Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-09-07
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The Embreeville Iron works and 1905
ACRES of timber and mineral lands situated
near Jonesboro, Tenn, have been sold to
Englishmen for 100000
The LOYAL ladies of the G. A. r. conven-
Frances Wood, of Topeka, Kansas, as presi-
dent.
A crowded meeting of Protestants was
Mr.. Balfour's latest proposal to endow q
Catholic university IN Ireland.
81. b. Warner, the head of the large pro-
prietary medicine establishment of Roches-
ter, n. Y, has agreed to sell the business to
q British syndicate for 100000. The
guarantee money has been put up.
Magdalen, state of Sonora, Mexico. The
disturbances were suppressed by federal
troops.
In an interview Emperor William, of Ger
many, declares that the existing labor laws
are inadequate to protect the workingmen
of Prussia from the greeds of capitalists.
During the performance at Marshall, Mo-,
"Iittle Tom" aged about 10 years, one of
thrown from his horse and seriously injured.
Acting Secretary Bachelor recently signed
his name to a check for S15,000,OOO. 1t was
drawn in favor of the sub-treasurer at New
York to meet the heavy bond purchases.
All the tram men on the Lake Shore road
N Wisconsin have been armed by the COM
pany to resist attacks by the lone rob-
Der who has several times robbed Lake
Shore trains.
The first democratic convention of North
Dakota cheered Congressman Springer, of
Illinois, who in a speech before them OPP
posed the protective tariff, and spoke against
prohibition,
John Diarick, of Canton, o., has received
word that he is one of the three heirs to
$500, 600 left by a brother, Joseph Dietrich,
who has just died in Texas.
An excursion train to Burlington, VT,
from the horse breeders meeting at Rut-
land, collided with stock train, killing the
passenger conductor, engineer and fireman.
Several were injured.
During the races at Oskaloosa, Ia, the
south row of stalls. containing thirty fast
horses, were burned. All the horses were
saved except Durango F., valued at $4,000.
The National Democrat, a democratic
weekly paper for national circulation, will
shortly be established at Washington by
leading democrats.
Kaiser William, of Germany, has issued
an order which sanctions the creation in
Jerusalem of an evangelical establishment
with corporate rights. The object of the
new body is to preserve existing evangelical
inst f,tio opl 10 odd To fhoir
A meeting in connection with the depart
ure of party OF missionaries under the
auspices of the Unitarian board, was held at
Boston. OF the number sent away, six
sailed for Turkey and India and eleven for
China and Japan,
The radical newspapers of Prussia have
begun an agitation for reduction of the
period of compulsory military service with
the colors. The term Is three years and the
radicals want it reduced to two years. The
war Office will not entertain the suggestion.
It is said that C. P. Huntington, the mag
nate of the Southern Pacific, has a scheme
to consolidate all the railroads west of the |
Missouri river; and that Jay Gould and
Magoun of the Santa Fe are in the scheme. |
Colonel R. N. Hudson, of Terre Haute, |
Ind, is dead. He was the states financial
agent in New York when the war broke out
and went into the service first as colonel on
F1emont's staff in Missouri.
Port Huron, Mich, is surrounded by for
est fires. Some places within the limits OF
the city have been burned over. This is the
dryest time experienced there in many
years.
August ended with very warm weather in
the northwest, the mercury reaching 1O2 at
Des Moines. Ia, So at Madison, Wis, 100 at
Rockford, ILL.,, 81 at st. Paul, and SO on.
The same days were quite warm in most of |
Kansas. although wide rains IN the western
parts of the state tempered it. There were |
no hot winds any where in Kansas.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has is-
sued an order stating that the postoffice de-
partment for the year ending June 20, 1880,
will pay the sum of $1,000 as reward for
the arrest and conviction in the United
States court of any person found guilty of
making an armed attack upon any stage
coach or railway mail car having the mails
n transit.
Labor Day was pretty generally observed
n the cities. Topeka had fine procession
N still rain: with bright afternoon for
sports. At New York the day was bright
and a procession, ETC., had; but many shops,
cigar makers, did not participate.
In western Pennsylvania various labor or
carnations held large meetings. At Kansas
City heavy rain interfered. Chicago had
,wo PROFESSIONS; thirty-seven local assem-
olies of Knights of Labor participating IN
one of them. Delightful weather at Phila-
lelphia, business generally suspended. Cool
n Boston, with general turnout. Gov
,rnor Hill reviewed the parade at Albany.
Cincinnati had rainy day. ETC., etc.
Better Than Oklahoma.
100 acres of the choicest land in the San