Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-12-26

tressurer's Office ut Terre Haute resulted il
fatal injuries to City Clerk Davis and con-
siderable damage TO property.
Friends of George H. Pendleton send on
from Cincinnati q denial of the rumor tina
he intends to resign the mission to Germany
and return to the United States.
It is said that prominent Mormons hav,
frequently attempted by snares ETC., to en-
trap federal officers in lewdness, but they
have failed in every particular.
Charles Kaufman, aged 46 years, of Frank
lin, N. j., who was bitten by a rabid dog on
November q, sailed for Paris recently te
consult DR., Pasteur.
Fire in the Arlington cotton mile al
Wilmington, Del, destroyed the building
and machinery, iEf1icing an estimated
loss Of s90, 900, fully insured.
s. s. Goldberg has been arrested by the
postal u thorities at Chicago for using the
mails to defraud those who answered his
| advertisement to secure positions as dete C.
| tives.
The yellow pine manufacturers CT Mis-.
souri,, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas ere
to hold q convention al Texarkana on
the 25th Ct January.
At Dallas. N. O., lady had her house
chopped to pieces tor refusing to get out OF
bed at late hour and furnish two men
water.
The tomb OF W. II. Wander bilt is guard
ed constantly by one Of four watchmen,
who will remain on duty all winter.
M. Adolph Deucther, at present vice pres
iGent of 3witzerland, has been elected presi-
dent for the year 1886. He is q radical.
The Connecticut Congregational club in
session at Hartford, passed resolutions de-
nounciug Sunday newspapers.
Delegate Game Of U,ah, in an elaborate
interview at New York, defen ds the Nor
mons and says they are misunderstood.
Three thousand employers of the Singer
sewing machine factory at Elizabeth, New
jersey, were locked out.
Secretary Whitney denies that he in
dorsed the object Of the recent meeting of
silver men in New York.
The ssfe of the Southern Express COM
pany at B .inley. Ark. was blown by bur-
glars and robbed OF 81, go.
An unknown German was found dead on
the Frisco road, near Mansfield, Mo-, hav-
ing been killed by the cars.
Gen. Lew Wallace ssys that his recent
trip to Turkey, in the interest of American
munitions of war, was successful.
VIM. L. Scott, of Erie, Pa, is the wealth
lest member of the national house of rep
resentatives.
Fifteen hundred nominations have been
sent to the senate, but there has been no
combinations.
DR.. David Byron, we'll known physi-
clan of Indianapolis, is mysteriously miss
ing.
The bodies of DR.. Louis Lambert aud his
wife of Jersey City, N. j., were incineratsd
at the orematory at Mt. Olive L. 1.
DR. Haley and wife of Hot Springs, Spirit
ualists, have been bound over to the grand
jary on charge of swindling.
Joseph Nimmo is in the far southwest
gathering information about the plains for
his forthcoming book.
At Milton Young's eale of thoroughbred
horses at Lexington, KY, twenty-three
head brought S56, ECO.
John F. BurrelI, the Masonic grand Sec
retarv of Illinois, who has been doing
term at Chester for embs Element, has
been pardoned out.
A committee at Boston has presented
Henry Ward Beecher with gold watch
and chain in recognition of his euloey on
Gen. Grant.
Two.thirds of the wheat which has been
raised in the NORTH WEST has already been
sold.
Excitement reigns in France over the
interference OF the Clergy il the recent
elections.
A d;tcher named HIffsker was killed at
Kenney, ILL.,, by companion named
Hites.
A Georgia court decides that an e1horbi-
tant rate of interest does not constitute
usury.
Hyatt Bros, lumbermen of Detroit,
Mich, have failed. Liabilities about $780,
600.
The United States steamer Dolphin sail
ed from Brooklin on six days Trial TIP.
Three men were shot, two probably fatal
ly, BY David Former at Waynesburg, Pa.
Imports of dry goods at New York the
past week were valued at 81 ,534. 466.
Mandan, Dsk., asks congress tor author
ity to tax railroad lende.
Disastrous range fires are reported in the
Indian territory.
Revolts have broken out in Corea.
Postmaster General Villas is i'll,