Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-06-27
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Henry Brown, who was sheriff OF
Douglas county when Quantrell raided
Lawrence, died recently at his homo
in Winfield.
Kansas is represented on the Motif
cation committees by n. Barnes to
notify Mckinley and Frank Vincent to
notify Hobart
S. G. Elliott, prominent lawyer of
Independence, was recently declared
insane. He had once held the office of
county attorney.
Jacob FL. Wuerth, 65 years of age,
and one of Leavenworth's prominent
business men, died very suddenly at
his home IN that city the other day.
John l. Waller, ex-consul to NADIA
gascar. who was recently released
from the French prison, returned to
his home in Kansas City, Kan, few
days ago
A late storm did much damage in
Barton county. The residence of G. F.
Mecklem was destroyed. Mr.. Neck
lem, who was Il years of age, was
killed and his wife and grandson
severely injured
1t is estimated that 1, 900 Kansans at
tended the national republican con-
vention. There were about 100 tickets
awarded Kansas but somehow all her
people got into the convention. A
Kansan never gets left
A. Fl. Ellis, repu blican nominee for
congress in the Sixth district, is cred
tied with saying recently that under
no circumstances will he support the
gold standard and that he will not be
bound by a national platform that
favors the gold standard
The Missouri Pacific Colorado ex-
press train was wrecked at Childs
a bout noon the other day. Four train.
men, Engineer Sheehan, Fireman
Rhodes, Baggageman Barring and Ex-
press Messenger Jameson were in
jured, the two former being badly
scalded-
A severe storm in Caldwell several
days ago did much damage. The
water tower was blown down and the
Colored Baptist church badly damaged.
In the country much damage was done
to outbuildings and crops, many wind.
mills having been destroyed. A man
named French was killed by lightning.
Miss Hettie Very, aged 20 years,
daughter of Clark Very, of Atchison,
was drowned in Rock creek, Doniphan
county, the other evening, while wad-
ing in the stream. She was visiting
friends at the village of Orr, and was
alone when the drowning occurred.
Her body was found in seven feet of
water.
j. W. Rush, manager of the First ma
tional bank and late receiver of the
Larned Water Works Co., was recently
to Jail by Judge Vandivert,
of the district court, for refusal to
with an order of the court di-
recting him to turn over certain funds
which came into his possession re-
ceiver.
f. M. Dixon, a deputy constable of
Baldwin was shot and thought to be
fatally wounded, the other night,
while trying to arrest a band of ma
RAIDERS camped near the town. The
band had made itself such nuisance
that in response to the complaint of
a posse was organized to ar
rest them and when the officers APP
peared fired upon them.
State Bank Commissioner Breidenthal
has announced that hereafter he will in
stitute prosecutions against ban0 Off
Gals who make false statements per-
tanning to the condition of their bust
ness to the commissioner. This has
never been done, but a number of such
transactions having recently been dis
covered by the commissioner he feels
that it is time to put stop to it
The Kansas delegation to the ma
tional repu blican convention met at
St. Louis and elected Cyrus Leland ma
tional committeemaE by reclamation.
committees: Resolutions,
Prof Swenson; order of business.
Grant Hornaday; permanent organiza-
ton, DIR. Fitzpat trick; creden tials, 1. E.
Lambert; state vice president, NJ. NJ.
Murdoch; to notify nominee, N.
Barnes
1t is the desire of the committee of
fifteen, having in charge the soldiers
to be held in Topeka from
% to October g. inclusive,
1896, to provide every facility for en-
the old soldiers and sailors
of Kansas The officers of the various
state soldiers organizations and all or
of eX-prisoners of war of
the state are, therefore, notified that
it is the desire of the committee that
they arrange for meetings of their
various organizations during reunion
week, and they are invited to corre-
spond with Thomas F. DoraD, secretary
of the committee of fifteen. at Topeka,
as to desired arrangements
NJ. NJ. Murdoch, L E Lam bert, J. S.
Dean and Frank Vincent, of the Kan
sas delegation. voted against the mo-
ton to table the Teller amendment to
the financial plank of the platform
when it came up in the national repub-
lican convention w. 81. Nelson, alter
nate of Gov. Riddle, also voted against
the motion, but under the ruling of
Thurston the first delegate
on the list, w. B. Townsend, was given