Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-08-21

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months ended July, 1856, ts1, 4s2, 2l5; 1885,
$S5.473, 135.
Three daughters of Henry Wyman, a fish
erman of the coast of New York city wer
drowned. They were Nellie, aged II; Lizzie
aged 10, and Sadie, aged 8. They went +
the point, only a short d stance from thei
cottage, to 60 in bathing and waded int
the surf. Afterward Nellie was hear
screaming for help, but when assistance ar
rived all three were lost from view. 1t
supposed that one of the children got out be
yond her depth and that the others went t.
her assistance.
| The report that Harnett, the Grand Trunl
switchman, who interested himself IN
strike at Chic 800, had been reinstated ha
been denied. Said one who speaks Will
authority, Harnett's name will never agar
appear on the pay roll of this company. HI
was discharged for good and sufficient cause
and can never work at Chicago again, al
switchmen in the country to the contrar!
notwithstanding. Harnett was discharged
for alleged participation in the Lake Shor'
strike. limitations that if he was not rein
stated serious trouble would ensue, hav'
been afioat several days, but so far without
apparent result.
The forest fires in northern Wisconsin ar.
dying out, the material OF, which to feet
having become exhausted. The vicinity o.
Green Bay is alone subjected to danger, but
only in the event of high winds. There il
much suffering in the devastated region
Homeless people are sleeping on the GROUND
with scarcely any covering Many people
barely escaped with their lives, and are wan
dering around with insufficient clothing
Public meetings are being called in various
parts of the state to provide immediate re-
lief for the sufferers in the way of food ane
clothing.
Atthe annual session of the bankers associa
ton, communication was read from G. N
Jordan, treasurer of the United States
which showed the number of silver dollars
coined to June 30tn, 1856, was 233, 723, 2S6
the estimated value of subsidiary silver
coin, 1000, 600; total, 300, 723,2 S6. The
present value of the silver in the standard
dollar TO- day is 71.2l cents; subsidiary silver
is valued ct 66 81. Exclusive of abrasion,
the present value of silver coinage is $3.50,
O61 1852. 1t costs to maintain this circula-
ton SAP per thousand dollars.
The president has appointed Charles A.
Ward to the collector of cu-toms for the dis
trict of Huron, Mich. Smith NJ. Palmer,
register of the land Office at Salina, Kan ,
vice John M. Hodge, suspended. o. F.
Scarf, of Kansas, receiver of public money
at Salina, Kan, vice Harper S. Cunningham.
suspended. The president has also ap-
pointed William G. Longford to be associ
ate justice of the supreme court of Washing
ton territory. and Gustavus Won Hoorebeke
to be United States attorney for the south
ern district of Ill nois. These were among
the nominations left over.
Commercial circles in Dallas, Texas were
greatly agitated by the receipt of a telegram
by the machine and implement frm of
Hatch 4 Co, from their agent in Mexico adj
visinx the firm not to ship any more goods
to that country. as it was not judicious to do
60. The feeling is too bitter he said and the
lives of Americans, particularly from Texas,
are in great jeopardy. The bodies of two
Head Americans have just been found on
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.
There was tremendous concourse of
sympathiz rs with the home rule movement
in Ireland at Osden's grove in Chicago.
The meeting was presided over by Exon
gresham John F. Finerty. who introduced
Michael Davitt as the first speaker, and
whose appearance was greeted with tremen-
dous cheering, On the platform we're Alex
ander Sullivan, ex-president of the Irish
National league, Patrick Egan, president of
the league. and Matthew P. Brady, John
Boyle O'ReIley and others. The Clan ma
Gael and the Hibernian rifles served as an
escort to the speakers TO the park. It is e.
timated that 1900 people were on the
grounds.
Residents of Cahokia, ILL.,, have been
thrown into fever of excitement by the
brutal attempt of highwaymen to murder
Earnest Sauget, a prosperous farmer living
n that vicinity. Ssuget lett for st. Louis
With load of produce and had not been
een or heard of until one morning when he
vas found near Cahokia in an unconscious
condition, his skull having been fractured.
he was Immediately taken home and has
lot yet recovered consciousness. He will
probably die. Sauget's pockets had been
flied and it is supposed the robbers first
PEAT him into insensibility and then robbed
Tim.
A conference of free traders, called by the
committee of the American Free
Trade league. was held in New York City.
t was determined to send out an address to
Ill pr)mine t tree traders ir all the states
lrging vigorous action in all congressional
districts this fall. Resolutions were adopted
President Cleveland for his
difference to administrative reform; also
Secretary Manning as q true
american statesman: thanking HoE. W. R.
for his action in congress on the
ariff, and finally asking every revenue
eformer to contribute 81 each for the
ause.
A dispatch from Chattanooga, Tennessee,
avs a terrible triple tragedy occurred at
iraysville, on the line of the Cincinnati
Southern railway, twenty miles from this
ity. The Rev. F. M. Bandy and John
Davis, the latter a prominent farmer,
lad difficulty over the attention of Davis
o Bandy's daughter. The young lady's
BROTHER attempted to whip Davis, and the |
after beat him to death, crushing his skull
Nth stone. At this juncture the minister |
rev knife and attacked Davis. Both men |
ought with knives and each was MORALLY |
Bandy is dead and Davis is dy- |
Y. All the parties are well known.
A dispatch says the farmers of Clark |
county, Mo-, are experiencing scare on &C |
count of the appearance of malady among |
he cattle that is generally attended with |
atal results. It is thought to be the disease |
Inovn as the Texas fever, and to have been |
among the cattle in that vicinity |
~ the transportation of a lot Of young Texas |
,attle. They were shipped into the county |
ecently by q stock firm near Wayland. One
armer is reported to have lost fifteen head,
While others have suffered smaller losses. |
That section suffered severely from similar
courge about five years ago, and the farH- |
no community ia terribly alarmed at the |