Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-12-07
MISCELLANEOUS.

A NEW counterfeit So silver certif-
cate has been discovered. 1t is of the
series of 1891, check letter C, plate No
Al, J. Fountilman, register; S. D. n.
Morgan, treasurer; portrait of Win
dom; small scalloped seal The note
is much smaller in every way than the
genuine.
THE Kansas meeting at Chicago on
the I'd did not come up to public ex-
pectation on account of the absence of
ex-senator ingalls,. j. Ralph Burton
was present and made a speech. Gov.
Morrill, also spoke.
THE monthly treasury statement of
the public debt shows that on Novem-
Der 80, 1895. the debt, less cash in the
treasury, amounted to $94S, ATT, GIL, an
increase for the month of So, O46, 500,
which is accounted for by the decrease
of 50, 541, GIL in the cash in the treasury.
AT the Empire Athletic club at Mas
peth, L. l., Joe Walcott, Tom
O'Rourke's colored protege, and George
Lavigne, the Saginaw Kid" fought
fifteen fierce rounds before one of the
largest crowds ever seen at the club.
Lavigne fought gamely and was the
aggressor in the last round when the
DISTRICT assembly 25, K. of L., of
New York, adopted resolutions advo-
eating the formation of a new inter
national organization, to be composed
of the socialistic element of the
Knighs of Labor throughout the coun-
try.
The New York and Philadelphia ex-
press on the Delaware, Lackawanna &c
Western railroad was wrecked % miles
south of Syracuse, N. Y, early on the
ed. The siding at Preble had been left
open and the train crashed into the
freight cars completely telescoping
three of them. The engine and tender
of the express were completely demol-
ished and the engineer and fireman
killed and dozen passengers badly in
jured. No sooner had the wreck &C.
Cured than the baggage car caught
fire. The panic-stricken passengers
had hardly time to get out before the
whole train was in a blaze.
THE comptroller of the currency in
his report urges congress to enact leg
islation which will induce national
banks to pay greater attention to note
issues. Mr.. Eckels says: 1.-The advan-
tage accruing to the government by
the substitution of bank note for a
treasury note currency would be inn
measurably great The need of main
| tanning gold reserve to meet the re-
curing demand obligations would,
within a reasonable time, be obviated
| and, delivered from this vexatious and
expensive difficulty, the treasury de-
partment could return to its legitimate
fT1F0 Of Hn <Hf
| the government"
On the night of the goth Joe Robir-
son and Ozias McGahey, both negroes,
were taken from the Jail at Fayette-
vile, Tenn, and hanged. The negroe s
had been tried for attempted crimina1
assault, convicted and sentenced to the
full penalty of the law. Gov. Turney
received telegram from the sheriff
calling for troops, but soon after a
telephone message was received by the
governor stating that the jail had been
stormed and the prisoners lynched.
THE football games played on
Thanksgiving day were as follows: At
Chicago, between the Ann Arbor and
Chicago universities, score II to O in
favor of Ann Arbor. At Philadelphia.
between the Cornell and PENNSYLVANIA
universities, score 40 to in favor of
Pennsylvania At Kansas City, be-
tween the Missouri and Kansas uni
rersities, score 10 to in favor of Mis-
souri,. At Chicago the Boston and Chi
cago Athletic associations played a
match game which ended in tie of 4
to4.
THE long drawn out impeachment
proceedings against L. C. Perrvman.
the retiring chief of the Creek nation,
terminated at Olzmulgee. L T., In his
conviction of administration of
office. The only penalty is incapacity
for holding office.