Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-05-08
GENERAL NEWS.
DOM ESTlC,

DOMESTIC.
The senatecommittee on commerce have
voted to make favorable report on the new
Atlantic and Pacific ship railway bill as q
substitute for the original bill. Eads, and
such others as may be associated with him,
are created corporate body with the title
of the Atlantic & Pacific Ship Railway COM
pany, with power to issue capital stock and
bonds, not to exceed in the aggregate 800,
100000. The United States obligates itself
years, after the ship railway shall have been
completed and tested, any sum of money
required to make two thirds of the net reve-
nues of said company amount annually to
the sum of So, 5OO, 900, provided that the total
liabilities of the government shall in no case
exceed the sum of $4,000. The obligation
of the United States shall not attach until
the railroad shall have transported in the
presence of board of engineers, appointed
by the president of the United States, a
loaded vessel, weighing, with her load, not
less than 6,OOO tons; average speed of not
less than six miles an hour, and place her in
harbor at the other side of the isthmus with
out injury to vessel.
The New York Times of the 9th speaking
of the condition of ex-President
Arthur's health says: Months ago
symptoms of Bright's disease were noticed,
and after battling with it heroically, Arthur
four months ago was forced to retire from
troubles, which are inseparable from aggra-
waited stages of Brights' disease, were first
observed and for the first time since the
disease manifested itself, hope began to fade
out from the minds of those who knew of
Arthur's illness. Arthur realizes his position
thoroughly. He was always fearful of fall
ing victim to Bright's disease, and now
that he is in the clasp of the dreaded enemy,
he fights with the energy and courage which
ages are all on one side, and it is probably
question of few days when the struggle
will come to an end.
Two special cars brought jeff Davis
from Montgomery to Atlanta. Animmense
city was beautifully decorated. At every
station along the route from Montgomery
Mr.. Davis was met by tremendous delega-
lions, who shouted and cheered from the
the train came in sight until it was
out of hearing. At each station speeches
we're made by different members of the
Hill statute committee and the ex-confeder-
ate committee. The children of Atlanta,
not less than 5000, were in line
dents carriage and 1900 ex-confeaerate
veterans followed the carriage. The city
was wild with enthusiasm. No other man
aver received such a reception from Georgia
people.
The report of the committee of the Ohio
Legislature regarding the investigation into
Senator Payne's election, has been submit
ed to the United Sates senate, and Senator
Payne has ma8}a speech charging ma
ority of the cor %littee with unfairness in re-
fusing to motif Aim of testimony predjudical
10 him, and in emitting to call on him for
private papers, he having in advance notified
,he chairman of the committee that he would
De prepared to meet every charge against
him. He entered most emphatic denial of
he charges, and invited the most exhaustive
scrutiny of all his acts and of his private
He was entirely willing to
cave the matter with the committee on
privileges and elections of the senate, to
which committee it was referred.
J. M. Armstrong, who in February, 1885,
Tiled DR.. Ferguson in Perry county, Ark
Insas, was hanged in Perryville. George
carroll, who in February, 1885, killed his
wife and threw her body into well on his
arm, in White county, in order to marry
lmey Tidwell, his half brothers widow,
nth whom he was criminally intimate, was
anged at Searcy, Arkansas. Both were
7hite men and farmers of respectable stand
ng. In each case all legal efforts were ex-
austed to save their necks, by appeals to
rnor to commute their sentences to impris-
nment for life.
Four more Indian territory murderers re-
Give death sentences in the United States |
curt at Fl. Smith, and unless the president
nterferes they will be hanged Friday, the
Sd of July. They are Blue Duck, a Chero-
1hite man named Samuel Wryrick; Kit Ross, |
white man, killed Jonathan Davis, another |
7hite man, in the Cherokee nation |
ast December; Calvin James, q negro, kill |
d Toney Love, also negro in the Chicka- |
aw nation last July; Lincoln Shroll, a white |
IAN, killed BENJAMIN j. Clark, father and
On, also white, in the Chickasaw nation
.st May.
The house committee on labor heard Rep |
sentative Springer in support of the labor |
FILTRATION bill introduced by him and which i
, in general accordance with the message |
f the president on the subject. The men,
ers of the committee seemed favorable to a
arbitration commission, but the |
latter did not go far enough to indicate
hat action would betaken. The opinion
'as expressed by the committee that the
rincipal features Of the Springer bill would
Q incorporated in the bill now on the house
alender, to provide for the establishment
f department of agricultural labor.
The Mississippi levee river broke near Aus
in, Miss. The county that was overlooked is
No of the most productive in the Missis-
ppi river valley. The planters in the low
Inds will, it is feared, lose many head of
,eir stock by drowning. Steamboat men
.om below report oceans of water in the
of Helena, and as far north as
Miss, only thirty miles below
[emphis. The flood that has been pouring
"a has held the river stationary for the past
< days.
The employees in the freight houses of the
hicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad have
otified the local freight agent of the compa-
y, that they have begun WORKING eight hours
day, and will demand the same compensa-
on as they are now receiving for ten hours.
imilar action has been taken by the Chicago,
Iilwaukee d 81. Paul freight handlers. The
ZEN say that If an unfavorable reply is re-
Irned they will quit work They express
ntil they bring the companies to terms.
The adiutant general Of the army has re
lived the following telegram from General
lies, dated Jackson, Arr. The Apaches in
nall numbers have been committing ser
us depredatiors in the country east and
ljaceDt to the Sonora railway, from thirty
tbirty-five miles south of the boundary,
I'd have killed one man north of the line,
Ear Calabssas, Arr. Our troops and thirty
en- of the Mexican troops, under Major
els, have been in active pursuit, both cross
g the line and following the raiding par
es.
Every planning mill Of importance in Mil
aukee, Wis, shut down In consequence of
,mands BY the vorkmen. The men re-
ntly organised m assembly of Knights of