Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-03-18
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Secretary of State Gresham promptly re-
signed his judgeship as soon rs he was con-
frmed by the senate for his new position.
Peter Turney, governor of Tennessee, who
was inaugurated on his bed at home, Is
worse and it is not expected that he Will
ever 60 to the capitol.
Word comes from TahIequah that the
Cherokees are glad that the negotiations of
the United States to open the strip, which
have been pending go long, are closed and
the money for the same in sight.
Secretary Gresham told the Hawaiian
commissioners that the treaty had been with
drawn for consideration, and intlma ted that
he might desire some inform alton from them
regarding the situation in HAWAII.
President Palmer, of the worlds fair,
is talking about keeping the fair open two
years.
Governor Hogg has placed before the
Texas legislature a proclamation making
grave charges of corruption against federal
court agents in connection with the Hous-
ton and Texas Central railroad recieVershlp.
Postmaster General Bisseli says that it is
the presidents direction that editors shall
not be made poStmasters; the reason given
being that their newspapers will lose Int1u-
ence by reason of their being office holders.
Hugh F. Dempsey, district master work
J. Beatty, convicted of the Homestead pois-
onings, have been taken to the penitentiary
10 serve their sentences OF seven years each.
The California legislature got mad at the
Sacramento papers and at once passed a
joint resolution by the required two thirds
vote in each house, to submit TO the people
proposition to remove the capital to San
Jose.
Rev. DR.. Andrew P. Peabody, for thirty
two years connected with the faculty of
Harvard college as college preacher and
professor of moral philosophy, died after
several weeks illness, resulting from
fall.
4 In the opinion delivered by Justice Batch
ford, in the case of the striking CPur
d'Alene miners in Idaho against the United
States, the court decided in favor OF the
miners and directed the indictment against
them to be quashed.
Pope Leo is gratifei by the offer of
American Catholics to give to Monslgnor
Satolli residence in Washington as pre-
sent in honor of the poDe's episcopal Jubi-
lee and his holiness will send his benedic-
ton to the donors.
A Guthrie special says: Hundreds of ad-
ditlons to the hosts of Cherokee strip home
seekers have been made in the last week. 1t
is the general feeling that the lands will be
thrown open by fall and in consequence
there is generally buoyant feeling.
Chicago switchmen will remain at work
for the present at least This decision was
reached at meeting of the grievance COM
mittee. Every one of the thirty-two Chi
cago roads was paesent, and majority of
the members voted against ordering
strike.
Banks at Denver and Chicago and other
trade centers have offered the secretary of
the treasury $3,00O,0OO gold for So, $40 and
500 treasury notes. The improved feeling
has inspired the administration with hopes
that an issue of bonds will not become nee
essary.
1t is intimated that President Cleveland
will send commissioners to Honolulu with
powers to negotiate a treaty with the provis-
iOnal government, which, while giving
America supremacy over the islands, this
government will not incur oil the RESPONSE
bilities of annexation.
A bill was passed in the Kansas house pro-
Viding for the submission to the people OF
GeRry county a proposition to change the
name of the county back to Davis county.
The proposition is to be submitted next fall,
and the name of the county will be decided
by a vote of the people.
Lichtenwarth, village in lower Austria,
has been swept away by thunder storm.
Twelve houses were struck by lightning, five
persons were killed by lightning in the
streets, and seven were burned in their
houses. Many others were killed by fall
ng buildings and drowned in the flood.
suit is being prepared for the United
States supreme court, in the name of the
attorney general of Illinois. asking that an
injunction be granted restraining the worlds
fair commission from interfering, amend
ing or altering the action of the BOARD of
the Worlds Columbian exposition in regard
to Sunday closing.
One of the most destructive fires in the
history of Boston since the famous one of
Thanksgiving day, 1888, and in the same
district, broke out shortly after o'clock
Friday afternoon, consuming property val
ued at s., SOC, 900, destroying many human
lives and manned at least thirty persons,
some of whom will die of their injuries. ~
The stars and stripes were raised over the
taffrail of the steamship Paris, of the new
American line. at noon by Miss Frances c..
Griscom, daughter of the president of the
International Steamship company. The
flag was raised while the vessel was lying
at her pier in New York. Only few per-
sons, guests of the company, were present.
Ex-Congressman Clover left for the west
Tuesday, as did also Congressman Davis
and Harris while Baker left later. Slmp-
eon stands by the statement that he is try
ing to make arrangements to 60 to Europe
and as a result does not expect to see Kan
sas for some months. Judge BrOderck
will be here some days, not leaving for the
wost for n waoE