Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-05-07
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feHolnauQ ward, WHO wrecked Inc fortune
OF General Grant, has just been discharged
from states prison.
Every lumber mill in the La Crosse, Via,
district has closed down, to remain % until
the labor troubles are settled. Two thousand
Seventh Day Baptists and Adventists Of
seven states have sent to congress protests
against any action to commit TO any religious
creed by closing the worlds fair on Sunday.
The steamer Darmstadt, from Bremen,
iurt arrived at New York, brought the largest
number of immigrants ever brought by ono
vessel to that port. She had 20l9 steerase
passenger.
Chauncey M. Depew, in q speech at ban
luet in New YorK of Sons of Veterans, se-
verely censured the present custom of send
ing American children to Europe to complete
their education.
Andy Snider sold at Kansas City the other
day half interest in 10000 cattle on the
ranges in Texas and Montana for 100000
and the same day sold SIS, 0CO worth of cattle
to another party.
Rival water companies at Denver, two Of
them, and both wealthy, commenced fight
over right of way on certain streets, and have
got to fighting so hard that they ara supply
ing water to the people free.
Ex-Governor Harvey has wired Senator Per-
kins that he will accent the executive clerk
ship of the senate should he be chosen for
that place. 1t seems likely that it is now to
late for Harvey to enter the lists.
At special election at Chilllcothe, Mo-,
for the purpose of voting 1900 bonds for
the erecting two additional ward school
buildings, the proposition was Carried by
vote of $40 in favor with only Is against
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fast train between Chicago and San Francisco
about May Is. The train will make up about
forty-five minutes between Chicago and To
peka and about six hours between Topeka
and the Pacific coast.
test case has been started which will
eventually 60 to the court of last resort, in
which the point must be decided whether the
Cherokees own the Outlet in fee simple OF
have been occupants on sufferance, with only
the right of possession.
Three acres of the city of Winnipeg was
burned over Sunday morning. The fire
started on the stage of the Princess opera
house. The waterworks company had closed
down for repairs. whole block ct stores
was totally consumed.
Wheat farmers in the northwest are hold
ing back good deal of wheat, the amount
marketed hardly meeting demands, and in
consequence the price at Minneapolis has
hardendad somewhat. It will take a good
advance to bring all the crop forward.
Southern Illinois coal miners are on the
point of a general strike. The trouble comes
from the discharge of three miners at Mus
coutah, who had been sent by the Miners
union to the state capital to investigate the
enforcement of the weekly payment law.
The house committee on postoffices and
To fOrr
ing mail on the railroads in the west about
one-half; while eastern mail lines remain
about the old figure. The proposed cut in
the pay of Kansas railroads is about IS per
cent.
The Durham, England, coal owners issued
a statement that owing to depression i9 the
coal trade and the expense of repairing pit5,
none of their mines will be reopened except
on condition of 10 per cent. reduction in
wages, to continue in force during the next
three months.
The great eight hour procession and the
lake front speech making in Chicago al
passed off quietly. Nothing disagreeable
occurred except the seizure, in the procession,
of two red flags and their bearers: together
with q woman in red who was saucy when
one of the flags was seized.
Anarchists are still active all over France;
6tUcStSO ny uuulctOuS uI0S onu CAPio0,OaS
and discovered bombs. It is queer that while
all public buildings are guarded the fiends
seem to find easy access not only to place
bombs, but to put up threatening placards,
almost under the noses of the guards.
Kansas towns which will be entitled to free
mail delivery under a bill which has passed
the senate and Is now in the house are: Be
lott. Chanute, Clay Center, Cofeyville. Col
umbus, Hiawatha, Manhattan, Minneapolis,
Olathe, Oswego. Paola, Holton, Independ-
ence, Eureka, Garnett, Great Bend.
Just at the present moment the Orleans
family feels very bitterly disposed toward the
vatican, the recent encyclical of the pope adj
dressed to the French clergy, and command
ing them to preach adhesion to the republican
form of government, having proved the death
blow to the aspirations of the monarchical
party.
The main building of the state university !
at Minneapolis was damaged $4,000 by fire,
with an insurance of $50 600 It contained q |
valuable library which suffered to some ex. |
tent, but is covered by $4,000 insurance. An |
amateur play was in progress in the chapel
at the time, and the fire originated from the |
footlights. The audience escaped without |
injury.
Not long since the Boston Courier offered |
a gold medal to any young lady between the |
ages of 16 and 20 who would write the best |
essay on some political subject. Miss Julis |
O'Laughln, graduate of the Cameron, Mo. |
high schco4, 9, 1t in a paper on the subject, |
''What it IaAes to Make Political Man |
Famous" She was awarded the prize over |
thousand competitors. Miss O'Laugh- |
I'm is only 10 years of age, and by this victory