Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-31
MISCELLANEOUS.

THE National Spiritualist associa-
ton, at their concluding session in Chi
cago, adopted a recommendation pro-
viding that the first Sunday before No
vem Der 20, the anniversary of modern
spiritualism, be known as atona1 day
to spiritualism, and that societies take
up a collection on that day for the ben
eft of the cause.
JOSEPH HETTLER walked into a black
.ssmith--saop at San .Asssnio, Tex.
where he was employed and Shot a fell
low-workman, infiicting a mortal
wound, and then fired bullet into his
own brain. He was believed to have
been insane.
ACCORDING to Bradstreet's there were
2e2 business failures in the United
States for the week ended the 23d, be-
ing 33 more than in the corresponding
week last year.
SURGEoN-GENERAL TRYoN, chief Of
the bureau of medicine and surgery,
has submitted his annual report to the
secretary of the navy. A strong argu-
ment was made for ambulance or hos
pital ships specially fitted up and the
health of the navy was reported as
good.
FITzsIMMoNs and Sharley have been
matched to box ten rounds at San
Francisco on December Q for purse of
$4,000. The winner to take all
NINE Indian territory criminals es-
capped the other night from the United
States Jail at Fort Smith, Ark.
NEGRO boy, IA years old, while at
tempting to get on moving train at
Purcell, /. T., to steal ride to Ard
more. fell beneath the wheels and was
horribly mangled, death ensuing in
stantly.
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the freight car famine was assuming
alarming proportions in the west. The
roads need cars for extra freight, for
all the wheat in the country was being
rushed to market during the present
high price.
JOHN HoLLINGsHEAD. of Washington
county, Ala, a farmer, who partici-
pated in the lynchng of Christopher
Chambliss several months ago, then
turned states evidence, was assassin
ated in the roadway. being shot from
ambush by a dozen men.
BEsIEGED by infuriated negroes, ].
NJ Criglar. manager of Hagerman's
lumber mills, near Chipley, Fla, de-
Tended himself with such effect that he
killed two of his assailants and wound
ed four others. Criglar became in
volved in quarrel with one of his en-
| ployes and the other negroes drew pis-
tolls and began firing at the manager.
For an hour the hst&e continued, and
the negroes were preparing to set fire
to the office in which Criglar had talk
| en- refuge and cremate him, when a
train crew and passengers rushed to
| Criglar's aid and dispersed the negroes
| SPARKS from an engine burned the
car sheds of the PowelPs Valley rail-
way at Bigstone Gap, Va
A FARMER named Butlxa. who has a
large income from oil leases. was muir
dered on his farm, about II miles south
was seriously injured. All the robbers
got was a watch and few dollars
THE cornerstone of the hall of his
tory, the first of the buildings to COM
prise the American university, was laid
on the 21st at Washington by Bishop
Bowman, of the Methodist church, as
sisted 10y the officers OF the district
grand lodge of rnasons.
| SEVERAL arrests of street car con-
ductors have been made in New York
for passing bogus coin. boarding
house keeper, rs years OF age, in whose
house complete set of counterfeiting
implements was found and a large
quantity OF lad coin. has also been sr-
reatsd.
ROBERT Nos, farmer near Hsrisr,
! Ky.. beosme violently insane and st.
tempted to kill bis family. oue os his
children was teaten Into insausibiiits
and viii die. The man wes comzttted
TO the insane asylum.