Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-08-12
sn.r. M..t,on oflmp.rt.nt Events.

Short Mention OF Important Events.
Fmrr THoUsAND.-Colorado's stats labo
commissioner, J. W. Brentlinger, estimates
the number of unemployed persons in Colo
RADIO to be fully $1,000. In March, when b
issued his annual report, he found 10000 on
of work.
CARIIsIH CALLED.-Secretary of the Treas
ury Carlisle has been called to Gray Gables
| to consult with President Cleveland about
| his forthcoming message.
LAID Orion account of the continued
depression in business, the Santa Fe has beer
compelled to make another reduction in it
| force of men at the Topeka shops. One hun
dred and twenty-five men, representing al
of the mechanical departments, were laid of
at noon August 1.
GOLD CoMKs.-Four million six hundred
thousand in gold has been withdrawn from
the Bank of England for shipment to Amer
lea in one day. Of this million and quar-
ter will 90 to the Chicago banks, and quar-
ter of q million to Boston. The estimated
total of the shipments from London and the
continent for the week reach 100000.
GOVERNOR DAN LAMoNT.--It was made
public in New York that Daniel Lamont is a
candidate for governor of New York. He is
organizing the elements opposed to the Hill
crowd.
COTTON Mills CLosE.-The Aurora cotton
mills closed, throwing 600 people out of en-
ployment. The length of the shut down ie
indefinite.
KILLED CHINAAIKN.-Report says that at
Como. Col, q small mining town, the white
miners have burned the Chinese headquar-
tiers and that six or eight Cinnamon are sup
posed to have persisted in the flames. The
trouble was caused by Chinese miners re-
ducing wages in the gold mines at that place.
SILVER GETS ANOTHER BLow.-Silver is
likely to receive another severe blow before
long. The new assault will inf1ict a more
grievous injury than even the closing of the
Indian minis to private coinage. The disso-
luton of the Latin union is threatened.
DESTROYED BY CHINEsE.-A dispatch to the
London Times from Shanghai says that the
Italian Catholic mission at Mine Yang,
ninety miles from Yanko, has been destroyed
by native rioters.
BATTLEsHIPs MISUNDERSTANDING of the
Navy Herbert will advocate the construction
of more ships. He has estimated that SILL
000, 900 will be required to complete the forty
two vessels built and building for the new
navy.
AMosKEAG GoEs.-The big Amoskeag mills
of Manchester, n. H., have closed. This is
the first suspension of these factories for
many years. LlklI LuOusduu operatives dIS
idle.
STRIKERS BLOODY WoRK.-Striking lum-
Der showers at Ashland, Wis, mobbed non
union men who were loading vessels, and in
a general fight with clubs and stones struck
down many of them.
GENERAL RA1N.-The drouth which has
prevailed in southern Texas was broken by
heavy general rain.
CRANBERRY MARSHES ON FIRE.-The largest
fire which has ever swept over South Jersey
is now carrying destruction through the
cranberry boys and farms. An immense
amount of valua BILE property has been burned.
Every building and fence along the line fol-
lowed by the fire has been destroyed. 1t is
reported that the villages of Washington and
Marthas Furando have been totally des-
troyed.
REDUCING ExPENsEs.-The Louisville &
Nashville railway has reduced the wages of
men in the shops Is per cent to reduce ex-
penses. The clerical force will also be re-
duced.
SMALL INvEsTMBNTs.-Oficials of several
say the recent transfers of stock
show large investment buying in unprece-
dented quantities of small lots, being an evil
dence of faith of men of moderate means in
railway securities.
TIN FACTORY STR1KE.-The WEIGH work
men in the tin plate factory at Elwood, Ind,
went out on a strike and even threatened
to return to Wales at once if their demands
are not granted. The factory employs 315
men.