Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-02
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Napoleon Davis, q stockman of Gre
nola, was asphyxiated in hotel at
Kansas City the other day.
At Leavenworth the other day Ben
Wade cut Mrs. Nettie Sharp in the
| neck, infiicting a fatal wound
A 200 barrel oil well was struck near
Thayer recently which is said to be
the best in the Kansas oil fields
Gov. Morrill, has received from the
| United STATES treasurer So, 500 as the
| states pay for keeping old soldiers at
| the states home
Walter Reach, a clerk in the Ar
mourdale post Office, was arrested re-
Gently charged with embezzling S275
| from the government
Gov. Morrill, has offered reward OF
| 5000 for the arrest of DIR. ]. H Graham,
who is said to have caused the death of
| a young lady at Pittsburg.
The residence of the widow of Len
T. Smith. at Leavenworth, was re-
Gently entered by burglars recently
and robbed of S7oo worth of jewelry.
A Texas grain company is asking the
cooperation of farmers to take stock
in elevator at Wichita with stor-
| age capacity of 500, 900 to 1000, COG
bushels.
Mayor Twiss. of Kansas City, and
Mayor Cox, of Wichita, called on Gov.
Morrill, recently and requested that
the governor remove the police boards
in the two cities.
Gov. A. J. Smith, of the Leaven-
worth soldiers home, has written a
letter to Congressman Steele demand
ing rigid examination into the con-
duct of the home
At Wamego recently Phil Fosdick
savaeely attacked his sweetheart's
father, Joe Hofset, because the latter
opposed him. Hofset defended him
self and Fosdick was fatally injured
The body of Ben Adams. clerk of an
Atchison hotel, who was drowned in the
Missouri river last January. was found
the other day on Delaware bar, oppo-
site the soldiers home, Leavenworth.
The Sumner Townsite Co. has laid
out the town of Sumner City. near To
pel>a- The company has been char
tered with a capital of $4,000 Only
negroes will be permitted to buy lots
in the town.
Miss Maud Crauther, the former
postmaster at Fort Riley, who was ar
rested on a charge of embezzling ST.,
400 from Uncle Sam. was acquitted by
jury in the federal court at Topeka
the other day.
1t was reported that State Account
ant Challenor would look into the mat
ter of the assessment of the large pack
ing houses at Kansas City, Kan, be-
lieving they were not paying their
share of taxes.
The Trades assem- bly, of Kansas City
recently expelled State Labor Commits
sioner Bird from its mem bership. It
also adopted reso1u tions scoring Gov.
Morrill, for seeking to have state print
ing done by convicts-
The annual session of the North
eastern Kansas Teachers association,
in session at Atchison recently. elected
]. E. Dyche president and Miss Helen
Stauffer secretary. The next meeting
will be held at Horton.
Ex-Consul Waller has written to a
Topeka man that he will return to
Kansas soon and take the political
platform. Waller says he fears total
blindness will result from his impris-
onment in Madagascar.
c. Fl. Race, ex-cashier of the Bar
1ington national bank who was recent
ly acquitted of EN- bezzling S72, 900 of
the banks funds, has brought suit for
false imprisonment against the banks
officers, placing his damages at $685.
500.
Both the house and senate committee
on military affairs have made strong
reports in favor of granting pensions
| to the heirs of II recruits of the Four
teenth Kansas cavalry volunteers, who
We're killed at Lawrence by Quantrel1's
guerrillas, August 81, 1868.
Charles Clark, who was arrested re-
Gently, at Anthony, charged with be-
ing implicated with William Mattox
and Mrs. c. A. Rodman in the murder
of the latter's husband, proved an alibi
and was released. Mattox was also
discharged, but Mrs Rodman will be
tried for the crime.
Early the other morning at Atchison
Policeman Dickerson surprised two
burglars while they were trying to
rob house. They resisted arrest and
one of them, John Seaman, of St. Jo-
seph, was fatally shot by the officer.
The other burglar was captured The
officer was shot twice, but only slight
ly injured.
The contest over the Kansas City.
Kan, post office was causing the de-
partment at Washington considerable
trouble DIR. Fitzhugh was recently
appointed, but the bondsmen of the
late Postmaster Mapes were OPP osing
his con frmation at every step. The
United States senators and Congress
man Miller were also drawn into the
contest
The new Santa Fe hospital at To
pel<a has been inspected and accepted
from the contractors and will be form
ally opened for use some time in May.
1t was erected at a cost of $1,000. 900.