Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-04-14
DOMESTIC.

David L. Frothefingham, who wa
imprisoned, charged with the robbery of thu
American Express company, has sued The
company and Robert Pinkerton for SEC. COZ
damages for false imprisonment.
Prof sssor @. Kirchoff IT,, agent of thu
United States geological survey, has issut
an estimate of the production of lead
and zinc In the United States during an
year 1887. Estimates show large increase
over former years in the production of both
metals. The total output of zinc was 81. $40
tons, Kansas 1885, Missouri 1861 and
eastern and southern states 1866.
The Jacob Sharp case came up in the
supreme court of the state of New York,
Tuesday. Physicians reports state thai
it will be several weeks before he can come
into court with safety.
A fire which started in the basement of the
Second Congregational church in Rockville,
Conn, Tuesday night, destroyed numbe1
of business buildings adjacent.
Mrs lilly Siph, the wife of q banker in
New York city, while in fit of insanity,
threw her 12-year-old son out of q 4-story
window; She then jumped after the child
Both will die.
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wealthy citizen at Litchfeld, Illinois, at The
muzzle of revolver. Samuel Waldrop was
constable at the time, and he arrested Davis
for the ofense, and worked hard to secure
q conviction. Davis was sentenced to seven
years in the penitentiary, and when sentence
was pronounced he turned to Waldrop and
said: 81 swear to God, if l ever live to get
out I'll kill YOU" No attention was paid to
the threat, and Davis was conveyed to Ches-
for ho coruod hic tow
leased last week. Saturday he returned to
Litchfeld. Yesterday he called at Wa!drop's
residence and asked to see Waldrop. The
latter stepped to the door. els your name
Waldrop?" asked Davis. eyes SIR" "My
name is Tom Davis, and I've come to kill
you, a. swore would" Before Waldrop
could move, Davis fired three times, killing
him instantly. The murderer then fled, q d
posse started in pursuit.
Rains have caused the rear walls of the
capitol building at jackson, MISS, to sink.
The damage will be 100000.
The state insurance commissioner of Min
nesota has begun suit against twenty-three
insurance companies for not complying with
state laws.
General Freight Agent Ripley, of the
arlington has issued a circular stating that
wing to the strike troubles in Chicago.
freight to other than local stations at which
it can be delivered.
Six hundred men struck in pipe mill, at
Pittsburg, Monday.
The jury in the Welch-Vilas libel suit
which has been on trial at Minneapolis, for
several days past, did not agree. The jury
was out forty hours.
Mrs. George johnson was arrested at
stafford Springs, Conn.,, Thursday, charged
with the shooting of her husband. A 90
callbre revolver was found tied securely to
One OF her ankles, one chamber of it being
empty. She denies doing the shooting and
accounts for the revolver in her possession
lngenlously: johnson was shot while in bed,
ewakenlng by sudden shock and suffering
intense pain. He will die. A domestic
trouble has existed between the two for
some time, Mrs. johnson accusing her
husband of paying attention to another wo-
man.
The grand vizier of Bokhara was murdered
by native. The ameer ordered the mur-
derer and his accomplices to be execnted |
and they were hurled from tower $50 feet |
Slx men who were working over an iron
mould In the Delemator Iron foundry in
New York city, Thursday, were precipitat-
Cd into the mould by the giving away of a |
plank which was laid from one side of the |
mould to the other. Two of them were
burned so badly that they died.
A colored boy between and 6 years old.
near Cincinnati, deliberately broke the arms
months old. Every effort to get him to teII
the story of his fiendish cruelty has failed.
An oil tank containing $1,000 barrels of
UQs frr10k hryG rb L
destroyed.
Four thousand Irish emigrants sailed from
queenstown for America, Thursday.
The rumor is rife in European CAPITALS
hat Prince Bismarck will resign.
The latest Berlin dispatches state that tba
condition of Emperor Frederick is un-
,hanged.
The Chicago commissioner of health fear.
hat smallpox will become prevalent in that
,ity this summer unless extra precautions
ire taken to guard against it.
David Fotheringham, in his case against
he American Express company, testified.
Thursday, in his own behalf. He gave
.raphic description of the robbery and told
low he was tied to the safe in the car. Sew
raj new facts were brought out: among
,thers, that the robber offered him $1,000
I ne would give false description of him |
II decline to aid the officers in efforts to
rapture him.
Mrs. Mary Sharp, Wsnemyer, Pa, while |
ngaged in making whisky toddy had the
essel upset from the fire, and her clothing
atching, she burned to death. Two chill
rem who ran to her assistance were burned /,
o badly they will die. The husband and
ather has gone insane.
The German democrats of New York or :
anized for campaign work. Their plat
orm demands low legalizing of the traffic
whisky by the general government, s'ths l
ontinental Sunday" and a reduction of the
ederal surplus. President Cleveland was
ordially endorsed. =
The non-polygamous Normons, soseph I
mith, president, have begun q months /
difference at Independence, Mo. About {
10 delegates are in attendance.
Kennedy Porter, son Of ex- Governor Por-
81, OF tennessee, was shot and fatally