Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-11-10

confessions from three Italians showing
that Antonio Flaccimio, who was found deao
about two weeks ago, was killed py men, e;'-
beers of an Italian society caued IN. ne
MAIZE, which had decreed his death TOT
betraying its secrets.
A fire which broke out on the steamer dav-
| is,at Green Point, N. j., spread to other YES
sells and to the Standard Oil WORKS. ol1
| firemen were badly injured by explosions or
oils of which IA, Geo barrels were consumed:
Five vessels were partly burned. Inc to'a
loss is about 100000.
Amanda Montgomery and Gus Wineman,
lovers, were run down By q freight train at
Greensburg, Pa. The young couple were
| out for an evening stroll. In stepping on
| one track to avoid train they were run
down by another train coming from the op-
posite direction.
At Nantichoke, Pa. Joseph Grasch, 3
Hungarian, while attempting to elope With
young Polish girl named Pika, was dIscov-
cred and set upon by the young iady's
brothers, one of whom held him while the
other struck him several blows with an az.
Grasch is dying and the Pikas are IN jail.
At Evansville, Ind, young man named
Hart, who had been working for different
families as hostler and incidentally stealing
their diamonds, was arrested on the charge
whose place Harris stealings, amounting IN
value to 81, 600, were found. was also arrest
ed.
The supreme court of the United States
has declared to be unconstitutional all state
laws imposing a tax upon commercial
travellers not residents of the state levying
the impost. The case came from Texas,
where drummer selling for New Orleans
house was fined for not complying with the
state law.
A second break occurred in the Cornwall
Canal while workmen were busy repairing
the old one. A large part of the embank-
ment gave way, and men and teams had
narrow escapes. It is believed to be impos-
this year and Montreal! merchants will lose
S2,OO0.0C0.
The paymaster of railway contractor
route for the camp of a force of workmen,
with $50, 1000 with which to pay the men the
wages due them, were shot on the road near
Pittston, Pa, by persons unknown, who
made good their escape with all the money.
Business men are thinking of returning to
Jacksonville. If they do so before the vel
low fever plague has been stamped out there
will be danger of an increase In the epidem-
ic, and steps will be taken to prevent them
from doing so. Sixty-six new cases and
four deaths from yellow fever are reported.
While workmen were repairing the floor
ing of the iron bridge over Big Muddy river,
near Blairsville, ILL.,, the bridge gave way
and fell, carrying all the workmen with it
into the river fifty feet below. William
Thompson was killed, James Campbell and
John Edmunds fatally injured, and eight
others seriously hurt.
The Chinese exclusion bill is causing
much suffering to Chinese who are detained
at the British Columbia boundary line while
on their way back to the United States after
visiting China. The Chinese, in many in
stances, are penniless, but the Canadian au-
thorities insist on the collection of tax of
$50 head from all who remain on British
soil.
The registration Offices at New York were
kept open all day Saturday, in violation, as
alleged, Of the half holiday law. Over 3d.
600 persons registered as voters, and as it is
impossible to separate those who registered
before noon from those who registered later
there was talk that the entire list for the day
may have to be thrown out.
At Thompsonville, ILL.,, Saturday morn
ing party Of men were playing cards,
Warren Jordon and John Williams began
Quarrelling and Jordon shot Williams dead.
Jordon fled from the room, but his victims
younger brother overlook him and buried
Ratchet in his brain, causing almost instant
death. Williams surrendered himself to the
sheriff.
Another cabinet meeting was held Satur-
day, at which Lord Sackville's letter was
discussed. Lord Salisbury has sent several
dispatches to Minister West deploring his
injudiciousness. Democrats in Washington
state that Minister West was not entirely in
nocent in writing his letter and really de-
sires a-republican victory IN the coming
election.
Workmen engaged in cleaning out the
cellar of a jackson, Mich, postoffice found
half a dozen sacks of undelivered mail, be-
sides thousands of public documents sect.
tered loosely, though covered with oil cloth,
that had probably lain there for months.
Among the documents were many with the
franks of Senator Palmer, Senator Chan
dler and Senator Quay.