Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-30
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der trial should not he published.
The Lewis Tompking hat works at Mid
dletown, n. Y, employing 200 hands, has
closed down indefinitely, the cause being
lack of orders.
The receiver of the Iron Hall has CON-
menced to pay 10 per cent. dividend to
certificate holders of that order who have
filed and proved their claims. There is
about $500, 900 to distribute.
The official canvas of the vote in Topeka,
for mayor to fill vacancy, shows that one
third of Colonel HarrisOn's total vote came
from the women; one-tifth of Mr.. Mason's,
and one-sixth of DR.. McLallin's.
By the death of Presley Simpson, at Paris,
KY, there are now only two soldiers of the
war of 1872 living. He was aged IS years.
Gold ore assaying $50 to the ton has been
found in Douglas county, Mo-, In large
quantities 1t was found by Sol Bragg on
the old Bragg homestead, and he has several
sacks of the ore to back his claim.
On account of the receipt by several mem
bers of the Paris boUrse of threatening let
tiers, the officials have had wire MEETINGS
placed in front of the galleries to prevent
Che throwing of bombs onto the floor.
The resignation of Rev. DR.. Daniel M.
Dorchester, of Massachusetts, as superln-
tendent of Indian schools, will take erect
January Is. and his successor, William Hall
man, of InGiana, will qualify on that date.
East Liverpool, Ohio, is the center of pot
terry manufacture in this country; where TO-
600 people are employed. The reduction OF
one-half tariff, as proposed, causes reduc-
ton of one-fourth in wages, or stoppage OF
the works.
There is a bill which is likely to pass con-
a11.,, ,f-o 1Ny1rr he n
the Kickapoo reservation, whose claims are
on fractional quarter sections, to I'LL up their
quarters from across the line when the reser-
Nation is open to settlement.
Robert Adams, Jr., ex-minister to Brazil,
has been elected member of congress in the
PENNSYLVANIA second district to succeed the
late Charles O'Neill. The district is so over
whelmingly republican that the democrats
decided to make no nomination.
The Kansas supreme court decides that
railroad company is not liable to the owners
of sample cases of commercial travellers for
goods stolen from such cases from its bag
gage room; without knowledge of the con-
tents of the cases when checked.
Judge Thomas, of North Dakota, will be
in Topeka February 6, next, to convene the
United States district and circuit courts.
On January he will convene the court at
Kansas City. The principal case to be tried
at Topeka is the Hillmon insurance case.
Rev. D. c. Miner, president of the Kansas
State Temperance union, has accepted call
to become pastor of the Armour mission IN
Chicago. This is one of the largest missions
in the United States, being founded by Z. ID.
Armour, and adjoining the great Armour in
stitute.
The Masonic temple at Adrian, Mich.
az : 1907. 20 &c 1,ol
BY fire. 1t was occupied by all the Masonic
lodges in the city, who retained the third and
fourth floors, the second being occupied by
attorneys, and the ground floor by bank
and a dry goods store and express office.
A meeting at Kansas City of wholesale nur-
serymen, embracing all the territory west of
the Mississippi, sent a protest to western
senators against taking off tariff duties upon
foreign grown trees and shrubs; saying they
believe that the American market should be
reserved to American producers and Ameri-
can labor.
There is a movement at Pitsburg, Pa, to
relieve the destitute and unemployed. Two
hundred men were given work In the parks
at 81 a day, 200 more will be furnished en-
ployment, and after that all willing and de-
serving workers in need will be put to work.
The mouey to pay them is being raised by
subscriptions.
All the microscopes and two other classes
employed in inspection OF export meats
at the Armour and Dold packing houses, at
Kansas City, Kan, have been laid off indeti-
nitely, without pay, by order of Secretary
Hoke Smith. The reason given is that there
is no foreign demand for the products at
present high prices.
The worlds fair auxiliary has issued a cir
cular urging that the government of the
United States should provide for the print
ing of the proceedings of the worlds fair
congresses as public documents, to be sent
to the libraries of the different states and
nations and their leading colleges, univer-
sites and other public institutions.
Letters written by one r. f. Rock, and
dated at Topeka, were found at Abilene,
which outlined n scheme for kidnapping
Ruth Cleveland next month. Five people
were named as implicated in the deal. It was
at first thought to be fake but developments
showed that it is probably the scheme of
crank who has been hanging around the
city recently but has gone east.
The election in Topeka for mayor, Deem
Der q. resulted in the election of Colonel
Harrison, republican. he carrying every
ward and precinct except one. The follow
ing is the vote given and Harrison s majority:
Harrison (rep. Observation-Disclosures. 5,i4S
McLallin (pop.) 314
Har-lson's majority over all ......,... 1,44