Western Kansas world., 1891-05-09
LATEST NEWS.

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Hurried Readers
Barry Sullivan, the English tragedian, is
dead.
Ruseia has found another much sought
for excuse to quarrel with Turkey in the de-
tention of q Russian steamer in the Oar
danelles by the Ottoman authorities. The
European war comes on apace.
In Rome May-day witnessed two fights be-
tween anarchists and troops. A few were
killed on both sides. and many injured.
Several leaders we're arrested. including some
members of the chamber of deputies.
A dispatch from Zante, the capital of the
island of ICnean, says that a number OF
Greek Christians were killed by the soldiers
while they were engaged in q rot and pillag-
ing in the Hebrew quarters of the city.
Forest fires in the northern part of Michi-
gan have already destroyed $50, COO worth OF
timber aid logs.
The destruction of two pen of war ships
in Chilian waters by torpedoes is exciting
much attention in British naval circles. There
is as yet no protection from tOrpedOoe and
heavy armored vessels are at their mercy.
A lumber trust. combining all lumber iu-
terests of the southern states. will be the out
come of the charter just secured by the
Georgia dealers who have capitalized their
mills, railroads and timber lands at $5.OOO,O COO
At Waco, Texas, the grand jury adjourned
after a searching Investigation into the
alleged municipal election frauds. Thirty
four indictments we're returned against
70 <tov
suit.
Odd Fellowship in America dates from the
9th of April, General Grunt's birthday,
three years prior to General Grants birth.
He was born sixty-nine years ago and the
Odd Follows anniversary is the seventy
second.
"Old HUTCH" the Chicago grain speculs-
tor, has been having heavy losses and has
gone south, giving no notice of his going to
his relatives or business associates. 1t Is
feared that his reverses has caused de-
mented condition.
In New York immense socialist meetings
were held in the streets. Each band carried
q national banner with the union down. No
riots occurred on May-day. Speeches of the
most incendIary character were made in
many languages.
In suit for damages for repudiating
contract to buy wheat, the appellate court at
Kansas City, Mo-, decided tnat the contract
was 'in futures" and that as an option ia
mere wager it is not such q contract rs q
court will enforce.
Paducah, Ky., has lost 100 buildings by a
tornado; among them are depots, churches,
shool houses, etc. One new Methodist
church was picked up and dropped into the
middle of the street, complete wreck. Sew
eral people were hurt.
Repeated charges of cavalry, and finally
the bringing out of artillery, were required to
hold the anarchists mob from destroying
property in Lyons on May-day. A number Of
people were wounded, among them ten SOL
diers and policemen.
There is considerable excitement in the
Chickasaw nation, occasioned by the news
that the Indian commiss oner has ordered
the removal of intruders from the nation.
There are 5000 of these people, most of
whom have crops planted.
The Cherokee nation is justs nov in the
throes of an election for princiIN chief.
The question involved is allotment or NO
allotment, and D. w. Bushyhead, now treas
urer of the nation, is running on the liberal
ticket, IN favor of allotment.
The historic old log cabin which General
Grant erected with his own hands. and with
logs cut and hewn by himself, Is about to be
removed from its present site and shipped to
Chicago, where it will be erected tor exhibl-
ton during the worlds fair.
MARQUIS Rudni, the Italian minister of
state, has notified his subordinate at WASH
ington that the correspondence about the New
Orleans affair is closed and ended. The dis |
patch has some buncombe in it for Romans
to talk about, but amounts to full surren- |
der to Secretary Blaine.
One result of the German coal miners |
strike is that coal famine is impending. |
The iron foundrles in the Sieg valley have |
been compelled to withdraw their fires in |
consequence of the scarcity of COAL and most
of the steel works along the Rhine have been |
forced to stop operations for the same reason.
The opening of the Cincinnati convention
will take place in the afternoon, III Music |
hall. and that evening Senator PETER, of
Kansas, will address mass meeting. On
evenings mass meetings will be
by Ignatius Donnelly, of M,nne-
,ota, and General A. j. Warner, of Marietta.
The strike at the Michigan car shops. De-
:rolt, is practically over. Over 300 of the
Did employees have applied for work, which
vas Immediately given them. The men con-
sinued to come in twos and threes and were
assigned to their various de-
partments. Every department is working
With more or less men.
At Hutchinson the Sons of Veterans re-
elected &. d. Jones, of Norton, colonel;
Clyde e. Lumbocker, of Baldwin, ieuten-
.nt-colone, and e. w. Bishop, of Great
Bend, major. Oberlin camp received the
present of large silk flag for the largest
Increase in membership, and the Lyons
amp flag for the largest number OF men,
,ers present.
The Minneapolis mills got out tho most
lour last week that has been made in five
months. The amount was 161. 400 barrels,
lgainst 12l, 40 barrels the week before and
Il ITO barrels for the corresponding week
u 1890 The same number of mills are run
ing the present week as last, and their pro-
uc. will be fully as large. There is still
nrfher improYement in the -four market.