Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-20
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In the Indian Territory all parties who
have been convicted or have pleaded guilty
of liquor selling, are not competent wit
nesses before the courts.
The Wichita News says that the state fair
this year yielded profit of $1,000 to the
stockholders. 1t is said that on Thursday
there were 16,107 paid admissions.
Two excursion trains, on different roads
in New Orleans, reached a crossing of their
tracks and one of them ran into the rear
coach of the other. - Twenty people, mostly
women and children, we're hurt, at least one
fatally.
The encampment of the First brigade,
Kansas National Guards, which was to have
been held in Forest park, Ottawa, has been
postponed indefinitely. This action is ow-
ing to the refusal of the railroads to grant
- rate of half fare for the round trip.
John c. Gault the old railroad official,
died a poorer man than any one believed.
In his will, Just fled in the probate court.
the estate was valued at SIG, 200, an insurance
policy for $4,000 being the chief asset.
Twenty. five citizens of Wichita having pc
titioned for the appointment of an assistant
attorney general to put down the liquor
traffic there, General Little has appointed 5.
b. Amidon for that work IN Sedgwick county.
Professor Zaccharin, while in attendance
upon the car. said to him: ''Your majesty's
malady is ncurable; with care and atten-
ton your valuable life may be prolonged
for some months, but it is useless to conceal
the fact that no remedies will avail beyond
a certain period.
China has bought many out of date rifles
from Belgium.
Elliott, the new champion, won a score
over DR.. Carver; 100 to SO.
Tom Reed, of Maine spoke October 16
to the students of Michigan university on
THE Truths of Protection" From Ann
Arbor he went to Chicago.
Missouri Odd Fellows have bought the
Winner hotel at Liberty, Mo-, for use as an
Odd Fellows widows and orphans home.
The price was $4,000. of which citizens of
Liberty raised one-half
Four collieries at Shamokin. Pa, will be
closed for a month, the result of an accident,
which also killed five men and injured many.
OF the battery of thirty-six boilers of the
steam supplying plant twenty-seven ex-
ploded simultaneously.
The czarowitz is expected to arrive in ST.
Petersburg shortly with the Grand Duke
Michael, to preside at a council of state.
The army reports are already being sent to
the cZarowitz, who will probably assume
the chief command almost Immediately.
Reports received in Topeka show that fu-
sion candidates for the Legislature have been
nominated by populsts and democrats in
fifty-six districts. The reports also show that
republicans have renominated fOrty-two of
the members of the last house and the popu-
lists twenty.
Considerably more than half million
bushels of potatoes, weighing 31,745 tons,
were brought from Scotland to the United
States in nine months ending in June, and
this, too. Notwithstanding protective duty
of % cents per bushel on imported potatoes.
Potatoes are now on the free list
Yung Leung, a Chinese interpreter who
appeared as a witness against several Chinese
gam blers in the police court of Kansas City,
Mo-, recently notified the chief of police
that the Chinese gambling fraternity had
brought San Francisco highlander to Kan
san City for the purpose of assassinating
him.
The largest score ever made by an army
cavalryman was made at the Fort Sheridan
United States army shoot by Sergeant
Charles Kersten, of troop d, First cavalry.
He made A points out of possible so at 500
yards range. using the regular army rbine,
and making the best score ever made at that
range.
cablegram received at the state depart
ment from United States Minister DENLY at
Pekin, states the reports of danger to the
foreign residents of Pekin exaggerated.
There has been only one instance of an at
tack upon Americans and adequate punish
ment was melted out at once to the perpe-
traitors.
The Santa Fe tax department has sue
ceeded in obtaining a reduction from the
state railroad com issioners of Illinois of
Santa Fe line in that state, the total reduc-
ton amounting to abount $4,000. An eff
fort is being made to secure similar reduc-
ton IN Colorado.
The Presbyterian synod of Kansas adopted
this: Resolved, That while it is not the
province of the church to dictate to any man
how he shall vote, no political party has the
right to expect the support of Christian men
SO long as that party stands committed to
the license policy refuses to put itself on
record against the saloon"
The good condition of fall pastures and
cheapness of wheat are causing many farm
ers to buy cattle for short feeding. notwith-
standing the high price of corn and its scar
city in much of the country west of US. The
situation in the country is not near so bad
as feared couple of months ago, and farm
ers are getting over their scare.
In September. 1893, when the panic was at
its worst. the exports from this country ex-
ceeded the imports $26,726, 1856. During Sep
TENDER. 1894. the first full month of the new
tariff. our exports exceeded our imports only
$8,449,353, about one-third what they we're
under the old tariff. The exports in Sep
TENDER. 1898, were $72,029. 798 and in Sep
TENDER, 1894, only 5903S. 1903.
Twenty-Five railway men, including Eu-
gene V. Debs, the head of the American
Railway union. were INDICTED by the United
States grand jury at Milwaukee. The jury
was unanimous in its decision to hold Debs
and his Milwaukee associates for trial at the
next term of the district court. There were
twenty-one witnesses examined, who testified
as to the orders issued by Debs.
Claims for millions are being prepared
against the United States for duties collected
on imports from Brazil. The reciprocity
treaty with Brazil provided for not less
than three months notice. should either gov
eminent desire to annul the treaty. aud that
no change should be made except to take
effect on July or January l. The new tar
if law annuIed that treaty without notice.
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