Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-07-13
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The president has appointed Rev. Ber-
nard Kelly, of Emporia to succeed George
agency.
Sullivan is said to have knocked out xii.
rain in the seventy second round. The
fight took place at saw mill near Rich
burg, Miss.
The Chicago police have arrested still n
other man who drove the wagon which car
ned Cronin to his death. 1t looks Ii e q
bran new trail.
Susanville, Lassen county California, h &c
had series of seventy ght shocks of cart b.
quake. preceded by rumbling noise, and
creating panic.
The survivors of the battle of Monocacy
met at Frederick City, July 8, the twenty
fifth anniversary of the battle and formed a
national association.
Bliss Campbell, son of General A. B.
Campbell, was instantly killed by an electric
attempted to get of the car before it stopped.
The sheriff of Hancock county, Missis-
sippi, would not allow troops, sent for the
purpose of aiding him in the arrest of the
prize fighting criminals and abbettors, to
act; 80 they went home.
Ike Anderson, a Sweed, better known as
the hermit of the strip. struck by lightn ng
near Caldwell, has died from the effect of
the shock. He owned $50 head of fine cattle
and some horses.
Both Michigan houses have agreed to a
bill creating state board of arbitration to
adjust labor troubles. The board is to con-
sist of three members appointed by the gov
ernor.
A cyclone cleaned up a belt two miles
wide and thirty miles long in Winona,
Houston, Yucatan, Norway and Fillmore
counties, Minnesota. before daylight of June
The police of Leavenworth emptied a
quantity of beer, wine and whisky that had
been seized from time to time from
'joints." 1t is estimated that at least one
carload of liquor was destroyed.
Two or three columns day is the meas
ure of matter that most readers of daily
papers have to skip these days. 1t is all
about Sullivan and Kllrain the two expo
nents of the tough and criminal classes.
DR.. A. n. Fretz and David Kline, of Fleet
wood, Pa, who are charged with taking an
illegal pension fee, were brought before
United States commissioner and placed
under $4,000 bonds for further hearing.
Charles Ide and Miss Landon were
drowned at Lake Harriet, Mimi. Sunday
p. m, by their boat capsizing few rods
from the Shore and in sight of thousands of
spectators. They were to have been married
soon.
A party of 125 teachers of the North Caro-
lima Teachers association, have chartered
the steamer State of Nevada for trip to
Europe. The party will visit Glasgow, Bel
fast Edinburgh and Paris and return on
August 20.
The first car of wheat, crop of 1889, from
Dickinson county, Kansas. was sent out by
the citizens of Abilene billed directly to
Johnstown, where it will be distributed. The
car was handsomely decorated. At a benefit
concert several hundred dollars additional
was raised for the sufferers.
Phillips made a n:urderous assault on Wal
lace Roach at Nebraska City, stabbing him
with a pocket knife in the left side and arm.
Roach is Brotherhood man and Phillips
took his place during the great strike. Phil
lips is in Jail. Roach's wounds are serious.
The president has been much intereste In
reading the comments of the press upon hi s
defense of his recent trips for rest, which
have taken him away from the city over
because he has never made any defense He
says if his conduct, when rightly understood,
does not defend itself, ne will never take
retainer for its defense.
The Duluth strike eliminated in battle
between strikers and police or July 6, which
lasted more than an hour Hundreds of
shots were exchanged and fifteen or more
men wounded, some badly and two men
killed, both of the killed being non-partici-
pants. A company of national guards had
control of the situation at nigitfalL
It is currently reported that the Ad ans
express company will bring suit to reco YER
from the city marshal of Leavenworth, his
bondsmen and the Metropolitan police com
of beer that the company had expresse d
from East Leavenworth, Mo-. to a number
of private citizens here. The bond OF the
city marshal Is 5000. with Messrs. John
and E. p. Wilson as sureties.
Intense excitement was created at Silver
ton, Col, by the actions of a Mormon named
Joseph Ainsworth. a hurly Cornishman, who
made raid upon the American flags used
in decorating. After tearing down quite a
number of them, Ainsworth was locked up.
He was sober and said the reason for his &C
ton was that the flag was opposed to his
principles Indignation at tn, affair is high
and the citizens are talking of lynching
Ainsworth.
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