Thomas County cat., 1890-02-20
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A 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. Y, 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-
gency rates on corn from Kansas and Ne
braska had already been met on the Chicago
market with an equivalent cut in the price
of corn.
The Trans-Missouri Traffic association
recently disagreed on proposition to es-
tablish ditferential of cents hundred
pounds above Kansas City on packing
house products from WIGHT to st. Louis.
Lord Stanley has created great i'll feeling
at Toronto. Ont, by omitting trades people
from the list of those invited to his dances.
Secretaries Blaine and Tracy have re-
sumed their official duties, interrupted by
deaths in their families.
James R. Hallowell has given Sedgwick
county ear receipts for $ 900 fees due
him for the prosecution of whisky cases
while assistant attorney general.
The Philadelphia, Pa, Record publishes
list of the names of 100 individuals and
firms who are, at this time, applicants fer
license to carry on the saloon business.
Congressman Funston has introduced a
bill in the house of representatives provid-
ing for the erection OF public building IN
Lawrence, Kan, at cost of S!Oo,OOl.
The Monday dalles have numerous dis
patches about murders, lynchlng, 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 Wolfey, Of Arizona, has ap-
peare ed before the house cOmmitte on Indian
affairs and has made a vigorous protest on
behalf of the people of the terr. tory against
the return of the Apaches.
Governor Humphrey, on February 15,
appointed the thee supreme court commls-
sioners: B. T. Simpson 10 succeed h.ms IL,
and J. c. Strang and George 5. Green to
succeed ClogstOn and Holt.
The house committee on elections has
pass upon three more contests, and Will
report to GUST two more d mocratic men,
| 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,OOOOJO. This is the strongest
bond ever filed by any state treasurer.
Attorney General Miller has received a
dispatch from Marshal McFell, at jackson
vile, Florida. saying that w. b. Sanders,
one of his deputies, has been brutaliy assas-
sinated at Quincy, that state, where he went
on official business.
The government printing Office at Wash
ing has very many pressmen and eaf n has
an assistant. A colored girl was apo nted
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 st. Joseph,
Mo-, has presented to the city krug park,
two miles north of the city,. krug park is
twenty acres In extent and is lalo out IN
drives and walks.
The senate has expended the time of sew
| eral executive sessions in hearing speeches
for and against the con tirmatlon of Thomas
j. Morgan to be commissioner OF Indian
| affairs, and of raniel dorchester to be
superintendent of Indian schools.
Postmaster Duckworth. recently appoint
| ed for Sharon, Ga. was forcibly prevented
from taking possession of the office, and
| seventeen prominent citizens have bee
arrested by United States marshals under
orders of the ostoffice department.
It now transpi es that in 1887, when the
| Canadian fishery disputes were warmest,
| the adjutant general of the United States
| army got advices from several governors OF
| states as to the number of equlpp d men
could be concen rated on the northern
| border upon short notice. Governor Fora
ker, of Ohio, promises to have 10000 al
| Cleveland in twenty-four hours.
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 ace
| by the Judges: and for aker university, at
! Baldwin. whose student. E. \. Hill. took
second place. Seven Kansas schools were
representei in the contest, each having
! large parties present. Inc judges were
| Hon. E. /. Ware, of ort Scott: Rev. Il. A.
| Bowers, of Peabody, and ev. Z. h. HoSue,
| Of Kansas City.
| At meeting of the Western Cut Nail as
ssoc1ation, held at Wheeling, W. Va. the
card for nails was so changed as to make
| SO to G0-pennies the base, instead OF " tC
| 6O-pennies, as heretoforn, and advancing
| the price cents on % pennies, 10 cents on
snlnennies. and Is cents on 20. IS and T.
pennies with remainder O. the list the same
as in the present schedule. The base price
was fixed at 50. 5 per car load lots: with IL
| cents advance for less than car loads. Inc
| meeting was unanimous IN this action.
| Retter Than OE,ahoml
100 acres of the choicest land IN the san