Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-10-17
The victim was Waterman named Robert
r. White.

ue vlCtlm was Natcnm6u n0u cd koOer
3. White.
The immense wholesale stationery am
printing establish ment of 81. 8. Croker
Co., on Bush street, San Francisco, Cal.
was burned to the ground. -Four men wer,
burned in the ruins. Estimated loss on thu
building and stock, $1,000; insurance
$15,0 600.
Mails from New York to Havana are now
sent by rail to Tampa, reaching their desti
nation in sixty FIVE hour. But Postmaster
General Villas has arranged for daily steam
or service direct from Tampa to Havana
reducing the time from New York to forty
eight hour.
The president has pardoned an ex-police
man OF Washington, who was committed
to the Nav Hampshire penitentiary De
cember 25. 1883. for two years for an assault
upon woman with, intent to kill. The
prisoner wasiNtoxicated when the ofsns<
was CON mitted.
The President has made the following
appointments of postmasters in Kansas:
Oshneil Beeson, at Caldwell, Kas., vice s.
Donaldson; Charles Hardcastls, at Marion
Kap., vice Francis Brown, commission ex.
PRED; Hetr P. Blair. at Great Bend. Kan.
vice E. L. Chapman, commission expired
Judge Pendergast, of Chicago. has rem.
dered de cision in the county court, that
will give the people an opportunity to vote
on the election law, enacted by the last
legislature. The law has the local option
feature, and must be adopted by the PEG.
pie of the city or village desiring it's bene-
fits, before it becomes operative.
The Massachusetts democrats have nom.
mated the following ticket: For governor
Frank O. Prince; 81. II. Gilmore, of Cam.
bridge, for lieutenant governor; jeremiah
Crowley, of Lowell, for secretary of state;
Henry II. Bra]ey, of Fall River, for attorney
general; Henry II. Cross, of Newburyport,
for treasurer and receiver general, and JAS
E. Delaney, of Holyoke, for an itor.
At q meeting of the independent commit.
tee of one hundred in New York City, the
other night, President Cleveland's admins.
trstion was endorsed, and the support Of
Ira Davenport, the republican candidate
for governor of New York, was urged. Rev
Henry Ward Beecher said he was still q
democrat, 80 far as Governor Cleveland was
concerned, republican in regard to the
state ticket.
The total exchange of the leading clear
ing houses of the United States last week
were 1920, 531 900, being an increase of Is
per cent compared with lsst year. The
amount outside of New York was 1921 ,000, )
notable gains we're New York 80 per cent.
Boston Is, Chicago 10, Philidelphia 3, St.
Louis 6, Cincinnati Is, Kansas City 8,
Louisville 10. Losses. San FRANCISCO 40,
Baltimore Is, Pittsburg IA.
Mrs. Veronica Bull, who performed re.
markable fast at Syracuse, N. Y, she died.
Her fast began on August 10th, So days ago,
and since then she did not touch q morsal
of solid food, living on water in which
small quantities ofmorphine Uere dissolved.
When she first declined to partake of food
she weighed 140 pounds. As she lay upon
couch her bones nearly protruded through
the skin which lay in wrinkles, and her
eyes were terribly sun ken. Since the death
Of her husband eight years ago, in an asy-
lum, her mind has been efscted.
The young ghwayman who held up the
San Angelo stage few days ago, was ar
rested at Ell Paso, Texas, as he was leaving
the train. He confessed his guilt, and says
he had no money and was obliged to rob
somebody. He attacked the stage, thinking
that the United States government could
stand the loss better than any individual.
He had check taken from one of the reg
istered letters on his person, together with
papers which show he is the highway man
in question. The youth gives his name ss
Jesse Jones, and say, that he is only 16
years old.
The particulars of duel with knives in
Clarke county, Arkansas, have Just been
received. Itsppears that Charles Wright
and Jasper Owens, two young men, got into
. quarrel while at work in cotton field.
Both drew knives and advancing toward
each other, q terrible fight commenced.
The fight terminated in Wright plunging
his knife to the hilt in the side ofhis antag-
onist. o~nss fell to the ground MORALLY
Wright gave himself up, claim
ing he acted in selfdefense, He is highly
connected, being q son of Hon. Alfred
Wright, . leading citizen of Clarke county.
Comptroller of the Treasury Mcmahon
has made decision that q bounty cannot
be allowed in the case of any volunteer
soldier who entered after April 3Oth, 1865,
unless upon proof derived from the records
that notice Of the telegram of the provost
marshal general, to all officers in command
IN the insurrectionaIy states, dated April
ed, 1885, directing that no bounties be al.
OWCNt VI PoIOs AOI NY vOAu0t0CI1 0OA4toU
after that date, was actually not received
1t the place of enlistment. A large num-
Der of colored volunteers were enrolled in
The southern states shout April S0th, 1866,
md are sffected by this decision.
The president hes decided to go home and
vote In the New York state election. The
exact day of his departure has not yet,
however, been fixed. It is probable that
be will leave Washington ON Monday. the
Ind Of November, cass his ballot for Hill
he. following day, and then return to the
white house. He will not be away more
han four days. The president ID . voter in
Buffalo City, and his name il on the regis
er Of the ninth ward. He win be accom-
panied q far % New York BY Secretary
Manning and Col. Lamont, his private So
'etaIy. Mr.. Manning votes in Albany
Jol. Lament votes in Cortland county.
A terrible and widespread prairie fire il |
aging in several counties II Nebraska. A
Ugh wind has bean blowing for the laat "a |
lours, and the great fire has been travelling
Nth remarkable rapidity. The hsy ON ev- |
~ farm In the course Of the fire has been
wsptoG Many settlers have lost their