Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-31

holders Who are to pay esq, 900 for the
| properly. The final decree provides that
and the remainder in bonds.
A Louisville, KY, paper gives the partition
lars of a mountain fight at Hazard, KY, be-
tween the French and Eversole fractions.
The Eversole party, outnumbered and taken
by surprise. retreated after revolver ngn'
of several minutes, resulting in the killing
of one of the French party and the wound
| ing of three others. In q subsequent en-
gagement French and Eversole are said to
have both been killed.
About two-thirds of the stockholders OF
The st. Joseph d st. Louis railroad voted
favorably on the proposition to issue $225,-
..(first mortgage bonds for the purpose OF
improving the road bed and increasing Its
equipments. The road was formerly operated
os one of the Wabash leased lines, but is In
the hands of the original company.
At the meeting Of the council of Kansas
City, Mo-, Mayor Kumpf sent in q COM
munication asking the aldermen to pass an
ordinance compelling telegraph and teie-
phone companies to put their wires under
ground instead of stringing them on poles;
The movement has never been inaugurated
at Kansas City, although discussed more or
less for the two or three past years.
A special engine collided with the regular
train on the Louisville & Nashville railroad
near Duck river, forty eight miles south OF
Nashville, Tenn and seven men were IN
stantly killed. The collision occurred in a
deep cut with sharp curve, making it i'm
possible to see each other. The collision
took place while both trains were running
at full speed. Both engines are tota
wreck.
A convention of men employed by the new
mining syndicate, which operate the major
ity of the mines iu Southern Illinois, was
held in EastSt. Louis. It was decided to de-
mand that they be paid cents per bushel,
top weight without truck stones. The de-
mand will be submitted to the directors, and
It is believed that trouble will be averted by
concessions being made on both sides.
A dispatch from Fort Scott, Kan, says:
A heavy rain has fallen throughout the coun-
ty. 1t began raining in the morning and
continued throughout the entire day. For
hours the water came down in torrents.
The streams and rivers are rapidly rising.
Advices indicate TINT the rain is general
throughout This section of the state. A
splendid com crop is now certainty. The
yield will bsthe largest for several years.
The board of managers of the national
home for disabled soldiers held their closing
session of the regular quarterly meeting, in
New YorH city, besides distributing the
amounts for the ensuing quarter, the board
apportioned Sic, 600 which will be used to
erect add ional barracks, at Hampton, Va.
Leavenwbrth, Kan, and Milwaukee, Wis.
These barracks will provide for about 800
inmates The appropriations for the quar-
ter aggregate over SIC, 900. The next meet
ing will be at Dayton, Ohio.
The secsiver of the Provident Savings
bank, Of st. Louis, has petitioned the circuit
court for advice and directions relative to
the settlement with tho bondsmen of Almon
B. Thompson, the defaulting cashier. In
the petition the receiver states that he has
receivd from Richard M. Scraggs propo-
sition from the bondsmen, of which he is
one, Which proposes to cover the entire
amount of the defalcation, provided that
thereshall be returned to them all evidences
of Thompson's Irregularities. It is believed
that The court will approve the plan, so the
dep9itors can be paid in full.
The section of the oleomargarine bill as to
penalty as amended by the senate and
passed by that body reads as follows: "Ev-
cry person who knowingly sells or offers for
sale, or delivers or offers to deliver, any
oleomargarine in any other form than in
new wooden Or paper packages, as above de-
scribed, or who packs in any package any
oleomargarine in any manner contrary to
law, or who falsely brands any package, or
afixes a stamp on any package denoting a
ess amount of tax than that required by
aw, shall be fined for each offense not more
than 81 900 and be imprisoned not more
than two years."
800 men in the five largest establishments,
of Philadelphia, Pa, was settled in
favor of the employees. The terms upon
which the met returned to work involve the
concession of the cent minimum card rate
as the basis of wages. The adoption of THE
scale gives the iron workers an advance of
20 cents per ton. By the terms of settle
ment when the selling price of bar iron
drops below cents per pound there will be
cent advance or reduction in the selling
price from that basis, there will be q cores
ponding increase or reduction in the wages
of the iron workers.
Judge Bridgeman, American consul at
Paso Del N)rte, received a dispatch from
Secretary Bayardtto demand the immediate
an American editor, who has been confined
in prison for the publication of an article
in the Ell Paso papers referring to Mexican
cities. The consul has already demanded
his release and was ridiculed by the court
officer. The excitementis high, threatening
to raise 8 -uob to release him. The town is
rejoicing over the action of Secretary Bay
ard. It is impossible to get anything
authentic of the result of Consul Bridge
hams demand. It is rumored that the
Mexican Judge refused to release him with
out bond.
The evidence in the Sells murder case
which has been on at Erie, Neosho county,
is now all in. Willie Sells when placed on
the stand swore that he awakened in the
night on which the murder was committed.
He felt bad, as if his hands and feet were
asleep. He saw man in his room, who
went out. He got up and went into the
other room and then saw his father lying on
the floor covered with blood. He tried to
raise him up but could not. !. He then no.
ticed mis- mother and sister and everything
became dark to him. The remainder of the
evidence was the same as before. During
he cross examination the witness tainted,
creating quite little excitement. In the
lftarnoon the jury viewed the Sells place.
Lincoln Sprols, white man, and Calvin
Jonaa n noUro we're HANGED at Fort Smith,