Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-11-03
NEWS BREVITIES.

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Important News Items in Pltny
Paragraphs.
New York has won the worlds champion
ship.
The president has approved the genera
deficiency bill.
The widow of General John A. Logan
has sailed for Europe.
The sesSion of congress just closed Is tn.
longest in cur national history.
Senator Sherman says he feels confident
of General Harrison's election.
The French chamber of deputies has con-
frmed the election of General Boulanger.
Forfysn young girls renowned the
world and entered convent at Milwaukee,
Wis.
The United States supreme court has de-
.clarel the Iowa prohibition law consdtu-
'tional
The registry lists in several precincts N
Joliet, LII !, have been stolen by unknown
persons.
TWenty-one Mexicans, who recently ter
rorized Rio Grands City, Texas, have been
arrested.
Spinal-meningetis is spreading to an
alarming extent among horses at New Bed
ford, Mass.
Miss Frances Willard was reelected pres
ident Of the National Woman's Christian
Temperance union.
Scores of families in Ramsey county,
Dakota, are without food or material with
which to build fires.
mitted suicide because she could not afford
to wear fashionable dresses.
Notwithstanding tho decision of the su-
preme court Milwaukee brewers Will con-
time shipping their products into Iowa.
George Gordon, a tramp, who had regis
tered iiegally at New York, as sentenced
to Sing Sing for two and one half years.
The beet-sugar manufacturers of Saxony
have resolved that the sugar bountles COZ
vention is incompatible with their interests.
Another Irish nationalist leader-ohn
Fiuucane, member of Parliament from East
Limerick-is about to sue the London Times
far libel.
Mr.. Axworthy, city treasurer of Cleveland,
O.. has disappeared, and il said to have gone
to Europe. He was S423,SS short in his
accounts.
The National Wcmen's Christian Tenn
perunce Union is ho!Cing is fifteenth annual
meeting in New York, Airs. Frances e. VIII
lard presiding.
Three Americans are chargeg with using
spi-itu alistic means 20 secure the confidence
of the king of Wurtemburg for a black
mailing purpose.
An Italian excl TSion train was over
9he,med by lands ide in the district of
Potenza. Over niusty were killed and
great many injured
Negotiations with tho Sioux have failed
and II is probable ssa5 the government viii
in time take acti n ID open the reservation
without the consoai Of the Indians.
Two attempts were made near Mexico,
Mo, to wreck Oti-a,o and Alton passenger
trains. A Wabash train WIS wrecked neer
the same spot. recently. several passengers
being wounded.
Two huntera. Dutchie and Adams. who
hal been shoe inr elk and deer for their
hides. IN the vicinity of Stake river, Col,
nfter having been warmed 10 desist under
penalty of ath by the settlers, are reported
to have been lyncled.
The dec;s on Of the supreme court uphold
ing the probibitcSy law OF Iowa has caused
great rejoicing among prohibitonists, who
say that it Will Irate a difference Of 10000
votes in Illinois aRona.
Masons of Illinois have been informed
through disraach to Lieutenant Governor
Smith, grand master of tbs grand lodge,
that they send I'D more aid to their suffer-
ing brethren At jacksonville, Fla.
The investigation into the charges made
by the London Times has been begun. At
torney Generl Nebstsr's opening speech
lead. to the belisf that the Times has no
positive proof TO sustain its charges.
At Buffalo Mrs. Henry A. Durfee was
horsewhipped By Mrs. Frank Johnson, who
claimed that her victim was endeayoring to
entice Mr.. johnson from his domestic allie
glance. Mrs. Durfee also has husband.
A storm RACED al one day last week on
Lake Michigan and drove vessils in all ports
up to the s.ralts. Several large boats are
aground and many suffered damage. A
fisherman who ventured out in his boat was
drowned.
DR.. John Scott, q well-known dentist of
Pittsburg, died on train while en- route
home from Chicago. He was so confident
that the end was approaching that he had
the conductor forward kilograms to rela-
John White. of Minneapolis, MIMI. aged
55, was sentenced at Madison. Wis. for i've
years in the penitentiary for forging the
signature of Judge Romauzo Bum, of the
United States district court, to two drafts of
sc each.
Inspector Byrnes, of Chicago, has secured
confessions from three Italians showing
that Antonio Flaccimio, who was found dead
about two weeks ago, was killed by men,
bers of an Italian society called ''The
Mahe,' which had decreed his death for
betraying its secrets.
The paymaster of a railway contractor
and a young man accompanying him, en-
route for the camp of force of workmen,
with 10000 with which to pay the men the
wages due them, were shot ON the road near
Pittston, Pa, by prisons unknown, who
made good their escape with all the money.
Hon. John Wentworth. one of Chica9o's
oldest and most conspicuous citizens, died a
few days ago. Mr.. Wentworth
john" az he was wont to be called, on ae-
count of his great size-was 70 years of age