Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-02-25
DOMESTIC.


which case work will be suspended for two
months.
Forty were killed in an explosion in q coal
mine in Munich, Wednesday.
The republican editors of Indiana held a
meeting in Indianapolis, Thursday. There
was large attendance from all parts of the
state. The general sentiment favored max
ing the campaign in favor Of protection,
free ballot and fair count There was
strong feeling in favor of pushing Ex-Sena-
tor Harrison as Indiana's candidate for pres
ident. Speeches were made by Hon. Rich
ard Smith, Senator Harrison, and others.
The appellate court handed down it's de-
cision in the cases of the Chicago "bood-
lers." The cases are affirmed. A stay of
execution was secured later until March 9Th
for all defendants.
The total loss of the great fire in Elmira,
New York, will reach fully $250,000. The
Elmira Advertiser was one of the largest
,osers.
Deputy Sheriff Bill Thompson, of Las
Animas county, was shot and killed at Bos-
ton, Colorado, Thursday, by Jack White,
horse thief whom he was trying to arrest.
Thompson formerly lived in Dodge City,
Kansas.
A Washington dispatch of Wednesday,
says that after daily session for the last
two weeks the fisheries commissioners have
completed their labors and signed treaty,
which, it is believed, will result in satisfac-
tory settlement of disputes that have existed
for almost century between this govern
ment and Great Britain over the north
Atlantic fisheries. The treaty is signed by
all six of the commissioners, and is said to
have their full concurrence. Before the
treaty can take effect it must have the ratif-
cation of the queen of Great Britain, the
e %ha ~
New Foundland, as we'll as the senate of the
United States. Although the treaty will not
at present be made public, it can be state d
that it relates exclusively to the disputes
concerning the fisheries of the north Allan
tic coast. The treaty does not contemp' ate
the admission of fish into the United States
free of duty.
Seymour, republican, was elected over
Baum, democratic at the special congress
sional election in the Marquette, Michigan,
district, Tuesday, by majority of about
700.
D. r. Locke, petroleum V. Nasby) died
at his residence in Toledo, Ohio, of con-
sumption and organic troubles, Wednesday
NOR Ing. Mr.. Locke is well known as tn
author of the celebrated Nasty letters, and
as the editor and proprietor of the Toleoo
Blade. He was an advocate of prohibition
Of the liquor traffic.
The congressional committee appointed to
investigate the Reading strike met in Phil
adelphia Wednesday morning and examined
President Corbin. He said the capital stock
of the Reading system was $40,0OO,OOO. He
was president of the Reading railroad, but
not of the Reading Coal and Iron company.
He admitted that the Reading road was en-
gagged in interstate commerce, and that the
Reading railroad company owned all the
stock of the Reading Coal and Iron compa-
ny. He gave the history of the present
strike. He explained that the company was
bound as common carrier to accept and
move all freight offered to it for transporta-
ton, and could not keep men IN its employ
who refused to move such freight In speak
ing of the strikers who refused to come back
who were given an opportunity on Decem-
Der 9th, after the Knights had ordered them
out Mr.. Corbin said: "In this way. there
were about 2 600 men laid off the rolls, and
none of them shall come back while I am
president of the road" He said he could fill |
the places of the striking miners in ten days
if the new men could be protected. He pro-
nounced the stories of combination of the |
coal companies all over the coal country to |
keep up the prices pure romance. There
was board to furnish statistics of the out
put each year and estimates for the next
year. In answer to the question, was there
not an agreement with the men that no one
should be discharged unless the matter was
submitted to arbitration or their case could
be heard, Mr.. Corbip said that he believed
that there was some sort of an agreement to
this effect, but it was never intended to cover
such a case as the refusal of the men to ham
die the goods which the company was bound
to take as common carrier, merely because
the maker of the goods was Objectionable to
the knights of Labor. Mr.. Corbin then pro-
ceeded with the strike of the miners which
followed, and which he claimed was caused
by the sympathy of the latter with the rail-
road employees. The miners, he said, had no
reason nor any disposition to complain, and
would not have gone on the strike but for the
pressure of the Knights Of Labor upon them
from Philadelphia.
William B. Tescott, the young man who Is
Deheved to have murdered Amos Smell while
burglarlzing his house, is the son of a wealthy
father, who has done all that father could
Tor ason. Mr.. Tescott, ST., is at the head of
the y. b. Tescott manufacturing company,
and has been in business in Chicago many
years, and is highly respected. Young Tes-
colt would not attend school, and associated {
with the worst class of boys. When
he was 16, he ran away from home {
and was not heard of for several years. | {
de landed In the Kentucky penitentiary, q 6
confirmed thief, and served term of two
years for burglary. A month ago he re- 7
turned and was treated as a prodigal, not :
only by his father, but by Mrs. Henrietta
Owsley and other wealthy friends of the
family, who hoped to reform him. Mrs.
Owsley invited him to her home and sought I
70 influence him for good through her sons. .
One morning she discovered that her house y
mad be u burgalized of many small articles =
of jewelry and clothing, entrance having y
been effected through the rear door. A
detective found that the articles were stolen
by young Tescott. She declined to prose- =
cute.
"A ticago dispatch of Friday states that
Ch'ef Arthur of the Brotherhood of Locomo- n
motive Engineers has obtained an increase 81
IN the pay of all Locomotive Engineers en- G
pioyed on the Chicago & Alton rail road in a
conference with the management of that g
road. Passenger engineers will be paid b
$3.50 per hundred miles and freight engi- o.
neers $500 per hundred. v
a IRE at Westerly, R l., Friday, destroyed Il