Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-03-19
LATEST NEWS.
Condensed for Convenience Of
Hurried Readers.

Hurried Readers.
Waldo Adams, manager of the Adams Ex-
press company. Is dead.
President Harrison has issued his procla
nation of the conclusion of reciprocity ar
rangement with Nicaragua. This let's many
| American manufactures and farm products
into that country duty free.
| Hon. Fred Douglas has accepted the posi-
ton offered him by Hayti as it's representa-
tive at the Worlds Columbian commission.
| The government of Hayti has appropriated
So. GOO to be spent on its exhibit.
| The southern Kansas conference of the NJ.
E. church, in session at Ottawa, voted, 60 to
| Il, to admit women to the general confer
ence. Coffeyville was named as the place to
hold the next annual conference.
The Kansas City, No., police relief fund
has $4,000 in its treasury.
The senate of the Iowa legislature has
passed a bill providing for local option, by
counties, vote to be taken once in five years.
| There is little doubt that the measure would
receive the approval of Govern II Boies.
Watterson, of Kentucky. says that candi-
date for president from New York is not to
be thought of by the democratic party: that
| they must 90 west or to Massachusetts,, Penn
sylvania or Maryland for a winning man.
The Court Circular. referring to the death of
Grand Duke of Hesse, says: Another heavy
blow has fallen on the queen, who feels that she
loses real son. The Grand Duke of Hesse
was tenderly loved by the whole royal family.
There are reports of several homesteaders
near Iron River, Wis, perishing in the recent
storm. They were out exploring about the
new copper fields, and have been missing
several days. Two or three searching parties
| are out.
The subcommittee of the committee on
public grounds and buildings, consisting of
| Congressman Tarsney, Abbott and Enochs,
| made favorable report on Senator PETERS
bill appropriating 500, 900 for public build
ing at Kansas City, Kan.
| The Santa Fe and Rock Island have issued
| circulars announcing rate of one fare for
| the round trip from Missouri river points and
points east of the river to all points in Okla
homa, tickets to be sold March % and good
returning up to and including April q.
The Rev. DR.. George T. Purves, who re-
| signs his charge of the First Presbyterian
church in Pittsburg to become Princeton
professor, gives up salary of 5000 for one
of s., 200. This is q brave deed-a deed that
| shines brightly in the mercenary world.
A meeting was called of members of the
Missouri legislature who favored rebuilding
the state university at some new location, aud
large majority of members attended. The
demonstration of their numbers seemed to
| satisfy them, as they took no formal action.
The fire which has been burning for two
months in the mine of the Pana Coal CON-
pany, at Pana, ILL.,, has been quenched. No
estimate can be put upon the damage done,
but it will reach several thousands. 1t will
be several weeks before mining can be re-
sumed.
The new system of relief distribution under
police supervision in Vienna is working well.
The distribution proceeds IN an orderly man
ner and all applicants are supplied. Twenty
four hundred unemployed laborers have been
put to work clearing away snow at two pence
an hour.
The cars birthday, besides being observed
with festivities, was marked by the launch
ing at Sebastapol of the ironclad George the
Victorious, of 1900 tons. Another war ship,
1000 tons, the largest in the Russian navy,
will be launched at Nlcolaieff early in the
coming summer.
The next Russian military maneuvres, the
scene of which will be in the vicinity of Mos
COW, will be on a gigantic scale. Six army
CORDS, under Generals Obrutschotf and Drag
and other cavalry, the whole reaching total
of 200, 900 men.
The prohibitionists and peoples party in
Indiana will probably unite in placing state,
congressional, legislative and county tickets
in the field. This action was agreed upon IN
conference by the leaders Of the two parties.
The said parties claim they will poll unitedly
100, 600 votes in Indiana.
At the general elections for the provinces of
Quebec the Mercier party sustained most
signal defeat, the result being the election OF
fifty-three conservatives, fifteen Mercierites
and five independents, MERCER himself was
elected. Inthe old legislature MERCER had
majority of twenty-eight.
A wreck occurred on the Creole branch of
the Rio Grande at Del Norte, in which sew
eral passengers were injured. B. Disman,
merchant of Salida, was seriously hurt. Thee
others were badly bruised. The car was
ditehed by q broken rail while running about
twenty-five miles an hour.
The pulp mill of the Rochester. N. Y, Pc
per company, near the lower falls, fell, kill
ing Albert Gault, an employe, and seriously
injuring the engineer, j. Shelk. Without
warning the heavy roof suddenly caved,
burying the two men. Gault was crushed to
atoms, his skull broken like an eggshell
The will of Major General George w. Gull
lom has been filed for probate in New York.
It gives $3.50, 900 to erect freproof, stone,
memorial hall on the public grounds at West
Point, N. Y, to be the receptacle of reminis-
cences and trophies of war and such other
objects that might tend to the elevation of
the military profession. :
The British steamship, Missouri, which is
going to take the grain Offering of the boun-
tiful ives: to the sufferers from famine in
Russia, arrived In New York from Philadel-
phia and was towed free of charge to the foot
of Twenty-seventh street, where she remains
also free of charge until she completes her
cargo and takes in additional coal.