Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-19

THE Italian bark Monte Tabor. with
q cargo of salt, struck on Peaked Hill
bars, Mass, on the night of the 18th.
The captain, made desperate by his
situation, shot himself with a revolver,
and the mate cut his own throat with
a razor Twelve sailors chung to the
deck house, but were washed over.
board and five were drowned, the
others reaching shore in an exhausted
condition.
FIVE men made their escape from
the Pawnee. Ok, Jail One was a muir.
derer. They made = file from old shoe
springs
lyman, Number One" was arrested
at BouloPne, France, on an English
warrant which was issued in 1882. The
warrant on which the arrest was made
charged that the prisoner was con
cerned in the murders of Lord Freder-
ick Cavendish, chief secretary. and Mr..
Burke, under secretary, in PhRniz
park, Dublin, on May 6, 1882.
Mrs. VYERBERG and daughter, who
lived near Sherri1fs Mound, Ia, start
ed on the 18th to attend the dedication
of the new German Presby teriau
church and in trying to cross a bridge
they drove over the side and were pre-
cipitated into the river. Both were
drowned.
HENRY WARFoRD and his four sons
were drowned in the straits of Belle
Isle, Canada, on the 18th
WILLIAM j. BRYAN received letter
on the 14th from Senator Allen, chair
man of the populist national conven
ton, officially notifying him of hi.
nomination by that party for president
of the United States.
'PADDY'' SLAyIN the Australian
knocked out Jake Kilrain, the Balti
MORGAN, in one round at Baltimore
Md, on the 14th. The round LASTED
but ~ minutes
THE national democrats notified the
nominees of their party for president
and vice president at Louisville, XIV
on the 18th. Senator Caffery made the
speech formally notifying Gen. Johr
NJ. Palmer, to which the general suit
ably responded, and Col. John R. Eel
lows notified Gen. 5. B. Buckner. Tele
grams of regret at not being able to be
present were read from President Cleve
land and Secretary Carlisle.
1T was currently reported at Pensa
cola, Fla, among the sound none,
democrats that the republicans viii
take down their electors and give q
united support to the Palmer anG
Buckner electors; also that sound
money candidates for congress will b<
put in the field and that they will also
receive solid repu blican support.
O. b. HACKENBERGER, the "Butter
milk Boy" who defeated at Denver
Col, on the 18th, A. F. Sem, of lion
N. Y, in 25-mile bicycle race, I'm
paced, in 1:O7:O6 3-5, now claims the
championship of the world for tha
distance.
THE great sun council of the I'm
proved Order of Red Men at Minneapo
lis, Mimi, elected the following Off
GERS: Andrew Patton, Danvers, Mass
great prophet; Robert 7. Daniel. Grif
fin, Ga, great incohonee; George e
Green, Binghamton, N Y, grea
senior sycamore; E. d. Wiley, De.
Moines, Ia. great Junior sycamore.
Two sons of Mr.. Matthews, living 8,
miles south of Ell Reno, Ok. were play
| ing together and Barney, aged 1v
leased and irritated his younger broth
er, aged IL, until he became furious
| with anger and ran into the house and
got his fathers shotgun and sent
charge into Barney's breast and killed
| him. The youthful murderer has no
been put under arrest
A TRAIN on the Mad River & Arcat;
road, near Eureka, Cal, went through
the Mad river bridge on the 18th. ST,
cars loaded with passengers dropped 8
feet in the dry bed of the river. Fou,
| persons were killed and several fatal,
| injured.