The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-01
The Blacknan.
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Editor and Publisher,
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Representative Jerry Simpson, VINO ma
been critically ill, has been steaaliy ln!proY
ing since he passed the Crisis oI hlS allacA
and will 60 to Berkely Springs
Judge Bradley overruled W. Y. A. PrecA Gs
inridge's motion for an appeal 70 hignel
court. because his bill Of exceptions was M
fled within the time required by iaW.
TIE tofaI receipts at the q. S. treasury fol
tha yaar ending June 30 are now estimated
AZ ahout S291. $40, 900: and the disbursement \
at about 1866, ,75O, 600; showing oencit q
$74,241, 600.
comnanies / and G Of the West VirRinie8
state militia, of Huntington, we're ordereo
ont hv Governor McCorkle go TO the lam ar
den mines to protect working miners 1ne
soldiers were ready and on q tram ~ III
minutes.
Governor Waite recalled his order tor con-
centration Of the militia, deciding that the
law should take its course. The troops "e[e' '
however, held in readiness to move az an
hours notice.
~. +. Peacock, wholesale merchant ot
Honolulu. saws SO Der cent. of the com mer-
cial business of the Pacific ISLANDS y ts- trans-
acted with the United States. Inc ltn poIts
amount to $6.0OOOOO annually ana tne e4-
ports to $13,0O0,0OO.
Ex-Governor Charles Robinson. owing %
age and falling health, has resigned hl5 posl-
ton as a member Of the board ot r9gehIS
Of the State University. Governor Level
ling has appointed Henry ?. Clark' VI La"-
renee, to fill the vacancy.
Strikers prevent the movement Of coal cars
in Ohio By all sorts of methods. lhey conl 1!
pei trainmen to obey them; put 11I cDup5iIg 4,
pins, etc. and in all their acts boldly dely
sheriffs.
Marshal Neely drove new arrival Of htty
Coxeyites out of his prisoners camp At Fort
Leavenworth, and Colonel townsend ~
command of the fort drove them on tne 1ort
reservation.
The railroad and townste fight in Okla
homa is now hung up in conference com
mittee; both houses passed bills concerning
it, but as they differed there is room for all
most any sort Of a finale.
Ex-Attorney General Artz and his gang Of
fifty Topeka com In onwealers made an effort
TO steal Santa Fe train on the night of
May 81, but were frustrated by the employees
of the road. The ''armyf is in camp in the
woods in Parkdale.
Estimated losses by the floods in Pennsyl-
vania amount to $5,0O0.OO0. The damage at
Williamsport alone will not fall short of ST.
100000. The entire tobacco crop Of north
ern Pennsylvania and southwestern New
York has been destroyed.
Three companies Of infantry left Fort
Leavenworth for South McAlester, |. I'll, to
eject striking miners from the territory.
They will be expelled under the law which
authorizes the removal of white persons who
are IN the territory without leave.
Notwithstanding the fact that two inches
of rain fell all over central Kansas the night
before, more than 10000 people visited Fort
Riley on Memorial day. Excursions came
from Parsons, Saina. Beloit, Belleville, Kan
sas City and intermediate points.
The leaders Of the Missouri miners mob.
which was escorted out of Leavenworth by
armed citizens, say they will demand pro
lection from Governor Lewelling for dele
CATION of miners union officers while visiting
and comforting with Leavenworth miners.
Two hundred Missouri Pacific shop men
are made idle at Sedalia, Mo, by the shut
down of the shops, and on account of the coal
miners strike and the prospective want Of
coal. 1t is understood that the company's
shops at other points have been ordered shut
down.
Rev. r. G. Brady, an Episcopal minister
at Manhattan, Kan, has been appointed by
the secretary of the navy as member of the
visiting board to attend the commencement
exercises at the naval academy to be held
next month. Mr.. Brady is a graduate Of the
academy.
Senator Voorhees, has introduced a bill
which provides that all persons who receive
pensions rated by existing laws at less than
S12 per month shall have their pensions in
creased to that amount. Especial provision
10 made that no widows pension shall be
less than $12.
From six o'clock in the morning. and
throughout the day, the Colum bian Liberty
bell. which had been placed in position in
Madison square, New York, was continually
tolled in recognition Of Memorial day. The
tolling was done in details of veterans of the
wars of 1872, 1848 and 1861.
President Slocun, Of Colorado college,
with other prominent men of Colorado
Springs, went to the scene of trouble at
Cripple Creek to make an effort to settle
everything by arbitration. A truce was de-
clared while they were addressing the miners,
and strong hopes of success we're entertained.
The Grand Army posts Of Fort Wayne,
Ind, have caused a sensation by passing the
resolutions condemning all kinds of picnics
and sports on decoration day. Bicycle, road
races, base ball games and excursions are
denounced as unpatriotic and disrespectful
to the memory of the nations sleeping he !
rOes.
The receivers OF the st. Louis Il San
Francisco railroad, Wilson. Reinhart and Nc
Cook, have been authorized by Judge Cald- |
well to borrow $l00,0 to pay for steel rails
to be used in repairing the track and TO pay
claims for leakage, breakage and shortage
that we're due and payable before the road
went into receivers hands.
The Denver chamber Of commerce is dis |
cussing what shall be done with the 1900
commonwealers now there. with more com
ing. Superintendents Of all trunk lines run
ming east are there TO be ready for any emer-
gency. and spies are among the unemployed
TO watch their movements and give notice
of any intention to capture train.
b. P. Waggener, the Missouri Pacific at
torney. said his road had no proposition to
make Sanders; that the talk about damage
suits was silly twaddle; that while any man
might bring q suit, maintaining it In courts
was another thing; that the Missouri Pacific
had no apprehensions whatever. and had no
terms or conditions to offer to gang Of Law
breakers.