Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-04-28
DOMESTIC.

date for the republican nomination for the
presidency. California will undoubtedly
vention for him. The California press
takes different views of his candidacy:
The Chronicle says that while Senator
Stanford's life and character, public and
private, are absolutely beyond reproach, that
shou d he be candidate every offense which
has ever been charged against the Central
and Southern Pacific Railroad companies
would Be heaped upon his shoulders The
Chronicle urges Mr.. Stanford's friends to
endeavor to dissuade him from the idea.
Nothing can come of it but defeat and
Disappointment. The Examiner believes he
would make strong candidate and the
Alta says there is no doubt that the
California delegates will 60 to Chicago
instructed for Mr.. Stanford.
There was no material change in Roscoe
Conkling's condition up to midnight, Mon
day. The physicians place his chances of
recovery at one to five. The critical point
in his illness has not yet been reached. Mr..
Conkling's family and friends were general
ly hopeful throughout the day.
A Clarksville, Ga, dispatch gives an in
teresting peep in o Georgia life and charact-
or: william Hopkins, who, with his
brother Joe, murdered William Thomas, in
Ruban county, one Sunday, because he wore
store clothes, will be hanged May l1th. His
only sorrow is that mis- brother, who was
sent to the penitentiary, is not to be hanged
with him. His father called On him yester-
day, and when about to leave, the murderer
asked: Papa, will you come out to the
hanging?' The old man looked at the pass
ing clouds and replied: well if it is too
yet for blowing 1 reckon I WILL"
Tn loss by floods in the northwest is
immense. A Winona, Mimi, dispatch says
that the loss to the manufacturing interests
of that city alone will foot up to $1OO,OOO
DR.. Agnew, the eminent phyician. died
in New York, Wednesday.
The senate committee on foreign relations
has decided by party vote to report the
fisheries treaty adversely.
Ewing Waterson, son of Henry Waterson,
of the Courier-JourndL, was arrested in
Washington, Wednesday, charged with as
sault with intent to kill one Mrs. Unker, q
widow, who boarded at his boarding house.
He had asked Mrs. Tinker to break an en-
Ragement she had made, and when she re-
fused he drew pen knife and cut her in the
wrist Jealousy was the cause. There will
probably be no prosecution.
The subcommittee of the house commit
tee on education decided, Wednesday, to re-
port substitute for the Blair bill as passed
the use of the money realized from the sale
of public lands, not to exceed $8,0O0,OO0 in
any one year, for educational purposes. The
money is to be distributed among the states
in proportion to the number of persons of
scholastic age.
Two hundred girls employed as machine
hands in a clothing mandatory at Mime
apolis struck, Wednesday.
G.
struck at Kansas City, Tuesday, on account
of the discharge of Switchman Wilson for
knocking down the night yardmaster, re-
turned the next afternoon on the agreement
of the company to reinstate Wilson. They
also demanded the yardmaster's discharge,
but this was not granted
Governor Morehouse has refused to honor
q requisition from the governor of Kansas
for the return to the state of the Uhlmans,
who now reside in St. Joseph. They are
wanted in Kansas for violating the prohibi-
ton law. They have resided in Missouri
for four years, and Governor Morehouse, in
view of all the facts surrounding the case,
holds thai they are not fugitives from JUS
tice within the meaning of the constitution
of the United States. This is an old case
and has attracted a great deal of attention,
especially from the German press.
The last services over the body of Roscoe
Conkling were held at Utica, New York,
Saturday. Business in the city was suspend
ed throughout the day. The floral tributes
were very numerous and Of unusual magni-
hcence.
A Berlin dispatch of Saturday says: "Af-
ter q paroxyism of difficult breathing pre-
csding discharge of pus, this evening, the
much longer of this?' For the first time
since the final crisis set in, the sufferer dis
played signs of restlessness and an irritation
emperor put is in everybody's mind, and the
attendants and doctors are assalled on every
hand with the inquiry: How much longerF
The physicians are studiously silent, but it
is permitted to be known that the emperor's
life may be prolonged for two weeks, though
any moment may bring the last phase by
suffocation. Empress Victoria watches
closely at the emperor's bedside. Besides
curtailing the interviews with other members
Of the family, she will not permit any Off
cial to have access to the emperor unless
he especially desires it. Prince Bismarck
and the empress hold frequent consultations
and appear to be reoonciled."
The judiciary committee have made
favorable report on the Breckenridge inter
national copyright bill.
Prominent Washington ladies are making |
IN effort 70 pr6sonS statue OF George |
Washington to the French republic. The |
president endorses the idea.
There are several bills before congress to |
prohibit the dealing in futures in agricul- |
tural products.
One thous nd four hundred bankers out |
Of the 1,70D in Chicago, struck Monday. |
The cause of the strike is refusal of the |
bosses to recognize their union.
A fire at Winona, Mississippi, did DAMAGE
10 the amount Of. $3.50, 90, Saturday.
Judge Slagel, of the common pleas court |
IN Philadelphia, granted an Injunction |
restraining the members of trades |
assembly. from boycotting Brace Bros |
laundry firm of that city, whose establish |
ment has been under the ban for a wear. |
suit for $4,000 damages has also been in
gtituted by the firm against a number of |
the most prominent labor leaders of Ale
ghany county.
Representatives of twenty democratic clubs
met in conference in New York city, Satur- |
day, for the purpose of organizing a |
uational league. 1t was determined that a |
national convention of the league be held in |