Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-23

IF the sound money men control at
Chicago Senator David b Hill will
write the democratic platform. He il
anxious to get into the national plat
form three planks which he believes
will help him in his fight for the New
York senatorship. One is to declare
against all sumptuary legislation; the
second is to pronounce the A P. A an
un-American organization, and the
third is to favor local option
THE boiler of Strawburg's sawmill
at Hoffman, n. C., exploded on the
18th and instantly killed three negro
employees and wounded another.
A BOUT which was to have been of Is
rounds between Kid Mccoy and
Mysterious Billy Smith at Boston on
the 18th was stopped by Referee Daily
in the sixth round and awarded to Nc
Coy on foul break by Smith
GEORGE BRADLEY, a well known turf
man. of Lexington, KY, had row
with Griff A. White a stable hand,
which resulted in Bradley jabbing a
pitchfork into Whites head, from
which he died Bradley was arrested.
The report OF the advisory board of
the A. p. A. said that its committee
had interviewed ex-Gov- Mckinley as
to the charges made against him and
that he had denied and explained the
d
to the committee and also that he fully
Endorsed the principles of the A p. A.
and the advisory board recommended
that the ban which had been placed on
Maj. Mckinley's presidential candi-
dacy be removed. John w. Echols, of
Atlanta, Ga, was elected supreme
president of the A. p. A, III. s. Will
liams, of Boston, supreme vice presi-
dent. and Mr.. Swain, of California, SUI
preme secretary.
ATLANTA, Ga, experienced a serious
fire on the 18th, a whole block being
destroyed, including the Markham
house. Loss, $500, OO0-
GEN. GRosvENoR's statement on the
18th said that the conventions had
been held and the result was before
the people. He allowed Mckinley 500
delegates out of 91S.
A DARING bank robbery was perpe-
trated on the 14th at Buffalo, Ill. At
noon two masked men entered the bank
just Carl Kloppenbu the cashier,
was locking up the safe preparatory
to going to his dinner. Kloppenburg
was the only person in the bank at the
time. The robbers seized him from
behind, bound and gagged him and
then took all the money in the bank,
amounting to 81. 600. and escaped.
river in Africa, RACED to the ground the
palace of Emir Meleki and killed 200
people.
THE north central part of Kansas
was visited by a tornado on the after
noon of the 18th At Seneca six per-
sons have been killed and many in
jured. The Grand opera house was
demolished and 25 residences RACED to
the ground. At Oneida six have
been killed and at Frankfort 200 peo-
pie were made homeless. Frightful
damage was also done at Reserve, Sa-
betha. Falls City. Baileyville and other
places, and many people were badly
injured Five persons were killed at
Sabetha.
EUGENE V. DEBS. was named for the
presidency of the United States by the
Chicago Labor congress on the 18th.
The resolution provoked a discussion,
which consumed three hours, but it
was finally adopted by slight ma
jority. 1t was recited in the resolu-
ton that labor should be solicitous
that a man be nominated who was
known to be friendly to workers and
wealth producers.
AT Chicago Alfred Fields, a negro
convicted of the murder of Mrs. Ran
dolph, was hanged on the 18th. Joseph
Windrath and Mic Marzden. who were
to have been hanged with Fields, were
granted short stay.