Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-08
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italy has at last secured E1A00,0o0 loan
from Berlin syndicate.
Welsh tin plate makers oppose the use OF
labor saving appliances in their trade. These
American producers win freely use; enabling
them to pay larger wages than the welsh
men get
It is reported in London that France Will
largely reduce her tariff ON Russian grain
and will impose prohibitory duty on Indian,
in order to stop the Importation OF lndaan
grain.
The people who lost property IN tho johns
town, Pa, flood have organized and raised z
fund to prosecute suits for damages against
the South Fork club, who owned the dam
which gave way.
Dispatches received from Mecca stats that
the death rate from cholera il 40 per day
at that place and thirty per day at Djedada-
Five thousand four hundred Russian Jews
left Hamburg the past week, the most OF
them intending to 60 ultimately to the
United States.
The measure worm, in vast numbers, is
destroying hemlock timber in Pennsylvania.
The young trees are killed outright und tho
old ones stripped of foliage, and the worms
are working upon the wood.
Mr.. Cleveland said to a reporter at Buzz
yards bay that he had not been asked to
make speeches in the Ohio campaign es re-
ported; and that he had no intention of doing
20 in Ohio or any other state.
Sam Jones was under contract 70 attend
the Pertle Springs, Mo-, camp meeting
week or more, at 500 day. He was max.
ing more in Texas and demanded 500 day
with limit of two days attendance.
The entire business portion of the little
village of BLAIR. Trempleau county, WI con
sin, was burned, not store being left stand
ing. Fourteen families are left homeless.
Tho loss is $50, 900; insurance very small.
In England the weather is rhsnomenally
chilly and the frequent storms make the sea-
son resemble March rather than July and
early August. The watering places are SUI
fering for lack of patronage. Everybody
sneeZes.
The payment of 800. 900 to the Delaware
Indians provided for by bill passed by the
last congress, is delayed because congress
did not appropriate for the expenses of the
disbursement. The Indians are impatient
lbout it.
In New Zealand there are few farms or
estates without heavy mortgages, and the
public debt of the country averages $500 for
every white man, woman and child OF the
population. The annual taxation Is about
SIT per head.
News from Chill continues to be of the See
saw style. One report puts Balmaceda
away ahead in the contest and the next as
sures the world that the insurgents are rap
A. q oIS at
with great regularity.
The corn gamblers in Chicago rushed Sep
tember markets to 6Oa@ in the frantic en-
deavor of the shorts to cover; then corn
broke back to 58X and the 'longs" threw SUP
plus overheard ON general encouragement
and stop loss'' orders.
A British man of-war riddled lobster fac
tories belonging to natives, in Newfound-
land, and did not disturb those belonging to
the French. This Newfoundland fishery
business seems to be in terrible mix. Tho
natives are left in utmost restitution.
During July the shipments of tin plate
from Swansea, Wales, have been under ], W.
tons weekly, as against 10000 to 5000 tons
in the same month OF 1880, while the stocks
now on hand amount to 40O, NO boxes. against
1850, 600 boxes in the corresponding week IN
1880.
Carefully prepared statistics of the sugar in
dustry of Cuba shows that in five years from
1886 to 1880, inclusive. the productions of sugar
and molasses was 3, 9S7, 12S tons. The exports
from 1880 to 1890 we're 6,351. 1S tons, OF
which about 81 per cent. was sent to the
United States.
Miss Maggie Blaine, neice OF Secretary
Blaine. was seriously injured at Washington
by jumping from carriage while the horse
attached to it was beyond the control OF the
driver. Miss Blaine, in her fall. struck head
foremost upon the pavement, causing con-
cussion OF the brain.
The New York Stuck Exchange was full OF
false rumors affecting the credit OF 6annAe
houses and commercial firms, and the no
manner in which the names OF big houses
we're handled caused great anxiety. Yet no
one has peen found who could name the
house the runor refers to, and it is charged
Is being a criminal effort to cause panic.
Assistant Attorney General Tyner says
that an investigation had shown the 'Home
Fascination company" of Montreal, to be q
fraud and that orders had been issued to stop
the payment of money orders sent to that
Arm. The scheme has cen extensively
worked and the Canadian fraud has probably
already raked in big pile OF good American
dollars.
Nine hundred clerks in the census bureau
were discharged August l and about 4OO more
win be let out August Is. The work OF thus
department every ten years begins with two
or three clerks, which number is rapidly m
Creased q the work progresses, until a. the
msy;mum there are nearly 1900 OF them.
Clerks are then dispensed with as different
branches of the work are completed.
Collector Ehrhardt. of the port OF New
York. has resigned, giving as reason that
bis authority over 1,5O0 assistants u not
commensurate with his personal response
biIity for their faithfulness. He says the
of3ce il controlled from Washington, IN
matters in which the responsible party, me
collector gne g F $500, Of Eimirs, n. I. is
Already named a. his successor.
GENEKAL MARkeEA