Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-09-19
LATEST NEWS
Condensed for Convonlonoo o.
Hurried Readers.

C01l00n8OQ IOH OOhlVOsAAOssOO -
Hurried Readers.
Il Il now believed that Balmaceda 10 in
hiding in some monastery.
Nrs. Theresa Fair, divorced wife Of ex-
Senator James g. Fair. is dead. She died as
San Franciso. Her wealth was in seven ig-
ures with at the head.
The situation in China does not clear up
tho least with the lapse of time. Instead, It
il steadily growing more threatening, and II
is becoming quite apparent that snS graves
Qunah Parker, head chief of the Conan.
ches, with $50 of his tribe, have purchased
forty.five wagon loads of lumber and will
erect houses, SAYING they are tired of living
in tepees and are now going to try the white
mans style.
II il believed in Lincoln, Neb.. that Boyd
by . decision Of the supreme court OF the
United States, when that court convenes In
October.
A schooner being towed from Yarmouth to
Halifax, N. s., capsized and all on board
were drowned. There were sixteen OF them,
all young men, mostly unmarried, and the
most promising youths of tho village OF Tus-
ket Weoge.
A fire at Kansas City was we'll under con-
troll of the firemen when q Missouri Pacific
freight train ran over their hose, cutting it to
pieces. The losers by the fire propose to
bring suit against the railroad company for
the full amount of their damages.
The German conservative organs almost
daily dilated upon the danger lurking In the
use of American meat, and the decree remov-
ing the embargo placed upon American pork
proves how false were the allegations made
- to IT. unhealthy condition.
Farmers in Jackson county. Pa. report
the presence OF Q new pest, the buffalo ny,
which annoys horses and cows BY boring into
their heads through the ears and making
ulcerous sores. Gown are becoming dry in
consequence and farmers arc using tar ~
preventative.
Peter Fitzgerald, aged g, went hunting
near Mallard, Iowa. His dead body WAS found
On the prairie. He hso accidentally sho2
himself through the body. The discharge OF
the gun lgnfSed the clothing and ho wan
dered about until all bis clothes were burned
OF and b i'll dead.
The land which the Jewish bankers have
bought in Palestine contains 10. 00O. 900 square
meters. The Jews are leaving Odessa every
lay BY thousands for Palestine. Baron
Rothschld is expected at Jaffa, and is said
10 intend buying $1,000 meters moro of
fertile land east OF the Jordan.
After heated debate IN tho committee Of
arrangements for the labor congress, in ses-
sien Ct Newcastle, the old stereotypsd toast
used to open all banquets, "The Queen and
fhe Royal Family" was changed to ''Ths
Queen and the Country" English laborers
are getting tired of the royal family.
Owing to the limited yard room at Kansas
nd kho f,1v q n n
track, the Atchison. Topeka d Santa Bs now
requires that its cars must b unloaded within
forty eight hours from arrival. II not 90
unioaded the cars will be emptied into the
elevators at the expense of the owners OF the
grain.
All ths western lines cotinnue to dump
wheat in bulk into Kansas City, and etery
west bound train Is made up of two thirds
empties and 9ne- third loaded cars. Ca. are
and still the capacity Of the side tracks and
elevators is by no means sufficient to handle
the supply.
The Arkansas Pass City and Improvement
company, about Q year ago, sold $4,000
worth Of lots at auction. The company
agreed that work on making . deep water
harbor should begin in May, 1881. The sec
ono payment on the lots is now due and pug
chasers refuse to Day because the company
Postmaster General Wanamaker is indig-
nant that poorly informed under clerk gave |
out, in his absence, the statement that the
experiment of free delivery of mail IN small
towns was q failure. He says that in nearly
every small town in which the experiment
was tried the revenue of the postoffico ives
increased about the amount that free delivery
cost.
Commissioner Raum says that the pension
bureau Is working out $1,000 now pension
certificates month and that he has msde II
point that $50, 600 certificates shall be issued
during the fiscal year. General Raum further
says that, though this number 10 added to the
pension rolls the appropriated for the yeer
Of $133, 17S085 viii b sufficient, with no de-
1cieucy.
Hon. John p. Green, of Cleveland, O., .
colored man, and author of tho bill making
labor day holiday in Ohio, was refused
place in the dining room of the Gibson houso,
Cincinnati; where he had gone ON an invita-
ten to speak before the Amalsamate0 Coun-
cd Of Trades. He has served two terms In
the Ohio legislature and u now candidats
for state senator.
At Bingham, H., during parade OF vet
Grams reunion in front of The bank, two
James brothers imitators faced the cashier
With pistols, demanding money. He stepped
toward the big safe ~ though to get the Dash
for them, sprang behind the safe door ald
yelled. One of the robbers grabbed 500
which he could reach, and the two rushed |
into the crowd followed By the cashier giving |
The alarm. They were captured.
San Salvador has had Q terrible earthquake. |
In that city forty were killed and Q large |
number injured. OF $40 houses at Coma |
saRna only eight remain standing. The loO
of life ID great. There b no telling, Jet, - |
to the extent Of destruction TO life and prop |
erty in ~ country. Shocks continue and
the people are sleeplsss. The autumnal
equinox 10 dreaded, ~ popular fear fixes Sep
tembef q a The date Of greet earthquake |
onNEkAL AARkEEA
Kansas CrY, September Is.
CATTIk-ehippine stsses.....S : - SIS
Cow and hsifefs.... Is q as
6tocksss fssdsu.. Is . SO