Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-05-06
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magnificent Catholic cathedral in the
state of Puebla, Mexico, has been robbed of
ornaments and relics of great value.
Prospective settlers on the Cherokee strip
are growing exasperated over the slowness
and innumerable delays in the interior de-
partment and are making vigorous protest.
An explosion of powder used for colored
lights in a church at Fairview, Pa, caused a
terrible panic, in which men, women and
children were trampled and crushed il the
effort to escape.
Tho extensive coal mines situated just
south of Piedras Negras, Mexico, on the line
of the Mexican International railroad, have
been sold to c. P. Huntington, of the South
ern Pacific company. for $500,00
President Cleveland attended the Second
Presbyterian church at Chicago, and after
wards went to the home of Secretary Gresh-
am, where he dined, and was present at the
christening of the secretary's grand-chIld.
The western and eastern coal sales agents
held meeting at New York, at which the
western agents followed the example of their
eastern brethren and reduced prices so cents
per ton on broken, egg, stove and nut coal.
Chief Harris, of the Cherokees, is in WASH
ington pressing the closing of the bargain
for the sale of the strip. He states that he
is being called on every day by bond buyers
who want a chance to buy the bonds to be
issued to the Cherokees.
Tom Moonlight. it seems, is likely to be
governor of Oklahoma if the president de-
cides upon a nonresident of the territory.
Moonlight was governor of Wyoming under
Mr.. Cleveland's first administration and has
a good record in that capacity.
Nebraska railroad managers have a meet
ing arranged to ascertain just how far the
new maximum rate bill goes in cutting down
tariffs on their systems, and also to decide
upon some concerted action in testing the
constitutionality of the bill.
The Rio Grande railroad has commenced
to cut rates from Denver to Chicago and to
ST. Louis, and threatens to made a sweep
ing reduction in its rates from Denver to
New Mexico, Arizona and California points.
The Santa Fe will undoubtedly meet the Rio
Grande's reduced rates.
The United States court of claims is in
session at ST. Joseph, Mo-, to adjust the claims
for overtime under the eight hour law of the
letter carriers in the st. Joseph postoffice.
There are eleven carriers, who have presented
claims under the law for overtime amount
ing to about $3.50 each.
brother of a former engineer of the
Naronic, after her trip before her disappear
ance, wrote a letter to his brother in Pitts.
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vessel from the condition of her boilers. 1t
is surrnised from this the fate of the Mar
onlc, was an explosion of her boilers.
The fight in Washington over who shall be
governor of Oklahoma is hotter than ever.
1t is the pivot for the hopes of all aspirants
for other places In that territory; as it Is
An almost un broken precedent that the gov
ernor of a territory has the greatest influence
concerning all other appointments there.
Miss Clara Barton telegraphed an agent
of the Red Cross at Oklahoma to know if
outside assistance WAS needed and what
kind, and received the following telegram
Think adjoining towns will be able to furn-
ish sufficient food and clothing. Will go to
field of destruction in the morning and re-
port. Z. j. BOYLE.
The late naval display at New York showed
to the assembled nations of the world an
American navy excelling that of most ma
tions there represented and reaching for the
first place of all; navy, too, that five years
ago was not in existence; and, best of all,
navy of American build. Who is not proud
of it?
h. n. Nudge Is to be the second general
superintendent of the Santa Fe; with head
quarters at Denver. The addition of the
Colorado Midland, 400 mile road, to the
Santa Fe system was what made the entire
road too much for one general superin-
tendent.
At indianapolis new street car company
has incorporated IN the sum of S2,0OO, 900 |
and the city council at a special meeting |
granted the company franchise which prac- |
tically covers a period of thirty years. The |
new company agrees to pay percentage of |
the gross receipts into the city treasury. A |
legal war is expected.
A recent ruling of Secretary Morton has |
led to a serious misunderstanding over the |
matter of moving cattle from parts of Texas. |
The secretary has decided that cattle in Pc
cos county, Tex, could be moved to Col
orado, the Dakotas and Wyoming, but Kan
sas Is not in the list. The cattle about which
there has been trouble in Lyon county,
Kansas, came from Pecos county, Texas.
The wife of Captain Roberts. of the White
Star steamship Naronic, which has been
missing since October II, when the vessel
sailed from Liverpool to New York, and the
wife of Chief Officer Wright, who was sec
ond in command to Captain Roberts on the
NaIonic, have both gone insane through
despair caused by the loss of their husbands
and have had to be placed in an asylum for
the insane.
treasury notes without inquiring whether
intact. 1t has been practically turned into
dents announcement that gold would be
paid for all treasury notes. Secretary Car
Isle said before leaving that there was moth
ing to say except that he was daily receiv-
ing offers of gold, which he was accepting.