Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-07-25
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Atchison democrat has bolted Bryan's
nomination.
Mrs. Charles Newton, living near
Columbus, was gored to death by a
bull while milking.
of The 60 delegates elected by the re-
cent free silver state convention to ST
Louis, 35 were republicans, 16 popu-
lists, eight democrats and one prohibit
zionist
DIR. George H. Graham. con victed Of
assaulting Lizzie Shaughnessey, aged
ID, at Pittsburg. was given Is years in
states prison. Graham protested his
innocence and cried like n child.
Mrs L. A. Il. Steele, wife of Judge
L. S. Steele, died ut her home in Law
renee the other morning. She was an
early settler and the author of several
books, among them His Wife's Rela-
tions" and REV. Adourjah-
Three men were buried by cavern
while digging n trench at Independ-
ence. Two were taken out all right,
but the third was badly crushed and
was taken out unconscious His re-
covery was regarded doubtful
An unsuccessful attempt to rob the
Central national bank at Topeka was
made one night recently. Unfortu-
nately for the burglars the janitor APP
peared on the scene just as they had
worked their way through the out
side door.
1t is claimed that the mines at Ga
lena furnish more ore every week than
the mines at Joplin, Webb City and
Carterville, Mo-, combined. The Ga
lena mines average about 2,640, 600
pounds of zinc ore and over 500. 600
pounds of lead ore, worth about 3d.
AS, per week.
Harry Adams was brought to Pitts
burg recently and put in Jail, charged
with completely in the murder of the
four McFarlyn brothers near Pitts burg
last February. Adams was arrested in
Cleveland, o. Ben Wilmington, a
Pittsburg man, is also in Jail charged
with the same crime.
Gold Smith, a prosperous young mer-
chant of Hutchinson, dropped dead
from his bicycle one evening recently
after having made a 17-mile run With
his companions he had attended ball
game at Partridge, and the crowd was
seeing how quick they could make the
run back to Hutchinson.
The grand session of Knights of Ia
Dor was held at Topeka recently. The
annual report showed there were 400
knights, 1000 daughters, $50 maids and
eos pages, making 2,1l5 mem bers in
good standing. During the year ST.
3O4. 80 was paid out in sick dues, 81. $50
for funerals and $3.50 on endowment
The First congregational church at
Atchison, built in 1857, was abandoned
the other night. 1t was the first
church built in Kansas and was called
the abolition church. Its first pastor
was Rev. ]. n. Byrd, a strong free
state man, maltreated many times by
border ruffians and for many days
prisoner in their camp.
The Southern department of the ap-
pellate court, sitting at Fort Scott, de-
clared unconstitutional the old statute
which permitted the arrest and impris-
onment of an insolvent debtor merely
upon the affidavit of Judgment cred
itor. The court declared the law in
valid in that it deprived a man of his
liberty without the process of law.
Willis ID. Morton. alias E. c. Holt,
alias E. c. Holton, the colored cook at
Hotel Greenwood at Eureka, was ar
rested the other day charged with hav-
ing murdered A. B. johnson at Des
Moines, Ia. about IS years ago. The
arrest was made by w. O. Mcintosh,
Pinkefton detective. who has been
on Morton's trail for about six mon tbs.
Jacob Rogers. a farmer, living near
Hum boldt, is in Jail charged with MUIR
and her premature1y-born child. With
the aid of bloodhounds the body of the
girl was found in a shallow pond,
| weighted with stones and near it, also
weighted, was the child. Rogers pro-
tests his innocence of the revolving
crime.
The Kansas court of appeals, South
ern department, sitting at Fort Scott,
rendered a decision recently which
will practically put stop to the di-
vorce business in Kansas until after
the next meeting of the legislature.
The court held that a husband and
wife cannot testify against each other
in a suit for a1imony an action for
divorce.
The supreme court decided the other
day that township funding bonds are
legal, whether the original issue was
test case from Ness county. A town
ship had issued $50, 600 to aid asuear
mill and the bonds were funded. The
court held that when the bonds are
funded they become legal tender
whether they were legally issued or
not.
Charles A. Faris, one of the pioneers
of Kansas, died at his home in Kansas
| City, Kan, recently. For nearly 40
years he had been engaged in news
paper work He was connected with
| the Lawrence Journal at the time it
was founded and later with the Kan
| sas City Times For nearly Is years
prior to his death he was connected
with the editorial department of the