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

their loads of G. A R veterans into St
Paul, Mimi, for the annual encamp-
ment In the evening a reception was
given in honor of Commander-in-Chi
Walker by the citizens committee.
GEORGE TAYLOR, the escaped muir
derer of the Meeks family, was said to
be located in the section around Paw
huska, Ok, and posse of Indian po-
lice and deputies was said to be going
after him
THE Kings County On. W Elevated
railway went into the hands of a re-
ceiver on the 31st, owing to the in
juries which trolley cars had done to
the business 1t was capitalized at
81, ESQ, 900.
CAPT. JACK CRAWFORD, the poet
scout, fell over an embankment at the
gold mines at Blewitt, Wash, and was
killed.
FROM the political organization not
democratic, but in sympathy with the
Chicago platform, Chairman Jones, of
the democratic national committee, has
appointed an advisory board, consist
ing of Senator Teller. of Colorado;
Senator Dubois, of Idaho; Senator
Butler, of North Carolina; G. T. Wash
burn, of Massachusetts,; /. N. Stevens,
of Colorado; and George 2. Keeney, of
California
THE Rathbone Sisters at Cleveland,
O., on the 2sth elected the following
officers: Supreme chief, Mrs. Ida M.
Weaver, of Idaho; supreme senior, Mrs.
J. B. S. Neubert, of Kansas; supreme
Junior, Mrs. Nellie Scattergood, of
Michigan; supreme manager, Mrs.
Flora Weatherbee, of Minnesota; SUI
preme mistress of records. Mrs w. d.
Wood, of Missouri; supreme mistress of
finance, Mrs. Emma NJ. Bell, of Ohio.
THE pythian sisterhood at Cleveland,
O., on the 27th elected the following
officers: Supreme chancellor, Mrs.
George w. Bemis, of Massachusetts,;
supreme vice chancellor, Mrs. H. P.
Libby, of Maine; supreme prelate, Mrs.
w. III. Dilworth, of Nebraska; supreme
mistress of the exchequer, Mrs L. A.
Small, of New Hampshire; supreme
mistress of arms, Miss Nj. Mueller, of
Rhode Island.
THE Sioux national bank at Sioux
City, Ia, did not open it's doors on the
28th. A note posted on the doors said
the bank had suspended owing to
heavy Withdrawals and that depositors
would be paid in full.
PROF. EDWARD COLE, an aeronaut of
Toledo, O., was drowned in Maumee
bay on the both after an ascension.
His companion. who was billed as Josie
Carmel, was saved by her life preserver.
The balloon rose from the Casino on
the bay front and was about three
miles out when the tragedy happened.
Thousands of people witnessed the
tragedy.
The employees of the Rochester tum-
bier works, near Beaver Falls, Pa. re-
fused to work at a reduction in their
wages of 20 per cent, but went back
tn he las in ho &c ut ha
old wages, when they will quit.
The state institute for feeble-minded
children at G1enwood, Ia, was COM
pletely destroyed by fire at an early
hour on the Goth, involving a loss of
$50. 900. All of the inmates were res
cued and the records and papers saved.
The European powers have warned
the sultan of Turkey that he endan-
gered his empire by conniving at the
continuance of anarchy in Constanti-
nople. The London Daily News, in an
editorial, said that Europe was face to
face with the deposition of the sultan
and the partition of Turkey. 49,.
THE Colorado NJ. E. conference has
expelled Rev. F. f. Passmore, of Den
yer. from the ministry because he ac-
cused Bishop Warren of being in league
with saloonkeepers and gamblers
SENATOR TILLMAN, of South Caro-
lima, sent a telegram to ex-President
Harrison at New York, challenging
him to joint debate
A CLoUDBURST occurred in the min
ing camp of Mezquital del Orc, Mex,
and nearly every house in the place
was washed away. Five persons met
death by drowning.
PREMIER ITO, who is also minister for
the interior and secretary of the Jap
anese cabinet, has resigned.
THE old dry goods firm of Hilton,
Hughes e Co. (once A. 7. Stewart &
Co }, at New York, made an assignment
on the Goth. The failure was due to
gradual decline in business.
THE supreme lodge of the Knights
of Pythias at Cleveland. O., on the 27th
elected officers as follows: Supreme
chancellor, Philip Cosgrove; supreme
vice chancellor, Thomas G. Sample, of
Allegheny, Pa; supreme master of ex-
chequer, Thomas D. Mears, of Will
mington, Del; supreme master-at-
arms, James Moulson. of St Johns, N.
B.; supreme keeper of records and seal,
DIR. R. L. c. White. OF Nashville, Tenn;
supreme prelate, Albert Steinhart, of
Greenville, Ala
a WHILE Sunday school excursionists
from New London, Conn, were land
ing at Gales ferry on the Goth a heavy
tram car was let loose down an incline
by party of boys and it dashed into
the excursionists. One woman was
killed, several persons were seriously
injured and a dozen or more were
thrown violently into the water. A
panic resulted, in which several were