Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-10-20
NEWS BREVITIES.
important News Items in Pithy
Paragraphs.
Or. Nct;Ivnn is speaking in Illinois.


DR.. McGlynn is speaking in Illinois.
A case of CHAMBERS has been reported from
Fulton, III.
A case of CHAMBERS. imported from Lafay-
cite, Ind, is re-, orted from Danville, Ill.
R. R. Messer, marble dealer of Grinnei,
Ia, shot and killed himself on account OF
domestic troubles.
A party of twenty-five engineers are at
work around Joliet mapping out route for
the proposed Hennepin canal.
Fire. believed 10 be incendiary, destroyed
several buildings at Moscow City, Idaho, at
a loss of $4,000: inst red for one-thlrd
The Hon. Allen g. Thurman is in Wash
:ngton, where he will argue the telephone
eases before the supreme court next week.
Judge Brewer has appointed j. J. Frey
general manager of the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas road, to act under the receivers.
The grand encaprment I. o. .. F. of
Michigan, and environment of Patriarchs
Militant met in annual session at Grand
Rapids.
Near Montpelier Ind, as Joseph Cloud, a
farmer, was driving to town his team took
fright and ran away and he was thrown out
and killed.
Mary Griffin, aged 81, died of voluntary
starvation in the aims house at Meriden.
Conn. She took nothing but water for fifty
five days.
Owing to wind and rain, the caterpillar
and the ball-worm the condition CT the cot
ton crop has declined from S3.S to 1873. The
crop is everywhere late.
The business part of Lakeside Village,
near Muskoson, Mich, was burned early
Tuesday morning. The loss is $4,000, and
the insurance $4,000.
Charles O'Neil and Henry O'Neil, farmers,
while driving home from Delphos, o., were
struck by fast express and the former was
fatally injured and the latter badly hurt.
herman and Frederick Deering, twin
brothers, 6 years of age, travelling alone,
have just arrived at New York from Liver
pool en- route to ST. Louis, where their par
ents now live.
At New York James F. Bedell, the law
clerk who swindled clients of his employees,
Shipman, Barrow, Larocque IL Choate, by
forged mortgages, was indicted for forgery
in the first degree.
During the year ended June 80 last the
Western Union Telegraph company earned
stJ, III ,Iof. Willle It's oApSuseS. NOt luclUO-
ing the dividend, interest and sinking fund
account, were $l4. G40,5G2.
Anna Haight was granted decree of di-
vorce at Fort Dodge, Ia, Thursday, and
without sing minute the courts assist
snce secured. and Mrs. Haisht that was be-
came Mrs. Noah Springer.
William Craig, an employe of the Dayton
and Michigan railroad, vas arrested at
Lima, o., charged with having broken into
and robbed the safe of Frank Rener, of
Scott, o., of $1,000 last August.
David ". Swarm. who wagered recently
that Sangamon county will go $1,000 demo-
cratic, and that Palmer will carry Illinois by
10000 majority, was adludged insane in
county court, in Decatur, recently.
The Uuion Veterans union held at Nc
Keesport, Pa, their third national encamp-
ment, General NJ. A. Dillon, commander. in
chief, being in the chair. The Woman's
Veterans Relief union also held sessions.
Messrs. Richie and Crawford, the jour
nalists who were reported as having been
arrested at Adrian, Mich, on suspicion of
being pick. pockets, enter denial of the ru-
mol that they had been taken into custo ".
Rockford, ILL.,, voted against license at
the last election. but liquor has been sold
there clandestinely, and the grand jury re-
turned seventy-thres indictments against
fifteen persons or firms for violating the
law.
II. H. Harris, convicted at Decatur, ILL.,, |
of forgery and sentenced to six years i'm
drisonment, departed so suddenly after the
sentence that when the officer turned to look
for him he was not to be found. He had
been out on bail.
Lee Byrnes, aged GO, a salesman in New
York, who was once miilio naire merchant
in New Orleans, but who had, through bust
ness troubles taken to drink, and, four years
ago. had been deserted by his wife, dropped
dead the other night.
Premier Greenway, of Manitoba, is
charged by the Winnipeg Free Press with
having sccepted money, to be used in the
recent elections, from the Manitoba Central
railway, in return for which he was to secure
legislation for the road.
English grangers are forming societies
and agitating the adjustment of the game
laws. A sailor boy was recently sent to
prison for two weeks for sucking an egg
which he stole from a partridge's nest on
Lord Bradbourne's estate.
During wake at Racine, Wis, James |
Payton. James Callahan, and Mrs. George |
DINE n, mourners, were poisoned by drink |
ing embalming fluid, some having been left |
which they used in drinking beer.
Senator Hoar has announced his intention |
Of introducing a bill making amendments |
to the United States statutes necessary to |
make uniform the times of meeting of the |
electoral colleges and the times for deliver
ing the certificates of the votes cast.
In discharging the grand jury in the
United States co1rt at Cincinnati, few
days ago, Judge Sage rebuked them for not
finding an Indictment against an officer of |
the st. Paris. Ohio, National bank, against I
whom there was, as alleged. clear evidence
of embezzlement.
The Missouri Pacific road agents, at Den
yer, Colo, few days ago, claiming to have
information from the santa Fe road, sold
tickets from Pueblo to Kansas City for $I2
and cut all east bound passenger rates to
about Sc. The Burlington, the Union Pa
cific, and the Santa Fe met the cut al once.
FIFTIErH coNGREss.
Tuesday.
SENATE.
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