Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-05
SEVENTH YEAR.
NEWS SUMMARY
DOMESTIC,

DOMESTIC,
The statistical agent of Dakota reports I'M
favorable returns from wheat threshing
and estimates the crop OF the territor1
within 20 600 900 bushels.
Secretary Bsyard has received acablegrsn
saying that cholera has broken out at No
gaski, Japan. The death rate is reported t
be large. The port has been declared in
fected.
The acting comptroller of the currency
has authorized the first national bank OF
Belleville, Kansas, and that Of Anthony
Kansas, to begin business, each with cap.
ital of $4,000.
The treasury department has paid about
$40 600, 600 on account of pensions 30 far
this month. Therefore il Is expected the
decrease of the public debt for August will
not be as large as usual.
The republican state convention of Iowa,
met at Des Moines. Senator Lsrabee was
nominated for governor on the first ballot.
Hull was nominated for lieutenant govern
or and Judge Deck, the present incumbent,
was nominated for supreme judge.
4 dispatch from Bradford, Pa, says that
an explosion of 5000 poundsof nitroglycer-
il at Roberts Il Sons factory near that
city, completely wrecked the building, and
shook the houses for miles around. Two
OF the employees were thrown some dis
lance, but miraculoUsly escaped with few
slight bruises. The loss will reach several
thousand dollars.
Regarding the Tex&s fever in the Good
49, hnr Ill 81
patch from that point says: Goodwin Lur-
chased 200 head or steers at the Chicago
stock yards, where they were reported to be
Michigan cattle, though it is now said that
genuine T. xas ticks were found on them IN
large numbers. Six head have died ard ten
more are sick"
& dispatch from Texas says: 4. Locke.
who few days ago murderded four wo-
men near johnson City, WIS forcibly taken
from the Jail. at Blanco the other night bya
mob and hung to tree. Before ne was
strung up, he acknowledged the wholesale
butchery be had comni ted, and stated
that it ss his intention TO murder two
more families, but his cartridges gave out.
The lvnchiDg ia universally approved in
the vicinity.
The Iowa state veterinarian has been or
dered by Governor Sherman, to visit Potta-
watomie and Harrison counties for the pur-
pose of examining into the death of num-
Der of cattle from Texas fever. Several large
herds were shipped to these counties some
weeks ago, represented to be Kansas cattle.
Native cattle which came in contact with
them have now began to die with every
symptom of Spanish fever; and native cat
tie along the trail where the strangers were
driven, are also stricken, showing apparent
ly that the strangers were Texans.
A child eighteen months old, OF Emanuel
Doray, of Allegheny City, was taken sud
ly after eatir e his breakfast of oatmeal and
after day of suffering died in great agony.
Three white servant girls who partook free.
ly of tt e oatmeal were also taken violently
sick, and are now in q serious condition.
Physicians who have made q careful exam
nation, state all have been poisoned. A
colored nu sc, who had been notified to
leave at the expiration of the week, and who
had threatened to "show them all before
next Wednesday that she was no foo, }" has
been arrested on suspicion of placing the
poison in the meal. She protest her inno-
cence.
The oven room at 8. s. Marvin e. Co.,
steam bakery, Pittsburgh Pa, was the
scene of frightful natural gas explosion,
By which five persons were terribly burn
cd; two, it is thought fatally. The firm
recently introduced natural gas into their
oven, and they were engaged in expert
on the manufacture of new
line of goods. The gas had been burned OF
probably one hour, and the engineer ad
it. When instantly occurred the explosion.
The flames shot from the mouth of the
oven, enveloping all in the room. Two
men who were directly in front of the oven,
were burned in q horrible manner. It is
feared they inhaled the gas, in which case
death is inevitable. The others bad their
clothes almost burned from their bodies,
but were not ia ally injured. The unfor-
Inmates W ere inm sdiately removed to West
hospital, where at last &C.
counts they were resting easy. l: is sup
posed that some one turned the gas on after
it had been shut of by the engineer, and |
that the gss accumulatir 6 in the oven, ex-
ploded as soon as it came in contact with
the light.
A number of wholesale merchants of |
Kansas City held q conference with the |
state board of railroad commissioners |
in that city. Commissioner Harding stated |
hat the board desired to learn the views of |
Kansas City men in connection with the |
made by st. LOUIS iobbing 6rm Of |
In freight rates, and also |
heir views regarding the existing car load !
rate. Mr.. Nave, of McCord, Nave & Co., |
wholesale grocers, speaking for the bust |
ness men, argued the advantages OF |
he system of car load rates for |
he consumer in lessening the expense OF |
He also maintained that |
ts influence is to built up the trade of the |
smaller jobbing centers of the state instead |
Of centralizing it at st. Louis and Chicago.
He charged that the movement on the part |
Of the st. Louis men is simply an effort to
wress from it territory belonging to Kan
las City. Messrs. Hams, Belts, and sever.
Il others spoke in opposition to the abol-
shment of car load rates. The complaint
If discrimination BY 81. Louis and San
Francisco against Kansas City was also
considered. After come discussion as to the
powers of the board, an adjournment was
AIKEN without any definite action.