Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-04-28
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up by his physicians April @, on which day
he had five chills and grew weaker rapidly.
A tornado near Summerville, Mo-, killed
six of one family, destroyed several farm
houses and injured large number of people
A report prepared in the house COMMITTEES
on elections, but not yet adopted, finds that
Moore was elected by 160 votes over Funston
in the Second district of Kansas.
It now seems probable that the Cherokee
strip millions will be distributed to the
| members of the tribe in June. Then look
for sharps and buzzards to flock thither.
The executive council of the Usage tribe
| of Indians has appropriated 5000 to be used
| IN erecting fine, new, two-story stone coun-
Gil house and executive offices at Pawhuska.
So far as heard from not single miner in
Wyoming has quit work.
The order of President Mcbride, of the
National Mine Workers association, for a
| general strike will have no effect among the
800 miners of Leaven worth says dispatch
from there.
Settlements of Danes and Russians on the
eastern border of Colorado are said to have
suffered severely during the winter for lack
of fuel. They raised nothing last year and
are naked and hungry.
Secretary of State Osborn declares that the
peoples party state ticket will have ma.
jority of 10000, and that he will not consider
any figure less than $1,000 majority as being
much of victory for his party.
The Kansas populist state convention is to
be held in Topeka, June II, 1894.
The total number of deaths reported up to
the third day after the earthquake in Greece
was 227; of which 40 were killed at Male
sina alone.
Salt Lake City business men are raising
money to assist the 600 commonwealers en-
listed there out of the city. Every town
wants to unload them on some other place.
The Kansas State Federation of Labor has
issued an official crcular calling upon all
union men to work for the defeat of Gov
ernor Lewelling for either nomination or
election.
The assignment of Samuel L. Clemens,
better known as Mark Twain" and his
partner, Frank L. Hall, who composed the
firm of Charles L. Webster, book publisher,
has been filed in the county clerks Office at
New York.
Japan is planning an exposition in 1885 at
Hiogo, the old capital of the empire. 1t will
cover the subjects of manufactures, fine
arts, agriculture, education and science,
water production, mines and mining and
machinery.
Senator Morrill,, of Vermont, now 81 years
old, held the United States senate in close
attention during his speech of sixty-fiv min-
utes on the tariff bill. His speech was deliv-
cred with the vigor ana eloquence of his
younger days.
Musicians under contract with the worlds
fair were discharged because they refused to
play with non-union band. They sued the
far management for full pay during the
contract period and lost their case before
Judge Brentano, of Chic"go
Representative Boen, populist, of Mime
sofa, offered resolution in the house in
structing the secretary of war to provide
camp with tents and rations to all organ 'zed
'abor that may come to Washington to pre-
sent their views to congress.
The feeling among leading members of
the house of representatives is that no action
should be taken concerning the Brock inridge
scandal. AS yet none of the petitions or
solutions asking for Mr.. Breckirridge's
expulsion have reached the house.
The Kansas society of the Sons of the
Revolution appointed W. L. Scott, of Hol-
ton, to representa- at the national conveu-
ton to be held at Washington, April 30. Mr..
Scott is the only member of the society who
is a son of soldier of the revolution.
NJ hebuSus CdplLdi VI Tue pIONluC0 vi
Khorassan, Persia, bread riots are of daily
occurrence, and much distris+ exists among
the 10000 inha bitants. All the bazaars have
been closed and the authorities are having
great difficulty in protecting property.
The st. Louis Republic proposes a new
scheme for the government to collect what
the Pacific railroads owe it. 1t is to CON-
mence suits against the individual stock |
holders, who are by law primarily and indie
pendently liable for the debts of the corpc- |
ration. |
Attorney General Engley, of Colorado, |
says: mo private detective, or member of |
the Pinkerton or other detective association |
will be recognized by this office. No private |
detective has autho. ity to make arrests in
this state and l will protect all persons re-
'istIng such arrests, which are violations of
The law"
Work on building the dam on the Kansas !
river at Topeka is said to be delayed only by
Judge Caldwells orders that the Santa Fe !.
receivers shall spend no money on sidetlacks |
until the back wages of the employees shall
have been fully paid. To build the dam
here must be a spur track built to deliver
materials.
There Is a proposition among senators
that Senator Hill shall take Senator Vance's
place on the finance committee, made va
can't by the death of the latter. Should this
occur there is likely to be an effort to
have the tariff bill referred back to the CON-
mittee, as it does no. please Senator Hill in
many points.
A special train carrying Chauncey NJ. De-
pew, Cornelius Vanderbilt and John Newell
eastward over the Lake Shore road was run
Cleveland and Erie at remarkable
rate. One zip of 95 miles was made in 81
one of SO miles in 70 minutes; one
Of As miles in 36 minutes, and one of 80 miles
in % minutes.
The Paris Temps compares Coxey's march
70 the uprising of the populists in the middle
ages, adding: Sat the same tima it would
be wrong to regard this particular demon
;tration as the advent of social revolution
Society in America lies upon such broad
foundations and is so firmly based upon the
national conscience that what would lead to
4 general revolution els where is only
rapid skrmish in America"
GENERAL MARKEr4