Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-09-04

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feet more than Brodie's. Donovan wore .
padded suit and shoes weighted with lead,
and experienced no bad effects except OF be-
ing arrested on reaching the river.
Adispatch from Chattanooga, Tenn, says:
News has Just been received of sensatooal
murder in carter county. George Hanson
and James G. Gains have been counting one
! of the most beautiful ladies of the county.
| few nights ago they met at the iady.e
house, and in her presence, Gains shot ms
rival dead.
General Mandlen, of Newport, R. L, who
leaped from the steamer Umbria with his
grandchild in his arms, left $500, 900 to bis
only son, $25O, 900 to grandson, and Like
sum to two granddaughters. The late 4. w;
Ulrici, the st. Louis distiller, bequeathed
! $5OO. GOO to his relatives and those of his de-
ceased wife.
The president has appointed Felix A.
Reeves. of Tennessee, assistant solicitor OF
the treasury, vice Joseph Robinson, resign
ed. Mr.. Reeves has been c!srk in the soilc1-
tors Office for many years, and his promo
ton, which will take effect the first prox..
was based on the recommendation OF Sollc'
McCue.
The Sullivan Heard prize fight has been
| declared off. At one time on the day OF the
fight odds of so to Sc was offered, that the
fight betwe en- Sullivan and Heard would
come off The ticket selling was going on
merrily, and big crowd sweltered in the
hotel in which was Sullivan. The fight was
prevented by officers of the law.
| Of the twenty-five members of the Ma
tional Butterine and Oleomargarine asso-
citation, sixteen were in attendance at q
called meeting of the organization held in
Chicago. The bill taxing butterine and
| In cod hNyO
WAS denounced as an outrage. 1t was de-
cided to test the validity of the law should
it be attempted to enforce it.
A jefferson City, No, dispatch says State
| Adjutant General Jameson has issued an
| order directing that no more militia COM
panles be formed at present. This is in
consequence of Judge Slover's recent ruling
at Kansas City, that the state militia officers
cannot en- force discipline under the existing
law. Steps will be taken for revision of
| the statute by the next legislature.
superintendent Lacy, of the New York
| Central railroad, said he had heard nothing
further from the Knights of Labor en-
ployes who asked for an increase of wages.
1t was his purpose, he said, to deal with his
employees as individuals, not as members
of an organization of the Knights of LaJor.
He thought no trouble would ensue, as the
company intended to deal fairly with the
employees.
General Lecturer Carlton, of Boston,
Worthy Foreman Grif1iths, George A. Shll-
ling, George Rogers and one or two local
lights of the knights of Labor, held secret
session in Chicago. The object was the set
Element o. dispute over the suspension of
local assemblies ,037 and 2,O39 by district
assembly "a. Both assemblies were restored
to their original standing in the order. 1t is
-. 4lo% <l Oh nIr,ta 1x,
thy within the Knights of Labor for anarchy
or socialism.
The prohibi.ionists of Cook county, ILL.,,
have decided to place ticket in the field
this fall, and to that end a convention was
held in Chicago. A committee reported the
following ticket: For congress, First dis
James w. Lee; Third district, ]. L. Whit
lock; Fourth district, DR.. Gray. All are re-
publicans except Christian, who is a demo-
GRAFT. The leaders in the prohibition move
ment say they will place tickets in the field
both for state and local Offices in Illinois.
The Pennsylvania prohibitionists' plat
form demands state and national prohibi-
ton; arraigns the republican and demo
cratic parties for hostility towards prohibi-
ton; demands that congress forbid the issue
of liquor tax receipts in states, districts or
COuutlcS WucIo Iuo llQuOI VIdluC 10 PIOuAASCo
by law; denounces the so-called resubmis-
sion resolution of the late republican state
convention MS q snare to catch voters. The
platform also contains an expression of
views upon matters of general politics and
government.
Delegates from nearly every trades union
in the city crowded Clarendon hall in New
York City at the conference of those mem
bers of trades and labor associations who
propose to nominate ticket for certain
municipal offices, which become vacant this
fall. letter was read from Henry George,
in answer to an inquiry as to whether he
would consent to become the working mans
candidate for mayor. Mr.. George says that
becore he could accept the nomin ation he
must be assured the workingmen want him
to become candidate.
A shooting scrape occurred at Marquette,
MCPHERSON county, Kan, between 3. W.
Bachner, of Glenwood, Ia, and Mr.. Baird,
of Marquette, Baird's sister had been &C.
duced by Bachner in Iowa, a year or two
since, and judgement of $1,000 had been
rendered in favor of Miss Baird. Bachner
came to Marquette, where Miss Baird had
lived to get testimony against her character,
and on seeing her brother. opened fire,
which was returned by Baird, his shots tax
ing effect and producing three flesh wounds.
Both parties were arrested.
At meeting of about twenty-five manu-
facturers from different parts of the coun-
try, held in Chicago, the "National Anti
Convict Contract association" was formed
and the necessary committees appointed.
The object of the association was defined to
be the thorough investigation of the subject
of convict labor, for the purpose of discover
ing and securing the adoption of that
method of employing prisoners in the vari-
GUS states, which shall be least burdensome
and oppressive to free labor and the manI-
featuring interests of the country.
Governor Zulick, OF Arizona, arrived in
Washington from the west, and had pro-
tracted consultation with Secretary Lamar,
at the interior department, respecting terri
torial matters The chief subject of discus
sion was the Indian situation in the south
west. To reporter Governor Zulick after
wards expressed the belief that the policy
pursued by General Miles is the only true
policy. sit u.s." said he, 'to wear out Geron-
limo and his band-hunt them down-give
them no rest, and he will win, for human
endurance has q limit, even in Chiricahua
Apache Indian"
Sister Eulalie, snperioress of the Immacu-
late academy, at Newport, KY, met shock
ing death. She was nearly convalescent
from an attack of typhoid fever, and was