Western Kansas world., 1890-08-02
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The Atlanta Constitution, In an editorial,
| advocates boycotting the north In case con-
gress passes law to regulate the election of
congressman. Governor Gordon, of Georgia,
over his own signature, approves the idea.
The express companies have notified their
1 agents at all border points to take no more
\ beer or other liquor destined for points in
\ Kansas. The order, it is said, was issued in
anticipation of the original package bill be-
coming law.
The Rocky Mountain News, of Denver,
| has been sold to party of republicans, in
cluding the owners of the Denver Times.
It will be consolidated with the Times and
run as a morning and evening paper, repub-
lican in politics
Snow fell in Vermont on July q; the mer-
curry registered 81 in eastern New York, the
coolest July day on record there; So on the
same day, July q, many years ago, being
| the lowest record.
The strike of freight handlers of the vari-
| GUS roads in Cincinnati Is virtually at an end.
The railroads have conceded nothing, and
will take back such of the old men and re-
tanning as many of those of the new employees
as they may wish.
The miners of Lancashire, England, have
notified the mine owners that they consider
themselves entitled to an advance OF per
centum in their wages, owing to the present
market condition. If the demand is not
promptly acceded to the men will strike.
The National line steamer Egypt was
sighted by the Manhattan, in full blaze. The
Manhattan, being loaded with oil, dared not
90 too near, but sent boats which saved all
on board the Egypt. This great addition to
number on board the Manhattan required
that all should be put on short rations.
The union meeting at Armagh, Ireland,
called for the purpose of denouncing the
course of Mr.. Cory, member of parliament,
in blocking the dock bill, was very stormy
one, and eliminated in a riot. The police
dispersed the crowd, and in the melee many
persons were injured.
By the explosion of threshing machine
boiler on the farm of James Morrow, near
Princeton, Indiana, Andrew Cretzinger was
instantly killed and Charles White, Thomas
Mehan and Hugh Morrow fatally injured.
Sam Sweppy was seriously wounded, but not
fatally hu1t, and a number of horses were
killed.
Ireland, Rev. Mr.. Macneece denounced Sc
cret societies. He referred especially to the
Ancient Order of Hibernlans. He said that
this society which was founded in America,
was seeking new members In Ireland, and he
warned all Catholics against having anything
to do with the organization.
Some time ago General Merritt, command
ing the department of the Missouri. re-
quested the secretary of war to withdraw the
troops stationed at Oklahoma City. The
matter was referred to Secretary Noble, and
the news is now here that he has decided to
let them remain until the adjournment OF
the first legislature.
At the Office of the states attorney, at Chi
cago, it was said that a special grand jury
would probably be summoned to consider
the cases of Messrs. Bright, of the Genessee
Oil company, of Buffalo. This Is the COM
pany which shipped lot of naphtha to Chi
cago on board the steamer Tioga, which ex-
ploded, killing about twenty-five people.
A Washington special about the census
says: The population of Kansas in 1880 was
996. .096, and state census taken in June,
1886, showed ], ,2S6, ,562 inhabitants. It is pos
sible that the population shown by the pres
ent census will not be far from these figures,
although the prediction is ventured by the
census experts that it will be probably not
less than 100000.
The Columbian fair commissioners adopted
the selection of site for the fair made by
the local board, viz: the lake front and Jack
son park. Now the Chicago city council, In
passing the ordinance necessary to complete
tho location, makes such restrictions and
conditions as are hardly likely to be accepted
by the fair authorities; and so the site Is not
yet fully established.
Eugene Schuyler, American consul at
Cairo, Egypt, died there a few days since.
He has long been in diplomatic positions
Mr.. Schuyler was of the old New York Knick-
erbocker stock, and was closely related to |
pbill,r, Cob,sx,1ar IF tho 6rSf cafflarc of |
Kansas, at Burlingame. He has visited his
Kansas relatives and is remembered by many |
in Topeka, and in the state.
Atchison is the only city of Kansas which |
will be shown by the census of 1890 to have |
lost population. The census of 1880 gives it |
1900 soon after certain territory which had |
Just been taken into the city disputed the |
legality of that action in the courts. This |
litigation was decided against the city Just |
prior to the last census, and under this judi |
cial decision the people of the disputed terri |
tory could not be counted. With the same |
territory counted in 1880 as was counted in |
1880 AtchisOn would show fair increase.
A convention composed of 100 delegates |
from the farmers alliances of the Sixth con-
gressional district of Kansas met at Great |
Bend and put in nomination one ]. Simp-
son, city marshal of Medicine Lodge; but an |
ex-farmer and an alliance member, as its |
candidate to succeed Sam R. Peters. Other |
organizations, such as Knights of Labor and |
union labor, which had delegates at hand, |
were not admitted to the convention. The |
same platform adopted everywhere that the
alliance meets this summer was here adopted,
save that the eighth plank was changed SO as
to favor service pensions in place of the
blanket pension resolution usually holding
that position. This was done to suit the 1
candidate named, as he had spoken agasnst
the original resolution. Simpson was NOM
mated on the fourth ballot, getting so votes
out of SO cast.