Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-06-26

The American association of nurserymen
in session at Washington, elected officers
for the ensuing year a. follows: President,
G. J.. Watrouse, Of Iowa; first vice president,
N. H. Hunt, of Illinois; secretary, ID. VIII
mot Scott, of Illinois; treasurer, A. &. Whit
ney, of Illinois; executive committee-S. u.
Willard, OF New York; N. B. Pearsall, OF
Kanf as; L. E. Velets, of Ohio. A resolution
was adopted urging the passage Of the oleo-
Also one highly complimentary to Norman
j. Coleman, as commissioner of agriculture.
In regard to the Crow reservation, in Mon
tana, the committee ON Indian affairs have
recommended to the senate, that it be re-
duced to such limit as will enable the In
dams to use what they retain and vest the
titles dividends. In the opinion OF the
committee the consideration of $1,000
year given by Messrs. Blake d Wilson, for
the rental of between 2, 500,0 GOO and 100000
acres of these lands was very inadquate,
and the report says charges of fraud in the
negotiations of the lease were made. ut
is enough 80 the report continues, "to say
that the Indians are incapable OF Intelligent
transaction of such business. If leases are
to be allowed at all the department should
have taken entire supervision of the bust
ness"
The public reception at the white house
the other evening was the largest of the
kind ever witnessed there. Though it was
not begun till 8 o'clock, before o'clock an
immense crowd had gathered in the vicinity
of the main doors, and when they were
thrown open a closely packed line of men,
main entrance down the carriage way, out
of the north gate and east on Pennsylvania
avenue to Fifteenth street. There were
fully 5000 persons in line, and at IL o'clock
the number had not perceptibly decreased.
The president and Mrs. Cleveland shook
hands with all as the throng passed through
the blue room, and the bride had a bright
smile and a kind word for those she reoog-
nized in the moving crowd.
The fourth story boarding house at the
corner of Ninth and Olive streets, st. Louis,
collapsed. The contractor who was excavat-
ing the cellar in the lot adjoining for the
the foundation and the walls of the house
showed cracks, but was considered entirely
secure. Two actresses who were occupying
a room on the third floor noticed trembling
of the walls, which was followed by loud
cracking noise. Alarmed, they dressed and
ran into the hall, and had no sooner done SO
than the building fell with q crash, leaving,
however, a portion of it, where the hall was
located, intact. A little boy, occupying an
to the ground below, where he fell trembling
ly but was not hurt. There we're nine other
occupants in the house, all of whom miracu-
lousy escaped.
The commencement week at the State nor
NAL school at Emporia, has been full of in
terest. The prize contest in defamation
and debate occurred on Saturday evening.
On Sunday morning the Rev. DR.. Marvin,
ex- charcellor of the State university, deliv-
cred an eloquent baccalaureate sermon in
the Congregational church before the class
of 1886. On Monday afternoon the usual
class day exercises were held. In the even
ing the students and faculty joined in Ho-
me- social, nearly $50 characters being in
costume. On Tuesday evening DIR. S. 8.
Laws, president of the University of Mis- |
souri,, delivered an address on the philoso- |
ply of christianity. On Wednesday even |
ing the alumni society gave an entertain |
ment of rare merit. The commencement
exercises of Thursday were attended by sew |
oral of the state officers and witnessed by
arge and appreciative audience. The class
consisted of fifteen ladies and eighteen gen.
.lemen.
General Secretary Turner, of the Knights
If Labor, was questioned at Philadelphia by |
/ reporter about secret circular of General
Master Workman Powderly, dated Philadel-
ire warned against what he considers plot |
o pack the convention to be held in Rich
nond next October with politicians, and in
which Mr.. Powderly claims to have discov-
red a conspiracy which is on foot to disrupt
he order by under hand means. Mr.. Tur-
Ter was first very reticent, and refused to
ak, but when his questioner began to quote
attracts from the letter, showing that he
new its contents, his whole manner changed.
no incl tn to Init
nally concluded to make clean breast of
t. 81 know it. I told POwderly when we
7ere sending that out it would get into print.
Why, do you know We have spent over $500
nd nearly weeks labor in mailing those
documents to the assemblies? There is no
se. They will get out, and after this will
rye that all such matters be given to the
ress at once"
George Woodford recently filed in the
United States circuit court against Jay
iould suit for $500, 600 for breach of con
ract. While the st. Louis & San Francisco
,as buying its way into st. Louis, Wood
bjected to the price the road offered. His
roperty was condemned and litigation en-
ued, during the course of which he discov-
red that there was flaw in the incorpora-
this company. This information he took
D New York and impaired to Jay Gould on
ondition that the latter would join with
i'm in the construction of q railroad from
'acifc, Missouri, to st. Louis on the prop
rty condemned by st. Louis d San Fran
isco. When the new company was incor-
Grated, Gould refused to take any interest
4 the road, and would not furnish the mon
y for the prosecution of the scheme. He
sed the information, however, it is alleged,
4 intimidating those who controlled the
Dad, until they abandoned the project of
uilding into the city from Pacific, and {
nd made q contract with Gould to come in
yer the Missouri Pacific tracks. Hence
he alleged breach of contract.
At one Of the open resorts OF Chicago, a .
ocialistic organization recently formed un-
or the title of brothers of the Red Cross" {
cid a meeting. Anarchy, nihilism, revolt {
nd plumber were advocated. Not police
IAN appeared, nor was the meeting in any
'ay molested. Nearly all of the speakers
ere from abroad for the reason that the
hicago oratorical revolutionists are in Jail
nder cover. Emil Verblanck said "What
, lawY' It is q code of tyranny. Why, what !
re police? They are tyrants of law; they are !
rch tyrants. exult in Chicago's heroic :,
eeds of the mig of May 4. Would that
on had been better prepared; that your en-
ines of destruction had been more numer-
Us. But next time-that next time which :
swiftly coming-we still tear the liver :.
rom these dogs of oppression who hurl their
AIRED and grated citizens to DEATH" I
homas, a murderer of New York, said: 81