Western Kansas world., 1894-01-06
LATEST NEWS.
condensed for Convenienoe OF
Hurried Readers.


Seventy-fve cars of heavy cattle left the
Kansas City, Kan, stock yards in two days
last week, for export.
The wheat area of India for 1894 has an in.
crease of 6 per cent. over the same area IN
1883. The indications are favorable for a
good crop.
The muddle in which the sale of the Cher.
okee bonds is submerged gets more compli
Gated daily. The last pointer is an offer tC
buy them received from the Astor estate.
General Master Workman Sovereign, OF
the Knights of Labor has issued an address
to knights throughout the country, appeal
ing to them to protest against the proposed
bond issue.
The Cambria Iron company is erecting a
new steel rail mill at Johnstown, Pa, to
cost million dollars. The plant is to be
one of the models of the world.
Certain communities in Texas have joined
together. that is the white men have, and de-
cided that no longer shall negroes live in their
midst. The blacks have been notified to
"git or be shot"
Frank Mapes, postmaster at Kansas City,
Kan, has been called to Washington by his
friends to take part in defending his official
title from aggressive assaults by the stall
warts of his county.
Receivers, the same three appointed by
Judge Caldwell, have been appointed by
every II. S. court in the districts in WHICH
the Santa Fe is operated or has interests; in
cluding Boston, Massachusetts,
The Indian mails announce the death of
Miss Tucker, known all over the world un-
der the initials of "a. T.. D. E." For the
last eighteen years Miss Tucker has been en-
gagged in missionary work in India.
Full returns of the yield of the French
vineyards are published. The crop is esti-
mated at 1,225, 100000 gallons against 65O,-
100000 gallons last year. The total value of
this crop is over $25O,OO0,OO0, the best since
1877.
At Pittsburg, Pa, over 1000 men are now
working in the parks at 81 per day. The
money they pay these men is being furnished
by popular subscription, with Andrew Car
negie's guaranty for any shortage that may
occur.
Mrs. A. S. Hughes, only sister of Mrs. John
j. Ingalls,, died in Denver, December %, of
pneumonia. The deceased formerly liveG IN
Atchison. Mrs. Ingalls, went to Denver in
response to a telegram announcing the serl-
Gus illness OF her sister.
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.
Governor Lewelling has appointed J. W.
Freeborn, of Mcpherson county, member
of the state board of charities, in place Of
Mrs. NJ. E. Lease, removed. The governor
says that in April, when Yoe's time expires
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Chalmers, the special agent sent by the
president to Oklahoma, has made his report,
which says U. s. Attorney Speed is doing an
honest, fearless work in his efforts to punish
the gang of officials who committed frauds
upon the settlers in the opening of the Strip.
Senator Martins application for General
Sears appointment to succeed Meserve at the
Haskell institute at Lawrence, Kan, was
met by the statement that the place is now
under civil service rules and must be filled
from the eligible list on file with the civil
service commission.
The treasury department was advised by
Chief Harris that the Cherokee strip bonds
had been sold to a London syndicate. and
asking that certain routine matters be at
tended to at once, preparatory to delivering
bonds to purchasers 1t was stated at the
department that the detail matters would be
covered promptly in response to request.
A subcommittee of the senate committee
on foreign relations, consisting of Senators
Morgan, Gray, Butler, Sherman and Frye,
has commenced the investigation of the Ha-
waiian affair. 1t is probable that Blount
Stevens, Willis, army and navy officers and
such Hawaiians as can be readily reached,
will be called before the committee. 1t will
take two months.
The Atchison police commissioners have
decided to give all tramps who apply at the
police station for lodging and breakfast an
opportunity to pay for their meal by work
ing on the rockpile for an hour. Those who
refuse to work will not be fed. During one
week last month 145 meals were served to
tramps, who were fed without being required
to do any work whatever.
Governor Lewelling has removed Mrs. NJ.
Z. Lease from the board Of charities. There
have been many differences over appoint
ments in the state institutions, the last being
that of George Tauber as steward of the deaf
and dumb institute. Mrs. Lease told the
governor he would have to choose between
them, and the executive order was immedi-
ately issued, retiring Mrs. Lease.
fire broke out in the Globe theater, Bos-
ton, on the evening of January l, occupied
by the Hanlon company, anG the elegant
play honse is completely gutted and the
property of the Hanlols ruined. The fire
spread to the large six story building erected
by the Howard trustees and the entire block
is likely to be burned. 1t is impossible to
estimate the loss, as the fire, at a. M, is
still raging.
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