Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-03-26
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A resolution Vas passed the New Brunswick
| Legislature favoring the union of the prov
inces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and
Prince Edwards Islands.
At public meeting at Paris, Cam, to dis
| euss the political situation, q resolution in
| favor of political union with the United States
was carried by large majority.
The coal miners strike in Great Britain
has already stopped the wages of more than
half million men. This will be trebled in
two or three weeks if 1t continues.
General Porter, the United States minister
to Italy, who has been in this country for
three months, has been ordered to return to
his post at Rome without unnecessary delay.
The non-orthodox churches in Poland are
being rapidly closed.
The national bank note circulation is now
$161, 100000 an increase of nearly SO, 600, :
600 since July last.
The porters at the granaries in Berlin have
struck for an increase of per cent. in wages.
choosing the time when immense quantities
of grain is arriving there for making their
demand.
The epidemic of yellow fever at Rio jan
GIRO is a local visitor, and is not alarming.
At Santos, however, which is purely ship
ping town, the plague has reached frightful
proportions.
The painted windows of st. Gervais church,
Paris, damaged by the dynamite explosion
rlys of fho fhirfQonth no
loss arising from the damage they have suf-
fered is irreparable.
Rev. B. q. Watkins died suddenly of apo
plexy at his home in South Cameron, Mo.
He was of almost national reputation in the
Christian church. having been a preacher
since q years of age.
Directors of the old Cherokee Live Stock
association are worried over note of theirs
for $500, 600, given to the Cherokees for graz
ing cattle on territory which the United States
forbid them to occupy.
The army now carries on its retired list
thIrty-two brigadier generals and four major
generals. The quartet of major generals is
composed of John Pope, S. S. Carroll, j. c.
Robinson and Daniel E. Sickles.
The receipts from internal revenue during
the first eight months of the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1892 were 500, 667. 233, an in
crease of S. 70O,O78 over the receipts during
the corresponding period of last year.
At Lehigh, I. T., there was five inches of
snow. Cattle are lying scattered over the
prairies unable to get up. Hundreds will die.
The peach trees were in blossom and garden
vegetables were up to catch the storm.
The contract for the construction of the
Hutchinson & Southern railway from An
thony, Kan, through Guthrie to Denison,
Tex, distance of 322 miles, has been filed
at Guthrie, o. I. A Brooklyn, N. Y, man
is the contractor.
General Howard, who is making pleasure
tour of Mexico, in company with several
Mexican staff officers, said, with reference to
the Cara instruction, that it was such a
mere shadow that it was not perceptible to
even the closest observer.
The Russian government has ordered that
in the future two grain depots shall be estab-
lished to every 300 peasants huts, and that
from these depots seed corn snail be distri-
buted in the spring to the peasants, who must
return it in the autumn.
Senator Corey, from the committee on agri-
culture, made favorable report on Senator
Sherman's bill authorizing and requiring the
secretary of agriculture to fix uniform stand
ards of classification and grading for wheat,
corn, oats, rye and barley.
The house committee on foreign affairs has
reported bill which seems likely to pass the
house, which is more restrictive on Chinese
immigration than the present law: as it pro-
poses to keep out Chinese merchants and pro-
fessional men as well as laborers.
Western travelling men are asking the Trans
Missouri Passenger association to sell them
5000 mile tickets, to be good on all western
roads, for 500 each. They also ask for
mil rofo
to Monday noon, SO they may go home to
spend Sundays.
1t seems likely that oil will be used for fuel
at the Columbian fair, as it is said to be
cheaper and cleaner than coal, and its use
will do away with the necessity for large store
houses for coal, as oil can be delivered as
wanted. Its cost will be 721a cents barrel
of forty-two gallons.
Jay Gould has had his train sidetracked in
the new Texas and Pacific yards at Ell Paso,
sent his train crew back to New York and
the probability is he will remain in Ell Paso
several months, although the time cannot be
stated definitely. Mr.. Gould is troubled with
bronchitis and he has already been benefited
by his short stay in Ell Paso.
The Missouri supreme court declares the |
law of 1887. of that state, contrary |
to the constitution, because it fixes punish |
ments for acts and also assumes to compel |
testimony as to whether or not company,
or individual is member of q |
trust. No man, according to the opinion, |
which was written by Judge Barclay, can be |
to testify to anything that will |
criminate himself.
Secretary Foster says: While it is not the |
policy of the present administration to have |
locked up in the treasury large amount of |
money which should be in circulation among |
the people, yet there are ample funds to meet
all obligations. They are being met, and the
business of paying salaries and claims is be-
ing expedited as rapidly as possible. The
treasury Is in healthy condition and there
IS no ground for any fear that the govern
nent cannot meet all its obligations promptly. |