Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-24
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Mrs. Flora A. Darling, wife of confed-
crate officer, has been allowed claim for
property lost during the war at New Orleans
amounting to 1858.
Congressman Wilson, author of the tariff
bill, was held a week in Kansas City by an
attack of tonsilitis. He was on his way to
Mexico for rest and recuperation.
Nearly 1900 river miners at Pittsburg,
Pa, in the second. third and fourth pools are
on strike against reduction of one-half a
cent per bushel in the mining rate.
Senator Vest reported favorably from the
committee on commerce the bill to empower
the Purcell Bridge company to construct a
bridge across the South Canadian river, near
Lexington, o. T.
Grand Commander D. C.. Reynolds, of the
A. o. L. A., is organizing regiments in Mich
igan, and expects to do considerable work in
that line in Kansas.
A Topeka special says that Receiver Wilson
has ordered the Santa Fe tax commissioners
to pay all taxes of 1893 in full except where
reasonable concessions can be secured which
the counties are satisfied with.
1t has been discovered that it will be i'm
pessih..c for the territory Of Oklahoma to
have a legislature without congressional Leg
islation. This is the decision of a mem Der
of the house judiciary committee.
Grand Master Campbell has filed an an
swer in the district court of Shawnee county
in the case brought to restrain the collection
of the tax for the support of the Odd Fellows
Orphans home in Franklin county.
Senator Edward White, of Louisiana, has
been nominated for associate justice of the
supreme court. This is for the place that
Hornblower and Peckham, both of New
York, failed of confirmation by the senate.
Purchases of gold at the Denver mint on
February Is were $4,000, the largest in one
day since the mint was opened. The total
for the month to date is S158,OOO, against
$1,000 for the entire month of February,
1893.
Private Secretary Fred Close has been
summoned to appear in court at Kansas City,
with certain original documents, for use at
the libel suit brought against J, A. Smith,
who has charged certain Office holders with
corrupt conduct.
Miss Annie Allcut, deputy clerk of the
United States circuit court at Kansas City,
Mo-, was the first official to reach the federal
building on the morning of the late snow
blockade. She had walked long distance
through the drifts.
4 snowsIide crashed through the roof of
the transportation building at Jackson park,
Chicago. 1t occurred at the northwest corner
of the annex, where the rolling stock exhibit
ton was located. About thirty feet of roof
ing was crashed in.
The impression is general in Paris that
special system is necessary to punish bomb
throwerS, and that when caught red-handed
they should be tried by drumhead court mar
tial and executed Immediately, without the
chance TO pose as heroes
A life size portrait of Mrs. President Har.
rison IS to be presented for permanent place
in the White house. The patriotic order OF
Daughters of the American Revolution give
it in honor of Mrs. Harrison, who was once
at the head of the order.
The Ady-Martin contest is still before the
senate committee and is being delayed in
the interest of the sitting senator as long as
may be. There is now a possibility that
report will be made which will bring the
matter before the senate.
Judge McAtee, of Enid, who went there
from Kansas, has been appointed to the va
cancy on the supreme bench of Oklahoma
territory. This has been done in the face of
the interior department and the Oklahoma
compatriots of Secretary Smith.
A worldwide boycott of the products of
the Armour Packing company of Kansas
City, Kan, is on and it is said the sales of
the company are falling off heavily because
of it. The boycott was equested-ordered,
in fact-by the Industrial Council.
Eugene Mead, of Grand Rapids, O., is ap-
pointed assistant superintendent of the In
dian school at Chilcot, and H. V. Pears, as
siStant superintendent at Haskell, to take
the place of Sweet. made superintendent
The salary of Pears is raised to 81 800 year.
The schooner Alexander, of San Francisco,
was condemned and forfeited to the govern
ment in the district court, Sitka, Alaska. on
q charge of hunting and killing sea otter in
Alaska water between the islands and over
banks or sounding more than three miles
from shore.
Acting Secretary of the Treasury Curtis
recommends that the beacon light of the
statue OF Liberty in New York harbor be ex-
tinguished. The cost of the light for seven
years has been 4.75992. According to the
lighthouse board, the beacon is not an aid to
navigation.
The three abstract companies doing bust
ness in Chicago have formed combination
for making prices. The cost of getting alb
stractS has been increased 20 to 25 per cent,
meaning an additional tribute of between
S250,0O0 and 100000 on the real estate
bought and sold there in year.
Professor Richard Hayes, one of the prin-
cipal officers ofvthe high school of St. Louis.
is dead from IL pIries received some weeks
ago at the hands of rOughs whom he had
assisted financially and who beat him be-
cause he declined to continue his aims. Pro
fessor Hayes WIS 60 years of age.
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