Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-04-29
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Mayor Carter Harrison has shut up all
The big gambling houses in Chicago; over
100 of them in single day.
The Mississippi is dangerously high at
Dubuque. At Quincy it is reported wild
and steamers collide. AZ St: Louis sno"
and wind prevailed and sit Is freezing.
A prryate letter from Honolulu states that
Blount had an interview with United states
Minister Stevens before hauling down our
fac and that Stevens agreed with Blount's
policy.
The Red river is on rampage at Grand
Forks. n D., and has been rising at the
rate of six inches per hour. 1t is now twenty
nine feet above low water mark, and Is stead
lily rising.
The strike on the Santa Fe road is de-
clared off, and the men return to work un-
der the old agreement of August l, 1897.
Commissioner of the Land Office Lamo-
1eux has chilled the hearts of the Oklahoma
delegation by announcing that it has been
decided that no places in the land ofhces
will be given to Oklahoma men.
Miss Coruel1a Martin, aged II. daughter of
Mrs. Bradley Martin, and the Earl of Craven
we're married with much pomp and cere-
mony at Grace church New YORK IN IN
pIe6SUCO Vi &3OOO 6OClSOg EOOpASs
An order was issued by Judge Wilson in
the federal court at Keokuk, Ia, restraining
40 striking Santa Fe shopmen at Fort Mad
ison. Ia, from interfering with the COM
pany's business and the non-union men.
The nop-union shopmen taken to La
Junta from Denver TO take the places OF
Santa Fe strikers walked out and joined the
strikers. They were given a reception by
the old men and shipped back to Denver.
Cherokees are busy locating reserved lands
in severalty on the strip. They are select
ing the best of course. Chief Bushyhead
has been offered big money for partner
ship in his share by tOwnsite company.
There is suffering among the people OF
the western parts of Chihuahua and of the
state of Sonora, on the account OF the pro-
lonCed drouth. Cattle are dying IN large
numbers. There will be total loss OF
crops.
General Manager Frey, of the Santa Fe,
told the committee of traInmen that so Iar
as agreements are concerned, the company
will keen all that have been made with en-
ployes, and he hopes the employees will keep
them, too.
Mr.. Frey says that the reports about side
tracked freight and disabled engines are
erroneous. Now and then an engine gives
out. as is always the case, but the company
is moving all its freight, more than 9,OOO car
loads day.
At Ieavenworth not one of the thirty
Union Pacific ShOpmen struck. b. h. Bran
dow, foreman, is not a member OF the
union, neither are his men. They are PAID
good wages and are well satisfied with ex-
listing conditions.
It IS now stated that the Cleveland admin
istration does not look upon the hundred
million as an absolute necessity ana IL may
feel bound to try conclusions with the wall
street gamblers and test their power to bid
gold up to a premium.
It is said that President Cleveland and
Secretary of State Gresham are at work upon
annulling the reciprocity treaties existing
between the United States and Brazil, and
between the United States and Spain for
Cuba and Porto Rico.
Max Judd, of Missouri. who was appointed
consul general at Vienna is refused recognl-
ton by the Austrian government. The rea-
sons given are that Judd ls an Austrian by
former allegiance and is engaged In the emil
grafton business. Judd Is Jew.
In Minnesota and Iowa the recent snow
was in some places thirty inches deep. In
the Dakotas many animals have been frozen
to death in the past few days and several
persons are missing and the worst rs feared
for them. Grain and farm products are IN
bad shape.
l. D. Reithman, a brother of John h.
2eithman, president of the German Ma
tlonaI bank of Denver, Col. came In con-
tact with an electric wire while shovehug
snow from the roof of one of his buildings
and was instantly killed. Reithman was
one of the richest men in the city.
Union carpenters at Chicago, employed
at the worlds fair, and by any contractor
who has not signed an agreement that union
men shall not be compelled to work with
non.uuiou men, quit work again April "a.
This includes about $50 of 5000 men en-
ployed at the fair grounds. 1t is serious
set back.
On April 18th, at p. ~, the worst
wind storm, accompanied by rain and
hail, ever experienced there passed over
Usage City, and in the space of two or three
minutes destroyed about forty buildings of
an average value Of $500 each. Many others
were more or less damaged, being unroofed,
moved from their foundations, racked, win
dows broken, etc. Nearly all the buildings
in the business part of town suffered In some
way. Two persons have died from injuries,
and many others arc badly hurt.
The big war ships at Hampton Roads sailed
for New York on April "a, with Admiral
Gherardi in command of the the squad
ron. During Sunday tons and tons of beef
were brought from Baltimore and transferred
to the ships cutters which were dancing on
the waves at the wharf. Huge crates OF
canned goods and mammoth sacks of vege-
tables stood side by side with food enough to
stock a store. One pile of bread contained
by actural count 1876 loaves and there were
several other mountains of baked dough
nearly as large.