Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-25
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New Orleans il Just now talking Of having
paid fire department.
]. w. Stone of IAwrence has received his
commission as assistant disburser IN the
weather bureau, salary $1,000. For some
time he has been clerk in the department OF
agriculture.
A Fl Collins, Colo, special says severe
hail storm destroyed wheat and other crops
in strip of country six miles wide By
twenty long. The loss to farmers VIII
amount to $4,000.
French grain gamblers being loaded with
high priced futures in wheat got excited and
let g, causing drop OF - cents b9snel
sympathy and Chicago gamblers tumhled.
At . meeting of about 1000 RAILROAD en-
strike along the lines of the five great rail-
road companies entering Paris.
George II. Nettletou, president of tho
Kansas City, Fort Scott Il Memphis railroad,
who was overcome by an attack of vertigo
while IN his bath tub, has completely recov-
cred and is attending to business as psual.
Grand Master Powderly declined the posi-
ton on the worlds fair commission to which
be was appointed by Governor Pattison, of
Pennsylvania. Mr.. Powderly says he wants
to be in position where he will be free to
criticize the action of public men.
Captain Hall reports that all cattle are out
OF the Strip east of the Rock Island railway.
There are still many. thousands west of there.
The boomers are organizing and will destroy
grass and cattle with fire if they are not gone
in ten days.
There 10 every prospect of splendid hop
crop In England and the growers expect good
prices In view of the unfavorable reports No
ceived in regard to the hop prospects FIN the
United States and the appearance of the
blight in America.
President Harrison is said to hope to b
able to announce in his annual message that
reciprocity arrangements have been made
with Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, San Domingo,
Columbia, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Spain
eight countries in all.
1t is stated that the First National bank of
Chicago. having aecured It's claims against
the S. r. Howell Lumber company, stood
ready as soon as the company's affairs had
been Strengthened out, to lend 1T necessary
financial assistance to put it on its feet again.
According to the government reports: the
mines of the United States produced $780,
1856, IA worth of gold and S66. 356, 1888 worth
of silver for the calandar year 1889. This
was nearly % per cent of the worlds gold
product and Al per cent of its silver product.
The express car of the Pacific Express
Company, which left Texarkana, Ark, at
tached to the south bound Texas d Pacific
passenger train was boarded as it was leav
ing the local yards and robbed, Messenger
Ryan being held up at the point of q revolt
ver.
A mob in sympathy with the saloons visited
Rev. Reidengers' residence at North Ridge
vile, Ohio, after he and his wife had retired,
and bombarded the house with brickbats,
breaking out the windows of the lower por-
ton of the house and otherwise damaging
the property.
The German emperor has sent numerous
costly presents to be distributed among off,
Gals concerned in his receptions, members
of tho Queens household. officials of the
foreign Office, and especially members OF
the treaty department., Guild hall officials
and chiefs of police.
=: A train collision occurred in Paris,
France, depot, in which lives were lost. The
cause of the collision was that the man whose
duty it was to signal trains entering and
leaving the depot become confused by the
presence of an unusual number of trains and
failed to give the necessary signal.
A big strike among the anthracite miners
at Wilksbarre. Pa, is possible. The comra-
MES are preparing for the trouble by bring
ing into this section large numbers OF the la
borers fresh from Europe. The grievance
of the employees is that tho companies will
not pay every two weeks. as the law calls for.
President Polk. of the National alliance. is
repoYtod as giving his opinion that the peo-
Piles national ticket in 1892 will carry Kan.
sas, North and South Dakota, Nebraska and
other states;" and that If tho southern demo-
Gratis do not quit fighhng the Ocaia platform
kk<k ia - In tiNk0e0
Two men employed at Rock Springs mine.
shooting at a mark on It. Half . ton Of
blasting powder and 500 pounds OF dynamite
blew up, killing both men and badly wreck
ing the mining camp. A number OF men
and children were injured by falling glass
and furniture.
w. Howell. of the Howell Lumber
Company, with extensive yards at Omaha,
Chicago and Atchison. has made an assign:
ment in favor of the First National bank, OF
CHICAGO. The same time Mr.. Howell gave
bill Of sale of the company's property IN
Omaha to C. L. Chahee. the consideration
named being $112,0n
Chancellor Snow says that the grasshoppers
nov in Colorado are not the Rocky MouE-
fam locust, the migratory kind, but are the
lind that In always there. They do not
miorate. The bad kind are in their native
northwest, but they will not come TO Aansas
this year. They alwsys remain ~ nouns
Vhen there 10 anything 70 eat.
There II IN old statute that imposes . fine
of 81 Q bead for grazing cattle on Indian
Lands: one half to 60 to the informer ana one
half 10 the tribe. information has been fled
aeainst parties grazing ON the Cherokee strip
ma on certain reservations, which would az
orseste I'M fines $4,000. The cases viii be
prosecuted before United States districs
courts in Oklahoma.