Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-03-10
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Senator Hill, of New York, occupied the
attention of the senate finance committee
nearly whole day in arguments for the re-
| tention of protective features in tariff laws.
T. T. White was found guilty, at Nebraska
| City, of criminally libeling j. Sterling Nor
| ton. The libel consisted of hanging Secre-
tary Morton in efigy in the city park in
that city.
favorable committee report has been
made to the house of representatives on the
bill subjecting national treasury notes to
the same taxes which are imposed by the
states on other money.
Miss Frances Willard proposes national
observance of Neal BOWS pinetieth birthday.
All over the world temperance workers will
take up collection on the same day for the
work of the Worlds union.
Judge ]. W. McDill. of the interstate COM
merce commission, died at his home in Cres-
ton, Ia, FEBRUARY %, of typhoid fever, aged
60. The deceased was prominent in national
politics. He was nativeot Ohio.
The employers liability act has been sus-
tanned by a court in Indianapolis. man
was given damages for loss of an arm. caused
by the negligence of a fellow workman; the
railroad company not being otherwise neg
ligent.
It is very probable that the government
will soon transfer to the Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution, or some kindred patriotic
society, the privilege of maintaining the bea-
con light on the Statue of Liberty In New
York harbor.
c. Vincent, now Of Perry, o. T., is organ
izing band of tramps to go with the Coxey
expedition which is scheduled to reach Wash
ington, d. c., May l. Vincent expects to
start fifteen car loads of tramps.
Throughout Germany and in the other
countries of Europe great interest is taken
in the silver commission and fnanciers and
others are awaiting the result of its delibera-
lions with great deal of anxiety.
Two men we're instantly killed, two fatally
burned and five others dangerously hurt in
an explosion at the Kansas City, Mo-, Clay
and Coal company's coal mine near Leeds,
six miles southeast of Kansas City, March 2.
]. A. Smith, who had j. T. P. Barker ar
rested for perjury; the trouble arising out of
Smiths case for libeling other Wyandotte
county populists. did not appear when Bar
ker's case came to trial, and the case was
dismissed.
Petitions are being circulated at George
town, Colorado, which will be sent into all
the silver states, which is the commencement
of bluff. 1t is proposed that these states
secede from the United States and join them
selves to Mexico.
Ex-Postmaster of Topeka James L. King
says in the Topeka Mail that there are nine
ty-eight cities in the country having larger
population than Topeka, but in the number
of newspapers mailed Topeka ranks as tbs
thirty-seventh city.
Times are changed; congressman now call
each other cuckoos, even liars, and persist
in doing SO, yet there are no broken heads
or bleeding noses, as of old. Disgraceful
scenes are enacted daily in the national house
of representatives.
The democrats have enough votes to pass
the Wilson tariff bill in the senate if the solid
democratic vote can be retained. But if
there should be break i'll the ranks the pop
ulists votes have been counted upon to make |
good any detection.
Two lives were lost and score placed in
imminent peril by fire which consumed |
portion of the state home for feeble minded |
children at Vineland, n. J. The victims were |
j. II. Sage, the engineer of the institution, |
and his wife who acted as lauudres5.
The subcommittee of the house committee |
on privileges and elections have instructed |
their chairman to prepare 4 report in the |
Moore Funston contest, favoring Moore and |
to GUST Funston. 1t is yet uncertain whether
the full committee will endorse this action.
Congressman Wilson, who is i'll at Guada-
lajara, is recovering satisfactorily and the
typhoid attack of fever has left him. He
now needs only nursing and rest. DR.. M.
Provost says that after ten to fourteen days
convalescence Mr.. Wilson can start home
in his car.
Rubach's brewery at Tiffin, Ohio, was
blown to atoms by an explosion of natural
gas. There had been leakage of gas in the
i kxaI, al
the cellar with torch Though nothing re-
manned of the brewery but the foundations,
the watc nan crawled out not much hurt.
Judge Grosscup's decision that railroad
officials cannot be compelled to testify be-
fore grand jury upon matters pertaining
to operating railroads is taken by eastern
railroad men as equivalent to a repeal of the
interstate commerce law. Railroad stocks
on change when the decision was
made.
A bogus claim against the United States,
styled the DeHaven claim, which has here
tofore secured assessments from the tribe
of that name, and those connected with it by
is again drawing in another as
sessment from suckers. in Kansas and ad-
joining states. There Is no such claim. 1t
is bEnko game.
II. B. Kelley and W. T. Yoe, members of
the state board of charities, holding for
terms which expire with March, 1894, will
be succeeded by new appointees, and new
of the board will be made then.
Governor Lewelling has already declared
his intention OF appointing Walter N. Allen
as one of the new members.
Thomas Corrigan. of Kansas City, is dead.
He was born in Canada of Irish parents.
Came to Brown county, Kansas, in 1860 and
farmed one year. Then freighted with OK
teams to Denver. Then commenced rail-
reading, which continued many years, his
specialty being track laying. In 1874 he
commenced builing street railways in Kansas
City, ana when he sold out in 1885 for 81 co.,
900 held nearly all the cable franchises there.
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