Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-09-11

day, August q. The sum of evidence lndl
Gates yellow fever as the cause OF illness
The above is signed BY Drs. Joseph Holt ant
Lucien +. Solomon, respectively, presiden
and secretary of the Louisiana state boart
of health.
The Missouri and Kansas bridge. span
ming the Missouri river at Fort Leavenwortf
was burned. It was an iron structure, all but
the floor, and quarter Of mile of trestle
The fire originated at the west end of the
bridge, and the prevailing southwest wind
drove tho flames until the entire woodwork,
trestle and approach on the Missouri SIDE
was consumed. It was impossible for the
city and fort fire departments to render any
assistance in putting out the flames. This
is the only means by which the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific have of reaching
the city.
The Illinois republican convention met
! at Springfield. The platform among other
things denounces the free trade policy; IA
vors liberal pensions; den0unces the propa-
cation of anarchists, but favors legislation
in behalf of honest labor; arraigns the dem
ooratic government for maladministration
sympathizes with the home rule movement,
and approves of civil service reform. John
r. Tanner, of Clay county, was nominated
for state treasurer, and Richard Edwards, of
Bureau, for superintendent of public in
struction. Adjourned.
The demonstration of the Knights of
Labor in Baltimore, was the largest of the
industrial classes ever witnessed. In many
parts of the city buildings were decorated.
The gathering took place in East Baltimore.
The line was composed of eight divisions,
preceded by a platoon of police, and through
reserting the various industrial pursuits.
The line started at 1 O'Clock and moved
through the principal streets to Druid Hill
park. 1t is estimated that from 1900 to
1900 workin9men and women were in lin
The republicans of the Sixth district met
in convention in Missouri and nominated
General Odin Guitar for congress by accla-
nation. General Guitar addressed the con-
vention, thanking them for the honor con-
ferred and expressing full confidence in his
election, owing to the bitter fractional fight
in the democratic camp. He also foreshad-
owed the ultimate policy of the republican
party which will transpire in the state con-
vention which meets here shortly. by say
ing that the prohibition demand for submits
sion must meet with an emphatic approval.
The New York Times says: New York
merchants, jobbers and commission mer-
chants are generally satisfied with the con-
dition of trade. Busnessi s picking up, and
shows in most cases very decided improve
ment. Buyers for the fall trade have been
and continue to be numerous, and in many
kinds of business, the men have to be kept
by their employers to pack up and forward
goods ordered. Long arrays of boxes and
cases piled up in front of business houses
down town, and awaiting their turn to be
carted of, gives strong ocular demonstra-
lion of the busy season.
Word has been received of sicken-
ing calamity which occurred near Somers- |
own, Pa, on the line of the Williamsport |
North Branch railroad, where a large |
number of Hungarian laborers were en-
ployed on an extention of the road. A shanty |
IN which over twenty of these men lodge |
,eught FIRE from the overturning of a
stove while the men were asleep. Six
teen men slept on the second floor but seven
in getting out. The others we're
left to their fate, and were roasted alive in
The burning shanty. Their charred remains
we're afterwards found in the ruins. The
men who escaped were so panic stricken
hat they made no effort to save their COM
pani0ns.
A dispatch from Washington, D. c., says:
gentleman who visits Bermuda yearly says
Charleston is not the only place over which
anxiety may be felt. The island is of coral
built on the top of volcanic
of great altitude and steepness.
Some of the soundings in the vicinity equal
in depth any in the world. The base of the
mountain is not much wider than
he top, and the existence of great caves
through which the sea water finds its way to
he interior of the land shows its unsubstan-
ial construction. The island is only fifteen
niles long by two or three broad, aud no.
where IL the altitude over 800 feet. A sicgle
severe convulsion might throw this mass of
.ock into the sea, or tidal wave sweep over
t, and it would never more be heard of.
The photographic Office has received
a<kA %oS~ Nft hal
teamer "City of Palatka," briefly describ-
ng the effects of the earthquake at sea. He
lad just left Charleston and was about
welve miles of the harbor at Port Royal,
r eighty-one fathoms, where he experienced
! terrible rumbling sensation, which lasted
me and half minutes. There had been
luite heavy sea from the southwest, but
Vhen the rumbling began the we've motion
leased and the waters remained perfectly
.alm until the rumbling came to an end,
vhen the swell was again manifest. The
Wind was southeast and light, the weather
LOUDLY, the barometer 30.O1, and the Their
nometer 80 degrees. The sensation, Cap
ain Voegel says, resembled that upon a
hip scraping a pebbly bottom. The ships
vibrations were very great.
A New York telegram received in Pitts
,urR, Pa. occasioned no little talk among
he Rights of Labor there. 1t is stated that
General Master Workman Powderly had
lotified the Knights of Labor authorities
hat he will not accept another term of Office
nd that his name is not to be 1sed at Rich
nond, as he proposes to leave the order.
The telegram further states that Powderly's
declaration was occasioned by his disgust
yer the recent differences in the order, and
hat the fact that his physical condition
demands q rest. It was stated also that
Thomas Mcguire and Horen, of district 49,
lev York, who have been considered in op-
'osition to Powderly, had declared that
either of them would be candidate for the
osition. Prominent Knights here say they
now nothing of Mr.. Powderly's intentions,
ut are inclined to doubt the truth of the
eport.
The annual street parade was the most ]
ever made by the labor organiZa
ions of Chicago. The day was warm but
erfect in all other respects. The column .
egan moving at 1:9O O'Clock, and marching !,
teadily, was two hours in passage. The !
Olumn was divided and q close computa- ;
ion places the number in line at between ,
1000 and IS 900. The feature of the parade
'as the remarkable uniformity shown by :
ach division of marchers. Ali the trades :
aarched by columns of four we'll closed no, /.
nd generally moving with great precision )
nd regularity. One column of 500 en- !
loyee of the bank safe manufacturers wore :
'hite tiles. A column of journeymen
ailors, numbering 1000. wore white derby's,
nd presented probably the finest appear
nee of any distinct body of m0rchers