Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-10-09
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
At HOME AND ABROAD.

HE U6WO Nv .UIllkos
At HOME AND ABROAD.
The president commissioned Frank T.
J0nch TO be postmaster at Leavenworth.
The national council of the United Order
of American Mechanics met in Baltimore,
Mo.
Two of the Junction City whisky cases
have been tried and virdict of guilty, was
rendered
The diseased Summit county, O., cattle
had anthrax" not plsu-pneumonia MOI
Texas fever.
East laws, Mich, reports q heavy fros!
Tuesday night, which damaged what garden
truck it could reach.
Three churches in Montreal, Canada, were
robbed of eacramental plate, part of which
was found in pawn-shop.
The New FORK produce exchange postof-
Ace was robbed of $3.50 by some one fa-
milar with the combination.
John F. Andrews of Boston was nominal
ed for governor of Massachusetts by the
democratic state convention.
The Knights of Labor, in convention at
IUnchbarQ, Virginia, nominated Joseph II.
Page for congress in the sixth district.
Hon. William b. Meyer was nominated
for governor by the Colorado republican
state convention on the third ballot.
The democrats of the third district, Penn
soIvania. renominated Hon. Samuel J.
Randall for congress-. No opposition.
Two freight trains had collision on the
Missouri Pacific near California, Mo-,
vrecking the engine, but 10 one was hurt.
The president appointed John Mclean, of
California, to be interpreter to the United
Mrs, Alder, of Denver, COL, died in Jersey
City. N. j., from she effect of the gas she
had left turned on when she retired atnight.
John G. Lee, printer from Carthage,
Mo-. was knocked down by q railway train
near Mitchell's Station, Ill, end seriously in
jured.
Judge Gary, OF Chicago, decided to hear
the arguments for new trial in the case of
tina condemned anarchists next Friday, Oc-
tober 7th.
The extension Of the special delivery sys-
Sem of the postoffioe department to all post
Offices and to all classes of matter, goes into
effect to-day.
The comptroller of the currency has
authorized the First National bank, of
Downs, Kan, to begin business with cap
tai of $4,000.
The twenty-sixth triennial convention of
Masons of the United States convened in
Washington, d. G.
The supreme court of Illinois has denied
the application for the release of James G.
Mackin from the Joliet penitentiary on a
writ of habeas corpus.
Three men are entombed in drift in the
Winthrop mine at Ishpening, Wis, in con-
sequence of fall of rocks. 1t is not be
ieved they can he reached alive.
The total coinage executed at the minis of
the United States during the month of Sep
tember, was 5000. O555O, of which $780,
100 was in standard silver dollars.
Information is received at Washington, d.
O., that Admiral Porter is lying very ill at
Newnort, the result of carriage accident at
Milford Springs, Mass, ten days ago.
Justin Mccarthy, M. p, a noted English
novelist, spoke in the Academy of Music,
New York City, to an immense audience,
for the benefit Of the Charleston sufferers.
The statements made that the large pack
ing house firms at the union stock yards in
Chicago, have decided to return to the ten
hour rule, and strike is deemed inevitable.
The democrats of the Fourteenth con-
gressional district of New York, nominated
William G. Stahlnecker for congress. Mr..
Stahlnecker Las already served one term in
congress.
The general grand chapter of Royal Arch
Masons, at its meeting in Washington, d.
c., completed the ele ton OF officers and
selected Atlanta, Ga, as its next place of
msetinY
Twenty-Five of the 100 bulls sent from the
Chicago, distiilery before the quarantine to
Tripplet's ranch, near st. Mary, Kankakee
county, Illinois, have died, presumably of
pleuro pneumonia.
The following lvdrth- class postofices,
among others, have been raised to the pres
idential class: Ashland, K-n.; Mankato,
Kan; New Kiowa, Kan: Pleasanton, Kan;
Galena, Kan; Norton, Kan; Machiss, Mo.
The presidents reception was attended by
nearly 400 persons, including the Grand
General chapter of Royal Arch Masons,
holding convocstion in Washington. The
bad pleasant word for each.
4, Joseph Kubler, secretary of the demo-
cratic central committee of Fayette county,
Indiana, and recently the choice of his party
for councilman, dropped dead while attend
nersville.
The freight brakemen on the Jersey Shore
4 Pine Greek road, in Pennsylvania, are
ON q strike. They are incensed at the order
Of tiSe superintendent, which reqcires them
On duty.
Hon. John G. Carlisle addressed an i'm
nense audience at the opera house in Wichi- |
b upon national Lr-.-,ics. confined HIM
self mainly to discussion OF the tariff
Cueetion and its effects upon the people OF
the country at large.
The match between the American sIoop |
s'Sachem" and the English cutter "Miran
d, !" was sailed over the Block Island course,
Oh Rhode leland, twelve and half miles to |
windward and return, and resulted in
handsome victory for the American resell. !
Tho Dickinson county democrats held an
"a fasl lone d bs, bacue in Abilene. Two
psed in the feast. Colonel Moonlight, Kelly, |
he oolored candidate, M. ]. Montgomery !
md Judge Lowe we're the orators.
The Jail at Genesee, New York, was found |
smpty recently. A hole had been cat
the wall. Squiree, the alleged muir
der Of Emory Thayer, with White. Presley |
md Lanning, Who we're held for burglary,
md Irwin, for larceny, all escaped.
In a lamp explosion at Pittsbyrg, Pa, |
Nrs. Flanpigan vas badly burned in trying |
a save her TWO children, aged years and
] months, both of them will die from the |
rsemlts OF the accident, and q nei. hb0r