Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-11-28
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The leaders of the Omaha mob which
,vnched the negro rapist, Smith, October IS,
ave been discharged, the evidence not being
efficient to hold them.
All the western roads have advised their
agents and connecting lines that they can re-
ceiye no more freight this season for ship
ment by the lake lines.
There is mischief breeding IN Hawaii. A
party is formed, and has is agents in the
United States, which seeks to dethrone the
queen and set up republic.
W.. n. Brotherton. the man who attempted
to trundle a wheeibarrow from San Fran
cisco to Chicago on wager, died en- route at
La Junta OF mountain fever.
General Alvin p. Hovey. governor of In
diana, died Monday afternoon, November q,
of congestion of the lungs.
The first reports of cyclone at Washing
ton and Baltimore on the afternoon of No
vember %, are meager. Telegraph COM
munication was cut off.
Ex-Prendent Moffat of the Rio Grande,
after leaving that road diverted to the Union
Pacific immense ore shipments from the
mines in which he is interested.
The Denver Mining congress adopted reso-
iutions favoring free and unlimited coinage
of silver by a vote of 4S1 to 8. The minority
vote was cast by the Wyoming delegates.
The tin plate industry IN South Wales is in
4 very depressed condition, several plants
having suspended operations, throwing
large number of men out OF employment.
Expert evidence IN a case of quarantined
,umpy-jawed cattle at Peoria. butchers main-
ly agreed that loose Jumps which came of with
the skin have no bad effect upon the meat.
Socialistic questions we're discussed at
length at the Protestant Episcopal congress
at Washington. Single Tax George and Ma
tionalist BeIlamy both have ADMIRERS in this
congress.
The peace congress at Rome adopted res
olution to invite European governments to
submit International disputes to arbitration.
1t was decided that the next congress should
be held in Berne.
The United States supreme conrt has
given decision that the law Forbid ng gov
erDr at employees to solicit or receive from
each other money for campaign purposes
was constitutional.
Nearly two-thirds of the laundries of this
country, outside Of those operated by Mon
golians, are under the control of the National
Laundrymen's association A RAISE in prices
has been agreed upon.
An explosion of gas secured at a magic
lantern entertainment in the Methodist
chapel near Derby, England. One man was
killed on the spot and at least twenty other
persons were badly injured.
Washington is filling up with democrats
who want places among the officers and en-
ployes of the house of representatives.
Charley Martin, of Kansas, assistant clerk,
expects to be Superseded, of course.
James Robinson, q prominent attorney of
Howard county, Missouri, has been Convicted
in the United States court of collecting an lille
gal fee of 5000 from colored pensiouer,
who was gwen back pension of ST. 800.
Thomas j. Wood. jr., banker, and DR..
James Orr, a prominent physician, were in
dicted by the grand jury at Dallas. Tex, for
swindlin2 the Home Life of New York out
of $40, 600 by insuriDg sick man.
The alliance meeting at Indianapolis raised
a committee to hear the protest of the anti
sub-treasury delegates and then Immediately
forestalled the prospective protest by adopt
ing resolution to stand by the sub-treasury
plan.
Secretary of State Crawford, of Florida,
attached the signature of Governor Fleming's
of R. H. NJ. Davidson as United
States senator. the same being qualified by
statement of legal pressure under which he
did so.
BY order of Attorney General Miller the
thirty-nine federal prisoners in the Arkansas
have been removed to Column
bus, Chic. The reason the order was given
was the brutal treatment prisoners were SUBJ
}ected to at Little Rock.
Three prospectors have reported an i'm
mense find of free aluminium in the San
Mateo mountains of New Mexico. Samples
have been assayed in Denver, returning q
Der cent. of aluminium. The prospectors de- |
clare that the ground is covered with the ore. |
The demands of the Nuremburg compost |
tors for an increase of wages have been |
lowered per cent. The Bavarian war
minister has refused to receive deputation |
of compositors who wished to, ask him to |
soldiers who are working in the |
places of the strikers.
Tho purchasers of John Browns fort at |
Harper's Ferry commenced the work of its /
removal to Chicago, "a war relic at the /
great fair and also tried to carry of cannon |
belonging to the village. The people, headed |
BY the mayor, took the, gun and secured it |
and placed guard over it.
A number of the striking compositors of |
Brussels have been sentenced to pay various /
penalties for breach of contract in stopping
work. The magistrates of several towns have
given notice that strikers menacing nom
strikers or visiting their houses will be pun
shed with tho utmost severity of the law.
A furry among shorts in the Chicago wheat
pit, resulting in large losses to many, was
.aused just before the close of the days bust
less, by the circulation of purported cable
Iraw stating thai the car had signed the
lkase prohibiting export of wheat from Rus
ia. The sentiment is that the author of the
.anard must be found and punished.