Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-24
LATE NEWS NOTES.

Aldrich.
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Gradke, each
aged "a years, committed suicide at
Galesburg, Ill.
Baptist Young Peoples union will
meet In Chattanooga IN 1893 and go to
Denver in 1899.
Joseph Hopper and wife of London,
KY, lay down on railroad track and
were beheaded.
General Buford's old home on
Bosque Bonita Farm at Versailles,
KY, was burned.
Near Harrodsburg, Ky, Phillip
Board was shot in the back and killed
by jealous husband.
Charlie Baker, aged 10, who was
bitten by rattler near Burlington,
Iowa, has turned black all over.
Z. Fl. Gibbs horsewhipped DIR. c. Fl.
Dim at Claremore, Ind. Ter, because
of words addressed to Mrs. Gibbs
Judge John b. Stone has been NOM
mated by petition as the candidate Of
the American party for governor Of
Missouri.
The prosecution of Crawford Moore,
shooting Major John NJ. Laing, will
be dropped.
| George Gould has beaten the suit to
, collect SIS, 900, COO inheritance tax from
him. He claimed his bequest was for
services rendered.
| Oklahoma Supreme court has de-
cided the raise of 1895 general assess
ment was legal, thus sustaining the
credit Of all the counties.
William A. Clark, the Montana sill
yer king, is going to erect 500, 600
mausoleum in Woodlawn cemetery,
New York, where his wife lies dead.
General Rosecrans. president of the
Society of the Army Of the Cumber-
land, announces its next annual re,
union at Rockford, ILL.,, September z3
| and "a.
Japanese Mail Steamship company
will establish steamship line be-
tween Toxic, Japaa, and Seattle,
Wash, q contract having been signed
with the Great Northern Railway.
! A Venezuela arbitration settlement
is not yet in sight. Recent correspond
ence has just been given publicity.
Salisbury would arbitrate and then do
as he likes Mr. Olney can see moth
ing good in arbitration that does not
bind the parties to observe the ind
ing.
William ]. Bryan was welcomed to
his Nebraska home last week. Lin
coin went wild with joy. The whole
town turned out Democrats and Re-
publicans alike participated. The
joyous occasion was somewhat married
by drizzling rain. Bryan spoke very
happily. 1t was one continued ova-
ton for the Bryan family from Kansas
City to their home.
Populists will sell 5000 admission
tickets to the st. Louis convention at
81 apiece as nest egg for the cam
palgn fund
Intense heat prevails throughout
Eng land, France and Germany.
From Maine to Missouri come start
ling reports of the ravages of the army
worm.
While on their way from Sandusky
to Lorain, Ohio in small sail boat,
George Alexander and John Albeit
were drowned.
The corner stone of the S60,O Cole
county, Mo-, court house was laid
with customary ceremonies When
finished it will be the most complete
building of the kind in the state.
Engineer Montgomery and Conduct
or Reed of the wrecked Northwestern
excursion train are in Jail at Boone,
Iowa, for criminal negligence.
Dynamiters, incendiaries and high
waymen are terrorizing the countries
of Scotia, Meigs, and Gallia, Ohio.
The Japanese are butchering the
Chinese in the south of the island of
Formosa. Over sixty villages have
been burned and thousands killed.
Chicago will be the main headquar-
ters of the Republican campaign, with
New York as the Eastern branch.
Governor Morrill's managers claim
for him IS: delegates out of $40 so far
elected.
Congressman Van Horn, editor Of
still for free silver, but that he cannot
control the political policy of the
paper.
The Leavenworth soldiers home is
overcrowded and from dozen to
twenty applicants are turned away
daily.
Columbus Hayes, the escaped MUIR
derer Of William Sneed at Savan nah,
Mo-, was resentenced to hang Sep
TENDER 4.
Gold Democrats OF Missouri are
moving actively for gold state ticket
and presidential electors
The Sedgwick county, Kan, Popu-
list convention declared for Lewelling
for governor.
Senator Teller has rendered his SER
vices to Mr.. Bryan for the campaign.
Franklin county, Kan, Republican
delegates are for Morrill, for governor.
The friends of State Treasurer
Stephens predict he will have walk
away for governor in the Democratic
state convention.
Wisconsin gold Democrats have de-
clared for another national ticket.
Reno county, Kansas, Republicans
chose Troutman delegates to the state
convention.
The Populists of the Ninth Missouri
district have nominated Benjamin o.
Sims IF Au6ra N rouptu for Copnrocc