Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-09-01
DOMESTIC.

Gredtys
Arkansas City merchant fatally shot his
wife. mistaking her for burglar.
The immigration investigating committee
finished taking testimony at New YORK ana
Will 60 to Boston.
The eruption of the volcano Bandaizan IN
Japan, followed by earthquake shocks July
10, killed 250 persons.
Avoman and her daughter have been ar
rested for raising the denominations OF plls
at Terra Hante, Indiana.
Fred Won Oberkampf, the Chicago mail
box robber, has had preliminary nearing
before Commissioner Hoyne.
5Mr. Blaine will contribute an article on
Grover Cleveland to the September NUMBER
of the American Magazine.
The citizens of Guide Rock. Nebraska,
lynched Billy Cole, who shot and seriously
wounded two young men at country dance.
General Harrison and party left Indian
anolis and went to Toledo, where the gen.
eral made speech and was given public
reception.
Nat Kenny, chief and founder of the
Missouri Bald-kuobbers, was shot ana IN
stantly killed by Bill Miles, an anti Bald
Knobber, at Ozark.
General Boulanger was reelected to the
French chamber of deputies from the de-
partments OF Somme, Charente, and Nord
by large majorltles.
A balIoonist at Sturgis, Michigan, let
puy-pole fall while making an ascent and
two boys in the crowd watching the per
formauce were killed.
A bill has been introduced to change the
time for assembling subsequent congresses
from the first Monday in December to the
first Monday in March.
Advices from Jacksonville show that the
yellow fever epidemic has been checked.
The panic which resulted throughout the
south has not yet subsidized.
The anti-prohibition convention at Mad!-
son. Wisconsin. resolved that the liquor traf-
fic is honorable and legitimate, but that
drunkenness should be condemned.
A statement prepared by the treasury
department estimates the surplus for the us
cal year ending June 30, 1889, based on
house appropriations, at S26,95O,5oo.
bill has been introduced by Senator
Plat to pension soldiers widows regardless
of the cause of the soldiers death, provided
they were married during his military serv-
ice.
Miss Frances E. Willard will 60 to the
state of Maine and make prohibition speech
es. Mrs. j. Ellen Foster of Iowa will also
speak in the Pine-Tree state for the repub-
icans.
o. G.. Lee, a traveller in the Colorado
mountains. fell into gully and broke both
legs and one arm. He lay in that condition
for six days without food or drink before
help came.
A Canada lawyer drew up a will in his
own handwriting and when it was opened
the other day he was unable to tell whether
the amount left to one of the heirs was ST.
600 or 1000, the chirography was so bad.
Congressman Breckinridge has intro
duced five special tariff bills which are de-
signed to put a check on existing trusts by
reducing the tariff on sugar, coal oil, bag
ging for cotton, alcohol, and cotton seed
oil.
Ex-Chief of Police Collins of Superior,
Wisconsin, went to the residence of James
Myers, where his wife was stopping, and
shot her. Myers was wounded in defending
wounded Collins.
In q speech to a deputation of liberals
from Burslem. Mr.. Gladstone declared that
he would never believe Mr.. Parnell guilty of
dishonor, and said the government
had treated Parnell with gross inequality in
refusing an inquiry into the Times charges
by a committee of the house of commons.
Canadian authorities corroborate the
statement of Secretary Bayard that if the
fisheries treaty is rejected the Canadian gov
will no longer issue licenses to
American fishermen allowing them the
privilege of entering Canadian harbors for
the purchase of supplies and transshipment
of catch.
Collector Magone and General Master
Workman Powderly testified before the i'm
migration investigation committee at New
York. Mr.. Powderly said that in the coal
regions of Pennsylvania the native miners |
had been driven out by Hungarians and
other foreigners who work so cheap that
American miners can not compete with |
them.
The Wisconsin republicans nominated
FARMER Hoard for governor and George
W. Ryland for lieutenant governor.
The Society of American Florists is in
session at New York. A florists CONNER
cial agency or trust is being discussed.
Governor Ames of Massachusetts, who |
was thought to be dangerously ill, is recov- |
ering, and will probably be renominated.
Thieves entered the residence of an aged |
widow near Libertyville, Illinois. and after |
the house brutally assaulted |
their victim.
Queen Victoria's secretary refused to |
accept petition from Glasgow Irishmen |
asking the release of John Dillon from |
prison.
The bill to grant Mrs. Sheridan pension |
mas been reported back by the senate COM
nittee with the amount reduced from 3d.
BOO to S., 200.
The Arbeiter Zeitung has called upon the |
workingmen for contributions to the de- |
Tense fund of the four Bohemlans arrested |
for the last dynamite conspiracy.
The damage throughout western Pennsyl- |
vania by the recent floods is estimated at |
81 ,000, 0O0. The water is subsiding, and rail-
road traffic has been partially resumed.
Manufacturers of wall paper are trying to
form trust.
Governor Foraker of Ohio made re-
publican campaign speech at Richmond, J
Indiana Friday.
A syndicate headed by Henry Willard has
Just purchased s., 200, 600 of Northern Pacific
securities.
The Michigan campaign was opened with