Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-22
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strike of dock laborers at Dundee. Scot
land, has been settled the masters granting
the advance to the men.
Four children of Jacob Slater, of Binne-
water. n. T., broke through the ice while
skating. Their father and mother attempted
to rescue them but all six were drowned.
Chicago dispatches look like the emer-
oency rates on corn from Kansas and Ne
braska had already been met on the Chicago
market with an equivalent cut in the prlce
of corn.
The Trans Missouri Traffic association
recently disagreed on a proposition to es-
tablish differential of cents hundred
pounds above Kansas City on packing
house products from Wichlti to st. Louis.
The banquet at the judicial centennial,
in New York, was shared by 500 guests.
Chicago Irishmen have decided not to
parade on st. Patrlck's day.
The Bethlehem, Pa, Iron company has
advanced the wages OF employees 10 per cent
In the Iowa legislature negotiations be
tween the parties are OF, and the DEADLOCK
has become game Ct fr exc cut.
Lord Stanley has created great ill feeling
at Toronto, Ont, BE- Omittin trades people
from the list of those invited to his dances
Theodore Thomas, the great orchestra
leader, is 1t is said, soon to be married.
His fiancee is Miss Rose Fay, Chicago
lady of high position.
Jake KiIrain and his entire sparring
troupe are he for murder at Dallas, Texas:
One of their party had his neck broken and
died on the stage.
Denver has had ''dry Sunday at last;
all the saloons being closed. The COLORADO
supreme court had decided that the city had
the power.
James R. Hallowell has given Sedgwick
county ear receipts for s 900 fees due
him for the prosecution of whisky cases
while assistant attorney general.
The Philadelphia, Pa, Record publishes
a list of the names of 4, 500 indlvi dnals ana
firms VIII are, at this time, applicants for
license to carry on the saloon business.
Congressman Funston has introduced
bill in the house of representatives provid-
ing for the erection of public building in
Lawrence, Kan, at cost OF SIOo,OOl
The Monday dahes have numerous dis
patches about murders, lynching, white cap
outrages, drunken brawls, etc, occurring
in West Virginia. Virginia, Ohio, Indiana,
Texas and Nebraska.
Mrs. Charles Haines has been elected
president of the Medina Valley railroad
company, receiving the united vote of the
directors. She is the first woman railway
president in America.
Governor Humphrey, on February Is,
appointed the three supreme court commits
sioners: B. Z. Simpson to succeed hlms If,
and J. C. Strang and George S. Green to
succeed Clogston and Holt.
The house committee on elections has
pass d upon three more contests, and Will
report to GUST two more democratic men,
bers aud confirm the right of another one
to hold his seat despite the contest.
Major William Sims, recently appointed
state treasurer of Kansas, has filed his bond
with the governor The sureties are worth
more than S5,OOO,OOO This is the strongest
bond ever fled by any state treasurer.
Attorney General Miller has received
dispatch from Marshal McFell, at Jackson
vile, Florida, saying that w. B. Sanders,
one of his deputies, has been brutally assas-
sinated at Quincy, that state, where ne went
on official business.
The government printing Office at Wash
ing has very many pressmen and each has
an assistant. A colored' girl was appointed
assistant and two pressmen successfully re-
fused to work with her. They were dis
charged.
Henry Krug, ST., president of the Union
Line Street Car company, OF It. Joseph,
Mo-, has presented to the city Krug park,
two miles north of the city. Krug park Is
twenty acres in extent and is laid out In
drives and walks.
The senate has expended the time OF sew
eral executive sessions in hearing speeches
for and against the con irmatlon of Thomas
j. Morgan to be commissioner of Indian
affairs, and of Taniel Dorchester to be
superintendent of Indian schools.
The oratorical contest held at Lawrence,
February IA, resulted in victory, first for
Washburn college, Topeka, in the person
of S. w. Naylor, who was given first place
by the Judges; and for Baker university, at
Baldwin, whose student, Z. Y. Hill, took
second place. Seven Kansas schools were
represented in the contest, each having
large parties present The judges were
Hon. E. F. Ware, of ort Scott; Rev. 6. A.
Bowers, of Peabody, and Rev. c. K. Hogue,
of Kansas City.
At a meeting of the Western Cut Nail as
ssoclation, held at Wheeling, w. Va, the
card for nails was so changed as to make
so to GO pennies the base, instead of u to
60-pennies, as heretofore, and advancing
the price cents on 40-pennies, 10 cents on
3O-pennies, and Is cents on 20, is and Il
pennies, with remainder of the list the same
as in the present schedule. The base price
was fxed at 81. per car load lots. with 10
cents advance for less than car loads. The
rneetinp WAS unanimous IN this action.