Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-09-18

the water or not. The cup therefore remains
with America.
Captain William 81. Powell, of Pottawato.
mic county, Kansas, Who for 2 number OF
department in Washington, died at his resi-
denoe in that city from consumption and an
acute cancer on his tongue.
The prohibition state convention OF Ie1as
put in nomination full state ticket, headed
by e. L. Dohoney for governor. One OF the
planks OF the platform denounces the demo-
cratic party for nominating saloon stump
speaker for governor of christian people.
The excursion steamer Empire State, u
with about 800 passengers aboard, went
ashore during the dense fog, on Sandy Hook
beach. near New York City. The crews of the
steamers boats, landed all the passengers on
the beach in safety.
| A disastrous collision between two sections
of freight train occurred on the Missouri!
Pacific railroad, between Bartholdi and
Laclede Junction, Mo. Thirteen cars laden
with merchandise were destroyed, as were
also their contents. The loss amounts to
$4,000.
At meeting of the st. Joseph and Grand
Island railroad, directors held in New York
City, Charles Francis Adams was elected
chairman of the board, James Benedict pres
ident, Sidney Dillon vice-president, Henry
Mcfarland treasurer, and Alexander Miller
secretary.
Several attachment suits have been
brought against William Heichl, tobacco
jobber of Kansas City. His liabilities are
estimated at $40, 600, which he considers, are
covered by assets. He is endeavoring to
effect settlement.
DR.. Young, of Fort Wayne. Ind, was
dangerously wounded with revolver at the
railway station by Scott Swami, president OF
| the late tri-state reunion of veteran soldiers.
| The immediate cause was q slanderous
publication in a Detroit paper furnished by
the doctor.
Col. Charles 8. Stewart, the senior colonel
of the engineers in the army, has formally
applied to be placed on the retired list Sep
TENDER 16, for forty years. service, instead
of waiting until April II, 1887. when he
would be retired for age. He is stationed at
San Francisco.
A general strike of stove foundry EN-
ployes in Philadelphia, Pa, occurred. Rep
resentatives of the stove molders' assemblies
of the Knights of Labor will confer with q
committee from the manufacturers associa-
ton. The busy session is fairly commenced,
and the manufacturers have plenty of or
ders.
Seven men, Indian Territory murderers,
and twelve other prisoners were added to the
list of those in the United States Jail at Fort
Smith. Ark, which increases the number of
murderers in Jail to twenty-five. Three con-
~ nf 6ookh oV,d
one is under sentence.
The exports of the United States in Au-
gust were &c ,32S bales, against ~. 325 same
time last year. The exports of domestic
mineral oils during August were valued ct
s., rs, los, against s., SIG, 5N same time last
year, The export of breadstuffs for August
were valued at SIS, 116 ,SS1, against 81 ,O79,-
985 same time last year.
It is said that joni Snyder, residing in
Mile Grove, Indiana, who is afflicted with
mysterious disease of the nerves, has not
ceased walking for more than four hours
during the past year. For a time he was
confined in the insane asylum at Indianapo-
lis. When travelling by rail he PAGES con-
stantly in the aisles of the coaches.
A postofice inspector arrested at Cedar
Rapids L. j. Sullivan and Charles Wyman
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neapolis, Northwood and Gordonville, Min
nesota. A letter found on the street at the
latter place furnished evidence sufficient for
the capture. Sullivan was recently patient
in the county hospital at Chicago.
The democratic territorial convention of
Arizona, nominated Marcus A. Smith, of
Tombstone, delegate to congress, and
Charles M. Strauss, of Tucson, superin-
tendent of schools. The platform highly
eulogizes President Cleveland, Secretary La
mar, Governor Zulich and General Miles,
and demands unlimited coinage of silver.
A Covington, Ind, dispatch reports that
Arista Glover. who was implicated in the
swindling transactions of the Indiana town.
ships trustees during the summer of 1885,
was sentenced to two years in the penitenti-
airy and fined one cent for having accepted a
bride of s., 500 in consideration of issuing
township orders for $4,000.
Geronimo. with thirty-tw hostile Apa-
ches in charge of Captain Lawton, passed
through Ell Paso on their way to Fort Mar
ion, Florida, where they will probably be
tried by court martial. Envoy Sedgwiek
has Just left Chihuahua and il now in Paso
del Norte. He telegraphed to Consul Brig.
ham that he would call on him With official
A dispatch from Nashville, Tenn, says q
letter from Fountain county, Ky., gives the
particulars of an accident, near that place,
BY which six persons lost their lives. A
party, consisting of the wife and child of
Ray Turner, two sons of John Nelson Turn
or, and two young men named Hood, were
fordinR the Green river in q wagon, when
the horses became frightened and ran down
stream into deep water. The wagon upset
and the entire family drowned.
A singular case is puzzling the doctors of
Taunton, Mass. Miss Minnie Clark was
taken sick suddenly and died. The eymp-
toms were somewhat puzzling, and after her
death, DR.. Jones, of the state board of
health. was called in. he is in doubt, but
says if there was a single case of Asiatic
cholera about he should call this q genuine
case. In the meantime he will see that every
precautionary measure lie taken, in case it is
cholera.
Complete returns from the entire state of
Vermont, give Ormsbee (republican) ST.
681, Shurtleff (democrat) 1901, Seely (pro-
hibition) 1881, greenback aud scattering
295. The Representatives elected are divid-
ed politically az follows: Edmunds lepub-
icans 155, anti Edmunds republicans 6,
straight republicans Is, prohibition republi-
cans g straight democrats g. EdmundR