Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-10-10
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Tia nrivate coach of Millionaire Mackey
.rr;ved In New York from San Francisco.
making the trip in four Gays, twelve hours
and twenty-eight minutes.
The last harvest excursion was The biggest
of all. During thirty six hours the baggage
men at the Kansas City union depot handled
over 10000 pieces of baggage.
Il transpires that Mics Daisy, who was in
the rush for town lots at Chandler, was not
killed, as first reported. She was serioualy
| injured and bad q leg broken.
Nebraska City is threatened with an cpl
demic of diphtheria. The sanitary condition
| of the city 10 bad, which causes the board OF
health and the people to be quite nervous.
Tho works of the Vancamp Canning COM
pany, at Indianapolis, Ind, are destroyed BY
| fire; loss $200, 600, insurance $4,000. Five
6remen were hurt, one Of them expected to
die.
The Brazilian government has ordered the
purchase of 10000 cuttlngs OF grape vines
in the United States and Europe for use IN
starting experimental vineyards in that re-
public.
Pennington's air ship, which was under .
| tent at the St. Louis fair grounds, was car
RED of by the storm which passed over that
city and is supposed to have been destroyed:
It cost $4,000
The Cherokee commission will reopen ne
gotiations with the Cherokees for their claim
on the outlet early in November. It is
thought prospects for q bargain are bettef
than they have been.
The cut on the price of cotton picking has
caused serious disturbance in Lee county,
Ark, where, at last accounts, over hundred
| blacks were corralled in q canebrake, and be-
ing hunted for their lives.
The census Office has issued bulletin on
the coal product of the United States, which
shows 1t to have reached total of III,
513 short tons in the census year, valued at
the mines, before any expense for shipment,
at $160. 226,32.
Many passenger agents of the Lake Shore
& Michigan Southern road, some OF them
who have been in service for fifteen or twenty
years, have been discharged in bunch, for
taking commissions from connecting lines
over which they sold tickets.
Jenny, the blind daughter of Councilman
John A. Sloan, of st. Louis, predicted the
recent earthquake there two days before it
| occurred. She cannot tell how her impress
sions were received, but took the fulfllment
of her predictions as matter of course.
NIB. Phinney, who was arrested In Kansas
City about ten days ago for raising some
tickets and selling them again, was sentenced
to eighty days in Jail by Justice Worthen.
The sentence was really ninety days, but the
ten days that Phinney had already spent in
jail were deducted.
The chief of the bureau of statistics reports
that the total number of immigrants arrived
at the ports of the United States from the
foreign countries, except the Dominion OF
Canada and Mexico, during the month ended
August 81, 1891, was 1912, against 81 ,3sl in
August of last year.
In Waldo, Texas a district Judge has re-
fused final citizenship papers to man who
believes in the doctrines taught by Herr Most.
The Judge said such doctrines are directly OPP
posed to the constitution of the United States
and therefore no socialist or anarchist is
eligible to citizenship.
Judge Green's decisions, that the Cherokees
have no title or right to the strip, have been
strongly condemned by the Cherokees and
have created considerable interest, yet have
seemingly not weakened the intelligent Cher.
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land, and it is thought will cut no figure in
the coming negotiations.
Exports from this country in August, 81,
amounted to SIC, 752, 783; being an increase
over August. go, of $50 SIS, 43S. Imports for
August, '91, were $65, 1874. 754; an increase
over August, go, of 81, 694. 3l4. For the year
ending with August, '91, the increase over the
previous year was: OF exports, $4,000, 600,
and of imports 100000.
There landed in one day at the barge Office
in New York ], 458 immigrants. The influx
Of worsted weavers continues and according
to the statements made by them it is likely
to continue in increased volume. They Say
that shops in Europe that are now ronnin4
with . reduced force of hands propose 70 run
on half time, if at all. during The winter.
been sent to Lord Stanley, governor general
of Canada, for q postponement OF the rooi-
proc,ty conference arranged to take place In
Washington, October IL, between the repre-
sentatives Of the United States and the Domin-
ion of Canada. The reason given for the
postponement Il the continued illness OF
Secretary Blaine
There can be no doubt hut Jay Gould 10
breaking down. He nearly collapsed at tho
late meeting of the Missouri Pacific directors,
when he opposed Russell Sage's plan to de-
clare small dividend. He was forced to
cease speaking. and later. upon retiring. he
said: 'fGentlemen, you must excuse me.
have been 80 harrassed and worrled lately,
and have passed through an ordeal so far be-
yond my strength that am physically una.
bic to say anything more ia protest against
this dividend"
Il il now said that when Victoria's grand
son, Kaiser William, visited England he
sought counsel of that aged matron; declar-
ing that the necessities of his government de-
maRded war with France. To preserve the
peace Victoria sent an autograph letter to
the car, telling him what had occurred. and
suggested show of friendship to France.
This brought about the visit of the French
feet to Croustadt, and also its visit to Poets-
mouth; both events designed ~ . warning 70
William to let EraLce alone.
GENERAL AARkErS