Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-05-24
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Russia is browbeating Turkey over the I'M
paid portion of war indemnity due since the
close of the last war between those countries.
A grand receptisn was extended to the
northwest Kansas editors at Guthrie, which
occurred Just prior to the reception to the
new state officers, taking the cream on that.
C. NJ. Whitaker and J. NJ. Stubs were
crushed to death by falling rock in granite
quarry near Monravia, California, a small
town eighteen miles east of Los Angeles.
The bluff surrounding the river front of
Fort Worth, Texas, Is sinking, caused by the
floods undermining the bluff by washing out
sand. Much damage is done and more ex-
pected.
The Cherokee commission got lost on its
way from Guthrie to the Iowa Indian village.
An der has been issued suspending the
admission of students to the Russian agricul-
tural academy, at Moscow, until 1888. The
order is due to the recent disorders among
the students.
In the Ontario house of commons Sir John
Macdonald said that he hoped to make a
definite statement in the mouse soon respect
ing the Atlantic and Behring sea question.
In the meantime negotiations were proceed
ing smoothly.
The general convention of the Order of
Railway Conductors, in session at Rochester,
n. Y, decided by very decisive vote to
eliminate from its constitution the clause
prohibiting strikes.
The Wyandotte Indians own a burial
ground in Kansas City, Kansas, which the
% .Dfl No,
Indians are willing to remove the graves,
and Senator Plumb has inaugurated legisla-
ton to give them the right to do so.
There has been severe frost throughout
northeast Iowa, extending into Illinois. Ice
froze to the thickness of a window pane.
Vegetables and fruit were seriously damaged.
Potatoes suffered most in Iowa. At Galena,
Ill, the grape crop was ruined.
King Leopold, of Belgium is visiting the
English court for the purpose of gaining a
renewal of British guaranty that, in case of a
war between England and Germany, the latter
shall not be permitted to absorb his little
kingdom. Leopold fears such a war to be
imminent.
News comes from Cauea and Crete that
the Musselmen are at their old work of
slaughtering Christians. The latter defend
themselves as best they can, and in villages
where they are strong they make reprisals
on the Turks. The government is again in
a state of chaos.
Fifty conductors and brakemen, employed
in the yards of the Valley railway, in Cleve-
land, Ohio, have struck for raise in wages.
The strike has made it impossible to bring
through freight trains into Cleveland on that
road, or take them out, and only passenger
trains are running.
Congressman Peters, of Kansas, has Sc
cured a leave of absence on account of sick
ness. He has been confined to his room for
several days with a slight attack of malaria.
He is member of the appropriations COM
mittee, and his labors upon this committee
have brought on his illness.
Judge Caldwell, of the United States cir
cult court, sitting at Des MoineS, Iowa, has
reversed the findings of the master in chan
eery, in the case between T. c. Henry, of
Denver, COL, and the Travellers Insurance
company, of Hartford, Connecticut. This
loses to Henry everything he claimed.
Young Yturbide, who is a grandson of
the emperor of that name, young lieutenant
in the Mexican army, is under arrest for |
publishing a letter of insult to President |
Diaz, superior officer. Yturbide is a repub- |
hcan, but quite critical concerning the pres
ent government of his country.
The advocates of a free coinage of silver |
Dill claim they Will nave a majority OF nine |
for the measure. 1t is understood that Sen
ator Vest, of Missouri, Will offer free coin
age amendment when the proper time comes.
Senator Ingalls, will make lengthy speech,
probably covering two days, in favor of free
coinage.
Miss Margaret Isabella Blaine and Walter
Damrosch we're married at the Blaine resi-
dence, in Washington. The president, his
cabinet, the judges of the supreme court and
the entire diplomatic corps, with their ladies,
in all about 200 guests, witnessed the ceremony
and partook of the wedding breakfast. The
couple will go to Europe in company with
Carnegies; and will thereafter live in New
York city.
1t is part of the unwritten law of British
that the leader of the opposi
lion shall be made acquainted with the salient
features of the governments foreign policy,
and current event furnishes an illustration
Of this custom. King Leopold had an inter-
veiw with Mr.. Gladstone and Lord Salisbury
together, thus securing both English parties
% the guaranty of Belgian neutrality and in
dependence.
Mr.. Gladstone has written letter in con-
lection with the matter of the address to the
,zar sent by leading English noblemen and
others, in which he says that the government
IF Russia would be justified in returning any
tote sent to ii IN regard to the treatment of
,xiles with communication calling the at
ention of the British government to the
brutal slaughter of Irish people at Mitchells-
own, the same way.