Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1886-08-26

6Wltchmen IN the country to the contrary
Notwithstanding. Harnett was discharged
for alleged participation in the Lake Shore
strike. Intimations that if he was not rein
stated serious trouble would ensue, have
been atioat several days, but so far without
apparent result.
Commercial circles in Dallas, Texas were
greatly agitated by the receipt of a telegram
by the machine and implement firm of
Hatch IL Go, from their agent in Mexico adj
vising the firm not to ship any more goods
to that country, as it was not judiciOus to do
so. The feeling is too bitter he said and the
lives of Americans, particularly from Texas,
are IN great jeopardy. The bodies of two
he public highway, with all the evidence of
having been murdered. The agent said he
would leave the country at once, while he
could do so with safety.
An FL Paso special says the rumor which
prevails in the north about Minister Jack
son having been ordered out of the country
} by the Mexican authorities, is without
foundation. Everything is quiet at Paso
Del NOrte. Consul Brigham is waiting the
coming Sedgwick, andth is prepared to give
him all needed assistance in making the
most thorough investigation. Cutting says
he will be able to prove to Sedgwick'S en-
tire satisfaction that he never circulated any
capies of the FL Paso Hprdld, containing
the second libel, in Paso Del Norte. Upon
the Mexican claim to the legality of Cut
ting sllmprlsOnment.
There was tremendous concOurse of
sympathiZ RS with the home rule movement
in Ireland at Ogden's grove in Chicago.
The meeting was presided over by Exon
gresham John T. Finerty who introduced
Michael Davltt as the first speaker, and
whose appearance was greeted with tremen-
dous cheering, On the platform were Alex
, ander Sullivan, eX-president of the Irish
National league, Patrick Egan, president of
the league, and Matthew p. Brady, John
Boyle OReiley and others. The Clan ma
Gael and the Hibernian rifles served as an
escort to the speakers to the park. 1t is es-
timated that $1,000 people were on the
grounds.
Officers are looking for DR.. G.. G. Beers, an
irregular practitioner, having a large bust
ness at the south end in Boston. DR.. Beers
; is said to have been frequent visitor at the
house of Mrs. Sarah j. Robinson, the alleged
SOmerville pOisOner, for years, and is sus-
pected of having assisted in her operations.
The medical examiner has granted permits
sion to exhume the bodies of the various
members of the family, it being alleged that
they died of poison at her hands. 1t Is
learned that Mrs. Robinson intended to sail
for Europe soon. 1t is presumed that for
funds to pay her expenses she relied upon
the life insurance money upon the death of
her son William, had not her arrest interfered
with Its collection.
A dispatch says the farmers of Clark
county, Mo-, are experiencing scare on &C
count of the appearance of malady among
the cattle that is generally attended with
fatal results. It is thought to be the disease
known as the Texas fever, and to have been
! introduced among the cattle in that vicinity
by the transportation of a lot of young Texas
cattle. They were shipped into the county
recently by stock firm near Wayland. One
} farmer is reported to have lost fifteen head,
while others have suffered smaller losses.
That section suffered severely from similar
scourge about five years ago, and the farIA-
ing community is terribly alarmed at the
appearance of the malady.
Special kilograms to Bradstreet's com
mercial agency record a continuance of the
favorable features in trade circles heretofore
noted. A moderate increase In east bound
, trunk line tonnage, backed by heavy lake
shipments and rail around Chicagois slgnih-
cant. West bound shipments are also in
creasing, particularly of dry goods from
J New York and Boston. The movement of
: general merchandise at over twenty leading
distributing centers is reported to be above
) August average in late years, with steady
3 Improvement noted in many instances.
! Stocks of merchandise at interior points are
reported moderate. The total of bank earn
ings at twenty-nine cities for the current
week is 1865, 0O4, 500, against $849, 1876, 465 a
week ago.
A dispatch from Ashland, Ohio, gives
the particulars of railroad accident by
! which four lives were lost and two people
fatally injured. The wreck occurred on the
Chesapeake q Ohio, between two freight
trains near Limestone on short curve.
, Both trains were running Wild. On the east
bound train, Engineer Higgins had his left
. arm torn from his body and his left leg
} broken. His fireman, Mr.. Harris, was bad
I~rL Cob frnT hTnl ans n
Q was instantly killed. On the west bound
D train the engineer, Mr.. Davanball, was
\ killed outright. His front brakeman, VIM.
= Shoe, was killed, also his fireman, W. Bal
= lard. Ballard was resident OF
Q and his parents reside at Louisville, Ky.
The casualty resulted in four killed and two
seriously injured.
! In an interview in the Herald regarding
= the convention of the Knights of Labor at
8 Richmond, Mr.. Powderly says he shall go
= there fully determined that no member of
= other organizations, socialist or ANARCHIST,
shall use the Knights of Labor to accomp-
= lish their purpose He says the fact that
: these cranks have no influence IN the
> knights of Labor is clearly shown by the
y action of the latter when the former wished
a general strike for eight hours the first of
i May. He advised the Knights TO refuse to
t strike for that purpose and not one failed to
\ obey the advise. The anarchists never had
q and never could have any influence with the
Knights, who aim at the maintenance
= of the law and order. Mr.. POwderly said
! further that he thought it necessary for the
:. convention to take definite action regarding
q strikes.
The Anglo-American Provision Company,
. of which Fowler Bros, of Lake, III are the
!. managers. was robbed of $13,S45.22 in
q checks. A bank pass book containing
!. checks of the face value of $l3, S4522 was
put into a small satchel and given to Willie
h Kane, aged fourteen years, to take to the
, Union National bank, in Chicago. He left
the packing house and boarded the in-com-
= ing Lake Shore train. He placed the satchel
: between his feet on the floor. His seat faced
!, one in which sat two men, of whom he can
give no more concise and intelligent de-
scription than that they were well dressed
l. and respectable looking" After the train
s had passed the Twenty second street cross
. IT,. L.. a;s..a,.araa that the two rantla.n on