Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-12-23
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The Blair building at New Haven, Conn.,.
containing the Evening Leader plant, is
burned. Loss, 100000.
The house has passed a bill which does
away with postal notes, reduces the fees for
money orders to the scale charged by express
companies, and making other minor changes.
1t is not known whether the president ap
proves Voorhees, new silver bill, but it is
generally thought that he will not. Secre
tary Carlisle is known to favor its main
point.
The civil service commission advises the
new postmaster at Topeka to make APP
polntments, when occasion arises, from the
old carriers who were let out by the old post
master.
Master Workman Sovereign, recently
chosen to succeed T. V. Powderly, is OPP
posed to strikes. He declares himself IAN
out and out free trader"
John L. Porter, formerly chief naval con-
structor in the confederate states navy, and
protector and builder of the famous iron
clad ram Virginia (Merrimac) is dead, aged
80 years.
A judgment has been rendered against
Guthrie, .. T., feed dealer for selling oats
among which were castor beans, which killed
horse. He is now sued on another case of
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In the meeting of silver men in Washing
ton frequent references were made to the
necessity of organizing a silver party, to be
made up from the Alliance, the Grange, the
Knights of Labor and Populists.
The operatives of the Arlington mills at
Lawrence, Mass, are circulating petition
protesting against the reduction of duty on
imported fabrics. 1t is being signed by ope-
ratives in all departments of the mills.
1t is stated that the delay in sending cor
respondence to the senate, on Hawaiian af
fairs, is caused by not being able to find two
letters thought to have been received by
Secretary Blaine from Minister Stevens.
President Harrison extended the civil ser
vice law over physicians, teachers, matrons
and superintendent of the Indian schools.
A movement is on foot to have the law en-
brace Indian agents and their entire clerical
staff.
TIE official canvass of the vote in New
YORK shows Maynard's defeat was by 101 ,064.
The legislature stands: Senate 10 republi-
cans, ID democrats; assembly "A republicans,
50 democrats. Republican majority on joint
ballot %.
Missouri judge decides that an insurance
company is not liable for loss by fire in a
case wherein the insured failed to take an
annual invoice and to keep cash account,
depositing both In an iron safe: as required
by the policy.
DR.. D. K. Pear5ons, of Chicago, has Of
fered to give $4,000 to Drury college, at
Springfield, Mo-, providing $4,000 can be
raised from other sources and he will in
crease the gift to $4,000 if an additional
$4,000 can be secured.
Active measures are now being taken in
Chicago to relieve the suffering. Popular
subscription has enabled several women to
town portion of the city, where about 1000
meals can be given daily.
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.
The Kansas state board of charities has
turned out Superintendent Carter, of the
Olathe Deaf and Dumb institute. He had
been given authority to discharge whom he
| pleased and had been at it industricusly up
to the time he was discharged. Chaos reigns
there.
Seven hundred granite cutters and polish
ers of Quincy, Mass, have petitioned the
ways and means committee not to change
the IdTlll Ou OIesS6u SIdllIS. lucy ody ny
the proposed change their work would be
taken from them by the poorly paid work
men of Europe.
Judge Seaman had taken his seat in the
United States court at Chicago. and was
about to begin the hearing of case, when
two electric light wires beneath him became
crossed and the blaze which followed badly
scorched his bench and chair. A juryman
with water cooler extlnguished the flames.
In 1886 Douglas county, Mo-, called in
and paid certain bonds. Before the paid
bonds had been destroyed some of them were
stolen. Now comes party who has fallen
heir to some of the stolen bonds and Judge
Parker, of the United States court, gives
judgment against the county for the face of
the bonds and interest.
The bill to review the claims arising out of
the captured and abandoned property act
aroused the partisan opposition of the repub-
licans in the house of representatives. and
notice was served on the democratic side by
Mr.. Reed, of Maine, that this bill could only
be considered under the stress of a special
order from the committee on rules.
For three days boys were busy i'll all the
towns of Oklahoma distributing free copies
of the Kansas City, Mo-, Times containing
the defense of the officials who are being in
dicted through the efforts of q. S. Attorney
Horace Speed. A leading democratic paper,
the Perry Sentinel, says that the democrats
of the territory do not indorse this supposed
vindication of INSCRIPTIONS officials"