Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-10-04
LATEST NEWS.
Condensed for the onE enIenco
of Hurried Readers.

The export of goat skins from Mexico DUR
ing the year 1889 amounted to over s., 200, 900.
A resolution has been introduced in the
house of representatives calling England to
account for severe treatment of certain
Americans held in that country as political
prisoners.
The Rock Island route has changed its
date to reduce charges for carrying grain
from Kansas to Chicago, from October l to
October IL, with present doubt about its
being done then.
Iowa this year has corn palace, a sugar
palace, q coal palace, straw palace, blue
grass palace and fax palace. And yet Iowa
has little corn, no sugar, not much coal end
is not noted for either blue grass or fax
An instruction in Cuba is looked for by
those who make that island study.
Ope-fifth of the population of Ireland, on
the western coast, are in danger of death by
famine, on account of loss of the potato crop.
A meeting of members of the national
council of the Irish National league has been
held at Cincinnati, at which England was
denounced for recent arrests made of their
leaders in Ireland.
The state of New York manufactures and
Ohio and Wisconsin. New York city mar
kets rs per cent. of the total alcoholic pro,
duct of this country.
Hot Springs, Arkansas, has been flooded
by water spout. The water carried away
every movable object in the narrow valley.
The loss to property will amount to at least
$4,000, perhaps more.
If evidence is obtained showing that letter
containing lottery matter was sent through
the mails, both the sender and receiver may
be held liable. either at the place of mailing
or the place of destination.
One thousand mother pearl buttonmak-
ers, of Vienna, have been locked out, owing
to the Mckinley bill, which, the manufac-
turers believe, threatens to stop the entire
trade with America.
Six distinct shocks of earthquake have been
reported as occurring at Columbia, 5. {,
The last shock was noticeable for nearly g
minute. A rumbling accompanied the
shocks, which appeared to come from the
south.
A street car in Chicago ran into the rvel
at an open draw in bridge: The driver
could not work the brake, it being broken, sc
ne opened the door and told the passengers
to Jump for their lives. All saved them
selves.
Eight lace factories have been closed al
Calais in consequence of the strike. At
meeting of 5000 lace workers it was unanl.
mously resolved to continue the strike until
the manufacturers accept the terms of tbs
employees.
The packing operations in Kansas City
Kan, continue quite brisk, the returns fol-
the summer season showing total packing
since March l, of 1,214,O00 hogs, as against
1874, 900 for the same period in 1889, an III
crease of 10000.
| The Minneapolis mills got out very large
amount of flour last week. The output wa:
172, $50 barrels, averaging q, 616 barrels daily
against 160, 1875 barrels the previous week
and 141. $3.50 barrels for the corresponding
time in 1889, and 1884, barrels in 1888.
Two mortgages by the Missouri, Kansas
Texas, falling due in August, 1880, ana draw
ing per cent. interest, are being filed II
Texas. One is for $20,0O0,000, in favor o.
the Mercantile Trust company, and one fol
SAC, OOO,O 900, in favor of the Central Trus
company.
Fowler Bros packing house, at the Chicago
stock yards, has been damaged by fire to thu
amount of S690,000. The fire o&Ginated a
1:30 O'Clock in the morning in the packln!
room, or the engine room adjoining. 1t Il
not known definitely which, and no cause Il
assigned for the fire.
Union Pacific switchmen, at Denver. qui
work because they did not like Assistant Su-
perintendent Burns. These swltchmen have
been in the practice of demanding fees from
shippers to have cars handled promptly
About 20 per cent. of COlorado's business goe
through these yards, and delays there aztec
the whole state.
Two hundred union carpenters at SPOKANE
Falls struck without moments notice be
cause the directors of the exposition build
ing, upon which they were at work, found l
necessary to buy a small lot of lumber iron
a boycotted mill. Citizens of all calling
took their places laying shingles upon thu
great roof. The strikers lose their job.
In the states of Missouri, Kansas, Arkau
sas, Louisiana and Texas and Indian terri
tory there has been 524 miles OF tract
laid since January l; 1, 147 miles under con
structior: ZOOS miles under survey and 5,Oo
miles projected, with fair prospects OF con
structlop. One of the most noticeable fea
lures is the large amount of work being dom
independent of the large companies.
The situation, as between Austria and Rus
| STA, is not becoming pleasanter and storIe
are given currency which indicate that tn
car and the Austrian kaiser are animated
personally by unfrlendly sentiments toWar'
each other. 1t is significant that the CA
has requested his ambassador to ascertain
officially the strength of the Greek arm!
and navy, and that Greece is preparing Il
very largely increase her forces.
Adam Rankin, of johnson county, Kan.
took the special premium of a Studebakel
wagon for the best five bushels of corn a
the Interstate fair at Kansas City. Mo. There
were seventeen entries. Mr.. Rankin alsC
took the first premium of $500 for bes
twelve ears of corn at the st. Joseph expo
sitiou in 1889, there being 1872 competitors
The corn that took the premium wagon Ii
known as ''Rankin's Long Yellow"