Western Kansas world., 1893-01-07
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Indian Inspector Cisney, who was sent to
Pine Ridge to investigate the charges against
Major Cooper, of Winfield, reports that there
is no truth in them.
Fire at Statesville, N. c., destroyed $75.-
OOO worth OF property, including the hotel,
business block and the armory. 1t is said
the fire was of incendiary or gin.
Thirteen veterans from the Soldiers home
at Leayenworth conveyed cargo of presents
and assisted in distributing them among the
orphans at the Atchlson Orphans home.
It appears that after Westfall had con-
fessed to Pension Agent Kelly and the latter
was considering the matter of getting a war
mt, Westfall took French leave, not leav-
ing his address.
Gladstone does not believe the Dublin ex-
plosion resulted from politics.
Kahoka, Mo-, lost SIS, 600 worth of stores
and merchandise by fire, on Christmas.
A company backed by heavy capital has
been organized at San Antonio. Texas, to
utilize the mesquite bean, so that beverage
resembling coffee can be made from it.
Evansville. Ind, lost by fire one of its
principal blocks, at loss of $S5, 900; insur-
ance about two-thirds. Three firemen were
caught under falling wall and seriously in
jured.
Sam Leggett, wood chopper of Dennisou,
Texas, found in hollow tree in the woods
near there box containing $4,000 in con-
federate currency and silver watch aud
gold chain.
Populists about the incoming state govern
ment of Kansas are talking confidently of
ousting the present board of railroad com.
missioners, AS about the first act of the new
executive council.
John Stanly's confirmation as receiver of
the land Office ut Beaver, No Mans Land,
hangs fire. Stanly has a friend on the sem
ate committee, while Secretary Noble urges
James Day for the place.
Mrs. James Buford, wife of a prominent
politician of Springfield, o., dropped dead
from the shock of di covering in a room the
dead body of relative who had died sud-
denly during the night.
ting as court of trial of Prof. Briggs on
the charge of heresy, announced that the
vote was adverse to sustaining the charges.
The result was great surprise.
Governor Humphrey is talked to by those
who believe it good policy for him to do
away with all the police commissioners in
the state, and by those who oppose such q
movement. He is considering the matter.
The recent mild weather and extraordinary
low water in the Elbe river is claimed to
have assisted the outbreak of cholera. There
is a concurrence of opinion by experts that
there will be another outbreak of the scourge
in the spring.
Representative John Davis is receiving
strong letters from among his constituents
condemning his appointment of the son of a
republican as West Point cadet from his
district. The appointment was the result of
a competitive examination.
Senator Sherman has stated that he was
collecting data for a speech on the anti
option bill. He will speak in support of the
measure soon after congress convenes. The
friends of the measure are elated over the
fact very much.
Careful estimates place the amount of
currency, fractional and otherwise. which
has bcen lost and destroyed at $40, 600, 900.
Whatever the amount is it can not be taken
out of the liabilities of the government, in
treasury accounts, without congressional en-
actment.
At church near Porter, Ohio, just as
revival meeting was beginning for the night
a man attacked another because he escorted
a certain woman, when general fight took
place, in which the church was wrecked and
several parties wounded, two or three of
them fatally.
A number of French anarchists are in Chi
cago. of whom the chief of police has list
and description. Ho says they left France
to avoid arrest, but ''there is no occasion to
be alarmed by their presence. We know
who they are and where they are, and they
will be taken care of.
While working in the Office of the court
house at Virouau, Minnesota, John johnson
was confronted by two strangers. who, at
the point of revolvers, compelled him to
open the safe and hand over the cash. They
secured about $1,000. The robbers then
locked johnson in the safe and escaped.
The anarchists have taken advantage OF
the prefecture explosion in Paris to issue
manifesto couched in the usual ferocious
style. The wrongs of the people which ''re
ouire blood and dynamite" are expsiiated OF
at length, but the substance is that the time
has come for the people 20 rise in theil
might and strike for freedom.
The state association of county clerks
elected N. A. Carwin, of Sedgwick, presi-
dent; w. M. Duffey, of Harper, secretary.
A committee to work before the legislature
was appointed. The association pronounced
in favor of law enabling county boards to
make road levies. The clerks also believe
that property should be assessed at its actual
value.
A monster mass meeting is called at Guth
RE, o. T., for January 1S, for the purpose OF
urging upon congress the imperative neces-
sity of opening the Cherokee strip and other
Indian lands at once. Communications
have already been received from all of the
cities in the west and southwest, promis-
ing delegations to the meeting and hearty Co
operation in any action deemed advisable.