Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-05-22
GENERAL NEWS.
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
The cyclone devastated a large portion of
he country mile and a half in extent a few
miles nc nth of JaeE sc Dville, III. 1t was o
the usual funnel shape ricocheting along
with terrific force. Many farm houses were
wrecked and orchards completely demolish-
ed. No loss of life has yet been reported.
James Swallow, an old citizens of st. Joe
committed suicide by shooting himself back
of the right ear with a revolver. &c leaves
a wife and three children, all grown. He
was 81 years of age and Mason of high
standing. Ill health and general debility
are given as the cause.
Warrants for the arrest of six men who
are selling pools on the coming race of the
Louisville Jockey club, have been taken out
by the Law and Order club of Louisville,
who claim that the pool sellers are violating
lature forbidding the sale of pools outside
of race courses.
Black diphtheria is raging with undated
violence near Blue Rapids, Mich, and the
states healing authorities will make an in
vestiCation as to the cause. The last of a
family who died from the scourge was
Henry Gannery, whose six children preceded
him. The disease battles the local physi-
clans.
Several prominent New York doctors ap-
peared in the supreme court with a certifi-
cate to the effect that they had re-exa1-.ined
BARLEY Campbell, the play writer and man
ager and found him suffering from general
paralysis. The court signed the certificates,
and upon these it is likely that Campbell
will be taken to some insane asylum.
The secret petitions are in circulation
among the employees of the Pennsylvania
railroad asking general advance in wages
of 10 per cent. The movement, it is claimed
is backed by the Knights of Labor and is to
include both passenger and freight men and
all men in the yards.
About 100 men, employed in the Union
Steel company's at Bridgeport ILL.,. as labor.
er,, demanded ten hours pay for eight hours
work. The demand was refused, but the
manager offered to raise the pay from $1.25
to 81. 80 for ten hours. The offer was re-
fused. The men walked out.
The employees of the Laclede Gas
company, which furnishes large
portion of the residents of st. Louis
with gas. struck for the adoption of
engineers, fremen, retort men, and all those
engaged in manufacturing gas.
The trial of Postmaster Spree, of Denver,
Colorado, upon an Indictment OF perjury
in entering public lands in Middlepark, that
state, was concluded in the United States dis
trict court, after session lasting four days.
The jury returned verdict of not guilty in
less than ten minutes.
The Railway Age commenting on the rail-
way mileage of the United States, states that
the railway construction during 1885
amounted to 2, 1913 miles of mainl ne, max
ing an aggregate mileage in the United
States at tine commencement of 1886 of 1885,
500 miles.
A desperate fight occurred at Martinsville
Va, between Col. d. p. Spencer and the
Terry brothers. j. K. Terry was killed, and
his brothers and Colonel Spencer, Carleton
Brown, Hugh Dyer, Robert Gregory and
two negroes were frightfully if not fatally
wounded.
Charles Francis Adams and party of
Boston capitalists have purchased the Good
rich tract of eighty acres, lying between
Main and Broadway and Seventeenth and
Twentv-second streets, IN Kansas City, for
$4,000.
The Wabash, st. Louis & Pacific east
bound passenger train struck a was.out
near Lafayette, Ind, throwing the whole
train, seven coaches, from the track. The
cars piled upon each other, promiscously,
but no one was seriously hurt.
The masons and hod carriers of Worcester,
Mass. have abandoned their strike and will
seek work individually. Good workmen
among the masons will get $3.50 per day.
The new men who were hired during the
strike will be retained.
of the Republic parade in Brooklyn, N. Y,
in tn afternoon of decoration day, and
will attend the exercises at the Academy of
music in New York in the evening, where
Po-tmaster General Villas will deliver the
Grafton.
A report has reached Portland Me-, that
the fishing schooner CELIA M. Doughty" of
Portland has been seized by the an horities
at Englishtown, Nova Scotia, or alleged in
fraction on the Canadian fishing laws.
Light frosts are reported as having occur
red in northern Illinois, Indiana and Wis
damage was done, vegetation not being far
enough advanced to be badly exposed.
Frosts are reported in all points of Michi-
gan, resulting in much damage to fruit and
vegetables. At East Saginaw thin ice form
Ali vegetation is killed.
A proposed amendment was submitted in
he senate to the river and harbor appropria-
ion bill by Senator Vest for the improve
nent of the Missouri river, at Arrow Rock. |
It appropriates $4,000.
A Tombstone, Ariz., dispatch says !
courier has arrived at General Miles head |
quarters bringing the information that six |
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.ade by the Indians.
There was a severe frost ON the fruit belt |
n the vicinity of kalamazoo, Michigan. |
Reports indicate that strawberries are badly |
damaged, but peaches and apples are believ-
d to be all right.
The republican congressional convention |
If the seventh district of Kansas met at |
Great Bend with full attendance of dele
rates. S. r. Peters was nominated for
congress.
The bishops of the Methodist Episcopal |
;hurch held their semi-annral meeting at |
Buffalo. N. Y. A plan was arranged for
Episcopal visitation and other business dis
used of. The session was strictly private.
An Attica, Ind, dispatch gives the follow
ng list of dead from the storm: Killed
drs. Jot Davis, fatally wounded; Mrs. More
lead, Mrs. Abe Fathan, W. vandeventer.
ames Idle.
The bricklayers and hod-carriers of Troy.
I. Y, returned to work, having won the day
or eight hours per day.
The president has appointed A. A.. Car
ahan. receiver of public moneys at Concor-
ia, Kan.
TIE president has vetoed the bill to estab-
ish a pot of delivery at Springfield, Mass.
Nineteen strikers have been indicted at