumed soon at both. The street
car strikes in New York and Brooklyn are
ended the remaining difficulties can be
arbitrated.
The president has sent the following NOM
nations to the senate: Brigadier General
Alfred 81. Terry, to be major general, vice
Winfield Scott Hancock, deceased. Lieu
tenant Colonel Alexander Chambers, twenty
teenth infantry. Major G. s. POLAND. of
the eighteenth infantry, to be major of the
TENTH infantry. First Lieutenant William
Y. Manning, of the twenty-third infantry to
be captain; Seccpd lieutenant William
Nichols, Of the twenty third infantry, to be
trst lieutenant; Second Lieutenant James
sLocket, fourth cavalry, to be first lieutenant.
resident and consul general Of the United
States TO Siam; William Gordon, Of New
York, to be consul of the United States, at
Nedalia.