Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-19

space of half mile in width, prostratine
nearly all the lines of telegraph in it
property. No loss of life 80 far has been
reported. Advices from Circlevi.le are thai
storm passed through the coun.
try, few miles south of there. un.
roofing houses and blowing down fences
and trees. A very heavy rsin fell.
A mob of citiz ms of Chester, Nebraska
started to hang Warren Coon, blacksmith
who had repeatedly beaten his wife and
threatened to burn the town. For several
days he had been drunk and had whipped
his wife several times. His threat to burn
the Town, excited the citiz ms and oulmi-
mated in q determination to hang him
They surrounded the house, cap ured
Coon, and were abe ut to lynch him, when
his wife pleaded for him on her kneee, and
prayed to heaven and to the mob to spare
him and give him one more chance to be q
man. Coon fioslly followed suit, prayt
on his knees and made an oath over the
bible, never again to mistreat his wife, and
to stop drinking. Upon the understanding
that violation of his oath would result in
his hanging, the mob concluded to let him
have another chance, and thereupon dis
persed.
Rev. MGs,s A. HOPKINS, of Franklinton,
North Carolina, who has been appointed
minister to Liberia, vas born slave in
Montgomery county, Virginia. After gain
ing his freedom, he pursued course of
study, and was graduated at the Lincoln
university, Pennsy lvsnia, in the class of
1874. and also graduated ct the Auburn, N.
Y, Presbyterian theological seminary. In
addition to his services as q Presbyterian
clergyman, he has been engaged in educa-
tional pursuits, and wss the principal of the
state colored normal school Ut Frsnklinton
for several years. He was highly recon-
mended for the position by the governor
and other officials of North Carolina, and
by other men of prominence, including q
colored men Of the country.
Mollie Maguireism is again rampant in
the upper and Lower Luzsrne districts, OF
Pennsylvania, Nine murders have recent
ly occurred in the northern coal fields, and
mines are frequently fired. The murders
and 6rebugs 60 free, and the coal and iron
police seem poWerless to afford protection
to life and property. "Moonlight" rifle
companies are drilling unmolested. and the
association of miners and laborers is daily
growing by hundreds. It is we'll known
that the Mollie Maguires' brotherhood has
been quietly organized since last April, and
q general outbreak is confidently looked for
before November. Detectives are watching
for the approaching of the socialist Gonuch
of Chicago, who it is thought, will try to
organize q revoltamong the miners. Famil-
lar coffin notices" have been received by
number of the law and order society.
A telegram was recently sent from Co,
lumbus: O., saying that Mr.. Herbert Fay
of that city, had been notified by the war
department that the records show that he
army in any of the states during the rebel
lion. It is stated at the war department
that no statement of the nature mentioned
has ever been made by the department. No
on the subject has ever been
compiled from the records. The war de-
partment officials say it would involve the
examination of the records of nearly three
million men to enable the department to
make such q statement with any degree of
accuracy. As nothing would be gained the
public service by the &C mpilati6n ofsuch in
formation. the probability is that the ques-
ton Of who wss the youngest soldier will
never be definitely known.
A recent dispatch from chattanooga,
Tenn, says: There II intense excitement at
Dalton, Georgia. over Q visit paid that
place by band Of Ku Klux last week
There was fifty men, all we'll disguised,
who entered the city shortly after mid
night. They visited house Of i'll fame
owned by Mrs. Jane Kidd, and the woman
and six of her boarders were dragged from
their beds, and each one was givon fifty
lashes. Some of the women are in criti- |
cal condition and may die. The band that
went to the house of Tom Carver. q noted |
thief, and beat him to death, after tortur
ing him for half hour. Another negro.
named Arms'ad, was SO terribly beaten |
hat be will die. The band then notified
several persons to leave the place ut once
or they would be killed. No clue can be |
had IS to the identity of them. The mob
ook in all the disreputable houses, regard |
ess of the color of the occupants. They |
vent to the mayors Office and left list OF
hose under mob surveillance. The whole |
affair wss an effort to rid D .lton of the bad |
characters that infest the town.
language and are doing a. we'll in their IN
lustrial and mechanical training as in
heir studies.