Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-06-30
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| Armour's packing hous. at Chicago and
| Armour's packing house at Kansas City
Kan, have both had fires. The Chicago fire
| was the worst.
The river is Oh the rise at Nebraska City
| and is doing considerable damage. The
Burlington track is under water below the
| city and traffic will be suspended there for a
| while.
The Massillou, Ohio, district have agreed
| for several local mines to be started on the
| basis of 30 cents per ton. This will enable
the great factories which have been closed
! to resume.
The extended litigation in the federal court
with reference to the maximum freight rate
law of Nebraska has closed, and Judge
Brewer indicated that decision would be
rendered shortly.
The London papers all refer to Lincoln
and Garfield in their comments on the assas-
sination of President Carnot, of France.
The annual reunion of the Society of the
Army of the Potomac gathered at Concord,
| \. H., June 81, with a large attendance.
Major General Nelson A. Miles presided.
At Tecumseh, o. T., J. C.. Dean was found
| guilty of attempting to bride United States
grand jurer and sentenced to pay a fine of
$500 and six months in jail. Dean was FORM
erly Kansas lawyer.
Representative Curtis, of Kansas, has in
| troduced bill to allow the Sac and Fox In
| dams who have lands in Kansas, to sell the
same or dispose of them in any way that
they may individually see fit.
| Adjutant General Ta.sney, of Colorado.
who was tarred and feathered, is &c years old
and served in the union army IN the war OF
, the rebellion.
First reports by the way of Wichita make
| sad picture of the destruction of the little
town of Keighley, Butler county. Kan, by
| tornado in the evening of June 25.
Of the 1854 membe of the Sanders gang
who were taken to Leavenworth only III re-
manned to be sentenced, as the Others had
| escaped singly and in squads during the stay
of the gang in the prison camp.
There no longer seems to be much doubt
in Paris that the presidents assassination
was the result of an anarchist conspiracy to
avenge the deaths of Valiant and Emil
tenri, the two recently executed anarchists.
The miners strike. so far as it relates to
Indiana. was formally declared off at the
miners, the delegates representing 5000
miners. President George W. Purcell pre-
sided.
The tenth annual encampment of the Mis-
souri, division Sons of Veterans was held at
Sedalia, commencing June %. The attend
ance was unusually large. The Ladies Aid
society held its annual session at the same
time and place.
destructive wind storm visited Mason
City, Ia, June 20, lasting about ten minutes.
Clausen's large elevator at Clear Lake was
completely demolished and other damage
done. A dozen windmill5 were wrecked and
damage to small property was very great.
Sunday afternoon, May "a, storms occurred
in Brazil, Ind, Chilicothe, Mo-. and Law
renee, Kansas: at least they are first places
heard from. At Brazil the city hall was
wrecked and much other damage done. At
the two other places damage occurred from
hail.
Major Moses Neal, allotting agent for the
Kickapoo Indians. has gone to Washington
with his report, having completed all allot-
ments. The balance of the land in the res
ervation can now be thrown open to settle
ment at the pleasure of the secretary OF the
interior.
Rev. R. H. Rivers, D. D., one of the most
prominent Methodist ministers in the south,
died at Louisville, KY, June 81, aged so. He
had labored in the cause of Christianity SIX
ty-two years, and during his time built sew
eral fine colleges in the south. which stand
as monuments to his Jealous lifework.
Senator PETER has introduced and the
senate has passed resolution directing the
secretary of agriculture to inform the senate
as to the amount of wheat supply, visible
and invisible, the estimated crop of this
year, the amount necessary for export, and
such other information as may be available.
The convention of miners of the northern
Illinois district, after two days session,
passed resolution denouncing President
Mcbride, and moved to hold out for last
years prices. The operators were invited
to meet with the delegates, but refused, say
ing they would abide by the Columbus scale
Captain Jack Crawford, Familiarity known
as the ''Poet Scout will sail for Scotland
about July Is on a mission which may result
in proving him to be one of the principal
heirs to the great Wallace estate, now held
by the state of New York and New York
city, and estimated to be worth $2O,OOO,OOO.
The Mcclure Coke company of Pittsburg,
Pa, will be started up Immediately. If
their old men care to return they can do so,
if not, new men will be put in. The Nc
Clure company employs over 1900 men, and
is the second largest concern IN the region.
If the company succeeds IN its undertaking,
the strike will be at an end.
Wabash train No. 3. from st. Louis, pre-
scented dsmanted and dilapidated appear
auce when it reached the Kansas City union
depot Monday night. All the glass on one
side of the train was broken out and the tops
of the cars were deeply indented, as If rocks
had been dropped upon them. The train
encountered terrific hail storm at Hardin,
Missouri.
President Carnot, of France, was killed by
an Italian anarchist with dagger, while in
a carriage in street of Lyons. This oc-
CURED Sunday evening, June "a. 1t required
the best efforts of tue police to keep the
populace from tearing the assassin to pieces.
Mobs formed and several shops we're wrecked.
At one time it appeared that the Italian con-
sulate would be torn down.
James II. Smith. the United States consul
lar agent at Mayence, Germany, in report
to the state department, gives some surpris-
ing figures relative TO German investments.
He says the people are laying up from $476,-
OOO. 900 to 1886. 0OO, 0O0 annually, one-half of
which goes into securities. At least % per
cent of the wealth of Germany is now in
vested in stocks and bonds.