Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-08-28
GENERAL NEWS.
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
Two special tea and silk trains passed
through Chicago from the Pacific coast.
The war department has received official
information that Geronimo desires to sur
render.
A fire at Ludington, Michigan, destroyed
Wards shingle-mill and stock, valued at
$4,000.
1t is rumored in Washington that Secre-
tary Manning will soon be appointed minis
ter to Austria.
The Irish national convention which
closed Its session, at Chicago, last week,
was great success.
General Sheridan reviewed large process
sion of veteran soldiers at Creeton, Ia, and
made brief speech.
At the democratic convention of the Eighth
Illinois congressional district, Gen. Joseph
Wheeler was renOminated.
Nearly forty steamboats, are tied up at
various points along the upper Mississippi,
on account of the low stage of water.
Andrew e. Warner. q manufacturer of
silverware at Baltimore, made an assign
ment recently to secure debts of $50, 1000.
The republican convention for the Fifth
congressional district of Minnesota nomi-
mated John A. Lovely on the 126th ballot.
The friends of Senator Malone are urg-
ing him to become the republican candi-
lata for congress from the Petersburg dis
trict.
The Grand Trunk railroad recently
brought freight train of nineteen cars from
Montreal to Chicago, 1877 miles, in AZ hours
and "a minutes.
Annie Walsh, domestic of good charac-
ter, employed in Chicago, drowned herself
in the lake because she was victim to soEl-
nambulism.
The republican convention of the Eighth
Ohio congressional district, nominated Lieu
tenant Governor R. p. Kennedy for congress
BY acclahation.
The bank clearings in all the leading
cities continue to show large gains over last
year. The business of the Chicago banks in
one day was 1884, 600.
The financial operations of T. Parkel
Vsasey, until lately postmaster at Baltimore,
wrecked the firm of Gaddes Brothers, to
whom he owes $1O6, 1000.
Two bombs, one gas pipe and one round,
were discovered on the Lake Shore tracks
IN Chicago at the stock yards "Y" and taken
to police headquarters.
It is rumored that Judge Rarrett, of New
York, who recently tried the New York boy
ootters, has been warned to leave there, or
expect a dynamite explosion.
Fred Peppenhiem, who committed suicide
at Louisville, KY, was well-educated and
handsome Young man, the son of wealthy
tobacco manufacturer in New York.
Such county fairs in Illinois as permitted
no gambling on their grounds last year are
now receiving 800 each from the appropri-
alton made by the last legislature.
The controversy between the city author
tiles and the Metropolitan Street Railway
company in Kansas City, over car license
tax, has been settled by the payment of the
disputed tax.
Chauncey F. Black, whom the democrats
Of Pennsylvania have nominated for COVER
nor, is a son of the late Jere Black, and was
astudent at Hiram college under General
Garfield.
The Pacific Mail Steamship company has
at last concluded to carry mails for the sea
and inland postage-a matter of $25, 600 or
$4,000 per annum-after exhausting its
appeals to congress.
On rumors that the Mexicans had fortified
and garrisoned the town of Pau, on the Rio
Grande, Colonel Bernard detailed twenty
men from Fort Mcintosh, to remain at Pal
afo1, on the American side.
E The Ohio democracy nominated John Nc
Bride, of Stark county, for secretary of state,
and NJ. d. Follett for Judge of the supreme
court. The platform declares for a we'll
regulated license system.
Mayor May, of Augusta, Me-, has tele-
graphed Grand Master Workman Powderly
80 ,:o.% A. II
mill hands were paid off and there are no
indications of settlement.
The Indian mounds in the vicinity of Oak
land, ILL.,, are being opened. In one of them
there was found a stone wall ten feet square,
half dozen skeletons, fifty pounds of ore,
and copper vessels, axes and tomahawks.
Four hundred Catholics went from Troy,
n. Y. on a pilgrimage to the shrine of Our
Lady of Martyrs at Auriesville, overlooking
the Mohawk valley, where Father Jacques
century.
So rapidly is the Chicago, and Northwest
srn company pushing its extension in
and rails will be laid to the new city
Of Douglas, seven miles from Fort Fetter-
man.
mother from Ireland to Cambridge, Mass,
to obtain revenge for the taking of $500 of
his money. In cold blood he nearly killed
both of them with a pocket knife, for which
he expresses no regret.
The central traffic association has ordered
the abrogation of the switching charges of
- pei car on grain. This will lower the tax
on the storage of grain in elevators for short
periods and stimulate the movement of
grain through Chicago.
In the vicinity of Tolono, Illinois. Mrs.
Jack Montcalm killed a large panther which
was about to spring upon her children,
asleep beneath tree. She is making her
way with a team from Indian Territory to
Cleveland. having eloped ten years ago.
With regard to the rumored resignation of
of Minister jackson, minister to Mexico, it
can be stated upon authority that his pur-
pose to resign antedates the present con-
troversy with Mexico, but he is expected to
remain at his post until they are fully set
ded.
The Cook county Illinois commissioners
have ordered q new assessment of property
The board has approved of an address
the people, prepared by Chairman Klehm
showing the causes of the present fnancia
embarrassments and the necessity for high
or taxes.