Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-06-23
DOMESTIC.

DOM ESIlC.
Postal Clerk Jerry Sinclair was murdered
In his car at Bangor, Mo-, Saturday night.
It is not known who killed him.
The annual convention of the Interna-
tional Typographical union began at Kan
sas City Monday. The session Will last
over week.
According to the Fhrmers' Rerfe,0 there
appears to be decided increase in the acre
age of land sown to spring wheat this year
a. compared with last year.
John Zachar, Jr., of Mt. Pleasant town
ship, Wisconsin, has not tasted bread 1or
twenty three days.
John Dunn and John Culverscn fought
duel with knives four miles from columbus,
Ga, on Saturday evening. CuIVersons
throat was cut and he died In Few mo-
ments.
The government boat General Terry while
passing under the Union Pacific bridge At
Omaha Sunday evening, struck pier, stove
q hole in her side and sank. She had on
board two hundred soldiers at the time.
They were rescued.
Chinch-bugs are ravaging the crops in
Missouri.
It is claimed that Sherman will get fifteen
out of the eighteen votes of Mississippi.
Emperor Francis Joseph is satisfied with
the existing relations between Austria and
the powers.
There is raging fire in the bend of the
Chattahoochie rivers in Harris county,
Georgia, which cannot be explained.
Joe Martell, who claims the lightweight
championship of the Pacific coast, has been
knocked out in one round.
National committeeman A. L. Congef
declares that the Ohio delegates will 60 to
the convention solid for Sherman.
At the millers' national convention, held
in Buffalo, an effort was made to form
flour trust. 1t was unsuccessful.
Nineteen residents of Kasota, Minnesota,
have ben poisoned, but not fatally, by
eating cheese.
The Thermometer at Nebraska City, Ne
braska.. "Wednesday, registered lU2 degrees In
the shade. Several Cases of sun stroke were
reported.
The Amalgamated Associ alton of Iron
and Steel Workers, in session at Plttsburg,
Pennsylvania, denounced the Mills bill In
resolution.
The Auditorium hall at Chicago will hold
about nine thousand people. Thus far there
have been in the neighborhood of 1OO,OOO
applications for tickets to the convention.
The national saengerfest of the North
American Saengerbund began in the Expo
sition building, st Louis, Wednesday even
ing. Over two thousand voices took part in
the opening concert.
Willie White, the 16-year-old son of
Lieutenant Governor White, of California,
who presided at the recent democratic ma
tional convention prior to the permanent
organization, is said to be bootblack In
New York city.
Senator Chandler, of New Hampshire, has
offered in the senate resolution instructing
She committee on privileges and elections to
investigate the recent state election in
Louisiana.
Five hundred cowboys of the Chickasaw
nation are In state of rebellion over the
payment of cattle tax. The government
troops at Fort Reno are preparing to take
the field in case tho Chickasaws cannot
quell the disturbance.
Hopes are now entertained of General
Sheridan's partial restoration to health.
The Western Union Telegraph company
has declared dividend of ~ per cent.
A society of people favorable to Ca madam
independence is being formed in Toronto.
Ontario.
There seems to be an unpromising ont
look for the proposed confederation of
Women's clubs.
The negroes in the Chickasaw nation are
planning general exodus to Oklahoma to
engage In farming.
Three girls logged Portland, Oregon,
L.
ed that his designs were dishonorable.
Mayor Francis, of st. Louis, refuses to be
bluffed by the Bell Telephone company.
The mother of General Sheridan died at
Somerset, Ohio, Tuesday, aged 81 years and
2 months.
more has 46, sos inhabitants, of which GA 500
are colored.
Colonel John R. Fellows, the silver
there is no question about New York going
democratic this fall.
A young man went into Cincinnati gun
himself while the clerk was coun ing out his
change.
Another refutation of the scandalous sto-
ries concerning Mr.. CIeveland's home life
comes from Washington.
The inhabitants of Greenfield Hill, Con-
necticut, have cast aside all other pursuits in
their anxiety to dig for a treasure which is
supposed to have been hidden in big cave
hard by.
The bill to amend the interstate commerce
bill was taken up by the senate. Mr.. Gull
lom made lengthy speech, during which he
explained what was to be accomplished by
the amendments.
HARMLESS LOCUSTS
They Are Not Ipjuring Fruit or Grain, but
Young Trees.
CHICAGO, H., June 13.-Dispatches from