Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-09-02
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The department of agriculture has received
| advices that the French government will ad-
init American forage into France free of duty.
| The military drill seems to be the order
| of the day among the strikers at Weir City.
The strikers are nearly all armed and just
aching Tor chance to have row.
| There are some members of congress who
believe that by the middle of September it
will have been demonstrated that no CON-
promise can be reached on the silver ques-
| ton and an adjournment will be taken.
| A Guthrie special says: Prominent railway
| officials here state that the Santa Fe and
Rock Island will both run trains into the
Cherokee strip on opening day and will be
epared 10 take in any number of people.
France is still quite saucy to Siam.
The postofice department has decided to
open four postoffices in the strip on the day
of the opening to settlement. These will be
| located at the land offices.
Union Pacific men have been told that of
certain 10 per cent. reduction of wages to
come. The men will not strike, in the face
of the armies of idle men. It would be use
less.
At the circuit races at Springfield, Mass,
Nancy Hanks went a mile in 2:08 against
time, being the fastest ever trotted in New
England. Pool boxes were raided by the
local authorities after the races.
McCoy's chimney factory at Elwood, Ind,
employing 800 hands. has resumed work.
McBeth's chimney factory has started up
eighty-fve hand shops and fire molds, and
the remainder will begin work as soon as
possible.
The blast furnaces at the central works of
the Cleveland Rolling Mill company closed
down, throwing several hundred workmen
out of employment. The furnaces are blown
out entirely, and indications point to a long
shut down.
The mayor of Weir City has issued proc
lamation that the strikers must not gather
in crowds on the streets or carry arms, but
the posted proclamations we're soon torn
down and more guns than usual were seen
on the streets.
President Keith, of the Central Coal and
Coke company, has received message from
Major Mcdowell of the Missouri Pacific
lines, denying emphatically that the Mis-
~ouri Pacific has agreed to make the same
terms offered by Mr.. Devlln.
1t is reported that Manager Devlin is so
grateful to the Pittsburg business men who
protected his interests that he has invited
them to take trip to the worlds fair, the
expenses en- route and there to be borne by
the Santa Fe company.
The worst gale in thirty years has swept
the coast of Nova Scotia. Many wrecks are
reported. among them one schooner which
sank with her crew of twelve men. Many
other minor accidents have occurred and the
damage to property is large.
The populsts of Douglass county held
silver picnic at Media, nine miles south of
Lawrence. 1t was the first of a series of
picnics of smaller kind to be held through
out the county. The speaker at Media was
Secretary of State R. P. Osborn.
Thomas C.. Thurston, of Leavenworth, is
appointed to a position IN the government
printing Office. He takes charge of the de-
partment of supplies and for his services re-
ceives 500 per month. He received the ap.
pointment through Senator Martin.
Minister Blount is in Washington. The
probabilities points very strongly to the
speedy introduction of a resolution in the
senate requesting the president to inform
that body of the exact condition of our rela-
tions with the government of Hawaii.
The largest crowd at the national encamp-
ment of the Farmers alliance, assent led in
West Virginia, was addressed by General j.
B. Weaver, of Iowa. General Weaver ad-
uloSSc0 -O,OOO pSOpIS gave a llloCOAy VI
the decline OF values in Pennsylvania.
MissOurians in congress made a raid on
the interior department with arguments for
removal of the pension Office from Topeka
to st. Louis. Secretary Smith would not
recommend the change to the president, but
promised to lay the papers before him.
During the present season Evansville, O.,
one of the most prominent berry growing
sections of the country, shipped over 10000
bushels of strawberries at prices ranging
from So down to $3.50 per bushel. The bulk |
of the fruit was marketed at $3.50 to $3.50 |
per bushel.
Senator Chandler offered a resolution in |
the senate, which was referred to the COM |
mittee on privileges and elections, declaring |
there was no lawful election of United States |
senator in Kansas by joint assembly, which |
met on January %, 1893, and that j ohm Mar |
tin is not entitled to seat as senator.
Savannah, Ga, was struck by terrible |
cyclone August %, doing an immense amount |
of damage on land and water. Eleven YES
sells are ashore in the harbor and six were
wrecked outside. Sixteen lives were lost. with |
the probability that the number will be
doubled. Other places in the track of the
storm suffered severely.
The time the railroads are to suspend traf-
&c in the strip has been definitely settled.
ALI trains are held up for twelve hours be-
lore the opening and twelve hours after.
This has been agreed to, according to Secre-
AIRY Smith, by the railroads, and he has in
sisted upon it by way of making it more diff
icult for the "sooners,''