Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-01-14
DOMESTIC.


Judge Winton,in the circuit court sisung
u Lafayette, Ind, has decided tina! 2 teie-
compelled to furnish an instruments af
legal rate. whether it so wishes or not 1ns
company win appeal.
President Cleveland, Tuesday, issued Q
proclamation admonishing all persons from
disposing or attempting to dispose o., or
assuming any authority over the territory
lying between the south and north forks OF
the Red river and the hundredth degree OF
longitude. |
The statement of the Union Pacific rail-
road for the month of November shows an
increase in net earnings of $266, 855. For
The eleven months ending November Goth,
the net earnings we're 1884,, 7S9, an increase
of s., 22S, 1892.
A Washington dispatch of Tuesday states
that there is now strong feeling in Wash
inQton that Senator Lamar will not be con-
frmed.
The Chicago diocese of the Catholic
CHURCH, forwarded the Pope, Tuesday, q
purse of $4,000.
ALI of the conductors of one of the
divisions of the OHIO river railroad, were
discharged, Tuesday, for stealing.
City Collector, Onahan, of Chicago, in q
letter to the Mayor regarding the high
license system says that it has prevented the
increase IN the number of saloons. He
suggests remedies for the defects in the law,
notably the payment of the license of $500
In installments. The number of saloons in
Chicago is 1000, and upwards of three
fourths of all the bonds, or, for three thous-
and saloons, are signed by the brewers. he
questions whether it is in accordance with
sound public policy to allow security OF
whose sole aim is to increase the number OF
saloons, as much as possible.
There was great excitement in the oil
market in New York, Tuesday. The pro-
duct advanced from 9OH to SO% in short
oil and that the Standard oil company is
back of it.
The official statement of all the comp
trollers of the southern states but Louisiana
show wonderful increase in the amount
of property of all kinds and prove the
great advancement of the south in the past
year.
The dispatches from the scene of the
Reading strike, Tuesday, indicate that
there is now every likelihood of a serious
outcome of the strike inauguated by the
Reading employees. 1t may throw &C, 900 men
out of employment. Twenty-Five thousand
Schuylkill miners are out. Should the
strike continue coal famine would be GER
tain and the suffering it would entail would
b awful. The coal dealers in Philadelphia
and other places are already raising prices.
At the New York republican assembly eau
Gus in Albany, Monday, resolutions were
passed protesting against the contrmatlon
of r, n n lamar SuDr6ma 1uQp6.
The pigeon shooting match, which took
place Monday between CAP tain Bogardus
and Captain Winston, was very close. The
betting at the outset was strongly in favor OF
Bogardus, but changed as the shooting pro-
ceeded. The matck will be continued Tues
day.
An earthquake was felt in the city OF
Mexico, Monday morning.
The observance in st. Peters, at Rome,
Sunday, of the pope's jubilee, was most en-
thusiastic. The pontiff took part in the
ceremonies, and was greeted with shouts by
the assembled worshipers. The occasion
was suitably commemorated IN all parts OF
the world where the pope's dominion is
recognized.
The Rock Island Railroad company
promises to have connection with the Gulf
of Mexico within two years.
The smart young reporter in Washington
who sent a sham Internal machine to Chief
Justice Waite 80 that he could write up the
story and sell it to the newspapers was
Thursday fined 500 for attempting to OBJ
tain money by false pretenses.
Judge Stfivas, of the United States district
court at Dubuque, Iowa, has rendered q
decision against what are known as the
Glidden barb-wire patents, under which the
Washburn-Moen company has exacted vast
royalties from manufacturers and laid heavy
taxes upon farmers using barb-wire fences.
The defendants in the suit proved that the
original barb-wire fence was invented as
long ago as 1859, or fifteen years prior to
fhe issue of the Glidden patents. The case
will be appealed to the United State supreme
court.
Senator Beck has been renominated by
the democratic caucus in the Kentucky
legislature, and will be elected next Wednes-
70 his third consecutive term.
Senator Sherman, in q letter to John
Thompson, of the Chase National bank OF
New York, expressed himself as in favor of
the currency issued by national
banks to the par value of the q. s. bonds
deposited. Should this means be adopted,
il would increase the money circulation
$20, 000, 900, which, it is believed, would be of
time.
The Kansas City board of trade has
passed resolutions fav bring the opening of
the Indian territory to settlement
A curious feature of the new liquor law in
Atlanta is the blacklist. When a man ap-
pears before the city recorder on charge
of drunkenness for the second time, and he
lie convicted, he is blacklisted, and his name
is furnished to all liquor dealers. who, under
q penalty of $500 fine, are forbidden to sell
him liquor within one year.
Walter E. Treadwell, the cattle king Of
Anthony, shot and seriously wounded
Charles @. Clark, his old partner, in that
city, Saturday. The cause of the trouble is
unknown.
A Wichita dispatch, of Saturday, states that
Miss Mary Sheets, Normal school student
at Emporia, who mysteriously disappeared
q few days before,w found in that city at
the home of Mr.. Oglesby. The young lady
had not eloped with drummer, as was sup
posed, but in fit of mental alteration had
taken the train for Wichita and wandered
over tho efreefs until almost dead