Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-02-20
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The Wilbur opera house at Wilbur, Neb.,
is burned. Loss, $4,000.
John Jay Knox is dead. He was q noted
banker, and was comptroller of the treasury
in Grants administration. His ailment VA
pleurisy, followed by pneumonia. He was
"a year old.
The Usage Coal and Mining company's
employees at and near McAllister, I. r., have
struck for more pay. The company say that
they will have to 60 to work on the old terms
or move away.
An alleged process by which calf skin can
be transferred into frst-class leather In ten
hours is the basis upon which a syndicate Il
endeavoring to get control of all the tanneries
| in this country.
Black smallpox and typhus fever are cpl
demic on the Russian frontier.
Judge Rner, of the United States circuit
court, at Denver, Col, has just decided case
against Colorado county which involves the
liabilities of several counties of that state,
aggrega.ing 100000.
Hon. John N. Thurston, general attorney
of the Union Pacific, has announced. as q
result of the Blaine letter, that he would not
be a candidate for the vice presidential nom
nation before the republican convention.
The national board of control of the Chi
cago show notifies President Harrison that q
loan of 100000 by congress is not asked
for; but that fiat appropriation of four or
five millions will come in handy.
While 100 Sandusky, O., school children
were having skate on the bay the ice broke
up, and they began to drift toward the lake.
A steamer went to their rescue and overlook
them about two miles from shore. No lives
were lost.
Kansas City, Kan, is working to get the
peoples party national convention. Jerry
Simpson is to be there two days prior to the
st. Louis conference, will make q speech,
and help engineer Kansas City's interests at
st. Louis.
Charles D. Morton, of South Dakota, who
had in cultivation last year over 10000 acres
of wheat, protests emphatically against the
result in irretrievable damage to every agri-
cultural interest.
Elmer Beck, alias j. K. Stratton. was con-
victed in the criminal court at Denver of
having forged a $12,O 900 check. Stfatton is
one of the famous gang of street letter-box
robbers. who have operated in nearly every
city in the United States.
Sixty-nine victims of the Hotel Royal fire,
at New York city, are known to be dead. or
are still missing. There are twenty-four
more suffering at the different hospitals;
while numbers are cared for by friends at
their homes or at hotels.
Representative Bushnell. of Wisconsin, has
introduced resolution for the appointment
of committee of nine to Investigate and re-
port whether any articles of home manufac-
ture are sold abroad cheaper than at home,
and if SO what are the reasons therefor.
The consolidation of the Pennsylvania rail-
roads most interested in anthracite seems
likely to meet with legal action to prevent It's
consummation. Governor Patterson has a
record for stopping anthracite monopohes,
and it is expected that he will act in this case.
The American Federation of Labor has a
grievance against the worlds fair manage
ment, and if it is not settled that organiZa-
ton declares it will boycott the exhibition.
The grievance is that walking delegates" ale
not permitted to NEEDLE on the fair grounds.
A special from Guthrie, o. T., says: A
large number of boomers and settlers are go
ing into the Cherokee strip all along the line
Boomers are organizing to move into the
strip in body of 10000 on March ~, unless
congress takes action towards opening 1t be-
fore that time.
An appeal to the Grand Army of the Re-
public for contributions to aid 1t to erect
statue in Washington to the memory OF Gen-
eral w. T. Sherman has been made oy
committee appointed at the meeting OF the
Society of the Army of the Tennessee on DC
tober and 8 last.
At the Office of the United States district
attorney, Boston, it is stated that the story
published in several papers relative to war
rants having been issued against the officials
of the Louisiana Lottery company; ana enat
the deputy marshal had gone south to serve
them, is without foundation.
President Beers, of the New York Life In
surance company, has been retired on pen,
sion of 5000 a year; with an additional
$12. SEQ year for his services for the remain
der of his life in an advisory capacity; max
ing in all life pension of 1880 year 10
be paid by the patrons of the company.
The management of the Louisiana lottery
announces that, as the United States supreme
court has decided that that the antilottery
postal law is constitutional, the lottery com:
pany withdraws its offer to give the state OF
Louisiana s., 25O, 900 year for license; OF
to give any other sum. They say they pro-
pose to abide by the law.
A circular has been issued from the freight
department of the Atchlson, Topeka q Santa
Fe, announcing that on and after February
Is that road will decline to join in the adop-
ton of any rates on grain or grain production
into Kansas City, reconsigned to points on
the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe, San Antonio
& Arkansas Pass, International & Gulf and
Southern Pacific lines in Texas.
According to a report of the police prefec;;
ture of Paris, horses and mules slaughtered
represent over one-third of the whole guam
THY of meat consumed. Fillet of horse OF
donkey is retailed at 10 pence per pound
stake at pence per pound and inferior parts
at 3 pence per pound: Worn out ANIMALS are
rising in value, and are being bought up
everywhere within radius of 800 miles OF
Paris.
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