Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-04
LATEST NEWS.
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The fifth annual territorial encampment
OF the q. A. r. convened in Guthrie, 0. L.
Representatives of fifty posts were present
Colonel William A. Phillips private libra
ry, consisting of 5000 carefully selected
books, has been secured and is TO be trans
ferred to the Wesleyan university at Salina.
The Kansas military board has changed
the rule established under the last admins
tration so that now all field officers shall be
elected by the officers of the giment in
stead of appointed by the governor.
Secretary Gresham finally told the Mica
raguan IN mister that this government would
not interfere in the quarrel between Nicara-
qua and England This conclusion had
been arrived at in abinet meeting.
Senator VOORHEES, says he is and always
has been for free coinage of both silver and
gold.
Stamford, Ct, has 100 cases of typhoid
fever, in a population of 1900 which is
about the worst epidemic of the kind.
Advices from Havana claim important
victories over both Maceo's and Garzon's
bands. gained by the Spanish army in Cuba.
The Colorado Midland has been taken
from the management of the Santa Fe re-
ceivers and is to be operated as an indie
pendent line.
Specials from all parts of Mime ota
and western Wisconsin say that soaking
rains commenced falling April 26, and that
the benefit to the crops will be incalculable.
1t is said that our government has in
formed our am bas@ador to England that the
United States will not consent to Great
Britain extending her territory in Venezuela
unless it comes as the result of arbitration.
Near St. Johns, N. D., just over the Man
itoba boundary, 1,500 Indians and half
breeds are on the warpath, and 700 women
and children are in tents Oh the prairias.
Troops from Fort Totten are ordered to st.
Johns.
Northern and eastern prospectors are
focking to the fields of Wayne county, Ken
lucky, where the Standard md other com
panies have great many leases made.
Some good strikes have been made in that
region.
The Sa walton Army at Oakland CAL. we're
arrested, all of them, and locked up for hold
ing a street meeting without obtaining the
permit required by city ordinance. They
are about decided to test the matter in
higher courts.
Ex-Congressman John NJ. Langston, the
attorney for ex-Consul Waller. seems to be
confident of saving to his client his valua BILE
concessions in Madagascar and a snug
amount of indemnity from France for per-
scouting him.
The adoption by the German reichstag of
a duty of 10 marks ($2.40) on cotton seed
oil may materially affect the expectation
from this country. For several years the
amount of cotton seed oil exported to Ger
many has been increasing.
1t is now said that Jack the Ripper has
been found to have been a London doctor
who had insane spells and who did the Hay
market murders during the crazy periods.
His wife detected HIM and he is now raw
ing maniac in an asylum.
The investigation of State Senator House
holder is now going on before the commit
tee which has been looking into the affairs
of the Topeka insane asylum. Senator Nc
Iaggart takes the place of Senator Carpen-
ter, as chairman of the committee.
The American Express company has or
dered its agents to refuse all packages con-
tanning matter pertaining to lotteries, and
if any suspicion is attached to any packages
offered for transmission the owners will be
asked to open them before receipts are issued.
Allen Richards Boyd, confidential secre-
tary to Hoke Smith for the past two years,
has been elected secretary of the Dawes
comm ission, to negotiate with the five civil
lied tribes of Indians, at a salary of $500
per annum. The commission has been or
dered to report at Muskogee, l. T., May 8.
Advices received at the VenezuIan lega-
ton state popular subscription has been
opened at Caracas for the statute of Pres-
dent Monroe, which is to commemorate
the Monroe doctrine. Manual Carron
opens the subscription with 100 boliva=s, a
coin equal to franc.
Indian Agent Freeman, of the Usage tribe
at Pawhuska, because the News, published
at Pawhuska, had criticised his administra-
ton of affairs, has banished the paper from
the reservation. The editor of the paper
John Tincher, is a wealthy Usage, and will
continue to publish the paper at some town
just outside the reservation and keep up the
war.
The accounts of certain deputies under Q.
S. Marshal Dick Walker, involving about
$1,000, were disalowed. and an order is -ued
o United States Attorney Perry, of Kansas
to bring suit against Walker and his bonds
men to recover the amount. Mr.. Walker
says the accounts have been enormously dis
al lowed and he asked for a rehearing, which
was granted.
There is abundance of proof that the pub
lished statement that State Treasurer Ather-
ton drunk on the streets of Topeka on
Sunday is false. Senator Sterne and Mayor
Fellows, of Topeka, make affidavit that they
were with Atherton several hours. at Sterne's
house. just prior to the time stated when
Atherton was drunk, and that he had not
been drinking.