Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-05-22
PERSONS AND THINGS.

Mrs. Gray, the baker who is holding
out against the boycotters in New York
is Massachusetts woman.
New Hampshire boasts the Oldest Gov
ernor that ever held this Office. Moody
Currier, the present chief executive o.
the state, attained the age of 80 years
April %.
An Indictment for illegal iquor-sell-
ing at Tolono. Ill, hangs over the head
Of Andrew F. Fay, recently appointed
by President Cleveland, United States
Consul to Stettin.
Mr.. Powderly is reported in an inter
view with the Philadelphia Press as say
ing that he would not be a candidate fol
Governor of Pennsylvania if the place
were offered him.
Archbishop Coke, speaking in his ca
thedral at Thuries, Ireland, Cd Easter
Sunday, delivered panegyric on Mr..
Gladstone, declaring that the Premier
was Irelands greateet friend.
John Wayman, capitalist of Des
Moines, Iowa, and Mrs. Bina M. Lunt, a
sister OF Mrs. Hoyt Sherman, we're quiet
~ married yesterday afternoon at st.
Paul's church Des Moines.
Miss Clara Louise kellogg Indignantly
denies the rumor that she is about to re-
tire from the stage, and, as a clincher,
mentions the fact that she has not even
announced her first farewell tour yet.
In the thirty-one weeks absence of
Mary Anderson from New York City,
whether she is about returning to fill an en-
gagement, her receipts are said to have
been about $3.50, 900, and she thinks it
is about time to take rest. Her re-
ceipts in San Francisco were $26, 1000.
The Emperor William, of Germany,
has sent the pope costly gold cross,
mounted with jewels, as souvenir of
German gratitude for the friendly offices
rendered by his holiness in 'arbitrating
the dispute between Germany and Spain
over their respective claims to the Caro-
line Islands.
Mr.. Peter Burnham, the antiquarian
bookseller, under the 'Old South" be-
gan business in Boston sixty years ago
as vender of apples and beer, to which
he soon added small stock of books,
has now 100000 rare volumes, and a
while ago sold the lot on which his old
hroL cho,, cfDD1 for COX mn
A lady teacher who was recently a
candidate for superintendent of the pub
lie schools in one of the counties of Kan
sas, in an address to the voters, said: 81
beg you will try me, not by the test of a
chivalric sentiment of gal'antry, which is
all well enough in its place, but by the
true merit and fitness alone"
A Washington correspondent speak
ing of the reports of President Cleve-
lands coming marriage, noting some
signs that would seem to be con6rmatory,
says: "He has taken to moonlight
rambles about the white house grounds,
and he even goes out riding when the
moon is shining, alone, with his Thoughts
across the sea-"
The retiring Chinese minister at
Washington, on taking official leave of
President Cleveland, stated that his gov
eminent most earnestly reciprocated tho
unvarying courtesy shown the legation.
The president replied that the difficulties
which had arisen between the govern
ments grew out of race jealousy and the
rivalries of labor.
Lady Randolph Churchill's court
dress is of marigold color without relief,
train velvet, body velvet and satin petit
coat, only relieved by jewels. One of
the London papers say that "few women
could have affored to be in the center of
so much radiance, but in this instance
the wearer's beauty was fifty framed-by
no means extinguished."