Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-20

Condensed for Convenience of
Hurried Readers.

By Representative Curtis pushing the To
peka dam BILL which has passed the house Is
well on the road in the senate.
There is move to organize state fair as
ISOLATION so as to include at least one stock
holder in every county of Kansas.
The union miners of South Dakota have
| pledged themselves to boycott all Deadwood
| interests and make every effort to remove
the county seat, either by state authority or
| dynamite.
The house committee on judiciary is draft
| ing bill to give United States attorneys
and marshals fixed salaries instead of fees.
| The bill gives the Kansas attorney $4,000
and the marshal 5000.
Ignatius Dounelly was reelected president
of the Minnesota State Farmers alliance.
There is serious trouble between the inte-
! rior department and the department of JUS
tice. Attorney General Olney wants to make
| record of Furnishing criminals in Oklahoma.
Mr.. Wilson. who closed the deal for the
Cherokee bonds, said: ~ purchased these
! bonds myself and / don't think that will
sell them to any person no matter what offer
| may be made for them"
The sale of the Cherokee bonds has quieted
partisan turmoil in the tribe and the articles
of impeachment of Chief Harris have been
recalled from the senate by the lower house
of that tribes legislature.
Ely Fox. at Hays City, has been appointed
custodian of the Fort Hays military reserva-
ton, and Rev. D. +. Foster, of Topeka, was
appointed chaplain in the army, but not as
yet assigned to regiment.
Representative Curtis, of Kansas, received
many warm compliments on his speech on
the Wilson tariff; even his opponents agree
ing that sit was a fine speech"
The ST. Joseph, Mo-, Herald and the St.
Joseph Gazette, hitherto members of the
United Press, have signed a ninety-nine
year contract with the Associated Press.
They will cut off the United Press.
Minister Willis promised President Dole
that he might send dispatches to Washington
by the cutter Corwin; but the Corwin did
not bring anything from Dole. Willis is
charged with breach of faith with Dole.
Henry Sauer's entire family, living about
three miles from Marietta, Ohio; Sauer, his
wife and two children, we're found murdered.
Sauer was a wealthy farmer and good citi-
zen. The murder was evidently committed
for money.
It is said at Washington that Col. Thomas
Moonlight can have the Bolivian appoint
L
home to Kansas to consider whether he car
arrange his affairs so as to 60 from home SO
far for so long time.
Scott Harrison, the brother of Benjamin
Harrison who was named by Cleveland as
custom house official at Kansas City, Mo-,
failed of confirmation by the senate because
his appointment had not been endorsed ny
the senators from Missouri.
It is said the death of Queen Lilli from
heart disease is liable to occur at any mo-
ment. Smothering spells have come upon
her with alarming frequency of late. Visi-
tors are prohibited and every precaution
taken to prevent excitement.
Governor Waite has received this dispatch
from Senator Stewart: 81 believe as mat
ter of law state may make foreign coin
legal tender, according to the pure metal of
standard value. and that Mexican dollar
might be made a legal tender for its face
value"
The annual report of Inspector General
Breckenridge argues in favor of closer rela-
tionship between the army and the National
guard. Schools in which army officers are
detailed as military instructors. he thinks,
ought to have support from the national
government.
Thomas Ryan, recent United States minis
ter to Mexico, and for twelve years congress
man from Kansas, announces that he has
formed law partnership with prominent
attorney and will make Topeka his perma-
nent home, rejecting all offers to practice in
Washington and New York.
Marshal Nix, of the Indian territory, car
ried proposition to Washington from the
Dalton gang. The gang offer to surrender
and plead guilty if it is granted that they
will be sentenced only to two years each.
They further promise to become good citi-
zens when their imprisonment ends.
United States Marshal Porter, of the dis
trict of ALASKA, has created great consterna-
ton in the territory by his enforcement of
the law prohibiting white men from pur.
chasing native wives. Many arrests have
been made, and it is said that a large ma
jority of the officials of the territory are in
cluded in the number.
T. D. Thatcher, while doing business in the
Office of his elevator in North Topeka, was
stricken with apoplexy, and remained I'M
conscious even after having been taken to
his home. His family were then advised by
his physician that he would probably never
regain consciousness. At midnight his con-
dition was practically unchanged.
The state of Colorado has now overdrawn
the appropriations by over $4,000 and all
available funds were appropriated by the
general assembly at its regular session for
the two years which it controls. and no mat
ter how many bills are passed for canals,
roads, reservoirs or other Improvements for
the relief of the unemployed, there will be
no money forthcoming.