Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-01-21
DOMESTIC.


day night at Central Music hall. The CHIEF
event of the evening was the speech by HON.
W. q. Couay, prominent lawyer OF That
city. The most striking feature of the speech
vas the advocacy of the opinion that each
newspaper editor, reporter or contributor
should sign his name to every article ne
writes. That no newspaper should publish
. line that was not reliably cridited. MI
Coudy stated that he believed the press to
be the greatest power in the country to-day,
greater many times than all others put
toeethe,, and the public should know the
authority and writes of every line that ap-
peared in the newspapers.
At the annual meet-n OF the stocK nGlders
of the Reading railroad in Philadelphia,
Monday, the course of President Corbin and
the other officials of the company In the
Reading strike was, endorsed by their
unanimous election to their Offices.
There was no movement of coal on the
Reading railroad, Monday.
The attorney general of Missouri submit
ted, Monday, a motion to dismiss, for wan
of jurisdiction, the case of Hugh Brooks,
alias Maxwell, who is now In prison in st.
Louis, under sentence of death, for the muir
der of Charles A. Preller. The attorney gen.
eral maintains tnat the case does not present
federal question and the supreme court
cannot take jurisdiction of it. Counsel for
that the case does present federal questions
for the reason that the prisoner was induced
by means of a conspiracy and plot to testl-
fly against himself. contrary to the prohlbl
ton and guaranty of the fourteenth amend
ment.
James Burnett, an American engineer of
the Mexican Central railroad, was released
from more than a years unjust confinement
in q loathsome Chihuahua JAIL Monday.
Mr.. Burnett was all this time awaiting trial,
which, when at last given, found him not
guilty. Mexican justice is very tardy, and
natives when arrested, do not expect trial
for a year or SO. The Americans in Mexico
are general in the opinion that there ought
to be treaty stipulation for speedier trials in
Mexican courts of Americans arrested for
accidents on railroads. It is believed that
in Engineer Burnett's case there are far bet
ter grounds for demand for heavy indem-
nifty than in the case of Cutting, and it is
understood that he is making arrangements
/. for bringing his case and just claims before
the state department at Washington.
A train robbery is reported to have
occurred, Wednesday, on the Mexican Cen
.Ailes. The train was stopped by masked
American who secured quite sum OF
money from the safe of the express mes
sengef. None OF the passenger were
maltreated.
The railroad disaster at Haverhill, Mass
sclSusetts, Tuesday, is attributed to the
breaking of car whell, by general manager.
Furber, of the Boston & Maine railroad, on
which the accident occurred.
Anthony Comstock is now raiding the
museums of anatomy. In New York,
Wednesday, he had the officers and employees
of half dozen of them arrested and taken,
together with the offending wax figures, to
the police court.
A Minneapolis, Minnesota, dispatch of
Wednesday says: A national inspection Of
the posts of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie will be held in January and February.
A circular was issued to-day from the Grand
Army of the Republic headquarters to all
posts, asking them to get ready for inspec-
tion. The following named comrades were
appointed assistant inspector generals, for
Kansas, and directed to report to inspector
general Ira M. Hedges, of Haverstraw, N.
Y: A. ]. johnson, MonteZuma, Kansas, and
w. B. Shockley, Fort Scott
A runaway train at st. Elmo, Colorado,
Thursday, killed the engineer and the fire.
man, who remained at their posts, hoping
to get the train under control.
A New York dispatch of Thursday, states
that the New York harbor longshoremen
may strike.
A San Antonio, Texas, dispatch gives an
account of the remarkable endurance and
longevity of Deputy Sheriff McCloskey,
whose neck was broken by accidental shoot
ing. McCloskey lived three days after he
was shot, Notwithstanding he had received
an injury which ordinarily produces instant
death.
A prisoner was brought to Nevada, Mis-
souri,, Thursday, who was sentenced in CO.
dar county, Missouri, to fine and 80 days.
imprisonment for stealing 80 cent UNI
brella.
A new York dispatch states that Boston's
twelve gas companies are In process of con-
solidation into gigantic trust organization,
covering property to the value of $14, OOO, 600.
An organization of the real estate men of
that part of Kansas along the line of the
Rock Island road, beginning at Manhattan
and ending at Phillipsburg was perfected at
Clay Center, was elected president; E. A. |
Hallowell, Belleville, vice president; E. R. |
Elliott, of Manhattan, secretary, and s. s. |
Granger, of Philipsburg, treasurer. A very |
full attendance was had and good meeting |
held. A Complete organization was formed |
and plan for the spring work formulated. |
A resolution was passed Thursday by both
houses of the Mississippi legislature COM
Mr.. Lamar to the American people. |
The Louisville Courier Journal printers
struck, Thursday. The trouble arose
about type machines, fourteen of which are
now used in the Courier Journal Office.
The company announces that it viii put
more of them in the Office.
Harper Wants q Pardon. al
COLUMBUS, O., January ia movement
is on foot, having as its aim the pardon Of
z. L. Harper, the Cincinnati bank wrecker,
now confined in the Ohio penitentiary on q
sentence of ten years, and it is said a pati-
hon will be presented to President Cleveland
asking for clemency in his case. Action is
not takea out of pity for the re1kless specu-