Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-25


selected s. Malet Provost, New York
sion has invited both England and
Venezuela to submit their evidence in
the boundary dispute so as to save
time.
DANIEL SHEETS, farmer living near
Greensburg, Pa, was instantly killed;
his two little children aged five and
seven years, with Harry Baker, a
neighbor, were fatally hurt; John
Rhodes seriously injured, and Mrs
Sheets badly bruised by large tree
falling across the sled in which they
were out riding.
JOE CHoYNsKI, of California, knocked
out Jim Hall, OF Australia, in the 18th
round at Maspeth, L. l., on the Goth.
1t was a smuggling match up to the 18th
round and Hall seemed to have the
best of it, when Choynski seemed tc
improve wonderfully.
ALMOST the entire population OF
Cuba, village in the western part Of
Putnam county, o., was engaged on
the Goth dragging blanchard river for
the bodies of five children, a girl and
four boys, drowned the previous after
noon. They were playing on the ice,
when it broke and they disappeared.
MGR CBosELLI has been selected tc
succeed Mgr. Satolli as the popes rep.
resentative in America. Satoli has
not yet decided when he will go tc
Rome
THE Lehigh Valley passenger train
from Wilkesbarre, was precipitated
into the depths Of a coal mine near
Hazleton, Pa, on the Goth. The en-
gineer was wedged in between the
baggage car and the ground and was
crushed to death. The fireman es-
capped with a lacerated scalp. but will
probably die. Several passengers were
also more or less injured.
THE National Dairy union concluded
its convention at Chicago on the 10th.
Ex-Congressman Hatch, of Missouri,
was elected president; D. w. Wilson,
of Elgin, ILL.,, secretary, and George
Lynn, of Chicago, treasurer.
AN earthquake shock was expert
enced in Craig, Col, at Gas on the
evening of the 18TH. Articles were
thrown from shelves and clocks
stopped, but no serious damage was
reported.
n D1SFA1Cd 1IO44 cru, Sd1O
that the mayor of San Miguel had
seized and caused to be burned in the
public square of the city all the Bibles
and stock of the agent of the American
society.
THE German empire celebrated on
the 18th the anniversary of the crown
ing of King William of Prussia, grand
father of the present emperor, as en-
peror of Germany and the consequent
re-esta blishment of the German en-
pire. Emperor William delivered an
address from the throne and issued a
decree granting amnesty to offenders
whose sentences did not exceed six
weeks Imprisonment or $50 marks fine.
Ex-REGIsTER OF DEEDS CHARLES
RIDER was arrested at Ell Reno, Ok,
charged with embezzlement and for
mutilating county records.
E1-CoNGREssMAN GEARY, of Califor-
MIA, who made existence in America a
life of penance for the Chinese, was
said to be at Washington to promote a
policy On the same lines against the
Japanese. The Pacific coast was hav-
ing an influx of Japanese immigrants,
who were operating in different field
from their late adversaries, the Chi
nese, who followed in the paths OF
lower labor.
A SPECIAL from Philadelphia on the
goth said that James j. Corbett had
stated his willingness to sign articles
of agreement to fight Fitzsimmons %
rounds provided he put up $1,000 to
guarantee that he would appear in the
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