Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-17

.sPEDLAR" PALMER of England, the
champion ban tam weight pugilist of
the world. defeated ] ohnny Murphy,
of Boston. in 2O-round go at London
The affair was voted very tame
COUNTY CLERK PHILIP KNoPF was ar.
rested at Chicago on charge of in
dorsing fraudulent registration by il
suing over 1000 certificates to minors
political circles.
the 18th by fall of rock in the Latin
mine at Wilkesbarre, Pa
The American schooner Luther A
Roby from Shiverie, N s, for Phila-
delphia, struck on the Delaware coast
on the 18th while a terrible northeast
gale was prevailing. Three of the
crew lost their lives and five were res
cued after an awful experience with
the elements
HARRY ST. JOHN, SON of ex-Gov. St
John, of Kansas, died on the 10th at
Oklahoma City, Ok, of the grip. He
was under Indictment for the murder
of his wife.
AT Milwaukee on the 10th E. C.
Bald, of Buffalo. n. Y. defeated Wal
ter C. Sanger, of Milwaukee, for a
purse of $1,000. The struggle took
place on a ha1f-mile track, the men be-
ing paced by tandem. Bald's time in
the two heats was 2:1O and 2:05.
Miss FANNIE BURGESS, a school
teacher, suddenly became insane while
teaching her school near Guthrie, Ok.
She kept one class reciting four hours,
asking them all kinds of wild ques-
tions, and finally bccame SO violent
that the scholars fled for their lives.
Two of the best business blocks in
Corning, Ia. were entirely wiped out
by fire on the 9th. The blaze orig
mated in Reinold's elevator. The
flames made quick work of this and
spread to two box cars in the c., B. &
@ yards. When one of the cars was
almost consumed it was discovered that
an unknown man had either persisted
in the flames or had been murdered and
placed there by tramps In less than
two hours the blocks were in ruins and
5000, 900 worth of property had been
destroyed.
FIRE at What Cheer, Ia, destroyed
the Reporter newspaper Office, the post
Office and several adjoining buildings.
A MAN entered the bank at Hardee,
Ia, on the 9th, covered the cashier with
a revolver and demanded the proceeds.
He was handed over S700 and made his
escape.
THE morocco factories of Garrett &
Barr, Charles Baird & Co. and Wash
ington, Jones & Co., at Wilmington,
Del, were destroyed by fire to the ex-
tent of $500, 900 and William McNeal, a
fireman, was killed by falling walls
THE anniversary of the great fire
was celebrated at Chicago on the 9th
by an immense parade of the friends of
the gold standard, about $4,000 men
being in line At night the friends of
free silver had their innings, and
marched over practically the same
route. Two great mass meetings were
held at night by both parties Chaun-
cey M. Depew spoke at the gold stand
ard meeting. He was escorted to the
Coliseum by /, 500 wheelmen.
AT Mount Junction, Ga, Gus Will
1iams. a populist negro. struck a ticket
out of a democratic negro voters hand.
The democratic negro struck Williams
and Williams fired at his assailant, but
missed his aim and shot and instantly
killed Engineer Middleton, of the Cen
trail railroad, who was an onlooker.
Bystanders at once lynched Williams
and riddled his body with bullets
THE great fire at Guayaquil, Ecua
dor, was believed to have been of in
cendiary origin. Some arrests have
been made Many people lost thei,
lives during the conha grafton. and the
losses were estimated at S54, 400 600
The populace was furious and demand
ed the prompt punishment of the
guilty.
THE safe of the bank at Shelby, Neb.
was blown open and So, 100 stolen
THE Bank of Clatonia, Gage county
Neb.. was robbed of 81, 800 by being
blown open
DR. CARL NITz, a physician at Chi
cago, quarreled with his wife about
property matters and then sta bbec
her with a surgical instrument in the
abdomen. For four hours he watched
her dying, giving her several Other
jabs with the instrument and taking
notes of the effects, after which he
shot himself through the head
FRANK JoNGAso, an Italian, muir
dered his sweetheart, Peppini Carini
at Youngstown, O., because she would
not marry him.
w. Y. ATKINSON, democrat, is re
elected governor of Georgia by ma
jority of not less than Sc. 600
The Brainard (Neb.) bank was nearly
demolished by burglars, who attacked
| the safe with dynamite. Cashier Smith
engaged in a battle with the burglars
| and drove them away. No money wal
lost, but the safe and building wers
wrecked.
JOHN S. JOHNSON broke the world,
record for two miles, paced. flying
start. at the Garfield park track at Chi
| cago on the Sth- He made the ride il
3:3S 3-5, breaking the record previously
held by Berlo of 3:43 is.