Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-12-11
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

illinois millers held their twelfth annual
meeting ut Springfield.
Sylvester F. Martin, Kansas counter
feiter, has been captured in Indiana.
Michael ]. Hess, laborer, jumped of
Brooklyn bridge, on wager of $25, with
out sustaining any apparent injury.
Thepresident's message il completed, and
will cover about two-thirds as much space
sslast year.
J.F. Sheely & Co.'s packing house, locat-
ed in Omaha. Neb., was destroyed, together
with its contents, by fire. Loss 600; in
surance $4,000.
The district attorney Of Chicago has fled
an information for the seizure of bronzes
and pictures imported at an undervaluatien
by John T. Lester.
The treasury department estimates the re-
duction in the public debt during Novem-
Der at &, OOO, 600, the pension payments
having been very heavy.
Gen. Miles left Washington very suddenly
for Omaha, having received, it is said, hint
that his prospects would be injured by
remaining at the capital
Something to eat and collins are abe ut the
only thing that 1t is possible to buy in In
dianapolis on Sunday. The liquor league
have men on watch over all pla Des of business,
and in consequence there is nothing done
that will warrant prosecution for violation
of the Sunday law.
A facsimile of S. greenback, painted on
wood, was recently seized by officers OF the
secret service. The artist protested that
there was no violation of the law against
counterfeiting, and that the block was worth
$500 as q work of art. The solicitor of the
treasury has been asked to decide the ques-
ton.
The commissioners of q minor railway
pool at Chicago, after sending out men to
purchase cutrate tickets of ali descriptions,
summoned the general passenger agents
evidences of bad faith. Then they voted to
cling to the tariff and let the commission
or infict penalties for past misdeeds.
The American schooner Highland
Ligrt which was forfeited to the crown
by Chief Justice Palmer and ordered to be
sold on the 18th inst, will be bought in by
the Dominion government and fitted mp as
Q cruiser. under command of Captain Lo
ravy, who effocted her capture. Though
the last of the vessels captured under the
treaty of 1918 she is the first confscated.
Jacob Seiss, of Elizabeth, N. j., who keeps
q small grocery, quarrelIed with his wife.
He conceived the idea of disposing of her
remains in q somewhat unusual manner.
Selling q meat saw he attacked her and
would have accomplished his object but for
the timely arrival of policeman, who ar
rested Seiss and locked him up. Mrs. Seiss
was horribly cut in defending herself.
Great excitement was created in New
Laredo, Mexico, over the arrest and impris-
onmen mt of Pedro Morales, the chief of
police. the president of the municipal court
and the chief alcalde of the town. under
orders from the City of Mexico, whittier the
prisoners are directed to be for warded. The
ground for these arrests grew out of the
capture and delivery to the Texas authori-
ties several weeks ago of Juan Coy, charged
with the murder of Sheriff Elder of Barnes
county, Texas.
Prof. w. F. Cunmins, the well-kDown
Dallas geologist, was telegraphed to come
at opce to Strawn station, on the Texas and
Pacific railrosd, to make professional e1-
animation of the rich find" of bituminous
coal recently alleged to have been made at
that point. From the accounts current here
the discovery is veritable bituminons
eitement in railroad and fuel circles i'll this
city, and the report of Prof. Cummins is
awaited with much interest.
A statement to the effect that there is to
be an advance of from 25 to 30 per cent on
bituminous coal is denied by all the opera
tors in western Pennsylvania and Ohio. M.
B. Brooks, one of the heaviest operators in |
the Hooking valley, said there was no tt nth |
in the story. President McCrickert, of the |
Fort Pitt coal company, said, "There is not |
one word of truth in the report 80 far as any |
advance in the price of soft coal is con-
cerned." A number of other operators e1.
press the same views.
Some fifteen or twenty arrests were made |
in Kansas City recently of persons author
lied to perform the marriage ceremony,
who have failed to report marriages to the
board of health as required by the ordi-
nances. It includes several of the leading |
ministers of the city, the Judge of the crimi-
nal court and justice of the peace. All
gave bonds to answer in the police court.
Several other leading citizens were arrested
for neglecting to keep unobstructed the
in front of their property.
Cyril Searle, the actor, is said to be dying
of consumption in Havana. Mr.. Searle is
we'll known throughout the country, having
long been associated with Rose Eytinge as
Leading man. He was married to her in
New Orleans and afterwards acted as her
1t was of him that Dion Bouc-
cault said: 81 have discovered another
In this the great playwright
was mistaken, for Mr.. Searle was never a
great success. His best part was Bill Sykes
u SOLVER Twist" For some time past Mr..
Searle has not been living with his wife.
His last engagement was with q theatrical
sompany travelling through the Southern
states, and three weeks ago he went to
Havana for his health.
A tremendous sensation has occurred in
he City of Mexico. For the last two days
here has been great excitement over the
,ale of tickets at the National theatre of ,
he Patti season of five nights in January.
The city had gone wild and the greatest
ush for seats continued for several days.
l man giving his name as Mayer, and
laiming to be brother of NJ. r. Mayer,
Abbey's partner, was ostensibly the agent
# Mr.. Abbey The agent had letters to
ONE of the best people here. After selling 4
yer $20,0 eco worth of tickets, he decamped,
nd the public is left to mourn its loss.
There was contaminated at the Planters
House in st. Louis the sale of a tract of .
and in Mexico 1907 miles long and six !,
niles wide. John D. Miles, of Lawrence, 3
AN, formly Indian agent for the Chey-
nues and Arapahoee. was the purchaser