Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-16
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A New York police captain said: ''I have
seldom seen more orderly crowd of strik-
erS- There are no lOungers around and no
gatherings anywhere The men confer at
their headquarters, and do so quietly"
1t is just hundred years since the first
mechanical patent was issued by the govern
ment. It was granted to Samuel Hopkins
for making pot and pearl ashes. The total
number of patents issued during the century
was AS, 432.
The probability Is that the house will do
very little work, some conference reports be-
ing the only matters that have a chance for
consideration. The absence of republican
members at Boston will probably leave a
democratic majority IN the house.
The knights of Labor, of Chicago, are
stirring III very lively manner, and a re-
porter vas told by prominent member of
the local organization that the railroad strike
was not TO be Limited to the New York roads.
and that move is to lie made at this end of
the Vanderbilt system very soon.
Secretary Hayes. of the Knights, called on
Vice President Webb, of the Hudson Cen
trail, and left letter from Father Doucey
favoring arbitration. Mr.. Webb declined to
treat With Mr.. Hayes, as he said there was
nothing to arbitrate, and the company would
not take back the discharged men under any
circumstances.
That the railroad people are greatly alarmed
Is evident from the fact that 300 Pinkerton
men are at Albany and Robert Pinkerton
himself Is In command. Each man is armed
and they are spread out over the tracks be-
tween Albany and West Albany. The draw
ct the freight bridge is still open and will
probably remain SO.
The funeral of NJ. w. Reynolds, at Ed
monds, Ok, was attende nearly all the
territorial officers, from >hrle, and lead
ing men of the territory. Rev. Mr.. Brooks
preached touching sermon, and Hon. Sid
Clarke delivered an eloquent funeral Grafton.
He spoke of Mr.. Reynolds many good quail
tiles, having known him intimately for
twenty-five years.
The Twenty-sixth separate company, of
Elmira, and the Twenty ninth and Thirty
eighth companies, of Oswego, arrived at Sy-
racuse and are held in command at the arm
ory. 1t is said upon good authority that an
effort Will be made to open the road at East
Syracuse, and that the militia will be on
hand to open fire should there be any inter
ference on the part of the strikers.
The strike of the New York Central train
men and yard men, which occurred on Fri
day, was on Monday an apparent failure, by
reason of the action of the engineers broth
erhood, who did not go out as the Knights
of Labor expected. Traffic, that is passenger
trains, was resumed with but little friction
on Monday; the strikers places being filed
by the reserve force and by new men.
The Kansas City ticket offices of the east
bound roads were all crowded and the out
going trains had good loads. The New York
rate has the effect of greatly increasing travel.
The Third reg band and Company
A leave on the Burlington's special train,
which will run through solid to Boston. The
brokers are dipping heavily into the New
Nork excursion tickets for speculative pur-
poses.
The movement of a freight train under
militia escort, at Dewitt, n. Y, was resisted
by strikers. Deputy Sheriff Kratz had his
revolver pointed in the face of striker, and
four or five soldiers were surrounded by
about thirty strikers. So closely were the
soldiers pressed that they could not use their
bayonetS. Finally the train was moved up
into the yard, under the protection of the
state soldiery.
A Knights of Labor official at Albany said:
"The strike is yet in its infancy and its ex-
tent and power, if our demands are not met
with, will surprise people. The men are re-
naming quietly away from the yard and will
avoid trouble if possible. We are not inter
fering with passenger trains and shall not
attempt to stop them, but the road must not
attempt to move pound of freight or there
Will be trouble"
Major Brock. chief of the bureau of stats
tics, has just issued summary statement of
the imports and exports of the United States
for the month ending June 30, and for the
preceding eleven months. During June the
free of duty imports of merchandise were
volro1 of eO1 Gin fOr he SeeS 4
table. The exports of domestic merchan-
disc in June were valued at $52,072, 264. and
for the year $S45, 293, 1928.
Kansas has cash and funds on hand to the
amount of $50, 225,77, more than double.the
amount on hand in 1880. Missouri has 81
OIL, $50 on hand, an increase of more than
S1,OOO,OOO IN the ten years. The !onded in
debtedneSs of Missouri is SS.783, 600, only
about one-halt of what it was in 1880, and in
ten years the bonded debt of Kansas has
been reduced nearly 81, 100000 being now
only SS01,0 900. Kansas has no floating debt,
but Missouri's floating debt has increased
about $4,000, being now 1854, 900. Mis-
souri's net debt IS, therefore, SO, 4S9, 749, and
Kansas shows an excess of assets over debt
of 81, 921 ,572.
The Vanderbilt line had no difficulty in
finding new men to replace strikers. A no
blCS was pOSecu IelllLR Wil6Te dppllcdUlOnS IOE
places might be made, and the result was
that applications were received by the score.
By one of the officials it was said $50 men
had been taken on. He also declared that
all the men engaged were experienced rail-
road men. Mr.. Voorhis said that he had re-
ceived number of applications from rail-
road men living around New York, among
whom were some employed on the elevated
roads. Others from Pittsburg and from
men employed IN the Erie yards, some even
coming from as far west as Chicago. The
company had not engaged them, as they
found they could obtain all they required IN
the city.