Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22
LATEST NEWS.
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Hurried Readers.

A train load of hogs for old Mexico was
bought at Kansas City. Kan, last week.
There are more to follow if the market re-
mains with no radical change.
The bill for courts in the Indian country,
which seems likely to pc passed by congress,
locates two courts on the Santa Fe. at Ard
more and Purcell, and two on the Rock ISL
and, at Chickasha and Ryan.
police captain in New York city testifes
that he paid $4,000 for his appointment.
The money is said to have been divided be-
tween Police Commissioner Voorhis (who
got S1O,OOO) and a go between.
An Oklahoma editor has got Judgment
against parties who contracted to get a GER
tain mum Der of subscribers for his paper if
he would start one in their interest. They
failed to furnish the subscribers.
The president has appointed the following
as postmasters: Henry Joint, Horton, Kan
sas; Charles II. Giller, OsawatoInie, Kansas
Two-thirds of the business houses of Gal
lup, n. NJ, we're burned in night. Loss,
$4,000. Half dozen years ago the only
business house in Gallup saloon.
The Kansas state board OF charities have
at last removed DR.. McCasey from being
superintendent of the Topeka insane asylum
and have appointed DR.. Eastman, who was
McCasey's predecessor to the position.
Old Moses Keokuk. the chief of the Sac
and Fox tribe of Indians, has been married
to Mrs. Mary Means. white woman. who
has lived among the tribe for years. The
groom is 60 years old and the bride is So.
The volcano on Mount Ran1er has broken
out again and smoke is pouring from the
crater, which is also emitting jets of steam.
Representative Manning, of Alabama, is
organizing in the southern states league of
all those who favor ballot reform and pro-
lection.
Registered mail addressed to the American
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stopped by the postoffice department; under
the charge that the business done is a lottery.
The wedding of Miss Mary Sherman, the
only daughter of Senator Sherman, from
Ohio, to James Ivers McCallum, was solem-
nized December u, at the new residence
of Senator Sherman on street, Washing
ton
E. R. Moses. president, and J. L. Bristow,
secretary. of the Interstate Irrigation asso-
citation, have issued an invitation to the vari-
GUS states concerned to a general session of
the association at FL Reno, O. T., on Janu-
airy 25 and &c.
Representative Curtis, upon the request of
a number of his constituents, will introduce
and push bill to restore the duty on hides.
Eastern tanneries have been able to cut down
the price of hides by reason of the change
as appearing in the tariff bill.
There is a we'll defined movement on the
democratic side of the senate 20 get up the
supplemental tariff bills notwithstanding the
decision of the caucus to give the preference
to other measures. Senators Vest and Berry
are engineering this movement.
The japanese minister at Washington ex-
presses the strongest disbelief IN the re-
ports of the atrocities alleged to have been
committed by the japanese troops at Port
Arthur. He does not hesitate to denounce
the statement as unqualifedly false.
The Kansas State Horticultural society, in
session at Fort Scott, elected F. Wellhouse,
of Paramount. president, and Senator Tay
lor of Wyandotte county, secretary. This
displaces Secretary George G. Bracket, who
has held the position for thirty years or more.
The action begun by the republican state
central committee. to contest the election of
James H. Budd. as governor, was thrown
out of the supreme court of California, The
only alternative now left to the republicans
is to carry the contest into the state legs-
lature.
The Chicago & Alton railroad manage
ment is enforcing a new rule not to give
employment to men who drink or gamble.
Saloons are closing near their shops and
yards in consequence. Liquor dealers
throughout the country are threatening
boycott of that road.
The house committee on postoffices and
Dostroads has concluded to recommend that
$4,000 be appropriated to be used in chas-
ing bandits who hold up mail trains The
last session allowed $4,000 for this purpose
and some of the mem bers on the floor of the
house will ask that $4,000 be allowed
Senator Plat, (rep., of Connecticut in
discussing the bill for territorial govern
ment for the Indian Territory, said that leg
islation was openly and unblushingly bought
in the Indian legislature, nor did he over
state it when he said the administration of
justice bought and sold for the benefit
of the white Indian"
Mr.. Bland. of Missouri. offers substitute
to the Carlisle currency bill which makes
the silver dollar the standard unit. 1t pro-
vides for exchange of gold ana silver cert1h-
Gates, to serve as currency, for gold and
silver bullion at their coin value: and pro-
hibits the issue of bonds so long as there is
gold or silver in the treasury.
o. B. Haynes, who announced himself as
was held up by foot pads in Topeka and
robbed of 81, 300 Most of the money was
in checks, only S120 being in cash. He
stopped the checks by wire. He thin ks that
he was followed from Kansas City, where he
brought his money to view when buying his
railroad ticket.
Representative Broderick has offered bill
to bring about the sale of the Pottawatomle
and Kickapoo Indian lands in Jackson and
Brown counties. The bill provides for the
appoin tment of three appraisers. one by each
Indian tribe and the other by the secretary
of the interior, and they are to appraise the
value of each eighty acre tract. This is to
be sold by sealed bids at the Topeka land
Office.
Senator Blanchard has introduced bill
directing the secretary of the treasury to re-
fund to the Citizens bank of Louisiana
S257 .O13, the amount illegally exacted of the
bank in 1862 by General B. +. Butler. com
manding the United States army at New
Orleans, and also the $4,000 exacted in like
manner by General Banks in 1863 and ST.
PATTI exacted by General Candy in 1866,
with interest on each sum at the rate of
per cent.
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