Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-04-03


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Lieutenant Maus has made supplemental
report in reference to the murder of Captain
Crawford by Mexican troops, near the Ari-
IONA line short time back. 1t has been
sent to Washington. The report contains
his own statement, Lieutenant Shippes', Mr..
Horns and that of the hospital steward, all
white men, who were present at the time of
the attack, which occurred in daylight.
Crawford wore his undress uniform. Maus
wore long United States overcoat. He says
he was within ten yards of the Mexicans.
He says that while the Me1icans were talk
ing they sent men quietly around to the hills,
where the scouts were fortunately gathered.
While talking to Horn one of the Mexicans
suddenly raised his gun and shot him in the
arm. The hospital steward says that while
he had his back turned the Mexicans fired
two shots at close range. He was in the un
dress uniform of his grade. The Mexicans
refused to answer any of their cries. The
scouts killed four Mexicans before they could
restrain them.
The supreme court of the United States
has affirmed the judgment of the court of
claims in the suits between the Union Pa
ciic railroad. company, and the United
railroads for transporting the mails and the
government employees accompanying them
and on the part of the government In refer
ence to it's claim for five per cent of the
amount of the earnings of the road under
the act of 1862. The court of claims decided
that the railroad company was entitled to
s., $40 1874 for services rendered the govern
ment and that the United states on their
counter claim were entitled to recover ST.
fS7 and gave Judgment in favor of the
United States for the difference. From this
judgment the United States appealed.
A dispatch from Albuquerque, n. NJ,
says: A man named Groendick, a cowboy in
the employ of G. II. Fitzpatrick, who owns a
large cattle ranch about twenty miles from
here brings the news that band of Next
can herders had attacked Fitzpatrick s
ranch and killed one man named Ira Mes
kin, driving the rest into the house where
they were beseiged. The only weapon the
cowboys had was a Winchester rifle, and
this was in the hands of Meskin VIXEN he
was killed, and was captured by the Mexi-
cans. The men IL the house are able to
keep the attacking party out by barricades
for time, but Groendick, seeing that they
would be massacred if not relieved, had es-
capped himself by crawling on his stomach
along an area through the underbush clear
of the attacking party. Assistance was at
once dispatched to rescue the ranchres,
The supreme court of Indiana decided the
last of the telephone cases. The decision
was given by Chief Justice Niblack. 1t COW
ers the constitutionality of the laws passed
by the last Legislature for the regulation OF
telephone affairs. The points involved by
the law reducing rentals has previously been
decided in the case of Hackett against the
former opinion by simply calling attention
to it. Regarding the non discrimination act,
the court holds, at length, that the telephone
company is a common carrier, and as such
is subject to all the regulations which the
law imposes upon common carriers. 1t can
not, therefore, refuse service to any person
who demands it, and fulfill the legal require
ments.
The construction of the extensions of the
Chicago, Rock Island Il Pacific railroad
from st. Joseph, southwestward and north
that company that if st. Joseph citizens
would take $1,000, 900 stock in the enterprise
the road would be built, has been practical
ly accepted, nearly oEe-half of the amount
having been raised within forty-eight hours
after the subscription was open to the public.
The completion of the Burlington d Mis-
souri, bridge across the Missouri river, at
Rulo, will result in transferring the through
trains of that road to the st. Joe branch.
All the cloak pressers belonging to
the Independent Cloak Pressers' union,
in New York City, joined the
ranks of the strikes. The cloak cutters stop
ped work. Altogether about I, 900 persons
are idle in the different branches of tire
cloak making trade. Six firms have acceed-
ed to the demands of the strikers. The
strikers demand that no work be given to
outside contractors, the prices heretofore
paid to contractors to be paid to employees
direct, all of whom shall be members of the
union, and that no work be done on Satur-
day, the Hebrew Sabbath.
The board of directors and transportation
committee of the Merchants exchange, of
st. Louis, in a joint meeting, adopted resolu-
tons demanding that the strike upon the
Missouri Pacific railroad, and the Gould
southwest system of railroads shall cease,
and as means to this end that the strikers
upon these roads shall either return to their
former positions, or discontinue hindering
those who are willing to work. The resolu-
lions also invoke the civil and military pow
ers OF the cities, countess and states, and if
necessary of the United States, to enforce
the law, which shall put an end to the pres
emit deplorable condition of affairs.
A conference was to have been held be-
tween the Knights of Labor and the morocco
manufacturers to Wellington, Del, for the
purpose of adjusting wages, ETC., for the
coming season. The Knights committee pro-
ceeded to the place of meeting, but no man.
ufacturers appeared, and the general suspen-
son of work in all the shops was ordered and
promptly obeyed. The strike involved 1900
persons. A portion of those employed by
Charles Mullen are authorized to return to
work and finish up perishable stock. The
manufacturers claim that they were taken
by surprise, and there was no concert of
action among them in staying away from
the conference.
Congressman Stephenson, of Wisconsin
says that the committee ON public lands, of
which he is member, has decided upon re-
commanding that the Homestead law, which
now requires settler to live on his land i've