Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-24

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still anothr and larger one in front Of the
entrance to the criminal court.
George Sugden, one Of the wealthiest men
of Sedalia. No., is dying. He is q miser,
and is reputed to be worth $4,000. His
nephew arrived from Philadelphia, and The
old man summoned lawyer and made
will, in which he named the young man as
heir to his wealth. He has daughter IN
the city, but they quarreled few months
ago, and az q punishment for what he terms
her obetinacy, he disinherited her. Sugden
Missouri for many years. bis brother oleo
at the Pettis county poor farm over year
ago alone and unattended.
Colonel Glider, who intended to join g
whaler at New London, CON-, and proceed
on her on a trip to the coast OF Greenland
and afterwards undertake to find the north
pole, did not leave New York, a. he was de.
tanned on charge of stealing 600 bond
of the Manhattan Elevated railway company
Saliie Adams the professional swindler, was
the complainant. She seys sne gave Glider
tho bond in February, 1883, asking him q,
the same time tc find out if it was good and
had since been unable to get possession OF
it again. Col. Glider admits the truth OF
the charge but states there was no intent to
defraud.
Sampson Roland and George Solomon,
both colored, we're hanged at Donaldson
vile, La. In February, 1884, on Gouman's
mans plantation. Roland shot and
killed Benjamin Gerdorf while the
latter was under the influence of liquor. The
trouble between the two it is believed was
CAUSED by woman. George Solomon last
January stabbed and killed Henry Smith,
co,ored. Solomon had been living with q
woman named Amy Hill, who was Smiths
god daughter, and had shot at her several
times. Finally she went to Smiths house
and Solomon followed her demanding ad-
mittarce to the house. An alteration en-
sued and resulted in the stabbing.
The first comptroller of the treasury has
decided that in executing the provisions of
the act appropriating 500, 600 for the bureau
of animal industry the commissioner of
agriculture cannot e1pend any fraction of
the appropriations in the purchase of cattle
not known to be diseased, but can only pur-
chase and destroy diseased animals, when in
his Judgment it may be essential to prevent
the spread of ro-pneumOnia from one
state to another. The comptroller also de-
cided that the commissioner cannot pay out
of the appropriation the difference between
the estimated value of cattle and their value
for beef when they were slaughtered for
beef because they were suspected of being
affected with pleuro- pneumonia.
Forty-nine delegates from Milwaukee, ten
local delegates and about dozen Others,
seven counties of the state,
were gathered at the opening of the So
called labor convention which began its ses-
sion at Lacrosse, Wis: The proceedings
were not of q very harmonious nature.
Some of the delegates desired dicker with
the democrats, while Others wanted an en-
tirely straight ticket nominated. The reso-
lutions were adopted. An amendment was
as follows: RESOLVED, "That
we favor law and order and condemn all
officials, anarchists, and communists, who
seek to advance their interests in violation
of the rights of man to life, liberty and the
pursuit Of happiness
Just year ago the Western Union tele-
graph company, acting by order of the
court, cut the wires Of the American Rapid
company, which it had leased. and which
were strung to connection with the Office
of the Bankers and Merchants Telegraph
company, and transferred them to connec-
ton with the Western Union Office. Re-
ceiver John G. Farnsworth claimed that the
Western Union had not confined itself to
the legal license to cut the American Rapid
wires, but had also severed the wires of the
Bankers and Merchants company thereby
serious damage upon it, and, as an
outgrowth of this claim, began suit against
the Western Union for 1000, 900. The YER
dict was reached. The case has been on
trial for twenty. three days, and the best
legal talent that could be procured in the
country has been engaged in it. Finally the
jury brouaht in a verdict for $4,000 for
the plaintiffs.
In the case of Mrs. Maria Hunter, widow
Of General Hunter, for whose relief the
house passed bill grantipga pension of
$50 per month, which was vetoed by the
president, Chairman Matson, of the invalid
committee has presented 3 repor
20 the house in which he sustains the veto
He says the effect of the bill would be that
he claimant would get $50 per month more
han the sum allowed by the general law,
md that it is not alleged that the widow
Needed an increase, and that the committee
las barely tolerated the increase o. pensions
If widows of officers. 1t is also true that
he claimants demand for legal rate of
PENSIONS has been allowed by the pension
,flce. A minority report, signed by the re-
publican members Of the committee re-
lolding that it has been the invariable p-ac-
ice to pension at $50 per month, widows of
'ficers of rank similar to that held by Gen.
Hunter, and the president has signed a
lumber of such bills during this session, and
hat there is no reason for making an ex-
option in this case.
The jury to try the anarchists charged
Nth the Haymarket massacre was finally i'm
'anelej at Chicago. The twelfth man, III. |
!. Sanfood, was accepted by the defense. |
The states attorney began his address with |
allied HaymaIket square the most fearful
massacre ever witnessed or heard of In this |
ountry. Of the crime which had been COM |
nltted they we're to find the perpetrators.
he charge against the d, fend-
nts is that they were responsible
or what occurred there. Testimony
I'LL be presented which will show
heir completely in that crime. He then be-
an to tell the jury of the meetings held
rior to the massacre which were addressed
y August Spies and Parsons, where they'll
reelected what took place Nav 4, and of in
erviews Spies had had with newspaper re-
orters in which ne said such an affair would
take place, as the bombs were pre-
AIRED. He eaid he would be able to prove
D the complete satisfaction of the jury that
.iunng made the bomb which was thrown in
Iaymarket square on the 4th of May"
The st. Louis grand jury closed its inves-
igation of the charges axainst members Of |
he houee of delegates of that city and re-
urned indictments against six OF them-l
1eesrs. Waters, Pishon, Brauggeman, Gar
snbach, keenan,, and one other, whose