Western Kansas world., 1886-02-27
EIGHTH YEAR.
GENERAL NEWS.
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
News has been received from
La Junta, N. M. of the killing of
eight Mexican sheep herders. Eight of
Solomon Lora's sheep herders had fight
RADIO river in Arizona, which resulted in the
killing of all the former. Major Worms
came in from La Junta and stated
that posse had gone in pursuit of
the murderers. MexicanS incline to the belief
that the killing was not done by the Apaches,
the cowboys and the sheep herders has been
very bitter, owing to disputes over grazing
grounds.
strike commenced at Terre Haute, Ind,
among the yardmen and hrakemen of the
Evansville and Terre Haute and Belt rail-
roads, who demand an increase of wages
from $1.50 to $1.75. per day. They claim
that the latter rate is paid at Terre Haute
and other northern points. The strike was
ordered by central labor union, local or
ganiZation, later was ended by the yield
ing of President Mickey to the demands of
the strikers for an increase of wages to the
switchmen and brakemen of twenty-five
cents per day.
The dead bodies of two unknown negro
boys from eight to ten years of age, were
found tied to the foot of sapling in the
woods, six miles from Savannah, Ga. They
had been gagged, their mouths having been
rammed full of clay and leaves. Their arms
and legs were tied together and fastened to a
sapling by a rope around their necks. There
were no marks of violence on the bodies.
They are thought to be brothers. John Gra-
ham, a crazy negro living near the spot, is
supposed to be the murderer. He is crazy
on religion and it is supposed he murdered
them as a sacrifice.
DR.. Domingos, friar of Rio De Janerio,
Brazil, head of the Biologic labratory of
Brazil, who has for five years been expert
nenting on yellow fever, writes to DIR. Irv-
ing, secretary of the New Hampshire board
of health, that he has performed 6,0O0 vacci-
nations, and that not single case has con-
tracted yellow fever, although many were in
the middle of infected districts, and some
acted as nurses. In the districts where 3,051
were vaccinated, 166 of those treated live in
houses in each of which from one to three
fatal cases occurred, and in all of which 27e
unvaccinated persons died.
A dispatch from Chicago says: The ad-
vance made by the eastern trunk lines in
dressed beef rates continues to be the excit-
ing topic of interest to the large beef pack
ing interests of Chicago. In an interview
with the associated press representative, Mr.
Phil. ID. Armour declared that the increase
in freight charges imposed by trunk lines
IOr Shipment Oh Deel WCuiQ De contested III
the court on the ground of unjust dlscrimi.
nation, and also on the ground of conspir.
acy. He declares that the dressed beef in.
terest will urge the claim that the movement
by the railrods is one purely to kill off the
dressed beef business.
AS the result of an ice gorge the channe
In the Missouri river is cutting away the
southern portion of an island opposite Kan
sas City, on which is located the small po.
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on the island, the greater part of which hav
been washed away, and the bodies float of
down the river in their coffins. There is con
siderable excitement along the river bank
The officials, however, say there is little dan
ger of future infection. There have been n,
recent interments the most of them having
been made over year ago.
John B. Cough, the eloquent temper
ance lecturer, died at the resi-
dence of r. r.. Burns, in Frankford, Pa.
where he was taken on Monday night wher
stricken with paralysis, while lecturing a
the Frankford Presbyterian church. Hi.
wife was at his bedside when he died. There
were also present Mrs. Pidge, his sister, Mrs
Burns and two uieces, Misses Mary anG
Fannie Whitcombe, Rev. Thomas Murphy
Mrs. Jacob Wagner. 1t was recalled
that the last words spoken by Mr.. Cough
were, ''young man make your record clean. ,
George Davis brrtally murdered Arch
Reams, in Russell county, Ala. Beth were
white men and lived on the same plantation
Davis, who was overseer, shot Reams twice
inthe back of the head and shoulders, and
stabbed him twice in the throat. He broke
his skull with the butt of shot gun. After
committing the brutal murder he told sew.
eral persons about it, and then left for parts
unknown, without giving any reason for the
deed. Both were young men. Davis Ii
married, and it is said had been intimate
with Reams' sister.
A dispatch from Plymouth, Wis, says
This city was startled by news received by 6
courier, and since confirmed, that James
Eple, wife, father, three children and Mrs
Kinney, perished by the burning of the Eplt
residence in the western part of the town Of
Greenbush, in this country. A hired mar
alone escaped, and as he is known to be
vicious character it is thought that the fire
and the great loss of life is the result of re-
vengeful incendiarism. The remains o.
some members of the family have been ia
ken from the ruins. An inquest is in prog
ress.
The water which for four days tas covered
two square miles of the city of Boston, Mass.
in the Roxbury district, has for the mos
part disappeared. Great mortality in tn,
flooded districts is expected, and people ar,
coming to the station house at the rate o.
one every ten minutes, asking for aid. Ii
auQltlOn 10 coal, WOOQ ana ClOtl1n2, meQl
cines are in demand and doctors walk all tn,
streets in company with the police ant
agents of the poor, dealing out drugs ant
cordials. Six large furniture wagons ar,
kept busy distributing food and fuel to tn,
needy.
At Van Buell., short distance from Ban
gor, Me-, aFrenchman named Maston. aged
"a, had a dispute recently with his wife
which resulted in his wife's spending tina
night at her sons house. The next morning
when she returned home, her husband met
her at the door with an axe. She, perceivins
this, attempted to escape, but he FOLLOWED
her closely, overlook her, and struck her OF
the head with the weapon, killing her in
stantly. He then returned to the house ant
shot himself through the head.
A destructive fire visited Fort Leavenwortl
entailing loss of over $4,000. Tn
hre originated in the quartermaster'
stable, consuming the building and burnin,
thirty head Of fine mules, valued at $500 pc
head. In addition to this loss, the harnes
and paraphernalia, as well as one weeks feet
OF hay and corn, was also destroyed. N,
one seems to know how the fire originated
When discovered the flames had enwrappe.
the whole building, and it was impossible {.
save the stock.
The great Mccormick Reaper works, O
Chicago, are closed down. Not a wheel i
turning, and 400 employees have begun un
dergoing q siege of enforced idlenees. Tn
threat OF certain employees to precipitate
strike unless the non-union WorkiuQmeu Il
the moulding department were dismissed
appears to be the cause Of the suspension