Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-09-22
DOMESTIC.

The Fire Underwriters association is hold
ng lis annual meeting in Chicago.
There are $500 pensioners in Illinois who
receive annually $4,2A, l64.
Austrian papers oppose the restoration OF
the temporal power of the pope.
Frank Parker, the billiard player, was
married to Miss Cora Miller, OF Chicago.
Miss Laura Lent, a Brooklyn society
belle, was arrested for stealing diamonds.
The earthquake shocks have done great
damage at Vostezza, on the Corinthian gulf.
Ida Harrington hanged herself at Green
field, Iowa, because her negro lover deserted
her.
Firs. Assistant Postmaster General Ste
venson will take the stump In Illinois for the
democrats.
A threshing-machine explosion at Ciron,
France, killed eight persons and injured
five others.
Barb-wire manufacturers held meeting
in Chicago aud took steps toward the lorna
ton of trust.
'Lotta" Crabsree, the noted actress, has
purchased the Grand opera-house at st.
Paul for 1900.
a large part oI tue ousihCSo e'S.A
Hunting, Il. Y, was swept by lire, eotaliing
loss Of S1o0,00o.
Prairie fires have been raging for week
in the vicinity of Bismarck, Dakot and
have done much damage.
a convention of county commissioners
has Assem- blei at Erie, Pennsylvania, to re-
wise the tax laws of the state.
President Harris of the Northern Pacific
railroad will resign in favor of L. +. OaSes,
the vice president and general manager.
Governor Oglesby has concluded to take
the stump for the republicans in Illinois
and will deliver an address at Paris. Sep
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Judge Thurman refers to President Cleve-
lands letter of acceptance as .vesy ssrong
paper" The Judge and party have returned
to Columbus.
John B. Reilly, q young business man CT
Chicago, committed suicide by shooung,
leaving q note saying that business troubles
caused the act.
Joseph Breed, assistant-cashier OF the
Hartford National bank, who recently com
m;tted suicide has embezz!ed $lOS,50o OF
tho banks funds.
The west-bourd express train On the
Southern Pacific railroad was stopped by
three robbers at Parker's Mill, Arizona, but
they secured no booty.
Thirteen young priests graduated from
All Hallcws collage, Dublin, have Just ar
rived at Castle Garden and will be assigned
to parishes in the United States.
Keech and Mclaughlin, the Mount Car
roll countarfeiters, were taken to chicago
and held for trial in the United states court,
with bail fixed at 81 500 ID each case.
Edward Chamberlain, a prisoner IN the
White county, Indiana, jail awaiting trlai
for murder, has tasted for nineteen days.
He is too weak and emaciated to walk.
The democrats of the Fourth Minnesota
district have renominated Edmund Rico
for congress In the Fifth Minnesota dis
trict the democrats nominated Charles Can
ming.
Captain Andrews, who was trying to cross
the Atlantic in the Dark Secret, l2-foot
dory, abandoned his boat In mid-oce n and
returned to America in the Norwegian bark
Nora.
A New York peddIer was struck in the
face with an umbrella by a man with whom
lie quarreIed. The point Of the umbrella
penetrated one of lis eyes and resulted In
his death.
The Liquor Dealers association, in ses-
sion in New York, elected j. ID. Anterior, of
kentucky, president. Tie association voted
81 900 for the benefit CT the yellow fever
sufferers.
Senator Sherman reported from the
finance committee bill to punish persons
connected with trusts by fine of not more
than SIC, 0o0 or imprisonment for not more
than five years.
The rivers KENT, Guadelfso, and Granada
in Spain have overlooked their banks and
destroyed many villages, driving the inhab-
itants to the mountains for refuge. Great
loss OF life is reported.
Miss Emma Bennett of Oshkosh, Wiscon-
sin, after nine years confinement with con-
sumption of the blood, was suddenly and
cured while singing "He rose,
20 rose from the dead"
Mr.. George has offered en- amendment to
the senate trust bill authorizing the presl-
dent to suspend duties on any article of
merchandise, the price of which has been
raised by a combination.
Fire in San Francisco recently destroyed
property valued at 81, 10000. The burned
district embraces two whole blocks which
were entirely consumed, and three blocks
which are almost total loss.
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach and Charles
viii retire from the British par
lament next month, the former on account
of failing eyesight and the latter on account
of financial embarrassment
Father Thomas Richsrpson, Catholic
priest, while walking in his sleep stepped
ont of the open window of his room and on
the fourth floor of the Lorimer house at
Dubuque, Ia, and was killed by the fall.
blacksmith went to sleep lying on the
wide rubber belt in the engine-room of
saw-mil at Eaton Rapids, Michigan, and
when the machinery was started he was
carried under the wheel and crushed to
death.
The Indian commission has secured twen-
fy-five signatures at the Shading Rock
hgency and Ill at Grow Greek and are now
working at the Lower Brule agency. There
j. little prospect of obtaining enough sigma
lures to make the treaty.
Six persons have recently died at Frank
lin Park. small farm settlement in New
Jersey, from a disease which is believed to
be yellow fever. The first victim of the |
inaiady was sailor who had just returned
from voyage along the southern coast.
Prof. Richard A. Proctor, the eminent
icientist, died recently at New York with |
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