Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-08-01
NEWS SUMMARY
DOMESTIC,

DOMESTIC.
Secretary Bayard has addressed circuia
to all of the diplomatic and consular Office,
of the United otates, in which he invites al
tention to the presidents proclamation an
noun cling he death of General Grant. II
directs the flags of the Offices be displays
at half mast on the reception of the circula
and that the usual sym bols of mourning b
assumed for period of thirty days.
The officials OF the war department are O
the opinion that trouble aiming from tn
passage of cattle from Texss through tn
Indian Territory is not se'tle6 notwith
standing the recent order trcm the interio
department. When the here's reach tn
borders of Kansas and Colorado, renewe,
trouble is apprehended, because of tn
prospective opposition of the cattlemer
who may fear that Texas cattle are di
seased.
| The 15Oth Anniversary of the little towI
of st. Genevive, on the Mississippi rive
about sixty miles south of st. Louis, wa
celebrated yesterday by the citizens of tn,
place and surrounding counties, in botl
Missouri and Illinois. A historical ad
dress was delivered by General Roster ant
speeches were made by other gentlemen
There was also a military display of fir.
works and grand ball.
A private letter from Kinney county
Texss, states that hostile bands of indians
| are taking advantage OF the withdrawal O
the cavalry from this district and are al
large On the frontier. The writer says that
two Mexicans at the mouth of Pinto
Creek, eight at Las Vegas, and about TWEEN
ty at other points have been killed in cross
ing the Rio Grande, near the border, by
Indians, and that band of raidiDg warriors
have been in Kinney, near Brothers ranch
So far as learned no loss of life has attended
the Indian raid in Texas.
A box was shipped on the express from
Black River Falls, Wisconsin, to Chicago
(. The messenger became suspicious of the
contents and tele.rapbed to the authorities
% the arrival of the train at this place the
box was opened and inside was found q
man armed with 80 calibre revolver, q
billy, razor, bottle of chloroform and q
bunch of cord. He refused to gi his name
The box was shipped to Sydney D Barn.
hard Chicago. Two more persons supposed
to be confe1erates were resteu and all
three are in Ill. It is supposed they had
planned to rob the mail and express car.
Nothing is known regarding the identity
of the men.
"a lE'lh NC" lUNlIE, LDulSldUd,
says that Charlton is still Prevailing to an
alarming extent among the stock and cattle
in that parish on Broad prairie west of that
place. The decompo sition of the carcasses
are SO numerous as to vitiate the at
mosphere. Steps are being taken to have
the carcasses disposed of by burning. For
this purpose large quantities of oil and tar
have been sent to the infected district. The
malady has carried off herds of horses,
mules and ewes. It is reported that sew
eral persons have been attacked with the
disease. In one case it resulted fatally.
Similar advices are received from Cypde
Bayou, Techire and on the prairies.
The cholera remains inert in Spain. The
largest number of cases occur in Saragosa
The late storms appear to have an adverse
effect upon the epidemic. Many bodies are
unburried. The M .iority of the inhabitants
have fed and the remainder are incapable
of attending to the sick. The complete re-
turns of the progress of the disease gives the
number of cases at 1888. dea: hs $40. Re-
turns from all but five of the infected dis
tricts place the numb n of new cases in one
day q: 532, deaths 9l9. The contagion
has spread to the Provinces of Lagono,
where several cases have already occurred.
Troops stationed in the city of Saragosa,
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su oplied with guitars to keep up their
spirits. The music of these instruments
can be heard day and night.
Batcock & Andrews of Syracuse, the
proprietors of the big bucket shop, probab-
ly the most extensive in the state failed for
$500, 900 or more. The f ms principal
off GERS was in Rochester New York and
they had about seventy-ive branch Offices
LEFT tod oh oi1
terio. towns of this state, New England and
Canada. The manager of the head Offices
here says they lost $75. 600 on the May
wheat bulge; $3.50, 600 on the oil rise three
weeks ago and $35 600 in oil and SIS, 600 in
Jersey Central. They figure their assets at
q nominal rate mostly in Office furniture
and they haye $lOO, 600 in customers notes
which are almost valuless. The bucket
shop players all over tina state are badly
hit. There is no list accessible of losses by
outside parties, but it is claimed the amount
will reach several hundred thousand dol
lars.
Reports received at the general Office
of the national cattle and horse growers
association at st. Louis, from the various
cattle raising regions in thewest, are gen.
orally of the most favorable character.
Prior, of Colorado, writes
that the ranges are IN hne condition. and
the cattle fattening rapidly. General rains
have prevailed, and all cattlemen are jubi-
liant over the prospects for good year. A
great many native and wintered Texas cat
lie are leaving for the northwest territories, |
md general movement of cattle is being |
made in compliance wiia che law, and |
without medication. No fever has a. vet |
developed in any of the herds in this sec |
ion. Vice President Milne of New Mari |
70, reports healthy condition of the cattle |
IN that territory and that the crop will be
per cent. more than last year. Vice
President Hartman, of Idaho, says that
while little rain has fallen lately the grass
9 fine and the cattle doing splendidly.
There Is no disease among them and the
attlemen are very much encouraged by the
outlook for the present season. Large
numbers of stock cattle are being shipped
rom West Idaho and Nevada to Wyoming.
Vice President Mitchell, of Nevada, reports