Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-08-08
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

the street railway and bus lines at
Lawrence
Miami county will build a courthouse
without issuing bonds Two annual
tax I>vies will be made.
The empty Jail at Hugoton was used as
a boarding house for teachers attend
ing the county institute
The state horticultural society pro-
poses to make a fine display at Tope-
ka's big reunion this fall. Il
John W. Breidenthal was chosen a
member of the executive committee OF
the populist national committee
The government has presented the
agricultural college at Manhattan with
s22. 600 for experiments this year.
A severe windstorm at Ports, near
Atchison, recently damaged every
building in town, but killed no one.
Over 1, oou, 900 tons of coal were mined
in Kansas last year. giving employment
at the M ines to 5000 men and $50 boys.
Sheriff j. w. Skinner, of Cowley
county, is charged by the county attor-
ney with collecting over 500 in fees by
extortion.
Judge Dennison, of Eldorado, a mcm-
Der of the appellate court, is being
talked Of for governor on the popu-
LIST ticket.
9, 600 souls and yet there is neither a
negro nor a man named Smith within
her boundaries.
1t is said the JarviS-Conklin Mort
gage Co. recently foreclo~ed mort
gage on the home of Mrs. Mary E.
Lease in Wichita.
Ex-Gov. George w. Click emphatic
ally denies the published story that he
would seek the democratic nomination
for governor this fall.
1t is thought the executive commit
tee of the populist party will establish
headquarters at Topeka, with John w.
| Breidenthal in charge.
| Rev. John Constantine, an Armenian
preacher, claimed that he was robbed
| of 81 500 by two colored footpads at
| Topeka the other night
Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, will
| open the repu blican campaign in Kan
sas with speech before the state con-
vention at Topeka August IL.
| An unknown man was found hang
| ing to tree near Durham, Marion
county, recently. 1t was a plain case
of suicide. The rope was made from
binding Irvine gathered from a near
| by straw stack.
The recent grand lodge of colored
Knights of Pythias at Wichita elected
r. H. Wade, of Topeka, grand chancel-
lor. The meeting of 1897 will be held
at junction City. The order has a
memb ership of 900 in the state.
| A Kansas boy who smoked 1900
packages of cigarettes saved the pic
| lures and sent them to the firm, asking
VIII at they would give for them. The
answer was as follows: Smoke 1,2O0
more and we'll send you a coffin.''
| I'll Iol,-
son and w. M. Brown. of Girard, were
arrested recently by United States Off
GERS, charged with completely in the
| Cleveland third term swindle, which
defrauded many people in Kansas and
Missouri.
| About 40 prisoners in the federal
prison at Leavenworth made bold at
tempt to escape the other day, but the
| shotguns in the hands of trusty guards
| brought down three of the leaders,
which checked the enthusiasm of the
others. The three who were shot were
not seriously hurt.
There is a radical difference of opin-
ion among the populist leaders of the
| state as regards fusion with the demo-
| Gratis. Col. w. A. Harris and eX-Gov-
Lewelling favor indorsing the Bryan
and Sewa1 electors outright, while
Chairman John w. Breidenthal favors
nominating Bryan and Watson electors
An awful tragedy occurred at Water
| vile the other day. Sarah Huffman,
only Is years old, was shot and killed
by John Sewage, a worthless charac-
| ter from Alton, because the girl re-
jected his attentions After killing
the girl Sewage turned the pistol
| against his head and blew his brains
out.
At Kansas City recently William
Higgins. eX-secretary of state, and 5.
II. Snider, ex-superintendento of insur-
ance, who are head officers of the
| Knights and Ladies of the Fireside,
| were enjoined by Judge Henry from
using the funds of the society They
| were accused of spending the funds
too freely.
Much interest attaches to the APP
preaching populist state convention at
Abilene. The question as to the in
dorsement of Bryan and Sewa1 elect
ors will bring out large crowd. while
the contest for governor promises to
attract much interest. Thus far ex-
Gov. Lewelling and eX-Congressman
Harris seem to be in the lead for gov
ernor but other candidates for the
place are hopeful of getting the place
on compromise"
The complaint of the board of trade
of Kansas City against certain Kansas
1 railroads in the matter of alleged grain
rate discrimination has been laid be-
fore the board of railroad commission
ers and it will be investigated The
com plant alleges that the Santa Fe-
| Telo.d Missouri Pacific and