Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-08-08

tlemen the state west of IL. Caffeine
want the state whose legislation will pro.
tect them. Dakota would, by this division
be about 200 by 40 miles and the cattle
state some 200 miles square.
A special dispath from Delphi, Ind, says:
The south bound passenger train en- the
Chicago e. Indianapolis air line division,
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago railway,
when rounding curve one mile north OF
this city, ran into a drove of cattle. The
engine and baggage car was thrown down
an embabkmelt, and four other cars
derailed. Baggage Master Robinson ives
badly hurt and eight head of cattle were
killed. The ecgioe is total wreck. There
were five passengers on board, none OF
whvm were hurt. The engineer and fire.
man went down with the engine but escap-
ed injury.
Dr.. George B. Shrady, one of General
Grants medical advisers, published in the
Medical Record of August l, an extended
review of the surgical and pathological
aspects Of Gen. Grant, case" He believes
the disease had its inception in the month
of June, 1884, and gives a succinct history
of the progress and treatment of the case
from the day in October. 1884, last. when
Gen. Grant first called on DR.. Fordyce
OAA NSl Liz 1o10A4S ply SASAoA, up W us
fatal termination. It suggests no new the
cries in regard to the case, and is rather
intended for the medical profession,
being largely couched in terms familiar to
that body.
Valentine Wagner was executed at the
Ohio penitentiary at Columbus, for killing
his brother-in-law, Daniel Sheahan, on
Dec. IS, 1882. This was the first hanging
to take place at the Ohio penitentiary un-
der the new law requiring that all execu-
tons in the state shall take place at the
prison. The trouble between Wagner and
Sheehan vas Of long standing and of a
family nature, and on the date uamed Wag-
ner went to Sheehan's house, told him he
had come to kill him, and Immediately
drew q revolver and shot him, and fred
again, then he tried to escape. Wagner
leaves q father and mother, each over
eighty years of sge, and wife and seven
children.
The Virginia democratic state convention
ssembled at Richmond. The report of the
ommitte on resolutions was submitted.
The platform pledges opposition to any in
crease in taxation. 1t opposes all further
agitation of the debt, and reiterates it's &C
ceptance as final, the settlement of the
''Riddleberger bill" It renews aud pledges
continued support to the public school
system, and recommends change in the
revenue lands which will require speedy
settlement by collecting officers; it recon-
mends the supervision by the Legislature of
the operation of the railroads of the state so
as to prevent unjust or discriminating
chargesj it reaf6rms the declarations OF
the national democratic policy at its last
convention on the subject of the tariff, and
especially maintains that necessary reduc-
tons in taxation can and must be made
without depressing American labor OF the
ability to compete successfully with foreign
powers. It endorses civil service reform,
while at the same time opposes the appoint
ment to Office of offensive partisans, com
mends the administration of President
Cleveland, and especially the Presidents
action in removing offensive federal o@ :.
GERS. John E. Massey was then nominated
for lieutenant governor IN the first ballot.
z. A. Ayers was nominated on the second
ballot for attorney general.