Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-07
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
A MEDAL of honor has been awarded
by the government to Milton L. Haney.
late chaplain of the Fifty-Fifth Illinois
volunteers for bravery at the battle of
Atlanta in July %, 1864. A medal has
also just been presented to Frederick
w. Fout, late sergeant Fifteenth Indi-
ana light artillery for bravery at Har-
per's Ferry, Va, on Septemb Der Is, 1862.
AT the cabinet meeting at Washing
ton on the 3Oth Secretaries Carlisle,
Herbert and Francis were absent. Sec
rotary Olney was closeted with the
president for an hour regarding some
minor matters in his department
THE coinage executed at the min is
of the United States during October
was as follows: Gold, SIS, 527, 500; silver,
81, s44, OO9; minor coin, SOC, 300. OF the
silver dollars, on which the seignior-
age realized was about 500, 900. The
outstanding national bank circulation
on Novem Der 1 was 1884, $751; 657, an in
crease during the month of 81, 345, 627.
The circulation based on bonds was
$216, $1,000
THE annual report of Second Assist
ant Postmaster-GeneralC Charles ellison
shows the annual rate of expenditure
for all mail transportation at the close
of the fiscal year to have been $40, $685.
932, of which SAT, 1913, OCT was for inland
mail and the remainder for foreign
service. The annual travel in star
service alone was over 1872, 900, 600 miles
- GENERAL NEWS.
AT an early hour on the 1st fire broke
out at the Franklin house at Manistee,
Mich, and cut off all communication
wit CT re
compelled to jump from the second
story in their night clothes and several
were severely burned. The fire depart
ment soon put out the fire
AT Farmingdale, Ill, the Boggs ele-
vator, Goods grocery store and Trips
lumber yard were destroyed by fire
which started in the elevator and was
supposed to have been caused by
spark from a passing train.
The Lutheran League of America is
called to meet at Chicago Novem Der II.
ton shot and fatally wounded Villa m
Metzler and Belle Gray and then killed
himself at Georgetown.
Two men were killed and one fatally
injured by a premature explosion in
tunnel of the Wyoming Coal Co. at
Will1esbarre, Pa.
THE 31st was generally observed as
flag day in all the principal cities of
the country by both of the big parties
and in many places political parades
were held
Mrs. j. BYRNEs. of New York, be-
came suddenly insane and, declaring
that her friends had Matched a plot to
kill her two infant children, grabbed
them from their bed, and, running
wildly down the street, threw them in
front of an electric car, and had it not
been for the prompt aid of passers-by
they would have been crushed under
the wheels.
IN New York city on the 31st there
was monster repu blican parade, 1875
600 men being in line. 1t took the pro-
cession seven hours to pass a given
point.
LEADING miller of Montreal, Can,
has received letter from Liverpool
grain firm respecting the rise in wheat
by the cessation of shipments from
Russia, India and Rio de la Plata, and
saying: I'VE are now particularly de-
pendent on America for our supplies
for the next six months. What the
price will be will be fixed by America"
THE Chicago Trade and Labor assem-
bly, was formally disbanded on the 1st
in pursuance of a resolution passed a
month ago. The action was due to
friction among the members A meet
ing will soon be held looking to re-
organization under the auspices of the
Federation of Labor.
A 15-YEAR-oLD boy named Harris fell
beneath the wheels while trying TO
steal ride on Santa Fe train at
Mulhall, Ok, and had both arms and
legs cut off.
JAY EToN, of Elizabeth, N. J., low
cred the mile paced indoor record of
1853 2-5, held by Tom Cooper, of De-
troit, making the distance in 1858 2-5,
at Memphis. Tenn, on the 3Oth. He
was paced by tandem
An oil stove in the house of William
Alien bach at Milwaukee exploded and
scattered the burning fluid over the
family in the kitchen. Altenbach, his
wife and babe in arms were fatally
burned.
By an explosion of natural gas at
Avalon, Pa, Bessie Osborne. aged ID,
was instantly killed and her Younger
brother and sister seriously injured.
The house was wrecked. Walter
Ritchey. age "a, cousin of Bessie Os-
borne. has gone raving mad at the
girls death.
Mrs J. w. ALLEN shot and accident
ally killed her ten-year-old son and
fatally shot her husband at Marysville,
Mont, on the goth He was whipping
the boy and she interfered, when he
turned on her She took a rifle and
shot at him, but killed the child by ac-
dent She then shot him in the head
He may die.