Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-08-24

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The appointment of hlgn ecclesiastical
tribunal by the pope for the Roman Cath
olic church in the United States has been
made.
Deputy Marshal Nagle, who killed Terry
In California, has been released on habeas
corpus, by Judge Sawyer of the United
States circuit court.
The sugar trust is negotiating for the 9TH
or st. Joseph, Mo. sugar works, having
closed up one of them already, and Will
close it if they get it.
John L. Sullivan has been sentenced to
twelve months in Jail. He fights the decision
and will likely take the matter to the
supreme court of Mississippi.
Shocks of earthquake have been felt
throughout Herzegovina. A portion of the
Mostar railway was damaged, but nothing
serious IS reported.
Thomas A. Edison, the American electri-
clan with the insignia of grand officer OF
the crown of Italy. His title is count.
The atmosphere for miles around Port
land, Ore, is thick with smoke and cinders,
and burning brands are falling in showers.
All the northwestern country seems to be
burning up in forest fires.
The president has appointed the follow
ing named pOstmasters: George S. Mich
olson, at Ness City, Kansas; John Clark, at
Ottawa, Kansas; Erwin p. Greer, at Win
field Kansas.
Beatrice, Neb. expects to have a round
house and other division buildings, of the
Kansas City, Wyandotte & Northwestern,
which is being extended from Summarized,
Kansas to that place.
The coils of the law are slowly but surely
tightening about the Monroe township. In
diana, White Caps, who took it upon them
selves to regulate the morals and behavior
of the citizens of that locality.
Four prominent citizens of Atchison, eld-
erly men, are sick as q result of being exper-
imented upon with the Brown-Sequard elixir.
Twelve cases received the injection with
damaging results in all of them.
Judge Field resumed his judicial duties
at San Francisco, and sat in the circuit
court with Judge Sawyer and Judge d. j.
Brewer of Kansas. He is still constantly
under the protection of a deputy marshal,
as is also Judge Sawyer.
United States Attorney Carey, of Cali
fornia, has received instructions from the
department of justice at Washington, to
assume, on behalf of the Omitted States
who killed Terry.
Mrs. Maybrick, the niece of old JEFF Davis
who was sentenced to be hung at Liver
for horh Ilsh
will not hang, her sentence having been
committed to penal servitude for life.
It is said that the Indignation expressed
by senators ingalls, and Plumb at the ap-
pointment of Meserve of Massachusetts, as
superintendent of Haskell institute at Law
renee, Kansas, has caused. suspension OF
he appointment.
The secretary of the interior declines to
open land title case In southeastern Kan
sas viii really hangs upon case now In
court respecting title to lands claimed
under grant made to the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas railway.
Milton Tootle, of st. Joseph, Mo- ?aad
loaded revolver in his trunk, and hotel
porter. at Minneapolis, Mimi, handled the
trunk roughly. The revolver went Oh, the
ball passed through the trunk into the por-
ter's head, killing him instantly.
The authorities of the Creek nation as
sumo all responsibility for paying Sam. ].
that they never had secured a settlement of
any claim, great or small, against the United
States, without being compelled to fee at
torneys.
A heavy storm passed over Pueblo. It
formed near Canon City, but high wind
accompanied it, and only q few drops OF
Ill 81 ify no al scanned
to be very heavy. The people are rapidly
cleaning up from the recent flood. The loss
will reach between $4,000 and 100000.
The physicians room at the Medico hos
pital Philadelphia, was crowded with
patients who had either tried or wanted to
try the Brown-Sequard elixir. Those who
had tired it were not in any sense carried
away with it. To man all the patients
treated declined anything further in the
same line.
A Chicago dispatch of August 10 says:
Several railroad lines this morning met the
cut made last week by the Kankakee, Louis
vile. New Albany Chicago and Pennsyl-
vania lines by making a rate OF cent per
mile to the Grand Army encampment at
and it is expected that all the
other lines will do likewise.
The commissioners of relief at Johnstown,
Pa, have sent out the following: "With a
view of making a final disposition of the
funds in the hands of the commission at as
early date as possible all persons who re-
sided in Johnstown and other towns, who
suffered in the fiCo1 in the Coneneugh, are
requested to send their names and address
to the committee on enquiry or to the flood
commission at Johnstown."
Better Than Oklahoma.
LOO acres of the choicest land in the San
Luis Valley, in Southern Colorado, all under
fence, water-rights secured and bitches