Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-04-11
Late and Imrortant.


IrALIANs.-Colonel Weber, the federal
superintendent of immigration, said that the
arrivals of March this year would exceed
from II, 900 to IL, 600 the arrivals of the same
month last year. 1t is likely that the influx
of Italians will be unprecedented, and that
the incoming of the Irish will be greater
than last year.
REoPENED.-The American National bank
of Kansas Cily, Mo-, is reopened and receiv-
ing many deposits from its old customers.
1t has 81, 725, 900 in its vaults.
SHERIFF's SALE.-The Leavenworth street
railway, its tracks cars and stock was sold by
the sheriff for $13,34
LEO XuI.-The pope is suffering from a
severe attack of stomach trouble. His con-
dition is such that he is compelled to keep
his bed.
BREAK GRoUND.-The executive committee
of the New York Grant Monument associa-
ton has decided to break ground for the
monument on April q, the anniversary of
General Grants birthday.
MIDNIGHT SALEs.-The duty went off of
sugar at II o'clock at night Wholesale
stores in New York we're opened then to
meet the enormous demand anticipated from
the retail stores, which were practically bare
of stock.
SNowBoUND.-John T. Parish, a mining
expert In Colorado, says he has never expert
eneed anything like the recent snow storms
in the mountains. For eighteen days he was
snowbound in the Red mountains. The
trails to the mines have been covered up and
fully fifty lives have been lost by the disas-
trous snow slides.
Two HUNDRED.-There were 200 deaths re-
ported at the Chicago health Office in one day.
The grippe, pneumonia and kindred diseases
were the principal causes. 1t was one of the
largest records for single day that the Office
has ever recorded.
INDICTED.-The directors of the New York,
New Haven & Hartford Railway company
were indicted by the grand jury for INSIDE
meanor in connection with the fatal accident
in the Fourth avenue tunnel, on February IL
last, whereby there were six lives lost.
Big CoNvENTIoN.-Captain c. A. Powers,
who is making arrangements for the May
18th party convention in Cincinnati, says
that there will be 1000 delegates, represent
ing thirty states, and that the conference will
place ticket in the field next summer.
THEY MoURN.-Al the leading officials of
the Chicago, Milwaukee IL st. Paul road at
tended the funeral of the late John Plank
ington, of Milwaukee, who was a prominent
director of the railroad company.
DAMAGING RAIN.-Qne of the heaviest rain
sJOfUlS ludG udS occurred Since the memOTldl
centennial food visited Galena, H., doing
great damage to the railroads and other
property.
MORE DAGos.-The arrivals of italian i'm
migrants during the present month at the
barge Office, New York, were 1924, nearly
double those of last me nth.
In SEvERALTY.-The agents appointed to
allot lands for the Sac and Fox Indians in
severalty have begun their work. About
twenty alottments have been made.
COLONEL FoLLANsBEE.-Colonel 4. 8. Fol-
lansbee, who commanded the Sixth Massa-
chusetts regiment, which was attacked by a
mob In Baltimore while en- route to Wash
ington at the outbreak of the late civil war,
died at Boston from an attack of the grippe.
CHAMPION WALKING.-Henry Klink, Jr.,
at Mobile, has broken the worlds record of
minutes and 1874 seconds by walking half
mile in minutes and IS seconds.
FOUND SILvKR.-A farmer living nine
miles from Peoria, Ills, claims to have DIS
covered rock vein of silver ore on his farm,
about thirty feet below the surface.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.-The Massachusetts, re-
publican state league has resolved in favor
of full municipal suffrage to qualified women
voters.