Thomas County cat., 1890-05-29
LATEST NEWS.
Condensed for rtheConyenience
Of Hurried Readers.

The general conventio-. of the Order of
Railway Conductors, in session at Rochester,
n. T., decided by a very decisive vote to
eliminate from its constitution the clause
prohibiting strikes.
The Wyandotte Indians own a burial
ground in Kansas City, Kansas, which the
city wants to have put to other uses. The
Indians are willing to remove the graves,
and Senator Plumb has inaugurated legisla-
ton to give them the right to do so.
There has been severe frost throughout
northeast Iowa. extending into Illinois. Ice
froZe to the thickness of a window pane.
Vegetables and fruit We're seriously damaged.
Potatoes suffered most in Iowa. At Galena,
ILL.,, the grape crop was ruined.
The press of Piedras Negras. Mexico. COM
plains of the effect OF the United States law
against importation of contract labor, and
demands that the Mexican government re-
taliate by compelling railroads in Mexico to
employ only Mexicans.
Hing Leopold, of Belgium is visiting the
English court for the purpose of gaining
renewal of British guaranty that, in case of
war between England and Germany, the latter
shall not be permitted to absorb his little
kingdom. Leopold fears such war to be
imminent.
The "Wage Workers Political alliance" OF
the District of Columbia, petition the gov
ernment to order Moses Harman, of the Val
ley Falls, Kansas, Lucifer, to be released
from the Kansas penitentiary and be pre-
sented by the presidents own hand with
500, 600 in currency to be printed for that
purpose"
The advocates of free coinage of silver
bill claim they will have majority of nine
for the measure. 1t is understood that Sem
ator Vest. of Missouri. will offer free COIN
age amendment when the proper time comes.
Senator ingalls, will make a lengthy speech,
probably covering two days, in favor of free
coinage.
Prince Bismarck has gloomy forebodings
for Germany and Europe. He says the young
emperor cannot understand the spirit of the
great laws of the centuries. Germany" the
prince says, SIS at the present time undergo
ing crisis-a crisis that William ii might
have mitigated or checked, but which he has
prepared and accelerated"
At village church, near Hanover, Ger
many, the people wee assembled to pray for
the cessation of the hail storms, which have
been doing much damage, and while all were
on their knees lightning struck the church
killing six people, seriously injuring twenty
more, of whom four are permanently made
blind.
The G. A. R. post of Paris, Texas, has sent
demand for court martialing Judge Botkin,
of Kansas, for insulting an audience at Paris.
in attendance on an open post meeting IN
honor of the many G. A. r. members from
Kansas, who were there attending United
States court. Botkin made speech when
he was drunk.
Colonel G. ". Parker, who was sent by the
government to look into reports that cattle
men were bringing cattle into the Cherokee
outlet contrary to the presidents proclama-
ton, reports that the cattlemen are Obeylng
the order: that the cattle brought into the
territory are placed on leased lands in reser-
vations not included in the proclamation.
Miss Margaret Isabella Blaine and Walter
Damrosch were married at the Blaine resi-
dence, in Washington. The president, his
cabinet, the judges of the supreme court and
the entire diplomatic corps, with their ladies,
in all about 800 guests, witnessed the ceremony
and partook of the wedding breakfast. The
couple will 60 to Europe in company with
Carnegies; and will thereafter live in New
York city.
1t is part of the unwritten law of British
craftsmanship that the leader of the Opposi
ton shall be made acquainted with the salient
features of the governments foreign policy,
and current event furnishes an illustration
of this custom. King Leopold had an inter
veiw with Mr.. Gladstone and Lord Salisbury
together. thus securing both English parties
to the guaranty Of Belgian neutrality and in
dependence.
Mr.. Gladstone has written letter in con-
nection with the matter of Che address to the
czar sent by leading English nOblemen and
others. in which he says that the government
of Russia would be justified in returning any
note sent to it in regard to the treatment of
exiles with communication calling the at
tention of the British government to the
brutal slaughter of Irish people at Mitchells-
town, the same way.
An army of witnesses have gone from Kan
sas and No Mans Land to Paris, Texas, in
the interest of the defense in the Robinson
murder trial. They were greatly excited
when the Judge ordered the marshal not to
pay fees to the defendants witnesses. 1t is
charged that many were subp9ned who knew
nothing of the case. with an agreement that
they should divide their fees to make up
fund to pay the exnense OF the defense.
A Paris. Texas. special says Judge Theo-
dore Botkin, of western Kansas, made
speech in Paris, in which he insulted every
body, he being drunk. About OO kansans,
who were at Paris attending the HugotOn
murder trial. at once adopted resolution,
and caused it to be published, condemning
Botkin and hoping that the responsibility of
his act would not be charged up against
Kansas, nor beyond the individual offender.