Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-16
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The British isles are again suffering
we're storm. Much damage to shipping ah@
to property on land has been done.
The trial of the damage suit agalns. -.
city of New Orleans, for lyncnng !taIla ~.
resulted in a verdict OF so,Ooo aeaiuss
city. There are six other cases.
The ways and means committee Is sui
making changes in the tariff Dill. wnicn w.,
said TO have been completed. Tin is piace9
back in the list for special instead OF az
valorem duty, and the net tax raised.
The Kansas State Farmers alliance adopt
ed new constitution. which changes tne
alliance from an organization Of farmers 10
one in which all who endorse the Onank
populist platform may become members.
Gladstone is i'll from bilious atsack~S
Rumor magnifes his ailment.
Nictheroy, the royal suburb of Rio de Jan
Giro, has been completely destroyed oy 0ie
shells of the insurgent fleet.
Only fifty car loads daily of worlds fair
exhibits are being taken away. AT TINS rato
it will take till March TO clean the platter.
An anarchist named valiant. who was one
of the wounded taken to the hospitals, mas
confessed to being the person who threw the
bomb in the French chamber OF deputies.
The Diamond plate glass works at kokamo,
Ind, employing 500 men, have resumed
after a seven months close down. The ope-
ratiyes, after long struggle, accepted cut
of % per cent. in wages.
Governor Lewelling has sent out a circu-
lar to metropolitan police commissioners IN
the cities of the first class in Kansas, sug-
costing that laws and city ordinances Tor
the control of tramps shall not be enforced.
member of the democratic majority
Soid TINT NJ IT shOnId De
necessary to apply the cloture rule that IT
was very likely that the democrats would
put the Wilson tariff bill through without
very much debate.
The plant of the West Virginia Glass COM
pany, formerly the Elson, has resumed ope-
rations after being idle since last July. The
Buckeye Glass company also put tire IN It's
furnaces and will go to work In full as soon
as the works are in shape.
Chief Harris, of the Cherokees. and the
tribal legislature can not agree upon plans
to dispose of their bonds. The council
passed upon plan and the chief vetoed II.
The council passed it over the veto and the
chief says he will not obey.
The proceedings of the general court mar
tial in the case of Captain d. +. Stiles, re-
Gently tried in Oklahoma on charges con-
nected with the land rash, have been received
al the war department and are said not to .
sustain single charge made.
Ex-senator Dawes, of Massachusetts, will
probably be chairman of the new Cherokee
commission. The other members are Major
Kidd, of Indiana, and Colonel McKennon,
of Arkansas. They are receiving instruc-
tons in the bureau of Indian affairs.
The farmer statesmen of congress are con-
siderably agitated over those features of the
presidents message and the postmaster gen.
erals report which discourage rural free de-
livery of mail and advise the discontinuanee
of government distribution of seeds.
Several Italian families instituted suits
against the city of New Orleans for damages
for lynching their relatives, who were ac-
cused of the murder of Chief Hennessey, OF
the city police, nearly three years ago. One
of these suits has at last reached trial.
Commander.in-C Chief Adams. of the G. A.
R., has issued an official circular asking that
all comrades report any cases of fraudulent
pensions they may know of. and asserting
that the statements of President Cleveland
in his message cannot be substantiated.
1t is generally understood that the internal
revenue bill will be reported as separate
measure There is still disagreement over
many features of this part of the revenue.
The whisky tax has not yet been entirely
settled, but it is believed that the increase
will be slight if any is made.
Senator PETER said This message full
fills prediction | made during the debate
on the silver question, and that was that
there would be no hope for financial legisla-
ton at this session of congress. Beyond
that simple statement don't know of sim
gle thing in the message that Is worth talk
ing about"
Some weeks ago the president sent an at
tache of the department of justice to Okla
homa to spy out the situation and report the
facts about alleged frauds, rings, steals and
corrupt practices of the interior department.
in Strip matters. That spy is in Washington
now preparing a report to the president, and
there is much trembling in certain quarters.
It is estimated that at least s. 000, 900 worth
of tobacco is locked up in the warehouses in
the country districts of Wisconsin, and liza
BILE to remain unmarketed for an indefinite
period owing to the uncertainty that exists
relative to the action of congress on the
question of tobacco duties, city buyers re-
fuslng to make any offer acceptable to the
farmers.
The mayor of Kansas City. Mo-, each year
acts as Santa Claus; receiving donations
and filing stockings. His mail has already
become quite large, letters being received
IN great numbe from the little ones. 1t
Is that class who are too poor to expect
costly toys, but who make pathetic requests
for food, shoes, jackets, and the like, that
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