Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-12-19

and wire works, in Detroit, Michigan, wer,
totally destl Dyed by fire. The loss was ovel
$780, 900. The building was valued at SIP,
600, stock $115, 900. machinery $4,000. TIT
loss on the works is between $ll5, 600 anC
5000, Coo, and the dwellings we're valued al
$50, 600. Three dwelling houses adjoining
we're also completely destroyed. The frt
tartsd on the second floor. The cause il
aot known. Two hundred men are thrown
Out of employment.
Engineers commissioned by the Canadian
Pacific railway to remeasure their contract
section to the north of Lake Superior, have
completed their labors, the result being
that the company has overpaid the con.
tractors 81, 100000. Demands have been
made to reimburse this money, which in
the case Of the smaller sections have been
compiled with, but the three larger con.
tractors RI fuse and tuits TO recover the
amounts have been entered at Montreal and
st Toronto.
The French haif-5ree d. of Manitoba have
formed an association to receive tie re-.
mains of Louis Riel and superintend their
interment at st. Bon.face. Great difficulty
has been experienced in the effort to get
possession of the body, which is guarded by
| two superstitious citizens, who believe that
the spirit of the departed nightly walks the
banks Of the Red river.
Amovement is on foot to send six New
ark, N. J. children, who were bitten by q
| dog supposed to be mad, to Paris, that they
may be treated by DR.. Pssteur, the French
physician, who claims he can prevent by.
drophobia by incubation. It is probable
the children will enjoy the privilege of be-
coming famous, either by dying or escaping
the dread disease.
In the United States circuit court at
Pittsburg, Pc, in the case of the Bell tele-
phone company against the West Penn
| syl yanis telephone company, Judge Nc.
| KEENAN, decided that the defendants in
styuments were an Infringement on the
| Bali patents. Granted the perpetual in
junction asked By the Bell telephone COM
paDy.
Five negroes, three men and two women
returning home from q frolio on D. J.
| Smiths plantation in York county, e. c.,
attempted to cross Broad river near the air
| line railroad bridge in canoe. The boat
| filed and sunk and the two women and
two of the men were drowned. The
third man was re: c led by persons on the
bank.
A very largo congregation was attracted
| 70 the First Meth odist church in Chicago to
witness test Of divine healing by anoint-
ing with oil. Nearly one hundred persons
| subjected themselves to the process, and
twice that number arose to testify that by
faith and prayer they had been cured of
various ailments.
The New York state board Of ca1vasseIs
met in Albany and declared the result of
the late election. The plurality of the sue
cessful candidates are: Governor elect
Hill, IL, 1884, Lieutenant elect Jones, 5 1856;
Secretary of State elect Cook, IA sos; Comp
troiler elect Chaplin, II, 245; Trea ,urer elect
Fitzgerald. ii $50; Attorney General elect
O'Brep, 1870
The cases OF the law and order cluba gSinst
gamblers of Louisville, KY. were indefinitely
continued on motion OF Prosecuting Attor-
Dey Caruth. The motion was made on the
gamblers confessio of guilt, aud their
promises never to engage in the gambling
business again.
Rand, McNally Il Co., tu 5lishers, of Chi
csgo, are in receipt of information from
western states saying parties representing
themselves as advertising solicitors are
swindling merchants and others, collecting
money on bogus contracts and drafts in
their meme.
The boiler in the saw mill Of James A.
Taft, at Superior, Wis, exploded, with the
following casual ties; Jerry Markee, OF
Minneapolis, led; John Breton, fatally
injured; William Burgess, of Superior, an
kie broken; William Barlow, Of Superior,
arm broken.
The business failures throughout the
country during the last seven days number
for the United States 213, for Canada l6, OF
total of 239, against PA last week and 24O
the week previous. There is q considerable
increase noted in southern and western
states
William G. Glenn, lad of Is years, who
assisted his tather in the postoffice at
Rochelle, Illinois, and was induced to per
petrate frauds and open registered letters,
hes been sentenced to imprisonment for
fifteen months in. the house of correction
at Chicago.
The fine gin house and mill of E. L. Aus
tin at Elliotts, Miss, was burned, together
with forty bales OF cotton. The engineer,
John Jones, q Welchman, and William Ap-
plewhite, colored, who we're sleeping in the
gin house, were burned to death.
Mary Allen. the mysterious shoplifter of
Milwaukee, has been sentenced to eight
months in the house of correction. Moth
ing can be learned as to her identity. She
refused to permit her picture to be taken
for the rogues' gallery.
Mrs. Robert Smith, of Mont gomery
county, Texas, and her two children were
b1utally murdered by q mulatto named
Johnson. The murderer, who is about 10
years Of age, is still at large. No cause is
assigned for the deed.
By the the death of Mrs. Nancy Green, of
ceives the $50, 000 for the public library be-
queathed in 184S by her brother, Nathan
Wilson, an officer in the navy and q native
of that city
Nelson Stewart and Anderson Davis,
coIored, convicted of bu- g,ary, were anged
within the Jail enclosure in Charlotte, N.
@. Under the North Carolina law, murder,
arson, rape and burglary are capital crimes.
Mrs. Hendricks intends to spend the
winter at her residence IN Indianapolis.
can people for the honors shoWn her de-
ceased husband at the obse quies,
Henry J. Terry. for some years professor
OLA in the University Of Japan, has been
called to the chair ofinternahonal law at
Yale ollege, vacated Last spring by Ed. ].
Phelps, minister to Great Britain.
The 37th regiment of Illinois volun teers
Vt which julius White was colonel and
John G. Black msjor, held its fnt reunion
in Chics9o, about one hundred survivors
being in attendance.
The striking glass workers Of Pittsburgh,
after year Of idleness, have compromised
on reduction of 10 per cent. in wages.
Work in three factories il to commencelm
rediately.
The Hendricks monument association
has been organized in Indianapolis. Sub
scriptions are being raiSed In several places
forthe erection OF monument to the vice
president.6