Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-06-02
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The new state of Washington spends eleven
times as much upon public schools per pupil
as South Carolina and three times as much
as Massachusetts,.
The total receipts at the q. S. treasury for
the year ending June 80 are now estimated
at about $291. $4,000: and the disbursements
at about 1855, $4,000; showing a deficit of
81, 241 900.
! A. B. Cook, who has served jefferson coun-
| ty, Kansas, in the county clerks Office as
! deputy and as clerk and is now paraIytic,
was thrown from a vehicle in Armourdale
and severely hurt.
J About 300 democrats in all PARTS of Ne
braska signed the call for the democratic
free-sllver convention, to meet in Omaha,
June 81; when a democratic free coinage
| league is to be formed.
| st. Louis and places in Illinois near there,
report sight earthquake shock early after
midnight, May "a.
1t is thought that fully $4,000 cattle have
been shipped from Texas this season to be
| grazed and prepared for market on the
grasses of Kansas and the Indian Territory.
There are 700 commonwealers in camp at
Denver asking for a free ride to the east
They say they will stay there till they get it,
but will not steal train. The railroads are
watching them, however.
The Olathe convention during Tuesday
evening. and two day sessions on Wednes-
day reached the six-hundreth ballot; which
stood: Funston, 40; BuchaR, As; Howard,
IA; Smart, 16 Parker, II.
Governor Flower, CT New York, has vetoed
the bill prohibiting the display of foreign
flags on pubic buildings.
Judge Bradley overruled W. c. P. Brock
inridge's motion for an appeal to higher
court because his bill OF exceptions was not
filed within the time required by law.
Marshal Nelly drove new arrival of fifty
CoXeyites out of his prisoners camp at Fort
Leaven worth, and Colonel Townsend, liz
command of the fort, drove them off the fort
reservation.
Governor Waite recalled his order for con-
centraton of the militia, deciding that the
law should take its course. The troops were,
however, held in readiness to move at an
hours notice.
Committees in the Ashland district of
Kentucky were arranging joint debate be-
tween congressional candidates, but the
women stopped it by declaring that they
would not attend meeting to be addressed
by Breckinridge.
w. F. Peacock, Wholesale merchant of
Honolulu, says SO per cent. of the CONNER
cial business of the Pacific islands is trans
acted with the United States. The imports
amount to $6,000.O00 annually and the eE~
ports to $13,000,0OO.
Ex-Governor Charles Robinson, owing to
age and failing health, has resigned his posi-
ton as a member of the board of regents
of the State University. Governor Level
ling has appointed Henry S. Clark, of Law
renee, to fAl the vacancy.
Estimated losses by the floods in Pennsyl
vania amount to 100000. The damage at
Williamspor5 alone will not fall short of ST.
100000. The entire tobacco crop of north
ern Pennsylvania and southwestern New
York has BEEN destroyed.
Representatives Davis and Taubeneck
have been making careful estimate of the
different bands of Coxeyites on theiF way to
Washington and claim that there are 5000
men tramping or riding on boats or bor-
cOwed trains toward the capital.
The civil service. commission will still live
though congress refGse to appropriate their
salaries. They would also have a standing
in the court of claims in suits for their pay.
This induced Mr.. EnIoe to introduce in the
house bill to repeal the civil service ac5-
TIE leaders of the Missouri miners mob,
which was escorted OFT of Leavenworth by
armed citizens, say they will demand pro-
lecClOn from governor dwelling lOI uSlt- |
CATION of miners union officers while visiting |
and comforting with Leavenworth miners
Two hundred Missouri Pacific shop men |
are made idle at Sedala, Mo-, by the shut |
down Of the shops. and On account of the coal |
miners strike and the prospective want OF |
coal, It is understood that the companys
shops,at other points haze been ordered shut !
down.!
Rev.T. G. Brady, an Episcopal minister
at Mani ttan, Kan, has been appointed by /
the secretary of the navy as member OF the
visiting board to attend the commence ment
exercises at the naval academy to be held !
next month. Mr.. Brady . graduate OF tue
academy.
Senator voorhees, has introduced bill
which provides that all persons who receive
pensions rated by existing laws at less than
So per month shall have their pensions in
creasedlto that amount. Especial provision
is made that no widows pension shall be |
less than So.
President Slocum, of Colorado college, !
with other prominent men of Colorado
Springs. went to the scene of trouble at |
Cripple Creek to make an effort to settle |
everything by arbitration. A truce was de- |
clared while they were addressing the miners, |
and strong hopes of SUCCESS were entertained. |
The receivers of the st. Louis d. San |
Francisco railroad, Wilson. Reinhart and Nc |
Cook, have been authorized by Judge Gald- |
we'll 10 borrow 100000 to pay for steel rails |
to be used in repairing the track and to,pay |
claims for leakage, breakage and shortage
that were due and payable before the road
went into receivers hands.
The Denver chamber of commerce is dis |
cussing what shall be done with the 100
common wealers now there. with more CON- |
ing. Superintendent of all trunk lines run |
ming east are there to be ready for any efner-
gency, and spies are among the unemployed
to watch their movements and give notice |
of any intention to capture train.
B.. Waggener, the Missouri Pacific at
torney, said his road had no proposition to
make Sanders; that the talk about damage |
suits was silly twaddle; that while any man
might bring a suit, maintaining it ID courts
was another thing; that the Missouri Pacific
had no apprehensons whatever. and had no
terms or conditions to offer to gang OF law
breakers.
ARKEEA