Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-04-10

ticket was elected with the exception of po-
lice justice, which was secured by an indie.
pendent democrat, while a republican was
elected director of the poor.
Fred Gr1be, farmer near Auburndale
Wisconsin. served in the English army
through out the Crimean war, and was en-
gagged in twenty three battles in the union
army, besides enduring for eleven months
the horrors of Andersonville.
The secretary of the interior has decided
that the Atlantic and Pacific road has no
legal claim to 2, 451, 200 acres of land along
its track between San Francisco and San
Buenaventura, and its restoration to the
public domain is ordered.
Mrs. Katie Schaefer, of Chicago, has filed
in the superior court bill against the
nephews and nieces of her late husband, to
establish her ownership of considerable
amount of real estate bought with her money
in her husbands name.
There has been another drop in the trans
continental passenger rates. The Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe announced through
rate from the Missouri river to San
Francisco of Sc net, or SIG from Chicago,
good for ninety days.
An armed mob visited the Jail at Vicks-
doors secured possession of Fred Willerosa,
an Italian, charged with rape. The man was
taken to tree in front of the Jail and
hanged.
Wash Washington, colored, was hanged in
Martin, Texas, in the presence of 5000 per-
sons for murder. He confessed his guilt on
the scaffold and said he was instigated to the
murder by Eph burden who was at once ar
rested,
Fifteen hundred morocco workers of Will
mingtOn, Del, went on a second strike, and
all the factories are again closed but one.
The men claim that the manufacturers had
broken the agreement made the week pre-
vious.
The city election at Valley Falls, was
quite spirited affair. There was hard
fight between Simpson and Patrick for the
Office of police Judge, it being to great ex-
tent a personal fight. Simpson was elected.
At an auction sale OF down town real es-
tate in Boston, a piece of property assessed
at 1913, 100 brought 1897 900, and a lot on
State street sold for thirty seven per cent
more than its assessed value.
l. N. Lawrence challenged Fred Site at the
polls at Denver, Ind. Site turned and
stabbed Lawrence four times with pocket
Site has not been captured.
The democrats and republicans fused in
Saginaw City, Mich, t. oppose the labor
party, and the fusion candidate was elected
by majority of 81. The democrats cleo
ted a majority of the aldermen.
In the city election held at Stafford,
George L. Walker, republican, was elected
over John Clyne, democrat, for mayor, by q
majority of thirty eight. The whole repub-
lican ticket was elected.
The Indianapolis city election resulted in
the choice of the entire republican ticket by
about 700 majority. Two years ago the
democrats were successful by nearly 1000.
Mr.. Steel, of Indiana, has reported to the
house bill to promote the efficiency of the
army, which has been prepared as substi-
tute to all other bills on the subject.
The indications are that the democratic
city ticket is elected in Columbus, o., by a
ranging from 3O0to 500, with demo
cratic gains IN the city council.
A joint committee of both houses of the
Iowa legislature has decided that Ex-Gover
nor Sherman was justified in suspending
State Auditor Brown for irregularity i'll his
accounts.
In the contested election case of Campbell
VS.. Weaver, of the Sixth Iowa district, the
house election committee decided by party
vote favorable to Weaver as the sitting mem
Der.
Fire in the telephone offices in the Toronto,
Ont, Mail building did about $4,000 dam
age. The night telephone manager claims
that the blaze was set by two masked men.
John Crawford, republican, was elected
mayor; A. B. Ridgeway, democratic police
and John Tessyman, republi-
an. water works trustee at Dayton, o.
Twelve hundred graders on the new line of
the Chicago, Burlington and Northwestern
railway struck recently for an advance in
wages OF twenty five cents per day.
Hill & Fritz, smoking tobacco manufac-
turers of st. Louis, have inaugurated the
eight hour system in their factory. No re-
ductlon IN wages was made.
The Iowa senate has passed bill making
drunkenness a misdemeano-, punishable
with severe penalty IN an increasing ratio
to the number of offenses.
The street railway presidents of Philadel-
phia and their employees have arrived at an
understanding and signed an
providing for twelve hours work
and two dollars per day.
The outside cloak operators of New York
city, numbering about 800 and employed by
are the only ones now idle in
hat city.
Thirty-six ostriches imported by C. J.
Sketchley of Los Angles, Cal, for breading
purposes have been landed at Galveston,
Texas.
The Knights of Labor elected the full city
ticket in Ishpeming, Mich, Christian Mel
~, for mayor, having seventy-nine majority.
Edward n. johnson, prominent citizen
With completely in the lynching of negro.
The employees of the paper mills at VIII
Gel, struck against an order of re- |
iuction of thirty three per cent in wages.
Pittsburg parties have purchased fifty |
lcres of land at Germantown on which to |
rect steel-works employing 80 men.
All the Grand Trunk employees, of Toron-
o, Can, have resolved to insist on a full |
of wages from March /.
Eleven hundred employees of the Chief
ron works, Lincoln, Eng, went out on a
trike, against reduction in wages.
Fanny Locket, born in slavery in Ken
month of her centennial birthday.
Burglars broke into the postofice in Center
darbor, N. \. and secured $1,000 in money
md LOCO worth of securities.
The molders at the hollow ware works at
Medina, u. were given an advance of 10
'er cent m wages yesterday.
All the saloons and drinking places Of
f0lk Worth Taxua havA han rlf,..r1 vrv,f;l