Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-10

Authur going M the steps of special mar
Ior car in the Grand Central depot this after
noon stumbled and almost fell. His son
Allan. who accompanied him, caught his
arm and helped him into the car. His
daughter Nellie, his two sisters and his doc
tor were also with him, and went with him
to New London, Conn, where the physicians
hope that he will be recuperated by sum-
mer in the pure air.. number Of friends
called to say goodbye before the train
started. In reply to question as to. his
health, be said: ''The only trouble with me
is my stomach. You know how good that
used to be-"
At the packing house of Levi, Dond & Co.,
near Chicago, box car was in process of
being frieghted. The car was to be shipped
over the Lake Shore road for the east. The
hands informed the firm that they would
not return to work unless they were assured
that the meat would be unloaded, and if
shipped at all, would be sent to some other
road than the Lake Shore. The firm pro-
tested at what they claimed was arrogant
dictation. The men, however, were obdur-
ate and were about to leave the packing
surances given that the Lake Shore would
carry no more of the firms meat until the
existing difficulties were patched up. With
the exception of three men, who went to
work on the second day, all the men have
held out.
The funeral of Judge David Davis was
held at Bloomington, Ill. The city was
thronged with people, and business was
practically suspended all day and entirely
during the funeral services. A special train
at noon brought Governor Oglesby and staff
and 100 lawyers from Springfield, Decatur
and Clinton. The remains lay in state in
the west parlor of the Davis mansion from
to IL o'clock, and there was a constant
stream of visitors to take a last look at the
face of the dead. The features were calm,
peaceful, and much less wasted than had
been generally expected. The casket was
of cedar, draped with black cloth, and eight
heavy silver handles and massive plate
bearing the inscription: David Davis, born
March 9th. 1915. Died June 26th, 1886.
A Chicago dispatch Of the goth instant
says: 1t seems evident that the Lake Shore
strikers are determined to make a long,
bitter fight. On the other hand; the officials
of the road declare their determination to
go straight forward ON the present line and
fight the battle to the end if it takes LOO
police to accomplish final ard complete
victory. The shot by Pinkerton guard at
the man who ditched two cars by throwing a
switch under moving train, caused great
excitement among switchmen. Many threats
are made. A morning paper says that in a
crowd at Packerstown, last night, there we're
dozens who openly declared that the Lake
Shore should not deliver another train to
any line in those yards. and that ii it was at
tenn pied blood would be shed.
The democrats of Iowa have resolved to
fuse with the Greenbackers. Their state
~ To- -
was adopted which endorses President Cleve-
land and his administration, favors honest
pension bills, but opposes special laws: calls
on congress to revise the tariff laws so as to
meet the needs of the revenue only; declares
in favor of decreasing the public debt
legislative adjustment of the labor
question; denounces the new congress
sional district law; demands investi-
CATION and convention of all malfeas-
The prohibitory law and the enactment of a
ocal option law extending to counties and
cities, the license adopted to be not less than
$500. full state ticket was placed in |
the Greenbackers being al |
owed two places On the ticket.
dispatch from CT ,ago of the date of
he Both Instant, says: -Four OF the Lake
Shore strikers were arrested here to-day. |
After being fired at by the Pinkerton men |
hey pushed fiat car in front of moving |
rain and attempted to throw switch. Late |
his afternoon a train of the Lake Shore |
.oad was thrown off the track by the strikers |
lear Fortieth street. A Baltimore e. Ohio |
rain came along afterward and was de-
allied. Then Lake Shore stock train. east |
pound, came along and was allowed to pass
through all right. There were four men
Who turned switches, and as soon as they did |
70 they ran swiftly across the prairie. Three
n four pistol shots were fired after them
which brought them to stop. They were |
Irrested and taken to the town of Lake
where they were identified as the men who
brew switches and ditched trains the other |
lay at that point.
William E. Smith, assistant secretary Of |
he treasury has rendered his resignation to
he president to take effect June l, next, in |
rider to accept the position of solicitor for
he St. Paul, Minnesota & Manitoba railroad
company, with headquarters at st. Paul,
linn. The president has selected as his
uccessor Hon. Hugh Thompson, governor
# South Carolina, and has sent his nomina-
ion to the senate. Thompson is said to be
man of ability, in entire accord with the
residents policy on the public question.
lie has been prominently identified with the
EDUCATIONAL interests of his state, and is now
CRYING his second term as its governor. He
las resigned that Office, and expects to as
ume the duties of the Office as soon as he
hall have been confirmed. Smith said that
70 relinquished the position voluntarily,
nth the best of feeling toward the president
nd all his associates, solely in his own in
erests.
The headquarters of the national legisla-
i've committee of the Knights of Labor in
Washington is being flooded with petitions
rom local assemblies to be presented to
ongress, urging action upon the measures
AIMED in the recent list submitted by the
ational committee. These petitions are
like in form, having been printed and dis
ributed to the local assemblies for sigma
ures, but many of them are accompanied
y letters of the most vigorous sort Ralph
beaumont, chairman of the legislative COM
littee, declares it to be the purpose of the
nights to test the sense of congress on the
named and find out whether the
oliticians mean to pass measures for the
elief of the people, and whether the right
petition is to be respected. Mr.. Beau
lont expects to present to congress, within
few days, similar petitions bearing at least
million signatures. The papers for some
the eastern states are said by the local as
emblies forwarding them to bear the names
f entire communities, not alone those of
ne Knights of Labor.
The republican convention of Pennsylva-
ia, met at Harrisburg. General James A.
eaver was nominated for governor. The
riff address adopted by the convention re-
Jews the history of the tariff since 1882, to
how that the democratic party has for the
lat fiftv years leyisIated against the best in |