Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14

gers were drowned many OF the VIC
Tins being wealthy and prominent
persons
THE time-honored ~lord mayors
show took place at London on the 9th
and the new lord mayor, Mr.. A Eau
de1-Phillips, was formally installed in
Office At the banquet at the Guild hall
Mr.. Bayard responded to the toast of
1.-THE Ambassador" Lord Salisbury
said that the Venezuela boundary was
all but settled, owing to the United
States In regard to the troubles in
Turkey, Great Britain wanted the CO.
operation of as many others as possible,
as there was great risk of bringing
about the horrors of a European war
by isolated action ON Great Britain's
part
THE Baptist congress of the United
States convened in Nashville, Tenn,
on the 10th for a three days session.
A ROCKFORD, Ill, dispatch said that
friends of Thomas G. Law1er, ex-com-
mander-in-chief of the G. A. R., will
urge his name to President-elect Nc
Kin1ey for the appointment of commits
sioner of pensions when the proper
time arrives
Miss LIZZIE HENDRIX, while a pas
senger on a train on the Southern rail-
way, between Admission and Rome,
Ala, was overpowered and kissed by
the conductor, SO she charged, and she
sued for 1000 damages The jury
gave her verdict for SPAS.
PETER FABER, farmer, fell into the
Evans coal shaft at Pontiac, I'LL, and
was instantly killed The depth of the
shaft is AT feet, and the body was
crushed into a shapeless mass.
ALL the coal miners at Jackson, o.,
went out on the 9TH They resisted
the Ascent rate, saying they could
hardly live in that region at the 61-
cent rate. 1t was feared the con tro-
versy would cause general strike of
many thousands of miners in Ohio.
The Whine bago Indians in Thurston
county, Neb., grew enthusiastic over
the election returns and reve1ed in a
gorgeous feast and Indian dance on
the reservation on the night of the 18th,
keeping it up till morning.
IT was reported that a massacre had
occurred in an Armenian village near
Kaiseriea, and that 60 persons had
been killed.
AT Georgetown, O., small craft,
supposed to be carrying nitro-g1ycer-
inc, exploded and shook the buildings
along the waters edge. The details
were very meager.
IN the harbor Of ST. Johns, N. F., the
schooner Maggie was struck by the
steamer Tiger and sunk, drowning ID
persons
THE failures for the week ended the
9Th tDun's reporD were $50 in the
United States against 26O last year, and
81 In Canada, against 40 last year.
MR. BRYAN sent a reply to the Chi
cago dry goods house declining the
offer of $25. 900 year to attend to the
legal business of the firm, stating that
i L f. L i
to devote much of his time to the ad-
vocacy of bimetallism.
j. T. DAVIS was driving 5000 cattle
from Preside county to northern Tex
as, when the herd was stampeded.
When gathered together it was found
that 500 head of the herd were missing
and no trace of the animals could be
found.
CHAIRMAN HANNA, of the republican
national committee, gave out a state
ment at New York on the 5th that suf-
6cient returns had been received by
him that Mckinley had PCS votes in the
electoral college, even if the votes in
the doubtful states went against the
republicans, and that McKinley's cleo
ton had been secured by a plurality of
over 1000, 900 of the popular vote, the
largest ever given.
FRANK HEARsHLEY crowed over Nc
Kinley's victory at Greenburg, Ind,
and called Don Camden an anarchist,
whereupon he was struck with beer
bottle and soon died.
OFFICERS at Winchester, KY, went
to arrest a negro for some cause when
they were fired at by the man wanted
and several other negroes and two fell
wounded. The officers returned the
fire and three negroes were wounded.
The news soon spread and 2, 900 negroes
the scene, but officers managed to dis
perse the crowd, although for time it
looked as if there would be race war.
THIEF the other night entered the
residence of A. ]. Story, in South
Columbus, Miss, and stole 81, $50 out of
Story's pocket There was no clew to
the thief.
WHILE in a political discussion in
Letcher county, Scott Smith shot and
instantly killed Charley Osborn, an in
innate friend and neighbor. Excite
ment was intense and men were arm
ing with Winchesters and a deadly
feud was feared.
A TABLE prepared by the Associa ted
press from returns up to midnight of
the 5th showed the election of pol re-
publicans to the national house of rep
resentatives, 124 democrats, 10 popu-
lists, fusionists and independents, a
number which perhaps should be
slightly increased, as few of those
classified as democrats have independ-
emit leaningS
W. p. ST. JOHN, treasurer of the
democratic national committee and