Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-03-08
LATEST NEWS.
Condensed for the Convenience
Of Hurried Readers.

Emin Pasha, now at Cairo, is out and
takes long walks.
The north half of Montana Ia aroused
over the discovery of placer gold mines,
quartz, and silver and lead galena In the
mountain spurs and hills.
Mrs. Mary Sullivan, aged 20, one of the
oldest residents near Sedalia, Mo-. was
burned to death. Her clothing caught fire
from a pipe she was smoking, ana before
help could reach her she was fatally burned.
The grippe has extended over a larger
area and with greater rapldity than any
psevIous epidemic of which there is a record,
the total number of deaths in this country
is put at 10000. and the rate of mortality
was higher in Baltimore than any other city.
The estimated decrease in the public debt
during February is $4,000.
L. NJ. Crawford's latest new opera house
scheme is said to be new one at Kansas
City, Kansas; the building to cover 124x130
feet.
The Ottawa shops of the Atchison. Topeka
force Immediately, by order of President
MARVEL.
1t is said that Queen Victoria Is about to
issue pardon to Mrs. Maybrick, the rela-
tive of old JEFF Davis, who is imprisoned
for killing her English husband.
1t is reported that Silcott, the Ascending
cashier of the sergeat- att arms Office of the
house, at Washington, has been captured in
Oregon under the disguise of locomotive
engineer.
Secretary Window has issued orders for
the esta blishment of an emigrant landing
depot on Bedloe's Island, New York harbor,
and arrangements will at once be made for
he construction of the necessary buildings.
The president, on February q, nominated
as ID. j. Brewers successor Henry c. Cald-
well, OF Arkansas. to be Judge of the eighth
circuit. Also, to be postmaster at Atchi-
son, Samuel R. Washer, and at Greensburg,
Preston S. Albeit
Bishop Hennessy. of the diocese of Iowa,
has issued a pastoral letter to al the priests
IN his diocese ordering them to establish
parochlal schools and to compel Roman
Catholic parents to send their children to
the church schools instead of the free public
schools.
1t is i-oficially stated that the result
of the recent election for members of the
reichstag has caused Prince Bismarck to
delay his resignation from office. 1t is be-
lieved that he would undoubtedly have re-
signed had the election resulted in victory
for the cartel parties.
A cut in railroad fare between Chicago
3. The greatest cut is on east bound tickets,
the rate from Kansas City to Chicago being
So for first class and S. for second class.
West bound fare is 81 more for first class
and So for second class.
Dining cars are not profitable in them
selves, and it is reported that the service on
tine Santa Fe system between Chicago and
Kansas City is netting loss to the COM
pany of 5000 a month. 1t is rumored that
q al will bo odd of
Madison and the dining cars be discon-
tinued.
The Nashville and Chicago fast mail train
went through a bridge near Vinceunes,
Ind. The engineer and fireman were killed.
Engineer Lyons had been on the road
twenty-eight wears and was about 50 years
old. Louis Bowdon, the fireman, was a son
of the state superintendent, M. BOwden.
Both men lived in Evansville.
The car shortage which was comp aimed
of during the month of January is again
being felt. The great grain blockade,
which kept the cars tied up at the seaboard
and in the great grain centers, has never
been fully raised. 1t, therefore, takes but
q slight additional demand on the facilities
of the roads to renew the shortage.
EmIgrant camps in considerable num-
bers are increasing along the south line of
Kansas, bordering on the Cherokee outlet. |
10 prevailing OS1ACl duOuB bueSc |
people that the outlet will be opened for |
settlement about the LIST of June. Many of |
the campers have leased small tracts of |
Kansas land upon which to raise supplies |
for next winter.
man disguised as farmer entered the |
bank of Hicks, Cephart Il Co., at Valley |
Falls, Kansas, just at the closing hour,
while the cashier was alone. and was put
ting away cash. ETC., in the vault. He COW
cred Cashier Coen and C mpeled him to |
give up the cash; then locked him in the |
bank and left. Pursuit was speedily organ |
lied and he was found next morning at a !
hotel at Meriden, fifteen miles away, hav-
ing taken room in the night with orders to |
be called for the a. m. train for Atchlson. |
Two pursuers from Valley Falls having /
their game holed awaited the time set for |
his call, and when he came down to the |
hotel Office he was met by two shot guns.
Seeing the condition he dropped his gloves
and reached for pistol with each hand,
which were in his over coat pockets. This
loosened up the shotguns and the robber
fell dead. Upon his person was found 3d.
782, some of which still had bands about
the bills which bore TIE signature of the
robbed cashier. The cashier identified both
man and money. The amount found in
the robbers boots was somewhat more than
the amount missed at the bank. coro-
ner's jury decided that the killing was JUS
tifiable