Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-10-27

that they send no more aid to their suhee-
ing brethren at Jacksonville. Fla.
The assets of the suspended Farmers and
Merchants bank of Pittsburg, Pa, are
92A. COO. and tho stockholders are reepon1-
BE for SIS, goo more, which, i. IL believed
viii secure the depositors from loss.
At Buffalo Mrs. Henry A. Durfee Was
horsevhipped by Mrs. Frank johnson. who
claimed that her victim was endeavoring 70
entice Mr.. johnson from his domestic aue-
glance. Mrs. Durfee also has husband.
The United Boss Bakers ASSOCIATION Sun
day, at New York, raised the price OF loaves
of bread formerly selling for cents to
cents and cent loaves to cents. pro-
portionate increase in the price OF tolls was
made.
William Nowlan, of Boston, whose tfother
Ed was hanged two years ago for muroerine
Milkman Goldman, his employer, was az
rested on information that he was plotting
similar deed against his employer, MI.
Russell
John White, of Minneapolis, Mimi, aged
IS. was sentenced at Madison Wis.,, for i've
years in the penitentiary for forging the
sign allure of Judge Romano Bum, OF the
United States district court, to two drafts OF
Sc each.
A decision affirming the corstitutionality
of the Chinese exclusion act.recently passed,
was rendered at San Francisco. by United
States Judge Sawyer, who DEGREES that all
Chinese now in the harbor, as well as those
on the way here, must be sent back to CHINA.
Hon. John Wentworth. one of Chicago's
oldest and most con picuous citizens, died
few days ago. Mr.. Nentworth-'.Long
john" as he was won't to be called, on as
Of
and had been a resident of Chicago for
fifty-two years.
In circuit court at Adrian, Mich, five
Rice, Minnie Dulais, Minnie Conklin, gary
Psnyard and Malde Bagley, pleaded guilty
to a charge of arson, having tried to burn
Crosswell cottage, Sept. 30.
The Michigan wheat crop, according to
the October crop report of the state depart
ment, averages 1857 bushels per acre, lndl-
eating total yield of %, 5S1 ,5C4 bushels. Vi
other crops, the average yield per acre Is:
Oats, So bushels; corn, 81 bushels of ears;
barley, % bushels.
A decision was rendered at Pittsburg. Pa,
by Judge White, restraining natural gas
companies from increasing rates Or shutting
off the supply, pending decision By the
state supreme court. On the ground OF In
creased cost of production The companies
had advanced their charges.
Major Charles Moran, IT,, vice president
of the Waco, Texas, farm, was shot and in
stantly killed ounday night by G. N. West,
secretary and mana rer of the farm, on the
premises of that corporation, five miles
south of Waco, for abusing Mrs. West IN
rough language. West has surrendered to
the sheriff.
A fire which broke out on the steamer Rav-
at Green Point. n. j., spread to other YES
sells and to the Standard Oil works. Six
firenen were badly injured by explosions of
oils OF which Il, eco barrels were consumed.
Five vessels we're PARTLY burned. The total
loss is about SOC, 0CO.
Jacksonville. If they do so before the yell
low fever plague has been stamped out there
will be danger of an increase In the epidem-
ic, and steps will be taken to prevent them
from doing so. Sixty-six new cases and
four deaths from yellow fever are report d.
At Evansville, Ind, young man named
Hart, who had been working for different
families as hostler and incidentally tealing
their diamonds, was arrested on the cha &c
of robbery, and Pawnbroker Pollock, at
whose place Harris stealings, amounting In
value to 81 ,O0O were found, was also arrest
ed.
Vile. ILL.,, was fatally shot by Joseph
Schrandt, ST., who is IS years lid.
Schrandt has half-witted daughter q
years of age, and finding Meyer In her roon
seized shotgun and filled the intruder full,
of buckshot. Schrandt is in custody tc
await an examination.
The New York prod ice exchange report:
the visible supply of wheat Oct. Ii, at 3d.
go. POI bushels-increa Sc, 723, 316: corn, TO-.
1,l7r bushels-increas So. All, 1923; oats, T.
737, 77S bushels-increase e, 32S, 84. At Min.
neapolis. Mimi, LOGO carloads of wheat,
rejected by the eleva tors, blockade the
tracks. They will be Sc MT east.
At Streator, ILL.,, William Posena, a Swede,
night Waterman ct the Chicago and Santa
Fa depot, without provocation or reason
shot and killed Patrick Collins, raj road
man, who was standing on the track near
the depot. Rosena was held by the coroner's
jury, without bail, to await the action of the
grand jury on the charge of murder in the
first degree.