Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-09-18

Phil Cheek was nominated for insurance
commissioner, and Estabrook for state
superintendent of public instruction.
Henry Harshaw, of Oshkosh, for state
treasurer.
Near Browns turpentine still, few miles
from Way Cross, Ga, three negroes seized
Miss Williams, q pretty eighteen year old
girl, daughter OF prosperous planter, as
she was passing through the wood, bent on
assaulting her. Miss Williams screamed and
resisted go violently, that two of the assail-
ants fed. The third, however, vas more
desperate and threw her to the ground. At
this point her crles attracted the attention
of man, and at his approach the remaining
negro fed, the man pursued him, and after
chase of mile and half through swamp
overlook and overpowered him after des-
perate rand to hand fight. Having been led
back to the scene of his crime and identified,
the negro was hung to convenient tree and
left Swinging until morning. Two more
negroes will be stretched il his companions
are caught.
At meeting of the Charleston relief COM
mittee in the chamber of commerce, New
York City, Mr.. Clyde reported that the cap
tain of the Delaware" who was an eye wit
ness to the scenes of suffering and misery
during the first four days of the earthquake
at Charleston, described the misery as touch
ing in tbs extreme. The captain said that
but one-half of the particulars had been
told. The general account had been pub
lished, but it did not state the ways in which
struck all, rich and poor alike. The peo-
pie well-to-do, having plenty of stores and
supplies at hand. we're cut of from their
kitchens and cellars by the danger attend
ing an entrance into the dwelling houses;
hence there were delicately nurtured people
without food and half naked, forced to re-
main out exposed to the deadly night air.
the harbor, her captain had his chip full
every night of sufferers. He fed all his could
IN the daytime. The great need now is
money for supplies. The tent committee
reported that the acting secretary of the
navy had notified them that there was a
large amount of condemned canvass on
hand in the department at the disposal of
will be notified at once of this fact.
A strange incident of the recent earth
quake shock is the recovery of the power OF
speech by Miss Mamie Martus, the daughter
of retired officer of the regular army. AT
the close of the war her father was put in
charge of Forts Pulaski and jackson, below
the city. While at the former foft, the
daughter, then q bright intelligent child,
had an attack of meningitis. which left her
voiceless. The best medical skill was OBJ
tanned, and the father took his afflicted child
She was dumb, but had all her other senses.
During the excitement of the first earth
quake shock, she in her fright, attempted to
call her brother, aud he was frightened him.
self when he heard her whisper his name.
Since then she has gradually regained her
voice and now talks with perfect fluency.
She says she was almost delirious with JOY
when she found she could speak. Her voice
was low and her throat sore for three days.
She had trouble in finding words to express
her thoughts. 1t was much like learning q
new tongue, except that she knew words,
but had forgotten how to pronounce them.
The city physicians dre deeply interested in
the case. Their explanation lie that the re-
cOvery was due to intense mental excite
ment.
The American Brewers association met
at Niagara Falls. The vigilance committee
reported of which the following is a clause:
From our correspondents in Virginia and
Georgia we learn that the success of the
desire on the part of the ruling party demo
cratic) TO keep the colored population with
in certain moral bounds. It is claimed that
for exclusively white populations the demo-
Gratis would not dream Of passing such laws.
Discussion of the question on a basis of per-
sonal and industrial liberty was entirely i'm
possible, because the advocates of the law
Invariably answered all such arguments by
claiming that these measures are intended
to restrain only black men. Such logic is
beyond our comprehension. To us it seems
that the greater depravity of the population,
the greater also the need of control. Pro-
hibition and local option do nothing at all to
control, leaving the liquor traffic practical
ly as free as it would be in the absence of
any laws on the subject, but far more dan
gerous to society on account of the i'm
morality inseparably connected with the
constant recurrence of law breaking. The
most interesting part Of the report of the
advisory committee was that relating to the
alleged adulteration of malt liquors. The
report goes into discussion of the temper
ance school book question, which it treats
with some vigor.
The board of regents of the State Normal
school met in the Office of President A. R.
Taylor, at Emporia. The committee of the
board appointed to cell the salt spring lands
located in, Salina, Republic, Lincoln, Mitch
ell and Cloud counties, having comp. eted
their work and made their report, which has
been approved by the governor and full
board respectively. The report shows that
all of the twelve sections Of land, or 1910
acres, was sold, except 200 acres, for the sum
of 81, 1892, or an average of $10.50 per acre.
The appraised value of the lands
sold was $75,520 the sale being
an increase Of 1892 over those figures
Six hundred and forty acres were appraised
at so cents per acre, being almost wholly
worthless. Which fact makes the average
good figure. The 200 acres which remain
unsold are located in Saline and Republic
counties, and will tave to be reapprsised
under the laws. This is undoubtedly the
best sale of public lands ever made in the
state. The sale was made by the board of
regents through q committee of its men,
beers, consisting of w. 81. Caldwell, ]. II.
franklin and E. w. Warner, the stats thus
saving the payment of commission on the
sale, which would have amounted to about
81, 500. The opening of the school shows
larger attendance than ever. There are
fourteen counties represented by students
that were not represented last year The
entrance class numbers LAG. The class of
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