Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-01-24
LATEST NEWS.
Condensed for the Convenlsnce
Of Hurried Readers.

General Miles, telegraphs: "This Indian
var l now consider at an end in a most sat
sfactoty manner. A more complete submits
non to military power has never been made
oy any Indians"
It is announced that the Rev. Edward ].
Dunn, of All Saints church, Chicago, is to be
appointed bishop of the new Catholic see of
Dallas, Texas. Father Dunn has long been
known as one of the most prominent and
popular priests in the west.
Miss Lillian Owen, of Sol Smith Russell's
company, who was lourneying eastward from
| San Francisco to weo Charles Kent, of Stuart
| Robson's company, died at Chicago after q
short illness. Like Emma Abbott, she was
;aken Ill with pneumonia at Salt Lake, Utah.
Election of State Printer.
The vote in joint session of the Kansas leg
stature was as follows: Snow 101, Crane 20.
Stotler 20, Baker q, Kirkland 2; and E. n.
Snow was declared elected state printer for
two years from July, 1891.
Speculative rumor in Washington political
circles claims it is probable that the presl-
lent would veto the silver coinage bill should
| it go to him as passed by the senate. he is
| in entire accord with Secretary Window on
The subject, and the latter's opposition to the
free coinage of silver is matter of record.
Several hundred deluded negroes have
reached Atlanta bearing with them cards en-
fitting them to 60 to Africa via Savannah
for 81 head. The Williams who are working
up this scheme for a percentage are hard to
| get at, but they are demoralizing colored la
! Dor.
At Findlay, Ohio, an explosion of gas
which had collected in an old cistern under
| bho1 tvafr1 Rf Nha Aokn kka
finest in Findlay, wrecked the rear wing of
he building, killing one person. seriously in
iuring several others and causing a damage
to the property of probably $4,000.
A terrific explosion of fire damp occurred
at Lincoln, Ill, in the pit of the Citizens
Coal and Mining company. Arthur Skinner
Albert OFT and John Corners, miners, were
rescued from the PIT in a badly burned con-
1ition, and two of them will probably die.
Great damage was done to the mine.
The legislative republican caucus to nomi-
nate United States senator TO succeed Sen
ator Blair, of New Hampshire, was held at
Concord. Result: First ballot, James w.
Patterson, 1; Charles H. Burns, 5; James E.
Briggs, 8; Parson G. Cheney, 5; Henry w.
Blair, 81; Jacob H. Gallinger, 90.
The immigration committee agreed upon
the immigration bill and reported it to the
| from the measure heretofore decided on by
majority of the committee, the moditca-
| tons being in the direction of greater lem
Iency toward the immigrants.
1t is announced on the authority of Cana
dian cabinet minister that Mr.. Blaine has
made overtures to the Dominion government
with a view to the establishment of closer
trade relations between Canada and the
United States. The dominion authorities
have asked the imperial government to take
action in the matter.
A call has been issued for a convention of
negroes, to be held in Topeka, January q.
for the purpose of discussing the educational
laws of the state. The negroes object to the
present law, which provided for separate
schools in the primary departments of first
class cities, and think the races should COM
mingle here as well as in the high schools.
1t is announced that several British army
officers, number of whom are said to be
personal friends of William F. Cody, Buffalo
Bill, have started from England for the
Pine Ridge agency with the intention of Of
fering their services to Colonel Cody in fight
ing the hostile Indians of that part of the
United States.
Fire was discovered in E. NJ. Van Tassell's
grain elevator on the North river. In New
York, which burned so fercely that before
force of firemen, it was completely destroyed,
only the walls being left standing. The loss
is being roughly estimated at S3OO,OOO. The
cause of the fire is not known.
Ex-Governor Richard J. Oglesby was nom
mated by a joint republican caucus of the
Illinois legislature as candidate for United
States senator to succeed Charles B. Farwell.
The result was quite surprise. When the
caucus met every republican legislature was
81 I,t
follows: Hamer received one, Ross l, Ores
ham, 4, Farwell, 60 Oglesby, 81.
1t is said that Emma Abbot directed that
her wardrobe should be burned. The day of
Emma Abbott's death her maid carried down
into the hotel boiler room lot of new shoes
and underwear and a Sealskin sacque, the
property of the deceased prima donna, and
requested the fireman to burn them, and he
said ne would do so. The maid started to 60
away, bat turned and came back, remarking
that she would watch them burn, and she did
A tremendous explosion shook the build
ings at the corner of Twenty-frst and Cum
ing streets, and when the smoke cleared
away it was discovered that the old frame
building occupied by Klein & Speigel as a
wholesale liquor store, was completely de
molished, together with ST., 600 stock of
liquors. In the RUNS the body of an old IN
known man was found burned to a crisp.
The cause of the explosion Is unknown.
The advance gaurd of the hostiles had
scarcely reached the agency when Big Road
sent word that he had collected the arms of his
followers and wanted to surrender them to
the agency. When weapons came in they
were found to consist of two shot guns, "a heavy
rifle and broken carbine, two Sharpe rifles
and one Notwithstanding guns in all. This
surrender is an evidence that the Indians
don't propose to give up all their guns and
that they have hidden their best weapons in
the hills