Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-07-27
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Philip Benning, the father of Hon. Charles
w. Benning, of Atchison, Kan, was thrown
from his buggy and received such injuries
that he died.
The jury in the case of Mr.. William
OBrien against Lord Salisbury for damages
Tor SANDER returned a verdict In favor Of
Lord Salisbury.
The government of Spain has forbidden
any demonstrations calculated to encourage
the pope to come to Spain in the event OF
his leaving Rome.
Charles E. Whittimore has been appointed
postmaster at Lyndon, Kan. When he had
the Office before it had not been raised to
presidential grade.
Aterrible thunderstorm prevailed through
out the central and western portions OF
Massachusetts. doing great damage to crops
and small buildings.
The Rev. Edward Rankin, D. D., one OF
the best known Presbyterian ministers IN
the country, died at Newark, n. j., of heart
failure, aged 20 years.
The London paper trust has about been
completed. The capital will be 81, SOC, 600.
An immediate advance of per cent. in the
price OF paper is expected.
A sensational article is published by the
Washington Star, charging that employees
OF the treasury have been making green
backs for their personal use.
Mrs. Harrison complains of the want of
any feeling of privacy in the White house,
and advocates the construction of family
apartments as an extension of that build
ing.
Both of the big railroad stones have been
L. IL 4 Al Il~xk L.
Chicago d Alton is not for sale; and that
the great combination scheme is visionary
at least.
C. R, Brickenridge's seat in congress viii
be contested on the claim that John NJ
Clayton, who was assassinated while taking
testimony to contest the place, was duly
elacted.
The latest appointments are: NJ. NJ. Hur-
ley, of Indiana, to be third auditor of the
treasury; J. H. Franklin, of Russell, Kan,
to be deputy second auditor of the treas
ury.
Lieutenant Governor Meichlejohn, while
bathing with a friend in Cedar river, Ne
!braska, was nearly drowned in trying to
rescue his friend who was drowned. He
was delirious after being rescued.
The compositors of the Sun, Times and
World, New York, went out on a strike
against proposed reduction in pay. The
strike was successful, and the men returned
to work after being idle a few hours.
Department Commander Booth. of Kan
sas, has issued general order recommend
ing that members of the G. A. r. do not &c
to the national encampment at Milwaukee.
It was issued July %.
Hall Tracey, of Halstead, an employe of
the Frisco, at Wichita, while making
nm, vhr lo&xr
and lumber, which projected from a car,
and was crushed to death.
So far this season nearly three million
tons of iron ore have been shipped from the
Lake Superior mines. This is nearly one
and one-half million tons in excess of the
showing at this time last year.
The treasurer of the Creek Indians went to
Washington to draw the first instalment of
found that it had been paid to members of
the tribe with whom the bargain had been
made.
A criminal was executed in Minnesota
July Is, and in spite of the new law, which
prohibits the publication of anything more
than the fact and time of the execution, the
papers of that state, of the next morning,
have complete details.
Winnipeg special says the story origina-
ting at Grafton that the settlers in the north
west had been reduced to eating field mice
and gophers is simply lie. The chance is
good for two-thirds of crop and there Is no
destitution anywhere.
An English syndicate has purchased forty
elevators of the Van Deusen system along
the Chicago. Minneapolis. st. Paul & Oma-
ha road. This Is believed to be the first step
toward the purchase of the Minneapolis
Touring mills by the syndicate.
A heavy rain prevailed July 20, through
out northwestern Kansas and southwestern
Nebraska, accompanied by severe wind.
Several washouts are reported on the Cen
trail Branch road, and two windmills were
blown down. The storm has done consid-
cradle damage to small grain.
A. L. Mohler, assistant general manager
,of the Manitoba railway, has just completed
"a through personal examination of the
system, and predicts that the country trib
,utary to the Manitoba lines will furnish
for shipment at least $1,000, 900 bushels of
wheat.
In the United States court Judge Foster
decided the case of E. p. Diehl, of Olathe,
Kan, against the Western Union, in Diehl's |
favor, giving him 81 800 damages. Diehl |
received Geographic order for "forty car
loads of ice'' which should have read ''forty |
tons" and shipped twenty car loads before |
the mistake was learned.
Better Than Oklahoma.
100 acres of the choicest land in the San |
Luis Valley, in Southern Colorado, all under |
fence Water-richtS secured and bitches |