Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-05-26
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Congressman Jerry Simpson is slowly
improving.
After the Sanders crowd were held for trial
on the charge of obstructing and retardlng
the United States mails there was considera-
BILE excitement in their camp.
A delegation of Osages are in Washington
to insist that congress authorize the Dawes
com mission to treat with the Osages for the
purpose of taking land in severalty.
Charles Z. Holiday. of Kansas, to whom
Secretary Gresham gave the Venezuelan sec
retaryship, is held up by tire president. Hol-
liday's commission may not be issued.
1t is said that Kelly will leave his 'wealers
at Keokuk to go to Washington to take com.
mand of the commonw ealers of the United
States. By what authority is not stated.
The American Railway union has levied
an assessment of cents week on its men,
bers for the support of the Pullman strikers.
Twenty or more of Colonel Breckinridge's
old friends from the Ashland district of Ken
lucky have united in requesting Breckenridge
to withdraw from the congressional race.
The Denver Manufacturers exchange has
O6CluSU W HOlU du CApOoibAOA oNA-
ing the meeting of the National Republican
leagues convention, June 26 to 20 inclusive.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
EndeaVor hold state convention IN Topeka
commencing Thursday, May "A. Early In
tae week it was estimated by the state secre-
tary that 1900 delegates would attend.
Philadelphia had a half million dollar fire,
in the heart of the business portion OF the
city, on Sunday, May 20.
Reports from various parts of Oklahoma
indicate that frosts have greatly damaged
the cotton crop and also injured some corn
and vegetables.
The frost injured some and ruined more of
the potato fields in the Kaw valley, from end
to end, from Junction City to Wyandotte.
There is said to be lack of good seed pota-
toes to replant with.
Judge c. G. Foster, of the United States
district court, has so far recovered his health
that he has accepted an invitation to deliver
an address before the American Bar assocla-
ton at Saratoga Springs, August 20.
W.B. Culbertson, of Larned, who was in
Leavenworth attending the grand lodge,
Knights of PythiaS, met with an accident
that may cause him trouble for some length
of time. His foot caught in an elevator.
Delegate Duncan, of the Cherokee nation,
succeeded in getting the treasury depart
ment to make the $6,50O,0O0 for the Strip
payable at the st. Louis sub treasury. The
money will now be ready to draw from that
point.
A contest of endurance has commenced in
the United States senate. 1t Is engineered
by Senator Harris, who has charge of the
tariff bill The first round was a session of
the senate of eleven and half hours, ending
at 10 80 p. N.
President Mccoy, of the Live Stock ex-
change says: In the matter of arrangement
of the Kansas City, Kan, yards and the facil-
tiles there for the prompt and economical
handling of stock, this market has no equal
in the United States.
The Missouri Pacific has made reduc-
ton of cents hundred on yellow pine
lumber from all points in the Iron Noun
tain district to Kansas City, and a max
imum of % cents to all points on the Mis-
souri, Pacific system.
The Leavenworth Coal company decided
to increase the price of mining 1212 cents on
the ton, making it $l.1213, in order to make
the men stand firm against the strike agita-
tors hanging around. Other mines will
make similar advances.
At the instance of Attorney General O.ney
the receivers of the Union Pacific railroad
to annul patents on 7,280 acres of land in
the vicinity of Denver. some of which Is
worth over 500 an acre.
The senate committee on territories has
authorized the reporting of the bill for the
admission of Utah, with an amendment fix
ing the date for the election of delegates to
the constitutional convention at November
6, the convention to meet the first Monday
in March 1895.
Three hundred men employed at the brick
yards at PoughkeepSie, n. Y, have struck.
The men who would not quit work were at
tackled and compelled to flee to the woods.
The owners of the yards have applied to the
sheriff for protection. Fifteen hundred men
are affected by the strike.
Contrary to the hopes of interested parties
.. S. Attorney Speed, of Oklahoma, is to
have full charge of the prosecution of ex-
Register Malone, at Perry, and also certain
other cases. 1t was expected that newly
appointed successor to Speed would be COM
missioned in time for this work.
The competitive drill of the Kansas brig
ade, Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias, took
place on the West End parade grounds at
Fort Leavenworth. The Chetopa division
was awarded first prize of $3.50, and the Ga
lena division secured the second prize of
$50. The scores were respective 967s and
Ssh.
Pennsylvania is having as bad floods as in
1889. Williamsport, Bradford, Huntingdon,
and all other places on the Juniata and Sus-
uuehana rivers and their tributaries are
submerged, the people removing in the night
of Sunday May 20 from the lower streets to
higher land. Great destruction of property
occurred and is occurring.
Delegate Dennis Flynn has been renomi-
mated by the Oklahoma republican conven-
ton by reclamation. Resolutions adopted
we're for free American silver, free speech,
free press and freeshomes in the Cherokee
strip and Cheyenne and Arapahoe lands. The
present administration was condemned for
the territorial carpet bag government.
At the end of the second day of the con-
gressional convention of the Second Kansas
district the 471st ballot was: Funston, 80;
Howard, &c; Smart, IA; Parker, ID; Buchan,
"a. The third day, May 10, closed with the
5O4th ballot, which stood: Smart of Olathe,
81: Funston. 80; Buchan, 80. Smart then
lacked but seven votes of nomination. The
convention then adjourned to Tuesday, May
q, at p. m.