Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-06-12
GENERAL NEWS.
DOM ESrIc.

DOMESTIC.
The Chicago Times prints several columns
of reports from correspondents In Illinois,
Kansas, Missouri, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana.
Tennessee, Kentucky, Iowa, Nebraska, Min
nesota, Wisconsin and Dakota, on the con-
dition of the corn, oats, winter and spring
crops. These reports are summarized as
follows:
General prospects of these crops, with the
exception of corn, are to-day only fairly fav-
orable. The very fattering situation upon
May for spring oats and wheat, have been
materially changed for the worse. This has
been brought about by term of dry wealth
or in the northwest, extending over period
of three weeks. This drought was partly
broken by local rains on the night of June l.
The drought has been very severe also in
Kansas, where the out yield has been cut
down at least 50 per cent, and in many
counties the oat crop is ruined.
A Baltimore & Ohio freight engine while
standing on the track in the yard at Belaire
Ohio, exploded the boiler with terrific
force, killing Engineer Johnston, the fire.
man, John Van Devoort and Matt Ham;
mond, engineer of engine No. 235, all OF
Newark, Ohio. Two of the bodies we're
blown 100 yards. Fragments of the locomo-
live were blown through an adjoining house
with great damage to the furniture. The
shock was felt all over Belaire, breaking
glass in windows squares away.
A copper bomb about twelve inches long,
fully charged and operated by clock work,
was found under the sidewalk in front of
Thomas Grief's saloon at No. "a West Lake
street. Chicago. The works were going when
the officer discovered it, but he lifted it very
tenderly and took it to the central station
house. 1t is supposed by the officer that the
machine was left there by one of the numer-
GUS persons of alleged socialistics tenden-
cies, who, for months, made the saloon their
headquarters.
During the present session there have been
in the house of representatives
9,215 bills and 178 joint resolutions, or q
total of 9,303. The bills that have passed
the house number 932, including TAI private
and 191 public measures and of these bills
1884 private and " public bills have passed
to the house $50 bills, of which the house
has passed 36 public and 81 private.
The members of the Mississippi and
Missouri Valley Hardware association met
in Kansas city in secret session for their
we're present from st. Paul, Omaha, St.
Joseph, Leavenworth, Sioux City, Washing
ton, Dubuque, Davenport and Rock Island.
The principal business of the meeting is
said to be the consideration of railroad
rates.
The Oakland street car company in Pitts
burg assumed with non-union men. Nine
cars began running with policeman on
each car to preserve order. The strikers,
however, are not disposed to commit any
overt act. Every thing is quiet on the Wyley
avenue line and number of cars are run
ming with the old employees and others have
promised to return to work.
Train wreckers pushed two loaded fiat cars
out on the track on the Pan Handle at Wind
fall, Ind, and wrecked q passenger train.
The engineer and fireman were severely
injured. Three of the gang have been ar
rested and lodged in Jail. One of the men
confessed and as a result two more of the
gang were arrested.
A fire was discovered in the new Grand
theater at Louisville Ky. The canvas and
all the scenery on the stage burned, and in
five minutes after the discovery of the fire
the entire stage was blazing furiously. The
fire soon consumed all the middle of tie en-
tire block. The total loss was 100000.
Six miners were badly burned by an e1-
plosion, near Wilkesbare, Pa, in the mineral
sorlngs colliery. The injuries of two are
considered fatal and those of the others are
very serious. The men had entered the
mine after the fire boss had notified them
that all was not safe.
The officers of the Amalagamated Council O
Building Trades, of st. Louis have officially
declared the planning mill strike ended. The
men, numbering about {, 900 went out some
time ago because their employers refused to
grant them eight hours as a full working
lay.
Frederick II. Winston, appointed United
States minister to Persia, has resigned, and
MS resignation has been accepted by the
department. of stale.
The demands of 5000 brickmakers of Al
egheney City, for an advance of wages of
70 per cent, has been granted, and threat
med strike averted.
A number OF ladies were arrested at La
iona, n. a., charged with stealing memo
nal offerings from the Union cemetery.
Wheat and oats are we'll advanced through
nut Nebraska, and the weather prospects for
crop of cereals is good.