Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-01-09
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Newspapers of Washington and other ease-
ern cities speak complimentary OF Governor
Humphreys coune in hearing all who WISH
to speak for any candidate before appointing
Successor for Senator Plumb.
A snowslide occurred at Ali Canta, min
ing camp ten miles from Leadvllle, Col.
John A. SINUS was killed and q number OF
other men whose names are unknown were
severely injured. Several cabins we're de-
molished.
Sixteen hundred bales of cotton we're de-
stroyed by fire in the railroad yards at the
foot of Rutga street. St Louis. The loss lie
estimated at $4,000. The cotton was the
property of the St Louis Compress company.
Insurance not known.
An oil tank holding 90, 900 barrels of crude
petroleum exploded at Binghampton. N. Y.
One man was seriously injured.
The larger portion OF the coast OF France
that is suitable for the growing of oysters il
divided into spaces thirty yarcs square. These
parks are sold to the fishermen for $50 apiece.
and the beds under proper cultivation are
made to yield enormous returns.
Carter Harrison is talking about building a
new home for the Chicago Times. He says
the new building is to be twelve stories high,
and commensurate with the progress and de-
yelopment of the best newspaper In this cOun-
try. The cost will approach 81, 100000.
This seems to be the era of young women
sculptors. Miss Rideout, who is doing the
statuary work for the woman's building of
the worlds fair, is only IL, and Miss Julia
Braeken, whose work with the chisel in Chi
cago is said to show real genius, IS just q.
The same grade of tin plates which sold q
year ago delivered on board of vessel in Liv-
erpool at les Sd box, and two years ago at
LBS Sd, now sell at LIS I'd. The increased
duty amounts to S1.26 box of los pounds,
while the reduction in prices in one year Ii
$1.G6.
General Scho6eld smiled at the war stories
published in the papers, and said that Gen.
eral Miles, visit to Washington, instead of
being connected with war movements was
commission of peace, for he came to attend
the wedding of Rachael Sherman at Senator
Sherman's house.
A private telegram from Monterey says it
Is believe that Cara has a very strong secret
following in that city who has made every
preparation to JOIN their leader at moments
notice. Arms have been sold there recently
in large quantities and it is believed they
were purchased by Garza's agents.
A convention of the county commissioners
of ten counties of South Dakota is called for
January 20, to consider proposition sub
mitted by the Interstate Artificial Rain COM
pany, of Kansas, to furnish moisture for the
counties named during the coming crop sea-
son. The company uses the Melbourne sys-
tenn.
Two trains with two engines each met be-
tween Pueblo and Trinidad, because q sta
ton agent had failed to give trainmen their
orders. A fireman was killed and two mail
clerks and q brakeman was injured. The
four engines are in the ditch badly wrecked;
four mail cars are total Loss and baggage
car is nearly demolished.
What Is now called the grip was epidemic
in Queen Anne's time and has frequently
prevailed since; the last general visitation
having been about forty years ago. 1t is de-
clared to be contagious and contracted in no
other way. 1t prevails in all climates; at all
seasons of the year, and in all weather, alike;
no condition of the atmosphere affecting it.
Twenty-one railway properties, with an ag
pregate mileage of 3,223 miles and capital
ization of over $168, 600 900, were sold under
foreclosure during the year. While this Is
less in the number of roads and slightly less
in mileage than the totals of the previous
year, it shows an increase of about $35, O0O, 900
over the capitalization Represented oy the
sales of 1880.
The London Truth advises Canada to 60
by itself ana get admitted with the United
States as soon as it can. The paper further
says that Canada once free, Australia would
soon follow. Indeed. it is quite possible that
Australia will be the first to sever the bonds
by which she is attached to Great Britain.
The talk of loyalty to the British crown,
Truth says, is all buncombe.
None of the officials of the department of
state have any knowledge of any agreement
made by this government with the govern
ment of Italy to pay indemnity on account
of the New Orleans affair. as reported by
English correspondents at Rome. So far as
can be learned, the correspondence on tho
subject between the two governments, which
was interrupted last spring by the recall OF
the Italian minister here, has not yet been
resumed.