Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-05-25
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The people of Kansas City, Kan, are car.
ing for the children of Detective Giley, who
was murdered there in open court.
Judge Foster, of the United States court,
has overruled the motion to quash the in
dictment against the publishers of Lucifer
at Valley Falls.
About AIS of the officers and men from
the wrecked war ships at Samoa have az
rived at San Francisco. Admiral Kimberly,
ten officers and seventy-6ve men remain at
Apia.
Thirty per cent. of the horses in and
around Indianapolis, Ind, are sick with a
disease which resembles malarIal fever. A
number have died, of which fifty-six were
kept for light driving.
The Iowa gaand jury has failed to indict
the river land settlers. They 60 back to
their crops, on the land from which they
were evicted.
An English syndicate, through John P.
Grant, of New York, has consummated the
purchase of five large Detroit breweries.
They are those OF jacob Manns, Chris En-
driss, Goebel & Michenfelder and two others.
The consideration was 100000.
James Gordon Bennett Is said to have
gone to Upper Egypt for the purpose of CIV
Gordon, who is now said to be held as
prisoner at Khartouln. instead of having
been killed, as the world has long believed.
Jacksonville, Ill, experienced a true
cyclone, but it expended the greater part of
its force at an altitude above the earth, suffi-
Gent to prevent great damage. Buildings
and trees were scattered in every direction
tn the lower part of the city.
Evening reports on election day show that
Harrison Kelley is elected to congress from
the Fourth Kansas district unanimously.
The vote was light, owing to the busy sea-
son and the fact that there was no opposi-
ton. Many democrats voted for Kelley.
The Paris exposition, though formally
opened on the set day, is not nearly COM
plete. Arrangement of display. is very
slow, and the management cumbersome, re-
sulting in vexatious delays. Discourtesy is
complained of generally, more especially by
Americans.
Margaret Hendrick. colored woman re-
siding in the Garretsburg precinct, in Ken
lucky, gave birth to twins, both of them
girls, and one white and one colored. The
white one is perfectly white and the other
an African of the deepest dye. The woman.
herself, is a full-blooded negro, and these
twins are one of the most wonderful freaks of
nature on record.
Considerable excitement is created at
Wichita by the arrest of F. K. Stone, ex-
alderman, for violating the prohibitory laws.
One woman Mrs. l.. Smith, proprletre>s of
hotel at the packing house, was also ar
rested upon the some charge. The efforts of
the new commission are bringing to justice
many violators of the law. The fine now
assessed by the city for the offense is $500.
Over 200 commercial travellers held meet
ing at Hutchinson: were royalty treated,
shown the sights. etc. Following are the
names of the newly elected officers: Presi-
dent, j. F. Kimball, Salina; first vice presi-
dent, c. F. Byrens, Emporia: second vice
president. Fred WardenburS, Atchison; sec
rotary, r. j. Haus, Emporia; treasurer,
Harry Devlin Leavenworth.
James Mack, driver and collector for
Jacob bold & Sons, Kansas City, Mis-
souri,, pork packers, failed to appear
with $500 or $500 of the firms money. |
A drunken man drove his wagon to the |
packing house, saying that he found it on |
Bluff street near the depot: AS Mack was
an old man, of steady habits, it is feared
that he has been sandbagged and perhaps
murdered.
dent has made the following appointments
this afternoon: Solomon Hirsch, of Oregon
to be envoy of extraordinary and minister |
of the United States to Tur-
key: Clark Z. TT, Of Illinois, to minister |
resident and consul general of the United |
States to Denmark; Henry w. Severance, of
California, to be consul general of the
United States to Honolulu; John Jarrett, |
of Pennsylvania, to be consul of the
United States at Birmingham: Thomas 81.
Sherman, of the District of Columbia, t.
be consul of the United States at Liverpool |
Eli Miller, of Belle Plain, Kan, was ac-
colnpanied to the pension Office by Repre-
sentative Peters. Mr.. Miller is an old SOL |
dier and is suffering from a gunshot wound |
in the breast, received while in the service |
been drawing pension of 81 month for |
number of years. but recently ascertained |
that he was entitled to higher rating.
Therefore, he was re-examined and a new
rating was granted him. He will hence
forth receive SIG month, and is entitled to
amounting to several hundred
dollars.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. May 1.-THE presi-
dent made the following appointments to-
day; w. d. Lee, of New Mexico, to be as
sociate justice of the supreme court of the
territory of New Mexico: John W. Whicher,
of Nevada, to be United States attorney for
the district of Nevada: John Murphy, of
Dakota, to be attorney for the territory of
Dakota; Richard L. Walker, of Kansas. to
be United States marshal for the district of
Kansas: Jacob Yoes, of Arkansas, to be
United States marshal for the western dis
trlct of Arkansas; James w. Savage. of
Omaha, Neb., to be government director of
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