Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-05-18
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LATEST NEWS.
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The three bald knobbers we're hung at
Ozark, Mo-, May 10, but botch job was
made of it. The rope broke ON one, and
stretched ON the others.
General William S. Harvey, the oldest
officer of the United States army. died May
at Orlando, Florida. He was So, and had
been on the retired list five years.
The storm in the east passed over New
jersey, nifty miles an hour and struck New
York City with sand storm worse than is
ever experienced on the western plains.
Highwaymen attacked a paymaster and
his escort, on their way to pay thu men at
Fort Thomas, Ariz., and got away with
$4,000. Eight of the escort were wounded.
The executors of the will of Myra Clark
Games have won the suit, IN the United
States supreme court, involving $685. O,
which has been in the courts for two or three
generations.
The Pueblo Indian agent, Williams, re-
ceived telegram from General Carr at
Wingate, N. NJ, saying that a fight had
taken place near the post between Indians
and cowboys.
Fierce forest fires are burning in northern
Wisconsin, east of Gogebic Lake. Great
wastes have been burned, and reports from
the VermilliOn range state that all the towns
in that district have been fghtingt the flames.
James Smith and Thomas Lawer were
before justice court at Kansas City. Kansas,
when Smith drew knife and siashed Detec-
tive John w. Gilley in the neck. He was
shot down while running and killed.
The national association of lumber deal
ers is holding its twelfth annual meeting at
Chicago. There are about fifty members
present, mostly retail dealers from towns
and cities in Kansas, Nebraska, Indiana,
Ohio and Iowa.
At request of the president Senator Plumb
has put his views In writing concerning an
amnesty to deserters from the regular army.
The letter suggests that quiet pardons be
granted with little publicity and that persons
so pardoned may not be again enlisted.
A wind leveled the unfinished walls of
hotel being built at TocorS Washington
Territory, Bates and two worSnen were
killed. City Attorney w. H. Smell was
badly injured. as also was Rev. w. A.
Mackey, pastor of the Presbyterian church.
There have been sixteen cases of contest
in the Fifty-irst congress already certified
to the clerk of the house. They come from
Indiana /, Connecticut 1, Maryland 1, Vir-
ginia 3, Mississippi 3, West Virginia l, 1.-TWO
more expected Alabama 2, South Carolina
], Tennessee 1, Arkansas 1. and Florida 1.
The reports of the government agents in
Oklahoma and considerable other evidence
bearing on the charges which have been
brought against government officials in
Oklahoma are now under consideration by
the president and Secretary Noble, and
some act on will likely be taken within
very few days.
General Manager Erb and Superintendent
sumnerfieId. Of the Kansas City, Wyan-
dotte & Northwestern, have been consult
ing with the directors of the Lawrence, En-
poria d Southwestern, known as the "Car-
bondale Branch It is generally under
stood that the Northwestern will soon gain
control of this branch.
The president has made appointments as
TO lows: John F. Plummer, of New York
city, George E. Leighton of st. Louis, Jes-
sic Spaulding, of Chiago and Rufus B. Bull,
directors of the Union Pacific railway COM
pany; Alvin Saunders, of Nebraska. to be a
member of the board of registration and
elections in the territory of Utah; William
H. Lyon, of New York, to be member
of the board of Indian commissioners;
Samuel c. Wright, of Nevada, 10 be super
intendent of the mint of the United States
at Carson City Nevada.
Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, experienced
terrible calamity on the night of May 10.
Also portions of eastern Ohio. Farms were
washed out, houses, fences and trees along
the banks of streams were swept away and
laudslides occurred on nearly every road
leading out of Pittsburg. East Madison
street and numberless cross streets are filled
with debris, and cars are unable to be moved
and are completely hemmed in by planking
and rubbish Roofs of houses were ruined
by the weight of the falling water. The
same tale of terror and destruction comes
from Sawmill run. Woods run, Charters
valley, the West End, Southside, Pleasant
valley and Lawrence valley districts. The
lightning played havoc all night long. Four
deaths are SO far reported. The losses will
reach half million dollars.
The German striking miners are noting
and destroying property. The oil factory at
The entire military garrison of Dusseldorf
is in the disturbed mining district. The
first riot was dispersed at the cost of six OF the
crowd being killed, one of them being boy
of years. A woman was wounded. The
number of killed and wounded in the sew
eral collisions which have taken plac. is un-
known. and it is impossible even to form an
approximate estimate. as great many of
the dead and injured have been hastily re-
moved from the scene by their friends and
secreted out of the way. Colonel Michaelis
is in supreme command of the troops in the
disordered districts and is literally carrying
out the orders he received from Berlin,
otherwise the destruction of life would be
much greater than it has been.
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