Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-14
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8Ts LOUIS, D0cemOer ll.-ln OrQer I'd pro-
vide against train robberies in the southwest
the Pacific Express and the United States
Express companies are having the express
cars supplied with stationary safes with
combination locks, the combination OF
which will be unknown to the express mes
senger. There will be representative at
each important station to open the safe.
Dies Mo1NEs, IA.-Iowa is the only state
in the union which does not show an in
crease in railroad mica ye during tie year,
and only twenty-one miles of new road
have been built, while q number of branch
lines have been abandoned, which makes q
decrease fer the year. This is the result of
Iowa's hostile railway legislation.
DENNIsoN, TEx.-Judge Boarman, of the
federal court in Texas, has decided that
marriages of non-citizens in the Indian Ter
ritory are void. Many couples along the
are now having legal ceremonies performed
in the states.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Congressman Nor
rill is urging Secretary Noble to enlarge the
instructions to the commissioners appointed
to treat with the Pottowatomie and kicka-
poo Indians so they may have the power to
make allotments 20 those of the Indians
who desire to take their lands in severalty.
WICHITA, KAN.-John Stewart, the Wich-
ita "drug clerk" who was once sentenced to
twenty years imprisonment and to pay fine
of 81, 900 for selling beer, and who was re-
leased by Governor Martin, is again in GUS
tody for selling liquors in Oklahoma.
CHICAGO, ILL-Chicago anarchists COM
plain that outside help in supporting the
families of the Haymarxet murderers has
fallen of, and that the burden on the local
subscribers is too great.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.-President Harrison
and party spent Sunday at Indianapolis
while going to Chicago to the opening of
the auditorium.
BosToN.-The Squadron of Evolution,
which has been anchored in the harbor for
the past two weeks, sailed for Lisbon, get
ting under way soon after 10 o'clock.
WILMINGTON, DE1.-While John C. Pat
terson was standing at the Delaware bank
counter clipping coupons from bonds which
he kept on deposit there. an unknown man
seized MIR. Patterson's deposit box contain
ing $4,000 in securities and ran away.
KANSAS CRY. Mo.-A meeting of the grain
elevator men of this city was held to select
one from their number who shall stand suit
to be brought by the attorney general of
state gram inspec ion law, which went into
effect on November 1 last. None of the
elevator men have qualified under the law,
and the accrued fines against them now
amount to over 100000.
BERLm.-Emperor William has cabled
Stanley urging him to make an early visit
to Berlin, and giving him hearty assurances
of q warm German meeting.
KANSAS CrTY.-Lindsey & Robson's -four
ing mills at Humboldt, Kansas, are de-
stroyed by fire. Loss 500, 1000; insurance
between $4,000 and $4,000.
BERLN.-The strike among the Westpha-
liza mines is spreading. The employers re-
fuse to negotiate with delegates on behalf
of the men. The masters have relied upon
the insufficient funds of the men in the hope
to defea1 them, but they fir.d themselves
mistaken. The various relief committees
have ample funds. The men in the Treas
ury coal mines of the Saar have applied to
the emperor for aid. They say that even the
unmarried men Cannot 1--we On the present