Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-05-15


and was on just one week.
The Chicago rolling mills shut down for
an indefinite time. About ], OOOmen are out
| all probability the mills would not start
again until the labor troubles are at an end.
The Calumet Iron and Steel company, at
Cummings, has shut down. It is said that
not enough non union men could be found
to run the works.
The house committee on foreign affairs
has had a resolution introduced by Repre-
sentative O'Neill, of Missouri, thanking
Gladstone for his efforts to secure home rule
for Ireland, under discussion. No positive
action was taken, but the discussion indi-
Gated disposition on the part of the COM
mittee to lay the resolution on the table.
The existing labor troubles was topic of
discussion at the cabinet meeting one day,
recently, in the course of which the riots in
Chicago, Milwaukee and elsewhere were re-
ferre to, with view of taking such pre-
caut .onary measures for the protection of
government property as may be found
necessary.
Steel company's at Bridgeport ILL.,. as labor
ers, demanded ten hours pay for eight hours
work. The demand was refused, but the
manager offered to raise the pay from $1.25
to $1.3O for ten hours. The offer was re-
fused. The men walked out.
Two hundred striking employees of the
new Chicago gas company proceeded to the
corner of Adams street and Wabash avenue,
where large force of men were engaged in
laying the tracks for the Chicago City Pas
senger railway, and compelled the track lay
ers to stop work.
The legislature of Nova Scotia has before
it resolution providing for the withdrawal
from Canada of the people of Nova Scotia,
New Brunswick and Prince Edwards island
| and their union under one government as
an Independent province of Great Britain.
The house committee on Indian affairs
have agreed to report favorably the senate
/ bill to prevent trespass on Indian lands,
with an amendment intended to protect in
nocent persons from the operations of the
bill.
The Mccormick reaper works are again
open, ully one-half of the men returning to
the factory, despite the intimidation and
blood-shed. A special force was on duty to
protect the men, but their services were not
needed.
| Governor Foraker, of Ohio, has received
several letters threatening him with harm if
he attends the meeting of the Methodist
Episcopal conference in Richmond. He
reiterates his opinions regarding jeff Davis.
The knights of Labor of Utah and Mon
tana have ordered a strike of the northern
branch of the Union Pacific brakemen be-
cause of dissatisfaction in regard to the
change in the method of paying the men.
The brakemen's strike ended all along the
line of the Union Pacific. Most of the men
have been re- employed by the general
superintendent All people express great
satisfaction at the ending of the blockade.
| Chas. p. Woerner and Mary Wolner do
nestle in the formers family committed su-
icide at st. Paul, MINI. Woerner had been
intimate with Mary and she committed sui
eide to avoid disgrace.
The issue of standard silver dollars from
| the minis during the week ended May 9Th,
was $377, 1915. The issue during the cores
ponding period of last year was $685. $40.
The shipments of fractional silver coin
from the minis since May LIST; amount to
$S48, 1923.
| The supreme court of the United States
has dismissed the Alonzo Snow polygamy
case for want of jurisdiction. It has also
recalled the mandate in the Cannon po-
lygamy case, set aside by former judg
| ment, and dismissed it for want of juris-
dictiOn.
The Pioneer Cooperage, company of
Cincinnati, assigned. John Richards, presi-
dent and principal stockholder, also assign
ed. Total liabilities estimated at $4,000;
assets $4,000.
The comptroller of the currency has au-
thorized the American Exchange National
bank, of Chicago, Illinois, to begin bust
ness, with capital of 81 100000
All the striking Chicago freight handlers
have resumed their work. Some who had
| identified themselves prominently with the
strike were not taken back.
Chicago metal manufacturers have all re-
refused to grant eight hours work for nine
hours pay and have closed their establish
ments.
The building trades strikes at Pittsburg,
Pa, for short hours promises to result favor
ably to the men. Four furniture factories
| have started up on the strikers terms.
Three men were killed by cyclone which
devastated the country in the vicinity of
Woodstock, Ill. Other casualties are re-
ported but no fatalities.
The strike situation at Detroit shows little
| change. More men are out, increasing the
total number of striking and locked out men
to LOO.
The strikers on the Third avenue street
| railway, New York, refused to accept the
compromise proposed by the company, and
did not return to work.
Work has commenced in Armour's glue
factory and Niece mick's reaper works in
Chicago with full complement of men.
John McCue's new barn on his farm near
Raymore, Mo-, was destroyed by an incendi-
airy fire. Loss $1,000.
Six hundred employees of Rohoardes' cot
ton mill. Leni, Pa, struck against the COM
pany's store system.
The net earnings of the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern railway last year were
81, 845, 969.
A branch of the Law and Order league has
been organized at st. Louis. It is nearly
$1,000 strong.
Samuel Posey, colored, shot his mistress
and then himself, at Racine, Wis.
The bakers of Pittsburg are on a strike for
twelve hours work per day.
Three members Of my family, says Nj.
James A. Sample, Cash Room, Office Of
The Treasurer, q. s., who were suffering
from aggTava*ing coughs, have been
mach benefited by taking Red Star
Cough O1pA None a the III elects % |
noiicsab2s IN ofheR cough remedies, hsys |
i0uvod ths use a thia
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