Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-10-31
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Two attempts were made to wreck fasi
passenger trans in England, but in both in
stances serious damage was aveFted.
i Three outlaws entered the First National
bank st Enterprise. Neb., at noon, and COW
erinR tho cashier with revolvess, compelled
him TO hand over $500 and rode OF.
There appears 70 b little doubt that 1t il
the intention of the British governments 70
send several regiments to Canada shortly.
This has been in contemplation for some
time.
It is authoritatively announced at Wash
ington that Dr.. Won Holloben, German min
lister to Japan. has been appointed minister
o the United States to succeed the late Count
.Arco- Valley.
The italian government has decided to
abolish its decree against American pork.
Rev. William Hadley Brockway, tho pio-
neer Methodist circuit rider of Michigan,
died in Albion, that state, last week, aged "a.
| Experiments are beng made in the New
York postofRce with q machine TO stamp the
postmark on letters. It is saia to stamp 30
600 letters while the old by-hand process
stamps 1900
The statue of Admiral Farragut, by 81. II.
Kitson, for the city of Boston, has been com
pleted at a cost of $780, and is SAID by
critics to be q masterpiece in composition
and modelling.
A fire destroyed the carpenter shop of the
K. C. r. r. Co. at South ST. Paul. Total
loss $4,000. One engine tank and two ca
booses were burned. Spontaneous combus-
ton was the cause.
The Epworth League of the twelfth annual
conference district of the Methodist church.
embracing Kansas. Illinois and Missouri,
opened its session at Topeka, October 10;
Bishop Bowman presiding.
II is said that Postmaster General Wanna
maker has 81 500 600 of life insurance, cost
ing him $3.50 a year. The insurance is on
the endowment plan, payable at death or
upon reaching the age of 65 years.
Black diphtheria is spreading with alarm
ing rapidity in the Norwegian settlement in
Soldiers Valley. Harrison county, La. Four
teen persons have already died. One family
of ten has lost six members.
Hundreds of settlers are said to be occupy
lug CidlHS III SIle CuefORc0 6GIlp 80Q OUIO.
ing houses. They hold the courts have de-
cided that the strip is public land and, there
fore, they have right to settle thereon.
The American Public Health ASSOCIATION,
before closing its session at Kansas City. de-
cided that its next meeting shall be held in
the City of Mexico. The Spanish speaking
delegates were greatly rejoiced at the decision.
The CAM people. of Vienna, want to run
line of their rapid transit road from tho Chi
cago exposition to st. LOUIS, making tho dis
tance regularly in three hours and with a
provision for running q carriage or car every
half hour.
Five safes taken from the burned train at
MipQo Junction, o., we're shipped to the
treasury department. at Washington, and
there opened 30 that such bonds and currency
IS they contained. which could be identified,
might be redeemed.
The ''Salton," the new lake in Arizona, in
the Colorado desert. is rapidly disappearing
from evaporation. the supply from the Color
ado river being diverted by natural causes
back into the river channel after running in
small side stream few miles.
president of the Kansas state alliance, hav-
ing been chosen at the Salina meeting. Nc
Grath was not candidate. The final vote
stood, BiddTe 90, Utley IS. The old vice |
president ana secretary were reelected.
Meirengen. in the canton of Berne, Swift |
efland, has been almost entirely wiped out |
of existence by fire. The Victoria hotel and
Wildermann's hotel are the only two struc- |
lures to mark the situation OF this once pros
porous country resort of 1900 inhabitants.
Governor Steele, of Oklahoma, says he has |
not been rendered the position of commits |
sioner of PENSIONS; that he resigned because |
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that he never contemplated residence in /
the territory. and the Office OF governor
should be held by one who does.
The 125th anniversary of American Metho- |
dism was celebrated with appropriate SER
vices in the Old John Street Methodist Epis-
copal church, New York city, the first church
of that denomination established IN this
Many cler9ymen from all parts of
the country and abroad were present.
Attorney General Ives. of Kansas, has COM
menced proceedings in the supreme court of
the state &, compel the Union Pacific Rail-
road company to relay the track OF their
west. Trains are running on the light rails
which were in use when the road was mar
row guage.
The NJ, K. d T. r. 3. Co. removed part
Of its general offices force from Sedalia to
Parsons, but Attorney General ives, of Kan.
sas, notified President Cross, of the Katy,
that partial removal of the offices to Par
IONS will not be satisfactory to the state of
Kansas. The removal must he complete, he
,ays, or suit will be brought against the COM
pany to annul its charter.
Benson has at last told his story Of the
Heath of Mrs. Mettman. He says that the
woman came home drunk and had quarrel
With her husband, who knocked her down.
She took up revolver from a table or sew
nR machine. and while handling il, it was
llS arRed. the ball entering her head. Tho
la.. alter, Mary Rautzhan. who was present,
md who told all this to Benson, as be says.
hen sent for Benson, and, after q family
council, Mettman and Benson cut up the
,ody and carried it, piece at time, to the
liver.
GENERAL MAkkEEA