Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-10
TELEGRAPHIC TIDINGS.
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John L; Sullivan wants to give slugging
match in New York City for the benefit of
the Irish parliamentary fund.
The president has sent the nomination to
the senate, of Hugh Smith Thompson, of
south Carolina, to be assistant secretary of
The treasury.
No difficulty is now experienced in switch
ing and handling trains on the Lake Shore
In Chicago. 1t requires the assistance of the
police however.
Frank II. Brown, a prominent Boston
grain merchant, was arrested on charge
OF forging bills of lading. He was released
On 5000 bond.
The five boycotters sentenced in New York
City, for black mailing Thesis, of concert
hall fame, have been removed to the state
prison to serve out their respective terms.
The Marine hospital bureau has received
information through the state department
that six deaths from cholera have occurred
at Dune, and four cases and tv 10 deaths at
Fiume, both in France.
Senator Call has introduced bill au-
thorizing the secretary of the treasury to
pay timber agents who served prior to the
war of the rebellion whatever sums may be
standing to their credit on the books of the
department.
j. A. L. Wilson, secretary and treasurer of
the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal COM
pany, of Philadelphia, is said to be default
er to the extent of $500, COO or $6OO.OO He
is said to have made a confession and to
have fed.
The president has approved the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill, the act
,1I, kb<, Rv 10 oil
railway company tC onsrruct and operate
railway through the Indian Territory, and
five private pension bills. He vetoed one
private pension bill.
The bill granting pension to C. NJ. Tyler
have been reported back to the house with
recommendation that it be passed over the
pregident's veto. This is case of Louis
vile policeman, whose application for a
pension as dependent parent was denied
by the pension bureau on the ground that
the dependency of the claimant was not
established.
The Alabama republican state convention
met at Montgomery, with 100 delegates
present-one half white. Speeches were
made favoring the nomination of state
ticket. All utteralces were for a protective
tariff and the Blair education bill. The con-
vention declined to nominate ticket. They
leave it with the executive committee to put
nut one or not as they may think best.
A dispatch from Detroit says: When the
second reading of the home rule bill was
defeated in parliament it was promised that
81 .0OO would be sent as campaign expenses |
for each Irish member voting for it. Eighty |
five thousand pounds has been sent by
O'Reilly, treasurer of the leauge within a
week, or $1,000 for each Irish member who
voted with Parnell for second reading.
George Brown, marshal of Darbyville, |
twelve miles from Circleville, o., accom-
panied by deputies and Job Carpenter,
charged with train burning, were resisted |
by Darling and Carpenter, and by Nat Oar
ling. Wash Darling and Ora Redcliffer.
Seymour Darling received five shots and
was killed. Others we're dangerously ifnot
fatally wounded.
H. De Wormes, E. Whitley and T. G. Roy
den, conservative candidates for East
Texteth, Eyerton and West Texteth, divi-
elected to the house of commons, their seats
being conceded because none were contested.
The three gentlemen therefore enjoy the the
distinction of being the first members elect
ed to the new British parliament.
At a wedding here at midnight last night
Walter Hodgson, with several others, dis
turbed the festivities by prying open with
clothes poles the windows of the house in
which they were being held. John Earl,
with others, tried to stop the disturbance,
when fight occurred, during which Hodg
son struck Earl on the head with board
and Earl died of conclusion of the brain.
has fed.
The first comptroller of the treasury has
made decision that whenever a laborer,
or mechanic employed in any of
khoo pY,fy ,orfrp, mt or ro1 to
work more than eight hours day they are
entitled to compensation for the extra work,
unless there ia a contract with the head of
the department to the contrary. This de-
cision applies only to the three classes
named, and not to clerks and other en-
ployes.
A terrible explosion took place at Atlantic
Giant Powder works, situated between
McCainesville and Drakesville, n. j., re-
suiting in the loss of ten lives and injuring
ten or twelve Others. The explosion took
place in the mixing house. The cause is
unknown. The loss is unknown, but will
be very heavy. The conclusion was felt dis
tinctly for twenty miles around, an the
glass in house Ave miles away was shat
tered.
What is known as the Palmer House re-
ception committee, appointed to receive
Parnell and other Irish delegates to the con-
ventiO (which was to have been held last
February, held a meeting in Chicago for the
purpose of raising money to aid Parnell.
Great enthusiasm prevailed, and at the close
of the meeting Chairman Currin cabled to
Parnell to draw on him immediately for
SIC, 900, pledging an unlimited amount in
the future, should it be deemed necessary.
During the fremen's tournament at James
town, Dakota, and elderly man attracted by
his strange actions, such as throwing hand
fuls of silver to small boys in the street from
The hotel balcony. He was taken before
The court of the board of commissioners
for the insane and committed to the Dakota
asylum, to await the arrival of friends.
The man turns out to be Charles R. Burch- !
ard, own cousin to Ex-President Ha! es.
When committed he had on his person 81,
s0C in securities.
Peter lingerie, a crank left Pittsburg,
Pa, with the avowed purpose of killing the {
French minister, in Washington. Zlng-rle {
Is Frenchman, and for some time past has
imagined that Minister Roustan had wronged
him. The Washington authorities we're
warned to be on the lookout for lingerie, l
and he was discovered lurking around the 4
minister's residence with a loaded revolver l
IN his possession. He was arrested and 6
allied.
G. NJ. Haywood, an e1-striker, and {
Knights of Labor, but now detective, be- {
came involved in row on the steamer .
sMary NJ Michael near ST IOujs and vas