Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-01-05

wA.KEENEY, KANSAS.
Charles F. Merl, San Francisco agent for
a firm dealing in lard and cauvassed meats,
has abeconded with 5000
The Indian scouts who have been disturb
ing settlers in Oklahoma seem to have had
There seems to be fatal disease among
the banks of Nebraska. They keep breaking.
The steamer Left Ericsson was burned to
the waters edge off Allaki Point, Wa:hin2-
ton1Drritory. Five lives were lost-perhaps
seven.
A great fire in Cincinnati, O., swept three
acres of factories and dwellings,. It was on
Buddle and Harriet and neighboring
streets.
The steamer John b. Hannah, loaded
With cotton from Onachits, La, waseburned
causing the loss of several lives.
California has, during the first two months
q Its rainy season, had from two to three
simes as much rain as last year.
Five thousand people attended the funeral
OF Father Isaac L. Hecker at New York.
Several bishops and about 200 priests were
present.
Baxter Court, the finest Office block of
Nashville, Tenn, burned. Lose, $100, 900,
besides the papers, innumerable, of the
many lawyer tenants.
Sebastian Hobbs, a farmer near Hunt
ingsburg, Ind, who had furnished evidence
against the White Caps, was called out of
his door and skot and killed.
During heavy fog in Nebraska City
Neb., q Burlington freight engine was
wrecked and a Council Bluffs caboose and
car destroyed, but no one was hurt.
A rate war is on in Colorado between the
three lines of railroad from Denver to
Pueblo, and one of them is carrying passen-
gers between the two cities at 25 cents.
r Mayor Mason of Bloomington, ILL.,, has
offered reward of $500 for the detection of
the person or persons who besmeared the
mont of his residence with rotten eggs.
s A fire in Cincinnati resulted in the death
OF Captain Bray. of the fire department
and the serious injury of several fremen by
the falling of wall upon them. Some of
them will likely die.
s John Redmond, Chicago blacksmith.
was adjudged insane yesterday. His malady
- the result of worry over his 4-year-old
daughter, Jessie, who was abducted May
~, last, and who has not yet been found.
Inspector F. d. Prince, of the Chicago
Arc-Light and Power company, while hang
ing new lamp, touched naked wire. His
bocy Is greatly swollen, yet he may recover.
1t is now conceded by everybody that the
repubhcans will have five majority IN the
next house Of representatives with proba-
bility of two more, when all the certificates
are issued.
In railroad building in 1888 Kansas still
stands at the head of the list of states with
523 miles and is followed by California with
465. Georgia with 319, Kentucky with ISL,
washington territory with 800, and Ala
bama with 304.
I John NJ. Stillwell of Geneva, ILL.,; F.W.
Smith of Danville, H., boy of four years
ct Milwaukee, Wis.,, were burned to death
BY Christmas trees catching fire, and Frank
Mafshall, at leavenworth, Kan, was SER
iously burned under the same circum-
stances.
During the past two years the state ISIS ed
pNeents for 7,OOO, $50 acres of land, and that
lolAeer has any public domain. The only
labds in the state now subject to location by
settlers belong to the schools and state uni
versity and asylums.
= A Kansas City local agent of the Santa Fe
9Aye cut rate on cattle to Chicago, which
caneed an earthquake in Chicago railroad
circles. President Strong, of the Santa Fe,
sent score of fiery kilograms to Chicago
e1d the cut was called off. The Kansas
Cdty man was discharged.