Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-03-04
CorralIed Circumstances.


RULED BY CAUcUs.-Governor Lewelling
told reporters, after the decision of tho
supreme court, that he would act Es his
party caucus decided. He would not advise
the caucus.
DUNsMoRE's TAIK.-Speaker Dunsmore
said his house would not submit to the de-
crees of partisan court and the railroads
their views. They would submit to the gov
ernor and senate as soon as their wishes
are made known.
The LIEUTENANT GoyERSoR.-Mr. Daniels
said for publication that 'the peoples party
of the state will accept the decision"
MEMBERS EXPRESS THEMsELvEs.-Satur-
day afternoon the populists held a caucus. {
1t was given out that they would not con-
clude their manifesto. Several members
stand by the edcision of the court and would
recognize the Douglass branch, believing it
the most expedient way out of the present
difficulties.
RAISING AN ARMY.-Attorney General Artz
declares that every commissioned officer of
the Kansas National guards must go. He
says that men are drilling all over Kansas
now, in independent companies, and will
arm themselves as fast as they can. He says
the military board. all appointed by the
governor, to hold Office during the govern
Or's term, or at his pleasure, are gwen by
law the power to make any changes they
may like in the organization of the militia.
A CAREFUL TREAsURER.-State Treasurer
Biddle refuses to pay out any more money
on appropriations by legislative enactment
until the supreme court Is satisfied with such
enactments. The state normal is the first
seriously affected. It's interest fund, on
bonds held by the state, has been appropri.
ated, signed and officially printed, but the
treasurer calls halt.
BACK TO DAvIs.-The populist house has
voted to restore the name of Davis county to
Geary county.
NoN-UNIoN SwITcHMEN.-A train load of
non union men reached Dearborn station,
Chicago, from st. Louis. The men have
taken the places of the striking switchmen
on the Chicago d Western Indiana railway.
The strikers denounce this move by the
management and orders may oe issued to
all union men to refuse to work with the
new men.
JOHN w. MAcKAY SHor-John ". Mackay,
the famous capitalist, was shot at the Lick
house, San Francisco, by an unknown old
man. The latter shot Mr.. Mackay in the
back. When Mackay turned to face his as
sailant the latter turned the pistol toward
himself and shot, killing himself. It is not
believed that Mr.. Mackay's wound Il fatal.
Nor BEGGAR.-Governor and Mrs. Nc
Kinley decline to sanction the plan to relieve
him from financial embarrassment by tax
up a subscription among his friends. He
says he may be ruined financially, but he is
no "beggar." Governor and Mrs. Mckinley
feel relieved, now that they have done every
incurred by the governor on Banker Walkers
paper.
MAGouN WILL CoxrRo1.-The death of
President Marvel places the executive con-
troll directly in the hands of George G. Ma
goun, of New York, chairman of the board
of man ayers, and he will remain in execu-
tive control until a special meeting of tbs
board of directors IS held for the election OF
a president.
Missouri Bow. D. Leiper, of Chilli
cothe, Mo-. won the competitive debate at
Yale and will represent the university law
school at the Yale-Princeton debate March
Is next.
RUFUS HATCH Is DEAD.-The we'll known
broker had been very i'll for several days at
his home, and death was not unexpected.
He was 62 years old. He achieved a fortune
in Chicago by bold operations IN wheat,
but lost il again at the close of the Crimean
war. He was in the squeeze of 1883, when
he went down in the Willard Northern Pact
fc disaster. He and James Keene were to-
gether In the famous corner of 1885. He
was comparatively poor at his death.
Dun SAYs.-Imports continue large and
the out9o must be expected to remain heavy
unless foreign purchase of American securi-
ties should come to balance the account.
Failures were go for the week; against 30
for same week last year.
WAGGEyER DECLINEs.-BaileyP p. WaQgeuer
says that because of his being a railroad at
torney he will not be candidate for United
States senator.
BI-METALLIc LEAGUE.-Before closing tho
BIZ Metallic league adopted resolution pro-
yldng for political cooperation with labor
and industrial organizations.
SroCK SPECULAToR.-The man who shot
Bonanza Mackay Is and old time stock spec
ulator who hiss lost everything. He was 20
years old. His name Is w. C., Ripper
whose family live in Ohio. He has not been
with them much since 1859.