Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-06-14
LATEST NEWS.
Condensed for the Convenience
of Hurried Readers.

One hundred and twenty-five paper hang
ers went out on strike at Kansas City.
Monday dailies generally have disgusting
accounts of several degrading prize fights,
occurring usually on Sunday. Monday
dailies are to that extent unmixed nuisances.
The French minister of the interior re-
Gently made complete census of the carrier
pigeons throughout France, and found that
in case of war half million OF these birds
will be available.
The Reformed Presbyterian synod, in ses-
sion in New York, have taken strong action
against secret societies, the Masonic order in
particular. Rev. d. n. Coulter, of Winches-
ter, Kansas, was elected moderator.
The death is announced of Vicomte De-
gontant- Biron, the French statesman.
Terrific thunder storms, for four days, pre-
vailed in the region of Dubuque, Iowa. A
tornado cut clean swath, trees being torn
up by the roots.
FL Paso county, Texas, has had hail foot
deep, with snow on one side and rain on the
other side of the track of the hail storm. The
first rain in that county for more than
year.
A Northwestern train left the track near
Rockford, H., and, two hundred feet farther
on, tipped over on gang OF section men:
The flremen, two section men and some OF
passengers we're injured.
1t is said that two big distilleries will be
built to fight the trust; each to have capac-
ity of 10000 bushels of grain daily. The
location is soon to be settled, and Kansas
City, Mo-, is hoping to get one OF them.
information received at Guthrie by couner
is that the Indian commission has about con-
cluded negotiations with the Sac and Fox In
dams. The tribe agrees to accept 160 acres
per capita and $1.25 per acre for the surplus.
Harrison Wagner, aged 80, who left his
home in McCoLnelsville,, o., twenty-five days
ago, reached Hagerstown on his way to Bal
timore. The old man has trundled Wheel
barrow 48 miles since he left McConnels-
vile.
The Missouri State convention of Hiber-
mans held Its biennial session at Sedalia.
Resolutions declaring patriotic devotion to
the institutions of the United States were
adopted; also, indorsing ParreQ and de-
nouncing Balfour.
At the robbery of the mail train near New
Salem, n, D., the mail car was first worked,
express messenger locked up his safe, put
out his lights, dropped off the train and
walked back to the station.
1Q0 SANTA re mas q rate Oh 70
cents per cwt. on com from Kansas points to
Texas. This is to compel the Missouri Pa
ciic system to make an agreement on rates.
The latter road had been carrying corn on a
30 cent rate, secretly made.
Two miles east of New Salem, N. D., the
east bound train was held up and robbed of
forty-seven mail pouches and seven regis
tered packages. The case is receiving atten-
ton at Washington, from whence a reward
of s, 900 was authorized by wire.
z. T. Hudly, an editor of Huron, S. D.,
and chairman of the democratic state CEN
trail committee, has been shot and killed by
his son, 10 years old. 1t occurred at their
home, over a dispute about the father re-
curing the son to help lay carpet.
Governor Steele, of Oklahoma, has advised
the old soldiers not to prove up and mort |
gage their claims. He said they could raise |
Just as much produce if the title remained in
Uncle Sam as they could if they proved up
and had it covered up with mortgages.
The general assembly of the United Pres
byterian church, at Buffalo, N. Y, adopted |
the report of the committee on reform, in |
GLIDING a request that the president incor- |
porate in his thanksgiving proclamation a |
proper recognition of Jesus Christ as supreme |
ruler of the nation.
North Dakota is getting very much rain. |
The grain crop Is so small that it is believed |
that no damage has been done, but garden |
truck Is, in many places, ruined. Strawberry |
plants, which are Just poisoning, are cut |
all to pieces. Slight damage TO buildings by |
wind is reported in several places.
The Italian minister to the United States, |
and the consul general from that country, |
have both been recalled by their home gov
eminent upon charges of fraud, and of be-
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lean contract labor laws, in connection with
the large immigration of Italians to the
United States.
The postmaster general invites inventors
to design a letter box for the doors of dwell
ings that will be simple in construction, low
priced, and capable of adjustment to the in
terror or exterior of doors without injuring
or defacing them. He has appointed COM
mittee of pOstmasters to receive and pass
upon the designs offered.
The Alabama republican convention adopt
ed platform endorsing the administration
of President Harrison and declaring in favor
Of a protective tariff. An increase in the
coinage of silver is advocated and the "com-
pound lard" bill is denounced as an injury
10 the producer of cotton seed. A more lib
sral system of education is favored and the
passage of a national election law requested.
The attorney general has given his opinion,
1t the request of the secretary of the interior,
hat the act of October 2, 1888, appropriat-
ng $4,000 for investigating irrigation of
The arid region, virtually reserves from set
dement, and entry all the arid regions of the
vest; and that the department must refuse
such entry. The secretary SUCCESS that If
congress does not fully concur In this it
should take the business in hand at once and
70 modify it as it may deem the public in
erests require.