Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-30
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A special train of eleven coaches came To
st, Joseph, Mo-. from Boston, Mass, bring
ing Sons of Veterans to attend their ninth
annual encampment.
At Ashbury Park, n. J., few nights AGO.
the thermometer registered 80 degrees. A
cool land breeze prevailed all day, driving
most of the people from the beach. The
ladies went to the balls wrapped IN furs, their
escorts wearing heavy overcoats.
New York grain gamblers run wheat up 4
cents bushel August IS. The trading was
wild and exciting and the wheat trade was
| full of rumors of damage to the crops both
here and abroad. The bulls were confident
of their position and now predict S1.5O a
bushel for this crop.
Nothing is more certain under English
| to property By strikers or rioters can be re-
covered promptly by the injured party from
] the city.
The last government crop bulletin for
Manitoba says the average wheat yield will
be twenty-five bushels per acre, with total
| of 100000 bushels. Harvesting is half
over and the weather is magnificent
Secretary Noble has instructed the COM
missioner of pensions to make special and
thus expedite all claims for pensions by par
| ties now living in Oklahoma. This action is
taken to relieve, as far as possible, the desti-
tute condition of many claimants in that
! territory. =,
John Burns, the most trusted leader of
the la0orers in London, said in recent
speech that should the British ship owners,
as they threaten, organize force after the
pattern of the American "Pinkertons" the
''dockers' would raise the hair of these hired
assassin in less than tVenty-four hours.
George NJ. Pullman offers to give the
amount of ground needed for the worlds
fair near Pullman, and, furthermore, to
take up the S5,000,0O0 in bonds which are to
be sold by the city. Mr.. Pullman also pro-
poses to dedicate the grounds to the public
for park purposes after the fair is over.
The conferees on the land grant forfeiture
bill have practically reached an agreement.
The terms of the agreement are generally
upon the principle of the bill as it passed the
house, namely, an absolute forfeiture of all
lands opposite to and co-terminous with that
portion of any aided railroad not now COM
pleted.
Vice President Webb, of the Central Hud-
son, asks the Associated Press to deny the
published dispatch that he expressed indiffer-
ence as to whether the iremen in our employ
went out on a strike or not. and that alleged
that had plenty of men to fill their places.
He says there Is not a word of truth IN the
statement.
Mason, Texas, has suffered from a cyclone.
Trees, fodder and fences were carried into
the next county. Some houses were demol-
ished, but there was no loss of life. Many
cattle were killed. The Episcopal church
was struck by lightning. The cyclone was
followed by rain which fell in sheets for
twelve hours.
The silk culturist from Philadelphia, Mag
gle ]. Palmer, who succeeded so well in Sc
curing considerable sums of money from
would-be silk growers at Wichita and Medi-
cine Lodge, underwent preliminary examin-
alton and was bound over to the district
court in the sum of 81 600 bonds, which she
was unable to furnish.
The labor leaders assembled at Terre
Haute, Ind, as well as Mr.. Powderly, In
New York, put much emphasis upon their quo
tations from President Depew, of the Central
railroad; in which he has expressed himself
as favorably inclined towards the principle
of organized labor. They seem to hope that
Depew will call off Vice President Webb.
Superintendent Porter is rushing the count
of population so that congress may make
new apportionment. The present basis of
representation is one member for every 49,
600 or fraction thereof, and the new appor-
tionment will raise it to about 10000. This
will increase the membership of the house
about twenty-five. making total list of rep
resentatives of 355.
French fshermen's villages, on the shore
of New FOundland, and few mining villages
also, are now the scenes of awful things.
Dying by hundreds with the black plague,
with.dead bodies lying without burial. These
people were on the verge of starvation; caused
by the destruction of their fishing boats and
fishing gear, with British guns, under the
British flag.
The army officer commanding United
States troops at kingfsher has made per-
sonal investigation of the condition of the
colored settlers in the Black Jack country,
north of the Cimarron river. He says their
condition has been exaggerated, and he did
not find single case of absolute restitution.
Many of them are well fixed. All of them
have log houses, small crops, pigs and chick
ems.
California is forty years old this year and
deputations from the California Pioneers
and the 'Native Sons of the Golden West"
have presented an invitation to President
Harrison to participate in the celebration of
the fortieth anniversary of the admission of
the state into the union. The invitation was
engraved on a handsome plate of solid gold,
which contained in relief in enamel and gold
the coat of arms of the state, surrounded
with the emblems of the two societies.
Already the terrible disease known as
''famine fever" words which call up such
sinister memories in all old enough to re-
member 1847) has made its appearance IN
Ireland, in the Barony of ClonakiTly, which
is composed of rough coast land between
kinsale and Skibbereen. One death has oc-
CURED, and numerous prOstrations caused
by eating diseased potatoes. OF the 5000
people in this district. nearly one-half will
be entirely without food by the middle of
September.