Western Kansas world., 1886-02-27


mand.
The prominent citizens of Columbus, Cher
okee county, who were arrested recently,
charged with forgery, arson, e C., IN attempt
ing to burn the county records, had their
preliminary examination. On account of
the illness of one of the principal witnesses,
the cases of all the Others except MIR. Ed
weston, were continued. Edweston waived
examination, and gave bond in two cases
against him of $1,000 each, for his appear
ance at the next term of the district court.
In Washington the celeb ration of the
anniversary of Washington's birthday was
rather more general than in recent years.
The bright weather afforded an important
holiday element. The halls of con sress and
the department offices were deserted; schools
and courts and banks were closed: and there
was partial suspension of business. Flags
were flying from public and private build
inds in recognition of the historic and
patriotic memories of the day.
The secretary of the treasury has received
message from Captain G. l.. Hopper, com
manding the revenue steamer crush" which
went in search or the whaler, ''Amethyst,"
stating that the ''Rush, had arrived at San
Francisco. She thoroughly searched the Aleu-
tan islands in the vicinity of the main land,
and visited Seal islands. The ''Rush'' was
stopped by ice in the Goth degree of north
latitude Nothing was seen or heard of the
amethyst"
Four or five veterans of the war of 1912
who live in New York city, met to talk over
old times in commemoration of Washing
toms natal day. They were: General Abra-
ham DALEY, aged 80 years; George Creiger,
SO years; Henry Morris, Sc; and Henry Abb
bott, SO years. Elijah P. Jencks, the absent
one, is Sc years old, and was too feeble to at
end. A g. A. r. post escorted the veterans
tnd provided them spread,
If the damage claim which the Chinese rep
resentativies in San Francisco, have pre-
pared, can be brought to head, for the anti
Mongolian riots and explosions, il is likely
to cost the people of the United States a
round sum. At the Chinese consulate in that
city, the Chinese counsel general made a
statement that claims amounting to over
$500, 900, for loss of life and property, had
been filed in the state department.
Claiming that the Eighth and Ninth Ave-
nue. railroad companies, of New York city,
have not kept their agreement with the en-
| plOyes, the latter went on a strike for the
purpose of enforcing their rights. The in
terests of the men were looked after by the
executive committee of the Empire Protect
i've association. After being out a short
time the demands of the men were recog-
niZed, and they returned to work.
A dispatch from Henrietta, Tex, says. A.
Stegal, charged with incest with his own
daughter and numbering her babe,wa taken
from Jail by mob and strung up by the
neck for five minutes. The sheriff cut him
down. He lay as if dead for some time and
then began to rave like maniac. He is
now in a critical condition. The crowd
hooted and shouted while he was hanging
and after he was cut down.
Seventy-fve Mormon converts from Geor-
gia, Alacama, North and South Carolina and
East Tennessee, left Chattanooga, Tenn, for
Utah. They were converted by Nor
mon elders, who are at work through
out the south, and these will be
followed by as many more within
the next two or three weeks. Nearly 800
elders are at work in different southern
states.
Martin Brockman and Fred Herman,
city infirmary directors. who have been held
to answer to the grand jury for malfeasance
in Office have disappeared and are said to
have fled to escape trial and punishment
Another warrant for their arrest and one
Nenforth the other director, was issued this
morning, charging that they made vouch
ers for $4,O 600 for a job of roofing that cost
800.
Nearly fourteen hundred employees of the
Mccormick reaper factory in Chicago, were
yesterday paid off. They have placed
guard about the works, and the police au-
thorities have detailed q number of officers
for duty in that quarter. J. B. Mears, let
ter carrier, was rebuked by his chief for
meddling with the lockout while in the en-
ploy of the federal government.
Three weeks ago Joe Burns, repulsive
looking negro, committed an outrageous as
sault on Miss Felters, of Baltimore, near
Martinsburg, w. Va. Burns paid the pen
atty of his crime. A body of masked men,
from seventy five to one hundred, approached
the Jail, took Burns therefrom and dragged
him to point two miles outside the town,
and hanged him to tree.
The Western Nail association met at Pitts
burg to discuss the break in the ranks of
manufacturers, and to consider the situation.
There was full attendance, every mill in
the association being represented. Resolu
tions were adopted declaring that the juno
ton Iron company was no longer amember
of the association.
The secretary of the navy has received
telegram from Rear Admiral Jouett at As
pinwall, stating that the United States
| steamer Galena had sailed for Key West,
with the steamship City of Mexicoas prize.
The seized vessel is alleged to have been fit
ted out at New York for a filibustering expe-
dition against Honduras.
Rev. T. v. Quinn, of Osceola Wis, was
| lOuuu OIuuh Ou DTOduWdy. view IOTk CITY
His nose was bleeding, and his watch, worth
$50, stolen, as well as $50 in money. He
told Justice Weld that he was on his way to
Europe, but could not account for his hu-
initiating condition. He was temporarily
committed.
By the breaking of track, locomotive
and four cars of freight train on the Cairo,
Vincennes & Chicago line were derailed
near Marshall, Ill. The fireman, James
Summers, was crushed to death beneath the
locomotive, and Brakemen Toodlow was
buried under car load of scrap iron.
Scarlet fever is epidemic at Shenandoah
Pa. Upwards of 200 children have been
carried off by the disease in the past two
weeks.
Since Noah Porter resigned the presidency
of Yale college there has been q struggle be-
tween the alumni and the clergy for the con-
troll of the institution. Mason Young, a
we'll known graduate, has published letter
charging the corporation with neglect and
incapacity in financial matters.
1 The British freight steam ship Sa1ton,
which left New York January 18th, has been
lost. Captain Wyman, the first and second
mates, and three seaman were lost with the
vessel. The chief engineer and the rest of
the crew were saved and landed at Jamaca.
A bill prepared by the lieutenant governor
of Virginia to facilitate the settlement of the
debt of that commonwealth was introduced
In the state senate. It provides for the ap-
upon West Virginia third of the iudebt-
edness at the outbreak of the war.
Tho Vanderbilt estate has sold to Presi-