Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-03-01
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st. Johns Catholic church at Greenbush,
opposite Albany, n. Y, burned, from de-
fective fue. Damage, $4,000.
Influenza is reported to prevail at some
of the cities of Mexico with terrific results;
the lower classes dying of 100 day.
Mr.. Joseph ellis Biggar, the we'll known
home ruler and member of the house OF
commons for the west division of county
Cavan, died at Ciapham, a suburb OF Lon
don. He was 60 years old.
The Cherokee treasurer has collected rent
for the outlet, from the cattle men to June
1. 1890. The Cherokees will claim $4,000
more from the cattle men for the period
June l to October !, when they must vacate.
Cholera is spreading in Mesopotsmia.
Within the eighteen months since salt
trust was established IN Eng and the price
of that article in that country has risen 4O
to 80 per cent.
The Sioux reservation just now opened to
settlement is 100000 acre$-a territory
larger than Massachusetts, and Connections
combined.
General F. L. Cramer Mason of high
degree, and one of the most promlnent men
in the Indian Territory, died very suddenly
at Oklahoma City.
The apparent result is that the govern
ment parties have lost fifteen seats and the
socialists throughout Germany have doubled
their votes.
John Jacob Astor, grandson of the first
millionaire of that name, died in New York
on the m orning of February Y. HIS wealth
is put at $3.50 100000
Half block of buildings were destroyed
by fire at South Amboy, n. j. Loss, $7O,-
600; insurance one half. The fire is said to
have been caused by defective tiue
Owing to the great scarcity of seed grain
throughout Minnesota and Dakota, the
Great Northern railway line announces
reduction of so per cent. IN their rates on
seed grain during the month of April.
George Francis Train is to leave Boston
March > with the purpose of gong around
the world in sixty days. He goes west and
intends sailing from Vancouver March II,
reaching that place by special steamer from
Tacoma.
Postmaster Duckworth, recently appoint
ed for Sharon, Ga, was forcibly prevented
from taking possession of the Office, and
seventeen prominent citizens have been
arrested by United States marshals under
orders of the Iostoffice department..
The senate committee on interstate COM
merce are investip ating the effect of the
long and short haul clause in the interstate
commerce law, as to whether it is response
BILE for the present depressed condition of
agriculture in the west.
The steamer Highgate collided with the
ship Sovereign in log, off Lunday is and,
and sank. Thirteen of the persons on board
the steamer at he time of the collision ha
landed at Milford Haven. A boat contain
ing six others is missing.
The Economic society. at Economy, Pa,
now So years old, numbers but fifty persons,
most of them quite aged. They are under
vows OF celebacy. The wealth of the soci-
ETY., held in common, is estimated from
sos, 10000 to S35, 100000. They celebrated
their anniversary recently.
II now transpiges 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 equIpp- men
could be concentrated on the northern
border upon short notice. Governor Fora
ker, of Ohio, promised to have 10000 at
Cleveland in twenty-four hours.
The members of the cattle association
having lease of the Cherokee outlet object
to the terms of the order prohibiting the
further introduction of herds into the strip.
They argue t. at this will work a great in
Justice to sub-leasers who have already con-
tracted with and paid the association for
summer pasturage. Large herds from
Texas are now on their way.
Dick Halves, the wife and child murderer,
at Birmingham, Ala, has made a third
confession, and this is believed to be the
true one. In this he confesses that he is
alone guilty of the murder of his wife and
two children. The confession, which gives
all the details of the crime, he's been sworn
to and placed in the hands # friend of
the condemned man, to be made public
when he is dead.
The first ballot in the house of represent
atives for the location of the worlds fair
stood, Chicago lis, New York y, st. Louis
81, Washington Sc and Cumberland Gap l.
The second ballot brought Chicago to III;
the third to III; the fourth TO 134; the fifth
to 40 and the sixth to 149. 7 q sixth gave
New York 116, ST. Louis q and Washington
10. At this point friends of Chicago de-
feated motion for a recess.
Lieutenant Steele, Of the Eighth cavalry,
had a quarrel with Private Wild, both of
troop f, and then acted as judge advocate
at the court martial, which sentenced the
private to severe punishment. Secretary
Proctor, at the command of the president,
condemns the proceeding as grossly i'm
proper, and adds: 1.-The president does not
want this case to be, nor do S he think it
Justice to the army that it should appear to
be a fair illustration of the administration
of military Justice"