Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-11-17
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William E. Russell, of Massachusetts, has
been appointed by the president member
of the board of kndian commissioners.
The Rex mill at ansas City. about the
best Touring mill in the world. is burned
with all its machinery and grain in store
1t is announced in New York that Secre-
ry Carlisle is about to ask for a loan of
$50,000.OO0, for which 5 per cent bonds will
| be issued.
| Chairman Dicks estimate puts the repub-
hcan plurality in Ohio at 138, 294. 1t is not be-
! Iieved the official count will vary much from
this figure.
Michigan gave a republican plurality of
| over $4,000; electing all of the twelve con-
gresham and four-fifths of the legislature
| in both houses.
Thurman. chairman of the Ohio demo-
CRATIC committee, says the republicans have
! elected every one of the twentY-one men,
! bers of congress.
President Cleveland has sent to both
China and Japan a proposition to act as
| mediator between them in effort to bring
| about peaceful settlement
An earthquake shock was experienced at
Benton Harbor, Mich, on Novem Der 8. The
! vibrations were distinctly noticeable for two
| or three seconds. No damage resulted.
| The Southern Educational association
| will meet In Galveston. Tex, on the 18th,
| 9th and 2Sth of Deem Der, the first annual
meeting being held on the evening of the
| 26th.
Republicans of Ohio claim plurality of
| 125,000 for the state ticket.
The general assembly of the Knights of
Labor convened in New Orleans, November
ID, for session of perhaps ten days.
An Indianapolis restaurant keeper has a
| special bill of fare for negroes. on which
| prices are enormous. At sight of this price
| list soon relieves him of the necessity, under
state law, to feed that class.
There are indications that the Hammond
| Packing company, who recently suffered
| from fire in Omaha, will re-esta blish their
plant, but at Kansas City, Kansas, instead
| of Omahae
Wyoming elected William A. Richards,
republican, governor by $500 plurality. Re-
publicans will have a majority in the legis-
| lature, insuring the election of two republi-
can senators.
Telegraph and telephone companies of
Connecticut report damage TO their lines by
the late storm at 100000 More than 5000
poles were blown down and 1000 miles of
wire destroyed.
There promise to be contests at the open
ing of the next congress: three from LOUIS
lana, two from Virginia and others from
| North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Ken
lucky, Arkansas and Missouri
in Kansas was 10000 in 1890; $4,000 in
1892 and from 10000 to 125000 in 1894. He
believes that the total vote in the nation
this year will nearly reach 100000.
Expert Little has finished his report on
the financial condition of the Santa Fe Rail-
road company. He lays most the troubles
to operating and maintaining unproductive
lines, like the Atlantic and Pacific, Frisco,
ct al
Additional returns of Missouri reduce DR..
Hubbard's supposed plurality of 600 over
Congressman Bland to ten, number so
small that 1t will require the official vote to
determine whether Mr.. Bland is actually de-
feated.
1t is reported at Panama that a semi official
newspaper intimated that Guatemala has
been assured of the friendly Intervention of
the United States, to prevent. If necessary,
Mexico's threatened encroachrnent upon
Central American territory.
The remains of Alexander III arrived at
st. Petersburg November A. The process
sion from the railroad station to the fortress,
five miles away, was four and half hours
in passing Twenty thousand people and
10000 troops formed the escort.
The official vote of New York city for
mayor is as follows: William Strong, re-
publican, 153.O43: Hugh J. Grant, Tamma-
ny, 8,775; Lucien Sanial, socialist, 7,281;
James McCullOm. peoples. 298; George
Gettlen, prohibition, 866. Plurality, 1926.
Official vote for congressman in the Sew
enteenth Illinois district shows a plurality
for Conally, republican, over Springer,
democrat of 1898. The Sixteenth district
shows that Finnis E. Downing, democrat,
is elected over John Irnaker, republican,
by SO votes.
Senator Stewart of Nevada, says he thinks
the populsts will be able to exercise more
potent influence by keeping entirely aloOf
from entering into entangling alliances
wifi oifh IF MI nd I Il
opinion that this is the policy which will
be pursued by the third party in the senate.
The United States imports goods worth
$25, 0O0, 900 from Japan annually and exports
to that country goods amounting to $780,
OOO It is believed by those interested that
trade can be evened up. Two immense con-
tracts have just been entered into whereby
Chicago firms supply canned meats and cast
iron pipe to Japan.
Mrs. D. W. Moody, Chicago woman, is
preparing to lay claim to modest fortune
of $10,0O0,000 in Streator, ILL.,, property.
Mrs. Moody claims to have documentary
proof that tract in the heart of Streator
was granted to her relatives by the govern
ment over sixty years ago, and that the
property was never legally transferred.
In Kansas City large fund was raised at
public meeting of all parties for the pur-
pose of prosecuting frauds at the late cleo
tons and to contest the cleo ion in jackson
county. 1t is believed that an honest vote
and an honest count would have elected
every republican on the county ticket and
have elected Colonel Van Horn to congress.
In the present congress, republicans hold
only six of the 127 seats of the SOLID south.
Democrats hold the remainder. There no
acknowledged populists among them. In
the same states the republicans appear to
have elected at least twenty-four members
and the populsts at least four members, to
| whom certificates will not be denied. Then
a contests.