Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-12-25

ard and hie wife were married hast July.
Mrs. Howard says he frequently tied her feet
together while she Was IN Q state OF nudity,
and hanging her mp blythe fest best her M
mercifully and threatened 70 KIN her u sne
told any one. On the LIST Of November How
ard took . common branding iron used TO
brand live stock, and heating 1t rcd hot,
branded q large letter "H''. on his wife's
person in two places while she was tied to q
bed.
The secretary of the tress Try has directed
the payment, without rebate, of the interest
due January /, 1887, on United States PEI
cent. bonds of the loan of 1907, amounting
to about IS. OOO, 600, and also the interest on
bonds issued to the Pacific railway COM
pany, upon presentation of coupons and In
terest checks at the treasury at Washington
or any of the sub-treasuries. Checks for
registered interest will be mailed to bond
holders as soon as prepared.
An order will shortly be issued by the
president adding southern California to the
department of Arizona under command OF
General Nelson A. Niles, and removing his
headquarters from Prescott, Arizona, to
Los Angeles, California. This will give
General Miles the command of the whole
Mexican frontier from Texas to tbs Pacific.
The territorial extension of his com
mand is said by General Miles friends to
be a sufficient al swer to the charge which
has been made that he disobeyed orders In
the Apache campaign.
A Patriots league has been organised in
Chicago, with the avowed purpose OF com.
batting the efforts to spread socialism and
snaIchism, has issued an address to the
public, asking the cooperation of al! good
citizens i'll the movement, and to aid IN dis
seminating thorough, accurate and pertinent
information, and declare that it ought to
meet the approval and hearty cooperation
of every one who has an interest in the peacs
and prosperity of the country, or who has al
heart the welfare ana improvement of the
condition of its lsboring classes.
Agent John A. Kinney, of the Yankton In,
dian agency, had a conference with General
Atkins, of the Indian Office, upon the needs
of the Indians under his charge. He ass
for permission 10 purchase for the Indians
100 brood mares and lumber for hooriI 6
400 houses in process of construction on the
reservation. His request will be granted
Agent Kinney reports the acreage under cul.
tivatiou this year az largely increased oveI
last year and the corn, oat and wheat croK
is fully Sc per cent. better than last year
He says the Indians are making rapid pro
gress in the science of farming, are becom:
ing more settled in their habits OF life, anc
are looking with increased favor upon thu
proposition to give them their lands II
| severalty. ----
At Parawan, Utah, Deputy Marshal Viii
liam Thompson shot and killed Edward Dial
ton, indicted for unlawful cohabitation il
March, 1885. Dalton had been arrested anC
escaped, and had frequently declared h
would never be taken alive. Thompson anc
Deputy Orion saw him to-day III Parawan
on horseback, and called on him to scrren
der. Dalton turned his horse to run, wher
Thompson shot, intending to fire over him
but the ball took effect in Dalton's body
He died in about an hour. Thompson anG
Orion were arrested for murder by the loca
officers, and will be taken to Beaver to-mor.
row. There is good deal of excitement
over the affair.
Detectives rearrested w. j. Rawles, an &C.
centric farmer residing on Big Rock, three
miles above Little Rock, Ark, charged with
the murder of Moro Elder, VINO was killed
some two months ago. Rawles was arrested
for completely in the bloody deed 500 after
the crime was discovered, but he proved an
alibi and escaped Justice. The detective
force of Little Rock have been busily en-
gagged on the case and friends of tie de-
tho grand jury to have Rawles indicted for
the murder, and he was placed behind the
bars to await further Developments. Rawles
is an eccentric old genius, 80 odd years of
age. He has subterranesn cave attached
to his home which is supplied with defensive
implements of all kinds. Port holes point
in every direction, and it is said he could do
destructive work to intruders in case OF
necessity.
The commissioner of the general land
Office ordered the local land Offices at San
Francisco and Los Angeles, California, and
Santa Fe and Los Cruces, New Mexico, to
give notice by publication that lands granted
to the Atlantic d Pacific Railroad company,
which were forfeited by the act of July s,
1856, have been restored to the public do
main, and that the books of their Offices are
open for entry of said lands as other unof-
fered public lands, those within the granted
limits at $40 per acre, and those within
the indemnity limits at $1.25 per acre. The
restored lands are in the territory of New
Mexico, cast of the Rio Grande river, and
such IF the California lands as are outside
OF the conflicting limits of the grant of the
Southern Pacific Railway company. The
restoration of lands within the conflicting
limits are deferred until the claims of thp
Southern Pacific can be heard.
@. n. j. Taylor, assistant city attorney of
Kansas City, Kan, has been in st. Louis,
Ssf HAAC~AAAS PAOAAAAAAAAohky oAA0A8OAAAOAto LII
\ national convention of the cofored think
BIS of the land. "The convention" said he
speaking of his errand, lis to be composed
IF representative colored men of every state, |
md will probably be held in Washington |
'ome time early in next year. The object of |
he convention is the advancement of the
,olored race. It is proposed to form a ma
ional com mittee. Personally, am in "a
'or of the oolored man being independent,
folding allegiance to no political party, but
,oting as their own interests best dictate. |
Up to 1882 followed blindly and voted reg
llarlys with the republican party. Now I
ote with the democratic party, because I
m tired Of the never fulfilled promises of
he republican party. This feeling against
he republican party is very strong in Mis-
1uri, Indiana and Ohio, as we'll as Kansas.
his proposed convention will have q mate
ial effect upon the colored vote of the
ounery, and will probably put an end to
leir being blindly led by the nose by repub-
can dema2ogues."
PULLED By THE POLICE.
Number of Irish Leaders Arrested ut ,
L0ughrea. Ii
DUBLIN, December 16.-John Dillon.
fop af 81 ank 60 D. ~ Z