The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-10-24
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

official ballot in Illinois.
A strike of silver in paying quaint
tics was reported near Msna, Ark.
The Baptist church in Kansas has
10000 members and 375 Sunday schools
Henry e. Abbey, the famous opera
manager, died in New York on the
17th
A highbinder war is feared in San
Francisco because of Chinese factional
wars.
w. j. Bryan has telegraphed that he
cannot possibly make any political
speeches in Kansas.
At Denver, Col, the Kansas state
university football team defeated the
Denver Athletic club, to 6.
At Mound City, Kan, Thomas Kay,
aged &c, postmaster at Critzer, was
found guilty of numbering his wife.
Farmers in the vicinity of Dubuque,
Ia, have lost so per cent. of their hogs
from cholera and the disease cannot
be checked.
At Kansas City, Mo-, the University
medical college football team defeated
the Ottawa, Kan, college team by
score of 10 to 0.
Sam p. Scheerin, of Indiana, for
many years secretary of the democratic
national committee, has come out
against Bryan.
Near Centerville, Mo-, John Imboden,
while temporarily derangei, murdered
his sister and brother and an old man
named Wilhelm.
President Cleveland did not get his
name on the registration books in New
York, and it is said he cannot vote at
the coming election.
A pitched battle between warning ne
gro factions near Huntsville, Tex, re-
suited in the death of three and the
wounding of others
1t is said that the present Chinese
minister at Washington will be sue
ceeded by Lord Ii, nephew and adopt
ed son of Ii Hung Chang.
bandits entered the saloon of Chris
Bauer at Galena, H., in broad day
light, murdered the bartender, rifled
the cash drawer and escaped
E. E. Wilson, a fugitive who is
charged with having defrauded Kan
sas City commission men out of $40, 900,
was arrested in Boston and brought
back.
A telegram from the City of Mexico
says President Diaz would like to in
tercede in our behalf should Uncle
Sam become involved in n quarrel with
Spain.
The Kansas election board decided
that | 9th the fusion electoral ticket
and the middle-of- the-road Bryan and
Watson ticket should appear on the
official ballot.
Ex-Postmaster General John Wana-
maker was reelected president of the
Pennsylvania Sabbath School associa-
tion by the convention now in session
at Carlisle, Pa.
The revolt on the Philippine islands
is fast assuming threatening proper
tions, and it is evident that Spain will
have to fight hard if she holds them
within her grasp.
At Louisiana, Mo, ]. w. Stillwell
committed suicide in a fit of despond-
ency. He was a nephew of Amos ].
Stillwell, who was murdered at Han
nibal few years ago.
p. j. lyman, ''No. l." the Irish agi-
tatOr, says the Irish national alliance
will secure the downfall of the British
empire and tablish an independent
republic for Ireland.
At Kansas City, Mo, Damon Duncan
broke the state record for century
run by six minutes and two seconds.
His time for the 100 was 6:40:25, while
the state record is 6:l6:27.
Chair man Hanna, of the republican
national committee, suggests that Oc-
tober 81 be observed as flag day."
Chairman Jones, of the democratic
committee, makes the same suggestion.
In Nebraska the secretary of state
decided that the electoral, state and
congressional nominees of the gold
standard democracy should go on the
official ballot as the national demo-
Gratis.
The International Typographical
union, at it's convention at Colorado
Springs, assumed the entire control of
the manipulation of linotype machines
and none but union men will hereafter
operate them.
Three bandits entered the Bank of
Meeder, Col, in broad daylight and
succeeded in getting all the money in
sight, but posse of citizens gathered
and shot the robbers to death before
they could get out of town.
During the fiscal year the receipts of
the post Office department were Ss2,-
deficit of IS, 1877, 0Ss The special de-
livery service increased 13 per cent, and
there was an increase in the sales of
postage stamps etc, of seven per cent.
Was 1t an Accident?
New YORK, Oct. l9-Walter Louis
Lenau, who married the widow of Col.
John A. CoclScrill, shot himself yester-
day at his home at Englewood, N. j,
According to Mrs. Lenau the shooting
was unintentional. Mr.. Lenau has
made no statement regarding the
affair. The surgeons in attendance
held out little encouragement for his
recovery. The couple were married
last June, only two months after Col.
Cockerilrs death. She is 40 and he is
81.
Ewing Herbert's Fine Place.
TOPEKA, Kan, Oct. 19.--Ewing Her
bert, of the Hiawatha World, has gone
to the New York Truth as advertising