Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-08-25
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FOrIy TO nifty cars OF wheat ana some low
grade flour are daily shipped over Kansas
roads to feeders IL Iowa and Nebraska.
Charles Robinson. first governor of the
state of Kansas, died at his home in Law
renee at O'Clock a. M. of August II.
Want of a quorum will probably prevent
any further business at this session of con-
gress except it be upon subjects tc which
there is no opposition.
The London Times approves of the accep-
tance of the senate tariff bill az an INSTALL
ment of the more liberal policy which
President Cleveland desires.
A bill introduced by Delegate Flynn, of
Oklahoma, has passed both houses. 1t pro-
vIdes that fourth-class postmasters may adj
minister oaths to pensioners.
The government strike commission is hear
ing the stories of employees at Pullman and
of discharged strikers from the railroads.
The German American League of Kansas
will meet at Salins, September 4, when it is
expected that the way the league will vote at
the November state election will be settled.
Representatives of the boards of trade of
the leading grain shipping cities of Kansas
met at Argentine, August is, and e-estab-
lished the present grades for grain, without
change.
A terrible storm passed over the city of
Rybinsta, Russia, last week. steamer on
the river Shexna foundered and the captain
people on board.
George NJ. Pullman's daughter is engaged
to an Austrian prince.
Representative Moore, of the Second Kan
sas district, is placed on the pension and
irrigation com mittees.
Mad Anthony Wayne's victory at the bat
tie of Fallen Timbers 1O0years ago was cele-
brated August 20 near Toledo, Q.
fifth supplemental tariff bill will be re-
ported by Congressman Tarsney. 1t provides
| for the free admission of silver-lead ore.
| The New Bedford, Mass. striking opera
| tlves in the cotton mills, on their first day
out, mobbed and maltFeated dozen men
| who went to work
Memphis, Tenn, has been defrauded out
of $2,0O0,000 by city officials during the
| past eight years. Seven hundred and thirty
| six indictments have been found against the
| delinquents.
When dinner was ready at 1.-THE Elms'
| for the Missouri republican state convention
| at Excelsior Springs, fifty-eight of the wait
ers struck for their $1.50 day to be doubled.
1t had to be granted.
Seventy Coxeyites, all claiming to be Cal
| ifornians, arrived in Kansas City. Mo-, Au-
| gust IA, and were Immediately driven over
the state line into Kansas, where they camped
and remained hungry.
The visiting committee of the Childs- Drexel
| Printers home at Colorado Springs is max
| ing thorough investigation of the manage
| ment of the home. There are charges against
| the superintendent>and other officers.
Senator PETER and Representative Baker
| have introduced resolution in both houses
| of congress to give to Smith county. Kansas,
| the use for five years of two twenty pound
cannon, to be used in producing rainfall.
The Cunard line steamer Campania has
| broken the record by crossing the Atlantic
| ocean in five days nine hours and twenty
nine minutes The best time before made
| is beaten about three hours and ten minutes.
Aldace F. Walker was appointed August
| 16 to succeed J. w. Remnant as receiver of
| the Santa Fe. He has been chairman of the
| Western Traffic association and was once
| chairman of the interstate commerce com
mission.
The Sons of Veterans thirteenth annual
| convention met at Davenport, Ia, August
| p. The report of the adjutant general shows
| a mem bership of $1,000 Chaplain McCabe
| expected the largest convention in the his
| tory of the order.
A number of railroad employees testified
! before the strike commission to having APP
| piled for work in different parts of the coun-
| try since the strike only to discover that they
had been blacklisted because of the part they
| had taken in the boycott.
The Salvation army has commenced
| S350,000 building in New York to be used as
| the general headquarters of the Army IN
| America. 1t is to be eight stories high. In
! diana stone with buff and terra Gotta trim
mings will be used in its construction.
The presidents determination to hold the
! tariff bill ten days and then return it to be-
] come law without his signature, If persisted
| in. gives owners of whisky in bond time
| enough to save the amount of the increase of
tax made by the bill. There is millions in it.
Representative Broderick, of Kansas, is
receiving resolutions from churches and So
cieties in Kansas. notably from Kansas
| City, thanking him for the work done in
favor of the lottery bill. and urging him to
continue the fight for the passage of the bill.
The labor troubles in New Bedford. Mass.
| involve thirteen of the largest cotton manu-
featuring establishments, with an investment
1 of S1l, 100000. There are 1,042,000 spindles
and 1920 looms involved. Six of the fac
| tories are cloth mills and seven are yarn
mills.
The department of agriculture has been
notified of the appearance of Texas fever
among cattle in Linn county, Kansas. The
| department sent instructions to Cattle In
| spector Albert Dean. advising him to act
with state authorities and advise the depart
| ment of the extent of the fever.
The Colorado cattle have now commenced
to run, and are a bigger and stronger cattle
than those from Texas and the Indian Terri
tory. and they are selling fairly, choice,
| heavy halfbreads bringing So. 1003.25. There
| we're 104 cars of cattle from Colorado in
Kansas City, Kansas, on August IA.
There has been appropriated by the pres
ent congress for pensions $29, O99, 504 less
than was appropriated during the last year
of the Fifty first congress, while total appro-
| prations exceed those of the first and.second
sessions of the Fifty-first congress by ST.
268. 1853. These figures are given by mem
Der of the present appropriations committee
of the house.
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