The Kansas blackman., 1894-05-18
The BIackn1an.
w. D. DRIVER,
Editor and Publisher,
TOPEKA,

TOPEKA, Aa- Aa-,H-n-
delepation Of Osages are in washington
VI ;nsist that congress authorize the DaWes
cornission to treat with the Osages lor Iho
nurpose of taking land in severalty'
The Denver Manufacturers exchange nas
5ac;dad II hold an industrial exposition uuI-
no the meeting Of the National hepupllcan
Iearues convention, June 26 TO Z5 ihciuSI'e'
49, Marv r Lease il very sick at the
deaf and dumb institution at Olatne' ono
has infammatory rheumatism ana the wv
+ors sav she cannot be removed lot ss'stai
weeks.
The loss on the Talmage taoeTnaclTp ~ i
S2OOOOO. insurance $13O,OOO; on hotel
rant s7OO.OOO insurance $8OO,OOO; On a1!a, o.i5
cent residences. $4,000; on SumInerneiu
Methodist church, 5000.
Boston. Mass. on May Is, had tire wnlcn
caused the loss of $1.OOO,UO worm u Riup ;,,
ertv and rendered over 500 Of the meolunl
and poorer classes homeless lhe III "1'
the work of an incendiary.
The Missouri Pacific has made reonc-
tion of cents hundred on yelow p,no
inmher from ali points in the Iron Moun-
TAIN district to Kansas City, ana q HlaA- M
imum Of % cents to all points On the ~
souri, Pacific system.
Tna officers Of the farmers national con-
press met ia Chicago May Ia. The oDlect ol
the meeting was the preparation q Pr
cramrne for the fourteenth annual conTen-
ton of the organization. to be neld ~ 0r-
kersburR, w. Va, in November.
Cattle markets are lower at all points
The question Of irrigation being reacnea
49,
appropriation bill, discussion was nnlteo y
thirty minutes.
II is said that Kelly will leave his Wealers
at Keokuk to 60 to Washington % LakT ~
mand of the commonweal OF tne Oniteu
states. BY what authority is not stated
Missouri ODD Fellows have decided to ao es,
tablish an orphans home. 1nere %J'O0 S0
on hand and an annual assessment nv " IN = !
cents on each member will raise Sl8,UUU
year.
A contest Of endurance has commenced y
the United States senate. 1t Is englneeTsu
by Senator Harris, who has charge oI tns
tariff bill. The first round was session q
the senate Of eleven and half hours, enolng
at 10:3O p. 10.
General Coxey was nominated for con-
Dress by the populist convention lot tne
Eighteenth district of Ohio, assem- oled az
Canton, Coxey's plans were endorsed and
the Washington police denounced
commonweal army Of 100 men at FAIR
bury, Neb,, propose to float down the MIS-,
souri river and Join Kelly at its mouth. Il
"a talked that Sanders army, if It ls turned
loose at Leavenworth, will do the same.
All the instance Of Attorney General Oiney
The district attorney has begun suit against
The receivers of the Union Pacific railroad
to annul patents on 1880 acres OF iand II
the vicinity of Denver. some OF wnlcn \
worth over 800 an acre.
Talmape's tabernacle for the third time
each time on Sunday, was burned May IN
The fire destroyed other property, with tota
losses estimated by some as high as SS2'OOo,
600. The fire started in the organ Just a
the last 100 people were leaving the churcf
at noon.
While the Sanders crowd was at For
Leave worth, and before they were held to
trial, the Rock Island and Burlington traln
did not cross the bridge into the city; no
did they carry any Leavenworth mail, IN p
out. This was a precaution against trall
stealing.
The senate committee on territories ha
authorized the reporting of the bill Tor tn
admission of Utah, with an amendment hx
ing the date for the election Of delegates
the constitutional convention at NoyemDe
6, the convention to meet the first Monda
in March 1895.
The receivers Of the Union Pacific roa
are taking steps to put an end TO the move
ment of industrials over the lines in thel
charge. This end may be peaceably accom-
plished but if resistance is made IT Will 2
met with bullets, and the possibility OF ser
Gus trouble exists.
NEn-:.. ~ n,4Iar ,,ras;dant of the Farm
ers' Alliance and Industrial union, made a
argument before the house committee 2
postoffices May IL in support Of postal telt
rraph legislation. The alliance favored II
postal telegraph scheme because it woul
correct an evil monopoly.
The grand lodge, Knights Of Pythias, {
Arkansas, in session at Hot Springs, raise
a 5000 fund for the raising OF an add
tional Pythian home, to be erected at th'
place, and recommended an assessmer
upon each member of the order IN the Unite
States to be devoted to the fund.
The competitive drill of the Kansas bril-
ade, Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias, tot
place on the West End parade grounds
Fort Leavenworth. The Chetopa divislt
was awarded first prize Of $3.50, and the u
lena division secured the second prize
$50. The scores were respective 969s al
S5B.
George Rose, q printer, shot and kill
Karl Kuhl, assistant postmaster at Cotto
wood Falls, Kansas. He was searched f
by everybody. but in the night It was learn
that he had surrendered to the sheriff.
attempt to take him was overcome, but
next night this was accomplished and Re
was hung from railroad bridge.
Delegate Dennis Flynn has been renon
mated by the Oklahoma republican conye
ton BY acclamation. Resolutions adopt
we're for free American silver. free speeC
free press and free homes in the Cherok
strip and Cheyenne and Arapahoe lands. 4
present administration was condemned
the territorial carpet bag government.
AT a largely attended meeting Of the Cc
crerational union in London May Ii, il '
unanimously resolved. on motion of
Horton, to express sympathy with the CHI
tians Of America who feel the scandal 9
shame Of the harbarties Of the lynching
the negroes Of the United States, and
join our prayers with theirs that this repro'
will be removed from our common
manity.
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