Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-03-24
THE GENERAL NEWS.
THE RECORD OF LATE EVENTS.-A
BUDGET OF LATE OCCUKRENCES
CONDENSED FORHASTY PERUsAL.
The Condensed News.

N. Palmer of Illinois, to the United
States senate. The vote stood Palmer,
lO3; C. j. Lindley, 100; Streeter, !.
There are three F. M. B. A. members
in the Illinois legislature, two OF whom
votedfor General Palmer and one for MIR.
Streeter. &. +. j.. The Texas senate and house
met in session to adopt resolutions OF
respect to the memory of the late Je'-
ferson Davis. &. . q DIR. George Baird was
killed by DR.. George L. Garrison at
Wheeling, w. Va. ;. AT Chicago Hen
nv Aiken came home drunk and beat
his wife. who shot off his nose. ...At
Batesville. Ind, John Dorschere ran
amuck, shooting his wife and his cook,
then cut his own throat and fell dead.
AN earthquake shock was felt In
various parts OF the state of Washing
ton, but no damage was done. .Gener-
al Morgan, commissioner OF Indian al
fairs. advises the government to dlsarm
the Indians and gives many reasons IN
support OF such a course. Judge
Thayer at St. Louis, decided that the
United States district court has full lur-
isdictiOn in the Wyman case to test the
validity of the Mckinley tariff law:
A tidal wave struck the east shore OF
Puget Sound on the 18th doing great
damage to the Seattle & Montana rail
road, which parallels the shore
for about fifteen miles. 49,.
At Memphis, Tenn, David Poston,
a lawyer, was fatally shot by Colonel II.
Clay King, defendant in asuit for breach
of promise brought by Mrs. Pillow.
Poston is Mrs. Pillows attorney in the
case. AT Louisville, KY, Judge
Thompson rendered decision to the
effect that pool-roms may not be closed
The republicans of Rhode Island
nominated a state ticket. H. w. Laid
heads the ticket, for governor.
Butter ruled higher on the Elgln
board of trade. The sales were 200
pounds at "a cents, and $3.50 pounds at
IS cents. Prices one year ago were
24A and Is cents.
The visible supply OF wheat as COM
piled by the New York Produce Ex-
change was 23,19l,571 bushels, de-
crease of 1892 bushels, and OF corn q
GAO. $50 bushels, a decrease Of 167, $50
-. Sam Logan was sentenced TO be shot
at Chechota, 1. T., on March 30, for
murder. Six thousand miners in the
four coal pools in the Monongahela
valley resumed work at the increased
rate OF wages conceded by the operators.
There is general rejoicing. The bal
lot reform bill, a modification Of the
Australian law, has passed both houses
of the California legislature. IA fight
took place between Representatives
Mitchell and Head on the floor OF the
Arkansas house Spitt0ons were used
as missils and tobacco Juice filled the
air. "A hot debate ia the Kansas
house precipitated by Speaker Elder
resulted in a small riot, in which
spectators and sergeants-at-arms figured
Crawford, to be hanged at Decatur,
ILL.,, declines to have more time granted
him. saving he killed Mrs. Matthias and
is willing to hang for it The Kansas
house investigating committee reports
that thew could find mo evidence
to show that the prohibitory law was en-
forced in any.city.". The Indiana leg
islatuye has adjourned sine die.
The levees along the Mississippi river
are giving way in many places. The
rains continue and general devastation
is expected. 80. The Michigan senate is
in row over contested election case
and the democrats threaten to 60 to
Canada and break the quorum until one
of their number arrested by the republic
cans for bigamy, can be released: -.
Corporal Tanner has been appointed by
Gov. Fifer, of ILL.,, a member of the
state railroad and warehouse commits
sion. There is snow blockade on
the Midland railroad in Colorado.
In the Tansy- Welch fight at Middle
town, Iowa, Tansy was knocked out in
the fourteenth round. AT Des Moines
the Hon. ]. A. Harvey was elected
president of the Iowa Temperance
Alliance. Mach damage was done