Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-12-06
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Gold has gone mp to 300 in Buenos Ayr.s.

Gold has gone mp to 300 in Buenos Ayres.
The terrible condition of the w king
women in Paris has at last attracted i le at
tention of the French government, and in
ouiries are being made with a view of allevi-
ating some of their suferings.
The United States life saving service en-
braced at the close of the last fiscal year 2S3
stations, IFS being on the Atlantic, forty six
on the lakes, ten on the Pacific and one at
the falls of the OHIO, Louisville, KY.
Judge Nelson, of the United States circuit
conrt, at st. Paul, Mimi, decides that the
Minnesota law prohibiting the sale of oleo-
margarine is void In so far as it relai>s to
imported original packages of that article.
An explosion occurred in a collierv near
Bolton, England. Eight miners were lied.
A hundred and fifty men have beer dis
charged at the Union Pacific shops at O. laha.
The four other shops in Nebraska have been
also cut down, both in number of men en-
ployed and in hours of work.
General T. ]. Morgan. commissioner of
Indian affairs, who has been visiting the
agencies in the Indian territory, says the
ghost dancing has closed in the territory, and
that there Is absolutely no possibility Oh an
outbreak.
SOAACIldAd1 4ACldnuy 10 OOS
the effects of the famine arising from the
failure of the potato crop. Thirteen families
on the Blake estate have asked the parish
priest to point out some means by when they
may avoid starvation.
The French tariff committee has raised the
import duty on mutton from to francs
per one hundred kilos, and has imposed
duties of 20 francs per 100 kilos On pork
and butchers meat, 16 francs on smoked or
sailed pork and q francs on salt beef.
The accounts of the postmaster at New
Orleans for the first twenty-five & VS. OF
November have been received at " ming
ton. They show that the receipts OF the
period were S1,124, against S33.552 for the
first twenty-five days last year, when the lot
terry was IN full force.
Internal revenue receipts for this year show
q gain of $12, 100000 over last year: with an
estimate of 100000 more when the bust
ness of the year is concluded. This, not
withstanding the reduction of tax on tobacco
and snuff and the repeal of the law imposing
special taxes on liquor dealers.
Judge Blodgett, of the United States dis
trict court, at Chicago, decides that a mer-
chant must testify when called upon as to
whether he gets any rebate privileges from
any railroad. The question now goes to the
supreme court. Without such testimony
prosecutions under the interstate commerce
law are of no avail.
An epidemic of influenza prevails at Fuenf-
kirchen, Hungary. One thousand persons
in the place are suffering from the disease.
The medical Office has summoned confer
ence of the doctors to decide what course to
follow. Many cases of the disease resemble
typhus fever, while others are attended with
q copious hemorrhage of the intestines.
81 60 to Washington" said General Miles
when leaving Chicago, ''to confer with the
general of the army concerning the Indian
situation. Yes, the situation is grave" he
continued, land the necessity for vigorous
campaign is becoming more and more appar-
ent. We are probably face to face with a
winter campaign. The hostile Indians ought
to be compelled to surrender and they ought
to be dismounted and disarmed, and they
will be. That is all l can say"