Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1891-01-15
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Late advices from Caroline Islands state
that an era of Instruction and bloodshed SCI
in among the native and Spanish troops
quartered in this group.
The fund for the relief of the suffering poor
in Ireland. started by the Earl OF Lefiand,
viceroy of Ireland, and Mr.. Balfour; eniet
secretary, generally known as the baliosr
fund. now amounts TO E1l,UU.
The last snow fell over a wide territory,
embracing Kansas and northwestern Nils,
souri,, with contiguous parts OF Iowa anu
Nebraska. Farmers regard the snow as very
beneficial to the winter wheat crop.
There seems to be prospec. of split IN
the Minnesota alliance over the adoption OF
their new constitution: which Is really divi-
sion as to acting, in the future, with their
own or the southern alliance.
The republican caucus of the Pennsylvania
legislature has reaominated Senator Ion
Cameron.
Some Frenchmen claim to have perfected
process for making rubies. They exhioited
several thousand before the academy Of SCI
ence.
the incesSant rain at Dennison, Texas,
has raised the Red river out of its banks.
The new steel bridge of the Missouri, Kansas
d Texas road is in danger of being swept
away.
Murders over claim contests are of fire.
auent occurrence in Oklahoma. The last
reported is the killing by Representative
Terrill, of Payne county. of q. W. Embree,
who had testified that Terrill was sooner.
Captain Wallace. who was killed by In
dians at the battle of Wounded Knee, was
buried at Yorkville, s. c., his old home.
The secretary of war has appointed General
Charlds A. Field to succeed the late General
Wilcox in the records office. General Field
served in the rebel army.
Robert H. Crockett, one of the leading
politicians of Arkansas, and the only survix-
ing grandson of the famous Davy Crockett,
has just died. aged about 10 wears.
The proposal to colonize 10000 Russian
Jews in Argentine Republic, there to make
their livelihood by tilling the soil. perhaps
furnishes a feasible plan of escape from
Russian persecution, but whether the Jews
would make success as farmers Is doubtful.
The present situation Of affairs in Connect
lieut.. is that the democratic senate has de-
'clared the democratic state officers elected;
the house has set about an inquiry As to
whether any one is elected, and meanwhile
the old state republican officers are serving.
The White house will be 100 years old on
October ID, 1892, which is also the 4o.t an
niversary of the discovery OF America. There
is now a project to commence, on shat day,
the work of enlarging the executive man.
sion. The estimated cost of the proposed
changes lacking but little of 100000.
Miss Virginia Patterson. of Washington. D.
c., has family heirloom which she wants to
sell to the Columbian exposition. II Is the
original pass given by Benedict Arnold to
Major Andre. 1t fell into Miss Patterson S
possession through her two great grand
uncles, who were in the Andre court martial.
Governor Boyd. of Nebraska. is recognized
by the other state officers but not by tine leg
islature: Governor Thayer holds possession
by force of the executive office. while the
alliance majority of the legislature have re-
solved that neither Boyd nor Thayer are en-
Titled to the Office because their candidate
received the most lawful votes at the polls.
Nebraska is long on governors.