Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-06-28
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Rain, lightning and wind did $4,000 dam
age at Omaha Saturday night, June q. The
| hamlet of Sweetwater, Neb., was destroyed
with its big roller mill. A littlo earlier
| Pleasanton, Neb., town of 200 people, was
destroyed.
The likelihood of an adjournment of con-
cress before the first of September seems to
| grow less daily. The republican majority
| seems determined that a completed tariff bill
shall be placed in the hands of the president
| before this session closes.
Five prominent farmers near Kenton, o.,
| for serving white cap notices upon neigh
| Dor threatening the lives of himself and
| family and the destruction of his property
unless he compelled poor family living on
one of his farms to move have been arrested.
The late heavy rain did much damage at
st. Joseph, Mo-, the sewers being unable to
carry off the water. Damage was greatest
to buildings under construction.
The board of directors of the grand lodge
of the Order of Railroad Conductors has
approved the claim of a Chicago Alton
conductor for 81, 500, who was discharged be-
cause he was deaf. Total disability draws
the same amount from this order as does
death.
Alice Goodale, an English girl, arrived IN
New York and on her way to Chicago to be
married, was attacked with hemorrhage OF
the lungs, on a Baltimore & Ohio train, and
was taken to a hospital IN Washington, ID.
c., with no hope of her surviving.
While thousands of people were at Fair
view Park, indianapolis, Sunday afternoon,
a rain and wind storm sprang up. AS many
as could sought shelter in the depot w'.;ch is
being erected by the electric street railway.
1t was blown down and dozen people in
jured, six seriously.
Secretary Blaine suggests an amendment
to the tariff authorizing the president to de-
clare the ports of the United States free to
the products of any American nation upon
which no export duties are charged so long
as such nations shall admit free to Its ports
the manufactures and products of the
United States.
Huron. S. OAK, offered Watertown, r1val
for location of the state capital, $4,000 in
cash, with a promise of $4,000 more on
January l, 1891, provided Huron was sue
cessful at the election locating the capital. A
public meeting at Watertown decided to ac-
cept the offer and get out of the race.
A regular cyclone occurred near Lebanon
in Potter county, South Dakota, and swept
things clean for several miles. Valentine
Bohn was killed and John R. English fatally
injured. Houses from two to four miles
apart we're demolished. The storm travelled
from the northwest to the southeast. 1t
lasted several minutes.
The house committee on rules is likely to
report rule making the national election
bill special order, Immediately following
the disposition by the house of the senate
amendments to the tariff bill. If this order
is adopted it will probably lead to one of the
most exciting and bitter partisan debates
witnessed in recent years.
The provision of the army appropriation
bill, which has just become a law, prohibit
ing the sale of intoxicating liquors in army
canteens located in states having prohibitory
laws will affect eight military posts. They
are Forts Leavenworth and Riley, Ran: Fort
Preble and Kennebec Arsenal, Me-, and
Forts Meade, Jennett, Sully and Randall. S.
Oak. There are no posts IN Iowa.
A tramp saw two men draw spikes from
two rails on the Southern Pacific road near
Spoford Junction, Texas. They then, leav-
ing the rail in place, fastened wires to the
Ioosened rails, the wires extending to place
of concealment; the evident intention being
to pull the rails from position just as pas
senger train should approach them. The
tramp informed the section men in time to
save the train. He would not give his name.
The Russian government has begun the
construction of several new lines of railway
in the direction of the Prussian frontier.
aroused the German authorities to active in
terest in their progress and the officials of
the war department in Berlin are already en-
gagged in perfecting plans to construct new
Prussiau roads and especially adapted to the
rapid transportation of troops to the from
tier.
A great hail storm is reported from st.
Charles Mimi, which extended over five
miles southeast, varying from one-half to
two miles in width, doing great damage to
all kinds of crops. The storm was immedi-
ately followed by the heaviest rainfall in ten
years, registering 2.15 inches in eighteen
minutes. Many farms that were already
stripped by hail we're washed of everything
movable, including fences and bridges. Is
timated damages, $4,000.
Thirteen of the fourteen regular appropri-
alton bills have been acted upon by congress.
Two have passed both houses and are now in
conference; two others are ready for confer
ence, but conference committees have not
been appointed; four have passed the house
and reported TO the senate by senate Commit
tees: three have passed the house and are
now being considered by senate committees,
and two are still in the house appropriation
committee.
A distinguished party of lovers of the light
harness horse, consisting of Robert Bonner,
c. J. Hamlin, Hamilton Busby and w. R.
Allen, were treated TO genuine surprise at
Terre Haute, Indiana. Mr.. Bonner came to
see the great 4-year-old filley, Sunol, now in
Charles Marvin's hands for training. The
party was up with the sun, and before Z
O'Clock were at the track where Sunol was
led around in the paddock for inspection.
Then she was sent around the track. She
went without a skip. Watches were held on
her for only the last quarter, which she COW
cred in 81 10 seconds, or at the speed of
2O4 As for the mile.