Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-08-11
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Patti Rosa, the actress. died in a New York
hospital, August 5, after an operation for
| appendicitis.
| The Denver mint Is shipping $4,000 worth
| of gold bars to the Philadelphia mint every
| other day.
Ex-Congressman B. H. Glover has issued a
| letter to alliance and peoples party men in
Kansas, announcing his having left the peo-
| pies party and rejoined the republican party.
The first bale of the new crop of California
| hops was shipped from Sacramento for New
| York, August ,. The indications are for a
big harvest of hops of an excellent quality.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas. stands firm
| against concessions to the house, and said
! that 50 far as he was concerned the conferees
are ready to report disagreement at once.
| Pittsburg. Pa. claims to be prepared to
| take care of $4,000 veterans at the national
encampment: September 10 to Is.
Governor Waite has finally issued an or
| der recalling the militia from Cripple Greek.
He says he thinks the trouble in the great
! gold camp is ended.
The upper coast packet, Stella Wilds,
brought to New Orleans seventy sacks of
new Louisiana rice, the first of the season.
| The present crop of rice is the finest ever
raised in the state.
Superintendent Dunstan of the Central
Mich. has received orders from the directors
in Boston to abandon the mine, andistops
work of 400 men.
The United States. Germany ard Spain
are each adding to their naval representa-
ton in the waters of China and Japan.
Russia has no Pacific port which is open
all the year and it is believed that the Corean
war will offer an opportunity for Russia to
seize and hold Corean port.
The new minister from Japan to our gov
eminent was educated in the United States
Is a famous lawyer, having graduated some
twenty years ago from the Cam bridge law
school.
The president is said to bave bluntly af-
frmed that he intended to have coal come
in free. and that if congress adjourned with
out this action he would Immediately call an
extra SESSION.
Senator VOORHEES,, from a sick bed. advises
the tariff conference to accept the presidents
plan concerning the sugar schedule. He
also advises the senate to accept free iron
and free coal.
A mum Der of strikers formerly employed
at Chicago in the service of the Chicago &
Grand Trunk Railroad company, applied
for work, which the officials of the road re-
fused to give them.
The ship carrying the Wellman Arctic ex-
petition, the Ragnyald-Jarl, was lost in the
ice pack. but IL hands escaped. At last ac-
counts Mr.. Wellman was pushing on over
the Ice to the North pole.
Representative Pence, of Colorado, has
concluded that he will not make the race
again for congress. but he will take a hand
in Kansas politics to the extent of stumping
the Seventh district for Sim pson.
At meeting of the delegates of the twen-
ty-four labor unions of Chicago, affiliated
with the A. r. T., on August 5. it was voted
to declare the strike off IN Chicago except
on the Santa Fe and Chicago & Eastern Hi
nois.
The gross amount claimed by railroads,
shippers and property owners against the
city of Chicago for damages by reason of
the strike MODS, is we'll up IN the millions.
The Colum bian Exposition company claims
$236.000
Brazil, Ind, is the scene of much excite
ment, caused by the announcement of the
removal of the railroad shops from that
place. The reason for the removal which IS
given is that the community caused SO much
trouble during the strike.
Reports to the director of the mint show
that since orders were issued to resume the
coinage of silver dollars the mint at New
Orleans has turned out 1868. 600. and the mint
at San Francisco 100000, making in all
$4,000. The seigniorage is about $4,000.
Old soldiers among the foreigners who are
now strikers in the Pennsylvania coke re-
gion. have offered to raise 5000 volunteers
to enter the service of Japan in its with
China. American citizens are offering to
go, in considerable plumbers, but the law
prevents this.
Commissioners from the ex-queen of Ha-
Vall are in Washington to endeavor to save
something for that lady out of the wreck of
her kingdom. They have been told that they
could not be received or dealt with officially.
as they do not represent any duly recognized
government.
While the market is mean and there is
IL.
values are better than year ago. and but
for the drouth scare, which is forcing in
much stock which should be held back, the
difference between the prices now and then
would be still greater
C. II. J. Taylor, the Kansas negro who is
in Washington on good job, made scene
in congratulating Moore on his beating
Funston. Southern democrats were dis
gusted, and said they would like to take the
vote over again. Taylor claimed to have
secured Moore's seat for him.
It is officially announced that Russia. de-
string settlement of the war between China
and Japan, will act in complete accord with
Great Britain in an effort to secure an i'm
mediate solution of the difficulty. Failing
in this. Russia will not allow any power to
take even partial possession OF Corea.
The Ford theater building. by the falling
of which, on June 8, 1893, twenty-three gov
eminent clerks met their death and many
the 26O clerks who now make up the records
and pension division of the war departm MT
have been transferred to the renovated build
ing.
J. r. Spencer, a JOINT keeper, now serving
sentence on the city rockpile of Lawrence,
Kan, for selling liquor, has made affidavit
that he has paid for police protection during
the last year. He names several members
of the police force and some who have served
in the past as men who got the money. He
also alleges that there were other city officers
IN the deal.
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