Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-09

JAMES NIXON shot and instantly
killed Dempsey Brown, his brother-in-
law at Austin, Tex, on the 3D. Brown,
in his dying agony, returned the fire
with a double-barreled shotgun,
employing both barrels into Nixon's
face, and he was taken to the county
Jail ia a dangerous condition The
difficulty was the outcome of family
troubles
JOSE RAMOS, in a ranch settlement
near Montemorelos, Mex. while era zed
with jealousy, shot and killed his
sweetheart, and when the latter's pa
rents attempted to capture him he
shot both of them to death and then
took his own life.
THE split that had been expected in
the Arizona republican convention at
Phoenix came on the night of the 3Oth
when about so of the IL delegates left
the hall. leaving the remainder in their
seats to pursue the work of the con-
vention- Those who left were those
known as the Mckinley faction, as OPP
posed to the Stoddard-Christy wing.
The Stoddard-Christy wing platform
compliments Mckinley, but the dele
gates were not instructed
ROBERT EMORY PATrIsoN was unani-
democracy OF Pennsylvania, assem- b1ed
at Allentown on the Goth, for the pres
idential nomination at Chicago on a
sound money gold standard platform.
National Chairman William f. Har-
rity, got his unit rule instructing
the delegates to Chicago to abide by
the will of the majority through with
little opposition.
A CYCLONE struck the little town of
Epiphany, S. D., on the goth. The
large Catholic church was destroyed.
Father Kroeger, the priest. was severe
ly injured and Is others more or less
seriously. The church was carried 25
feet in the air, the floor and altar
dropped into their original places and
the roof and sides of the building were
scattered to the four winds. The town
was said to be completely wiped out of
existence. Much damage was reported
from other places in South Dakota
ANOTHER fire broke out in Cripple
Creek, Col, on the goth, which left
commenced at the Portland hotel and
spread SO rapidly that the firemen blew
up buildings by dynamite in advance
of the fr8i TO check its speed. Four
men were killed and many others were
seriously injured by the falling debris.
The three newspapers were burned
out. Figures of the loss and insurance
could not be obtained, as every insur-
ance Office was burned.
NJ. J. WYCKOFF, an engineer, shot
William Wegner, a wealthy manu-
facturer, through the head and in the
left breast, inficting wounds from
which Wegner died within few min
utes- The killing was done at La Ike
and Anne streets, Chicago, n crowded
spot, in the daytime, and after two
officers had taken Wycl1off into Gus
tody large crowd endeavored to take
him away. The policemen fought
hard for their prisoner. but they were
on the point of losing him when pa
troll wagon of officers came in response
to riot call.
On the outlook for the republican
presidential nomination Mr.. Joseph
Manley, of Augusta, Me-, said on the
1st that any speculation to the effect
that friends of Speaker Reed meant to
withdraw him from the contest were
baseless- Mr.. Manley also said that
Mckinley would never be nominated.
1T will be the issue that will win at
st. Louis. That issue will be sound
money"
GUY LINsLEY was horsewhipped
while acting on the stage at Columbus,
o., by Miss Georgia Kim ball, of st.
Louis, who claimed that the actor had
rejected her after making her prom
Uses. The woman was arrested.