Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-02-21
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"Anyhow it is nothing to die, as it is just as
natural as it is to be born."-Gen. Sherman
The Atlanta, Ga, chamber of commerce
adopted resolutions which heartily endorse
the recent accomplishments of the govern
meHt in establishing reciprocity with the
countries of South America.
When King Kalakaua's remains reached
Honolulu harbor the city was alive with pre-
p3ratlons to welcome him home. The hrst
intimation of his death was given them BY
the flags on the steamer at half-mast.
The Illinois legislature refused to adjourn
its joint session though one OF its members
was supposed to be dying on couch behind
the speakers desk. He is in the last stages
of consumption; and is republican.
Texas has had a blizzard too. The zero
point was reached and the high wind scat
tered hocks and herds.
Samuel Male, Iaborer who has been for
some time employed az driver of delivery
wagon, at LOckport, n, Y, has been notified
that there is $4,000 for him from the estate
Of his uncle, who died recently at Jersey City.
A car load of butterAwas ordered by tele-
graph from Milwaukee at p. m, left the
station at 7:30 the same evening and reached
Kansas City at 12:35 next day. The run was
on regular freight schedule and was not spe-
cially pushed.
Frank Parmelee, now "a years old, was
the first guest of the Grand Pacific hotel in
Chicago, II years ago. He has been regu-
lar boarder ever since, never missing meal,
and has paid $780, 900 for his board bill dur
ing that time.
A caucus of republican members of the
house talked the silver bill during q whole
evening and then failed to decide upon any
course of action. This is taken as an indi-
cation that there will be no silver legislation
at this session.
Wet snow accumulated on overhead wires
at Auburn, n. Y, the other day, which froze
solidly to the wires, showing in many places
an actual measurement of thirteen inches
In circumference. Great damage was done
to the large orchards in the vicinity.
The Mexican mission Is proposed. by the
senate committee on diplomatic appropria-
tons, to be raised from the second to the
first grade, with corresponding increase in
the salary of the minister from $l2 600 to
$17,500. This place is held by Tom Ryan,
of Kansas.
Congressman Jerry Simpson is in Wash
ington, where he is the center of interested
groups continuously. He visited the house
of representatives and was introduced, on the
the democratic side by Mr.. Springer of Hi
aois, and On the Republican side by Harri-
son Kelley of Kansas.
.. R. Moffet has decided to erect smelter
in Joplin, Mo-, for the reduction of Colo
RADIO and Missouri lead and silver ores. 1t
will cost $4,000. Work will begin next
month. The ores will be smelted by a new
process, the right to use which belongs ex-
,clusively to the Moffet family.
Articles of impeachment against Judge
Aleck Boarman, of Louisiana, have been
prepared and will probably be presented to
the house this week. There are at least a
dozen articles, charging the use of public
funds and allowing his decisions to be infu-
,enceo by financial considerations.
Five republican members of the New Mex
leo legislature were sitting in room in
Santa Fe, in the evening, when two men
rode-up to the window ana opened fire on
them with a shotgun loaded with buckshot,
and a Winchester. One man was badly hurt.
Ten thousand dollars was promptly offered
for their arrest.
The United Mine Workers of America,
with 800 delegates present, representing if
teen states, held convention at Columbus,
Ohio. hespecial subject is to make definite
arrangements for the Inauguration of the
eight-hour day on May l. The Inauguration
of this movement has been delegated to this
order by the other labor organizations.
The interstate commerce commission has
ruled that imported goods must not be car
ried inland by railroads at less rate of
freight than American shippers pay. 1t has
been the practice for steamships and our
railroads to make combined through rates
whereby foreign goods could be delivered in
the interior cheaper than goods shipped from
American cities. This must now be stopped.
George J. Gibson, secretary of the great
whisky trust, has been arrested in Chicago
for bribing a man to blow up the Shufeldt
distillery of Chicago, which is working cut
side the trust. He had promised to pay $685.
600 for the job, but had so arranged the dy-
Mantle machine, which he furnished, as to
kill the man who used it. Its use would have
destroyed the distillery and must have killed
$50 people.
short time before King Kalakaua died
IN San Francisco he spoke into the receiver
of monograph, in his native language, for
nearly ten minutes. He stopped then from
exhaustion, with the intention of adding
more later; but the opportunity never came.
He did this at the suggestion Of his compan-
ions that in after years his people would
highly price the privilege of hearing his
voice. The message will probably be given
at the time of his funeral.
By General Merritt's order troops were
sent from Fort Riley to attend the funeral of
General Sherman at st. Louis, one battery
of light artillery, one caissOn for conveying
the remains, a horse in mourning caparison,
headquarters field music and one battalion
of six troops of the Seventh cavalry, all un-
der command Colonel ]. w. Forsythe. From
Fort Logan, Col, four compar les of the
Seventh infantry, and from Fort Leaven-
worth headquarters band of the Twelfth in
fantry, six companies of infantry and one
battery of light artillery, all under command
Of Colonel Townsend, of the Twelfth in
fantry.