Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-09-14
MISCELLANEOUS.


THE twentv-ninth encampment of
the G. A. R. opened formally at Louis
Vile, KY, on the 9th with parade on
the arrival of Commander-in-C Chief
Lawler and staff. The city was pro-
fusely decorated, the portraits of union
generals being displayed in unlimited
profusion. The,a attendance of confed-
crate veterans in the city was also very
large and they assisted in entertaining
the northern veterans. Commander
in-Chief Bundy, of the Sons of Veter-
ans, was quartered with Gen. Lawler,
and the Sons of Veterans will spend
the week at Louisville en- route to
Knoxville.
THE residents of Prospect street,
Massillon, O., have been annoyed by
what superstitious people called a
ghost. On the night of the Sth Frank
Webb and William Conrad, two young
men, for fun. dressed themselves to
represent the ghost and Henry Rider,
thinking they were the much talked of
spectre, fred at them and painful y
wounded both.
A WOMAN dressed as boy was found
on a brakebeam under car near Dag
gett, Cal. She had crossed the desert
in that way. She refused to disclose
her identity, but said that her hus-
band had deserted her, taking with
him their little girl. She heard that
he was in Oregon and had placed the
girl in an orphanage, and being with
out means, she had started out to beat
her way.
EARLY on the morning of the 9th
fire started in the large planning mill
of the Santa Cruz Valley Mill & Lum-
Der Co., at San Jose, Cal, and in an
hour the structure and its valuable
machinery was a heap of smoking
ruins. The loss was $780, 600; insur-
ance, about $40, 600.
A CHEYENNE Indian, Mouse Trail, re-
ceived 100 lashes on his bare back and
was banished from the tribe forbrutallv
assaulting Violet Nanny, daughter of
Chief Nanny, on the Cantone reserva-
ton, /. 7.
A RECENT dispatch TO the Novo
Vremya, at ST. Petersburg, stated that
cholera was raging in China and that
1900 deaths occurred daily in Pekin.
THE pension appeal of John Godfrey
has been rejected by Secretary Rey-
nolds. Godfrey served in company f,
Third Kansas volunteers, which was
called into service by the governor of
the state. The secretary holds that no
person other than the president of the
United States has authority to call the
militia of any state into the United
States service and militia organiza-
ton called into service by other au-
thority is not thereby in the service of
the United States for pensiona BILE pur-
poses.
ZIP WYATT, the notorious outlaw
who was wounded by officers while re-
sisting capture short time ago, died
in the Jail at South Enid, Ok, on the
18th.
San Antonio, Tex, was destroyed by
fire on the 5th. Loss, nearly 500, 900.
THE Silver City and Delmar stage in
Idaho was held up by three masked
men near the point of previous hold
ups. The robbers got the treasure
box, but there was nothing but small
package of jewelry in it.
THE failures for the week ended
September Oun's reporD were 1s6 in
the United States, against 2I9 last
year. and 5s in Canada, against At last
year
THE steam boat Vern Swain, between
in a storm and wrecked. The passen-
4yers were panic stricken and Stephen
Church. who went out in boat to cast
anchor, was drowned.