Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-04-11

has finally been given in favor of the wife's
heirs.
CHIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Lightning Frustrated several men at
Waco, Tex, and four of them are reported
in critical condition.
The paint-shops aud the spar shed of the
Gosporv hayward, at Norfolk, Va, were
burned with heavy loss.
Six men were arrested at Shalbyville,
charged with robbing the hardware store of
r. A. Young at Casey, Ill.
DR.. H. E. Robinson, a dentist of Maryville,
Mo-, has left to return no more. There are
charges of fraud against him.
Richard A. McCurdy was elected president
of the Mutual Life Insurance Company OF
New York, vice F. s. Winston, deceased.
R.P. Hughes, the defaulter to the United
States as marshal at Richmond, Va, who
was caught in Texas, is being conveyed
East.
The Ladner Brothers, the Philadelphia
bankers, who were recently convicted, were
sentenced to three years each in the county
prison.
The ice in the Allegheny river gorged
gave away, and two sections swept down
the river.
While robbing store at San Vego, Tex,
a gun was accidentally discharged by one of
twelve Mexican bandits, causing the instant
death of the robber the ball struck. Citizens
pursued the robbers.
Ex-Congressman Finnerty and others
tried to speak at a political meeting at
place called Little He'll in the Seven
tenth ward of Chicago. Rotten eggs were
thrown by roughs, and the meeting broken
up.
A cyclone at Waverly, Mo-, destroyed
the residences of Webb and w. II. Fletch-
er, and four houses belonging to ]. II. Bel
amy, besides other property. The roof of
the Christian church was blown Oft and
carried long distance. No person was Sc
riously hurt. The damage to property is
estimated at $4,000.
The trial of ex-President Riddle and
Cashier Richer, charged with conspiring to
defraud the depositors of the defunct Penn
bank, was called up in the criminal court
at Pittsburg, April 9Th. After protracted
struggle over technical points it was post
poned until the June term, on motion of
the defense.
Daniel B. Blatt, of North Jackson, has
confessed to the forgery Of two notes aggre-
eating 81, 900 now held by banks in Salem
and Warren, Ohio. He signed the names
of his father and brother. His confession
is astounding, as he has been regarded as
an upright man. He is deacon in the
church, and lives in the finest house in the
place.
A special from CoIsicana, Tex, April I'd,
says: This evening most terrific wind
and hail storm swept over the city. Hail
stones fell measuring twelve to fifteen
inches in circumference, and weighing from
ten to twelve ounces, smashing skylights
and windows. A farmer while trying to
control his team, was knocked senselees.
Stock in the surrounding country suffered
severely, many animals being killed.
An Internal machine was found in the
new Court House at Joliet, Ill. The ma
chine was composed of box filed with a
composition of giant powder and nitro gly-
cerine. The fuse had burned to the edge of
the box and then gone out. The placing of
the machine in the Court House is ascribed
to the striking quarrymen, bat no evidence
duplicating any one has been discovered.
The owners of the quarries brought men to
fill the place of the strikers, and the Joliet
Stone Company put squad at work in one
of these quarries. A large body Of strikers
approaching, three officers of the company
attempted to stay their progress by drawing
revolvers, but the strikers passed by them
without any shots being fired, and drove
away the new men. Warrants have been
issued for tie arrest OF three or four OF the
8. W. Wall, especially detailed on a
horseback journey through the famine
stricken district of West Virginia, tele- |
graphs the following account of the terri |
b e suffering in that State: There is need
of haste for the succor of suffering West Viz !
Rinia, a section embraced in the counties of
Calhoun, Roane, Vert, Richie, Peasants,
Doddridge, Lewis, Gilmer, Braxton, |
Apphur, Webster, Nicholas, Clay and Jack |
son; and parts of many counties adjoining |
these are in q forlorn situation. In that |!
district from June until November of last |
wear it did not rain sufficient to charg. the |
color of ploughed field. The corn, oats /
and vegetables were scorchsd to death.
and the inhabitants of the counties named,
who are for the most part small farmers,
were left entirely without provisions. As
q result their cattle have died by the hun
dred, and the people have lived on corn
meal and water. The mortality among the
children and the aged has been very great.