Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-11-10
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Condensed for Convenience Of
Hurried Readers.

Colonel W. F. Cloud, the veteran of the
Mexic N war who. last spring, made tour
of the battlefields of that war IS writing a
book, to be called Mexican Politics"
A fierce rain and wind storm visited the
towns of Mckinney and Red Rock. /. t.,
lasting two hours. Several houses were in
undated and few were blown down by the
wind.
This report is from Sherman, Texas: The
available supply of oats in Texas and the
| Territory we find. after careful investigation,
is ABOUT third of what we have been think
ing it was.
Hog are dying of cholera in large num-
hers throughout this part of the state, says
SedaIa, Mo. special John g. Senior, of
this county, lost $50 head, and his neighbors
are faring as badly.
The Prince and Princess of Wales have
gone to the deathbed of the car. The
Princess of Wales is a sister to the czarina.
Major L. K. Thacher, of Kansas City. Mo-,
a early settler there, and brother of Judge
Soon o. Thacher. of Lawrence, Kan, was
reported dying on October 81.
AS the use of steel in shipbuilding has
made unnecessary the continuance of the
live oak reservations in Florida, Alabama
and Louisiana, it is suggested that these be
restored to the public domain.
The Santa Fe has announced that it would
run homeseekers' excursions from Chicago
to all points in Texas. The excursions are
the same rate as from ST. Louis.
Severe weather interfered with getting out
a full vote in the eastern states.
Chrysanthemum shows are the order of the
day in all the principal cities of the land.
Governor Stone, of Missouri, held the mill
tia under arms in Kansas City throughout
election day.
Chairmen Leland and Breidenthal both
commended that their respective parties were
certain of victory to the last.
First election returns were received piece
meal; mixture of much guessing, some
i'm portant indications, with here and there
some definite news.
John Walter, chief proprietor of the Lon
don Times is dead. Mr.. Walter was born
in 1911 and has been member of parlia-
ment. His grandfather published the first
numb Der of the Times on January 1, 1873.
The London News says that the Chinese
minister has impaired to the foreign office
China's desire that the powers mediate with
Japan for peace. The minister has gone to
Paris to make similar request of France.
Congressman Hall, of Minnesota, while
hurrying to a train al Hastings stepped off a
trestle and fell headforemost twenty feet
His face, head and hip were lacerated and
it is feared that he received internal injuries
Mrs. James Donnally, of Evergreen. Ohio,
died, and her three sisters and father, oseph
Delittle, are not expected to live from the
effects of drinking poisoned rain water. The
roof of their house had been painted with
white lead.
The Omaha Herald, fusion, sold Two col
umns of its editorial page until election day
to the republican committee and after day
two refused to continue the service. An
injunction was sued out to compel compii-
ance with the contract.
The republican congressional committee,
on November 5, claimed 183 republican rep
resentatlyes IN congress certain, with prob
ability of having 2l8 The first number is
a majority of four. The democratic com
mlttee claim majority.
October was a busy month with the Kansas
City. Kan, packers. Their killing surpassed
anything heretofore done, the numb Der of
cattle slaughtered leading all other years,
and of hogs the heaviest since 1891 and near
ly double as large as last year.
Business at Lima. Peru, is in a paralytic
state The injury done already TO the com
rnercial interests of the country is incalcula-
bic, and it will be many years before Peru
RECEIVERS from this warfare which seems to
be as far from the end as ever
The ship Fanny Dulard has arrived at Port
Blakev, bringing news that the Ivanhoe,
which has been overdue over month, sunk
Win all on DOdFu oepleul Der 20. ne lFdu- !
hoe was the ship on which ex-Unted States
Minister to Bolivia Grant was passenger.
The Sunday school workers of Oklahoma.
including the pastors of the churches. will |
meet IN convention at the Baptist church in
Oklahoma City on Wednesday. NOvem Der IA, |
at o clock p. M, for the purpose of organ
ling a Territorial Sunday School associa-
ton.
petition to President Cleveland to ap-
To{'O nl- To
succeed General Howard, retired. has been !
mai ed to Washington from Denver. The |
petition was signed by all the federal office !
holders in that city and many leading cit
liens.
Stocks of wheat in northwestern country
elevators increased 1.047 900 bushels last |
week and are now 10,914O00 bushels. The |
increase week before last was 1,655,000 bush |
els. The total of wheat in sight in the north
west is now q, 900 bushels, which Is ,0O0,- |
900 bushels more than the total year ago.
The Bradstreet's weekly statement of grain
stocks showed an increase of B, $4,000 BUSH |
els est of the Rocky mountains, an increase !
of 167,0 00 bushels west and an increase of
100000 bushels in Europe and af1oat making |
the worlds visible supply increase 4,356,0 |
bushels. Corn decreased 900 bushels. |
Oats increased 531, 900 bushels.
Secretary Gresham has received official in
formation that the discriminating stumpage |
dues upon spruce logs cut in the province of |
Quebec and exported to the United States, |
have been removed by the Dominion gov
ern tnent. The effect of this action will be
to enable Canadians to get the benefits of
the free lumber provisions of the new tariff
law.
special from Victoria, B. c., says that
the flagship Royal Arthur and four other
ships of the British squadron at that point
have been ordered to Callao at once. The
British consulate at that place has been taken
possession of by revolutonists and the con-
sui made a prisoner. His wife and daughter
have been killed and the consulate burned
to the ground.
GENERAL Markets.