Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-05-29

he testified, told him that Preller had
refused to pay his passage to New Iceland,
and he resolved to get even, and did so, by
giving him hypodermic injection of NOR
phine and then smothering him to death.
] his testimony was boomerang and a sur
prise to every one, and had apparently great
influence with the jury. 1t is now believed
that Maxwell will be convicted.
George Baum, a farmer living near No.-
cano, W. Va, narrowly escaped being
lynched by his indignant neighbors. Mrs.
Baum was ill with consumption, and her
physician prescribed cod liver oil. Her
husband thereupon killed dog, rendered
some Of its fat, placed 1t in a bottle, and
took that and the dressed meat home. The
wife took the grease and soon became very
i'll. The dog meat Baum represented to be
mutton. He made the children eat it, and
they we're also taken sick. The neighbors,
whose suspicious had been aroused, fol-
lowed Baum to the woods and saw him kill
and dress another dog. They at once cap
tured him, and were on the point of hang
irg him, when wiser counsel prevailed and
re was placed in Jail. The wife and chill
dren are very Ill.
A Mount Pleasant, Pa, dispatch says: In
telligence has just been received here OF a
heartrendering accident which happened
three childred of Michael Fehon, miner re-
siding at Mayors work, south of this place.
The youngest child vas taken to neighbors
house early in the morning where it was to
be christened. During the parents absence
the three other children who had been left
at home got hold of the oil can and poured
its contents into the crate. The hre was
communicated to the contents of the can,
which exploded and env, loped the children
in flames, burning their clothes from their
bodies and literally roasting two OF them
alive. The third will die. When assistance
arrived j. was too late to save the children.
Persons arriving here at Ell Paso, from
the southern border of Arizona, report the
inhabitants living in constant dread OF De
ing massacred by Geronimo's band. The
employees of over a dozen ranches below
Deming. state that bontires are seen nightly
in the mountains of Mexico, bordering OF
the line. 1t is believed that Geronimo viii
endeavor to reach the Mescaleros reserva
ton, for the purpose of persuadlng tn
friendly Indians on the reservation to Jolr
him in his warfare. It is feared that i
Geronimo could reach the reservation n.
would bring away not less than lOO fresf
bucks to replenish his band. The reserva
ton Indians belong to the same bloodthirst!
family of Apaches as those of Geronimo
band.
A special dispatch from Point Pleasant
West Virginia, says that news OF a fanll.
tragedy has been received from Apple Grow
a small town twenty miles from the forme
place. Mrs. James Guerin and her slste
! are two widows each having large numbe
of children. During quarrel of the chill
dren over the ownership of a step ladder
Jimmie Guerin, aged 10 years, struck hi
aunt, Mrs. Thomas, with large stone
cru hing the back of her head, the womal
diving soon after. The dead woman
daughter, Eliza, aged Is years, secured
gun, fired upon the boy murderer of he
mother and riddled him with shot,, he ais
rested. Much excitement exists in the vii
lage over the terrible affair.
General Master Workman Powderly an
General Secretary Turner, Of theknights Q
Labor, arrived in Buffalo en- rout
to cleveland, Mr.. Powderly state
that one of the chief subjects to b
discussed at the forthcoming general meet
ing will be the extension of the general Ell
ecutive board. The organization is CROWN
SO rapidly that the present executive boar
is not. numerically sufficient to properl
look after one state, and its membershi
must be increased. There are the sam
number of members on the board, five g
the present time, with an organization. c
the membership was only 10000.
The will of Rev. F. Ford was opened i
the probate court at Madison, Wis For
died leaving 5000, 050 in rel estate III kar
sas City, and cut off the widow with an IN
come from $25, GOO per year. and the use 9
the homestead in Madison. He gave hi
only son the annualin from one-fourt
of the real estate and at the end of fort
years the principal. The annual lncom
from the remainder is distributed anon
the testator's three brothers. Two of th
brothers were named executors, but tn
court refu ed to permit one Of them to act
owing to the claim that he had wrongful
influenced the mind of the testator's widow
and her son will endeavOr to further chang
the provisions of the will.
4 Detectives we're detailed to search Chicag
for Gustave Lehman. The man is regarde
by the authorities as one who IS capable
giving the identity of the bomb thrower
finally. In his possession aud on tn
premises, which he occupied at the time {
his arrest, were found three round dynamit
and giant bombs, similar to those used g
the bay market riot. Two boxes of dyns
mite and giant powder, two coils OF dynt
mite fuse and two boxes of dynamite nc
made into bombs were also found. III
! OOm DS nau 1uS0 attdCucu uuu Scculco W
ready for immediate use.
Contrary to the reports circulated, tt
employees of the Armour packing house d.
not resume work at Chicago upon the o.
scale. Armour said: "Our men have n
, abandoned the determination to stick II
eight hours, nor did We expect them to do 9
am free to say that they must abande
/ their present purpose, as it is folly for the
and US to endeavor to continue business ul
der such rule. In the event of their refu
| ing to return on the ten hour plan. CO
only say that our houses in Kansas City az
{ Milwaukee, which are conducted under Il
ten hour rule. will have TO do our entire bus
, ness"
The trial of the suit of James b. Goodse
to recover $4,000 damages from the Yves
ern Union Telegraph company. and which h
{ occupied a jury IN Judge O. Gorman's court
. w. city, during the two weeks past, "
4 closed by verdict for Goods
D against the Western Union for q full amour
to which was added 81, 700 for counsel fee
f The damages were claimed by Goodsell f
breach of contract, the Western Union ha
8 ing failed to make good a contract Goods
+ had with the Atlantic Il Pacific TelegraI
+ company, which the Western Union a
9 sorbed.
! Peter Otto, the wife murderer was hang
! at Buffalo, N. Y. The murder was commit
on the morning of November IA, 1884. Pet
Louis Otto lived with his wife Susan, Oh
dren and aged mother. The murderer, VI
= was a candy maker, had been a dissipat
= character for years, and had been on a pr
tracted spree at the time of the murder.
entered the house by the back door on t
: morning named, found his wife engaged
y washing, and without word he drew ]
b volyer and fired five times at the defensele
q woman She rushed bleeding into the fro
u part of the house, where she fell dying. a
u expired in a few minutes without ufterine
: word.