Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-10-10
Telegraph News.

Dispatches from the city Of Mexico
say that destructive cyclone swept the
coast of Campeche last month. A number
Ut lives were lost.
Destructive fires have been raging in
Mclean county. OAK, fifty miles nortn
of Bismark The town of Wasbburn had
u narrow escape, the flames reaching
within the city limits. The citizens turn
ed out en- masSe. men. women ana cnllu-
rem, fighting with desperate heroism
The fire extended for miles ON either side
of the town. and the prairie rs Tar as the
eye can see is black and deserted.
In reply to a telegraphic request. Mr..
H. W. Scott, editor of the Portland Ore
gonian, now in Olympia, Wash. tele-
graphs AS follows: The Washington
constitution has been adopted by 1900
to 10000 majority. The whole repubii-
can ticket has been elected by eight to
| ten thousand Of 10 members OF the
Legislature. in both houses. the demo-
Gratis have not elected more than ID. The
prohibition and woman suffrage clauses
of the constitution have been defeated.
For the state capital. Olympia. is largely
ahead of all competitors, and may haye
maturity over all. though the better
judgment is that another ballot Will be
necessary to decide il.
The anti MShOno republicans. OF Vir-
ginia. met in convention and adopted
resolutions dcnouncing him rs tyranaical
and having forfeited the confidence Of
the people of Virginia.
w. B. Root. . farmer living near Min
| pcapOlis. Kan. was swindled out of -.
800 vt the Albany hotel by . man who
gave his name as j. Brown.
The Ellsworth reunion was q grand
success in every way and tho old soldiers
hearts beat with good cheer and glad
tidings. The attendance on Thursday
was over 5000.
| The delegates to the international
| American Congress have started upon
their tour Of the country. Secretary
| Blaine made them q welcome address in
Washington last Wednesday.
The democrats Of Massachusetts, have
put the following ticket into the field
| Lieutenant governor. john w. Corcorsn,
| OsgoOd Boston; treasurer and receiver
general. e. B. Mum. 2ef Holyoke; aud
itor. D. T. Trefey. Of Marblehead; ut.
tOrney general, Elisha Maynard. Of
Springfield.
The republicans carried South Dakota
by nearly 20. 900 majority. Pierre will be
temporary capital. Prohibition carried.
The legislature vii! have sixty republi-
can majority.
North Dakota was carried BY the re-
publicans by from 10. 900 to IL. 900 major
ity. The legislature is strongly repnbli-
can.
Governor Humphrey has appointed
Ewers White, of Oklahoma City, Ok, a
commissioner of deeds for Kansas in the
Indian territory
The steamer Corona, of the Ouachita
consolidated line. left New Orleans at
Z 80 p. m. Oct. 3, for the Ouachita river
with full cargo Of freight and q good
list of passengers. She exploded her
boilers ut Fall river. nearly opposite Port
Hudson, causing the loss Of the steamer
and about forty lives.
The United States exhibit at Paris has
been awarded 50 grand prizes. 119 gold
medals, I'll silver medals. 218 bronze
| medals, 22O honorable mentions and the
| numbers will yet be increased.
The Springfield, Ill.,, Senator base ball
| club has won the pennant of the Central
Interstate base ball league, with Quincy,
ILL.,, close second.
General Asa p. Blunt of Manchester,
N. H., died last Friday. aged g. From
1887 to 1888 he WAS in charge of the mil
itary station at Fit. Leavenworth.
The State Historical society has re-
ceived from George ID. Hale an autobi-
| Ography of Marshall. the original dis
cOverer of gold IN California.
The state auditor has issued a var
rant for Sc. al .63 to Evans s. Cox esti-
mate on the work on the state refOrma.
tory at Hutchinson.
HELENA. Mont. October 3.-The dem.
ocrats to-day claim the election of Toole,
their candidate for governor, by about
400. They concede the election of Carter.
the republican candidate for congress.
by 800. They claim the legislature BY 3
majority of II on joint ballot The repub-
leans claim the election of Power BY
800, and also claim the legislature by q
small majority. The Herald (republica)n
this afternoon claims that Carter frepub-
lican) is elected to congress by probably
I, 200 majority and that the republicans
have elected all of their state ticket be-
low governor. the latter being in doubt
ana claimed oy DOth parties. TOOle (dem-
ocrat) claims he is elected by 600 major
ity.
A telegram from Jxmbaree, Ky., dated
Oct. 4, says that the old Hat6eld-McCoy
feud has broken out again. At least three
more lives have been sscrafced in the
bloody vendetta which has now lasted
over seven years. The shooting occurred
at q marriage at the farm house of Peter
Mccoy. His daughter was to become the
wife of John Hand, relative Of the Hat
field gang, and members Of both factions
had sworn to prevent the union. Hand
had meyer been connected with the dis
putes of the factions and refused to
recognize the leaders. Tuesday night the
bridal party assembled in Mccoy house.
and just as young Hand and Miss Mccoy
stood before the minister. q vOlleY was
poured through window which killed
both of them and fatally wounded the
clergyman.
The postmaster general has appOin ted
D. p Liebhardt, Of Indiana, superintend-
emit Of the dead letter Office; vice g. r.
Hall, of Minnesota, resigned.