Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-04-05
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| A freight train wreck at Rulo, Neb., killed
| T. J. Barnes, fireman, who lived at Atchison.
The home rulers and the bulk of the Glad-
stonians, in the British house Of commons,
disapprove the land purchase bill for Ireland,
put forward by the government.
Secretary Proctor has answered a query
made by the house of representatives, giving
| as his opinion that a change of the pension
bureau to the war department would result
in a decided reduction of expenses.
During one week in March the list of
| names of union veterans living in Kansas,
who were granted pensions, nearly filed a
column of the telegraph page of the daily
papers.
Governor Humphrey has reappointed T.
p. Moore, of HoltOn, a member of the board
of regents of the State Agricultural college.
Sheriff Flack, of New York city, resigned
after the grand jury had denounced his office
and administration as rotten.
Nelly Bly, was at Chicago, with Milwaukee
as the next point to lecture. She missed the
regular train and chartered a special, arriv-
ing on time.
A disastrous explosion occurred in the Chi
cago Sugar Refinery company'S plant, which
resulted in the loss of at least three lives and
the wounding of sixteen others.
The Iowa senate passed the bill compelling
all the railroads In the state to make Joint
through rates with competing roads in the
same form as it came from the house.
Congressman E. n. Morrill,, of Kansas.
has been selected as a member of the national
board of managers of the Soldiers home, to
succeed the late Ex-Governor John A. Mar
tin, of Kansas.
st. Louis had six inches of snow on Sun
day, March 30. The snow fall extended up
the Ohio river. At Louisvilleit melted nearly
as fast as 1t fell, but accommodated two
inches in five hours.
1t seems as if the angry elements had a
special mission to wipe from the face of the
earth Louisville's tobacco business, which is
famed the world over. Only three of the
fourteen warehouses are left standing.
Secretary Blaine offered full reciprocity
with the Argentine Republic, DR.. Pena, a
delegate from that country, having advocated
free trade in a minority report, and also IN q
speech In support of it before the conference.
Postmaster General Wannamaker has re-
ceived letter postmarked New York, cover
ing $500, which the sender desires to be
placed to the credit of the conscience fund.
The writer says he pities thief if he must
pass through the anguish of mind that he has.
The. Louisville Courier-Journal expresses
sincere appreciation and hearty gratitude for
the kind offers of assistance so promptly and
generally extended by other cities, but for
the people of Louisville, declines offered aid,
as unnecessary, as local means are sufficient.
A New York grand jury has presented an
Indictment which characterizes the sheriff's
office of New York county as a disgrace to
the city and shame to civilization. 1t gives
that Office a black record of violated law,
tardy justice, forced settlements, corruption
and bribery.
information from Boone, Lincoln and adj
joining counties of West Virginia is to the
effect that hundreds of cattle are dying for
want of food. Grain is very scarce and the
roads are so bad no food can be hauled into
the counties. The aggregate loss will be
large.
Justice James V. Campbell, of the Michi-
gan supreme court, a member of the supreme
bench since 1859, died suddenly at his home,
in Detroit, aged g. years. His death was
caused by heart disease. His family found
him dead in his chair, where he had died
while reading newspaper.
The steamer Houston Combs and barges, |
loaded with provisions donated by the people
of Memphis, reached the Laconia Circle and
unfortunate people of that district are being
relieved as fast as possible. The levees /
around Helena are still in good condition,
and the feeling is one of confidence.
The president has issued a proclamation /
warning all persons against entering the /
waters of the Behring sea within the domin- |
ion of the United States, for the purpose of |
violating section 1886, of the revised statutes, !
which relates to the killing of otter, mink, /
marten, sable, or fur seal or other fur bear |
ing animals within the limits of Alaska terri |
tory or the waters thereof.
Miss Clara Barton, president of the Amer
lean National Association of the Red Cross, |
fastened to Louisville with some of her 4
trusted ieutenants, after the tornado. She. |
however, found no need for help which could |
not be promptly supplied in the city. She .
praises the citizens of Louisville having the |
work of clearing away, and of giving relief, |
In charge, saying that she never had seen any
disaster so efficiently handled.
A Rome special says large section of the
cardinals are advocating the idea that the
future pope to be elected to succeed Leo XIII
shall leave Italy Immediately after he is
elected. They declare that the position of
the pope there is untenable. Pope Leo is
very much opposed to this scheme, and he
has appealed to the cardinals that his last
days on earth shall be comforted by the as
surance that such course shall be definitely
abandoned.