Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-06-24
LATEST NEWS.
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Locusts dropped down on Sedalia, Mo-,
Sunday, June Ii.
Mayroyneni Bey, the Turkish minister, in
behalf of the Sultan of Turkey, presented
the president a magnificent medal, in COM
memoration of the 4O0th anniversary of the
discovery of America.
Sidney Clark has commenced work on a
new scheme for Oklahoma. He is anxious
TO get up statehood convention that will
meet about the time the senate committee
will visit the territory.
While Rev. and Mrs. William Salter, of
Burlington, Ia, were driving under tree
being chopped down it fell, crushing Mrs.
Salter to death and breaking Mr.. Salter's
back. He will die.
Ex-President Harrison is spending two
weeks at the worlds fair.
The matter of the appointment of Dick
Morris as internal revenue collector of Kan
Sas was hung on peg at Washington to re-
main in statue quo until the rain of messages
from Kansas is over.
Thunder and lightning and rain visited
Sedalia, Mo-, such as not the Oldest citizen
can recall the like. Sheets of flame inces-
SAINT, thunderclaps and rain in torrents, last
ing for over an hour, were witnessed.
Eighty three cents and four mills an ounce
is the price paid by the treasury for silver Just
now. The purchasing officers have rejected
numerous offers which were above that fig
ure; being governed by the London price.
great bulge in corn occurred at the
Chicago grain gambling den, accompanied
by considerable excitement and heavy trad
ing. News that France would take the duty
Off feeding grains was the chief cause of the
advance.
Frank E. Anderson. of Virginia, has been
appointed chief of the law division of the
pension Office. In his every day converse
ton he repeats the sentiment that no union
soldier should be pensioned for any cause
whatever.
The first assistant postmaster general has
informed the new democratic postmaster at
Terre Haute that he acted too hastily in dis
charging the clerks il the Office, and that the
appointments recommended by him will not
be approved.
The Choctaws and Chickasaws will divide
the 100000 "Chic and Choc" steal from
the government among Indians only; squaw
men, or whites, claiming membership in
those tribes by reason of matrimonial rela-
tons will not get a smell.
United States custom officials made big
seizure of 1000 pounds of Struggled opium
at Buffalo, N. Y. 1t came from Toronto
and was brought in by way of Youngstown.
It was brought to Towanda by wagon and
checked to Chicago via Buffalo.
Prince Bismarck has, in an interview,
come out in favor of an increase of the de-
fensive strength of the empire, but not on
the lines laid down by the government in the
army bill. He says the increase of the army
should be made in the artillery forces only.
With but moments warning three story
brick business building at Ninth and Main
streets, Keokuk, Ia, fell, burying several
men in the debris. Four children, who were
sitting on the back porch, have not been seen
since, and it is feared they are under the
ruins.
A Washington special, speaking of the war
waged against the appointment of Dick Nor
ris, and referring to the old political cliques
of Kansas, says that the indications are that
the old time fixers will be thrown overheard
and that an entire new outfit will be taken
up by the administration.
Cardinal Gibbons has received the long
expected letter from the Holy Father on the
school question with the request to send
copies of it to all the episcopates of the
United States. The cardinal says it is a long
and veluminous document and is eminently
worthy of the august head of the Catholic
church.
George Butler, who was accidenx1y sheS
through the thigh at Tahlequah, by Frank
Boudinot, while the latter was twirling re-
vol@er in his fingers, is not expected to live.
Butler is brother of Ex-Chief Bushyhead' g
wife and a nephew of Senator Butler, of
South Carolina. Boudinot isaa young man
and is also highly connected.
There is likely to be wall among rail-
road employees, and among many officials
for that matter, over one of the provisions
,ef the newsagreement of the Western Passen-
ser association regarding the issuance of
"trip passes. It is said that the general man.
ayers of the western lines have agreed that
no trip passes to railroad men shall be is
sued except by, or by the order of gen.
eral manager.
Chief Justice Fuller, of the United States
supreme court, sitting inChicago in the court
of appeals, has overruled the decision ofthe
lower federal court, which issued an injunc-
ton restraining the directors from opening
the fair on Sundays. The case is sent back
to the circuit court. This settles it, it is be-
lieved, as, though the circuit court takes
other action, an appeal to the supremeScourt
could not be heard until October.
All the fast trains between st. Louis and
Chicago has began to refuse "trip passes of
any sort. The explanation is that those
Mains are in such demand by the cash Gus
toners that those vino are permitted to ride
without charge will have to take the slower
and less desirable trains, COR pay fare. 1t is
very likely that these regulations will apply
between Kansas City and Chicago and other
points in the territory of the Western Pas
senger association.