Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-24
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AT Asbury Park, N. J., on the 18th,
James j. Corbett, the pugilist, was
married to Miss Jessie Taylor, OF
Omaha, Neb. The bride was known by
the name of Vera Stanwood and was
named as correspondent in the recent
divorce case of Mrs. Corbett against
her husband.
| A LETTER has been received at the
state department at Washington from
Ambassador Eustis to the effect that
the French government still refused
to allow him to see John L. Waller or
to give him a copy of the evidence
upon which Waller was convicted.
| CHIEF MOORE, of the weather bureau
at Washington, has issued instructions
| calling for reports on the conditions
and qualification of all subordinate
employees, and stating that in order to
| improve the present standard of the
service rigid inspection as to morals as
well as the official character of en-
ployes is imperative.
| THE queens speech was read to the
lords and commons on the 18th by the
lord chancellor. 1t was very brief and
said that no international complica-
that representations had been made to
the Chinese government concerning
the recent massacre of missionaries in
that country and the perpetrators
| would be punished; that the atrocities
committed in Armenia had been viewed
with horror and certain reforms had
been suggested to the sultan and were
being considered.
THE Maryland republican state con-
vention assem- bled at Can't bridge on the
18th and nominated LLOYD Lowndes
for governor, Harry NJ. Clabaugh for
attorney-general and L. E. p. Dennis
for comptroller The platform has
twelve planks, the two principal ones
favoring a protective tariff and op-
posing any legislation to create diff
ferent standard than that of the gold
dollar. The other planks were on
sta tie issues
THE international conference on
peace arbitration at Brussels on the
10th adopted a resolution declaring
that when a state had proclaimed per-
manent neutrality such neutrality
should be recognized by the powers.
The conference also adopted resolu-
ton authorizing the president of the
conference to ascertain whether two
or more governments were prepared to
take the initiative in the esta blishment
of an international court for the Sc t.
Element of disputes by pacific methods.
The conference then adjourned to
meet next year at Buda Pesth.
THE extension of the classified civil
service to practically the entire force
of the agricultural department. has
been formally announced in circular
issued by Secretary Morton.
AT the populist rally at Guthrie,
Ok, recently res olutions were adopted
suggesting j. S. Coxey, of common
veal army fame, for president.
EX-AssoCIATE JUSTICE STRONG, of the
United States supreme court, died at
Lake Minnewaska, New York, on the
10th from catarrh of the stomach, aged
81 years.
LEONARD W. VoLK, the eminent sculp-
tor, died in Chicago on the 10Th.
THE non-partisan California silver
convention, called by the American Bi-
metallic league, met at San Francisco
on the 10Th. The object was to sound
California on the silver question. The
convention was to continue in session
three days.