Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-04

for re-establishing the Jews in Pales-
tine, with publicly recognized rights,
was unanimously adopted
In a fire at Venice nine men were
burned to death.
LUTHER BROWN, Hveryman. died the
other morning at Ottumwa, Ia, from
the result of an operation His aged
walked down to the river and COM
mitted suicide by drowning
SIX deputy sheriffs hunting around
for Illicit stills in Pope county. Ark,
were shot to death recently by moon
sinners
THE bad feeling between whites and
blacks at Leonard, Mineral Wells.
High Lake, Cleburne and other places
in Texas is growing in bitterness and
is engaging the attenti on of the state
officials and all the peace officers in
Texas The latest issue of the Dallas
Express, the leading negro paper of
the state, advises the blacks to arm
themselves and defend their right to
live and work in Texas.
THREE hundred Kiowa Indians as
sembled at their dancing grounds in the
Indian territory several days ago and
began the medicine dance. This prov
ing too tame they began the ghost
dance and got wildly excited. Capt.
Baldwin, the Indian agent, called upon
them to desist and they laughed at
him. Finally with the aid of Indian
police he arrested the whole crowd
and they will be tried at the Indian
court at Anadarko.
The midnight special from ST. Louis
to Chicago on the c. & A. was derailed
near Alton, Ill, by spreading rails and
the tender, three baggage cars and
postal car rolled on top of the engine,
under which Peter Rafferty,, the engi-
neer, was pinned. He was taken out
fatally injured. Several others were
more or less severely hurt
ABOUT $50 guests at the Minnewa-
wan hotel at Winona, Ind. We're taken
sick the other night and some We're
reported to be in serious condition.
The cause was supposed to have been
some food served at supper.
In a free fight at dance at Good
win, Neb-, Henry Carpenter. farmer,
was shot through the abdomen by
James Lindsay, bartender, who was
drunk.
AT Nashville, Tenn, Carl French, of
Indianapolis, Ind, and Miss Helen
Hunter, of Nashville, leaped from a
precipice at Sunset park, falling 100
feet to instant death. They were low
ers and Miss Hunters parents objected
| to their marriage
| THE G. A. r. encampment at Buffalo,
! n. Y, settled down to business on the
27th by finishing up the election of
/ officers and hearing reports of commit
tees A service pension was recon-
mended to all veterans who had
reached the age of 81 years The com
mittee on textbooks urged an improve
ment in those that relate to the war of
the rebellion and denounced the his
tories used in southern schools The
encampment of 1897 then adjourned.
/ THE first national convention of the
American party, a new political organ
ization, met at ST. Louis on the Goth in
answer to a call issued by Col. E. III.
Sellers, of Detroit, Mich. The plat
form favors the demonetizationo of gold
and silver and the substitution OF
treasury notes, the issue of low rate
Understanding savings certificates
for popular investment, the control OF
all public conveniences by the govern
ment, an income tax la ", the election
of president and senators by direct
vote of the people, the initiative and
referendum and the adjustment OF
trusts and monopolies.
JOSEPH FIFE, a negro youth, convict
ed of attempted assault on Mrs. Marks
a widow, and who subsequently con
feSSeQ TO Two OUner like crimes, was
hanged in the yard of the Jail at Rich
mond, Va, on the Goth.
THE house of Rev. Elliott w. Brown
pastor of the Second Presbyterian
church at Dubuque, Ia, was burglar
lied the other day. AS Mr.. Brown anc
family were away the burglar hac
plenty of leisure He took a wash il
the bath room and then donned Mr.
Browns best suit, leaving his rags be
hind. He also had good nights sleeI
in the pastors bed.
The boarding house of the Unior
Consolidated mine at Weiland, Cal
was burned to the ground the othe1
night and Mrs Craighead, wife of tn,
proprietor, and two of her grandchil
dren, aged eight and ten years, per
ished in the flames
HARRY c. STONE, the veteran man
ager of the Patterson opera house a
New York, became i'll and was forcet
to go to his home on the banks of tn,
Passaic river, and by his opportune
arrival he saved his three daughter
from drowning. The girls had gone
ont for ROW on tho tho hoo