Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-30
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Governor Stone, of Missouri, has vetoed
an act which sought to give certain class
of doctors monopo y: an act of the same
class one that was pressed upon the IA n
sas legislature by the doctors and beaten.
In Washington circles there is a deep in
terest to know the names of members of
congress which Secretary Morton has threat
ened to publish in report, charging them
with selling their quotas of department
seeds.
The Hilmon case. which has been on its
fourth trial seventy seven days, at cost of
hung jury; IL to /. The eleven were for
Mrs. Hlllmon against the insurance COM
PAM g.
Failures last week were 278 for the United
States, against PA last year.
Oklahoma wheat growers report soft wheat
killed or badly injured while their hard
wheat is prom ng.
The police of Victoria, B. c., have put a
stop to the use of the bloomer costume by
lady bicycle riders.
house of repres natives for five terms, died
last week of bronchitis.
Receiver McNulta, of the whisky trust. re-
ports that the directors and officials of the
trust robbed it of nearly 50, 0OO,O 600.
It transpires that Superintendent of In
surance Snider resigned because Governor
Morrill, asked him to do so; and not volun-
tarily, as was first stated.
The Kansas state board of education has
been in session in Topeka, the principal
business done being granting certificates to
normal conductors and instructors.
The national government has instituted
injun ction proceedings in the court at Okla
homa City to prevent the Choctaw Railway
PCT nv from d.
ing or building its road through the Kick
apOO reservation.
The agricultural department officials say
they have n recent inform ton concerning
the protests made by foreign governments
against the i'm portation of cattle from the
United States. The matter, they say, is still
in the diplomatic stage.
The story from Florida about Governor
William Mckinley and his threat to leave
gency Is probably manufactured to force
that presidential candidate into an express
sion on the money question.
The St. James hotel, one of the finest in
Denver, is destroyed by fire. Captain Har-
old W. Hartwell, of Hose No 3, was found
frightfully burned also two other bodies
not identified. 1t is thought several more
bodies are still in the ruins
William M. Springer, the newly appointed
ern district of Indian territory, has APP
pointed James A. Winston, chief deputy
United States revenue collector at Spring
field, ILL.,, as his clerk at a salary OF $1,000
and fees.
Attorney General Oiney was turned down
in every recommendation he made for In
dian Territory courts except that of Mr..
Walker, of Arkansas. for attorney in the
Central district Neither Spr niger nor Kill
gore has had case in court for twenty years,
and neither ever acted as judge in any case.
The secretary of the interior has agreed
not to sell a military reservation in Missis-
sippi, which congress passed a bill concern
ing, just like the Kansas Fort Hays re serva-
ton bill. The president did not sign either.
The secretary has thus made precedent un-
der which to hold cur reservations from sale.
Vandals visited the vineyard of Fred
Knaus, at Arlington Heights, in Sedalia,
Mo-, and tore up five acres of grape vines,
which were set out two years ego. Detect
ives have been placed on the case by Knaus,
who will prose cute the desperadoe5 to the
full extent of the law, if they are appre-
hended.
Colonel Alexander Warner has been re-
heved from serving on the legislative CON-
mittee to investigate Senator Householder.
They are from the same county. Colonel
Warner will act with the committee in the
investigation of all the other charges in re-
gard to the management of the Topeka in
sane asylum.
The secretary of state has been advised by
the diplomatic representative of the United
States at the City of Mexico, under date of
March 6, that between 700 and 800 negro
families have recently arrived from the
United States at 1lanhuanilo, Durango,
Mexico. as colonsts. under a federal con-
cession granted to W. HI. Ellis, an American
citizen.
The Reid Brothers Packing company lost
twelve important buildings, in the southern
portion of their plant in Kansas City, Kan,
by fire, on the evening of March %. The
loss sustained is estimated as between ST.
100000 and S1,200.O00 and is thought to b,
fully covered by insurance, The force en-
ployed was about 1000, who will be idle
while the plant Is being rebuilt
1t is expected that the negotiations for
peace between China and Japan will not be
successful. The army is the dominant power
in Japan and the military men are bent
upon continuing the campo gn. Fresh
troops are being hurried forward In the
house of representatives of Japan notice
has been given of motion declaring that
the time for peace negotiation has not ar
rived.
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