Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-02-02
A Priest Gives Advice.

A Priest Gives Advice.
feature of the Brooklyn strike is the
prominent part taken by Father O'Hara.
He mingles with the strikers and endeavors
to prevent violence and destruction of prop
erty.
At the same time he uses his voice and in
huence to get new men to join the strikers as
fast as they are brought from other cities.
Ihe following notice to the former EN-
ployes of the Brooklyn Heights Railroad
company has been sent out. 1t bears the
signature of President Lewis: ''Notice is
hereby given that the Brooklyn Heights
company is ready and willing to take into
its employ such of its former employees as
mOtormen and conductors, as are needed to
fill existing vacan ncies, paying them the mar
ket rate of wages for their services, provid-
ing such employees will accept the regula-
tiOns of the company to the frequency
with which the cars shall run and the num-
Der of cars which shall be rum
Sheriff DOht received a letter from Presi-
dent Lewis, of the Brooklyn Heights rail-
soad, protesting at his failure to take proper
steps to protect the railroad cars located in
the county and notifying him that he will be
held responsible IN Queens county for all
damage done.
charge of the strike, angry. He said
cary in the day to several reporters that the
strike might be called off. Later when
asked for particulars he replied that the
and instead Of 5000 beng out there will be
10000 out soon. He denied that any strk-
eTs have returned to work.
j. g. Storey, p years of age, was arrested
while trying to force an entrance into the
building at 81 Grand avenue. Three dyan-
mite cartridges, eight inches long, were
found on his person. Storey is a striker and
the house he was breaking into was occupied
by non union man.
Morgan to the Rescue.
WASHINGTON, D. c., January Ex-senator
Morgan, of the COMMITTEES on Indian affairs,
has stated to Delegate Flynn that he would
have the provision added to the general In
dian bill opening to settlement the Kiowa,
Comanche and APP che reservations when
that bill is considered in the senate. The
senator also said he would endeavor to have
the three years provision taken out of the
bill as placed by the house in the Wichita
provision. The senator stated that he be-
lieved it would be good plan to word the
bill so as to make It imperative on the secre-
tary of the interior to open all that country
to settlement within six months after the
passage of the bill.
There is also reason to believe that the
other mem bers of the senate committee Will
support Senator Morgan in his position.
A member of the Chickasaw and Choctaw
| lobby stated that they wanted their money
out of the claim to the lands held by the two
| tribes they would favor the approval of the
agrt EN- ents provided always their claim was
allowed.
They would not care how long it took the
| secretary of the interior to open the lands
to settlement. as they were not-workng for
the settler, but working for tn eir claim. In
! the event their claim was not allowed he felt
certain they could prevent legislation. The
Chckasaw and Choctaw delegates sent here
| to oppose legislation concerning the Indian
country are a So interested in getting this
claim The home talent is working with
the old time lobby making this contract.
They insist that their Pull to prevent legs-
lation affecting their country can also be
utilized to defeat any legis alton in the direc-
tion of opening these lands to settlement,
unless their claim is allowed
Passed by the Senate.
The bill pledging the faith of the United
States to do the construction of the Nicara-
qua canal, has passed the United States
senate by the decisive vote of 81 to q. 1t
was the termination of debate which had
lasted since the present session of congress
began.
The bill In brief directs the issue of $70.-
| OOO,OO0 of Nicaraguan canal bonds. Each
of these is to bear the following guarantee:
The United States of America guarantees
to the lawful holder of this bond the pay
ment by the Maritime Canal company of
Nicaragua of the principal of said bonds
and the interest accruing thereon, and as
it accrues."
An additional S30.00000O of bonds is to be
issued without tn United States guarantee.
The S100,000,000 thus issued is to be used IN
constructing the Interoceanic canal. Tne
secretary of the treasury is to have general
supervision of the project. A board of fif-
teen directors is to have immediate charge
of the work. OF this board the president is
to designate ten members, no more than
two from any one state
The United States is to receive S70.000,-
600 of the Canal company stock in return
for guaranteeing the bonds and is to hold
mortgage lien on all property of the canal
company.