Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-19

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The Kansas yearly meeting Of Quakera
has been in session at Lawrence.
The general council of the Evangelical
Lutheran church has been in session at
Pittsburg, Pa. The denomination has 25O.
600 members in 646 congregations.
The Kansas counties which have exchanged
their bonds for stock in the C., 4. d N. rail
way company have organized fight against
the sale of that road to satisfy bands issued
by it.
The strike among the coal miners at Bra
al, Indiana, is now six months old, and the
miners are still determined to hold out.
Relief Is furnished them from various
sources.
L. s. Bacon, an old citizen of Lawrence,
Kansas. is dead from paralysis.
Bishop Wallis remains were laid in the
Topeka cemetery October IA.
Another bad storm on the Atlantic this
week, causing much damage to shipping.
The increase in the price of pig iron has
caused a consolidation of the interests of
barbed wire makers.
A bad accident occurred at a gas we'll east
nj oh Vn6, NH
lives.
Edison says that there is no kind of insu-
lation possible which will make electric
wires safe to handle.
Daniel NJ. Frost has been appointed by
the president; register of the Garden City,
Kan, land Office.
W. ]. Way, who has been confidential
clerk of all the general managers OF the
Santa Fe, has resigned.
The gsave of Ralph Waldo. Emerson, at
Concord, N. H., has been opened, and left
open SO as to expose the casket.
A terrific wind prevailed few days since
in southern Illinois. At Mounds junction
houses and trains were blown away.
The grand lodge of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Brakemen is in session at St. Paul,
Mimi; full LOCO people in attendance.
Theodore Poole, of Syracuse, New York,
is the latest name the wires ASSERT to be
likely to succeed Commissioner of Pensions
Tanner.
The press of Mexico almost unanimously
attacks the action of. the government in
granting concession of aid to the negro
emigration scheme.
A fire at Ricof Colo, destroyed the st.
James hotel and other buildings. John
Phillips, Cash Carpenter and one other man
were burned to death.
c. T. Sparks, deputy United States mar
shall, was killed in Franklin county, Ala
bama, while making arrests of parties for
violation of the revenue laws.
The village of Norwood, Kentucky, is de-
stroyed by fire. Only one house is left. Two
persons are missing. The fire started from
an explosion of key of guntpowder.
Fire has destroyed seventy houses IN the
village of Stein, near Wur2 burg. Bavaria.
Many persons were injured and large
number rendered homeless aud starving.
The Santa Fe directors have accepted the
plan proposed by its committee for reorgan-
ization, which has been published. Except
in matters of detail the plan is said to re-
main unchanged.
Representative c. r. Breckenridge, of
Arkansas, does not agree with ex-Speaker !
Carlisle, but says that the democratic mi |
nority in the lower house will place no OBJ |
struction upon legislation.
The international maratime conference
meets at Washington October is. Delegates |
from China and Italy were the first to report |
their arrival. The conference expires by
limitation January 81. 1880.
The Grand International Brotherhood of |
Locomotive Engineers is in session at Den |
yer, Colo. Chief Powderly, of the Knights |
of Labor, with his official associates, are |
there also.
The car of Russia, during his visit to |
Germany, has had long confidential chats |
with Prince Bismarck, the German chancel- |
lor. This makes Austria jealous and looks |
bad for Bulgaria.
Talmaee's Tabernacle is in ashes. This |
noted Brooklyn church is destroyed the SEC |
ond time. Mr.. Talmage has issued an ap- |
peal to all who read his sermons to aid in |
erecting still larger house.
The stars and stripes were Missed by q
mass meeting of social SITS in Chicago and
the red flag cheered. Speakers asserted that
an awful revolution is imminent in Chicago
and that it will not be peaceabFe one.
The general superintendent of the United
States life saving service has publicly COM l.
plimented the crews of the life stations on
The Atlantic coast for their bravery, zeal,
discretion and ingenu ty exhibited in saving
l94 lives; that being the entire number on
wrecked vessels within their territory.
A wonderfully far reaching conspiracy
has been discovered in Chicago to use every
means ia the interest of the defense in the
Cronin murder case. Jurors; before being
examined, were tempered with, as hi"h as
e5, 900 being offered should they be retained
on the trial. Jury, and then hang out for
acquittal.; Several arrests have been made
Of conspirators, and special grand jury
summoned to investigate.
Better Than Oklahoma.
100 acres of the choicest land in the San
Luis Valley, in Southern Colorado. all under
ready for use. It will be sold as whole or