Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-07-26
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The national executive committee of the
Mine Workers union of America decided TO
bring suit IN behalf of the families of the
mer who lost their lives in the mine at Dun-
bar, Pa, against the company for 81 900 in
each case.
Washington correspondent has been in
| teryiewing United States Marshal Dan Rams
| del, who expresses the conviction that Pres
ident Harrison would like, and would GER
tainly accepta nomination for second term.
| It was rumored that the town of Green
Valley on the line of the Peoria. Decatur &
Evansville hne, and Morton, on the Santa
re, were nearly swept away. 1t is thought
the towns OF Macon and Henry have also
suffered from the storm.
The National Woman's Relief CORPS Home
| Tor Soldiers mothers, wives and army nurses
at Madison, Lake county, O., has been dedi-
Gated under the direction of Mrs. Annie
Wittenmeyer, of Philadelphia, Pa, national
president OF the Woman's Relief Corps.
A cyclone wrecked freight train across
the river from Peoria, Illinois. One man
named Emerson, of Auburn, N. Y, was
struck by lightning while running from the
cyclone and was instantly killed. Much
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The Kansas City Monday Journal saws:
The picnic of the federated railway employees
st Bonner Springs was great success, some
9,OOO people attending from all eastern Kan
sas and from this city. Two well loaded
trains left the union depot here on the
Santa Fe.
Repeated cold rains, the worst for week
since 1873, and the worst for the past six
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agriculture in the British islands. Some
counties report the entire hay crop destroyed.
AS the stock of English wheat is exhausted
prices are advancing.
The sergeant in charge at Sacramento,
Cal, sends this to the chief signal officer at
Washington: "Grain harvest about over:
yield and acreage much below the average,
but quality is good. Abundant fruit crop,
except peaches, reported from nearly all por-
tons of the fruit belt"
A party of 125 Mormon converts from Eu.
rope passed through Kansas, en- route fol
Utah. They came by Savannah and the Mem
phis route, and west on the Union Pacific.
Their appearance does not speak well for the
grade of intelligence which grasps the Nor
mon doctrine and is converted to that faith.
The Western Union telegraph headquar-
tiers building, in New York city, burned July
1a. 1t is the largest telegraph Office in the
world. Fire caught in the system of eleva-
tors. 1t is a very tall building, with crowds
of people in the higher stories, who were
saved by being taken out over roofs of other
buildings.
A peculiar incident of the storm is that nc
rain fell in the eastern part of Westport and
at the southern extremity of Troost avenue,
while it was vigorously beating down on the
IF fEifu No in
Kansas City, Kan, where they held church
meeting the other night and prayed for rain,
not drop fell.
Ireland, Rev. Mr.. Macneece denounced Sc
cret societies. He referred especially to the
Ancient Order of Hibernlans. He said that
this society which was founded in America,
was seeking new members in Ireland, and he
warned all Catholics against having anything
to do with the organization.
senator said that the senate will take up
the tariff bill and dispose of it before consid-
ering the election bill. But the latter will be
acted upon. The rule to limit debate will be
applied to the discussion of the tariff bill, if
necessary, to close the debate in time to take
up the election bill. The intention of the
republican senators to consider the latter, he
said, was settled.
AS to the real condition of the Russian
crop. much uncertainty exists. The official
report of the month makes very gloomy
showing, but it is suspected in Berlin that
this is done to favorably effect exchange, and
that Russia, in fact, has tolerable crop. II
this be true, Russia ought to make great
deal of money, because all Europe will per-
force be buyers.
The Columbian fair commissioners adopted
the selection of a site for the fair made by
the local board, viz: the lake front and Jack
son park. Now the Chicago city council, IN
passing the ordinance necessary to complete
the location, makes such restrictions and
conditions as are hardly likely to be accepted
by the fair authorities; and so the site Is not
yet fully established.
Eugene Schuyler, American consul at
Cairo, Egypt, died there a few days since.
He has long been in diplomatic positions.
Mr.. Schuyler was of the old New York Knick-
erbocker stock, and was closely related to
Phillip Schuyler, one of the first settlers of
Kansas, at Burlingame. He has visited his
Kansas relatives and is remembered by many
in Topeka, and in the state
Delegates of twenty-sevend dairy and breed
ers' associations, representing nineteen
states, met in convention in Chicago. They
formed new association, giving the name
Oh In0 Columbian Larry ASSOCIATION 10 the
organization, and stating that the object to
be the advancement of the dairy interests of
the country by securing a proper exhibit of
dairy products, appliances, and cattle at the
worlds fair.
The report first published by the Hamburg
correspondent. to the effect that Minister |
Locus, In receiving a deputation on the
traffic in American pork, through Holland, |
expressed an intention to rescind the prOhi- |
bition in October, appears in all Berlin |
lister, has seen Herr Lucius, who states that |
the government is still unwilling to take |
such step.