Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-08-11
GENERAL NEWS.
The Happenings of a We sk
DOMESTIC.

railroad contractor and builder os tie
Central Pacific, died at his home III Ee-
atrice, Neb.
Ameer Ben Ali, the New York svJEck
the Ripper" arrived at Auburn IrioOn
with fifty transferred Sing Sing prison
ers. He gave his name as George
Franks.
The fourth installment of treaty
funds arising from the sale of the Sac
and Fox surplus lands has beer. distri-
buted among the Indians. But $50, 900
yet remains to be paid them.
Eastern and western freight trains
on the Pennsylvania line colltded near
Salem, o., demolishing both engines
and eleven cars. Engineer jonas Baer,
Fireman w. Baer and Conductor Brad
shaw we're seriously hurt.
In consequence of the presence of the
United States cutter Levi Woodbury. on
the Canada fishing grounds Maine fish
ermen are said to be openly catching
fish within the Canadian lines.
Newspaper offices in Brazil indicate
that an enthusiastic welcome is being
extended to the worlds fair commits
sioners. 1t is proposed by the people of
the city of st. JOaO del Rel to construct
a cascade of crystals as part of the Bra
lillian exhibit.
At Columbus, Ohio, w. J. Elliott was
found guilty Of murder in the second
degree for the killing of Albert G.. Os-
born and w. Hughes.
J. w. Miller, editor and proprietor OF
the Putnum Democrat of Windfield,
w. Va. eloped with Miss Nora Boyer
of Winfield. The girls parents are
wealthy and had kept her locked in her
room in the second story OF the house,
from which she escaped.
White caps visited the home of Mary
Green, near Grissom, N. c., carried her
to the woods and whipped her nearly to
death. Returning to the house they
served Henry Merritt, visitor, in the
same manner.
The union veteran republicans of
Hamilton county, o., held their cOnven-
ton at Cincinnati and nominated three
senator's, ten Representatives and a full
county ticket.
The congress of Columbia has apprO-
priated $50, 900 in gold to defray the ex-
penses of an exhibit at the worlds fair.
Commissioners have been appointed.
Constant rains have caused reap
pearance of the cotton worm in Ala
bama, and the entire crop is III danger.
Ramon Wriat and Andres Amya
have sailed from San Salvador to
Europe to negotiate loan OF million
dollars.
White caps took Henry Smith, resi-
dent of Scottsville, Ala to the outskirts
of town. tied him and then shot him to
death. No cause Is known for the out
rage.
Among recently appointed naval ca
diets are H. w. Hand of Kansas and L.
A. Kearney, Alfred F. Morgan and j.
p. Morton of Missouri. They are or
dered to report at Annapolis for exam
nation in September. H. !. Cox of
Missouri is an alternate.
The petition has been granted asking
the appointment of receiver for the
American Sugar Refining Company.
Agents of the companies controlling
the anthracite coal markets met at
New York and decided to maintain the
present prices.
A refusal of "treer" to instruct a
boy in the boot and shoe factory of John
E. Drake, at Quincy, Mass, resulted in
the closing of the establishment and
the throwing out of employment OF 3
900 hands.
James Gordon Bennett has been in
dicted for publishing an account of the
Sing Sing executions by electricity.
Census returns indicate that 2, 491 $50
farms and homes in the United States
occupied by owners, are encountered by
mortgages. Preliminary returns from
Iowa indicate that the average debt
for farm in that state is 81, 2S3 and for
a home $719, making the average of
both 81, 40. At this rate the total en-
cumbrance on farms and homes in the
United States would amount to 1850
million dollars. Judging from the in