Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-23
LATEST NEWS.
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The sixth annual festival of the German
Veterans association has been held this year
at Davenport, Iowa The attendance was
estimated at 1000.
With a steady supply each month of silver
certificates based upon bullion deposits, and
with farmers selling their wheat, corn, po-
tatoes and other products at prevailing prices,
the assurance of easy money markets and
good times generally is complete.
Chief Justice Dighton Carson, of the su-
preme court of Idaho, affirms the constItu-
tionality of the law and gives county courts
full jurisdiction to fine and imprlSOn liquor
sellers without interference of grand juries
or other courts, making it final jurisdiction
In any such case.
Six murders and murderous assaults oc-
CURED in Indianapolis, Ind, during the "A
hours of Sunday, August IL.
The switchmen of the Rock Island Forty
seventh street yard, in Chicago, quit work
because one of their number was discharged
for being drunk. There were forty strikers,
and freight trains could not move anywhere
between the depot yards and EnglewoOd.
The discomfort prevailing among the home
regiments has spread to Ireland, and it Is
feared that an emeute will occur in the gar
risOn at Belfast. The pickets have been
doubled and every other precaution against
revolt has been taken, but the likelihood of
trouble is still very great.
A strong movement is on foot to petition
the English parliament to revoke the pensions
granted to foreign princes who have married
into the royal family, and who are largely
dependent OF their English pensions for sup
port Mr.. Labouchere is said to be heartily
In favor of such movement.
Whitelaw Reid, the American minister to
France has informed NJ. Ribot, minister of
foreign affairs, that he has communicated to
Washington the desire expressed by the con-
sular conference for milder application of
the Mckinley bill, in conformity with the
wishes of the French chamber of commerce.
A number of petitions from people in Ire
land have been presented to the government
asking for the passage of the bill providing
for the holding of an autumn session of par
lament IN order that bill may pass to avert
the disastrous consequences which will follow
the total failure of the potato crop in that
country, which is imminent.
Corea has an agent in this country to plass
loan based upon the revenues of that coun-
try, but the Chinese minister at Washington
says that China has claims upon Corean rev.
enues, pledged to secure a debt owed by
Corea to China; and that China would not
permit any Corean revenues to be pledged
elsewhere until the debt to her is paid.
Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and
Honduras have signed an agreement binding
these republics to recognize the legal regime
IN Salvador and promise to assist IN the re-
establishment of peace, and demand that
amnesty shall be decreed to all who took
part in the revolutionary events. The con-
vention provides for continuance of the Cen
trail American peace union.
Webb, of the New York Central road, says:
We shall select our men, and we do not pro-
pose that they be designated by the Knights |
of Labor or its committee. When men are |
dismissed we shall get rid of the inefficient, |
the most vicious and those least In accord |
with our interests. When promotions are to
be mad we will not be bound by the senor-
ity ruIIs promulgated by the Knights of
Labor
Blood has been shed in connection with
the strike on the New York Central Freight
trains were sent across the Albany bridge
guarded by Pinkerton's men armed with
rifles. Children stoned the trains and the
Pinkerton guards fired into the crowds.
Rioting ensued and fifteen Pinkerton men
are under the care of surgeons and five citi-
Zens are so badly wounded that there are
fears of their recovery.
A Washington dispatch last week con-
tanned the statement that the population of
Iowa was J, AS, 600, or 160, 600 less than it
was ten years ago. The statement was so
remarkable as to excite generel attention, as
it was believed that the population of the
state had certainly increased during the
period named. Such, indeed, is the case, the
present population amounting to about q
0O0, 900, and the gain having been about 375,-
900, or % per cent.
Chief Brock of the bureau of statistics, has
just published statement of breadstuffs ex-
ported during July last. There were &c, 1876
bushels of barley exported, $685., GA bushels
of corn, 81 ,786 barrels of corn meal, SIS, 448
bushels of oats, 2,014, 442 pounds of oat meal,
49, 91 bushels of rye, 4,366, $50 bushels of
wheat, against {, 241 1896 bushels for cores
ponding month last year; 725, 426 barrels of
wheat flour; total of $40. 733, 669 in yalua-
ton. against SO, 8O6, 945 in July, 1889.
Missouri Pacific express train No., rom
st. Louis for Kansas City, in charge 6 Con-
ductor Al Marsh, was held up and robbed by
seven masked men, near Robbers Cut, thir-
teen miles east of Sedalia. and it is reported
that more than $4,000 were secured. The
Farmers aud Laborers' unions, of Cooper
and Morgan counties, have taken the trail,
determined that the robbers shall be caught.
Superintendent Fuller telegraphed from st.
Louis that the loss was considerable less than
$4,000, but he declined to give figures.
Kansas City, Mo-, was visited, last week,
with thunder storm and high wind, which
did considerable damage to shade trees and
loose signs. The lightning was particularly
destructive. It struck coal shed at 1920
Olive street and killed Archie Trimole and
severely injured Benz. Diamond, two young
boys who had taken refuge there. Many
houses in other parts of the residence portion
of the city were also struck by lightning. The
cupalo of the Alamo building, down town,
was struck by lightning. Several other down
town buildings were struck.