Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-08-05


commodate $4,000 visitors at the coming
reunion August 8 to IL, if it is necessary.
A delegation of miners from Bots
court, Linn county, visited Kansas City,
Kansas, soliciting assistance for the
striking coal miners. They carried a
paper signed by number of county
officials, stating the case and the local
situation of the miners They visited
the court house and the merchants and
representatives of the labor organiza-
lions, and secured very liberal response
from nearly all the places visited. The
members of the delegation stated that
securing help from the public on ac-
count of the actual restitution among
the striking miners. They have ex-
hausted all local support and assistance.
The police of Kansas City, Kan, have
again begun war upon the drivers OF
the beer wagons. Officer Nash arrested
one of Helms drivers and seized load
of beer that he had with him. He was
locked up, but later released on $50
cash bond, until Monday, when the case
will be called in the police court. 1t will
probably be continued at that time, as
the company's attorney stated that the
case would not be ready for trial The
company was very indignant over the
arrest and will fight the case bitterly.
The drivers are charged with doing a
retail business here without license.
They drive about over the city taking
orders, delivering the goods and collect
ing the money. The police claim it is
illegal and must stop.
Ex-Governor Samuel J. Crawford has
been stopping at Baxter Springs for
the past two weeks, investigating the
mineral resources of Cherokee county
and the Indian territory adjoining. He
has purchased three fine farms within
two miles of this city, where mineral in
dications are most favorable, and will at
once commence prospecting for lead and
zinc ore on an extensive scale. The
governor is closing up his Washington
City affairs and will spend most of his
time in and about Baxter Springs. He
says the climate and resources of this
county are superior to anything he has
found in the west. The crops are good,
money seems to be plenty, and business
was never better. The coal strikes in
the northern part of the county have re-
tarded mining operations temporarily,
but it is generally believed that the
worst is over.
From junction City: Fort Riley was
in gala attire, and from early morning
till sunset the city presented the ap-
pearance of fort that would be expect
ed during war times. The occasion was
the dedication of the monument recently
erected to the memory of the members
of the Seventh cavalry who fell at the
battle of Wounded Knee and Drexel
Mission fights during the last Sioux
outbreak, December 20 and 80, 1890.
Special excursion trains brought thous-
ands of people from the surrounding
cities, and added to the big display of
military already gathered, crowded Fort
Riley's streets to their fullest capacity.
The dedication proper took place early
in the forenoon amid imposing military
surroundings. The dedicatory Grafton
was delivered by Hon. j. r. Burton, of
Abilene. After these ceremonies had
concluded dress parade was given, par
ticipated in by the famous Seventh cav
airy, and this was followed by an artil-
lery drill and sham battle.