Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-06-19

0OO, 600, added to the surplus on April LIST OF
$259, .43, from which appropriating fol
interest on bonded debts, Sc, LA, 615, sinking
funds SIC, COO, leaves balance of 1885,
953.48.
A family named Armstrong which con-
sisted of husband, wife, two sons and a
daughter, came from Missouri late last fall
and settled in little mountain valley on q
tributary of the Yellowstone river in Wy
oming. They have been missing for nearly
three weeks and it has just been learned
at Cheyenne, that sudden flood, caused by
melting snow, swept away the house and
drowned the inmates in the middle of May.
1t is reported on good authority that the
Missouri Pacific railroad company has re-
gotiated for the purchase of ground in the
east bottoms, which lies east of Kansas
| City, and will remove its freight yards and
round houses there. from Cypress, in Kan
sas City, Kansas. The reasons given for the
move are, greater convenience, more room,
and better protection of property at such
times as that of the recent strike.
As agreed upon in the congressional
committe the sundry civil appropriation bill
appropriates $21, O53, 82. The estimates ag-
gregated $33, 534, 600 as the appropriation
for the present year. This bill shows a
larger reduction, as compared with the esti-
mates, than any other reported this session
from the appropriation committee. 1t will
be reported to the house in day or two.
Thus far in this, the sixth congressional
district, delegates have been elected as fol-
lows: Jewell county, for Heron, II; Smith
county, for McNall, 6; Phillips county, for
Bracken, 4; Norton county, for Hanback,, 4;
man and Sheridan county, for Turner, 3.
There will be 50 delegates in the convention
Colonel Elijah Gates, United States mar
shall for the western district of Missouri, re-
turned from Washington. He states that it
is the general opinion among senators and
reporters that congress will not adjourn till
August LIST, or later. Very little work was
done early in the session, thus crowding
business into the hot summer months.
A st. Louis paper published sensational
cable dispatch from London, claiming that
Parnell, the great Irish leader, had been in
volved in social scandal, arising out of his
too intimate relations with Mrs. Captain
O'Shea, and that it ia owing to this fact that
O'Shea failed to veto for the home rule
measure in the house of commons.
The Alabama democratic stase conven-
ton nominated Thomas Seay for governor
on the thirty-first ballot. The remainder of
the ticket was completed by renominating
all the present officials. Resolutions were
adopted endorsing President Cleveland's
administration, and the convention adjourn
ed sine die.
Howard Remphist aged 6, and Artie Ad-
dock, aged 4, got ito dispute at Akron o.,
when Remphis threatened to shoot and went
into his fathers house, got revolver and
said: "Artie, l am going to shoot you" and
with the words he fired, the bullet lodging
in the child's breast, resulting in death ia
few hours.
A dispatch from Woodstock, ILL.,, says: w.
A. Boies, owner of twenty butter factories,
has failed. More than 500, OO) in claims
have already been filed. The failure has also
caused the banking house of B. s. Parker to
close.
Andrew Sperry and Leroy Plaisted were
playing near a sand bank, four miles from
Charlton, o., when the bank caved in bury
ing the boys. After diligent digging the
bodies were recovered, but life was extinct.
The business failures throughout the
country during the last seven days number,
for the United States $50; for Canada %;
total 200, compared with total of 1877 last
week and 161 the week previous to the last.
Senator Dawes, from the committee on
Indian affairs, has reported favorably the
bill to grant the right of way through the
Indian Territory to the Kansas City, Fort
Scott and Gulf Railroad company.
A Union Pacific west bound freight train
was ditched and wrecked near Elkhorn.
Four young men were stealing q ride ON one
of the freight cars. Two of them were kill
ed and one dangerously injured.
that four noted horse thieves, who have been
in that neighborhood for some time, were
seized by party of vigilants and hanged.
Chas. Mcneil has been appointed post
master at Kirwin, Phillips county, Kansas.
Severe storms are reported at and in the
vicinity of Galveston. Tex.