Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-02-29

Tne tILn annual convention of the
National Reform Press association
convened at Dallas, Tex, on the 22d,
Is states being represented. Resolu-
lions indorsing the Omaha platform
and declaring against the invasion of
America by the pauper la Dor of Europe
were adopted. Paul Vandervoort, of
Nebraska, was elected president, and
j. A Parker, of Kentucky, correspond
ing secretary.
The Confederate museum was opened
in the Davis mansion at Richmond,
Va, on the ed.
The cotton mills of the Swift Creek
Manufacturing Co, near Petersburg,
Va, were destroyed by fire, causing a
loss of $780, 900 and throwing zoo people
out of employment.
A FIRE occurred at the Pratt santa
rum at Chicago and IL bed-riddeu pa
TENTS had to be taken out of windows
and down ladders by fremen. The
flames were subdued without serious
loss.
BEN Brown, who has travelled all
over the country with circuses posing
as the California giant, was murdered
at Blauchester, o.. by being struck on
the head by a companion with whom
he was drinking.
JAMES SARRAN and Pearl Kimms
were found dead near the railroad in
the vicinity of Keystone, w. Va, on
the oath where a general fight occurred
the previous night among 200 miners.
The executive bly, of the grand
council of the Knight of Pythias met
at Cincinnati recently and resolved to
abandon Minneapolis this year and to
hold the biennial convention of the
supreme lodge at Cleveland on August
%. Tt was also decided to hold no en-
campment of the uniform rank this
year on account of the railroads refns-
ing to make satisfactory rates.
The clearing house returns for the
week ended February 81 for the follow
ing cities were: New York, S669, O53, $50;
Chicago, $84, 574, 933; st. Louis, $22, 462,
535; Kansas City. So, 935. 574; ST. Joseph,
81, 139, Ia; Topeka, 1856, 704; Wichita,
$409, 480; Omaha, So, $50, 400
PETER MAHER was knocked out by
Bob Fitzsimmons on the 21st in Mex.
leo, opposite Langtry, Tex. in the first
round, after one minute and thirty
five seconds of actual fighting. Fitz
landed.a lightning righthand swing on
the jaw, and it was over. In his eager
ness to get.at Fitzsimmons Maher com
mitted palpable foul during clinch,
and was warned by Referee Siler that
It's repetition would cost him the fight
Fitzsimmons is now the champion of
the world and declared, through
Julian, his willingness to defend the
championship against any and all
ltcomers.
DARLINGTON BOOTH, commander of
the Salvation army in America. has
disappeared from New York with his
wife, Maud Booth. Herbert Booth,
brother. of Ballington Booth and com
'mander. of the army in Canada, will
take charge of the forces in America.
He offered reward on thel21st to any
one who would tell him where Balling-
ton was. The army was stirred to great
excitement Ballington Booth was ac-
cused of Iinsu bordina ton by Herbert
Booth; alta recent court of inquiry and
under his authority Herbert dismissed
his brother Darlington from Office.
Mrs. VALENTINE KURTz, of South
Evansville, KY, had abstained from
| food for period of "a days on the -21st
and her friends were reported urging
her to break all worlds records. She
wasvery weak and confined to her bed.
FIVE men were seriously Injured, two
| perhaps fatally, by a boiler explosion
while dredging on the worlds fair
grounds, Chicago.
A REMoR was current in Buffalo, n.
v, that 13 fishermen had lost their
lives out ON the lake during a recent
/ storm.