Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-09-05
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LATEST NEWS.
condensed for Convenience Of
Hurried Readers.
Work for The construction of the Hennepin
canal was commenced by condemnation pro-
ceedines for right of way in the q. 8. district
court at Peoria.
:. Il. Pate has been takeE from Dec Monies,
~, 70 Topeka, Kan, on charge of swind-
upon which he drew the money.
Venezuela has not reiec4ed the reciprocity
treaty q has been published. That govern
ment Ii not pleased with certain of it's provi-
"ons ana further negotiations are to be bad.
In the Russian valley of the volea tho
peasants are starving to death. They wander,
almost naked. in the highways begging for
1000. They are all in debt for accumulated
taxes.
Interstate Commissioner Walter T. Bragg,
OF Alabama, died at Spring Lake, N. j. The
cause of his death is not stated.
that terrific storm ragged there, levelin2
stone walls, upro0ting trees, and destroying
| telegraph wires. It was the greatest storm
since 1880.
Mackerel are growing scarcer each year
and the catch is falling of to SO great an ex-
tent that, if the loss follows in the same ratio
for few years to come, the business will be
almost total failure.
News of the burning of the grass on the
Cherokee strip by boomers is fully confirmed.
There is scarcely an acre of grass left un-
burned in the eastern portion If the strip,
where the cattle have mostly ranged.
The empress of Austria shows signs of IN
sanity, and medical expert, called by the
emperor, says the case is grave one. She
has sister, duchess, now in an insane asy-
lum. and the mad king of Bavaria is her
cousin.
Extensive ranch and land owning concerns
IN Texas are organizing to carry forward rain
making experiments after the government
appropriation is exhausted, if needed, to de-
monstrate to certainty the practicability of
the matter.
President John Fitzgerald, of the Irish
National League of America, has issued an
address calling for a meeting at Chicago,
October l and next, of the members of the
Irish National league and friends of the
cause in America.
There is a widespread and most pitiable
famine in the entire state of Chihuahua,
Mexico. There has been no rain, in some
sections, for nearly two years. Cattle have
about all persisted, and women and children
are mad with hunger.
The congressional forces have occupied
Santiago. Before this was accomplished
mob had sought Balmaceda to kill him, but
did not find him. The presidents residence
was burned and also residences OF other OF
his principal supporters.
The London Standard assures its despon6-
ent readers that the United States could ex-
port 4OO, 900 bushels of maize, and that
the maize in America necessary to supply
Europe with wholesome nutritious food.
The Barcelona, Spain, chamber of COM
merce has resolved to send formal protest
to the government and Cortes against the
new treaty with the United States, ON the
ground that the treaty inflicts q grave injury
on the trade of Spain with the Spanish West
Indies.
All of the window glass factories of Find
lay, O., should have started their annual fires
September 1, but the differences between the
manufacturers and workmen not having been
settled. no fires will be started until an un-
deystanding is reached. Six hundred men
viii be idle during the shutdown.
w. ]. Arkell, the New York publisher. has
sued Editor McElwain, of the Saratogian. for
libel. The Saratogian. in an editorial, init
mated that the presidents visit had been
used to commercial advantage by interested
parties, and mentioned Arkel's name in the
same article; Therefore the suit.
A reunion Of the surviving soldiers Of the
Black Hawk war of 1882 has been held at
Lena, ILL.,, the nearest village to Kellogg
grove, where a decisive battle was fought.
Seventeen white-headed veterans, each more
than 20 years of age, were present. There
are thirty four known survivors OF the con-
fict living in this section.
Monbar Is q world beater. At Independ-
ence, Iowa, that sensational 2-year-old, bred
by Eagle Bird OUT of Lady Maud, by Cen
eral Knox, and carving record of 2:21|.
was brought out to beat the 2year;old stat
lion record of 2:2OZ, held by Regal Wilkes.
The ribbons over the stallion were held by
Budd Doble. He made the mile in 2:20 fat.
with the rain making expedition IN Texas,
and he writes that every experiment made
was success; that heavy showers followed
tho explosions when the sky was clear at the
time the explosions were made; and that old
cattlemen on that range declared that rain,
with existing conditions, was impossible to
occur from natural causes.
At tho national emcampment of the Union |
Veterans union, at Cleveland, resolutions
were adopted favoring the service pension
bill; the erection of a monument to the un-
known union dead in every southern state;
condemning foreigners not naturalized hold
ing Offices and asking that federal appoint
ments be gwen to old soldiers and the wld-
ows and orphans of soldiers.
The London Times in discussing the plans
of Secretary Blaine for closer relations be- |
tween the three Americas says: The United |
States Ii regarded a. the rival of England |
and a. the states of the southern half Of the |
American continent were developed by Eng
lish capital there exists an important party |
winch will regard any step towards closer |
commercial and political relations with the |
United States as step away from an old |
and trusted friend.
GENERAL Markets
KANSAS CrrY. September 1.